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Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-05-20
A Series of Organ Recitals.

The first of a series of organ recitals
will take place in the Presbyterian
church on Wednesday evening at 8
o'clock. The programme that is arrang-
ed, together with the fact that it's
execution is chiefly in the hands of Prof.
e. e. Howe, of Hazleton, ought to at
tract the cultured and music-loving peo-
pie OF this community. Mr.. Howe has
established an enviable reputation for
himself as a thorough musician and
skillful organist, and the public in gem
eral will be glad to have the opportunity
of hearing him in one of our own
churches. Besides, the object will COM
mend itself to the patronage of the pub
lie, musically as well as religiously in
clined, viz, the purchase of good organ
for the use of the Presbyterian church
recently established in this town. The
young people, under whose auspices the
enterprise is undertaken, deserve the
best wishes and support of all, which,
indeed, they already have won in consid-
cradle measure, and the success of heir
undertaking seems assured
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-05-20
One More Murder in Luzerne.

William Chapman, aged 3s years, the
eldest son of Mrs. Susan Chapman, a
widow, residing in Jackson township,
this county, was shot and killed on
Thursday by James Williams, aged GO
years, neighbor. Williams lives on a
small farm adjoining that of Mrs. Chap
man, and the latter has several sons
Williams has been a frequent visitor at
the Chapman farm and the sons thought
he was trying to get their mother to
marry him, so he could control the large
farm. This reused their anger and they
repeatedly warned him to stay away
from their home. Williams however
continued his visits and said that If any
of the boys attacked him they would
have to take the consequences.
Last Sunday night he remained at the
Chapman farm until a late hour and it
was reported the next day that Mrs.
Chapman had promised to become his
wife. On Thursday morning William
Chapman, the eldest son of the widow,
to question his mother about the matter
After the interview, young Chapman
met Williams, and seizing stone, struck
him on the head, telling him to the
earth. Then he pounced upon him,
seized him by the throat and choked the
old man until his tongue protruded from
his mouth.
Williams is slightly built, weighing
not more than 130 pounds, and he was
almost helpless in the hands of his
antagonist. While Chapman was ch ok
ing him, Williams managed to pull a
revolver, place the muzzle against Chap
mans side and fire. With the report of
the pistol Chapman released his hold on
the old mans neck, rolled to one side,
stood up, and by superhuman effort
seized the old mans hand and wrenched
the smoking pistol out of it, Before he
could make any use of it however, he
fell to the ground and expired. Mrs.
Chapman is Frustrated with grief and
the murderer who is in the county jail
is deeply affected but claims that he had
to shoot to save his life.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-05-20
Resolutions of Coincidence.

Drifton, Pa, May II, 1895.
At meeting of the mine bosses and
foremen of the mining department of
the Cross Creek Coal Company, the fol-
lowing preamble and resolutions were
adopted
Whereas, 1t has pleased our Heavenly
Father in His infinite wisdom to remove
by death our beloved, generous and
kind-hearted employer, Hon. e. b.
Coke; therefore be it
Resolved, That in the demise of Mr.
Coke we have lost faithful friend, a
man true to his employees and their in
terests, and one in whose integrity and
justice and honesty we recognized the
true impulses of benefactor and
friend. Be it
Resolved, That we extend our most
heartfelt sympathy to the beloved wife
and relatives of our deceased friend and
benefactor in this the hour of their sad
bereavement.
Resolved, That these resolutions be
published in the Freeland and Hazleton
papers, and that copy be engrossed
and delivered to Mrs. Coke.
David James,
VIM. Hes,
Dan Kennedy, Committee.
Ben Shaver,
Henry Ernst,
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-05-20
A ONE-SlDED SCORE.
The Tigers Gave the Reading p. a. II
Club Terrible Trouncing.


The Tigers had considerable exercise
running the bases and knocking out
hits, in the game with the p. & r. club,
of Reading, at the park yesterday after
noon. The home club completely out
played its opponents in every respect.
The visitors could neither bat nor field,
and their numerous errors and lack of
hits account for their failure to score.
The Tigers, on the other hand, played
well in the field, as a glance at their
error column will show, whilst at the
bat they proved veritable giants, hitting
the ball at will. However, Pfrom's
excellent work in the box counted consid-
erably in the game, as he struck out
eight out of the nine men put out in the
last three innings and did not allow
single base on balls throughout the
game.
The game was listless and uninterest-
ing on account of its onesidedness.
The score:
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-05-20
A. o. IL. Conventions.

The annual national convention of
the Ancient Order of Hibernans, Board
of Erin, was held last week at New
York. The reports of the officers show
q membership of SO, 900 in this country.
The question of union with the Ameri-
can Board was brought about during a
discussion on proposed changes in the
constitution. No action was taken look
ing towards consolidation some of the
delegates alleging that the Board of
America refuses to consider the matter
at all unless the members of the Board
of Erin go over to the other side in
divisions or individually. The present
officers We're reelected, as follows:
National delegate, James j. Haggerty,
New York city; secretary, Patrick Nc
Garry, Chicago; treasurer, Daniel p
Battle, Scranton. For the first time in
many years the convention will be held
outside of New York. Philadelphia was
chosen as the next place of meeting.
The state convention of the same or
ganization will be held at Willkesbarre
this week, commencing tomorrow.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-05-20
ON THE DIAMOND.

AT the park yesterday morning the
Stars and Travellers, two clubs of town
with several promising young players in
each, met for the first time. The inter-
est in the game was intense among the
followers of each nine. The Travellers
took large lead in the early part of the
contest, which the Stars were unable to
overcome, although they played hard
uphill game and made squirt in the
last inning. The score was Is to 12 in
favor of the Travellers, but another
game will soon be arranged.
The Shenandoah State league club
will be under new management after
today. An association of the business
men of town has taken charge of the
franchise and new material will be ad-
ded to the team.
The Tigers have three games lost and
two won. Percentage, 300.
The Tigers have been waiting patient
ly for revenge for the defeats they re-
ceived from Hazleton and Shenandoah,
and they were determined to give no
quarter to the first victim that came
along. Readings P. & R. club was the
victim, and they now know what it it
is to buck the Tigers.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-05-20
Resolutions of Coincidence,

Freeland, Pa, May 10, 1895.
AT regular meeting of st. AIMS Il.
A. B. Pioneer Corps, held ON the above
date, the following preamble and resolu-
tions were unanimously adopted:
Whereas, The Almighty God in His
infinite wisdom has seen fit to take from
our midst our friend and benefactor,
Hon. Eckley B. Coke, and
Whereas, We feel that in his death
our society and the cause it represents
has lost firm friend and advocate. one
who stood by us in all our undertakings,
ever ready to help, with willing hand,
the noble cause of total abstinence:
therefore, be it
Resolved, That our society expresses
the sincere grief that it feels has fallen
to us and to the temperance movement
through his death, and be it
Resolved, That his name shall ever be
cherished by us as one to be held in
high esteem by temperance men every
where, and be it further
Resolved, That we extend to his be-
reaved wife and family our sincere sym
pathy in this their great distress, and
be it further
Resolved, That copy of these resolu-
tions be sent to the afflicted widow, be
placed upon our minutes and published
in the TRIBUNE and Progress.
John b. Hanlon,
Frank Mclaughlin,
Patrick Clark, Committee.
Peter McMonigle,
Bernard Ferry,
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-05-20
Eckley Brin ton Coke.

Smokeless towers and silent wheels,
Today, ON the lonely hill,
And the tireess hands are folded,
And the tireless heart is stilled.
The eyes that pierced the darkness
OF the very earth, are dim,
And of all his wide dominions
There is only grave for him.
He walked wherever the toiler
Had shapen his sturdy tread,
When the scented way of the roses
Was his, if he cared, instead.
And wherefore hath he striven
If not for gold and gain2
Did he fashion his wheels of iron
For torture and human pain2
Answer, o lips that tremble!
Answer, o fearful eyesl
That ask Gods peace and blessing
Upon him where he lies.
Yea! twas for you, my brothers,
With tireless brain he strove,
And the smoke from his grimy towers
Was the incense of his love.
And after the weary struggle
No curse falls on his head,
No trail of blood to tarnish
The blameless life he led.
Peace and farewell, o toilerl
God grant that some day shall see
This sad old world us happy
As your dream would have it be.
John s. McGrodrtU IN Wukesbarre Netpsdedler
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-05-20
I. O. O. F. on to philadelphia.

Going to the encampment and grand
lodge? II so, the Lehigh Valley is THE
line to use. Frequent trains; superior
accommodations; fast time; excellent
service. See that your card orders and
tickets read via l.. V. r. r. Remember
also the open rate on the goth and 21st
on account Of dedication of temple
One way fare for the round trip.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-05-20
PLEASURE CALENDAR.

May 92.-Second annual picnic of the
Hustlers base ball club, at Drifton
park.
May 22.-Organ recital at Freeland
Presbyterian church. Admission, soc.
May 29.-Annual ball of st. AIMS L. A.
B. Pioneer Corps, at Freeland opera
house. Admission, so cents.
May 30.-Sixth annual picnic of the
Tigers Athletic Club, at Freeland
Public park.
May 3o.-Literary and musical enter
tainment of the Christian Endeavor
Society at Upper Lehigh Presbyterian
church. Admission, 25c; children, 15c.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-05-20

Reported by c. A. Snow & Co., solci-
tors of American and foreign patents,
Washington, d. c.
r. Challis, WilkesBarre, indicator for
elevators.
e. ID. Dooittle, Easton, invalid-chair
I. Toomey, Scranton, mechanism for
foiling train-robbers.
j. j. Walsh, Olyphant, dish-cleaner
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-05-20

Ladies, the best-ftting and most
stylish shoe in the market is the Vision,
sold at 81. Can be had only at the Wear
Well, Eberts' old stand.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-05-20
TIGERS.

Runs earned, Tigers, 81. Two-base hits, Nc
Geehan, 2; Brisin, Gillespie. Three-base hits,
Schmear,. McFadden, 2. Home run, McGee-
han. Stolen bases Tigers, 10. Base on balls,
OF Hartman, s: of Beastler,5 Struck out, by
Pfrom, 13; by Beastler, 2. Passed balls,
Sehmear, Brown, s. Wild pitch, Beastler
Time, hours Umpire, Gallagher.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-05-20

Custom-made goods at ready-made
prices Ready-made goods equal to Gus
tom work at Refowich's, Freeland
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-05-20
Our $500 Derby
for 99c
Stands Unrivalled.

The reputation of our PERCALE and
NEGLIGEE SHIRTS and our GENTS
FURNISHINGS in general is by this
time established. A handsome line of
TRUNKS and VALISES of all sizes and
prices constantly ON hand.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-05-20
We Have New York and
Philadelphia
Stylishly-Made Clothing.
Stylish suits for young and old,
For meek or bold;
For small, for tall,
Suits for all.

We wiU 9jge you d stylish garment for
the same price that y0u are asked elsewhere
to pay for iA.ftting country manufacture.
Our erpenSes are small. We can sell goods
at aOtolesa1e prices. Tile discount aoiH keep
us. OUR FINE HATS are equal to
Dunlap'S IN eoery respect, except price.
Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1895-07-12
In Favor of Coming "Chopn Dollars.

Representative W. II. Doolittle has left
Tacoma for Washington. AS result of
his recent oriental trip he will work to Sc
cure the enactment next winter of q meas
ure providing for the coinage of "chop"
dollars for use in transacting business in
tho orient-in Japan and China especial
ly. Mr.. Doolttle says:
"Great Britain has long been coming
these dollars, placing the japanese chop or
characters representing the silver in the
piece on one side and the British stamp on
the other. This currency has been of great
service to British merchants transacting
business in China and Japan, and hence
to the British nation at large. Our trade
dollars might have served the same pur-
pose, but lacking the japanese chop or
character indicating value the Chinese and
Japanese did not understand them and
would not use them. l think congress
will provide for the coinage of these dol
lars with the eagle on one side and tho
japanese chop on the other. The piece
will be irredeemable in gold and will con-
tain about the same amount of silver as
the American dollar. 1t will purchase in
Japan about double the amount gold dol
lar will purchase in this country. Dem
yer Republican.
Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1895-07-12
Queen Anne's London.

The houses are plain and substantial,
with balconies, and beneath are the quaint
bow windows of the period belonging to
the various shops-the signs Of which still
hang as thiclly as the banners in a feudal
hall. The footway is rallied off from the
street by substantial posts and forms a
kind Of lounge, where ladies in hoops and
sacks are searching for bargains, where
beaux salute and exchange snuffboxes,
while chair with its bearers swings
steadily along.
In the road n huge tilted wagon with
five horses tandem has brought up load
Of produce-wool probably from Kent
while n beyy Of country DANES and lasses
in broad hats look out in wonder at the
movement Of the town. There are q few
fine coaches and hackney or two in the
street, and pair of horsemen jog soberly
along, and these with a miller's cart
charged with sacks of flour and dog
sauntering along, make up the traffic Of
Cheapside. If it were not for Bow church
that stands there unchanged, we might
doubt If this were really the roaring rat
Ting Cheapside Of our own days.-All the
Year Round.
Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1895-07-12
BOY WITH SLEEPS SHIN.
Interesting Bone Grating Operation Per-
formed In Philadelphia.

An extraordinary bone grating opera
ton was performed at the Hahnomann
hospital, Philadelphia recently. Surgeons
substituted portion of a sleeps leg for q
decayed bono in the leg of Boyd Folwoll,
10 years old. Physicians say that their
patient is doing well.
The boy was placed under ether and
the dccayed pant of the bono Of the right
leg for seven inches above the ankle joint
was cut away. The sheep in the mean
time had been chloroformcd, and the sur
geons cut away portion of its fore leg to
the exact measurement of the part rcquiT-
ed for the boys ankle. Tho moment the
live bone was taken from the sheep it was
fitted in the gap, and the joints connect
ing it with the boys bone were covered
with periosteum from the Sleeps bono in
order to afford proper nourishment.
The operation was carried on under strict
antiseptic treatment and as soon as the
sheep had served its purpose its throat was
cut. Only few such operations have been
successfully carried out. The earlier meth
cd of employing pulverized animal bone,
decalcifed, was almost always unsucccss-
full. If the result Of the operation comes
up to the expectation of tho surgeons, Fol
we'll will soon walk and run as we'll as
ever.-New York World.
Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1895-07-12

One Of the principal sources Of the sup
ply of caffeine in England is the sweep
ings of tea from the floors Of the various
docks, wharves and warehouses in Lon
don. These sweepings aggregate about
675, 900 pounds Of tea annually, or, with
the dirt, nails, hoop iron and wood which
gets mixed with the tea, to about 400
tons. The loss to the tea importers an
nually is about S125,OOO. The sweepings
have naturally fair proportion of good to
fine grade teas mixed with them, and,con-
sequently contain larger amount Of the
active principle of tea, called by chemists
caffeine" than the low quality teas. The
sweepings cost the chemist only about half
a cent per pound. Review.
Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1895-07-12

Adrian Diaconu of Hungary claims to
have made remarkable discovery. Ao-
cording to telegram from Vienna, he has
found in the remains of the old Roman
camp of Bersovia, at Bogesau, near Temes-
var, what he and certain learned men of
Bucharest regard as irrcfutable evidence
that the Centurions of the Fourth legion,
who were stationed there at some time
during the second century, were acquaint-
ed with the use of movable types. Such a
discovery, if verified will throw back the
origin of the art of printing nearly 10 cen
turtles. 1t is already known that the Ro-
mans used stamps with which to impress
upon bricks such Inscriptions as "Leg.
Vic. Six" but there had been no trace of
the use Of movable types. Now York Sun.
Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1895-07-12
It Makes Such a Difference.

A Linn Grove girl found package Of
love letters that had been written to her
mother by her father before they were mar
ried, says the Sioux Rapids Republican.
The daughter saw that she could have a
little sport and read them to her mother,
substituting her own name for that of her
mother and fine young man for that Of
her father The mother jumped up and
down in her chair, shifted her feet, seemed
terribly disguised and forbade her daugh-
ter having anything to do with a young
man who would write such sickening and
nonsensical stuff to n girl. When the
young lady handed tho letter to her mother
to read, the house became so still that one
could hear the grass growing in the back
yard.
Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1895-07-12
TALES OF THE TIMES.
A Hungry Alligator's Quick Lunch In
JacksOnville's Zoo.

Ever since last winter the ZOO has been
closed and locked up, and during all that
time the big Is foot gator which makes
his home in one of the miniature lakes
has had 70 shift for himself for something
to eat. During the last few weeks hunger
must have worried the old fellow, and in
the dead hours of night he told the neigh
bors of it and startled them as well by
his loud believing, which sounds like a
cross between the trumpeting of an Gle
plant and tie roaring Of the lion. During
the last few nights there has been no bel
lowing.
The explanation of his silence is that he
has been fed. He has toasted on the dain-
tiest morsel that ever tickled gators
palate For some time there has hung
around the electric light and waterworks
plant a NANCY dog. The employees wished
for the dog catcher to come around, but as
he was busy elsewhere they concluded to
dispose of the dog humanely and make the
gator happy. So they oollared the dog and
threw him to the gator, which was taking
a nap in the middle Of the pond.
The dog gave frightened "Yep! yopW
as he spied the saurian and swan toward
shore with a speed that fairly cut the wa
ter. The gator blinkcd his eyes in aston
ishment and seemed to ask himself if he
had been dreaming. Two flips of his tail
and he had moved with the speed of rae
ing shell up to the dog, the immense jaws
opened, the lower jaw slid under the dog
like scoop net down came the upper jaw,
a suppressed yelp from the dog, and a
smile of ineffablo happiness from the ga
tor, and all was over, so far as the dog was
concerned.
The old fellow, however, did not seem
to be satisfied, for he swan all around the
pond looking for more dogs. Finding
none, he returned to his siesta, with an
eye blinking open every now and then and
a glance upward to see if the same thing
were going to be repeated. Times
Union.
Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1895-07-12
STRANGELY REUNITED.
MT. Summons and His Finger Get Togeth-
CT After Nearly Thirty-two Years.

MT. Summons and His Finger Get Togeth-
or After Nearly Thirty-twO Years.
John Sammons is a responsible man, q
good farmer, who stands high among hts
noighbors and whose reliability has never
been brought into question. He WAS "a
brave soldier Of the Confederate army and
was one of those who participated in that
bloody tragedy on the banks of Chicka-
manga creek on the 18th of September,
1868. During the hottest Of tho engage
ment Summons found himself in an ex-
posed position, with shot and shell playing
high revel around him, and he sought
such shelter as was afforded by large oak
tree which was III direct line Of fire.
While handling his piece bullet struck
his gunstock and cut off the two first
joints Of tho forefnger of his right hand as
clean as knife would have done it, The
dismembered finger dropped among the
leaves, and as he was more particular
about saving the balance Of his body than
about rescuing as little thing as n miss
Ing finger he made the best of his way out
of the fight, stanching his bleeding hand
as best he could.
The war was fought to o finish, and
Sammons camo back home and went to
work, charging up his MANNED hand to the
losses of the Confedcracy Some time ago
he decided to revisit the battlefield, which
he had not seen in 80 years nearly, and so
he botook himself to Chickamauga and
started to stroll over the battlefield The
tree where he stood when wounded occu-
pied such conspicuous position that he
found little difficulty in locating it, with
all the scars and knots on its rugged trunk
caused by the flying missiles of death
Having found the tree, he put himself In
the same position in which he was stand
ing when wounded and then it occurred
to him to look for the bones of his missing
finger. Scratching around among the
leaves, much to his astonishmcnt he found
the bones where the finger had fallen, and
they oorrespondod exactly with the finger
he had lost.
They had lain there undisturbed ever
since that dread day, and it was with a
strange feeling that he took them, and aft
err establishing their identity to his perfect
satisfaction wrapped them up and took
them away with him as strange souvenir
Of his wartime experiences Mr. Sam
mons has them In his possession now and
will preserve them Us an evidence of the
fact that he found them in the battlefield
after the lapse Of SO many transatlantic
Constitution.