Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1903-10-01

Eastern Penetentlary steal, Dr. HoD-
ison, the most active in stirring up
the investigation, says: 81 don't
know how many men will go; but
one thing is certain, everybody that
is found guilty of violating the rules
of the institution will be discharged.
No one will be sent away on account
of politics, as has been suggested,
but at the same time-and this is
emphatic-no one will be saved by
politics or influence of any other
sort.
Six gambling houses were raided
in Scranton on a recent Saturday
night by the police, at the same
hour, and 43 prisoners were taken.
From these prisoners the sum of $500
was collected in fines and gambling
paraphernalia valued at 81, 200 was
confiscated. The raids had been
carefully planned and were pulled
off with neatness and dispatch. No
difficulty was experienced in obtain
ing entrance into any of the houses,
nor any attempt at escape made by
any of the persons found therein.
Because Michael Goeber was in
prison and not in court at Pottsville,
last week when a verdict finding
him guilty of manslaughter was rem
dered, Ex-Judge Koch, his counsel,
secured a suspension of sentence.
The man may be discharged as no
opportunity was given to poll the
jury.
Fish Commissioner Meehan has
been swamped with applications
from school superintendent for gold
fish for use in the schools. AL
though it has been only three weeks
since the applications blanks have
been sent broadcast over the State
by the Fisheries Department, Mr..
Meehan said that he estimated the
demand that had been made at 3d.
600 fish.
The pension Office reports re-
duction in the pension list OF over
1000 in the past year. The list
will be reduced rapidly from this
time on. 1t is rare to see veteran
of the civil war less than sixty years
old, and the majority are nearer sew
enty. In ten years the ranks OF the
old soldier will be badly broken,
some estimate a depletion of one
half. In twenty years few will be
left, and the few will be very old
men. There are still living about
/ 900, 900 soldiers and sailors of the
Rebellion, a reduction of nearly one
half since the closof the war.
Bruce Miller and Jim Edwards,
who were arrested for drunkenness
and put into the lookup at Hughes
Vile, set a mattress on fire in the
hope that during the excitement
that they expected to follow they
would be able to make their es-
cape. 1t was found necessary to
turn the water into their cell, and
when the men were finally rescued
they were nearly suffocated.
General Fred Grant has made a
report to the War Department in
which he, after affirming that he is
himself total abstainer from all
kinds of liquor, makes an earnest
plea for the establishment of the
army canteen. He says: "However
radical and positive be the object
ions to the light beverages formerly
served, / may say, although a total
abstainer myself, the abolition of the
canteen is regarded by me as vital
misfortune to the military service" "
General Grant ascribes many of the
desertions and lack of disc ipline in
his department to the anti-canteen
legislation which forces the men in
to disreputable places in order to
find even the mildest of liquors
General Frank Baldwin, only short
time ago filed his report on the De-
partment of the Colorado in which
his conclusions in this regard agreed
in every particular with those OF
General Grant.
The town of Centralia, Columbia
county, was thrown into state Of
great excitement last week when il
was discovered that a fOurteen-yeal