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Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-05-24
>HE DELAWARE, SUsoUEHANNA AND
L SCHUYLKILL RAILROAD,

Time table in effect April l8, 1877.
Trains leave Drifton for Jeddo, Eckley, Halle
Brook, stockton, Beaver Meadow Road, Roam
and Hazleton junction ut 30. . 0O n III, daily
except Sunday; and % IN. 23S p IN, sunday.
Trains leave Drifton for Harwood, Cranberry,
Tomhckcn and Deringer at s ~, q 90 a IN, daily
except Sunday; and % IN, 38 p IN, SUM-
day.
Harwood Road, Humboldt Road, Oneida and
sheppton at q 10 q IN, daily except Sun
day; and 03 a m, 2 3s IN, Sunday.
Trains leave Hazleton Junction for Harwood,
Cranberry, Tomhicken and Deringer at Q IS a
Sunday.
Trains leave Hazleton junction for Oneida
Junction, Harwood hoad, Humboldt Road,
Oneida and Sheppton at ~, II 10 u m, Al p In,
daily except Sunday; and I 81 m, 3 Ii m,
Sunday.
Trains leave Deringcr for Tomhick N, Gram
herry, Harwood, Hazeton Junction and Voan
at2 "a. 40 p m, daily except Sunday; ana 81
Trans leave Sheppton for Oneida, Humboldt
Road, Harwood Road Oneida Junction, Halle
ton Junction and koan at IL a m, Il 40, -
m daily except Sunday; and 8 IL IN, "A
Trains leave shcppton for Beaver Meadow
Road, Stockton, Halle Brook, Eckley, Jeddo
and Drifton at 5 ~ IN, daily, except Sunday;
Trains leave Hazleton Junction for Beaver
Meadow Road, Stockton, Halle Brook, Eckley,
Jeddo and Drifton at 545, 626 m, daily,
except Sunday; and 10 10 u m, 5 40 p m, sunday.
All trains connect at liazeton junction with
electric cars for Hazleton, Jeanesville, Auden-
ried and other points on the Traction Com
Trains leaving Drifton at 30, 8 90 m make
connection at Deringer with p. X. II. trains for
Wilkesbarre, Sunbury, Harrisburg and points
west
For the accommodation of passengers at way
stations between Hazleton Junction and Der
inger, train will leave the former point at
~ m, daily, except Sunday, arriving at
LUTHER G. SMITH. Superintendent.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-05-24
Some Facts About Cement.

we are in receipt of letter from Mr.
Major, the famous cement man, of New
York, in which he sets forth some very
interesting facts about Ma jor's cement
The multitudes who use this standard
| article know that it is many hundred
perlcent better than other cements, for
which similar claims are made, but a
great many do not know why. The
simple reason is that Mr.. Major uses
the best materials ever discovered and
other manufacturers do not use them,
| because they are too expensive and do
not allow large profits. Mr.. Major tells
us that one of the elements of his
cement costs $375 q pound, and another
costs S2.65 gallon, while a large share
OF the so-called cements and liquid glue
upon the market are nothing more than
slxteen-cent glue, dissolved in water or
citric acid, and, In some cases, altered
| slightly In color and odor by the addi-
ton OF cheap and useless materials.
Majors cement retails at fifteen cents
and twenty-five cents a bottle, and
when dealer tries to sell substitute
you can depend upon it that his only
object is to make larger profit.
The profit on Majors cement is as
much as any dealer ought to make on
any cement. And this is douby true
In view of the fact that each dealer gets
his share of the benefit of Mr.. Majors
advertising, which now amounts to over
$1,000 month throughout the country.
Insist on having Majors. Don't ac-
cept any off-hand advice from drug
gst.
II your druggist can't supply you, it
will be forwarded by mail; either the
rubber or leather kind,
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-05-24
A Well Pleased Audience.

There were few vacant seats in the
Grand opera house on Monday evening
when the cur tain rose for the presenta-
tion of Daniel Sully's ne W drama, 'The
Parish Priest" OF the play itself little
need be said at this time, as it was
witnessed by almost every person of
town who takes pleasure in seeing a
good play well played and any praise
now bestowed upon it and the people
who portrayed the characters would be
merely an echo of what has been said
by the opera-goers of Freeland and
vicinity.
The deep interest which the play has
aroused in every audience before which
it has been produced was not lacking
ON Monday evening. Even the most
Indifferent found themselves captivated
by the story which Mr.. Sully and his
company unfolded, and, while the
boisterous applause which some plays
find SO necessary to mark their success
was conspicuous by its absence, the
feeling of enjoyment and pleasure
which was manifested at the close Of
the last act was so fully shown that the
appreciation of its good qualities was
stamped on every countenance and
told palmer than words could do that
no mistake was made in giving Free
land tho honor of the last performance
of the season.
At the end of the second act the
the company received a curtain CALL
after which repeated calls for the
author, Daniel l.. Hart, were heard to
which he responded and entertained the
audience with "a short address.
After the play Mr.. Hart, Mr. Sully
and several members of the company
were rendered lunch at the residence
of Mr.. and Mrs. j. p. Mcdonald. Mr..
Hart is nephew of our townsman and
has many personal friends in Freeland.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-05-24
A Death Bed Confession.

The police are sure that they have
solved the mystery of the murder o
Postmaster Michael Corcoran, of Dur
yea, who was killed by burglars or
Decent ber 3, 1898. They have obtained
the confession of Thomas II. Cooney, oil
Wilkesbarre, who died few days ago
in which he admitted that he was one
of three men who killed Corcoran. He
was sick with pneumonia, and when his
doctor told him that he could not live
he was overcome with the knowledge
that innocent people might suffer for
he made Il confession.
He said that he, with two other men,
whose names are In possession of the
police, knew that it was pay day at
Duryea and that Corcoran would have a
lot of money in the safe at his hotel,
and they resolved to get it. They had
meant merely to overpower Corcoran,
but when they tried to get into his bed
room he was awakened and held the
door against them.
Corcoran was shouting for help, and
one of the men thrust IA revolver around
the corner of tho door and shot him in
the neck, killing him Instantly. Mary
Monahan, the housekeeper, had been
aroused by the noise, aud as the shot
was fired she ran downstairs. They
caught her, and, binding and gagging
her, laid her on the bed over which
Corcoran had fallen. They then blew
open the safe and got only $50.
Mary Monahan and her brothers were
arrested for the crime and given hear
ing, but there was no testimony to hold
them. The man who died furnished
the police with the names of the two
accomplices, and an effort is now being
made to find them.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-05-24

The past year has been one of the most
successful in the history of st. Johns
Reformed church from financial point
of view, as well as in other respects.
From May 1, 1899, to Sunday last, May
20, the amount contributed to the
church was 81, 1870. OF this sum 81 ,922
was for congregational purposes and
1858 for benevolence. The Ladies' Aid
Society assisted in the work to the
extent of contributing $221.6s. Finan-
cially and numerically, the congregation
under the guidance of its pastor, Rev. j.
b. Kerschner, the year which it has
just entered upon bids fair to excel all
past records.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-05-24
Luzerne Girls Memory Honored {.

Ten thousand people witnessed on
Thursday at Peru, Indiana, the unveil-
ing of the monument erected to the
memory of Frances Slocum, the Indian
captive, and more generally known as
1.-The White Rose of the Mamis."
Frances Slocum was stolen when child
of 5 years from her home at Wilkes
barre, in the fall of 1777 Taken West
by her abductors to Fort Wayne, she
was adopted by one of the Miami Indian
chiefs. Nearly two hundred members
of the Slocum family attended, coming
from all parts of the country. In add-
tion the remaining members of the
Miami tribe of Indians were also present.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-05-24
POLITICAL POINTERS.

Controller Lloyd on Monday had an
other defeat added to the long list
which he has received from the courts. He
refused to Deputy Register Robinson's s
salary on the ground that the law did
not provide for the position. Judge
Woodward decided otherwise. Llovd
has squandered thousands of county
dollars in litigation which invariably
ends in his protests being thrown out of
court.
Luzerne county Prohibitionists met on
Monday and nominated the following
ticket: Judge, w. w. Lathrop, Scran-
ton; prothonotary, James w. Moore,
Slocum; clerk of courts, George Wat
kins, West Pttston; jury commissioners,
L. III. Hale, Jackson, and r. L. Wilson,
Mountain Top; district attorney, to be
filled by the county committee state
senator, N. j. Hawley, Dorranceton.
The envious attitude assumed by Haz-
Teton in trotting w. d. Gerlach out as
an opponent of Reese Lloyd for clerk of
courts is commented on freely in town.
HazletOn knows that Gerlach has no
earthly chance for the nomination, but
the dog -the-manger act comes so
natural to llazletonians that political
contest would not be complete with that
part left out.
The United Mine Workers will at the
next session of the legislature, demand
the repeal of the present mine law and
ask that inspectors be appointed for
each mine in the anthracite and btu
minous coal regions. Legislative candi-
dates are to be pledged in favor of the
movement.
There is scarcely ripple to be seen
on tho Democratic political waters of
the Fourth district. The old-time in
terest in coming legislative convention
has departed since the contestants for
political honors dropped Democracy and
entered into Quay VS.. antiQuay fight.
There is lively scramble for the
appointment OF judge of the common
pleas court of Schuylkill county, to fill
the vacancy caused by the death of
Judge George j. Wadlnger last week.
There are twenty candidates in the
field.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-05-24
Matrimonial Matters.

AT st. Johns Reformed par sonage
Rev. J. b. Kerschner yesterday pro.
nounced the words which united in
marriage William Stultz, of town, and
Miss Lizzie Marley, of Highland.
A. G. Hensel, superintendent of Free
land silk mill, will be married on June G
to Miss Elsie Colgate. The ceremony
will take place at the brides home in
Hawley, Wayne county.
George MikoviZ, of Buck Mountain,
and Miss Annie Bordas, of Eckley, have
been granted Il marriage license, and
will wed on July 2 at st. Mary's Greek
church.
Michael Papso, of Highland, and Miss
Annie Goliash, of Freeland, will be
married at st. Johns Slavonian
Catholic church on Saturday.
William Margraff and Miss Lizzie
Horick, Of Oakdale, were married yes
terday at the brides home by Rev. w.
G. Hall, of town.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-05-24

Mike Gresko, of Fern street, was
killed shortly after noon on Monday on
No. breaker, Jeddo. The manner in
which the young man met death is not
known, so it is stated by the officials.
His body was found in the rock schute
below revolving shaft. 1t is supposed
he was caught by the shaft and dragged
to death, as number of bones in his
body were broken. Gresko was en-
ployed as jig runner. He was Is years
of age and resided with his mother.
The funeral took place yesterday morn
ing. requiem mass was read at st.
Johns Slavonian Catholic church and
the interment was made in the Greek
Catholic cemetery.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-05-24

State Superintendent of Public In
struction DR.. N. G. Schaeffer delivered
an entertaining and instructive lecture
at the Grand opera house on Tuesday
evening. The speakers remarks abound
ed with valuable information on educa-
tional topics, and the address through
to be well qualified for the important
position he fills.
The audience, in point of numbers,
was a disappointment to all who are
to establish High school library, for
which purpose the lecture was given.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-05-24
They Married Themselves

1--WE are going to marry ourselves, -
said George Kocher, aged 5s years, as
he went into the marriage license clerk s
Office at Tunkhannock on Tuesday with
Ettie Baird, aged 3S, and while the
officials were wondering how it was to
be done, Kocher bought marriage
license for fifty cents, and then said:
"We know of no opposition to our
union, and we acknowledge ourselves
man and wife" Eyes" said the bride,
unbushingly, ''we acknowledge our
selves man and wife," Then they went
out quietly, after saying that two wit
nesses were all that were required to
make such marriage legal, and the
officials discovered it was so. The two
saved a fee by marrying themselves.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-05-24

Acting on the advice of fortune
teller the relatives of aged Henry Solden,
of Hazleton, who wandered away from
home Friday, have offered reward of
$50 for the recovery of his body, dead or
alive. Mr.. Solden is said to be worth
considerable money, and the fortune
teller says he will be kept for about
nine days in order to get large reward.
Men, women and children have secured
the woods in search of the old man in
order to win the reward.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-05-24
RAILROAD TIMETABLES
I EHIGH VALLEY RAILROAD.
IL November ~, 1899.

LEAvB FREELAND.
9 IL a m for weatherly, Mauch Chunk
Allentown, Bethlehem, Easton, Phiu-
z 40 IN for Sandy Run, White Haven.
Wilkes Barre, Pittston and Scranton.
Chunk, Allentown, Bethlehem, Easton,
Philadelphia and New York.
8 30 am for Hazleton, Mlhanoy City, Shen-
fPad1"hl Poifs1ii,s Mt CARMEL shanokin and
ll45a m for Sandy Run, White Haven,
Wilkes Barre, Scranton and all points
30 IN for weathery. Mauch Chunk, AL
lentown, Bethlehem, Easton, Phiadel-
phla and New York.
AZ m for Hazleton, Muhanoy City, Shen-
andoah, Mt; Carmel, Shamokin and
Pottsville, Weutherly, Mauch Chunk.
Allentown, Bcthlehem, Easton, pnila-
delphia and New York.
8 81 p. m for Sandy Run, White Haven,
Wilkes Barre, Scranton and all points
West.
z 90 m for Hazleton, Mahanoy City, Shen-
andoah, Mt. Carmel and Shamokin
ARRIVE AT FREELAND.
z 40 m from Weatherly. Pottsville, Ash
land, Shenandoah, Mahanoy City aud
8 II a In from Philadelphia, Easton, Dethle-
hem, Allentown Mauch Chunk, Wealth
erly, Hazleton, Mahanoy City, Shonan-
doah, Mt. Carmel and Shamokin.
b 80 q IN from Scranton, Wilkes-3arre and
l145a M from Pottsvile, shamokin, Mt.
and Hazeton.
l2 55p m from New York, Philadelphia,
Easton, Bethlehem, Allentown, Mauch
Chunk aud Weatherly.
4 AZ P m from scranton, Wilkes Barre and
White Haven.
g "a p IN from New York, Philadelphia
Easton, Bethlehem, Allentown, Potts
yillc, Shamokin, Mt. Carmel, Shenan-
doah. Mahanoy City and Hazleton.
z 20 p IN from Scranton, Wilkes Barre and
White Haven.
For further information inquire of Ticket
Agents.
kOLLlN H.wlLBUR, General Superintendent,
26 Cortlandt street, New York City.
CHAS. b. LEE. General Passenger Agent,
26 Cortandt Street, New York City.
J. L. KEITH. Division Superintendent,
HuZleton, Pa.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-05-24
Pawnee Bills Show.

Despite the drenching rain $4,000
people filed through the doors of the
monster canvas enclosed park yester-
day, to witness the performance given
by Pawnee Bill's Wild West, which de-
lighted everybody dy.-MontreaI, Can., Her.
aM
Pawnee Bill's entertainment was
spirited and remarkably interesting.
There is something refreshing about it.
The performance is good throughout
Courier, Buffalo, N. Y.
At Freeland on June
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-05-24
BRIEF ITEMS OF NEWS.
PARAGRAPHS GATHERED FROM ALL
PARTS OF THE REGION.

| synopsis Of Local and miscellaneous Oc-
What the Folks of This and Other
Towns Are Deing.
James E. Griffith has been awarded
the contract to build an addition to ST.
Johns Slavonian Catholic church.
The annual ball OF the Fearnots
Athletic Association will be held on
Tuesday evening at Yannes' opera
house.
The preparations for the cele bration
OF Memorial Day will be completed at
meeting of the members of Mai. C. b.
Coke Post this evening.
John Broderick, of Foster, and Am
brose Ewes, Fred Schleppy and Jerry
Green, Halle, will serve as jurors at
Wilkesbarre next week.
The report of the Citizens bank
appears In this issue and shows the
institution to be In a flourishing condi-
tion. The deposits amount to $685.
S2372.
Officials of the Lehigh Valley and
Pennsylvania Railroad companies deny
the rumor that the latter corporation
has purchased controlling interest in
the former.
Ice cream soda at Helpers.
The corner stone of the First Baptist
church of Wilkesbarre was laid on Sun
day with Masonic ceremonies, the first
of the kind in connection with a church
In this county.
For attending the funeral of child
who had died from u contagious disease,
thereby defying the health officers
orders, eight Italians were arrested
yesterday at Hazeton.
Maj. c. b. Coke Post. No. 147, G. A.
r will attend St. James P L. chapel
in body on Sunday morning. Rev.
Frank Marshall will deliver a special
sermon to the veterans.
d. j. Mccarthy, ESQ.,, is now a full
fledged attorney of Luzerne county.
On motion Of Attorney Carr he was
on Monday he was admitted to practice
in all the courts Of the county.
The Lehigh Coal and Navigation
Company is preparing to remove the
large culm bank which stands in the
centre OF Lansford. For several years
1t has marred the appearance of the
town.
The scenery used in Daniels Sullys
play. The Parish Priest" has been
placed in charge of the management of
the Grand opera house and will remain
here until the company reopens next
season.
The Tigers Athletic Club will open
the picnic season in town on the 3Oth
inst, at the Public park. The members
will spare no efforts to make the day
and evening pleasant for everybody who
attends.
Gentlemen, for hats and caps go to A.
Oswalds. He has nice variety.
Dentist Hugh j. Laird, of Wilkes
barre, died on Monday, aged 40 years.
Several years ago he conducted an
Office in Freeland and had many friends
here. The remains were taken to
Hughesville, Lycoming county, for
interment.
A quorum Of council failed to appear
last evening and the meeting scheduled
to take place was not held. A number
Of members made an informal survey of
the work done so far on the borough
building, but took no action on the
several matters which presented them
selves.
The Crescent Clubs trolley excursion
to Hazle park last evening was well at
tended and several pleasant hours were
spent at the park. During the evening
Charles Dever, OF Coke addition, sus-
tained severe fracture of the arm by
falling off revolving barrel. The in
jury was dressed at the Miners hospital.
PERSONALITIES
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-05-24

Frank Krause, who killed Miss Maggie
Guth near Allentown on March 3, 1899,
was hanged at Lehigh county Jail yes
terday. The murderer also shot the
girls employers, Mr. and Mrs. Owen
Kern. and the man died from his wound.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-05-24
PLEASURE CALENDAR.

May 29.-Annual ball of Fearnots
Athletic Association at Yannes' opera
house. Admission, so cents.
May 30,-Annual picnic of Tigers
Athletic Club at Public park.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-05-24

Fire broke out in No. mine, Latti-
mer, on Tuesday evening and has ragged
fiercely since that time. A consider
able amount Of coal and timber work
has been consumed by the flames. The
officials this morning think they have
the blaze under control
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-05-24

Luke Walsh, chief of police OF Shenan-
doah, was shot and dangerously wound
ed Monday night while watching three
men who were acting suspiciously.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-05-24

The Diamond breaker, Wilkesbarre,
owned by the Lehigh and Wilkesbarre
Coal Company, was destroyed by fire on
Sunday, representing a loss of $50, 900.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-05-24

The new timetable or the Lehigh VAL
ley Railroad will 60 into effect next
Sunday.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-05-24
COUNCILMEN AREGUILTY.
JUSTICES DRAG-NET GATHERS IN
vlOLATORS OF OATHS.

Shamokin's Batch of Bribers and B,ibet
Is Convicted-Scranton's Gang of Cor
rupt Officials Rounded Up aud Placed
Under Baii-Next?
After del beraling nine hours, the
jury in the Shamokin conspiracy case
filed into the court room at Sunbury or
Sunday with u verdict. Councilmen E.
o. Zuern, w. S. Zimmerman, Thomas
A. Holl, William Reppard and o. j,
Reed, and brick agents Maer Rots-
childs, Ii. l.. Boas, of the Montello
Brick Company, Reading, and William
b. DiXey, Of the Alcratraz Paving Com.
pany, Philadelphia, were all found
guilty. George Settle and Harry NJ.
Dixey, of Cleariield, and George c.
Smith, of the Canton Brick Company,
were acquitted II. G. Seaman and
William Keplinger, of the Canton Brick
Company, who were included in the
same indictment, escaped to Cuba be-
fore the warrant could be served on
| them.
As soon as the announcement was
made counsel for the defendants asked
for suspension of sentence and made a
motion for new trial. Judge johnson
allowed them thirty days to file their
reasons.
The grand jury at the last term of
court returned thirteen other true bills
against the same defendants. Each
councilman is individually charged with
bribery and corrupt solicitation. Unless
the commonwealth fails to prosecute,
these cases will be tried at the next
term of criminal court, which will con-
yene next September.
On Monday Scranton was startled
when eighteen warrants, charging brbe
taking, were issued at the instance of
the Municipal League. Select Council
men Simon Thomas, p. f. Mccain, L.
c. Melvin, d. w. Vaughan, j. j. Nc
Andrew, 7. j. Coyne. John j. Costello,
Thomas O'Boyle, Common Councilmen
James J. Grier, C. E. Wenzel, NJ. v.
Morris, Thomas F. Morris, David III.
Reese, E. j. Coleman, c. E. Godshall,
Thomas Watkins, William D. Grifiths,
and ex-Select Councilman Ii. Z. Fellows
are the accused parties.
The special charge against them is
that they accepted money to vote for an
amendment to the license tax ordinance
cutting the tax on street railway COM
panies from graduated rate of 3, and 5
per cent of the gross receipts to Il fixed
maximum charge of l per cent.
AS fast as the accused councilmen
could be rounded up by the constables
they were required to enter bail in the
sum of 5000 each and in some instances
where two different charges are pre-
ferred, $4,000 bail was demanded.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-05-24

Simon Miller and family have re-
turned to town after years residence
at Royersford.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-05-24

What town will have the honor of
being next to institute proceedings
against its public thieves?
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-05-24

LNSTATE OF ANN WARD, late of Foster
IL township, deceased
Letters of administration cum testumentO
dnlsrO upon the above named estate having
been granted to the undersigned, all persons
indebted to said estate are requested to make
payment, and those having claims or demands
To present the same, without delay, to
Mary Ward.
Roger J. O'Donnell, attorney.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-05-24

INOR SALE CHEAP.-For cash, IA house and
II lot on Chestnut street, Birvanton, west
of Ridge street. property of John Walitzky.
Also II house aud two lots on same street, the
property Of Philip Moyrr. For terms apply
TO H. A. buckley, }. p, TRIBUNE building.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-05-24

LNSTATE Or PATRICK WARD, late of
ID Frecland, deceased.
Letters testamentary upon the above named
estate having been granted TO the undersi. ned,
all persons Indebted IT, said estate are request
ed to make payment, ana those having claims
or demands to present the same, without de-
lay. to Mary ward.
Roger ]. O'Donnell, attorney,