Republican News Item.
Published Every Thursday.
Volume 5.
S THE PARAMOUNT ISSUE. C
V Yes, Paramount issues are plentiful this year.
SWe have two. First, we are prepared to sell you 112
/ everything usually found in first-class jewelry S
| 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 ".otice if it can be found. k
S Second, we are prepared to do your repairingS
112 in a workmanlike manner, also at very
3 prices. If we are called upon to do work over that S
I has been spoiled by others, we shall want
\of time to do it in and full price for doing it. ✓
v* Very respectfully, S
$ RETTENBURY, \
DUSHORE, PA. THE JEWELER. Q
HARDWARE.^
THE FINEST LINE OF
(mjwit bicylec n r t epairing tt
fanl Done in first lcass order and as
Vf Quickly as possible, using good
y Material and prices right.
Will sell you the Best AAA AAAU
BICYCLE MADE for Jk7o C(|>|K
THE COLUMBIAT^ v '*
Line of chain wheels always leads the race, from
$25 00, $35.00, and $50.00.
The Columbia Chainlesw on exhibition now with coaster brake, tall
and see my line, if you contemplate sending for ajwheel. I will give you
a H much for your money as you will get elsewhere.
GENERAL LINE OF HARDWARE, MILL SUPPLIES.
STOVES and RANGES,
FURNACES Pl urn bing and general job work.
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 just what is wanted.
SILKS. OUR CLOAK DEPARTMENT.
We carry the rar«;eat lino ol'silks lor I Lin ilcpailmctit is specially nttrac
-1 tresses, Waists ami Trimmings all I lie tivc thi-season; all the newest styles are
latent novelties are here. here lor your picking. The length vary
r»rvc to suit your taste. I >ur Tailor tnaile suit*
DRESS GK>ODS. art . „|| ll(>w uptndntc in style and niateri
Thia collection rovers every new col ala (Price* Kight, too). Fur Jacket*,
oring, and weave; you will Hud the best Capes, Scarl's and Collarelt* are herein
assortment here, < >ur black l>ress gotsls endless variety. Voti will not go wrong
are a leading leature and sure to please. here.
Every department filled with the latest. Try us.
Shopbell Gamble & Co.
"ETERNAL VIGILANCE IS THE PRICE OF LIBERTY."
LAPORTE. PENNA., THURSDAY. JANUARY 3 ; . 191)1.
T J. KEELER.
I • Justice-of-the Peace.
Office In room over store, LAPORTE, PA.
Special attention given to collections.
All matters left to the care of this office
will be promptly attended to.
CARROLL HOUSE,
D. KKEPE, Proprietor.
DUSIIORE, PA.
One of the largest and best equipped
hotels in thin section of the state.
Talde of the bost. KMes I.ot> dollar per day.
Lurge stables.
[JLYSSES BIRD
La i Surveyor Engineer and Conveyancer.
{(.'locating old lines and coiners, and draw
ing maps a specialty.
Will usually be found at home on Mondays.
Charges reasonable.
Estella, Sullivan Co., Pa.
HOTEL GUY.
MILDRED, PA.
B. H. GUV. - Proprietor.
Newly furnished throughout, special
attention given to the wants of the travel
ing public. Bar stocked with first class
wines, liquors and cegars. The best ocer
on the market always on tap.
Rates Reasonable.
COMMERCIAL HOUSE?"
THOS. E. KENNEDY, Prop.
LAPORTE PA.
This large and well appointed house is
the most popular husteiiy in this section
LAPORTE HOTEL.
P. W, GALLAGHER, Prop.
Newly erected. Opposite Court
Ilouse square. Steam heat, bath rooms,
hot and cold water, reading and pool
room,and barber shop: also good stabling
and livery,
\YM P. SHOEMAKER,
Attorney at-Law.
Office in Countv jilding.
LA PORT K, PA.
Collections, conveyancing; the settlement of
estates and other legal business will receive
prompt attention.
J. BRADLEY,
ATTUII.NUr AT-LAW,
orrici m COCHTY auiLni.se
NKAII COUUT UOUHIC.
LAPOKTK, fA
riKST NATIONAL BANK
' OK DI'SHORK, PENNA.
CAPITAL - - $50,000.
BUHPLUB - - SIO,OOO.
Does'a General Hanking Business.
B.W. JENNINGS, M. D. SWARTS.
President. Cashiet
J. J. & F. H. INGHAM,
ATTOHNRYS-AT-LA HT,
Leg al business attended to
in ibis and adjoining counties
_ A PORTE, PA.
£ J. MULLEN,
Attorney-at-Law.
LAPORTE, PA.
Office over T. J. Keeler's store.
J # H. CRONIN,
ATTORNKT % AT LAW,
HOTAKY PUBLIC,
orricfl 01 MAIM ST KB KT.
Dt'SUOKK, PA
CHAS.L. PETTIS & CO.
fell liiiyers±"l'oiiiilryl'rodnrt\
Dressed Poultry, Game. Furs, Egga and
BUTTEB.
204 Duane St. New York.
Write for our present paying prices.
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tuUt, E.*tahH*httl J'rmli' of over to
! i/eartt.
Our Ice returned it we fail. Any one sending
sketeli and description of any invention will
promptly receive our opiuiuit free coticciniim
the patentability of same. " How to Obtain a
patent" sent ii|k>ll request. Patents secured
through us ailvcrtl.etl for sale at our e\peu*e.
I Pateuts taken out through us receive rinl
noltn , without clutrije, iu Thk Pati.mt Kkcomii,
I an Illustrated and widely circulated jourual,
I consulted l>v Manufacturers aud Investors.
I Scud tor suniple copy FRII. Addiev,
VICTOR J. IVANS * CO.
[Ptttat Attorney I
Ivans Rulldlng, WAaHINQTON, o. C
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IfMllifiH MTEIT Good Mm*
111 hi I1 stt-aw
111 km I■ ■ INS MIBM MCOID,
ttui rtta luos to Tba Psisot Uscurd tl-UU p«> Mtuum.
*iun 'I Tuisrru Hptl sail Hawk* Vwar Ills Away,
To quit t"tx>H*o easily and toievei le mair
| tiette lull ot Mil. icm v« and vitfur. take No To
ll! t .ew. n.t. r worker, mat muke- »I ai. m< n
tirong. ah amtitfiMa,Wttrll. fare*u»rjb
let-d Itooklet an I sample tree Address
ku I III,* Itea.e-I) to, ■ i' Yui k
COVERNORJOT MA!),
Mrs. Nation's Tongue Wat
Too Much For Him.
SALOON SMASHER AT KANSAS CAPITAI
•ihe JlnkrK I,il.- niHcnihlc For Chit*.
K*e<-nt tvo Stanley. Vttnrnc>- Ci'n
ernl < >im! <1 n rti iiml MnilJi'
Cuuk All la Our
TOI'KKA, Jnii. Mis. Clinic Nil
•thin yesterday in\ttiit-ti the ofii• « n." ('
ernor William E. Stanley in his chum
hers in the capital building ami for n
solid hour arraigned the chief executivf
of the state for his failure to close the sa
loons of Kansas. Then in turn she visitei:
the offices of Attorney General Uoddard
County Attorney Nichols and Sheriff Pot
ter S. Cook and demanded of each thai
they close the saloons.
When Mrs. Nation entered (Joveruoi
Stanley's office, she was followed by 11
crowd of newspaper reporters and others
By turns she administered to Governoi
Stanley a tongue lashing for Uis failure
to uphold the laws against liquor selling
or begged him for aid to carry on hci
crusade. She put her questions with
fierceness and answered them herself
without giving the governor time to uttet
a complete sentence in his own defense
Mrs. Nation accused the governor ol
branding her as a lawbreaker and de
manded to know if he had a better meth
od than she of ridding the state of sa
loons.
"Do you think my method is right?"
she asked.
"No, I don't," r< plied the governor.
"Well, governor, have you a bettei
one?"
As the governor turned in his chair to
|iake answer every one listened intently.
"No, I don't think 1 have."he finally
replied. Continuing he managed to edge
iu a few words more: "What can I do? 1
<1 in powerless. The law does not allow
me to do what I desire. The law gives
me no privileges. What can I do?"
"If necessary call out the militia," was
Mrs. Nation's prompt reply. Then the
crusader began a philippic that caused
Governor Stanley's anger to rise, and tilt
crowd grouped about his desk to look on
In wonder.
"You can close every joint in Kansas
if you will, Governor Stanley," she said
with force. "You can do it if you want
to, but you won't. You are a lawbreakei
yourself if you do not. You took youi
oath of office to keep the constitution
Yen refuse my request. You are not oulj
n lawbreaker, but a perjurer."
"You come with nie and help smash
saloons," she urged. And then she add
ed: "If you won't help ns, if you Won't
help me, I'll go around and I'll
smash, smash. The devil seems to have
a cinch on the men. but he hasn't a cinch
oil the hatchets and rocks."
Finally Governor Stanley volunteered:
"You get the prosecuting attorneys o!
the different counties to put the "joint"
keepers in jail, and I will use my powc.
as governor to keep them in. I will sec
that they are not pardoned out."
This promise instantly transformed
Mrs, Nation. She fairly beamed with
joy and, thanking the governor, started
for the office of Attorney General God
ilard. The attorney general was rti
gaged, but she forced her way into hi
private office und introduced herself will
these words:
"We want you to close these joiuts,
these murder shops." She demanded that
lie remove those officials who neglei-te !
their duty in allowing the saloons to
nut, and when he evaded her direct <|itcs
lions ami referred to the county at tonic;
Mrs. Nation asked:
"Mr. Attorney General, you are not
dodging, are you? Now, don't dodge."
With a parting injunction to do what
he had sworn to do ou taking Ids on!I
Mrs. Nation, with a bodyguard of in-w>
paper men, followed by a crowd of pco
pie, started for the county attorney's ot
lice.
"The governor and attorney general
are dodging," she said, "but there's n
dodging my hatchet." She had lost ht
wraps and her veil during her raid oi
tile slatchouse, but she wasted 110 tinn
looking for them.
To County Attoimy Nichols she re
pirated her demands and finally said sin
wished to swear out a warrant for tin
saloon keeper's wife who had attacked
her Saturday night with a broomstick
With a few words of warning Mrs. Na
tioii and her train were again on (licit
way, this time headed for the office of
Sheriff Cook.
The sheriff soon was in a inge, and at
last, boiling over with anger under hci
»corcliiug attacks, lie broke a wa> am!
rushed toward a newspaper man in tin
crowd who lind pointed at him, seined
the oflellder's collar and made a Ulotioi:
to strike him. Ot Iters interfered, and
Sheriff Cook returned to Mrs. Nation'*
side and asked her to his private otlii,
to continue tin- argument aloue.
The chief of police wa< picked out 112"
the next onslaught, but his office wa
found locked, and Mis. Nation haraiiitui'.l
a crowd thai had gathered in the s|rc«
near the city hall.
Imliwas \ut ou Ihe WMriiuth.
SOt'TII M'AI.KXTKII, I. T. .Lan
I'll, (laniel Hell, chief of the Choctaw
Snakes, when interviewed stated t!.a
the Indians are not >hi the warpath an
will not molest while people o|- the l
property. Itailroad proper!) is safe
There i» no danger of bridges l»u.
burned. I'lte Indians' orwaiiiaution i
perfected lor mutual protection, will I'
kepi tip. bill let ,1k a lllelinie to lie
wfiile people. I 'liiet liell t Initio* to II i\
authority from the president t . be
crucd by lln Ires'* ot lvui. and n i
ollnr is recognised. Tin Choctaw
Snakes waul to hold lauils iu eouinto ,
and are opp' nd to allotment. No fn
tlier trouble is r>n-»'» .!
LotiK Strnwdle For l.lfe— r.enorn
Muurnlnit For the Urrat ( uiiiimarr.
MILAN, Jan. 28. —Giuseppe Verdi, thi
composer, died at 2:50 o'clock Sunday
morning.
The doctors were astounded at tin
extraordinary vitality displayed by Verdi
Several times a suspension of breath
ing nave the impression that he had ex
pired, and a report was cabled abroad
to that effect several hours before the
end actually came.
Although preceded by n struggle foi
life that lasted two days, Verdi's death
when it came was peaceful. He did not
toga in consciousness. When he passed
away, he was surrounded by relatives
and intimate friends.
The announcement of his death cre
ated great emotion. Theaters, pleasure
resorts and many stores wete closed,
GIUSEPPE VKRDI.
and nearly all the prominent residences
were druped.
The city authorities publish a eulogistic
proclamation, which is posted through
out Milan.
King Victor Emmanuel sent to the
family a telegram of condolence on be
halt of himself and Queen Helena.
Verdi was born in the duchy of Parma
in ISI4. He studied under La Seala in
this city and in 1N42 brought out bis
tirst opera, which was very successful.
It was followed by others, which have
since becotii* famous. Among those best
known are "Giovanna d'Arco," "Mac
beth," "Itigoletto," "II Trovatore" and
"La Traviata."
lie was created an Italian senator in
liS74 and in IN7."> made a commander of
the Legion of Honor. The cause of his
death was congestion of the braiu.
NEW YORK LEGISLATURE.
Hiiwle Headed Commission 1111 In Ad
vance In Senute nnd Uouiie,
ALBANY, Jan. 21). —Lieutenant Gov
cruor Woodruff presided at last night'*
session of the senate, and the chaplain
prayed for the recovery ami spiritual con
solation of Senator Parsons of Rochester,
who Is dangerously ill.
The senate passed Assemblyman
Traub's bill providing for a system of
taxation for repairing highways in 1 >e
wltt, Onondaga county.
The labor consolidation bill was then
advanced to third reading.
The single headed state prison commis
sion bill was advanced to third reading
without debate or objection. The bill has
been amended to conform with the as
sembly measure on the same subject.
One of Governor Odell's single headed
commission bills, that creating a depart
ment of labor and the office of commis
sioner of labor and abolishing the offices
of commissioner of labor statistics and
factory inspector and tin- state board of
mediation and arbitration, was advanced
to third reading in the house.
Mr. Costcllo, introducer of the measure,
said the bill was in the interest of econ
omy and at the same time would ln'tter
protect the interests of the labor people.
Thi' bill was advanced without further
debate.
The debate to cede Governors Island to
the United States government was made
a special order for discussion today.
'l'n Th\ Hnnks.
ALBANY, Jan. 2">. Two bills impos
ing a ta« of 1 per cent upon the capital
stock, surplus ami undivided protits id
national, state and private banks of this
state were introduced yesterday by As
semblymau Merton E. Lewis of Monroe.
They are in line with the recommenda
tions made by Governor Gdell in bis tirst
annual me-sage to the legislature.
It has been computed by experts on
taxation that an exaction of this kind
upon tin capital of banks and trust com
panic* will bring into the state treasury
between s::.< MN i.i MM • and Tin
total amount of tie- capitalization. utidi
viilcd protits and surplus of hauks
i> of which about S.VI.WNI.
«hmi is iii real estate, leaving about SIBN.
(MM.IMHI in personal property in such cap
ital and surplus.
A HEAD ON COLLISION.
sewn Persons Killed nnd M«ny
lured In West Vlrwlnla.
PAUKKItSBI'ItG. W. Vu.. Jan. 2!>.-
Two Baltimore and Ohio fu*t freight
trains running east and west at high
speed were Iu collision yesterday after
noon near Petroleum, about |.*i mile* eu*l
..I here. It is believed that at bast seven
men were killed outright ami many otli
ers iujiired.
A reli« 112 train was scut from here to tin
scene of tlie wreck, with doctors and
medicine. So tar otd> one tsulv has beet
recovered from thi* wreck, thai of Ltiuei
Cos«age of this • lt>
It is kuowu that lit least »i\ olln rs an
under tie- wreck.
Iloth trains were almost completely <t>
lilolishcd by the terrific force of the colli
stott. the cars being piled "II top of otii
another and scatter'd along the right of
war
1.25 Per- •
Number Mi
SENATORTOWNE OUI
Speaks on the Philippine
Question and Retires.
MINNESOTA* WARMLY APPLAUDED.
•'tie AilmiiiiNtration I°ollc>~ In \relil-
I'PIIIKO Shttri»l» Criticised as
Meiitiiiitt Annllillittlon
to the Filipinos.
WASHINGTON,.I mi. 2!).—The senate
turned from the grind of appropriation
bills yesterday to listen t<> » speech
which purtook of the diameter of an
oration from Senator Towne of Minne
sota. Since he entered the senate a few
weeks ago on appointment of Governor
I.iud the young Minnesota!! has had lit
tle opportunity to display his talents.
As his reputation as an orator had pre
ceded him theie was much interest in
his speech, which was iu advocacy of
his resolution for a cessation of hns
tilities in the Philippine*.
The floor was crowded with senators
and members of the house of representa
tives, the latter including Represent.i
tives Littletield, McCall, Cooper and oth
ers who have been prominent iu insular
legislation. The galleries, public and pri
vate, were crowded to overflowing. Th»
senators on the Democratic side gave Mr.
Towne marked attention. On tin- Re
publican side the attention was lest no
ticeable. although Mr. Hour and Mr.
Hule ut first followed the speech eloxeiy.
at times exchanging smiling comment on
some of the utterances. At one point
Mr. Depew took a front seat and listened
attentively.
Mr. Towne's style of delivery was clear
uud forcible. Although restricted by
manuscript, he had the subject w«ll in
hand and rolled out the tine periods with
a fervor that sent theui echoing through
the chamber. The speech abounded in
apotheoses to liberty and patriotism and
scathing anil scornful uriui-'uiunat of
the policy by which the Filipinos were
beiug annihilated. At one point an out
burst of applause from the galleries led
to u vigorous warning from the presiding
officer against demonstrations of approv
al or disapproval. As the orator closed
his brilliant peroration there was anoth
er outburst of applause despite the warn
ings of the chair. Immediately following
Mr. Towne's speech the credential* ol'
his successor, Mr. Clnpp of Minnesota,
were presented, and after beiug sworn in
the new senator took his seat, and Mr.
Towne retired.
The rest of the day was devoted to the
Indian appropriation bill, the discussion
turning on irrigation lid l ule ptogtess
beiug made.
The major portion of the day iu the
house was occupied iu the transaction
of District nf Columbia hiitduess. The
bill io revi; • and codify the postal laws,
which has liceu under consideration at
Intelvals for tin days, was finally past
ed. Its friends succeeded iu confining
the measure strictly to the purpose for
which it was framed, a codification and
revision of existing laws. All attempts
to amend it in any vital particular faih-d.
Heveiitir It e J net lon Mill.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 25.—Senator Al
drich, chairman of the senate committee
on finance, yesterday reported the war
revenue reduction bill buck to the senate.
The committee reports a complete atihrti
tute for the bill as it passed tin- house.
The house continued consideration of
the uuval appropriation bill and prac
ticnlly completed it before adjournment.
Yoanif Crane Had n Uuil Henri.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.. Jan. 28.—The
autopsy on the body of Curtis L. Crane,
who died while boxing with his closest
friend, George It. Ainsworth. at Harvard
university Saturday, shows that Crane
died from heart disease. The antopsx
was performed by Dr. Swan, the medical
examiner for Middlesex county. lie
snid one side of Crime's heart was very
much enlarged, while the other side was
very small, and any excitement or ins
due exertion was likely to cause death.
The excitement and the exertion neces
sary to boxing was stated to lie the
cause of death. As soon as the autopsy
had been performed the body «:i< taken
to his parents' home in Hrookline. The
police on hearing the report of the med
ical examiner decided to taki no fur
ther action.
'l'he f'lahl Kttjolnetl.
COIXMBI'S. 0.. Jan. 2!l.—The «uit
to enjoin the Jeffries-ltuhlin light at Ciu
ciunati was filed iu the common pleas
court of Hamilton c<iunt> this morning.
The petition, which is a voluninous doeti
ment. was compleleti lute yesterday. The
Sangcrfesl Athletic Association company,
Hie principals in the fight and their man
agcrs and the Cincinnati Zoological com
pauy, which owns the ground on which
Suugerfest hull is situated, are made de
feudaPts. The petition recite* lhat tin
proposed tailing contest is "a pnlilii
nuisance and against the peace and digw
ty of Ihe stale." Anions the allegat on
thai will be mailt; iu support of this i laiiii
is lhat Ihe event would attract a Is g<
number of "toughs" to Cincinnati
Meverr Mluruia In tit>rm«M>.
llKltl.lN. Jan. SSI. Ilurricniieliki
siio* storms prevail in man) parts of Gci
many, and dnring ihe last 21 hour* ititi
sidcralile damage ha-- been done. II"
u.ather is particulate violent on tin
east Kri»ian coast, when th. cil.t of 1.•*• i
and th> neighboring di-111 I - « te slrnit.
by u lidal wave. Al Kraukfort-oulhe
Main snow is falling heavil) Dispatche.
from Hrenieu sa.i i-iaf a »iroiiK northweat
wind is dritiug lb water into ihe Wesci
until il nearl) reaches th« edge of thi
dike*. A freight iralit mar Dresden t*a«
partly hurled frout an elevated truck mi
I In- line from l'ol»> h ippcl to WllsdlxlT
and live car« *<i> b.ull) wrecked.