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At Elooiasbun;, the Comity sent of Coliunbla
County, Pennsylvania.
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THE COLl MHIAN,
Hloomsburp, fa.
FKIDAY, JANUARY 9, 1S91.
Democratic State Central Committee.
Headquarters Democratic State
Central Committee of Pennsylvania.
PHILADELPHIA) Jan. I, 189!.
The Democratic State Central com
mittee of Pennsylvania will meet at
the Colton house, Harrisburg, Pa., on
Wednesday, January si, 1891, at 1
o'clock p. m., for the purpose of elect
ing a chairman and a permanent sec
retary and to transact such other busi
ness as may properly be brought be
fore it.
Benjamin M. Nead, James Kerr,
Secretary. Chairman.
The Force bill was buried in the
Senate on Monday by a vote of thirty
four to twenty. Seven republican
senators, Jones and Stewart of Neva
da, Teller and Vo!cott of Colorado,
Washburn of Minnesota, Shoup of
Idaho, and Stafford of California
voted with the democrats on a motion
to take up the silver biil in its stead.
This indicates that a majority of the
Senators are opposed to it, and it will
not be called up again.
The Governor says that the num
bered ballot provided for by the new
Constitution was the best preventative
and safeguard against fraud when that
instrument was framed in 1874. Judge
Clack was its principal advocate and
leading legal lights like William Mere
dith and Charles R. Buckalew were a
unit with him. The Governor adds
that ballot reform is a public necessity
on the same principle that makers of
safes are never more than six months
to a year in advanc of ingenious
' crackers.
A Pittsburg newspaper correspond
ent has it that Chris Magee is buck
ling on his political armor to combat
with Matthew Stanley Quay for the
United States Senatorship in '93 when
the present term of the junior Senator
will have expired. The correspond
ent's view of the matter is that the
western leader will go to Congress
from Allegheny in '93 and will use the
indorsement by popular vote as a
stepping stone to the Senate the year
following.
The Harrisburg Patriot comment
ing on this says : "If there be any
truth in this statement, the political
rivals will doubtless spar for points
from now until '93, when they will
likely get together with a clash. During
the next three years Magee ought to
gain strength, while the probability is
that Quy will have lost considerable
prestige by that time. Be that as it may,
however, it doesn't seem as though
the boss from Beaver and the boss
from Aliegheny have settled their dif
vtence by any means." Magee de
nies that he will be a candidate for the
senate in '93.
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Regular Correspondent.
Washington, D. C. January 5, 1891.
Mr. Harrison and Mr. Blaine in
iheir efforts to make political capital
for the republican party and next year
seem to have made a bad mess of his
Bearing Sea trouble with Great Britain.
They have placed the United States
in a most undesirable position, where
we shall either have to fight England
or become the laughing stock of the
world. The British minister has, it is
said, informed Mr. Blaine confidentially
that his goverument will fire upon any
American vessel that attempts during
the coming sealing season to search or
seize vessels engaged in sealing in
Behring Sea under the British flag.
This information has, it is believed
caused Mr. Harrison to delay sending
in-to Congress the correspondence be
tween Mr. Blaine and the British for
eign office and his message of explana
tion, all of which was ready a week
tgo. Mr. Harrison is perfectly willing
hat his administration should be the
luse of striking up the anti-British
.eeling, but he hesitates to go to Con
gress for an appropriation of money
for a real war with England. lie fears
that Congress might brush aside the
administration theories and authorize
the arbitration which it has refused.
Certainly we are not in any condition
at the present time to fight Great
Britain upon the water, where we
would have to fight, and the idea of an
mcrican backdown is not a pleasant
ne to contemplate. There may be
j:ne Congressional music on this sub
ect a little later on.
A democratic conference, including
)0th Senators and Representatives,
vas held today for the purpose of con
sidering ways and means of opposing
;he newly announced republican
nethod of trying , to force the Force
bill to a vote in the Senate by holding
long continuous sessions lor th pnr
pose of tiring out the democrats. It
was determined to resist to the end
any and all efforts on the part of the
republicans to force a vote. Just what
form this resistance will take will
depend entirely upon circumstances,
If the republicans get a quorum of
their own members, which they are
working hard to do, it will settle down
to a question of physical endurance.
If they fail to get a quorum, or to keep
one present it will be easy to block
their game the democratic senators
have only to absent themselves, thus
breaking a quorum, without which no
vote can be taken.
The republicans have temporarly
abandoned their gag rule, not so much
because of opposition to it in their
own ranks, though there is some little,
as because, after counting noses, they
believed that they could pass the bill
ithout shocking the large conservative
element of the country by anything
quite as revolutionary as that gag rule,
but they will not hesitate to adopt it
if their present plans miscarry as they
are likely to do through the stubborn
ness of the democratic opposition.
The democratic Senators have very
little hope of republican help in defeat
ing the bill, as it is now certain that
not more than four republicans will
vote against it, and if their votes would
defeat the bill it is doubtful whether
they would cast therm they have in
deference to the wishes of their consti
tuents, let it be known that they are
opposed to the bill, but I do not be
lieve that they will cast their votes
against it, unless certain that they will
not effect the result. In other words
they are opposing the bill for effect at
home, and in the hope of getting
democratic votes for certain legislation
in which they and their constituents
are more directly interested.
It is generally conceded that the
joint resolution offered by Senator
Carlisle authorizing the appointment
ot three commissioners to act with a
like number appointed by the Canad
ian government in investigating the
commerce of the two countries and de
vising means to promote and increase
it, is a step in the right direction and
yet Mr. Carlisle says he is certain that
republican Senators will not allow it
to be acted upon. He says he in
tends offering it again at the next
session.
The republicans who have been
shouting about the reciprocity treaty
which had been or would shortly be
negotiated with Mexico were either ig
norent of the subject or else were at
tempting intentionally to fool the
people. The Mexican minister here
says that no treaty has been negotiated
and that none is likely to be negotiated
at present, because his country will
not grant concessions to an adminis
tration that has lost no opprtunity to
get the best of its weaker sister.
Justice Brown, the successor of the
late Justice Miller took his seat today.
Among the audience assembled in the
Supreme Court chamber was Attorney
General Miller who had himself looked
with longing eyes upon the vacant
seat.
Representative Dockery will wait
two days longer for the committee on
Rules to report his resolution for the
investigation of the silver scandal. If
it is not reported he will move that
the committee be discharged from
further consideration of the resolution
and that the House decide what shall
be done with it
They Hare Never Failed I
I have been sick more or less for
the last ten years, which has cost me
many dollars in doctors and druggists'
bills. The last two years it only cost
me three dollars. Why? Because I
used Sulphur Bitters instead of em
ploying doctors. They cured me of
Jaundice. F. J?. Boyd, Jloboken.
Ballot Reform.
THE AUSTRALIAN SYSTEM EXPLAINED
IN AN AUTHORITATIVE ADDRESS.
The Pennsylvania Ballot Reform
Associates, of which H. L. Foster, of
Oil City, is president and Charles C.
Binney, of Philadelphia, secretary, has
issued the following address to the
citizens of Pennsylvania :
As soon as the Legislature con
venes a bill prepared by this associa
tion will be introduced to pro
vide for a secret ballot by the
Australian system and for an open
count. That the object of the bill
may be fully understood we present a
brief statement of what is meant by
ballot reform and the Australian sys
tem. The term ballot reform includes all
such changes in our present system of
registration and voting and in the
laws regulating elections as will keep
illegal votes from being cast or count
ed, limit election expenses, prevent
the improper use of money and put an
end to bribery and coercion by mak
ing them useless if not impossible. It
means whatever will make an election
the free and pure expression of the
people.
The Australian voting system is an
effectual measure of ballot reform be
cause it enforces a secret ballot. It
was first used in Australia (under uni
versal suffrage) in 1856, and has now
for years been employed by millions
of freemen in Great Britain and her
colonies as well as in other countries.
It has everywhere produced the best
results and has never been given up in
any place where it has once been
used. Since its adoption in Massa
chusctts in 1888 it has rapidly become
popular in this country and is now in
use more or less completely in fifteen
btates.
The chief features of the system
adapted to American elections are
these :
1. Nominations ean be legally made
(as piovidcd by simple regulations)
either by party conventions or by the
endorsement of a reasonable number of
citizens without regard to party. The
name of every legally nominated can
didate must be printed on the ballots
free of cost to him or his supporters.
s. Ballots. - The publication of
candidates' names and the printing
and distribution of ballots are paid for
by the counties, like other election
expenses. Only official ballots are
used.
All candidates' names and addresses
are on the same ballot, grouped by
the respective offices but marked in
each case with the party or policy rep-
scnted. 1 hus :
GKOltUBW. DKLAMATKlt, Hop.
Mendvlllo.
JOHN P. UILL, ' Vro.
West morelsnd county.
KOJIEHT B. TATTISOnT Peini "
Philadelphia.
Blank where any other namo can
bo Inserted.
3. The voting is done inside a
room, & part of which is railed off.
After each voter has established his
right to vote, he passes the rail. An
election officer gives him a ballot and
he goes to a standing desk which is so
closed as to screen him from observa
tion, and makes a cross mark (X)
against the name of each candidate on
the ballot for whom he wishes to vote.
Aftet folding his ballots so as to con
ceal the marks, he goes to the box
and deposits the ballot. Blind, crip
pled, or illiterate voters can be helped
to mark their ballots by election offi
cers. 4. Other Precautions For Secrecy.
Before the boxes are opened, the
official list of voters, or other means
of identifying the parties who cast the
respective ballots, must be sealed up,
so that the process of counting will
not violate the secrecy of the ballot,
even while the present method of
numbering, required by the State
Constitution remains in force.
PRACTICAL RESULTS OF THE SYSTEM.
I. The facility for independent
nominations is a useful check upon
party conventions. If the people de
sire other candidates than those of the
party organizations they can easily
name their own candidates.
a. All candidates, rich or poor, with
or without the supxrt of A party
organization, are on the same footing
as regards the official publication of
their names, and the enabling their
supporters to vote without the heavy
expense of printing and distributing
ballots.
3. The great decrease in legitimate
election expenses removes the cloak
under which large sums have often
been collected, ostensibly for neces
ary expenses, but really to buy votes
with. .
4. The ballots being official, no
legally nominated candidate's name
can be left off the ticket. There can
be no mixed or deceptive ballots by
which to "trade off" or "sell out" it
candidate.
5. All ballots being alike until mark
ed, the marking being done secretly,
and the voter being prevented fioni
showing it to Any one, the ballot is
secret. This secrecy is the funda
mental object of the system. When
it is impossible to know how a man
votes it is useless either to bulldoze or
to buy him.
The open count goes hand in hand
with the secret ballot. Ballots should
be counted under the eyes of the citi
zens to prevent all chances of fraud
after the polls are closed. A citizen
has a right to see what is done with
his ballot when the box is opened.
The open count is in use in two-thirds
of our States and Territories.
We ask the citizens to make it clear
to their Representatives that this bill
should become a law in its entirety.
Further, we ask all those who wish
to join the association (which is strictly
non-partisan) to send their names to
the secretary, from whom copies of the
bill can be obtained Contributions
for the work are also solicited.
When I Was Sick I
My room looked like a drug store, I
had so many bottles in it. The more
I dosed, the worse off I was Finally,
I paid my doctor and told him he
needn't come any more. I was troub
led with Chronic Rheumatism, and
couldn't get out of bed alone. Six
bottles of Sulphur Bitters cured me.
Jienj. Fitch, Adarnt Jfome. Jloaton.
Notwithstanding the vigorous fight
which the Philadelphia freaa has
been making against Senator Came
ron, the republican caucus of mem
bers of the legislature on Wednesday
at noon, nominated Mr. Cameron for
the United States Senate. Twenty
one republican representatives were
absent from the caucus, and Taggart
of Montgomery has announced him
self as a candidate for Senator against
Cameron. The legislature has ad
journed until next week.
REAL ESTATE
FOR ML! IX
BLOOMSBURG.
Mntn trt. Dcslrnblo building lot 80x814,
price lin.
Fifth sireellouse and lot, house rents for 10
per mom h, room 10 build several more houses
110 feet front on Fifth street, price IWfiO.
rt H fin-erf Krainu bouse, A rooms, lot 00x314,
prior tinso.
Fmirth tltrtft I.arjre frame house, 8 rooms, lot
100 feet front on street, price fiMfiO.
Fifth Sirrrt Largo fnuiio dwelling house, S
moms, nut-kllchen, barn, fine fruit, Ac, lot tin
son, price lim
Uatn Strtrt Large at ore building, with dwell
ing house on an mo lot, corner lot fronting on
two at recta, prleo I K).).
Tenant houses and a number of vacant lot In
other parts of the town, nil of which are for sitlo
on easy terms. For further particulars Inquire
ot WiTHSTiaW 4 llscn.sr,
First National Ilnnk IKilldtg,
tf. llloomsburg, l's.
Ccrno to Kemp's and see
our $5.00 Lifs-i23 Crayons.
and photcEraplis of finest
nnisn.
TRIAL LIST FOR FF.BRUARY
Margaret Lndwlg vs. Phebe Btackhnuse.
John P. creasy vs. H. ft K It. It. Co.
John Zaner vm. It. S. It. It. Co.
K. W. M. Low vs. II. . S. H. H. Co.
N. ft J. Pearson vs. John llartnonv.
I. II. I.oe ft liro. vh. Kilos lliifnuylo.
The foregoing six caws are set down for first
week siiliHN'niut tvt uriuthlu Wednesday, Febru
ary 4th, Hi, at 10 a. 111.
rumui-i Kinnarn vs. itcnrge w. hoods.
C. C. KvhIis, Coin. vs. Kllle A. ltlltenhouse.
NmcomM'k Falla HrUhru Co. vs. 8. 11. bowman.
et. al.
M. Mollenry nro. vs. C. J. Ash.
K. V. Iloone vs. ll.tH.lt H. Co.
John UelklD vs. Pernio. It. K. Co.
William A. Hess vs. John Cole.
Huinuel P. Honne vs. K. P. Albertaon.
Samuel P. Hooue vs. Lemuel Drake.
Main twa School District vs. Charles Itelchart
rU til.
Columbia county vs. George Fisher et. al.
H. .1. Flnneri v. Jr.. vs. t'onynirliain and Cen-
tralla Poor District.
n. J. r nnen v ,lr.. Vrt. Conviurluun and On.
trulla Poor District.
Jacob oruver's ise vs. J. C. ilenslnger.
GRAND JURORS.
The following Is a list of Brand In mm for
February Term of Court.
Benton Jacob Karns.
Iterwlc.k James Hnillh. Francis Evans.
Uloomsliurg loliu Wolf, W. C. hlchle. Win.
Dcllteil.h.
CatAwissa-N. C. Ilartman, Al. U. KUuo, Lloyd
Miller.
Oentrslla lenrgo .Tames.
Centre Oeorire K. rinonsler.
.'Iituhwiu 11. Il.'llll.'l nill'Lb.
Flslilngoivek Nathan llelsullnu.
Jackson ,. A. Hint.
Locust Henry II. hhodc.
y adison Clark Inlii Inn.
Mltllln Lewis Creasy. John C. Iletler.
Oraiiire M. U Kline, I'lbunus Mcliilde, William
.uaxieiier.
Pine Clark rtoenrt.
Hcolt John Wunli'h.
Hugurloaf Win. K. Ilower.
TRAVERSE JURORS.
FIHST W'ERK.
Beaver O. P. Ilunslnger, Isaac HarrUiger.
i"-iu.ii r,irnr irrur.
Briarereek 8. J. Cornier, ft. J. Edward.
Berwick Max Levy, Al. Hons, K. A. Wilson.
Bloomsburg ilea hunt, J. 11. Mercer, J. F. Pea-
cock, Thos. Vanuatu, Thos. Webb, T. W.
Ounlon.
Catawissa R. B. Oule, F. F. Merceron.
Centrallo Cliaa. Frlterinau.
Centre Mamuel IL Hitler.
Cnnyngham A. J. McDonnell.
Flalilngcreek Louis llelslillue, L. II. CreveUlig,
Alfred Irwlne, B. W. Uoaa, J. W. Kreamer,
rtamuel Ninlth.
Franklin Peter U. CampbeU, Jonathan Lore
man, Wni. Teeple.
Oreeuwood-Wm. Davis, Wm. Masters, I. X.
Watta.
Jackson Perry Knouse.
Locust Jeremiah Mnyder.
Montour Daniel Bailor, James Quick.
Ml. Pleasautr-F. P. Davis, John 11. Wolf.
Mirtlln Wm. tioodhart.
Orange Freeman Bellas, Joseph Fleckenstela,
John Kline.
Pine H. W. Lyons, Wm. Pwartz.
Hoaringoreek Wm. liouck, Ma berry Lf van.
Scott Nllus Voung.
Hugurloaf A. L. Fritz. John Moore.
CUCUND WKEK.
Bloomsburg n. A. Creasy, Tho. Gorey, W. C.
Hurt .el, Kll Jones, John Helun, W. U. Ithodo.
Uioyer, John Taylor.
Beaver Levi Slngley.
Berwick Freeman Sltler.
Culnwlssa W. J. Martin. A. 11. Hharplcss B. D.
Tewksbury, Alfred Ilower, Luther liyer.
Centre K. P. Ilugenbili'b.
Kliihliigrreek John Barber, George Labour.
Greenwood K. M. Htui khouse, Kll Welllver.
Hemlock Cluis. Boinbuy, Win. llownll.
Jackson Abram Knouse, Kumucl Dllu.
Locust Suiiiut l Cain), C. 8. .W. Fox.
Main John Howmun.
Miniln Michael llurUcl, C. W. floss.
-Madison Krurtius lleiKlersliott, Wm. Smith.
Mt. I'leusunt ltobert Kindt, (Clinton Crawford.
Hutfurloiif John U. brink, John U. Luubach,
D. B.Cole.
Scott B. F. Foulk.
THE MAKKKTS.
M.OOMSIUJKG MARKETS.
COHHKCTKD WBKKI.T. MKT1IL I'HICIS.
Butter per lb $ .m
Eggs per dozen so
Lard per lb .10
Ham per pound la
Pork, whole, per pound .....06 to .0.")
Beef, quarter, por pound 09 to .in
Wheat per bushel 1.10
Corn cars " .70
Oats " " so
Bye " so
Buckwheat Dour per lot) j.o
Wheat flour per bbl 8.00
Hay per ton 10.00 to is.no
Potatoes per bushel l.oo
Hhelled corn per bushel .80
Corn meal " cwt 2.0.1
Bide incut " lb io
Chop cwt i.no
Tallow lb 04
Chicken " lb io
Turkeys lb 1
Coal per ton, No. B g.25
4 and 8 8.S5
S5C per ton extra, delivered.
NEW YOKK. MARKETS.
Ilenorted by O. R. I'Hlmer, Wholesale Commis
sion Merchant In Frullsuud Produce. IDS IteaUe
Street, New Yolk. Jan. 6, 1NUI.
Cold seasonable weather prevails and trade
resuming Its wonted activity, ami the general
outl'iok favorable for the new year. A steady
business Is being done In all stupid products.
Potatoes contluue In light supply find prices
rule llrui, for fancy Ilcbrons, llurbank Ice, ts.sr,
medium grades W.-t; sweet potatoes fr!.76 to
t:i.3, onluus very tlrui, eholc.it red and yellow
ti.ij to i.rx, medium tf.'.t to i, white $1 to o
Cabbuge $3 to W per hundred head.-!, celery Si) to
40c per doz. roou. Applos, choice greening i
to fit, Baldwins, spies, fist) toj.53. Cran
berries ') to l per crate. Dressed calves llrm
at 8 to ltc, fresh eggs so to 81c, limed ES to Slo,
poultry continues dull from the fact of supplies
yet unaold, but outlook .favorable for fresh arri
vals. Turkeys 11 to 11c, fowls and chickens 8 to
13c, ducks 11 to 13c, geese 8 to HV, quail tl.SO a
dozen, redhead duck 13 to tii.30 u putr, rabbits 10
15c, butter, select dairy tubs and pulls a to sj&c,
prime 10 to Ulc, entire dairies 1U to 3t-, beans,
red kldnoy tA.SU, white kidney lass, marrow
t&Tft, medium $il!, honey ll to 18c, beeswax VTc,
hickory nuts t-l'JS a bushel, evaporated apples IS
to Iftc, cherries and raspberries IN to voo, bay 60
to 700, rye straw 60 to Hi-;, furs steady at former
quotations.
We begin the New Year by
Marking Down all
WINTER CLOTHING.
(0YEECOATS at COST.
CHILDREN AND BOYS,
OLD AND YOUNG,
CAN BUY CHEAPER THAN EVER AT
LOWENBERG'S
POPULAE CLOTHINQ STORE.
IF YOU ARE IN NEED OF
CARPET, MATTITO,
or Olli CLOTII,
YOU WILL FIND A NICE LINE AT
W. H. BMOWEl'S
2nd Door above Court IIoum.
A new lot of Window Curtains received this week.
ALEXANDER BROTHERS & CO.
DEALERS IX
Cigars, Tobacco. Candies, Fruits and Nuts
SOLE AGENTS FOR
Henry Maillard's Fine Candies. Fresh Every Week.
3?ETT"3T O0033S .A. SPECIiLLTY.
SOLE AGENTS FOR
F. F. Adams & Co's Fine Cut Chewing Tobacco.
Sole agents for the following brands of Cigars:
Ilcr.ry Clay, Londrcs, Normal, Indian Princess, Samson, Silver Ash,
Bloomsburgt Pa.
J". C3-. "WELLS
JE WBMEE & OPTICIAN.
Be sure and look at the display of
JEWELRY, WATCHES, &c
FINEST LINE IN THE COUNTY.
HAVE Y0UB EYES FITTED FREE OF
CHARGE AT J. G. WELLS'.
ALL GLASSES GUARANTEED TO FIT.
Prepared to turn out fine Watch and Jewelry Work of all
kinds on short notice, All work guaranteed.
i i 1
Some Uv
Mors
rne more womwime DriBnrer.f
Busy wives who
never seem ro grow oia.nry &c&Ke-
A complete wreck of domestic happiness bu often resulted from
badly washed dishes, from an unclean kitchen, or from trifles which
seemed light as air. But by these things a man often Judges of his
wife's devotion to her family, and charges her with general neglect
when he finds her careless In theee particulaai. Many a homo owes
a large part of its thrifty neatness and its consequent happiness to
8AP0LI0.
sar Grocers often substitute cheaper sToods for SAFOLIO, to make m
better profit. Send back such articles, tutd Insist on bavins Just v?kl
foil ordered.
E A NOTE OF IT!
TS AT COST.
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like-
hoes
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