THE COLUMBIAN, BLOOMSBURG, PA. ESTABLISHED 186. llxt (Columbia grmorrat, JfcjTABulSUED 18.J7. CONSOLIDATED 1889. fCBLISHSO SVEHY Tlll'KSDAY MOKNINU at Hloomsourg, tbe county seat of Columbia County, l'ennsylvanln. J CO. E. ELWELL EDITOR. D. J. TASKEU, Local Editor. iEO. ('. KOAX, rORSHAM. Tims; lnldo the county fl.onayearln ad trance; 11.80 If Dot paid lu advance outside be county, year, strictly In advance, ill communications sbould be addressed to THE COLUMBIAN, Bloomsburg, Pa. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER a, 1897. Let everything be done decently and in order. The Democratic party is the party of law and order. It be lieves in upholding the constitution and the laws, and for nearly a quarter of a century it has denounced the op position lor its failure and refusal to enact laws as commanded by the con stitution of 1874. Such being the case we ought to be consistent, and follow the rules as laid down for the government of our party in local af fairs to the strictest letter. So soon as we break away from the orderly and regular way of doing things, we establish a precedent that is sure to give trouble in the future. The rule of the Democratic party of this county which was unquestion ably in force up to the close of the re cent county convention, concerning the election of delegates to the state convention, provides that the dele gates shall be elected by the coun'.y convention, except when the state convention meets before the county convention, and in the latter case they shall be elected by the standing com mittee. It was clearly the duty of the late convention to elect delegates to the state convention held on Tuesday lastly at Reading. But the county committee at a meeting held last June, selected the delegates, without any authority under the rules. There is no objection to the gentlemen so named, and the same ones would probably have been selected by the convention had it acted in the mat ter, but this irregular and unauthorized proceeding might have resulted in the throwing out of the representatives from this county if there had been any contest. The way to avoid any pos sibility of trouble is to follow the reg ular and orderly manner prescribed by the rules. If this had been done in the convention in the matter of a change of rules, we should not now find ourselves confronted with a ser ious question as to whether or not the new rules were adopted. It happens not to have i.iade any difference this year that the state delegates were chosen by an unauthorized body, but the same thing might prove a serious mistake at some future time, and therefore we call attention to it, and urge the party for its own preservation, not to depart from its own adopted rules, but to do everything decently and in order. THE BL00M3BUBG TOTE- Communicated. Bloomsburg cast a little over 400 votes at the late delegate election, and was reported in the returns as giving 183 votes for and 83 votes against a preference for nominations by the highest vote in place of nomi nations by delegates. But to con clude from these figures that the town was in favor of abolishing delegate elections and substituting the Craw ford Co.. plan of nominations by the plurality vote, would be a great mis take. For not only were most if not all of the 136 voters of the town who did not vote upon the subject of pre ference, opposed to such a change of sy.;1 but delegates were openly and fvrly elected as enemies of change in cvj . election district of the town. In the first and second districts a choice of such delegates was without op petition, and in the third and fourth by warm contests. For instance in the third district three delegates were carried by an average majority of about twenty in a total vote of 116 no less than 5C voters not voting at all on the preference ticket. The vote on that ticket in that district stood 48 to 1 2. In short the issue i 1 Bloomsburg between the old and the new plan of voting was upon the elec tion of delegates, and not upon the preference vote which was haphazard, uncertain an 1 indeterminate. Be sides most of those who voted on that ticket in favor of change were f airly beaten on the test issue of choos ing delegates. Certainly no one un derstood the preference ticket to relate to the whole body of new rules, or to be binding upon the delegates chosen, like instructions for candidates under the paity rules. Judge E. N. Willard ofScranton, a justice of the Superior court, has resigned, taking effect on Wednesday. The vacancy will be filled by the Gove, sor, and the successor of Judge Wilkid will not be elected until a year from next November. t DEMOCRATIC STATE CON VENTION. The Democratic Stale Convention met in Reading on Tuesday, and nominated Walter E. Ritter of Ly coming for Auditor General, and M. E. Brown of Blair, for Treasurer. Wm. F. Hatvity wps ousted from the position of member of the National Committee by a vote of 290 to 134, and James M. Guffey was recommend ed tor the place. Congressman Kr mentrout was made temporary chair man, and R. W. Irwin, of Washing ton, permanent chairman. Both made ringing speeches. THE PLATFORM. Following is the full text ot the platform 1 We, the Democracy of Pennsylvania. In convention assembled, heartily reaffirm and reiterate the principles of the Democrntic party as expressed in the platform adopted by the national convention at Chicago in 1590 and approved 10,500,000 free and independent voters. We are firmly and un. alterably opposed to the single gold stand ard, which has been the direct cause of the financial distress that has followed upon our people since its adoption, and we are in fa vor of a complete and immediate return to our original specie basis as it existed prior to cne demonetization act ot 1 073. We congratulate William J. Pryan, the glorious champion of a righteous cause, for his masterly leadership in support of these principles. We denounce the Dinglcy tnriff law as a measure designed and passed in answer to the demands of trusts and monopolies, every important feature of which is a refuge for the protection of some trust or combination ex isting in opposition to the public good and in violation of the common law. The schedule is in brief an assessment upon the individual citizens of the country forthe ben efit of trusts in return for money advan:ed to carry the recent election and add enormously to the burdens of labor by increasing the costs of the necessaries of life without en hancing in the least respect wages of labor. We abhor the character of the warfare waged by the government of Spain against the inhabitants of the hapless Island of Cuba, in which the humane methods of civilized warfare have to savage atrocities committed upon unarmed civilians and defenseless women and children. The ruthless nature of the conflict waged, as well as the danger to our own peace, inevitably resulting from the further continuance of such a system of an archy so near our borders, renders immedi ate armed intervention by our government imperative. We ask the honest people of this common wealth to examine the legislative and other records of Republican action in Pennsylva nia since the assumption of un limited nower conferred at the last election, the gross ex- iravagnnce, the flagrant corruption, t lie total neglect of every public interest, the abject servility to monopolies and every form and species ol jobbery, the utter disregard of constitutional mandates, the reckless tamper. 11 g ith finance and taation. the exhaustion of the treasury by profligate expenditures, the consequent sutiering of public schools, charities and other objects of wie public care, together with the scandalous fury of the tactions enraged over the spoils of the pro, tiate commonwealth and of its several rinir- ruled cities. We especially call attention to the man agement of the state treasury department, and demand an investigation of ihe books and accounts of the state treasurer, a full statement of the receipts and exDenditures. a complete explanation of the deposits of the state funds, securities held, bondsmen there on, as required by statute, and an itemized report ot securities held by such f.ivoreJ banks for said funds and the amount of con. tributions made in consideration of such de posits to the campaign fund of the party in power. The late shameful exposure of the unlaw ful practice of the State Treasurer of tmvincr out the funds of the people to state officers and private individuals, without warrant, for the sole purpose of favorinn political friends discloses one of the many infamous schemes of the dominant party and has our severest condemnation. We desire that the taxnavers innuire of themselves whether such a party, self ac cused, self-convicted, everywhere derelict, laise ana corrupt, can he salely re-entrusted with the power thus abused until it has un dergone purgation and reformation from tOD to bottom, and all its boss rings and ma chines have been cut out. We sympathize with the miners of the commonwealth in their unequal striiQcle to i obtain a fair compensation for their daily toil ana aeciare mat tne ancient and Anglo-Saxon right of trial by jury ought to be preserved, and we deplore the tendency of certain fed. eral and State courts to detract from this right by an unwarranted extension and abuse of the remedy of injunction in differences between capital and labor. We hereby ratify the selection by the Dem ocratic state central committee of James M. Guffey, of Pittslmrg, who so loyally supported Hon. William J. Uryan for the presidency, to till the position of national committeeman from Pennsylvania on the National Demo cratic Committee. We desire here to record our appreciation of the efficient performance ef his duties by our state chairman, John M. Carman. His fidelity to his party and its principles, his frequent, forceful and fearless expression on the platform of his political views nave intusen the party with new vigor and warmed it to higher resolves. In accordance with the recommendation of the National Democratic Committee, the Democratic State, County and City Commit tees are advised and directed to further by every means in their power the organization of regular Democratic societies in every dis trict, and the union of such societies in the Democratic Society of Pennsylvania and the National Association of Democratic clubs. THAT NEW LAW. The new law with regard to the transfer of license is just now exciting the attention of the citizens of this state. The act provides that the judges have the power to transfer, ex tend or renew a lease for the same from one place to another within the next precinct, ward or borough, as the Court may determine. Any trans fer may be made at the regular term of court or in chambers during vaca tion. Applications for such transfers shall be filed in the office of clerk of courts ten days before the paid peti tion shall be presented to court or the judges thereof; upon the expiration of the ten clays the clerk shall certify that it has been filed t'.ie full time prescribed. Produced by Exceptional Causes. The prophet who predicts that the present rise in the price of wheat is going to be a peimartut con dition shows that he has not learned anything from past experience. Such a situation as that which causes a great demand for our grain, and con sequently high prices, conies but per iodically. There is no cause that can make such prices permanent and regular. They must necessarily be uncertain, as they depend upon the contingences of failure of foreign har vests and favorable crops in this country. The New York Evening Post, in remarking that the exceptional advan tages oi the present great demand for our wheat cannot be continuous, says: "The high markets of 1879 set all the world to raising wheat and build ing railways to carry it to market ; in 1882 the world's harvest was 200, 000,000 bushels larger than the heav iest crop ever produced before the shortage of 1879. The series of short crops in 1889, in 1890 and in 1891 hid exactly similar results, and by 1894 all the markets were discontent edly talking "overproduction." There is no reason to suppose that the next three or four years will tell any differ ent story." An occasional profitable crop of wheat, with conditions that send the price up in the neighborhood of a dol lar, does not disprove the fact that the value of agricultural products have steadily fallen since the demonetization of silver. There may be a spurt now and then, produced by some particu lar cause, as at the present time, but after it is over a falling back to low prices can be surely looked for. The Republicans are making all the political capital possible out of the wheat crop. The improvement in business which it may cause will be credited to the Dingley tariff, but this claim will be as absurd as the as sumption than an occasional rise in the price of wheat from exceptional causes proves that agricultural values have not been depreciated by the de monetization of silver. Ex. The Geology of the Klonclyke. Under eternal snow and ice the geologxal formations of northern and western A!aska lie hidden, and the scientists who have visited that won dsr'and have given us little definite information concerning the nature of the strata. It is true that most of the rocks expete 1 near the gold diggings and in the famous Chilkoot pass are of igneous origin, being composed ol impure granite or syenite, aud the moraines of living glaciers are made up of the same kind of materials, which might be taken as an indication that the bed rock of Alaska is all granite. But there are other facts which show that the formations are varied, and that the territory is not devoid of rocks of a more recent geological age. Away up along the western coast great cliffs of carboniferous limestone have been discovered, and at the same place there are fossil glaciers supposed to be the remains of the great glacier of prohistoric time, which came down as far south as Pennsylvania. There is a good field for the geo logist in Alaska at present, and he is needed there to point out the trend of the strata, tell the world the nature if the formations and explain whether the placer gold of the Yukon originat ed from the grinding up of the indi genous rocks, or was scooped up out of the Arctic ocean by the great glaciers of some prehistoric age. An exchange savs better times are surely coming, "as drunks are be coming more plentiful," which is good evidence of the fact. Cnlie proved by the statements of lead OcIC5 nig druggists e-rery where, show that the people have an abiding confidence In Hood's Barsaparllla. (Ireat Cll haq Provea by the voluntary state " iCS ments of thousands of men and women show that Hood's Barsaparllla bo tually does possess PflVVPI1 oyer dl,ease by Purifying, en r UfYCl richlng and invigorating the blood, upon which not only health but Ufa Itself depends. The great QlirrACO ' HooJ's Barsaparllla in OULCSS curing others warrants you In believing that a faithful use of Hood's Barsaparllla will cure you If you suiter from any trouble caused by impure blood. Sarsaparilla Is the One True Dlood Purifier. AH druggists. 11, Prepared only by C. I. Hood & Co., Lowell, Mass. j rfeSfll easy w unit, easy IIUUU S nils to operate. 23 cents. GET YOUR JOB PRINTING direst DONE AT THE i:oi UMBIAS OWiCH JQH Merchant SUITS FROM S18.00. Try Allen's Foot-Ease, A powder to be shaken into the shoes. At this season your feet feel swollen and hot, and get tired easily. If you have smarting feet or tight shoes, try Allen's Foot-Ease. It cools the feet, and makes walking easy. Cures and prevents swollen and sweating- feet, bli ters and callous spots. Relieves corns aud bunions of all pain and gives rest and comfort. Try it to-day. Sold by all druggists and shoe stores for 25c. Trial package Frfk Address, Allen S. Olmstead, LeRoy, N. Y. 8 5-4td SHERIFF'S SALE. By virtue of a writ of Fl. Fa., Issued out of the Court of Common Pleas of Columbia county( Pa., and to me directed, there win be exposed to public sale, at the Court House, In Bloomsburg, Pa., on MONDAY, SEPT. 27, 1897, at 1 o'clock p. m all the following described lot or piece ot ground, situate In the Town of llloomsburg, County of Columbia, and State of Pennsylvania, bounded and described as follows Beginning on the west, side ot Market street, at the corner of lot of Benjamin Klstler, thence along said Market street north twenty-four de grees aud flfty-slx minutes, west forty-nlne feet to an alley ; thence along said alley, south forty-seven degrees and thirty minutes, west one hundred and tea feet to the cornor of other lot of William Ferguson; thence along said lot, south twenty-five degrees and fortj-tlve min utes, east forty-nine feet to lot of Benjamin Klstler, aforesaid, and thence by the same north forty-seven degrees aud fifteen minutes, east one hundred and ten feet ana eight Inches to Market street, aforesaid, the place of beginning, being the same lot or piece of ground conveyed by George A. Mr-Kelvy and Margaret A. Miller, executors of the last will and tesument of Ol iver A. Jacoby, late of the Townot Bloomsburg, lu the County of Columbia and State ot Penn sylvania, deceased, unto the Bald Edward B Tustln, by deed dated the twent.v-sec .nd day or May, In the year ot our Lord one thousand eltht hundred and ninety-three, and by the said Edward B. Tustln and Ellen E., his wife, by deed dated the twenty-fourth day ot October, A. I. lcoi, conveyed to William Ferguson, whereon Is erected a large two-aud-me-half story BRICK DWELLING HOUSE. Seized, taken tn execution, at the suit ot Lo cust Mountain Saving and Loan Association vs. William B. Ferguson, and to be sold as the prop erty of William B. Ferguson. Ma kb, Atty. ALSO, All that certain piece or parcel of land, altu" ate la the Town of Bloomsburg, Columbia county, Pennsylvania, bounded and described as follows, to wit: Bltuated on First street, tn said town, and bounded as follows : Beginning at a corner ot lot of Amelia A. Butler, on First street; thence along said street fifty-one feet to a corner of lot ot Leonard It. Bom. boy; thence northwardly along said lot two hundred and four feet and four Inches to a private alley, recently conveyed to Amelia A. Butler, by the executors ot William McKelvy, deceased; thence westwardly along said alley nrty-0D0 feot to the lot of Amelia A. Butler; thence southwardly along said lot two hundred and four feet and four Inches to a corner on First street, tbe place of beginning, whereon Is erected a two-story FRAME DWELLING HOUSE, and other outbuildings. It being tbe same prem Ises which I. W. McKelvy and J. U. Harman, executors of William McKelvy, deceased, by their Indenture, dated the third day of October, A. D. 188J, granted and confirmed unto Hannah . Hinlth. Seized, taken In execution, at the suit of the Locust Mountain Saving and Loan Association vs. Thomas E. Smith and Hannah E. Smith, his wtfo, In right ot said wife, and to be sold as the property ot Thomas E. smith and Hannah K. Smith, his wife, in right of said wife. Makb, Atty. ALSO, A1 that certain lot. or parcel ot land, situate In the TownBhlp ot Flshlngcreek and Orange, in tbe County ot Columbia and State of Pennsyl u inla, bounded and described as follows, to wit: Beginning at a stone, on line ot land ot Ellsba Evans; thence by land of said Evans north forty degrees east one hundred and thirty-two and seven-tenths perches to a Btone ; thence by Uud of Jacob Shoemaker and Daniel Albertson south six ty-slx and one-half degrees, east one hundred and forty-nine and four-tenths perches to a post; thence by land ot said Albertson and William Long south thirteen and one-fourth de grees, west one hundred and twenty-seven and two-tenths perches to a stone; thence by land of Ellen KUue north seventy-seven and three foarlhs degrees, west forty-alxjund eight-tent hi perches to a stone ; thence by same south eighteen and one-half degrees west twenty-one and four-tenths perches to a stone; thence by Bame and land ot Bald Abner Welsh north eighty-one and three-fourths degrees, west forty-three and four-tenths perches to a stone; thence by lands of Abner WeUh south nineteen and one-fourth degreeB west sixty-two perches to a pine ; thence by Bame south sixty-three and one-fourth degrees, west thirty-five and two tenths perches to a stone (formerly pitch pine) ; thenoe by land ot Matthew Patterson north two and three-fourths degrees, west one hundred and forty-two and two-tenths perches to tbe begin ning, containing . 176 ACRES and thirty-four perches, strict measure.wuereon are erected a good DWELLING HOUSE, summer kitchen, new bank barn, straw shed, wagon bouse, bog pen and all necessary out buildings, good fruit orchard of every kind. Tbe land la lu a blgh state ot cultivation for grow ing grain and grass, and well watered tor graz ing purposes. Seized, taken In execution, at the suit of E. It. Ikeler vs. Bartley Albertson, and to be sold as tbe property ot Bartley Albertson, Usi.kr & Ikblih, Attya. J. B. alcUENHY, SuiKirr. (STl Ml CORNER MAIN & MARKET Sts. I TROUSERS BLOOMSBURG PA. Why are we What is the In times like these it is only the unusual bar gain that don't go a begging. Values, and big ones at that, alone possess the power to interest Most anything may be braved to get your right ful share of what we offer this week. Bead the Record and then Eua the Risk. Black Dress Goods You are surely aware of our reputation for Black Dress Goods. We are positive we have bargains here that you will find hard work to replace when they are gone, and that can't be equaled anywhere else. All wool 50 in. wide Serge, extra fine quality, 50c the yd. Can't replace at le?s than 75c. All wool Henrietta, 1G in. wide, at 50 and SOc the yard. We lay special stress on the 80c. quality. It can't be matched anywhere else at $1.00. Suitings. We are offering while they last, till wool Suitings, 36 in. wide, at 23c the yard. Summer Dress Goods. What we have left in this line, Organdie-, Lawns, etc.. you can have at your own pricp. Shoes. We offer Ladies a rare bar gain in Shoes this week that it will pay them to investigate. FlIKSel & BLOOMSBURG, PA. WIDOWS' APPRAISEMENTS The following Widows Appraisements will bo presented to the Orphan' Court or Columbia c.04?t.5'J)n lJ,e oU Monday of Hepumber, A. D. 1897, .and e.,nttruied nisi, and unless excep tions are (lied within tour days thereafter, will be confirmed finally. Estate of Daniel T. Lutes, late of Benton Twp , deceased. Personalty, $Wu.o0. Kstat Of I-'uart p. Belles. Infe of Benton Twp . deceased. Personally. $l-6.ttt. Healtv, $115.10. Estate, of lsaao Knifeman, late of Bearer Twp , dooeased. Personalty, $19-9. Estate of Charles b. Motlenn, late of Benton Boro., deceased. Personalty, ) o.oo. Ksute of Philip 11. Oberdorf, late of Briar creek township, deceased. Personalty, $13.10. Kpsity, 91 o wo. Estate of Bonjamln M. Oolder, late of Fish Ingcreek Twp , doceased. Personalty, imog. lteulty, $39 VI. Kstate of Wm. M. Achenbach, late ot Orante Twp., deceased. Personalty, noo.00. Estate of Jacob I'tf, lute of Ureenwood Two., deceased. Peinonalty, v ' Estate of Edwurd A. Kawltngs, late of the IS.1!. Bloomsbiirtf, deceased. Personally, Estate of Miles ... Williams, late of Orange Twp., deceased. Tv.-gonalty, $.100.00. Estate of Ohr . Hpurr, late ot Centralla borough, deceast-u. . ersoualty, $300.00. Estate of Dr. John u. Fruit, late ot Hemlock 1 wp., deceased. Personalty, $:Wu.00. Estate of Lloy1 Kelcbner, late of Montour Twp., deceased. 1 er :valty, $dh.70. Estate of Henry UolTman, late of Koarlng creek Twp., deceased. Personalty, $JS.SS. Estate of Harman J. Hess, late ot Fishing creek Twp. .deceased. Personalty, $100,00. Estate of Ezra Vandlue, late of Mill vine bor ough, deceased. Personalty, $li!.65. Kealty, W. H. HEN MB, H. Hush Zahr, Dep. C'i-kke o. C Clerk's Oftlce, Bloomsburg, Pa., Aug. HI, 18V7." j. e. keifer; Successor to E. A. RAWLINGS, DEALER IN All Kids of Meat. Beef, Veal, Lamb; Mutton, Pork, Hams, Bacon, Tongues, Bologna, &c. Free Delivery to all parts of the town. CENTRE STREET, BLOOMSBURC, PA. HarTelephc e connection. 1 FROM S5.QQ, Thronged? Attraction ? In this lot, not quite all sizes, may be yours though, laced and buttoned. They go while they last at SI. 00. Were 1.50 2.00, 2.50, $3.00. Domestics. . They are bound to go up in price, but we alwaya try to look out for our patrons and are now offering you bargains in hero you can't refuse. Light and dark Standard Calicoes, 4c the yard. Always sell at 0c Nice fine unbleached muslin 3G in. wide, extra quality, 20 yds. $1.00. Retails at 7c. Light Lawn Wra ppers Bad Light Striped Merrimack Cal- ico Wrappers, 75c. Best Blue Calico, 5c Apron Gingham?, 4c We still offer you 10 PER CENT. DISCOUNT on Muslin Underwear. FLOUR. Did you ever try CERES FLOUR ? If you have not, we'll try aud have you, an it is the best Spring Wheat Flour on the market. We are selling it at what a car load would cost us now. Give it a trial. JXaKlllSll, Ho More GREASY LAMPS Can be Handled with Kid VIotu NON-DCPLOSltfC MenUflln tht UnlUd Stittt and Principal Ceunn t tk World. Sind lor copy ol "MvsrouV ilUK? Price, $4.00 of your dealer, or dellrarei free on receipt of price by ROSE MANUFACTURING CO. I 311-13 N. THIRD ST.. Prlll.aUM.rnu. ' CAUTION I Do sol bt deceived Into tikMMI nhrlamD that to outrtntwd to Dooitlvel ataf .1 " only lamp that to guarantoad to poIMl monsy rMuaoao), maiisiraorro-n gram ktroiana and that la absolutely non-atpli KLONDIKE COLD. "The Greatest Uold District, on fcirtu bliures, $1.00. Atfenls Wuuu-d Why not share In the millions that taken out of AlftHkat Wo otTor a kolUen opiw lUVeysliRll send an expedition, with 'jfj atock ot merchandise and lully eiijilPj I turn a handsome protlt In addlilou t 1 iiious sums to be made from economic m'nW We confident lr expect to letuiu $im f" I EltY $1 INVKSTKu. ,.nr ' Holders of Ml shares entitled to JP!uJ exnedlllon wlLh all exoeuses Data. I'W-1'' "Y'llmlted numberof shares now on sale, l-ttt ALASKA (MM. II Ml.l U , TKADINU AND THANKI'OU'f A 1 V B-ltd No. tlO Hioudway, New lorki- tt-lll- PH1LADA. MUSICAL ACADEMY, xbij Hpruce Mi., rlillatltt. " 1(U;H. ZKUKWKlt, YBKf,TOh'huche Private and class ieisous lu all Due' ,,u Music, send tor IllusMuiod eillr uow lull information, l.iai pupils U " lust season. e" -:tUtllMllf1 1H7'. 1 siZ?
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