Republican News Item.
,THURSDAY, JULY 12, 1900.
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County Seat Indices.
AND GLANCES AT THE TIMES.
—ltobt. Stormont Esq. was a busi
ness innn in Towanda on Monday.
Miss Mae Mason gave a pleasant
afternoon tea to a party of friends
Tuesday.
—Mr. M. Funston of tlit' 1. S.
Army, in Culia,is visiting his parents
at this place.
—Miss May Higley is seriously
ill, having been confined to her room
for the past week.
—The Ladies Aid of the 51. E.
church will sell ice cream in the
church entry Saturday evening, next.
—Mr. and Mrs. John T. Brewster
of Washington, 1). have opened
their summer home on Muncy street.
—Plain English and plain type,
well put together, have made more
fortunes than all things else combin
ed.
—Prof. L. U Ford and family, of
Philadelphia, are occupying their
cottage at Mokoma Place for the
summer.
— l The Itingdale postotlice will be
re-opened in the near future. John
Walsh has received the appointment
of postmaster.
—The person whose heart does not
thrill at the sight of the little country
paper from his old home, has no
heart worth mentioning.
—Miss Clara llerr, of Pleasant
Grove, is the guest of Miss Jessie
Wrede who is at home on a vacation
from the Millersville Normal School.
—B. F. C'rossley of Dusliore, en
joyed Sunday with friends in town.
Hen, like Dave Hill, says he is a
Democrat, but not the 10 to 1 kind—
-1<» cents wise and a $1 fool.
—Sheriff Osier and Judson Brown
are in the Western part of the coun
ty this week, taking their vacation
in hay making.
—Miss Edith Brunei*, (if Muncy,
Mrs. W. J. Mullen and daughter,
Miss Eugene, of Scranton, are the
guests of Mrs. Ann F. Meylert this
week.
—Joe Cooper spent a part of last
week with friends in Elmirn. lie
was accompanied home by his sister
and cousin Misses Bertie and Helen
Cooper who returned to Elmira on
Wednesday.
—C. 51. Yeager, postal clerk,mov
ed his family from this place to
Hughesville on Tuesday. It isun-j
derstood that the mail service on
this line will continue to start from
Halls in the morning after the sum
mer schedule is taken otf.
—Dr. lleberton has opened the
NVeirwold cottage and is entertain
ing the following named guests:
Aliases Anna Bowman, Georgena
Wood, Charlotte Lloyd and Maud
Laird, of Muncy, Dr. Sharp of Phila
delphia, and Mr. C. \V. Reeder, of
Hughesville,
—Albert F. lieess has Jn»t accept
ed an appointment to a lucrative
position in the Census Department
and left on Monday for Washington,
D. C., to assume his new duties. As
this work is but temporary Mr,
Heess will continue his legal studies
with the intention of again returning
to his native county.
Judge McClure of t'nion county
is holding special court here this
week to try an equity case between
the heirs of Geo. 1). Jackson deed,
and It. J. Thomson. Attorneys en
gaged on part of plaintiff are K. .J.
Mullen, A.Walsh and Wm.Maxwol.
On behalf of the defense are Ed.
Overton, It. A. Mercur and Atty.
Mcpherson.
—Dr. Rose Morgan has located
for the season at the Hotel Eagles-
Mere.
—St. John's Episcopal church of
Laporte, has again been reopened
for the summer. Services will be
conducted by Mr. F. ('. Huber, of
I the General Theological Seminary of
j New York. There will be church
on next Sunday morning at 10::5O,
Evensong at J o'clock in the after
noon. All persons are cordially in
vited to attend these services.
—The executive committe of the
Sullivan County Sunday School
Association met at Muncy Valley on
Monday, June 28, and prepared a
program for the coming County
Convention which is to be held at
Hillsgrove, August 11th and loth.
The committee report as having
been very fortunate in securing
some of the best talent in the state
to address the convention.
—Joseph Murrelle, who has been
news editor of the Towanda Reporter
Journal for the past two years, pur
chased an interest in the Athens
Daily News and last week took
charge of the news department. The
press of Bradford county all speak
highly of Mr. Murrelle as a news
paper man of rare ability and with
the advantages to be gained on a
daily paper will in time rank among
the foremost men in journalism.
—Thursday night of next week
opens the social season for dancing
at the La port Hall. Thos. E. Ken
nedy, manager, has secured a good
orchestra for the entire season and
made such preparations as to insure
good order and a pleasant time at
his place on Thursday evening of
each week during the summer.
Its nn American Eagle, Let it ttcrcam.
The Rrooklyn Eagle, a foremost
Democratic paper in that city an
nounced boldly in an editorial the
good principles it stands on, which
said:
"One should uphold the principles
in which he believes wherever he
finds them advocated. lie should
even break with associations which
he prefers, when they are at variance
with doctrines that in his views are
right and vital.
As a Democrat, and because a
Democrat, the Eagle believes in the
Ciold standard. To the Eagle it is
the application of honesty to busi
ness and the recognition of honesty
by business. It is binding on gov
ernments for the same reason that it
is binding on men. And the reason
is that it is right.
And as a Democrat, and because a
Democrat, the Eagle believes in
Expansion. A war which could not
be avoided was carried on with good
motives to success by the United
States. War i> a map-changer and
a duty-maker. Our late war with
Spain changed the map of the West
Indies and the Philippines. That
change made us responsible for Porto
Rico and the Philippines,and for the
trusteeship of Cuba. That responsi
bility imposes on us duties it would
be base to neglect and cowardly to
shrink. The Eagle is in no doubt as
to what those duties are or as to the
nation's power and obligation to met
them."
Here is the whole issue of the cam
paign in a nut shell. Although a
Democrat the Eagle believes in the
Republican platform on which Mc-
Kinley and Rosevelt stands, because
it knows it is right. And being
right they will have the vote of all
right thinking people who love
honesty and the welfare of their
country.
—BUC K N Kl/L I'NL \' EI IS 1T V,
JOHN IIOWAKD JIAKKIS, President.
COM.KOK, loading to degrees in
Arts, Philosophy and Science.
At' A o KM v, a preparatory school
for young men and hoys.
1 NSTITI'TK, a refined hoarding
school for young ladies.
School of Music, with graduating
courses. West College, a new dor
mitory for men to he ready for occu
pation Sept. 20, 1!M)0.
For catalogue, address the Registrar.
WM. ('. GRETZINOEK,
Lewisluirg, I'a.
Notice.
As previously announced the LaPorte Nor
mal School will open on MONDAY. JULY 16,
for a term of four weeks, Kvery effort lias been
put forth to make its work interesting and espec
ially helpful to the teachers and prospective tea
chers of Sullivan County.
I'rof. J. W. Moyer, of Philadelphia, formerly
of the school, has been engaged us a special in
structor for the last three weeks of the term.
The following is an outline of his work:
KIKSTWKKK. History of Education, Life and
Growth of Language, Nature Study, Forestry.
Hits of Personal Experience ill Teaching, Schools
of the Twentieth Century .
SECOND WEEK.— Managing the Dull Pupils.
Securing and Retaining Attention, What Makes
a (iooil School. Five talks on Pennsylvania—lts
Organization. Constitution, Historic Importance,
Resources, School System.
THIRD WEEK.- Kivetalkson Pedagogy, Methods
In Arithmetic, Language, Science. History. Writ
iiiK. Manual Training, Amatuer Photography,
General Talks.
All students arc requested to bring any l«>ok«
they may have on hand, for reference. Most of
the !>ooks used will lie furnished free.
The Normal School is designed especially for
teachers who hold one year certificates and
none can afford to miss the training and prepara
tion it affonl> All students should I* present
at the opening session so that there will be no
delay iu the grading and uo Interruption in class
! work
| I K W MKYLKKT. Co. Hllpt.
I Chrrge of Judge Metzger in the Case of
I Commonwealth vb John O. Bcouten on
an Indictment for Criminal liibel.
(Continued from lust issue.)
On (lie partol'tlie defendant in this ease
it is contended that these articles were
published in good faith, That the defend
ant had probable cause and reasonable
grounds tor beliving what lie published to
be true, and that lie also did it in u proper
manner, and he calls witnesses to show
certain facts upon which lie based his in
formation, and which lie claims led him
to believe that what he has stated in these
articles was true. He has called a num
ber of the preceding associate judges who
were predecessors in office of Judge Kraus.
to show that they received much less,both
in mileage ami salary than Conrad Kraus
received, and he says that that is one of
the facts upon which he based articles,
lie also says that in addition to that lie
examined the court records and the court
oflicers, or has communicated with them
in reference to the matter, and satisfied
himself thafthere was no material increase
in the business, and he also testified to
certain other matters which I may have
forgotten, but which you will remember
and from these facts and others he wants
the jury to say that he had a reasonable
ground for the publication of these arti
cles. Now, if there had been nothing
more in these articles than the mere tacts
that Conrad Kraus received a certain
salary and certain mileage, it would seem
tome that that might be a clear justifica
tion, and there could hardly be a «jneestion
about it, for then it would be said that he
published just exactly what the books
show to be true. But that is not all.
There are certain comments made in the
article which is alleged to he libelous in
this case, and the picture or caricatures
are of a certain character, with certain
comments made thereon, also from which
the commonwealth argues that he lost his
privilege; that, although it was a privi
liged communication it these matters did
exist, yet by reason of these facte the
privilege was lost, and that lie had 110
ris»ht to make these comments and take
the pretext that because lie had stated
substantially the truth in reference to the
number of miles claimed and the salary
received, that therefore lie was not guilty
of libel. Now, this is the very issue.
The point is did he make a fair, honest
publication of this salarv and of the mile
age, or did he alter making a statement of
that kind accompany it bv such com
ments, and by such pictures, which when
examined would induce you to believe,
beyond a reasonable doubt, that lie ment
to defame and injure the prosecutor, and
that was the motive for the publication,
and not the public good ? Because, if
that was his motive he is not privileged,
and he has no right to complain if he
should be convicted.
I think it is also perfectly fair lor the
Court to state to you that we know of no
evidence in this case that shows that any
of these fees or salary or mileage received
by Judge Kraus were illegal. We know
of 110 evidence that they were illegal. The
evidence does show that they were more
than the others received precedii g him,
but that does not prove that ConradKraus
while he was on the bench, did not make
anymore time than they did, or had any
more mileage than they had. If Judge
Kraus even would not have needed to be
here as often as he was, yet if he had a
right to be here, and he availed himself of
that right to come here, he had a right
to be paid for it, and it would not be illeg
al. That would be a matter entirely left
to the discretion of the man himself',
whether he would come 011 all occasions
or whether he would not. Ilcha«t aright
to be here, not only in jury courts, but in
motion courts and argument courts. If
any of his predecessors did not feel that
way, and did not attend the argument
courts and motion courts, they probably
had a right to be absent, and they ought
not to have been paid if they were absent.
The mere fact that lie received more
money might be a suspicious circumstance
but it does not prove an illegal taking of
fees in itself, and could not be made the
occasion ol a slanderous article. 1 do
not say that you could not publish those
mere facts, lor .you could, and do that
with impunity, but you could not make
tlieni an excuse for predicting upon it a
scandal, which would delaine and ruin
the man against whom it was pointed, if
fcuch be the effect of the article; and that
is one of the matters for you to determine.
You will bear in mind in this case that
the parties are of high standing. The
defendant was a lawyer and a member of
this bar for a number of years, lie knew
the law. Judge Kraus against whom
the articles were pointed, was oti the
bench here about three years before his
death. It therefore is a matter of grave
importance, and it is not unfair, for the i
Court to say to you that it this article is j
libelous, and it the pictures and the Ar
ticles as framed and published tend to
ridicule and bring into disgrace either the
administration of justice, of which Judge
Krans was an integral part, or the person
al character of Judge Kraus,or his official
character, it is of great moment, and it
ought not to be tolerated. Hut if on the
other hand the criticism made upon him
by the defendant was a proper criticism,
a taircriticism; and an honest criticism, 1
made from a proper motive, based upon i
reasonable grounds, why then it is very I
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trill distribute fJiOO iu premium.*, without)
I*s tof|*uo aywesfc— ao can you—write lor
't al "> about , gn-ar.
overcoat*.
Our*Litho*rapho,l^—
Catalogue show* the
'• Kamoua Maryland 11 fIKJiC"** M I
Carpets, .Kurs. Art fjjfc ll ■f' 1f ' <
Hquan-s, Porllerti, I 1
Laci' Curtllna ami Bod
40 to BO
oo everything. " 1 -1-
Whlcb book do yon want ? Allarutrec. A<ldn a* ihU wty
Jutlua Hinea& Son, Dopt.9o9,Baltimore,Md-'
important that that fact should be an
nounced, because it has well been said,
and it is true, that the court or any other
official, no matter how high his standing,
must be honest or they must expect to be
criticised, and we would not draw very
fine points as to whether the party went a
little beyond or kept a little on the other
side in his criticisms. But if it is a ma
licious act, done not from proper motives
but front improper ones, made in an im
proper manner, and for the mere purpose
or reviling or bringing into ridicule and
disgrace the party against whom it is
aimed, it is an egregious libel, because
Judge Kraus occupied a position upon
the bench which should be pure, and the
administration of justice should not be
assailed unless the individual who repre
sents it deserves it fully. Of course such
an act is a reflection 011 the whole court.
Somebody in this case it is not improper
to say, has caused a reflection upon this
entire court. But who is to blame lor it.
you are trying and it is not lor me to say.
In all of these cases as well as all other
criminal cases, before you can convict
you must be satisfied beyond a reasonable
doubt of all the element necessary to con
stitute the oflerise and the crime charge,
as well as the offender. But that reason
able doubt must be ofsuch a character as
not to be a fanciful one. That is not a
reasonable doubt, and you have 110 right
to call upon your imaginations to conceive
of some doubt and see whether you can
not find some doubt. If the evidence
carries your minds to the conviction of
guilt to amoral certainty,that is sufficient
for you to base your verdict upon, But
if there arise out ol the evidence such
doubts as would cause you to hesitate in
matters of moment in your own business
transactions, then it is of the class of
doubts which we call reasonable in law,
and which ought to work an acquital' •
The Judge then comments upon the
testimony of witnesses and answers deten
dauts points which he mostly affirms, and
then adds:
"Now we hope you will try and do jus
tice between the Commonwealth of Penn
sylvania on the one side and the defend
ant on the other, and that you will act
without any fear or favor or affection for
anybody in this case, because it is an im
portant case, and it raises a very serious
question as to how far a man is justified
in doing what has been done in this case.
Fresh lake herring and white fish
just received at J. \V. Buck's store.
Finest Santablara Cali. prunes Sc.
Fancy evaporated tipples, iic per Hi.
Fancy evaporated peaches, lie H>.
At A. Huachhausen's.
A nice fresh lot of oranges, lemons
and hannanas at J. \V. Buck's.
If its Dold's its the best. We
handle Dold's smoked meats exclu
sively at A. Buschhausen's.
Mr. James McFarlane is agent for
the Celebrated Pitkin Paint and
Specialties. This is the oldest mix
ed paint manufactory in America
ami their goods are guaranteed not
to chalk, crack or peel oil' when
properly applied and to last longer
than any mixture of Trust Lead and
Oil.
COKI)KNSKI> KKI'OKT of the condition of the
KlltsT NATIONAL ISANK of Onshore, I'll.,
At close of business, lire. ]s\ui.
Kesourccs:
Loans and Discounts $179.::G9 12
r. S. Houds to Secure Circulation ... I'J.'HHI ih)
Premium on t'nited States Bonds t.iCKIOO
Stock Securities 15,l!i0 00
Furniture I,'Jijooo
Due from Hanks Approved reserve Agt SHT IS
Redemption Fund [ , S. Treasurer ."iiij.iO
Specie Mild Legal Tender Notes 1«,0*4 85
? 'JSI.'HII 92
LIAUU.ITHX
Capital ? ".it.ooo 00
Siirplu sand I'ndivtdcd Pmlii- 17.-I .1 .0
('ovulation lii.'j ie uo
Dividens Unpaid ; io
Depodts 20B,ttW I
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State of Pennsylvania, County i.t Sullivan
I. M. 1). Swurts, Cashier of the uliove named
bunk, do solemnly swear that the aliove state
ment is true to the best of my knowledge and be
lief.
M. I). SWA UTS. Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this in
iluv of Julv 190 ft.
JOHN 11. CRONIN, Notary Public
Correct—Attest:
JNO.D.REESKR. I
K. <i. SYLVAKIA. Director.-
It. \\ JENNINGS. )
To ('urn ()oniitlputloii l-orever.
i Take Caacarets Candy Cathartic. We or 2Sc.
j If C l'. C. full to cure, druggists refund money.
Campbell, -"-MERCHANT
nrrrrrrrr:
LADIES.
1 have just returned from the city with a magnificent new line 'of
Spring and Summer Dry (Soods, Notions and Ladies Furnishing
, (Joods.
Everything of the Latest
Please call and examine, the prices aie right. Don't fail lo look
over the Bargain Counter, it will interest you.
GENTS.
1 have just received a car of seeds, consisting ol Garden, Iled-top, Orchard
Grass, Timothy and Clover Seed, also a car of Bowkers Fertilizer and the prices
are very low. When in need of a plow 1 can supply you with the best made
"Till; U'lltAD.'' If von want anything in General Merchandise 1 can
supply you at the lowest possible price.
HIGHEST Market Price paid for Butter and Eggs.
Yours very respectfully A E CAMPBELL.
mbat $12.00 w ;][ lv
Ihe above named price on several hundred
Very Swell, Very Pretty,
V erij Excellent Suits.
The fabrics are pure wool iu lancy patterned clothing an well asjplain
and blue; shapes of coats are double breasted, and [the entire
appearance and serviceability of these suits are c.ptal to any which you
may have made lo measure at s2f>. There is a reason why' we sell these
tt:U at this low price, but it concerns you not, it has no hearing on ipialitv
or p rice. There are rich picking for early comers. This is an opor
titiiitv which should not be lost.
J"W CABOLL. luoifv , * r ' nll Ditkhokk, P
LAPORTE Clothir, Store.
WE'RE PREPARED
WITH A VFRY LARGE STOCK qF
Clothing, Shoes and Gents' Fine Furnishing
Goods Etc., and a
Very Large Variety of the Finest
Ladies' Wear for Spring and Summer.
Wo are able to offer you a good many articles cheaper than the
cost of making them. Men's suits at o.tMl up to HUM); made in
the latest styles. Youth's suits at L'.oO, ."i.tio and s.oo are the finest
qualities. Childrens' suite at l.i'.'i, l."»u ami L'.Od .Men's tine shoes
I. —■ l. >•», up tot.on. Ladcis' shoes !)t)c up to :l.oti.
JOE COOP R, The Clothier.
CLOTHING ! cl.cL Walter,
Of LAPORTE,
Desires to call the attention of buyers of clothing to the fact that he represents
The American Woolen Mills Company, Chicago,
in this locality, the World's Largest Tailors, and that lie has a lull line of
Fall and Winter Samples ol suits, pants and overcoats, in all styles and at prices
that will defy competition. Also a lull line of ladies' and gentlemen's Water proof
tioods. t all and examine his line ot goods and prices before purchasing elsewhere
All orders filled promptly. Perfect fit and satisfaction guaranteed.
Correspondency solicited throughout this section.
A llDUl'iss, A A BAK 112
LAPORTE, PA
Wright & Haight,
Furniture
-is'lf iiacnaliiiig.
AN C
LAPORTE.
NKXT DOOR TO WAOON SHOP. |{. A. CONK LIN, Mgr.
Ten Years Experience has taught I F PA
Us how to give the best value for 1 v/l liXOVILLL, in.
The LEAST MONEY.