FREELAND TRIBUNE. VOL. V. No. 75. THE OLD AND THE NEW. FREELAND'S COUNCIL ADJOURNED, THEN REORGANIZED. Right of Way Granted to the Union Company ly a Vote of Five to One. Some Change* in Borough Officers. Police .Appointments of the IturgesH. The members of the borough council met in regular session Monday evening, with Messrs. Dooris, Rutter, Williamson, Fritzinger, DePierro and Smith present. The minutes of the last regular and three special meetings were read and approved. The following hills were read and ordered paid : Win. Johnson, coal $7 00 J. I), llaycs, salary, etc M fiO T. A. Buckley, salary, books, etc 84 00 Tlios. Birkbeck, water can .05 Fcnnii. (1. G. Light Co 40 03 Daniel llaubcr. Janitor's salary 12 25 Daniel Dauber, feeding prisoners 2 25 A hill for $30.00 presented by John Krouse, of Hazleton, for work done on property of Mrs. M. L. Lubrecht was referred to the borough solicitor. The ordinance prepared by the council and submitted to the two street railway companies was taken up, and on motion of James Williamson that the right of way he given through the borough to the Union Street Railway Company of Luzerne County, Pa. The vote on first reading resulted in favor of the Union Company by sto 1. Atlirmative—Messrs. Dooris, Williamson Fritzinger, DePierro and Smith. Negative—Mr. Rutter. Matthew Long took the lloor apd spoke in favor of delay. He was follow ed by Attorney Troutman, of Hazleton, ami several citizens of the borough, who thought it would be better to delay the grant until after the court passes upon the injunction restraining the Hazleton and North Side Company from working on the roads of Foster township. On motion of Henry Smith, seconded by Frank DePierro, the rules were sus pended and the ordiance read a second time. It passed by a vote of five to one, the members voting the same as on first reading. Mr. Long again took the floor and re quested a postponment. He was followed by I). J. McCarthy and H. E. Sweeney in favor of final action. On motion of Henry Smith, seconded by Owen Fritzinger, the rules were sus pended and the ordinance read a third time. The vote stood 5 to 1, the mem bers voting the same as on first and second readings. On motion of James Williamson, seconded by Owen Fritzinger, the or dinance will be advertised in the TRI BUNE and Progress. I). J. McCarthy was exonerated from a dog tax of SI.OO. Burge ß9 Gallagher presented the fol lowing report for February: Amount collected from fines, etc, $12.50; fees, $3.75; due treasurer, $.75. The follow ing bills were presented for police service and ordered paid: Patrick McLaughlin; $7.25; James M. Gallagher, $5.00. The treasurer reported as follows: Balance at last report $ 58 88 From burgess, tines, etc 2 50 From Patrick Median, lor stones. 3 50 From burgess, fines, etc 17 25 For rent of council room for election purposes 5 00 From Collector Woodring 100 00 $lB7 13 Paid out on orders 215 27 Amount due treasurer 8 28 14 The street commissioner's report for February was read, showing an expen diture of $54.89. It was laid over for future consideration, as was also a re quest from him for $44.10 as extra pay claimed while working on the sewers. There being no further business before council it adjourned. Immediately after the adjournment of die old council the new council organ ized by the election of Dr. E. W. Rutter as president pro tefn. The certificates of election ami oaths of office of Burgess E. P. Gallagher and Councilmen Ber nard McLaughlin and Tbos. J. Moore were read. Messrs. McLaughlin and Moore took their seats and the council went into the election of permanent officers. James Williamson was elected presi dent; T. A. Buckley, secretary; Henry Smith, treasurer; Frank McGettrick, street com in issioner, and John I). Hayes, borough solicitor. Burgess Gallagher presented the fol lowing names as police officers for the ensuing year: Chief, Patrick McLaugh lin; specials, Owen Doudt, William Fritz inger, Patrick Welch, Jas. M.Gallagher, Daniel Gallagher and John B. Quigley. They were confirmed unanimously. The chairman named the following committees: Streets —Messrs. Rutter, DePierro and McLaughlin. Lockup— Messrs. Moore, Fritzinger and William son. A vote of thanks was tendered to the retiring councilmen, Messrs. Dooris and Smith and Treasurer B. F. Davis. Street Commissioner-elect McGettrick was sworn in, and his bond fixed at $509. . The bond of Treasurer Smith was fixed at SIO,OOO. The secretary was instruct 4. Ed to go with the street commissioner and take a list of all tools turned over to him by ex-Street Commissioner Boyle. Street Commissioner McGettrick is to see that all streets and alleys are cleared of snow. A special meeting will he held on Monday evening, March 13, at which all business left over will be taken up and acted upon. More Trouble at the "County Seat." The new county movement is more in danger from enemies within than with out just now.— Sentinel. It took the boomers a long time to find out that ilazlctonianß are not a unit in favor of the scheme. To hear Matt talk one would believe that even the mules in the gangway under Broad street wanted the new county. B. F. Davis sells the renowned Wash burne brand of flour. It excels every thing in the market. Try it. Try Fackler's home-made yeast if you want good bread. SQUEEZING THE POINTS. Insurance Companies I'ut Up the Rates. No Fire Protection the Cautte. A movement is on foot among the business men and property holders of the Points to establish an insurance system among themselves. The rerating given that portion of Freeland by the commit tee of insurance companies who visited this place some months ago placed the rate at 7 per cent., which is just about double the amount at which properties were rated previously. As the people of the Points could not prove to. the insurance men that they had fire protection it is supposed that the advance in rates is due to that fact. While it is not likely that the borough apparatus would be prevented from going there in case of fire, yet they have no guarantee that it would go, and as the Points people cannot show anything with which to tight fire they must now pay this lexorbitant rate or come into the borough, where properties are in sured at 4 per cent, of their value. The annexation movement is allowed to slumber because a few objections were filed in court, but so long as the property holders are satisfied to do nothing no one else should object, as they are the greatest sufferers, not only in insurance matters but in numerous other respects, all of which the TRIBUNE has repeatedly pointed out. The local insurance movement, men tioned at the beginning of this article, is a plan by which a committee of property holders of the Points will rate each building in the district at its actual value and make an assessment upon each owner. The money is then to be placed in bank, and if a fire takes place the committee or trustees either pay the value of the property or rebuild it. The projectors of the movement have re ceived a great deal of encouragement to go ahead and it may he put in operation. New Immigration Law. The Chandler immigration and con tract labor bill became a law on Friday night when the president attached his signature. The terms of the bill require steam ship companies to prepare and authenti cate at the port of departure, lists or manifestos of their emmigrant passen gers, containing full information con cerning them, and deliver the manifestos to immigrant inspectors on arrival, instead of transferring the passengers to the control of such inspectors wholly un documented. Doubtful questions concerning the right of an immigrant to admission shall be decided after special inquiry by four officials, but an appeal can he made from a decision to the secretary of the treasury. The bill increases by three the ex cluded classes of aliens as follows: Those over lti years of age that are illiterate; cripples, blind persons, or others physically imperfect (unless they can show satisfactorily that they will not become a public charge), and persons belonging to societies which favor o 1 justify the unlawful destruction of prop erty or life. Newn from (ho West* In a letter from John Brady, one of Freelanil's former residents, to the TRI BUNE this week, he asks to be remem bered to his many acquaintances here. Mr. Brady is now an inspector of street construction in Bt. Louis, Mo., and is well pleased with life as he has found it in the West. During the campaign last fall he took an active part in upholding the cause of Democracy in the stales of Illinois and Missouri, and the secret of the former's big majority for Cleveland has been revealed since Mr. Brady con fesses that he was one of the speakers there. He says he was greatly surprised to road of Freeland's enterprise in pre paring to connect the surrounding towns with an electric road, and sends his best wishes for the town's prosperity. Coal Was to Coin mission. The commission appointed by the legislature to hunt up the subject of "anthracite ccal wastes" is now com pleting its report. Eckley B. Coxe, the head of the commission, still wants some information from those who can give it as to the causes of waste under the fol lowing heads: Geological, mining, preparation, trans portation, burning, etc. Remedies for waste: Mining, preparation, improve ments in transportation, improvements in burning (furnaces, grates, etc.), com pressed fuel, pulverized tuel, use in lo comotives, and any other that may be suggested. Clark-Jexter Context. At a meeting of the Nanticoke Athletic Club held on Monday evening it was de cided to offer a purse of S7OO for tiie con test between John Clark, of Nanticoke, anil Louis Jester, of Wilkes-Barre, which is to come off at the rooms of the club on April 25. Of this amount SSOO is for the winner and S2OO for the loser. Ihe club is trying to secure Domniek McCaffrey to act as referee, and if he cannot attend the Police Gazette will se lect a man. Several other bouts for prizes will take place the same evening. Not In Hi, Line. Matt Long ought to know the Ilazle ton citizen who is giving tips to Mr. Halsey in his fight against the new county. — Sentinel. Matt won't lose any sleep looking for tip-givers. He would have no oppor tunity to make an oration while doing work of that kind. PLEASURE CALENDAR. March 10—"Under a Ban," comedv drama, at Freeland opera house. Ail mission 25 and 35 cents. March 17—Ball of St. Patrick's Benefi cial Society, at Freeland opera house. Admission, 50 cents. March 17—Ball of St. Mary's T. A. 11. Society, at Eckley. Admission, 50 cents. „ March 17—Fair by St. John's Slavonian church congregation, in church base ment, Hidge and Luzerne streets. FREELAND, LUZERNE COUNTY, PA., MARCH 9, 1893. ST. PATRICK'S DAY. The Outlook Favorable for a Large Demon.stration in Freeland. The preparations for the parade to be held here on March 17 are progressing in a very satisfactory manner. The committee in charge has received a number of favorable responses to the invitations sent out, and bad the ques tion of a general parade been agitated sooner several other societies could be brought here. As it is, a number made arrangements to hold local demonstra tions, but the parade promises, never theless, to be the finest Freeland has seen yet on any St. Patrick's Day. Special rates have been secured to Freeland from Hazleton and all points this side of the latter city, and in a few days the reduction will probably be ex tended to South Side towns. Round trip tickets will be sold at the rate of single fares. There seems to be a scarcity of music in the region at present. Many of the organizations that vwsh to parade have great trouble in securing bands or drum corps. The St. Patrick's cornet band will play at Beaver Meadow and Hazleton for the St. Aloysius T. A. B. Society of Beaver Meadow in the forenoon, and in the af ternoon for the St. Patrick's Beneficial Society in the general parade at Free land. The P. O. S. of A. band has been en gaged by Division 19, A. O. H., for the parade here, and the Slavonian and ( Polish bands will play for societies of their own nationality. The several drum corps about town are engaged, and others have been organized especially for the occasion. Eckley's societies, the St. Mary's Ca dets and Division 20, A. O. 11., will be accompanied by the Shamrock drum coaps of that town, and Division 10, A. O. 11., of Hazleton, will have St. Gabri el's cornet band. The order and route of parade will be published as soon as the grand marshal and his aids have it prepared. Ilixtory of Lu/erne County. The latest history of Luzerne county is a handsome hound book of 1509 pages, and contains the most complete and ac curate data of any book published under the same title. It bears the date of 1893, and an exanination of its contents proves it to be a reliable chronicler of historical and biographical facts from the time of the first settlement in 1702 up to the opening of the present year. Its editor, 11. C. Bradsby, deserves the thanks of every resident of the county for his laborious task in compiling and placing in a readable style such a large amount of valuable information. The different cities, boroughs and townships are treated in a very good manner, and no section of the county is given more prominence than it deserves. The portions of the book wherein Free land and its surrounding townships are written up can he said to be almost perfect, and it is doubtful if any future writer will be able to obtain any more information about our early history than is given by Mr. Bradsby. Fred S. Lewis, of Towanda, Pa., has been in town since Monday delivering the books to subscribers, and none of those who receieved them have anything but praise for the work. C. Y. M. Literary Institute. At a meeting of the C. Y. M. Literary Institute on Monday evening the follow ing officers were elected for the ensuing three months: President —Jas. A. Sweeney. Vice president—Patrick McGeehan. Recording secretary—John J. Mc- Menamin. Financial secretary—John. D. Ilerron. Treasurer—James A. O'Donnell. Directors—A. M. Nulty, George Mc- Gee, D. S. Buckley. Since the place of meeting has been changed to Passarella's hall, Freeland, the members have a better opportunity to attend, and the society never was in a better condition. Interesting program mes are carried out at the meetings every Monday evening, and the subjects of debate are of a kind that can bespoken upon by all the members. Persons wishing to join should call at the ball any meeting night or send their names to the society by any member. Itetliel Baptist Cliurnh Service**. Nine members were received into the Bethel Baptist church on Sunday even ing, four of whom were by baptism. This makes twelve for the month—seven by baptism, two by letters and three by experience. Elder Grow, of Carbon dale, has preached for four weeks real practical gospel truths. The elder has made many friends and will be greatlv missed by the church and his friends, who had learned to love him. At the close of the Sunday evening service, many testified to the good they received under the elder's preaching, and the church showed its love by ex tending a hearty vote of thanks for his fidelity and earnest labor put forth while here. Rev. Mr. Manna, of Hazleton, will preach on Sunday morning at 11 o'clock. Come and hear the boy preacher. Rev. C. A. Spaulding, Pastor. Borough School Report. The sixtli month of the borough school shows: Knrullinunt 244 Average attendance 178 Per cent, attendance 78 The following pupils were regular in attend ance during the month: Jaines Lindsay, Win. Ashman, Michael Q. Boezkowski, Francis Mooney, Agnes Beehtlolf, Acquilla Johnson, Mary A. Powell, Annie Shanno, Henrietta Troell, Jennie Van Horn, Kate Winter, Michael Zemany, Harry Van Horn, Ralph Seiplo, Walter Davis, Minnie Deppe, Aggio Gallagher, Katie Gettlnger, John Slusser, Frauk McLaughlin, Frank Van Horn, George Zemany, Ada Kocher, John Boczkow ski and Andrew King. H. L. Edmunds, 1 Susie Gallagher, I Tlltll Tillies Lindsay, ( lcac,le ' 8 - Lulu Schmidt, J COMMITTED SUICIDE. A Former Resident of Freeland Shoots Himself in Chicago. AVilliam C. Savidge, who held a posi tion for several years under Coxe Bros. A Co. in the general office at Drifton and resided in the Coxe addition at this place, committed suicide in the Grand Pacific hotel, Chicago, early Monday morning. Savidge was about 32 years of age and left Freeland rather sudden ly about a year or so ago. For some time nothing was heard of him, but he turned up later at Sayre, Pa., where he employed until recently as secretary to James Cunningham, fomerly of Drifton, who is road master of the Buffalodivision of the Philadelphia and Reading Rail road. After leaving the employ of Mr. Cun ningham he went to Chicago, arriving there on Saturday morning. He en gaged room 236 at the Grand Pacific ho tel and on Saturday and Sunday appear ed to be in a very melancholy mood. He said lie had obtained a position with the American District Telegraph Com pany, hut when the hotel clerk went to the room on Monday morning he found Savidge dead with a bullet hole a short distance above his heart. It is believed he was temporarily insane when he committed the act. His wife, who resided with him at Sayre, w-as notified, as was also his father, William Savidge, ex-postmaster at Pottstown, Pa. The remains will be interred at the latter place. Mrs. Savidge was before her marriage Miss Lena Cunningham, a daugiiter of John Cunningham, of Drifton, and was a lady who held the esteem of ail with whom she was acquainted. She has nu merous friends in this vicinity and they sympathize with her deeply in her affliction. Danger from the Rain. The heavy rain which set in last night will have a serious effect upon the col lieries of this region, and should the downpour continue for a few days there is scarcely a slope in the district that can be kept clear enough of water to work. The spring-like weather of yesterday commenced melting the snow on the hills, where it is from four to eight feet deep, ami the rapid thaw is expected by miners to cause a lot of trouble. In the vicinity of Wilkes-Barre the people are in danger of what promises to he one of the most extensive freshets in the Susquehanna river since the memor able high water of 1805. When the ice went out of the river near the New York state line some weeks ago it was all lodged about the Plymouth Rocks, extending to a short distance above Wilkes-Barre, the ice in the Nanticoke pool remaining intact. The protracted cold weather which followed the first break up closed the stream again, and it is now frozen up solid to the head waters. Throughout the course of the water shed of the Susquehanna there is now an immense body of snow. The region that is tributary to the river through the Chemung Valley is also heavily covered, and unless a gradual melting away en sues there will be an enormous quantity of water to pass down the channel through that section. The gorge now formed between the Plymouth Rocks and Toby's Island at the bend near the county seat is a strong one, and how that part can escape a great flood one cannot see, unless the whole mass gradually melts away, which is not likely if the rain of today continues. Night School to Open. An introductory address will be made on Saturday evening, March 11, at 8 p. m., in Passarella's hall, Freeland. Any person from the surrounding towns who is interested in the Miners' and Me chanics' Institute (evening classes and reading room) is cordially invited to be present. The school will be of special advan tage to miners, mechanics, apprentices, locomotive and stationary engineers and firemen, and to anyone employed about machinery. School will open on Monday evening, March 13, at 7 p. m. A Great Treat. They say variety is the spice of life. If this is so, there is plenty of spice in that great scenic production, "Under a Ban." Plenty of good comic songs, dances, etc. There will be songs by Miss Maria Timney, Wm. Miller, Ed. Faas and Silas Woodring in their latest idea, "The Broadway Swells," also the new comers, Carl and Jenkins. Then that scenery! Why it's alone worth the price of admission. All new to the human eye. Secure seats early at Faas' store. * What He HUH to Unload. Matt Long, of Hazleton, is kept busy writing letters to the local papers of that city advertising the new county project, Matt must have a big slice of non-pro ductive property to unload.— Newsdealer. An unlimited supply of gas, nothing more. Boh Fitzsimmons, who was horn in England, and Jim Hall, who first saw light in Australia, fought last night at New Orleans. The former yesterday took out his naturalization papers, so that he could fight under the stars and stipes. Fitz weighed 167 pounds and Hall 1635. Although not a championship battle the coptest attracted national attention, owing to the large purse for which they fought. The betting before the fight was largely in favor of Hall, and like the majority of pugilistic encounters lately the heavy betters found them selves on the wrong side of the ring. Four rounds were fought in fourteen minutes. Fitz had the best of it all through, and Hall did not recover from the knockout blow for ten minutes. The scene at the end of the fourth round was j the wildest that has been witnessed at a ring side for many years. Bob caught up the American Hag and waved it over iiis head like an Indian, while the crowd cheered. The prize was $40,000, of which Fitzsimmons received $37,500 and Hall $2,500. BRIEF ITEMS OF NEWS. PARAGRAPHS GATHERED FROM ALL PARTS OF THE REGION. Little Ones of Interest About People You Know and Things You Wish to Hear About—What the Folkx of Thlx and Other Towns Are Doing. Christian Leyh, a prominent furniture dealer at Ashley, made an assignment on Tuesday. If you want fresh candies go to Fack ler's confectionery for them. "We make our own." A Jersey Central brakeman, Michael McFadden, of Mauch Chunk, was killed by falling under the cars of his train yesterday. The widow of Morris Schultz, who was killed by a Jersey Central train at a Wilkes-Barre crossing, haH received S7OOO from the company. The eight mine inspectors of the anthracite region were summoned to meet at Hirrisburg today by the chief of the bureau of statistics. Two D. S. & S. trains met on the Har leigh branch yesterday. Both engines were badly damaged and several coal cars were smashed. No one was hurt. Klmira, N. Y. has a new Sunday pa per, the Budget, which starts out with every sign of becoming successful. It has sixteen pages of good reading matter. "Would he a Lord," a play written by a West Hazleton lad named Charles Fey, will he produced at Freeland by an ama teur company from West Hazleton on April 15. Reserved seats for W. C. Miller's play, j "Under a Ban," can be secured at Faas' cigar store. They are selling rapidly and the first appearance of the piece will be witnessed by a large audience. Ed. Faas has been selected as manager of the Smith base ball club for the coming season. Challanges from any club in the region with members under 20 years of age should be addressed to him. The court has appointed Saturday next as the day for the Hazleton and North Side Company to file their answer to the injunction of the Union Company re garding the right of way in Foster town ship. All peasons whose licenses were grant ed through Attorney John D. Hayes, and who have not alreacy taken them out must do BO on or before Tuesday next. They can pay their money into the Citizens' Bank of Freeland. A syndicate entitled the Burkhard- Moser Corporation has been formed, it is said, to push the fight of the Moser heirs against the Lehigh Coal and Navi gation Company fur property in Schuyl kill county valued at $12,000,000. The singing and the sensational fea tures of the "Cannon-Ball Express" kept a large audience very much inter ested at the opera house on Tuesday evening. The play was liberally ap plauded from start to finish, and the company's acting gave satisfaction to all. The annual ball of St. Patrick's Bene ficial Society will he held here on the evening of the 17th inst. The balls held on that date daring the past have been very successful affairs, and as a large number of visitors will be in town that day the next is certain to be well patron ized. Manus Dngan, who became implicated in a quarrel anil seriously wounded a Hungarian named Joseph Maurer with a revolver at Sheppton on February 27, was captured at Bethlehem on Monday and taken to Pottsville jail to await the action of the grand jury of Schuylkill county. Peter Houston, of Ridge street, an employe of Timony's bottling works, was severely burned on the right arm and forehead on Monday. Ho acci dentally capsized a carboy of vitro], and the acid went through the sleeves of his shirt and into the flesh. Dr. Neale dressed the injuries, and the prompt medical aid relieved the pain. PERSONALITIES. John D. Hayes, Esq., is recovering from a severe attack of pleurisy, and will be about again in a few days. David Davis, of Lansford, has return ed to Freeland after several months ab sence at his home, where he was suf fering witli a felon on his hand. Poor Director A. S. Monroe and E. P. Eisner were among the Ilazleton visitors here on Tuesday. Miss A. Bonnie Farrow, of Snyder town, is the guest of Miss Marguerite Chilcote. William C. Berner has accepted a po sition as ticket boss at No. 5 breaker, Jeddo. Samuel Cumfer, breaker boss at No. 5 Jeddo, has resigned, and will probably remove his family from that place. He has been a resident of Jeddo for a num ber of years. Postmaster Fowler is in New York city this week on business. James J. Gillespie, of Freeland, wit nessed the Hall-Fitzsimiuons fight last night at New Orleans. IP OK KENT OH SALE.—A store and dwelling I. on Front street; dwelling contains eight rooms. For terms apply to Mrs. Evans, Front street. Ij"I)It SALE.—A horse, truck wngon and J' hnekhoard; nlso one heavy and one light set of harness. Apply to John J. Oullngher, Five Points, Freeland. NOTICE.— The auditors of Foster township will meet at the house of Francis Brennan, Five Points, on Monday, March ill, 1803, toaudlt the accounts of the various township ollieiuls for the year ending Match 4, 1803. Frank Dever, I , P. B. Perry, F Auditors. Great Closing Oiat Sale of Winter CGocd.s. Overcoats at Half IFrice. Men's Chinchilla Ulsters, $3.90: former price, SB.OO. Men's good strong pantaloons, 79 cts; former price, $1.50. A few men's suits left at 3.90; former price, $6.00. Good heavy merino shirts and drawers, 31 cents each; former price, 50 cents. Red flannel shirts and drawers, 79 cents each; former price, SI.OO. Fine camel hair shirts, 69 cents; former price, SI.OO. All-wool overshirts, 49 cts; for mer price, 75 cents. Canton flannel shirts and draw ers, 24 cents; former price, 50 cents. Boys' woolen mits, 21 cents per pair; former price 35 cents. Same ISed-iactioao. on all NX7"in.ter Goods. PUrre Tailoring Oar Specialty. Suits to order, $13.00 up. Pants to order, $4.00 up. Jacobs & Barasch, 37 Centre Street, Freeland. GREAT BARGAINS IN Dry Goods, Groceries, Provisions, Notions, ling Carpet, Boots and Shoes, Flour and Feed, I Wood and Tin and Quecnsmire, I WiUowtoare, Tobacco, Table and Floor Cigars, Oil Cloth, Etc., Etc. A celebrated bruiul of XX Hour always in stock. Fresh Roll Blotter and Fresh Eggs a Sped alt tj. My motto is small profits and quick sales. T always have fresh {foods and am turning my stock every month. Therefore every article is guaranteed. AMANDUS OSWALD, Northwest Corner "EVnAlnrwl Centre and Front Streets, * "cl