Published Every Thursday. Volume li. s Expert > S Repairing. t J All our knowledge; all our Ion;; experience; all our \ 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 i \ made a special study of superiority. We excell while £ / charging but moderately for it. » • Very respectfully s t RETTE NBURY S 3 DUSHORE, PA. THE JEWELER. C IQOLES HARDWARE 112 % t GOODS '* THE finest lin . e ® of ■A Jw'fflnif * IN e ® rS JOUHTY. ■"timjNfflKk BiCYLEC REPAIRING Pll Done in first lcasa order and as Qwpkly as possible, nsing good " Materia,! u,iid prices right. sell you the Best iICYCLE MADE for jfl§ THE COLUMBIA « -«ine 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 nd see'my line, if you contemplate sending for a wheel. 1 will give you s much for your money as you will get elsewhere. GENERAL LINE OF HARDWARE, MILL SUPPLIES. STOVES and RANGES, 7IIDMAPFQ Plumbing and general job work. ' UniNMO Estimates given. Coles llcerdv. 're, 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. 1 A LIST OF DEPARTMENTS. „r fnen department. Hosiery and Gloves. Everything in table linens, napkins, IviiU;loveH, knit gloves, fabric gloyes, towels, tow ling, crashs. linen sheeting I.oskm7 of all k.ndH lor men, women and. everything in the linen line. childrerf. Everything m the bowery l.ne J ° nan be found irtvre. Domestic Department. Muslin and Knit Underwear. Muslins, sheetings, pillow casings,out- Muslin underw'car occupies a large ing, tickings, shirtings, cretons, silkolines, space, as this department hasjgrown larg prints, percals, flannels blankets,comfortfi, er each year* You get the style, tke fit, skirting, etc.,this department ia complete, the material, the making for the price of nothing wanting. muslin. Why not buy, ready made. Knit _ -i «•-.! underwnre, all grades at all prices. Dress Goods and Silks. Corsets. This department has talu-n more room 25 different kinds found here. We are to display the stock; it's larger than ever. Blm . lo ~le aße you; price, 50c to $2.50, all All the new things you'll find here. the new shapes. * Notions and Fancy Goods. Cloak and Suit Department. . , ,111 This department is larger than ever ■ - I his department would make a large Hpi . e (im , Made Rui skirlß sized store in itself. Here you will find w j k c Wrappers, Petti . small wears, laces,purses,dress. trimming, ~o . l lSi ;,, a children Dresses. gimps,braids veilings, net s, toilet articles Th « |iew(wt t , u8 |or s Rnd Sum soaps, stamped linens and fancy goods. )nfr now re;u|y 1)01 ,' t fail to visit the Keady 10 Wear Department when in town. To the out of town customers, samples sent on applica tion, state kind of goods wanted. Ready to wear goods sent C. O. D. with privilege to examine. A The Shopbell Dry Good Co. Republican News Item. "ETERNAL VIGILANCE IS THE PRICE OF LIBERTY." LAPORTE, PENNA., THURSDAY, JULY, 11, 1901. T J. KKELER. I • Justioe-of-tho Peace. Otlleefn room over store, LAPORTE, PA. Special attention given to collections. All matters left to the care of this office will be promptlyjattended 10. CARROLL HOUSE, D. KEEFE, Proprietor. DUSHORE, PA. One of the largest snj boat, equipped hotels in this section o< the state. Palile of the best. Rates 1.00 dollar per day. barge stnblrs. jjLYSSES BIRD Land Slirveyor Engineer and Conveyancer. Relocating old lines and coiners, and draw ing maps- as|iecialty. Will usually be found at home on Mondays. Charges reasonable. Estella, Sullivan Co., Pa. HOTEL GUY. MILDRED, PA. it. H. GUY, - - - Proprietor. Newly ' furnished throughout, special attention given to the wants of the travel ing public. Bar stocked with first class wines, iiqfiors and eegars. The best beer on the market always on tap. Jiatew Jleasonabte. COMMERCI AL HOUSE. THOB, Xi. KMJJfNEI)Y, Prop. LAPOBTK PA. This large and well appointed h6use is the uiosl popular hostelry in this section LAPORTE HOTEL. P. W, GALLAGHER, Prop. Newly erected. Opposite Court llotise square. Steam heat, bath rooms, hot and cold water, reading and pool room.and barbershop; also good stabling and livery, P. SHOEMAKER, Attorney at Law. • •flice in County Building. LAPOHTTE, pa. Collection.;, conveyancing; the settlement of estates and other legal business will receive prompt nttrnllun. £ J. BRADLEY, ~ ATTUKNBT AT-LAW, Office Building, Cor.Main and Muncy .Sis. hAPOKTq, . PA FlltS'f NATIONAL BANK OF W'HHORE, PENNA. CAPITAL ■ • $50,000. auitPLua - - SIO,OOO. Does'a^ieueral Banking Business. H.W. JKNKINOH, M. D. HWARTS. President. Cashier J. J. & F. H. INGHAM, AT TO UN BITS-AT-LAW, Legal business attended to iu lliis and adjdTuiug counties .A PORTE, PA £ t J. MULLEN, Attorn eyat' Law. * LAPORTE, PA. ornoi m county* building NeARCOt'KT HOUBK. J # H. CRONIN, ATTORNKT-AT -LAW, NOT A KY PUBLIC, orricl ON MAIM HTRMBT. DUSIIORK, PA | mrm I • t IT'S WQRTH WHILE to step in and absorb a little General Knowledge that is'to befouad in a really down to date Store. * the new things for Spring and Summer are now on )K $ 3K % s*. W iHXHIBITIONj ? ? ? ??? ? ? ? STEP IN AND ASK ABOUT THEM. All answered at Vernon Hull's Large Store. Pa. IVILRILUMiD Famccs Millionaire and Sportsman a Victim of Uraemic Chills. FOUNDED FASHIONABLE TUXEDO. First Winner of the Classic English Derby and Controlling Spirit in the Great Tobacco House Which His Father Established. Now York, July 8. —Pierre Lorillard dlod at the Fifth Avenue Hotel, where he was taken the Deutschland, when that steamer arrived from Eu rope, July 4, at 2.10 o'clock yesterday afternoon. The members of the family present at the bedside when the end came were Mr. Lorillard's daughters, Mrs. T. SufTern Taller and Mrs. Win. Kent and their husbands, and Pierre Lorillard, Jr. and wife, and also Pierre Lorillard HI. PIERRE LORILLARD Pierre Lorillard was the eldest son of Peter Lorillard, architect of the fortune which made the family fa mous. He inherited much of the busi ness ability of his father and marked success attended the commercial en terprises which he planned and exe <uted. At the death of Ids father he received about $1,000,000 and an In terest jointly with his brothers and sisters in the tobacco house of which his father had been the head. He at once purchased from his brothers a control of th house and by shrewd management greatly increased his for tune. He built a handsome residence at Fifth avenue and Fifty-sixth street, and entertained in princely manner. In 1574 he became interested in the turf. Ills first horse was Parole, and with Iroquois in 1881 he was the first American to win the classic English Derby. He was also an enthusiastic yachtsman and once ran Vesta across the Atlantic, lie founded and con trolled at the time of his death the fashionable resort at Tuxedo. He was nearly tiß years old. He is survived by bis wife, son Pierre Lorillard, Jr., and daughters, Mrs. William Kent, and Mrs. T. Suffern Tailer. He leaves a large fortune. Various estimates have been made of the value of Mr. Lorillard's estate, and while its exact value at the pres ent time is not known, it is not be lieved that it is more tiian $25,000,000. As long ago as 1884 it was said to be from $15,000,000 * $20,000,000. v.-. Cleaning Up In New York Morgue. New York, July B.—There was a cleaning up of the Morgue in this city yesterday after the hardest two weeks works the attendants Ifyd ever expe rienced. The law compels the authori ties to keep unidentified* bodies five days before burial law during the j-ecent torrid spell worked great hardship. -.There are only 60 cold stor age vaults for bodies in the place and tlie consequence was that as the vic tims of the heat multiplied the morgue space was soon overtaxed and the keepers were compelled to place the dead in pine boxes In various parts of the building as well a%in adjoining buildings. the last week 260 bodies were .sent to the morgue. Eldorado, Kas., July 6.—The motion for a now trial for Jesse Morrison, con ieted of manslaughter in the second degree last week, for the murder of Mrs. Olin Caatie, will be argued to-day. The motion cites thirty-nine reasons why the verdict should be set aside and a new trial granted, and alleges the defense lias discovered important new evidence. Rope Walker Killed by Fall. Syracuse, N. Y., July 8. —While a Professor Smith was attempting a "Slide for life - ' at Watertown on July 4, his apparatus broke, and Henry Phillips of that city fell GO feet to the ground. Phillips died yesterday. It has been discovered that the rope hold ing Phillips was cut. The p#lcials are investigating. j PENNSYLVANIA EVENTS, Susquehanna, Pa., July C.—Albert Wickham of Melrose and John Rourke of l.anesboro, wore struck by the Dela ware and Hudson Express, north bound, at Starrucca yesterday, and in stantly killed. Wickham was a vet eran of the Civil War. Bedgord. Pa., July 6—William Moses, the 15-year old son of S. K. Moses, of Osterburg, Bedford County, was seized with a cramp while in swimming near his home yesterday. His brother Halph went to his assist ance and before help could reach them both were drowned. Plymouth, July 6. —Miss Mary Con noil, who disappeared mysteriously last Tuesday, returned today as the wife of John Rudge, also of Plymouth. They went to Blnghamton and were married. There seems to be no reason for the elopement. The young people just thought it would be romantic. Wilkesbarre, Pa., July 8. —John Mu lick, a Hungarian, while going to his home In Dicksville, near here, last Friday night, was assaulted by foot pads who robbed him. The man was found the next morning in the road with his skull crushed. He died while being taken to his home, Two men were arrested on suspicion of beinp the murderers. Lancaster, July 6. —The court has refused permission to the Young Men's Christian Association to sell its old building and apply the proceeds to ward the payment of the debt of the new SIOO,OOO building. The court rules that as the building is no longer used for Young Men's Christian Asso elation purposes it reverts to the con tributors, who paid for It. The build ing is worth SIO,OOO. Pittston, July 0. —The Seneca Coal Company passed into the control of the hehlgii Valley Coal Company today The Seneca Company has been owned and controlled by Edward L. t'uller of Scranton. The transfer includes the Seneca Breaker, the twin shaft and Coxey shaft at Pittston, the Phoenix Breaker and shaft, the Columbia shaft and washery at Put-yea, and the Sioux colliery at Mt. Carmel. Wilkesbarre, Pa., July 8. —While a freight train on the Lehigh Valley Railroad was nearlng Pittston at 4 o'clock yesterday morning one of the cars was found to be on Are. There was danger of the flames spreading t» the other cars. The engineer opened the throttle wide and pulled into the Pittston depot at fast speed. An alarm was sent In and the city fire department responded quickly. The burning car was one sheet of flame, but the fire was extinguished in a short time. Pittsburg, July (!.—-Mrs. White, ti well-to-do young widow, was married lust evening to John Pratt. A chari vari party gathered before the house during the wedding dinner, and sere naded with tin pans aud horse fiddles, and when admittance was refused broke in and began to break «p the furniture. Mrs. Pratt stepped in and fired a bullet Into Bert Pound's shoulder, and the charivari broke up. The bride sat down to the table again, was arrested a half hour later, gave bail and returned to the dinner. Har'-Isburg, July C. —A unique letter was received at police headquarters in this city today, addressed to "Any Policeman, Harrlsburg, Pa.," from James M. Searles, ol' Nagle, Kingfisher county, Okla. He manifests the de sire to become the husband of a Har rlsburg woman, either a maiden, a widow, good or bad looking, just so she is a woman who will marry him and look after his 8 year old daughter. He prefers a woman about 28 years ■■qf age, and is not particular whether she has children or not, providing that there are not too many of them. Eastern Monopoly of Pennsylvania, Vanderbilt and Morgan Road*. Philadelphia, July 8. —The North American today published a story to the effect that the entire coal trans portation east of the Mississippi river will be divided among the railroads controlled by the Pennsylvania rail road, the Vanderbilt and nie Morgan interests. The Pennsylvania and V an derbilt lines will carry all the coal produced In the bituminous regions, while the Morgan roads will control the entire anthracite transportation. This combination, the article goes on to say, will bring about the consolida tion of all the bituminous interests north of Tennessee and east of the Mississippi. The work of consolidation has been going on for a year, and every avenue of transportation of coal is in control of th(»se three Interests. Among the bituminous group are the Pittsburg Coal Company, the Illinois Coal Com pany, the latter representing all the coal properties In Illinois and Inu.ana, and the Fairmount Coal Company of West Virginia. The total capitaliza tion of the bituminous interest is ee-! timated at $340,000,000. I 1.25 *" >er - Year Number !i ALBERT JOHNSON DEAD Famous Street Railway Operator Succumbs to Heart Trouble BELIEVED IN THREE CENT FARES. He Proposed Furnishing Rapid Tran sit Between New York City and Philadelphia For Sixty Cents—His Brother, the Mayor of Cleveland, O. New York, July 3.—Albert 1,. John eon of Cleveland, biother of Mayor Thomas L. Johnson died last night at Fort Hamilton, a Broooklyn suburb. Mr. Johnson died at 10:15 p. m.from aneurism or an affection of the heart Although he had been ill for some time he had only been confined to the- house about three weeks. At his bedside when he died were his wife, and four children; ;hls brother Thomas L. John son and his mother. THE LATE A. L. JOHNSON. A. L. Johnson'? -ecent operations in the east have i. consider,ibl j attention because of his announce.l program of connecting New York city and Philadelphia with trunk trolley lines. He and his business associate;! have already acquired a number of branch lines in New Jersey and Penn sylvania. According to the published program it was Johnson's intention to furnish rapid transit between New York and Philadelphia and a fare of 50 cents between the two cities was dis cussed by those interested. The termi nal systems in the two great cities were to be made the basis for three cent fares within the city limns of New York and Philadelphia. EXPORTS ON THE INCREASE. England and Germany Purchase Bulk of Our Agricultural Products. Washington, July 8. — Mr. Frank 11. Hitchcock, Chief of the Foreign -Mar ket Section of the Agricultural De partment, has compiled s' a: V.ii-jr, .showing the distribution of the agri cultural exports of the United States for the years 189H-1900. The tinted Kingdom purchased $-100.ti00.000 and Germany J134.000,000 worth. Our agri cultural exports to the I'nited King dom were the largest on record < xr pf ing those of the extraordinary year 1808 when a value of was attained. In our trade with Gen ;.vr.y the exports for 1900 were decidedly in excess of any previously reported, and show an increase of nearly 100 per cent, in the five y •>«.-. s period. Next in order 10 the above liaised countries in 1900 were the following: The Netherlands, $52,000,000. These figures being excelled only in i s 99 ii'y less than $100,000,00 I. France $•!:"> 000.- 000; Belgium, $33,000,000 as against $31,000,000 in 189(5 to France and S.IS.- 000,000 to Belgium during the same year; Italy, $24,000,000; Canada, $21.- 000,000; Japan over $15,000.(on ; Den mark. nearly $15.000,00o; Cuba, t' 000,000 as against $4,000,000 in 1 '; Spain, $10,500,000 as ayainjit a tr'il" less than $10,000,000 in ISOti; 11 ri isii Africa, $10,300,000. ••DAMASCUS" DAWSON PARDONED Inventor's Freedom Demanded or He Would Die With Secret. DesMoines, lowa, July o -S V.'. Dawson, who has served live years <1 a ten yeara penitentary senti ", fur shooting Walter Scott, his sun-in-'.i on Christmas night, 1895, has in>< u parolled by Governor Shaw. "Damus cus" Dawson, as he is known, elaii.v to have recovered the art of making Damascus steel and of hardening cop - per. Capitalists who are interested Jn a movement to develop Dawson's pr cesses, secured the evidence npci which he was paroled, as he had as serted that he would die with his ■ crets rather than reveal them while In prison. It was shown that Dawson was excited to the verge of insanity at the time of the shooting.
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