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Volume 5.
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Our Special
Prices on
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and prices like the farmer's fence bars—all down
when they should be up.
100 piece Decoreted Dinner Sets, $6.85.
Oil Stoves, 50c to $10.50.
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HUOHBSVILLE.
Republican News Item.
"ETERNAL VIGILANCE IS THE PRICE OF LIBERTY."
LAPORTE, PENNA., THURSDAY, OCTOBER IS. 1900.
To the Voters of
FOR PRESIDENT,
WILLIAM M'KINLEY, ofOliio.
FOR VICE PRESIDENT.
THEODORE ROSEVELT, of New York.
CONG RESSMAN-AT-L ARGE,
ROBERT 11. FOEDERER, Philadelphia.
GALUSIIA A. GROW, Susquehanna Co.
AUDITOR GENERAL,
EDMUND B.IIARDENBERGH,Wayne.
MEMBER OF CONGRESS.
C. F. HUTU, Shamokin.
REPRESENTATIVE,
J. L. CHRISTIAN, of Lopez.
ASSOCIATE JUDGE.
W. C. ROGERS, of Forksville.
DISTRICT ATTORNEY,
W. P. SHOEMAKER, of Laporte.
JURY COMMISSIONER,
T. S. SIMMONS, of Munc.y Valley.
CORONER,
P. (i. BIDDLE, of Dushore.
VOTE THE REPUBLICAN TICKET
MINERS AREANXIOUS
Answer of Operators Eager
ly Awaited.
MATTER RESTS WITH COAL MAGNATES
yen Will Not Itfturn to Work l : ntll
Ordered to Do No by the Ex
eeutlve Hoard of I'nlteil
Mine Workern.
WILKESBAHKE, Pa., Oct. 10.—The
striking miners of the Wyoming valley
are anxiously awaiting to hear what an
swer the operators will make to the de
mauds of the Seranton convention. There
is a hopeful feeling among the men that
the concessions asked for will he granted,
hnt nobody feels sure of an early settle
ment, and there will Lie no relief from the
present anxiety nntil some definite infor
mation is received from the coal mag
nates in New York.
If the big coal carrying companies fall
in line and conclude to accept the counter
proposition made by the men, the individ
ual operators will acquiesce, nnd there
will be resumption of operations in a
short time. The representatives of the
coal companies in this section say they
have no news to give out beyond the fact
PRESIDENT MITCHELL,
that the per cent increase in wages of
fered by tho companies some time ago
still holds good.
One operator said last night: "This of
fer is still open to the strikers if the.v
wish to accept it. It is safe to say, how
ever, that the operators will make 110
agreement with the miners. In the first
place, the operators have lost faith in the
men aince they have quite recently bro
ken agreements mafic with their employ
ers. The operators can have no assur
ance that in case an agreement was en
tered into President Mitchell would not
come ulong some day ami declare it oft."
At strikers' headquarters it was glveu
out that the men would not return to
work until the.v hud been notified to do
so by the executive board of I'nited Mine
Workers. If the companies did not meet
the men half way uud accept the decision
of the strike convention as tinal, the
strike would goon. One of the officer* of
the L'uitod Mine Workers said the strik
ers were in good shape and could carry
on the buttle for some time yet without
entailing much suffering to the 110-11 or
their fumllies.
t owl Honda Will .lure*.
NEW YORK. Oct. HI. The .-out car
rying railroads, which coutrol most of the
tulues in the aulhrudte region, will in u
few days agree to guaruutce that the lit
per ceut lucrease in the miners' wages
shall be kept tu effect until April 1 next.
This statement Is made by u high otttcer
of oue of the principal coal mining com
panies in this city The Independent op
erators in all probability will follow auy
notion of the companies. This eotieessiou
of the chief demand made b> the strikers
in their convention rti Heraulou should,
this oltiuer thought, cud the struggle.
Sullivan County.
Stand by the Flag wherever it is.
Washington made it the Flag of
Freedom ; Lincoln made it the
Flag of Liberty, and McKinlejf
made it the Flag of Man's Human
ity toman.
Tho Republican ticket inspires
confidence, arouses enthusiasm,
and stands for all that is wise, safe,
sure and strong in leadership.
Every 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 as it was in 1896.
American goods should be car
ried in American ships.
TUESDAY NOVEMBER ti, W
President Mitchell Silent.
IIAZLETON, Pa., Oct. lti.—President
Mitchell arrived at the national head
quarters in this city from Scrantou at 8
o'clock last night, lie had nothing to say
in regard to tho strike situation. He de
clined to give bis views as to whut proba
ble action the operators will take on the
convention proposition.
The anthracite coal miners now on
strike after a two days' convention nt
Scrunton lute Saturday afternoon decid
ed to accept tho 10 per cent net increase
in wages offered by the mine owners pro
vided they will continue the payment of 1
the advance until next April and will
abolish the sliding scale. If the opera- '
tors consider the proposition unacceptn '
ble, the miners are willing to arbitrate I
the questions at issue. They also decided
to continue the strike until the operators j
agree to the convention's proposition.
(ioebel Law Hepeul Fulls.
F HANK FORT, Ky„ Oct. 13.—The
conference committee on the repeal bill
to the Goebel election law failed to agree.
The house adopted a resolution providing
for sine die adjournment today at mid
night. The senate adjourned to meet to
day, the assembly will most certainly
adjourn today without repealing the Goe
bel law, and the election will be held
under that law.
Cranberry Crop Good.
NEW Y'OHK, Oct. 15. —The cranberry
crop in the lUverhead section of Long
Island is exceeding all expectation, ami
some beds are yielding as high as 300
bushels to the acre. The pickers are
making big wages daily on account of
the immense size of the berries.
Hescned From Filipinos.
MANILA, Oct. 15.—Captain Peve-
A'uux Shields and 50 American soldiers
belonging to the Twenty-ninth infantry,
who were recently captured by Filipinos
on the island of Marinduque, have been
rescued by tho force sent out for that
purpose.
Another Football Fatality,
SACO, Me., Oct. 15.—Injuries received
in u scrimmage in a football game Satur
day resulted in the death of Ernest H.
Towtisend, 19 years old. Ilis spine was
hurt.
NEW YORK, Oct. 12.—Frederick Pell,
a boss puinter, was urraigued iu police
court for the abduction of Ida Mars,
who is less than 10 years old, to whom
he was married Oct. 1. In retaliation
for his arrest Pell accused the father
and mother of the girl with nctuully sell
ing their daughter to him for st>o. In
this he was corroborated by the child
wife Ida. Pell further claimed that his
wife's parents were nwurc of his legul
marriage to their daughter and that his
arrest was for revenge because lie refus
ed to pay an additional S3O. The magis
trate believed Pell and discharged him.
Schrelber Not Fonnd.
NEW YORK, Oct. 10.—The bank of
ficers who are trying to run down Wil
liam Schreiber, who robbed the Elita
hcthport Banking company, admit that
they are as far away from the fugitive
us ever. They have about given up hope
of tindiug him in the neighborhood of his
native town, aud, us P. 11. Giihooly,
counsel for the buuk, said, for all they
knew the young man may be iu Cali
fornia or iu Europe. The woman. Mrs.
Anuie Hart, on whom Schreiber spent
much of the money he stole, is suid {o
have left for the Tennessee mountains.
Admiral Namimoa'e Illness.
BOSTON, Oct. 12.—The Truuscript
prints the followlug regurdiug Hear Ad
miral William T. Sampson, commandant
of the Charlestowii navy yurd, who re
turned from Washington yesterday iu
company with n prominent naval sur
geon: "While the udmiral is in very poor
physical condition his fellow officers u<
the yard say that he is not seriously ill.
Ever siuce he came lo Boston to take
charge of the uuvy yard Atlmirul Samp-1
son's physical condition has tieen such as ,
to cuiise his friends ami relatives much
anxiety."
Heet Matter Factor* Uveas.
I.YONS. N. Y„ Oct in. The Empire
Stale Hussi company lias started up n
beet sugar factory here The factory will
use 1100 tons of sugar beets daily, turning
out 50 tons of raw sugar every 2-1 hour*
The plant is t« run 12" days of 24 hours
each, employing 2ft»» men. || |» the first
modern plant In the stele. The plant
io«l over 9500,000 and will pay the farm
1 rs of ibis section 991,000 u day for anger
licets. tt has au acreage of tiearlv O.QUO. 1
LABOR STATISTICS^
Waves Higher In This Country Than
Ever Before Known.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 15.— Hon. Car
-1 roll D. Wright, commissioner of labor,
has issued a bulletin giving a summary
of data In a previous publication on
"Trusts and Industrial Combinations,"
showing the rate of wageß in various oc
cupations for a period extending back in
most cases from tho present vear to
*B9l. The data was secured directly
from the pay rolls of establishments in
nil sections of the country. The infor
mation contained pertains to 148 es
tablishments, representing 26 industries
and 192 occupations. Those items for
which data for the whole period were
not given were excluded from considera
tion in the summary.
All the data included, except those for
mining, relate to manufacturing indus
tries, the data relative to steam rail
roads and street railways having been
excluded from the summary. The bul
letin says that while the data from which
the table of wages was prepared do not
afford the basis for a strictly scientific
calculation of relative wages a careful
examination of the figures leads to the
belief that they are fairly representative
and undoubtedly approximate very close
ly the actual conditions for the whole
country. The summary shows as fol
lows, the uverage of wages for 1801 be
ing taken as a basis:
Relative
Year. wages.
if 91 SIOO 00
!892 100 30
1893 !«» 32
1894 !)8 00
18 °5 97 88
1890 97 03 9B
9B 90
1898 9 8 7 .j
189 9 101 54
19< j0 103 43
NEW POLAR EXPEDITION. |
To Be Fitted Out In New York ana
Commanded by K. H. Haldwln.
I NEW VOliK, Oct. 13.—William Zeig
ler, a well known and wealthy citizen ot
! New York city and large interests in
| Brooklyn, announces that lie will pur
chase two vessels, fully equip and man
I them and send them in quest of the
I uorth pole during the summer of 1!MII.
The expedition is to be in charge of
Evelyn B. Baldwin, who was a compan
ion of Lieutenant Peary in his attempts
to reach the pole in 1893 and I,S!M and
also a member of Walter Wellmun's ex
pedition.
It is Mr. Ziegler's intention to have
one vessel remain in th, arctic regions
while the other returns for supplies.
The expedition, it is said, will not lie
dispatched for the north earlier than the
summer of 1901, and all the time be
tween this date uud that will he neces
sary for preparation. Ships may lie pur
chased, though vessels better adapted for
the work may he built.
Typhoon In China Sen.
TACOMA, Oct. 15.—A typhoon caused
great damage last month 011 the coasts of
Formosa and southern China. A number
of towns were destroyed. Nineteen hun
dred houses were washed away or inun
duted at Taipeh, Formosa, and many
lives lost. The Japanese steamers Fai
cliiati Maru and Seiko Marti went ashore
at Taipeh and sustained serious damage.
The French cruiser Kersaiut was blown
ashore in Hankow harbor, southern Chi
ua, and her steering gear destroyed. She
was pulled into deep water, and after
temporary repairs proceeded to Saigon.
New t'unl Mines.
PITTSBURG, I'h.. Oct. IJ!.—The
Pittsburg and Buffalo Coal company has
opeued one mine near Caunonsburg. Pa.,
nnd is arranging for the opeuing of two
more at the snme place'. Yesterday the
nompany let contracts for mining machin
ery aggregating over $500,000. This ma
chinery is to be placed in the two new
mines. The Pittsburg and Buffalo com
pany is also developing coal territory at
White Hock on the .ulcghany Valley
railroad.
The Wisconsin Bents All.
SANTA BARBARA, Oil.. Oct. 12.--
Thc battleship Wisconsin gained new
laurels for her builders, the I'liiou Iron
works of San Francisco, on her trial trip
in Santa Barbara channel by cxccediug
her contract speed of 10 knots and milk
ing the best record up to date in her
class. It Is announced that the Wiscon
sin made 17.25 knots, exceeding the best
previous record of 17.1 knots made by
her sister ship, the Alabama.
A Novel Claim.
KINGSTON, N. Y., Oct. lti.—For
feeiliug his mother's cats Ernest Hutch
lugs of Esopus, administrator of his fa
ther's estate, credited himself with over
SIOO in paying her a >3OO legacy in the
surrogate's court. There were live cats,
and he says thut he boarded them for
about three years and should be allowed
10 cents a week. The account will be
contested.
Coal aad Has Discovered.
ST. JOSEPH. Mo., Oct. 15.—Coal and
gas iu paying quantities have been found
east of this city at a depth of a little
more than I,o**l feet. The gas will be
piped to the city at once if the supply
holds out, as It promises to do. A vein of !
coal thut may rcttcli two feet in thickness j
was fouuil.
A Plaglt Mtrlekea »hl».
MONTEVIDEO, Oct. I.V The British !
steamer Highland Prince, from Antwerp j
Aug 30. London Sept. 7 uud Hahia Oct.
4. ha* arrived here with bubonic plague
aboard. Five deaths, iududiug the cap- I
talu uud first orttccr. occurred during the j
voyage.
■bat Hie t'eaala Cor » Iteer,
FORT FAIRFIKLI*. Me.. Oct. lU.-
Tbe first limiting fatality iu this vicini
ty thus fur this season occurred ftunday,
»heu Robert tit ecu shot aud killed Ms
• uuslu, Percy llreeu, through mistaking
him fur a deer.
1.25 Per* •
CAMPAIGNERS BUSY.
Roosevelt Goes From Ken
tucky to Ohio.
BRYAN LEAVES OHIO FOR NEW YORK
Reception For the Democratic
Candidate In the Metropolis To
night—A Tour of the State
Will Follow.
COVINGTON, Ky., Oct. 10. —Address-
ing one of tho largest crowds tliat has
ever assembled in this city to listen to a
candidate for public office, Governor The
odore Roosevelt last night closed his cam
paign in Kentucky and today will pro
ceed on his tour of Ohio. Long before the
governor's arrival here Courthouse
square, in which the speaker's stand had
been erected and decorated, was congest
ed with men and women anxious to hear
him. The vice presidential train reached
Covington at (5:30 p. ni„ and until K
o'clock, the hour of speaking, the govern
or was the guest at dinner of ltichard I'.
Ernst at the latter's residence. The gov
ernor was given (he most respectful at
tention during his speech, and he was in
terrupted frequently with applause or by
persons who made friendly comment*
upon different points in his address.
Governor Roosevelt's special train,
which stood at Spring Station, near here,
all day Sunday, was hauled into town
early yesterday morning, and the govern
or spoke a few words to a crowd before
startiug for Winchester on his last day's
tour of Kentucky, lie had a heavy day's
work mapped out for him. speaking at
the following places: Lexington at ti
o'clock; Winchester. X:-l.~> o'clock; M "tint
Sterling. W:3O o'clock: Morelicad, 10:45
| o'clock; Ashland, 1 o'clock; Greenup.
o'clock: Vancebnrg. .">:4O o'clock; Mays
j ville. -1:45 o'clock: Covington, S o'clock
Hlu Greetlna I'lunncd.
NEW YORK. Oct. 10. -Preparations
| on a scale the like of which lias seldom
j been seen in New York have been made
I for the reception of William Jennings
Bryan, the Democratic candidate for
president, in this city today. East side,
west side —in short, the whole city- lias
been active in making ready for the
event and to hear the several speeches
Mr. Bryan is to deliver during his brief
stuy in the metropolis. All roads'lead in
1 Madison Square Harden, the scene of the
! principal speech Mr. Bryan is to make
! tonight. Here the doors are to open a!
■ half pj»st fi o'clock, althmich the nieel
! ing does not begin until 7. and it is
j thought the capacity of ihc great strnc-
I ture will be taxed its utmost. Mrs.
Bryan is preparing to actively enter tin
campaign and will join her husband here
| on Oct. 1!T.
Hnnna In the \orthwent,
MADISON. Wis.. Oct. 111. Senator
Ilanna began his spcechmnking lour of
the northwest yesterday by making si\
addresses in Wisconsin. Iwo of (hem of
some length. The principal addresses of
the dny were made at Waukesha, Wis.,
where the special train carrying Sena
tors Ilanna and Frye and other Repub
lican leaders was held for over an hour,
and at Madison. At each <>f these places
Senator Ilanna made two addresses.
Short speeches were also made at Ra
cine Junction and Racine. Senator Ilan
na wns everywhere greeted by immense
crowds.
The "Prohibit" In Western New York.
ROCHESTER, Oct. Hl.—The Prohibi
tion special trnin arrived here at S o'clock
last night, having made a total of ten
stops on the run from Buffalo. Presi
dential Candidate John (•. Woolley and
party were received at (he s(ation b\
several hundred of (he local Prohibition
union and Walsh's hand. After a short
automobile ride through the down town
district the party was conveyed to Kit/,
hugli hull, where an euthusiustii* crowd
of over 3.000 persons uas assembled.
An lni|iortaut DUroterv,
ROME. Oct. 10. An important archie
ological discovery Jias just been made at
Bosco Reale, where were found the fa
mous treasure vases which Huron Roth
schild presented (o (he l.ourrc in Paris.
It consists of a large edifice belonging
to a period prior to Pompeii whose walls
are decorated with frescoes of great
beauty and in a state of perfect pres
ervation. Emperor William has offered
the owner of the property where tie
discovery was made a large rum for the
paintings, at (he same (line requesting
King Victor Emmanuel >o facilitate tin
purchase. Italian nrchteologists are agi
tating to prevuaL the treasures from leav
ing the eounttf^
Nan Vat Sen Taken a Town.
HONGKONG. Oct. 111. Sun Ya( Sen
according to reports from Canton, ha>
taken the town of Kiu-shan, <>n East
river,and is now investing (lie prefeelori.il
city of lltti-chou. A force <>f imperial
troops from Canton was defeated by tin
reformers, 'JOO being killed. The ad
vices say also (but there i> great activity
in Cuuton in preparation lor dispatch
lug Irisip* (n the Jtklurhcd district*.
"Msrk Tnals" Mack l-'roio London.
NEW YORK Oct, 10. At the
passenger* who arrived lust night in
quarantine ou board the steamer Mm
uebaba were Mr. H. 1.. Cleuieus, Mrs.
Clemens uud (he Misses Cleuieus.
Mallwas necoru ilroaea,
PARIS. Oct, 111. 11l (he balloon col,
tosts Could Je la Yaul. who left Yin
cennes ou Tuesday . reached Kiev, a di-
ISUfc of l.itfM utiles, in .'Hi limn*. Till*
breads the reeorii
Kiss liMse Ml.
tfrOCKHOI.M. Oct 111. King Os.ai
is coatned io hi* l«d with hruui-Ual
ittarrh. coiuplicaled b.i au m-n tluu ot
pfclegin in Ihe ilghi lung.
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