FREELAND TRIBUNE. VOL. XI. NO. 101. RAILROAD TIMETABLES LEHIGH VALLEY RAILROAD. February 5, 1899. ARRANGEMENT or PABSBNOBK TRAINS. LEAVE FRBELANI). 0 20 a m lor Weatherly, Mauch Chunk, Allontown, Bethlehem, Easton, Phila delphia and New York. 7 40 a in for Sandy Run, White Haven, Wilkes-Burre, Pittston and Seranton. 8 20 a in for Weatherly, Mauch Chunk. Al lontown, llethlehcni, Boston, Philadel phia, New York and Hazlcton. 9 33 a in for Hazleton, Mahanoy City, Shen andoah, Alt. Carinel, Shamokiii and Pottsville. 1 1 45 a 111 lor Sandy Run, White Haven, Wilkes-Barre, Seranton aud all points West. 4 30 P in for Hazlcton, Mahanoy City, Shen andoah, Mt. Curmel, Shamokiu and Pottsville. 0 34 P ni for Sandy Run, White Ilaven, Wilkes-Rurro und Seranton. 7 27 p in for Hazlcton, Mahanoy City, Shen uudoah, Mt. Carmel, Shumokin. ARRIVE AT FREELAND. 7 20 a m from Ashland, Sheuaudoah Maha noy City aud Hazlcton. 7 40 a in from Potrsville, Ashland, Shenun doufi. Mahanoy City and Hazlcton. 9 17 u ill from Philadelphia, Easton, Bethle hem, Alleiitown, Mauch Chunk, Weath erly, Hazlcton, Mahuuoy City, Shenan doah, Mt. Carmel and Shamokin. 9 33 a ni from Seranton, Wilkes-Burre and White Huvcn. 1 1 45 a m from Pottsville, Shumokin, Mt. Caruiel, Slieuandouh, Mahanoy City uud Hazleton. 4 30 p in from Seranton, Wilkes-Barre and White Huven. 0 34 p ni from New York, Philadelphia, Easton, Bethlehem, Allcntown, Potts ville, Shumokin, Mt. Carmel, Shenan doah. Mahanoy City and Hazleton. 7127 p m from Seranton, Wilkes-llurre and White Haven. For lurther information Inquire of Tieket ▲fonts. R >LLIN 11. WILBUR, General Superintendent. CHAS. S. LEE, Gcn'l Pass. Airent. 20 Cortlandt Street. New York City. R L"MIE DELAWARE, SUSQUEHANNA ANI> 1. SCHUYLKILL RAILROAD. Time tabic in effect April 18, 1897. Trains leave Drifton for Jeddo, Eckley, Ilazle Brook, Stockton, Beaver Meadow Koud, Roan and Hazleton Junction at 5 80, 6U) a m, daily except Sunday; aud 7 03 a in, 2 88 p in, Sunday. Trains leave Drifton for Harwood, Cranberry, Tomhieken and Deri Hirer at 6 30, 6 U0 a m, daily except Sunday; and 7 03 a m, 238 p m, Sun day. Trains loavo Drifton for Oneida Junction, Harwood Road, Humboldt Road, Oneida and Sheppton at 600 am, daily except Sun day; aud 7 03 a m, 2 38 p in, Sunday. Trains leave Hazleton Junction for Harwood, Cranberry, Tomhieken and Deringer at 635 a in, daily except Sunday; and 8 63 a in, 4 22 p m, Sunday. Trains leave Hazleton Junction for Oneida Junction, Harwood Road, Humboldt Road, Oneida and Sheppton at 6 32, 11 10 a m, 4 41 p m, daily except Sunday; and 737a m, 311 p in, Sunday. Trains leave Deringer for Tomhlck m, Cran berry, Harwood, Hazleton Junction aud Roan at 2 25, 5 40 p m, daily except Sunday; ana 3 87 u in, 5 07 p m, Sunday. Trains leave Sheppton for Oneida, Humboldt Road, Harwood Road, Oneida Junction, Hazle ton Junction and Roan at 7 11 a in, 12 40, 522 p m, daily except Sunday; and 8 11 a m. 3 44 p m, Sunday. Trains lehve Sheppton for Beaver Meadow Road, Stockton, Hazle Brook, Eckley, Jeddo and Drifton at 6 22 p m, daily, except Sunday; and 8 11 a in, 3 44 p m, Sunday. Trains leave Hazleton Junction for Beaver Meadow Road, Stockton, Huzle Brook, Eckley, Jeddo and Drifton at 5 45, 626 pm, daily, except Sunday; and 10 10 a in, 5 40 p m, Sunday. All trains connect at Hazlcton Junction with electric cars for Hazleton, Jeanesville, Audeu ried and other points on the Traction Com pany's line. Trains leaving Drifton at 5 30, 6 00 a ra make conucction at Deritiger with P. R. R. trains for Wilkesbarre, Sunbury, Uarrisburg and points west. For the accommodation of passengers at way stations between Hazleton Junction and Dcr- I iuger, a train will lcavo the former point at 350 p m, dailv, except Sunday, arriving at Deriiigcr at 5 00 p in. LUTHER C. SMITH, Superintendent. MISCELLANEOUS ADVERTISEMENTS. IjMNANCIAL STATEMENTof Foster Town- X 1 ship School District lor the year ending June 5, 1899. William E. Obcrrendcr, Tax Collector. Dr. To amount of duplicate $ 7,8.10 41 To umouut of supplement.. 468 78 $ 8,3i9 19 Cr. By amount paid treasurer.. 6,478 56 By commissions 176 39 By rebates 208 03 By abatements 144 50 By lauds returned 59 97 By exonerations 1,191 14 Statement of Jacob Zeisloft, Treasurer. Dr. To amount from ex-troas... 1 91 To amount from tax col lector 6.478 56 To stute appropriation 6,406 50 To unseated land tax 896 95 To election rents 90 00 To check from Daniel Helm bach, J. P 25 00 Cr. By teachers' salary and in stitute 7,390 00 Hy outstanding orders 1898.. 2,133 68 By night school ... 353 75 By fuel and contingencies.. 380 87 By books und supplies a32 74 By repairing umf furnishing 67 47 By cleaning sohools 197 84 By printing 57 20 By janitor 5 00 By attorney 1898 .... 30 uO By superintendent's salary.. 916 67 By secretary's salary 250 00 By treasurer's commission.. 252 61 By attending county con vention 17 12 By tuition 1 40 By balance on hand 12 57 Liabilities. Orders outstanding and unpaid $ 3,373 79 Resources. Balance in hands of treasurer 12 67 Liabilities in excess of resources.. 3,361 22 We, the undersigned auditors of Foster township, being duly sworn according to law, do hereby certify that the foregoing state ment of the tlnunciul condition of Foster Township School District, is lust aud true to the best of our knowledge and belief. P. B. Ferry, I Jos. Gallagher, > Auditors. T. G. Argust, 1 "IFOR SALE.—Ten bonds of Freeland Silk _P Mill Company, par value, SSO each; will acll in lota of one or more or all together. Ap ply at TRIBUNE office. PLEASURE CALENDAR. June 21 and 23.—Seventh annual entertainment of the Pupils of St. Ann's Parochial School at Grand opera house. Tickets, 35, 25 and 15 cents. June 24.—Trolley excursion to Ilazle park under auspices of Good Wills Ath letic Association. Hound trip ticket, 25c. July 4.—Dinner and supper under auspices of Ladies' Aid Society of St. Paul's P. M. church at Geritz building. Tickets. 25 cents; tickets for both. 40c. .Inly 4. —Parade and picnic under the auspices of Freoland Citizens' Hose Company, No. 1, at Public par If. BRIEF ITEMS OF NEWS, PARAGRAPHS GATHERED FROM ALL PARTS OF THE REGION. Synopfllit of Loon! and Ml*cllannufl Oo currenooH That Can Re Read Quickly. What the Folk* of This and Other Towns Are Doing. E. P. Ilanlon and Miss Nollifl Glllosple will bn married at 9.30 a. tn. tomorrow at St. Ann's church. Patrick Meehan began work this morning on tho foundation of the new Catholic church at McAdoo. ✓ The members of tho temperance societies of tho region will picnic at Hazle park on Saturday evening. W. J. Morgan, of Washington street, has entered tho ring as a candidate for tho Republican nomination for register of wills. The Young Men's Corps yesterday ac cepted tho invitation of the Citizens' Hose Company to take part In the Fourth of July parade. Alex Hell, formerly of Jeanesville, who for two years past has been located at Seranton, on Friday eloped with a young lady named Harlow of that city. Miss Mame Walsh, of Parsons, will make her maiden bow to tho public from the stage of Daly's Hroadway theatre, Now York city, when the season opens In the fall. The examination of applicants for teachers' certificates In Freeland, Fos ter, Jeddo and West Hazleton will be conducted by Prof. Frank Hopper In the Daniel Coxe building on Monday next. Tho state convention of the Greek and and Roman Catholic Union will bo held this woek at Pittston. Tho organiza tion has several branchos in this vicinity and a number of tha prominent Slavon ians of town will attend the conven tion. The first freshman-class prize in mathematics, sls, at Lehigh university, was awarded last week to William Frank Roberts, of Freoland. J. Foster Morgan, of Harwood, graduated as an electrical engineer at the same Institu tion. The Tribune , the new evening daily paper to be published at Pottsville, will be Issued Tor tho first time tonight. A. S. Genung, now of the Miner' Journal, will be the city editor. Jack McCarty will not bo on the editorial staff, as has boen stated. Chief of Police Fillor arrostod Julius Dusheck on Saturday evening on the charge of raising a disturbance in front of Llewellyn's saloon at Centre aud Main streets. Tho prisoner was fined $3.50 by liurgess Gallagher, which was promptly paid. For 5 and 10 cent glassware go to A Oswald's. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Lazorek have taken out a rule In court to show cause why the sheriff salo of their property on Ridge street shall not bo set aside. They claim tho proporty Is worth $4,000, and was sold for $35.47. The case will bo heard here before an examiner. Invitations to participate In the big Fourth of July parade at Freeland have been sent out hy tho Citizens' Hose Company to all the societies of the vicinity. The firemen intend to make tho celebration n creditable one, and their efforts should receive unstinted support. The members of the Good Wills Ath letic Association are disposing of tickets for their trolley excursion to Hazle park next Saturday ovoning at a rapid rate. The association Is composed of a number of hustling young men and they will mako the affair a success In every respect. James Farrell, a young son of Charles and Mary Farrell, Coxe addition, died at 10 o'clock last night after one day's illness. Tho boy was aged 3 years, 8 months and 23 days. Tho funoral will take place at 3 o'clock Wednesday after noon. Intorment will bo made at St. Ann's cemetery. Young sons of T. J. Mooro and Chas. Mocrschbacher, while playing on Centre street, ran In front of the United States express wagon on Saturday evening and were knocked down. It was believed for awhile that their Injuries woro seri ous, but the boys have since recovered from tho effects of the accident. George A. Zlegler, a Tamaqua post olllce messenger boy, was on Friday ar raigned before United States Commis sioner Woltjen, of Pottsville. Postal Inspoctor Gorman charged him with opening letters and extracting money therefrom. In dofault of ball Zlegler was committed for trial in the United States district court at Philadelphia on August 21. Unless some other arrangement is per fected, Sheriff Harvey will have rather an unpleasant duty to perform very shortly. It Is the eviction of two fami lies, who reside at Harwood, and tho husbands of which were Injured In tho Lattlmer affray. They have been re peatedly notified to move, but paid little attention to tho notices. The male members contend that they arc uuablo to work.— Standard. FREELAND, PA., MONDAY, JUNE 19, 1899. Institute Subscriptions. Below will be found the names and amounts subscribed to the building fund of the Mining and Mechanical Institute. The soliciting committee, consisting of A. Oswald, R. J. Dover, Jonah Evans and VV. E. Martin, will call upon the citizens and receive subscriptions, and a weekly report of the amounts subscribed will be published in the local papers. Amount required $ 9,000 00 Forthcoming' on condition that bal ance required ahull be subset ibed.. 6,000 00 Necessary to subscribe 8,000 00 Subscriptions to June 15, 1899 John Marklc $ 20 00 John Kohlund . 100 00 Geo. D. McCrcary 100 00 Rmiline Polk 50 00 James Levun 80 00 Harriet 11. Price 25 00 Taylor Iron and Steel Co 25 00 H. W. John Mfg. Co 25 00 Warren, Webster Sc Co 25 00 S. B. Price 25 00 M. N. Hergln 25 00 A.Oswald 25 00 Walter Richards 20 00 Watson &Co 1 15 00 T. D. Jones 10 00 8. lleilcau 10 00 J. D. Carpenter 10 00 Samuel Iloughncr 10 00 A. McClcllet) 10 00 M. Hoagland 10 00 Atlantic Refining Co 10 00 Wm. Williamson 25 00 John R. Wagner 5 00 J. C. Stroh 5 00 W. B. Fry 5 00 W. H. Klinger... 5 00 Paul Dusch 5 00 Charles Goiter 2 00 H. 11. Price 100 00 Jonah Evatts 25 00 Mrs. Evans 5 00 W.R.Plad 10 00 John B. Price 25 00 A. Rude wick 10 00 Win. Schwartz 5 00 W. R. Stroh 10 00 M. Schwahe 25 00 S. B. Van horn 10 00 George Wise 25 00 M. Zimmerman 5 00 C. C. Collins 5 00 Iliram P. Kuntz 5 00 Total subscribed 1,077 00 Balance uecessury to subscribe $ 1,923 00 Will Sell the Old Courthouse. The county commissioners have re ceived a letter from Architect Osterling stating that ho is preparing plans and specifications for the new courthouse so that contractors will be able to bid on the proposed now structure. The specifications will be completed in a few week when bids will be advertised for. As to the present building, the com missioners havo practically decided to sell It as several people have offered to buy it, tear it down and remove it, as they expect to secure enough brick and building material to repay them. The commissioners have made a ver bal agreement with the trustoes of Mem orial hall for tho use of that building for county offices and storage of records during the rebuilding. Store rooms in the vicinity of Memorial hall have also been engaged for court room purposes. Parochial School Entertainment. The pupils of St. Ann's parochial school will give their annual entertain ment on Wednesday evening at the Grand opera house. Many new features have been added this year to the pro gram of exorcises, and with tho careful training given the pupils by their teachers, tho coming event is confident ly expected to surpass, if possible, tho entertainments given by the school in other years. Owing to tho numbers desiring to attend, tho program of Wednesday evening will bo repeated on Friday night. Tickets for both evenings are uioeting with a ready sale. Cadet Society Organized. A cadet society was organized yester day at St. Ann's church by Rev. M. J. Falliheo and 105 boys were given the temperance pledge. Tho following were chosen as officers for the first year: President—Charles Dever. Vice president—Joseph Sharp. Recording secretary —Thomas Sloan. Financial secretary —Frank Duffy. An invitation to participate In the parade on July 4 was aecopted, and ar rangements woro made to enroll as members all tho boys of tho parish be tween the ages of 12 and 10 years. Orders have been issued by the gover nor to disband the Seventh regiment of the National Guard. Sovo.ral of the companies will be mustered out of ser vice, others will remain intact as sepa rate commands and others will become a part of the Ninth regiment. Ilazie ton's company is among the latter and will hereafter bo known as G, of the Ninth. Some startling rumors are in circula tion about tho arrest of one of a gang of men who murdered Michael F. Corcoran, at Duryoa, Docember last. A New York detective has been working on the case over since tho murder, and claims to have uuearthod some important clues. Lausanne township school board or ganized at old Buck Mountain on Mon day evening by electing Charles Beish lino president, John McTague secretary and P. J. Quinn treasurer. The junior priests of the Seranton diocese hold a retreat at Glen Summit betel this week. MINES AND RAILROADS. The Delaware Valley, Hudson and Lehigh Railroad has been seized by Sheriff Fisher, of Monroe county. The road extends from the village of Say lorsburg, via Stroudsburg, to Matamo ras, In Pike connty. Sheriff Fisher will also sell the right of way. Mrs. Michael Lonzer, of Hazleton, was on Friday awarded $3,000 damages by a Luzerne county jury for the death of her husband, an engineer, who was killed by the derailment of bis locomo tive, caused by tho settlement of an undermined roadbed. The York Farm and the Blackwood collieries of the Lehigh Valley Coal Company in Schuylkill county have been abandoned for an indefinite period. This is done to keep down the produc tion of anthracite, so tbar. prices may be kept up. Wyoming and Pond Creek Coal Com pany is completing arrangements for the opening of a hugo stripping to be commenced July 15, near Pond Creek. Two steain shovels will be used and about 150 men are to have employment. The members of tho Retail Coal Deal ers' Association of Illinois and Wiscon sin, to the number of 250, visited the mines of tho Cross Creek Coal Company on Saturday and were shown about by Superintendent L. C. Smith. PERSONALITIES. Mr. and Mrs. Owon Fowler left this morning for Washington, D. C., where they will take part In tho summer out ing of the Pennsylvania Editorial As sociation. | John C. Keenan, of Girardvillc, spent yesterday in town. He will remove his family and household goods to that j place today. John Powell, of Upper Lehigh, and his father, William Powell, of Hazleton, are looking after business interests in Idaho. Miss Nellie Campbell returned home on Saturday from her studies in a Phila delphia seminary. Mrs. W. E. Oberronder has returned from a visit to her mother, Mrs. Mackey, of Kingston. Mr. and Mrs. Condy O. Boyle and family have returned from Bayonne City, N. J. Master Howard Fowler is visiting relatives in Riverside, Northumberland county. Bernard Armstrong, of Wilkesbarre, greeted friends hero yesterday. James S. McDonald is the guest of Wilkesbarre rolatives. CoMt of the Rel Man. Since the United States government was formed 19,000 white men, women and children have been slain in Indian wars and affrays and about 30,000 In dians, at an expense to our govern ment of $807,073,658. To this immense sum must be added the civil expendi ture of the government on behalf of the Indians, which, between 1776 and 1890. amounted to $259,944,082, making a to tal of $1,067,017,740 for civil and mili tary expenses in connection with the noble red man. IleautleM of Morro Castle. El Morro Is one of the grandest pos sessions in all Cuba, not as a fortress, but as a curiosity. The damage done the castle proper by our navy could be repaired for $50,000. Its construction and mysteries are wonderful, and the scene from Morro ridge Is unsurpassed in Cuba. Our guard there has explored it pretty thoroughly, but has not yet discovered the entrance to the subter ranean torture rooms. A Spooimmcnt. In Rappahannock county, Va., they lately had a "spoonament." All the participants were ladies. They rode on horseback at a fast gallop, each holding a dinner sroon with an egg in It. The one who rode three times around the arena without dropping the egg was crowned queen of the spoona ment. A world of fun was had by both participants and spectators. Some Large Libraries. The largest library in the world Is that of Paris. It contains upward of 2,000.000 printed books and 160,000 manuscripts. The British museum contains about 1,600,000 volumes and the imperial library at St. Petersburg about the same number. These are the largest libraries in the world. A Queer Suit. A Kentucky druggist has been sued for SIO,OOO damages for selling poison to a young man who made use of it to commit suicide. The suit is brought by the administrator of the suicide's estate. A Collar llnttoner. A Georgian has designed a collar buttoner which is shaped like a glovc buttoner and has the hook portion bent at an angle with tho shank, to aid in releasing it from the button. Death by Earthquake.. It is estimated that since the begin ning of the historical era 13,000,000 persons have perished in eartbguakea May Yet Defeat the Jobber*. Testimony was taken on Saturday before Judge Woodward on the excep tions to the proposed new courthouse being built on the Square in Wilkes barre. Hon. 11. W. Palmer, one of the wit nesses, stated that the proposed new courthouse was entirely too large to be erected on the Public Square sito and that it ought to be built on the river common; that this county did not need so large a building as the Osterling plans call for; that the only room necessary of all those outlined on the lirst Moor was the arbitration room, and that all the rest were unnecessary and unauthorized by law. He claimed that the sheriff's office was too large, and that the sheriff did not need a transcribing room; that the controller's office was too large; that the treasurer's office is too large; that the Bar Association's suite of rooms are un necessary and unauthorized by law; that all the judges, lawyers and wit nesses' rooms, at each of the court rooms, are of no use whatsoever and not necessary; that there is no need of a private marriage license room; that the office of the register of wills is too large. lie also claimed that the district at torney nor his assistant, nor their wit nesses do not need three extra rooms; that the lawyers', witnesses' and jury rooms on the third Moor are unneces sary; that there arc two common pleas courtrooms that are not needed, as the population will decrease in the next iifty years instead of increase; that the proposed new building is more than one-third larger than is really noedod, and that the new building should not cost over $-00,000. Several other witnesses were examin ed on Saturday, and it is possible that the half-million dollar job may yet meet Its proper fate. The defense will be heard Thursday, June 29. . IteadjiiHtmeiit of I'oHtmaffterft' Salaried. The postoflice department has inado public the annual readjustments of postmasters' salaries, which will go into effect on July 1. These readjustments aro based on the gross receipts of the various offices during tho four quarters preceding April 1, 1899. A study of the list shows that of the 298 presidential postmasters In Pennsylvania no fewer than 117 of them will receive advance salaries next year. Decreases in salar ies are made in seventeen Pennsylvania offices. Tho following is a partial list of the offices affected, with the present and future salaries of the postmasters: Increases—Mahanoy City, $2,100 to $2,200; Lehighton, $1,500 to $1,600; Lu zerne, $l,lOO to $1,400; Shenandoah, $2,100 to $2,200; Berwick, $1,700 to $1,800; Stroudsburg, $1,700 to $1,800; Tamaqua, $1,700 to SI,BOO. Decreases—Hazleton $2,600 to $2,500; Latisford, $1,400 to $1,300; Slatington, SI,BOO to $1,700. Postmaster F. F. Davis' salary will remain tho saino as last year—sl,soo per year. Death of Daniel McCole. Daniel McColo, aged 94 years, former ly a resident of town, died suddenly of heart disease on Thursday afternoon at the residence of his daughter, Mrs. James P. O'Donnell, Allentown. De ceased was well known in this vicinity, having resided here for many years. lie is survived by three sons and three daughters, as follows: Neice, of town; Patrick and John, Drlfton; Mrs." James O'Donnell, Allentown, and Mrs. Bernard McDevitt and Mrs. John Brady, Bay on no City, N. J. The remains were brought to Drifton on Saturday for burial, aud tho funeral took place from the residence of his son, Patrick McCole, yesterday afternoon. Interment was made in St. Ann's come to ry. SucceHHful ProHpectlng. From tho Ilazloton Sentinol. The prospecting for coal on Spring Mountain in Quakake valley by David Wetzol is meeting with gratifying success. Many shallow holes on the mountains are witnesses of Davie's earnest search after the dusky diamond. Heretofore these holes have always disappointed his anticipation, but now he claims that he has struck tho right color, and will soon bag that elusive Klondike of the coal fields. Residents from Hudsondale say there is every prospect that tho highest anticipations will be realized, and in the near future operations will bo started and coal can bo brought by farmers nearer homo. lieloiign to Schuylkill County. James Jeffries, champion heavy weight pugilist of tho world, belongs, it appears, to Schuylkill county. His father is Rev. Jonathas Jeffries, of Los Angeles, and his mother is a daughter of Christopher Boyer, who worked the old Boyer farm near Mollno. There are hundreds of Schuylkill county Boyers and Matzs who aro tracing their con nection with Champion Jefferios. David Boyer, once a commissioner of Schuyl kill county, is a relative. Preacher Jeffries' parental ancestors were Scotch, but his mother was a Ben digo, of Pennsylvania Dutch stock, and raised ou Pcunsylvania soil. MOYLES IS INDICTED, HE MUST FACE CHARGES OF COR RUPT SOLICITATION. Dauphin Grand Jury Dispones of the Bribery Cases—Bills Against Kulp, Spat/., Contello and Jones Ignored. True Bills Against Bryue and Evans. The grand jury of Dauphin county lias iguored the bill of Indictment against ex-Senator John J. Coylo and Michael J. Costello, of Philadelphia, charging them with corruptly soliciting Representative John Engler, of Lycom ing county, to vote to reconsider the MeCarrell jury bill in the house of representatives last February. The jury has returned a true bill In tho case In which Coyle Is charged with having offered Mr. Engler a bribe to vote for this bill and Ignored the other counts In the indictmont charging him with corruptly soliciting Representatives Criste, of Northumberland, and Johnson and Millor, of Northampton. The jury returned a "no true bill" in the ease against Frank li. Jones, of Philadelphia, who is alleged to have ollered Representative Palmer Laubach, of Philadelphia, a live years' position in tbo Philadelphia mint or custom house to vote lor ex-Senator Quay. The jury Ignored the bills of Indict ment aguinst Representatives Charles 11. Spatz, of Herks county, and ex-Con gressniau Monroe 11. Kulp, of North umberland, charged with corrupt solici tation, and found a true bill in the case of Robert Evans, of Philadelphia, who Is alleged to have offered SI,OOO to Rep resentative William C. Norton, of Wayne county, to veto to reconsider tho MeCarrell bill. Mr. Spatz was charged with having offered a consideration to Representa tives Johnson aud Hell, of Northamp ton county, to sign a paper pledging their support to George A. Jenks as long as he was the Democratic noniinoe for United States senator. Mr. Kulp was charged with having offered S2OO and later SSOO to Repre sentative lirown, of Union, a Democrat, to remain away from the joint conven tion on tho first ballot for United States senator. True bills wero found in the cases against ex-Representative Thomas M. Moyles, of Wilkesbarre, and ex-Repre sentative John If. Byrne, of Fayette, charged with corrupt solicitation. The indictuiont against Parker 11. Titus, of Bangor, charged with having offered a bribe to Representative Heil, of Northampton, to vote for ox-Scnator Quay, will bo submitted to the grand jury at tbo September term. The cases in which true bills have beeu found will bo tried in September. Morgan'it Grip Tiichtenti. Drexel & Co.. ot Philadelphia, have annoiincod that they liavo taken up their option on the 75,000 shares of the company's stock owned by the cstato of the late Asa Packer. The option was on the basis originally outlined at the time the loan of $3,720,000 was made by the Drexel-Morgan interests to the Packer estate—namely, 37,500 shares, at $25 per share, and 37,500 shares, at $37.50. The option would have expired by limitation tomorrow, and the fact that action was taken Immediately upon Mr. Morgan's return from Europe indicates that some Important deal Is likely to be put through in the near future. Whon the loan was originally made, early In 1807, the Packer estate not only pledged Its entire holdings of Debigli Valley stock, with the above option upon half of it, but other securities be sides, principally Hethlehem Iron Com pany stock. This loan, which was for two years, was renewed early during the present year. Since then the great rise In Bethle hem Company stock, which was dis posed of at the advanced price, togethor with the sale of other securities, has enabled the estate to take up the various notes hold by Drexel & Co., until tho original loan was reduced to $822,000. The taking up of the option by Drexel & Co. will wipe out tho balance of the loan, and make them a debtor to the estate, and for the first time In many years the Packer estate will not be a borrower. SIOO Reward, SIOO. The readers of this paper will be pleased to learn that there is at least one; dreaded disease that scieace has been able to care in all its stages and that is catarrh. Hall's catarrh cure is the only positive care now known to the medical fraternity. Catarrh being a constitu tional disease requires a constitutional treatment. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system, thereby destroying the foundation of the disease, and giving the patient strength by building op the constitution and assisting nature in doing its work. The proprietors have so much faith in its curative powers, that they offer one hundred dollars for any case that it fails to cure. Bend for list of testimonials. Address, F. J. CHENEY A CO., Toledo, O. C37*Sold by druggists, 76c. Hall's Family Pills are the heat. $1.50 a year Is all tho Tiuihisb costs. $1.50 PER TEAR Straw Hats in all the now and fashionable weaves. A splendid assortment selected with special care to meet the different Straw Hat wants. The New Rough Weave in all its attractive combinations, an ideal hat for those who seek to combine style with comfort, llesides a specially large line of split straws, light and airy, including the easy and larger shapes for the middle aged, 25c to $2.00. S. SENIE, The One-Price Clothier, Hatter, Merchant Tailor and Gents' Outfitter. £HAS. OltlON STROII, Attorney and Counselor at Law and Notary Public. Offleo: Renins 1 and 2, Btrkbcck Brick, Friwl.nS JOHN M. CARU, Attorney-at-Law. All legal business promptly attended. Postofflce Building, ... Freeland. MCLAUGHLIN, Attorney-at-Law. Legal Business of Any Description. Hrcnnan's Building, 80. Cuntro St., Frreland. A. BUCKLEY, Justice of the Peace. All business given prompt attention. Tribune Building, Main Street. S. E. HAYES, Fire Insurance Agent. Washington Street. None but Reliable Companies Represented, N. MALEY, DENTIST. OVER BIIIKBECK'S STOItE, Second Floor, . - Blrkbeck Brlek. CARPET WEAVING. Plain and Striped Rag Carpet Woven in the very best manner nn