Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, August 22, 1898, Image 1
FREELAND TRIBUNE. VOL. XI. NO. 15, RAILROAD TIMETABLES LEHIGH VALLEY RAILROAD. May 16, IB'JB. AKKANQEMENT or I'ASSKNOKK THAINB. LEAVE FUKELANI). G 20 a m lor Wcuthorly, Muuch Chunk, Allcntown, Hcthlehcm, Eustoii, i'hilu delpliiu mm Now Turk. 7 40 11 in for Handy ltun. White Haven, Wilkes-Uarrc, l'ittstou and Scranton. 8 32 a ni for Wcatherly, Munch Chunk, Al lcntown, ltcthlohcm, Eiston, Philadel phia and New York. 0 30 a in for Ilazleton, Mahanoy City, Shen andoah, Alt. funnel, Shuinokin and Pottsville. 1 1 50 a in Tor Sandy Run, White Haven, W1 Ikes-Bur re, Scranton and all points West. 4 32 p m for Ilazleton, Mahanoy City, Shen andoah, Ml. Curiuol, Shuinokin and Pottsville. 0 39 P in for Handy Run, White Huveu, Wilkes-Bar re and Scruilton. 0 57 pm for Huzlcton, Mahanoy City, Hhen undouh, Mt. Cuiincl and Shuinokin. ARRIVE AT FREELAND. 7 40 a 111 from Pottsville, Shuinokin, Mt. Canned, Shenandoah, .Muhauoy City und Ilazleton. 9 17 n ni lroin Now York, Philadelphia, Easlon, iiethlchcni, Allcntown, Muuch Chunk and Wcatherly. 9 30 a 111 from Scranton, Wilkes-lJurrc and White Haven. 1 1 50 a 111 from Pottsville, Shuinokin, Mt. Uarinel, Shenandoah, Mahanoy City and liuzleton. 4 32 p m from Scranton, Wilkcs-liurrc and White Haven. 0 39 P in from New York, Philadelphia, Easlon, iiethlehem, Allcntown, Potts ville, Shatuokin, Ml. Cannel, Shenan doah, Mahanoy City and liuzleton. 0 57 p m from Scranton, Wilkcs-Hurre and White Haven. 8 32 j ni from New York, Philadelphia, Boston, liethlehem, Allcntown, Muuch Chunk and Wcatherly. For furliicr uilormaliou inquire of Ticket Agents. Rut.LIN 11. WlLßUß,General Superintendent. CiIAS. S. LEE, Cion'l I'ass. Accent. 20 Cortlundt Street. New York City. '"I'MIE DELAWARE, SPBUUEHANNA ANI> X SCHUYLKILL RAILROAD. Time table in offoot April IK, IHJI7. Trains leave Drifton for Joddo, Eckley, liazle P.rook, Stockton, licnvor Meadow Road, Roan and Ilazleton Junction at 5 30, ODo a 111, dady except Sunday; and 703 a ni, 238 p 111, Sunday. Trains leave Drifton for llurwood.Crunocrry, Toinhioken and Deringer ul 5 3U, 0 00 a 111, daily except Sunday; and 703 a 111, 236 p m, Sun duy. Trains leave Drifton for Oneida .Junction, Hurwood Road, Humboldt Road, Oncidu und Khopptou at 000 a in, daily except Sun day; and 7 03 a m, 2 38 (1 m, Sunday. Trains leave Huzlcton Junction for liar wood. Cranberry, Tomhicken und Deringer at 035 u m, daily except Sunday; and 8 53 a in, 4 22 p 111, Sunday. Trains leave Hazleton Junction for Oneida Junction, lla: wood Road, Humboldt Road, Oneida and Shcppton at 0 32, II 10 a in, 4 41 p 111, daily except Sunday; and 7 37 a m, 3 11 p ui, Sunday. Trains leave Deringer for Tomhicken, Cran berry, Hurwood, Hazleton Junction and Roan ot 2 25, 5 40 p m, daily except Sunday; and W37 u in, 5 07 p m, Sunday. Trains leave Shcppton for Oneida, Humboldt Road, Hurwood Road, Oneida Junction, Huzlc ton Junction aid Roan at 7 11 am, 12 40, 632 p in, daily except Sunday; and 8 II u m, 3 44 p in, Sunday. Trains leuve Shcppton for Heaver Meadow Road, Stockton, llazle Brook, Eckley, Jeddo und Drifton at 5 22 p 111, daily, except Sunday; and 8 11 a in, 3 44 p in, Sunday. Trains leave Hazleton Junction for Boavot* Meadow Road, Stockton, Hazie Brook, Eckley, Jeddo and Drifton at 5 45, 020 p m, daily, except Sunday; und 10 10 a in, 5 40 p m, Sunday. All truius connect at Ilazleton Junction with electric curs for Hazleton, Jeancsville, Auden ried and other points on the Truetion Com pany's lino. Trains leaving Drifton at ft 30. 0 00 a in make connection at Deringer with I'. R. R. trains for Wilkesburre, Suubury, Llurrisburg and points west. For the accommodation of passengers at way stations between Hazleton Junction anil Der inger, a train will leave the former point at 350 p m, daily, except Sunduy, arriving at lJoringcr at SIX) p in. LUTHER C. SMITH, Superintendent. MISCELLANEOUS ADVERTISEMENTS. -if STATE OF JOHN HALEY, late of Free- J'j hind borough, (1 ecu a wed. Letters testamentary upon the above named estate having been granted to t lie uudcrsigu <d, all nersoiiH indebted to said estate are re ijties od to make payment, and those having claiiiiM or demuuds to preseut the same, with out delay, to Chas. Orion Stroh, John Haley, Attorney. beranCoii, Pa. NOTICE.— Tho Freeland Water Company hereby notifies consumers of water to cease using the same for wadiing vehicles, sidewalks, ami in gardens mid lawns, and to use it as sparingly us possible. Patrons are requested to prevent any waste of water about their premises. By order of Joseph Hirkbcck, president. TjV)lt RENT.—Large store room in McMena- J' miu building; possession given at once. Apply 011 tlie premises or to J. J. McMciiuuiiii. DEATHS. Fox.—At Jeddo, August 20, John, son of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Fox, agod 17 years, 1 month and 13 days. Funeral this afternoon at 3 o'clock. Inter ment at St. Gabriel's cemetery, Ilazle ton. McNulty. Gillespie.—At Drifton No. 1, August 21, Josephine, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John J. Gillespie, aged 5 months. Funeral tomorrow at 2 p. in. Inter ment at St. Ann's cemetery. Broslin. Scott. —At Danville, August 10, Mrs. Thomas Scott, aged 55 years. Inter red 011 Saturday at St. Ann's ceme tery. B resit n. Everybody Says So. Cusoarets Candy Cathartic, the most won derful medical discovery of the age, plcus aut and refreshing to the taste, act gently und positively on kidneys, liver and bowels, idealising the entire system, dispel colds, cure headache, fever, habitual coustipution und biliousness. Please buy anil try a box of C. C. C. today; 10, 25, 50 cents. Sold and guaranteed to cure by ull druggists. OASTO R. T A. . Bob™ tho Tha Kind You Have Always Bought Reduced Rates to Omaha. Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition, Omaha, Nebraska. Reduc ed rate tickets on sale June 10 to Octo ber 13, via Lehigh Valley Railroad, to Kansas City. Inquire of ticket agents for particulars. -Dr.David Kennedy's Favorite Remedy CURES ALE KIDNEY. STOMACH +* 1 AND LIVER TROUBLES. Army of tlie Potomac. Niagara Falls, August 20 to Septem ber 2. Reduced rates via Lebigli Valley. BRIEF ITEMS OF NEWS PARAGRAPHS GATHERED FROM ALL PARTS OF THE REGION. Synopsis of Local and Miscellaneous Oc currence* That Can He Kcud Ouiekly. What the Folk* of This and Other Town* Are Doing. Samuel Banner, of Conyngham, a well-known resident of that valley, died on Saturday night. Oflicials of the local coal companies predict steadier work at tho mines for the next few months. Rev. Carl Houser's residence on Wash ington street is being artistically paint ed A. Bachman. A Joanosvillo trolley party arrived hereon Friday evening and had a merry time at the Cottage hall. Tho Fearnots Athletic Association en ter tallied a large number of peoplo at their picnic 011 Saturday ovoning at Drifton ball park. lla/lotoll's company of the new"Na tional Guard of Pennsylvania will be known as Com puny I), Seventh regi ment, Third brigade. John Zelanak and Miss Mary Ban shock, both of Frocland, woro married at St. John's Slavonian church on Satur day by Rev. John E. Stas. A trolley party under the auspices of Joddo young people left town on Satur day evening with three well-filled cars. They spent the evening at Ha/Jo park. Anthony O'Donnell, of Drifton, was admitted to liuzleton hospital on Thurs day to receive treatment for his knee which was injured in the mines some time ago. William Thrasher, aged 18 years, fell on a rovolvlng saw on Saturday in Young's saw-mill in Butler valley. Both legs were terribly lacerated. He was taken to Hazletou hospital. Tho new hoso carriage ordered re cently by the borough council arrived 011 Saturday morning. It. has not yet, been decided where this carriage and the new hose will bo stationed. Tho North Side had a largo represen tation at tho opening of liuzluton opera house on Saturday ovoning. Tho now manager, Ben J. Lander, believes in liberal advertising and good shows. Mart Wolfel, a Birvanton Hungarian, shot himself between the eyes early yes terday morning. Ho was examining a revolver with the intention of killing a tronblesomo dog when tho weapon acci dentally exploded. Patrick Nash, formerly of Sandy Run, and woll-known throughout tho region as a violin player, died suddenly 011 Fri day night at his home in Ha/.leton. He was 40 years of age and leaves a wife and four children. Rev. R. E. Seip, an Evangelical minister of Wcatherly, held services at Lindsay's hall several evenings last week and yesterday morning and even ing. A congregation of this denomina tion may be organized hero in the near future. Paul Goodwald, of Eckley, arrived homo on Thursday, his term of enlist ment in the Twelfth regular Infantry having expired. Mr. Goodwald is suffer ing from a gunshot wound in the left log, received at the battle of El Caney on July 1. Michael Most, of Plymouth township, died on Friday afternoon from a knife wound Inflicted by himself. For some months Most had been troubled with a cancer, and recently went to an hospital to have it removed. Tho operation was unsuccessful. District No. 7, United Mino Workers of America, which embraces all the locals from Silver Brook to Upper Lo hlgli, will observe tho anniversary of the Lattimer massacre with a monster parade at Ilazleton on September 10. Several thousand men will be in lino. Field officers of tho new Seventh regi ment of the State Guard were elected at Wllkesbarre on Friday, as follows: Cylonol, Asher Miner, Wilkesbarre; lieutenant colonel, Charles L. Peck, Plymouth; uiajqrs, Captain Reynolds, Tun khan nock, and Captain Clark, Williamsport. The Slavonian societies of the region will parade hero on Sunday, September 11, in honor of the memory of their countrymen who fell in the Lattiiuer massacre 011 September 10, 1807. It was intended to parade tho day previous, but the demonstration was postponed in duference to tho G. A. R. Henry Crowl, a well-known saloon keeper of Nanticoko, was killed Friday night by an electric shock. Ho wanted to extinguish tho arc light in front of Ids placo of business, and while at work on a step-ladder tho current passed through his body, and ho was thrown violently to the ground, lib was dead when picked up. The Associated Wheelmen on Thurs day evening rocolved proposals for the building of the cycle path. A. 11. Frease offered to complete the track for $51).40 per mile and Charles McShea, Jr., asked #528 for three miles. It was de cided to accept the former bid and the committee was instructed to draw up a contract. Shares to the amount of #IOO were taken and paid for. FREELAND, PA., MONDAY, AUGUST 22, 1898. Helped to Win Ruttlos In Cuba. One by one the missing boys of Free land aro turning up as members of the great army which was organized to free Cuba. The latost to report is John McKinley, Jr., of Ridge street, who left home last winter and was not heard from for some months. lie is a member of Hattory H, Fourth regular artillery, and as such participated in the stirring scenes around Santiago during the early part of July. Ho arrived ou Wed nesday at Moutauk Point, N. Y., where the army is recuperating. Many of his comrades fell in battle and others died of sickness, but he reports himself in perfect health. John is a son of John McKinloy, Sr., a veteran of the civil war, and therefore has tho lighting spirit in him. When the war clouds began to gather he in formed his parents that as soon as the shooting commenced lie would get in it. At tho time hostilities opened he was working near Johnstown, Pa., but im mediately struck out for a recruiting office. He refused to join until he met witii an officer who would give him posi tive assurance that he would see active service. He traveled as far as Cleve land, 0., before this was given him. There, he joined the Fourth regular artillery ou May 28. Next day ho was sent to Tampa, Florida, and a few weeks later embark ed for Cuba. His battery is mentioned in all the principal engagements that took placo before Santiago, and from their position 011 the mountain side he witnessed the destruction of a portion of Cervera's fleet 011 July 3. On the Bth Inst, tho Fourth artillery left Santiago 011 the transport Mattewan and arrived at Camp WikofT, Moutauk Point, on tho 17th. After the sick fully recover he expects to be sent to Fortress Monroe, Va., where llattory II is stationed in time of peace. Will of John llnley. The will of tho late John Haley, of Freeland, was admitted to probate at Wllkesbarre on Thursday. It gives to Michael Murphy, Mary Murphy, Eliza Murphy, Bridget Murphy and Mrs. Flannery, of Wllkesbarre; Patrick and James Haley, of Duumoro; Mary Haley, of Scranton, and Catherine Jordan, of Wllkesbarre, each #IOO. To Eliza Mur phy, a watch, furniture and wearing apparel. All the remainder of the prop- | erty is given to John Haley, of Scranton, I who is appointed executor. The prop- I erty is valued at #2,130. The will is 1 witnessed by Jqlin Toomcy and Thomas A. Buckley, of Freeland. Death of Mr*. Thomas Seott. Mrs. Thomas Scott, widow of tho late Thomas Scott, of Freeland, died in Dan ville insane asylum last week, and the j remains arrived here on Saturday even ing and were interred at St. Ann's come tory. Tho deceased was a sister-in-law of Manus Scott and Mrs. James Welsh, of Walnut street, and was one of the earliest residents of old Woodsido. She became hopelossly insane some years ago. Mrs. Scott is survived by four children, as follows: Michael, of Phila delphia; Ellen and Mamio, of Lake Spring, N. J., and Joseph, of New York. All were present at tho funeral except Joseph. Anderson Ilecttpturnd. W. 8. Anderson, who escaped from Wllkesbarre lockup last Tuesday morn ing, was recaptured Thursday night at tho homo of his wife in Kingston. Asked why ho broke jail, ho said he had a vision the night lie left tho lockup that his wife, who is not in good health, was dead and his boy was begging him to come to him, and seeing how easy it was to go, he could not resist tho im pulse. He was taken to Cumberland, Md., early Friday morning to stand trial. Mysterious Doatli of a Hoy. John It. Morgan, aged 15 years, a son of William Morgan, of Buck Mountain, Schuylkill county, was found dead 011 Thursday at his work. Ills body was wedged in the machinery of tho jig which ho operated. How tho accident occurred is not known. His remains arrived here today at 11.50 a. m., and services will be held at 12.30 o'clock at tho English Baptist church by Itev. E. C. Murphy. The interment will be made at Freeland cemetery. Slight Fire Friday Niglit. Electric light wires and telegraph wires crossed in some manner in the Le high Valley Railroad ticket office at 10 o'clock Friday night and for awhilo a serious blaze was Imminent. Operator Louis Wintors sent in a lire alarm and the company made a prompt response. The bla/.o was extinguished without using the hose. Tho telegraph switch board was wrecked, but 110 other loss resulted. MercliantH Annotation Excursion. To New York, September 1-4. Re duced rates —fifteen days limit. Con sult Leliigh Valley ticket agents for particulars. dr.david favorite lippvsßemedy The one sure cure for J The Sidney's, liver and Blood YOUNG MAN'S SAD DEATH. Mangled Under the WlteeU of Cam at. Jeililo on .Saturday Morning. John Fox, aged 17 years, employed by Marklo Co. in Jeddo mines, was in stantly killed on Saturday morning by falling off a locie on which he was riding. The young man was an oiler of cars and was going for oil when death overtook him. lie jumped on the locie which was going in the direction of the oil house, and when he nuared the destina tion he in some manner fell off the engine directly on the rails and the wheels of the two cars following passed over his abdomen, almost cutting him iu two. He was still alive when picked up. but expired whilo being taken to his home iu l'ink Ash. It is not known just how ho fell from the engine, as the engineer and assistant were busily engaged at their duties when lie fell. A noise from the rear warned them that something was amiss and they found young Fox missing. The engine was stopped and the young man was found under the wheel of the last car, having been dragged a distance of about lifty feet. Mine Inspector Davis was notified shortly afterward and he proceeded to Jeddo and investi gated the circumstances. No inquest will be hold. The deceased was born in Llazloton and was the son of Peter Fox. About llvo years ago the family moved to Jeddo where they have since resided. A parti cularly sad feature of the affair was that Saturday was to have been his last shift at the works, as ho was about to prepare himself for admission to the lilooinsburg state normal school. lie was to have gouo to visit an uncle in New Jersey today. He is survived by his parents, two brothers and a sister, James, Edward and Sadie A. The funeral will take place this after noon from his home in Jeddo. The remains will be taken t > llazloton and interment made in St. Gabriel's ceme tery. Special traction cars will leave Jeddo at 3 o'clock. PERSONALITIES. The following members of the P. (). S. of A. will represent the camps of their respective towns in the state convention at York this woek: H. G. Deppe, Freo land; Joseph Roberts, John Richards and Else Hoffman, Drifton; George Ivny rlm, Eckloy; John Dickinson, Sandy Run, and Lovi Wonner, Drums. F. P. Malloy, who is now employed as traveling agent for P. J. Sngrue's pretzel factory at Hazlcton, reports that busi ness in bis line is rapidly improving. Rev. P. J. McNulty, of Philadelphia, who is visiting in town, read the 10.30 o'clock mass at St. Ann's Catholic church yesterday. James J. Sweeney, of town, and Ed mund Coxe, of Drifton, witnessed the naval review at New York on Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. George Welch, Benjamin Reynolds and Miss Maggie Williams are at Atlantic City this week. Miss Kate McGinloy, of Easton, is visiting Mrs. Donis Ferry and family, Ridge street. Miss Alice Manelis, of Wilkcsbarre, is visiting Miss Rose Gillespie on Main street. Rev. W. W. llart man and family are visiting Columbia county relatives. POLITICAL PICKUPS. Republicans on Saturday chose dele gates to attend the legislative conven tion at llazloton today and the county convention at Wilkesbarre tomorrow. The results hi town are as follows: First ward, George Roth, district, and Jonah Evans, county; Second, John E. Jones, both; Third, John Shelly, both; Fourth. John W. II a worth, district, and George ilartman, county; South, Second dis trict, Thomas Llewellyn, both; South, Third district, Charles Elliott, both. The Democrats will elect delegates on Saturday evening to the legislative and county conventions. The former con vention will be held at llazloton on Monday afternoon and the latter at. Wilkesbarro the following day. Philip C. Miller announces himself as a candidate for delegate to the Demo cratic county convention from the Third district of the South ward, lie desires his friends to understand he has not withdrawn. To Cure Conatipution Forever. Take Cusourets Candy Cat hurtle. 10c or 25c. 11 C. C. C. fail to cure, druyyistß refund money. Ladies, don't fail to see those fancy 25c skirts at A. Oswald's. He sells lots of them and they are dandles. OiLSTOniA. Bears the /) The Kind You Have Always Bought A. Oswald sells three bars of grand ma's butter milk soap for the small sum of sc. _Dr. David Kennedys favorite Remedy CURES AIL KIDNEY, STOMACH ' ■■■ AND LIVER TROUBLES. One Fare, G. A. R., Cincinnati. Via I.Bliijjh Vallny. Soptnmbor :s and 4. OA.STOTIIA. Boers the /i Tha Kind You Have Always Bought Pythian* to Open a Homo. The thirty-fourth annual meeting of tho grand lodge of the Knights of Pythias adjourned at Lebanon last wook. The per capita tax question, which caused a heated debate on Thursday, was disposed of and fixed at 15 cents, an increase of 5 cents over last year. A resolution dispensing with the assist ant to Jhe grand keeper of records and seal was defeated. Entire new amend ments, embodying a new code of statutes,, was presented and laid on the table for consideration by next year's convention. Lancaster was unanimously chosen as the place for the next meeting of the grand lodge. An appropriation of S3OO was made for the use of tho Uniform Rank at Indianapolis this week. The Pythian Home committee sub- j milted a report advocating the estab lishment of a homo for indigent, mem bers und orphans, to be located in the central part of tho state, by the pur chase of a farm for about #IO,OOO and the erection of a suitable building there on, and tho employment of a practical farmer to cultivate the land. The ru port was unanimously accepted. Nominations for officers to be elected next July were as follows: For grand chancellor, Bcott Dlbert, Pittsburg; grand vice chancellor, Thomas C. Thomp son, Philadelphia; grand prelate, George G. Ernest, Punxsutawuey; grand master at-arms, George M. Fletcher; grand keeper of records and seal, George Uaw kos, Philadelphia, grand master of ex chequer, Julius Mountney, Philadelphia; grand outer guard, C. W. Broad head, Montrose; grand trustee, George 11. Wright and William B. llartz, Philadel phia. Twenty-three were nominated for grand inner guard, and cloven for representatives to tho supreme lodgo, three of which are to be elected. Gartiiaii'rt I'robuble Retirement. From the Philadelphia Press. Fresh rumors of an intention on the part of Garinan to retire from the man agement of tho Democratic campaign wero rife yesterday. It is not belie,vod, however, that he will voluntary relin quish the position. It is well known that Gubernatorial Candidate Jenks insists upon a campaign committee to look after his interests. This, of course, means that he does not want Garinan to be manager. The latter protested against this lack of confidence in his ability to the last at Bedford, but it is now well known to the close friends of Mr. Jenks that the campaign committee will be appointed. In order to let Garinan down easy he will be permitted to announce the names of the campaign committee, but Mr. Jenks will furnish tho list. When this committee Is appointed, leading Demo crats who refuse to contribute cash while Gar man Is in charge are expected to come forward with the money needed to make the state contest. A Santiago Hro Weds. Marcus Marr, a sergeant in the reg ular army, who is home on furlough, having been wounded in the light at, San Juan hill near Santiago, was mar ried on Wednesday evening to Miss Bridget Kennedy. The ceremony was performed in Holy Saviour church, East End, by Itev. Father Curran. The groom will leave for tho front, next week, though still suffering from his wounds, having been shot through both limbs. The bride lias for many years boon bookkeeper for Juntos Keating.— Wilkca barre Times. The happy couple spent part of their honeymoon hero last week, and were the recipients of many hearty congratu lations from their Freeland friends. How's This I Wo offer Ono Hundred Dollar*) Re ward for any case of Catarrh that can not be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. F. J. CHENEY & CO., Props., Toledo, Ohio. We tho undersigned have known F. J. Cheney for tho lust fifteen years, and believe him perfectly honorable 111 all business transactions and financially able to carry out any obligation made by their firm. WEST & TBUAZ. Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, O. WALDINO, RINNAN & MARVIN, Whole sale Druggists, Toledo, O. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken inter nally, acting directly on the blood and mucous surfaces of tlie system. Price, 75c. per bottle. Sold by all druggists. Testimonials free. Hall's Family Pills aro tho best. A Sure Thing for You. A transactional) which you cannot lose is a Hiiro thing. Biliousness, sick headache, fur rod tongue, fever, piles and a thousand other ills are caused by constipation and sluggish liver. Cascarets Gaudy Cathartic, the won derful new liver stimulant and intestinal tonic, are by all druggists guaranteed to cure or money refunded. C. C. C. are a sure tiling. Try a box today: 10c, 25c, 50c. Sample and booklet free. All druggists. Half Rates to Indiannpoll. Via Lehigh Valley. Knights of Pythias, August 20-Sopt.ombcr 10. castor 1A For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought SigTaTurelf FOR A LAND VALUE TAX. QUESTION IS ASSUMING GREAT IM PORTANCE ABROAD. New Zealand's Hfecape from Commercial Depression Due Directly to tlie Single Tax Features of Its Laws-Will Soon Sweep Over Kngland. Henry George, Jr., who at present Is in England studying the questions of political economy of that country, in one of his weekly letters to a newspaper syndicate in the United States, writes as follows of the growth of tax reform in Great Britain: "When again the war drums shall have ceased to beat and our puoplo shall have returned to the ways of peace one of the early results of the era of good feeling among the English-speaking peoples will be to thrust upon the atten tion of Americans a question that is fast assuming first place in the practical I politics of the British empire—a ques tion which in the United States is known as the single tax. "It is urged here that the British colony of New Zealand was the only English speaking country to escape tho world wide commorical depression of the last few years, because by laying a tax on land values she reduced land speculation and forced vacant land into use, conse quently reduced all ground rents and thereby relieved all renters of land, whether farmers, timber cutters, grazers, manufacturers, merchants or mere dwell ers, which sent such a thrill of prosper ity through every channel of industry throughout New Zealand as to keep every workman busy. It is pointed out that seeing this, the Australian colony of Now South Wales, after a protracted political fight, put a special tax upon land values with rosults much like; those witnessed in New Zealand; and, j furthermore, that the policy of institut ing a land value tax is rising as the first question in political contests in Natal, South Africa and in other British col onies. THE MOVEMENT IN KNGLAND. ' But it is in Great Britain and Ireland that the question has assumed Its great est importance. Two hundred and sixty town councils and other local authori ties in Great Britain, including'those of the two greatest cities in the ompiro— London and Glasgow—have petitiono! parliament for the right to raise local revenues from land values, and this is supported by commericial bodies and al most unanimously by the trades unions, which here are much stronger than they are in the United Statos. So clear lias this question grown in tho local affairs of London, for instance, that In the county council olection last March it be came tho chief cry, and the vast in fluenco of such great land owners as the Dukes of Westminster and Bedford, combined with the threats of the Tory government, was thrown solidly against it. But tho Liberal party candidates, known locally as 'Progressive,' were elected with an overwhelming majority. "But nothing can bo done in those local bodies respecting tho incidence of taxation without the consent of puriia ment, so that all pressure in favor of taxing land values R gathering against that body. LUiKRAI. I'AISTY ACTION. "Now the Tory party, which is the land- j lords' party, stands as a rock for 'vest- I od rights,' and it Is likely to be joined j by the old Whig element in the Liberal party in parliament the moment that any general attack is made on land values. So long as they hold control of parlia ment, no steps In imperial taxation will be taken toward tho single tax, nor will the local govcruionts get authority to go to the land values for their municipal revenues. "It is to the Radicals and tho mass of the Liberal party—to such men as those who forced the repeal of tho Corn laws, the extension of tho suffrage and tho establishment of public schools—that those who favor the taxation of land values now look. "And tho Liberal party, bending to popular will, has in many ways coin mittod itself to the principle. In its party platform, known here as the New castle Programme, it declares for a 'reform of the land laws such as will secure * * * tho just, taxation of land values and ground rents.' And at tho conference last November of tho Scottish Liberal Association composed of representatives of all tho Liberal associations in Scotland, It was un animously declared: " 'That., Whereas tho land question lies at the root, of the social problem; that, land monopoly, which is directly caused by the value of land being exempt from taxation, forces labor Into involun tary idleness, and thus creates an unem ployed class; and. whereas the values of land are created by the presence, in dustry and growth of the people, this conference Is of opinion that the taxa- Contiiiued on Fourth Puge. Dr. N. MALEY, DENTIST. Second Floor, Birkbwk Brick. OVEU UIKK BECK'S STOKE. $1.50 PER YEAR £MIAS. 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