Published Every Thursday. Volume 5. Expert S Repairing. C All our knowledge; all our long experience; all our j J resources for doing fine watch and jewelry repair- r S ing is for sale. Big jobs, little jobs,simple jobs, hardp jobs everything in our line we are ready to do andC fdo better than you ever had it done before. We've \ made a special study of superiority. We excell whileQ r charging but moderately for it. Very respectfully, J ? RETTENBURY, > THE JEWELER. C COLES HARDWARE j| Hk BICYLEc"REPAIRING 11 Done in first lcass order and as Quickly as possible, using good Material and prices right. Will sell you the Best J»>»a BICYCLE MADE for 3k70 CrtXfl. THE COLUMBIA "> WV ' 7 * Line of chain wheels always leads the race, from $25 00, $35.00, and $50.00. The Columbia Chainless 011 exhibition now with coaster brake. Call and see my line, if you contemplate sending for ajwheel. I will pjive you as much for your money as you will get elsewhere. GENERAL LINE OF HARDWARE, MILL SUPPLIKS. STOVES and RANGES, PI IRM Plumbing and general job work. Estimates given. Qoles 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. Everything in table linens, napkin*, , Ki.l gloves .knit glove*, fabric glove*, towels," towling, era*!.*, linen Reeling. •'<*'">• of nil kind* lor men, women and everything in.he linen line. children. hvervth.ng in .lie hosiery line * can l>e toil mi here. Domestic Department. Muslin and Knit Underwear. Muslins, sheetings, pillow caning#,on.- Muslin nmlerwear occupies a large ing, tickings, shirtings, cretons, silkoline*. space, us ilii- department hasjgrown larg prints, jiercals, flannels blanket*,comforts, er each year! Von ge> the style, the til. skirting, etc.,this department is complete, the material, the making lor the price ol nothing wanting. muslin. Why nut buy, ready made. Knit nnderware, all grades ut all prices. Dress Goods and Silks. Corsets. This department has taken more room 05 ,|iit,. r ,.,,i kinds found here. We are ID display thes.ockj i. * larger than ever. *NRE 10 please VOH; price, ."»t)C to GFJ./tt), all All the new things you'll lind here. 11 (( . new sht|>es. Notions and Fancy Goods. Cloak and Suit Department. . , 1,11 This department is larger than ever, his department would make a large vo „ Tai |or Made Suits, SkirU, sized store in itselt. Here you will llnd Wll i-i.. Jackets, t apes, Wrap,srs. I'e.ti small wears, laces, p., r.es.dress trimming. nM( Hl ,a children Dresses, gllnps,braids veilings, nelts. toilet articles , , B(v U . H (ur s Su|(| . soap*, siaui|ied linens and lancy goods. 11t ,. r (QL r«n.ly. Don l fail to > i.it the licitily to Wear Department when in town. To the out of town customers, samples sent on applica tion, state kind of goods wanted. Heady to wear goods sent C. 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 21. 1901. TJ. KEELER. • JuHtice-of-tho Peace. Otllcc in room over store, LAPOUTE, PA. Special attention given to collections. All matters left to the care of this office will be prom ptlyjat tended to. CARROLL HOUSE, D. KEEPE, Proprietor. DUSIIORK, PA. One of the largest and best equipped hotels in this section of the Btate. Table of the best. Rates 1.00 dollar per day. Large stubles. (JLYSSES BIRD Land Surveyor Engineer and Conveyancer. Relocating old lines and coiners, and draw ing maps aapeclalty. Will usually be found at home on Mondays. Charges reasonable. Estella, Sullivan Co., Pa. HOTEL GU Y. MILDRED, PA. H. H. GUY, - Proprietor. throughout, special attention given to the wants of the travel ing public. Bar stocked with lirst class wines, liquors arid cegars. The best beer on the market always on tap. liatex Jieamiiable. COMMERCIAL HOUSE - ' ~ THOS. E. KENNEDY, Prop. LAPORTE PA. This large and well appointed house if the most popular hostelry in this suction LAPORTE HOTEL P. W, GALLAGHER, Prop. Newly erected. Opposite Court House square. Steam heat, bath rooms, hot and cold water, reading and |>ool room,and barber shop; ulso good stabling and livery, \yM 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, ATTORRBT AT-LAW, OrriCß IK COUNTY BUILDING NBARCOUKT BOUBR. * LAPORTE, PA riRST NATIONAL BANK ' OF DUSIIORK, PENNA. CAPITAL - • $50,000. SURPLUS - . SIO,OOO. Does'a'General Hanking Business. B.W. JENNINGS, M. 1). SW ARTSI President. Cashier T. J. & F. H. INGHAM, ATTOIINKTS-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, ATTORNEY*AT LAW, HOT ART PUBLIC. OFPICI OH MAIH STUBET. DUSIIORE, PA pgTf ? ? ? ? 112 • 112 IT'S WORTH WHILE to step in and absorb a little General Knowledge that is to be found in a really down to date General Store. The new things for Spring and Summer are now on f™moN| -lyV'it -I* v'/ -1' -Jr 'V -u 'V, -J' ;k; •». «J • -. ?????? ? ? ? STEP IN AND ASK ABOUT THEM. All answered at Vernon Hull's Large Store. Hillsgrove, Pa. LARGEST OFFER YET Carnegie Pledges $5,200,000 to New York City. SIXTY-FIVE LIBRARIES PLANNED. Mnnlfleent Calft tliiNt Anuonneeil Wna 31 a tic llcfore SnilliiH' l'or Eu ro|l(>—t'lly OHieliils l)l>riu> (In- C;rc:it Work. Xi:\V VOitK, Man li 1(> Andrew Carnegie, who since retiring us alt aciivu from the steel world has been able to devote his time exclusively to his oth »r passion, the founding of libraries, hns made his departure for Europe this spring memorable b.v the largest offer of that kind ever advanced. If New York will provide the sites and the mainte nance, he has promised to give X>,tHMI to establish (i5 branch libraries in this city. The offer, made in a letter to l)r. John S. Hillings, director of the New York Public library, last Tuesday, was made public last night. Dr. John S. Hillings said yesterday: "Mr. Carnegie's offer to provide li brary buildings for Greater New York at a cost of over $5,()00.(XM• is made with his usual conditions, that the city shall furnish the sites and make a sat isfactory agreement as to their mainte nance. "If accepted, it will result in the greatest free public library system in the world. We may fairly infer that Mr. Carnegie's idea Is that the whole system should be under one management, that of the trustees of the New York Public library, but this is not made one of his conditions. "As to the question of sites, it is not improbable that a considerable number could be obtained without cost to the municipality through gifts by public spir ited citizens. "It is of the greatest importance that the system of public schools in the city should be supplemented by such a system of free public libraries as is proposed, and the sooner that work can be com menced upon the better it will be for the people and for the municipality as a whole." A Plve .'.llllion (ilft. PITTSBI'HU. March 14. —Two com munications from Andrew Carnegie which are oflieialiy made public todaj tell of the steel king's retirement from active business life and of his donation of M.(MX),(X>O for tic endowment of a fund for superannuated and disabled em ployees of the Carnegie company. This benefaction is by far the largest of the many created by Mr. Carnegie and i prohahly without a parallel anywhere in the world. This fund will iu no wise in terfere with the continuance of the sav ings fund established by the company 1. years ago for the benefit of its employees. Iu this latter fund nearly S2.OfMi,(N)O oi the employees' savings are on deposit, on which the company, by contract, pays 0 per cent and loans money to the work men to build their homes. A Million to St. l.otiin. ST. LOUIS, March l(i. —While Andrew Carnegie is giving away a part of his great fortune in HtO.tKK) sums, he i not confining himself to that figure, for he has just offered to build a public libra ry for this city at a cost of JfI.tNKUNHi. | The conditions are that the city shall present a site and provide a year to maintain the institution. The site already has been selected, and the other details are sure to be arranged. CASHIER SHOT. II oliliern tipl lliiiiU's I'll mix. hut Are | Cnuicht. IIAIIKISIHTNi. March 1.1.-Chiulo I W. Uvnn, cashier of the Halifax Nation : ul bank, was shot to death by Henry , ltowe ami Weston Kciper of I.ykens at uoon yesterday iu an attempt at a dar ing bank robbery. The robbers were captured by a party of citizens soon after the crime and were brought to the Harrisburg jail, together with F. H. StraJey of I.ykens, who is suspected of being an accomplice. The wounded cashier was taken to his ! home after the capture of the despera does. where he died early last evening. Woiunn Sat on it lluritlur. DENVIiII. March 18. (icorgiana Thompson, a pretty blond, sat on a bur glar for half an hour, shrieking when he attempted on several occasions to free j himself from her grasp and sticking him j violently with a long hatpin whenever lie I tried to throw off the burden which rest- • ed upon him as he lay on the hall floor : of a building on Seventeenth street. The 1 burglar is How iu jail. Miss Thompson i l-i ill willi nervous prostration, but with- : al proud to tell of her experience. Khuuiroek From Ale»unrale«l his otic linn IIMIHI birthday anniversary today It) IOIIIK al lie- cliarler election lie ha* htVer inismsl an eb-eliou since I*ll4 BENJAMIN HARRISON Former President, Statesman and Soldier Dead. IMPRESSIVE FUNERAL SERVICES. Prealdfnt McKlnley Among; the Monrners at Indianapolis—-Cloa- In* Scene*—Rotable Ca refp Sketched. INDIANAPOLIS, March 18.-Sur rounded by fully 15,000 of his fellow citizens the remains of Benjamin Harri son were yesterday interred iu the fami ly lot in Crown llill cemetery. Close by the grave were the members of his fam ily, President McKinley and other vis itors of distinction and the more intimate friends of Lieueral Harrison. Back a distance of 30 yards behind ropes guard ed zealously by a large force of police stood with uncovered beads the great multitude who knew him not so well as did they who stood beside the freshly up turned earth, but who honored him aud admired him quite as much. It is doubt ful if any publie man. at least iu tin generation, has been borne to his lasl resting place among so many munifestu tions of respect. Of passionate grie there was little outside the members oi his family, but the tribute of respect was universal. The weather, like that of Saturday, was splendid, bright sunlight, the warm breath of spring in every breeze aud ye> in the air a touch of winter that brought the blood to the cheek and a sparkle to the eye. The services at the church and grat were simple in the extreme, all in most excellent taste, and, like the proceeding* Saturday, there was an utter absence o* friction in everything that was done. All was well ordered and well performed. At the Harrison home before the re mains were taken to the First Presby terian church, where the full service was held, there were brief exercises for the members of the family and the more im mediate friends of General Harrison. BENJAMIN HAKRISON. Possibly 150 people were present. Mrs. Harrison did not appear, but remained iu her room until it was time to leave for the church. There were several thousand people around the Harrison residence as the fu neral procession moved away, but the crowd there was insignificant to that gathered around the church. It was 2:30 o'clock when the proces sion arrived at the church, aud for an hour and 20 minutes before that tiin the church had been packed to its u most capacity. In fact, its capacity was stretched somewhat, and iu places in side the building the people were wedged together much too tight for comfort. l)r. Haines opened the church service by repeating: "I am the resurrection aud the life. He that believeth ou me. though he were dead, yet shall he lire, aud he that lircth and believeth on uie shall never die." Dr. Nii-colls then read from 1 Corin thian*. xv, 3,1-38, inclusive, after which Mr. Haines offered prayer. After the priyer the choir rendered the liyiuu "Uock of Ages" iu a beautiful and im pressive manner. This was General Har rison's favorite hymn, audit is said it is the only one he ever attempted to sing. Following the hymn I)r. Niccolls read portions of Scripture from the four teenth chapter of St. John and the twenty-first chapter of Hevelatious. aftet which Dr. Haines delivered the funeral address. After the address Dr. Niccolls offered prayer. The services were closed with a barytone solo. "Hark. Hark, M.v Soul," rendered by Kdward Nell, in which thA entire choir joined iu tin chorus. The party left the church iu the same order iu which it entered. For the most part those who attcuded the church serv ices left immediately for frown Hill cem etery. The last resting place of ex-President Harrison is • tomb live feet deep, iucasvd in granite four inches thick aud covered with a granite top of the same thickness. On the reverse side of tin- cover is the simple inscription, "Beujamin Harrison, 1KI:I-H*»I." The interior of the tomb was decorated with ferns so profusely thai no «jgn of earth or stone was visi ble. Doxeu* of exquisitely licaufiftil ll mil tributes were placed ou the tomb and on the ground nl»mt it. A* the peo ple slowly left the ceiiieter) the dixtlllll boom of cannon tiriuu the national Miliilc t-aiuc to their eui«, and b.» 'ln thin- the last gun was tired the uight »«■ down aud the grave alone. PIIINt'KTON. N I March ll'. Ki- President Cleveland spent IMS M*t> fourth birthda) at lioine with Mi-. Cleve land and their children. He entertained no caller*. Congratulatory telegrams iu abundnuce from friends were received 1.25 Per. . Number 43' CLOSING SCENES. Death of former President Harrison Quiet and Painless. INDIANAPOLIS, March 14.—General Benjamin Harrison (lied at 4:45 o'clock yesterday afternoon without regaining consciousness. His death was quiet unit painless, there being a gradual sinking until the end came, which was marked by a single gasp (or breath .us life departed from the body of the great statesman. The relatives, with a few exceptions, ami Several of his old ami tried friends were at the former president's bedside when he passed away. News of the death spread quickly through the city, and several of the more intimate friends at once hurried to the Ilurrison residence. The word was flash ed from the bulletins of all the newspa pers and thus communicated to the peo ple on their way home in the evening. The announcement produced the greatest sorrow. Within a few moments tha Bug oil all the public buildings and moat of the down town business blocks were hoisted ut hulf mast and other outward manifeotatlous of mourning were made. General Harrison had been unconscious for hours before his death, the exact time when he passed into a comatose state being difficult to determine. In oue of the last public speeches which the lute Benjamin Harrison made he said: "This country of ours is worthy of our love. It should be before everything else but God. Wife, children, mother, lover — all these men have put aside for it." These words of Mr. Harrison were th« sincere convictions of his heart, and the sentiment they contain is that of good patriotism. The future historian, in esti mating the character of this remote sue eossor of George Washington, will not judge Benjamin Harrison by what he has said, but what he has done, and he will find no paucity of deeds in his search foi material. It was one warm June day nearly 3.1 years ago when Harrison gave his* first and greatest proof of devotion to his country. Governor Oliver P. Morton of Indiuuu met him in the street and said. "Ben, I want you to ruise a regiment." Ren did not hesitate a moment. He rais ed the regiment and went to the front with it. As a gallant, intelligent soldier he stood in the first rank. Benjamin Harrison was likewise a poli tician. But that fact did not interfere with his patriotism. He came of a stock about whose devotion to country then* could be no question. It was in his blood to stand firmly by the cause which he espoused and which he believed to be the Viyh* r»>'» Ollf r his ancestors in a di rect line was an .--Iherent of Oliver Cromwell in the great revolution for con stitutional liberties. Relatives of the ill fated Oromwelllan Harrison, believing thut liberty was dead in Kngland. emigrated to America and settled in Virginia. Krv» this stock was descended Ihe ninth president of the t'uited States, and the son of this ninth president was John Scott Harrison, fa ther of the former president who lies dead in ludianapolis today. History shows us a Benjamin Harrison as u member of the Virginia house of burgesses in Revolutionary times, as a signer of the Declaration of Independ ence, u three times governor of Virginia and a member of the constitutional con vention that ratified the federal constitu tion. lie was the great-grandfather of the man who Is now mourned all over the country. In Indiana Harrison was always a fa vorite, although he was born in Ohio at North Bend in the year 1833. He was 7 years old when his grandfather was elect ed president of the Uuited States. His energy was noticed iu his early years at school. He learned his A B O's at a country school uot fur from the Ohio homestead. Then he went to Miumi university, where he graduated at the age of 18 and very soon after married Miss Lavina Scott, becoi i.•» a father before he was 21. He elected to study law ind entered the office of Judge Holism/ Storer in Cincinnati. He forged ahead so rapidly in his studies that he was admitted to the bar before he was of age to vote. He luid the foundation for his greatest honor, however, iu 1870. when he emerg ed from private life to take ugfllu an active purt iu politics ' became the candidate for govcrno> was defeat ed. but iu the cantpa.„ .«iade hosts of friends by his intrepidity, and four years after, iu ISNO, he received the reward of party fealty by being elected to the United States senate. He served the full term. Mr. Harrison was nominated for the presidency iu IH.HN and was elected after an miusuull> exciting campaign against (irover Cleveland. The tariff was the great issue of the election. Mr. Harrison was president of the Cliited States from March 4. isxit. to March 4. 18tl3. In the course of his administration there were many important achievement*. A large iucrease in the navy was oue of these. in iMMi Mr. llurrisou married Mrs. Mary I-m-d Diuimick. a niece of the late wife of the Indiana statesman, Mr. Harrison was defeated for re-elec lion by Mr. Cleveland iu IBIM ami re tiled from public life thereafter, writing occasional magaxinc articles and iwihu Ing 'lie practice of law. t Ml raw l*~t>hlo, TOI.KIMJ, March 111. Moutpelici iIM iitisetis v'Mcrday morning saw a mirage of a cluster of huildim>. trees, streets, etc.. which wu.» ea-dly recognised as the tillage of I Mini, eight mile* distaul. wli the lir.e of the Wabash railroad. |«erfivt|y pictured out Never Utorc lia» Mich a »ll|ht Ih-cii l.chelil Hi till" *icillll> latest llallot IN Nebraska. 1.1 N< * H.N. Neb.. March Iti. Tlte fad low ins ballot ws» isk'M ,\e»lcnls> for t'ulted States senator \llen iFllslonistl. 4J; Hitchcock < KnaiouiM *. lil; l» K. Thompxoii. at I n.in,r 7; I'urrie. 11, Meiklvjohu, £1; lllnshiiw 17; !!••»••• sler, 17: »> atleriog, 14.