VOL XIV. NO. 89.
Special
Inducement
Shirts
39c hitch
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Windows
MwiiMoarH
Clothing and Shoe House.
REFOWICH BUILDING. FREELAND.
Clothing: and Footwear Reduced.
t. caWpbellT
dealer in
Dry Goods, Groceries,
Boots and Shoes.
Also
PURE WINES £ LIQUORS
FOR FAMILY
AND MEDICINAL PURI'OSBB.
Centre and Main.streets. Kreeland
OTXPAIERYcYS
Groceries, Provisions,
Green Truck,
Dry Goods and Notions
are among the linest 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, ned Pas
try, Daily. Fancy and Novelty Cukes Raked
to Order.
- COlflfTiaiElY @ ICE CISAM
supplied to balls, parties or picuics, with
all necessary adjuncts, at shortest
notice and fairest prices.
Delivery and supply wagon* to all parts o;
town and surroundings every day.
DePIERRO - BROS
OYXZ&XEL
Corner of Centre and Front Streets.
Gibson, Dougherty, Kaufor Club,
Rosenbluth's Velvet, of which wo h ve
EXCLUSIVE SALE IN TOWN.
Muinin's Extra Dry Champagne,
llenncbsy Rrundy, Blackberry,
Gins, Wines, Clarets, Cordials, Etc
Ham, and Sr. hweitzer Cheese Sandwiches,
Sardines, Etc.
MEALS AT - ALL - HOURS.
Geo. H. Hartman,
Meats and Green Thick.
Fresh Lard a Sjiecialty.
Centre Street, near Central Hotel.
Condy 0. Boyle,
dealer In
LIQUOR, WINE, BEER, PORTER, ETC.
The llnest brands of Domestic and Imported
Whiskey on sale. Fresh Rochester and Shen
andoah Beer and on tap
MIBUELLANKOUS AD VKKTIBKMKNTB.
( CONVENTION CALL In compliance with
\J Hie rules of the Democratic committee
of Foster township, notice is hereby given
that the primaries for the election of dele
gates to attend tlie Democratic township
convention at Woodside school house on Mon
day evening, January 27, 1902, at 7.30 p. m.,
' will be held at the respective polling places
throughout the township on Suturday even
ing, January 25, 1902. between the hours of 4
and 7 o'clock. Kueli polling district is entitled
to three delegates to s lid eon volition.
Tao pliovo convention is called to nominate
Democratic candidates lor the following of
fices: Two school directors, two supervisors,
a treasurer, a township clerK, a constable and
three auditors (one lor one year, one for two
years mid one fo three years).
The rules of the township committee pro
vide that candidates for oltiee* are required to
register oil or In-fore January 24 next, and
those failing to do so cannot become candi
dates before the convention. The secretary
of the committee will be at the house of W. J.
Jloyle. .South Centre street. Freeland, to re
ceive registrations until January 21.
J J. McNeils, chairman.
M. Campbell, secretary.
PLEASURE.
January 22.—Fair at Ecklev Catholic
church.
January 23. —Second annual hop of
Columbian Base Ball Club at lCrell's
opera house. Admission, 23 cents.
January 30—Ball of the Polish so
cieties of Freeland for the benefit of St.
Kasimer's Polish Catholic church at
Kroll's opera ho>se. Tickets, 23 cents.
January 31.—Joint ball of Citizens'
Ilose Company and Fourth Ward Fire
Company at Krell's opera house. Ad
mission, 30 cents.
FREELAND, PA., WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 22, 1902.
TWO TICKETS
IN THE FIELD
Democrats and RepaTolicans
Make Nominations.
Candidates for Justice of
the Peace and Auditor
Have Been Named by Both
Parties in the Borough.
The Democratic borough convention
on Monday evening nominated the
following ticket:
Justice of the peace—Thomas A.
Buckley, Sixth ward.
Auditor—Edward Gallagher, Fifth
ward.
The Republican borough convention
on the same evening placed the follow
ing ticket in tho Hold:
.Justice of the poace—E. B. Shel
hamer, Fifth ward.
Auditor—Jonah Evans, First ward.
Deimcratic Convention
Tiie Democratic convention was
called to order by Chairman R. J.
O'Donnell. John E. Mclliigh, of the
Third ward, and H. G. Depp*, of tb
Second, were chosen temporary chair
man and secretary respectively, and
the temporary organization was made
permanent.
For justice of the peace Squire Buck
ley's name was the only one presented
and he was nominated by acclamation.
Edward Gallagher, the South Centre
barber, was the unanimous choice of
the delegates for auditor.
The poor district nominees, Krouse
for director and Ilomig for auditor, were
endorsed by the convention.
James M. Gallagher, as chairman of
the committee on revision of the rules,
reported the following recommenda
tions: That the word "fifteen'' in Rule
No. 1 be stricken out and "eighteen"
inserted instead, and that the words
"and one delegate-at-large from each
ward," in the same rulo be stricken out.
The recommendations wore adopted
without dissent.
The changes in Rule No. 1 will here
after give representation in tho borough
convention as follows: Three delegates
from each ward and one delegate
elected by the concurrent vote of the
borough.
The following were named as a stand
ing committee to direct the campaign
and were given authority to fill vacan
cies on the borough ticket: First ward,
Peter J. Shoemaker; Second, 11. G.
Deppe; Third, Henry lliucer; Fourth,
Patrick McGeeban; Fifth, John Bren
nan; Sixth, J. J. McMenamin.
The question of nominating a candi
date for high constable was considered,
but no decisive action was taken.
Squire Buckley thanked the delegates
and Democratic voters for tho honor
conferred upon him by nominating hiai
for his fourth term as justice, after
which Lite convention adjourned.
Republican Convention.
The Republican convention was called
to order at the Central hotel by Chair
man Daniel Kline, with Jonah Evans as
secretary.
A resolution committee, composed of
Hon. H. YV. lliworth, School Director,
John Isaac and Editor YV. R. Flad, was
appointed and produced the following
resolutions:
Resolved, That we sincerely deplore
the death of our late lamented Presi
dent William McKinley; that it be the
sense of this convention that we hearti
ly commend the action and policy of our
president, Theodore Roosevelt, and con
cur in tho administration of both the
national and stale governments; that
we endorse the candidacy of YVilliatn
Leib for the office of poor director of
the Middle Coal Field Poor District
and call attention to the efficient
manner in which he has conducted his
office during the past throe years of his
incumbency, acting in an Impartial
manner to ail the best interests of both
the needy po r and the taxpayers; that
wo condemn the outrageous manner in
wbicii the present Democratic borough
council couducts the business of the
borough, their high-handed and
inefficient actions bringing disgrace and
disrepute and municipal poverty to this
once fair town; that we brand the pres
ent Democratic school bonrd as the most
profligate, extravagant and useless body
that this borough has had the mis
fortune to be governed by; that we re
new our fealty to the Republican party
and its principles and openly and cons
cientiously declare it to be tho party of
good and honest government.
An executive committee was appoint
ed as follows: First ward, A. 11. Bleek
ley; Second, W. R. Flad; Third, John
Isaac; Fourth, Hon. H. W. Haworth;
Fifth, James L. Owen; Sixth, George
Welch.
E. 11. Shelbamer was nominated with
out opposition for justice of the peace,
and Jonah Evans was placed on the
ticket for auditor.
POLITICAL.
Ila/.10 township Republicans have
nominated the following ticket: School
directors, Thomas 11. Thomas, Fifth dis
trict, and Thomas Renshaw, Oakdale;
suppervisors, Samuel Gross, Mllnesvillo,
and Thomas Powell, Humboldt; treasur
er, Samuel Martin, Joanesvilb-; clerk,
William Dorntnan, Cranberry; auditor
A. 11. Minnick, Ebervale; constable.
Henry Zelgler, Hazlctou.
The following ticket has been named
by Butler township Republicans: Super
visors, John Roinmiller, Benjamin
Young; school directors, William Boisel,
Robert Watson; constable, Emory Riof
£i)bergcr; auditor, Albert Batustack;
treasurer, Charles Brighthaupt; poor
director, Frederick Riefenberger.
A spirited contest for supremacy in
the Republican ranks of Foster town
ship will take place on Saturday even
ing. The fight is for delegates for
school director, and both sides agree to
carry the battle to the polls next month.
Foster township Republicans will
hold their convention at the Osborne
hotel on Monday evening, the same
time as the Democrats, who will meet
at Woodside.
Charges Against Mitchell.
A sensation was sprung at yesterday's
session of the United Mine Workers'
convention, when President John Mitch
oil refused to allow the election of
national officers to proceed until charges
made against himself and* Secretary-
Treasurer Wilson had been investigated.
The charges were to the effect that
those officers had misrepresented to the
last miners' convention the amount of
the shortage of former Secretary-
Treasurer Pearce, and that they had
covered up much that was crooked in
his affairs.
The charges wore made by Miss Mollie
Meredith, a former employe in the na
tional headquarters. President Mitchell
had been apprised that charges were Ho
be made, and, stepping before the thou
sands of delegates, lie evidenced great
emotion as he demanded an immediate
investigation. He relinquished the chair,
and after charges had been read by Miss
Meredith a committee was appointed to
investigate them
Yonng fiflan Killed
John Brennan. aged 17 years, employ
ed at the bottom of a slope in Joddo
mines, was instantly killed yesterday
afternoon by being caught and crushed
between two cars. Yonng Brennan
was in the act of coupling two cars
loaded with timbor. lie was between
the cars, about to make tho coupling,
when the projecting timbers on the cars
caught his head and crushed his life
out.
Brennan was tho sole support of a
widowed mother, who with four younger
chidron, all girls, were dependent upon
him for a livelihood. Ills father. Patrick
Brennan, died six years ago. The
funeral will take place tomorrow morn
ing at 9 o'clock from bis home in Japan.
A requiem mass will he read at St. Ann's
church at 10 o'clock, arid interment will
be made at St. Ann's cemetery.
May Cause Saloons to Close
O. P. Bechtel, president judge of the
Schuylkill county courts, created con
sternation among the 1,100 liquor dealers
who have applied for license in that
county by deciding that he would not
grant any licenses to sell liquor in towns
and townships where there is no con
ssables.
This will effect many districts and
scores of old licensed stands will be
wiped out of existence. In Keilly and
Cass townships alone over twenty sa
loons will be compelled to close up as
the result of this decision.
Death of Sarah Jane Rhoda.
Sarah Jane Rhorla, a well known
young lady of Upper Lehigh, died at
her home in that town Monday evening,
after several weeks' illness. She was
aged 23 years, 3 months and 11 days,
and is survived by a mother, four
brothers and three sisters.
The funeral will take place at 2
o'clock tomorrow afternoon. Services
will be conducted at the English Rap
list church. Interment at Freeland
cemetery.
Notice to Mine Worker*.
All members of Local Union No. 1499,
U. M. W. of A., are requested to call at
the usual place of meeting on Monday
evening, January- 27, and procure their
working cards for the ensuing term.
Fine confectionery at Iveiper's.
ROUND THE REGION
The most novel application ever made
to Judge Bechtel during his thirty years'
Incumbency on the bench was presented
yesterday. Morris S. Shank, of Shena
doah, asked the court to change his
name to Morris Stauffer. Shank says
hep has had his life made miserable by
punsters making fun of his peculiar
name, and he therefore asked for a
change of his cognomen. The court re
served its decision.
Samuel L. Reily, one of the best
known men in the anthracite coal fields,
died at Seneca Lake, N. Y., last week.
Death was due to a shock following an
operation performed in a Philadelphia
hospital last Sopetnber. For many
years Mr. Reily was employed by the
Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company as
chief engineer. lie was a brother of
Lewis A. Roily, president of the Lehigh
Com pany.
Reading Railway Company lias decid
ed to re-employ those trainmen who
were removed during the reign of Presi
dent Sweigard for holding membership
in labor organizations. It is understood
that orders to that effect have been re
ceived by the division superintendents,
and all applications will be favorably
considered.
The moulders of the northeastern
Pennsylvania have made a request for a
minimum wage rate of $2.75 a day, the
employers to answer by Wednesday.
The principal towns affected aro Wilkee
barre, Pittston and Tamaqua.
Fire destroyed St. Casimir's Polish-
Lithuanian church and parsonage at
Plymouth yesterday afternoon. The
lire was caused by a overheated furnace
in the basement of the church. The
loss is $20,000.
A. Oswald lias the agency for the cole
brated Elysian's extracts and perfumery
The finest goods made. Try them.
Judge llalsey has decided that Mem
orial bail, Wilkesb&rre, the head
quarters of G. A. R., is a soldiers' monu
ment, and as such tiie county may, un
der a recent law, pay the SIB,OOO debt
upon it.
Smallpox broke out at Wyoming yes
terday and now there is a case in almost
every town in the line of towns along
the ten miles between Pittston and Ply
mouth.
A new bank has started at Benton,
Columbia county, with a capital of
S3O,QUO. John G. McHenry, of Benton,
is the president.
Candy and nuts at Koiper's.
Execution of John Luiz
With death but a minute away, John
Lufcz yesterday morning cried to Sheriff
Jacobs, who had just placed the noose
about his neck: "Oh, don't!" The
next moment he fainted and was falling
when the sheriff and a deputy grasped
his arms and held him up. He sagged
between them as the drop fell and in
consequence IBs neck was not broken
and he strangled to death.
This strange man, who during the
twenty-six months of IBs imprisonment,
remained silent and sullen in an effort
to appear insane, confessed soon after
midnight that he was as sane as any
one, that he had murdered his wife on
account of jealousy. He slept well and
ate a hearty breakfast. Lutz begged
the sheriff to postpone the execution
until 3 o'clock in tho afternoon. Tho
sheriff refused and he was led out a fow
minutes past 10 o'clock.
Up to that moment Lutz had retained
his nerve, but ho weakened at tho sight
of the gallows. He could barely ascend
tho steps, and had to bo aided at the
top. Lutz fainted as tho black cap was
being pulled over his head and prob
ably never knew the trap was sprung.
Lutz feigned insanity and made a
hard fight for life. He was granted two
trials, then carried tho case to the
higher courts and finally to tiie Board
of Pardons.
Tho crime for which Lutz was execut
ed was committed on tiie night of Nov
ember 28, 1899. Ho returned home
about midnight, and, procuring an ax
from tho woodshed, he proceeded to his
wife's room and brained her. The
daughter, who was sleeping in tho same
bed, heard no outcry.
Tho next morning when she woke, the
child was horrified to find tho bed satur
ated with blood and her mother dead.
Lutz was found in bed in an adjoining
room. The bloody ax was hidden under
the bed clothing. His face was covered
with blood from a wound in his throat
which he had inflicted with a pocket
knife.
CASTOR IA
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
Slguatoeof
LOCAL NOTES
WRITTEN OP
Short Items of Interest to
All Readers.
Happenings of the Past
Two Days in and Around
Freeland Recorded With
out Waste of Words.
Owing to the prevalence of smallpox
in a town where it was to appear on
Saturday even log, Watnsher's big com
pany will present "East Lynne" here on
thu above night. The company is said
to be the largest and best on the road
presenting this play.
Mrs. Patrick Conaban. of Ilazleton.
died Monday night, and the funeral
this morning was attended by many
Kreeland people. The deceased was a
sister-in-law to Mrs. E. J. Curry, of town.
Monday next Is card day in District
No. 7, and committees appointed by the
United Ml no Workers will examine the
working cards of the miners in and
around the collieries in the district.
Committees representing the Citizens'
and tho Fourth Ward firemen are dis
posing of a large number of tickets for
the joint ball to bo held on Friday even
ing of next week.
Mrs. William James, whose husband
was killed last spring on tho D. S. & S.
Railroad, has removed her family from
Walnut street to Stacktou.
The lirm of Sigafoos Si Krommes,
Rirkbeck street grocers, has been dis
solved. The business will be continued
by Mr. Sigafoos.
The borough school teachers will
meet in local institute at the Daniel
Coxe building this evening.
The second annual hop of the Colum
bian base ball club will be held at
Krell's hall on Saturday evening.
The heavy rainfall yesterday and last
night increased tho water in several of
the surrounding collieries.
Mrs. Hugh O'Don n ell, of Walunt
street, is visiting Wilkesbarro relatives.
A daughter has been born to Mr. and
Mrs. E. J. Curry, South Centre street.
HOP Pot Fad'.
Mrs. Jones—Mrs. Itobinson Is the
greatest woman to stick to a fad I ever
saw.
Mrs. Drown—Why, I never heard
inybody mention that before.
Mrs. Jones—Can't help that. It's so,
all the same. Just see how she has
gone on admiring that husband of hers
these twenty years and more.—Boston
Transcript.
Impatient.
Papa—Whrit's Johnny bawling nbout
now ?
Mamma—About that brass cannon
you gave him.
"Why, great Scott, ho can't have
broken that already!
Mamma—No; that's what is the mat
ter.—Philadelphia North American.
You Could LoolT
&Jk into the futurennd see the condition
to which your cough, if neglected,
will bring you, you would seek relief nt
once—and that naturally would be through
Shiloh's
Consumption
Core
v>u " Asthma, and all I,ung
Troubles. Cures Coughs and Colds in n day.
25 cents. Write to S. C. WELLS & Co.,
I.e Roy, N. V., for free trial bottle.
Karl's Clover Root Tea purifies the Blood ,
GRAND OPERA HOUSE
Frooland Opera House Co., Lessees.
Saturday Evening, January 25,!
Wamsher's
Big Production of
East
Lynne.
Largest and Most Competent
Company Presenting This Play |
on the Road This Season.
I
Admission: 25, 35, 50 Cents,
TRI-WEEKLY
OVERCOATS
and
All Other Heavy Goods
almost
At Your Own Price.
Phila. One-Price Clothing House.
S. SEME, I'KOP.
Birkbeck Brick, Freeland, Pa.
ORION STROH,
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW
uad
NOTARY PUBLIC.
Office: Rooms 1 ami Kirk heck Urick, Freeland
JOHN M. CARE,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
All legal business promptly attended.
Postofflee Building, ... Freeland.
Mclaughlin,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
Legal Business of Any Description.
Brennau's Building, So. Centre St. Freeland.
J. O'DONNELL,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
Campbell Building, . Freeland
White Haven Office, Kane Buildiug.Oppusite
Postofliee; Tuesdays, Saturdays.
JOHN J. McIiUEARTY,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
Legal Business of every description, Fire
insurance, und Conveyancing given prompt
attention.
McMeuamiu Building, South Centre Street.
N. MALEY,
DENTIST.
OVER BIKKBECK'S STOKE,
Second Floor, . . Birkbeck Brick
jyjliS. S. E. HAYES, •
FIRE INSURANCE AGENT.
Washington Street.
None but reliat.le eomp.tnies represented.
Also agent for the celebrated high-grade
Pianos of Haselton Bros., New York city.
F)R- S. S. IIESS,
DENTIST.
37 South Centre Street.
Second Floor Front. - Kelowlcli Building.
A. BUCKLEY,
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE.
All business given prompt attention.
Tribune Building. . . Main Street
dea'or 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 Sts.. Freeland.
Wear the Famous Gold Seal Gum Boots
asm iok S \|.K AT tiu:
STAR SHOE STORE,
HUGH MALLOY, PROP.,
Centre and Waluut Streets,