FREELAND TRIBUNE.;
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FREELAND, I>A., MARCH 19, 1891.
SOME one has suggested tlmt the
Italian affair be settled by a payment
of money, as was done with China
after the "coolie" massacres in the
"West. But a Republican Congress
has just adjourned, and, of course,
the treasury hasn t a dollar in_ it.
Eleven dollars would probably cover
the damage done.
THE staff writer of the Philadel
delphia Record, who recently jabbed
into the single tax hornet nest in that
city, has shown no desire to continue
his search. He fooled with the busi
ness end of the concern, and is now
aware that a single tax gun is always
loaded. Under the soothing influence ! i
of George's "progress and poverty' j j
he is recovering from the bombard-;
ment.
HARRISON took a well earned recre- j .
ation last weeki He is a sportsman, and ; ]
duck shooting on the Potomac is his ■
heart's delight. The ducks, however, j j
were said to be scarce, anil Benjamin's j \
sport was in consequence somewhat j
lessened. This could have been reme j
died by inviting along with him ex j
Speaker Reed, who would have j J
counted a quorum if there was not j i
an actual duck in sight. j i
THF. Republicans prate heard about I
annexing Canada, annexing Cuba and '
annexing this, that or some other
country is all moonshine. Such a I
centralizatiou policy brings forth j
vigorous protests from across the j ,
water as it should. Uncle Sam's j -
voters last November demanded that |
he annex Free Trade to his statute
books, and when that is done they j
will inform him of the next annexion. |
WHERE, Oil Where, has My Surplus i
Gone ?" is the mournful song of Uncle !
Sam. A surplus of nearly one hun- J
dred and fifty millions gone, a bank j
rupt treasury and a deficiency of j
fifty millions. Such iB the result in 1
one year of the Republicans being in
complete control of the country's
finances. Their ignoble exit from
power and the traces left behind, show
who are the traitors to America's in- j
terests.
SECRETARY FANSHAWE, of the L. V. ;
It. R., states that his company will
not obey the order of the Interstate
Commission, in the case brought be
fore it by Coxe Bros. & Co. The com-1
plainants will then take it to the
United States Courts to compel the
railroad to comply with the decision.
It is far from the end yet, and many
think the tight for lower rates has
only begun.
Miss KATE FIELH, a Washington j
editress, who knows more about the .
intricacies of political economy than j
millions of her brothers, defines reci- I
procity as "Free Trade on the half j
shell." Pretty near right Miss Kate,
and, with all due respect to your
superior knowledge, it might be ad
ded that this same reciprocity is get
ting its Rebublican originators into
an awful stew, which must end in
their taking "Free Trade straight."
SOME very influential names were
signed to the pardon of John C. Eno,
the embezzling President of the Sec
ond National Bank of New York.
They were names of men who never '
committed a crime themselves nor
tolerated it in thetr subol' uiiajes, yet
they were willing to ask the President I
to pardon the champion swindler of J
the age. The pardon was properly j ,
refused, but the incident serves to i
illustrate how willingly people, who !
do not know better, attach their sig- !
natures to papers of such characters.
THE revenues of the Government
for the fiscal year ending June 80, j
1801, were estimated by the Secretary
of the Treasury at $472,000,000. For
the fiscal year ending June 30, 1892,
the estimate is $420,000,000. Upon 1
this basis of estimated revenue the
profligate Congress, which adjourned '
finally on the 4tli inst., made appro 1
priations, which, upon a conservative
estimate will reach $525,000,000.
This extravagance is without parallel,
as it is without excuse. Like pluu
deriug mercenaries sacking a burning
city, the Reed Congress snatched at
everything in sight.— Record.
REPUBLICAN organs throughout the
State are thoroughly alarmed over the
ballot reform measures at Harrisburg.
Governor Pattison stands prepared to
fulfill his promise by signing a secret
ballot law, as also a call for a Consti
tutional Convention. Republican
editors know this, hence their be
seeching appeal to that party's repre
sentatives to carry out the solemn
pledge of their platform. The voters
preferred to have ballot reform
through a Republican Legislature, but
the old tendency to do nothing that
might benefit the people clings to the
G. O. P. even in its dying hours.
Subscribe for
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ELEVEN ASSASSINS DIE.
Moh Kill.' Kxecute* tlie I.iw anil ( rusli
■ Out an Infamous Society.
I If an emergency ever occurs in which
the power that made the law may he
| justified in setting aside the law, the
1 episode of Saturday in New Orleans may
jbe considered such a case. The records
of Judge Lynch's court probably afford
00 parallel. The lynching of a pair of
murderers or horse thieves is not an
event of such uncommon occurrence as
to attract much attention. But the New-
Orleans mob shot to death eleven victims.
It w as a mob composed of the most prom
inent men in the city. Nor did its lead
ers make any concealment of their part
in the undertaking. In broad daylight
the throng followed its leaders to the
prison. Once inside the walls they shot
down the crouching and shrieking Ital
ian assassins, as they would have shot
down street curs.
The'cause which lend to this sudden
: action of peaceable citizens is known too
well to bear repetition. It is estimated
j that there are over 15,000 Italians in New
| Orleans and many of them are engaged
in business and holding leading positions
in mercantile circles. Yet the entire
Italian community has for years been
ruled by the Matin. The latter was so
well organized and so thorough in its
working that it was able to hold the city
in a reign of terror. When the Mafia
said a man must die his death was swift
and sure. It was never known to fail.
A murderer might escape the penalty of
the law, but never the decree of the Mafia.
The records of the city show that twenty
nine murders have been committed,
known to be due to this terrible society, !
and in not one case has the assassin (paid
the (Penalty of the law. Witnesses did j
not dare to testify. Jurors feared for.
their own lives if they brought in aver- I
diet of guilty, and the police were j
stricken powerless with fear. Besides
these twenty-nine cases there are count
less other instances where dead men
have been found in the streets, the
victims of the unseen thrust of a stiletto
in the hands of a member of the Mafia.
A man would be struck down in a j
public street in broad daylight and with j
a crowd of spectators near. The assassin
would give the sign of the Mafia and not
a man could be found to testify against
him.
This was the state of affairs when
David Hennessey was appointed Chief of
Police. Hennessey was a bright, clean,
courageous man, and he determined to
root out this gang of assassins. He had
the entire confidence of the city. He
sent men to Italy and Sicily to learn the
antecedents of the men then to New
i Orleans. Then it was decreed that Hen
nessey must die. He had collected evi
| ilence enough to clean out the entire
I gang. He dug deeper into the order
than any outsider ever dared, and as
certained facts that would have un
cloaked their organized band of assassins, |
and would have sent a great Crowd to |
the gallows.
The day for the trial was Bet for Octo
ber 15. Hennessey was killed on October j
13. These sneaking and cowardly de
i ceiidants of bandits and assassins, who |
| have transported to this country the
| lawless passions, the cut-throat (prac
tices and the oath-bound societies
j of their native land, killed Chief Hen
: liessey in circumstances of peculiar
atrocity. He lived long enough to tell
who killed him.
The Mayor called a meeting and it
was decided to clean out the Mafia, root
and branch. The city appropriated for
this purpose SIO,OOO and citizens snb
! scribed enough more to bring the amount
Jup to $50,000. They determined to pro
i ceed fairly and try to bring conviction
! through the Courts. All they asked of
I the (people was to view matters calmly
; and as far as possible without prejudice
until a verdict was reached. If the
! Mafia should proceed unfairly and by in
timidation attempt to influence the jury,
i then the committee would bring the case
back to the people from whom they had
| received the trust.
; The trial began on February 28. ami
| ended on Friday last. At the trial at
-1 tempts were made to influence the judge,
the jurors, witnesses and lawyers. Four
men swore positively that they saw cer
| tain of the (prisoners fire upon Hennesey.
j After this testimony the verdict of ac-
I ijuital came like a thunderclap upon the
j community.
! Itisalleged that the jurors were bribed.
; If not that, it is probable that they were
; afraid to convict the defendants for fear
of the Mafia's vengeance. At any rate,
they failed to convict, and then the jury
i of the people—which, it must be remem
| bered, was quite as well informed of the
evidence and quite as competent to judge
| it as the twelve men in the box—decided
that it was time to act, and did so in a
way which is certain to put an end to
Mafia terrorism in New Orleans.
The aequital of this band was like
licensing murderand giving commissions
to blood-thirsty men to go abroad and
assassinate at will. Such a feeling drove j
the people to the desperate remedy they
employed. When the verdict was an
nounced on Friday the Italian popula-1
tion of New Orleans were jubilant to the
extreme. The joy at knowing that
American law couhl he trampled upon 1
with impunity was shown in every pos
sible manner. That afternoon they haul
ed down the American flag, which float
ed over their market, and substituted
the colors of Italy. In the harbor fiftv
vessels hoisted King Humbert's tri
colors, enpped them with Mafia emblems, j
while the stars and stripes were placed
underneath at half-mast with the union
of blue turned down—a sign which no I
American, native born or naturalized
can look upon without feeling his blood I
boil within him.
The citizens saw all this and heard !
the taunts of the acquitted prisoners'
friends. It was too much for their hot i
Southern hluod. The laws of their city i
had been overthrown and the flag of
their country was being disgraced. Their
j loyalty to American principles demand
ed vengeance, and they took it—and it i
t is hoped the manner in which they took
it will prove a warning to similar classes 1
I everywhere. They were justified in
their action and the method employed,
sum the sen in of European countries
should not let the lesson go unheeded
It was the people that did it, and the
people are the ultimate source of law as
- well as of power.
International complications are likely !
Ito arise over this. Italy has demanded I
reparation, and it is hoped that country
| w ill be favored with all it wants —through
( i dynamite guns. Italians strongly hint
| at a declaration of war, and it is not
thought that any particular objections to
1 such a programme would be offered on
, this side. Indeed, to a large number,
: nothing would be more gratifying than
to make King Humbert feel the strength
of aroused Americans, whose dignity he
1 has insulted more than once. The "acts
• I of this hypocritical usurper are well re
. | membered, and an opportunity to retal
iate would be gladly accepted.
Washington House,
j 11 Walnut Street, above Centre.
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ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
. Middle Coal Field Poor District.
; 1 FOR THE YEAR 1890.
S | RECEIPTS.
J WIN. HEIETER. TAX COLLECTOR, 1HI $ 41C 18
[ Win. Heister, tax collector, 1890 2282 23
1 Su in * 1 Derby, tn A collector, 1889 494 49
, Patrick Smith, tax collector, 1889 1588 03
. .lames Butler, tax collector, 1889 1901 06
J no. Painter, tax collector, 1889 100 00
W. W Buck, tax collector, 1889 431 60
W. W. Buck, tux collector, 1-90 1000 00 j
H. L. Keiliman. tax collector, 1888 139 (H
If. L. Heihman, tax collector, 1889 210 30
11. L. Heihman, tax collector, 1890. ... 800 00
Thus. Klliott, tax collector, 1889 279 91
; Thou. If. Carr, tux collector, 1889 311 27
- John Kern, tux collector. 1889 85 00
B. McLaughlin, tax collector, 1889 149 50
G. L. Lubrccbt, tux collector, 1889.... 022 90
A. p. Goedecke, tax collector, 1889 2O 20
A. P. Goedecke, tax collector, 1890 192 88
Patrick Ihinlavey, tax collector, 1890.. 21XX) 77
L. L. Kinley, tux collector, 1890 1897 94
Jno. Shaeffer, tax collector, 1890 200 00
1 Philip Ferry, tax collector, 1890 5923 41
G. G. Wetterau, tax collector, 1890 .... 0928 89
Gabriel Miller, tax collector, 1890 71 53
Jacob Fox, lux collector, 1890 2800 00
If. M. Doudt, tax collector, 1890 305 00
George lfittn r, tax collector, 1890 205 70
JIK* Norwood, tax collector. 18:*0 25561 51 j
i Thos. Dutotj tax collector, 1890 3701 90
i Simon Beck hard, tines 2 08
Sarah Giles, lor maintenance, 1).
Giles 147 43
Com'rs I<u/.. Co. unseat'd land tux *89.. 1347 00
Mrs. Put'k Ward, sale of furniture.... 20 00 ,
W. D. Scbuler, cheek returned 4 25
Abe Nesbit, acet. relief, Mrs. Shiner. . • 10 00
Andrew Both, maiutenunee, Amanda
Both 20 00
! Hugh MeClafferty, cash found ou
I person 305
A. Pardee & Co., maintenance, Mrs.
Ward 110 95
i Hazleton Savings Bank, temp, loans.. 10,000 00 ;
National 10,000 00 f
$58,0117 53 I I
DISBURSEMENTS.
J PAID BILL. DEE. 31, 1889, AS PER LAST RE
port $ 4955 47 j <
; Auditing CXIKWISCH, two audits 50 00 :
Children's Aid Society 230 IX) : j
Coal 1135 74 L
Clothing, boots and shoes, Ist 3 mos 484 65 :
bal.ofyr... 174 88 j .
Conveying paupers (itemized helow)... 520 43 j
" insune to Danville (item- j (
ized below) 133 28
j Dry Goods and notions, Ist 3 mos 2UO 70
I bal. of yr 300 35 •
• Election expenses 308 76
Freight unci expressage 70 2b i
Farm Implements rH 50 '
Feeble-minded children school. El
wyn, Pa 33 56
Farm expenses, Ist 3 mos 308 89 i
bul. of yr 11M0 00
Groceries and provisions, Ist 3 mos— 2755 97
bal.ofyr... 3030 17
Hospital expenses, Ist 3 mos 120 (X)
A 44 bal, of year 82 00
House " Ist 3 mos 137 01
" bal. of year 339 70
House fixtures 110 39
Ice 85 26
Improvement acet, new boiler house
and steam heating apparatus 1890 24
Interest on advance, Hazleton Sav
ings Bank, to April 1,1890 808 24
Interest on advance, Hazleton Na
tional Bank 310 80
Live Stock, 5 cows, §lO5, 2 mules, 1
horse, $.>55 720 00
Legal fees ami expenses for 1889 1551 35
I Light ami repairs 198 20
I Maintenance of insane ut Danville— 6782 01
j Medicine, Ist 3 mos 112 51
44 balance of year 271 78
Office expenses, desk and stationary.. 208 25
Out-door relief and burials (Itemized
below > 10,381 85
Out-door Med. attendance, Ist 3 mos... 109 75
" " bal. of yr.. 177 66
Printing 455 00
Paid to other Districts(itcmizt (1 below) 503 Ot
Kepiiirs to building 202 02 i
, Steward, Anthom Coll 077 54 j
George T. Wells 2300 (XI '
1 Salaries & expenses (itemized below).. 1633 55
Tobacco, Ist 3 mos. $303.79; balance of
year. $192.10 495 89 1
Taxes refunded, Hazle twp 119 70 I
Temp, loan " Hazleton Suv. Bank.. 10,000 00 1
Whiskey, Ist 3months 206 05 i
(Of the uliove quantity 141 gallons
remained on hand April 1, '90.)
1 Balance cash on hand Jan. 1, 1891 3579 24
$58,097 52
|
PAID OTHER DISTRICTS,
i Penn'u Institution for Feeble Minded
Children 10 00
I For Cure of George Bote 10 00
Salem District 209 00
' Coal Ton District 29 75
• , Carbonaale twp, acet. Michael Cor
rigan 56 53
I Montgomery county acct. Susan Hol
lenbach 127 70
[ i Total paid other districts $ 503 (M
OUT-DOOR RELIEF AND BURIALS.
I Out-door burials. Lower District $ 148 50
" " relief, Lower I)ist., Ist 3mos.. 899 71
44 44 44 44 44 hal. of yr. 2757 29
' 44 44 burial. Middle District 72 00
r 44 44 relief " 44 Ist 8 mos 888 00
I 44 " 4 burials, Luzerne District— 401 00
' 44 44 relief 44 Ist3 m 05.... 111100
•j 44 44 44 44 bal.ofyr... 3263 35
Total out-door relief, etc $10,381 85
SALARIES AND EXPENSES.
' j P. If. Latham, extra mcd. services—
i from April I, 'B9, to April 1, 'lX> $ 100 00
P. If. Latham, Physician's salary 375 (X)
I W. A. Grimes, secretary's 44 75 00
jS. 11. Hoi linger 44 44 300 (X) j
D. A. Furey, director's 44 50 00
A. S. Monroe 44 " 150 00 !
j Thos. < 'lemons 44 44 200 00 j
, Geo. w. Miller 44 44 200 00 j
j John G. Davis, making duplicates— 15 00 j
8. H. Ifol linger, making duplicates
and adjusting valuation In Carbon.. 120 00 :
Monroe, Miller and Wells, expenses
attending P. Directors' Convent'!!... 42 15
J. C.Streetcr, expenses 1 7t :
Expenses of Com. to see Mrs. Grimes.. 4 70 {
$1(661 55 j
CONVEYING INSANE TO DANVILLE. j
A. S. Monroe $ 47 90
George T. Wells 6158!
Thomas Clemens 16 80 1
George W. Miller 3 00 i
J. F. Lmiibach. Justice fees 4 00 '
$ 133 28 |
CONVEYING PAUPERS TO ALMSHOUSE.
Phil J. Boyle sls2 OOlJno. G. Davis. •.. 8 50
J. W. Boyle 8 00C. A. Johnson... 800 ;
Hoffmaier and If. Fisher & Bro. 23 50 i
o'Donncll 43 00 V. Passarella.... 300
, Mrs.J.Greenwald 3 (Xi,M. Zemany 3 00;
I Geo. 8. Bex 23 64 Geo. T. Wells ... 44 18 ;
i P. If. Latham— 3 7511). F.Stuuffor 7 (X) j
I W. A. Grimes— 5 (X) Jus. J. Boyle 32 37
! Geo. W. Miller... 16 40 A. S. Monroe 41 09 !
John Shigo 6 00, Pat. McFadden.. 950 .
Pat. Burke 22 00 Condy McHugh.. 10 110 I
W. M. Jones 750 D. A. Thomas... 3 (X)
Kunkle Bros 6 (X) Philip Minuiek.. 400
Geo. Wise 15 OOiThos. Dobonsy.. 150
;E. F. Warner. .. 150 J. McLaughlin... 525
J. W. Hunter— 5 50|Thos. Clemens... 425
$526 43
OUTSTANDING ON TAX DUPLICATES.
Thus. Mullery, Banks twp., 1870 30 30
John Ifothroek, 44 44 1874 332
J. E. Jenkins, M. ("k twp., 1875 52 50
Mich, llannen, 44 ,l 1883 160 72
E. W. Dp Witt. Wentherly, 1886 65 (X)
11. L. Beihmun, E. M. C'k, 1888 114 56
B. McLaughlin, Freeland, 1889 1 oo
} John Kern, \V. Hazleton, 44 91 79
John Painter, Maueh Ch'k, 44 246 74
$ 766 11
OUTSTANDING ON TAX DUPLICATES.
(Subject to Exonerations and Commissions.)
W. I leister 1890 46 82
L. L Flnley, 44 5 05
| ♦Jos. Norwood, 44 736 04
♦ 1 hos. Dutot, 44 i;Cfc 17
i *, H ,- L " 1021 54
| John ShaclTer, 44 97 70
I Pat. Dunluvoy, " 826 73
Gabriel Miller, 44 10 98
i W. W. Buck, " . 50160
♦G.G. Wetterau, 44 2753 90
! •Henry M. Doudt 44 !.. ! j&g 84
I A P. RFLHHLUCKC, " 2D 111
I Jacob rox. " iniß r.t
I ♦r! ini, {'mM' rry ' " "•••' 1W
! ♦Geo. J. Blttnor, ,K ge
I $ 14,485 38
' in.ide ! ho . SP '"arked thus • hftVO
mudt payment on their duplicates.
COMPARATIVE STATEMENTS.
omIE.JSW'F iß , a co *nparative statement of
| for euch dSftrlct" amount of duplicates
Inwpr riiutci ♦ belief. Percent.
I . > ' M $<1,657 00 22 6-10
I Middle 4 4,K 47 1,729 00 36
| Luzerne 25,732 63 4,374 35 17
THE FOLLOWING IS 11 COMPARATIVE BTLLTEMENT OF
EXPENDITURES BETWEEN THE TIIIT TH? MORN .
MID THE BALANCE OF THE YEAR: MONTHS
TOTAL EXPENSES FOR JAN.. I'EB. .V MAR 11" ACT 14
I AVERAGE |IER M0NTH...... s4Oll 04 '
I T" ,AL EXPENSES FOR BAL. OF YEAR MJBB 35
AVERAGE PER MONTH STLTTR. 15
IHWT BLLLA PAID IN LDLIO, LET 3 MOS 1 GG,
" " " " BAL. OF YEAR '143 K
ASSETS.
Approximate value of Heal Estate and Per-
sonal Property as taken and computed
by the Directors and Auditors:
:181 acres of land at SSO $19,060 00
Barn and other frame buildings 7,500 00
Almshouse, main building 12,000 00
Hospital building and fixtures 2,500 00
IJoiler house, laundry and fixtures— 5,000 00
House furniture in all the buildings.. 2,600 00
Chop mill and water works 2,600 00
Gas machine and fixtures 500 00
I Farm implements and machinery 2,000 00 ,
I Live stock 2.500 (X) •
Farm produce on hand 2,500 00 :
! Cash in Hank 3,570 24 !
i Uncollected taxes, subject to dcduc
! tions 15,249 49 •
: Due from W. A. Grimes for taxes
collected and not paid over— Lehigh
twp., $308.90; Lausanne, $30.52 245 48 j
I Due from W. A. Grimes, balance of
| unseated.luml tax for Luzerne dis... 235 13
$100,859 34
LIABILITIES.
W. D. Schuler, M. D 4 25
Hazleton National Hank, temp. loan.. 10,000 00
Assets in excess of liabilities 90.355 09
$100,;)59 34
THOB. CLEMENS,
(4. W. MILLEK,
A. S. MONROE, Directors.
| Attest: 8. H. HOLLINOER, Sec'y.
Steward and Matron's Aee't for IKOO.
ANTHONY COLL, DU.
To cash ree'd from Directors
for January, February and
March, 181X1 $077 54 |
CK.
By amounts paid as follows:
Telegrams $ 112
Farm expenses 167 00
Watchman 40 00
Fireman 50 00
House expenses 138 10
Conveying pauiters 15 00
Election expenses 8 00
Expressage 17 26
Salary 241 06
$077 54 $077 54
GEO. T. WELLS, for 9 months, ending De
cember 31st, 1890.
DK.
Cash ree'd from Directors $2300 00
Potatoes sold 28 30
Shoats " 68 00
Oats 44 1 00
Ice 44 1 00
Shoes 44 70
Buckwheat sold 2 00
< )Jd Keajter " 25 00
Butter " 50
Pasture for cows 3 00
Scrap Iron sold 87 42
Flour sold 50 $2517 42
Balance due Steward 19 64
$2,537 06
CR.
By amounts paid as follows:
Conveying paupers to Hhns
house $ 15 93
do to Danville :W4;i
Farm expenses. 894 57
House do 335 68
Firemen 166 < 0
Watchman 75 00
Telegrams 9 39
Office expenses 3 00
Freight and expressage 201 117
Hospital expenses 127 50
Carpenter labor 47 58
Groceries and provisions 4 06
Traveling expenses 18 55
Steward una Matron's sal- •
ary on acct 600 00-$2,537 06
PRODUCE ON FARM FOR 1890.
900 bushels corn In the ear; 478 bushels buck
wheat; 21 bushels lannis; 31 bushels red beets; 40
bushels turnips; 225 "mangel w-rtzel;" 476 bush,
oats; 530 bushels rye, 1378 bushels potatoes; 4500
heads of cuhhuge; 1,000 bunches of celery; 7
bids, saurkruut; 1379 lbs. bef; 11,400 lbs. of
pork; 424 lbs. veal: 1025 lbs. lard; 1027 lbe. butter
15 bbls. soft soap; 2400 lbs hard soap; 130 tons hay.
STOCK ON FARM
! 22 cows, 1 bull, 5 calves, 3 yearlings, 7 horses,
i 2 mules, 5 hogs, 42 shouts, 157 chickens, 11 tur
keys.
ARTICLES MADE IN THE HOUSE,
j 103 women's dresses, 43 children's dresses,
I 13 infants' dresses, 110 women's eheinise, 10
j infants' chemise, 46 women's itctticoats, 13
children's nctticouts, 11 infanta' petticouts, 37
i pr. women's drawers, 1H pr. children's draw
's era, 36 under waists, 38 night gowns, 39 night
! caps, 13 old women's caps, 67 women's aprons,
17 children's aprons, 106 bed sheets, 14, pil
i low eases, 36 holster eases, 30 bed ticks. 33
J pillow ticks, 32 bolster ticks, 89 towels, 9 table
{ cloths, 34 napkins, 13 children's waists, 4 doz.
diapers, 10 boys' waists, 3 shirts, 6 shrouds, 40
| window curtains.
MACHINERY, IMPLEMENTS AND TOOLS.
4 3-horse wagons, 1 huekhoard, 1 cart, 3
3-horse sleds, 3 sleighs, 6 plows, 4 cultivators,
3 harrows, 1 grain drill, 1 double corn plant
er, 1 mowing machine, 1 reaper ami hinder,
3 horse rakes, 1 4-horse power thrashing ma
chine, 1 funning mill, 1 corn shelter, 1 stump
puller, 1 land roller. 1 carriage, and the usuul
i small tools uud utensils used about a farm.
STATISTICS.
ADMITTED DURING THE YEAR.
Males udults 81
' Females " 33
Mule children 10
Female " 8— 131
DIED DURING THE YEAR.
Male adults 18
Female " 3
Children 3 33
DISCHARGED AND REMOVED.
Male adults 67
Female " 33
j Children 19— 100
| Total died and discharged 131
• INMATES REMAINING DEC'. 31, 1890.
i Male adults remaining Dec. 31, 1890 108
I Femule " 14 44 " 44 43
i Male children 44 44 44 44 3 i
| Female 44 44 44 44 5- 153 !
j CLASSIFICATION OF INMATES REMAIN- i
ING.
! Males in hospital 61
j Females 31
Males in almshouse 43
j Females " 13 i
Children 44 7 I
163 I
Of the above, 14 males and 6 females
are insane; of the children, one boy and
one girl arc under four years of age,
and four boys and one girl under 13.
The average number of paupers for
the year Is 148.
DIED DURING THE YEAR.
DATE AGE j
Annie Williams Jan 9, 66yrs.
Unknown man, Hazleton Jan. 10,
Joseph Loveth Jan. 7, 39 yrs. :
sllas Williams Jan. 38, 68 " i
Sarah Dtigun Jan 39, 90 44 '
Francis Cadden Feb 3, 50 4 ' I
John Mazott March 30, 45 44 !
Cornelius Burns March 31
Pearl Nungesser April 30, 9 yrs.
Joseph Timiera April 38,36 "
Michael Styack May 11,38 " !
George Staymutz June 3. 40 '* I
Michael Kelly June 31,73 ' 4 j
Wm. MeCann Inly 28, 78 44 I
Unknown man Aug 3
Nicholas Hornlffle Oct 3,36 yrs,
Thomas Jones Oct 13, 66 44 I
Fanny Herrlty's child Oct 37, 3wks
J.Borcask Nov 8, 33 yrs. i
Joseph Crasko Dec 10,64 "
John McColc Dec 16, 73 44 j
Daniel O'Neal Dec 29, 78 " I
There were no vagrants or tramps relieved
during the year.
During the year 1 MIX), 61 indigent insane per- \
sons, residents of thi-* poor district, have been ;
maintained at the Stat*' Hospital, Danville, Pa.
Of this number 3 males died, leaving 38 females
and 31 males. 1
The whole number of persons who received
out-door relief during the year were 194 adults
and 336 children.
COST OF INMATES.
In this statement items not chargeable to
maintenance have been deducted.
A. Coll, steward „
1889 Expenses Expenses Total
bills paid forJan'y, balance
in 1890. Feb. & Mar. of year.
346 81 430 73 677 64
GooT Well., .toward:-
Tobacco: m m n l9g 10 4W) w
Medical attendance and medicine
311 66 "i 1 1 8 .>B9 .H
Hospital u) M
House Q] -
u
Fuel and light >- 61J w (X|
Farm implement.:- 58 50 58 50
Farm expense.:- m ) <ls M
[('(•
21 31 63 95 85 36
Dry goods subnotions:- m
Clothing w 174 a. 859 43
|I,OUO 17 15.051 SO $0,075 31 $16,187 47
Less 1880 hill, paid in 1890. 1,0440 17
Net cost of maintaining inmate, for
Average numtier of Inmates, Including
st,-ward, department, 104; coat per month,
$7.18; cost per week. •1.0,1; cost per day, $.135.7;
average number of inmates, exclusive of
' .teward's department, 148; cost per month. $7.5
per week, $1.84; per day, $.26.
If the cost for the first three months had
been as low as the average cost ;er month
for the balanee of the year, the cost would
hve been, including steward's department, per
month, $8.15; per week, $1.42; per day, $.20 2-7;
excluding steward's department, per month,
$6.81; per week, $1.57; per day, $.224.
GEORGE T. WELLS, Steward.
IDA M. WILLS. Matron
Middle Coal Field Poor District.
We, the undersigned. Auditors of the Middle
Coal Field Poor District, do certify that we
have examined the foregoing accounts, re
ceipts and vouchers for the expenditures of the
Directors and Steward and find them correct as
above stated.
JOS. P. SALMON,
S. F. lIEHLBK,
T. H. WILLIAMS,
Auditors.
Annual Statement
OF THE
Borough of Freeland,
FOR iß9o—'9l.
DR.
Henry Doubt Collector.
To amount of duplicate, $1455 38
Supplemental tax, . 2 00
Dog tax, 186 00
slo*3 38
OR.
Amount of exonerations,! 78 66
on dogs, 46 00
Abatements,.... 2 26
Ret'd to Commissioners, 182 54
Dog tax returned, 11 00
Errors in assessments,.. 118
Ain't paid Treasurer,... 550 00
Commission, 38 50
Am't due Treasurer, 696 58
Collector's commission,.. 36 66
S. B. Vanhorn, Treasurer, in account
with Freeland Borough.
DR.
To balance on hand from last
audit, $ 447 57
Received from County Treasurer
as license fees, 2009 00
Ree'd from Co. Commissioners,. 136 29
44 H. M. Doudt 1227 55
4 4 4 4 Burgess Cowan 19 95
4 4 4 4 B. McLaughlin, tax
collector of 1889, 115 00
Received from J. D. Hayes, for
clearing on Donop estate 18 00
Rent of council room for elec
tion purposes, 10 00
Received of ohn Conaghan, for
sidewalk, 5 00
j Cleaning snow from sidewalks,. 3 20
$3991 56
CR.
I John Burton, w'k on sts.s24s 00
i John Herron 44 44 82 52
| Hugh O'Donnell 44 44 98 94
Isaac Davis 44 4 4 96 67
! Manns Brennan 44 44 49 07
Frank Callella 44 4 4 85 00
John M. Powell 44 44 14 38
Xeal McNelis 44 44 690
Morris Ferry 44 * 4 5 00
Fred. Haas" 44 44 375
Hugh Boyle 44 44 8 13
David Thrash 44 44 63
Jos. Gallagher 44 44 81 2
Patrick Doris 4 4 44 11 25
Albert Goeppert 44 44 4 50
W, D. Cowan 44 44 150
Frank DePierro 44 44 1 50
A. A. Bachman 44 44 2 25
A Donop, work with
i team 341 00
j .ohn M. Powell, janitor, 96 00
4 4 4 4 44 rent of
ground and feeding
j prisoners, 225
j A. Donop, coal 7 (MJ
R. M. Rinker, burying
1 anitna'.s, 28 95
W. D. Cowan, police ser
vice 123 00
John C. Reich, auditing 400
Jas. Williamson, 44 4 00
Herman Shelhamer 44 4 00
Owen Fowler, publishing
statement, 25 00
T. A. Buckley, publish
ing statement, 25 00
T. A. Buckley, printing
notices, 8 00
Owen Fowler, ordinance
notice, 4 00
Penn'a Globe Gasli't Co. 468 00
Freeland Water Co., rent
of plugs, 225 00
Birkbeck estate, interest 39 00
John Herron, 44 9 00
James Gallagher, 44 12 00
W. Will iamaon, supplies 253
John Ilaneker, stones... 26 00
Franz Markl, surveying. 27 50
Freight on stones 4 80
Jas. K. Griflith, repairs
on council room 35 00
A. 11. Howe, stones 14 30
jA. W.Washburn, repairs 700
; W. James concrete... 23 04
i John Braily, licenses (or
show refunded 7 50
I John B. Quigley, serving
'• subptenas and notices. 450
iS. A. Schoener, supplies 463
! Ed. Gallagher, stones... 9 40
Mrs. Marshman, stones. 300
J. C. Bright, iron pipe.. 51 24
John U. Hayes, salary as
borough solicitor 25 00
John I). Hayes, payment
(or ground purchased
from Donop estate,... 250 00
Thos. A. Buckley, salary
as secretary, station
ary and postage 37 00
Jas. Kennedy, pol. ser. 340
Jacob Wolfe, " " 200
Ed. Gallagher, " " 350
B. F. Davis, " " 250
Owen Doudt, " " 200
Paid one borough bond
1885 series 100 00
Paid tli ree borough bonds
1883 series 300 00
I Treasurer's commission,. (XI 94
I Am't in hands of treas-
I urer, 883 57
RESOURCES.
Cash in hands of treasurer $ 883 57
Due from 11. M. Doudt,col. 1890 19 03
" " B. Mcl.aughlin, collec
tor 1889 . 165 23
Invested in lock-up and council
room real estate, etc 1675 00
Fire apparatus and hose, 2262 75
$5(K>5 58
LIABILITIES.
Outstanding bonds, $ 800 00
Resources in excess of liabilities,s42os 58
We, the undersigned, Auditors of the
Borough of Freeland, after being duly
sworn according to law, dotli say that we
examined the accounts of the Borough
1 officers as presented to us, and found
them correct and true, and tlie foregoing
is a true statement of the same.
JOHN C. REICH, )
I JAMES WILLIAMSON, '-Auditors.
EVAN WOODBIND, )
I D. LORENZ,
j Fra.ctica.l -Statelier.
BEEF. PORK, VEAL, LAMB,
MUTTON, PUDDING,
1 SAUSAGE, &c.
No. 135 Centre Street, Freeland.
• (Near Lehigh Valley Depot.)
f apward I March
To Neuburger's Brick Store
and Bargain Emporium.
Where you will find inducements which mean a saving of
25 per cent to you in goods which you want in our line.
For Ladies' Misses' and Children. Men
and Boys also.
The largest stock to make your selections from in Freeland
and at prices below all competition. As you will also find us
to be the same in
Foreign and Domestic Dry Goods,
Clothing, Ladies' and Gents' Furnishing
Goods, Hats, Caps, Trunks, Yalises,
Comfortables, Blankets,
Notions, &c. &c.
At astonishing low prices. If you are in need of anything
in our numerous lines call and examine it before making your
purchaes elsewhere and ask to
I SEE THE NATURAL ALL-WOOL UNDERWEAR,.
Which we are now selling at 75 cents each. It is less than
the cost of manufacture. A full line of
SWEET, OMR & CO.'S
br-li|) tails, fits anil Pantaloons
Constantly cn Hand.
JOS. NEUBURGER,
: QR\CK STORE,
Centre Street, - - Freeland, Pa.
BOOTS AND SHOES.
A Large Stock of Boots, Shoes, Gaiters, Slippers, Etc. Also
HATS. CAPS and GENTS' FURNISHING GOODS of All Kinds.
A Special Line Suitable for This Season.
iGOOD MATERIAL! LOW PRICES!
HTTGKE3: jyC-A-LiLO-Sr,
Corner Centre and Walnut Sts., Freeland.
And Hardware of Every Description.
REPAIRING DONE ON SHORT NOTICE
We are prepared to do roofing and spouting in the most
improved manner and at reasonable rates. We have the
choicest line of miners' goods in Freeland. Our mining oil,
selling at 20, 25 and 30 cents per gallon, cannot be surpasssed.
Samples sent to anyone on application.
Fishing; Tackle and
Sporting Good'*.
Q\RKBECK'S,
CENTRE STREET, FREELAND, PA.