VOL. 31
CHARGED WITH
CRIME.
Clifton C. Knorr Arrested, Charged with
Attempting to Destroy the Residence ol
L. E. Waller, Esq., last Scptembor.
Clifton C. Knorr was arrested in
Reading by I )etccti ve William I lender
son of Philadelphia, and brought here
on Monday morning, where he was
given a hearing before John M. Clark
Esq., and committed to jail for trial
o.i the charges of throwing an explosive
with intent to destroy property, and
also with intent to take life, in Sep
tember last at the residence of I,. K.
Waller Esq. It will be remembered
that an explosive of some kind was
placed on Mr. Waller's porch, and
that the porch was badly shattered,
and all the windows in the front ol
the house were broken. It seems
now that suspicion fell on young
Knorr at the time, and a detective
was put on the case resulting in his
arrest as above stated.
No sooner was the prisoner lodged
in jail than the air was filled with all
sorts of rumors, and great excitement
prevailed throughout the town. It
was said that Knorr had made a con
fession in which he implicated others,
and though the public had no posi
tive knowledge of the nature of this
confession, Dame Rumor set herself
busily at work to supply all the details.
The disclosures in the case .were
the absorbing topic of conversation.
It would be improper to state at this
time the nature of the evidence as it
is heard on the street, for it ' is not
anthenticated. Public judgment
should be withheld until the evidence
is produced in court, and then if the
accused persons are found guilty they
should suffer the fullest penalty of the
law, but no one should be condemned
without a full and fair hearing before
the proper tribunal. The case will
probably be tried at February court.
On Thursday morning, L. S. Winter
steen Esq., was arrested on the charge
of being an accessory before the fact.
A hearing was held before J. M.
Clark Esq. Messrs. Scarlet, Herring
and Rhawn appearing with the
District Attorney for the prosecution,
and Fred Ikeler Esq., representing
Mr. Wintersteen. Clifton Knorr was
called as a witness and swore that he
was employed to blow up Mr. Waller's
residence by L. S. Wintersteen.
Several other witnesses were heard
on behalf of the commonwealth, but
none were heard for the defense, as it
is not the practice to hear the de
fendant on a preliminary hearing.
After hearing the evidence the Justice
held Mr. Wintersteen for trial, and
he gave bail for his appearance at
next court.
KEOEIVER APPOINTED.
On Saturday a petition was pre
sented to the court asking for the
appointment of a receiver for the
Bloomsburg Banking Company. B.
F. Zarr Esq., was appointed, and
Frank Ikeler and J. V. Logan were
appointed appraisers and are now en
gaged in the performance of their
duties. Their report will be filed
within thirty days.
Phillip Hess and Effie Shoemaker
were married at the home of the bride
at Central, on Saturday, Dec. a 6th.
They took the 8:o6 train on the B. &
S. for Benton, where they were ser
enaded by the band of that place, and
on their return to Central were seren
aded by the Central band. Mr. Hess
and lady responded and they were
greeted with best wishes through life
by many friends.
Miss Bertha, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. J. W. Perry of Elk Grove, was
married to Frank Dershimer of Rick
etts, Pa., at high noon on the 23rd inst.
The ceremony was performed by Rev.
Tubbs of Jamison City, in the pres
ence of about sixty invited guests.
The presents were many and costly.
The bride and groom departed on the
5 p. m.' train for a month's wedding
trip. A Guest.
The Bloomsburg Social Club held
their first annual dance and card party
in Evans Hall on Christmas afternoon
and night. There were about forty
couple present, including some from
other towns. The music was furnish
ed by Prof. Wyle's orchestra of Dan
ville. All had an enjoyable time.
" Peck's Bad Boy," and a merry
company of singers and dancers will
be the attraction at the Opera House
on New Years night. A hearty laugh
is in store for all who attend the side
splitting comedy.
MR. OOMLY'S ANNUAL LONER.
Hon. Joshua W. f'nmlu nf llmvllln
is now past eighty-six years of age!
iic retired irom active practice of the
law some years ago, and has been
leading a retired life among his books
ever since. When at the bar he was
known all over the st.itp a .1 lna vPr
of great ability and a man of the
smciest nonor and integrity. For
some years past it has been his custom
to give a dinner in December to a
nuniDer of his legal friends. In accord
ance with this custom, on Tuesday
last there gathered at his office in
Danville a number of gentlemen to
participate in the banquet.
There were present Judge II. M.
Hinckley, I. X. Grier. James Scarier",
E. S. Gearhart, Dr. Vorheej, W.J.
Baldy of Danville ; Judge J. C.
Bucher of Lewisburg ; Judge W. M.
Rockefeller, Hon. S. P. Wolverton,
Ceo. Hill, James Packer, of Sunbury;
Hon. H. C. Parsons, Addison Candor
of Williamsnort : Hon. C. R. Bucka-
lew, Col. J. G. Freeze, Geo. E. Elwell,
e t- 1 ..
oi liioomsourg j J. C. Fanes, John
Norris, and J. Norris Bogle, nephews
of Mr. Comly, of Milton.
At three o'clock the nartv went to
the Montour House dining room, and
sat down to an elegant dinner, the
bill of fare of which included Blue
Points on half shell, snapper soup,
uoueu salmon, pheasant, venison,
quail on toast, chicken salad, ice
cream, cake, coffee, fruits and nuts.
vegetables were served with each
course of game. The cooking was
all that the most fastidious taste could
desire, and the service was excellent.
The Montour House is deservedly
popular for its good management under
S. B. Chrisrnan and J. L Reihl.
After two hours of pleasure at the
table, the guests returned lo Mr.
Comly's office and spent the time
socially until the hour of departure
arrived.
It is the wish of all who were present
that their distinguished host may be
spared for many years to come.
The entertainment niven at the
Lutheran Church on Monday night,
by Prof. Howe and the new invention,
the Animotiscope, was of a high order
and all who failed to attend threw
away an opportunity to see one of
the finest entertainments witnessed in
town for a long time. The life like
movements of the different pictures
shown, made one almost think they
were real, among the most notable
scenes was the Atlantic in a storm,
and the thrilling escapes from fires.
The audience was not as large as it
should have been, but we presume
many stayed away, believing it to be
a magic lantern show. We under
stand that he will give another enter
tainment in town this winter, when he
will no donbt be greeted with a large
audience.
While riding down the side walk
from the Normal School on Wednes
day morning, Joe, son of J. D. Arm
strong, met with a serious accident.
He was lying on his sled, when some
one pushed him from behind, stack
ing his head against a tree. He was
taken home in an unconscious con
dition. Upon examination his fore
head was found to be cut, and it is
believed he was internally injured. He
is not considered to be in a dangerous
condition.
HOME WEDDING,
The home of Geo. W. Utt, of
Rohrsburg was the scene of a pretty
wedding at noon on Tuesday, when
his daughter Susie was married to
Clark P. Eyerly of Bloomsburg. The
ceremony was performed by Rev. G.
P. Morse, in the presence of a num
ber of invited guests. The gifts were
many and handsome.
Court Proceedings,
Masteller vs. Sugarloaf township, a
suit for damages was tried, and ver
dict for defendant.
Estate of Sarah Reeder, W. A.
Evert appointed auditor.
In the matter of the fund realized
from the Sheriffs Sale of personal
property of Samuel Smith, A. L. Fritz
appointed auditor.
The music at St. Paul's Church on
Christmas and on Sunday last was
pronounced to be very fine, and the
choir was greatly assisted by the
presence of Mrs. Ella Fox Gilbert,
whose rich contralto voice added
much to the excellence of the
services.
Mrs. John Hedden, aged 36 years,
of Catawissa, died of heart trouble on
Tuesday morning.
BLOOMSUUItG, 1A., TIIUltSDAY, DECESIBKR
A TERRIBLE WRECK.
TRAIN PLUNGES ONE HUNDRED
AND TWENTY FEET.
Twrtit y-ni-vcn Llrrl Lout bjr it Ilrliluo IMn
Muter -Of Tlm.e on llnnnl Ten Knriipeil
l)pth- Kllr.l Official. Nay It W. tht
Work or Train Wrerkfrn.
Birmingham. Aty., Dee. 81. Twenty
sovon peraons were killed and geverul
others fatal ly injured by the plunge of
a triiin through the Cuhuha Kiver
Bridge, near Birmingham, at 8 o'cljck
Bundny morning.
AH tho details of the catastrophe now
in tho posRession of the authorities tend
to prove conclusively that the wreck
wus tho work of train wreckers, prob
ably the sumo who tried to wreck a
train at MeComb's treat lo and robbed
another train on the Southern Kail way,
In Lafayette County, several days ago.
Anothor truln bearing rescuers was in
collision with a lumber train near the
scf ne of the wreck, and one man was
killed and another injured.
The train was derailed, ran against
the side of the bridge, broke through
and then plunged 120 feet into tlie
gorge which the structure Buanned.
Fire followed the fall.and barely ten of
thoso on board escaped death.
It is believed by the train officials
that a rail was taken up by train rob
bors, and a surviving passeugor tays ho
saw throe men robbing the dead.
READY FOR A SHEEP WAR.
Colorado Cattlemen Arm Agalnat the F.il
ward.ei. Donvor, Col., Dec. 81. The Colorado
iheop war has broken out again, und
promises this time to be extremely
serious. For the last few days cattle
men, ranchmen, aud others interested
In maintain the range of Routt Coun
ty for the benefit of cattle have been
congregating in the northwestern por
tion of the county at a point on lower
Snake River,
The men came in twos and threes and
in companies numbering as many as
thirty-five. Every man is well mounted
and thoroughly armed. They are evi
dently determined to enforce the re
moval of the sheep from Routt County,
and have agreed among themsolves that
the boundary line hot ween Colorado
and Wyoming shall be the dividing
point between the cattle and sheop
ranges. There are perhaps 250 well
armed men in the cause. Military rule
has beon adopted and the men are di
vided into companies, each company
having a captain, with a commander-in-chief
in charge of the entire force.
Grout caution is observed, owing to a
report which was received to the effect
that Urif and Jack Edwards, the pr in
sipid sheop owners, have secured the
lervices of a large force to meet the
stock mon.
CRUSOE'S ISLAND SINKS.
Story of the Kinking of Juan Fernando
Apparently Continued.
San Francisco, Dec. 81. Robinson
Crusoe's Island. Juan Fernandez, has
been swallowed up by the sea. The
rumor of the island's disappearance was
first circulated several weeks ago by a
sea captain at Lisbon, but the report
was not believed at the time, The story
was to-day given what is considered
verification by Captain Powell, of the
James Kerr, now in this port. The Kerr
has just arrived from New Castle, New
South Wales, and Captain Powell says
that the story of the Spanish skipper
teems to be true in every particular.
Tho Spanish captain stated that from
the deck of his vessel he had seen the
island go under, aud that the sea all
around was disturbed as if by the force
of a submarine earthquake. Captain
Powell and his ship were tied up in New
Castle owing to a big strike there, aud
while he was in port several vessel's ar
rived. Every captain had word of the
remarkable occurrence, and the story
was generally believed by seafaring
THE SULTAN OBSTINATE.
II Will 1'ermit No Interference by the
Power.
Constantinople, Dec. 81. The Rus
sian Ambassador, M. de Nelidoff, on
Saturday, acting in concert with the
representatives of Qreat Br it .tin, France,
Italy, Germany and Austria, had an
audience of the Sultan, Abdul Ilamid,
to InBist upon a better administration
of the affairs of the Turkish Empire.
The Sultan remained obdurate so far
as consenting to concede any measure
of control to the Powers, financial or
otherwiso.
To this the Russian Ambassador re
plied that tho condition of the Turkish
Empire placed the throne and the Cali
phate in imminent peril.
Thereupon Abdul Hamid remarkod,
impressively:
"I may bo the last of tho Caliphs, but
I will never bocomo a second Khedive."
EQUAL SUFFRAGE FOR WOMEN.
It Value attested by Lending I'lililio
Men of Colorado.
Denver, Dec. 81. "In view of false
rumors circulated in other States," the
leading men and women of Colorado,
Irrespective of parry, have united in a
circular, "as lover of truth and jua
tiee," testifying to the value of equal
suffrage for woman. It Is siglined by
the Governor and Oovernor elect, two
ex-Governors, both the United States
Senators, tho Congressmen, all the Jus
tices of the Supreme Court, of tho
Court of Appeals. the Attorney Gonorol,
all the State officers, and many other
men of influence.
Ireland' Great Hog Mid.
Dublin. Doc. 31. At Castle Island,
County Kerry, there is a giant bog
slide, a mile and a half wide, that U
sweeping bodies of cattlo and wreck of
buildings into tho Lakes of Killarney.
Hundreds of people are made home
less. The loss of life is unknowu.
The Kiprcm Mmm-nucr War.
Elizabeth, N. J., Dec. 81. Tho at
CPinpt of the Central Ksilnmd of Now
Jersey to exclude the parjol express
messengpr trom tho train has roused
tho commuters to war. On Monday
they formod football fashion and put
tho messenger 011 the train in Jcr.-ey
City despite the railroad men. Tuesday
similar plan was frustrated by the
Jersey City police, who arrested J. li.
liissell, a New York city business man,
who resides hero.
Would-be llobbers l-'riiKt rated.
Paterson, N. J., Dec. 23. Three high
waymen tried to hold up Stephen
Brown, of Paterson, near tho Gutten
berg nice track yesterday morning.
Brown struck ouu of the men a blow
with a whip, and the horse, frightened
by tho disturbance, sprang forward aud
iraggod one under tho heavy wagon
wheels, leaving the rest behind.
Herew ith the Treaty.
New York, Doc. 27. Senor Jo.-te An
drado, Venezuelan Minister to the Uni
ted Statos, anil James J. Storrow, of
Boston, counsel for tho Venezuelan
Government before tho Boundary Com
mission, have just roturnod from Carac
as. It is understood that they have
President Crespo's ratification of the
treaty.
Lout Yt'atrpr and Life.
Rod Bank. N. J., Deo. 29.-Gottlieb
Ilirner, a baker, employod by Joseph
Child, of this place, was drowned here
on Christmas Day in an attompt to win
a wager that he would cross the river
on the ice. The wager, it is said, wus
a bottle of wino, and was mado with a
fellow German.
Hawaii Hopeful of Annexation.
Chicago, Doc. 28. A Honolulu dis
patch via San Francisco says that the
Hawaiian Government is much encour
aged ovor the prospect of annexation,
Minnisters Hatch and Coopor having
made hopeful reports.
Hu.hIii Watching the Jap.
London, Dec. 29. A dispatch to the
Graphic from Paris says: "It is stated
that a Russian Moot of twelve vessels
has been stationed at Vladivostock to
watch Japan, which is suspected of
meditating another blow at China.
Can't Compel Men to Vote.
Kansas City, Mo., Doc. 20. The Mis
souri Supremo Court has pronounced
unconstitutional the provision of the
city chartor of Kansas City, imposing a
fine of 2.50 for failure to voto.
lleautlfiil Church Hiirnod.
Wilkesbarre, Dec. 28. St. Stephen'
Church, the most fashinnable Episcopal
church in town, situated in South
Franklin atreot, was destroyed by fire
early Christmas morning.
A Hanker' 8uldde.
Chicago, Dec. 27. Otto Wasmans
dorf, senior member of the banking firm
of Wasmansdorf & Heineman, which
failed on Monday last, committed sui
cide to day.
HaiiRed Weyler in UHlg-y.
. Newton, N. J., Doc. 28. General
VVeylor was hanged in eftigy by mem
bers of the National Guard at Cape
Muy on Christmas Day, aud also by the
Sons of Veterans at New Brunswick.
Poor People Honiele.
Atlantic City, N. J., Doc. 27. Fire
yesterday destroyed ten tenement houses
in tho district known as Nutter's alley.
About 100 people, all colored, were
made homeless.
Piatt and Choato.
Albany, N. Y., Doc, 80. The Jour
nal's poll of members of tho LegUlature
as far us responses have been received,
show 44 for Piatt, 1 fur Choato, und 8
non committal.
Think Wiilminr Isn't a Caudldute.
Philadelphia, Dec. 29. Senator Quay
says ho thinks Mr. P. A. II. Widener
will not bo a candidate for United
States Senator.
O'Dcmnell Whipped.
New York, Deo. 211. On Christmas
Day Peter Maher and Stove O'Dounol)
fought atCoi.ey Island. Maker knocked
O'Donnoll out in forty seconds.
Gladntoue U Ul(hty-eveu.H HI
London, Deo. 81. On Tuesday Glad
stone celebrated the eighty seventh an
niversary of his birth.
Rejected Suitor: "Alas! what worse
fule than to bo fired with love?"
KJected Suitor (sadly): 'Fired with
out lovet"
31. 1890.
THE TRUSTEE
OF THE . . . .
GIBDIIC Ml CO. STOCK
CONTINUES TO ATTRACT
WIDE-SPREAD ATTENTION.
SS0.000 WORTH OF THE
VERY BEST GRADES OF
SUITS, OVERCOATS,
STORM COATS, REEFERS,
HATS, CAPS AND
MEN'S FURNISHINGS
OF EVERY KIND
AT ABSOLUTE COST
WITHOUT RESERVE,
IS HIE 10 nUDRD OUT TEE AFFAIRS OF
GIDDING & CO.
JOSEPH GOLDSMITH
0. L0WEW8ERC,
CLOTHING STORE
IS SELLING OUT
Eeaii
HEAVY UNDERWEAR & GLOVES
AT GREATLY
This is our last announcement un
til the closing. Remember that
are ALWAYS in a position to sell the
best clothing at lower prices than
any other firm.
NO. 5
SALE
TRUSTEE.
THE
THE
ENTIRE STOCK OF
ami Halts,
REDUCED PRICES.
I