Published Every Thursday. Volume 5. THE PARAMOUNT ISSUE. Yes, Paramount issues are plentiful this year. Q Swe have two. First, we are prepared to sell you ? r everything usually found in iirst-class jewelry I store at very reasonable prices. If we have not I \ the article you want we will get it for you at the J r shortest possible notice if it can be found. v X Second, we are prepared to do your in a workmanlike manner, also at veiy reasonable 5 prices. If we are called upon to do work over I has been spoiled by others, we shall want time to do it in and full price for doing it. / Ns Very respectfully, J > RETTENBURY, \ X DUSHORE, PA. THE JEWELLLL. C £01.1:5 HARDWARE Jtf] (aML BlCVLEC'repairung * rfrA Done in first lcass order and as Quickly as possible, using good Material and prices right. Will sell you the Best BICYCLE MADE for vtfMK THE COLUMBIA if Line of chain wheels always leads the race, from $25 00, $35.00, and $50.00. The Columbia Chain less 011 exhibition now with «-oast or 1 »ra Ky- > and see my line, if you contemplate sending for aw he el. w as much for your money as you will get elsewhere. rocs GENERAL LINE OF HARDWARE, MILL SUPPLIKS. STOVES and RANGES, FURNACES. ~i«e g S a grven general)ob ootes Hardware, DUSHORE, PA. Poll 1.50; gamesl of all kinds 5c up,hobby SUBSTANTIAL GIFTS are Photograph Albums 50cup, Dressing and Toilet Articles in celluloid, very fine, Bibles 50c to 2.50; Easy llockiug Chairs, l'arlor Tables, Carpet Sweepers, Tabouretts, Picture Easels, Chinaware, Class ware, Silverware, large line. We never forget to make you happy in every way as to price and quality. Confectionary Department. Exceeds all former varities. We give special prices for Hollidaytimes candies meets, fruits etc. Christmas tree ornament, candles, holders; Early buyers have the best chance of selection as they avoid the great crowd. Jeremiah Kelly, HUGHESVILLE. Republican News Item. "ETERNAL VIGILANCE IS THE PRICE OF LIBERTY." LAPORTE, PENNA., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 20. 1900. We pay $24 per week toman with rig to introduce our Poultry Oonl pound in country. Send stamp for terms. i Royal Mfg. Co. Dept. 2l tiie bust. Kitten 1.00 dollar per day. Largo gtihlrt. (JLYSSES BIRD Land Surveyor Engineer and Conveyancer. Relocating olil lines am! coiners, titid draw ing imt|«» u?|K'eialty. Will usually be found at home on Mondays, (.'liuixes reasonable. Estella, Sullivan Co., Pa. COMMERCIAL HOUSE. THOS. E. KENNEDY, Prop. LAPORTE PA. This large and well appointed house is the must popular hostelry in this section LAPORTE HOTEL. P. W, OALLAOHER, Prop. Newly erecteil. Opposite Court House square. Steam heal, hath rooms, hot and cold water, reading and pool room,and harher shop; also good stahling and livery, WM P. SHOEMAKER, Attorney-at-Law. Office in County Building. LAPORTE, PA. Collections, conveyancing; the settlement of estates ami other legal business will receive prompt attention. A. J. BRADLEY, ATTORNEY AT-LAW, orrica ID COUNTY BUILDING ■ (All c'Ol'RT HOU»«. LAPOKTK, PA riRST NATIONAL BANK ' OF DUBIIORE, PENNA. CAPITAIj - - SSO 000. SURPLUS . . SIO,OOO Does'a General Ranking Business. B.W.J UNKINGS, M. J). SWARTS. Prwliient. fasliioi T.J. & F. H. INGHAM, ATTO KM KYS-AT-LAW, Legil business attended to in this and adjoining counties _ A PORTE, PA. [ J. MULLEN, Attorney-at-Law. LAPORTE, PA. i)llinx.*l h' ■■< Dealer* in I'rndnoe in IS. nml i 'nit (id get up the resolu tion relating to the Montana senatorial case. The effort was futile. Xo lejis h live business aside from the purest ruu -1 lie was transacted. .lust before adjournment late in the afternoon the senate gave its consent t > the fixing of a time to vote upon the llay-l'nuncefoto treaty. Senators Moie-.v and Mason had occupied llie time of ihe executive session iu making speeches up on the treaty, and when Mr. Mason, who was the last speaki r. concluded Senator Lodge renewed his reipiest to take a vote next Thursday. Xo voice was rai-ed in opposition, and the unanimous »g ce ment was recorded. The understanding is thai the voting shall be 011 the amen I nients al •"> o'clock and that the senate shall continue iu session until Ihe first vote oil tile treaty itself is reached. lit-vriilie llrilnrilon llill I'usscd. WASH IX( iTOX. I lee. 17.—The house passed the war revenue reduction bill 011 Saturday. The opposition sought to re commit the bill with instructions to report back a measure reducing the revenue at least $70,000.01 HI and including a provi sion for an income tax so drawn as to es cape an adverse decision of llie supreme court. The motion failed by a vote of l:tl to 155. Thereupon the bill was passed without the concurrence of the minority, who refrained from voting, The auieiidineiil placed in (lie bill to tax ex press receipts was defeated on a yen am) nay vote iu the house of 125 lo I,'!!'. The pension appropriation bill, carrying $115,115,830, was passed i|i exactly t:f minutes. .Norfolk \«v> Viiril Crippled. NORFOLK, Dec. 17.— TIH- building occupied by the construction department ttt the Norfolk navy yard was complete ly destroyed by tire last evening. Short ly befoie ti o'clock a watchman discov ered the office of Constructor Stalil to he 011 lire and promptly turned iu an alarm. The navy yard ami Portsmouth fire de partments responded, but found tin* blaze gaining headway rapidly, and iu a short time the whole building was a mass of Humes. The firemen then devoted their time to saving surrounding build ings. The building destroyed contained all the important papers, models and plans of the construction department. Over 7.000 drawings ami SIOO,OOO worth of live oak timber were destroyed. Loss to building and contents over S2OO.(H>O. The origin of the fire is unknown. A New KIUK tor Speaker'* llesk. WASHIXIiTOX. Dec. IS. A new silk American Hag was placed on the speak er's rostrum in the house yesterday. The old Hag, which has been there since IKB2, hail only stars in it. Tip; new one has a stur for each state. Boers Knler <'m«e Colony, OAI'K TOWN, Dec, IS.—Seven hun dred Boers have crossed from Orange ltiver Colony into t'lipe Colony near All- Hal North and have reached Kaandniil mmWiNCH ESTER WmWm "MEW W FACTORY LOADED SHOTGUN SHELLS No black powder shell* on the market compare with the "NEW RIVAL" In Mb formlty and atreng .hooting qualities. Sure lire and waterproof. Uet the genuine. WMOHESTER REPEATING ARMS CO. .... (Uw Hma, COM. THE TREATY AMENDED. Senate Insists on llie Rliiht to For tify Ihe Canal. WASHINGTON, Dec. 14-For neatly three hours yesterday Mr. Hanua of Ohio addressed the senate upon the pend ing ship subsidy bill. While he lifts spo ken heretofore 011 the floor of the senate, this effort really was his first formal speech to the body since lie became a member of it. Iu accordance with previous agreement the senate iu executive session took a vote at 3 o'clock 011 the amendment to the llay-Pauneefote treaty authorizing the Fnitcd States to defend its interests in the canal. The senate did not close its doors until 2 o'clock, and there was then left only one hour's time for discussion of the provisions of the amendment. The vote was taken by yeas and nays, tis votes being cast in favor of the amend ment and 17 against it. The negative votes were as follows: llaird, Beveridge. Fr.ve, Foster, Iluushrough, Lindsay, Ma son. McCmuher, MeEnery. McHride, Morgan. Money. Stewart, Tillman, Wel lington. Woleott and tiiillingcr. The committee amendment which was adopted is u provision to be inserted aft er section 5 of article 2 of the treaty and is as follows: "It is agreed, however, that none of the immediately foregoing conditions and stipulations iu sections uunihereil 1. 2. -1 mid 5 of the article shall apply to measures which the Fuiteil States may find it necessary to take for securing by its own forces the defense of the Fuiteil States and the maintenance of public order." SIX STUDENTS PERISHED. llurnliiK of Normal Sellout at Freilo nla, N. V,, Suddens Many Home*. DL'XKIKK, X. Y„ I»ec. 15. From the smoldering ruins of the Fredonia State Xorimil and Training school, which was destroyed by fire at (I o'clock yesterday morning, one charred body has been re covered and u revision of the list of miss ing makes it certain that seven persous perished iu the fire which licked up the structure, entailing the appalling sacrifice of life nml a property loss of $200,000. There were 75 young women students in the building, of which six perished. The other victim was the aged janitor. The dead: Phlueas J. Morris, janitor: Irene Joues of Husti, X. V.: Bessie Hathaway of ('anuonsvillc. N. Y.; Itutli Thomas of I'ike. X. V.; Cora Storms of Boston; Mae Williams of Lake Como. Pa., and Maud 1-'. Fizzell of Bradford, Pa. The young women were students and occupied rooms on the third floor of the building iu company with a matron and 50 other young women who succeeded iu escaping by descending the fire escapes. To account for th. origin of the fire puzzles the local board of managers, as there was 110 fire in the building, the heat being piped from a boiler two blocks away. DAOY AHEAD. Seweraire KHII I'avliiK Contract For Hmanii lining His Way. HAVANA. l>ec. IS.—The municipal council last evening accepted the report of the committee appointed to submit a proposition regarding the conditions of advertising for bids iu connection with the sewering and paving contracts. The report, which recognizes Mr. Michael .1. llady's right of "tanteo." virtually shuts out other bidders. The next matter to be disposed of is the report of the committee of appraisers giving Mr. Daily more than $500,000. This will undoubtedly pass the council, but (ieneral Wood's approval will have lo be secured before the advertisements appear, A City Train Itolibery. NKW OIII.KAXS. l»ec. 14.—The Chi cago limited oil the Illinois Central, due to arrive here at 7;15 o'clock last night, was robbed ai Carrollton avenue, 011 the outskirts of the city, by masked men. The mail and express cars were blown open with dynamite, and the former was rifled of its contents. Conductor Kenne breu was badly wounded, lie was shot ill the hack because lie did not obey or ders to uncouple the train, Xone of ihe passengers was disturbed, ami they knew nothing of the robbery until the heavy charge of dynamite was fired. Then they pulled down the blinds ami kept quiet. Xew Stateliouse For >ll*»i*»l|>|>l. .IACKSOX. Miss.. Dec. H. -The Mis sissippi cupitol commission yesterday aft ernoon let the contract fur llie new state house to Messrs. Wells .V Wells of Chi cago for SSoI.OOO. The next lowest bid was that of tieorge Dugaii of Kansas City, who hid SBJt:i.OOO. The successful contractors agree lo couinicijce work 011 .11111. 1 and complete Ihe work within 2S months. Tlie I'laitne In Vrwenllue Htimblle, BI'KXOS AY UtiS. Dec, IS.-Five cases of what is believed to lie bubonic plague have developed in Tueuniaii. Tll ciimmi. which has a population of about 110.000, Is the chief city of the province of tlic same name, which is one of the richest sections uf the Argentine ltepub- Wo Earthquake In Missouri. JOPLIX. Mo,, Dec. 15. - An earth quake shock lasting nearly 11 minute was experienced in this city yesterday. The motion was from north to south and of a 'lulverluif nature. No damage is reported. 1.25 Per. . LABOR CONFERENCE. Arbitration and Conciliation Under Discussion. COMPULSORY MEASURES OPPOSED. lirpri'M-nlHllvm nt tnplinl uutl La bor Try In at to Final » (lire For tbe Strike Kvil—Relieve It (■' m In VolnutHry Arbitration C'IIICAUO, Dec. 18.—Men wl >u the pant have bitterly opposed each other in industrial contents tilled Steiuway hull at lust bight's session of the conference on conciliation and arbitration which lius begun here. Botli the day and niglu ses sions were taken up with papers lead by representatives of capital and labor look ing to the same end-a cure for strikes. From the tone of the addresses it seem ed plainly evident that both sides were vigorously opposed to compulsory arbi tration. uud if a recommendation oil the subject of a national board results from the present gathering the recoiuiaeuda tiou will iu all probability sjiecify that all the board's work shall be along the line of voluntary arbitration. The uighi session was called to older at 8 o'clock. After a few introductory re marks by Frankliu McVeigh. Ihe presid ing officer. Henry \Y. Hoyt. president of the National Founders' associn on.was introduced. Mr. Hoyt spoke '.. part as follows: "The industrial problems, so called, must lie adjusted along the lines of least resistance, and (he line of least resistance, iu my opinion, is voluntary arbitration. "As long us the wage earner believes or is taught to assume that s> ' iet.v is in league to rob liini as, i" vidual of some of the purehit*" - ■■ el - of his services so long hi .jit'"' okou with him in his coll- ,y. The em ployer who elejjo?Tore this fact i> often as much j . .-i" euuee to the indus trial peace as jS'tiiat agitator who plays upon the prejudices and iutluiscs the pas sions of Ihe men he falsely serves, But the conditions are improving on b»tli sides. The progressive manufacturer has learned that a union is not mi altogether reprehensible evil in social economies and readily admits that when organised wage earners are 'dominated by strong conserv ative men they will meet the employers half way iu arbitration. "I'liions must remember thill there nev er was an attempt made to unite manu facturing employers in the common canst of treating collectively with the relations of labor until the unions themselves had asserted their power. Both ihe employ er and the employee must lie honest enough to concede tliM their interests are mutual a: I that the deep problems of economics cannot be solved in a decade. It is a nlnw evolution that cifnnot be has tened b.v violence or intolerance." The next speaker after Mr. Hoy I was Samuel (iompers. At the oiitsel Mr. I rompers stated that he desired to take positive exception to statements that had been made before the conference during the afternoon. He had already, lie said, advised the gentleman whose remarks he intended to criticise of his intention. Mr. (Jumpers added: "One of the things to which I took exception was that as an otlicer of the Atchison. Topeka and' Santa Fe railroad he should undertake in this conference to present his side. Ihe side ol' the railroad, in a strike which is still in progress without a representative of the strikers being here to present their side of the controversy. It seemed to me that if the opportunity of this conference is to be taken advantage of for the presenta tion of the railroad's side of this contro versy due notice might have been given to the representative of the Order of Uailway Telegraphers iu order that be might be here to listen to what was said and refute it if necessary. 1 am not pre pared to say (hat what the gentleman said was untrue, but one story is very good until the other side is told." Though admitting that strikes ought to be avoided in the interests of both capital ami labor. Mr. (Jumpers declared that there were some evils more dreadful than strikes. lie added: "We strike. People iu China tlo not strike. I wonder whether those who would try to prevent the strik ers from striking or those who would pun ish llic workers for striking would like to change the condition from that which ob tains iu our country to that which ob tains iu Chiua. If the absence of strikes was iht l measure of eivilixation. then Chi na ought to stand at the head of the world." In conclusion he said. "We shall insist upon ihe right to t|iiil work whenever the work becomes irksome to us, and we shall always insist on our right to strike for any reason or for no reason at all." Hl* SiliWMr Plant I'ur l'orto Kleo. SAX .11 AN. Porto llieo. I IS—ln the house of delegates yesterday Selior Descartes introduced a bill granting un restricted suffrage to women on the same terms as men. Governor Alleu w.II short ly perform the ceremony of starting the new sng.tr mill of the De Ford company ncar (inuyuiua. It is the most complete plant iu the island, with a capacity of FJ.miO ions. The i state, with an area of S,Otsi acres, is capable of producing 10.- INIII foils of sugar a season", I OK I CnMipimien ('•hislltlstrt. SCKANTON. I*ll.. Dec. IS. All the collieries which have been recently se cured ns feeders to the Ontario ami West ern Kailroad company's coal department have been consolidated into one compa ny under the title of one of the consoli dated companies, the Klkhill Coal and Iron company. Seven companies are by this consolidation merged into the Klk hill company. The New York city hoard of educstiou asked for a bond issue of SI4.(K{I.«K!& for the purchase of sites aud erection of nsw schools. Number 3|