"HE COLUMBIAN. BLOOMSBURG, PA. ilumbiait. ESTABLISHED I860. f Uc GotumMa gifinofrat, JtSTABi-ISnED 1S37. .CONSOLIDATED I860. PUBLISHED SVEKY TIUKSDAY MOKNINO at Bloomsburg, Hie County sent of Columbia ;Crwnt7, Pennsylvania. KO. E. KLWELL EDITOR. UEO. ('. KUAN, FOREMAN, Tirhs.-. Inside the county, $1.00 a year Id ad tancfl; 11.50 If not paid In advance outside tue county, f l.ts a year, strictly In advance. all communications should be addressed to TUE COLUMBIAN, Bloomsburg, Pa. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1S96. The conferees of this congressional district met at the Proctor Inn last evening at Jamison City. Up to the time of going to press no nominations had been made. The sound money Demc- cratic national convention was call ed to order at 12:30 o'clock yesterday by Senator Talmer. The Secretary reported that the roll of states showed that forty-one were represented. The name of President Cleveland called forth loud and con tinued applause. The following was the temporary organization, Chair man, Ex-Governor Flower, of New York j Secretary, John R. Wilson, of Indianapolis-, Sergeant-atarms, Wal ter P Keasty, of Indianapolis. After an address by Ex-Governor Flower the convention tooka recess un- til 4 o'clock P. M., at which time it re assembled and the report of the com mittee on permanent organization was read. It recommended Senator Caf- fery, of Louisiana, as permanent chairman, and J. R. Wilson, of Indiana, for permanent secretary, and further recommended the establish ment of a permanent national organi zation. The committee on platlorm not being ready to report the convention at 5:30, adjourned until this morning at eleven A. M. There were S28 delegates present. M'ZINLUX'S LETTER. Candidate McKinley's letter of ac ceptance contains no new matter ex cept that which relates to the cur rency. In this part of the letter he speaks ostensibly for gold but advo cates bimetahsm by internation? agreement. This is not a sufficient bait to tempt Democrats away from their own ticket, for they know that as he is devoted to international bimetalism he would readily endorse any sort of bill in exchange for the passage 01 a tariff law. He insists that high tariff is one of the supreme issues of the campaign. It is, at least, the issue which he can not get away from. He would rein force the burdensome tariff taxes of 1890 at the behest of the allied mc nopolies of the country, for their profit, for their enrichment, at the expense of the poor. For this no Democrat who voted against high tariff in 1892, when he felt the bur dens and saw the effects of the opera tion of the McKinley law, can con scientiously cast a ballot. The rest of the letter is but routine matter, and all of it, except the cur rency part, is McKinley chaff many years old, and that part relating to the currency is the same as other Republican speakers have delivered in their addresses. In short, in making a bid for votes Mr. McKinley has not given one good reason why a Demc -crat should leave his party and vote for the Republican candidate. After all, Hanna can supply the only con vincing arguments to voters who are not steadfast in their party ranks. Harrisburg Patriot. BA.0K8 UP HIS OPINION. Offers 60 Cents for Wheat if Bryon is Elected. The following is clipped from the New York World of last week. Noblesville, Ind., Aug. 23. James L. Evans, af this city, a former congressman and a life-long Republi can, has come out for frte silver. Mr. Evans has been engaged in the grain business here for forty years. He has posted the following offer in the office ot his grain elevator : "I will contract to buy all the No. a wheat you have raised in 1896 at 60 cents per bushel, provided Bryan is elected and with him a free coinage congress ; or I will sell you all the No. 2 wheat you want at 56 cents per bushel, providing McKinley is elect ed." How a Pittsburg Man Bets- A rich oil man of Pittsburg has offered $10 ,000 even that no one can name nine states that will go to Mc Kinley. Four to one is offered by Republicans that McKinley will carry Ohio. Plenty of even money is offer ed that the Republican plurality in Pennsylvania will be reduced to 30, 000. None of these offers have been taken. A CAMPAIGN OF bNLlGHTENMENT. CORRKSPONMNrl rOR TBI COLUMBIAN. It was Abraham Lincoln, thp nmv. idential and presidential emancipator 01 me ensiavea 01 this country, who gave this admonition to those who deem it easy to delude and manipu late trie voter j You can fool all the people some of the time, and some of the people all the time, but you can't f .1 .11 .1 . 1001 an me people au the time. ine present predicament and atti tude of the Republican nartv rbeine ousted from power and grievously dis- appointeu in her plans to gain popular favor through some more favorable issue than our money matters) clearly exemplifies the value of Lincoln's words, and demonstrates their fonret- fulness of his wise admonition. We were amonc those who deemed the Republican nartv as cxactlv rirrht- orginally, because it was in earnest I .a .. toucn ana sympathy with the enslaved and in opposition to a Southern aris tocracy which was lazily luxuriating upon a servnutie that gave the he to our flag, aid which tolerated the fre quent selling at auction of the amal gamated offspring of the slave holder. It came into power with a heaven bom mission, in our opinion, which culminated in entire fulfillment through Abraham Lincoln's emanci pation proclamation during the war. But when in the zenith of its glory, and vanity and extravagance it forgot all wise admonition, forgot the masses, finding it more personally profitable to cater to the classes, it soon lost the plebian's confidence and, what is more essential, his upholding vote ; and hence its downfall. Now it takes no rreat denth nt knowledge or foresight to observe that this party is not apt to regain her lost prestige by pursuing her prevail ing attitude and line of policy as be tween the masses and the classes. Should she win a plutocratic victory perforce of the power of her concen trated wealth and cornered gold, or through threats to make times harder still by closing her varied industries, she could not long withstand the ple bian's contempt and opposing vote. The masses are too numerous for the classes at the polls, even though the classes are too potent for the masses in our halls of legislation and in committee rooms. Here is where class legislation is formulated, paid for and clothed in ambiguous terms which are hoped to be beyend the comprehension of the common yec manry, and those who can't go to ihe Supreme Court and get their taxes exonerated as unconstitutional We mean those who can't handy find a gold-bearing and untaxed investment for their idle capital. The plebian can't find such an investment handy in this country because neither party has yet seen fit to cive him Kilf a chance to escape taxation. France gave the plebian a chance to heln nav her war debt. America never has. This kind of legislation was enacted for the special investment and profit of a select few. They now frequently show their appreciation and patriotism by first squeezing gold out of our de pleted treasury and then restoring enough reserve funds to show that they are able to rule or ruin under prevailinz monetary conditions. Thpv are well satisfied with prevailing con ditions since they generated and gave them birth for mercenarv numnscs. We may depend upon it they will vote 10 me man tor their continuance through monometalism. this heinr their only hope and safety. Without regard to past political affiliations, these monied patriots will stind by the single standard of value no doubt, they being entirely satisfied with prevailing conditions because they have our treasury well in hand already. As to bolters, we think it will be observed that the shelved and defeated politicians will prove the more zealous among them. And, as the silver masses seem to have alreaHv observed the fear and trembling of the gold classes, the chances are about 10 to 1 that they will get another deserved thrashing in November. Let them move up a ''Hie closer to the people who are more in need of protection and special favor. Thev need it because of their impoverished condition through bad legislation. Then, indeed, the "G. O. P." mav reasonably hope to succeed with the people and not be forced to win all her victories in the committee-rooms, the caucus and executive session with powerful monopolists. Vox populi, vox Dei. Respectfully yours, I. J. Jamison. Bryan Ahead. B. C. Snidner of Pottsgrove, North umberland county, polled the voters on the train from the Granger's picnic to Harrisburg last week with the fol lowing result : Bryan, seventy-four ; McKinley, sixty-nine j on the fence, forty-four. Hon. John M. Garinan has been nominated as the Democratic candi date for Congress in the 12th district. He is an able man and very popular with the people of that district and will undoubtedly be elected. The Columbian extends congratulations and wishes him success. ANNOUNCEMENT- To the Voters and Taxpayers of Columbia County, I desire at this time to exnresq mv sincere thanks to the Democratic voters of Columbia County who so heartily supported me as a" candidate for County Commissioner at the late democratic delegate election, and 111 as much as the people of the south side have been deprived of their iust representation on the Democratic ticket, 1 herewith announce my name as an Independent candidate for the office of County Commissioner, and respectfully solicit the support of all voters who believe in a fair distribu tion of this office among the people on both sides of the liver. W. II. Fisher. Superficial Preparation for Business. The assertion is often made that our American youth are inadequately prepared to enter business life as compared with the English or the German. The youth, of our country are rarely willing to give the necessary time to get a thorough training. Both the young Englishman and the young uerman, as a matter of course, give years to fitting for business pursuits. An English book-keeper who cannot use shorthand, or a German account ant who cannot write several modern languages is a rarity. Young people who wish to obtain and hold paying 1 positions must give time in becoming , fully capable. "Drink deep or taste I not the Pierian spring ' is as apphca I ble to business as in literature. The j famous Peirce School of Philadelphia, trom its founding, has made the thorough training of young people for business the basis of its system. THE REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE. The Republican Concressinn.il Conference for this district met at Danville last Tuesday. Fourteen conferees compose the conference distributed as follows : Northumber land County five votes, Columb'a County, tour, Montour, three, and Sullivan two. The candidates were M. H. Kulp, of Shamokin, present member of Congress, and J. C. Brown, of this place. Inasmuch as Mr. Kulp had received the endorsement of Northumberland, Montour and Sulli van counties his nomination was a foregone conclusion. The conferees for Mr. Brown were W. O. Holmes, G. E. Wilbur, A. W. Duy and H. A. McKillip. An organization was effect ed by the election of Prof. Wilbur as President, and Messrs Starr and Burroughs as Secretaries. Mr. Kulp was elected on the first ballot and resolutions endorsing the St. Louis platform, and the state administration were adopted. PI0N1U OF PATRONS OT HUSBANDRY. Reduced Rates to Centre Hall via Pennsyl vania Railroad. For the accommodation of persons who desire to attend the twenty-third annual Picv'c and Exhibition of the Patrons of Husbandry, State Grange, to be held at Centre Hall, Pa., Sept ember 1 2th lo 19th, the Pennsylvania Railroad Company will sell from Sept ember 14th to ic,t inclusive, exclu sion tickets to Centre Hsll anA i-pMi. . from Johnstown, Catawissa, Renovo, and intermediate stations (including stations on branch roadsi at a sir, fare for the round trip, good to return until September 21st, inclusive. For information in regard to rates and train service apply to the nearest ticket agent. . Deemer Beidleman, editor of the Shickshinny Democrat, who was a candidate for the office of County commissioner at the recent Demo cratic County Convention of Luzerne county, withdrew from the contest, and he gives the following as his reasons for said action : 1. The quiet but determined de cision of the bosses to ignore him. 2. The fact that a country editor can not buck against a bank account and well marshalled forces. 3. Because, as results show, it was determined that both nominations should go to the sons of Erin. Let it be remem bered that a careful canvas developed the fact that he was not the weakest, but the strongest and most popular American candidate seeking the coxa missionership nomination. For the above assigned reasons, a.id to have a more desirable man to the powers that be placed upon the ticket, he withdrew in favor of Koons. That he "sold out" or received "expense money" is as false as the statement is unkind. Beialeman returned from the convention disgusted and penni less, but with clean hands and a clear conscience. Lieutenant Governor Walter Lyon says John Bardsley ought to be pardoned and that he will vote to recommend the famous embezzler to Governor Hastings for clemency. There is no longer any doubt bnt that Bardsley will be pardoned and that he will be released from prison within the next teu days. t fill! SUITS FROM S18.00. We have observed that even the good gossip. But they usually gossip in the guise of illustrations just to tell what awfully wicked stories the world invents. The following letters are advertised September 1, 1896. Miss Annie Smith Ayres, Frank Anderson, Mr. Wm. J. Brobst, Mr. John Crofford, Mr. Lute Gehring, Mr. Albert Gillaspy, Mr. William Lcntz, Miss Effie Robbins, Chas. Small, D II. Whitmer. Will be sent to the dead letter office Sept. 15, 1896. It may be a little early to do your spring papering, but not too early to look over our ( large stock now ready for your inspection. In spite of the fact that the manulactarers charge us from 10 to 20 per cent, more than last year we will sell at last year's low prices, and in some cases even lower. Window curtains of all kinds Room and picture moulding always in stock. WILLIAM H. SLATS ESC3ANQ3 HOTEL BLD3 . .UNDERTAKING., W. C. WALL, ..Undertaker.. and Funeral Director. Embalming done by the latest im proved methods. Special attention Riven to all the details of the funeral. Carriages provided, &c. A ccmpetent lady assistant. Calls during the day can be left at the Lead er Store, and night cal's at the board ing house of Mrs. Blosser, corner of Market and Third Streets. TELEPHONE OONNEOTIOIT. WIDOW'S APPRAISEMENTS. The following Widow's Appraisements will be presented to the orphans' Court oc Columbia eouutyouthe fourth Monday of September, A.D. 18, and confirmed nisi, and unles s exceptions art tiled within four days thereafter, will be confirmed absolute: Jonathan Klchle est-, rine two. Personalty $74.40: Kealty.fii-.iV60. William H. Nwentzel est., Bloomsburg. Per sonalty, J7415. Joseph Minder est., Bloomsburg. Personalty fJ 45; Kealty, $.70.55. Miles Olil est., Bloomsburg. Kealty, $330.00. Abram Miller est., Denver twp., Personalty, $160.R5. Heorge w. Ande est., Madison twp., Person alty, $?5.4i. U. iv. Bres, est., Mlllvllle Boro. Personalty, $385.85. Charles K. Bnnscoter est, Sugarloaf twp . Personalty, $M 91. 11 ur man u. John eat , Main two., Personalty, W.CX Theodore Lewis est.. Benton twn . Pnrp -mitirr IW.78. Joseph Yorks est., Jackson twp., Personalty. $3C).ca. Joslah Kromer est , Centre twp., Personalty. $3.00j Kealty, $350.(3. O. M. QUICK. Cleric O C. Clerk's Office, Bloomsburg, Pa , Aug. ai. 1898. n NOTICE. Notice la hereby clven that the following ac. count had been tiled In the Court 01 Common l'leus or Columbia county, and will be present ed to thf said Court on the fourth Monday of September, A.D. 1896, and confirmed nlsl.and un less exceptions are filed within four days there after, will be continued absolute: First aid final account of B. D. Frnati. Trustee of Tne Northern Columbia and Southern Lut erne County Agricultural Association. Profs. Office, Bloomsburg, Pa., Aug. 28, 1894. 32d Y..r. A representative Amerioaa Business Bohool for both sexes. RECORD BUILDINO, 917-919 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia. THOMAS MAY PEIRGE, A.M.,Ph.D rooDdar and Prlnelptl. 1605-1896. A Systematic Business Training Counted with a practical, sound and uieful English education. Three full oouraes : Business, Shorthand no typewriting, English. The whole constituting an Ideal Combination, Graduates Cheerfully Assisted to Positions. Vlltor weloome, eapcniully during ichool -bourn, duy or eveulug tension. Call or write for School Literature. 1iT SIBS10NB, 't6-'7, togla lioaby, Asgut 31, 1898, MOST BISBIQMS, Uotlty, Biftisfew II, 1896, . Merchan H R. TOWHS CORNER MAIN & MARKET Sts I TROUSERS BLOOMSBURG. PA. I FROM S5.00. But the new fall purchases are beginning to arrive. We're going to put our best foot foremost this coming season. Think we can show you the handsomest stock of dry gooda ever brought into this town in a few weeks. In the meantime we're ready to supply your between season wants, be they large or sniiAl. Dress Goods. We are closing out very desirable wool dress goods, plenty heavy enough for fall wear at prices to suit the buy er. Just this seasons goods and noth ing wrong but the price. It will pay you to examine them. Thursday we put on sale a lot of Gilbert cloths. You know what that means the best cloths that money can buy. They are all wool, 36 in, wide. Never heard of such a price, arc. the yd. Still have some more of those best calicos; none better at any price. 4jc. the yd. Lancaster gingham, 5c. the yd. Good unbleached muslin, 25 yds. $1.00. Gloria Silk Umbrellas. 26 and 28 inch for men and women. You know a good umbrella when you see it. Give us your opinion on these lots. They'll shed rain like a duck; sheds water, and that is the kind of an umbrella to buy. 26 in. Gloria for women, 98c. Good as any umbrella that sells at $1.25. 28 in. Gloria for men, $ 1.29. Usual ly sells for $1.50. Cream Bleached Damask. The Scotch make. Fills the hand; made of pure flax and will bleach in two or three washings. We own them cheap and you are going to get the benefit. Six different designs, extremely pretty, 70 in. wide, 65c. and 75c. yd. Were $1.00 and $1.25. BLOOMSBURG, PA. We say some. But no one complains of the loaf of bread they receive at the Exchange Bakery for five cents. Try one and see if you will. No. 12 Main St. SHERIFF'S SALE. By virtue of a writ ot Fl. F., issued out ot the Court of Common fleas ot Columbia county and State of Pennsylvania, and to me directed, there will be exposed to public sale at the Court House in Iiloomsburg, on MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1896, at S o'clock p. m., all that messuage and tract of land situate In Madluoa township, and bounded and described as follows to-wlt: North wardly by lands of the heirs of John Htout and Joseph A. Zelsloft, southwardly by landi of A. J. Car.' and Joseph Zelsloft, and westwartlly t jr lands of John Nhultz, contalulog 60 ACRES and 120 perches of land more or less, whereon a'e erected a FRAME DWELLING HOUSE, barn and out-bulldlogs. It Dolnj the same real estate which was conveyed to Alexander Carr by deed recorded In Deed Hook '-JJ," page 5t)i, &o., and 01 paje Ntt and 6tiS. Bel' ed, tauea luto execution at the spit ot U. W. Buplee, Trustee, ahs'gucd to H. U. ttuplce vs. William T. Dixon, and to be sold as the propei ty ot Wm. T. Dixon. J. B. MoHENKY, Littli ft Tdstin, Atty'a. Sheriff. EXECUTOR'S NOTICE. EBtate of Allon Bhellhnmer, late of Ceutre township, deuuaauu. Notice Is hereby given that letters testament ary 011 the estate of Alien whi'Uhamer, lute o the township ot Centre, cuuuly of Columbia, l'a , duceaaed, have been grunted to Juhn Hliell limnur anl Junius tShellliumer, residents of Foundry vllle, l'a., to whom all persons indebted to suld estate are requested to nmke payment, and those having claims or demands will nmke known the sumu without delay. JOHN SIIKI.LIIAVEH, JAMKS bUKLL.II AMKIt, T-aO-tt. Kxeouiou, Foundryvllle, l'a. Wanted-An Idea Who can think of aotne itinplo END, Hatter. Men's Unlaundried Shirts Ten dozen of them, made of fruit of the loom muslin, reinforced back and front, gussets and filled scams, linen bosoms and perfect fit. You can't if they were made for you, you couldn't be better suited, and price does not much more than cover the actual cost of material. They go for 48c. Fast Black Stockings. Don't buy poor hosiery. It doesn't pay. There is no class of merchan dise where a few cents extra shows up to such a good advantage. Here are three lots of GOOD stockings. 1 hey may cost you a little more, but Children's sizes 5 to 8, 12JC. Children's sizes, 8 to 9, 15 c. Usually sell elsewhere at 15 and 18c. Ladies' fast black reg. made D. S , Were 25c. each. 2 for 25c Ladies' high sp'iced heels D. S. ex tra fine, fast black, 25c. each. Dishes. One window full of them. They are rare bargains, and if you are in need of them you want these. Never saw any thing at these prices before equal to them. We guarantee every piece. 100 piece dinner sets, $10.00 and $12.00. 112 piece dinner sets, $12.00 and $14.00. 1 2 piece chamber suits, decorated, $5.00. EXCHANGE BAKERY, L. F. EEISHLINE, Prop. TRUSTEE'S SALE. OF VALUABLE Real Estate. By virtue of an order of the Oiphans' Court of Columbia county, the undersigned Trustee, ap pointed to rnpke sale of the real estate of faille Johnson, Eliza Fn"t and othei, after proceed ings In Partition had In the estate of Sallle Johnson and by tluue of an agreement enter ed into between the parties, expose at puN Ho sale on the premises In the township of Madison, county of Columbia, on SATURDAY, SEPT. 26, 1896, at 10 o'clock a. m., the following described real estate: Being a farm containing 120 ACRES, more or less, bounded on ihe north by lands of B. F. Fruit, on the east by lands of B. F. Fruit and John A. Funston, on the south by a publlo road loading from Jersoy town to Washington vine and land of James Klnlen, and 00 the west by land of D. Laldecker. W hereon are erected A DWELLING HOUSE, barn and necessa, outbuildings, good water, locutod near the Central Penna. Kallroad, and within a short distance from Jerseytown. The land Is well suited for either grass or gruln. This sulo will convey the entire Interest of clalmauts to the premises. Tikmh ok Sale. Ten por cent, of oue-fourln payable upon st.iklng down of property; ono fourth less the ton per cent on the conni matlon of sale and the remaining three-fjurths In on year thereafter. J. B. MollBNUV, C. W. Mii,i.EB, Attorney. T ruatee AUDITOR'S NOTICE. Kittate uTM-ivy C. Ctnurr, aeetasetl. JVid uiulfitiuiwil Auditor, itniwtuted ta mA' atntrtt.nl ton of ih (M'i:rv in ilw iti.idi ir V. A' Sloan, Executor oftlten.itn'euf iltt, u O, dmnrr, OtxeOHtlt. Hi atttl Itinulm thu .ut.'ti untitled tO tlm mttiw, tuill meet iu,:le for lite iiuniuse of the perfoi-inuiive of the an ie oj hie m'"'"' ment at tits ojtti1 i,t Bloo,nal At g, Pa , on t'rMav, lite tth ttutiof September A. li., at 10 oV . ., when ana witere all write will present their chiinut or be forever atharrett. j H-IMf, L, if, WAU,UR, 4 utlUQr-
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