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Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-11-01

Indictments were on Thursday return
ed by the grand jury against Sheriff
Martin and his deputies for the Lattimer
shooting. There is one true bill for
each man killed, and one for the victims
considered collectively, and these bills all
charge murder Thrty-siX true bills
were found in the same way for felon-
ious wounding against the same defen-
dants. 1t is understood that from this
the defendants can claim separate trials
or can elect to be tried together. 1t is
likely that Sheriff Martin and his depu-
ties will elect to stand together. There
is some talk that the indicted men will
ask thaC they be tried in some other
county,
There is no question but that the pros
ecution will be pushed vigorously.
Every effort will be made to have a
proper verdict rendered and have the
punishment fit the crime.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-11-01
VICTORY is IN SIGHT.
Democrats VIII Triumph in Luzerne To-
morrow If the Vote Is Poiled.

The campaign is closed. The voters
of Luzerne are about to record their
opinions at the polls. From the outset
of the canvass the Republicans have
been alarmed. And with good reason.
They knew, in the first place, that their
party would suffer this year because of
the broken pledges of its leaders. 1t
will be readily recalled what promises
they made last year in behalf of Nc
Kinley. They told the workingmen
| especially, that his election would be
rapidly followed by good times, steady
work and higher wages. They faith
fully promised all these things in the
event of McKinley's election.
Well, Mckinley was elected and what
followed? He, at the command of Mark
Hanna and other millionaire monopolsts.
called congress together in special
session to pass IL tariff bill which greatly
enriched the fat trusts and speculative
corporations and doubled the cost of
living to the poor man.
Did the good times come? Have the
miners better wages? Not much. All
that has been done by the Mckinley
administration, so far, has been done to
make the rich, richer, and the poor,
poorer. These are facts which every
man in this section of Pennsylvania
fully understands.
Again. The denomination of Fell and
Llewellyn was a bad thing for the Re-
publicans in Luzerne. There were men
as fully as deserving who asked for the
nominations, but who were turned down
in favor of the second termers. The re-
suit was that hundreds of honest Repub-
licans turned away in disgust and have
shown no concern in what might result
to their party in this battle.
The voters of Freeland know the
qualifications and manly virtues of the
Democratic candidates. They have
been working for the principles they
represent from the day they were nomi-
mated. Enthusiastic meetings have been
held and evidence has not been lacking
that the Democratic spirit is thoroughly
aroused throughout the county. Demo-
SldVlS NlCOOl 10 III bHc ar IL JHe NOUe is
gotten out.
Apathy has seized upon the Repubi-
cans. They have not held single
meeting during the whole campaign.
They dared not, because they felt as
sured that the apathy referred to would
be revealed in universal desertion at
such meetings. The Republican leaders
are not only downcast but terribly alarm
ed They know their cause this time is
not good one. They realize the
honesty and justice that have character
lied the labors of the Democrats this
year and they feel that the people are
against the Republican machine.
1t is well for Democrats to be on their
guard and put no faith in election day
rumors. No doubt such will be circu-
lated, as the enemy is desperate and will
stop at nothing to turn the tide of
Democratic enthusiasm aside. But the
Democrats are sure winners if they
stand together and see that the full
party strength is poled.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-11-01

From the Philadelphia Inquirer.
An exceptionally mild autumn and
distrust of present methods of manage.
ment have combined to make the an
thracite coal trade dull and uncertain.
Everywhere the retail demand is light,
and everywhere confidence is lacking in
the future OF the business. 1t is now
generally conceded that two great mis-
takes have been made by the trade man
ayers: First, that the consumption has
been overestimated, an insufficient allow
ance having been made for the displace-
ment of anthracite by low-priced bitum
inous, and for the necessity of economic
ing, owing to the business depression,
and second, the large overproduction in
July and August, following an unwise
advance in prices.
As the October output will be large,
and as the companies are understood to
have agreed to push the production in
November and December, so as to make
good earnings statements for the year,
confidence in prices is entirely lacking.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-11-01

Twenty-two-months-old Rosanna Gal
lard wandered from her home Friday
afternoon and toddled out on to the
mine tracks which pass near the house
at Ebervale. just as the mine locie was
upon her the mother happened to look
from the door and saw her child crushed
beneath the wheels. The engine was
stopped promptly, but the little one died
shortly after being taken to the hospital
in Hazleton.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-11-01
DEATHS.

Gaylor.-At Hazleton hospital, October
81, Daniel Gaylor, of Eckley, from in
juries received October 25. Funeral
on Wednesday Arrangements not
yet completed.
Krommes.- AT IRELAND, October 30 of
diphtheria, Laura May, infant daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel O. Krom-
mes Inferred privately at Hughes
vile cemetery yesterday.
Shovlin. AT Drifton, October 20, Daniel,
son of Mr.. and Mrs Peter Shovln,
aged years, 6 months and % days.
Inferred yesterday at st, AIMS ceme-
terry. Breslin.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-11-01

Henry George, author of Progress
and Poverty" and candidate of the JEFF
ferson Democracy for mayor of New
York city, died at 4.50 o'clock on Friday
morning, of cerebral apoplexy. The
end was peaceful, and he died without
pain. This man of mighty brain and
undaunted courage was physically frail,
and the strain of an exciting campaign.
requiring peech-making at points many
miles apart, night after night, was more
than he could stand lie kept up to the
end, and only few hours before the
dread messenger cried halt, Henry
George had addressed several enthusias-
tic audiences at different points in
Greater New York
Mr.. George died fighting for the mob
lest cause for which man can die-the
cause of humanity. His doctrines and
his teachings, as he gave them to the
world in his famous book, will live for
ever. The great social struggle for the
emancipation of man will continue, and
some time in the future, when ''equal
rights for all and special privileges for
none" shall become the basic principle
of every civilized government. his true
worth will be recognized and history
will accord him his proper place among
the real benefactorS of mankind.
Mr.. George was known personally to
many Freeland people, and the single
tax theory, which he so ably developed
and successfully defended, has hosts of
advocates in this section. In 1856 he
delivered public address under the
auspices of the Knights of Labor at
DonOps hall.
A fund has been started in New York
city to erect memorial to Henry
George. The TRIBUNE on Saturday re-
ceived the following telegram from the
New York World, and all who wish to
contribute can do so through that paper
New York, October 80.
EDITOR TRiBUNE.-Th World has
opened subscription for public mem
orial to the late Henry George. Mayor
Strong heads the list. win you help
this movement by noticing in your col
umns subscriptions forwarded to the
World by telegraph, mail or letter will
bcpromptly acknowledged? The v OHd
Do you want to sell furniture? Consult
IN ,,l 1. ~
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-11-01
RAILROAD TIMETABLES
r EHIGH VALLEY RAILROAD.
IL June 13, 1897.
ARRANGEMENT OF PASSENGER TRAINS.
LEAVE FREELAND.

LEAVE FREELAND.
sos. s As. 35 "A m, 40, 2 "a, 3 20 25 6 10, OF
p IN, for Drifton, Jeddo, Foundry, Halle Brook
and Lumber Yard.
O5, 5 40, g>5 m, 40, 800, Is % p m, Black Da-
mond) for Weatherly, Mauch Chunk, Allen
town, Easton. Philadelphia and New York,
507 p IN for Weatherly, Mauch Chunk, Allen
town, Easton and intermediate stations.
605, 9 50 "a m, 2 81 b 25, 70I p III, for Halle
ton, Delano, Mahanoy City, Shenandoah, Ash
land, Mt Carmel, Shamokln and PottSVllle.
2 y, 10 81, IL 81 a III, D 80 IN, for Sandy Run,
White Haven and Wilkesbarre.
SUNDAY TRAINS.
83s, 10 50 a m for Sandy Run, White Haven
and Wllkesburre.
10 50 am and 3s pm for Jeddo, Foundry,
Halle Brook, Stockton and Hazeton.
lU 80 IN for HaZleton, Delano, Mahanoy
City, Shenandoah, Mt. Carmel, Shamokin and
;3s pm for Weatherly, Mauch Chunk, Allen
town, Easton, Philadelphia and New York.
ARRIVE AT FREELAND.
$50 72s, $50, 10 81, II 81 IN, II IS, 20, 3 SO,
5S5. SOL, : O3 m, from lumber I3s Yard, Halle
72o, 8 ~, 10 81, IL 81 II III, l. 5S 22O, 3 SO, 30
p IN, from Hazleton.
delphia, New York, Euston, Allentown, Mauoh
Chunk and Weatherly.
703pm from Mauch Chunk and Weatherly.
WIZ S am Hnyea s and ~ S.nSV n from "ikeSoarre
72S, go 10 81 a IN, 70, 80 p IN, from Delano,
Muhanoy City, Shenardoah, Ashland, Mt. Car
mel, Shamokin and Pottsvllle.
SUNDAY TRAINS.
83S, 10 80 IN and IL 81 p M, from Hazleton,
Stockton, Lumber Yard, Hazle Brook, Foun-
dry Jeddo and Drifton.
10 50 a IN, IL 55 III, from Philadelphia, New
York Eastun, Allentown, and Mauch Chunk,
I'D 80 m, from louisville, Shamokin, Mt
Carmel Ashland, Shenandoah, Maianoy City
md Delano.
10 so IN, from Will1esbarre, White Haven
and Sandy Run.
For further information inquire of Ticket
CHAS. s. LEE, Gen'l Pass. Agent,
Phila., Pa
NOLLlN ii. WILBUR, Gen. Supt. East. Div.
A. W. .NONNEMACHER, Asst G. 7. A.,
Philadelphia, Pa
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-11-01
Lehigh Valleys New omcer.

M. b. Cutter has been appointed su-
perintendent of transportation of the
Lehigh Valley Railroad Company, with
headquarters at South Bethlehem. This
is a new office, and the following de-
partments report to it: Car accountant,
general forwarding agent and superin-
tendent of telegraph and signals. Mr.
Cutter was formerly superintendent of
the Pittsburg division of the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad Company.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-11-01
A Sure Thing for You.

A transaction in which you cannot lose is Il
sure thing. Biiousness, sick headache, fur
red tongue, fever, piles and thousand other
ills are caused by constipation and sluggish
liver. Cascarets Candy Cathartic, the won
derful new liver stimulant and intestinal
tonic, are bv all druggists guaranteed to cure
or money refunded. c. C. C. are sure
thing. Try box today; 10c, 25c, 5Oc.
SamI lie and booklet free. All druggists.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-11-01
Masquerade Ball Tonight.

A grand masquerade ball will be held
this evening at Krouse's hotel, South
Hell erton. Prof. Mayberrys orchestra
will furnish the music. Admission, %
cents. Free lunch will be served all
night. Everybody is cordially invited.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-11-01

Trenton, n. j., November 10. The
Lehigh Valley Railroad will sell tickets
from Freeland to Trenton, N. j., and
return at the rate of one fare for the
round trip. Tickets on sale November
8 and 10, good for return to and in
cluding November IL, on all trains
except the Black Diamond Express
Consult Lehigh Valley ticket agents for
narticunrs
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-11-01
BIRTHS.

Carat Freeland, October 20, to Mr.
and Mrs. John j. Carr a son.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-11-01
PLEASURE CALENDAR.

November 92-Ball of st. Stanislaus
Society at Hannes' opera house. Ad-
mission. - cents.
November 24.-Seventh annual ball of
Jeddo Progressive Club at Yannes'
opera house. Admission, so cents.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-11-01

Vote tomorrow for Paul Dasch, of Upper
Lehigh, and your ballot will be cast for one
of the most upright, honest and capable men
in Luzerne county. He is worthy of your
land and vicinity the greater credit will be
reflected upon the voters thereof.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-11-01
COULD REMEMBER NOTHING

of the night except that Cleveland was
elected. The widow returned to Mon
tana in despair.
Now comes the hat once more. About
six weeks ago Mrs. Donohue, in clean
ing house, ransacked an old closet and
discovered an old and battered silk hat.
the same one put away there some
thirteen years before. She busted it and
accidentally saw the writing on the lin
ing, legible and distinct. Then the
alderman remembered, and the next day
the hat and the marriage certificate
started westward
Donohue received letter a few days
since from the grateful Mrs. Bounds.
saying the court had accepted the evil
dence thus strangly rendered, and had
decided in her favor.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-11-01

CA3ToRTA.

Candy Cathartc, cure constipation forever
l0c. If G. G.. G. fail, druggists refund money.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-11-01

and bright. 1t looked very much as if
it had been through foot ball game
and Mrs. Donohue, after removing it
with some effort from liege lords head.
slowed it away in the depths of dark
and musty closet.
year ago Donohue received a letter
from Mrs George Bounds, of Montana,
stating that her husband had been killed
on the railroad where he was employed
as brakemen; that he was a member
of the Brotherhood of Railroad Train
men, and that before she could get the
amount of the insurance carried by her
husband in the lodge she must produce
her marriage certificate. She asked
Donohue to forward the long-delayed
paper.
The alderman examined his books and
found no record of any such marriage.
and replied to that effect Then Mrs
Bounds came on to Wilkesbarre and re-
called the circumstances of the case, but
DOnOhue
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-11-01
BRIEF ITEMS OF NEWS.
PARAGRAPHS GATHERED FROM ALL
PARTS OF THE REGION.

Synopsis of Local and miscellaneous Oc-
currences That Can Be Read Quickly.
What the Folks of This and Other
Towns are Doing.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-11-01
RELIC OF A BIG NIGHT.
ALDERMAN DONOHUE'S HAT CLEARED
THE TITLE TO A FORTUNE.
Celebrated CleveianTs First Election
with New Silk Tile-Had Memo
randum of Marriage Inside and This
Established widows Claim.

A silk hat, crushed and battered by
rejoicing Democrats on the night of
November :. 1854, when Grover Cleve-
land was first elected president of the
United States. has just proved the
means of giving to Il desparing widow
snug fortune and proving that she was
legally married. The hat is the property
of famous Alderman Donohue, of Wilkes
barre, and its story is an interesting
one.
Donohue was one of the most enthusi-
astic of Cleveland supporters during his
first presidential campaign, On election
day in 1884 Donohue was busy around
the polls, and so well did he do his work
that he won a fine silk hat on the big
Cleveland vote polled in his ward, and
in all' the glory of this hat he waited
around town for the returns from all
over the country. Cleveland
The record-union., 1897-02-08
THE MARRIAGE MARKET.
1t Was Active in Dundee During
'Ninety-SiX.

The marriage market for 1896 has
been more than usually busy. This,
doubtless, is owing to the extra work
which has prevailed during the year.
According to one Registrar, marriages
fiuctuate to a very large extent with
trade. Christmas and the New Year
season are invariably associated with
marriages. During the latter season
many of the poorer working classes en-
ter into the bonds of matrimony with as
little concern as they would change
their lodgings. The serious aspect OF
the contract and its responsibilities
never seem to trouble their heads. In
many cases it is all a matter of con-
venience Indeed, a city Registrar de-
clares that seven out of every ten mar
riages, in his opinion, have little to do
with love. In his long experience he
had met with many cases where
couples got "spliced,' and not only had
no home to go to,but had barely enough
TO get their supper. This is specially SO
among young couples, and, by the way,
il may be here stated that boy and girl
marriages in towns are on the increase.
During the year just closed a consider
even younger, have been married. Be
fore many months were over-in some
instances it was but few weeks
they We're applicants to the Parish
Council of Society for Improving the
Condition of the Poor for help. A couple
appeared at ore of the offices to have
their fourth child registered and
Leither of them was over p.
1t is surprising to find, in these days
of education, how ignorant many peo-
pie are when they visit the Registrar
Not few are unable to sign their
names. Some are unable to give the
name or hour of birth of the child they
wish TO register. In filling up mar
riage schedules some ludicrous answers
are given. For instance. couple was
asked If they We're related and an
swered: Yes, we live up the same
close" A Highlander who was asked
if his father was living said: ''Ho, she
lives in ta Heelans.'
Incidents which have a comic and
tragic ending occurred throughout the
year. In the summer a party attended
one of the offices to get married by
special license. The bridegroom begged
left the room. As he did not return
search was instituted. After ransack-
ing several public houses and tobacco
shops. the truant was found by the
mother-in-law sobbing out his heart
IN the vicinity of the Castle Rock, and
was dagged back to his fate. An in
tending bridegroom recently poisoned
himself on the morning of his wedding
Cay. The poor fellow had two claim
ants for his hand, and thought that
he would be happier without either of
them.
A real love match was recorded some
weeks ago, one which would form
grand subject for novelist. The two
were married on their deathbed. They
had grown up together. knowing not the
time when they did not love each other.
Both were victims of consumption, and,
being conscious that their end was near,
The record-union., 1897-02-08
ABOUT RATS.
Do They Help TO Disseminate the
Plague?

The basin of the Mediterranean and
the strip of country which runs paral-
lei to that sea across the Asian CONT
nent from Turkey to China may be
roughly taken as it's present belt dur
ing the nineteenth century, but the
Mediterranean part of the belt has dis
appeared almost wholly within the pres
ent generation. A map of the plague
stricken districts within the last fifty
years shows plague astride the Hima-
layas with giant limbs reaching on one
side the Red Sea and on the other the
shores of the Pacific.
The animal which above all others is
known to be affected by the plague Is
the rat, but the wide geographical area
throughout which this animal is met
with would seem to Illustrate any at
tempt to determine a collateral diStri-
button. On docking a little more close
ly, however, we find rats (the murinae)
divided into great sections-the mures,
inhabiting the Old World except Mad
agascar), and the sigmodontes, inhabit-
ing the New World and Madagascar.
OF the mures, one sub-family, that of
the neSokia, is met with, reaching from
Palestine to Formosa across the north
ern part of India. The southern limit
in India seems to be where the great
bandicOot, or pig rat, exists, and here
pla que is unknown This is the only an
NAL which presents a geographical dis
tribUtion we'll nigh corresponding to the
present distribution of the plague, and
it is looked upon as being liable to be
attacked by plague.
ind r1io raf fS lypc
jackals and pigeons are affected by a
fatal malady, while plague is epidemic
among human beings. Pigs and dogs
are believed to be attacked only after
consumption of plague flesh. Snakes
by the swallowing of rats, and possibly
jackals are infected in the same way.
None of the purely herbivorOus animals
horses, dOnkeyS, oxen, sheep, goats
or rabbits-are attacked. It is the flesh
eating animals which are the sufferers.
OF course, the rabbit, guinea-pig and a
number of animals can be inoculated
eXperimentally or made to consume
plague food, but no herbivor-
Gus animal acquires it by the natural
process of infection. If it is by con-
sumption of flesh that animals are in
fected, how do human beings get it?
The animals affected seem to become
infected from flesh. The snake from
the rat, the jackal, the pig and dog
from eating the flesh of persons dead
from plague but how does the rat be-
come affected? Could We find that out
we should know how man is infected.
One animal missing in the scale is the
cat; if rats perish from plague surely
their mortal enemy, the cat, would be
diseased. Perhaps the instinct of the
cat teaches it to avoid the diseased rat
In Hongkong during 1894 many cats
died in peculiar way-'the chief symp-
tom being paralysis of the hind legs
From an address by DR.. James Camille,
late of Hongkong, in London.
The record-union., 1897-02-08

| they desired to die in the bonds of we'd
lock.
One day a we'll known street musi-
clan presented himself at an office and
registered his wife's death, and. to the
surprise of the Registrar, turned up next
morning seeking the requisite form TO
marry another woman. This sort Of
thing happens more frequently than
most people think.
The ages of brides and bridegrooms
form a curious and interesting study.
| The average in several offices for tho
fair sex runs from twenty-one, while the
average for the sterner sex runs twen-
ty-five. The average of elderly brides
and bridegroOmS runs about forty and
seventy. Some of the latter have been
married three and four times. 1t has
often been said that a girl gives up hope
at thirty, but if the registers of marri-
ages prove anything they show that
spinisters of thirty and upward are
much sought after. Marry in May and
rue for aye" seems still to hold good.
This month is the dullest in the season,
but with the advent of June the business
begins again. Fashionable marriages
have greatly increased in number and
display. At a marriage between the
daughter of a Glasgow distiller and
city brewer there were more cabs than
were ever seen at any funeral assembly
sitting in the same neighbOrhoOd- TIE
custom of getting married at the manse
is growing in favor. During the year
we'll night 300 marriages were celebrated
at the minister's. One clergyman. the
Rev. T. Cochrane, who is credited with
marrying a large portion of the city,
married nearly half the above number.
His record is something like 3, 400. Mar
riages at the manse are not without IN
cidents. An ex-Moderator tells how he
had agreed to buckle a couple. ana
only the man" and best man. turned
up at the manse. After several hours
waiting they left, the worried groom as
suring the divine that he would duly
punish the ''hempie" when he found her.
Next night they were all forward In
good time, and on the minister asking
the bride why she failed to put IN an
appearance on the previous evening she
exclaimed with a laugh: Hoo dae ye
think I could come when I he'd to gaung
a message wi this lassie?" pointing to
her best maid.-Dundee Advertiser.