Republican News Item CHAS.'LOREN WING, Editor. THURSDAY, MAR. 1, 1 '.'oo. "FIRST OF_ALL— THE NEWS." The News Item Fights Fair. IT IS AIPATRIOTIC HOME NEWSPAPER. Published Every Friday Morning. By The Sullivan Publishing Co. At the County Seat of Sullivan County. LAPOHTE, PA. SUBSCRIPTION —$1.25 per annum. If paid in advance SI.OO. Sample copies free. All communications should be ad» dressed to REPUBLICAN NEWS ITEM, Laporte Pa., Entered at the Post Office at Laporte, as second class mail matter. Philadelphia, Feb. 27. —It was with great exultation that the insurgent press bureau sent out through tho state last week a story to the effect that Colonel Quay's ease in the United States senate had been side tracked and that it could not possibly be brought up at this session of congress While they may not have believed what they wanted the people of the state to believe, the insurgents thought (hat this was a splendid card to play for effect upon the Republican primary flections throughout the Comonwealth and at which they are endeavoring to break through the lines of the stal wart Republican element. The Ruer rilla politicians, who know no allegi ance to any organization, except their own personal political machine, did not know that while their newspaper allies, few in number though they be, were printing this story of Colonel Quay being bowled out, Senator Pen rose had his plans carefully laid to bring the case up in the United States Senate on Friday last. This lie did and despite the schemes of a few Senators who are leading the opposi tion to the Ileaver statesman, to side track the case, tho young Pennsylva nian fought with tact and spirit and lie finally won by a vote of 34 to 28 and the case was called up for discus sion. This showing was a surprise to i he enemies of Colonel Quay, as among those voting against the consideration of the matter at that time, were sev eral Senators who are on record as having said they will vote to seat Col onel Quay when the matter comes up for final action. These men for one reason or another opposed considera tion of the Quay case on that day but all of them have since said they will vote to seat him when the issue is reached for on a final vote. PENROSE A GOOD FIGHTER. Senator Penrose made a strong showing on the floor. He advanced the i proposition, first of all. that the claim of the senator to a seat was a ques tion of the highest privilege, and was entitled to be brought up whenever any senator desired to discuss it. He claimed that, no vote was required whatever. A ruling upon this point was not made. The presiding officer | indicated that If he. were forced to make a ruling it would be against Sen ator Penrose's proposition. Senator Hoar and one or two others were anxious that the point should be met. A long discussion would have resulted and both Penrose and Chandler were prepared to debate the question, but the point was temporarily shelved, when Mr. Penrose made the simple mo tion that the Quay credentials be taken up. Senator Daniel, of" Virginia, made i the opening speech in favor of Sena- j for Quay. His contention was that a i governor has a right to appoint, at any j time when there is a. vacancy and the legislature is not in session. It was an elaborate address, and the senator was well fortified with quotations. There does not seem to be any desire 10 supplant the Hawaiian question, for as only a few speeches are to be made, they can be made before 2 o'clock, the hour when the regular order begins. The indications are that the matter will be put to a vote within a short '.inie and there is every reason to be lieve that Senator Quay will be seated by a good majority. TJie New York Herald's Washington correspondent wires his paper that there is no doubt about Colonel Quay bein# seated upon Governor Stone's credentials. The local election in this city last week resulted in the ejection of every man on the Republican city ticket. There were only candidates for magis trates running, but a bitter fight was made against them by the insurgent Republicans and by other men who have seitish ends to serve politically and who have been arrayed against the leadership of the Republican party in the state because they have not j been allowed to have their way in the • matter of the distribution of the favors of the Republican organization. These men found as the campaign progressed .that the people did not believe the te ports'which were intended to hold the Republican party responsible for the election frauds which were unearthed in a couple of election precincts in the slum districts of this city. The think ing and honest voters realized that conditions exist in every large city in the quarters of the depraved elements which natur- lly result in election frauds. ui the men accused of stuff ing the ballot boxes three were found guilty as the results of investigations | and prosecutions by Republican of- I fleials and they are now serving .heir time in prison. The people evidently i did not take any stock in the attempts j to make the Republican party organ!- j zation responsible for these fruttds. ' Of the Republican candidates for mag- : Istrate Magistrate Cunningham, a pro- j nounced Quay supporter, who had been | the subject of almost daily attacks during the campaign waged by the in- ; surgent newspapers, polled the high- I est vote at the election. He wae the ! only candidate who received over 100. 000 votes. The Republican organization comes out of the last contest stronger than ever and will be found with repre-' sentatives from almost every district from this city acting with the leaders of the regular Republican state or ganization at the coming state convpn-' tton IWHSGS OF CONGRESS | WHAT OUR NATIONAL LAW MAK. EKS ARE CONSIDERING. Some of the Mere Important Work of the National Congress—Bills That the Committees Report Favorably Upon —Washington Topics. Chairman Cooper, of the House Committee on Insular Affairs, has in troduced a bill "providing for a gov ernment for Puerto Kico." It follows ) in the main the 1)111 on that subject by Senator Foraker. The Senate Committee on Com i merce has made a favorable report upon the bill for the appointment of a j commission to make an investigation ; of tho trade relations between the : United States and China nnd Japan. j Republican leaders are making j strenuous efforts to whip the party in -1 to line for the Puerto Rican tariff bill. C. W. Clark, son of Senator W. A. Clark, of Montana, treasurer of his father's campaign commmittee, testi fies before tlie Senate Committee In Washington that no votes had been bought, in the Senatorial contest, though he admitted having spent fi 18,000, A large portion of the time of Con gress is occupied in the discussion of the Canal bill and the Porto Rican tariff measure. Representative Hepburn has offered a resolution fixing March •" and C> for the consideration of the Niearaguan Canal bill. It went to the Committee on Rules. The Board of Naval Construction estimates the cost, of the necessary repairs to the cruiser Boston to be about $400,000. The work is to In done at the Marc Island Navy Yard. The Election Committee is still probing Senator Clark's election ex penses. with the chances that he will be unseated. The President has sent the follow ing nominations to the Senate: John A. Mulkey, of Alabama, to be Consul at Tuxpan. Mexico: Commander Will iam C. Gibson, U. S. N.. to be Captain; Lieutenant Commander R. G. Daven port, to lie Commander, and Medical Inspector J. C. Wise, to he Medical Director. Chairman Hull, of the House Com mittee on Military Affairs, has intro duced a bill prepared bv the War De partment authorities to improve the efficiency of the army. It practically reorganizes the army. DEATH RECORD. J Colonel William Elam. editor of the Norfolk Virginian Pilot, is dead ■ at his home in Louisa county. Professor E. R. Hover. Director of the Chicago Institute of Pedagogy, died in that city Feb. 24. Mrs. Henrietta Snell. widow of Amos J. Snell, the Chicago million aire, whose murder has been a mys tery for the past twelve years, is dead, 112 ired 7fl years. L. F. Laflin. of Chicago, a well known manufacturer of gun powder, died Feb. i'."> at Old Point Comfort. Ex-Congressman Harry Miner, form erly a well-known theatrical manager, is dead in New York. Dr. James 11. Smart. President of Perdue University, is dead at his home in Lafayette, Indiana. Solomon Roosevelt, builder of the Baltimore and Pacific, the first steam ers to cross the Atlantic, is dead at Delaware. Ohio, aged !>3 years. Leander J. McCormick. who. with , his brother Cyrus, founded the McCor | mick Harvesting Company, and who i had been a resident of Chicago since ! IS4B. died Feb. 20 in .Chicago, A. W. Whelpley. librarian of the Cincinnati Public Library, is (lend. He was formerly employed in a publishing house in Cincinnati, and in 1884 was made librarian of the Public Library. 1-Ie was widely known for his charita ble work. William Foster, who for the past twenty-five years had conducted a blacksmith business in Orange, N. J, is dead. Mr. Foster was 64 years old ; and was born in England. He was known to all the horse owners and horsemen in the Oranges. The death is announced in New Or leans of Dudley It. Walker, a native of Boston and a member of the famous Adams family of Massachusetts. Mr. Walker died at tho age of SS years. Colonel li. S. Lovell President of the John P. LovoM Anns Company, of Boston, died at his home in Wey mouth. Massachusetts. Feb. ifi. Mrs. Annie E. Lodge, mother of Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, died at her home in Boston, yesterday. CASUALTIES. The Allen Line steamship Cali l'ornian, from Portland, Maine, for Glasgow, by way of Halifax, ran ashore on a rock ledge just outside of Portland harbor, Feb. 25. The pas sengers were saved. The bold is full of water and the fire extinguished. At Pullman. Arkansas, Feb. 24. the boiler of a sawmill exploded, killing , Hoover Thompson and Al. Hutton and seriously injuring six other men. Russell Luke. Wesley Hodgson and Gertie Luke were burned to death in a fire that destroyed Mr. Luke s resi dence. near Blaekwater. Ontario. Feb. 24. Tho Plattsville, Wisconsin. Powder Mills have been wrecked bv an ex plosion. Thomas Bass, William Rot tlges and Fred Oentho weyr» killed. C. 11. Webster was killed at ICveleth, Minnesota, Feb. 24. by the bursting of a flywheel at an electric light plant. Senator Elkins. of West Virginia, who sustained painful injuries by fall ing on au ice covered sidewalk ,1s confined to his bed. but his injuries are not serious. Ralph Banks, of respectable family, at Sehulona. Georgia, was killed the other night by a policeman, who says he found Banks robbing Dr. Head's drug store. Mrs. Jeauette Schwartz, aud her two children were asphyxiated by gaa in their homo in Chicago. Wednesday. We_Have rioved Uarge furniture Slock TO THE CARROLL BLOCK, Next Door to J. W. Carroll's Clothing Store Telephone call, Hotel Obert. HOLCOMBE LAUER, ©USbOfC, Williamsport &, North Branch Railroad TIME TABLE. In effect Moinlay l>ee. 11, isit'.i. UcHit (LOW ti fnrrecterl to Fcliruary J;» HI lleatl up A. M. A. XI. P. M. I'. M. A. M. A M. STATION- A. M. A. Jl. I'. M I'. M. n. in. s nr. 10 20 12 55 115 525 Halls 7 •>> '.I 15 12 Ofl I till G2O fs flO 2o ft 00 fl is f•"> :so I't'iinsilali' 17 15 r<» n n r : .v. <> 15 s 2t> 10 :!2 1 in' 127 54u Hiiphesvlllc 7 :!■"> !i ::j H Is :I . (.20 in :'„S IIS I:! 5 SIS Picture Rnekt ;i 25 II 12 ; .;7 flu II 121 fl :P.> Si l.yons Mill t;i 22 i:: ::i ilo 4:i ll 21 1 il 11 I® t'lwmomii n2O 11 ::7 t". ::l 10 48 1 :S2 I is ~f~ <iten Mmvr . ;» ll 11 :!2 2; 110 fit l'l II fl sti strawbriilge i;i 05 11 20 i':l II fl fl i.'i f.'i ol Heeeh tilcii i;t"l »:: in 1100 I I'. 1 505 Miinoy Yiiltej 5S ll - JII on 11 05 IV' 511 11 05' SiineKtoMll 552 11 15 '' (Hi jlll 5 2f. 11 -.*» Monlmnnt :'.7 - f,i 4:; 1115 Molilalia X 21 2 15 5 45 11 SO. La porte Tannery... s m ill ft; 02 12 If. RintMale fs o , I Hi ft; 11 12 SO BfrnioeUoad *7 5s 1 ■•li 112. 15 12 85' Sattcrtield 7 1 •".) A.M. I'. M.T. M. I*. M. A. M* I'. £ p.m. Connection with Phila.&UeadinKlalHslla tiims—leave Towanda ti I'l a.m. ami lo'.tj ... «• * - i ... i • . . a.m.: arrive Sat'field, 7.;V2 a. m. 1.0-4 p. in. For Philadelphia. New > ork ami inter- , 1 mediate stations— LeaveWiliiainsport 7:42 " a.m., 10:00 a. m., Arrive Halls 7:59 a.m. Slajje leaves 11 ujrhesville poM otliee lor 10:1W a. m. ForShamokin and ititenned I.airdsville, Menjnve and l'hilipsdaledaily inte stations—leaves Williamsport 4:30 p. Wilson, I leaver Lake and , Frildev on in.: arrive Halls 4..">1 p. m. Tuesday. Thursday and Saturday at 1l..'»0 From I'hila.. New York and interned- Stage leaves i lien Mawr lor 11il Isgrove iate stations —leave l'hila. 10.21 a. in.and and Forksville at II (12 a. in. 11..>6 p.in; leave New York,via l'hila.7 .10 Stajje leaves Muney Valley lor I'iiiiv a.m. 0.00 p.m.; len% e New York via Tn- a ilie. North Mountain and l.ungerville maijiia, fl 10 a.m. \rrive Halls. (».:i4a.m. daild at ) I I'.i a. m.~" r and 521 p.m. Passengers taking trains at tlag stations From Slinmokin and interniediale sta- can secure train) excursion tickets Ironi t; ons —leaves Shamokin Sloa. m. Ar- the conductors. rive Halls y 49 a.m. Philadelphia A lieadin;:, I.ehigh Valley Connecting with L. V. HB. at Satterfleld. and New York Ontral mileage will he For Towanda and intermediate stations, accepted'only tor passengers trav leave Wilkeebarre''!. Or». r » p. m.: arrive ai eling Iruni Halls to Sattertield or Salter- Sattertield C.25 p. in. _ field to Halls. For Towanda and intermediate stations. The general otllees of ihc eompan> are I leave liernice ti.4o a.m.: arrive Sattertield located at llugheeville.Jl'a. 17.04 a. m. it. HAKVEY WEl.i il. For Wilkesharre and intermediate sta- | A. 1. ARIVISTKONG, SONESTOWN, PA. DEALER IN Flour Feed and Groceries 13] pouiiils ol'|mrc I.rtnl for Baking molasses, -•"> to 50c. S pounds KolM < >ats lor 25c. 7 pounds ot' Corn Starch tor 25c. 7 pounds of Laundry Starch fur •_ > V. 2 ]iouiuls of Kio Cott'ee lor 2.<f*. 8 bars ot Lenox Soap for 25c. No. 1 mackerel per pound Sr. Best Sugar Coated Hants (<< 11c per lb. Buckwheat Flour 25 pound sack'-15c. Buckwheat Flour 100 pounds, SI. N'>. Yellow Corn per 100 pounds 90c. Corn Meal or Cracked Corn 90c. Corn, ()ats and Barley Chop 90c. Wheat Bran 200 pounds $1.50. Flour middlings, 140 pound sack #1.40. Fine middlings 200 pounds $1.60. Flour per sack SI.OO. Winter Holler per sack sl.ott. Good Flour 90c. Bye Flour 25 pounds, 50c. Graham Flour 12] pounds :!oc. Common l'ine Salt jier barrel $1.20. CONDKNSKIiUKI'OItTof theeiiudllloil llu ' KIKST NATION At. HANK of Inshore. I'u.. At closeof business, Dec. J, IS'.m. ItGSOI'KCBs: Loans and Discounts tl!ii>,o,tf Wi 11. S. Jlonds to Secure < ireuhilioii r.' .KHKie I'romlum on Vnitcd States llonds J.UUOOU Stock Securities IJ.t-JJJJ Furniture Due from Hunks Approved reserve Akl I'-l-xOn, Keclemption Fund V, s. Treasurer ot.J.K) Specie and Legal Tender Notes I.i,mhi $ SOtKHVJ, 10 lit A Bir.ri'i ES. Capital 3 o,ouo oo Surpiu sand t'ndlvided I'rollts 11,807 81 Circulation 11,'iiOOO Dlvidens I'npuid <- Uf Deiosits j;io,saj 'M J ilOtl.Wf.' 10 Suite of I'cmisylvaida, County of Sullivan us: I, M. D. Swarts. Ciishier of the al>ove named hank, do solemnly swear that the ahove state ment is true to the ''est of >«>' knowledge and be lief- M. 11. S\\ A UTS. I ;lsiller. Subscribed and sworn n> l/efore me this 'Si h day of Fell. PJGo. JOHN lI.iKONIN, Notary I'ul.lic. Correct—Attest: AbPIItINSIS M \l.-It I .INO.D.UKKSKIt. Diiei'l't s. 11. STI IJICKIi. I IhiH't liilmi-iit S|ill mul Smoke Yn»r l.ilV Au»). 'Jo quit tobacco e:tMty ami f..n.\ri- l-e n.alj neiie. full of life, nerve mid \ n?nr. t,ni>e .No To- Bar. the wonder worker. Unit make, weal; null strong. All drugplHts. fiOo or fl. Cure Kunraii teed Hooklet and sample free. Address Bterllnt* Remedy Co . Chicago - Now York IVf.l VlifJTi PATENT Sort Idut Linal saraa lUUillll ™ eMTE, KVi BabMrtpttoa* to The F»ttat Record tlAwruaiia. 9V 9 V • • • • All answered at VERNON HULL'S STORE, MILLSGROVE. New Stock of DRY Goods. Vernon Hull, Hillsgrove, Pa. G. A. Rogers FORKSVILLE, I'A. Watches, Jewelery, Silverware, Etc. tJum boots and flan nel at J. W. Bucks. i' CAVEATS, TRADE MARKS, COPYRIGHTS AND DESIGNS. I! Send joor bnalneia direct to WaahlnKton, <' saves time, costs leas* better service. » My oSes OIOM to V. 8. Patent Office. FREE nrallmln- < > i 1 irjrmalutlou auuU. Atty'i t— notdoenntil patenti l I leeecnred. PEKBONAL ATTENTION GIVEN-19 TEARS <» ' ACTUAL EXPESIENCE. Book ' 'How to oMaln Patents/* < 1 1 , etc., Mt ftee. Patents proenred through K. O. Blggeri ' iNetlTa special notice, without charge, in the , i LNVENTiyE^ACE E.e.SIfiGERS,^, c £iyH : To C'ure Consi I|>hi ton I'orevwr. I Take Cuhcjuct.s C'itiiuy I'uttiiiM kc. 10e or 25c. ' Tf <v c\ C. tail to '.'uro. cirutftftMs refuml money, lloiv Are Your Kldnrja t i Dr. Uobbs'B|>arajcus Pills euro all kiduey Ills. Sam- - ' pie free Add Sterling Kernedy Co.. Chicago or X. V 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, sc. COFFEE, ioc. FLOUR, Btjc. COTTON, Bc. WASHING GAS, sc. BAKING POWDER, i£c. with tumblers or water pitchers. 10 CAKES SOAP, 25c, 1 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 bo made comfortable at Hoffman's Store. JENNINGS BROS. |' We keep in stock at our mills a complete line of dressed lumber in hemlock and hardwood. MANUFACTURERS OF Gang Sawed and trimmed Lumber. LOPEZ. PA. SPECIALTIES Hemlock Novelty or German Siding, Hemlock Ceiling 7-8 or 3-8 stick, Hemlock Flooring any width desired, Hemlock Lath both $ and 4 feet long, Hardwood Flooring both Beech, Birch or Maple, HJjThe same woods in 3-8 ceiling. CORRESPONDENCY SOLICITED. I IP'S I I* l a Pretty. 7 ' j Pickle I ' s t,H ' woman who must entertain ' unexpected company—unless she J is well supplied with canned ami TIT I hottletlgroceries. If her pantry ' s hp' Vft< nrP ni«»ly linoil with our readyJfor any emergency. What s til we send you to-day V ON DRY) [GOODS WEJARE XN THE LEAD WHY 9 Because we carry 4 tlie Largest indjßest line in thejeounty Tf ll I . Because we have an JJattractive patterns to show Because you willjfiud no old goods*oll our shelves, We have just opened anew line ofiGinghaini Shirtings, muslins etc., or the spring trade, which wejwould have you inspect. iwutT. E G. Sylvara DUSHORE.AP Removed! to my new store in the GAREY BLOK where I will be pleased to meet all my old pat rons and many new ones. We lithe young and old of all nationalities and color witl Boots, Shoes, j Rubbers, Fine Assortment at Popular Prices. CAtL OUST TXS Remember O-.A-IR.E'yS BLOCK, the Place. -DUSHORE. DUSHORE. J. S. HARRINGTON.
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