A LIE NAILED. READ THE LETTER FROM THE FACTORY INSPECTOR. Congressman llines'Statement About the ; Semi-Monthly Pay Law Proven False. | lie ltohlly Lied to the Voters of Free- | land, Hut the "Tribune" Has Nailed \ His Lie and Publishes the Evidence of ; His Dishonorable Claims. The TRIBUNE on August 20, 1894, j charged Congressman Hines with being guilty of amending the semi monthly pay law in such a manner when he was in the Pennsylvania senate, in 1891, that the act became worthless. We claimed that the amendment compelled employes to demand their wages semi monthly before the offending corpora tion could be punished for violating the law, a provision which was not in the original act, but was inserted there by Senator Ilincs when he had the penalty of S2OO added to the bill. This provision placed the employe at the mercy of the employer, and the man in the coal re gions who would demand his rights under that law would be given them, but he would invariably receive his dis charge the same day. The act which passed the legislature in 1887, and was approved by Governor Beaver, contained no penalty, and after four years of agitation by the miners of Luzerne and other counties Senator Uines promised to try to add a fine to the act. This he did in 1891, but he also added the two words "when de manded," which had not been asked for and which were not wanted by the miners, for they destroyed every particle of good that was in the law. The TRIBUNE called attention to this faulty piece of legislation upon many occasions, and when Hines claimed to be the author of the whole amendment we denounced him as a man who had sacrificed the rights of workingmen by placing them in the power of corpora tions. We repeated the charge several times during the campaign, and on October 13, Hines, in his speech here, made the following denial: "As to this bill of mine, it is not so that the miner has to have it enforced. That is the duty of the factory inspector and his deputies, or, if they fail, any citizen of our commonwealth is authoriz ed to do so. You miners are not respon sible for the enforcement of this law, notwithstanding a newspaper here says you are." Mr. Hines further stated, that to show to the miners present that the law was as he said, he would send to each voter in the fourth district a copy of his bill, and they could judge for them selves who was right. ■ The copies of the amended bill were sent out from Wilkes-Barre last week, and no doubt a majority of our readers have read it carefully. For the benefit of any voters whom the congressman may have over looked, the TRIBUNE publishes below a copy of the act. In the first column is given the first Bection of the original bill of 1887, and in the second column the bill as amended by Senator Hines in 1891. The second, third and fourth sec tions of the original bill were not changed. If the reader will notice the changes made by Hines he must, at least, con sider the insertion of the words "when demanded" a very strange amendment to the bill. Compare: Original Bill, 1887. Section 1, That, from and after a period of two months subsequent to the date of the passage of this act, every in dividual, firm, association or corporation, employing wage-workers, skilled or or dinary, laborers engaged at manual or clerical work, in the business of mining or manufacturing, or any other employes, shall make payment in lawful money of the United States to the said employes, laborers and wage-workers, or to their authorized representatives; the first pay ment to be made between the first and fifteenth, and the second payment be tween the fifteenth and thirtieth of each month, the full amount of wages or earn ings due said employes, laborers and wage-workers upon the first and fifteenth instant of each and every month where in such payments are made. And in case any individual, firm, corporation, association, or other employer shall neg lect or refuse to make payment upon the dates herein set forth, to wage-workers, laborers or other employes, employed by or with the authority of such individ ual, firm, corporation, association or other employer, then such an amount of wages or earnings shall be and become a legal claim against such individual, firm, corporation, association or other em ployer, and shall be recoverable by law, with interest from the date Buch amount is due. Section 2. No assignment of future wages payable semi-monthly under the provisions of this act, shall be valid, nor shall any agreement be valid that lelieves the said firms, individuals, corporations or associations from the obligation to pay semi-monthly, and in the lawful money of the United Htates. Section 3. It is hereby made the duty of the factory inspector and his deputies to bring action in the name of the commonwealth, against every individ ual, firm, corporation and accociation violating the provisions of th ; s law, upon the request of any citizen of this commonweath. Upon his failure to do so, any citizen of this commonwealth is hereby authorized to do so in the name of the commonwealth. Approved the 20th day of May, A. D., 1891. ltobt. E. Pattison. j Robert Watchorn, Mary Wagner, Chief ImpecUir. Clerk. PENNSYLVANIA. DEPARTMENT OF FACTORY INSPECTOR. HARRISBURG. Oct. 29th, 1894. Editor Tribune, Freeland, Pa. Dear Sir. - Replying to your communication of the 23rd inst. , I beg to enclose you a copy of the laws with which this Department has to do, one of which is the Semi Monthly Pay Law. You will observe that before the Factory Inspector can take any action in the matter, that the interested parties must first make demand for their wages. If I can be of any further service to you after you have read the law, I shall be glad to hear from you. Very truly yours ISoToert "W"a,tc:ta.©m., [Slgncd.l Factory Inspector. At the time of nines' denial the Tni- BUNE had in its possession the opinions of fiye prominent attorneys upon the net, and each of them contained the j statement that the words in italics 1 made the bill null and void unless the employe would demand payment. But as these opinions might not be considered by some as convincing proof, ! the following letter was sent to the state j factory inspector, Robert \\ atchorn: 1 "Dear Sir.—Will you please inform 1 the writer, at your earliest convenience, ! whether any citizen of the state can bring action against a corporation or firm which does not pay its employes ; semi-monthly? It has been stated that it is not necessary for the employe to have this law enforced, that such work is the duty of the factory inspector ami Ilia deputies, or, if they neglect to do so, 1 that any citizen is authorized to proceed ! in the matter. Others claim that the ; employe must first demand from the corporation or firm the payment of wages semi-monthly before action can he taken. An early reply upon the subject will be considered a favor." The reply to this request for informa- j tion was received on Tuesday. A copy of Mr. Watcliorn's answer is pub- j lished on this page today, and the : original letter can be examined by any person who desires that privilege by calling at the THIDINE office. It is a direct contradiction of the statement Ilines made at Freeland on October 13, and shows him up to the public as a can didate who has boldly lied to the voters of Freeland and other towns. He has attempted to win votes with a deliberate falsehood. He has misrepresented an important law to the miners of Luzerne county. He has sunk his manhood in his efforts to conceal and deny his guilty betrayal of workingmen. But the Titi- BUNE has nailed his lies and has the pleasure of presenting the evidence that stamps him as a man unworthy of the vote of any American citizen. Hines' Amendment, 1891. Section 1. That, from and after a period of two months subsequent to the date of the passage of this act, every in dividual, firm, association or corporation, employing wage-workers, skilled or or dinary, laborers engaged at manual or clerical work, in the business of mining or manufacturing, orany other employes, shall make payment in lawful money of the United States to the said employes, laborers and wage-workers, or to their authorized representatives; the first pay ment to be made between the first and fifteenth, and the second payment be tween the fifteenth and thirtieth of each month, the full net amount of wages or earnings due said employes, laborers and wage-workers upon the first and fif teenth instant of each and every month wherein such payments are made. And in case any individual, firm, corpora tion or association, or other employer shall refuse to make payment when de manded, upon the dates herein set forth, to wage-workers, laborers or other em ployes, employed by or with the author ity of such individual, firm, corporation or association, or other employer, the said individual, the members of the firm, the directors, officers and superin tendents or managers of said corpora tions and associations shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be sentenced to pay a fine not to exceed two hundred dollars. PARALYZES THE NERVES. Why Ire Cream or Ico Water Sometimes Causes Pain. When the weather is very warm you i often run into an ico cream saloon to | try and cool your body by a saucer of the frozen delicacy. If you are in a j great hurry you are apt to make the first fow teaspoonfuls of the cooling j mixture rather large. This almost im- I mediately gives you a violent pain in j the temples, or somewhere in the ro i gion of the eyes. Why is this? Did you evor stop and j think? 1 One man, who has studied the physi* ! ology of the case, says it is caused in | the following manner: The frozen j mixture, coming into contact with the j | nerves of the throat, temporarily para- j lyzes them. The sensation instantly shoots to the center of the nerves, which Is in the brain, but there is a j side connection, the great facial nerve, which starts from the front of the car and extends its branches over the side 'of the face. This great facial nerve sidetracks the pain which proceeds from the chill, throwing it out along I the nerve which runs across the tem | pies, the pain being keenest at tlio I point where the nerve branches. SMART LITTLE GIRL. Fanale Erdofy Knows a Language for Every Year of Her Age. j Little Fannie Erdofy is only four years old, but she is one of the most accomplished young ladies in New York. She speaks four languages fluently, and her father promises to teach her two more before she reaches LITTLE FANNIE'ERDOFY. her fifth birthday. She does not caro for dolls or other toys, but plays only i with irregular verbs, ablative abso lutes, moods, tenses and syntactical puzzles. She speaks German like a Berlinese, French like a Parisifenne, Hungarian like a Boyar and English with a Harlem accent. Miss Fannie's gift illustrates the law of heredity. Her father, Arthur Erdofy, who in an interpreter at Ellis island, was born in liuda-Pesth, Hun gary, thirty-two years ago. He has the special linguistic aptitude of his race, having commend of not less than ten languages. Mrs. Erdofy speaks English, Hungarian, German, French and Slavonian. It is said that the difficulty is not in teaching Miss Fannie a new language, but in preventing her from overtaxing her strengtli learning one without in struction. Difficult to Translate. It was the duchess of Gordon, a clev er and beautiful Scotch woman, who successfully dumfounded a pretentious dandy. lie was beside her at a supper party, and in order to gain her good graces, affected a liking for the Scot tish tongue, declaring there was not a Scottish phrase ho did not understand. ,k ßax inc a sprawl o' that hubbly jock," replied the duchess, without changing a muscle of her face. The exquisite looked appalled, and then slunk away in confusion, while the commission was performed by a cavalier hailing from the north of the Tweed. She wanted a turkey-wing. Subscribe for the TRIBUNE. WEE wan STORIES Japan Wants Big Indem nity from China. Flagrant Fraud* Perpetrated by Chinese Officials Cannon Halls Made of Clay—Deeds of Heroism Among Japanese Ti'oops-Conflio tion of Siiciig's Property. Washington, Oct. 29.—The Japanese legation received a dispatch which con firms dispatches from Shanghai, of a second victory of the Japanese army under Marshal Yamugata. The tele gram is dated from Hiroshima and reads as follows; "Before dawn of Oct. 26 our army under Marshal Yamagata attacked Kiu-Len-Cheng, one of the Important strongholds upon the Chi nese frontier. The place was defended by 16,000 Chinese troops under Generals Liu and Song. They fled after offering only a slight resistance and the Japa nese forces took possession of the forti fications and the city. They captured thirty large field guns, an Immense quantity of rice, food of other kinds, etc., and more than three hundred tents. The Japanese loss was twenty killed and eighty-three wounded. The Chinese lost more than two hundred killed. The exact number of their wounded is not known." It is believed at the Japanese legation that the General Liu mentioned in this dispatch in the noted Chinese com mander who played such a prominent part during the Tonking difficulties, and to whom it was recently reported Viceroy Li had offered the chief com mand in the Chinese army. Some interesting intelligence from the seat of war in the east is contained In recent mall advices at the legation. In the opinion of the Japanese press, there can be but one termination of the present struggle, and that Is the total overthrow and humiliation of the Chi nese arms. The Nippon leaves it to the judgment of the cabinet to dv termine what terms shall be dicta.' ! to the middle kingdom after the fall of Pe king, which event It speaks of as though It were an accomplished fact. It advises the government, however, that Chifia is ready at any time to re sort to perfldity and foul play and therefore, whatever promise she makes must be guaranteed by ample security. Speaking of the war indemnity which China must pay, the Nippon suggests a sum amounting to ten times as much as the actual war expenses incurred by Japan; a sum sufficient for improving the military system of Japan; also to dictate such terms as will materially lessen the fighting capacity of China; to make:; China pay at once the whole sum agreed upon withdrawing the Japanese forces from her capital; to make China agree to the temporary oc cupation of a part of her territory if the payment be in several installments or as an alternative taking from China so much of her territory as may be useful to Japan from an economic or a military point of view. An essentially Oriental story Is told in Tien-Tsin illustrating the venality of some of the Chinese officials. A gentleman residing in that city ordered a Chinese mason to bring the neces sary clay to make some repairs in his fireplace. The mason appeared the next day with a cartload of what ap peared to be cannon balls, but which were really sundried globes of clay painted black. Some time before hos tilities with Japan began, Viceroy Li Inspected a number of vessels belong ing to the northern squadron. Many of the ships were insufficiently sup plied with ammunition, the money paid out for that purpose having been otherwise "appropriated." As this story would probably not meet with the approval of the viceroy, a number if bricklayers were at once set to work manufacturing "fake" cannon balls out of clay, after which they wore painted black. These innocuous missiles were then smuggled aboard several of the vessels and when the in spection was held proved a complete success. Numerous deeds of heroism are re corded among the Japanese troops. While a body of newly enlisted men were marching to the front one of the soldiers was taken violently ill. He was removed to the nearest hospital, but refused to unclasp his sword belt or surrender his gun to the attending physicians. That death was near, he knew, and he deemed it a disgrace to die before fighting for his country, his gun was a precious charge and he would hold it to the last. And so. clasping the gun to his dying breast, in full uniform, he calmly met his death. No less heroic was the act of a bug ler in the battle of Song-Hwan. He had been told to blow the charge, and had just given a blast when a bullet struck him full in the breast, inflicting a fatal wound. Several of his com rades ran to raise him, but he and they at once saw that nothing could be done. They told him to lay the bilgle aside, urging that any fresh exertion would only make the hemorrhage more quickly fatal. His sole reply to this was to raise the bugle once more and for the last time to his lips, and with a final clear ringing "charge" the bold spirit passed away. London, Oct. 29.-' lie Shanghai cor respondent of the Central News says all the Soochow property belonging to Sheng. the taotai of Tien-Tsin, has been seized and sealed by the governor in obedience to orders from Pekin. Sheng is the official who bought Ger man rifles for 600,000 taels and sold ihem to the government for 3,000,000. When the fraud was discovered Li Hung Chang slapped his face. The seizure of his property followed quickly upon the denunciation of the board of censors. Count tie Gninvillc's Trip. Kan Francisco, Oct. 29. —Count V. E. de Gainville, of Paris, has arrived at this port on the steam whaler Jean nette after a five years' hunting trip in the unexplored wilds of Alaska and the northwest territory. All the coun try he passed through was mountain ous and generally wooded. He saw many rich coal lands which could be developed and found traces of gold on the upper Yukon river, but no rich de posits. He was unable to discover the reputed big F]squimaux lake east of the Mackenzie river, but found many small lakes In clusters. FREELAND OPERA HOUSE. JOHN J. WELSH, Manager. Thursday Evening, Nov. 8. lI A Majestic Pantomime Company BATES BROS. NEW UP TO DATE HUMPTY DUMPTY. Fred D. Struflln, sole manager. Headed by the Greatest Living Clown, MR. CHARLES RAVEL, who wius a laughing success every night. SPECIALTIES—NoveIties, acrobats, singers, musical artists, that are up to date. WHY? Because we have them; because we turn people away nightly; because we make the greatest street parade of any show with our CLOWN si I.V I K CORNET 11A Nil and $2,000 triek donkey, Carmencita, which will be seen on the principal streets only. A. S. Blodgett, generul agent. Prices: 25, 35 and 50 Cents. Reserved seats three days in udvanco at Christy's store. Dr. H. W. MONROE, Located permanently in Birkbeck brick, second Jloor, rooms 1, 2 and 3, over /Smith's shoe store, Freeland, Pa. Gas and ether administered for the pain less extraction of teeth. Teeth filled and ar tificial teeth inserted. Reasonable pieces and ALL WORK GUARANTEED. d. Goepperl, proprietor of the Washington House, 11 Walnut Street, above Centre. The best of whiskies, wines, gin cigars, etc. Call in when in that part of the town. Fresli Beer and Porter on Tap. CHEAP WATCHES. A Chance to Get a Good Watch. Wehrman, the reliable watchmaker, is Hel ling watches at the lowest prices. Clocks, jewelry, etc., are all away down. This is your opportunity to purchase first-class goods at extraordinary low figures. Call now. REPAIRING OF ALL KINDS. CONDY 0. BOYLE. dealer In Liquors, Wine, Beer, Etc. The finest brands of domestic ami Imported whiskey on sale at his new and handsome saloon. Fresh Roches- ter and Hallentine beer and Yeung- ling's porter on tap. Centre - Street, - Five - Points. A SAGACIOUS DOG. The Newfoundland Was Round to Have Ills Evening Walk. There is a story of a French dog whose breakfast was forgotten, where upon ho ran out into the garden and returning with a sprig in his mouth, deposited it at his master's feet. It was a sprig of forget-me-not. The truth of this story is perhaps open to question, but a story almost as remark able has been furnished to Cassell'a Saturday Journal by a gentleman whose veracity is said to be undoubted. The story runs: Jack is a handsome Newfoundland dog. Every evening, at nine o'clock, he is taken for a walk by his master, who has an orangewood walking stick which he particularly likes and usually carries. Every evening at the stroke of nine Jack rushes to the hat rack in the hall, noses about among the walk ing-sticks and umbrellas until he finds the orangewood stick, and immediately afterward appears before his master, carrying it in his teeth. lie wags his tail and prances delightedly about, and shows as plainly as possible that he will bo a broken-hearted dog if his friend and master omits the usual even ing stroll. One evening the family were in the sitting-room with some guests. A shower had come on and it was raining hard when the clock struck nine. The strokes had hardly died away when Jack danced gayly in the room with tlio orangewood stick in his mouth. "No, Jack," said his master, "we can not go to-night. It is raining too hard. We should get wet. Just listen to it, Jack." With that the host turned his attention once more td his guests, and presently they heard Jack pulling over the things in the hat rack. They sup posed lie was putting away tlio walking stick, like the clever dog that he is. A few moments later a beseeching little bark was heard. There in the sitting-room door stood Jack, with an umbrella in his mouth. Every one flew for the waterproof and hat of the man of the house, and that gentleman, bearing the umbrella so persuasively offered him, took Jack out for his walk without further delay. Ooxey's House Hurried. Massillon, 0., Oct. 29.—The Handsome residence of J. S. Coxey, at Coxana, four miles north of this city, burned to the ground last night. A number of outbuildings were also destroyed and but few household effects were saved. The origin of the fire Is unknown, but it is supposed to have been the work of incendiaries. The loss is estimated at SIO,OOO. A Victim of iho Cook Gang. Tahlequah, I. T., Oct. 29.—Richard Crittenden is reported to have been murdered by the Cook gang. Critten den was a member of the sheriff's posse that first attacked the outlaws and drove them to their present busi ness. He soon afterward joined the gang but was murdered for fear he would betray t,hem. Roc a I Weather Forecast. Fair; east winds, shifting to south; warmer. Don't Spare a Minute! First Corns, First Served! A great reduction in prices. Call and be covinced. Bargains in all departments. The largest and most complete stock in lower Luzerne. IDr37- C3-cod.s 3Depa.rtm.exit: The very latest styles and"shades in covert, broad and ladies' cloth. A complete line of trimmings, very low in prices. Seven cent unbleached muslin, reduced to 4c per yard. Eight cent bleached muslin, reduced to 5c per yard. Best gray flannels, re duced to 18c from 25c. The same in red mixed dress ginghams, very best quality, 5c per yard. A neat line of children's coats. tOlotliing- Department: MEN'S, BOYS' AND CHILDREN'S SUITS. We carry a complete line of ' 'Star*' Boots, Slices and BrntoToer Crood.s: 'I hese lines are complete and as usual the best goods for the least money. JOS. NEUBURGER, P. 0. S. of A. Building, - Freeland. I* n FILL ffl WINTER MIS ARE WHAT THE LADIES ARE NOW LOOKING FOR. NOTE A FEW OF THE GOODS AND PRICES: A full line of black and colored lienriettas 20c to Si.oo per yard. A line display of new novelty goods, 20c mid upwards. Ladies' cloth, 1\ yards wide, all wool, 40c to 50c. New plaid dress goods, 12jc to 40c. Good muslin, one yard wide, ,sc. 10x4 blankets, white and colored, 50c to SIO.OO. Underwear at lowest prices. Ladies' and Misses' Coats and The Finest Line of Millinery ever displayed in Freeland. All are invited to inspect our goods. Very respectfully yours, DANIEL GILL, CENTRE AND SOUTH STREETS, - - FREELAND. THF. r 1 FINEST WATER COLORS, I) 1} u CEA.-DCKS 11 J'j V A 0 TT EVERY CLASS OF PORTRAITS MV ARE MADE AT l a 8i;T : 0:HAXJt aAl'hKttY. When in lhizlcton call in to his gallery and see the finest display of portraits in the coal region. The prices are loto and the tcork the very best. H. TREYASKIS, Photographic Artist, 21 i West Broad Street, Hazleton, Pa. A WOMAN HUNG AROUND THE NECK Of her husband and implored him to visit the 1 Columbia Trading Company's store and see their bargains. And she was right to do so, as we are offering bargains to astonish you. Hav- I ing been in business in Freeland before we ! have learned tlie nature of the people in this j town and vicinity, and we know that when you see a bargain you know how to appreciate it. | We therefore opened a branch store at our old stand in Hohlin's block, opposite the Central hotel, with u tine line of Watches, such as Elgin, WaUJiam, Rock ford, Springfield and all other celebrated makes; jewelry of every description; solid gold goods a specialty; silverware, musical instruments, revolvers, notions and novelties of all kinds; dry, dress and linen goods , j which ice are almost giving away; also a j complete line of gents' furnishing goods, of ; which ice have cut prices in two. In order to bo convinced of our bargains call and examine our stock and prices bef ore going | elsewhere. Whether you buy or not you arc j always welcome at the Columbia Trading Company's Store, opposite Central hotel, Freeland. IS?- BRANCH OF POTTSYILLE, PA. Dtt. N. MALEY, Bentis T. Located permanently in Rirkbeck's building, rooms 4 and 5, second floor. .Special attention paid to all branches of dontistry. ALL OPERATIONS PERFORMED WITH CARE. All work guaranteed. Office hours: 8 to 1-' A. M.; 1 to 5 P. M.; 7 to 9 P. M. WANTED.— To rent a building on Centre street: suitable fur business place and residence; must have at least three rooms on flrst floor. Apply at this office. "J z Philip Gcrilz, Corner Front and Centre Streets. Tnm the oldest jeweler In town. I have hud I the largest practical experience in repairing and will guarantee you thorough work, j I have always in stock the largest assortment of Watches, Clocks, Silverware, Platedware, Hinge, Diamonds und Musical Instruments. I will do ENGRAVING FREE OF CHARGE * on any article purchased from me. Single Tax Courier, NATIONAL SINGLE TAX NEWSPAPER. Tt gives the single tax news or the world weekly, single tax discussions and the very last of propaganda matter. Foreign corres pondents In .Japan, Australasia, France, Eng lund, Canada and other countries. The Courier is a 10-page, <l4-column paper, in very clear print, on line tinted paper, it is a valuable champion of the cause which it* at tracting so much attention throughout the world. W- A*. BROKAW, Editor. Published by TIIE COUBIKK PUBLISHING OOMPANV, 810 Olive Street, St. Lpuis, Mp. SI.OO I'lilt ANNUM. J
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