VOL. XIV. NO. SO, Largest and Best Assortment of Holiday Footwear Handsome line of Slippers for men, women and children at the lowest prices in the entire region at "Mowich'sVearWel Clothing and Shoe House. REFOWICH BUILDING. FREELAND. See Our Men's and Boys' Baglun Overcoats. £HAS. ORION STUOH, ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW and NOTARY PUBLIC. OIBce: Rooms 1 and 2, Blrkbcck Brick, Freeland JOHN M. CARR, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW. All legal business promptly attended. Postofllcc Building, • Freeland. MCLAUGHLIN, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW. Legal Business of Any Description. Brennan's Building, So. Centre St. Freeland. J. O'DONNELL, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW. Campbell Building, - Freeland. White HaveuOlHue, Kuuo Building, Opposite Postotlice; Tuesdays, Saturdays. JOHN J. MoBREARTY, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW. Leg; I Business of every description, Fire lnstir; nee, and Couveyauoiug given prompl at tent ion. MoiVeuamin Building,Bouth Centre Street. J~yi. N. MALEY, DENTIST. OVER BIKKBECK'S STORE, Second Floor, - - Blrkbeok Brick jyJKS. S. E. UAYES, FIRE INSURANCE AGENT. Washington Street. None but reliable companies represented. Also agent for the celebrated high-grade Pianos of Hazoltou Bros., New York city. S. S HESS, DENTIST. 37 South Centre Street. Second Floor Front, - Rofowich Building. '"J-MIOS. A. BUCKLEY, JUSTICE OF THE PEACE. All business yiven prompl attention. Tribune Building. • - Main Street Wm. Wehrman, "Wa/tcliimalcer. Repairing a Specialty. Thirty-four Year's Experience. Next to Neußurger's Store. OSWALD, 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. A. W. Cor. Centre and Front Stß. % Freeland " CUEEY'S Groceries, Provisions, Green T ruck, 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 tTcampbell, denier in Dry Goods, Groceries, Coots and Shoes. Also PURE WINES to LIQUORS FOB FAMILY AND MFD WINAh PURPOBEB. Centre arid Main street*, Freeland. FREELAND, PA., TUESDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1901. CONVENTION GF DISTRICT NO. 7 Lehigh Mine Workers to Meet at Lansford. Important Business Is to Be Transacted at the Annual Gathering—Sessions Be gin January 6. The annual convention of District No. 7, of the United Mine Workers of America, will be held next week at Lansford The sessions will begin on Monday, January 0, and will continue daily until the business of the conven tion has been disposed of. Four days at least will bo consumed by the dele gates in clearing up the past year's work and preparing plans for the dis trict's welfare ih 1902. District No. 7 includes all the local unions of the United Mine Workers in lower Luzerne county, south from Upper Lehigh; all in Carbon county, including the Panther Creek valley, and a number in the upper section of Schuylkill county. The number of delegates who will at tend is estimated at from 110 to 120. Each of these will haye from one to live votes, the number varying according to the numerical strength of the local union represented. The sessions will be presided over by District President, Thomas Duffy, and a number of important matters requiring careful thought will come before the convention. However, the personnel of the officers and delegates chosen is such that the miners of the Lehigh region feel that the gathering will be produc tive of good results and that a year of prosperity for District No. 7 will follow the work of the convention. Not the least Important matter which comes before the convention is the election of officers for the ensuing year. In the Mine Workers the district officers are very Important, as matters requir ing diplomacy and adjustment between the operator and the employe arise almost daily, and with experienced and sensible men at the helm much of the friction between capital and labor can he avoided. The piesent officers of District No. 7 have been found to be men who have done fair and acted wisely in the hundreds of disputes which have arisen in the mines of the Lehigh region dur ing their administration, and with few exceptions they have no opposition for re-election. In the United Mine Workers nomlna- GRAND OPERA HOUSE! Free land Opera House Co., Lessees. Thursday Evening, January 2. New York and Boston Success, Denman Thompson's successful comedy drama of New Englund rural life, The New Minister Two Hour-uii.l a Halt' uf Solid Full. "God bless Denman Thompson for writing this play. It is better than 'The Old Homestead' or 'Two Sisters.'—Rev. Dr. A. D. Mayo, Boston. Prices: 25, 35, 50 and 75c. Seats on sale Tuesday, January 31. DePIERRO-BROS O AY TULA Corner of Ceutre and Front Htreotn. Gibson, Dougherty t Kaufer Club, Kosonbluth's Velvet, of which we h ve EXCLUSIVE SALE IN TOWN. Mumm's Extra Dry Champagne, Honticssy Brandy, Blackberry, Gins, Wines, Clarets, Cordials. Etc flam and frhweitzer Cheese Sandwiches, Sardines, Etc. MEALS AT - ALL HOURS. Condy 0.. Boyle, dealer in LIQUOR, WINE, BEER, PORTER, ETC. The finest brands of Domestic and Imported Whiskey on sale. Fresh Rochester and Shen andoah Beer and Young Una's Porter on tap W8 Centre sheet tioifs for district officers are made by the local unions, and unless a specified number of locals endorse a candidate his name cannot be considered by the delegates in convention. Among the positions to be filled at the Lansford convention is a representative on the national executive board of the United Mine Workers, and among the nominations made for this very import ant office is that of Peter (J. Gallagher, or Freeland, which will probably meet with as hearty approval Irom the dele gates as it has from the rank and lile ot the union. Mr. Gallagher, In aspiring to become a member of the directory of the nation al organization, has done so at tlie re quest of the leading men in the organi zation throughout this district. The) feel that, since the district is entitled to representation on the national board, the honor should go to one who has proven himself worthy and deserving and who can be depended upon to direct intelligently the course of this great u 11 ion. For the past year he has served as a member of the district executive board of No. 7, ami few people outside the or ganization know how ably be li I led the position. The inevitable friction that arose after the settlement of the big strike called for unusual talent in hold ing back Impetuous miners on one side and guarding against encroachments on the part of certain operators on the other. To maintain peace, and at the same time protect the workers' interests and secure redress for the grievances which were not settled when the strike came to an end, was the duty of the district members, and in the councils which brought this about and saved the region from endless petty strikes Mr. Gal lagher's counsel and advice was invari ably given c msideration and often fol lowed. When the reorganized Mine Workers came Into this vicinity looking for sup port. Mr. Gallagher stepped to the front and helped to build up its lines for the battle which opened on September 17 of last year. In tliostrike which began on that date he rallied the union forces on every hand, and despite the warnings of his friends and threats- from the servants of his employers he became one of the leaders of the strike and helped to bring about the victory. Since its organization ho has been treasurer of Local Union No. 1499, of town, which is one of the strongest in the district, lie is also a district or ganizer of the United Mine Workers and an organizer of the American Federa tion of Labor. Should the delegates to the Lansford convention give his candidacy the con sideration his work deserves arid elect him as a member of the national execu tive board, the miners of the Lehigh region will rest conlident in the assur ance that the interests of District No. 7 and the union in general will bo in capable bands. Tigers Ball Tonight All is now in readiness for the twelfth annual ball of the Tigers Athletic Club, which takes place this evening at Krell's hall. The appearance of the spacious hall-room has undergone a complete transformation since Saturday evening, when the fair closed. The hall Is beautifully decorated witli hunting, evergreens and colors, and the electric ians are at work today rewiring the building for the additional arc and incandescent lights which always give the balls of the club a brilliant appear ance. As in former years, the entire build ing, excepting the proprietor's private apartments and saloon, has been leased for two nights, and the dressing and check rooms will bo found as usual on the third lloor. The entrance to the building will be at the western door. Church Officers. The annual election of members of the consistory of St. John's Reformed church wan held on Sunday. Elder Frederick licimcr was re-elected and the following deacons were chosen: For Upper Lehigh, James Schefdy; for Highland. Win. Stoltz, Jr.; for Drifton. llarvey Hoffman; for Jeddo, Sylvester Lewis; for Freeland, G. I. liock and A. A. Bach man. Buried the Children. Poor Director Leib Instructed Under taker Hreslln yesterday to give the remains of the infants found on Sunday a decent burial In the poor district's cemetery at, Laurytown and this has been dune. There is practically nothing new in the case, except rumors that, cannot be verified. A. Oswald lias the agency for the cele brated Elysian's extracts and perfumery. The linost goods made. Trv them. Flue confectionery at Kelpejr's. THEATRICAL. The announcement of tlio first perfor mance hereof Dentnan Thompson's "Our New Minister" should be the moans of crowing the Grand opera house on Thursday evening to Its capacity. It is in its second year of success and is by all odds the strongest and most whole some play that Mr. Thompson has pro- i duced since the "Homestead" was first. : seen sixteen years ago. The scene of | the play Is laid a place called Hard- 1 scrabble, N. H., and is divided into three j acts; the first, an exterior of a general store and the postofiice; the second a sitting room and library of the now min ister; the third, the kitchen of Lorn Ran som, the reformed convict. In "Our New Minister" the types of > character shown are familiar to all of us. The story is a sweet, yet powerful ine of love, devotion and of self sacrifice on the part of father and daughter, and of broad Christian charity in contra distinction to bigotry, hypocrisy and , malice among the simple folk of a small, rural community. It is full of general comedy, of which the characters themselves are uncon scious, and which is the more effective on that account; and, moreover, has a vein of pathos that is honest and sin cere. A brilliant cast will interpret the various characters. t t t One of the many features of "The j ' Power ltehind the Throne" the powerful J romantic drama in which Mildred Hol land will once more appear at the Grand j opera house on Tuesday evening is the scenery which is on an elaborate scale. \ having been designed and painted with • the utmost care by the well-known ar- ' tists, P. Dodd Ackerman and Homer ; ; Emons. The lirst act represents an I Austrian willow grove and (lower gar den, which, with its mammoth willow ' - trees and artificial blossoms Is most beau- j tlful. The second act is a line old Ger man interior. The third act is a gor geous reproduction of an Austrian court ' ; ball-rooiu. Iu the cast besides Miss Mildred liol- j land are Lillian Norrls, ltita O'Neal. ' Cam lie Porter, Tillie Thompson, Rose Gadsby, Wright M. Lorimer, Samuel Lewis, Win. 11. Pendergast, Del De Louis, Ellis McClellan, William Freder ic, Kenneth Davenport, Edward R Lewis and a number of others. Holidays in 1302. For next year the days and dates of important events, anniversaries and holidays will fall as follows: New Year's Day, January 1; Epiph- j i any, January 6; Septuagesima Sunday, | January "0; Quinquagesima (Shrove | Sunday) February 9; Lincoln's birthday, . February 12; Ash Wednesday, February 12; St. Valentine's Day. February 14: First Sunday in Lent, February l(>; Washington's birthday, February 22; St. David, March 1; St. Patrick, March 17; Palm Sunday, March 28; Good Friday, March 28; Easter Sunday, March 30; Low Sunday, April 0; Lee's surrender, April 9; St. George, April 23; Rogation Sunday, May 4; Ascension Day, May 8; Pentecost (Whit Sunday) 1 May 18; Trinity Sunday, May 25; Cor pus Christi, May 29; Memorial Day, May 30; St. John, Baptist, June 24: ' Independence Day, July 4: Michaelmas Day, September 29; St. Andrew, Novem ber 30; First Sunday in Advent, Novem ber 30: Thanksgiving Day, November 27; St. Nicholas, December 0; St. Thomas, December 21; Christmas, De cember 25; St. John. Evangelical, December 27. Poor Conventions Called. Hon. H. W. Haworth, chairman of the Republican committee of the Middle Coal Field Poor District, lias Issued the call for the convention to nominate candidates for poor director and poor auditor. The primary elections will be held at the usual polling places, in each i election district, on Saturday afternoon next, between the hours of 4 and 7 1 o'clock, for the purpose of electing one delegate from each election district to represent his district in the conven tion, which is to be held in Swartz's building, Ilazlcton, on Monday, January 0. at 2 p. m. The candidate for director will be chosen from this end of the district, and will probably be the present incum bent, W. S. Lteb. The candidate for ' auditor will bo chosen from Chiiuk-Weatberly end of the district. Nicholas Kuech, of llazieton, chair- , man of the Democratic poor district [ committee, has also issued a call for the j Democratic poor district convention. ; The delegate elections will ho held on i Saturday afternoon and the convention i at Schmauch's hall, llazieton, next : Tuesday, at 2 o'clock. When you want shoes, felt overshoes. | gum-boots or rubbers, buy atJ. Bellez za's. Everything you get bore is re liable. Satisfaction given for little money. UU S. Centre St., near Luzerne. ' 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. After tills evening all stores which desire the patronage of organized work iugmen are expected to close daily at 8 p. m., except on such evenings as have been designated by the Retail Clerks Protective Association. Edward Doggott was elected last evening to represent Local Union, No. 1499, in the national convention of the United Mine Workers, to be held in Indianapolis next mouth. Andrew Scbartfn, employed at Hazle Brook colliery, was injured yesterday i afternoon by a fall of coal. He was taken to the Miners hospital. Ilis con dition is not dangerous. William 11. Welrbach. aged 28 years, a former bookkeeper for G. B. Markle & Co. In Jeddo, and for the Coxo Co. in Drifton, died in Allentown on Saturday from stomach trouble. The committee appointed by the Knights of the Mystic Chain to prepare for their fair next month is working energetically to make the? event a big success. A benefit entertainment for "Strong Boy" Jones will bo held at McAdoo on January 17, in which a number of his Freeland friends are booked to appear. Miss Margaret Gallagher, who is em ployed as a nurse iu Pottsvillo, spent a few days with her parents in Sandy Run. Joel F. Stevens, Jr., and Miss Mary Jeffrey, of Hazle Brook, will be married on Wednesday evening, January 29, at the homo of the bride. Daniel McCole, whose eye was re cently injured in an accident at Upper Lehigh stripping, lias returned from Will's Eye hospital. Dr. P. X. O'Donneli, of Drifton, is making preparations to open dental rooms in llazieton. Henry Ueinsmith, of Youngs, North ampton county, is in town to spend New Year's with relatives. Michael J. Burns, of North Ridge ! street, is able to be about again after a severe illness. The Tribune extends to all its readers ! and friends a Happy New Year. Miss Maine Martin, of Carbondale, is the guest of Miss Phoebe Riley. IteKtiiuriint For Sale. The good will and fixtures of the res taurant of Stanley Iludewick, Front street; best paying location in town; good reason for selling. Apply to Daniel Kline, attorney-at-law. Notice. -A. Ottwalil'H Htore will be cloned on New Vphi-'h I>a.r, Wednenduy, .January 1, 11)03. J',', Did You Receive a Present from some one, and now wish to give one in return? If so, we ask you to come and see us about it. We offer you Holiday Goods at Reduced Figures and we are sure that when you learn our prices you will select some article from our very large and pretty stock of Watches, 1847 Silverware, Jewelry, Etc. W. L. Butterwiek. Geo. H. Hartman, Meats and Green Tiack. Fi'esh Lard a Specialty. Centre Street, near Central Hotel. TR I-WEEKLY We Extend to our Patrons and Friends a Happy New Year and ask to be Rembered in 1902. Phila. One-Price Clothing House. 8. SEN IE, PROP. Birkbeck Brick, Freeland, Pa. 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 he 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. 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 our store contains. Spend your money here and it will be well invested. B. C. LACBACH, Baker and Confectioner, Centre Street, Freeland. Shoes for Fall and Winter We have filled our spacious store with the latest and best lines of Footwear in the market for Men, Women and Children. We have placed prices on our shoes which represent a very small margin of profit, and therefore can guarantee you the best goods for the least money. There are no better lines of 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, 11UGII MALLOY, PROP., Centre ami Walnut Streets