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Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-01-09

Eleven months ago the TRIBUNE called
attention to the fact that vast amount
of money was being lost to the anthra-
cite coal operators, and also to their
miners, by the large trade which was
diverted from them during the strike of
1SS7-'SS. Unable to obtain the neces-
sary amount of anthracite to run their
mills and factories many manufacturers
turned their attention to bituminous, and
the result was that when the strike ended
the operators found they were without
many of their largest consumers, btu
minous having done the work Just as well
and as it was much cheaper than anthra-
cite, it crowded the latter out of many
markets We based our statement then
upon Il remark made by an operator of
this vicinity that had he "known what
the consequences of the strike were to
be, he would have granted the Is per
cent. advance the day it was asked"
The majority of the operators were ad-
verse to acknowledge that, though they
had beaten the miners, they gained
nothing but lost much, and tried to find
comfort in the hope that the trade would
be recovered in a short while. The fol-
lowing paragraph, taken from the coal
report of our last issue, which is obtained
from the coal agents of Philadelphia by
the financial editor of the Ledger, proves
tJot tha tpp al rafnrro1 to f,ro-
saw the truth sooner than the rest of his
brethren:
During the strike anthracite for steam
and some manufacturing purposes was
largely displaced by bituminous coal,
either on account of the excessive price
asked for the former or the inability of
the sellers to guarantee regular supply
of fuel. Now, to their regret, the an
thracite operators find that the buiness,
which was then, as they thought, but
temporarily diverted, has been perma-
nently weaned from them.
The operators long ago gave up hope
of recovering the lost trade, but this is
their first public acknowledgement that
they had been harboring a delusion
The attempt made last summer to build
up Western trade for their surplus an
thracite was not as successful as expected
and in some instances has been aban-
doned, although the larger corporations
continue to place the hard coal on sale
wherever an opening presents itself.
Just now the West seems to be the only
hope and if successful in making a gen
eral introduction of anthracite there it
will help considerably in alleviating the
dull times of the coal regions.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-01-09

There have been many examples of
late years of dangers run in the coal
regions through reckless mining in cut
ting unduly near the surface. This
"robbing," if carried on long enough,
can have but one result: the caving-in
of the earth crust with consequences
more or less disastrous, but entirely in
defensible, however viewed. No COM
pany or private mine owner has right
to endanger the public in that way nor
to carry on their subterranean work eX-
cept under the direction of careful and
competent engineers. 1t is known that
there is great popular uneasiness from
this cause in many points in the coal
fields, and with apparent good reason.
1t is shameful that ignorance or greed
should be permitted to 90 to such lengths.
-Phtla. Telegraph.
1t is hardly possible that the 1elegrdph
is ignorant of the makeup of the men
and corporations that rule the coal fields
of Pennsylvania. What need they care
for the rights of the public? They have
conclusively proven time and again that
they are monarchs of all they survey,
and it is useless to attempt to impede
the despotic sway of the coal kings while
the Telegraph and hundreds of other
monopolistic newspapers will support
their measures and bills in our legisla.
tive halls. The operators tell you they
Gown" the land, and, that being the
case, who will deny that they do moi
own every human being that depends OF
"their" land for a living. Inconsistency
is one of the Telegraphs chief features
and to hear it bewailing the powers o
mine owners is simply ludicrous.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-01-09

Commenting upon an editorial which
appeared in the TRIBUNE a few weeks
ago, upon the removal of the Acme
hosiery mill from Hazleton to White
Haven, the Journal has this to say:
Hazleton and Freeland do not encour-
age diversity of employments for girls.
They have no factories, no mills, nothing
that a girl can do except serve in the
kitchen or in the dens of infamy that in
fest those towns. Girls "are of no use
to town" in an industrial way, and yet
"hot-beds of prostitution" flourish there,
while in White Haven they never had a
foot-hold. Our mills and factories give
females legitimate employment, while
IN our neighboring towns they are driven
In despair to the loathsome novels of
vice and crime
The above, as far as Freeland is con-
cerned, is untruthful in every particular,
except the statement that we have no
mills or factories, and from our previous
acquaintance with the columns of the
Journal we are positive its editor has
been misinformed or such a libellous
article upon our girls and town would
not be published. Since Freeland has
existed there has been but one place OF
that character here, and its lease of life
was very short, the borough officials
closing it before it was fairly under way
And, what is stranger still, the party
that had the audacity to open this "den'
in Freeland arrived from our sister towr
down by the river, where "hot-beds Of
prostitution never had a foot-hold.' ,
However the TRIBUNE and Journal may
differ upon the advantages or disadvan
tages town derives from factories EN-
ploying child and female labor, it il
hardly becoming to our contemporary tC
attempt to strengthen its plea for female
labor by stating that which is not true
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-01-09

Congressman Reilly has introduced a
bill providing that when soldier dies
when in receipt of a pension, the pension
shall revert to his widow and minor
children, regardless of the cause of
death Ashland Record
Congressman Reilly should amend his
bill by adding section providing that,
upon the death of the widow and
children, the pension shall revert to
their heirs and successors, and so con-
tinue forever and ever. Schuylkill's M.
G. could then present an undisputed
claim to the invention of perpetual
motion.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-01-09

The University of Pennsylvania has
offered three prizes for three best essays,
of S400, 5000 and 500 for Road-making
and Maintenance, sent in before April
., 1890. The essays must deal with the
engineering, economic and legislative
features of construction, reconstruction
and maintenance, emitting the history
of road-making, except where it is neces-
sary to illustrate or impress an argu-
ment Competitors must address their
essays to DR.. William Pepper, Provost
of the University of Pennsylvania, Phila-
delphia, Pa, with the usual precautions
for concealing identity and authorship
until the essays have been examined
1t is hoped that these prizes will be
awarded one month after the competi-
ton closes. The prize papers will be
published, and the committee proposes
to invite a second competition for the
best draft of legislative bills to carry out
the features of the first competition.
The literature of road-making and of
agitation for the better roads has re-
ceived considerable additions of late,
nearly all counting of what is amply
well known already. The way to build
a good road is as well known now as it
ever will be. The absence of good
roads, the cost of poor roads and the
saving of good ones are also all fully
known. If any one will devise way to
persuade the people to tax themselves
for good roads and get them, instead of
taxing themselves without getting
which is the present plan-everything
will be accomplished. The proposed
competition may lay bare some such
way, and no greater service would be
done to the work of road making
Phitd. Press.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-01-09

The adoption of the Australian sys-
tenn of voting may eventually be the
cause of dividing both parties. The
fact that it is opposed by Doodle poll
ticians like Matt. Quay, Governor
Hill, Senator German and a few
others who are in politics for revenue
only gives force to the old proverb
that "birds of a feather flock to-
gether." :" This or some other such
question should be used to drive the
leeches out of the two parties and
place them together where all could
tell at glance what they are. The
result would be beneficial to Demo
Gratis and Republicans.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-01-09

A SPECIMEN of the bills with which
congress is flooded is the one intro
duced on Monday by Senator Cullom
authorizing the secretary of the treas
ury to lend money to farmers at two
per cent. But why lend it to farmers
and not to other people? There are
a good many who do not know a rake
from harrow, who would like to get
money at two per cent. just as much
as any farmer The farmer no doubt
needs it badly enough, considering
that he is not benefited by protec
ton, but if Uncle Sam is going into
the money-lending business let all
classes have an equal grab at the sur
plus.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-01-09

An exchange sums up the political
puzzle of 1892 in this manner: 1t is
far cry to 1892, but it is being made
The discussion regarding possible or
probable candidates is daily growing
more general, and those who stand first
in it are James G.. Blaine of Maine and
Grover Cleveland of New York. The
former stands now where for years he
has stood, the most brilliant and beloved
leader of the Republican hosts. The
Democratic party, both through its plat
form and candidate of 1888, committed
itself to the policy of revenue reform,
and to that policy it is more bounden to-
day than it was at any previous time in
its history. In fact, it supports it with
surprising vigor and consistency, and,
consequently, ex-President Cleveland,
who, in his famous tariff message build
ed the foundations for the last Demo-
cratic platform, is the natural and inevit-
able leader of his party Day by day
he evidently grows in the estimation
and affectionate regard of the great
masses of the Democracy. He is feted
and honored and his opinions are sought
by not only those of his own political
following, but by many of those of the
most pronounced Republican fealty.
His popularity is greater than it was
ever before, and the probability that he
will be the nominee of his party in the
next presidential campaign is exceed
ingly great.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-01-09

The Louisville C0uner-JOurnalobserves
that the Ways and Means Committee of
Congress lis organized in the interest of
protection" OF course it is. That is
what the country voted for at the last
national election.-Er.
The country did no such thing. 1t
voted by more than 100000 majority in
favor of Cleveland and tariff reform, but
the rotten electoral system prevented
the peoples wishes from being carried
ont
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-01-09

The Pittston Times has character
lied General Osborne as the "mum-
mified congressman" 1t now appears
that he is about to waken up, and the
introduction by him of a bill which is
designed to prevent future candidates
for congress from spending any money
with the intention of influencing the
vote of person is proof that he is at
least alive. Osborne knows what it
takes to foot the bill for influencing
the voters of this district and he prob
ably wishes to guard against it for
the next time.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-01-09

Ex-CoNGREssMAN SCOTT makes the
welcome announcement that he will
keep out of the coming Democratic
gubernatorial contest, o,ci'ag to tile
dntagonism displayed agaj'eSt him by
hbor organizations. Scott and Coke
We're getting the Democracy of this
state in their grip, and now that both
have been compelled to step down the
campaign may open under more aus
pacious circumstances than existed a
month ago.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-01-09

The recent disastrous cave-ins
throughout the Wyoming region have
attracted attention again to the fool
hardness displayed by many oper-
ators or leasers of coal lands in work
ing their mines in such manner that
nearly one-half the coal must be left
in the ground, while the surface is
dotted with hundreds of unsightly
mine holes. Millions of tons of coal
are lost by this system, which is
prompted only by greed and ayarice
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-01-09

Ir is one of the possibilities of 1890
that Pennsylvania may elect a Demo
cratic governor. A large element of
the Republican party is preparing to
throw off the Quay yoke, even though
it must be accomplished by sacrificing
the highest Office in the state. Sen.
ator Delamater is Quay's acknowl-
edgd candidate, therefore Senator
Delamater must be accepted by the
Republicans. An uprising against
one-man power, however, is threat.
ened, and prominent Republicans in
all sections of the state predict an
independent Republican candidate
Ihey state this step is absolutely
necessary in order to overthrow the
famous boss power. A repitition of
the struggle of 1882 is more than
probable, and it behooves the Demo
cratic party to place, as q candidate
against divided Republicanism, man
that will command the hearty support
OF every Democrat in Pennsylvania.
OF all the names yet mentioned fo,.
this honor none have been looked
upon more favorably than that of Ex.
Governor Robert Il. Pattison of Phila.
delphia. Pennsylvania never had a
more courageous and honest chief
executive than the man who led the
party to victory in 1882 and who can
do the same in 1890.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-01-09
FREELAND, Pa, JANUARY 8, 1890.

In recent interview Eckley B..
Coke comes out strongly in favor of
tariff reform, civil service reform, bal
lot reform, favors Cleveland for the
leader in 1892, and will not obtrude
himself upon the Democratic party as
their candidate for governor this fall.
Is the millennium about to come?
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-01-09

The impartiality and fearlessness
of that famous tariff reform advocate,
the Philadelphia Record, was hardly
ever better illustrated than at present.
1t is working manfully for the Read.
ing Companys elevated road, because
that will benefit Philadelphia and its
people, and on the other hand it is
unsparing in its denunciation of the
same corporation, because it is en-
gagged in concocting a gigantic steal
of $7,000,000, which Corbin's com
pany asks that city to pay for the
privilege of taking their water supply
from the Schuylkill river. Philadel,
phia has no better watchdog than the
Record
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-01-09
WANTED FIVE THOUSAND PEOPLE |
Clothing Departments: :

Five thousand people wanted
and prices OF ladies' and chdrens We all the
latest styles and prices will surprise you We have just
opened three cases of Blankets which going from
800 pair Dry goods We have cloths in now come
and get samples and compare the prices with Hazeon
line OF hats and caps Mfs for ladies children Carpets
and oil cloths We have Hemp for 1885, Ray
Tor Doc and up Furniture and beddngs Have good
only ~ 5O royal plush lounge mattresses up and
good spring for S&e5 Notions ETC., of every description
We can make comfortable in underwear Chdens up
men 5Oc up awoo scarlet 75c get pair before they 60
Gloves mtts and thousands of other articles Wall paper and
stationery also window hades have everything that line
we suppose everybody has latest prices groceries
all we will to invite you and give trial Save
money by trading with the cheapest in town.
Yours truly,
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-01-09

to the value of the natural opportunities
they hold. 1t would compel them to
pay just as much for holding land idle as
for putting it to its full use.-Justice.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-01-09
JOSEPH NEUBERGER'S BRICK STORE.
BARGAINS FLYING RIGHT and LEFT

Goods are being sold at less than cost
of production. Don't miss this opportunity.
Be wise and convince yourself by calling at
once and inspect our immense stock, such
as has never been exhibited in this vicinity
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-01-09

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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-10-09
SENSATIONAL SERMON.
A French-CanadIan Priest Draws a Highly
ColOred Picture.

A French-Canadlan Priest Draws Highly
CoIOred Picture.
QUEBEC, Oct IA sensation has been
created throughout the province by an
exposure of the alleged immortality Of
the people by Rev. Father DeCary, cure
of the French-Canadian parish OF st.
Henri, near Montreal 'In no country
of the world, said the reverend father,
save France, are such disorders and
excesses practiced and tolerated as in
the province Of Quebec
'In the upper circles of Canadian so
ciety there is, to say the least an i'm
mense amount of indiscretion on the
part of wives and mothers Of families,
and it is becoming notable in Montreal
and Quebec that there are married
ladies who receive larger share of at
tention from youthful admirers than
their younger and unmarried sisters and
friends.
"Among the lower classes the evil is
much more extensive, principally among
factory girls and domestic servants In
the city of Montreal alone, with pop
ulation of 200, 900, there are over 700 IL
censed taverns, besides any number Of
unlicensed groggeries and other disor-
derby places. Blasphemy goes hand in
hand with intemperance, but is moro
marked among the French than among
the English Canadians French oaths
that, translated into English, would not
be tolerated in any decent society, are
freely used by both men and women In
the highest social circles of French
Capado
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-10-09
POSTAL TELECRAPHY
Wanamaker Urgently Pleads For
It's Establishment.
PRESENT SYSTEM BEHIND THE ACE.
The Governments UndOubted Right to In
cIude Telegraphic Dispatches With Its
Postal Service-The Adverse In
fIuences Selfish.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6.-Postmaster-
General Wanamaker has made public
| letter recently addressed to Repre-
sentative Bingham, chairman of the
House Committee on Post-offices, en-
bodying an elaborate argument in favor
of his limit plan of postal telegraphy.
Appended to the letter, which has
been printed at the Government print
ing office, is a mass of matter including
opinions of the press for and against
postal telegrapy; opinions of Armers,
postmasters and public men on the con-
stitutionality of postal telegraph; ex-
plantations of automatic and multiplex
systems of telegraphy, and a copy Of
final draft of the Postal Telegraph bill
submitted by the Postmaster-General
to the House Committee on Post-oftices
at the last session of Congress. Alto
gether the document embraces 233 pages
of closely-printed literature bearing on
this subject:
The Postmaster-General in his letter
SAYS in part: "Your subcommittee on
postal telegraph informs me that all the
parties that signifed desire to be
heard on the postal telegraph bills have
submitted their testimony, and that it
is in order for me to add any thing upon
the subject After standing for year
past in the midst of the controversy
over postal telegraphy that for over
forty years has gone on with sharper
tone and widening range, 1 am more
than ever convinced of the wisdom and
practicability of restoring the telegraph
to the postal service and making it what
it was originally to be-a part OF the
postal system. 1 say this after closely
studying the arguments against the bill
made so vigorously by the great tele-
graph company which is now its only
visible opponent
81 do not believe it possible to argue
this question down. There is deep
and far-reaching conviction among the
people that the telegraph service is by
right a part of the postal service. To
carry the postal service from pony riders
to stage coaches and on to railroad ser
vice, and stop all further progress be-
cause 1000 owners of telegraph stock
oppose, is not in accord with the genius
OF QUIZ pSOpl0 VI 6He SpIiG VI bne bALnSe~
The will Of the people in this respect
has manifested itself Enthusiastically be-
fore Congress in public speeches and
statements during the last twenty
years Resistance to thatgreat popular
demand may not be the wisest thing,
nor is it fair to count those who urge
the adoption in some form or other of
the postal telegraph as hostile to exist
ing corporations We stand confront
ing public measure of no mean i'm
portance or magnitude. 1t is to give the
country vast enlargement of its postal
system, and to bring home to the people
the cheap use of one of the most power
full agencies of modern commerce and
civilization"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-10-09
INFORMAL WELCOME.
Senator ingalls, Cordially Received By His
TownsfOlk.

SChdbOE INcColhON DJ his
TownsfOlk.
ATCHIsoN, Kan, Oct. 1.-THE citizens
of Atchison rendered Senator Ingalls, an
informal welcome last night. A large
crowd of people, accompanied by band,
gathered around his handsome new res
idence and were soon delighted by the
appearance of the Senator He came
out upon the veranda and delivered a
speech lasting twenty minutes. He
did not refer to the present convass,
and his remarks were principally in re-
lation to the great work accomplished
by the session of Congress which has
just ended. He explained his position
on many of the important questions
that had been passed upon, and
was frequently interrupted by applause.
He said there had never been time
that he did not feel that he had the
confidence of the people of Atchison
and of Kansas
In closing his remarks he invited all
to come upon the porch, and he shook
hands with each person as the crowd
passed the place where he stood. Mrs
ingalls, occupied position beside him.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-10-09

progress. If others speak out FOR the
telegraph stockholders, some one must
stand for the people, in the interest OF
the cheaper telegraph that they want
believe it belongs to this department
to take this stand, and propose intelli-
gently and persistently to keep this SUBJ
ject before you in strong confidence that
it will not be long before your commit
tee will take steps to give the people
the relief praVed for.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-10-09
n EW FIRM :!
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ABILENE, KANSAS.
New Goods! Unlimited Stock!
LOWSET PRICES IN CENTRAL KANSAS.

We have thoroughly restocked and will
now offer you the cleanest line OF Dry
prices % than any House in the State. We
shall continue to carry full line of the
Celebrated Priestly Henriettas in silk warps
and all wool fabrics. Our marvellous sue
cess with this line of goods for the past year
is convincing evidence that they ale posi-
lively THE BEST in the market. Every lady
who has seen Priestlys goods says they are
unedualed. Do not buy Black Dress
without examining our line of PRIEsTLY
HENRIETTAS.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-10-09

IIne OF duty. InIs law recOS-
nizes a higher obligation of the people to
their disabled veterans than was ever for
mulated into law before. Nothing shall be
left undOne by this bureau to give effect to
this latest expression of Tho gratitude of
the American people to the soldiers who
saved the Republic"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-10-09
GUTHRIE GYRATIONS.
The Excitement Over the Capital Question
CONTINUES.

CONTINUES.
GUTHRIE, Ok, Oct THE excitement
here over the capital question is still
very great Speaker Daniels left this
city Saturday and has not as yet re-
turned and it is the talk on the streets
that he will not return. There is no
telling what Governor Steele will do.
de refuses to say whether he will veto
the capital bill or not, but the bill has
not as yet reached him. President of
the Senate Gardenhire says he will not
sign it. The capital question is thus in
a rather mixed shape and mutterings of
trouble can be heard on all sides. A
conflict at any time would not be unex-
pected, so excited are the adherents of
the three towns