FREELAND TRIBUNE. VOL. 11. No. 27. BRIEF ITEMS. —Get your New Year resolutions in good shape for Wednesday next. This is the last month for gunning, and hunters are taking advantage of it. Many a household was gladdened yesterday by the presence of some long absent inmate. —John B. Ilanlon left this morning for New York, where he will spend a few days with friends. —The top of the flag pole at Centre and M alnut Streets blew down this afternoon and smashed one of the street lamps. —"La Grippe"—the new disease— struck town in the early part of the week. It has several victims already. —A necktie supper will be given at St. John's Reformed Church on Saturday evening. It will be followed next week by a fair. —According to Tax Collector McLaugh lin's notice 5 per cent, will be added to all taxes remaining unpaid on and after Saturday. —Frank Mcßrierty of Upper Lehigh and Miss Annie Dougherty of Freeland were married at St. Ann's Church yes terduy afternoon. —Subscribers failing to receive the Thihunk within a reasonable length of time after the day of issue are requested to notify this office. —Patrick Murrin of South Ileberton and Miss Annie Gallagher of Beaver Meadow were married at the latter place by Father Brady yesterday. —The Young Men's T. A. B. Society were unable to secure the opera house on January 18, and the lecture of Daniel Dougherty has been postponed. —A license was granted by the register of wills this week for the marriage of Austin K. Horn and Miss A. Sofia Rickert, both of Foster township. —The Union Insurance Co. of San Francisco was organized in 1805 with a cash capital of $750,000, fully paid in gold. Their agent here is W. A. Grimes. —Mrs. Belva I.ockwood, on "Marriage Not a Failure," treated an appreciative audience to a thorough discussion of that subject at the opera house Monday even ing. —Kind reader, if this paper does not visit your family regularly, won't you induce some one in it to subscribe? "No shoddy goes about it, all wool and a yard wide." —Christmas passed off very quietly. Services were held in all the churches during the day, and the beautiful weather assisted in giving the holiday a most cheerful appearance. —Wm I'. Jenkins announces himself as a candidate for the Republican nomi nation of supervisor in Foster township, and Moses Trantor aspires to the nomi nation of school director at the hands of the same party. —ln response to an appeal made by County Superintendent Coughlin for the relief of the Johnstown schools the fol lowing contributions were received from this place: Borough, $8,17; Woodside grammar, $1.50; South Ileberton pri mary, SI.OO. —At St. Ann's Church yesterday after noon John Rogan of Freeland and Miss Hannah McMenamin of South Heberton were united in marriage by Rev. M. J. Fallihee. James Rogan of Freeland and Miss Mury Shovlin of Sandy Run per formed the duties of groomsman and bridesmaid. —The contest of the K. G. E. bund ended at their ball Tuesday evening. The prize, a silver tea set, wns won by Mrs. Win. Morgan, who collected ¥94.73. Her opponent, Miss Maggie A. Thomas, collected ¥08.05. In recognition of Miss Thomas' services the band presented her with a gold watch. —Tuesday evening the fair in the basement of the Church of the Immacu late Conception, Eckley, was opened. The St. Patrick's cornet band was pre sent yesterday afternoon and evening, and the building was thronged all day with a merry crowd. The proceeds are for the rebuilding of the church. Open every evening. —John Regans of the Five Points re ceived yesterday afternoon by Adams express a pair of tine, large rabbits as a Christinas present. From all appear ances it is presumed they met their death about last Thanksgiving Day. John is looking for the unknown donor with his double-barreled shot-gun, and if he is found we will have a case of justitiable homicide to chronicle next week. Opening of Nlglit School. All boys who are residents of the bor ough of Freeland, and who desire to avail themselves of the benefit of the night school, are requested to leave their names with William Williamson, secre tary of the school board, on or before Monday, January G, 1890. Unless twen ty names are furnished the school will not be opened. By order of the Free land school board. WM. WILLIAMSON, Sect'y. (ipii. Onhorne a Candidate. It was learned last evening that Gen. E. S. Osborne hail Anally announced his decision to be a candidate for governor at tlie next Republican state convention. It bad been a generally accepted and recognized fact that he was a candidate, but there is now no longer any doubt on the question. Ilow he will run in the convention is a very doubtful matter. The delegation that goes from Luzerne will possibly present some remarkable featu res.— Neimlealer. DEATHS. KROMMKS.— At Freeland, December 23, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. James Krommcs. Interred at Freeland ceme tery Tuesday afternoon. GIU.AGIIEB.— At Highland, December 25, Marv, daughter of John and Mary Gallagher, aged 0 years. Funeral Fri day afternoon at 2.30 o'clock. Inter ment at St. Ann's cemetery. Brislin, undertaker. KOCIIER.— At Drifton, December 26, Marv, daughter of George and Susie Kociier, aged 6 months and 6 days. Funeral Friday afternoon at 1 o'clock. Interment at St. Ann's cemetery. Brislin, undertaker. Tlie Coxe v.. Lehigh V allay Suit. The so-called news gatherers have renewed their periodical discussion of Ooxe Bros. & Co.'b suit against the Le high Valley Company, now pending be fore the Interstate Commission. These energetic purveyors to Wall Street's credulity now tell us that no official de cision will be formally rendered. There will simply be a compromise between the parties in interest, involving a modi fication of the rates of transportation, so that there may be less disparity between the charges on hard and soft coals. Of course the presumption is inevitable that the information was furnished exclurttely to a reporter of a news agency by the members of the commission charged with the regulation of our interstate commerce, but nevertheless the opinion may be ventured that this is about as far from the truth as the rest of the in numerable rumors in circulation during the year. We have no doubt that in due time a decision will be announced, and we haye little more doubt that it will be substantially in favor of Coxe Bros. A Co. — Engineering and Mining Journal. Eighth Annual llall of the Corps, For the pleasure-loving people of this vicinity there is no better opportunity offered to enjoy themselves on New Year's Kvc than by attending the eighth annual ball of St. Ann's Pioneer Corps. It is unnecessary to enter details when speaking of the balls by this or ganization—their name is so well known throughout Northeastern Pennsylvania that anything held under their auspices is bound to be successful. The efficient committees have spared nothing to in sure their guests a most enjoyable even ing. Everything will be of the best —order, music, refreshments, eatables, etc., and a programme for each person in attendance. Iton't miss it, for you're only a little time living and a long time dead. Matera's celebrated orchestra of Ilazleton will provide the dancing music. The step-dancing contest promises to be very interesting, as several well-known dancers have entered. The winner re ceives an elegant silver cup, valued at $25. A Merry ChrlHtmu* at the Fair. Eckley, Xmas Day, 1889. EDITOR TRIBUNE.—I do not wish to let your issue of to-morrow appear without acknowledging, with proper thanks, the generous and popular manifestation of good will and substantial aid given to our fair by our neighbors of Freeland, Drifton, Jeddo, Highland, Sandy Run and other near-by villages. Men, women and children of all creeds and nationali ties have vied with each other in mak ing it for us a real, happy and merry Christmas. We are under special obli gations to the Eckley cornet band, who attended our opening Tuesday evening and favored us with a grand overture and several selections. Our thanks are also tendered to the St. Patrick's cornet band for their kind attendance and splendid music this afternoon. We hope, later, to mention specially the many generous donations presented to us. Rev. Thos. Breuony, For Committee. The Miner*' Christina* I'resent. The Delaware, Lackawanna and Wes tern Coal Company yesterday notified their employees at the Brisbin, Sloan, Archibald, Dodge. Manville and Hall steil mines, numbering over 2000 miners and laborers, that the collieries would shut down until the weather wn . cold enough to overcome the present stagna tion in the coal trade. The Pennsylva nia Coal Companj', with 14 mines at Duninore, Pleasant Valley and about Pittston, have also shut down, all but one at each place, throwing about 4000 more employees out. The Delaware and Hundon Canal Company's men will probably receive a similar notice before the week is ended. Coxe llroH. Cutting; Price*. The Financial News Agency of Phila. reports that Coxe Bros. & Co. are selling their coal at 25 cents per ton below the Lehigh circular prices, in addition to allowing the usual commission of 15 cents per ton. A prominent coal shipper, in commenting on this on Saturday, said : "Anthracite coal is either being sold too cheap in the West or too high in the East." It is said that the agent of Coxe Bros. & Co. at Chicago, under date of December 2, issued card prices for an thracite which are much below the regular rates. , UPPER LEHIGH. Wm. Wallace, who was injured at No. 7 Upper Lehigh some time ago, is im proving wonderfully and will soon be able to be around again. Rev. Jacob Davis of Plymouth will preach in the Baptist Church next Sun day. An entertainment was held in the Presbyterian Church on Monday even ing and was well attended. Fred Tonkin, left here on the 11 a. in. train on Monday for Georgia, where he will make his future home. Wm. O. Williams, an old resident of Upper Lehigh, is lying dangerously ill. His brother David, from Vermont, ar rived on Monday to see him, also his brother-in-law, John Lloyd, from War rior Run. Great sorrow is felt for the family, as Mr. Williams is much respect ed wherever known." The concert at Upper Lehigh school house on the evening of the 18th inst. was a most succssful one. The building was crowdeil long before the entertain ment begun, and the audience were ex ceedingly well pleased. The singers and those that took part in it performed their work to the satisfaction of all. The conductor of the meeting was Rev. 8. S. Jones (Diffwyfat), and the chairman, Mr. Tl omas Sheppurd. X. HALF A MINUTE, PLEASE. Though you were a Jay Gould or a Vanderbilt, it is worth thirty seconds of your time to learn that " Ideal" Tooth Powder will preserve your teeth from decay, and by so doing save dentists' bills and hours of agony from your old enemy, the toothache. Dr. R. E. Gieli ner, Pa., says: "When I first began using " Ideal" Tooth Powder I could not use a brush on my teeth on account of injuring the gums. Can now use as stiff a brush as obtainable with impun ity. It has also hardened the enamel of my teeth. FREELAND, PA., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1889. THOUSANDS OP IDLE MINERS. The Situntion In anil Around Slianiokln, Mt. tunnel and Trevorton. Poverty and pauperism prevail to an alarming extent among the miners in J certain portions of Northumberland j County and the condition of affairs about Irevorton, Shamokin and Mt. Carmei and in the adjoining townships is causing uneasiness among the substantial citizens of these places. Trevorton, two months ago a prosper ous village of 3000 inhabitants, has hardly 2000 souls within its borders now. At Mt. Carmei thousands of men and boys are idle. The foreign element composes most of this army of idle men, and the men are in many cases becoming sullen and angry. The present dullness in the coal regions and the depopulation of the town is attributed to the open winter of 1888 and the same condition of weather just now. The Philadelphia and Beading Coal ami Iron Company owns nearly all the mines in Northumberland Countv, and the shutting down of the North franklin colliery, is the cause of the distress at Trevorton, as it was the only industry at that place. The idle men emigrated to Shamokin, only to find that there was no employment there. Then they went to I logist and coal statistician, died, at Pitts-1 burg after a brief illness, aged 30 years. —Martin Zachabonis was shot and killed by Policeman Gracff in Shamokin on Saturday night. Zachabonis resisted arrest for illegal liquor-selling. —About forty buildings in the business portion of Petrolia were burned on Sui day. The ilreplugs were filled wih mud and 110 water could he had. ' loss is estimated at about SIOO,OOO. —Emile Eloine, upon returning 10 Johnstown, first learned that his wife j and five children had perished in the flood. He had gone to Germany before the flood, to recover a legacy, and had ; not heard of the great disaster. —Governor Beaver has issued a charter for the new city of Johnstown. It in cludes the boroughs of Johnstown, Grubbtown, Conemaugh, Woodvale, Prospect, Millville and Cambria, these boroughs having a population of at least 10,000. —Ludivedisa Monasteni, an Italian, died at the almshouse in Pottsville 011 Sunday, as the result of injuries received in a general drunken row among the Italians working 011 the construction of the Schuylkill and Lehigh Valley's road near Orwigsburg. —The Buffalo express, 011 the Lehigh Valley, while going at the rate of fifty miles an hour ran into the rear end of an eastbound mixed train consisting of freight and coal cars on Saturday, at Dowry's Station, about twelve miles north of Allentown. The engineer of [ the express died from injuries received. —According to the last annual report of the late Superintendent of Public Instruction there has been an increase of 547 schools in the state during the year,, making 21,889 schools at present. The increase in pupils is 13,176. Attention is called to the small salaries paid teachers, I and the hope is expressed that they will I be increased. —A general resumption of work by ' the miners of the Monongahela Valley is expected about the Ist of January. A number of the operators have conceded the advance of half a cent per bushel de manded by the men and have already started their works, and the others arc expected to fall into line. The strike, which began six weeks ago, affected 6000 men. —At a meeting of the National Reform Association in Pittsburg, resolutions were passed protesting against the inroads which parochial schools are making upon the attendance at the public schools. One of the speakers was Miss M. F. Cusack, better known as the "Nun of Kenmare," whose unwarranted attack upon the Jesuit schools was the cause of much disorder and almost a riot. —A constable from Westmoreland County arrived in Scranton 011 Saturday with a warrant for the arrest of General Master Workman Powderly. It was found that the warrant was defective, it containing no specific allegation of con spiracy, the charge which Callaghan preferred, and the constable was advised by the court not to attempt to make an arrest upon it. The constable returned without Mr. Powderly. —Xavier Francois Picavezz was arrest ed at the Pardee mines, near Phillips burg, last week, for a murder and robbery committed four vears ago in France. It is said that f icavezz and a comrade were arrested at the time for the strangulation of a wealthy man and his daughter, and, while his comrade was convicted and punished, Picavezz escaped to this country, lie admits the robbery, but denies having committed the murder. lie was taken to New York, and will be extradited without delay. Weekly Coal Report. The present extremely dull state of the anthracite coal trade is only equalled by the almost unparalleled mild and open winter season of this year. Ex- I cepting for the iron manufacturing ami | steam sizes there is very little demand for anthracite. There is very little in quiry for coal, and the operators and shippers are complaining that thev cannot sell their product of the domestic sizes even at the large concessions from the circular prices they are willing to accept. For sometime past many col lieries have been operating 011 short time | ands ome breakers have suspended for two or three days a week, to limit their output, but now it is found that a greater curtailment is neccessary to prevent a large accumulation of stock coal at the tidewater shipping points. Last week the Reading Company and the individual operators in the Schuyl kill region gave notice that their collier ies would work on three-quarters time until further notice, but that was hardly necessary, as they were already working only about two-thirds of their total number of active mines, and these, too, on three-quarters time, while the opera tors in the Lehigh and Wyoming districts were likewise curtailing their production by the same method. A number of j mines in the Shamokin region were shut I down last week for an indefinite period, i and during the holidays there will he I more or less idleness in all three of the I anthracite fields, which ought to greatly j reduce the output and cause a decrease j in the accumulated stocks at tidewater, i Many coal operators would like to sus pend mining entirely for two weeks or a month, and, so far as the demand for the domestic sizes is concerned, they could do so profitably, but, having to fulfil their contracts in supplying the iron furnaces in the Schuylkill and Le high Valleys, which are nearly all run ning to their full capacity, of course they must keep on mining the unsaleable sizes in large quantities in order to obtain the necessary amount of the furnace sizes. The Lehigh Valley and Reading Rail roads are reported to have temporarily emb: rgoed shipments to Trenton, Ani lo , t'hilade phia, Washington and ad jacent points 011 account of the slack demai d and the accumulated stock of coal already in dealers' yaids. The total amount of anthracite coal sent to mar ;et for the week ending December 14, as reported by the several carrying companies was 728,840 lons, compared with 712,290 tons in the corres ponding week last year, an increase of 10,560 tons. The total amount of an thracite mined thus far in the year 1881) was 04,070,825 tons, compared with 30,- j 1)91,474 tons for the same period last year, a decrease of 2,914,049 tons. — Tjtdgrr. APPLICATION blanks for liquor licenses for the ensuing year have been sent out j by Attorney John I>. Hayes to his clients and [ need to be tilled up by the early part of Jan uary. If any have been overlooked they can procure copies by applying to Mr. Hayes. NOTICE TO TAXPAYEKS.-Tlie taxpayers ol the borough of Freeland are hereby notified that an addition of 5 per cent, will be added to all taxes rcinuiuing unpaid on and after Decern ber 28, IHH9. 1 UKKNARD MCLAUGHLIN, Collector. Freeland, November 12, lHHit. : HIT IK COSTBLLO - opened a ! NEW DRESS MAKING ESTABLISHMENT at ti" lei ■ Chestnut I St l-• I he! ' V ashif • I • ' ~f pl.t ' ' a IDH w be • '*. best ].,- iU It is useless to try to enumer ate tlieni, as we might miss just what will interest yon most when you see it. We merely say : Take a look at our grand display. W. J. GETS, Jeweler, 20 Centre Street, Freeland. ARMOUR'S Chicago Dressed Beef RECEIVED FRESH DAILY. This Beef is from rigidly inspected cattle, slaughtered in the most cleanly manner, and is the cheapest and best animal food to be pro cured. Wholesale only. Freeland Beef Co., FREELAND, PA. B. F. DAVIS, Dealer in Flour, Feed, Grain, IIAY, STRAW, MALT, &c., Best Quality of Glover & Timothy SEED. Zemany's Block, 15 East Main Street, Freeland. O'DONNELL & Co.,i Dealers in —GENERAL— MERCHANDISE, Groceries, Provisions, Tea. Coffee. Queensware. Glassware. &c. FLOUR, FEED, HAY, Etc. We invito the people of Freeland and vicinity ! to call and examine our large and handsome stock. Don't forget the place. Next Door to the Valley Hotel. EXAMINE OUR PRICES: Brick, per set, (10 cents; put in free of charge. Orates, 5 cents per lb. Stove pine and elbows, 18 cents each. Woshbollere, 75 cents to SI.UO. Home-made cans and bottles, 121 cents each; by ouc-hulf dozen, 10 cents each. 50-lb lard cans, 50 cents. Wash boilers bottomed at 35, 40 and 50 cents. Conductor pipes and gutter, (1 to 10 cents per foot. Roofing from 4 to 0 cents per square foot. Blasting tubes, 2 cents per foot. Wire for tubes, made to order, 5 cents each. Miner's Friend cook stoves, No. 8, SIB.OO. Plato range, $22.00. Apollo range, $20.00; and other ranges from SB.OO to SIB.OO. AT F. P. MALOY'S, Front Street, Freeland. M. J. Mo RAN, Manager. OUR LARGE STOCK OF DRY GOODS, NOTIONS, Wilms,, PRSIISIK, TOBACCO. and nil kinds of GENERAL MERCHANDISE cannot be surpassed in Freeland. 0T Wo invito special attention to our lino of Furniture, whicli is equal to any in Lower Luzerne. J. P, McDonald, S. W. Corner Centre and South Sts., Freeland. GO TO Fisher Bros. Livery Stable FOR FIRST-CLASS TURNOUTS At Short. Notice, for Weddings, Parties and Funerals. Front Street, two squares Ixdow Freeland o]K>ra House. SI.OO PER YEAR. JOHN D. HAYES, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW and NOTARY PUBLIC. Legal business of all kinds promptly attended. Room 3, 2d Floor, Birkbeck Brick. M. NALPIN - Manufacturer of Carriages. Buggies. Wagons. &c. I Cor. Walnut and Pine Streets, Freeland. C M I AS. ORION STROH, it y an* Counselor at Law. 0 1 1 Sl ' Justice of the Peace. Office over Schooner's HaitiHlll >r> All Kinds of Legal Business w..! be Promptly Attended. jy|ORRIS FERRY, PURE WHISKY, WINE, RUM, GIN, &C Fresh Lager Beer Always on Tap. 1 Corner South and Washington Sts., Freeland. D. LORENZ, BEEF, PORK, VEAL, LAMB, MUTTON, PUDDING, SAUSAGE, &c. No. 135 Centre Street, Freeland. (Near Lehigh Valley Depot.) McNulty Bros.. 11l HEMES AND EHMMEDS. Centre Street, Coxe Addition. finest liearses in lie region. Prices reasonable and satisfaction guar anteed. JOHN SCHNEE, CARPET WEAVER, SOUTH HEBERTON. All kinds of carpet, double and single, manufactured at short notice and at the lowest rates. Weddings. Parties and Funerals Furnished with First-Class Turnouts at short notice, at HOFFMEIR & O'DONNELL',S UVEfH STABLE Centre Street, below South, - - - Freeland. H. M. BRISLIN, UNDERTAKER AND EMBALMER Also dealer in FURNITURE of every description. Centre Street, above Luzerne, Freeland. h u f\!s A . WAN f'Eu I >• L-> ■■ I . • w I. THOUSANDS