Republican News Item
B. M. VANDYKE, Editor.
LAPORTE PA.
NEWS STORIES
IN MINIATURE
Minor Mention of a Week's
Important Events.
A HISTORY OF SEVEN DAYS
Paragraphs Which Briefly Chronicle
the Events of Interest as Bulle
tined by Wire, Wireless and
Cable Foreign News.
WASHINGTON.
The tariff on cotton laces is to be
cut.
Democratic Leader Underwood is
sued a statement pointing with pride
to what the House has accomplished
at the present session.
Senator La Follette made a bitter
attack on the entire Taft Administra
tion in a speech on reciprocity. The
wool amendment to the bill was beat
en.
Prof. Henry W. Elliott of Cleveland
told the House committee on expendi
tures that 128,478 seals were killed
on Pribiloff after the contract ex
pired.
Gov. Dennen of Illinois, testifying
before the Lorimer investigating com
mittee, denied Edward Hines s story
and said he regarded Hines as a
"joke "
The attack on Chief Chemist Wiley
was laid to the Whiskey Trust and
other interests hit b* the Pure-Food
law, and a House committee has be
gun an investigation.
PERSONAL.
Emma Eames, prima donna, and
Emilio de Gogorza, barytone, were
married in Paris.
Charles M. Schwab and lord Pir
rie, chairman of Harland & Wolff's
shipbuilding and engineering works,
sailed for New York on the Olympic.
Former United States Senator Ed
ward Murphy, Jr., of Troy, who un
derwent an operation for an enlarged
gland at Long Branch, is getting along
nicely
J. Ogden Armour denied his firm
had anything to do with the wheat
speculations of President .Tames Pet
tit of the Peavy Grain comv-anj'. whose
defalcation exceeds $1,800,000.
£;r John mon Gorst, who was Brit
ish agent and consul general to Egypt,
died in London. Sir lOldon was the
man Roosevelt attacked in his sensa
tional speeches in Cairo and in Lon
don.
George Gardner Lockwood, the pho
tographer, died at Lakeville, Conn. He
began taking pictures 58 years ago
and his records show that he has
photographed more than 350,000 per
bons.
GENERAL,
The Sunday preceding Labor Day
trill be celebrated this year as Labor
Sunday, with union services in many
of the churches.
Dr. Ralph E. Gallinger, son of Unit
ed States Senator Jacob H. Gallinger.
■was killed in an automobile accident
at Pembroke, N. H.
Americans on their way to the in
terior of Italy report that the alleged
stringent international edicts regard
ing cholera are completely disregard
ed.
Gov. Dix in a message to the New-
York Legislature urged a tax on se
cured debts to meet a deficit in the
State Treasury of more than $1,000,-
000.
Edward Fennessey, morgue keeper
at Bayonne, N. J., substituted his sil
ver watch for a gold one in a dead
man's clothes, but forgot his name
-was engraved on the case. Arrest
followed.
Great Britain and Japan signed a
revision of the treaty of alliance of
1905, whereby their previous agree
ment to aid each other In the event of
an attack by another power does not
apply if the attacking power Js the
United States.
Lawyer Dushkind, counsel for the
complainants, asserted at the hearing
.of charges against Dr. Dty, Health Of
ficer of the Port of New York, that
there is an epidemic of cholera on
Hoffman Island. Dr. Doty declared
six suspicious cases had been remov
ed from Hoffman to Swinburne Is
land.
Anthony Bloom, a Dorchester
(Maes.) mining engineer, complained
to the police that his stateroom had
been entered and his wife's jewels
stolen during a night boat trip from
Boston to New York.
Judge Wickersham, delegate from
Alaska, accused Attorney-General
Wickersham of failure to prosecute
collusive bidders in Alaska, who, ho
asserted, cheated the Government in
coal contracts.
« ostmaster General Hitchcock
designated postofflces at New York,
Chicago, Boston and St. Louis as pos
tal savings banks.
Mayor Gaynor appointed five men
to serve on the New York Board of
Inebriety, which will direct a hospi
tal and colony where male users of in
toxicants are to be treated.
Plainfiild, N. J., High school Is to
have a swimming pool. It will cost
SI,OOO.
Gary, Ind., is to have a $500,000 Y.
M. C. A. building, Judge Gary sub
scribed $200,000.
Emma Fames and Emilio Gogorza
were married by religious ceremony
In a Catholic church in Paris.
The Interstate-Commerce commis
sion sent three agents to investigate
the Bridgeport railroad wreck.
Miss Helen Scribner of Sag Harbor
refused to marry a man who insisted
on a church wedding and eloped with
another.
Hoke Smith, inaugurated as gover
nor of Georgia 10 days ago. was elect
ed to the United States Senate by an
o\erwhe!niing majority.
Two more bodies were found in the
wreck of the Federal Express at
Bridgeport, bringing the total of dead,
all identified, up to fourteen.
The Health department of New
York announced that heavy rains fol
lowing the recent drouth caused an
increase in tyiHioid fever cases.
Mark Twain left nearly a half-mil
lion-dollar estate, according to the
schedule filed at the Surrogate's of
fice in New York. All goes to his sole
surviving daughter.
The New York Assembly adopted
the income tax amendment 91 to 42,
thus completing New York's accept
ance of the proposal.
Welling G. Sickel of New York,
formerly mayor of Trenton, N. .T., and
i prominent rubber manufacturer,
died at Spring Lake.
Dr. Aked in a Chautauqua lecture
described New York millionaires as
most unresponsive to religious efforts,
but said he had found the Far West
appreciative.
Omar G. Evans, seaman, died at
sea on board the battleship Kansas
on July 4, and William A. Booker, tire
man of the South Carolina, died on
the same day.
Part of the $170,000 municipal baths
at Coney Island, New York, were
apened; the completed structure, con
fining 7,000 lockers, will be thrown
jpen August 1.
Judge Bordvvell in Los Angeles set
the trial of the McNamara brothers
for October 10. They are charged
with complicity in blowing up the
plant of the Los Angeles Times.
Willie and Fred Gaggioni, aged thir
teen and eleven years, of Butte, found
a. stick of dynamite. Willie hit it
with a hammer and his body was torn
to pieces. Fred was fatally hurt.
At the Hospital Tor Deformities in
New York the shinbone of a man was
successfully grafted upon a woman
suuering from necrosis, practically
giving her a whole new lower leg.
Mayor Gaynor of New York, order
ed Waldo to send out "some of the
most intelligent" members of the po
lice force to investigate complaints
made by independent dealers against
the Ice Trust.
It was estimated that the shortage
of James Pettit, who was drowned in
Chicago would reach $1,200,000; it
was stated that he used the credit ol
F. H. Peavey & Co. to speculate in
wheat and oats and lost by nearly all
of his recent deals.
W. B. Shattuc, Congressman from
the First Ohio District from 1897 to
1901, civil war veteran, and railroad
manager, was found dead in Cincin
nati. Heart disease Is supposed to
have caused death. Gen. Shattuc was
born in Hector, N. Y., in 1841.
As a result of Commissioner Wal
do's investigation it is declared that
the Ice Trust tried to limit the sup
ply in New York city, using fewer
barges and wagons this month than
during July a year ago, when there
was no hot spell. District-Attorney
Whitman has arranged for a hearing
before Magistrate Appleton.
FOREIGN.
The celebration in honor of the
naming of America in 1507 is on at
Saint Die, France.
The 6alary of the president of For
tugal is to be fixed at $12,960. Ordi
nary representatives will receive s(>,-
480.
Two hundred pieces or skin grafted
from 20 relatives saved the wife of
an English farmer, who was suffering
from burns.
The magnificent thirteenth centurj
cathedral at Conversano was burned
It was the finest ecclesiastical struc
ture in Italy.
In the old and well preserved Cas
tle of Carnarvon in Wales the young
Frince of Yales was invested with the
insignia of his office.
Paillette, the aviator, while prepar
ing togo to a military review fell
from a height of 150 feet and was in
stantly killed.
Sir H. Raeliurn's portrait of Lady
Janet Traill, daughter of William, 10th
Earl of Caithness, brought $73,500 at
a sale at Christie's, London.
Brigands in the absence of Dr. A.
H. Whatley, an American, from his
ranch near Parral, Mex., obtained Ji'OO
after torturing his wife and children.
By agreement Timothy Healy, Inde
pendent Nationalist, and John Mul
doon, Nationalist, have been returned
to the British Parliament for the
northeast and east divisions of Cork
county, Ireland.
It was estimated that 300 live 3 were
lost in the Northern Ontario forest
Area.
The official report or the Pope's as
sistance to Messina shows that about
was donated. There were
built 218 churches, 156 houses, 26 col-
and six monastaries. There was
distributed $1,000,000 to survivors.
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PUBLICITY Bill
PASSESSENATE
Candidate for Upper House May
Spend SIO,OOO.
CAMPAIGN EXPENSE LIMITED
Provision Made for Publication of Ex
penditures Before and After Pri
mary as Well as General Elec
tions—Ready for Conference.
Washington. The most drastic
campaign publicity legislation ever
passed in either branch of Congress
was adopted by the Senate practically
without a dissenting vote. Using the
Pre-election Publicity bill passed by
the House of Representatives as a
basis, the Senate constructed during
the day a proposed law with the fol
lowing important features:
No candidate for the Senate or
House shall spend in the election
more than an amount equal to 10
cents for each voter in his district or
State.
No candidate for the Senate shall
spend a total of more than SIO,OOO in
the primary and general election, and
no candidate for the House shall
spend more than $5,000.
Publicity must be given to all pri
mary campaign contributions and ex
penditures.
All general election expenses must
be made public before the election,
beginning fifteen days before, and
making publication each .six days un
til election. All promises of political
jobs must be made public.
The bill further makes it illegal to
promise political places to obtain elec
tion support or to aid in influencing
the election of any member of a State
Legislature.
The bill will be the subject of prob
ably prolonged conference between
the two houses. It originated in the
House as a part of the Democratic
legislative programme and was ae
signed to require the publication of
expenditures before election, which
is not demanded by the existing Pub
licity law.
CHOLERA NOT INCREASING.
Suspects Under Observation, and
Quarantine is Strict.
New York. —Federal, state and city
authorities will make a thorough in
spection of conditions at Quarantine
to determine the precise value of
such precautionary measures' as have
been instituted to cope with the
threatened cholera invasion.
Another deat hfrom cholera, the
sixth during the present outbreak, oc
curred at Swinburne island The pa
tient was the fourteen-year-old boy-
Francisco Farando, who was removed
from Hoffman island as a suspect on
Sunday.
No new cases of cholera developed
but there are now fourteen actual
cases of the disease at the Swin
burne island hospital and four cases
under suspicion.
Boston. —The cholera epidemic in
New York has caused the Boston
health authorities to draw a close
cordon about the city, which they
hope will ward off the disease.
FOUND HANGING IN A TREE.
The Mystery of Yardmaster Eakley's
Disappearance Solved.
Morristown, N. J.—Workmen in a
cornfield on the Sire estate at Mor
ris Plains, found the body of a man
hanging in a cherry tree. Later it was
identified as that of William Eakley
of Newark, yardmaster of the Lacka
wanna railroad at Hoboken, who aad
been missing from h*s home for more
than a week.
The man was hanging head down
and his legs were caught in the limbs
of the tree. Coroner George L. John
son thinks Eakley was overcome by
the heat while picking cherries and
that he fell from his position in the
tree and his legs caught ID the
branches.
REVEREND POSTMASTER STOLE.
War Veteran, Paper Hanger, Painter
and Preacher Goes to Prison.
New York. —William T. Bidwell, for
twelve years past a preacher and
postmaster at Hardenburg, Ulster
county, was arraigned before Judge
Archibald in the United States Circuit
court on the charge of embezzling
$373 of the post office funds. He
pleaded guilty and was sentenced to
three years imprisonment on Black
well's island.
Bidwell is a civil war veteran and a
jacfc of all trades. He has been a drum
mer, a paperhanger, a painter and an
Itinerant preacher. He attributes his
downfall to drink.
GOVERNMENT SUES READING.
Seeks to Separate the Railroad from
the Coal Company.
Washington.—A C.overnment suit to
compel a disassociation of the Read
ing oCal company was filed in the
Federal court, Philadelphia. The ac
tion parallels a recent one against the
Lehigh Valley and is the Govern
ment's second move ill its new light
to separate the coal carrying rail
roads from their virtual control of the
coal business.
Pretty Sun Bonnets
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THESE pictures of lovely bonnets
show what happens to the sun
bonnet when the milliner makes
it of her dainty and soft materials.
Made of lace, chiffon, thin and lus
trous silks and straws almost as pli
able, with occasionally the sheerest
batiste or Swiss embroidery, the sun
bonnet almost loses its identity. It
becomes a wonde>-'ul example of mil
linery art and 112 3 a welcome in
hearts already T jly attached to Its
plain,
are only intended for occasional wear
and may therefore be as fragile as
any dream. They are indeed among
those millinery "dreams" which cost
many substantial dollars, for much
material and much work goes into
their making.
TUB FROCK.
This simple design Is most attrac
tive, developed in linen, gingham or
any wash fabric.
Little Silk Boleros.
The dressmakers have experiment
ed with boleros for two seasons and
they seem to have landed them Into
fashion at last. They are worn In
bright colors with white muslin gowns
or old-fashioned frocks of floral or
gandie. They are finished around the
edge with a plaited ruching of ribbon
or a ruffle of lace. The severe ones
have only a thick cable cord covered
with silk or satin.
Becoming Neckbands.
The mode of the low-necked dress
and the collarless frock has called
out the black velvet neckband once
more. This band is about an inch in
width. When last worn this was
merely a band, fastening in back and
front under a buckle or pretty pin.
Now, however. It Is fastened In the
back in the manner of 30 or 40 years
ago, with the long ends hanging down
the back.
The crowns are all big and sott,
supported by light wire frames. The
brims are all fluffy ruffles, varied,
elaborated and abundant. Ribbons,
soft and lustrous and gay, small, gar
den or field flowers make up their
trimmings. Gauze ribbons are often
used and are in keeping with the rest
of the airy fabrics. Occasionally a
bonnet is provided with ties but the
elastic fastener is used in most cases
and Is comfortable and secure, that
is, as secure as any method of fasten
ing in use at present.
Nearly all these bonnets are made
up in white, but the pale blues and
pinks are not entirely neglected, it
is said white ones can be tinted to
pale shades, by processes known to
the milliner.
JULIA BOTTOMLEY.
TAKING PLACE OF FEATHERS
Aigrettes of Wheat Jusv Now Are the
"Real Thing" for a Variety
of Reasons.
No one seems to be able to ex
plain why fashion is leaving the enor
mous aigrettes of white and black,
which have been with us so long, un
less It is a laggard desire to be hu
manitarian. The restriction thrown
around birds by the laws of the states,
and the difficulty and cost of getting
aigrettes, has given many milliners
a good reason not to carry them in
stock. The expense of buying one is
the best reason for their unpopular
ity.
The milliners, liking the effects of
the aigrette, have determined to use
many other materials to take its place,
therefore the new hats are trimmed
with silken wheat in the form of an
aigrette. Some of if is in the natural
color and a great deal of it is dyed
to match the hats or ffocks.
One sees much blue and green and
purple. The green is the most popu
lar for summer use, as it Is re
freshingly cool.
TRIMMINGS THAT HAVE FAVOR
Laces of Every Kind and Description
Are Among the Firet in Popu
lar Esteem,
Among the favorite trimmings are
i laces of all kinds, amcng which are
Venise, Italian, filet and Milan laces.
Gold and silver laces are also used on
some of the more elaborate gowns.
• Hand embroidery is much seen. A
number of beaded trimmings are
shown, and there seems to be a ten
dency to favor large bi>ads somewhat
on the order of Indian beads, which
are noted on several of the Paquin
models.
Braids of all kinds are used on tail
or made suits and dresses, in various
widths, in plain and fancy designs.
Fringe, tassels and braid ornaments
are also among the trimmings and
arouse much attention. Silk fagoting
is used to a great extent on many or
the best models. There is also quite
a liberal use made of velvet ribbon,
which was employed largely for
sashes. In both black and colors.
Linen Is Cooler.
Linen sheets, on account of the
tendency to withstand wrinkling and
rumpling for a longer time, are much
cooler for use in the summertime than
are those of muslin.
Of course, the fact that sheetc
should never be ironed is 'egion, but
where one cannot afford linpn sheets
the muslin ones can be go.'ie over
with a clean, cold iron, as this will
prove to reduce the rumpling that ac
companied the desire for a cooler spot
on the hot nights of the middle
; months of summer.
OTTUMWA
WOMAN
CURED
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Ottumwa, lowa.
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This famous medicine, made only
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organism. "Women residing in almost
every city and town in the United
Btates bear willing testimony to the
wonderful virtue of Lydia E. Pink
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THE MARTYR.
Pol i y—?iband
has developed bad habits. How did
you hear about it?
Dollj'—Oh, Mrs. Highmere invited
us all to an afternoon tea so she could
tell us how she suffered in silence!
The Summer Toast.
In all her business life the bit of
work she is now completing has been
most pleasant, says tho free lance
stenographer.
"I have been typewriting toasts on
paper napkins," she said. "A society
of club women who have planned to
do a lot of outdoor entertaining this
summer expect to use thousands of
paper napkins, and I have had the
job of typewriting a toast on each
napkin. It is a pretty idea, and I tried
to meet the charming sentiment of
the ladies halfway by using a good
non-copying ink, but in spite of that
precaution I am afraid that many a
guest will leave the lunch table with
a purple ink smudge on her face."
A SPOON SHAKER.
Straight From Coffeedom.
Coffee can marshall a good squadron
of enemies and some very hard ones to
overcome. A lady in Florida writes:
"I have always been very fond of
good coffee, and for years drank it at
least three times a day. At last, how
ever, I found that it was injuring me.
"I became bilious, subject to fre
quent and violent headaches, and so
very nervous, that I could not lift a
spoon to my mouth without spilling a
part of its contents.
"My heart got 'rickety' and beat so
fast and so hard that I could scarcely
breathe, while my skin got thick and
dingy, with yellow blotches on my face,
caused by the condition of my liver
and blood.
"I made up my mind that all these
afflictions came from the coffee, and I
determined to experiment and see.
"So I quit coffee and got a package
of Postum which furnished my hot
morning beverage. After a little time
I was rewarded by a complete restora
tion of my health in every respect.
"I do not suffer from biliousness any
more, my headaches have disappeared,
my nerves are as steady as could be
desired, my heart beats regularly and
my complexion has cleared up beauti
fully—the blotches have been wiped out
and It is such a pleasure to be well
again." Name given by Postum Co.,
Battle Creek, Mich.
Read the little book, "The Road to
Wellville," in pkgs. "There's a reason."
Ever read the ahove letter 112 A nevi
one appears (rum te to time. They
are Keulit) true 1 fall of kuui
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