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Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-12-17
Fato of tho Mining Village.

Bells Tunnel, one OF the best known
suburbs of Mt. Carmel, and a place
whero at different times in the past
many well known citizens have resided,
will soon be thing of the past. The
Lehigh Valley Coal Company has served
notice on all the people residing in that
little village to vacate their homes, as it
is the intention OF the company to en-
tirely abandon the locality as site for
residences.
The locality has been considered as
unsafe and the action of tho company
was not unanticipated. The residents
Of the north side Of the street moved
away some time ago and the houses they
lived in were torn down. The same
course Of action will now be taken with
those on the south side, and it will not
be long until the picturesque little min
ing village will be thing Of the past.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-12-17

Joe Rice, the American champion six
day bicycle rider, his trainers, Messrs.
Campbell and Keller, and his backer,
William Rutledge, arrived home on
Tuesday night. A demonstration was
tendared the plucky little rider that he
will never forget. At the depot 5000
people were packed in compact mass
and parade was formed, headed by the
Ninth Regiment band, and composed Of
the st. Aloysius Temperance Society
the East End Wheelmen, and the Stafford
Club, all of which he is member and
several other wheel clubs and societies
The procession marched to the Grand
opera house through streets crowded
with people and aglow with fireworks
and red fire.
Rice was seated in a barouche drawn
by four white horses and was rendered
constant ovation. At the opera house
mass meeting was held, which was ad-
dressed by the mayor and other promi-
nent citizens. Rice also made short
speech The city is Rice-crazy, and
handsome purse is being raised for the
plucky rider, which will be rendered to
him on Christmas morning. 1t will not
run short of 81 1,CO).
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-12-17
Mayberry Band Fair Opened.

The annual fair of the May berry band
was opened at Yannes opera house last
evening. The spacious hall is decorated
in becoming manner, and the hun
dreds Of pretty and useful articles on ex-
hibition give it an appearance that at
once captivates and interests the visitor.
Last evenings attendance was fair, con-
sdering the weather. The st. Patrick s
cornet band was present and rendered
several selections during the evening
Tonight the Liberty band of Hazlston
will attend.
Among the articles on exhibition at
the hall is a handsome bed room suite, a
fine dining room suite, beautiful side
board, couch and several easy chairs,
rockers and other pieces OF furniture
The list of smaller articles is almost in
describable, there being so many.
The fair is open every evening, and
will continue until Saturday evening of
next week, the Goth inst. Music by one
of the local or visiting bands will be
rendered nightly.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-12-17

A fact in connection with the suicide
of Abram |. Eckert in the county Jail
last week is that he had 81 900 insur-
ance with a mutual life insurance asso-
citation of New York state. The policy
was taken out in 1898. A clause in the
contract rendered the policy void il the
person insured should meet death on
the scaffold or by other means prosecut-
ed by law. In this clause an additional
reason for Eckert's desire to escape the
gallows is apparent
However, it is claimed the company
now refuses to pay the money, and Eek
ert's widow has engaged an attorney to
prosecute her claim. Tho property in
Nanticoke which Eckert owned is val.
ued at 81 900, but is mortgaged for $500.
With the insurance money the debt
could be liquidated and his widow
would have S4OO to spare.
TheWearWell's Century" shoe is o. X.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-12-17
PLEASURE CALENDAR.

December II to 24.-Fair at English
Baptist church basement. Admission,
5 cents.
December II to 26.-Annual fair of May
berry band at Yannes' opera house.
December 24.-Entertainment "a. under the
auspices of Travellers Athletic Associa-
tion at Grand opera house. Tickets,
25 cents.
December 24.-Masquerade ball at
Krouse's hotel. South Heberton.
December 2s.-Banquct and social, un-
der the auspices OF the Young Ladies
OF St. AIMS Parish, at Grand opera
house Tickets, 35 cents.
December 31.-Eighth annual ball of
Tigers Athletic Club at Yannes' opera
/, house. Admission, so cents.
December 31.-Fourth annual ball of St.
Vigilo's Tirolcse Society at Yannes'
hall, Admission, 95 cents,
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-12-17

The publishers Of the Philadelphia
Press announce that they will give free
to every reader Of the Sunday Press art
calendars for 1897, worth easy 81. The
calendars will be in four parts, one OF
which will be given free with the Press
on each OF tho next four Sundays-De-
cember 20, December 81, January 3 and
January 10. The first part will be sup
piled with silken cord, which will
serve to fasten all the parts together.
Each part is a work OF art which will
beautify any room. The supply OF these
calendars is limited, so that all who
want them had better order in advance.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-12-17

The trustees OF the Presbyterian
church OF Freeland would and hereby
do express their appreciation of and
sincere thanks for the prompt and cfli-
cient services Of the Citizens' Hose Com
pany and of all others who assisted in
extinguishing the fire which threatened
to consume our church property on Sun
day night, December 6.
At the same time the trustees would
and hereby do publicly acknowledge
that the damage by fire and water to
our church building and furniture has
been promptly and satisfactorily settled
by the Hamburg Bremen Fire Insurance
Company, thanks to the prompt atten-
tion OF Mrs. S. +. Hayes, who SO ably
and courteously represents the company
in this community.
John Cunningham, President.
w. Z. Oberrender, Secretary.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-12-17
Robber Informs on His Associates.

"Mouse" McGce, notorious fellow Of
Harwood, surrendered to the Hazleton
police on Monday and confessed that he
and three other fellows, one Gull, of
Harwood, and English and Hoffman. of
Philadelphia, had committed several
robberies, on tho South Side. They
we're to have robbed and murdered, he
said, Patrick Conashan, collector for
William Glover, the Hazleton jeweler.
McGee says his partners robbed him,
however, and went, away to do other
jobs alons.-,-, go. -, -.,4...c,
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-12-17

From the Hazleton Plain Speaker
The above case has been in the courts
Of the county since 1899. Mr.. McShca
sued the township for stone and mason
work on the stone bridge over Sandy
Run creek. 1t was not disputed that
McShea did the work, but he also did
more work than his contract with the
supervisors called for, and he contended
that because one of the supervisors en-
ployed him to do the work that the
township had to pay for the same.
The case was tried at WilkeSbarre in
the alderman's court and Mr.. McShea
secured a judgment for nearly 5000. An
appeal was taken on the part OF the
township and the case was tried before
arbitrators in this city. Through some
error Mr.. McShea lost the case and then
he appealed to the court at Wilkesbarre.
The case was on the trial list and the
lawyers agreed to refer it to City Soici-
tor Thos. f. McNair. After many hear
ings the evidence was all taken and
argued by the attorneys. Referee Nc
Nair has come to the conclusion that
under the law McShea cannot recover
and the township has won the victory
Much interest was taken in the case,
as many Freeland and Hazleton people
had claims that they expected would be
paid, and many points of law were in
volved. Mr.. McShea fought hard for
his rights and from the beginning to the
finish of his case he had employed half
dozen lawyers from IIazleton and Wilkes
barre, but at last has failed and now
has to pay all the costs, Charles Orion
Stroh, Esq, was the township lawyer.
Mr.. McShea resides in this city.
Mr.. McShca is not yet satisfied that
justice has been done, and he proposes
to take it back to the Luzcrne court.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-12-17
AUCTION SALB.!!

Our entire stock Of Jewelry
is to be sold to the highest bid
der. We will sell every after
noon and evening. This will be
the greatest sale Hazleton has
ever had. We invite every
body to attend. Ladies espe-
cially invited.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-12-17
Worked Trick in Jewelry Store.

A clover thief got away with a 5000
diamond ring from Mrs. Heyer's jewelry
store, Wilkesbarre, Monday afternoon.
He selected one costing 5000 and asked
that it be put in an envelope, saying he
would go to his hotel and get the money.
In half an hour he returned and offered
Mrs. Heyer check for SITS and S25 in
money, but she refused to accept it, as
he was stranger. He had by this time
put the envelope in his pocket, and
when she refused to accept the check,
he said Well | will go over to the
bank and get it cashed; you keep the
the envelope until return"
Ho walked out and no more was
thought OF the matter until after banking
hours, when Mrs. Heyer, thinking tho
fellow had changed his mind, opened the
envelope to put the ring back in the case.
Then she discovered the swindler had
exchanged the contents, placing instead
OF the valuable diamond, plain brass
one like those given away in candy
packages
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-12-17
BLEW OUT HIS BRAINS.
TRIED TO MURDER ANOTHER MAN,
THEN COMMITTED SUICIDE.

Morris Pope, After Shooting John r.
Keiihline, at VIII, ,esbarre, Ran Up
stairs and Was Found Dead on "a Bed
with "a Bullet Hole in His Head.
A double shooting aifray occurred at
Wilkesbarre on Tuesday. Morris Pope
blew out his brains after failing to kill
his friend, John j. Kethline. Keithline
is badly but not dangerously wounded.
Keithline and his brother own house
and Pope and his wife have lived with
them for some months, Mrs. Pope TAX
ing care OF the house and doing the cook
ing. There is considerable mystery
about the shooting, no definite cause
being apparent.
Keithlihe says that at 6 o'clock in the
morning he was sitting at the table
waiting for breakfast, when Pope came
down stairs, stood behind him and shot
him in the head. The bullet glanced On
the skull and buried itself in the mus
cles OF the neck. Evidently thinking he
had killed Keithline, Pope ran upstairs
to his bedroom. Mrs. Pope, who, ac-
| soiuiiS w SlOINs was III Iub
kitchen, ran at once to his assistance.
but before he could explain what had
occurred there was another shot.
They both ran upstairs and found
Pope lying on the bed across the body
of his little daughter. She scream
ed with fright while Pope's life blood
oozed from a hole in his right temple
and stained the child's night clothes
Pope was quite dead. He had pressed
the revolver close to his temple and sent
doctor who was summoned said that
Keithline's wound was not serious.
Keithlne told this story to the news
paper men, but to the police he said
that Pope came down stairs flushed and
angry, and attacked his wife, near Il
cupboard, in the dining room. Keith
line interfered, and then Pope shot him.
Pope's daughter also told the police that
before her father went down stairs he
/ took his revolver from the bureau and
kept muttering I'm fix them both, I'll
fix them both"
Mrs. Pope is too much upset to give
any story of the affair, and her sister,
who was in the house at the time, alb
solutely refuses to say anything to the
police.
Pope was GO years old, and his wife
about As. Pope was very jealous and
suspicious, but had no apparent cause
to suspect his wife.
One explanation of Pope's strange ac-
tion is found in his health, which has
been bad for long time. About a
month ago he was confined to the house
by an attack of extreme nervousness.
and the services of doctor were neces-
sary.
He recovered from the attack, and
has been attending to business pretty
regularly ever since. But he showed
the traces of an alment and it fire.
quently made him low spirited and ner-
vous.
The police are very much mystified by
the case and are making a thorough in
vestigation. AS yet they have discover
ed nothing which points to any plaus-
ible cause for the act. Pope left no
papers or documents to throw any light
on the affair.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-12-17
Attention, Taxpayers.

All taxes for 1896 not paid before De
cember 90 will be subject to penalty o
5 per cent. All property taxes not pait
by December 80 will returned to tn,
commissioners to be sold.
Hugh Malloy, collector.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-12-17

Big billiards come at short notice.
Buy dance at A. Oswald's and be pre-
pared for them
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-12-17

The dance will never let your ears or
face get cold, Sold at A, oswald's.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-12-17
BRIEF ITEMS OF NEWS.
PARAGRAPHS GATHERED FROM ALL
PARTS OF THE REGION.

Synopsis of Local and Miscellaneous Oe-
surrsnces That Can Be Read Quickly.
What the Folks of This and Other
Towns arc Doing.
The Saint Paul globe., 1896-09-21
SUNDAY AT THE. HOTELS.


chants.
John L. Gibbs. of Geneva is at the Mer-
chants.
Daniel Shell. of worthington, is guest at
the Merchants. = =
W. D. Joubert of Litchfeld, is registered at
the Merchants.
o. Graves and WIFE, of Spokane, Wash. are
at the Ryan.
II. O. Smith. of LIE Sueur. is at the Ryan.
w T. Ball. OF Fargo, ". D., is guest at
the Ryan
r. r. Hammers, of Chicago. Ia registered at
the Ryan. =
James ConnoFs, of Milwaukee, registered at
the Clarendon yesterday.
d. w. Dixon. Of Fergus Falls. Is q guest
at the Clarendon.
J. e. Donovan, OF Saltwater. Is Registered
at the Windsor.
Albert Cox, of Cloquet, is at the Windsor.
c. r. Gleason, Of Denver is at the Wind
sor.
T. F. Harold. of Chicago, is registered at
the Windsor. - :
D. N. Richardson. Of Kansas City, regis
tered at the Metropolitan. $50
o. e. Bemis, Of Chicago, is at the MetropoI-
itan.
L. G. Charlton, of New York, is at the Met
ropolitan.
A. A. Boulsteel and wife. of Buffalo. N. Y
are registered at the Metropolitan
T. w. Williams and wife Of Detroit. are
at the Metropolitan.
B. B. Knapp, of Chicago, is at the Metro
politan.
Edward Roberts. from England. is at the
Aberdeen.
The Saint Paul globe., 1896-09-21
Loc4L NEWS NOTES.


Suceoth services and sermons at the temnIe
at ESe this evenfng and 9 80 a. M tomorrow
Liberty Camp No. 1904 Modern Woodmen
viii initiate i've neN neighbors Wednesday
The mission sby the PauIist Fathers of New
YORK, at the Cathedral, will begin Sundar
Oct 1S. at high mass and will continue for
two weeks. -oos7 tis1eaas. 81 sssa - - =
Misses Hattfe and Maggie Ryan, of James
willie, Wis, who have been the guests of
their cousins, the Misses Slater Of CONWAY
street. have gone home -
Mrs Charles aDibbIe will give an autumnal
afternoon for the benefit Of ST Ciemeut' s
guild, at her home 1917 Summit avenue. from
3 TO O'Clock. All are cordially invited.
The members of st. Mary's Catholic Church
Reading circle viii meet in the school hall
Ninth and Locust streets. this evening at Z
O'Clock, at which time the officers for the
coming year will be elected. z.. ss
The little friends of Master WiIfred Proyan
gathered at his home. ISL Smith avenue. last
Saturday afternoon, the occasion being his
fifth birthday. Those present were: Misses
Flo Daws Mabel Leighton, Oracle Sirnong
Rosie Shabet, Florence Waanaker Lille and
Garnet Buggemans Mae Steventen; Oscar and
Edwin Wannaker, Harry Simons, Monte Har-
dy, Fred Daw. also Mrs. Dzw. Misses Annie
and Marion McCraw, Bessie Graham.
The Saint Paul globe., 1896-09-21
DEDICATED FREE OFF DEBT.
South st. Paul Presbyterians Conse-
crate Their Church

The new Presbyterian church at
South st. Paul, which has been in
process of erection during the past
summer, was dedicated yesterday
afternoon with appropriate exercises.
The church is the only Presbyterian
at a cost of $4,000. 1t has a seating
capacity of over 300. and is complete
in all of it's furnishings and equip
ments. having Sunday school room
Immediately off of the main audito-
rum, and prettily arranged parlors
in the basement, while in the rear is a
perfectly appointed kitchen to be used
in connection with Sociables and other
entertainments.
For nearly four years there had
been a church organization at South
st. Paul, but the services were held
the German Lutheran church, and
until the beginning Of the summer new
edifice was unthought Of Then. how
ever. Rev. DIR. r. N. Adams, of Min
neapolis, in his capacity of synodical
missionary, held a series of evangelis-
tic meetings at the park and aroused
so much activity that a house of wor-
ship Of their own was decided upon
by the members of the Presbyterian
church. There were less than thirty
of these in the village, though a. great
deal of assistance came from the cit
liens net connected with any church
organization and when the new edifice
was dedicated yesterday, there was not
cent of debt resting upon it.
The pride which the citizens of
South st. Paul feel in the acquisition
of handsome new church was fully
attested by the numbers which at
tended the dedtcatory exercises. Ey-
cry seat in the edifice was occupied
and, Notwithstanding that extra chairs
were placed in the ais1eS, many could
not be accommodated.
Rev. r. N. Adams offered the dedi-
catory prayer. which was followed by
the sermon Of the occasion, delivered
by Rev. Maurice Edwards, pastor of
the Dayton Avenue Presbyterian
church, of this city, who chose his
text from Psalms lxxxiv, /: How
amiable are Thy tabernacles, o Lord
OF hosts" At the conclusion of the
sermon Rev. A. B. Meldrum, pastor
of the Central Presbyterian church,
spoke briefly upon the financial condi-
tfon of the new church, and commend
ed it's members that they had been
able to dedicate the house of worship
without the burden of a debt to in
terfere with their prosperity in the
future.
The Saint Paul globe., 1896-09-21
TWAS A DEAR WATCH.
AdO1ph Got the Double Cross for
n XX.

Adolph Bingenheimer, an innocent
from the wheat fields Of North Da-
kota, called up Chief Schweitzer YES
terday morning and reported that he
had been swindled out of $40 by two
young men whom he met in Minneap-
oils.
Mr.. Bingenheimer arrived in Mime
apohs Saturday, en- route TO Menomo-
ME. Wis, and, having a disposition to
see some of the sights Of the city.
dropped into Washington avenue sa-
loon, where he made the acquaintance
OF the two young fellows mentioned.
They were very obliging in the matter
OF showing him about, and appeared
like very nice young fellows. and.
strange to say, they were also going
to Menomonie, and would arrange to
go with him. The party came to st.
Paul on an interurban car, and upon
their arrival the nice young men bor-
rowed $40 from Mr.. Bingenheiner. To
convince him of their honest inten-
tions, however. they placed in his
hands a gold watch belonging to one
of them, and he felt sure he could get
his money back When the young men
failed to return he called upon Chief
Schweitzer, and learned that the watch
was worth about $3.50. AS he was
compelled to leave at once for Menom-
onie there will be no prosecution in the
case.
The Saint Paul globe., 1896-09-21
INVENTIONS
That Mark the Progress of Improve
ment In Gun Making

American Field.
The matchbox was invented about 1924 and
improved later in the same century by the
addition of a tumbler and trigger the en-
bryonic form of the gunlock of former times
In relation to the percussion cap, the inven-
ton did not take place until many changes
had been made, such as illuminate pellets
copper tubes containing the detonatfng sub
stance, pieces OF paper with portions of full
inmate attached, ETC.. although many efforts
with detonating explosive antedate the first
patent. General recognition is given to
Alexander John Forsyth, Scotch Clergyman
who, April Z. 1907. patented the germs Of the
regular percussion gun That such change
did not Immediately supercede the fintiock
is manifested by patent taken out by Joseph
Manton in 1917, for improvement in fintIocks
although the preceding year Mr.. Manton
seemed to be casting an anchor to windward
by claiming patent upon the percussion tube.
The modern percussion cap evidently came
into use some time about 1918 or 1920
Growing rife barrels dates back to the
close of the fifteenth century but it Is yet
meoted point whether straight or spiral
grooves are meant. There fs however much
certainty that spiral grooves were used in
Germany in 1920. If not earlier
The hair, or double trigger. is considered
to have been Invented in Munich In 1543
This mechanism, at later period in France
was termed the double detente which name
may have arisen from the fact that a set
trigger Is rendered more positive from the
additional Introduction into the tumbler of
a detentes and thus forces the scar over the
half-ceck bent, which IL regarded requisite
with light pull.
The Saint Paul globe., 1896-09-21

NOT SERIOUSLY INJURED.
Driver of the Pabst Beer Jugger.
naut Able to Be Out.

1t was learned yesterday that the
driver for the Pabst Brewing COM
pany whose wagon was overturned
On L'Orient street Saturday night is
Herman l.. Hundt and not Anthony
N. Timme, as was first reported. Mr..
Hundt was not seriously injured by his
fall, and, although he is somewhat
bruised about the head and the left
leg, was able to be out yesterday.
The version of the occurrence given
by Mr.. Hundt differs from the state
ments of others who saw it, on several
important points He, like the rest, at
tributes the accident to the narrow
ness and poor condition of the street.
but he says that the boys were on
the wagon and not crossing the street.
as has been stated. He says that he
saw the two boys on the wagon when
ne started to drive away, and advised
them to get down, but they said they
wanted a ride, SO he let them remain.
Or. R1cheson, who is attending the
boys, Willie and Joe Mclaughlin, who
were so seriously injured in the ac-
cident, reports that they are both
much improved andr he now has hopes
of their recovery. 4oY So
The Saint Paul globe., 1896-09-21
rRrnpFE OF OLD FRIENDS
To the Memory OF e. vi. Gray, the
Dead Conductor.

Mrs. e. NJ. Gray, of Tacoma. passed
through st. Paul last night, en- route
to Cape Vincent, N. Y, with the re-
mains of her husband. who was killed
In an accident on the Northern Pa
cine railway near Tacoma Tuesday.
Mr.. Gray was formerly a conductor
on the Minnesota division. and has
peen IN the Pacific Cascade division
for the past six years. He was a
prominent member OF the knights Tenn
plars and Order of Railway Conduc-
tors, and was very popular among all
classes OF railway employees. The
members Of the latter order in ST.
Paul sent an immense floral design
To the union depot.
The Saint Paul globe., 1896-09-21
HE rs FROM wTNONA.

Grace, Who Was Struck by an In
terurban Car.
James Grace. who was run down by
an interurban car at the corner of
Eighth and Minnesota streets Satur-
day night, has improved greatly since
he was taken to the city hospital. and
the physicians now have every hope
OF his recovery. He still shows a
disinclination to talk Of his family
connections and private affairs. but
1t has been learned that he arrived
in the city from Winona county onIv
the day before the accident and that
he has no relatives here.
The Saint Paul globe., 1896-09-21
swENDLED A ST. PAUL MAN
Medic Falls Among Bad Folk In
Kansas City.

The Kansas City Times says: 'eE.
Z. Watkins and Sylvanius Kline, who
We're arrested Wednesday afternoon
for fleeing one John Smith out of
$l6o at the Normandy hotel, were yes
terday given their liberty on eondi-
ton that they leave the city at once.
In police court yesterday morning the
men claimed that they were not inn
pl1cated in the card game, but admit.
TED that they knew the men who were.
There was no evidence to connect them
with the game and they were released.
Or. G. Pearce, Of St Paul, was the
victim"