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Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-06-28
End of Twelfth Year.

The TRIBUNE today ends its twelfth
year. In view OF the changes which
will take place, beginning with the next
issue, the publishers ask the indulgence
of the reader while making few timely
comments upon the past.
The TRIBUNE began its career as a
weekly newspaper, on June 2s, 1888.
and continued as such for four years.
By that time the demand for more
frequent publication Of the paper was
felt and Immediately supplied by chang
ing to semi-weekly. Four years later,
on July /, 1896, the founder Of the paper
and proprietor of the plant saw fit to
associate Others with him In the publish
ing and ownership Of the TRIBUNE, and
the Tribune Printing Company, Limited,
was organized and assumed control
-Four years later, which brings us to
the present day, the publishers an
nounce that the TRIBUNE Is about to
become tri-weekly newspaper.
From the above brief review OF the
past it will be seen that the advance of
the TRIBUNE is Of steady and healthy
growth. By constant adherence to a
set OF principles laid down in its first
issue, by standing true to the town, its
people, its interests and its welfare on
all occasions, by being sole master Of its
columns and filling them with only
such matter as home newspaper
should contain, and by conducting its
business affairs systematically and i'm
partially, the TRIBUNE has become one
OF the institutions OF the town, thanks
to the encouragement 1t has received
from the people of Freeland and vicinity
who believe in upholding and patroniz-
Ing newspaper that has always dared
to do what it considered right.
The issuing of the TRIBUNE tri-reekly
at the rate that has been paid for the
semi-weekly does not mean a lessening
OF the quantity or quality Of the local
news. On the contrary, we expect to
cover the local field more thoroughly
than ever before, to give the news Of
the county as fully as heretofore, and
to present in each issue the more i'm
portant events occurring throughout
the world.
To the patrons Of the advertising
columns the publishers guarantee a
greater value for their money than any
other medium entering this field Of
trade can offer. Our rates will be
found just and uniform to all who desire
to avail themselves OF the opportunities
to reach the buying public Of the town
and surroundings.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-06-28
THE LoNLlEsT WOMAN.
She's From Washington and Lives
Among the Seals.

among tne ScdlS.
Without doubt the loneliest woman
that is to say, the one furthest re-
moved from her kind-in all these
United States of America, is Mrs.
Clark of Washington, the wife of Ma
jor E. w. Clark, Government agent of
the Pribylof or Seal Islands In the
Behring Sea.
This group, composed of the two
small islands of st. Paul and st.
George, are the homes of nearly all
the seals remaining in existence, and
they are about 1900 miles west of
the entrance of Puget Sound, and
about 200 miles northwest of the
Aleutian Islands, beginning at Uni
max Pass. st. George, which is the
smaller of the two, being about by
IL miles in extent, is 40 miles from
st. Paul, and 1t has population of
about 100 Aleuts and four or five
whites, consisting of Major Clark and
his wife, physician, and two or
three clerks of the North American
Commercial Company, which controls
the seal business, and has stores and
warehouses on both islands. The
little village of st. George contains
rs or so houses, including the COM
pany's buildings, the agents house
and a Greek church.
There are no other houses on the
islands, and Mrs. Clark is the only
white woman. Her home Is a small
cottage of four rooms, very cozy and
comfortable, with books and pictures,
and fine outlook over the sea. She
does no cooking in her own home, as
the Government officials take their
meals at the company house near by.
Mrs. Clark's nearest neighbor is the
wife of the agent on st. Paul, who
is less lonely because she has with
her two small children, Mrs. Clark's
children being grown and having their
own homes in the States.
There is no communication between
the islands. except by one of the com.
pany's ships and by revenue cutters,
as other ships are not permitted to
visit the islands. These ships come
only in the summer, and from Octo.
Der until June Mrs Clark does not
expect to see any one or hear any.
thing from the United States, OF to
send word home, no matter what hap
pens. Sickness, death, disaster may
come to her far off in that forbidding
sea, or may visit her own at home,
but no word may come OF go until
navigation is resumed.
st. George is absolutely without
trees, but its rolling surface and noun.
tains, 1000 feet high, are beautifully
green with coarse grass and moss,
and wild flowers Of brilliant hues dot
the level stretches near the sea.
Blue foxes abound, and over the rocks
at the waters edge thousands and
thousands of seals in ceaseless activ.
ity dissport themselves noisily day
and night, from June until December.
while millions of water fowl fill the
air and the sea and flutter about the
cliffs. Three hundred days in the
year the weather Is dark and dismal.
and fogs hide the islands for days
at time. The cold Is never excess
sive, but the winter storms are se-
we're, and terrific gales sweep over sea
and land. There is no harbor, and
ships come to anchor mile or more
from shore.-Washingt Star.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-06-28
hetty Green at Home.

Hetty Green, the richest woman in
America, lives modestly In two small
fats in brick block In Hoboken, n. ].
There are two electric push bells at
the door, under each of which one finds
the name &c. Dewey" Mrs. Green
prefers that the public should not
know where her home is situated, and
she uses this name becaues her pet
dogs name is Dewey, and she common
ly calls 1t Cutie" The parlor Is In
the lower suite, and is little larger
than a good-sized closet d couch, a
small table and three chairs are the
iuEpishlpss. -, as~
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-06-28
Heraldlnq White Flaus.

A flag Of truce is usually heralded
by trumpet sounding to arrest enc.
my's attention. On permission to pass
being given the party is blinafolded
and led to the commander of the out.
posts.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-06-28
A bie standing army is a confessed

A big standing army is confessed
menace to a republic. Its cost is a tre-
mendous tax upon the people. Ameri-
can voters are not so helpless as the
people of Europe, crushed almost to
earth by the burden Of militarism. 1t
will be the fault of these voters II
they consent to assume such a burden.
The European policy of malitarism and
taxation for militarism has no excuse
for existence In this country.-St.
Louis Republic.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-06-28
u Needle Book,

This little needle book is shown in
the actual size. 1t has foundation of
cardboard not very stiff, cut double
the shape and size of the illustration
without join up the back; the piece
when cut out thus Is diamond shape;
1t Is covered with piece of silk or
satin, embroidered with the little rose
bud spray, and the border shown, or
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-06-28

Separated as we are by a world Of
water from other nations, we shall,
IL we are wise. surely avoid being
drawn into the labyrinth of their poll
tics and involved In their destructive
wars. America may think herself hap
py in having the Atlantic for barrier.
George Washington.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-06-28
NOTICE.

On and after Monday, July 2, the
TRIBUNE will be issued every Monday,
Wednesday and Friday.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-06-28
PUBLIC OPINION.

Opinions From Various Sources on
Questions of Public Interest.
II Webster Davis was "a liar and q
blatherskite, crooked official and q
disreputable politician" as Republic
cans now assert, his appointment to
one OF the most important positions
within President McKinley's gift is
finally explained.-Salt Lake Herald.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-06-28

No wonder the Standard OIL folks
want ship subsidies. The North Ger
man Lloyd company earned last year
only rs per cent on its capitalization
OF $19,000,000. AS the business does
not pay. It is but natural that Hanna
& Co. should be anxious to have Uncle
Sam help them out with subsidies
Johnstown Democrat.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-06-28

left the Republican party In 1895
because of its adoption Of platform
favoring the gold standard. predict
ed then that 1t would follow It UP by
establishing by law gold standard
IL 1t came into power. This 1t has done,
adding to 1t provision that will prac-
tically destroy the greenback and
treasury note, and turn over to the
banks the sole issue Of paper money in
the United States. The financial ques-
tion is not settled by the passage OF
what is called the currency act, and I
believe that will be question of
American politics until such time as
we shall secure proper bimetallic
system. II had not left the Republi-
can party In 1896 I certainly should
have left 1t on the passage Of the gold
standard bill OF the present session.
II Mr.. Bryan is nominated on a plat
form recognizing the financial plank
of the Chicago platform of 1896, and
have no doubt he will be, shall give
him my hoarty support. l believe he
has very much better chance for sue
cess now than he had In the contest OF
1895. I think the American people
have become better acquainted with his
character, and none but fanatics be-
lieve there will be any danger In his
election. Personally have high
regard for Mr.. Bryan, both as to his
moral qualities and his great ability.
I may not agree with him on some
views. but he is honest, and II elected
will make a president that will not be
controlled by oliques or caucuses or
combines or trusts.-Senator Henry N.
1elleb ~ sxa-asz r.;,ssssasssestet -ssAtt&
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-06-28

Well, the senate elections commit
tee decided with unexpected unanimity
to hoist Mr.. Clark from his seat and
send him back to Montana. Our noble
solons In the senate have considerable
patience with big pursed men and cor
porations, but they can't be expected
to tolerate fellow who has set such
an outrageous scale Of prices on .legis-
1ative votes that no ordinary million
aire can afford to buy a senatorial scat
A few more Clarks would ruin the
business. Spectator.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-06-28

The armor plate contractors will put
up handsomely for the Republican
campaign fund as reward to the par
ty for killing the proposition to estab-
lish a government plant. The armor
plate manufacturers. like many others,
sell their goods cheaper abroad than at
home. and the men who uphold such
business transactions must be receiv-
ing a reward for their perfidy to home
interests,
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-06-28

Gen. Fred Funston, who thinks he
is greater man than Washington, put
two Filipino prisoners to death ito
make an example of them" This and
many other similar transactions will
set us before the world as an example
to be summed. not initiated. We call
ourselves a Christian nation, yet do
things that would shame an ordinary
devil.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-10-11
Aged Couple Divorced.

Pana, H.. Oct. 4.-Judge Ames
granted a decree of divorce to Susan
A. Poor from W. H. Poor to-day.
Mrs. Poor was also given 81 300 ali
mony. The case is a peculiar and
even pathetic one. Mr.. and Mrs.
Poor are each 16 years old. They
have lived together over fifty years,
and last May celebrated their golden
wedding. They have reared a family
of children, all OF whom are married
and with children of their own. But
Mrs. Poor, in her petition, alleged
cruelty and incompatibility, and the
court granted her appeal.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-10-11
Nothing But Democrats.

Washington. Oct 4.-Postmaster-
General Smith is very much displeas-
ed with his treatment by the repub-
Leans in Indiana. He says he was
kept speaking in small towns while
there. The best orators are being
sent to hopeiessly democratic dis
tricts and unknown orators to the
places where votes are to be made
Mr. Smiths first speech was at Mt.
Vernon, a village in the ''Hooppole'
county, known TO fame as Posey
county. All efforts to get into big
towns failed. His experience has
created a panic among other spell
binders of national repute, and the
Indiana committee is likely to have
some trouble i'll getting them into
that state.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-10-11
Made Counterfeit Dollars.

Wichita. Kan, Oct. 1T. NJ.
Frantz. leader OF gang OF alleged
counterfeiters. was arrested late last
night. He lives at Canton Nan
and is a man who stood high in that
community.
The coins are made out OF Mexican
silver dollars and Galena lead.
Frantz is said TO have coined the
money. George Ball, Isaac Ball and
Frank Nolan are in the federal jail
at Fl. Scott. accused OF passing the
coin at Galena and Joplin
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-10-11
Negro Lynched.

New Madrid, Mo. Oct. "A negro
man murdered an Italian peddler
from Fulton, KY, Wednesday after
noon in the road near the cotton gin
on the Mississippi river near Slough
Landing, Lake county. Tennessee.
The workingmen at the gin saw the
deed and caught the negro. He was
taken to jail at Tiptonville last night.
4 posse took him from jail to the
woods near by and hanged him. He
had robbed the peddler OF SO after
killing him. The names OF the negro
and peddlpr are unknown.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-10-11

Pekin, Friday Sept. 2S,-The Jap
anese expedition has returned here.
1t met with slight resistance at the
village of Yaifa. Such expeditions
have small effect on the boxers. who
recongregate i'll the villages as soon
as the allied forces leave.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-10-11
THE ELECTION IN GEORGIA.
The Democrats Easily Carried the State
BY so. 900 Majority.


Atlanta, Ga, Oct + Reports from
all parts OF the state Indicate that
the democratic majority in to-day :
election for state officers. members
OF the general assembly and local
county officers will be about 30, 900.
No opposition developed against the
democratic nominees except III a few
counties where the populist organiza-
ton is strongest. Little interest was
taken in the election
In counties where the democratic
strength was undoubte4 t4o vote
was light. In the doubtful counties
the result will not be known until all
the precincts are heard from. which
will require some time. they being
remote from communication.
The democratic state officers elect
ed to-day are as follows
Governor, Allen ID. Gambler; secre
tary of state. Phil Cook: attorney
general. J. NJ Terrell: comptroller
GEN W. A Wright: treasurer, r. Z
Park, commissioner of education
q. r. Glenn: commissioner OF agri
culture, o. b. Stevens.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-10-11
Temple TO Won ketteler.

Taku, Monday, Oct. 1.-The Dow
ager Empress has deputed the high
est official of the Empire to make all
necessary arrangements for a most
imposing funeral in honor OF Baron
Won ketteler. the late German min
lister TO China. She has also ordered
the erection of a suitable temple at
the capital to his memory. The su-
perintendent of trade at Tien-Tsin
has been ordered TO meet the body
on its arrival here, and the highest
officials at other ports will pay the
greatest honor to the dead.
An imperial edict degrades from all
ranks and offices Prince Tuan, Ian
VI, Rang VI, Tung Fuh Slang and
Others concerned in the boxer move
ment.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-10-11
Labor aud the Trusts.

st Louis Republic.
In the resolution adopted by New
York Typographical Union No. 8,
which has a membership OF 5000 ex-
ceptionally intelligent craftsmen,
condemning the republican party be-
bause of its utilization with corpora
tions and trusts inimical to the
cause of organized labor, there is an
eloquent and fOrcefnl indication OF
the present attitude OF American
workingmen toward the party OF
monopoly.
The organization adopting this
resolution is not affiliated with any
political party, but it is earnestly
devoted to the work of lettering the
condition of American labor and
preventing a development OF illegitl-
mate power hostile to that cause.
Its members plainly see that the
continuance of the repubublican par
ty in control of this government
means inevitably the increased dom
nance of monopoly corporations in
American affairs. They know that
this mastery OF our government by
the trusts is full of peril to the work,
ingman as to every American
not fortunate enough to be a trust
magnate or republican otticeholder
They see even now in the Pennsyl
vania coal fields the evil OF monopoly
as bearing upon the condition of the
wage-earner.
1t is safe to say that the resolution
adopted by New York Typographi
cal Union, No. g, is indorsed by thu
great mass of thoughtful working
men throughout the United States
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-10-11

tional committee that it would be a
good plan if all republican newspa-
pers, great and small, were to begin
the publication OF short interviews
with wage-earners, mechanics. far
mers, merchants and the business
world generally, comparing their sit
uation now with that OF 1898 to 81.
In such interviews plain reasons
might be set forth why the republi-
can party should be continued in
power.
Ii you agree with this suggestion
it would be well to continue these in
terviews right up to the time Of the
election.
When YOU get man to the point
OF giving a little interview for publ
cation You have got him started to
the working point. He is going to
look for it in your paper and he is
! going to loon for interviews with
others. All the men interviewed will
talk about it and their friends will
talk about it. In this way can We
not start an ''endless chain" OF in.
terviews, and got every brain work
ing in the interest OF the republican,
party? Very truly yours,
PERRY ). HEATH. Secretary.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-10-11
GA - TOR IA.
Rsa,.+b. a The Kind Y0g Have ahsayS B0ggh.
Signature at &NZzezzI
Found on Depot Floor.

Fort Scott. Kan, Oct. 3.-Over
5000 in money was found in two
depots here to-day. In the Katy de-
pot the agent found "a wallet con
tanning s1.625. 1t proved TO be the
property of Walter Chenault OF this
city, who had gone to st. Louis. In
the Memphis depot a ticket clerk
picked up purse containing $3.50
which probebly belongs TO VI. c. An
derson OF Eldorado. now en- route TO
Tampa. Fla.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-10-11
BURIED YEAR AFTER DEATH
Body of Beloved Child Had Been Kept
in Alright Casket.

OswegO. \. y, Oct. 4.--For nearly
a year the body OF Virginia TOnkin.
the 12-year-old daughter OF Mr.. and
Mrs. J. J. Tonkin. has lain in the
Tonkin family residence at the cor
ner OF Vest Fifth and Seneca streets.
Preparations are now being made TO
remove the body to IA vault in River
side cemetery which has been built to
receive it,
The child died after a short illness,
and so great was the DISTRESS of the
family at being separated from her
that they determined to keep the
body i'll the house.
The remains were placed in all air
tight metallic coffin aud kept in the
room that was hers during life. Ev-
cry day for a year the family has
visited Virginia ; room and kept the
coffin surrounded by fresh flowers.
The board of health investigated
the matter a few months after the
death and found that all the sanitary
conditions were perfect.
On Virginia's birthday, at Christ
mas. Easter and all other feast days
special celebrations have been held
at the Tonkin home for the deaC
child.
Realizing that the body would al
some time have to be removed, Mr.
| Tonkin began last spring to build /
vault at Riverside cemetery. 1t i:
now nearing completion, and vii
soon receive the little girls body.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-10-11
SOLDIERS PLEA
FOR HIS COUNTRY.
Philippine Volunteer Begs His
Cousin to Vote for BRYAN.
Says the War is an Outrage and Our
Young Men Serving as Targets.

Young Men Serving as Targets.
Sedslia sentinel.
Amos Keel, a we'll known Sedalia
printer, has received an interesting
letter from his cousin, Charles Mon
ninger, a volunteer in the Philippines
from which the Sentinel derives the
following extracts:
Say, Amos, if you never did vote
the democratic ticket, for heaven
sake vote it this time. 1t is the
darndest thing you ever heard OF,
the way we are treated here. The
niggers have the best of us all round.
We can't shoot one OF them till he
shoots at us. Then if he misses us,
we have the privilege OF arresting
him.
'When we first came over we could
shoot every niger we saw, but
things have changed now, and we are
slaves for the blacks.
Eve have had twenty men and two
officers killed and captured in the
last two months from this post,
through orders which virtually sent
them out to death.
Il have been over a good many
miles of this country and would not
give two whoops in hi for the whole
Orient. The only thing that grows
to any advantage is rice and we
surely get our honest share OF it for
ratiOns.
Il got into a gang of horse thieves,
robbers, burglars and general hobos
when | got into Col. Plummer' S crack
| western regiment and the regime ntis
all shot to HI; men getting bobtails
every dav. So when we come home
we will have only about half a regl
ment with what died and have be0l
| killed in action.
We'll | must close for this time
hoping to hear from YOU by the next
mail, l remain, your cousin,
CHAs. MoNNISGER,
''Co.. X. Both [. S. V, Manila, Z. l. .
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-10-11
Nn1ice OF Final Settlement.

Notice Is hereby given 10 ali creditors and
ali others interested in the estate OF Willis
null, deceased thst 1, Susan Hull, al
ministratrix OF said estate, intend 70 make 6
6psl settlement thereof, at the next term OF
the Bates Connty Probate court, in Bates
county stst9 os Missouri, TO be held 81 Butler
on the 18th dsy OF August. 1900.
4-tt SUSAN HULL, Ad-inistrafgix.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-10-11
BODIES OF TWO NEGROES FOUND
Had Been Brutally Murdered Near
NeWOrlel1s lll.I.l |.
BY Side.

New Orleans, Oct. 5.-1esterday
afternoon men who were walking
along the tracks near kenner
Station, only eight miles from this
city, found the dead bodies of two
negro men, lying side by side, as if
carefully placed that way by their
murderers. One of the negroes had
been shot through the heart. The
head of the other was brutallv bea
ten almost into Jelly. They had
been dead for several hours.
kenner is only eight miles from
New Orleans and has been the scene
OF many lynchings. Whether the
negroes were killed by whitscappers
or not is purely matter OF coniec-
ture. Neither of the bodies was
identified. The coroner's Jury which
was impaneled returned u verdict
that the negroes had been killed by
unknown parties. The most diligenr
inquiry by the jury failed to throw
any light on the affair. The bodies
were buried and theincident is closed
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-10-11

We have seen the frail infant when
the faint struggle for existence seem
ed almost ended. resusticated and
made strong by the use OF Whites
Cream Vermifuge Price - cents.
For sale by Ii. l.. Tucker.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-10-11

Corn huskers, sprained wrists.
barbed wire cuts and sprains. or
cuts from any other cause. are quick
~ healed when Billiards. Snow Oint-
;lent is promptly app'iitt;4.. Price -
and 30 cents. For sale by H. l..
Tucker.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-10-11
WALTON TRUST COMPANY,
Butler, Missouri.

CAPITAL $4,000.
loan Real Estate at OF
No delay
Payers payable here.
We all Lands and Town Lots
County, agoAnd kept with
Abstracts furnished to Real
Estate in ties Fees reasonable.
RATE especially invited to
FRANK ALLEN, VIM E. WALTON, President
o. A. ALLEN Assistant T.. President.
WELDON YATES Abstracter j. BROWN