\lm Coffee!
I\ it 16 ounces of pure I 1
I 1 coffee to the pound. I 1
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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