FREELAND TRIBUNE.
VOL. XIII. NO. 34.
S. fill 4 SIS
Corner Centre
and Luzerne Streets.
To It Pollic!
This is the time of the year
when the average family is
compelled to expend more
money than at any other sea
son. To prepare for winter
means the purchasing of
numerous necessary articles.
Are you aware that an inspec
tion of our stock will let you
know that we can
Save You Money?
It's "volume" we're looking
for these days, and not our
usual percentage of profit.
The lower we make the price
the quicker you will buy our
goods, and we're figuring on
putting out hereafter twice the
quantity monthly, at half the
usual profits. It will pay us,
and it will pay you, to take
advantage of this proposition.
Quantity and Quality.
We carry as large a stock as
any other general store in the
region and the people tell us
that the quality of most articles
we sell are somewhat better,
and very often somewhat
cheaper, than you receive over
the average counter. Our
butter, eggs and groceries are
always fresh, and all our
goods are reliable.
Corner Centre
and Luzerne Streets.
S. 818 I SOUS
A Few Facts ■
Worth Considering
The necessity of having styl
ish, distinctive footwear is be
coming more apparent every
day. We sell the kind that is
different from the common
place and ordinary. Come
and see our
Medium Weight Shoes
Before you buy your fall goods.
Call on us and examine the
fine lines we carry. Prices
right.
For Fall Wear
We are now closing out some
elegant shoes at cut prices.
Wouldn't it be a good idea to
come and see them and talk it
over? We have the stock and
will let it go right.
STAR
SHOE STOEE.
Hugh Malloy, Prop. Cur " 5^
Wonder If He
Saw This?
Ho was Immured in the darkest dungeon
beneath the uastlo moat.
• It' I had a saw, a file, anything—" ho
raoaued, as he looked at the solid bars across
the solitary window.
Thou a thought struck hira. His face
brightened, like a Cripple Crook conflagration.
ltuuidly running over his supply ol' eollars,
which had Just C'.rao from the laundry, bo
selected one lltted to his purpose.
Five minutes later tlio great middle bar of
tho window, d -xterously severed by the saw
like edge of the laundered collar, fell apart.
He Was Free.
If he had had his collars laundered at the
Freeland Steam Laundry he would be in jail
yet. We have a device for ironing the top
edge of collars ami cuffs and return them to
you with a perfectly smooth edge. Try us.
Freeland Steam Laundry.
Clifford H. Heller, Mgr.
135 South Centre Street.
FREELAND, PA., MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1900.
GREAT STRIKE
IS NOW ON
One Hundred Thousand Men
Are Out Today.
The Struggle of the Anthra
cite Coal Miners Began
This Morning—Brief Re
ports From Ail Sections.
The strike order of tho United Mine
Workers of America wont into effect
this morning. From tho telephone re
ports received at tho Tribune office up
to tho time of going to press, tho situa
tion may bo summarized as follows:
The Lackawanna and Wyoming val
leys are completely tied up; less than 5
per cent of the men are at work.
The Mahanoy City, Shenandoah, Mt.
Cartnel and Shamokin districts arc shut
down.
Tho Pottsvillo and Southern Schuyl
kill districts are working with a largely
reduced force.
The Lykens valley district is partially
tied up, some mines belug shut down
altogether, others working with one
half to throe-fourths of their employes.
Tho Panther Crook valley, embracing
Tamaqua, Coal Dale and Lansford dis
tricts. arc at work.
The Lehigh region is partially shut
down, the reports from tho several towns
being given moro fully below.
The Lehigh Region.
Following are the reports received by
the Tribune from tho towns of this
region. Many of those places reported
working are hoisting coal which was
mined and loaded on Saturday. The
real effect of the strike ordor in this
vicinity will not be known for another
day or two.
J KUDO.
The big colliery, No. 5, hoisted coal
this morning, but at noon only 15 per
cent of the average day's output had
reached the breaker. Drivers are scarce
and men employed at othor occupations
are being pressed into service. About
40 per cent of the miners reported for
work this morning. Freeland ouiployes
of this colliery who are idle today havo
nothing to say regarding tho reported
arbitration offer of their employers,
other then to express themselves in
favor of arbitration and to add that
Mr. Markle ought to have made his
offer when lirst addressed by the miners 1
representatives and not on tho eve of
the strike.
DKIFTON.
The greatest surprise of the day was j
tho shutting down at No. 1 mine at
Drifton. The men employed at com
pany work reported with scarcely an
exception, but tho miners and drivers
remained at home. It was steadily as
sarted by the Drifton officials that their
men would not strike.
At No. 2 Drifton the miners were at
work, but not in sufficient force to keep
the breaker going steadily. Cars are
being hoisted every fifteen or twenty
minutes.
UPPER LEHIGH.
All work is at a standstill. So few
men presented themselves at tho slopes
this morning that no effort was made to
run the bfeakor. Over 90 per cent of
the miners arc members of the union.
HIGHLAND.
No. 2 breaker is hoisting cars at an av
erage of one every forty-five minutes.
Few miners are at work. Drivers are
absent. No. 1 slope has coal loaded,
but drivers are not at work.
OAKDALK.
Both collieries in Oakdalo are working
with 70 per cent of tho usual force at
their stations.
lIAZLK BROOK.
Works are entirely shut down. Men
are unorganized, but no miners appear
ed at tho mines today.
BANDY RUN.
Sandy Itun is working today. Several
of tho foreigners are absent, but not
enough to hamper tho operators. The
MISCELLANEOUS ADVERTISEMENTS.
IFOR SALE.—Tho undersigned authorized
J' committee of Freeland borough council
will receive bids in writing or otherwise for
thusaleund purchase of the borough lot and
buildings thereon, situate on the uorth sido
of Front street, First ward, up to and includ
ing 7 o'clock p. ui., Saturday, September 29,
19UU, at the council room. Committee reserve
the right to accept or refuse any and all bids.
John K. Boyle, Burgess, |
H. S. Keck. President,
Frank DePierro, r Committee.
Daniel Kline,
Chas. Morsohbuoher, J
men are not organized.
POND CREEK.
The strike order has not alTectod the
Wyoming and Pond Creek Coal Com
pany's colliery.
EBKRVALE.
No coal is being mined hero, miners
and drivers all remaining at home this
morning.
KCKLKY.
Eckley and Old Buck Mountain slopes
are working. Several favored striking
this morning, but no one offered to lead
the movement.
LATTIMER.
All the collieries are working. It is
rumored one-half the force will quit this
evening.
MILNKBVILLK.
With the exception of some work at a
stripping, no work is being done and no
coal was mined today.
lIARWOOD.
Collieries began work with reduced
force; not expected to run all day.
II AZI.KTON.
All collieries operated by the Lehigh
'Valley Coal Company started this morn
ing. Many drivers and miners are
absent; those idle claim all employes
will be on strike tomorrow.
SOUTH SIDE.
Every colliery operated by tho Lehigh
and Wilkesbarre Coal Company is shut
down. Not a wheel is turning in this
section, except at Beaver Meadow and
Coleraine. Strike sentiment is strong
and men are well organized iu ail towns
but those named.
BEAVER MEADOW.
Union men met the miners omployod
at Beaver Meadow and Coleraine
collieries this morning on their way to
work. All efforts to induce them to re
main at homo wore futile, only a few
miners at oacli colliery responding to
tho appeals.
ENGINEERS AND PUMPMEN.
Orders were given last night by Presi
dent Mitchell authorizing all engineers,
firemen and pumpmen to work until
further notice. To call out these em
ployes would result in Hooding several
mines, causing a heavy loss.
In the Upper End.
A telephone message from Wilkes
barre at 2 o'clock verifios the former
reports that no coal is being mined in
the Wyoming valloy today. Our repre
sentative states that only five broakors
in the entire valley are working, and
these aro preparing coal mined and
loaded on Saturday. Tho breakers arc
the Ilollenbach, South Wilkesbarre;
West End, Moeanaqua, and three
operated by the D. L. & W. Company.
Wilkesbarre'a streets are filled with
thousands of idle mine workers, but no
disorder has yet been reported nor is '
any looked for. Tho men aro deter
mined to win, and while many rumors
of propositions from coal companies and
operators are in circulation no authentic
statement has yet appeared.
Pittston, Scranton and Carbondale
report tho same condition of affairs as
exist in tho Wilkesbarre district. All
of the min6rs aro idle, a number of the
collieries having shut down Saturday
morning.
The Lower Regions.
Reports from Pottsvilie say that the
Reading Company is hampered by tho
strjkn a great deal more than its officials
expected. The strength of the union at
several of its collieries has resulted in a
big falling off in the number of men who
reported for work. Tho feeling there
is that the men should be solidly on strike
by Wodnosday if the Lehigh rogion
comes out.
Mahanoy City reports a goneral sus
pension of work in that section. Mes
sages received there up to noon from
Columbia and Northumberland counties
report that nearly all tho minos in the
Shamokln and Mt. Carmol districts
started this morning, but 80 per cent
of tho men wore out of tho minos before
10 o'clock.
BEFORE THE STRIKE.
Large Mann Meeting Held In Freeland
Yesterday Afternoon.
What was probably tho largest labor
meeting over hold in Freeland took
placo at tho Grand opera house yester
day afternoon. National Organizer
Bonjamin James, of Jeanesvllle, ad
dressed the 1)00 men who crowded into
tho building, and was followed by
George Stafford, who spoke to tho Sla
vonians. Upwards of 1,000 people wore
unable to gain admittance, and owing
to the disappointment of tho other
speakers who were expected no overflow
meeting was held.
Mr. James spoke for one hour on the
wrongs of the mine workers and the
causes which led up to the strike ordor.
Continued on Fourth Pugo.
WITH THE DEAD.
Dentin) of Young Women iiml Funeritl*
of Old People Keeorded.
At 5.30 o'clock yesterday morning Miss
Mary Broderick breathed her last at the
home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John
Broderick, In Sandy Run. For a few
days previous she had complained of
feeling unwell, but not until a few
moments before her death did those
around her bedside suspect that the
the ond was near. Iler death came so
unexpectedly that it shocked not only
her own family but her largo circle of
friends.
Miss Broderick was a bright young
lady and for some months held the posi
tion of operator in the Anthracite Tele
phone Company's exchange in Wood
ring's store. This she resigned about
a month ago.
The deceased was the youngest mem
bers of the family and is survived by her
parents and three brothers and three
sisters. She was aged 17 years and 4
days.
The funeral will tako place tomorrow
morning at 1) o'clock. A requiem mass
will be road at St. Ann's church and the
interment made in St. Ann's cemetery.
REBECCA WELBII.
Miss Rebecca Welsh, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. William Welsh, of Drifton,
died at 8 o'clock Saturday morning.
The young lady had been ill for some
time past, and had only returned last
week from Atlantic City, where she had
spent a few weeks in the hopo of im
proving her health. She was aged 22
years, and besides her parents she is
survived by throo sisters, Mrs. William
Stranix, Coxe addition, and Misses Ethel
and Bella, Drifton.
The funeral will tako place tomorrow
afternoon at 2 o'clock. Servicos will be
held in St. James' Protostant Episcopal
church by Rov. J. P. Buxton. Inter
ment will be made in Frocland cemetery.
MRS. KACHAKL BAHCOCK.
The remains of Mrs. Rachel Babcock,
of New Buck Mountain, arrived here at
11.45 o'clock this morning. Mrs. Bab
cock was the widow of the late James
Babcock, and had been a resident of
this vicUiity for a numbor of years.
The remains wore taken to St. James' j
Protestant Episcopal chapel, where ser- j
vices were conducted by Rev. F. Mar
shall. Many of the deceased's former
friends and neighbors were present.
The rornains woro interred this after
noon at Upper Lehigh.
I'ETER M'IHJOIL
Peter Mcllugh, the eight-months-old
son of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Mcllugh,
died at the family residenco on Adam
street last ovening. The child died of j
cholera infantum. The funeral will
tako placo tomorrow afternoon at 2
o'clock. Interment at St. Ann's ceme
tery.
MRS. SARAH DROGAN.
The funeral of the late Mrs. Sarah
Brogan, of Drifton, took place this
morning and was attended by many of
her friends and acquaintances. A re
quiom mass was read at St. Ann's churdb
and the remains interred at St. Ann's
cemotery.
Glee Club Organized.
The Y. M. C. A. Glee Club was or
ganl/.ed on Saturday evening and elect
ed the following officers:
Director —P. C. Poyser, Mus. Bac.
Secretary—Win. Weavor.
Treasurer—Newton Roberts.
It was decided to hold the first ro
hoarsal of tho club on Tuesday evening
and that, the first Tuesday ovening of
every month should be the regular busi
ness meeting. Action was also taken
that all singers who are not also mem
bers of tho Y. M. C. A. be required to
pay a small sum as monthly duos.
About sixtoon of tho town's most
popular young singers are members of
the club and they should make the
welkin resound with sweet music when
undor tho leadership of an efficient
instructor.
Committeemen Appointed.
Chairman John 11. Bigelow, of the
Fourth legislative district, has an
nounced the following as tho Democratic
district committee:
Freeland—James Welsh, Hugh Shov
lin, Hubbard Doudt, Condy O. Boyle.
Foster—Michael Campbell, John Mc-
Neils, Chas. Harvey.
Jcddo—John Brcslin.
Ila/.leton—Nicholas Kuech, Con
O'Donnell, Henry Krause, Matthow
Long, John 11. Bigelow, Daniel Broihof.
West llazleton—Frank Stoll, James
Breslin.
Hazle—John Kinnoy, Patrick Smith,
William McGinty, Frank Brohm, Roger
McShca, Hugh Gallagher.
The members will meet at Ilazlcton
for organization tomorrow evoning.
You can spell It cough, oolT, cuugh, knuf,
kufT, kough. or ktiugh, out. the only hurinlesH
remedy that quickly cures It is One Minute
Cough Cure. Grover's City drug store.
LOCAL NOTES
WRITTEN UP
Short Items of Interest to
All Readers.
Happenings of the Past
Two Days in and Around
Freeland Recorded With
out Waste of Words.
The following delegates will represent
St. Luke's Lutheran Sunday schools at
the convention to be held in Mauch
Chunk on September 25 and 26: Ger
man school, Elizabeth Riebold and
Mary Schmidt; English school, Charles
L. Branch, Louise Heckler and Eliza
beth Krone.
Mike Gushak, of Drifton, and Miss
Mary Hanlsin, of Eckley, were married
on Saturday at the Greek Catholic
church.
Mrs. S. Mealing, who has been spend
ing the summer in town with her father,
William Iliggins, is preparing to return
to Philadelphia.
In an alloy ball game yesterday Gal
lagher brothers, of town, defeated
Oatsko and O'Rourke, of llarwood, at
Gallagher's alley in the lirst half by a
score of 41 to 29. The second half will
be played next Sunday at Garwood.
"The Colonel and I" Company, whoso
engagement at the Grand opera house
tonight was cancelled last week by tho
local manager, arrived hero this morn
ing. They will play at Weathorly to
morrow night.
11. J. Keenan, of Upper Lehigh, is
doing jury duty at Wilkesbarre this
week.
Goorgo 11. Ivellar has been appointed
postmaster at Eckley.
Miss Nellie Slattery, of Flouilngton,
N. J., is visiting the Purcell family on
Kidge street.
Editor Owen Fowler and family spent
Sunday in tho Wyoming valley.
John Miller, of Front streot, is re
covering from his illness.
Herbert, a young son of Mr. and Mrs.
Henry Rudolph, fell from the porch of
his parents' home on North Washington
street yesterday and fractured an arm.
William P. Jonos, a son of Mr. and
Mrs. David P. Jones, of South Centre
streot, has onterod a college at Penns
burg.
Miss Nora Kane, of White Haven, is
visiting Miss Kate Brennan In Coxe
addition.
A searching party of twenty-live men
from Jeddo spent yesterday In the woods
looking for Charles Oborly, who Is miss
ing. No traco of the man could bo
found.
John McGlynn, a driver at Oakdale
colliery, received a fractured leg on
Saturday.
Stephen Dursnock had his hand
caught in tho rollers In Oneida breaker
on Saturday. He was taken to the
Miners' hospital, where two ligures were
am putated.
Joseph McClelland and family aro
visiting Philadelphia relatives.
Buildings for Sale.
The borough lot on Front street, in
cluding the buildings thereon, is offered
for sale. Applicants may submit figures
in writing or in person on September
29. Particulars are given in a notice
published in another column.
To prevent consumption uuickly euro throat
and lung trouble with One Minute Cough Cure.
Orover's City drug store.
GEO. KROMMES,
deuler in
GROCERIES
and.
PROVISIONS.
Rebate Checks Given for Cash.
Birkbeck and Walnut Streets.
Everybody in Looking For
GOOD ICE CREAM
and the place to got it is at
MERKT'S.
We manufacture all our own Ice Cream, and
we guarantee thopublie that it is strictly dure
in every respect; no adulterations of any kind
whatever are used.
Picnics, parties and private faiuilieflsupplicd.
3yE. nyEEISIIZT,
Wholesale and Retail Confectioner and Tobuc
eoiiiut, Coutro Street, Froeluud.
$1.50 PER YEAR
A Dollar Saved Is
A Dollar Earned.
You can earn many 8 5 without working
hard if you only know the right place to
buy your Clothing, Shoes, lints and
Furnishings. The right place is our
place. 11' you have not found this out,
gome and let us prove it to you. Coin
pure our goods and prices with those
from other stores, and, if you don't have
the best of the bargain, we refund your
money us cheerfully as we took it, and
pay your expenses besides.
Merchant Tailoring
This department is complete with the
finest of fall selections. Our workman
ship is perfect, aim nothing but the finest
trimmings used in the garments turned
out. Mr. W. E. Jones is our cutter, and
thut guarantees the lit uiid style.
Phila. One-Price Clothing House.
s. SENIE, PROP.
Birkbeck Brick, Freeland, Pa.
Books
all ! irices and styles.
Periodicals—
the latest and best.
Sporting Goods—
none better and cheaper.
WOODRING'S
Opposite the Birkbeck Brick.
CTJERY'S
Groceries, Provisions,
Green Truck,
Dry Goods and Notions
are among the finest sold
in Freeland. Send a sam
ple order and try them.
E. J.Curry, South Centre Street.
Wm. J. ECKERT,
HARDWARE, CUTLERY, WALL PAPER,
Paints, Oils, Varnishes, Glass,
Miners' and Builders' Supplies.
South Centre Street, Freeland.
Wm. Wehrman,
"Vl7" atolimaker.
Watches and Clocks for sale, and repairing
of ull kinds given prompt atteutiou.
Centre street, below South.
ORION STROH,
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW
and
NOTARY PUBLIC.
OflBco: Rooms 1 and 2, Birkbeck Brick, Freeland
JOHN M. CARR,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
All legal business promptly attended.
Postofflce Building, --- Freeland.
Mclaughlin,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
Legal Business of Any Description.
Brennun's Building, So. Centre St. Freeland.
R. J. O'DONNELL,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
Legal Business Promptly Attended.
Campboll Building, - Freolund.
TORN J. McBREARTY,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
Legal Business <>r every description, Flro
Insurance, and Cunvcyuuuiug given iinnui.t
attention.
McNeuamin Building, South Centre Street.
'-pUOS. A. BUCKLEY,
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE.
All business given prompt attention.
Tribune Building, - . Main Stroot.
N. MALEY,
DENTIST.
OVEB BIKKBECK'S STOItE,
Second Floor, - - Birkbeck Brick,
S. E. UAYES,
FIRE INSURANCE AGENT.
Washington Street.
None 11nt reliable companies represented.
Also agent for tho celebrated iiigb-grado
Pianos ot Ha/.elton Bros., New York city.
S. S. HESS,
DENTIST.
37 South Centre Street.
Second Floor Front, - Hefowlch Building.
Andrew zemany,
NOTARY PUBLIC.
and
REAL ESTATE DEALER.
11l South Centre Street, 3d floor, Freeland
Smoko and chow Kendall, Clock &
Co.'s XXXX union-made. Miiftd by
the Clock Tobacco Co., Scran ton, Pa.