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Hr tioiumMa gwccrat.
JCST&Hi.!MIKI IW. CONSOI.IDATKD lHiid.
ITI'.t.l' 1 1 J-: I i:HY FK1DAY MOKXIMI
at, rttootrih'rt;, the county seat of t'olumWi
Coiiuiy, Pennsylvania.
OKI), B. KI.WELL KlUTOtl.
UEO. C. HOAN, FOKRMAN,
I tnir' TtiHtrt" thp county, f 1.00 n your In nit
von''; t lit It tint paid In advance Outside
the county, fi.ss a year, strictly In advance.
II c.-.mmur.lcat lous should be addressed tc
TUB COLUMBIAN.
Dloomsburg, I' a.
FRIDAY, JULY 12, lSoS-
Candidates.
FOR ASSOCIATE JUDGE,
MORDKCA1 MILLARD,
CENTRE TOWNSHIP.
A non-partisan judiciary is a desira
ble thing, but those republican journals
that are now advising Luzerne county
democrats to nominate a republican
to succeed Judce Rice, Judges Wood
ward and Lynch being democrats, for
get the inexcusable grab that a re
publican legislature has just made by
passing a bill creating the Superior
Court in such shape that the demo
crats get but one Judge out of seven.
Is this what they call a non-partisan
judiciary ?
Governor Hastings has blundered
aa;ain. By iiis dilly-dallying with, the
Koimal School apptopriation bill, he
lias endangered the very life ot some
of these schools. The bill provides
an appropriation of !io,oco a year,
for two years, to each of the thirteen
schools in the state. The Governor
first vetoed the bill and filed his rea
sons therefor last Saturday, and on
Monday he approved the bill, under
an agreement with the several schools
that they would not draw more than
half of the appropriation until after
June i, 1897, an unnecesary agree
ment, as that is the provision in the
bill itself. The question is now raised
that the Governor having first vetoed
the bill, he cannot again resuscitate it
ly his approval. If the Auditor Gen
eral and State Treasurer shall refuse
to pay these sums to the schools under
these circumstances, each school will
lose $20,000, and it will seriously
cripple many of them, and may close
some of them. And this Governor is
the same Daniel II. Hastings who
when he was a candidate last year,
stood on the platform in the Audito
rium of the Bloomsburg Normal
School and publicly proclaimed that
be would like to see the state appropri
ate enough t.ioney 10 enable these
schools 10 fdui'ate every young man
and woman free of expense.
Governor Hastings is entitled to
credit when he is right, and his veto
of the Wno-' viler bill, the purrcse
of whirli t.i prevent competition
by boroughs
compn s ",
mobt i;oniu;t
substance its
No ;'ily or
Cwnstr.nl aiv
cate system
nl ritics with existing
- t' -i
Viable,
luiiows :
borough
' pipe,
ply of water,
The bill was
shail hereafter
onduit or dupli-
ut
distiibuting for the
snppiy 01 water. 01 cause
or precipe
the same to be d
i;one, or suiii.lv or
',1;l", vi1--r 1.,- '. it,,1
be supplied through
r conduit hereafter Con
or all ng any street or
iv't thereof along which
time sunolied to the
any pipe
stunted in
highway or
water is at
pilullO
oi.gii any pine or conduit by
any person or company lawfully au
thorized. The approval of this law would
have given water companies a monop
oly in the writer supply.
His veto cf the electric light bills,
one of which, gave existing companies
t.ie cxousive franchise in cities, bor
oughs and townships and the other
exclude.! municipalities from supply
ing electric lights either for public
purposes or for the use of private cit
izens without l,rsl purchasing the plant
and franchises of all existing electric
light curpoiy tions, are also highly
commendable
Hot Shot for the Governor.
DEC!.AKEi TO HE Til!
or POLITICAL
: PFEY OF A SET
WOLVES.
A furious tune is brewing among
voters and citizens generally in Pitts
burg over Hastings' approval oi the
Kennedy School Garb bill. T. D
Kellar, of the Central Board, savs :
" Language is not comprehensible
enough to express my disgust at the
action of the Governor. The Ken
r.edy school bills are absolutely inde
fensible, either on public or political
grounds, and it is my opinion that
this is the climax of an indisputable
prostitution of the highest office in the
State to the rapacious attacks of a set
of political wolves. None of the many
grievous errors of judgment and poht
cal advisability made by Governor
Hasting? will do more to render him
unpopular than this Kennedy school
bill, although I do think that by the
time he is through with one term, he
will not have friends enough to elect
him to a ward office. The board has
not yet decided what legal action will
be taken to test the constitutionality
01 me oiiis.
COMPROMISE WITH NORMAL
SCHOOLS.
Governor Hastings' Action.
HE ASKS ll'K SCHOOLS TO ACRF.F, TO
DRAW NOT AlokK THAN 50 PER
f l'.NT. OK THE MONEY 1SKFORR
IUXE I, 181)7 HILLS VE
I 1; I) AN!) A TKOVKli.
With fie exception of the bill
making a special appropriation of
$260,000 to the State Normal Schools,
Governor Hastings and his Cabinet
and the hard worked clerks in the
Executive Department were last Satur
day relieved of all further care over
the bills left when the Legislature ad
journed. There were 468 bills left in
the Governor's hands, among them
the electric light and water bills, the
religious garb and Quay County
measures, and others of equal import
ance. Many days were passed in
hearing argument and many nights in
consultation.
Chief Clerk Gearhart, who has aver
aged four hours' sleep per night since
June 8, has made out the following
table of comparisons :
Bills approved 1895,485! bills ap
proved 1893, 371 ; excess, 113. The
highest number before this year since
the Constitution of 1874 was in 1893.
Bills vetoed before adjournment, 24 ;
bills vetoed after adjournment, 96 ;
partial vetoes, 5: total, 125; vetoed
in 1893 before adjournment, 25 ; after
adjournment, 48 ; total, 73 ; resolu
tions signed 1895, 68 ; resolutions
signed 1893, 43 ; excess, 25. One
resolution was vetoed this year.
The announcement that the Gover
nor proposed to veto the special ap
propriation of $260,000 to the State
Normal Schools had quite a lively
effect on the managers of these institu
tions, and the Governor was soon in
receipt of communications by tele
phone and telegraph, telling him that
to refuse this special appropriation at
this time would mean disaster to the
schools. The situation was grave,
but the Governor met it with a pro
position which he submitted by tele
graph to the several State Normal
Schools. It is as follows :
" The depleted revenues of the
State have compelled me to reduce
the appropriations over a million and
a half dollars. This is the sole reason
for vetoing appropriation to the
normal schools. If your normal school
will agree not to draw more than fifty
per cent, of the appropriation until
the end of the fiscal year, June 1, 1897,
and the remainder afterwards, I per
haps could give my approval to the
measure, with the understanding that
if the revenues increase so that the
total can be paid before that time it
hall be done. Please see your nor
mal school authorities and wire me
nswer promptly. I must have ans
wer at once.
(Signed) "Daniel II. Hastings."
Subsequently the Governor made
the following statement : " I have
had much difficulty in determining
noii whpt appronriitions the differ
ent institutions could stand in order to
pass through the coming two years
without State assistance. The ap
propriations made by the Legislature
have been vastly more than the reve
nues of the State will warrant accord
ing to the best ltidginent of the fiscal
authorities of tne State atter the most
earnest and painstaking consideration.
1 have approved the one measure
which has already appropriated the
sum ot $2oo,oco ior tne education ot
the teachers of the normal schools.
This bill aruirviJiiales a similar sum of
160,000 and the thirteen normal
hools are without any limitation
whatever upon the use of money so
appropriated.
Our public school system is the
pnae 01 all our citizens and the ap
propriations made for its support are
extremely liberal, amounting to $11,
000,000. The last Legislature ap
propriated more than one half of the
estimated revenues of the State during
the same two years. Taking into con
sideration, tnerelore, the large appro
priations to the common schools and
the appropriation already referred to,
$260,000 for the education of teachers
in the normal schools, it seemed to
me that under the existing financial
conditions to withhold my approval
from the latter measure appropriating
$200,000 would be just.
1 I he falling off of the public reve
nues and the estimate ot the tiscal
officers of the State have made it
obligatory upon the Executive to re
duce by veto the appropriations to i
very large extent. It has been ex
tremely difficult and embarrassing to
determine just what bills should
receive Executive sanction and what
should meet with disapproval. True
financial policy demands that the ex
penditures of the State should be kept
within the amount of its receipts.
"A large number of charitable
institutions are dependent entirely
upon the State for their existence and
others have for years been maintained
in part by the State. In passing upon
the various appropriation bills of the
session of 1895 I have deemed it wise
as far as possible to approve all bills
appropriating moneys for the mainten
ance of our asylums and hospitals,
liills appropriating money to many
worthy educational institutions of the
State have been disapproved solely
because the finances of the State
would not at this time permit the ex
penditure.
" Fearing to cripple in any degree
THE COLUMBIAN,
the ordinary institutions for the edu
cation of the youth of the St do. I
have felt disposed to communicate
with the thirteen Notmal Schools sug
gesting the proposition of ascertaining
whether, if this appropriation of i' ly.
000 per year for two years were post
poned at least until June 1, 1897, they
could carry on tl.ar ordinary woik,
because if the revenues under the
promise of reviving business condi
tions shall warrant the payment of
these appropriations before June 1.
1897, the embarrassment could be
relieved. The payment of any pait
of the appropriation before that time
would insure the validity of the pay
ment of the remainder after that time.
In the meantime, the next session of
the Legislature will have come and
gone and the present embarrassment
may be relieved.
" At all events, it will be within
the control of the next session of the
Legislature. My fear that the normal
schools may be ciippled, has led me
to the suggestion, but at the same
time I am unwilling to place the
State in the position of being com
pelled to refuse the payment of any
warrant drawn upon its Treasury by
the authority of the Legislature.
" I expect to hear from the normal
school authorities by Monday next,
which is the last day that I have for
disposing of the bills left me by the
Legislature."
Deputy Collector Craig Rtsigus.
William Craig, deputy collector of
internal revenue at Scranton, has
handed his resignation to Collector
Herring and it has been accepted and
will go into effect at once. Mr.
Craig's resignation is the result of the
most bitter fight that has ever been
indulged in among the democrats of
Lackawanna. Mr. Craig was a prot
ege of ex Sheriff Robinson for years
past the undisputed leader of the dem
ocratic party of Lackawanna. After
Mr. Herring's appointment Mr. Rob
inson had Mr. Craig created a deputy
revenue collector, although a deter
mined fight was waged against his ap
pointment by many of the prominent
democrats of the county. Last spring
Colonel K. J. Eit.Tsimmons, who for
years has been one of ex Sheriff Rob
inson's closest friends, charged Mr.
Craig with demanding money to sup
port democratic candidates and with
many other offenses. This wa." done
through the columns of the paper of
which Colonel Fitzsiimnons is the ed
itor, and resulted in Mr. Craig twice
assaulting the Colonel and getting a
badly-discolored eye during the fracas.
Then the Colonel in an open letter
to Collector Herring demanded the
removal of Mr. Craig on specific
charges which if true were sufficient
grounds. The charges wue repealed
again and again, and recently they
were brought to the attention of Mr.
Miller, head of the revenue depart
ment, and other prominent officials.
Collector Herring in speaking about
the resignation, said : '"Mr. Craig
told me he resigned because he did
not want to involve me in a personal
quarrel which he had w:ih V. J. Fit",
simmons. Mr. Fitzsiminons had been
abusing me for several weeks, and Mr.
Craig did not care to have it contin
ued while I was away :ioi:i Home ana
unable to defend. iii)self.
this ondnct cf Mi. C.uig
1 consider i
cry mag
liit'.lerslvjwi 1
account el
nanimous, but I wish 11
that he does not leave on
any misconduct in office.
The effort of tlu c:tv of Philadel
phia to raise $1,000,000 by the s.de
of 3 per cent, bonds resulting in Iho
taking of only a little over i 200.000, is
a good sign. It shows that the revival
n businesi has made money wortli
more than 3 per cent ami tnat mere
are other avenues in which it can be
invested where it will bung a higher
rati of interest.
The Democratic Stale Convention
will be held in Willianisport on Sep
tember 11.
The Magic Toiich
ov
Hood's Sarsaparilla
You smile at the idea. But
( if you are a sufferer from
Dyspepsia
Ami Indigestion, try a bottle, and be
fore you have taken half a dozen loe,
you will involuntarily think, and no
, doubt exclaim,
"That Just Hits It!"
"That soothing effect U a magic
touch!" Hood's Sarsaparilla gently
tonus and Btrengtliens the Htouiaeb
and dlgi'sUvo organs, Invigorates the
liver, creates a natural, healthy desire
for food, g'ves refreshing sleep, and
In short, raises the health tone of the
entire system. Keiueuiber
HoocTs
Hood's PHIS ours liver Ills, const! ps tlon,
ttltons ncss, Jaundice, sick headache. Indlcestlna
Dr. F. W. REDEKER,
PIIHICIAN AND BUHOKON,
Office and Kcsldunce, Centre St., between
and 5th Bis.
4th
BLOOMSI3UKO.
PA.
18 to 10 a. m.
to 8 p. ni.
(7 to p. in.
omci 00UK8:
Cures
BLOOMSBURG,
PA.
SUITS
FROM S18.00.
Normal School Bill Signed-
GOVERNOR HASTINGS GIVES EXF.CUTIVE
AI'l'KOVAL TO THE APPROPRIATION.
The Governor on Monday approved
the bill appropriating $260,000 to the
Normal schools of Pennsylvania, not
withstanding the fact that he on Sat
urday vetoed it, and filed reasons for
his action. Not only did the Gover
nor supply arguments for the disap
proval of the bill, but they were filed
in the office of the Secretary of the
Commonwealth, and the bill was
among the large number incorporated
in the proclamation read by the Dep
uty Secretary of the Commonwealth
Rarnett from the steps of the Capitol
on Saturday noon.
The signing of the bill under these
circumstances is a proceeding which
has probably never had a parallel in
this state, and the opinion of good
lawyers is that it has no legal force,
and that the Auditor General and
State Treasurer take a great risk in
honoring demands for money under it.
Bills have received the signature of
the Governor, which did not pass the
Legislature, and have become opera
tive, because 110 one raised the point
of their legality, but in this case the
evidence of the Governor having
knocked the life out of the normal
school appropriation by a veto is on
file in the office of the Secretary of
the Commonwealth, and can be read
ily obtained.
In his endeavor to resuscitate ve
toed legislation and breathe life into
it the Governor has assumed functions
only possessed by the Legislature.
There are grave doubts if the thirteen
normal schools in the State will get
the $: 60,000 appropriated bythe bill
which the Governor approved. Two
other bills first vetoed and then signed
by the Governor are not of much im
portance, and will provoke no antag
onism. r-TTi'T rr
C A T T?
1 V 1J Ji
OF VALUABLE-
Real Estate.
Ii, p'irsuinoc of au order oJ the Orphans
I'oui't i'f Columbia county, V nnsylvunlu, IhsupJ
on the Mhday of .Tilly, A. ., 1W5, nncl to hip
illieck'd, will be bold at. public vendue 1111 the
piviuis.'s In the town ot llloumsrtmrjf, county
uuil suit-; ..roiwald, on
SATURDAY, AUGUST 10, 1S05,
AT t O'CLOCK IN THE AFTERNOON,
a.; the rl'.;l
t. title. Interest, property, elulci und
,'ie est uta and heirs of William
I ili'l lllil rf
Wrh'ht, ! .'i-sert. and of the estate and helm
1 and lcv.it eea 01 Mary Clayton, deceased, both
I.K.. oi lhto:uHburif In the Slid county and slate,
In all the f Uowliit,' liieulioijeu leal estate .Hit -at.
il In Blooinslmry, and bounded and described
a. fjllo", 'o-wlt;
N j. 1. situate on I'ast cow Iron street and
mi all"y. ami running thence alnnu wild alley
rrriiv as! wr.ully -M.O feet to an alley, thence
aii:g viia l.i:it, mentioned alley north west
wariilj 4n feet to a iost, thence south westward-
ly 214.11 feet to Iron K'ri'et aforesaid, and ruence
aloiit; said Iron Btrm t w teet to Hie place of
luglr.iilan, containing
3 1 i PERCHES OF LAND,
more or lens, whereon are erected a
FRAME DWELLING HOUSE,
lrauie aUihle aral outbuildings.
ALSO, A piece of vacnt land lying on First
street In snld town, twinning on the ear.t side
of a twenty feet alley and said Klrst Bt rcet, and
ruunliiii aUinif said street northeastwardly
about 1U4 feet, thence southeast wardly about
IHO feet to the Hnyder property Hue, theneo
aloiijt a twelve feet alley as plotted southeast
wardly about 19J feet to tho said twenty feet,
alley, und thenco northwestwardly along said
ulley about WJ feet to Klrst street, the place of
beginning.
Notk : This piece of ground will be offered
In town lots of IS leot front on Klrst street and
running to the eald twelve feet alley, as per
plot of the same, and will also be offered as
above described, In one ploce, and sold In such
parcels as shall soein best for tho estate.
ALSO, a three cornered lot lying along the
said twelve feet alley 1T4 feet, and along the
Snyder property line 195 feet to a point, and at
the west end In width HI feet.
TKHMH OF BALE: One-third of tho pur
chase money shall be paid at the striking down
of the property, and the remaining two-thirds
In one year after continuation nisi, with Inter
est from that date.
The purchase money must be secured by bond
andmortgugeonthe premises, and the build
ings must bo Insured tu the amount of one
thousand dollars, for the security of the estate.
possession of the vacant lots will he given on
payment ot the one-third of the purchase
money and the delivery of the mortgago secur
ity for the remainder thereof.
Possession ot the house and lot will bo given
subject to a lease expiring April 1st, 18U6, on
payment ot one-third ot the purchase money,
with mortgage and Insurance on the premises.
Deeds will be made and delivered on compli
ance with the above terms. The purchaser
shall pay for the conveyancing and securities
required.
KKANK l't'HBEI., Trustee.
Joun o. Fhke.k, Atty for heirs ot Wm. Wright,
Lim.K & ltoaisoN, Atty for children of Mary
Clayton.
John M. Clark, Atty for trustee making sale
July lii-ts.
ffierehant
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OTTO P: T fl W T S K N T) )
jSSSfo -m TO? TO
CORUER MAIN & MARKET Sts,
BLOOMSBURG, PA.
mmmi cLmw mi
Our second annual mid-summer clearing sale is now
on, and all the more to your advantage. We do not
want the poods ; may be you don't, but it we can make
it an object for you to buy by making the prices right,
why not save money ?
Figured Lawns.
We commence here, and for
coolness and neatness, these,
the prettiest of summer dress
goods have been all of them
reduced, but we mention one
set of them, the 12 k. ones, to
10c. yd.
Plisse.
These are the newest of
new goods just out this year,
and were considered the cheap
est summer goods at the origi
nal cost of 15c, but here they
go, your pick for 1 2 ic.
Muslin Underwear.
Do not think we heve stop
ped selling underwear because
you have not heard anything
of it of late from us. We still
have some left and they are a
great bargain at the prices
PlLTOIEIi &
SHERIFF'S SALE.
By virtue of a writ of Fl. Fa. Iss-.icd oe.t or the
Court of common l'lens of Columbia County,
Pennsylvania, and to me dlrertcrt. there will tie
exposed at public sale at the Court Hons", In
llloouisbuig, on
SATURDAY, AUGUST 3, 1805,
At ID o'clock a. m ,
All that certain pleee or pan el ol lurid Mtualu
In llreeuwood township, Columbia county and
State of Pennsylvania, bounded aud UescilU'd
as follows, to-wlt: Mounded on the north by
lands of lieuben Hester, ICd.vard Hantaan and
Win. Ueaoock, on the east by lands ut veuy
Morris, on the south by lauds of W'ci.ley Morris
and Sarah Patton, and on the went by lands of
Daniel Welllver, Henry V.eHwen and (jeorje
Dlerfcnbach, containing
93 ACRES OF LAND,
more or less, whereon are erected a two-story
FRAME DWELLING HOUSE,
barn, shed, und other outbuildings.
.Seized, taken Into execution ut the suit, of
Charles U. Funston and Frank E. Dlehl now to
uso of Kdward Corman vs. Peter Dlehl and
Elmer E. Dlehl, and to be sold as the property
of Peter Dlehl.
J. B. MclIKNHY, Sheriff.
ANOI F, Atty. July l'. W.
U size.
y
FOTO GRAPHS
ALL SIZES, NEW STYLES.
Ralph G. Phillips,
Ground Floor llallery, Opposite Central Hotel,
BLOOMSBURC, PA,
PHILLIPS sella tlio KOMlil.
7-lu-ly.
E. A. RAWL1NGS.
PfCALKR IN
All Kinds of Meat.
Beef, Veal, Lamb, Mutton,
Pork, Hams, Bacon, Tongues,
Bologna, &c.' Free Delivery
to all parts of the town.
CENTRE STREET,
BLOOMSBURC, PA.
BTelephone connection.
TROUSERS
FROM S5.00.
15. 25, 50 and 75c.
Sardines
9
Have you tried our sardines
put up in genuine olive oil?
One box will do for two for a
meal at 12 Jc.
French boneless at 35c,
and others at 1 4 and 1 8c.
Pickles.
A most general article for
summer use. We have them
now at ioc. the dozen, and
bottled from 10 to 35c. Sweet
pickles by the bottle, 25 and
35c. By the quart 15c.
Olives.
Just received, loose olives,
XXX Queen, just the same
as you will pay 50c. the bottle
for. We can now sell you at
30c. qt.
MAMMAI
Bloomsburg, Pa
Having procured the ser
vices of K. H. Frcelich, an ex
pert watch maker and hand
engraver, all goods purchased
of me will be enravod 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, ,
BLOOMS3URO PA.
PROPOSALS FOR REBUILDING
ABUTMENTS.
Healed proposals will be received at the Com
missioners' offlce In bloomsbuig, Pa. until
Saturday, July 13th, ltws, at U o'clock noon, for
rebuilding the abutments of the Pmayl bridge
in FruiiKlhi township. Hlds for the mason
work to be by the porch, and for the excava
tli g to be by the yard. All stone to be of good
size and quality, to be well bedded and laid m
good mori ar of sharp sand and lime, and all
work to be approved by the Commissioner.
Didders to have tho right to use what stone
that are suitable, that are on the ground. The
Commissioners reserve the right to rejeot aiiy
and all bids, contractor to raise bridge so thar.
It will be more convenient to work.
Commissioner's oillce, J. U. TWANK, )
illoomsburg, Pa., (1. M. IK K1.KK, V Com.
June,, Mft. W. H. UTT. i
Attest: 0, M, TsnwiLLIuiH, Cleric. 7-WU
SiS