FREELAND TRIBUNE. VOL. VII. No. 19. NAMED THEIR TICKET. DEMOCRATS MET AT WILKES-BARRE ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON. A Convention That Was llemarkablc for the Scarcity of Money—l>clegutcM Dl<l Not Like It and They SmaHlied tlio Combine's Slate. The Bristol House in Wilkes-Barre was the Democratic headquarters on Tuesday, but no one would have thought it. Instead of the lively and enthusiastic crowd that has, in past years, made the headquarters the centre of bustle and activity, thero was about 200 men stand ing about with dull, hopeless looks upon their faces. From early Monday even ing until Tuesday afternoon the dele gates held their ground and bewailed the fate that brought them there. The candidates and their lieutenants were in demand, but only at rare intervals could these important personages bo induced to grant an audience to the delegates. The professional delegates, who inako the attending of conventions a profitable piece of business, were at a loss to un derstand the delay in paying out the "expenses." Many had come to the j city with less than a dollar in their pocket, but not a cent could they get un til the combine was good and ready to pay them. In the meantime the candidates wero full of business. On Monday evening Hines had his hands full trying to de- { feat Hart's nomination for representa- [ tive in the first district. He did not I want any Irish names on the ticket but | two. His influence was not great, for \ Hart was selected by an overwhelming majority. Then a pool was formed by Hines, ' Rhone and O'Boylo to pay the delegates' expenses and dictate the balance of the ticket. For prothonotary they wanted I Chris Wiegand, but the Hazleton man j did not concern himself much about the matter. He would take it if he got it, j but he could not get it without fighting Schappert, who was strong with the ' delegates and would make it hot if the ! combine attempted to freeze him out. Unable to settle the prothonotaryship tbey turned their attention to clerk of tlio courts. Stanton and Rice were both j undesirable companions, O'Boyle op posing the former and Hines the latter. The nomination and very good induce ments were offered to several Hazleton men. Ctiris Weigand, Chris Martin, ■ Howard McClure and G. L. Lubrechtnll refused it, and the combine's position , was becoming very insecure. All niglit long they tried to fix up a slate, but without success. Outside Un delegates were threatening to go home unless something was done quickly. Finally, it was decided to accept Schap pert and Stanton for prothonotary and ' clerk of courts respectively, and with j this understanding the office was opened and the delegates fell in line to get their expenses. The amount was not satis factory to more than one-half the dole- 1 gates, and some tried to induce McGinty to opbn up his purse and they would overthrow the whole slate. Joseph J. did not pnt much faith in their promises. Ho had "been there" two years ago and he knew the ropes. He said lie would take the congressional nomination if given to him, but would not solicit a vote or pay a cent. Under these circumstances the delegates could do nothing but stick to the promises made to the combine. The railroaders of the city were not idle. They were marking the men who bad wiped out Rico, but they did not; stop at that. Appeals to the delegates ! to support the blacklisted engineer were not in vain, and good missionary work was done by the Brotherhood hoys be tween 9 and 12 o'clock on Tuesday morning. Rico had no money, no influ ence, nothing hut the sympathy of his fellow-workmen and it proved more powerful than Ilines' greenbacks and promises. The opposition of [fines and his friends to Rice was hitter. It was a con test that meant nearly as much as his • own nomination. He did not want any Wilkes-Barre men besides Rhone and himself on the ticket, nor did he want any men of Irish descent but O'Boyle and himself. The vote taken in the I convention on clerk of the courts was a * better test of Ilines' strength than tho vote on congressman. ITII IS CONVENTION. There was a small gathering at Land messer's hall in the morning, barely enough of tho delegates being present to | open the convention. Chairman John ILenahan appointed committees on con tested seats, resolutions and permanent organization and a tecesswas taken until 2 p. m. The afternoon session was opened with 'a good address by Chairman Lenahan. The committee on organization reported John M. Carman ns chairman, T. C. Mullally as secretary, and vice presidents and tellers from each of the legislative districts. Indisposing of the contested seats the committee in charge gave one half vote each to Hugh Brogan and William Gillespie, of the Drifton Hazle district. The report of the committee on reso lutions was unanimously adopted, after which nominations for congressman were called for by Chairman Garman. Thos. W. Hart, of Ashley, nominated Hon. W. 11. Hines, and it was seconded by G. P. Strome, of Wilkes-Barre. Both delegates made flowery speeches about his work in the legislature, and many of the compliments showered upon the candidates were so undeserved that the delegates openly laughed at the orators' disregard for the truth. The surprise of the day followed in the shape of a speech by Matt Long, of Hazleton, who nominated Joseph J. Mc- Ginty. The nomination was a surprise to four-fifths of the delegates. Mr. Long's address was the best made at the convention, and at its conclusion the spectators roso up and cheered the speaker and the candidate. The dele gates gave Mr. Long very little applause because, with few exceptions, they had some of Hines' money in their pockets and a horde of Hines' heelers were pres ent to watch their movements. The opposition was more in the nature of a protest to the placing of Hines' name on the ticket, but so many delegates had bound themselves before it developed that they could not then exercise their own will in the matter without appear ing in unenviable light. The vote was: Hines 198 McGinty 40 Every vole given to McGinty was loudly applauded, while the result was received with scarcely a murmur of approval. The nomination was then made unanimous, but not without a howl of dissent from the spectators. For judge of orphans' court Colonel T. R. Martin nominated Judge D. L. Rhone, of Wilkes-Barre, nd Thomas D. •Shea nominated D. O. Coughlin, of Lu zerne borough. The vote was: Rhone 182 Coughlin 41 T. R. Callary, of Nanticoko, nominat ed Jacob Schappert, his townsman, for prothonotary, and he was placed on the ticket by acclamation. P. A. O'Boyle's name for district at torney was presented by John McGah ren. lie was the unanimous choice of the convention. For clerk of the courts Lee Stanton, of Exeter township, the present incum bent, was named, and John 11. Rice, of Wilkes-Barre, was also nominated. Stanton was the slated candidate, but the delegates became tired of their bondage and upset all the calculations of the bosses by asserting their indepen dence as follows: Rice 124J Stanton 104J The spectators cheered lastly when the chairman announced that the slate had been smashed. The announcement that the office of jury commissioner was open for nomina tions was met with a fusilade of names coming so quickly that the secretaries could not handle them. Following are some of the candidates: Morris P. Freas, Butler; Edward J. Rogers, Wilkes-Barre; Phil F. Peters, Hoilen back township; James O'Donnell, Ply mouth; John Kelly, Wilkes-Barre town ship; William P. Friel, Alden; A. J. Cailrey, Hanover township; M. J. Law ler, Wilkes-Barre; Martin J. Howley, Pittston township; J. Fred Hold, Shick shinny, and Green Mulherin, Wilkes- Barre. Up to this time Chairman Garman, with the aid of an inch-board, had been able to maintain some semblance of or der, but in spile of his vigorous pound ing on the table and his personal appeals to the delegates to keep quiet, less than one-half the roll had been called when the convention broke up in disorder, candidates claiming that men who were not delegates were answering the roll. During a lull in the tumult the chair man announced J. Fred Dolil as the nominee and declared the convention adjourned. This decision aroused the greatest ex citement and several candidates and delegates howled for recognition. The officers made a hasty exit and half a dozen men made addresses upon various subjects from the stage at the same time. The respectable delegates and specta tors left the hall in disgust. WHO THE CANDIDATES AIIE. William Henry Hines, who received the renomination for congress, has been a prominent figure in Luzerne county politics for some years. Mr. Hines was born in Brooklyn, N. Y., March 15, 1850, and at an early age came to Wilkes-Barre. His education was secured in the public schools and at Wyoming seminary. He entered the office of Rufus J. Bell as a law student and was admitted to the Lu zerne bar in 1881. His rise in politics has been a rapid one. After a term as (Contilined on l'tige 4.) FREELAND, PA., THURSDAY, AUGUST 30, 1894. UPPER LEHIGH NOTES. Conrad Brehm, an old and respected resident of this place, died of pneumonia yesterday afternoon at 4 o'clock, after an illness of about ten days. Mr. Brehm was one of the early residents of Upper Lehigh, having come here more than twenty-five years ago and has been one of the foremost citizens of the town since. lie was a quiet, peaceful gentle man whose whole ambition was to oblige those whom he came in contact with and he commanded the respect of the entire community. He was a prominent Democrat in Foster township, and dur ing the year of 1893 held the office of tax collector. The funeral will take place on Sunday afternoon. Interment at Freeland cemetery. Now that the Democrats have nomin ated their ticket, John Leisenring, our townsman, who is a candidate for con gress on the Republican ticket, will re turn home from his outing next week and commence operations on his op ponent, Mr. Ilines. The latter gentle man had many political friends here in the past, but now they have deserted him. There is some talk of a singing eon test between two of our young men. It will be appreciated boys, but leave the town to rehearse your melodies. Adam Lesser took charge of No. 5 slope as foreman on Monday. A number of our juveniles, known as the "hustlers," gave an entertainment at the schoolhouse on Monday evening. Misses Rose and Hannah Forry are now residents of Hazleton. August Horn, a miner in No. 7 Blope, was struck on the back by a piece of rock on Saturday and severely hurt. John ICrommes, of Scrantcn, is in town visiting relatives. The collieries here are working steady. Peter W. Amon was at Wilkes-Barre 011 a business trip this week. The Butler township schools will open here on Monday. Ten passenger coaches carried the ex cursionists from this place to Mountain Park on Saturday. Miss Annie Ilaggerty, of Providence, Lackawanna county, returned to her home yesterday after spending a week here visiting. Miss Rose Shovliil, of Wilkes-Barre. is visiting her friends here. The Iloneyhole and Oley valleys are over-run by people from all sections of this region who are in search of black berries. The berries are not so abun dant as they have been in past years owing to the brush fires last spring. The raffle for a silver watch for the benefit of Denis Ferry, who was in jured so badly in the mines here several months ago and is still unable to work, which was to take place at Free land last Saturday evening, has been post poned until September 25. HIGHLAND DOTS. The midnight visitors to the chicken coops and stables are still making their usual calls. On Saturday night they entered the stable of one of our residents and carried oft' a large gobbler, and de stroyed other property that was of no value to them. A shot gun in the hands of a determined man is what is necessary in this place at present, and until such is done thieving will flourish. A1 Seitz removed his family from this place to Hazleton on Tuesday. He is now employed as a motorman on the Traction road. P. F. Clarko represented the Demo cracy of this place at the convention held at Wilkes-Barre on Tuesday. The water for domestic purposes here has become very scarce and our residents are much put about to secure enough to supply their households. The mines here are not running half time this month. The work of removing the clay at the stripping near the Sandy Run road is progressing slowly. It will require sev eral months before it is finished. BASE BALL POINTS. Manager Gough, of the Hazleton lliißtlers, promises to have a team hero on the 2d that will give the Tigers one of the most interesting games they have played for many a day. The home club is making preparations to meet them with a strengthened nine, and the strug gle to win the deciding game will cer tainly be worth witnessing. Play will commence at 3 p. in. Louisville National league club was defeated, lfi to 1, by the Stnte league team of Pottsville on Monday. Catcher Moore, of the Hazleton club fractured his right arm below the elbow :on Monday. He had run and caught a ! foul and fell to the ground, the arm get ting beneath him in the fall. He will I not bo able to play again this season. Foil Down a Shaft. John Borosk, of Ashley, had one of the narrowest escapes from death ever recorded in tho coal regions on Tuesday. The Lehigh and Wilkes-Barre Coal Com pany is reopening the old No. 6 shaft that has been abandoned for many years. The men worked from a bucket, but they finally found a series of land ings along the sides of the shaft, which were connected by ladders leading from one to (lie other. Borosk, wearied of working from the bucket, stepped to one of these landings, when it instantly gave way and with a startled cry he took a frightful plunge into the dark recesses of the shaft below. lie made several frantic clutches at the sides and fortunately bis right hand came in contact with an old piece of bunting that had partially broken away from the sides of shaft, and while it was in a greatly decayed condition, it held its weight and proved his saviour. The bucket was lowered and he was rescued and hoisted out of the shaft. Crushed by n Train. Anthony Gibbon, aged 15 years, of Wilkes-Barre, was crushed to death by being run over by a D. & H passenger train in that city on Saturday evening. With a number of companions he was on his way to Music Hall and when they reached a point opposite tho Lehigh Valley shops there was a rumor there of a runaway down the street. Young Gib bon ran across the D. & H. tracks to see the runaway, and while looking about a passenger train came along at terrific speed and cut him down. The wheels passed over his legs and one arm, and his head was crushed. He lived only a few minutes. The remains were taken to the resi dence of his patents, Mr. and Mrs. Theo. Gibbon, who were formerly residents of this place. The boy's grandmother, Mrs. Benj. Gibbon, and Mrs. DeFoy, of Washington street, attended the funeral on Tuesday. Luzerne Borough Sued. Bridget Mooney has commenced suit against Luzerne borougli for the death of her son. The statement filed goes on to say as follows: That her son, Henry Mooney, age 15 years and 8 months, on October 8, 1898, was on the road leading from Luzerne borough to Dallas, in the neighborhood of a bridgecrossingToby's creek, when through no fault of his he was touched or came in contact with a wire hanging from a telephone pole and which had been loose for several days and obstructing the public road; said wire being a dead wire, but upon tho day in question and prior thereto it became charged with electricity from an electric wire overhead and w hen he thus came in contact with said wire he instantly died. She therefore brings suit against Luzerne borough for $5,000 damages for the loss of her son. Anotlior Church. The congregation of the Trinity Metho dist Episcopal church on Birkbeck street has about completed the sale of its church building to the Independent Catholics of this vicinity, and the church will be remodeled and used as a place of worship by tho new owners, who have have already secured a priest, Father Ilembski, to officiate for them. The congregation is a branch of the new de nomination that was organized about a month ago at Cleveland, Ohio, and was brought about by the dissatisfaction ex isting among Polish Roman Catholics in this country. The Methodists will build a church on East Main street in the near future, which will make fifteen church build ings in Freeland. Flrnfc 11st 11 of tlio Keiuon. The fust ball of the season will be held tomorrow evening at the opera house by Division G, A. 0. 11., of Free land. The members of the committee are thoroughly acquainted with their duties, and every possible effort will be put forth to provide a pleasant evening for all. The hall will be lighted with electric lights for the occasion and the handsome decorations that are being placed in position will make a vast im provement in its appearance. Dancing music will be furnished by DePierro's orchestra. Charged with Swindling His Employer*. Joseph Whitehouse, assistant outside foreman at the Philadelphia and Read ing Coal and Iron Company's Shenan doah City colliery, who is charged with collecting wages from the company on fictitious pay rolls, and who disappeared last Monday, has been brought to Shen andoah from Trenton, N. J. After a bearing he WAR committed to jail in de fault of bail. There are upward of forty distinct charges against him. Millinery Store for Snle. A millinery store ami fixtures for snlo in Mauch (.'hunk. Large store-room on main street. Good trade established. , Rare chance for good miliner, only two others in town. For particulars address Milliner, box 1-17, Mauch Chunk, Pa. ' BRIEF ITEMS OF NEWS, PARAGRAPHS GATHERED FROM ALL PARTS OF THE REGION. SyiiopsiH of Local and Miscellaneous Oc currences That Can Uc llead Ouickly. What the Folks of This and Other Towns Are Doing. William Zierdt, of Honeyhole, and Miss Catherine Lintner, of Butler, have been granted a marriage license. The corner stone of St. John's Re formed church, of Eckley, will be laid with imposing ceremonies on Sunday af ternoon at 2 o'clock. The organizers of the United Mine Workers of America are meeting with great success in organizing the mine em ployes of the Schuylkill region. It is reported that a new afternoon pa per is to started in Hazleton. The new journal is to be a Republican organ and will he managed by Frank Snyder and George Mane. Work has been commenced upon a large addition to the Cottage hotel. The proprietor, Fred Haas, finds his present quarters unable to accommodate the in creasing number of patrons. The state camp of the P. O. S. of A. is in session this week in the city of Erie. Over 500 delegates are present The secretary's report shows a membership of 47,899; total number of camps, 000. The excursions to Glen Onoko and Mountain Park on Saturday were well enjoyed by those who attended. After the firemen returned from the Glen they held a successful picnic at the Pub lic park that evening. West Ayoca was the scene of a large conflagration on Monday night. Three frame dwelling were entirely consumed. The flames originated in the dwelling of Evan Ellis. Two houses near by, own ed by 11. M. Steever, were also destroy ed. September II is the last day to pay borough taxes,.for which an abatement of 5 per cent will be allowed. Those who have not yet paid their taxes should do so at once, as the borough is in need of money to meet its pressing obliga tions. The Carbondale Herald says that the Lehigh Valley conductors who went out on strike and were promised pay by tbe Order of Railway Conductors, soiong as they remained idle, which they did not get, havo instituted proceedings against the grand lodge. A few of our subscribers aro allowing their accounts with tliis paper to run dangerously near the limit. By refer ring to the labels or wrappers on the papers, subscribers can ascertain at a glance whether or not they are in -debt to the publisher. The first annual picnic of the Wolfe Tone Social (Hub will be held on Satur day evening at the Public park. Elec tric lights will illuminate the grounds and IlePierro's orchestra will supply the dancing music. The committee extends a cordial invitation to the public to at tend . Filled a Tramp with lllril Shot. A tramp attempted to beat Mrs. Mar tha Ilughes, of Hanover, a mile above Wilkes-Barre, but Bhe bravely defended herself and the fellow was obliged to re treat with a load of bird shot in his body. Mrs. Hughes was alone in the house when he entered. Picking up a club sho ordered the man out. He re fused to go and wrenched the club out of her hand. She grasped a loaded shot gun from the wall and taking aim at the intruder ordered him to leave. He still refused and sprang forward to seize the gun. Ashe did so the woman fired. Some of the shot struck the man in the face, somo went through his arm and still more struck his leg. He turn ed and fell bleeding profusely from nearly a dozen wounds. Outside he met some men who took him up through the woods to Hanover Park, where he boarded a car for Wilkes-Barre, where his wounds were dressed and all sight of him was lost. STATE OF OHIO, CITY OF TOLEDO, ) l.cc.vs COUNTY, [ BA " FRANK J. 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