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Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-08-10
FREELAND, PA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 10, 1898
COUNTY CONVENTION.
Official Call Issued by the Democratic
County Committee.
Wilkes-Barre, Pa, July 81, 1898.

Wilkes-Barre, Pa, July 81, 1893.
Under authority of a resolution adopt
ed at a meeting of the Democratic coun-
ty committee of Luzerne county, held at
Wilkes Barre, Saturday, June 10, 1898,
the regular annual Democratic county
convention is hereby called to meet in
the city of Wilkes-Barre, on Tuesday,
August %, 1893, at 10 o'clock in the fore
noon, to nominate candidates for the
offices of: First, one candidate for coun-
ty treasurer; second, one candidate for
register of wills; third, one candidate
for county controller; fourth, two candi-
dates for county commissioners; fifth,
two candidates for county auditors, and
for the transaction of such other busi-
ness as may properly come before it.
The delegate elections in the several
districts will be held on Saturday, Au-
gust 10, 1898, between the hours of 4
and o'clock p. m. at the usual polling
polling places.
Blank forms of credentials will be for
warded to the judge of election of each
district, and credentials must in all cases
be made up on such forms.
In accordance with the rules of the
party, the chairman and secretary of
the county committee will sit at Ex-
change hotel, Wilkes-Barre, from to
10 o'clock on the evening of Monday,
August 81, and from to 0 o'clock on
the morning of Tuesday, to receive
credentials, issue delegates tickets and
make up the roll for temporary organi-
zation. All delegates are requested to
report promptly upon their arrival.
T. G. Mullally, Jno. S. McGroarty,
Secretary. Chairman.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-08-10
PERSONALITIES.

Andrew zemany was at Plymouth,
Wilkes-Barre and Scranton yesterday,
looking after the interests of the Mon
tana Mining, Loan and Investment
Company, of which he is general agent.
John w. Turnbach, of Wilkes-Barre,
greeted friends here this week.
Joseph Birkbeck and wife are at
Atlantic City this week.
William A. Mulheran and wife, of
Philadelphia, arrived in town yesterday
and will spend their vacation here.
Edward McGeehan left here yester-
day on his annual tour through the
south.
P. II. Hanlon and wife went to Eastor
yesterday, and from there will go tc
Atlantic City, where they will spend q
week.
Miss Bid Mcclellan, of Main street
is visiting friends at Scranton.
II. G. Koons and wife have returned
from pleasant trip to Atlantic City
Joe Wagner, of Drifton, is viewing
the Worlds fair this week.
John F. Brennan has returned from
Philadelphia, where he was employed
for several months past.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-08-10
Battle With Snakes.

An awful battle with rattlesnakes and
copperheads was fought by three men at
Brush Valley, near Mt. Carmel, on
Monday. While hunting on the noun
tain near Brush Valley, Schardel Weist,
Arron Mummah and John Orwig went
through an experience calculated to
raise their hair and set all their nerves
twitching. Weist fell down through a
hole in the ground that was screened by
clump of bushes, upon very big nest
of reptiles.
Before the startled snakes had recov-
cred from their surprise, Weist drew
quickly away from them, and fred a
shot into their midst. He then started
to beat them with the stock of his gun.
He new he was in great danger, and
yelled for help. Weist was nearly ex.
hausted when Mummah and Orwig came
to the rescue, and fred so many shots
that the snakes gave up the battle.
Thirty-two rattlesnakes and three cop.
perheads were killed.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-08-10
Lutheran Day at Glen onoko.

The excursion of the Lutheran con.
gregation of the Lehigh Valley to Glen
Onoko took place yesterday. Nearly all
the towns of the Lehigh Valley were
represented. The morning exercise be-
gan at 10 o'clock a. m. Rev. Kislack,
of st. Peter and Paul's Slavonian
church, Freeland, led in the opening
in German. Rev. Wecknagel, d. D., of
Muhlenburg college, spoke on German
foreign missions, and Rey R. Howe, D.
D., of Allentown, in English on educa.
ton. Rev. E. A. Bauer, of Lehighton,
closed with prayer.
In the afternoon session Rev. Nelson
F. Schmidt led in prayer. Rev. G. P.
Muller, of Germantown, spoke on the
Lutheran Orphans Home, and gave a
very interesting history of the institu.
ton. He spoke of how they work and
what they are doing at the Home ir
Germantown. Rev. W. J. Passavant
Jr., Pittsburg, general supertendent o.
home missions of the general council O.
Lutheran Church of North America
was invited to be present but coutd no
attend. Rev. H. H. Bruening, Ph. D.
of White Haven, took his place and CAV,
very interesting lecture.
Rev. Biemuller, of Freeland, wa
called upon to give some information O
the labors and life of the home mis-
sionaries in the northwest. The closin
prayer was given by Rev. Hanneman
of Tamaqua, in German. The session
passed off very pleasantly.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-08-10
COUNTING ON puLLARp.
He Is Sure, Says an Exchange, to BE
Nominated for Commissioner.

ior
From the Wilkes Barre Times.
That the interview in the Times re-
Gently with a veteran Democrat in
which he presented the claims of Alex
ander and Brislin as against those of
McGarry and some other man, for the
offices of treasurer and register, was not
based on himsy calculation or personal
favoritism is foreshowed in prophecy
made to the "Saunterer," regular
writer for the FREELAsD TRIBUNE, as to
the complexion of the ticket that will be
named by the Democratic convention.
n When the "Saunterer's" arti-
Gle was shown to the gentleman first in
terviewed by the Times, he said:
81 am not surprised that the lower
end prophets should forecast such re-
suit. I think he is off, however, in his
makeup of county commissioners"
"What is your idea as to that part of
the ticket" asked the scribe.
81 am pretty certain as to one man.
He is Tom Dullard. l know that the
leaders are against him and will work
for his defeat in the convention"
"Why is that?"
zone reason is that they think Dull
lard's candidacy will affect McGarry's," T"
he replied.
'Do you think Dullard is strong
enough to make the fight?"
eyes, do. He had heap of friends
before he went into Office and he has
made many news ones since. The old
will stick to him and the new will do
their best for him."
GLOW did he come to make new
friends?" asked the scribe.
Simply by attending strictly to the
business of the office. You could always
find Dullard in his place and no official
was ever more obliging and courteous"
"Does he still hold agreeable relations
with the workingmen?"
"He is as strong as ever with them
and it is their influence particularly that
will help him>in this years fight. Dull
lard has got some pretty big men in the
Democratic party behind him too"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-08-10
Pastoral Association to Meet.

The Lutheran Pastoral Association of
the Upper Lehigh Valley will meet on
Monday next at the residence of Rev.
J. H. Schmidt, Washington street, at 10
a. m. Following is the programme:
Homilitics-Text, Matthew 500; by
Rev. J. II. Schmidt, Wuchter and E.
A. Bauer.
Hebrew-Malachil, chapter 8.
Sacred History-The Conversion of
Paul; by Rev. j. G. Lausch.
Church History-Paragraph so.
Sunday Desecration-J. H. Kuder.
Ark of the Covenant-J. ]. Kuntz.
Children's Faith-J. H. Rausch.
Sunday Question-H. H. Bruening
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-08-10
Hines Took a Front Seat.

In the selection of seats at the opening
of congress on Monday the Pennsylvania
Democratic representatives Jared very
well with few exceptions. Hines was
the first called and he selected a very
prominent seat in the second row from
the front on the Democratic side. If he
carries out his reputation made in the
state senate he will be frequent appli-
cant for the speakers recognition.
Hines opinion of the presidents mes-
sage, after he had heard it read, was
that Cleveland chad handled the ques.
ton in an admirable manner, exposing
the dangers of the Sherman law with
striking effectiveness.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-08-10
Installation of Officers.

AT the regular meeting of Good Will
Lodge, No. 130, I. O.. G. T., held al
Lindsay's hall on Monday evening,
Lodge Deputy Eleanor Forest installed
the following officers:
Chief templar-Maggie Lindsay.
Vice templar-George Seiwell.
P. G. T.-Alfred Cunnius.
haplain-Charles Rinker.
Secretary-Nellie Nichols.
Asst. secretary-Mary Page.
Financial secretary-Albert Williams
Treasurer-Georgiana Sutton.
MaIshal-Mattie Forest.
Sentinel-Sadie Paul.
Guard-Douglas Rute.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-08-10

Years of study, experiment and scien-
tific investigation have given the world
Hill's chloride of gold tablets, the only
sure cure for the tobacco habit known.
They have proved a great blessing to
the thousands who have found health
and new life through them, and the tes-
timonials received breathe the sentiments
of grateful thanks. They are sold by all
leading druggists.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-08-10
One of the Founders of the *. of L. Dead

One of the Founders of the *. of l.. Dead.
The death of James L. Wright, one of
the founders of the Knights of Labor, at
his home in Philadelphia, has been an
nounced. Mr.. Wright was 70 years old.
He was born in the province of Ulster,
Ireland. His ancestors were of Scotch
Irish descent. When quite young his
parents emigrated to the United States
and settled in Philadelphia.
Mr.. Wright with six others founded
the Knights of Labor in 1869, the forma-
ton being due to division in the Asso-
citation of Garment Cutters, the parent
organization. In 1891 he was expelled
from the organization, being charged
with attempting to change the order to a
visionary association. He explained his
position and was then reinstated.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-08-10
BRIEF ITEMS OF NEWS.
LOCAL JOTTlNGS GATHERED FROM
VARIOUS SOURCES.

Little Ones of Interest About People
You Know and Things You Wish to
Hear About-what the Folks of This
Vicinity Are Doing.
The borough schools will open on
Monday next.
The Fearnots ball club of Drifton will
play at Silver Brook on Sunday.
Adolph Weiss left today at PIG p. m.
for Chicago, where he will remain until
the 22d inst.
The Garibaldi Beneficial Society's s
picnic will be held at the park next
Tuesday evening.
Arrangements are all completed for
the dedication of the Welsh Baptist
church, Fern street, on Sunday.
The store of F. Gallagher, Hazleton
grocer, was entered by burglars early
Monday morning and $175 taken.
A communication from the Sons of
Rest arrived to late for insertion today
and will be published in the next issue.
The Mountain Grove camp meeting
has been we'll attended this week and
the services were productive of much
good.
James Kessel, of Drifton, and Miss
Emma j. Sims, of Jeddo, were married
by Rev. II. A. l. Benner on Saturday
evening.
A concert will be given at the park on
Saturday evening by the Mayberry band
for the benefit of st. Johns Reformed
Sunday School.
The report that the crews of the Haz-
Teton division gravel trains had been
suspended indefinitely is not true. They
are working steadily.
The Y. NJ. G. Dramatic Society will
begin the rehearsing of "Innisfail," an
Irish drama, tomorrow evening, and
will produce it about November.
The state inspector of boilers has
ordered Carter & Co., of Beaver Meadow,
to shut down their collieries on account
of having eight defective boilers in use,
The Water Company requests its
patrons to use water as sparingly as
possible during this month. The wash
ing of carriages, sidewalks, etc., is pro-
hibited for the present.
John J. Brislin, candidate for the
Democratic nomination Of register, was
through this part for few days this
week. He reports his chances very
good and getting better every day.
Amos Moskash, the Hungarian who
was stabbed at Halle Brook on July 90,
is improving rapidly at Hazleton hospi-
tai. His recovery is surprise to the
physicians who examined his injuries.
Among the latest arrivals in town is a
young lady at the residsnce of julius
Barasch. She is being entertained in
elegant style by Mr.. B. and wife, and
will no doubt reside permanently.
Keep your eye open for the date of
the excursion of the Young Mems 7. A.
B. Society to Glen Onoko. 1t will be
some day during the fourth week in Au.
gust, and will be announced on Monday
1t is rumored that work will be com
menced again in a short while on the
d. S. & S. extension to Freeland. The
line is staked off from Drifton and de
pot will be erected near Fern and Main
streets.
Mine Inspector Lewis will hold an ex'
animation for assistant mine foremen
and fire bosses at the Pine street school
building, Hazleton, at a. m. on Satur.
day. 1t will be the last examination
this year.
The average Freeland girl can't be
frightened by telling her of the enor-
nous number OF contagious disease
germs contained in a spoonful of ice
cream. The more you talk about it the
better she likes it.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-08-10
PLEASURE CALENDAR.

August 15-Picnic of the Garibaldi Bene-
fetal Society, at Freeland Public Park.
August 19-Picnic of the Fearnots Ath-
letic Association, at Drifton park.
September First annual ball of
Robert Emmett Social Club, at Free
land opera house. Admission, 30 cents.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-08-10
They VIII Get Her Consent Next

They Will Get Her Consent Next Time.
A girl in Chicago has recovered $500
damages from steamboat company for
naming boat after her without asking
her permission. An exchange says she
took offense at a marine item stating
that "Kittie Marshall, having been
thoroughly scrubbed, painted, reftted
with canopied stern and new boilers,
will hereafter serve as mail carrier and
poke her pretty nose into the lake bnsi-
ness for all she's worth"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-08-10

TNOR SALE.-House and lot on Centre street,
II Freeland: house, 32x23; lot 125x25. For
further particulars apply at this Office
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1893-11-12
Townsend Talks,

III you have any news to give out
keep it to yourself, by SO doing you
will show your smartness.
The wood haulers and packers are
industriously plying their avocation.
According to the looks OF our pile it
will be an open winter.
San Francisco is retching ard
stretching itself TO get up unique and
special exhibits at the winter fair.
How would it do to put up u judge
who knows Bou elhing about law?
or ull the "lnbor agitators" arrested
in Chicago only two could speak Eng
lash, and not one vas n citizen. This
shows how the tide flows. Put up
the bars. a thing who canLot talk
according to U. S. should not DO adj
milted.
There are many persons who can
MOI rend n newspaper intelliSently
and can comprehend nothing more
intellectually absorbing than a dog
fight, yet they are always loaded with
suggestions and advice 10 the editor,
who mover gets u cent out of them
Homer Index.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1893-11-12
The COr0ners' Inquest.

The Reno Gazette gives the follow
ing evidence adduced before the Cor
oner's jury summoned to inquire into
the cause Of last Sundays collision.
j. ii. Whiied, tho division superin-
tendent, testified that under tho
working CT the prcsent time card
trains number I and 10 should have
passed ut Wadsworth, bnt number I
being late, reached Clurks nj the time
she shout have been in Wadsworth,
whero No. I'D arrived on time, aud
in consequence OF which train dis.
patcher Molten sent orders 10 number
Z 10 meet number 10 at Saliva. 1t is
the rule for n train dispatcher sending
orders to hsve that repeated back TO
him 80 MS to make sure That tho re.
ceiving operator get tho order exactly
us sent.
In this case, when Molten sent the
order TO Clark's for No. Z 10 pass No.
~ ut Salvin, Conductor Rocky was
anxiously waiting for his orders to
leave Wadsworth and rs the operator
ut Clarks was slow in repeating back
To Wadsworth the order she had re-
ceived for No. I, Molten did not take
each word 10 it came, but thinking
he knew what he had Il few noments
before sent, h%urricdly wrote it out
ahead Of its receipt back over tho
wire and handed il 10 tho waiting
conductor, who immediately boarded
his train and pulled out. At about
8 o'clOch, WHOM the train was duo Mt
Wadsworth and Clarks, Molten, WON
derirg what tho cause OF the delay
was, examined tho orders no had
sent, and was Mortified 10 find on the
order given No. 10 he had written tho
word "Clarli's" instead OF "Sulvia,"
which mistake would Of course neces.
state their meeting between Clarli's
and Saliva. Molten then rushed to
Superintendent Whitcd and told him
Of his error.
Mr.. Whited Immediately ordered
tho wrocRing trims at Wadsworth
and Truckee, together with the doc.
tore, 10 DO in readiness TO respond TO
the call, which caTo about thirty
minutes later informing him Of tho
horrible collision.
Tho verdict returned by tho jury
was That tho collision p cauecd by
train dispatcher William Mollon Civ
ing wrong orders.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1893-11-12
Mrs. j. Ii. Fitch.

Yesterday afternoon shortly after
4 o'clock Mrs. J. Is. Fitch breathed
her last and her spirit, set free from
the cares Of earth, winged it's way TO
the other shore.
Mrs. Fitch was born in Chazy,
Clinton COUNTY, New York, in 1SIG.
III 1852 her parents removed 10 Gro.
vile, Cal, where she grew TO woman
hood and married a. Stevenson,
County Recorder Of Butte county, in
1862. The Issue of that marringe
was one son, Fred, who still. survive
her.
In 1860 her husband died, and in
1868 she married Mr.. j. B. Fitch who
ID we'll known 10 our crliz, ns and
who survives her. 10 1869 she came
I" Elko and has resided here up TO
THO time Of her death.
Mrs. Fitch and Geo. G. Perkins
now United States senator from
California, were classmates in the
Oroyille schools. She WIS n bright.
winsome giil, and she und the future
Senator had niuny Il contest over
prizes awarded Tor spelling md writ
IN which sbs WIS victorious.
The deceased was ever ready TO
answer TO the call OF charity and
many needy ones have blessed her for
her charitable deeds. She was n de
voted mother and u loving wife.
Tho surviving husband aud sou
have tho sincere sympathy OF the
community in their bereavement.
May tho good angel .uido her spirit
sufciy into the haven OF eternal rest
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1893-11-12
COMMISSIONERS PROCEED
ISGS.

The Board OF County Commission
ers met pursuant to law, Monday,
Nov. G, 1899.
Presont--Mcssrs. Rigsby, Wilson
and McAfcc.
The hill OF Thomas Harvey for
Constablls fees for Wells Township
was rejected.
The bills OF Jerry Regain, S. p.
Howard aud jas. Ferguson were laid
over TIL next meeting.
Money in tho County Treasury
counted and found correct rs com
pared with the Auditors books.
The bonds ot Il. \. Shrarcr, j. p,
Island Mountain, and S. p. Howard,
Constable OF Carlin, we're approved
and ordered filed and recorded.
Tho reports Of tho following officers
were examined, approved and ordered
filed, tO.wit:
j.. y. Henderson, Sheriff; Geo ii
Meigs, Recorder; W. II. Armstrong,
Hospital Steward;J. NJ. Matcer, Dep
uty Sheriff; j. Eggers Assessor; L.
+. Bilkcy, County Clerk; Webster
Patterson, District Attorney.
Tho Treasurer and Auditor we're
ordered 10 make tho following trans
fcrs from the General Fund:
Into tho Huntington Road Fund
$40.
Into the Officers SALARY Fund ST.
OOO.
Into tho Fort lIallock Road Fund
$50.
Into the Lamoille Road Fund
sll0.
Into tho South Fork Road Fund
go.
Into the Col umbiu Road Fund
SO.
II is hereby ordered by the Board
that permission bo given to tho
stockmen OF Elko precinct to close
up tho fence ncross the wagon road
on tho north side OF tho railroad
crossing Immediately east Of tho pest
house.
No further buslncas appearing the
b GARD adjourned until Monday, Dec.
&, 1893.
T.. f.. BILKEY, Clerk.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1893-11-12
THE CUP.
L, Was Fint Sailed for ovor Forty Years
Ago.

- ....-
IL Was Fist Sailed for Ovor Forty Year,
Ago
The first race for the cup, now
known as the Americas cup, was
sailed around the Isle of Wight on
August 90, 1851, snys the Philadelphia
Press. OF the yachts that sailed tho
seas in those days the gallant old
America, full Of years and honors, is
probably the only one now in commits
sion. The Royal yacht squadron had
offered a cup open to competition by
yachts of all nations. The America
was lying ut Cowes, and her n
were anxious 10 get n match race with
4 representative British yacht. Com
modore Stevens entered the America
in this open race. There were six
s~chooners, one n three-master of three
hundred and ninety-two- tons, and
eight cutters in the race. The Amcri-
ca was the last yacht to get off. She
ran wing-nnd-wing, her mainsail out
on n side and her foresail out on the
other, and very soon had sailed grand
ly through the fleet, reaching the
schooner beatrice and the cutters An
rora, Nolante and Arrow, which were
leading. Finally the America, by very
slSillful dodging. managed to get into
the lead.
Tie Yankee boat with the wind free
had shown superiority over the Eng
lish vessels. And when 1t came 10
windwardwLrk she proved that she was
equally superior. She worked to the
windward SO speedily that by the time
the point was reached there was not a
yacht in sight from her decks. The
wind now died down and a strong
head tide was encountered, against
which the America made little head
way. This gave the fleet, which had
not yet caught the full strength Of
the tide, n chance to creep up on her.
The little cutter Aurora and the cutter
Arrow nearly caught up with the
America, but the rest of the fleets were
miles astern. At st. GATHERINGS tho
Arrow went aground and was out of
the race, but the little Aurora chung
to the America admirably. The wind
now freshencd again and the America
drew away rapidly from her pluclty
| little rival. After getting by st.
GATHERINGS the America had n leading
wind, and easing off her sheets tore
through the water in magnificent
style and swept toward Cowes, n re-
markable winner. The defeated Eng
lish yachts were two days altogether
in getting into port. The dismay of
the English yachtsmen and all Great
britain ut the terrible defeat given by
the little black Yankee is almost q
matter OF international history.
Commodore Stevens had tried be-
fore the big race for n match very hard
and had posted in the Royal squadron's
castle n challenge to sail against any
yacht for from one thousand to ten
thousand guinens, but the English
were afraid of the Yankee from his
first appearance and the challenge was
never accepted.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1893-11-12
The POpullst Address.

Tho Populist Senators and Repre-
%sentatives have issued a long address
in which lhoy appeal TO the people 10
take up the cause OF silver. Among
the Senators who signed the appeal
nre Jones and Stewart OF Nevada.
The address urges tho people to
study the silver question and closes
rs follows:
trust no man who once betrayed
you. Put no faith in any President
who resumed dictatoral power. Do
not DO overawed or intimidated by
Vail street and the power OF the ma
tional banks. When the people rise
in thor might intrigue, cunning,
usurpntion, bribery and corruption
Nil! vanish Before them. 4 remedy
must Je sought At the ballot box.
Retire every representative who has
been upfaithful 10 his trust, and elect
only truo and tried men to represent
your interests in tho great struggle
DOW before us."