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> 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.
<Sofes Hardware,
DUSHORE, PA.
furniture | ho KIIPERS
and CARPETS.'
11—11 —Will do well to see
l)* Our
White Enameled Beds
$4.75, 5.25 and 8.76
HARDWOOD BEDS #2.75, 4.7? and 6,75. Chamber
Suits S2O. to j5.00. Solid Golden Oak Double Cup
boards Extra High Back Kitchen Chairs 3.95*
High Back Dining Chairs, 8.50. Rockers, 1,50 to $8
Ingrain Carpets. s<>, 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<i.oo k is wilhreservoir, s '2O with reservoir, $1 ex
tra. * -•! Champion (!o<tk Stove #2;1.0n s :!•> 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«<anil adjoining cecntien
_APORTK, PA.
£ J. MULLEN,
Attorney-at-Law.
I.AI\>RTK, PA.
11llii-e over T. .1. Keeler's'store.
J # H. CRONIN,
ATTOUINT-UV,
■OTAKT PUBLIC.
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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.
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