Published Every Thursday. Volute 5. < Expert > c Repairing. < All our knowledge; all our long experience; all our \ ) resources for doing fine watch and jewelry repair- r S ing is for sale. Big jobs, little jobs,simple jobs, hard J jobs everything in our line we are ready to do andC fdo better than you ever had it done before. We've S \ made a special study of superiority. We excell while T / charging but moderately for it. Very respectfully, J ? RETTE NBURY, \ 3 DUSHORE, PA. THE JEWELER, £OLES HARDWARE || sisat THE FINEST LIN . EiOF MfSUL bicylec™repairing" On! Done in first lcass order and as Quickly as possible, using good Material and prices right. Will sell you the Best AA* BICYCLE MADE for V(IM/♦ THE COLUMBIA " 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, (. all and see my line, if you contemplate sending for ajwheel. I\n 1 J ou as much for your money its you will get elsewhere. GENERAL LINE OF HARDWARE, MILL SUPPLIES. STOVES and RANGES, FURNACES. ~r s a g fven generalj ° b work ' Qofes 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. Linen Department. Hosiery and Gloves, .. . ... .. a .mtLmu Kill cloven, knit gloves, ta»»rie glove**, hverytliing a. table linens, J llOHierv J ol tiM kindH lor n.en, won,™ and towel*, yowling, era*h», linen wheeling, ~, KvmtbillK i„ ,| u . hosiery line everything in the linen line. can be tblll „, f, ere . h Domestic Department. Muslin and Knit Underwear. MitHliiiH, wheeling*, pillow cu*int**,out. Muslin underwear occupies i« large iiiL' ticking*, shirtings, cretons, silkolit.e*, "pan-, it- this tU'|«rtim>nt ha*,grown larg i.rinl*. percal*, llanucla blankets.comlort*, er each year! Yon get the atyle, the fit, H kir(itikf, etc.,thin u; price, 50c to $2.5U, all All the new Ihintrn vou'll Hbd here. d,,. nt*w nhipm. Notions and Fancy Goods. Oloak and Suit Departraent. » . I Inn department t* larger tlian e\er. I hi* department would make a.large j| rre voll T»ilor Made Mniu, Skirt*, sited *tore in it*elf. Ilew vo« will lind Waist's, .laekel*. Capes, Wrap|«r», I'elti Ml. all wean, laces,purse*,drew*. trimming, |W|Ui u „.| t'liil.lren !>re**e*. KHii|a,hratda veilings, nett*. toilet article* llt . M< . Kl b|n |^ b ( „ r Spring and Sum ao«|», stain pad linen* and fancy good*. unr now ready. IH.n't tail to vi*il the Heady to Wear l>e|*rtmenl when in town. To the out of town customers, samples sent on applica tion, state kind of goods wanted. Ready to wear goods sentC. O. D. with privilege to examine. The Shopbell Dry Good Co. Republican News Item. "ETERNAL VIGILANCE IS THE PRICE OF LIBERTY." LAPORTE, PENNA., THURSDAY, MARCH 14. 1901. TJ. KEELER. . 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 lie to. CARROLL HOUSE, D. KEEPB, Proprietor. DUSHORE, PA. One of the largest and best equipped hotel* in this section of the state. Table of the best. Rates 1.00 dollar per day. barge stables. (JLYSSES BIRD Land Surveyor Engineer and Conveyancer. Relocating old lines and coiners, and draw ing uiai» asi>eelalty. Will usually be found at home on Mondays. Charges reasonable. Estella, Sullivan Co., Pa. "HOTEL GUY. MILDRED, PA. B. H. GUY, - Proprietor. Newly furnished throughout, special attention gjfen to the wants of the travel ing public. Bar stocked with first clasH wines, liquors and cegars. The best beer on the market always on tap. ltutes Iteasonable. COMMERCIAL HOUSE7 " THOS. E. KENNEDY, Prop. LAI'ORTE PA. This largo and well appointed house is the inost popular hostelry in this suction LAPORTE HOTEL. 11.I 1 . "W, GALLAGHER, Prop. Newly erected. Opposite Court House square. Steam heat, bath rooms, hot and cold water, reading and pool room,and barber shop; also good stabling and livery, P. SHOEMAKER, Attorney at-Law. Office in County Building. LAPORTE, PA. Collections, conveyancing; the settlement of estates and other legal business will receive prompt attention. J J BRADLEY," ATTOBHBT AT-LAW, orrica is CODSTV BUILDIHS HBAKCOUBT HOUBK. LAPORTE, I'A * FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF DUSHORE, PENNA. CAPITAL - - #50.000. SUKPIiUS - - SIO,OOO. Does"a'_Gcneral Banking Business. B.W. JENNINGS, M. D. BWARTS. President. Cashier J. J.& F H. INGHAM, ATTOUMET9-AT-LAW, Legal business attended to in this and adjoining counties -APORTE, PA. [ J. MULLEN, Attorney-at-Law. LAPORTE, PA. Office over T. J. Keeler's store. J # H. CRONIN, ATTORNKY»AT -LAW, HOTAUT PUBLIC. OFFICE OH HAIR BTRMXT. OUSIIORE, PA CHAS.L. PETTIS k CO. I'aelißuyersffloiintryProiliice, Dressed Poultry, Game. Purs, Eggs and BUTTER. 204 Duane St. New York. Write tor our present paying prices. REFKItKXC*:. DAXIh'LSA- CO., Hunker*,tl Wall St. All , e**(h , >< Ih'dhfx in Produce in I'. S. ft ml Vun uda, J"iility of same. " How to obtain a patent " sent upon request. l'ateut* secured through us advertised for sale nt our espense. l'ateut* taL.ru out throunh us receive noiirr, without charge, iu TUB PATfcMT RKCOBD, nit illustrated aud widely circulated jourusl, consulted by Manufacturers and Investors, tteud for sample copy FRKt. Addt«ss, VICTOR J. IVAN* * CO. (.Pmteat Attorney*.) Cvaaa Raildlag. WASHINOTON, O. C 11l [lill B I TH7VmwT A MCWf»^ MuUcrtialou* to Tito Patent Recur J |l.UU(wr su'auiu. ftoa'l YsbarntSyM **. To ijuit tobacco easily uud forever be nan uetic. lull ol life, uc-rto and »lgor, luke No To- It.it ttte womlrr worker, tnut makes weak uira ■(roof All drug* i tub WoorH. CurugiiurdU let-a llooklot Slid aui«|il« free Address Moiling Keaivdy la. CkUatfa "t New Vtftk ENGLANDVANSWER. Senate Amendments to Canal Treaty Rejected. THE EPISODE CONSIDERED CLOSED. Text of Lord Lunsilowne'* II epi T Will Not He PubllMlied For the Present—The Hny-I*ntinerfote Treaty tomes to Nmiuht. WASHINGTON, March 12.—Lord Pnuncofote, the Uritish embassador, re peated at the state department yester day and hnuiled Secretary Hay n mem orandum embracing an instruction from Lord Lansdowne, the British minister for foreign affairs, in regard to the Hny- Pauncefote treaty. The memorandum explains Great Brit ain's reasons for not accepting the sen ate amendment to the treaty and vx-' presses regret tluit the negotiations should have been brought to such a con cl union. There is nothing in the British answer to suggest that a reopening of negotia tions for a new treaty would be welcom ed by Great Britain; in fact, the an swer indicates that the Salisbury cabinet regards the question of arranging a con vention to take the place of the Dulwer- Cla.vtou treaty as ended. There is no doubt from the tone of the British an swer thut any attempt to reopen uego tions must be initiated by the United States. It cannot yet be stated what action, if any, will he taken by our government. It Is stuted that there is no hurry even in the event thut it shall be decided to in vite Great Britain to join in fresh nego tiations as to an isthmian canal, con gress not beii.g in session to consider a if one should be framed. The be lief seems to be warranted that there will be no further negotiations on the rabject in the immediate future, unless some event not now foreseen by the olli cials causes a radical change in the sit uation. For the present the text of the British answer will he withheld from publica- LORI) LANSDOWNE. tlon on this side of the water at len*t, though it is said that iiftc the president has thoroughly consider** . the matter some general statement may be made n* to the points developed. The British answer is unite long, as such documents go, and would make about two newspaper columns. The tone of the reply is distinctly friendly through out, particularly so in the concluding as surances of good will and a desire to co operate iu the realization of this under taking. Although the text is withheld it is understood that the answer takes ii|i each of the three amendments made by the senate and presents the difficulties in the way of assenting to them. As to tfce amendment which struck out all that clause of the treaty inviting other iiuui timc nations to concur iu the neutralizing of the cunnl, the British view is Unit while the United States ami Great licit - ain eau bind themselves by treaty to neutralize the canal they cannot make this action binding on all other govern ments unless these governments concur. As to the entire abrogation of the Clayton-Bulwer treatv as irovided lis one of the senate amendments, it ap pears to be the ltritish view that such u step is too furreiiching to be taken without some negotiation iu which the British side of the case is presented. To l.cKnll>e l'ol» wainy. SALT LAKE CITY. March It.—l'o lygnmy may b- practiced without fear of prosecution under a law which ha* passed the Utah senate. The new law grant* immunity from prosecution exc» pt under the United States statute to all persons living in polygamy. The fed nil statute applies only to the celebration of a plural marriage. The avowed object of this act, which was passed at the dic tation of the Mormon church. Is to allow men now having several wives to live With them UlldlstlirU'd. 11l couse<|iieliee prepa rations arc already being made to resume openly polygamous relations. Letter From Washington Found. KALAMAZOO. Mich., March s. An autograph letter of George Washington, dated 17tMl. was found among some wasti paper sto. k at tin- llrynnt paper mill. It wan written to Captain James .1. Jamie *on, n New York merchant, asking fo boat freight rates on u quantity of flour. Two copies of The Federal Gazette and Baltimore Advertiser over I'm years old aud an autogi ipll ("tier of It'ibert Mor ris of Philadelphia, dated 17IKt, were lll*' found. The waste paper caiuc from Phil udelphia. Dllietl i.aa In the World. THOY. March 12. The til inch gun I the biggest in tin world, which Is l.eln, built at I tie Waicrvlict arsenal, will W ! scut to the proting grounds at San.l.l llook lit U fall. '1 be gun will he Uuuli tti uekt July. GENERAL HARRISON'S ILLNESS A Very Sick Man, bat He Soema to Be Holding Hia Own. INDIANAPOLIS, March 12. Dr. Henry Jameson has been in constant at tendance on the patient anil has alternat ed in a close watch for the slightest sign of Improvement or relapse. At 7:30 o'clock last night Dr. Jameson issued the following statement: "General Harrison got through the night in excellent shape nnd in a man ner gratifying to myself and Drs. Hnd ley and Dorsey. He held his own splen didly until 10 o'clock this morning, when a slight change for the worse was ap parent. The inflammation in the left lung and the pains in his chest then be gan to cause him a great deal of trou ble and produced a state of nervousness and restlessness which caused him much discomfort. "I find no great cause for ularra to night in the condition of General Har rison and attribute the change today to the fact that he has been laboring with his nilmwiit one (lay longer. At this hour he is more restless. His tempera ture is now 102 4-5, pulse 05 and respira tion 35. 1 think he will have no difficulty ln going through the night. As to the definite time when u crisis will occur I cannot say. In dealing with pneumonia and kindred forms of illness a crisis is a quantity hard to reckon with. Iu 48 hours there will be a change of some sort either for the worse or better. "With the other physicians I am very hopeful at this time of General Harri son's ultimate recovery. The chief dan ger we fear from the iUn*'? 1 ' is an exten sion of the inflammatory 'process iu the left lung. Unless there should be an extension of that iuHammation involving the pleura! aud some of the lobules of the left lung we are hopeful of speedy recovery. "At the residence I alternate with Dr. Dorsey iu close attendance, auil two trained nurses remain night and day, al ways watchful for the slightest change. Mrs. Harrison spends a large part of the night with the general." % Itloody Itnln In Sicily. I'ALHHMO, March 11.—A strange phenomenon Is now being witnessed here. For many hours a heavy red cloud has extended over the city, the sky being a deep red. The rain now falling resembles drops of coagulated blood. This phe nomenon. which is called "bloody rain," is attributed to ilust from the African deserts, transported by the heavy south wind now blowing. A dispatch from Home siys the phenomenon now to lie seen there extends also over southern Italy. At Home the sky is yellow, and at Naples a rain of sand has fallen, the heavens being dark red. An Opal For the Kins. LONDON. March !».—Mr. Maurice Lyons, a lawyer of Queensland, intends to give King Edward what is believed to be the largest and finest opal in the world. In the opinion of Loudon lapi daries its only rival in sixe and lieauty is one possessed by Emperor I'raucis Jo soph. The Lyons gem was shown pri vutely iu the ollice of Sir Horace Toner, agent general of Queensland, to the oth er Australian agents general. It is oval in shape, two inches long and an inch uud a half deep and weigh* 250 •carat*. Death of Senator Mawee. HAHHISHI'HG. March !».—Senator I Christopher Lyman Magee of PittMburg, editor, Mtalcsmau. philanthropist aud | fiuaucier, died last evening after au ill | ue*s of more than two year*. His death I wu* unexpected, as it was generally be ! lieved by hi* friends that he was impmv tug in health. His condition took a turn I for the worse on Thursday night, aud I the member* of his family were hurrletl ly summoned to llMrrishurg. He gradu- I ally grew weaker during the night, ami j yesterday hi* end was peaceful aud calm. i Cuban Tobacco Made Free. WASHINGTON, March o.—The pre* ' Ideut yesterday issued an executive ordvt ! abolishing the Cubuti export duty on to bacco from April I next. This action was taken on the earnest recommendation of the Cuban economic commission which recently visited Washington, indorsed General Wood. A previuu* order had been issued fixing an export duty of 54 per cent on Cuban tobacco from April 1- Thi* action removes the exj*>rt dtwy en tirely. ncrvaat Heir to t'orta»«. NEW YOKK, March U. Mr.. Uar> Carroll, who I* employed «« it ser\aut In • private house iu South, N. V.. has lieen informed that she i* heir to a fortune ot Y.'SI.IKNL U-ft to her by the late Mr*. Da v«i U. Wheeler of New lla\eii. whose nearest blood relative she i>. .Mrs. Car rull I* said never to hate seen her wealthy relative. The estate bus been partial!) settled, and the $50,1*10 will lx paid l>. Mr*. Carrull iu Mat 1.25 Per- • Ntiakr k'i FIERCE MARG&6ALIS Many States Suffer Loss of Life and Property. HEAVY DAMAGE CAUSED IR CHICAGO. Telephone and Telegraph Idnen Bad ly Crippled Throughout the Mid dle Went— I Tornado Cata Wide Swath In Teua, CHICAGO, March 11.—One of the worst windstorms of the Reason struck Chicago early yesterday' and during the two hours that it was at its height dam aged property throughout the city to the extent of $175,000. Many heavy plate glass windows were hiowu in. Telegraph and telephone companies were the worn sufferers, and it will be some time before order can be restored. Thousands of poles were blown down, and Chicago was practically isolated from the west and northwest by telephone and telegraph. The long distance telephone service was crippled so badly that it was of little value. Up to a late hoar last nigbt nei ther Milwaukee nor Minneapolis could be reached by long distance telephone. The storm is believed t® have been most severe in southern Wisconsin. Along a short stretch of the Milwaukee road in southern Wisconsin 300 tele graph poles are down. Reports from many points in Indiana and Kentucky also indicate hewry l dam age from the storm. The Western Union and Postal Telegraph companies suffered severely by fallen poles. It was esti mated that there were not fewer than 5,000 poles in the city thrown down by the fury of the wind and stortn. Service almost as fur west as Omaha was stop ped until late in the evening. At the life saving station at the mouth of the Chicago river it was considered the worst gale which has struck- Chicago harbor since 18! H. The water, lashed in to fury, came up to the life saving station and Hooded the tloor for the first tiine in 12 years. Many Texai Town* Visited. HOUSTON, March 11. —News from Saturday's storm is now coming from northeast Texas. The casualties were smull considering the amount of territory visited, but there are four dead and five believed to be dying at Willa Point, where the pi >oerty loss will reach SIOO,- 000. Five persons were badly hurt at New Boston, though not fatally. A num ber of houses were wrecked. The prop erty loss there will reach $75,000. At Blossom no one was seriously' injured, but the damage to residences was great. At and near Emery, Uaiiie# county, one man was killed, and several persona wero hurt, two seriously. The damage to property WHS heavy. Kentucky Storm Swept. PULTON, Ivy., March llr- ID the ter rific storm that swept over thi» section the damage was greatest at Clinton and Hickman. At Clinton 20 negro cabins were demolished, two uegroes being mor tally hurt ami many others badly brain ed. I'nrt of Marviu i'oHe*n> wi»s unroof ed, and the waterworks plant was de stroyed. Eight freight cars on the Illi nois Central switch at the depot at Clin ton were blown front the triwfc. The Baptist church at Hickman was destroy ed by the wind. A large unmber of tenant houses and burns were blown down in Kuhon and Hickman cnlinties, and the loss of property is large. Michigan Telephones Crippled. DETROIT. March 11.—Over 10.000 telephones were rendered useless yester day by the rain which fell and froae dur ing the entire moruing. The .'lO inile an hour wind which accompanied the rain raised havoc with the wires, weighed down as they were Isr ire. Otßrtals of the Michigan Telephone company est! mate their total ioaa iu the a»*te at $20,000. Street car service «»• »reatly impaired during the in tuning by' the ice. The storm was general throughout the southern part of the state, wires suffer ing everywhere. Cloudburst and Llgklslsa. UOCHESTEIt. March 11.—A severe thunder and lightning storm passed over Rochester between 0 and 10 o'clock last night. At Charlotte, seven miles from here, then' was a cloudburst. The village was Hooded, aud considerable damage was done. At the same time lightning struck the barns on the stock farm of ex- Congressman llsll»ert S. Oreenleaf. and they were burned to the ground, together with their contents, consisting of 4.'l blooded Jersey cows, 24 thoroughbred horses and 200 tons of bay aud straw. ltarattan Uaaia Came Uealraetloa. PROVIDENCE. Murch 12. - Two dams at Wansktick. jnat north of this city, burst yesterday ufteruoou. carry ing away two woodeu buildings contain iug nine persona, all of whom have been accounted for excepting one. The upper datu burst tir*t, ami the water Willi a rush swept away the lower dam • few minutes later. Over this lower daw were two wooden buildings, each H# feet ■.quart- and three stories in height, run I as a cotton mill by George Weed is Tornado I* ladlana. PRINCETON. Iml.. March It.—This ! ,-ity was -truck by a tornado late Hal unlay night. O»• dwelling was wreck ed, several others were moved from their foundation*, and hundred* <•# uuttaild | ingM wtfc «lcmoli»hed. No Uvea wart I lost. The coiilthouse aud the high school building were much damaged. Ilnntlrrd* i of windows, many of plate gla*s. wars | blown in. ■eeretae* tia«e Uaea IIMM, WASHINGTON. March 12.-Hecreia I) aud Ml*. Gage left \Va*hingU» yen i lerday for Chicago. The secretary M 1 pet la t» ft urn iu about a »seh.