Published Every Thursday.
Volume 4.
HOTEL MAINE
THOS.W. BEAHEN, Prop.
LAPORTIi, PA.
This new hotel lias l»een recently opened, ne\\ l>
furnitfhcd throughout tt, jd . Wl ** .*! ff)" Vm,.!!). 1 '
stmeinl accomodation <>i the traxeliiu, publn.
The best stocked bar in the county. Kates are low.
CARROLL HOUSE,
D. KEEFE, Proprietor.
DUSIIOItH, PA.
One of the largest nnd be«t equipped
hotels in this section otitic state.
Table or the best. Rules I .Oil dollar per day.
lii»rgo itiibles*
BLACKSMITH
AND WAGON SHOP
.lust opened at the Laportw
Tannery. ,
Custom work oolictted. All work
guaranteed.
o. W. BENNETT, Prop.
COMMERCIAL HOUSE.
TUOS. B. KENNEDY, Prop.
LAPORTE PA.
Diis l.irg ' iiml well appointed house is
the urnst popular hosleliy in this section
LAPORTE HOTEL.
F. W, OALLAGHEH, Prop.
Newly erected. Opposite <'ourt
house square. Stenin heat, hath rooms,
hot and cold water, reading and pool
room,and liarlier shop: also good stn'ding
ami livery,
P. SHOEMAKER,
Attorney at Law.
t (tllce in County Building.
LAPORTE. PA.
Collections, conveyancing: the settlement of
estates and other legal business will receive
prompt attention.
J. BRADLEY,
ATTORSBY AT-I.AW,
UPriCK IN COUNTY BUILDINO
NKAK COUUT DODBB.
liAI'OKIK, rA
EUery P. Ingham. Harvey K. Newitt.
|NGHAM & NEWITT.
ATTUKN W,
OFFICES7I4-17 FRANKLIN BUILDING.
133 So. 12th Street Philadelphia,
Having retired from the otllce of Dnited States
Attorney and Assistant United States Attorne),
will continue the general practice of law in the
United States courts, and all the coiuts of the
City and County of Philadelphia,
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
OF DUSIIORE, PENNA.
CAPITAL - - $50,000.
SURPLUS - - SIO,OOO.
Does a General Banking Business.
B.W.JENNINGS, M. D.SWARTS.
President. Cashier
Professional Cards.
J. & F. H. INGHAM,
attohnrys-AT-law,
Legal business attended to
in this and adjoining counties
_ A PORTE, PA
£ J. MULLEN,
Attornoy-at-Law.
LAPORTE, PA.
Office over T. .1. lveeler's store.
J H. CRONIN,
ATTORNET*AT -LAW,
NOTART PUBLIC.
OFFICE OH MAIN STREET.
DUSHORE, (> A
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CONDENSED REPORT of the condition of the
FIRST NATIONAL BANK of l}usluire, I'll.,
At close of business, Sept. 7,1899.
RESOURCES:
I/oans and Discounts 5118.201 01
U.S. Bonds to Secure Circulation 12,500 00
Premium on United States Bonds 1,00000
Stork Securities
Furniture .'?99 99
Due from Banks Approved reserve Agt 102,1.12 :_li
Redemption Fund U, S. Treasurer 062n0
Siieeieand Legal Tender Notes •-'0,1.7 ns
S :!K1,29:t Hi
Liadii.lTlES.
Capital ? 50.000 00
Surplu sand Undivided Profits M.791 G1
Circulation 11.'.15000
Diviilens Unpaid 1500 on
Dejiosils 2f17,2 Is S2
5 2«a,29;i tc>
State of Pennsylvania, County of Sullivan ss:
1, M. D. Swarts, Cashier of the al-ove 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.
Subscribed nnd sworn to before me this Htli
day of Sept 1899.
JOHN 11. CRONIN, Notary Public.
Correct—Attest:
ALPHONSUSWALSII, )
P. CONNOR. - Directors
FISHER WELLRS. j
Rtlneate Yonr Dowels With Cmearetk
Candy Cathartic, cure constipation forever.
10c, 25c. It C. C. C. (all, druggists refund money.
To Cure Constipation forever.
Take Cascarets Candy Cathartic. 10c or 25c.
If C. C. C. fail to cure, druggists refund money.
Republican News Item.
Twenty Years |
| Experience in Dushore.
S The largest and best stock of goods
x We ever had for the \
fjfall anb HXntnter forafceS
| The finest line of
jr Holiday &oods, ?
I r Ever seen in a Jewelry Store in Sullivan
\ SETT EN BURY, S
C DUSHORE, PA. THE JEWELER. /
Coles.. A *
GENERAL
PdWaR j'p r) wA R E
PAINTS, OILS, VARKSHES and GLASS.
SPECIAL inducements given on
CTOVES and RANGES
and aU kinds of HEATING STOVES
' for Wood or Coal, suitable for parlors, halls, churches, school houses,
; camps, etc. Attention to a line of Cheap air-light wood heaters from
83.00 to SIO.OO. Also a line of coal heaters from 82.50 up to 835.00.
My Special Bargain Sale is open on a line of heaters slightly
damaged by water. Good aft new. hut they must be sold CHEAP
If in need of a cheap heater, call early.
My "Dockash" Ranges are without a question the finest in the
' market, made up of the toe&t material and designed to he a handsome
Range. Furnaces always the best on the market. In fact we are
ready to heat the univeiSS Cither in hot water, steam or air. Try us,
we guarantee satisfaction.
STOV REPAIRS AND REPAIRING.
PLUMBING, STEAM FITTING AND SUPPLIES.
MILL SUPPLIES.
Goles Hardware,
DUSHORE, PA.
We are Doing a
Huming Business in
anb IRaitgc
STOVE PIPE COAL HODS
LISTEN:
Our stove were all bought before January is, hence
we are now selling at what they would cost ns to
replace. RED CROSS line is the very best to buy.
Stove repairs for any make of stove furnished if
you send us maker's name and number of stove.
You Will Not Forget Our
Carpet Line
Shade Line
Chair Line
Dish Line
Bed Line
When cleaning house; any of them will be need
ed to replace old ones.
Churns in five differen makes
Jeremiah Kelly,
HUGHESVILLE.
"ETERNAL VIGILANCE IS THE PRICE OF LIBERTY."
LAPORTE, I'ENNA., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 23.189!).
i nrjßH
Major Swigert Has aSkermish
With the Filipinos.
YOUNG IS AT SANTA ANA.
Aguinaldo Believed to be With Na
tive Forces at Pozorrnbio.
Swollen Rivers Prevent General Law
ton From Reaching General Whea
ton—Wessels Scatters a Battalion
of Natives—Slaven's Scouts Have
Reached Paranique.
Manila, Nov. 21.—Reports received
from General Lawton's columns say lie
is in the road between San Nicholas
and San Manuel, west of the Agtio
River. Swollen rivers have prevent
ed him from reaching General Whea
toti.
Major Swigert, with two troops of the
Third cavalry, met heavy resistance
at Pozorrublo. He believes Agulnaldo
Is there. General Young is at Santa
Ana.
Colonel Wessels scattered a battalion
of Filipinos near Santa Ana. He kill
ed four and captured fifteen Filipinos
and thirty-six guns, without loss.
Hallance's battalion of the Twenty
second regiment has had a skirmish
at Mutablan Bridge, near Rosales. The
inhabitants of Rosales welcomed the
Americans.
Slaven's scouts have reached Paran
aiiue. north of Tarlac. They found
locomotives wrecked and thirteen ears
In good condition.
Filipino Army Scattered.
Washington. Nov. 21.—With the na
tive army scattered and Aguinaldo's
secretary of the interior and private
secretary and a large amount of his
munitions of war in tin" hands of the
American troops, and with good weath
er in prospect, it Is evident to the au
thorities that American arms are well,
on the road to th,«? suppression of the
Filipino insurrection.
General Otis reported in a despatch
received here that it would appear that
tlx main Filipino force had been driv- !
en northwestward off the road to 15a- i
•ombong, and it is understood here i
that Gerreral Whes.ton will try to drive j
it back where it can be crushed by Gen, I
Law ton's troops.
The rapidity with which General
Lawton lias been moving is a matter of
considerable satisfaction to the author
ities. His cavalry has occupied Agui
naldo's did capital of Uayambang, on
the railroad line connecting Manila and
Pagnpan, ar.d General Mac Arthur's ad
vance force has reached Panique. ten
miles south of Uayambang.
It is apparent to the authorities that
General Law ton is making a determin
ed effort to destroy the natives report
ed as occupying Pozorrublo. General
Young anil Major V,allance are at Asin
gan and Rosales respectively, and the
litter Is expected t:> move on Urdaneta.
where Filipino troops are reported. It
I-- expected that General Wheaton will
also bring some of his troops into ac
tion against Pozorrublo, and the au
thorities are hopeful that the move
■ mi nt will result in complete success, j
Racing to Manila.
Washington. Nov. 21.—Splendid time
i« being made by tlie American men-of
,\r» r In their race to Manila. The
cruiser Brooklyn, which left Port Tew
11U on November 13th has arrived at
Aden and is coaling, preparatory to
sailing for Colombo, en route to Ma
i niio. The Brooklyn is averaging about
j eleven knots an hour.
The cruiser New Orleans left Port
' Said on November lii for Aden, and
considerable Interest Is being taken by
th" officials in the speed she is making.
The Brooklyn left Hampton Roads on
• October IS, and tlie New Orleans sailed
from New York five days* later. The
Brooklyn's lead has therefore been re
-1 dined two days.
The gunboats Nashville and Mariet
• ta are also engaged in a race. The
! Nashville left before the Marietta, sall
-1 ing from San Juan on October 14, while
'he Marietta, left Norfolk on October 17.
The Nashville arrived at Port Said two
i days nefore the Marietta, and, after
coaling, left ahead of her sister ship.
New Railway for Southwest.
Trenton. N. J., Nov. 20.—Articles have
been filed here incorporating the Den
! vor and Southwestern Railroad; capi
, tal, *.">,000,000. The company is author
ized tn bulld'and operate railroad lines
iti Colorado and in the Southwestern
: part of the United States. The ln
! corporators are: K. K. McLaren, Wil
liam H. Brearley and Edwin T. Dud
ley. all of Jersey City.
' Soldier Murdered In Porto Rico
Auburn, N. Y„ Nov. 20.—Private G.
I>. Lee nf Auburn, a member of Com
pany 11, Kleventh Infantry, stationed
! it San Juan, Porto Rico, has been
murdered by a native, who stabbed him
! through the heart.
Will Work to Unseat Roberts
Topeka. Kan., Nov. 20. —Four mem
bers of Congress from Kansas have
pledged their votes against Roberts of
I'tah. They are Messrs. Bailey. Curtis.
I Miller and Bowersock. They say there
i is no way by which Congress can pre
. vent Roberts from taking the oath <>f
! 'tiice but that they will lead the tight
I to unseat him as soon as Congress con
vene*. .
DEXTER RETURNS TO NYACK.
Minister Says His Mind Was Upset by
Financial Troubles.
Nyack, N. Y.. Nov. 21.—After an ab- ■
sence of two weeks, the Rev. William ,
11. Dexter of the New fork Naval
Academy has returned. Stricken with !
remorse, and a shadow of his former
self. Mr. Dextere avoided the crowd
at the station, and, entering a carriage, j
was driven to his home, lie arrived |
there to lind that his wife and eldest :
daughter had none to North Wales,
Pa., where he had been staying for a j
few days, to see him, not knowing that
he was coming home.
Mr. Dexter cried like a child when
he found his wife absent. A reporter,
saw him and asked him to explain the
mystery of his disappearance, and the ;
finding of his Knight Templer charm
in Water street. New York city. He J
said: "My mind is not clear as to all
events. After 1 had engaged passage ;
on Ihe New Haven boat on the night of
November 2, 1 was seized by a strange ;
despair. My financial troubles preyed ;
upon my mind, and I became almost in
pane. I was tempted to commit suicide.
I left my valise in the stateroom and
ran off the boat. By n supreme effort
t overcame the desire to end it all.
"Then t thought 1 would go away 1
where I would see ni> one I knew. I
walked along Water street like a mad
man. To give the impression that I j
met with foul play an'l was dead, I tore
the charm from my watch chain and |
threw it and the stateroom key into |
the street.
"I say I did that to give a false ini- j
pression. yet I do not te.illy know what
1 did it for. T was crazy, that is all. j
"To make a long story short, l took
a midnight train for Washington. I
remained about the station in the on pi- |
tal some time, and then bought a ticket |
for Salisbury. From there I went to |
Ashville, N. C. 1 settled down in a i
boarding house, and on Sunday lasr I
I attended it Y. M. C. A. meeting. I
heard the Rev. Mr. Bain make iin ad- j
dress, which brought me to my senses. ■
T got on th" right track, hunted up an j
old friend, communicated with my !
wife, and now I am home.
"My mind is clearer, but I am still
very nervous. I have no plans for the |
future, and do not know what to do.
I am glad to tie home."
Air. Dexter's acndemj is no more and
he is badly in debt heiv The tatnily .
probably will move to Springfield, !
Mass,
WERE EVENLY MATCHED.
Harvard's Blunders Are Offset by
Yale's Superior Generalship.
Cambridge, Nov. 20. — Since the close j
of the sxeat football game Saturday
afternoon between Yale and Harvard, j
which was witnessed by a record- j
breaking crowd of enthusiasts, the ad- ;
mlrcrs of both elevens have been try
ing to figure out how it happened that
neither side was able to score. Those
who claim to be prop rly versed in the
up-to-date tactics of pig skin kicking
are of the opinion that there is only
one way to solve the mystery, and that
Is that the teams were pretty evenly
matched or. rather, that the blunders
made by Harvard were offset by Yale's
superior generalship, thus causing the
annual gridiron battle between these
celebrated rivals to be declared a
"draw." The game was witnessed by
more than S'i.ooo people and the specta
tors —men and women alike, cheered
themselves hoarse as the play pro
ceeded.
Harvard's team was the favorite 10
! such an extent that its failure to score
is looked upon as a practical defeat in
favor of Yale. The latter eleven is
overjoyed at the result while Harvard
and her sympathizers arc still suffer
ing from sore disappointment.
Will Teach the Chinese.
San Francisco, Cai., Nov. 20.—Ella M.
Clemmons, sister »112 Mrs. Howard
Gould, has decided to devote her life
to teaching the doctrines of the Catho
lic Church to the Chinese, and as soon
as she can find a house in Chinatown
I she intends to open a Catholic mis
sion at her own expense. Sin- became
a convert to the Catholic faith less
than two years ago. There is no Catho
lic Chinese mission in this city, and the
idea of founding one seemed to tha
young women the right thing for her
to do. so she began the study of the
Chinese language.
I "
Fleming Held for Murder.
Norfolk, Va.. Nov. 20.—The Coroner's
Jury investigating the shooting of Clar
ence Snyder, have found that he was
murdered by Oscar Fleming, with ma
j lice aforethought. Fleming, a Justice of
! the Peace of Princess Ann County, shot
I'the boy, who was gunning near Flem
; tng's house. It was believed last night
■ that Fleming would be lynched, but
{ those contemplating violence were dis
i suaded from attempting it. An at
tempt will probably he made to have a
l special Grand Jury convene to indict
Fleming.
Godfrey Says We Like Rag-Time.
London. Nov. 20. "Dan" Godfrey,
who has returned with his band from
a tour of the United States, is quoted
; as saying: "We played lots of good
i music, but what Americans really want
is some catchy tune, with a swing.
We would give "Georgia «'amp Meet
ing" or a "rag-time cakewalk." and
they would nearly tear flown the
i place."
Adds to University Endowment.
Clarksville, Tenn.. Nov. 20— J. Jen
| nlngs McComb of New York, one of
: the founders of the Southwestern Pre.s-
I h.vterian University here, has given
I $70,000 to the endowment fund, making
JIOO.OOO that he has contributed.
1.25 Per. Year.
Number o.
ii MI m if.
: War Conditions in Transvaal
Pleases Great Britain.
| BOERS AGAIN REPULSED.
; Long Range Volleys From Naval Gun
Does Successful Work,
The British Astonish the Boers and
Check Their Rush at Estcourt —
Had to Withdraw Their Guns—
General White's Forces Able to
Withstand Attack.
Durban. Natal, Nov. il.—The Times
| ol Natal publishes the following, dated
Wednesday. November 15, from its
special correspondent in Ladysmith.
"The enemy made a determined at
i tack on Thursday, November 9. Ap
parently all the Boer forces participai
i ed. Their artillery opened at 4 a. in.,
| pouring In shell thick and fast upon
the British positions, although with no
; great effect. They adopted the tinusua I
| tactics advancing under cover of their
I guns to positions on the ridges and
I kopjes adjacent to those occupied I>.\
' the British troops, on the of nur
I camp.
"Continuing their advance, the Boers
! crept up, usinir every available bit of
; cover. Our infantry opened with a
i steady, warm and accurate fire, which
| beat back the enemy, notwithstanding
| a display of tenacity of purpose equal
| to their desperate stands on previous
I occasions. The Boer attack was most
I elaborate on all sides of the town.
"They had made a deep trench in
i front of the British lines, and, while
! withdrawing for their horses, they left
I ibis unguarded, whereupon the King's
' ltifles, advancing at double-quick, oe
j cupied the trench.
Ii is further reported that the fight
lasted seven hours and that 800 Boers
were killed and wounded.
Britons Are Encouraged.
London. Nov. 21.—The passing of
i another week without any material
i change in the status of the beleagured
; British forces at Ladysmith is respon
j sible for a much more hopeful feeling
, in Great Britain regarding the fate , 112
j General White's men. on all sidi s the
opinion is now expressed that the>
will be able to withstand attack until
| relief arrives.
The diversions of Boer units froi.i
Ladysmith toward Kstcourt cannot, ii
is claimed, be taken as any indication
that the Boers have given up hope of
apturlng I adysmlth. Many signs point
to the quick relief ol Kimberley or Ihe
defeat of the British attempt to achieve
it, and it has apparently been decided
that Maf eking must take its chances.
The latest news from the seat of
war in South Africa is. from one view
point, favorable to the British, showing
that Kimberley is able to hold its own
easily against the Boer bombardment,
and that Kstcourt is also in a position
to beat back an attack by the Boer
force now facing it. But on the other
hand the advices pay testimony to the
ceaseless activity of the burghers on
the Free State frontier, and their de
termination to cut off relief for Lady
smith. and. if possible, to isolate or
capture Kstcourt, which is the nearest
town to Kadysmith still held by th«-
Rritish.
| Some small Boer commandoes from
| the east and west are converging on
Kstcourt and the railroad just south of
thai place. They already aggregate at
j least twenty thousand, with a few
guns, which, from the intrenchments
1 they are throwing up. they evidently
| mean to mount on hills dominating
any advance north of Kstcourt.
Kvcn with the strong relief column
! now hurrying up from Durban the
I British will have a hard Job to piene
j the Boer forces thrown across the roads
| to Kadysmith. while crossing the Tug*
j River on pontoon bridges in the face
of the Boer artillery and rifle fires from
the northern ildges commanding the
river will probably prove one of the
stiffest enterprises of the war.
> Much criticism lias been expended on
' the apparent lack of a proper recon
' nuisance by cavalry in connection with
the armored train disaster near Ksi
coi:rt. This fact, it is asserted, goes
to prove that the reinforcements, es
pecially of cavalry, although landed at
I Durban, have not yet arrived at Kst
court. It is believed the transport dlf-
I (lenities may he greater than genera 11 >
| imagined, in which case the relief of
I J,adysmith may be delayed. The cen
j sorship in such matters is very strict,
j The Xdmlralty has quietly bought ten
thousand suit* and equipments for the
men of the Naval Reserve. Though
j these taen are scarcely likely to be'us.' l
in the immediate future, the purchase
i« one move indication of what thorough
preparations Great Britain is making
foi any eventualities. A correspondent
with the British Ohannel squadron
| says the crews are practically under
! war discipline.
Drove the Boers Back.
I.ondon. Xo\. 21. —An Kstcourt de«-
I patch says:
I"The Boers have attempted to rush
1 Kstcourt. but one shot from our naval
mil and several long range volleys
tin d by the Dublin Fnsilier« sent them
back precipitately.
"The Boers had several guns posted
| on surrounding kopjes, but our naval
men apparently astonished them, and
| their gun« were withdrawn.