FREELAND TRIBUNE. VOL. VI. No. 68. FROM SUBURBAN POINTS. LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE OF NEIGHBORING TOWNS. Jeihlo and Drifton Corre*pmluiit H Have <Juite u Letter Each Today—-Every Item of Importance Noted Down for the lteaderri of the "Tribune." Special and regular correspondence 'from the surrounding towns is solicited by the TRIBUNE. Communications or items intended for publication must be accompanied by the name of the writer. JEDDO NEWS. We have had quite a bit of comedy and drama produced free of charge at this place for some lima past. A Pole and his wife had a scuflle here the other day and as every hour was making the breach between them wider they took it to Freeland where they had it settled with the aid of a squire. To make sure that it would not happen again they decided to separate, and in order to celebrate the event the husband bought a keg of beer and brought it home witli j him. Not having a spigot he went out in search of one and while he was absent some of his young American friends rushed into the house, seized the keg and disappeared. When the Pole re turned and found the keg was missing he went around like a raving maniac and in the latter part of the night secur ed a revolver and scattered lead through the streets until morning. The wife, who claimed an interest in the house hold effects, came to town in the early j part of last week under the protection of j n policeman to remove the furniture and | then came tiie finale. All went well i and quietly until the wagon in which it | was loaded started, when the husband seized a frying pan and a stove-lifter and proceeded to drum the wife and her goods out of town. Two old fun-loving Turks of town also contributed to the scene. One seized a wash-boiler anil helped to swell the music, while the other encouraged botli by voice and gesture. Miss Mary Gillespie, an estimable young lady of this place, who has been making preparations for the past year :to enter the sisterhood, is home on account of poor health. Miss Maggie Burns is slowly recover ing from a severe attack of bronchitis. It is in order for several of our boys to j ■explain why they visit the borough so j often of late. There is no contest in politics at that place. Fritz lleeney, the Republican candi date for tax collector in liazle township, was a visitor here last week. Several of the base ball enthusiasts | nay they will have the best elub in the region organized at this place next season. A sleighing party will leave Japan for Kd Henry's as soon as the weather will permit. Miss Delia Heller, of Freeland, visited her sister, Mrs. Charles Bradley, here last week. Miss Mary Furey, of Oaedale, who re-' ■sided in Philadelphia for the last four { months, is home again. A car was pulled completely through I the top of the new breaker here on Fri- j day ami smashed itself to splinters on the earth below. A force of carpenters are at work repairing the damaged part of the breaker. It was thought when the now breaker began operations that the old No. 1 breaker would be abandoned, but it is now said that it will be repaired and used to run through the culm banks around it. John J. Boyle has accepted a position as pumpman at Kbervale. The company will soon begin the erec tion of a miners' supply store at the new breaker. Messrs. Ferry and Tolau, genial tea merchants of Hazleton, did business here on Saturday. The people who do the pistol-firing on the streets here will be considered wiser if it is stopped. It is a bad practice and "I did not mean to do it" will not serve to cure the injury some one will surely receive if it is kept up in the heedless manner it has been for the past week. Con McCole and Dennis G dlagher left on Saturday for Plains, where they attended the funeral yesterday of Ber nard Sharpe, formerly a resident here. Many of tho employes, who have been working at No. 5 while the new breaker was being built, were transfer red to Oakdale last week. A large number of our residents enjoy ed an old-fasbioned sleigh-ride to Haz leton and surrounding towns on Thurs day. The majority of the young men of town have taken a senihle view of the educational question and are attending night school. It is the only thing by which a young man can make a success of life; the alternative is the pick and shovel which makes life miserable. Some person has been writing up the news of this place and after signing our cognomen sends it to the Ilazleton papers. This is a very bad business and is not creditable to the party doing it. It seems they are too cowardly to use their own name or are ashmaed to take the responsibility of what they write, but whatever may be the object of this contemptible work we request them to stop it immediately or somebody. will have the pleasure of explaining what they mean by such forgery. We will not be deterred any by a disclosure of our identity, but we do not want credit for anything we do not write, and hope this notice will be sufficient. SKLAKCH. DRIFTON ITEMS. Many rumors have been put in circula tion here regarding the new locomotives and cars that have been ordered by the D. 8. & 8. Company. One is to the effect that hereafter fireman on this line will be selected from the employes at the roundhouse, instead of from the trainmen, as formerly. The Ilazleton Standard states that J. J. McNelis, of this place, will be a can didate for the legislator next fall. If such is the case Drifton may have two candidates, as one of our Hazle town ship young men is looking toward Harrisburg. The pupils of St. Ann's parochial schools tendered Miss Mary Ann Boyle, of Freeland, a farewell party last week. She will shortly leave for Ilazleton and her many schoolmates will miss her smiles. Several families of Auslrians have been ordered to remove from the upper street to the lower one in No. 2. It is the purpose of the company to keep these people as closely together as possible. The new locie No. II), which was built in the shops here, was given a trial last i week. It will be sent to Oneida. Three days a week, it is said, will be the amount of time worked by the collieries at this place for the balance of the month. I'. M. Sweeney, the Democratic candi date for tax collector of Hazle township, passed through town on Saturday. Mr. Sweeney's chances of election are con sidered very good. Mrs. P. M. Boyle, of Freeland, spent a few hours with friends here yesterday, j There will soon he two new engines placed inside of No. 1 mines here to hoist coal out of two new slopes that are being sunk. Patrick Clark and wife, of Highland, visited friends here last week. Mr. and Mrs. Freas, and daughter Nellie, were here .on a visit to friends last week. The D. S. & S. employes will bo paid on Friday. Joseph Gallagher, who was so serious ly ill with typhoid fever and over whose case there was quite a dispute among the doctors, is rapidly recovering under the treatment of Dr. Geo. S. Went/.. Hacks Ahead Tor ••Little Hilly." From the Shickshlnny Democrat. Congressman Hines in the month of January sent several sacks of beans, peas and garden seeds to his lower end constituents. It is unnecessary to state that it didn't cost him anything, how ever. The "Honorable Billy" is evi dently looking after his fences, which lie will find to he of the barbed wire order ere next November. Somebody will have their clothes (fearfully) lorn before the battle ends. Ke.olittlons of Comlolonce. At a special meeting of Division 20, A. O. H., if Eckley, on February 8, the following resolutions were adopted: Whereas, It lias pleased Almighty God to remove from our midst, under circumstances which .made it peculiarly sad, our late worthy fellow-member, Brother Matthew Murphy, and Whereas, The fraternal relations long held by the deceased with the members of this division render it proper that wo should place upon record our apprecia tion of his devotion to the fundamental principles of the Ancient Order of Hi bernians, and of his active practical sup port to our divisional cause, therefore lie it ! Resolved, That we deplore the loss of Matthew Murphy with feelings of sincere regret, relieved only by the knowledge j of his having been fortified by the rites ' of the church, of which through life lie I tiad been a faithful adherent. I Resolved, That we tender to his fami ly our sincere condolence in their afllic : tion at the loss of one who was a loving I husband and father, a good citizen, an enthusiastic Hibernian and a thorough Irish patriot. I ltesolved, That a copy of these resolu tions he published in the FKEEI.AND TRIBUNE, and that a copy be transmitted to the family of the deceased. Hugh Shovlin, I Frank McGill, U' ommiUee . Christy Burns, J. F. o' Bunnell, J FREELAND, PA., MONDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1894. WASHINGTON LETTER. Washington, February I), ISB4. It is gratifying to note that the Demo crats in congress have at last realized the benefit of united party action. No man in congress has a right to expect that every measure he is called on to support will be entirely in accord with his per sonal ideas. If every member of con gress should adopt that idea legislation of any sort would he impossible. Long years of power in congress taught the Republicans the value of organization and unity, and the lesson will have to be learned by any party that hopes to accomplish important legislation. The Democrats in the house made a goo I start by passing the Wilson bill and followed it up this week by the adoption of the McCreary Hawaiian resolution which condemns the acts of ex-Minister Stevens and endorses President Cleve land's policy. The Democrats in the senate are not entitled to graduate in , unity, but they got together this week and passed the house bill for the repeal of the odious Federal election laws. If they would get together on everything and stay together it would be greatly to their credit and to the advantage of the Democratic party. Representative Bland's hill for the coinage of the seigniorage is now before the huuse, hut as it has no order from the committee on rules behind it and the anti-silver men are refusing to vote to make a quorum there is some doubt as to whether it will be able to maiutaiu the right of way until disposed of. Countless misrepresentations have been made of the attitude of President Cleve land and Secretary Carlisle towards this measure. Neither of them have publicly spoken one word either for or against the bill, although Secretary Carlisle did point out one particularly objectionable feat.ure in the bill to Mr. Bland—that providing for the issue of silver certifi cates in advance of the coinage of the seigniorage—and Mr. Bland expressed bis willingness to change the bill so as to make the certificates issuable on tiie coinage of the silver. In deciding not to grant hearings on the tariit bill the senate committee on linance deeply offended a few gentlemen who had come to Washington to instruct the committee and air their views, but the Democrats on that committee in so voting were acting as they believe from the information received, the way the entire country wished them to act. From north, south, east and west came in chorus "whatever is to be done let it done quickly," and the denial of further hearings on the tariff means the saving of several weeks time in the considera tion of the bill in the senate. Senator Voorhees sized up tho situation correct ly when he said: "Prompt and speedy action on pendining legislation is requir ed at this time by every patriotic and business consideration." This being a fact acknowledged by business men who oppose as well as those who favor tho Wilson bill, the Republican senators will do well to con sider the matter carefully before they attempt to carry out the obstructive pro gramme . which is now being prepared by their ablest parlimentarians in the senate. The capitalists of the country are only waiting a definite settlement of the tariff question to invest their money and inaugurate a period of prosperity for everybody, not for a comparatively few fortunate individuals, and woe be unto the Republican party if its repre sentatives in the senate postpone that prosperity by factious opposition to a measure that they know they cannot in the end defeat. President Cleveland must enjoy read-! ing the contradictory fairy stories that are daily printed in the metropolitan papers concerning his alleged actions to secure the confirmation of the nomi nation of Mr. Peckham to the supreme court. What Mr. Cleveland is really doing in that can be authen tically stated without any violation of confidence in one word—nothing. As the supreme court lias adjourned for a month there is no special occasion for haste in disposing of the nomination. The sub-comuiittee of the senate com mittee on foreign relations lias conclud ed its Hawaiian investigation, so far as the taking of testimony is concerned. Hie reports of the sub committee will shortly he submitted to the full com mittee for action thereon. Although there is some talk about tiiree reports there is no real foundation for the belief that there will be more than two—a majority report signed by Democrats, and minority report signed by Republi cans. There is 110 reason to doubt which of these reports will he adopted, not withstanding publications to 1 he contrary in Republican and anti-administration papers. y Subscribe for the TRIBUNE. • MOID Trouble in Schuylkill. The'Schuylkill county poor directors have gotten themselves into trouble with the county controller. It is alleged that each member of the board has pin chased witli the funds of the county three mile age books, one fur each railroad, and that the expenses for January have averaged from SSO to SOO apiece for each director. The controller lias refused to counter sign any warrant in favor of any one of the directors unless a statement under oath is presented by the director, setting forth the number of days actually spent in performance of liis duties and show ing where the duties were performed and their character. It has also been demanded of the poor directors that they keep a daily record of their expenses. Much director is also expected to show in his sworn statement in detail fur w hat purpose he has expended the county money in discharge of his duties and when and where. The controller has also called their at tention to other violations of a provision of the act creating controller by letting out contracts for supplies, without his in dorsement and ho has advised them that he will not honor warrants to-pay for snppiiesdelivered under recent contracts which have been let without his consent or official knowledge. The controller is determined that the poor directors shall in the financial affairs of that institution live up tc the letter of the law. In Favor of Craig. The new internal collector, Senator Grant Herring, settled on Saturday, so far as he is concerned, a political battle that has been waged in Scranton for the J past three weeks. The office in questiop I was deputy collectorship of the Scranton division, which yields a salary of SI,BOO a year. For this office there were four candidates: William Craig, Wiiliam F. 1 Burke, Edward Boyle and James K. I Watson. The fight speedily resolved itself into a battle royal between Messrs. Craig and Burke, the former having the warm in dorsement of the Sheriff Robinson wing of the. party. On Saturday Collector Herring in conversation with a reporter i said that in all likelihood Mr. Craig will be the next deputy. The Funeral of Matthew Murphy. The funeral of Matthew Murphy, who died at Haxleton hospital 011 Thursday from injuries received a year ago in Kck- ! ley mines, took place from the residence of his father-in-law, Michael Dennion, ' of Ridge street, 011 Saturday morning. A requiem mass was read at St. Ann's j church by Rev. Edward O'Rielly, after which the remains were interred iu St. 1 Ann's cemetery. The funeral was attended by a large 1 number of friends and relatives, and also by members of Divisions 10, 111 and 20, of the A. O. 11. The deceased was a prominent member of the order, and was president of Division 20, of Eckley, at the time he was injured. A Verdict for the Pluintiff. The case of George W. Kocher against Thomas Birkbock, which attracted much attention in the courts last week, was decided on Friday in favor of the plaintiff. It appears that Mr. Kocher, ! some years ago, sold his interest in the hardware linn of Sehoener & Kocher to Mr. Birkbeck, receiving for it a note for $4,000. Payment on the note was after wards refused on the ground of failure of the consideration for which it was given. Suit was then entered by Mr. ' Kocher and resulted as above. The case will very likely be taken to the 1 supreme court by Mr, Birkbeck. Hollers IIxplot!i, a t Kokley. About nine o'clock on Friday morning a boiler exploded at No. 2 boiler-house, Kokley, and it was followed shortly after by another of the sot. The explosion did considerable damage to the surround ings, breaking almost every window in No. 2 breaker, but fortunately none of the employes were in the path of the ' flying iron and all escaped uninjured. The firemen are unable to tell what caused the boilers to explode, as all had been examined recently and found in good condition. llernaril Hlmrp Demi. Bernard Sharp, who was a resident of this section for several years, died at his home in Plains on Saturday morning I about 5 o'clock. The immediate cause |of his death was pneumonia. Several i weeks ago lie was injured by a fall of | coal and was making marked improve ! tnents toward recovery when the disease I which cost him his life set in. lie was 1 a prominent member of the Father ! Mat hew Society and the A. O. 11. of Plains. The funeral took place yester day. PLEASURE CALENDAR. February 19 to March 3.—Fair of May -1 berry band, at Freeland opera house, j March id.—Annual ball of St. Patrick's Beneficial Society, at Freeland opera | house. Admission, 50 cents. BRIEF ITEMS OF NEWS. LOCAL JOTTINGS GATHERED FROM VARIOUS SOURCES. | Little Ones of Interest About People You Know and Tiling* You Wish to I Hear About- What the Folks of This Vicinity Are Doing. The Reading Company in closing up several of its railroad oltices to reduce expenses. Thomas J. Moore and wife attended the funeral of Bernard Sharp at Plains yesterday. I.icense court opens at Wilkes-Barre today. A large number of Freeland people are in attendance. Dr. John T. Doyle, a well-known physician of Wilkes-Barre, died in that I city on Friday, aged 56 years. Daniel Boyle is recovering from a very severe attack of pneumonia at his resi dence, next to the Valley hotel. The Catholic societies here are pre paring to observe St". Patrick's Day. ! which will come one month from next Saturday. | The store of George Chestnut, in the Points, was closed by the sheriff on | Friday. The sale will take place on Thursday morning. The residence of Alvin Markle, of Ilazleton, was burglarized on Thursday j night. The thieves secured sll in cash I and a box of cigars. J P. McDonald shot a large catamount near the Honeyhole on Thursday. These animals are reported to be numer ous in that locality. Hereafter the last train every evening i on the Lehigh Valley Railroad from Ilazleton to Freeland will not leave the j ■former place until the performance is over at the opera house. The D. S. & S. is being connected near the Lumber Yard with the Lehigh Val- [ ley Railroad. This makes the third con- | nection with this road, the others being ut Stockton and Oneida Junction. The Right Worthy Grand Lodge of the A. P. A. will be held at Wilkes- ; Barre next August, and the lodges of the Wyoming valley are making arrange ments to entertain the delegates on a ! grand scale. Miss Jennie Boyle, of South Hebcrlon, ! was shot in the breast on Saturday by a catridge while putting coal on a stove. The cartridge was in a bucket of coal and when thrown on the (ire exploded. Her injuries ai'e not serious. A new timetable went into effect on the Lehigh Valley Railroad yesterday. There are a number of important changes made, the most notable being two new trains arriving here, one at 11.59 a. m. and the other at 10.32 p. m. The new timetable is published on the fourth page today. neaien i>y nor Hon. Mrs. John Brennan, an aged widow residing in the west ward of Ashland, is lying at her home in a precarious con dition, the result of a beatiug received at the hands of her son, who has been roaming about for two years. Brennan returne 1 home last week. He and his mother quarrelled several j times and last night the neighbors heard her cries for help. They found her ly ing on the lloor suffering from many bruises. Warrants were sworn out for the son's arrest, but he made his escape. PeniiMylvaniu'M Militia. The consolidated returns of the nation al guard of Pennsylvania, for the year ending December 31, 1893, has been' transmitted to the war department by Adjutant General Greenland. The re- : turns show that the entire division of the guard is composed of GBO commis sioned officers, 40 sergeant majors, 20 quartermaster sergeants, 21 chief musi cians, 18 ordinance sergeants, 4 commis sary sergeants, 20 hospital stewards, 10 sergeants, 1,029 corporals, 278 musicians, 5,088 privates, 95 members of brigade bands. The total number of enlisted j men is 7,922, making an aggregate of 8,012. — bE< "HON N< )TICE. Notice is hereby given Jli that ut the election to he held <n I lie third l Tuesday of February, lx'.U, being the kDtli day ol the month, the following olticero of the mid- ; die coal Held poor district are to be elected, to wit: One person for director to serve three years, from April I, 'WW, whose residence must j be in that part of the district known as the i lower or Mauch (.'hunk-Lanst'ord district. I One person for poor auditor, to serve three year, Iroiu April 1, lw4. whose residence must be ill that part ol the district known as Huzle ton or upper district. A. M. N F.l'M I LLF.R, HAMFFL IIAKLEMAN, VDirectors. A. 8. MONKOE, \ GEORGE FISHER, " dealer in FRESH BEEF, FORK, VEAL, MUTTON, BOLOGNA, SMOKED MEATS, ETC., ETC. Call at No. 0 Walnut street, Freeland or wait for the delivery wagons. ' VERY LOWEST PRICES. Ml CI PBS —OX — Overcoats, Men's Suits, Boys' Suits, Children's Suits, Gents' Furnishing Goods. 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 foe Bargains. Fine Tailoring Our Specialty. IEW YORK CLOTHIERS. JACOBS 4 BARASCH,' 37 CENTRE STREET, Freeland, Pa. FACTORY, - - FREELARI). GREAT BARGAINS IN Dry Goods, Groceries, Provisions, Notions, Hag Carpet, Hoots an& Shoes, Flour and Feed, Wood and Tin and Queensware, Willow wa re, Tobacco, Table and Floor Cigars, Oil Cloth, Etc., Etc. A celebrated brand of XX llour always in stock. Fresh Roll Butter and J Fresh Eggs a Specialty. My motto is small profits and quick sales. 1 always have fresh jfnods and am turning my stock every month. Therefore every urtiele is gruiiruiitoeu. AIYIAMDUS OSWALD, N° rt Finland. DePIERRO - BROS. !=CAFE.= CORNER OF CENTRE AND FRONT STREETS, Freeiand, Pa. Finest Whislcies in Stock. Gibson, Dougherty, Kaufor Club, liouenblutil's Velvet, of which we have Exclusive Sale in Town. Mumm'p Extra Dry Champngne, Ilenncssy brandy, blackberry. Gins, Wines, Clarets, Cordials, Etc. Imported and Domestic Cigars. OYSTERS IN EVERY STYLE. 11am and Schweitzer Cheese Sandwiches, Sardines, Etc. MEALS - AT - ALL - HOURS. ltallcntine and Hnzleton beer on tap. Baths, Hot or Cold, 25 Cents. ZEUard. Time Prices ! I Will sell you holiday goods this year at very low price's. My stock is complete in Watches, Clocks, I Rings, Silverware and Musical Instruments I of all kinds. FREE ENGRAVING ON ALL GOODS PURCHASED OF ME. PHILIP GERITZ, Corner Front and Centre Streets. nil Mi. between Freeiand and Drifton, P I-Vhruary 7, a small bullalo robe. Owner can recover same at the Till HUNK otlice. $1.50 PER YEAR. TOIIN D. HAYES, I Attorney-at-Law and Notary Public. .Offal business of all kinds promptly intended Uoom 3, 2d Floor, Blrkbeck Brick. jyj HALPIN, Manufacturer of Carriages, Buggies, Wagons, &c. Cor. \\ ulnut and Pine Streets, Freeland. £MIAS. ORION STROH, Attorney and Counselor at Law, AND Justice of the Peace. Offloe Itooms No. 81 Centre Btrcct, Freeland. JOHN M. CARR, Attorney-at-Law. 15 8. Franklin street, Wilkos-Burre. Pa. All Legal llueincM Promptly Attended To. J K. O'NEILL, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW. •00 ri'J'.LlC SQI'AUE. - WILKES-BAJtRB. Alex. Shcllack, Eottler of BEER, - PORTER, - WINE, and all kinds of T- I Q U O R S. Cor. Wush'nglon and Walnut strcetc. Freeland. WASHBURN He lURNBACH, Builders of Light and Heavy Wagons. REPAWNS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION. FRONT STREIiT. NUAII PINE, FREELAND. Keiper's Steam Marble Works. COR. LAUREL and MINE STREETS. Monuments, Headstones, selling at cost lor next thirty days. Iron and Galvnutrcd Fences, Sawed Building Stones, \\ liiduw I'ups, Door Stlls, Mantels, Orates, Coning, Cemetery Supplies. PHILIP KEIPEII, PROP., ilazleton. COTTAGE HOTEL. Washington and Main Streets. FRED. HAAS , Prop. First-class accomodation for permanent and transient guests. Good table. Fair rates. bur finely stocked. Stable attached. LIBOR WINTER, mum & SJIBOI. No. 13 Front Street, Freeiand. The finest liquor and cigars on sale. Fresh beer always on tap. WM. WEIIRMANN, i German - Watchmaker. Centre Street, Five Points, Freeiand. WATCHES AND CLOCKS FOR SALE. 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 oil sale at his new m ami handsome saloon. Fresh Roches- rift tor and bullcntiuc beer und Veung- w ling's porter on tap. Centre - Street, - Five - Points. d. Goepperl, proprietor of the Washington House, 11 Walnut Street, abovo Centre. The best of whiskies, wines, aln rig-ars, etc. ball in when in that pint of the town. Fresli Beer and Porter on Tap. G. B. Payson, D. D. S., FKKELAND, PA. boeatod permanently in Rlrkbcck's building room 4, second floor. Special attention paid to all branches ol dentistry. Painless Extraction. All work guaranteed. Office hours: 8 to 12 A. M.; 1 to 5 1\ M.; 7 to V. M. FRANCIS BRENNAN Restaurant. 151 South Centre Street, Freeiand, (Near the L. V. 11. It. depot.) i CHOICEST— LIQUOR, BEER, ALE, PORTER BEST CIGARS AND TAP. TFMPFH.fI NCE DRINK.
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