ESTABLISHED 1800.
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-rCBI.ISUSD BY
GEO. E. EL WELL
KVEKT FUIDAY MOHMNU
at Uloomstour, the county goat of Columbia
County, Pennsylvania.
Tinas: Inside the county, 11.00 a year Id ad
vance; $1.80 it not paid In advance Outside
the county, $!. a year, strictly in advance,
All communications should be addressed to
TUB COLUMBIAN,
Bloomsburg, Pa.
FRIDAY, JULY 7, 1893.
Governor Pattison has appointed
Hon. C- R. Backalew a member of
the commission on uniformity of legis
lation. It is reported that Col. R. B. Rick
etts has withdrawn as an applicant for
the position ol Revenue Collector for
this district. If this is correct, it leaves
the contest between Senator Herring
and P. Conni.1 There is scarcely a
shadow of a doubt about the Senatpr's
appointment '
CONG BESS CALLED TOGETHER.
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND ISSUES A PRO
CLAMATION CALLING AN EXTRA SES
SION FOR AUGUST 7.
Executive Mansion, Washington,
D. (?., June 30, 1893. Whereas
the distrust and apprehension concern
ing the financial situation which per
vade all business circles have already
caused great loss and damage to our
people and threaten to cripple our
merchants, stop the wheels of manu
facture, bring distress and privation
to our farmers and withhold from our
workingmen the wage of labor, and.
Whereas, The present perilous con
dition is largely the result of a finan
cial policy which the executive branch
of the government finds embodied in
unwise laws which must be executed
until repealed by congress.
Now, therefore, I, Grover Cleveland,
president of the United States, in per
forraance of a constitutional duty, do
by this proclamation, declare that an
extraordinary occasion requires the
convening of both houses of the con
gress of the United States at the capi
tol, in the city of Washington, on the
7th day of August next, at twelve
o'clock noon, to the end that the people
may be relieved through legislation
from present and impending danger
and distress. All those entitled to act
as members of the Fifty third congress
ire required to take notice of this pro
clamation and attend at the time and
place above stated.
Given tinder my hand and the seal
of the United States at the city of
' Washington, on the thirtieth day of
June, in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and ninety
three, and of the independence of the
United States the one; hundred and
seventeenth. Grover Cleveland.
The determination to call the extra
session the first week in August in
stead of the first week in September,
it is understood, was only definitely
arrived at after giving full weight to
the numerous telegrams received from
all parts of the country urging this
course.
Another consideration which caused
the president to change his mind was
fore-shadowed in the remark made
by one of his cabinet officers, that if
the president received reasonable as
surances that there was a likelihood of
a prompt repeal of the so-called Sher
man silver purchase law he might be
disposed to call congress together
earlier than he had announced. It is
inferred from the fact that the presi
dent has done so he considers he has
obtained the assurance he desired.
The Beading in Bad Shape.
RECEIVERS DEFAULT IN PAYMENT OF THE
$800,000 INTEREST ON THE GENERAL
MORTGAGE BONDS.
The receivers of the Philadelphia
; and Reading Railroad Company have
ordered the payment of the semi-annual
dividend of the Lehigh Valley railroad
amounting to $506,000, but defaulted
on the payment of the$8oo,ooo inter
est on the general mortgage bonds.
' They gave out the following state
; ment:
"The receivers of the Philadelphia
and Reading Railroad Company find
i themselves compelled to defer tempor
! arily the payment of the interest on
. the general mortgage bonds, due on
Tuly 1 st. It is well known that the
; company has seldom been able to earn
its fixed charges during the first six
months of the year, and in the present
condition of the money market, the
1 receivers do not feel justified in sacri-
ficing the property of the company in
order to meet this interest now. They
, will announce the time of payment of
, these coupons as soon as they are able
to do so."
The receivers adjusted the $3 000,.
000 loan of Speyer and Co., but the
details are withheld.
Whatever may be the cause of
blanching, the hair may be restored to
its original color by the use of that
otent remedy Hall's Vegetable Sicil
xa Hair Renewer.
Admiral Tryon'i Error. .
HAD HE SURVIVED THE DISASTER HE
WOULD PROBABLY HAVE BEEN SHOT.
The disastrous collision between the
Camperdown and the Victoria, two
war vessels of the British navy, re
sulting in the sinking of the Victoria,
and the loss of several hundred lives,
seems to have been the, result of a
blunder on the part of Admiral Tryon,
in command of the fleet.
Sir Charles Dilke, one of England's
moct eminent lay authorities in naval
and military matters, was interviewed
concerning the reports that Admiral
Tryon was suffering from temporary
mental derangement when he conduc
ted the manoeuvres off Tiipoli. Sir
Charles said :
"While the Foreign Office has a
deal to say on this subject, I must
confers that Admiral Tryon never
gave me the idea that he had any
mental weakness whatever. One of
the lords of the Admiralty said that a
better sailor than Tryon never trod a
ship's deck. The blunder simply
passes comprehension. Had Tryon
lived, he must have been adjudged
guilty according to the present evi
dence and, unless the Crown used its
prerogative, have been shot."
Major General Walter Goldsworthy
said : "Tryon served with me in
Abyssinia. He was a clear-headed
worker. I never heard of any mental
deviation or want of precision on his
part. His fatal error in my judgment,
must have arisen from illness."
In the House of Commons the
Right Hon. Kay-Shuttleworth, Secre
tary to the Admiralty, stated in re
sponse to inquiries on the subject, that
the Admiralty had decided to convene
immediately a court martial in the
matter of the loss of the battleship
Victoria. He added that the court
martial would be held at Malta.
All the newspapers publish long
editorials on the subject of the Victo
ria disaster, and all of them warn the
public to suspend judgment on the
matter until the result of the court
martial to be held in the case shall
have been made known. The news
papers admit that Vice Admiral Tryon
blundered in giving the order he did
for the manoeuvre that led to the
accident, and state that he further
blundered when he signaled to the
vessels of the squadron not to lower
their boats, which they were upon the
point of doing for the purpose of
going to the rescue of those on the
Victoria.
The fund being raised by Lord May
or Stuart Knill for the benefit of the
families of those who lost their lives
through the foundering of the Victor
ia now amounts to ,30,000
Numerous private letters concerning
the sinking of the Victoria have been
received from sailors of the Mediter
ranean fleet. One sailor, who was on
one of the smaller vessels, writes in
reference to Admiral - Tryon's signal :
"We all stood amazed at such a signal,
knowing very well that there was not
room for the ships to turn, but the
orders had to be obeyed. Although
the vessel was sinking under him Try
on signaled refusing boats. May I
never see such a case of wholesale
murder again.
"We saw the men fall in at com
mand, four deep, on the forecastle till
the water reached their feet. They
then received orders to fall in on the
quarter deck. All the time they never
attempted to go near the boats. This
will show you how naval discipline is
ground into people. The whole fleet
could see the poor fellows standing in
perfect order quietly drowning in their
ranks."
Importance of Newspapers.
The Philadelphia Press, detailing
the growing Importance of American
newspapers, says 1 "The day when
a Greeley, a Bennett or a Raymond
can start a newspaper on a capital of
Drains and courage is past. The ex
pense of establishing a newspaper is
too great, the competition too strong,
and both these factors are becoming
more important every day. As Mr.
Seott said in his address : "There is
not a newspaper in a large city in
America which does not on each suc
ceeding year run at a greater expense
than it did the year before, not only
in its editorial department and news
department, but in every department
of that newspaper. The public, how
ever, get the full benefit of this organ
ization, greater outlay and growing
financial independence of newspapers.
Editorial expressions become more in
dependent and informatory, their tone
is more impartial and less truculent
to men and parties, and the range of
news is constantly fuller and more ac
curate. "What has been accomplished in
the past, however, is only the incep
tion or the preface of what the future
has in store for the newspaper busi
ness of the country, and that its com
mercial independence demands for it
the sime coiiKidera; on as is accorded
to any other well established branch
of human activity.
A soft, fair skin is the result of pure
blood and a healthy liver, to secure
which, Ayer's Sarsaparilla is the Su
perior Medicine. Ladies who rely up
on cosmetics to beautify their com
plexions, should make a note 01 this,
bearing in mind that they can't im
prove upon nature.
GENERAL BOTES.
The family of Postmaster General
Bissell is spending the summer at
Glen Summit, Luzerne county. He
spent the Fourth there with them.
Sixteen million dollars were paid
out on the 30th ult. for pensions.
William Bashone of Shamokin has
fallen heir to $500,000 by the death
of his uncle, John Lick of observa
tory fame.
The State Bank oi Lock Haven has
closed its doors.
Congressman Mutchler died poor.
His son Howard, editor of the Emton
Free J'reit, is talked of as his suc
cessor. H. M. Essick has been appointed
postmaster at Picture Rocks.
The liabilities of ex-Secretary Fos
ter, who recently failed, are now said
to exceed $1,000,000.
President Cleveland and family are
at Buzzard's Bay lor a few weeks.
Anthony J. Drexel, the great finan
cier of Philadelphia, died buddenly, at
Carlsbad, Germany, on Friday. The
body will be brought home.
A sad case of suspended animation
has been brought to light at White
Haven. A few months ago the wife
of Charles Bogard, of Morrison, died.
Since then the man has been mentally
unbalanced. He believed that his
wife had been foully treated.
To satisfy him, his friends disin
terred the body and to their horror
found that the woman had been buried
alive. The clothes were torn to shreds
the flesh furrowed and in the hands
were clutched bunches of hair.
The duke of Veragua and party
sailed from New York Saturday on the
French line steamship La Bretague.
Captain Anderson, of the Vikinir,
was nearly drowned one mile east of
Clyde, New York, Saturday, while
bathing.
Scott Wilke, of Illinois, the new as
sistant secretary of the treasury, has
qualified and entered at once upon
the duties ot his position.
Secretary Herbert has appointed
Miss Letitia C. Tyler, of Alabama,
grand-daughter of ex-President Tyler,
to a clerkship in the bureau of sup
plies and accounts in the navy department.
Ex-President Harrison is summer
ing at Cape May.
Robert P. Porter, Superintendent
of census, has resigned.
William Pinckney and Daniel Barber,
both colored, were hinged at Marl
boro, Md., last Friday, for tUe mnr
der of a wealthy farmer named Fran
cis M. Bowie on March 26, last.
Governor Pattison and the World's
Fair Committee are in Chicago this
week. Attorney General Hensel and
Secretary of the Commonwealth W.
F. Harrity are with them.
One hundred and forty miners were
imprisoned in a coal mine at York
shire, England, on Tuesday, by an ex
plosion. Paris was plunged into a reign of
terror on the Fourth by a desperate
battle between studentsjand the police.
Several persons were badly injured.
The Pennsylvania Chautauqua is in
session at Mt. Gretna.
A reunion of Rickett's Battery was
held at Wilkes-Barre on Monday. On
ly twenty-nine men survive and all
were present. Col. R. B. Ricketts
presided at the meeting.
George, Duke of York, son of the
Prince of Wales, and Princess May
of Teck, were married yesterday in
the chapel Royal, London, The Duke
is the heir presumptive to the throne
of England.
There are seven villages in Iowa
whose inhabitants live under laws of
their own, but respect the laws of the
state and nation. There are few pleas
ures for the young geople, and no
musical instruments are tolerated.
There are no loafers and no idlers, no
want and no strife for gain. They call
themselves the Amana Society. There
are 3,500 members.
Cicero Harrison, a relative of ex
President Harrison has disappeared
mysteriously from the steamship Guy
andotte, while going from Norfolk to
New York. He had a large sum of
money with him.
DeWitt's Witch Hazel
piles.
DeWitt's Witch Hazel
burns.
DeWitt's Witch Hazel
sores.
Salve
cures
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cures
Sal
ve cures
DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve cures
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THE REiCHSm OPENED
Emperor William's Speech to
the New Legislature.
ARMY BILL TO BE SETTLED FIRST
In a Firm Vole II Stated th Weeds of
th Couatrv, Revlewe Becent KfMU,
nt Markea Out th 0tmnnB'l
rian-Heartily Cheered.
BiRMif, July ft. Tbe Reichstag wa
opened vetenlay by Emperor William in par
ou. At noon tb Castle Quarda marched
into tha While Saloon, which ocouplM th
southeastern comer ot tha Royal Palace,
and took poaltlon about tba dale from
which Hla Majesty waa to read bis apeeeh
openinii the session. Following; tb Ouard
came the member of the Bundearatb, th
repreaentaUrea ot the individual State
composing the German Empire. After
them cam th Miniatere of State and th
members of the Reichstag. t
IMPZROR WILLIAM.
When alt bad taken the poaltlon aa
illfued to them tb Ftinc of Plea, Grand
Marshal of tb Court, announoed th ap
proach of th Emperor by knocking upon
the floor with hla staff of oflloe. The Em
peror, attired in full military uniform, en
tered the saloon and proceeded directly to
the dais, which wa erected to the right of
the preaa gallery. Bowing low, Chancel
lor von Caprivi handed the manuscript of
the Imperial apeeeh to tbe Emperor. Hold
tuK himself erect, Hla llajeaty, in a firm
and clear Tolce, read as follows:
"Honored gentlemen:
"Since you have been called In common
to work for th Federal Government, I de
sire to welcome you npon enti riny on your
deliberations. A bill concerning tbe peace
footing ot the army, which was submitted
to the former Reichstag, to my reg-ret did
not And approval. It waa th unanimous
conviction, shared by all my high confed
erates, that tb Empire no longer could
afford to renounce the development ot the
army system neceaeary to guarant th
future aafuty ot th Empire. In face of
the development ot military institution,
the rejection ot tbe Army bill waa bound
to lend to the resolution to dissolve th
Kuicbstag and order new elections.
"Sirica tbe firat introduction ot the bill
the political eit nation in Europe has ex
perienced no change. Tha relations of the
Empire with other powers ure thoroughly
friendly and free lroru h11 clouds. Tbe
proportion ot Germany's organized mili
tary strength has, however, changed for
the worse during the past year when com
pared with that of our neighbors. If al
ready Germany's geographical position and
historical dovulopineut lay upon us tha
duty to maintain a relatively strong army,
then a further increute in the military
Klreuglh of the Empire become a forcible
necessity to satisfy the duties laid upon me
by the constitution. I consider that all the
means at our disposal must be utilized in
order to establish an effective detanc of
the Fatherland.
Th Rous Cheered.
"You will receive immediately new
bill regarding the peace footing of th
army, in which there will be taken into
account as far aa possible certain desires
ezpresml during the discussion of the late
bill. Consequently, diminished demands
are mad upon th personal capacities and
UX-bearing power ot th people as far as
possible without endangering th ef
ficiency of th army. Th Empire's in
terest requires, especially in view of th
nd of th aeptennate next aprlng, that th
bill be paaaed with th utmost dispatch,
o that th new recruits calls may be mad
in th autumn on th new basis. Delay
would influence most unfavorably our
strength tor more than twenty years.
"With a view to enaollng yen to vote
undivided attention to th discussion
of the bill th Government will not in tb
meautime introduce any other manures.
"I and my high eonfedarat remain
convinced that tb means for th new or
ganization can be procured, without over
burdening the country, on the basis of th
financial bill Introduced in the Reichstag
laat autumn. At tbe opening of th win
ter aeealon a blU will be presented dlreoted
to obtaining means according to tbe capa
bility ot th taxpayer. Until then th
increased costs will be covered by th fed
crated State through matriculation pay
ments. "Gentlemen With great sacrifices Ger
many hae been united in on Empire. Th
nation honor most those who staked their
blood and property on this work, which
led th Fatherland to prosperity. To safe
guard tbe glorious achievement with
which God has bleaaed us in our battle for
Independence is our moat aacred duty.
This duty w can only fulfil if we make
ourselve strong enough to remain surety
for Europe's peace.
"1 trust you will not fall to give m and
my confederate your patriotic sacrifice
and willing support In striving for thee
alms."
Tb Emperor' reference to th duty of
th members of the Reichstag to preserve
and guard that which lue nation has won,
was greeted with Udttrty cheers. When the
Emperor bad concluded hi written speech
loud and prolonged ttpplaune greeted hi in.
His Mujesiy stood wuittug for quiet to be
restored, and when be could be heard he
added a few improvised remarks, sayiug:
"Now then. go. 'i'h old Uod look
upon you and will lend you His blessing
to complete this honest work for tbe bene
fit of the Fatherland, Amen."
Tb Bavarian Mlulrter called for three
cheers for tb Emperor, which were given
with a hearty good v 111.
The uniform worn by tbe Emperor wa
that of tbe Garde du Corp.
Tha member of the Social Democratic
and Radical Peoples' parties and soma of
tba Aiiti-Seiuinites were not preitent at the
ceremony cf opening tb House. Most of
the members of the Centre or C'otholio
party were present, and there wa a full
atundauo of th Government group.
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any urinary trouble, Kidney Com
plaint, or Stone in the Bladder, or
Kidneys? If not you never need to
as natuie has caused the sign of pain
in the back, highly colored, or thick
Urine, oftimes leaving a sediment
after standing, to warn you of the ap
proaching danger and if you wi'.l use
Dr. Kennedy's Favorite remedy at
once you will destroy these symptoms
and restore yourself to a sound healthy
being. Mr. Robert A. Male, of Al
bany, N. Y., speaks of ho he suffer
ed with Stone in the Bladder, for ten
years and submitted to the operation
by his physician of crushing and re
moving the stone, which soon reap
peared as they always will when re
moved that way. His attention was
finally called to Dr. Kennedy's Favor
ite Remedy, which he used, and it dis
solved the formation of the new stone
and entirely healed and cured him
and he has had no reappearance of
the trouble since. This is but one of
thousands of cases where Favorite
Remedy has cured and saved the
patient.
10,000 Persons Drowned.
MANY MORE LEFT HOMELI.SS.
San Francisco, July 6tb. The
steamer Belgic arrived from Hong
Kong and Yokohoma to-day bringing
the following advices :
One of the branches of the Weiling
river has overflowed in consequence
of the heavy rains. At Shaking and
Woole it is estimated over 1,000 per
sons were drowned and as many more
left homeless.
Incessant rains in Nanigfu have
been succeeded by disastrous floods
devastating a vast area of country,
and according to a telegram received
by the native authorities at Shanghai
nearly 10,000 people have been
drowned and crushed to death by fall
ing houses.
The mission premises at Kianstin,
above Chung King, on the Yau Tse,
were attacked by a mob May 1 5 and
partially destroyed. The inmates.
Misses Anderson and Ramsay, of the
China overland mission, and Miss
Southal, of the Friends' session, es
caped into the house of a neighbor.
It is stated that three of the ring.lead
ers were captured and imprisoned.
Latest advices from Hankow report
United States steamship Monocacy
when it went on Sunday island was not
badly injured. The vessel lost three
anchors before she got off. She is to
be relieved on the Upper Yang Tse
by the Merion.
Purify the blood bv occasions
use of Wntrht'a Indian Wrprih!,. Pill-
the best of family medicines. at
Her Natural Query,
From tbe Troy Press.
Houser (looking up from his news
paper) "Theve found sjveral let
ters bearing evidences of being 3,000
years old, buried in some ruins in
Egypt The writing was that of a
woman and the naner was in an r.
cellent state of preservation."
Mrs. nouser " Humph. How was
the raan'i pocket they found 'em in ?
Hood's Cures
Jtfra. John Fvnlon
Dyspepsia, Intense Misery
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BICYCLE
SHOES,
CANDIDATES.
Th fnilowlnif porsorm announce Ihclr nnmi j
nni-nnilldiiiPK under llio rules of the Detnuers
clrpnrt.vofcnlninhla County, and Riihlent to
1 lip action of the IVmnoratlc County convpn.
tluu to be held ou Tuesday, August 8th, it.
For County Commissioner,
CORNELIUS FETTERMAN,
of Locust Township.
For County Curveyor,
CHARLES H. MOORE,
of Orange.
FOR DISTRICT ATTORNEY,
THOMAS B. HANLY,
of Bloonuburg-
For County Commissioner,
MAHLON HAMLIN,
of Catawissa.
For Register and Recorder,
JOHN B. CASEY,
of Bloomsburg.
For County Treasurer,
A. B. CROOP,
of Briarcreek township.
For County Treasurer,
J. R. FOWLER,
of Pine township.
For Register and Recorder,
CHARLES B. ENT,
of Scott township.
For County Treasurer,
JOSEPH P. DEWITT,
of Greenwood township.
For County Treasurer,
C. A. KLEIM,
of Bloomsburg.,
For Prothonotary and Clerk of
the Courts
O. M. QUICK
of Bloomsburg.
For. County Treasurer,
1. J. HESS,
of Centre township.
For County Commissioner
JOHN N. GORDON,
of Montour 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.
Old IDEAS Exploded.
It is a time honored Idea with certain
people that they must pay way-up
prices in order to get Rood
ben, ciocUa, Jewelry ct Bil
verwsre, These Ideas we are exploding every
day. We will convince you of the
error if you will drop into our store.
Articles bought of us will be engraved
without extra charge.
Walchcs, Clocks, Jewelry, and Optical re
pairing neatly and promptly done and guar
antee satisfactory.
We are closing out our lluu or Flailing tackle. '
Utuie balls aud buU at very low prices. A
rare chance to soouru Dargalns.
A full line of staple and fancy Slalionerjr
on hand at
HESS BROS.
Sign of big watch, Main St.
Bloomshuro, Pa