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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.
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always in stock.
Roll Butter and Eggs a Specialty.
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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.
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"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.
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