Published Every Thursday.
Volume 6.
HOLIDAYS! HOLIDAYS!
ChJistmas comes but once a year
Let us greet it with good cheer.
We are all ready to help you with a good stock of
STAPLE AND FANCY GOODS suitable for
Holiday Presents.
Come as early as you can and make your selections
and get first choice.
Very respectfully,
RETTEiMHIRY
i' DUSHORF-, PA. THE JEV ELER. S
Coles hardware
DUSHORE, PA.
Preparation for Winter should
include a call here.
jfuritaccs.
Nothing like them for house warming. Is your spare
room a winter terror ? Putin our new improved furnace
and live in comfort.
flMumbmg.
I r
Have it done now. This is the time for examine
the plumbing. We'll make the best time and do the beet
wofk for y° u - .... .
Hardware.
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 Job Work, Bicycle "(Repairing.
The Shopbell Dry Good Co.,
313 Pine Street,
WILLIAMSPORT, PA.
Black Silk Comforters
Black pean de Soie is one ol the best At this time you may want, an extra
silks lor making fall gowns having the comforter we have some very nice one in
soft luster of a Ratin and the advantage llonil effects nateen or nil koli tie some one
of both Hides finished alike HO either nide plain other both sides figured at 1.00
can be used. We have good qualities at t0 3.50.
75c, si.oo, $1.25 and *1.50.
Taffetas Blankets
If you are interested in black tnfletas
you should see the good qualities we have ofall descriptions white, grey, scarlet:
in 22—24—27 —30 inches wide at 50c to either cotton, part wool or strictly all
$1.50, We have some new fancy silks wool. We can sell you blankets from
for waists or dresses at 50c, 75c, and *I.OO 50c a pair up to s'.i.so for the finest < ali
tbrnia wool blankets. We keep a full
"T _L I _ I ' _ _ assortment ol'tlie <'ELKBRATKD Ml'X
I aDie Lineil CY BLANKETS in colored and white.
64 and (16 inch unbleached and 70 inch
•wide special bleached linen in good nat- . . .
terns at 50c. 72 inches wide nnbleaclied IJnfiPrWrirP
and lull bleached table linen very heavy
quality in a large variety ol neat designs, For men, women and children in white
some excellent qualities for 75c, 1.00 1.25. or natural color, either cotton, fleece lined
Napkins ing and J sizes to match all the j'.-trt wool or line Australian wool, we
p'aterns in linens. have any thing you need. Also Ladies'
Misses black equestrian tights, natural
New Flannel Waists or white
, Made of fine French flannel,yokes form RnKp^
ed with cluster tucks, sleeves and back 11UUC«
tucked,others with fancy stitching giving yVhite (ioat Fur Robes for l.abv car
a braided effect, we have hem in card.,,- j a „j ce nrtic l e f or a Chris.nms gift
d"®" ro»e, reseda, navy blue, cadet, etc. 1 12. ; , itt , i(W (roln 2 25 to 4.50.
1.00 to |3.50. ' 1
The Shopbell Dry Good Co.
Republican News Item.
"ETERNAL VIGILANCE IS THE PRICE OF LIBERTY."
LAPORTE, PENNA., THURSDAY. DECEMBER, % 1901.
T J. KEELER.
I • Justice-of-thc Peace.
Office In r<x>ni over store, LAPORTE, PA.
Special attention given to collection.".
All matters lelt to the care ot this ortice
will he promptly attended to.
CARROLL HOUSE,
D. KEEFE, Proprietor.
DUSHORE, PA.
One of the largest and best equipped
hoteli' in this section <>l the state.
Table otthe best.
the st.-'bles.
[J LYSSES BIRD
Land Surveyor Engineer and Conveyancer.
Relocating old lines and coiners, and draw
ing mai>s aspeclalty.
Will usually lie found at home on Mondays.
Charges reasonable.
Estella, Sullivan Co., Pa.
HOTEL GUY.
MILDRED, PA.
R. H. GUY. - Proprietor.
Newly furnished throughout, special
attention given to the wants of the travel
ing public. liar stocked with first class
wines, liquors and cegars. The best beer
on the market always on tap.
llnte« Jteusonoble.
COMMERCIAL HOUSE"
AVID TEMPLE, Prop.
LAl'Oßi'lS - A.
This largo and we i appointed house if
the niiisl popular hostelry in this section
LAPORTE HOTEL
P. VV, GALLAGHER, Prop.
Newly erected. Opposite Court
fiouse square. Steam beat, bath rooms,
hot and cold water, reading nnd pool
room,and barber shop; also good stabling
and livery,
A J. BRADLEY,
ATTORNKT AT-LAW,
Otlice Building, Cor.Main and Muncv Sts.
LAPORTE, PA
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
OF DUSHOKE, PENNA.
CAPITAL - - $50,000. I
SURPLUS - - SIO,OOO.
Poes'a'Oeneral Banking Business.
B.W. JENNINGS, M. D. BWARTB.
President. Cashier
T # J. & F. H. INGHAM,
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW,
Legal business attended to
in this and adjoining counties
_A PORTE, PA.
F J. MULLEN,
Attorney-at-Law.
LAPORTE, PA.
orrica in COUNTY BUILDINO
NKAR COURT HOURS.
J H. CRONIN,
ATTORNEY*AT -LAW,
NOTARY PUBLIC,
orrica ON MAIN STRUT.
DI'SIIORR, PA
BANNER SALVE
" the most healing salve in the world.
RJ|? ? ? ?
• • 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
I^JTION^p
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STEP IN AND ASK
ABOUT THEM.
All answered at
Vernon Hull's
Large Store.
Hillssrove* Pa.
Foley*s Honey and Tar
tor children,safe, sure. No opiates.
IAFFAIKS IN PIIUPPISB
i
General Chaffee's Annual Report
•Sums Up Situation.
CAUSE OF GUERILLA WARFARE
i He Recommends That There Be No
Further Withdrawal of Troops Be
fore Jan. 1, 1903 —Speaks of Disaster
to Co.C, Ninth Infantry, at Balangiga
| Washington, Dec. 7. —The war de
| partment yesterday made public the
first annual report of Major General
Adna R. Chaffee, military governor ol
the Philippine Islands. General Chaf
fee sums up the situation in th# Phil
i ippines from a military point of view,
stating that the provinces of Bat-in
gas and Laguna, in Luzon, and the
Islands of Samar, Mindoro, Cebu and
Bohol constitute the area now dis
turbed by any embodied force of in
surgents. He says that to the physi
cal character of the country, to the
nature of the warfare of the rebels,
who are amigo and foe in the self-same
hour; to the humanity of the troops,
which is taken advantage of by the
J rebels and the inhabitants who sympa
! thize with them, and to the fear of
assassination on the part of the friend
i ly disposed if they give information
| to the American forces, is due to the
| prolongation of the guerilla warfare.
Commenting upon the plan of grad
ually replacing military with civil ad
ministration, General Chaffee says:
"The withdrawal of Interference with
civil affairs does not contemplate
withdrawal of the troops from their
stations to any considerable extent;
on the contrary, this should not be
done hastily, and when undertaken
should be gradual and more In the na
ture of concentration than reduction
of force or abandonment of any con
siderable area of territory." He there
fore recommends that there be no
further material reduction of troops
[ before January 1, 1903.
On the subject of the military gov
ernment of the city of Manila, General
Chaffee says:"ln the government of
Manila for three years, if the military
have done nothing more, it is every
where apparent that an excellent foun
dation has been laid and a turbulent
and hostile community brought to ob- I
serve the laws and individually be or
derly; this has been done without un
due harshness or severity of treatment
of the inhabitants."
General Chaffee devotes a good part
of his report to the terrible disaster
which befell Company C, Ninth Infan
try, at Balangiga, Samar, and which
he says was "largely due to over-con
fidence in assumed pacified conditions,
and in a people who to a great extent
as yet are strangers to and uuappre
ciatlve of our humane and personal
liberty, beliefs and actions." American
soldiers, he says, fail to discriminate
between real and assumed friendship
on the part of the Filipinos.
A table is submitted, showing that
slnre June 10 last, the date of the laat
table submitted by General Mac Arthur,
up to September 15, 361 Filipino offi
cers and 3.63S men surrendered to the
American military, and 26 officers and
494 men were captured.
Whisky-Making Record.
Peoria. 111., Dec. 9.—The week end
ing Saturday will go down in the
record as the largest in the history of
spirits manufactured in the country.
During the six days the Fifth Illinois
internal revenue district has collected
$935,701, the largest week's business
done in any one district in the United
States. This is an average of $156,-
000 per day, or $50,000,000 per year.
The consumption of corn here during
the past week has been the largest on
record, something over 800,000 bush
els having been used in the manu
factureof spirits and glucose.
Appointment of Delegate Discredited
Washington. Dec. 9. —The reported
assignment of Monstgnor Scalabrlm,
of Placenza, Italy, as the successor of
Cardinal Martinelii. the Pannt ilele
gate in this country, is regarded as
very Improbable by officials oi tile
delegation in this city. Monslgoor
Scalabrini is regarded as one of the
ablest ecclesiastics of the church in
Italy, and for a number of years hns I
been in charge of his present diocese
in Placenza. The expectation here is
that Cardinal Martinelii will remain
until spring.
Ejecting Cattlemen.
Ardmore, I. T., Doc. 9. —Prominent
cattlemen of the Choctaw Nation will
be ejected from the domain, being re- j
garded as intruders by the Choctaw ,
tribal government and the Indians. '
Many cattlemen, who own thousands j
of head of cattle, have been served |
with ejectment notices. This order
has created consternation among the 1
cattlemen. The step is being taken j
for the purpose of allotting grazing
land. Heretofore the cattlemen re- !
fused to vacate the lands.
THE HAY-PAUNCEFOTE TREATY
I
It Agrees That We Can Construct the
Canal Across the Isthmus,
i Washington, Dec. 6.—The new Hay-
Pauncefote treaty, providing for the
; construction of a canal across the
; Isthmus of Panama, which was sent
j to the senate Wednesday, was made
public late yesterday afternoon.
| It agrees that the canal may be
1 constructed under the auspices of the
I government of the United States, and
that our government shall enjoy all
the rights Incident to such construc
tion. as well as the exclusive right of
providing for the regulation and man
; agement oi' the canal.
The canal shall be free and open to
the vessels of commerce and of war
of all nations observing the rules, on
teims of entire equality, so that there
shall be no discrimination against any
1 such nation or its citizens or subjects.
, In respect of the conditions or charges
or traffic or otherwise. Such condi
tions and charges of traffic shall be
just and equitable.
The canal shall never be blockaded,
nor shall any right of war be exer
cised nor any act of hostility be com
mitted within it. The United States,
however, shall be at liberty to main
tain such military police along the
canal as may be necessary to protect
! it against lawlessness and disorder.
The provisions apply to waters ad
jacent to the canal, within three ma
rine miles of either end. Vessels of
war of a belligerent shall not remain
in such waters longer than 24 hours
! at any one time, except in case of
I distress, and in such case shall de
! part as soon as possible; but a vessel
i of war of one belligerent shall not de
i part within 24 hours from the depar
i ture of a vessel of war oi the other
belligerent.
NEW CURE FOR LOCKJAW
A Pittsburg Physician Successfully
Treats Three Patients.
Pittsburg. Dec. 9. —Dr. A. Leteve.
of the C. L. Magec pathological de
partment of Mercy Hospital, ha-, dis
covered what bus every indication ot
being a successful serum t. >atment foi
tetanus or lockjaw. After a year ol
patient experimenting on lower ani
mals. the doctor within the last three
weeks had the opportunity of testing
his theory on human subjects, one a
middle-aged man. a middle-aged wom
an and a boy 10 years of age.
According to the physician's state
mi nt, when these pali v.t« v ere first
given the injections of the serum they
were violent, being in spasms and
convulsions. The treatment soon
brought them around, and within Ave
or six days they were restored to
their former health. Dr. Leteve doe*
not claim that his treatment will cure
every case, but believes that the prob
lem of treating tetanus successfully
has been solved.
Drowned In Susquehanna River.
Williamsport, Pa., Dec. 9.—Charle*
Seltzer, foreman of the Susquehanna
Boom company, at Linden, a village
several miles up the river from thU
city, while returning to Linden last
evening across the river on the ice
was drowned. A companion. Mr
Link, engineer of Burke Brothers, ol
Scranton. had a narrow e»
cape. Both men unconrciounlj
row escape. Both men uncrniclouslT
stepped into an air hole, but Seuzer'f
brother and others, who heard la*
calls for help, on'y succeeded in res
cuing Llnck. Foreman Seitucr
past aid. The drowned man wa> 40
years of ag", and leaves a wife and
one snn.
Southern Jail Celivsry.
Hii'miii£i.dut. Aiu. uec. 9. —Thirty
nine prisoners serving sentences f<»i
minor crimes escaped from the South
Side city jail between 3 and 4 o'clock
yesterday morning by digging through
a 16-inch brick wall with pocket
knives. No guards were in the prison
from 12 to 4 o'clock. Several of the
prisoners were shackled, but after
crawling through the hole they went
to a car barn nearby and broke off
the iron hands with an axe found
tbTC. The entire police force of the
cl;y. assisted by trusty prisoners, arc
searching for the escaped men, and
five of them were captured yesterday
aftei noon.
lowa'a Corn Crop.
Des Moines, la.. Dec. 7. —Director J.
K. :4age. of the lowa crop bureau, yes
terday issued his flnal report for 1901.
The total yield of corn for the state
is shown to be 227,908,850 bushels, or
65 per cent, of last year's crop, and
85 per cent, of the average for the
past 12 years. It shows the average
price of corn to be about 40 cents per
bushel, against 27 cents last year. The
average yield per acre was 2t>.2 bush
els. with a total crop value of $113,-
000,000, as against $93,000,000 last
year.
Dynamite Gun Test Satisfactory.
Savannah. Oa., Dec. 9.—The test of
the new pneumatic dynamite gun at
Hilton S. C.. Saturday, under
the auspices of a board of army ofii
cers, is believed to have been satis
factory. It was shown that the gun
bas a range of 6,000 yards.
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FOUND DEAD WITH BROKEN NECK
Edward J. Matthews Rode Vicious
Horse, With Fatal Results, to Watch
the Hounds—Body Lay In the Road
For Some Time.
Philadelphia. Dec. 9.—On Saturday
Edward J. Matthews, of New York
president of the American District
Telegraph company, was killed by be
Ing thrown from his horse while
watching the Radnor hounds hunt a
fox.
The spot where he met his death is
near the covered bridge at !• rd's
dam, about one mile from here. Mr.
Matthews did not ride to the hounds.
The mare that he usually rode was
out of condition, and the only horse
available was one belonging to his
son. a new and untried animal, called
"Devil." on account of its vicious de
position. Mr. Matthews mounted
Devil and rode to the field to see tha
hounds throw off. He had no inten
tion of riding with the pack, but as
the dogs failed to find on the Cassfatt
property, he rode along in the rear
of the hunt and watched it from the
hilltops. Then he stopped at his farm
and chatted with Dawson, his tenant
farmer. Hearing the hounds as they
circled round the hill, he started up
the road to get another view of them.
It is believed that some carriages
going on the covered bridge ahead of
him scared "Devil,"causing him to rear
and throw his rider. The occupants
of the carriages did not see the acci
dent, and Mr. Matthews lay for some
time in the road. dead, with a broken
neck. A farm boy was the first to
find the body, and almost simulta
neously the hunt s ./opt by in a field
further on.
A message was at once sent <o his
family, which is living in the 0.-den
Doremns house, on Fifty-third st'-eet..
New York. Two sons, Wilbur and llos
coe started at once for home, and
arrived there Saturday night. Hia
other son, Frederick, and his daughter
remained with their mother, who is in
such delicate health that it is feared
that the new* of ucr bereavement will
kill her.
The spot where Mr. Matthews was
killed has tragie traditions. Two
years ago a coaching party was upset
and one person killed and one maimed
for life, l.asi year, on rhe same spot,
Henry Wilbur was thrown from his
horse anil killed.
George Maxton, coroner of Berwyn.
at once empaneled a jury, held his in
quest, and a verdict of "accidental
leath, by being thrown from his horse
>n the public highway," was found.
TOWN TO BE QUARANTINED
Plymouth. Pa., Will Be Shut Off
Rrom Rest of the World.
Wllkesbarre, Pa.. Dec. a.—The en
tire town of Plymouth will he quaran
tined by the local authorities tonight.
Traffic between this city and tho
suburban towns will be ordered stop
ped, and only the mails which have
been thoroughly funiign'ed will be re
ceived in the city. The action was
taken upon the advice of the state
board of health on account of the
great increase in the number of cases
of smallpox reported a! Plymouth. In
that borough the emergency hospital
is full and no more cas.'s can be
admitted. The board of health has un
dertaken the woi'k of buildir-; an ad
dition to the hot.p fal. but 1 "vc found
no builders willing to take the job.
Still Hunting For Nell Cropsey.
Elizabeth City, N". C., Dee. 9.—The
opinion still prevails here that Nell
Cropsey was either abducted or mur
dered. The Pasquotank river >va#
dragged yesterday more systematical
ly than ever, hut without securing
trace of the missing girl. The seniiih
for Miss Cropsey will continue with
out any abatement of energy. A re
port reached here yesterday from
Wilmington, N. C., that the girl ha!
been located there, but the report is
not credited here.
Unions Form McKinley Memorial.
Chicago, Dec. 9. —A inoverni nt to
start a national trades union mi.vi
olent for a McKinley memorial fu.V.
was started here last night, when i
number of men prominent in I'.thor
circles met and formed the President
McKinley Trades Union Memorill As
socistion of Illinois. The movement
will be started with a fund of
which the letter carriers of Chicago
have secured toward the building of
a monument.
Kidnapper of Miss Stone Arrested.
Vienna Dec. 9. —It is said here that
the man named Halju, who was ar
rested at Sofia December T. and a'.-
leged to be the assassin of ex-Premier
Stambuloff. had a hand in the kid
napping of Miss Ellen M. Stone. th«
American missionary.
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