' • i »i k is*. w - I * cm. CHAS. LOREN WING, Editor. THURSDAY,'MARCH 2, 189' J. "FIRST QF ALL —THE NEWS." The News Item Fights Fair. IT IS A PATRIOTIC HOME NEWSPAPER. Published Every Friday Morning. |{y The Sullivan Publishing Co. At tho County Seat of Sullivan County. LAPORTE, PA. Entered at the' Post Office at La porte,Jas second-class mail matter. .SUBSCRIPTION —$1.25 per annum. If paid in advance SI.OO- Sample copies tree. All communications should lie ad dressed to ' REPUBLICAN NEWS ITEM, • Laporte Fa., in line Willi their general policy to (re nte the impression that Senator Quay's friends are considering I he matter of sup porting another candidate, tlie Van A al kenborg bureau, in one of their nightly bulletins, say: "Senator I'linn referred to the fact that overtures had recently been made to himself and one or two other anti-Quayites by friends of Senator Quay looking to an agreement upon some one to succeed Senator Quay." The only comment that need to be made upon a statement of this character is that Senator Quay is in this fight to a finish: no one is authorized to suggest or command any compromise candidate, and talk or intimations to the contrary are deliberate and unqualified falsehoods. Tho lift.v-two Republican bolters are as weak and as impotent as they were the day they broke from the party caucus, and unless they help elect a Democrat they cannot accomplish anything. The Democrats are not making any im portant moves, though there is a mani fest feeling of unrest among those who are interested in legislation. Those whose bills are blocked through the factional fight over the senatorship are hearing from their constituents. With no hope of election of a Democratic senator, they do not see why they should aid those who are responsible for the great expense to file state by helping to continue present conditions. Senator Stiles has boon mak ing a canvass among tho Democrats and finds many of his colleagues anxious to ,io something that will permit necessary legislation, mainly that for tho raising of revenue, to pass without further delay. There is a .suggestion that the Demo crat-! got together in caucus shortly to consider what is best to lie done, but no date has beon named for this gathering. secretary of tlie Navy Directed to I)«tall Ships to Make Surveys antl Sounding* anil to Determine Most Practicable Koute — " Pacific Cable Fund " to lie l.stM I>l islicd I'.v rostmaMter tieneral. Washington, March I.—The Senate Committee on Appropriations has agreed to recommend: That a sub marine cable be laid from Sail Fran cisco to Honolulu. That it shall bo owned and operated by the United States Government, and not by a pri vate company. That $:>,000,000 be ap propriated for its construction and for laying it. The "project will be carried in the Sundry Civil Appropriation bill, which will be taken up for considera tion in the Senate as soon as the Army bill Is passed. There were two propositions pend ing before the committee on this sub ject. One, which was offered by Sen ator Frye and endorsed by the For eign Relations Committee, proposed the payment of it subsidy of !(il7r>.otK) a year for twenty years to a private company to lay and maintain a cable from California to Honolulu, Guam, .Manila, China and Japan. This, after due consideration, was rejected by the committee. The other proposition, and the one which was accepted with some amend ments by Hie Appropriation Commit tee. was offered b.v Senator Butler, of North Carolina. Its principal feature is. that the cable is not only to bo built, but maintained and operated by the United States Government as a Government telegraph line. It will be the first time the United States has ever tried the experiment of Govern ment ownership of tlie telegraph, ex cept in case of the Cuban and I'orto Riean lines. The Committee decided that it was inadvisable to undertake the construc tion of the cable further than the 11a-. waiian Islands at present until the fu ture of the Philippines was more def initely settled. The construction and operation of the cable is placed under the charge of the I'ostotfice Department. The Secretary of the Navy Is directed to detail ships to make surveys and soundings to determine the most prac ticable route. After the cable has been completed commercial messages are to be accept ed at the rate of 2,"> cents a word from San Francicso to Honolulu and press messages at one-fourth that rate. A "Pacific cable fund" is to be estab lished by the Postmaster-General, into which the receipts from the cable are to be paid, the proceeds above ex penses to be turned into tlie Treasury. Admiral Dewey Would Not Accept. .Manila. Feb. 2S.—A correspondent of Ihe New Vork Journal has obtained from Admiral Dewey the following statement of his position regarding po litical honors. It is the only authori tative quotation secured from the Ad miral so far upon this subject. Ad miral Dewey said: "1 would not accept a nomination for the Presidency of the United States. I have no desire for any politi cal oftiee. 1 am unfitted for it either in education or training, i am deeply grateful for many expressions of kind ly sentiment from the American peo ple, but I desire to retire in peace to the enjoyment of my old age. The navy is one profession, politics is an other. I am too old to learn a new profession. I have no political associ ations, and my health would never stand the strain of a canvass. 1 have been approached by politicians re peatedly in one way or another, but I have refused absolutely to consider any proposition whatsoever. This is final." «><• • TrIV ' K «'» ' OIT Philadelphia. Mar. I.—The trial of United States Senator Matthew Stan ley Quay and liis son. 11. It. Quay, on charges 'of conspiracy to luissuse the funds of tlie State and of the Peoples' Bank was postponed again when called up before Judge Heitler. This ac tion. which was taken at the request of District Attorney Rothermel. creat ed great surprise in the court room, for it was tiie general expectation that the long awaited trial would begin at last. It was rumored after the post ponement to April 10 was announced, that- the case would drag along in ilotiniteiy. l*nliii-I. ,1. KeynoliU Deuil. Washington Fob. '2B.—Major-Gen eral Joseph .1. Keyuolds. F. S. A., re tired. is dead, aged seventy-seven. An attack of paralysis culminated in a cerebral hemorrhage. He was ap pointed to the Military Academy in IDuring the Civil War he rose to Major-General for gallantry in ac tion. An F.triiM-an Tomb. Lightning recently brought about the discovery of an Etruscan tomb neat Voiterra. it strucu an old pine tree on a hillock and in cutting down the rem nants of the tree the workmen found the top of the sepuleher under the roots. Tlie Unman Face. A < ionium biologist says that the two of a fnoo arc never alike. In two rases out of live the eyes are out of line: one eye is stronger than the other in seven persons out of ten. and the right eye is generally higher than the left. Merciantile Appraisment. The venders of domestic and foreign merchan dise etc., in Sullivan county, I'a.. will take notice that they are appraised and classed by the under signed appraiser of mercantile and other license tax for the year 1599 as follows to wit: Class CHERRY. Ami. 11 Sick, <\ S 7 T. r > II . .Sick. WVndull 7 7«"» 10 Blight, W. H 20 75 It Hope, ty I' 7 7"» 14 Vogel, Julius 7 75 1 Mover. Frank.. 7 TO 14 Frumlierg, A 7 7 » 11 .Humdnger, P. \n 7 76 COLI.KY. 11 Johnson, C. A 7 75 14 Lopez Drug Co 7 75 14 Herrington, J. S 7 7"> 1 Kinklc. T 7 75 7 Jennings Bros 10 75 It...Stouten. Royal 775 DUSHORE. It Morris. Levcrton Co 7 14 ...Honnetter, C. II 775 I Kline, Bernard 10 75 14... .Deegan, (ieorge T 775 1 Reeser, John I> .. ¥ 13 25 ltt Cunningham. James 10 75 1:5 Hoffa. J. s. .v Co 10 75 18 < Jole, Samuel 10 75 1 MingosiV: Molyneux 10 75 1 Harrington. J.*S 7 75 I Carroll, I). F. 7 75 l:l... .Carroll.J. W 10 75 18 < Jrimmins, J. w 10 75 11 Rettenbury, J. \ 7 75 1<» ...Svlvnra, K. JO 75 II tonkin, Jacob H. 7 75 11 Obert»fc Holcomb 7 7"» II Connor Patrick 7 75 14 MartliA. Kester 7 75 1 J Pealer, ( harles E 7 7"» li Hoffa. Chas. W 7 75 14 Pomerov, F. 8., estate 7 7»"» DAVIDSON. 1;'. ... Herr, llayman 10 75 II Magargel, Frank 7 75 14 Webb, K. K 7 75 11 Hoffman, W. I l 5 75 18 Armsttxing, A. T 10 75 1i.... Buck, John W 775 11 Magargel, J. B. 7 75 13... N. P. Schuyler it Co 10 75 KLKLANP. 11 llartuug. August 7 75 11 Jennings, C. B. «&(/o 7 75 11 Fuller C. B 7 7"> 14 Miller, l>. L 7 75 II Hum. Win 7 75 FOX. 1 Campbell, A. E 10 75 FORKS. 1 Norton A: llottcnstine 7 75 FORKS'VILLK. 1 Rogers, M. A, A Son 15 75 1 Smith, A. L 10 75 1 Lancaster, B. L v 7 75 IIILLsCiROVE. 1 Hoffman, W. L 10 75 1 Hull. Vernon 13 25 LA PORTK TWP. 1 Botsford, Bros 10 75 14.. Pcterman. Philip 13 25 LAPORTE BORC). 1 Kecler, T. J 7 75 1 Cooper, Joe 7 75 1 Buschbausen, A. II 7 75 14 Place, K. L 7 75 1 MeFarlane James 13 25 EAGLES MERE BORO. 1 Kchrer, D lo 75 li Cheney, C. F 7 75 11 Irven Taylor 7 75 BILLIARD and POOL TABLES. 2 tables, N. C. Mabcn. La]>orte 40 75 2 Uohert McGee, Dushore 40 75 1 Wm. Roe, Cherry twp .50 75 :: 11. Sell ram, Col fey twp....' 50 75 And that an appeal will l»e held in the oftiee of the County Commissioners Laj>orte Pa., on the 21st day of March, 1.H09, beginning at 1 o'clock p. m..when and where you may attend if you think proper. c. F. CHENEY. Mercantile Appraiser. CONDENSED REPORT of the condition of the FIRST NATIONAL BANK of Dushore, Pa., At close of business, July 14,1808* RESOURCES: Loans and Discounts $ 118,415 33 ['. s. Bonds to Secure Circulation 12,500 00 Premium on United States Bonds 1.000 00 Stock Securities 15,200 00 Furniture 1,200 00 Due from Banks Approved reserve Agt 77,278 28 Redemption Fund L , S. Treasurer 562 50 Specie and Legal Tender Notes 19,522 32 8 245,(573 63 LIABILITIES. Capital 8 50,000 00 Surplu sand Undivided Prolits 13,47192 Circulation 10,690 00 Dividens Unpaid 30 00 Deposits 171,481 71 $ 254,673 63 State of Pennsylvania, County of Sullivan ss: I, M. D. Swarts, Cashier of the above named bank, do solemnly swear that the above state ment is true to the best of my knowledge and be lief. M. D. SWARTS, Cashier. Suhscrilied and sworn to before me this 10th day of Feb. 1899. JOHN 11. CRONIN, Notary Public. Correct—Attest: ALPHONSFS WALSH, ) J NO. 1). REESER. Directors W. J. LAWRENCE. ) The transjro. t lion Ot prisoners to . .heir own country by the victors Is | not a novelty In warfare. In 1808, after 1 the defeat of the French at the battle ! of Vimlero, Portugal, the victorious English deported 22,000 French prison ers, with their equipments, from Porto and Lisbon, and landed them at Brest. Halalag the Hat. Originally the custom of raising the hat was a sign of submission, imply ing that the person uncovered placed i himself at th* mercy of his foe. War Correspondent*. War correspondents were employed as far back as the time of Richard 11. Scribes, specially commissioned, were sent up with the English army, which Invaded Scotland at that time. But. incredible as it may seem, not one of the London newspapers was specially represented at the battle of Waterloo. Rattlr of Blblea. A raffle for Bibles takes place every year in the parish church of St. Ives, in Huntingdonshire. This quaint cus tom has been observed for 200 years. NOTICE Is hereby given that an application will m:wle to the Governor of Pennsylvania, on Friday, March '2l, 1K!»*», by Herbert I), He it net t, William r\ ltimlell, A. M.Schover, K.O. Ramsey and J. 11. Har er, under the General Cor)>oration Act of 1874 and Its ii|>|>leiiients. for the charter of an intended rorpora •ion to he called The American District Telegraph Company of Pennsylvania, which Is formed for the pnrpo.se of constructing, maintaining and leasing lines of telegraph tor the private use of Individuals, firms, corporations, municipal and otherwise, for general business, and for police, tire alarm, or mes senger business, and for the transaction in connection ' therewith of a general messenger and delivery ser vice, in the counties of Adams, Allegheny, Arm strong, Heaver. Itedford, Iterks, lilair, Bradford, Hucks, llutler. Cambria, Cameron, Carbon, Center, Chester, < Marion. Cleat fleld.CUnton, Columbia, Craw ford. Cumberland. Dauphin, Delaware, Klk, hrie, Fayettte, Forest. Franklin, Fulton, Green, Hunting don, Indiana, Jefferson, Juniata, Lackawanna Lan caster, Lawrence, Lebanon. Lehigh, Luzerne. Ly coming, McKean, Mcrcer.MifMn, Monroe, Montgom ery, Montour,Northampton, Northumberland, Perry, Philadelphia, Pike, Potter, Schuylkill, Snyder, Som erset, Sullivan,Susquehanna.Tioga, Union, Venango, Warren, Washington. Wayne, Westmoreland, Wyo ming, and York, and for these purpose#, to have possess and enjoy all the rights, benefits ami privi leges of said Act of Assembly and its supplements. A Famous School In a Famous Place. The EAST STHOUDSBUKC;, I'A., NOR MAL offers superior educational advantages. Healthful and Location in the resort region of the state. Buildings new and modern. Students Room furnished with hrus sels Carpet. No other school pro vides such luxurious home comforts. The Best Boarding. The Most Reasonable. Rates. The first Normal in the state to introduce Plain and Fancy Sewing. College Preparatory, Music and Elo cutionary 1 )epartments. Write at once for a catalogue, free. WiNTF.it TKKM OPKNS JAN. 2, '99. Addres OEO. P. BIBI.K, A. M., Principal. For goosl flO.Vi Lyons Mills f922 f4 0* f5 54 flO 55 Chamounl 9 201 f4 (Hi 11 04 (ilen Mawr 9 14 S 59 ftil'2 fll 14 Strawbrldßt- f9 05 (;! 47 tl lfi fll 17 Beech (ilen f9Ol fS 42 ti 20 1121 Muncy Valley SSB 5 40 ti 2S 11 30 Sonestown 852 S 32 645 11 49 Nordmont 8 88H 15 7 01 12 OS LaPorte 8 21, 257 701 12 11 LaPorte Tannery Sl9 I."> 4 f7 20 fl2 30 Kingdale to 05 UXt 735 12 45 Satterfleld 7 '*'> 2 20 pm. p. m. am.,p n. All trains daily except Sunday; 112" ig stations. Connections with the Philadelphia A Reading at Hulls, Tor all points north and south, and ths Fall Brook and Beech Creek railroads. At Satterlield for all points on the Lehigh Valley railroad. At Sonestown with the Eagles Mere railroad. R E. EAVENSON, General? Manager. Hughesville, Pa. I'lte fStotte Normal rtchool of Ikiett - j dents' rooms complete. The only school to carpet Its students' rooms with line Brussels carpet. The first i and only school to introduce plain and fancy sewing,without additional cost to pupils. See advertisement in another columc. J. W. Buck has a nice line ol horse j blankets. To 1-uro Count tpailoit Forever, TaWe O. is carets Cuuu.v Cathartic. 10c or 25c. If C. C. C. fall to cure, tirtitftfists refund in one v. New lot ol' rubbers ut .J. VV. Buck'a this week. l>oirt 1 ohar. o S|>il .>ll i\>hc li.ur i.ilc To quit tobacco easily nnrt forever, be ma? 1 netic, full of Jife, nerve ami vigor, take No-To- j line. the wonder worker, that makes weak men strong. All druggists, 50c or sl. Cure guaran- ; teed Booklet and sample free. Address Sterling liemedy Co., Chicago or New York. Goto J. W. Huck, Sonestown, for dry goods, boots, shoes, cups, under ware etc. Eiluciito Your ltowris Willi C'uHcaretß. Cnmly C:it,li:ivtlc, enro coiistiontion forever. lOe.CBc. I to. c. C. fall, driißßlsts refund money. For shoes and rubbers goto •). W.Uuck To Cure Countlpatton forever. TiiUe C;ißcarets Candy CtttUurllc. 10e or 25c. If C. O. C. fail to cure, drugKisls refund money. For batter crocks goto J. VV. Buck's. No-To-Bar for Cents. Guaranteed tobacco habit cure, makes weak men strong, blood pure. oOc. sl. All drugKists. Kvervbody Sayi So. Cabarets i 'auilv Cathartic, the moat v/nn derful iiieiiiciil discovery of the a ise. pleua ant. iiml rcfrvslmi? to the taste, act peotly aiivl itositlvcly on kidneys, liver and bowels, cleansing tiio entire system, dispel colds, cure headache, fever, habitual constipation and bi'iousnoss. Please buy and try a box of C. C. C. to-day; 10, 2n. :">0 cents. Sold aud guaranteed to cure by all druggists. G. A. Rogers FOKKSVIIjLK, HA. (Succesßor to B.W. Faweett.) Watches, Jewelery, Silverware, Etc. Bicycle repairing. Bicycle sundries. Fishing tackle, at lowest possible Price. MONEY SAVING OPPORTUNITIES INAUGURATED IN General Merchandise At prices barely shading over wholesale cost. To quicken the selling of our large line of Horse Blankets we marked them at a very low figure. Yon can safely l>uy any article from our large stock as new goods. Its one of the occasions of rare good fortune that care ful buyers are quick to profit by. No Shoddy Goods. Everything first-class at at MODERATE PRICES. E. L. Place, LAPORTE, PA. FALL and Winter Every corner of the store is bright, with the newest things for Women's wear and Men's wear and Children's wear. We are glad to have you come in and see the new life of the old store and look at its excellent line of goods. Underware for Men, Women and Children. In conjunction with the inviting varities, all prices will be found more than ordinarily small. Grocery Department A new and fresh sup ply of Groceries have have just arrived. Vernon Hull, Hillsgrove* Pa. W. L. Hoffman s n HILLSGROVE Three Big Stores- MUNCY VALLEY, PROCTOR, PA. Have Bounded Into still Greater favor You know we beat everybody on General Merchan dise, nut alone on quality but in lowness of prices. We intend to make this year a memorable one in our business and for this reason we have reduced prices that will make it profitable for you to do VO ur trading with us. AN AVALANCHE OF NEW GOODS. Our supply of Winter Goods is extraordinary I hree big stores sparkles with new styles and colorings of Fashions' latest creation General Merchandise. Our prices always touch the lowest ebb in General Merchandise. Our stock is absolutely complete. At prices all too small. JENNINGS BROS. ii _ (Ssil We keep in stock at our mills a complete line of dressed lumber in hemlock and hardwood. MANUFACTURERS OF Gang Sawed and Trimmed Lumber. I OPF7 PA SPECIALTIES Hemlock Novelty or German Siding, Hemlock Ceiling 7-8 or 3-8 stick, Hemlock Flooring any width desired. Hemlock Lath both 3 and 4 feet long, Hardwood Flooring both Beech, Birch or Maple, The same woods in 3-8 ceiling. CORRESPONDENCY SOLICITED. Buy Good Goods! And you will be surprised how cheap they are in the end. We have juet unpacked HUCII a stock of coats and capes to which we are pleased to call your special attention.. We do not pretend to handle the cheapest coats in the market, but we do say we have the BEST and neatest titling garments made. Our coats and oapes are made to order, and in the lateet styles with prices to suit everybody. IN DRESS GOODS WE WERE NEVER BETTER PREPARED TO PLEASE YOU THAN AT THE PRESENT, AS WE HAVE THE LARGEST AS SORTMENT IN THAT LINE EVER DISPLAY ED IN THE COUNTY. Ladies and Misses, Boys'and Men, you need not go hall frozen 'this winter for we have plenty of underwear for you all, both in cotton or wool, red or gray and the prices are very low, so low that when you see the goods you will ba aston <«hed that we are able to give you such bargains. One word in regard to foot wear: Our shoe department was never more complete and if you will flavor us,with your attention for a lew minutes when in town we will convince you that we have the most carefully selected line of tine and heavy boots and shoes ever brought before the public. On crockery we have just received some very pretty designs in Decorated Dinner Sets to which we invite your attention. The buying of country produce has always been a special feature of ou Business, and wc still continue in paying the highest each prices for Butter Egg«and Wool. F r. Rwlvara DUSHORE, PA. Wright & Haight, SUCCESSORS TO M. R. BLACK, Forksville, Pa. u„ dertafti