J w ' ESTABLISHED JWA JThf Columbia gfinofrat, KNTAIU.IHIIKD 1817. t'ON SOLI DAT ED 18I1W. PIBLIJHKD BY EL WELL k BITTENBENDER EVKKY KRIPAY MOHNINU At Bloonislmrg, the County sent ot Columbia County, Pennsylvania. ttrBPCRtrno ll.no a year, In advance, fl.SO It not puld In advnure. All communications should be addressed to THE COLUMBIAN, Bloomsburg, Pa. FRIDAY, Al'GVST aS, 1891. A constitutional convention will cost the tax-payers of the state nearly if not quite a half million dollars. Such portions of the present constitu tion as need to be changed, can be so altered by amendments that will not cost one-tenth of that amount. Eallot reform is demanded by the people. The marked ballot ought to go. But it is not necessary to hold a constitutional convention at an ex pense of $500,000, to get rid of it. The constitution can be amended at comparatively small expense. The Republican State Convention last week did not endorse the consti tutional convention proposition, though it was a measure of their own .creation. They simply pat themselves on the back for having submitted so meritorious a proposal to the people. Will the Democratic State Conven tion endorse a republican measure which the Republicans themselves are afraid to endorse ? The &e?dincl and Republican are criticising Judge Ikeler for doing cer tain alleged things during the recent campaign. They make no charges, but by general indefinite insinuations tr,-; endeavor to convict the Judge of improper conduct. The motive of the Sentinel is well understood to be prompted by the fact that Judge Ike Jcr would not vote as the editor of that paper told him to vote ; and the Republican is ever ready to help widen the breach when there is a quar rel in the Democratic ranks. In our judgment it is a tempest in a teapot, and Judge Ikeler is acting wisely in not noticing it. The Democratic Convention of this county made a mistake in recommend ing the holding of a constitutional convention. The subject has not been much discussed yet, and is not fully understood by the public at large, When it becomes known that the proposition to hojd this convention is a republican scheme, passed by a re publican legislature, and intended only to hoodwink the people because of the failure of that party to cany out the pledges made in Us platform, Democrats will not be so anxious to endorse it. During the progress of tne campaign it 11 desirable that a thorough discussion of the necessi ties for such a convention should be carried on. The Columbian will be glad to print any article of reasonable length on the subject to which the writers are willing to sign their names. WASHINGTON LETTER. From our Regular Correspondent, ; Washington', Aug. 24, 1S91. Mr. Harrison is certainly unfortu nate in one thing, Only those repub licans who already hold Fedeial offi ces, or those who are reaching out after one, speak publicly in favor of his renomination. Robert Small, the negro ex-Congressman of South ' Caro lina who is drawing a federal salary in that State, dropped into Washington last week, and, having succeeded by some nook or crook in getting him self interviewed by a reporter of a re spectable paper, proceeded to eulogize Harrison and to say if the Southern republicans could dictate the nomina tion it would certainly go to him ; he cast a Blaine anchor to windward by saying that the opposition which once existed among Southern republicans to Mr. blame was now entirely cone and that they would gladly support him if he was nominated. The next Harrison man to turn up in Washing ton was ex-Kepresentative McComas, of Maryland, who by reason of his supporting the Force Bill was defeated for re-election in a district which is strongly republican. Mr. McComas is hankering after a seat on the Feder al bench j therefore it is not strange that he should say that during a tour of.the northwestern States he found the people all believing that Blaine was too loyal to Mr. Harrison to be come a candidate and that Mr. Har rison deserved a re-nomination and ' would get it. No such reports have Deen Drought in by disinterested ob servers. If Secretary Noble has not got tired of saying that he has not resigned and does not intend to resign, the people are tired of hearing it. Just to show now public opinion regards the matter it may be mentioned that a sporting man stood in the lobby of a hotel! which was crowded with people, and offered to wager any amount from $50 to $1000 that Noble was out of the Cabinet before the first of January and there were no takers Senator Carlisle is here looking splendidly after his long rest. He says that all the newspaper interviews with him concerning democratic candidates next year which have from time to time appeared this Summer have been entirely false, as he has expressed no opinions on tne subject. Senator Chandler, chairman of the Senate committee on imigration, has fired the first gun in what may be a very serious fight in Loneress bv writ ing a letter to the Secretary of the Treasury setting forth his views as to the legality of that official's action in accenting bonds, insuring that they snoukt not become a public charge, and permitting the landing of any pro hibited class (the Russian Jews recen tly permitted to land, upon the jews in this country giving a bond to the Treasury department that they should not become a charge upon the public, are the targets aimed at.) Mr. Chandler says that Congress never intended hen the prohibitory laws were enacted to authorize any such system, and it is fair to assume that he proposes that the matter shall be brought to the attention of Con gress. 1 reasury officials say that wri ten opinions have been furnished that department by Attorney-General Garl and under the Cleveland administration and by Attorney-General Miller under the present administration to the effect that such bonds may be taken in the discretion of the Secretary of the Treasury. The cattle on the Cherokee strip may be the cause of quite an adminis tration row when Mr. Harrison comes back. It is said that the proposed scheme to have them remain there by transternng temporarily the titles to them to individual Indians was first suggested to the cattle barons by a prominent official of the Interior de partment and now Assistant Secretary Chandler, of the same department, says that the ruse is entirely too thin, and that it will not be allowed. Well, we shall see who will win. It may be a slander, but has been said over and over again, that these cattle ;men would not be put off the strip, because they had a good friend who was very near, in more than one respect to Mr. Harrison, who would put them "onto some way to stay. When the Weather Bureau passes under the control of the Agricultural department the statement was made that Francis E. Nipher, of St Louis, would have been placed in charge of it had he not declined to state his pol itics. This was vehemently denied at the time by Secretary Rusk, but it was nevertheless true. Professor Niph er, who is now here in attendance up on the meetings of the American As sociation for the advancement of Sci ence says that after six months persua sion he had agreed to accept the pos ition, but when he received a telegram from a member of the cabinet signed officially, and reading : "What are your politics? Answer by telegraph," he concluded that he did not care for the position and wired as follows : "Reply ing your telegram as requested, I re spectfully state that I am not a poli tician and do not intend to engage in politics. Overhaul the Books, The issue before the people of Pennsylvania this year will not be so much whether Democrats or Republi cans shall fill the offices of the State Treasurer and Auditor General as is the question whether the books shall be overhanled and a statement pre sented to the people. There has been numerous reports of wrongdoing in the management of both offices. It is the evident desire of the Republican leaders to block any attempt at investigation. Their dread of having the accounts of those two offices overhauled naturally lead to the suspicion that their reluctance to have the truth go out to the people is dictated by party exigencies. And right here is where the people object, The public demands an honest ad ministration of State Offices, and are unflinching in their determination to secure it. If the two offices to be filled this fall have not been properly conducted they demand to know it. Nothing must be concealed ; the en tire truth must come out. This is the issue in Pennsylvania this fall. With the Republican leaders fighting against investigation and the Democrats anx ious for it, it is very plain where the interests of the masses lie. r'hua, JJerald. General Butler's forthcoming book will be one of the largest historical autobiographies ever published. It will be published in English, German, and French. The best artists are now employed on the work. The Dickin son Type Foundry is casting type es pecially for it. I ne typography and press-work will be by The Barta Press of Boston, the first edition to be not less than one hundred thousand, probably double that number. The publishers are A. M. Thayer & Co., of Boston. 1 he general and exclus ive agents for Pennsylvania and Dela ware are J. W. Keeler & Co , Phila delphia, Pa. A big bargain in doors and win dows , with frames, sash and blinds. Also lot of roof. Also two complete stc re fronts. Jho. L. Moyek. ' ' 8-a7.1t. THE REPUBLICAN PLATFORM. The following Is the platform adopted by the Republican state convention ot llnrrlsburg Inst WPt'k ! Hw Republican paity of Pennsylvania In ron- venllon nsscmblod, rcnnirm the cardinal prlnet pic ot the party enunciated by the national convention of inks, end nppro ing the f ourse of the Republicans of the fifty-find congees. In In corporating thera Into the law of the land, make the following declarations t 1. We heartily endorse the brond and states. manlike administration of President Harrison, which has exhibited an Intelligent and Inllcxl. ble purpose to execute t he federal lnwa, main tain the dignity ot American Institutions, and Insure the continuance nnd growth of prosjKT. Ity nnd peace In the nation. . We view with peculiar satisfaction the di rection of the affairs of the post-office depart ment by one ot our own citizen, tlio Honorable tdhn Wanamnlcer, whose clean, buslncss-llka comprehensive administration of the affairs ha. advance ' the postal operations of the nation to a plane never previously attained. - - to rraar a (mini ttoosi. a It has been with especial gratification that the Kepubllcans ot this commonwealth have observed the brilliant administration of the state department by one of Pennsylvania's native sons, whose superb diplomacy has elec trified the hearts of all Americans, exacted from foreign peoples dejrree of rcHpect and ad miration for the I'nlted States flag hitherto un eiiualcd, nnd opened wld to us In other lands commercial gates hitherto barred. These mag nificent achievements Justify the confidence and furnish new occasion for ua now to reaninn the loyalty and devotion of the Kepubllcans of Pennsylvania to her most, distinguished son the Honorable James U. Blaine. 4. We cordially endorse the action of the Be. publican congress In passing the McKlnley bill, In conformity with the national pledge to pro tect the material Iniercst of American labor. This beneficent measure has. In spite of malig nant democratic abuse and misrepresentation, already brought about, and will in the future continue to bring about, a toouder and more settled prosperity to all classes, particularly to the operative, the mechanic, the miner, the farmer. 6. We favor bl-uetallsm and endorse the ac tion of tne Klfly-flrstcongrew In providing for t he purchase and coinage of all the gold and silver produced from American mines, nnd we recommend auch tariff duties as will protect our country and Its currency from the debase ment which will surely follow if this nation Is made the dumplng-grouud for the silver nf the world. fi. We re-attlrm our devotion f the welfare of those who sucrltleed property, home, health nnd life for the natlon'a honor during the late war, and we cordially ap prove the action of suc cessive republican congress, particularly the nity-nrst, in aplte of malicious and unrelenting democratic opposition. In providing proper and adequate financial aid to all deserving veteruns st 111 surviving, and to the widows and orphans of those who have entered the bivouac of the dead. IPCBLICANlg AND RKFOKM. 7. The Republican party ot Kennsylvanla has never hesitated to pledge Itself to reforms de manded by public, sentiment, and has never faltered In carrying out the promises so made. In accordance with pledges given we have recently placed upon our statute books numer ous lawa having for their object the ameliora tion and advancement ot labor In tkls state, thereby winning the unqualified and public ap proval of the wage earners of the common wealth. 8. in accordance w :th the promise contained In our platform of last year, and mainly Incom pliance with the expressed wishes ot various labor organizations, we have made provision for the submission to the people In November next, of the question of holnlng a constitution. al convention, with a view to such changes in the organic law of the commonwealth as may be deemed expedient. 9. Also, In conformity wltn the promise mode a year ago, we have enacted a law having In view an absolutely pure and unrestricted ballot1 We pledge the mrtytOBUch changes and Im provements, It any, which a practical appllca Hon of this law may prove essential to a fuller accomplishment ot Its purposes, and, In the event of negative action In November next upon the question of holding a constitutional con. ventlon, we promise, with a view to ellmlnnt- Ing the provisions In our present constitution compelling the numbering of ballots, to enact the necessary legislation for submitting a spec ial constitutional amendment upon this part leu lar subject, to the people of the state at the earliest day possible. 10. Furthermore, In compliance with pledges made to the people, the llepubllcan party hav. Ing In view the equalization of taxation, has en acted measures whereby, mainly through an Increase In taxation on corporations, the state appropriation to public schools has been In COIvwojf Eoery one stiffen from Catarrh in the I load. Thoso who don't hare it suffer from thoso who do. It's a diseaso you can't keep to yourself. Here are some of the symptoms : Ileadache, obstruction of nose, dis charges falling into throat, some times profuse, watery, and acrid, at others, thick, tenacious, mucous, purulent, bloody, putrid, and offen sive; eyes weak, ringing in ears, deafness ; offensive breath ; Bmell and taste impaired, and general do bility. But only a few of these likely to be present at once. The euro for it for Catarrh it self, and all tho troubles that come from it a perfect and permanent cure, is Dr. Sage's Catarrh Remedy. The worst cases yield to its mild, soothing, cleansing and healing Eroperties. A record of 25 years as proved that to its proprietors and they're willing to prove it to you. They do it in this way : If they can't ouro your Catarrh, no matter how bad your ease, or of how long standing, they'll pay you 500 in cash. Can you have better proof of tho healing power of a medicine ? , - , Children Cry for PltcteT'o Ccctorloi ; i n 1 IP'" creased from ?,Oon,nnn to tsinp.nno annually, nnd the personal property tax returned to the counties Increased from 5on,oon to il.Tim.non an nually. It has further provided for the return of all the retail liquor licenses, aggrcgatlng S.ooo.fip, to the respective cot'ntles, cities, boroughs and townships. FOKDNKM ton TlIK PARMRN, We pledge ourselves to renewed efforts In the same direction to the end that our revenue laws may be revised as to treat with equallt) nil the various Industries of the commonwealth, thus relieving the land of tho farmers from the tin fai" dlscrlmtnatto.i to which It has hereto fore been subjected. H. We denounce the unscrupulous partisan ship of Governor Paulson In vetoing stl the ap portionment bills passed, In compliance with constitutional direction, by the Into llepubllcan Legislature, and In negativing other legislation, particularly the compulsory education bill, having In new the material and moral Interests of the people of Pennsylvania. 14. We commend the llepubllcan mayor, city solicitor, connty controller and district attor ney of Philadelphia for their discovery nnd prompt prosecution of those guilty of offlclul malfeasance. Dishonesty Is non-pnrtlsan. Tweeds and Bardsleys arise In all parties. The llepubllcan party has alwaya shown Itself rrady to punish nfllrlal dishonesty wherever found, nnd we urge the before mentioned ofllfrrs to prosecute to conviction any and every gallty official without regard to his politics. IX We are In favor of the prompt repeal by tne legislature of all the mercantile taxe lev- vied by the state, and of such amendments to the revenue and other laws as will effcctmlly proBV)te the orderly receipt, the lawful and safe custody, and tho p-nmpt and proper dis bursement, not only oft m moneys of the rrmt monwenlth, bnt of all Its cities, boroughs and townships; and the law should be so Improved as to absolutely pre-vent the use of public funds, simO or great, for the petsnnal benefit of rmt llcefllclals. It. That we reaffirm the unswe t ng devo tion of Pennsylvania Kepubllcans to the su pmne and sovereign right of every lawful etll ief, ncl or poo., native or foreign born, black or wilt e, to cast one free ballot In public pac tion", and to have- that be Hot counted as cast, and we demand effective legislation within ctxwttt uttonal ttmtts to uruio tie Integ. ;ty and imrrty of fed)rat elections throughout the I'r'on. Consumption Cured' An old physician, retired from prac tice, having had placed in his hands by an Blast India missionary the formula of a simple vegetable remedy lor the speedy ana permanent cure of Consumption, Bronchitis, Catarrh, Asthma and all throat and Lung Af fections, also a positive and radical cure tor Nervous Debility and all Nervous Complaints, after havine tested its wonderful curative powers in thousands of cases, has felt it his duty to make it known to his suffering fellows. Actuated by this motive and a desire to relieve human suffering. I will send free of charge to all who de sire, this recipe, in German. French or English, with full directions for pre paring and using. Sent by mail by addressing with stamp, naming this paper. W. A. Noyes, 8ao Power's Block, Rochester, N. Y. mar-6-iy DEMOCRATIC TIOKET Associate Judge, C. G. MURPHY. Sheriff, JOHN MOUREY. Delegate to Coxstitutinnal Convention. ANDREW L. FRITZ. subject to decision of District Conference. Jury Commissioner. m. b. Mchenry. Coroner. Dr. F. V. REDEKER. LOWEWBERG'S CLOTlflliMC ! SPRING ANNOUNCEMENT! 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 youi Clothing. Be Sure If you have mads tip your mind to tmjr Hood's S.irsapnrlll.t do not be Induced to take any other. Hood's Snrsaparllla Is a peculiar mcdlclno, possessing, by vlrtuo ot Iti peculiar combination, proportion, and preparation, curative power superior to any other article. A Boston lady who knew what she wanted, and whose example la worthy Imitation, tells her experience below 1 To Get m In one store where I went to buy flood's Barsap.trilla the clerk trlod to Induce me buy their own Instead of Hood's) he told me thelr't wonld last longer; that I might take it on ten days' trial; that It I did not like It I need not pay anything, etc. But he Could not prevail on me to change. I told him I knew what Hood's Sarsaparllla was. I had taken It, was satisfied with It, and did not want any other. Hood's When I began taking Hood's SarsnparUta I was feeling real miserable, suffering a great deal with dyspepsia, and so weak that at times I could hardly stand. I looked, and bad for some time, like a person In con sumption. Hood's Sarsaparflla did me so much good that I wonder at myself sometimes, and my friends frequently speak of It. " Mm. Ella A. dorr, to Terrace Street, Boston. Sarsaparilla JoM by all dratnrUts. (1 ; six for St. rreparad only JJ 0. L HOOD CO., ApoU-Marlaa, LawsU. Msaa. IOO Doses One Dollar PUBLIC SALE OT VALUABL- Real Estate. Pursuant to an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Columbia county, the wndemlKned as- t. gnee of tbetut of Andrew .1. Hardo, of Pine townMilp, Col., Co., Pa. will expose to public sale upon the premises In line townnhlp, Col. Co. Pa., upon FRIDAY, AUGUST 28 1891, 'cloclt p. m., of snld day the following de. ffd real estate, to-wlt: Tract No, 1. Beg- Ri ' 'ng at a post on line of lands of Inane 1' Lyon, thence by the same south t degrees west lift and WO perches to a post, thetve by land of K F. Whit- . :uth SH degrees east (IT and 6-10 perches to k thence by huxbof Jos, Hurst north 1 and H degrees east H and -10 perches to a post, thence by land of Jim. Berry north m degrees west 4 perches to a stono, thence by the same north S degrees east 47 and B-10 perches to a dogwood, thence north tw degrees west M nnd T-tO perches to the place of beginning, con taining 50 Acres, and 96 perches of land, Upon which are erected a New Frame Broiling Souse. Bank Barn and Outbuildings. The land Is In a good state of cultivation, level, good orchard. Located at ". t, fork of publlo road near line Hummlt anu a. the Wnltmlre school house. ALSO: Upon the sums day at T11HKK O'CLOCK, p. in,, upon. the premises near the plrce aforesaid In Pine township, cut Co., Pa. Tract of land No. 8, Bounded upon the north by land of Phlneas Whltraoyer, west by land of Vji. H. Bordo, south by lund ot Ellas Watts an' east by land of John Bentleld, known as the Watts farm, containing 54 Acres of land, whereon is erected a frame Dwelling House, bank barn and outbuildings. The land la In a good state of cultivation, fine fruit, water. TEK.MS OF 8ALR. Ten per cent, of the pur chase money to be paid at the striking down of the property, the H less the 10 per cent, at con llrmatlon of sale (Oct. 1, 1HM and the remaining aj one year thereafter with interest from said las confirmation. .'jr There will also be sold upon tho premises of Tract No. l at 10 o'clock, a. m., personal proper ty, consisting ot household g'xids, top buggv, hat-newt, plows, bay horse, mares, and sleigh, harrow, liayrake, hay fork, carts, a two. ho e wagons, rye, oats, corn, hay, two tthoats. TEHMS.-3 months credit. ' KDWAHI) P. BAUDO, Assignee of estate Andrew J. Banjo. . Wm. Chkism an. Attorney. 8.7-at. SPRINC A.S01ST 1891. : THE LATEST COLLARS, NECK TIES, DRESS SHIRTS, NIGHT SHIRTS &c. ORPHANS' COURT SALE -Of VALUABLE Real Estate. The undersigned administratrix of the estate nf Husan A. Walter, late of nioomsburg, I'n., de censed, will expose In public sale on the prem ises, on WEDNESDAY SEPT. 16, 1891, at to o'clock a. m., all that certain lot or piece of ground situate In the town of Blonmsbnrg. Columbia County and stnto of Pennsylvania, bounded and described as follows, to-wlt t Be ing a lot of ground with the buildings nnd ap purtenances situated on Main street of said town, nnd bounded on the north by Main or Her. ond street, on the east by Barton's Alley, on the south by Pine Alley, and on the west by a lot formerly own.'d by Reuben Kronnier, contain ing to front on Main street si feet and Inches, running thence back to Pino Alley 714 feet and inches, on which are erected a two sf ory FRAME DWELLING HOUSE, and out-mtllding-. TEIIMS OK fAt.K.-Ten per cent, of one fourth of the purchase money to be pnld at the striking down of the property j the ono-rwrrtH less the ten per cent, at the connrmntloaj or aale, and the remnlnlng three-fourths 'a one year thereafter, with Interest from cannrmatls nisi. sAiiAit k. vontirr. Administratrix, Jamison City. Aug. t. ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE. Mutate of Oro. Mitnrr, oKtvnrtorf toiiymMp. Notice Is hereby given that letters of adminis tration on the estate of Oeo. Moore, late of csirarioai twp. lot. 1:0. i'a.,iteceamil, nave been granted to the undersigned administrator to wtiom all persons Indebted tosald estate are re- iiaxsted to nmxe payments, and those having cMms or demands will make known the same w lM-out delay to orto A.K.PENINOTON, A. L. Kbits. Administrator. Atty, Pnlrmount Hprlngs. 7 17-t. AUDITOR'S NOTICE. JMatnvJuhn Swalee. Tko undersigned having been appointed an aualtor to distribute the fund In the bands of the administrator of John Ha ntee deceased, will inert the parties Interested therein at his onion In Hloomsbu'g on the 14th day of Hcnlember A. D.1MSI nt tt o'uu-vk a. m. when and where nil persons having rlalms agalnsl said Kstute will appear and presentjl he same or be forever debar ed from coming In for a share of said fund. KOIIKUT 111 IKINUHAM Auditor. NOTICE. to tsk nni.Dnas of thr Bonus or tiik blooms- Htrsil STATK ROHM A I, SCHOOL, HKl'l'HKD BY rtKST aOSTUAOR.nATlD KKKT. I, HUH. Notice Is hereby given that the Interest on all of said bonds outstanding up to Kept. 1, 1HU1, will be paid on presentation of the same to the treasurer, nt his oftlce In Bloomsburg at anv time before October I, ltsJl. If bonds are not, presented by October 1, isai, the Interest wilt be defaulted and applied to other purposes. Aug. 14-lt. H. J. CLARK, Treaa. ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE. KMatr nf M U-hart CoM; tale o Jfadiarm ftrju. Notice Is hereby given that letters of adminis tration on the est at of Michael Confer, late of Madison tw.. Col. Co. deceased, have been grained to the undersigned administrator to whom all persons Indebted to said estate sie requested to make payments, and those havlns; claims or demands will make kuowu the subm without delay to WILSON CONEKlt, ('kant IIkksino, Administrator. Attorney. Jerseytown, Pa. WOOD'S BUSINKSS COLLEGE. AND School of Sfcortaaai and Tjp Writlaj. 13 Initraetert. 313 Night Sta&antf . 701 Cay SUdanti. IU It Shorthand aai TyjtwrlUug. . . 253Ladit. ATiar'jCllwtagtefUll. Bend for Catalogue. New Year Commences August 31. F. E. WOOD, Principal, CRANTON, . PARKER'S HAIR BALSAM Claanxs and buulifi lh hair. HroauMes a luxuriant growth. Navar Ftili ta Hatters Ml Nalr la 11a VaaakfLI CaU. ' rtaavvaia buxlras ana kalr fillaMj '4 aanaad II WaiDraa.ma, i DOUELE SUZASTZS SACKS AND CUTAWAYS. THE FINEST LINE OF SPRING PANTS IN TOWN. 12
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