F REEL AND TRIBUNE.
VOL. XIV. NO. 140.
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UUGII MALLOY, PROP.,
HnnEro i\n<l Wrvlrtnf Qfropfq
T. CAMPBELL,
dealer In
Dry Goods, Groceries,
Boots and Shoes.
Also
PURE WINES I LIQUORS
FOR FAMILY
AND MEDICINAL PURPOSES.
Centre and Main streets. Frooland.
Groceries, Provisions,
Green Truck,
Dry Goods and Notions
are among the finest sold
in Freeland. Send a sam
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E. J. Curry, South Centre Street.
LAUBACH'S VIENNA
B. C. LAU3ACK, Prop.
Choice Bread of All Kinds, Cakes, and Pas
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to Order.
UFECTIHEIY © ICE £BEAM
supplied to balls, parties or picnics, wltb
all necessary adjuncts, at shortest
notice and fairest prices.
Delivery and, upply wagon* to all pari oj
toien and. mirr&unding* every day.
Geo. H. Hartman,
Meats and Green Ti ack.
Fresh Lard a Specialty.
Centre Street, near Central Hotel.
.A_. OS"W^-Xj3D,
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. (lor. Centre and Front St*., Freeland.
BIRTHS.
Boyle —To Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Boyle,
Jr., Ridge street, a daughter.
Ice cream at Merkt's.
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Centro street, Freeland.
REPAIRING OF EVERY DESCRIPTION.
NEW OFFICERS
ARE CHOSEN
School Board Reorganized
Monday Evening.
President Slattery Re-elect
ed for the Coming Year.
Changes Made in Other
Positions.
Freeland school board re-organized
Monday evening Nine of the ten hold
over members, Messrs. Brogan, Buckley,
Isaac, Kelly, McGeehan, Purcell, Shel
hainer, Slattery and Titnony, wore pres
ent. Director-elect U. G. Fetterman
presented his credentials and was seated
as a member.
President Slattery was chosen again
to preside by a vote of 7 to 3 over Mr.
Fetterm&n. The vote was: Slattery—
Brogan, Buckley, Kelly, McGeehan,
Purcell, Slattery and Timony; Fetter
man— Fetterman, Isaac, Shelhamor.
For secretary Buckley and Isaac wore
named, the former winning by the same
vote, 7 to 3, the members dividing on
partisan lines, as before.
Timony was elected treasurer, 7 to 3,
over Shelhauier, who was the Republi
cans' candidate.
It. J. O'Donnell, Esq., and J. J. Mc-
Brearty, Esq., were nominated for soli
citor. The vote showed O'Donnell to be
the choice, the members dividing as on
the other offices.
For janitor Bart McClennan was re
elected without opposition, receiving the
votes of all the directors present.
The bond of the treasurer was placed
at $20,000 and tho salary 2 per cent.on
moneys paid out.
The salaries of secretary, solicitor and
janitor were made the same as the pre
vious year, viz.: Secretary, $125 per
year; solicitor, S4O per year; janitor, S3O
per month during the school term.
The regular meeting night was
changed from the first Wednesday to
the first Thursday of each month.
Previous to the organization of the
now board the old bourd concluded its
business for the year, with all the mem
bers present except Director Kline.
The report of Supervising Principal
Williams for the term was road and ac
cepted and an appllcailon for a per
manent slate certificate from him was
approved.
The following bills were ordered paid:
Coxe Bros. & Co., coal, $30.88; W. J. Pur
sell, secretary's salary and exponso,
$129.43; William Birkbeck call-bell, 50c;
L. 11. Lentz, balance on heating con
tract in the new room in Daniel Coxe
building, SSO.
Tax Collector Malloy presented his
reports for tho past two years, and with
few exceptions the exonerations asked
for were granted.
After tendering the retiring membors,
Directors Bell and McCole, a vole of
thanks, the board adjourned.
When the evening's business was com
pleted Mr. Malloy invited tho members
of tbo old and new boards, the roporters
and the attendants at the meeting to
partake of an ice cream festival at
Merkt's parlors. Tho invitation was
accepted without dissent and tho collec
tor's liberality was appreciated.
FOSTER TOWNSHIP.
Foster board reorganized on Monday
afternoou as follows: President, John
Weber; secretary, Jacob Zeistloft; treas
urer, Neal P. Johnson. R. J. O'Don
nell, Esq., was elected solicitor. There
was no opposition to the above slate.
The secretary's salary was placed at
$250 per year; treasurer's, 2 per cent
on moneys paid out, aod solicitor's, $75
per year.
The new members are John Weber,
Hazle Brook, and Richard Dudley,
Upper Lehigh. Those retiring are Ed
ward Doudt, Pond Creek, and George
R. Kollar, Eckley.
lIAZLE TOWNSHIP.
Hazle board reorganized Monday
night by electing J. P. Steinor presi
dent, W. H. Lolller secretary, and George
Meikrantz treasurer. J. R. Sharpless
was made solicitor at a salary of SIOO
for tho year. James Collins was chosen
truant officer for three years at SSO per
month.
The new members are Directors Shar
key and Leiller, the only Democrats on
the board. By effecting a combination
with Meikrantz and Steiner, they dic
| tated the names of those who wore
I elected to positions.
McAdoo board failed to organize, as
three of the directors filled positions
I vacated by strikers in the mines that
morning and were considerate enough of
the feeliugs of their colleagues to absent
themselves from the meeting.
FREELAND, PA., WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4, 1902.
STRIKE IS GROWING.
Many Men Who Worked on Monday Have
Joined the Idle Kauktt.
No unusual conditions were presented
in the miners' strike today other than
the accession to the strikers' ranks of
some of the engineers, firemen and
puuiprunners who had remained at
work on Monday. These men, It Is
claimed, regarded the strike order as
not effective until the day had closed,
when they notified the bosses they
would not be at work yesterday or today.
In the Pittston district 11 engineers
and pumpmen yesterday joined the
ranks of the strikers. This makes
about 158 men out in the Pittston dis
trict and 37 at work. In the Carbon
dale district the number of man out lias
Increased from 412 to 437. In the
Wllkesbarre district out of 900 employes
the number of idle men was increased
to 674. Gains for the men are also re
ported in tbo Shenandoah and Tainoqua
districts.
Tho strike In tho Pottsville district
has boon so thorough that the operators
are wavering and are beginning to offer
concessions. At the Williams colliery,
at Flshback, the striking pumpmen and
firemen were offered all the concessions
demanded, but tho men refused to re
turn to work until ordered to do so by
tho United Mine Workers. At Silverton
colliery tho demands of tho striking
pumpmen have also been granted.
It is said that the operators of tho
Lytic colliery, near Minersvllle, one of
the largest in tho anthracite region,
have offered the firemen and engineers
an eight-hour day, although none have
yet returned to work.
No serious disturbance has yet taken
place and none will come from the
□liners' side if tho union leaders' orders
are obeyed. At Oneida early yesterday
morning a march was made through the
town, but nothing worse than tho giving
of a scare to the coal and iron police
developed.
IN THIS VICINITY.
In the vicinity of Freeland Coxe Bros.
&. Co. is suffering inoro inconvenience
than any other corporation or firm.
Other operators' mines are so situated
that either a few bosses can do the
work that is required or tho mines have
been closod down completely. With the
Drifton couipany's collieries it is differ
ent. A largo force Is necossary to
furnish steam and man the pumps, and
with every engineer, fireman and pump
man on strike they are driven to the
limit to keep the water out of the mines.
This conditiou of affairs has caused
trouble In an unlooked-for quarter.
The mine foremen wore ordered to fill
iho striking steam-meo's places, but the
order was not generally obeyed, several
of the bosses quitting bofore they would
run engines or pumps or go into a boiler
house to work. Assistant paymasters,
office clerks, coal shippers and survey
ors were then pressed into service and
since Monday night the collar-and-cuff
brigade has boen shoveling coal, wheel
ing ashes and working at whatever
positions their abilities permit them to
fill.
Tho foremen who did not feel dis
posed to obey tho order of the company
to run pumps have quit work. Clerks,
surveyors and others who would not
wheel ashes were discharged. Among
those whoso principles were more prec
ious to them than their jobs were Frank
Dover, George 11. Thomas, John J. Mc-
Neils, in addition to those named in
Monday's issue.- At Eckley, Stockton,
Beaver Meadow and Oneida foremen
and clerks wore discharged for refusing
to take the strikers' places.
NATIONAL GUARD READY.
Philadelphia National Guardsmen,
says the Press, are much agitated ovor
the strike situation. They eagerly
scanned the bulletin boards yesterday in
order to ascertain, If possible, whether It
was likely that their services would be
needed to rest ire ordor in the coal re
gions. In many instances those who
have business of importance depending
upon them made all necessary arrange
ments to have their affairs attended to
in case tbey were suddenly called out.
The general opinion prevailed among
tho members of the Guard that should
it bo necessary for them to go to the
strike district their stay in that rogion
would be protected.
Commanding officers of regiments,
troops or batteries resented any ques
tions regarding their commands being
ready for active duty by replying that
they were always ready. As a precau
tionary measure, however, company com
manders have received the suggeston,
. it was said, that it would be wise to
| have all accoutrements and company
' property In perfect order.
August Fletcher, expert machinist for
the Philadelphia and Reading Coal and
Iron Company, and residing at Pottsville,
was killed by a Reading passenger train
near Shamokin last night. Fletcher
was a former resident of Hazleton.
COUNCIL* MEETING.
Special Llrht Committee Expect* to Pre
sent Propositions Soon.
The regular session of the borough
council was held Monday evening.
Messrs. Sweet, P. G. Gallagher and
Moerschbacher were absent. Mr. Mc-
Neils was elected president pro tern.
The following bills were ordered paid:
Electric Light Company, street lights,
two months, $540.06; Progress, publish
ing audit, $45.45; Tribune Printing
Company, Limited, publishing audit
and ordinance, $52.10; J. D. Myers, re
pairs, $1.25; James J. Kennedy, testing
fire plugs, $2; M. M. O'Boyle, supplies,
$7.50, and bi.ls for drying hose to the
amount of $27.
The bill of s3l 50 of the Freeland
Water Company was referred to the fire
and water committee to make an effort
to have an agreement with the com
pany to base charges on the amount of
water consumed during the next three
months.
The Good Wills Athletic Association
was granted the use of the Public park
on August 16.
An invitation from the Citizen's Hose
Company to participate in the Fourth of
July parade was accepted and council
decided to walk In a body.
The use of the Public hall was grant
ed to tho United Mine Workers two
evenings a week during the strike.
The oaths of John liudish and John
J. Carr as special policemen were order
ed filed.
The janitor's report, with bills for
salary and feeding prisoners to the
amount of $32.15, was accepted.
Tho report of tho street commissioner
was read and approved for the amount
of $208.24.
The total recoipts of tho burgess' re
port were $17.95; $7.45 due burgess and
$10.50 due borough.
The report of the chief of police, with
police expense of $150.45, was approved.
The police committee was ordered to
procure necessary supplies for officers.
Tho matter of changing the machine
used for the fire alarm from tho boiler
bouso of the Light plant to tho outside
of the building to insure its better work
ing was given to the proper committee
with power to act.
The law and order committee reported
having confered with tho the solicitor
regarding the tracks of tho Traction
Company. He advised to notify the
company to remove tho same. No
action.
Tho street committeo made a report.
All work has been stopped on streets.
The sale of bricks netted $53.11. The
committeo recommended the purchase of
brick by car-lots to be sold to citizens at
cost and freight. The report was con
curred in by council.
The special light committee appointed
at the last meeting reported progress
with the expectation of having a proposi
tion for*council before tho week expires.
After much discussion the tax rate
was levied the same as tho past year,
18 mills, divided as follows: Light and
water, 8 mills; borough, 5 mills, and
sinking fund, 5 mills.
Owing to a misunderstanding between
tho purchasers of the brick, who did
not know they wore obliged to pay
freight, a motion prevailed that the
brick sold was to bo billed at tho rate of
$9 per 1,000.
The building committeo and socretary
were authorized to procure a bill and
letter filing cabinet for the proper care
of documents.
The building committee was ordered
to procure prices on the orection of a
table properly fitted for the drying of
hose.
Council adjourned to meet at tho call
of the president to hoar a report from
the special light committee.
Capturing New Men.
The Mine Workers in this region dis
play great activity and watch every iu
corning train. Several dozen of the men
sent here from Philadelphia to serve as
watchiuon or to take strikers' places
have been induced to return to their
homes. Tho oporators' agents claim
these men are allowing themselves to be
induced to return to Philadelphia at the
miners' expense in ordor to more quick
ly deplete the union treasury, but as
several insist on paying their own fare
home after learning the exact conditions
here tho.claim does not hold good.
Final Examination.
At a meeting of tho commercial class
of St. Ann's school last evening they
received their percentage for tho final
examination. The following are tho
members, together with averages: Bid
Herron, 95%; S. DePierro, 95%; A.
.Powell, 94%; James Thompson, 94M;
Grace Sweenev, 94)4; Nellie Quinn,
93%; Charles Roilly, 93%; Mary Green,
93; A. Gallagher, 92%; C. E. Broslin,
91%; John Boyle, 88%, C. Welsh, 88%;
Mary Cross, 83%; Annie Donneny, 83;
Hugh Malloy, 80.
LOCAL NOTES
WRITTEN OF
Short Items of Interest to
All Readers.
■lappenings of the Past
Two Days in and Around
Freeland Recorded With
out Waste of Words.
The permanent certificate committee
for Luzerne county will hold an ex
amination for permanent certificates in
the High school building, Wllkesbarre,
June 30, at 9 a. m. Persons desiring
extra branches will notify the secretary
of the committee on or before June 14.
The socretary is Harvey E. Hoffman,
Freeland.
The remains of the late Patrick Har
vey, of Pottsvillo, arrived here shortly
before noon yester.lay and were met at
tho Lehigh Valley station by many
friends of the family. The funeral pro
ceeded to St. Ann's church and later to
St. Ann's cemotery, where tho inter
ment was made.
John A. Gallagher, Hugh A. McMena
min and Charles McGill left yesterday
for Hartford, Conn., to seek employ
ment. James McGroarty went to Phila
delphia this morning, and numbers of
other young men have gone or will go
within a week or two.
Tho annual closing exercises of the
Mining and Mechanical Institute at the
Grand opera house this evening will un
doubtedly draw a largo audience. Ad
miral Melville, who will deliver the
principal address, is a noted speaker.
The water supply of Upper Lehigh
residents was shut off yesterday by or
ders of the coal company. The inhabi
tants are obtaining their supply from
the springs near the town.
Father Longo and tho choir of St.
Anthony's Italian Catholic church drove
to Laurytown almshouse yesterday.
Father Longo read a mass for the
Catholic inmates of the institution.
Children's Day will be observod next
Sunday in Butler valley by holding
special exercises at St. John's Reformed
church. Rev. Roinecke Is the pastor.
Neal Gallagher, of Sandy Run, was in
towu yesterday after a six months' at
tack from rheumatism.
Miss Moore, of Ashland, is the guest
of her brother, Rev. John L. Moore, at
St. Ann's parsonage.
P. B Carr and family removed yester
day from Pine street to Hazleton, where
they will reside hereafter.
The track of tho Hazleton-Wilkos
barre trolley line has been laid to St.
Johns, Butler vallov.
A. Oswald has the agency for the cele
brated Elysian's extracts and perfumery.
The finest goods made. Try thorn.
MagistrateDonohoe fined Emil Basaiki
SIOO and costs for shooting a dog that
passed his home, and S2O and costs for
injuring two other dogs.
Judge Wheaton has decided that con
stables must themselves pay their
deputies. For seventy years tho de
puties been drawing money from the
county.
Tho Sweeney building at Olyphant
was destroyed by fire yesterday morning,
entailing a loss of $5,000. The building
was occupied by E. VV. Hennigan as a
hotel and by Edward Tipple, a butcher.
The Lower Luzerne Telephone and
Supply Company, capital $7,500, with
headquarters at Shickshinny, has bocn
granted a state charter and will conduct
a telephone system in that town and
the surrounding districts.
During a heavy storin yesterday after
noon lighting struck the glazing mill at
Olivers' powder works, Laurel Run
There were within some 4,000 pounds of
black powder and the whole exploded
with force, which shook the town. No
one was in tho mill at the time and no
one was injured. The loss is about
SB,OOO.
Last night an old pumping shanty in
Wilkesbarro took fire and burned down.
The wires to tho city papers wore kept
hot for an hour telling how a mob of
strikers had succeeded in burning prop
erty, notwithstanding the fact that tho
shanty was surrounded with guards
when the blaze was discovered.
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and employment themselves, inside or
outside factory. Good comfortable
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Single women also wanted. Trans
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JOHN M. CARE,
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All legal business promptly attended.
Postoflico Building, ... Freeland.
qeorge Mclaughlin,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
Legal Business of Any Description.
Brennan's Building, So. Centre St. Freeland.
R. J. O'DONNBLL,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
Campbell Building, ... Freeland
White Haven Ollice, Kane Building. Opposite
I ostolUco; Tuesdays, Saturdays.
JOHN J. MoBKEAUTY,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
Legal Business ol' every doseription. Fire
Insurance, aud Conveyancing given prompt
attention.
McMeuaiuin Building, South Contro Stroet.
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None but reliable companies represented.
Also agent tor the celebrated high-grade
Pianos ol Hqzelton Bros., New York city.
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37 South Centre Street.
Bell Telephone.
Second Floor Front. - Ketowich Building.
A. BUCKLEY,
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE.
All business given prompt attention.
Trlbunu Building. . Main Street
Condy 0. Boyle,
dealer in
LIQUOR, WINE, BEER, PORTER, ETC.
• The finest brands of Domestic and Imported
Whiskey on sale. Fresh Rochester and Shell
andean Beer and Yeuiiglingj* on tan.
DePIERRO - BROS.
OjSt-FE.
• Corner of Ceutre and Front Streets.
(libson, Dougherty, Kuufcr Club,
• Uoseubluth'a Velvet, of which wo h ivo
EXCLUSIVE SALE IN TOWN.
Muin ID'S Extra Dry Champagne,
Honnessy Brandy, Blackberry,
, Gins, Wines, Clarets, Cordials, Etc.
Uam and Schweitzer Cheese Sandwiches,
Sardines, Etc.
MEALS AT - ALL HOURS