Published Every Thursday.
Volume 5.
S THE PARAMOUNT ISSUE. C
P Yes, Paramount issues are plentiful this
SWe have two. First, we are prepared to sell you |
/ everything usually found in first-class jewelry
| store at very reasonable prices. If we have not 112
\ the article you want we will get it for you at the J
/ shortest possible notice if it can be found. C
S Second, we are prepared to do your
Q in a workmanlike manner, also at very reasonableS
r has been spoiled by others, we shall want plenty L
Vof time to do it in and full price for doing it. /
Very respectfully, J
\ RETTENBURY, \
3 DUSHORE, PA. THE JEWELER.
DWARE j|
fvm) fvjft eicvlec" b'epairTng v
Done in first lcass order and as
Quickly as possible, using good
" Material and prices right.
Will sell you the Best
BICYCLE MADE for >7O
THE COLUMBIAT^ v '
Line of chain wheels always leads the race, from
$25 00, $35.00, and $50.00.
The Columbia Chainless on exhibition now with coaster brake. Call
an<l see my line, if you contemplate sending for 11J wheel. 1 will tfive you
sis much for your money as you will get elsewhere.
GENERAL LINE OF HARDWARE, MILL SUPPLIKS.
STOVES and RANGES,
PIIRM Plumbing and general job work,
rUn IN Estimates given.
Hardware,
DUSHORE, PA.
Shopbell, Gamble & Co.,
313 Pine street,
WILLIAMSPORT, PA.,
We are ready in every department for the fall and
winter buyers, of Dress Goods, Silks, Jackets, • Tailor
made Suits, Capes, Wrappers, Skirts, Petticoats, Waists
Underware, Hosiery, Gloves, Notions, Laces, Furs,
Domestic Flannels, Blankets, Comforts etc.
No more complete stock can be found. All the new
est coloring and weaves are here. Everything up to date.
Samples sent on application, but state jus.t what is wanted.
SILKS. OUR CLOAK DEPARTMENT.
We carry the rargwit line of nilks for Thin depuitnient is t»|R'cially attrac-
Dresses, Waists and Triiiuniiijis; all the live this season; nil the newest styles arc
latest novelties are here. here lor your picking. The length vary
Tyrjinoo n/ to suit your taste. Our Tailor wade suit*
DRESS GOODS. ar( . H |] up to ilate in style and tnateri
This collection covers every new col- , ( ls (Prices Might, too). Fur duckets,
oring, and weave; you will lind the best Capes, Scarfs and Collared* are herein
assortment here, t'ur Black Dress goods endless variety. Von will not go wrong
•are a leading teature and sure to please. here.
Every department tilled with the latest. Try us.
Shopbell Gamble & Co.
Republican News Item.
"ETERNAL VIGILANCE IS THE PRICE OF LIBERTY."
LAPORTE, PENNA., THURSDAY, JANUARY 24. IDOL
TJ. KEELER.
■ Justice-of-the Peace.
Ofllcein room over store, IiAPOKTIi, PA.
Special attention given to collections.
All matters left to the -;are of this office
will he promptly attended to.
CARROLL HOUSE,
D. KEEFE, Proprietor.
DUSHORE, PA.
One of the largest and best equipped I
hotel.- in this section ot the stute.
Table of the best. Katea l.Ot) dollar per day.
Largo a tobies.
|JLYSSES BIRD
Land Surveyor Engineer and Conveyancer.
Relocating old lines and coiners, and draw
ing maps asjieeialty.
Will usually be found at home on Mondays.
Charges reasonable.
Estella, Sullivan Co., Pa.
HOTEL GUY.
MILDRED, PA.
R. H. GUY, - Proprietor.
Newly furnished throughout, special
attention given to the wants of lite travel
ing public. Har stocked with (irst class
wines, liquors ami cegars. The hest beer
on the market alwaysoll tap.
Hates Reasonable.
COMMERCIAL HOUSE.
THOS. E. KENNEDY, Prop.
LAI'OKTE PA.
This largo and well appointed bouse is
the most popular hostelry in this section
LAPORTE HOTEL.
P. W, GALLAGHER, Prop.
Newly erected. Opposite Court
House square. Steam heat, bath rooms,
hot and cold water, reading and pool
room,ami barber shop: also good stabling
and livery,
ypt P. SHOEMAKER,
Attorney at Law.
Office in Couuty Building.
LAPORTE, PA.
Collections, conveyancing; the settlement of
estates and other legal business will receive
prompt attention.
J. BRADLEY,
ATTUKNKY AT-LAW,
OirriCß IN COUNTY BUILDING
. , KmucvvkT aou»c.
LAPOKTE, PA
riKST NATIONAL BANK
' OF DUSHORE, PENNA.
CAPITAL - - $50,000.
SURPLUS . . 9X0.000.
Does'a General banking business.
B.W.JENNINGS, M. D. BWAKTB.
President. Cashier
J. J. & F. H. INGHAM,
ATTOKWKTS-AT-LAW,
Legal business nttemletl to
in this and adjoining counties
_ A PORTE, PA.
[T J. MULLEN,
Attorney-at-Law.
LA PORT H, PA.
Office over T. J. Keeler's store.
J # H. CRONIN,
ATTORIET>AT LAW,
ROTAKT PUBLIC.
OPPICB Oil MAIM ST It MKT.
DUSIIORE, PA
CHAS.L. PETTIS & CO.
Caiiiliuyci'sS'oiiiilryl'riiiliiee,
Dressed Poultry, Oame. Pur*. Eggs and
BUTTER.
204 Duane St. New York.
Write for our present paying prices.
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I hater* in /'roriioe in I . S. mill Can-
E*tat>li*ta d Truth' 0/ <n< r JO
years.
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sketch aml description of ally invcutiou will
fironiptly receive our opiuiuu free concerning
he patentability of name. "How to Uhtuiu a
Patent" sent u|xm request. Patents secuied
through us advertised tor sale at our expense.
Patents taken out through us receive Mftrrinl
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an illustrated anil widely circulated journal,
consulted by Manufacturers and Investors.
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[Patent Attorney t)
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: HutwcrtptloDi to The l'ateat Heroril It.OU inr auuuin.
[tout I'iiharru K|ill ami Kwokr Vuur l ire Ahh),
I To quit totincco o.islly uiiil furever lie uiag !
| iietii'. lull ot llli*. nervn ami vltfor, take No'in
llin . tin- wonder worker, that make* weak men
■truug. All druggist*, SOu orll. Cure guaran
teed llooklol and satnplu fw Address
tMerlllig KoMitsly Co, Chicago "r New Voik |
FIERCE MRS. NATION J
| She Returns to Wichita and!
Wrecks Two Saloons.
j ARRESTED, RELEASED AND RETAKEN, j
I Infuriated Woman Attacked (lie i
! Sheriff iiikl Nearly Overpowered |
llllll—Ttiroe Members of tlx* V.
C. T. U. Joined In the Kuld.
WICHITA, Kan., Jitn. U-'.— Mrs. Car- j
rie Nation cttme back to Wifltii 1 . ■
ila.v after her recent incarceration under
II smallpox quarantine, and the not result
of ten minutes of work liy her yesterilu.v
afternoon are two wrecked saloons, the
pieces of which are beini; sold for sou
venirs. Mrs. Nation was assisted by
Sirs. Julia Evans, Mrs. Lucy Wilhoit and
Mss. Lydia Muntz, all of the local \V. <".
T. U. organization. With hatchets con
cealed under their cloaks they entered :
Ute saloon of James Iturus on Douglas |
avenue and did not leave a complete 1
piece of glass or a working slot machine
iu the place. All showcases, both for
liquors and cigars, as well as the plate
glass windows and doors, were broken
into smithereens. Next they went to
John llerrig's saloon and had everything
in the front of the room, including the
plate glass windows, broken when he
eppeared with a revolver, placed it at
Mrs. Nation's head and said that lie'
would blow out her brains if she did not
desist. She yielded before the pointed
revolver and with her companions went
to the Carey hotel bar, where she made
her first attack on the saloons of Wichi I
la three weeks ago. There three police- j
men met her, and she struck at IVtect
ive Sutton with a poker. He shoved her !
aside, ami a youth struck him iu the !
face. A policeman struck the youth '
and knocked him down. The police then j
overpowered Mrs. Nation and her friends j
and took them to the city prison, followed
by persons.
Chief of Police Cudbon discharged the !
prisoners after they reached the jail atiii I
is heartily condemned by the citizens. ,
The women made him a promise not t«•
wreck any more saloons before noun to
day.
After leaving the city building Mrs.
Nation iu the coolest manner began a
street lecture to the immediate crowd
that hud surrounded the city building,
saying that she expected to begin saloon '■
wrecking again at noon today, when her
truce with the chief of police expires.
Shaking her fist at the crowd, she said.
"Men of Wichita, this is the richt arm • 112
(Jo.Wand I am destined to wreck every
saloon in your city!"
The women procured a wagon and rode
through th/- streets singing "Nearer. My
God, to Thee," anil other hymns. Th. \
halted iu front of the saloons they hud
smashed and held prayer meetings, Th •
damage done by the four women is os
timate at between $1,500 and S-.immi.
Mrs. Nation caused it new sensation
last night by slapping Sheriff Simmons i
011 the face, taking hold of his cars and ,
giving him a rough handling generally.
Mrs. Nation was at the I'nion station in
the act of buying a ticket to a neighbor
ing town when the sheriff pulled at her
sleeve, saying, "You are my prisoner,
madam." Mrs. Nation turned her face
about and, seeing Sheriff Simmons, gave
him a violent slap across the face. She
followed this up by taking hold of his
ears with both her hands and wringing
them viciously. The station was full of
women, who began screaming, and tre
mendous excitement followed as the
sheriff, who is a very small man. strug
gled with his powerful antagonist. A
policeman came to his rescue, and with
the aid of some bystanders tlie\ succeed
ed iu picking up the woman iu their arms
atul placing her iu a cab, which was
driven rapidly to the county jail. She in
sisted 011 being placed iu the private
room for women, but Sheriff Simmons
put her iu a cell in the steel 'rotary, where
she began to pray and sing hymns.
I.nrue <ilft Par Sy rllconc Illiberally.
SYHAt'I'SE, Jan. is. Announcement
is made that "a frieud" has given X4*ui.
mm to the endowment fund of Syracusi
university, conditional only upon a like
amount being raised among other frieud
of the institution. The gilt is luuih
anonymously, and Chancellor James li.
liny refuses to divulge his name, but it '
is learned from reliable sources that it is
John 11. Atchbold of New York, a vice 1
president of the Standuid nil company.
Mr. Archbold is president of the board
of trustees of Syracuse university and.l
close frieud of Chancellor I lay. This }
gift follows a long series of annual gift
of from $-IO.IMHJ to JSiitl.iHHi made by the
same mail iu u similar anonymous man
ner.
Cnllnni llrnnnilnnted In 1111 n»|».
Sl'UlNCriKl.l'. 111-.. Jan. IN. Tin
mutest among Illinois liciuiblicaii camli
date* for the I'uited States senate came
to an unexpected 1 lose b> the unnoiiin c
111 nt that former tiovernor Tanner and
Mcii»r». Cannon, llin and t'riiicc hail
nithdriiwii from tl.e race. Icaviuß present
I'uited States Si i.ntor Ctillom a ualU
yvi r. The aiiuouiii ciiti'iit of lloveriim
Tanner's withdrawal came lii*i and wa»
-Inil l I.\ followed li\ announcements from
tile other candidates. Tile exuet causes
! 1 hat led Senator Ctilloin's opponent* t"
I leave lii 111 a clear fu Id are not announced
I Senator Cullotn was renominated iu 1 an
i its last eight by a«ehiiuation.
t nraeile l.ll<rar> Far *» racu*e,
BYK.\crSK, Jan. I*. Major James
K. Melinite has received a letter from
Andrew Carnegie *tulinit that if Syra
i i ii»e would furnish a good location and
| agree to spend a year upon it
| lilirar) lie will gin the clij a building to
lost VUINMNNI. The lit) will cilllipl) with
the eoudilloll*.
I • I
! SECOND DEGREE MURDEK.
I Slayers of Paternon Olrl Hear Jac/'a
Verdict.
| PATEUSON, N. J.. Jan. 1!).-Wnlter
; C. McAlister, Andrew J. Campbell and
William A. Death, three of the four per
| sons Indicted for the death of Jennie Koss
! chieter, a mill girl of I aterson, who was
j foully murdered 011 the night of Oct. 18
last, wore adjudged guilty of murder in
j the second degree. According to the Now
j Jersey law the maximum penalty for the
\ prisoners is 30 years' imprisonment. The
jury took 14 ballots ami after summoning
Judge Dixon and the prisoners filed into
the courtroom. They returned at 8:14
| o'clock, having been out 4 hours and 20
mill utes.
The prisoners when brought in appear
ed very nervous. McAlister seemed more
excited than any of the others. He sat
biting his lips while waiting. Campbell
thrust his hands into his trousers pockets
and clinch'd his fists in them. Death
looked anxii sly about the courtroom for
a moment and then assumed the same at
titude as Campbell.
When the verdict was announced, the
I prisoners exhibited neither elation, relief
I or surprise.
Judge Dixon thanked the jury and said
lie believed the verdict a just one. lie
then dismissed the jurors until Monday
morning at 10 o'clock. The court then
rose and the prisoners were taken back
to the jail.
When court convened in the morning,
ex-Judge Hoffman concluded the sum
ming up for the defense, and Prosecuting
Attorney Kmley then closed for the slate.
Judge Dixon made the charge to the
jury, and at 3:45 the jurors left lite
courtroom.
THE STRONG FAILURE.
| Creditor* Advised to Accept a Cnah
Settlement ot -10 Cents on it Dollar.
NEW YORK, Jan. 21.—Acceptance of
i 4(1 ci uts on the dollar by the creditors of
\V. 1.. Strong & Co. is recommended by
the advisory committee appointed to in
quire into the affairs of the firm of
j which the former mayor, who died in
hist November, was the principal uieni
■ ber. The recommendation is made by
Smith Thompson, receiver of C. 11. A !■'.
11. Stott. intimately associated with the
business of Strong & Co.. and Eilwaril
A. Treat, receiver for the firm of Strong
iSit Co. The first detailed information
concerning the failure was made public
! last night, when this offer to settle with
the creditors was given out.
A little more than WOO is the differ
once between the assets and liabilities of
W. 1,. Strong & Co. The hook ac
i counts, the cash in bank, the various
, claims represented by note, the interest
iu mills now in operation and an insur
ance policy on the life of a debtor foot
up #781,110.54. The liabilities, which
Include secured and unsecured creditors,
are #781,415.01, which leave an actnii
deficit of #305.0/.
The indorsement of Stott's note" for
more than #I.OOd,(HH) was the chief cause
of the failure of the former mayor's
firm.
HARLAN ACCEPTED.
■ 'resident'* Sonilnec Pur \tlorney
t.enernl off I'orto Itleo ( oiill rineil.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 22.—The senate
in executive session yesterday continued
the nomination of James S. Harlan to
lie attorney general of Porto Itieo. The
final vote was reached after a diseiissiou
of more than two hours' duration and
when announced stood 4<"> to 21 iu favor
of continuation. All the llepublieans ci»»t
their votes iu the atlirmative. and two
or three Democrats voted with them.
The session was chat notorized by a vplr
ited colloquy between Senators Chandler
and llawley, in which bitter personal
language was used.
No business of special importance was
transacted by the senate in open session.
An executive session of more than two
hours' duration was held, and iMi pug -s
of the legislative, executive and judicial
appropriation bill were completed befo:-e
adjournment.
The house after devoting some time to
District of Columbia business passed a
number ot bills under suspension of the
! rules.
\ltn Itnekeffcller W e,l*.
NEW YOltK. Jan. is. Miss Alia
Kuckcl'cllcr. ilaughtci of John l>. Ki« ke
fcller. tin richest mail in America, wa
marricd at JI:H0 o'clock ve-terday alter
noon to E. Parnilee Prentice of Chicago.
She is heiress to *sll.l**l,(km. but the
wedding, which took place in tin- palatial
inline oi' her father at I West Kifly
j fourth stieel, was marked b\ quiet «im
plicity mid absence of ostentation that
usuall> marks the nuptial* of tl" ver\
rich. The first part of the liotieyui i w ill
lie passed at the Rockefeller mansion
oear TuriytoK'U. At the end of a fort
light ilie) will sail fo|- Ijii 'pc. retiiruiug
. to Vienna, where tin- bride will resume
treatment for hei defective hearing.
H>mpalli» t-'vr liners and l-*lU|ilaoa.
I.IT I I.E lttM'K, Jan. 22. I'he house
spent an hour ye>lerda> ili*cu*siwf a
resolution extending »>ui|uiihy to the
Filipino* in their "heroic struggle for
fieedmn." The re*olulioii was amended
So as to include the linels bv ll vole of
to o!i and wus then mlnpieit aiunl
. lie, is.
K\ewpl I lt> I'rn pert»,
AI.IIASY. Jan. 2. I'ropert* to the
value ol' *72;t,414."i 5 2 is I \, mpteil t mil
taxation iu the cilic» of the si no, n-e id
, ilig lo a le|*»l't submitted t>- the lev *la
lure last lliglll b> Coliiptlull' r Knuli!
~U*ISHII %» ill \eerpl I rent,.
l.tlNlMiN. Jun 22. !"'• Wiishitntinii
coi rcspoinb til of The I lull* Mad «ay» he
under»taiid* it I* prin llcalli certain that
lit, at Itliliitn will aciepi the amend
uieni* Of the I till i'il Stale* .filllie In th*
lla.i P.iuiicefote lieat).
i
1.25 Per. .
TAXATION REFORMS.
Three Notable Bills Before the
New York Legislature.
REPORT ON CHARTER REVISION.
Vnx Mens lire* Conlen|il«l« the Tax
ation «112 Corporations. Insurance
Companies and Savlnirs Hank*.
Govrrnor'a lilana Hinbotlled.
ALBANY, Jan. 22.—The feature of
•lie legislative session Inst uighl was the
-ntrmtuetion of Governor OilcU's three
tax reform measures and also the mes
sage of the executive transmitted in eon
junction with the report of the New
York charter revision commission. The
'.ax liills caused no end of comment, and
us their provisions were read it was
generally declared that it would lie hard
work to dodge the exhaustive and tech
nical definitions regarding corporations
subject to the uew tax scheme.
The tax reform hills above mentioned
are as follows:
First. —A bill taxing corporations gen
erally at the rate of per cent an
nually on maximum of capital stock em
ployed and further taxing all except
corporations doiug a manufacturing busi
ness wholly in this state on every div
idend over 3 per cent at the rate of one
quarter of a mill on every 1 per cent over
5 per cent. Banks, trust companies and
insurance companies are exempt.
Second.—A bill taxing insurance com
panies of all kinds 1 per cent ou all capi
tnl surplus or reserve fund in addition
lo the tnx now imposed of live-tenth* of
1 per cent on the gross amount of pre
miums.
Third.—A bill taxing suvii."£* banks I
per cent on their surplus.
The most important bill, the corpora
lion tax bill, declares a tux of 1% per
cent annually ou the maximum capital
stock of all corporations aud further pro
vides that "every cor|H>rati»u. joint slock
company or association incorporated un
der the law in this state shall pay to the
stale treasurer annually a lax to lie
computed upon the basis of ihc maximum
amount of its capital stock at par. au
thorized on Oct. .'ll preceding, aud upon
each dollar of such amount at the rate
of IVi mills. It' any such corporation,
except a corporation wholly engaged iu
carrying on manufacturing in this state,
i shall in any year declare a dividend or
• dividends amounting to more than •"> per
cent on the par value of its capital
stock, it shall pay an additional tnx. to be
computed upon the lasis of the capital
stock at par upon which such dividend
has been made or declared at the ra»e
of one-quarter of a mill for each 1 per
cent -if dividend in excess of per
cent made or declared during each
year •tiding with the .''lst day of Oetn-
Mr.
\ctv Jer ««•>■ l.ettlsla t ure.
I TItKNTON. .lan. 22. —Last night's
session of both houses of the legislature
j was given over entirely to the introdnc
j tion o 1 hills. There were more than
■ lulls presented in 'he two houses. After
i the adjournment ttie Pcmocratic senatois
I and assemblymen met in joint caucus fur
! the purpose of deciding upon a candidate
I to !«■ placed iu nomination at today's clec
| tion for I'nited States senator to sue
ceed William J. Sewcll. Senator Robert
| lludsiwth of Hudson county was made
i chairman of the caucus. Owing to the
j absence of Senator Cornish and one or
I two others no vote was taken, and ad
journment was had until today. The vol
| ing for I'nited States seuator will take
I place iu the two houses today, and to
I morrow a joint session will he held. The
Republicans of course will vote for tieu
era I Sewell, who will be elected to sue
| ceed himself.
Hr>, l.raar Wauta a Divorce.
WICHITA. Kan.. Jan. 22.—Marjr K.
Lease has tiled suit for divorce from
I Charles Lease in the district court of
Sedgwick county. An atfidavit as to the
correctness of the allegations set loit
ill the petition was made b> Mrs. Lcuv
! ill New York. The petition charges 11.
defendant with "lieing guilty of gr..-»
! neglect of duty iu that the defendant has
failed in neglect for mole than 12 years
pust to support tin plaintiff aud her fain
' ill aud to support tlieln with the or
diuary and necessary conveniences of
life. Midi as Ihc defendant, as an able
bodied man. win competent and capable
of supplying and furnishing." AccoMpa
liyiug tl,e petition is a waiver signed l>>
Mr. Lease signifying his intention of lint
contesting it. The* were married at
Osage Mission, Kan.. Jan. !Ht. 1*7.'1. and
there are four children.
Hero ul Three Mara Honored.
W KSTCIIKSTKU. Pa.. Jan. is. -Two
thousand persona crowded the Asseuibl >
1 building here last uiglil to do homage io
Captain Sincdlev l». Ilutlct. the hem of
three Mara, aud Ins chum. Captain Hen
ry Leonard, who wn» with linn at tic
battle of Tien tsin. China. The recep
tion was giecu by the p.sqdc of I lie town,
aud llurgrss John Thorpe a< led as cliaii
man of the uicctitijk A haiiilsoine stooid
was iiicseiiied to Captain Huller aud a
gohl medal to Captain Leonard.
A \otable I arfiT Kaded.
Hl'lXt'Y. Ills, Jan. 22. K. » Chilli a
L. Conrad, M. I'., is ihad. aged si lie
ua* Inll*u in Siberia and educated fur ihc
chiyeh and uietlk inn llorllli. went lo
llritixh India in IM'fttiil. as the mission
aIV who itiiilil heal, was sought after t >
thousands of the native*, lie islnbliahid
asylums for lepcis aud cpile|rtic* at
l.ohordagga, was in Calcutta during lh»
sepoy outbreak ami iu IVis cmne to
America, settling in itnim » lie est ah
lislicd four Nourishing evangelical
churches iu this section aud retired about
ihree rear* ago.
Number %