F REEL AWD TRIBUNE. VOL. XIV. NO. 138. A Positive Fact By leaving your measure for your next suit at Refowich's (Freeland) you not only save from $3 to $5, but you get your selection from the largest and best assortment ever shown in Freeland. Perfect Fit and Good Trimmings Guaranteed. Riwicl'sfeifel Clothing and Shoe House, REFOWICH BUILDING, FREELAND. We Invite You to Give ITg a Trial. T. CAMPBELL, dealer in Dry Goods, Groceries, Boots and Shoes. Also PURE WINES 1 LIQUORS FOR FAMILY AND MEDICINAL PURPOSES. Centre and Main streets. Freeland. CTJEBIT'S 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. LAUBACH, Prop. Choice Bread of All Kinds, Cakes, and Pas try, Daily. Fancy and Novelty Cakes Baked to Order. [IIIFECTiIEBY ® ICE HEJIi supplied to balls, parties or picnics, witli all necessary adjuncts, at shortest notice and fairest prices. Delivery and supply wagons to all parts oj town and surroundings every day. Geo. H. Hartman, Heats and Green Tiack. Fresh Lard a Specially. Centre Street, near Central Hotel. -A.. OS-W-A-LID, dou'er 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. GOT. Centre and Front Sis., Freeland. Shoes for Spring Wear We have them in all sizes, all styles, all qualities, all prices, for Men, Women, Youths and Children. Our spring assortment is one of the most complete we have ever placed on sale. As we sell nothing but shoes, we give you the benefit of our vast experi ence and assure you full value for every cent paid for our goods. Let us fit you with this season's foot wear. STAR SHOE STORE, HUGH MALLOY, PROP., Ontrp nud VValnul Streets GREAT STRIKE IS NOW ON Miners' Convention Decides to Fight the Battle. Order to Continue Suspen sion of Work Is Carried by Large Majority and After wards Made Unanimous. At 5.45 o'clock last evening the con vention of the United Mine Workers of the anthracite region at Hazleton voted in favor of continuing the suspension of work until the operators have grant ed the demands of the Shamokin con vention. The strike order was carried by a vote of 402 to 349, a majority of 113. The announcing of the vote was Imme diately followed by a motion to make the result unanimous, and this motion was carried without dissent, At 0 o'clock National President John Mitchell appeared on the steps of llazle ton opera house and to the public the decision of the convention. A few moments later the telegraph and telephone wires were carrying the news to all parts of the country. The convention then adjourned to meet this morning at 9 o'clock. NATIONAL CONVENTION TO BE CALLED. This morning's session adjourned at 12 o'clock, and an official statement was immediately issued, in which the causes which led up to the strike order are reviewed. At today's session a petition to tho national executive board was adopted, In which that body is asked to issue a call for a national convontion of the United Mine Workers, said convention to consider the advisability of calling out on strike the bltumiuous members of the organization. The details of conducting the anthra cite strike are placed in charge of the national and anthracite district oflicers. For the present the engineers, firemen and pumpmen will be permitted to work. SITUATION IN FREELAND. The strike order is the only subject that i 9 receiving attention in Free land and vicinity. Tho action of the convention is approved by the mine workers generally and they are enter ing upon the struggle with a determina tion either to win or to continue the contest until all hope of success must bo abandoned. In business circles there is a gloomy feeling, this being particularly true of tho grocery and provision dealers. Few of these merchants are in a position to give extended credit to all their patrons. As far as can be learned no definite plans have been formed yet by business men, although many orders for goods have been cancelled during the past eighteen hours. Some of tho foreign-born residents of town say they will return to Europe if the strike shows no signs of being settled this month, but no general movement in that direction is lo >ked for before Juno Many of the young men are getting ready to seek employment In other In dustries and several of theso will leave Freeland next week. Many D. S. &S. Railroad employes will also leave the coal fields until the labor troubles are settled. Will Probated. The will of the late Margaret Jones was probated yesterday by Deputy Register of Wills Hiram F. Kuntz. MISCELLANEOUS ADVERTISEMENTS. AMENDMENT OK THE TAX OKDIN- Aiiuo. To amend section 7, of tin ordin ance entitled "An Ordinance Providing for the Regulation of Telegraph, Telephone. Elec tric Light, Water. Gas and Street Railway Companies in the Use of the PuOlie Highways of the Borough of Freeland," and for the col lection of an annual tax for the surne, approv ed tho 22d day of January, 1898. Bo it ordanod and enacted by the burgess and town council of the borough of Freeland. in council met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, that section 7, of an ordinance entitled "An Ordinance Providing for the Regulation of Telegraph, Telephone, Electric Light, Water, Gas and street Railway Companies in tho Use of tho Public Highways of the Borough of Freeland," and for the col lection of an annual tax for the same, approv ed the 22d day of January, One Thousand Eight Hundred and Ninety-Eight, which reads as follows, to wit: Every street railway company, twenty-five dollars, for each car operated by said railway company, on or over the public highways within tho borough of Freeland be amended so as to read as follows: Every street railway company enjoying the privileges of the streets within the borough of Krceland. Three Hundred Dollars per annum for all the cars operated by said railway com pany on or over tho public highways within tho borough of Freeland. All ordinances or narts of ordinances incon sistent with the provisions of the above ameiidmeut are hereby repealed. Passed finally in council, March 3,1902. Chas. Moorsbueher, President. Attest: John J. Mcßrearty,Secretary. Approved, March 4, 1902. John F. Boyle, Chief Burgess. LOST.— Since May 11, a small Jersey cow, yellowish color; has tip of one horn broken. Information concerning its where abouts will be rewurttdU Uy the owu'T* Mrs. T," Campbell, Frecluud. FREELAND, PA., FRIDAY, MAY 10, 1902 The deceased gives to her adopted daughter, Sarah Jones Snyder, the house and lot situate on the west side of Washington street, also the sum of SSOO, to be paid to her in monthly in stallments of $5; to the fund for disabled ministers of the Episcopal Church, Rev. F. Marshall, trustoe, $100; to David P. Jones, $l5O, and all wearing apparel; to the Humane Society of Ilazleton, for prosecution of cruelty to children and animals, $150; for the funeral expenses, SIOO, and if any amount of same be left, it to bo applied to the keeping in repair the grave in Freoland cemetery. The residuary estate is left to Sarah Jones Snyder. William Birkbeck and Sarah Jones Snyder are named as executors. The will Is dated October 11, 1901, and is witnessed by C. O. Stroh and 11. A. Shovlin. The property, on Centre street, in which she had only a life interest, now reverts to William Jones and Mary Ann Brobst, children of David P. Jones, by will of William P. Jones, the husband of the deceased. Stabbed Last Night. Steve Maltas is in the borough lockup awaiting a hearing to answer the charge of stabbing George Kovan at William Wilkeson's saloon, in Butler valley, last night. Both men are from No. 3 Upper Lehigh. The men were drinking in the saloon and quarreled. It is said the dispute was due to an argument on the strike. They finally left the saloon and started homeward. It is claimed by Maltas that Tom Aleck, who was with them, began throwing stones at him. He ran after Aleck and Kovan, and catching the latter stabbed him near the temple. The affair took place about 9 o'clock, and the injured man was brought to Dr. Deardorff's office some hours later. His condition was not encouraging, but after receiving treatment ho rallied somewhat and was removed to his home In Upper Lehigh. At 1 o'clock this morning Officer Molik and Deputy Constable Welsh ar rested Maltas and placed him in the lockup. Ho will be given a hearing at 7 o'clock this evening before Squire Shovlin. Advices from Upper Lehigh this afternoon are to the effect that Kovan's chances for recovery are doubtful. Sent to Jail This Morning. Andrew Paznak, of North Ridge street, was arrested by Constable Furey on a warrant sworn out by Mrs. Paul Ponovich, before Squire Buckley, charg ing defendant with committing an as sault and battery upon her on Tuesday afternoon by striking her with a boot jack, causing a contused wound of the lower left eye-lid and upper lip, also a contused wound of the left side under the arm and shoulder. The testimony brought out the fact that on the day in question Paznak was beating one of his children with a club. The woman told him he ought to use a strap, when, without any further provo cation, he followed her across the fence Into her home, broke open the door and beat her as above stated. The man is a tall, strong fellow, and eluded the officer until this morning, when Constables Furey aud Billman caught him in the house at sa. in. The hearing took place at f> o'clock, and in default of ball the prisoner was taken to Wllkesbarre jail on the 7.34 train by Constable Furey. Attorney R. J. O'Donnell represented the prosecutrix. April Coal Shipments. The shipments of anthracite coal last month amounted to 4,924,830 tons, as against 3,715,205 for the samo time in 1001. Ever since thoro have been signs of dissatisfaction among the miners the coal companies have bean mining all the coal possible and if It had not been for the scarcity of cars it is believed the production in April would have been considerably more than 5,000,000 tons. The Central Railroad Company of Now Jersey produced 51,598 tons above Its quota and the New York, Ontario and Western 05,494 tons. The following table shows the number of tons of coal carried by each company during the month of April: Company. Allotted. Carried. Excess. P. & R 1,009,590 1,001,139 *8,451 L. V. R. R. 770,736 774,229 3,493 C.R.of N.J. 576,205 627,803 51,598 I). L. Sc W. 657,465 685,494 28,029 D.