Republican News Item. Published Every Thursday. Volume 5. Years £ in Dushore. \ \ The largest and best stock of goods p We ever had for the \ £ Summer ZLrab e £ # The finest line of £ 112 ( Ever seen in a Jewelry Store in Sullivan N > RETT E N BURY, S DUSHORE, PA. THE JEWELER. ) H^uWARE^ AWJFSX BICYCLE IN REW v Done in first class order and as Quickly as possible, using good y Material and prices right. Will sell you the Best A<%A BICYCLE MADE for Jfl>7Q IflNll. THE COLUMBIAT av T _.ine of chain wheels always leads the race, from $25 00, $35.00, and $50.00. The Columbia Chainless on exhibition HOW with coaster brake. (ail ami see my line, if you eontomplate sending for a wheel. 1 will jjive you as much for your money as you will jjel elsewhere. GENERAL LINE OF HARDWARE. MILL SUPPLIES. STOVES and RANGES, PI IRNAPPQ Plumbing and general job work. Estimates given. , 40c. Brussels Carpet 75 to Rag Carpets, joc to Matting, 12 to 40c. Childs Cradles, 1.00 and 1.5 a Cribs with springs, and 4.00 Cook Stoves anb IRanQes HKl> (lit>SS MAKK, * -<» UeraM with hijfh pipe shelf $-J:l.00 h 'ju imts s2 Ditts, Every Stove warranted to give satisfaction. Jeremiah Kelly, HUGHESVILLE. "ETERNAL VIGILANCE IS THE PRICE OF LIBERTY." LAPORTE, PENNA., THURSDAY. JULY 111 1900. Democrats and Republicans! In fact it matters not with what political party you are affiliated, you should be a Protectionist in one re spect. That is to say you should protect yourselves against loss by the destruction of your property by fire; and what is still more essential, j protect your families against the loss 'of their support by the death of the person who produces that support— the husband the father. This latter protection can be obtained practical ly without expense, since it is pos sible, and in fact compulsory, for the life insurance company to safely in vest the funds paid into their hands, and, after a term of years, return same with profits to policy holders, if living, on demand. This matter should command your seri ous attention. Delay is dangerous and expensive. You will therefore do well to consult the agent in regard to the merits of the Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company of Phila delphia, which is justly reputed to be the most conservative and the most economical as well as the most liberal and equitable in its dealings with policy holders. It is 110 experiment or adventure but by all odds the safest and best investment you can ni»Ve, besides furnishing protection to your family. The I'enn Mutual is already over years old and has over :!00,000,000 of insurance in force, several hun dred thousand dollars of'vhich is in Sullivan county. You may obtain all desired infor mation by addressing M. A. Sen; KM AS, Special Agent, Dushorc, I'a. J J. KKKLKH. I • Justice-of-the I'eacc. (Ullfein rooin o\cr store, LAPOHTK, PA. Special intention given to collections. All matters left to the rare of tliis office will lie promptly attended to. CARROLL HOUSE, D. KBEPE, Proprietor. DUSIIOKK, PA. Ouo of the largest itnj b«?t t-i|ui|>iied hotels in thin t>*i'tion withe stale. Tul.lo nt the beat. lUtec I Uu dollar j>er 'lay. (jargv It. hies. ULYSSES BIRD Land Surveyor Engineer and Conveyancer. Relocating old linen and coiners, and draw ing inuim asjieeiulty. Will usually be found at home on Mondays. Charges reasonable. Estella, Sullivan Co., Pa. COMMERCIAL HOUSE. THOB. E. KENNEDY. Prop. LA POUT E PA. This largo ami well uppoiutud bouse is the most popular hostelry in this section LAPORTE HOTEL I-'. W, UALLAQHEH, Prop. Newly erected. Opposite Court house square. Steam heat, bath rooms, hot and cold water, reading and pool room,and barber shop; also good stabling and livery, P. SHOEMAKER, Attorney at Law. Office in County Building. LAI'OKTK, PA. Collections, conveyancing: the settlement of estates uml other legal business will reeeive prompt attention. J J. BRADLEY, ATTOMBT-AT-LAW, orrica IN eooMTr IUILDINO MBARCOUKT HOUSB. LAI'OKTK, PA riKST NATIONAL BANK ' OK OUSIIORK, HENNA. CAPITAL - - $50,000. SURPLUS . . 910.000. l)oea*a*General Banking Business. B.W. J KNNINCiS, M. i>. SWAKTS. President. Cashier J.J. & F. H. INGHAM, ATTORMKr.S-AT-I.AW, Legal business attamleil to » in iiii«RTK, PA. 11llii-e over T. .1. Keeler's'store. J # H. CRONIN, ATTOUINT-UV, ■OTAKT PUBLIC. I 1 orrie* OR HAIR STKBKT. DUSIIOKK, PA DEFEAT FOR ALLIES. Americans Lose Heavily In Fighting at Tien-tsin. COL LISCUM OF THE NINTH KILLED. Chlneae Kin-lit Desperately and With Accurate Ma i-kKmitiiMhlii—Allies Hold All the Kiirtn at Tlen ts«- slave Oae. TIEN-TSIN. July l.'l, via Cliefu. July 15, and Shanghai, July 10. — At 2 o'clock this afternoon 7,000 of the allied troop- 1 are attempting to storin the wall of «e city. The attack began at daylight. Its suc cess is doubtful. The Chinese on the walls are estimated conservatively nt 20,000. They are pour ing n terrific hail of artillery, rifle and machine gun fire upon the attackers. The Americans, Japanese. British and French troops are attacking from the west and the Russians from the east. The Americans have suffered terribly. As the press representative left the field the chief surgeon of the Ninth infan try said a conservative estimate was that 25 per cent of the Americans were hit. Colonel Cameron 11. Liscum is reported ' p: inn n\ to have been mortally wounded as he was walking iu front of the troops. Major Regan and Captains Buckmiller, Wilcox and Noycs arc among the wound ed. The marines' losses include Captain Davis killed and Butler, Leonard anil several others wounded. Officers declare that it was hotter than Santiago. When the correspondent left, the Americans were laying on the plain be tween the wall uml the rear, under a di rect tire. It was equally difficult for them to ad vance or retire. The correspondent counted 300 wound ed men of nil nations. LEGATION ERS* TERRIBLE FATE. Details of tbe Slauwliler of Hie For eigner* In Peklnn. LONDON, July 10.—It seems impossi ble to entertain any longer the least doubt us to the fate of tbe Europeans in Peking. It is learned that Lady Hart, wife of Sir Robert Ilart, director of Chi nese imperial maritime customs, on July 5 received the following telegram from her husband: "Our people, including the women, are in the legations. Prepare to hear the worst." The Shanghai correspondent of The Daily Muil says: "I can assert positively that the Chi nese authorities had the dreadful news from Peking a week ago and that Sheng knew thut all the foreigners in Peking were dead when he asked the American consul to cable to Washington a propo sal to deliver the foreigners in safety at Tien-tsin on condition that the allies would suspend their operations to the north of Peking." The correspondent then gives details of the events nt Peking after June 25. The members of the legutions made daily sorties, sometimes by night, and so suc cessfully us to compel the Chinese to re treat from the immediate vicinity. These reverses hud a disheartening ef fect upon the Chinese, uml there soon be gan to be open signs of disaffection, fol lowed by desertions to Prince filing's ar iny. which was endeavoring to co-operate with the besieged. I'ltiinatcly Prince Tuan decided to make a night attack in three powerful columns. "At ti o'clock on the evenii .z of July 0," says the correspondent, "file was opened with artillery upon the British le gation, where the foreigners were con centrated. For two hours the walls wore battered with shot and shell, and huge breaches were made in them. Then a general udvauee was ordered, and the Chinese infantry, volleying constantly, moved toward the gaps. The tin- of the defenders, however, was so accurate and steady that hordes of Chinese soldiers and Boxers broke and lied in the wildest confusion, leaving large numbers of dead and wounded around the legation. They could not he rallied until they were out of the rifle range of the foreigners. "Then Prince Tuan, making a desper ate appeal, iuduced them to stand and re turn to the attack. Artillery fire wi» then resumed, and at the middle watch a second attack was attempted. But be fore the attackers could accomplish their object they were met by Prince Ching and General Wang-Wen-Shno with their troops, who were going to the".id of the foreigners. A despernte battle ensued be tweeu the various forces of 'Chinese and Mantchoos. "Unfortunately, many of Prince mings troops deserted to i'rlnce Tuan. l'rinee Chins fell mid was supposed to have been killed, but as the search for his body was unsuccessful it is now be lieved that he was only wounded and was carried off and secreted by his faith ful retainers. "General Wang Wen Shao, although gray haired and 70 years old, valiantly led his troops in perstm. He was killed, and his force, which was completely out numbered, was routed. • "Throughout the night repeated attacks were made on the legation, but these were invariably repulsed with heavy losses. T„«vard the end of the third watch, about 5 a. in., the allies had prac tically defeated the besiegers, who were wavering and gradually withdrawing. just then General Tung Fuh 6iang arrived from the vicinity of Tien tsin with a large force of Kan-Su braves. By this time the walls of the legation had been, battered down, and most of the buildings were in ruins. Many of the allies had fallen nt their posts, and the small hand that was left took refuge in the wrecked buildings, which they en deavored hastily to fortify. "Upon them the lire of the Chinese artillery was now directed. Toward sun rl» »s evident that the ammunition <>' >iie mites was running out, anil at 7 o'clock, us the advance of the Chinese in force failed to draw a response, a rush was determined upon. "Thus, standing together, as the sun rose, the little remaining band, all Euro- 1 peans, met death stubbornly. There was a desperate hand to hand encounter. Tin Chinese lost heavily, hut as one man fell others advanced, and, finally overcome by odds, every one of I lie Europeans re maining was put to the sword in the most atrocious manner." Admiral Seymour telegraphs tlie ad miralty from Taku, under ilnte of .Inly 14, that he believes the allies have pos session of all the forts at Tien-tsin except one. The allies nt Taku and Tien tsin on July 10 were as follows: Russians. ,s Japanese, 5.224; British. 2.575; (icriaans. 1,036; Americans. 1,400, and small de tachments nf Austrian* anil Italians, which brought the total up to 21 ..",04. Considerable of the forces had been land ed at Taku on the way to Tien tsin. The facilities at Taku were limited, however, anil the re-enforcements would be obliged to wait. _____ The IVestilen t Leavm Canton. CANTON. (>., July 17.- President Mc- Kinle.v left this city for Washington at 10:50 o'clock last evening. lie journeyed In a special car attached to the regular Pennsylvania train. Only Secretary Cor telyou accompanied the president, who will attend to matters in connection with the Chinese situation' and in the course (if a few days expects to return t«» Can lon. It is expected that the members of the president's cabinet will be at the White House this afternoon awaiting the arrival of the president and that an im portant meeting will he held soon after ais arrival. It can be stated with certain ly that no extra session nt' congress lias yet been determined upon and that it has not been decided to issue a call for troops for service in China. The past IS hours brought the first tangible news from Chi na for some time, anil it is the desire of the president togo over these reports with his official family, l'pon this review will depend in a large measure the go 7- rruments action in the immediate future. Mnriiirx Ordered to Clilnn. ANNAPOLIS, July 17. Seventy-nine members of the marine guard at the Na val academy will leave here tomorrow under orders for China. They will be in charge of Lieutenant Kay, 1". S M. C. The noncommissioned officers accompany ing the detachment are Ounncr Sergeant Rowland, Sergeants White and Smith anil Corporals Maliu. McKay, Brous and It ice. POYNTER RENOMINATED. Democrat* Yield to l'optilist* In ve brnaka. LINCOLN. Neb.. July Ll.-Nehraska Fusionists instate conventions, begin ning at 3 o'clock Wednesday afternoon, completed their work at 5:110 o'clock last eveniug after an almost continuous sos sion. The ticket follows: Governor, Wil liam A. Poyntcr. Populist; lieutenant governor, E. A. Gilbert, Silver Republic an; secretary of state, C. V. Soobnda, Populist; treasurer, S. B. Howard, Popu list; attorney general. Willis I>. Oldham, Democrat; auditor, 11. S. Griess, Popu list; land commissioner. P. J. Carey. Pop ulist. The conventions were the most remark able since fusion became a factor in Ne braska politics. Democrats yielded all except one office. , lloiluaon'n KM'iipt* Marvelous. ACCRA, Gold Coast Colony. July 13. Sir Frederic Mitchell Hodgson, gov ernor of the eolcny, who recently arrived here after haying been besieged at Ku liuissi by rebellious tribesmen and who V-nrs signs of the hardships and privn itns to whirn he has been subjected, in the course cf an interview had with him said lie considered his escape the most marvelous'on record. He attributed its success f'o the secrecy maintained con cerning the route chosen. The carriers who acl'oiupanied him became so weak ened by starvation that everything was abandoned, and the party subsisted upon plantains. They endured great hard ships. Fortunately the rains were not heavy. Had it been otherwise all would probably have succumbed. Lady Hodg son pluckily shared all the dangers and privations. tiold From the Klondike. SEATTLE, Wash.. July I«.—The steamer City of Topeka has arrived hers from Lynn canal having on board lie tween $750,000 and $1,000,000 in gold dust and several rich Klondikers, iiiclud ing Clarenet Berry of California and George Carmack, the discoverer of the Klondike. Berry and Carmack brought down several hundred thousand betweeu them. 1.25 Per.. ( Number In DAY OF SENSATIONS. News From Ohina Excites Of* flclals In Washington. PRESIDENT HURRIES FROM CANTON. Heiuoy's Dispatch Annouadnc Louci at Tien-tain Following Conlma tlon of Peklnic Maaaicre Caaien a Harried Consultation. WASHINGTON. July 17.—The de cision of the administration at the eud ol ft most eventful day is that the United States government is still uot at war with the government of China. The big hap penings at Tieu-tsin, coming on top of the stories of the Inst struggles at Peking, have not affected the attitude of the ad ministration 011 this point; the United States and China are technically at peace. But this statement should not be accepted as indicating a purpose 011 iht part of the United States government tu hold its hand in the administration ol swift aud adequate punishment upou the Chinese, without regard to station, who uiay be responsible for the outrages ut the past few weeks. It means simply that the government of the United States feels that it can best achieve that purpose by regarding the status officially as one of peace. To hold otherwise would seriously cripple the gov eminent in its efforts to obtain satisfac tion for the outrages the Americans in China have suffered. We should hud the ports of Chiua now open to us closed, and all sorts of impediments would be encountered which now ale missing. The day was the most exciting Wash ington has known since the battle of San tiago. At the very beginning came Ad miral Remey's cablegram announcing tin 1 defeat of the allied forces ut Tien tsin, and then came the vivid account of the fight. A special cabinet meeting was held on receipt of this news, with such mem bers present as are in town. Great re luctance was manifested 011 the part of the participants to answer questions as to the nature of the deliberations. The best indication of its nature was the de parture for the White House of Secretary Hay immediately after the meeting. He sat down aud had a long talk with Presi dent McKinley over the long distance telephone, and it soon became known that the president had decided that it would be best for him to come back from Canton to the national capital. Admiral Kemey's dispatch given below came as it reads, without punctuation, and Secretary Long fears that Captain Davis of the marine corps and Captain Lemly were both killed, though the bu reau of navigation interprets the message as meaning that nil except I.iscum were wounded: "Reported that allied forces attacked native city (Tien-tsinl morning 13th. Itiis sians right, with Ninth infantry and ma rines on left. Losses allied forces large and Russians over ItHt, including artillery colonel; Americans over 30. British over 40, Japan SN, including colonel; French 115. Colonel I.iscum. Ninth infantry, kill ed. also Captain Davis marine corps. Captain Lemly. Lieutenants Butler and Leonard wounded. At T evening allied attack 011 native city repulsed with great loss. Returns yet incomplete; details not yet confirmed." The cabinet officers talked over the possibilities of re-enforcing the troops in China. There was no disposition shown to withhold these troops. The only ques tion was as to the amount of additional force available. That was a technical question, so it was left to the war de partment officials to decide. The only point laid down was that the government would send forward all the troops that could be spared at this time. One The estimates varied as to how many could be spared, but the general opinion was that somewhere between 4.000 and 8,000 men could be shipped to the east from Cuba and tho United States in ad dition to the troops already under or ders. A statement prepared by Adjutant General Corbil* shows that there are now a grand total of lO.titii) officers aud men in China, en route to Chiua, en route to Nagusaki or under orders for Nagasa ki. This table of course includes the ill fated Ninth infantry, which may uot be in condition for further service. Gen eral Wood's last reports indicate that, owing to the tranquillity prevailing in Cuba, it will be entirely safe to decrease the military force there quite largely. 'But even with these Cuban troops it will be necessary, if the cabinet plans are carried out. to divest the home posts of garrisons save in the case of the heavy artillery organizations at sea coast points. Abont all the troops within the borders of the United States that would be available for Chinese service under a call are these regiments: The Second. Fifth, Eighth and Teuth cavalry regi ments intact, one squadron each of the First and the Sixth cavalry, the First, Tenth aud Eleventh regiments of in fantry complete, one battalion each of the Second, Fifth, Seventh, Fourteenth. Eighteenth, Twenty-third and Twenty fifth infantry regiments and three com panies of the Twenty-fourth infantry. This available force of cavalry and in fantry aggregates about !>,OOO men. Bryan to Be Notlleil AUK. S. WASHINGTON. July 13.-Senatoi Jones, chairman of the Democratic na tional committee, has notified the Deuio eratic congressional committee here that the notification of Messrs. Bryan and Stevenson of their nomination for tht presidency and vice presidency respect fvely will take place in lndiauapoiis on lug. 8. Arlaona Drought Broken. TUCSON, A. T.. July 10.—Mining aud cattle interests, which have suffered un told loss from lack of water, have beer relieved by a heavy rain. The drought had almost destroyed vegetation in the south em part of the territory. 1