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Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-06-16
Enjoyable Trout Dinner.

On Sunday last Mrs. Magargel of
Sonestown, gave one of her famous
trout and frog dinners. Dinner was
prepared for several Laporte gentle
men who annually enjoy this rare
treat, but'owing to their absence this
year, we learn that there were
several lOaves and fishes remaining.
AS usual this popular fish dinner did
not suffer at the hands of the hostiss.
An elegant repast was spread and
all present surrounded the groaning
table to enjoy the palatable refresh
ments tastily prepared by the hospit-
able hostess. We We're informed
that the occasion was to close with
speech from our genial friend James
c. Deininger, but as he was still eat
ing, up to the hour of going to press,
that part of the program still remains
to be reported.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-06-16

Base Ball at Lopez.
Special Correspondence.


The Towanda and Lopez base ball
clubs played two games of base ball
at Lopez on Saturday. The playing
was not very brilliant on either side,
both games being filled up with
errors. The only excitement in the
first game was the hooting of the
large crowd and the kicking by both
teams. The following is the score:
Towanda, 4 3 6 0 5 90 3-21
Lopez, OF 90 l | 3 1-l4
Batteries: Towanda, McFarlane, p;
Lime, c. Lopez, Myers and Kilgore
p; Firman, C. Ganley, umpire.
The features of the second game
were the terrific batting of both
teams, Lopez getting the best of the
slugging; one hard catch of terrific
liner by b. w. Jennings in the 9th
was the feature of the day. The
game was very interesting. Score:
Lopez, OlO63 800 5 X-l7
Towanda, l O0O3 6 Oil
Batteries: Lopez, Kilgore, p. Fir
man, C. Towanda, Schultz, p. Lime
c. Messersmith, umpire.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-06-16
Sonestown

Walter Hazen and his neice Miss
Pearl HOuseknecht saw Children's
Day services at Hughesville ON Sun
day.
Edward Darling and j. b. Magyar
gel wheeled to WilliamspOrt last
week.
A number of young men attended
the festival at Mt. Vernon last Sat
urday evening and found it rather
unpleasant wheeling home after the
rain.
Mrs. Samuel Crist and daughter
Miss Nora, drove to Shamouni on
Saturday for short visit to friends.
The Il. M. r.. r. station porch has
been improved by the laying OF some
new planks along the front.
Mrs. Il. S. Laird was in town Mon
day on her way home to NordmOnt.
Lias Wilson went to Hughesville
recently on wheel and had series
of mishaps.
Our people are expecting a grand
celebration on July 4th and prepara-
tions are being made for celebra-
tion to excel any of former years.
Supt. b. G. Welch is making some
nice improvements along the track
of the +. M. r. r..
Station Agent H. p. Hall will
soon occupy the Union station for
the summer season.
We are glad to see the smiling
countenance of William ID. on our
streets again as assistant station agent
According to latest we think Ralph
Magargel is ahead on largest number
of trout caught.
This place is reported to be ahead
of any place for miles around, in the
number of flags displayed.
Rev. E. b. Dunn preachedlan excel
lent sermon on Sunday evening.
J.C. Deininger is again in town.
E.J. and HID. Lockwood are en-
tertaining their sister Mrs. S.Tupper
of Elimsport.
Miss Maud Starr killed six foot
black snake on Monday evening
near her home. She did not
know its size when she wacked 1t
and was cOnsiderly frightened to
learn it but won the battle at last.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-06-16
Straw Bridge.

Watch out for the wedding which
is expected to come off soon, as the
hat for the bride has already been
picked.
The festival at Mt Vernan was a
failure on account of the rain.
Miss Eta Buck who has been sick
for some time died Thursday night
and was buried Sunday. 1t was
large funeral and a sad one.
Mr.. Thomas Edkin who has been
attending school at Muncy is home
on a vacation.
Misses Lizzie and Emma Biddle,
Lizzie Beach of DushOre and Brady
Secules spent Tuesday evening at
w. f. Edkin's.
Scud Hawley of Lick Run spent
the Sabbath at the home of Della
Rine.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-06-16
Number Z
Dushore.

Dushore.
Mr.. and Mrs.. Frank McHenry of
Sayre are visiting relatives in town
A. r. Carey of Elmira Heights was
in town on Tuesday.
Lie. Chatham and family are
about to remove to Williamsport.
Mrs. w. Waddell gave an ice cream
party to select circle of friends on
Monday evening.
The Catholics are preparing for
grand picnic on July 4.
An elegant "spread" was served to
the Band boys last Tuesday evening
at the band room as an appreciation
Of their services at the flag raising at
the Pharochial school few evenings
ago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Croll served refresh
ments to the Band and about fifty
guests who participated at the flag
raising on Friday evening.
The insurance on Tubach's and on
Coles stock and the insurance on the
Tubach and the Biddle blocks has
been satisfactory adjusted Lawrence
Bros. have the contract to repair the
buildings.
"Pete" O'Brien is somnambulis-
tic perambulrtor, while performing
some unknown instricate manOeuvre
during Monday night he inadvedent-
ly lost his equipoise and fell through
the window in the second story to
the ground below striking his head
on an ash barrel. Not only was he
uninjured but he was still asleep and
as he was led back to bed he gently
murmured "nice hotel but ! can't
find my way out''.
Say Bernice, ARE there any shoO-tlies
up your way yet?
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-06-16
Bernice Echoes.

MISS IOldIlCIlc DTOWu v lSluCu II ACAluo
at Towanda and New Albany last
week.
The Company have rechristened
engine No. 5, "Dewey", in honor Of
the Admiral.
Frank and Fred Sage of RUNNER
visited friends here last week.
John Spence and Daniel Potter
left here Tuesday morning for Mich
igan.
Judson Cummings visited friends
in Elmira last week.
Miss Mamie Lilley of Dushore Wis
tied friends in Mildred Thursday.
r. J. Thompson and G. Jackson of
Dushore were in town Thursday.
J. j. Boyd and son Frank are do
ing masonry work on j. VogePs new
house in Mildred.
Born, Thursday, June 8, to Mr..
and Mrs. Nj. Cahill, son.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Beahen and
daugter Katie and Mr.. and Mrs. f.
j. Mullen of Laporte attended forty
hours devotions Mt this place We'd
nesday.
A large American Flag was raised
by R. H. Guy Thursday evening.
The Bernice band played a number
of National airs. A duet, the "Star
Spangled Banner, by Messrs. Ruth
erford and Hibbard was very fine.
The small boy was in it when it
came to cheering the old flag, but
the ward politicians saved their
wind until next fall SO they can yell
for the Republican Rooster.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Plaum and
children of Connelsville, were the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. p. Merthew
last week.
Prof. J. III. Thayer of Dushore was
in town last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Homer of Du-
shore were callers in town Sunday.
During the thunder storm Satur-
day night the town flag was torn in
to shreds by the wind.
Iet Mr.. VIM. Moger of Rummerfeld
visited friends here Saturday and
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. James McDermott
attended the funeral of Mrs. John
Carroll at Towanda Saturday.
John McGeever of Williamstown,
is visiting relations and friends at
this place.
The Mildred baseball club will
give dance in the X. of l.. hall
Friday evening. All are cordially
invited.
Mat Quinn of Ricketts,, visited
friends here Sunday.
If the little village of Mildred can
support baseball team, we do not
see why Bernlce cannot.
Our town has 2l flag poles, beat
that il you can. Now do not say that
Bernice is not patriotic.
Mrs. j. S. Taylor is quite sick at
this writing.
Miss Katie Line has purchased a
new wheel.
Charles Brown visited friends in
Dushore Tuesday.
DR.. U. M. Pratt of Towanda, was
a business caller in town Monday.
Joseph O'Neill and family was
called to Franklindale on Friday by
the death of his father.
Judge Line went to Laporte on
Wednesday.
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Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-06-16
Lincoln Falls,

J.P. Rogers and Gus Plott have
just completed avery neat and como
dious barn for Mrs. NIX. Woodward
and are now moving the house for
merly owned by Geo. Cooper on the
James Tompkins farm Mr.. Tompkin
inteods building on to it when it will
be both roomy and comfortable.
Miss Williams of Canton is visit
ing her sister Mrs. G. S. Rogers of
this place.
Miss Jenny Rogers of this place
was visiting her cousin Miss Rogers
last week.
Ward Brown met a serious acci-
dent by falling on his AK when as
sisting his father in the bark woods.
Lightning struck the barn ofSilas
Nc Carly killing his team which was
valuable and stunning himself and
two assistants, it also set on fire a
quantity of hay in the NOV, which
after recovering from the
shock they succeeded in extinguish-
ing.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-06-16
Death of BRO. Shelley"
Ior,aevAnIannn

Special Correspondence
The grim monster death has enter
ed our pleasant village and taken
our old respected citizen and friend
Andrew j. Shelley apparently with
out a moments warning or pain.
He leaves a widow two sons and one
daughter and many friend to mourn
the loss.
The funeral service was conducted
by Rev. F. f. Spooner, Pastor of
the church of Christ, of which deceas-
ed has been loyal member. Mr..
Shelley, Bro. Shelley +" by the
name we all knew him. In his last
few years he has been terribly atflict-
ed, being totally blind, which has
been sore trial to him and to those
that administered to him. Yet
through pain he has born it cheerful
ly. He has lived here eighteen
years, coming from Ulster Co., New
York State. His age at death was
sixty-six years and some months.
He remarked just previous to his
death, +" shall see all over on the
other shore. Here it is all darkness
not so there. 1t won't be long till
my journey will be over. " Here
we led him, not SO over there. With
kind hands and hearts filled with low
ing memories we laid him to rest un-
til the final call, when all shall rise
to give an account of their steward
ship. Interment at this place.
XX.
James G. Deininger, of SOnes-
town assistant chief clerk of the De-
partment of State, has been appoint
ed one of the Commissioners to repre-
sent Pennsylvania at the Trans Mis-
sissippi and International Exposition
now being held at Omaha, Nebraska.
State President will be There.
A. j. COlborn Jr. of Scranton, State
President of the Patriotic Order Sons
of America will be present ut the
county convention this week ut
Hillsgrove and deliver an address.
All who can should hear him for a
great treat is in store for all as he is
an able and efficient speaker, especi-
ally on Patriotism. The Hillsgrove
band WILDE present and render some
suitable selections. The singing and
everything will be first class. Do
not forget the date and be sure and be
present Friday June 18th. The pub
lie meeting will commence at 7:3Op.
m. and the business session diretally
after. II. A. KARNs, District Pres.
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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-10-15
LOW DEATH RATE.
Natives Cannot Understand Condi-
tions at Santiago.

Santiago de Cuba, Oct. 1.-THE Reina
de los Angeles takes 175,OOO rations to-
day to the destitute people of Manzan-
lilo and its vicinity.
Heavy rains during the last ten days
have been causing much sickness, es-
pecially among the members of the sig
nal service. OF the Is men, only seven
are available for duty.
PEOPLE who have lived here a life
time are unable to understand the ex-
traordinary low death rate, averaging
for October up to date 10 per day. Dur
ing the same period last year the deaths
averaged 1S3 per day.
General Wood is indefatigable. He is
here, there and everywhere and his
friends fear he is overworking himself
But the result of his labors is apparent
in every branch of the service, civil
and military.
The 900 prisoners in Santiago prison
will, in future, be made to work on
building roads for the city. The rock
for this purpose will be hauled over the
railroad from the Sage quarries. 1t
will be delivered at the rate of 40 cents
per ton and the railroad companies Of
fered TO deliver 500 tons of rock free as
its share of the work of improving the
city. The criminals have been brought
here from all parts OF the province and
have been kept in jail without any work
tO do
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-10-15

spinal meningitis, and the result is that
| was in bad condition when we landed,
and was sent to the hospital, in, what
tion. However. under their good care,
I pulled through, and for several days
my troubles have been boils only But
they have kept me confined to my bed,
and I have. therefore. been unable TO
write 2 letter to you. I have been
worrying considerable for fear you
would think something had haDpened
to me. but 1 expect to be around and
able TO write you a good long letter in
a short time. You will have this about
the time 1 am sitting at my own table
writing you another letter. 1 received
The 4eralds you sent me, and thank
you for them. Have received a num-
Der of letters from inquiring friends
All of them pleased me very much. The
weather here is very warm. The raIry
season is about over. Yours,
MORLEY"
With this letter came one from C. c.
Stull, cha9lain of the First Montana
stating: It affords me great pleasure
to write this for your BOY. He has been
very sick; is now very weak, but l be-
lieve Cod will spare him to return TO
you. will gladly write you again if
I see any change.
Mr.. Hassard has been fearful of t.ae
result of his boys illness, tut this let
ter gives him great hope. He believes
the young man will come out all right,
and his many friends think the same
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-10-15

York volunteer infantry, in a public
speech in this city last night, made a
sensational statement concerning the
Twenty-fourth United States infantry.
and rejecting upon its conduct at the
battle of San Juan. He said, in the
course of his speech:
1.-TWO companies of the Twenty
fourth were lying down between my
men, and it was all their officers could
do to keep them from stampeding to
the rear. Yet no regiment was better
when they once got started than that
same Twenty-fourth colored. They
faced conditions never faced before by
either regulars or volunteers.
"Our men were shot from both front
and rear, and it was at first thought
that the fire in the rear came from our
own men,
1t was a battalion of the Seventy
first New York, commanded by Colonel
Downs, that was charged, by several
correspondents, with cowardice at the
battle of San Juan, it being alleged that
the battalion refused to obey orders
to advance, the men lying down in the
road and permitting the regulars to
march over their prostrCtesbodies The
official report of Major General Kent
indicated that this battalion was "A a
state of panic at a critical stage of the
hattie
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-10-15
FOundered During Gale and Wrecked On Rocks
Off the English Coast
TWO HUNDRED SOULS ON BOARD
AND ONLY THIRTY-ONE SAVED
Steamer Encountered Stiff Gale and High Sea, and It
Is Believed Her Machinery Became Disabled.

blown ashore by the heavy east wind
after her machinery was disabled.
All the Falmouth tugs went out. but
none was able to approach the vessel
Later-A lifeboat has landed 80 of
the Mohegan's passengers and returned
for more. One lady died after she was
brought ashore
1t is rumored that the position of the
Mohegan is serious and assistance is
urgently needed.
$3.50 a. m.-According to a dispatch
just received from Falmouth, out of 200
persons constituting the passengers
and crew of the Mohegan, only 81 have
been saved. The vessel has gone ashore
off the Lizard.
The coast guards are watching for
bodies and wreckage. The lifeboats
have gone into Port Houstock.
The steamer Mohegan (then the Cleo
patra) arrived at New York on Aug. II
last on her maiden trip from London
She IS single-screw steel vessel, of
4,51O tons register; $50 feet long by so
feet beam and about Sc feet in depth of
hold. She has Cor had) accommoda-
tions for 125 passengers, and a ca
pacity for between 1000 and 5000 tons
of freight and 500 cattle
Her commander is Captain Griffiths
commodore of the Atlantic transport
fleet. She is one of the five vessels
recently purchased from the Wilson &
Furness-Leyland line by the Atlantic
Transport company to replace the Mo-
hawk, Mobile, Massachusetts, Michi-
gan and Mississippi, which were sold
to the United States government to be
used as transports.
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terrific fire from the Spanish defenses.
This position was maintained all
through, from start to finish. There
was no. keeping the colored infantry
men back, even if such had been the
desire.
THE TWO COMPANIES.
Doubtless the two companies of the
Twenty fourth which Colonel Downs
states laid down and then showed
signs of stampeding to the rear, are
intended to mean company D and COM
pany F, commanded by Captains Ducat
and Brett, respectively. These two
companies were in the very front. in
the storming of San Juan hill. Their
losses were the heaviest in the regi-
ment
notwithstanding that Captain Brett
was most severely wounded and Lieu
tenant Augustin was killed; that Cap
tain Ducat of D company was shot
down by a Spanish sharpshooter, and
that his two lieutenants. Lyon and
Laws, We're wounded. and Lieutenant
Gurney was killed, the soldiers of the
two companies, so thoroughly drilled
and eager to fight, pressed on to vic
tory without a moments hesitation,
without a thought of retreat, without
fear or trembling or show of disorder,
all to defend the American flag.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-10-15
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR ADJOURN.
Plan to Establish Headquarters In
Washington Voted Down.

Pittsburg, Oct. 14-Executive busi-
ness occupied the fourth and closing
days session of the grand encampment
of knights Templar at Carnegie hall
today. The special order of business
was the consideration of the proposed
revision OF the constitution The most
important amendment proposed was
the one TO locate the grand encamp-
ment headquarters in Washington. thus
providing Tor the storage of all arch
ives of the encampment in that city
This was voted down, and a compro-
mise amendment adopted providing
that in the event of a city not desir-
ing to entertain the grand encampment
on the occasion Of any future trienniaI
conclave, the grand encampment will
meet IN washington. The date of the
meeting Is TO be decided by the four
r.chief onlcers of the grand encampment
r SAn aInehGment TO the constitution
was ea3so adopted providing for a re-
duction ~ The per capita tax from 5
to 3 cents.
The new grand officers were then in
stalled with impressive ceremonies. af-
ter which Grand Master Ilovd an
nounced the io,lowing appointments:
Grand r eleIe--J W. Cox of Iowa
Grand Standard -bearer-Iee S.
Smith of Pittsburg.
Grand rd-bearer.-Arthur Near
thur of Troy, \. Y.
Grand Captain Of the Guard-Charles
c. Vogt, Louisville.
GTano Warder-Harper NJ. Orahood
of Denver.
Committee on NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
II. Hopkins, Washington, D. G.; Enoch
2. carson Ohio; Joseph w. Fellows,
New Hampshire; H c. Witt. Ken
tucky; Nicholas r. Ruckle, Indiana.
Conlinlltee On Foreign Relations
Johnston smith, Ilonois: r. E. With
ers, Virginia; J. P. S. Goblin. Pennsyl-
vani9; Hugh McCurdy, Michigan; War
ren Larue Thomas, Maryland.
tiIaIce Committee.-W H. Solt,
Massac cnusetts; George W. Kendrick,
PennSyI yIVanla; julius L. Bevan, Geor-
ga, =. a. NetherwaX, Washington; A.
II. Wagner, Wisconsin.
Tne conelave then adjourned sine
die.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-10-15
SHAFTER IN SELF-DEFENSE.
Says 1t Was Impossible to Land
Troops at Aguadores.

Chicago. Oct. 14.-General William r.
Shafter, in an interview here regarding
the Santiago campaign, says regarding.
the suggestion that the landing should
have been at Aguadores:
ANY commanding general who would
have landed his troops at Aguadores in
preference to Baiquiri ought to be court
martialed and shot for incompetency 1t
was not a good beach on which to land.
The ground was densely covered with
vine or plant more deadly than the pois-
onous ivy. Through this soldiers would
have had to cut their way. The point was
strongly defended and there was no water
between Aguadores and Santiago. RThe
etrable. Had I landed at Aguadores and
invested Santiago the Spanish would have
had a road over which they could have
retreated from the city if they desired.
My army went over in the hills and cut
off the Spanish retreat"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-10-15
THE HERALD BULLETIN.

PACE ONE
Nearly Two Hundred Lives Lost
Mckinley at st. Louis.
Richfeld Tabernacle Burned.
Twenty-fourth Infantry SlandereC
Attitude ef Garcia
PACE TWO
Panic at Virden-
Roberts In SEWER.
Power of Mormons.
New Bicycle Record Made.
Plot Against French Ministry.
PAGE THREE,
DR.. Seaman's War Experience.
Discussing the Cuban Debt.
q. P's Good Showing.
Three Murderers Executed.
PAGE FOUR.
Editorial.
PAGE FIVE.
Mine. Contest Cases.
Condition of Trade.
More Guns For Utah Battery.
PAGE SIX
The Mammoth Strike.
Sam Kenyon's Adventures.
PAGE SEVEN
Financial and Commercial.
PAGE EIGHT.
Republican Finances.
Romance of a Promissory Note.
Snowflake Wedding.
Chaplain Allensworth Talks.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-10-15
BIG THEFT OF BONDS.
Burglars Hold $4,000 Worth of Sc
curities for a Reward.

Minneapolis, Mimi, Oct 14-It has
just leaked out that week ago burg
lars broke into the office of the Consol-
idated Milling & Hard Wood company,
and after breaking open a safe, es-
capped with S56,OOO worth of United
States bonds of the recent issues
President George Christian received a
letter, Offering to return them if a re-
ward were advertised in one of the
local papers. This was done, and S25
was offered. Another letter followed,
saying that this was too small, and
that, though the bonds were worthless
to their present possessors, they were
worth good deal to Mr.. Christian. He
was warned against reporting the mat
ter to the police, and directed to make
larger offer. The matter, however
has been placed in the hands of the
local authorities
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-10-15
HASSARD IS IMPROVING.
Utah Volunteer Is All Right and
Getting Well.

w 4 Hassard, a conductor on the
Salt Lake City line. who has son
WIN the batteries in the Philippines,
ge9ogrday Received a letter from him,
ue-.eu @ at Cavite, Sept 10, in which he
says: y wrote you from Honolulu.
anu anu intended writing you several times
lee pelUie reaching Manila, but soon after
41sasIhg Honolulu I was taken sick and
I@fe n;a1 oeen i'll ever since. AT first my
soSAness iso.ass was not at all serious, but be-
1"te reaching Manila it developed into
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-10-15
City of Santa C1,,z s,,ed

San Francisco, Oct. 14.-In the United
States circuit court this afternoon the
Holland Trust company of New York
brought suit against the City Water
company of Santa Cruz and the citv
of Santa Cruz to foreclose a mortgage
on all the property Of the first named