FREELAND TRIBUNE. VOL. XIII. NO. 21. S. 818 4 IS Corner Centre and Luzerne Streets. HOT WEATHER GOODS. The seasonable productions for lessening the discomfort of this 100-degree weather are still in de mand. As long as the demand continues vie shall endeavor to supply it. We invite special at tention to our LADIES' DRESS GOODS. The newest patterns from the most up-to-date manufacturing es tablishments. In Ladies' Dress Goods we endeavor to cafry a re liable stock. Quality should be considered before price. How ever the price is also a factor, and in this we are confident of giving you entire satisfaction. DRY GOODS. Everything in Dry Goods suit able for the season. We have just received a new line of Plain- and Figured Lawns. A large line of cool fabrics at small cost. NOTIONS. Ribbons, Ladies' Ties, Fans and all other seasonable Notions at correct prices. THE CHANCE FOR SHOES. Our Shoes are fast disappearing before the large number of buyers that have been thronging the store during pay-day week. The hulk of the stock has been sold out, but there are many pairs of Fine Shoes left that will bear a moment's in spection when you are contemplat ing a purchase. GROCERIES. The choicest edibles and all the delicacies of the season. Corner Centre and Luzerne Streets. S. 818 4 SIS iLre "SToia Xaoolcing- for BOOTS? SHOES? SLIPPERS? There is no doubt hut that you are looking for Shoes at least, because everybody wears Shoes. We have what )>ou are looking for. We don't kpow what kind of a Shoe it is, hut if it is anything at all in the Shoe line we have it, for we have everything that thd manufacturers can supply us with. All Summer Goods at Reduced Rates. Special sale of Tan Shoes and Misses' Slippers. STAB SHOE STOEE. Hugli Malloy, Prop. Cur '™ r; *"l*. Hello! We Are Here To do any kind of laundry work incut ion uble. Give us u trial. SHIRT WAISTS, WHITE DRESSES, LACE CURTAINS, A spociulty at reasonable prices. Drop a postal. Wugon will cull and deliver free of charge. Freeland Steam Laundry. Clifford H. Heller, Mgr. 135 Soutb Centre Street. ARSON WAS ATTEMPTED Two Buildings Set on Fire This Morning. Prompt Discovery of the Flames Saved Properties on Washington Street From Destruction. The properties of Daniel Shovlin and Mrs. Mary Maloy estate, the former located on the southwest corner and the latter on the northeast corner of Washington and Carbon streets, were set on tiro this morning. Both buildings are occupied as saloons' and dwellings, the Shovlin block being leased by Joseph Dombinski and the Maloy property by John Blasco. At 3 o'clock this morning Mrs. James Mcllugh, the wife of Station Agent Mc- II ugh, who lives on the southeast corner* of the street named, heard the noise made by striking matches. She arose, and looking across the street, saw a man standing on the corner. Flames were slowly creeping up the back door of the Blasco dwelling. With Mr. Mcllugh, she raised an alarm, and neighbors rushed to the scene. An effort to awaken people in one of the residences where the keys of lire box 23 are located failed, and before any other place was tried the (ire was extinguished with buckets of water. The door was badly scarred by the llames, but no other damage resulted. A disastrous lire would undoubtedly have followed if the blazo had not been discovered. I'pon investigation, it was found that a similar attempt hud been made at DombinskFs place. A (piantity of half burned paper was found lodged between the screen door and street door. The paper had been pushed under the Screen door, then set on lire, but owing to there being no draft the bla/.o died out. At 1.30 o'clock this afternoon Con stable Mollck arrested Joseph Lenahan, of Sugar Notch, on suspicion of having committed the crime. He was taken before Squire Buckley and pleaded not guilty. As a number of important witnesses are working today, the prisoner was MISCELLANEOUS ADVEHTISKMENTB. OJIEIUFF SALE. By virtue of a writ of 0 tied facias issued out of the court of common pleas of Luzerne county, there will be exposed at public sale, on Saturday, Septum tier 8, 1000, at 10 o'clock a. in., at the Arbitratiou room, Courthouse, Wilkcsbarre, l'a.: All the right, title and interest of the de fendant in and to the following described piece, parcel or tract of land, viz: 1. All that certain messuage and tract Of land situate in But In* township, Luzerne county. Pennsylvania, bounded and described as follows, to wit: beginning at u pine corner of A. Pardee & Co., thjnee al jng land of C. S. t'oxo, south sixty-seven (t>7) degrees, west ninety-six (IMS) pcrobrrf to a pine, tie nee along land of Mrs. William Kieh, south twenty-three(23)degrees, east one hundred ami sixty-six ami throe fotu ths (ltttiji perches to a white oak, thence by land of Henry Deisroth, late Peter Klough, north sixty-seven (07) degrees, east ninety-six W> perches to a stone heap, thence along land of A. Pardee & Co., north twenty-three (23) degrees, west one hundred and sixty-six and three-fourths (lctff) perches to the place of beginning. Containing one hundred (100) acres st rict measure. Improved with a two-story dwelling, barn, outhouses, fruit trees, etc. 2. All that certain piece of land lying and being in Butlt r township, Luzerne county, Pcnusyivuuiu, bounded and described as fol lows: Beginning at a stone corner of lunds of Thomas \N o.idring, thence by lauds of said Thomas Woodriug north twenty and one-half (20*) degrees, west three hundred and thirty eight (338) perches to a stone corner, thence by land surveyed to iteubeu Haines, Jr., south seventy-one und ono-hulf (71*) degrees, west forty-seven and one-half (47j) perches to a stone corner, thence by lunds of Thotnus tiny dor, south twenty and one-half (20*) de grees, east three hundred and thirty-eight 0KJ8) perches to u stone cor nee, thence by land of Thomas Woodriug north seventy-one and one-half (711) degrees, east forty-seven and one-half (471) perches to the place of beginning. Containing one hundred (100) acres strict 3. All that curtain sixty-one and threo fourths (Oil) acres of land remaining in tho following described tract of land, situated in Butler township, Luzerne county, Pennsyl vania, bounded and described us follows, to wit: Beginning at u chestnut corner, thence by land of Jacob Hnrtrauftdormerly Samuel Bon ner), north twenty-three (23) degrees west, two hundred and nineteen (21lh perches to a stone corner, thence by laud or Thomas Snyder (formerly C. 8. Coxe), north sixty-soVen (07) degrees east seventy-three (73) perches to a stone corner, thence by laud of estate of John titruuk, deceased, and of Peter lluugh, south seventy-three (73) degrees east two hundred and nineteen (210) perches to a stone corner, thence by lands of Jonah Buek (formerly Henry Bonner), sout h sixty-seven (67) degrees, w-st soventy-throH (73) perches to place of be ginning. Containing! nincty-nintf and three fourths (99J) acres strict meusure, and record ed in deed book No. 337, page 81), ut Wilkcs barre, Pennsylvania, and dated November IQ, 1804. Lute the estate of the defendants in said writ nuiued with the appurtenances, Seized ami taken Into execution at the suit of Herman Hollund vs. George tiuur and Annie tiuur. James G. Harvey, sheriff. Chus. Orion Stroll, attorpey. UjVHI SALE CHEAP.—For cash, a house ami 1 lot on Chestnut street, Birvaiiton, west of Kidgo street, property ot' John Wulitzky, Also a house and two lots on same street, the property of Philip Moyer. For terms apply to 1. A. Buckley, J. P., TRIBUNE building. \T ALU ABLE HEAL ESTATE FOB SALE.— V Ellen Given Esiate. The southeast corner of Main and f, entre streets, consisting of hotel, double business block und dwellings, C. 0. titroh, attorney. FREELAND, PA., FRIDAY, AUGUST 17, 1900. remanded for a furthor hearing at 7 o'clock this evening. Lunahan Is a peddler and has been selling shoe laces and notions through town the past few days. RECONSECRATION. Servicer* Next Sunday at St. Luke's Evan gelical Lutheran Church. St. Luke's Evangelical Lutheran church, corner of Washington and Main streets, will be reconsecrated on Sunday with appropriate exorcises. The ediiice has lately been repaired, carpeted and ornamented with stained glass memorial windows, and presents a handsome appearance. The reconsecration services will bo conducted by Rev. (J. F. Speiker, D. I)., professor in the Lutheran Theological seminary at Mt. Airey, Philadelphia. Rev. Speiker is one of the most noted church orators in the state, and his presence on this occasion will no doubt attract a large number of people. The services, in which the pastor, Rev. J. J. Kuntz, will particpate, will be conducted in German in the morning. In the evening the customary English services will be held. An Evening Wedding. Thomas Pondergast, until recently of Upper Lehigh, but now a resident of Wilburton, Columbia county, and Miss Mary GalTney, of Freeland, were married at 7.30 o'clock Wednesday even ing at St. Ann's church. The ceremony was performed by Rev. M. ,7. Fallihee. Hugh Mailoy, Jr., acted as groomsman, and Miss Cassio Cunningham, of Ply mouth, was bridesmaid. Misses Katie Dever and Aggie GalTney were the llower girls. After the ceremony a reception was hold at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Condy GalTney, Ridge street, where the young couple re ceived the congratulations of a number of friends. They will reside at Wilbur ton, where Mr. Pondergast is employed. Birthday Party. A merry gathering was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ilenry Tully yesterday afternoon in honor of their daughter, Miss Sarah, it being her sixteenth birthday anniversary. Those present were: Misses Katie Hatpin, May Johnson, Ilattie Roth, Roso Mc- Graw, Eva Fagan, Maggie Ilanlon, Loretta Ilanlon, Hazel Wcnner, Lottie Wenner, Carrie Buyer, Irene Hoyd, Martha Hoyd, Sarah Tully, Annie Welsh, Nellie Welsh, Helen. Boltz, Beatrice Goyno, and Harold Boyd and Hiram Tully. Women's Slavonic Union. The Women's Pennsylvania Slavonic, Roman and Greek Catholic Union, of Freeland, lias liled an application for a charter. The purpose of the associa tion is to assist members and relatives in illness or distross and to promote religion, temperance and morality. The ollicors arc: President, Antouia Vurisky; vice president, Maria l'jatok; secretary, Maria Lapchak; assistant secretary, Anna Ouman; treasurer, Anna Tkack; trustees, Mary Hanisheck, Martha Kuntz and Elizabeth Gyurcsak. Will Read High Mass. Rev. 11. L. McMcnamin, of town, who was ordained to the priesthood two months ago at Baltimore, will celebrate High mass next Sunday morning at St. Ann's church at 10.30 o'clock. During tiie mass ho will also preach a sermon, which will be the last opportunity for the people here to hear this talented young clergyman. On Thursday of next week he will start for Denver, Colorado, to assume his dutlos under Bishop Matz as curate of a church in that city. Party at Highland. Miss Lizzie Lawson, of Highland, tendored a party last of her guest, Miss Jennie Williams, at her home In that town. Among the Freeland people present wore the fol lowing: Misses Matne Brown, Edith Phillips, Jennie Bachman, Caroline Bonomo, and Thomas Brown, M. Capoce, John Dusheck, G. Mord Netißurger and Thomas Evans, Jr. Direct Wire to Drifton. The linemen of the Electric Light Company are engaged in stringing a direct wiro from the power ho.use to Drifton. At present the lattor town is supplied with light through an oxtension of one of the Freeland wires. The di rect wire will give the patrons of Drif ton better service than they recoived heretofore. Notice to the ruhlic, Notice is hereby given to all users of this company's water that tho same will be shut off without notice if any spigots or hydrants are lonnd wasting water unnecessarily. By order of Freeland Water Company. DEMANDS OF THE MINERS Situation Depends on Opera tors' Attitude. Grievances of the Workers of the Coal Fields Stated in a Concise and Ex- planatory Manner. As announced in Wednesday's Issue of the Tribune, the representatives of the United Mine Workers of America, in convention at Hazleton, adopted a reso lution which calls upon the coal oper tors to meet delegates from the three districts in joint conference in liazleton on Monday, August 27. The following committee was appointed to correspond with the operators and invite them to the conference: First district—Samuel Morgan, Scran ton; Thomas Nichols, Nanticoke; J. P Kearney, Archbald. Second district—Thomas Duffy, Mc- Adoo; John Waters, York town; Peter Gallagher, Freeland. Third district—John Fahey, Shenan doah; Alexander Kriegcr, Boydtown; George Haulin, Shamokin. The convention then adjourned. The delegates afterwards visited Lattiiuer, where the miners were killed three years ago by Sheriff Martin's posse. On the exact spot where the inert were shot down addresses were delivered, and the men rededicateil themselves to the cause of labor. Speeches were made by Presi dent Mitchell, District President Duffy, "Mother" Jones and National Board Member James. John Bcrnoski, of Shamokin, ad dressed the crowd in Polish. Frank Biecco, who carried the American Hag and was with the miners on that fatal day, was present and spoke a few words. On the way back many of the dolegates visited St. Joseph's cemetery, where the dead miners were buried. The situation now hinges on the oper ators' attitude next Monday. The report of the scale committee, setting forth the miners' grievances in twelve counts, lias been adopted for the purpose of correcting public miscon ceptions. In brief the following are the points made in the scale committee's partial report: "The cost of the necessaries of life have been increased from 20 to 50 per cent during the last three years, while our wages have not increased. This Is a decrease in roal wages. The miners of other regions have had their wages increased. As wages in the bituminous Held have bcon increased 40 per cent and the daily hours of labor liavo been reduced to eight hours, operators' con tention that soft coal competition is responsible for our condition loses much much of its force. "The increase in the market price of coal should be shared with us in better wages. We art; compelled to submit to wages and conditions of employment which are not conducive to the public welfare. Our employers are not aware of many of our grievances, because thoy do not come into contact with their em ployes. While the price paid per car for mining has apparently not decreas ed, a system lias been ruthlessly follow ed by most of the companies by which the real price has been reduced." Some of the miners' grievances as set forth in the report of the committee run as follows: 1. The dockage*system, at the arbi trary will of our employers, deprives us of from 3 to 25 per cent of our wages. 2. The carload is increasing in weight without an increase in our compensa tion. 3. Various wages are paid to different iiion for the same kind of work in the samo collieries, due to tho fact that prices are iixed by mine foremen. 4. A general Illegality of prices ob tains throughout tho region, neighbor ing mines sometimes varying 35 por c?pt, which is unfair to both employers and men. 5. We are compelled to bo on duty at times when we are docked for Idleness due to stoppod machinery. (1. The goneral cutting of prices, which were formerly agreed upon, des troys the incentive on the part of miners to industry and thrift. 7. Contrary to law, the operators have arbitrarily fixed a ton of coal as high as 3,300 pounds, claiming that they could ON It higher, so that now wo are paid about cents for a legal ton, compared with the 00 eonts and upwards paid to soft-coal minors, whose product sells for much less than ours. Coutluuod on Fourth Pugo. HAPPY MIS FOB TIE LITTLE ONES. School will begin in a few weeks. Mothers, what have you done in the way of preparing your little men for the occasion? If you are undecided in the matter, come to our store and let us show you the pretty assortment of lIBL SUITS, ■ SCHOOL SHIRTS, - and - SCHOOL SHOES, ■ SCHOOL MPS, Which we have just placed on sale. No other establishment in the re gion has made such extensive prep arations for the opening of school as the Flili. One-Price Cltlim Erase, S. SENIE, PROP. InM Brict - Freeland, Pa. Groceries, ProTisiois, Dry Cools. 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. CONFECTIONERY AND CIGARS. Fresh Roasted Peanuts, Bananas, Dates, All the Daintiest Fruits of the Season, Kushnerick Bros., Soutji Centre Street. Geo. H. Hartman, Meats and Green Truck. Fresh Lard a Sj^cialty. Centre Street, notir Contrul Hutu), PARK VIEW HOTEL Winua, Liquors, Brandies, etc. FREE LUNCH ON SATURDAY NIGHTS. Henry Krouse, Pro]). Front Street. Families and parties wishing to drive ont can be accommodated with teams and refreshments by George Fisher. Smoke tho Juhn Smith. At Helper's, $1.50 PER YEAR. Wm. J. ECKERT, HARDWARE, CUTLERY, WALL PAPER, Puints, Oils, Varnishes, Glass, Minors' and Builders' Supplies. South Centre Street, Frocland. Co2n.fection.ery ! Tire Best. ALL KINDS OF TOBACCO. VERY FINEST CIGARS. FRESH CANDY. ANTON SCHACK, £MIAS. ORION STIiOH, ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW and NOTARY PUBLIC. Ofllco: UtHtmslanrl 2, Birkhcck Brick, Frocland JOHN M. CARR, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW. All legal business promptly attended. Postoflloe Building, ... Frocland. QEORGE MuLAUOHLIN, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW. Legal Business of Any Description. Brcnnan's Building, So. Contro St. Frceland. R. J. O'DONNELL, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW. Legal Business Promptly Attended. Cumpbcll Building, ... Freolaod. JOHN J. MoBREARTY, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW. Legal Business of every description. Fire Insurance, and Conveyancing given prompt attention. McMcuamin Building, South Centre Street. A. BUCKLEY, JUSTICE OF THE PEACE. All business given prompt attention. Tribune Building, - - Main Street. J~JR N. MAEEY, DENTIST. OVER BIKKBECK'S STOKE, Second Floor, ■ - Blrkbeek Brick. jyjRS. S. E. HAYES, FIRE INSURANCE AGENT. Washington Street. None but reliable companies represented. Also agent for the celebrated high-grade Pianos of Haxelton Bros., New York city. T\R. S. S. IIESS, 1 DENTIST. 37 South Centre Street. , Second Floor Front, - Kefowloh Building. ZEMANY, NOTARY PUBLIC. , and REAL ESTATE DEALER. ' 111 South Centre Street, 2d floor, Freeland. i ■— Smoko and chew Kendall, Clock & Co.'a XX XX iinlpn-mado. Mnftd by . the Clock Tobacco Co., Scrautoo, l'a.
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