Published Every Thursday.
Volume 5.
S THE PARAMOUNT ISSUE. £
✓ Yes, Paramount issues are plentiful this year.Q
lWe have two. First, we are prepared to sell you
r everything usually found in first-class jewelry N
1 store at very reasonable prices. If we have not 112
\the article you want we will get it for you at the J
\ Second, we are prepared to do your
C in a workmanlike manner, also at very reasonable**
C has been spoiled by others, we shall want plenty L DUSHORE,
DUSHORE, PA. THE JEWELER. C
COLES HARDWARE^
1 •!IE i-MNEST^ IJNE]OF
fuHfe Done in first lcass order and as
Quickly as possible, using good
Material and prices right.
Will sell you the Best X>%A
BICYCLE MADE for Jk/O C(l\|V
THE >MV '"
Line of chain wheels always leads the race, from
$35 00, $35 00, and $50.00.
The C'oluiuhiu t'liuinh'.ss on exhibition now with mister brake. I'all
and nee my line, if you eonteinpiute Honiliiitf for nJwheH. I will givo y° u
tut much for your money as you will get elsewhere.
GENERAL LINE OF HARDWARE, MILL SUPPLIKS.
STOVES and RANGES,
FURNACES Plumbing and general job work.
« Estimates given.
Hardware
DUSHORE, PA.
The Shopbell Dry Good Co.,
313 Pine street,
WILLIAMSPORT, PA. #
The leading Dry Goods, Notion, Cloak and
Suit House in Williamsport.
Preparation have been going on for months gathering
merchandise, new and up to date, for the different depart
ments. We can assure you tl ere is no better selected
stocks to be found elsewhere.
A LIST OF DEPARTMENTS.
Lltwn Department, Hosiery and Gloves.
Kierything in luble litmus, napkins, Knl glove*, kuit gloves, iultic uou*.
towels,umltng, .<rs.li., 1it,,., shieling, In-ip ul »|| ku.tjs tor men, women ami
everything in lis linen lius. oltiltlivt. Kv«.rv»liii.K n» »he ItoMsrv lint
112 chu hi* ii>ittut lu»re.
Duwentic Department, Muslin and Knit Underwear.
Mu.liits, sheeting*, pillow la.ingß.out- Muslin timlerwear uoi'U|>ivs a large
ing, lif kings, .liirling., rretou., .ilkuliues, spaee, n» this tK|>i«ri im-tit l#rj»-
j,rln ls, penal., Manuel. liluiikets.uomloris, er eai:h year! Vuu get i lie .ty le, tits lit,
.kirtiug, sin.,lliis tleparimeut is t-.omplele, tli* material, t lit* making tor tin- price ot
Nothing wanting, iitoalin. Why not buy, iva<l> mails. Knit
. , „... uuilerware, all grittles at all prices,
Dri'Hi Ooode and Silks, OorsetH.
'I'lli« ilspartiueut Ims taken more room >liMeri nl kinils fount! here. We are
to tji«pl»y ths slut k| it • larger iltau ever. #uri , (l , y uUi price, ftOc to nil
All Iks urw things you'll Mini here. d tl . „,. w »hipes.
Nullum* ttt.d Fauoy Goods. Cloak and Suit Department.
„. , , , 1 „ 11 is >li* |,i 1 rlineiil i>- larger than ever.
I his ilepsrtoisiil wojthl make alt rge „ u(( |jh ,, UjU.r M«4s Mails, Hktrt.,
«u«l .tors lit limit. Ilere you will nil WaM., Jackets, I'upo., Wrapi er., I'ett.
•mull wmhw, Ui<wt,|iur»tts l .|reM iriiiiiiiiiig, WiJ4U) Hl ,j (•l.ihlm.liwsw..
gimps,hrsitls veiling., uslts, toilet aim Iss | (u . g . u>f H ahJ gu||t
soaps, .tamps>l linsit. still lam) gooil. uier now really. IK.n't mil to ii.it the
lUaily 10 Wear l>e|mrtllielit wlien in town.
To the out <»( town customers, samples sent on applica
tion, Mute kind ot goods wanted. Heady to wear goods
*eniC. Q. I), with privilege to examine,
1 The Shopbell Dry Good Co.
Republican News Item.
"ETERNAL VIGILANCE IS THE PRICE OF LIBERTY."
LAPORTE. PENNI, THURM. FEBRUARY 21.1901.
TJ. KEELKIt.
• Justice-of-the Peace.
Office In mom over store, I.APORTK, PA.
Special attention given to collections.
All matter* left to the care ot this office
will lie promptly attended to.
CARROLL HOUSE,
D. KEEFE, Proprietor.
MJBIIOKK, PA.
On* of the largeet unit best equipped
hotels in this aeetion otthe state.
Table ot the boat. Rate* 1.0(1 dollar per day.
l<argo it« !>!«•.
ULYSSES BIRD
Land Surveyor Engineer and Conveyancer.
KelooalliiK old lines and coiners, ami draw
iiiK inu|H »*|«viulty.
Will usually l<e found at homo on Mondays.
Chaines reasonable.
Estella, Sullivan Co., Pa.
HOTEL GUY.
MILDRED, PA.
B. H. GUY, • - - Proprietor.
Newlv'll'urnished throughout, special
attention given to the wants of the travel
ing public. Har stocked with lirst class
wines, liquor* and ccgars. The best beer
on the market always on tap.
Rate» Reasonable.
COMMERCIAL HOUSE.
THOs. E. KENNEDY, Prop.
LAPORTK PA.
This Urg.i And well appointed house is
the must popular hostmy n. this section
LAPORTE HOTEL
P. W, OALLAQUEU, Prop.
Newly erected. Opposite Court
House square. Steam heat, hath moms,
hot anil cold water, reading and |a>ol
room,and harher shop; also good stabling
and livery,
P. SHOEMAKER,
Attorney at Law.
Oltice in County Building.
LAPORTK. PA.
Collections. I\>» vevaiiei UR: the settlement of
estates and mini iemil business will iveeive
ptumpt attention.
J. BRADLEY,
ATTOKHBT AT- LAW,
orriea m COOHTT lu.botae
KSAU COURT aouea.
LAPtikTK, l'A !
rilisr NATIONAL BANK
' OK DI'SUORK, PKNNA.
CAPITAL - • #50.000.
SURPLUS . . *IO.OOO.
l>oes'a tietieral (tanking Husiness.
B.W.JKNNINUS, M. O.SWAR'I'S.
President. 1 usliier
J.J. & F. H. INGHAM,
AYTOI'MKYs A r-I.A W,
kl littoines* .itten led to
in mis and a.ljo.iiinn counties
_A PORTS, »»A.
£ J. MULLEN,
Attorney-at-Law.
LAPORTK. PA.
OlVice over P. J. Heeler's store.
J. H. CRONIN.
LAW,
NOTARY PUBLIC.
OrriiS OH MAIM hTKIKT.
DTSIIORK, PA
CHAS.L. PETTIS & CO.
I'aeli lliiycßlSll'ouiili'yl'iDiliirf.
Dressed Poultry, Oaute Purs, Egga and
UUTThiR.
204 Duaue St. New York.
Write for our present paying price*.
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the pauutatnlity ol sain*. " How to obtain a
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lluounh us advertised lor »ile at uur v\peaae.
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UII illusltatrd and wltlely circulated journal,
consult, ,! by Mauutaetuiei a and Investors,
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VICTOR J. (VAN* * CO.
iHitnl Attorneys.)
■ seas Building, tMARHINQTON, O. 0
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Mac the wondur worker, mat makes weak men
strong All druntfiate, too or 11. t'ure euaiaa
teed Itook let and eatnple fr»« Address
Media* Itemed* Ctt. Cbleetfv or New Yatfc
FLINN FIGHTS I
FOR HIS LIFE
Reform Element in Allegheny
I County Appeal to Repub
-1 licans in the State.
"RIPPER" PASSED IN SENATE
New Charter Bill Df«lKnrtl to Over*
throw Ik* PittkhurK Kin* Is Nan ;
Brforr tt%«* llon>f At llnrrlsburgc
■ud m LLLIC Slmitiilr IN WHIIIUK.
(Special Correspondence.)
Philadelphia, Fob. 19.—Interest In
ptnte politics continues to he riveted
upon the plans of the stalwart Repub
lican leaders to aid the reform element
In Pittsburg to overthrow the iniqui
tous FUnti machine.
The board of trude and the chamber
of commerce of Pittsburg have beeu
working for years to bring about re
forms in the management of municipal
affairs in that city, and they are now t
depending upon the regular Republi
cans at Harrisburg to help them pas? j
what is known as the "ripper" or new j
charter bill. This measure, after a
most desperate tight, was passed Anal
ly in the state senate last week. Flinn i
led his forces iu person, and up to the
very last minute hoped to be able to
block the bill on third readiug. Ho
and his insurgent and Democratic fol
lowers resorted to the most desperate
filibustering tactics, and with the as
sistance of the Gultey Democratic or
ganization the Flinn combiners be
lieved they would be able to keep the
i bill from getting a constitutional m:i
--| Jority in the senate and thus dispose of
the issue without having to run the
gauntlet of the house.
FLINN SHOWS WHITE FEATHER.
Flinn, in a speech made against the
bill, showed the white feather. Ho re
ferred to the recent contest on the Uni
ted States senatorship. iu which he and
his insurgent followers went outside
the lines of the Republican party, and
with the co-operation of the Democrats j
sought to defeat the nomluee of the !
Republican caucus, the choice of a
large majority of the Republicans of
for senator. Just as he
aid two years before, when, by a fu
sion deal with the Bryanite Democra
cy. he prevented the election of a Re
publican to the senate.
Now that the business men and man
ufacturers and in fact the entire re
form element of his home county are
up in arms against him and demanding
thnt he and his henchmen shall be
driven from their positions of power,
Flinn is pleading with the regular Re
publicans of the state to come to his
rescue nnd block the plans of the tax
payers of Allegheny, who have been ,
obliged to bear the burdens which the
Flinn ring have put upon them In their
extravagant and profligate admlntstra-1
tlon of public affairs in Pittsburg. I
Flinn made several speeches in the
flllibusteriiu! movements against the
passage of the bill, in one of which he
referred to the senatorial contest ami
whimperingly declared that when the '
vote was taken on that Issue he had ;
supposed that the "book was closed." (
that the tight was ended, and that
there was to be harmony.
Almost every body In the chamber
smiled when Flinn said thU. for they
recalled the domineering and defiant
attitude which Flinn assumed all
through the last session of the legis
lature, when, with the insurgents and
the Demovrata under his whip, he con- j
trolled enough votes to prevent an
election to the aenatorshlp. They also
had vividly brought to mind the
damnable conspiracy by which the
Fltnn insurgents had Col. Quay arrest- !
ed In this cltv under a trumped up ,
charge, and how they had hoped to sec
him convicted, although there v#as not
a scintilla of evidence that he had
wronged a single individual or that in
anv business transactions which he had
with the People's bank, the bank or
the state had lost a penny.
Flinn, with his record of the past
fresh In the minds of every stalwart
Republican of Pennsylvania, is now
upon his knees a supplicant for mercy, 1
beseeching the Republicans of the
state to save him from the wrath of
his neighbors.
BOSS RI'I.K DKNOI'NORD.
A couple of ttemocrat* ami one or
two Insurgents made weak argument*
In opposition to the |tassug« of the
"ripper" after Fltnn had spoken.
He was confronted, however, by
facts and figure* (rum his fellow e|tt
■eiis which showed the need of a radt
cal change In the method* of municipal
management In Pittsburg A letter
was lead from K L St raw bridge, a
well known attorney of Pittsburg, se
verely arraigluing the Flinn regime
and demaudittK relief from the legista
ture.
Among other thtugu Mr Straw
bridge said
"If there Is a place this side of hell
that needs reform It Is Pittsburg If
there Is a modem stable on earth that
needs to tie lipped open and duugvd out
by some herculean hand It Is the Pitts
burg cltv hill and the appurtenances
thereto The stable bosses, hostlers,
sponge holders, rubbers, 'con.' men
and lachevs must goto the dump on
the flrst load In order to allow th«
*>>rk of cleaning to begin
"It la the honest truth, there Is a
horde of harpies, vaiuuires buiaarda
ana teecnes mat swarm around the city
hall and courthouse, prey upon the
vitals of the city, sap its life blood
and gorge themselves out of Its treas
ury and franchises that begears por
trayal. However lurid the picture of
It may be. you may rest assured that
it yet wants coloring, and however
pipe dreamy the story of their graft
may seem. you can be sure that, like
the stories King Solomon of old
heard about the Income of the queen
of Sheha. the half has not been told
"Such men as Nero. Caligula and oth
ers who ran things pretty much their
own way in the old Rome were mild
*nd agreeable potentates In compari
son to the Pittsburg bosses, and fellows
like the rich Croesus and others who
farmed and manipulated the taxes of
, that ancient city were simply not on
to their Jobs. The gang of Pittsburg
manipulators comprising the so called
tlty ring and pay roll crowd are fear
less. unblushing and relentless, and op
erate in the open light of noonday as
wel as at midnight. They wield a pow
er as absolute us that of the c*ar of all
the Russlas. They pull the string
on everything from the ward commit
teemen to the mayor's pen. They pull
the string wherever a dollar Is In sight.
They say the dentists have a pull, but
the tooth carpenters are not two-eleven
beside the bunch that run this town,
levy the taxes. Issue the bonds and
disburse the proceeds thereof by due
process of enactment and resolutions
in councils solemnly assembled, while
the men whose brains and energy have
created the wealth of this city and
made It world famous, and the hard
working laboring men. go down In
their pockets, face the city treasurer
once more with a worried look, and
pass out saying, 'Great God, when and
where will It end?'
"Every day one who Is accustomed
to observe things can see these polit
ical gentlemen of the gum shoe tread
and sinister expression walking about
the streets In the neighborhood of the
courthouse and city hall, some with
their hands out behind them, and oth
ers with little lamps protruding out of
their pockets such as we used to call
dark lanterns."
FOCHT LED THE FIGHT.
After reading this letter Senator
Benjamin K. Focht. of Union county,
who led the flsht for the bill, made a
vigorous speech.
"As 1 understand this question." de
clared Senator Focht, earnestly, "It is
not proposed to take away the rights
of any one, but to break through the
lines of power, usurped and held by
one tyrant boss. I feel that I am vot
ing today to emancipate a people who
have lonjj been held under thrbJldom,
fearing and trembling lest they be
ground under the pitiless and merci
less wheels of municipal corruption
and bosslsm. All liberty costs; from
the death stab of Julius Caesar to the
basket which received the head of
Marie Antoinette and the noose which
strangled Nathan Hale, the world has
seen a price paid for every blessing.
Therefore, if we are to break the fet
| ters which bind and smart the people
of Pittsburg we must not stop at the
sentimental pleadings that a mayor
will be put out of office when it is done
for such a high purpose.
"European economists stand amazed
| at the glory of our great republic, but
they say we know nothiug about mu
nicipal government. From what we
have heard and know to be true In re
gard to the abuses In Pittsburg, these
i charges are correct, and It resides with
us to remedy thlH. Our duty is plain
In a matter so grave; personal bias
should not be permitted to actuate any
one, neither should sentiment nor sen
atorial courtesy. Already shorn of
much power and the sceptre more than
half way descended. <t is time indeed
fur meekness, for whimpering, but as
the banditti of Italy frequently knelt
before shrines of favorite saints and
offered up prayers before going out to
rob and to murder, this attitude is well
understood and our acts of mercy will
be when we vote away this municipal
feudalism, this fatherland of an Amer
ican boss."
When the vote wan taken 2S senators
voted In favor of the bill and 18 against
The hill was {hen sent to the house
h 1 icferred to the committee on mu
nicipal corporations, where, with but
two opposing votes, it was reported fa
vorably.
INTERESTING TIM KM AHEAD.
There Is promise of an Interesting
struggle when the hill comes up on
second reading, pro! ably tomorrow or
next day Fllnn and the Guffey Dem
ocrats arc haid at work canvassing
against the measure, and ull sorts of
Inducements are being held out to
members to help out the Fllnn ring,
Republicans of the state will look
with suspicion upon all members of
the house elected upon a reform plat
form who will now vote to block re
form In Pittsburg and reward with
continued favor men who have sought i
to wreck the Republican party.
IMuuree t.otuu tbruud.
NEW YOttk, Feb. U. E\ Governor -
11. N Filigree armed ill Ibis city today
mi bis way to England. lie will sail
frviu Sew York mi (lie steamer Cymric.
11.men S I'lugruc, Jr., will accompany
his father as far a* tioulliampton, where
he will board another steamer for Noittli
Africa, E* Governor Plngrce, who Is
making the trip fu* lni»iuc»» reasou»,
will «|t«hd aeveisl Week* in Euglaud.
A Lunil ul W till IHIIHHU.
NEW VOKK. Feb. II 111. Hamburg-
American steamer IViiusy Kama, from
llaiubuig. brought !■> cases of wild am
maU confuting of |mlar 1 tears, iwoukey*
siul uiati> til Iters. Home are consigned
William Mattel# and others to the KIM*
logical jatdvit* at t'luciuuait.
1.25 Per. s
GOMEZ FACTION WON
Eligibility of Dominican Qen
eral to Presidency Fixed.
BITTER CONVENTION STRUGGLE ENDED
BdltlnK Committer at Work on the
Cuban Code, and Its Final Adop
tion Expected at an
Earl)' Itute.
HAVANA, Fob. 12.—The followers of
General Maximo Gomez triumphed yes
terday in the Cuban constitutional con
vention. The clause making him eligible
to the presidency of the republic was
adopted by a vote of 15 to 14. There was
no discussion. Just before the question
was put to a vote Swnor Giberga said he
did not think the convention was called
upon to recognize the revolutionary ele
ment in the constitution, but this pro
test elicited no reply. Senor Lloreute,
who is classed with the anti-Gomez fac
tion, was not present at yesterday's ses
sion owing to sickness. General Rivera
absented himself in consequence of his
wish not to take part iu this particular
dispute. Senor Rotancourt, who voted
last week with the opponents of General
Gomez to postpone the discussion, cast
his vote for Gomes, making a majority
of one in favor of the clause.
The anti-Gomez faction took the de
feat quietly and almost good naturedly.
The session will continue today, when
some changes will be made. It is gen
erally believed that the convention will
leave out the cliuise referring to the ex
pulsion of "pernicious foreigners." There
is also a growing disposition to eradi
cate all radicul clauses before submitting
the completed work to the United States
congress.
The editing committee is getting the
document in shape with as little delay as
possible, and it is expected that the final
adoption will not be much postponed.
The question of the relations to be sus
tained bet ween Cuba and the United
States will lie left to a special commis
sion who will draw up a proposal to be
submitted to the convention.
Governor General Wood has issued n
decree declaring valid the contract be
tween the Pan-American Express com
pany and the Cuban railroads without
any qualifications. The order settles
definitely the rights of the company.
COLONEL A. a SHAW.
f»'t Urand Army Commander ■'•and
Oeud In Wniihlnnrton.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 11. Represent
ative Albert I). Shaw »112 *'aUi*town, N.
Y„ formerly commander in chief of the
Grand Army of the Republic, was found
dead late Sunday morning in his room
at the Riggs House. A physician sum
moned immediately after the discovery of
the body pronounced death due to apo
plexy. probably about '& o'clock iu the
morning. Colonel Shaw had returned
about l:HO o'clock from a banquet at
the Ebhitt House iu honor of his suc
cessor, General Leo ltassieur, and be
fore he left the banquet hall had re
sponded eloquently to a toast and ap
peared iu excellent health anil spirits.
The body was discovered lying face
downward on the floor. The features
were slightly bruised, showing he had
fallen suddenly and heavily. After his
return to the hotel Colonel Shaw asked
for hot water, complaining of indiges
tion. The water was brought to him,
und that was the last seen of him alive.
Colonel Shaw was RSI years of age and
a veteran of the civil war. He was a
widower, his wife dying just oue year
ago yesterday. He was the picture of
health, of commanding stature, strongly
built, with square shoulders and erect
figure, which, with white hair and mus
tache, made him a conspicuous figure in
the house. An active worker during his
incumbency of the commander in chief's
office, he frequently came to Washing
ton and took a hand in urging legisla
tion for the old soldiers before the com
mittees of congress.
Colonel Shaw was born iu Lyme, N.
Y., 1 )ee. 27, IH-41. He served a term of
enlistment in the Thirty-fifth New York
volunteers and as a special agent of the
war department at provost marshal
headquarters dining the civil war. Lafer
he was a member of the state assembly
fur one term, was appointed consul to
Toronto iu I.KiW and promoted to Man
chester. England, in I.H7H, from which
latter place he was removed by Presi
dent Cleveland iu lSNfi for being "an
offensive partisan." Afterward he filled
the office »112 department commander of
the Grand Army of the Republic for the
state of New York, commander iu chief
of the ituliouul I« MI.V and a representa
tive iu congress, succeeding the late I'. A.
('bickering, who met a tragic death in
New York.
Inaumeut Moternar C'aptared.
MANILA. Feb. 11. A company of the
Forty-seventh United States volunteer
kufautry. operating iu the island of ("a
tauduaues, oft the southeast coast of Lu
sou, captured Hustus, the Insurgent gov
ernor nf the island. The United States
uuuboal I ion Juan de Austria*, co-op
erating with a detachment of the Fort)
seventh lufantry, captured .'tit insurgents,
including a colonel and two majors, in
(lie pioviuce of Albuy, Lusou, Evidence
Is accumulating against the iucrimruated
Manila traders who were charged with
aiding the insurgents.
Hi'll ANTON, IV. Feb. H.--A tire
which caused ytINI.INMI dalliuge broke oat
yesterday aftcruouu and raged furiously
fill' hours. The tin lues started iu the 11111
tor room of the four story I leu wood build
teg at MID Latkawauua avenue, occupied
as a clothing store by I'. J. Ilorau and ou
the upper floors by the I>ela ware. Lacks
wanna and Westem car aeeouutaul's of
fice and tJramber's photograph parlor*
•ltd Vlwsvs. overall manufacturer.
Number 39.