Republican News Item CHAS.ILOREN WING, Editor. THURSDAY, NOV. 22,1900. "FIRST OF_ALL— THE NEWS." The News Item Fights Fair IT IS HOME NEWSPAPER Published Every Friday Morning. By The Sullivan Publishing Co. A.t the County Seat of Sullivan County. LAPOBTE, PA. SUBSCRIPTION —$1.25 per annum. If paid in advance SI.OO. Sample copies free. All communications should be ad dressed to REPUBLICAN NEWS ITEM, Laporte Pa., Entered at the Tost Office at Laporte, as second-class mail matter.. llallot lleiorm, More RiKiil Lnw* FOP tlie Protection of tlie Farm niitl Dairy Intercut* initl a De flciency Dill For the Public Schools Will He Immediately Taken Up and Acted Upon by Regulnr Hepubli caui. (Special Correspondence.) Harrisburg, Nov. 20. —Having elected a majority of stalwart Republicans in both branches of the legislature, the regular Republican leaders of Pennsyl vania propose to carry out the pledges made to the people in the j-ecent cam paign and pass such legislation as shall be in keeping with the promises made by the Republican party in the state convention and by its leaders on the stump in the recent canvass. It has been the practice of the so called reformers to lay claim to pret ty much all the virtue that is going around, and their allies, the insurgent politicians and the Democrats, are al ways a good second in the race for no toriety in the same direction. None of them, however, gets further than the publication of resolutions or speeches, in which they arraign the Republican leadership for alleged delinquencies, and promise all sorts of things which they are utterly incapable of carrying out. Now the Republican party is in a position to ignore these fake reformers, the insurgents and the Democrats, and will proceed to give the people what they want in the way of practical legis lation to remedy existing evils. Throughout the last campaign much ado was made about the question of ] ballot reform. Election frauds were made the subject of tirades against the Republican leaders, but the men who were most conspicuous in this cam paign always neglected to state that the alleged violations of the election laws were almost entirely confined to the large cities, and that neither party had an absolutely clear record on this score. The discovery of great frauds in one precinct of the Seventh ward of Phil adelphia, in which Republican election officers were involved, made a great sensation, and it is still the subject of frequent comment in many quarters. But little is being said about the dis closures made in 'Squire McMullen's division in Philadelphia, where it is alleged over one hundred ballots were stuffed In the box at the last election in favor of McAleer. the Democratic candidate for congress, and l.ioyd the insurgent candidate for state senator. This revelation was passed over as though it amounted to nothing by the insurgent newspapers, which devoted columns to the case in the Seventh ward. This time Democrats anil fu sionlsts were involved. But whether the frauds be commit ted by Republicans or Democrats the situation is the same, and it is manifest that the present ballot law must he amended, and the Republican leaders will undertake the task of passing such amendments as will block the frauds In the slum districts of Phila delphia and Pittsburg. WILL KEEP THIS PROMISE. The Democrats and insurgents may attempt to claim credit for what will be done, but as the regular Republicans will frame the measures and pass them with Republican votes, the people will know to whom to give credit due. The platform adopted at the last Re publican state convention contained a plank which read: "The Republican party of Penn sylvania has always stood for an honest ballot and a fair count. In the furtherance of this idea, an act was passed in 1891, known as the Baker ballot law, for the purpose of protecting the citizen in the ex ercise of the elective franchise. " This act was passed by a Re publican legislature at the instance of the Ballot Reform association, and was intended to secure a secret and honest ballot. Further safc guarda were thrown around the ballot law by the supplemental act of ISO::. In addition, however, to these laws, we favor such legisla tion as will enable the courts to open the ballot boxes upon the pe tition of citizens, duly presented, in all eases wherecomplaint Is prop erly made, alleging fraud in the holding of an election or tile count ing of the vote cast, so that if fraudulent ballots are placed in the boxes or u false count has been made it tan be exposed by the courts with expedition and all of fender.! agaiusl the purity of the of the ballot detected and brought to speedy Justice." Th® subject of but lot reform will he among the first taken up by the stal wart Republican leaders REFORM OLEO LEGISLATION. Another matter which will receive prompt attention from the Itepuhllcun leaders will be the proposed uiucud ment* to the laws goveritig the sale of oleomargarine. The Republican party Is committed in the most posi tive manner by the speeches made by Coventor Stone and his subordinates in the department of agriculture to urge leglalallou which will remedy de lects in the present law on that subject Th« fact is that the law makes It illttt i ult to suppress the traffic in oleo col ored as butter, as It place* but small punishment upon violators of the law ami It is iteftcieul lu other respect* Despite I hew. facts, Uovernoi Hi one s sduilnlstratlou has done great work In Ike suppression of (he "oleo" traffic It I* known that orlor to tlia Inauguration v( governor stone tne enormous quan tity of 11,433,341 pounds of oleo was sold In Pennsylvania In one year. The sales have been reduced to less than 500,000, as many dealers who have sold oleo colored as butter have been ar rested and convicted through the oper ations of the state officials. The pres ent law, the act of May 5, 1899. was passed at the instance of the Dairy men's Union and the State Grange au the outcome of a meeting held at Will iamsport in December. The bill was taken to Harrisburg by the secretary of the Dairymen's Union and by the leg islative committee of the State Grange. The weak points in the measure have been demonstrated by practical expe rience of the state officials, and they will, undertake to recommend amend ments to the present act which will make the prosecution of the men ac cused of selling oleo In imitation of butter less difficult and which will make the punishment quite severe. SCHOOLS TO BE CARED FOR. The matter of the appropriations to the public schools has been the subject of much newspaper abuse of the state administration. It is manifest that these attacks have been for purely par tisan purposes and were without justi fication. When Governor Stone was inaugu rated he sent a message to the legis lature explaining the conditions of the state finances and setting forth the fact that there would be an estimated deficiency of three millions of dollars unless appropriations were greatly re duced or some new sources of revenue were procured. He made several rec ommendations regarding means to raise more money, but the insurgent and Democratic combine in the house defeated the bills which were intended to meet this contingency. This combine not only prevented the passage of legislation to raise money, but it failed to reduce the appropria tions, and the governor, in order to protect the credit of the common wealth, felt obliged to cut $500,000 a year from the item for schools. STONE'S PROMPT ACTION. Less than two years have elapsed, and owing to the extraordinary activ ity of the state officials in collecting back taxes from delinquent corpora tions and making other corporations pay their full share of taxation, the ap parent deficit has been changed to a magnificent surplus, and Governor Stone has publicly stated that with the opening of the next legislature he will at once forward a message calling for the immediate passage of a deficiency bill which will make up the $500,000 a year for the schools, the amount which he deducted, so that they will actually not suffer in the slightest degree for any part of the original appropriation of $5,500,000 a year made by the last legislature. The stalwart Republican majority in the legislature will without doubt promptly adopt the suggestion of Gov ernor Stone and the so-called school issue will have been disposed of to the satisfaction of the people, and no doubt to the disgust of the Democrats and th insurgents, who, with nothing to kick about, will accordingly be un happy. CONDENSED DISPATCHES. Kotnl)l<- KvriitN II( LLIC Week Itrlellr mill Ttrni'lj' Titlil. The whiter steamship routes between Portland. Me., and European points has begun. A large order for rolling stock for tlie Jamaica railroad will lie placed in Phila delphia. The sacristy of the University of Notre Dame, near South Iteml. lart.. was dam aged $15,000 by tin'. A report via Paris stated that a regen cy was under consideration at SI. Peters burg until the complete recovery of the czar. No evidence that Ainerieim jockeys were guilty of "doping" horses was pre sented at the meeting held in London to consider that subject. * A director and tlie malinger of Dum bell's bank of Douglas. Isle of Man. were sentenced to live years' imprison ment for falsifying the lunik's books. Negro churches in Chicago adopted res olutions protesting agaiusl the Colorado lynching aud calling on the president to recommend legislation by congress on the subject. .Miinilii). Nov. 111, At Davenport. la., tire destroyed over SIOO,OOO worth of property. Two hundred and lifty-nine miners re turned to Sealll tiu- steamer Nome City from the goldtields. The billet mill and converters of tlie Il linois Steel works at Juliet resumed op erations after tlir««e weeks' shutdown. The annual report of the government Hospital For the liisniio showed a total of 1i.070 patients, an increase of 138, the largest incicn-i in ;is history. A sensation ,v:i ; caused by the an nouncement o; , -i cict marriage in England of iln ol' Manchester and Miss ZiinmcM. Cincinnati heiress. The whaling A lie, Knowles ar rived at Sau I 'i .lie i-co i roni tlie Okhotsk sea with I.lntiel- of oil, worth SIS. 000. and I.IMNI |. -1.,.!- of I valued at S:>.INMI. A section of tin' \|infn-.iia ore docks, situated on Itlai kwell canal, in Buffalo h&rbor, collapscil%inler the weight of till. OUO tons o» ..re. Two l.o\s w. re killed, and one man was Imdl.v injured. Hu(urilu), \«». IT. Zero weather was reported from Wa tertowu, X. V. The census bureau announced tlie pop illation of Hawaii as l.Vi.ooi, The wheat yield "if New Mouth Wales Wtts csl limited al lii.iMHI.INHI IIIISIICIM. I toys dug up old silver coin> to tin value of S.'|isl in the marshes at Medford. Mim. The year's g«ld output <•! Alaska. Ililt isli Columbia ami tin I'miii, uorthwc-i wit* more tlinn $-"UH*U*NI. Only .'II liits wile I s| in i il.iit,i, ,' lulling industry llii •>n»on. aguiu>l an average of 07 for the p.isi >cnr». The tout inen imlii led lot the Ituirih of Jellllii II llielel* of P Hci -..||. \ J were arraigned and |di old mil guilty. .V Imlllc ciilill 'II. ■ in. - 11..in 111. Clew 111 till ho. net \||ll> I lluMklns whirb foillldcicd Aug »,is pit Lctl up ■ I Nlattiic, Coiilt I r 111 ii > , >»t. 111. liln.gon h.i« If I. duelled live frmu I he plague. KIII« IISCII t ..i SWISIEII I. re|H>ric«| i lie In u low stale if heullli Work oil Mil I hollo, - I.l|iioh'* thai li nger Hltuuiiot k II hail been tivgiiii al UIMItUW. Rockers Rockers! Mahogany, IS&.-ilf Maple and They are comfortable, pretty, dainty and strong and all sizes and shapes. Come in and see what a complete line of Rocking Chairs look like. DON'T UK AKKAID to roiiip ns *vi> are mm- 10 lime t lie* one \ou want al die price you ought lo |my lor it too. We also carry a lull line of all Idnils ol house Furn ishings nt prices tliat are riglii. HOLCOMBE & LAUER, ©USbOrC, f>a. Telephone call, Hotel Obert. Williamsport & North Branch Railroad TIIMIIE TABLE. In effect Monday Sept. 17, 1900. Read down Head up . __ . rp jJ 7 t " r , | ; = ; ; 1\ M. A M I'. M. 1* M I' Mi A. M. AXI STATIONS. AMAMA. M. 1' M 1' Ml* M AM 1' M 1 -.>o .'iS ll'. 1 :. | 10 20 748 Hulls 740 9 4ft 12 00 400 I 4ft fftllO 432 112 102:1 (751 I'eimsdulu ... 17aft 940 II »4 :ift7 14 41 ft 40 I 10 i 10 :!1 800 , lluglietiville... 7 2ft 9:;i 11 4o :i is 4 ::2 48 ft 44 10 :17 8 0(1 Picture lUxks !l 2S 11 H2 424 4 411 8 09 ...Lyons Mills... 19 20 111 27 I 2o 4 ft:'» 1042 8 11 ....< hanmuni ... 0 18 111 22 117 fftOl j 10 47 8 l(i ...(lien Mawr... 912 II 07 111 j 1 10 ft:! 822 ..Straw-bridge.... 19 011111 0:: 4 02 112 10ft7 BeecliGkn fsr«9 rn oft .v> ft 10 1 II 00 8 110 ..Mum y Valley. 8 ftu II (10 :t ftft ft 111 11 07 8 lift ... Sonestnwn . . alio lu ft 2 :: 49 ft ill II 12 Ximlrnoiil... 10 HI :i !S2 >• c f"' 48 fll :*.7 Mokoimi 110 09 :i 12 '-j ~ -i* ftfto Hull La|«irte 10 04 ilOSt ~ « = = fIJO7 112 11 /Wi KiiiKdnle II 4ft 2ftl S 5 | T. fli 111 112 12 00 ..lierulce ltoail.. 19 2ft 2 4ft ,% 7; 0 20 12 04 .. .Satterlleld.... <1 20 2 40 I'. M. I'M l\ M. A.M. I'M Connection with Phila.A Heading's! Halls For Philadelphia, New York and inter mediate stat ions—LeaveWilliamsport 7~!0 a.m., 10:00 a. in., Arrive Halls 7:4S a.m. 10:1 '.l a. m. For Sliainokin and intermed iate stations—leaves Williamsport 4:1)0 p. in.; arrive Halls 4.20 p. m. From Pliila., New York and intermed iate stations—leave Pliila. 10.21 a. in.and 11.36 p.m; leave New York,via Phila.7.'io a.m. '.UJO p.m.; leave New York via Ta inai|un, 10 a.m. Arrive Halls, O.iita.m. and 521 p. in. From Miuitiolvin and intermediate sta tii'iis—leaves Sliainokin SlO a. in. Ar rive Halls '.I 4'J a.m. Connecting with !■ V. U 11. at Suttcrtleld. For Tuwanda and intei nniliule stations, leave Wilki'slmrre l.tlf) p. in.: arrive :it Satterdelil (j.25 p. in. For Towamla and intei incdiatestat inns, leave Rernii'e 0.10 a.m.; arrive Satterlie d 7:04 a. 1.1. For Wilkesharre and interinoliate sia QOI'RT ru<>< XAMATIO.N. wkkrkas, Hon. i:. M. luxiiAM. Freaidetii .1 Honorable* John >. Lino and Win. r. . Rogers Associate Judvi - •»t"|llit* < ourt> of Oxer ami • Terminer ami (i-ncrnl .lull hell very, Oiuirtcr , Se>s:on?» of the 1 Vaee, Orphans Court and coin nitin I'leas for the < ounty of' Sullivan. have issued their preeept, bearing date tin* J7 «t;i\ of >cpt j lHir.i. to inc directed, for holding liic >everal : courts in tin* llorough «>i La)»oi tc. oil Monday tli. lMt It «!aV of .Scpteliilicr at J o'clock p. III*. Therefore, not ice is hereby given to tin* Coroner. Justice* of the Peace ami Constables within tin county, thai they lie tlien ami then* in their prop- : er nerson at J o'clock p. in.of -:*i«T ilay. w itli their ! roli>, record-, imjuisitiotis examinations and , other rememl>cramv> to those things to which their otllce* ap|>crtaiu to l>c done. Ami to tlt<*e ! who are lioundhy their recognizance t«> prosecute against prisoner.* who are or shall he in the jail oi I the said county of SullUaii. aie hcrehv notified to , be then and lucre to prosecute against thcinus I will l>e just. 11. W osU;|:, sherilT. herifT's Olßcc. I.uporte, l'a... A iim 11. liiUU. BegiHter'n Notice. Notices hereby gi\«n dial the following ac counts have liecn tiled hi my orticc. vi/ First ami final lu nnint of \ It Klnitr and j < has. N. Porter < xccutors of luniel I'ortcr deed First and final ueeount or Kli/al>eth Norton and 1 Win. 1.. Norton ex«-cutei* of John Norton, deed. , First unit final account oi Mary Par doc surviv iug executrix of Kieluitd Pardoe. deed. Firvtuml final a< count of f'llu F. Collin# « \ j ceutrix of B> < ollin* who was acting trustee for 112 the creditor* of Jacob ia»rah dc« d. Mid l lie Mime will be i«ii m nfed to ihe t »rplainJ « ourt oi -ullivan County, ou Monday, bee. H,* j P.Hm. at t o clock p.m. for com nnaiion ami allow ' W.M. !. I \\\ 111 IN 4 I! Register. Register'#! Mice. l4i|>orti, l'a.. Nov IJ. PJtxi. psi HARRISBURGPA CURIS ALL DOINH ANO Dauo ADDICTION! Fupnishcq New M«N*ctmwT A $2.50 Cook Book For Only 35 Cents, j IT bo WiiUo Houae Cook Book. Tlm nan «OUVrli:01lt. lint lm*t | |>»<ilcal, Ilwli>u4 I'tKil j-ielr, tux! übautlUcljr BB ike best n*>k h«« t KH •ur |.iiiiU-il 1,6 00 Kvcipoi, fully u«u.|, | InM •• 1 '."Kit* JHW > >t t. "ii- iiilirr: HI : HuW to .!i.»a?r«. lUI of' HI m;m:s. lablt eli it*. «»r» of tli* '' ■ Unkltii ■■BJ Itii. i. eU, A t<'<l * i.Ou !>•«•«, ,.i «k>(U Willi tinmii ihv«i >1«" tiyii iUuitriiti'-l with Uuiiiiftil hi If torn* ft fl »i»i« tl i 112 lh» ut . iiiMriui * » a tijfilw W hit* |i<>uw, «lc, *•. ttii» ti« ti... b„.. e,i,a our siiaotAl otlar itu*. »r oeiit*. m> I < it nu iiu |u;i«« m.-I It Milt U* I i jr. i »i ttiii*. nr. t«r ItllW ffc-ll'l llt I>U| lilU-.t11.il I I IN.it IMtmit ci.m, i4ii..iini» lux cm [it Htis mi U.ifck I'KtK Ai'lrivi *U ut>|. i* In I HE WtHNI K I U.MCAKiV. * **4 Ui..i.a.i. . Aitrui, Ohio, tu I " l»( lilt) t i l.la, I .HI .<i till 4.111 lijttill I .11' U..1 M W. 4k u» in. .. tMKI Mi •• All tions —leave Towanda B.loa.ui. and 22® a.m.; arrive Xat'tield, 9.02 a. in. 2.25 p. in* STAG K LINKS Stajre leaves Hugliesvill no.it office tor hairilsville, Meiigwe and l'hilipsdaledailv Wilson, lieaver Lake and "Frililey on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at 11.30 Stage leaves < ilen Maivr tor Hillsgrove and Forksville at 11 U2 a. in. Staire leaves Muncv Valley for Unitv \il!e. North Mountain and l.ungerville daild at 11 19 a. in. Passengers taking trains at Hag stations ean secure train excursion tickets from the conductors. Philadelphia & Reading, Lehigh Valley ami New York Central mileage will he accepted only tor through passengers trav eling from Halls to Satterth ld m- Salter field to Halls. I'he general olllees of the company are located at llugheeville, I'a. It. tt,\l;Vl.V \vi l.i 11 I'lCsilli 111. 1111/lisv ill. , I'il. - I' TOWNsKNIi. fit'll. 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Because thejLargest ind Beat line in the county ' Because wejhave only new and attractive patterns to show Because you will (ind'no old gcods on our shelves, We have justJopenedja new line of Ginghams, Shirtings, muslins etc., or the spring {trade,{which we'would lie pi<>aseclJ[to have you inspect. Big Reduction Sale of Shoes. $3.00 Shoes for 2.75; $2.75 Shoes for 2.50. Remember all new Goods At This Rate. ALL GOODS 25c OFF THE DOLLAR AT . THE RED STAR SHOE STORE J. S. HARRING nr ' *■ OPERA HlOXJSlfcj ytV 1 DlSHOU*'' BLOCK ' J I*A. Everybody says so. Cascarets Candy Cathartic, the most won derful medical discovery of the ape, pleas ant and refreshing to the taste, act gently and positively on kidneys, liver and bowels, cleansing the entire system, dispel colds, cure headaehe, fever, habitual constipation and biliousness. Please buy and trj' a box of C. C. C. to-day; 10, 26, 50 cents. Sold am! guaranteed to cure by all druggists. 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