FREELAND TRIBUNE.
VOL. XIV. NO. 71,
Storm Kibo
Boot. % Calf.
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TRADE MARK \
IS BRANDED A/ i*?'' J
ON EVERY ft/ 0?"
Extra Heavy
r Sole, Rope
Stitch, Ex
tension Edge, Low Heel.
\ Exact Reproduction of this Style Shoe.
Douglas Shoes for Men.
Clothing and Shoe House.
REFOWICH BUILDING. FREELAND.
See Our Unprlnn Overcoats.
T. CAMPBELL,
deulcr in
Dry Goods, Groceries,
Boots and Shoes.
Also
PURE WINES h LIQUORS
FOR FAMILY
AND MEDICINAL PURPOSES.
Centre and Main streets. Freeland.
"orx:R:Ere~'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. Carry, South Centre Street.
DePIERRO - BROS.
CYXBXEL
Corner of Centre and Front Street*.
Gibson, Dougherty, Kaufor Club,
liosenhluth's Velvet, of which wo h ve
EXCLUSIVE SALE IN TOWN.
Mumtn's F.xtra Dry Champagne,
Hoiinossy Brandy, Blackberry,
Gins, Wines, Clarets, Cordials, Etc
Ham and Schweitzer Cheese Sandwiches,
Sardines, Etc.
MEALS - AT - ALL - HOURS.
Wm. Wehrman,
"NTC atclxnaalrer.
Repairing a Specialty.
Thirty-four Year's Experience.
Next to Neußurger's Store.
Geo. H. Hartman,
Meats and Green Tinck.
Fresh Lard a Specialty.
Centre Street, near Central Hotel.
Santa Claus'
HEADQUARTERS
ABE AT
IM:. mekezt'S
Candy, Confectionery and Toy Store.
You arc invitud to call and see
the largest and linest line of Holi
day Goods in lower Luzerne coun
ty. We have all the latest
NOVELTIES IN
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"^Secb:
We have the grandest and larg
est display of Toys ever shown in
Freeland. We cannot enumerate
the articles here, as space will not
permit. Call and see them; the
prices are right.
The purity, richness, and flavor
of our Candies, Bon-Bons, etc.,
need no praise. From the many
flavors, something can be selected
to suit the taste.
M. MERKT,
Wholesale and Retail.
17-10 Centre St., Freeland.
Long Distance Telephone.
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FREELAND, PA., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1901.
FEDERATION
FAVORS JAPS
Labor Men Will Not Ask
for Their Exclusion.
All Efforts to Be Confined
to Procure Re-enactment
of Present Chinese Law.
OLher Business.
After an unsuccessful attempt on the
part of the convention of leaders to avoid
the Japanese question, the American
Federation of Labor yesterday came out
squarely and declared against Including
Japanese and all other Asiatic races in
the exclusion act. The resolution de
claring for Chinese exclusion was unan
imously adopted.
President James O'Conncll, of the Ma
chinists, presented the report of the
committee on the Chinese exclusion. It
enumerated under eight heads the rea
sons why the Chinese should be excluded,
directed that Chinese exclusion should
be given preference over all other
matters by the Federation's legislative
committee and in a detachable clause at
the foot of the report declared for an
amendment that would exclude Japanese
and all other Asiatic races.
The committee, Chairman O'Connell
explained, was a unit on tlio Chinese
question, but only a bare majority favor
ed the -Jap" clause.
President Gompers took the floor and
succeeded in having the ".lap'' clause
eliminated from the report and set aside
for future reference. "There is no
peril threatening us from Japan,'" said
Mr. Gompers. "Lot us confine our
selves to giving attention to the im
minent danger. Let us bend all our
energies in keeping the Chinaman out
of the United States and every country
over which tho Hag of the United States
floats."
The resolution presented by the Inter
national Typographical Union declaring
against anti-scalping legislation was
adopted after a lengthy discussion. State
Senator Tanquary, of Colorado, who is a
delegate of the Order of Railway Teleg
raphers, led in the light against the
resolution, saying that anti-scalping laws
are absolutely necessary to the protec
tion of railroad companies from ticket
forgeries.
One of the important resolutions de
feated on the recommendation of the
committee was that of tho American
Flint Glass Workers, calling for tho
adoption of a general union label. The
committee explained that such a label
would bo useless until a law was en
acted to protect it.
The committee on the secretary's re
port refused to concur in tho recom
mendation that the per capita tax be
increased from one-third of one per cent
to two thirds, and presented a substitute
recommendation that it be made one
half of one per cent. The convention
adopted the substitute.
Among the resolutions adopted were
these: For home rule in tho District of
Columbia; for a law regulating the num
ber of men to be employed on vessels;
to amend the alien contract law to in
clude musicians; for a charter and a
SIO,OOO appropriation to common labor
ers; against the convict labor system,
by which prisoners are leased to private
individuals.
Three Deaths Yesterday.
John McElwee, a man employed by
Charles Murriu, Sr., during the past six
weeks on the latter's farm in Butler
valley, died suddenly early yesterday
morning. He had been unwell for
soveral weeks past and on his last visit
to Freeland. about three weeks ago, he
prophesized to friends here that they
would never see him alivo again. Me
expired shortly after arising yesterday.
The deceased was a resident of the
Lehigh region for the past forty years.
11c was aged 62 years.
Tbe funeral took place this afternoon.
Interment was made at St. Ann's ceme
tery.
Mrs. Elvira Buchman, of Upper Le
high, died early yesterday after a short
Illness. The deceased was the wife of
Albert Buchman, who, with two chil
dren, survive her. Mrs. Buchman was
one of the leading members of the
English Baptist church of town and was
respected by her many acquaintances.
Mrs. Buchman was nged 31 years.
The funeral will take place tomorrow
Condy 0. Boyle,
dealer In
LIQUOR, WINE, BEER, PORTER, ETC.
The tiiicst brands of Domestic and Imported
Whiskey on sale. Fresh Rochester and Shen
andoah Iteer and Vcuntflinu's I'orter on tap.
V# Centre street
afternoon at Wyalusing, Bradford
county. The remains will leave Free
land at II 51 a. m. on the Lehigh Val
lev train.
Mrs. Charles Wagner, aged 40 years,
a step-daughter of Coal and Iron Police
Officer Gottlieb Filler, of Jeddo, was
found dead in bed at her homo in Mazle
ton yesterday morning.
Narrow Escape From Death.
Mrs. John Edwards, of Upper Lehigh,
had a narrow escape from a frightful
death yesterday. It was ''butchering
day" for the family and Mrs. Edwards
was engaged in making pudding in the
garden. She unconsciously stepped too
close to the fire underneath the pot she
was tending, and the fl niies touched
her dross.
In an instant her clothing was ablaze
and she was enveloped in a sheet of
flame. So sudden was the accident that
her friends about her were stunned,
and most of them were so overcome at
the unexpected sight that they were
helpless to aid her.
However, among the number was
William Williams, and to his presence
of mind Mrs. Edwards owes her life.
Me grasped a bucket of water and
threw it over the burning woman. No
more water being at hand, ho ran to a
nearby clothesline on which hung blank
ets and other bcdcloihiug and wrapped
several around her, completely extin
guishing the fire.
Mrs. Edwards' body was burned in
spots and her hair was destroyed, but
she escaped serious injury and will
Smallpox at Hazleton,
The people of Mazleton are again up
against that dreaded disease, smallpox.
A case was discovered yesterday after
noon in a hotel on Mine street. The
house is run by Mrs. Mary Simpson,
who lias several female boarders.
Violet Hums is the name of the woman
upon whom the symptoms made their
first appearance in the house, and after
an examination of the other occupants
it was found that Lillian Lewis and
Madeline Huntley were also iii tho lirst
stages of the disease.
A special session of Mazleton Hoard
of Health was held last night. The
Simpson house was ordered closed and
the Hums woman ordered removed to
the pesthouse lately occupied by Mrs.
Faas, who was alllieted and recovered
from the disease.
Boy Seriously Hurt,
Neal Doyle, a young son of Patrick
Boyle, of Coxe addition, met with a
serious accident yesterday while at
work in No. 2 colliery, Drifton. Titer boy
was employed as a door tender, and
upon hearing the driver coming along the
gangway went forward to set the latches
on the track. While thus engaged the
heoi of his foot became fastened in the
latches and despite his efforts ho was
unable to release the member.
The driver, not being aware of the
boy's predicament, continued on his
course, with tho result that Boyle
was run down and tho trip of cars
crushed his foot in a fearful manner.
Tho victim was taken to the Minors'
hospital and the last reports from that
institution state that his condition is
almost hopeless.
Fair Preparations.
Members of the Tigers Athletic Club
are distributing today the lirst Issue or
the Tigers fair Bulletin, a four-page
tb roe-column paper published In the
interest of tho fair which the club will
hold from the 14th to 28th inst. The
Bulletin contains considerable news
matter relative to the fair, also a num
ber of advertisements of Freeland busi
ness people. Other issues of the paper
will be published on tho 11th, 18th.
21st and 25th inst.
Booths and stands are being erected
for the fair in Kroll's opera house, and
in a day or two everything will be ready
for Saturday evening, the opening
night.
Barrett's Appointments.
Recorder-elect Barrett on Monday
evening announced the list of his ap
poinmenta as follows:
John Smoulter, Nantlcoke, chief
deputy.
E. C. Barrett. Wanamie, chlof clerk.
Thomas Moore, Plymouth, clerk.
Daniel O'Donnell, Wilkesbarre, clerk.
Casfllar Sosnoskl, Nantlcoke, clerk.
Clarence B. Johnson, Westinoor, clerk.
Cornelius Gallagher,Glen Lyou, clerk.
Mr. Barrett is the only one of the
officials elected last month who failed to
recognize tho Fourth district in making
his appointments.
IteKtaurant For Sale.
The good will and fixtures of the res
taurant of Stanley Rudewick, Front
street; best paying localiqu in town;
good reason for selling. Apply to
Daniel Kline, attoruey-at-law.
ROUND THE REGION
Patrick Gibbons, who while tem
porarily insane last October murdered
his aged wife, was acquitted on the
ground of insanity. Gibbons is a
member of an influential South Scran
ton family, his brothers being coal op
erators, and one of them Is president of
Seranton school board. Me was previous
ly been confined as a lunatic, but was
brought home by his wife when lie be
came rational. Me will again bo con lin
ed in the asylum.
With the aid of dynamite Michael
Ferrens blew off the lock of the freight
house of the Lehigh Valley Railroad
Company at Pottsville and was appre
hended as he was coming out with a box
of goods upon his shoulder. Mo took to
his heels and the ollicers fired after him
wounding him in the leg. The man was
removed to Pottsville hospital.
A cave-in which carried down the
Knickerbocker colliery siding, part of
the Lehigh Valley tracks, and a public
road and endangered the big trestle of
the Lakeside Railway Company occurred
at Yatesville last night. The breacli is
200 feet wido and twelve feet deep.
The Knickerbocker workings underlie
that locality.
The Northwest breaker, at Simpson,
operated by the Temple Iron Company
was destroyed by fire Monday night,
entailiug a loss of $05,000. It is sup
posed that the fire was of incendiary
origin. Seven hundred men and boys
are thrown out of work. A week ago
the shops about the breaker was burned.
Harney O'Neil, an employe of tho
West End Coal Company at Shickshinny,
invited a number of friends to enjoy the
hospitality of his home over Sunday.
When tho guests arrived at the place
which is two miles back in the moun
tains, tliey found tho house in ashes,
and the burned body of their host in the
ruins.
A two-year-old child of John Pop
luskl, at Buck Mountain, is ill with a
disease that has been diagnosed as
smallpox. Considerable alarm Is felt in
town over the discovery, and every pre
caution is being taken to prevent its
spread. Tho public schools at that
place have been closed.
The through Lehigh Valley express
from Chicago to Philadelphia and New
York narrowly escaped being wrecked
at Pittston. While traveling at the rate
of forty miles an hour the engine loft
tho track and plowed the ties for one
hundred yards. Engineer McFarland
stuck to his post and brought tho train
to a stop.
THEATRICAL
"Did Arkansaw, which is to be the
next attraction here, is a melodrama of
unsual interest. Probably no dramatic
production has met with sucli in
stantaneous favor as Fred Ray
mond's interesting melodrama. Each
individual member of the company has
been selected with the utmost care.
The cast is made up of the following
well known artists: Frank O. Ireson.
Vic Lambert, Grace Hays, Frank Owens,
Robert C. Hell, Ella Miller, Percy R.
Denton, Minnie Hodman and F. W.
Sewell. All these people are familiar tb
the public, having often appeared in
former big productions. Tho minor
parts are also in good hands and this is
considered one of the most noted com
binations of talent producting a melo
drama.
x t x
The antics of Kid and Nod in the play
"The Evil Eye," occupying the boards at
the Lyceum theater, are side-splitting
and kept last night's audience, which
was a large one, in a continual state of
laughter. The Brothers Kennard play
tbe parts of those two fun-makers, Nld
and Nod. They are mute, and the play
is a mixture of pantomime and singing.
The Brothers Kennard are good acro
bats.
The human windmill is one of the
spectacular features of the performance.
An electric light ballet Is another pleas
ing feature of the show. Pretty and
graceful girls go through a dance, their
garments being covered with incandes
cent lights. The two songs sang by
Miss liinile Benner made a decided hit.
She has an excellent contralto voice and
a remarkable range. She was loudly ap
plauded.
The play Is beautifully and artistically
staged, and the effects are novol.—Buf
falo Times, November 111. 1901.
PLEASURE.
December 14 to 28.—Fair of the
Tigers Athletic Club at Krell's opera
house.
December 25.—Shooting for turkeys,
geese, etc., at the rooms of the South
lleherton Sporting Club.
December 25.—Opening date of fair at
Eckley Catholic church.
January 13 to 18.—Fair of Loyal
Castle, No. 05. A. O. K. of M. C., at
Krell's opera house.
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.
A union labor meeting was held at
Wilkesbarre Monday night at which an
address was made by Congressman If.
W. Palmer. Me said he favored not
only the exclusion of the Chinese
and all cheap labor but of Anarchists
as well. Samuel Gompors, John Mitchel
and other labor leadors delivered ad
dresses.
S. Rudewick and Mrs. Frank Mc-
Dermott, two residents of town who
have been ill or somo time past, are
very low and their recovery is con
sidered improbable.
Complete stock of felts, all kinds of
rubber boots and shoes and a full line of
men's and women's slippers at moderate
prices at John Bellezza's, 110 S. Centre
street, near Luzerne, Freeland.
A large number of candidates were
Initiated by Division G, A. O. 11., last
evening. At the conclusion of the
ceremonies a social session was held.
A dwelling block occupied by four
families, and owned by the Lehigh
Valley Coal Company, was destroyed
by lire at Mazleton Monday night.
A. Oswald has the agency for the cele
brated Elysian's extracts and perfumery.
The finest goods made. Try them.
The saloon of Richard Welsh, on
South Centre street, has been purchased
by Condy Moy, who took charge today.
Irving A. Stearns, of Wilkesbarre,
president of tho Coxe companies, spent
part of the week at Drifton.
Candy and nuts at Keiper's.
Thomas A. McCole, of Washington, I).
C., is visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
John McCole, South Ridge street.
The December mooting of the borough
council will be held this evening.
Tree ornaments at Keiper's.
DOLLS! DOLLS!
Laubach's
Is the store where the stock is
the largest and the prices low
est. Come and see our great
assortments of
Holiday Novelties,
Christmas Toys,
Tree Trimmings
and
Ornaments.
No others can offer you such
bargains as onr store contains.
Spend your money here and it
will be well invested.
B. C. LAUBACH,
Baker anil Confectioner,
Centre Street, Freeland.
Ladies', Misses' and Children's
Coats and Capes
At prices that every buyer
who cares for economy should
share in. Every garment thor
oughly correct and up-to-date.
Automobile and Raglans.
Very good selections can be
made here from our lines of
these articles. We have al
ready sold a large number.
Dry Goods and
Ladies' Furnishing Goods.
In these lines we have nice
selections to be had at suit
able prices.
Mrs. R. Thompson,
South Centre Street, Freeland.
TR I-WEEKLY
Open Evenings
Until After tiie Holidays
Overcoats That
Defy Jack Frost
Are most in demand ilioso days,
and we've got a stock of them that
is not equalled in this town, if style,
lit, tailoring and quality are tho
standards by which they may bo
judged. Sizes are complete in all
makes and grades, and the values
offered cannot bo approached by
any other house. Our guarantee
for one year with every garment.
Try us also for Underwear,
Shoes, Neckwear and Little
Men's Clothing.
Phila. One-Price Clothing House.
S. SENIE, PltOP.
Birkbeck Brick, Freeland, Pa.
£HIAS. ORION STROM,
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW
and
NOTARY PUBLIC.
Office: Rooms 1 and 2, Birkbeck brick, Freeland
JOHN M. CARR,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
All legal business promptly attended.
Poßtoffice Building, ... Freeland.
Mclaughlin,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
Legal Baeineee of Any JJeecriplion.
Brennan't Building, So. Coutro St. Freeland.
R. J. O'DONNELL,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
Campbell Building, ... Freeland
White Haven Olliee, Kane Building, Opposite
Postoflice; Tuesdays, Saturdays.
JOHN J. McIIREARTY,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
Legal Business of every description, Fire
Insurance, and Conveyancing given prompt
attention.
McMcmtmin Building, South Centre Street.
N. MA LEY,
DENTIST.
OVER BIRKBECK'S STORE,
Second Floor, - . Birkbeck Brlok
S. E. 11AYES,
FIRE INSURANCE AGENT.
Washington Street.
None but reliable companies represented.
Also agent for tho celebrated high-grade
I lanoa ot Hazelton Bros., New York city.
S. S. HESS,
DENTIST.
37 South Centre Street.
Second Floor Front. . Refowich Building.
A. UUCKLEY,
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE.
All businees given prompt attention.
Tribune Building, Main Street
OS"W^.XjID,
dea'er in
Dry Goods, Notions,
Groceries and Provisions.
FRESH ROLL AND
Creamery Butter Always in Stock.
Minnesota's Best
Patent Flour A Specialty.
EVERY ARTICLE GUARANTEED.
N. W. Cor. Centre and Front St*.. Freeland.
Shoes for
Fall and Winter
We have filled our spading
store with the latest and host
lines of Footwear in the
market for Men, Women and
Children.
We have placed prices on our
shoes which represent a vary
small margin of profit, and
therefore can guarantee you
the best goods for the least
money.
There are no better lines •£
shoes in the county to select
from. We fit big or little feet
perfectly. Prices are always
just right. We invite you to
come and see us before you
make your purchases.
STAR SHOE STORE,
HUGH M ALLOY, PROP.,
Ceulre and YYuluut Streets,