BKIEF ITEMS. Sheriff Robinson took six prisoners to the Kastern Penitentiary from this county on Tuesday. John Klotka, living near Mt. Carmel, 1 fatally shot his wife ' anil wounded : Anthony Kincoris on Tuesday night. ' Archbishop Ryan, of Philadelphia, is making a tour of the churches of Schuyl- , kill County, and has confirmed nearly 1500 persons this week. Dennis Doyle, aged 78 years, a promi nent miner and father of Doyle Brothers, proprietors of the Shenandoah Sunday News, died on Saturday. William Johnson, of McKeesport, smoked 200 cigarettes on Sunday. Yes- ' terday he was so ill that there is no j chance for his recovery. At a meeting of the Republican candi- | dates on the state ticket held in Harris- | burg, General Frank Reeder, of Easton, I was chosen chairman of the state com- | mittee, to succeed I-ieutenat Governorn j Watres. Farm laborers are so scarce in Eastern j Pennsylvania that a movement has been j started in Berks County to communicate j with the Castle Garden authorities to j send German immigrant farm laborers ! to that region. Rumor has it that the Reading will en large the Lehigh Valley shops at Wilkes- j llarre and make it the chief centre for j the repair and construction of cars, owing | to its central position between Philadel- i phia and Buffalo. The Mines and Mining Building at the World's Fair grounds is finished and ready for acceptance, being the first of the buildings to reach this stage. This state's exhibition in that line will be something elaborate. Slatington's Knights of the Golden Eagle will celebrate the 400 th anniver sary of the discovery of America, on i October 12, with a grand parade of the j order. They expect to have about 5000 j Knights in the town that day. The three Scranton councilmen on trial I for bribery escaped again. The jury, after being out four days, reported to the court on Tuesday that they were un able to agree and were discharged. This is the second disagreement in the case. A number of robberies have been com mitted in Minersville during the past few weeks, and the burglars have evaded the police. The thieves have | secured money and other valuables amounting in value to several thousand dollars. The trial of William McC'ue for the murder of James A. Bloomer, a keeper in the Eastern Penitentiary, was begun on Tuesday at Philadelphia. McCue was an inmate of the prison, serving a ten years' sentence for manslaughter. His home is at Pittston. James Rhoda, a wealthy old bachelor, of Liberty Township, Pike County, has advertised that for the next thirty days he is open to sealed proposals of mar riage from eligible candidates, but ladies inclined to disturbing domestic traits or extravagant tastes are warned not to compete. Monday, August 15. will be a gala day for the Welsh of Luzerne, Carbon, Lacka wanna, Northumberland, Schuylkill and Columbia Counties, the occasion being the second annual grand open aireistedd fod to be held at Lakeside Park, East Mahanoy Junction. There are S6OO to be given away in prizes. The General Executive Board of the Knights of Labor has decided to send out two representatives through the country to visit local assemblies and settle disputes. The board is now con sulting on appointing four or five organizers for the purpose of starting new assemblies throughout the country. During the war Chief Burgess Reese, of Shamokin, was the hero who entered the famous Petersburg mine when the fuse went out, repaired the break in the train of powderand then ignited it, there by blowing many Confederates into eter nitv. The other day he was put under heavy bail, charged with beating and threatening to kill his wife. The application before the board of pardons for a recommendation for a commutation of sentence of Edward Mc- Millan from death to a life sentence will be made on Tuesday. Considerable testimony is being collected by Attorney Sherwood, which he hopes will have sufficient weight to influence the board. Should they take no action McMillan will hang on June 0. Independent Order of Odd Fellow*. The Odd Fellows of Pennsylvania are in session at Sunbury this week. The report of the grand secretary shows 1043 lodges with 101,258 members, showing an increase of 32 lodges and 3625 mem bers during the year, and that the assets amount to $3,407,428, and that $538,249 were paid out for relief of the members, and the assets show an increase of $113,- 076 for the year just closed. The state assembly of Rebekah Lodges, composed of 200 women delegates, were also in ses sion. The officers' reports show the lodges to be in a very prosperous condi tion. The assembly adjourned after re electing the present state officers. The parade in honor of the visiting Odd Fel lows was one of the finest displavs ever witnessed in Sunbury. Improved Order of Red Men. 1 This is Red Men's week in Reading. The Great Council of Pennsylvania, of Improved Order of Red Men, is in ses sion there. Over 400 delegates are in attendance, and reports submitted show that the membership of the order in this state is over 35,000. Among the items of business to come up during the week will be the preparations for the great parade of the order in Pennsylvania in 1 Aorristown next October, in commem- j oration of the 400 th annivesary of the I discovery of America. Over 40 tribes of I Red Men were organized during the past ! year. When Baby was Rick, wo gave her Castoria.' When ahe was a Child, she cried for Castoria. When alio became Miss, she clung to Castoria. When bUo bad Children, she gave them Castoria. DRIFTON ITEMS. The political aspirants of this place are not so sure of victory as they were a few weeks ago. As the time grows shorter their chances become dimmer. It is ap parent now that neither of the gentle men on the Democratic side will have any more than a very slim fighting chance againsi the more experienced wire-pullers of the district. On the Re publican side everything is more than quiet. No aspirants of any kind can bo found who would oppose Jeffrey, of Freeland. He is the choice of the Re publicans as a whole and will be sup ported by them first, last and all the time. Andrew, a child of James O'Donnell, died very suddenly on Monday even ing. It was playing after dinner and was apparently well, but about 3 o'clock it was seized with convulsions and died in three hours. Thomas Malloy has been seriously ill for the last few days. He is slowly re covering. Simon Hommer secured employment at Plymouth and will move his family to 1 that place to-day. i Martin Roberts, of New Buckmoun tain, visited here over Sunday. His | parents will move to the above-named J place sometime next week. Frank Welliver is doing duty as a jury ! man this week. I Patrick Gallagher, a breaker boy at No. 2, had his arm broken on Friday by having it caught in a belt. | A cock fight was the attraction here the early part of the week. Ten dollars a side was the stake. The Hazleton boys were too confident of winning and they went home sadder but wiser men. The fight lasted about forty minutes and upwards of $l5O changed handß. Miss Cecilia Boyle died on Saturday evening after a short illness. She was a j highly respected young lady and her death is regretted by a large circle of friends. Since Sunday the Fearnots and their I coachers have a very poor opinion of the Freeland Club. It is thought the exhi bition they gave on Sunday merited their release and hereafter they should let base ball alone and learn to play "nips." Men are at work night and day in No. 2 slope at the scene of the big Bqueeze, but as far as can be learned the damage is done already. Thousands of tons of coal have been lost and nothing is said j about it, while if a man stays at home to go to the funeral of a friend he is sus pended for two weeks. Such is life here. ECKLEV IIOINGS. No. 5 breaker is being torn down by a force of men from Drifton. John O'Donnell, Hugh McGill and John Shearon are representing St. Mary's T. A. B. Society at the Hazleton C. T. A. convention to-day. The Hungarian Club of Jeddo played here on Sunday. The home team won hy a Bcore of 12 to 8. Miss Alice Toy and Mary Gallagher have returned from Philadelphia. Messrs. Katin and Campbell, of Weatherly, were in town on Sunday. St. Mary's Church parishioners held a , meeting on Sunday to make arrange ; ments to have the church heated by steam. Miss Annie McHugh is visiting at Freeland. The stripping seems to attract a con siderable number of the young folks on Saturday and Sunday evenings. The Never Sweats would like to hear from some of the amateur teams of the vicinity. Come, Fear Nots and Tigers. Peter O'Donnell removed to Morea on Monday. The young ladies of town are exer cising during this season by cleaning house. MAY. Ancient Order of Hibernian*. The national convention of the Ancient Grder of Hiberiuns of America elected the following officers at New Orleans: National Delegate, Maurice F. Wilhere, PhiladelphiaiSecretary, F.J. T. Slattery, New York; Treasurer, F. J. Dundon, Richmond; National Directory, T. J. Connor, Georgia; J. M. Clark, Wisconsin; John P. Murphy, Connecticut; T. J. Corien, Canada; Ed. Sweeny, Ohio; Trustees of the Endowment fund, Bishop Foley, Detroit; Archbishop Corrigan, New York, and National Delegate Wilhere, Philadelphia. The next con vention will be held at Omaha, Neb. The organization is at present divided into two factions, known as the Board of America and the Board of Erin. The latter held their national convention at New York last week and elected as Na tional Secretary, Richard McMillen, Jer sey City, and National Treasurer, Tlios. R. Callary, Nanticoke. New York was again selected for the next meeting The state convention of this branch was held in Philadelphia on Saturday, and these officers were elected: State Dele gate, Patrick Cormon, Philadelphia; State Secretary, T. A. Bradley. Cambria County; State Treasurer, Bartley Mullin, Lackawanna County. It was decided to hold the convention next year in Al toona. Knight* of the Golden Eagle. At the annual convention at Chambers burg the following were placed in nom ination as officers for the grand castle: Grand chief, F. A. Harris, Tyrone; grand vice chief, C. B. Wood, Philadel phia grand high priest, H. J. Whitzell, Philadelphia, and F. J. Humphreys, of Ebensburg; grand master of records, J. I>. Barnes; grand sir herald, F. B. Wool singer, Allentown; William Laird, Petersburg; G. I). Wetzel, Ashland; L. Smith, Jr., Pittsburg; W. L. Degingan, i Shorndale; J. B. Douglass, Danville; E. I Raymond, Middletown;lL V.Mortimer I Lehigh ton; Harry Merriman, Quaker town; H. W. Packerton, Lancaster: J. S. Yocan, Manheim; J. H. Ritter, Free mansburg; Jenkin Hill, Reading; F. 11. McCully, Osceola Mills; George Harris] Reynoldsville; W. H. Bearler; Pottsville'; R. C.White. J. M. Lobach, Erie; E. E. Fleming, Conshohocken, and Thomas Mould, Chester; grand keeper of ex-1 chequer, H. L. Boas, Reading, and A. i R. Tomlinson, Philadelphia; grand trus tee, Jacob Clouds, Joseph Ruch, Sydney 1 Maurice, and J. H. Wingert, Philadel- I phia; representative to supreme castle, J D. I). Blanch. It was decided to hold I I the next meeting at Lancaster in May. 1 1893. I BASE BALL. The Freeland Club did something on Sunday which was considerably out of its usual line of business. In former vears it was unfortunately the case to lose the first game of the season, but as they opened this year with their greatest rival, Wilkes-Barre, the players man aged, by a streak of good luck,"to come off the field triumphant. The game opened with a fine audience present and pro gressed slowly until the second inning, when the visitors scored two runs, one of which was earned. This was taken good naturedly for awhile, but as inning after inning passed the friends of the home club began to fear a shut out, ami when the seventh opened the audience was in a high state of excitement. It was evident from the start that the game would be a pitchers' battle, and the famous sluggers of both sides surprised all by their inability to hit the ball. Freeland had its bases filled twice before the seventh, but the necessary little hit was not forthcoming either time. Devlin showed signs of weakening in this inning, and with his erratic throw ing and one hit, the bags were tilled again. This is the inning in which the , the home club, according to common be lief, is sure to win or meet defeat, and the best coachers were sent out to rattle j Devlin. In this they were successful, i as few pitchers can hold their heads when the Browns begin to talk, and two more men went to first on balls, forcing * in two runs. Then a swift ball passed the catcher and in came another. Although Wilkes-Barre came nearly I scoring in the following two innings, yet so deep-rooted is the belief that Freeland cannot be beaten after the seventh if they have the lead that everybody con sidered the game won, and they were not mistaken. Swart man went in the box in the eighth, but as neither club j could hit the ball no more runs were made. The features of the game was i the work of both batteries. Umpire i Bonner was called upon several times to j give close decisions, and his impartiality was highly commended by the visitors. Following is the official score: FHEELANII. WILKEB-lIARHE. 8.H.0.A.8. R.H.0.A.8. M'G'hanJb 0 012 0 0 Schuler, 3bU 10 11 Welch, 2b.. 1 0 4 2 0 Devlin,p,cfo 0 2 2 0 Brady, C...1 110 3 0 Brown, c..0 012 1 0 Ulum. sa... 1 1 0 2 0 Unfile, lb.. 1 010 0 0 M'G'rv'y.iibO 0 0 11 O'D'n'll, 2b 0 0 13 0 Boyle, rf... 0 0 10 1 Harris, rf..O \ 0 0 0 McKeys, If 0 0 0 0 1 S'r'iii'n,cf,i> 1 0 0 0 0 M'Geady,ct'o 0 0 0 0 Sylvia, 1f... 0 2 0 0 0 Anderson,io 0 0 3 0 Fiesler, ss.. 0 12 12 Totals 3 227 11 3 Totals 2 527 8 3 Freeland 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 o—3 Wilkes-Barre 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 o—2 Earned runs—Wilkes-Barre, 1. Base on balls —off Anderson, 4; off Devlin. . Struck out—by Anderson, Swartmaii (3), O'Donnell (2), Devlin, Brown, Harris, Sylvis, Fiesler; total, 10; by Dev lin, MoGarvey (2), McKevs (2), McGcelmii, Welch, Brady, Boyle. McGeady; total, 0; by Swartman, McOarvey, Welch; total, 2. Passed ball—Brown, 1. Time—l.ss. Umpire—Bonner. i i i Lansford is going into the base ball business in earnest this season. Over S4OO will be expended in enclosing and placing the grounds in condition, and the association will still have about SSOO in Hie treasury. The first game will be played with Bethlehem on Memorial Day. The Minersville Club has disbanded, owing to the Pennsy's new link running through their grounds. That should not discourage them. Fieeland had the same trouble four years ago when the Lehigh Valley placed its tracks and station in the finest park of the region, but base ball still lives here. The Freeland Base Ball Association will meet at Miller's Hotel at 7.30 o,clock on Saturday evening. Every member must attend, as business of great impor tance is to be brought up at this meeting. This is official, Catasauqua will miss the services of O'Haraand Rothermel, who have sign ed with Harrisburg. There will be no game here next Sun day. So says Manager Hanlon. The Weston Club can have all the ball hall it desires if it will communi cate with D. J. Boyle, manager of the Upper Lehigh Association. Jeanesville plays two games on its grounds with the Eastoir' Club on Memorial Day. A few of Freeland's players seemed on Sunday as though the spring fever still lingered in their bones. That tired feeling was noticeable when they went to bat. | The State League, consisting of Pitts burg, Harrisburg, Johnstown, Altoona, Danville, Reading, Allentown and Leba non, opens its season on Saturday. Mike Heffron, of Shenandoah, who played here last year, contemplates put ting a strong team in the field to com pete for Schuylkill County honors. Catasauqua is booked to play at Jeanesville on Saturday. Patrick Fox, of Pottsville, the pitcher of the Ivy Leaf Base Ball club, has ac cepted the offer of the Reading League team. JamesCavanaugh, Fox's catcher, who also had an offer from the Reading team, will not accept for the season, but will catch at least a couple of weeks for his old pitcher.— Lansford Record. Notwithstanding the fact that there were few opportunities to displny any scientific work on Sunday, the spectators were anxiously awaiting a chance to distribute the enthusiasm that was bottled during the winter months. A few good games here will make the national game more popular than it was in any past season. I'KItSON AI.ITI liH. James McHugh, of Bethlehem, spent Sunday here among friends. Miss Cassie Boyle has returned from an extended trip among friends in Wilkes-Barre. Dennis Brislin, of Lansford, visited j friends here on Tuesday. Andy McGeehan returned on Satur day from an extensive business trip j through Virginia. County Treasurer John S. McGroarty ' spent a few hours here on Tuesday. Wm. Drasher is at Reading this week, representing Machemleck Tribe, No. 221, at the state convention of the Red ; Men. P. J. Furey is now employed as time keeper at the Hollenbacn shaft, Wilkes- I Barre. David R. Lloyd and family, of Drif ton, removed to town on Monday. ' UNTIL MEMORIAL DAY ONLY! tThe Latest in Hats. Grimes' Special Shape. Mrs. B. Grimes will sell until Memorial Day, May 30, the new style of hats, made expressly for her trade, neat ly trimmed, for $1.79. The greatest bargain the ladies of Freeland and vicinitywere and choose your ideal from the elegant stock on exhi bition. Trimmed hats may he seen in the show cases. TIE fflilfit SUFI, NEATLY TRIMMED. FOE $1.79. ■everything In the millinery line can he rnuml here. Whether you tvl.h to buy or not you ure welcome to In.pect "THE NEW YORK." a,,a " ,e Mrs. E. Grimes, Milliner and Dressmaker, CENTRE STREET, BELOW FRONT. WHfiT TO WEAR! = WHERE T0 GET IT! Two important questions that trouble young men, old men, big boys and little boys. We will answer your queries most satisfactorily. We have ready-made clothing to suit men and boys—all styles and all sizes, and everything is just from the manufacturer—as new as new can be. Our stock of gents' furnishing goods— including collars, cuffs and a handsome line of neck wear—is certainly worth examining. Then we have BOOTS, SHOES, HATS, GAPS, ETC., ! in such great varieties that no man need leave our es tablishment without a perfect fit. We can rig a man i out from the crown of his head to the soles of his feet in such fine style that his friends will be astonished, and the man will also be astonished at the low cost of anything and everything he will buy of JOHN SMITH, b,rkbeck F B R r E , e c L K AND. JOB PRINTING OF ALL KINDS DONE AT THE TRIBUNE OFFICE. ilooHlers Spoiled the Judge'H Charge. Two crowing roosters destroyed the effect of Judge Chambers' charge to the | jury in the recorder's court Friday morning, and furnished great amuse ment to the crowd of spectators. The case was one of arson, and the charge of ■ the judge proceeded in this wise: | "Gentleman of the jury," said the 1 judge "Cock-a-doodle-doo," shrieked j one rooster—"you have heard the evi"— i "Cock-a-doodle-doo," answered the other | rooster—"dence on both sides of this ; case, as given by the different"—"Cock- I a-doodle-doo"—"witnesses, and the ar guments of the prosecutor for the peo j pie—"Cock-a-doodle-doo"—and the at torney for the defendant. "You have heard the rooster—l—l mean the defendant—tell where ho was on the night of the fire"—"Cock-a doodle doo!" The spectators were by this time un able to restrain their laughter, and the judge looked appealingly toward the doortender, who closed the rear door. But this did not entirely drown the sound of the barnyard fowl, as every once in awhile the faint ecTio of a "cock a-doodle-doo" would mar the solemnity ! of the courtroom and cause a smile to j overspread the features of the urbane ; and dignified judge. The cause of the roosters' presence was afterward explained when they were brought into the courtroom and intro duced as evidence in another case.—De troit Cor. Chicago Inter Ocean. Overtures from the Sponge Trust. The Sponge Gatherers' association met at the room over the store of J. P. Rob erts Monday evening, when President Allen Curry stated that a proposition had been received from the sponge trust through their local representative sug gesting that tho association enter into an agreement to sell all its sponges to the trust for a term of years, for which a fair price would bo offered and bonds given and required faithful per formance of the agreement. Mr. Arapian addressed the meeting at considerable length, offering several specious arguments in favor of his propositions, declaring himself in favor of the Sponge Gatherers' association and stating that if he should withdraw from the trust the same would be very badly crippled and would be compelled to dis solve at once. Mr. John Lowe, Jr., who had almost been persuaded to withdraw from the association, now declared his intention of supporting it more strongly and ap proved of its actions. The meeting was also addressed by Messrs. Whitmore, Pinder, Watkins and B. W. Kemp, who made some telling re marks. Every one interested in sponge gathering was urged to join the union. —Key West Advertiser. Nearly 2,500 Immigrants on One Ship. There came to Baltimore recently the largest number of immigrants ever landed from one ship in any port of America from a foreign land. When the steamer Oldenburg, Captain Gathe man, from Bremen, was made fast at Baltimore and Ohio nier 9. Locust feint, 2,498 men, womeu ana cnliaren came over the gangplank into their adopted country. They were a hardy, respectable looking throng. Schumacher & Co., agents of the ship, paid $1,346.50 to the custom service as the per capita tax upon the immigrants. There were not over 200 among the immigrants who had not been born in Germany. About 100 were liussians, and a few were Scandinavians. The nearest approach to the numbei brought by the Oldenburg was 2,480 immigrants landed here in April, 1891, by the Weimar.—Baltimore Sun. On. Way of Stopplu, a Runaway. A Southern California vaquero per formed a remarkable feat in San Fran cisco recently. While riding his mus tang he suddenly came upon a runaway team. The vaquero rode close to the animals and, bending over until he al most touched the ground, caught the reins, which wore trailing. There was a sudden evolution of man and beast, and the brave mustang stopped as though shot. Its hind legs were doubled under its body, its forelegs were extended and Jose sat erect with the reins of the team wound tightly around the horns of his saddle. As the reins drew taut there was a prodigious jerk, a tearing of the ! pavement under the broncho's stubborn ! feet, a snapping of harness, and the big horses, checked in their impetuous rush, were thrown to the ground and cap tured.—Exchange. Catching; Up with Civilization. A young gentleman named H. E. Hag gard has arrived in Vinita, 1. T., direct from San Francisco on a fruitless mis sion. An Indian calling hinißelf Chief Felix Mayes, of the Cherokees, has been lecturing before the churches and the Y. M. C. A. of San Francisco and col lecting money for the purchase of Bi bles for this country. He has likewise been profuse in his offers and promises, and in this way caught Haggard, who came to take charge of four large stores which the man represented that he owned at Vinita, Tahlequah, Muscogee and Atoka, this territory. No such man is known here and he certainly was never chief.—lndian Territory Cor. St. ! Louis Globe-Democrat. Moving a House Across tho Ocean. ! The old house at Fenny Drayton, Eng land, the birthplace of George Fox, the founder of the Society of Friends, is to be taken down piece by piece. The parts are to be carefully numbered and packed for shipping to this country, where it will be re-erected. The site has not yet | been decided.—Chicago Herald. A father and seven of his children j were seized with diphtheria recently in , its most virulent form near Landers dale, Ind. Two of the children are dead and the others are not expected to sur vive. The first consignment of camel skins ! for commercial purposes ever brought to this country arrived here recently aboard one of the French steamers. Old newspapers for sale. IV euburg-er's P. 0. S. tf L Hit STORK, Corner Centre and. Front Streets. RUSHING THINGS! Prices Lower Than Ever. Consult Your Own Interest. w Make Your Money Go as Far as Possible. ■ Dry Goods and Ready-Made Clothing For Men, Boys and Children. Boys' suits reduced to SI.OO each. Men's suits go for $3.00 each. Men's shifting pants, only 75 cents. Lace curtains, 75 cents per pair, i Six pairs of men's seamless hose, 30 cents. I Turkey-red table linen, 25 cents per yard. ■ P. D. corsets, from 50-cents upward. Twenty yards of heavy unbleached yard-wide muslin, ft 1.00. | Best Lancaster ginghams, 7 cents per yard. Ladies' chemise, 25 cents each. j White dress goods, from 0 cents per yard upwards. GREAT BARGAINS In All Departments* Thanking all our patrons for past favors we will make it to your interest and appreciate your call in the fu ture at our new and commodious emporium. P. O. S. of A. Building Store. JOS. NEUBURBER, CENTRE AND FRONT STREETS, , - FREELAND. JM BUY THE BABY R A COACH. < mm f prettiest line of baby coaches them at prices so low that I some trimmings, a?l colors. ' Geo. Chestnut, 91 Centre Street, Freeland. Wt At® Itiifnnliiij. FOR 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 Goods. 4 B\RKBEGK'S, CENTRE STREET, FREELAND PA.,
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