\lm Coffee! I\ it 16 ounces of pure I 1 I 1 coffee to the pound. I 1 / 1 Coated Coffees are / 1 I 1 only about 14 ounces I 1 I lof coffee and two I I I I ouncea of eggs, I \ /, I glue, ato., of no I I I I value to you, but J[JAM\ money in the pocket i|6H\ of the roaster. Ylm milt lulif Insure* ant* l»m qaalllf aad freahneaa. First national bank OF DUSHORE, HENNA. CAPITAL - - $50,000. SURPLUS - - SIO,OOO. Does a General Banking Business. 11.\\\.JENNINGS, M. 1). fIWARTS. President. Costlier T. J.&F.H7INGHAM, ATTOnNKYS-AT-LAW, Legal business attend<nl to in this and Adjoining counties _A POUTE, PA £ J. MULLEN, Attomey-«t-Law. LA PORT K, PA. orric» m ooiintv building HKAK COIIUT HOUSE. J # H. CRONIN, ATTORN ICY* AT LAW, NOTARY PUB' 10. OFPH M ON MAIN STItBKT. IHISIIORE, PA COMMERCIAL HOUSE" AVID TEMPLE, Prop. LAPOUTB - A. This lui£i anil we'.i appointed house if ttie uinst popular hostelry lutliis section LAPORTE HOTEL. P. W, GALLAGHER, Prop. Newly erecteil. Opposite Court house square. Steal 11 heat, bath rooms, hot and cobl water, reading anil pool room,ami barber shop; also gooil stabling ami li \ery, T J. IvKELER. I • Justice-of-the I'hipp. Olliceln room over store, LAPORTE, PA. Special attention given to collections. All matters lelt to the care ot thin office will be promptly attenileil to. HOTEL GUY. MILDRED, PA. 11. H. GUV", - Proprietor. Xewlv furnisheil 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. lixttes Itemomtble. Everything Used During Canning Season: Glass Jars, 1 and 2 qut. Gar tops and rubbers. Jelly cups. Preserve kettles, tin and enamel, etc. The purest spices only, prices right, at Buschhausen's, LAPORTE, PA. M. Brink's New Albany, Pa. M0 ll». sacks, flour mi< ldlings, s2.no 200 " coarse brans; 2.00 100 " Iluekeye feed, |.;{o 100 " Corn meal, 1.45 100 " Cracked corn, 1.45 100 " Corn,oats,Aharley chop 1.50 100 " oil meal, old proe.es 1.K5 100 lbs. cotton seed meal, 1.00 100 lbs. Lump rock salt 75 Oats per bushel 45 JOO lbs. sacks Oyster shells, .50 100 lbs. meat meal, 2.50 Schumacher's best flour 1.15 "Our Own" a blended Hour 1.05 Marvel or Ceresota flour 1.10 Ivxtra, a partry flour 115 < iridium I2J lbs. ,;Ul ltye Hour, 25 lbs. ,*>o Oranulated sugar per lb ,05 Tall cans red salmon 10 llice 5c to He Tomatoes jmt can 10c The lineat skinned hams, no fat no waste, |M>r lb. 17c I lb wins baking |«iwder with spoon .It) I toasted coffee from 10 to :s:><• Veal calves wanted every Wednes day forenoon. Dressed poultry and live springers every Thursday* M. BRINK. Ellery P. Ingham Interviewed By a New York Herald Reporter Ellery I'. Ingham's romance "At the Point ot the Sword," in meeting willi a large sale in New York City where it has been favorably reviewed by the literary world and the best critics. The interest in the book was such that the New York Herald sent a reporter to this place to in terview the nullior and has on its own account made an investigation of the case against Ingham and Newitt. The result ol'that investigation is that the Herald concludes Mr. Ingham was innocent of the charges made against him and that the time is not tar distant when a com plete vindication will come lor him. The Herald says, on the authority of a man who it states was closer to the late Presi dent McKinley than any member of his cabinet, that after a pardon was re I used to Mess. Ingham and Newitt on the recommendation of Heck and Mcl'herson. ' this friend secured a rehearing. ''When McKinley had heard the main points reviewed he was profoundly inter ested and said he would go over the case at length. He expressed deep regret that he had not investigated at the beginning, lie hud been assured by the secret serv ice detectives that Mr. Ingham was guilty and that there was not a shadow of evi dence in his tavor. On hearing both sides the President, being a trained lawyer, said injustice hail been done and promised an immediate pardon. On the following day he left for Canton but had hardly arrived at bis old home when he went to Phi tl'alo and was there assassinated. Thus ended the hope ot an innocent man tor a pardon which would have left him tree of the crime charged and restored him to his standing as a lawyer." The Herald further says that "the whole force ot the secret serv ice machin ery of the Government was brought, to bear to convict Mess. Ingham A Newitt bv powerful enemies. Besides, politics was iu it. Men hungry lor office and re vengejoined in the clamor." I u addition to the above an interview with Mr. Ing ham was published from which we ipiote: Y INDICATION AT HAND. "I can not discuss my plans about this affair, nor can I tell you o! certain infor mation I have received bearing strongly on my case, lor it is not vet completed, though it is a vindication of my course. 1 will say that it is impossible lor the men still against me to show any motive on my part for the commission of the crime charged. If it were true, as report ed iu recent Washington dispatches, that $7.'),000,000 were involved, that might have been a motive, but as the total amount involved was only $12,000 —that settles the seventy-five million charge. My income was Ironi $15,0t) to $20,000 a year. I hail a large and growing law practice, a tine social position, and polit ically was iu a strong position and could have been judge on the Philadelphia bench two years before charges were made against me. Even outside ot my party I had influential friends, men of eminence and power. ( OWED NO DEBTS. "Another thing, 1 owed no debts and had a handsome balance lo my credit in the bank. 1 kept no last horses, and did not gamble, so I had no need ot money beyond my income. It I bad been em barrassed and in immediate need ol money there might have been some excuse lor such a theory as the government held. I was happily married, my wife had money in her own name, and I had a son, the apple of my eye, lo live tor, to make a reputation lor. and such a crime would be the last thing I would do or think of. It is all too absurd and infamous that even now it seems like a dream. I cannot un derstand how men could take such a cour se against an innocent man, no matter what the circumstances might have seem ed. The subject of my book is Holland's struggle tor liberty. It liad always in terested me intensely, and my heart was in the work from the moment I began to write I did not intend my first ellort tor publication, but when my literary friends went over the manuscript and advised uie to print the story I sent it to a publish er, little thinking that it would involve my personality and again bring my ease lil-lore llie public. VICTIM OF CIR<TMSTANCES. •'But no great wrong can be perpe'rated without bringing much good to light. In that prison I found other men who were also victim of circumstantial evi dence- —men of whose innocence I was satisfied. It was a pleasure to interest 111\st* 11 in their behalf. After my own ex perience I could understand many things and see hidden facts in a stronger light. I aided the lelease ol one man charged with murder, who bad been locked up six years. Another man whom I was Ibrtuu ate enough to assist to restore to liberty and friends,was charged with larceny. In both cases, I am happy lo say, the judges that tried them were convinced that wrong had been done and signed the petition for their release. I know of two more cases, men in prison, who are perfectly innocent and ought to be free. Regard ing my book. It was a great relief, after all I had suflerel, my wife waiting lor me, my little boy believing in me, to turn my thoughts into new channels, and tell the great story o. other days, when men were cast into dungeons during the name less persecutions of the Duke of Alva." The above was shown lo Mr. Ingham by a News Item reporter and was asked if it was correctly reported. After looking it over Mr. Ingham smilingly said: "It is about as eoriect as you newspaper people print things. It substantially represents what I said but ii is colored somewhat by the reporter's notions of fine writing and dramatic situations. He did not get any information troin me iu reference to President McKinley'a intentions. What he has written however is quite iu line with information given me a few davs after President McKinley was assassin ated. While the bullet ot the assassin has delayed my vindication, it w ill come sooner or later and I have no other pur pose or ambition iu Ibis lile except to secure it.'' DEMOCRATS ARE FOILED \ttempt to Capture Union Party Convention Defeated. BLACKJACKS AND CLUBS USED Hired Heelers Try to Bar Out Penny packer Delegates. PENNYPACKER IS NOMINATED The Disgruntled Democratic Outfit Holds a Rump Convention and Nom inates Pattison —Money Flowed Like Water—An Attempt to Buy Up Loyal Republicans—McClure and Clement Write Interesting Letters. From Our Own Correspondent. Philadelphia, Sept. 9—The most disgraceful episode in the history of Pennsylvania politics occurred in this city on Wednesday last. It was the attempt of a band of paid emissaries of the Democratic party to control the state convention of the Union party and force the nomination of Pattison and Guthrie. To accomplish this result a crowd of hirelings, many of them armed with black-jacks, took posses sion of Musical Fund Hall at midnight Tuesday. They barricaded the doors and prepared to pack the convention hall the following morning by admit ting only those delegates whom they knew would vote for Pattison and Guthrie, with other men selected from the worst elements in the Democratic slum districts of Pittsburg and Phila delphia, to whom bogus credentials had been given. When, the following morning, 300 properly selected dele gates of Republican tendencies marched in a body from the Penny packer headquarters on Walnut street to Musical Fund Hall they were re fused admittance. SELECTED THEIR OWN POLICE. A small army of policemen, under a lieutenant, selected by State Chair man F. M. Rlter, of the Union party, was on hand. Mr. Riter was formerly director of public safety of Philadel phia, and made a personal request of the authorities that this particular officer and his men be detailed at the hall. The policemen were therefore not there in the interest of the Penny packer delegates, inasmuch as they had been selected by Mr. Riter. After repeated refusals had been made for admission to the hall, the Pennypack er delegates forced their way past the armed doorkeepers on the outside. At the inner door they encountered a squad of Democrats aimed with black jacks and axe handles. As the Pennypacker men start ed to ascend the stairs the hired heel ers of the Democratic crowd threw benches and chairs on the heads of the delegates. A number of the Re publicans were injured. After 15 min utes of struggling the Republican del egates managed to force their way into the hall and took their seats. Chairman Riter, who, with Secre tary Mapes, has been most active in trying to force the nomination of Pat tison and Guthrie upon the Union party, took charge of the meeting anil called it to order, and without further preliminaries ordered Secretary Mapes to call a roll of delegates which he had prepared himself. It was at this point that the Pennypacker faction, which was largely in the majority, as serted its rights. In his zeal to swing the Union party over to the control of Col. Jas. M. Uuf fey and the Democratic leaders of Pennsylvania, State Chairman Riter over shot the mark. He had made up his own roll of delegates, mostly com posed of Democrats from the various counties in the state, and declared that this was the official roll and the only one that would be recognized. It Is a notorious fact that large sums of money had been spent in securing the attendance of men from ail over the state who posed as delegates to the convention. Estimates made by the leaders of the Pennypacker faction show at least $20,000 was spent by Democratic leaders in their attempt to capture the Union party. MONEY WAS PLENTY, Money was poured like water into the western counties, and free trans portation, hotel bills and spending money, even, was supplied to men who came to Philadelphia to pose as dele gates to this convention. In Fayette and Washington counties the most lib eral offers were made to Pennypacker men In the Union party to desert their cause for Robert E. Pattison. Scarcely a county in tho state but that was vis ited by a Democratic missionary with a wad of money. The Pennypacker admirers among the Union delegates did not propose to be dominate j by such elements, and BO when the attempt was made in the convention to call the roll prepared by Messrs. Riter and Mapes, William R. Knight, of Philadelphia, who last year was the Union party candidate for mag istrate in Philadelphia, protested and tried to offer the roll prepared by a ma jority of the Union State Committee al a meeting held the previous afternoon at the Union headquarters at the Con tinental Hotel At this meeting a large majority of tue state committee favor ed the nomination of Judge Penny packer. The committee accordingly prepared a roll admitting all contesting delegations, as is customary. The Riter roll did not admit coil octing delegations, it was an arbl frary list of names prepared for a pur pose. A sample of this work was shown when the Lancaster county reg ular Union delegation headed by State Chairman Powden went to the L'nion headquarters Weunesday morning to secure their tickets for admission to the hall. They were told that there were no tickets for them; that Lancas ter county tickets had already been given out to another Lancaster delega tion. When Mr. Knight endeavored to protest against the call of this roll Chairman Kiter ordered him to his seat. Instantly it became apparent that the Democratic crowd proposed to control the convention despite every thing. A motion was made and car ried like a whirlwind by the Penny packer faction that Wm. It. Knight, the head of the Philadelphia delega tion, be elected temporary chairman, it was carried overwhelmingly and Mr. Knight started to ascend the stage. As he reached the table of the chairman there was an outbreak of hostilities. State Chairman lliter caught Knignt by the throat and threw him off the platform. The next instant, backed by twenty muscular Pennypacker dele gates the Philadelphian was carried on the stage and placed in charge of the convention. TRIED TO BREAK IT UP. Seeing that their plans for control by force and violation of parliamentary usage were at an end the Democrats endeavored to halt all proceedings by a bedlam of noise, hoots and cat calls and pounding on benches and chairs with canes and pieces of wood. Undismayed, however, Chairman Knight carried the work of the con vention successfully to a close. At times he could scarcely hear his own voice for the din raised by the Democrats and their allies. Judge Pennypacker and the Republican tick et was nominated and a platform adopted. The convention then ad journed. Disappointed and disgruntled at the failure of their attempt to control the convention the minority with Chairman Riter and Secretary Mapes at its head, held a rump convention in the Conti nental hotel Wednesday afternoon at IS o'clock. Here they carried out their original scheme of nominating Patti son and Guthrie and nominated ex- Senator Lewis Emery, Jr., of Venango, for secretary of internal affairs. Emery begged to be left off the ticket, but the reactionaries refused to listen to his request and nominated him against his wishes. The attempt of the Democrats to capture the Union party was a deliber ate and well thought out scheme. The plan is credited to National Commit teeman Col. Jas. M. Gulfey. That it failed was not due to any lack of funds, but because the men engaged in carry ing out the details were political tyros. They knew it was a dangerous game, for the Philadelphia managers pack ed the convention hall with their heel ers the nlfht before, and then not oniy asked for police protection but desig nated the officers to command them n. COL. McCLURE DENOUNCES PARTY The first bomb thrown into the camp of the schemers was an open letter from Col. A. K. McClure. former edi tor of the Philadelphia Times, in which he resigned from the Union party state committee, and denounced the scheme of attempting to turn the Union party over to the Democrats. Col. McClure said: "I shall heartily support Judge Pennypacker for governor. His politi cal environment is quite as healthy as that of his competitors and his per sonal integrity and admitted ability give the best assurance of honest state administration. 1 have known him per sonally and well for thirty years ami have never found a blemish upon his political or private record. He was not a party to his own nomination and lie is free to accept the duties of the high office and perform them with eminent benefits to the people of our great com monwealth. If only questions of state policy were involved in the present contest, as was the case last year, I would most heartily support any state ticket that gave reasonable promise of state and city reform, but there is no party leadership on either side in tue present struggle to give such assur ance. Character and qualifications of individual candidates thus become vital and I accept Judge Pennypacker as the niost worthy of the trust and support of the people." CLEMENT SCORES THE SCHEME. Tills was followed by ail open letter from the city chairman of the Union party, S. M. Clement, Jr., who in an other open letter attacking the schem ers said: "I am informed by the very best au thority and upon the most convincing evidence that certain persons connected with the Union Party State Committee, who are also the paid servants of tho Democratic Machine, or its bosses, are attempting to control the roll of the convention and the convention itself in the interest of their masters, the Dem ocratic Machine. lam quite sure that you will not lend your official position to any such dishonest and unlawful conspiracy. "You will remember, Mr. Chairman, that this is the same Democratic ma chine in Philadelphia which left noth ing undone to defeat our candidates a year ago. This year mat machine, I am credibly informed, intends to buy, bully and control this convention, they having gone so far as to have the hall where the convention is to held se cured for the night immediately pre ceding the convention, in order that a sufficient number of toughs stiotild be putin possession of the hall to resort to the old Democratic method of toss ing delegates out of the windows." The failure to defeat Ihe nomination I At / CAMPBELLS, SHUNK, PA., I BARGAINS I For the Next 30 Days J Will sell all spring and Summer goods at a Great Reduction |in Price, to make room for my new Fall and Winter Stock. I Call and see what we have to offer, for the goods must go ! regardless of cost. A. E. CAMPBELL, Shunk, Fa. | - —. -.. A Beautiful Show of Men's, Boys' and Children's SUITS Childrens two, three, and four piece suits SI.OO to Boys single and double breasted suits in all the | new patterns and weaves $5.00 to #12.00 Men's one, three and four button sack suits, the latest materials and make #8 to S2O. Men's cutaways, nobby things. sl2 to S3O. Also jan elegant assortment of men's and young men's trousers I Childrens knee pants, hats, caps, neckwear, underwear, ' shirts, trunks, suit cases, traveling bags and umbrellas. I. W. Carroll, DUSHORE, PA. HOTR 'ARROLL BLOCK. KEEP IT SHADY. THESE HOT DAYS you can keep your porch shady j by using Holcomb & Lauer's porch curtains, Bamboo or Duck, any color, any size, and any price you want. We are going to close out our large stock of Baby Carriages and GoCarts' so now is your chance to get a [good one at a bargain we have them from ss.oo up. We make up any size picture frame you want; also j carry the largest line of Framed Pictures in Sullivan county Porch Rockers, Porch Goods. HOLCOMBE & LAUER, Undertaking," 3>«SlX>rC, I^B. SAXE BLOCKS. LA PORTE CLOTHING SELLING OUT On Account of HARRY ZAX'S Death. I will in the shortest possible time sell out my entire stock ot goods at the l.a --j porte Store, consisting of Clothing, Shoes, Underwear and GENTS FURNISHINGS. lAt and Below Costs as lam compelled to give up the Store. You are all aware that i the stock is large and Brand New tioods, and this is the greatest opportunity l.a portc ami vicinity ever had to get goods at the saving of at least M5 and ">0 per cent on all <>l your purchases. All the Hoods in the store and all the fixtures will he | sold at ft low price. All accounts must he settled at once or will he compelled to ! leave liir collection, smite can he paid to < 'harles < 'rouse, at l.aporte Store. Come at Once and Have Choice of Best Styles. JACOB PER, DEALER IN Clothing, Shoes and Ladies' Cloaks LAFOBTE, FA' of Judge Peunypacker was largely duo | to the security felt by the schemer*;. They had been supplied vrlih money ! and men, but they did not iisrire upon any show of strength by the l'enny packer men. Where attempts to pur | chase delegates failed a contesting cU'lr ! gation was made up. Hut the activity of the friends of Judge Pennypacker in the Union party prevented (he con suniation of the Demoi-ratio plans. It is probable that the V nion party fight will go to court. Meantime the ; convention of the I nion party that was called for Musical Fund Hall, Philadel ' phla. September sth. 1908. convened and nominated the entire Republican ; ticket, because the majority of the dole j gates so voted. It is also true that the disappointed Pemot ratio minority held a rump con | vention at the Continental hotel the ; same afternoon and nominated the | Democratic ticket with the exception Of secretary of internal aftaira. I GWppewa iXime IkUne» I Lime furnished in car ! load lots, delivered at Right Prices. Your orders solicited. Kilns near Hughesville Penn'a. M. E. Reeder, LAPORTE, PA
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