Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, June 09, 1902, Image 1

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    FREE LAND TRIBUNE.
VOL. XIV. NO. 148.
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 MALLOY, PROP.,
Oonl.ro und Wnlnnf Qfrpnf.q
OS^W^-XjID,
dea'or In
Dry Goods, Notions,
Groceries and Provisions.
FRESH ROLL AND
Creamery Batter Always in Stock.
Minnesota's Best
Patent Flour A Specialty.
EVERY ARTICLE GUARANTEED.
P. W. Cur. Centre and Front Mix., Freeland.
T. CAMPBELL,
dealer in
Dry Goods, Groceries,
Boots and Shoes.
Also
PURE WINES i LIQUORS
FOR FAMILY
AND MEDICINAL PURPOSES.
Centre and Main streets. Freeland.
C
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 Brotid of All Kinds, Cakes, und Pas
try* Dally. Fancy and Novelty Cakes Baked
to Order.
amimoiißT • ice qui
supplied to balls, parties or picnics, wit!
all necessary adjuncts, at shortest
notice and fairest prices.
Delivery and supply uagons to all parts oj
town and surroundings every day.
Geo. H. Hartman,
Meats and Green Tinck.
Fresh Lard a Specialty,
Centre Street, near Central Hotel.
Wm. Wehrman,
WATC lEllyr
Centre street, Freeland.
REPAIRING OF EVERY DESCRIPTION.
State Normal School,
BAST STIIOUDSIIURG, PA.
This POPULAR State Institution is located
In the most BEAUTIFUL. PICTURESQUE
and ItEALTHI' PL part of the Statu. It is in
tho GUK AT SUMMER RESORT REGION of
the BLUE RIUGKand PO?ON<> MOUNTAINS
ami within two miles of the famous DELA-
W A 11*1 WAT Elt GAP it KHiItT.
TUITION ABSOLUTELY FRKK.
The total expenses for Hoarding, Furnished
rooms and all pther expenses only ZoJA) PER
WEEK In addition to the r. frulnr Depart
ments In the Normal proper, we have a line
COLLEGE PiIKPA It A IOKY DEPARTMENT.
We can save vou one full year in your College
Preparation. Departments of Mi Sic, ELO
CUTION, ART-DRAWING, PAINTING IN
CHINA and WATEK COLO ICS, taught by
(Specialists.
A NKW RECITATION BUILDING
is now in eourso of erection, which will give u
line Laboratory and fourteen other recitation
rooms A FINE GYMNASIUM! Our own
ELECTRIC LIGHT PLANT! A Superior Fu
<•ll it \-' llu-U ward Pupils I'u.b'llbD I-IvEE.
Nearly FIVE HUNDttED PUPILS ENKOLL
ED this year.
FALL TEItM OPENS SEPT. 8,1002.
For Catalogue and particulars address
GEO. P. UIULE, A. M., Piiucipttl.
THE SHERIFF
VISITS TOWN
Called at Freeland Early
This Morning'.
Found Several Hundred Men
on Picket Duty But No
Trace of Disorder—Kud-
lick Routed by Women.
Sheriff A. 11. Jacobs, of Hazleton,
catne over from that city at an early
hour this morning to make a personal
Investigation of conditions in and around
this town. He was cordially welcomed
by the several hundred men who were
on picket duty between Freeland and
Drifton. He circulated freely among
the miners and satisfied himself that the
law was in no wise being violated here.
The sheriff was alone, as his confi
dence in the minors' intentions to do
right and harm no one was such that he
knew ho would not require a force to
aid him in obtaining the information ho
desired.
At 7.40 o'clock ho boarded the Lehigh
Valley train for Wilkesbarre, after ax- j
pressing himself well pleased with the!
order maintained by the strikers in the
lower end of the county.
Superintendent Edgar Kudlick, of
Drifton, whose fertile brain is busy de
vising new methods to aggravate the
miners, drove up from his office this
morning with one of his foremen. Ills
object was to secure the names of the
men who are on picket duty.
He was met by a band of Slavish
women, before whom he attempted to
deliver an addresi. His audience, how
ever, was in no mood to listen to the
Drifton orator, and his voice was drown
ed in the rapid-Ore fusflade of words
which the women emitted.
Half a dozen times the superintendent
tried to tell his story, but tho Amazon
band would have none of it, and with
disgust and chagrin clearly showing on
every feature ho turned his vehicle
around and drove to Drifton, leaving the
women undisputed victors of the wordy
war which ho began.
On his way homeward Kudllch met
several groups of minors along the road.
In his rage he so far forgot himself that
he cursed and blasphemed the men and
acted like a maniac. Those who wit
nessed Kudlich's exhibition this morn
ing allege that the superintendent has
gone hopelessly insane.
The effigy of the "scab" which was
hung over South Centre street late
Thursday night was missing this morn
log. It disappeared as quietly as it
appeared.
A meeting attended by a majority of
the employes of the D. S. & S. Railroad
was hold yesterday afternpon at tho
Municipal hall. The railroaders dis
cussed the question of hauling coal and
iron officers and special police from one
colliery to another. They decided to
notify Superintendent L. C. Smith that
they would not engage in this work
during the present strike, and resolu
tions to that effect wore drawn up and
unanimously passed.
THE GENERAL SITUATION.
The opening of tho fifth week of the
anthracite strike fiuds the tie-up still
complete, so far as the production of
coal is concerned, while the situation as
regards the engineers, firemen and
pumpmen scores another victory
for the United Mine Workers, as
fully 5,000 of those employes have re
ponded to tho call that went into effect
on Monday last. It is estimated that
loss than 2 per cent are now working,
and these are found mainly In Pittston,
North Scr&nlon and in the Delaware,
Lackawanna and Western collieries.
The interest that the railroad men arc
taking in tho fight is bothering tho coal
carrying roads. The position of Grand
horsonnd poorlook-^
Eureka
Harness Oil
not only makes the harness and the Ij Rn
homo lock hotter, but makes tho I XA
leather bolt and pliable, puts It In ron- (IjLm
j A i . ditlon to lust—twice no long TL%
ius it ordinarily would. jE®!
STANDARD
Your yMEMI
Horse a
Chance t jfmfr
FREELAND, PA., MONDAY, JUNE 9, 1902.
Master Sargant, of tho Rrotherhood of
Railway Firemen, is well known. P.
11. Morrissey, who is equally prominent
in the Rrotherhood of Railway Train
men, is about to make a tour of the an
thracite region. A big mass meeting of
trainmen has been called for Sunday
next at Kingston.
The number of effigies strung on tele
graph wires and poles In pretty nearly
every part of Wilkosbarro district wen?
so great as to constitute a nuisance and
they have been taken down by orders of
the police. They are not countenanced
by tho mine workers officials, and it is
probable they will be discontinued.
The condition of Charles McCann, the
victim of the St&ntbn colliery shooting,
remains about the same. Litllo hope is
entertained for his recovery.
PRESIDENT IS INVESTIGATING.
President Roosevelt is said to be care
fully watching the coal strike. That
official Washington will take some
recognition of tho situation now seems
certain. It is not improbable that the
case may in some form go up to the
attorney general, as there is already
ample evidence, take.n by officials of the
government, to show that a combina
tion of the road? handling anthracite
coal exists for the purpose of controlling
the price and output.
That this combination, formed and
operating in violation of tho Sherman
anti-trust law and the interstate com
merce law, is in a measure responsible
for tho present strike there is no doubt,
and It is in this connection that some
official action may he taken pending
toward forcing a settlement.
The question is asked here why
should great industries be threatened'
with paralysis, why should the public
bo made to suffer just because two
powerful railroads see fit to stop the
whole system of arbitration leading to
settlement? These roads are the Dela
ware, Lackawanna and Western and
the Dolaware and Hudson, and because
tboy have refused to listen to arbitra
tion the other operators have held out,
ploadlng as an excuse lack of unity.
As the president and others in official
life pursue their investigation it becomes
more and more apparent that the under
lying causes of tho present far-reaching
difficulty are not immediate, but go back
to this combination of coal mining rail
roads.
Such a combination was found to
exist, both by the committee of congress
as far back as 1892 and the Industrial
Commission in later years. It was the
conclusion of the congressional commit
tee that the railroad companies were
parties to a combination to control the
output and fix tho price of hard coal and
that, moreover, the combination em
braced all the roads connecting the
anthracite coal fields with tidewater.
That such a combination, harmful in
its effect on the consumer, has also
brought about a situation leading up
to the present strike is now beginning
to dawn on government officials, and it
may not be found impossible to reach
the operators, through tho Department
of Justice, for violations of the common
law in general, and the coal roads in
particular.
Double Wedding Today.
At noon today Rev. J. R. Kerschner
performed tho ceremony which united
for life two young men of Oakdale to
two young ladies of Drifton. The
grooms were James and Theodore
Thomas, brothers, aud the brides wore
Misses Carrie and Mary Ilollner, sisters.
William Ulrich, of Hazleton, and Mat
thew Welch, of Drifton, were the
groomsmen, aud Misses Chrissie and
Sophia Hellner, sisters of tho brides,
were bridesmaids. John C. Sippei and
Alexander Heidenrlch wero the ushers.
Victor Oswald presided at the organ.
The unusual event took place at St.
John's Reformed church aud was wit
nessed by many friends of the two fam
ilies and others. After the ceremony
the wedding party dr>ve to the brides'
borne In Drifton, where a luncheon was
served and a reception held.
Roth young couples will make their
home in Oakdale.
The Fourth in Freeland.
According to the custom followed for
some years past the Fourth of July will
be observed hero in an appropriate
manner under tho auspices of the Citi
zens' Hose Company. A parade of the
firemen and civic societies in the after
noon will bo held, followed by fireworks
and a picnic at the Public park in the
evening.
Invitations to participate in tho
parade have been sent by the firemen to
the various societies of town, and a
favorable response Is expected from a
majority of those invited.
The firemen can be depended upon to
arrange a creditable program for the
occasion and to uphold tho town's repu
tation of celebrating the day as it
deserves.
MELVILLE'S OPINION.
Rear Admiral Says Miners Arc Victims
of Idlw Agitators.
Rear Admiral George VV. Melville, In
an Interview with the Washington cor
respondent of the Philadelphia Record,
gives his opinion on the miners' strike
In yesterday's issue. Admiral Melville
was in town last week and delivered the
Founders' Day address at tho M. & M.
Institute closing exercises. While In
this vicinity ho apparently tried to In
form himself on conditions as they ex
ist, and how well he failed is shown in
his sentiments as expressed to the
Record representative. Comment in
the Tribune on his opinions would bo
superfluous, as a perusal of the follow
ing statements from the admiral will
show:
"A state of armed neutrality prevails
in the region of Pennsylvania affected
by the coal strike. I am sorry to say
that my sympathy is with the mine own
ers. From appearance of things it look
ed like 90 per cent of the miners have
struck without cause and against their
will.
"The 90 per cent of miners who arc j
out wero induced to strike by a few idle
agitators and others. It seemed to me
as though tbey were making war on the
women and children of the coal regions
by preventing their natural protectors
from earning the necessities of life.
"Tho worst feature of tho strike ap
peared to bo tho stopping of tbo en- j
gineers and pumpmen who kept the j
mines clear of water. The flooding of
tho mines is a destruction of property
for which the state of Pennsylvania
will eventually bo obliged to pay, as
there are several laws on that question.
"The flooding of tho mines is also a
positive injury to tho miners themselves
because the timbers will become satur
ated with moisture, making tho work
more dangerous and the mines slimy
and filthy and the breeding place of
disease. When the miners resume
work, therefore, they will find them
selves almost in a death trap.
"My sympathy is always with the
working man because I am a working
man myself, but there is a right and a
wrong in all things and to my mind the
striker in this case is In tho wrong. We
drove from mining village to mining
village and I was requested to observe
the buildings In which the mine em
ployes live. I found the houses greatl)
superior to tho tenement houses of New
York and Boston. The majority of
the houses wero two stories high, most
of thuui had lace curtains at the wind
ows.
"There was another class of houses,
occupied by the laborers of tho mines
and these wero poorer, but still very
habitable, and, as in tho case of the
houses rented to the miners, had veget
able gardens in front and rear. These
were all company houses."
An Expert on the Coal Supply.
In yesterday's issue of the Philadel
phia North American our townsman,
James G. Bohlln, In an able article on
tho editorial page of tho paper, takes
Psue with tho prevailing idea that the
coal supply of tho anthracite region is
nearing oxhaustion. Mr. Bohlin con
tends that but a small amount of tho
original deposit in the anthracite field
has yot been located, and bo follows his
statement with convincing proofs.
Tho writer has made a life-study of
tho subject and his deductions are on
titled to consideration, notwithstanding
the fact that they oppose the accepted
theories of a majority of investigators.
Mr. Rohlin's articlo will be found inter
esting to all who take an interost iu the
subject.
Opera House Attaches.
S. Woodring, who has been chosen by
Manager U. S. Hill to bo resident mana
ger of the Grand opera house next sea
son, has engaged tho following staff for
the house: Patrick Welsh, stage manag
er; assistants, John Carr, Lewis Stultz,
James Maloy, Dick Jacquot, George
Yannes, Edward Murria, John Gaffney,
chief usher, William Anderson; assist
ants, Newton Robort*, .James Gillespie,
Leo McDonald, James Bell, James Mc-
Laughlin; electrician, Frank McLaugh
lin; special officer, Philip Wackley; jani
tor, Leonard Roczoskie. Tho latter will
also have chargo of tho hill posting.
Several excellent attractions have
been booked.
Brennan Property Sold.
The property of the late John Bren
nan, situate on the northwest corner of
Centre and Carbon streets and consist
ing of a three-story hotel building, a
double dwelling and several outbuild
ings, was sold at master's sale at
Wilkesbarre courthouse on Saturday.
The purchaser was Joseph 1> Brennan,
of Wilkesbarre, who bought the proper
ty for John C. Boyle, of town. The
bidding was spirited and the last and
successful figure offered was 95,200,
LOCAL NOTES
WRITTEN OP
Short Items of Interest to
All Readers.
Happenings of the Past
Two Days in and Around
Freeland Recorded With
out Waste of Words.
Neal Furoy, of Lansford, died at that
place on Saturday. Among tho rela
tives and friends of town who will at
tend tho funeral tomorrow are: Ed
ward McGeehan. Walnut street; Hugh
and Miss Rid McGeehan, Ridge street,
and Mr. and Mrs. P. J. O'Donnell,
Washington street.
Mrs. William Goleski, of Upper Le
high, swallowed poison yesterday with
suicidal intent. Dr. McCarroll and a
stomach pump removed the dose and
saved her life. It is said that she and
her husband quarreled aud she attempt
ed to revenge herself by ending her ex
istence. '
Constable Welsh arrived hero this af
ternoon from Wilkesbarre with Ted
Lazarus, of Hazleton, In tow. The
prisoner was placed in the lockup and
will be given a hearing before Squire j
Shovlin on a charge preferred by Miss ,
Jessie Shafer, of Drifton.
Foster school board mot this after
noon and approved Treasurer Johnson's
bond. The sureties are the directors of
the Citizens' band. The tax levy was
fixed at 13 mills for school and 13 mills j
for building purposes.
The remains of the late Iliram Hlncer,
who died at Alientown, were buried at
Laurytown cemetery on Saturday after
noon. Tho funeral was attended by j
soveral Freeland people.
Rev. J. B. Kerschner, of St. John's j
church, delivered the address at the !
corner-stone laying exorcises of Grace ,
Reformed church, Ilazleton, yesterday.
Ice cream at Merkt's.
Mrs. Sarah Mealing, of Philadelphia,
is on a visit to her father, William Ilig
gins, who had been laid up by illness
and is now able to move about again.
Miss Annie McGeehan, of Walnut
street, loft on Saturday for Philadelphia,
where she will spend the summer.
Miss Maine Manalis, of Wilkesbarre,
is visiting her sister, Mrs. Edward Mur
phy, Centre and Main streets.
A. Oswald has the agency for tho cele
brated Elysian's extracts and perfumery.
The finest goods made. Try them.
While playing with matches the cloth
ingof nine-year-old George Kutas caught
fire at Mahanoy City, and he was so
badly burned that he will die. Itu
inediatly after the burning the father
is allegal to have whipped the boy un
mercifully. He was placed in jail.
The fifth annual convention of the
Four-County Firemen's Association open
ed in Lehighton opera house Friday
afternoon with delegates in attendance
from all parts of the district. Forty
five companies and twenty bands partic
ipated in tho parade held Saturday
afternoon.
John Shortz, aged 13 years, of Ashley,
while swimming in a pond on a farm
leased by Joseph Hayden, in Hanover
township, was shot and badly wounded.
Havdon was arrested and sent to jail to
await the result of the boy's injuries
Ilayden said he fired to scare the boy,
as swimming was prohibited in tho
pond.
Edward A. Niven, one of the best
known journalists of northeastern
Pennsylvania, died at his homo in the
city of Wilkosbarro yesterday from
pneumonia, aged (51 years. He was ono
of the founders of Wilkesbarre Daily
Leader, and in early life was employed
on newspapers in New York, Chicago
and San Francisco.
Haas Hartranft, who was on trial for
inanslaughter in having caused the
death of Frank Smith in a boxing con
test before the Keystone Athletic Club
five weeks ago, was acquitted at Allen
town. He was ordered to pay tho costs.
Charges of participating in prize-fight
ing wero brought against about fifteen
others, but all were acquitted.
BASE BALL.
In tho hardest-fought game played
this*Beason at the Tigers park tho Good
Wills yesterday defeated tho Crescents
by a score of 13 to 8. Roth clubs put up
a fine exhibition and tho supporters of
the teams were out iu largo numbers.
Drifton Cheaters defeated Weatherly
club at the latter place on Saturday by
a score of 8 to 0. Only two hits were
made off Bonner, who did the twirling
for the Chesturs.
TRI-WEEIvLY
If You Have Pain In Your Back
Do Not Be Deceived--You Have
Kidney Trouble, and You
Do Not Need a Physician
to Tell You So.
Lot us glvn you a piece of advice:
Pain In the back is an almost infallible
sign of kidney disease; a surer sign is
the condition of your urine. If you
have a pain in tiie back then look to the
condition of your urine. It is easily
done. Take a glass tumbler and lill it
with urine, after it has stood 24 hours;
if it has a sediment, if it is milky or
cloudy, if it is pale qr discolored, stringy
or ropy, your kidneys and bladder are
in a dangerous condition and need im
mediate attention, or the consequences
may prove fatal.
IJr. David Kennedy's Favorite Rem
edy is the one medicine that really
cures all diseases of the kidneys, liver,
bladder and blood, rheumatism, dyspep
sia and chronic constipation, and it will
take you but a short tria! to convince
yourself of its wonderful curative power.
G. F. Samutor of No. 4()'J Tioga street,
Syracuse, N. Y., in a recent letter says:
"I was afflicted for years with
severe pains in my back and kid
neys. I tried many doctors and
many medicines, but, got no relief;
for over two years I scarcely had a
good night's rest on account of
backache in a most distressing form.
I bought a bottle of Dr. David Ken
nedy's Favorite Remedy and com
menced to use it, and I must say I
never imagined I should find such a
wonderful cure. Why I feel like a
young mun again lu spite of my 59
years."
All druggists sell Dr. David Kennedy's
Favorite Remedy in the New 50 Cent
Size and the regular §I.OO size bottles.
Sample bottle— enough for trial, free by mail.
Dr.D.Kennedy Corporation,Hondout.N.Y.
Dr. Duvid Kennedy's Cherry Balsam best
for Colds, Coughs, Consumption. 26c, 6Uc, jjl.
£HAS. ORION STROH,
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW
unci
NOTARY PUBLIC.
Oillce: Rooms 1 and 2, Dirk beck Brick, Freeland
JOHN M. CARR,
ATTORN LY-AT-LAW.
All legal business promptly attended.
Postoflice Building, - Freeland.
MCLAUGHLIN,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
Legal Business of Any Description.
Brennun's Building, So. Centre St. Freeland.
R. J. O'DONNELL,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
Campbell Building, - Freeland
White Haven Office, Kane Building, Opposite"
Postollico; Tuesdays, Saturdays.
TOHN J. McBKEARTY,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
Legal Business of every dußuription, Fire
insurance, and Conveyancing given nromot
attention.
Mr.Vlcimiuin Building, South Contre Street.
N. MALEY,
DENTIST.
OVEK BIUKBECK'B STOKE,
Seeuud Flour, ■ ■ Birkbeuk Brick
S. E. 11A YES,
FIRE INSURANCE AGENT.
Washington Street.
None hut reliable companies represented.
Also agent lor the celebrated high-grade
I mnos ul lluzellou Bros.. New York city.
S. S. HESS,
DENTIST.
37 South Centre Street.
Bell Telephone.
Second Floor Front, - Keiowlcb Building.
r T" , IIOS. A. BUCKLEY,
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE.
All business given prompt attention.
Tribune Building. ■ . Main Street
Condy 0. Boyle,
dealer in
LIQUOR, WINE, BEER, PORTER, ETC.
...I'": finest brands of Domestic and Imported
whiskey on sale, fresh Rochester and Shen
andoah and Vptitiirlfng'H Porter on tap.
DePIERRO - BEOS.
Corner of Centre nd Front Streets.
Gibson, Dougherty, Hauler Club,
Rosenbluth'e Velvet, of which wo hive
EXCLUSIVE SALE IN TOWN.
Mumm's Extra Dry Champagne,
Hennessy Brandy, Blackberry,
Gins, Wines, Clarets, Cordials, Eto.
Ham and Schweitzer Cheese Sandwiches,
Sardines, Ktc.
MKALS - AT - ALL - HOURS
BIRTHS.
Hagauny.—To Mr. and Mrs. Charles
F. Haganny, a daughter.
Maloy.—To Mr. and Mrs. James J.
Malay, a son.