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Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-11-23
Registers N office.

Notice is hereby given that the following ac
counts have been filed i'll my Office, viz
First and final account OF A. c. Bower Admin
istrator OF Elizabeth Bower, deceased.
First and final account OF Christian f. Heinze
Executor OF Frederick HeinZe, deceased.
First and final account OF Philip Tubach Sr
Administrator OF Mrs. Ba!bna Bellian Tubach
deceased.
Third and partial account OF james Thomas
sole surviving Executor of Josiah Jackson deed
Also the following widows appraisments have
been filed;
Widows appraisment i'll the estate of William
Sherman deceased.
And the same will be presented to the Orphans
Court OF sullivan county on Monday D6. II,
1899, at 3 O'Clock p. m for confirmation and
allowance,
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-11-23
To Use Monitor Puritan.

Norfolk, Va, Nov. 20.-The monitor
Puritan has sailed from the Norfolk
Navy Yard for Annapolis in tow
of the naval tug Standish. The mopi-
tor will be used as a practice vessel
by the cadets at the Academy, who will
use her 13-inch guns in target prac-
tice.
supposed to Have Suicided.
Queenstown, Nov. 20.-The Cunard
line steamer Umbria, from New York
November II for Liverpool. which has
arrived here reports that a second
cabin passenger. named Brown, disap-
peared from the vessel November 16,
and it is supposed that he committed
suicide.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-11-23

l34 pounds of pure Lard for $l.00
Baking moasses, % to soc.
S pounds Rolled Oats for 25c.
I pounds of Corn Starch for 25c.
I pounds of Laundry Starch for 25c.
pounds of Rio Coffee for 25c.
bars OF Lenox Soap for 25c.
No. | mackerel per pound Sc.
Best Sugar Coated Hams (allc per lb.
Buckwheat Flour % pound sack'45c.
Buckwheat Flour 100 pounds, 4l.s0.
Yellow Corn per 100 pounds 90c.
Corn Meal or Cracked Corn 90c.
Corn, Oats and Barley Chop 90c.
Wheat Bran 200 pounds $3.50.
Flour middlings, l40 pound sack 81 40.
Fine middlngs POO pounds SLIGO.
Flour per sack $l.0O.
Winter Roller per sack 400.
Good Flour 90c.
Rye Flour % pounds, SOC.
Graham Flour 124 pounds SOC.
Common Fine Salt per barrel Sl.20.
j. w. Buck opens Il new lot o
lumbermen's gum shoes this week
also a line of men and women's owe
shoes.
New buckwheat flour at j. w
Bucks.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-11-23
Trial List. December Term. lsoa.

Return day Monday, Sept. II, 1899, at pm.
School district. No.ia May term 1897. Ejectment
Plea not guilty. Thompson, Mullen
Ralph Magargel (se) Vs. The Township of
Laporte, No. 107, Sept term 1898. Deft. appeal
Plea mon assumpsit' payment payment with
leave to give special matters in evidence Null
len. Inghams.
3 The Dushore Water Co. VS. The Bcro of Du-
shore. No. /, December term, 1895 AssumJsit
Plea assumpst, and set off with leave to give
special matter in evidedce. Downs. Cronin Il
Inghams.
Union Tanning Co. vs. Frank F. Tchug and
Jerome Laird and George Edwards. No. IS Sept
term, 1899. Trespass, lnghams. Bradley.
WIN. ]. LAWRENCE, Rroth.
Prothy's office, Laporte, Pa, oct 30, 1892
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-11-23
WM. J. LAWRENCE, Register
Rcgistere Office laporte Pa. Nov. 13. 1899

AUDITORS NOTICE,-The undersigned Audi
tor appointed by the Court OF Common Pleas to
distribute the fund arising from the Sherf's sale
OF the real estate of ID. W. Persun ut the suit of
j. s. Hoifa, will hear all persons interested ut his
office i'll Laportc on Wednesday. December u. 1899
at o. clock Il. III. All persons who have claims
upon said fund are required to make their claims
before said Auditor at that time be debarred
from any share in said fund
L u
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-11-23
Bernice Fchoes.

a young Hall Who gave his nalll~
as Decker of Towanda, while trying
to jump on the passenger train at
this place Friday evening, fell be-
meath the wheels and a part of one
foot was cut off. He was taken to
his home at Towanda. Boys who
are in the habit of jumping trains
here should take warning.
A Dramatic Company is being
formed here by some of our hustling
local talent for the purpose of giving
the people treat to a first class
drama and play, once in a while.
The State Line and Sullivan r.. r.
company and the Larkinsville coal
colleries are both working full time.
No man need be idle around here
unless he is to lazy to work.
Levy Carryington of Lopez, was
the guest of J. S. Hibbard, on Sun
day.
Mr.. John Crawford has secured
the position of time keeper for the
S. l.. & S. r.. r.. company. He en-
tered upon his duties Thursday.
The patriotic Order Sons of Amer
lea of this place is having a boom in
membership, new members are be-
ing initiated every meeting.
An orchestra has been organized
at this place by some of the local
musicians, although the boys have
not had much practice they make
good music.
Mildred is about to have new
saloon and another new dwelling
house added to its already rapid
growth.
Citizens Military Band will meet
but once week during the cold
weather, and the night will be
Misses Matte Edith Ditchburn
af Towanda, are visiting friends
here.
Paymaster II. G. Lewis was
welcome visitor in town on Thurs
day, as he always is when he brings
the dross, or in other words the
"where with" for the boys.
Frank Boyd, of Dushore, was a
caller in town on Saturday.
VIM. Roberts was at Dushore
Tuesday.
John Waltman spent Sunday with
his parents at Laddsbnrg.
A. III. Roberts visited friends at
Thursday and Friday.
Morgan Dieffenbauch visited his
parents at DushOre on Sunday.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-11-23
Local Institute Program.


Following is the program for the
teachers local institute at Dushore,
December ,, 1899.
The development of thought
power from the study of mathemat-
ics-J. II. Thayer.
Influences of an attractive school
rOom-Eether Dunno.
Regular written revieWs-value
and Observation-Disclosures G. Lam
caster.
How can the home help the school?
Elizabeth Wandall.
Importance of Il pupils acquiring
correct habits of study-Sidney
Grant.
What training should pupils re-
ceive in forming habits of neatness?
-Genevieve Hoffman.
What attention should the teacher
give to the physical comfort and
culture of the child flames A.
BoWles.
How can we introduce desirable
literature into every school &C. NJ.
Bender.
Wastes of time in school work
causes and remedies. j. +. Reese
Killgore.
Sessions begin at 10 a. m. and 1870
pm. Directors and citizens are
cordially invited.
+. w. MEYLERT, Co. Supt.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1899-07-07
1t Causes Fatal Explosion In
the Home of Captain
Dickens.
USED FOR CLEANSING FLOOR.
Just Then Plumber with a
Lighted Melting Pot
Appears.

WASHINGTON, July IA fire and ex-
plosion in the residence of Captain
Dickens of the United States navy, this
morning, resulted in the death of Mrs
Dickens, who was fearruIIy burned.
Other persons about the house were
severely but not dangerously hurt.
The Dickens residence is handsome
three-storY brick building on Nine
teenth street. Joseph Vaughan, plumb
er, and an assistant we're putting gut
Ter at the rear roof. Having completed
the job, they descended the ladder to
the third story. The assistant car
ried lighted melting pot. Vaughan
detected the strong fumes of gasoline
and caught glimpse of woman
sprinkling the liquid on the floor with
the evident purpose of preparing to
cleanse it. He gave warning but at
this time terrific explosion occurred.
Those outside of the building say
there were successive explosions and
the last ones were so violent that
they must have come from souvenir
cartridges or other explosives. The two
men got to the ground, severely burn
ed about the hands and face.
Word was sent to the navy depart
ment where Captain Dickens is next to
Admiral CroWninshield at the head of
the bureau of navigation. He identi-
fed body as that of his wife. Mrs.
Dickens was an authoress of some note,
one of her best known books being
"Around the World in Man O. War"
She was frequent contributor to the
magazines.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1899-07-07
DEWEY AND
OTIS QUOTED.
Asserted They Oppose a War
of Conquest in the
Philippines.
MINISTER WRITES A LETTER
1t Is Subsequently Published
In the Boston Transcript.

BOSTON, July REV. Claud Macau.
ley has written a letter to the Tran
script, dated Toxic, Japan, June l. He
declares that Admiral Dewey said to
him: "Rathor thn,, naaka o ,rar s,f -
quest on the Filipino people | would
take up anchor and sail out of the har-
bor.n
Macauley writes: Il was inclined to
lay the responsibility tor the increasing
perils upon the military commander d.
rectly in charge. Yet now it seems
clear that General Otis did this work in
the main, in literal obedience to his
superiors in America"
Among other things said Macau-
ley, "Otis expressed regret that there
was not better knowledge of the stu-
alton at Washington. He impressed
me deeply by the declaration, L did not
believe in the annexation of these ISL
ands when came here, nor do | be-
lieve in their annexation now"
OF COURSE, THEY ARE ACQUITTED.
MANILA, July THE trial at Cabun-
atuan of the slayers of General Luna,
the Filipino leader assassnated by the
guard of Aguin..ldo's residence, has
ended. The accused were acquitted on
the ground of seIf-defense. The testi-
mony showed there was O conspiracy
upon the part of Luna and other Off
GERS to kill Agunaldo and make Luna
the dictator. Luna's death seems to
have strengthened Aguinaldo's leader
shep for the time. Luna's supporters
are now Outwardly loyal to Agulnaldo.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1899-07-07
BRYAN PICKING A MATE.
At Chicago He Listened to Claims
of Allen Thurman.

CHICAGO, July 7.-Several Demo-
cratic leaders discussed with w. j..
Bryan Allen w. Thurmans merits for
running mate in 1900. 1t is claimed he
could carry Ohio for the Democratic
ticket. Republican disatfection there
has frightened Democratic prospects.
Success in the state election in Novem-
Der would make victory in the national
election of 1909 easy, and the president
be defeated in his own state.
Mr.. Bryan said the trust question
will be more prominent in the next
than it was in the last campaign. The
Democratic party is unanimous in the
belief that they must be annihilated.
He added that the trust is so indefensi-
BILE that a Republican convention in
OHIO, having Mark Hanna as its mana.
ger, was compelled to denounce the
trusts.
MIR. Bryan also said:
81 believe George Washington was
right We ought not to enter into en-
tangling alliances with foreign nations.
The question of an Anglo-Saxon al
lance is involved in the question of
imperialism.
mo entangling alliance would be
suggested were it not for the fact that
colonial policy would strengthen
those who desire a foreign alliance"
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1899-07-07
AMERICAN COMPLICATIONS.
The State Department Investigate
ing Into the Troubles OF
American Citizens.

WASHINGTON, July Z. = Secretary
III ~ has sent instructions to Minister
Bryan at Rio de Janerio, Brazil, and
Consul Ruffin, at Asuncion, Paraguay,
TO investigate the report of the massa-
ere of an expedition of which Ameri-
cans were members, on the Xingua
river, Brazil A report received several
days ago from Minister Buchanan said
that Mrs. Williams, whose brother re-
sides at Asheville, N. c.. and whose
husband was member of the i'll efated
expedition, is in distress in Buenos
Ayres, where she was to await
her husbands return. No expecta-
tion is enteTtaine that Brazil
can be called upon to indemnify the
heirs of the Americans reported killed,
as they probably knew when they start
ed on the exploration that the Brazilian
government would not protect them
from the savage Indians of the in
terror.
A dispatch has been sent Minister
Hunter, at Guatemala,h the state de-
partment, directing him to look into
the case of Richards, miner who was
relieved of all of bis gold and put
aboard a steamer for New Orleans. The
state department will demand salts
factory explanation and if the facts are
found as stated, the Guatemalan gov
ernment will be called upon to pay an
indemnity.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1899-07-07
EDIsON's COMPETITOR.
Young Inventor Says He Has Cut
Loose From Fathers Tute-
lage.

CHICAGO, July Thomas A. Edi-
son, jr., who on Feb. 1S, married cho-
rus girl, Marie Touhey, against the
wishes of his father, is living here at
No. 355 North CLARK street with his
brides mother. II
Young Edison says he has severed
his connection with his father to launch
himself as an electrical inventor, inde-
pendent of the tutelsge of his father.
He says when he married against his
fathers wishes he had prepared to es-
-tablish himself as his fathers competi-
tor.
"Reared in my fathers own labors-
tory and educated by my father him.
self,' he says, 81 think am capable Of
conducting the work which he perhaps
will not live to finish. In my judg-
ment, the man who invents must be an
originator and not an imitator. MY
father was always Opposed to actresses
as wives, but think he Is too wise a
man to bother over the inevitable. l
think, at any rate, that since his bosom
friend, Samuel insult, took unto him.
self an actress he is less annoyed at my
course"
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1899-07-07
LITTLE PROGRESS MADE.
In Relieving Conditions In the
Texas Flood District.
Deplorable Conditions on Brazos
River-Work OF rhe
Rescuers.

DALLAS, Texas, July TN. D
WyricK, chief of the line repairing
forces of the Postal Telegraph com,
pany, who was sent out from Dallas
Wednesday to Sealey, reported to head
quarters here today. He had 10 pick
his way from Smithville to Sealey, six
ty-six miles, on railroad construction
trains which could not travel faster
than Ave miles an hour. Trains can
get no further than Sealey, at the north
ern edge of the main food district.
Wyriek says the Brazos river at Sea.
ley has fallen eight inches in the last
twenty-four hours; that while the high
est estimates of the loss of life by the
flood may have been somewhat exag-
gerated, still the number is large and
cannot be definitely knQgrstste of de.
affiaBHfsallzastioT aaBHfsa zastXiofTs and confusion.
On the Dewey side of the Brazos,
four miles from Sealey, one and half
miles of the Missouri, Kansas Il Texas
railroad track is completely washed
away, five miles more Is under water
and in such condition as make pro-
bsble partial rebuilding necessary. The
Dewey railway bridge Is twisted badly
and will be useless until rebuilt. Re-
lief measures are new under good head
way, but hundreds of persons are still
to LIE reached and rescued from posi-
tions of peril in the bottoms.
HORRORS OF THEIR SITUATION.
ST. LOUIS, July IA special 10 the
Post Dispatch from Austin, Texas,
says: Governor Thayer today received
a message from Sealey over the long
distance telephone, saying that lou
persons who had taken refuge on
mound three miles below there are
slowly perishing tor want of food. To
add to the horror, the unfortunates are
surrounded by poisonous reptiles and
skunks. Huddled together with the
human beings are several hundred head
of live st,ck A number of those on
the mound received bites from reptiles
and skunks and are In dying con-
ditl0n.
SITUATION AT DUKE GRAVE.
GLLvEsToN, Texas, July IA spe-
cial to the Tribune, from Duke, says:
The flood situation here is more grave
today. The river rose two feet during
the night and is still rising. Lite
savers from Galveston started out soon
after daylight and did splendid work
The Galveston crews, under Captain
Hutchins, Captain Haynes, Fred w.
Chase and Pilot Joe WOolford, brought
in seventy eight refugees last night
from high embankment and bridge
over the Brazos, where the people had
taken refuge Refugees are flocking
in from all sides of the river. Four
deaths from drowning were reported
near here in the last twenty four hours.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1899-07-07
AGAINST THE TRUSTS.
Col. Wetmore of st. Louis TAX
Inc Up the Fight.
He Tells of Some OF the Evils to
Which the American People
Are Being Subjected.

| NEW YORK, Jul THE man who 1
going to devote the rest of his life ant
bis large fortune 10 lighting trusts is II
| New York. lie is at present simpl,
Col. Nj. G. WetmOre of Sc. Louis but VI
to short time ago he was the presI
dent of the great Liggett & Myers To
bacco company.
This concern was Col. Wetmore's pei
and pride. He had been connected
with 1t for nearly quarter of centu
ry, and under his presidency il had the
reputation of being the biggest money.
maker in the tobacco business.
When the new tobacco trust was
being formed the colonel stoutly re.
fused ell overtures to enter the com.
bine. He did not have controlling
interest in his company, however, and
he res startled one day to be told that
Inc trust had secured ennnnh s,-~r- =
vote his company into the trust.
The colonel stormed, but it was of no
avail, and he saw his plant swallowed
up. Then Colonel Wetmore made this
statement, and he repeated it to a
World reporter last night at the Wal
dorf-Astoria.
Il am going to devote the rest of my
life and my fortune to fighting trusts
Since making this declaration he
could not have withdrawn from the
fight if he would
III am receiving hundreds of letters
indorsing my course every day." said
he. 81 shall keep up the fight as long
as there is any fight in me, but l think
1t will all be over inside of two years.
The next presidential campaign will be
fought on the trust issue, and on that
the Democrats will win. Why, the
whole west and south are hotbeds of
antitrust sentiment.
'The Democrats, with strong plank
on this evil in their platform will sweep
every state west of Pennsylvania.
"The farmer is feeling the iron heel
of the trust every day. Everything he
needs TO build his house or barn with
has been advanced In price from 20 to
$50 per cent. His land isn't worth any
more, though.
Il am Democrat, and although my
party will not forsake silver in the tariff
the antitrust idea will overshadow
everything else.
"The trusts are forcing men out of
work every day. Why, my own COM
pany, since it has gone into the trust,
has discharged four high-priced sales
men, besides number of cheaper men.
Prices will go up as soon as the cOmbi-
nation is perfected, and on the other
hand, the grower of leaf tobacco will
have to take less for his crop because a
single buyer will fix the price.
Another thing that will lead to DEM
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1899-07-07
Fine Veeetable Specimens.

ID. d. Harkness. the we'll known dairy
man, presented to THE OPTIC office
this morning several exceedingly fine
specimens of vegetables of his own
growing. A head of lettuce was one of
the exhibits. 1t is fully Is inches in di-
ameter and as fresh and crisp as can be
desired. He also had two turnips, each
of which weighs upwards of a.pound.
The vegetables were raised by Mr..
Harkness on his ranch a few miles
north of Las Vegas and clearly demon
strate that as good results can be Sc
cured here as in any other part of the
hemisphere.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1899-07-07
"A New Business Firm.

J. A. Murray. who has been a pas
senger conductor on the Santa Fe road
for number Of years past, is now as
sociated with Julius Abramowsky in
the eurio business, and will devote his
entire attention to it in the future. Mr..
Murray has many friends, who wish
him success Ia bis new venture. The
partnership makes a strong. energetic
firm, which will not only do an enlarged
business. but undoubtedly give Las
Vegas the reputation of having the
most complete and select stock Of
euFios IN the United States.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1899-07-07
The Local Wool Market.

Jerome aud Oscar Troy of Ration sold
their last years clip of wool in Boston
last week, and this years clip at Fol-
som on Thursday. For this years clip
they received ID cents pound. There
were 10000 pounds of it.
Wool receipts in Las Vegas are any.
thing but heavy, the clip coming in
slowly. A few wool teams were to be
seen on the streets today, carrying light
loads.
Don Francisco de Baca of BernalilIo
has sold his holdings of wool to Browne
s. Manzanares Co. of this city and will
deliver the same on the cars here. The
amount of the purchase has not been
determined yet, but will fill several
cars
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1899-07-07
Caused by a. .Wash-Out.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, July Fire
man Joseph Welty of st. Joseph was
killed and twenty passengers slightly
injured in wreck on the Burlington
road a half mile from Wall Iron, Mo-,
last night, the north bound train for
Omaha going through culvert. DR..
Davis of Philadelphia, ankle sprained,
and mail clerk his hand cut, sustained
the most serious hurts. The rain had
washed out culvert and 200 feet of
track
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1899-07-07

Last fall sprained my left hip while
handling some heavy boxes. The doc
tor called on said at first it was
slight strain and would soon be well,
but 1t grew worse and the doctor said l
had rheumatism. 1t continued to grow
worse and | could hardly get around to
work. l went to a drug store and the
druggist recommended me to try Cham
berlains Pain Balm. 1 tried it and
one7half of a 50-cent bottle cured me
entirely. 1 now recommend it to all
my friends. +. A. BABCoCK, Erie, Pa
1t is for sale by K. ID. Goodall, drug
gist, 18l-1m
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1899-07-07
Marcus DAILY Talks

ANACONDA. Mont, July TN an
interview, Marcus Daily, who had just
returned from New York, said: 81 sold
all my Anaconda holdings. | bought
Amalgamated company shares. l own
individually as much of this stock as
any other holder. The Amalgamated
company was organized for the purpose
of exploring the Butte copper proper
ties on scale much larger than any
other undertaking of the kind in this
country Unless my associates put me
out l shall keep right on being presi.
dent OF the Amalgamated Copper Com
pany."
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1899-07-07
The MOrtuary List.

WASHINGTON, July 7.-Col. A. T.
Rritton, first vice president of the
American Security and Trust company,
widely known in financial circles all
over the country, died at his country
home here today.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, July 7-George
w. Julian, a famous abolltionist, died
at his home in Irvington today. In
1859 he was a candidate for the vice
presidency on the Free Soil ticket and
was delegate to the first Republican
convention at Pittsburg in 1859. He
served several terms in congress and
was surveyor general of New Mexico.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1899-07-07
The President,s plan.

WASHINGTON, July THE president
today brought before the cabinet plan
for offering the provisional army.
The decision to appoint colonels
and lieutenant colonies Of volunteer
regiments from among the regular
army officers who served during the
Spanish war and lower officers from
among those who served in the volun-
teer army with credit or distinction,
was heartily approved by members of
the cabinet. The records of volunteer
officers are to he carefully looked to in
the selection of officers below the rank
of lieutenant colonel.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1899-07-07
THE ALASKAN BOUNDARY.
Further Away Than Ever From q
Satisfactory Settlement of
the Question.

LONDON, July 7.-Oflicials of the
foreign Office were shown today a dis
patch of the Associated Press from
" ashington, saying there was almost a
deadlock over the modus .vivendi of
liking the Alaskan boundary, neither
eide being willing to accept the pro-
visional line accepted by the other.
Officials confirm the dispatch and say
the present outlook is more unsatis1ac-
tory than at any time since February.
This is keenly regretted at the foreign
Office, as it had been thought the nego-
tiations were in a fair status.