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Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1892-06-09
Parade at Wilkes Barre.

Great preparations are being made by
the Ancient Order of Hibernians, Board
of America, for their parade on Wednes-
day at Wilkes-Barre in honor of the
which meets in that city on Tuesday,
Wedne sday and Thursday of next
week. The parade will be COM
posed Of three sections. In the first
will be six companies of the Hibernian
Rifles, military societies of Lackawanna
and Luserne Counties, visiting divisions
and the delegates to the convention.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1892-06-09
DEATHS.

BAcKER.-At Halle Brook, June g.,
Mary, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. August
Backer, aged 2weeks and 9 days. In
tered yesterday at Eckley Cemetery
Bachman.
KLAeGE.-At Freeland, June 8, Martha
j., wife of Theodore Klagge, aged "a
years, months and 80 days. Inferred
on Sunday at Freeland Cemetery.
Albert.
SINGER.-At Sandy Run, June Z, Philip,
son of Mr., and Mrs. John Singer, aged
year, 8 months and IS days. Funer.
al this afternoon at o'clock. Inter.
ment at Freeland Cemetery. Bach
man.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1892-06-09
Announcement of Coming Events.

Base ball, Freeland vs.. Solar Tip Club
of Philadelphia, Freeland Park, June II
ton, Drifton Park, June 1S.
Excursion of st. AIMS Pioneer Corps
Glen Onoko, June 1S.
Picnic of Local Assembly No. 1856, X
of L., of Upper Lehigh, Firemen's Park
June %.
Picnic of Division 20, A. o. H., Eckley
Grove, July 2.
Ball of St. Patrick's Cornet Band
Opera House, July A.
Festival of Welsh Baptist Church
Freeland Rink, July 4.
Picnic of the Liberty Club, of Free
land, Firemen's Park, July 16.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1892-06-09
Fosters New Bridge.

The contract for the new bridge in
Foster over the Sandy Run creek, and
for which proposals have been asked,
was given out on Monday. The county
commissioners awarded the arch and
top portion to Myers & Shaffer, of White
Haven. The supervisors, who had the
letting of the lower portion, accepted the
bid of Chas. McShea, of Freeland, for
the clay work and abuttments. Work
will begin on it next week.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1892-06-09
THE BOROUGH COUNCIL
Takes Action Upon Matters Of
Much Importance.
SEWERS AND SIDEWALKS COME IN
FOR THEIR SHARE OF ATTENTION
"A BIG MONTH FOR THE BURGESS
REPORTS OF OFFICIALS. ETC.

The members of the borough council
met in regular session on Monday even
ing, with the following present: Messrs.
DOORS, Fritzinger, DePierro, Rutter,
Williamson and Smith. The following
bills were read and annroyed
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1892-06-09

Dry goods and dress goods of every
variety cheap at ]. P. McDonald's.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1892-06-09

CT. JAMES EPISCOPAL.
- South and Washington Streets
Rev. j. p. Buxton, Pastor.
Prayer and Sermon. ............. ......7 60 p NJ
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1892-09-10
inns to come to terms with the Enplisb

TINS TO come to terms with the English
receiver Of their stolen stocks. ..Neyo.
tiate with the persons to whom fine
tnleves have transferred your scrip
advise b police; that is your ONLY
chance OF recovery"
This somewhat startling advice on The
part of the police is almost invariably
followed, and the police even 90 so far
as TO give the victim the names of sew
eral solicitors or lawyers in London
who. If they have not the stolen prom
erty in their possession, at least know
where IL Is anu are acquainted with the
character OF the negotiations to be
adopted for its restitution. Nor is it
necessary to apply to the police for the
names OF these London dealers in rogue
bonds. AT Vienna, at Paris and at Ber-
lin the names of these agents figure
openly in the official p~ostoffice directory.
with the remark that their bureaus are
organized for the search and recovery
OF stolen scrip" They are invariably
ready in return for u fee proportionate
to the AMOUNT Of the robbery to find out
the terms on which their principal, the
London dealer, is prepared to restitute
the stolen property.
These terms are nearly always the
same. They consist Of half the face
value of the stolen bonds. Thus when
M. Burat. Tine well known Paris agent
dc change or stockbroker, was robbed
some years ago Of $50, 900 worth Of
bonds, he Was compelled TO pay $50 0
to a London firm Of lawyers in order to
recover the Possession of the scrip,
He complained bitterly to the French
and to the London police. But the lat
ter declared that, according t o the terms
Of the law and to the rule of the Stock
exchange, they were powerless to inter-
fere. and that they were forced to re-
gard the offer made to NJ. Burat as q
mere commercial transaction to be ac-
copied or to be refused. Allard, the
banker of the Place de Ia Bourse at
Paris, was obliged to ransom SEQ, 900
worth of scrip which had been stolen
from him by a payment of SIC 1000 to a
London broker. Rodriguez, the money
changer of the Rue de la Paix, where so
many American tourists get their money
changed, vas obliged TO pay $40, 900 for
the recovery of $50, 600 worth of bonds
of which lie had been robbed, and |
could cite any number of other cases of
the same kind.
The large harvest reaped by these
London dealers in stolen bonds during
the last decade. and the ease with which
they have obtained the sums demanded
for the restitution Of the scrip, and thu
legal immunity which they have en-,
joyed, have contributed to enormously
increase the number of bond robbers all
over the civilized world. Thefts of this
character have become more frequent,
more extensive and more considerable
than formerly, and the condition of af-
fairs has become SO serious that Ger
many, Austria, France and Italy are
about to bring diplomatic pressure upon
Great Britain, with the object of Undue
ing her to modify the laws which have
converted London into the greatest mar
ket in the world for stolen bonds.
EX-DIPLoMATIST.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1892-09-10

sign il simple but effective. The STYLE
is Of classic order, the pilasters on each
side being finished with Corinthian CAPT
tails. Upon the square top and at each
end will be placed figures twelve feet
high, n representing a soldier Of 1876:
md the other Il G. A. r. veteran of 1892.
These dates are below. On the other
side will be Il figure representing a sailor
and his civilian counterpart OF today.
In the middle portion will be il coal Of
arms of the United States surrounded
by flags. The figures as well us the
coat of arms will be III white, in har
mony with the rest OF the structure
which will be built of wood and gal
varied iron and painted to represent
white marble. In the pediment Gf the
arch will he the words, Grand Army
OF the Republic and below the motto.
'Fraternity, Charity and Loyalty
The structure will he built substantially
and will be- quite different from the
gaUdv affairs which are sometimes seen
on such occasions. There will be no col
ored bunting or streamers used in con-
nection with this arch. II will be plain
and simple and Mt the same time digni.
fled.
Although the eilc@mpment i several
weeks off. Il veteran is already here.
The first arrival is Henry +. Walch, who
walked every step III the way from his
home in Michigan To Washington, push
ing in front of him II whcelbarrow in
which he had his luggage. Mr.. WalcL
was determined to get here and TO be in
ample time. On the first of last month
lie left his home. Mount Pleasant. Mich,
and reached Washington on Aug. -,
having been forty-three days in making
the "Trip. When he left home the entire
town turned out and babe him gOdspeed,
the county band accompanying him for
the first few miles, followed by an i'm
mense throag.
There will lie many features of inter
est at this great encampment, but none
will attract more attention from the
general public than the reproduction Of
the old maE-of- war Kearsarge.
Reunions will be held upon the two
decks of the ship, and the eX-sailors can
see and touch the very sternpost of the
original Kearsarge, where an uneX-
ploded shell lies buried in the wood
They can muse on what would have
been their probable fate if this ugly look.
ing mass of iron had exploded under the
stern OF the old craft on that day of bat
tie. There will be many other memcn
tos of that great fight on exhibition
and the old tars can chew tobacco. spir |
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1892-09-10
special CorreSnDulrDrr.l

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HUNTS PolyT, n. y, sept. In IL
queer little graveyard ON II small island
surrounded by salt marsh. near the
mouth of the Bronx river, stands the
neat monument and tomb of Joseph
Rod,nan Drake, the brilliant young
poet whom death cut off untimelv at
the early age of twenty-five. Past the
.r"ial place the road leads over to the
io'nt. Here the Bronx broadens into Il
Day on the sound, and assumes Il rela
tive Importance that dimly justifies the
blunder of George III, who thought his
warships might ascend the stream and
drive Washington from White Plains.
To the east and northeast the marshes
stretch away, broken by II few clumIs
OF trees and rocks or diversified by
stacks Of salt hay. Through the dull
grass one can trace the Sinuolus course
of the little river.
Near the mouth of the river which he
has celebrated in song young Drake
passed many Of his happiest hours. and
in strOlls among woods and meadows
acquired that minnie knowledge of bird.
insect and plant which he used 50 skill
fully in his "Culprit Fay" This mas
terpiece was produced to prove his as.
s~ertion, made in opposition to the argu-
inents of Cooper and lIalleck, that
American rivers needed no storied leg
ends or traditions to make them suSceI-
tible of poetic treatment. Not ii histor-
ical, legendary or psychological allusion
occurs in the more than 600 lines of the
dainty poem, which bears the high I'M
personality of pure art.
brakes tomb was until last summer
in neglected shape and almost ciloked
with a thick underground. 1t was at
that time restored" by IL literary club.
The lettering stands out clearly now
and the marble has been secured into
cleanliness. The monument is about
eight feet high. ending III IA taperinG
column. On one of the panels of tn"
pedestal is the inscription. Sacred t.
the memory of Joseph II. Drake, NJ. D.,
who died Sept. 81, 1920, aged twenty
five years. followed by the couplet
from Halleck beautiful memorial poem.
None knew him but to love him.
None named him but TO praise.
A pointed iron fence surrounds the
monument. BY its side stands an aged
willow, partly dead. For company the
small burial knoll contains the tombs of
the pioneer Thomas Hunt and numer
II descendants: also of the Willets ard
Bartows, old colonial families.
AS the inscription reminds MS. Drake
was IL physician by profession. though
he scarcely entered upon active prac-
tice. His marriage relieved his strait
ened finances, and a happy year was
spent in European travel. When the
poet returned consumption had set her
doom upon him and he soon wasted
away. One child, a daughter, was born
to him. and she collected and published
her fathers poems in 1915. MIS-. Rich
ard Watson Glider is n granddaughter
Of the poet. The strong friendship of
Fit2-Greene Halleck for Drake and
their joint authorship of the "Croaker'
epistles deserves more than This passing
mention. ALBERT D.. lorTER.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1892-09-10
WHO PAYS THE TARIFF?
A Convincing Letter from n Washington
street Car Driver.

A Convincing Letter from "A Washington
street Car Driver.
There is II street car driver in Wash
ington named DOran, says the Washing
ton correspondent of the St. Louis Re
public. He is a native of Ireland and has
been IN this country about six years. He
is a pretty bright fellow. is a close reade:
of the newspapers and Il careful observer
of everything that is going on. During
the past wear Mike has been paving Il
good deal of attention To the tariff ques-
tion. aud has been led away by the theo-
ries Of the Republicans that protection
was IA good thing for the poor man,
An incident occurred within the past
week or ten days that has made Mike
soinew hat skeptical. He had been told.
by the Republicans of course. and by
Mckinley in particular. that the foreign
crs paid our taxes. Mckinley said so in
his Minneapolis speech and Mike be-
lieved him III the time. About ten day,
ago a cousin of Mikes arrived in til
country. He brought a present from
Mikes mother to her son consisting OF
twelve pairs Of WOODEN socks which sllr
herself knitted for him. 1t is safe u
say that the value Of the socks waS
about twenty cents "a pair. but when
Mikes cousin arrived at the custom
house he was assessed TWENTY-FIVE cents
a pair tariff duty on socks. When he
amt to Mike he showed him his receipt
from the custom house officers for the
three dollars that he had paid for the
dozen socks. and Mike Of course had to
refund the money 10 MN. This set
Mike thinking. and IN suggestion of a
friend with whom lie conferred he ad-
dressed the following letter TO Governor
Mckinley on the subject:
DEAR 81 tt read your speeches in the house
of representatives during the Eifty-iirst CON
gress. when the tariff bill was under discussion,
in which you asserted and made me believe
that the foreigners paid our taxes. | also read
your speech ~ presiding officer of the Repuh-
lican national convention at Minneapolis, in
which YOU asserted again that the foreigner
paid our taxes. My mother sent me a dozen
pairs of socks from Ireland a few days ago.
each pair being worth twenty cents. Ny
cousin. who brought them 10 me. had To pay
twenty-five cents a pair tariff duties on the
socks at the New York custom house. viii
YOU please he Kind enough TO tell me to what
foreign government | shall apply TO have that
three dollars refunded to me? II the foreigner
pays the tax. as you say lac does, | am entitled
to get my money back, but do not know just
TO what foreign government to apply,
and | hope You will be kind enough TO inform
me 10y return mail. MICHAEL DoRAN.
This is a very pretty little object les
son. and should not he lost sight Of by
people who are laboring to understand
the tariff question.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1892-09-10

bLUll Va 80 IL SuIl GJ -
brought over O strip Of wood at the head
of each bunk, then fastened down to
strips in the side, thus supplying the
place of a bolster. Ii is then securely
fastened to each end of the bunk, and the
same operation is repeated in the next
bunk. In this way each bunk is supplied
with a spring mattress which will re-
ceive the weary forms of the veterans
and cause them to sink away into peace
full slumber. undisturbed, it is hoped, by
the nightmares which were common in
the soldier days, when they rolled over
on "a stubborn root in the ground or
some sharp pointed stone. Each bunl;
is @ feet 6 inches long by ? feet 6 inches
wide. Between the hunks is IA space of
2 feet 8 inches.
The use of canvas for covering the
sides is another admirable feature, as
the canvas IS not only cheaper. but can
be rolled up during a hot night, and if
the weather is cool it will be ample pro-
lection. All that the occupants of these
quarters will need to bring with them is
a blanket, and perhaps a comb to smooth
out their tumbled hair i'll the morning
and enough money to buy their meals.
They won't even have the bother of
thinking whether burglars are likely to
break in, as the committee will have the
buildings in charge of II competent corps
of watchmen.
In addition to the buildings the COM
mittee propose to lease the now hall over
the K street market, II it is completed in
time, where some 1000 people can
sleep. Nearly all Of the school build
ings have been assigned TO the Grand
Army posts free Of charge, the commit
tee further supplying the necessary cots.
Altogether the committee will provide
sleeping quarters for an army of about
40. 600 men.
This will give you an idea of the mag
nitude of the undertaking. Everything
in Washington will he taxed to its ut.
most. The railroads are anticipating
a larger business than ever done before
IN ST. n a short time, the hotels have
already rented every available foot of
space at their disposal, and the street
car lines will be prepared to carry the
great rush that is sure to come. Ar.
rangements have already been made
with the cabinet officers to have all the
public buildings handsomely draped,
and there will be no lack of bunting on
the private dwellings. The grand stands
to be erected for the president and his
cabinet and for the commander in Chief
of the e.. A. r. and his staff will bc
very elaborate, Notwithstanding the FACT
that they will be built of wood. The
observer will not know this, however
as they will be literally covered witt
bunting.
A royal arch will he erected across
Pennsylvania avenue at Fifteenth street
The structure will be pure white and vii
rise some ni~nety-five feet. 1t will spar
the avenue from curb TO curb. a Width
at that point Of some eiShty-iive feet
The y of the arch will be fifty fee
and the height about The anne. The de
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1892-09-10

On leading styles the advance always
exceeds % and i'll some eases reaches 30
per cent. III" advances are likely -
continue until knives begin to be In.
ported in large quantities. ON many
styles the duty was increased from - to
100 per cent. but on some styles the
tariff limit Las already been reached.
e. e., II sinai three bladed knife that
used 10 be imported al Il cost of see per
dozen and sold at - cents each on the
street, now costs s., 80 to$2. 80 per dozen
here and sells for 81 cents each on the
street, and from 81 to 80 cents each in
stores. On another style which used TO
cos: Sl.S0 the duty QO5 per cent is pro
hibitive; but the blades and handles arc
imported separately and the knife is sold
here for S?.2j per dozen. Thus import,
have already checked the advance on
some styles.
The Manufacturers association is pyac-
tically u trust So far as regulating prices.
demanding high protective duties ara
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ment that will attract the curiosity of
the public. No plans were drawn. but
Chairman Edison worked ont the scheme
from the basis of a known number of
men hat must be provided with sleep
ing quarters. In II figurative way ii
will be said that 1000 men were put in
Aleir little beds and the size of the
buildings necessary TO give them shelter
was calculated to a nicely. While am
pie room is allowed for each man, yet
there is no waste space. Each building
is divided in two or three divisions 10y
cross passageways. The aisles are run
down the length of the buildings with
a row of bunks on each side, three high.
The hunks are substantially built, and
along each row is drawn tightly a sub
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1892-09-10
THE G.. A. r. REUNION.
WASHINGTON WILL WARMLY VEL
CONE THE VETERANS.

A Great EncaMpment Around About the
Washington Monument-4O,O o visit
ors Will he Provided for. and All Will
Fare sumptuousiy and Sleep In Comfort.
Especial Correspondence
WASHINGTON, Sept. 1.-The coming
encampment of the Grand Army of the
Republic will be the grandest affair of
its kind this country has ever known.
just think of it! Sixty thousand bat
tie Scared veterans in line marching to
the strains Of well remembered tunes of
the bloody days from 1861 to 1855.
There have been few spectacles since
the grand review of 1866 TO equal it, and
none to surpass it. All of these 60. 900,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-07-22
Drunken Hull Frogs.

one Of Deputy Sheriff Odlin's neghbors
tells queer story. 1t is well known that
the liquor seized by the sheriffs is spilled
on the margin of the frog pond right across
the street from Odlin's house. The other
day ! was coming down Webster street.
when from the reeds and tall grasses on the
shore of the frog pond in front of Mr. Cd
Inns house heard the most remarkable
chorus of noises that il has ever been my
privilege to listen to. l stopped in amaze
ment and listened. II sounded something
like symphony OF frogs and still it
didn't. | waded through the tall grass just
for curiosity, and there close to the shore
We're all of the frogs in the pond--Some
swimming with dazed and half-faShioned
strokes and others toddling on the bank.
Yes, they were drunk. Twas no paddy
got-dunk' this time, but the bull frog him
self The best that | could make out of it
was that they had been celebrating upon
the contraband stuff that the deputy sher-
ifs had spilled into the pond the day be
fore. '-Lc,riStoH, NJ, Journal.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-07-22

Out in the Blue Grass country they are
telling this romantic story about William
Henry Harrison grandfather of the pres
ent occupant of the White House: When
he was only twenty years of age he wooed
Miss Monarchy Fenwick, a bewitchinr
maiden of Frankfort, Ky, but did not
meet with favor. Upon parting with the
girl he placed a ring on her finger, saying:
Monarchy, when | am president of the
United States, send this ring to me with
any request you may have to make, and |
will grant whatever you ask if it is within
my power. Smiling at the Jest, so the
story goes, she took the valuable circet
and placed it among her treasures When
she next saw her old admirer she was the
wife of Judge Samuel Todd, "a wealthy,and
prominent citizen, and had become a fam
Gus housekeeper of wide hospitality. He
had been elected p resident OF the United
States, and was en- route via Frankfort to
his inaugural ceremonies. At the Ken
lucky State capital he accepted her invita-
ton to dine The presidential suite com
prised twelve persons, some in carriages,
others on horseback. The ring was not
presented, according to fairy-tale usage,
but was retained as an heirloom. 1t is
now owned by Mrs Mary L. Todd. Mon
archy Fenwick' : daughter-in-law.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-07-22

ring. Boynton, who was probably mcon-
scious of what hc was doing. or over-anN-
ious to get through the act and bc alone
away from the awful crowd, yelled sud-
denly to the horse. Christie who was
standing on the man shoulders, felt the
animal make a sudden start, and Just man
aged to steady himself for the first hurdle.
two-three-fO four he counted,
as the horse jumped each hurdle In an
other second it would all be over. At the
exit hc saw Patsy standing. She was lean
ing against the band-stand with her hands
stuck deep down in the pockets Of her ul-
ster. Then he looked at the man holding
the last hurdle. As the horse jumped each
stick, the man always lowered it; but now
he was looking away from them, and might
not lower it in time. The blood rushed to
Christie's head. He felt as if furnace
was raging within him.
Lower that hurdle, YOU d. The
rest of the sentence was lost i'm the wells
of the men and the shreks of the women.
The audience was on its feet. The horse
had hit the stick with one of its fore-feet
The man fell uninjured, but the boy was
picked up with a deep cut Just over his
temple.
The ring-master called for any doctors
that might be in the audience. and little
group of men followed the two attendants
that carried the boy into the big dressing
tent When ne opened his eyes he saw
the three Boyntons standing by his side
80 you came back, did you?' said
Christie
Yes, Christie. ! hope it's not too late,
sobbed MRS. Boynton
ats never too late he said "You'r re
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