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Volume 6.
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Coks Hardware
DUSHORE, PA.
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jfurnaccs.
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room a winter terror ? Putin our new impioved furnace
and live in comfort.
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special low prices prevail here. No danger of infer
iority. Our hardware line is as good as can # be made.
Steam Fittings, Stoves and Ranges, Farm Tools, Etc.
General 3ob Work, Bicycle IRepamng.
SPECIAL OPENING OF
NEW FALL GOODS.
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The Shopbell Dry Good Co.,
313 Pine Street,
WILLIAMSPORT, PA.
Dress Goods. September Sale of Blankets.
Advance showing of the very latent ami Chilly nights suggest that the blanket
most fashionable fabrics lor tall and win- reason is near. VVehiiy anil sell only the
ter wear will l>e Venetian*, broadcloths, bout blankets. Including the < elebrated
meltons, unfinished worsted crape cloths, Mnnev Blankets. All wool blankets at
prunellas and silks. 2.25 to 0.00; part wool and cotton at 50c
For Waists and Dresses. to * 2 «°°
This department is larger than ever Hosiery,
before. In connection with the best stock J '
and most exquisite colorings ol I'ancy That we sell is satisfactory to the pur-
Silks we have ever had we are showing eltaser. Special lot of ladies' lace ribbed
new lines ot Plain l'eau de Soie, l'eati de ]j s | e hose at 25c. liny the
Seine, Talletas, wash Taffetas, Satin Itlaok Cat stockings for boys and giris the
Duchess, Satin Liberties, etc. best and strongest ever made for the price,
At the Linen Counter. -•"> « «*»»«•
This is NViUiamsport's greatest Linen
Store; the best assortment, the choicest Underwear
designs, the greatest values in bleached
Table Damask, Unbleached Cable Linen, For men, women and children. We
Napkins, Lunch Clothes and Tray Covers, have prepared for those who want under-
Damask Towels, ltatli Towels, etc. wear that is well made and at the right
, price. Special lot of men's medium
Kid CrIOVOS. weight lor fall wear at 50c. Ladies'tleece
We have just received a large ini|>ort lined at 25c to 50c. Children's under
order of kid gloves in all the new fall wear at l2Ae to 25c.
shades that we lit to the hand and guaran
tee.
The Shopbell Dry Good Co.
Republican News Item.
"ETERNAL VIGILANCE IS THE PRICE OF LIBERTY."
LAPORTE, I'ENNA., THURSDAY, OCTOBEB, 3, 1901.
1 J. KEELEK.
I . Justice-of-tho Peace.
Ofliee in room over utore, LAPOKTE, PA.
Special attention given to collections.
All matters lell to the care of this office
will be promptly'attended to.
CARROLL HOUSE,
D. KEKE'E, Proprietor,
DIJSIIOKG, PA.
Ona of the largest an,l best equipped
hotel* in thin sm-tion ol the state.
Tattle Ot the bent. lUtes I.«« dollar per ilay.
stulili'S. ,
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Land Surveyor Engineer and Conveyancor.
Relocating old linen and coiner*, and ilraw
ing ma]w anpeeialty.
Will usually It found at home on Mondays.
Charges reasonable.
Estella, Sullivan Co., Pa.
HOTEL GUY.
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Newly furnished throughout, special
attention given i > the wants ol the travel
ing public. Bar stocked with first class
wines, liquors ai d cegars. The best beer
on the market alwayson tap.
Jlaten Jtemonable.
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LAPORTE PA.
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House square. Steam heat, bath rooms,
hot ami cold water, reading and |k»>l
room,and barber shop; also good stabling
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OISASTKKjNPHILIiTINES
Samar Rebels Kill 48 Soldiers of
Company 0, Ninth Infantry.
SURPRISED WHILE AT BREAKFAST
twenty-Four Men Escaped, of Which
Eleven Are Wounded —Insurgents
Capture All the Stores and Ammu
nition of the Company.
Manila, Sept. 30. —A disastrous fight
between United States troops and in
surgents occurred on Saturday in the
Island of Samar, near Balangiga. A
large body of insurgents attacked
Company C, Ninth Infantry, only 24
members of the company escaping.
All the others are reported to have
been killed.
The company was at breakfast when
attacked and made a determined re
sistance, but the overwhelming num
bers of the insurgents compelled them
to retreat. Of the survivors who have
arrived at Basey 11 are wounded.
According to the latest returns the
strength of the company was 72. The
survivors include Captain Thomas W.
Connell, First Lieutenant Edward A.
Bumpus and Dr. R. S. Qriswold, sur
geon.
Captain Edwin V. Bookmiller, of the
Ninth Infantry, reports that General
Hughes is assembling a force to at
tack the Insurgents.
The insurgents captured all the
stores and ammunition of the company
and all the rifles except 26.
Washington, Sept. 30. —News of the
disastrous fight between troops of the
Ninth Infantry and the Insurgents in
the Island of Samar Saturday was sent
promptly by General Hughes, com
manding in that Island, to General
Chaffee at Manila, and by him trans
mitted to the war department. It
reached the department yesterday, and
Adjutant General Corbin, realizing its
Importance, at once made it public, af
ter sending a copy to the White Holse.
General ChafTee's dispatch, which
agrees with the Associated Press dis
patch, Is as follows:
"Manila, Sept. 29.
"Adjutant General, Washington:
"Hughes reports following from Baa
sey, Southern Samar: Twenty-four
men. Ninth regiment, United States
Infantry, 11 wounded, have just ar
rived from Bnlangiga, remainder com
pany killed. Insurgents secured all
company supplies and all rifles except
12. Company was attacked during
breakfast, morning September 28; com
pany 72 strong; officers, Thomas W.
Connell, captain; Edward A. Bumpua,
first lieutenant; Dr. 11. S. Oriswold,
surgeon, escaped. CHAFFEE."
The news created a sensation in of
ficial circles, it was the first severe re
verse that has occurred for a long
time. Still the officials were not un
preyared for news of just this charac
ter from Samar, in which the revolu
tion started by Agulnahlo still con
tinues. Samar is a country about as
large as the state of Ohio, and the
American forces of occupation number
in all between 2,000 and 2,500 men.
These are distributed among various
posts in the island, a large number be
ing located at the more important
centres.
Spain never made any effort to oc
cupy Samar, and it only has been for
probably three months past that the
United States has undertaken that
work. The latest report made by ' *en
eral Hughes to the war departn Bnt
was that the number of insurgent rides
in the Island aggregated abouv 300.
The Filipinos carried on a guerilla
warfare, and operations against them
were difficult. The disaster to Com
triumphal entry to the City of Light,
red, it is believed, while It was engaged
in an expedition to clear the country
of roving bands of these insurgents.
The fact that the Americans were at
tacked while at breakfast indicates the
daring and pluck of the insurgents.
Immediately upon the receipt of the
dispatch Adjutant General Corbin ca
bled General Chaffee to send a com
plete report of the fight and a list of
thi casualties.
A well-known official of the govern
ent, in speaking of this outbreak
against the American forces in Samar,
said he regarded it as a consequence
of the assassination of President Mc-
Kinley. In all probability the insur
gents had received, he said, only mea
ger reports of the tragedy, and possi
bly believed the shooting to be the
result of some popular outbreak
against the President. The natives
had seized the opportunity in the flick
ering hope of retrieving some of their
lost ground.
Company C was a portion of the
Ninth Regiment of United States In
fantry, which went to China at the
time of the Boxer outbreak, and where
they performed valiant service. Later
the troops went to Manila and were
engaged in provost duty In that city.
During the past summer a battalion
of the Ninth was sent to Samar.
LUCBAN DID IT, SAYS OTIS
Disaster Does Not Mean There Is
Wide-spread Revolt.
Chicago, Sept. 30.—General Elwell S.
Otis, in command of the department of
the lakes, said last night that the
slaughtering of members of Company
C, of the Ninth infantry In Samar did
not mean that there is anything like
widespread revolt in that province.
Concerning the disaster General Otis
said: "Samar Is in the department of
Vlsaya, over which Brigadier General
Hughes has command. This depart
ment includes all the central islands of
the Philippine Archipelago. During the
last month our soldiers have been ac
tive in an attempt to subdue rebellion,
which is confined to the boundaries of
.hat Island. The insurgent leader,
Luckban, heads the natives, and he and
his Tagalo followers have been instru
mental In keeping alive the spirit of
opposition to this government's au
thority there.
"The location of the ambuscade is in
southern Samar, of which th s inhabi
tants are ignorant and ba barious.
Probably Lucban got a party of bolo
men together and surprised the
American soldiers while at breakfast.
I think Lucban knows something
about the attach, at any rate.
General Mac Arthur's Comment.
Milwaukee, Sept. 30. —When his at
tentin was called to the dispatches an
nouncing the disaster that had over
taken Company C, of the Ninth In
fantry, General Mac Arthur said: "This
Is one of those deplorable, Isolated in
cidents which will have no effect upon
the general result. It is a portion of the
Insurectlon which has been conducted
by General Lukban, which has never
been suppressed. There are plenty of
soldiers there to ultimately subdue the
rebellion in the Island of Samar."
SENTENCE OF CZOLGOSZ
Murderer to Die During Last Week In
October.
Buffalo, Sept. 27. —Leon K. Czolgosz,
the assassin of President MclClnley, was
yesterday afternoon sentenced to be
electrocuted in Auburn state prison
during the week beginning Oct. 28,
1901. Before sentence was passed the
assassin evinced a desire to speak but
hp could not get his voice above a
whisper and his words were repeated
to the court by his counsel.
"There was no one else but me," the
prisoner s*ld In a whisper. "No one
else told me to do it and no one paid
me to do it. I was not told anything
about the crime and I never thought
anything about that until a couple of
days before 1 committed the crime."
Czolgosz sat down. He was quite
calm, but it was evident that his mind
was flooded with thoughts of his own
distress. His eyes were dilated, mak
ing them appear very bright. His
cheeks were a trifle pale and bis out
stretched hand trembled. The guards
put the handcuffs on his wrists. He
looked at one of the officers. There
was an expression of the profoundest
fear and helplessness in his eyes. He
glanced about at the people who
crowded there in efforts to get a look
at him. The prisoner's eyelids rose and
fell tremulously and then he fixed his
gaze upon the floor in front of him.
Then Justice White passed sentence
as follows:
"In taking the life of our beloved
president you committed a crime which
shocked and outraged the moral sense
of the civilized world. You have con
fessed ti at guilt and after learning all
that at this time can be learned from
the facts and circumstances of the
case, twelve good Jurors have pro
nounced you guilty and have found
you guilty of murder in the first de
gree.
"The sentence of the court is that
in the week beginning Oct. 28, 1901, at
the place, in the manner and means
prescribed by law, you suffer the pun
ishment of death."
CZOLGOSZ BREAKS DOWN
The Assassin Unnerved When Taken
to Auburn Prison.
Auburn, Sept. 28.—Czolgosz, Presi
dent McKinley's murderer, in the cus
tody of Sheriff Caldwell of Erie county,
and 21 regular and special deputies,
arrived in Auburn yesterday morning.
When Czolgosz was taken from the
train his legs gave out from fright
and he had to be carried into the
prison. When his handcuffs were re
moved he fell over and moaned and
groaned, evincing the most abject ter
ror. When the officers Immediately
proceeded to strip him and put on a
new suit of clothes, Czolgosz cried
and screamed, making the prison cor
ridors echo.
The collapse of the assassin was a
surprise to every one. , On the way
from Buffalo he showed no indication
of breaking down. He ate heartily of
sandwiches and smoked cigars when
not eating. He talked and expressed
regret for his crime. He said: "I am
especially sorry for Mrs. McKinley."
i.ondon. Sept. 30. —The Dally Ex
press publishes a report that Lord
Kitcheuer has asked for 16.00# mere
i seasoned mounted men.
1.25 PerT^llf^r
RILI'IIDIIJI WM.
Ameiicftn Boat Won First Race By
Thirty-seven Seconds.
MAGNIFICENT MARINE SPECTACLE
Closest and Most Exciting Struggle
Ever Seen In An American Cup
Race—Boats Were Neck to Neck
For Miles of the Course.
New York, Sept. 28.—Columbia won
today by. 1 minute 20 seconds, correct
ed time, and by 37 seconds actual
time. Shamrock beat Columbia 39 sec
onds in beating to the outer mark, and
Columbia beat Shamrock 1 minute It!
seconds on the run home. Shamrock
allows Columbia 43 seconds.
The American boat beat Shamrock
11. today in the hottest, closest, light
weather race ever sailed for the Amer
ica's cup, and the like of which has
seldom, if ever, been equaled by yachts
of their size in any sort of a rate.
From the start to finish there was
never more than the length of a black
bass fishing line between the two big
sloops, and at times they were so near
that a biscuit could have been tossed
from one to the other. The wind never
got above ten knots, and was frequent
ly as low as seven, and yet the race
was sailed almost an hour insHo the
tie limit of 5V4 hours.
Not a Bloodless Victory.
While Columbia won, it was by no
means a bloodless victory. Shamrock
behaved splendidly in the windward
work, fulfilling all the promises that
her friends have made for her. She
beat the white sloop to the outer mark
by a margin of 39 seconds actual time,
but when it came to running before
a breeze with all sail s&t the finer,
sharper, flatter lines of the Columbia
won the honors.
The cup defender made the run
home 1 minute and 16 seconds quicker
than the challenger, and won the race
by a margin of 1 minute 20 seconds
corrected time. This of coursa in
cludes the 43 seconds Shamrock Ij
obliged to allow Columbia for carrying
about 1,100 square feet of additional
sail. In actual time, boat for boat.
Columbia won by 37 seconds, and this
tells how close the race was from the
standpoint of the spectatois.
The interest taken in the event was
reflected by the atendance of excur
sionists in spite of Thursday's fluke
and unfavorable weather prognostica
tions. Upward of 130 vessels followed
the race, and as the day was fair and
the sea smooth it proved a most de
lightful outing even for landlubbers.
There was no interference with eith
er of the yachts by the great fleet of
pleasure boats. Captain Walker and
his aids on the revenue cutters again
rigidly preserving the two great lines,
which stretched out in the shape of
a V, one leg on either side of ths
course. But there were several colli
sions in the line, and Sir Thomas Lip
ton's Erin had a hole punched in her.
YACHTS DID NOT FINISH
Lack of Wind Prevented Crossing Line
In Prescribed Time.
New York, Sept. 27. —One of the big
gest crowds that ever put to sea went
down to the Sandy Hook Lightship
yesterday to witness Sir Thomas Lip
ton's second challenger, Shamrock 11,
and the white flyer Columbia, which
successfully defended the old America's
cup against his first trophy hunter two
years ago. struggle for the yachting su
piemacy of the world in the first of the
cup ratss of 1901. But the excursion
fleet returned disappointed.
The great single stickers went out in
the morning fresh for the battle, but
the sea refused them a field of conflict.
The wind, never more than nine and
sometimes as low as three knots, was
too light and shifty to carry the con
testants over the 30 mile course in the
time allotted by the rules. At the end
of five and a half hours, the prescribed
time, the race was officially declared
off and the yachts were towed back to
their berths inside Sandy Hook.
EPISCOPALIAN'S CONVENTION
Advance Guard of Delegates Arriving
at San Francisco.
San Francisco, Sept. 30.—The ad
vance guard of visitors and delegates
1 to the triennial convention of the
Episcopal church, which will convene
in this city next Wednesday, has ar
rived. The convention will be in ses
; Bion until October 20. A new presi
i dent will be elected. Among thoso
mentioned for this honor are Rev. Dr.
1 Alsopp, of Brooklyn; Rev. Dr. Hunt
ington, of New York, and Rev. Dr.
Lindsay, of Boston.
Woman M«t Death In Collision.
Burlington, la., Sept. 30. —A runa
j way street car crashed into a Burling
' ton freight train yesterday morning,
j Mrs. Charles Kupfer was killed and
1 several persons were injured seriously.
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