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Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1891-07-16
PREPARE TO WEEP.
His Highness VIII Leave the Borough
and Become IA Fosterian.

Before many months pass by the an
nexation question will be brought once
more to the attention of Freeland people.
This time, however, it will not be- the
stubborn Five Points, but the Birkbeck
addition, which promises to soon develop
into large and healthy portion of the
town. The question, as stated above,
Will be to annex this new territory, or
the citizens of the borough must prepare
to face dreadful alternative.
Can the people of Freeland afford to
see our gallant High Constable, Robert
NJ. Rinker, captured by Foster township d?
Not likely Then the only known way
to avert such calamity is by extending
the northern line of the borough far
enough toincludet the handsome residence
Robert is preparing to erect. He has
already began operations and when it
is completed he will move into it at once.
The Ii. G. himself is authority for this
statement and tells the TRIBUNE that un-
less the Birkbeck estate is taken under
the borough wing he will forswear al
legance to the land he loves so dearly
and become loyal subject of his bosom
friend, Emperor Sault, the monarch of
Foster.
The fact is not as yet generally known,
ears of few and created much excite
ment among them. To think that
Rinker, the most ornamental fixture of
the municipal government, would desert
us just as the dawn of prosperity is COM
ing. He must not be allowed to do it.
The town cannot live without him.
Everything would be topsy -turvy in
week if he goes. Annex the whole
county-eXtend the line to the North
Pole if necessary-but keep Robert
within its limits.
Who could so faithfully perform the
trying and often thankless duties of
High Constable? What would become
of the carcasses of defunct animals and
who would deliver such beautiful eulo-
gies over the departed spirits of Free
land CANNES? How could the bor-
ough streets be kept clear of cows and
swine without the presence of Rinker to
frighten them off The people have but
little idea how necessary to their very
existence is this official
Not only must they sustain this ir-
reparable loss unless annexation takes
place, but what would a spring election
amount to without Rinker on the ticket?
lie is sure winner every time, and
when political revolutions occur the
DehoCrdtS can always rest assured tnat
they have carried the office of High
Constable against all corners. They
must not let this prize go over to the
opposition, and Rinker is the only man
who can hold it.
Think of how this unsuspecting, inno-
cent will fare among Foster statesmen
when he SHES his castor into that un-
certain arena. Gronght up, as he was,
nntntnrn1 thn ri opl nt Of
wire-pulers, what shock his morality
will receive when he gets glimpse of
his newly-formed friends? He may
possibly be led from the path of political
virtue if he ever becomes a delegate to
the Highland convention, for there he
will meet men who can give Matt Quay
tips on "how to do it." But let us hope
that he will never be subjected to these
temptations. Annex the Birkbeck addi-
tion, keep Robert in the borough and all
will end serenely.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1891-07-16

This is very important question to
business men and one that only business
men can answer. We have the assur-
ance from thousands of them who ad-
vertise, that it does pay if judiciously
pursued and many of them have given
their testimony in its favor. If the
reader will take up the city papers from
day to day for years, he will find the
columns filled with the announcements
of leading business houses. They do
not come before the public at long inter-
walls, but regularly, daily, changing their
advertisements with the variation in
their stocks, qualities and prices of goods,
thus not only attracting attention to what
they have to sell, but arousing the desire
of buyers to examine what is offered,
thus making customers and popularizing
these phases of business. This class of
men will tell you in this day of compet-
tion that it would be impossible to do
business or secure anything like an
average trade, if they did not invite
custom by giving in detail a clear state
ment of what they have got to sell.
On the other hand, thousands of men
who have started in business with fair
capital, plenty Of push and knowledge
OF trade, have gone to the wall simply
because they "hid their light under a
bushe,l," in failing to compete with their
neighbors in having the buying public
know where they were, what they were
selling and what inducement they had
to offer. A man may have the best
stock of goods in the market, but he fails
to invite custom, or make known the
inducements he can offer, he is sure to
drop behind in the race, while his
sharper neighbor is reaping rich
harvest.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1891-07-16

The TRIBUNE has always been liberal
in granting space to correspondents who
wish to express their veiws upon any
subject, and will at all times try to make
room for legitimate communications, but
during the past two weeks three articles
have been refused. Two were of a class
that cast unjust reflections upon bust
ness man of town and the other was a
"boom" for certain candidate who is
striving for political honors. These COM
munications were from men who, if
writing upon proper subjects, would be
freely granted the use of our columns,
but the TRIBUNE cannot allow itself to be
made a medium through which personal
animosities may be vented or an adver-
tising sheet for politicians. The actions
of public officers or others may be criti-
cised when proof can be shown for its
necessity, but under no circumstances
can we allow correspondents to interfere
with private individuals. Political
notices must be paid for at the rate
charged for business locals.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1891-07-16
To Our Subscribers.

The special announcement which APP
peared in our columns some time since,
announcing special arrangement with
DIR. B. ]. Kendall Co., of Enosburgh
Falls, Vt, publishers of ga Treatise on
the Horse and his Diseases" whereby
our subscribers were enabled to obtain a
copy of that valuable work free by send
ing their address to B. J. Kendall Co.
land enclosing two-cent stamp for
mailing same) is renewed for limited
period. We trust all will avail them
selves of the opportunity of obtaining
this valuable work. To every lover of
the horse it is indispensable, as it treats
in a simple manner all the diseases
which afllict this noble animal Its
phenomenal sale throughout the United
States and Canada, make it standard
authority. Mention this paper when
sending for Treatise"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1891-07-16
OF Interest to Councilmen and Others.

The Pottsville Chronicle says many peo-
pie haye had theidea that they could let
their pavements and cutters take care of
themselves and never pay any attention
to the notices from the borough author
tiles to pave, curb and gutter, They
also had an idea that if Council did
the work the money could not be collect
ed from them. Those ideas are all ex-
ploded now Last week the case of the
borough of Pottsville against Francis b.
Bannan to recover the cost of curbing
and guttering his property was on trial
before Judge Bechtel. The jury took the
case and rendered verdict in favor of
the borough. Mr.. Bannan must reim-
burse the town for the money spent to
fix up his property. This was test
case. Others are to follow. The borough
solicitor says there is $4,000 worth of this
kind of debts to be collected and he
means to get every cent of it.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1891-07-16

The case of the Interstate Commerce
Commission VS.. the Lehigh Valley Rail.
road Company, in which the plaintiff
seeks to compel compliance with its
mandate issued in the case in which
Coke Bros, & Co. were plaintiffs against
the same defendant, has been postponed
by mutual consent until fall. Mean
while the shippers will continue to pay
the scheduled tolls to the Lehigh Valley
under protest. The trade several months
ago gave up speculating upon the effect
that the outcome of this case would have
on the market, and the postponement
now is received with more or less in
difference.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1891-07-16

The Freeland school board met or
Friday evening and appointed the fol
lowing teachers:
Assistant principal-Susie Gallagher
Lulu Schmidt.
For principal II. L. Edmunds, Geo
I. Brown, Geo. H. Merritt, Albert s.
Cook, James w. Hayman and James P
Costello were nominated. A ballot was
taken, the directors voting as follows
Edmunds-Sachs, Mayberry and Rute.
Brown-Hayes, Smith and Watkins
The result being tie, two more ballots
were taken without any change, after
which the board adjourned until Mon
day afternoon, when the balloting was
as follows:
First Edmunds-Sachs, Mayberry
and Rute, 3. Brown-Iayes, Smith
and Watkins, 3.
Second. Edmunds-Sachs, Mayberry
and Rute, 3. Brown-Smith and Hayes,
2. Hayman-Watkins, |.
Third. Edmunds-Sachs, Mayber
and Rute, 8. Brown-Hayes, Smith
and Watkins, 8.
Fourth. Edmunds-Sachs, May yberry
and Rute, 3. Costello-Hayes and Wat
kins, 2. Hayman-Smith, |.
Fifth. Edmunds-Sachs, Mayberry
and Rute. ). Brown-Hayes and Smith,
2. Merritt-Watkins, l.
Sixth. Edmunds-Sachs and Rute, 2.
Brown-Watkins and Mayberry, 2.
Hayman-Smith, l. Costello-Hayes, l.
Seventh. Brown-Smith, Mayberry,
Hayes and Watkins, 4. Edmunds-
Sachs and Rute, .. Mr. Brown having
a majority on this ballot he was de-
clared elected.
The school term will open on Monday
August "a. The salary of the principal
was fixed at S65 per month, and the
salary of the lady teachers placed at $45
each per month
The Foster township school board met
at the Woodside school building on Sat
urday evening and made the following
appointments:
Woodside-Grammar, Frank Dever;
primary, Sarah M. Denneny.
Drifton-Grammar, Andrew McNulty
primary, Rose C. Berner.
Halle Brook-Michael J Cough.
Eckley-Grammar, G. II. Bates; pri-
mary, Mary Welch; intermediate, Ella
M. Campbell.
Hghland-Grammar, Geo. T. Brown;
primary, Bella McGill.
Sandy Run-Grammar James F. San
tee.
For the Sandy Run primary the names
of Miss Ada Foley and Miss Name
Caskey were presented. A deadlock
resulted and after number of ballots
were taken the board adjourned until
next Saturday evening, when Director
Savidge, VINO was absent, is expected to
be present, and the remaining schools
will be supplied with teachers. 1t will
also be necessary to reappoint teacher
for the Highland grammar school, Mr.
Brown having been selected principal
at Freeland
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1891-07-16
DEATHS.

SHIGo.-At Freeland, July 10, Ellie,
daughter of John and Annie Shigo,
aged 5 years and 5 months. Inter.
ment tomorrow afternoon at 2 O'Clock
at St. AIMS Cemetery. McNulty,
undertaken.
MELLoN.-At Freeland, July 15, John
son of John and Annie Mellon
aged % years. Interment Saturday
afternoon at o'clock at Sc. AIMS
Cemetery Brislin, undertaken.
CORNELIUS. AT Freeland, July IL, Chris
tian Ernst Cornelius, aged I6 years, II
months and 81 days. Inferred a
Freeland Cemetery on Monday. AL
bert, undertaken.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1891-07-16

General Master Workman Powderly
has announced his declination of his
appointment by Governor Pattison as a
member of the Worlds Fair Commission.
AS the executive officer of great labor
organization he feels that he must be
free to criticise the official act of public
officers, and it would therefore be in
consistent with his ideas to accept any
appointment.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1891-07-16

Picnic of L. A. 1886, X. of L., Fire
mems Park, July II.
Picnic of Young Men of Drifton,
Drifton Park, July Is.
Picnic of Freeland Base Ball Associa-
ton, Freeland Park, July 25.
Picnic of St. Patrick's Beneficial
Society, Firemen's Park, August l.
Excursion of Freeland Citizens Hose
Co., Glen Onoko, August 10.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1891-07-16

At O'Clock yesterday morning John
Mellon, Jr., died at the residence of his
parents, corner of Ridge and Carbon
Streets. He had been i'll about a week,
and, while his condition was regarded as
serious, it was not thought that the end
was so near. The deceased was almost
y years of age, to-day being his birth
day, and was considered a most ex-
emplary young man, ranking high in
the estimation of his friends and ac-
quaintances. The funeral will take
place at o'clock on Saturday afternoon.
lnterment at st. AIMS Cemetery.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1891-07-16

Totals. ...le 7s1la 4 Totals. I II
INNINGS.

INNINGS.
VFifisnqs Wiifes1 barre .::..S 8 ils II
Earnea bsr,Ss L
Geehan. Home run-Zeller Bases on balls
OIL Welch,, 8; off DevIin, B. Struck ont"by
Times Umpire, and p'MSNgeylin MeNeIis
The famous Reading Club will make
Its first appearance in this section of the
State at the local grounds on Sunday
afternoon. Everyone interested in base
ball knows of this team, and its reputa-
ton for ball playing is one of the best in
the country. Patrons of the sport can
prepare for tirst-class game. The home
management is entitled to much credit
for bringing such excellent clubs here,
and will continue doing so if the patron
age is what it should be. Don't fail to
attend this game and show your appre-
citation of good thing.
Tomorrow afternoon the Freeland
Club will 60 to Jeanesville, where they
will play the strong team of that town.
This will undoubtedly be very in
teresting game, both clubs feeling conf
dent that they can win. Anderson and
brauy Will 90 Ine DdJlely WOTh IOr Free
land Jeanesville will play return
game here on July %, when the Free
land Association will hold picnic at
the park.
The game at Lehighton on Saturday
did not take place as announced, Free
land being notified on Friday not to
come. Manager Reber, of the Lehigh-
ton Club, resigned his position last week,
and the new manager, Harry Clauss,
cancelled Freeland's date in order to
accept an offer to play at Tamaqua,
where his club was beaten II to 3. Mr..
Reber expresses himself as sorry for the
misunderstanding, and Lehighton has
promised Manager Hanlon a game some
time in August.
In the Phila Ledger's account of Mon
days Athletic Louisville game it says:
1t was the second Eastern trip of Louis
vile, and, as on the previous one they
had several new faces. On third was
young player named Fox, from the
Pottstown Club, while Jennings and
Pitcher Fitzgerald also made their first
appearances on the local grounds. Jen-
nings's work for the visitors was the
distinguishing feature of Louisville's
play. In its account of Tuesdays game
the same paper says Jennings stops
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1891-07-16

W. D. Kline, of Drfton, was in town
on Monday. Mr.. Kline has recently
published monograph tot prove that the
American Indians are descended from
Latin races, basing his belief upon the
similarity of many Indian words with
Latin roots. 1t has attracted much at
tention Sentinel.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1891-07-16

.% We are the only
house that constantly
keeps on hand a full line
of Sporting Goods. All
sold at New York and
Philadelphia prices. Both
Wholesale and Retail.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1891-07-16

A unknown contributor who has wit
messed several of the games played by
the Wilkes-Bar Club, sent the NeaoS-
dealer the following analysis of the
players and their merits. In view of
Sundays performance this estimate
seems particularly appropriate. How
does it hit?
Ruffle-Very bum.
Zeller-Too slow.
O'Donnell-Large head.
Fiesler-Too small.
Sylvis-Oh, my, grand stand.
Schuler-Too slow to eat.
Brown-Swelled head.
Swartman-Don't care.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1891-07-16

Sixteen innings were required to decide
the game between the Cuban Giants and
the Reading Club on Tuesday. The
latter won by score of to l..
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1891-07-16
BASE BALL.

Is the home team in it2 Well, yes.
Read its schedule for the next ten days
Freeland at Jeanesyille, July II.
Freeland at Wilkes-Barre, July IS.
Reading at Freeland, July 10.
Jeanesville at Freeland, July 25.
Brooklyn at Freeland, July 26.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1891-07-16

were something remarkable. The Press
yesterday called attention to his fine
fielding, and the Record states that his
well-handled grounders were the leading
features.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1891-07-16

FREELAND TRIBUNE is three years old
Good, bright, clean and honest paper
SeRttneL
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1891-07-16

Freeland. ...........0 0 l o / 2 10 2-l6
Wilkes-l'arre .......0 l 0 0 / Z
Two-base hit-Sylvis Three base hitEMc
Geehan Home run-zeller, Bases on balls
Welch 2; by Devlin, g. Wild pitch-Devlin.
Time-2.25. Umpires-Bonner and McNelis.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-06-04
DIAMOND CUT DIAMOND.

The Persistent Efforts of the Lottery
People to Circumvent the Government
Met by Decided Action on the Part OF
the Treasury Department.
WASHINGTON, May 2S.-The treasury
department is still struggling to pre-
vent the sale of lottery tickets in the
United States The law passed by con-
gress prevented the use of the United
States mail in distributing them. Then
the lottery people went to Mexico and
sought. under the custom law, to import
them into this country as reading mat
ter at light duty. Assistant Secretary
Spalding put stop to this by assessing
duty on the face value of the tickets,
the duty being placed at $50 on SO
ticket
This was thought to be a final estop-
pei on their importation. but the lot
terry people, fertile in resources, have
had the tickets printed in the United
States, exported into Mexico, and re-
imported into the United States, and
now claim that they are exempt from
duty, as American manufactures re-
turned without being advanced in
value or improved in condition. AS
sistant Secretary Spaulding, however,
has instructed collectors of customs
along the Mexican border to assume
that all lottery tickets entered are of
foreign production and to assess duty
lu
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-06-04

among them. but it is nard to see now
they could have treated him better if
they had loved him.
In republican states he has been re-
ceived with decent formality and moth
ing more. The speeches he has made
have been politely applauded, and when
sent to the country have fallen fiat
His ''Old Flag and Subsidy" address
at Galveston was type of one of the
two forms of address which in various
language and lengths he delivered
along the route. The other speech,
now heightened, now sharply con-
densed. had nothing whatever in it.
Except in the Old Flag and Subsidy
! speech, as reported on various occa-
sions, Mr.. Harrison made no references
TO his policy. At Denver a very sl1iilful
effort was made to draw him out on
silver coinage by presenting him with
a silver brick, but he lodged with some
skill.
| The tour as whole has been with
| out result except as it shows that per
sonally Mr.. Harrison has no hold on
the country. If it had enabled him to
! see this, the trouble and exhaustion it
| is almost certain that now holder
| grown. for praise 1nistaking pother,
| he will insist more than ever on being
| Endorsed with a denomination. - st.
| o,,iS Pa-,11blic
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-06-04
THE REPUBLICAN, POLICY.
Creditors of the Government Shameiessiy
Cheated by tho Party of Greed.

Creditors of the Government sl1amelessIy
Cheated by the Party of Greed
The entire policy of the republican
party has been in the line of cheating
creditors Soldiers in the trenches
were creditors of the government.
They were deliberately plundered by
the republican party, and the man who
engineered the scheme was John Sher-
man, who lived to boast of his cunning
after the war had closed. After the
government, under the control of the
republican party, had placed in the
hands of the people four hundred mil
lion dollars Of treasury notes bearing
on their face the pledge that they should
be ''fundable at the option of the
holder in any bonds issued by the
government, the party which claims
now to oppose the cheating OF creditors
then cheated every government cred
itor except the holders of interest
bearing bonds by the passage Of a law
taking this important privilege from
the holders of the notes issued. This
act was denounced by the republican
chairman OF the ways and means COM
mittee as mot quite right but it was
no less a cheating OF creditors than that
denounced by the inventors of this
fraudulent legislation.
The producers who We're to help pay
the acknowledgements war debt were
| creditors of the government. That
government owed them fair protection
in their rights The republican party
pledged itself in convention in this city
in 1868 to care for the people who were
| to pay the debt and to preserve equal
and exact Justice. 1t proceeded to make
new contract for the benefit of the
bondholder and to add more to the
burden resting on the people than tho
war had honestly cost. The producers
were creditors to the government in a
double sense. They had largely aided
in the suppression of the rebellion
They found themselves gradually grow
ing poorer while millionaires were be-
| ing made by act of congress. -Chicago
| Times
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-06-04
THE PRESIDENTS TRIP.
A Bold Effort to Secure for Himself 6
denomination.

A BOt0 TO secure AoI 80
denomination.
Mr.. Harrison's transcontinental trip
was undertaken for personal reasons,
and while he has not thought proper to
reveal them it has been generally con-
cluded that it in augurates his active
canvass for second term. The trip
must have cost Mr.. Harrison very Sc
rious physical discomfort, aside from
the mental strain of making long
series of speeches without saying any
thing in particular. On the return he
has spoken several times of physical
and mental exhaustion, and it appears
that he shares the general opinion that
there was nothing of the pleasure trip
in it.
The most significant if not the only
significant political development in
connection with it is the uniform kind
ness and courtesy shown him by dem
ocrats and the entire absence of any
anifestation of enthusiasm from re-
pub,icans. 1t will hardly be supposed by
anyone that the democrats admire Mr..
Harrison as politician, or that, except
by a great effort, they can feel any
thing like esteem for him as man. To
the democratic mind he represents
either the actualities or the POSSIBLE
tiles of everything a democrat ought
not to be. He is distinctly product OF
the sectional politics of the civil war
period. and represents this sectional
ism as a survival into a generation
which is gradually broadening out of it,
AS a part of this sectionalsm, he has
manifested strong sympathy with the
sectional effort to force a race issue
and embroil the negroes with the white
people of the south. Holding this at
titude to the south, his sympathies IN
| the politics of the east and west are
| distinctly with the plutocratic classes
While it might be possible to have q
| certain sort of admiration for the con
| sistency of desperate radical like
| Spies or Parsons, preaching anarchy
| without regard to section, and stirring
I'D to violent revolution the ignorant
| classes OF Chicago and Mississippi
alike. it is impossible to have any adj
miration of any kind for radical like
| Mr. Harrison, who, as a railroad attor
! ney in indianapolis. advocates the pol
lev OF shooting down strikers, and then,
on coming to the presidency through
his capitalistic alliances, exhausts his
energies in an effort to disorganize So
ciety in Mississippi, Louisiana and
South Carolina.
Though such inconsistencies in Mr.
Harrison'S character are keenly felt a
the south, it was from southern demo
Gratis that he received most kindnes
during his tour. They did not preten'
To love him in making him s'at home