8 1 14 olumbian. ESTABLISHED 1868. 3ftt Colunrtta Jitraorrat, BTABL1SIIED 1887. CONSOLIDATED J86. PCDU8BKD BY GEO. E.ELWELL EVERY FRIDAY MOHNINU at Bloomsburg, the County scat of Columbia County, Pennsylvania. TaRffr. Inside the county, 11.00 a year In ad- ranee; $1.60 if not paid In advance outaldo the county, f 1.89 a year, strictly In advance. AU communications should be addressed to TUB COLUMBIAN, Blooinsburg, Pa. FRIDAY, MAY 19, 1893. The United States Supreme Court on Monday decided the constitution ality of the Chinese Exclusion Act, which makej every Chinaman not ' registered liatle to deportation from the Uuited States. There are about 100,000 unregistered Chinamen, and if the act is enforced will require at least $3,500,000. As the fare alone will be SS3S each. The amount of money now available for enforcing the act is only $70,000. The Act applies only to laborers ; Chinese merchants can come and go as they please. There is some fear that the Chinese may adopt a retaliatory meas ure and exclude all Americans from their borders. WASHU QTQN LZTTEB Washington, May 15, 1893. Speaker Crisp, after spending a week in Washington, left for home Saturday night He was in a glorious good humor, as he had a right to be, for it is now as certain as anything in the future can be that he will be elect ed Speaker of the next House. Presi dent Cleveland informed him before he left that he had fully decided, not withstanding the arguments presented by promintnt members of the party in favor of an earlier date, not to call an extra session of Congress before September. The leaders of the democratic party have it is stated agreed upon four things to be pressed wnen Congress meets, and it is probable that Presi dent Cleveland's message to Congress, and may be his proclamation calling the exlra season, will be largely de voted to arguments for speedy action upon them the repeal of the obnox ious Federal election laws ; the levy ing of an income tax ; the repeal of the Sherman silver law and of the tax on the currency issued by state banks, and a complete revision of the tariff, lowering the duties. Secretary Carlisle defied the high muck-a-mucks of mugwumpery who tried to bulldoze him into retaining the republican chiefs of divisions in his department, and is proceeding to replace them with democrats, just as he at first intended to do, and working democrats admire him more than ever. Reforms in keeping with democrat K ideas are being quietly introduced into all of the Government depart ments as last as their heads have an opportunity to investigate abuses which have grown up under republi can rule. Secretary Herbert's order that no more naval officers should be granted leave of absence to enter pri vate empioy was loliowed by Secretary juamuni s determination to stop simi lar abuses m the army, and not only .r. . ,, ... r . J w iciuac to aiiow it in tuture DUt to revoke the leaves of all those officers now engaged in other occupations, ex cept those granted by special acts of Congress. Sec. Lamont has also an nounced his intention to make almost a reorganization in that important branch of the War department known as the division of records and j This division is closely associated with uic j-ennon .Bureau, as it has to venfy the army record ot every applicant for a pension. " Some forty or fifty changes have already been made in this divi sion. It may be true that Comptroller of Currency Eckels has had no exper ience in the actual details of banking, but the promptness with which he has acted during the past few days, when )!time were frequent enough to be r alarming, has convinced the Treasurv , officials and the banking world that W he is thoroughly posted upon the laws f that govern banks and that as a cool ly headed business man he has never ' 'hid a superior in that office. He has !k 'proven himself to be a valuable as sistant to Sec. Carlisle and hispromDt- ;ness in dealing with suspended banks has had no little to do with restoring ',that public confidence without which banks of no kind can long exist. Mr Cleveland made no mistake in select ing that, young man for Comptroller. I Commissioner Lochren is alreadv a;jinding his place a very hard one to fpll, but he is not disappointed ; he did '"jiiot suppose that he was selected to f l ake charge of the Pension Bureau jjoerely to draw a salary. Already a iSeries of frauds all put through by one tension attorney, located at Norfolk, i ta., have been discovered and a force ij If expert examiners are now engaged : . d investigating every case that this at ,ney Jiashad anything to do with, tie commissioner being determined if get 10 the bottom, and to numsh ic guuty. 1 he worst thing about the ooked work done hv thi that it was called to Commissioner Raum's attention last year and he de clined to prosecute him, because it might injure the republican party. The amount of money obtained by these fraudulent pensioners cannot be exactly stated tmtil the examiners have concluded their investigation, but it is already known that it is more than $100,000. But there is one thing that can be positively slated, and that is, that tue frauds will be prosecuted to the lull extent of the law by Com missioner Lochren, just as fast as the necessary evidence can be gathered, rej;ardless of who or what may be in- lured thereby. Judge Lochren has abrogated the notorious "completed files' rule, which was made by Raum to please the pension attorney who indorsed his notes for twenty odd thousand dollars soon after he took charge of the Pension Office. rues of people have piles, but De Wittt Witch, Hazel Active will cure them. W. 8. Rishton, Drug gist. io-i4-iyr. A Difficult Problem. How to increase expenditures with out increasing taxation is a question that will very soon confront the Amcr ican people, and it is perhaps as well to consider it now, as to wait until some backward steps have to be taken. A continued increase of taxa tion will at no distant day put it be yonu tne ability ot certain classes to meet the demands made upon them. Retrenchment will then become necessity. A prudent man will not needlessy or rashly increase his out lays at a rate that must inevitably sooner or later make retrenchment necessity. Governments whether national, state or municipal should exercise the same wise precaution A man who increased the salaries of his employees beyond a fair remunera tion, would hardly be considered 1 prudent man. He would rather be regarded as lacking in business capa. city or sound judgment. If any dif ference of opinion existed as to what was a fair salary, the fact that there was a goodly number of men equally capaDie ready to accept the situation at the old rate, would settle the ques tion against any increase. Applying mis ruie to inose wno have the regu lating ot the salaries of our public servants, we must conclude that in many cases they have acted very im prudently. A 1.1 vunougn comparatively a young man I can well remember when our county commissioncis received less than half of the fee that they are get ting at the present time, and there was no lack of candidates for the place, and men as capable as any we now have. A certain amount of in crease was atrone time necessary, but there never was an excuse for raising it to its present dimensions. The first County Superintendent of our public schools was elected at a salary of three hundred dollars rer var We will all acree that that was too low, but there was three candidates in the field for the next election, without any assurance that the salary was going to be increased. Two of those candidates withdrew before a vote was taken, one before, I tne other on election day, but not on account of the smallness of the salary. The salary however was increased at that election to five hundred dol lars. Had the salary never been fur ther increased, there never would have been a lack of men to fill the place : and as that is considerably more than a large proportion of our tax payers realize for their labor, it is quesionable to my mind whether the salary should have been increased beyond that figure. I am aware that a person will be accused of being illiberal in his views, when he thinks that office holders should be confined to such small sal aries ; but let those who censure place themselves in my situation and be con fined to a much smaller amount and then see how the matter looks. Plain people are at a loss to see why some should have incomes that enables them to indulge in luxuries, if they wish or to horde money whilst many of those who have to foot the bill are combined to the bare neces saries of life. It is claimed that other officials no more worthy are receiving as lartre or larger salaries. This is true, but it is equally true, that others equally worthy are confined to much smaller incomes. would it not be well to level down on those who are getting salaries beyond their deserts until we get to a position where all worthy men can fare alike. Leveling up is out of the question, and we cannot all have a turn at the public crib, no matter how worthy we may be. There is or was abillbeine engineer. ed in the state legislature to increase the salary of the State Superintendent to five thousand dollars per vear. Why this should be so, when scarcely three years has elapsed since the pre sent incumbent and his competitor were making use of all the cunning they were master of to secure the prize at the old rate. ' Surely mad ness filleth the hearts of the sons of men." To increase salaries in any of the above cases or in any similar case, is not merely imprudent, it is a crime. It is the bounden duty of officers to take care of and not to squander money placed within their control. James I. Campbell. ' Legislation. The bill providing for compulsory education that had already passed the House passed the Senate finally; also the House bill providing that voten must cast their ballots at polling places inside the election district in which they are domiciled. The House con curred in the Senate amendment to the Farr compulsory education bill and it goes to the Governor. Among the measures that have recieved the Governor's aproval are that authoriz ing the State Superintendent of Public Instruction to grant teacher s ccrtifi cates to graduates of recognized colleges and that authonzinpr corporations to pay pensions for faithful and long con tmued services. The Brodhead bill giving water companies the rights to condemn land to preserve their water supply from contamination, passed fin any. ineioiiowing benate bills passed nnaliy: Extending the time for comp letion of the West Chester and Wil mington plank road; for the punish ment and prevention of cruelty to am mais; granting an annuity of ?jao to Frank Marshall, of Scranton, a mem ber of the National Guard; authorizing the incorporations of companies for the construction ot boulevards. The following House bills passed finally: f roviding for the.establishmcn of a State naval militia; providing for the preservation of records in county omcers and lor the punishment of county officers for neglect of this duty; directing County Commissioners to procure, bind and preserve weekly pa pers published within their respective counties; repealing the act requnng the Philadelphia & Delaware River Railroad Company to maintain gates at its intersection with the Reading Kauroad company s tracks; requiring all public records to be kept in the English language; auth orizing notaries public to admmster oaths and take affidavits in divorce proceedings; au thonzing Courts of Quarter Sessions to change the polling place in any clec tion district on the application of at least ten qualified electors of the district. The Senate has passed firally Repsenetative Fan's compulsory tuccation bin. i ne oreasinff up 01 tne winter is the sign for the breaking up of the system. Nature is opening up the pores and throwing off refuse. De Witts sSarsapanlla is of unquestionable assistance in this operation. W. S, Rishton, Druggist. io-T4-iyr. Small Coin Becoming Scarce. a casual reterence to the scarcity of two, cent pieces the other day has elicited a statement from a business man that one cent pieces are also be coming scarce all the while, a loss very much felt by small dealers in r tail merchandising. Very few three cent pieces are now seen in circula tion, while the five cent pieces is also becoming less in number. Much of this scarcity is attributed to the "sav ings bank" system, so popular among American uoys, and which will con tinue to reduce this class of coin in circulation until the Christmas holidays of 1893, when Santa Claus will be a factor breaking these depositories and sending their contents through confect ionery and toy stores. Mr: J. N. Augketibugk 01 Eiten, Fa, Blood Poisoning Intens Suffering II Years. Boo&'e Sealed the Sore in Seven Week i A Perfect Cure. "I will recommend Hood's Barsaparila a first-class. It has proved its merits to us. Twelve years ago my wife was picking rasp berries when she soratcbed herself on a brier, the wound from which soon developed Into a terrible sore, between her knee and ankle. Not wltlmtanillnx all we did for It, It continued dis charging for eleven Ionic years. We tried medi cal SK1IM on every side, with no effect. year aito she read of Hood's Harsaparllla and About a concluded to try It herself, and while taking the eau v ltl first bottle she felt I oeiwr anu continued wuti 11 Hood's si Cures until today she Is entirely well and bolter than ever. The sore was healod up In seven weeks. Her 11m!) Is perfectly sound. We attribute her cure entirely to Hood's rlarsniiarllla.'' Jacoh N. Aiiohunhauoh, Kttem, York Co., la. Hood's Pllts sure all Uvor Ills, lillious. pens Jaundice, Indigestion, Btck Headache. Nature's Remedy FOR J Liver Complaint Schenck's Mandrake Liver Pills 6-19-4t. Pennsylvania People Benefitted. " MRS. CARRIK DOUTOM GAINED Itf FLESH 68U1S. TO 1 21 1-9 L1)S. BY THE USB OF A SIMPLK REMEDV. MEN AND WOMEN INTERESTED. "it is astonishing, saul one 01 our physicians the other evening, "how . T aa t m m many of the ordinary diseases people suner irom come irom the one cause excess of uric acid in the blood 10 discover a medicine that would dissolve this acid has puzzled thous ands of the best men of the medical profession, until Dr. David Kennedy, 01 Konoout, in. y., produced what is known the world over as Dr. Kennedy's Favorite Remedy. The great value we place in Favorite Remedy comes from the fact that it is the only medi cine that will effectually dissolve this acid thus curing rheumatism, dyspep sia, kidney, livei and urinary troubles and the sicknesses women suffer from. These and many mote troubles all come from the one cause, as I said before, this deaih dealing uric acid." Perhaps there has been no one per son in Wyoming Co., Pa., that has suffered more than Mrs. Carrie Bou ton, formerly of Schottville, but now of Harvey's Lake, Luzerne Co. Mrs. liouton, in relating her restoration to health, said : "From a growing girl 1 sunered trom temale trouble or weak ness peculiar to my sex. Several phy sicians prescribed for me but I found no relief. I was reduced in flesh down to 68 pounds. By accident I heard of Dr. Kennedy's Favorite Remedy and determined to try it, and to my great joy I began to realize that I had found a medicine that was doing me good. I think I had used five bottles when I found that I weighed m$ pounds and was better in health than I ever was before. Inquiry among Mrs. Bouton's neigh bors shows that she states nothing but the facts in regard to her case. Many other instances of the kind are widely talked of in Scottsville, Tunkhannock, Wilkesbarre and other places where Dr. Kennedy's Favorite Remedy has effected many cures after physicians had given up hope. "But." says one of our prominent druggists, ' Favorite Remedy is equally efficacious in other diseases, as talks with people I have sold Favorite Re medy to affirm. To my knowledge right in our town Favorite Remedy has cured people suffering from rheu matism, dyspepsia, kidney, liver and urinary troubles." Since the publication in one of the New York medical journals of the case of Mr. E. P. Tayer, of East Nas sau, N. Y., Dr. Kennedy's Favorite Remedy has been increasing in sale. Mr. Tayer had suffered for .fifteen years with inflammatory rheumatism. His case was practically abandoned by his physicians. Favorite Remedy was brought to his notice and in less than three months after its use lie was a well man. In commentincr on this case Dr. W. H. Morse, of New York Citv. savs 1'he great good in Favorite Remedy les 111 its power to dissolve this dead ly uric acid. In cases of dyspepsia. eczema, scrofula or any urinary di seases I have never known it to fail. when taken according to directions. Dr. Kennedy's Favorite Remedy is not only used by physicians now but can be found on sale bv everv medicine dealer. WUkes-Barre IFaM'imea. It is a truth in medicine that the smallest dose that performs a cure is the best. DeWitt's Little Early Risers are the smallest pills, will perform the cure, and are the best. W. S. Rish ton, druggist. 10-141. PUBLIC SALE. -Or TALUAMaV. Real Estate. Pursuant to an ordnrnf f ha nmhona J.IHUW WU. U VI Columbia county. The undersigned executors will expose to public sale upon the premises on aATURDAY. TUNE 10. iRnl y sjj at ten O'clock In thfl fnrpmrinri nf tiri - w U VUO following described lot of ground : AU that oertaln lot situate In the Town of Bloomsburg Columbia county, Pa., bounded on t he north by Second street, on the east by Mooney'g alley on the south by Pine alley, and on the west by lands belonirlnur to Amiiiin and strong and Annie Steeg being about twenty- cigub icrv iu iruia un jnain mreoi ana feet in aepiu. This lot Is one of the few vacant lots on Main street near the business centre of said town and Is desirable for evorr numoae. li&vw moans ot access from three sides, The lot will be sold upon the following con. dltlons : SSOO at Rtrlklnir rtnwn. wvm Man, i 18U8, and the balance wlthlu one year from this aaw), wiiu interest irom date of taking possoi; slon. Possession given upon payment of fsoo Deed at expenso of purchaser. AMELIA AUMSTUONG, KEUKCCA AUMSTHONCi, Hekbino, Atty. Executors. PROPOSALS FOR ABUTMENTS. Sealed propomilH will bo rooelved nt th rv. nilH-loiiui's oiilce In Kluoinsburg, I'a uuill Hat unlay. June bid, 18a, ut i o'clock' 110011 tor the erection of the ubutinenls of the following uimues, vis s iwieKut oruige, (near the old fulllnif mill) over CatawlHsa Creek, In Main townHlilp;Prltx bridge ovorKlg Fishing creek In Huguilout township; Aleriell brldgeovor Mud- nun in ureenwooa township. Bids for mason work to be bv the mwii. n.iH for the excavatluir to bo bv tim uni ah stone to be of good size and quality, to bo well bedded and laid In good mortar of sharp saud and limn. And all work to be unumvMi l,v . . The UoiniiilsHloiiMin the right to reject any and till bids. ;ht to r JES8B IJSBBttttll TKNMUt'HK,) a,, Virunm 0. M. Tiawu.LiOKH, Clerk. Commissioner's cfllco. (B-11MU Bloomsburg, Pa,, May 17, lHtfa. A Those all WOOL Men's Suits that we are offering at $848 sccm 10 ke taking the town by storm. They're worth more would actually bring from $10 t0 $12 if we wished to ask it but we're not doing business that way. We have them in many colors and patterns. Sizes are yet complete but can't tell how long they will be. You'd better stop in while they're filled and have us put your suit aside. THOSE - G,A.R.5nits GUARANTEED IXDIGO BLUE with two sets of Buttons are eye openers in every sense of the word, and the price $6a48. Just tnmk f lt you've probably been paying $8.00 for the same garment. Children's t Suits The strongest line in our Business. We are making friends fast on them. Why should'nt we? such Tit, workmanship and style, combined with our popular low pi'ices, can't be found in every Clothing House. As a compliment each Knee Pants ONE GUIDING Si UIWU. CLOTHIERS, HATTERS and FURNISHERS. Two Doois leloio Post office; BLOOMSBURG, - PA. CANDIDATES. 1 he following persons announce their names y candidates under Ihn rules of tho Henioera Jjo party of Columbia County, end stibleet to Jho action of the Deinnuratlu t'ountv conven tion to be held on Tuesday, August 8th, lww. For County Treasurer, A. B. CROOP, of Briarcreek township. For County Treasurer, I. J. HESS, of Centre township. For Prothonotary and Clerk of the Courts G. M. QUICK of Bloomsburg. For County Commissioner JOHN N. GORDON, of Montour township. for county commissioner, A. B. HERRING, of Orange Township. For County Commissioner, CHARLES REICHART, of Main township. For County Commissioner, G. M. IKELER, of Mt. Pleasant township. For County Commissioner, J. G. SWANK, of Mifflin Township. For County Commissioner, CORNELIUS FETTERMAN, of Locust Township. FOR DISTRICT ATTORNEY, THOMAS B. HANLY, of Bloomsburg For Register and Recorder, JOHN B. CASEY, of Bloomsburg. For Register and Recokder CHARLES B. ENT, of Scott township. For County Treasurer, J. R. FOWLER, of Pine township. For County Treasurer, C. A. KLEIM, of Bloomsburg. m MOT to the Boys we present with Suit a Base Ball and Bat. PRICE THOMAS GORREY Plans and Estimates on all kinds of buildings. Repairing and carpenter work promptly attended to. lutein loir's Supplies. . Inside Hardwood finishes a specialty. Persons of 1 desire to build can pay part and ..v, taiantc uy mortgage. Fine PHOTO- GRAPHS and CRAYONS at McKillip Bros., Bloomsburg. The best are the cheapest. Hitching Post. Cannot tamS. ard malleb-e nun . . vuv u vuu (UN ftVW AND c M r a b s- b than Stono, Wood or cast-iron posts. Prtl'Slis't todu80rlpUvo Catalt" " """U-Barw, 5-5-flmontha HAIR BALSAM li.J?"''" '". kMutiflm tlie hair, eromuui, lujuri.m m,wtl, r"' louthful Color. ,t?"ip1i'K'''" hflrfcllu M.,, " .w..uiu.ui uu riu. ant. a lb fuSSf !? Tl" oD.y re f"' 4 Ufc nnua ikms uy. lieu, t Uruimuu. mm. a. . R90LEC aA,J AM can be k(,pt p , n The Pres'ervaline life. Co., Sole Mir and fatentees, 10 Cedar UU.New York M-it. 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