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