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FREELAND, SEPTEMBER 26, 1900. Mme. Wu Ting Fang, the wife of the Chinese minister to Washington, seems to be a sort of oriental new woman. She is now an expert poker player ami is said to be threatening to emulate her j husband's example by learning to ride the bicycle. The venerable old minx who is known to fame as the dowager empress of China would probably in dulge In a varied assortment of fits if she could see the wife of one of her most prominent diplomats careering through the crowded streets mounted upon a bicycle. There would of course j be added horror if the newly emanci pated female should conclude to "go the limit" by using a diamond frame machine. A young woman claims to have re ceived a proposal of marriage by men tal telepathy. She would probably have trouble, however, establishing proof of breach of promise should she ever have occasion to hale the mental proposer to court. A turtle has been found in Connecti cut with the initials "P. T. B." carved on its back. It's a wonder that this discovery was not made earlier in the ; circus seasou. We wonder if Mr. Sharkey isn't a lit- 1 tie sorry for having said he would do so many kinds of things to that quiet old gentleman, Mr. Fitzslmmons. We beg to ask with a sincere desire for information what has become of the sea serpent this season? The Chinese situation seems to be re duced to a search for "the woman in the case." Admiral Dewey in a recent Interview is said to have declared that for the first time since he sunk the Spanish i fleet in the harbor of Manila he is un qualifiedly happy. This condition of beatitude is alleged to have been by him ascribed to the fact that he is mar ried to a charming woman and that the newspapers of the country have at last seen lit to permit him to attend to his own aff airs. General Miles' campaign bathtub, which attained some prominence two j years ago, pales into insignificance in the light of Count von Wnldersee's as bestos campaign house, which contains seven rooms and a bath. Field Marshal Waldersee announces that he will never give an order to re treat In China. lie won't have to. American soldiers will he there to ren der such a thing unnecessary. Strangely enough, the great New York newspapers have not filed rival claims for the credit of having rescued the ministers at Peking. Why this sur prising modesty? Neither the Hay Fever association nor the Appendicitis society lias made presidential nominations, but about ev ery other organization has gone on rec ord. 'Tis said that when you wish to call a man a liar nowadays the proper ami polite phrase to use is "You're a China man." A notable feature of the late Collls P. Huntington's will was the care taken by the testator that his great railroad system should be kept intact. It is a clear case of the ruling passion strong in death. The Alabama may or may not be the "queen of the seas," but it is certain that it will take a somewhat regal bat tleship to get away with her in either the matter of lighting or of speed. The statement that everything in Philadelphia is slow must be branded as a base libel if we are to judge by the performance of the Vesper Boat club's eight in Paris. The progressive nations of the world are the great rood consuming nat ions. Good food well digested gives strength. II you cannot digest all you eat, you need Kodol Dyspepsia Cure. It digests what you eat. You need notdiet your self. It contains all of the digestauts combined with the best known tonicsandreeonstructives. 11 will even digest all classes of foods in a bottle. Noother preparation will do this. It instantly relieves and quickly cures all stomach trouble. Drover's City drug store. THE SPORTING WORLD. I "What Is possible la the way of long distance traveling on a bicycle for an ! athlete never has been so well demon strated as by the performance of Ted dy Hale of England, who recently com pleted his task of riding 100 miles ev ery day except Sunday for one year. He covered 32,400 miles In 313 days, resting 52 Sundays. He Is the first man to succeed in an undertaking of i this kind. In 1804 Jack Knowles of j Brooklyn did what was then consider- | ed phenomenal. lie rode a century every day for 05 days. lie used a4O TEDDY nALE. ponnd chalnless wheel. Knowles some years later died in a hospital, and It , was commonly thought that the over- I exertion of his feat was partly re . sponsible for his death. Two years ago Teddy Edwards of ; Boston started out on New Year's j night to do a century every day of the year. He rode until midsummer and then collapsed and went to a hos pital in Buffalo. Ilale's rest of one day in seven was probably the secret of his success. The fact that, he traveled such a distance on a bicycle in one year, century fashion, is an interest ing commentary on the development of the machine and man in his use of it. In 1807 John 11. George of Philadel phia rode 32,479 miles in one year. This was the best previous record. George did not make his mileage in century fashion, but worked in many multiple centuries and rode Sundays as well as other days. To Revive tbe Sprl llK field Meet. There is to be a monster Springfield tournament this season, one of the old kind, such as used to be carried out on the famous Hampden park track. It will conform to modern style and the races will be run on the new six lap track completed here by Jack Prince. There will be a week of racing, with good purses, amateur and professional sprint races and a six day race to be : run with motor pace one hour dally, i The latter contest will be on the lines of the Golden Wheel race, run so suc cessfully at Charles ltiver park early in July. Three men will compbte, each paced by two fast motor teams. The ! competitors for tlds contest are now being selected. Overtures have been made to Johnnie Nelson, the winner of the Boston Golden Wheel race, and should Nelson sign ids competitors may be Burns Pierce and Harry Caldwell, j both of whom are very popular in this city. In this tournament the races will be j run at night. One hour of amateur ; and professional sprint racing will pre cede the paced event. Of old the Springfield tournament ex tended over three days and the heats were run on the first day. Manager Prince believes that the entries for this week of racing will be numerous enough to cause the running of the heats of each night's racing during the afternoon of that day. The interest in the big tournament locally rivals any tiring ever known in Springfield in the great days when Ilendee, Tyler, San ger and Zimmerman were stars. Trlnce intends that this week of racing shall inaugurate a new order of cycle racing in Springfield. Connor Was it Grent Plnyer. RogerConnor,perhaps tlieoldest base ball player in active service in Amer ica, except, possibly, Jim O'Rourke, re cently announced that he had perma nently retired from the game. From 1873, when he became a member of the famous Monitor club In Waterbury, his home, he has been a prominent ! player. From 1870 till 1897 he was in ; the National league; from 1883 till 1894 ! playing with the New Yorks. From j 1894 to 1897 lie was with Philadelphia i and St. Louis. In 1885 he was the ! champion batsman of the National | league, and for ten years he was among | the first half dozen leading batsmen I of the United States. Connor left New York for Philadelphia and then for St. Louis, drifting from there three years ago into the New England league. lie | lias been in minor leagues since that time. For three years he has managed the Waterbury team of the Connecti cut state league. Ilis eyes are trou bling him badly at present, and he de cided to retire. World'* Champion Cycli*!*. j First place in every event in the world's championship cycle races at ! Paris was won by a Frenchman. The j only American in any event was Lake, j who took second in tlie amateur cham pionship two kilometers event. France I took third in the same event, Norway I took one second place. Holland took a second ami Germany took a third. I Cooper, McFarland and Elkes, who j represented America in the contest, i witli Lake, were not heard from. The schedule of results is as follows: Aina j teur championship, two kilometers, ; won by Didier of Nantes (French); sec j oud, Lake (American); third, Vasse ; runt (French); time, 5G2-ss. Amateur I championship of the world, 100 kilo I meters, won by Bastion (French); sec | ond, Ilenie (Norwegian); third, Yilde , brand (French); time, 25m. 30s. Professional world's championship, two kilometers, won by Jacouelin j (French); second, Meyers (Dutch); I third, A rend (German). STRIKE COMMENTS. Editorial KxpreHhioii* 011 President Mit chell'ii Latest Proposition. SPIRIT OF FAIRNESS SHOWN. IJy waiving the claim of the United Mine Workers' organization to official ; recognition by the mine operators, Presi dent Mitchell has shown a spirit of fair- I ness which should be met in like spirit, j Before the great coal strike was declared I some of the operators expressed their ' willingness to treat with their own em ployes, while others protested that no differences existed between them and their men. But all who have been found refused absolutely to confer with the representatives of the miners* union. It was not until it appeared impossible to arrange any general plan of conference between employers and men that the miners quit work. In order to hasten arbitration of the questions in dispute, President Mitchell has yielded a point which the miners considered essential to their cause. In surrendering that right the miners have made a very material concession in order to bring about a settlement. The mine owners can afford to meet them half way. President Mitchell shows that nine railroad companies practically control the anthracite coal lields. These nine railroad companies produce nearly three fourths of all the hard coal mined, and they are the sole carriers to tidewater of all the anthracite coal mined in Penn sylvania. They hold at their absolute mercy the independent operators, who for self-preservation must adjust their scale of wages and charges to the sched ule fixed by the railroad companies. For that reason, President Mitchell declares, no arbitration can bo conclu sive in which the railroad companies do not join. In order to roach a peaceful agreement ho has presented to the presidents of these companies a direct proposal, which they cannot affort to ignore if they have any desire to find a permanent solution of their disagreement with the miners. He has addressed the presidents of these companies by name, so that there may be no misunderstanding about his honesty of purpose to bring his proposal to their personal notice. What good reason can the railroad companies have for rejecting the overtures for arbi tration? —Phila. North Americau. BEST OF THE ARGUMENT. The men who have least cause for complaint are those of the Philadelphia and Heading Coal and Iron Company. The Heading officials were certain that not a single miner would go out, and yet in their collieries around Shenandoah the men have gone out. There was a riot there, and then the troops were mobilized. There was no reason why, under the protection of these troops, all of these Shenandoah collieries should not have opened up yesterday morning, if the men were inclined to work, but they did not do so. The failure of the men to report shows a disposition on their part to stand by the union and make the strike general throughout the anthracite regions. It must be said that to a certain extent that President Mitchell, of the United Mine Workers of America, has the best of the argument. In a state ment signed by him ho advocates the principle of arbitration, but ho declares that even arbitration would not be necess&ry if the anthracite mine owners would only do what the mine owners of the bituminous regions of Pennsylvania and of the West do. He tells how these operators and operatives get together once a year and fix the rate without fric tion, and he says that if the anthracite owners would but only take a lesson from the bituminous operators all would be well.—Phila. Inquirer. STRIKE WRONGLY DIRECTED. The curious manifesto of Mr. Mitchell to, or agaiust, the coal-carrying rail roads is a very symptomatic incident. Having begun with a strike against the operators of coal mines, ho now seems to abandon that ground, and to confess that it is not in the power of the opera tors, upon whom the original demands were made, to meet those demands—that they are "fellow-sufferers" with the men in their employ. This comes near to a confession that the strike was wrongly directed in the beginning, and also to a confession that, upon the pres ent lines, is foredoomed to failure.—New York Times. COM MENDA BL Y CONBE IfV ATI VE. The statement is commendably con servative throughout and contains cer tain propositions which should not only command the earnest attention of the operators but call forth from them an equally clear and emphatic statement of their position. We have no means at this time of knowing how this proposi tion will bo received by the officers of the large companies who unquestionably control the anthracite mining industry, but we venture the assertion that nino tenths of the people who havo no direct interest in coal mining will regard the offer of President Mitchell as fair. What have the coal operators to offer in the way of reasons for not accepting it, if they conclude to reject it? Every business interest throughout the an thracite regions desires to see the strike ended as speedily as possible. What is more, they desire to see operations at the mines resumed on a basis that will give some assurance of permanent peace and good will between the operators and their employes. One of the most exasperating fea tures of this strike is the, apparent in difference of the companies to its con tinuance. Public sympathy is largely with the men on strike, and will remain with them as long as they maintain law and order, as they have up to this time in the Wyoming and Lackawanna valleys. President Mitchell has* removed the principal cause heretofore advanced by the operators as an obstacle to negotia tions. He does not ask the operators to recognize him or the organization lie represents, but urges them to treat di rect with committees of their own em ployes. His suggestion that the confer ences between the several companies and committees of their respective em ployes bo held simultaneously certainly is not unreasonable, and the reasons he gives for such a suggestion are sensible. The question is what will the coal com panies do?—Wilkesbarro Record. CLEARS WAY FOR SETTLEMENT. In a conilct which is practically be tween the great combination controling the output of anthracite coal and the miners the sympathy of the public is on the side of the miners. But there are those who assert in behalf of the coal corporations that the demands of the miners do not justify this extensive strike, and that the aim of the move ment is to make to the world an exhibi tion of the strength and discipline of the United Mine Workers' Association. If this strike had its origin, as pretend ed, in nothing more than a pitiful ambi tion of the miners' leaders to make a display of their power the criminality of the movement could not be too severely denounced. But it is grossly absurd to assume that the minors are so stupid and so wanting in regard for the welfare of their families as to throw down their picks and shovels at the mere nod of their leaders, without having any sub stantial ground of compaint. The offer of the president of the United Mine Workers to step aside whilst the nine railroad companies which control anthracite output and transportation shall settle the grievances complained of by the miners by arbitra tion with the direct representatives of the miners themselves is a vory fair one. It recognizes the real principals in the dispute on one side and the other, and certainly clears the way for settlement. —Phila. Record. Big Minstrel Show. Barlow and Wilson's Minstrels made their annual appearance last evening at Powers' opera house, to an excellent house. It is a fact worthy of notice, that at each successive trip of this fa mous organization vacant down stairs scats have been few and far between. It follows that an attraction able to (ill that portion of the theatre is one of intrinsic merit. The musical portion was practically strong. The monologue work of Harlow and Wilson was very funny, while tho popular Conroy and Murry met with an ovation that must have been exceedingly pleasant to those favorite comedians. Taken altogether the Barlow and Wilson show far sur passes tho usual minstrel attraction.— Grand Rapids Daily Democrat. At the Grand opera house tomorrow evening. $5.00 to Niagara Tails and Return. Via the Lehigh Valley Railroad, Octo ber li, lUOO., Tickets will bo on sale October li, limited fur return passagn to October 8 Inclusive, and will lie honored on any train except the Black Diamond express. For further information consult Le high Valley ticket agent. To prevent consumption tiuickly cure throat and 1 una Ironhlo with One Minute Rough ( lure, drover's City drug store. Kodol Dyspepsia Cure Digests what you eat. It, artificially digests the food and aids Nature in strengthening and recou structing the exhausted digestive or guns. It lstlie latestdiscovereddigest aut and tonic. 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Trains leave Driiton lor Jettdo, Ee.kley, Huzle Urook, Stockton, Leaver Meadow iioud, Hoan und Huzleton Junction at ii Ifi, (I uu u tu, duily except Sunday; und 708 u in, 2 lisp in, Sunday. 1 rains leave Driiton lor Mar wood, cranberry, 1 oiuhickcn and Deringer ut 500, tioilu ni, daily except Sunday; aud 708 a in, 28b p in, sun '/ralus leave Drifton for Oneida Junction, ii a r wood itoud, liuiuljoldt itoad, Oneida ami "jheppton at ii UU a in, itailv except Sun lay; and 7 08 a in, 2 88 p in, Sunday. Trains leaveHa/.ietoii Junction for Harwood, Cranberry, Tomhickcii and Deringer at 085 u •n, daily except Sunday; aud b iiß a m, 4 22 p in, ■juuduy. Traius leave Huzleton Junction for Oneida Junction, Harwood itoad, Humboldt itoad, Oneida and Bhepptou ut 0 02, 11 10 u m, 4 11 p ui daily except Sunday; and 787 a in, 8 11 u in! Sunday. 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For the accommodation of passengers at way stations between Huzleton Junction and Der fhg-er, a train will leave the former point ut •J 60 p m, daily, except Sunday, arriving at Deringer at 5 00 p in. LUTHER C. SMITH, Superintendent,
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