FREELAND TRIBUNE.
VOL. XIV. NO. 137.
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WAITING FOR
A DECISION
Miners' Convention in Ses
sion at Hazleton.
Advocates of Strike Order
Are Overwhelmingly in the
Majority—Mitchell Offers
the Delegates His Advice.
The anthracite miners' convention,
called to decide for or against a strike,
Is now in session at Hazleton.
The delegates were called to order by
President Mitchell at 10.30 o'clock this
morning, and after the appointment of
a credential committee adjourned until
this afternoon.
At 2 o'clock they re-assembled, but as
the credential committee was uot pre
pared to report the delegates spent the
time listening to songs and addresses.
In a short address to the delegates
President Mitchell stated that he would
offer his advice at tomorrow's session, If
such should be considered necessary by
the convention.
This is taken at Hazleton to indicate
that the national president has some
thing important to say to the delegates.
There is a feeling in convention circles
this afternoon that Mitchell's advice
will be against a declaration for strike.
At 3 o'clock the committee made its
report, after which the convention went
Into executive session.
STRIKE SENTIMENT PREVAILS.
From the expressions of the delegates
there is no doubt but that the advocates
of a strike order have an overwhelming
majority In the convention. The re
ports in the metropolitan journals that
upwards of one-half the local unions
had instructed their representatives
against a strike are proven false and
unfounded by the delegates themselves.
However, before any order for a strike
is issued, the matter will be debated at
length in the convention.
There will be no unnecessary haste in
coming to a decision, and notwithstand
ing the fact that a large majority of the
delegates have orders to vote for a strike
it is certain that any reasonable conces
sions frora.the operators will be accept
ed, if offered, in order that a conflict
may be avoided.
Tomorrow, and even Friday, may pass
before the convention officially decides
for strike or a resumption of work.
From what can be learned there Is a
difference of opinion at Hazleton on the
question of calling out the engineers,
pumpmen, firemen and others who are
needed to keep the collieries In good
condition.
Some of the older delegates prefer to
permit those men to work for the pres
ent, giving the officers power to call
them out if circumstances require such
a move.
Others favor a war to the finish with
out further delay.
It is not yet known which side has a
majority if this question comes to a vote.
MITCHELL IN FREELAND.
National President .John Mitchell ar
rived here at 4.44 o'clock yesterday
afternoon. The local leaders of the
United Mine Workers had secured his
consent to make a short stop in town,
and when the train pulled into the
station several hundred people had
gathered on South Centre street.
Mr. Mitchell was driven to the Osborne
House, preceded by St. Ann's band, and
followed by over 1,000 mine workers and
the Balaklava drum corps. Ho was ac
companied by District President Duffy
and several metropolitan newspaper
correspondents.
The noted labor leader was introduced
from the hotel balcony by John F.
Shovlin and gave a ten-minute address,
in which ho thanked Freeland people
for the cordial welcome tendered him.
In reference to the great question now
before the miners he said the time has
come when the worker himself must
decide for strike or work, that ho would
not advise what should bo done.
He expressed a fervent hope that
whatever the decision of the majority
may be it will be made the decision of
all—that all will strike together or re
turn to work together. He assured the
miners of his unreserved support in
their efforts to improve their condition.
Mr. Mitchell was repeatedly cheered
MISCELLANEOUS A DVEKTISKM ENTS.
LOST.— Sinco May 11, small Jersey cow,
yellowish color; has tip of one horn
broken. Information oono*>rningr its where
abouts will bo rewurtlCfl by rbo oWu"r, Mrs. T.
Campbell, FreOluud.
FREELAND, PA., WEDNESDAY, MAY 14, 1902.
while speaking, and fully 2,000 people
heard his remarks. At the conclusion
he re-entered the carriage, with Presi
dent Duffy and National Hoard Mem
ber P. G. Gallagher, and was driven to
Hazleton by H. M. Breslin, Jr.
A number of photographs of the
demonstration were taken by Photog
rapher Herbst and are on exhibitior,
today. They show the arrival of the
train at the Lehigh Valley station, the
parade on Centre street and Mitchell
addressing the thousands congregated
in front of the Osborne House.
GOVERNMENT INTERESTED.
A report was circulation In Washing
ton last night that President Roosevelt
had instructed Attorney General Ivnox
to make inquiries into the anthracite
coal combination, with a view of pro
ceeding against it under the anti-trust
law. The report could not be confirmed.
Since proceedings were taken against
the railroads in Chicago in the way of
an injunction and more recently against
the Beef trust, various reports have
been circulated about the proceedings
to be commenced against the Sugar
trust and other combinations.
The president said recently that he
would proceed against any combination
in restraint of trade if evidence to that
effect were presented to him, or If the
evidence could be obtained. Hut be
intimated at the same time that ho did
not want to undertake too much in that
way until there had boon some definite
settlement of the matter in the courts.
If evidence is presented to him, how
ever, of any coal combination In re
straint of trade there is no doubt what
ever that he will instruct the attorney
general to begin proceedings against
such combination.
RLAMKB THE OPERATORS.
Oscar S. Straus, vice president of the
executive committee, and a member of
the conciliation committee of the Na
tional Civic Federation, in a interview
yesterday morning laid the responsibili
ty for failure of negotiations to prevent
the strike at the doors of the coal opera
tors. He further said that the strike, If
it were* declared permanent, would, in
his opinion, bo very likely to involve the
300,000 miners in the bituminous region,
and to tie np the leading coal roads.
Mr. Straus said:
"When 150,000 men have, or claim to
have, grievances for which they are
ready to stake their daily bread, it ap
pears to me that no body of employers
have a right, under such circumstances,
to refuse to consider the propositions of
arbitration. If tho operators are en
tirely in the right, as they claim to be,
what have they to fear from impartial
arbitration?"
LOCKOUT REPORT CORRECTED.
Luther C. Smith, of Drifton, general
superintendent of Coxe Bros. & Co., on
Monday night made the following state
ment:
"When wo ordered our men not to re
port for work until notified to do so, we
did not contemplate a lockout. Some of
our employes are not members of the
union and they would have reported at
the mines this morning. This would
have precipitated trouble, to prevent
which we closed down everything. We
do not want marching or violenco, and
above all, wo do not want milita sent
here."
FRKELAND'R DELEGATES.
The three local unions of town are
represented in tho Hazleton convention
today. They have thirteen votes, divid
ed as follows: No. 1499, Jeddo No. 5
employes, eight votes; No. 1027, High
land No. 2 employes, one vote, and No.
1939, engineers, firemen and pumpmen,
two rotes.
From unofficial sources it has been
learned that all the Freeland delegates
carry instructions to vote for a strike, if
no concessions are offered.
Four on Trial for Murder.
Four men were placed on trial
charged with murder In the first degree
in the criminal courts at Pottsville yes
terday. Swift justice is being meted
out to William Jones, the Philadelphia
negro, who, It is alleged, murdered Wil
liam Utilus, at Shenandoah. Utilus
died on May 2. On May 3 the coroner's
jury charged Jones with the crime. On
May 5 Jones was indicted by the grand
jury, and yesterday he was placed on
trial. The prosecution expects a ver
dict of guilty today.
Mathew Stlvlnski, John Mercavage
and Charles Mercavage, also of Shenan
doah, are on trial, charged with the
murder of John Litvinage. During a
quarrel, it Is alleged, they crushed Llt
vinage's skull with a stone.
Money-Having Times.
These are saving-money times, and it
bohooves every thrifty man, woman and
j child to read the fourth page of today's
Tribune There are many things there
| which will interest every person who
desires to save money. Read and bo
convinced.
ROUND THE REGION
A largo brown inquisitive cow has
caused a suit for $20,000 damages which
was started in court yesterday. On
July 13, 1898, it tried to butt a Lehigh
Valley train off the track at Pond Creek,
and succeeded in derailing the train.
Mrs. Rosanna Clarke, of Ashley, was a
passenger, and she was severely injured.
Her attorneys have sued the company
for damages.
Owing to what he says was a bit of
defective wiring, Eugene Alexander, of
Nantfcoke, appeared in court against
the Nanticoke Electric Light Company.
He wants $5,000 damages. His store is
lighted with electricity, and recently,
when he tried to light a lamp, he sus
tained a severe shock, which burned
his hand to the bone.
While two boys were playing ball
near the Reading depot at Tamaqua
yesterday one of the youngsters threw
the ball under a moving passenger
train. The sphere was caught under
the wheels of a coach and derailed the
car. The passengers got a severe jolt
ing oyer the ties until the train was
stopped.
While Washington Lechtleitner and
his family of a wife and six children
stood by powerless to avert it, because
of the lack of water, their home in the
Tumbling Run valley burned to the
ground before their eyes. The wife and
rest of the family were still asleep, and
they were rescued with difficulty. They
lost everything.
The Republican convention held to
elect state delegates from the First dis
trict broke up in a row Monday night
at Wilkesbarre and the Watres and
Elkln factions later met separate. Two
sets of delegates will now go to Harris
burg.
A gang of ten linemen, sent to Mauch
Chunk by the Pennsylvania Telephone
Company to string new wires, have
been refused board in the town, because,
it Is alleged, they have taken the places
of this company's linemen now on strike.
After a spirited contest James A.
Dewey was defeated for re-election a*
superintendent of schools of Newport
township, by H. U. Nyhart, who was
elected by two votes. The salary was
fixed at $1,500.
Weatherly's handsome new school
building, the money for which was pre
sented to the town by Charles M.
Schwab, Is nearly completed and will be
dedicated with imposing ceremonies on
May 30.
The Luzerne County Trust Company,
the first corporation of tho kind in this
part of tho 9tate, has been chartered.
Its capital stock is $150,000 and it will
do business at Wilkesbarre.
Lehighton school board has awarded
tho contract for the erection of a modern
school building to cost about $22,000.
Won't Cross the Line.
The trolley cars of the Lehigh Trac
tion Company now coine no farther
than the borough line on South Centre
street. The new order took effect this
morning and will continue while the
ordinance recently passed by tho bor
ough council remains in force. The
ordinance levies a tax of S3OO a year
upon traction companies operating cars
within the borough limits, and this sum
is alleged by tho Lehigh Traction Com
pany's officials to be exorbitant. The
councilmen, on the other hand, claim It
is a very moderate remuneration for the
valuable franchise enjoyed by tho com
pany.
Tho next step likely to be taken by
council is to declare tho poles, wires
and unused tracks of tho company with
in the borough a public nuisance, which
will be followed by tearing them up, as
ha 9 been done elsewhere when similar
controversies arose.
Weddings of the Week.
James McHugh, of Jeddo, and Miss
Mary A. McElwee, of Freeland, were
united in marriage at St. Ann's Catholic
church this afternoon in tho presence of
a number of friends. Tho groom was
attended by Frank Mooney and the bride
by Miss Ella Mcllugh. A reception will
be tendered Mr. and Mrs. McHugh this
evening at tho home of the bride's
parents on the Hill.
At St. Kasimer's Catholic church yes
terday George Zenosski, of Highland,
and Miss Ella Rymsha, of tho Hill, were
married by Rev. Delinakatiz. The cere
mony was performed with a nuptial
mass, after which the young couple
wore given a reception at the bride's
home.
Calisto Sarchletti and Miss Fidelo
Zanoniani, both of Mahanoy City, wore
married this morning by llev. Longo at
St. Anthony's Catholic church.
OASTOniA.
Bear, the Vm Have Always BoucM
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.
Workmen began yesterday to tear
down the condemned portb ns of the
wall of the M. & M. Institute building
on South Centre street. The walls were
very poor specimens of workmanship
and would have made the structure un
safe if they had been allowed to stand.
Photographs and measurements of the
locality where Michael Chor i was shot
on April 27 were taken yesterday by
County Detective Jones, and will be
used when Thomas Smith and Lewis
Dlnn, charged with the killing, are
placed on trial.
Deputy Factory Inspector Jonathan
Davis, of Plymouth, who was taken ill
while here three weeks ago, has re
sumed bis duties. He inspected the
Tribune ollice and other Freeland es
tablishments on Monday afternoon.
The handsome frame containing the
pictures of the members of the Tigers
Athletic Club, which was on exhibition
at Herbst's gallery for a week past, was
removed yesterday to the Tigers club
house on Walnut street.
The Lehigh Valley Railroad Company
has published a notice stating that the
wages of men employed on the track
gangs and gravel trains have been in
creased from a 81.20 to §1.30. The in
crease takes effect at once.
Emanual Madorona, of Ridge street,
died in the Miners hospital Monday
evening from injuries received on Mon
day while alighting from the D. S. & S.
gravel train at Drifton.
A. Oswald has the agency for the cele
brated Elysian's extracts and perfumery.
The finest goods made. Try them.
Stewart MacFarlane, of Drifton, has
been appointed administrator of the
estate of the late John B. MacFarlane,
of Jeanesvllle. The estate is valued at
83,000.
Tickets for the commencement exer
cises of the senior class of Freeland
High School are on sale at McMenamin's
store.
The cemeteries of the vicinity are re
ceiving attention from those who have
relatives and friends at rest In them.
An addition is being built to the
residence of Mrs. R. A. Dodson on
Walnut street.
Miss Elizabeth Carl, of North street,
left this morning to visit friends at At
lantic City.
Mrs.- Reese Lloyd, of Wilkesbarre, is
the guest of her mother-in-law, Mrs.
David Lloyd.
DRIFTON.
The Calendar Social to be given In the
ball tomorrow evening by the Ladies'
Guild of St. James' P. E. church prom
ises to havo a large attendance.
Work upon the new boiler house is
progressing rapidly.
Residents of town miss the morning,
noon and evening blasts of the big
whistle. It has not been blown since
Saturday evening.
Several Drifton children are attend
ing pay school at Freeland.
Coxo Bros. & Co.'s employes received
their pay today.
A base ball club has been organized
by the members of St. Ann's Cadets.
Mrs. Daniel Gallagher will return to
her home in Warrior Run this evening.
A challenge to play ball on May 30
has been received by Manager John
Collins, of the Chesters.
Any ball team in the region, compos
ed of boys from 12 to 13 years old, can
havo a game next Sunday with the
Twlrlers by addressing I). North, mana
ger, or M. Petchol, captain.
The Services Ended.
The services of Forty Hours Devotion
came to an end this morning at St.
Ann's church. Monday evening's ser
mon was preached by Rev. Fleming and
last evening's by Rev. McEnroe. Dur
ing the services nearly 2,000 people re
ceived communion. Among the clergy
men who assisted Rev. Fallihee and
Rev. Moore were the following: Rev.
Pajchisak, Freeland; Rev. O'Hara, Eck
loy; Rev. Fleming, Hazleton; Rev. Mc-
Enroe, Beaver Meadow; Rev. Borgrath,
White Haven, and Rev. Weldon and
Rev. O'Rlelly, Wilkesbarre.
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finest brands of Domestic and imported
W "1 8 key on sale. Fresh Rochester and Shen
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Gibson, Dougherty, Kaufer Club,
Rosenbluth's Velvet, ol which we hive
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Mumm's Extra Dry Champagne,
Hennessy Brandy, Blackberry,
Gins, Wines, Clarets, Cordials, Etc.
Ham and Schweitzer Chee.se Sandwiches,
Sardines, Etc.
MEALS - AT - ALL - HOITRS.
PLEASURE.
May I(l. —Commencement exercises of
PreelaDd High School at the Grand
opera house. Admission, 10 and 15c.
May 17.—Picnic of Sandy Bun Base
Ball Cluh at Falrchild's grove.
May 20. Grand ball of the Balaklava
Social Club at Krell's hall. Admission,
50 cents.
May 30.—Annual picnic of Tigers
Athletic Club at Public park.
Decoration Day at Niagara Falls.
Special low fares via the Lehigh Val
ley Railroad. Tickets sold and good
going May 20. limited for return to June
I. Inclusive, and will be honored on any
train, except the Blaclf Diamond ex
press. Consult ticket agents tor particu
lars.
Low Fare Kxcurninn to New York.
Via the Lehigh Valley Railroad. Tick
ets sold and good going May 20, limited
for return to May 21, inclusive F'are
round trip, $3.00 from Freeland.
Ice cream at MerkFa.