FKEELAND TRIBUNE.
VOL. XIII. NO. 48.
A Congress of Styles
From the
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GEO. P. HI RLE. A. M.. Principal.
Wonder If He
Saw This ?
He was immured in the darkest dungeon
beneath the castle moat.
"If I had a saw, a Hie, anything—" he
moaned, as he looked at the solid bars across
the solitary wi"dow.
Then a thought struck him. His face
brightened, like a Cripple Creek conflagration.
Rapid! v running over his supply of collars,
which had just come from the laundry, he
selected one tltted 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 iiis collars laundered at the I
Freehold Steam Laundry he would be in jail
yet. We have a device for ironing the top
edge of collars and cutis 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,
deuler in
GROCERIES
and.
PROVISIONS.
Rebate Checks Given for Cash.
Dirk beck and Walnut Streets.
LAUBACH'S VIENNA BAKERY.
B. C. LAUBA.CH, Prop.
Choice Broad of All Kinds, Cakes, and Pas
try, Daily. Fancy and Novelty Cakes Baked
to Order.
CDNFECTIONEBY ® ICE HU
supplied to balls, parties or picnics, with
all necessary adjuncts, at shortest
notice and fairest prices.
Delivery and nupply wagons to all parts oj
town and surrovndings every day.
Geo. H. Hartman,
Meats and Green Truck.
Fresh Lard a Specialty.
Font re Street, near Central Hotel.
Buy your ice cream at Kelper's.
STRIKE IS ON
A BALANCE
Powder Question May Post
pone Settlement.
Operators Insist on Its Re
duction Being Considered
a Part of the 10 Per Cent
Increase to Miners.
Just as tho miners, business people
and the public in general were con
gratulating themselves that the end of
the strike is In sight, the operators have
seen iit to disturb the prospects of settle
ment and another convention of the
mine workers may have to bo called
before the struggle is over. This possi
bility developed yesterday, when repre
sentatives of all the big operators of tho
Lackawanna and Wyoming valleys met
in Scranton and decided to Insist that a
decreaso in the price of powder be com
puted as part of the increase in wages
to miners.
President Nichols, of District No. 1,
which includes tho upper end sections,
on learning of the decision of tho op
erators, gave it as his opinion that this
new complication would serve to prolong
the light and that, to his mind, the
settlement could only be accomplished
after another convention of the miners.
He declares that the resolutions of the
Scranton convention contemplated a
straight advance for ail workers in the
entire anthracite region and that any
modification or the introduction of side
issues will never be accepted. Presi
dent Mitchell, too, is said to concur in
this opinion.
WEDNESI)AV'B CONFERENCE.
Wednesday's conference of coal carry
ing railroad officials and Individual
operators in Philadelphia resulted in
an agreement to submit to the demands
of the miners' convention held in Scran
ton. Tho result of the conference was
made known shortly after the adjourn
ment on Wednesday afternoon by tho
posting of tho following notico by tho
Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron
Company:
"The Philadelphia and Reading Coal
Company hereby withdraws tho notico
posted October 3, 1900, and, to bring
about practical uniformity in the ad
vance of wages in tho several coal re
gions. gives notice that it will suspend
tho operation of the sliding scale, will
pay 10 per cent advance on September
wages till April 1, 1901, and thereafter
until further notico, and will take up
with its mine employes any grievances
which they may have."
Similar notices wore sent out by the
Lehigh Valley Company to its collieries
in the Schuylkill region, while in line
with this action Calvin Pardee Sc Co.,
operators of the Harwood and Lattitper
collieries, sent out the following notice:
"YVe hereby withdraw our offer of
October 0, 1900, and make the following
announcement to our mine employes:
"The sliding scale under which we
have been working is hereby suspended,
and we will adjust the rates of wages so
as to pay to our mine employes from
October 1, 1900, to April 1, 1901, and
thereafter until further notice, a net in
crease of 10 per cent on the wages paid
for September, 1900.
"Note.—lt is understood in the fore
going that powder will be sold to miners
for ®1.50 per keg, and that the difference
between tills rate and the old rate of
82.75 shall bo taken into accouut in
figuring the net advance of 10 per cent
noted above for this class of labor."
THE POWDER QUESTION.
In tho note that is tacked on to the
end of the above notice may lie tho snag
that will prevent immediate resumption
of work. The miners desire the ques
tion of tho price of powder to bo con
sidered separately from the advance of
wages. This desire has not been mot
by those operators who have been
charging the high price for powder.
Tho Reading collieries did not have to
take tho powder question into considera
tion. The corporation oporatos its
mines within the strict limits of tho law
of Pennsylvania. It pays semi-monthly
wages and runs no company stores.
Its miners can buy their powdor when
and where they please and at tho pro
vailing market price.
In the Lehigh region tho only opera
tors posting the now notices are tho fol
lowing: Lehigh Valley Company, A.
Pardee & Co., Calvin Pardee & Co. and
VanYVickle & Co.
TUK SLIDING SCALE.
To the miners of tho Lehigh and
Schuylkill regions tho operations of tho
sliding scale have been unsatisfactory
for years past. It is a wage scale based
FKEELAND, PA., FRIDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1900.
entirely on the market price of coal.
With the Reading's miners when coal
brings $2.50 at Port Carbon miners are
paid a fixed wage. For every 3 cents
below, 1 per cent is deducted from that
rate. For every 3 cents a ton above, 1
per cent is added. Five collieries are
drawn monthly to fix the average price
of coal, and with that average the per
centage is adjusted. Prior to 1875, from
1*872, when the sliding scale was first
introduced, the mine workors had a
representative upon the board to draw
the collieries.
After a six months' strike In 1875 the
miners' association went to the wall,
and consequently no one to represent
them has been sent when the monthly
drawings took place. Hence the sliding
scale became very unpopular with the
miners. At present the wagos in the
Schuylkill region are 0 per cent above
the basis. Sometimes the percentage
has been below the basis—as much as 12
to 16 per cent.
In the Lehigh region there is no
uniformity, each operator basing wages
on a scale of his own choice. The scale
here was originally based upon figures
chosen when coal sold at $5 a ton on the
New York Lehigh Coal Exchange. For
some years, however, all semblance of
adhering to the agroed standard has
disappeared at most of the collieries,
and on several occasions the wages of
Lehigh region miners have not beon
increased even when coal went up 50
cents a ton. A decrease in the price of
coal was, however, quickly followed by
a decrease in wages.
Furthermore, many of tho operators
are cheating the miners by steadily in
creasing the size of tho mine cars with
out any increase in tho car price, and
unless this petty thieving comes to a
halt the practice will soon prove as
great a griovance as tho sliding scalo
was.
WILL I'AHADK ON MONDAY.
The United Mine Workers aro arrang
ing for a parade to be held in llazleton
on Monday. Several bands have beon
engaged and the demonstration gives
promise of being a big one.
The parade will start at 1 o'clock, and
after traversing all the principal streets
of tho city will proceed to the old base
ball park where a mass meeting will bo
addressed by President Mitchell and
other leaders.
STRIKE COMMENTS.
Views of the Leading Newspapers on the
Miue Workers' Victory.
That the strikers have won a victory
is admitted secretly by tho operators
themselves. It was tho men who asked
an advance, not the operators who of
fered one. Tho men, of course, do not
get all they demanded in their original
petition. They did not frame that peti
tion in the notion that they would. Hut
they do get an increaso of wages and a
concession in the matter of powder
which entitles them to claim a victory
so far as goneral results go.
The sliding scale, that long-time bone
of contention, will cease to exist. The
miner and laborer will hereafter hire
out for a fixed consideration as men in
other vocations do. They will know the
rate, in tho Schuylkill region at least,
before they hire, and the miners of the
other regions may profit by tho example
of their Schuylkill brethern.
Two things should bo said by the im
partial critic of this question—the first,
that the men have won. What they
will do after tho victory time alone can
tell, but they have won. Tho other is
that the operators havo shown the best
of judgment in granting the strikers'
reasonable demands, if for no other
reason than that public sympathy was
with the men. Tho men had a right to
strike. The operators had a right to
run their mines. Hut the men proved
tho stronger, and they proved their
strength within tho limits of tho law.
Considered simply as a demonstration
of the power of labor, it was a splendid
exhibit. President Mitchell has proved
himself a loader of force, Intelligence
and capacity. Nothing more Is to be
said except to compliment a common
wealth in which nearly one hundred
and fifty thousand men of varying
nationality were idle for so long a period
without any actual necessity for the
presence of the troops. The state ad
ministration is not responsible for the
call of tho various sheriffs.—Phila. In
quirer.
A C'AtfeK WELL WON.
The anthracite coal miners havo won
a satisfying victory, and thoy have won
it by deserving it. The strike has boen
most creditably conductod, but not even
good generalship would have availed to
enforce demands that were not just.
The miners had public sympathy on
their side, and they scrupulously abstain
ed from any action that would forfeit it.
The justice of their cause, the wise
judgment of their leaders and their own
good conduct thus combined to command
Coutiuued on Fourth Puge.
OAKDALE CLOSED.
Two ThotiH.nd Men Appeared in the
Town Karly This Mornlnc.
Shortly bofore 5 o'clock this morning
the people of Oakdale, whore Markle &
Co.'s No. 4 colliery has been working,
wore visited by 1,200 strikers. The men
came from MeAdoo, llazleton, York
town, Jeanosville and Ilarwood, and
their presence In the village was so un
expected that even tho deputies were
not prepared to offer them a welcome.
Led by "Mother" Jones, the marchers
entered the town, woke up the miners
and requested them to abstain from
work until the strike is over. It Is
needless to state that the request was
obeyed unanimously.
A few minutes later the Preeland,
Upper Lohlgh, Drifton, Eckley and
Highland delegations, numbering over
SOO men, appearod, and the army of
2,000 joined forces.
The colliery was guarded by eight
deputies. They took refuge in the sup
ply store, and remained there until T
o'clock, when Sheriff Harvey arrived.
John Markle, accompanied by General
Superintendent VV. It. Smith, appeared
on tho scone at 0 o'clock. Mr. Markle
and "Mother" Jones entertained tho
crowd alternately for some time, and
altogether a jolly morning was spent
by those who were there.
A few Ha/.ieton men omployed at the
colliery arrived on a trolley car. They
were asked to return home by the
strikers, and all but two readily con
sented. These two got into an alterca
tion with some of the marchers, and, it
is said, they were roughly handled.
Otherwise, there was no disturbance,
and, satisfied that tho colliery would not
work today, the strikers dispersed.
Died Yesterday.
John lloss, one of the earliest settlers
at South Ilebcrton, died yesterday. lie
had been a sufferer for many years from
miners' asthma and stomach trouble.
Mr. Hess is survived by a wife and livo
sons and daughters, as follows: John
Hess and Mrs. James Schoidy, Upper
Lehigh; Mrs. Henry Stunt/., Henry Hess
and Miss Lizzie Hess, Freoland. The
funeral will take place on Sunday aftor
nooii at 2 o'clock. Interment In Free
land cemetery.
An infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Morgan
Jones died at their homo on the Hill
yesterday.
A year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Andrew Mauch died at Upper Lehigh
yesterday.
Accused of Murder.
Eloven men havo beon arrested at
Oneida, charged with tho murder of
Ralph Mills, In tho riot at that place
on October 10. They were committed
to jail to await trial. The names of the
men aro Stephen Gregoskl, George
Tomshick, Thomas Harkur, Mike Calla
han, Frank Arch, Jacob Reinmeyer,
John Iloffer, Bertie Horilia, Charles
Bovitch, Jacob Fegor and Steven
Turock. Tho prisoners were all found
at their homes, and no resistanco was
mado when tho warrants were served on
them.
Broke a Large Window.
John l'ayscr, of town, while intoxicat
ed last evening, went into August Kei
lert's saloon on East Main strent and
wanted a drink, which Mr. lvellert re
fused to give him. lie then walked out
side, picked up two large stones and
smashod ono of the saloon's plato glass
windows, 00x01 inchos, valued at SOS.
Paysar was arrested and given a hear
ing last evening before Squire Buckley.
In default of paying tho damages and
costs ho was committed, and Constable
Fletcher took him in hand.
Oyster House Robbed.
The oyster house of Captaio Libor
Winter on Front street was entered at
an early hour this morning. The burg
lars pried open the shutters on the
western side of the building, took out
half tho window and stole a crock con
taining 500 opened oysters. They also
took salt and popper boxes, bottles of
vinegar and sevoral small articles.
Drawn as Jurors.
The following citizens of this vicinity
have been drawn to servo as jurors in
the November sessions of criminal court:
November 12.—Abram Garis, Foster;
Fred Reifcnborg, Butler; Warren lleln
bold, Hazle.
November 10.—Thomas A. Buckley,
Henry Yeager, Edward Tuttle, Freo
land.
Soldier's Death Confirmed.
William E. Thomas, of Nanticoke, has
received news from Washington con
firming tho reported death of his son,
Arthur, in the Philippines. Ho was
killed while on picket duty. Mr.
Thomas had not heard from his son In
over a year and becoming alarmed sent
to Washington for information.
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,
Dauphin county court has decided
that there was no Democratic county
convention held In Luzerne this year,
therefore neither faction of that party
will be permitted to use the Democratic
column of tho official ballot. In the
Fifth legislative district M. J. Tlghe has
been declared tho regular nominee and
in the Sixth district Peter McCormack.
Mrs. Catherine Wagner, widow of the
late Jacob Wagner, died at llazleton on
Wednesday. The funeral took place
tliis afternoon and was attended by
several friends from this vicinity. The
deceased was tho mother of Mrs. Samuel
Herring, of Upper Lehigh.
Gentlemen, for hats and caps go to A
Oswald s, lie has a nice varietv.
G. L. Fay, president of the Porsonal
Christian Workers Association, will
preach in the old M. E. church, liirk
beck street, at 10.30 a. m. on Sunday.
Sunday school at 'J.3O a. m. Everybody
is invited.
Smoke and chew Kendall, Clock
Co.'s XXXX union-made. Mnftd by
tho Clock Tobacco Co., Scranton, Pa.
An unknown man was shot and killed
early Wednesday morning by Post
mastor Hughes, of Cambria, near Shick
shinny, while in the act of robbing the
postoflice.
On account of tho teachers attending
county institute next week tho public
school pupils will enjoy a vacation until
the 2t)th Inst.
No other pills can equal DoWltt's
Little Early Risers for promptness,
certainty efficiency. Grovcr's City
drug store.
Iloyt L. Conary's lecture on the "Man
About Town at the Grand opera house
last evening was well received by a fair
sized audience.
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.
Glover's City drug store.
A Long Distance telephone lias been
placed in tho office of the Salmon Iron
Works.
Owen McOlynn, of Wilkosbarre, who
Is known to many people hero, being a
member of the architect firm of Davoy
& McGlynn, was married on Wednesday
to Miss Lizzie McDermott, of White
Haven.
The best method of cleansing the
liver is the use of the famous little pills
known as DoWitt's Little Early Risers.
Easy to take. Never gripe. Grovcr's
City drug store.
A daughter has been born to Mr. and
Mrs. Adam Sachs on Front street.
Tho employes of Jeddo, Highland,
Oakdale, Sandy Run, Pond Creek,
Upper Lehigh and Ilazlo Brook collier
ies will receive their September wages
tomorrow.
Torturing skin oruptions, burns and
sores are soothed at once and promptly
healed by applying DoWitt's Witcli
Hazel Salve, tho best known cure for
piles. Beware of worthless counter
feits. Grover's City drug store.
John Prlco, tho well known tenor
singer of town, took part in a church
entertainment at llazleton Wednesday
evening and received great applause for
his lino rendition of "Star of Bothlo
hoiii.''
PERSONAL.
T. W. Dorinioyer, of Trmnont, Schuyl
kill county, is spending a few days as
the guest of his son, W. K. Donmoycr,
of Front street. Mr. Donmoyer made
the entire trip by wheel.
Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Peeler have re
turned to Philadelphia, where Mr.
Peeler will resume ills studies at tho
University of Pennsylvania.
Hugh MeMonamln, John Gallaghor
and Joseph Ferry are viewing tho sights
in New York city.
Miss Edna Wilmot, of Upper Lehigh,
lias returned from a visit to friends In
tho Lehigh valley.
Rev. and Mrs. A. R. King, of White
Haven, wore tho guests of W. R. Don
moycr and family u few days this week.
It is well to know that DoWitt's Witch
Hazel Salve will boal a burn and stop
tlig pain at once. It will cure eczema
and skin diseases and ugly wounds and
sores, it, is a certain cure for piles.
Counterfeits may be offered you. See
that you get the original DoWitt's Witch
Hazel Salve. Grover's Citv drug store.
$1.50 PER YEAR,
The Best Dressed
Man...
is not always the one who pays most for
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of giving satisfaction. Wo liellcve in
giving a customer Just what he wants.
We would like to show you how easy it
is for us to tit. you. Come and exumine
our elegant lino 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.
PHILS. ONE-PRICE
Up-to-duto Clothier
and Gents' Furnisher.
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.
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.
Wm. Wehrman,
"\X7" atolimaker.
W utclics unit Clocks for sale, unit repairing
ot all kinds given prompt intention.
Centre street, below South.
£MIAS. ORION STROH,
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW
and
NOTARY PUBLIC.
oniee: Rooms land 2, Birkbeck Brick, Freeland
JOIIN M. CAIUt,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
All legal business promptly attended.
Postoffice Building, . - - . Freeland.
Mclaughlin,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
Legal Business of Any Description.
Breiman's Building, So. Centre St. Freeland.
J. O'DONNELL,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
Legal Business Promptly Attended.
Campbell Building, - - . Freeland.
JOIIN J. McBREARTY,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
Legal Business of every description, Firo
Insurance, and Couveyauciiig given prompt
attention. r 1
MoMeniimin Huilillng, South Centre Street.
A. BUCKLEY,
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE.
All business given prompt attention.
Tribune Building. ■ . Main Street.
JJR N. MALEY,
DENTIST.
OVER BIKK BECK'S STORE,
Second Floor, ■ ■ Birkbeck Brick.
jyjRS. S. E. HAYES,
FIRE INSURANCE AGENT.
Washington Street.
None lint reliable compitnios represented.
Also agent for the oelelirnted high-grade
■ 'minis ol I lu/elli in Bros., New York city.
JJR. S. S. HESS,
DENTIST.
37 South Centre Street.
Second Floor Front, - Hefowlch Building.
Great Mimical Composition.
There is always a demand for a great
sacred song. Next Sunday the Phila
delphia Press will give free to its road
rtlu.r Trevolyan's magnificent
Gboir Celestial, ' oilo of tho most
beautiful songs ever written. This
supplement Is in regular sheet music
size ready to ho placed on I lie music
rack. It Is yours absolutely free, with
next Sunday's Press.
Feelings of safety porvado the house
hold that uses Ono Minute Cough Core,
tho onl\ harmless remedy that produces
results. It Is Infallible for
coughs, colds, croup and all throat and
lung troubles. It will prevent consump
tion. Grover's City drug store.