FREELAND TRIBUNE. VOL. XIV. NO. 144 A Real Spring Day Will catch you in that old winter suit if you don't look out. You'd better look in here. If you buy in haste, you can get your money back equally quick. THE OLD RELIABLE Phila. One-Price Clothing House. Birkbeck Brick, Freeland, Pa. T. CAMPBELL, dealer In Dry Goods, Groceries, Boots and Shoes. Also PURE WINES I LIQUORS FOR FAMILY AND MEDICINAL I'UIIPOHEB. Centre and Main 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. LAU3ACH, Prop. Choice Broad of All Kinds, Cakes, and Pas try, Daily. Fancy and Novelty Cakes Baked to Order. CMIffiTIiESY © IK EESII 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. Geo. H. Hartman, Meats and Green Tinck. Freak Lard a Specialty, Centre Street, near Central Hotel. dealer 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. N. W. Got. Centre and Front Ste., Freeland. AREN'T THEY HANDSOME? That's what most every lady says when looking at our new Dress Footwear. The smartest Patent Kid Shoes are here, not a swell style left out of our lines. No fancy prices for style— neither. Your money goes farthest here. In buying good shoes the difference between our prices and those charged at some other stores is a clear saving to you. Ask our customers about it, or better still, give us a trial. STAR SHOE STORE, HUGH MALLOV, PROP., Cntrc qrwl Walnut: Street* C. & I. POLICE FOR MABKLE Governor Appoints 55 for the Jeddo Firm. Operators Say They Will Protect the Men Who Are Engaged to Fire and Pump at Their Collieries. Protest by the United Mine Workers against tho anthracite coal operators Hooding the strike region with coal and Iron policemen does not seem to have had any effect upon Governor Stone. Commissions were Issued last night to 100 policemen, which has been the aver age dally Issue since tho strike was de clared, and 159 additional commissions await tho executive's signature. District Presidents Fahy, Nlcholls and Duffy discussed this matter at their conference with Governor Stone and Attorney General Elkln on Tuesday, and tried to convince the state officials that the presence of these policemen was not necessary to preserve order in the strike territory. The mine loaders said there was no disposition among the strikers to Interfere with tho legal rights of the operators or Injure their property and that they could see no good in overrunning the region with policemen. There have been 1,338 coal and Iron police commissions issued to tho opera tors in the anthracite region, or an average of nearly fivo policemen to a colliery, during the past two weeks. Thirty-three of those Issued yesterday were applied for by the Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company, and the remainder by tho Summit Val ley and Lehigh Valley Coal Companies. Fifty-five commissions were mailed last night to G. 13. Markle Sc. Co., of Jeddo. Tho unsigned commissions were applied for by tho Delawaro and Hudson Coal Company, and will be signed and mailed today. The state receives a fee of 81 for each commission. Tho commission is sent to the recorder of tho county In which the operator or company making applica tion is located. The applicant gets the paper from the recorder, by whom the policeman Is qualified. When the opera tors have no further use for the police mon, the recorder is notified, and he revokes his commission. SHERIFF JACOBS' POSITION. Sheriff A. 11. Jacobs, of Hazleton, yes terday discussed the statement that three militia regiments, the Fourth. Ninth and Thirteenth, are under secret orders from Ilarrisburg to he in readl ness next week for any emergency that may arise over the calling out of pump men, firemen and engineers. The sher iff said he did not place any creden.co in the story, that all was peace and quiet ness in tho county and there was no oc casion for taking such a step. As to the statement that tho operators could not depend on the sheriff to give them adequate protection, Sheriff Ja cobs remarked that none of tho com panies made any complaints to him or asked for any assistance since the strike MISCELLANEOUS ADVERTISEMENTS. HEI'OKT of the condition of tho Citizens' Rank of Freeland, of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, at the close of business May 24, 1902. RESOURCES. Cash on hand g 58,417 79 Cheeks and other cash items 427 90 Duo from hunks and bankers 10,107 74 Loans and discounts 88,(129 70 Investment securities owned, viz: Stocks, bonds, etc c 383.989 88 Mortgages 20,709 06 401.098 91 Real estate, furniture nod fixtures. 13,991 70 Overdrafts 184 10 Miscellaneous assets 210 17 $ 570,008 10 LIABILITIES. Capital stock paid iu g 50,000 00 Surplus fund 19,000 00 Undivided profits, less expenses and taxes paid 10,724 10 Deposits, subject to check 460,805 76 Cashiers'checks outstanding 1,109 09 Due to banks and bunkers 13,840 10 Dividends unpaid 180 (X) Hills payable 20,000 00 $ 570,008 10 Stale of Pennsylvania, J County of Luzerne, | H ' • 1, If. R. Davis, eushier of the above named Company, do solemnly swear that the above statement is true to the best of iny knowledge and belief. U. R. Davis, Cashier. Subscribed and sworn to before mo this twenty-seventh day of May, 1902. t 'has. Orion Stroll, Notary Public. Correct, uttcst: Thomas (lirkbeck, / H. C. Koons, /-Directors. John Burton, \ T7ISTATE OF HENRYETTA BETTERLY, -Hi late of Butler township, deceased. Letters testamentary upon the above named estate having been granted to the under signed, all persons indebted to said estate are requested to make p lyment, and those having claims or demands to present the same, with out delay, to Thonius A. Betterly, Calvin Rohrbock, C. O. Stroll, attorney. Freeland, Pa. E IST ATE OF MARGARET JONES, late of J Freeland, deceased. Letters testamentary upon the above named estate having been granted to the under signed, ull p-rsons indebted to said estate are i requested to make payment, and those having claims or demands to present the same, with out deluy, to Willi <m Blrkbeek, B.:rah Jones Snyder, C. O. Stroh, attorney. Freeland, Pa. 1 FREELAND, PA., THURSDAY, MAY 29, 1902. was Inaugurated. Ho is prepared to do his sworn duty if the occasion arises, but will do nothing that would aggra vate the men or precipitate trouble. lie says that since the strike began only ono man, the manager of a little washery at Duryea, approached the sheriff with any request. lie asked that his fifteen employes be sworn in as deputy sheriffs as a matter of precau tion, but the sheriff refused because there was nothing to warrant burden ing the county with this expense. Private detectives are thronging Into the upper end regions and are evidently getting closely in touch with the pump men and firemen. One said last night that enough men will be on hand to protect all collieries and he further said that the first attempt to mine coal will be made in some of the Delaware and Hudson Company's shafts. PEACE RUMORS AFLOAT. There was a persistent rumor In Wall street yesterday afternoon that the coal strike will be settled soon. Although Presidents Truosdale and Oliphant, of the coal-carrying companies, denied that there was any change in the situa tion, the stock market was stronger and there was a more hopeful feeling iu the financial district. Many bankers Intimated that the strike would be settled before two weeks, and particularly before the threatened sympathetic strike of the men in the bituminous region will take place. It was also believed that the return of W. K. Vanderbilt from Europe had something to do with the changed as pect of affairs. Vanderbilt, who is a close friend of J. Pierpont Morgan and a heayy stockholder in the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western and the Dela ware and Hudson companies, is friendly to labor and is known to have reversed the policies of the presidents of the railroads which ho controlled. No call has yet been Issued for the meeting of the full committee of the National Civic Federation. The meet ing is to be called within ten days. Several moinbers of the federation be lieve that if a meeting is called and John Mitchell, representing the miners, will appear and make a statement, giving the workingmen's side of the strike, the operators would bo in duty bound to also present their side of the case. TIIK LOCAL SITUATION. A largely attended meeting of Coxe Pros. Co.'s engineers, firemen and pumpmen was held last night at the (Jrand opera house hall. The senti ment of the meeting was overwhelming ly in favor of obeying the strike order next Monday. Ilazleton and South Side towns' sup ply of coal was cut off yesterday by the closing down of Evans & Reese's little colliery at lleaver Rrook. McAdoo and Ilazleton will be without electric light within a week unless coal can be ob tained. Mathias Schwa be has received an offer from a Pittsburg detective agency to supply him with any number of "strike-breakers" he desires. Matt has declined the offer. The Ilazleton Standard this morning says that eleven men from Philadelphia, in charge of A. P. Piatt, of that city, arrived there last night and wore taken to Cranberry colliery. It is supposed they wore brought to till the places of the firemen and pumpmen who will strike on Monday. School Board Meeting. The May meeting of the borough school board was held last evening with Directors ltell, Hrogan, Uuckley, Isaac, McCole, Mclieehan, Sbclhamer, Tirnony and Slattery present. Owing to the cold weather the board disposed of Its business promptly and without much discussion. An application for the exoneration of the school taxes for 189!) 011 a lot owned by Catherine) Ward was granted. An application for tho board's appro val of Miss Anna Sensenbach's papers for a permanent certificate was also granted. The finance committee was authorized to meet Tax Collector Malloy on or be fore next Monday evening and settle his accounts for tho 1900 and 1901 taxes. The following bills were ordered paid: Butler, Sheldon & Co., books, $18; J. E. Griffith, placing seats in South Wash ington street school, $0.40; Freeland Water Company, water. $7 31; Electric Light Company, light, $5.73; Hart Mc- Clennan, cleaning liidge street building closets, $2.50; J. F. Barber & Co., re pairs to furnace, $2 50; Directors Buck ley, Shnlhatner, Kline, Isaac, Tirnony, Kelly and McCole, $3.40 each, oxpense attending election of county superinten dent. frwßHnirth m Rest Cough Syrup. Tastes Good. Use *1 X in time. Sold by druggists. Eg EEizmiiaazHm gp ROUND THE REGION. Driven Into a corner by a large snake, which had attacked him yesterday at Nesquehonlng, John Lonkas had given up hope of escape, when O'DIIIon Foulke, a striking miner, armed with a shotgun, appeared on the scene and blew off the reptile's head. The snake was nearly eight feet long and three inches In diameter. Mrs. William Hoffmelster, 43 years old. committed suicide at Auburn, Schuyl kill county, last evening by hanging herself from a rafter In the cellar. A daughter discovered her body five min utes after the act had been committed. It was cut down, but all efforts to re suscitate the woman were futile. Harry C. Mason, of tho Taxpayers' Association, today asked for an injunc tion against the school directors of Wllkesbarre township restraining them from paying Lawrence Casey 82,800 and Joseph Houston 8175. 110 states that It is an illegal disposition of the money, as neither Casey nor Houston have bills against the township. Ervin Pfuhl, of West Pittston, filed a petition through his attorney yester day morning, asking the court to change his name. He states that he does not like it, because it is hard to pronounce, second because people call him "fool," and says he has a "pull" and many other funny things. Miss Carrie Clement, aged 19 years, a Shamokin compositor, eloped with George Hoy, aged 22, whom she met two weeks ago. They went to Elmira, where they were married, and when the cere mony was over the bride telegraphed the fact to her mother. The figure of a United States trooper hangs In effigy today in front of the home of William Carden, one of tho coal operators' deputies, at Pittston, and who recently returned from service in the Philippines. Mrs. William Lewis, a well-known resident of West Pittston, accidentally shot her husband last night while the two were oxamining a new revolver. The bullet pierced tho right eye. He will die. At Malinckrodt convent, Wllkesbarre, yesterday, sixty-one young women from Germany and different parts of the United States rocelred the white and black veils. Bishop Hoban offieiatod. The Luzerne County Humane Associa tion has entered complaint to Hazleton United Charities of the abuse some mules at work on the Wilkosbarre and Ilazle ton Railway were receiving. William McFadden, a resident of Jeanesville for fifty-one years, Is dead at the age of 71. He will be buried to morrow morning. Tho deceased was a noted historian. A Fair Exchange. Agents of the New York Tribune's Fresh Air Fund are In the coal region making arrangements to bFing several ' thousand Now York children to this part of the state during the warm months. The coal region towns in past years have been extremely liberal iu helping along this worthy charity, but with changed conditions here this year it would not be asking too much from the New Yorkers to alter the usual pro grain by finding homes in tho metropolis during the strike for a few thousand breaker boys. These lads are too young to seek em ployment elsewhere and as the schools here are all closed they could spend a few mouths in New York with profit to themselves and the city folks. Will Attend Conventions. Rev. Carl Houser, M. Zeinany, Gustav Schneider, Thomas Larinkey, Michael Kleitz and Michael Lucas will leave on Monday for Rraddock to attend the national convention of tho Slavonian Lutheran Union. S. DePiorro will represont Hazleton Musicians Union next week at Buffalo in the national convention of musicians. Rev. J. 13. Kerschner and A. Oswald, of town, and Conrad Sauers, of Eekley, will represont Freeland and Eekley Re formed churches next week in the Wyoming classis at Strawberry liidgo, Columbia county. Tomorrow's Exercises. At 9 o'clock tomorrow morning dele gations of Maj. C. 13. Coxe Post, No. 147, G. A. R., will visit St. Ann's, Eek ley and Upper Lehigh cemeteries, where tho graves of their deceased comrades will be decorated with Mowers and llags. At 1.30. p. m. tho parade will start from tho corner of Front and Washing ton streets and will traverse the route published iu the Tribune last Friday. A fine program has been arranged for the exercises at the cemetery. Rev. J. W. Bisehoff, of Upper Lehigh, will be the orator of the day. Ice cream at Morkt's. LOCAL NOTES WRITTEN UP Short Items of Interest to i All Readers. Happenings of the Past Two Days in and Around Freeland Recorded With out Waste of Words. Mrs. Neal F. O'Donneli. of Ilazleton, died last evening, aged 34 years. She was a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Hugh McKenna, of West Ilazleton. and formerly resided at Eckley. The deceased had many relatives in and around Freeland. Tho funeral will take place Saturday morning. The Wilkesbarre and Ilazleton Rail way Company can now proceed un molested In the laying of their tracks in liutler township over tho route originally planned. Judge Lynch has dissolved tho injunction taken out last week by the supervisors and some of the taxpayers in the valley. Lord Amherst, ono of the high-bred carriage horses owned by Dr. John L. Wentz, formerly of Drifton, won second prize for horses in harness at Philadel phia horse show. Dr. Wentz's pair. Lord Amherst and Lord Penn, won fourth prize in the tandem event at the same show. The room heretofore used for meeting purposes, on the second floor of the P. (). S. of A. building, has been leased by Dr. S. S. Hess and will be fitted up as dental parlors. The societies which met in this room will meet hereafter in tho third-floor room. After the parade and memorial exer cises at Freeland cemetery have been concluded tomorrow, the picnic of the Tigers Athletic Club will begin at the Public park and continue during the afternoon and ovenlng. Street Commissioner Doggott and his force have givon the streets and tho Public park a thorough cleauing. After Saturday all work on the streets will be suspended indefinitely. Two bails will bo held this evening. At Kroll's hall tho Balaklava Social Club will hold forth, and at Cross Creek hall tho Fearnots Athletic Association will conduct their annual ball. Rev. J. 11. Kerschner last evening attended special services held in West Ilazleton Reformed church to celebrate the liquidation of the entire church debt. R. Ludwig, John J. Gillespie and John F. Royle, of Freeland, and George Rich ards and F. P. Malloy, of Foster, will serve next week as jurors. The banks will be closed tomorrow. Tho usual holiday hours, 9.30 to 10.30 a. m. and 6.30 to 7.30 p. in., will be observ ed at the postofiice. A majority of the merchants of town have granted the request of the Clerks' Union to close their places of business tomorrow. Rev. F. Weiss, pastor of the Holiness Christian church, has removed from Freeland to Carsonville, Dauphin county. The reports of Health Officer Jas. J. Ward show that the borough is free from contagious disoasea. George Fagan, a resident of town for many years, is making preparations to remove his family to Ocean Grove, N. J. Mrs. Thomas Moses, of Ruck Moun tain, Schuylkill county, is the guest of Froeland relatives. Rapid progress is being made on the Mining and Mechanical Institute build ing on South Centre street. Farmers from Rutler valley report that yesterday's cold wave severely in jured crops of all kinds in that section. A Roll telephone has been placed in the residence of R. J. O'Donneli, Esq., on Ridge street. The Citizens' baud will take part iu the Memorial Day parade at White tomorrow. Edward Dunkerly and family have removed from Freeland to Jedd >. Freeland barber shop 9 will close at noon tomorrow. Coal pilferers are said to be at work in the alleys of town. • Mrs. Alfred Marshman, of the Second ward, is visiting Connecticut friends. PLEASURE. May 29.—Grand ball of tho Balaklava Social Club at Krell's hall. Admission, 25 cents. May 29. —Annual ball of Fearnots Athletic Association at Cross Creek hall. Admission, 25 cents. May 30. —Annual picnic of Tigers Athletic Club at Public park. TR I-WEEKLY ORION STROH, ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW and NOTARY PUBLIC. Office: lluttuis 1 and, Birkbcck Brick. Freeland JOUN M. CARR, ATTORN EY-AT-LAW. All legal busineiut promptly attended. Postofflce Building, ... Freeland. Mclaughlin, ATTORN EY-AT-LAW. Legal Business of Any Description. Hrennan's Building, So. Centre St. Freeland. D J. O'DONNELL, ATTORN EY-AT-LAW. Campbell Building, ... Freeland White Haven Office, Kane Building, opposite Poatoffice: Tueaduys, Saturduya. JOHN J. McRREARTY, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW. Legal Bualneaa of every description, Fire Insurance, and Uouvoyanoing given nroutut attention. McMenamin Building, South Centre Street. N. MALEY, DENTIST. OVER BUtKBECK'S STORE, Socond Floor, ■ ■ Blrkbeck Brick jyjRS. S. E. HAYES, FIRE INSURANCE AGENT. Washington Street. None but roliable companies represented. Also agent for the celebrated high-grade Pianos ut Hiuelton ifros., N„w York city. S. S. HESS, DENTIST. 37 South Centre Street. Bell Telephone. Second Floor Front, ■ ltetowlch Building. A. BUCKLEY, JUSTICE OF THE PEACE. All business given prennpt attention. Tribune Building, Main Btroet Condy 0. Boyle, denier in LIQUOR, WINE, BEER, PORTER, ETC. The finest brands of Domestic and Imported Whiskey oil sale. Fresh Rochester nod Shen andoah floor and youngling's Porter on tap 90 Pant re strnot Wm. Wehrman, Centre street, Freeland. REPAIRING OF EVERY DESCRIPTION. DePIERRO - BROS. O-^YIEYEL Corner of Centre and Front Streets. Gibson, Dougherty, Kuuler Club, Rosenbluth's Velvet, of which we h t ve EXCLUSIVE SALE id TOWN. Mun.m'a Extra Dry (,'harapugne, Honnessy Brandy, Blackberry, Gins, Wines, Clarets, Cordials, Etc. Ham and Schweitzer Cheese Sandwiches, Sardines t Etc. MEALS AT ALL - HOURS. Popular Decoration Day Kxcurlon. To Mauch Chunk and (Hen Onoko. On May 110 the Lehigh Valley Railroad will sell tickets at the low rate of one fare for the round trip from points Easton to L. & II Junction, inclusive, and from Malta noy and Ilazleton Division points, limit ed to date of issue only, and will be hon ored on any train, cxcopt the Black Diamond express. Consult Lehigh Valley ticket ager.ts for furthur particulars. Fair at Laurytown Hospital. A fair will be held at the Laurytown hospital on the four Thursdays of Juno, for the benefit of Michael Graham, who has lost both legs and one arm. Tho proceeds of sale of articles, mado In part by tho inmates of tho Institution, will he devoted to tho purchase of two artificial legs, by which it is hoped tho unfortunato man may again bo able to walk about again and mako a living for himself. lte<luce.l Fares to Itliaca. Via tho Lehigh Valley Railroad. On account of the CornelMlurvard-Syra cuse boat race, Decoration Day, the Le high Valley Railroad will sell tickets to Ithaca at tho low rate of one faro for the round trip. May 20 and 30, good to return to and including May 31. Tblse tickets will be honored on any train ex cept the Hlack Diamond Express. For further particulars consult agents. Decoration Day at Niagara Falls. Special low fares via tin: Lehigh Yul loy Railroad. Tickets sold and good going May 28, limited for return to Juno 1, inclusive, and will bo honored on any train, except the Black Diamond ex press. Consult ticket agents for particu lars. 'your, faith ours if you y Shiioh's Consumption Cure free trial bottle if you write for it. SIIUyOH'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. S. C. WELLS & Co.. I,e Roy, N. Y. 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