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The National tribune., 1898-09-22
Tho 7!h MINI.

The annual Reunion of the 7th Mimi.
was held in Minneapolis. Mimi, Sept. 0,
with President A. A. Ames in the chair
The attendance was good. Secretary Light
beurn reported 10 dea hs since the previous
Reunions; viz, +. Go an, Andrew Rob
inson, lily r. Day, Thomas & Hall, Chris
PR miner. VIM. S. Iogalls, John 6. Week,
An on Huck. Rudsir n JAEGER, Chr GUIDE
ian; making the total number of deaths in
the REGIMENT during and since the war,
3s2. Secretary Lichtbourn has the ad-
2tS; the total enroiime-t of the regimen t
being 1872. Officers were e'ected as fol-
lows. Pres, A. 4. Ames; V.-P.'s. l.. w.
Collins and Da niel GOodhue; Secretary, f.
S. Light bCu'n,
The National tribune., 1898-09-22

XUANTED-To se!i-A SET of the Official Records
w OF the War OF The Rebellion. Address Box iOl.
Arapahoe Men S70-js
The National tribune., 1898-09-22
WANTED-ADDRESSEN

VIZ ANTED-By Mrs John r. Cain, Las Aniuss
w Colo, the names and addresses of any persons
who belonged to Co A. 4th Iowa Cav. and knew John
r Cain of same company.
The National tribune., 1898-09-22

PLACE OF NETT MEETING.
The contest over4.h4.place of next meet
ing was spirited. Il Wns :, fight between
he East and tho West The claims OF
Denver were prescA tied by Past Col Harla n
Thomas, who dwell EMrticuiarly upon the
Western city as a&slftable place Con-
ventions. Col. Qg Aail, Of Michigan
mined De.rn,t, and re1d letters of 'nvi;a-
ton from Gov. PM rec the Board of Trade
Of Detroit, the Mayfr n the city nd others
a vote was taken bnA Detroit won out by
the narrow margintf Eye.
oUARTERMAsrER-GtNskALs HEADQuAn-
Probably the hardc skIirht of the Encemp-
ment vas over the iofa'ion of the III .ad-
quarters If the Qdarterma ter General for
the next three years. These quarters have
been located in Chicago for six years past
and il was urged by the Western DELEGATES
especially that the best interests of the
Or Ter require the location to remain UNI
changed However IN, delegates from the
Central and Eastern States argued that
the bulk of membe ship lies in thai sec
ion and that in view Of this fact the
wishes in The matter should be respected
Boston was presented as being an app,i-
cant for the place.
Al The conclusion of the roll call il was
found That the Hub City had won by ma
iorty Of 49,
ELECTION OF OFFICERS.
Up to this tine a number of candidates
had been in the field for the d fferent off
ces, but at the last minute !, appeared
that hut one candidate renamed m the
field tos each position. Col. Church. OF Lii
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-22

and wounded were thus well provided
for. The army in the island depended
upon local stock for transportation
This proved quite satisfactory and he
doubted the advsability of importing.
American horses or mules
Asked if he had the cordial and ef-
fective support of the administration.
Cen Merritt said: From the president
had the most hearty sympathy and
support, and this applies also to the
various departments. The only thing
OF which / might feel had a right to
complain was not having some con-
tingent of regulars to act as mn
cleus, even If they had to be taken from
Tampa, / should have liked to have
the Fifteenth regular regiment. was
told that / could not have it unless
furnished something 20 take its place
But ! made the best l could of the sit
uation and distributed my staff officers
to aid and train first the volunteers
and then the men. This worked very
well, and l was personally thanked. as
were my staff officers, for this service 3"
Gen. Merritt paid quite as high a
tribute to the civilian staff officers as
did Gen. Shafter, the previous day. saw
ing: They were good officers. inteli
gent, anxious to learn and to work"
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-22

Springfield and the modern small cali
bre rifle. This drew from Gen. Merritt
the statement that personally he should
prefer the Springfield with smokeless
powder to the "Calibre 30' or the
"Mauser,"
However, some of the line officers
would be better judges of that than !, !"
he added. AS an instance of the lack
of stopping power of thu small bore
rifles, he said one of his officers was
shot through the leg in the Manila
fight and did not know it till the next
morning. General Mercitt said that the
volunteers were as effective and as en-
thusiastic as could be desired He re-
garded them as very excellent troops.
The supplies were satisfactory at all
times, except as to ice and milk for fe-
yer patients. He explained that there
were apparently no milk producing an
finals in that region.
There were some small cattle appar-
entity imported from China, but they
gave no milk to speak Of. AS to med
ical supplies and hospital conveniences.
Gen. Merritt said ne had heard no
complaint On entering the city the
army took possession of all the good
houses it needed and turned them over
to the medical department. The sick
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-22

Gen. Wesley Merritt was the first
witness of the afternoon. He began
his testimony by a description of the
operations around Manila prior to its
capture. Owing to the smalJness Of
his force he said, the army was com
PEELED to operate along the sea front
in cooperation with the navy. Had
there been a larger American force on
hand the city could have been taken
from the high ground inland but This
was tacitally impracticabe without
leaving our base at the mercy of both
Spaniards and insurgents. The cftv de-
lenses were good. The Spaniards had
excellent arms and plenty Of ammuni-
ton; all they lacked was sand"
The engagement lasted not over two
hours. The army had both Spaniards
and insurgents to contend with. THE
insurgents We're anxious to take part
in the attack" said Gen. Merritt. dbut
they We're not notified when the attack
would be made, as | vas sure the en-
trance Of the Fllipin0s INTO the city
would mean unnecessary bloodshed and
some looting." Gen. Merritt said that
the American losses were not correctly
stated in the press reports. There
We're about 100 officers and men killed
and wounded. No accurate account of
the Spanish loss was ever obtainable
THE American force. however. cap
tured over 10000 stands of modern
arms and the Spanish loss was known
to be severe"
There was some discussion by the
commission Of relative merits Of the
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-22
PUTNAM &
SPRAGUE co.
WITH MILITARY HoNoRs.
The Victims of Fort Adams Fire Buried
Yesterday

Newport, Dec. 21.-The funeral of the
victims of the fire at Fort Adams, Mon
day, took place this afternoon. The
bodies of Privates Kull and Butler and
the body not yet identified were in
TERED in the post cemetery with mill
tary honors
The body of Private Harris was
buried in the Jewish burial grounds in
the city. The body was brought to the
city on a caisson covered with an Am
erican flag, and was escorted by a fir
ing squad and a detachment of Battery
H. Seventh artillery, under the com
mand of Lieut.. VestaI
Upon the arrival in the city the body
was met by Rabbi Baruch and mem
bers of the congregation. The Jewish
burial service was read by the rabbi
and parting salute was fired over the
grave by the squad
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-22
WAS DESPONGENT.
Miss Dodge, Writer of Some Prominence,
Takes Her Life.

Boston, Dec. 21.-The members of the
Church of st. John the Evangelist, at
the West End, who gathered for early
service this morning, found the body of
a young woman in one of the galleries.
A bottle of muriatic acid lay beside her,
pointing to posion. It was soon learned
that the woman was Miss Margaret
Dodge, a teacher in the Armenian
school at the South end. She was about
90 years Of age and is thought to have
come here from Grafton, Me. 1t is
thought dependency on account of i'll
ness led to the suicide.
Miss Dodge was a graduate from the
College of Liberal Arts, Boston Uni
versity she had figured quite promin-
emily as a writer Of magazine stories.
In a letter to one Of her most intimate
friends, written yesterday, Miss Dodge
said she contemplated suicide.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-22
RELIEVING GEN. SKATER.
Gen. Merritt, the First Of the Year, to
Command Depanment Of East.

Washington, Dec. General Wes-
ley Merritt has arrived at Washington
and called at the war department. He
will appear before the war investigat-
ing commission and inform them as to
the conditions attending the campaign
in the Philippines, a branch Of the sub
1ect not exploited up to this point
General Merritt, the first of the year,
will take charge of the department OF
the east, relieving General Snafter, now
in command.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-22
INDICTMENT OF PERJURY.

Northampton. Dec. 21.-The grand
jury of Hampshire county today re-
turned an indictment for perjury
against Lewis Warner. formerly treas
urer Of the Hampshire County Savings
Bank. and president Of the Hampshire
County National Bank, who is under
Indictment Cor embezzlement from the
latter institution
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-22
EAsTERN TELEGRAPH co.

Portland Me, Dec. 21-The annual
meeting of the stockholders Of the
Eastern Telegraph Company was held
in this city this forenoon. The follow
ing officers were elected: Directors.
Charles A. Tinker, New York: Thomas
Roche, Boston; c. c. Bedlow. Boston;
Frederick Robe, Gorham, Nc; c. d.
LAver1nore. J. w. Plsisted and J. ..
williams of Portland. The directors
elected Frederick Robbie president, c. c..
Bedlow treasurer, c. D. Livermore
clerk.
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Don't
Forget

That we are closed all day Monday
christmas Day., and do your
Christmas buying Friday or Satur-
day, or some of it earlier, if possible,
Poultry promises to come much finer
than it did at Thanksgiving, and the
prices now are very low for good
stock. AS usual, we shall have a
great abundance and variety of Geese,
Turkeys, Ducks, Chickens and
Game. Fruit and Vegetables are
plentiful and cheap; Butter, Cheese,
Eggs and Canned Goods also ; and,
all in all, the supplies for your table
should not cost you big sum.
We shall be open late Thursday,
Friday and Saturday evenings.
If any new information of value
concerning Poultry and other Christ
mas goods in our line should come to
hand, we will keep our patrons in
formed through the columns of this
paper
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-09-01
sherif,s Sale.

By virtue OF writ OF Fieri Facas issued out o
the Court of Common Pleas of Sullivan County
and to me directed and delivered there will be
exposed TO public sale at the Court House in In
Porte. Pa, on
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 81, 1895
at 10 o. clock II. m. the following described proper
ty viz
All that piece or parcel OF land lying and being
i'll the Township of Davidson, County of sullivan,
and state of Pennsylvania bounded and described
as follows:
Beginning in the center of the road near the
school house, thence north 27la degrees east
along road l9l2 perches to II stone on right bank
OF outlet of Lewis Lake, thence down outlet south
81 degrees east 24l, perches to "a posi- on ct bank
OF outlet thence south 20 degrees west 10 so per
ches to "A post thence north 81 degrees west along
Riley Stenback lot and church lot and school
house lot % perches to the place ol beginning,
Containing two acres and four perches strict
measure be the same more or less
Land all improved and under coed state of
cultivation, with n two story framed dwelling
house. stable and other out buildings. Well wat
cred and with fruit trees thereon.
Seized, taken into execution and to be sold as
the property of Mary Jane Painton at the suit OF
Mead d. Detweler, ct el.
ELLIS swANK, sheriff.
lNGHAMS Attys.
Sherff's office, Laporte Pa, August ., 1895.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-09-01

By virtue OF an order issued by the Orphans
Court of Lycoming county, Pa, dated the 9TH day
of March, a. d., 1898, and supplemented by All
order of the Orphans Court of sullivan county
there will be exposed to public SALE at the Court
House, in the borough OF Laporte, Sullivan county
Pa, on
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER I'd, 1898
at O'Clock p IN. The following described prem
ises OF the estate of Charles d. Eldred deceased
A strip of land, situated in Elkland township
sullivan county known rs the 'Ridgway Lot, .
being the west end of said lot, and all OF said
"Ridgway Lot after reserving thirty-iive acres
on the east side; bounded by the James Bryson
tract on the north, II. Cody on the west, Bowers
Kneper and Tolan on the south and the reserved
part ofsaid lot on the east and being part of the
John Bryson survey. More particularly described
as follows Beginning at birch northwest cor
ner of said lot, thence south "a west 81 perches
thence south 55l4 east 24l perches, thence north
81 east 50 perches thence north 55l4 west 24l per
ches to place of beginning, containing 81 acres
perches.
Terms of sale as fixed by the order of court
Ten per cent in cash on the day OF sale which
shall be considered and retained as stipulated
damages on failure of the purchaser to pay the
balance of the purchase money, which balance il
to be paid upon confirmation of the sale by the
court and tender of deed by the Administrator
and possession then given TO the premises.
DAVID W. BUFFINGT0N, Admir- OF the
Estate of Charles ID. Eldred, deceased
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-09-01
Trial List, September Term, 1898.

Mitchell, Young II Co. vs. A. j. Hackley, No,
l0i Sept. Term 1895, Scire Faeas, Plea, Payment,
payment with cause &c, Hill, Inghams.
james McFarlane, vs. W c. Mason, No. 80
Non Assumpsit, payment, payment with leave to
set off. Hill, Inghams.
A. c. Haverly VS. Benjamin Kuykendall, Jr
No. II May Term 1897, Trespass, Plea mot gull
ty''. Mullen Thomson
Merritt Shatfer. VS. Sosephine FitzPatrick, No
IS May Term 1898. Feigned Issue. Plea PAY
ment. Inghams, Mullen.
A. l.. Smith VS. Robert Melvin, No. l39 May
term 1897. Deft. appeal. Plea, Payment payment
with leave and set off. Bradley lnghanls
6 Durward Saddlemire, VS. c. H. Jennings Il b
W. Jennings trading and doing business the
Lopez Manufacturing Company No. 81 Sept. Term
1887. Trespass Plea, mot guilty Hill, Ing
hams.
Martin Markle, VS. E. V. Ingham No 15c
Sept, Term 1897. Defendants Appeal. Plea mon
Assumpsit Payment, payment with leave &C
Hill, lnghanls
$ +. NJ. Lewis, VS. J. w. Ballard No. 8 Dec
Term 1897. Defendants Appeal Plea, ''Non
Assumpsit Payment, payment with leave &C
Mullen, Walsh.
James McFarlane VS. Josiah Hembury DIT
and Henry McKibbins and John G. Scouten, Gar
nishees No. Z, Dec. Il. 1897. Scire Facias Plea,
Payment. Downs.
Dec. Term 1897. Interpleader. Hill, Mullen.
IL Russell Karns VS. Harry Paulhamus No 8.
Dee. Term 1897. Defendants Appeal. Plea Non
Assumpsit' with leave to give special :matter in
evidence. Karns. Bradley.
u F. II. Tomlinson vs. Jacob A. Meyers and
William l. Taylor No. Feb. T. ls9S. Ejectment
Plea, not guilty. Hill. Mullen.
Is John w. Buck VS. John Stackhouse and VIM
Stackhouse Dfts. and Rush j. Thomson and Geo
| C. Jackson Garnshees, Attachment, Plea, Nulla
Bonna by r. ]. Thomson. Walsh. Thomson.
VIM. ]. LAWRENCE, Proth
PrOthy's office. I,aDOrte Pa Aug. q. 1SoS
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-09-01
WILLIAM H. WO0DIN.
SKETCH OF THE CONGRESSIONAL
CANDIDATE.

William II. Woodin, who has been
nominated tor Congress as the Republican
candidate for the Seventeenth district, IN
GLIDING the counties OF Columbia, Mon
tour. Sullivan and northumberland, comes
OF a family not only of that region, but of
a family who has made much of that
region. He aud his have been actively
identified with the manufacturing affairs
of that portion OF the keystone State.
His grandfather, whose name he bears,
was one of the creators of the great car
manufacturing establishment that is one
Of the distinguishing commercial equip
ments Of the State. which from a small
beginning gives fruitful employment to
over 800 people That concern now
bears the industrial title of the Jackson
d Woodn Manufacturing Company, and
its vice president is the new Congressional
candidate.
Mr.. Woodin's father was a member OF
the Twenty-elghth Regiment, Pennsyl-
vania Volunteers during the civil war,
and his uncle, the brother of the nomi
nee's mother. is Charles III. Dickerman,
of Milton, who was very near being made
the Democratic nominee in this Congress
sional district two years ago. The present
occupant OF the Congressional station is
Monroe II. Kulp, OF Shamokin, Repub
lican, who is so popular in the Seven
teenth district, which is controlled gen
erally by Democratic constituency that
he has been able to defeat such a strong
Simon. pure Democrat as Charles R.
Buckaleu. Congressman Kulp has now
served two terms and is desirous OF re-
firing Mr.. Woodn should carry the
district, as all the elements of the Repub
lican party are united in the interest o
the young manufacturer.
William Hartman Woodin was born
on May 81, 1868, in Berwick, where he
received his early education in the public
schools. At the age of IA he entered the
preparatory department OF Woodbridge
School of Mines, New York city, and
completed his education at the School o
Mines of Columbia College. Returning
to Berwick, he made himself master o
the practical workings OF the great insti
tuition of which his father was then presi
dent, learning the details of the business
from cleaning castings to moulding ca
wheels, later on becoming general super
intendent OF the concern. He represent
the young element of his party and tn
business interests of the community, il
which he figures both modestly and prom
inently.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-09-01
Registers Notice.

Notice is hereby given that the following ac
counts have been filed in my office, viz:
First and final account of Mary Ekine admin
istratrix of Patroculis Kline decd
First and final account of Emily +. Ander,
administrators OF John III. Anders decd.
First and final account of Milton Battn and
L. H. Battin executors of Joseph Battin decd.
First and final account of A. j. Bradley Esq.
administrator of Cyrus b. Miller decd
First and final account OF A. l.. Smith, guardian
of Emma G. Benied.
Also the following widows apprasements have
been filed: In the estates of W. W. Boyle deed
and Solon Haverly decd,
And the same will be presented TO the Orphans
Court OF Sullivan county on Monday, September
26, 1898, at 3 O'Clock p. III. for confirmation and
allowance.
VIM. J. LAWRENCE, Register
Registers office, Laporte Pa. August %, 1895
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-09-01

defeated by the party in their aspira-
tions for office. 1t Is more like de-
mand from Spain that Dewey and
Schley shall be not promoted, but
dismissed from their commands.
Mr. Wanamaker's speech at his lit
tie gathering. as matter of fact. was
disappointing. although it was much
admired by the city papers, which get
from four to six columns of good ad-
vertising from him every day. 1t was
brilliant and vigorous but 1t was the
brilllancy of the will-o-the-wisp, and
the Improbable vigor of a kicking
mule. 1t was full sof vituDerative
abuse of Republican administration of
ntate affairs, but alleged nothing spe-
hific, and only repeated in general and
more picturesque terms the old and
discredited charges for which DR..
Swallow, when he put them in definite
form, was criminally convicted in the
Dauphin county court 1t set up a ghost
of dishonesty in state affairs, and then
scared at 1t. although not one dollar
has been rost or stolen from the state
treasury by mismanagement or dis
honesty in all the years of Republican
administration, and it cried out against
alleged extravaganza and oppressive
groaning, although not a man in all the
state of Pennsylvania, except he has
money at interest, pays a special Ii
cense for conducting a particular bus
mess. or is stockholder in a bank, a
railroad company, or some like corpor-
alton, pays one cent of tax toward the
support Of the state government, d.
rectly or Indirectly. If anyone will
take the trouble to look at the official
records he will see that there is only
one county in the state, that of Phila-
delphia, which does not get directly
back from the state in appropriations
for local purposes, and which go to
tighten the burden of local taxation,
thousands of dollars more than it
pays in, running in some of the poorer
counties as high as eight times as
much. There are only two counties,
Philadelphia and Allegheny, which do
not get back more money for common
school purposes alone than all that
their citizens pay in. The Individual
citizen in Pennsylvania, under the leg
islation which the Republican party
has made, pays nothing as an individ-
ual toward the support of the state
government. The corporation taxes and
the special taxes and the license fees
upon particular classes of business foot
the entire bill. and amount to over
$3000,000 besides, which is divided
among the counties to tighten the bur-
dens of local taxation.
This is the sort of a Republican rec
ord which anybody has to go up against
who undertakes to make anti-Republi-
can fight on state issues. The truth is
that the state of Pennsylvania is not
the oppressor of it's citizens, but their
benefactor, and nobody is "groaning''
under anything worse than an unsat-
isfied ambition to hold office or some-
thing he has eaten that doesn't agree
with him There are a good many peo-
pie, you know, who mistake their in
active liver for an active conscience.
Mr.. Wanamaker's speech was brill
liantly composed. however. and as a
piece of vituperative English reflects
credit on the man who wrote It, But
that" as Mr.. Kipling would say, 'is
another story
GEORGE H. WELSHONS.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-09-01

For SALE. Stock of goods in
country store, also good will. Cause
of selling, death. For particulars
inquire of A. f. Trip, I.aporte.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-09-01
Administrators Sale of Real Estate.

Registers office, Laporte Pa August %, 1898.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-09-01
COURT PROCLAMATION,

WHEREAS. Hon. +. NJ. DUNHAM, President
Judge, Honorables John s. Line and Conrad
Kraus Associate Judges of the Courts of Oyer and
Terminer and General Jail Deliverer, Quarter
Sessions of the Peace, Orphans Court and Com
mon Pleas for the County of Sullivan have issued
their precept, bearing date the Is day of July
1898, to me directed, for holding the several
courts in the Borough of Laporte, on Monday the
19h day of Sept. 1898, at O'Clock p. m.
Therefore, notice is hereby given to the Coroner
Justices of the Peace and Constables within the
county, that they be then and there in their prop
er person ut clock p. of said day, with their
rolls records, inquisitions examinations and
other rememberances to those things to which
their offices appertain to be done. And to those
who are bound by their Reorganization to prosecute
against prisoners who shall be in the jail o
the said county OF Sullivan, are hereby notified to
be then and there to prosecute against them as
will be just.
ELLIS SWANK, sheriff.
Sherf's Office. Laporte a..Aug IL, 1898.