FREELAND TRIBUNE. VOL. VI. No. 75. THE OLD AND THE NEW. REORGANIZATION OF THE BOROUGH COUNCIL ON MONDAY NIGHT. Officer* of the Council Elected, and the Borough Treasurer and Street Com ini**ioiier Appointed—Chief Burgess McLaughlin Names His Police Force. The members of the borough council met in regular session on Monday even ing with Messers. James Williamson, E, W. Rutter, Owen Fritzinger, Bernard McLaughlin, Thomas J. Moore and Frank DoPierro present. The minutes of the last regular and special meetings were read and approved, and the follow ing bills ordered paid: L. V. li. K., freight on atones f §1:1 is J. 1). Hayes, salary and expenses 70 00 J. B. Qnigloy, salary as health officer 55 00 T. A. Buckley, secretary, salary, postage-. 77 00 Win Johnson, coal 21 0U Pennu. (1. t. Light Co., light. 42 Co Condy Boyle, janitor 12 00 The street commissioner's report for work on streets, removing snow, etc., for the month of February was read, showing an expenditure of $35.70. The report was approved and Ordered paid. The burgess' report was read for June und December, 1893, and January and February, 1894, showing the receipts to be $29.50; expenditures, $34.10; amount due burgess, $4.00. Police service for j December, January and February as follows: Win. Fritzinger, $3 50; James M. Gallagher, $3.00; Patrick Walsh, $2.23; Patrick McLaughlin $2,00; total, $10.75. The report was approved and ordered paid. The report of the committee on cross ing stoucs was presented. They stated that two carloads of stones had been received and distributed where needed. There being 110 further business the meeting adjourned. New Council Oigunized. Immediately after the adjournment the four members of the old council or ganized temporarily by electing Frank DePierro temporary chairman. The members-elect, Messrs. Neuburger and Winter, presented their certificates of election as councilmen for the term of j three years, took the oath of oHice and were given their seats. The council then went into an election for permanent oiii cers for the ensuing year and elected the following: President, Frank De- Pierro; secretary, T. A. Buckley. Before proceeding to the other nomi nations a vote of thanks was passed to the retiring councilmen, Messrs. Rutter and Williamson, to which both gentle men responded in a kindly manner. Burgess-elect McLaughlin presented his certificate, together with his oath of office, and was duly recognized as the j burgess for the next three years. He j presented the name of James M. Gal- j higher for chief of police, with Daniel ; Jcnes, Louis Rimer, Daniel Gallagher, ' Jacob Wolf and J. B. Quigley as special policemen. They were confirmed and sworn in by T. A. Buckley, J. P. The nomination of treasurer was next j in order and James Williamson was | unanimously chosen. For street com- i missioner the names of E. W. Rutter and Timothy Boyle were presented. ! Three ballots were taken, Mr. Boyle re ceiving four votes on the third ballot. He was declared elected and sworn in. John D. -Hayes, Esq., was elected borough solicitor. P. M. Boyle was elected borough sur veyor, and the appointment of high j . constable was laid over until the next meeting, as was the selection of a janitor. The resignation of the board of health, k which was tendered to ex-Burgess Gallagher, on February 28, was read | and accepted. Councilman Neuburger presented the ! following resolution, which was unani mously agreed to: Resolved, That we instruct our solici tor to take such steps as he may think necessary to secure to the borough the amount of license money, if any, to which the borough is entitled from the licensed houses in that part of Foster township about to be annesed to the borough of Freeland. The president appointed the following committees: Street committee, Joseph Neuburger, Bernard McLaughlin, Thos. J. Moore; lockup committee, Owen Fritz inger, Libor Winter, Frank DePierro. The council decided to meet on Wed nesday evening, March 14, at 7 p. m. Four Men Killed in uScmaton Mine. Four shaft sinkers were kilfed in the Richmond shaft, Scranton, on Tuesday morniug. The accident was caused by the fall of a shelf of rock from the side of the shaft near the bottom, and a con sequent explosion of a blower of gas. The victims are: T bom-is Holwill, mar ried, wife and child, bume l to death; Richard Hughes, single, 27 years;.lames Northen, single, 29 years, and Albert Richards, single, 24 years. Five others of the shift made their escape, though some suffered light bruises in their scramble for safety. The men were at Work at the bottom of the shaft, almost 400 feet from the surface. They had but recently opened the vein and were clearing away the coal at the foot of the shaft. Above them bung a bell-like piece of rock, that projected slightly from the side of the shaft. This shelved downward and had been somewhat loosend by blasts set off by a previous shift. For some unex plained reason the men failed to proper ly protect themselves, and continued the work of removing the coal. Sudden ly the rock gave away. Three were in stantly crushed to death. 11 ol will rushed away as the rock fell with five others of the men. He went further into the opening than his fellow workmen, still carrying his naked lamp on his head. Instantly the gas was ignited, and the flames burst forth, en veloping him in a blaze, llis compan ions tried to put out the llames at their own peril, but bfore they succeeded he was dead. Sad Effects or a Joko. The possible result of pulling chair from under one is seen in the case of Nat Johnson, a young lad of Pittston. Last week he was as chipper and bright as any youngster, but now is not able to walk. The other evening, while at practice in the Presbyterian church, some mischevious boy pulled a chair which Nat was about to sit on, from under him.* Nat did not rise and had to be taken to his home in a cab. physician was called in and upon examiation found that the spine was injured. Tuesday, accompan ied by bis -mother, he was taken to Philadelphia to have an operation per formed. Throughout all his suffering the boy refuses to tell who caused his injury. Not So Prejudiced a* Hl* Colleague*. Representative-at-Large, Galusha A. Grow, who was elected lust month from this state, has exchanged the poor seat be got when sworn in the other day for one of the best in the house. Hunt ing around for a better s.'at, he found one in the veryJieart of the Republi can side unoccupied. Wondering at this, he inquired and learned that it was believed that George Washington Mur ray, of South Carolina, the only color ed member of the house, had the next seat. Grow does not share the prejudice of his Republican colleagues, who did not want to sit next to a negro, so be promptly took the good seat which they had left vacant. The Slate Oiiarry Di*a*ter. After six days of digging two of the four entombed .men in Williams' nhttu ; quarry, near Slatington, were found on Tuesday. The bodies were fearfully ! mangled, tbeie not being a whole bone I in either. One of them was the body of Griffith O. Pritchard, the foreman of the gang of seven who were caught in the tunnel, all of whom but one were killed. The other was the body of a Hungarian. It was headless. The terrible weight of rock and earth had crushed the men into almost shape less masses, and they could scarcely be handled. The body of another was got ten out yesterday. IIUIHIIIIK Hope llroku. Anthony Mcllale was seriously in jured and a great deal of damage done in Hazle Mines slope on Tuesday night by the breaking of the hoisting rope. The car to which it was attached was about half way up the slope when the rope parted, precipitating the loaded car down the slope. Flying coal and debris caught Mcllale and John Phillips, a boy, who were at the bottom. Nlcllale's legs were broken and he was otherwise cut about the head. Phillips was cut and bruised about the body. Offered to Buy Work. The Hickory Swamp mine, aSbamokin colliery employing 250 men and boys, resumed work on Monday morning after an idleness of three months. Fully 1,000 persons applied for work during the day. Many of the applicants were foreigners who, after having been re fused work, offered from $5 to $lO per head for a job. Others started in at work without asking and were stopped with much difficulty. A Nut Prmentatlon. From the Progress. Post Commander A. W. Washburn, of Maj. C. IS. Coxe Post, No. 147, G. A. R., was the recipient on Monday morning of a handsome department badge, made from the regulation G. A. It. metal, with the following inscriptions: "Phila delphia, March 1894, Department.Com mander (with his picture), 1894, Dele gate to the 28th Annual Encampment (picture of Independence hall), Dept. of : Penna., G. A. It." j This was presented to Mr. Washburn by Past Post Commander John Wagner, of Drifton, in the presence of Past Post [ Commander Gioessel and a few friends <>f the post. Mr. Washburn heartily I thanked the kind doner. FREELAND, PA., THURSDAY, MARCH 8, 1894. LODGES CONSOLIDATE." Two Knights of Malta Commanderies Join Forces and Start Anew. Monday evening was an important date in the history of the Knights of Malta of this vicinity. On that evening ' the two commanderies, No. 0, of Drif- I ton, and No. 8, of Freeland, were con j solidated, and under the new arrange ment the members expect to advance the order more rapidly and better than heretofore. The ceremonies necessary for combining the lodges were under charge of the grand recorder of the state, George 11. Pierce, of Philadelphia, and the deputy commander of the seven teenth district, A. 11. Luckenbach, of Maucli Chunk. These officials were met by the members here and after being escorted by the Mayberry band to the Cottage hotel, where supper was had, the commanderies met at the P. 0. S. of A. hall. After the transaction of the regular business the state officers perfected the consolidation. The com inandery starts out with 101 members, and will be known as Garfield, No 0, of Freeland. The following were installed as officers: Commander— D. F. Shclhamer. Generalissomo—Stephen Page. Captain general—James Bell. Prelate—llarry Sweeney. Senior warden —Robert Duulap. Junior warden—Robert Bell. Standard bearer —Samuel Forrest. Warden—Joseph Sensenbach. First guard—John Mellon. Second guard—Philip Price. Recorder—John Bell. Assistant recorder—Archie Keers, After the business of the meeting was concluded Commander Shelhamor made a brief address, and was followed by Grand Recorder Pierce, who spoke for over an hour upon the condition of the order throughout the state, urging the members in Freeland to work earnestly for its success and reminding the officers of the importance of their duties and the degree of success which the com mandcry can attain through their efforts and punctuality. The meeting then ad- I journed, and all repaired to the Cottage hotel, where a fine banquet was given in honor of the visiting officers. 11. I). Miller, of Philadelphia, former ly of Drifton, one of the officers of the I supreme lodge, was to he present, but could not attend on account of illness. The next convocation of the grand commandery will be held in May at Lewistown, Pa., and an effort will be mude then to secure it for Freeland in 189,1. The members of No. G intend to try hard to bring it here, and have been promised the assistance of Mr. Pferce. j i i UPPER LEHIGH NOTES. Miss Lizzie Mellon was on a trip of , pleasure at Hazleton on) Tuesday. Many of our hunters spend their ! leisure time fox Jiunting now. The j crafty fellow seems to be as sly as ever, ; very few are caught. Patrick O'Qonnell, of Ebervale, spent a few hours hero on Tuesday among friends. Miss Rose Ferry, who has been so seriously ill for the past two months, is on a fair way of recovering. Miss Nellie Friel, of Ebervale, is visit ing her friend Miss Mame Itlelly, of this place. The mines at this place are making better time than many of our residents expected for this mouth. There is considerable rivalry among several of our young men who have gone into the mustache raising business. In fact, it has taken the form of a con test and it might make some of them famous before it ends. It is said August Lesser, of town, will be married to one of Freelaud's estima ble young ladies in the near future. William Powell was at Hazleton on business yesterday. Quite a number of friends and rela tives residing here attended the funeral of a young son of William Lawall at Hazleton on Saturday. There are so many railroad tracks being laid and planned out in the vicini of llailri a 1 street .that some-f the gardens are apt to be ruined. ECKLEY CLIPPINGS. Daniel Roarty, who was so badly in jured at Jeddo No. 5 some months ago, is still feeling the effects of his injuries. Dan has the sympathy of all his friends and they hope that he may soon be able to resume his work. Miss Annie Hoffman spent Tuesday among Lattimer friends. Mrs. George Fear spent yesterday at Hazleton shopping. Archie Carpenter was on a business trip to Wilkes-Barre on Tuesday. John Davies, Jr., has purchased a horse. A meeting of the national game ad mirers will be held next week, for the purpose of putting a good team in the field this summer. A good club can be expected as there are lots of good ma terial in town. Miss Annie Lutz, of Drifton, Sunday ed with her parents here. Miss Costello, of Ilazleton, is spending a few days in to\N n calling on friends. Miss Rebecca Aubrey is visiting rela tives at Weatherly. Services will be held on Thursday evening by Rev. Twing, of Freeland, in the Episcopal church, and will be con tinued through the summer, much to the satisfaction of the communicants and people at large. Richard Collins, the obliging station agent and operator on the I>. S. & S., made a business trip to Ilazleton Tues day. The A. O. 11. ball in the school house on the seventeenth wilh bo a grand af fair. Singing and danceing contests will be features of the evening. A. 11. Vanauker made a business trip to Fern Glen Tuesday. George llartman and sister, Miss Frances, have gone into housekeeping at Freeland, where #leorge has opened in the butcher business. Miss Annie Mcllugli is visiting rela tives at Silver Brook. St. Patrick's Day will be celebrated here by a parade in the forenoon, in which Division 11), A. O. 11., of Free land, will take part. After the parade the people of Kckley will go to Freeland and parade there in the afternoon. Hope for the Miners. The tirst real indication that the res cures are approaching the locality of the men entombed in the Gay lord shaft at Plymouth was found on Tuesday, when the plane was opened through the cave to an open space about 100 feet long, where two of the mine cars supposed to be with the men were found. The cars were loaded with coal and stood on the track, not having been disturbed at all by the concussion of the cave. The condition of the gangway where they stood was good, not a bit of the roof nor a yard of the side pilliars hav ing fallen. At the upper end of this open space the gangway is again closed I i with debris, but it seems not to be as I solid as that heretofore encountered and : greater headway can probably be made. ! The rescuers have gone within 125 feet of the place where Foreman Picton left the men and the finding of the open space gives evidence that in the central j parts of the plane the cavein was not as heavy as at the ends, and hopes that j the men may he yet reached alive lias revived, although it was three weeks on Tuesday since they were entombed. I liurglarH l.i Town. Early yesterday morning the barber j shop of Philip Miller, at Centre and Car bon streets, was entered through the i transom of the street door. The thieves ! appropriateu .three razors, one pair of; clippers, a lot of cigars and tobacco and 13.70 in cash. The transom over the I saloon door, kept by his father, was I also opened, but nothing was taken, j The robbery was not discovered until morning. I After leaving Mr. Miller's place they j entered the Valley hotel, at Centre and i South streets, in the same manner. The : 1 money drawer was broken open and about $3.00 in small change secured. | They also took two bottles of whiskey. ! I Very little noise could have been made, 1 as they did not disturb the family. The proprietor, Peter Magagna, says j a suspicious looking character called up on him in the barroom on Tuesday af- j ! tcrnoon, and surveyed the interior of j ! the place very intently. He was a I short, poorly-dressed fellow, with a small cap, and has not been seen in ' town since. New Flu km for the 17th. j St. Ann's T. A. B. I'ioneer Corps pur chased u lino American flag from a Philadelphia firm this week and will have it on parade on the 17th inst. New I American flags will also be carried by ! Divisions 6 and 19, A. O. 11. The for | mer society won theirs in the newspaper contest of a" Ilazleton paper last fall, ! j and Division 19 received from Father J Kallihee last month the flag they won in ! the contest between the societies of St. j Ann's church. 'All the Catholic societies j of town intend to make a line appcar j ance on St. Patrick's Day. . PLEASURE CALENDAR. [ March 10. —Annual ball of St. Patrick's Beneficial Society, at Freeland opera i house. Admission, 50 cents. ' March 17.—8a1l of Division 20, A. O. I 11,, of Kcklcv, at Kckley schoolhouse. Admission, 50 cents March 20.—Annual hall of St. Patrick's cornet hand, at Freeland opera bouse. I Admission, 50 cents. ! March 27. —Ball of Slavonian Young Men's band, at Freeland opera house. Admission, 50 cents. Old newspapers for sale. BRIEF ITEjMS OF NEWS. LOCAL JOTTINGS GATHERED FROM VARIOUS SOURCES. Little One* of Intt>re*t About People You Know and Thing* You Wish to Hear About—What the Folk* of Till* Vicinity Are Doing. J..C. Bener's ad on the second page is overflowing with important spring an nouncements. A week from tomorrow evening the St. Patrick's Beneficial Society will hold its annual ball at Freeland opera house. Roilin 11. Wilbur lias been promoted to the position of general superintendent of the Lehigh Valley Railroad Com pany's lines. The bonds of Thomas Brown and Hugh Malloy, tax collectors of Foster township and Freeland borough, were approved by the court yesterday. Miss Kate F. Malloy, a sister of the editor of the Lansford Record, died at j that place on Monday, aged 24 years, ller death was duo to consumption. The Lehigh Traction Company has about fifteen men at work near Harleigh clearing the right of way for the electric road. This force will he increased later on. I The Ilillman colliery at Wilkes-Barre has a fierce fire burning within it for the past three days, and the company is not making much progress against the flames. Publishers, editors and reporters of the various newspapers of Luzerne coun ty met at Wilkes-Barre last evening and formed the Luzerne County Press Asso- j ciation. Rev. Stewart, of Pittston, will hold i services in the Bethel Baptist church at j 7.30 o'clock tins evening. An invitation ' to attend is extended to all by the con- | gregation. There are ninety-eight prisoners in the county jail, fifty of whom are serving ! sentence, forty-seven awaiting trial and ! one held as a witness. Among them arc \ five females. The Young Men's Christian Assoeia- j tions of Luzerne, Carbon and Columbia j counties will meet in fourth annual con l vention at Berwick on the 10th, 17th 1 j and 18th inst. I Luzerne county leads the nation in the production of anthracite coal. The output in the county alone in 1892 was 18,763,704 tons. Lackawanna follows in second place with 11,309,635 tons. An unknown man was struck by a Pennsy engine while walking on the tracks at Hazleton on Monday evening. The wheels went directly over his fore head, crushing his face beyond recog nition. An eisteddfod to he held at Wilkes- j Barre on St. Patrick's Day is creating ; much interest among the singers and j choirs in the Wyoming and Lackawanna ! regions. The main prize is SOOO, ami will be contested for by several choirs. Dr. P. A. O'Malley, of Wilkes-Barre, has sued the borough of Parsons for SIO,OQO damages. Recently while driv ing through the town he was thrown from his carriage, and lie alleges the accident was due to the poor condition of the streets. A branch of the Mutual Guarantee Building and Loan Association, of Pliila- ! delphia, has been established here and j a large number of shares were sold. This is the second of its kind organized i here, the other being the National, of Washington, I). C. A tramp laid down to rest on Monday night on the warm side of the burning culm bank at the Delaware breaker, Mill Greet, and when morning came be was found nearly dead from inhaling the gas | which escaped from the coal. He was take to Wilkes-Barre hospital, and is still very sick. Stumped Envelopes Washington, March 7.— Any person who can g.ve the necessary bond und sat isfy the postmaster-general that he has the facilities for the work is entitled to bid tor the contract for furnishing stamped envelopes and newspaper wrap pers to the government for the four years, beginning on October 1, next. The speci fications which have just been completed are slightly modified from those under which the present contract is in force. Under the last proposals t lie bidding on i the contract was confined to those per i sous or firms who manufactured paper, j but great pressure was brought to bear i upon the postmaster-general, who lias de i titled to throw open the doors and permit j i all persons to enter the contest, whether ' en".i -e lhi the manufacture of paper or ' u t Dim i iliur ing i ho Giimo. WabHiNUToV, MarcN 7.—By the presi d -it's direction the wagon load of game, which lie secured on his duck shooting v y igf, has be-.-u diitr.bute.l at the house 4 I o! all the cabinet officer*, Private Secre tary Tiiurberaul O iptuin Eva.is. I "Orange Blossom" is safe and hnrra | less as (lax seed poultice. Any lady can | use it herself. Sold by W. W. Grover. ilfl GO PBS — OS — 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 for Bargains. Fine Tailoring Our Specialty. 11l YORK CUM, JACOBS I BARASCH. 37 CENTRE STREET, Freeland, Pa. FACTORY, - - FRF ELAND. GREAT BARGAINS IN Dry Goods, Groceries, Provisions, Notions, Hag Carpet, Boots and Shoes, Flour and Feed, Wood and Tin and Queensioare, I Willow ware, Tobacco, Table and Floor Cigars, j Oil Cloth, Etc., Etc. A celobruted brand of XX flour always in stock. Fresh 1101 l Batter and Fresh Eggs a Specialty. ] I Mi* inotto is small profits and quick sales. 1 always have fresh poods ami am turning ray j stock every month. Therefore every article is i Kua run teed. AMANDUS OSWALD, I Northwest Corner PYpAlunrl Centre and Front Streets, ctJirtHU. DePIERRO - BROS. I—CAFE. = CORNER OF CENTRE AND FRONT STREETB, Freeland, Pa. Finest J Huskies in Stock. Gibson. Dougherty, Kaufcr Club, Itosenhluth's Velvet, of which we have Exclusive Sale in Town. ' Mumiu's Extra Dry Champagne, llonncssy Brandy, Black berry, Gins, Wines, Clarets, Cordials, Etc. Imported and Domestic Cigars. OYSTERS !N EVERY STYLE. 11am and Schweitzer Cheese, Sandwiches, Sardines, Etc. MEALS*- AT - ALL - HOURS. Rallontine and Hu/lcton beer on tap. Baths, Hot or Cold, 25 Cents. lEEaxcl. Time Prices I I will sell you holiday goods this year at j very low prices. My stock Is comploh i'i Watches, Clocks, j Kings, Silverware and Musical Instruments | of all kinds. FREE ENGRAVING ON ALL GOODS PURCHASED OF ME. PHILIP GERITZ, Comer Front and Centre Streets. READ THE TRIBUNE— | —ONLY $1.50 I'ER YEAR. 1 $1.50 PEE YEAH. JOHN D. HAYES, I Attorney-at-Law and Notary Public. .ogal business of all kinds promptly attended Boom 3, 2d Floor, Birkbeck Brick. HALPIN, Manufacturer of Carriages, Buggies, Wagons, &c. Cor. W aliiut and Pine Streets, P reel and. QHAS. ORION STROH, Attorney and Counselor at Law, AND Justice of the Peace. Office Rooms No. 31 Centre Street, Freeland. JOHN M. CARR, Attorney-at-Law. 15 S. Franklin street, Wilkes-Barrc, Pa. All Legal Business Promptly Attended To. J 11.I 1 . O'NEILL, ATTORN EY-AT-L.MN. iOG Ittl.T SQUARE, - WILKF>'-DAnriE. Alex. Shcllack, Bottler "f BEER, - PORTER, - WINE, and all kinds of 1,1 QUO ItS. Cor. Washington aud Walnut streets, Freeland. WASHBURN &, TURNBACH, Builders of Light and Heavy Wagons. REPAIRINS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION. FRONT STREET, NEAR PINK, FREELAND. Keiper's Steam Marble Works. COR. LAUREL and JIINE STREETS. Monuments, Headstones, selling at cost for next thirty days. Iron and Galvanized Fences, Sawed Building b tones, Window raps, Door Sills, Mantols, Grates, Coping, Cemetery Supplies. PJIILIF KEIPEII, Pit OP., Uazleton. COTTAGE HOTEL. Washington und Main Streets. FRED. HAAS, Prop. First-class accomodation for permanent and transient guests. Good table. Fair rutos. Bur llucly stocked. Stable attached. LIBOR WINTER, aiSTMMf & SySTifl SALOON. No. 13 Front Stroet, Freeland. The finest liquor and cigars on sale. Fresh beer always on tap. "\7s7" atclies, Cloclcs, Eye-Glasses. Repairing of every description promptly at tended to und guaranteed. Gold aud Silver Plating. Wm. Wehrman, Watchmaker. Centre Street, Five Points, Freeland. {>&" Not responsible for goods remaining un called for after six months. CONDY 0. BOYLE, dealer in Liquors, Wine, Beer, Etc. The finest brands of domestic and Imported whiskey on sale at his new fa and handsome saloon. Fresh Roches- fa ter und Ballcntine beer and Veung ling's porter on tap. Centre - Street, - Five - Points. sL. Goepperl, proprietor of the Washington House, 11 Walnut Street, above Centre. The beat of whiskies, wines, Kin eiaars, etc. Call in when in that part of the town. Fresh Beer and Porter on Tap. GEORGE FISHER, dealer in 1 FRESH BEEF, PORK, VEAL, MUTTON, BOLOGNA, SMOKED MEATS, ETC., ETC. Call at No. B Walnut street, Freeland, or wait for the delivery wagons. VERY LOWEST PRICES. FRANCIS BRENNAN Restaurant. 151 South Centre street, Freeland. (Near the L. V. It. It. depot.) : CHOICES T LIQUOR, BEER, ALE, PORTER BEST GIGARS AND — I ON TAP. 1 TEMPERANCE BRINK,