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Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-07-20
New PaItZ school Trouble Ended

Poughkeepsie. \. Y. July 11.-Dr.
Frank s. Capen has resigned as prin-
cipal of the New I'altz Normal School
in compliance with the request of the
local Board of Managers. BY his res
ignation DR.. Capen has brought To IN
end II controversy which has existed for
several years. His successor has not
vet been appointed.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-07-20
Dcwey's Claims for Bounty.

Washington. July 17.-Admral Geo
Dewey has filed in the Court of Claims
through his attorney his claim for
naval bounty CROWN" out of the battle
of Manila Ray on May ], 1898. This is
the first of this class of claims filed
in this court and it is anticipated that
there will he between 1000 and 5000
of them altogether.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-07-20
Bernice Echoes,

Friday evening Dist. Pres. John
A. Gibbs, of Hillsgrove, installed
the officers of Washington Camp, p.
@. S. of A. at this place rs follows:
Past Pres, II. w. Taylor; Pres, A.
l.. Wilmot; Pres, Joseph O'Neill
M. of f., George Potter; Conductor,
w. S. Roberts, Sec, Joseph Hells-
man; Insp., III. c. Willhima; Guard,
David Schields; Treas, Harry Bas-
ley.
The ball club from here crossed
bats with the diamond dandies at
Laporte last week. After the smoke
of battle cleared away the score stood
at II to in favor of Bernice.
Thomas Fitzgerald while riding
home from his work on the mining
cars Monday evening, was caught by
one of the trolley cross wires and
thrown between the ears, cutting his
head quite badly.
Mrs. II. f.. Watson visited friends
at Dushore Tuesday.
Mrs. Harry Ilampson spent We'd
nesday at Towanda.
Some kissing bugs have been dis
covered in town. They are not OF
the same specia as those found in
New Jersey, as these have but two
legs and no wings. They do not
seem to be harmful, as some of our
young men have been severly kissed
by them. The same young men re-
turn each evening to be kissed by
the same bug on the same gate.
The Military Band gave another
concert in the street Saturday even
ing to the delight of the people in
town.
Chas. Davis of Arnot Pa, was the
guest of James Wheatley last week.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-07-20
Dewey Sails for Trieste.

Port Said. July II. After a strict
quarantine. the United States cruiser
Olympia sailed for Trieste where she
will have free pratique. After a short
stay there she will proceed direct 10
New York.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-07-20

Madrid July 11El Liberal an
noEnCen the discovery of Il deficit of
.. 1oa 600 pesctas tSI30. I10I in the ne
courts of the Northern Railway Com
panN. due to cmlc2Zlements
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-07-20
Watches, jewellery,
Si|verWare, Etc.
Bicycle repairing. Bicycle sundries.
Fishing tackle, at lowest possible
Price
Beauty Is Blood Deep.

Clean blood means Il clean skin. No
beauty without it. Cascarcts, Candy Cathar-
tie clean your blood and keep it clean, by
stirring up the lazy liver and driving all i'm
purties from the body. Begin to-day to
Danish pimples, boils, blotchos, blackheads.
and that sickly bilious complexion by taking
Cascarets,-beauty for ten cents. All drug
gis cltislaction guar, rteed, l0c, 25c, 5Oc.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-07-20
The Benefits Realized.

This certifieS that NJ. \. Scure-
man, of Dushore, agent of the Penn
Mutual Life Insurance Co., has
promptly delivered to me the com
pany'S check in full settlement OF
the $500 life insurance policy held
by II. T. Downs, my late husband,
at the time of his death on the 2d
inst.
now realize the benefits of life
insurance as ! have never realized
them before, and must say that |
consider the Penn Mutual a safe,
equitable and prompt company.
Mrs. MARY \. Downs.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-11
Drowned In the Bayou.

Yesterday evening about o'clock a,
Young Frank ollre with some companions
was swimming in the bayou at what Is
known as the Sycamore" swimming
place Just above the Sabine street bridge
he divcd from a height of about twelve
feet into water shallower than he cal
oulated and, striking his head upon the
bottom, broke his neck. The body was
recovered by his companions but life was
practically extinct when the body was
drawn from the water.
The deceased was a bright and promls-
ing youth. IA years OF age, the son of MIR.
Frank Ollre, who works In the Southern
Pacific paint shop,
An inquest was held by Justice Malsch.
The funeral VIII occur at o'clock this
afternoon from the family residence. cor
ner OF Silver and Center streets. with in-
torment in Glenwood cemetery
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orally expressed that people will be spared
this last infection.
TAXPAYERS ELECTION PRocLAMA-
TON


BY virtue of the authority vested In me
as mayor of the city of Houston, and BY
the authority vested in me by ordinances
of the city council of rity OF Houston
passed on the 9TH of June and TIE 1atb Of
June, 1899. j hereby issue ibis prac.a,ua-
tlon announcing that on Tuesday, July IL
1899, an election will be held bv tho tax
paying voters tpaying taxes on property,
OF the city of Houston 20 determine the
question or proposition whether the city
council of the city of Houston shall issue
oonds oil the city of Houston TO The amount
o. three hundred thousand dollars $1,000
wv Payabie forty years from their date
with interest at rate of per cent per an
mum, for the purpose of the establishment,
OF sewerage and sanitary system for tbs
city OF Houston. | hereby designate the fol-
lowing places for holding the poIls at said
election, to-wit:
FIRST ward poll will be held at Shup-
tines brick building Houston avenue.
Second ward poll will be held at No. 10
engine house, Charities street.
Ihlrd ward poll will be held at No. 1 en-
CINE house on Fannin street.
Fourth ward poll viii be 1eld nj civ
market house. ~
Fifth ward poll will b. held al Pythian
nail, on Mckee street, side.
slNth ward poll will be held Mt No. q
engine house. Washng.on street
nome put property taxpaying voters of
the city OF Houston paying taxes on prtp-
erty' shaii be allowed TO vote ut said dec
ION as is provided So in section Al ct
inc charter OF said city OF Houston.
me polls VIII be opened at 8 o'clock n
m OF the said 18th day of July. 1899. and
remain open until 6 o'cloeK D, m. Of :he
same day. 8. H. Rrsshoar
Mayor City OF Houston.
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around lamp chimney last night and
41gileulately captured 1t. While II does moi
t',ro 'spona IN every particular TO the pic.
lure. lure given herewith OF the genuine
p, n1r,ah hp picipes." it bears re-
a .I",Aspy close resemblance to that bug.
ana Is undoubtedly very near relatiion
b, tne last heard of the Kissing bug II
Ionis 'pa0ned no further south than st.
tn 40 Is well known to newspaper readers
Il ht,as 'anoiestes plcipes is bad hug
bjtas u rs also not particular whom il
s otes. All 4 seems 10 desire Is tbat its
nia snali have lips. and as most neo.
~ ~ 100 lps, the bug has nothing TO wor.
v,,n an9gt' This idiosyncraey for lips has
s sohriora lor ne bug in its Eastern home the
hoped that the little pest win no, r 20 oe
a. e1 as II originated In New Jersey and
mo,a,,,a.s ALREADY a crop OF the Jsrsey
'sli'oes In th!s section the hope Is zen.
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A Contribution Acknowledged.

In response to The Posts appeal for aid
for the flood sufferers the first made dur
ing the early part of last week, Mr., W. G..
Sneed collected the sum of $52 from the
local employees OF the Southwestern Tee
graph and Telephone company. with ;his
sum supply of bacon and -four was bought
and forwarded to Hampstead. as is shown
by the following receipt:
Hampstead, Texas, July 9.--Received OF
w G. Sneed, "A sacks of flour, 1900 RAJ
lions; 400 pounds bacon, $50 rations: 800
pounds navy beans. 200 rations. Contribu-
ton from Southwestern Telegraph and
Telephone company employees of Houston
TO flood sufferers.
r. T.. Hannay.
Chairman COMMITTEES.
VIM. Joseph.
X. J. Cook.
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WHOLESALER.

fates ordained otherwise. Judge Wilson
proceeded to San Antonio where on last
Thursday he was married to Miss Nellie
Hamilton at the residence of the brides
cousin, Mrs Ebert Hildebrand.
They proceeded to Fort Davis, where
they will spend their honeymoon, and re-
turning to Houston will make their home
with Mrs. M II. Marrast, at sos Caroline.
The bride is related to Mrs. Marrast,
and 1t was while visiting at her home in
this city that she and Judge Wilson first
met ~
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Judac Wilson Merri.d

Judge w. II. Wilson, judge Of the Fif,v.
fifth civil district court OF this CITY ma,
stolen march on his friends. severa,
days ago he left Houston ostens,blv >,
take summer vacation, but as FAR as his
frisnds we're advised he was expected :,
enjoy his single blessedness. But -.
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NEW BUSINESS.

Under The head OF new business the
mayor announced that to Ill vacancies on
he board of school trustees, the terms OF
C. p. Shearn and J. r. Cade having ex-
PRED. he would place in nomination as
their successors Andrew Dow for the
Third ward and George Jones for the
Fifth ward.
Alderman Sonnen made the point that
these trustees should be selected as pro-
yded by the new law and not by the
city council.
The mayor said that the law referred
TO by the alderman does not become op.
eratve in Houston till 1901 That the
city attorney had given him an opinion to
that effect.
A motion TO confirm the nominations by
accllmation was lost and the ballot upon
their names resulted ayes and noes.
thus confirming them.
BY Alderman Sonnen, a motion that the
engineer run levels along the Houston
and Texas Central track from the CITY
limits TO the central yard to ascertain the
rise. Carried,
BY Alderman Sonnen. motion that Tho
dirt now being exoavated from Houston
avenue be used In filling sections OF Hlcl-
DRY, Edwards, Crockett, Holly and shearn
streets, Carried.
The council then adjourned.
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THE KISSING BUG.
Has the Famous Insect Rc,cb.d
Houston.

Rev G. W. Story exhibited to a Pos.
representative Yesterday specimen of
an insect which closely resembles pic
lures and descriptions Of the famous
kissing bug" that has created so much
excitement in the East
Rev Story discovered this bug buzzing
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AN ATTRACTIVE rpArYrpr

Which must be taken into consideration
IN contemplating trip to the Chautauoua
- me accessibility to the various noun
tam resorts and mining camps contiguaus
d 40 BOULDER where the most delightful
ahia III the Rocky mountains are avail
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Lords Cycle club.

A photograph OF the Lords Cyclic club
headquarters and group picture OF the
members viii he taken next Sunday.
The Lords club has secured concession
from the La Porte road by which In fu-
ture they will carry all wheels free over
their line.
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ENDORSEMENT ENo,rcu

Even our competitors admit we c,v,
me nest color and best work: ali Vol, van S,
go q, our WORK. 81 Packard's Troy Laundry
'iS rrairie avenue; phone 3S2.
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EXCURSIONS EVERY sAr,rpn.v

a addo me mountain canyons. series OF
i ndoes ana concerts for each sunday,
dai,y , anu outdoor orchestra concerts
at the Texas Colorado chautau prosrammo
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Total -....'.. ....'.'''...'''S4 3'fa o4
Balance on hand ...............Sl0 ,995 80
Referred to finance committee.
The board of public works reported the
completion of the Spruce street sewer I'M
der contract with Fitzgerald & Cahill,
recommending the acceptance of the work.
They further recommended that the street
commissioner grade the bitches on Spruce
street and adjoining streets to conform to
the flow lines of the catch basins on
Spruce street. Adopted.
The hoard of public works submitted
amended plans and specifications for
walks drveways fencing and coping,
stone curbing and basement flow for the
Fannin school, and thay recommended the
adoption Of the Mme. ADOPTED.
The board OF public works returned the
plans and specifications for the extension
of the Spruce street sewer. with adverse
report for the present. They recommend
ed that the Galveston. Houston and Hen
derscn Railway company be required to
open and deepen their bitches on the north
side of their track, which, they think, viii
afford the relief asked for. Adopted
The sewer committee reported on petit
ton Of citizans residing along Tuam
street, recommending that the street be
graded and dltched on both sides. Adopted
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II you want to get rid OF rheumatism TRY
bottle OF Elmer & Amends Prcscrip-
lion. No 1851. e. +. Schmidt. Houston.
Texas. agent
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Total expense for June ........ SIS

Total expense for June ........ S3,9i3 80
Number of men in service. Sc; number OF
alarms 10. Referred to fire committee
The board OF liquidation reported for the
ak months ending June 30, deposits by the
collector of S54 i42.57
On June u, 1899 remittances were made
TO provide for the payment of the July,
1899 coupons OF the 6 per cent funding and
: per cent and 6 per cent compromise bonds
of the city of Houston, as follows:
To American Exchange National
bank of New York ............$l5 1859 30
To Union Trust company ........ 23643 "a
Premiums of exchange ......... AZ 10
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Light Company. '1'us'oa oAs
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NEW SCHOOL TRUSTEES.
Messrs. Dow and Jones Appointed at Yes
terday's Council Meeting.
PROTEST FROM ORGANIZED LABOR
About Working Men over Hours on
city Contrscts-The spruce street
Sewer Accepted.

The city council met yesterday after
noon In regular session, with Mayor Bra
shear presiding and all the aldermen
present except Tufhy and Cortes.
1t was thought that public school gu
perintendent would be named at this meet
ing, but instead there was only a skirmish
along this line by the naming OF two school
trustees to FIJI the vacancies caused by the
expiration OF the term of Trustees G.. i.
Shearn and j. r. Cade. Messrs. Andrew
Dow and George Jones were elected to
succeed them.
The proceedings were as follows:
PETITIONS.
From Houston Trades assembly, calling
attention to the fact that men are being
worked on the Main street paving nine
and half hours to ten hours day at the
same rate of wages paid for nine hours;
also at the plant in the Fifth ward and
on the Are engine house. Referred to or
dinance committee.
A communication was read from City
Health Physician j. B. Massie, stating
that he had inspected the pauper grave
yard on the banks Of Buffalo bayou above
the dam and found the ground full to COM
pletion and that the dead are now being
buried in the gullIes and washouts leading
into the bayou These gullies are being
washed out full aer into the burying ground
aud VIII soon reach some of the old graves
he recommends that all bodies recently
Inferred in the gullies be removed and that
no more interments be allowed in this
cemetery; also that necessary steps be
taken to prevent the washouts from ex-
tending back further into the graveyard.
Referred to the hospital committee.
From citizens residing on the outskirts
of the Third ward. protesting against the
extension of the stock limits beyond Me
Gowan avenue. Referred to Aldermen of
Third ward.
The fire committee reported recommend
ing that fire alarm box be placed on the
northwest corner OF Fulton and Hogan
streets at once. Adopted
The fire committee reported recommend
ing that the petition of II. House to erect
an iron covered shed on lot 8, block 81, for
storing lumber, be granted. Adopted.
The May report of the assessor and
collector and the treasurer were returned
approved by the finance committee and
auditor Adopted.
The chief of fire department reported
for June
Value OF buildings where fire &C.
CURED .....'..'''''.. ''....... SfI,90O %
Value of contents ............... 1880 90
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the spaninrils. and cooperate with the
American forces 10 nght spain.
'fhc Filipino representatives stated az
that time that they had no arms. aud
Admiral Dewey replied that the Amer
lean government would furnish them
with all the arms and ammunition that
they could make use u.
They then asked the question. What
viii BE- our reward2 Dewey said; Il
have no authority. but there " no
doubt that " you cooperate with, ana
assist us By lighting the common en-
envy. you viii b. granted your Freedom
the saline ne the cubana will be-" The
admiral was then Informed that Agnln-
aldo wnf IN Sireapotc. and the Flli-
pinus were Instructed TO bring him TO
liunFiuug.
AFuinaido vent TO IIongkong. and
upon two SEPARATE occasiuus was taken
10 the ONCE NJ the United States con-
aui general. Mr. Wildman. There he
mot the representative % Admiral
Dewey. and tho assurances were again
rcpfcaicd. The result ~ these infrvlcwH
was that AEuinnldo and twelve of his
follow lfa or leaders were taken to Ca
Mite on = United States warnhip.
iiut the most notable Instance. and
one which should settle beyond qucs-
tlOn whether the Americans cooper
nted with the filinlnoa. was the cap
turc Of auhig. The Fiilplnog sent a
number ~ TROOPS In small boats e.
capture this place. upon their arrival
there tho found the German wafthlp
Irene. whose commander notified the
luaurgcui leaders that n they attacked
Suhig. they would fre ON them. The
Fillpinos returned TO Manila. and re-
ported 10 Admiral Dewey. who there
upon sent the Raleigh and Concord 70
assist them In the capture Of SublR.
Theas gunboata were under orders TO
capture the place aud turn u over 10
the Filipinoa. when the Raleigh and
the Concord steamed into hnhig bay "A
couple of shells were nfcd into the
town: the white flag went up. ana a
messenger was sent OF by the spanish
ufiiccra, who agreed TO surrender 20 the
Americans cnnditionaiiy upon their not
hclnr turned over TO the Fillpinos. stat
Ing that they were afraid Of being mas
sacred. The commander Of the ltn-
loigh. Captain Coghlan. rcnt the Con-
cord back To the admiral for further
Instructions. aud the ndnirnfa reply
wac. "Otcy orders" and 20 subir.
with IT, Spanish prisoners and muni-
lions was turned over To the Fillrln0s.
This IL matter ~ record that can
not he denied, and II what would be
Internationally considered aa co-opcrn-
tl0n by anyouc-othcr than few
American onlccrs.
Myers pamphlet makes very inter
eatlng reading, especially by those who
realize tho truth of his statements. u
l. Understood that some u the Wash.
lnFton correspondents. who received
copies ~ the document from Shanghai
have hcslthtcd 10 use II In ths face % the
war departments threat 20 punish dis
rcmlnaiorn o. rcditiouH ilteratnrr.
CARLTON.
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QUESTION OF THE DAY.
Education no, Solution Of ne Southern Race
Problem.
views OF u Correspondent On u.iig-
ious Liberty and the New Anti
.uormon- Crusade.

To the Editor;
In your Issue Of May 9Th you quote
Hooker r. Washington. the New York
Journal. the Peoria Journal and the
Denver News. a. favorlng education
az a remedy for the crimes Of the
Southern negro. Does Mr. Washing
ton and the papers mentioned suppose
that education VIII have a more boncn-
ciai effect In the case Of tho blacks than
II has had In the cnHe OF the whlteaf
hut, argument aside. facts speak for
themselves.
Perhaps no state has 80 long and 70
well educated the negro na Maryland.
Yet, there are az this minute 900 col-
orcd youths In the house u correction
alono,and crimes OF every kind, In city
and country, nru daily recorded Ia the
papers against the negro. Any lady
~ this section would sooner trust her
self tn what the n. y, Journal calls the
uncducntod. brute" negro than 10 the
educated" one OF the finest npcci-
mems " the latter class recently raped
a minor ~ hia own race In this section,
some twenty educated young ncgrorH.
men and women. were recently arrested
Ia one batch In this little town. A
negro youth has Just been killed near
Cumberland FOR nHaaulting two arcd
ladies. What the eolorcd people need
N return 90 honest. straight -out
work on farms and IN kitchens. and
the morrow have ~ northern educators
and politicians stlrring up the negroes
10 "a departure from the sturdy working
No they are nttcd Tor. the more COM
plox aud revolutionary Will be the re-
suit.
In common with many others Of this
section. I have takon blE hand In
maintaining through the press the
rights of tho "MdrmonH" to political
and religious liberty. For myself, I
have argued that II polygamy iH fun
damcnnl " their faith, they have a.
much nrht to practice Ito show their
faith by their worka-aa have the
Catholics 20 shut up Urls In nunneries.
or men IN munnstcficN. Tho back
bono ~ opposition 20 the "Mormona"
has been broken and the antl-RohcrtH
crusaders have been wholly allenccd.
n "Morm0nism IN 20 be combntted. we
believe In combating II with intclligont
and spiritual weapons only. A the
QunkCra We're az one time the objects
or much persecution On account 81 re-
fuslng 10 make oath, 80 now we see
public sentiment has 10 far como their
way that the abolition Of the oath IL
demanded In many sections, aud the
| affirmation has long been accepted from
those conHclentloualy opposed - the
oath polyEamy has the same hope In
itn perspective. II there IN any merit
In n. ~ any rate, the 'Mormons'
shall have rclirioua liberty. ns any de-
NAL OF Il TO them would ultimately nf-
| feet others Faith without works
/ ~ dead" and so IL any faith TO IL
| believers, VI they fall 10 perform the
works. FRANCIS u, LlNEsEY.
sykcsylllo, Md, May 9th, 1889
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A SOCIETY NOTE.

Now and then one runs across odd
statements In the papers of the coun.
try. They are written and published
with n serious purpose, and. therefore.
are the funnier. Recently a Bradford
auIMonoJ sui oi o3uld oAus IodudsAou
paragraph
"Air Jack butler. who escaped from
Smithport inii u few evenings ago, N
tho quest OF friends In this city"
Tho man who manipulatea the ncla-
sors for the McKeeaport Tunes saw the
paragraph. and clipping II. pasted u on
a sheet OF copy paper. after which he
wrote tho following comment;
should Mr.. Butler be- 40 unfortun-
ate as to be recapturcd and yet a three
or four year Job In the pcnitentiary, we
might expect TO read the following
among the personal notes OF the Brad
ford paper;
mir. Jack Butler has accepted iu-
Crativc position at Riverside. His
duties will be No arduoua ana coniinc
him 40 closely that his many friends
VIII not have the pleasure OF seeing
him for some time, We wish Sir. hut
Ter success In his new field OF work.
aud hope his position VIII be perma-
nent. lie n certainly well qualified Ia
occupy the place. Chicago Democrat.