FREE LAND TRIBUNE.
VOL. XIII. NO. 40.
A Congress of Styles
From the
Leading Shoe-Makers.
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All the latest styles in slippers,
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STAR
SHOE STOIRE.
Hugh Malloy, Prop. Cmnßr^Z
Wonder If He
Saw This?
Ho was immured in the darkest dungeon
beneath the custle moat.
"II I iiad a saw, a tile, anything—" he
moaned, as he looked at the solid bars across
the solitary window.
Then a thought struck him. His face
brightened, like a Cripple Creek conflagration.
Rapidly running over his supply of collars,
which had just come from ttic 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 collar, l'ell apart.
He Was Free.
If ho had had his collars laundered at the
Freoland Steam Laundry lie would be in Jail
yet. We have a 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. immm,
dealer in
GROCERIES
a-xicl
PROVISIONS.
Rebate Checks Given for Cash.
Hirkbock and Walnut Streets.
Groceries, Provisions,
Green T ruck,
Dry Goods ami Notions
-are among the finest sold
in Freeland. Send a sam
ple order and try them.
E.J. Curry, South Centre Street.
LAUBACH'S VIENNA BAKERY.
B. C. LAUBACH, Prop.
Choice Bread of All Kinds, Cakes, and Pas
try. Ihiily. Fancy and Novelty Cakes Baked
to Older.
CDHFECTID9ERY ® ICE CREAM
supplied t< balls, parties or picnics, with
all necessary adjuncts, at shortest
notice and fairest prices.
Delivery and supply wagons to all parts oj
town and. surroundings every day.
Geo. H. Hartman,
Meats and Green Truck.
Fresh Lard a Specialty.
Centre Street, near Central Hotel.
BREVITIES.
Patrick and John O'Noil, of Upper
Lehigh, have returned from Dubois,
where they gave up employment, be
lieving the strike here was near an end.
Smoke and chew Kendall, Clock &
Co.'s XX XX union-made. Mnftd by
the Clock Tobacco Co., Scranton, Pa.
A son has been born to Mr. and Mrs.
Thomas Slattery, of South Centre street.
Try Kolper's ice cream soda.
William F. Hayes, of Wilkesbarre,
spent yesterday with Freeland relatives.
The contract for the erection of tho
new No. 13 breaker of the Plymouth
Coal Company at Plymouth has been
awarded. The structure will be modern
in every particular. The old No 12
breaker was destroyed by lire about a
year ago.
GREAT PARADE
OF STRIKERS
Thousands of Mine Workers
in Line Today.
Monster Demonstration at
Hazleton This Afternoon.
Freeland Sends a Large
Delegation—The Strike.
One of the greatest labor demonstra
tions ever held In the Lehigh region,
and by far the greatest labor parade in
this section for tho past quarter of a
century, took place this afternoon.
Forty-one local unions of tho United
Mine Workers wore in line, and men
and boys from every town in tho terri
tory bounded by Upper Lehigh, Coal
dalo, Silver Brook and Nuremberg
marched the streets of Hazleton.
That city is crowded with visitors,
and when tho parade started the prin
cipal streets were filled from end to end.
President Mitchell and other leaders
delivered addresses when the parade
was over.
The parade started at 2.30 o'clock.
Tho number of men in line is estimated
at 10,500, the South Side furnishing al
most one-half of these.
The parade consisted of three divi
sion. Tho chief marshal was Thomas
Duffy, president of District No. 7. His
aides were Hon. William R. Jeffrey, of
Ha/.leton, and James Brogan, of Upper
Lehigh.
Next to the marchers themselves, the
MeAdoo girls, who have taken an im
portant part in this strike, were the
centre of attraction. They led the pa
rade.
Tho marchers had an ideal day. Tho
sun never shone brighter than it did
this afternoon, and, notwithstanding
the long walk many locals had to make
before reaching Hazleton, the men ap
peared fresh and stepped along briskly
to tho inspiring music which led thorn.
FHKKI.AND WELL UEI'HKSKNTED.
The town was all excitement this
morning. In tho vicinity of the Grand
opera house, where several branches of
the Mine Workers have their head
quarters, hundreds of men, dozens of
wagons, trucks and carriages, and
swarms of breaker boys gathered at an
early hour.
At 10.30 o'clock tho line was formed.
Headed by St. Ann's band, the members
of which were dressed in overalls and
blouses, the Freeland union paraded
Ridge and Centre streets, and started
off on their ten-mile walk for Hazleton.
Every man carried a small American
flag. They came down Centre street,
four abreast, with 528 men in lino. Fol
lowing thorn came tho wagons filled
with breaker boys and one buss-load of
girls.
Local 1521, of Upper Lehigh, also
passed through town, with 212 men in
its ranks and a drum corps at its head.
At Drifton the employes of Coxe Bros.
Co., to tho, number 'of nearly 300, fell
in. Jeddo added several hundred to tho
now-swelling lino and Ebervalo sent out
almost every man in the town.
Many of tho banners carried from
here bore Inscriptions which were loud
ly applauded along the route. Among
them wore:
"10 per cent fiat."—Freeland.
"Give our fathers justice, then we
can go to school." —Upper Lehigh boys.
"Send us to school."—Freeland break
er boys.
"This is what tho coal king gave me."
—One-armed Freeland breaker boy.
"The operators live in mansions, wo
live in hovels."—Hazle Brook.
"Stick to the fight boys, wo are sure
to win."—Upper Lehigh.
"When God is with us, who can be
against us. " —Upper Lehigh.
NEARLY OVER.
Believed That Minors and Operator* Will
End Strike This Week.
There is a well-defined rumor afloat
that the coming week will see the wind
up of the strike. Neither the strikers
nor the operators admit this openly, but
it is the feeling that tho contest will not
bo continued much longer. Both sides
are expected to make concessions. The
operators say they have none to make,
but under certain pressure they aro ex
pected to make them nevertheless.
The politicians have had their say in
the negotiations looking toward a settle
ment, and now the sales agents for the
big coal companies and tho retail dealers
in the big cities aro taking a hand.
They aro writing and telegraphing overy
day to tho coal companies, that unless
| something is done very soon to bring tho
I strike to an end, and efforts made to get
FREELAND, PA, MONDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1900.
some hard coal on the market at reason
able figures, tho anthracite trade will be
demoralized for years to come, and some
of it will be lost forever.
Tho operators who have not agreed to
tho terms of the Scranton convention
must make tho biggest concession, and
there is every reason to believe that
they will do it before the week is out.
There are some who favor holding out
against the miners' demands, but this
class is not in the majority. The out
look today is favorable to the working
men obtaining a flat increase of 10 per
cent for every mine employe.
STATEMENT FROM MITCHELL.
President Mitchell gave out tho fol
lowing statement last evening:
"As there seems to bo some disposition
on the part of tho public to place tho re
sponsibility for the prolongation of tho
strike on tho shoulders of the Mine
Workers, I, speaking for them, want to
say that when the Scranton convention
accepted tho 10 per cent advance, pro
vided the operators abolish the sliding
scale and guarantee Its payment until
April 1, the miners had met the opera
tors more than half way. As a conse
quence, tho responsibility for the con
tinuation of the strike rests solely upon
the failure of the operators to treat the
proposition of their employes consid
erately.
"Tho public should understand that
unsatisfactory as is tho proposition of
tho operators who make tho reduction
on powder a part of tho advance of 10
per cent, that even this proposition has
not been offered by a large number of
the coal producing companies of the
anthracite region, and until all com
panies guarantee payment of the 10 per
cent advance above the rates paid in
September until April 1, according to
the Scranton convention, the miners
are powerless to act. I want to repoat
again that there can bo no partial or
sectional settlement of the strike."
POSTING NEW NOTICES.
All tho individual operators of tho
Schuylkill region have followed tho lead
of the Reading Company by posting now
notices offering all their mine cmployos
a straight increase of 10 per cent. In
the Wyoming and Lackawanna regions
a majority of tho individual operators
and somo of the largor corporations
have posted new notices, hut all contain
the objectionable powder note. In tho
Lehigh region similar notices have been
posted by all tho operators except tho
Lehigh and Wilkesbarro Company, tho
Drifton companies and Markle & Co.
Companies which produce about 05
per cent of the total production have
guaranteed the payment of the 10 per
cent advance, and have abolished the
sliding scale.
When Mr. Mitchell was asked what,
he would do if all the companies wore
to post notices, he said: "When all the
companies have posted notices, then I
will have something to say."
When it was suggested to him that
there might be a break in the ranks of
the strikors if the contest was to con
tinue much longer, he said that not one
union man will go back to the mines
until ofticially notiiied to return.
NATIONAL CONVENTION.
W. B. Wilson, secretary-treasurer of
the United Mine Workers, has an
nounced that the next national conven
tion of the organization will convene in
Indianapolis, on January 21, 1001.
The officers to bo elected are: Presi
dent, vice president, secretary-treasurer,
eight executive board members, three
auditors, three members of tho creden
tials committee and seven delegates to
tho American Federation of Labor.
NEW LOCAL ORGANIZED.
A new local of the United Mine
Workers was organized in tho Second
ward yesterday afternoon and a largo
number of the residents of that section
of town were enrolled as members.
This is the "baby" local of the district,
but It gives promiso of becoming a
strong and healthy child, judging from
its appearance in the line that left town
today for Hazleton.
VERDICT OF CORONER'S JURY.
The jury empaneled to ascertain the
cause of tho death of Ralph Mills, who
was killed at Oneida on October 10, has
rendered tho following verdict:
"That Ralph Mills camo to his death
by gunshot wounds in tho back, two
wounds in number, each 1 1 4 inches in
diameter, said wounds causing instant
death and were inflicted by a person or
persons unknown to this jury."
The school teachers of tho region de
parted this morning for Wilkesbarre, to
attend the annual county institute.
They look forward to a week of much
interest and pleasure.
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.
Urover's City drug store.
Buy your ice cream at Helper's.
Marriage Bells.
Patrick Gallagher, of Ebervale, and
Miss Mary Gallagher, of town, will be
married Wednesday at St. Ann's church.
The bride-to-be is a sister of William
Gallagher, of South Ridge street.
Herbert W. Fritz, of Rockport, and
Miss Ellen P. Stewart, of Walnut street,
will be married on Thursday at the
home of the bride's mother, Mrs. It. A.
Dodson.
Patrick Brislin, of Jeddo, and Miss
Bridget O'Donneli, of Ebervale, will be
married in tho near future and will
take up their residence in Freeland.
John Davis and Miss Lizzie Oschman,
both of town, were married on Friday
evening.
Qulrino Devido and Miss Raffaella
Dobat, both of Drifton, were married
by Squire Buckley on Saturday morn
ing.
Foster Comp, of Drifton, and Miss
Clara Ilouseknecht, of Butler, were
married at Hazleton on Saturday.
High School Pupils.
At Friday evening's meeting of tho
High School Literary Association the
following program was rendered:
Recitation—Miss Maggio Boyle.
Essay—Miss Kate O'Donneli.
Recitation—James Halpin.
Essay—Orion Vanauken.
Reckation—Miss B. McGinlcy.
Essay—Samuel Wilson.
Essay—George Denneny.
Debate—"Resolved, that civilization
justifies the occupation and dismember
ment of the Chinese empire by the
united action of the powers." Affirm
ative, John Slpple and Miss Mamie
Hayes; negative, George Dennenny and
Miss Lizzie Sachs. Judges, Thomas
Rohrbach and Misses Grace Kerschner
and Lina Vanauker. Decision, affirm
ative.
Factions Still Fighting.
There are additional complications In
the Democratic mix-up. Rush Trescott,
candidate of the Garman faction, began
proceedings to determine why lie should
not bo placed on the Democratic ticket.
It may have to go to a jury, and in that
case would not be determined until iong
aftor the election. Lawyers for the
Lenahan faction also filed objections to
the Workingmen's party and the Citi
zens' party, on both of which are Gar
man men. These latter retaliated with
objections to the Anti-Trust tlckot, which
Is composed of Lenahanites.
Hazletonian's Sudden Death.
Frank W. Cooper, of Hazleton, who
had a large acquaintance here, died Fri
day night in Leiin's hotel, Wilkesbarre,
where ho went to bed shortly after
arriving in that city from his home. He
was aged 3D years and is survived by a
wife and two children. Deceased was a
son of the late M. M. Cooper, who at one
time was interested in Lattlmer collier
ies.
Tho coroner's jury decided that death
was due to heart failure.
Slashed With a Knife.
A man named Ilirdie ran down Centre
stroct Friday evening and when near
Luzerne met Bernard Gallagher, of the
Hill, whom ho slashed on the arm with
a large table knife. Ilirdie previously
had a quarrel with his brother and ap
peared to be on the vergo of Insanity.
Gallagher's cuts were dressed by a phy
sician and required several stitches.
Birdie has not been seen since.
Birthday Anniversary.
The twenty-first birthday anniversary
of Ilenry Schmidt, Jr., was observed on
Saturday evening at tho home of his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. llonry Schmidt,
North Washington street. Quite a
number of the young man's friends
from Freeland and several from out of
town wore present, and with music,
games, etc., a most pleasant oveuing
was spent.
Alley Ball Contest.
The first half of an alloy ball game
between the Gallagher brothers, of
Freeland, and Gatskle and O'Rourke, of
Harwood, took placo yesterday. Tho
Freeland boys were not in their usual
form, and tho half ended with tho score
41 to 15 against them.
The second half of the gamo will be
played here on Sunday next.
Miss Maggie O'Donneli, of Hartford,
Conn., who has boon visiting her par
ents, is spending a few days with county
scat acquaintances.
The best method of cleansing tho
liver is the use of the famous little pills
known as DoWltt's Little Early Risers.
Easy to take. Never gripe. Grovor's
City drug store.
Smoke and chow Kendall, Clock &
Co.'s XXXX union-made. Muftd by
the Clock Tobacco Co., Scranton, Pa.
Gentlemen, for hats and caps go to A
Oswald s. Ho has a nice variety.
HUSBAND AND
WIFE DEAD
Mr. and Mrs. Thos. E.
Davies Pass Away.
Death of the Borough Treas
urer Followed by His Life
Companion—George Filby
Also Expires Suddenly.
Borough Treasurer Thos. E. Davies
died at his home on West Walnut street
on Friday evening, and at 1.45 o'clock
this morning his spirit was followed by
that of his wifo. Tho double affliction
which has fallen upon the family came
suddenly and unexpectedly to their
many friends and relatives, and what
was a happy and contented home but a
short time ago is now shrouded with the
gloom of death.
Mr. Davies' deatli was due to au acci
dent which befell him recently by falling
through a trap-door in tho D. S. & S.
Railroad ofiiee at Drifton, by which
soveral ribs wero fractured and other
iuterna! injuries received. The acci
dent, however, was more serious than at
first supposed, and to the surprise of ills
attendants death claimed him for its
own at 7 o'clock Friday evening.
His devoted wifo had been ill for some
time past, and the shock of her hus
band's deatli was more than she could
bear. Sho sank rapidly yesterday and
last night, and this morning, at the hour
stated above, she breathed her last.
Her ago was OP years, 4 months and 7
days.
Mr. Davies was a quiet, unassuming
citizen who took a keen interest in all
things pertaining to the welfare of the
town. In February, 1807, ho was
honored by bis fellow-voters choosing
hi in as a member of tho town council,
in which position ho served with re
markable ability and fitness. At the
expiration of his term, io March last,
lie was elected by council as treasurer
of the borough, which olliee ho hold at
the time of his death.
Tho deceased was a native of Wales.
He was born on August 10, 1827, at
Landore, near Swansea, Glamorgan
shire. During his early days lie was
employed in the copper works as a
smelter and later as a miner until his
twontieth year, when he übtained a
situation in the Murthyr Tydvil district
as clurk and paymaster for Thomas
Price.
In 1840 Mr. Ilavios married Mary, tho
eldest daughter of Thomas Price, to
whom was born tliroo sons, William, of
Drifton; Thomas, who died In Merthyr
at the age of 1 year and 2 months, and
Evan, who died in Nanticokoon October
22, 18G9. in 1855 he started to work for
the Dowlais Coal and Iron Company,
where he remained for live years. In
1800 he again took up his trade as copper
smelter and worked at Cwn Buckan,
Llaneliy, and later in England.
In 1804 lie came to America, landing
at New Yurk on July 10, 1804. lie went
Baltimore, and in 1800 removed to Prov
idence, Lackawanna county. On June
20 ho moved to Mill Crook, this county,
and iu 1807, his first wifo having died In
tho meantime, was marriod to Jano
Thomas, who survived bor wedding day
only a short while.
Mr. Davies, in 1800, became a resi
dent of Nanticoko, whero ho becamo
interested in labor matters, and served
for somo time as president of the Nanti
coko branch of tho Workingmen's
Beneficial Association. In 1872 ho re
moved to Wilkesbarre and entered tho
employ of Hon. Morgan B. Williams.
Later he removed to Avondale, whero
ho remained until 1877, when lie became
a resident of Drifton, On Juno 7, 1878,
ho was marriod to Ann Jones, to whom
was born six children, two of whom sur
vive them, Mrs. George 11. Thomas and
Mrs. Oswald Brobst, botli of Freeland.
Fourteen years ago Mr. and Mrs. Davies
built themselves a comfortable home on
Wost Walnut street and have since been
respected residents of town.
During his employment in Drifton
Mr. Davies bold various positions, but
for somo time past had charge of tho
tracks around No. 2 breaker, also tho
locie tracks from No. 1 colliery.
Botli funerals will take placo tomor
row afternoon at 2 o'clock. Services
will be conducted at tho house by Rev.
John T. Griffith, of Lansford, after
which tho remains will be Interred lu
Freeland ceuiotcry.
DKATII OF GKOKOK FILBY.
Goorgo Filby, a well known and
rospeeted resident of town, died sud
denly at his home on Walnut street
at 4 o'clock on Saturday afternoon.
Last winter tho deceased sustained
severe injuries by falling on an icy side-
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Periodicals —
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Sporting Goods—
none better and cheaper.
WOODRING'S
Opposite the Birkbeck Brick.
Wm. Wehrman,
~W" atoh.rn.aker.
Watches and Clocks for sale, and repairing
of ull kinds given prompt uttuntiuu.
Centre street, below South.
ORION STROII,
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW
and
NOTARY PUBLIC.
Office: ltooms 1 and 2, Birkbeck Briek, Freeland
JOHN M. CARR,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
All legal business promptly attended.
Fostoffleo Building. ... Freeland.
MCLAUGHLIN,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
Legal Business of Any Description.
Urcnnan's Building, So. Centro St. Freeland.
R. J. O'DONNELL,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
Legal Business Promptly Attended.
Campbell Building, ... Freeland.
JOHN J. McBREARTY,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
Legal Business of every description, Fire
insurance, and Conveyancing given prompt
attention.
MoMouamln Building,South Centre Street.
''PHOS. A. BUCKLEY,
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE.
All business given prompt attention.
Tribune Building. . Main Street.
JJR N. MALEY,
DENTIST.
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Second Floor, . . Birkbeck Brick.
JYJRS. S. E. HAYES,
FIRE INSURANCE AGENT.
Washington Street.
None but reliable companies represented.
Also agent for the celebrated high-grade
I wtios ul' 1 luxe It <>n Bros., New York city.
S. 8. IIESS,
DENTIST.
37 South Centre Street.
Second Floor Front, - Itefowich Buildiug.
walk and was compelled to spend several
months in the Miners' hospital. Ho
never fully recovered from the effects of
the accident, and the physicians ascribo
his death to the injuries roceived at
that timo.
Mr. Fllby was aged 58 years and had
been a resident of Freeland since
February 22, 1887, coming here from
Lofty, Schuylkill county, lie served
one term as janitor for tlio borough,
lie is survived by his wife.
The funeral will take place tomorrow
morning at 10 o'clock. Services will bo
conducted at St. Luke's Lutheran
church by Rev. J. J. Kuntz, followed by
interment in Freeland cemetery.
FUNEKAL OF JOHN lIKSS.
The remains of the late John llcss,
of the Second ward, were followed by a
largo number of friends and acquaint
ances yesterday afternoon from his late
homo to St. Luke's Lutheran church,
where services were conducted by Rev.
J. J. Kuntz. From the church tho
funeral proceeded to Freeland cemetery,
where all that was mortal of the de
ceased were laid at rest.
No other pills can equal He Witt's
Little Early Risers for promptness,
certainty and efticioncy. Grover's City
drug store.