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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-03
GONE AFTER A SITE
Game and Fish Commission Goes to
Glenwood to Locate Hatchery.

The members Of the state game and
fish commission left this morning by the
500 road to select site for the second
state fish hatchery. In the party were
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-03
VICTIM OF FIRE
G.. e. Eckln, Night Watchnan OF the
Watrous Engine Company. st.

C. e. Eckln, night Waterman at the Watrous
Engine company's plant In st. Paul, who. was
seriously burned In the fire that DESTROYED ths
plant last week, died Of his burns last night at
the st. Paul city hospital. He was 81 years Of
age and leaves q wife and family.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-03

"Free Tickets to Fair and CarnlvaI."
Buy our Hats and Furnishing Goods.
Hoffman's Toggery Shop. SO 4th st s..
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-03
A Year Of Progress.
= Tn 9<onanirsss hfs address Rishoy Edeo

said:
The year has been marked by material
and, as verify believe, by spiritual pro-,
gress. BY frequent visitaticns during the
past eighteen months. / feel that I am
beginning to arrive at a more comprehen-
sive knowledge of this great missionary
dtocese-its history, traditions. needs and
possibilities, and the personnel Of Its
clergy and laity-than has hitherto been,
within my reach I have been confirmed
in the conclusion that what is most need
ed, taking the diocese as a whole, is a
Strengthening Of the stakes rather than
a 1engthening ofsthe cords
This diocese cannot expect to receive
such large gifts from the east as it did
during the age Of pioneer romance, which
the great Bishop -Whipple knew so well
how to portray. It is gratifying to be
able to state to the council that every
field in the diocese which. either singly or
In combination with other points and by
aid OF reasonable missionary grant, is
able to sustain q clergyman, is now sup
Piled with regular services.
Among the items of material progress
during the year may be mentioned the
completion, without debt, Of the beautiful
| tower OF the cathedral at Faribault. In
memory Of Bishop Whipple, and the fur
| Their gift of the chimes, which sound
forth sweetly IN fitting memory Of the
great prophet whose sound went out into
all lands.
AN important gift was that of Judge
Atwater to Seabury Of a large tract OF
property, the sale of a portion OF which
has added $4,000 to Seabury's endow-
Iment. II, however, our progress was sim
ply to be found in what each parish and
mission was doing for itself. the record
would show a distressing note Of incom-
pleteness. But. thank God, this is not so
Most Of us are still far short of doing
what we ought to. do for diocesan and
general missions, but we can rejoice Ii
the fact that we are doing far more than
lever before The bishop then referred II
detail to the gifts for missions during the
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-03

The uniformed fra,ternal bodies particle
pating in the fraternal parade Fridey
evening will be admitted free to the in
dustrial street and Midway grounds.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-03-23
Miners Bic Meeting.

A joint meeting Of the u. M. w. of A.
local unions OF Freeland aud vicinity
was held yesterday afternoon at the
Grand opera house. About 700 men
were present and we're addressed by W.
r. Dettery, district president; Council
man p. G. Gallagher, national executive
board member, and Andrew Matti, dis
trict vice president, Christy Burns,
president Of L. U. 1499, presided
The object of the meeting was to
rouse the union miners to the necessity
OF keeping their ranks intact and to
take deeper interest in the affairs OF the
organization. The speakers exhorted
the mine workers to give the union their
undivided attention and to conduct its
business in the manner prescribed by its
national and local constitutions. Much
was also said on subjects of private
interest to the mem bers.
Owing to the speakers having no Off
cal notice of the report of the commits
sion, this matter was not discussed at
the meeting.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-03-23
Stole Copper Wire.

Julius Troy, who has represented the
Nineteenth ward of Scranton In COM
mon council for the last two years and
who was reelected In February, was
held in 1000 bail in police court
charged with the theft OF $3.50 worth of
copper wire from the Lackawanna and
Wyoming Valley Railroad Company.
The company is installing third rail
electric road between Scranton and
Wilkesbarre and recently discovered
that heavy copper wire used to connect
the rails had been cut away from almost
every connection between that city and
Avoca. Suspicion fell on Troy and he
was arrested on his way to junk shop
with upwards of fifty pounds OF wire in
his possession. In police court today
he said he bought the wire from man
with whom he was not acquainted.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-03-23

has been invented by Father Joseph
Murgas, OF the Sacred Heart Slavish
Catholic church, Wilkesbarre. He is to
have it patented shortly and is now
completing the draft OF the system to
submit to the patent Office at Washing
ton. For twenty years Father Murgas
has been student OF electricity, being
member of the famous Societie Elec-
troteenique, of Vienna. For the past
four years he has devoted himself to the
perfection of the idea he conceived for
wireless telegraph.
His means have been limited and he
has had no assistance in his work, but
he has managed to make such progress
that he has communicated with Wyom
ing, eight miles away, and has frequent
communication with the Polish church,
on Park avenue, two miles away. In
the yard of the parochial residence he
has erected large pole topped with a
great copper ball and with two others
below 1t, and this is his receiving and
sending pole. With higher one and
large copper ball he says he would be
able to send messages much further
At present he is confident that he can
send them seventy miles through the
earth and much further through the sea-
Father Murgas gave several tests of
his instruments, which apparently were
effective. He secures his electric power
from the street lighting wires and has
twelve large storage batteries in his
cellar.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-03-23
MINERS WAIT
FOR MITCHELL
Union President to Official
ly Interpret Report.
Local Labor Leaders and
Mine Workers Are Not
Enthusiastic Over the
Awards of the Commission.

The report of the Anthracite Coal
Strike Commission was made public at
noon on Saturday, and since that hour
1t has been the all-important subject of
discussion in and around Freeland.
The official summary OF the report, pre-
pared by the commission, is published
on the fourth page of today's issue, and
those who have not yet acquainted
themselves with the amount and nature
of the awards can now do so.
Local labor leaders and maiorty of
the rank and file of the United Mine
Workers of America refuse to express
an opinion on the report. AT joint
meeting of the local unions of Freeland
and vicinity atthe Grand opera house yes
terday, which was addressed by District
President w. R. Dettrey, National Board
Vice President Andrew Matti, the re-
port received scant mention.
The speakers informed their audience
that inasmuch as they have so far re-
ceived no official notice OF the awards
they are not In a position to comment
upon the work and findings of the com
| mission.
They further stated that they expect
to receive from the national president,
John Mitchell, an official Interpretation
Of the report, and until this has been
sent out to the officers of the anthracite
districts the United Mine Workers, as
an organization, will be silent on the
subject.
There are some, however, who are
cials to inform them that the commits
sion's report is disappointment, and
they make no effort to conceal the fact
that they expected more substantial
gains from the men who spent months
in investigating the strike and its
causes.
There are others, again, who are dis
| appointed at the present version, but
have hopes that when the unabridged
report is given out that the mine work
ers as whole will fare better and that
many complicated points will be made
more clear. They also look to the com
plete report to deal more fully with
many matters which came before the
commission during its hearings and
which are treated very lightly in the
summary.
Taking the mine workers as whole,
the report at the present time is not
favorably received in this particular
section OF the coal field, but having
given their word to abide by the result
the mine workers here will live up to
the letter and spirit Of the report,
Until John Mitchell makes an official
declaration on the subject the miners
will make no effort to officially interpret
the awards or take any action in the
matter.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-03-23
New Railway Opened.

The Wikesbarre and Hazleton Rail
way Company opened Its line to Ashley
Junction on Saturday morning and the
traffic on the first day was all the man
agement expected. Passengers are
taken to Ashley Junction, where they
are transferred to the trolley cars of
the Wilkesbarre and Wyoming Valley
Company, by which all the towns in the
five minutes is the time consumed be-
tween Hazleton and Ashley, but after
the roadbed has been strengthened and
the half-mile tunnel widened this will
be reduced to an hour or less. In about
month the line will be in shape to run
cars direct to Public Square, Wilkes
barre, For the information Of Free
land people who wish to use the new
line when bound for the county seat or
intermediate points the timetable will
be found on the fourth page.
On Friday afternoon large party Of
Wilkesbarre, Hazleton and Freeland
people were taken over the line In a
special car. They were the guests Of
Alvan Markle, general manager. The
party was shown through the great
power house at St. Johns and during
the ride the many improvements pos
sesssd by this line over the ordinary
trolley system were explained by Super
intendent G.. w. Thompson and General
Agent A. f. Harger.
The line traverses one of the most
pcturesqu sections of the county, and
whether patronized for pleasure or busi-
ness purposes it will be found well worth
q trip.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-03-23
THEATRICAL.

E. c. Underner has made an elaborate
production one Of the latest successful
melodramas ever written, "A Break for
Liberty" in which the scenes are laid In
and around Pittsburg, and taking for
the subject the escapades of the late
Biddle Brothers.
To those that have followed the his
tory Of the Biddles from the time OF
their arrest in Pittsburg until their es-
cape from the county jail In that city,
their struggle against great odds, for
life and liberty, and their final capture
and death, one can see at a glance the
great possibilities for dramatic action.
The author, H. p. Taylor, has depart
ed from the everyday melodrama where
the villain, hero or heroine or some one
else in the play must be shot every few
minutes. 1t is true that In "a Break
for Liberty" the play is not complete
without it? The use of firearms comes
into legitimate play during two OF the
scenes, the escape from the Pittsburg
jail and the desperate battle which
takes place in the binding snow storm,
between the officers of the law on one
side the Biddle Brothers and the war
denis wife on the other.
Mr. Underner has not stopped at eY-
pense for this production. Money has
been expended lavishly, and it can be
stated without hesitation that produc-
tion will be furnished that will not be
surpassed by any attraction playing.
The cast will be an exceptionally strong
one, containing the names of artists
that are well known to the theater-go-
ing public and will be seen at the Grand
opera house on Wednesday evening.
t
Magician Keene gave very good en-
tertainment at the Grand opera house
Saturday evening. His sleight-of- hand
and telepathic work won him much ap-
plause, and his spirit cabinet trick was
| fitting conclusion to the performance.
| During the evening the audience was
entertained by the Nevarro sisters in
songs and dances, and by Trewetz, a
musician, who was one Of the best that
has been here for some time The show
was worthy OF better patronage.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-03-23
Short Time at Mines.

the colieries of Coke Bros. 81 Co. will
be operated as follows: Drifton, ten
hours as usual; Eckley and Buck Noun
tain, eight hours per day; Oneida and
Derringer, four days per week; Beaver
Meadow, four full days and two half
days per week.
Schwabe's colliery in the Third ward
suspended operations on Saturday, ow-
ing to the overstocked condition of the
anthracite market. 1t is expected that
ten DAYS.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-03-23
Hustle AlOn8

If you want to be classed with
the throng who have for weeks
past taken advantage of the large
assortment of bargains we have
been offering.
New spring goods are beginning
to arrive, and it will be only a
short time until these opportunities
will have disappeared.
To close them out quickly and
give us more clear space for the
extensive lines of Spring and Sum-
mer Goods which are coming in
we are offering Clothing, Furnish
ings, Shoes, Dry Goods, Notions,
ETC., at prices seldom heard of.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-03-23
MCMENAMIN'S
OUR SPRING DISPLAY
IS NOW READY
South Centre Street

We open the Spring season with
the most complete line of Dress
Shirts for boys, youths and men
that Freeland has ever seen, both
in variety and quantity. Our
goods are of the very latest styles
and our prices the lowest, consist
ent with quality, Our Shirts are
made by the most reliable manu-
facturers in the country, as the cut
below will show.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-03-23

Mine Inspector Fenton, OF Mahanoy
City, has caused warrant to be issued
for the arrest of Felix Snoski, of Park
Place, for violating the mine laws.
Snoski is said to have removed the top
of his safety lamp and struck match
to relight it at Park coliery, causing an
explosion, which burned himself and
others. His is the first arrest of its
kind in some years.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-03-23

William Toole, Of Wilkesbarre, went
to Sunbury and identified the body
found in the Susquehanna river there
as that of his father, who leaped into
the river from Market street bridge,
Wilkssbarre, on February IA. In the
dead mans pantaloons pocket $1O4 was
found.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-03-23

Schuylkill county physicians are puz-
zled over the case of George Ploppert, ol
Pottsvile, who has lived for two years
with a broken neck and fractured
spine without knowing 1t. He has
been removed to Ashland hospital,
where operations will be performed in
the hope of prolongng the mans life.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-03-23
To Cure a Cold One Day

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
All druggists refund the money If it fails
to cure. e. w. Groves signature is on
each box. csc.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-03-23
JOIN SHIGo,
H. G.. KooNs,

Steel Home Saving Banks will be furn shed by
us parties depostng dollar Ii at anytime the
of any party closed the Bank is to be returned
being extensively used by children and others
laying by and saving their and thereby teachng
them habits of and thrift Interest will be allowed
these deposits The Banks be brought where
unlocked counted and credited IN book
this Bank which is the oldest and strongest
Bank in the Freeand having $780,
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-03-23
PLEASURE.

April 2o.-Opsretta, "The Minstrel of
Capri" benefit of St. Anthony's Italian
Catholic church, at the Grand opera
house. Admission, 25, 35, soc.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-03-23

The largest assortment and greatest
variety of wall paper at VIM. Blrkbeck's.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-03-23

Begin Spring with a new hat,
but don't let any one palm off
last season article on you. Our
Hats range from SI.oo up, and
every one of them is the correct
shape. We are sole agents for the
celebrated Hawes So. 90 hat, which
is the equal of anything in its line
sold at $500.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-03-23
MISCELLANEOUS ADVERTISEMENTS.
EsTATE OF AUGUSTUS DoNoP, late of

ISTATE OF AUGUSTUS DONOP, late of
d. Freeland, deceased.
Letters testamentary upon the above named
estate having been granted to the undersigned,
all persons indebted to said estate are request
ed to make payment, and those having claims
or demands to present the same, without de-
lay, to Amelia Donop.
Chas. Orion Stroh, Attorney.
NOTICE.-All persons who purchased lots
IN on installments from Matthias Schwabe
and have not paid Ill full for same are re-
quested to make payment on or before April !,
1903. Those who are unable or unwilling to do
so are notified to call upon the undersigned
without delay. Matthias Schwabe.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-03-23

Beautifulwall paper atWm. Birk beck's.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-03-05

Ten Million Dollar Deal in Montana
Mines.

Butte, Mont, March 3.-John A.
Drake, the Chicago millionaire who
owns the Gilt Rect mine, located in
the Gilt Edge mining district, and
John w. Gates, the we'll known steel
and wire magante, have been in Mon
tana the past week to conclude the
purchase of the Kendall, the Barnes
King and the Wright properties. The
purchase price has not been made
~ t i VI twelve L--:o money
than has been paid for any mining
property in the past ten years. The
Kendall has at least 100000 worth
of ore in sight and the Barnes-King is
valued at $2,500,000, while the inter-
mediate claims are opening up veins
which promise just as great returns,
notably the Wright property, and it is
estimated that at least $10,000,000
will be necessary to float the deal. 1t
will be one of the largest mining deals
on record.
The net profits of the Kendall mine
at present are $45,000 a month, and
next spring when the capacity Of the
mill is increased by the addition OF
eight new tanks, the monthly profits
will be over 100000, from mine not
yet two years old.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-03-05
LIKELY TO BE POSTPONED.
Predicted That Balkan Trouble Will
Not Occur This Year.

Vienna, March 2.-The opinion in
Official circles here is that the conflict
between Russia and Austria or the
Balkan states on one hand and Tur-
key on the other will not come off this
year. The result depends, however,
entirely upon the extent to which the
disturbances are carried. In place of
the insurgent Macedonian bands Off
Gals here think the. Albanians will
take aggressive action and fill the
center of the stage According to re-
ports received here of the warm spell
the last few days they already have
begun to be troublesome.
These stories, like all dangerous
news, are denied by the Turkish gov
eminent and the censorship prevents
their confirmation. 1t is most diff
cult to get authoritative news from
the disturbed district, as the Albani-
ans are suspicious of all foreigners,
and the correspondent takes his life
in his own hands when he goes among
them
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-03-05
NEW RULES ADOPTED.
House Still Further Restricts the
Power of the Minority.

Washington, March 3-When the
house recOnvened at II o'clock the
pending question was the adoption OF
the conference report on the Alaskan,
homestead bill. Mr.. Richardson, the
minority leader, in pursuance OF the
filibustering programme, attempted to
make the point that a quorum must
be ascertained to be present before
business could be transacted, but the
speaker declined to entertain the
point and upon the demand of Mr..
Payne, the majority leader, a roll call
was ordered on the pending question.
The report was agreed to-207 to 8.
Mr.. Grosvenor, from the committee
on rules, then presented the special
rule to put the immigration bill into
conference by direct vote and to cut
off the previous question on confer
ence reports.
Mr.. Grosvenor briefly explained the
scope of the rule and then yielded
twenty minutes to Mr.. Richardson
iT"~-..,, uuu -, ~ '...t = .y
l..,4utes to Mr.. Underwood (Ala).
The latter declared that the rule pro-
posed to force a vote upon conference
reports on appropriation bills carrying
millions after five minutes debate on
a side. He tainted the other side for
their inability to do business with de-
liberation.
Mr.. De Almond (Mo.) denounced
the Republicans for doing business on
the Sabbath.
Grosvenor Closes the Debate.
Mr. Grosvenor, in closing the de-
bate on the rule, remarked facetiously
that when the Lord said six days
shalt thou labor and do all thy work."
perhaps He did not foresee the pres
ence on earth of the Democratic
party. Republican applausel. Still,
he added, He might have done so.
The Injunction about rescuing the OK
or ass on Sunday if it fell into the
pit, he said, certainly foreshadoWed
the coming of the Democratic party.
Mr.. GrOsVenOr then compared the
present situation with that when the
Democrats in the Fifty-third congress
brought in rule to concur in the 500
senate amendments to the Wilson bill
''in gross" The preteXt of the Demo
Gratis for their present course, he
said. was a fiilsy excuse. The mi
nority, he said, was trying to paralyze
the government, but the majority
would not allow it to do so. I'VE are
going to meet every necessary cOntin-
gency,'' said he. 1T is our duty to do
SO, and the country expects us to do
SO. The filibuster will come out
where revolution, Instruction, moboc-
racy and disregard of duty always
come out"
He then demanded the previous
question.
The previous question was ordered,
1872 to 103, and the rule was adopted,
154 to 101. In the latter vote Mr..
Loud (Rep., CALI voted with the
Democrats
Mr.. Hemenway Gnd.) then present
ed the conference report on the for
tiflcations appropriation bill and it
was adopted.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-03-05
CONSIDERED BY SENATE.
Many Amendments to the General De.
ficiency Bill.


Washington, March S.-Immediate-
ly upon converting the senate, con mo-
ton of Mr.. Hale, took up the General
deficiency bill.
In the course of the reading of the
bill the house amendments to the om-
nibus public building bill were sent
to conference and Messrs. Fairbanks,
Warren and Turner were appointed
conferees.
The conference report on the f,rti-
fications appropriation bill was agreed
to. IL
Consideration of the general de-
ficiency bill then was resumed.
At 1 o'clock the unfinished business,
the Aldrich financial bill, was laid
before the senate. At Mr.. Aldrich's
request it was laid aside temporarily
to permit the general deficiency bill
to be disposed of.
, The reading of the deficiency bill
occupied three hours time. The COM
n ittee amendments were agreed to-.
An amendment was agreed to appro-
priating $3,000,000 to carry out the
provisions of the omnibus public build
ing bill.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-03-05
rittee on Rules.

Washington, March 3.-The presi-
dent has issued a proclamation call
ing for an extraordinary session of the
senate of the Fifty-eighth congress to
meet March 8. The proclamation is
as follows:
Whereas, Public interests require
that the senate should convene in ex-
traordinary session, therefore, l, Theo-
dore Roosevelt, president of the Unit
ed States of America, do hereby pro-
claim and declare that an eXtraor-
binary occasion requires the senate
of the United States to convene at
the capitol in the city of Washington
on the 5th day of March next, at IL
o'clock noon, of which all persons who
shall at that time be entitled to act
as members of that body are hereby
required to take notice."