Republican News Item CHAS. LOREN WING, Editor. * j TI r UKSDAT, .11 •L V I.i, 18?9. J. ; "FIRSJ OFAL--THE NEWS." The News Item Fights Fair. IT IS A PATRIOTIC HOME NEWSPAPER. Published Every Friday Morning. By The Sullivan Publishing Co. At the County Seat of Sullivan IiAFORTE, PA. Kntereil at the Post-Office at Laporte," as seeonil-class mail matter. SUBSCRIPTION - —$1.25 per annum. If paid in advance $1.0(1. Sample copies free. All communications should be ad dressed to REPUBLICAN NEWS ITEM, 1 i/aporte Fa., FREE TRADERS ACTIVE. A Boston telegram,announces that awards have bij&u ns ToUow&'in the New England Free<Trade League's prize essay competition: "I'niverslty, of Pennsylvania first prize, Walter Biddle Saul, $loo: st>c | ond prizej ..lulius Stern. "I niversity of Chifcago—First prize, W til In hi: P. Lovett, SIOO. "t ornell University - First prize, G. I'. Watkins. $100: second, Leon ]■'. Crary, $,"50. "Dartmouth College—First prize, Harry f.e Huron Sampson. .$100; sec* ond prize, l ",s Arthur Metcalf. $oO. "I'hlvcr.sity of Michigan—First prize, signittnd Sanger. $100; second prize, William B. Harrison. $50." The subject of the essays. "Whom Does Protection protect?" indicates plainly enough the line of argument followed, while the Conclusions reach ed are clearly foreshadowed in the ; more details form of (lie interroga tory upon which the competitors were required tr. predicate their theses namely: If all foreign j inducts should be admitted into this country free of duty, what proportion of persons cii guiicd in all our various occupations would suffer direct injury 7 The intent of the New Fngland Free i'rado I,eague is obvious, it is that of demonstrating that Protection is a mistake and a crime, that it benefits the few at the expense of the many, and that unrestricted foreign compe tition in the most valuable of all mar kets would conduce to the welfare and prosperity of the greatest number. To establish this conviction in the minds of the American people is the desire of Free-Traders here ami elsewhere. Success in this endeavor would be to foreign producers worth iu any one year as many millions as there are dol lars in the total output of s7<Mi in the shape of prize money in the .New Fug laud Free-Trade League's essay com petition. It is eas.v to see how the nuiiiufactur ing Interests of Furope might afford to pay S7<KUMKI.(MMI for the permanent control of a market whose consuming capacity is estimated at s!H.tmo,iH»fl.<W)ti a year; but it is not so easy to see why any American should desire to inflict upon it is own country so terrible a blow as that which would be Involved 111 unrestricted foreign competition. \el there are precisely such Ameri cans, and they st;ll cherish the hope oi bringing about lids state of affairs. For proof of this fact one need look no further than Itosion, where the New Fnglaml Free-Trade I.cagne. strange as it may appear in the light of human experience, in the light of all the current facts of trade, com nietice ami industry, and iu the light of the splendid record of progress and prosperity which .stands to the credit of the American policy, still flaunts from its outer walls the hateful banner ol ('obdeiiisiu. ami is able to spend money freely in the futlieranee of a destructive and detestable propaganda. Friends of Protection will not overlook the significance of this episode. Fore warned is forearmed. AMERICAN SILK KtHMOXS. The silk ribbon manufacturers of tlie I'nited States have scored an impor tant point in the recent decision of tlie Hoard oft Iclient 1 Appraisers by which ribbons are classified as "trininiiugs" and made dutiable at tin per cent, ad \alofein. Heretofore silk ribbons have been paying .">o per cent. duty as provided lor." anil the addition of 1" per cent, if sustained by the courts, Will cut so deeply into the profits of in foreign manufacturer as to give our domestic ribbon makers the vir tual control of the big home market through the exclusion of foreign im portations. For the nine months ending March :;i. IS!MI. we imported silk ribbons of ihe > aliie of $ 1 .riT.'J.OiJS. The bulk of tliis sum wiU now lie kept at home and paid out to American labor, which is a good thing to do. As to quality and price, the genius of Aiherican in dustry may lie trusted to attend to the former, while competition will take care of the hitter. Sucli has invaria bly been the outcome of the American Protective policy. HOW FACT HKATS THEORY. The I'nited States exports to foreign countries more merchandise than it im port-. and ihe balance of trade tints • ■reated i- p.iid iu gold to this country. During the three months of January, iebruan and .March of the ex ports from this country ex ceeded the imports by $122,0-3,313. And that was under tlie Dingley bill ami Republican Protection Tariff laws, although the itenioerats declare that Protection to American industries closes tlic markets of the world to Americans. That is the Democratic theory of Protection: but tlie Republi can fact is that under Protection we are sending steel railway rails by hun dreds oi thousands of tons to Furope, and hundreds oi railway locomotives are being Sent to all parts of the world, and gold coming to this country to pay things exported. When it 'omes to business Republican fact beats Democratic theory.—Freeport, 111., .lournal. ••Abolish the Tariff." howls the Inde pendence "Conservative." "and prices will seek their natural level." Yes, the dead level of 1S0:;-18SVT injtjw the Dem ocratic Wilson bill.—Manchester (la.) "Press." § DM IKS HI Goes to Washington in Re sponse to Telegram From President McKinley. CALLED IN CONFERENCE Asked For Advice in Regard to Ap pointment of Officers For New Philippine Regiments, lie Suggests the Appointment of Only Those Who Served in Span ish-American War—'The Governor Declares That lie Will Not He Secretary <>r War. Washing-ton, .July .11.—Gov. 1 loose* volt, of New York, in response to :i telegraphic summons from President McKinley. was a guest at the White llcusc. and (luring his stay had several important conferences with the Presi dent on the Philippine situation. The purpose of the President in sum moning tin- Governor, as .Mr. Uoosevclt liiniselt' said, was to liavc a talk with hint regarding the organization of the ten new regiments of volunteers about to lie reertjited. and particularly with reference to the appointment of princi pal olficers for the regiments. The President and Gov. Uoosevclt had il long conference iu ''euard to the ap point incuts. it being I lie desire of .Mr. Ali Kiniey to carry out consistently the announced policy of the Administra tion to appoint these ottieers solely on tlieir merits. After liis tirst interview with t lie President. Col. Uoosevclt sa id ■ ' Now ill,'it tlic President lius askeil my advice ill regard to these appoint ments I have im hesitation iii express ing tn liim my <>|>illi<iii that tin* officers for tlic iiou regiments of volunteers should he chosen strictly from the list of those who served in the Spanish American war. ami so far as possible from those who served with special disiinetion ami from first to last demon strated their capacity tor taking care of ami commanding their troops. If a stillieietit iimnher of these veterans are available it would seem particularly wise, in tlic interest of justice ami effi ciency. to appoint tlieiu to commissions in the new volunteers. 1 shall take no easimi. of course, to reeoiutneiid a number of my old comrades iu arms in the Rough Kiders' regiment. for they deserve places and some of them want litem. 1 till I have no favorites, except as they may deserve consideration on account of their services during the re cent war." The 1 'resident was asked to appoint Col. Ward, late of the rjd New York Volunteers, to a colonelcy iu the new volunteers, and it is understood that this otlieer is among; those who will | lie favorably by tiov. Roosevelt. A reportcy jjsked <lov. Roosevelt if there was any truth iu the report that lie had been summoned to Washington to have tlic post of Secretary of War. lo succeed linssell A. Alger, offered to him. •There are some stories that are not worth denying;." was the reply, "and this is one of them. To begin with, the President wouldn't offer me the place of Secretary of War. ami. in the sec ond place, if there were"fourteen Sec retaries oi War. I would not give up the (inventorship to be one of t'lient." deferring to auti-cxpaulslnn and the mil i expansionists. Gov. Hoosevelt said: •of course every American worthj the name nitisi stand behind the Presi dent in his resolute purpose to bring the insurrection in the Philippines to an end. i have no question that by the beginning of the rainy season (!en. • Mis will be in a position to stamp out till resistance. Then the President will see that the reign of absolute law and justice follows. It cannot be too clear ly kept in mind that Ihe whole trouble is due to men who for two months pre vented the ratification of the treaty of peace and to those who declined logive the President the troops he needed up on llie terms asked. Those who op posed the ratification of the treaty have on their souls the responsibility of most of the bloodshed, both by our own troops and the natives, and those who have ever since been encouraging Aguinaldo to the limit If their small capacity share the guilt so far as their feeble powers permit. Those who op posed giving the forces needed showed themselves enemies of the country and flag. Fvcry man who so voted in the Senate ina\ have the satisfaction of knowing that he has done all lie could to bring discredit on the flag and dis grace upon our arms." Paymaster Wilcox Sentenced. Washington. July It).—Paymaster \V. B. Wilcox of the navy has been tried by courtmartial tit the League Island Navy Yard and found guilty of drunk enness and sentenced to be dismissed from the service. Six of the seven members of ihe court recommended that Fxectttivo clemency be shown Un accused. Acting on this recommenda tion the President has mitigated the sentence lo the reduction to the foot of the list of paymasters and a loss of one-half pay for one year. Mill-ell- Daly's Copper Holdings. I •title. Mont.. July 10. Marcus Dalv. President of the Amalgamated* Copper Company, popularly known as the Cop per Trust, lias returned from the Fast, and in an interview made emphatic do nials of the published reports that he had sold out his interests in Montana and int<*ndi-il to leave the State and take up his home In Denver or else where. 11. 11. Ilaiiiin at \iirrngHnsell. N'arriigansett Pier. I!. 1.. July 10.— H. H. Manna, of Indianapolis, has arrived here and will have a conference with the members of the Senate Sub-Com mittee. who are considering the ques tion of currency reform. Compressed Mr Power Company. Trenton. N. J.. July It).—The Contin ental Compressed Air Co.. with an authorized capital of $15,000,000. has been incorporated here. The company wilf produce and furnish compressed air and other power. Williamsport &. North Branch Railroad TIIMIIE] T-AJBIjIE]. ' IN KFFKCT MONDAY, JI NK LT., N <»I ,'TII WAKI >. S(»r TIIVV Alt I». I*. M. R. M. R. M. I*. M. A. M. A M. STATIONS. A. M. A. XI. I'. XI, I*. XI. I'. XI. I*. XI. 10 _'L ■» JT 1 'JIT 'J 1.. HI 21 SU> HALLS 7 'I V' UU 1 LI;L 4 T.*l LU 15 To "* ''. I'd " "'i ui'2 '221 i! v "," s<l ". l ,v 17 «-'• 1,1 i< •» fit •-* m4ino iu is in ' S -?! .Hiiklu'S villi- T:::. •» ::j nil is 4 :,9 ■is 110 . ..t, lo is sjs I'lctnri' Itock.-... <i i'.", li lo 4 -_'i ufo '•! ( I, H!;'!}!" $ J I:. 1 . - N '»j <» n»i <■■■' a f»-i« '.. 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At Sonestown with Kagles Men-railroad. ii,-u M-r ' llin.-li«\liv in t Dally except Sunday. 112 flaw stations. I v.i. mi„ii>\ur., i a not stop. Preserves j— fruits, Jellies, pickles or catbup are + M more easily, more quiekly, more jSlk healthfully sealed with Ketlned Jff I'araftln# Wax than by any other \Wi method. Dozens of other uses will he IW X"" "'"Refined X % Paraffine Wax % In every household, rt Is clean, rWI tasteless and odorless—air, wut«*r (W Wand acid proof. Get a pound eak«* of yvj It with a lint of Its many uses \f /▲1 from your druggist or gro<*er. /ft IJM Bold everywhere. Made by f#J « **TA>DAKD OIL CO. Ml A. T. ARMSTRONG. SONESTOWN, PA. 1 DKALKIt IX Flniir Feed ami (Jroceries » 13} pouiuls of |m re I.a I'd lor SI.IMI Bakinir niolasscs. l's to s(lc. S poumls Holleil 1 tats for '_ >r ic. 7 pound.sol' Corn Starch lor iTti*. 7 pounds of Laundry Starch for li'io. 2 pounds of Itio Coll'ee for li'ic, 8 liars 01 Lenox Soap tor'Joc. Xo. 1 mackerel per pound Si\ Best Sugar Coated Hams (« I le. per lit. Buckwheat Flour 25 pound sackf-l."»c. Buckwheat Flour 100 |tounds. sl..x(). Yellow Corn per 100 pounds 00c. Corn Meal or Cracked Corn 90c. Corn, Oats and Barley Chop HOc. Wheat Bran 200 pounds $l.;"tO. Flour middlings, 140 pound sack $1,40. Fine middlings 2(HI pounds Flour per sack SI.OO. Winter Roller per sack SI.IXI. Good Flour I JOc.. Rye Flour 25 pounds, 50c. Graham Flour 121 ftoumls Common Fine Sail per harrel $1.20. T'i Cure C*i>iii4ti|t>iti<>ii l-orovtr. Take C'aM-aiets Cuiuly Cathartic, lite orSoe. If t C. tail to'.-lire. driiKKists rcfutul iimnev. (inc new mowing iiiiicliinc, niic new liuyrack. screen dotirs and win dows. poultry netting at J.W. Mucks, Nonestown I'a. I'orslntvels, hoes, picks axes, maniire forks, garden rakes,etc. H'o to .lolin W. ISnck, Sonestown. Straw'lterr.v ami vanilla cream at Hitter's lee Cream I'arlor, Laporte. New lot of muslins, "inglmiiis and calicoes at J. \\". Iltick's Sonestown. G. A. Rogers I OItKSVILLK, P.\. (Successor to 15. W. Faweett.) Watches, Jewelery, Silverware, Etc. Bicycle repairing. Bicycle sundries. Fishing tackle, at luNvest possible Price. Ileaul.v Im lllooil Deep. Clean hlood means a clean skin. Xo heauty without it. ('asraiets, I'andy Cat liar tic clean your Mood and keep it clean, Ijy stirring up the lazy liver and driving all im purities from the Itodv. Benin today to hanisli pimples. Itoils, lilotehes, ltlaeklii'tuls, and lliat sickly Itilious eomplexiou ity taking C'asearels. lieaut) I'or ten cents. .VII drug gists, satisfaction guaianteed, 10c, 25c,50c. r aAESIVO I''°r the most valuable W A IHER I A contribution to the lit- A V ■ w erature of the world r A ISII IITFH since the production or A 112 VVAII I Ell tlie Bible. The Great 112 A Work of the Great A Y Thinkers, Famous Orators. Renowned r > Scholars. 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Address M 1 THE HENRY O.SHEPARD CO. i The Best Place in Sullivan County to Buy Your HARDWARE is at JdlllCS CSiiiiiitiigftuiia, JACKS* >N BLOCK, DUSHORE, PA. I I keep the liesi line ol Hardware iu the t oiinty at prict*s tit suit vou. 1 gi\e vmi lieilerguilds lor your money than .on can liny elsewhere. I can lurnish handmade tinware mine heller made in the I.S. at prices that will pleas you. Three grades, cheap, medium and the liest al ways in stock from which lo make vour choice, tiiveme a trial on these gooils. A Car Load of Barb Wire and nails just received ami will lie sold ai prices lower than can In* bought ai the factory. 11 you are going to paint your house or harn w rite me for prices on paint. A 101l line ol garden tools and seeds on hand. \\ e can repair your lituvarc,pump etc. put up your eave trough ami spout ing, put on your tin and iron rooting, in stall lor you Hot Air, Hot Water ami Steam Healers. \\ ill give vou estimates on the cost ol same ll you think of buy ing a range call and look my stock over. I have some ol the lines! ranges made. A complete stock of Building Hardware and iron work for wagons and liturgies also on hand. My stock ol pumps con sists ol every thing from l.i'.'i up. Doulde aud single acting, lift and force pumps tin- daep or shallow wells. For the hutter makers I have butter ladles and bow ls all sizes and six dill'erent kinds ol churns. t'hicken wire feel lo i; leel at CI'XXIXGHAM'S HARDWARE STORE. I) I'SHORE. I'or garden seeds, maple sugar, syrups and molasses goto J. \V. Ktick, Sonestow n. A I ItJTolt'S XnTlfK. The Uiitlei>iime<l anil ATPHTOR UP)N>INTC<I L»Y TLU-TOURL OF T OININON I'HU- 01 SULLIVAN COUNTY N» UINKC RCJANI. AMI TO <LT>|Ni>C •»( THE CXCCIDIOII'I TILED TO THE RETURN OF THE SHERIFF M THE MILE, AMI DISTRIBUTION OF THE I'UML N A)I/«ML I»Y HALE OF THE I»RO|>ERT\ OF W ILLIAM. SARAH AMI M. NN. KEESER, AT THE SUIT OF L-MUARD KUGLE MAN AMI 1 . 11. LLEHR, K.\R >.. OF ( . \V. KIIKLENUIN. 'JEE«L.. TO THE USE OF LILLIE MOSER, WILL ATTEND TOTHE •LUTIE.N OT HIS AP|N)INTINEIIT AT THE COURT HOUSE IIN ILIEEOORT R« k >lll> IN L.A|>ORTC, I'A,, «»IT FRIDAY THE 30lli day of June next at <i o'clock a. m.. w licit and where all iiartlen interest.it arc reiiueste<t lo jirt-setil their claims liefore the uiiilerslguisl. or In- lot-ever debarred front coming in on said fund. « M. I'. SIKiEMAK Kit, Auditor. May ;:ist ]stw. I?? ? ? I All answered at VERNON j STORE, HILLSGROVE. New Stock of Spring and Summer Goods. i « Vernon Hull, Hillsgrove, Pa. Iloii'l Toliarro Spit and Smoke lour I.if* Away. To quit tobacco easily ami forever, be mag nelie. full of life, nerve ami vi#or, take No To* Hat*, the wonder-worker, that makes weak men strong. All druggists, 50fe or 91. Cur«* guaran teed Booklet and sample free. Address Sterling ltemedy Co., Chicago «r New York. No-To-liae for Mfty Cent*. < iuaraulet'd tobuivo huhil curt', makes weak mtu blood pure, but*, 91. Ail druK«i*u. Cbursday Bargain Day; AT HOFFMAN'S Muncy Valley. The last Thursday Bargain Day was everything that could be expected. The day was perfect and a goodly number of strange faces were seen in our Store taking advantage of the low prices, on the following bar gains that will be offered each Thursday: POTTERS Oil. CLOTH, 12c SUGAR, COFFEE, 10c. FLOUR, Htjc. COTTON, Bc. WASHING GAS, BAKING POWDER, with tumblers or water pitchers. n> CAKES SOAP, I hese are only a few of the many bargains offered each Thursday, Everybody welcomed; our store is cool in warm weather, and warm in cold weather: you will always Lv made comfortable at Hoffman's Store. JENNINGS BROS. |i c?^. We keep in stock at out mills a complete line of dressed lumber in hemlock and hardwood. MANUFAC7 UKt'HS OK Gang Sawed and Trimmed Lumber. LOPRZ. |>A. 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 $-8 ceiling. CORRESPONDENCY SOLICITED. )j In a Pretty -s the woman who must eiitei'tain J MSEr comimiiy—unless she ' s su PP'' wltii canned ami (iwWf® 6 - i«rf* bottled groceries. If her pantry HPliyiP shelves are nicely liiunl with our faniou brands ol' pickles, soups, I, ..T., Ik iWf T* x'egetables, canuetl meats and tish and crackers she is completely ready J'or any emergency. What shall we send you to-day? ON DRY GOODS WE ARE IN THE LEAD WHY ? Because we carry the Largest and Best line in the county • Because we have only new and attractive patterns to show Because yon will lind 110 old goods 011 our shelves, We have just opened anew lineof Ginghams, Shirtings, muslins etc., or the spring trade, which we would he pleased to have you inspect. for women and men. We have tali Paid lor Country Prote. F. C.Rvivara l DUSHORE.AP. Wright & Haight, Furniture nJcrta({ MANUPACTUREHS OP DRESSED LUMBER Full and complete seasoned stock always 011 hand. A fine line of furniture etc. The most complete line of Coffins and Casket to select from in Sullivan County. The finest hearse in the county, with equipments to match. Embalming a specialty. Funerals directed with safety and dispatch. Everything New and Seasonable. FORKSVILLE, PA Prices Invariably Lower. Try us.
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