Published Every Thursday.
Volume 5.
S THE PARAMOUNT ISSUE. £
Yes, Paramount issues are plentiful this year.
Swe have two. First, we are prepared to sell you ?
112 everything usually found in lirst-class jewelry S
I store at very reasonable prices. If we have not I
\ the article you want we will get it for you at the J
/ shortest possible notice if it can be found. v
\ Second, we are prepared to do your repairingS
£ in a workmanlike manner, also at very reasonableS
112 has been spoiled by others, we shall want plenty V.
Xof time to do it in and full price for doing it. /
S| Very respectfully, J
> RETTEN BUIIY, S
5 DUSHORE, PA. THE JEWELER. C
jl
d® 3kK» bicylec n repai ß?nT
fjrm Done in first lcass order and as
112 Quickly as possible, using good
Material and prices right.
Will sell you the Best Aaa
BICYCLE MADE for %2\ UIMK
THE COLUMBIA
Line of chain wheels always leads the race, from
$25 00, $35-00, and $50.00.
The Columbia Chainlet on exhibition now with
and see my line, if you contemplate sending for a w heel. 1
as much for your money as you will get elsewhere. _
GENERAL LINE OF HARDWARE, MILL SUPPLU b.
STOVES and RANGES,
FURNACES. a g rvcn general J ° b
oofcs Hardware,
DUSHORE, PA.
Don iaviiayCj?.
1.50; ipiiiiti* of nil kinds ">i' up,hol»l'y Ii" '-
SUBSTANTIAL GIFTS are
Photngraiih Albums Nleu|i, hressing und fnllet Article* in eellulohl,
very tine, Itibles .Mie to l'.'»0; l'.»sy IliM-klug ( halo, l*nrlur Tables,
i ariw't Swii'lht*, TulMUiretts, I'ictiire Kmm I-, ( hiuaware, lilii**wurt-,
Silverware, large Hue. We never forget to make you happy In every
way as to price and nuality.
Confectionary Department.
Kxceed* all ft.rmer vuritlen. We give s (M vliil price* f..r llulliilnylliiu-*
candles ihcHh, fruit* ete. t 'hrUtmu* tri-C ortiuuifiil, candle*, holders
Early buyers have the best chance of selection as they
avoid the ureal crowd.
Jeremiah Kelly,
HUGHESVILLE.
Republican News Item.
"ETERNAL VIGILANCE IS THE PRICE OF LIBERTY."
LAPORTE, PENNA., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 13, 190 ft.
We pay $24 per week toman with
rig to introduce our Poultry Com
pound in country. Send stamp for
terms.
Royal Mfg. C'o. Dept. 2<».
Franklin, Pa.
A full line of bed comfortable* at
Holcomb A Lauer's.
(tood comfortable cheap at Hol
comb A Lauer's.
Special bargains.in hats at J.W.Buck's
Hold's canned meats are unsurpassed
for flavor and are all Government insoect
ed, for sale at Buscliliattaen's.
Von cannot find a finer lied Alaska
Salmon no matter what the price you pay
15ct8 a can at Busclihausen's.
Lake herring and white fit-li at J.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
tlum any mixture of Trust Lead and
Oil.
TJ. KEE LEU.
• Justice-of-thc Peace.
Ofltccin rootn over store, LAPOKTK, PA.
Special attention given to collections.
All matters lell to the care of this olfice
will lie promptly attended to.
CARROLL HOUSE,
D. KEEPE, Proprietor.
OUSIIORE, PA.
One uf tha largest and beat equipped
hotels in thin section of the state.
I'alilo oi the best, lli.tes 1 .011 dollar per day.
barge stables.
(JLYSSES BIRD
Land Surveyor Engineer and Conveyancer.
Relocating old lines and coiners, and draw
ing maps a specialty.
Will usually la' found at home on Mondays.
Charges reasonable.
Estella, Sullivan Co., Pa.
COMMERCIAL HOUSE7
THOS. E. KENNEDY, Prop.
LAPORTE 1»A.
This large and well appointed house if
tlie most popular hoste.ry in this section
LA PORTE HOTEL
F. W, GALLAGHER, Prop.
Newly erected. Opposite Court
I louse square. Steam heat, hath rooms,
hot and cold water, reading and pool
room,and barber shop; also good stabling
and livery,
WMP. SHOEMAKER,
Attorney-at Law.
Office in County Building.
LAPORTE, PA.
Collections, conveyancing; the settlement ol
estates and other legal business will receive
prompt attention.
A. J. BRADLEY,
AVTORHBr AT-LAW,
orrtca IN COUNTY BUILDINO
NBAa COURT aooaa.
LAPORTE, I'A
riRMT NATIONAL BANK
OF DI'HIIORB, PENNA.
CAPITAL - - SSO 000
SUHPLUB . . SIO,OOO.
Does » General Ranking Business,
B.W. JHNNINDS, M. D. SWARTS.
President. C'ashlei
112. J. & F. H. INGHAM,
ATTOI!M K V.H-AT-LA W,
L**gtl hu«inens >itten«le<l to
in mi* Mini Atljoming couistieA
.A PORTE, P At
£ t J. MULLEN,
Attornay-at-Law.
LA PORT!. PA.
Office over T. -I. Keeler's store.
J # H. CRONIN,
LAW,
■ OTART PUBLIC,
orricl OR MAlfl ATR|IT.
DIISIIOHK, PA
CHAS.L. PETTIS & CO.
I'iiHi IliiyfpS'iiiiiiinl'i'iiilun'.
UriMnetl Poultry, Uiinio I'uri, Bga* and
UUTTKH.
204 Duane St. New York.
Wiite for our present paving price*.
WA.'AAVi'A'.VC 'A'.
I> l V/A.7..v.t < think, r*,i; lli#//.v.
llt i'imum i rin/ . |</< tuHt n, t.j firi tad,'*
IB'UH I'M in /SIMIHI'I in I . .V. ILML 112 Vflt
uilii, HMuMUtuit Truth ></ one .'<<
nmViIIi!MTIITM Man
■ ill It 11 U*| b« iwiufl by
It IIIIV '■ U ■ our aid Addrna.
lULyyii IM Mum ucni
•aawHiaiua* to Tha I'aieai ll2f!a?aaa!ou.
TREATY CONSIDERED
: Senate Spends Several HourE
In Executive Seaaion.
HOUSE PASSES SUPPLY BILL QUICKLY j
It Required the Clerk Three lloura I
to Iteuil Willi I WttN Aitopleil In it
I'ch llliiiilen— Mlnttrll.v U uri
anal MeiroH Heiiort.
WASIIIX(!TOX,I»cc.II. Hon. Chnrles
A. Townc, the recently npp.iiutnl -...c
cessnr of the late Senator Dnvis ol' Min
liesota, attended yesterday's session of
the senate and took the oath of oltiOc. No
business of iuipnrttinco WHS trnnsncted
iu the open session, the senate Koitiß into
secret session on the Huy-l'iutncefote
treaty tis soon as routine liusiness had
been concluded.
The senate spent almost five hours in
executive session considering the ilay
l'auucefote treaty. There were five iv six
speeches made, some of them by senators
who had not spoken hitherto upon the
treaty and others by senators who had
previously expressed themselves. Among
the latter was Senator Morgan, who re
turned to his former speech, elaborating
somewhat his position as to the effect of
the t'layton-Hulwer treaty, lie took is
sue with Senator Teller as to the pur
port iff the first clause of that treaty,
claiming that it applied only to Oront
Britain's right to fortify the Nicaragua
canal itself. Senator Teller replied at
■oiiie length, asserting that the provision
ivus uf more general import, us, he said,
ciiari.es a. tow nr.
any one could ascertain for himself by
reading President Hnchanau's views up
on the subject when In- was minister t>>
lOnglnnil. The declaration then made
showed plainly, he >aid, that Kngland
had attempted to extend her rights lie
ynnd the immediate vicinity of the canal.
During the day speeches were made by
Senators Money. Stewart, I''iye uml oth
ers. Senator Stewart announced that he
was for the treaty without amendment
and Senator Money that lie was against
the treaty iu any form, lie wanted the
canal built as much a* any senator could,
he Nilid, but lie considered the pending
treaty little less than an insult to the in
telligence of the Americati people, lie
liad tin doubt that it' proper diplomatic
efforts should lie made it would be possi
ble to secure the complete abrogation of
the t'layton-Hulwer treaty, and that was
what lie wanted.
The first of the great supply bills, the
legislative, e.xeciiti'.e and judicial appro
priation bill, was passed by tin- house in
record time. The bill carties $'J-i,l!tt'.,-
ItiN and has I,'il pages, but there was
less than ten niiiiutes' debate upon it.
Mr. Hiugham of I'enusylvauia, who was
in charge of the measure, tendered his |
thanks to the house for the confidence i
shown iu the appropriations committee |
It requited about three hours for the !
clerk to read the bill. No other business ]
w as transacted.
Illrii Hill Pnaftetl.
WAMIINUTON. lice. H.—The 'num.* |
yesterday passed the (trout oleoma g\
rine bill l.y a vote of I!M; to !C. TiM i
substitute ..11. red by the minority ..f the !
committee on agriculture, which imposed j
additional rcstricii.-us on the snle ot o'e.e !
margarine to prevent its fraudulent sn|. |
as butler and increased the penalties for
violators, was defeated lij a vote ..f ll.'t
to
('hiiiriiiaii I'tivne of the ways and 1
means committee lute iu the afternoon
submitted the report of that committee {
signed b> all the Republican liieniU s iu
fntor of the bill reducing the wii rev
enue taxi's about #-pl.iMMi,iNHi.
House rna». » \rw> Hill,
WASH IN< JT( IN. I 7 The home
of reprckeiilatives at the end of a long
■oiling passed the arm.t rc.o gauuutlou
bill by a vole of 11lii l>. I:LI. I'hiec llciii..
crats, Messrs. Hall ..| I'emisyli uliia and
tlliUerhill ami I'la.ilon ot Ne» Vork. vot
ed ultli the Itcp.lbli. an- fol I lie bill and
Mr. M.l'all . Hep.. Mas. . with the llcin
.K'riils agiiiiist it. iltherwlse ii was a
stint purl) vol.
Hilt I III'.. rnr Heel.
t' II It' A(il I'c. 7 line lino.lied .I'd
birs apiece lor sti .ks ami *|u a i...■■ n.l
tor I'OMSL 1.e.! was |.a 1.1 111 111. I'm Slock
show w lieu S. bWHI I n». liil.l ,V Sol/I.ei gel'
ot New V>.| k bolis'lil It K I'lercc's \l.«.i
deeu \ngils slit i V.liiili.e foi (| .'rfi .
IHOIIIII This was paid for beef .*n lln*
hoot, and as IH** «tver lipped 111.- seiile al
I . I.HI pounds ill.' p. ice WUs I If*.
\vls.tu II Il.'s «lulrH,
I.IIMUtN |N. in Seteral relic, ul
laud Nelson. Ill.bi.ling his uat.li and
lli|ii| of the medals aw aided him. were
atolru from the (•i.cllWM'h hospital Mai
.11 da) aflei 111. all. udaul» led I'll!' p..
lice kait uu Hat* ot the thn I,
POSTOFFICE REPORT.
Rrvrnnei of Ikr Department Eiorfd
IfIOO.OOn.WMI.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10. —Postmas-
ter General Charles Emory Smith in his
annual report made public hist night, be
sides discussing domestic and insular
operations in the last liseul year, devotes
particular attention to the abuses of the
second class mail matter privileges and
extension of rural free delivery. He
makes the following recommendations
for legislation: Compulsory separation
by publishers of second class mail mat
ter. amendment of the interstate com
merce law to prohibit telegraph and ex
press companies or their employees from
aiding or abetting in the green goods or
lottery swindles or any other wrongful
scheme carried on jointly by mail and
common carriers, punishment of persons
who forcibly attempt to enter mail cars
or who assault a railway mail clerk
while on duty, authority for postotlice in
spectors to take out search warrants
whenever necessary, an appropriation for
constructing inspectors' lookouts in pysi
ofliees wherever the postmaster general
deems them necessary.
The linancial operations of the depart
ment for the last tiscal year are shown
briefly in the following statement of rev
enues and expenditures: Ordinary postal
revenue, $100,811tM.'W.44; receipt* from
money order business, $1,4. r >s,l-15.85; to
tal receipts from all sources, $ 102,354.-
,">7!l.liW: total expenditures for the year,
$107,740,207.99: excess of expenditures
over receipts, $5,385,088.70.
From this statement it will be observed
that the revenues have now passed the
hundred million mark: also that while
the expenditures were over $0,000,000
greater than for the previous tiscal year
the deficit for the year 1899-1000 was but
#5.385.088, beiug $1,225,088 less than
that of the previous year.
Several pages of the report are devoted
to rural free delivery.
LOST IN A LAKE GALE.
Crew or Klght (ioea Down Willi
Sinking llurue.
t.'LKVKI.ANI*. I lee. 10. A special to
The I'laiu Dealer from Erie, I'a., says:
"In the midst of one of the most bit
ter gales that ever swept Lake Erie the
iron ore barge Charles Foster, in tow of
the Iron Duke, went to the bottom yes
terdaj ten miles oft' Erie, and eight per-
NIIUS were drowned, including Captain
.lohn Bridge of Cleveland.
"The Foster was one of the Meet of
James Corrigan of Cleveland and for
two mouths has been running from Du- i
lutli to Erie with iron ore. Iter cargo
consisted of 1,504) tons of ore.
Youuit Thief funnies Poller,
BOSTON, Dec. li. -The taV of Mor
ris Anrouburg, the youth who lias con
fessed that he stole $8..5'17 from Mrs.
Margaret Beck, which has puxzled the
poliee from the first, still staggers the
otiicials, although the boy lias declared
his guilt. It is the first case in police
records here where a man or hoy has
confessed to having stolen money and
has stood rently to take all the punish
ment which could bp given for the of
fense without making restitution and try
ing to escape the full penalty. The po
lice have figured it out that if Aatonburg
goes to prison for the maximum term of
live years without returning the stolen
money lie will come out financially as if
lie been at work all the lime on a
salary of about SI,BOO a year. All evi
dence is taken as indicating that Aaron
burg has the money safely concealed and
intends togo to ptison without revealing
its hiding place.
A .HlllploMft of lleuil Hollies.
SAN FBANCISCO, Dec. 11. The
tinusport Hancock lias arrived from Ma
uila by way of Nagasaki with a grew
somc cargo. It cousisted of the bodies
of about 1,500 sailors and soldiers who
either died in battle or sueciiuilied to the
.'itvagcs of disease in tint Philippines,
China, Guam and Honolulu. This is
the largest number of bodies brought
home since the outbreak of the Spanish
American war. The Hancock will like
ly remain in <iuurautlne a few days. The
bodies will be conveyed to the I'rcsidio
and placed in the buildings there peud- :
ing interment or shipment to the homes |
of the relatives. The Hancock was 251
days in making the tun from Manila
and was 17 days in coming from Nagasa
ki, the last port at which she touched.
I olouel I.lseyin's IteiiiNliiM Irrhf.
WASHINGTON. Dec. II There
mains of <'olouel Emerson 11. I.iseuui,
one of the heroes oft lie tight at Tien tsin
ill Jill) lasl, arrived at the IVnnsylva
ilia railroad depot yesterday and wei*'
escorted b) a troop of the Fifth cavalr.v
to the paiisli hall of St. .lohu's church.
They were accompanied from I'liiua audi
Sau Francisco b> General Jauies It. Wil
son and b\ Mrs. l.isciilu and hei brothel. I
Colonel Liscuwi's leum w- "ill be bin il*d |
al Arlington ccmetcrt this afternoon 1
with lull military honors.
lon I I'mnlnr In \mr nnt.
CHItISTIANIA Dec. s There is a
coal fainiue in Norway, the piice having
i iseu in pet eelit. lint wltlt*laildill|g the
tint that conl Import* ha\c increased
Iwe ci lit. The I 'ln I»I nuns papers intiuiale
that tin I lilted States would Had ready
purchase!» o| > o«| in this ...unli),
lie In Ih os Hai tnrilUli lilsts.
1.0.N IM IN. He. 7 A l«>l(ian »yndl
' ale with a capital of i2.iaai.isNi. has |,i, r
chased Mi Sw»N I en. aeeonlilig to llae
t ..pciihagcu corie»|Miud»Hl of The I'ally
F\prea> .'MI coppei ami lead lit 111.-•
Mos|illal I or I Mltlrru.
U.IIAM He. s ||„ S. „ Tor I
Kialc l|o>pilal I'oi lln I'ari of l'ii|.pl. d
a.id I let oi In. * I I l.il.llcli i" I a t.psticd iiy
ciiaplel tli!l of 111 l.lWs of llsai o. ||.,W
••p. n for ilo ieii | ii..H tiiui treatment of
||||llent s I 111 hospital Is loialed in 'fni
I I 1..W a. N V ■ «I I'aiibtii* -i %euin* and
ilie Hudson river. Its.nl .no mile hrloa
the railroad station It has a.iolnai.ala
llilll #..• all. '•"» l • •»>•«**
1.25 Per - •
HOSTILITIES WANING
Important Captures,but Little
Fighting, In the Philippines.
INSURGENTS GENERALLY RETIRING.
Auierleans I* revi*n te tl From l.anilltig
Xear I'll nil an—l,iirice <(uaiitil> nt
Ariua, With Printliiw and SiKiial
Outfits. Selxeil In Mountalna.
MANILA. Dec. 10.—While 1 lie cap
tures of supplies ami the occupation of
new points ure quite numerous those in
volving actual fighting are eouiparatively
few. Apparently the insurgents are fall
ing hack at all contested points, sacrific
ing their possessions in most cases and
satisfied to save themselves.
A detachment of the Forty-seventh
I'nited States volunteer infantry from
the island of Ciitumliiunes. off the south
east coast of Luzon, relinquished an at
tempt to land near I'andan. On anchor
ing the Americans were tired upon by tiu
riflemen, and after a short engagement
they cut the anchor chain and sailed for
Catanduanes with two killed and two
wounded. The names have not yet been
received here.
Captain Kichard T. Ellis of the Thirty
third voluuteer infantry captured in the
mountains near Rarbar a large quantity
of Krug, Mauser and Hemiugton ammu
nition. together with a signal outfit, a
printing press and other equipment. All
of this was destroyed.
Thirty rifles and several hundred car
tridges were secured at Victoria.
A detachment of the Fourth infantry
captured Major <la lion ami three officers
of lower rank in the town of Hasa.v.
Another detachment destroyed General
I'gliad's camp. The enemy had tied, hut
the Americans subsequently rounded up
345 insurgents.
General Mac Arthur lias approved the
death sentences passed upon several ad
ditional persons convicted of murder, ar
son and pillage. In a few other in
stances he has commuted death sentences
to imprisonment.
CHAMBERLAIN ATTACKED.
Sllrrlnu Se»nea nt Opeulnn »l Brit
ish I'm-1 in infill.
LONDON, I lec. 7.—The fifteenth par
liament of the reign of Queen Victoria
opened yesterday. Before the lights
went out in the ancient chambers almost
every leading politician had spoken.
Such fierce personal animosity and aneli
hitter invective had scarcely ever before
marked proceedings at Westminster.
Mr. Joseph Chamberlain, secretary of
state for the colonies, was the ceuter of
the storm. The |x>licy of the empire re
garding South Africa anil China, the ac
tion of the government in causing a dis
solution when it did. the conduct of the
war against the Boers and.in fact, all
the questions vitally affecting the empite
were gravely discussed and explained,
but dominating all was the opposition's
hatred of the colonial secretary.
The queen's speech which was read in
parliament was the shortest on record.
It was as follows:
"My Lords and Gentlemen — It having
become necessary to make further provi
siou for the expenses of the operations
of my armies in South Africa and China.
1 summoned you to .hold a special session
in order that you may give your sanction
to the enactments required for this pur
pose. You will not enter on the dis
cussion of other public matters requit
ing your attention until ilie ordiuaiy
meeting of parliament next spring."
Value of laaiterlillt Katate Flirt.
NEW YOKK. bee. B.—After a long
delay the heirs of the late Cornelius Van
derbilt have agreed to the appraisement
of the estate as made by G. I). Iln>
broiick, representing the state comp
troller. This uppialseiuent is y.'il!.stN
(Ml for the real estate. The figures in
sisted oil by the heirs were s4o.Kit!.-
Ssti.it;. bui Mr. Ilitshrouck stood firm
and has at last gained his poiut. The
transfer tax on the Viiuderhilt estate will
reach |99U,000. AI read,\ ilu- nwntun
have paid into the stale the sum of
Stta, which was paid early to get ad
vantage of a reduction of .*> per cetit.
Comptroller Cider will get a snug sum
from 1111- Vlllldc!bill estate. Ills fee will
amount to J.YJ.imhi
■Mai-Inn I realll Where II NeliiaKa.
ST. I'KTKIIKBI KG. I»ec. in. The
Xovoe Vienna. ill an article e\idciitl> ill
spired, referring to the recent il i-pa I 11
from !>r. M unison iu I'eking to tin- l.on
don Times saying lluit ail tile credit fie
securing softened terms i» given by It.--
(Chinese to the ltu»*iau»,, n-marks: "The
credit for the exist.ug entente really l»-
long*, to Ami-riiji. Kugbiiid Is-grmlg *
I'leslilciit Mt Kilili t his j.ist prestige Is
cause In- has eniptia-iled America'-
friendship for Ku»sia " The Knss an
journal legards the ull< rations übieii
Anu-riea lia* pi-iii'llieil in the |H-acc pic
liniinaries as of tin greatest importance.
I una sail t or small I rati.
MOW YOUK. I '«■• live lilt I**
cockleshell* of the liavj. lime of lllelii
Tout Thumb* of war ves»el». ale to lis*
el more Ihau llltaai utiles to the I'hilip
pine* Tin- rt.ig*hip of tin* oii»quil-i
ili-.-t will Im- ilo- giinluint \o us polls and
her eohsoils w ill Is the gunlsiat Vb k*
tun g. I hi- cniivei tisl > schi l-'ioli. .ind ftie
tugboat* Worn pa tuck .net I'iscaiaquii.
They art- lo In- *eiil in rciimn* 1 In lie*
requ< *t nt Itear Adimial Bcliic> fur »mall
tes*els lo do p.iii"i dui> in the I'liilip
pines.
I natlei Mill al I arae.
IXl*l \ VU'OI.I*. I». i II Kaha*.
the ri< n|ntl colill. I. tlpon Ih'llin ii>» nut
eil ii« .it l-ogal>«,. .1-1. falail} wouieli-%1
Mii'im m«-inl*i i * I ,i •hi iill s posa* Hi «
Ugh' The ftiltiiil i* »Uil al iaifa. lU<
militia is la pui toll.
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