FREELAND TRIBUNE. VOL. XIII. NO. 40. GRAND OPERA HOUSE. Freeland Opera House Co., Lessees. Tuesday Evening, October 16. The Big Senic Marvel! THE BOWERY AFTER DARK A vivid picture of life on the characteristic thoroughfare in the Great Metropolis. A Play With a Moral. A scenic creation abounding in thrilling climaxes. N. B.— All the scenery used in this production is carried by the company. Prices: 25,35 and 50 Cents. Seats on sale at MoMcnamin'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 outcome 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. c " r " e tSSl te . Wonder If He Saw This? He was immured in the darkest dungeon beneath the castle moat. "If I had a saw, a file, anything—" ho moaned, as lie looked at the solid bars ueross the solitary window. Then a thought struck liim. Ills face brightened, like a Cripple Creek conflagration. Rapidly running over his supply of collars, which had just, como 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 laundered oollur, 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 u device for ironing the top edge of collars and cull's and return them to you with a perfectly smooth edge. Try us. Freeland Steam Laundry. Clifford 11. Heller, Mgr. 135 South Centre Street. GEO.KROMMES, dealer in GROCERIES and. PROVISIONS. Rebate Checks Given for Cash. Dirkbeck and Walnut Streets. LAUBACH'S VIENNA BAKERY. B. C. LAUBACH, Prop. Choice Bread of All Kinds, Cakes, and I'as try. Daily. Fancy and Novelty Cukes Baked to Order. COIFECTIDIEBY ® 111 Cllil supplied to balls, parties or picnics, with all necessary adjuncts, at shortest notice and fairest prices. Delivery and eupply wagon* to all parte oj town and mrruvndings every day. Geo. H. Hartman, Meats and Green Truck. Fresh Lard a Specialty. Centre Street, near Central Hotel. WAITING ON OPERATORS Settlement of Strike Is In Their Hands. Mine Workers Go More Than Half Way to End the Struggle—Employers Are Reticent. The convention of the representatives of the striking initio workers at Seran ton adjourned at 4 o'eloek on Saturday afternoon, aftor holding morning and afternoon sessions for two days. Before adjourning the delegates adopted the following resolutions by a unanimous vote: "Whereas, The anthracite coal opera tors have posted notices offering an advance of 10 per cent over wages form erly paid, and have signified their will ingness to adjust other grievances with their employes; and "Whereas, They have failed to specify the length of time this advance would remain in force, and have also failed to abolish the sliding scale method of determining wages, "We would recommend that this con vention accept the 10 per cent advance, provided the operators will continue its payment until April 1, 1901, and will abolish the sliding scale in the Lehigh and Schuylkill regions. The scale of wages in the two last named districts to remain stationary at 10 per cent above the present basis price, and that the companies agree to adjust other griev ances complained of with committees of their own employes. Should this propo sition be unacceptable to the operators, we recommend that the convention pro pose that all questions at issue be sub mitted to a fair and impartial board of arbitration. "Wo would further recommend that tinder no circumstances whatever should there be a resumption of work at any of the collieries until the operators signify their acceptance of this proposition, and you are notified officially that the strike is ended and all return to work in a body on the same day." The committee on resolutions, with President John Mitchell as Chairman, was composed of the following delegates: John L. Davis, Olyphant; Louis Ilom merling, Wilkesbarre; Nicholas Burke, Scranton, and President Nicholls, of District No. 1; Samuel Boyle, Lansford; William R. Jeffrey, Hazleton; John Waters, York town, and President Fa hoy, of District No. 7; Oeorgc Ilartlino, Shamokin; Frank Boyle, Gilberton; C. C. Potter, Shamokin, and President Duffy, of District No. 9. POSITION OF THE STRIKERS. The action of the covention, in accept ing tiie terms of the operators, with some slight modifications to protect the employes, has placed the responsibility of continuing the struggle on the em ployers. The resolutions adopted, un like the coal companies' offer to incrcaso wagos, are plain and stfaightforward and contain nothing that can bo mis understood by either side, and it now rests with the operators to take the next stop toward ending the strike. After the convention the following telegram was sent to the officers of the union in all parts of the anthracite region: "Scranton, Pa., Oct. 13, 1900.—Re ports are being circulated in some sec tions that the strike Is settled and the men are expected to return to work. You are hereby notified that no settle ment has boon made, and no attention should be paid to any reports of this kind. When a settlement is effected you will bo notified by circular, under seal of our organization, and signed by the national and district officors. "John Mitchell, "President IT. M. W. of A." OPERATORS ARE RETICENT. The individual operators who have ex pressed opinions are opposed to a settle ment on the terms proposed by the strikers. However, the majority decline to discuss the action taken by the con vention at Scranton. Neither would they say what steps the employers would probably take. It is evident from their reticence that the individual mine owners are waiting to see what the large coal carrying rail roads will do. It is reported that the presidents of these roads will hold a con ference in New York today for discus sion of the action of the convention. There was a story afloat today that the operators will accept the conven tion's decision, but nothing has come to the surface in this region on which to base the report. The United Mine Workers 1 officials FREELAND, PA., MONDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1900. say they will continue to close up the collieries that have been in operation since tho strike began. Some surprise was manifested at tho proposition of the strikers to have the operators promise to keep tho 10 per cent increase in force until April 1, 1001. Tills effort to have tho operators re leased from tho contract at the same time the bituminous yearly scale ends portends, the operators claim, a general strike of hard and soft coal miners. STRIKERS WON THIS MORNING. Six non-union men started for No. 2 breaker, Highland, this morning. They wore mot on tho way to work by several of tho Mine YVorkors' pickets, and after explanations by tho strikers of tho action taken at Scranton the men re turned to thoir homes. During the parleying a half-dozen deputies stood close by, but the strikers conducted themselves within tho limits of the law and departed well satisfied with their victory. Tho guards had confidently expected that the pickets' appeals would be ig nored by tho non-union workers and they were evidently displeased at the turn of affairs. NOTES OK THE STRIKE. Another drunkon deputy was stripped of his authority at Hazloton yesterday by Sheriff Harvey. Ho was flourishing his revolver and boasting how many strikers ho could kill. There is no change in the local situa tion today. Tho number of men on the streets is as largo as ever and they aro unanimous in their determination to fight tho battle out on tho linos laid down at Scranton on Saturday. Daniel Lloyd, a striker at Coaldale, was arrested and held for court on Sat urday on the charge of assaulting and intimidating a miner who was on his way to work. G. B. Markle & Co. have not yet post ed tho 10 per cent advance notice at their collieries. The union will not per mit any of its mombers to return to work at these collieries at loss than the general wage scalo, so that tho striko will bo continued against the Markles unless they come to terms. Tho inquest in tho case of Ralph Mills, the Beaver Meadow employe of Coxe Bros. & Co., who was killed at Oneida on Wednesday last, while doing guard duty, will bo hold this afternoon. No arrests have yet been made. Beard Six Feet Long. Samuel Erles, who died at Steinvillo, Lehigh county, last week, had probably the longest beard possessed by any man in this stato or probably in the entire country, it being of a lengtli of over six feet, and falling when spread out way below his feet. But few people, how ever, noticed anything peculiar about ills appearance, because he nearly always kept his hirsute appendage tied up and hid under his shirt front. In addition to its length, tho heard, which covered almost tho entire face, was very thick. The beard was tho rosult of a vow ho made when Lincoln was elected presi dent that ho would not shave until a Democrat occupied tho White House. Mr. Erios failed, however, to hunt up his razor and strap after the election of Cleveland and held his beard and long hair up to the time of his death. Naturalization Frauds. Warrants have been issued for tho arrest of half a dozen citizens in Free land and Hazleton, charged with being concerned in the issuance of fraudulent naturalization papers held by hundreds of foreigners in this end of tho county. The naturalization papers, which bear tho name of Trothonotary John Llewel lyn, and are dated 1897, were sold to tho foreigners at $lO each, and these illegal ly-created voters have cast their ballots at all tho elections for the past three years. The first intimation of these gigantic frauds was given nearly a year ago, and when the conspirators saw the impend ing discovery of thoir crime tho record book in tho prothonotary's office at Wilkesbarro was stolen, and all accounts of the naturalization papers for tho past ten years have disappeared. Not on the Program. An act not upon tho program of tho Columbia county fair occurred on Fri day at the fair grounds in Blooiusburg. A Wilkesbarro woman found her hus band escorting another woman around tho grounds. She attempted forcibly to take her rival from her husband's side, and before the altercation was over the trio had managed to got outside the gate. The two women then decided to fight it out to a finish, and after they had fought and pullod each other's hair for some time, they wore separated. No other pills can equal DeWitt's Little Early Risers for promptness, certainty and efficiency. Grover's City drug store. RE-DEDICATED. St. John'M Slavonian Church the Scene ol' Solemn ServlceM. St. John's Slavonian Roman Catholic church, corner of Ridge and Luzerne streets, was re-dedicated yesterday with impressive ceremonies. The services were in charge of Father Garvey, ot Pittston, who, by virtue of his position as vicar-general of the Scranton diocese, ofliciated instead of Risiiop Hoban, who was unable to bo present on account of press of business, having returned only last week from Rome. Father Garvey was assisted by tho pastor, Rev. Charles Pajchisak; Rev. Francis Dlossak, South Betbiebem; Rev. Joseph Formanik; Rev. Aust, Hazleton, and Rev. M. J. Falliheo and Rev. Francis Mack, of St. Ann's church. After the services a parade was held in which the Slavonian societies of Freo land, Drifton, Eckiey and Hazleton participated, led by tho Citizens' band. Upwards of 1,000 men were in line and many were handsomely uniformed. The principal streets wore traversed, despite the rain. St. John's church was recently en larged and improved and Is now the largest church edllico In Freeland. It has boon handsomely painted botli In side and outside, has been lilted up with new pews and decorations and is a credit to tho community. Fourteen beautiful memorial windows have been placed in position. They wore prosontod by tho following: St. Joseph's Society. St. John's Society. Holy Rosary Society. Society of tho Nativity of the lilessed Virgin. St. Anne's Society. St. Nicholas' Society, Eckiey. St. Cyril and Methodius' Society, Drif ton. George Rebinlc. Andrew Hudok and Andrew Zolenick. John Shigo and Mrs. John Shigo, Sr. George J. Malinky. Jacob and Michaol Danko. Andrew Vanenso. Andrew Polka. Burglars at Upper Lehigh. When Daniel Cunningham, of Upper Lehigh, went to liis homo yesterday morning he found a pano-of glass missing from one of tho rear windows. An ex amination gave evidence that tho house had been entered by burglars, and after taking a hurried invontory of his house hold goods ho ascertained that one-half dozen silver knives and tho same quan tity of silver forks and spouns were missing. Mr. Cunningham is employed as a coachman by Hon. John Leisenring, and during tho absence of the latter and Mrs. Leisenring is living at tho Leisenring residence. The robbers were undoubtedly aware of the fact that Mr. Cunningham's homo was unprotected and had no troublo In committing the burglary. The house was entered some time between Wednesday and Sunday, but so far thoro is no cluo to tho guilty parties. Odd Fellows' Officers. Tho following worn Installod as of ficers of Mt. Horeb Lodge, No. 557, I. O. O. F., on Friday evening: Noble grand—George S. lienritzy. Vice grand—Edward Stehling. Secretary—Oeorgo C. Scbaub. Assistant—J. B. Wagner. Treasurer—M. Refowieh. Warden—James Shaw. • Guard—August Losser. Chaplain—John 11. Jones. Representative to state lodge—C. C. Collins. A Successful Test. The Salmon Iron Works wore visited on Saturday by a large number of people to witness tho first pouring of metal into the moulds at that establishment. The work began at 1 o'clock and 0110 hour and twelve minutes were consumed In the operation. The test was successful in every respect, every article coming from tho moulds without a blemish. The company has a number ol orders on hand and has prospects of a profitable future bofore it. Insurance Adopted. The quarterly convention of the A. O. H. of this county was held at Wilkes barro on Saturday. Tho principal dis cussion was on tho insurance feature, which was adopted. Its adoption will give tho members of the organization an opportunity to carry a policy at a low rate. At tho next county board mooting a set of rules will be presented by tho committee governing the insurance. Torturing skin eruptions, burns and sores are soothed at once and promptly healed by applying DeWitt's Witcli Ilazel Salve, the best known cure for piles. Beware of worthless counter feits, Grover's City drug store. LOCAL NOTES WRITTEN UP Short Items of Interest to All Headers. Happenings of the Past Two Days in and Around Freeland Recorded With out Waste of Words. Tho hunting season opens today for several kinds of game and fowl, but not for rabbits. Don't take a shot at "bunny," for you might hit the mark. Result: A suit at law with you as the defendant and the Freeland Game Pro tective Association the prosecutor. Superintendent Samuel Dunkorly, whoso leg was broken in No. 5 mine, Jeddo, during the early part of the strike, was discharged on Saturday from the Miners' hospital and is now at his home in Jeddo. Try Helper's Ice cream soda. Tho contractor lias completed the new cluipei orected by Mrs. Eckiey 1). Coxo, of Drifton, on Laurytown alms house grounds. Preparations are being uiado for its dedication. Gentlemen, for hats and caps go to A Oswald's, lie has a nice variety. Constine Lesko and Miss Mlcklena Breszlnsky, botli of Drifton, wore married at St. John's Slavonian church yesterday by Rev. Charles Pujchisak. liny your ice crcaui at Helper's. "Thinking" was tho subjoct of Rev. Frank Marshall's address at the Y. M. C. A. rooms yesterday afternoon. Smoke and chew Kendall, Clock & Co.'s XXXX union-made. Mnftd by the Clock Tobacco Co., Scranton, Pa. Smoko and chew Kendall, Clock & Co.'s XXXX uniou-iuade. Mnftd by the Clock Tobacco Co., Scranton, Pa. Frank Marshall, tho South Contre street barbor, is removing to Hazleton today. The (ire alarm system was tested this afternoon and found In perfect ordor. Tho best method of cleansing tho liver is tho use of the famous little pills known as DeWltt's Little Early Risers. Easy to take. Never gripe. Grover's City drug store. Dominlck Scoclo, an Italian, was fatally shot by Guisepha Coudro, an otliur Italian, at Mt. Carmel yesterday. Condro escaped but was captured in Mahanoy City. I ''is is tlie season when mothers are alarmed on account of croup It Is quickly cured by One Minute Cough Cure, which children like to take Grover's City drug store. The machinery for tho White Haven silk mill has arrived and will be placed In position this week. The mill is own ed by Peter Magagna, of town, and Frank Frigerio, of White Ilaven. PERSONAL. Miss liessie Owens, of town, employed as a teacher in Eckiey school, lias taken up her resldenco In that town until noxt spring. Mrs. Snoring, who holds a responsible position in tho Waldorf-Astoria hotel, New York city, Is tho guest of Mr. and Mrs. J. P. McDonald. Patrick McLaughlin, Jr., Daniel Mc- Laughlin, 11. Watson and 11. Evans are lower end citizens who are serving this weok as jurors. Miss Hannah Ferry, who has boon in Philadelphia the past month, has re turned to her home In Upper Lehigh on account of ill health. Frank Ward and Thomas McCarthy, Jr., have returned from Pittsburg, whore they wont to seek work when tho strike began. Frank (Sailor) O'Donnell, of Drifton, departed on Saturday to spend a few months in Ireland. James McGill, of Wilkosbarre, spent Sunday in town with relatives. James J. Sweeney and family, of Scranton, are visiting frlonds in town. Patrick McGechan, of Allentown, spent yesterday with his mother and brother here. A Survivor's Story. "The Story of a Country Wookly, as Told by a Survivor," is contained in a neat pamphlet which tho Tribune has received from J. W. Maloy, publishor of the Lansford Record. The "story" was originally read before the Demo cratic State Editorial Association of Pennsylvania, at Atlantic City, on September 3 last, and contains many valuable suggestions and points which Mr. Maloy gathered during his twenty one years service as the pilot of a country weekly. 81.50 PER YEAR. ;Tlie Best Dressed Man.,. is not always the one who nays most for his clothes. Our clothing lias the knack ol' giving satisfaction. We believe in Riving a customer just what lie wants. We would like to show you how easy it is for us to lit you. Come and examine our elegant line of Men's and Children's Suits and Overcoats just received. The fabrics, patterns, material, trim and finish are so ar tistically matched that you can't help being agreeably suited according to your allowance. PHILA. ONE-PRICE Up-to-date Clothier and Gents' Furnisher. Birkbeck Brick, Freeland, Pa. Books — all prices and styles. Periodicals— tlie latest and best. Sporting Goods— none better and cheaper. 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