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THE COLUMBIAN. BLOOMSBURG. PA.
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Bloonisburg, Pa.
The Militia at the Inauguration. DEATH OF A FOBMES TOWNSMAN.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 2 1897.
John Sherman is of the opinion
that men can stay in public offices too
long, but like many more politicians,
is totally blind to his own case, while
he can see others faults very clearly.
Senator Quay has gone to Florida,
where he will stay until March 4th.
The recent senatorial contest made
him feel too happy to stay in Pennsyl
vania, especially when he is getting
paid for remaining south.
It is said that a bill will shortly be
introduced in the legislature for the
breaking up of the habit of treating.
Bar keepers and patrons alike will
come under the prohibitory clauses.
This would probably do away with a
great deal of drunkenness, which is
caused by this treating habit, among
a class of men who never have any
money and who make a practice of
waiting around drinking places to
catch a chance " to be called up."
General Veyler is having lots of
trouble these days. Early last week
the rebels made a startlingly bold and
dashing attempt to capture the captain
general, which was nearly crowned
with success. And General Gomez
has informed him that if his murder
of Cuban prisoners is not stopped he
will begin to make reprisals, and kill
all the Spanish troops he captures.
We are afraid Weyler will have to
take back the words : " that he would
put an end to the rebellion inside of
two months."
HASTIKG3 FORJHE CABINET-
governor's friends quietly boom
ing him for mckinley's post
master GENERAL.
" Governor Hasting's friends at
Harrisburg are quietly booming him
for postmaster general. This is the
place picked out for him by Senators
Quay and Penrose. The governor's
followers now believe the senators are
sincere and expect to see him invited
to Canton for a talk with Major Mc
Kinley. The telegraph wires between
Harrisburg and Canton were kept hot
Monday with telegr?ms from legisla
tors and politicians recommending
Hastings for a cabinet place.
The governor was at the executive
mansion all day and denied himself to
all visitors, except his close personal
friends. Should he be invited to
Cantou he will take with him Attorney
General McCormick. McCormick
served two terms with McKinley in
congress and was a member of the
house ways and means committee that
framed the tariff bill bearing his name.
Those who have seen the governor
lately say he will accept a cabinet
place. Patriot.
Drift of the Grain Trade.
"The annual report of the Com
mercial Exchange shows an increase
in the exports of wheat, corn and oats
during 1896 of over 9,000,000 bushels
as compared with the shipments for
the previous year. Of the country's
exports of wheat and corn alone the
percentage from Philadelphia rose
from 4.9 per cent, in 1895 to 7.8 per
cent, in 1896. This is an encouraging
growth ; but it is still far short of the
business which should be done at that
port.
The increase in exports trora the
United States last year was 67,100,
coo bushels of corn and 16,400,000
bushels of wheat, and the bulk of the
gain has been distributed among the
ports south of Philadelphia. Of the
total increase of 67,100,000 bushels
in corn exports the larger percentage,
or 16,700,000 bushels, went from
Baltimore, and the next largest, 16,
500,000 bushels, from New Orleans j
and other Southern ports increased
their trade to such extent that the
South as a whole got most of the in
crease, or a total of 61,400,000
bushels. The regulation of this south
ward trend of the grain trade so that
North Atlantic ports and the North
ern trunk line railroad cmnpanies may
retain a more Equitable share of the
business is a problem which calls for
the exercise of the wisest judgment
on the part of railrpad managers and
merchants." " ' ,. . .
An exchange says : 4,The popular
tion of the United 'States is increasing
at the rate of over a million a year, by
birth alone. It will soon be neces
sary to legislate in regulation of the
size of families or the United States
will rap;dly drift into that over popu
lous condition that is the greatest
drawback to China and India.
The custom of crowding the capital
city with military on the occasion of
a presidential inauguration is one that
could be abandoned with no disad
vantage to public interest, and, rightly
considered, it may be regarded as out
of place in a government that is not
of a military character. At the last
two inaugurations this custom was
carried to the extreme, but there an-
pears to be a disposition to call a halt
to what at least is a meaningless
parade.
Probably on account of this cliange
of view in regard to the utility of the? e
demonstrations, the proposition to
send the entire body of Pennsylvania
militia to Washington on the 4th of
next March to form a part of the
military pageant on that occasion, is
not meeting with an enthusiastic en
dorsement.
it the xsational Guard, or any part
of it, goes to the national capital for
that purpose, their appearance there
should cause no expense to the State.
Apart fjom the usefulness of further
continuing such demonstrations, the
expense attending them should not
be incurred at this time when there
does not appear to be enough money
in the treasury to pay the necessary
expenses of the state government.
There should be no money for soldier
ing when legitimate claims against the
Commonwealth, for school and other
purposes, are withheld on account of
the want of funds to meet them.
The success of an administration in
managing the affairs of the nation does
not depend upon the number of
sjldiers that parade when its chief
executive officer is sworn in, and we
doubt whether even so many as a
hundred thousand or more, fully
equipped and uniformed, in the inau
gural processions on the 4th of next
March, would make any difference as
to the ultimate success of President
McKinley is bringing on the prosper
ity of which he is claimed to be the
advance agent. Watchman.
WILL WIPE OUT ARMENIANS.
AN AMERICAN GIVES HIS IDEA OF
THEIR FUTURE.
W. Willard Howard, who went to
Turkey in the interest of the
Armenian rescue fund, arrived in
New York on the St. Louis on Satur
day. He states that he sent 12,000
Armenians to Russia, Bulgaria and
Egypt while abroad.
" England and the United States
have contributed nobly to the relief
of the Armenians," he said, " but
neither France nor Germany has yet
contributed.
Mr. Howard thinks that, after all,
the European Powers will not inter.
fere, and that the Armenians, goaded
to desperation, will uprise and com
mit some overt act, and suffer exter
mination as a consequence.
Judge Gordon's Reform.
MOVEMENT TO TAKE THE CRIMINAL IN
SANE OUT OF JAILS AND
PENITEN VARIES.
As the result of the visit on Satur
day of Judge Gordon and a party ot
lawyers, physicians and others to the
state hospital for the criminal insane,
at Matteawan, N. Y., a bill will be
shortly introduced in the legislature
providing foi the erection of a similar
institution in Pennsylvania.
Judge Gordon, who is very en
thusiastic over the manner ot caring
for the criminal insane at Matteawan,
says the bill will be prepared at once
and introduced at the present session
of the1 legislature, in order to take the
criminal insane of this commonwealth
out of the penitentiaries and jails and
provide for them in an institution to
be erected or furnished by the state,
where they can be properly and
humanely treated.
A Bad Lot of Lawmakers.
A Hazleton paper having taken a
great deal of pains to ascertain the
former occupations of Pennsylvania's
lawmakers, says: "In the Pennsyl
vania Legislature will be tound one
gambler, one base ball umpire, one
preacher, eight men who declare they
are 'gentlemen,' nineteen without oc
cupations, twenty-seven lawyers, a.ia
one pugilist. Of the members three
were convicted of larceny, one was
tried for murder and aquitted, three
have been in insane asylums, while
eight have been at Keeley cures, and
four were divorced."
John Knies, a former resident of
this town died from a stroke of ap
oplexy at his home in Hazleton
on Fridav.
The Hazleton Sentinel, of Saturday
savs :
" John Knies is . dead." This re
mark was heard in all parts of the
c.ty to-day and many were the ex
pressions of sorrow noted. His death
was a shock to the community, it be
ing so sudden. Mr. Knies was down
town for an hour last evening, having
arrived home from Bloomsburg on
the 7:56 train. About 9 o'clock he
left for home and partook of supper
and filled out his daily report of sales.
Shortly before 1 1 o'clock he went out
on the back porch at his residence,
corner Pine and Beech Streets, where
he slipped and fell on the ice. Re
turning to the house he went up
stairs, sat on the edge of the bed and
told his wife what had happened and
said : " I guess I had a ." He
was unable to say another word and
lost consciousness. The supposition
is that he a anted to say a stroke. Dr.
Fruit was summoned, and after seeing
his patient pronounced it apoplexy,
and that death was only a question of
a few hours. Mr. Knies died at
7:50 o'clock this morning.
Deceased was in his forty-seventh
year, having been born in Irermany,
October 2nd, 1850. He with his
parents came to America 39 years
ago, and they located in Hazleton,
where the most of Mr. Knies life was
spent. He was educated in the pub
lic schools here, and at an early age
learned the barber trade. For a few
years he owned a shop, which was
located in the room now occupied by
tailor Henry Wetzstein. Tiring of
his profession he purchased the Wash
ington Hotel, South Wyoming street.
He conducted this for a few years
and then became the proprietor of
the Brislin House.
In politics he was a staunch Demo
crat and was burgess in 1882, having
defeated A. R. Longshore. During
his term of office Hazleton had a
small-pox plague, and Mr. Knies es
tablished a pest house in the old driv
ing park and gave personal attention
to the afflicted. In 1883 he was
again nominated for burgess, but was
defeated by the man he had defeatcJ
the year previous.
On April 9, 1871, he was married
to Miss Catherine bteckroth, who
with ten children survives him.
Seven years ago Mr. Knies moved
to Miftlinvilie, where he conducted a
hotel for a short time, after which he
located in Bloomsburg and managed
the Williamsport Bottling Co's works.
A year ago last November he remov
ed to Hazleton, and was in the em
ploy of Ross & Co., meat packers of
Pittston. He was a member of
Pioneer Fire Co., Kiowas Tribe,
I. O. R. M., Knights of Golden
Eagle and Knights of Pythias. He
was a brother to Henry and m.
Knies of this city ; George H., of
White Haven; Herman, of Tamaqua;
Adam, of Mountain Top. His mother,
who is 80 years old, resides at the
Mountain Top. Few men in this city
were held in greater esteem tnan
John Knies. He was popular with
all classes and held their confidence.
His sterling qualities as a citizen
earned for him the appreciation of
the public, and his death has excited
keen regret.
Beading Changes-
B. F. Bartolet has resigned as
Superintendent of the Shamokin
division of the P. & R. railroad, and
is succeeded by A. T. Dice, and John
H. Freeh has been appointed his
assistant! lheir headquarters are at
Shamokin. Edson T. Weeks is the
new general passenger agent.
JQHK R. TO wHSE
Merchant tfl &mmiw
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SUITS
FROM S18.00.
CORNER MAIN S, MARKET Sts.
BLOOMSBURG PA.
TROUSERS
FROM 05.OO.
OUR ANNUAL
CLEJiBAHCE
SALE.
We are through stock taking, and in order to clear
up our winter stocks in the different departments we
have started our Annual Clearance saie. ureai oar-
A tl
gains are here for every one. Don't tan to taKe ad
vantage of them.
fetaesilnasy Cleat MMng.
We have divided what Coats we have left in 3 lots. They are rare bargains, all of them.
Lot No. l.Coats that we sold at $4 to $7. rsow w.8o.
Lot No. 2.Coats that were $8 to $12, we offer at $5.95.
Lot No. 3.Coats that sold from $12.50 to $18.00, go for
$8.15.
We want to reduce this stock to its proper size, and in doing so we know that the price is
the keynote. Kindly note them.
Blankets that sold for $3.00, now $2.45.
Blankets that sold for $5.00, now $3.98.
Blankets that sold for $6.50, now $5.40.
igeetal Mmm Me.
We put on sale all our Table Linen, which is the finest stock to be found anywhere in this
part of the state, at greatly reduced prices.
Unbleacred lye to voc. uieacneu uc u s-.uu xweu .lauuusk xav w u su
$1 00 Shoes, without tip3 in now widths not quite all sizes at $2.00.
Tn rnino over our stock we find lots of pieces of Dress Goods which contain full dress patterns,
some only skirt lengths, others less, but we have put a price on them all which will move them.
In every instance less tnan J?iuai iajoi.
Another lot of those Dress Goods that were 45c. to $1.00
at 29c. the yard.
Hill muslin, for January only, 6 l-2c. the yard.
Lancaster Gingham, for January only, 5c. the yard.
SALE CONTINUES ALL OF JANUARY.
PURSEL & HARMAM,
BLOOMSBURG, PA. ,
OUR
Ml HOLIDAY STOCK
Is needed by poor, tired niulhera, over
worked and burdened with care, deblll-
and impoverished blood. Help is needed IS nOW ready for your inspeC
by the nervous sufferer, the men and
women tortured with rheumatism, neu
ralgia, dyspepsia, icrof ula, catarrh. Help
Comes Quickly
When Hood's Sarsaparilla begins to en-
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Not Mere
Fot ers
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tion. The line is complete ana
it you can find something
for each member of the family.
Games from 6 cents to $1.7o.
rich, purify and vitalize the blood, and foy Books 5 cents and Upward.
Pittsburg Waso on the Map-
Early in the present century, when
vessels sometimes cleared Pittsburg
for a sea voyage, the captain of a ship
arrived at Leghorn with a cargo. The
officer who examined his papers at
once said : " sir your papers are
torged. there is no such place as
Pittsburg in the world. Your vessel
must be confiscated." The frightened
captain then secured a map, directed
the officer's atter don to the gulf of
Mexico, pointed out the mouth of the'
Mississippi, fallowed that stream to
the Ohio, thence to the forks and
said, though the map showed no such
place, ' There, sir, is the port where
my vessel cleared out.",
orating stream to the nerves, muscles and
organs ot tne boay. 1100a s etarsaparuia
builds ud the weak and broken down sys
tem, and cures alt blood diseases, because
nloodl'
Sarsaparilla
Is the One True Blood FarMer. AH druggists. L
rrcpnriMl only by C. I. Hood ti Co., Lowell, Mass.
n . , , are th only pills to take
r'lllS with Hood's Sarsaparilla.
G. M. QUICK,
ATTORNbY-AT-LAW,
BLOOMSBURG, PA.
Office over First National Bank.
BIBLES WITH PIES
S1.10 TO S7.00.
Framed and unframed pic
tures.
Anv book published fur-
nished at Wanamaker prices.
WILLIAM H. SLATE,
EZ33AN93 HOTEL B LD.
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but easy, comfortable, stylish shoes.
That's what up-to-date men want. That's what we sell, and
we don t draw heavily on pocket boons eitner. x ming leet is
our specialty, and we assure perfect comfort to every patron.
We carry the largest stock ot boots, shoes and rubbers in the
county, and all new and fresh and bright. Every size, eveij
shape, and prices not too high nor to low.
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