FREELAND TRIBUNE. VOL. VI. No. G<>. FROM SUBURBAN POINTS. LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE OF NEIGHBORING TOWNS. Our Jedilo Correspondent Makes Some Pointed PematkH I'pon PolUicA in tlie Towndhip—'Trouble Brewing for Some body—A Few Items from I>r ; fton. Special and regular correspondence from the surrounding tewns is solicited by the TRIBUNE. Communications or items intended for publication must be accompanied by the name of the writer. JEDDO NEWS. The active bustle in politics which pre vailed at this place daring last week has settled down to a solid determination 011 the part of our Democratic brethren to "do unto others as they have been done by." Judging from the talk of many of the people of this district, it seems, they are about tired of being turned down and have concluded to stand it no longer. After every convention there is a rush of candidates, or their friends, to this place to smooth matters over and make promises for the next year. This year is no exception. On Thursday evening, it is said, two of the township magnates from Drifton came here on the usual mission, but instead of doing good only added insult to injury. They bad the effroutry to dictate to this class of voters their candidate for supervisor next year and only two days previous looked upon the delegates from this place, who were at the convention, as something beneatli their lofty statesmanship. It is not necessary to establish a protectorate for this district, as many of the people here are voters, and if the Democratic candi dates in the township wish to be suc cessful they had better assign these two statesmen to some district where "sops" have not been used before. The young ladies who were having such fun annoying the men coming home from the depot the other evening should remember in weather like this when the air is filled with frost and germs of the j grip that the mouth should be kept ! closed tightly. Much of their talk is heard by parties for whom it is not in tended. Be careful girls. Hugh McMonigai, who had his leg crushed by cars at No. 5 a short time ago, will not be around again for several weeks. The injury is more serious than supposed at first, though the wound is healing. Peter Brislin is laid up on account of sickness. The company received two new locies on Thursday which will be used for hauling clay at the No. 2 stripping. Miss Furey, teacher in the intermedi ate school, has taken charge of the night school for rcmaiuder of the term. Mr. Markle has an artist and decora tor employed in beautifying the interior of his new mansion. The old No. 1 locie will be sent to llazleton shops for repairs this week and that part of Oakdalo mines in which it hauls coal will be idle until its return. It will be away about three weeks. The dogs of this place, it seems, are not getting enough to eat at their res pective homes. To make up for this decrease in rations they are pitching into the goats. In the last ten days they have killed no less than five ami the owners of the dogs should see that tliey are given enough to eat or destroyed. A goat may.not be a very valuable animal in some people's estimation, but to those who feed ami shelter them, and perhaps cannot buy milk, tliey are of no small value in times like these. So feed your dogs neighbors. SEI.AU.CH. DRIFTON ITEMS. During several days of lost week a gentleman named Lavin, of Wilkes- Barre, has been in this place introducing a new patent coal drilling machine. The men who have tried it here say it is a wonder and the best that has been brought to their notife. Tim Gallagher, who was here on account of the serious sickness of his brother, lias returned to New York city again. On Saturday the engineers on the D. S. & S. stood examination in the various qualifications that are called for by the rules of the road. John McDermott, of Newark, N. J., is on a visit to his parents. On Friday afternoon a runaway car killed two valuable mules in No. 2 slope. A Hungarian pushed it over the head of a run by mistake. Several men working along the gangway had a narrow escape. •Sliut at llazleton, Alex. Marctiinkofsi, a fifteen-year-old boy, shot Nathan Grover in the shoulder on Broad street, llazleton, yesterday afternoon. No cause is assigned for the lad's act. He was taken to Wilkes- JJarre jail this morning. Tell Reporters the Truth. The first arrest made in'this county under the new libel law, approved June last, took place at Wilkes-Barre on Fri day. A week ago yesterday the Elmira Telegram, contained an item in which it was set forth that at the anniversary ex ercises of the Y. M. C. A. society of the Derr Memorial church a resolution was drawn up advocating stringent Prohibi tion measurers, and intimating that the same was handed to Henry C. Reichard to read, which he did hesitatingly. It is said that when Mr. Reichard saw the article he was highly incensed, as he was not present at the meeting. He sought the Telegram correspont, Willii-rn Leslie, who told him that the item was based on information given by George Firstenfeld, who supplied an affidavit to that effect. Mr. Reichard subsequently had a warrant issued for the arrest of Eirstenfeld under the new law. A few convictions will make people more care ful in giving untruthful information to reporters. Mine Officials Censured. The coroner's investigation into the Oak Ilill colliery disaster in which three miners 1 Gilea Blount and two Hunga rians lost their lives, closed on Saturday. These men were working in the Prim rose gangway of that colliery which is located a few miles west of Pottsville, December 21, when a body of water broke through from an old abandoned mine and drowned them. William Schwenk, one of lite opera tors of the colliery, and the superinten dent and mine bosses admitted that they bad violated the mine laws, but each shifted the blame of the accident upon the other. The coroner's jury rendered a verdict censuring the officials, and the district attorney will take action. Liquor Cane* Tried. John Rugan, charged by Coal and Policeman Seiwell with selling liquor on Sunday, was on trial before Judge Lynch last week. The testimony of a couple of witnesses was very clearly against Ru- j gan, but it appears, says the Newsdealer, \ t hut there was a little suspicious work on the prosecutor's part. He failed to remember several tilings when cross examined, and his lapse of memory was most peculiar. After all the testimony I was heard t ho case was dismissed and J the costs put 011 the prosecutor. The case of Rudolph and Mary Lnd wig, 011 the same charge and by same prosecutor, resulted in an order of the court to forfeit the defendants' bail. Sc ran ton Councilmen In Trouble. The Scranton 'limes accuses nine coun cilmen of that city of being bribed'by the railway, telegraph, telephone and street railway companies to oppose an ordinance fixing a tax of 50 cents on each pole erected by the organizations with in the city limits. The council, while in regular session, took the ordi nance providing for the paying of this tax from the committee, and by a vote of 9to 8 defeated it. The Timet printed the names of the nine councilmen in large black type and dubbed them rascals. Vll riii Specialty Company. Tiie Yucca Specialty Company gave poor satisfaction at tiie opera house on Saturday evening. Yucca, however, j performed several feats in lifting and showed herself to be a strong woman. Cal McCarthy, exehampion light weight, and James Welsh, of the Tigers Athletic Club, gave a sparring exhibition in which Welsh scored the most points. liull This Evening. The eighth annual ball of DePierro's orchestra will be held at the opera house this evening, nnd as this will be the last ball for some time it will be largely at tended. The members of the orchestra will be assisted in the management of the ball by a number of young men of town, and an enjoyable evening can be had by all who attend. PERSONALITIES. J. F. O'Neill, Esq., of Wilkes-Barre, is spending a few days here with rela tives. Miss Mame Cadden, of Scranton, is visiting Miss Mary Ward on Washington street. Miss Sophia Boyle, of the Points is spending a week with Honey Brook friends. Miss Mary Shovlin, of the Points, is visiting at New York city. PLEASURE CALENDAR. February 5.—8a1l of DePierro's or chestra, at Freeland opera house. Admission, 50 cents. February 19 to March 3.—Fair of May berry band, at Freeland opera house. March 10. —Annual ball of St. Patrick's Beneficial Society, at Freeland opera house. Admission, 50 cento. Advertise in the TRIBUNE. FREELAND, PA., MONDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1894. BOROUGH DEMOCRATS. An Interesting Nominating Convention Held on Tliurrtduy livening. The Democrats of the borough turned out in force on Thursday evening at tiie Cottage hall to nominate a ticket for election day. D. J. Boyle was chosen chairman, and John D. Herron and J. J. Welsh secretaries: For burgess two names were proposed, Patrick McLaughlin, Jr., and Owen Dotldt. The vote was: McLaughlin 97 Doudt 50 McLaughlin was declared the nomi nee, and Chas. Dusheck and Dr. E. W. ltutter were nominated by acclamation for councilmen. For school directors James 1!. Ferry, George C. Schaub, M. J. Moran and Hugh Boyle were named. The vote resulted: Ferry 100 Schaub 65 Boyle 53 Moran 17 Mr. Boyle then withdrew, and Ferry and Schaub were declared nominated. For tax collector the candidates were Hugh Malloy, A. A. Bachman and Jos eph Davis. The vote was: Malloy 02 Bachman 47 Davis 20 Messrs. Bachman and Davis withdrew, and Malloy was then the nominee. The following candidates were chosen by acclamation: For high constable, William Meehan; judge of election, James McKinley; auditor, 11. G. Deppe; inspector of election, M. 10. Fritzinger. During the evening D. J. McCarthy addressed the meeting on behalf of the candidates for congressman-at-large, poor director and poor auditor, and the voters gave the candidates, the Wilson tariff bill and the income tax amend ment a unanimous endorsement. TIo Men Demanded Work. From the; Standard. The dullness of the coal trade and hard times was forcibly illustrated 011 Thursday afternoon, when a large num ber of Italians took possession of the breaker at Crystal Ridge, near llazleton, and demanded work. They marched to the breaker and took possession, the leader directing them to the positions they were to take. Every one obeyed and in less than fifteen they had been assigned to places and ready to start work. By this time the man in charge and several other employes had arrived. The intruders were asked what they desired to which they replied that they wanted work and meant to have it, claiming that they had no money nor anything to eat. They were informed that there was no work for them and were asked to leave, but all arguments were in vain. They refused to vacate and demanded they be put to work. Seeing that there was no alternative, those in charge despatched a messenger for Coal and Iron Policemen Cook and Jones, but when they arrived the hun gry men were indisposed to move, but the persuasive powers of the officers finally took effect and they left. Convicted in Italy. Secretary of State Gresham has receiv ed official notice from the Italian govern ment that Vineenzo Villello has been sentenced to imprisonment for sixteen years and Guiseppe Bevivino for twenty years in that country. These men were j the accomplices of "Red-Nosed Mike" ltozello, who was hanged at Wilkes- Barre for the murder of Paymaster McClure and Bernard Flanagan. They escaped to Italy, but were captured and tried there crime with the above result. BUSINESS BRIEFS. Use Pillsbury's Best XXXX Flour. Parties supplied with ice cream, cakes, etc., by Laubach at reasonable rates. Fackler has the finest and largest as- j cortment of fine candies and ornamented | cakes, for all occasions. "Orange Blossom" is a painless cure ' for all diseases peculiar to women. Sold fresh by W. W. G rover. Wall paper will be hung at 20c. per double roll from now until March 1. Also all paper reduced from 2 to 10c. per roll at A. A. Bachman's. How's This ! Wo offer One Hundred Dollars Re- 1 waril for any case of Catarrh that can- ! not be cured by Hail's Catarrh Cure. I'. J. CHENEY & CO., Props., Toledo, Ohio. \\o the undc rsigned have know n F. J. Cheney for the last fifteen years, anil believe him perfectly honorable in all : business transactions and financially able to carry out any obligation made by their firm. WEST & TUPAx, Wholesale Druggists, \V ALiiixo, KINXAN & MARVIN, Whole sale Druggists, Toledo, O. Hall's ( uPirrli Curo is taken inter na. ly, acting directly on the blood nnd mucous surfaces ..f the system. Price, 75c, per bottle, bold by all druggists. Testimonials fiee. Poisoned 11 Family. John Dike, of Sugar Notch, was ar rested on Friday chargedMvith attempt ing to poison the family of Michael Mul laskey, with whom he boarded. Shortly after supper, Mullaskey, his wife and their two childern were taken violently ill. A neighbor who happened to call found them helpless. She at once sum moned a physician, who found the un fortunate people suffering with all the symptoms of poisoning. After hard work with the stomach pump lie suc ceeded in relieving Mullaskey, his wife and the oldest child, and at midnight they were out of danger. The life of the youngest child is in doubt. The au thorities searched the house and found that a large quantity of "Rough on Rats" had been placed in a barrel of sauer kraut, and also in tiie coffee. When Mullaskey had recovered suffi ciently to speak lie said he suspected Dike of trying to kill him and his family. Dike, lie said, had been boarding with them but a short time and had fallen in love with Mrs. Mullaskey. She had dis couraged his attentions until they be came so marked that she was compelled to speak to iter husband about him. Mullaskey gave Dike warning on Wed nesday morning that unless he behaved himself lie would have to leave the house. Dike apparently was very much affected and begged Mullaskey to forgive him for iiis indiscretion. Dike was arrested at 0 o'clock Friday morning and confessed that lie bad at tempted to poison the family, lie was taken to the borough lockup, and there tried to cut the main artery of his leg with a piece of glass. His wound was bandaged, and he was taken to a hospital in Wilkes-Barre. He had severed sev eral small arteries and had nearly reach ed the larger one. No Extra State License Required. The habeas corpus hearing in the case of the Berks county treasurer against \Y illiatn Cakler, manager of a company of actors, for 1101 paying SSO state license, took place before Judge Encllich on Sat-1 unlay. After hearing some testimony showing that John Mishler paitl a state license for the theatre in which they played, and that the plays are produced 1 under his contract, Judge Endllch ren dered a decision discharging ('alder. | In his decision Judge Endlich said when a theatre is under the control of a j person who pays certain performers for their services the exhibition is his and not that of the troupe. Requiring the payment of a state license for each per formance would bean imposition amount ing to a practical prohibition of enter tainments, and would keep the revenue from the state that the act requires. A Heavy Sentence. Judge Rice on Friday morning sen tenced Vicenzo Sisto, the Italian who murdered a countryman at liazleton in a quarrel over a bottle of beer, to sixteen years and six months of solitary confine ment in the eastern penitentiary. Sisto is fortunate in having escaped hanging and he can thank the attorneys who so ably defended him. The murderer is one af a class of men in this region who never leave their homes without a knife somewhere about their person. Sisto carried his in the inside pocket of his coat where it was handy. During the quarrel which re sulted in murder he drew it like a flash and knifed his countryman several times in the abdomen. The murder was illus trated by the Italian witnesses in a tragic manner during the trial. A Newspaper Syndicate. , Papers in a limited partnership asso ciation were filed on Friday in the re corder's office at Wilkes-Barre. The syndicate is for the purpose of publish ing a Herman Republican newspaper. The partners are as follows, the whole amount of money subscribed being $1,700: Hon. Chas. A. Miner, Hon. 11. [ W. Palmer, lion. M. B. Williams, Al | fred Darte, Abednego Ileese, Daniel A. J Fell, Hon. F. M. Nichols, E. 11. Chase, j W. T. Reed, E. D. Nichols, Isaac I*. : Hand, Paul A. Drippe. The name of the association is the Luzerne County Express Publishing Company, limited. Grand Army Perpetuity. The Grand Army Post at Bucyrus, S Ohio, will ask the next national encamp ! ment of the Grand Army to change the ! order's constitution so as to admit Sons of Veterans as members. The purpose of I the move is to preserve the history and records of the Grand Army and to en courage fidelity to the principles for \ which the veterans fought. Utilizing Coal Dust. From ttic White Haven Journal. It is reported thatLudwig Brandmeier is building a mill at Pond Creek to make j foundry facings, something like the one j of Emerick & Co. at Tannery. Mr. j Brandmeier purposes to use the coal and j dirt in the culm bank at his place as the i source of his supply of raw materials. I BRIEF ITEMS OF NEWS. LOCAL JOTTINGS GATHERED FROM VARIOUS SOURCES. Little Ones of Interest About People You Know unit Things You Wish to Hear About—What the Folks of Tills Vleinity Are Doing. The state league wants to locate a base ball club in Hazleton next season. Several young men of town are agi tating the formation of a dancing school. Grand Army Day in this Eastern Pennsylvania district will be held this year in Milton. Don't fail to attend the eighth annual ball of DePirro's orchestra at the opera house this evening. The Lehigh Valley Railroad has chang ed the name Harvey's Lake to Shaw anese on its time tables. George Smith, James J. Malloy and Ziba Fairchild, of Foster township, have been drawn for jury duty on April 12. The Kansas giant who was exhibited here a few montliß ago is carrying a saloon sign on his back through Wilkes- Barre streets. The court on Saturday appointed Joel Stevens as judge and John Murphy as inspector of the new election district at Hazle Brook. Dr. Doyle, the able physician anil brilliant wit and literateur, of Wilkes- Barre, is rapidly sinking and death is hourly expected. The Young Men's T. A. B. Society is considering the question of erecting a large building to include an opera house, meeting halls, etc. Abe Stroh has applied for a patent on a conical volute fire blower. He has been experimenting with it for some time. It is noiseless. Prophet Hicks promises a good deal of cold weather in February, particularly toward the end of the month when severe winter weather will preyail. Mrs. Anthony Brennan, of Main street, war taken very ill suddenly on Thurs day evening while returning from Drif ton. She was conveyed to her home on j Main street, and is now improving, j Wednesday next is Ash Wednesday, ] and this brings Easter Sunday just exactly three months from Christinas | Day, March 25. This is earlier than the j I festiyu! has occurred in many years. Among the patents granted last week' were the following to Luzerne county inventors: G. W. Cross, Pittston, screen; L. Roll. Wilkes-liarre, car-wheel, and J. T. Snyder, Luzerne, cutting-bit for drill-1 ing machines. Friday was groundhog day, and as it j was beautiful and charming weather, j no doubt his "hogship," saw his shadow j and returned to his hole, which the superstitious say portents bad weather for six weeks. '1 he rate of wages to be paid miners and mine employes for the last half of January and the first half of February in the Schuylkill region will be 4 per j cent, above the 12.50 basis. Last month the rate of wages was II per cent, above. Among the common pleas jurors, drawn to serve March 5 are the follow-1 ing: T. A. Buckley, Freeland; William ' Wyatt, Foster; Frank Walk, Jeddo, and ! William Kemp, Butler. For March 12: I George Wagner, William Kayler, Foster, j and William Daubert, Butler. James O'Donnell, his wife and three children arrived at Hazleton Friday night on their way to Wilkes-llarre, where they resided some years ago. They bad walked the entire distance from Tennessee without securing work, and resumed their journey on Saturday. DEATHS. Wakp. —At Freeland, January 31, Mrs. \ Owen Ward, aged 75 years. Interred j at St. Ann's cemetery on Saturday. I 11ST. -A ladles'coat and liut on Saturday JJ evening, Jamiury CO, ut the opera house, hinder w II please return them to John Shiga, Five Points. Keiper's Steam Marble Works. COB. LAUREL and MINK STREETS. Monuments, Headstones. Belling at cost for next thirty days. Iron and Galvanized Kencea, Sawed lluildiug Stones, Window I ups, iluur nil In. Mantels, Grates, Coping, Cemetery Supplies. Pllll.il> KEIPBB, I'llol'., Hazleton. COTTAGE HOTEL. Wa I 'listen ill .1 M 111 ueets. lIAAS, fr-p. V,. a,. ...ni .'alien tor permanent and T F. O'NEILL, J . ATTORNEY-AT-LAW. I 100 PUBLIC SQUARE, WILKES-BAHKE. j DO! fi() PRICKS ON — ] Overcoats, Men's Suits, 5 Boys' Suits, Children's Suits, Gents' Furnishing i ! Goods. t We are sacrificing our Winter , Goods 50 per cent, below cost. WHY? We don't want to car ry over a single garment. We need room for our Spring and Summer Goods. Come to Us Now for Bargains. Fine Tailoring Our Specialty. HEW YORK CLOTHIERS. 1 JACOBS 4 BARASCH. 37 CENTRE STREET, Freeland, Pa. FACTORY, - - FREELAND. GREAT BARGAINS IN Dry Goods, Groceries, Provisions, Notions, Rag Carpet, Boots and Shoes, Flour and Feed, Wood and Tin and Queens ware, Willow ware, Tobacco, 1 Table and Fluor Cigars, j Oil Cloth, Etc., Etc. A celebrated brand of XX Hour always iu stock. Fresh Roll Batter and ; j Fresh Eggs a Specialty. j My motto is small profits and quick sales. 1 i always have l'resh goods and am turning my I stock every month. Therefore every article is I guaranteed. AMANDUS OSWALD, : Northwest Corner HW>lnn,l Centre and Front Streets, riCCI.iUtl. I DePIERRO - BROS. = CAFE.= CORNER OF CENTRE AND FRONT STREETS, Freeland, Pa. Finest JI hi skies in Stock. Gibson, Dougherty, Kuufer Club, Hoecnbluth's Velvet, of which we have Exclusive Sale in Town. Mumm's Extra Dry Cham imtrnc, llcnncssy Hraudy, blackberry, Gins, Wines, Clarets, Cordials, Etc. Imported and Domestic Cigars. OYSTERS IN EVERY STYLE. Ham and Schweitzer Cheese Sandwiches, Sardines, Etc. MEALS - AT - ALL - HOURS. Dallontine and Ha/.lcton beer on tap. Baths, Hot or Cold, 25 Cents. Hard Tims Prices I I will sell you holiday Koods this year at very low prices. My stock is complete In Watches, Clocks, Rings, Silverware and Musical Instruments of ull kinds. FREE ENGRAVING ON ALL GOODS PURCHASED OF ME. PHILIP GERITZ, Corner Front anil Centre Streetr. | BEAD THE TRIBUNE— —ONLY *1.60 PER YEAR. #1.50 PER YEAR. I JOHN D. HAYES, . , ) Attorru y-at-Lnw nnd Notary Public. | Legal business of uii kinds promptly attended I Room 3, 2-1 Floor, lllrkbeck Brick. M. IIAIJ ™' Manufacturer of Carriages. Buggies, Wagons, &c. Cor. Vt alnut ami Pine Streets, Freelanc! £*HAS. ORION BTROH, ■ Attorney and Counselor at Law, AND J-;t!cc cf the Peace. >fTlco Itor-Ti.. \n. 3! Con Iro Street, Freeland, JOIIN M. CARit, Attorney-at-LawTT"-^. 13 3. Franklin street, Wilkes-Rarre, Fa. "j 7 ' 'I Pd: nine** Promptly Attended To K Alex. Shollack, Bottler BEER, - PORTER, - WINE, nnd nil kinds of I I Q U O Ii S. Cor. Washington nnd Walnut streets, Freefnnd. WASHEURN & TURNBACH, Builders of Light and Heavy Wagons. R£PA!SiN3 OF fVIRY DESCRIPTION. FRONT BTHEI3T. NBAIt I'TNK. FTtFELAND. LIBOR WIHTER, IKTIIIIT Si OYSTER SIM. No. 13 Front Street, Froelund. The finest liquor and cigars on sale. Fresh beer ulways ou tap. WM. W EHRMANN, German - Watchmaker. Centre Street, Five Points, Freeland. WATCHES AND CLOCKS FOR BALK. Repairing of every description promptly at tended to and guaranteed. Gold and silver plating. CONDY 0. BOYLE, dealer In Liquors, Wine, Beer, Etc, The finest brands of domestic and imported whiskey on sale at his new •SB nnd IIHIHI.SI.HU- saloon. Fresh Roches- & tor and iiaiientine beer and Young ling's porter on tap. Centre - Street, - Five - Points. cl. Goeppert, proprietor of the Washington House, 11 Walnut Street, above Centre. The best of whiskies, wines, gin cigars, ctc Call in when in thut purt of the town. Fresh Beer and Porter on Tap. G. B. Payson, D. D. S., DbhtibT. I'ItKKLANI), PA. Located permanently in Blrkbeck's building, room 4, second Boor. Special attention paid to all brunches of dentistry. Painless Extraction. All work guaranteed. Office hours: 8 to 12 A. M.; 1 to 5 1\ M.; 7 to 0 I*. M. FRANCIS BRENNAN, Restaurant. 151 South Centre Street, Freeland. (Near the L. V. It. K. depot.) CHOICEST— LIQUOR, BEER, ALE, PORTER . BEST CIGARS AND —ON TAP. TEMPERANCE DRINK. GEORGE FISHER, dealer in 1 FRESII BEEF, PORK, VEAL, M UTTON, BOLOGNA, SMOKED MEATS, ETC., ETC. Call at No. fl Walnut street, Freeland, or wait for the delivery wagons. VERY LOWEST PRICES. M C.P.GERITZ. 3 sp-jj&p ■) PLUMBER. IE Machine repairing of I -jWWgfj ■' kinds. 11l N II ml JE : l-yy t N nm MAIN BTRET, UK LOW CENTHE.
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