Republican News Item.
Published Every: Thursday.
Volume 5.
Years
in Dushore. c
r The largest and best stock of goods >
i We ever had for the \
<> Summer torab e>
112 The finest line of C
? Ttwte*Keepers, ?
Ever seen in a Jewelry Store in Sullivan /
5 County v
> RETTENBURY, S
P DUSHORE, PA. THE JEWELER.
CO^WD\VARE|
FFIWUMML, BICVCLE'REPAIRSG"
■TJ PLltZxTzSmbflmL. Done in first class order and as
Quickly as possible, using good
Material and prices right.
Will sell you the Best Aaa
BICYCLE MADE for jk/O td>|V
THE COLUMBIAT* v >MV "'
Line of chain wheels always leads the race, from
$25 00, $35.00, and $50.00.
The Columbia Chainless on exhibition now with coaster brake. ( all
and see niy line, if you contemplate sending ior a wheel. I \\ ill ni\e >°u
as much for your money as you will get elsewhere.
GENERAL LINE OF HARDWARE, MILL SUPPLIKS.
STOVES and RANGES,
PI IRMAPFQ Plumbing and general job work.
rtULO ' Estimates given.
Hardware,
DUSHORE, PA.
Hot Weather
Prices.
Woven Wire Hammocks, $2.50.
Fine Mexican Hammocks, 50c to 1.25.
Croquett Setts, SI.OO.
Jelly tumblers, 2c each; Mason fruit jars, 4;, $5
and 70 cents per dozen; Tin fruit cans doz.; Screen
doors complete with hinges etc., Window screens
very best 30c; Balls grain cradles, #3.25, Grain rakes isc
Iron tire 1 3-4 cents lb, Mattresses, #s.oo. Woven
wire bed springs, Kitchen chairs per set, 3.75.
100 piece Decorated Dinner Sets, $6.85.
Oil Stoves, 50c to $10.50.
Jeremiah Kelly,
HUGHESVILLE.
"ETERNAL VIGILANCE IS THE PRICE OF LIBERTY."
LAPORTE, PENNA., THURSDAY, AUGUST 18 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,
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 I'enn 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 no experiment or adventure
but by all odds the safest and best
investment you can make, besides
furnishing protection to your family.
The Penn Mutual is already over
years old and has over 000,000
of insurance in force, several hun
dred thousand dollars of which is in
Sullivan county.
You may obtain all desired infor
mation by addressing
M. A. Sec hum a\, Special Agent,
Dushore, Pa.
T J. K KKI.KK.
I • Justice-of-tlie Peace.
oilier ill room over store, LAI'OKTK, I'A.
Special attention given to collect ions.
All matters letf to the care of this ottice
will lie promptly attended to.
CARROLL HOUSE,
D. KEEFE, Proprietor.
DUSHORE, PA.
One of the largest unil best equipped
hotels in this seetion of the state.
Talile of the best. Ri»tes 1.00 dollar per Jay.
Large st.ildes.
(JLYSSES BIRD
Land Surveyor Engineer and Conveyancer.
Relocating old lines ami coiners, and draw
ing mu!« a specialty.
Will usually be found at home on Monday-.
Charge* reasonable.
Estella, Sullivan Co., Pa.
COMMERCIAL HOUSE.
THOS. E. KENNEDY, Prop.
LAI'OKTK PA.
This largo and well appointed house is
the most popular hostelry in this section
LAPORTE HOTEL
F. W, GALLAGHER, Prop.
Newly erected. Opposite Court
House square. Steam heat, hath rooms,
hot and cohl water, reading and jiool
room,and harher.shop: stahling
and livery,
WM P. SHOEMAKER,
Attorney-at-Law.
Otlice in County building.
LAI'OKTE, I'A.
Collections, conveyancing; the settlement of
estates ami other legal .business will receive
prompt attention.
J, BRADLEY,
ATTORNEY'AT-LAW,
orrica in couhtv buildimo
NEAR COURT HOUSE.
LAPORTE, PA
riRST NATIONAL BANK
' OF WSIIOKK, PENNA.
CAPITAL - - $50,000.
SURPLUS - - SIO,OOO.
Doenja'/reneral Banking Business.
B.W.JENNINGS, M. D. SWARTS.
President. Cashier
J. J. & F. H. INGHAM,
ATTORHBYS-AT-LAW,
Legal business attended to
in this and adjoining counties
_APORTK, PA.
£ J. MULLEN,
Attorn ay-at- Law.
LAPORTE, PA.
< >ttice over T. .1. Keeler'sjstore.
J # H. CRONIN, ~~
NOTARY PUBLIC,
orrica on hair strict.
DHSHORK, PA
ALLIES NEAR PEEBG
Chaffee Reports Half the Dis
tance Traversed.
AMERICA'S ANSWER TO CHINA.
Relief Expedition Mimt Enter the
Capital I'ntiiolcKted and Kncort
Foreigner* tu l'lnee of Safety
Ilefore I'eaee IM CoiiHiitereil.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 14.—The Amor
lean commander in China in a dispatch
of just three words received at the war
department late yesterday afternoon seut
a thrill of exultation and expectancy
throughout official quarters by announc
ing his arrival at Ho-Si-Wu, only 33
miles from Peking, last Thursday. The
last heard from him before this was at
Tang-tsun, which had been captured aft
er a hard tight, and word of his move
ments since then had been eagerly await
ed. Thursday he was 18 miles beyond
Yang-tsnn. Lang-Fang, the place where
the ill fated Seymour expedition met its
fate and turned buck, had been left be
hind. The battle of Yung-tsun was fought
on the Oth, and the advance on Ho-Si-Wu
was accomplished on the Oth, a march of
18 miles in three days. This was four
days ago, and tit the same rate of prog
ress Chaffee is even now fairly within
striking distance of the walls of Peking.
It was a consummation which the war
department had awaited calmly, and,
stirring as the news was that the Ameri
can force was now ncaring the gates of
the Imperial city, Secretary Hoot and
Adjutant General Corbin evinced no sur
prise, as it accorded with calculations, al
though the advance has been more rapid
than was expected.
Word of the advance soon spread
throughout official quarters, and iu the
enthusiasm of the moment a report got
about that this was the day for the netu
al arrival at l'ekinft. Hut the war de
partment had not a word of the advance
beyond Ho-Si-Wu. It was deemed hardly
likely the inarch to Peking should have
been made since last Thursday. At the
rate of progress, vir miles a day, made
from Yang-ts <o Ho-Si-W;t, about 24
miles would have been covered in the last
four days, and up t<> yesterday this would
still leave the international forces nine
miles from Peking. Viewed from any
standpoint the advance to 110-Si-Wu was
of the utmost importance not only stra
tegically, but also in showing that com
munication was open back to Cliefu, that
the expected opposition from Chinese
hordes had not been sufficient to prevent
the steady forward movement and in the
influence it would exert upon the Chi
nese government.
The reply of the United States govern
ment to China's overtures of peace was
made public early in the day, showing
the firm ami final position that had been
taken. While expressing satisfaction at
this pacific step, the reply states that
it is evident that "there can be no gen
eral negotiation between China and the
powers" so long as the ministers and
legationers are restrained and in danger.
Then follows a specific statement of
what the United States expects as a
condition precedent to a cessation of hos
tilities —viz, that a body of the relief
force be permitted to "enter Peking un
molested" and escort the ministers back
to Tien-tsin. The text of the American
reply is as. follows:
"Touching the imperial edict of Aug. 8
appointing Li Hung Chang envoy pleni
potentiary to conduct negotiations on the
part of China with the powers and the
request for a cessation of hostilities pend
ing negotiations, communicated to Mr.
Adee by Mr. Wu on Aug. 12, 1 !KK>, the
government of the United States learns
with satisfaction of the appointment of
Earl Li Hung Chang as envoy plenipo
tentiary to conduct negotiations with the
powers and will on its part enter upon
such negotiations with a desire to contin
ue the friendly relations so long existing
between the two countries.
"It is evident that there can be no gen
eral negotiations between China and the
powers so long as the ministers of the
powers and the persons under their pro
tection remain in their present position of
restraint and danger and that the powers
cannot cease their efforts for the delivery
of these representatives, to which they
are constrained by the highest considera
tions of national honor, except under an
arrangement adequate to accomplish a
peaceable deliverance.
"We are ready to enter into an agree
ment between the powers and the Chi
nese government for a cessation of hostile
demonstrations on condition that a suffi
cient body of the forces composing the re
.ef expedition shall lie permitted to enter
Peking unmolested and to escort the for
eign ministers and residents back to Tien
tsin, this movement being provided for
nnd secured by such arrangements and
dispositions of trooi« as shall be consid
ered satisfactory by the generals com
manding the forces composing the relief
expedition."
ONLY TEN DAYS' FOOD.
Minister MucUoitnld Soj» Situation
IM L)ra|ieriite,
LONDON, Aug. 14.—The British con
sul at Canton, says The Daily Tele
graph's correspondent there, has received
the following message, dated Aug. ti,
from Sir Claude Mncdonald. British
minister in Peking: "Our situation here
is desperate. In ten days our food supply
will be at an end. Unless we are relieved
n general massacre is probable. The
Chinese offer to escort us to Tien-tsin,
but, remembering Cawnpur, we refuse
the offer. There are over 200 European
women and children in this legation."
The Shanghai correspondent of The
Daily Express, wiring yesterday, says,
"The allies at noon Saturday were with
iu 20 miles of Peking."
A Yang-tsun dispatch, dated Aug. 7,
giving details regarding the capture of
that place, savs:
"The Russians and French held the
left, the British the left center, the Amer
icans the right center and the Japanese
the extreme right. The British nnd Amer
icans advanced on the village at a rapid
rate for 5,000 yards and under a severe
shell and rifle fire. The Kussians opened,
nnd the British-American advance be
came a rafie for positions, culminating in
a brilliant charge.
"The heaviest loss of the day was sus
tained by the Americans, the Fourteenth
infantry having !> killed, 02 wounded and
several missing. The Bengal lancers un
successfully attempted to cut off the Chi
nese retreat."
Another Yang-tsun special says: "Ow
ing to a mistake British and Russian
guns shelled the Fourteenth United
States infantry during the night, wound
ing ten."
PORTO RICANS WANT WORK.
Delegation Get» Prompt Satisfaction
From Governor Hunt.
SAN JUAN, Porto ltico, Aug. 14.
More than 100 laborers, with their wives
and children, reached this city yesterday
after two days of weary marching, with
out food, from San Lorenzo, a distance
of 27 utiles. The procession, made up of
all shades and conditions, led by a color
ed woman with an American flag and
carrying banners on which were inscrib
ed the words "(five Us Work," marched
quietly through the city to the executive
mansion, where a halt was made.
The spokesman then called upon Civil
Governor Hunt and explained that the
object of the visit was to ask the govern
ment to open a road between Caguas and
San Lorenzo, thus enabling the laboring
classes of the district to get a livelihood.
He pointed out that at present there was
no work of any Kind in that district and
that the people, who were wholly depend
ent upon their daily earnings, were with
out bread and suffering.
Mr. Hunt replied sympathetically and
promised that the government would do
all iu its power to relieve the situation.
The delegation immediately retired, well
pleased with the interview, and the pro
cession left the city an hour after it had
entered and began the return journey.
Orders were promptly issued for work
to be begun on the road today and for
the employment of as many persons as
possible who might apply from tin' dis
trict. Tile spokesman of the deputation
had said that there was no expectation of
gratuitous government assistance, but
merely a desire for work. Official investi
gation shows that the district in question
is very badly off and that no work of any
sort has been in operation there for some
time.
It is pointed out that these conditions
are partially due to the old system of
government relief supplies, which had a
tendency to pauperize the recipient and
to lead many to believe that the govern
ment would indefinitely support the poor
in idleness.
NEELY CASE TANGLED.
Extradition Delayed Through I'nex
peeted I.CKIII Complication,,.
NEW YORK, Aug. 14. Through a le
gal complication as peculiar as any that
has ever been laid before the United
States courts Charles F. W. Neely, ac
cused of misappropriating thousands of
dollars in connection with I lie adminis
tration of the postal department of Cuba,
was not made subject to an order of ex
tradition yesterday, and his ease is more
complex than ever.
Judge Lacomlic of the United States
circuit court came to this city yesterday
to sign an order for the extradition of
Neely to Cuba, lie did not it. how
ever, because lie found that John I>.
Lindsay. Neely's counsel, has applied to
Judge Wallace for a writ of habeas cor
pus for his client and that Judge Wallace
had denied the application and had issued
an order remanding Neely to the custody
of United States Marshal llenkcl pend
ing an appeal to the supreme court of the
United States. This appeal was made on
Friday last.
DE WET FLEEING.
Kitchener and Metliuen In Clone
I'll mult Made Hear Attack.
LONDON, Aug. 13. —The war office
has received the following message from
Lord Roberts, dated Pretoria, Aug. 11:
"The enemy is fleeing in front of
Kitchener's and Methueu's forces. Ear
ly this morning lie was trying to cross
the railway at Wolverdeen Station,
where he was engaged by Smith-Dor
rien.
"Methuen on Aug. 0 fought a rear
guard action near Huffelshock. He cap
tured six wagons and two ambulances."
In spite of the fact that General Chris
tian Do Wet is iu full flight South Afri
can telegrams announce a hurried exodus
of civilians from Mafcking and that Lord
Edward Cecil is preparing to stand an
other siege.
Mr. James li. Stowe, United States
consul general at Cape Town, has left
Johannesburg for that city, lie receiv
ed an enthusiastic send off.
I'nion K'uc Iti c Thieves Killed.
GOODLAND, Ivan., Aug. 11.—Two
men who on Sunday last robbed a Union
Pacific train iti Colorado and killed a
passenger were surrounded in a ranch
house near •••* yesterday. During the
fight which ,'il one of the robbers
was killed. possemen, J. B. Riggs,
owner of tli iimercinl hotel of (Jood
lantl, and ( .<• Cullins were severely
but not futu .voundeil. Another of the
pursuing p y, name unknown, was
wounded si „titly The second robber,
who made his way into a sod kitchen
back of the house, where he held 60 pos
semen at bay until 4 o'clock yesterday
afternoon, was burned to death.
Kltmimmona Whipa Ruhlln.
NEW YORK. Aug. 11.—Bob Fitzsim
mons of Australia, but now an American
citizen, met Gils Riililin. the Akron giant,
of Akron, 0., last night before the Twen
tieth Century club at Madison Square
Garden, and Fitzsimmons won by knock
ing the Ohioan down and out in the sixth
rouud.
1.25 Per. .
Number I',
AGUINALDO UNEASY.
Dares Not Seek Amnesty and
Moves About Constantly.
HAS VIOLAIED THE LAWS OF WAR.
Mujur Del Pilar DeitiroM to lle<*oim a
ft Wood Anieriean Citizen—Manila
Public* Service lleiiiK t'inMMified.
Native Outlaw Sentenced.
WASHINGTON, An*. 14.-C 'opies ol
Manila papers received ill the war de
partment contain a letter purporting to
be from a personal friend of Agttinaldo,
which states that the Filipino chief does
not take advantage ol* the amnesty proc
lamation because some time ago he nave
orders to his followers to break tip into
guerrilla bands. The amnesty order ex
cepts those who violated the laws ot
war, and it is stated that Agiiinnlilo fears
that he would be in the excepted class
should he undertake to surrender under
the amnesty proclamation. The letter i>
dated at Kiach-Xo-Bato, which is said to
be the present provisional headquarters
of Aguilinldn. It is stated, however,
that Aguinaldo never stays more than
one night in a place and only a few
hours in any one locality, lie allows no
one to come near except his most inti
mate personal friends.
A dispatch in one of the papers, dated
at San l'edro. states that Major Del
Pilar, who recently surrendered, says lie
wishes to become a good American citi
zen and intends to accept the American
terms offered to bis people. lie said lie
would like nothing better than to raise
a regiment of native Filipinos to serve
in China.
A board consisting of live army officers
has been appointed to make a report
upon a classification of nil persons em
ployed in tile public service in Manila.
This is for the purpose of establishing
a proper uniformity in the compensation
of such employees. AnoWter order pro
mulgates a tariff on state timber :tnil
issues instructions for its application. Ii
is intended for the utilization of the for
est products of the Philippine Islands
to the best possible advantage.
Copies of orders received nt the war
department announce the sentence of
Jacinto Kbron. a native who was charg
ed with "insurrection against the gov
ernment of the United States of Ameri
ca." Kbron was sent to the penitentiary
for five years. The order states that
Kbron was n member of a band of arm
ed outlaws operating in t'ngayan prov
ince, Luzon, which committed various
outrages upon the whole population ami
kept the people in a const am state of
terror.
Furmin ('limit, convicted of man
slaughter in Iloilo, was sentenced for ten
years.
BASEBALL SCORES.
ltrnnltH of YpH(er<ln>'*H tinmen In the
National I.cmkiic.
At Pittsburg—
New York 1 a 0 0 rt 0 II I 2 7
Pittsburg 1 it 2 II 1 0 0 II 0— 4
Hits—New York. Hi; Pittsburg, T. Kr
lors— New York. 2: Pittsburg. 1. Ilatterles
—Carrick and Bowerman: I'hilippi ami
O'Connor.
At Cincinnati-
Brooklyn II ii ii il 0 ii 0 ii a— 112
Cincinnati u 0 0 0 I n u ii *—4
Hits—Brooklyn. Cincinnati, 7. Krror
—Brooklyn. 0: Cincinnati. 1. Batteries
lvitson and MeGuire; Phillips and Kahoe.
• At St. Louis—
Philadelphia II II II II 11 1 II II 2 ■
St. I.ouis 0 1 200421 *—K
Hits—Philadelphia. S; St. Louis, is. Er
rors—Philadelphia. 2; St. I.ouis. 1. Bat
teries —Piatt anil Murphy; Powell and
Robinson.
At Chicago—
Boston il 0 II 0 II n 1 o o—l
Chicago Il 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 1— i
Hits—Boston. 9; Chicago. 10. lOrrors
Boston, 2; Chicago, 0. Batteries —Willis-
and Clarke; Callahan and Chalice.
Second game-
Boston :i 0 0 0 I 0 0 0 ii— J
Chicago 0 n :i 0 o n :i 0 *— t ;
Hits—Boston, (1; Chicago, S. Errors
Boston, t; Chicago. 4. Batteries—Nichols
and Sullivan; Garvin and Donohue.
Table of I'ereenltiHcx.
\V. Ij. PC.
Brooklyn ?>•". IW .112."
Pittsburg 49 42
Philadelphia 17 II ..Vi4
Chicago 4U 4."i ..im
Boston 4! 47 .47."
St. i.ouis :«l 47 .45:1
Cincinnati 4" .444
New York I!"i 4H .417
K*l>ort* mill lm|iorlM.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 14.-The July
statement of the imports and exports ot
the United States issued by the bureau
of statistics shows the imports of mer
chandise to have been SO3. 530,253. of
which $"1,8H4,00S was free of duty. Tin
total amount is over $3,000,000 in ex
cess of July. 1899. The exports of mer
chandise during the month aggregated
$100,413,501. an increase over the cor
responding month last year of more than
$5,500,000. The gold imports for the
month were $4,1)44.7114, an increase of
about $2,000,000. The exports of gold
amounted to $3,209,159. an increase of
about $003,000.
DunKeronx Moniiultocii.
LIVKHPOOL, Aug. I.'!. -Reports re
ceived from Nigeria, where the scien
tifie expedition recently sent out by the
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine is
operating, show that the parasite which
causes elephantiasis has Im-cii discovered
in mosquitoes. The leaders of the ex
pedition believe that the experiments
which are now being carried onto stamp
out malaria bv preventing mosquito in
oculation can lie applied to elephantiasis,
'•hich is so prevalent among natives of
"-pica I countries.
Crop Condition*.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 11. The Ait
gust report of the statistician of the de
partment of agriculture shows the fol
lowing averages of condition on Aug. 1:
Corn, 87.5; spring wheat, 50.4; oats. Ss.lt;
barley, 71.ti; spring rye, 70.0; buckwheat,
87.9; potatoes, HS.2; timothy hay, 79.9.