FREELAND TRIBUNE.
VOL XIV. NO. 99.
Special
For today (Friday)
and tomorrow (Seitur
day) only we offer for
sale
500 Pairs
of
Knee Pants
at 14c
Per Pair
Fully worth 40c a pr.
Miiil'sfaM
Clothing and Shoe House.
REFOWICH BUILDING. FREELAND.
T. CAMPBELL,
dealer in
Dry Goods, Groceries,
Boots and Shoes.
Also
PURE WINES H LIQUORS
FOR FAMILY
AND M FA) WIN A L I'UIiI'OHFH
Centro and Main streets. Freeland.
OTJLRIRryS
Groceries, Provisions,
Green Truck,
Dry Goods and Notions
aro among the finest sold
in Freeland. Send a sam
ple order and try them.
E. J. Curry, South Centre Street.
LAUBACH'S VIENNA BAKERY.
B. C. LAID ASH, Prop.
Choice Bread of All Kinds, Cakes, and Pas
try, Daily. Fancy aud Novelty Cakes baked
to Order.
HFECTIBY ® ICE CBEAI
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 surroundings every day.
DePIER.RO - BRO&
O-^VZBLEL
Corner of Centre anil Front Htreete.
Gibson, DouKberty, Kaufer Club,
Uosenbluth's Velvet, of which we hive
EXCLUSIVE SALE IN TOWN.
Mumm's Extra Dry Champagne,
Hennessy Brandy, Blackberry,
Gins, Wines, Clarets, Cordials, Etc
Ham and Schweitzer Cheese Sandwiches,
Sardines, Etc.
MEALS AT - ALL - HOURS.
Geo. H. Hartman,
Meats and Green Tiack.
Fresh Lard a Specialty.
Centre Street, near Central 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
andoah Renr and on tap
MISCELLANEOUS ADVERTISEMENTS
T N THE COUHT OF COMMON PLEAS OF
1 Luzerne County, No. 77. February term.
11102.
Notice is hereby given that application will
be made to the sai l court, on Mond y, March
lU, IWO'J. at 10 a. in., under tlm act. of assembly
ol the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, entitl
ed "an uet to provide f.r the incorporation
aud regulation of certain corporations." ap
proved April till, 1H74, and tin? supplements
thereto, for the charter of an intended cor
poration to be called "The National Slavonic
Political Union." the character and object
whereof is the social, civil, and intellectual
improvement of lis members, and for this pur
pose, t have, possess, a d njoy, all the riynts,
benefits, and privileges of the said uet ot as
sembly. and its supplements
The proposed charier is now on file in the
prothonotury's office.
John M. Curr. solicitor.
irtLEcrrON NOTlCE.—Notice is hereby
Pj vrlven that at the election to be held on
the third • nesday in February, UHW, beimr the
eighteenth day of the mouth, the following of
tin* Middle Coal Field Poor District aro lobe
elected to wit:
One person for Director to serve three years
from April 1, whose residence must he in
that part of *liu district knoWn as the Luzerne
on the LJeperdistrict.
One person for Auditor to serve from April
1. IMC. whose residence must, tie in that por
tion of the district known as the Wcatherly or
Middle district
William 8. Lolb. )
Wilson 8. Campbell, Directors.
8. W. Gangwme, I
A. Oswald has the agency for the cele
brated Elysian's extracts and perfumery.
The finest goods made. Try them.
OASTOniA.
Boars the 1,16 You Have Always Bought
COURT CHECKS
A DEEP PLOT
Political Scheme Frustrat
ed by Judge Ferris.
Sneaking Attempt to Oust
the Borough Council and
School Board Meets With
Failure.
Proceedings were instituted in court
yesterday which had for their object the
ousting of Freeland borough council and
school board. The proceedings met
with deserved failure, for the court re
fused to become a party to tho scheme
of the few disgruntled local politicians
who fathered the movement.
The matter was brought before tho
court yesterday afternoon by Attorney
John M. Garman, who asked that the
county commissioners be compelled to
print the names of six Republican citi
zens of Fret land on the election ballot as
candidates for council, also the names of
six Republicans as candidates for school
directors, to be voted for next Tuesday
by the citizens of the borough at large.
It was alleged that the annexation of
South Uuberton, tho division of the
North ward and the division of tho
South ward were all illegally carried
out, and lhat tho borough is entitled to
only six couneiluien aud six school
directors, and that the Republican
party, having filed nomination papers of
six candidates for each body, wore en
titled to have tho same printed on the
ballot.
The case was presented to Judge
Whnaton by Attorney Garman, who was
acting for ilie little cotorie who are now
leading local Republicans. Judge
Wheaton, having a case ready for trial,
sent Attorney Garman and County Soli
citor Clark, who represented the com
missioners, to Judge Ferris, before
whom the arguments were heard.
Though the matter was sneaked into
court, and every effort was made to
shroud it with socrecy, the Democrats
were not caught napping. As soon as
Attorney Garman brought the case be
fore the judge, Councilman McNeils
summoned Attorneys 11. J. O'Donnell
aud C. F. Mellugh, who, assisted by
Squire Shovlin, promptly explained to
Judge Ferris the motives of the peti
tioners and the political ends sought.
When they concluded the deep-laid
plot was shorn of all its masks and
stood out before the court as a miser
able, contemptible political scheme
without a grain of good in its entire
make-up.
Judge Ferris was not slow to see the
matter in the proper light, and in a
few words dismissed tho application of
Attorney Garman and refused to order
the county commissioners to print the
names of the six Republican candidates
for eouncilmen and the six Republican
candidates for school directors on the
ballot.
Thus ended the gigantic conspiracy to
overthrow the will of the people as ex
pressed during the past three years at
the polls, and with its failure the beauti
ful air-castles which have been built
during tlie past two weeks in tho rear
rooms of saloons by the Republican
leaders in Freeland fell to the ground,
and the visions of borough solieitorship,
treasurership, street commissioner and
other offices which hud already been
parceled out to those on the "inside"
faded away.
The Republican voters of Freeland
ought to feel proud of the work per
formed by those who ha\e assumed the
local leadership of tho partv. They not
only tried to trick tho Democrats, but
they also endeavored to trick their own
followers by nominating six men for the
council and six for tho school board
without consulting any of their part)
outside tho little circle which
grasped control of the organization.
Days and nights have been spent b)
the little "machine" perfecting tin
plans and laying the wires to explode
the bomb at a time when the Democrats
would be powerless to naiiio candidates
to contest the election, but every move
YOUR. FAITH
ours if you try
Shiloh's
Consumption
£ M M and otirs is so stronpf we
B ,g I ■ IT* guarantee a cure or refund
■ *** nioncj, and we send you
free trial bottle if you write for it.
SHILOH'S costs 25 cents and will cure Con
sumption, Pneumonia, Bronchitis and all
Lung Troubles. Will cure a cough or cold
in a day, and thus prevent serious results.
It has been doing these things for 50 years.
8. C. WELLS & Co., be Roy, N. Y. .
Karl's Clover Root Tea corrects the Stomach
FREELAND, PA., FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 190*2.
made by them, even when tho doors of
their couclaves were locked, were
known to the Democrats and develop
ments were quietly awaited, tho latter
feeling confident that they had right
and justice on their side and that Luz
erne county judges would not pervert
the law to base uses.
The few **wlse men'* who are now
directing Republicanism in Freeland
might be forgiven by the party were
this their only blunder, but 111-laid
plans and miscarriages of schemes aro
their principal stock in trade, as has
been proven on numerous occasions
since they pushed themselves to the
front and excluded intelligent men
from the party councils.
That they are neither competent nor
qualified to serve as leaders will be
further shown before the polls open next
Tuesday. The full extent of their
blunders is not yet known to the voters,
and deluded ofllce-seekers who have
pinned their faith to tho political
sagacity of present leaders will learn in
due time how they have been duped.
Poisoned the Suests
As tho result of eating refreshments
which were mysteriously poisoned eigh
teen guests who attended a card party
given at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John
Law, at West Pittston, were seized with
violent pains, and many are seriously
Fourteen of the guests are in a critical
condition, among them being two physi
cians and many prominent society folk
of that place. Mr. and Mrs. Law are at
a loss to explain how the poison got
into the eatables.
Details of the poisoning cannot lie ob
tained because of the reticence of the
hosts and guests. It was first thought
that it was the milk used that had caus
ed tho illness, but it was carefully
aualyzed and proved pure. Another
more likely supposition is that tho
creamed lysters were responsible for the
trouble. This feature of the menu was
particularly attractive looking, each
oyster being wrapped in paper. It is
supposed that they were poisoned from
the paper wrappers.
As the sympions of tho illness were
those of arsenical poisoning, extreme
nausea and sore and parched throats,
this confirms the belief that it was the
paper that caused the trouble, for con
siderable of that commodity is bleached
in arsenic baths.
A Phenomenal Success.
Rev. John L. Moore, who acted as
general manager of the fair recently
conducted for the benefit of the building
fund of the Sisters of Mercy chapel, is
busily engaged this week in closing up
the financial accounts of the affair.
The figures at present show the net
receipts to be over $4,000, an amount
that is surprisingly large when the
short time the fair was in progress is
considered. The amount is the largest
ever realized by such means in lower
Luzerne county.
There are yet a number of contests to
be closed, which will further swell the
receipts. Over 90 per cent of the total
receipts were profits, tho expense ac
count footing up less than S3OO.
Rev. Moore expresses himself as ex
tremely grateful to tho public at large
for their liberal patronage and assist
ance. and the members of St. Ann's
congregation are undoubtedly grateful
to him for his untiring work and enorgy
in directing the movement so success
fully.
The End of the Bear.
Those who thought the last had been
hoard of Freeland's famous black boar
are mistaken. The animal is still the
subject of many heated conversations,
and bear stories are still tho fad among
the local sporting men.
The animal, though dead, is to be the
central figure of a gathering tomorrow
evening at tho restaurant of Alfred
Coxe, where all that remains of the
notorious hear will be served as free
lunch by the enterprising proprietor.
When tho customers of Mr. Coxe have
had their fill of bear-meat, the curtain
will probably descend upon the story
of the bear and no more will be heard of
the animal which gained so much noto
riety within a few months.
Court Appointments.
The court has appointed the following
boards of examine candidates for places
as mine foremen: First district, David
W. Evans, David C. Williams and Alex
McMillan; Fourth district, Evan R.
Morgan, Robert Watkin and John C.
Williams; Fifth district, Fred E. Zerbv,
George McGee and Thomas Ferry.
Morris Williams, A. C. Leiseuring,
John Gilhooly, James Llewellyn and
Robert Monroe were appointed members
of the board for tho counties of Carbon
and Luzerne to examine candidates for
the office of inspector of mines in this
district.
Ice cream at Merkt's.
ROUND THE REGION
ITazieton will be represented in the
now State League of Base Hail Clubs.
A company was incorporated yesterday
to maintain a club in that city. The
incorporators are G. R. Mayer, William
Gaughan and Thomas Loughran, of
Ilazletoo. and Lloyd F. Miller and \V.
A. Wltman, of Reading.
Overhearing burglars in his storeroom
at Centralia, Daniel Fisher sought to
scare them away by rapping on the floor
above, but they answered with several
pistol shots, and then leisurely helping
themselves to plunder, departed.
Two children of Mrs. John Sorher, of
Plymouth township, have been stricken
with smallpox, and it is believed the
disease was takeh to the house by the
children's pet dog.
Although the dale and place for the
United Mine Woi Iters' convention of
the three anthracite districts has not yet
been announced, it is understood that
the convention will he held in Scranton.
Charles Mans, of Ilazieton, manager
of the Anthracite Telephone Company,
is confined to his home suffering from
injuries sustained by being thrown from
his sleigh near Freeland.
Joseph Goldbery, 23 years old, of Le
hlghton, was run over and killed by an
early passenger train on the Lehigh
Valley Railroad, while on his way to
work at Packerton.
The Luzerne County Anti-Saloon
League is keeping up the war in Pitts
ton and has filed remonstrances against
niuteen applicants for liquor licenses
from that city.
Mauch Chunk town council has pass
ed an ordinance granting a franchise to
the Carbon Telephone Company, condi
tioned that the telephone company pay
SI,OOO into the borough treasury.
Dr. F. C. Johnson anil VV. A. Han field
have been reappointed prison commis
sioners.
Y. M. C. A
The membership of the V. M. C. A. is
rapidly increasing. It will soon reach
the 150 mark. The young men are in
terested. Who can estimate the power
for good of an association having so
large a membership interested in the
welfare of their daily associates? Let
the good work prosper; none are ex
cluded; all are welcome.
A mandolin club was organized last
evening with Aubrey Powell as presi
dent, Chas. Wenner secretary and lead
er, and Walter Davis as treasurer. The
club meets for practice next Tuesday
evening at 8 30 o'clock.
Monday evening a Y. M. C. A. glee
club will organize. About twenty-live
of Freeland's best male singers compose
this club. No doubt the public will
hear from them soon. Music adds to
the charm of V. M. C. A. work.
G. N. Vannauker will conduct the
Sunday afternoon service and will ad
dress himself to tho work of both active
and associate members of the associa
tion. •
Tuesday evening's bible class had a
large increase in attendance. Come
and see how many are present.
Wednesday evening is everybody's
evening. A social will be given, re
freshments served and a silver offering
taken to defray a delegate's expenses to
the state convention will be lifted.
The social committee, Prof. Crawford,
Geo. Hartman, Simon Neu Burger,
Walter Davis and Orion VanAken, aro
determined that those who come shall
have a good time Tho ladies kindly
gave up their evening for tho social and
tho act is much appreciated.
Found in a Pool of Blood.
Anthony Sinisky. of Sturmerville, near
West Pittston. is at the Pittston hospital
unconscious and suffering from wounds
which, it Is thought, were inllicted by
some other person. He was a miner at
the Exetor colliery and lie was found on
Tuesday evening near the foot of the
shaft in a pool of blood. Nearby was
found a hatchet with blood marks upon
it, and the ground in the vicinity looked
as if a struggle might have taken place.
Ho was found by the pump runner.
For some time minors at the colliery
have been missing powder and it is
possible that Sinisky was suspected and
attacked. The wounds are mostly on
the back of the head and tho victim is
in a precarious condition. The authori
ties are investigating.
$3.00 to New York and Ko.turn
Via the Lehigh Valley Railroad.
Tickets will be sold and good going
February 20. limited for return to and
including February 24, and will be
honored on any train, except the Black
Diamond express. For further informa
tion consult ticket agents.
Best Cough Syrup. Tastes Good. Use p*
In time. Sold by druggists. P*
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 Mrs. John Davis, a
former resident of Upper Lehigh, ar
rived at the latter place yesterday from
Scranton, where she had lived for some
years past. Interment was made at
Upper Lehigh cemetery.
J. E. Rosenstock, of Weatherly; A. 11.
Bleckley, of Freeland, and Daniel West,
of Lansford, tho auditors of the Middle
Coal Field Poor District, met at Laury
town yesterday and began auditing the
accounts for 1901.
President Duffy, of District No. 7. ac
companied by Organizer Sohlosser, will
visit Local Union No. 1052, U. M. W., at
Highland this evening, and Local Union
No. 1438, at Ebcrvale, tomorrow even
ing.
Mrs. George Lesko has been missing
from her home in Drifton since yester
day morning. Her husband and other
relatives are unable to account for her
disappearance.
James ICesseli, employed by the Mill
hopper Packing Company at Sandy Val
ley, has resigned his position to accept a
similar one with A. S. VanWickle & Co.
at Coleraiue.
F. M. Everett, of Mt. Carmel, who
has been selected as cashier of the now
First National bank, has leased the
McCarthy residence on North Ridge
street.
The physicians of town report that
the epidemic of scarlet fever in the
Second ward is abating, no new cases
having appeared recently.
No catch-penny offerings, but real
honest bargains in every department at
Sunle's.
William Ryan, of Johnson street, was
hurt in No. 2 mine, Highland, this after
noon by a fall of coal. lie was brought
to his home for treatment.
Remonstrances have been filed against
the liquor license applications of Joseph
Long, J. W. Eroh and Harry C. Mow
roy, of Butler township.
The National Slavonic Political Union
will apply for a charter in Luzerne
court on March 10. John M. Carr,
Esq., Is the attorney.
Fresh fish every day during Lent at
Ilartiuan's market, next to Central hotel.
Mary Donop, aged 13 years, of North
Ridge street, was bitten on Wednesday
on the log by a dog owned by A. Capece,
South Ridge street.
Miss F. M. Drewsdale, of Scranton, is
at Oswald's store demonstrating the ex
cellent qualities of I)r. Hand's condensed
milk.
DePierro'sorchestra will furnish music
this evening at a social to be given by
Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Lovatt, at Weather-
Johp J. Breslin, of Philadelphia, a
former prominent politician in this
county, is greeting Freeland friends this
James, a young son of Mr. and Mrs
Daniel Mulraney, had two lingers
crushed in a washing wringer on Wed
nesday.
Mining* shoes, 90c. worth $1.50, at
Senie's.
Today is Valentine Day and the post
office officials have been kept busy
dealing out the love-laden missives.
The commercial class and other pupi'i
of St. Ann's parochial school aro enjoy
ing a sleigh-ride this afternoon.
Aubrey Powell has accepted a posi
tion with the Ilazieton Sentinel as
Freeland correspondent.
Mrs. John .1. Carr, of South Washing
ton street, has entered Jefferson bus
pital, Philadelphia, for treatment.
A handsome new American flag was
floated for the first time this morning
at Foster school in Drifton.
Joseph Birkbeck has entered tho office
of Attorney Daniel Kline and will study
law.
John Boner has removed his family
from Birkbeck street to South Washing
ton street.
Council will make an effort to meet
this evening. *
School Director W. D. Kline is confin
ed to his home with illness.
CASTOHIA.
Boar the /} Kind You (toe Always Bought
TRI-WEEKL.Y
Mr. S. Senie,
Freeland, Pa.
Dear Sir.—We admire your ac
tions in not advertising as offering
penny bargains, as they are dear
to the consumer at any price. We
know that yours is the place where
we get gents' and children's out
fitting apparels. Your $5 over
coat is worth double any time.
You can expect large crowds of
buyers, as we always found you to
do square and honorable dealing.
Yours truly,
B. H.
Phila. One-Price Clotliiug House.
S. SENIE, PROF.
Birkbeck Brick, Freeland, Pa.
£MIAS. ORION STliOIl,
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW
and
NOTARY PUBLIC.
Office: Rooms 1 and 2, Birkbcck Urick, Freeland
JOHN M. CAUJI,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
All legal business promptly attended.
Post-office Building, ... Freeland.
MCLAUGHLIN,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
Legal Jlusiness of Any Description,
lireiimin's Building, So. Centre St. Freeland.
R. J. O'DONNELL,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
Campbell Building, ... Freeland
White Haven Ollice, Kane Building, Opposite
I ostofllce; Tuesdays, Saturdays.
JOHN J. McBREARTY,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
Legal Business of every description. Fire
Insurance, and Conveyancing given prompt
attention.
MeMenamin Building, South Centre Street.
N. MALEY,
DENTIST,
OVER BIRKBECK'S STORE,
■Second Floor. Birkbcok Brick
YJRS. S. E. HAYES,
FIRE INSURANCE AGENT.
Washington Street.
None but reliable companies represented.
Also agent for thu celebrated high-grade
1 mhos ut Hazeltou Bros., New York city.
F)R. S. S. HESS,
DENTIST.
37 South Centre Street.
Second Floor Front, - Refowich Building.
'"J~ v HOS. A. BUCKLEY,
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE.
All business given prompt attention.
Tribune Building, - . Main Btreet
-A~ OS'W^XjID,
doa'er In
Dry Goods, Notions,
Groceries and Provisions.
FRESH ROLL AND
Creamery Always in Stock.
Minnesota's Best
Patent Flour A Specialty.
EVERY ARTICLE GUARANTEED.
N. W. Cor. Centre and Front St*.. Freeland.
Wear the Famous Hold Seal Gum Boots
FOR SA mi.
STAR SHOE STORE,
HUGH MALLOY, lKOP. f
(Vnti o and Walnut Streets