Published Every Thursday. Volume 3. Business Cards. Jonestown flagging C!h<- F Billnmbos, A (rents D. 11. Tjortih. n " SONKSTOWN ''A. Fikst nation ai. hank OF M'SIIOitK. I'KNN A. CAPITAL - " 950.000 SURPLUS - - SIO,OOO. I) uks r a r it a XT. LAPOHTE PA F. W. (JAIXAOIIEIt. Prop. Wlirm ITKMIIS iinil llllU'llVH ill nil I."tITV. Oysters- nml >THine in senson. Hiir liol will. i'li"l<'r>' li'iinii* uiii.'Hiwl ,V liood -li.l'lr room provided LAPORTE LIVERY AND BOARDING STABLES. Connected with tin* ( ommei'cin! Hotel. First-class Horses ami Carriages. Hates reasoiiiil.li'. CHAS COLEMAN. Prop HOTEI MAINE THOS. W. BEAiIEN, Prop. LAPORTE, PA. Tlivs new hotel has ''tell rweiitly opeiic'l. m iv j furiii-liiHl tliroutdioiu mid will U- r" > f "'.. special uiToiiiodiition of I lit- lun ul Hi- put ll > ■ The In-st Moeked I a. ill tlifeuui.lv. Hales me low COMMERCIAL HOUSE. THO i. E. KENNEDY, Prop LAI'OKTK I'A. i hi# I. g el pp'il.".) bmee I ehi - p. U it h y » t s * HOTEL PORTER. Canton Stroot, SHUNK, PA. \V. E. I'ourProp'r. CARROLL HOUSE, D. liEEKE, Proprietor. Nt'S IO K. I' * One ..I he li.r-S'Bl mi l.e-i • <4»i|>. ••* b.i ■ I i>. il.i •« ' '. "I' -t all. . «■ b-t II e> 1 •# ' o! ar I"' 1 !l >' I. I*. n lef. Professional Cards. J. & F. 11. INGHAM, ATTO SKY' AMAW, 1,Hg.l II n !.» ittC 1 in hi.- hu• 1 a lju hin« co. ..lies LAI'ORTE MULLEN, Attorney-at-Law. LAI'OKTK. I'A. oillee in Court Mouse rtiiiMinu. J H. CKOMN, A I'T• >K N »V A 1 *.»T<% * I'll Hl* 0. UKPI- KU» Mvl -TMCKT. L yV DtSIIOKK. yyM P.SHCLMAKER, Attorney at Law. Office in County liuiltlinjr. I.AI'iiUTK. 1* V. Collection... coi.veyiim'iwr. the sellleinei.l " eMail*- hi.l olhei lenai bu.-iiie»i- will leee.M pro in pl ulU'iitum. J. BRADLEY, %rI OK>M* iT \w . It r t , j,. | s ..| ST> Hl' LDIMO v.- ■ r. , A v| . .• I «\ -Melt week '.t I' oiksvilK*. iU«r( e. Ul(ttMUi. Harvey Newm } 5t. .11 \W \ \E\V I IT, ITT.I r v A -i. w. OKI li K> 711 17 I'll AN K 1.1 N 111'II. DING, litis,.. 1211. Stive! I'liilailclphia. II iv u" letlivl fro n the oiliee of I nite'l -late \lU>rnev nth I \»i.-tant I" le« I -late- Attorn.•> «ili eo.ltnn.e the K'etieiiil praetiee ol law in I n I n.te.l -late.- court.- ami .ill the eon it- o! Hi. t'it> nil . oiintv of I'lnladt Iplun, J-JENK Y T. D< )WNS, \TT KM »T-L *«: OKKM I* »..»• HIMLHIN# r i i Hoi?** AH LWHITK BL \CKSMITH AND WAGON SHOP J tist opened ill the Laport" r.nri"fv. I.ai-l.rii w..rl< si.l leite.{. All worli /II irt.it I O W BENNETT, Prop. » el - ;iii Is I lilt . < itt.ll Ift If. 1 of'nC I: » r. I'. I. hi M> «Mir»». iiru>!if.v».s r *•»•.«! mi. m \ II (unite V«»tir ItmvHii VTIIh Cuiniy «'it it:-11 if, euro const ipnt ion fore\er. 10c. 850. If C. C- C. fail, druggists refund money. S\¥e have been 3 5 gleaning House C For some time, but we are through at last. \W V V are all fixed up in apple pie order for the ( siKoltb&! TDrabe with the largest and best stock of goods we/ 1 < have ever had. V S Something nr Ev 33i /, h;'fui'« J We think we rsiu pleaso tho most critical Imy or in Sullivan i.county. J V Weß|icctfully Yours. r c > UHI'TKNBUUV. DUSHOHE. PA. 'l'll E J.IiAVKLEII. NERAL J HA RD W A R E PAINTS, OILS, VARI 'SHES and GLASS. SPECIAL inducements given on CTOVES and RANGES ***-* and all kinds of HEATING STOVES for Wood or Coal, suitable 112 »r [larl u-H. halls, churches, school houses, •amps. etc. Attention to a line of Cheap air-tight wood heaters from >3.0(1 to §1(1.00. Also a line of coal heateis from §2.50 up to §.'15.00. My Special Bargain Sale is open on a line of heaters slightly .liimageil by wji-tcr. Good as new, but they must, be sold CHEAP If in need of a cheap heater, call early. My "Dockash" Ranges arc without a question the finest in the market, made up of the be; I material and designed to be a handsome Range. Furnaces always the best on the market. In fact we are ready to heat the universe either in hot water, steam or air. Try us. we guarantee satisfaction. STOY REPAIRS VXD REPAIRING. PLUMRINoui-es, fretting- prs'ed as to the metV.o.l 112 allotment of seats and other matters hich the wide awake member c.r sen ator always wants to know about, re minds us that the opening day for the h-tate legislative mill is near at hand, j Contractor Allen B. Horke, of Philadel phia, who is in charge of the construc tion of the new capitol building, is rushing the work at a lively pace, and j though he has but a few days left to ! complete the job, he- promises ab'-ciute | ly that everything will be in readiness ! for the o:>enins of the session. Of ! course, interest continues to cinier in j the caucus for the speakership of the house of representatives. Th K pub'i j cans will undoubtedly dispose of this j matter in the caucus in an entirely harmonious manner, and the caucus I nominees for speaker and the other of ricers of the house will unquestionably :»e elected. A UEPUBLICAN* ADMINISTRATION. The triumphant election of Colonel Stone to the governorship and the big Republican majority in both branches ! of the legislature insured a Republican administration through and through in , both the executive and legislative branches of the state government. There has been no chang_g in the situa ton on tfee ..speakership*'.ft *' s • c, iil a free for a!i race, despiie the rumors j that this fellow or some other fellow : luts been Mated by the party leadtrs. ; Voorhees of Philadelphia, B iss of D la- : 1 ware, McClain of Somerset, Fair of Lackawanna and Marshall, Ford and Ilosaek of Allegheny are all got th' Ir lightning rods up. eagerly waiting for the prize. The best evidence that there is to be no f-iction in the organ ization of the leris'ature, or in the election of the United States senator. Is found in the harmonious relations | that exist between the influential lead | ers of the Republican party in the I state. Governor-elect Stone has al- I ready shown his capacity for leadership j in his announced determination to con sider all elements of the party in mat j ters affecting hi administration. The ; fact that Senator Quay has been In ; consultation frequently with Senator | C. 1,. Mageo, of Pit'sburg. anrl fenator . elect David Mar in, of Philadelphia. ; has brought about an unexpected 1 peaceful condition of affairs, in view of I past differences. They will all abid" by the caucus action on speaker and United States senator, and the Wana makor - Van Valkonbcrg-Blnnkenburg outfit will have but one thing to do, take their natural place with the De mocracy. They were opposed to £tor.e for governor, and in every way sought to disrupt the Republican or ganization. They have taken them selves out of the Republican orginiza ' tion and they are everywhere rejarJtd as allies of the Democracy. The fusion scheme which is being nursed by the Wanamaker bureau w bound to fail. The first slep, tli ■ call ing of a conference in Philadelphl i last week, was a comolete fizzle. Repre sentative John 11. Fow, author of queer legislation anil one of the sii; ki st cus tomers that ever sat in a legislative body, is working up the Democratic end in conjunction with the Wanama ker campaign, to line the Democratic members up to follow his leadership. The Wanamaker manager'- could not have made a more unfortunate selec tion. It is notorious that Fow is al ways looking after Fow's personal in terest, and the old time Democrais have refused to follow his leadership, aa they would never know when Fow would be "doin;r business with the i other side," in order to be taken care 1 of himself on choice committees which j the Republican speaker will have to ; name. Fow, too, is looked tinon a3 representing the Gordon Democracv. which is an annex of the Wanamaker machine, and the Guffey men positive ly refuse to have anything to do with him politically. ! REPUBLICANS ARK TOGETHER, j While the Democrats are at odds. | [ the Republicans are together, with a few excentions. It has been demon- j strated that the Democratic machine j | cannot be delivered over to a Wanama- I ker candidate for speaker. Tt is known, ; 1 too, that nothing like one-half of th.- i ! nnfnber of Republicans, 29, necessary , i with ail the Democrats being together, | | to make the 103 votes reouired tor an j election for n ppoa ~ - :er, can be drummed info any fvsi :i scheme. The principal reason for this is that there ts sti,-h an intense prejudice among J!e üblicanr, v It>: 112 bolting the party caucus, and i nrt'culnrly against the bolti. . The polKlei so'" the pres ent day have not forgotten the famous bolt cf IV I and !•« re ults. After all their eehcn-.lng. t'.. i-i't-.is failed to] carry V.ms elect. 1 TTni'eii ntates senator, an.l ! he was nrvrr any use to any of them. 1 Besicle:'. th' Ir reticn r an'teii in th'i \ practical, i.strac! Nt efc ahnor.t - every | man amoii,-; ti:;••:!. -e participatin?; ; in the bolt vci-i- aim . entire y oblit erated irc.M the f'cld of oolitli.-s. Of those vho t> - part In this exhlbt; ion of party p-er.'ldy only t< -» ,-:e in public life at the -,-res nt ilme. Upon return ing h>: Ijoir actio.i was repudiated t>y th°ir constltuenta and they were forever afterwards barred from part to- ; lpaiion in party counci k a d in the en- Joyn-'ent of future hc-nc.rs at the hands cf th" ft; iinization which they had be trayed. A TRAITOR'S FATE. A more recent and cvta more strik ing case is that prcsc ted by the polit ical situation in Ohio last year, when a tie .perate. though unsuccessful, ef fort was iv.udo to defeat the re-election cf Senator Ilanna, who. as chairman of the Republican na ional committee, war, l.irg, ly responsible for the election of President McKinlcy in 1893. His ex peri"nco i i many r si eels may oe lik ened to that of Senator Quay's, who as tie- '..1 marshal in the campaign of 1\ , brought victory to the banner of I.eoublU intsm in the election of General Harrison to the presidency. Cenac r He mm had to • eet the work o? a r •'.»•! in I . 'tf.r. and he tri umph.- d !: the end. in the Ohio state nenate the Republicana had a rtiajojjfjr of i , t-'. •;. : i r T>u-! e. en ar.'l-Hftnna Repul • n, f-otr.iii>e'd with ti T)?mo rrats an 1 organiz 1 the upper ii-use in their interest, thus eleisrivitr his party of th" power and e to v.hich j It was justly en'lt' I. In ; i.i'.c c : this fusion S. nit tor IT tnnn w • ' elected and | returned to the Pr.it d States senate to ' Uphold the a.imini'i re tio>i of Presiden* j McKinley, while State Senator l.iurk° ( was from the eley of his treaeherv a I marl;, d man, n 1 only In his home .lis- i trict. but throughout entire com- ' rnonwealih. If.- has l -n repudiated j net on'y t-y his party but by his fellow | me"'b;'s of the legal profession., Chart-.'s assailing his professional in- I tegrity hav" since !>• en made by th" j Law p. "inflon of ('..'umbus, and the matter is still pending. • AH .mlli-ifia- . -« will be few Republicans hi this s'ate who v.'ill r.ttem' t to .'. How in Burke's footstens. P'-pitb'lrn n-'-mb."' • of both branches of the legislature will sta-d loyally by their party colors. There ' ill be a straieh'out Republi an s-. aker eleeted who will co-. if rate vi h. Oovernor eler I Stone, S nntor Quay will be re elected to 'he United Si at 03 senate, and the legislature, under conservative and ' hade: 'l ip. will red-em ' ie pled;- s <-j- M- party and make a e'ean and eeonomical record, which will re donr i t . ■ —"d't of 'he Republican pnrty : ' t-v t t'- -forests and ad vance w t iree' ' eoiamonwea'th Sup- 'h.o Con"-. .' " -me ; of tfco PclUleal ften-'i'f ! - ' • > •>" tl'.o Mf.xt It- • ' tbo i'e.lltlcal 111 lor., - ->. (Sr.- cf-.! v 'ol "■ ■ -.i-rrel Phi' : . '1 - '■ t-- At last Ihe true 1 harn ter . ' '■ e r..-.ti:iea« consnir ncy bch.lp.ii '.he ::t* •t to defeat Sen ator Quay for re-el "lion by the most infamous and t;e»pMv.to tnctica resorted to in the history ofMM- country lias been ej.-pof l. The s'lprcme court of (he commonweal' n cf Pennsylvania ha -> upon ; 'ition stepped in between Sen ator Quay and those who have been ende . wring to use the power of th" j local judiciary In this city to strike at him. I -mireh his reputation and to gain politi. a! advantage in the pending contest for the senatership. There is every rear n to believe that a fair end Impartial hearing, without personal spleen or political p rs eution, will now be given to a . arte which has furnished a startling revelation to the people as to what extent men v . ted with au thority would use' their positions to accomplish personal ambitiens or sat isfy a desire for revenge. Probably no more lucid and manly comment lias been mai'.c on the action of the supn re couit, upon the appeal of counsel for Senator Quay that the case against him be withdrawn from the common pleas courts of this city, than was given by tin editor of the Philadelphi 1 Inouirei immediately lol lowing the announcement of the de cision cf the higher court. "Two justices of the supreme court," said (he editor of The Inquirer, "have halted the conspiracy to ruin Senator Quay, and thru' action will be com mended by till fair minded men. They have . ken into consideration the ani ! mus behind the persecution— we de i liberately say persecution, not prosecu ] (.ion—and they have agreed that th.* rase i- of sutrident importance to be I reviewed by the supreme court Itself. ; "This means that the warrants issued ■ by the district attorney, the finding of I the grand jury antl the arguments upon j Ihe demurrers will be passed uron by j the highest court in the state; that the j „.ill 1.0 »olret> out of fh» 1.25 Per. Year Number the local coui'if, it me petition riioti is sustained, and that "a senator of the United Ptnte:-- is not to ho made the mere foot'>n'l of n fur reaching political conspiracy • h! h has in vla»v. not h'rs conviction- • ' r conviction is out of the question—lu.t. to ono(e th*. reasons ot fielaly set forth, 'the intimidation of the members of the legislature.' "The Object of the persecution 13 to d"fen: fonntor Quay for reelection, net to send him to jail. for h" has commit ted no criv ■ and notu know this better than the ■-•"•••akini? persecutors who have Instigated the suit nnd who have cuoh a poor opinion of ' hernselves and of their hypocritical cause tha - they dare not face the public, the ccu-ts or Senator Quay h'mself. and dare not even permit their names to become known. "A more contemptible attempt to ruin a man for purely political reasons un>i to satisfy the demands of personal spite and hatred is not on record. The men who have sought to make use of District Attorney Graham as their tooi and their shield from public scorn and derision have been frustrated. Mi. Graham himself, with all his venor.i against Quay, disappear.-: from the case, on the 7th of January the supreme court will assume jurisdiction, and tills means that there will be a fair trial, nnd with a fair trial Senator Quay has nothing to fear—absolutely nothing. "What has Quay done?" he continue*. "Let us draw a comparison between him and that great and pure and hon orable man, John Wanamaker. "The Keystone National bank receiv ed deposits of publiq funds from the state and the city. Mr. Wanamaker was a depositor, as he had a perfect right to be. Mr. Wanamaker was also a heavy borrower, so heavy a borrow er, as a matter of fact, that the comp troller of the currency at Washington wrote several letters demanding that the loans be reduced. Th : capital of the bank was $500,000, and under the law Mr. Wanamaker was entitled to borrow one-tenth of the capital stock, and no more—-$30.000. He vei y largely exceeded this amount, and he was a public offi cial. a member of the cabinet of the president of the United States, at the time, and most certainly should hav been among the first to uphold the law. "But this was not all. Mr. Wana maker entered into a int transaction with the president of the bank. Mr. Lucas, for a stock gambling specula tion. Later he bank failed, and it was a disastrous fai'ure. Now. no one has charged Mr. Wanamaker with crime. ITe has not been hauled into court by political enemies. He has been permit ted to conduct his bargain counter un molested. He has posed as the great exemplar of all that is pure and good, and he has posed before the public a? an honorable man. We have no charges to bring against Mr. Wanamaker. He cild not rob 'he bank. Let us take him at his own estimate of himself. Let us agree with him that he is an honorable man. "Now for the comparison. "The People's bank received deposits of public funds. Senator Quay was a depositor, as he had a perfect right to be. Tie may have borrowed at times, but he was not a heavy borrower, and the banking department was never forced to write letters of complaint. As a private citizen and public official he respected the law. He bought stocks, but not In a joint arrangement with the president, lie simply made use of the cashier, an old personal friend, as a medium of communication with the brokers. The bank failed, but Senator Quay does not owe it a single red cent. What is more, the bank paid in full every dollar deposited by the state, and not a single, solitary depositor has lost a dollar. Vet he has been charged with crime. Political enemies have hauled him into court, and he is denounced by his persecutors as the personification o? all that Is evil. We say that it Is out rageous, and we look to the trial to re veal to the public the whole story of a dastardly political conspiracy. "Judge Gordon, who was reversed time after time by the supreme court, and who was a politician rather than a judge, Is mentioned in the petition to the supreme court as an Instigator of the prosecution. The trial should show the truth or falsity of this statement. Jucire Gordon was a candidate for the nomination for governor, with the In dorsement and backing of John Wan amaker. Tie Wanamaker bargain counter statesmanship was agreeable to the attempt to deliver Pennsylva nia over to the Democrats in this crit ical year of the nation. Judge Gordon knew all about the affairs of the Peo ple's bank. It Is believed that ho had access to *he papers and letters upon which th" prosecution is based, and that this fact will be proved. The bank failed in March. If Judge Gordon really bo'tcved that crime had been committed It was his bounden duty to call the attention of the district at torney to the matter. He did no such thing. Mr. Graham was kept in Ignor ance of ban!: matters, nnd it was no', until October, just Iveforc the election, that some person? who have not had the courage to reveal their identity communicated with the district attor ney. The latter apparently grasped at the opportunity to further the scheme to destroy Quay, and the warrants were issued. The district attorney went before the grand jury. So flimsy were the charges that, in spite of Mr. Graham's presence, but 12 out of 20 jurors could bo obtained to support them. The change of a single juror would have discarded the bills. It was apparently the intention of Judge Gor don to sit upon the bench and rule upon the demurrers. Had he done so h-- would, In all probability, have been humiliated by the supreme court. He resigned, and just In time. Had he re mained on the bench, as sure as the sun rises he would have been Impeach ed.