FREELAND TRIBUNE.
VOL. XIII. NO. 43.
GRAND OPERA HOUSE.
Free land Opera House Co., Lessees.
Thursday Evening, October 11.
Laughter Lengthens Life!
THE QUAINT, QUIPFUL COMEDIAN,
Walter E. Perkins
In the Century's Greatest Comedy Hit,
Tlic Han From Mexico.
By 11. A. DuSOUCHET, author of
My Friend From India.
An Established Laughing Success
From Maine to California.
A CAST OF SUPERIOR MERIT!
Laughter Lives in Every Line!
PRICES: 25, 35, 50 and 75 Cents.
Seats on stile at MeMenainin's store.
A Few Facts
Worth Considering
The necessity of having styl
ish, distinctive footwear is he
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
line 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? Wu have the stock and
will let it go right.
. STAB
SI-3TOE STORE.
Hugh Malloy, Prop.
Wonder If He
Saw This?
Ho was immured in the darkest dungeon
beneath the castle moat.
"11 I had a saw, a tile, anything—" lie
moaned, as he looked at the solid'bars across
the solitary window.
Then n thought struck him. His luce
brightened, like a Cripple Creek conflagration.
Kanidly running over his supply of collars,
which hud just come from the laundry, he
selected one fitted to his purpose.
Five minutes later tho great middle bar of
the window, dexterously 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. Wc have a device for ironing the top
edge i collars and cuffs and return them to
you with a perfectly smooth edge. Try us.
Freeland Steam Laundry.
Clifford If. Heller, Mgr.
135 Soutli Centre Street.
GEO. KROMMES,
dealer in
GROCERIES
and
PROVISIONS.
Rebate Checks Given for Cash,
Birkbeck and Walnut. Streets.
LAUMCH'S VIENNA BAKERY.
B. C. LAUBACII, Prop.
Choice Bread of All Kinds, Cakes, and Pas
try. Daily. Fancy and Novelty Cukes Buked
to Order.
ClFininilY@ltE CREAM
supplied to balls, parties or picnics, with
all necessary adjuncts, at shortest
notice and fairest prices.
Delivery and supply wagons to all parts o)
Umn and surroundings every day.
Geo. H. Hartman,
Meats and Green Track.
Fresh Lard a Specialty.
Centre Street, neur Central Hotel.
CONVENTION
ISjCALLED
Miners to Meet on Friday
at Scranton.
President Mitchell Issues
Order This Morning to
Assemble and Consider
Operators' Propositions.
President John Mitchell, of tho United
Mine Workers of America, issued an
order this morning calling a convention
of the anthracite mine employes for tho
purpose of considering the propositions
made by the employers.
Tho convention will be held in Music
Hall, Scranton, on Friday, October 12,
commencing at 10 a. tn., and will con
tinue in session until the business for
which it is called has been transacted.
This convention, which will be com
posed of delegates representing evory
section of the anthracite region, will
pass judgmont upon tho oiTers uiado by
the operators.
If these offers are considered satis
factory, the convention has power to
declare the strike at an ond and set a
date for the resumption of work.
Should tho offers be considered un
satisfactory, the convention will so
decide and the strike will contlnuo.
The convention will bo tho most im
portant labor gathering that lias ever
assembled in the anthracito region.
POSTING- INC UK ASK NOTICES.
Notices offering a 10 per cent increase
have boon posted at nearly every mine
in the anthracito region, including tho
collieries operated by tho Drlfton cor
porations. In this vicinity ail the oper
ators have offered tho increaso except
G. B. Markle & Co. Up to 2 o'clock this
firm had not made any offer to its em
ployes, The Upper Lehigh Coal Com
pany posted Its notices at noon today.
The wording of the notices posted by
the several companies differs but little.
The majority read as follows:
"This company makos tho following
announcement to its mino otnployos: It
will adjust its rato of wagos so as pay its
mine employes on and after October 1,
and until further notice, a net increase
of 10 per cent on the wages heretofore
received.
"Note.—ln is understood in tho fore
going that powder will be sold to miners
for 51.50 per keg, and that tho differ
ence between this rate and the old rate
of $2.75 shall be taken into account in
figuring tho net advance of 10 per cont
noted above for this class of work."
FIGURING ON THE INCREASE.
The offer to increase miners' wages 10
per cont, said increase to be considered
part of and to he taken Into account in
a reduction of powder from $2.75 to $1.50
a keg, has puzzled many men in and out
of the mining region. In tho Scranton
Times on Friday an explanation of the
workings of tho increase is made in an
article a column long. In this it is
shown that the price paid on the car or
ton of coal, as well as the price per keg
of powder, will vary each month, both
being based on the quantity of powder
required to blast a designated number
of cars or tons.
With the car or ton price originally bas
ed on the sliding scale, as it is In this re
gion, followed by an ever-changing per
centage on the powder, and on tho coal
again, none but a man well versed in
mathematics can solve tho problom of
how much a miner has earned at the
end of the month. Further, should a
miner produco moro coal from tho num
ber of kegs of powdor usually designated
as necessary, ho will suffer a reduction
(VIISCKLLANKOUS ADVKKTISEMENTS.
T3UOPOBALB WANTED.—SeaIed proposals
L will be received by the secretary of the
Middle Coal Field Poor District, up to October
12, Inclusive, for the erection and con
struction of a telephone line, eonueetinu- the
Anthracite Telephone Company ut Wealnerly
aud to continue to the almshouse at Lowry
town, u distance of seven (7) miles. The Direc
tors reserve the right to rejeet any and all bids.
For full particulars aud specifications apply
i to John C. Tosh, secretary, Mauch Chunk, Pa.
Samuel Gangwer, 1
Win. S. Leib, > Directors.
W, 8. Campbell, I
FREELAND, PA., MONDAY, OCTOBER S, 1900.
in wages in proportion to his saving in
powdor expense.
The offer, as stated by many of the
corporations and firms, is vague and
misleading. It may not only not bo an
increase, but in the hands of unscrupul
ous persons, and more than one coai
company in tho anthracito region em
ploys such men to figure on tho wages
to be paid, it gives employers unlimited j
opportunities to manipulate the wage!
and powdor figures to their own ad- I
vantage. •
OFFER NOT SATISFACTORY.
Several of the miners whom the Tri
bune has interviewed in regard to this
question state that tho offer is objection
able inasmuch as it does not guarantee
the increaso any longer than it suits
tho purposes of the employers to allow
it to be paid. The companies also
ignore the offer of tho minors to arbi
trate other grievances. Some of the
employers offer to "consider" all other
grievances, but this docs not cover the
question.
The miners claim that if the employ
ers desire a real settlement they should
place their offer in notices that can be
comprehunded by tho averago mine
worker. Tho strikers are also inquiring
why tho employers who run company
stores and pay but once a month re
fuse to obey the laws on these subjects.
The notices posted maintain a silence
on these matters, and this siloncc is not
creditable to thoes employers who profess
to bo law-abiding citizens.
LOCAL SITUATION TODAY.
Notwithstanding the rain and dis
agreeable weather this morning, every
road leading from town to tho collieries
of this vicinity which are making efforts
to work vyas lined with strikers. The
union men appealed to their fellow
workers to return to their homos, and
tho success they attainod was shown by
tho fact that less men are at work today
in Highland and Drifton than at any
time since tho day tho strike was de
clared.
Tho Drifton corporations addod an
other stigma to their besmirched reputa
tions this morning by sending homo
several painters who refused to act as
doputies. These men claim they aro
not employed to travol through woods
with weapons, but the officials at Drif
ton think otherwise, and as a result a
lot of men who are not connected with
the strike must stand idle to suit the
whims of Superintendent Luther Smith.
BOTH SIDES SEEKING LAW.
Residents of Drifton kept the justices
and constables of town busy on Satur
day evening with suits growing out of
tho strike. Some of tho striking
foreigners of the town were arraigned
before Squire Buckley on tho charge of
acting in a riotous manner and threat
ening men who have not ceased work.
The former charge was not proven and
the uicn wore discharged, but they
acknowledged having made threats
against some of their follow-country
uion and were placed under S2OO bail
each to keep tho peace, which was
promptly furnished.
Before Squire Shovlin a striker had
anothor Slavonian arrested on the
charge of shooting at him. This hear
ing was continued until this evening,
when another case, an alleged attempt
on tho part of Paymaster 11. E.
Sweeney to interfere with Constable
Welsh when tho latter was arresting
tho defendant in tho first-named suit,
will also be tried.
MARCHED ON LATTIMER.
One of tho most notable marches over
undertaken in any strlko was planned
on Friday, and at an early hour Satur
day morning 2,500 strikers, embracing
men from ovory town botween Upper
Lehigh and McAdoo, swept into Latti
mer and closed up tho collieries so effec
tively that not one employe appeared
for work when the whistles blow at 7
o'clock. The men entered at tho No. 2
side of tho town, while "Mother" Jones
and sixty McAdoo women ontortained
Sheriff Harvey and a squad of deputies
on No. 1 side.
So well planned was tho march that
the guards were not aware of tho
strikers' presenco until ovory foot of tho
company's land in tho town had boon
ovorrun. Unlike the fatal march of
three years ago, when strikers were shot
down on tho township road, tho deputies
saw on Saturday that it was not a crowd
of foreigners they were dealing with and
they and the sheriff quietly submitted to
tho condition of affairs.
When tho marchers accomplished
their object they returned to their
homes, and a few hours later C. Pardee
Co. issued a notice suspending opera
tions at Lattlmor until further orders.
Fell From a Tree.
William (iroen, aged 14 years, of
North ltidgo stroet, foil on Saturday
from a chestnut tree and broke his right
arm in two places and sprained ills leg.
Ho fell a distance of eighteen feet. He
was taken to tho Miners' hospital.
Foster School Board.
All members of Foster township
school board, except Director Zeistloft,
were present at the September meeting
of that body. Tbo principal's report
showed an enrollment in the schools of
1,090, average attendance 854, percent
age of attendance 52. He reported that
at Highland there was not sufficient
seating capacity for the 178 pupils at
school. Ho was ordered to have as
many seats as could be placed in the
building removed from Foundryvillc
and placed in position.
Drifton, Pond Creek and Ripple's
schools were reported without rope to
lloat llags. Directors in whose districts
these towns are located will see that
rope is secured. The principal was in
structed to procuro a muslin curtain to
run through the centre of the school
room at Sandy Run to avoid distraction
of pupils and which will bo used as au
experiment.
The diroctor in whoso charge the
YVoodside building is located had his
attention called to the recently blown
down fence at the rear and ordered to
have the sauio repaired.
These bills were ordered paid: Mrs.
Thos. Mcßrearty, cleaning, 810.80; Tri
bune, publishing, $12.15; Mrs. John
Banjock, cleaning, $8.00; Progress, print
ing, sl2; John Fisher, hauling, $2; Mrs.
Frank Martina, cleaning, $11; Mrs.
John Kochio, cleaning, $8; Mrs. Ellas
Weaver, cleaning, $12.80; John Miller,
coal hauling, $0; J. S. Went/, it Co., coal,
sl2; Mary Burk, cleaning, sl2; Mrs.
Kate Mcllugh, cleaning, $23; Mrs. Eflie
Miller, cleaning, $8.25; M. S. Kern merer
& Co., coal, $30.33; Mrs. Samuel Her
ring, cleaning, $8; Mrs. George Ivrosge,
cleaning, $8; J. A. Everrit, cleaning, $8;
Thos. Hughos, labor, 90c; C. C. Merriam,
books, $1.50; Ginn it Co., books, S3O; J.
P. McDonald, curtains and furniture,
$25.70; Coxe Bros, it Co., supplies, $1.50.
Bills from James E. Griffiths, repairs,
$108.14, and 11. A. Whiteman it Co.,
supplies, $249.23, wore ordered laid over.
Councilmen Sentenced.
Judgo Johnson, ot Media, who presid
ed over the trial ot tho Shamokin coun
cilmen and agents tor brick companies,
who were convicted last May for con
spiring to defraud tho borough of Shamo
kin, on Saturday handed down an opin
ion refusing to grant a new trial to tho
defendants.
Tho following aro the names of the
convicted men: Councilmen, VV. A.
Reppard, E. O. Zunrn, Thomas A. Hoil,
W. S. Zimmerman, Oscar J. Heed; brick
company agents, W. 11. Dixey, Maier
Rothschild, H. L. Boas.
Tho eight men woro each sentenced to
pay a fino of 5250, the costs of tho prose
cution, and to undergo an imprisonment
in the Northumberland county jail of
four months. lSy requestor counsel for
the defendants tho sentence will date
from noxt Saturday to allow an appeal
to the superior court.
Teachers' Meeting.
Tho first meeting of tho borough
teachers will bo held in the High school
room on Wednesday evening at 7.30
o'clock. Teachers aro requested to pre
sent such topics as they desire to havo
discussed. The program is as follows:
Introductory remarks by tho chair
man.
Reading of minutes.
Roporfe of program committee, Prin
cipal Geo. McLaughlin.
"What Is Nature Study—lts Educa
tional Value," Miss Anna Sonsenbach.
"Reasons for Teaching Drawing,"
Miss Bid McLaughlin.
"The Uso of Pollard as an Aid to tho
Ward System," Miss Annio Gillespie.
"Teaching Elementary Geography"
(Frye and Butler), Principal McLaugh
lin.
Health Board Meets.
Tho Board of Health mot on Friday
evening. The report of Health Officer
James J. Ward showed five cases of
scarlot fevor and one case of diphtheria
in the borough. Tho action of council
In rofuslng to conlirm the appointment
of Mr. Ward as health officer and order
ed tho paid police to perform his duties
was discussed and Mr. Ward was in
structed to continue fulfilling tho duties
of the office.
Tho sanitary committee of council,
which was ordered by council on Mon
day ovonlng to meet with the Board of
Health, failed to appear, Mr. Rute boing
tho only member of tho committee
present. '
Lost a Pocketbook.
J. B. Laubach, of town, clork in tho
county commissioners' office, while at tho
Dallas fair on Thursday, lost his wifo's
purse, which he was carrying in his
pocket. Tho purse contained somo
money and a check on tho Lehigh Val
ley Railroad Company for S4O. Payment
has been stopped on tho check.
Try Keiper's ice croam soda.
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 seven boys who were arrested on
Thursday, charged with damaging the
roof of a stable oil tho alloy between
Front and Centre streets, woro given
another hearing beforo Burgess Boyle
Friday evening. One was. released and
the others were lined $2 each, which
one boy paid. Tho remaining five
served their time in tho lockup.
Gentlemen, for hats and caps go to A.
Oswald s. Ho has a nice variety.
Hugh Malloy, Jr., of Freeland, and J.
O. Baker and Warren Drumheller, of
Hazie township, have been drawn to
serve on tho grand jury during the
week of October 29.
Smoke and chow Kendall, Clock &
Co.'s XXXX union-made. Mnftd by
the Clock Tobacco Co., Scran ton, Pa.
Eugene West has resigned his position
as bartender for Condy O. Boylo to take
charge of tho butcher department of
John Shigo's moat market at Coplay.
Smoke and chew Kendall, Clock &
Co.'s XXXX union-mado. Mnftd by
tho Clock Tobacco Co., Scranton, Pa.
St. John's Slavonian Catholic church
on Ridgo street, which lias been en
larged and improved, will bo re-dedi
cated noxt Sunday by Bishop Iloban, of
Scranton.
Feelings of safety pervade the house
hold that uses One Minuto Cough Cure,
the only harmless remedy that produces
immediate results. It is infallible for
coughs, colds, croup and all throat and
lung troubles. It will prevent consump
tion. Grovor's City drug store.
Rev. J. W. BischolT, of Upper Lehigh,
delivered an address of welcomo on Fri
day evening at Ilazleton to Rev. R. B.
Jack, who has just returned from a trip
to Scotland.
Torturing skin eruptions, burns and
sores are soothed at once and promptly
healed by applying DeWitt's Witch
Jlazol Salve, tho best known euro for
piles. Beware of worthless counter
feits. Grovor's City drug storo.
Tho second half of an alloy ball gamo
was played hero yosterday afternoon
between Gallagher brothers, of town,
and DulTy and Brown, of Ilazleton.
The gamo was won by tho Freeland
boys by a score of 81 to 78.
This is the season when mothers are
alarmed on account of croup. It is
quickly cured by One Minute Cough
Cure, which children like to take.
Grovor's City drug storo.
William Sipplo and William Ilousor
havo boon elected delegates to represent
Freeland Epworth League at tho con
vention to be held in Sunbury on the
17th, 18th and 19th Inst.
No other pills can equal DeWitt's
Little Early Risers for promptness,
certainty and efficiency. Grovor's City
drug store.
A light In a saloon In Wyoming, Satur
day night, ended in a small-sized riot.
Six men who took part were badly
•wounded, but none of them will die. A
hatchet, revolvers and knives were used
by tho participants.
The-best method of cleansing tho
liver is tho use of the famous little pills
known as DeWitt's Little Early Risers.
Easy to take. Never gripe. Grovor's
City drug store.
Jacob Yoski, of Adams street, was
charged on Saturday with robbing a
foreigner at Highland. The crime was
committed some time ago, but was suc
cessfully concealed until last week,
when Yoski and his wife quarreled.
She cast up this theft, and bystanders
heard tho accusation. When Yoski was
confronted with his victim ho acknowl
edged stealing tho money and returned
tho full amount.
PERSONAL.
W. F. Boylo and R. Lutz, of Freeland;
William Kimmel and J. Murphy, of
Foster, and J. M. Reagan and James
Moy, of Hazle, aro serving as jurors at
Wilkesbarro this week.
P. X. O'Donnell, of Drifton, left
to resume his studios in Pennsylvania
university, Philadelphia.
Misses Agnes and Colia Gallagher, of
Sandy Run, today for Philadel
phia.
Councilman Daniel Kline has resumed
his studies at Dickinson Law school,
Carlisle.
County Commissioner A. D. Hay spoilt
a few hours in towu. today.
$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. It' you have not found this out,
come ami lot us prove it to you. Com
pare our goods and prices witli 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, and
pay your expenses besides.
Merchant Tailoring
This department is complete with the
linost ot fall selections. Our workman
ship is perfect, and nothing but the iincst
trimmings used in the garments turned
out. Mr. W. 10. Jones is our cutter, and
that guarantees the lit and style.
Phila. One-Price Clothing House.
s. SENIE, PKOl\
Birkbeck Brick, Freeland, Pa.
Books
all prices and styles.
Periodicals—
the latest and best.
Sporting Goods—
none better and cheaper.
WOODRING'S
Opposite the Birkbeck Brick.
CTTZRIEYX^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.
For the Ladies-
M A D E-TO-M E AS U K E
Ladies' Suits, Skirts,
Jackets, Capes, Etc.
Mado in latest styles and line lit and good
workmanship guaranteed. Prices will bo
found very reasonable. Call au<l see our very
large line of samples.
Clothes of all kinds promptly repaired,
cleaned or dyed.
Rocco DePierro,
J. K. Boyle's Building, 59 South Centre Street.
Wm. Wehrman,
"Watchmaker.
Watches and Clocks for sale, and repairing
of all kinds given prompt attention.
Centre street, below South.
QUA*. ORION STROH,
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW
and
NOTARY PUBLIC.
Office: Rooms 1 and 2, Rirkboek Brick, Freeland
JOUN M. CARR,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
All legal business promptly attended.
Poatofflce Building, ... Freelaftd.
T
Mclaughlin,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
Legal Business of Any Description.
Brennan'a Building, So. Centre St. Freeland.
J. O'DONNELL,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
Legal Business Promptly Attended.
Campboll Building, - - . Freeland.
JOHN J. McIIREARTY,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
Legal Buslueaa of every deacription. Fire
Inauranco, and Conveyancing given prompt
attention.
McMeuutnin Building, South Centre Street.
'JHIOS. A. UUCKLEY,
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE.
All business given prompt attention.
Tribune Building, . . Main Street.
JJR N. MALEY,
DENTIST.
OVER BIHKBECK'S STORE,
Second Floor, - - Birkbeck Brick.
jyjRS. . E. HAYES,
FIRE INSURANCE AGENT.
Washington Street.
None but reliable companies represented.
Alan agent for the celebrated high-grade
Pimm, of llazeltim Broa., New York city.
JJR. S. S. HESS,
DENTIST.
37 South Centre Stroct.
Second Floor Front, - Refowieh Building.
Huy your Ice cream at Helper's.