THE COLUMBIAN, BLOOMSBURG, PA. I N Jit t nan. KSTAPLIS1IE018W. tU CctuiuMa JJfjaofrat, JtSTABulSllEl) 1HI7. CONSOLIDATED MBit. I'llSMSHKn 5V KKY Kh'll'AY MUKMNU at Hlnoms'mi'K. tlio county goat of Columbia count, 1'eunnylMitila. tSO. B. KliWKLL EMTOH. GEO. C. HOAN, FOHIXAN. Tf Inside the county, 11.00 a yearln ad vanonj i,S0 It not paid In advance Outstdo the county, f 1.38 a year, strictly In advance. All couimuulcatlona should be addressed to TUB COLUMBIAN, Illoomsburg, l'a. FRIDAY, MAY 31, 1895. SECRET 4RY GRESHAM DEAD. Walter Q. Gresham, Secretary of StBte in President Cleveland's cabinet, died last Monday at Washington, af ter a brief illness. Walter Quinlon Gresham was little more than sixty three years old when his record as soldier, jurist and states man was closed by death. He was essentially an Indianian, though of late years claiming residence in I Hi- nois. Born in a log cabin in Harri son county, Ind., on March 17, 1832, and receiving all his early education aivd legal training in that State, he abandoned a prosperous law practice and a membership in the btate Legis lature in August, 1861, to throw his whole energies into the prosecution of the war for the defense of the Union His gallant and conspicuously able services in that capacity secured him the strong friendship of General Grant and the respect of his Confed erate opponents, which was frequently manifested in alter life He entered the service as lieuten ant colonei of the Thirty eighth In diana Volunteers, was bievetted bri gadier general for gallantry in the siege of Vicksburg, and retired as major general. After the war closed he was brought forward prominently as a political candidate. He ran for Congress in the New Albany, Ind., district in 1866 as a Republican and was defeated. Then he was appointed financial agent of his State in New York city, and while holding this position was selected by President Grant for an pointment as United States District Judge in his native State. In 1880, when one of the customary changes in the complexion of the In diana Legislature made it possible to elect a Republican to succeed Joseph E. McDonald, to the United States Senate, Judge Gresham and Benjamin Harrison were the leading candidates for the position, and Mr. Harrison secured the election. After the death of Garfield, in 18S2 Judge Gresham was tendered the position of Postmaster General in President Arthur s reorganized Cabi net, and resigned his District Judge ship to accept it. When Secretary i . J l 1-1 r r. t! l'oiger aiea, in 1504, aner nis over whelming defeat as candidate for Gov ernor of New York by Grover Cleve land, Mr. Gresham was transferred to the Treasury portfolio, thus vacated The uuties of a Cabinet officer and the exacting requirements involved in the disposal of the patronage of one of the greatest executive departments of the Government were not to his taste, and at his own request Presi dent Arthur nominated him, after barely three month's service as Secre tary of the Treasury, to the position of Circuit Judge for the Seventh Judi cial Circuit, which embraces the States of Indiana, Illinois and Wisconsin, He retained this position until, at M Cleveland's urgent personal request, he joined Mr. Clevelands seconc Cabinet as Secretary of State. Bu in the mean time varying political movements had brought his name for ward as a candidate for the Presidency In an interlude in the convention at Chicago, which subsequently nomi nated Benjamin Harrison, Colonel Robert G. Ingersoll was called to the platform for a patriotic speech, and after thrilling the convention with one of his finest bursts of eloquence, sud denly sprang the name of Judge Gres ham as Presidential nominee and at tempted to stampede the convention to his support. The utterly unexpected anti climax wnich followed this dramatic inciden is something which even the most experienced frequenters of political conventions will always bear in mem ory. It seems as if the entire conven tion rose as one man and hooted down the eloquent speaker for what was regarded as an attempt to take snap judgment on them, and Judge uresnam s name was not ajain sen ousiy considered by the conventionr' In 1892 the Populist party sent a delegation to tender Judge Gresham a nomination at the. head of their ticket j but he declined to accept the offer, and remained on the Bench until he resigned, at the personal re quest of Mr. Cleveland, to become secretary of State. Last Friday was the birthday anni versary ot Uaeen Victoria. She now 76 and very feeble and few be lieve she will live long, so that the.e i a strong prospect that King Ed wan VII. may rein in England very soon But meantime all loyal Englishmen and a great many others say 'God save the tucen. The Appellate Court. j The etangers are prepared to make a fight against the bill creating an ap pellate court. This bill has cone through the senate and i3 on the house calend.ir among the postponed hi Is lor third reading. It will be called up this week by Representative Ktinkel. kx-Magistrate Durnam is here direct ing the fight against the bill. His lieutenants are Representatives Mer rick, Mattox and Baldwin. The latter made a systematic canvas3 of the house last Thursday and found eighly two members opposed to it. Many of those with whom he spoke have led him to believe that while they are pledged to vote for the bill they will be conveniently absent when the roll is called. The Democrats are nearly all against the measure and it is doubtful if more than ten of the twen ty-nine will support it. I he administration forces, together with Chris. L. Magee and Senatois Hinn and Porter, are in favor of the bill. David Martin is not taking a hand. It is well for the bill that he is not. If it were known he favored it the supporters of Senator Quay, many of whom will vote for the bill, would vote the other way just to get a chance at Martin. There is some doubt as to Quay's position on this measure. A week ago his lnends heralded lrom the housetops that the Beaver man want ;d the bill to pass, believing that the gov ernor would sign it and appoint as one of the judges his friend and neigh bor, Judge Wickham, of Beaver Since then ex-Magistrate Durham and Senators Andrews and Penrose have been lobbying against the measure and the natural conclusion is that Senator Quay does not want it passed. The Allegheny delegation, with the possible exception of the two or three close Quay men, will support the bill, The Philadelphia representatives are about equally divided. I'atriot. NO MONEY FOR SOLDIERS. Governor Hastings has vetoed the bill to compensate George Gould, a member of company B, Eighth regi ment, National Guard. In his message to the house the governor states that there were six other bills of the same kind that would meet the same fate. These bills provide for gratuities for members of the Guard ranging in amounts lrom $t7.so to $167.50. These seven men served in company B at Homestead during the famous strike. They were relieved from duty on July 7, 1892, and paid for their services up to date by the adjutant general, shortly after their return 1 home six of them were taken sick with typhoid fever and other trouble. One of them died September 4, 1892, and the others recovered after illnesses that ranged from eight months to twenty four days. Governor Hastings says he is asked to apptove these bills without an iota of proof of their merit. He deems this character of legislation dangerous and thinks it tends to imposition upon the legislature. The governor favors some general legislation which will provide for a careful examination of the merits of all applications of this character. Governor Hastings says those who have an honorable claim upon the state should be the recipi ent of its justice and bounty. One of the applicants for gratuity is Lillie C. Raabe. He wants a pen sion of $37.30 for twenty three days of slight illness, even after he was paid for his service. The national government never granted such large gratuities for services in the late war. The governor says he is convinced it is his duty to withhold his approval of these bills and to call attention to the necessity for legislation covering this subject. The other bills were vetoed and the governor's objections sustain ed by the house. WILDE FOUND GUILTY. SENTENCED TO TWO YEARS IN PRISON AT HARD LAHOR. London, May 26. On every count of the indictment except one, Oscar Wilde, the aesthete, was convicted in Old Bailey court, London, of gross immorality, and he was sentenced to prison for two years at hard labor. Taylor, his companion in vice, who was convicted Friday, was given the same sentence. The verdict was reached after two hours' deliberation, and its announce ment in court caused a great sensa tion, as another disagreement was generally expected. Sir Edward Clarke, on behalf of Wilde, made ap plication for a postponement of sen tence. The judge peremptorily re fused to postpone and summoned the pair before him for sentence. Wilde did not look at the judge while his doom was being pronounced. His eyes roved around the court room, his face never changed color, and he looked like a man who had made up his mind to make the best of a bad situation. Shenandoah City Colliery, which has been idle the past three months undergoing repairs, resumed opera tions on Monday, giving employment to 800 men and boys. It is equipped with all the ktest and most improv- ed machinery and will have a shipping capacity of 1,000 tons of coal daily. I GENERAL HEW8. Chief of I'olice Thomas Buncs of New York city has resigned. He had acquired a national reputation as a letective. 1'he developements in ihv Lexow investigation led to his retire ment. The Chamber ol Commerce of the State of New York has decided to enter upon an active and aggressive crusade against free silver coinage. The crusade is to cover every section of the country and is to be compre hensive in its scope, for this pur pose a special committee of the repre sentative leaders in every line of busi ness in New York city has been ap pointed. This committee will super vise the plan of campaign. The gen eral committee has been divided up into an executive committee. This committee has further divided the work into sub committees on the for mation of sound money clubs and co operation with kindred organizations. While excavating on the siie of Starr Garden Park a cane ot work men unearthed a coffin in the rear of 616 Lombard street, Philadelphia. It was discovered while cleaning out a well, and when it was brought to the surface and opened a number of de cayed bones were disclosed, from the appearance of the bones they were those of very young children. Dr. Robert W. Buchanan has been resentenced to death by the Court of appeals of New York. This is the fourth time he has been sentenced to death, and each time the execution was postponed by the action of his counsel. He killed his wife. Among the interesting features of a celebration such as that which will be held in Williamsport on July 2, 3 and 4, are the displays of oratory which shall arouse the patriotism of the people and make the welkin ring. Without a declamation the Fourth of July would be an ordinary occasion at any time, says the Williamsport Sun, but when a county of such impor tance as Lycoming proposes to cele brate its centennial anniversary, to leave the speeches off the programme would be to take from the event one of the most interesting features. Dur ing the three days of the centennial celebration the people will listen to three well known and eloquent ora tors, Captain Clement, of Sunbury Charles Tubbs, of Osceola, and C La Rue Munson, of Williamsport. The House has passed finally a bill to create a new normal school district in the State, comprised of the coun ties of Bucks and Montgomery. Rep resentative Goentner, of Montgomery county, stood sponsor for the bill The final success of the bill is not yet assured, but several communities alone the North Penn are anxious to provide ground for the proposed school. The bituminous coal fields of Pennsylvania underlie twenty-five counties, comprising almost the en tire western half of the Slate. In 1893 the production was 44,070,724 tons and last year it was 30,748,000, while in 1892 it was 46,694,576. The product by counties is not given for 1894, but in 1893 Cambria county stood sixth with an output of 3,086, 554 tons, the five ahead on the list being Westmoreland, tayette, Clear field, Allegheny and Jefferson, in the order named. The average price re ceived at the mines in 1894 for the total output of the State was seventy six cents per ton. Sun, Womans worK j? never done It is a constant round of care and toil from which there U no escape. How es sential, then, are health and strength, and yet with how many women these are al together lacking. They are tired all day and unable to sleep at night. In this con dition the system will soon break down. Restore the Strength, overcome that tired feeling, build up the lystem by the use of Hood's Sarsaparilla before It Is too late. This great medicine la exactly what overworked women need. It makes pure, rloh blood, creates an ap petite, gives strength to the nervea. Hood's Sarsaparilla Is the Only True Blood Purifier Prominently In the publlo eye today. HnnH's Oil to Uitaleii, mild, effeo. I1UUU S flllS tJy. All dxuggliti. Mu. Qm TOHH R. TQwNS nun 1 mmmm. SUITS I CORNER MAIN & MARKET Sts. FROM S10.00.1 BLOOMSBURG, PA. To Increase the Indebtedness of the Town of Bloomsburg. The followine' ordinance was passed by the Town Council at a meeting held May 22. An Ordinance to Provide for an Increase of Indebtedness of the Town of llloomsburg. 11 order to fund the Present Indebtedness of said Municipality as Kvidcnced by Outstand ing Orders, ami a Judgment ol Court in an Action for Tort, for Damages Sustained by W. K. Kingrose, for Personal Injuries Received : and also Purchase Keal Ktaie and the Equipment of a Plant to Furnish Light for the said Town, nnd to I'ay the Expenses Incident to the Onenini of lefTer- t n y sou Street and North Street, Ordained to lr Opened by Ircvious Councils, and for Ob taining Consent of the Electors of said Municipality thereto. Wiierf.as, The existinc bonded indebted ness of the Town of liloomsburg amounts to the sum of $ 37,940, and in addition thereto there is an existing indebtedness for out standing orders the sum of $12,500 and tor me judgment obtained against the said Town, for personal injuries received by V. K. Kingrose, together with the interest. costs and expenses incident to the litigation concerning the same, amounting to about $7,003 which outstanding orders and judgment are bearing six per cent, interest, and it is desirable to fund the said indebt edness by the substitution of another form of indebtedness bearing a lower rate of interest. And Whereas, Also the said Town is now at an annual expense approximating J 1T4-4UU tur iiic lurumiuug ui logins lur lis Highways and streets, and there is demand made for the immediate opening of Jefferson Street and of North Street agreeably to the action of the corporate Authorities of said Town, heretofore had j and it is believed that the interests of the said Town will be the better subserved by the procurement of a plant and the necessary appliances, for the furnishing of light for the Highways of said Town and to be owned by the said Town ; and by the immediate opening of the High ways mentioned and previously ordained. Therefore be it ordained and enacted by the Town Council of the Town of Plooms burg, and it is hereby ordained and exacted by authority of the same : Sec. I. That for the purpose of funding the debt of the said municipality as evidenced by the existing and outstanding orders of the said Town, and for the . payment of the judgment, interest, costs and expenses incident to the litigation of the claim ot W. K. Kingrose against said Town for personal injuries received by him ; as well as for the purpose of procuring real estate anil the necessary machinery and appliances for the furnishing of the light for the Streets and Highways thereof ; and to pay the damaces. costs and expenses for the opening of Jeffer son Street and North Street is already ordained, that the bonded indebtedness of the said Town of Bloomsburg be increased in the sum of Forty Thousand Eight Hun dred Dollars ($40,800). Sec. 2. That bonds be issued in denomi. nations of $500, $ 200 and $100 each, with coupons attached, and bearing interest at four and a half per centum, per annum, pay able semi-annually, to secure the payment of the indebtedness heieby created, all of which shall be payable within twenty years from the date of issue ; which bonds shall be in such form, and be executed, issued and de livered in accordance with, and subject to such regulations and resolutions as the Presi dent and Town Council may adopt. Sec. 3 That an annual tax commencing with the first year after such bonds shall have been issued of at least two mills on the dollar of the assessed valuation of taxable property in said town of Bloomsburg, be hereafter annually levied and collected for the purpose of repaying the said indebt edness and the interest thereon j and that the President of the Town Council is hereby authorized and directed to make and file with the Clerk of the Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace of Columbia County, attested by the Secretary of the Town Council, the statement required by law. Sec. 4. That notice be given agreeably to the provisions of the Act of Assembly of April 20, 1874, and its supplements, by ad vertisement published in The Columbian, "Democratic Sentinel" and "Columbia County Republican," and by twenty printed hand bills, posted in the most public parts of said Town, that an election will be held at the usual places of holding the general and municipal elections in the said Town of Bloomsburg, 011 Tuesday, the Sixteenth day of July, A. D., 1895, between the hours provided by law for holding of general elections, for the purpose of obtaining con sent of the Electors of said Town to such increase of indebtedness. Sec. 5. That the President of the Town Council shall cause to be prepared and dis tributed printed tickets labelled on the out side " Increase the Debt," and containing on the inside the words "Debt may be In creased " also the words " For Loan to Fund Outstanding Orders and the W. K. Kingrose judgment j and to pay the Expenses of Plant for Eii'ht and of Opening Jefferson and North Sts., Total $40.!Soo ;" and he shall also prepaie and distribute tickets labelled on the outside "Increase the Debt" and containing on the inside " No Increase of Debt," also the words " l or Loan to Fund Outstanding Orders and the W. R. Kingrose Judgment 5 and to pay the Expenses of Plant for Eight, and of Opening Jefferson and North Streets, Total $40,800;" that due notice be given to the Electors of the Town of Bloomsburg in the manner prescribed by the 3rd Section of the Act of 1874 and its supplements, said notice to con tain a statement of the last assessed valua tion of taxable property in said Town, of the amount of the existing debt, of the amount and percentage of the proposed increase, nnd the purposes for which the indebtelness is to be increased. Passed and approved May 2 1st, 1 895. S C. CREASY, President. Attest t R. II. RiNGi.KR, Sec. of Town Council. Wouldn't a salary come handy? See advertisement of a "Chance to earn money," in another column, if you want a position. 5-17-41. WE CREDIT EVERYONE with common sense; improb able stories never find place under our name in these columns. This week's store news is brim full of good things. Note the things we speak of this week: BLACK DRESS GOODS. No mistakes to acknow ledge. No blunders to correct. They come from the very best mills in America and Europe. They are stylish, seasonable, and in every way splendid fab rics. Wouldn't be on our counters if they were not. We will let you say how much more they are worth. Prices range from 50c. to $1.75. UNDERWEAR. We mean muslin underwear just now in particular. All correctly made, well mrde, ana made of good material. We have never sold as much as now." We are out of one kind just now, but only for a day or two ; have it coming as fast as we can. Can't be equaled in town for the prices, as the make up is the very best. borne go lor 28c, others High er. PLISSE. Just new this season. Oh, how lovely. Nothing cooler or more stylish. Just the thing for these hot summer days that are coming. We have it in all kinds, of designs. Light and dark back grounds, borne have the waves in the stripe, A Great Offer. The "Twice-a-Week" edition of die New York World (formerly the Week ly) has proved a phenomenal success. It is a semi-weekly ot six pages. mailed Tuesdays and Fridays ; eight columns to the page ; forty-eight col umns each issue. It gives the news fully half a week ahead of any weekly paper, and, at the same time, retains all the literary, agricultural, miscellany and other features which made the Weekly World so popular. Yet the price is only $1.00 a year. For sam ple copies address The World, N. Y. Arrangements have been made by which we can furnish this paper and the Twice-a-Week New York World all for $1.75 a year. Take advantage of this offer and get your own local paper and the Twice-a-Week World at this special rate. tf. There is no doubt that Ex Presi dent Harrison is a candidate. He is inveighing against " the bondholders and coupon clippers," and expressing an interest in " the workers and toilers ot the nation." Louisville Courier Journal. on Iram Derr's land, near A. J. Derr's store, Jackson township, Pa. Skints, Plastering k hk anl h cut : is. We have saw mills on this tract running daily, and have there on hand and can cut timber &c. at any time. 8ulngles,Nol,all5 and 6 in. selected, si.ro M Nnl ull ft n nil U In h..a, ..I.... ...na PlaHterlng lat U. 4 ft. Ioiik, l.o M " , "8ft loatj, Sl.ii.1M Hemlock, common alius, $h.uo M For special orders and for Terms &c, write or call at office of CHEiSl & ILLS, Mwr Bloomstoe. Pa, ASfB HATTER. TROUSERS FROM S5.00. others in the body. They all go for 15c. the yard. DUCKS. There is nothing more sty lish or neater looking than duck suits. Every one wants one for this summer. Dark blue back ground, with white stripe is one. Can you im magine anything prettier? Lots of others, especially the linen colored duck. All just the thing at 12 k. DOTTED SWISS. These are being shown and are going to be worn more than ever this year. We have them in plain, and also with the flouncing around the bottom, insertion four inches from the flouncing, full skirt length, all different designs, at $1.00, $1.20, $1.40. Children's at less than half of some of these. SHOES. Do you know that we are now carrying the most com plete line ot anyone in town? Why ? liecause we never do anything by halves. We can show you more value and style for your money than any where else. A full Russia leather tan shoe for $2.25. Bloomsburg, Pa Printing in Colors. The prices of colored printing inks have gone down with everything else, and it costs no more to do printing in colors than it Joes in black. Thk Columbian office is prepared to print in any of the following colors : . Black, orange, deep cherry, brown lake, light blue, ultra marine blue, bronze red, violet, dark red, green, jacqueminot, purple, garnet, peacock blue. Print ing in more than one color is done at a slight advance for the additional press work. tf. Calling CUV your attention to our line ot JEWELRY, WATCHES, SILVERWARE, GLASSES, ETC. We Blow Our Own Horn , only to attract your attention. Then we want to invite you to visit us it is immaterial whether or not you want to purchase anything. We are show ing a fine line of silver and glass ware. Blowing Your Own Horn is all right when there is no one else to blow it for you. Whoever sells first-class goods at low prices can de pend upon his customers to blow his horn for him. This is my policy in the sale of jewelry, watches, silverwar glasses, &c. J. G. WELLS, BLOOMSBURG, PCNNA.
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