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IRE ELAND iRIBUNE.
VOL XIV. NO. 90.
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Groceries, Provisions,
Green Truck,
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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, Daily. Faucy and Novelty Cakes Baked
to Order.
CBIFESTIfIItEDY @ ICIEREAM
supplied to balls, parties or picnics, with
all necessary adjuncts, at shortest
notice and fairest prices.
Delivery and supply wagons to all parts oj
town and suri'oundings every day.
DePIERRO - BROS.
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Corner of Centre and Front Htreeta.
OibHon, Dougherty, Kuufor Club,
Roßenblutk's Velvet, of which we b ve
EXCLUSIVE SALE IN TOWN.
Mumm's Kxtra Dry Champagne,
Honnessy Brandy, Blackberry,
Gins, Wines, Clareta, Cordials, Etc
Ham and Schweitzer Cheese Sanduriches,
Sardines, Etc.
MEALS AT - ALL - HOURS.
Geo. H. Hartman,
Meats and Green Tiaek.
Fresh Lard a Specialty.
Centre Street, near Centrßl Hotel.
Condy 0. Boyle,
dealer in
LIQUOR, WINE, BEER, PORTER, ETC.
The finest brands of Domestic and Imported
Whiskey on sale. Fresh Rochester and Shen
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/ CONVENTION CALL —ln compliance with
\ J rho rules of the Democratic committee
of Foster township, notice is hereby given
lliat the primaries for the election of dele
gates to attend the Democratic township
convention at Woodsidc school house on Mon
day evening, January 27, 1902, at T.:to p. in.,
will be held at the respective polling places
throughout, tin.' township "ii Saturday even
ing, January 25. 19U2. between the hours of l
and 7 o'clock. Kaeh polling district Is entitled
to three delegates to said convention.
Thp above convention is called to.nominate
Democratic candidates lor the following >f
llces: Two school directors, two supervisors,
a treasurer, a township clcik, a constable and
three auditors lone tor one year, one for two
yours ami one foi three years).
The rules ol tlie township committee pro
vide that candidates for offices are required to
register on or before January 24 next, and
those failing to do so cannot b**oomc candi
dates before the convention. The secretary
of the committee will be at the house of W. J.
Boyle, South Centre street. Freeland, to re
ceive registrations until January 21.
J J. McNelis, chairman.
M. Campbell, secretary.
PLEASURE.
January 21 —Fair at Eckley Catholic
church.
January 25. —Second annual bop of
Columbian Base Ball Club at Krell's
opera house. Admission. 25 cents.
January 39 —Ball of the Polish so
cieties of Freeland for the benefit of St.
Kasimer's Polish Catholic church at
Krell's opera house. Tickets, 25 cents.
January 31. —Joint ball of Citizens 1
Jlose Company and Fourth Ward Fire
Company at Krell's opera house. Ad
mission, 50 cents.
OFFICERS ARE
EXONERATED
Charges Against the Union
Officials Unfounded.
United Mine Workers' In
vestigating Committee
Finds the President and
Secretary Innocent.
The special committee appointed by
the national convention of the United
Mine Workers of America to investigate
charges made against President John
Mitchell and Secretary-Treasurer Wil
son by Miss Mullle Meredith, a former
employe in the United Mine Workers'
headquarters in Indianapolis, made its
report yesterday and entirely exonerat
ed the two officers.
The charges, in effect, were that Mit
chell and Wilson bad misrepresented to
the miners 1 convention a year ago the
extent of the shortage of ex-Secrtary-
Treasurer W. C. Pearce, and, by state
ments made in a secret circular, had
misled the miners 1 organization at large
by protecting Pearce and withholding
facts froin members. The committee's
report is summed up thus:
"Resolved, That this convention by
rising vote endorse in every particular
the action of its officers in the Pearce
matter. 11
Loud cries for Mitchell followed the
reading of the report. Mist Meredith
was not in Convention liall. The calls
for Mitchell continued until he advanced
to the front of the platform and de
livered a speech.
Names in the Jury Wheel.
The following names of Freeland
citizens havt been placed in the jury
wheel by Commissioner A. J. Thrash:
A. A. Bachman, painter; Joseph Birk
beck, gentleman; John F. Boyle, bur
gess; John Brennan, miner; Win. J.
Boyle, hotel: James Brennan, miner.
Peter B. Carr, Insurance agent.
B. R. Davis, cashier; Stephen Drasher,
agent; Samuel Drum, clerk.
W. It. Flad. printer.
Charles Gallagher, miner; John J.
Gillespie, clork; James M. Gallagher,
clerk.
George 11. Hartman, butcher; Lewis
Hess, teamster; Frank Uontz, black
smith; Henry Hincer, laborer.
Frank Ktigler, carpenter; Henry
Krause, restaurant; 11. C. Koous, mer
chant.
R. L. Ludwig, constable; B. C. Lau
bach, baker; Lewis H. Leutz, builder.
Joseph McClellan. clerk; Daniel Me-
Garvay, bottler; John E. McHugh,
agent; James P. McNelis, butcher; Uus
tus Mutzkas. miner; John Moiiick,
policeman; Win. E. Martin, merchant.
W. E. Oberrender, agent; Amandus
Oswald, merchant.
David Phillips. machinist; Wui.
Powell, laborer.
George Ripple, clerk; Henry Rudolph,
miner.
Adam Sachs, restaurant; Christian
Sachs, laborer; Charles Shovlin, laborer;
John Shellov, teamster; Samuel Salmon,
mechanical engineer: David Sho\lin,
foreman; John Shaefl'er, machinist; Wil
liam Stultz, gentleman.
James Welsh, constable; Frank Wen
ner, merchant.
John Yannes, bottler.
1 he Little Blue Book.
For this month just out. The revised
time tables of all Pennsylvania railroads.
An indispensable traveling companion.
Issued every month. One dollar per
year by mail, single copies 10 cents.
Address W. P. Hastings, Milton, Penna.
GRAND OPERA HOUSE.
Freeland 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.
Prices: 25, 35, 50c.
FREELAND, PA., FRIDAY, JANUARY *24, 1902.
POLITICAL.
The work of collecting a campaign
fund, begun recently by local Republi
can leaders, has been discontinued for
the present. The responses, despite
the urgent appeals made, were so few
and far between that the solicitors
abandoned the task. The average Re
publican is satisfied to get whipped on
election day. but he does not believe in
paying for hit beating.
Foster township will be the scene of
several hard contests tomorrow evening.
Both Democrats and Republicans elect
delegates to the conventions to be held
Monday evening. The factional fight in
the Republican ranks is Increasing In
bitterness and all hopes of compromise
have been abandoned by the part)
leaders.
Borough Republicans are hinting
that they have a surprise in store for
their Democratic brethern. They re
fuse to divulgo the secret, but nod
knowingly towards the Fifth and Sixth
wards. Neither party has yet nomi
nated candidates in these Democratic
strongholds.
Henry Krause, the Democratic candi
date for poor director, leaves today for
the Panther Creek valley, to open the
campaign. Mr. Krause will be accorn
pained by William Morgans, of Free
laud, and expects to spend several days
in the Carbon portion of the district.—
Standard.
Ilazlo township Democrats will hold
their primaries tomorrow evening. The
convention will take place at llazleton
Monday evening.
Today is the last day for Democratic
candidates to register in Foster town
ship.
Y. M. C. A. Notes.
Since the opening of the Y. M. C. A.
gymnasium there has been such an
interest shown in all departments of the
work that it wits deemed advisable to
employ a general secretary, also a
physical director, to look after the in
terests of the young men, mentally,
morully and physically.
G. N. Vanuauker has been appointed
general secretary, and Prof. C. M.
Crawford, principal of M. & M. Insti
tute, lias been chosen to direct the
physical culture work of the association.
It is the aim ol' the association to
make the Y. M. C. A. rooms a centre of
social as well as religious interest, and
it is very gratifying to note how well
the young men appreciate the efforts
made in their behalf.
Thirty-five young men were taken
into membership last Tuesday evening.
Sixty-six boys, from 10 to 14 years of
age, have been organized into four
classes for physical culture and bible
study.
Wednesday evening the young ladies
have exclusive use of the gymnasium.
The very large attendance and the line
"Ladies Auxilliary" that has been or
ganized show how well the ladies appre
ciate the privilege granted them.
Hoys' bible class meets Saturday
afternoon at 3 o'clock; instruction by
Field Secretary J. D. Bryden.
Rev. F. Marshal will address the
meeting Sunday afternoon at 3.45
o'clock. Ladies and gentlemen are in
vited to attend this service.
Fatal Explosion of Gas.
All explosion of gas occurred at the
Seneca colliery of the Lehigh Valley
Coal Company at Pittston, yesterday,
while a party of engineers were in the
mine. Benjamin F. Davis, of Pittston,
was killed. J. W. Burke and Thomas
A. Jones, of Pitlston; John Lewis, of
Plains, and Edward Langan, of I'ittston,
were injured.
Accompanied by Fire Boss Mooney,
the live engineers were making a period
ical inspection of the mine when they
encountered gas. Mooney went for
ward and ascertained that it was pres
ent in large quantities. He returned
and a danger sign wa9 put across the
gangway. Then no went forward again
to find where the gas was coming from.
While he was gone the engineers
went into a chamber at the side of the
working and almost immediately the
explosion followed, the gas in the cham
ber being ignited by their lamps.
The shock was felt throughout the
mine and a rescuing party hurried to
the aid of the injured men. All were
alive when taken out, but Davis died
soon afterward. Burke is so severely
burned that he may not survive. Fire
Boss Mooney, being some distance away,
escaped injury.
The company officials say the en
gineers were ordered by Mooney to re
main where they were and they violated
orders and the rules of the company by
going into the chamber.
Notice to Mine WorkerM.
All members of Local Union No. 1499,
U. M. W. or 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.
THEATRICAL.
"The Game Keeper,'* a beautiful and
interesting Irish comedy drama from
the pen of Con. T. Murphy, will bo pro
duced at the Grand on Tuesday evening.
Smith O'Brien, who is a recognized
star of youth and talent, is at the head
of this production, and his managers,
Messrs Rowland and Clifford, have sur
rounded him with a company of unusual
talent. "The Game Keeper" is a pretty
story of the Emerald Isle presented with
a wealth of gorgeous scenery anil effects.
During the action of the play (numerous
specialties are introduced. Smith
O'Brien, who is one of the greatest sing
ers of today, will introduce several new
songs expressly written for this produc
tion. Ho is ably assisted in this feature
by Clara M. Langley and a very clever
child artist, Baby Madeline. In
pla>s where specialties are interpolated
the action Is impeded and the audience
consequently irritated. In this new
drama, "The Game Keeper," tlio in
cidental musical numbers are so spou
tauaneous and typical of the scenes of
which tlioy form a part that the audi
ence is continuously entertained and di
verted.
XXX
At the Grand tomorrow evening
"East Lyune" will he presented by
Wauisher's big company. This favorite
drama will be given on an elaborate
scale.
X X X
An entertainment will bogivzn by the
Young Men's Corps at tho Grand opera
house on Sunday evening. Several
noted singers are on the program.
ROUND THE REGION.
The oldest case on tho Luzerno court
calendar was tried yesterday for tho sec
ond time. It is that of Martaciiowski
vs. Or&litz and was lirst called in the
court in 1887. Then it was referred to
tlio supreme court and held for throe
\sars before, the lower court was re
versed. It is ail about the legality of a
liquor license.
Dr. S. M. Wolfe, prison physician,
who performed the autopsy on the
body of John Lntz, states that the brain
was perfectly normal. The remains
were yesterday shipped to Philadelphia,
addressed to George Willie, president of
the States Anatomical Board. They
will be given to a medical school for dis
section.
The delegates who attended the Unit
ed Mine Workers' convention atWilkes
barre last week are uneasy since it was
discovered that one of delegates from
Plymouth came from the house in which
members of the family were suffering
with smallpox, tho existence of which
the authorities where not aware of.
It was rumored yesterday that David
McDonald, a former resident of Jeanes
ville, but now of New York, lias fallen
heir to a fortune of #6,000 through the
death of his uncle in tho West, who is
said to have bequeathed all his money
to him.
Violet Burns, one of the smallpox
patients at Hazleton pest house, made a
desperate but unsuccessful effort to
escape at an early hour yesterday morn
ing.
Found Dead at His Work.
John Gerlach, of Upper Lehigh, em
ployed as a miuer in No. 5 colliery, at
that place, was found dead shortly after
noon yesterday. With his laborer Mr.
Gerlach was engaged in drilling a hole.
Oncoming tlrud, lie repaired to the head
ing of his breast to rest, and upon fail
lug to return within a reasonable period,
his laborer sought the cause and found
him dead.
The deceased was a resident if Upper
Lehigh for many years and was one of
Foster township's most prominent politi
cians. lie is survived by a wife and six
children. He was a member of the
Ilarrl Gauri lodge, of Freeland.
The funeral will take place on .Sunday
afternoon at 2 o'clock. Services ut the
residence by Rev. J. J Kuntz. inter
ment at L pper Lehigh cemetery.
A Surprise Party.
Attorney and Mrs. John M. Carr were
tendered a surprise at their home on
Adams street on Wednesday evening.
A number of their friends assembled at
tho residence of one of tho party early
in tho evening and marched in a body
to their destination, whore they spent
several hours In a very pleasant manner.
Among thoso present were tho follow
ing: Mrs. Kilkolly, Mrs. Daniel Mc-
Geehan, Misses Katie and Nellie
Christy, Miss Margaret Smith, Hazleton; !
Mrs. Thomas Carr, Miss Maggie Carr,
Drifton; Miss Ida Wise, .Jeddo; Mrs.
James J. Maloy, Mrs. Hadesty, Mrs. J.
A. Christy and Miss Sarah Solt, Free
land.
castohia.
Boars the _ Tto Kind You Have Always Boufiht
T" (ZvtfgistZ,
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 family of William lies, who but
recently moved from Drifcon to James
street, this city, aresorelyalllictp.il, eight
of their childron being stricken with
scarlet fever. Two of these, however,
arc convalescent, while the others are
not considered dangerous.—Standard.
Edward J. OafTney and Patrick Galla
gher, theological students at Mt. St.
Mary's college, Md., are spending a
short vacation at their parents' homes
in Freeland.
The engagement of George Ilartman,
of town, and Miss Katharyn Knicker
bocker, of Hazleton, is announced. The
wedding will take place in early spring.
The funeral of John Brennan. of
Jeddo, yesterday morning, and that of
Miss Sarah June Rhodda, yesterday
afternoon, were largely attended.
Hon. 11. W. Haworth, Wilty Dougher
ty and John C. Boyle represented Free
land at the Boyle-Mulhall bout at
Summit Hill last night.
Mrs. Helen Peczuch has purchased
the Neußurger property on South
Centre street. The consideration is
#2,900.
The shooting contest for the black
bear will close tomorrow afternoon at
William Gallagher's hotel, South Ridge
street.
Delegates representing the Catholic
temperance' societies of the region will
meet in convention at Harleigh on Sun
day.
Neil McMonigle and daughter, Miss
Katie, of Jeddo, have returned from an
extended visit to Ireland.
Miss Nellie McGarvey, bookkeeper at
the silk mill, leaves today to spend a
week with Philadelphia relatives.
William Mealing has resigned as mine
foreman at Upper Lehigh to accept a
similar position at Silver Brook.
A. Oswald has the agency for the cele
brated Elysian's extracts and perfumery.
The finest goods made. Try them.
The Columbian club will hold its ;
second annual hop tomorrow evening at
Kroll's halW
Rev. J. O. Schlenker, of Hazleton.
will lecture at St. Luke's Luthoran
church next Tuesday evening.
J. A. Alden and family will remove '
from the Second ward to East Front
street.
A Oswald is in New York city in the
interest of tin; proposed national bank.
Fine Fiirm for ltent.
The McGlnty farm, located at old
Buck Mountain, is offered for rent at
reasonable terms; lias a good house, with
store and pas to flic o attached. Apply to
T. A. Buckley* Freeland.
GRAND OPERA HOUSE"
Freehold Opera Mouse Co., Lessees.
Tuesday Evening, January 28.
Tour of the Sweetest Singer,
Smith O'Brien
And a Company of Great Ability in
The
Game
Keeper
A GIGANTIC SCENIC SUCCESS!
Hour O'Brien Sing -
"The Li>ht of Mv Life,"
"You. None But You"
and "Salvation."
Written for this Season's Production.
Prices: 25, 35, 50 and 75c.
Scuta on sule at McMcmuuiu'a store.
TKI-WEEKLY"
OVERCOATS
and
Al! Other Heavy Goods
almost
At Your Own Price.
Phila. One-Price Clothing House.
S. SEME, PROP.
Birkbeck Brick, Free!and, Pa.
OlilOX STKOH,
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW
and
NOTARY PUBLIC.
Offlce: Rooms landS, Bilk heck Brick, Freeland
JOHN M. CARE,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
All legul business promptlj- attended.
Postoffioe Building, ... Freeland.
qeorge Mclaughlin,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
Legal Business of Any Description.
fJrennun's Building, So. Centre St. Freeland.
J. O'DONNELL,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
Campbell Building, - - - Freeland
White Haven Otliee, Kane Building, Opposite
PostofHee; Tuesdays, Saturday s.
JOHN J. McBREARTY,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
Legal Business of every description. Fire
Insurance, and Conveyancing given prompt
attention.
McMenamin Building,South Centre Street.
N. MALEY,
DENTIST.
OVER BIRKBECK'S STORE,
Second Floor, - - Birkbeek Brick
jyjRS. S. E. HAYES,
FIRE INSURANCE AGENT.
Washington Street.
None but reliable companies represented.
Also agent for the celebrated high-grade
I'ianos of lluzelton Bros., New York city.
S. S. HESS,
DENTIST.
37 Soutli Centre Street.
Second Floor Front, - Kefowich Building.
A. BUCKLEY,
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE.
All business given prompt attention,
Tribune Building, - - Main Street
dea'cr 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 tits., Freeland.
Wear the Famous Gold Seal Guru Boots
I OR SALE AT TIIE —;
STAR SHOE STORE,
HUGH MALLOY, PROP.,
Centre tvutf Walnut Streets