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OEl. C. LOAN, FOREMAN.
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niici'; 11 i'"t P-il'l 1" advance Outside
the c.unty, a roar, strict ly In advance.
All coinmt.r'. o.i' ions should b alwf"l to
THE COUMMAN.
Blooinsburg, Pa.
FRIDAY, JILY 1S95.
Candidates.
FCU s-OCIATK J l' DC E,
MORDfCAI MILLARD,
CENTHE TOWXPHir.
HASTINGS' AID TO FEOFLIGA'JT.
THE GOVERNOR HELPED THE LEGISLA
TURE to ruKi'EN hie TAxr.m-F?.
EXPENSES GROW $1,000,000.
Under ll.e above captions the
Philadelphia .AV.vr of Monday con
tains the following:
'The three weeks which have elap
sed since the Legislature closed up
and went home have been ample to
give the people a chance to recover
and to begin to realize the extent to
which their alleged representatives
h.ne involved the Commonwealth,
looted its Treasury and disgraced
them generally.
If they need reminding of their
shame they receive it almost daily in
the announcements of the Governor's
approval and indorsements of the acts
of the Legislature.
Under cover of the unusual major
ity which accident gave the Republi
cans last fa!!, the raid on the Treasury
was hegrn almost as son as the oath
of office was administered. Salaries
were increased with a lavish hand
and. in one case at least, in absolute
violation of an express provision in
the Constitution. There are many
lawyers in the Legislature, and the
Governor is himself a member cf the
bar. with two others in his cabinet;
yet all gave the measure their unqual
ified approval. It has become a
common expression on the Hill:
'What's the Constitution between
friends,' ce'..erally made in fun, but in
one case at least in sober earnest.
TATSF CHY OF ECONOMY.
Re. lie. nbcring llie Goernor's vig
orous message on the necessity for
economy in the early part of the ses
sion, his approval of the mass of new
otiices m.u have been a surprise to
man;.-; brt in a desperate factional
political light there is no weapon so
en'eclive as a lot of nice, fat offices,
tue iun-nAe ui a lrivLn s niwuence
with an appointment not being recog
nized as bribery under the criminal
code.
AN !;?EAE OF OVER $1,000,000.
An jxar.iin.Uioa of the general av
propriation biil, which is to provide
for the ordinary expenses of the Gov
ernment and the support of the pub
lic, schools for the two fiscal years,
shows some nartiin.: figures as a re
sult of the reckless increase of
salaries an 1 offices. The increase in
the total amount of the appropriation
carried is in round numbers $1,140,
000, and as the appropriation to the
public schools is the same as two
yean ago, it can be seen where the
money is going to. In three sections
of the bill alone the increase is
$r. 010, oco the expenses of the
State departments, the Judiciary and
the Legislature. It is true the gen
eral appropriation bill has not yet
been signed, but the increases in
these three sections have already been
authorized by other legislation, and
the only items in the bill which the
Governor can veto are insignificant in
comparison to those already provided
for.
. WHERE THE MONEY GOES.
The increase in the cost of running
the State departments alone is $817,
157. sufficient to have provided all
the funds asked for the improvement
of the Delaware River channel and
to have given the University of
Pennsylvania the full amount of
$500,000 needed for the advance
ment of that great institution of
learning. But that disposition of the
money would have given no oppor
tunities for rewarding political favor
ites. The cost of the judiciary is in
creased $i4S,4co, and the cost of the
Legislature $57,512.
Nor does the latter item include
the expenses of a number of nice
little legislative junkets which are nrn-
vided for in separate items, and the
32,oco which is to go to the Senate
Elections Committee for the farcical
contest by Dr. Heller for Senator
i.auDacns seat. The testimony
- showed so conclusively that Laubach
was elected that the two leadincr R.
publicans on the committee refused to
yield to the pressure of the adminis
tration forces and vote to seat Heller,
a vote which could have been taken
mtirli more consistently at the begin
ning without the cost of a dollar to
the State than at the close of the ses
sion, when junkets to Atlantic City
antl other iteir.s had run a bill of
$32,000.
A Blunder Worse Than A Crime-
The Tinu$ has earnestly hoped that
whatever political experiments Gov
ernor Hastings might indulge in, he
would endeavor to give the State a
clean und crcJitab'e administration.
It is right that the Governor should
be a leader in his parly, and it is ex
pected that in the employment of his
patrunage he will gi'.v preference to
his political friends, provided always
the public service do rot suffer. Cut
his first duty is always to the Com
monwea'.th, and in serving it he will
best serve his party and himself.
With a sincere desire to sustain
Governor Hastings in every proper
public policy, and to discountenance
any merely factional criticism of his
public acts, it is impossible to speak
with tolerance of the error he has
committed in approving the bill
authorizing the appointment of in
spectors of scales, weights and nieas
ures in cities of the first class. This
is a bold and flagrant job, deliberate
ly designed to increase the machine
power and patronage in Philadelphia
by the creation cf a number of worse
than useless offices, in which Mr
Martin's henchmen may oppress and
plunder the people in compensation
for their political services.
The office which is thus revived
was abolished some years ago because
its abuses had become a public scan
dal, which the most shameless parti
san was no longer able to dtfend.
There has been no pullic demand for
its revival, and no public need is to be
served thereby. The scheme is solely
in the interest of the partisan machine,
anu its approval is to countenance
public rebbery for partisan ends. The
Governor was right in his veto of the
bill changing the method of appoint
ment of Mercantile App-aisers in
Philadelphia, and the propriety of his
veto was not affected one way or the
other by the fact that that measure
was apparently in the interest of Sena
tor Quav. This other measure is far
more mischievous and inexcusable,
and it will be impossible to avoid the
universal assumption that the Govern
or has approved it, against his better
judgment, because it was sought by
Mr. Martin.
To turn his executive power thus
to factional purposes, against the
evident interest of the public, is a
b under that is worse than a crime.
It illustrates the danger to which
Governor Hastings is subiectinc linn
self, in throwing himself as he has
done into the factional contests in his
party, and his best friends must hope
that he will emancipate himself from
the toils of tr.e petty jobbers that are
rrounding him before he has
brought lastins discredit on his ad
ministration Times.
Judge LloCarthy-
The Philadelphia Times says :
Democratic sentiment in this citv
does not appear to be inclined to cry
stallize in favor of the nomination of
Judge McCarthy as one of the Demo
cratic candidates lor the Sunerior
U-ourt.. Jt seems to be renerally con
ceded that the Democrats will nomi
nate six candidates for the office, and
- j -
Colonel Sinaerlv's sucrcestion. made
in his editorial columns that six able
and trusted men should be nominated
for the office and Judge McCarthy
should not be one of them, is VAv
to be generally accepted bv the party.
It is known that Mr. Han it v did
not recommend anyone to the Gov
ernor lor the position of Superior
Judge nor did he oppose anyone. He
felt that he had no richt to intm.lp
his advice upon the Governor unless
it was askea lor. As it was not sniurhr
by the Governor it was not given. Mr.
liarnty was, therefore, entirely voice.
less in the matter. He had no candi
date for the position, he had no pro
test to make against anyone the Gov
ernor chose to aDnoint. nor has hp
avowed any policy for the party in
the nomination of candidates. He
leaves for Europe in a few davs and
will be absent until some timp in
August, and evidently does not mean
to advise any policy for the party to
pursue. It is not known that he has
made an expression either in favor of
or opposed to the nomination of Mc
Carthy. When he returns from
Europe two months hence he will be
ready to follow the sentiment of the
party as it shall then be crystallized.
A Warrant for One Oent.
ISSUED BY THE GOVERNMENT IN FAVOR
OF PRESIDENT CLEVELAND.
Probably the smallest warrant in
amount ever issued by the govern
ment was drawn last Saturday. It
was for 1 cent and was made payable
to G rover Cleveland, President of the
United States.
It appears that in calculating the
amount due the President each
month there had been an under pay
ment of 1 cent, which could not be
rectified, and the Treasury books
kept straight only by drawing a war
rant for that amount in the Presi
dent's favor.
THE COLUMBIAN, BLOOMSBURG, PA.
Secret Conspirr.tors.
The publication of the roster of
Council No. 8, of the American Pro
tective Association, at Younpstow:
Ohio, divulges the d-vnu'croi's clur.icu .
of the A IV A. 1; .;. -in d a t; -i is-
cript of the proocdir;-; for rev -rrd
months, and the n.ir'icsot r.-inv pron l-
nent citizens who were members.
Al) the obnoxious ear-marks of a
secret and oath-bound oiga.iiza;'.u.i
were apparent. The evidences upon
the face of it proved that it was in
tended to exert not only a sectarian
and political influence, but also de
signed to secure oflicial appointments
and business preferences lor its mem
bers. The minutes of the meetings
showed that the agency of the boycott
was employed against business men
who were the objects of A. P. A. hos
tility. It is easy to see what an engine of
mischief and disturbance such a clan
destine organization can be made to
be. It can be used as a political
agency, as well as an instrument of
religious persecution, personal pros
cription and business injury. Woik
nz under ground and in the dark, no
one can know where its malignant
blows are going to fall, or who are to
be the victims of its secret hostility.
The public harm it can do has been
sufficiently shown by the character of
the legislation which its influence fore
ed the Legislature of Pennsylvania to
exact, and there are traces of the same
influence in the legislation of othir
States. It is no injustice to say that
the A. 1 . A. 13 an organization that is
dangerous to this Republic. Demo
cratic Watchman.
The American Protective Associa
tion has giown within a year or two
from an insignificant organization to
one of the strongest in the country.
Its enemies claim that it is devoted to
tearing down the Catholic church, but
such is not the case. It believes that
America should be governed and con
trolled entirely by America and that
patriotism is one of the highest vir
tues, and to inculcate these principles
is the ooject ot tne order. It is to be
hoped that it will continue to crow
and expand and become a power in
the land. J arm JStirs.
Quite a difference of opinion.
P. II. F.
School Legislation.
Governor Hastings had a confer
ence last week with Superintendent of
Public Instruction ShaelTer on school
legislation. At the close of the con
fab the governor announced his ap
proval of the following bills :
To authoriz; the public ition of
school laws and deepens : for the es
tablishment of the free public libraries
in school districts except in cities ( t
the first and second class ; r.utlioiizin '
the appointment of a committee by
the superintendent of public instruct
ion to examine applicants for tench
ers' permanent certificates ; to regul ue
the establishment, classification and
maintenance of high schools and the
distribution of appropriations in aid
of hifch school.:, at.d the enplnj mctil
of teachers in schools receiving state
aid ; to authorize and empower the
trustees of any state normal school to
enter into an agreement with the
school directors of any rchool distrirt
L. t. . . 1. . 1 . : 1 . , 1
uy wnicn uie pupns 01 any sucn C'.s
trict mav be instructed at and in such
state normal school ; fivin'? the num
ber of teachers necessary f r separate
institutes at net less than fifty.
Hits iirace Wilson
Like a New Woman
I am feeling alnce I took Hood's Sarsapitrllla. X
Was SUlturlng from Indigeallon, Catarrh
Hood's Sarsa
mm parilla
ad Sick Headache " 4 fSe
Bud did oot have any 1 LI 1 C3
appetite. I am glad to
say Hood's BarsaparlUa mrmrmrmrw
has cured me of catnrrh and nil
troubles. Guars Wridny, llnlncivlllo, . J.
Hood's Pills cure all liver Ills, constipa
tion, biliousness, sick hnadache, IndlgesUon.
E. A. RAWLINGS.
PKALER IS
All Kinds of Meat.
Beef, Veal, Lamb, Mutton,
Pork, Hams, Bacon, Tongues,
Bologna, &c. Free Delivery
to all parts of tiie town.
CENTRE STREET,
BLOOM SBURC, PA.
"Telephone connection.
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SUITS
FROM 818,00.
Supposing that the Superior Court
lately authorized should be within the
purview of the constitution, which will
be questioned, as the bill does not
district the State nor give any rule by
which counties shall be attached to
either Philadelphia, Pittsburg, Harris
burg, Scranton or llliamsport, it
must be within the power of the
coi rt itself to district the" State. Will
the counties be consulted ? And in
that case where shall we go ? In my
view the most direct and convenient
and accessible place is Scranton.
Should we ask the court to fix us ? I
submit it to the IUr to consider and
decide.
J. G. F.
The Pennsylvania F.ditotial Associa
tion will go to Buffalo and Niagara
rails on its annua! excursion, on July
1 6th.
ORDINANCE NO. 84.
The fallowing onli.i.iuce was passc.l by
the Town Council at .1 meeting helJ May 22.
An Ordinance to Provide fur nn Increase
of Indebtedness of the Town of Illoomsburg,
in order to fund the I'rcsent Indebtedness of
said MuiiLirulltv a Kvidtnctd bv Outstand
ing Orders, and a Judgment of Court in an
Action for Tort, for Damages Sustained by
V, K. KingtDse, for Personal Iniuries
Receive 1 : and also Purchase Keal Kstale
and the l'quipmer.t of a I'lant to Furnish
I ight for the sai I Town, and to Pay the
F.xpcnses Incident to the Opening of Jefer
S'lii Street and North Street, Ordained to be
t);e:icd by previous Councils, and lor ib
taining Consent of the Electors of said
Municipality thereto.
WliEkKAs, Tiie existing bonded in lebted
ness of the Town of Woomsburg amounts !o
the sum of 37.940, and in addition thereto
there is nn existing indebtedness for out.
standing orders the sum of S 12, 500 and
for the judgment obtained against the said
Town, for personal injuries received by V.
R. Kingrose, t igether with the interest,
costs and expenses incident to the litigat'on
concerning the same, amounting to about
7.000 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 W'liEkiiAs, Also the said Town Is
r.ov, at aa annua! expense approximating
' fur the furnishing of Lights for its
Highways an 1 Stree's, and there is de nard
made fir the immediate opening of Jefferson
Mreet and of North Mreet agreeably to tiie
action f the corporate Authorities 01 .-aid
Town, heretofore had j and it is believed
that thd interests of the said Town will be
the t etter subserved by the procurement of
a plant and the necessary ai Inr.ees, f.r the
furnishing of light for the llighways of said
Town and to be owned by the said Town ;
and l y the tmi.ied'u'e opening of the High
ways mentioned and previously ordained.
Therefore be it ordained and enacted by
the Town Council of the Town of Mourns-bu.-g,
and it is hereby ordained and exacted
1. That for the purpose of funding
the debt of the said municipality as evidenced
by the fxistimg and outstanding orders of ihe
sai l Town, and for the payment of the
jiidgmei.t, interest, costs and e.-.pei.ses
incident to the litigation of the claim of Y.
U. Kingrose aj:tint said Town for pusonal
in;unes received by him ; as well as for the
purpose of procuring real estate and the
necessary machinery and appliances for the
lu:nisiiiug of ihe liyht for the Streets and
Highways theieuf ; and to pay the damages,
costs at 1 expersc fur the opening of Jeffer
son Street and North Street is already
ordained, that the bonded indebtedness of
the said Town of Illoomsburg be increased
in the i.m of Forty Thousand Fivjht Hun
dred Dollars (lo.SoO;.
Sec. 2. That bonds be issued in denomi
nations of 500, 2C0 tnd loo each, with
coupons a'tached, and bearing interest at
fuir and a half per centum, per annum, pay
able semi-annually, to secure the payment of
the indebtedness lieieby tieated, all of which
shall be payable within twenty years from
the date of issue ; which bonds shall 1e in
such form, and be executed, issued and de
livered in accordance with, anil subject to
such regulations and resolutions as the Presi
dent and Town Council may adopt.
Sec. 3. That an annual tax commencing
with the f.rst year after such bonds shall
have been issued of at least two mills on the
dollar of the assessed valuation of taxable
properly in said town of Bloomsburg, be
hereafter annually levied and collected for
the purpose of repaying the said indebt
edness and the interest thereon ; 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 prov isions of the Act of Assembly of
April 20, 1874, and iis supplements, by ad
vertisement published in 1 he 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, on Tuesday, the Sixteenth day
of July, A. I)., 1895, between the hours
provided by law for holding of general
elections, for ihe purpose of obtaining con
sent of the Electors of said Town to such
increase of indebtedness.
See. 5. That the President of the Town
Council shall cause to be prepared and dis
tributed printed tickets labelled on the out
side " Increase ihe Debt," and containing
on tne inside the words " Debt may be In-
creased also the words " For Loan to
Fund Outstanding Orders and the W. K
Kmgrose judgment i and to pay the
Expenses of Plant for Light and of Opening
Jefferson and North Sts., Total f4o.fcoo ?'
ana ne snail also prepare and distribute
CORNER MAIN & MARKET Sts, I TROUSERS
BLOOMSBURG, PA. FROM S5.QO.
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 1
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
j'ust now in particular. All
correctly made, well mrde, and
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 tor the prices, as the
make up is the very best.
Some go for 2 Sc., 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. Eight and
dark back grounds. Some
have the waves in the stripe,
P'UBSEL &
tickets labelled on the outside "Increase the
Debt" and containing 0:1 the inside " No
increase of Debt," aKo the words " For
Loan to Fund Outstanding Orders and the
W. R. Ringrose lud 'ment : and to oav the
Expenses of Plant for Light, and of Opening
Jefferson and North Street, Total tj.io.Soo;"
that due notice be dven to the Electors of
the Town of PloomOmrg' in the manner
prescribed by the 3rd Section of the Act of
I CS74 and its supplements, said notice to con-
ta.11 a statement of toe iait assessed valua
tion of taxable property in said Town, of the
amount of the existing debt, of ihe amount
and percentage of the proposed increase, and
the purposes for which the indebtedness is
to be increased
Passed and approved May 2!st, li'0,5.
S. C. CREASY, President.
Attest ; R. II. RiN'cii.KR, See. of Town
Council.
NOTICE TO ELECTORS.
Notice is hereby given to the intalifiel
Electors of the Town of illoomsburg that in
pursuance of an Ordinance to Provide for an
Increase of ludel tedness of the Town ot
Woomsburg in order to Fund the Present In-
lebtedness of said Municipality as Evidenced
by outstanding Orders, and a Judgment of
Court in an Action for Tort, for Damages
sustained by W. R. Ringrose for Personal
Injuries Received ; and also Purchase Real
Estate and the Equipment of a Plant to
Furnish Light for the said Town and to pay
the Expenses Incident to the Opening of
Jefferson Street and Nonh Street, Ordained
to be Opened by Previous Councils and for
Obtaining Consent of the Electors of said
Municipality Thereto.
An election w ill le held in the several elec
tion districts of the Town of Woomsburg to
be held at the places of holding the general
and municipal elections in said election dis
tricts, on Tuesday, the 16th day of July, 1895
between the hours provided by law, for hold,
ing general elections for the purpose of ob
taiuiug the consent of the Electors of said
Town to such i.icrease of indebtedness.
The money to be obtained from such in
crease of indebtedness shall be applied to the
payment ot existing outstanding orders of
said Town, and the payment of the W. R.
Ringrose Judgment, interest, costs and ex
penses; and to procure a Plant for the fur
nishing of light for the streets of said Town,
and the necessary appliances therefor; and to
pay for tbe opening of Jefferson and North
Streets as ordained by action of previous
Councils.
The last assessed valuation of said
Town was $2,239,624
The present bonded debt of said
Town, is 37,940
The net existing debt of said Town
including outstanding orders and
Ringrose Judgment is 19,500
The amount of th proposed in
crease, including that necessary
to fund the debt for outstanding
orders and said judgment is 40,800
The percentage of increase, includ
ing that necessary to fund the
debt for outstanding orders and
for said iudgmenj is .0182
By order of Town Council.
S. C. CREASY, President.
R. II. Ringler, Secretary.
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 (or 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 ? Because 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.
MAMMAE
Tiloomsburg, Pa
Having procured the ser
vices of E. H. Froelich, an ex
pert watch maker and hand
engraver, all goods purchased
of me will be engraved free of
charge. I am also better pre
pared to do watch, clock and
jewelry repairing than ever
before, A new and complete
optical outfit has been added,
and glasses are adjusted and
fitted free of charge.
J. Q Wells,
Jeweler and Optician,
BLOOMSBURG PA.
PROPOSALS FOR REBUILDING
ABUTMENTS.
Healed proposals will be received at the Com
missioners' office In HloonisbuiK. Va. until
Kutunliiy, July 11th, ISto. at U o'clock noon, for
rtiljiillillni,' tue abutments of Urn l'msvl bridtre
lu KihiikIIii townslr'.n. Kids for the mason
work to be by tiie perch, and for the excava
ting to be by tue yard. All atone to be of irood
BUe and quality, to be well bedded and laid lu
irood mortar of sharp sand and lhu, aud all
work to be approved by the Commissioner,
bidders to have the right to use whal atone
that are suitable, thai are ou the groiuid. The
CommlsHlouera reserve the rltfht to reject any
and ull bids. Contractor to raise bridge ao that
It will be more convenient to work.
Commissioner's olllce, J. O. TW'ANK, 1
lllooiusbuiv. Pa., (1. M. I K HI. Kit, Com.
June U7, Taw. w. h. vtv. f
, Attet:-C. U. Xibwiixiuim, Clerk. 7-Wt,