Republican News Item. THURSDAY, AU<l. 17, 1899. J 2 Ignorance is the mother of 4 ▼ scepticism. Ignorance does J W not abound to any'great extent J in Sullivan County, J £ So that there # £ is But Little 112 t Scepticism £ about tbe Value of £ <>emews { ; ITtem + As a Profitable jßbvcvtistinj | j flDefciuni. J * 2 # Head it, Your neighbor does. J Don't borrow. <| County Seat Indices. AND GLANCES AT THE TIMES. Fred Peale of Kagles Mere, was a business man in town Monday. -Atty. Mullen, hud legal busi ntss in Muncy Valley on Saturday. —Albert Conklin spent several days in Picture Hocks, last week. —Judge Line was transacting business at the county capitol on Monday. Mrs. W.B. Hill ami son Hay uiond, of llughesvilie, were quests in town tliis week. Law student A.F. Ilcess, of I Hi shore, was transacting' business in town on Tuesday. Doctor Wackeiihuth, attended (lie Lycoming Medical Society at Williainsport, on Friday. —A new post otlice lias been es tablished at Kagles Mere Chautau i|U.-r, named Kagles' Lake. Mrs. .1. IT. Spencer and daugh ter Miss Mabel, of Williainsport, are visiting in town this week. Miss Km ma Hitter returned home on Saturday from a three weeks visit in Union County. Miss Cramer, of Syracuse, N. V. is visiting her sister Mrs.J.P. Ken nedy, of this place. Jeremiah Kellcy,oneof Iluglies ville's leading merchants,was a busi ness man in town on Saturday. —Dewitt Hodine, one of Hughes* ville's prominent citizens, transacted business in the county seat on Sat urday. —John P. Kennedy, who lias a barbershop in Mildred, spent a few days last week with his family at this place. -Since the base ball battle at Lo pez Tuesday, Manager John lieahcn is as unapproachable as a defeated candidate. —Mr.W. A. Coleman and family, of Henton, were called to this place last week by the death of their grandchild, Pauline Kennedy. -Mr.C.K. Hivins,of Philadelphia, is spending tin- week with his mother and brother Percy, who are sojour ing at this place for the summer. —Mrs. 11. T. Downs and daughter Mrs. N. ('. Mabin, were passengers on the morning train, Monday, for Williainsport, where Mrs. Downs expects to remain for several mouths. J. J. Wwbster's residence at Ks • < I la burned to the ground last week. Kire broke out at iiii<inight;the cause is unknown. A small insurance was carried. Mrs. 10. it. Powell,who has been receiving medical treatment in W'ill iamsport,returned home last Friday, but not improved in health, as her friends had hoped for. Mr.and Mrs. Win. Cheney, of Binghamton, who are visiting in this section,returned from Unit on Columbia ('o. on Saturday, where they spent a few days as guests of I lon. Kussel Karns. —Asocial will be held at the house of M rs.T.J. I iighnm,ou Friday evening, Aug. Isth, for tin- beuilit of Hev. I']. It. Powell, lee cream and cake will lie served. A general invitation is extended to all. Mrs K. A. Conklin met with a painful accident lust Saturday by falling down a stairway, receiving several bad bruises which have un aided her to move about for several days. —This town was again visited by the Death Angle last week,and bore to the realms of Heaven, Pauline, infant daughter of Mr.and Mrs.Thos. Kennedy. The child was taken violently ill with cliolira infantum and lived but a few days after the attack. The funeral services were held on Saturday; interment in Sac redheart cemetary. The bereaved parents have the sympathy of the entire community, in their affliction. —There is no vacation or summer outing that for genuine pleasure and beneficial results compares with a lively interest in one's daily work. If labor is a pleasure, and it ought to be to every one, it isdelightful, hentli fill and full of the very best kind of compensation. —For the enemies of Dreyfus to die hard is not so surprising as that they should at the same time want to kill those opposed to them. —Hev. K. It. Powell, has tender ed his resignation to the Haptist church at this place, much to the sorrow of his congregation and cit izens of Laporte. We understand that his new Held of labor has not yet been chosen. A runaway on Main street, We dnesday morning,created some excite ment when James (Jansel's horse which was tied in front of Joe Cooper's store, broke loose and start ed homeward, in turning the cor ner at Main and Muncy streets the carriage was overturned, throwing the horse violently to the ground, breaking the harness in several places and badly damaging the wagon. The horse was caught be fore he regained his footing for another start. —The summer visitors in Laporte are glad to know that a plan has been devised which will enabletlieni to unite with the community in their appreciation of Hev. K. K. Powell, and their sense of the loss which the town will sustain in his removal to a new tield. The prepa rations for the entertainment of next Friday night are in able hands and all may .anticipate a very pleasant evening. —Wheeler (ireen, an aged and highly respected citizen of 1 lillsgrove died Saturday morning in his K.'ith year. Funeral services were held Monday in the M. I-'., church, of which he had been a member from early manhood. —<). A. Baldwin, of Towanda,has been made general manager of the State Lint; and Sullivan HailroadCo. mines at Hernive, to succeed the late !.(). Blight. Mr. Baldwin has for the past ten years been secretary and treasurer of this company. Laporte Downed Again. Couldn't Hit the Pitchar. The Laporte base ball team got themselves very much disliked on Tuesday when they went to Lopez, taking with them almost the entire male population and many of the fair ones, promising to show them how it was possible to do-up Lopez in league-like fashion, but alas the sports of town are unanimous in de nouncing the local team as "n.g." Kacli of the players have their woe to relate, but those who saw the game say the Lopez ditcher was too; full of deadly balls for amatures. i The score favored Lopez 7 to Is. Victim to Dreyfus' Enemies. Maitrc Labor! the hrillian advocate for Dreyfus was shot and probably fatally wounded while on his way to defend the noted prisoner, Tuesday. The assassin after liring two shots at his victim escaped in a crowd of anti-Dreyfusites. This is but an other black deed added to the long list of crime that has been committ ed in order to convict an innocent man. The shooting has muted a profound sensation throughout the country. Neurly i'our Score. Another aged mother passed away. Mrs. Hebecka St roup, of Muncy Valley, Pa., died Aug. sth, aged TTyears ,1(1 mouths and I lit lays. See was born near the Newman school house at 11 llghesville,Pa. She leaves two (laughters and two sons, Mrs. Amanda Leox, of Klmira, X. Y.; Mrs. .Milia (H>rien, of Sayre,Pa.: Monroe, of Muncy Valley,Pa.;John, of Chicago, 111. The deceased had suffered much during the past year, but passed away without a struggle. She was buried at Sonestown, Pa. Hev. J.J. Hesh, ofliciating. Thanks are extended to all friends who so nobly stood by the demised iu her last illness,and especially to Mrs. Perry Johnson. ii in rib Eighteen Leaders of National ists Seized by the French Officers in Paris. PEOPLE MUCH EXCITED. Believed That a Plot For the Over throw of the Government Was Discovered by Officials Police Are Kverywhere and <'o«- lllets Are Frequent—Tlie Hellef Expressed That General Mercler's Testimony ns Good as Ac<|ultle<l Captain Dreyfus. itenuoa, Aug. 1 j.—.fust as tlie dra matic session of the Dreyfus court mar tial was ended news was received that Paul lieroulede, Murcel-Habort, Jules Guerin and fifteen other Nationalist leaders had been arrested in Paris and its suburbs, and will be arraigned be fore the High Court, accused of plotting against tlie state. Hearing this, excited people filled the streets, shouting, "Vive l'Armee!" or uttering counter cries, "Vive la Itepub lique!" Police are everywhere, conflicts are frequent, and more collisions between the partisans are expected. The news is regarded as so important that man) prominent men are hurry ing to Paris. Telephone and telegraph offices are besieged. These arrests follow the attempted overthrow of the Republican Govern ment, to accomplish which Deroulede's coup on the day of President Faure's funeral was unsuccessful. Despite the verdict acquitting Deroulede and Mar cel-Habert of that attempted coup. Waldeck-Kosseau has conducted a se cret investigation since he came into power. It has been -umored several times that a Bonapartlst plot was dis covered. but until now no action by the government showed it had proof of a revolutionary plot. The Nationalists here regard Derou lede's sensational arrest as the final ef fort of the Dre.vfusards to dictate the decision of the court martial. Men of other parties think the Ministers must have obtained evidence that a second coup was in preparation, aimed to stop the trial of Dreyfus, and so to escape revelations otherwise inevitable. it is generally conceded here that the Captain was as good as acquitted at the second public session of tlie revision trial, and the day's events only bore tiut predictions. (Jen. Merrier, the prison er's most bitter enemy, took the witness stand to give in detail his alleged proofs of the Captain's guilt. Dreyfus listened calmly until the witness was through, and then turned on him with such n roar of pent-up anger that it moved those present to cheers, it was an ex citing and dramatic scene. Merrier, who was Minister of War when Dreyfus was convicted, stands in the shadow of the arm of justice, and that arm is expected to fall. He had no proof's to offer, and Ills attitude and brutal manner toward the accused brought curses and hisses from those present. Soldiers were forced to escort him from the room to prevent his being mobbed. Mercler's testimony was the last card of the anti Dreyfusites and It was trumped by a st.onger one. it was evident fro 11 the manner of Casimir-Perier that Merrier was not telling the truth, and the former Presi dent will refute the testimony of his for mer minister. Ready to Crush the Yuquts. Ilermosillo, Mexico, by the way of Nogales. Ariz.. Aug. 14. —Information received from the headquarters of lien, l.uis Torres, in the Yaqul Valley, indi cates that he may decide to precipitate an engagement with the Yaquis at once. When Gen. Torres learned that his nephew had been killed by the Yaquis he promptly ordered that 40 prisoners who had fallen into his hands in the en gagement of three weoks ago be put to death, and they were taken out and shot. Only 20 Indians were killed in the battle, but the official reports gave it as 60. accounting for the 40 prisoners as killed. N Commission llamls In Its Keport. Washington, Aug. 14.—The report of the Samoan Commission has been re ceived at the Slate Department. Its es sential features include the abolition of the kingship and tin- substitution of an administrator or governor general agreed upon by the three powers. The report was accompanied by a private letter from Pnlted States Commissioner Hartlett Tripp, summing up what had been done and giving light on personal phases of the inquiry. Now that the re port is in hand, it remains for the three governments to determine whether or not the recommendations of the com misioti ate to be accepted. Heirs Will Divide $:12,OOO.OOO. Springfield. (>.. Aug. 14. —J. \V. James, of this city, lias received word that the Lloyd estate in Scotland has been set tied. and that the heirs will receive a draft for their share within the next month. Mr. James' mother was one of the original heirs. James Lloyd, of Dayton, is another. Among the sub heirs are Mrs. Joseph llragg, of Colum bus. and Mrs. T>. J. Ryder, of this city. The estate is valued at $:'..000,000. and the original heirs will get $5.000,000 each. Mrs. Ryder will receive übout J'IO.IMIII from her father. niack Streak Formed Wltli Death. Reading. Pa.. Aug. 14.—Tlie 2-year-old child of Charles Reif/.. while running barefoot In tlie grass was bitten, prob ably by a snake. As dissolution tieared a well defined dark streak appeared on the child's body running from th" bit ten toe to a point in the region of the heart. The streak grew rapidly darker, and at the moment of death was a jet black. Tom Burns to Resign. Chicago, Aug. 14. -Manager Thomas Hums, in' the Chicago Raseball Club, will retire from that position at tin •lose of the present season. The unsat isf'Hi tory showing made by the Chicago team tills year is given at the reason. Tom Loftus, manager of the Grand Ilapids team, has been considered us hi: successor. K. K. K. Revived In Old Kentucky. Louisville, Aug. 14.—The Ku Klu\ Klan has been revived in Spencer Coun ty for the benefit of Mormon elders who persist in their efforts to win women and girls to the creed of polygamy. A meeting was broken up and the elders .irlven away with switches. No New Cases In Soldiers' Home. Washington, Aug. 14.—Official advices to Surgeon General Wyman are to the ■ffect that there are no new cases of yellow fever and no deaths In the Sol ileis' Home at Hampton, Va. Our <>st(>emnl contemporary, the Jtrpij ir, last week undertook t<> re fute certain statement:* made in the j Xi:\vs I TI:.M , and endeavored to ex-j plain where we wen* mentally lame, which leads us to a ripe conclusion that our adversary is very deficient in comprehension. He says: "Our dear brother,Charles Wing,of the Laporte News Item,savs he did not attend the editorial picnic it liaglesMere because he is to poor to stand the expeuce,or words to that etTect. Now we have heard of .lob's turkey, who became BO poor that he sported but one tail leather and was oblidged to lean against the fence to gob gle,and we can understand how such a state of atlairs might come about. 15ut how any editor can get so poor that he can't ride on a railroad pas- we really fail to comprehend, Charlie could cer tainly have afforded a free ride if he had only thought so.and as for dinner, he could have carried that along wrapped tip in a copy of his paper."' Jt is true that we have a pass and could have carried our dinner in the same manner Bro. Newell does, hut we are too badly in need of funds to leave home and disappoint an army of delinquents who always call to pay "when we are away" ('.'!) We might,however, make it more vivid. When the good Lord was passing around the qualities that make large hearted, noble men, men who are a blessing to their fellows, men whose lives are a sweet benediction to tlio-e who come in contact with them and whose memory in death is a frag rant flower, one-half of our subscrib ers were behind the door,or evident ly didn't want any, as they now seem to think that an editor can run a modern newspaper on promises of pay "to-morrow." To-morrow always finds us at our ottice ready to receive our well earned dues. Teachers' Examinations. The examination of applicants for teachers' provisional certificates will occur as follows]: Laporte lloro. and Laporte Twp., at Laporte, August 10. Colley Twp., tit Lopez, August Hi. Cherry Twp. and Dushore, at 1 in shore, August :M. Klkland, forks ami llillsgrove, ;tl Korksvilie, August :il. Fox, at Shunk, August 2'>. Davidson, Shrewsbury and Kagles Mere, at Muncy Valley, Aug. lis. All examinations will begin at 0::!ti a. m. Teachers should be pro- j vided with s\in tablets and paper! fasteners. Applicants for certificates must be j examined in the district in which they expect to teach or present a i written permit from the president : of the school board allowing them to be examined elsewhere. No certificate will be issued to a ; person of immoral character if the facts be known to the superinten dent. Directors are requested to report any such who may apply. The examinations are public and all interested are cordially invited, j I\ W. Mkyi.kkt, Co. Supt. Laporte, Pa., Aug. •">, lsiiit. AUDITOR'S NOTICE.—The underqfgned hav " iug ln?en Auditor to ascertain ami u«lju>t the existing liabilities lietween the lloatl. I'oor ami School Districts afTaeteil liy the erection of Katfles Mere Borough from Shrewsbury town ship. hereby give notice that he will attend to the duties of his apiKiintment at the Court House at Lanortc on Monday, August 14, 1899, ut «.» o'clock ft. ni.. when and where all parties inter ested should appear. JOHN il. CKON'IN, Auditor. Dushore, I'a. July 12th 1»K». ESTATE OP IL T. DOWNS, DEED. Letters testamentary on the above estate having been granted to undersigned, all persons indebted to the said estate are requested to inak,, payment,and those having claims t present the same without delay, I Mrs. MAKY A.DOWNS, Executrix j A.J. Ukadlky, Attty. I.a porte, I'a., July in, l sii'i. Trial List, Sept. Term, 1899. Kcturn day, Monday, Sept. K 181)1), at 1 p.m. 1 Eugenia 1). Weiner vs Lii|>orU' township School District, N0.4«» May term Kjectmcnt Pica, not guiltv. Thomjlsoii. | Mullen. 2 John K. Finan to.use of Ohas. F. i'inan vs Michael Uuinn. No. 5. Sept. term 1898. Deft, ap ]K-al, plea, "non assumiisit. with leave to give >lK'»*ial matter in evidence. | Mullen. :: Ralph Magarccl (use) vs Tlie Township of La|x>rie. No. 107, Sept. term IHUS. Deft, appeal. Plea "lion assumpsit" payment, payment with leave to give sj»ecfal matters in evidence. Mul len. Inghams. •I The Dushore Water Tt>. vs The Bor<» of Du shore. No. 1, Dceeml»er term. 189 s1 . Asstmi|isit. l'lea non assumitfit, and set off,with leave to give s|K»cial matter in evidedce. Downs. | Croiiiu A. Inghams. .*i Kli/a Kohinsou vs J.P. A: T.ll.Shoemaker | No. Dec. term 18i»s. Feigned issue. tieorge \Y. Robinson vs.l. P. a T. 11. shoe | maker; No. 21. De<*. term ls'.is. I-Vitrmtl i»ue. Mullen. | Hill. 7 Thos. K. Kennedy vs Jai|N>rte T\vp.l'«»or Dis. No, X.*>, Dee. term IS*.IS. Dell. ap|K>al. Plea, "nun iis>mnpsit, payinent payncni with leave i<» vi\r - 1 KM in I mallei in evidence. Mullen. ID: '.ham*. N Martha I'L. Dewalteis » t al. \>\\ il!ii 1.1 Kuu k!e. No. 2 Ma', lertn I Sir. Fieri Mr.t». ji a i.»l guilt >. NVaNh. Piatt W.M.. 3. \ \V!: I ( I . I Pn»« liyV. ulbee, Uljoi \Pa U '• K* »n; R Pl:< •« LA M v ! K»N Wlf KKKAS, h»»>. i;. M. lUMI v>. J'lf- .Ml , .Indge. liuluiraPie.- .'oloi -. I.ioe ..I'd Kraii>,.\>sueiale .ludgi'« «U the t. ti ( t- .j< .> Terminer and <iciu*ral Jail I•• •»i\en , «*»i»ai;« i Sewimi." ol Ihe lV;itv, ' mitt Don « MI.I moll Pleas fur I lie < ulllilv ul' Sulli V at. Max - >,< ,| ! their precept, bearing -'.ate tin day ~r m.!\ 1 W.i. to iiu* direeW'd. lor holdiinr l!ie >evrr;tl euurt> in tbe horough •»l bai"»il»-. on MonOa> ihe IMII da> of Sepl.l.v.w, at 2 o'clock p. ui. ■ Therefore.notu ci> hereby gi\en to the( oroiier. I Justices of the Peace and t'onstables within the county, that they U* then and there in their pioo- I er iiersou ut 2 o'clock p. m. ot said day. with their | rolls, records, inquisitions examinations and : other remeni be ranees to those things to which i their otlices appertain to be done. And to those who are bound by their recognizance to prosecute against prisoners who are or shall be in the jail of the said countv of Sullivan, are hereby notified to be then and there to prosecute against them as will be just. H. W. OSLKR. Sheriff. Sheriff's Oflloe, Laporte, Pa.,, Aug. 8, is*Mj. The MERCHANT, sjgxrisrjc IP.A. Has a complete line of Summer Of every description. When in need of anything in General Merchandise Call on him. Every department is full of new goods and 1 assure you his prices are right. He is agent for the Eureka Mowers, Wiard Plows and Rakes, also Bowkers High Grade Fertilizers. Highest Market Price Paid for Butter and Eggs. Don't Wait a Minute! The Grandest Opportunity to Save Money ON MEN'S BOYS 1 3 ~ and CHILDREN'S L/lOtlling. A positive Hcnring sale of well math', substantial, st-rviso-givins,' Clothing. Tho kind that I can fully guarantee. All togo |' ol - jt s clearing sale. Cost pushed aside. Prices cut to make immediate salt*. 80ft pairs of all worsted pants at half price. Too many overcoats, must sell tit your own oiler. Suits at less than you would think of offering for them. Underwear and Ueiits furnishings al I must go. J" ~W CABOLL. 88KS."""*" !)«»««. I' LAPORTE Clothing Store. Our Store Improved ! Ui;:; I 'uaUJlZl our stock of SfRJ.V£ SLOTH JXS SHOES OF ALL STYLES Ladies' Capes, Skirts, Wrappers, Shirt Waists, Corsets, Etc. lam prepared now to show vott a line in every department in the .-tore, larger than Laporte ever had in its history, and we are able to offer you goods Cheaper Than You Ever Heard of Before. WE WILL PA.Y CAP KAKKoneway if you purchase .*5,00 worth of goods. AVe pay hotli ways if a 5*10.00 purchase is made, 'fake the advantage, this i* the best chance you will ever have for a free trip. JOE COOPER, The Clothier. Try The News Item Job Office Once. Kine Printing NEAT WORK \H f—v • . MODERN FACILITIES. VVO II lilt To Please. THE REPUBLICAN NEWS ITEM. IS THE PAPER FOR THE FAMILY. Republican in Principle ! S S Independent in Thought ♦ * Indomitable in Action. Wright & Haight, Furniture ~ , , .>. and b iidertaKi»q. TWO lS| < . jMbiKl Ply BRANCH CONNECTION AT LAPOPJTE, DP.A.. NKXT in* .It TO WAUOXSHtiP. R. A. CONKLIN, Mgr. Everything New and Seasonable. 1 F PA I Prices Invariably Lower. Try us. rUimoVILLL, rA.
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