Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-05-19
RERMcE ECHOES.
Continued From Page One.

old age, bring the chief causes of her
death. She is survived by three sons
Micheal, John and Daniel, and four
daughters, Mrs. Rosa Hoffa, Mrs.
Frank McMahan of this place, Mrs.
Frank McMahan Of Dushore and Mrs.
Cornelius Dorigan of Waverly,N. Y,
and 10 grand children. Interment
at the st. Francis cemetery Tuesday
morning at 10 O'Clock May 10.
Mr.. and Mrs. Patrick Harmon
visited friends in Dushore Saturday.
Miss Alice Gilligan of Lopez visit
ed friends here Sunday.
Standing on the corner may not
mean any harm but it does not look
good in the eyes of the bachelors.
Some of our readers seem to think
that we write too much society news.
For their special benefit we would
say that any secret society news seen
in this column is written by special
request, also that we are glad to get
any society news that may be of
interest to the reading public. Please
don't try to make fun of us, for we
do the best we can, though our efforts
at journalism may be improved.
We don't claim to be Mark Twain
or a Bennett.
H. E. Watson attended the Great
Council of the /. O. r. M. at Homes
dale Pa. this week, as representative
of Katonka Tribe No. 1856 of Bernice.
A number of capitalists from
Pittston are opening coal mine on
what is known as the Jackson tract
one mile west of Bernice. G. w.
Gunton of Pittston is general mana
ger and engineer. The above coal
field has been operated by the S. L..
4 S. r. r. Co. previous to 1885. In
the Spring of that year the Jackson
heirs raised the royalty and the COM
pany refused to pay the increased
royalty and suspended operations.
This lead to a lawsuit which was
fought through the several courts of
the state resulting in judgment in
favor of the Jacksons ofnearly $500.
This money laid in the Towanda
banks for years and is there yet.
We think as the heirs refused to ac-
cept it, in the mean time the COM
pany had removed all their roads
and other machinery from the mine
and it is now in a delapidated con-
dition. The new company are put
ting in their opening in the north
western corner of the property and
will ultimately reach the old work.
ings. They have begun the erection
of new breaker which will be fin
ished as soon as possible. At the
place of the new opening there is
nine feet of good coal, but this will
not last, as the average height in
the old workings was less than six
feet. They estimate that there is
about $50, 900 tons ofcoal on the tract
but this is doubtful, as the vein is
very irregular and may run out at
any time. There is only about II
feet of covering over it and in some
places not that much.
Owing to the exceedingly brilliant
victory of Admiral Dewey so early
in the war, the events which have
occurred since then have appeared
tame and it has seemed to many
that no progress has been made.
This is only apparent however. Such
an opportunity of achievement as
that which confronted Admiral
Dewey at Manila does not occur
every day, and should not be expect
ed. Since then the work of prepara-
ton has been going on, the levy of
l25,000 volunteers is almost ready
for service, arrangements are now
completed for sending an army to
the Philippines to finish the work so
well begun by Admiral Dewey, and
as soon as the matter of the Spanish
fleet can be attended to the men and
materials will be ready for a descent
upon Cuba. The fleet will in all
likelihood, be located this week, so
that whether a naval battle takes
place or not it will no longer be an
uncertain factor in future operation.
and will scarcely interfere with the
main movement of the war-the
occupation of Cuba.
Those who think the latter move
ment an easy one, to be undertaken
on the spur of the moment, should
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