Republican News Item CHAS.ILOREN WINQ, Editor. THURSDAY, OCT. 4~ 1900: "FIRST OF ALL—THE NEWS." The News Item Fights Fair IT is A:PATRIOTIC HOME NEWSPAPER Published Every Friday.Morning. By The Sullivan Publishing Co. At the County Beat of Sullivan County. LAFOBTE, FA. SUBSCRIPTION —$1.25 per annum. If paid in advance SI.OO. Sample copies free. All communications should be ad dressed to REPUBLICAN NEWS ITEM, Laporte Pa., Entered at the Post Office at Laporte, as second-class mail matter. Delinquent Corporation* Made to I*a>- Taim, and a Deficit of Three Millions of Dollars la Chanced to a Surplus of Two Millions, and the Fall Appropriation of $5,000,000 For the Public Schools Can Now lie Met. (Special Correspondence.) Harrisburg, Oct. 2. —Governor Stone has completely taken the wind out of the sails of his critics, the Democrats and their Insurgent allies, by a public announcement that in view of the present condition of the state finances he proposes to recommend to the leg islature which meets in January that a deficiency bill be passed, so as to per mit the payment in full of the com pute appropriation of $5,000,000 for the public schools. It will be recalled that at the close of the last session of the legislature Governor Stone was Informed that there would be a deficiency of about $3,000,000 in the state treasury, owing to the failure of the legislature to pass certain revenue raising bills which he had recommended in order that the expenses of the state might be met. The combination between the Republi can insurgents and the Democrats in the house defeated all the bills which Governor Stone and other Influential Republicans proposed for the raising of revenue. The defeating of these bills and the passage of many measures Involving large expenditures of money resulted in a condition of afTairs which involved the financial credit of the commonwealth. Governor Stone de cided that the state must not under take to pay more than its revenues would meet, and he accordingly cut down a number of appropriations and decided that the state could not pay the full amount appropriated for the schools until the revenues would jus tify that. With Governor Stone's co operation, Attorney General Elkln and Auditor General McCauley at once went to work to collect monies due the state from delinquent corporations and others, and the success which has crowned their efforts has been marvel ous. Governor Stone was criticized by partisan opponents for his action re garding the school appropriation, but he believed that the people who were familiar with the situation, and had pride in the financial honor and in tegrity of the state, appreciated that hia action was for the best. Since the raising of the money by the diligence of the state's officers a great deficit has been wiped out, and there is now an immense surplus, which will meet all the demands of the schools without any default. Governor Stone has made public the correspondence between himself and State Trasurer Barnett, which is self explanatory. STONE LED THE WAY. Governor Stone, in a letter address ed to State Treasurer Barnett, on Sept. 11, 1900, wrote: Sir: Will you please give me the following Information: First —How much has the revenue for the years 1899 and 1900 exceeded the estimate made by your predecessor, and the auditor general, at the begin ning of the fiscal year 1899? Second —From what sources has this increased revenue been received? Third —What portion of the unfund ed indebtedness of the state remains unpaid? Fourth—What is the amount of cash now In the state treasury available for the payment of current bills? Fifth—What amount of available cash do you estimate will remain in the treasury at the end of the present fiscal year, after providing for the pay ment of all the moneys then due? In reply to this letter from the gov ernor Treasurer Barnett, on the same date, sent a communication to the ex ecutive which read: I have the honor to give you the fol lowing Information in response to your request of today: First—The receipts for the fiscal year 1899 exceeded the estimate made at the beginning of that year about $900,000. The receipts for the present year up to and including today, and the approx imate receipts for the balance of the year will exceed the estimate by about $2,689,000, making a total of $3,489,000 of revenue received in excess of the estimates. Second—This Increase of revenue was received from the following sources: For the fiscal year 1899: Tax on capital stock of cor porations $575,000 Tax on cross receipts of cor poration* 47,000 Fremlus on foreign Insur ance companies 45,000 Tax on corporate loans 200,000 lionua on charters 330,000 ; Total $1,187,000 Less a decrease on the following taxes: Land $2,000 bank stock 52,000 Municipal loans 110,000 Writs 6.000 Mercantile Ilceuses 100,00V Interest on state deposits.... 14,000 ' Total $283,000 Balance $804,000 FOP the fiscal year 1900 (estimated for tU* last two aud one-half mouths>: Tax on stock of corpora tions $1,550,000 Tax on corporate loans 101,000 •Tax on municipal 10an5..... 60,00$ trax on gross receipts or cor porations 145,000 Bonus on charters. 148,000 Collateral Inheritance tax... 60,000 Mercantile licenses 300,000 Personal property tax 60,000 Tax on bank stock 28,000 Premiums on foreign insur ance companies 128,000 Total $2,580,000 DELINQUENT TAXPAYERS WAK ENED UP. It might be proper to add that this large excess of receipts Is partly ac counted for by the vigorous collec tion of delinquent taxes by the attor ney general and auditor general's de partments. Third—The deficit of about $3,000,- 000 which existed at the beginning of the fiscal year 1899 has been fully paid. The following appropriations, etc., remain unpaid: Appropriation to the com mon schools $4,500,000 Other appropriations passed by, the last legislature 700,000 Due to counties on account of personal property tax.. 475,000 Total $5,675,000 AN ENORMOUS BALANCE. Fourth —There was at the close of business today a balance of $6,785,- 677.11 in the state treasury available for current bills. Fifth —I think it can be safely esti mated that there will be a balance in the state treasury at the end of the present fiscal year of not less than $2,- 000,000 over and above any sums that may be then due. The present satisfactory condition of the treasury is also partly due to the executive vetoes and reductions of the appropriations of the legislature of '99, as well aB the economy which has pre vailed in all the departments of the State. Recapitulation: Deficit in the treasury Dec. 1, 1898 $3,000,000 Estimated surplus at the end of the present fiscal year.. $2,000,000 Total $5,000,000 Executive reductions of ap propriations made by the last legislature $1,500,000 Excess of receipts over and above amount estimated for the year 1899 $900,000 Excess of receipts over and above amount estimated for the year 1900 $2,589,000 Total $4,989,000 Respectfully yours, JAMES E. BARNETT. State Treasurer. Upon receipt of the above Governor Stone sent the following congratula tory letter to Col. Barnett, under date of Sept. 14: "Replying to your communication of the 11th inst., I desire to congratulate you and the people of the state on the splendid condition of the treasury. "In the statement of my reasons for reducing the appropriation to the com mon schools from $11,000,000 to $lO,- 000,000, I said: " 'lf a large deficit did not already exist in our treasury on account of these appropriations and if the an ticipated revenues of the state would justify their continuance I should most cheerfully give my approval to this section of the general appropriation bill.' "At that time the legislature had ap propriated all of the estimated revenue for the years 1899 and 1900 and there was a deficit in the treasury of about three millions of dollars. After mak ing all the reductions in other appro priations that justice would warrant, 1 felt constrained to reduce the school appropriation one million dollars for the two years to partially liquidate the deficit in the treasury and maintain the credit of the state. "Owing to the great prosperity of our people and the activity of the auditor general and attorney general in mak ing collections our revenue has greatly increased. The deficit in the treasury has been fully paid and there will be sufficient funds to warrant the pay ment to the school districts of the mil lion dollars withheld from them in the last general appropriation bill, and if the legislature which meets January next shall pass a deficiency bill ap propriating the one million dollars to the school districts for the years 1899 and 1900, I will cheerfully give it my approval. It is my intention to recom mend this in my message. Very truly yours, WILLIAM A. STONE. THIRTY TONS OF PENNIES This Was the Weight of the Savings Deposited by School Children Last Year in Chlcaico. Chicago's Penny Savings society has only been established for a yew years, but Its deposits have been as follows: Year ending June 30, 1898 $19,140 Year ending June 30, 1899 33,960 Year ending June 30, 1900 71,793 William C. Holllster, who is acting president of the Chicago Penny Sav ings society, says that It is operated entirely on a philanthropic basis and supported by voluntary contributions. There are only two salaried officers, young ladies, at the office in the Schiller building. The system is in operation only in half the schools in Chicago, yet the amount of money deposited by the children last year averaged 30 cents for every child In the Chicago school district, and 60 cents per capita for all the children in the schools In which the Penny Savings society Is operated. The weight of last year's savings was 80 tons of Aiuorlcan pennies, an enormous mass of money for the little ones to put In the banks wlthlu oue year. It will be noticed that the increase between the amount deposited In 1898 and 1899 was 70 per cent. But between 1899 and the year Just ended the in crease In the amount of pennies de posited was considerably more than 100 per cent. The children would certainly not be able to save their pennies If their parents did uot have the money to give them, and the exhibit tuade by the Chicago Penny Havings H<M iety Is cerUlulv a straw showiUM that lb" Rockers Rockers! j Mahogany, jjj|. Maple and JWJSjr They are comfortable, pretty, dainty and strong and all sizes and shapes. Come in and see what a complete line of Rocking Chairs look like. DON'T BE AFRAID to come as we are sure to have the one you want at the price yon ought to pay lor it too. We also carry a lull line of all kinds ol house Furn ishings at prices that are right. HOLCOMBE & LAUER, ®U*bOVe, (to. Telephone call, Hotel Obert. Williamsport & North Branch Railroad TUMZIE T-A-DBXjIEJ. In effect Monday Sept. 17, 1900. Kead down Read up P. >l. A>l P. M. P M PM P M A. M. AM KTATIOHS. AMAJIA.M.PMP XI PMA MP M ' 1 (580 (4 28 112 10J81 f751 ■ Pemisdale ...' f7 3f> V4O 11 54 357(4 41 540 432 10 81 8 00'. Hughesville... 7 2.5 St St 11 40 3 48,4 32 548 440 10 37 806 Picture Kwks 928 11 32 424 I f4 44 8 09 ...Lyons Mills... f9 20 fll 27 4 20 4 411 10 42 811 ....Chainouni ... 018 (11 22 4 17 453 10 47 810 ...Glen Mawr... 912 11 07 4 11 T(5 01 (10 53 8 22'..Btrawbridge.... (9 0;! (11 03 402 (10 57 | ...Beechtilen (859 (11 05 358 510 11 00 8 30,. .Muncy Valley. 850 11 00 355 516 11 07 8 35j... Sonestowu... 850 10 52 ;)4'.i 531 1112 ! Kordmout... 10 *4 332 x >. (548 ( 11 37 Mokonitt (10 09 3 12 2 2 550 11 39 Lttl*>rU' 10 04 309 -3 ~ c = (607 (11 5:1 Kingdule <1 4 5 2 54 § = & .? (616 (12 00 '..Berolee K«MI.. (»2"I 245 CA J P.M. I'M P.M. A.M. I'M i . ii I ii|,, , Connection with Fhila.& Heading|at Halls For Philadelphia, New York ami inter mediate statioim—LeaveWilliamsport a.m., 10:00 a. m., Arrive Halls 7:4S a.m. 10:19 a. in. For Sliaiuokin and intermed iate statioiiH—leaven Williainsport 4:00 p. in.; arrive Mails 4.20 l>. in. From l'liila., Xew York and interined iate stations —leave Phila. 10.21 a. in.and 11.36 p.in; leave New York,via Fliila.7 .'lO a.m. y.OO p.m.; leave New York via Ta niaqna, 910 a.m. Arrive Halls, tl..'!4a.m. anil 5.21 p. in. From Shamokin and intermediate sta tions—leaves Shamokin 810 a. m. Ar rive Ifalls 9 49 a.m. Connecting with L. V. U H. at SatterilelU. For Towanda and intermediate stations, leave Wilkesbarre ii.o") p. m.; arrive at Satterfield 0.25 p. m. For Towanda and intermediate stations, leave Hernicc 0.40 a.m.; arrive Satterfield 7:04 a. m. For Wilkesbarre and intermediate sta The undersigned will run his cider mill on Wednes day, Thursday and Friday of each week, beginning Sept. 12, and ending Nouember 16, 1900. J. M. CONVERSE. Sonestown, Pa. Notice of Incorporation. Notice in hereby given that an applica tion will be made (o the Governor of the State of Pennsylvania 011 Friday, the 12th day of October 1900. by C, WILLIAM WODDROP, B. HARVEY WELCH, EDGAR It. KI ESS, JEREMIAH KEL LY anil W. E. CRAWFORD, under the act of Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, entitled "An act to provide for the incorporation and regulation of certain corporations'' approved April 29, 1874, and the supplements thereto tor the charter ot an intended cor|>oration to be called "Eagles Mere Water Company;" the character ami object whereof, is, the supply of water to the public ot the Boro. of Kagles Mere in the County of Sullivan, State of Pennsylvania and to such persons, partnerships and corporations residing therein, or adjacent thereto, as may desire the same, and for these pur|K>ses to have, |K>ssess and enjoy, all the rights, benefits anil jirivileges of the said act of Assembly and its supplements. \V. E. CR'AWFttRI>, Solicitor. Sept. IS, 1900. people ot Chicago have experienced more and more good times and pros perity during the Republican adminis tration of President McKlnley. THE DIFFERENCE. William McKlnley stands for protec tion and revenue, reciprocity, gold standard, national credit, equality, diplomacy and prosperity. President McKlnley prosecuted the war with Bpain to a successful termination, un precedented In English history; saved Cuba, Porto Rico, the Philippine arch* ipelago and 10,000,000 people from Im perialism. and secured the key to the trade, civilisation and advancement of 600,000,000 people dwelling In the land of the Orient. Bryanlsm stands for hypocrisy, re. pudlatlon, anarchy, Agulnaldo, and nulllflcation of the fourteenth and flf (••until constitutional amendments, practically disfranchising 10,000,000 enumerated colored America!! citizens, yet fraudulently retaining 40 per cent of southern representation In congress, and the electoral college based thereon. tions —leave Towanda SlO a.m. and 225 a.m.; arrive Sat'field, 9.02 a. m. 2.25 p. m. 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