FREELAND TRIBUNE. VOL. XIII. NO. 42. GRAND OPERA HOUSE. Freeland Opera House Co., Lessees. Saturday Evening, October 6, Bigger and Better Than Ever. The Barnum of all Irish Comedies, MURRY & MACK'S "Finnigan's 400," The Peers of all Premier Irish Comedians and a company of 25-All Star Artists-25 Prices: 25,35 and 50 Cents. Seats on sale at McMcuutuiu's store. 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 STORE. Hugh Malloy, Prop, Wonder If He Saw This? He was immured in tho darkest dungeon beneath the castle muiit. "11 1 hud a saw, u lilo, anything—" lie moaned, as he looked at the solid bin s across the solitary window. Then a thought struck him. His lace brightened, like u <.'rippleCreek eonllagiut ion. Rapidly running over his supply of collars, which had Just cotue from the laundry, he selected one fitted to his purpose. Five minutes later the great middle bar of the window, dexterously severed by the saw like edge of the luuudored collar, fell apart. He Was Free. If he hud hud his collars laundered at the Freeland Steam Laundry he would be in jail yet. Wo 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. GEO. KROMMES, dealer in GROCERIES and PROVISIONS. Rebate Checks Given for Cash. Hirkbeek and Walnut Streets. LAUBACH'S VIENNA BAKERY. B. C. M.UBACH, Prop. Choice Bread of All Kinds, Cakes, and Pas try, Daily. Fancy and Novelty Cukes Raked to Order. HFEtTIOIEIT @ ICI CREAM supplied to balls, parties or picnics, with all necessary adjuncts, at shortest notice (ind fairest prices. Delivery anil supply wagons to all parts oj town and surroundings every day. Geo. H. Hartman, Meats and Green Track. Fresh Lard a Specialty. Centre Street, near Central Hotel. SITUATION UNCHANGED Settlement Rumors Afloat, But Not Verified. Strikers Steadily Gaining Recruits to Their Ranks. 10 Per Cent Sliding Scale Increase Rejected. Not tho slightest notice has been taken by tho striking miners of tho lu per cent increase offered to tho employes by several of the larger coal companies. On the other hand, more men have quit their places, notably in the Schuylkill region, where two additional collieries of tho Reading Company are shut down, leaving but one mine, tho North Trovcrton, operated by this company. Tho United Mine Workers' ollicials are still hard at work trying to close the few tninos that continue in operation. All the organizers and the national com mitteemen are in some part of the field during the day, only President Mitchell being on duty at headquarters in lla/.le ton. When he was asked what was new in the strike situation, ho briefly replied: "We are waiting on the opera tors." He says he has no information as i to the movements of tho mine owners j other than that printed in the news- i papers. He also remarked that the j call for an anthracite miners'convention i was not yet in sight. When the con vention is called, howover, Scramton will probably bo chosen for it, because of its availability for convention pur poses. Applications by striking minors for rolief aro beginning to bo received by local unions in several sections of the Held. I'rosldent Mitchell said last night that wherever applications have been made for relief necessary supplios were furnished. RUMORS OF SETTLEMENT. While President Mitchell positively refuses to have anything to say in refer ence to the settlement, it is said that negotiations aro now pending to bring about a settlement, and this settlement will be accomplished by Thursday of next week, if certain agreements enter ed into two weeks ago are respected. The settlement of this striko devolves upon Mr. Mitchell and the carrying companies. The offer made to the miners was agreed upon two weeks ago, and the time limit expires next Thurs day. Thoso who stand close to tho princi pals say that up to the present time the national oilicials have violated no agree ment. It is true, as President Mitchell has stated, that ho saw none of the presidents of the large, coal-carrying companies, but it Is equally true that he was a party to tho proposition made to tho miners which was to bring about a settlement. At the time this proposi tion was made it was understood that President Mitchell was to bo given two woek's time to consider the proposition and obtain the sentiment of the miners. Thus far four of the great coal roads, tho Pennsylvania, tho Heading, the Le high and the Lackawanna, have agreed to tho 10 per cent increase, and tho others will, it is believed, very soon take similar action. Information received from one close to tho olliclal board is to the effect that if the operators will agree to grant tho 10 per cent increase on a iixed uniform basis, make a reduction in powder and observe the .semi-monthly pay law, the miners will be satisfied. STEP TOWARD PEAOK. A dispatch from Now York city says that the outlook for a settlement of the striko is much brighter. The financial interests that have takon hold of the situation said that the striko was "dis integrating." "Wo can't tell," said one man, "whou Mr. Mitchell will act, but tho negotiations aro going on. Tho end should couio now in two or three days, three or four days, at the most." What Is believed to bo a big step towards bringing about a successful con clusion was made known yesterday. The Pennsylvania Coal Company de cided to fall In lino behind the con trolling railroad interests in the offer of 10 per cent advance in wages to the XIBCELLANKOVS AI)VKKTIBKM KNTB. IJKOPOSALS WANTED.—SeaIed proposals 1 will he received by the secretary of the Middle Coal Meld Poor District, up to October 12, I'.HJO, inclusive, for the erection and con struction of a telephone line connecting the Aniliracite Telephone Company at Weuthorly and to continue to the uimshouso at Lowry town, a distance of seven (7) miles. The Direc tors reserve the rijyht to reject any and all bids, ror toll particulars and specifications apply to John C. Tosh, secretary, Mauch Chunk, Pa. Samuel (Jangwer, j Wm. 8. Lelb, V Directors. W. 8. Campbell, ) FREELAND, PA., FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1900. miners. This company and the Dela ware and Hudson are practically inde pendent operators at the coal fields. The organized opposition of the inde pendents, many of whom have declared themselves absolutely unable to grant the 10 per cent increase, has looked to these two roads to lead them In a fight against the Morgan-Rockefeller roads in the matter of these concessions. DESPERATE CORPORATION. The corporation at Drifton, which does business under seven diiTeront titles, is making most desperato efforts to run its collieries. Drifton companies claim to hold a mortgage upon the ability of every man they employ, and regardless of what work ho is engaged to perform thoy reserve the right to change his occupation at their pleasure. Consequently office clerks are traveling the region with guns on their shoulders, mine superintendents are picking slato, bosses are loading coal, foremen are around intimidating strikers and so on through the entire list. A few men have rebelled when called upon to take strikers' places and they were im mediately discharged for their presump tion in believing themselves to bo free men when employed by the great and good Coxe Bros. Co. or their various sub-companies. John Mcllugh, a clerk in Eckloy supply office, was ordered by the Drif ton officials to pick slato on Eckley breaker. lie refused and was promptly discharged. Ilis brother, Frank, a Fos ter township school director, has been indefinitely suspended for permitting the Mine Workers to meet in Eckloy school house, notwithstanding the fact that Foster directors decided some months ago to allow the school buildings to be used by the unions of the several towns. THE SHENANDOAH REGION. A parade and demonstration will bo held tomorrow at Shenandoah. It is estimated that 17,000 men will bo in lino. Addresses will bo made by Presi dent Mitchell and his staff. The Eighth regiment broko camp yes terday and all but two companies left for their homos at noon. The Girard ville and Mahanoy City companies were left behind to police the camp and dry the tents. General Gobin last evening ordored Battery C to leave for home today, after which ho and Sheriff Toole hold a con ference regarding the removal of the remainder of the troops. General Gobin later put himself in telephonic communication with Gov ernor Stone and the state department at Harrlsburg, and it is the general belief that the remaining troops will bo with drawn before Sunday. Organizer Harris today predicted that he would have the Panther Creek valley tied up within a few days. Ho says the men at Coal Dale are ready to strike now, but profor to wait until the miners at Lansford and Nesquehon ing are organized. MARCHED TO POND CREEK. A number of strikers of this vicinity marched to Pond Creok colliery shortly before noon yesterday to persuade the men employed there to strike. The colliery is the smallest in the region, but it was reported to be shipping coal to market since the strike began. Upon the promise of the manager that no coal would bo shipped farther than White Haven, the strikors agreed to let the men employed there continue working. The march of about 200 mine workers from Ilazleton to No. 40 shaft, of the Lehigh Valley Company, whore they expected to got more men to quit, was the incident of yesterday. Sheriff Harvey was waiting for the marchers at the shaft, when they reached there at 5 o'clock, and had with him several deputies and half a dozen coal and iron police. The sheriff told the mon if they placed a foot on private ground he would be compelled to arrest them for trespass. The strikers then dispersed without attempting to carry out their plans. Startling New Departure. The most interesting and startling feature of the campaign in tho Eastern states is tho announcement by the? Philadelphia Times of its purpose to advocate the election of Bryan and the whole Democratic ticket, national, state and local. There is no hotter newspaper In tho United States. It has one of the finest newspaper plants In America, and a staff of editors, reporters, special contributors and correspondents un surpassed in enterprise, ability and dash. It is bound to make things lively and it will bo a powerful factor in the campaign. The Times is tho only prominent Democratic newspaper south of New York, north of Baltimore and east of Pittsburg having the full Associated Press service, and as a newspaper cover ing ovory field of human interest it has no superior. Smoke and chow Kendall, Clock & Co.'s XXXX union-made. Mnftd by the Clock Tobacco Co., Scran ton, Pa. Gentlemen, for hats and caps go to A. Oswald s. He has a nice variotv. SCHOOL AFFAIRS. Directors* Meet nn<l TrnnHact a Consider able Amount of lluidneHM. All tho members of the borough school board were present at the September meeting on YY'odnesday evening except Director Brown. The board decided to pay the annual interest on outstanding bonds, as follows: Mrs. Peter Timony, $500; Sarah F. I.awlor, SSO: John Molly, $75; Tribune Printing Company, Limit ed, sls; total, $040; also to pay ex- Treasurer Everitt $246.70, the amount overpaid by him during his term. The school taxes of the Overall Com pany and Silk Mill Company wero re bated, in accordance with a previous agreement made with the board. Tho question of erecting a fence be tween tho South Hoberton school land and tho land of Hugh McMenamin, laid over from last month, was discussed, but no action was taken. The building committee will investigate the matter further. The building cominitteo was ordered to have the brick sidewalk in front of the Ridge street school repaired. The teachers'com mittoe reported that some teachers are in tho habit of arriv ing late, and tho principal was ordered to call the attention of the instructors to the rules governing the same. Tho same committee reported having investigated a case of corporal punish mont w.hlch appeared oxcessive. The victim was a nine-year-old girl and her body was covered witli marks as the re sult of a beating rocoivod at school. A repetition of this, tho board decided, will recoivc attention from tho directors, as the rules fully provide for the nature and manner of inflicting punishment. The report of Prof. \V. L. Ilouck for tho first mouth showud an enrollment of 472 pupils in Washington streot build ing, 225 In Ridge street building, U5 111 South Ileborton and 64 in Birvanton building, an increase of 82 over corres ponding month of last term. The at tendance was 93 per cent. Tho largest number of pupils in any room is 66, the smallest 40 and tho avorago 53. Teachers' moetings will bo held dur ing tho term on alternate Wednesday evenings. Treasurer Van Horn reported a bal ance on hand of $0,652.84. In order to accommodate teachers who attend the county Institute the board decidod to pay them one day earlier this month, also to pay each tho $lO allowed for expenses on tho same date. * Tho following bills wero ordered paid: Electric Light Company, light and globes, $6.65; Asa Rute, electrical work, $134.75; L. H. Lontz, lumber and team hire, $17.43; Miss Anna Oschman, clean ing. $2.50; I'enn Carbon Manifold Com pany, $1.25, F. H. Albert, chairs, $6.50, Press, printing and publishing, $29.15; J. C. Ilaininett & Co., books, $100.60; Mrs. S. E. Hayes, insurance, S2B; Baker & Taylor, books, $0.40; Maynard Merrill Company, books, $12.70; Williams & Rogers, books, $18.04; Christ Sowor Company, books, $32.48; William liirk beck, steam-heating fixtures and sup plies, $17.43; W. E. Martin, supplies, $35.66; J. E. Griilith, erecting additional room in Washington street building, $1,275; extra repairs, $14.39; Freoland Water Company, $7.46. Small Boys in Trouble. Two youths are serving a sentence of twonty-four hours' each in tho lock up for damaging chestnut trees in tho Public park. Tho police wero ordered by council on Monday evening to watch these treus, and two boys wero caught yesterday. A crowd of urchins who loiter around the stablos In the alley between Front and Main streets, below Centre, will bo given a hearing before tho burgess this evening. Tho boys liavo become very bold and carry on with a high hand In that vicinity. A young lad of town was before Squire Buckley yesterday afternoon charged with stoaling a pocket-book containing $9 from a store on Contro street. The boy admitted tho theft and his mother made good tho amount. All tho boys Implicated In tho ahove cases travel together, and the police proposo to give this "gang" considerable attention for the future. Breach Is Unhealed. The efforts of tho Democratic national congressional committee, to settle the differences between the Lenaban and (iarman factions, wero unavailing, and tho representatives liavo gone to their homes. To guard against an unfavor able decision by the Dauphin county courts, the Lenahan wing lias filed a petition with tho local courts, in which it is asked that the "Anti-Trust party" have a place on the ballot. Tho new party will nominate the Lenahan nomluces in caso the Dauphin courts decide it is not entitled to tho place on the ballot. 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. Services on Sunday next at the P. M. church, Fern street, will bo held at the usual hours, and sermons on the follow ing subjects will bo delivered: Morn ing, "Can a Man Do Right Without a Perfect Heart;" evening, "The Working Man, as lie Is Valued Against Gold or Mercenary Gain." Evening service commences at 7p. rn. All are welcome. Tho parade and celebration of Father Matthew Day by the members of the Scranton Total Abstinence Union at Ilazleton next Wednesday will not be held on account of tho strike. Tho societies of this section had looked for ward to having a monster celebration. Patrick Meehan has disposod of his property on the corner of Carbon and Adains streets to a Slavonian. James J. Maloy spoilt a few days this week in Scranton. At a meeting of tho Luzerne County Medical Society on Wednesday at YVllkos barro-, President Dr. H. M. Noale, of Upper Lehigh, made an interesting report on a case of abscess lately in his chargo. David J. Davis and family, of South ileborton, have removed to Catasauqua. Tomorrow is the last day upon which the payment of state and county taxes will permit a voter to vote at the elec tion next mouth. Any citizen who has not paid taxes within two years should do so before tomorrow evening. Miss Gertrude Mochamer fell down stairs at her homo In Eckley on Wednes day and sprained one of her legs. Hon. John Leisenring has returned from his visit to New Brunswick. Miss Kate Gillespie, who is employed as a trained nurse in a Philadelphia hospital, is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John J. Gillespie, Drifton. Miss Elsie Shelhamer, of Alvtnton, is on the sick list. Treasurer James W. Van Horn, of tho borough school board, has received $3,600 from Collector Hugh Malloy. This sum represents tho school district's share of the taxes collected during tho first sixty days. Miss Bessie Koons, of Philadelphia, is visiting her brother, Milton. Mrs. Edward Brogan, of South Ridge streot, is seriously 111 and little hopes of her rocovory are entertained. YV. D. Kline, president of the borough school board, has presented his valuable collection of minerals and fossils to the High school. Mr. and Mrs. Moses and son, of Buck Mountain, Schuylkill county, are visiting Mr. and Mrs. Milton Rhoads. Smoke and chew Kendall, Clock & Co.'s XXXX union-made. Mnftd by tho Clock Tobacco Co., Scranton, Pa. Old soldiers are warned to keep watch for a swindler who is offering to sell them a book and also a certificate which will make it easy for their wives to get a pension after they are dead. He wants $1 down and two more on delivery of the goods. Mrs. Purcoll and daughter, Mrs. John Lanche, of Alluntown, are visltingltin town. Street Commissioner John G. Davis is pushing forward the sewer on South Ridge street. Owing to tho strike there is no lack of applicants for positions. "Flnnlgan's 4-00." "Finnlgan's 400" is one of tlioso farce comedies whore consistency Is a second consideration. It does not call for serious treatment. It is merely a ve hicle for laughing purposes only, enter tains with its specialties and pleases with Its music. It gives tho stars every opportunity for the display of their broadly humorous witticisms, and the only moments that tranquility reigns in the theatre is when the curtain is down between the acts. The three acts are given up to tho wildost kind of fun. Olio has no time or inclination to won der what it is all about so rapidly do climaxes and situations follow one an other. Innumerable specialties are in troduced, while tlie singing numbers are all said to be of a light and swinging kind that is so popular nowadays. The costuming of the female members of the company Is claimed to bo exceed ingly tasty and pretty. The chorus con sists of a score of pretty and shapely girls and the claim is seriously madu for them that thoy can all sing. At tho Grand tomorrow evening. Boat Cuufth Syrup. Tastes Good. Übo H In time. Bold bT (lrumtlsts. W I^ll'lrJ.JL.nM^ $1.50 PER YEAR. A Dollar Saved Is A Dollar Earned. You can earn many $ $ without working hard if you only know the right place to buy your Clothing, Shoes, Hats and Furnishings. The right place is our place. II you have not ion ml this out, come and let us prove it to you. Com pare our goods ami prices with those from other stores, and, if you don't have the best of the bargain, we refund your money as cheerfully as we took it, uud paj your expenses besides. Merchant Tailoring This department is complete with the linest oi full selections. Our workman ship is perfect, and nothing but the linest trimmings used in the garments turned out. Mr. W. E. Jones is our cutter, and that guuruntocs the lit uud style. Phila. One-Price Clothing House. S. SENIE, PROP. Birkbeck Brick, Frecland, Pa. Books all prices and styles. Periodicals— the latest and best. Sporting Goods— none better and cheaper. WOODRINGS Opposite the Birkbeck Brick. 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. For the Ladies- M ADE-TO-M EASUUE Ladies' Suits, Skirts, Jackets, Capes, Etc. Made in latest styles and line ill and good workmanship guaranteed. Prices will be found very reasonable. Call and see our very large line of samples. Clothes of all kinds promptly repuirod, cleaned or dyed. Rocco DePierro, J. K. Boyle's Building, 59 South Centre Street, Wm. Wehrman, *Vv" a/tclmaalser. Watches and Clocks for sale, and repairing' of all kinds given prompt attention. Centre street, below South, £MIAS. OIUON STROH, ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW and NOTARY PUBLIC. Olllee: Rooms 1 and 3, Birkbeck Brick, Freeland JOHN M. CARR, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW. All legal business promptly attended. PostofHoo Building, ... Freeland. MCLAUGHLIN, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW. Legal Business of Any Description. Bronnan's Building, So. Centre St. Freeland. J. O'DONNELL, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW. Legal Business Promptly Attended. Cnmpboll Building, - Freeland. JOHN J. McRREARTY, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW. Legal Business of every description, Firo Insurance, und Couveyauciug given prompt attention. McMcintinln Building, South Centre Street. A. BUCKLEY, JUSTICE OF THE PEACE. All business given prompt attention. Tribune Building, - Main Stroct. JJR N. MALEY, DENTIST. OVER BIHKUECK'S STORE, Second Floor. - - Birkbock Brick. JYJRS. S. E. HAYES, FIRE INSURANCE AGENT. Washington Street. None but reliable companies represented. Also agent for the celebrated high-grade Pianos ot lluzelton Bros., New York city. TJR. S. S. HESS, DENTIST. 37 South Centre Street. Second Floor Front. ■ llefowiell Bnlldlllg. Buy your lee cream at Koipor's.
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