FREELAND TRIBUNE. VOL. XIV. NO. 114. At the urgent request of many of our patrons who were unable to be served during the rush of the past few days, we have decided to continue our Big Clothing and Shoe Sale. Now is the time to buy Clothing, Hats, Furn ishings, Shoes, Etc., at lower prices than have ever been heard of in Freeland. Wear Wei CloUi and Shoe Honse. M. REFOWICH, PROP. Refowich Building, Freeland. Our Easter Suit Samples Are Extremely Handsome. GRAND OPERA HOUSE. Freeland Opera House Co., Lessees. 3-NIGHTS-3 COMMENCING Thursday, March 20. The Little Comedy Magnet, DOT KARROLL and SUPERB COMPANY iu Farce Comedy, Drama and Vaudeville. Friday Evening, Devil's Mine. Saturday Evening, Corner Grocery. Elegant Special Scenic Effects for Every Play. High Class Specialties. Costumes that are Dazzling. Prices: 10,20 and 30c. Groceries, Provisions, Green Truck, Dry Goods and Notions are among the finest sold in Freeland. Send a sam ple order and try tKem. E. J. Curry, South Centre Street. LAUBACH'S VIENNA BAKEKY~ B. C. L4UJAGH, Prop. Choice Bread of Ail Kinds, Cakes, and Pas try, Daily. Fancy and Novelty Cakes Baked to Order. UllfllHlT © IK CREAM supplied to balls, parties or picnics, with all necessary adjuncts, at shortest notice and fairest, prices. Delivery and supply wagon* to all parts oj I >wn and surroundings every day. WEHEMAN'S JEWELRY STORE. Clocks, Watches and Spectacles. DRIFTON. The Spaulding base ball club has re organized for the coming season by electing Edward McElrue manager and Daniel McGeehan captain. This team was first organized last summer and they did very good work. The boys will begin practice as soon a9 the weather becomes favorable. The collieries here are still idle on ac count of the high water. The company Is exerting every effort to overcome tho trouble, but the water continues to gain steadily in No. 3 slope and it is not like ly that operations will be resumed be fore the middle of next week. Cornelius Gallagher, of the United States Marine Corps, left yesterday for New York city to rejoin his command. He expects to be sent to Cuba in a few weeks. D. S. & S. engine No. 9, which was badly damaged in the recent wreck at Weatherly, has been brought to the shops for repairs. Miss Annie Gallagher, of Now Phila delphia, Schuylkill county, Is visiting friends hero. The employes of Coxe Bros. & Co. will receive their pay for tho first half of March ou the 38th inst. Divorce Made Too Easy. Judge Lynch yesterday afternoon handed down an opinion in the proceed ings of Mrs. Mary Greeby, of Freeland, for a divorce from her husband. Judge Lynch says the attorneys for each side conducted the proceedings to a certain point and then referred them to a referee, who approved an absolute divorce, and handed in his bill to the county at the rate of $lO a day. Judge Lynch finds the entire proceed ing irregular and based upon the theory, he says, that the dissolution of the mar riage ties is a trivial matter. He de clares it is the duty of the court to hear the proceedings or appoint a master to do so, and he annuls the divorce and refuses the bill of the referee. Ice cream at Merkt's. MISCELLANEOUS ADVERTISEMENTS. NOTICE TB CANDIDATES FOR THE OF FICEOF STATE MINE INSPECTOR. Notic'is hereby given that nn examination of candidates for the office ol' Inspector of Mines for the First Anthracite District (Luc erne County), will be held In the High School building, corner Union and Washington siH'ets. Wiikesburre. PH., on April 1, 3, 3 and 4 I'. 103, beginning at 10 a. n., when and where all candidates are requested to preseut them selves tor examination. No previous notice of intention to apply is required. Morris Williams, Albert C. Leisenring, John Gllhooley, Jaines Llewellyn, Robert Monroe, Board of Examiners. SERVICE.— Three bulls—one large, J? one medium and one small. Apply to Geo. Muliuky, Fern street, Freeland. FREELAND, PA., FRIDAY, MARCH 21, 1902. MINERS STRONGLY DEMAND AN EIGHT-HODR WORKDAY Grievances of the Shamokin Convention Presented in the Form of a Set of Resolutions. Strike Talk Has Somewhat Abated, But the Danger of a Conflict With the Operators Will Not Be Over Until the Report of the Scale Committee Has Been Acted Upon by the Delegates. While the strike talk at Shamokin has somewhat abated during the past twenty-four hours, the feeling among the delegates is that the operators who have failed to live up to the promises made In the notices posted a )otr ago must be compelled to act fairly, and the resolutions adopted at yesterday's session make provision for the carrying out of this demand. It is conceded now, and has been claimed by many of the leaders from the start, that the recognition of the union is a secondary consideration. The betterment of the condition of the anthracite mine worker is the para mount issue, and ail the strength of the organisation will be exerted to accom plish this object. The following resolutions were adopt ed by the convention yesterday: "To demand an eight-hour workday. "To demand recognition of mine com mittees for the adjustment of disputes which arise, thus avoiding numerous contentions which result in local strikss. "To oppose working with non-union men. "To provide for the organization of all skilled mechanics in conformity with the decision rendered by the American Federation of Labor convention. "To favor the arbitration of trade dls- putea. "To provide for the erection of & monument at Lattimer, not to cost more than 85,000, as a memorial to the vic tims of the Lattimer shooting. "To condemn the action of the Dela ware and Hudson Railroad Company for changing working conditions in Plymouth, which change resulted in the reduction of wages in violation of con tract. "To favor colliery unions wherever practicable. "To provide for the systematic exam ination of working cards. "To demand the reinstatement of the firemen discharged by the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Company at Woodward, Avondale aud Pettlbone collieries, who refused to comply with the order of the company to work on what Is called the "swing shift" system. "To oppose the contract system now in force at some collieries and to limit to Blotz Damage Suit. In court on Wednesday afternoon the last case called before Judge Ferris was that of Mary Blotz, of Froeland, vs. the Lehigh Valley Railroad Company. Mrs. Blotz seeks to recover $5,000 damages for the death of her son, John Blotz, who was killed by a train at Falrchlld's crossing in Foster township two or three years ago. The young man was the sole support of his mother and at the time ho was killed was working on night shift. He was driving home from his work oarly in tho morning and bad to cross the tracks of the White Haven and Freeland branch of the Lehigh Valley Railroad at Falrchlld's crossing. The crossing is located In a deep cut and when the wagon 9truck the tracks it was run down by a train going to White Haven and young Blotz was killed. Tho jury has not yet rendered a ver dict. Newspaper Man Insane. From the Nantlcoke Nows. S. C. Yohey, record keeper of Dewey Tent, 433. K. O. T. M., of this town, received a letter from the keeper of records of the tent at Loechburg, Pa., stating that John J. Burke was hope lessly Insane at the Leechburg hospital, and his death would probably occur lu a fow days. Mr. Burke has many friends In Nan tlcoke, who will be sorry to hear of his affliction. Ho was for years employed as city editor of this paper when the late J. C. Coon was editor, and was familiarly known as "Senator" on ac count of the numerous articles he wrote over that signature. About nine years ago he was married to Miss Annie 011- llgan, who was then and Is now one of our most efficient school teachors. Mr. Burke Is reputed to be worth over 850.000. He has many relatives In Wllkesbarre. two the number of laborers who may be employed by any one contractor. "To request the Bureau of Mines and Mining to print not less than 25,000 copies of the mining laws for distribu tion among anthracite mine workers. "To condemn the operators' system of blacklisting employes discharged by any one company." In many cases the demands apply only to certain localities. The most import ant is a stand taken unqualifiedly for an eight-hour day. No demand has been made for recognition of the organiza tion, but Mitchell says that the com mittee on resolutions has not completed Its work and that a general resolution on the recognition question may be brought before the convention tomorrow. Further than acting upon the report of the resolutions committee, the con vention did little except to listen to grievances. A feature of the proceedings was the visit of a delegation representing the Order of Stationary Firemen. Of the 3,000 colliery firemen in the anthracite region a third belong to this organiza tion, another third to the United Mine Workers and the others are not attached to any organization. The stationary firemen have declared in favor of an eight-hour day and the abolition of the "swing shift" system. The object of the officers' visit was to secure the co operation of the mine workers. The visitors were received by the con vention and Secretary Joseph Mullaby addressed the delegates and asked the embodiment in the scale of the eight hour provision for firemen. No action has yet been taken on the matter, but it will probably be dealt with in the report of the scale committee, which Is expected today. President Mitchell said that he did not regard the letters of the operators refusing a joint conference as a recogni tion of the union* and that he had never so regarded them. The report that the operators had made overtures to the miners was de nied emphatically by President Mitchell last night. Charles A. Gallagher, of Freeland, is a member of the resolution committee and Frank ltay, of Jeddo, is on tho scale committee. Miner Badly Injured. James O'Donnell, of Coxo addition, was severely hurt in Oakdale colliery yesterday afternoon. He prepared a blast and set lire to tho same, aud after waiting several minutes for the expect ed explosion he concluded that the chargo had missed fire. Returning to Investigate, he arrived at tho scene just as tho blast went off. He was struck by pieces of tho flying coal and was severely gashed about the head and face. He was also thrown backward and In falling broke one of his ribs. Mr. O'Donnoll was immediately taken to the Miners hospital. Upon his arriv al ho learned that a case of smallpox had just been discovered at tho Institution and he asked to be returned to his home, which was done. Scarcity of Coal. Owing to the suspension of work at Drifton collieries, on account of high water, no pea coal can bo had at that place and Freeland users of this grade are compelled to burn the larger sizes. The peculiar disease which has af flicted many mules at Jeddo hus neces sitated the taking off of several teams which haul Highland coal to town, and Markle & Co. are ablo to deliver only a portion of tho orders which have been placed for their coal. The fear of a strike has caused a large local demand for coal this mouth. Confirmation Services. A class of fifteen will be confirmed at St. Peter and Paul's Slavonian Lutheran church on Sunday morning by Rev. Carl Houser. On the same day a largo class will bo confirmed at St. John's Reformed church by Rev. J. B. Kerschner. At St. Luke's Lutheran church Rev. J. J. Kuntz will confirm a class of seven teen on Sunday morning. Additional locals on the fourth page. Great Bankrupt Stock Sale of Fine Clothing, Hats, Caps, Shoes, Furnishings, Etc., Is KOTT Going- On at the Pit One-Price Clothini House. O 000 or^l High-Grade Seasonable Goods are offered for sale at from 40 to 50 cents on the dollar. Enormous bargains, which for lack of space and time cannot De given in detail here, await purchasers. This is a genuine bankrupt sale and the loss we are compelled to sus tain is your gain. Entire Stock Must Be Sold. Nothing has been reserved. We are giving you two garments for nearly the value of one. Save your pennies and dollars for this sale, for nothing of its kind may ever be held in Freeland again. This is the chance of a lifetime to buy reliable goods at half their value. Keep your eyes open and don't be misled. Remember the time and place. Doors open at 8.30 A. M., Special Bargains Given Tomorrow at the old reliable (former) PilU. ONE-PRICE (MIC HOUSE, Birkbeck Brick, Freeland. THEATRICAL The Dot Karroll Company opened a three nights' engagement last evening before a crowded house. The play was "A Night in Chinatown" and It gave the large audience a realistic insight into life in certain portions of our large cities. The piece wa9 handsomely staged and the several members of the company did full justice to their parts. Dot Karroll, the sprightly star, won a great deal of deserved applause, and her efforts to please were not lost upon those present. She acted the "tough girl" of the play In a manner pleasing to all, and the support given her was ail that could be desired. The specialties between the acts by the various members of the company were as good as any rendered by the high-class vaudeville shows and the audience was also well pleased with this portion of the entertainment. Tonight the company will produce "Devil's Mine" and tomorrow evening "The Corner Grocery." t t t The reputation of "The Irish Pawn brokers'' had preceded them to Free land, consequently a very small audi ence was present on Wednesday even ing to see them play. The local management refused to allow the curtain to go up on account of the poor patronage and tho engagement was cancelled. t t t The popular melodrama, "Tho Span of Life," Is booked for an early pres entation here. The play never falls to pack tho house. t t t "Down and Up" will be the only at traction at the (irand next week. Bids for the Opera House. Bids will bo received until April 19. 1902, by the Young Men's C. T. A. B Corps for the routing of the Grand opera house building. Bids are asked for one or three years and for the audi torium separately and the auditorium and halls collectively, the lease to take effect on August 1, 1902. The right Is reserved to reject any and all bids. By order of the Board of Trustees. Alex. Mulhearn, chairman. John J. Meehan. secretary. Card of Thanks. We hereby extend to the people of Freeland aud vicinity our sincere thanks for their contribution of 875.60, donated towards the erection of St. Lasko's Catholic (Magyar) church at Hazleton. Collected by Freeland branch of St. Lasko's Society, of Hazleton. John Mlhock. Peter Forlacs. Boat Cough Byrup. Tastes Good. UseM ■ai TRI-WEEKLY Wear the Famous Gold Seal Gum Boots l 01l SALE AT THE STAR SHOE STORE, HUGH MALLOY, PROP., Opnt.rp and Wa hint Rli(.ets J&-. OS-W^-XjID, dcu'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. It. TP. Cor. Centre and Front Ste., Freeland. T. CAMPBELL, " dealer in Dry Goods, Grocsries, Boots and Shoes. Also PURE WINES £ LIQUORS FOII FAMILY AND MEDICINAL PURPOSES. Centre and Main atreef.B. Freoland. Geo. H. Hartman, Meats and Green Ti tick. Freeh Lard a Specially. 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