fe olumbiatt. KSTAIIL1S1IEI) iHnn. Jhf Columbia Jnnorrat, K.HTABMSUED 1HW. C'ONMOLl DATKD 1WH, rcBLisntD T GEO. I. EL WELL JCVRUY Fill DAY MOKNINO at Blooms'mrg, the county seat of Columbia t'ouutr, I'ennsylvanla. TfnM: Inside the county, $1.00 a year Id ad vanoe: 11.50 It not paid In advance Outside the county, l.li& a year, strictly Id advance. All communicat ions should be addressed to TUB COLUMBIAN, HliMinmlmrg, I'a FRIDAY, DKCEMBKR 72, 1893. The President's Message. Iaforaation Concerning the Hawaiian Question Bent to Both Branches of Congress. Washington, Dec. 18 The Pres idents response to the resolutions passed by both nouses of congress, re ouestinc information of the Hawaiian affair and especially as to the nature 01 tne instructions given to Minister Willis, was sent in to congress to-day. In opening his message the President says 1 "In my recent annual message to congress I briefly referred to our rela tion: with Hawaii, and expressed the intention of transmitting further infor mation upon the subject when addi tional aavices permitted. Though I am not able now to report a definite change in the actual situation, I am convinced that the difficulties lately created, both here and in Hawaii, and now standing in' the way of a solution through executiv: action of the prob lem presented render it proper and expedient that the matter should be referred to the broader authority and discretion of congress, with a full x planation of the endeavor thus far made to deal with the emergency and a statement of the considerations which have governed my action. I suppose that right and justice should determine the part to be followed in treating this subject If national honesty is to be disregarded, and a desire for teriitorial extension nr rti9fi-tin ;ik . f u..am,t.vii nihil . tUIIIl of government not our own ought to regulate our conduct, I have entirely misapprehended the mission and char acter of our government and the be havior which the conscience of our people demands of their public ser vants. THE TREATY OF ANNEXATION. When the present administration entered upon its duties the senate had under consideration a treaty providing for the annexation of the Hawaiian island to the territory of the United States. Surely under our constitution and laws the enlargement of our limits is a manifestation of the highest attri bute of sovereignty, and if entered up on as an executive act all things relat ing to the transaction should be clear and lree from suspicion. Additional importance is attached to this particu lar treaty of annexation, because it contemplated a departure from the ujtwuiti: nmciiun tradition in pro viding for the addition to our territory ot islands of the sea more than two thousand miles removed from the near est coast. These considerations miht not of themselves call for interference with the completion of a treaty entered up on by a previous administration, but it appeared from the documents ac companying the treaty when submitted to the senate that the ownership of Hawaii was tendered to us by a pro visional government set up to succeed the constitutional ruler of the islands who had been dethroned, and it did not appear that such provisional gov ernment had the sanction of either popular revolution or suffrage Two other remarkable features of the trans action naturally attracted attention. One was the extraordinary haste, not to say precipitancy characterizing the transactions in connection with the treaty between the initiation of the scheme for a provisional government in Hawaii on the 14th day of January and the submission to the senate Feb ruary 15 of the treaty of annexation concluded with such government. The entire interval was thirty two days, fif teen of which were spent by the Ha waiian commissioners in their journey to Washington. MINISTER STEVENS SCORED lhe president then quotes the mes sage of President Harrison to the sen ate, in which the latter says: "The overthrow of the monarchy was not in any way promoted by this government." He then quotes from the correspon dence of Minister Stevens and declares that he (Sterens) evidently had an ar rtcnt desire that the annexation of Hawaii to the United States should become a fact accomplished by his agency, and during his ministry, and "was not inconveniently scrupulous as to the means employed to that end." Continuing the President says that when the President (Harrison) was led to sufcmit the treaty to the senate with the declaration that "the overthrow of the monarchy was not in any way pro motcd by this government" and when the senate was induced to receive and discuss it on that basis both president and senate were misled. The Presi dent says he therefore conceived it to be his duty to withdraw the treaty from the senate for examination and mean while to cause an accurate, full ami impartial investigation to be made of tne lacis. lie selected lor tne woric of investigation James H. Blount, of Georgia. The I'residi-nl then givi a Ivstwty of events in Hawaii in confor mity with Hie facts as rrporicl by Mr, Hiutinl. ami commits the future in;4 with tile question to the txUnded powers and wide discretion of congress. He says by an act of war, committed with the participation of the diplomatic representative of the United States and wunout autnority 01 congress, the gov eminent of a feeble but friendly peo pie has been overthrown. WILLIS INSTRUCTIONS. The provisional government has not assumed a republican or ntlirr mnsti tutional furni, but has remained a mere executive council or oligarchy, set up without the assent of the people. It has not sought to find a permanent basis ot popular support, and has given no evidence of an intention to do so. Indeed, lhe rpnrspnt:i lives nf th.il government assert that the people of Hawaii are unfit for popular govern- ment. and can be best ruled by arbi trarv or desootic nowi-r. The Presi dent says he had hoped, in view of the fact that both the nucen and the nm. visional government had at one time acquiesced 111 a reierence ot the entne case to the United State cnvernmnt and considering the further fact that tne provisional government by its own declared limitations was only "to exist until tne terms of the union with the United States have been neiniiatvi and agreed upon ; that after giving the aesurance to members ot that govern mcnt that such a union could not be consummated, he mioht have been able to compass a peaceful adjustment of the difficulty." "Mot unmindful of the nernlexitica of the situation and of the limitations of my power," says the President, "I ' aa.t.. . instructed minister wmis to advise the queen and her supporters of my desire to aid in the restoration of the status existing before the lawless landing of the United States forces at Honolulu on the 16th of Tanuarv." He that he desired that such restoration should be effected on terms providing for clemency as well as justice to all parties concerned. The conditions suggested were amnesty to all those who had in anv wav nartirinateil in . -i I I 1 setting up the provisional government and recognition of all bona fide acts and obligations. THE QUEEN OBJECTS. These conditions have nnt nroveH acceptable to the nueen. Althnno-li -J - Q.. she has been informed that they will be insisted upon ; that unless acceded to the efforts of the nresident to niH in the restoration of her government will cease, the president says that he has not yet learned that the queen has yielded her acauicscence and this has delayed his efforts to bring about u scttement. He adds that the unfor tunate public misrepresentations of the situation and the exaggerated statement of the sentiments of our people have obviouslv hindered the prospects of successful executive men tion, lie tnereiore submits the cor respondence and instructions to con gress, and closes by saying: "In com- menuing mis subject to the extended powers and wide discretion of congress, I desire to add the assurance that T shall be much cratified to co-onerate in any legislative plan which, may be devised for the solution of the tirnlv lem before us, which is consistent with American honor, integrity and moral. ity." In the course of his message, after quoting the general letters from Min ister Stevens to the Secretary of State. the President says s "These declara tions certainly show a disposition ami condition of mind which may be use fully recalled when interpreting the significance of the minister's conceded acts or wnen considering the probabil ities of such conduct on his nait as may not be admitted. In this view it seems proper to also quote from a let ter written by the minister to the sec- retary of state on the 8th day of March, 189a, neatly a year prior to the first step taken toward annexation. STEVENS FULL OF ZEAL. After slatinir the possibility that the existin;; Government of Hawaii miirht be overturned by an orderly and peace iui revolution, Minister btevens writes as loiiows: "(Jrdinarilv in like eir. cumstances the rule seems to be to limit the landinu and United States forces in foreign w.-iter and dominion exclusively to the pro tection of the United Slates legation and the lives and property of American citizens. But as the relations of the United States to Hawaii are excep tional and in former years the United States officials took somewhat excep tional action in the circumstance of the disorder, I desire to know how far the present minister and naval com mander may deviate from the estab lished international rules and preced ents in the contingencies indicated in the first part of the dispatch." To a minisier of this temper, full of zeal for annexation, there seemed to arise in January, 1893, the precedent opportunity for which he was watch fully waiting. An opportunity which, by timely "deviation from established international rules and precedent, might be improved to successfully ac complish the great object in view, quite prepared for the exultant enthusiasm with which in a letter to the state de partment, dated February 1, 1893, he declares the Hawaiian pear is now fully ripe and this is the golden hour for the United Stales to pluck it. r.KF.atlAM to wn.i.n. Minuter Willis instructions f nm Secretary (Ircsham contained the I i lowing i.arajraphs ! The president has determined that he will not send back to the senate for its action thereon the treaty which he had withdrawn from that body for their consideration on the nth of March. On your arrival at Honolulu you will take advantage of the early opportunity to in lorn, the queen of the determina tion, making known to hri the presi dent's regret that the responsible con duct of the American minister and the unauthorized presence on land of a military force of the United States obliged her to surrender her sovereignty for the time being, and to relieve the justice of this government to undo the flagrant wrong done to her, you will at the same time inform the queen that when reinstated the president expects that she will pursue a magnanimous course by granting full amnesty to all who participated in the movement against her, including the persons who a-e or have been oflicia ly or otherwise connected with the provisional govern ment, depriving them of no right or privilege enjoyed before the so called revolution. The obligation created by the pro visional government, in due course of administration, should be assumed Having secured the queen's agreement to pursue this wise and humane policy which it is believed you will speedily obtain, you win then advise the presi dent of the provisional government and his minister of the president's de termination of the question which their action and that of the queen devolved upon him, and that they are expected to relinquish to her promptly her con- suiuiional authority, bhould the queen decline to pursue the liberal course suggested, or should the provisional government refuse to abide by the president s decision you will report the facts and await further instructions. Improper and deficient care of the scalp will cause cravness of the hair and baldness. Escape both by the use ot that reliable specific, Halls nair Kenewer. REPUBLICAN LOGIC. Tust why the renuhliran leaders should become so desperate in pros pect of tariff reform is hard to be un derstood. If, as they allege, tariff re form will ruin business, they should welcome and encourage the measure as such a result would sink the demn cratic party fo oblivion and would give the republican party the grandest opportunity to restore a ruined busi ness to proSPeiitV that was ever offered to any political party in the history of our yountry. uut the piesent ruined condition of the commercial and busi ness world is the result of high pro tective tariffs, a fact of which they are well aware, and if they can pre vent or obstruct tariff reform as pledged by the party in power they will have achieved an equivalent to a democratic defeat in 1896, for that must be the inevitable result if tariff reform will fail to become an accom plished fact. If tariff reform fail, the democratic party must, and ought to be defeated in 1896, nd forever thereafter. The sagacious republican leaders are aware of this fact, and herein les their hope, and only hope, to defeat the dominant nartv in iSfi Tariff reform unaccomplished by the p.vovui auiiiiiu:Hiai.iuu is as potent 10 the destruction of democrat 1C fiitCc-ca in 1800. as a terrible frost is rVtmr- tive to a buckwheat crop in full bloom. t.ei me democratic leaders beware of republican tactics in the accomplish ment of tariff reform. W. 00UBT PROCEEDINGS. Deed of Tohn Mourev. Sheriff tn Samuel L. Cherington for property of n. menngton, consideration $500, acknowledged in open court Franklin Yocum, guardian of Nora Levan vs. Wm. T. Zahn er. Pace tril verdict for plaintiff for iSo e. Thia was an action for damages for cutting umuer. Estate of Daniel Zarr. V. TT Rhawn appointed auditor. estate ot Oeorge Shuraan. Grant Herring appointed auditor. Estate Tohn Brown. H. A. M'Kiilm appointed auditor. Jonas Doty's administrators vs. J. O. Doty. R. Buckingham appointed auditor. Estate of Rebecca May. W. D Beckley appointed auditor. v Estate of Hiram Rees. A. N. Yost appointed auditor. Estate Susanna Maust. T. B. Han ly appointed auditor. Estate of David Stroup. A. L. Fritz appointed auditor to distribute the sum of f 500 bequeathed to Adam Stroup, now deceased, and remaining in the hands of the executors. B. F. Sharpltss vs. Morehead & Kline. Action brought to recover cost of some castings; verdict for de fendants. Daniel Steodman, Z. A. Butt and I. A. DeWitt appointed viewers of road in Fishingcreek twp. near Ottis Pea ler's. R. J. Pealer, Harvey Wenner and R. Millard Colder appointed viewers of road in Pine, near Frank Derr's. Bovd Trescot. Stephen Dresher and Frank Hess appointed viewers of bridge in Henton twp. over Raven creek near I. K. l.a'ibaclis. S.im i::l Neyhart, John Klingaman anl Tin -mas J. Smiman appointed viewers of bridge in .Mifflin twp. over Smitn' Run. RubM-l Karns vj. Frank Barrager. On motion of A. L. Fritz, counsel for one of the lien creditors against the above named defendant, and it ap pearing that said claimant has aban doned her case it is ordcrtd that the decree awarding the interpleader issue be set aside and that the money realiz ed from the sale of the personal prop erty of the said defendant be distrib uted by the Sheriff to the said lien creditors according to their rights. Amended petition for partition in estate of Mary Vansickle filed. Auditors reports confirmed nisi in fo lowing estates : A. W. Beishhne and Enos L Adams, deceased. Edward Kostenbauder vs. N. & W. B. RR. Co. Petition for appointment ot viewers to assess damages filed. Court fix Dec. 30, 1893, at chambers at a p. m. for appointment of viewers Repot t of viewers road in Benton twp. near H. F. Everett's filed Dec. 5 ,93i ard confirmation nisi retus ed, because not returned to first day of this term as required by rules of Court nor no continuance of the ord r or cause shon to the Court for the non return In re petition of W. H. Crawford for satisfaction of mortgage. Order of Court and affidavit of publication filed In re petition of citizens for the erection of school house in Beaver twp. filed Dec. 6, 1893. Prayer of petitioners refused, Order of Court filed. Order of Couit authorizing loan of $40,000 by county upon petition of county commissioners, filed Dec. 4, 1893. Court fix Friday, Jan. 5, 1894, at 9 a. m. for argument court. Estate of Geo. Linn, dec d. Fred Ikeler appointed auditor. Silver Spring Quarry Co. Petition for dissolution. Four'h hearing con tinued to Jan. 5, 1894. Holiday Excursion Tickets via. Reading Uauroad. In order to stimulate travel during the Christmas and New Year holiday season, the Reading Railroad offers special inducements in the wav of low fares over its lines. Between all points west of Philadelphia ( including the city of Philadelphia and the Nor. ristown ana Plymouth Branches) spec ial excursion tickets will be sold Dec. aid to a?th, inclusive, and Dec. aoth to Jan. 1 st, inclusive, all good to re turn until and including Jan. 3d, 1894. The minimum rates for these special tickets will be 35 cents for adults and 13 cents for children. This arrange ment does not apply to points on the Germantown, New York or Bethle hem Branches. Hood's Cures Mr. John FmUot Dyspepsia, Intense Misery ' W prm tmm 4wcriba Uw tttfferlng I cured tea years from Dyspepsia. 1 KVd most Clivsa mm Hpe ot evar oetng any battsr sU wiivu a rawu u uu noou i Darsaparma. a Baatlnlycsir4and advUa anions iuffar uas Hooa s Banaparllla. lug from dyspepsia to try Hood's Sarsaparilla The truth oi this statement lam glad rerlf ? al anytime." Mitij, Juiuf iturox, 67 FrUla Street, f Ituburgh, l'a. tuft ASd's Pllla ars purely rsaretable. ears. .y tirunured Irom luo bast Ingredient. S&a ST. ELMO HOTEL. MAIN STREET, NEAR IRON. Having purchased this hotel from J. L. Girton, I respectfully ask a fair share of public patronage. The house is ptovuled with all modern conven iences, the table is supplied in first class stvle. and the bar is stocked wuh cine wines, liquors and cigars. H. F. Diettcrich, PROPRIETOR. 93, Dec. S 1 yr. Alvtira. Tllm mm mwm For tefonaalioa and fras Handbook mtao owrisioMTa, MUMN CO-Wl BBOAVWAT. MlW VOBI Qtdast buw for ssoartca nataaU la Amari Sal W.-WsVr tX.'Z'. iJrieotific mriom ill tf aaisatiaiiuu UilLi awwaV Sslsartiai; JjlasiMasaa. KsuitlluVS rsry Mtsns takra oat by as Is broac at barura 4 Solentlflo American Agenoy fora I 1 r-- $40,000. (X)UNTY BONDS FOR SAl.K. Thnt'omtrt.i'diinorsnf rnlni'ibt.i foitnty will offi-r nt pit It wiln 111 tlii-lr mllw In tlio rntirl llouw1, inninbii iron Tm-fcliiv. Irc'iiil"rll!i, IW8 nt I o'cliM-k, I'. . mupon hind nf t'nlum bis t'nnntr, with Inlorvst. pnynblo anntinlly at, four nml tour-tnt lis per pi-ntnin. Thew bowls aroln denominations of (Win and .vm '0 nnd inntum nn follow 1 I.VKiO In JnnusiT JWI. i-iOon m Janunry IHI17. Sio.nno In .Isniisry IMW, fioonoin.iBnunry imw and ttn.ooo in January 1IW0. hobld will bo ippclvcd nt loss thnn par. J1WK HITTKNIIOI HK, H. P. EIXIAIt, C. L. HANDrl, romralmlonora. Attixt. C. M. Tirwili.iurs, Clerk. Pec. U-tr. AUDITOR'S NOTICE. Mutate of Hiram Ree$e, dfCfaiwd. Notice is hereby (riven that, the undersigned Auditor apH)lnl4Kl by the Orphans' Court ot Columbia county, to distribute the funds In the hands of tleorge I). Kdimindson, AdmlnlHtriitor of the estate ot Hiram Keese, late of Hemlock township, deceased, to and among the parties entitled thereto, will sit nt hlHoniue In lllooins burg, Pa., Friday, January 1111 h, ihw, v 10 o'clock n. m., to discharge the amies of his no point ment, when nnd wheie all pr.rtlca Inter ested must prenenl their iliUms, or 1 debarred from coming In tor a share of tald fund. A. N. YOHT lD-tt-sU Auditor. A DIVIDEND PAYERI IE GOLD DOLLAR "MINING CO, OF CltirrLE CHEEK, COLORADO. Organl.ed under Laws of Colorado. Capital 8lock, TtO.OU) allures, par value one dollar each. FULL PAID and NON-ASSES SABLK 150,000 Shares In Treasury. The mine Is located In the richest portion of the celebrated gold producing dlatrtia of t rip- . pie creek, and Is held under a I tilted Stales, patent. I Work Is carried on dny and night, nnd high grade ore Is being taken out In larger quantities. In January, IW4, thr Company iritl brytn pov ' itiO reiHiir iiunUMy dteldetwls il ttw rain in per cent per annum on the n.mix( (ueeftvf. 1 11. H. OFK1CKK, tteo. and Tress. A limited amount ot the shares aie now offered AT BO CENTS PER share. Stock, Prospectus and experts' report may be obtained from the banking house H. E. LOUNSBERT, 57 Broadway, N. 7. 1J-1MU ucciESatiPrice AUtt Tun Urn a .:rti Wh C'ufc thfl ?u Pbtttuu M PKKIKrt ftnd PM.Ton 8urrw7TotilU ALL .mi isnma t Affon. oomiMnitoix. ur llnws..S.Vfc6!tirjr nnd hvh fVTeia ' .ii6o ptotit. I'aM- 111 Hunt " . 7&l MlilrllMniMn'l Alnrsan 8sddl. . a I.d6 lo Ft-s 1 to W Lawraaoo Bk. Ciuciiuu.t I, O. 1-l5-4t. WANTED 300,000 f POSITIONS ! For the Unemployed. The chance ot uiivmiiid iui uuu riiBAl.1. lu W'l lire pmj Ing and permanent "positions. All Information rasa. For further nartlculara address: W5 RIIRVUIRT MAIN 8TKKRT, , &. OUMUAKI, Cincinnati, Ohio. PUNAS N!,k9! Organs 34 stops iso. c-tTg r l&flUi) free. DanTKr Beutty. Washl ngU n New Jersey. 1H.16-U mm & mm co. w. Fourth & Market Streets. There is not much use iu telling you Xmas is near. What we want to da U to hel n vnn mii.lrn vnur nrpapnta TTnnw. ing how tight money afiairs are, i 1 .. .! uuji iu ueuoru wiui your purse. ve wouia ue giau to nave you come and look our stock over Defore buying. You are al ways welcome. Carpet Department, Smyrna Rugs 30 by 60 $4.00 Smyrna itugs oU by TZ 500 Smyrna Rugs 18 by 3G .90 Wilton Rues 2.00 9.00 1-75 8.00 Dagestans 30 by -03 Couch Covers La Paris Rugs 30 by GO Furniture Just think what lots of comfort there is in a Rocker. Ladies Rocker . $1.50 Cherry Rocker, upholstered seat 4.00 Cherry Rocker, upholstered seat and back 5 00 Solid Oak Rocker, Silk PJush Bamboo Fire Screens Book Shelves $1.85 2.00 Wall Brackets 1.40 A Leader-A Solid Oak Ceuter Table 12 inch Top $1.90, . In specially Christmas Lemonade Sets, Cracker Jars, Fancy Dishes, Tooth Pick Holders. Chocolate Urns and Cups, Childrens' Chairs and Rockers, Wall Brackets, Blacking Cases, We are always glad to see you. Send in your orders early for TURKEYS. Snyder k Magee Company, Limited, FOURTH AMD MARKET STREETS, BLOOMSBURG, - PA. ORPHANS' COURT rurauant to an order of the Orphan r of Col umbla County, Ta , the rUrt r.t nt public anhf'on f Johnson, late of Beaver twp iv.TTo, SATURDAY, JANUARY ,0, ,8q? at U o'clock noon, the following deiJ! piece or paroel of land bounded and Z .2 a. follows, on the aouthb, a public ing from Bhumantown to Mt Orovm thl north by lands of Miles ttclll, ,d ? !! the east by land of Alien . nn'1 0B jandso.samue.iohn.on.ndwml.r 49 ACRES of I and, more or less, on which are creeled a LOG DWELLING, Bank Barn, Shed. Cider Press, Water Power . good Orchard, lis acrr. ' ' a Oloared, the balance about lis or l being 1M. OAK. AND WHITE PINK TIMBER LAND. Tnn or 8t:-One-thlrd of tho purchase money tote paid at the striking down of the property, one-third In six months after confir mation DlHl, and tho balance in 11 months thereafter with Interest on deferred payments from confirmation nisi and the same to be se cured In the proporty 1 no timber to be removed from the premise until the purchaser shall first have given Independent security for mcnt of unpaid purchase money, to bo annrov. d by the Court. 1 la-Attention of lumberman Is hereby called to the fact that the timber tract mentioned above Is a most desirable one, lying as It docs within about twj miles of the 8. II. w. ran. SKfiSSST) attorney". " ELECTION NOTICE. ,U'T..w",.!r nn pJH!"on f Hoard of Direc tors of the Hloomsburg Hntiklng t'omnsnv at the Banking House In filoomsbu.. Vn TuesdsJ. January ih. 8t. at two o'clock in the after noon, to serve for the ensuing yer. 11. U.OKOTZ, lashler. AUDITOR'S NOTICE. Xttat of John brovn 0eceae1. The undersigned, an auditor appointed by the Orphans' fourt or Columbia county to make distribution of said estute, will flint, his office In Hlnomsburg, on Friday January lKth, IHW. at 10 o'olock a. m., wnen and where all persons having claims against sulil estate must spuear and prove the same, or be debarred from com. Ing lu on said jund. 11. A. M'KIi.l.li', l-Mt. Auditor . Fine PHOTO GRAPHS and CRAYONS at McKillip Bros., Bloomsburg. The best are the cheapest. we have put our prices "way HT r 1 1 1 '. . . , J Sheep Skin Rugs 24 by 3G $3.50 Ron. kw; t., a nn utai kiniu A&uo 4 u Ch en ille Curtains com pletc with pole, rings and brackets 4.50 Better ones 7.50 Finest Curtain 12 50 Department, Solid Oak Rocker $4.50 Solid Oak. Wilton Rug back and seat 0.00 Solid Oak Cobbler's Seat 9.50 Cushion back and seat 12.00 Work. Fire Screens Easels $ .75 .75 Clothes Trees 1.75 s Goods we show full lines in the Cut Glass Salt and Pepper Boxes, Oat meal Sets, Extracts and Cologne, Dippers, Fancy Mufflers, Eider down Quilts, California Blankets. v