Republican News Item. Published Every Thursday. Volume 6. C Kxpert , > S Repairing. •• "C All our knowledge; all our long experience; all our \ for doing fine watch and jewelry j I ing is for sale. Big job little jobs,simple jobs, hard^ jobs everything in our line we are ready to do andii^ ! do better than you ever hll it d >ne before. We've j V made a special study of superiority. We excell / charging but moderately tor it. ••• \ , Very respectfully y 7 RETTE K BUitY • ) dushore, pa. TUK JEWELER. \ |QOLES HARDWARE J|\ FINEST LINE ' OF BICYLEC N REPAIRING^' nKjl tyL Done in first lcass order and as Quickly as possible, using good Material and prices right. WHI sell you the Best A-4^k BICYCLE MADE for %7Q tdNn, THE COLUMBIA " >WV ' Line of chain wheels always leads the race, from $25.00, $35.00, and $50.00. The Columbia Chainless oil exhibition now with coaster brake. Call and see'my.line, if you contemplate sending for a wheel. 1 will give you as much for your money as you will get elsewhere. GENERAL LINE OF HARDWARE, MILL SUPPLIES. STOVES and RANGES, CITRWAPFQ Plumbing and general job work. rUnINrtULO. Estimates given. (£otes 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, napkins, , Kid gloves, knit gloves, fabric gloves towels, towling, craehs, linen sheeting, hosiery of all kinds lor men, women and Domestic Department. Muslin and Knit Underwear. Muslins, sheetings, pillow casings,out- Muslin underwear occupies a large ing, tickings, shirtings, cretons, silkolines, space, as this department hasjgrown l»rg prints, percals, flannels blankets,coin forts, er each year; You get the style, the fit, skirting, etc.,this department is complete, the material, the making for the price of nothing wanting. muslin. Why not buy, ready made. Knit undervvare, all grades at all prices. Dress Goods and Silks. Corsets. This department has taken more room 25 different kinds found here. We are to display the stock; it's larger than ever. HUre t Q please 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. ml . , i i,i This department is larger than ever, rhis department would make a Urge llere vou ' H „d Tailor Made Suit*, Skirts, sized store in itself. Here you will find Wa j ßt V j ackc , s , Capes, Wrappers, Petti small wears, laces,purses,dress trimming, c(m al ,d Children Dresses, gimps,braids veilings, netts, toilet articles , fhe Mewcfjl gl , e8 , or s rlng ftnd Sum . soaps, stamped linens and fancy goods. mcr no w ready. Don't fail to visit the lieady to 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. The Shopbell Dry Good Co. "ETERNAL VIGILANCE IS THE PRICE OF LIBERTY." LAPORTE, PENNA., THURSDAY, JULY, 25, 1901. TJ. KEELER. • Justice-of-the Peace. Ofllee 111 room over store, LAPORTE, PA. Special attention given to collections. All matters lell to the care ol this ottice will lie prom ptlj'Jat tended to. CARROLL HOUSE, D.KEEFE, Proprietor. DUSHOKE, PA. One of the largest anil best equipped hotels in this net-lion of the state. Tatile of the best. lUtes 1 .Oil dollar per day. Large stoblea. (JLYSSES BIRD Land Surveyor Engineer and Conveyancer. Relocating old lilies and coiners, anil draw ing null's a specialty. Will usually be found at home on Moudays. Charges reasonable. Estella, Sullivan Co., Pa. HOTEL GUY. MILDRED, PA. R. U. OUY, - Proprietor. Newly furnished throughout, special attention given to the wants ol the travel ing public. Its»r stocked with first class wines, liquors an.l cegars. The best beer on the market always on tap. Jlu/m Jleaxonab/e. COMMERCIAL HOUSE. THUS. E. KENNEDY, Prop. LAPORTE PA. Tills large and well appointed house is the inosl popular hostelry in this section "LAPORTE HOTEL. F. W, GALLAGHER, Prop. Newly erected. Opposite Court 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 County Building. LAPOKTK, PA. Collections, oonveyaneiug; the settlement of estates unit other legal business will receive prompt attention. J. BRADLEY, ATToaaar AT-LAW, Ullice Building, Cor.Main and Muncy Sis. LAPORTE, PA FIRST NATIONAL HANK OP DI'HHORK, PENNA. CAPITAL - - $50,000. SURPLUS - - *IO.OOO. l>oes'a'(ieiieral Hanking Business. U.W. JKNNINUS, 11. D. SWART 3. President. Cashier J. & F. H. INGHAM, ATTOHHEVH-AT-LAW, Legal business attended to in uiis aud adjoining comities PA. £ J. MULLEN, Attorney-at-Law. LAPORTE, PA. orrica IN COUNTY luiLniaa NKAHCOUBT BOUII. H. CRONIN, ATTORNEY*AT -LAW, ROTARY PUBLIC. OFriel OH MAIM STRUT. DUSIIORE, PA MTTT ? • # J 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 i^^nrToN| ?????? ? ? ? STEP IN AND ASK ABOUT THEM. All answered at Vernon Hull's Large Store. HillAsrove> Pa. FIREMEMRIKE OFF.j Men Will Probably Return To Work Tomorrow Morning. WANTPOSITIONS BACK,HOWEVER Their Cause Hopeless, Owing to Stand Taken by United Mine Worker, i Who Were Opposed to Strike ironi the Beginning. Wllkesbarre, Pa., July 22.—The sia | tlonary firemen's strike will soon be at an end. A meeting of the executive j officers of the United Mine Workers ] of the three anthracite districts and the chief executive officers of the Sta tionary Firemen's Association was held in this city yesterday for the purpose of discussing the situation. The United Mine Workers have all along been kind of lukewarm in their support of the strike, and the firemen i insisted that they define their position, j once for all, as It was impossible to carry on the strike if the United Mine Workers opposed It. T. D. Nicholls, president of District No. 1, United Mine Workers, opened the discussion. He said the strike was inopportune at this time. It was detrimental to the miners who were under agreement with the operators to remain at work for one year, and if the J United Mine Workers remained out it I would mean the sacrifice of the good will of the coal operators. President Fahey, of the Ninth district, also spoke against the strike. He claimed the j strike was inopportune a this time, j and that his men were opposed to it. | President Duffy, of the Seventh dis- ; trlct, said the firemen In his district j did not go out on strike. This showed lack of unity, and the strike could not ■ succeed. Secretary Gerrlty spoke of the fire men and the sacrifices that had been made for true union principles. He J said the strike had been declared by the unanimous vote of 200 delegates. it was plain from the discussion that j the United Mine Workers were over- i whelmlngly against the continuance j of the strike. The firemen rti&Hze'<l | this, and they submitted the following ' questions to the United Mine Work era: • 1. Will you withdraw all men of your organization from our positions j If the strike is declared off? 2. Will j you use your Influence to have all en- I gineers and others reinstated to their former positions if the strike is de- ! clared off? 3. Will you allow us to meet United Mine Workers in joint | conference and to present grievances at the same time? To the first two questions "Yes" was given. To the third this reply was 1 made: "Yes, If you join the United i Mine Workers." A resolution was then adopted, call ing on the grievance committee of the Firemen's Association to call on each coal company to-day and ascertain if the men who went out on strike Tues day will be given back their positions. These committees are to make a re port to the same joint committee which met here yesterday, and If the replies from the companies are fa vorable then the strike will be offi cially declared off to-night. The general impression is that the companies will allow the strikers to re turn to their old positions. The fire men Issued a statement last night, in which they said in part: "Hut should any one now out of employment owing to the strike be discriminated against, the end would be as far off as ever, as the firemen are determined to stand by those who sacrificed their positions before they would take our places." BREAK IN MACHINISTS' STRIKE. If Wllkesbarre Men Return To-day Scranton Strikers Will Follow. Scranton, Pa., July 22. —There is a split in the Machinists' Union as a result of Saturday's meeting. The Delaware, Lackawanna and Western men and the Lackawanna Iron and Steel Company's men wanted to de clare the strike off, but the Allis-Chal mers men outvoted them. The latter believe the Allls-Chalmers men in Chi cago are going to win, and that by j staying out till they do win they Will ; share In whatever concessions are se- ■ cured by their Chicago brethren. At present there are less than 1,000 1 men on strike In Scranton, where there were 2,300 men out the day the strike was declared two months ago yester day. If the strikers at the Wllkes barre plant of the Allls-Chalmers com pany return to work to-day, as is re ported here they will, a break In the ranks of their Scranton brethren can be looked for. Vesper* to Row Argonauts Again. Philadelphia. July 22.--The senior elght-oared shell crew of the Vesper Boat Club, which was defeated by the crew of the Argonaut Rowing club, of Toronto, Can., is not satisfied with Its showing in the race, and wants to meet the Canadians a second time. Ar rangements for a second meeting are now under way, and unless a hitch oc curs they will measure oars at the Canadian regatta early in August. i KRUGER HEARo OF WIFE'S DEATH "Quarreled But Once In Long Married L'fe," He Says. London, JilJy 22. —From Holland It Is ascertained that Mr. Kruger burnt » THE LATE MRS. KRUGER. into tears when informed of his wife's death and asked to be left alone. "She was a good wife," he exclaimed. "We quarreled only once, and that was six months after we were married." Mrs. Kruger died Saturday after noon at Pretoria from pneumonia. Her long separation from her husband, combined with the death of her favo rite daughter, Mrs. Smith, last week, completely broke her spirit. She was 70 years old. NEWSPAPER REFORM IN RUSSIA. Emperor Nicholas Wants More Liberal Press Regulations. St. Petersburg, July 22. —The grant of more liberal press regulations af fords additional proof that Emperor Nicholas has emancipated himself from the advisers who still hold the ideas which prevailed during the un happy period that followed the murder of the Czar fitberator, Alexander I. Hitherto one waiwinjj from the cen sor nas sent a panic thrcHigh the edi torial rooms, two have put then*., under the sword of Damocles and three*W*re regarded as preliminary to extinction. 1 which was rarely long delayed. After three warnings the authorities could shut up the newspaper at any mo ment. Now the first notice of warning will remain in force only a year if a second does not follow within the year; the second will expire within two years if there is not a third within that period, and the third will remain in force only three years. This action with regard to the liberty of the press is taken by many to be a forerunner of an era of reform in Russia. Grand Army Meets at Cleveland. Cleveland, 0., July 20. —The first bul letin of information of the Grand Army encampment committee was issued yesterday. The bulletin gives the names of the chairmen of committees, hotel rates and the preliminary pro gram, as follows: Monday, September 9 —Receiving anil welcoming delegates and visitors. Tuesday—Perry's victory day— Naval parade. 9.30 a. m.; "dog watch" of naval veterans at Gray's Armory in the evening. Wednesday—Grand j>iu - ade, recep tion and camp first in the evening. Thursday and Friday—Encampment in opera house and conventions of other organizations in places to be an nounced later. Saturday—Sightseeing. Minister Wu At Jewish Chautauqua. Atlantic City, July 22.—Wu Ting fang, the Chinese minister at Wash ington.was yesterday a guest of the Jewish Chautauqua society, which is now holding its summer assembly here. Mr. Wu at the afternoon session de livered an address, which was well re ceived. His address was devoted prin cipally to a comparison of the Chinese and Jewish religions. At the conclu sion of the session Mr. Wu 4vas ten dered a reception. Later a dinner was givn in his honor by the officers of the society. Pennsylvania Crew Meant No Offense, London. July 22. —The Daily Tele graph announces today that it ha.s been requested to publish the following mes sage from the members of the crew of the University of Pennsylvania: "The Pennsylvania representatives ask that publicity be given to their regret that any uncomplimentary interpreta tion should have been put upon re marks by one of the crew at the l>ean der club dinner, July 5. Their unani mous and very earnest opinion is that Henley was the best managed regatta in which they ever participated." Denver., Colo., July 22. —The 24th unnual meeting of the American Bar Association will be held at Denver August 2). 22 and 23. The president's address will be delivered by Edmund Wetmore. of New York. Papers will be read by Richard C. Dale, of Phila delphia; Henry D. Estabrook, of Chi cago, and others. 1.25 Year Number II MCKBESIWniBN JOIN Amalgamated Association Organ izes Tube Mill Workers. 9,000 MEN MAY BE AFFECTED. President Shaffer Refuses to Discuc.3 His Plans For This Week—Trouble Expected at Wellsville If Non-union Men Start Work. Pittsburg, July 22. —The Important event in the strike history yesterday was the organization of the tube mill workers at McKeesport. The word from there is that after long and arduous work Assistant Secretary Tighe, of the Amalgamated Associa tion, succeeded in organizing 125 men of the National Tube Work: company. At the meeting 25 skilled inen from each of the departments were Initiated into the mysteries of the Amalgamated Association, and Mr. Tighe claims that within 48 hours enough move of the workmen will be secured to i. •,> <■ ■ ■■'■ entire plant closed down, affect.ng <),- 000 men. From Wellsville nothing has been received here except word that the situation is unchanged, and the strik ers say everything is sati- factory to them. It is believed, however, that an attempt will be made to-day to put men to work there from other points, the ten men from Vaniiegri.t. vi;o i.vo said to be at Hast Liverpool ready to go in early in the day being the prin cipal men relied upon for the purpose. While the strikers say they will not commit any overt act, there is an un easy feeling manifest throughout the entire valley, and no one is willing to anticipate the result of the proposed attempt to put these men at work. When last seen President Shaffer expressed himself as beinr, more than satisfied with the week's results. He declined to say anything ot the plans of his association during the present week, further than to reiterate his former statements that his program was perfected and would be carried out to the letter. His people had been preparing for this conflict, which they foresaw for three years, and are pre pared to carry on the fight for an al s**iadeoait? period. 'The 22-inch mill at "the Boston Iron » and Steel plant of the National Tube company at McKeesport resumed oper ations this morning, after a shutdown lasting three weeks. The plant war closed for repairs. A great many mei were benefited by the mill resumini operations, but they were all glad U get the three weeks' vacation. The situation as to the D;nvees Woo) plant remains unchanged. Various rii mors were in circulation throughotj the town yesterday to the effect th<( the mills would try to resume oper? tions some time to-day, but they coulj not be confirmed. The company of! cials persist in their refusal to nan! the date for resumption. Late last night what had the aj pearance of reliable stories were I circulation that the Dewees Wo< plant would be started at 3 o'clock tli morning, but these rumors were di counted by the fact that in order J make a start, fires should have bet lighted Sunday morning. This wl not done, hence the attempt was r been made. THE READING STRIKE. Company May Put Imported Men Work To-day. Reading. Pa., July 22.—The Plv delphla and Heading railway still H its imported mechanics quartered! the shops here, and another effort \\ be made to put them to work to-da It is thought that the men who ha\ so far remained •" ith the company wft object to their presence in the shops\ as did those who struck on Friday lot the same reason. Negotiations for ai settlement of the strike, it is i»>;ivve«l,\ will be resumed this week. \ BIG WEEK IN BUFFALO. Pan-American Visitors to Witness Many Interesting Ceremonier.. Buffalo, July 22.—During the com ing week interesting events crowd cat h other at the Pan-American Exposition in quick succession. Members or the Catholic Mutual Benefit association will throng the streets of the Rainbow city tomorrow. Addresses will be de livered by Archbishop Corrigan of New York, Right Rev. Bishop McQuaid of Rochester and the Bishop of Detroit, at the exercises in theTempleof Musi-. Wednesday the Knights of Columbus and Utah people will unite their forces. Thursday will be Scandinavian Day and Porto Rico Day. Governor Alien will be at the exposition for the cele bration of Porto Rico Day. Saturday will be marked by the dedication of the Wisconsin state building. Oil Well In Tennessee. Knoxville, Tenn., July 20.—A special from Friendsville, Tenn., says the en tire population is excited over the finding of what is believed to be oil on a farm near the town. The suppose oil w.is struck at a depth of only 46 feet.
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