T r i i
FREELAND IRIBUNE.
VOL. XIV. NO. 109.
Made-to-Order
Clothes.
All lovers of well-made
clothing are leaving their
measure for their Easter
Suit at
Refowich's, Freeland.
Positively the largest and
best assortment to select
from in town.
Refowicli'sWearWe!
Clothing and Shoe Ilonse.
REFOWICH BUILDING. FREELAND.
See Our Line of Shoes.
T. CAMPBELL,
dealer in
Dry Goods, Groceries,
Boots and Shoes.
Also
PURE WINES I LIQUORS
FOR FAMILY
AMD MEDICINAL PURPOSES.
Centre end Meln streets. Freeland.
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. Curry, South Centre Street.
LAUBACH'S VIENNA BAKERY.
B. C. LAUdACH, Prop.
Choice Broad of All Kinds, Cakes, and Pas
try, Daily. Fancy and Novelty Cakes Baked
to Order.
HEETIiEfiY^IHI
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.
DePIERRO - BROS.
CAFE.
Corner of Centre and Front Mtreeta.
Gibson, Dougherty, Kaul'er Club,
Kosenhluth's Velvet, of which we b tve
EXGLUBIVE SALE IN TOWN.
Mumm's Extra Dry Champagne,
Hennesay Brandy, Blackberry,
Gins, Wines, ClaroU, 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, neer Central Hotel.
WEHRMAN'S
JEWELRY STORE.
Clocks, Watches
and Spectacles.
BIRTHS.
Foist.—To Mr. and Mrs. Frank Foist,
Alvintoti, a daughter.
Brobst. —To Mr. and Mrs. Oswald
Brobst, a son.
The town council of Pottsvllle has
accepted an invitation to attend church
next Sunday.
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D. S. & S. MEN
IN A WRECK
Coal Train Crashes Into a
Valley Freight.
Foot of Weatherly Hill the
Scene of a Costly Disaster.
Trainmen Escape With
out Injury.
At 10 minutes after 10 o'clock on Sat
urday evening a D. S. & S. Railroad
coal train, enroute for Perth Am boy,
crashed into a Lehigh Valley Railroad
freight train at Weatherly. The I) S.
& S. engine telescoped the Lehigh Val
ley caboose and one freight car, became
derailed itself and with seventeen coal
cars was thrown down an embankment
by the shock.
The D. S. & S. train consisted of forty
loaded gondolas, hauled by engine No. 9.
It was in charge of Engineer James
Crawford, Fireman Fred Pettit, Conduc
tor Edward Brannan, Brakemen Frank
Mooney and Peter Farrell and Flagman
Casper Oreby. All of the crew reside in
Freeland, excepting the fireman, whoso
home is in Hazleton.
When the train reached what Is
known as the head of the grade, between
the Lumber Yard and Weatherly, the
trainmen applied both the air and band
brakes. The rails, however, were wet
and slippery, and the weight of the train
gave it a momentum which steadily in
creased its speed and it was soon travel
ing at a terriiic rate.
When nearing Weatherly Engineer
Crawford was startled by the wavir.g of
a red lantern on the track in front of
him. As everything had already been
done to lessen the speed of the train
without success, the engineer and crew
were unable to obey the signal to stop,
and they prepared themselves as best
they eould for the Impending crash.
The engineer, fireman, conductor and
flagman jumped from their posts, and a
moment later the train went tearing
through the rear end of the Lehigh
Valley freight train which had left the
Lumber Yard some time before.
Engine No. 9, so great was its speed,
went through the Lehigh Valley caboose
as though the latter was built of paper.
The freight car next to it met the same
fate, and two others were demolished
before the obstruction brought the loco
motive to a stop.
The engine then toppled over the
bank, drawiug down with it seventeen
D. S. AS. gondolas, all of which were
broken beyond repair.
The fire from the locomotive next
ignited the wreck and in a fow minutes
the mass in the vicinity of the engine
was blazing furiously. The fire was
extinguished by the Weatherly fire de
partment, otherwise the entire freight
ttain would probably have been con
sumed.
The loss to the D. S. & S. Company Is
estimated at not less than $28,000. The
Valley Company's loss will also be
heavy, but will not reach the above
figure.
The officials of both roads are prepar
ing to Investigate the wreck and place
the responsibility for the disaster.
The friends of the members of the
crew are happy over the fact that the
trainmen escaped without injury.
Must Keep Closed Sunday.
The retail liquor dealers of Wilkes
barre are determined to make the mem
bers of their association respect the
liquor laws of the state. Their special
desire is to put a stop to the sale of
liquor on Sunday, which has been the
cause of most all of the agitation against
the granting of licenses. At a largely
attended meeting of the Retail Liquor
Dealers' Union on Friday afternoon the
following resolutions were adopted:
"Whereas, It has been brought to the
attention of the Retail Liquor Dealers'
Union that some members of the or
ganization have been violating the
liquor laws by selling Intoxicating
drinks on Sunday; and
"Whereas, This is a serious violation
of the laws of this association and the
Brooks high license law of the state of
Pennsylvania; be it
"Resolved, That all members of this
organization are hereby notified to
close their places of business on Sunday
In compliance with the laws and also
have their curtains drawn up, giving a
full view of the interior. Any violation
of tho liquor laws by members of this
association will be dealt with according
to the law. The names of all liquor
dealers in this city who do not draw
their curtains, giving a full view of the
interior, will be published In the press
by the association."
FREELAND. PA., MONDAY, MARCH 10, 1902.
ROUND THE REGION
Scranton Municipal League and
Superintendent of Police Day managed
to get rid of some of the best-known
saloons of Scranton and the county as
the result of their work before the
license court last week. The court
handed down a decision on Saturday
knocking out sixteen places in Scranton,
three in Oiyphant, three in Dunmore,
three in Dickson City, two each in
Throop. Moosic, Old Forge and VYinton,
six in Lackawanna township and one
each in Glenburn, South Ahington,
Taylor and Ransom. The protests were
based mainly on Sunday selling.
The hotel and saloon men of Pitts ton
and other places who were refused
licenses by the court have tiled peti
tions asking fur rehearing In their cases.
The petitions will be examined by the
full bencli of four judges today and It is
expected that they will speedily decide
whether or not the rehearings will be
granted. In the cases of the Pittston
hotel men it is said that Rev. J. J. K.
Fletcher will not oppose the granting of
licenses if the dealers will agree to obey
the Sunday and other laws and conduct
their places respectably.
The Citizens' Electric Illuminating
Company, of Pittston, has sent out a
notice to its many customers announc
ing a reduction In the cost of lighting.
The company states that it is doing this
for the reason that business is increas
ing. The reduction will take effect on
April 1. The price of incandescent
lighting current, by meter service, will
be reduced from 12}.j cents to 10 cents
per 1,000 watts, with the same discounts
and rules governing as at present.
As the result of a conference between
the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
and Order of Railway Conductors and
Erie officials, the Erie has granted an
Increase In pay over its entire system
from Now York to Chicago, and a
mileage basis, known as "standard pay,"
went into effect; on March 1.
Smallpox at White Haven
A telephone message was received in
town this afternoon stating that small
pox has broken out among the men en
gaged In repairing the destroyed bridges
at YVhite Haven.
Residents of Whlto Haven were called
up by phone froiu the Tribune office
and asked to verify or deny the rumor,
but this they refused to do. All who
wore asked apparently desired to avoid
giving the matter any more publicity
than possibln.
As far as can be learned it appears
that symptoms of the disease made their
appearance on oue of the workmen yes
terday. It is claimed the afflicted man
was returned to New York city this
morning. Previous to his going, how
ever, the case was diagnosed as small
pox by White Haven physicians.
There are several hundred men work
ing in and around White Haven. They
were gathered from the unemployed of
the large cities and are living in railroad
cars. If the affliction is what it is be
lieved to be, surrounding towns will
have to guard themselves from those
who will likoly desert the work, as the
germs of the disease may already be
spread among the unfortunate man's
companions.
Heroes of the Mines,
Two thrilling stories are related in the
upper cud of the county In connection
with the floods in the mines last week.
At the Heidelberg mine, at Avoca, the
buckets became blocked In the shaft,
and it was necessary for somebody to go
down and examine them. David J.
Davies volunteered for the perilous task,
and tying a rope around his body he was
lowered 310 feet into the mine, repaired
the damage, and was then hoisted out
again.
Mine Foreman Alex Law and Nicho
las Morgan entered No. 14 shaft of the
Erie Company, to measure the depth of
the water. The engineer, forgetting the
water, allowed the carriage to descend to
the button of the shaft, about twenty
feet under the water. Both men had
narrow escapes, and had they not been
albe to swim would have been drowned.
They secured a signal cord and were
hoisted out nearly overcome. The en
gtneer who made the mistake is prostra
ted over it.
Want Grievances Adjusted,
At a largely attended' mass meeting
of tho employes of Coxe Bros. & Co., at
Nuremberg, on Saturday evening, stir
ring addresses were made by Organizer
Schlosser and several other noted labor
leaders. Tbe various grievances were
gone over, and several of the orators in
no uncertain terms demanded the adjust
ment of certain existing grievances.
No final action was taken, however, un
til an answer Is received from Superin
tendent Kudllck. There is every pos
sibility of serious trouble unless some of
the grievances are adjusted.
DRIFTON
Many Drifton friends of the late Miss
Mary Breslin attended the funeral of
the young lady on Saturday. Among
the handsome floral offerings were the
following: Hazle township teachers, a
broken column; Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Mc-
Neils, carnations; George Ilartman,
Easter lilies; Miss Kate Burns, roses;
Miss Ella Mulligan, pink carnations;
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kellam, roses;
Superintendent J. B. Gabrio, roses; Miss
Rose Kennedy, Easter lilies; Miss Bres-
I iii's pupils, a wreath; Miss Lizzie
Jaequot, roses; Miss Edmunds and
Messrs. Mcllugh and Welsh, her fellow
teachers, a bouquet of lilies; Mrs. Frank
Walk, pink roses; John Gallagher,
Charles Gallagher, H. A. McMenaiuin,
H. M. Breslin, Jr., and Charles McGill,
a cross.
The friends of Daniel Gallagher, a
former D. S. A S. engineer, who remov
ed from this section to Warrior Run last
summer, are pleased to learn that he
has been elected a justice of the peace
at his new home. Everbudy who knows
"Denny" says he will make an up-to-date
squire who will deal out justice impar
tially.
Charles Thomas, aged 13 years, while
returning from Sunday school yesterday,
was struck In the eye with a snowball
thrown by a larger boy. It is feared
that the eye is injured.
John J. McNeils and John Collins
were Ilazleton visitors on Saturday
evening.
St Ann's Cadet Society is making prep
arations to parade on St. Patrick's
Day.
Miss Kate Wackley, of Ebervale, is
the guest of friends here.
Charles Carlin, of Scranton, is visiting
friends in town.
Michael Gillespie is suffering from a
sore heel.
The collieries hero resumed work on
Saturday.
Strike Talk Again
Secretary George Ilartlein, of the
Ninth United Mine Workers' district,
gave out a statement Saturday evening
relative to the possibilities of a strike
being declared by the miners at their
convention on March 18, which is in
part as follows:
"We are now fronting the last ditch,
and in arriving at its brink we have ex
hausted our final resources tending to
bring about a peaceable settlement of
grievances. We were turned down by
the operators recently, when wo tried to
induce them to attend a joint confer
ence. Whether we are to receive an
other blow by the coa! carrying com
panies refusing to grant reasonable de
mands to the convention will soon be
known. None of the miners' leaders has
the least idea as to what the companies
will do. We think an increase in wages
for the men is by all means duo them."
lie says that to hiui it seems incon
ceivable that the operators will invite a
strike, but that if it comes it will he
greater than any heretofore known in
the state.
Pigeon-Fanciers Caught,
The pigeon ducket of Superintendent
L. 11. Smith, of the D. S. &S. Railruid,
at Drifton, was entered recently by two
young boys of that town who suffer
from the affliction of pigeon-fanciers.
Not knowing of the many traps sot by
the superintendent for the capture of
persons who might enter the ducket,
the boys went in cautiously and by the
giving away of a trap-door they landed
in a department froin which there was
no escape, and at the same time an
alarm was set ringing in the residence
This brought the superintendent to
the scene, who released the culprits,
only to turn them over to the guardians
of the law in that town.
The usual sentence in such cases has
since been pronounced—banishment
from Drifton.
Louisiana nnl St. Thoinia.
Let's see! Napoleon sold us 1,171.031
square miles for $15,000,000. Denmark
sells us 223 square miles for $5,000,000.
If France had held Louisiana as long
as Denmark held St. Thomas, Santa
Cruz and St. John and sold it to us at
the same price per square mile ns we
have paid Denmark for the Danish
West Indies, Louisiana would have
cost us the tidy sum of $202,824,910,-
314. It pays to hold real estate some
times, particularly when it becomes in
ternationally strategic.
Velln Dlnniiitenrlnir.
Many will no doubt greet with joy
the fact that in Paris the fashion is
steadily gaining favor of wearing ei
ther no veil or a very short one. In
deed, one continually sees the veil ar
ranged so as to only Just cover the tip
of the nose, and, though this is no
doubt convenient for tea drinking, It Is
by no means as becoming as the grace
ful swatliings of veil round tbe eliiu.
$1.50 a year is all the Tiubuxe costs.
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.
Owing to White Ilaven being unable
te accommodate the large number of
men who are temporarily employed in
repairing bridges and railroad tracks at
that place, it is probable that, the Le
high Valley Company will run a special
train every morning and evening be
tween White Haven and Freeland, so as
to permit the workmen to board hero.
William Rauch, of Chestnut street,
and Hiram Wolf, of Washington street,
have returned from West Virginia,
where they spent the past few months
working in the bituminous mines of
that state. Conditions there do not
favor the miner and both men wore
giad to get home.
The railroads in the coal region are
making repairs of the damage done by
the flood, with a largo force working
day and night, and trains are running
although some hours late. A few on the
main lines have been abandoned for a
time. Very little freight has been mov
ed so far.
The borough council will meet this
evening for the purpose of effecting an
organization. It is currently reported
that the deadlock on the choice of a
president will be broken tonight and
that the other appointments will also be
made without further trouble.
A. Oswald has the agency for the cele
brated Elysian's extracts and perfumery
The finest goods made. Try thorn.
The State Board of Health has adopt
ed resolutions requiring cuspidors in the
trains of the Pennsylvania Railroad and
the Philadelphia and Reading Railway,
and will try to secure legislation Inflict
ing a penalty for infringement of the
rule.
Many friends attended the funeral of
the late Miss Mary Breslin, of Jeddo,
who was buried on Saturday morning,
and the funeral of the late Mrs. E. P.
Gallagher, of Ridge street, on Saturday
afternoon, was also largely attended.
The borough school teachers attended
the quarterly institute of the Ninth
district, held at White Ilaven on Satur
day. The program was an Interesting
one and was appreciated by the teach
ers.
Fresh fish every day during Lent at
Hartman's market, next to Central hotel.
Tickets for the next entertainment
under the auspices of the Mining and
Mechanical Institute, to be given on
Saturday evening by Ritchie, are now
on sale at McMenamin's store.
Tomorrow is the last day for the pay
ment of liquor licenses in this county.
Successful applicants who fail to pay
before tomorrow evening will thereby
forfeit their licenses.
George Shigo has resigned his position
as driver for the Freeland Brewing Com
pany and is making preparations to
enter East Stroudsburg normal school.
No trace has yet been found of the
body of Mary Urban, the little Slavon
ian girl of Derringer, who was drowned
in Black creek on the Ist inst.
Ice cream at Merkt's.
Representatives from the labor or
ganizations of Pennsylvania will meet at
Wilkesbarro this week to form a State
Federation of Labor.
Since the marriage license law went
into effect, in October, 1880, 33,740
licenses have been granted in Luzerue
county.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Sweattnan, of
New York city, spent yesterday with
the latter's sister. Mrs. U. G. Fettorman.
William Stultz, of Freeland, and John
Trimble, of Foster township, are serv
ing as jurors at Wilkesbarro this week.
Ground will bo broken at Sheppton
on April 1 for a large and commodious
depot by the 1). 8. & S. Railroad.
Rev. E. J. Laros, of Emanuel Reform
ed church, Lansford, on Saturday re
ceived a White Cap warning threatening
him with death unless his present ac
tions are changed. During the past
year ho lias been conducting a campaign
against all forms of vice and has made
himself obnoxious to certain classes of
people.
PLEASURE.
March 17. —Third annual entertain
ment of St. Ann's Parish Band at tlie
Grand opera house. Admission, 15 and
35 ceots.
TRI-WEEKLY
£MIAS. ORION STItOII,
ATTORNEY AND.COUNSELOR AT LAW
and
NOTARY PUBLIC.
Office: Itooms 1 and 2, Birkbcck Brick, Freelar>d
JOHN M. CAIiR,
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.
R. J. O'DONNELL,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
Campbell Building, - Freeland
White Haven Office, Kune Building, Opposite
Postofflee; Tuesdays, Saturdays.
JOHN J. McBIiEARTY,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
Legal Business of every description. Fire
Insurance, uud Conveyancing giveu prompt
attention.
MoMenumin Building, South Centre Street.
N. MALEY,
DENTIST.
OYER BIRKBECK'S STORE,
Second Floor, . Birkbeck Brick
jyiKS. S. E. HAYES,
FIRE INSURANCE AGENT.
Washington Street.
None but reliable companies represented.
Also agent for the celebrated high-grade
i lanes of Ha/elluu Bros.. New York city.
ryi. s. s. hess,
DENTIST.
37 South Ceutre Street.
Second Floor Front, . Kefowich Building.
A. BUCKLEY,
JUSYICE OF THE PEACE.
All Justness given prompt attention.
Tribune Building. Main Street
-A. OS"W^Xjr3,
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.
JV. W. Cor. Centre and Front fit*., Freeland.
Wear the Famous Bold Seal Gum Boots
FOR SALE AT THE
STAR SHOE STORE,
11 ITGII MALLOY, PROP.,
Centre and Walnut Streets.