VBOM ALL AROUND TBB tTATB. Gathered frem all etloni of the V Commonwealth. TuiinowN, May I. Two bunco men got &000 from Councilman John H. Jonea. of the men represented himself as er draughtsmen on the Resdlnit and old friend of Mr. Jonee. The friend ta li I m to join in a Kama of enrrti with !Ma partner. The two drew $10,000. A 4aya4t of $3,000 waa necessary, which mm pi need down by the councilman. The men tbon left town with the casta. 1 are evidently the same two men who rJy got $2,IW0 a few days ago from er at West Chester. The also suo- esasfulty buncoed two men at Downington , about $73. rvrLADRLraiA, May 8. The leading stockholders of the Pennsylvania Steel fJHapany met bere yesterday for the pur at of examining the asssta of the em amssed corporation, and they werefonnd . be In such a shape as to make the out bob favorable. A plan providing for the eating debt will be formulated and pre anted at the general meeting of the stock Mdert soon to be held. Slope will prob ably soon be taken to dissolve the receiver kip. OrrrrsBKBS. May 9. Gettysburg will bold ita annual commencement this yeai Tbarsday, June 28. The theological sem inary commencement will come oS on Aim 9. A number of friends and alumni at the college whose homes are In this city will attend the commencement, remaining Bar several days. Daring their stay they Will visit the famous battlefield. Lakcaster, May, 8. A big railroad deal waa consummated in this city when Ex Senator John J. Patterson, president of the Barrtsburg and Mifflin Electric Railway, goiehased the entire .plant of the Lancaster Traction Company. The purchase includct all the electric lines In this city, as well as the one to Mlllersville and the road now be asj built to Columbia. IiAircASTKR, May 9. Dr. S. T. Davln, ftestdent of the State Board of Health, we yesterday requested to quarantine llce hmfected houi.es in West Earl township, the scourge having spread to fire houses, and driven three families out of their homes. The whole community Is in a ferment oi dear at the rapid spread of the peats. Philadelphia, May 10. The annuai sating reduction la the working force upon the lines ot the Pennsylvania Railroad Company has been ordered. The reduction rages from 9 to 20 per cent. A report Chat a reduction in wages has also been made, or is contemplated, Is denied by the officials of the company. DowniNOTOwit, May 8. Five robberies occurred here during the past three days, and the citizens are up in arms. The busi ness, offices of Jesse MenderbaN, O. B. Strlngfellow, T. W. Keech and John Ben der were entered, as was also the 6t. James church. The thieve ate supposed to be local men. Kabton-, May 9. The annual meeting of federation beard of organizations of the Bow Jersey Central railroad was held here yesterday. The delegation represented - members in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Ettcene Alanonev. of Jeraev tatT of division !To.l87, Locomotive Engineers, was elected general chairman, of the board, vie M. N. Clapp, resigned. ' Hasxstoh, May 9. The Are which broke ot in No. 2 slope, at Drifton, Saturday, ia new under oootrel and will be extln goWhed without further loss ft property. Aa it Is, fee timbers of the entire slope have been destroyed and are likely to cave hv The damage to that opening is eatl SMted at $7,000. , Harmsburs), May 10. Tha following , were chartered yesterday; Clinton Mininu Company, Lock Haven, . capital $20,000; Longfaead-Medisittl Planing Hill Company, ox , uwoniown, - capital $70,000; Benton a our . Manufacturing company. Benton, rtAlnmkitt iMintv n-nlt.l tKIl Ann Rbadiico, May 8. The Berks County . A sv4onlHil Qw4m4w km Asul tk K ot premiums for trials of speed at the an- largest nurse to $800 for the 2.29 trotting elans. There is also purse of $300 for all Tetters and pacers. ' Shippbnsbvro, May 8. John K. Mont gomery, who succeeded John Gilbert as clerk in the Mechanics' bank, Third and Jdarket streets. Harrlsburir. died at his nome bere yesterday, from heart disease, 'ime past. PorrsriMje, May 8. It has just been discovered that Pottoville's new $50,000 .school building is being erected over some old coal workings which had been in oper ation in the early days of mining. The school board will make borings to test the natter. " f - mirror., nay o. A ore broke out in the sump house of Cox Brothers' No. 9 atop at this place Saturday, at the bottom of a llfV In a short time the whole slope was ablaze, and the proprietors are prepar ing to flood the mine, which employs 600 hands. TIT . w a m. - w uaaa mbport, Aiay o. ine murder oi Charles Hoover in Cascade township has caused Brent excitement in this citv. where he was well known. Coroner Bell and his 'Jury have rendered a verdict charging Wil liam V eagle and Frank Ogden with the 'crime. Biadino, May 9. The lost red flag in the city, indicating a case ot smitll-pox, has been removed, and now there are no cases outside of St. JoseDh's hoxnital. T)i health authorities will maintain their vigi lance to prevent another outbreak of the disease. Pittsburg, May 8. A trestle on the Bal timore and Ohio side tracks at the Carnegie, blast furnaces at Braddock fell, injuring fourteen Slav laborers who were at work Underneath. Two of the men received -rounds from which they cannot recover. Hontisodo!, May 10. At the special popular election held here yesterday on the proposition of the borough council to in crease the borough's bonded indebtedness $30,000 for street Improvements, the vote was overwhelming for the increase. Boyektown, May 9. Scarlet fever is again quite prevalent here. Four children in the family of Charles Litchy are 111. One child ' dead and two others are very low with 'he disease. Johnstown, May 10. Fire in a tent at Walter L. Mains' circus created a panic, and while the 6,000 people were escaping number were severely trampled upon. Harribhubo, May 10. Adjutant Gen eral Greenland aud the state military au thorities are in favor of taking the National Guard to the World's Fair. Wot Chester, May 10. Edward Duns more, a former slave, died at Avondale yes. terday, aged 109 years. Authentic records of his age arc in existence. WtujAsUjiroRT, May 10. The sixth bi ennial sees! on of the Royal Accanum was called to order here to-day. Over 800 dele. gntatorematedsBoe. t FaxLAnmuBfA, May 10. Frank D. Her. rissaa, g 7Mn vUf was killed by foiling down, tha elevator shaft at the Gladstone sMsiial hint, CARL1MLK ArrOIKT. INVMTIOATOM .The Kew York Cnitefl. ttonae te be Ks amlneif Into. WASRiSQTOlt, May 10. Secretary Car lisle has appointed Charles 8. Falrchild, ex-secretary of the trensuryi Daniel Ma gone, of OgdpRKburg, ex-collcutor of the 'port of New York, and General Polndexter punn, formerly a member of congress from as a commission to Investigate the numer ous charges relative to the administration 'of customs In New York city. The commission Is given the widest prae. tical scope In conducting the inquiry. It Is understood that Mr. Talrehlld will be chairman of the commission. They will .begin their labors within a few days by 'examining all the papers on (lie containing icnsrges ana compliant, lliey are tm powered to inquire into any further eharces that may be mode, and, In a word, to clear up an the allegations of fraud and mis management. General Poindextor Dunn, one of tha commissioners, was seen by reporter last evening. He hud not been appraised of .his appointment, but was not surprised, as he hod been Informed of the purpose to place him on ths commission. He says the 'duty ot the commission will be not only to 'investigate existing abuses with a view to the correction thereof, but also to ascer ftain what reforms can be Instituted In con templation of the sweeping changes to be made in the tariff by the next congress; ttmt the commissioners are to boar in mind 'that the existing system of protection Is to be swept away and a tariff for revenue, 'with Incidental protection, substituted; that they nro to study the effect of this Ichange and recommend methods of admin istration of tbo customs at New York to facilitate the proposed new tariff. The (compensation of the commissioners Is fixed -at $10 per day, with an allowance of $5 per 'diem for expenses. TEX PKIiSONS KILLED OUTRIGHT. A Passenger Train Completely Wrecked on the nig- Four. Lafayette, Ind., May 8. Tne Big Four ,posscngcr train which left Chicago at 8:80 -Saturday night in crossing the Wabash river bridge here yesterday morning got away from the engineer. The air brakes would not work. The front cars left the track after reaching the depot, tearing dowu the sheds on the cast side of the track. The engine, baggage, mail and express cars were thrown off the track, hurled some distance and broken to pieces. Michael Walsh, of Indianapolis, engineer, found under bis engine. His head was sp'it ripen and his body was terribly mangled. Sterling Mclnnes, TJrbana, 111., fireman. Thomas McMahon, Bellevue, O. A. R. Chadwlck, postal clerk, Shelby rllle, Ind. Jessie H. Long, postal clerk, Lebanon, Indiana. E B. Myers, postal clerk, Walton, In diana, John Lennon, mail wagon driver, Laf ayette, Indiana. Charles Cabill, moulder, Indianapolis, Indiana. Charles Myers, baggage handler, Lafay ette, Indiana. Had the engine left the track a minute sooner the entire train would have been thrown Into the Wabash river. Owing to, a sharp curve In the track en the west aide of the river the air brakes could not be ap plied until near the bridge. When the engineer tried to apply the air the brakes would not work and the train dashed into the station. The Injured have been takes to the hospital. Were Literally Cocked Alive, Cairo, 111., May 8. One of the worst catastrophes which has occurred in this region for years took place on the Missis-; sippi river at Wolt Island, twenty-four miles lielow this city, yesterday. A rear end of one of the boilers of the steamer Ohio, a Cincinnati and Memphis jacket, ,blew out, filling the deck cabin with steam and boiling water. Several of the deck bands and deck passengers, who were eat ing breakfast at the time, were literally cooked alive and large number received serious burns. A TBAIM BLOWN FROM THE TRACK. Another Texas Cyelrae EsMblts Its Lift , Ins; Fewer. Gainebvills, Tex., May 9. A freight .train on the Gulf, Colorado and Santo Fe road, while running Into Gainesville, was 'blown from the track by a tornado and demolished. Besides the train crew the road master and Trainmaster Byrne : were aboard. One of the train crew was Instantly killed and the rest seriously injured. The city was slightly brushed by the tornado, but only half a dozen houses were blown down, with no damage to life. Still Another Cyclone In Arkansas. Fulton, Ark., May 9. A disastrous cy clone swept over a section ot the country northeast ot here. The forest trees in a swath three miles wide have been twisted off and uprooted. Houses aud barns are scattered in all directions. It is impossible to learn anything regard ing the casualties, but it Is likely that con siderable destruction of life has resulted at Saratoga, fourteen miles from here. Five Tramps Killed, Dayton, O., May 6. While the first section of a north-bound Cincinnatti, Ham ilton and Dayton freight train was taking water near Tadmer this morning, the second section dashed into it, making a bod wreck. Of six tramps who were in one of the cars ot the first section beating their wuy towards Lima, O., only one sur vives. Arbltraic Houses Make Dig Troflts. London, Jluy 6. The prevailing finan cial impressiou here is favorable because New York exchange is lower, thus the S. V. White and National Cordage failure) were disregarded. Arbitrage houses ni title immense profits yesterday. 050,000 lu, gold went out to Australia and 100,000 came in from Egypt. A Planing Mill Burned. v Wii.kks-Barke, May 10. George Thomp son's planing mill and Thompson. & Hons' lumber yard, together with a number of outbuildings at Luzerne borough, were de stroyed by firs yesterday afternoon. Loss, as far as can be ascertained, willreach $1S, 000. Origin unknown. Killed By a Fennsylvaala Trala. Philadelphia, May 8. A man supposed from the pension papers on his person, to be Simon Edward Baker, aged 50 years, of Bristol, waa run over apd killed at the Ridge Avenue iSUUon, Pennsylvania Rail road, Saturday. ( ' Ta Vale Via assist T CnoAdo, May I, The gates to the World's rate gtiimUwmm closed ysetarday .Treating Sick Headaches. There are varieties of reattaches produced by various causes, as . over study, or exhaustion ; xr by a peculiar state oi tne system, as the throbbing pain in the head which preccds apo : plexy, but these should be prescribed for by a physician, writes Elisabeth KODinson scovil in the May Jxtdiea' Home Journal. In many cases the cause oi tne neaaacne - is deep-seated i - t, 1 - nu must dc removed Detore perman ent relief can be hoped ' for. Neural gia in any part of the body implies mat tne nerves are starved and are crying 'out for food. This must be supplied before the pain will cease. There are. however, measure which can be tried to give temporary relief, ana no one wno nas not suffered from the headache ol neuralgia knows what this means to the victim. Camnhor and chloral, rubbed together until tney lorni a liquid, may be painted over the spot, or a menthol pencil used in the Same manner. If thpse? rannnt be obtained the face should be bathed in very hot water and a mustard paste applied, taking care n6t to leave it on long enouch to blister. A flannel wet with chlorofoim liniment maybe tried, ana a hot-water bag will sometimes ease the pain. A cup of hot tea fol lowed by a teasnoonful of valenn.ite of ammonia may do good. A person subject to this form of headache should eat plenty of nourishinz food, as fresh meat, all the cereals, vegetables, par ticularly beans and celery, and drink milk, hot or cold, and coco.i in nre- ference to tea and coffee. These mav be used as a stimulant in necessity. but not as a regular beverage. Friction oi tne wnoie body by rubbing is val uable and it should be kent warm in cold weather by suitable clothing, with nannei next the skin. esDecia v at night. ' The teeth should be examined hv a dentist and properly attended to. If inese measures tan a nerve tonic is necessary. . t .. . Bull's-Head Horse and Cattle Pow der has been in use for years. Farmers preier it to an others, ana they set their money's worth as each package contains one pound. Sold by all dealers. If it was reallv the rule in this coun ty for the office to seek the man would be a moving sight. - - Do you lack faith and love health ? Let us establish your faith and restore your health with DeWitt's Sarsaparilla. w. a. Kishton, Druggist. io-iA-iy. A lady who was married to a very hard drinker tried, very naturally to induce him to reform, with no ef fect. She concluded to scare him. and when he came, loaded up as usual she put on the costume of a devil that she had worn at a masquerade balL and as he opened the door she step ped out and said in a sepulchral voice: 'Come with me I am the devil." The result rather upset her, as her husband said: nZat so? Shake ol' boy, I'm your brothsr-in law ; I mar ried your sister." She wisely conclud ed to let him alone for the future. I have been a sufferer from catarrh for years. Having tried a number of remedies advertised as "sure cures" without obtaining any relief, I had re solved never to take any other patent medicines, when a mend advised me to try Ely's Cream Balm. I did so with great reluctance,, but can now testify that after using it for six weeks I believe myself cured. It is a most agreeable remedy an invaluable Balm. Joseph Stewart, 624 Grand Avenue Brooklyn. The enormity ot a leather trust is all the greater this year, when so many are likely to walk back from Chicago, not to speak 01 those who will have to walk if they want to get there. Women Must Sleep. , If they only could sleep eight hours every night and one hour every day: Their freshness and beauty would continue to the end: Years would be added to their lives. All derangements of the Uterus or Womb, Ovarian or kidney troubles, uterus tumors, spinal weakness, irregularity, indigestion, exhaustion, or " displacement," drives the nerves wild with excitement, and sleep is impossible. Lydia E. Pinkhanfs Vege table Compound is the one sure remedy. It has saved thousands, and will save you. It ctrengthens the womb, re moves all pain, and you sleep like a child. No testimonial or lished without the full per- BiiMioa ol the pertoa. All dmrlt Mil K. . AesiM 111 cnnftcUnce Lvpu K, riNSHtM Mid. ' CO., I.VMH, SI All. LinrFUlM. It cents. foctsbl.. Smihi1 wlwr. ll Riawrtto. nn, Ilia, book inuuiM, Mmwi . mini, sss srnij, m turn. . For Foriy4wo Years lias the . D. 1 LOWENBERG CLOTHING t STORE . . .f v. - , . , . t . ' '.- .-. j - . ."4 ;;: '.' - existed ssmd enjoyed tlie patronage and eon, Idlemee off tlhe people throughout tlae mn ty. We merited at because we have always stood oil the rock of Truth, Honesty ami Fair dealing to ali Nothin is misrepresented and everyone pleased; We arc showing a, Beautiful line of S IF IR, I IfcT O- SUITS for MEN, BOYS and CHILDREN. Also a full line of TOTJRIST HATS ' 1-1 t 1 7 . 1l 07. - lTJITJ A 7 7 d m T T7T TT A m . . - in an uocorst ana tne - POPULAR CLOTHING STORE. OF D. LOWENBERG. We are offering for sale Sections, Rivets , and Knife Heads for the following xSinders and Mowersj The Chamrnnn. TIia AffrVn-ininb- Tim Wni The Buckeye, The Johnston, THE GREAT AND ONLY DEERING. Gum Tubes and Points for all Drills. A FULL LINE OF REPAIRS FOR THE Oliver Chilled Plow, Deering Binders & Mowers. REM EMBER we are selling sections and rivets for all Machines, and our prices are all right. D. W. KIT CMIH - - ' 1 BLOOMSBURG, BEUdBLB IWDIG MD MT HOUSE ...... . Comes to the front with the LARGEST ASSORTMENT AND. MAKING AND FITTING .OF THE. Best, the newest and Most Stylish, Lowest 'in Price ; and to prove Satisfaction is our Endeavor The best value for Money is to buy your Clothing, Hats, Shirts, Neckwear, Trunks and Valises of , ... Corner ot Main and Centre Streets, BLOOMSBURG,' PA. UNEXCELLED ) CLOTHIN Largest Clothing and mcw oruipv mlhuix, yjvwrvii jluli at tip The Whiley, and last but not least Hat House in Columbia if M0E I MEFAM! - p A l' i 11.- a and Montour Counties
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