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Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-03-23
PLEASURE CALENDAR.

April 3.-Annual ball of st. Patrick s
cornet band at Yannes' opera house,
Admission, so cents.
April First annual ball of st.
AIMS Parish band at Yannes' opera
house. Admission, so cents.
April 29-Beneit hop at Yannes'
opera house. Tickets, % cents.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-03-23

A. Oswald has just received "a carload
of Lehigh county potatoes. They ara
excellent stock. If in need of any give
him call.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-03-23

All water rents must be paid for the
present quarter by April 3, or the water
will be turned off aciUtOm notice, and
charges made for turning it on again
Freeland Water Company.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-03-23
STATE OF ONO, CITY OF TOLEDO, ! -

FRANK J CHENEY makes oath that be
is the senior partner of the firm of F. ].
CHENEY & Co., doing business in the
City Of Toledo, County and State afore-
sfid, and that said firm will pay the sum
of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for
each and every case of CATARRH that
cannot be cured by the use of HALL's
CATARRH CURE. FRANK j. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in
my presence, this 9th day of December,
A, D. 1886. .,...z
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-03-23

Mrs. Justus Troell and family have
removed to Scranton.
The times., 1899-11-27
POSTAL CLERKS REUNITED.
Rival Associations Consolidate and
Lay Aside Differences.

NEW YORK; Nov 26.-The United AS
sociation and the National Association of
postal clerks have come together. The
coalition, to be known as the United Ma
tional Associa tfon, is for the mutual bene-
mt of the members of both organizations.
A CIRCULAR announcing the consolidation
says:
All charters are hereby revoked, and
are to be sent to the national secretary,
Mark n Skerrett, of Worcester, Mass,
who shall issue another on demand.
In all cities in which there are two
associations a general meeting shall be
called By the national officers, and an cleo
tion of officers held.
In compliance with article No. ), a
general meeting of the clerks OF the New
York offices shall be held on Sunday, No
vember &C. at Maennerchor Hall Fifty
sixth Street and Third Avenue.
There are several bills to be introduced
in Congress which affect the clerks. They
are anxious to have these bills passed, and
heretofore have been unable to agree
among themselves The United Association
seeded from the National Association
members, and has been in existence for
several years. 1t fought the main body
very aggressively, and its membership
multiplied rapidly. The dissesion, how
ever, proved detrimental TO the interests Of
the clerks in both organizations. and when
ever legislation was proposed their dis
agreements prevented it's enactment.
The meeting today in Maenuerchor Hall
was largely attended, and the ties of friend
ship between the former rival organizations
were firmly cemented.
The times., 1899-11-27
ALEXANDRIA NEWS.

ALEXANDRIA, Nov. 26-The regular s7mi-
monthly meeting of the city council VIII be held
Tuesday night, at which, it is expected, a report
will be read from the committees on general laws
and finance to whom WIS referred the mayor 5
communication recommending an investigation
into the comparatively small amount of revenue
derived by the city from the many concessions
granted the Washington, Alexandria and Noun;
Vernon Railway Company. Other than this no
matters OF Importance are expected to come up
Tor consideration.
4 telegram was received at police headquarters
today from Niddcburg, Loudoun county ASKING
that a lookout be kept for two negro men who
were wanted there for murder. The names OF
the persons wanted and the person murdered
were not given, and nothing is known here of
the particulars of the crime.
The building at the corner of Prince Street and
the Strand, lately occupied by the Virginia Beef
Extract Company, was burglarized several nights
ago, and a quantity Of implements and copper
articles stolen. The police have no clew 10
the identity of the robher.
Samuel Haney, cOloTed, arrested tonight on
complaint Of HE wife, vino charged him with
burglarousy entering her bedroom and destroy
ing property.
The times., 1899-11-27
SUED BY AN ALLEGED spy.
Hofiis AzHF. IN American Citizen.
Asks 100000 From Spain.


Asks 100000 From Spain.
NEW YORK, Nov. 2s-Hofis Azar a
native Of Syria. who became an American
citizen in 1885 is suing the Spanish Gov
ernment. through the authorities at Wash
ington for Sl6O,0O0 damages as the result
Of his arrest and long imprisonment in a
Porto Rico prison on the charge Of being
an American spy. CoudeTt Brothers are
his attorneys.
Azar went to Maysguez. Porto Rice in
1897, and opened big importing and rad
ing establishment He Travelled much be
tween the West Indies and the United
States. and on one OF his visits % Ha-
saaa. Just before the Spanish-Amarican
War. met al the United States consulate a
Journal correspondent, with whom he
exchanged cards
After the blowing up of the Maine Azar
feared that the Spanish authorities in
AayagueZ would make things unpleasant
Tor him on account of his American Citi-
Zenship but his friends prevailed upon Kim
TO remain. This he was glad to DO, for
il was not easy 10 dispose of his shop full
Of valuable jewelry and other articles of
trade
On the morning of April ., 1898, de-
taehm6nt of police headed by an inspector.
marched 10 Azars shop and put him under
arrest The inspector drew a revolver and
pointed il At the merchants head. at the
same time telling his policemen 10 search
the Yankee spy" They stripped Azar,
searched his clothes and opened his safe
and desk to find incIiminating evidence.
Their search was disc0uraging until one
of the policemen came across the Journal
espOIdEuts card. This find was hailed
with gee Take the Yankee spy to
prison. ordered the inspector, and Azar
was locked up in a dark filthy cell In
vain he protested that, as an American
citizen, he had a right TO communicate with
the United States Consul
He was not permitted even 10 communi-
cate with his relatives or TO see counsel
The Spanish military authorities. accord
ing TO AZar's own statement, drew up a
lengthy document which Azar could not
read and ordered him to sign it. He re-
fused. and for twenty eight days he was
kept in the vile little cell where his health
rapidly broke down and his eyesight be-
came ruined.
Azar had asked that some Of his friends
be permitted to guard his stock of jeweIry,
but the police replied that they would look
out for that. Finally, it bsCame apparent
that longer confinement would mean the
death Of the prisoner. On May he was
released on condition that he leave Maya
guez at once. He was not permitted even
to go to his shop. He succeeded in getting
TO the United States, and, after the war,
returned TO Maysguez, TO find that no trace
was LETT Of his stock Of goods. Hence
Azar's claim, which will be submitted 10
the United States Court OF Claims. Azar
has been informed that under the recent
Treaty with Spain any indemnity allowed
him viii have to be paid by the United
States
The times., 1899-11-27
TWO FINE SPECIMENS
OF Physical Manhood.


No form of athletic exercise demands
such perfect physical condition as prize
hghtinE Every muscle in sthe body must
be fully developed and supple. and the
heart, lungs, and stomach must act 10 per-
lection.
Whether we endorse prize fighting or
not, 1t is nevertheless interesting to know
the manner by which men arrive at such
physical perfection.
James Jeffries, the present champion
heavy weight of the world, and his gallant
opponent, Tom Sharkey, in the greatest
pugtl1suc encounter that has ever taken
place, both pursued much the same course
OF training, and the first and most impor-
tant part of this training was to get the
stomach in condition and to keep the di-
gestiOn absolutely perfect, so that every
muscle and nerve would be at its highest
capabilities.
This was not done by a secret patent
medicine, but both of these great pugiIists
used well-knOwn natural digestive tablet
sold by druggists under name of Stuart
Dyspepsia Tablets and composed of the
digestive ferments which every stomach
requires for healthy digestion
Champion Jeffries says: "Stuarts Dys-
pepsia Tablets prevent acidity, strengthen
the stomach, and insure perfect digestion.
They keep a man in fine physical condi-
ton" Signed, James J. Jeffries, champion
of the world.
The gallant fighter, Sharkey, says STU
arts Dyspepsia Tablets remove all discom-
fort after eating. They rest the stomach
and restore it to a healthful condition. 1
heartily recommend them" Signed, Thorn
as J. Sharkey.
The advantage of the daily use of Stu
arts Dyspepsia Tablets is that they keep
people well and ward off sickness and are
equally valuable to well persons as to the
dyspeptics. Another advantage is that
these tablets contain no cathartics. or
poisons of any character, but simply di-
gestive feTments which are found in every
healthy stomach, and when digestion is
imperfect 1t is because the stomach lacks
some of these elements and Stuart's Dys-
pepsia Tablets supply it.
They are no cheap cathartic. but a per-
fectly safe and efficient digestive, and the
demand for them is greater than the sale
of all other so called dyspepsia cures COM
bined. No remedy could possibly reach
such place in public esteem except as the
result of positive merit
Full sized packages are sold by all drug
gists at 80 cents, and the best habit you
can possibly form is to take a Stuart Tab
let after each meal. They make weak
stomachs strong and keep strong stomachs
vigorous.
The times., 1899-11-27
A SCHOOL FOR FARMERS.
Influential New Workers Considering
Novel Plan.

u
NEW YORK, Nov. 26.--A movement in
the interest of the farmers of the State and
the farming industry is being developed by
several wealthy men and women whose in
terest was aroused in the subject during
the general depression of five years ago,
when many farmers were forced to give up
their farms. They came to this city in the
hope of being able to support their fami
lies, but very few met with even moderate
success.
The leaders in the movement are former
Mayor Abram S. Hewitt, Mrs. Seth Low.
former Secretary of the Treasury John G.
Carlisle r. Fulton Cutting, William E.
Dodge, Mrs. Josephine Shaw Lowell, Jacob
H. Schiff, Walter l.. Suydam, and a number
of others. The committee engaged the
services of George T. Powell an expert on
the subject, to make an exhaustive inves-
tigation of the agricultural conditions Of
the State.
Mr.. Powell made a detailed study of the
farming affairs in each county, and in ad-
dition procured an immense amount of
data from thousands of individual farmers,
which he set forth in a long report to the
committee.
Summarized the report shows that where
the condition of the farmers was most
deplorable five years ago, by reason Of the
hard times, tits now the reverse. Farmers
who had deserted their lands for the city
have returned to them they have been
able to make Improvements in the way Of
labor-saving machinery, and have bettered
their condition in many ways. The de-
mand for farm lands has increased gener-
ally and the indications point to a steady
increase in values.
The times., 1899-11-27
A PATENT LAW VICTIM.
The Pathetic Case OF Inventor VII
liam Smith.

nam @ElAAn.
NEW YORK. nov. zs.-Wuliam smith.
the inventor. who says the United States
Patent Office reduced him 70 Deuury. said
today that the effect 81 sba -eciziCu which
robbed him, has been % -.ac0ugage Ameri-
can genius.
Our inventors no longer devise great
things, said De. There are new collar
buttons and new button holes for shirts.
But who iuveuts a monitor OF a sewing
machine No device OF great Importance
has sprung from an American brain in
TWO decades.
America now goes TO Europe for
hrag-J J0rgensen rife. The other dav II
Wss the Mauscr revolver which was adoDt-
ed By the United States Army. Why did
not some Yankee make a better arm2 The
American genius is not dead. but the de-
fects il cur patent laws make genius a
n0n-paying quality.
Years ago I foretold that there would
be an exodus Of American inventors TO
Europe. Well. there is Hiram Maxim. the
great gunmaker. He has even become a
British subject"
MI. Smith was once in business on the
Pacific Coast, and getting rich slowly. He
perfected a sanitary plumbing device
which is now in universal use. The pot
te-s az Trenton found q flaw in his patent
not due TO negligence on the part Of Smith
but 10 error OF the part OF the Patent Of
fce
The Government alone could rectify the
error but the Supreme Court decided that
IL had no power TO do H. The money he
had embarked in his enterprise was lost
and the lawsuit took the rest He is work
ing al a trade now and can only earn 81 a
week His invention. freely used by manu-
I1cturers, has yielded them millions
The times., 1899-11-27
VICTIMS IN OHIO.
Hundreds Caught by the Franklin
Syndicatc's AIIurinG scheme.

Hundreds Caught by the Franklin
Syndicatc's AIIurinE scheme.
URBANA. Ohio. Nov. 26.-The failure of
the Franklin Syndicate in New York
caught hundreds Of victims in central Ohio.
At Woodstock, east of here, nearly every
adult person in the village had become
speculator and invested every dollar hat
could be gotten together. In many in
stances farmers homes and household fur
nituTe were mOrtgaged to secure money for
that purpose In three or four weeks
time not less than S., eco was sent from
there TO Miller in the hope of receiving
$50 per cent per year returns on the in
veStment. In the same time not less than
$4,000 has been sent from this city. The
investors represent people in all walks OF
life. women predominating.
Strict church members who threw up
their hands in horror at the mention of
gambling. were seized with the craze and
would slip around to the express Office to
forward their money. The craze became
general, and everything else had to give
way 70 il. 1t is said that Miller's victims
can be found in every hamlet in Ohio.
Some people who had received substan-
tial profits from more reputable concerns
let their earnings become known, and this
fact, with Miller's guarantee to pay TO per
cent per week profits, made it an easy
matter for the Franklin Syndicate TO hnd
victims.
CANTON, Ohio Nov. 26.-CarefuI en-
quiry shows that fully 500 victims of Will
lam f. Miller head of the Franklin Syn
dicate" Of New York, live in Canton and
vicinity. Bankers, express agents, ard post
Office and registry departments have sent
out money aggregating, it is estimated by
careful calculators, at 100000 most Of the
investors in the scheme being shOpworkers,
In a number of instances poor women sent
several hundred dollars TO the syndicate.
A few investors here got out more than
they put in, but they are only exceptions.
The times., 1899-11-27
A FAMOUS APE DYING.
The Simian Patriarch of New YorI1's
Zoo Has SenfIe Decay

NEW YORK, Nov. 26-Seni.e decay has
attacked the famous John l." and the
former Hercules of his tribe, shorn of his
strength and reduced to a feeble condition,
waits with apparent resignation his release
from the flesh.
John is Javanese ape. who for many
years has been the patriarch of the monkey
house in Central Park. His name was be-
slowed on him in compliment to his re-
markable strength. He has been an at
traction of the Zoo for eighteen years, and
is now supposed to be at least thirty years
old, which far surpases the average allotted
period OF Simian life. When he first be-
came an inmate of the monkey house he
was renowned for his pugnacity, and SO
many Of his encounters with his COM
panions in captivity resulted fatally that
it became necessary to place him in soli
tary quarters.
Recently John L." who, like all mon
keys, suffers severely in cold weather, con-
tracted an attack of grip, which. at his
advanced age, has told severely on his con-
stitution.
The times., 1899-11-27
DEATH OF WALLACE ROSS.
a Crack Oarsman of Nova Scotia in
the Seventies

the Seventies.
LONDON, Nov. 26.-WalIace Ross, the
well known oarsman, died today. He was
one of the most noted among the profess
siOnaI oarsmen Of what might be called the
Hanlon epoch. Ross was born about forty
five years ago at Amherst, Nova Scotia.
His father, a Bay of Fundy coastlng skip
per. went TO ST. John, y. B., when Wallace
was small boy and apprenticed him to
Jimmy Brickley, noted watchman. Young
Ross style CT handling the sculls at
traCted the favorable notice Of the ship
ping men whom be took back and forth
and they matched him against a harbor
champion Ross won cleverly
Then a syndicate of St John sporting
men took hold OF Ross. He won for
them in every race that they matched him
until Hanlon appeared upon the scene.
Hanlon beat him over q fye-miIe course on
Toronto Bay. and again over the famous
keGnebecasis course, near St. John. Ross
was prominent figure during the eighties
in all the big regattas here and abroad.
always winning a share OF the money.
Ross retired from active competition in
aquatic events about ten years ago. but re-
tained his love of manly pastimes and en-
j0yed a high reputation as a boxer and
sw0Tdsman and advocate OF pedestrianism
The times., 1899-11-27
OBITUARY NOTES.
Augustus Doerninger.

Augustus Doerainger, ffty-four years old,
a civil engineer Of the United States Army,
died at his home, s. Lafayette Avenue,
Brooklyn, on Friday, from a complication
of troubles. He he'd been seriously i'll foT
several weeks.
Mr. Doerfinger was born in Baden. Ger
many, and came to this country when a boz
He was graduated from Cornell University
with the class OF 1871, and joined the army.
He had charge OF the work Of destruction OF
the Hell Gate rocks. and aftsrward was in
charge of the construction of the Harlem
River Ship Canal. He was consulting en-
ginaer of the Grant Monument. and iu-
vented method of simultaneous explosion,
for which the French Government ty,arded
him medal Of honor at the French ex-
position a widow and two sons survive
him
The times., 1899-11-27
Lives snred hv Mnmen-

NEW YORK, Nov. ga brief blaze
badly scared the ten families in the five
story double tenement at 20 Seventh Street
yesterday afternoon. The fire started in
Mrs Nathan Raymond's rooms on the
fourth floor, which she had momentarily
left. Mrs. Mary Salzman, on the top floor,
gave the alarm, and with the aid of Abra-
ham Greenstein, fifteen years old, carried
her three children to the roof Mrs Ella
Brown and her nine -year-old son. on the
top floor, escaped to the roof Mrs Brown
bravely descended to the top floor and led
to the roof Mrs. Sarah Rubens, an aged
woman, and her daughter, twenty five
years old, who were panic-stricken Mrs
Raymond's children, Pauline five years
old, and Ida, one year old, were rescued.
The tenants on the lower floors safely
reached the street No one was injured.
The loss was 500.
The times., 1899-11-27
UNDERTAKERs.
DIED.


WHSON-Sudderly- on saturday. November ..
1,1}. FRANK B.. beloved husband 81 Elizabeth
Wilson, aged ftty--trce years
Funeral from 5'2 Pennsylvania Avenue north
W-st, TuCsiIy November IS, 1850. at p m II
RJSSELI-At Lis residence, ago Second Street
southeast. sunday, November Z6. 1sl9 az --s)
O'Clock p. m, JOHN RI SSEi-L. gunner Z. n.
Funeral from bis late residence, Tuesday, Na-
v5mbor IS al I o'clock and from second Baptist
Church Fourth Street ard Virginia Avenue SOUTH
east. st l.3J p. m Relatives and friends are In
vted 20 attend Il
OURAND-On Saturday. November .. 1870. At
1928 p. IN. EMORY HOWARD oldest child q
Frank II. and Lizzie c. OurIud. aged six wears,
two months. and sixteen days.
Funeral private. It
STREETER- Departed this life on Saturday.
November -. i>1. Ii IA >rBEETER, dI1sHter
Of IT. r. and Martina Dement,.
Funeral from Fort FOote. Tuesday November
.. lSH. at u a. Ia IuteJucH, at R1lz Greek
Cemetery. II
HARRIS sunday. November &C. 1s99. lt his
lat. residence, I1l5 Filth Street northwest JAMES
r. HARRIS. in the twenty seventh year of his
age.
Funeral from his late residence, Tuesday. No
vguitr -, at ui-, Oh nee to Church ri tae
immaculate Conception. whore mass VIII b. Slld
fHr the rrurse NJ lis SOUL fn-erEerr no y zEt
0iivct- Friends and relatives invited o. a--
tend ua4.-2t
BACON-On Saturday. NeJcmbcr Z5. Is9. lt
%. M, SAall FL BACON. SIX. beloved AE-isand
oi Mary =. Eaccu.
FEDcraI from his late residence, - T. street
northwest. 5-lEcar- o. Eo-
The times., 1899-11-27
A NonngenarInn,s Descendants.

CHARLESTON. W. Va, Nov. 26.-Mrs.
Margaret Newcomer, grandmother OF
Sheriff J. II. Copenhaver and Mrs. Dr. J. L.
stump, Of this city, died Friday night at
the home of her daughter, Mrs. J. T. Co
penhaver, at Copenhaver's Mills, aged
ninety-two years She was the mother of
four children, three OF whom Mrs. Evaline
Copen, the wife OF c. D. Copen: Mrs. Vir-
ginia Copenhayer wife OF J. r. Copen-
haver, and William Henry Newcomer. are
now living. Her grandchildren were 3S,
her great grandchildren 113, and her great
great grandchildren 80 in number. making
total OF 1Sl descendants
The times., 1899-11-27
A CURIOUS MONSTER CAUGHT.
Natives of New Zealand Capture 8
Remarkable Animal.

Natives OF New LealanO capture 81
Remarkable Animal.
MELBOURNE, Nov. 26.-From New
Zealand comes a strange story to the effect
that the Maoris at Raglan have captured
a monster which, for want OF a better
name, they call a taniwha 1t is about
fourteen or fifteen feet long and two or
three feet broad has tremendous teeth, and
snaps a stout stick with the greatest ease.
There are a large number of natives in
Raglan attending tangi, and the capture
has created the greatest excitement. They
are feeding the monster On birds and fishes,
and intend TO place it on exhibition as soon
as a conveyance can be obtained TO trans
port it.
The local scientific men are somewhat
skeptical respecting the accuracy of the
details given, although they have no doubt
of the natives having secured a strange and
possible unique specimen Of animal life.
The times., 1899-11-27
NO ARREST MADE.
No CIew TO the Man Who Ran Down
Henry PnNne.

The body of Henry Payne, colored, who
died at the Emergency Hospital Saturday
night, was removed to his late home in
New Jersey Avenue, near n Street, north
west, yesterday afternoon. Funeral ar
rangements Will be completed today.
Payne was seriously injured about a
week ago in a collision with bicycle. The
accident took place near the corner OF
Sixth Street and Pennsylvania Avenue
northwest At the time Payne was Oh his
way home and in attempting to cross the
Avenue he came into collision with an un-
known colored man who was riding a
wheel. He was knocked down and badly
injured, necessitating his removal 10 the
hospital, where he died. After an attempt
to assist Payne the man mounted his wheel
and rode off and has not been seen since
Last night il was stated .he police had
made no arrest in connection with the af-
fair
The times., 1899-11-27
GoEBEL LEADERS CONFER.
Speculation as to the Motive of the
Secret Meeting

Speculation n TO the Motive of the
Secret Meeting.
LOUISVILLE. NOV. z6.-WEat is be-. .eyeI
10 have been an important conference Of
Goebsl leaders was he'd in this city to-
sight. and while those. present decline to
discuss what was done, il Is reported that
they reached an agreement to endeaYor to
have the Court Of Appeals OF the state en-
Ter az injunction prohibiting the State
board OF election commissioners from
awarding certificate OF election Il the
Republican nominees.
This is 10 be done. il is said, in the hope
that the 1000 tissue votes viii be decided
10 be Illegal, in accordance with a previous
opinion rendered in this court covering the
use OF penetTable ballots in a secret Cleo
liou.
The Court Of Appeals is composed OF Eve
judges Two OF whom are Repub leans and
three Democrats. The Republican man
ayers express the belief that this effort
VIII fail, but they VIII be prepared TO meet
the issue