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Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-04-06
Bernice Echoes. !.

Bernice Echoes.
Mrs. G. T. Lilley Of Dushore was
visiting friends and relatives at
Mildred Friday.
Alexander Hart, practical sewing
machine repairer, of TOwanda, is
in town this week, working at his
trade.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Rob
erts, Thursday, March 30, son.
Joseph O'Neill was calling on
friends at Dushore Thursday.
Miss Katie Line, who has been at
Pittston for some time, returned
home last week.
II. j. Keller was ut Towanda Sat
urday transacting business
p. II. McGee was at Dushore Fri
day on his official duties a town
clerk.
p. c. Connor made "A busines trip
to Robertsdale last week.
The following young people went
to Long Valley Monday to attend a
ball: Misses Minnie Haley, Lucy
Helsman, Nellie Mcdonald, Messrs.
James Lang, Richard Bennett, Ar
thur White, VIM. Walters, Frank
Cooney and John Burns.
Mrs. Clara Mcdonald Of Jefferson
county, is visiting her parents Mr..
and Mrs. John Mcdonald of this
place.
The Easter service held in the st.
Francis church Sunday was very
beautiful and impressive. Rev. ia.
Enright otficiated.
Faster service was held in the
Presbyterian church by Rev. j. c.
Campbell, and a very able sermon
was delivered by him.
Such April showers as we had last
week will not bring many May flow
ers.
Mr.. VIM. Meehean, head clerk for
w. III. Blight, has maved his family
from Towanda to this place.
A. III. Roberts, who has been in
the hard coal region for the past two
weeks introducing his patent slate
picker. returned home Saturday. He
has met with good success.
List of Grand Jurors drawn for
May term on Monday.
Geo. Brakeman, Chas. Cook, Julius
Lusch. Lewis Lovelace, Jessie r. Me
Carty, Samuel \orthrOp. Henry
Donahoe, Adam Sherman, w. b.
Messersmith, f. c. Walters, III. ID.
Dickerson, Mathew Quinn, Martin
O'Brien, j. p. Brenchley, Robert
Ramsey, Wilson Ryant, Herman
Behr, Henry Ritchlin, Ellis Noll,
VIM. Shoemaker, 5. j. Bird, Anth.
Robe, Milton Botsford, G.. Steck.
TRAVERSE JURORS.
w III. IL. t1elIIl, JdiilcS iNoLcN, II.
c. Boatman, Peter Albert, Edward
Horner, Isaac Williams, VIM. Rob
| bins, VIM. HaiDes, ID. a. MeSser-
smith, John Converse, Lloyd Streby,
Thos. Collins, j. w. Frey, VIM. Deck
er, Josiah Smith, |. ID. Haverly, II.
Johnson, Chas. Baumack, Cyrus
Connors, ID. w. Potter, $. Thrasher,
John Murphy, Robert Molyneux,
John Miller, Peter, Kelley, John
Haverly, owen Sweeney, W.D.Law-
renson, NJ. NJ. Jordan, c. Katfc, y.
Schuyler, John IIousewert, Thomas
Streby, Tho,. Schell, Milton Reeder,
Amos Cox.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-04-06
Services in M. Il. Church.

Sunday School at 2:30 pm. League
at 6:30 pm. The newly appointed
pastor Rev. f. Frycklund is expect
to preach at 1880 pm.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-04-06
Read the Following Low Prices

Here special offer in blue
are worth every cent 500 Mems dress suits fine made strictly
all WOOL 600 worth black
at 5.0O 2 IS. Youths sold at
400 Chilrens overcoats at 25 special bargains Chill
drens suits, heavy weight 90 Special all heavy
top shirts at Soc Heavy wool undeshts
worth LOO. Ladies ribbed vests extry heavy, zoe
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-04-06
II you Hppreriate
buying honorable house which business
the square don't forget when in of
CLOTHING, SHOES, LADIES' COATS& CAPES

to patronize the of the small profit system you
certainly regret taking advantage of guide upright
dealers Mercury has taken drop consequently drop
pointer and don't buy Overcoat Suit Shoes Furnishing
goods Ladies' Coaks anything in large lines you
have first visited u.s.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-04-06
Shoes, Rubber Boots & Shoes.

Don't wat-prces cannot be lower. Many people think
ii they wait until late in the
Do you know when you get article II do
will ask you and low prices now gee our re
ductOus and will be convinced that
disc 40 cheaper than place
and the plain facts at our large with small prices
Good attendants and always glad to show you goods
prices,
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1899-06-29
TO RULE THE House
Movement On Foot to Form
a Procedure Committee.
WILL CURB SPEAKERS POWER
Plan for Organization Of n Colonial
Department with u Cabinet
Omcsr at Its Head.

Washington, June 20. A movement
10 on foot among Republican members
Of the house to have committee ON
procedure elected by the house, which
will take out OF the hands OF the speak
sr and the committee on rules the
power which they heretofore exer-
cised. This committee will be all
powerful in deciding what legislation
shall be considered and membership on
it will be more sought after than ON
any other committee in the house,
should il be established. 1t is pro-
posed to make the speaker ineligible
to the committee and to lave it 0f
sufficient size to include many OF the
leaders Of the house.
The combination for the organization
Of the house and the distribution Of
patronage has been completed by the
selection of Henry A. Casson, OF Wis
consin. for sergeant-at-arms. The Off
GERS OF the old combine are to remain
in their places. By this arrangement,
Pennsylvania, New York. Wisconsin
and Ohio will have the big places in
the house, aad the minor places will be
distributed smoLg the Republican
members.
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DISARMAMENT NOT FAVORED.
But the Conference May gree to Arrest
War Preparations.

But the Conference May gree to Arrest
war Preparations.
The Hague. June 26.-M. De Staal,
president Of the peace conference, at a
meeting of the committee today, intro
duced the Russian proposals looking to
the arrest Of armaments, and read a
declaration disclaiming all intention oil
proposing reduction OF the armaments
at present. But, he added. he was OF
the opinion that If standstill could
be agreed upon a reduction would soon
come of itself. The powers. he ex-
planned, had conferred with the czar
relative to the immense evils Of armed
peace. and he. NJ. De Staal. now sp-
pealed to them TO devote their energies
toward the arrest OF the continual in
crease in the cost of armed peace,
which he asserts costs more than ter
years. war.
Count Golinski. of the Russian dele
CATION, moved that the powers should
enter into a negotiation OF term OF
say Eve years. not to increase the
effectiveness of the peace footing oi
their forces with the exception of colo
nial troops, and not to increase the
amount Of their military budgets be-
yond their present figures.
The speeches and the eresolution were
ordered to be printed and circulated
and the discussion was adjourned un,
til Monday. A naval standstill reso.
luton will be introduced later.
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MORE MEN NEEDED
Otis Cannot Crush the Fill.
pinos With Present Force.
POLITICAL SITUATION is SERIOUS
Otis Gave In 20 the Administration
when lie Made His Estimate OF the
Number Of Troops Required.

New York, June "A special to the
Herald from Washington says:
Major General Miles is an advocate
of the dispatch OF reinforcements TO
General Otis. He declined to discuss
the political position in the Philip
pines other than to say it was serious,
nor would he give any idea Of the
troops that should be sent to the Phil
ippines to place the archipelago under
American control.
General Marcus P. Miller, who re-
Gently arrived from the Philippines,
where he governed lilo Io. has been
living here since his return. General
Miller's view as to the number Of men
required for the subiugation OF the
islands is very different from that OF
General Otis. He believes 65, 900 men,
at least, are required: $4,000 for the
control Of Luzon, and the remainder
for the restoration Of peace and order
in the other islands.
General Miller's view comedies with
General Lawton's and that Of other off,
GERS subordinate to General Otis. In
fact, in other than administration cir
cles there is disposition to believe
that General OTIS estimate OF the men
required was made when he knew Of
the desire OF the president not to raise
volunteers il possible to avoid it.
There is no truth in the story that
General Miles has applied to be sent
to Manila. General Miles would not
wish to take any action to displace
General Otis when that officer is doing
all he can to quell the rebellion with
the limited means at his command.
Notwithstanding the report to the con-
trary, the president is satisfied with
General Ots' course, and has no inten-
tion OF relieving or recalling him. 1t
is equally untrue. it is asserted by Act
ing Secretary Meiklejohn. that Cen
eral Otis has cabled that he will be
compelled to retreat unless promptly
| reinforced.
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PROSPEROUS AND wELL-cLAD.

finlanders Are FIoeking to Our Shores
10 Escape the Russian KBout.
New York. June 24.-It Is said at
the barge Office there Is steady, grad
nal increase in the immigration oi
Fins. There were 90 on the New York
when last SHE arrived at this port, and
there were about as many on the Um-
bria. During the month OF May, $40
Firms were passed through the barge
office. This is 8 decided increase ever
last year--about 80 per cent.
The commissioners have not been
informed Of the departure of any large
parties. though there is much said OF
the preparations Of many parties. The
immigrants ave said to be OF an excel
lent olass--not apparently driven from
their country by poverty, but by stress
OF other circumstances, called the OPP
preston OF Russian officials. 1t is de-
scIibed as not flight from starvation
or even from prospective want.
"It is simply the departure Of the
youth Of the nation, prosperous, we'll
clad, with money in its pocket, detef-
mined to seek its fortune elsewhere.
rather than come under the Russian
knout,"
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Fruit and Vegetable TRUST.

New York. June 26.-lt is reported
that P. d. Armour is at the head OF q
movement to attempt to control the
fruit ard vegetable trades. J. w.
Coupland, manager OF the California
Fruit Transportation Company, is au-
thority for the statement, Mr.. Coup,
land has just returned from meeting
of the fruitgrowers Of the South. held
at Wilmington, N. c., at which he
caid an organization was effected to
fight Mr.. ATmour's plan.
1t was said that Mr.. Armour, assist
ed by others. has secured control Of the
fruit trade OF the Pacific coast and he
is now endeavoring to get control of the
fruit and vegetable trade OF Florida,
Georgia, South Carolina, North Caro-
lima, Maryland. Virginia. Delaware.
Tennessee. Arkansas. Mississippi and
Texss. Mr.. Coupland said the combi-
nation included the Porter Bros. Fruit
company, the Continental fruit express
and the Earl Fruit Company.
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shot by sentrIes.

San Francisco. June 24.-The Ex-
Aminer prints story strongly intimat.
ing that John H. Reynolds, wealthy
member of the casual detachment at
the P,esidio. was shot and killed
while trying to pass the lines on Sun
day morning. It is stated that mem
hers of the detachment say Reynold
was shot down by William q. Harris,
OF company I, Twenty fourth infantry,
and that Harry Watts. John Tyrrell
and Harry Barton, also members OF the
casual companies. were wounded by
Trooper William Sheehan, Of the
Ninth cavalry.
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PAUL JONES MYSTERY.



Aeport That Naphtha Launch was
blown Up shown to BE False.
New Orleans, June 24.--Captain NJ.
r. Doulett. Of the steamer Indepen-
dence, has brought to the city piece
oi the wreck Of the naptha launch Paul
Jones, lost in the Gulf last January,
which throws still more mystery on
that disaster. Tie Paul Jones was
thought to have been destroyed by the
explosion OF her naptha tank, which
would account for her complete de-
Itiuction and sudden loss Of all on
board.
This is now shown to have been
totally erroneous theory, for the naptha
tank was discovered by Captain Dou-
lett intact and uninjured and still
three. fourths full. at Grand Gazier
island, near Breton island, where the
wreck was supposed to have occurred.
The tank WAS brought to the city.
Some 10 feet Of the launch was still
adhering to II. and seemed to have been
cut off, indicating that the vessel was
run down in collision. On the other
hand, the accident occurred where no
large vessels go, and collision was
well-nigb impossible. The remainder
Of the wreck will be brought to New
Orleans from Grand Gazier on the
next trip Of the Independence.
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An order From Russia.

Bridgeport, Conn.,, June 24.-It was
learned today that within short time
the plant of the American Ordnance
Company has been visited by repre-.
sentative of the czar Of Russia. II if
stated the ordnance company was asked
by the representative whether the fol-
lowing order could be filled: One hun
dred field batteries of six guns each;
elk aud i2-pounder quick-fring guns
and 1900 oaissons and limbers. The
value of the order would be about
5000, 900. Officials of the ordnance
company refuse to admit or deny that
such order has been placed.
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Cleveland, June 27.--An agreement
between the Big Consolidated Street
Railway Company and its striking
employees was reached at O'Clock this
evening, and it is probable that cars
will be running as usual on all the
lines of the company tomorrow. The
agreement provides for the hearing Of
grievances and resort to arbitration
in case the men and the company can
not agree. and it also provides for the
reinstatement OF practically 80 per cent
of the old men at once, the remainder.
except those who have been guilty OF
violence. being placed on the waiting
list
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EItrsme Tension at Cape Town.

London, June 26. "A dispatch from
Cape Town to the Outlook says: "The
tension 10 extreme. Business is at a
standstill and the general feeling is
that England must promptly bring
matters to an issue. The league will
have no difficulty in preventing meet
ings supporting Sir Alfred Miners at
titnde. the desire being to refrain from
embarrassing the imperial authorities.
The Orange government is urging the
Trsnsvaal to mako further concessions
Many people consider Miners fran
chise proposals are useless without the
granting OF IL seats to the mining CEN
ters and the right to speak English in
the volkraad. Otherwise, it will b.
impossible to select representative men.
Failing in these concessions, the Johan-
nesburgers say they prefer treaty
providing security and judicial and
educational reforms"
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ATLIN ORE DISCOVERY.
Young Woman Locates Vein Mile
Long.

Long.
Chicago, June 27.- A special to the
Chronicle from Tacoma, Wash, says:
Miss frankie Formon, OF the Black
Hills, s. D.. has discovered what Atlin
mining men believe will become the
greatest quartz mine in Alaska and
British Columbia. 1t consists of an ore
vein from 200 to 600 feet in width and
nearly mile long. In its course this
immense vein is intersected by Atlin
City. The ledge is true fissure of
free milling ore. with hanging wall
of serpentine and foot wall Of quart
zite. The largest surface assay is $27,
and many assays average IS, making it
much richer than the famous Tread
we'll mine, il these values continue
with the depth. To determine this,
shafts are now being sunk. Miss
Flormon, her father and friends have
located claims covering the entire
ledge. 1t was discovered by her two
months ago, while sne was hunting for
mineral. She has been prospecting in
Atlin for some time with her father,
who is well known mining expert.
After making her first location, Miss
Flormon superintended the work Of
stripping the ledge to determine its ex-
tent. She has also acquired site for
a stamp mill. and has water rights.
Frank Baker. prominent Atlin oper-
fator, has bonded her interest for
5000, 600 and started Expert William
Partridge to London to sell it.
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Honolulu. June IL. via steamer Rio
de Janeiio to San Francisco, June 27.--
It is almost certain that the chest Of
$25, 900 in gold lost from the steamship
Alameda left the ship at this port. In
fact. Marshal Brown has in his posses
sion today almost conclusive evidence
that such was the case. The man who
it is believed robbed the ship is also
known. but has skipped beyond the pale
OF Hawaiian law. He Is now in Japan,
and may eventually be caught. for the
Oceanic Steamship Company has a
powerful detective agency on his track.
The mans name is supposed to be Will
son, an Australian.
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New French Ministry.

Paris, June 24,--Late this afternoon
the announcement was made that Sena-
tor Waldeck- Rousseau had completed
the formation of cabinet.
The new cabinet. as organized, fol-
lows: Senator Waldeek- Rosseau. presi.
dent Of the council Of ministers and
minister OF the interior; NJ. Delcasse,
minister of foreign affairs; General
Marquis de Galliiot. war; NJ. Delan.
essan. marine; NJ. Monis. justice; NJ.
Callaux, finance; NJ. MilleraDd, CON-
merce; NJ. Leygues, public instruction;
NJ. de Cras, colonies; NJ. Jean Dupuy,
agriculture; NJ. Pierre D'Audin, pub.
lie works.
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Gravel Train wreeked.

Denver, June 26.-A special to the
News from Julesburg, Colo, gives
meager news of wreck which occurred
this evening, eight miles west of Jules
burg. on the Union Pacific, In which
four men are believed to have been
killed and two others seriously injured.
A gravel train Of 90 cars was running
east at the rate Of 25 miles an hour,
when the eighth Car from the engine
broke in two and "a cars were piled up
in heap. Two unknown men were
seriously hurt, and four more are
thought to be under the mass OF wreck
age. Conductor Simpson was slightly
hurt about the head. The wreck was
caused by broken flange.
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pewey.. weleeme 4 slnrapsrs.

Colon bo. Ceylon, June 24.--The
cruiser Olympia. with Admiral Dewey
on board. arrived here at 0 o'clock A.
NJ, from Singapore, saluted the forts
ashore and was saluted by the latter in
return. An aid -de-camp representing
the governor OF Ceylon, Hon. Sir 10.
seph Westridgeway, boarded the Olym.
pia at z O'Clock in order to welcome
Dewey and Colonel Savage. command
ing the troops, made visit at 10
O'Clock. The visits were returned at
IL O'Clock.
Dewey was met at Jettios by q
guard OF honor, and. amidst cheering.
drove in the governors carriage to
breakfast with Savage. The admiral
afterwards booked rooms at the Gallo
face hotel and returned ON board the
Olympia at o'clock.
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Wilkesbarre, Pa. June 24.-A heavy
explosion OF gas occurred this morning
in one of the lower lifts OF the Maxwell
collieries of the Lehigh q WilkesbarIe
Coal Company. Three hundred men
wore at work in the mine at the time
and the first report was that great
many had been killed. Fortunately.
however, all succeeded in making their
escape, except three. who were slightly
burned. The cause Of the explosion is
q mystery. Little damage was done,
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Amor,can Rail. for Ru..la.

Pittsburg, June 26.-The Com.
mercial Gazette says: The Carnegie
Steel Company has contracted with
representatives of the Russian govern
'ment to furnish that country with
lS0. 900 tons Of steel rails for its inn
mense railroad enterprise in Siberia
and China. This is said to be the
largest order ever placed with one firm
in the world and represents an outlay
of between "a, 500. 900 and $5, 600. 900.
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Miss sIavin was Murdered.

Wichita. KAN. June 27.-When the
body of Miss Belle Slavin WAS found
at o'clock last Thursday morning in
the office of the National Bank OF
Commerce, death having resulted from
bullet wound in the head. IL was sup
posed that she had committed suicide.
Later Developments seem to indicate
that the young woman was murdered.
Coroner Mclaughlin now says her death
was not suicidal, and the police are
oiking on the theory that murder has
been done.
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PORTER FOR THE CABINET.
VIII Probably BE mt the Head of
Colonial Affairs.

Will Probably BE mt the Head of
Colonial Affairs.
New York, June ga special TO
the Herald from Washington says: A
new executive branch Of the govern
ment with the title. Department of
Colonial Affairs and Foreign Com
merce," or something similar to it, is
ieemed by the administration abso-
lutely necessary to meet new conditions
which confront the United States as
result of the war with Spain.
The word colonial" is repugnant
for political reasons to some Of the
members Of the cabinet. because 1t
smacks of Imperialism. and it is prob
able that some other title will be
adopted. The meaning. however, will
be the same. Preliminary to recon-
mendations to congress ON this snb.
ject, data is now being compiled con-
ceTning the control OF the colonies by
foreign powers and the extension oil
our commerce into foreign fields. and
members Of the cabinet and subordinate
officials of the admInistI alton are Civ
ing much thought and time to the de-
tails Of the proposed new department.
American oonsuls on duty in the
colonies belonging to foreign powers.
especially those Of Great Britain, are
to be called upon for full reports upon
list of questions now preparing foI
submission to them. Robert P. Por.
ter, who is looked upon as the probable
head of the proposed cabinet Office
when created, will be consulted in re-
gard to the plans for extending foreign
commerce. which is to become q feature
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Knlnd hx nj. 3ifa.

New York, June 26.-Harvey J.
Ramsey, ticket.seller at the Madison
Square garden, was killed by his wife
today. Mrs. Ramsey, who, 1t ia
thought, was insane, cut her husabud' s
throat with a razor as he lay sleeping
in their room in the Garden hotel.
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STRUCK a MISSED HOLE.


Three Men.
Rossland. b. c.. June 26.--About
ii O'Clock this morning a terrible ex.
plosion occurred in the War Eagle
mine. the scene of the fatality OF q
month ago, and in consequence, three
men are now lying dead at the morgue,
another is probably fatally injured
and fifth is very seriously hurt.
Five men were working in the Gas.
foot level with machine drills. when
one of the drills struck missed
hole." where the shot had failed to go
off last night. A frightful explosion
occurred, and Charles Post and Charles
Lee were instantly killed, while Mike
Griffin, married man. died on the
way to the hospital. Men from all
parts of the mine rushed at once to the
help OF their comrades. and they were
carried out OF the mine qaickly. The
injured were removed to the hospital.
Dan Green is lying at the hospital
with but faint hopes for recovery.
Charles Couson has received severe in.
juries to his right arm. the flesh being
torn of. but the surgeons have hopes
OF his recovery.
The mine is closed this afternoon,
and will probably remain so until after
the funerals,
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London, June 26.--The officials Of
the foreign Office this morning sent
Ambassador Choate formal memoran.
dunn enbodying the temporary agree
ment reached on the Alaskan boundary
question.
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Firs Girls prownsd.

Lampasas, Tex, June 20. Mrs. T.
]. Lloyd. living seven miles northwest
of this place. with her five daughters.
and visitor, Miss ChiIders, went in
bathing in creek today. The young
est girls went bevond their daUtb