FREELAND TRIBUNE.! Established 1838. PUBLISHED EVERY MONDAY AND THURSDAY TRIBUNE PRINTING COMPANY, Limited. OFFICE: MAIN STREET ABOVE CENTRE. ! LONG DISTANCE TELEPHONE. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: One Year $1.50 i Six Months 75 i Four Months : Two Months 25 The date which the subscription is paid to is j ou the address label of each paper, the change of which to a subsequent date becomes a j roc ipt for remittance. Keep the figures in , advance of the present date. Report prompt- J ly to this office whenever paper is not received. ; Arrearages must be paid when subscription | Is discontinued. Make all money orders, checks, etc., payable to the Tribune Printing Company, Limited. FREELAND, PA., APRIL 9, 1900. | Judging by the amount of abuse that ; Republican papers are bestowing upon , Bourke Cochran, it is safe to assume that be is again in full harmony with his party. Like all men who have ; ability and a sense of honor he has j no use for a trimmer like Mckinley. | who lias no idea today as to what he will believe a month hence. Every- j body despises a moral coward, and j after all the flip flops of McKlnley on the currency question. Puerto Rican | question, civil service reform and crim- i inal aggression nil thinking men have | come to the conclusion that he has i no convictions on any subject that he . has the courage to stand up for against j the wishes of Mark Hanna. The subsidy scheme which Mark Hanna and other millionaire members of congress will try to force through will compel the taxpayers of the United States to pay for plants to he used by these millionaires and their friends to carry on shipbuilding, a business that they declare is profitable. This ship subsidy scheme is not in the interest of the whole people, hut is intended to put unearned public money into the pockets of a few individuals by grant ing them special privileges. It is on a par with the plan of levying tribute on the consumer to protect such infant industries as the Carnegie Steel com pany, which makes a clear profit of $300,000 every day of the year. It must be humiliating to the great jingo expansionist, Senator Beveridge, to learn that he has been instrumental in putting renewed determination into the hearts of the insurgents, and there by prolonging Mr. McKinley's scheme of criminal aggression. It is said that his speech has been translated into Spanish and distributed among the in surgents to convince them that they are to he subjugated in order to hold the islands for commercial exploita tion. Beveridge accused Senator Hoar and others of having encouraged the Filipinos by condemning McKinley's policy of "benevolent suffocation" as an outrage against a liberty loving peo ple. Now Mr. Beveridge is open to the far worse charge of inciting the Fili pinos to fight all the more ardently for their freedom by admitting the reason given by Senator Hoar as to the real motive for the subjugation of the isl ands. In the canton of Berne, Switzerland, the man who refuses to pay certain taxes is punished by being prohibited from entering a restaurant. The gov ernment reasons that the man who has money to spend for coffee, beer and liquor ought to pay his debt to the state. A law in this country forbid ding those who owe the butcher, baker, grocer, clothier or dry goods merchant from entering saloons or theaters would he a good thing both for the tradesmen and those who spend money for drink and amusement that ought to go for the necessaries of life. Perhaps such a law would he declared unconsti tutional on the ground of being a cruel punishment, for it would he a terrible punishment on some men to he denied the privilege of entering a saloon. llow lightly certain United States senators regard their oath of office and their duty to their constituents is well illustrated in the case of Senator Thurston, of Nebraska, who recently appeared before the supreme court of his state as attorney for the Standard Oil company. Ho receives a salary from the government and took a sol emn oatli that he would faithfully rep resent its interests, and yet he appears as the paid attorney of one of the worst enemies of the republic. His time as senator does not expire until 1901, and his place until that time is in the senate chamber instead of ap pearing against the attorney general <?/ his own state under pay of a trust that does not hesitate to bribe courts to set aside laws passed to curb its power. A man possessed of any sense of pro priety would have resented the offer of a retaining fee under such circum stances, but the average United States senator, being much more politician than statesman, is ready to turn his hack on the proprieties whenever a chance to promote self interest pre sents itself. Some of McKinley's warmest friends and the ablest men of his party are disgusted at his lack of courage. He changes front on important questions of government policy as easily and as •frequently as lie changes his coat. In sisting in his message that our plain duty is to give Puerto Rico free trade, he lacks the spinal column to insist on the performance of that duty, and fell in with the members of congress who were bribed into a deliberate attempt to violate the plain dictates of the constitution by the tobacco and sugar trusts. Editor Kohlsaat, owner of the Chicago Times-Herald, one of the lead ing papers of the country, severely criticizes McKinley's policy or lack of policy in dealing with the Puerto Rican question. Kohlsaat is a radical Re publican. and one of the men who help ed to pull McKinley out of the financial hole a few years ago; but Hanna is the man who holds the line attached to the hit in McKinley's mouth, and he drives him withersoever lie will. If Mr. McKinley thinks he can better af ford to part company with the Kohl saats than the Hannas he will discover Ills mistake later on. PUBLIC OPINION. TTTWrr Opinlonn From VariouM .Sources on QiiCKtiwiiM of the Day. If Mr. Quay is seated in the United States senate the next legislature will not elect a senator. Mr. Quay will not have enough votes in that body to elect him, but he may have enough without spending several hundred thousand dollars to prevent the elec tion of any one else, and at the end of the session Governor Stone can ap point him again. And that is exactly what is now in contemplation. —Phila- delphia Press. They tell us the tariff does not pro tect trust! Take two instances that are familiar in this section. The borax trust is selling its product to Ameri cans at seven and one-fourth cents a pound, and to Europeans at three and one-half cents. It is enabled to do this by a tariff of five cents a pound. The sieel and wire trust is selling barb wire to Americans who have kindly provided it with a protective tariff for this purpose, at $4.13 a hundred pounds, to Canadians at $3.25 and to Europeans at $2.20. —Clinton Democrat. Between 2,000,000 and 3,000,000 vot ers will oppose the administration and support anti-imperialists. We will in all probability hold a convention after the regular convention, and we will select a standard bearer and a platform, probably in the way of in dorsing an already nominated candi date. The Puerto Rican tariff has had the effect of cutting the Republican party in two. McKinley himself does not know what imperialism is. He is like Hamlet, who. trying to make Polonius believe he is crazy, gazes at the moon, and says. "It is a ship," and again, "it is a rat." —Erving Winslow, Secretary Anti-imperialistic League. "President McKinley has committed the first almost irreparable mistake of his administration." and "a Tnistake big with the possibilities of serious dis aster for his party in this year's elec tions. It may not jeopardize his own nomination." Mr. Kohlsaat goes on. hut it "puts a whip in the hands of every Democratic speaker with which to scourge Republican congressmen wherever they appear for re-election. If congress and the president persist in their present course nothing can save the Republican party from defeat next November. It will surely cost them the house of representatives and it may cost them the presidency."—Chi cago Times-Herald, Rep. The ratification of the treaty of peace with Spain brought Puerto Rico and the Philippines under the consti tution, according to the precedents es tablished by decisions of the supreme court, and it is impossible to ignore the situation thus created. Puerto Rico should he constituted at once as a territory of the United States. And holding the comfort, happiness and prosperity of Puerto Rico in our hands and possibly the lives of the people, no prejudiced notions of "protection" should lead America into an unjust course toward a defenseless people. Whatever may he done in the case of the Philippines our duty to Puerto Rico is plain and unmistakable. —Mead- ville Morning Star, Ind. Rep. There is larger need than ever In our nation's history for the old time reso lute independence of character and po litical judgment which once character ized the American farmer. Fifty years ago the present corrupt party boss, with his assessment of corporations and control of legislation, would not have stood for a moment before the courageous farm judgment of the country. Today this political mer chant. who trades in the temple on the political and material fortunes of his fellows, has fastened, octapus like, on the nation and exercises a most dan gerous power in state and national legislatures. The sentiment of the farming class is no longer regarded by the political boss with the wholesome dread that ought to exist. This is largely due to a serious decline among farmers of individual independence, of political thought and action, a sub stitution of mere party for patriotic standards of judgment. Hon. William D. Hoard. President of the National Farmers' Congress. The Puerto Rico bill is the first leg islative translation of expansion into a language understanded of the peo j pie. They see now what all the rhetoric means. Expansion promised | glory, and it produces brutality. It is I asked for bread and it gives a stone. ! Under the cruel whip of the organiza tion which controls the organization the party of moral ideas has been driven against the moral sense of the country, has given its opponents heart and hope, and enters upon the presi dential campaign divided and dis credited. President McKinley's atti tude in this whole matter is to be dis cussed on higher than personal i grounds. The poor figure he cuts as a man we pass by, hut as the incum bent of a great office he has brought humiliation upon it as well as upon himself. To "stand by" him is impos sible for his most earnest supporters, since he does not stand by himself. No man can serve two masters, nor a sin j gle muster with two minds, neither of which lie himself knows. "I had j hoped," sneered a Democrat in the I house yesterday, "that there was one question of which the president was not on both sides." There was no an swer to the taunt, for there could be none. What a pity that Mr. McKinley forgot that a handful of tobacco grow ers and sugar producers had no right to usurp the office of president of the United States.—New York Evening Post. A Kansas City (Mo.) negro was a few days ago sentenced to 40 years in the penitentiary for pocketbook snatching. Trusts and monopolies of all kinds are grabbing property by the million, hut instead of their members going to the penitentiary they go to congress and the White House and induce the legislative and executive branches of the government to violate the plain . mandates of fhe constitution by impos i ing a tariff duty against the products of our own country. They will next | try their persuasive powers on the su j preme court. Will it surrender to the j demands of the tobacco and sugar j trusts and violate the constitution by declaring a Puerto Rican tariff valid? A SMART REPORTER.. The Bishop Did Not Think St. Peter I Could Keep Him Out. "The brightest reporter I ever knew," | said a newspaper man, "was Billy Gay lor, who died at Hot Springs in 1895. He was a most persistent fellow after | an item, and that reminds me of a lit- j tie story about the last incident of his j career. He had been assigned by a ' certain Chicago daily to interview an ; eminent bishop about a. schism in the Church. The bishop didn't want to talk and wouldn't see him, but Gaylor bribed a servant to let him into the hall, and he waylaid the dignitary as he was coming through. He was or dered out for his pains, but next day he penetrated the house again on some pretext or other, and was again fired. ! "He repeated the Exploit three or j four times with similar results, and I at last the bishop coming home late, | at night, found Billy sitting in his J study reading the Bible. Nobody could explain how he got in. but the prelate i wilted and told him what he wanted i to know, on condition that he would I go away and stay away. "Shortly afterward poor Gaylor got galloping consumption and died, and, happening to meet the bishop at a church conference, I told him that the young man who had once so molested him would never do it again. " 'Bet us hope that he is in heaven,' said a clergyman standing by. " 'No doubt he is,' he replied gently. 'I don't think they could keep him out.' " Among the Wise. First Young Woman—"Let's see; who wrote 'Pickwick Papers?" Second Ditto —"Dickens." First —"Of course. I couldn't for the moment think of his name." Second—"He was the author of "Pendennis' and 'Under Two Flags,' you know. First —"O, yes, I know that." —Bos- ton Transcript. Literary by Heredity. "T don't see," said Mr. Mulberry, "why you women have that Mrs. Wat kins in your literary club. The rest of you are bright enough, but she's dull as dull as can be." "It's this way," answered Mrs. Mulberry: "Mrs. Watkins's great-grandmother's half sister's second cousin by marriage could trace her descent from Chaucer. So you see, after all. with such liter ary claims, we couldn't well leave Mrs. Watkins out."—Harper's Bazar. Man's Tears. The grand dame was visibly affected, "if 1 give you five cents will you get intoxicated with it?" she asked feel ingly. The unfortunate stared as if stung. "No, no no!" he protested wild ly. "I'll take it home to my wife, and She will probably give a cotillon with it!" There were tears in his voice, and a man's tears, you know, are impres sive.—Detroit Journal. Only Three. Friend—"The gossips have formu lated a regular indictment against your character. They say you were a ter rible flirt while abroad. Do you plead guilty?" American Girl—"Y-e-s; to three Counts."—New York Weekly. Meant as a Compliment. "Don't you think, Mrs. Spitely, that this hat is a little too gay for a ma- ! tronly woman like me?" "Not at all, my dear. You know that you're years younger than you look."—Tit-Bits. Competition. "Maud says she is madly in Jove with her new wheel." " Huh! Another case where man is displaced by machinery."—Household Words. One of Fashion's Frills. "I hear they are trimming the bot tom of skirts with fur." "Ye: that's another fashionable fur below."—Philadelphia Bulletin. Dry Goods, Groceries and Provisions. S" 0 u A celebrated brand of XX flour always in stock. Roll Butter and Eggs a Specialty. AMANDUS OSWALD, A'. W. Cor. Centre and Front St*., Freeland. LAUBACH'S VIENNA BAKERY. B. C. LAUBACH, Prop. Centre Street, Freeland. Choice Brcud of All Kinds, Cnkes. and Pas try, Daily. Fancy and Novelty Cakes Baked to Order. Handsome stock of JYO I 'ELTIES for EASTER Rabbits, Eggs, Baskets, Etc. i Fancy Candy Eggs. Chocolate Eggs with I your name on a specialty. Confectionery, Ice Crcum. GRAND OPERA HOUSE. Freeland Opera House Co.. Lessees. NEXT ATTRACTION will be HOYT'S "ADAY AND A NIGHT.'' REPORT of Middle Coal Field Poor District, December 31,1899. CASH RECEIPTS. To balance from last report.... $14,017 45 To unseated laud tax Lu zerne co .' . $ 2,139 64 To unseated land tax Car bon co 401 89 To Sophia G Coxe donation for greenhouse 200 00 To rebate by Deering Har vester Co 4 10 To Maintenance of— Milton Deibert 325 50 1 James Spolin 325 50 I Amanda Hinkle 144 00 Sophia Larson 144 00 I John Matulu 837 Andrew Meekly 4 50 I Susan Drumbor 45 50 i Mrs R F Steiuer 24 00 TP Morgan 12 00 Jerry Wright 31 50 I Peter Scarvun 52 00 George Klaloy 56 00 j Gustav Ilensel 144 00 I MikeStarns 30 54 George Oronock 15 57 I To C D Culver M Chunk 1895 37 59 1896 80 54 "S W Hoffard. Wea'hly 1896 200 00 44 C I) Culver, M Chunk 1897 299 39 j 44 C E Foster, E 44 1897 73 43 i " John 8 llonemus, Muuch Chunk two 1897 43 53 j 44 C J Creveling, Hazleton city 1898 417 04 I 44 W E Oberrender, Foster twp 1898 423 22 44 Daniel Kline, Freeland 1898 537 00 44 Patrick McKeunu, West Hazleton 311 95 44 Patrick Smith, Hazle twp 928 37 44 Thus Rogan, Lansford 1898 202 74 44 William Smyrl, Summit Hill 1898 178 12 44 Frank P Hoover, Wea therly 1898 007 65 44 John Potters, Lausanne 1898 44 10 44 John 8 Ronemus, Mauch Chunk twp 1898 132 25 44 C I) Culver. M Chunk 1898 560 73 44 John llackett. Hank twp 1898 223 53 44 James J Heeney, Lehigh twp 1898 107 56 44 Chas R Foster, E Mauch Chunk 1898 367 30 44 W H Reinboid, Jeddo Bor ough 1898 8 48 44 J M Williams, Heaver Meadow 1898 127 53 44 J M Williams, Heaver Meadow 1899 106 07 44 C J Creveling, Hazleton city 1899 9,900 49 44 W E Oborrender, Foster twp 1899 2,692 43 44 Daniel Kline, Freeland Borough 1899 1,354 98 44 Patrick McKcnua, West Hazleton 1899 820 50 44 Patrick Smith, Hazle twp 1899 6,489 63 44 Thomas Rogan, Lansford Borough 1899 3,643 53 44 William Smyrl, Summit Hill 1899 3,338 31 44 John Potters, Lausanne twp 1899 31 00 44 John Ronemus, Mauch Chunk twp 1899 3,751 82 44 C I) Culver, M Chunk Borough 1899 3,359 03 44 John J Hackett, Hunks twp 1899 1,053 95 44 James J Heeney, Lehigh twp 1899 95 36 44 Chas E Foster, E Mauch Chunk 1899 1,910 96 44 W II Reinboid, Jeddo Bor ough 1899 25211 44 E P Williams, Weatherly Borough 1899 1,157 89*50,770 84 $05,418 29 DISBURSEMENTS. Auditing expenses $ 20 00 Conveying paupers 308 74 Conveying insane 11l 63 Clothing, boots and shoes... 512 33 Dry goods and notions 569 98 Election expenses 392 80 Farm expenses 1,036 22 Farm implements 55 00 Freight and express o'H> 38 Fuel and light 1,002 43 Out door relief 25,940 92 Convention expense 75 00 Groceries and provisions— 4,985 00 Legul fees and expenses 179 85 House expenses 302 54 House fixtures 170 00 Maintenance of— Children 502 25 Feeble minded children... 120 00 Insane 5,357 08 Hospital expenses 180 20 Improvement (new green house) 432 91 Medicines 259 47 Hal of Steward's salary 1898 paid in 18',19 408 80 Ollice expenses 172 00 Tobacco 454 08 Out door burials 334 00 Paid other poor districts 27 20 Printing 408 48 Repairs and supplies 399 89 Salaries 1,165 00 Outdoor medical attendance 86 50 Livestock 69 50 Interest and discount 110 28 George T. Wells, steward (seeexplanation 3,200 00549,957 76 Hal in I'irst National Bank.. 15.242 98 Bal in Hazleton Nat'l Bank 217 55 $65,418 29 OUTSTANDING ON TAX DUPLICATES. Subject to Exonerations uud Commissions. Samuel W Hoffurd, Wea therly borough 189H 103 93 Thomas Brown, Foster twp 185H1 142 Oil W N Fiohter, Banks twp ISVMi 15 70 .1 W Williams, Beaver Mea dow 1897 06 11 John llackctt. Banks twp 1897 25 55 James J Heeney, Lehigh twp 1897 83 97 C E Foster, E Mauch Chunk bor 1897 48 94 John Uonemus, >1 Chunk twp 1897 13 71 C L> Culver, M C bor 1897 142 28 ♦John S Uonemus, Maueh Chunk twp 1898 408 10 C E Foster, E Mauch Chunk bor 1898 121 45 J W Williams, Beaver Mea dow bor jugh 1898 103 55 , James J Heeney, Lehigh twp I 1898 3 48 C I) Culver, Maueh Chunk borough 1898 320 40 Daniel Kline, Freehold bor 1898 240 21 Frank P Hoover, Weatherly i borough 1898 221 81 ' ♦C D Culver, Mauch Chunk borough 1899 939 23 C E Foster, East Muuch Chunk borough 1899 004 49 ♦Thomas Began, Lansford borough 189!) 103 55 ♦W H Keinbold, Jeddo bor. • 1899 39 29 C J Creveling, Hazleton city 1899 1,737 03 ♦Patrick Smith, Hazle twp 1899 2,097 10 ♦W E Oberretider, Foster twp 1899 874 70 Daniel Kline, Freelund bor 1899 971 28 Patrick McKenna, West I Hazleton 1899 253 08 ♦William Smyrl, Summit I Hill 1899 374 82 < "John S Uonemus, Mauch Chunk twp 1899 748 29 John W Williams, Beuver Meadow 1899 290 U John Hackett, Bauks twp 1899 358 07 ' E P Williams, Weatherly borough 1899 099 09 James J Heeney, Lehigh twp 1899 138 79 ♦John Potters, Lausanue 1 twp 1899 72 31 Thomas .1 Moore, Frceland borough 1891 47 04 Louis BeckholT. Foster twp 18511 243 99 Patrick (livens, Foster twp 1892 9 88 Conrad Urchin, Foster twp 18513 290 49 8 W Hoffard, Weatherly borough 1894 220 93 Approximated $10,490 79 Less exonerations and com. 8,000 00 $ 5,490 79 Those marked ♦ have made payment since report was made. SALARIES. John Schwartz, director $ 50 00 James McCready, " 50 00 W 8 Leib, " 150 00 S W Gangwer, " 200 00 Dr W P Long, doctor 355 00 Dr J B Tweedlo, " 30 U0 I)r P H Latham, " 30 00 , Rev P J Dover 50 00 ' Rev J P Mux ton 50 00 C Fred Kline, secretary .... 800 00 $ 1,105 00 OUTDOOR RELIEF AND BURIALS. .Outdoor relief, Lower $ 4,099 01 Luzerne 19,128 16 44 44 44 Middle 2,719 75 44 burial 44 59 00 44 44 Luzerne 221 00 4 44 44 Lower 54 Qp James MoCready, 1 S. W. Gangwer, V Directors. W. S. Lieb, { Attest: C. Fred Kliue, Secretary. We, the undersigned auditors of the Middle Coal Field Poor District, do certify that we have examined the foregoing accounts, re ceipts and vouchers for the expenditures of the directors and steward and find them cor rect as above stated. L. G. Lubreoht, ) J. W. Muloy, Auditors. J. E. Roseustock, j Attest: Jus. A. Sweeney. Secretary, Average number of Inmates 198 CLASSIFICATION OF INMATES REMAINING. Males in Hospital 99 Females in Hospital 56 Males In Almshouse 41 Females in Almshouse 12 20S Of the above 35 males and 28 females are insane. INMATES DIED DURING THE YEAR. Warren Duntson, Jan ;W, age 62. Mrs John MoGlyn, Feb 10, age 61. Fritz Davis, Feb 27, age 70. James Murrin, Mar 9, uge 46. David Thomas, Mar 22, uge 29. Peter Berry, Mar 28, age 7(). Mrs John Gallagher, Mar 29, age 75. Thomas Boyle, Mar 29, age 69. John Brill, Mar 30, age 75. James Donahue, Apr 2, age 62. John Gallagher, Apr 4, age 80. Edward Kellev) Apr 30, age 43. Mrs Casper Schliet, May 1, age 65. John Prop, May 19, age 48. James Haines, May 26, age 45. Miuhuel Liehman, June 24, uge 32. George Yutko, June 29, age 34. Mike Pudolie, Aug 6, age 50. ('ormin C'erviile, Aug 26, age 27. Dick Brown, Oct 2, age 75. Mrs. Diusmorc, Oct22, uge6s. John Phclin, Nov 3, aged 48. Jos Weber. Nov 20, age 80. John Matula, Nov 23, age 19. Mary Kosto, Dec 1, age 03. Mary Wright, Dec 2, age 64. Jere Wright, Dee 10, age 68. Patrick Gallagher, Dec 17. age 76. CHILDREN BORN IN 1890. Born to Mary Fowler, Oct 20, girl. Born to Mrs Jacobs, Oct 24, girl. MACHINERY. 4 two-horse wagons, 1 two-seated carriage, I one-seated carriage, 1 cart, 1 spring wagon, 3 two-horse sleds, 1 two-seated sleigh, 4 hand plows, 1 Bui key plow, 3 harrows, 2 hay rakes, 2 mowing machines, 1 reaper, 1 binder, 1 seed drill, 1 two-liorse threshing machine, 1 fodder cutter, 1 fan mill, 1 land roller. PRODUCE OF FARM. 2030 bushels potatoes, 840 mangels wurtgel; 130 bushels beets, 60ibushels carrots, 45 bushels turnips, 2040 bushels corn in the cur, 960 bushels rye. 1820 bushels oats, 25 bushels apples, 120 bushels tomato--s, 1.000 celery, 8,000 cabbage, 85 tons hay, 172 bushels buckwheat, 510 bushels onions, 1,060 lbs lard, 7,650 lbs pork, 360 lbs ve,l. 1,245 lbs beef, 3,120 lbs butter, H barrels sauer kraut, 26 barrels soft soup, 2,800 lbs hard soap, 8 head of horses. 2 mules, 16 cows, 12 heifers, 6 steers, 1 bull, 4calves. 43 hogs and shoates, 12U chickens, 12 turkeys. 5 ducks. ARTICLES MADE IN THE HOUSE. 96 bed ticks, 109 pillow ticks, 6 bolster ticks, 250 sheets, 316 pillow eases, 21 bolster eases, 36 women's night gowns, 22 children's night gowns, 75 women's dresses, 27 children's dress es. 24 infant dresses, 149 women's chitnises, 12 children's ehimises. 15 Infant's ehimises, .KJ worm if s petticoats, 24 children's petticoats, 15 infants' petticoats, ill) women's aprons. 12 childtcn's aprons, is women's underwuists, 8 children's waists, 60 towels, 48 window cur tains, 10 shrouds. COST OF INMATES. lii this statement items not chargeable to maintenance have been deducted. George T. Wells, steward....* 3,200 00 Tobacco 454 08 Medicines 259 57 Hospital expenses 180 20 House expenses 302 54 Groceries and provisions— 4,985 60 Fuel aud light 1,002 41 Freight and express 600 38 Farm expenses 1,030 22 Clothing, boots and shoes ... 512 33 Dry goods and notions 569 98 Average number of inmates including Ste ward's department. 198; cost per month $5.52: cost per week, $1.38; cost per day 21 cents. George T. Wells, Steward. Ida M. Wells, Matron. GEORGE T. WELLS IN ACCOUNT WITH THE MIDDLE COAL FIELD POOR DISTRICT. Cr. By farm expense, teamg, etc* 1,004 64 Salary of fireman Sc black smith 860 00 By house expense 337 95 Hospital ex pen e 278 52 Freight and express 72 74 Groceries ami provisions.. 91 32 Warden in hospital 240 00 Nurse in hospital 360 00 General repairs 15 75 office expense 5 00 Election exp haul'g judges 8 00 New greenhouse account. 57 75 Conveying paupers 3 20 Steward's traveling exp's. 25 515 Salary, steward & matron. 1,075 00 Dr. 8 " To cash ree'd from directors* 3,200 00 ' 44 for potatoes... 71 45 44 cabbage... 55 10 44 44 44 Anatomical Hoard .... 3 00 44 44 44 grain 18 19 coal 8 00 44 44 44 inerch 'disc 272 44 44 44 produce .. 13 04 44 44 old Iron & b 30 60 44 44 44 grass seed. 12 74 44 " 44 h & e stalks 17 80 44 1 s & hides. M 18 drugs 1 95 44 44 . 44 cement 365 44 old seed d'l 5 00 rags 2 15 Bal due steward for 1899 sal. 515 05 $ 3,995 22 STATISTICS. ADMITTED DURING YEAR. Maleadults 95! Female adults 32 Male children 4 j I Female childrcu o iii: I DISCHARGED AND REMOVED. | Male adults 6ft 1 Female adults 23 | | Male children 4 I Female children 4 91 j DIED DURING THE YEAR. j Male adults 23 ; j Fomale adults 6 j 29 INMATES REMAINING. i Male adults 186 ! Female adults 67 Male children 4 I Female children 1 208 : A PPROXI MATE V A LUE . 01' Real Estate and Personal Property as taken and computed by the Directors una Auditors. 350 acres of land $8 770 00 431 acres of land 2,155 00 Store house I 500 00 ' Almshouse 12,000 00 Hospital and fixtures 35,000 00 Barn 8,500 00 ; Boiler house and laundry fixtures ... 2,500 00 House furniture in all buildings 2,500 00 Chop mill 500 00 Water works artesian well \ pipe luo 1,500 00 Gas machine and fixtures 250 00 leo house 200 00 Farm implements 2,000 00 1 Live stock 1,800 00! Farm produce 3.5U0 00 Cash in banks 15,460 53 U ncollooted taxes 5,490 79 $98,606 32 RECOMMENDATIONS. In makiug our report at this time wo deem it part of our duty to make a few suggestions to the taxpayers of the district. The care of the insane o< the poor district is now a <iues tion of much importu' eo— one that is yearly taxing the energy of the Directors to proper ly provide for the rapidly inereusing list of these uufortunates. We have ascertained by the audit that there are now 123insne patients who are a charge on the Poor District. 45 of these are in the Danville hospital uiul 15 in the hospital at Wernersville. and at the Laurytown hospital 63, making in all the above total. For the maintenance of the insane in hos V Spring Announcement! The Freeland agency for the I CELEBRATED HAWES S3 HATS has been awarded to * ii>iNiiin cents ' furnish,nc ' iUl'lU iimlulil U Hat and Shoe Store, j> and a complete line of the season's stock is now on sale. L These liats have earned a world-wide reputation, and p are everywhere considered the most stylish and correct headgear. L A FIVE-DOLLAR HAT MAY BE JUST AS GOOD, I But Not One Bit Better. \ Quality, Durability and Style Guaranteed. I Cheaper Hats and Caps Also Sold. L SPRING AND "SUMMER SHOES, j 1 Fancy Colored Shirts, f Furnishing Goods of Every Kind, j Underwear, Hosiery, | Beautiful Line of Fine Neckwear. [ McMenamin's Gents' Furnisliing, Hat and Shoe Store, \ 86 South Centre Street. | pituls outside ol' tins District u charge of 51.75 per week per imuute is made. For the nuiiii tenauee and transportation of these poor people in tin* last year it cost the district in round numbers about $5,500. The cost in our I own institution per inmate per week a j difference of 45 cents per head. This beiiiK the fact W" recommend as t matter of econo my and for the better care of our insane that I a hospital sufficiently large for the mainten ance of all be erected on the grounds belong- j lug to tin* district. This plan of taking care of the insane is be ing universally adopted mid iu many districts not nearly as large as our own After housing and making proper preparations lor the keep ing ot the insane miner this plan we carnal ex pect Blate aid, which would be some relict in their maintenance. We also recommend that hereafter the di rectors shall ask for bids for furnishing sup plies, giving the contract to the lowest re sponsinle bidder, a system which is in vogue in all well regulated institutions m the coun try. We are of the opinion that the adoption of j this system will be tiie means of saving many ! dollars to the insti'ntioii and win lie more I satisfactory to the taxpayers in general, j Wo a>so suggest that the value of the farm j products tie enumerated at in .rkct prices i hereafter, so that the taxpayers limy know what is realized in this direct ion, altei i lie cost of production is taken therefrom. We are of the opinion that the earnings of the lurm should be spec fleaiiy stated each year ami entered as part of the income of the institu te behalf of the people of the Poor District we tender their heartfelt thauksto Mrs. iSophui <. Coxe, of Drifton, for her many don itionsto the institution and for her untiring iuterest in • tiie poor and distressed ot the district, j We notice in the tobacco account that S'.KL3S were spent for cigars. This is a luxurv not j indulged in by inmates and we recommend { that hereafter this item in the expense list be j dispensed with. L. G. Inibrccht, ) .1. W. Malo.v, Auditors. 1 .1. E. Kosenstock, 1 Attest: J as. A. Sweeney, >oi r fury, APHE.N DIX. | The belated appearance of the foregelng I statement, we the undersigned believe, dc ! m nds some • xnlanation, Iho .gh the cause of j i delay is due to an ther source as will be manifest in the perusal hereof. | When thi' Auditors assembled for the pur pose of exaniinimi the ae omits of the Hoard | Hi t-inciois. .s.Tretary, -tew.;rd Kir . tl-ey ] were eonfroiiteit with the surprising tact that I during the year .just cloved, one of the Din e , tors retained a- his salary the sum of s."•<). and ! expenses to the amount of $7.:.!). and gave as his reason that the law under which the Mi die Foal Field Poor District was created. I allowed but SSO, per annum and expenses. only one of the Dir et-ors took iliis vn w of j the salary question, the other tw retaining salary at the rale of Si.UO, per annum, a cus tom in vogue for many years. This being the first time the salaries of the Directors w is questioned and one of the auditors insisting i on the enforcement of the act of 11412, the ! Auditors appealed to the solicitor of the Poor , District for advice, feeling that he was letain | ed for the welfare of the District, but that of | Acini declined to advise the Auditors, claiming ho was the counsel of the Directors, notwith standing his fee for services is paid out of the Poor District funds. The Carbon County Court was next appealed to but the Court fearing, perhaps, that it would he compelled to sir iu judgim-nt oil the eae, also refused to advise us, but sug gested that if the Directors took §2OO per an num, they could be compelled to show by what authority they do so All means to adjust the difficulty In a fair and honorable manner having failed and being ! without authority to retain counsel, except at i our personal expense, we feel that we have I ncrformed our official duty In laving the facts | before the people, so that if there are any in dividuals, or organizations, dis nosed to take the matter In hand, it is their privilege to do so. L. Cr. Luhreeht, 1 ~,,.. . J. W. Jliiloy, I Auditors. Attest: Jus. A. Sweeney, Secretary. • a- A- i P. F. McNULTY, FUNERAL DIRECTOR AND EMBALMER. Embalming of female corpses performed I exclusively by Mrs. P. F. McNulty. Prepared to Attend Calls Day or Night. 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