Republican News Item. THURSDAY, NOV. 1899. County Seat Indices. AND GLANCES AT THE TIMES. —The forests ought to be fireproof. —Mrs. I less of Nordmont was in town on Tuesday. —lndian summer beats the white man's summer all to pieces. —The farmers income has been raised on the crops he hasjust raised. —Hon. M..1. Phillips, of Muncy Valley, was in town on business, on Monday. -J. P. Miller, Muncy Valley, was a business caller at the county on Saturday. —James Hansel will move Ins family into the Hill house on Muney street, in the near future. —Lawyer W. E. Haines of Will-j iamsport transacted business in the j county seat on Tuesday. —Miss Agness Upman left on Monday for Wyalusing where she will attend school this winter. —Mrs. Harrows left on Monday for a short sojourn with friends in | Philadelphia. —All that is needed is for men j who think, to vote as they think and ; if they don't think, to refrain from! voting. —Forest tires are raging in many j parts of Pennsylvania and millions i of feet of valuable timber are going up in smoke. —Services in M. E. Church next! Sunday, as follows; Sunday School! at ID; preaching at 11; Kpworth j League 6:30. —Mrs. 11. T. Downs, returned to J her Will iamsport home after a short visit with her daugnter, Mrs. N. Mabin, at this place. —Five thousand tons of coal are on fire in the yard of the burg Coal Company. The fire start ed more than a week ago. —Mr. and Mrs. E. 11. Cook, of Athens, visited Win. Heim, at this place and brought with them Mr. Ileim's infant son, Dewey. —Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Raker, of Scranton, are guests of County Com missioner and Mrs. Iluffmaster, svt their home near Dushore. —lt will be a long war if Aguin aldo fights until! the Democrats elect another President. They are asham ed of the only one they have elected since 1856. —President Mclvinley, Wednes day, issued a proclamation setting apart Thursday, November ;SO, as a 'ay of general thanksgiving and prayer. —The independent Democrats are doing all and even more than we can expect of them to help us elect Hehr, Ranmauk and Taylor. Let us «how them that we appreciate their aiu, by helping ourselves and poll ing a rousing vote for them. —After five days of continuous rain a severe hurricane swept over Santiago, on Oct. 29, causing much damage. Telegraph wires were down and vessels could not enter or leave the harbor. Jamaca has also been storm swept, railrads and high waps were impassable on account of Hoods and landslides. -Fellow citizens, if you would not suffer or cause to have others ( sutler from unjust persecution raise your voices peremplorily and your influence mightly at next election day against the journalistic hawks; that prey upon their fellow-men. Cannibalism and journalism must I not be synonymus. —The wise public seems to tnke j into consideration the J/era Id's nat-: ural partiality for filth, and also views with good judgment the par graph appearing in the (tazettr hist week, relative to the outcome of the "trial at Philadelphia" and its effect I «in politics, which would sound i mighty queer if coining from any other source. Must politics be] brought into all personal affairs that transpire? It must be a hopeless j cause with them, to grasp at such helpless straws. There is no earthly reason why our asylumns should not have what rightly belongs to them, even if Dushore should have to suffer the loss of ;i journal or two. —lt is the duty of every citizen to vote. If the man who never votes only when he is coaxed or hauled to the polls were to be deprived of the right of suffrage, he would consider it a severe punishment; but there is not much difference between the man who cannot vote and the man who can and does not vote. JUDGE DUNHAM WEDS. I United in Matrimony with Mrs. Nellie j I E. Bhant, an AccompliHhed Lady o! | Towanda, Hon. E. M. Dunham, of Laporte, i was united in marriage on Wednes- I day with Mrs. Nellie E. Shaut, of Towanda, at the home of Mrs. W.B. Dodge, the bride's mother. Rev. John E. Stewart, 1). D., pastor of the Presbyterian church of Towanda, officiated, and only the immediate family of the bride witnessed the happy event. Owing to the .Judge's official en gagements the wedding trip will be only of a week's duration and will include a brief visit Washington and Richmond. The NEWS ITEM unites with the host of friends of both bride and groom in extending wannest con gratulations and wishing the newly J wedded couple joy and happiness without limit. Admiral Dewey will Marry. Admiral Dewey announced to some of his more intimate friends the fact of his] engagement to -Mrs. W. H. Ha/.en of Washington. Mrs. lla/.en is the widow of General Hazen, formerly chief signal officer | of the army, who died about ten years ago, and is a sister of Joseph R. McLean, Democratic Candidate for < ioverner of < >hio. —Mrs. Frank Grant and Miss! Lizzie Kernan were visitor- in I >u-1 shore on Saturday. -The voters of Fox township are all ready well informed of the source from falsehood emulates concerning -Mr. Haumauk's remarks about the Fox groundhogs digging their way out of the snow. They will dig up a big vote for Adam Raumauk on Nov. 7,. This is the way they will treat campaign lies. —The //eraW* reputation for truth is such that statements made at a time which makes a reply impossi ble before election day will make no effect upon the free thinking voter. Citizens, beware of the Herald's campaign of false hoods. Beware of the Character Assassins. —lt is with much regret that the nation hears of the illness of Vice President Ilobart. His death is hourly expected at his home in Pat terson, N. J. His family and phy sicians have given up all hope of his recovery. —W. Lavelle, who was arrested on the charge of making counterfeit money, and placed in the county jail, at Laporte, was taken to Will ianisport by a I'liited States Secret Service Man, to be given a hearing on November 1,. John Hansel was also placed under arrest and taken to Williamsport to be given a hear ing with Lavelle. —Public offices are not prizes for the office seeker but positions of public service to be filled by men chosen for theis fitness and willing ness to honestly and faithfully serve the people. Let this always be kept in mind. The offices are yours. They are the people's. They are not prizes for friends, rich or poor, but public trusts. If you want your offices committed to clean and com petent hands vote for <>TTO HEHR, ADAM HAVMI'NK, J.S.TAYLOR I they will serve you honestly. VOTE FOR VHOSPEHITV. The Republicans of Sullivan coun ty have an important duty to per form toward themselves, their coun ty, their State and their Nation at the coming election. The obligation I rests upon them to render such a verdict with their ballots as will give I effective aid toward the continuance |of tin- great prosperity which the i country, thanks to the Republican administration of its affairs, now enjoys. It may be thought by some that this year's election is of little I importance and that they may well ! ignore it upon the plea of being too ] busy. Rut this is a great lnistakc". | A Democratic victory in the country or a very greatly reduced majority in the State would vastly encourage the advocates of free silver and a dishonest dollar. Sullivan county along with every other county in the State is reaping the benefits of Republican rule and it is for the , people to say whether these con ditions shall continue. Our State ! ticket is a good one, and our county ticket made up of such men as <)t*o Hehr for Treasurer; Adam Haumunk and J. S. Taylor for Commissioners; |A. P. Starr and ('. H. Warren for ; Auditors, represent the party of i progress, an honest dollar, a tariff I for the protection of American in- I stitutions and that upholds McKin- I ley in dealing with our new acquisi- I tions. Come out and vote. rilK NEWS IN BRIEF) Telegraphic Gleanings From All Parts of the World. The Pacific fleet of Flint & Co., Is reported sold to a San Franslsco syn dicate. Ground lias been broken for a sep arate infirmary building on ihe Vas »ar College campus. The object of Gen. Otis's next cam paign would lie, it is said, to gain pos session of the entire line of the rail road. Detachments of the Sixth Infantry have recently been engaged in dis persing bandits in N'egros in the Phil ippines. The whaling steamer .leanuctte, of San Francisco, reports having reach ed Crozler Channel on her last trip north. .lohti Alexander Dowe, the "divine healer." narrowly escaped serious in jury :it the hands of a Hammond, ltlil,, mob. Ex-Secretary of Stale John Sher man denied the authenticity of an al leged interview with him predicting ltcpuhican defeat. A sailor on a United States trans port Bound for Manila was discovered ai Honolulu to lie a woman reporter for an American pa pel'. (iov. IJiMxrvelt has issued a procla mation appointing an extraordinary trial term of the Supreme Court to consider alleged primary frauds. The lowa Supreme Court decided ill.it lot.-i-in. insurance companies mn*i pay a tax of 3% per cent, on their grows premium receipts. Anna .Fudge, a colored woman near ly Inn years old, who was the slave of President William Henry Har rison. was burned to death at New Albany. Intl. A dispatch from Uulawayo. Mata beleland. reported all engagement Oct. 17 between an armored train sent from Bui,'i vviiyo toward Mafekiug and :i party of Boers. The latter lost fight killed. ' '"ii. Lavvloii lias established a civ il government at San lsfdro. iu the Philippine Islands. Brinton Hounds, thirty-six years ol age. died at Foster. It. 1., from a knife wound inflicted by Jarvis Smith. An unsuccessful attempt was made to rob the private bank of Itobert E Spencer at Hazardvilk', Conn., on Fri day. Admiral Dewey lias declined Clip cauo's invitation on account of the iui-' pending meeting of the Philippines Commission. Hawaii will ask for space to exhibit Its products at the Paris Exposition. (Jen. Guy V. Henry, former gover nor general of Porto Uico is dead. By a decision at Syracuse, N. Y., lioyd Thatcher was permitted to re tain tlie Indian wampum belt over Which a lesral battle had been fought. (Mptaiu Ernst Andree, brother of the Polar explorer, in a letter to Eve lyn I!. Baldwin, expressed confidence ill the safety of the missing balloon ist. it was stated at Washington ilial the United Statics could not look with in difference on aii.v intervention b.v the powers in the Transvaal which would bring about serious international com plications. Five hundred descendents of Mat thew Grant, constituting the family of American Grants who were promi nent in founding flic old town of Win dsor. Conn., held a reunion in the old home of their fathers at Windsor. Geiierdal .loubei't. the Boer com mander. has sent a message of sym pathy to Lady Symons, widow of the late Gen. f*yiiions. who was fatally wounded in the engagement with the British troops at Wlencoe. The fun end of (Jen. S.vnions was held at Dun dec. Thursday. The ('lilted States training ship Al liance. from Fun< ha I. September 23. has reached St. Thomas. General Otis says dial the former Spanish gunboat Arayat. sunk iu tin- I'asli; liivor. has been raised and will be repaired. The death of (Jen. Synious has been announced in the House of Com mons. Gen. Jubert sent Ihe news to General White from Dundee. 'lhe Alaska territorial convention ai .luiieau. adopted a memorial t congress asking for a delegate ic congress and other privileges. The New York Stale Bar Associa tion has urged its members to help pass ihe constitutional amendment for relief of the court of appeals. The report of the commissioner-gen oral of immigration shows thai the total arrivals for the year exceeded those of the previous year .'lll per cent. Ex Senator C. F. Manderson has written a letter ill reply to what Mr. Bryan lias said in regard to militarism in connection with the standing army. Frank \. Yauderlip. chairman of the Dewey Home Fund Committee, has received a letter from the Admiral acknowledging the receipt of the deeds, and expressing his thanks. Receivers of the Walter A. Wood Mowing and Heaping Machine Com pany. ai Troy, X. Y.. have paid off 90 per cent, of the debt, and will in a short time have the concern on its feet again The Tagnl congress in the Philip pines. has selected a commission of native priest is togo to Rome and ex plain to '.hi Pope the abuses iind ini quities of tRe friars and ask for cor recting intervention. CHRISTMAS SHOPPING BY MAIL. We hnve made prrpural ions LgJ for taking care or the wants or our two million customers wlio live in every portion ot >'cl. 2S, lS'Ju. Trial List, December Term, 1800. Return day, Monday, Sept. 11, 189!). at 2 p.m. 1 Eugenia 1). Woilior Luimrte township School District. No.t'.i May term IS;|7. Kjootniont Plea, not guilty. Thompson. I Mullen. 2 Ralph Magargol (use) vs The Township of Lujiorte, No. 107, Sept. term 189*. Deft, appeal. Plea ■llOll assumiwlt" payment, payment with leave to give special matters in evidence. Mul len. | Inghams. ;; TheDusliore Water Co. vs The Horn of On shore. Xn. 1, December term, Is'.is. Assumpsit. Plea lion assumpsit, and set off.with leave to '-'ive s|iecial matter in evidedee. Downs. Cronin Inghams. I I'nion Tanning io. v » Frank P. Tohug and Jerome Laird and licorge Kdvvanls. No. Ss.Sepl. term, 1899. Trespass. Inghams. | Bradley. WM. J. LAWRENCE, Protli. Prothy's. office, Laporte. Pa, Oct- 30, 1899. TO FIGHT OK KETHHAI. This Seems to Be About the Present Alternative That is Confronting General White. The Boers Again Assume An Aggres sive Attitude—A Feeling of Uneasi ness Exists in London for The Safe ty of British Troops—A Patrol of Mounted Infantry Shelled by Boers. fcbadou, Oct. 31. —According t<> tUe latest reports from Cape Town. (lon. Joubert has joined hands with the Free State forces, and there lias been some outpost lighting. President Kruger arrived at Glencoe. The Stamlurd voices the general anxiety regarding Sir George Stewart Whites position by remarking the adaptability and able strateg' of the lloera. for which they had hi* erto not been given credit. It goes >to say: "Their strategy is so wen planned that it is impossible to doubt that it Is the product of some officer trained In the best European school of war." Boer Camps Are Thick. London, Oct. 31. —The Daily Mail publishes the following dispatch from Pietermaritzburg, dated on Sunday: "Patrols from Ladysmitli report that there are four Boer camps with in a radius of ten miles, extending in a semi-circle northeast of the town. Evidently the enemy is concentrating all his forces. Commandant General Joubert is in supreme command. One Boer laager has a Red Cross tent care fully posted in a conspicuous position. "The British had several skirmishes with the enemy to-day. Railway com raunication with Ladysmith still is in tact. At Colenso a couple of Basutos were detected putting bowlders on the railway. They confessed that they had done this by order of the Trans vaal authorities. "A war balloon, very small and so light that two men can hold and haul It down easily with a wire strand, and ■which can ascend 3,000 feet, is now in use, and the full position of the Boer guns has been ascertained." Planned Campaign in Advance. London. Oct. 31. —All eyes in Eng land are turned toward Northern Na tal. where General White's force and the united armies of Free State and Transvaal Boers may already have taught a great battle. I'ntil Saturday evening not a word had come from Ladysmith since Wed nesday, when it was reported that the Boers were showing signs of resum ing the aggressive. The silence, which lo many seemed ominous, was broken li> this despatch from Cape 'fawn: "Scouts from Modder Spruit having reported the Boers in force on tlie Helptnakaat- road. General While ai once ordered out a strong force of ;. i lion was Anally located three ii>t.'\- beyond Moddei Spruit. Thi i'.ri'i-ii force is now four miles i.os.i uie British Sutler Crushing Blow at Luiclys ni it h. London, (let. :!l. nritish"*arnis have suffered a startling, crushing defeat at Ladysmity. (icueral*,White litis been outgeneraled and has lust two of the finest regiments in the liritish Army. 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