Republican News liem.
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,
BETTENBURY
DUSHORE, PA. THE JKVELKB.
, fc/viw i|w
DUSHORE, PA.
Preparation for Winter should
include a call here.
112 jfurnaccs.
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 examinfng
the plumbing. We'll make the best time and do the beet
work for you. jdtoaMte ,v 4 -«
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.
(Sencral Job XLClorh, Bicycle IRepairtng.
The Shopbell Dry Good Co.,
313 Pine Street,
WILLIAMSPORT, PA.
Black Silk Comforters
Black peandeSoie in one ol tlie best At .his time you may want an extra
Bilks tor making tall gowns having .he yomlorter we have aoinevery
soft luster ol" a sa.in an.l the advantage ''oral etleets sateen or silkoline some one
of both sides finished alike so either side "ide plain other both sides hgured at 1.00
can be used. We have good qualities at ,0
75c, si.oo, $1.25 and $l5O.
Taffetas Blankets
If you are interested in black tanetas ....
vou should see the pood tjiialilies we have ''l all descriptions white, gre\, sennet:
o.j 24 27 —36 inches wide at 500 to either cotton, part wool or strictly all
$1.50. We have some new fancy silks wool. We can sell you blankets Ironi
for waists or dresses at 50c, 75c,and SI.OO 50c a pair up to *'.•."><> tor the linest < 'all
fornia wool blankets. We keep a full
T LI I '««« assortment oft he CELEBRATE!) Ml'N
I at) 1 e LinCn <-'Y BLANKETS ill colored and white.
64 and 66 inch unbleached and 70 inch
wide special bleached linen in good pat- . ■ .
terns at 50c. 72 inches wide unbleached UndCfWcirG
and lull bleached table linen very heavy
■quality in a large variety ol neat designs, lor men. women and children in white
some excellent qualities for 75c, 1.00 1.25. or natural color, either cotton, lleece lined
Napkins in Sand } sizes to match all the part wool or fine Australian wool, we
paterns in linens. bave any thing you need. Also Ladies
Misses Mack equestrian tight*, natural
New Flannel Waists
Made of fine French flannel,yokes form- RfkKpQ
■ed with cluster tucks, sleeves and back ■
tucked, others with fancy stitching giving white tioat Fur Robes for babv car
a braided effect, we have them in eardm- r j H j, ep a n ; ce nr ticle for a Christmas gilt
:Al, olci rone, reseda, navy blue, cadet, etc. j. jr t ) |(> little one; prices from 2.2~> to 4.50.
1.00 to $3.50.
The Shopbell Dry Good Co.
"ETERNAL VIGILANCE 5 THE PRICE OF LIBERTY."
LAPORTE, PENNA., 'iIIUBSDAY, DECEMBER, 2i, 1901.
TJ. KEELER.
• Jußtice-of-the Peace.
Office in room over store, LAPORTE, PA.
Special attention given to collections.
All matters left to the care of this office
will be promptly .attended to.
CARROLL HOUSE,
D. KEEPE, Proprietor.
DUSHORE, PA.
One of the largot and best equipped
hotels- in this section otthe state.
Table ot the best. Rutes 1.00 dollar per day.
Largo st.-ibles.
(JLYSSES BIRD
Land Surveyor Engineer and Conveyancer.
Relocating old lines and coiners, and draw
ing ninps a specialty.
Will usually be found at homo oil Mondays.
Charges reasonable.
Estella, Sullivan Co., Pa.
HOTEL GUY.
MILDRED, PA.
R. H. GUY, - Proprietor.
Newly furnished throughout, special
attention siven io the wants ol the travel
ing pub. u;. U.i- n.i.ckud with first class
wines. I.ij'.or.- .tlx! tly irs. The best beer
on the market always on tap.
Jfafcx Jtmronable.
COMMERCIAL HOUSE!
AVID TEMPLE, Prop.
LAPORx'E - A.
This large and we 1 1 appointed house i.«
the most popular hostelry in this section
LAPORTE HOTEL.
V. W, liALLAGHEB, Prop.
Newly erected. Opposite Court
house square. Steam heat, bath rooms,
hot and cold water, reading and |>ool
room,and barber shop; also good stabling
and livery,
J J. BRADLEY,
ATTORBBT- AT-LAW,
Office Building, Cor.Main and Muncy Sts.
LAPOKTK, I*>
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
OF MJBHORE, PENNA.
CAPITAL - - $50,000.
SURPLUS - - SIO,OOO.
Does'a'General Banking Business.
B.W. JENNINGS, M. D. SWARTS.
President. Cashier
J. J. & F. H. INGHAM,
ATTORN EYB-AT-LAW,
Legal business attended to
in ihi» and Adjoining counties
_A PORTE, p A.
£ J. MULLEN,
Attorney-at-Law.
LAPORTK, PA.
orrics in coniiTr BDILDIHO
HEAR COURT BOUIB.
H. CRONIN,
ATTORNEY*AT -LAW,
NOTARY PUBLIC.
OFFirB Oil MAIN KTRBBT.
DUSHORE, PA
BANNER SALVE
* the moat healing salve in the world.
f£f? ? ? ?
• # 112 IT'S WORTH
WHILE
to step in and .osorb 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
fEXHrnmoN 1
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STEP IN AND ASK
ABOUT THEM.
All answered at
Vernon Hull's
Large Store.
HiUsirrove. Pa.
Foley's Honey and Tar
tor children,safe,sure. No opiates.
LONG APPROVE VERDICT
beeretar* of the Navy Disposed
of Schley Case.
SEVERE REPRIMAND FOR MILES
General Mile*' Cincinnati Interview
Results In Severe Censure —Admin-
istration Determined to End Naval
Controversy—Maclay Discharged.
Washington, Dec. 23. —Secretary
Long disposed of the Schley case, so
far as the navy department is con
cerned, by acting upon the findings
and conclusions of the court of In
quiry. The secretary also has de
clined the application of Admiral
Sampson's counsel to enter upon an
inquiry into the question of command
and has notified Admiral Schley's
counsel of that fact as a reason for
declining to hear them on that point.
Secretary Long's approval of the
majority report was as follows:
After careful consideration the find
ings of fact and the opinion of the full
court are approved.
As to the points on which the pre
siding member differs from the opin
ion of the majority of the court, the
opinion of the majority is approved.
As to the further expression of his
views by the same member with re
gard to the questions of command on
the morning of July 3, 1898, and of
the title to credit l'or the ensuing vic
tory, the conduct of the court in mak
ing no finding and rendering no opin
ion on those questions is approved;
indeed, it could with propriety take
no other course, evidence on these
questions during the inquiry having
been excluded by the court.
The department approves the recom
mendation of the court that no further
proceedings be had in the premises.
The department records its appre
ciation of the arduous labors of the
whole court.
Court Dissolved.
Following is the text ol' the letter
sent by Secretary Long to Admiral
Dewey, dissolving the Schley court of
inquiry:
Navy Department,
Washington, December 21.
The court of inquiry of which you
are the president, convened by de
partment's order of July 26, 1901, for
the purpose of Inquiring into the con
duct of Rear Admiral (then commo
dore) W. S. Schley, U. S. N., retired,
during the recent war with Spain, and
the events connected therewith, Is this
day dissolved. You will inform the
other members of the court and the
judge advocate accordingly. Very re
spectfully,
JOHN D. LONG, Secretary.
Admiral Dewey acknowledged Its re
ceipt and said that in conformity with
the order of the secretary he had an
nounced the dissolution of the court.
General Miles Reprimanded.
Washington, Dec. 23. —Lieutenant
General Nelson A. Miles has been cen
sured as no other officer commanding
the American army ever was for giv
ing vent to his opinions on the case,
which were favorable to Schley, The
interview was published in a Cin
cinnati paper and attracted considera
ble attention officially.
The interview referred to was as
follows:
"1 am willing to take the judgment
of Admiral Dewey In the matter. He
has been a commander of a fleet, and
as such has known the anxieties and
responsibilities which rent on a man
under these circumstances. He was
instrumental in the destruction of one
Spanish fleet, and knows and realizes
the feelings that encompass an officer
under such conditions. 1 think Dewey
has summed up the matter in a clear
and concise manner, and I believe
his conclusions will be endorsed by
the patriotic people of the United
States. I have no sympathy with the
efforts which have been made to de
stroy the honor of an officer under
such circumstances."
General Miles' explanation in part
was as follows: "I have the honor to
state that my observations had no
reference to the action, pending or
otherwise, of a co-ordinate branch of
the service: they were merely my
personal views based upon matters set
forth in various publications which
had been given to the world, and con
cerning which I conceive there was
no impropriety in expressing an opin
ion the same as any other citizen upon
a matter of 3uch public interest.'"
The Reprimand.
The reprimand in part is contained
in the following letter of Secretary
Root to General Miles:
"Your • explanation of the public
statement made by you is not satis
factory. You are in error if you sup
pose that you have the same right
as any other citizen to express pub
licly an opinion regarding official
questions pending in the course of
military discipline. Your duty is to
express your opinion on official mat
ters when called upon by your official
superiors, or In the due course of your
ottlciai repui'it, and iei:ouiu.«auaiions,
and not otherwise.
"A court of Inquiry had been held
on the matters In controversy and
a report had been made In which one
member of the court had d.'s ented
in some particulars from the majority,
and the report was pending before the
reviewing authority. At this point
you. the lieutenant general ot the
army, saw flt to make a public ex
pression of your opinions as between
the majority and the minority of the
court, accompanied by a criticism of
the most severe character, which
could not fail to be applied by the
generality of readers to the naval of
ficers against, whose views your opin
ion was expressed. It is of no conse
quence on whose side your opinion
was. or what It was. You had no busi
ness in the controversy, and no
holding the office which you did, *0
express any opinion.
"Your conduct was in violation of
the regulation above cited and of the
rules of official propriety, and you are
justly liable to censure, which I now
express."
Maclay Discharged.
Washington, Dec. 23. —After a
conference with the president, Secre
tary Root was designated to make
public the request for Edgar S. Ma
clay's resignation. The order reads as
follows:
"Navy Department,
"Washington, December 21.
"Rear Admiral A. S. Barker, Com
mandant Navy Yard, New York:
"Dear Sir —I am directed by the
president to ask Edgar S. Maclay, spe
cial laborer, general storekeeper's of
fice, navy yard, New York, to send in
his resignation. Very respectfully,
"JOHN D. LONG. Secretary."
LONG WILL NOT RESIGN
Secretary of Navy Says There Is No
Truth In Report.
Washington. Dee. 23.—Secretary
Long's attention having been called
again last night to reports that he con
templated if igr.'n r T from she cab'net,
he again authorized an emphatic de
nial that such was not the case. He
said there was not a word of truth in
the report, and that he had not the
slightest intention of resigning.
FIRE HORROR IN MEXICO
Many Lives Lost In Burning of Mar
ket Building.
Pan Antonio, Tex., Dec. 23. —News
has just reached here of a five in the
city of Zaoateeas, in the Mexican
stateof the same name.in which about
45 liven were lost. The fire was in the
principal market building owned by
the city, and broke out in the < ellnr.
In order to save as much of the meat
stored in the cellars as possible, a
large force of men wera ordered by
the authorities Into tb ourning struc
ture, and while this >rce was work
ing the flames hurno their way to the
top of the market, ompletely envel
oping it. The bui' mg collapsed, the
crumbling walls 1 .rying a large num
ber of the men in the cellars under
the ruins.
The latest advices from Zacatecas
state tha 15 dead bodies have been
taken from the ruins. Among those
caught in the collapse w*;re sev ral
minor officials charged with the man
agement of the building. T'ae moans
and cries of those who had not bean
killed outright could be iieird. Many
of them begged to bo l.i'.lei before
the fire could reach them, ao they
saw there was no hope of re-cue. Ae
soon ns possible an effort was made
to get out the bodies of the dead, but
the heat drove hack tlv* rrsnis s tor
hours, and only fifteen of those who
were m rest the outer walls of the
buildir could be removed. Exactly
how many have been killed cannot be
known until the ruins shall be com
pletely cleared away, and this work,
with the primitive methods in use.
will occupy days.
Blaze at Cairo, W. Va.
Cairo, W. Va., Doc. 23.—Fire threat
ened to destroy the entire town here
y< st< rday. but the volunteer work of
citizens and the fortunaie direction
of th<' wind saved it. As a result the
Dimlap hotel, several office buildings,
r.tores. a tenement house anil a resi
dence were destroyed. A freight t. ain
ran over the hose and the water sup
ply gave out, threatening the entire
town, but water was finally pumped
direct from the pumping station and
the town was saved.
Agreement Reached With Brigands.
London. Dec. 23. —According to a
Sofia dispatch to The Daily Telegraph
an agreement has been reached be
tween the brigands holding Miss
Stone captive and the American lega
tion at Constantinople, under the
terms of which the brigands are to ac
cept $70,000 for the release of Mis.s
Stone. It is said the ransom is to be
paid on Bulgarian soil, and that Miss
Stone is to be liberated in Turkish
territory
Montreal. Dec. 21. —The American
residents of Montreal have subscribed
a fund at $9,000 for the foundation of
a fellowship on political economy at
McGill University, to lie known as tha
William McKlnley fellowship.
1.25 Pe. Y
INSURGENMRPRISED
Nineteen Filipinos Killed Trying
to Escape American Troops.
SURROUNDED ENEMY AT NIGHT
Lieutenant Tilford Routed Insurgent
Stronghold Near Batangaa—Many
Other Engagements Reported—Reb
els Aided By Priests.
Manila. Dec. 23.—Captain John S.
Parke. Jr., with 30 men of the Twenty
first Infantry, encountered CO insur
gents last week at Alamlnos, In La
guna province. Four 01' the enemy
were killed, several g'.ms were cap
tured and their barracks was de
stroyed.
General Bell, who Ik in command
of the American forces in Batangas
province, Luzon, has praised Lieuten
ant James I). Tilford, who while scout
ing wit* Troop D, of the First Cav
alry. ro. "d an insurgent force In that
province. Lieutenant Tilford lo: atei
a rebel stronghold on top of a hill
near the town of Batangas. He sur
rounded the enemy under cover of
night and attacked them at daylight.
Their surprise was complete. Nine
teen insurgents were killed while at
tempting to escape. Lieutenant Til
ford captured 16 rifles and 500 rounds
of ammunition.
A detachment of scouts of the Sec
ond Infantry also had a small engage
ment with the insurgents, in which
they killed nine men and cap urad
(our.
Lieutenant John I). Hartman, of the
First Cavalry, during an expedition
which lasted several days, encoun
tered the enemy six separate times
without losing one of his men. He
destroyed several barracks.
Two priests have been arrested in
Batangas province. They are charged
with aiding; the insurrection. They
were found to have hidden behind the
altar of their church appliances for
counterfeiting money. Th?y are
charged with manufacturing Mexican
silver dollars to pay the Insurgent
soldiers.
LAKE VESSEL WRECKED
Struck Bar While Entering Harbor
and Is Disabled.
Ludington. Mich., Dec. 23.—While
entering I.udington harbor on Satur
day night during a heavy southerly
gale, the Pore Marquette car ferry,
No. 16, struck a liar, disabling her
machinery and breaking the main feed
steam pipe. Great volumes of steam
Instantly escaped. Mike Taft was
scalded to death and t'.vo other coal
passers. whose names are unknown,
were also terribly scalded. They now
lie in the marine hospital here, hov
ering between life and death. Many
others who were in the hold of the car
ferry received bad burns from tha
steam and suffered great hardships
during the nine hours which followed
before they were rescued.
The shock completely disorder
ed the machinery of the boat. Left
without power, the car ferry drifted
against the North Pier, where she
pounded heavily, stoving several huje
holes in her forward quarter. There
upon Captain Thompson ordered the
sen cocks opened and liie boat was
scuttled in i<et of water.
Meat Inspections May Continue.
Washington. Dec. 21.—Secretary
Wilson stated that discontinuance of
the iriicvcseopie inspect'oi.s of meats
sent a! ; >ad would n.ean the entire
suspension of exports and loss of the
.0(0,000 worth of mats annually
sold to Germany. Secretary Wilson
said he has asked congress to make
part of the appropriation for the com
ing.year immediately available, and
that l\e has no doubt congress will
grant this authority. "I have no
doubt." he added, "that the nib roscop
leal inspections will proceed notwith
standing the notice given the packing
houses through the bureau of r.nirnal
industry."'
No Institutes This Week.
Harrisburg, Dec. 23. —The otato de
partment of agriculture wi.l hold no
farmers institutes in Penary 1 a iia
during Christmas week. The insti
tutes will, however, be resu ,".ed on
December 30 and continue without in
terruption until early in March. Dep
uty Secretary Martin, who has <ha.£i
of these gatherings., says the attend
ance this winter far exceeds his ex
pectations. Two and three lecturers
ar« being furnished by the department
for each institute.
Cutting Trees "For Santa Claua."
Pateraon, N. J., Dec. 23. —Many val
uable trees have been taken from t.,e
parks of Paterson and
streets during the past few days, and
the park authorities were much con
cerned Saturday night Park Super
intendent Johnson caught two chil
dren hacking away at a tree. "We are
taking it home for Santa Claus to
hang things on," thejr replied, when he
questioned them, "and we have asked
him for ever so many things."
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