"HE COLUMBIAN. BLOOMSBURG, PA.
ilumbiait.
ESTABLISHED I860.
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PUBLISHED SVEKY TIUKSDAY MOKNINO
at Bloomsburg, Hie County sent of Columbia
;Crwnt7, Pennsylvania.
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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-