Republican News Item. Published Every Thursday. Volume 6. ) Worth the / YOUR SAVINGS ARE WEIJ. S WHEN YOU BUY RELIABLE JEWELERY.Vj r It wears and gives pleasure for years and is»£ j X always worth the price paid for it, Our .many X / years of business at the same stand with the same 112, t principles of keeping nothing but reliable jew.elery/ j r is a testimonial of what our goods stand for. > We intend that this store shall be first in J when that buying reliable jewelery ques- J) \ tion come up. Our prices have reached the?bottom , \ scale, they can nowhere be made lower for j S same grade of goods. .Always Ready for Repairwork^pi / Nothing but the best in repair work leaves our 1 \ hands. To get values come here afteiithem. C Very respectfully, <r i ? RETTENBURY, ij PA. THE JEWELER. HARDWARE Special Low Prices Now Prevail Wire fencing for farm, garden, lawn and poultry netting. Lawn mowers, wheel barrows, tin ware, woodenware, garden and farm tools, dairy supplies washing machines, wringers etc, of the latest in ventions. Paints, oils and varnishes. Mill sup plies and tools of all descriptions. bicycle Tires, Lamps, Brakes and Sundries. Sporting goods, fishing tackle, guns, revolvers and equipments. Roofing, spouting, plumbing, piping and fittings. -Bicycle repairing and general job work. Samuel The Shopbell Dry Good Co., 313 Pine Street, WILLI AM SPORT, PA. New Spring «>ur silk department is now fully equipped with all the latest, stylesj'aud newest ives. In beauty and exclusiveness our showing this season surpasses all for er efforts, the choicest and best productions can la- seen on our silk counters, lien in the city come and see the line assortment of Foulards and Satin Liberties >r street or borne dress. New styles in unique designs, excellent qualities lor M) »e, 87c, #1 (>O, $1 75. New Waist Silks. We have a very complete line of new fancy silks suitable for street or evening r in stripes, figures, printed warps, saee stripes, persian effects, the new linen >rs in plain and stripes. Spring Dress Goods. Never have we had such a variety, never have we shown so many deautiful terials as we are this season. For those who want the tailor made gown we ve new fabrics for that kind of wear. J'iain thin material will be in great demand s season- Among the light sheer goods we are showing in new shades are Alba ss, Crepe de Chine, Kolienne, Bateste, Voile, Etamine, Veiling, etc. When you • looking for a spring or summer dress come and see our collection. he Shopbell Dry Good Co. Williamsport, Pa. "ETERNAL VIGILANCE IS THH PRICE OF LIBERTY. LAPORTE, PENNA., THURSDAY, MARCH. 21), 1902. FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF DUSIIORE, I'ENNA. CAPITAL - " $50,000. SURPLUS - - SIO,OOO DoeeVGeneral Banking Business, gf B.W. JENNINGS, M. D. BWARTS. President. Cainte T J. &F.H. INGHAM, ATTORMBYS-AT-LAW, Legal business attended to in this »nd adjoining counties _APORXE, PA £ J. MULLEN, Attorney-at-Law. LAL'ORTE, PA. OFFTCB IN COUNTY BUILDIWO NKAR COURT HOUSE. h 17 BRADLEY, ATTOBMET AT-I.AW, Office Building, Cor.Main an.l Muncv Sts. LAPORTE, PA J H. CRONIN, ATTORHKV-AT -LAWI RUTAHY PUBLIC. OPFII M OR MAIS HTRBBT. DUSIIORE, PA COMMERCIAL HOUSE. (VVID TEMPLE, Prop. LAI'ORL'FC - A This large and we 1 ! appointed house if the m"8l popular hostelry in this seotion LAPORTE HOTEL.* p. W. GALLAGHER, Prop. Newlv erected. Opposite Cotirl House square. Steam heat, batli rooms, hot and cold water, reading and pool room,and barber shop; also good stabling and* livery, T J. KEELER. I ■ Justice-of-the Peace. Oflice in room over store, LAPORTE, PA. Special attention given to collections. All matters left to the care ol this office will be promptly.attended to. HOTEL GUY. MILDRED, PA. B. H. GUY, - - - Proprietor. Newly furnished throughout, special attention given to the wants ol the travel ing public. Bar stocked with lirst class wines, liquors ami cegars. The best beer on the market always on tap. Jitttes Reasonable. 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. ra? ? ? ? • • 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. Price Reduction on Closing out Goods now on }Exmßimc^| ?????? ? ? ? STEP IN AND ASK ABOUT THEM. All answered at Vernon Hull's Large Store. , ?P&. LRU' FOR SOOTH AFRICA Field Marshal Wolseley Sent to Scene of Boer War. BRITISH CABINET IS WORRIED lld General Says He Is Going For His Health, But Rumor Asserts He Will Advise Kitchener—Situation Is Still Serious. London, March 15. —The question vvliich all England is asking today is: Por what reason did Field Marshal Lord Wolseley, who recently retired us commander-in-chief of the British army, and who was the heio of the siege of Sebastopol during the Cri mean war, sail for Cape Town today? Lord Wolseley declared that his visit to the scene of the Boer war is to be made in search of rest and health. In LOIitJ WOLSKI.KT. this assertion he is seconded by the war office. Gossip will have it other wise, however, and connects the visit closely with the military situation in South Africa. These persons, many of them of au thority, point out that Lord Wolso ley's knowledge of South Africa, gained as a fighter and administrator, might be highly useful to Lord Kitch ener ..either at the base. Cape Town, or at Pretoria. Others declare that his mission may be in the nature of a peace commissioner. Of course there is not the slightest possibility that Lord Wolseley will su persede Lord Kitchener in command of the South African forces. He is too old for such duty. His departure, how ever, indicates that the confidence which the cabinet had in the war's alleged progress has been much shaken. Whatever the true story may be. Lord Wolseley sailed today on the Walmer Castle. He was accompanied by Colonel Thornycroft, who, as com mander of a force of irregular horse, did splendid service in the earlier days of the present campaign. Colonel Frank Rhodes and Arthur Rhodes, brothers ot Cecil Rhodes, and Lady Methuen were passengers on the same steamer. That the situation is stiii serious enough for even Lord Wolseley is shown by dispatches which state that in another drive of Boers. Sunday, by the five columns of British, who are sweeping the country between Frank fort and Lindley, Oranse River Col ony, the Boers, who were under Com mandant Metz, escaped by stamped ing a herd of cattle through the Brit ish lines, and breaking through the Heilbron-Wolve Hoik blockhouses. Fifty Boer stragglers and a quantity of stores were captured. MAY POSTPONE CORONATION Belief Tl- ' It May Be Delayed On Ac count of uth African Casualties. Sheffield, March 15. —The Telegraph yesterday said that suggestions and official representations have been made in influential circles with a view to postponing the coronation, not only because ol Lord Methuen's disas ter, but also because of the long daily lists of casualties received from South Africa. The anxiety and urief that those cause hundreds of homeless ones, the paper says, would be in painful contrast to the rejoicings and feastings of the coronation. Millionaire Injured In Wreck. St. Louis, March 17. —In a wrei kin the Fast St. Louis yards yesterday, Mitchell Harrison, of Philadelphia, mil lionaire and representative of J. 1* Morgan; Dr. Cornet.t, Mr. Harrison's physician, and the valet of the mil lionaire, were injured. After treat ment at the St. Louis Baptist Hospi tal they were able to leave the city last night. Mr. Harrison was on his way from St. Louis to Atlanta in his private ear when the accident oc j curred. The train to which the car was attached ran into a freight in an open switch. Ambassador White to Retire. Berlin. March 17. —With expressions of regret the newspapers hero print a dispatch from Washington to the effect that Andrew D. White, the American ambassador to ■ Germany, will retire next November. A WEEK'S NEWS CONDENSED. Tuesday, March 11. Count Von Buelow. German Imperial chnncellor, Is ill with influenza and confined to his room. The dispute between Germany and Venezuela is nearlng a settlement, but the terms are still a secret. The postofflce department at Wash ington received a conscience contri bution of S7O from a resident of Rich mond, lnd. Fire which started In the kitchen of the home of Arthur Bouchard, at Ma tane, Quebec, caused the death of Mrs. Bouchard and nine children. In an explosion at I£. C. Dupont de Nemours & Company's powder plant, at Keokuk, la., two men were killed outright, a third will die and three others are seriously injured. Wednesday, March 12. The glass works of Gill & Co., of Philadelphia, was totally destroyed by (Ire last night. The loss is $50,000. J. K. Oliver, a well-know* business man of Roanoke, Va.. committed sui cide in a New York lodging bouse,. Margaret D. Stark, aged 76, was killed by a fall from a second-story window of her home in Philadelphia. City council of Toronto, Ont., passed a resolution barring American con tractors from bidding fw municipal work. It was announced at the White House yesterday that President Roosevelt would aot visit the Charles ton Exposition until the second week in April. Thursday, March 13. Southern lime manufacturers will petition congress to remove the tariff on lime to Cuba. Joshua Wilbour, Uuited Stales con sul at Dublin, Ireland, died at Kuther ford, N. J., yesterday. The senate of the New Jersey legis lature yesterday passed a bill permit ting the use of voting machines in the state. Frost leaving the ground caused a four-story brick building in Chicago to collapse. The structure was valued at $50,000. Fire caused by an exploding lamp destroyed the home of Mar!. Rank son. Ishphcming, Mich., burned to denth her daughter and badly burned her three sons. Friday, March 14. William J. Bryan visited the na tional house of representatives yes terday. Mrs. Collis P. Huntington has given Harvard College $250,000 to complete the endowment of the medical school. According to the United States cen sus report the cotton crop of this country In 1899 was valued at $3«9.- 758,171. Railroad lines east and west of Chicago are likely to become involved in a rate war over the summer tourist business. The .transport Sheridan arrived at San Francisco from Manila with 97 si<-U. six insane. 1.189 short term men and part of the Twentieth Infantry. Saturday, March 15. J. P. Morgan & Co. deny that they are negotiating a loan of $12,500,000 for the Chilean government. Dispatches state that 40 lives were lost in the recent tornado and storms that swept over Louisiana. Champion Bicyclist John Lawson the "Terribly Swede," died In Milwau kee. last night of pneumonia. Fire destroyed the barn of the St. Louis Transit company, together with 70 cars, causing a loss of $125,000. By her clothing catching Are from a stove, 16-ysar-old Stella Jarvis. of Camden, N. J..- was frightfully burned. Monday, March 17. Admiral W. S. Schley will attend the celebration of Evacuation Day at Boston. Dr. William Warren, professor of music at Columbia University. New York, died yesterday. Senor Concha, the new minis'er from Colombia to the United State*, pre sented his credentials to the president today. Dr. Von Holleben. German ambassa dor, gave a theatre party Saturday night, having for his guests President and Mrs. Roosevelt. Beginning April 1, rural free deliv ery will lie instituted in Swing town ship. N. .1. The route is 24 miles long and will serve 200 farmers. After living three weeVs with a broken back. William Ramsey, of Wil liamsport. died Saturday. He was in jured by falling through a railroad bridge. Big Crowd n't Bull Fight. El I'aso. Tex., March 17. —Ten thou sand people, most of them Americans, witnessed a bloody bull flght at. Juarez. Mexico, just across the river from this city, yesterday, in which two of Spain's noted matadors--Fuen tes and Mazzantinl —took leading parts. Six bulls were dispatched by the sword and five horses were gored to death. Fuentes and Mazzantini. who have been touring Mexico, go from here to Spain for a series of 70 fights. 1.25 P er - Year VON HOLIEBEN ACCUSED Emil Witte Charges German Am bassador With Spying. OTHER SERIOUS CHARGES MADE Witte Also Asserts That He Sent Plans For the Mobilization of Ger man Forces Here In Case of War. Accuser Would Not Produce Proof. New York, March 14. —Emil Witto, formerly connected with the German embassy in Washington, who has made serious charges ralioeting upon the official characterof Baron Von Hoi leben, the German ambassador, made public the full text of his allegations late yesterday afternoon. There are seven allegations, among them that Germany became aware of the United States' plans for naval de fenses through Dr. Von Holleben, and that through his aid there is a perfect system of spies overrunning the United States. Witte asserts that on this in formation Germany has based plans for a mobilization of her army and navy in event of war with this coun try. Through Baron Von Holleben and Professor Blumentritt. of Austria, Witte further declares, connections have been established between Count Von Buelow, the German chancellor, nnd the Filipinos, who are fighting this government in the Philippines. His most sensational charges, how ever, are that Professor Mun»terbarg, of Harvard University, is, with the knowledge of Dr. Von Holleben, chief of a German secret press bureau in this country, established for the pur pose of bribing and corrupting the American press, and that through Dr. Von Holleben and. Professor Schoen- Qeld, of the Columbian University at Washington, and the Ottoman consul general there, the recent trouble with Turkey was brought to a head. Witte,who is about 38 years old, was found in this oity in a small tint at 13Si First avenue, where he lives with his wife and child- He would not tell what proof he poseenaed of the charges made by him agei'-t Dr. Von Holleben, but said that u<» had documents of various kinds which were, unfortunately, in the possession of agents of the secret service, and that he had made repeated but inef fectual effi "ts to get them back. Blackmail, Says Von Holleben. Washington. March 14.—Ambassa dor Von Holleben is said to have de clared to the authorities at the state department, when the charges were shown to him. that an attempt was being made to blackmail him, that he had done nothing improper, and that he was prepared to meet any accusa tion that might be made against him by a reliable person. These complaints made against Dr. Von Holleben deal with the aeeond Bryan campaign in 1900. It is under stood In a general way from these charges that the ambassador, having failed to make any headway with the McKinley administration in accom plishing the desires of his government regarding coaling stations in the Caribbean Sea. decided finally that these coaling stations could best be obtained under Mr. Bryan. This is the understanding of the officials as to the ascribed motives which prompted the alleged subsequent action of the ambassador. * GENERAL METHUEN RELEASED Kitchener Announces That British . General Has Been Freed. i.ondoß. March 14. —The war secre tary. Mr. Brodrick, announced in the house of commons yesterday that he understood that General Methuen, who was captured, aeverely wounded, by General Delarey, March 10, has been released and was expected to ar rive at Klerksdorp, Southwestern Transvaal. The general's condi tion was favorable. Mr. Brodrick added that the exchange of General Methuen for Commandant Kritzlnger had not been contemplated. The trial of the commandant had been post poned because consideration of the evidence to be presented had not been eompleted. The following dispatch, dated Pre toria. March 13. has been received front I.ord Kitchener: "Methue.i was brought to Klerksdorp today. He is doing well. Everything jtossible is being done for him." Timothy M. Healy. amid Nationalist cheers, invited ih» government to show equal magnanimity and release Commandant Kritzinger. Seranton Railway Co. Advances Wages Seranton. Pa.. March 17. —The Seranton Railway company yesterday posted a notice of a general advance In wages. Formerly the scale was from 14 to 19 cents an hour. The new scale Is from 17 1-! to ISt 1-J cents an i hour, the highest rate to be attained ;by three years' service. The strikers are demanding 20 cents an hour flat. It may be that they will choose to re gard this as a concession to them and go hack to work. NuraberU
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