VOL '-27.
H. C. FRICK SHOT.
TIIE CARNEMF. CHAIRMAN ATTACKED HV
A RUSSIAN ANARCHIST.
On last Saturday a man named
Alexander Bergman obtained ad
mission to the private office of II. C.
Frick, manager of the Carnegie Steel
Company at Pittsburg-
A moment later a pistol shot and
the sound of a scuffle created a panic
in the office. Two more shots and
Mr. Krick's shouts (or help brought
th m t J their senses and they rushed
to the rescue,
1 RICK SATURATED WITH ni.OOH.
The clerk found him grappling
with his assailant, whose clothes were
saturated tfith blood from the million
aire's hands. Mr. Frick had ltecrk
man by the throat and pummeled
him until he fainted from loss of
blood" Beerkman made a rush for
the elevator which bad just stopped
on the second floor, but there his
j.rogress was stopped by a dozen
hands, and he was 'ncld until the
police arrived. Inside and outside
there was great confusion
cilement. The carpet anil
were saturated with blood
wis Mr. I 'rick. Messengers
telephone were hurriedly
bring physicians.
and ex
furniture and so
and the
used to
lM. Joseph Dickson took charge of
the wounded man about an hour after
the .shooting. The patient was re
moved into one of the olfic.es in the
iear of the building and seemed to be
resting easy. He was perfectly con
scious and talked with those of his
friends who were admitted to his
room. The physicians soon extract
ed one of the bullets that had lodged
in Mr. Krick's back. They then di
rected their attentiou to one of the
other wounds. Shortly before five
o'clock the physicians sent out word
that Mr. Frick was considered out
of danger, all the bullets having been
extracted.
THREATS OK LYNCHING BERGMAN.
Bergman was taken by two police
men to the corner of Wood and
Fifth avenue, where he wis hustled
into a patrol wagon. The most in
tense excitement reigned. Cries were
heard of "Shoot him down." Some
growled, '-Let him have what he gave
Frick," while a more conservative
element stepped forward and helped
keep the assassin from mob violence.
A Urge crowd followed the patrol
wagon to the central police station.
When the lock-up was reached the
police were compelled to shut the
gates to the yard to keep out the peo
ple. The prisoner was pale and so
much exhausted from excitement
that he could not answer the usual
questions for several minutes. He
was taken into the cell department
and put in a cell. Bergman's curly
hair seemed to be standinn on end
and his sallow complexion was bleach
ed to an ashen whiteness. He was
covered from head to foot with
blood and seemed proud of his deed
Bergman told the officers at the
Central station that he lived on Forty
second street, New York, but refused
to give the number of bis residence.
He said he was a compositor on a
New York paper and that he came to
l'ittsburg on Thursday and had been
staying at the Merchants' hotel, on
Water street. He at first declined to
give his nationality, but later said he
was a Russian Jew, and that be was
proud of it.
When Bergman was asked why he
attempted the murder he replied :
"That's a queer question to ask."
DYNAMITE IN HIS MOUTH.
After Berkman was stripped of all
clothing and a new suit of clothes put
on him, orders were issued not to per
mit any one to see him. lie had in
his possession when arrested a com
mon plated cigarette box, with six
cigarettes in it. He also had thirteen
thirty-eight calibre bullets on his per
son. The prisoner had also a cheap
plated silver watch, which was twenty
minutes slow and which stopped short
ly after he was arrested. He was very
uncommunicative, and it was only
after persistent questioning that any
thing was elicited from him.
A second examination of Berkman
was made by the police surgeon and
the inspector and two dynamite cart
ridges were found in his mouth. The
desperate man refused to let them be
taken out without a fierce struggle.
during which he had to be choked un
til he was black in the face before he
gave up the explosives. When Dr.
Mercer was examining him he
thought there was something wrong
with his mouth and the doctor asked
him to open it. This he refused to do
until forced, and in so doing the cart
ridges were found.
It was evidently the man's inten
tion to explode them in his mouth and
km himself in the same manner as
Anarchist I. in.', the Chicago Hav-
market rioter, who was condemned to
death, but who committed suic ide in
ptison. The caps attached to Burg-
man s cartridges would not work and
the scheme failed.
MILITARY DISCIPLINE.
A private in Co. K. Tenth regiment
named lams, on hearing of the at
tempted assassination of H. C. Frick
called for "three cheers for the man
who shot Frick." Lieutenant Colonel
Streator of the same regiment over
heard the remark, and ordering out
the whole regiment he repeated the
words and asked the man who had
used them to step forward. lams at
once complied, but refused to apolo
gize. Col. Streator ordered his arms
taken from him, the buttons cut from
his coat, and then strung him up by
the thumbs until he became uncon
scious. 1 lis clothes were then taken
from him and he was given some over
alls and an old coat, and after shav
ing oue half of his head and beard, he
was drummed out of camp. Major
General Snowden approved of the
a.:tion of Col. Streator. lams, who
lives at Waynesburg, and his friends
now propose to prosecute all who had
a hand in the treatment received by
him. While his conduct is most
highly objectionable, both as a soldier
and a citizen, it is not certain whether
tiie military olliceig acted entirely with
m me limits oi tneir authority in pun
ishing Inni as tliey did, and the mat
ter is likely to get into tne coins tor a
final determination. It would seem
as though the man should have been
given a hearing before receiving tne
severe punishment inflicted upon him
ARGUMENT COURT.
Argument Court met Friday af:er
noon 2 2d inst at 2 o'clock, pursuant to
adjournment, all the Judges being
present.
Upon petition Alfred E Mood was
appointed guardian of Martha E. Mo
Kamey. Bond to be given in the
sum of $Goo
Emma Wintersteen vs. Chas.
Wintcrsteen, petition for divorce.
Subpccna awarded.
In the estate of Margaret J Brittain,
deceased, petition for investment filed,
Investment decreed.
The hotel license of E. P. Albert
son, of Sugarloaf township, was trans-
lerreq to fred uretz, ot the same
place.
peti ion was filed by the County
Commissioners requesting the Court
to appoint a tax collector in Ccntra-
lia borough and Conyngham township
The petition for a road in Centre
Two. near Allen Shellhamer's. was
presented and filed.
In regard to changing th-return
days, the following order was made by
the Court : "Now, July 22, 1S92, it is
ordered and directed that after the
month of August, 1802, the first Mon
day of each and every month shall be
a return day, for the return of writs
and processes of every kind as pro
vuled by law and the rules of Court.
Bv the Court.
"Now, July 22, 1892, John G,
Freeze, Esq., J. B. Robison, Esq.,
Grant Herring. Esq., H. M. Hinckley,
Esq., and James Scarlet, Esq., are ap
pointed a committee to revise the
Rules of Court ot the 20 Judicial l)is
trict. so as to conform with the fore
going order. Bv the Court
In the estate ot .. li. Creasy, de
ceased, petition for the sale of the
real estate for the payment of debts
Sale of tract No. 20 was ordered
Upon motion of R. R. Little, Esq.,
Henry H. Paul, Jr., ot Philadelphia,
was admitted to practice in the several
courts of the county.
Mary A. Burns appointed Guardian
of Robert and Maud Bums
Clinton Hartman upon petition was
appointed Guardian ot r.dna May,
Albert li.. Ulive and Aiatiuia, minor
children of G. W. Hartman, deceased,
In the estate of Joseph Watts, de
ceased. Sale of real estate ordered
A. W. Tones appointed trustee f
the fund of Alice Kline and . H.
uru:. - n..;.,f! frc,. nr
Vmre,,,B,u". ''l'"""r.. ,r
was appointed trustee
the estate of William
Whitenight. dc-
ceased
Sale of real estate ordered in the
estate of William Helwig, deceased.
In the estate of Rebecca May late
of Bloomsburg. Sale of real estate
ordered.
In the estate of John Whitenight
deceased. Petition for partition filed,
In the matter of a road in Benton
twp. nar H. F. Everett's, on motion a
rule was granted to show cause why
the proceedings, vacating a portion of
the road shall not be annulled and set
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The speech of Hon. A. L. Fritz receive more attention and better ins
which appears in this issue, is printed traction. While there is no evidence
by request. that sucn nas cver been attempted
BLOOMSBURG, PA., FRIDAY, JULY 2!. 1SD-2.
OOLUMBI 1 COUNTY P UBLIC SCHOOLS.
REPORT OF SUPT. W. C JOHNSTON.
It is encouraging to report that the
past year has been one of progress all
along the line of school work. The
schools of the county, as a whole,
have given general satisfaction, al
though in many districts the work was
crippled on account of epidemic dis
eases.
Six school houses were erected
during the year : one in Benton, one
in Conyngham, or.e in
Fishingereek, one in Main, and two in
Sugarloaf.
The house in Benton is a two-
story, two-room fr?me building sup
plied with patent desks and slate
blackboard.
The one in Conyngham is a two-
room, one-story frame building and is
also supplied with slate surface and
patent desks.
The others are one-story, one- room
frame buildings and supplied with
similar desks and blackboards.
All these buildings reflect credit un-
011 the boards of directors tinder whose
supervision they were constructed.
It is a pleasure to report that mark
ed improvements are being made in
the furniture apparatus in all schools
and that uioie care was given to the
out buildings and the grounds, how
ever the latter should have decidedly
more attention.
A number of schools had entertain
ments rhar.'in;; a sma.l admittance
fee. The money thus secured was in
vested in b loks as a nucleus of libra
ries Fitly seven of o.;r schools have li
braries some of liiem large and good,
others small but interesting and useful
Seventy two of the schools have una
bridged dictionaries and in a few
others the teacher's is used.
Directors begin to realize that it is
not only desirable but necessary that
each school have a goo J dictionary.
At the last meeting of their associa
tion this subject was considered and it
is believed that next year an unabridg
ed dictionary will be put into most of
the schools not now having one.
Jackson last year, the first
district in. the count
to do so, furnished all textbooks tree
of cost to all pupils. Conyngham fur
nished all the readers free. Other
districts are considering this subject.
Conyngham has made a move in the
direction of district supervision by
n . Sfhnnl evof nart
of his time to supervising all the
schools of the district.
Our teachers with tew exceptions
are tatthtul, conscientious, and pro
gressive. It is believed that they have
done more regular careful professional
reading during the year than ever be
fore. As a result their work has been
more practical and thorough.
Nearly all teachers holding the
lower grade certificates attend during
vacation either the Normal at Blooms-
burg, the Seminary at Millville, the
Academy at Orangeville, or other
schools for teachers. The Normal
graduates usually continue their
studies and professional reading and
thus keep in touch with the times.
Marked improvement is observed in
instruction especially in reading, lan
guage and primary work.
Much ot the teaching has not and
does not insure to pupils that practi
cal knowledge of arithmetic, grammar
or language, and the ability to read
intelligently and intelligibly that it
should.
While instruction should do far
more than this for pupils yet if it does
less it is not a success.
Lack of proper apparatus in some
schools, irregular attendance of pupils,
ami a prevailing tendency among pu
pils m the rural schools to pursue but
two or three subjects, are three things
that seriously cripple the work.
1 he first can be removed by the
action of various boards, and be it
said to the credit of the directors that
they are manifesting more attention in
this direction than heretofore and the
necessary apparatus win ciouuness
. . . . 1 1 .t
be
imMlilathe fund nflhn .lidrlrl.
warrant. The second may be reme
died by the co operation of parents,
directors and teachers which co-opera
tion is usually secured it earnestly and
prudently sought by teachers.
His thud is more dillicult to reme
dy. The greatest efforts and the best
work sometimes will not awaken an
interest among some of the larger pu
pils for more than two or three sub.
jects. But the small ones those to
take the place of the larger pupils a
Ye" .wo he"ce J be s? (.,n?,ruc "
ed that they will not be satisfied with
the knowledge their older brothers and
sisters deemed sufficient. The small
children of our rural schools should
here yet it is believed that a carefully
arranged course of ntudy for the
country schools would, if followed,
benefit them.
The High Schools of Berwick,
Bloomsburg, Catawissa and Centralis
sent out a number of graduates re
flecting great credit upon the princi
pals and teachers of these schools.
Eight were graduated from Bloom,
fifteen from Berwick, three from Cata
wissa, and five from Centralia.
The Bloomsburg High School de
serves special mention in this connec
tion from the fact that it graduated its
first class this year which fact is the
best evidence of the progressive spirit
of directors, principal, and teachers.
The Normal school is in a very
prosperous condition. Over ninety
were graduated this year. The atten
dance at this school has so increased
that it has been necessary to make a
number of improvements, prominent
among which is the remodelling and
beautifying of the auditorium. More
buildings and greater teaching force
are required. The teachers have been
secured and the buildings will be
completed before the close of another
year. They comprise a "well equipped
gymnasium, additional class rooms, a
new chemical and physical laboratory,
and dormitories for one hundred and
fifty additional students.
Notwithstanding the fact that many
schools were closed, sometimes for
two or three weeks, on account of
sickness of pupils or teachers which
necessitated much more travelling yet
all were visited -two hundred and
eighty nine visits being made during
the year.
The annua! meeting of the directors
was well attended and unusually in
teresting, lhe discussions were
practical.
Each year the directors seem to take
greater interest in the schools.
They are more careful to select
good sites for school houses, to erect
substantial and comfortable buildings,
to supply suitable furniture and ap
paratus, and are more cautious in en
gaging teachers.
One hundred and sixty schools re
ported having been visited by directors
at the time my visits were made:
therefore it is safe to conclude that
two hundred of the two hundred
eighteen were visited by directors
during the year. This is a great im
provement over last year and indicates
that the schools are receiving closer
attention.
A careful examination of the An
nual Reports of secretaries shows that
in nine districts of the twenty five
(twenty six now as Millville is a bor
ough) the avejage salary of male
teachers was the same as last year ; in
twelve districts the average salary of
lady teachers was the same ; in three
districts the average salary was less for
men, and in six districts was less for
women : in twelve districts the average
salary was greater for men and in
seven, greater for women.
The highest salary per month paid
to any male teacher was $1 17.64, the
lowest $20.00 ; the highest salary per
month paid to any lady teacher . was
f 45.00, the lowest 520.00.
The greatest increase per month in
salary to male teachers was $17.64 ; to
lady teachers was $5.00.
From the same source we find that
the tax rate for school purposes in
fourteen districts was the same as last
year ; in six districts the rate was in.
creased and in five districts it was de
creased.
That the highest tax rate was thir
teen mills and the lowest two mills,
It is also ascertained that the cost of
schooling each pupil per month in
three districts was the same as last
year, in nine districts was less, and in
thirteen districts it was more.
I'he greatest cost per month for
schooling each pupil in any district
was $1.55, the lowest cost was $0 64,
N ine successful local institutes were
held during the year : at Benton, Ber
wick, Buckhorn, Centralia, Espy,
Mittlinviile, Millville, Numidia, and
Orangeville. These meetings were
well attended ami accomplished much
good. Brief accounts of each were
given in the monthly reports.
I hu county institute was a success.
It was divided into three sections for
the morning sessions which gave gen
eral satisfaction.
I'he address of welcome was deliv
ered by Fred Ikeler, Esq.
i he instructors and lecturers pre
sent were Hon. D. J. Waller, Jr., I)r,
if. M. Philips, aunts. Walton and
Harman, Profs. J. P. Welsh, J. G
Becht, W. 1 1. Butts, E. K. Richard
son, and Jerry March, Rev. Russell
H. Conwell, Dr. A. A. Willits, Dr. G
M. Philips (in place of Col. McClure,
absent on account of sickness) and the
Boston Ideal Banjo Club.
It is with sorrow and regret that re
ference is made to the death of two
of our young and progressive teachers,
Aiiss uiara lepie ot catawissa and
Miss Blanche Geddis of Bloomsburg.
Tt.ith were craduates ot the Blooms
burg Normal School; the one a mem
ber of the class ot r;t, the other a
member of the class of '88. Both
wrrif women whose christian
characters exerted ennobling influence
in their schools and among those with
whom the v lived. Both were trreatlv
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loved by their pupils and mourned
by large circles of friends and
acquaintances.
Several school houses will be erect
ed, a number will be repaired, new
furniture, and more and better ap
paratus will be placed in many schools
before the next year's work begins.
The Bloom directors will remodel
the Fifth Street school house making
it an eight room building and will
have it heated and ventilated by the
Smead, Mills, and Company's im
proved system.
In several of the districts the
boards have lengthened the term.
This has been done in Denton, Ber
wick, Briarcreek, Catawissa, Green
wood, Madison, Montour, Orange,
Scott, and Millville Borough begins
with an eight month term.
In many districts the salaries of
teachers have been increased and all
king some improvements such as
the directors consider best at this
time.
In conclusion inv thanks are L'rate-
r
fully tendered to the Department at
narnsiHirg lor advice, to tne press ot
the countv for ever readv support
given, to the directors anil citizens for
their great kindness and aid, and to
the teachers for their uniform courtesy
and hearty co operation.
ESPY.
Mrs. Price and son from
Ashland,
Mr. and
are at present the guests of
Mrs. frank Rice.
Quite a number of our town folks
contemplate taking in the picnic at
Central on Saturday.
Miss Sayers of Millertown is at
present visiting her aunt, Mrs. M. A.
Blosser of this place.
I'he wind storm which passed over
this place on Tuesday afternoon,
caused considerable havoc among
fruit and shade trees, as well as giving
some of our people a general scare.
The festival which the M. E.
Church proposed holding in the park
at this place on Saturday evening, has
been postponed until some near time
in the future, due notice of which will
be given.
Hayes, youngest son of T. F. Hay.
man cf Birdsboro, but formerly of
this place, died at his home on Satur
day morning last, and was brought to
the Creveling cemetery for interment
on Tuesday afternoon.
Mrs. C. R. Miller of Plymouth who
has been staying at this place with
friends for some time, returned home
on Monday, taking with her, her
young brother rranit trump, who
expects to remain at Plymouth during
his vacation.
Quite a number of our town people
have invested in new wash machines
ately, at least such appears to be the
case, as a machine can ie seen set
ting on the back porch of nearly every
other house in town, and look when
we will, we can see one or the other of
the agents who are at present stopping
at the hotel at this place, travelling up
or down one side of the street or the
other with a "Sunbeam" on a wheel
barrow.
A pleasant gathering took place at
the home ot Miss Delia Geisinger on
1" rulay evening last, in the form of a
Leap year party. It was attended by
huge number of young people of
this place, also from Bloomsburg and
Milton. Miss Lilne Kcdeker and
Belle Ruckle, Earl Creveling and
James Miller acted as waiters and
ushers, and performed their duties with
as much ceremony as would have
given credit to persons twice their age.
In short all reported a pleasant time
and declared it to be The party of
the season.
A mad dog was kdled in Towanda
one day last week, before it had a
chance to bite anybody. With a thous
and dogs in riloomsburg it will be sur
prising if one or more of them are not
affected bv the extreme heat of the
weather and become rabid. Ut to
this time the only precaution taken by
me town authorities is to pass an or
dinance imposing a tax on dogs, which
is virtually a dead letter. The tax law
should be enforced, and every dog
should be required to be kept muzzled.
Thanks-
We offer our sincere thanks to the
unknown party who so kindly remem
bered us by sending a freezer of ice
cream and some cake, to our camp.
Nimrod Cami-ing Club.
NO. 31
PERSONAL.
Miss Grace Neal is visiting in Tow
anda. Sheriff Moury has appointed his
son Michael as deputy sheriff.
Thos., P. Hanley and Charles P
Elwell spent last Sunday at Lily Lake.
Mrs Pennepacker of Philadelphia i i
spending several weeks with her daugh
ter, Mrs. W. S. Rishton.
Judge and Mrs. Ikeler went to
Proctor Inn on Wednesday, to escape
the intense heat.
Miss Annie Maize returned from
Chadron, Nebraska, last week Friday,
after an absence of ten months.
William Dennis has left the employ
sf Glasco Cameron, and gone to New
Jersey to spend the summer. He ex
pects to return in September.
Dr. E. F. Smith of Goshen, New
York, is the father 'of a baby boy which
was born on the morning of the 21st
inst. Mrs. Smith was formerly Miss
Mildred Knorr ot Bloomsburg.
Hon. C. R. Backalew is summering
at Proctor Inn and Ganoga Lake. He
came down to Bloomsburg on Mon
day, but owing to the intense heat pre
vailing here, he went back on the first
train.
Miss Maggie Rutter returned home
from Nebraska last Saturday night,
after an absence of nine months She
gave her parents a very pleasant sur
prise as they did not know r.h.' was
coming.
Mr. Oscar E. Woidnun of Easton
is visiting his brother O. T. Weidman
of Minneapolis who. together with
his wife and daughtet have been the
guests of Jacob Dieffcnbach for the
past two weeks.
Mrs. Butler and Mrs. C. W. Funs
ton have sold their lot on Normal
Hill, adjoining J. R. Townsend's, to
Prof. C. H. Albert for ?2,ooo. Mr
Albert intends to build a residence
there.
The tax in Bloomsburg on female
dogs is two dollars a year, under Town
ordinance number three. It is further
provided that such dogs shall not be
permitted at any time to run at large
in the town limits, and in case any are
found running at large, it shall be the
duty of the constable to kill or have
the same killed as soon as practicable,
for which service he shall receive a
compensation of one dollar from the
town.
Several such dogs have been run
ning at large in town within the past
week.
The ordinance further provides that
owners of dogs (male) shall pay a tax
of one dollar for the first dog, and two
dollars each for every dog above that
number owned or kept by one person.
Only 2 1 9 are returned by the asses
sors as being owned in this town,
though everybody knows that there are
o-vcr 1,000 dogs here. Asses
sors will be expected to perform their
duty in this respect more fully here
after.
NEW POLLING PLACES.
The order of the Court fixing the
polling places in Bloomsburg, desig
nates the corner of Filth and West
streets for one of the new districts,
and Wm. Giger's hotel for another.
Under the new ballot law the county
commissioners are required to provide
suitable polling places for the general
elections, but as we read the law, this
does not apply to delegate elections.
As there is no place at the corner 'of
Fifth and West where the delegate
election can be held, and no arrange
ment has yet been made for the use
of a room at Giger's, the members of
the Standing Committee must make
some other provision tor those dis
tricts. Chairman Townsend has sug
gested that the election for the two
lower districts be held at the court
house, and the other two at the Town
Hall.- This-would be as good an ar
rangement as can be made at present.
A number of n.en have been arrested
at Homestead on a charge of murder,
for the death of the Pinkerton men at
the beginning of the trouble. As an
act of retaliation, Manager Frick will
be arrested on the same charge at the
instance of the Amalgamated Associa
tion as soon as he is abie to leave his
home. The situation grows more com
plicated day by day.
The intense heat of the past week
was the hottest during the past ten
years or more. On Tuesday it brought
the mercury to 104 in the shade in
some parts of the town. In Philadel
phia nine persons died on Tuesda"
from the effects of the heat, and mar v
were prostrated. In many places wor :
was Suspended, as the men could nc;
endure it.