Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, August 17, 1900, Image 1

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    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.