Published EveryfThursday. Volume 5. S THE PARAMOUNT ISSUE. I S Yes, Paramount issues are plentiful this year. SWe have too. First, we are prepared to sell you r / everything usually found in first-class jewelry S 1 store at very reasonable prices. If we have not I \ the article you want we will get it for you at the J 112 shortest possible notice if it can be found. v \ Second, we are prepared to do your C in a workmanlike manner, also at very reasonableN prices. If we are called upon to do work ovei I has been spoiled by others, we shall want Sof time to do it in and full price for doing it. / S| Very respectfully, J S RETTENBURY, \ 5 DUSHORE, PA. THE JEWELEH. Will sell you the Best BICYCLE MADE for >(•*■/♦ THE COLUMBIA " Line of chain wheels always leads the race, from $25 00, $35.00, and $50.00. The Columbia.eiiaiiik'ss on exhibition now with eoustyi anil see my line, if you contemplate semling for a wheel. Iw Ml «i\' ><>u as much for your money as you will tfet elsewhere. Tf vr» T ti^cs GENERAL LINE OP HARDWARE, MILL SUPPLIKS. STOVES and RANGES, FURNACES. l' s * v d en generalJOb work ' Goles Hardware, DUSHORE, PA. Our 5 pecial Prices on Hardware will attract all buyers, because the goods are right and prices like the farmer's fence bars—all down when they should be up. 100 piece Decoreted Dinner Sets, $5.85. Oil Stoves, 50c to $10.50. Jeremiah Kelly, HUGHESVILLE. Republican News Item. "ETERNAL VIGILANCE IS THE PRICE OF LIBERTY." LAPORTE, PENNA., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 22. 1900. We pay $24 per week toman with rig to introduce our Poultry Com pound in country. Wend stamp for terms. Royal Mfg. Co. Dept. 2(5. Franklin, Pa. A full line of bed comfortables at Holcomb A Luuer's. (lood comfortables cheap at Hol comb A- Lauer's. Special hargainsjn lials at J,W.Buck's Hold's canned meats are unsurpassed for llavor and are all Government iiihoect cd. for sale at IJttscliliansen's. Vou cannot find a finer Red Alaska Salmon no matter what the price vou pay Ifirls a can at Buschhauscn's. Lake herring ami white lixli at .I.W Buck's. 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 last longer than any mixture of Trust Lead and Oil. T J. KEELEIt. ' • Justice-of-Uie Peace. Olliccln room over stole, LAI'OKTJC, PA. Special attention given lo collections. All matters left to the care ol this office w ill lie promptly attended to. CARROLL HOUSE, I). K tfilftFEi, i ropriotor. 1>I : SMolt K, J»A. One ot Ltrgcft an.l best equipped holt!.* in ihi> .<*•• i»u:i of tfit- .xt.it*?. I !• 1 • »>• Mr li«-.«t. I .ol* ioll.tr (•«•» .luy. i.j.i'K* *' Mr*. [J I.YSSES BIRD Land Surveyor Engineer and Conveyancer. Iti'locatingold lino and coiners, and draw ine ina)K Hf|«'Cialty. Will usually U- found at Imm Moiulajs. I 'liaigcs reasonable. Estella, Sullivan Co., Pa. COMMERCIAL HOUSE. TliOS. K. KKNHEDY.Prop. I.AI'OKTK I'A. lhin larg*: atol well uppitinletl house i? tllß '»"?<' popular hostelry iu this section LAPORTE HOTEL. F, W, UAIiLAOHEH, Prop. Newly erected. Opposite Court Mouse si|ti:ire. Steam lu-at, luitli rooms, hot and cold water, reading and |iool room,and burlier shop; also goiMl staldinw and liverv, W« P. SHOEMAKER, j Attorney at Law. I 'Mice in County Building, LAPORTK, I'A. •'""'■ctioiis, conveyancing; the scllleincut of ploiapt attention" h *" l " Us '"" Ss J. J. BRADLEY, ATTuaair ir-uw, orric* is COUNTY luiuuaa NKAMI'UIIKT HUU». LAHOKTK, p. piKS'l' NATION'Ai. ISAXK OF li(!sllOKK, i'ENNA. CAPITA t, . . $50,000, MUHfLUa . . SIO,OOO. I ».ies'n lieneral Banking Business. H.W. JKNNI.NiiS, M. 11. SWAK'tS. I'rehident. Cusliier 112. J & F. H. INGHAM, ATTOI:NKVs AT-UW, hrg.il Lusiiii fig atteioletl to 111 ih». »<ljoihing coi.ntiea -APuKTK, p A l MULLEN, Attornay-at-Law. LA I'OltTK, I'A. Office over I'. .1. Kecler's store. J. H. CHONIN, Attoaair-AtLAw, NOTAMV PUBLIC. I»H." 11l I ftl K, P.A CHAS.L. PETTIS k CO. I'iitii Huve^^j'Jit'uuiili-yl'roilure, Dressed I'uultry, Umiie k'lirn, Ukks and UUTTMH. 204 Duane St. New York. Write lor our prmeut paving price*. IIKWKK .V< 'A', /hIX/KLXA HW//.V, ,\H I hill till It'iut . \l'» iktifti'M iii /'rmtiii-i in I . S, 11,11 / <liln, H*hlhii*hnl 'f'liuh <if nfrr fit j i/NIM, HmniinTEITMMM Ikill JiLLU »utiMftl*tMa« W tN r»wl MMvfa .ri" .>.si.' ARMOR BOUGHT,"SB Secretary Louts Announces a t.argl C'antrnet nt Reduced Hatea. WASHINGTON, N«v. 10.—Secretarj Long announces the conclusion of the long controversy over the price of armot i plate for naval vessels and an agreement with-the Carnegie and Bethlehem com panies for Krupp armor at $420 a ton. Witt the possible addition of royalty fees making the maximum price $455.52 » ton. The amount of armor involved Is th« largest ever placed at one tim« by the government and is snid to.eqfrat nil tilt armor purchased by this government ut to IS9O. It covers the armor for 17 ships now in various stages of construction, in cluding eight battleships, six armored cruisers and three protected cruisers. The following official statement was given out concerning t he agreement: "The navy department has come to au agreement with the Carnegie and Bethle- JOIIN I). LONG. hem companies for Krupp armor of the first class amounting to 24,050 tons fot $420 a ton. The Krupp process involves the Harvey patent, the validity of which is now under consideration by the courts, and it is further agreed that the govern ment will assume iu addition any liabili ty for the Krupp process not exceeding i!>, or $24.32, a ton for Krupp royalty and not exceeding the I'uited States li cense fee of $11.20 for Harvey royalty. The maximum price to the government is therefore $455.52 a ton. subject to dimi nution in case of any reduction iu the foregoing royalties. "The bid of these companies for this clV*B of armor was S4!KI, and.he nrice originally asked $545. ROOT IN CUBA. War Secretary Pleaurd With What He Seen In ilie Inland. SANTIAGO, Cuba, Nov. 20.--Secreta ry ltoot and General Wood yesterday morning inspected the Morro barracks and the garrison. Sir. Boot expressed himself as very much pleased with the condition of the post and the appearance of the soldiers. At noon the party visited the San Juan battlefield, and in the afternoon they rode over the new government highway. This thoroughfare, which is a work iu which Geueral Wood takes great pride, is probuhly one of the finest in the world. It was constructed at :i cost of $20,000 per mile over a mountain range, from the summit of which there is a superb view of the valley, city and ocean. Mr. Hoot said he had never seen anything more impressive than the outlook. Today the party will go by yacht to Daiquiri, where the United States troops first landed, und will ride overland to the city, following the route of the army. Mr. Koot says he finds the Cubans more tractable than lie hail expected, aud he thiuks they are satisfied with the American occupation and appreciate the efforts of the Americans to improve con ditions iu the islaud. He will return to the United States, lie asserts, full of en thusiasm for a coutiuuauce of the im provements, particularly iu education aud sanitation. Sauting" he considers in a better sanitary condition than any other Cubun city he has visited. The party will probably goto (luantauauio tonight. AMERICAN SHIPPING. A I'rusperouM tear Rr|inr led—Fur. eiicn Tounawp l.inht. WASHINGTON, .Nov. ISI. - The report of Commissioner of Navigation Cham berlain. just made public, says the past fiscal year bus lieeu the most prosperous period known to American shipping for some years. Heturns for the current fis cal year promise an even more satis factory record. For the first tins- since the civil war I lit* documented tonnage ol the I'nited States exceeds S,IMNI.IMM> gross tons. Oil June Ho, ISMHI, American documented tonnage comprised 'J.'l.ll.'t;! vessels of 5.11H.Kt1l gross tons, an increase of :UlO,- imni tous over the previous fiscal year. American vessels are almost wholly confined to the coastiiiK trade, which em ployed last year 4.X1.K, 145 tons, or men thai! the total tonnage of Germany aud France. Our tonnage in the foreign trade was only Slit,Ttis tons and carried last year only H per cent of our exports und import*. A century ago American ship ping registered for foreign trade was fltKi,92l tous. while this touuugc now in the 13 original si ales amounts lo 4K2,- I*l7 tons. I -id. Ivl %li*e. KAlltm.i. la., Nov. JII iliiiueit Hell« -'."I, who li. en declared dead by a court in Ohie. or i.es to admit tbe charge und has d« p.nitsl for hi» old boiaa 1M thai olale very nun li alive and deter mined to secure his oltaie or a large es late, lit read in.in Hhi" pujH i ili.u rei bad weiiifd rt decree to tin effect that he wa» ih hI .1 * a t»ecc»»«ry |iic|imt ««ry to dividing all esliile. 11. left tiogM •tore than Ml *•*!» ago ,in4 hits uetrer siltt-v been ba> k FIGHTINOESUMffi; End of Rainy Seaepn permits Aotion In Philippines. AGGRESSIVE CAMPAIGN PLANNED. Several Engstcmelit) Already Re ported—Re-enforcement* Sent to Various Island Garrison*—Grant Carrlea Filipino Stronghold. MANILA, NOT. 19.—Last week wit nessed a very considerable iuereuse in rebel and American activity in the field. Many skirmishes occurred and several small engagements in northern and south ern Luzon. The termination of the rains permits a resumption of operations on both sides. The Americans are undertaking a se ries 01 aggressive movements against the insurgents, notably upon the islund of Samar .against General Lukban, whose forces kolvLthe entire island with the ex ception of'three coast towns, each of which is garrisoned by two companies of the Twenty-ninth infantry and a pla toon ol artillery. The rebels are continually shooting into the garrisoned towns, and our forces have not been sufficient to retaliate effectively. Commerce in Samar has been at a stand still, and most of the influential inhabit ants have departed. General Hare has arrived there with 250 men. He will bring eight companies of the Second iu fautry from the island of Mnrimluque, as they may be needed, and will proceed en ergetically to crush General I.ukban. Meanwhile United States gunboats will patrol the coast to prevent the escape of the insurgent leader. Lukbairstill holds three members of the Forty-third regi ment prisoners. General Wheaton, commanding in the. department of northern Luzon, is sending re-enforcements to General Young's prov inces, where the natives, under General Tinio and Aglipa.r, the excommunicated Filipino priest, are showing signs of rest lessness, deserting the domiciles they have occupied during the rainy season and joining under compulsion of fear the insurgents in the mountains. Notable among the week's engagements was General Grant's advance, with Muc cabebe and American scouts, upon a reb el stronghold 35 miles north of Manila, which was defended by 200 insurgents armed with rifles. After skiriuUbing and fighting for the greater part of a day and night, tbe enemy was dislodged front the mountain fastness, and immense quanti ties of rice and stores, with considerable ammunition, were destroyed. General MacArtliur has gone to Subig bay with Admiral Itemey ou the United States cruiser Brooklyn for the purpose of examining the locality. It is probable that 1,800 marines now in Philippine waters will be used to relieve certain ar my posts, rendering the relieved soldiers available for other and more urgent du ties. A FIGHT FOR LIFE. Senator Davia Holding III* Own, bnt In a Crltieul Condition. ST. PAUL, Nov. •JO-Whether (tie im provement noted in the condition of United States Senator Davis is other than superficial it is impossible to say. The coutiuued intervals of ( delirium are deemed unfavorable to recovery. How ever, the fact that he continues to take and digest considerable food and tonics Is considered much in his favor. The weakened condition of the seuator makes recuperation more difficult. His health, shattered in the civil war. was ucver fully restored. However, his stroug will is battling with the disease, und BEN \'l l >N \ K 1' vv IS. hope has uot been abandoned, although it is iiduiitted tin his condition is very, critical. He realizes his serious condi* tion and.it is stated, has made all ar« rtiigemcnls as to his estate. Judge Harriett Tripp has arrived from Yauktuu, S. U. lie will remain until there is u change in his brntltcr-iu-law'it ondltion, , Ma NUe In Meat I'rlees. CHICAGO, Nov. lU.—Absolute denial is made by Chicago packers of a report to the effect that the packers iiad ad rauced prices rtu .ill sort* of meat froui I to 5 cent* it pound and iliul there is n combine »112 the Hnii» lo liol.i the price higher regardles» if the pri live cat lie. "The reports that we have arbitrari ly swelled the price* of meat* are uti •rue," said K. K. Swift of Swift A Co. yesterday. "Supply and demand control tbe market mm .i» ihcy have aiwa)* tloue. The election int 110 figure whatev er in the price ot meat .luring the Week following it, mo will 11 affect it " V* ill Hellre. WAHMIMiTnV Nov. 17 At thecal, met uiacliiig Attorney lieneral Griggs made the formal announcement that on the llh of Mtli'k Oekt lie Would [«thl< from the tabiuel Mr Griggs will leave the presideul'* I'Uittai family for purely business teasoii*. 1.25 Per.. Number 2? VERYMILD SENTENCE Punishment of Chinese Lead ers Only Illusory. PRINCE TUAN BANISHED TO HIS HOME frtie Kdlct Not an Severe as at Klrst Reported, and tlie Forelien 12a vo ys Cannot Aeeept Such Feeble Penalties. LONDON. Nov. 20.—Dr. Morrison, wiring to The Times from Peking Sun day, says: "In communicating the punishment e<lict, dated Sinn-fu, Nov. l.'J, to tin' for eign envoys Li Hung Chung submits it as the iinnl punishment the court is able to inflict and repeats pie stereotyped plea of all Chinese plenipotentiaries— Bamel.v, that the emperor threatens him self and Prince filing with severe pun ishment if they fail to induce the repre sentatives of the powers to accept the compromise. "The mildness of the sentences excites ridicule and strengthens the ministers in their determination to demand the death penalty. The punishments are illusory. Prince Tnan is merely banished to his own home, and others undergo a merely nominal lowering irank. Perpetual im prisonment means a lil'f of honored re tirement." The Morning Post's Peking correspond ent, wiring Saturday, says: "The edict inflicting punishment is milder than the lirst reports suggested. Prince Titan and Prince Cliwang are on ly banished and not imprisoned. Duke Lan is merely dismissed. The foreign envoys cannot accept the edict owing to the inadequacy of the puumlmients. "Count von Waldersee oflieially an nounces that he has stopped looting and restored peace in the province of Clii-li." "The French consul here reports." ;nys the Shanghai correspondent of The D:ti ly News, "that severe persecutions of Catholic convert* continues in the prov ince of Ivirtng-si. Mr. Ooodnow, I'nited States consul, hears thai the Protestants in the province of t'he-kiang are similar ly persecuted. The governors of both provinces are Mantchoos and violently untiforeign." According to the Shanghai correspond ent of The Times it is asserted on good authority in Tien tsin that there are slili some missionaries urviving at Tai-yuen fu under the protection of the mandarins. MINISTERS DISSATISFIED. I'nnishmen t of lloxcm Inadequate, lii'rmaii Troops A eeuse,l. PEKING. Nov. .17. via Shanghai, Nov. 20.—The ministers are not satistied with the punishment of Chinese princes and others responsible for the Boxer out rages. They say that while the punish ment may appear severe in some cases should be remembered that these were the men who were responsible for all the loss of life iiufl*Kinntenauced all sorts of outrages. There is still considerable complaint about the actions of the German soldiers iu the neighborhood of t'hou-choit, and the missionaries have now taken the mat ter up. Souie oj/.'lie .harges are to the effect that have oiitru) ed women and t£nandcd money from the Chinese otliciflL of ln ln reply, 'j the complainCif the miss.lyrics t'oui von \Valderse®lechired that - bad stop ped looting inm|ic south and ic.->tored or der. New llorse Show. NEW YOltKrXov. iit>. A few scores less than I.tNKI horses and peiiics will be on parade this week in Madison Square Garden before no one knows how nian.v humans, a few of whom will look on with critical eyes for the equines only and more with a gaze wandering away from the arena to the promenade, the boxes and the tiers of seats. The exhibition be gau yesterday morning when the Nation al Horse Show association threw open the doors of the Gardeu, of which it hud taken possession for its sixteenth animal eveut. and inaugurated what the ussociu tiou believes, will be the most successful affair in its history. Iloers Very teilve. PItETOKIA, Nov. 10. The Boers are active. It is alleged that Commandant Louis Botha has established a govern tnttlt at ltoescudal, north of Middlrburg, aud that with the £l!°iO,UOt) which he hu.> available he is paying the lighting burgh era a crown per day. Commandant Abel Erasmus is said to be at Oliphaut's river with i!,OUU men, I.ISNI wagous au<l I -000 cattle. Prom Heidelberg it is le ported that the Boers are compelling the burghers who had surrendered to take up arms again. Morgan t MIUIBH to \orthMetil. LONDON. No*. I'J The Itcv. S Campbell Morgan, minister "112 New Court t'on«reg«tioiial chapel, Tollinijioo Park, London, announced from bis pulpit yeaterday that he had acccpic.l the pa torate at NorthttelU in suecc-ion to tie late Dwighf 1.. Moodj In a letter an uouiiclng lii' resignation, which will oc cur not laid than February ue*t, be says,"l have cuttle to the rymiutiull ihn: the invitation to Notthlield i* tin- cull ut tiod." Maiaiuoth <lvsisakl|t«. NEW LONDON, t'oiiu No* 10. Ac int*l work begun tin* week on the laying of the keels of the inauiuioth iron it«»m ship* to Is- built at the works of the Eastern Shipbuilding company, Orotntt, upiHiKlli 1 New l.oiid>ui, and from this dale the work of (tilltin, together the hulls I»f the »btp» Will go rapidly on There was pulled flout the •■dice of lk« < UUlfiitl) Mil ** M I lit- KUI* *»f t||«* ttuW hillttl nig at the work». which »lmw» the pro Jet led sbi|*» to be larger than any vessels M the WOT Id NOW building MI plant*. d
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