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MATTERS AT ALBANY.
A LIVELY WEEK AT THE EMPIRE
8TATE CAPITOL.
twjtm, Folltlclnns, Farmer, and labor
Ing Man Inmle the Knickerbocker
Town-Straws In the rolltloal Wind
Death of a Popular Kx-Rprnker,
SpecliU Albany Letter. 1
rolltlrnl nil social matters have
been very lively during the paat week.
The legislature got down to work, and
the meeting of the State Bar Assocla
tlon, the Btato Agricultural Society,
the Federation of tabor and the Gov-
Vice-President Steventon.
rrnor'B reception, together with the at
tendant visits of Vice-President Stev
enson and Senator 11111, filled up the
cup of local gossip and curiosity to the
brim.
Perhaps the meeting of the State Bar
.Association attracted the most atten
tion. The meeting was characterized
by a scarcely concealed sentiment of
rivalry to the New York City Bar As
sociation, which has taken such vigor
ous action in our recent political his
tory. Nothing, of course, of a political
character appeared in the addresses or
proceedings of tlie Association. Yet
the knowledge of the recent rejection
of William B. lloniblower as a candi
date for United States Supreme Court
Justice, owing to the opposition of
Senator Hill, and the presence of the
New York Senator, accompanied by
Vice-President Stevenson as the chief
cynosure of the occasion, were mat
ters that did not escape the attention
of the hundreds of experienced poli
ticians that invaded the town. Sen
ator Dolph, of Oregon, who delivered
the principal address to the lawyers,
was fairly overshadowed by the pecu
liar political atmosphere of the occa
sion. Two thousand invitations had been
Issued for the Governor's reception,
and more than half the number were
present. They Included the most prom
inent politicians in the State, although
the representation of Republicans and
Mugwumps was rather overshadowed
by the preponderance of machine
Democrats. It was very evident that
four men were the chief figures of the
occasion, and these men were the Vice
President, Governor Flower, Senator
Hill and ex-Judge Maynard. All of
these gentlemen were the recipients of
ovations. The Republican members of
the Legislature and State olileers all
accepted the Governor's hospitality.
The newly elected Judge of tho Court
of Appeals, Edward T. Bartlett, was
present, anil smilingly witnessed the
Democratic tribute to his defeated
rival. Mr. Maynard appeared la tine
Hon. George Z. Krwln.
health, and showed no effects of his
political overthrow. He has opened a
law oitice here, and returned to tho
practice of his profession.
The opinion of politicians is uniform
that the events of tho week Indicates
the renomlnation of Governor Flower
by the Democrats. The Governor is
evidently resolved to test his popular
ity, and that he Is popular with tho
State Democrats Is beyond question.
It would be utterly futile to attempt
to defeat his renomlnation by his party
if he desires to run again.
The legislative iot has only fairly
begun to boll, and two of the Interest
ing political subjects up are the Buf
falo charter bill and the Now York
Police Commission bill. Both of these
bills are the subject of some very
shrewd wire-pulling.
Thero Is general regret expressed
here over the death of ex-Speaker
George Z. Krwln. Both branches of
the Legislature, of which he had been
a popular member, adjourned out of
respect for his memory. The ex
Speaker was a thoroughly manly man,
and he was as much liked by Demo
crats as Republicans. He was a strong
partisan, but naturally generous and
fair-minded. He served six years in
the Assembly and four years in tho
Senate. He was always cool and self
1 possessed, and mado an admlrablo
i. opeaKcr. no orten Jokingly called him
self tho "ugliest man In tho State." His
features were peculiarly rugged, but
full of character and manly strength,
and his manner was always full of
quiet dignity and firmness. Had not
his health failed he would have been a
promlueut figure In Uie present Legis
lature. M .T. Cain.
Tronblei of the Owl.
The owl is hated by all other bird.
Where one Is discovered by other day
loving species they subject It to the
direst persecutions. Owls could scatee
ly live as a day-loving bird under the
present order of things. It -would bo
driven from the earth; and, supposing
It took on gradually its thieving habits
for a living, It has had to love dark
ness rather than light because of Hieso
evil deeds. At any rate, tho naked
fact seems to be that night-working
creatures can generally see well in th
daylight when they want to.
Vlrtaei of an Kmetlo.
There was a great deal of wisdom
In the old practice of giving emetics,
such as Ipecac. It did a great deal of
good. It might not be very pleasant,
but It wns effective. Now, If you had
a real, first-class case of malaria, I
don't know that I could do bettor than
to advise a trip to Europe; or, if you
should Dot be able to go to Europe,
then a little ocean trip, out of sight of
land, and the swell of the waves.
There's nothing like an unloading, and
you would soon feel very much bet
ter. In all these Ills you get your
stomach overloaded, your digestion
falls, and you retain your food in your
system. After a good emetic or an
ocean trip has done Its work you will
wonder how you got along with such
a vinegar factory inside of you. Inter
view with a Doctor.
Clilnene Advance.
Vast and populous as China Is, the
experience of the present century
shows that she is weak for aggressive
purposes. She has not the hold on
territory adjacent to her borders which
she could claim a hundred years ago.
European nations are pressing on her,
both on the south and on the north.
Sho has been forced to cedo a portion
of her territory to England, and she
has been compelled to avail herself of
the help of Englishmen, both for civil
administration aud for military com
mand. All these things show that an ex
pansion of the Chinese race does not
necessarily Involve an extension of
Chinese dominion. On the contrary,
they tend to provo that it is tho order
introduced by European administra
tion which leads to the multiplication
of these industrious people; and there
is, therefore, at least as much ground
for saying that, though Borneo, Su
matra and New Guinea, and tho great
Islands of the Eastern Archipelago,
may be ultimately peopled by yellow
races, they will be governed by the
white races, as for believing that a
new Chinese Empire is In process of
formation; a Chinese India may, in
other words, be developed in these
great and fertile Islauds. The Edin
burgh Review.
Washing the Smoke.
They have Just been trying In Birm
ingham, England, an exceeding smoky,
but not foggy city, an invention for
washing the smoke and making it clean
before it is turned loose in the air.
The idea Is not a new one, but in this
application of It there are some novel
features. As tho smoke proceeds from
the furnace to the chimney shaft it Is
drawn away near the point of connec
tion with the stack by means of a pow
erful fan revolving at a great speed.
It Is then forced through a cylinder
making 280 revolutions a minute Into
a tank filled with water. The water
is agitated by perforated beaters, and
this process has the effect of washing
the smoke, which Is then allowed to
escape perfectly purified Into the at
mosphere direct, or Is conducted back
to the chimney. The carbon Is pre
cipitated to the bottom of tho tank, and
is brought out in a thick; bubbling
black froth, forming a deposit, the
worth of which Is put at about $50 a
ton, along with other by-products of
an extremely valuable character. This
device may lie applied to factory fur
naces, locomotives, steamboat engines,
and, in fact, to all large furnaces. A
company has been formed to work it,
and there is a loud call for its trial in
London. Buffalo Commercial.
Chance for Auothor Bush.
Another strip of Indian lands, the
northern part of the Colville reserva
tion, in Washington, will probably bo
thrown open to settlement next foil.
Government surveyors completed their
survey of tho strip about a week ago.
The reservation . Is bounded on the
north by the British Columbia boun
dary line, on the west by the Oka
nogan River, and on the south and
east by tho Columbia River. The por
tion to be thrown open for settlement
extends the whole width of the reser
vation and from the British Columbia
boundury to about thirty-six miles
south. It has an approximate area of
2,WH) square miles. There are a few
Indians on the strip, who will receive
each 100 acres before tho land is
thrown open to the whites.
Indian Logic.
It is to an Indian the most Inexplica
ble thing in the world that the Gov
ernment will furnish him with the
means of getting drunk, and then pun
ish him for whut he does when he Is
in that condition, nils has been tho
most difficult thing to explain to them
that I have undertaken since I have
been with them, says Lieut. Z. B.
Vance. They considered at first that
the fact that they were drunk when
they committed an offenso ought to be
an ample excuse.
Ileen Tried Before,
Young Blggars No, I can't say that
I believe in those Blblo fables. In
fact, I take higher ground.
Deacon Potterby Yes? If history
Isn't wrong there were some fellows
in Noali's time who thought that high
er ground would answer all purposes,
but they rather mado a failure of It.
BLOOMSBURG, PA., FKIDAY, FEBRUARY 2.
DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS.
A Democratic caucus was held in
Town flail Wednesday evening to
nominate candidates for officers for
the Town of Bloomsburg. The meet
ing was called to order at half past
seven o'clock by James II. Mercer,
who asked for some one to be named
as chairman of the meeting. J. C.
Rntter was made chairman and W. B.
Allen secretary. The chairman stated
that the first business was that of nom
inations for President of Council. A
motion was made that no nomination
be made, another motion made that
Wm. Chrisman Esq. be named. After
some discussions as to nominating a
candidate ihe chair put the motion
and being unable to divide, determined
to divide the house, and put the mo
tion that all in favor of no nomination
shall pass to the north side of the hall,
when after being counted all opposed
to the motion passed to one side a
count showed the motion lost j and
nominations were called. The names
of Wm. Chrisman and Dr. T. C. Hart
er were placed in nomination a vote
was taken by having them again pass
to one side of the hall and a count
made the result was the nomination
of Wm, Chrisman Esq.. Nominations
were made for members of the Town
Council, tellers appointed i'nd a vole
taken by ballot with the following
result :
Stephen Knorr 101
Clinton Sterling 79
Isaac Yost 78
wm. Housel 47
J. D. Jones 24
Fred Schwinn 12
Knorr, Sterling and Yost were de
clared the nominees.
John. M. Clark was nominated by
acclamation for Justice of the Peace.
For School Director the following
were placed in nomination. M. Ellen
bogen and Louis Lowenberg appoint
ed tellers. The result was:
J. R. Townsend 65
C. A. Kleim 41
Mr. Townsend was declared the
nominee.
For Tax Collector the names of
M. C. Woodward and J. K. Bitten
bender was placed in nomination.
Harry Rhodes and Wes ey Knorr ap
pointed tellers. The result of the
vote was:
M. C. Woodward 59
J. K. Bittenbcnder ce
The convention then divided into
four sections, each one representing a
district of the Town, and the follow
ing nominations made:
First District ; Assessor for registra
tion of voters, J. Q. Barkley ; Judge of
Election, w. L. Knorr; Inspector of
Election, r . fj. Lyer.
Second District ; Assessors for regis
tration ot voters, t. P. Baum ; Judge
of Election, John Welliver; Inspector
of f.lection, bamuel Pugh.
Third District; Assessor for registra
tion of voters, Peter Billmeyer; Judge
of Election, Eli Jones ; Inspector of
Election, Rush Zarr.
Fourth District ; Assessor for regis
tration of voters, Peter Jones ; Judge
of Election, Isaiah Ohl ; Inspector of
Election, 11. w. Gigges.
WILTEE2 CLARKE. "
Mr. Wilfred Clarke does not believe
that the public taste has degenerated
to any great extent during the reign of
so-called farce-comedy with its clown
lshness and horse play, and his success
during the past three seasons in pie
senting comedy of the purer type
proves that he is right and that the
public is always willing to pay for tin
privilege of enjoying such comedies
when presented by capable actors.
Mr. Clarke, himself, has become such
a prominent figure in the theatrical
world that he scarcely needs any men
tion in the connection, suffice to say,
that as '"Paul Roach," the nervous, ir
ritable, and jealous young husband in
" l it for Tit," he finds ample room for
die display of his remarkable talents
His company has been carefully sclec
ted and each member seems to be
fully up to the requirements of high
class comedy. They will be seen at
the Bloomsburg Opera House on
Saturday, February 3.
On Monday Judge Ikeler appointed
Frank Pursel and Frank Ikeler as ap
praiser in the matter of the assign
ment of I. W. McKclvy, who made a
deed of assignment to A. Z. Schoch
last week Thursday. When the ap
praisers have completed their work
the store will be opened by the
assignee, and the stock closed out.
Frank Ikeler severed his connection
with the Farmers' National Bank on
Thursday and A. H. Bloom is now the
cashier of that institution. Mr. Ikeler
has been a popular and obliging official
and he made many friends. He will
pursue his law studies, and will soon
be admitted to the bar, where he will
no doubt meet with success.
EEPUBLIOAN CAU0U3.
A republican caucus was held in
Town Hall Tuesday evening. .The
meeting was called to order by J. C.
Brown, who asked for nomination for
a chairman ; G. E. Wilbur was named
and unanimously chosen. Fred
Holmes was made secretary. The
chairman said the first business of the
meeting was the naming of a candi
date for President of the Town Coun
cil. Isaiah Hagenbuch placed in
nomination. W. O. Holmes and Ja
cob Stiner nominated F. P. Drinker,
both were duly seconded ; a bal ol
was called for and K. C. Ent and John
Woods named as tellers, the result
was, W. O. Holmes, 32; F. P. Drinker,
27, and G C. Sloan, 1 Mr. Holmes
was declared the nominee for Presi
dent ef the council.
The next was for the nomination of
members of the Council, It was moved
and seconded that three persons be
named. The following were placed
in nomination. S. C. Creasy, M. K.
Appleman, Wm. Swentzel, J. E. Wil
son, H. F. Hicks. The chairman ap
pointed Wm. J. Shutt and Theodore
Smith as tellers, and announced that
each one should vote for three candi
dates. The result was as follows:
S. C. Creasy 39, M. K. Appleman 25,
Wm. Swentzel, 33, J. E. Wilson 37,
B. F. Hicks, 53.
For Justice of the Peace, J. C.
Brown made a motionjthat they argrecd
upon the endorsement of John M.
Clark Esq., the present incumbent, it
was seconded whereupon, T. E. Ged
dis made a speech in opposition. Calls
were then made to name some one for
the place, but no name being men
tioned the chair put Mr. Brown's
motion, which showed so close a vote
that he could not give a decision, Mr.
Brown asked to withdraw his motion,
and there being no objection it was
withdrawn. Thos. E. Geddis was
then named, who declined at once.
After a little delay J. K. Edgar was
placed in nomination.
For school director W. E. Rinker
was nominated without any opposition.
For tax collector there was quite a
nesitancy as no one seemed to want it.
Isaiah Hagenbuch was named, who
quickly withdrew saying he did not
care to hunt for a bondsman for $40,-
000. The chairman passed to the
next office, that of Triennial Assessor,
and Chas. W. Runyon was named
without opposition. The chair again
returned to that of tax collector and
L. D Kase was made the nominee.
Each district being represented they
took the fout corners of the room and
made nominations as follows : First
District, Register of voters, K. C. Ent;
Judge of Election, Theodore L. Smith;
inspector, Jrred Holmes. Second
District, Register of Voters, H. T.
Hartman ; Judge of Election, D. Bry-
togie j inspector, Chas. Hendershott,
Third District, Register of Voters, B.
w. Hagenbuch; judge of Election, T,
E. Geddis; Inspector, E. J. Gerringer.
fourth District, Register of Voters,
J. E. Heacock; Judge of Election,
w. C. bhaw ; Inspector, W. J. Shutt,
Senator Herring's mail is prodig
ious nowadays, and it is astonishing
how many people there are who want
positions. He will take charge of
the office on Saturday, and it is still
undecided whether it will be located
in Bloomsburg, Williamsport or Wil-kes-Barre.
It ought to come to
Bloomsburg, and unless too much
pressure is brought to bear, no doubt
it will come here.
While loading cinder at Neal's cin
der tip last Monday morning William
Shaffer's horses became frightened,
and started up, entangling him in the
lines, and dragging him several feet,
breaking two ribs and bruising him
badly. Geo. Morris was with him,
and he was nearly covered by a slide
of cinder, but escaped with a few
bruises.
The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Farmer's Produce Ex
change was held on the 25th inst. when
the following officers were elected :
President, S. J. Conner ; Treasurer, G
V. Correll ; Secretary, G. W. Suple ;
Managers, M. B. Patterson, Daniel
Brfogle ; Auditors, A. W. Spear and
Eva Rupert. The auditors report
showed a gratifying increase in the
business and profits for the past year.
The litigation between the Blooms
burg Belt Railroad and the Delaware,
Lackawanna cv Western has termina
ted by an adjustment of their differen
ces, in which the D. L. & W. is per
mitted to cross the Belt line tracks at
Seventh street, and the Belt 'ne will
cross the tracks of the D. L. A.JV. at
the School JTurnishmg Company's
works. J. B. Robison Esq. is the mas
ter in the case and will rile a decree
to that effect.
1S04.
STUCK IN THE MUD.
A FISH STORV THAT KDITOR RANDALL
doesn't tell.
Editor Randall of the Catawhsa
Newa Item, is fond of trout fishing
and of relating fish stories connected
therewith, but here is one which, smgu
larly enough, he has thus lar failed to
tell. Last spring Editor Randall with
a lew congenial spirits, devotees to
Isaac Walton's art, went over to the
Lehigh river to camp and murder
little trout and eat them. One day
the editor with a companion left the
river and followed a small stream into
the mountains until they came upon
an abandoned saw mill and dam. The
flat lands that had been covered by
the wateis of the dam were left marshy
and wet in places when the waters
had receded, forming muddy trenches
covered with small grass. The edi
tor's companion was ahead and finally
stepped into one of these ditches and
sunk into the mud above his knees
unperceived by the editor. Here was
a chance to work the editor into the
same predicament. 1 he companion
moved along the ditch, on the oppo
site side from the editor, nearer to the
channel of the creek, where the ditch
would naturally be deeper and wider,
and began calling to the editor to hur
ry along back to the river as the fish
ing was poor in the creek. The edi-
toi, nothing loath, hastened to reel in
Ins line, and wa k, quite naturally, to
ward his companion, as said compan
ion knew he would, until he came to
the ditch and then into it he stepped
and sank, floundered and sank some
more until in his frantic efforts to get
out, he got in up to his middle and
stuck. The companion relates that
such language as that editor used
while in that ditch would not look
well in print, much less would it be
acceptable in a drawing room. But
with all the bad language he was in
the mud fast and sure. The compan
ion was obliged to pull the editor out,
but had the companion been at once
transported to where the editor in his
mad ravings consigned him, he would
not have been there to assist. The
editor has not yet done with berating
the man who led him into the mud, but
he never told that fish story. Wilkea
barre Leader.
The team belonging to Cameron's
bottling establishment came running
down Mam street last rnday morning
at 10 o'clock without a driver. They
were m the middle oi the street, but
at the post office they turned to the
pavement, and ran into an iron awn
ing post, the end of the po'e striking
the post and tearing it out. The
force of the collision was so great that
it bent the post and stopped the team.
r. a. n-vans norse and buggy was
standing in front of J. G. Wells' store,
and the wheels of the two wagons were
interlocked, and if the team had not
stopped much damage might have
been done. As it was nothing was
broken.
Notwithstanding the excitement in
financial circles during the past week,
the credit of the banks was in no man
ner impaired. It was feared that a run
might be precipitated, and the banks
were fully prepared for any such an
emergency, but there was no occasion
for it. Our financial institutions are
as solid as a rock, and the idle rumors
set afloat by thoughtless persons did
not effect them to anv noticeable ex
tent. The following letters are held at the
Bloomsourg, Pa., post office and will
be sent' to the dead letter office Feb.
13, 1894.
Mrs. Jerome Bitler, Miss Mattie
Painton.
Persons calling for these letters will
please say they were advertised Jan.
30, 1893. One cent will be charged
on each letter advertised.
A. B. Cathcapi. P.M.
A large number of our subscribers
paid up during last month, but there
are still many who are in debt for
subscription, and to those we must
say that a settlement will be highly
appreciated. Several thousand dollars
are standing out, and every dollar
helps.
G. Shuster and A. A. Hawk will
have public sale of Illinois horses at
Wright a Livery stable, Berwick. Pa.,
on Tuesday of next week February
6th. Sale will commence at 1 o'clock
sharp. They will sell twenty-three
head of horses.
The County Commissioners are
kept busy getting affairs fixed up for
the new year, lhey expect to have
the new bonds ready to issue in a few
days, preparatory to going ahead with
the contracts made by the old board
of Commissioners.
NO 5
BRIEF MENTION.
About People Ton JInow.
W. K. Armstrong of Williamsport,
was visiting friends in town Monday.
F. I Foust's family is among the suf
fers with sickness. His children are
afflicted with measles.
A. P. Young of Millville, was trans
acting business at the county seat
Saturday.
S. A. Goodhue and John Flynn of
Jamison City were in town on Wed
nesday. Ex commissioner C. L. Sands re
turned from his western trip on Wed
nesday night.
W. R. Hagenbuch, the popular
salesman of Frimyer & Co., of Phila
delphia, was in town on Thursday.
Rev. P. A. Hei'man will address
the meeting at Y. M. C. A. Hall on
Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. J. S. Yohe of Mifflin township
ezpects to move to Bloomsburg in the
spring. Clark Miller has rented her
farm.
Dr. D. H. Billmever and wife are
expected home soon from Montana.
They are at present in Fondulac,
wis.
Rev. Father Reilly of Danville.
formerly pastor of the Roman Catho
lic church in Bloomsburcr. wa-i in tnwn
on Wednesday, on business.
Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Hacrenhnrh
will celebrate their silver wed.li ncr on
February 17th, at their home in Cen
tre township.
Mr. John G. Harman second son
of P. S. Harman. and Miss Mav.
daughter of H. G. Sherwood were
married in Elmira, New York, last
week by Kev. Dr. McKmght.
Miss Stella Sickler of Tunkhannnrt
a daughter of the late Hon. Harve) J.
Sickler, and a graduate of the Normal
School, was married to Mr. Edwin T.
Jordan on January 1st
Dr. H. S. Hutchison, physician in
charge of the Keeley Institute Scran-
ton, ra., was in town last week. He
made a contract for advertisement,
which appears in another column. Anv
information in reference to the Insti
tute will be cheerfully given by ad
dressing postal to Scranton, Pa.
Mr. T- II. Coleman who has filled
the position of traveling salesman for
L. T. Sharpless & Company very ac
ceptably for the past six years, severed
his connection with that firm the first
of this month, and is now traveling
for Mattson & Magee, wholesale gro
cers, of Philadelnhia. He lus an in
tensive acquaintance and commands
a large trade.
Mrs. Stephen Dresher of Stillwater
and her two daughters, Mrs. E B.
ueisiuine and Miss Josephine, were in
town on Saturday last. Mr.. DresKer
13 a daugher of the late Esquire
jR.none, ana tneir tarm is one ol the
finest in the up creek region. It is lo
cated about a half mile above the vil
lage ot Stillwater, and is intersected
by the B. & S. Railroad. We remem
ber with pleasure the ooen hosmtalirv
of their home, when business called us
mere a tew years ago.
THE NEW POSTMASTER .
The name of T. II. Mercer was
sent to the Senate by the President on
1 uesday last and he will no doubt be
confirmed.
fin anrl hear Wili,-o,l fl-ivl. t u
. 'miuwu VrftMtivu at 111c
ODeia House Satunl eveninnr Peh
, J o' - -
ruary 3rd.
So long as our supply of almanacs
lasts they will be presented to all ouf
subscribers who pay a year's subscrip
tion. It was expected that the supply
would be exhausted in January, but
as there are still some left, they will
be given lo all those who pav in Feb
ruary. The third anniversary of the Youno
Men's Christian Association will he
held in the ODera House on Mrmdav
evening, February 5th. A pleasant
program has been arranged, and the
anniversary address will be delivered
by Dr. Geo. E. Reed, President of
Dickinson College, Carlisle.
Nomination certificates must be
filed eighteen days before the election.
and certificates by nomination papers
fifteen days before the election. Candi
dates for borough or township office
hould be careful to get their papers
in time.
Now is the time to fix dates for
spring sales. Bring your b;lls to th:s
oitice, and you will receive a free 1.0
tice in the pane , which aloue
worth the price charged for the bills.
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