.iiud Every Thursday. Volume 6. ) Worth thePriceT^] X YOUR SAViNGS ARE WELI \ WHEN YOU BUY REUABLf/; JEWELERY. flt wears and gives pleasure for years and isi^j Xalways worth the price paid for it. Our manyNj / years of business at the same stand with the same j . I principles of keeping nothing but reliable jewelery / j is a testimonial of what our goods stand for. j / We intend that this store shall be first in yourC i j thoughts when that buying reliable jewelery ques \ tion come up. Our prices have reached the bottom C j 1 scale, they can nowhere be made lower for the J \ S same grade of goods. \ ? Always Ready for Rcpairwork. ? s Nothing but the best in repair work leaves our j V hands. To get values come here after, them, ; 112 Very respectfully, c • > RETTENBURY, ' I J DUSHORE, PA. THE JEWELER. CO 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. Hie vc 1 e T'ires, Lall1 1 >s^Hrakes and Siindries^ Sporting goods, fishing tackle, guns, revolvers and equipments. Roofing, spouting, plumbing, piping and fittings. Bicycle repairing and general job work. Sam uef The Shopbell Dry Good Co., 313 Pine Street, WILLIAM SPORT, PA. New Spring Silks. Our silk department is now fully equipped with nil tlir latest sfvlesjland newest weaves. Jn beauty and cxclusiveness our showing this season surpasses nil for mer efforts, the choicest ami best productions can be seen on our silk counters. When in the city come and see the line assortment of Foulards and Satin Liberties for street or home dress. New styles in unique designs', excellent qualities lor 50 75c, 87c, $1 ("0, $1 75. New Waist Silks. We have a very complete line ol new fiwey silks smtiblc for street or evening wear in stripes, figures, printed warps, sace stripes, persian effects, the new linen colors in plain and stripes. Spring Dress Goods. Never have we had such a variety, never have we shown so many deautifnl materials as we are this season. For those who want the tailor made gown we have new fabrics lor that kind of wear. I'iain thin material will be in great demand this season- Among the light sheer goods we are showing in new shades are Alba tross, < 'repe de < 'bine, Kolienne, Hateste, Voile, Etamine, Veiling, etc. \\ hen you are looking for a spring or summer drees come and see our collection. The Shopbell Dry Good Co. Williamsport, Pa. _ican News Item. "ETERNAL VIGILANCE IS THE PRICE OF LIBERTY. LAPORTE. PENNA., THURSDAY, MARCH, 27, 1902. FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF DUSHORE, FENNA. CAPITAL - - $50,000. SUBPLUS - - SIO,OOO. DoesVGeneral Ranking Business. |f B.W...JENNINGS, £'■ D. SWARTS. President. ''asnie J. & F. H. INGHAM, ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW, Legal business attended to in this and adjoining counties _ A PORTE, PA £ J. MULLEN, Attorney-at-Law. LAPORTE, PA. orricl IN COONTT BUILDIKO IfF.AR COURT DOUSR. J. BRADLEY, ATTORNBT AT-t.AW, Office Building," Cor.Main and Muncy Sts. LAPORTE, PA J H. CRONIN, ATTURNKY-AT -LAW, NOTAKY PUBLIC. orm« on main htrsrt. DUSHORE, PA COMMERCIAL HOUSE" WID TEMPLE, Prop. LAPORTE - A. This largo and wf> i appointed house is th* m"St popular hostelry intbis section LAPORTE HOTEL. P. W, GALLAGHER, Prop. Newly erected. Opposite Couri House square. Steam heat, bath rooms, hot and cold water, reading and pool room,and barber shop; also good stabling and livery, X J. KEELEK. I ■ J ustice-of-the Peace. Office 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. R. H. GUY, - Proprietor. Xcwlv furnished throughout, special attention given to the wants ol the travel ing public. Bar stocked witli first class wines, liquors and cegars. The best beei on the market always on tap. Hates 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. • • 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 Red~uction~on Closing out Goods now on ggjflON) ?????? ? ? ? STEP IN AND ASK ABOUT THEM. All answered at Vernon Hull's Large Store. THKBATBNSTO RESIGN Grftneral Miles Will Leave Array if New Bill Becomes a Law. WILL MAKE HIM A FIGUREHEAD Lieutenant General Will Quit If Gen eral Staff For the Army Is Organ ized—lt Would Destroy Unity in the Army. Washington, March 21. —G-. noral Nelson A. Miles yesterday told the senate committee on military a.fairs that if the bill introduced by Senator Hawley, at the instance of the war department, for the organization of a general staff for the army, should be come a law he would decline to longer hold his commission. The reason he save for the statement in that the bill is utterly subversive of the interests of the military establishment, and be said he would not be a party to such a proceeding to the extent even of con tinuing to hold his place. This declaration was made in the course of a prolonged hearing by the committee, which was conducted be hind closed doors, and in which Gen eral Miles touched upon a variety of subjects connected with the army. The portion of the bill to which he directed his special criticism is that contained in section 7, reading as fol lows: "That from and after the passage of this act the senior general officer of the army shall be assigned to com mand such portion of the army as the president may direct, or be detailed to duty in the general staff corps. All duties prescribed by law for the com manding general of the army shall be performed by tiie chief of general staff or other general officer desig nated by the secretary of war: Pro vided, That so long as the present lieu tenant general of the army continues on the active list he shall bo the chief pf the general staff, and upon the sep aration from active service of the saiii lieutenant general of the army, said office, except as herein provided, shall cease and determine." General Miles said that if this pro vision should become a law It would have the effect of destroyin., the unity of the army, and he read numerous au thorities. including Napoleon, Welling ton. Washington, Cass and Grant, to show. the necessity of having one head to the army and of controlling au thority. In the course of his remarks Gen eral Miles told the committee in con fidence that with the bill a law he could now name the men who would hold the plat es of honor provided un der it, but the committee did not ask for the names. MILES WILL BE RETIRED President Roosevelt Will Taki Action Shortly to This End. Washington, March 22. —At the cab inet meeting yesterday the publica tions relating to the statements made by General Miles before the senate committee on Thursday were brought up. but consideration of them was postponed until all the facts in the matter became known. Whatever intentions the president had with respect to the treatment to be accorded General Miles, his future action will be somewhat influenced by the fact that General Miles' statement before the senate committee has been represented to him as being privi leged. The president tyoposcs to read the testimony given at the hearing and to consult with different members of the committee on military affairs be fore finally announcing what he pro poses to do. It is significant that long after the cabinet meeting adjourned Secretary Root and the attorney gen eral were closeted with the president. The president is known to have stated that ie was tired of the friction in the army, and in the event that it is decided that General Miles' state ment was a privileged one, he will at no distant day take action looking to his retirement. The lieutenant general reached the age of 62 years last August, and under the law he can be retired at any time now in the discretion of the presi dent. Old Mint Property Sold. Philadelphia. March 24. —Kelix Is man. acting for a syndicate headed by Lit Brothers, and of which he himself is a member, Saturday secureu a t!0 day option from the secretary of the treasury, under which the syndicate is given the right to purchase the old Mint property at Chestnut and Juni per streets and South Penn Square for $2,000,000. It is said that $150,000 was deposited to secure the purchase and that title will be taken in the name of a corporation to Ie formed by the members of the syndicate ■vest Point. N. Y.. March 24. —Th ■ eighth annual Indoor competition oil the corps of cadets, under the au spices of the Army Officers' Athletic Association, took place Saturday night in the gymnasium. b „oilr .. . „11 l-N fc R Transva.il Officials Enter British Lines Under Flag of Truce. Pretoria, March 24. —Acting Presi dent Schalkburger, F. W. Reitz, ex secretary of state of the Transvaal, and Commandants Lucas Meyer and Krogh, with their secretaries and at tendants, arrived here yesterday at t<»4 p. m.on a special train from Bal moral, about 50 miles east of here. They came into Balmoral under a Hag of truce. Upon arriving here Mr. Schalk burger and his party drove immediate ly to Lord Kitchener's headquarters, where he had an interview with the British general. The Boers afterward proceeded to the railroad station and entrained at 5 o'clock for Kroonstad, whence they will go out under a safe conduct. For a week past Mr. Schalkburger and his colleagues have been sta tioned at Phenoster Kop, north of Bal jnoral. where they have been closely pressed by British columns. Dispatch riders entered Balmoral Friday night and notified the British of the ap proach of Mr. Schalkburger and his party. It is reported that the Boer position at Rhenoster Kop had become almost hopeless, and that Mr. Schalkburger once narrowly escaped capture. FOUND DEAD IN CREEK Bodies of Richard Albrecht and Son Found In Georgia Stream. Brunswick, Ga., March 24.—The body of the boy who was seen with Richard Albrecht, the New Brunswick, N. J, hotel man, drowned in a creek on the Seaboard Air line near here Saturday, was found yesterday by searchers. The child's body was within ten feet of the spot where his father's body was found. It was only partly submerged, as the water was merely a few inches deep. The neck was broken. The child was apparently 7 or 8 years obi, and resembled his father in features and color of hair. While thr boy's neck was broken, there were n: bruises to be found. It is now believed that, both the man and his son had been dead several days. A theory ad vanced is that the boy fell from a trestle into the water, and that his lather in attempting to save him lost bis own life. The bodies, however were not beneath the trestle, but were some 25 feet away, a circumstanc that !s difficult to harmonize with the accident theory. No word has been received from the wife of Albrecht, though she was notified Saturday. CHOLERA INVADES MANILA Fifteen Deaths In One Day Cause Prompt Action. Manila, March 24.—Asiatic cholera has appeared here. On Thursday lt» cases and 15 deaths were reported among the natives. It is believed that the disease was introduced here through vegetables brought from Hong Kong. The sanitary officers are systematically destroying green vege tables. Yesterday four more cases of chol era and two more deaths trom the plague were reported. The health au thorities believe that their rigid pre cautions have prevented an epidemic. As General Chaffee did not want the men of the Third Infantry to run the risk of cholera as a result of contact with the city, that regiment has ul ready been taken aboard the transport Grant, which will sail for San Fran clsco one week ahead of her sched uled time. Five cases of cholera have been reported from the provinces Gift For Haverford College. Philadelphia, March 22.—At a meet ing of the board of managers ot' Hav erford College yesterday announce ment was made that the widow of the late Charles Roberts, of this city, will present the college with a new assem bly hall, in memory of her husband, who died last .January. The building is to cost $.">0,000, and in addition to it the ollege will be presented with Mr. Robert's choice collection of au tographs. The collection embraces letters of many literary men of this country and Europe and of nearly all the statesmen and important public men of the United States, and is con sidered one of the finest in the country. Russia's New Battleship. Philadelphia, March 24. -The big battleship Retvizan. which has just i been completed for the Kusi-iun gov ! ernment at Cramps shipyard, was offi j dally added to the Czar's navy yes terday, and the regular routine of a man-of-war began on the ship. The i ceremony was simple, anil was con ducted by Father Ratskowfsky, the ship's chaplain. The crew of 7">o men and oUcers were lined up on the main deck with bared heads as the services of the Greek church were read, after which, at a signal from Captain Stchensnovitch. the Retvizan's corn- I mander, the blue cross of St. Andrew was hoisted at the stern. Wliiiamßport. Pa., March 24.—The ! body of Jacob S. Phleger. aged 27. was , found lying beside the tracks of the i Pennsylvania railroad at Newberry I yesterday morning. It is supposed he was struck by the Buffalo flyer. 1.25 P er - Year TRYING TOAVOID STRIKE Miners Convention to Adjourn Without Deciding Question. COMMITTEE TO MEET OPERATORS Should Coal Barons Refuse to Recog nize Committee, District Presidents Can Declare Strike, With Sanction of Executive Board. Shamokiu. Pa.. March 24. —From an official source it was learned yester day that an effort was made to adjourn the joint convention of Dis tricts Nos. 7 and 9, United Mine Workers of America, without commit ting the delegates to a strike declara tion. At a meeting which began at 11 o'clock Saturday night and continued until early yesterday morning.a spe cial committee formulated a resolu tion which the leaders hope will sat isfy both radical and sonservative del egates. The committee consisted of President Mitchell. District Presidents Nicholls, Kahy and Duffy and the three vice presidents. The report of the committee will take the form of a resolution, the principal clause of which, it is authori tatively stated, will recommend the appointment of a committee to pie sent to the operators the demands of the convention. Incorporated in the report are a number of resolutions adopteddurlng last week in addition to those made public by President Mitchell. All of these resolutions, it is stated, contain a strike declaration, effective April X, but they were made subject to the resolution of the spe cial committee report, which so far ns could be learned, does not declare for a strike. All of the demands made in the scale committee report are also embodied in the resolution, but the statement is made that only two of these —an eight-hour'working day and the weighing of coal wherever prac ticable—will be insisted upon if the convention adopts the resolution. If the report prove satisfactory the con vention is expected to select a com mittee composed of others than officers of the union. In the event of the operators refus ing to recognize the committee it is within the province of the district presidents to declare a strike after re ceiving the sanction of the national executive board. When asked last night if the above statements wora correct President Mitchell did not de ny them, but declined to discuss the subject. HUNTING STABLE BURNED Sixteen Valuable Horses Perished In Incendiary Fire at Etontown, N. J. New York. March 24. —The hunting stable of P. F. Collier, at Etontown, N. J„ and 16 valuable hunting horses were burned before daylight yester day, the total loss being about SIOO,- 000. Saturday Mr. Collier entertained several friends, and about 10 o'clock at night took some of them out in his automobile. On their return they sew the hunting stable in a blaze. The party hurried home, but coul.l not save the horses, among which was Mr. Collier's SIO,OOO hunter. Green field. It is believed the fire was of in cendiary origin. It is tho third firo within two weeks, each destroying valuable property. FIVE CONVICTS CREMATED Attempted to Burn Their Way Out of Prison and Perished In Flames. Kosciusko, Miss., March 24. —Five county convicts made an attempt Sat urday night to burn their way out of prison, burning the stockade house in which they were confined down over their heads, cremating themselves. They were all negroes, and named as follows: Bob Burt. Phil Newell, Jim Culberson, Amos Kaiford and Jim Jones. The prisoners were let out to Rob ert Campbell. county contractor, whose farm is situated It? miles west of this place, and were all charged with minor offenses. Boy's Body Washed 150 Miles. Lancaster, Pa., March 22. —O. C. Brass, of Valley Port. Lycoming coun ty, left Bainbridge, this county, with the remains of his 5-yenr-old son. Tlf boy fell into the Susquehanna river at Valley Port on December 21, when the river was Hooded. During the recent flood in the river the body was washed ashore at Saginaw, York county, about 150 miles from the place where the accident occurred. The remains were identified by the description posted along the »iver. and the father notified. Appointed to Carnegie Institute. Cambridge. Mass.. March 24. —Pro- fessor E. C. Pickering, of the Harvaivi Observatory, has accepted his ap pointment. to the Carnegie Institute at Washington. He will retain his po sition at the Harvard Observatory, as his duties in connection with the Car negie Institute will not necessitate his living in Washington. Numberl)
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