Republican News Item.
Published Every Thursday.
Volume 6.
) Worth the Pricef?
P YOUR SAVINGS ARE WEL).
\ WHEN YOU BUY RELIABLF/. JEWELERY.XS
r It wears and gives pleasure for years and ]
always worth the price paid for it. Our many
112 years of business at the same stand with the same J
t principles of keeping noth ; ng but reliable jewelery /
r is a testimonial of what our goods stand for.
? We intend that this store shall be first
S thoughts when that buying reliable jewelery ques- J
\ tion come up. Our prices .have reached thejbottom C
% scale, they can nowhere'be made lower the J
S same grade of goods. \
■ Always Ready for Repairwork.\S
) Nothing but the best in repair work leaves our J
\ hands. To get values come here after them.
1 Very respectfully,
y DUSHOEE, PA. THE JEWELER.
Coles liriwre
DUSHORE, PA.
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 examinmg
the plumbing. We'll make the best time and do the best
work for you. ' ■■■ , >
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.
(Beneval Job UGlorh, 3Bic\>clc IRepatnnc}.
The Shopbell Dry Good Co.,
313 Pine Street,
WILLI AM SPORT, PA.
MID-WINTER CLEARANCE SALE.
This means a saving on a good many articles that you
have either a present or future need for.
SILKS. TAILOR-MADE SUITS.
One lot of Fancy Silk for Waists, in A tew Ladies' Tailor Made Suits in
stripes and corded etlect, all pood colors, good colors with lull flounced skirts and
for 50c, the regular price has been 75c to neat Jackets at one-third and one-half oil |
87c. the regular price.
One lot Fancy Waist Silk, large part FLANNEL
of them this season's styles, worth 'JOc to \ n nssorted lot of Ladies' French
$1.25, sale price 75c. These are only a Flannel Waists all new this season, in
few of the silks reduced. navy, old rose, reseda, cardinal, etc.
DRESS GOODS. Y our choice at one hall the market price.
10 piec s all wool Plaids and Mixed HOUSEHOLD LINEN.
Suitings tor 2oc, reduced from dOc. , si - , 112 |( . mea ,, tlcH Tab | e i, inen
2 pieces 4;>-.nch all wool Grey Serge our re^ul(ir 26c ua | ity , , or 20.
and 2 pieces 50-inch Suiting, have ben t)ne U) , Ful) Bleached All-Linen, good
1 5c now 50c. . . , „ . patterns, 50c quality, for this sale 40c.
One lot of plain and mixed French ( . )4 inc , ea( .,' ie(i Tahle Linen,which
Dress Goods in brown, navy, greens, blue we have COllsidere a a bargain at 50c,
igreys and fancies. 42 to 48 inches wide. now 45 c>
These have been 75c to $1.25 all go now 70-inch Unbleached, extra heavy, very
sit 50c. neat patterns, our 60c quality for 50c.
FURS. 70 inch Half Bleached Damask, was
A leading furrier has consigned to us 75c now 07c.
to I>e closed out, a large line of medium TTXT'r^'C l ■DTX7^^ , A P
and fine Marten and Fox Neck Scarfs UiNJJxlixv WCjAIv,
and Hoas, which we can oiler vou at Men's Full Fleeced Shirts ami Draw
manufacturer's prices. We mention one (>rs —| ar( r e h izes only—the shirts are
item—a Marten Scarf with a cluster of ( | oll |,| e breasted, drawers re-en forced, were
8 tails, for $8.50, worth at least one-half HO | ( j afl a | ea ,i,, r | or 50c, now 39c to close
more than that. Fox Scarfs 44, 60 and oll( ;,;irge men come and see them.
80 inches long Fur Jackets to close out A |o) () , Men , Ladies' and Childrens'
at $12.50, worth $_ . Underwear in broken sizes, will be closed
COATS. out at a great reduction,
Ladies' and Children's Cloth Coats, ° ur e". tire J*"* 112
Jackets, etc., will be closed out at a Children s All-Wool nderwear 10 per
great sacrifice. oft the re « u,ar »' r,ce -
The Shopbell Dry Good Co.
"ETERNAL VIGILANCE IS THE PRICE OF LIBERTY."
LAPORTE. TESSA.. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1901
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
OF DUBIIORE, FENNA.
CAPITAL. - - #BO.OOO.
3UHPLUB - - SIO,OOO.
DoesVGeneral Banking Business.
B.W. JENNINGS, M. D. SWARTH.
President. Cashier
J b J. & F. H. INGHAM,
ATTOIIWBTB-AT-LAW,
Legal business attended to
in ibis and adjoining counties
_A PORTE, PA
[T J. MULLEN,
Attorn ey-«t- La w.
LAPORTE, PA.
orrica m coubty buildirs
HICAK court loon.
J. BRADLEY,
ATTORNEY AT-LAW,
Office Building, Cor.Main and Muncy Sis.
LAPOKTR, P A
J # H. CRONIN,
ATTORN RY*AT -LAW,
HOTAKY PUBLIC.
orrica on mai* strbrt.
DUSHORE, P A
COMMERCIAL HOUSE!
AVID TEMPLE, Prop.
LAPORTE - A.
This large and we».i appointed house is
the most popular hostelry in this section
LAPORTE - HOTEL
F. W, OALLAGHEK, Prop.
Newly erected. Opposite Court
House square. Steam heat, bath rooms,
hot and cold water, reading and jiool
rooin.and barber shop; also good stabling
and livery,
T J. KEELER.
I • Justice-of-the Peace.
Office iu room over store, LAPORTE, I'A.
Special attention gfven to collections.
All matters left to the care ol this office
will be promptly jit tended to.
HOTEL GUY.
MILDRED, PA.
B. H. - - 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 always on tap.
'Rates lleaxonable.
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.
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• • | 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.
Price Reduction on
Closing out Goods now on
iEXHIBITIONI
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STEP IN AND ASK
ABOUT THEM.
All answered at
Vernon Hull's
Large Store.
HWiOFOTO> Pft.
WANTS HAVTO RETIRE
Congressman Wheeler's Fiery De
nunciation of Secretary.
CRITICISED THE PRINCE'S VISIT
4aid There Were Thousands Follow
ing the Plow In This Country As
Noble As Ho—Wheeler Pa d His
Respects to Lord Pauncefote.
Washington. Feb. 15. —The monot
ony of the house was enlivened yes
terday by a very sensational apeech
from Mr. Wheeler, of Kentucky, in de
nunciation of what he denominated
"flunkeyism" to foreign countries. He
took the recent statements emanating
from continental cabinets regarding
the attitude of Great Britain during
the Spanish war as a text for a whole
sale attack upon the trend of our re
cent diplomacy. He demanded the re
tirement of Secretary Hay, the man
responsible, he said, for the republic's
abandonment of her time-honored
Ideals and isolation from the political
wrangles of Europe. He said; "If the
stories in the papers are true, this man
Pauncefote ought to be compelled to
take the first ship home." He added,
he would not discuss the subject of a
member of the president's family go
ing across the water to participate In
the coronation of England's king.
He sneered at the "soldier-strapped
gold-lace flunkeys who are to be dis
patched across the Atlantic to bend
the knee and to kiss the hand of the
English king, whose government at
tempted to form a coalition of Euro
pean governments to thwart us while
seeking to strike the shackles from
Cuba. "Honest, straight-forward
American diplomacy," he declared,
"had given way to European diplo
macy." He said he respects the present
occupant of the White House. He de
scribed him as straight-forward,
slightly Quixotic, hasty-terapered, hon
est; brave enough to "boot out the
man in the state department who had
brought us to this humiliating posi
tion."
Turning to England's war in South
Africa, he denounced her tyranny, and
the part we had in it in allowing war
material to be shipped from our
shores. If half that was said of"this
man Pauncefote" was true, he declar
ed, he ought to be shipped across the
water, and"the sooner the better."
Referring to the visit of Prince
Henry, he said: "We are spending
thousands of dollars to see a Dutchman
take charge of a little ship. There are
thousands of men in this country fol
lowing the plow who were as honest
and as noble as he." Why, he asked,
should the American people-give heed
to this flunkeyism of the present ad
ministration? We should treat our
visitors politely, but why fall down
and worship them?
"Does the gentleman crlticiso the at
titude of the president of the United
States when he entertained Lafay
ette?" asked General Grosvenor (Rep.)
of Ohio.
"That was another kind of a case,"
reiterated Mr. Wheeler. "Marquis
Lafayette was a brave, noble man, as
sisting a down-trodden people to lib
erty."
"And does the gentleman criticise
the action of a Democratic President
(Buchanan), who entertained the
Prince of Wales at public expense?"
continued General Grosvenor.
"Oh, that was a different thing alto
gether," cried Mr. Wheeler, with soma
warmth. Loud laughter from the Re
publican side greeted this reply.
"Well, I accept the gentleman's Is
sue," shouted General Grosvenor,
while a confusion of voices mingled
with the gavel raps of Mr. Lacey, of
lowa, who was in the chair.
"The regular order," shouted a
number of voices, and Mr. Lacey cried;
"The gentleman's time has expired."
Mr. Grosvenor replied at some length
to the speech made by Mr. Wheeler,
severely criticising the Kentucky
member for what he termed the lat
ter's "inopportune speech." He said
this speech would be read at Kiel on
the eve of Prince Henry's departure, as
the message of the American people.
Mr. Wheeler then secured the floor
again and made an Impassioned re
sponse protesting against the official
reception of Prince Henry.
Fatal Fight at a Dance.
Connellsville, Pa., Feb. 17.— Rotaert
Fuller, a farmer of Franklin town-
Bblp, was fatally, and Albert Stuart
seriously wounded by Robert More
land, a young man, who was accused
of havftig Insulted Mrs. William
Sickels, a daughter of Fuller, Just as
a dance was breaking up at the Fuller
home. Several of the male guests fol
lowed Mcreland to his sleight, when a
fight took place with the above result.
Died In Church.
New Brunswick. N. J., Feb 17.
Rlverlua Marsh, a wealthy inventor
and hardware dealer of this city, died
suddenly yesterday while attending
morning service at the Second Re
termed Church la this elty.
6AMISJS PAIHD
Qeneral Bell Has Gleaned Up ths
Insurrection.
DRASTIC MEASURES A SUCCESS
People Never Realised the Terrors of
War Until They Experienced Ite
Hardehlpa—Malver Becoming Up
popular.
Manila, Feb. 17.—General J. Frank
lin Bell has practically cleaned up the
insurrection In Batangas province, the
troops under his command having
made a clean sweep of the district. It
Is not believed, however, that all the
insurgent arms have been captured or
surrendered, but that a number of
them have been taken by the insur
gents to other provinces or safely
hidden. The Increase of robber bands
in the provinces of Tayabas and
Cavite show the effects of the drastic
measures adopted in Batangas and
Laguna provinces. General Bell says
that the people of these latter prov
inces never realised tht terrors of war
until they personally experienced its
hardships, owing to the closing of the
ports and the concentration of the na
tives in the towns. General Bell be
lieves that the Insurgent leader, Mal
ver, is becoming exceedingly unpopu
lar with the Filipinos, and that when
the natives cease to fear his ven
geance many of them will be found
willing to betray him.
What has been said of Batangas
province applies almost equally to
Laguna.
The United States transport Wright,
which sank In 15 feet of water, No
vember 28 last, by striking an un
charted : jck at the entrance of San
Jacinto harbor, and which was suc
cessfully raised this month, has ar
rived at Cavite, In tow of the gunboat
Wompatuck. The Wright has six
holes In her bottom, which have
been temporarily patched.
REPORT ON PACIFIC CABLE
Committee Recommends Passage of
Government Ownership Bill.
Washington. Feb. 17.—A report filed
today by the house committee on in
terstate and foreign commerce recom
mending the passage of the bill intro
duced by Corliss pro
viding for government ownership of
a Pacific cable, says that the United
States, by the annexation of Hawaii
and the acquisition of the Philippines
and other islands, assumed the re
sponsibility ot maintaining peace In
the Pacific ocean. General Greely.
chief of the signal service of the war
department, and who has given the
subject careful consideration, esti
mates the entire cost of a Pacific ca
ble. including ships and all possible
contingencies, at $10,000,000, and
places the annual expenses at J525,-
000. A complete survey has been
made hy our navy and a route estab
lished extending from California to
Hawaii. Guam. Wake or Midway, and
the Philippine Islands. There is no
longer any doubt as to the practica
bility of this project from a technical
and engineering point of view.
B. AND O. EXPRESS KILLS TWO
Bodies Were Carried Over a Mile On
Pilot of Engine.
Chester, Pa., Feb. 17.—A. D. Blair,
aged 58 years, and his sun. Charles
R. Itlair, aged 3t>. of Fairvlew, Dela
ware county, were killed near that
place on Saturday night by an express
train on the Baltimore and Ohio rail
road, the train striking the carriage
In which they were driving. The
train did not stop until It reached
this city, a mile from the scene of the
accident, and both bodies, with frag
luents of the carriage, were then taken
from the pilot of the engine.
Thirteen Convicted For One Murder.
Bristol. Tenn.. Feb. 17. —Thirteen
young men have been convicted fjr
the murder of Jack Osborne in Rus
sell county. Va., last Christmas, and
sentenced to imprisonment. King
John. Wilson and Thomas Rhen ware
sentenced to 18 years each: Charles
and Ban Ball, 18 years each; Walter
and Joseph Hess, IK years each;
James, Green and Thomas Ball, five
years each; James Puckett, five years;
John Henry Hess, a brother of Walter
Kin! Jones Hess, one year.
Will Take Charge of Emperor's Yacht.
New York. Feb. 17. —The opening
day of the week in which Prince
Henry of Prussia is looked for wit
nessed the arrlvel of Captain Benja
min Parker, who has come here for
the purpose of taking the emperor of
Germany's new yacht. Meteor 111., to
the rither side on her completion. Cap
tain Parker is considered one of the
most expert yachtsmen of England
For many years he sailed the Oerman
emperor's old yacht, the Meteor and
won many races with her.
vount Tolstoi May Recover.
St. Petersburg. Feb. 17. —Count Tol
stoi's temperature is at 100. while his
pulse is 84. He is very weak, hut Is
beating up well. It is still hoped that
k* iuay meover.
1.25 P er Year
BRITISHJTWITO
Twelve Killed and Many Wounded
in a Boer Trap.
FIRED ON FROM THREE SIDES
Britona Made Gallant Efforts to De
fend Pcdtion, But Were Overpow
ered—De Wet's Wife Would Sooner
See Him Dead Than Surrender.
Pretoria, Feb. 17.—One hundred and
lifty mounted infantrymen, while pa
trolling the Klip river, south of Jo
hannesburg, February 12. surrounded
a farm house where they suspected
Boers were in hiding. A single Boer
Broke away from the house, and the
British started to pursue him. The
Boer climbed a kopje, the British fol
lowing. Immediately a heavy fire was
opened on them from three sides. The
British found themselves In a trap
and lu a position where they were un
able to make any defense. Eight of
the British officers made a gallant ef
fort and defended the ridge with car
bines and revolvers until they were
overpowered. The British had two
officers and ten men killed and several
officers and 40 men wounded before
the force was able to fall back under
cover of a block house.
Lord Kitchener, in addition to re
porting the Klip river affair, says:
"A party from the South African con
stabulary line, on the Waterval river,
encountered on February 10 a super
ior force of the enemy near Vanton
derabek, and was driven back with
loss."
According to special dispatches
from Pretoria, the mounted infantry
men who were trapped at Klip river
were ail tresh from home and unused
to Boer tactics. The bulk of the cas
ualtles occurred during the retreat of
the British. The killed included Major
Powell, the commander of the force.
De Wet Will Neve;- Surrender.
Durban. Feb. 17.—Mrs. De Wet, in
an interview held at the Maritzburg
concentration camp, said that two of
her sons were still fighting with their
father. She regretted that the gov
ernment had not permitted her to
communicate with her husband, and
said she was certain that he would
never surrender. Mrs. De Wet de
clared she would rather see her hus
band die than submit.
PRINCE HENRY'S VOYAGE
Will Arrive In New York Next Satur
day—Cheered In England.
Southampton. Feb. 17. —The Kron
prinz Wilhelm arrived here yesterday
morning. Prince Henry's voyage to
England was uneventful. She pro
ceeded slowly from Bremerhaven
down the Weser under a cloudless sky,
and amid the Cheers of the people
lining the shore.
Cherbourg, Feb. 17. —The Kron
prinz Wilhelm arrived here at 8.40
last evening and resumed hsr Journey
for New York at i) o'clock.
New York. Feb. 17. —The Kronprinz
Wilhelm. to equal her best record, the
time of which was five days, 15 hours
and 15 minutes, made on December 23
last, should be sighted off Fire Island
between 4 and 5 o'clock Saturday
morning, February 22, and arrive at
the Sandy Hook lightship at a quarter
of 8 o'clock.
PRATT CONVICTED
Jury In West Chester Murder Case
Returned a First Degree Verdict.
West Chester. Pa.. Feb. 17. —William
H. Pratt, who was on trial all of last
week, on the charge of murdering his
wife, Emma, was convicted of murder
in the first degree yesterday. The
case was given to the jury at noon
Saturday, and the verdict was ren
dered at 10 o'clock yesterday morning.
Mrs. Pratt was found murdered at her
home on July 24 of last year. There
were many stab wounds on her body,
and her husband was arrested and
charged with the crime. Pratt In liia
defense claimed that his wife com
mitted suicide.
Murdered In a Speakeasy.
Scranton, Pa., Feb. 17. —Michael
Davis, a special officer of Mooslc
borough, shot and killed Peter King,
a miner, during a quarrel in a Mlnooka
speakeasy yesterday morning. King,
who was six foot two and weighed 210
pounds, moved towards Davis In a
threatening manner when their argu
ment became heated, whereupon Da-
VIB pulled a 38-calibre revolver. They
grappled and Davis emptied the five
i chambers In rapid succession. Three
;of the bullets entered King's body.
| causing almost instant death. Botli
i men had been drinking, and Davis
1 wan considerably under the influence
: of drink. , He was locked up in the
i county jail.
Thousands Kilted By Earthquake.
Berlin. Feb 17. —It is reported here
I from Baku. Russian Transcaucasia,
that thousands of persons were killed
by the earthquake in the Shamaka dls
; trict. and that the towns and villages
I for twenty versts around ShamAka
I suffered severely
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