Republican News Item I CHAS. LOREN WING, Editor. THURSDAY, AT7G. 1% 1901. "FIRST OF ALL —THE NEWS." j The News Item Fights Fair IT IS A PATRIOTIC HOME NEWSPAPER | Published Every Friday Morning. By TJie Sullivan Publishing Co. At the County Seat of Bullivan County. LAPOHTE, PA. SUBSCRIPTION —$1.25-per annum* II paid in advance SI.OO. Sample copies free. All communications should be ad» dressed to REPUBLICAN NEWS lIEM, Laporte Pa., Entered at the Post Office at Laporte, as second-class mail matter. (Special Correspondence.) Harriaburg. Aug. 27.—Republicans of Pennsylvania have good reason to congratulate themselves upon the out come of the state convention helil here last week, on account of the harmony iliat prevailed throughout the proceed iiigs and the aggressive spirit evinced In the speeches, indicating a deter mination on the part of the leaders and the rank and file of the party to roll up an immense Republican major ity for each man on the ticket. The nomination of Justice William P. Potter, of Allegheny, to succeed himself on the supreme bench, and Hoa. Frank G. Harris, of Clearfield, for state treasurer, which were each made without a dissenting vote, have been received with favor. The candi dates have already been assured of loyal support, from the Republicans throughout the commonwealth. HARMONY EVERYWHERE. The harmony in the Allegheny county delegation, which for the first time in many years acted in absolute accord on all questions in the state convention, was a conspicuous feature of the convention: Senator Flinn and his followers, who were part of the insurgent organization in the fight against the re-election of Colonel M. S Quay to the United States senate, alter the convention adjourned an nounced the Intention to work earn estly for the success of the party and its standard bearers in the coming campaign. Republicans recognize in the decla rations of the committee on resolu tions, which were incorporated in the platform for the coming campaign, a purpose on the part of the leaders of the organization in the state to meet the Democracy in the open and fight right from the shoulder from the be ginning of the campaign. REPUBLICAN STATE PLATFORM. 'Die following is the text of the plat form adopted by the Republican state convention, without an opposing vote: "The Republican party of Pennsyl vania, in convention assembled, makes the following declaration of purposes and principles upon which it invites the support of the people of our com monwealth : "In 189fi, near the close of the last Democratic administration, the busi ness interests of file country were prostrated, capital remained uninvest ed, and labor was idle and unproduc tive The election of McKinley re vived our languishing industries and started the nation on an era of pros perity such as it never knew before. We congratulate the American people on the good sense shown In the re election of President McKinley. His administration lias met every question with which it has been confronted in a wise, patriotic and statesmanlike manner. In all the vexed questions growing out of the war with Spain our national administration has shown itself entirely capable and worthy of the greatest public confidence. Un der this administration great armies and navies were raised, our flag was carried in honor and triumph to dis tant parts of the world and our supre macy on land and sea sustained, until now we are recognized as one of the greatest world powers. EMPLOYMENT FOR ALL. "We congratulate the people of Pennsylvania on the splendid pros perity which they now enjoy. The farmer, the mechanic, the laborer and the professional man all either have, or may have, remunerative employ ment. We regret that under such prosperous conditions contests should arise between capital and labor, but we hope and believe that these dis putes will be finally settled on an equitable basis that will do full jus tice to the contending parties. The right of capital to make proper and legal combinations has been recog nized by legislative enactments in many of the states, and this carries with it the right of labor to organize in proper and legal ways for its pro tection and advantage: but neither capital nor labor has the right to re sort. to violence or illegal methods to redress wrongs or obtain rights The spirit of mediation and concession should prevail In all disputes between ■apital and labor. DEMOCRACY ARRAIGNED. "We arraign the Democratic party as incompetent, incapable, insincere and untrustworthy. The citizens of our state, within a very few days, have witnessed a spectacle seldom seen in the history of a political party asking Hie suffrages ot the people. The Dem ocratic party, ashamed of its record in the past, and afraid to name a single issue of a national character on which it is willing to appeal for support, asks the people to forget that in the past, when entrusted with the administra tion of public affairs, it has ruined our business enterprises, shut down our mills, closed our factories, putin idle ness our great laboring classes, ruined the credit of the state and nation and now appeals to the public on what it chooses tu call local issues. of people are Industrious, honest, law- Abiding and hawy, yet surrounded at we are on every side with prosperous business conditions, with people happy, employed and contented, with every avenue of business and trade fully occupied and with the prospect of the future brightening and growing more hopeful, the old historic party of ob struction and negation sets up a hys terical cry of false pretense, hypocricy and insincerity, for the purpose of mis leading the people and regaining lost power. "We heartily commend and indorse the wise and beneficent laws enacted l»y the late legislature and firmly be lieve that as the people of the state investigate and consider the many im portant acts passed by that body they will cordially approve of its labors. "We are deeply sensible of the great debt which the commonwealth of Penn sylvania owes its representatives in the United States senate, Hon. M. S. Quay n«id Hon. Boise Penrose, for the watchful care which they have ever given to the interests of the state, its material enterprises and the welfare of its citizens." AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITU TION PLIOPOSEP TO Till". CIT IZENS <>F TIIIS COMMONWKAI.TII FoK TH !•!11! API'KoVAI. <>l( HIN JECTION BY THE «I EN EH AI. AS SEM HliV «>F Til E COM MI INW EA I.TII OF PENNSYLVANIA, PUBLISHED Y oI.'DEK OF THE SE<'RETAKV OF THE COMMONWEALTH. IN PURSUANCE OF ARTICLE XVIII OF THE COXSTI RI'TIoN. A .TOINT KKSOU TIOS Proposing an anu'iKlnuMit to the Constitution <>t tl»t' common wealth SECTION 1. He it resolved »>> the Senate and House of Representatives of tlie Common wealth in fJetierally Assembly met. That the following is projfosert a> amendments i<> the CoustiUitinu of the Commonwealth «»i I'enii svlvania. ill aecorrianec with the provisions of tlie eighteenth article thereof. AmenCSS hig the following tjualilications. -hall be en titled t<> vote at all elections, subject however to such laws requiring and regulating the regis tration of electors a> the General Assembly ma> enact: J. lie shall have been a citizen of the I tilted State* at least one month. '2. He shall have resided in the State one year <«>r having previously been a <|tialificd elec tor or native born citizen of the State, lie shall have removed therefrom and returned, then .*ix months, i immediately preecedlng the elec lion. :•>. He shall have resided in the election dis trict where lie shall offer t<» vote at least two months immediately preeccdiug the election. 1. If twenty two years of age and upward-, lie -hall have paid within iwo vears a State or County tax. which shall have V>ecn assoscd at least two mouths and paid at least one month liefore the election. Amendment Two to Article Kight, Section Seven. Strike out from said section the words "but no elector shall tie deprived of the privilege of Noting by reason of his name not being register ed." and add to said section the lollowiug word?- •but laws regulating and requiring the regis tration of electors may he enacted to apply to cities only, provided that such laws lie uniform for cities of the same class." so that the said sec lion shall read as follows SECTION 7. rniformity of Klection Laws.— All laws regulating the holding of election- by the citizens or for the registration of electors •diall be uniform throughout the State, hut laws regulating and requiring the registration of electors may be enacted to api»l.\ to cities only, provided that such laws be uniform for cities of the same class. A true copv of the Joint Resolution . W. W. (iRIKST Secretary of the commonwealth. AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITC. TloN PROPOSEP TO THE CIT- I ZENS OF TH IS COMMONWEALTH Foli TH El K APPROVAL o|{ EE JECTIoN BY THE GENERAL AS sEM BLY OF TII E <'«>M MON WEAM il OF PENNSYLVANIA, PC BUS HEP KY OHPEIi OF THE SECRETARY oF THE COMMONWEALTH, IN PURSUANCE OF ARTICLE Will OF THE CONSTITUTION. A JOINT RKSOLI TION Proposing nn amendment to the Constitution of the < ommomveaHli. Sfrilos I. He it enacted by the Semite ami House of J(«'|iieseiitativp> of the common wealth «112 Pennsylvania in General AsseinMy met, nn.i it i* hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That the followil1k is promised as an amendment to the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, ill accordance with the provisions of the Eighteenth article thereof. Amendment, strike out section four of article elulit. and insert in place theieof, as follows: SK. TioN I. All eleetions I>y the citizens shall be by ballot or by such other methods as may IH* pieseribefl by law: Provided, That secrecy in voting be preserved. A true eoi.v of the Joint Resolution. W. W. liRIKST, Secretary of the Commonwealth. in the Court ot'Common Pleas oi Sulli van County Amelia Wilson vs John Wil son. No. February term, l'JOl. To John Wilson respondent in this case: you are lierehv notified, in pursuance ol an order of saiJ Court to be and appear in said Court at Laporte, on the third Monday in September, next, at 2 o'clock p. in., to answer tlie petition or libell heretofore prepared by the libellaiit Amelia Wilson your wife, ami show cause if any you have, why the said Amelia Wilson should not he divorced from the bonds ol matrimony entered into with you agree ably to tlie Act of Assembly iu such case made and provided. Hereof fail not, under the penalty ol having said petition heard and a decree ot divorce granted against you in yolir absence, H. W. <>SLEE, Sheriff. SheriH's office,Laporte, Pa., Aug. 5 1901. Incorporation Notice. Notice is hereby given that an appli cation will be made to -Hon. E. M. Pun ham, President Judge of the Court ol Common Pleas ol the County ol Sullivan on Wednesday, the li'uli day of September A. P. 1901. ai 9 o'clock a. in. at Laporte Pa., for the charter of a corporation to be called "SONBSTOWX METOIHST EIMSCOPAI. ('uracil." The purpose ol said corpora tion is the support of the public worship ol AI.MKIHTV (ion, subject to the provis ions of the discipline, usage and minister al appointments of the Methodist Episco | pal church in the United States of Amer ica. George M. Ilaz/.en, 11. C. Boatman, John Morrison, W. J. Lowe Walter Ilaz/.en. Andrew Edgar and Lee (lav in are seven of the subscribers to the pro posed charter, which is now tiled in the Prothonotary's office for public inspec tion. T. .1. iV F. 11, INO 11 AM, Solicitors. Aug. 2d, 1901. 3w ■WINCHESTER! ■ CARTRIDGES IN ALL CALIBERS I H from .22 to .50 loaded with either Black or Smokeless Powder ■ , ■ always give entire satisfaction. They are made and loaded in a Rfl Hj modern manner, by exact machinery operated by skilled experts. £ome and see us in our New Quarters. Our stock is Larger, Newer, Brighter, Better and Cheaper than it ever was before. It is worth a trip to Dushore just to look at the finest line of House furnishings ever in this county. After July 15, We will give a reduction of 20 per cent, for cash on any Go-cart or Baby Carriage in our store. OLD HICKORY PORCH FURNITURE. HOLCOMBE & LAUER, KSS" ©asbore, pa. SAXE BLOCKS. LaPorte Clothing Store. GOING OUT OF BUSINESS ABOUT SEPTEMBER Ist. Closing out ,sale Anything and Everthing in the store will be sold at once at any reasonable offer. Men's Youths' and Child ren's Suits A LARGE VARIETY OF SHOES Goods are all New As we have only been located in this place for three months. Harry Zax, Mgr. TritU List September Term, 1001. Return , Day, Monday, September 10, 1001. I>enniis Dorsey vs Ami Lewis and Albert Lewis, 1 Mo. 00. May term, I.S'.t !. l'laititirt s Ileclaration. i'lea. "Xoii Assumpsit, and want of consideration. Mullen. | Injrliams S. M, Mutt vs W.W. lackson, Ailinr.et.nl. If No. ")0, May term, 1900. Assumpsit, I'lea. "N'on Assumpsit," payment, payment with lieve to fiive special matter in evidence. MttJlen. | Walsli. The l.voti Lumber (.'o. vs 1,. T. Heicluirtl. 3 No. .'!2, September term, l'.lOO. Feigned Issue, I'lea, "Payment." Mullen. | Bradley, W. L. WoodruH vs W.W, .lackson et. el, 4 No. (12. Septemlier term, I'.lOl. Kjectment, I'lea. "Not tiuiltv." Mullen. | ' Walsh. • lately and Fitzgerald vs >l. t'. Meyers. 5 No. 4ti, December term. 1900. Feigned Issue. I'lea. "Payment." liradley. | Mullen. Blanch Snyder vs Hayes I'idcoe A Co. (') No. 27, May term. 1901. Sheritl's Interpleader. Mullen. | Bradley. Charles W. Uccder vs Hayes I'idcoe .v Co. 7 No. 28, May term, 1901. Sheritl's 1 nterpleader. Mullen. | J Ira-1 ley. W .1. JJAWIJKNCK. Proth. Protli. office, l.aporte. Pa., Aug. !i, 1901. Administrator's Notice. In re: Estate ol'Sarah A Hess, late oil Laporte Township, Sullivan County. Pa., | deceased. Letters of' Administration on the above estate having been granted to the under signed, all persons indebted to the said estate are requested to make payment, and those having claims against said es tate to present the same without delav to W. B, S.NI1»I:R. Admr. I August I, 1901. Laporte, Pa. ' C< )N DKN'SKIJ KKI'OKT of t tie condition of the KlltST NATIONAL HANK of lm.-liore, l'a.. At elosoof business, Dee. 'J, ISB9. ItKsorHCKs: Loans iind Hiseouuts SISO.OSSOT> I . s. Bonds to Seeurp Circulation jvooooo stork Securities '.l Revenue stamps jgj 4c, Redemption Fund t\s. Treasurer... s.\;soo specie and Leual Tender Notes. 20,1)84 76 i 287,-124 80 LIABII.ITIKS. Capitol S ">O.OOO 00 *Directors JNO. 1). KKICSKK, ) QOtT UT 1 'KOI' I,A II ATI ON. Whkkras, Hon. k. >l. Dunham. President Judge, llonorables John S. Line and Jacob Meyer Associate Judges ofjthe 1 ourts of Oyer and Terminer and lieneral Jnil Delivery. Quarter Sessions of the Peace, Orphans' ('ourt and Com mon Pleas for the County of Sullivan, have issued their precept, bearing .late the 27 day of July l'.ioi. to Ine directed, for holutng the severii courts in the Borough of Laporte. 011 Monday the Ititli day of Sept. ltiol, at 2 o'clock p. 111. Therelore.notice is hereby given to the Coroner Justices of the Peace and Constables within the county, that they be tin 11 and there in their prop er person at 2 o'clock p. 111. of said day, with their rolls, records, inquisitions examinations • ami other rcmcmberauces to those things to which Uit'ir olliei.\- appertain to be done. And to those who are Uuuid by their recognizance to prosecute against prisoners who are or shall be in the jail of tliesaid county of Sullivan, arc hereby notified to be then and there to prosecute against them as will be Just. 11. W. OSLKK, Sheriff, Sheriff's Oilice, Laporte, Pa.,, Apr. 11, lyOl No-To-Hac for fitly Cents. Guaranteed tobacco hoblt cure, makes weak men strong, blood pure, 'ioc.il. Ail druggists Williamsport & North Branch Railroad tiimiie table. In effect Monday. June I", 15)01. Read down Read up P. M. AM A. 11. I» M I' Ml' >|j A. M. A M STATIONS. A>IAMA.M. 1" -M l' MPM AM P Min in -'0 520 iin'j 12 12. v. 740 nulls 7:w> !'•>> ii -if' ino i -if. riuai c.ar. Hat 215 rloo n i.-> pvmisOl I *22 ..strawlirlilKc.... fi» l:; 11 ol f:S 15, :iM *ll ! ...Beeel»(Jlen fiMW flO 11 1«> .>lO 2 "»l -H) ..MimeyValley. «.»or. !().>! Ih 11 1<» 1 5H»;5 00 *Hmestown i»oo 10 17 12 :* r.» ll'll •>•"»! 1 Nordmont... 10 28 :: :*.2 ~ 11-is ff»4s Moknma flooT 1 12 -c -r 11 •*»') r> &o Lai*>rte lo 01 :;u>) * = = 1-07 fCO7 Kit while I' 9 I'J 254 5 ~ v. '7. 12 10 ft; Hi ..Bertiiee lltuui.. f'.HO 2 4f» & £ 1- 20 0 20 ....SatterlieM.... 9 8"> 2 40 I'. M.I'M P.M. A.M. I'M 1 i li : I • I STAGE LINES Philadelphia Heading, Lehigh Valley Stage leaves llughesvill nost olHre for and Now York Central mileage will be Lairdmille, Mengwe and Philipsdale daily IK ' CI T U ''' °"'. v lor through passengers iiav i Wilson, Beaver Lake and Friblev on eling from 11 alls to Salterliild or Salter- Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at 11.30 ''eld lo llalls. Stajje leaves Glen Mawr lor Hillsjrrove 'he general ottlees of the company are and Forksville at 11 02 a. in. located at Ilugheeville, Pa. Stage leaves Muncy Vallev for Unitv- U. lIAKVKY W'KLcll. villi' North Mnmitiiin nn.i lii ii irer %- i I*l .. President. Iluulisvilli'. Pa. i l l 1 . V„ JM0,,1,1a1 " al1 " I'l'tigi r\ llle |>. TOWNHEXI), Hen. MKT.. liui;l>esville,Pa. daild at 11 1!) a. m. WO goingYO build OR LAY NEW FI.OORS IN THE OLD ONE? If so, it will pay you to get some of our IDarb TKHoob JfloortriQ Kiln dried, matched sides and ends. Hollow backed and bored, MAPLE and BEECH. It will out wear two ordinary floors and is much smoother, nicer and easier to put down than soft wood flooring. All sizes kept in stuck by Jennings Bros., Lopez, Pa. Also all sizes in hemlock lumber, siding, ceiling, lath etc. i .n Soft Shoes for hard service. They fit, THAT'S IT. $3.00 Shoes for 2.75; $2.75 Shoes for 2.50 % . XLhc IRc5 Star Sboc Store Sells Shoes that are desirable, healthful and fashionable. J. S. HARRINGTON. OPERA IECOTTSJEL BLOCK, s DUSJIOHK. PA. Luxuries on a price-level with necessities—over the Le high Valley R. R- to the Pan- American Exposition. Gbtppewa Xtme UUlns. Lime furnished in car load lots, delivered at Right Prices. Your orders solicited. Kilns near Hughesville Penn'a. M. E. Reeder, LAPORTE, PA 13 Weeks For 25»Cts. For the brightest, AW and most popular legitimate weekly sporting authority on matters pertain inn to lia.se Hull, Trap Bbonting. Billiard* ita kind published. For the purposo B^aln p Sample eopy free. AddretJ#, S|MM(iiik Lilf. i:tsi Haiitlo lllilw. Plilla Bdncate Yonr Hovels With Ciftdcaretfl. Candy Cathartic, cure constipation forever. 10c, If C. C. C. fail, druggists refund money LIME At the OLD OPP KILNS Located near Hughesville. This is the purest lime on the ridge. We will compete with any dealer on car load lots delivered on the W. &N. B. R. R. with our own cars, giving purchaser ample time to unload. All correspondency will receive prompt attention. Address, A. T. ARMSTRONG, SONESTOWN, PA. PAINT ?r« l o s ,he PAINT your house, barn and roofs, jPi ices are reasonable. ! Quality guaranteed. Write for prices and sam ple cards. United States Paint Co., WLLLIAMSPORT. PA. 1