Groceries,
Frowns,
Dry Goods.
Nothing but the finest Fresh Gro
ceries and Provisions. Our Dry
Goods are all new and strictly up
to date. Come in and see them.
E. J. Curry.
Centre Street,
Between South and Luzerne.
Everybody is Looking For
GOOD ICE CREAM
and the place to get it is at
MERKT'S.
We manufacture all our own lee Cream, and
wo guarantee the public that it is strictly pure
iu every respect; no adulterations of any kind
whatever are used.
Picnics, parties and private families supplied.
2>/L.
Wholesale and Retail Confectioner and Tobac
conist, Centre Street, Freeland.
Wm. J. ECKERT,
HARDWARE, CUTLERY, WALL PAPER,
Paints, Oils, Varnishes, Qlass,
Miners' and Builders' Supplies.
South Centre Street, Freeland.
FRANK YOUMAN,
Boot and Shoe Repairer,
Men's Soles and Heels, 56c. Women's, 40c.
Children's (10 yrs up), 30c. Children's (5 to lu
yrs), 25c. First-class leather used and all work
guaranteed.
Nicholas Capeoe Building, Centre Street.
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Anthracite Tonnage.
Tho total anthracite tonnage for
June, a9 shown by the official figures,
was 4,667,580 tons. The following
figures show the tonnage of the various
railroads making up that total, together
with the excess and deficiency accord
ing to the respective percentages to
which the roads are entitled:
Company. Carried. Excess.
I'hila. & Reading 1,007,719 49,030
Lehigh Valley 778,353 46,468
Jersey Central 550,349 3,189
Del., L. & West 048,856 24,533
Del. & Hudson 376,250 *72,702
Henna R. R 520,100 *12,970
l'enna. Coal Co 189,514 2,451
Erie 178,471 *8,592
N. Y., O. & West 140,149 4,175
Del., Susq. & Schuyl.. 134,465 *25,215
N. Y., Susrp & West.. 143,294 *6,357
4,067,580 355,672
•Deficit.
New Road at Pond Creek.
The supervisors of Foster township
have made the now road through Pond
Creek. It has been granted by the
court as a township road, and the old
road, by Brandmier's place, has been
vacated. All teams driving to and from
Freeland will now have to take the road
through Pond Creek, as the old road is
caving in, in some places.—White
Haven Journal,
Ilarry Turner, aged 30 years, and em
ployed on the Lehigh Valley road, had
liis head cut off by a train in the Coxton
yards, near Pittston.
M 1111,
mum
Centre Street, below South.
Repairing of Any Kind.
WATCHES and
CLOCKS for SALE.
AMARDUS OSWALD,
duller in
Dry Goods, Groceries
and Provisions.
FRESH ROLL BUTTER AND EGGS.
▲ celebrated brand of XX ilour
always in stock.
Latest Styles of
Hats and Gaps.
All kinds of household utensils.
A. IK. (Jor. Centre and Front Ste., Freeland.
BREVITIES.
Mr. and Mrs. John Koster, Mr. and
Mrs. Albert Kester. Mr. and Mrs. Bart
let, of Freeland; Mr. and Mrs. Calvin
Kester, Sandy Run, and Mr. and Mrs.
August Wagner, Eckley, were among
those who attonded a family reunion
yestorday at the home of Samuel Bart
let, Ilazleton.
The remains of tho late Mrs. Murphy
arrived here at 1 o'clock this afternoon
from Ilazle Brook, and were met at tho
depot by a large number of Freeland
acquaintances, who followed them to
their last resting place In St. Ann's
cemetery.
W. F. Miller, of West Walnut street,
a boiler-maker employed at Drifton, was
painfully injured on Friday by a piece
of iron striking his right hand and In
flicting a severe gash. Mr. Miller will
be idle for a week or more as a result of
the accident.
Miss Lottie Smith, who has been
undergoing treatment at the Miners'
hospital for a month past, returned to
her home on Saturday. She is a
daughter of H. B. Smith, of Walnut
street.
Painters are Improving the appear
auce of the home of Condy McLaughlin.
Adams street.
A tea and p. graphophone concert will
be given tomorrow evening at St. Paul's
P. M. church.
John J. Welsh and Joe Chermoh have
been awarded the contract to repaint
the exterior of the enlarged St. John's
Slavonian church. The sides and rear
will receive two coats and the front
three coats.
Saturday was pay day at several of
the surrounding collieries and trade was
brisk in town that evening.
Mrs. James Cartwright is seriously
ill at her home in Alvinton.
William Iloch, of Washington street,
is ill.
John Broderick is treating his house
on Birkbeck stroet to a fresh coat of
paint.
Mrs. M. G. Ilouscr, of Birkbeck street,
who has been suffering from appondo
citls for the last six weeks, was able to
bo out yesterday for the first time.
Tho members of St. Patrick's Bene
ficial Society will spend next Sunday at
Bear Creek. They will leave here by
teams.
Rev. G. W. Kcrschnor, cf Centre Hall,
a brother of Rev. J. B. Korschner,
preached tho sermon last evening In St.
John's Reformed church. He returns
homo tomorrow.
PERSONAL.
Charles Ward and James Cannon, of
Allontown, spent yesterday In town.
Mr. Ward is a Highland boy who lias
climbed to tho top of the ladder in elec
trical construction in tho Peanut city.
Mr. and Mrs. James Drumra, of Nes
copock, and Mrs. Mary Hughes, of
Ilazleton, who have been visiting C. J.
Sterner, Birkbeck street, since Friday,
returned homo this morning.
Mrs. George Schrador and family,
who have been visiting the former's
sister, Mrs. Reuben Cravor, of North
Centro street, have returned to their
home in Phillipkburg, N. J.
Mr. and Mrs. John Hostler, of Maha
noy City, are the guests of Mr. and Mrs.
M. G. Houser.
Misses Theresa and Agnes Breslfn, of
Philadelphia, are the guests of the Mc-
Elwec family on Washington street.
Miss Sarah Solt and her guest, Miss
Blanche Brock, of Scranton, attended
the Highland Social Club's trolley ex
cursion to Ilazle park on Saturday
evening.
J. Alexander, of Nantieoke, Is the
guest of Max Moses.
Miss Maggie Campbell, of New York
city, is the guest of John McMenamin
and family, Jeddo.
Rev. George W. Korschner, of Centre
Hall, Snyder county, is visiting his
brother, Rev. J. B. Kerschner, on
Washington street.
Miss Susie Turner, of Ilazleton, is
visiting Mrs. W. E. Bellas, North Wash
ington stroot.
Misses Kate and Mary Hogan, of
Philadelphia, are visiting Sister Ligouri
at St. Ann's convent.
Miss Annie McGuire, of Buffalo, Is
visiting Sandy Run friends.
Miss Stella Faulk, the guest of Miss
Stella Gould, Birkbeck street, attended
tho picnic at old Buck Mountain Satur
day evening.
Miss Mary Gallagher, of Philadelphia,
is spending her vacation at hor parents'
home in South Ileberton.
Miss Julia Munce, of Philadelphia, is
; visiting Mr. and Mrs. John J. Gorman.
Miss Marie Gallagher returned to her
home at Chester yesterday after a visit
to friends in the region.
Miss Carrie M. Houser, who lias been
visiting friends in Berwick the past
week, returned home this morning.
Mrs. Michael Doggott and son, Wil
liam, of North Washington street, took
a pleasure drive to Jeanesville yesterday.
PLEASURE.
July 28. —Trolley excursion of Fear
nots Athletic Association to Hazle park.
Kuuud trip tickets, 25 ceuts.
ROUND THE REGION.
Notwithstanding the fact that the
bicycle side path law has been declared
.unconstitutional by one of the lower
courts of the state, the county commis
sioners will make a levy on the bicycles
which have boon assessed and the
money will bo collected by the tax col
lectors. The assessment blanks show
that there were 10,101 bicycles in the
county when the assessors made their
rounds.
During an exhibition of fireworks last
evening at Ilazleton.a cannon burst and
Mary Riley, aged 17 years, was so badly
injured that she may be crippled for
life. William George, Katie Weaver
and Jacob Mertes were also hurt by be
ing hit with pieces of iron.
Highland Social Club gave its friends
a delightful outing on Saturday even
ing. Three wqll-fiiled trolley cars con
veyed the crowd to Hazle park, where
an evening of rare enjoyment was spent.
The members of the club conducted
the affair in an admirable manner.
Daniel L. Hart is in Now York ne
gotiating for the sale of his new play,
"A Man of Luck." "The Parish Priest"
will open its season at the Nesbitt
theatre, Wilkesbarre, on August 20,
with a company which will contain only
three of last season's players.
Try Keiper's ice cream soda.
Samuel David, aged 16 years, of
Wilkesbarre, was drowned in the Sus
quehanna river. He went into the
river with a number of companions and
being unable to swim sauk in five feet
of water.
A twelve-ton steam hammer, capable
of striking a blow of 1,000 pounds, has
been placed in position at Drifton shops.
James Hough, of Nuremberg, has
givon a contract to Uuorge Yocli to
paint his two double dwelling houses on
North Ridge street.
Hazle park has been leased by the
Fearnots Athletic Association for Sat
urday evening next. Special cars will
be run from Freeland, McAdoo and
Jeanesville.
Smoke the John Smith. At Keiper's.
The Jersey Central Railroad Company
has built a new bridge over the turn
pike at Pond Creek, on the Upper Le
high branch.
McAdoo claims to have organized the
first politicial organization of this cam
paign in this region. It is a Bryan and
Stevenson club.
Union hall, Ilazleton, was damaged to
the extont of §IOO by a fire on Saturday
morning.
Thomas Moffat and Dennis Lally,
two young residents of North Sc.ranton,
had a quarrel yesterday aftornoon over
a finger ring. Moffat drew a revolver
and fired three shots at Lally, two of
them taking effect. Lally will die.
in the resolutions adopted by the
Polish Alliance of America, which held
a convention at Wilkesbarre last week,
congress is asked to erect a monument
to the memory of General Kazimer
Pulaski, who was killed at the seige of
Savannah during the revolutionary war.
Gentlemon, for hats and caps go to A.
Oswald s. lie has a nice varletv.
The Miners' hospital at Ashland has
114 patients. The number is moro than
one-third larger than the accommoda
tions.
A disastrous fire occurred in George
town, a suburb of Wilkesbarre, Satur
day morning. It started in the butcher
shop of John Elick and spread rapidly
to adjoining property. Five frame
dwellings and a hotel building were
destroyed. The loss is §15,000.
With his grandfather helpless on the
bank, Henry Wilson, a twelve-year-old
boy, was drowned in the river at
Wilkesbarre yesterday. The boy had
prevailed upon his grandfather, after
much coaxing, to allow him to go in
bathing with a number of other boys.
He could not swim.
Women in Harvest Field.
There is such a scarcity of male help
on the farms in Sugarloaf valley that
the fanners are hiring all the women
they can get to do work in the. field.
The strong and hardy Hungarian and
Polish wives of the miners living at
Tomhicken and Deringer aro making
money by the demand for workers.
They get §1 a day and board, and ac
complish a great deal.
During the extremely hot weather of
the last week they worked steadily at
binding and raking, and some of them
drive the horses to hay rakes and reap
ers. Some of the farmers say they do
more work than men and demand less
pay, considering §1 a day and meals
high wages.
Honey Hole Parties.
Honey Hole was the Mecca of up
wards of 200 Freeland people yesterday.
Early in the morning the sun came out
quite strong and many who had not
arrangod to spend the day at this resort
scurried around and socurcd teams to
convey them there. The Young Ameri
can Social Club had the largest party
on the grounds, while the silk mill girls
came in a good second. Do/eiw of fami
lies and many individuals also spent the
day under the shade along the creeks.
Everybody arrrived home safely and
feeling much improved over their day's
outing.
FIGHTING IN LUZON.
Two lliii>tired Filipino* Were Killed
liOMt Week.
Manila, July 23. —It is officially an
nounced that last week 200 insurgents
were killed and 130 surrendered or were
captured. One hundred rifles were taken.
Twelve Americans were killed and 11
wounded. This includes the casualties of
Colonel William E. Rirkheimer's engage
ment with a force of the Twenty-eighth
volunteer infantry, who attacked 200 in
surgents intrenched two miles east of
Taal, killing 38.
A detachment of the signal corps while
repairing wires was twice ambushed.
Captain Charles D. Robei < of the
Thirty-fifth volunteer infantry, who was
captured by the Filipinos last May, has
arrived here on parole. He will not re
turn to captivity.
Seuor Bueucamino last Thursday sent
to Aguinaldo by means of Aguinaldo's
mother the amnesty resolutions adopted
by the meeting of representative Fili
pinos here on June 21, together with Gen
eral Mac Arthur's answer to them and
other documents bearing upon the resto
ration of peace. It is understood that
Aguinaldo will summon his advisers and
that a reply may be expected within a
month.
Filipinos here will give a banquet next
Saturday in celebration of President Mc-
Kinley's order of amnesty.
Colon Captured by Rebels.
Kingston, Jamaica, July 23.—Captain
Moller of the German steamer Flandria,
which has arrived here from Colombia,
reports that the government troops en
tered Colon from Panama on July 15, the
latter city having fallen into the hands of
the rebels. He also says that Colon is
now in possession of the rebels, having
been taken easily on July 10 without a
fight. Sabanilla, in the department of
Bolivar, is surrounded by the insurgents.
The rebels have offered a reward of sl,-
000 for the capture, dead or alive, of
Captain Christcnsen of the Colombian
warship Cordova. On July 14 the Cor
dova took to Sahnnilla guns and ammu
nition for the garrison. The government
proposed to the captain of the Flandria
that lie should take 1,000 soldiers to Co
lon, hut he declined on the ground that
Colon was in the hands of the rebels and
that the troops could hot land.
Typewriting: by Telegraph.
Chicago. July 23.—Telegraphy by the
use of typewriters in place or the ordi
nary clicking keys and receivers famil
iar in telegraph offices has been made
possible by two Chicago men, Zalmou
G. Scliolos and Alfred C. Gilmore. They
have devised a mechanism by which a
message written with ordinary spelling
on a machine that has a keyboard ex
actly like the keyboard of the ordinary
typewriter will be printed if transmit
ted over a telegraph wire by another
typewriter in the office to which it is sent
hundreds of miles away. The instru
ments have been tested over a circuit of
205 miles of wire belonging to the Cen
tral Union Telephone company.
The Powers Trial.
Georgetown, Ky., July 23.—The Pow
ers murder conspiracy trial was resumed
today. It is said that the prosecution
will not allow any of its evidence as to
who fired the shot that killed Goebel to
come out on this trial. Powers is indict
ed only as an accessory before, the ftct,
and all of the evidence as to the identi
ty of the assassin is apparently to be
held in reserve for the trial of Jim How
ard, Berry Howard and others indicted
both as principals and accessories. The
prosecution may close its direct testi
mony the latter part of the week. The
lawyers for the defense decline to say
whether the defendant will be put on the
stand.
Chinese Laundries Iloyeotted.
Chicago, July 23.—The Chinese popu
lation of Chicago is perturbed over re
ports from various parts of the city that,
because of a Caucasian antipathy arous
ed by the troubles in the Celestial em
pire a boycott against Chinese laundries
and truck farmers lias been established.
Wu Sung Lee, a banker in Chinatown
and probably the richest Mongolian in
1 hi' city, says numerous laundries huvo
been forced to suspend business during
the past week, and Chinese luundrymon
generally report a falling off of 50 per
cent in their business.
Purls Guillen Ended.
Paris, July 23.—The world's amateur
championship contests in connection with
the Paris exposition are ended. Compara
tively few Americans attended, owing to
the fact that only three or four of their
countrymen were announced to compete
in the events, which were for the most
part handicaps in which the Americans
had received too severe treatment to
tempt them to exhaust themselves in run
ning losing races. Six events were de
cided. The Americans competed in three
and won one, their only success for the
day.
To Cso to the Clinlr Today.
New York, July 23.—Joseph Mullen,
who killed Johanna O'Brien in New
York, is to go to the electric chair in
Sing Sing prison today. He knows to
day is the fatal day, but his keepers say
lie has expressed no anxiety or concern
about it and maintains an air of the
most supreme indifference. He has not
been willing to receive any religious con
solation, although several religious peo
ple have spoken to him often. Every
thing is ready for the execution.
PnMenser Steamers Collide.
Belfast. July 23.—1n a collision outside
Belfast lough between the local passen
ger steamers Dromedary and Alligator
five passengers were killed and upward
of r>() more or less seriously injured, in
ninny cases the amputation of legs being
necessary. There were 000 passengers
on board the two vessels, and terrible
scenes followed the collision. It is feared
that some others have been drowned.
Yellow Fever Treated Sneeessfully.
Vera Cruz, July 23.—The first patient
treated with the yellow fever serum by
the young Brazilian experimenter, Dr.
Bellinzaghi, is fully convalescent. Other
patients treated are progressing favor
ably. There is intense interest in the ex
periments. Patients very low with black
vomit have been treated, and the effect of
the serum is inuvelouH,
Three Women Drowned.
Nashville, July 23.—News has reached
here from Hamburg, Hardin county, of
the drowning near there of three young
women. Misses Cora and Ruby Town
send and Pearl Flack.
Weather Forecast,
Partly cloudy; warmer; light to fresh
southerly winds.
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in Footwear for the
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Our Ladles' Shoes are on the same plane
of excellence as our other lines of goods.
We aim to keep nothing but the most up-to
date goods. Our Ladies' Shoes are of this
quality. The price is reasonable.
Gents' Furnishings!
Hats. Shoes. Shirts.
Ties. Collars.
Culls, etc.
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86 South Centre Street.
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Imported and Domestic Cigars.
OYSTERS IN EVERY STYLE,
Ham and Schweitzer Cheese Sandwicfies,
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Ballentine and Hazleton boer on tap.
Ratlm. Hot or Cold. 2. r > Cunts.
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FUNERAL DIRECTOR
AND EMBALMER.
Embalming of female corpses performed
exclusively by Mrs. P. F. McNulty.
Prepared to Attend Calls
Day or Night.
South Centre street, Freeland.
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dealer in
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Groceries,
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oons in town, y resli and Shenan
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