I RAILROAD TIES. | e> 9 GREATER DEMAXD AND LESS O SUPPLY—VAH ABLE LES- O O O O3> O Vj> o O O o ov o o<£ o A problem of increasing perplexity to the railroads of this country is the question of the tie supply, says the New York Sun. In some places it lias already become serious. The main sources of supply are far removed from the near neighborhood of railroads. It was not long ago Hint the railroads were concerning themselves mainly about the question of the price of ties, but of recent years there lias been anx iety lest they should be unable to pro cure enough for their purpose at any price. All sorts of more or less expen sive experiments with ties hnve been tried, with as yet but little or no suc cess. The most that has been done is probably in the direction of adapting means of prolonging the life of the in dividual tie. There ore a great many clever railroad men and practical chemists engaged in the work of inven tion, and the man who discovers some compound that may be cheaply manu factured and will serve the purpose is sure to make an enormous fortune. Not only would such an invention re lieve the anxiety regarding the source of the tie supply, but it would materi ally reduce the cost of track making. There is nearly a ton of steel in every 30 feet of standard single track rail road, but the cost of ties in the same distance Is even greater than that of the metal. A railroad such as any of the big trunk lines running into New York Ims to buy ties by the hundreds of thousands each year, and the order to stop buying never goes out of the of fice. They want all they can get, and a man with a steamer load of ties in the port of New York would have almost us ready a market as if it were loaded with gold. Nothing has ever been found that will successfully take the place of the hand hewn tie of young, growing timber, and at the present rate the demand for ties actually threatens the extinction of the forests of America. Only a few figures are necessary to demonstrate that this is not an exag gerated view of the situation. A new uille of standard single track railroad, without taking into consideration the switch tracks and side tracks, requires about 4,500 ties. The average life of a railroud tie is about live years, so that in ten years a railroad will use ties at the rate of about J),000 for every mile of track. This means that each and every year the Pennsylvania Railroad company requires 2,500,000 ties for that part of their system east of Pitts burg, that the New York Central re quires nearly 2,700,000 between New York and Buffalo and that the Erie railroad requires in the neighborhood of 2,000,000 every year between Jersey City and Salamanca. These are figures that any one may easily verify. It is no wonder that thoughtful railroad men are asking themselves the ques tion where the supply is coining from in 100 years or 50 or perhaps in 30. It Is estimated that under the best possi ble circumstances and making no al lowance for fire and other accidents it would require a plot of ground 2,000 acres in extent to grow 1,000,000 rail road ties, and it would require fully 30 years to develop them. In America lumbering lias always been a more or less haphazard busi ness. The pioueers found unbroken forests of matured trees, and in time they simply devastated them. Their successors seized upon the parts which offered inducements for settlement on account of the agricultural possibili ties, and upon the remainder was al lowed to grow a tangle of brush which was conquered in time by the trees of sturdier and more tenacious growth. As often as these trees attained a mar ketable size and the demand for mate rial for hundreds of new and growing towns and cities was felt the forests were again invaded and again given over to nature's undisputed process of healing. But nuture was never or at least very rarely trained or aided in her selection of things useful for man. In those countries where the tilings of nature and those of civilization were on a more equal basis these matters were looked after more wisely, and in Germany, for example, forestry has long been a serious profession and a profitable science. AnivntliciiUt by n Now Method. At a recent meeting of the Paris Academy of Medicine Dr. Tuffler gave an account of three surgical operations which he had conducted. One was an amputation of the leg. another the re moval of a kidney, and the third was laparotomy. In all three cases he had operated after securing anaesthesia by Injecting one centigramme of chlorhy drate of cocaine into the canal of the spinal column. Acting on the marrow and not on the brain, the cocaine pro duced absolute nmesthesia, and the pa tient submitted without the usual ex haustion incident to the use of chloro form to an operation of which he had no consciousness whatever, although his mental activity does not appear to have been interrupted. The transmis sion of sensation to the brain was in terrupted. That was all. In order to spare the patient the sight of blood and the wound the doctor takes the precau tion to veil the face. lie says that he has tried this method of securing anres thesia 80 times. It possesses many advantages and no inconveniences that be has been aide to discover. The Deopen Oil Well. The deepest oil well sunk in America 1s about 25 miles from Pittsburg and is not yet completed. A few months ago ,the hole had been drilled to a depth of 5,500 feet, or a little more than a mile, and then work was suspended on ac- j count of an accident. NANSEN'S RECORD BROKEN. Duke of Abrtir.xi Went Farther Xortli Than Norwegian Explorer. j Cliristinnin, Sept. 7.— A telegram from ; Tromso, Norway, in reporting the re : turn of the Stella Polare with the Duke I Abruzzi's arctic expedition on board, ( ?ays the Stelln Polare readied a point in ! latitude SO degrees 33 minutes north, j thus penetrating farther north than Dr. i Nausea's record. The Stella Polare remained fast in the j ice for 11 months. The pressure stove in [ her sides, making a hole a foot ami a | quarter in breadth. Her machinery was I also damaged. j The members of the expedition suffered , many hardships and were obliged to eat their sledge dogs. A Norwegian engineer I and two Italians, members of the expedi tion. perished. ! The news of the assassination of King I Humbert of Italy, uncle of the Duke of I • ! Abrtizzi, was communicated to the duke off llaninierfest. The Stella Polare therefore did not communicate with the shore there, but proceeded southward. The Duke of Abruzzi is chiefly known on this side of the Atlantic by his suc cessful ascent of Mount Ellas, on the border of Alaska, in 1807, the summit of which lie was the first to master. Prince Louis of Savoy-Aosta is the savant of liis family. lie is the third son of the late Prince Amndco, duke of Aostn, brother of the late King Humbert, so that he is first cousin of the present King Victor Emmanuel 111 and was born at Madrid when his father was for a short time king of Spain. BIG SWINDLING SCHEME. Evidently Intended to Embrace a Wide Territory. San Francisco, Sept. 7.— A novel swin dling scheme, evidently planned to em brace the continent, lias just been brought to light. Recently the head of fice of Wells, Fargo & Co.'s express in this city has received from its agents in the interior numerous letters and tele grams asking for instructions relative to the disposition of certain packages of "valuable certificates" expressed from Greenville Junction, Me., on each of which there was u C. O. I), charge of SB. In each place the chief of police or constable lias received a letter, signed Douglass W. llill, chief of police, Hali fax, containing an order for the package und a statement that it had heen sent to M. D. Byrnes, an absconder. For the capture of Byrnes, of whom a com plete description was given, a reward of $250 was offered, and for the recov ery of the express package an additional reward of S2OO would be paid. In sev eral cases the police officer paid the $8 arid secured the worthless package. The express agent had orders to send this to Frederick Brewster, attorney at law, New York. The scheme is known to have been worked with more or less success. BASEBALL SCORES. Itenultn of Yenterriiiy'M Gatum In tlic Different Lengnea. NATIONAL LEAGUE. At New York— R. H. E. St. Louis 5 0 3 0 0 2 1 o—ll 10 3 New York 10002100—4 2 7 Batteries—Sudhoff and Robinson; Dohcney and Bowerman. At Brooklyn— R. u. E. Pittsburg 0 4 1 1 0 0 3 0— 0 13 0 Brooklyn 00000200—2 12 1 Batteries— Kit son, Kennedy and Parrel 1; Leever and Ziminer. At Philadelphia— R. H. E. Chicago ....2 2 01 0000 0— 5 8 7 Phila'phia... 9 3 0 0 0 5 2 1 *—2o 25 1 Batteries—Callahan, Dexter and Donohuc; Bern hard and McFarlund. At Boston— R. H. E. Boston 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 5 10 1 Cincinnati 0 0 0 0 0 0 O— 0 8 4 Batteries—Lewis and Clarke; Scott and Piets. STANDING OF THE CLUBS. W. L. P.O. w. It. p.c. Brooklyn .. 06 42 .008 Boston .... 63 5G .486 Pittsburg .. 03 48 .568 St. Louis.. 60 58 .403 Phila'phia.. 50 52 . 500 Cincinnati.. 60 GO .450 Chicago ... 64 57 .487 New York.. 45 G3 .416 AMERICAN LEAGUE. At Indianapolis- Indianapolis, 6; Chicago, 3. Second Game—lndianapolis, 7; Chicago, 11. At Buffalo—Buffalo, 5; Milwaukee, 4. At Cleveland—Cleveland. 4; Minneapolis, 2. At Detroit—Detroit, 2; Kansas City, 1. Second Game—Detroit, 8; Kansas City, 3. EASTERN LEAGUE. At Rochester—Syracuse, 0; Rochester, 1. At Hartford —Hartford, 7; Providence, 1. Second Game—Hartford, 0; Providence, 0. At Worcester—Worcester, 13; Springfield, 1. ■tannin WnntN Our foul. Norfolk, Sept. 7. —Baron Fersen, Itua sian naval agent, lias been here to see Colonel William Lamb, agent for Cast nor, Currau A Bullitt, tint Pocahontas coal people, und it is believed that n con tract was made under which the Russian navy will be supplied with coal from this port. Reports that some foreign power was seeking to charter ships in England to carsy 1,000,000 tons of coal from this Country across the sea have been cur rent for some time. Another Gift From Father MeMnlioii. Washington, Sept. 7.— A deed has been recorded by which Mgr. James McMahon transfers to the Catholic university real estate ii% Washington valued at about SOO,OOO. Father McMahon gave $500,000 to the university a few years ago to build a hall of philosophy. Enrthii mike Killn India tin. Seattle, Wash., Sept. 7.— An earth quake at Litnyn hay, according to infor mation brought out by the steamer Ber tha. did a vast amount of damage. Fire India us are knowu to have been killed. STRIKE NOT YET ORDERED Coutinued l'roiu First Page. J sumciently to apprise its officials or tnoir i determination. The executive board will wait until the time limit expires, order | a strike on tomorrow and instruct the j ineu to remain uway from work on Mon day. It is yet uncertain what percentage of the men will remain ut work. The Dela ware, Lackawanna and Western lias made a poll of its employees and finds SO per cent are opposed to the strike, but many of these say they consider it their duty to go out if a strike is ordered. In making this poll the first trouble occurred between men and operators. The employees at the Ilalstead-Duryea refused to fill out the ballots. They said they did not propose to bind themselves by any promises. The mine officials or dered work stopped for the day, and the men went home. Leaders of the. union say that careful inquiries at every mine throughout the region have been made, and they are as sured that 70 per cent of the mine work ers will ultimately strike. They expect that of the 1411,000 mine workers in the ! region about 40,000 will strike on Mon j day and that by Wednesday or Thurs day fully 100,000 will be out. The superintendents of the leading companies here say that not more than 10 per cent of their men are anxious to strike, and they do not expect more than 20 to 25 per cent to go out. They will work their mines with the remainder and say that even if 75 per cent quit they will still run the mines and demand protection from the authorities against interference with their men. As soon as the decision of the oper ators became known yesterday there was an immediate rush of orders for coal, and yesterday afternoon so numerous had they become that the companies refused to promise delivery, llig manufacturers have gathered all the wagons and tennis they could get hold of and are rushing tons into their coal bins. Trying to Adjimt Matter*. Hn/.leton, Pa.. Sept. 7. T. D. Nlcholls <>f Scrnnton ami Thomas Daffy of Mc- Adoo, members of the committee ap pointed to present the demands of the United Mine Workers to the operators, ami Father Phillips were in session here ali yesterday afternoon and last night. The object ef the meeting was to bring about a settlement of the existing differ ences without resort to a strike. The committee, according to the statement of one of its members, lias hopes of ap proaching the operators and securing some concessions. This hopeful view, however, is not shared io by Mr. Nich ulls, who believes a strike is inevitable. South ltel'ore the War. Tho Grand opera house will open on Tuesday evening with Harry Martell's grand southern production, the "South Before the War," a most excellent at traction that has commanded the best audiences wherever produced. A large; company numbering fifty people, new scenery and other Improvements form one of the best shows on tho stage to be seen this season, and should without doubt play to the capacity of tho house. The opening scene which pictures the return of an old slave to the plantation, introduces the entire company together with episodes of slave life, darky amuse ment of ante-bellum days, buck and wing dancing and jubilee singing of tho meritorious kind. Tho pastime on tho levee introduces the realistic landing of tin; famous old Mississippi steamboat, Robert E. Leo, tho scene in this par ticular being most interesting. The camp meeting on Frog Island and tho cake walk are also two very interesting features. The quicker you stop a cough or cold the less (lunger there will boot fatal lung trouble. One Minute Cough (lure is the only harmless reme dy that gives immediate results. You will like it. Grover's City drug store. Base Ball Game! Freeland Tigers vs. Hazleton Athletics at the TIGERS PARK, FREELAND, on SEPTEMBER 9, at 3 P. M. This game is for the champion ship of Luzerne county and will be one of the most exciting contests ever played on the local grounds. Illusion, 15 tools. GEO. KROMMES, dealer in GROCERIES a,xid. PROVISIONS. Rebate Checks Given for Cash. Ilirkbcck and Walnut Streets. Best Cough Syrup. Tauten Good. Use l*l In time. Sold by druggists. |1 BREVITIES. Washington Camp, No. 147, P. O. S. of A., of Freeland, has filed papors in court asking for a charter. The trus tees are Jesse A. Alden, William 11. Van- Horn and Morgan Jones. The sub scribers are Ueorge C. Farrar, Stophen Drasher, James W. Everrit, D. F. Shell hamer and Jos9o Alden. Buy your ice cream at Helper's. The Park M. E. Sunday school will hold its picnic tomorrow at the Public park. All tho scholars and others in terested in the school are invited to come about 9 o'clock with their baskets and enjoy the day. Try Helper's ice creain soda. A large number of tho young friends of Miss Aggie BechtlofT gathered on Wednesday evening at her home on Chestnut street and appropriately cele brated tho young lady's nineteenth birthday. Gentlemen, for hats and caps go to A. Oswald s. lie has a nice variety. Bernard McFadden, who has been employed as a pitcher by a New York state ball team during the spmmer, arrived home last evening, and will spend a few weeks here before rosuming his studies at Villanova college. Smoke and chew Kendall, Clock Co.'s XXXX union-made. Mnftd by the Clock Tobacco Co., Scranton, Pa. Geo. C. Farrar, one of the borough school teachers, has been added to the corps of instructors at the Mining and Mechanical Institute. Chinese are dungerous enemies, for they are treacherous. Thut's why all counterfeits of l)eV\ itt's Witch Hazel Salve an* dangerous, lhey look like l)eWitt's, but instead of the all healing witch hazel they all contain ingredients liable to irritate the skin and cause blood poi soning. For piles, injuries and skin diseases use the original and genuine DeWiit's Witch Hazel Salve. Gravers City drug store. Miss Katie Lesser, of Upper Lehigh, is making preparations to enter a Wilkesbarre hospital to fit herself to for the duties of trained nurse. Mothers endorse it, children like it, old folks use it. We refer to One Minute Cough Cure. It will quickly cure all throat aud lung troubles. Graver's City drug store. P. M. Boyle, of Kingston, circulated among friends in this region this week. It will surprise you to experience the benefit obtained by using the dainty aud famous little I'il s known as DeWitt's Little Early Hisers. Grover's City drug store. Mrs. Eckley B. Coxe, of Drifton, ac companied by Miss Sarah Gallagher, is visiting in Rhode Island. The wolf in the fable put on sheep's clothing because if he traveled on his own reputation he couldn't accomplish his purpose. Counterfeit ers of DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve couldn't sell their worthless salves on their merits, so they put them iu boxes and wrappers like DeWitt's. Look out for them. Take only DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve. It cures piles and ali skin diseases. Grovur's City drug store. B. C. Lauhach lias placed a neat sign above the door of his bakery. Miss Josephine O'Brien, of Alden, is the guest of Miss Annie Canty. Millions will be spent in politics this year. Wo can't keep the campaign going without money any more than we can keen the body vigorous without food. Dyspeptics used to starve themselves. NowKodol Dyspepsia Cure digests what you eat and allows you to eat all tiie good food you want. It radically cures stomach troubles. Grover's City drug store. William Slngley, of Ellangtown, and Mrs. Mary Iloodmachcr, of Sandy Run, have been granted a license to marry. Generous Company. Tho school supply company In Now York from which tho borough school board purchased the supplies for the ensuing term is very generous In Its dealings. When sending in the order tho secretary of the board wrote, with other supplies, 4,00() slate pencils and 1,000 pencil tablets. When the goods were received and chocked, 40,000 slate pencils and 1,000 tablets wore found. Secretary Trovas kis notified the company of the mistake and the surplus will bo returned. A Training School. At their monthly meeting held yester day the trustees of the Miners' hospital discussod the advisability of opening a training school at the Institution. At present no nurses are graduated from the hospital. After sorvjng a year they get certificates and then go to other hospitals to complete their courses. If the trustees establish a training school there will ho no need on the part of student nurses to enter othor institu tions to become folly equipped for tho work. Lawn Party. A lawn parly will be hold at St. John's Reformed church grounds tomorrow evening under the auspices of the choir of the church. The lawn will be illumi nated for tho occasion and a delightful time Is anticipated. Ice croam, cakes, home-made candy, etc., will be served, and an invitation to all to attend is ex tended by the choir. Tho rooms of the Sunday school will ho open for the ac commodation of those who do not desire to take part In tho exercises on the lawn. $."..00 to Niagara Falls aad Iteturn. Via tho Lehigh Valley Railroad, Sep tember 8. Tickets will ho on sale Sep tember 8, limited for return passage to September 10 inclusive, and will be honored on any train except tho lilack Diamond express. For further par ticulars consult Lehigh Valley ticket agents. One Fare la I'hllailelplila and Return Via the Lehigh Valley Railroad, ac count State League Republican Club's meeting. September IT and 18. Tickets on sale September 15, 1(1 and 17 for all trains except the Hlnck Diamond ex press, good for return to Septomber 23 inclusive. For further information con sult Lehigh Valley ticket agents, I Swpiii Spin Ads 1 H H I h All Lines. | fid Our remaining lots of Summer Goods are [p offered at prices so low that they will astonish Pi 1 y ° U " ' ' I raH you wish comfort, come to our store l~ jp and we will fit you out at prices so moderate |p ® that you will not miss the money. I -.'l In Men's and Boys' Furnishings we are [gjl s offering bargains that are marvelous. [E I® [|fi fe In Men's Boys', Youth's and Women's Shoes we take the lead for variety of style, @ y|jj quality and low prices. We are now offering fipj IP all Summer Shoes at a reduction of from 25 to ® Hats, Shirts, Collars and Ties. All the ® Do not miss this great opportunity of se- 5 jp curing the best and latest designs in our lines [p (MtllENAMirS| |jj Gents' Furnishing, § H Hat and Shoe Store, 1 pi 86 South Centre Street, pll Freeland School —OK— Music and Languages INSTHUCTION GIVEN IN Voice Culture. Pianoforte an J Organ Playing, Harmony. Counterpoint and Composi tion. Students Prepared for College in Greek, Latin, French, Ger man, Mathematics, History, and Sciences. Elementary Branches Also Taught. Apply at Tribune Office for a Catalogue. Fall Term Began Aug. 27. Cooling Drinks for Warm Weather! Pay a Visit to Our Parlors. ICE CREAM SODA WATER from tho fountain with Crushed Fruits; very delicious; all flavors. Thomas Brown, Jr. Centre and Walnut Streets. LAUBACH'S YIENNA BAKERY. B. C. LAUBACH, Prop. Choice Broad of All Kinds, Cakes, and Pas try. Daily. Fancy and Novelty Cakos Baked to Order. [OIFEtTIiEBY @ ICE CREAM supplied to balls, parties or picnics, witli all necessary adjuncts, at shortest notice and fairest prices. Delivery and supply wagons to all parts oj town and surroundings every day. Condy 0. Boyle, dealer in LIQUOR, WINE, BEER, PORTER, ETC. The finest brands of Domestic an