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Jelly tumblers, -c each; Mason fruit jars, and 70 cents per dozen; Tin fruit cans ?oc do/.: Screen doors complete with hinges etc., Window screens * very best *oc; Balls grain cradles, Grain rakes Iron tire 1 $-4 cents lb, Mattresses, Woven wire bed springs, Kitchen chairs per set, 100 piece Decoreted Dinner Sets, $6.85, Oil Stoves, 50c to $10.50. Jeremiah Kelly, HUOHBSVILLB. Republican News Item. "ETERNAL VIGILANCE IS tHE PRICE OF LIBERTY." LAPORTE, PENNA., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 13. 1900. To the Voters of FOB rRESIDENT, WILLIAM M'KINLKY, of Ohio. FOR VICE PRESIDENT. THEODORE ROSEVELT, of New York. CONG RESSM AN - AT-L A RG E, ROBERT 11. FOEDERER, Philadelphia. CIALPSHA A. GROW, .Susquehanna Co. AUDITOR GENERAL, EDMUND B.UARDENBERGH,Wayne. M UMBER OF O >NG RESS. C. F. HUTH, Shamokin. REPRESENTATIVE, J. L. CHRISTIAN, of Lopez. ASSOCIATE JUDGE. W. C. ROGERS, ol' Forksville. DISTRICT ATTORNEY, W. I*. SHOEMAKER, of Laporte. JURY COMMISSIONER, T.S.SIMMONS, of Muncy Valley. CORONER, P. G. KIDDLE, of Dttshore. YOTETHKREPUBLICAN TICKET WILL LEAVE CHINA. Looks Now as if American Troops May Gome Home, WILL ENGLAND ANDGERMAXY REMAIN? hot Kuuhii In Dftploiuutlt* tlrclnP Wlicthcr Hunnlu'm lli-lntlv® to ucuatioii Hum Ueen He- H|»uuiletl 'l'o—Our Policy. WASHINGTON. Sept. Jl. The de velopments iu the Chinese situation point lo u speedy withdrawal of the United States troops from China, (lencral Chuf fee has added the weight of his opinion to that already entertained by many of ficials here. it probably is significant that the general's statement on this point was given publicity by the administra tion. No confirmation is at hand here of the report that Great Britaiu aud (Jermany have joiued in au agreement to remain together iu Peking regardless of the at titude of the other powers. Should this bo true the fact doubtless would hasten the rearward movement of the American troops, for there is a firm determination to avoid becoming involved in any clash lietween the powers, such as might rea sonably be expected to follow the execu tion of this reported British-German pro gramme. If there huve been further responses to the Russian note relative to evacua tion. their purport cannot be ascertained. This delay no longer interferes with the execution of the American policy. The state department has a reasonably ac curate understanding of the attitude of even those powers that have not made formal responses to the Russian note, so that the mere written record of their views is not of iiu|a>rtanee. The part of the problem relative to withdrawal that remains unsolved is the liest means of securing guarantees for the attainment of the few objects set out in Secretary Hay's note of duly ,'t, which have not yet been secured. Possible guarantees must be obtained from two sides from the Chinese government as to the security of American treaty rlgbtn aud the creatiou of a claims commission, which shall provide for the payment of indemnity for the losses suffered by Auicricnu citiicns aud for the expendi tures ou account of llle Pekiug relief ex pedition. Then it is entirely possible that it may Is- regarded as necessary if auy of the allies refuse to leave Peking aud persist iu a war of couqucst that the interests of the Pulled States in the mat ter of trade, of the "open door" and of all rights now guaranteed to us iu Chi na by treaty be made a matter of spe cial agreement between the lulled Slates uud these warring powers. it does uot follow thai because the I'nited States troops are to he withdrawn this autumn from Chiua that our interests will be left completely at the mercy of thu other power*. On the contrary, such I disposition will be luade of these troops that '.hey, with others if ueceaaary, can lie returned to Chiuu in short order. To this eud the entire army of General Chaffee will lie quiirtcicd 111 sulilc of the plea.antest and most salubrious portious of ihe Philippines. If they are wauled aguiu iu Chiua. they can Is' tran-ported Inside of a week, thoroughly refreshed ami fitted for effective action. Iralg |lla«| unit Meal. LONDON. Sept 11 At the Woadei land gymnasium. Whilecbapel. Loudon, iu a contest for the middleweight chain piouship of Knglaud. Prank Craig. "Iho llarieni Coffee I'isder," was defeated in four rounds by George Gardiner of Low- I ell, Mass. The light was spoiled by hug giug aud clinching throughout. Craig. I who was chiefly tu blame, was finally dls vfualitied for throwing his opponent Sen Urk Macular l»sl»se»il, OSWKUtI N. V . Sept. 11. John -VI ton. charged wilh UO burglaries, pleaded guilty iu I lie county court to two indict ments aud was seltteuced to Auburn prtsou for seven years. Alton operated la Oswegu. Cayuga, Wayue aud Monroe 1 counties. ____________ Psatissitera %»»wl»le«l. WAHHINOTON. Sept. It. The fol- I lowing fourth class postmasters have been appointed foi Peunaylvaula Kanu. c. , Joseph It Du key . Foreman. Itebeccu 11. Miller; llratouia. Matybe Ban). Lope*. 1 Ulahup \V. Jennings. Sullivan County. Stand by the Flag wherever it is. Washington made it the Flag of Freedom : Lincoln made it the Flag of Liliel'ty. and McKinley made it the Flag of Man's Huuian ity toman. The Republican ticket inspires confidence, arouses enthusiasm, and stands for all that is wise, safe, sure and strong in leadership. Everj- American dollar is a gold dollar or its assured equivalent, and American credit stands higher than that of any other nation. The Republican Party's supre macy is as necessary for Honest wages and Business confidence HOW ft ß it was in 18SH5. American goods should lie car ried in American ships. TUESDAY NOVEMBER li, 11)00, EXTRACTS FROM PRESIDENT M'KINLEY'S LETTER r OF ACCEPTANCE. • il . • ruKSII >KNT M KINla 1:Y. 111l IM-rln I Uan hn» no |»lnee In It* (the ailmi n Iwf i*n t lon'»> i*r«*i»il or von iluet. llon«*»t (MM>|iern(lon of oniiltnl !*• iie<*i***n r>. but ounnplrHt'le* nii«l eom hlaintion* lattended lo ri**trl**t 1)11 N 1 11 I*MM« erOHlt' IIIOIIO|IOI l«*M 11111l eontrol iirici'N mlioulil lit* i»(Ti»ejlii ii 11 > re«tr<ilaied. The petition InwN mIioiiI«I lM*Ju*t- Iynil in in lulered. « till %% 111 In*. II in our |»iirt>o»<» lo i**ln 111 l*li In tilt* l*lilll|i|iin«*M ii uiMPruiiH'iit »ullnl»li* lo Hit* «%unt» mid condi tion* of lll** InlittMliuil*. nml to Itlve (hem *clf «o\rrnnii'iit *.v!icu tl»c> urr reuil> for 11. K«rr>' t*lforl tin* lieeaa directed lo their (Ilit* FlliiiinoHi pence nml Mini i>roi|M*rll>. their ndvitnee iii «'ii I iinil well li«* liiii * no! for our Mint r«tnill»«*iui* nl. nor |irlili* of mluhl. nol for Irnili* wr coininrrcfi nor for r%|ilollnllon. liul for hu iiimull> nml i*l% lllcullou. We l«%lte lli«* iouiiil naoue> fur«*«*« lo join In %%lnnlii|i nnollii*r iiul ue hope |iermnn«*nl Niiiiui'lml %lelor>. l'ro«|»erll) nhounih e«- er>%%l»ere lliroinilioiil the n*|»nh llr. We lire »elltuu our «ur|ilui» pruiluetn nml ft«*u«llnu our »ur|itu« iuone> lo Kuro|»«*. MONTPKLIKH. Yi.. S. pt.7. Ucturii* from -It out of -4«i cities uud towns In the state give the governor's vole as fol lows: Stlckney iltep.l, JW.ltlU': Seiiter 11lein.i. l."i,lil»: all others, iu IMial the same towns gave lirout iltep.l, .Ml, .lacksoii 11 leiu. I. I.VMMI; all others, l.t's'Sii. The rettirus from towns reported give Stii kne.v a pluralll.v of .'IJ.ISI aud a majority over all of IJO.IHIS. t't.l't'lt Slule itud western »leuil> ami uio.lcratcly active, Mlnuesolu tMiteiits tin 4 1" Willi, r straights. |S l.'til I'." winter eg tr.iH 1t.'.l Mil, wtuter patents *1 T.ul \\ IIKAT Kuui aud hlgliei on sliong I eubles u Ills-rat decrease on passage, small world'# shlpmenta ami foreign bu> Inn. September, 7*V(l l 'e.euilier, mi f.l IS'USPie .. |( Y K 111111, state, iJ4|Sac.. c I I. New York No. i western, ilk)., 112 o l> . aftoal ' i'OHN f'lrmsr with wheal ami on ca ble*. together wltli u ilecrags. oil pas sage September, r> Vu <■"'V thtOlMl' ItCe IIA'I'H I Mill. I. ill st>-ad>, track wtuie state, i&n:t.te track, while western, i>'ii Stc, foltK Klrtu; mess. IIMiU, tauilly. |lji| I.V7V I..Villi I'n io prime western »uam ; I<K 1 ItP'll'Klt Htfta.ly; state dairy. I** a 'u.ss crvaiiiei > li'tlflc i'HKlsK Steady large whlti l«H>-. hiiialt while |ov,tuhn»c KUiIS Steady stale ami I'eiinsv Iv .101 1 liinls'jc wustsrii, loss oft ivgiu. til'i IMI Ita* nrm. tali refliilns l' 4 . eeiitrlfoual '«• test, 1I ■ III* reltunl 111 111 crusiiol lI.SSc , UoW'dereit, H Su- TPwI'MNTINI! Ktrui at SKMi.ttn Hli'U Itteady, ilom.-slte, itsriiiVfe Ja null. city. ♦ J>ilc. country w quiet, shipping. guoJ It tiliult*. ivgws. M'KINLErS LETTER. Makes Known His Acceptance of Renomination. ADVOCATES ISTHMIAN WATERWAY. Cuba, l'orto Hlru and the I'btllpplne* Considered—Fa lura Independence For the Islanders When Capa ble of Self Caoveniment. WASHINGTON. Sept. 10,-William McKinley, president of the United Stutes, has made public bis letter ac cepting the renomination oil the Kepub liean national ticket. The president de clares unqualifiedly for the (told standard and prophesies its approval by the voters at the jMdls in the coming election. He also considers the tariff question, the Boer-British war and the isthmian wa terway. Cuba, Porto Kieo and the Phil ippines aye likewise dealt with. Heferrinj; to the currency issue. In. says: "While regretting the reopening of this question, which can only disturb the present satisfactory financial condition of the government and visit uncertainty up on our great business enterprises, we tie* cept the issue and again invite the sound money forces to join in winning another and we hope frpermanent triumph for an holiest tinuncial system which will con. tinuc inviolable the public faith." Concerning the tariff he says the f<A* lowing: "The Republican party remains faith ful to its principle of a tariff which sup plies sufficient revenues for the govern ment and adequate protection to our en terprises and producers and of reciproci ty which opens foreign markets to the fruits of American labor and furnishe* new channels through which to market the surplus of American farms. The timi honored principles of protection and feci procity were thu lirst pledges of ltepub iieau victory to be written into public law. "In the unfortunate contest between Great Britain and the Boer states of South Africa the I'nited States has maintained an attitude of neutrality in accordance with its well known tradi tional policy. It did not hesitate, how ever. when requested by the governments of the South African republics to exer cise its good offices for a cessation of hos tilities. It is to be observed that while the South African republics made tike re quests of other powers the I'nited Slates is the only one which complied. The British government declined to accept I the intervention of any power. "A subject of immediate importance to our country is the completion of a great waterway of commerce between the At lantic and Pacific. The construction of a maritime canal is now more than ever indispensable to that intimate and ready communication between our eastern and western seaports demanded hj the an nexation of the Hawaiian Islands and the expansion of our influence ami trade in the Pacific. "We have been in possession of Cuba .since the Ist of January, IM!it». We have restored order and established domestic tranquillity. We have fed the starving, clothed the naked and ministered to the sick. We have improved the sanitary condition of thi' island. We have stimu lated industry, introduced public cdiica . tioii and taken a full and comprehensive enumeration of the inhabitants. The | qualification of electors has been settled, 1 and under it officers have been chosen for | all the municipalities of Cuba. These ! local governments are now in operation. administered by the people. Our mlli- I tar.v establishment has been reduced from i:t,<MMI to less than f..u»HI. An election S lias been ordered to fie held on tin* loth ! of September under a fair election law already tried in the municipal elections I to choose members of ti constitutional | convention, and the convention in the j same order is to assemble on tin* first i Monday of November to frame a consti { tution itpoii which an independent gov eminent for the island will rest. All this I is a long step in the fulfillment of our sa- I creil guarantees t>> the people of Cuba. "We hold Porto Itico bj the same title |as the Philippines. The treaty of pcaqg, which ceded us the one conveyed to lis ! the ill her. Congress litis given to this is land a government in which the inhabit- participate, elect their own legisla lure, enact their o»u laws, provide their - own system of taxation and in these re | -peels have file sutile power and prlvi i leges enjoyed by other territories he 1 longing to the I'nited States and a much | larger measure of »elf government than was given to the inhabitant- of I.oitisi , ana under Jefferson." Ketcriing to the Philippines lie siiy»- I "Kvery effort has been directed to their i peace and prosperity, their advancement and well being, not for our aggrandise ment nor for pride of might, not for trade or commerce, not for exploitation, but for humanity and civilisation and for the protection of the va»i majority of the i population, who welcome our sovereign i tv agaiust i lie designing minority, whose lirst demand after the surrender of Ma iiila by the Spanish army was to enter the city that they might loot it and dc •troy those uol in sympathy with iheii , -elfish anil treacherous designs. "Nobody who will avail himself of the facts will longer hold thai there was uuy alliance between oui soldiers lind the iu -•illgelils or that ail) promise of indcpcud euee was made to them l.ong before I heir leader had reaebed Manila I low had resolved if the collllUitllilcr of the A met lean navy would give them arms wlui which lo fight the HpnuWh army they would Inter l tit it upon u». whhh they did murderously and without the shallow of cause or Jiistllicallon Theic may he those without llic itieatl* of full litforma tlou who lielleve ihai wc Were 111 alii am# with tin' htsiilgi tils and that we as •tiled them thai llicv .Imuld have Hole pendente T" Hill lei llle repeat lll» fuels tin the '.'tilli of May IWW. .\d 1.25 P er * • Number lj inirai wewey was insirueieo oy tue to make no alliance with any party or fac tion in the Philippines that would incur liability to maintaiu their cause in the future, anil he replied under date of June C, 1898: 'Have acted according to spirit of department's instructions from the be ginning, and I have entered into no al liance with the insurgents or with any faction. This squadron can reduce the defenses of Manila at any moment, but it is considered useless until the arrival of sufficient United States forces to retain possession.' "In the report of the first Philippine commission, submitted on Nov. 2, 181KI, Admiral Dewey, one of its members, said. 'No alliance of«uny kind was enter ed into with Aguinaldo, nor was any promise of independence made to him at any time.' "General Merritt arrived iu the Philip pines on July 2."i, 1 N!)S, and a dispatch from Admiral Dewey to the government nt Washington said: 'Merritt arrived yes terday. Situation is most critical at Ma nila. The Spanish may surrender at any moment. Merritt's most difficult problem will be how to deal with the insurgents under Aguiualilo. who have become ag gresaive and even threatening toward mil army.' Here is revealed the spirit oft lit insurgents as early as July. 181(8, before the protocol was signed, while we were still engaged in active war with Spain. Kven then the insurgents were threaten ing our army. "Oil Aug. 11l Manila wan captured, and of this and subsequent events the Philip pine commission says: "When the city of Manil* was taken, Aug. 13, the Filipinos took no part in the attack, but came fol lowing iu with a view to looting the city and were only prevented from doing so by our forces preventing them from en tering. Aguinaldo claimed that he had the right to occupy the city. He demand ed <>f General Merritt the palace of Ma lacauan for himself and the cession of all the churches of Manila, also that a part of the money taken from the Spaniard!! as spoils of war should be given up and above all that lie should be given the arms of the Spanish prisoners. All these demands were refused. "Generals Merritt, Greene and Ander son. who were iu command at the begin ning of our occupation and until the sur render of Manila, state that there wa- no alliance with the insurgents and no prom isc to them of independence. On Aug. 17. 181)8, General Merritt was instructed that there must no joint occupation of Manila with the insurgents. General Anderson under date of Feb. 10, 18U!>. says that lie was present at the interview between Admiral Dewey and the insur gent leader and that iu this interview Ad'uiral Dewey made no promises what ever. lie adds: "lie (AguinaUi.il asked mi- if my government was going to recog nize his government. 1 answered that 1 was there simply in a military capacity, that 1 could not acknowledge his govern ment because I bad mi authority tn do so,' "Would not our adversaries have scut Dewey's fleet tu Manila to capture and destroy the Spanish sea power there, or. dispatching it there, would they have withdrawn it after the destruction of tin Spanish tleet, ami if the latter, whithei would they have directed it to sail'' Where could it have gone? What port iu the orient was open to itV Do our adversaries condemn the expedition un iter the command nt' General Merritt to strengthen Dewey in the distant ocean ami assist iu our triumph over Spain, with which nation we were at war'.' Was it not our highest duty to strike Spain al every vulnerable point, that the war might be successfully concluded at tin 1 earliest practicable moment? "Anil was it not our duty to protect the lives ami property of those who came within our control by the fortunes of war'.' Could wc have come away at any time between May I. 18!.x, and the conclusion of peai-e without a i liu upon our good name? "Could we have conic away without dishonor at any time after the ratified tion of the peace treaty by the seuate of Ibf I'tilted States? "There has been im time since the dc structioii of the enemy's licet when we could or should have left the Philippine iircliipi'lugo. After the treaty of peace was rutilied no power but congress could surrender our sovereignty or alienate a foot of the territory thus acquired. The congress has not seel! til to do the one or the other, and the president had uo authority to do either if In- hud been so iilcliuwl, which he was not So long as the sovereignty remains iu u» it is the duty of the exeeutive. whoever In- may IH'.JII uphold that sovereignty and if it lie attacked to suppress it» assailant*. Would our political adversaries do less.' it has been asserted tlinl there woul-1 have been uo lighting in the Philippines it congress bail deelaied Its purpose to give indepeiidcui-e to llic I iigtil lusiii genu The insurgents did not wait for tlti* net ion of congress. They assumed the offensive. They opined hie oil our aruiy Those who assert our res)*»usi lillity for the liegiiiulug "112 the conllb t have forgolteu that before tin- treaty was ratitled 111 the senate and while it was tieiug debated In that body and while the lliuoii resolution was muter discussion on Feb. 4. IHtui, the insurgents attalked the Aliicrlcau army ultci Is-iug previous ly advised tlull the .\Ulcrtcail forces were under orders not to tin- upon them exeepi ill defense. The |nl|iels found 111 there ccutly captured nfchlees •>f the iusuf gent" demonstrate that this attack had been lareflllly planned for weeks before it occurred. Their unproyohed assault upon 0111 —ldlers at a lime w hen the sen ate was deliberating U|SMI the treaty ■ how S that no action mi out part except surrender and abandonment would have presented the lighting and leaves uo doubt In any fair mind of w here there • puloolilllt y rests for llle shedding of American blood " Al.lt \.\V. Kept 7 (Mate Comptroller \\ Hiinnt J. Morgan, who had beeu alllun for Ihe past two weeks. Is dead llearl failure was tin Immediate cause ol tit-* i It _
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