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At Bloomsbu, the county seat of Columbia
County, Pennsylvania.
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If not paid Hi advance
All communications should te addressed to
THE COLVMBIAN,
JUoomsburg, Ta.
FRIDAY, JL'LY 31, 1891.
As will be seen elsewhere, arrange
ments have been made for the pay
ment of money to the school districts
throughout the state, by the state
treasurer, and the controversy over
the office of State Superintendent will
inconvenience no one but the parties
concerned.
The writer of this article does not
endorse the suggestion that Dr. Waller
ought to have relinquished the office
at once, when the lower court decided
against him. He had a perfect right
to appeal, and acting under the ad
vre of his counsel he did so. The
question that arises is one that the
Supreme Court has never passed upon,
and it is well to have it decided now,
so that the same difficulty may 1e
avoided hereafter. From a legal point
of view it docs not seem that Dr. Wal
ler has acted with any impropriety in
the matter.
CONSTITUTIONAL CONTENTION.
At the coming Democratic county
convention one person will be nimed
as a candidate for delegate to the con
stitutional convention. Hon. A. L.
Fritz has annouced his name for that
place, and he has no opposition, and
will undoubtedly be named, and two
conferees will be selected to meet sim
ilar conferees from Lycoming, Sullivan
and Montour counties, forming this
senatorial district. , , Eacty of the other
counties in the district has several can
didates, and each will go into the con
ference with its candidate. From
these candidates the' conferees' Will
nominate two delegates, t6 "the "consti
tutional convention, t the Novem
ber election these candidates will be
voted for by the people. At . the same
time a vote w..be.Jalvenuponthe
question of a constitutional convention,
and if the majority vote is against a
convention, none will be held, and all
the expense and labor of the candi
dates will go for naught
Undetjsuch circumstances. therjs
not much inducement for a local con
test, and none is being made in many
counties The prevailing opinion at
present is thMterwl-be-no--cMven
tion. .,. , ,
But sentiment may change during the
next three months, and1 incase theie
is a convention, every district should
be represented by jts fcest rnen,.1't
It is ftecessltry- therefore to attend
to all the preliminaries the same as
though the- fconvtfntiorV were" a cer
tainty. School Warrants to be Paid.
A COMPROMISE IN THE'SNYBER-WALLFR
CASE THAT SATISFIES ALL CONCERNED,
Dr. Z. X.' Snyder, the claimant to
the position pi Superintendent of pub
lic Instruction, conferred with I Cover,
nor Pattison and attorney-General
Hensel on the question of paying out
school funds, the State Treasurer hav
ing refused to honor any warrants un
til the question, of who is superintend
ent is settled by the courts.' 1 1
As a happy solution of the difficul
ty, it was decided that Mr. Snyder
should appoint as his deputy John O,
Stewart, who already holds the same
position under Dr. Waller, the incuin
bent. It is part of the deputies' du
ties to make out their warrants, and as
Mr. Stewart now holds the office by
virtue of appointment from both Wal
ler and Snyder, he will at once begin
paying out money on Monday, and
State 1 reasurer Boyer will honor the
warrants.,..,.;, , ,.t
The arrangement is eminently satis
factory to Dr. Waller, .who has tried
in every way to pay the school funds
to those ' entitled to them'. - The ar
rangement agreed upon will not at all
prejudice Dr. Waller's case in the
courts, as by assenting to it he re
linguishes no rights whatever.
The question of honoring the Fac
tory Inspectors' warrants has hot yet
been settled, but will be the subject
at a conterence between the Attorney
treneral and Treasurer Boyer next
week. '
The advice of the Sentinel last
week to let the officials in the court
house select the candidates this year,
might be followed verv profitably
We know of no more gentlemanly pet
01 menvinan the-- present "fhaals
They are the choice of the democrat
ic party, and any reflection upon' them
is a reneciion upon tno party, t - .
Mrs.' Mark Hopkins -Searles,- the
richest woman in America, died at
Great Barnngton, Mass. last Saturday,
She left an estate worth $40,000,000,
The money was made by her first
husband, Mark Hopkins, out of the
Central Pacific railroad.
Quay at a Resigner-
Senator Quay has resigned many
public positions. He resigned the
Beaver county Prothonotaryship in
1 86 1 to enter the army ; he. resigned
his army commission to become As
sistant Commissary General of the
State under General Irwin ; he re
signed that office td become Colonel
of the 134th Pertna. regiment ; he re
signed his Colonelcy to become Mili
tary State Agent at., Washington ; he
resigned that to become Superintend
ent of Transportation and Telegraphs;
he resigned that wheri elected to the
Legislature, the one position he filled
without resignation. 1
Quay next resigned ait Secretary of
the Commonwealth ' under governor
Hartranft to become Recorder of this
city; he Resigned the Recordership to
take the Chairmanship of the Repub
lican State Committee; he resigned
that to accept the Secretaryship of the
Commonwealth under Governor Hoyt;
he resigned that when Hoyt declared
for the Independents in 1882; he re
signed the State Treasurership in 1887
to accept the United States Senator
ship, and now he ,is ; reputed as con
templating a double resignation of the
Senatorship and of the Chairmanship
of the National Committee. '
Altogether Quay has been a most
prolific resigner of pnblic positions. It
it would be well, in preparing to swal
low his reported resignations of the
Senatorship and Chairmanship, to ob
serve the precaution that is often
found on" prescriptions "to be well
shaken before taken." During the
last few weeks Quay has allowed the
newspapers to do a vast deal of resign
ing for him, but when jammed into a
corner by an Associated Press :gent
and forced to say something, he said
he might resign the Chairmanship of
the National Committee. . . '
Now, in addition to his reported re
signation of the Chairmanship, Magis
trate South hobs up serenely and noti
fies the public that Quay is about to
resign the Senatorship, even in face of
the tact that the Governor would ap
point ' a Democrat to .succeed him.
" Things have taken a new turn," as
Toodles would say, when Quay talks
about resigning his seat in the Senate ;
but it is quite likely that he may have
talked about it in one,ofbis fishing
mooas, merely to nave that discussed)
as the reported resignation of the
Chairmanship has been discussed from
one end of the country to the other.
It is true that Quay as a resigner is
a unique figure ih " Pennsylvania' poli
tics, but his rule has been to resign
on? position for promotion to a higher
one. It has not been his custom to
resign office to go into' retirement, and
therein the, analogy teases when- hflj is
diseased, as t, resigned of the.,Senaor
ship and Chairmanship. The Senat
orship is the highest trust in the gift
of the State ; the Chairmanship is the
highest party trust of the nation, and
they are not the sorti oppositions that
Quay flings away like a worn-out shoe.
Resigning either of thes; office fHust
mean a retrograde movement down
the ladder of fame,, and whatever
Quay may do or not do," lie Will not
take to the down grade in politics un
til he cafi't hejp it.- !') 1 1
If Quay shall resign the Chairman
ship under the fire that now converges
upon him from both sides, he . would
have little need for the Senatorship.
He has no' taste for Senatorial duties.'
and his health, calls 'for' the' sunny
came of the gamey tarpon when he
should be in .Washington 5 but the
Senatorship is ah admirable political
base for one of Quay's strategy and
tactics ii ppMcsj 'and ; he; riot; only
will not resign it just now, but he will
make it lively for the fellows who de
mand his enforced resignation on the
makes all the difference possible (in
discussing the movements pf Matthew
Stanley Quay. 2Vw. ' t
' ' ' ' ' ,
Te Our Subscribers'. " '
' . 1 .1 .
The special announcement which
appeared in our columns some time
since, announcing a special arrange
ment with Dr. B. J. Kendall Co., of
Enosbrugh ' Falls,,. Vt., publishers of
A treatise on the Horse and his . Dis
eases," whereby our subscribers , were
enabled to obtain a copy of that va'u
able work free by sending their address
to B. J. Kendall Co. (and enclosing a
two cent stamp for mailing same) is
renewed for a limited period. We trust
all will avail themselves of the oppor
tunity of obtaining this valuable work.
To every lover of the horse it is indis-
pensible, as it treats in a simple man
ner all the diseases which afflict this
noble animal. , Its phenomenal sale
throughout the United States and
Canada, make it standard authority.
Mention thia paper when sending for
" 1 reanse ana send direct to Dr. 15. J
Kendall Co., as above. 7-24 11-t.
Persons who have eneraved nlat
:es
for visiting cards, can have cards
printed from their plates at Thb Co
lumbian : office. We are also pre
pared to fill orders for engraved invi
tations or cards on short notice. Our
work is done by one of the leading
engravers 01 t'hiladelphia, and
guaranteed as to aualitv and stvl
is
Samples can be seen on annlimtmn
Don't send out of town for what can
4tn of March, 1893. Quay is a. prac
ticaj tesigiterj but ht I always Vesignk
upwards not Mownwards, aid that
be ordered at home. tf.
PHtPARINQ OR BATTLfc.
' ' ' ' -- . I,. t
Governor Hill Watolie tha Preparation.!
for ah Content at Fisher's Island.
New Losdov, Conn., July SO. A lare
number of people aro attracted to the
vicinity ot tha naval itrilU oil Fisher's
Island, and everythlm In tlin nhapn of h
water conveyance In being utilised to cou
vey tha sightseer tg that locality.
Today the reserves wout tli rough another
day's Instruction and drill. Tbi y used the
bis K"B", the heavyweihta that are guar
anteed to knock forts Into atoms and blow
ahips to flinders and trews t6 eternity.
They fired hi-avy chnrjios at long distance
targets as the tha vesaola sailed put.glven
poluta. . - , . v. ' ,
Today waa the last day of tha practice
and preparation, r .
On Thursday tha battlo Will Wain, and
on Thursday afternoon tha squadron naval j
Driuaaa and tie naval militia battalion
will land in small boats under the guns of
the wasrahlpa. Admiral Walker Hays that
Fisher's island will be oapturod before the
sun seta. It ia hard to tell what prepara
tion the enemy are making. They ate by
this time awrn of the iatoatlona ot the
white squadron, and will, no doubt, be
ready to repal the invaders. That they
will make a strong effort to bold the Island
is apparent from the care with which Ad
miral Walker la preparing for the attack.
The excitement hereabouts ia Intense.
The harbor la fuil of smaller vessels bear
ing crowifs who view the glgantla prepar
ations with alarm. Their number Is In
creasing aa the time for the . battle ap
proaches, ip to this they have linen at
liberty to come close ononzh to the war
ship te ba able to aee' nearly all that la
going on, but after to-day thoy must keep
at a respectful distance.
Governor Hill and his staff arrived here
this morning, and will the men drilled
previous to the battle. ; lie la the guest of
Admiral Walker, who has aMNlgned him
quarters on the Chicago. The Stoning
ton of the naval reserve will meet him
here and transport him to the flnsshin.
Orderly Allon, bearing the Aug of the
etate of New York arrived here last night
irons the atate came at Peekskill, and
went aboard the Stouington.
EX-GOVERNOR DILLINGHAM DEAD.
Vermant Monrns Ike !. nt One or Its
Oldest Pablle OrttrlnW.
WATKRBUBT. Vt.. July 2 Hon. Paul
Dilllneham, ex-governor of this state, died
here Monday.
Pnul Dillingham waa born in Shntes-
hurv, Franklin county, Mass., in August.
1R0O, and waa thus within a mouth of com-
plotlng hia ninety
first year. . Ha was
taken to Water
bury, Vt., by his
father While atill
child, and waa
educated for the
law, being admit
ted to the bar in
1KU. Front IMS to
1844 ho was town
clork of Watcr-
bury, and . for
eighteen years waa'
a justice of the
pence. Between
lftavanA una '
waa stale nttai..'ZtAS?'
tey for Washington county. For six years
he waa a representative to the general as
sembly, and in .141 and 1843 ha was atate
senator. From 1843 to 1847 he served rn
congress, where he was appointed ' litem-
ucr m 1 ue juuiciary committee, in inw he
was elected governor ot Vermont, When
not in office he devoted himself to the
practice of his profession.
1 s 1
DEATH AT NINEVEH.
Three Men Killed and a Mill Wrecked
1 h by an Explosion. '
BlNOHAMTOif. N. Y., July St Thebollet
ot Lee's ateam sawmill at Nineveh ex
ploded late Thursday afternoon, killing
James Shaw, Frederick Wheeler and an
other man whose name could not be
learned. ' ' 1 1
The building was blown to atoma and
the bodiea of all the men were torn to
pieces. The cause of the auvideut is not
known. .
The Nnmber of l'eople In Jail.
Washington, July Stt. The census office
has issued a bulletin which shows that the
number of prisoners in count y jails during
the census year waa lfl.XX. The nuiubei
reported in 1880 was U,mi, an increase in
ten years of 0,847, or at the rate of 53.D5 pet
cent. The increase lu the total population
waa 34.80 per cent. In 1H80 Die ratio of
prisoners In county Jails to the population
was l in each, million; lu 18WU it was 813.
The luureuse, therefore has been llfty-nioe
to the million. The largest increase has
bueu lu the North Carolina division, where
H waa ninety-live to the million. -
Jearney of a Severed Hand,
Columbus, Ind., July 2. About Julyl
Joe Warren, an employe of the cerealine
mills lu this city, had one of his hands
caught in the machinery and cut off. The
missing meinour could not be found. A
letter has been received from Quakertou,
Fa,, stating that a man's hand had been
fouud iu a load of cerealiue shipped by the
company to thut point and ankiug the
whereabouts ot the remainder of the man.
Redlining Custom House Kxpenses.
New York, July 39. The letters sent to
Collector Krhardt by Secretary Foster re
garding the discharge of custom house
employes has been made public. Ninety
employes are ordered discharged, and
numerous reductions in salaries are au
thorized iu various departments. The
movement is for the reduction of ex
penses. Many of the offices are abolished.
Zulu Salvation Army Soldiers.
New Yohic, July General Booth, ot
the Salvation Arniv, has gone to South
Africa to inspect the Zulu recruits, and
expects to return with a Zulu troop to ex
blbit here and in Euglaud. Colonel Kvans,
ot this city, says that the Salvation Army
has been organized nearly nine years
anioug the Zulus, and that they make
ardent Salvationists. .
Strikers Arrested In Newark. '
New York, July 90. Frank Bowdlsh
ot 108 High street, was last night arrested
and held In S300 ball on a charge of being
one or the three men who assaulted Motor
man Hayward, of the Newark Electric
railway. John J. Cochrane waa also put
under SU0O ball, charged with assaulting
lonauotor jueatange. ,1 : - -
Where Is Hlnsnanf
, New Havbn, July 38. John a Hlnman,
prominent In this city and connected with
Mayor Sargent's hardware factory as con
tractor, ia missing, and it Is believed that
he has committed suicide. , v ..
h)im Still Intnravlnv. - -
1 London, July .-Bev. Mr. gpurgeon
continues to improve.
LOWEWBERG'S CLOTHING!
SPRING
S
BLACK
AND
BLUE
CHEVIOTS.
LADIES
SHOULD SEE
THE PRETTY
SUITS
FOR
CHILDREN.
Call and examine and see for yourselves that
is the right place to buy your Clothing.
ELDES SINGEB'S EEPLT VENTILAT
ED !
Editors Columbian :
In your issue of July toth appears a
reply from Mr. Singer to Mr. Houtz.
Mr Sir.ger says : "I have as good
standing in as good a church as Mr.
Houtz, or any other preacher in Pa."
Now the writer of this has nothing to
say against the congregation in which
Mr. singer claims to hold membership,
but he does claim to have some light
on the subject of Singer's boasted
standing.
Has Mr. Houtz, or anv other preach
er in Pa., ever been excluded from a
Christian church for grossly immoral
conduct and the same published in a
Church paper ? Mr. singer has ! Did
not Mr. Singer, after his exclusion in
Ohio, come to Pa. and in a way pron
ounced irregular and , shameful by a
number of christian gentlemen secure
membership in the congregation which
he now claims as his endorser? "
Does not Mr. Houtz and many
other preachers in Pa hold member
ship in the church in the town where
they reside and call home, and are they
not permitted to preach In the church
building of the church where' they re
side? ' Can Mr. Singer claim as rriuch
for himself? Heoinnot!
Mr. Houtz and other preachers do
not conduct themselves in such a dis
graceful manner that the vast majority
of their preaching breathren refuse to
enter the pulpit, or in any way affiliate
with them.' Mr. Singer has no stand
ing with the great majority of the
preachers of the christian church of
Pa. , , , , .
Mr. Houtz and other preachers have
not had charges for gross immorality
prefered against them, but Mr. Singer
has, and charges ,are now, pending
against him in his own congregation.
if Mr. binger has such good stand
ing let him produce a letter of , com
mendation from the church at Zion,
Washington Co. of later date than
July 23rd,' also let said letter tell as to
charges now pending. The nature of
Mr. Singer's offending is of such a
grossly immoral nature that we refain
from mentioning it. Several affidavits
have been obtained from women in
Columbia county whom he insulted
and will appear in evidence, against
him. It pains me to have to" write
this. I do it only in the interests of
the Christian Religion, and to save
devoted christian women' from the in
sults of this miserable man. I am
well known in Columbia ' county and
adjoining counties where I have labor
ed for many years, and I know where
of I affirm. ' ' '
D. M. Kix j er.
2007 N. Main Ave.
Scranton,. Pa.
The Reading railroad has started in
to parallel the Pennsylvania road be
tween Hazelton and Pottsville. It
had intended years ago to build a
road along the line now occupied by
the Pennsylvania and now that the
agreement has been entered into with
Coxe Brothers and Co.. the company
feels justified in following out the old
intention.' ' ' !
WlBawsalcktvsfTsb'Coria. '
W aha was a C d, aha triad (or Oastoria,
W W taM lOas, (a to Oaatoria,
waan aba bad C In aba fra thaot C
f BB (
Children Cry for Pitcher's Cutoria.
ANNOUNCEMENT!
SPRINC
1891.
THE LATEST
COLLARS,
SHIRTS,
NIGHT SHIRTS
&c.
JAOKSON AND VICINITY.
The festival held at Derr's Grove
Saturday eve July 25th, beneficial to
Baptist Sunday School was an entire
success considering the weather. The
chicken soup was grand and took
great, being something new. Thanks
to the community for their support
and good behavior. The proceeds
amounted to about $60.00
i Quite a sensation caused by neglect
of building fences by one of our no.
one farmer ; (tableaux) 12 or 15 cows
turnup in pound.
j The crops of Jackson are second to
Eone in the upper end of ' the county,
verything bountiful so far.
' Candidates are making an effort
through these parts as well as others,
bet there boys, your time is short, the
tale will soon be told, The contest
feems to be between Mourey and
Knorr. - i': ; . u :
! Threshing seems to be the order
tiow. Knouse 8c Co's Traction is do
ng fine work ; they should have their
fchare of work. They threshed for
Matthew McHenry who says it was
the best work he ever had done in his
barn.
Benton has the honor of a large Cir
cus for once but we are afraid it will
turn up a "great big nothing." Some
body will go away with less money
than they come. ''
Some of our hunters are becoming
anxious and have already cleaned their
muskets for business. Hold on boys,
although big squirrels seem to be very
numerous in this section, let them
chatter until the first of September
Some one smacked their lips over
the contents of Fernando Lewis's Jug
a few nights since. All right for the
whiskey, but the joke (stealing the jug)
had better be kept somewhat quiet;
' Since the grain and hay has been
stowed away our prosperons farmers
have given their whole attention to
the bhie mountains picking the delic
ious whortle berries (huckle berries)
which are not plenty. Those wanting
them should go soon or their names
will be Eli.
WHAT gg
SCROFULA
It Is that Impurity In tha blood, which, so
cumulating In tha elands ot tha neck, pro
duces unsightly lumps or swellings; which
causes painful running sores on tha arms,
legs, or toet; which derelopes ulcers In tha
eyes, ears, or nose, often causing blindness or
deafness; which Is tha origin ot pimples, can
cerous growths, or the many other manifesta
tions usually ascribed to "humors;" which,
fastening upon the lungs, causes coniumpUon '
and death. Being tha most ancient, it Is tha
most general of all diseases or affections, for
very few persons art entirely free from It.
Tso" CURED
By taking Hood's Barsaparltla, which, by
. the remarkable cures it baa accomplished,
often when other medicines hare failed, has
proven Itself to be a potent and peculiar '
medicine for this disease. Some of these
cures are really wonderful. If you suffer from
scrofula, be sure to try Hood's Sarsaparllla.
" My daughter Mary was afflicted with serot
ulous sore neck tram the time she was 2 months
old till (he became six years of age. Lumps
formed in ber neck, and one of them after
growing to tbe size of a pigeon's egg, became
a running tore for orer three years. We gate
her Hood's Sarsaparllla, when the lump and
all Indications of scrofula entirely dis
appeared, and now she seems to be a healthy
child." J. 8. Cablilr, h'aurlght, It. J .
It. B. Be sure to get only
, Hood's Sarsaparllla
oMajrsadrantota. fit iliforH. Prsvarsdanly
ij C. I. HOOP A U,AofctM, LuwaU,
100 Doses One Dollar
SOBILI BSSASTEB
SACKS
AND
CUTAWAYS.
THE
FINEST
LINE OF
SPRINC
PANTS
IN TOWN.
Y. M. 0. A- Lecture Course-
The officers of the Bloomshurg Y.
M. C. A., have been fortunate enough
to secure the same course of entertain
ment for our town as given in Wilkes
Barre, and this is no doubt all the as
surance needed to guarantee to our
people such a treat as towns of this
size seldom get in one season. The
course will consist of six 'entertain
ments sufficiently varied in their make
up to please all and of such high char
acter as to merit the patronage of an
intelligent and appreciative 'public
wunout tear- ot criticism. The pro
gram with dates and subjects, will be
given' later,' and Season tickets placed
on sale at very reasonable rates.
CANDIDATES' C AKDb.
The following Is a list of Candidate for
1uu1u.ro111iT.8io w voted lor at the (li-lirata
flection litikt Maturdar, ' Auirust Wh, ltntl, be
tween tho hours ot and 7 o'clock p. m. Komi.
uumig vfiuvuuuuu, 1 uesuuy, August inn.
For Member of the Consti- .'
tutional Convention' from this
,, Senatorial District.
ANDREW ' FRITZ.
""For 'Sheriff, '
DANIEL KNORR, .
of Locust Township.
For Sheriff,
GEORGE BREISCH,
of Main township. -
For Sheriff,
jbrIN MOUREY,
of Roaringcreek.
For Sheriff,
J. B. KNITTLE,
of Catawissa.
For Sheriff,
CHARLES S. REICHART
of Main township.
For ' Associate Judge,
C. G. MURPHY,
; of Centralia.
K " BARGAIN;
We Lave for sale tho follow
ing second hand, Self Rake
machines.
ALL IN GOOD. ORDER.
TWO CHAMPION,
ONE OSBORNE,
ONE BOYER,
These machines were taken
in exchange on Nero Peering
Binders this season and will be
sold Dirt Cheap' , 'Mutt be sold
this season. '
.... . Don't fail to see them.
D. W. KITCHEN.
ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICEl
1 : i ; .1
Bttalt or Samwl jvjis, fait 0 Suvarluaf hep.
Notice 18 hereby trlven that letters of nrtiuln
iHtrullon on the estate of Miimui-1 Frits, lute of
Hutfurloar twp., Col. o. Pa., UcceuwU, have
boon Blunted to the underolKiied aUmliilNtraUM
to whom nil persons Indebted to said estate am
requeated to make payments, and those aatlue
clulins or demands will make known tha aaaaa
without deluy to
FlIAS . FRITZ,
, . , Administrator.