FREELAND TRIBUNE.
VOL. XIII. NO 89
GREA T
CLEARANCE
SALE
OOXHSTGr OUST.
Two Sample Lots:
T.rvf 01 R consists of 500 Men's White and
L colored Laundered Shirts; 75c
grade and sometimes sold ut $l; clearance
sale price, 30c.
T.rf O l )7 consists of about, 34 dozen latest
LjUl style Ties, including tecks, four
ln hands and string ties; sold during the holi
days for 35c and 50c; clearance sale price, 18c.
Rcfowich'tt Wear Well
Clothing and Shoe House
Refowlch Building, Froeland.
Have You Seen Our Window Display?
He and Clew
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UNION-MADE.
Manufactured by
The Clock Tobacco Co.,
Scranton, l'a.
■\X7"illia,:nn. Scliwartz,
Sole Agent for Hazleton and Vicinity.
GEO. KROMMES,
dealer in
GROCERIES
and
PROVISIONS.
Rebate Checks Given for Cash.
Birkbock and Walnut Streets.
LAUBACH'S VIENNA BAKERY.
B. C. LAIfBACH, Prop.
Choice Bread of All Kinds, Cakes, and Pas
try, Daily. Kauey and Novelty Cakes Baked
to Order.
■nnmiTeiniiui
supplied to balls, parties or picnics, with
all necessary adjuncts, at shortest
notice and fairest prices.
Delivery and eupply way one to all parte nj
town and mrroundinge every day.
~~AMANDUS OSWALD,
dealer in
Dry Goods, Groceries
and Provisions.
FRESH ROLL BUTTER AND EGGS.
A celebrated brand of XX flour
always in stock.
Latest Hats and Caps.
All kinds of household utensils.
A. W Cor. Centre and Front Bta., Freeland.
EVERY BUYER
OF SHOES
is neglecting his duty to his
purse if he fails to learn our
prices and examine our
qualities and styles before
investing money in footwear.
We Sell Shoes
and nothing else. You can
buy to better advantage here
than in stores where shoes
are carried as a side-line,
and if you give us the op
portunity we will prove to
you that this is true.
STAR
SHOE STORE.
Corner Centre and
Hugh MdllOy, Prop. Walnut Streets.
FATAL END TO
' LONG ILLNESS
John Leisenring, of Upper
Lehigh, Is Dead.
Former Congressman Suc
i 1 cumbed to Disease in a
Philadelphia Hospital Late
Saturday Night.
Former Congressman John Leisen
ring, of Upper Lehigh, died lo the
University hospital, Philadelphia, late
Saturday night. Death wan due to a
complication of heart and kidney
. troubles.
Mr. Leisenring had been in poor
health for almost a year, and was ar
ranging for a trip to the South for a rest
when, in December last, cardiac pain
- appeared, and he was removed from
, Upper Lehigh to tho hospital. Ho had
steadily Improved and the talk of the
Southern trip had been renewed when
the relapse occurred. Mrs. Leisenring
and Dr. Evans were with blin when he
died.
John Leisenring was born June 13,
1853, In Ashton, now Lansford, Carbon
county, Pa. He received a good educa
tion In the schools In Bethlehem, Pa.,-
and Merchantvillc and Princeton, N. J.
He then devoted himself to his profes
sion, that of a mining engineer, and be
came an extensive coal operator.
His father was the owner of soi •
valuable coal lands at Upper Lehigh
and its immediate vicinity, and in time
he became very wealthy. His son, John-
Inherited the father's business traits.
After he left college he became associat
ed with his father and elder brother,
Edward, in mining. The firm was very
successful.
Ha was an earnest Republican, and
iu 1894 he consented to becomo a candi
date for congress from the Twelfth dis
trict. Ho was elected to the Fifty
fourth congress, receiving 18,114 votes
to 12,644 for VV. H. Hines, his Demo
cratic competitor.
Ho was appointed a member of the
house committee on railways and canals,
and mines and mining, when, by roasoa
of his technical and practical knowledge
of the subjects embraced, be was able to
render excellent service.
After serving his term he refused
despite urgent solicitations to accept a
renominatlon. and retired to private life
March 4, 1897. Although this one term
in congress comprised all his public life,
he continued to take an active Intorest
in political alTairs in the state, and In
Luzerne county.
Mr. Leisenring made his residence at
Upper Lehigh. At the time of his death
ho was president of the Upper Lehigh
Coal Company and a director of the
Moosic Mountain, Mt. Jessup, Silver
Brook and Midvalley companies. He
had heavy holdings in the Lehigh Coal
and Navigation Company and In a gold
mine and cattle ranch In Montana. He
was also a director of several hanks.
His wealth is estimated at over 81,000,-
000.
Mr. Leisenring was married In 1885 to
Miss Mary Simpson, of Mauch Chunk,
who survives him. He leaves no chil
dren.
Tho funeral will take place at 2
o'clock Wednesday afternoon from the
residence of his sister, Mrs. J. S. VVentz,
Mauch Chunk.
Murder Mystery Unsolved.
The police have made a little progress
in their effort to solve tho mystory of
tho death on Thursday of Anthony Lin
dacher, who was found lying in his
kitchen at YVilkesbarre with wounds
on his head. Tho belief that it is mur
i der Is strengthened by the result of the
post-mortem examination, which shows
that the wounds on ihe head formed
blood clots on the brain, and that they
could hardly have been caused by a fall.
What little evidence there is comes
from the neighbors, Mrs. William Smith,
who lives on one side of the Lindacher
house, and Mrs. James Covert, who lives
on the other. Each saw strange men
wandering about the house late on Wed
nesday night.
Morgan Has Options.
Saturday's Philadelphia Times has the
| following to say on coal matters in this
section:
"It is evident that the Morgan syndi
cate has succeeded in centralizing the
coal agoncies and their sole concern is
to gain tho individual coal operations.
The leading operations now bid for are
tho Cross Creek or Coxe estate properties,
Drifton; the G. B. Marklo & Co. collier
ies, at Highland and Jeddo; the Upper
I Lehigh Coal Company, at Upper Lehigh;
, I Eckley, Gowen Totuhickoo aud Stockton '
FREELAND, PA., MONDAY, JANUARY 21, 1901.
collieries, and tho collieries of Calvin
Pardee & Co., at Ilazleton.
"These are all in the Lehigh section,
I and are coal operations of the first order.
They are largely under the control of
1 tho Lehigh Valley Railroad Company,
with tho exception of the Coxe estate
operations.
"The Morgan syndicate has, It Is
stated, options upon all these properties
and will shortly announce tho terms."
James Gillespie Dead.
James Gillespie, Sr., of South Wash-
L ngton street, died at 1.30 o'clock this
( afternoon. The deceased had been se
riously ill for some weeks past. For a
number of years be was employed as
. section foreman on the Lehigh Valley
, Railroad, and was one of t*ho respected
j residents of this region.
Mr. Gillespie is survived by his wife
, and six sons and one daughter, as fol
lows: James J., Allentown; Larry,
. New York city; Francis, William, John
. and Charles, Freeland, and Miss Mary
. J., Freeland. Mr. Gillespie was aged
, 53 years.
, The funeral will take place on
I Thursday morning, leaving tho resld
, ence at I) o'clock. A requiem mas will
, be celebrated at St. Ann's church and
P the Interment will be made at St. Ano'B
, cemetery.
Death of Mrs. Tully.
Mrs. Patrick Tully died on Saturday
. morning at her home In Coxe addition.
She was aged about 60 years. Death
was due to pneumonia, which followed
a severe attack of grip. Mrs. Tully
was a resident of Sandy valley for many
year®, but for the past three years re
sided In town. She is survived by five
t sons, Henry, James, William and John,
( of Freeland, and Patrick, of Sandy
valley.
The funeral will take place tomorrow
at 9 o'clock. A requiem mass will be
read at St. Ann's church, after which
the interment will follow In St. Ann's
cemetery.
Leg Taken Off.
In Sandy Run mines on Saturday
afternoon Benjamin Duffy, a well known
young man of that town, was the victim
of a serious accident. A car became
derailed, and while engaged in replac
ing it on the track a jolt from the locie
threw the preceding one off tho road
and it toppled over on Duffy, crushing
one of his limbs so badly that It was
amputated that evening at the Miner*'
hospital.
Mr. Duffy's condition this morning
was very good, considering his Injuries,
and he Is In no danger.
Report Not True.
The report that has boen In circula
tion for a few days to the effect that
Thomas Welsh, a son of James Welsh,
of tho Third ward, died In the Philip
pines, is not true. A soldier of that
name died a few weeks ago, but he was
a member of Company H, Seventeenth
Infantry, and lived at one time In Car
bon county. Welsh, of town, Is in Com
pany H, Nineteenth Infantry, and in a
recent letter to his parents tells them
that he expects to be home about
August, when his term of enlistment
expires.
Cecilian Literary Society.
The Cecilian Literary Society connect
ed with St. Ann's school elected the fol
lowing officers on Friday:
President—Frank Gillespie.
Vice president—Bernard Gallagher.
Editor—Cormac Kennedy.
Organists—James Brogan and Daniel
Swoouey.
Secretary—Annie McGlll.
Corresponding secretaries—Alphonsus
Gallagher, Rose Gillespie and Nellie
Qulun.
Treasurer—Dominic Dever.
Lattimer Tied Up.
Tho Lattimer mines of Pardee & Co.
are tied up, all the employes going on
strike this morning. The refusal of the
firm to reinstate two discharged men
brought on tho trouble.
Uarwood collieries, operated also by
Pardee & Co., are working today, but a
sympathetic strike Is likely to ha de
clared there tonight.
Railroaders Meet.
A meeting of the D. S. Sc S. Railroad
men was held yesterday afternoon at
Woodslde school house. The failure of
the company to grant the increasn in
wages, as promised, was discussed and a
committee was appointed to again wait
upon the officials.
Literary Association.
The High School Literary Association
has elected the following officers:
President—Leo McDonald.
Librarian—Miss Mattie Lindsay.
Secretary—Mis9 Mamie Hayes.
Treasurer—Miss Katie O'Donnell.
' Fine confectionery at Keiper's.
POLITICAL.
The Republican ticket In the Second
ward was named on Saturday evening,
as follows:
Councilman—A. Rudewlck, Harry
Relfsnyder.
School directors—James Crawford, D.
P. Shelhamer.
Assessor—W. G. Taney.
Judge of election—George Nagle.
Inspector of election—Joseph Sensen
bach.
The failure to renominate Coun
cilman Daniel Kline and School Direct- j
ors Krommes and VV. D. Kline was
quite a surprise to the friends of these
gen tlemen.
The legality of the caucus Is question
ed and tho ticket may be declared irreg
ular.
Following Is the Democratic ticket In
the Sixth ward:
Councllmen —William Gallagher, Ed
ward Doggett.
School director—Dominic Kelly.
Assessor —Robert Mulraney, Sr.
Judge of election—Condy Furey.
Inspector of election—Frank McKin
ley.
Foster Republicans and Democrats
held their delegate elections on Satur
day. The convention of the former
party will be held this evening at Wood
side and the Democrats will convene at
the same place tomorrow evening.
The Republican and Democratic poor
district conventions are being held today
at Weatherly. Director Samuel Gang
wer will bo renominated by the Republi
cans. II is opponent will be Henry
Habel, of Weatherly, or Squire McHugh,
of Heaver Meadow.
The Republican caucus called for
Saturday evening in the First ward was
not held. A number of voters were
present, but upon the suggestion of
several party leaders the caucus was
postponed.
ROUND THE REGION.
The jury in the case of Robert W.
Taylor, the Mahanoy City druggist, who
was charged with attempting to murder
his wife by placing poison in her drink
ing water, brought in a verdict of guilty.
Taylor's counsel tiled reasons for a new
trial. Taylor will shortly be tried for
the murder of Elsie Myers, aged 14 years,
his step-daughter, who drank the pois
oned water and died.
A magazine belonging to a coal com
pany exploded four years ago during a
storm, having boen struck by lightning.
The concussion threw Mrs. Tuckashln9-
ky, of Wilkesbarre, intp her cellar, and
since then she has boen subject to fits.
She sued for 510,000. Judge Ferris took
the case away from the jury and grant
ed a nonsuit.
Two Pitt9ton boys, aged 13 years,
were playing with a revolver, when it
went off. Thomas Flynn received the
charge in his eye, and his sight may be
destroyed.
Quality and not quantity makes De-
Witt's Little Early Risers such valuable
Ifttle liver pills. Grover's City drug store.
At a meeting of the Wilkesbarre Cen
tral Labor Union, with sixty-three
unioift represented, it was decided to
extend financial aid to the 600 girl
strikers at the silk mills in that city.
Michael Snyder was shot and mortally
wounded by his younger brother, Albert,
at Mahanoy City. They had quarreled
and Michael is said to have brandished
a knife vory threateningly, when Albert
drew a revolver and fired three shots,
two of which took effect, one in Michael's
arm, and tho second in his head.
When threatened by pneumonia or
any other lung trouble, prompt relief
is necessary, as it is dangerous to delay.
We would suggest that One Minute
Cough Cure be taken as soon as indica
tions of having taken cold are noticed.
It cures quickly and its early uso
prevents consumption. Grover's City
Drug store.
Charges and counter-charges of bri
bery have been made in Plttston coun
cils. Several members are accused of
taking monoy to aid the passage of an
electric light ordinance, and tho mayor
and city clerk are also charged with
being implicated in the bribes.
After an idloness of four days the
Cranberry colliery of A. Pardee & Co.,
where the men struck for semi-monthly
pay, resumed operations today, the firm
conceding thedomand.
Alex Michalosky, while preparing a
blast in Hazle mines, dropped a 9park
in a keg of powder. Tho explosion
which followed injured him 90 severely
that he died on Saturday.
New County Plans.
Plans for the creation of a new county
In this section are nearly completed.
The bill to be presented in the legisla
lature is ready and will be given In
charge of Representative Haworth.
Very little opposition is anticipated. I
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 remains of John O'DonneJl, of
Mahanoy City, whose death was report
ed in Friday's Issue, arrived here at
12.14 p. in. today. The deceased was a
step-brother of Mrs. John Hrennan, of
Washington street, and was a former
resident of Drifton. The funeral was
met at the station by a number of rela
tives and friends, who accompanied the
remains to St. Arm's cemetery.
A ten-months-old son of Mr. and Mrs.
Willard Davis, of East Foster, died yes
terday and will be buried tomorrow at
White Haven.
Tobacco of all kinds at Keiper's.
Mrs. J. W. Miller, of Birkbeck street,
is attending the funeral of her aunt at
Mountain Grove today.
Mrs. Jerry McCarthy is dangerously
ill and poor hopes of her recovery are
entertained.
Gentlemen, for hats and caps go to A.
Oswald. He has a nice variety.
A special meeting of tho borough
council i 9 called for this evening.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Smith, of Drums,
spent yesterday as the guests of their
daughter, Mrs. S. S. Hess.
The two rockers which were chanced
off by the local lodge of Brotherhood of
Railway Trainmen won by Miss
Katie Gaughan, of Ilazleton, and Post
master B. F. Davis, of town.
Such little pills as DoWitt's Little Early
Risors are vory easily taken, .and they
are wonderfully effective in cleansing
the liver and bowels. Grover's City druer
store.
Among the properties which were to
be sold at sheriff sale on Saturday was
that of Mary and Rudolph Ludwig, of
Freeland, but a stay of execution was
secured and the property will not be
•old for the present.
Mike Barka and Miss Eva Sebastian,
of Drifton, were married on Saturday
by Rev. Martyak, at the Greek Catholic
church.
Tho merited reputation for curing
piles, sores and skin diseases acquired
by DeWitt's Witch Ilazel Salve, has led
to tho making of worthless counterfeits.
Be suro to get only DeWitt's Salvo. Gro
ver's City drug store.
Guy Sensanbach, of town, who is
serving in Company C, Second United
States infantry, is In the regimental
hospital at Columbus, Ohio, suffering
from pneumonia.
The coal region had a taste of zero
weather on Friday, Saturday and Sun
day. A foature of the cold snap was a
five-minute cyclonic snow-storm which
struck town Saturday morning. Dark
ness prevailed, wind blew a gale and
the timid people were greatly alarmed.
The most soothing, healing and anti
septic application ever devised is De-
Witt's Witch nazle Salve. It relieves
at once and cures piles, sores, eczema
and skin diseases. Beware of imita
tions. Grover's City Drug store.
Andrew Vlngo, of Hazle Brook, was
taken to the Miners' hospital on Satur
day. While running away from a blast
in the mines he collided with a car and
broke hi 9 collar bone.
Mrs. John Miller, of Eckley, was
operated upen on Saturday by ilazleton
physicians for the removal of a foreign
object from her stomach. The opera
tion Is said to have been successful.
This season there is a largo death rate
among children from croup and lung
troubles. Prompt action will save the
little ones from those terrible diseases.
We know of nothing so certain to give
instant relief as One Minute Cough Cure.
It can also bo relied upon in grippe and
all throat and lung troubles of adults
Pleasant to take. Grover's City drug
storo.
Hugh McNulty, aged 17 years, was in
jured in No. 2 mine, Highland, on Satur
day by an empty truck passing over his
foot. He was brought to his home on
South Centre street.
The friends of Edward Doggett, whose
eye was Injured in No. 5 mine, Jeddo,
last Monday, regret to learn that the
physicians at Will's Eye hospital deemed
it necessary to remove the injured mem
ber.
Pepsin preparations often fail to re
lieve Indigestion because they can di
gest only albuminous foods. There is
one preparation that digests all classes
of food, and that Is Kodol Dyspepsia
Cure. It cures the worst cases of In
digestion and gives Instant relief, for it
j digests what you eat. Grover's City
1 drug store.
TRI-WEEKLY,
A-l-ways 3STev7-
and "CTp-tc-HDate
Come In and See Them.
Phila. One-Price Clothing House.
S. BENIE, PROP.
Birkbeck Brick, Freeland, Pa.
ORION STROH,
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW
and
NOTARY PUBLIC.
Office: Rooms 1 and 2, liirklicck Brick, Freeland
JOHN M. CARE,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
All legal business promptly attended.
Postoffico Building, ... Freeland.
MCLAUGHLIN,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
Legal Biarinees of Any Deacription.
Brennan's Building, So. Centre St. Freeland.
R. J. O'DONNELL,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
Campbell Building, ... Freeland.
White Haven Office, Kane Building, Opposite
' ostoffice; Tuesdays, Thursdays. Saturdays.
JOHN J. McBREARTY,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
Legal Business of every description, Firo
Insurance, and Conveyancing given prompt
attention.
McMeuamin Building,South Centre Street.
J~JR. N. MALEY,
DENTIST.
OVER BIRK BECK'S STORE,
Second Floor. Birkbeck Brick.
jyjRS. 8. E. HAYES,
FIRE INSURANCE AGENT.
Washington Street.
None but reliable companies represented.
Also agent Tor the celebrated high-grade
I lanoß of Huzclton Bros., New York city.
TJR. S. S HESS,
DENTIST.
37 South Centre Stroet.
Sooond Floor Front. - Rcfowioh Building.
'JpUOS. A. BUCKLEY,
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE.
All bueinena given prompt attention.
Tribune Building, - - Main Street
Geo. H. Hartman,
Meats and Green Truck.
Fresh Lard a Specialty.
Centre Btreot, near Contrail Hotel.
T. CAMPBELL"
dealer in
Dry Goods, Groceries,
Boots and Shoes.
Also
PURE WINES I LIQUORS
FOR FAMILY
AND MEDICINAL PURPOSES.
Centre and Main streets. Freeland.
P. F. McNULTY,
FUNERAL DIRECTOR
AND EMBALMED.
Embalming of female corpses performed
exclusively by Mrs. P. F. MuNulty.
PREPARED TO ATTEND CALLS
DAY OR NIC LIT.
South Centre street, Freeland.
CURB"Y" 3 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.