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THE COLUMBIAN, BLOOMSBURG, PA.
fa fljlumbian.
KSTABL1SUKD I860.
Jlit (i'olumbia gtmorrat,
STABi.lSIlKD 1837. CONSOLIDATED 1869.
rCDUSUED HEKY TIIVHSDAY MOKNINU
at Bloomsburg, the county teat of Columbia
Count j-, Pennsylvania.
a to. S. K I. WELL Editor.
D. J. TASKKK, Local Editor.
UEO. c. 1:oas, Fohkmak.
Rif g; Insldo the county tl.OO a rcarln ad
fanco; I1.M If not paid lu advance Outilde
the county. Il.ss a year, strictly In advance.
AH communications should be addressed to
THE COLUMBIAN,
Bloomsburg, Fa.
THURSDAY, JULY 22, 1897.
CANDIDATES' CAEDS.
KOR ASSOCIATE Jl'DGE
A. B. CKOOP
of Briarcreek.
Subject to the rules of the Democratic
Tarty.
FOR SHERIFF,
ALBERT IIF.RBINE
of Bloomsburg.
Subject to the rules ol the Democratic Tarty'
FOR SHERIFF,
H. O. KLINE
of Berwick.
Subject to the rules of the Democratic Tarty
FOR SHERIFF,
W. V. BLACK
of Roh'sburg.
Subject to the rules of the Democratic Tarty.
FOR ASSOCIATE JUDGE,
A. B. HERRIXG
of Orangeville.
Subject to the rules of the Democratic Tarty.
FOR ASSOCIATE JUDGE,
JAMES I. CAMPBELL
of Fishingcreek twp.
Subject to the rules of the Democratic Tarty,
FOR ASSOCIATE JUDGE.
DR. F. V. REDEKER
of Bloomsburg.
Subject to the rules of the Democratic
Party.
PbSHSYLVANIA DEMOCRATS-
A Combination Forming for Work at the
State Convention.
There is a plan on foot to effect a
combination lor the control of the
State Democratic Convention, which
meets at Reading, August 31. A place
is to be left for the Allegheny County
delegates, who will decide whether or
not they will lend their aid to the
movement. This the Pittsburg con
tingent will decide Saturday, July 31,
when the delegates meet to determine
upoii a policy to be pursued at the
convention.
A proposition from the Philadel
phia Democratic leaders is to be con
sidered at the meeting. This proposi
tion has been sent to several of the
larger counties and if it be accepted
by one-half of the people invited to
co-operate the work of the Reading
convention will be short and shorn of
exciting incident.
AIMED AT EX-CONGRESSMAN SIBLEY.
It is thought the plan will drive ex
Congressman Joseph C. Sibley from
the field as a Gubernatorial candidate.
It is claimed that he has led in the
contest up to date. SiDley's views on
the money question are well-known
and being a pronounced silver man
his fight would be made on that issue.
There is a factor at work in the
State lining up delegations who are
not too pronounced in their views
-and several Philadelphia leaders are
tryirg to secure support for these
workers. While the Allegheny delega
tion is a silver one it would probably
be more disposed to accept the sug
. gestion of the Philadelphia Democrats
than any of the others. The whole
matter will be discussed at the meet
ing soon to be held.
A Compliment to the Bar of Sohuylkill
County.
" No county, possibly, has tried the
granting of papers to toreign illiterates
more proportionately, than Schuylkill.
Her territory is largely overrun with
them, and with those who may figure
as ignorant applicants. When, there
fore, such a body of men ask so
sweeping a reform, it can only be be
cause the experiment of Americaniz-
inS eyery man who comes along has
proved a dismal and conclusive fail
ure. Of that there is no longer any
doubt. Nor should the subject be
dropped without a word of compli
ment to the Schuylkill bar. The
vicious foreign elements that have in
vaded our shores have increased enor mously
the criminal practice of every
court. The lawyers thrive on prac
tice many on criminal practice. Yet
here, at least, is one body of men
who are willing to sacrifice such prac
tice as those elements bring it for the
purpose of making life and property
more secure and of raising citizenship
to a loftier plane. Are there not
similar orginisations in other counties
willing to do the same V Inquirer.
CONSTABLES' FEES.
Text of the Act as Amended by the Legis
lature. Following is the text of the bill
regulating fees of constables, as amend
ed by the last legislature :
That from and after the passage of
this act the fees to be received by
constables in this commonwealth shall
be as follows : For executing war
rant on behalf of the commonwealth
for each defendant one dollar, for
taking body into custody or convey
ing to jail on mittimus or warrant one
dollar, for first prisoner and fifty cents
for each additional prisoner conveyed
to jail on such occasion, and the
actual travei;3 expenses of said
prisoner or prisoners, for attesting a
vagrant, disorderly person or other
offender against the laws (without
process) and bringing before a justice
or each defendant sevenfv-fivp rpnts.
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'for levying a fine or forfeiture on a
warrant fifty cents, for serving sub
poena fifty cents, lot the first name on
the subpoena and ten cents for each
additional person served with mileage
at the rate of eight cents for each mile
circular necessarily traveled, for takm
the body into custody on mittimus
where bail is afterwards entered be
fore the prisoner is delivered to the
jailor one dollar, for first prisoner and
fifty cents for each additional prisoner,
for serving summons notices on refer
ence suitor, master or mistress or
apprentice personally each fifty cents,
for serving by leaving a copy fifty
cents, for executing attachment per
sonally fifty cents, for arresting on
capias one dollar, for taking bail on
capias or for delivery of goods fifty
cents, for notifying plaintiff where de
fendant has been arrested on capias
to be paid by plaintiff twenty-five
cents, for executing landlord's war.
rants fifty cents, for taking inventory
of goods (each item) two cents, for
levying or distraining goods and sell
ing the same for each dollar not ex
ceeding one hundred dollars three
cents, and for each dollar above one
hundred dollars two cents (and one
half of said commission shall be allow
ed where the money is paid after levy
without sale but no commission shall
in any case be taken on more than
the real debt and then only for the
money actually received by the consta
ble and paid over to the creditor) for
advertising the same one dollar,
for copy of vendue paper when de
manded each item two cents, for put
ting up notice of distress at mansion,
house or at any other place on the
premises twenty-five cents, for serving
scire facias personally fifty cents, for
serving by leaving a copy fifty cents,
for executing bail piece one dollar, for
traveling expenses on an execution
returned nulla bona or non est inven
tus where the constable has been at
the defendant's last residence each
mile circular eight cents, making re
turns to court one dollar and fifty
cents, and eight cents for each mile
circular necessarily traveled in making
said return, attending special township,
ward or borough elections two dollars,
for serving certificates of election
twenty cents, for each certificate and
eight cents for each mile circular nec
essarily traveled in serving said certif
icates, for traveling expenses in all
cases not otherwise specifically pro
vided for in this act each mile circular
eight cents, for executing order for the
removal of a pauper seventy-five cents,
for traveling expenses in said removal
each mile circular fifteen cents, for
serving execution fifty cents, for serv
ing execution on a writ of restriction
two dollars, for serving execution on
writ of possession two dollars, for
serving summons in landlord and ten
ant proceedings one dollar, for serving
notice in landlord and tenant proceed
ings fifty cents, for taking inventory of
gooas on an execution (each item) two
cents, for serving search warrant one
dollar, for serving capias execution
one dollar, constable and appraisers
personally each one dollar on appraise
ment, for collecting rent by distress
or otherwise to be charged to the
landlord apart from commissions al
lowed five (5) per cent, on the amount
actually collected tor watchman to be
charged to the defendant on execution
or tenant upon distress for rent per day
three dollars, each adjournment of
sale one dollar, advei Using adjourned
sale one dollar.
Section 2. That all acts or parts of
acts in iorce at tne date of the pass
age of this act inconsistent with the
provisions are hereby repealed.
Labor World.
About 4,000,000 people in India
aie still on relief works.
Women load and unload vessels in
some of the Japanese ports.
In the new gold region at Clondike,
Alaska, wages have reached as high
as $1 c a duv.
The Cleveland (Ohio) rolling mill
nas snui uown, throwing 5000 men
out of employment.
The wages of the tin plate workers
nas ueen advanced per cent. This
advance applies to ao.ooo hands.
About seventy-five per cent, of the
coal miners in the Pittsburg district
joined the strike for higher wages.
The Bristol copper mine, the larg
est in Connecticut, will be reopened.
PIOKINQTJP GOLD.
Romarkable Tatci of Exporlonco of Men
In the Gold Country.
An interesting letter, telling of the
recent trip of the steamer Excelsior to
Alaska, has been written by Captain
J. F. Higgins, of the steamer, to a
friend in Philadelphia. He says :
" 1 he word Klondike means Deer
River and is called Reindeer River
on the charts. It empties into the
Yukon fifty miles above the Big River.
The geographical position of the
junction is 76 degrees 10 minutes
north latitude, 138 degrees 50
minutes west longtitude. Bonanza
Creek empties into the Klondike
about two miles above the Yukon.
Eldorado is a tributary of the Bonanza.
There are numerous other creeks and
tributaries, the main river being 300
miles long.
" The gold so far has been taken
from Bonanza and Eldorado, both
well named, for the richness of the
placers is truly marvelous. Eldorado,
thirty miles long, is staked the whole
length and as far as worked has paiu.
" One of our passengers, who is
taking $1,000,000 with him, has
worked 100 feet of his ground and re
fused $joo,ooo for the remainder and
confidently expects to clean up $400,-
000 and more. lie has in a bottle
$213 from one pan ofi dirt. His pay
dirt, while being washed, averaged
$250 an hour to each man shoveling
in. Two others of our miners, who
worked tneir own claims, cleaned up
$6000 from the day s washing.
"There are about fifteen feet of
dirt above bed rock, the pay streak
averaging from four to six feet, which
is tunneled out while the ground is
frozen. Of course the ground taken
out is thawed by building fires, and
when the thaw comes and water
rushes in they set their sluices and
wash the dirt.
"Two of our fellows thought a
small bird in the hand worth a large
one in the bush and sold their claim
for $45,000, getting $4500 down, the
remainder to be paid in monthly in
stallments of $10,000 each. The
purchasers had no more than $5000
paid. They were twenty days thaw
ing and getting out dirt. Then there
was no water to sluice with, but one
fellow made a rocker and in ten days
took out $10,000 for the first install
ment. So, tunneling and rockering,
they took out $40,000 before there
was water to sluice with.
" Of course these things read like
the story of Aladdin, but fiction is not
at a'.l in it with facts and at Klondike.
The ground located and prospected
can be worked out in a few years,
but there is still an immense territory
untouched, and the laboring man who
can get there with one year's provi
sions will have a better chance to
make a stake than in any other part
of the world."
JUDGE OPENS LOOKUP DOORS-
Declares an Ordinance Void and Gives a
Prisoner His Liberty.
A decision of importance to bor
oughs and towns in the State was
rendered by Judge Ermentrout in
Court in Reading on Friday. It was
the result of a habeas corpus hearing,
in which Levi Kessler, of Pottstown,
confined in the Birdsboro lockup,
charged with violating a borough or
dinance, sought to be freed.
The prisoner had been arrested by
the borough constable at the instance
of the Burgess, for selling teas and
coffees there for a Reading tea com
pany in violation of the borough
license ordinance, which provides
that non-residents selling groceries,
etc., on the streets shall pay $ 1 week
ly license or $10 per year.
The borough Solicitor insisted that
the sale and delivery of goods in this
manner constituted peddling, and that
the general law gave boroughs full au
thority to pass legislation of this
character.
The defense took the position that
the borough did not have authority to
pass a law of this character. The or-
Scrofula
Face Broke Out With Sores-Weak
and Sickly Until Hood's Sarsa
parilla Made Him Well.
"My little son was afflicted with scrof
ula sores and ha was weak and sickly.
Our physician reeomincuded Hood's Bar-
saparilla and I bought a bottle. Before be
had taken all of this bottle his face began
to break out with sores and one side of
his face was nearly all one solid sore. I
continued giving him Hood's Sarsaparllla
until he had taken two bottles. The sores
were then healed and be has been well and
hearty ever since." Z. W. Smith, Bis
Shanty, Penusylvauia.
" Everything I ate seemed to produce gaa
lu my stomach. I was growing woree and
friends advised ine to take Hood's Sarsa
purilla. When I had taken four bottles I
was able to eat and (eel no distress. I
could attend to my household dutiea with
out the fatigue I formerly felt." ADA
McVickar, White Hall, Pa.
Hood's Sarsaparilla
Is the Best In fact Uie One True Blood Puri
fier. Price $1, sis fur as. I'.e sure to gut Hood's.
Hnnrl's PIII ?rB taxless, mini, effee-
uve. a
Ml druggists. aso
Try the COLUMBIAN a year.
JOHN R. T0WHS1
Merchant
SUITS I
FROM S18.00.B
W.L. DOUGLAS
33 SHOE muvVorid.
Fnr 14 yenm thla nho?, by merit
Ion 6, hftn dlntnnort nil competitor.
W. L, DourUm $:.). $4.i and Mi h(i are
the product loin of skilled workmen, from thm
best material pnsrtlble at these prices. Also.
J2.vt and t'v'.UO shoes for meu, 2. SO, $2.0l and
1.79 for boys.
W. I Douglas shops are Indorsed
hy over l.OUi.tM, wearers a the best
In style, fit and durnhlllty of any
hoe ever offered at the prices.
The are made In all the latest
shapes and styles, and of every vari
ety of leather.
If dealer cannot suprtly you, write for rata
lop us to W. L, Douglas, Brockton, Mass. Bold by
JONES t WALTER,
Bloomsburg, Pa.
dinance prohibits peddling, but did
not apply to those ho'ding a mercan
tile license.
Judge Ermentrout said that any or
dinance which shuts out non-resident
peddling and allows the resident
peddler to engage in his business un
disturbed is void and falls. Instead
of legislating against injurious busi
ness it is an attempt to restrain com
petition.
Kessler was discharged after spend
ing eighteen hours in the lockup at
Birdsboro.
NIAGARA FALLS.
Low Rate Excursions via Pennsylvania Rail
road. The Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany will run a series of ten -day excur
sions to Niagara Falls, leaving Phila
delphia, Baltimore, and Washington
on July 22, August 5 and 19, and
September 4 ana 16. An experienced
tourist agent and chaperon accompany
each excursion.
Excursion tickets, good for return
passage on any regular train, exclu
sive of limited express trains, within
ten days, will be sold at $10 from
rnuadeipnia, Baltimore, Washington,
and all points on the Delaware Divi
sion ; $o.7o from Lancaster : $8.60
from Altoona and Harnsburg ; $8.25
trom Wilkesbarre ; $5.80 from Wil
liamsport j and at proportionate rates
from other points. A stoD-over will be
allowed at Buffalo, Rochester, and
Watkins returning.
A special train of Pullman parlor
cars and day coaches will be run with
each excursion.
For further information apply to
nearest ticket agent, or address Geo,
W. Bovd. Assistant General Passenger
Agent, Broad Street Station, Philadel-
pma. 7 15-ot.
Not Profitable.
According to the following taken
from the Shickshhmy Democrat,
carrying mail is not a very profitable
business. It says :
"Syndicate bidders 011 the Star
routes hereabouts will be a little more
careful in the future. George Yaple
has taken the Cambra route off the
hands of the bidder, but Mr. Yaple
gets $100 more than the bid.
Wallace Benscoter will continue his
old route and takes the Hunlock's
Creek and Sweet Valley route, also
in these two lines the bidder sinks
another hundred dollars. The Forks
line is without a carrier, Mr. Dodson
being hired by the day to carry the
mail for the contractor until he can
get some one to take the route off his
hands."
'W 'WWWW 4VW.' .v:-2
J. E. KEIFER,
Successor to E. A. RAWLINGS,
, DEALER IN
All Kinds of Meat.
Beef, Veal, Lamb, Mutton,
Pork, Hams, Bacon, Tongue?,
Bologna, &c. Free Delivery
to all parts of the town.
CENTRE STREET,
BLOOMSBURG, PA.
lTelephone connection.
COKNLii MAII MiiKULl' its.
BLOOMSBURG PA.
Summer Clearance Sale.
MMM1 aH ,r 11
This is the season of the year 'when the wipe merchant
says good-bye to the balance of his distinctively seasonable sum
mer stock. All the best authorities on store keeping agree that
at this time of year the goods should be "hustled'' out to get
your stock in shape for fall, and to get the "cash" for your fall
purchases. Here are a few items, many others at the shire like
them.
Wash Dress Goods.
We will have lots of HOT
weather yet, lots of it, aud now
is your opportunity to purchase
the necessary goods to keep
cool in.
Zephyr Ginghams, the 121c
kind, at 5c the yard.
Madras Cloths, 30 in. wide,
real value loc, at 5c the yd.
Percales, 27 in. wide, was
10c, 5c the yard.
Organdies and Lappets, all
this year's importations, ex
tremely pretty, were 22c and
25c the yd., now 12 ic the yd.
Light and dark Organdies
and Lawns, regular price 125c
at Cic the yard.
Muslin Underwear.
You know the kind we sell,
the Wm. Burns Co's. Nothing
could be made better; you will
agree with us when you see it,
and it saves you time and
trouble. "Why not try us once
and see if we are not right.
Wrappers.
Like everything else to be
found here at our store, our
wrappers are the finest on the
market ; " Keystone Brand. "
They are perfection of fit and
workmanship.
One lot that were $2.25, and
" " " " 1-50,
now they are 1.00.
BLOOMSBURG, PA.
Stationery at Big Bargains!
"We offer o-clt entire line
I zT A . ,Jiar'ullcl y DuuKa, oiDies, Learner
goods. Pocket Books, and fancy goods at a dis-
couni ot per cent, trom regular prices, until
further notice.
"We do tliis
In order to close it out, or make room" for
other lines of goods.
We mean exactly what we say, and it will save 3'ou money
to take advantage of this offer at
HESS BROTHERS
j Jewelers, Opticians and Stationers.
RULE ON HEIRS.
COLUMBIA COUNTY 83:
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to Wil
liam .lohnKon, JerHuytown, l'a. : Klclmrd John
sou, Mlllvilie, Pa. ; bllas Johnson, lliiKhetsburir,
l'a. ; John Johuaon, WatHontnwn. l'a. ; Jane
JohuBon, lmeimaiTli'd with Jonty Crulir onus
P. O., I.ycomlntf Co., Ha. ; Aline JnhnHnn, lntui
married wlih Geo. huru, stiuwberry Kltlire, Pa.
auj heirs ol Henry Johnson docrt., viz : Geo.'
Johnson, Mooresburi;, l'a. : John Johnson, He
Klna Johnson, Danvlllo, Pa, lntermairled to
Mills, lineal Ueaceuuaiits of .lames Johnson,
deceased, und to all other peinoug Interested
Oreetln?! You and each of you are hereby
cited to be and ap.etir before the Judges of our
orphans' Court al an Orphnus' Court to be held
at liloomsbmv on thj fourth Monday of Sen.
teniber next, then and 'here to accept or refuse
to take the real eatuie of s.Hd James Johnson,
deceased, at the appraised valuation put upon
It by the Intiuest 'dulv awarded by the said
court and returned by ,ie Wlierirf or show cause
why It shall not be sold, and hereof fall not
Witness the Honorable li. U. Heeler, President
S; "';BlU'ourtau id msbtirf, the istu day
May. IWff. J. 11. M. HENKY,
Hnyder, Atty. buerlfl.
AUDITOR'S NOTICE.
Ktale of SuUlt Jolinnon ana Ultta tVult.
pi multrstgiu-a auditor atiijottilett by tm Or.
pltanti' Court of Cuui.oiu vuuntu lu iniifce ulmrt.
button of tlui Himu-u arMnufrom W,e wile of
e(( of bailie Joh.tson ana KlUa FruUuna,"
WoiamoK in partition, l,v J. H Mrllnaii
trill U at his offlcf in i.w town of IUuuml,u,v, o,t
WlilaV, tirjrinnber ut, 18K7, at 10 oVIort a m
f2or'" """"'I T M.amotntiwnt, wlwn
and irhme alt iro,.. t,uril ,( un,m
una prevent tlunr vlatmi).
BMW
Hatter,
TROUSERS
FROM S5.00.
Counterpanes.
We offer you a Counterpane
of line quality, already hemmed
worth at least $1.25, at 98c.
Shoes.
We sell shoes just as we do
everything else. The best
quality for the least money.
Look at these lota.
Ladies' Oxford ties, coin toe,
pat. leather tip, coin heel, value
$3.00, price $1.98.
Ladies' laced and buttoned
shoes, coin toe, coin heel, kid
tip, regular price $3.50, now
$2.74. .
Another lot of children's
shoes, sizes 4 to 10, all right in
every respect, were 85c, $1.00,
and $1.25, at 50c the pair.
Groceries.
Did you ever buy any here?
If you nave you know the price
and quality are all O. K. If
you have not you will find out
if you give U3 a trial that we
can save you money on them.
Soap, of a good quality, 14
cakes lor 25c.
Vau Camp Boston Baked
Pork and Beans, usual price
15 and 25c, 12 and 18c
Corn starch, guaranteed per
fectly pure, 4c the lb., 7 lbs.
for 25c.
Whole Rice, nice clean goods
5c lb.
Hires Root Beer, finest made,
Bloomsbunr. Pa
No More GREASY LAMPS
Can be Handled with Kid Ulom .
NOrTEXPLOSltfE J-
PilntdlnthUnHd SUt.l and Principal CewrtrM
of tk World. Sena lor copy ot "Ntterouf March mt.
Price, $4.00 of your dealer, or deliTem
free on receipt of price by
ROSE MANUFACTURING CO.
8IM3 N. THIRD ST., PHIUOELPrll.
CAUTION 1 elvdIBJ2,!;V.1!Z
, . I I othr M h, NEVER0UI U m
My limp thill auirantcd lo politicly ,a2 i
mont r.lund.d), Ikall alrM from fj'"-f
MfOMns and tail lg ahtoluUly aon-.ipjotwy
7-15-nin.
7-ISl-fa.
h. U. WALLER,
Auaitor.