Republican News Item.
,THURSDAY, AUG. 2, 1900.
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County Seat Indices.
AND GLANCES AT THE TIMES.
—Miss Maine Fries is aga'n 011
the sick lis'.
—Miss Winnifred lveeler is now
seen among the ey. ists 011 her new
wheel.
—A number of new students en
rolled at the Summer Normal this
week.
—Miss Julia Farrell of Dushore,
was the guest of Miss Ina Osier 011
Sunday.
—An excursion froniJlugcsvillcto j
Lake Mokoma 'will be run to-day, I
Thursday. ~
—The bar', jobbers in this section |
are finishing up their work of peel
ing, this week.
—Mr. S. F. Colt and family of
Buffalo, arrived 111 town /last week
for the summer.
> —Mrs. J.H. hpeneerand daughter,
Mabel, of Williamsport, are guests
of relatives in to\y'n.
—Miss lluey/Allen, who has been
wo,7kjLi\*£ at laporte, has returned to
her home in New Albany.
—Burr Cowell of New Era, has
returned to Laporte to resume work,
for the Tannery Company.
—Miss Ella Tripp has returned
home after several weeks visit with
friends in Canton and Williamsport.
—W. L. Stonnont and family of
New York, are expected to arrive
at the pflternal fireside in town, this
week.
—Mioses Helen Humphrey and
Alice Betts of Towanda,are pleasant
ly entertained guests of Miss Eliza
Shaut.
—Mr. Francis Lowrey and Miss
Anna Mary Martin of Berniee, were
warried by 'Squire lveeler 011 Satur
day last.
—Judson Brown has resumed his
janitor duties about the courthouse
after a short vacation in Western
Sullivan.
—James 11. Gansel is applying
plaster to the walls of Prof.Meylert's
beautiful residence. His house will
soon be ready to occupy.
—Mrs. S. S. Ormsby and Mrs.
George Schrader of New Albany,
spent a few days of last week with
Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Schrader.
—New arrivals at the Mountain
House: Fred G. Lauer and wife,
Prof. Roy G. Lauer of Dußois; Miss
Lucy Law of Philadelphia, and Miss
E. O. Butler, Germantown, Pa.
—Mrs. E.H.Cook of Athens, spent
last week with relatives in town.
George Dewey, the little son of Win.
Heim, accompanied her on the visit,
and was adopted by Mrs. Cook while
here.
—Ernes tTliorp, and brother,
Willard, were placed within the
dim and narrow confines of the
county jail last week to await trial
at next term of court for breaking
into A. T. Armstrong's store at
Sonestown. It has been but a short
time that one of these boys was re
leased from a Reformatory where Ik
was sentenced for breaking into the
Weirwold cottage two years ago.
—Constable N. C. Maben arrested
Horton Scliultz and Chas. Midlin in
Emmons on Monday and brought
them to Laporte on a warrant issued
by Mose Freeman, a Jew peddler,
from whom several gold rings had
been stolen. The ease was settled
between the parties before a hearing
was had.
—Jacob Cooper was on the sick
list the early part of the week, with
heart trouble.
—Atty. E. J. Mullen and wife left
town on Wednesday *>r a few days
sojourn at Atlantic City.
—T. J. lveeler lost a very valuable
cow Wednesday morning. It is
thought that the animal had eaten
some poison weed the day previous.
—Mrs. Thos. Maliaffey of Berniee,
whose husband was confined in the
county jail until last week, for non
support of his family, died on Wed
nesday morning of consumption.
—Mrs. F. W. Gallagher, who has
been ill for the past week, was taken
to the Williamsport Hospital on
Wednesday where slie will have an
operation performed.
—Mr. and Mrs. Albert Kaye of
Forksvilie, Mrs. J. li. King and
daughter, Miss Lillian, and Miss
Peatrie Hogaboon of Elmira, were
the guests of Sheriff Osier and family
on Saturday and Sunday.
—The Supreme Court filed an
opinion Ifik&t week affirming the de
cision oAludge Dunham in the case
of.Thds. F. Kennedy vs Overseers of
the Poor of Laporte township. The
legal point decided is that a Poor
District cannot be made liable for the
support of a poor person without an
order of relief, except in cases of ex
treme emergency.
—A social dance was given in the
Odd Fellows llall on Tuesday night
for the purpose of raising funds to
repair the pagody. Ice cream and
other refreshments were sold on the
adjoining ground to the hall, and a
very pleasant time was enjoyed by a
large number of people, both old and
young. The proceeds of the eve
ning amounted to nearly $40.00
Sonestown.
Atty. Will Shoemaker of Laporte,
was noticed in town last week.
Tlios. Bitter of Lairdsville, was a
caller in town on Saturday.
Editor Wing and wife were in
town Saturday and Sunday.
Al. Deininger of Hughesville, re
turned to town for a short time last
week.
Misses May Simmons and Ada
Hall were shopping in Muncy Valley
on Friday.
Mrs. Clarence Drink of Eagles
Mere was a visitor here over Sunday
Mrs. George Simmons entertained
her daughter Mrs. James Bussler
and Miss Lulu Jewell of Hughesvile
on Sunday.
J. W. Buck was, last week, enter
taining his brother Jame Buck and
wife of Williamsport, during Mr.
Buck's vacation from the store of
Mush A- Bull Co.
Miss Myrtle Edgar spent Saturday
night and Sunday at Nordmont with
relatives.
The festival announced for next
Saturday night a week,will be held
this Saturday evening instead.
Every one welcome.
Miss Ora Steek has a wheel.
Mrs.Harry Kapler visited Hughes
ville friends last week.
Mr. and Mrs. George Simmons
and Mr. George Kiess attended the
funeral of Mrs. Paulhamus at Wil
liam sport last week.
Mr. and Mrs. J, Finnety of Jersey
Shore are visiting relatives of the
latter in and about town.
Was Ndt A Suicide.
The sad death of pretty Nora
Brown in a bath tub at Montours
ville last week, which was at lirst
supposed to have been a suicidal act,
has upon further investigation satis
lied the minds of many that she met
death accidently. Miss Brown was
greatly troubled with her heart and
would at times fall in a swoon with
out any apparent cause. When
found she was fully dressed except
one shoe and stocking had been re
moved. It is i|uite evident that she
was seated 011 the edge of the tub
removing her shoes when sh& faint
ed and fell backwards. When placed
in the coffin a mark was visibe 011
her head where it had evidently
struck the spigot. But a few days
previous to this accident she wrote a
letter to her friend Miss May Kelly,
of Shu <, in which she spoke of her
preparation to attend the Harris
Family Reunion to be held at Star
Island 011 August 24, to whom she is
related. This would seem to indi
cate that she was looking pleasantly
ahead to this future event, rather
than dwelling 011 the thoughts of
distroying her life.
The funeral in Shunk was largely
attended by sorrowing friends who
greatly mourned the untimely death
of this beautiful young woman who
was of good repute and highly es
teeifted by all who knew her.
BOERS SURRENDER.
Robert* Hpporta That Five I'lioavit ltd
Yield to Hunter.
LONDON, July 211. —An ollieinl dis
patch li JIM been received from I.mil Rob
erts saying that f>,ooo Boers under Com
niaiiclalit Prinsloo have sunviidercd at
Nauuwpoort, in the Orange River n limy.
A previous dispatch, dated Pretoria,
July 20, tells the story of the -i: ;!ithijc as
follows:
"On July 20 MacDonalil fouxht » n-iif
guard action with the enemy from early
morning until dark nine miles outside
of Naauwpoort. in the Bethlehem hills,
resulting in his effectually blocking
Naauwpoort nek to the Boer wagons.
"Hunter reports that the enemy twice
checked his advance by holding strong
positions on two neks, one of which was
taken before dark by the Scots, the lti.v
al Irieh, the Wiltshire and the I.cinstor
regiments. Our casualties were only
five or six. The second nek was taken
during the night by the Scots and guards
without opposition, the enemy retiring
closely to Naauwpoort.
"Prisoners taken stated that 1.20U
burghers would surrender if guaranteed
that they would be treated as prisoners
of war and not as rebels. To this I as
sented. As a result of these operations
Prinsloo, commanding the Boers, nsk<*il
under a flag of truce this morning n four
days' armistice for peace negotiations.
"Hunter replied the only terms he
could accept were unconditional stir
render and until these were complied
with hostilities could not cease. I ex
pressed my approval and told Hunter on
no account to enter into negotiations.
"As I am writing a telegram has come
from Hunger saying that Prinsloo had
written a second letter expressing will
ingness to hand over himself, with his
men, rifles, ammunition and other fire
arms, upon condition that the horses,
saddles, bridles and other possessions
of the burghers be guaranteed them and
they be free to return to their homes.
"I have replied that the surrender must
be absolutely unconditional, that all
rifles, ammunition, horses and other pos
ses ' s must be given up and that the
burghers will he considered prisoners of
war. I added that Prinskio's overtures
will not be allowed in any way to inter
fere with Hunter's operations, which
must be continued until the enemy is de
feated or has surrendered."
A PLAN THAT FAILED.
The Ainnenty Celebration at Manila
l'rovfil u Flnneo.
MANILA, July 30.—The two days'
fiesta in Manila organized by Senor Pa*
teruo aud his political followers to com
memorate the amnesty resulted in a
fiasco. The people were passive, unen
thusiastic and not even interested.
Failing to perceive any tangible, ef
fective results of amnesty, they say they
can see no reasons "or celebrating.
Judge Taft and his colleagues of the
commission felt constrained to decline to
attend the banquet, us they had been in
formed that the speeches would favor
independence under American protection,
and they could not passively lend their
acquiescence by being present.
Senor I'uterno, fort teeing the suspen
sion of the banquet without the Ameri
cans, frantically appealed to them to at
tend, promising that there should be no
speeches.
The provost's precautions were ex
treme. The guards were doubled both
days, aud the authorities forbade the
display of Filipino Hags and of pictures
of President McKiuley aud Aguiualdo
fraternally framed.
The fiesta is generally considered to
have been premature and unfortunate.
During last week's scouting ten Amer
icans were kille aud 14 wounded. One
hundred and eigh • Filipinos were killed
and Ot) taken prist vrs. Forty insurgent
rifles were captures
—The imports uul exj>orts of
Porto Rico for the Month of May,
1900, were each about 100 percent,
greater than for the corresponding
month of the year 189'.). This is the
poverty and distress to which the
Democratic platform said the Repub
licans had doomed the island.
It is a good thing that the Dent
ocratic party has no reputation to
lose for accuracy of statements. Facts
are stubbornly against them. They
were wrong on the tariff. The are
wrong on silver. Thay are wrong
in predicting distress in Porto Rico.
They are wrong in predicting the
doom of the Republic in the event
McKinley's re-election, and they are
wrong by about a million and a half
votes in their forefactsas to th*> elec
tion of their candidate in November.
Get vour Watermelons and Bananas at
Buschhausen's.
Special bargains in hats at J. W.Buck's
Hold's canned meats are unsurpassed
tor ilavor and are all Government insoect
ed, tor sale at Buschhausen's.
Some scythes and snaths and sevthe
stones and grain cradles at. l. W. Bucks.
You cannot find a liner Red Alaska
Salmon no matter what the price you pay
15cts a can at Buschhausen's.
Lake herring and white tisli at .1. \V
Buck's.
—BUCKNELL, L T NI VKRSITY,
JOHN HOWARD HAKIMS, President.
COLLEGE, leading to degrees in
Arts, Philosophy and Science.
ACADEMY, a preparatory school
for young men and boys.
INSTITUTE, a refined hoarding
school for young ladies.
School of Music, with graduating
courses. West College, a new dor
mitory for men to be ready for occu
pation Sept. 20, 1900.
For catalogue, address the Registrar.
WM. C. GRF.TZING EK,
Lewisburg, Pa.
Mr. James McFarlane is agent for
the Celebrated Pitkin Paint and
Specialties. This is the oldest mix
ed paint manufactory in America
and their goods are guaranteed not
to chalk, crack or peel off when
properly applied and to lust longer
than any mixture of Trust Lead and
Oil.
$ L2S.FOR_NOTHING
Our presses have completed printing our
Catalogue No. 89, of everything tOjHTI
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to * consumers, Jlgjl/ a man, woman or
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Department QOQ, BALTIMORE, MD.
DISSOLUTION NOTICE.
Notice is hereby given that the partner
ship association entered into on the Thirty
first day of July, A. P. 1 S9'.», between
Raphael Kessler, Raphael Kessler. Jr.,
Henry W. Kessler, Karl Melville Feck,
Thomas Medland, William Pentecost. W.
G. Giles, Carl Lorenz, A. Ivirtland, J).
W. Artley, John W. Sutton, John B.Tay
lor and Thomas Sutton, under the name
of "Sutton, Peck <fc Co Limited," for the
business of the manufacture ot wood
alcohol, accetate of lime ect., in the
Coifnty of Sullivan, Pennsylvania, for the
period of twenty years from said date un
der the Act of June 2, 1874, and the sev
eral supplements thereto, has been dis
solved by the mutual consent of the par
ties.
E. M. PECK, Chairman.
Attest: J. W. Sutton, Sec'v.
DISSOLUTION NOTICE.
Notice is hereby given that the partner
ship association entered into on the first
day of March, A. D. 1898, between Raph
ael Kessler, Raphael Kessler, Jr., Henry
W. Kessler, Karl Melville Peck, Thomas
Medland, William Pentecost, Walter
Goodrich Giles. Carl Lorenz, Alfred Tot
ter Kirtland, Daniel Weise Artley, John
Walker Sutton, .John Jiell Taylor and
Thomas Sutton, under the nameot "x'V :k.
Sutton <!t Co. Limited," tor the business
of the manufacture ot wood alcohol, acce
tate of lime etc., in the counties of Indi
anna anil Sullivan, Pennsylvania, for the
period of twenty years from said date un
der flu; Act of .l une 2, 1874, and the sev
eral supplements thereto, has been dis
solved by the mutual consent of the par-|
ties.
E. M. PECK, Chairman.
Attest: J. W. SUTTON, Sec'y.
A MKSDMENT TO TIIK OONSTITt'TION I'KO
" POSKDTO THK CITIZENS OK THIS COM
MONWEALTH KOR THEIK APPROVAL OR
REJECTION BY THE GENERAL ASSK.MRIA'
OF THE COMMONWEALTH OK PENNSYL
VANIA, H BLISHEI) BY ORDER OK THE
SECRETARY OK THE COMMONWEALTH. IN
PURSUANCE OF ARTICLE Will OK THE
CONSTITUTION.
A JOINT RESOLUTION
I'rojiosiiiK an amendment to the Constitution of j
the Commonwealth.
Section 1. Be it resolved by the Senate ami ■
Howe of Representatives of the Commonwealth |
in General Assembly met, That the following
is proposed as amendments to the Constitution
of the Commonwealth "112 Pennsylvania, in
accordance with the provisims of the eighteenth
article thereof:
Amendment One to Article Eight, Section
One.
Add at the end of the first paragraph of said
section, after the words "shall lie entitled to vote
at all elections," the words "subject however
to such law s requiring and regulating the regis
tration of electors as the General Assembly may
enact," so that the said section shall read us
follows:
Section 1. Qualifications of Electors. Erery
male citizen twenty-one years of age iiossessing
the following qualifications, shall be entitled
to vote at all elections, subject however to
such laws requiring and regulating the registra
tion of electors as the General Assembly may
enact:
He shall have been u citizen of the United
States at least one month.
He shall have resided in the State one year
(or if. having previously been a qualified
elector or uative !>orn citizen of the State,
he shall have removed therefrom and returned.
within six months, immediately proceeding the
election.)
He shall have resided in the election district
where he shall offer to vote at least two months
immediately- proceeding the election.
If twenty-two years of age and upwards, he
shall have paid within two years a State or
county tax, which shall have been assessed at
least "two months and paid at least one mouth
before the election.
Amendment Eleven to Article Eight, Section
Seven.
Strike out from said section the words "but
no elector shall be deprived of the privilege of
voting by reason of his name not being regis
tered." and add to said section the followir
words, "but laws regulatiug and requiring '
registration of electors may w? enacted to uppi,
to cities only, provided that such laws be uniform
for cities of the same •class," so shut the said
section shall read as
Section 7. Uniformity of Election Laws.—
All laws regulating the holding of elections by
the citizens or for the registration of electors
shall tie uniform throughout the State, but laws
regulating and ,Hiring the registration of elec
tors may be enueted to apply to cities only, pro
vided that such laws lie uniform for cities of the
same class.
A true copv of the Joint Resolution.
W W URIKST,
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION
PROPOSED TO THE CITIZENS OK
THIS COMMONWEALTH KOR THEIR AP
PROVAL OR REJECTION BY THE GEN
ERAL ASSEMBLY OK THE COMMON
WEALTH OK PENNSYLVANIA. PUBLISH
EI) BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY
OK THE COMMONWEALTH. IN PURSU
ANCE OK ARTICLE XVIII OF THE CON
STITUTION.
A JOINT RESOLUTION
Projiosing an amendment to the Constitution
of the Commonwealth.
Section 1. Beit resolved by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania in General Assembly met, That
the following Is proposed us an amendment to
the Constitution of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania in accordance with the provisions
of the Eighteenth article thereof.
Amendment.
Strike out section four of article eight, and in
sert in place thereof, as follows:
Section t. All elections by the citizens shall
be by ballot or by such other method as may be
prescribed by law : Provieded, That secrecy in
voting be preserved.
A true copy of the Joint Resolution.
\V. W, GRIEST,
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
\|LANTEI> —Quaker Aspen or Shak
er !%plar, as some people call it.
Alsc-White Poplar and liasswood in
the log, or by the cord. Address,
KEYSTONE WOOD CO, Willianisport.
To Curs Conatlpatlou Forever.
Take Caacarets Candy Cathartic. 10c or 23c.
If C. C. C. fail to cure, druggists refund money.
MERCHANT,
siHip-iisTiK: :PA
LADIES.
I have just returned from the city with a magnificent new line of
Spring and Synnner Dry Goods, Notions and a dies Furnishing
< Joods.
Everything of the Latest
Please call and examine, the prices aie right. Don't fail to look
over the Bargain Counter, it will interest you.
GENTS.
I have just received a car of seeds, consisting ot Gardeh, Red-top, Drcliard
Grass, Timothy and Clover Seed, also a car ofßowkers Fertilizer and the prices
are very low. When iu tiecil of a plow I can supply you with the hest made
•TIIK \VI U A P." If you want anything in General Merchandise I can
supply, you at the lowest possible price,
HIGHEST Market Price paid for Butter and Eggs.
Yours very respect!.,lly A. E. CAMPBELL.
iUbat si2.oo w ;!;, v
The above named price on several hundred
Very Swell, Very Pretty,
t
The fabrics are pure wool in fancy patterned clothing as well asjplain
aud blue; sl'apes ol'coals are singlejor double breasted, and [the entire
appearance and serviceability of these suits are ei|tial to any which you
may have made to measure at Ji2">. There is a reason why we sell these
u.U at this low price, hi* it concerns vim not, it has no beating on ipialitv
'or price. There are rich pickings fur early ( <:oi'ners. This is an opor
tun ity Wi.icli should not be lost.
J~ "W" OAK;OLI-j. B l o o t ck Cnrro " DITSHORK, P
LAPORTE Clothing Store.
WE'RE PREPARED
WITH A VFRY LARGE STOCK oF
Clothing, Shoes and Gents' Fine Furnishing
Goods Etc., and a »
Very Large V triety of the Finest
Ladies' Wear for Spring and Summer.
We arc able to offer you a good many articles cheaper than the
cost of making them. Men's suits at i'.7"i, :».utl up to 1(1.00; made in
the latest styles. Youth'.-.suits at 2. *»0, ">.(io and S.IHI are the finest
qualities. Children*'suits at 1.2"), 1.r,0 and 2.00 Men's tine shoes
!h»c, 1.2-"i, l.">o, up to 4.00. Ladeis' shoes !)<lc up to .'l.oo.
JOE COOP R, The Clothier.
CLOTHING!
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 he has a full line ot'
I'all and Winter Samples of suits, pants and overcoats, in all styles ami at priecf
that will defy competition. Also a full line of ladies' and gentlemen's Water prool
' ~.'s. Call and examine bis line ot goods and prices before purchasing elsewhere
All orders tilled promptly. Perfect lit and satisfaction guaranteed.
Correspoiideticv solicited throughout this section.
A,,DRKSS ' A. A. BAK F
. LAPORTE, PA.
| Wright & Haight,
Furniture
LAPORTE, JP~A..
NKXT DOOR TO WAGON SHOP. R. A. CON KLIN, Mgr.
Ten Years Experience has taught FORKSVII I F PA
lUs how to give the best value for rvimoviLL. , in.
The LEAST MONEY.