Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-04-05

lion. w. y. rogers OF fOrkSVlIIt
is Associate Judge of this county
having received the appointment al
the hands of Gov. Stone to fill the
vacancy caused by the death of Hon
Conrad Kraus.
There is no more valuable ad.
vertisement for firm whose busi.
ness covers large territory than the
excellent reputation which is enjoy.
ed by the enterprising firm of Hol.
comb & Lauer, of Dushore, who deal
extensively in furniture and carpets
Their large carpet room is filled
with the latest and newest styles.
If you are interested in low prices
or would rather put down a new
carpet when you clean house for less
than it will cost to clean the old one
don't fail to call on them. Their
stock of furniture is said to be the
largest in Sullivan county. Many
Laporte buyers avail themselves OF
the advantages this firm offers tC
customers-old and new.
Increase in wages continue to be
fashionable. The National Tube Co.
has just given its second advance
within six months, of 10 per cent to
more than 10000 employees. An
mother instance comes from the
York Cotton Mills, of Yorkville, sc.
"Open the mills" said Mr.. McKin-
ley in 1896. The sequel is "Good
Work and Good Wages"
An exchange says the country
editor gives more to the churches OF
their community than any other
citizen, considering the free adver-
tising given. In looking over our
file for the past year we find that
the NEWS ITEM has given over $4e
to the churches in advertising. We
are glad to have done this much and
will do so again, but why not have
our name on the subscription paper
to that amount, paid up, so that the
people can see the elasticity of our
generosity.
The Duke of York has accepted
from a resident of Cork thousand
packets of shamrock seed, which will
be sown upon the graves of Irish SOL
diers in South Africa.
Announcement has been made that
the lectures on Public Affairs" to be
delivered before the students of
Princeton University by eX-President
Cleveland, would be given on the
evenings of April 0 and 10, in Uni
yersity Hall.
The Right Rev. Alexander Burgess,
the venerable Bishop of Quincy, ILL.,,
of the Episcopal Church, has for the
third time asked for n Coadjutor
Bishop.
J. p. Morgan & Co., of New York,
announce that only little over $3,-
100000 of the English war bonds will
come to this country. Over $50, 900
were subscribed for.
Miner, Beal & Co., wholesale cloth.
iers of Boston, who recently made an
assignment, have made proposition
of settlement on basis of 80 per cent
in five instalments
The Government of Mexico has de-
cided. in view of reports that the
bubonic plague has appeared at San
Francisco, that the city shall be re-
garded as suspicious in sanitary
sense
James McBeth, master car builder
of the New York Central Railroad,
cent. in the wages of the 1000 men
employed under him in the East Buf.
falo shops.
Lafayette Post, G. A. r.. of New
York city, has arranged for the trans
portation on the transport Sumner Of
500 United States flags to Manila. for
free distribution among the native Of
ficials and citizens of that city.
The State Department has issued
papers for the extradition Of Nathan
Musher, detained in London, England,
charged. with forging notes in New
York city and securing $4,000 on
them.
Alexis Il. Frye. Superintendent Of
the Cuban schools. has left Havana
for Boston. He will go to Harvard to
make arrangements for the trip of the
Cuban school teachers to the United
States
Hon. w. S. Fielding. Canadian Min.
lister of Finance, in his Budget speech
showed that the revenue collected last
year was $46.741, ,249, and the expendi.
lures. $41, ,9O3 800, leaving surplus Of
S4,S37, 749. There was added to the
public debt during the year little
over two million dollars. For the cur
rent year Mr.. Fielding estimated that
the revenue would be over $4,000, 900,
and that there would be on June 80
next a surplus of $7,52o.OO0.
1t is reported in Chicago that notice
has been given by the Michigan Cen
trail and other Vanderbilt lines that