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Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-02-26

The report of the seventh anthracite
district for the year of 1898, which has
just been completed by Mine Inspector
Brennan, of Shamokin, shows that the
past year has been disastrous one in
the matter of fatal and non-fatal acci-
dents. During the year there were
seventyseyen fatal and 119 non fatal
accidents, being an increase of thirty
two fatal and eighteen non-fatal acc-
dents over the previous year. These
accidents created twenty-four widows
and sixty-six orphans.
The total number of men and boys
employed in the district last year was
1919, which is an increase of ZAP over
the year of 1892. The total quantity of
coal mined in 1898 was 5, 5,2SS, ,S91 tons. of
which 4,96S,273 tons were shipped to
market. The past years tonnage falls
short of that of 1892 by ia, ,232 tons.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-02-26
The Miners Not Yet Found.

The thirteen miners entombed at Ply
mouth have not yet been found, although
their rescuers have been working hard
continually sincs the accident. The
progress made in clearing away the
wreck caused by the fall is very slow,
and several days may elapse before the
place is reached where they are suppos-
ed to be.
Thomas Picton, one of the entombed
men, was candidate in the Third ward
for school director, but on election day
sympathy was so strong for him that the
opposing candidate pulled out of the
field and every man who came to the
polls gave him a complimentary vote.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-02-26
UnM,a This !

We offer One Hundred Dollars Re-
ward for any case Of Catarrh that can
not be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
+. j. CHENEY & CO., Props, Toledo,
Ohio.
We the undersigned have known F. j.
Cheney for the last fifteen years, and
believe him perfectly honorable in all
business transactions and financially
able to carry out any obligation made by
their firm.
WEST 4 TEUAx, Wholesale Druggists,
Toledo, O.
WAlDING, KINNAN & MARVIN, Whole
sale Druggists, Toledo, o.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken inter-
nally, acting directly on the blood and
mucous surfaces Of the system. Price,
75c. per bottle. Sold by all druggists.
Testimonials free.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-02-26
What Caused the Bulls Death.

Reuben Smith, a farmer of Ashley,
had until Friday huge bull of yalu-
able stock, A fortnight ago it was seized
with a peculiar disease, which, in spite
of heroic treatment, grew worse, and it
finally died. Smith, anxious to learn
the true cause of his favorite animals
death, opened the stomach, and this is
what he found; Five tin tacks, such as
are used in tacking down tar roofing
paper; large safety pin, two large-sized
staples with sharp points, five pieces of
wire, ranging in length from two to four
inches; several good-sized copper rivets
and lot of nails, the whole collection
weighing triAe over pound, and mum
bering twenty-nine pieces in all.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-02-26
FROM SUBURBAN POINTS.
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE OF
NElGHBORlNG TOWNS.

Correspondents Have Rough Time
Gathering Items in Stormy Weather.
All the News of Drifton and IA Few
from Upper Lehgh.
Special and regular correspondence
from the surrounding towns is solicited
by the TRIBUNE. Communications or
items intended for publication must be
accompanied by the name of the writer.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-02-26
BRIEF ITEMS OF NEWS.
LOCAL JOTTINGS GATHERED FROM
VARIOUS SOURCES.

Little Ones of Interest About People
Hear About-What the Folks of This
Vicinity Are Doing.
Andrew Somvarski and Mary Ruzmik,
of Eckley, were married this morning
by Rev. Gulovich at the Greek Catholic
church.
Mrs. Susan Drum, wife of Jacob Drum,
deceased, died in Butler valley last week
at the age of Sc years. She had been a
resident of Butler for many years.
Work upon the Freeland extension of
the Lehigh Traction Companys electric
road did not commence this morning.
owing to the severe snow storm today.
j. F. O'Neill, Esq, of Wilkes Barre,
will deliver the Grafton at the anniver-
sary entertainment of the Robert Emmett
Social Club at the opera house on
March t.
Carl Barnish, boss at No. 8 stripping,
Highland, was caught between a car and
a steam shovel on Friday. He was
taken to Hazleton hospital, where it was
found that his hips were badly crushed.
In the Foster township election re-
turns, published on Thursday, the Pro-
hibition candidate for tax collector,
Charles North, was credited with thirty
seven votes. 1t should have read
twenty-seven.
Patrick Brogan, of Ridge street, who
has been under treatment for two
months past at the Orthopedic hospital,
Philadelphia, for injuries received in
the mines at Drifton, returned home on
Saturday evening.
AT Stockton on Saturday afternoon
building occupied by four families was
destroyed by fire. One of the occupants
was trying to kindle a fire with kero-
sene when an explosion took place re-
sulting as above stated.
The official count of the votes for con-
gressman-at-large in Luzerne county
gives the following results: Grow, R,
1903; Hancock, d, 10, 237; Morrow, P,
4S0; Markley, Penn'a Dem, 90; Lotier,
Peo 80. Grow over Honcock, 1856.
The culm bank of the Woodside
breaker, which was set on fire few
weeks ago, is still burning. Nothing
has yet been done to extinguish the
mass of coal and dirt, and the smoke is
annoying the people who reside in the
upper part of the Points.
While sitting in his home on Thurs
day evening, Edward Gallagher, of West
Hazleton, suddenly fell from his chair
to the floor dead. The deceased had not
been known to have experienced any i'll
health whatever. He was 63 years of
age and a prominent citizen of that
borough.
A new railroad, the Beaver Meadow,
Tresckow and New Boston, has been
chartered at Harrisburg. 1t is to build
a line twenty miles long in Carbon and
Schuylkill counties, and will carry the
coal from VanWickle & Co.'s collieries
at Beaver Meadow and Tresckow. The
Pennsy will control the new road.
The auditors of Carbon county, in
their annual report, accuse the old board
of commissioners with administering
the affairs of the county in reckless
and extravagant manner, and they sur
charge the commissioners with several
hundred dollars which is claimed to have
been illegally disbursed.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-02-26
PLEASURE CALENDAR.

February 26 to March 3.-Fair of May
berry band, at Freeland opera house.
March 4.-Entertainment of Robert En-
met Social Club, at Freeland opera
house. Admission, 15 and 25 cents.
March l6.-Annual ball of st. Patrick s
Beneficial Society, at Freeland opera
house. Admission, so cents.
March 26.-Annual ball of st. Patrick s
cornet band, at Freeland opera house.
Admission, 80 cents.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-02-26
BUSINESS BRIEFS.

Use Pillsbury's Best XXXX Flour.
Parties supplied with ice cream, cakes,
etc., by Laubach at reasonable rates.
"Orange Blossom" is safe and harm
less as flax seed poutice. Any lady can
use il herself. Sold by W. w. Grover.
Wall paper will be hung at 20c, per
double roll from now until March l.
Also all paper reduced from 2 to lOc. per
roll at A. A. Bachman's.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-02-26
Baptismal Services on Saturday Evening.

Baptismal Services on Saturday Evening.
Baptismal services were held in the
Bethel Baptist church, Ridge and Wal
nut streets, in the presence of a large
congregation. The services opened with
prayer and were impressive throughout
Rev. c. A. Spaulding, formerly pastor Of
Bethel church, now stationed at Halle
ton, conducted the ceremonies, assisted
by Rev. D. NJ. Evans, of Duryea, and
Rev. Coburn, of Hazleton. In all eleven
persons were baptized, all but two of
whom were from Hazleton and vicinity
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-02-26

Shortly before dinner hour on Satur-
day an accident occurred at the stripping
of Cuyle Bros, near Tresckow, Carbon
county. 1t was caused by the careless
ness of Hungarian laborer, who paid
the penalty of death for his folly and
nearly succeeded in killing James Col
lins, ex-representative from this district
and former resident of Freeland. The
men at work in the stripping were pre-
pairing a blast and Michael Sitka, the
laborer, went to the magazine and made
up heavy charge of dynamite, attach
ing both the fuse and cap.
When he arrived near the spot where
the blast was to be fired, he found the
hole was not ready for the charge and
he laid the dynamite down near wood
fire and threw his coat over it to keep
it from freezing. Unnoticed the coat
caught fire and just abont the time Mr..
Collins reached the place to warm his
hands the flame reached the fuse and
in an instant there was terrific explo-
sion.
The Hungarian, who was standing
close to the charge, was blown to atoms,
and Mr.. Collins was terribly injured.
An ambulance was hastily summoned
and the unfortunate man was taken to
Hazleton hospital. An examination
showed that the sight of his left eye was
completely destroyed and that he also
received injuries about the body, al
though not necessarily fatal will keep
him in bed for long time.
This morning he was resting comfort
ably and there is no doubt of his re-
covery. Mrs. Collins, his wife, who
resides at Bristol, Pa, arrived at Halle
ton last night to see him.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-02-26
The Vote for Poor Director,
The vote of the middle coal field poor
district for director was as follows.

j. h. Altmiller. the Democratic nomi-
nee for auditor, was also defeated by II
votas
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-02-26
Death of weli-Known Young Man

From Today's Speaker.
Patrick J. Gallagher, a young man
known to nearly every person on the
South Side, died at his home in Cole
raine, near Beaver Meadow, yesterday,
from typhoid fever. Mr.. Gallagher was
about 2S years old and was educated at
the Kutztown normal school, He was
active during his life and was known as
an all around athlete and sport He was
a son of the late Hon. John j. Gallagher,
who represented Carbon county in the
legislature of 1888 and 1885. He will be
inferred in St. Mary's cemetery, Beaver
Meadow, on Tuesday afternoon at 9
O'Clock.
Mr.. Gallagher was well-known on this
side, where he was known to his friends
as "Gyps." He was a base ball en-
thusiast and attended the games here
regularly. He was also a nephew of
Mrs. John Gallagher, of Birvanton, and
the funeral will be largely attended by
Freeland people.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-02-26

T OST.-On February %, a medium sized gold
i ] watch, between johnson street and Coke
addition. Finder will be rewarded by return
ing il to this Office.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-12-03
WANTED GORE.
A Belligerent Police Commissioner Who
Couldn't Appreciate Criticism.

Jacksonville, Fla, December LIN
Citizen, last night, Police Commissioner
W. B. Young of this city, made an assault
with walking stick upon Lorettus S.
Metcalf, the editor, the blows being Sc
we're ones upon the head and shoulders,
and drawing the blood in one or two
places. Metcalf seized heavy cane
which stood by hs desk, and raising it
high up with both hands directed a re-
turn blow at Young's head, but Young
warded it off by catching the cane in
both hands.
DR.. George.T. Maxwell, who had ac-
companied Young to the EDITORS office
in the interest OF peace, here rushed in
between the com batants and stopped the
fight. While he stood thus, grasping
both canes, and insisting that not an
other blow should be struck, Young
asked Metealf, as he glared at him
across Maxwell's elbow: will you re-
tract that article? l still insist upon
it," Metcalf replied very firmly, mo, l
will notl"
"Then,n was Young's rejoinder, II
will xiii you,n and he pulled an ugly
looking pistol from his hip pocket.
"But," pleaded Metcalf. II am not
armed; l have no weapon. If you kill
me YOU kill an unarmed man."
Young then tossed his pistol upon a
sofa near by, and upon DR.. Maxwelps
insisting that the affair should go ne
farther both men released their hold
upon their canes and Young passed the
pistol over to the doctor, kwho put it in
his pocket, and after some further par
Ieying between the com batants, led the
excited police commissioner from the
room.
The trouble arose from an editorial
about gam bling. Metcalf is native
of Maine. was formerly editor of the
Forum of New York city, and has been
in Florida only about year. His
wounds are not serious. 1t is said that
he will try to have JudgeYoung arrested
for assault with intent to kill.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-12-03

Yesterday forenoon, at about $3.50 o'cloc K,
four young toughs, between twenty and
thirty years of age, made a deliberate at
tack upon Frank l.. Boothby'5 canning
factory ON Long wharf. They had been
drinking. They knew that there were
plenty of canned beans and chowder and
fish. etc., in the factory. They thought they
knew that only Captain Pinkham, an old
sailor, who has rheumatism was in the
building. He lives in the factory all the
time, alone. and serves as watchman at
night and Sundays.
The young toughs wanted to be let in but
he refused them admittance. AS 1t hap
pened, Mr.. Boothby, the proprietor sof the
establishment, was there himself. He or
dered the roughs away, but they were drunk
and ugly. They pulled the door SO hard
that they pulled out the staple that held
the hook and it came open. ..-s@
Captain Pinkham forbade their entrance.
They tried to pull him out of the door. He
resisted and seized club. They retreated
and he tied the door. Then the toughs
threw rocks. Ons of them passed through
window, close over Mr.. Boothby's head.
The toughs ran away. Tie police were
summoned and early in the afternoon
Officer Haggett had captured two of the
men. The others were probably found be-
fore this morning or will De today.
When the PRESS representative called at
the factory. his knock on the door did not
gain him admittance. Captain Pinkham was
suspicious, even of a reporter. He was il
state of siege and would allow no one to
enter.till the manager came. Mr.. Booth6y
came soon after. Then the old sailor began
to talk. He was still excited over the affair,
and after all when four drunk and ugly
men attack your abode and break open the
door ana try to pull you out and throw
rocks through the window, there is some
cause for excitement.
The old sailor WAS brim full Of fight. But
for the restraint of the law men who could
and would defend themselves could lay out
such set of toughs so they'd stay where
they laid. Butt there was such law now
a-days that man couldn't dare to defend
himself.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-12-03
AN INCOMPETENT ADMIRAL.
Dissatisfaction at Washington Over the Do
ings of the Asiatic.Fleet.

Washington, December 1.-The report
that Minister DENLY had appealed for
help in cablegram to the Department
of State is now confirmed, but the de-
spatch, instead of coming yesterday was
received several days ago. 1t was last
Monday that Secretary Gresham learned
from the American minister that pro-
lection was required, and the Navy De-
partment Immediately cabled Admiral
CARPENTER directing him to deliver
draft Of SO marines to the Monocacy at
Tien Tsin. AS the old Monocacy could
not furnish accommodations for such an
increase to her crew, it is presumed the
men were to be landed.
Admiral Carpenter, however, must
have failed to receive orders for early IN
the morning of the 27th a cablegram
was received from him announcing the
departure of the Baltimore for Nagasakl
where her arriyalawas reported two days
later.
To say the authorities of the Navy and
over Admiral Carpenters action only
mildly expressed the state of feeling.
While it is we'll known that no foreigner
is safe on Chinese territory, today the
flagship is leisurely coaling at the pleas
AMI port of Nagasaki. and the second I'M
portant ship OF the feet, the Cha[les-
ton. has been over a month at Chemulpo,
Korea. where there is not vestlge OF
danger to American interests, the strong
Japanese force there mintaining the best
of order.
1t is known that some sharp messages
have been sent the Admiral the past two
days, and that ne has been directed to
send the Charlestown at once to the
Chinese coast. 1t is also understood.
though in the present irritated condi-
tion 1T is impossible to confirm it, that
Minister DENLY was authorized several
days ago to transfer the legation to Tlen
Tsin. r4ssn
The latest Information from Japan is
that the Japanese government will make
the murder of the two japanese students
in Shanghai several months ago, one of
the subjects to be considered in the dis
custom Of negotiations for peace. These
students had sought protection of the
American consul, and were delivered to
the Chinese authorities with the under
standing that they should be fairly
treated. Their captors inhumanly tor
tured them, and they were finally killed.
Japan, it is said, will insist not only up
on money indemnity to the families but
that the principal officer of the city, who
was directly responsible for the murder,
shall be in turn, delivered over to the
Japa pese authorities for punishment, or
be beheaded by his own government.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-12-03
Buying Ready Made Warships.

valparaiso, Chill, December 1.-The firm
of Flint & Co.. the leading American house
in Chill. has negotiated the sale of the fast
Chilean cruiser Esmeralda to the govern
ment of Ecuador for over $1,000,0OG. The
cruiser is ready for sea, and is unser the
command of Captain Garim, the heroic
officer who commanded the Almirante Con-
del which sunk the ironclad Blanto En-
ca1ada with an automobile torpedo.
The Esmeralda was inspected by Lloyd's
agent. and made speed of eighteen knots
on her trial trip. She is modern cruiser
and was the fastest ship in the Chilian
navy. II has been reported here that vessels
Lave been purchased for China and japan
and a bill was introduced in the Senate
bur was defeated. The sale of the Esmer-
aida, however, has sbeen ratified by Con
gress.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-12-03
ANOTHER STEAMER OVERDUE.
Fears that the Engines of the Lydlian Mon
arch Are Disabled.

New York, December 1.-The steam-
ship Lydian Monarch, one of the
staunchest and biggest of the Wilson
lines fleet of passenger and freight car
riers, has not been heard from since she
sailed from London "a days ago. AS
she is practically modern single screw
ship having been fitted with.new boilers
and triple expansion engines last year,
she may be regard ed as at least three or
four days overdue. She made her last
trip to this port in II days. in good
weather she usually gets here in 13 or IA.
At the Office OF the Wilson line it was
said yesterday that the Lydian Monarch
was overdue, but that shesmight be ex-
pected in at any moment. 1t may be
that her machinery has become disabled,
or that she has carried away her pro-
peller blades in the giant seas that
have swept the decks of nigh tier ves-
sells. Naturally, as she has not been
spok en-, there are fears for her safety.
She carries seven cabin passengers and
a crew of As men. She is loaded with
general cargo.
The report of the little freight steam
ship Calvin, which arrived at Philadel
phia after hard voyage OF % days, from
Gibraltar, has set some nautical folks
tosthinking. The Calvin passed on No
VEN ber 21st about 100 miles south by
west of Sable Island, the graveyard of
the Atlantic, a cylindrical life raft of
the kind used on passenger steamships.
There was a bucket attached by line
to the raft on which was painted No.
2.
The fact that bucket was tied to the
raft has led the sea sharps to believe
that there were originally shipwrecked
persons on 1T, and that sailor among
them used the bucket as sea anchor.
The place where the raft was seen in the
line OF steamers bound west The skip
per of the Calvin surmises that the raft
might have been washed from passen-
ger steamship. No steamships arriving
here recently have reported losing life
raft.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-12-03
GEN. SWAIN REINsTATED.
He was Court Martialed in 1884 andEsus
pended for Ten Years.

Washington. December 2.-By direction of
+ha presldent, Secretary Lamont has made
an order remitting the unexpired portion of
sentence of Brig. Gen. Swain. judge adyo-
o.,+. General of the army, and directing him
to take station in Washington city, await
ing further orders OF the department.
It is understood that Gen. Swain will be
placed ON the retired list the ssnd of the
present month, when he reaches the age of
ss wears, and in the meantime he will be
granted leave of absence. Gen. David G..
Swain was appointed judge advocate GEN
oral bv President Garfield in 1881, and in
1894 was courtmartialed upon charges grow
irg ont of transactions with firm of stock
broke IS and suspended for ten years.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-12-03
Disastrous Fire in Augusta Last
Evening,
THE WHOLE FIRE DEPARTMENT
WERE CALLED OUT.
There is a Gang af Amateur Desperadoes
at Winthrop-A Woman Killed Herself
at Skowhegan-Accident to An Old
Trapper-Augusta News.
lspecIal TO :he PREssD

Especial to the PRESS.)
Augusta, November 2.-Fire broke out at
about ten this evening in the basement of
the frame building on Water street, occu-
pied by z. ". Soule, commission nero hanr,
and dealer in furniture. and Charles NJ.
Sturgis, furniture. Three alarms were in
stantly Iung in, which called out the entire
fire department. The fire soon commun nj
Gated with the frame building adjoining,
occupied by Knowlton and Young, fish deal
ers, and D. p. Knowlton, picture frame
man ufacturer. 1t looked very much at one
time as if the six story building occupied by
G. NJ. Sturgis, furniture dealer, would be
consumed. r. W. Soules loss is about
$4,000, G. NJ. Sturgis, $4,000; D. P. Knowlton,
$1,000, and Knowlton and Young, $1,000. One
building was owned by Vickery and Hill
and their loss is about $2000 and the others
by Mrs. NJ. Moulton, $1,000. Mr.. Soule had a
trunk in the first story of his building
which contained some $4,000 in bonds and
stocks, which no doubt has been destroyed.
Dudley and Field, clot hing dealers, will
sustain considerable damage by smoke and
water. All the parties are fully covered
with insurance.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-12-03
THO Rival Governors.

Montgomery. Ala, December 1.-Kolb
took the oath of office at lawyer s
office, and afterwards walked to the
Capitol, but made no effort to enter.
There was no excitement and no d1stur'
bance. The Inauguration procession,
headed by Governor Jones and Governor
elect Oates, started at 11.30, and Govern
or Oates TOOK the oath at the Capitol.
Kolb sent messenger to the governors
Office to learn what would occur if he
made speech inside the Capitol
grounds. He was informed by the gov
ernor's private secretary that he would
be arrested and put in the city Jail.
Kolb himself then went to Governor
Jones and received the same information
At the close of the speech he disap-
peaed and his followers mixed with the
rest of the assem- blage of citizens in and
about the Capitol grounds. Not single