FREELAND TRIBUNE. VOL. XV. NO. 75. CHRISTMAS BUYERS Should not overlook our store when seeking something suitable for presents for their relatives or friends. Nothing will be better appreciated this year than Something Serviceable, and that is what you will find if you look over our stock of Cloth ing, Furnishings, Hats, Shoes, Dry Goods, Notions, etc. Prices are low just now. JOHN SHIGO, 144 South Centre Street. ORION STROH, ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW and NOTARY PUBLIC. Office: Rooms 1 and 2, Birkbeck Brick, Freeland QEORGE MCLAUGHLIN, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW. Legal Buxinens of Any Description. Brennan's Building, So. Centre St. Freeland. J. O'DONNELL, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW. Campbell Building, - Freeland. White Haven Office, Kane Building, Opposite Postoffice; Tuesdays, Saturdays. JOHN J. McBREARTY, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW. Legal Business of every description. Fire Insurance, and Conveyancing given prompt attention. MoMeuamin Building, South Centre Street. A. BUCKLEY, JUSTICE OF THE PEACE. All business given prompt attention. Tribune Building, - - Main Street JJR. N. MALEY, DENTIST. OVER BIRKBECK'S STORE, Second Floor, - - Birkbeck Brick jyjRS. 3. E. HAYES, FIRE INSURANCE AGENT. Washington Street. None but reliable companies represented. Also agent for the celebrated high-grade Pianos or Hazelton Bros., Now York city. S. S. HESS, DENTIST. North Centre Street. Bell Telephone. Second Floor, - P. O. S. of A. Building. CURR"Y" 3 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. Cnrry, Sonth Centre Street. We have two large store-rooms stocked from floor to ceiling with Toys, Novelties, Candy, Confec tionery, Fruits, Nuts, Smokers' Supplies, etc. If you don't know what to buy for the children, come to us and we will show you just what will please them. No other dealer can offer you prices as low as our goods are marked, and nowhere else can so lrrge a stock be found. Every holiday season finds Mer kt's store with the largest and pret tiest lines of Toys in town. This year the assortment is more com plete than ever. M. MERKT, Centre Street, Freeland. FREELAND, PA., MONDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1902. COMMISSION TAKES RECESS Strike Arbitrators Adjourn Until January 6. Miners Shatter Testimony Given by Operators' Wit nesses—Judge Gray Sends Christmas Box to Boy. At Saturday's session of the Strike Commission the miners were permlted to put In some rebuttal testimony. David E. Lewis, an Olyphant mine foreman, while on the stand the day before, testi fied that he was stopped by a crowd of 200 strikers and prevented from going to work. Attorney Darrow showed the commission a picture of the alleged inob. Lewis posed for the picture sitting on a mound of earth in the centre of the crowd. All were looking toward the camera and were smiling. It looked like anything but a mob of angry men and caused Judge Gray to laugh heartily. The judge asked Lewis whether the crowd resumed operations after the photographer had gone. Lewis prompt ly declared that they did and that even while the picture was being taken tboy refused to let him go away. There was more laughter at this. President P. J. Mulherin, of the Father VVbitty Temperance Socioty, of Providence, and the treasurer of the society, were called by the miners in re buttal of testimony given by Joseph H. Dugan, who said he had been expelled from the society because ho was an un fair workman. The two officers of the society testified that he was expelled because he had violated the total abstin ence pledge. Mrs. Rhodda Snyder, of Wilkesbarre, told of the burning of her home by strikers. Her husband, a non-union man, was in the mines and could not come home because he feared bodily harm. She and her children were so abused that she decided to move to her mother-in-law's home. She and her two children took refuge with the mother-in-law. The same night the house and all Its contents were de stroyed by fire. Her goods were not In sured. Her father-in-law and mother in-law corroborated her testimony. Dr. L. L. Sprague, president of Wy oming seminary, Kingston, said the union made it very difficult. for the in stitution to got its supply of fuel. John U. Otto said all the merchants In Archbald were compelled to boycott him because he worked in the mines. A boy testified that he was forced to leave the store he was employed in on account of his father being a non-union man, and the next witness testified that strikers tried to have him forced out of the volunteer fire company of which he belonged because he continued at work. William Allen, district superintendent of the Elk Hill Coal and Iron Company, and two other employes of the same company testified that an attempt was To Cure h Cold In One Day Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All druggists refund the money if it falls to cure. E. W. Grove's signature is on each box. 25c. made to burn the carpenter shop. Four Poles were Dext called, who testified to having been badly beaten and boycotted during the strike. Jame9 Dolan, of Parsons, told a story of persecution, because he worked dur ing the strike. His children were beat en and Insulted on the streets. Everett Warren, counsel for the Le high Valley Coal Company, filed the wage statements of the company. The commission adjourned at noon to meet In the Federal building In Phila delphia on Tuesday, January 6. Before leaving Scranton upon the ad journment of the commission, Judge Gray, chairman of the commission, sent a box full of Christmas presents to An drew Chippie, a boy who picks slate In one of the Markle Company's breakers. This boy gave interesting testimony be fore the cemmlssion recently. The box which Judge Gray forwarded to the young slate picker was two feet long, one and a half wide and a foot deep. Its principal contents were warm cloth ing. The box was sent in the care of James Gorman, a Hazleton stenogra pher, who has beau engaged before the commission. District Board Meeting. An important meeting of the execu tive board of District 7, U. M. W. of A., was held at Hazleton yesterday. Owing to the absence of the officers and several members of the board, who have been engaged at Scranton the past month, the business of tho district has not been given the attention It deserved lately, and several important matters came up for discussion. 3 An effort to secure a postponement of . the district convention, which will be held at Freel&nd on January 0, was I made, but the proposition to postpone . the convention did not meet with the approval of the board and the delegates 1 will assemble on the date originally sot. The violation of the strike settlement agreement made with Coxe Bros. & Co. was also a subject of discussion. Radl i cal action was ad/ocated by some in re ) turn tar the company's stand, but it was t finally decided to postpone definite action • until the Strike Commission reports its ) findings, in which the trouble is expect r ed to receive consideration. [ Teacher Transferred. At a meeting of Foster township - school board Saturday evening Miss May Both, teacher of a primary school - at Sandy Run, was transferred to Upper Lehigh school, to fill the vacancy caused • by the resignation of Mrs. Charles > Schatzle. The transfer was made by ■ tho votes of Directors Johnson, Dudley and Zelstloft, Director O'Nell opposing j the motion. I The school taught by Miss Roth at Sandy Run will be closed for tho pres ) ent, as the attendance there does not i warrant the employment of two primary i teachers. Drowned at White Haven. j A young man named Newell, aged 19 years, was drowned yesterday in the i Lehigh river. While attempting to cross the stream near No. 1 dam the ice broke , and bo was cast into the water. Efforts i to save him were made by his compan : ion, a man named Wood, but were un successful. Newell was a resident of Thornhurst, Lackawanna county, and was visiting 1 the Wood family, who reside near White Haven. The young man's father died last week. Useful Gilts. What is more sensible and useful for a Christmas present than a pair of shoes or slippers? They are here in a variety of styles and prices. The All America 1™? for men and women is so smart in style and rich in quality it looks like the SS.GO kind. Shoos for the boys and girls are here at lowest prices. Let's show you our new styles. Refowich'sWearWell Clothing and Shoe House. OFFICERS ELECTED. Societies ChooHliif? Now Lender* for the EnnulDf; Terinn. Mayflower Assembly, Degree of Na omi, has elected these officers: Commander—Miss Sarah Bell. Vice commander—Miss Mary Weiss. Conductor—Miss Clara Marley. Chaplain—Mrs. John James. Secretary—Miss Sarah Zelstloft. Financial secretary—George U. Thom as. Inside guard—Mrs. Charles Shepperly. Outside guard—John J. Shafor. Trustees—Mollle Kelper, Mrs. Al Goeppert, Miss Barbara Davis. The officers will be installed by Dis trict Doputy Mrs. Jane DoFoy at the lirst meeting in January. YOUNG MEN'S C. T. A. B. GOBI'S. The Young Men's C. T. A. B. Corps yesterday elected the following officers: President—John Moohan. Vice president—John GaiTney. Recording secretary—Charles Dover. Financial secretary—F. DulTy. Treasurer—John McCole, Sr. Messenger—Daniel Myers. Sergeant-at-arms—John F. Shovlin. Directors—John Meehan, Hugh Ken nedy, John J. McNeils, Peter O'Don noil, John GaiTney, Charles Shovlin, Joseph D. Myers, Thomas Gallagher, Patrick; Collins. ST. ANN'S T. A. B. CADETS. St. Ann's T. A. B. Cadet Society yes terday elected the following officers: President—Edward Mcllugh. Vice president—Daniel Kennedy. Recording secretary —James Brogan. Financial secretary—John Johnsou. Treasurer—Rev. M. J. Falllheo. Messenger—Edward Mcllugh. Sergeant-at-arms—Vincent Lawlor. Trustees—Charles Boyle, Denis North, Patrick Qulnn. Stewards—Chief, Edward J. McNeils, Freeland; John Clark, Highland; Philip Boner. Drifton; Patrick Sweeney, Upper Lehigh; Francis McHugh, James Mul hearn, Freeland; Daniel McMahon, Oneida. Sharp Murder Case. Associate Judges E. R. Enbody and E P. Williams' handed an opinion In Carbon court on Saturday dissenting from President Judge Horace Hoydt In the opinion delivered by him on Monday directing a change of venue to Lehigh county for the trial of Harry McElmoyle and William Ronemus, charged with the murder of Patrick Sharp, a striker, last August. The two judges say they cannot con cur with Judge Heydt, because they are by no means convinced that there ex ists in Carbon county such undue excite ment against the prisoners or so great a prejudice against them or that there is any combination against thein instigated by influential persons, by which they can not have a fair trial in Carbon coun ty. They are fully satisfied in their own ininds from the evidence produced that the accused can have a fair, full and impartial trial in that county. The case is attracting wide attention, because the jurisdiction of the associato judges is disputed, owing to the fact that Carbon county has been made a separate judicial district. The asso ciate judges are holding on to their office, because their terms have not yet expired. The case will be appealed to the su preme court and it will be many months before the prisoners will bo called for trial. Holiday Visitors. Daniel Timony, of Holy Cross college, j Worcester, Mass.. and R. J. Dover and Loo McDonald, of Dickinson law school, Carlisle, are among the holiday visitors. Miss Laura Ivoous, who is engaged as a school teacher at West Chester, is home for the holidays. Misses Alberta Seder and Lena Van auker are home for the holidays from the ladles' seminary at Wiiliamsport. Miss Maine Ilayes, of Bloomsburg normal school, Is spending her vacation with her mother, Mrs. S. E Ilayes. Howard Albert, of Philadelphia School of Pharmacy, Is visiting his parents. Miss Nellie McGarvey is the guest of her sister, Mrs. John J. Gorman, North Ridge 9treet. Herbert Smith, of Philadelphia Dental college, is visiting his sister, Mrs. S. S. Hess. John Sipple, of Philadelphia Dental college, is homo for the holidays. Fred Koons, of Pennsylvania univer sity, Philadelphia, has arrived home. Notice to Member* of L. U. 1491). All members of Local Union No. 1499, United Mine Workers of America, are hereby notiiied that the next regular meeting of the organization will be held at tho Grand opera bouse hall, Friday evening, December 20, 1902, at 7.30 o'clock. Every member Is expected to be pres ent, as the vote for candidates for na tional officers of the U. M. W. of A. will be taken at this meeting. By order of 1 the President. L9CAL 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. For Christmas afternoon the Crescent Athletic Association has provided for two games of basket ball for the one admission. The first game will bo be tween the two clubs of the association and the second between tho Crescent and Mauch Chunk teams. The home team expects to play the latter club at Mauch Chunk on Saturday evening. Christmas presents will be distributed on Wednesday to tho children of the employes of Coxo Hros. & Co. who re side in houses owned by the company. The gifts are presented by the Coie ladles, of Drifton. Con Herron, a former resident of town, was the victim of a railroad acci dent at Jersey City last week, In which ho lost an arm. Mr. Herron, when here, was employed on the I). S. fc S. Railroad. Mrs. Bridget Brannigan, 102 years old, the blind woman who was evicted from the home of her daughter, Mrs. Coll, at Jeddo, some time ago, has been removed to the almshouse at Laurytown. Connie Conahan was seriously squeezed between cars In Highland col liery Saturday night. He is receiving treatment at the home of his father. Manus Conahan, Centre street. In addition to her friends of this vicinity, many people from the South Side towns were present at the funeral of the late Mrs. Patrick McFadden on Saturday morning. James Quinn, a well known young man of Highland, was severely burned about the hands and face by an explo sion of gas on Friday in No. 2 colliery, Highland. Yesterday's heavy rain-storm caused the water to rise rapidly in surrounding mines and work was partially suspended today at a number of collieries in this vicinity. No coal will be sold to local consumers by G. B. Markle & Co. before next spring. Employes of the firm, however, will be supplied with all the fuel they require. Paul, a three-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Kramer, of Pine street, was buried at Freeland comotery Saturday afternoon. Death was due to pneu monia. A pair of lady's glasses was lost on Centre street last week. Finder will be rewarded upon return of glasses to the Tribune office. The brakemen on the Hazleton and Mahanoy division of the Lehigh Valley Railroad have received notification of an increase In wages. The borough public schools will close tomorrow afternoon for the usual holi day vacation. They will reopen on January 5. Peter McMonlgle, of Harloigh, was badly injured Saturday night by being squeezed between cars In No. 5 mine, Jeddo. Bernard Mooney, of the Third ward, will spend Christmas with his sister, Mrs. M. Dougherty, South Bethlehem. The engagement of Balser Stein and Miss Harriet Probert, of the Second ward, is announced. The Good Wills have a fine program prepared for their entertainment on Christmas evening. Every officer of the minors' local unions at Summit Hill and Coaldale, with the exception of ono man, has been blacklisted by the Lehigh Coal and Navi gation Company. BIRTHS. Hellfir.—To Mr. and Mrs. M. H. Hel ler, Pine street, a daughter. The kind that cured your Grandfather. DR. DAVID FREE KENNEDY? £, IK \MMU DI|T t I'ror or blooa troubled, rAVUm 11 BMTfJsrvssft ULIICnV th,s <ldreaa Dr. nCm tU 1 S?,nl?ofe e^ CoryOratU,n ' MISCELLANEOUS ADVEKTIBEMKNTS. INSTATE OF OWEN FOWLER, late or Freo- JHi laud borough, deceased. Letters testamcntury on the above named estate having been ir run ted to the undersign ed, all persons indebted to said estate are re quested to make payment, ami those having claims or demands to present, the same, with out delay, to NettleS. Fowler. Jehu >l. Carr, attorney. TRI-WEEKLY McMENAMIN'S South Centre Street USEFUL GIFTS FOR CHRISTMAS An inexhaustive exhibit of re membrances that appeal to the eye and bring pleasure and comfort to the recipient can be seen here. If you will come to our store at once you will find suggestions enough to satisfythe most exacting. Every article we sell contains full value for the price paid. Fancy Neckwear— The prettiest and largest selec tion of Four-in-Hands, Imperials, Bows, and Tecks in town, in plain white and plain black silks, also all the newest fancy colors in Ties, are now on sale at 25c. Come and see our new 50c holi day Neckwear. The prettiest Ties that we've ever shown; all shapes, all colors, all styles, 50c. Men's Furnishings— Xinas Suspenders from 25c up ward. Xmas Socks from 25c upward. Xtnas Shirts from 50c upward. Xmas Silk Mufflers, from 50c upward. Xmas Sweaters from 50c upward. Slippers and Shoes— This store's collection of Christ mas Slippers is exceptional. The positive price savings to be had here makes a buyer of you at once. In the line of Shoes we have everything that could be desired, and when making your presents don't forget that a Pair of Shoes is one of the most acceptable articles you can offer. Stylish Hats— Headwear should interest you. It's important that you have a new Hat for Christmas. All of the season's latest shapes now on sale. McMENAMIN'S South Centre Street Our Great Annual SALE OF DOLLS! We are sure the variety could not bo greater, for we have purchased all the worthy kinds to be found in the world's markets. Every Doll you see here Is rosy, robust, radient, absolutely free from flaws and defects. Wo have no cripples. Dolls with scratched cheeks, scarred ears or fract ured legs are not admitted. They are Ideal in form and features. Some undressed and others dressed In every style the most whimsical child could desire. We have made some remarkably low prices—about ono-thind less than you pay elsewhere. Toys of All Kinds Aro hnre In abundance, all going at the lowest possible prices. Do not make your Chistmas purchases until you seo our assortment. Fruits, Nuts and High-Class Confec tionery and Candy at LAUBACH'S 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. Cor. Centre and Front Bts., Freeland, Famous Tigers Ball. It is the unariimous verdict of the people of the Lehigh re gion that the balls held by the Tigers Athletic Club, of Free land, have been the best, the biggest and the most success ful social affairs conducted in the anthracite coal fields. On Wednesday Evening, December 31, this noted organization will hold its fourteenth annual ball. The Tigers invite you to be come their guest on this occa sion, and, as in previous years, they will exert every effort and utilize every opportunity at their command to make your visit ope of the most pleasant events of your life.
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