I 'HE COLUMBIAN, BLOOMSBURG, PA. clumMatu ESTABLISHED 13611. llu (TotumMu pnuofrnt, IBTABulSIlED 1837. CONSOLIDATED 18119. rUBUSUED VEUY TIU'KSDAY MOHNINO V Hloomsburg, the county neat of Columbia County, Pennsylvania. .ittO. S. ELWELL Editor. D. 3. TASKBU, LOCAL F.MTOR. UEO. C. 1JOAN, KOHKMAN. Inside tneoour.tr fi.OOayearlo ad taaoo; fl.SO It not paid In advam-e Outside tie county, :.S5 a year, strictly in advance. 4 11 communications should be addressed to TUB COLUMBIAN, Bloomaburg, Fa. THURSDAY, OCTOHER 14, 1897. Democratic State Ticket- FOR AUDITOR GENERAL, WALTER E. KITTEK ol Lycoming county. I OR STATE TREASURER, M. E. BROWN of Indiana county. Democratic County Ticket. FOR ASSOCIATE JUDGE, A. 13. 1IERRUX0 of Oranjeville. FOR SHERIFF, Y. W. BLACK of Rohrsburg. FOR JURY COMMISSIONER, U. 11. IIL'MMER of Sugatlonf. FOR CORONER, W. A. GERRITY of Centralia. THE RAPE OF THE TREASURY. State Expenses Growing Like Jack's Eean Stalk A Brief, Comprehen sive and Easily-Understood Review of Pennsylvania s Fiscal Affairs. How the Rule of Quay and His lreasury Ring Spreads Corruption and Brings Impoverishment. Under the spur of the profligacy and peculations of the Republicans the cost to the taxpayers of officially running this state grows with a rapid ity and unceasingness that belittle the performances of Jack's famous bean stalk. The process is a veritable rape of the treasury, the crime being no less inexcusable, deliberate and deter mined than those ravishments of the person that make lynch law compari. lively respectable, if not a practical necessity. The enormous majorities that the machine has for some years past heen able to insure for anything or any body that was labeled Republican have encouraged its representatives in the legislature to act what Vander bilt proclaimed : " The public be d ." The time for a check to this odious and dangerous rule has arrived. The opportunity is afforded in the nomina tions made by the Democratic party for state treasurer and auditor general. The election of these gentlemen is 'the way out of the woods." Their defeat means not only a continuance of the fraud and debauchery hereto fore practiced, but such an increase of it as must appal and ruin. Here are some fignres that without going into confusing detail will convey to the taxpayer an approximate idea of the manner in which he has been and is being robbed. Robert Emory Pattison was gov ornor from 1883 to 18S7.. The ap propriations for the legislative, execu tive and judicial depaitments made in 1883 to cover the years 1883 84 less the sums vetoed, aggregated $1,817, 088.97. , For the years 1SS9 90 of Biaver's administration the amount was $2,. 154,118.01. For the years 1897-9S under Hast ings, not including the irems Hast ings vetoed, the total was $3,126,-495-74 or very nearly double the sum consumed under Pattison from 1883 10 1887. But Pattison was again governor from 1891 to 1895. The appropria tions "for salaries of state officers, olerks and incidental expenses " and without reference to legislative and judicial expenses, during these four yeirs, as compared with the appropri ation? under Hastings, were as follows t Fur TattUon. "91-9 $559,450 co ,89394 . 552.059 26 'or Hastings. 895-9& 36816 4S -9J-9 1 ajj.$oj 93 Here is considerably more than 100 per cent, increase for which not the shadow of an eacuse can be offer ed, and increase it a time when generaUrade conditions were and are such as to compel the taxpayers fioni whom these moneys were relentlessly dragged to the exercise of a most rigid economy. As to the superiority and greater safety of Democratic ad ministration as compared with the present administration, the figures above given ire ample testimony. But as further proof that the looters have refused to give ear to the com plaints of the people and will decline to be halted in their wrongdoing by anything short of a Democratic vic tory, the following comparisons of items in the first general appropria tion bill under Hastings, with the second bill passed by the legislature just adjourned ate given i Increases In auditoi general's department $9,700 00 Treasury llepartmcnt 2,000 00 Internal afT.tirs department 16,525 00 State librarian 14,000 00 Philadelphia h rubor master 10,000 03 Judiciary 354 00 Public grounds nnd buildings..., 107,154 50 Department of agriculture 14,820 00 Department of public priming... 700 00 Factory inspectot' department 6,000, 00 Legislature 42,74(1 86 Total $237,510 36 And in the last general appropria tion bill there were $250,000 less awarded the charities of the state than in the bill of 1895. The figures in the case, as here given, are as few and simple as could be made to cover it. They will be easily comprehended. They show the present cost of running the slate de partments at Harrisburg as compared with the cost under the Democratic government of 1883-S6, the Demo cratic government of 1891-95 and the first two years of the present adminis tration. The legislature of 1895, which provided the latter, was uni versally recognized as the most cor rupt and reckless that had up to that tune assembled, but these figures show that it was innocency almost as compared with the body so recently adjourned. And the new capitol scheme, and Custodian John De- laney's scheme for making an Alad din s palace out of the gubernatorial residence, and a thousand and one others now incubating indicate as clearly as the sun at high noon that 1899 is looked forward to for furnish ing still more luxuriant pickings and proportionately increased imposition upon the people. Bulking the fig ures ior an purposes, the gross cost of the three administrations re spectively, as covered by the general appropriation bihs passed under each, sum up as follows : r.ntison's S3o,of9,i5;.47 Heavers 3'.Io6.33s3 Ilasnngs 4.S,coo,cmo co The aveiage citizen may well stand aghast at the revelations these figures contain. But standing aghast will not bring the remedy. For that end your votes should be cast for Walter E. Ritter and Michael E. Brown, the Democratic candidates for auditor general and state treasurer, whose election would be the beginning of the end of treasury ring rule, and would inaugurate a new order of things under which the citizen and taxpayer would get honest equivalent for the moneys he contributes to the state's coffers, and. the state itself would be placed in a fair way of re covering the good name she has lost under the iniquitous guidance of Quay and his army of conscienceless boodlers. Bitter Talks of Victory. Democratic Ccndidato for Auditor Genoral Very Hopeful. Walter E. Ritter, Democratic can didate for Auditor-General, returned to Hilhamsport on Saturday after a week's trip throughout the western part of the State. In an interview Saturday afternoon Mr. Ritter said : "Mr. Brown, candidate lor State Treasurer, Chairman Garman and my- self have, during the week, been visit ed by many of the chairmen and other prominent Democrats in the western part of the State. In every instance the prospects for the success of the ticket this fall were said to be most promising. I believe if our party would turn out the full vote, with the Republican vote which we would get, and the votes that will go to Swallow and Thompson, our prespects for elec tion would be very bright. "My observation of political condi tions in the counties of Philadelphia and Allegheny leads me to believe that the party is better united than it has been for a number of years past. UNPRECEDENTED DISSATISFACTION. "Until I entered this camoaien I had no idea that the general discon- nut uvci me cAi&img bicuc ui auairs m our State Government was so ereat as I am now convinced that it is. "People seem to be thoroughly in. formed of the rottenness of the ore- sent machine government. It is de nounced alike by Republicans and Democrats. Even those who are tied to the present dominant oolitical fac tion have no apology to make for the general disregard of the people's inter ests Dy tne present Republican State government. "It appears to me that this State is ready for a political revolution. The cause of good government has been subserted in the interests and the maintenance of a corrupt political machine. WORST OF LEGISLATURES. "On every hand there is hitter d. nunciation of the Legislature which recently adjourned for its reckless and extravagant abuse of power. All me people neea is to be thoroughly informed of what has been going on, and they are ready to vote for a better control of the State's affairs. "The most cheering indication of this growing sentiment is noticed by the action of so many newspapers throughout the State. "We found earlier in the campaign that there was considerable talk in different localities concerning Dr. Swallow 1 but in view of the fact that the Prohibitionists last year polled but 19,000 votes, while the Demo crats polled 430,000 votes, the voters now seem to understand that the only way to overthrow michine politics is to vote the Democrat ic ticket." Court Proceedings. Two Courts were held on Thursday, Judge Ikeler presiding in Room No, t and Judge Savidge in Koom No. 2. Annie Davidson vs. Fred Davidson. Divorce. J. H. Maize Esq., appoint ed commissioner to take testimony, Estate of Peter Appleman. Older of sale granted. Petition of Hannah E. Smith to set aside Sheriffs sale of real estate presented, and rule granted. Time extended to fifteen days for Sheriff to convey S. D. Neyhard to the Eastern Penitentiary. Estate of Wm. Henry Kreischer, dee'd. Bond of Isaac Kreischer and J. Fahringer, L. H. Daniel and Nathan Knorr approved. Case of Sheriff McHenry vs. Col, Co , called. The Sheriff being an interested party the Court appointed D. R ColTman and John Mourey to call talesman, Judge C R. Savidge presid ing in this case in Court room No. 2, while Judge Ikeler held Court in No 1. J. A. Kromer appointed Judge of election in Mifflin township to fill vacancy caused by death of Samuel Snyder. Public road in Bloomsburg near Richart's blacksmith shop. Order of Court as to payment of damages for property taken. County to pay the costs. Daniel F. Snyder vs. M. W. Jack son et. al. Rule to open judgment, discharged at cost of petitioner. In the case of John Mourey vs. Commonwealth Lumber Co., the. jury rendered a verdict for the plaintiff, by instruction of the Court. Recognizance of W. H. Rhawn in the sum of $500 for the appearance of B. J. Doyle and Patrick Gallespie at next term of Court, taken. J. B. McHenry Sheriff, vs. Col. Co. Verdict for plaintiff for $1082.63. The Catawissa Fibre Case was settled, and Court adjourned till Saturday. Out of forty six applicants for naturalization by our Court six only succeeded in passing the examination of the committee. They are Sylves ter Wasaloski, Thos. Yockubiski, James McDonald, Stephen Specock, Matt, bchuyler and J no. Pecuho, who were duly sworn in as citizens of the United States, at the session of Court rriday p. m. Estate of A. J. Evans, deceased. L. E. Waller is appointed auditor. A session of Court was held Satur day afternoon at four o'clock. Anthony Mentzbach and David N. Kirkby admitted and sworn in as citi zens of the United States. John S. Scott appointed guardian of Florence and James G., minor chil dren of Lloyd Kelchner, deceased. Hiram Crouse vs. Samuel Creveling with notice to S. C. Creasy and E. C. Wells. Judgment against Garnishees. Geo. Sutliff use vs. Jacob WeUiver. Judgment for want of affidavit of de fense in the sum of $197.48 with interest from Oct. 9, 1897. Utation awarded in the estate of David Lewis. Estate of Ann Ivey, deceased. Or der of sale continued. Issue of cita tion waived and service accepted. . Elizabeth Benson vs. Christopher Benson. Subpoena in divorce award ed. Anglo American S. & L. Associa tion vs. Hattie L. Webb et al. Tude- Terrible Pains In the Stomach -Dreadful Head acheo Face nnd Nock Covered With Bolls-Cui od by Hood's Sar-caparlHa-Skln Is Now Cloar. " I was covered with bolls all over m v tac.a nnd nock. Iliad dreadful headaches and paini In rry stomach. I took medicines, but wan not much benefited, and I pro cured sis bottles of Hood's Bnrsaparilla. After tuklnrrthe flrat bottle I could sne an Improvement. Vhon I hnd taken a few more boltk-s the bolls hnd all gone, my skin was clttr, my nnnetlto returned. anil my hcaltb wal eutircly restored. I am luanxiiu 1 ever found such a blood puri fier as Hood's fiarsnparllla. I paid out a gooddeUof money for useless medicines before taking Hood's Sarsaparilla." W. F. Deckwitu, Hurlock, Maryland. If you decide to try Hood's SarBaparllla do not bo induced to buy any other. 9e Sarsa 5 oarllla Is the Host In fast the Onn Trim iiinn.i i-i Her. Re sure to get Hood's. Price il, six for 93. Hnt rlll are the only pills to take vuu 9 riua witu Hood's Sarsaparilla. 7ry me COL V MB IAN a year. ood READY FOR THE FALL OF 1897. We announce to the public that our stock fur the coming season is now complete in every department. We are now showing a large and new line of Woolens purchased before the new Tariff Bill went into effect which means a saving of 15 to 20 per cent, to the buyer. We nre now offering Fall Suits at the old pi ices! Our line of Over Coatings, Suitings and Trouserings are more numerous than ever. We are putting up Fall Suits in City Style and at the lowest prices, consistent with good material and skilled wotkmanship. Four Points We Pay Special Attention To: Correct Style, Reliable Goods, Perfect Fit and Lowest Prices. Our long experience in the business enable us to give our customers full value for their money. Our Garments are made by skilled workmen, our work we guarantee in every respect. A fine display now on exhibition in the window of Merchant Tailor, inent in open Court, the amount to be ascertained by the parties. In re estate of Ann C. Reeder, de ceased. Exceptions to auditor's re port. All exceptions dismissed except the first as filed Feb. it, 1897, which is sustained, the estate not being sub ject to a collateral inheritance tax. Estates of Mary R. Wolf, deceased. Writ of inquisition awarded. J. B. McHenry, sheriff, vs. Colum bia county. Motion was made for new trial by the solicitor for the county. Estate of Mary C. Gruver and Jno, A. Gruver, deceased. Citation award ed. Estate of Mary C. Gruver. Writ of inquisition awarded. Estate of John Michael. Auditor's report confirmed ni. si. Dora A. Smethers vs. Wm. Smeth ers. Judgment for want of affidavit of defense in sum of $625 with inter est from Oct. 9, 1897. Liverwright Maier Co. vs E. Maier, Judgment for want of appearance. rank& Co. vs. The Leader Co. Judgment is entered for plaintiff for want of a plea. The Baker Underwear Co. vs The Leader Co. Judgment is entered in favor of plaintiff for want of a plea. The name oi John U. Kurtz, candi date for Associate Judge, appeared on the ticket as sent out from the State Department as John N. Kurtz, where upon the Court directed that the Com missioners make the proper correction on the ticket. Court adjourned till Oct. 23, 1897, at 2 p. m. The People's Opportunity. Every Pennsvlvanian likes to vote for candidates for office who are nomi nated by the people. That such nomi nations have been made is a ?uarantv that the nominees if elected will serve tne people and serve them well. The candidates of the Democratic nartv selected at Pleading were nominated L. , . . . . ... oy me people, incleea the candidates themselves knew nothin" of the event until notified by wire or press. The Republican candidates were selected by the machine boss and nominated by a convention of collar wearprs. If elected they will serve him and the machine, as, until the recent factional disturbance, everv Renubliran rfrlrp. holder in the state did and as the majority do now. r-very Pennsvlvanian wants to know how the business of the state treasury has been conducted. An effort, or a so called effort, to obtain this informa tion was made by a recent legislative inquiry, put as it was never intended anything in derogation of Rermblican rule should be known, the inquisition into tne business of the treasury was fruitless and the inauisitors discovered not a flaw. But it is known there are plenty of flaws, believed that there are many abuses, suspected that there have been rascalities perpetrated in uie omces 01 tne state treasurer and the auditor neneral. The truth ran never be learned through Republican iiicumDenis ot tnese offices. Even if they belonged to the faction opposing Quay they would not reveal the truth. iNo, tne truth must come from other sources. The people must Dut in these offices their own representatives to ascertain how their business has been managed and to assure honest management in the future. The Pennsylvanian who wants the fiscal affairs of the state honestly adminis tered must, therefore vote for Rrown and Ritter, nominated by no machine, owned by no man. enlisted in the cause of the people. Patriot. Columbia County lair, Bloomsburg, Pa.. October 11 to if. The managers have rebuilt the large exhibition building, damaged bv last year's cyclone and have completed ar rangements to entertain the largest crowd ever assembled on their grounds. The speed program begins on Thurs day with the 2.19 class, trot and pace, 2-35 2 30 and 3.00 classes; Friday 2.24 and 2.45 class, trot and 2.40 class, pace, and Saturday the great free-for-all, 2.24 pace and 2.29 rot, when the track record now 2.16 will undoubtedly be lowered. The Ninth Regiment Band of Wilkesbarre w' render music every day and the Jack son Roman Hippodrome Co. will entertain the people with their highly trained horses in daring feats of horse manship. Indications are that there will be a larger exhibit of live stock than ever and every department filled. A good place to meet old friends. Hatter, and October Necessities. With the coming of Autumn's frost fringed breezes, real shopping demands appear. All preparations have ceased, and October announces ftock completion. Variety now tills the ppace of every department; rich colorings take the place of delicate tints and fabrics of weight and warmth command at tention. TarifF prospects caused early buying ; stock selections can't last; re-orders must cost more. It will be to your advau tage therefore to make early purchases. Don't wait. Dress Haterials. The exhibit pictures a study of Fashion from every quarter. The color artist, the man at the loom, was certainly at his best this season. For never has color blending shown up so charmingly nor the weaving so universally artistic as is seen in the new materials. Full line of latest novelties for Fall Dresses at prices to suit you, 42,45, 43, oO. oO, tiOc. Broadcloths. We call special attention to these goods. They are the leaders in fashion this year and we have them in all shades. oO in. wide, equal to any sell ing at Soc, 70c yd. 52 iu. wide, equal to any that bring 1-25, $1.00 yd.' Separate Dress Patterns, no two alike, $1.25 yd. Coats & Capes. The late arrival of oO Fall and Winter Wraps complete the stock. Parisian, to be sure in idea only, though copies, they are marvelous counter parts, would be more than double the m-ice if leal impor tations, as ft is we sell them as follows : Black, Beaver Cloth, high 3 notched collar, buttons high to the neck, newest cut, $4 ("0. Equal to any $0 coat elsewhere. Black Kerrey, plain tailor made, Uy front, lap seams, 'un lined, SG.OO. Always sells for $8 00. A new rough effect cloth, also in an all wool Black Iver- 8ey, faced with Satin Radimer, trimmed with Uuckles, $U.OO. Black, all wool Kersev. also in the new rough effect cloth, elegantly made, lined through out with strined and figrured taffeta ; coats that fell in other stores for $15, we are offering you while they last at $11.00. We have the finest line of Children's Coat3, from 2 to G years, to be found anywhere. We do not claim thev are the cheapest, but we do claim they are made JJest, Fit Best and Look Best when worn. Lin ings match, and they are made BLOOMSBURG, PA. . BLOOMSBURG FAIC On account of the Columbia Coun ty Horticultural Society Fair to be held at Bloomsburg October 15th to 18th 1 697, the Pennsylvania Railroad Company will sell excursion tickets at reduced rates to East Bloomsburir and return, October 15th to 18th good to return until October 18th. 1807. in clusive. Five years ago Benjamin Snod grass disappeared from Sharon, Pa., with $5000 and was thought to have been murdered. Saturday he return ed home in rags. Cascarets stimulate liver, kidneys and bowels. Never sicken, weaken or gripe, toe. 4 1 iy Gents Furnisher, with full skirt, any trille higher in price, but also Children's and Misses' Reefers. Capes. Our line of Capes is all you can desire. We have them iu Cloth, English Curl, Astiikau, and Plush. We call special attention to the English Curl Cape at $5. Dressing Sacks. Anyone wishing a Dreeing Sack can't go amiss on one of these. We have them in Blue, Red, Pink and Gray, at fJ0c, 1 00, 1.25, and $1.50. Blankets. We always pride ourselves on the quality of Blankets we sell. We have people come from the cities (if Wilkesbarre and Scranton to buy Blankets of us. Why? We always have the Best Blankets for the least money. Two special ones just now, and the rest are priced iu same proportion. A good Blanket at 30c pair. Same sold last year at 50c. Here is our Hummer, an all wool, 11-4 Blanket, full weight at $2.7G pair. Brings $4.00 at other stores. Shoes. We don't pay big rent to sell you shoes, conseoueotlv we sell cheaper than shoe stores. Our f ail .Lane is Uomplete now and hero are three for a sample. Hough's Rochester Shoes, coin toe, common tense heel, kid tin, sells at shoe stores at $3.00, for $2.50. Hough's Rochester Slices coin toe, common sense heel, 3.25. Shoe store prices $4. Laced calf skin shoes at $3. Lamps. We never tire of telling you of our Lamps. We are proud of our assortment of them. It is the finest to be found any where, and prices are lower by far. We have them in Chiua and Metal. The metal ones are Gold Plated, and will not tarnish. All prices, all thapes and an almost endless variety. EXECUTOR'S NOTICE. Snttc i lun h'i glivn that tetter IwlnmwiMH m thH entate nf UnttiUi U hltenifjlil, till uf lleii" tiH lc Uiwnniip. Ciilunttita ttiuutii, fit., Urtruntil, tiape tren (ranted to II, C. Whileiiiijht it tl I. M. C. L Whtteufjht,tovhi)natli)riivitii(t-lte(lUt Mta mini are reiiietitetl to iiuik iinymeiU, mid tlmne hiiviHij ildin'nor (li'iiia)itls will muke known I lie sanu) irtlhout delmi. M. C. WHITKSIOHT. ... C. L. WIUTKSItlHT, Vantterttlif, Alio. Kmntur. 10-U-M. NOTICE. Wo, the tintloralKurri Cnminlttpp, will mont at tU( oni'ieof Oiiy Jnooby, In t town r llonm tmrfr, l'.,on HuMirduy.OclolMirSl. IK'jr.hi-twwii II H. 111. nn1 4. p. ui., to examine iipnllcimm (or paturullulloo. (!. KvVnh. W. II. HNYIlKU, UUY J.U'OHY, 10-14-8t. comuilttre. 15 WOMEN WANTED ZXX old RRtnbltRliPd firm. Frmanenr. layn 11 mo. and all expenses. .P. . Zikulkh Co.. I ' cunt t., Hitla., Pa. ir.U-Ht SUBSCRIBE FOR ' THE COLUMBIAN
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