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Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-10-18
DRIFTON ITEMS.

The new air motor recently installed
in No. mine continues to run about
pretty much as it pleases. Scarcely a
day passes without it doing something
to make itself notorious. The last vic
tim of its contrariness is Henry Miller,
member of the gang who, while
"scotching" the motor on Friday, had
the first joint of the second finger on his
right hand severed by its wheels. The
engineer who was thrown off the first
day 1t ran is still unable to work, and a
half IA dozen others are nursing minor
bruises received from this piece of
eccentric mechanism. 1t does great
work when it works, and those in charge
expect to soon have its energy properly
controlled.
Two young men made wager yester-
day that they could outwalk any two of
their companions. The challenge was
accepted, and at l.30 p. m. the pedes-
trians started. At late hour last
night none of the four had returned
Five ten-hour shifts will be worked at
the collieries this week.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-10-18
Ed Gaffney Won the Watch.

The batting and fielding averages of
the Mauch Chunk ball club for the past
season have been compiled. AS the club
was almost entirely composed of Free
land boys, their friends can here see
their relative positions. The figures
represent the percentage:
Fielding-Cnlver, o75; McFadden, 946;
Bradigan, OF; Boner, 1914; Broderick,
s7s: Gillespie, s75; Connors, s64; Early,
s33; Gaffney, s26; Lehman, SIS; Ceary,
SIC; Luckey, 1872; Groux, 75o
Batting-Gaffney, 379; Early, 35O;
Cleary, 1913; Broderick, 32s; Luckey,
800; Culver, 262; McFadden, 260; Giles
pie, 246; Boner, 243; Lehman, 22s;
Groux, PIT; Connors, 200: Bradigan, 1O5.
The gold watch offered to the player
making the best batting average is won
by Captain Ed Gaifney, of town. The
prize will be forwarded to Holy Cross
College, Worcester, Mass, where the
young man is student
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-10-18
PRISONERS ESCAPED.
Three Pickpockets Broke Away From
Warden Boland Friday Afternoon.

warden Boland Friday Afternoon.
Harry Evans, Lawrence Sullivan and
| Daniel Sullivan, three alleged pick
| pockets, made successful break for
| liberty while being escorted to the coun-
| ty jail by Warden Boland Friday after
noon, after ingratiating themselves with
the warden so cleverly that he was
quite thrown off his guard. He made a
prompt chase, but the three prisoners
could not be overtaken. The men are
wel-dressed, smooth-tongued fellows.
They were arrested during the firemen's
convention on the charge of picking
pockets.
Friday morning they were taken down
from jail for habeas corpus hearing
before Judge Bennett. At its conclu-
sion the court recommitted them in de-
fault of bail on two charges of picking
pockets.
They had won the confidence OF War
len Boland, who readily granted their
request to walk back to Jail in prefer
ence to riding Lawrence Sullivan and
Evans, handcutfed together, walked
ahead. The trustful warden and Daniel
Sullivan followed. The later was not
handcuffed.
Near the Jail, at point where rail
road runs to several mills and lumber
yards, Evans and Sullivan managed to
slip the handouts which bound them
and started to run in opposite directions.
Boland set out in pursuit of Evans, who,
however, rapidly outstripped him. Bo-
land, as soon as he saw Evans was out
running him, stopped and fired five
shots at the fleeing man. None of them
took effect, although a spot or two of
blood seen on the rail shows that Evans
had either been grazed by bullet or
cut by the handouts. Evans ran all the
faster for the shooting, and soon was
out of sight.
Lawrence Sullivan, in the meantime,
had been pursued by a number of men
and they were closing in on him when
he espied bicycle standing against the
curb. He jumped on it just as his pur-
suers were upon him and managed to
elude them and sped rapidly away.
In the general excitement no one
thought of Daniel Sullivan, and he evil
IDENTIFY walked quietly away. None of
the men have as yet been arrested, al
though Boland has offered 800 reward
and all the police and constables in the
city are on the watch.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-10-18
THE DELAWARE, SUsQUEHANNA AMI
i ScHUYLKILL RAILROAD.
Time table in effect April


Trains leave Drifton for Jeddo, Eckley Halle
Brook, stockton, Beaver Meadow Road, Roam
and Ha2letOn junction at b 80, u 90 Il III, daily
except Sunday; and OF m 23S p m, Sunday.
Trains leave Drifton for HarwoOd, Cranberry,
Tomhcken and Deringer at 30, 6 90 a IN, daily
except Sunday; and 7O3 IN, 2 3S m, Sun
day.
Harwood Road, Humboldt Road, Oneida and
Sheppton ut d 90 M, daily except Sun
day; and Oh a m, 2 3S IN, Sunday.
Trains leave Hazleton junction for Harwood,
Cranberry, Tomhicken and Deringer at 35 a
m, daily except Sunday; and 50 u IN, ~ p IN,
Sunday.
Trains leave Hazeton Junction for Oneida
Junction, Harwood Road, Humboldt Road,
Oneida and Sheppton ut ~, II 10 m, Al IN,
daily except Sunday; and Z ~ IN, 3 ii p IN,
Sunday.
Trains leave Deringer for Tomhcken, Gran
berry, Harwood Hazeton Junction and Roam
ut 20, 40 IN, daily except Sunday; and 81
Trans leave Sheppton for Oneida, Humboldt
Road, Harwood Road, Oneida Junction, Halle
ton Junction ard Roam at IL III, Il 40, -
p IN, daily except Sunday; and Ii m, A
y III, sunday
Trains leave sheppton for Beaver Meadow
Roud, Stockton, Halle Brook, Eckley, Jeddo
and Drifton ut % III, daily, except Sunday;
and IL IN, 3 A p m, Sunday.
Trains leave Hazleton junction for Beaver
Meadow Road, Stockton, Hazle Brook, Eckley,
except Sunday; and 10 10 a IN, 5 40 D IN. Sunday.
All trains connect ut HaZleton junction with
electric cars for Hazleton, Jeanesville, Auden-
ried and other points Oh the Traction Com
pauy's line.
Trains leaving Drifton at 30, 6 90 a m make
connection ut Dcringer with p. X. X. trains for
Wilkesbarre, Sunbury, Harrisburg and points
west
For the accommodation of passengers at way
stations between Hazleton Junction and Der
niger, a tram will leave the former point at
3 so p nj. daily, except Sunday, arriving at
LUTHER G. SMITH. Superintendent.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-10-18
TWO NIGHTS AND ONE DAY.


The first Thanksgiving dinner was
celebrated in this country 276 years ago,
at Plymouth, Mass. The whole Ameri-
can army was PRESENT. numbered
twenty men. Miles Standish. the back
ward lover of Priscilla, sat at the feast
while Priscilla served at the tables.
The story will appear in the November
issue of the Ladtes' Home Journal. Here
Indians and whites sat down together
by the tables sat in the woods, and en-
ioyed the roast turkey, beechnuts, clam
chowder, fish, salad, cakes, fruit and
other delicacies provided. 1t was at this
historic dinner that the first oysters were
served. The illustrations Of the article
show portraits Of the Pilgrim fathers.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-10-18
PERSONALITIES.

Philip j. Boyle has accepted a position
as driver of the mail and express wagon,
succeeding Ed O'Donnell, resigned.
Patrick j. Gallagher. of Wilkesbarre,
returned home on Saturday after spend
ing a week with Freeland friends.
Mrs. Clayton Stevenson, of Sayre, is
visiting Stephen Drasher and family.
Mrs. p. +. McNulty has returned from
a visit to friends in Sugar Notch.
Miss Alice Kennedy, of Alden, is the
guest OF Mrs. S. NJ. Dennenny.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-10-18

A special meeting of the borough
school board was held on Saturday even
ing. All the members were present, ex-
cept President Mccarthy. Director
Ferry was elected to preside. He asked
the secretary to state the object of the
meeting, as he was not aware of its
purpose. The secretary stated that he
had visited the schools and found them
in very crowded condition, so crowded,
in fact, that it was almost impossible for
the teachers to do effective work, es-
pecially in the primary grade. Also
that the number of pupils in the Daniel
Coke school alone is by far too many for
the number of teachers.
After a discussion of the subject.
Director Schaub offered, as the proper
remedy of the matter, u motion to elect
4 female assistant primary teacher.
Applications were read from Miss
Katie Winters and Miss Mary McGill.
Mr.. johnson here stated that at the
time of the appointment of teachers he
was led to believe that If the board
would appoint another teacher at any
time Miss Winters would be given pref
erence.
Mr.. Sweeney said he had never con
sented to anything like that at any time,
but did not know whether others did or
not.
Two ballots were taken, resulting as
follows: For Miss Winters, Ferry, John
son and Schaub. For Miss McGil,
Timony and Sweeney.
The petition from the South Heberton
residents was discussed, and from the
views of some of the directors tho petit
ton does not seem to be genuine. No
action was taken.
A petition from the teachers was read
asking for the extension of the noon
hour fifteen minutes. 1t was agreed to
allow them to do so, provided they made
up the time after o'clock.
Mr.. Schaub asked that another ballot
be taken on the teacher. 1t resulted
the same as the other two.
Directors Ferry and Schaub were in
structed to have the water closets clean
ed as cheaply as possible.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-10-18

The inside drivers and company men
employed at the colieries of the Lehigh
Valley Coal Company, in Yorktown,
went ont on strike Saturday morning.
According to the mems story their griev-
ances are as follows: Saturday morning
about $50 o'clock word was sent down
No. slope that the mine would be idle
for an hour on account of wait for
empty cars from the breaker. The slope
was idle twenty miautes, and the men
were told they would be docked one
hour. The drivers and company men
Immediately struck and marched in a
body to No. 2 slope. Word was sent
down to these men and they also struck.
A meeting of the strikers was held at
Audenried school house and commit
tee was appointed to wait on Superin-
tendent Lathrop, in Wilkesbarre, today
to present the grievances.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-10-18

The national government may have to
bring the Lattimer massacre OF Septem-
Der 10 last to the attention of congress
in December, because of the fact that
foreigners were killed in it, and con-
gress may have to appropriate an in
demnity fund to satisfy the demands of
foreign governments. The Austrians
are the first in the field and have the
largest number of cases, which they
have submitted to the state department.
Sheriff Martin on Friday received a
letter from Governor Hastings contain
ing the copy of letter from Secretary
of State Sherman requesting state
ment regarding the shooting and the in
cidents leading up to the conflict. Sher-
iff Martin at once began work upon
statement of his side of the case
The sheriff will transmit it to Cover
nor Hastings, and it will then be for
warded to Secretary Sherman. OF the
Austrian Subjects ten were killed and
twenty-three wounded by the sheriff and
his deputies.
Upon the reply of the governor to Sec
retary Sherman will depend the action
to be taken by the administration. If
he iustiiies the murder of the miners as
a lawful exercise of power, the state de-
partment will make a similar reply to
the Austrian minister.
On the other hand, if the governor
makes admissions which tend to confirm
. Al
ment, the administration will lay the
matter before congress for such action
as it has taken in other cases where for
eign subjects have been killed unlaw-
fully in this country.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-10-18
Foster Township High School.

The high school of Foster township,
which the directors decided upon few
weeks ago. has been established at
Woodside, with the following course of
instructions;
Languages-Engllsh literature, or
biography, English grammar and COM
position.
Observation-Disclosures, written and
mental; algebra and plane geometry.
Natural Sciences-Geography, physi-
cal, POLITICAL and mathematical; civil gov
ernment and general history.
Arts-Drawing and penmanship.
All persons wishing to attend the high
school should notify uperintendent j.
b. Gabrio not later than October %.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-10-18

The Democrats of the lower end will
hold a monster mass meeting at the
Grand opera house on Saturday evening.
All the county candidates and a number
of eminent speakers from Wilkesbarre
will address the audience. The local
committees are working energetically to
make this the largest political gathering
ever held in town. All workingmen are
given a special invitation to attend.
Subjects of particular interest to them
are on the program.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-10-18
A Saturday Evening Marriage.

George II. Thomas, of Washington
street, and Miss Frances j. Davis,
daughter of Councilman Thomas E.
Davis, OF Birvanton, were married on
Saturday evening by Rev. j. T. Grif-
fiths. Thomas Davis, of Coke Addition,
was groomsman, and Miss Alice j.
Davis, neice of the bride, was brides
maid. The ceremony took place at the
residence of the officiating clergyman,
after which the yonng couple took pos
session of their handsomely furnished
merous friends from Minersville, Auden-
ried and Freeand and vicinity called
during the evening to tender their con-
pratnlationS
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-10-18
RAILROAD TIMETABLES
T EHIGH VALLEY RAILROAD.
L. June 13, 1897.
ARRANGEMENT OF PASSENGER TRAINS.
LEAVE FREELAND.

LEAVE FREELAND.
sos. 845, 9a5 u m, 40 "a, 3 20, 5 25, 6 10, OF
IN, for Drft2n, leddo, Foundry, Hpzle Brook
and Lumber Yard.
sos, s As. ga5 m, 40, 800, Is 25 p m, Black Dia-
mond) for Weatherly, Mauch Chunk. Allen
town, Easton. Phladephia and New York.
7O7 p IN for Weatherly, Mauch Chunk, Allen
town, Easton and intermediate stations.
o. 3 30 a m, 81, 20, Z 0I p III, Tor Hazle-
ton, Delano, Mahanoy City, Shenandoah, Ash
land, M Carmel, shamokln and Pottsville;i,
2S, 10 81, IL 5i u III, D 80 p IN, for Sandy Run,
White Haven and Wilkesbarre.
SUNDAY TRAINS.
s3s 10 50 m for Sandy Run, White Haven
and Wilkesbarre
Halle Brook, Stockton and Hazeton.
III 80 III for Hazleton, Delano, Mahanoy
Guy, shenandoah. Mt. Carmel, Shamokin and
35 p m for weatherly, Mauch Chunk, Allen
town, Easton, Philadelphia and New York.
ARRIVE AT FREELAND.
550 72s, a20, 10 81, IL "a IN, IL So, 9 20, 3 So,
535, u OF, 7 0j p IN, from lumber Yard, Halle
Is ook. Foundry, Jeddo and Drifton.
72o, ~, 10 81, u 81 IL m, Il 5S 22O o Sc, 35
p m. from Hazieton.
go, 1851 NJ, IL 5s, OIL, m, from Phila-
delphia, New York, Easton, Allentown, Mauch
703p IN from Mauch Chunk and weatherly.
,9a3 am, 2a, 707 pm, from WilkesDarre,
White Haven and Sandy Run.
72S, 20, 10 81 Il III, 2 ~, 5 50 p m, from Delano,
Mahunoy City, Shenandoah, Ashland, Mt. Car
mel, Shamokin and PottsYllle.
SUNDAY TRAINS.
S3S, 10 50 a m and IL 55 m, from Hazleton,
Stockton, Lumtler Yard, Halle Brook, Foun-
dry Jeddo and Drifton.
fO5Oa m, ~ So P N, from Philadelphia, New
York Easton, Allentown, and Mauch Chunk,
10 80 IL m, from fotsville, Shamokin, Mt.
Carmel Ashland, Shenandoah, Malianoy City
and Dclano
10 80 a m, from Wilkesbarre, White Haven
and Sandy Run.
For further information inquire of Ticket
Agents.
CHAS. S. LEE, Gen Pass. Agent,
Pha Pa.
ROLLlN IL. WILBUR, Gen. Supt East. Div.
A. W. NONNEMACHER,A Asst q. p. A.,
Philadelphia, Pa
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-10-18
Great Music Offer.

Send us the names and addresses of
three or more performers on the piano
or organ, together with 10 cents in silver
or postage, and we will mail you ten
pieces full sheet music, consisting of
popular songs, waltzes, marches, etc,
arranged for the piano and organ. Ad-
dress Popular Music Pub. Co., Indian
apolis, Ind.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-10-18
Married Thursday Afternoon.

Richard Scott and Miss Maggie Jenk-
ins, both of Freeland, were united in mar
riage Thursday afternoon in st. James
p. p. chapel, by Rev. Howells. Miss
Gertrude Rudolph was bridesmaid, and
George o'Hara, of Philadelphia, grooms-
man. The bride is the esteemed daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. William Jenkins, of
town. The groom was formerly. of
Philadelphia. The young couple will
enjoy their honeymoon in that city.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-10-18
The suit of the Wilkesbarre Record

The suit of the Wilkesbarre Record
against the county to recover $176.66 for
printing the sheriff's proclamation for
February election last, has been decided
against the paper. Judge Bennett held
there is no law requiring the proclama-
ton to be published for February cleo
tions.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-10-18
PLEASURE CALENDAR.

November 22.-Ball of st. Stanislaus
Society at Yannes' opera house. Ad-
mission. 25 cents.
November 24.-Seventh annual ball of
Jeddo Progressive Club at Yanncs
opera house. Admission, so cents,
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-10-18
JOURNALISTIC.

The Lansford Record on Saturday
began its nineteenth year, as bright,
big and breezy as ever.
The Weatherly Telegraph ended it's
first year of usefulness on Thursday.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-10-18

How much of wisdom we can see
With sages who with us agree.
But fools who hold some other view
Oh. bahl They're not worth listening to.
L. A. w. Bulletin.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-10-18
Don't Neglect Your Clothing.

Leave your measure for one of Hart's
neat and stylish overcoats. He has
stacks OF cloth from which you can Sc
lect Winter suits and trousers made to-
measure cheaper than ever.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-10-18

Lady" said Meandering Mike, plain
lively, "ef | wus ter ak ye fur work,
would ye have de heart to refuse me?"
NO" she answered, Il wouldn't"
Den" he replied, turning sadly
away, 81 won't ak yer."-Washington
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-10-18
DEATHS.

Mulhearn.-At Eckley, October l5. Mrs.
Rose Mulhearn, aged Al years, 5
months and 5 days. Inferred yester-
day at st. AIMS cemetery. McNulty.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-10-18
Everybody Says So.

Cascarets Candy Cathartc, the most won
derful medical discovery of the age, pleas
ant and refreshing to the taste, act gently
and positively on kidneys, liver and bowels,
cleansing the entire system, dspel colds,
cure headache fever, habtual consultation
and biliousness. Please buy and try box
of c. c. c. today 10, 25, 80 cents. Sold and
guaranteed to cure by all druggists.
A pretty line of fall dress goods can
be seen at Oswald's. Latest patterns
and lowest prices.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-10-18

To Cure Constipation Forever.
Take Cascarets Candy Cathartc. l0c or pc.
If c. G. G. fail to cure, druggists refund money.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-17
POWER OF THE STATE.

The vigorous war which is being
Evaged against trusts, mOnOpOlies and
combines in various sections of the
country through both the legislatures
and the courts must sooner or later re
suit in the total demolition of associa-
tons for the control of trade and prices
or in their establishment on unassaila-
Bile ground. The people. are deeply in
earnest about the matter and it looks
as though the battle would be fought
to a decisive termination.
So far the combinations seem to be
getting the worst of it. Following the
supreme court decision regarding the
Transmissouri traffic association. comes
the opinion of Judge Gibbons of Illinois
last week regarding the American To-
bacco company, known as the tobacco
trust. The case arose out of an at
tempt to resist an anti-cigarette law,
but the court included the trust feature
in its opinion.
The plea of the attorney general al
legged that the American Tobacco com
pany manufactures and sells IS per cent
of all the paper cigarettes manufaetur-
ed in the United States anu is in com
bination in restraint of trade The
company fled a general demurrer, the
main contention being that the state
of Illinois is powerless to restrain a for
eign corporation from shipping any ar
ticle of commerce from one state to
another, or from distributing or selling
such articles in the state to which the
shipment is made. This proposition
Judge Gibbons discusses at great
length. The court said that admitting
that the facts alleged as to the business
of the company and the manner in
which it is carried on. are true, the
question is whether it falls under the
ban of Outlawry pronounced against
trusts by the federal and state statutes.
The court said that a close fnvestiga-
tion of the decision of the United States
supreme court leads to the conclusion
that the power of preservation is
inherent in statehood This gives the
state power to pass and enforce any
law which is necessary and indispensi-
BILE to the preservation and cOnserva-
ton of public health.
The construction of the supreme
courts opinion seems to cover almost
everything. It gives the state unlimft-
ed power over it's own citizens and over
the acts of citizens of other states,
within its borders. It does away en-
tirely with the theory of Individual lib
erty.
If the people of state should declare
through their legislature that the sale
of milk is detrimental to the public vel
fare, then the sale of milk would have
to stop. Advocates of the prohibition of
milk would of course be cranks until
they constituted a majority of the
voters-then they would be cranks no
longer.
The logical deduction from the courts
opinion seems to be that the minority
must submit to the judgment and will
of the majority in all things, for if the
state can legislate to protect the
health of its citizens, can it not also
legislate to protect the citizen from ev-
cry form of encroachment and every
abridged of his welfare?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-17
QUEENSLAND BOOMER
Arrives in San Francisco in Search Of
Immigrants.

San Francisco, May 17.-JOhn D. Rus
sell. commercial agent of the Queens
land government is here on behalf of
the colony of Queensland and hopes to
induce d gOOdly mum Der OF farmers and
skilled artisans to emigrate- we have
several millions of acres of the finest
land that ever lay out doors" said Mr.
Russell last night, and we can raise
everything from Sardine cans to sugar
and mangOes. What we want is for
people of the middle classes with exper-
ience and some capital to emigrate to
Queensland and develop the natural re-
sources of the country. There is an
abundance of good government land
that may be rented or purchased for
song.
"Out of 66S 497 square miles of land in
the colony, the government has only
sold thus far % POS square miles. over
450, coo square miles have been leased
and there remains nearly 200 900 square
miles open to settlement The mineral
led. We have tin, copper and precious
metals in abundance and the mines only
await development.
During the year 1896 we exported
1900 tons of tin valued at $4,000 pounds
and our other exports may be given as
follows: Wool 81, 900 tons, valued at
$4,000 600; 10000 tons of tallow, valued
at S., coo, goo; 10000 tons of sugar only a
portion of which was exported and
brought 1922 900; skins 1000, 600; hides
81, 200 600; fruits $500 600. In any and all
the Industries people with experience
and small capital can make a better
living, in my opinion, than in any other
country in the world