Republican News Item.
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 rt^pectfully,
ItETTENBUJU \
>' DUSHORK, PA. THB JKVELKR. >
€oks hardware
DUSHORE, PA. 112
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Preparation for Winter should
include a call here.
jfurnaces.
Nothing like them for house warming. Is your spare
room a winter terror ? Putin our new improved furnace
and live in comfort.
flMumbing. <
Have it done now. This is the time for examining
the plumbing. We'll make the best time and do the be»t
work for you. fci ...
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 Mork, Bicycle IRcpamng.
The Shopbell Dry Good Co.,
313 Pine Street,
WILLIAM SPORT, PA.
Black Silk Comforters
Bl.<* J« Sob i, one ihe IM A" 1 ' 1 "" "X
filkfi tor making lull gowns huvmg the comlorler we ba*e sonie eiy nneone in
i.i « ,■ | ,| . ,» (.•.n.iairii lloral effect* nateon or silkoline some one
.soft luster of a satin and the aiisantaire . , , . . , ~ 4?l . lll . rtJ i ar i, M ft
of both sides finished alike so either side I' 1""' oilier hoth sides hg.ired at I.UU
can be used. We have pood qualities at to
75c, Si.OO, $1.25 and $1 50.
Taffetas Blankets
If von are interested in hlack tnll'etas
vou should seethe good ijiialities we have "fall descriptions white, grey, seariet;
j,, 22 24 27 —36 inches wide at 50c. to either cotton, part wool or strictly all
#1 50. We have some new fancv silks wool. We can sell yon blankets Iroin
lot' waists or dresses at 500, 75c,and SI.OO 50c a pair up to s<».f>o lor the tinesl Cali
fornia wool Idankets. \\ e keep a lull
—I~ • • I ■ _ assortment ofthe CELKBKATKI> Ml N
I aDle Linen <• Y BLANKETS in colored and white,
04 and 60 inch unbleached and 70 inch
wide special bleached linen in good pat- ■ > .
<erns at 50c. 72 inches wide unbleached l_J |T| QCPWfirG
and lull bleached table linen very heavy
.iiialitv in a large variety ol neat designs, lor men, women and children in white
Home excellent qualities for 75c, LOO 1.25. or natural color, either cotton, fleece lined
Napkins in S and il sizes to match all the part wool or tine Australian wool we
paterns in linens. have any thing you need. Also Ladies
' Misses black equestrian tights, natural
New Flannel Waists
Made of tine French tlannel.yokes form Rf)hPS
ed with cluster tucks, sleeves and back IvUv
tucked, others with fancy stitching giving White (loat Fur Robes for bal.v car
a braided effect, we have them in curd in- r ; a j, eßi a „j ce llr iicle for a Christmas gift
al. old rose, reseda, navv blue, cadet, etc. f or t | ie little one; prices from 225 to 4.50.
LOO to $3.50.
The Shopbell Dry Good Co.
"ETERNAL VIGILANCE IS THE PRICE OF LIBERTY."
LAPORTE, PENNA., THURSDAY, DECEMBER, 19 Will.
T J. KEELER.
I « Justice-of-the Peace.
Ofllrein room over store, LAPORTE, PA.
Special attention given to collections.
All matters lell to the care of this otlicc
will be promptly attended to.
CARROLL HOUSE,
D. KJEEFE, Proprietor.
DUSHORE, PA.
One of the largest and best equipped
hotel." In this section otthe state.
Table of the best. Rhteg 1.00 dollar per day.
Large stMbles.
(JLYSSES BIRD
Land Surveyor Engineer and Conveyancer.
Relocating (lid lilies and coiners, aiul draw- j
ing maps aspeeialty.
Will usually l>e found at homo on Mondays,
charges reasonable.
Estella, Sullivan Co., Pa.
HOTEL GUY.
MILDRED, PA.
H. H. ouy, - - - Proprietor.
Newly furnished throughout, special
attention given to the wants of the travel
ing public. Bar stocked with first class
wines, liquors and cegars. The best beer
on the market klwavson tap.
Hate# Iteuxonabte.
COMMERCIAL HOUSE.
A.VID TEMPLE, Prop.
LAPORI'K . A
This large and we l l appointed house if
the most popular hostelry in this section
LAPORTE HOTEL.
P. W, GALLAGHER, Prop.
Newly erected. Opposite Court
IIOUHC square. Steam heat, bath rooms,
hot and cold water, reading and (HWI
room,and barber shop; also good stabling
and livery,
J J. BRADLEY,
ATTORN ST -AT- LAW,
Office Building, Cor.Main and Muiicy Sts.
LAPOKTE, FA
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
OF DUSHOKE, I'ENNA.
CAPITAL - - $50,000.
SURPLUS - - #IO.OOO.
Does'a General Banking Business.
B.W. JKNNINGB, M. I). SWARTS.
President. (ashler
J. & F. H. INGHAM,
ATTOR!I»TS-AT-LAW,
Legal business attended to
in this and adjoining counties
_ A PORTE, p A
£ J. MULLEN,
Atto rn ey-at-La w .
LAPORTK. PA.
orrics is CODRTT BCILDIHO
a BAR COURT HOOSS.
J H. CRONIN,
ROTARY PUBLIC.
OPPICI OR MAIR BTRRBT.
DUSHOKE. PA
BANNER LVI
' the most healing salve In the world.
L* 112 IT'S WORTH
••a 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
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STEP IN AND ASK
ABOUT THEM.
All answered at
Vernon Hull's
I.
Large Store.
HiUagrove» Pa.
| Foley*s Honey and Tar
tor children,sate,sure. No opiates.
STORM VASJSNERAtj
Much Damage Done by Wind and
Flood Yesterday.
LOSB IN COAL REGIONS GREAT
Rivera In Some Places Have Risen 1B
Feet Above Their Level, and Inun- 1
dated Lowlands —Bridges Are Gone
and Traffic Suspended.
j
Philadelphia, Dec. 16. —A storin,
which for severity and destructiveness
has not been equalled In this section
for 25 years, visited eastern and ceu- |
trai Pennsylvania on Saturday night, 1
causing almost unprecedented dam
age. The havoc in the coal regions 1B
enormous and the loss to railroads
and mining companies will amount to
mllillons of dollars. The Schuylkill.
Lehigh, Susquehanna and Juniata riv
ers have.riscn as high as 15 feet above
their level, and all of their tributaries
have overflowed, inundating the sur
rounding country In more than a dozeu
counties.
Wilkesbarre, Pa., Dec. 16. —The
heavy rains of Saturday night caused
the Susquehanna river to rise rapidly.
At 9 o'clock last night it was 29 feet
above low water mark and still rising.
All the lowlands on the west side at
the river opposite Wilkesbarre are
covered with water from two to five
feet deep. The town of Westmore Is ■
entirely surrounded by water, and
many of the Inhabitants are leaving
tholr homes In boats, fearing that if
the river should continue to rise dur
ing the night the city dwellings may
be Bwept away.
All railroad traffic east and west is
suspended. A big washout occurred
on the Lehigh Valley railroad at Vos
hurg tunnel, and the water is running
over the tracks a depth of several
feet. A bridge for crossing the creek,
in close proximity to the Susquehanna
river, in the northern part of this
city, was greatly weakened by the
flood and no attempt will be made to
run trains over It until It Is putin
condition. A washout occurred on
the Central Railroad of New Jersey
at White Haven, which completely
crippled that road.
In the rural districts the wind blew
down small buildings and fences and
uprooted trees. After the wind ceased
early Saturday night the rain came
down in torrents and continued until
yesterday morning. Yesterday there
was a sudden change In the weather,
the temperature falling rapidly, and
last night the residents of the Wyom
ing valley were experiencing a touch
of the western blizzard.
Pottsvllle, Pa., Dec. 16. —The great
est flood Schuylkill county has ex
perienced in 25 years occurred on
Saturday night, resulting from a con
tinuous rain of several days, which
caused the Schuylkill river to over
flow Its banks. The total loss Is esti
mated at over a million of dollars.
Forty-eight collieries of the Philadel
phia and Heading Coal and Iron com
pany and other corporations are flood
ed and will be Idle for at least a
week. In the Bast colliery, at Ash
land, 30 mules were drowned. A score
of township anl railroad bridges were
washed away, Including three In New
castle township belonging to the
Pennsylvania Railroad company. Sev
eral destructive landslides occurred
along the Pennsylvania railroad and
the Philadelphia and Reading railway.
Traffic north of Pottsvllle is at a
standstill. At Schuylkill Haven the
water reached the second stories of
residences.
Allentown. Pa., Dec. 16. —The most
destructive flood In the Lehigh valley
since 1862 started yesterday morning
at 3 o'clock, following a two-days'
drenching rain, which melted the snow
In the mountains, causing the Lehigh
river to become a raging torrent. The
traction company's power houses were
flooded with seven feet of water,
which drowned theflres under the boil
ers. The Adclaids silk mill sustained
a loss of over $40,000 by the flood.
Eight feet of muddy water is on the
first floor, completely covering the
warping and winding machines and
ruining all the silk on the machines.
No through trains are running north
of Allentown, and communication by
wire is completely cut off.
Hazleton. Pa., Dec. 16. —Oreat havoc,
was wrought In the Lehigh ragion by
the storm. John Burns, a miner, of
Oneida, near here, was washed from a
bridge and drowned. Over lyO mine
mules were drowned In the various
collieries In this vicinity, and the ma
jority of the mines are flooded. The
damage in this section Is estimated
at $200,000. Both tracks of the Lehigh
Valley railroad between Weathnrly
and Black creek, east of this city, were
washed away, and the Pennsylvania
railroad lines south of here were se
verely damaged. Not a train arrived
here yesterday.
Bethlehem, Pa., Dec. 16.—1n six
hours the Lehigh river overflowed the
canal and the adjoining railroad tracks
on both sides. Not since 1841 has the
back water from the river wrought
such serious damage. The canal banK
bosses say the damage to the canal
will reach $19,00.0, while 200 private
| residences iu the flooded district suf
fer to the extent of nearly $50,000.
Both the electric and gas companies
were without power, and the churches
were compelled to suspend services
last night.
Harrlsburg, Pa., Dec. 16. —The Sus
quehanna river has been rising at the
rate of nine Inches an hour since yes
! tcrday morning, with indications that
it will continue to rise a'l night. There
were two feet of water In the engine
| room of the Harrlsburg water works
1 last evening. The freshet was caused
by the heavy rainfall In the Juniata
valley and along the west branch of
the Susquehanna river.
' Bedford, Pa., Deo. 16. —One of the
heaviest wind and rain storms In Its
history visited Bedford. The rain fell
in torrents and a fierce gale shook the
buildings. The Raystown creek over
flowed the railroad tracks, flooded one
or two houses In the western end of
town and rushed through the power
house of the Bedford Electric Light,
Heat and Power company, doing con
siderable damage.
Lancaster, Pa., Dec. ?. —A rain and
wind storm of great fuiy raged here
during the early hours of yesterday
morning. Many houses were unroofed,
including Fulton's opera house, Hotel
Lincoln, the Stevens House and St.
Mary's Catholic Church. Throughout
the county the storm was not so se
vere, though at Columbia roofs were
blown from a number of houses.
Easton, Pa., Dec. 16. —The freshet
In the Delaware and Lehigh rivers has
done serious damage all through this
section. Railroad traffic is suspended
and the water has risen to Front street
In this city. Telegraph and telephone
communication is interrupted. Thou
sands of dollars damage has already
been done to the big industries at
West Easton.
Susquehanna, I'a.. Dec. 16. —Owing
to the heavy rains and wind business
yesterday was at a standstill in the
Erie railroad. A mile of track no&r
Owego, on ihe Susquehanna division,
and several hundred feet at
switch, on the Delaware division, are
submerged.
At Atlantic City.
Atlantic City, N. J., Dec. IG.—The
severe storm which set in yesterday
morning did considerable damage
along the coast. Two .arge vessels
are ashore, and a row of boat houses
near the inlet In this city v—r* top
pled over, entailing a loss ot * >O.
The schooner Mark Gray, bound from
Boston to Georgia, in command of
Captain Leech, and having a crew of
seven men, was driven hard ashore
12 miles above Barnegat. The govern
ment telegraph wires having been
blown down it is not possible to get
definite particulars. The English bark
Sinrtia, with a crew of 33 men besides
the officers, went ashore off Ocean
City yesterday morning, and the crew
stuck to her until daylight, when sig
nals of distress were blown and an
swered by the life saving crew. After
considerable hard work the crew was
landed. The vessel is lying on her
side, with 14 feet of water in her hold,
and fears are entertained that she
may prove a loss.
TRAIN WRECK CAUSED BY STORM
Train Falls Throuch Bridge and Three
Men Are Killed.
Williamsport. Pa., Dec. !t> -A fr.ngiit
train on the Philadelphia and Eiie
division of the Pennsylvania railroad
went throus'.i the bridge spanning in
coming creek between this city and
Newberry yesterday morning. Three
lives were lost.
The dead are: John Mart/,, engineer,
of Snnbury, married; Frederick Glass,
fireman, of Sunbury, married; George
Harley, brakeman, of Sunbury, single.
The train was known as fast freight
No. 83. and was running three hours
late owing to the disarrangement of
the schedule growing cut of the storm.
The bridge spanning the creek was
a two span iron structure the first
span of which gave way beneath the
train. The engine and nine cars were
engulfed In the Icy waters. The creek
VIIH greatly swollen as a result of the
heavy rains, and it is presumed that
the middle pier had been weakened.
No efTorts could be made to reach the
bodies on account of the height of the
water.
Accidentally Killed Friend.
New York, Dec. 16.--Michael Flynn
was accidentally shot and killed yes
terday by his friend, James Hayus, o!
Jersey City, while they were snipe
shooting on the meadows near that
city. Hayes tripped and fell, his gun
was discharged, and the load of shot
struck Flynn in the breast. Hayes was
arrested, pending official invest'ga
tlon.
Rural Delivery In Maryland.
Klkton. Md„ Dec. 16. —The second
rural free delivery route in this coun
try will shortly be started, commenc
ing at Port Deposit and covering about
18 miles. The starting of this route
will result in the discontinuing of the
post offices at Woodland and West
Nottingham.
i.25 P er - Y
MIS Mil MPT®
Jury Deliberated on Verdict For
Nearly' Five Hours.
ATTENDANCE IN COURT LIMITED
Verdict Was Expected, as the Impres
sion Prevailed That Prosecution
Failed to Prove Its Case —She Is
Set at Liberty.
Washington. Dec. 14. —The Jury in
the case of Mrs. Lola Ida Hemry Bo
nine, charged with the murder of
James Seymour Ayres. Jr.. In the Ken
more Hotel, in this city, on the night
of May 16th, was set at liberty. Such
a conclusion of the trial was generally
expected, the popular impr.-ssion hero
being that from the evidence submit
ter the prosecution had faiied to prove
Its case against Mrs. Bonine. The
Jury WBR out less than five hours, re
tiring a few minutes after 4 o'clock
yesterday afternoon, and reporting
their verdict shortly before 0 o'clock
In the evening. The attendance in the
courtroom when the jury returned was
limited to the members of the bar.
representatives of the press and the
employes of . the court There was
aorae little attempt at a demonstration
of approval, but this was quickly sup
pressed by Ju'dge Anderson, who pre
viously had warned the spectators
agnlnst manifestation of any char
acter. Mrs. Bonine was in court at
the time, and with her were her hus
band and her two boys and several of
her relatives, all of whom have shown
their sympathy for her by their con
stant attendance during the long trial.
The Jury was discharged, and Mrs.
Bonine and her lriends left the court
house by a back door.
FILIPINO CONCENTRATION CAMP
General C-! I:3 D:terr.'..'fied to Stamp
Out the Insurgents.
Manila. Dec. 16.—General J. Frank
lin Bell has been exceedingly active
in Batangas province, where he in
tends by every means available to
stamp out the insurgents. Lieutenant
Hennessy, of the Eighth Infantry, to
gether with one American scout and
six Filipinos, captured an insurgent
major, with 4" men, 22 rifles and 880
rounds of ammunition, without the
loss of a man. A number of captured
documents and papers, now m the
hands of General Bell, Implicate In
the Insurrfction the presidente and
other prominent natives of Lion. Ba
tangas province.
General Bell hns notified the natives
in Batongas that on December 28 he
proposes to concentrate the - ' in the
neighborhood of the towns. He wi-11
move their "vc stock, rice, etc., tc
within the limits of concentration.
After that date everything outside ol
these limits will he confiscated. The
roads from Batangas and l.agiina
provinces are lined with a continuous
stream of native men, women and
children, in carryalls, carts and mount
ed on carabos, seeking safety from
the horrors of war.
FORTY-SIX HOUSE6 BURNED
Fire at Salem, W. Va., Does *1,200,000
Carnage.
Pari erslitu : - , \V. V.v, D« c. 10. —A
fire which started on Saturday night
at Salem, 70 mU-:s east of here o:\ the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad, dps.royed
practically tl»e entire business part
of that city. Fifty-elx 1 o ises, store?
and' other buildings were destroyed.
The loss is estimated at more than
$1.200,0 >O, with little ineu ance. The
city has a water supply, bu. the water
was secured with difficulty, owing tc
the extremely cold weather, and be
fore it was turned onto the fire the
flames had spread until they were be
yond control. The file origina e I in
a newspaper office, but the cause is
unknown.
Pennsylvania War Clnirr.s.
Harrisburg. Pa., Dec. 14. —Governor
Stone has returned to the war depart
ment the warrant for |lf«2. ! ot» r>
eeived by him in part peyaicu ol
Spanish-American war claims of the
state of Pennsylvania again»t the u »■
eral government. The reason tor the
return is stated to be that the gov
ernment refused to pay porti »r.s of the
claims, and the state insis.s that every
claim is Just. If the $106,000 Is ac
cepted now it will be regarded as a
tacit consent of the state tra. the
turning down of some of the claims
was warranted.
Mrs. McKinley's Condition.
Akron. 0., Dec. 14.—Inlorniat.cn re
ceived by friends here of Mrs. McKin
ley, the widow of the late president,
shows that her condtion is much more
serious than is admitted in he;' home
city. Mrs. McKinley will tßik of noth
ing but her grief, and even when
guests are present sits for hours at
a time wrapped in her sorrow and
speaking to no one. It is'realized that
if she Is not aroused she may not sur
vive the winter. She i6 bordering on
mental and physical collapse.
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