4 jj)te wlttmbiHß, ESTABLISHED 1866. Columbia Democrat, ESTABLISHED 1837. CONSOLIDATED 1869. PUBLISHED .EVERY THURSDAY MORNING Bloomsburg, the County seat of Columbia County, Pennsylvania. •KO. E. EL WELL EDITOR. D. J. TABKEH, LOCAL EDITOR. GEO. C. ROAN, FORERAN. vians:— lnside the county 71.00 a yearlD ad anco; $1.50 If not paid lu advance Outside he county, $1.85 a year, strictly in advance, til communications should be addressed to THE COLUMBIAN. Bloomsburg, Pa. THURSDAY, APRIL 28, I.S 9 S! CANDIDATES. FOR REPRESENTATIVE, North Side, Second term. WILLIAM CHRISMAN, of Bloomsburg. FOR PRESIDENT JUDGE OF THE 26TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT. E. R. IKELER, of Bloomsburg. '*• ~i. tniGL- FOR CONGRESS, L. FRITZ, out - °ff Bloomsburg. aver • 1 green, * nR STATE SENATOR, W. H. RHAWN ••i of Catawissa. thhjl FOR REPRESENTATIVE, <3./ C. Z. SOHLICHER of Beaver township. FOR REPRESENTATIVE, (South Side) WILLIAM T. CREASY, Catawissa Township. FOR PRESIDENT JUDGE OF 26TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT, R. R. LITTLE, of Bloomsburg. Charles Emory Smith, editor of the Philadelphia Press, was last week ap pointed Postmaster General, vice Mr. Gary resigned. The resignation is said to be due to differences in the Cabinet. Mr. Gary is a very strong peace advocate and was not at all in harmony with the war policy of the administration. 7 4 V Money for the War. The Ways and Means Committee I has Deen prompt in formulating its I |measure to fill the National Treasury I (with the funds which are as essential as ships and soldiers for carrying on |k the war. Both houses of Congress Wk should be equally patriotic and effi cient in passing it. kSfc* It is estimated that the Revenue will produce from $90,000,000 to I $100,000,000 annually, levied solely in internal taxes. Tea and coffee are exempted from taxation, because of the desire to refrain from placing bur dens on the common necessaries of life. The increased taxes on beer, tobacco, chemical preparations, mer cantile paper, securities and legal in struments will not be felt heavily by the masses of the people, and what ever slight inconvenience they impose "V borne as a patii- obligation. '('While it is hoped that the issue of j so large a sum in bonds as the $5OO, 000,000 authorized will not be requir ed, it is yet the part of prudence to give the Secretary of the Treasury power to secure ample funds at all times. Opposition to the issue of these securities, either by the Senators or by the' public press, is unpatriotic and. utterly without justification at this juncture. Criticism of the govern ment because these bonds, like other securities issued in the past, are speci fically payable in "coin" is unfounded in reason. Every human being in the Un'ted Stales knows that "coin" means gold under the explicit pledge pot the government to uphold the gold standard. It would have been im- I I possible at this juncture to pass a j I gold bond bill through the Senate, I I even if there had been no other con I I siderations in the way of such a V measure. These bonds are as good as gold ; , they will be paid in gold or its equiva -9 lent, and every loyal American, in Congress or out of it, will refrain from criticising them or fighting the bill that makes their issue possible.— Ex. jPay of the National Guard. Attorney General McCormick has rendered an opinion as to the pay ment ot the National Guard in the event of its mobilization for govern ment purposes. It is in substance S that "its commissioned officers shall be paid the same as officers of like t grade in the regular army of the j United States : its first sergeant $3 I per day, its sergeants $2 per day, its corporals $1.75 per day, its musicians and privates $1.50 per day" from the time they are called forth "until such time as they may be mustered into ~ service of the government of the J United States." Then cf course their compensation will be the same as that of members of the regular army. WAR DECLARED. CONTINUED FROM PAGE I. The Consuls who have been con sulted concerning this scheme ex press the opinion that a much larger military force will be required to accomplish what the United States desires, which is to send arms and ammunition for the combatant Cu bans in the field, and food for the non-combatants now suffering so cruelly from Spanish barbarity. The consuls have no doubt that if 50,000 or 60,000 Cubans, who are acclimated, could be furnished with arms and supplies in abundance, they could do some very effective work in combination with our naval fleet. The rainy season, which is now approaching, will greatly re duce the Spanish army during the next three months, and with an ef fective blockade, it is only a ques of time in the judgment of the Con suls when Blanco and his Spanish army will be compelled to surren der. WHAT EACH STATE WILE FURNISH. The following are the quotas to be furnished by each state. Alabama, two regiments of in fantry and one battalion. Arkansas, two regiments of in fantry. California, two regiments of in fantry,two battalions and four heavy batteries. Colorado, one regiment of infan try and one light battery. Connecticut, one regiment of in fantry, one light battery and two heavy batteries. Delaware, one regiment of in fantry. Florida, one regiment of infantry. Georgia, two regiments of infan try and two light batteriesi Illinois, seven regiments of in fantry and one regiment of cavalry. Indiana, four regiments of in fantry and two light batteries. - lowa, three regiments of infantry and two light batteries. Kansas, three regiments of in fantry. Kentucky, three regiments of in fantry and two troops of cavalry. Louisiana, two regiments of in fantry^. Maine, one regiment of infantry and one heavy batterj'. Maryland, one regiment of in fantry, four heavy batteries. Massachusetts, four regiments of infantry and three heavy batteries. Michigan, four regiments of in fantry. Minnesota, three regiments of in fantry. Mississippi, two regiments of in fantry. Missouri, five regiments of in fantry and one light battery. Montana, one regiment of in fantry. Nebraska, two regiments of in fantry. New Hampshire, one regiment of 1 infantry. New Jersey, three regiments of infantry. New York, twelve regiments of infantry and two troops of cavalry. North Carolina, two regiments of infantry and one heavy battery. Ohio, six regiments of infantry, two light batteries and two squad rons of cavalry. Oregon, one regiment of infantry. Pennsylvania, ten regiments of infantry, four heavy batteries. Rhode Island, one regiment of infantry. South Carolina, one regiment of infantry, one battalion and one heavy battery. Tennessee, three regiments of in fantry. Texas, three regiments of infantry and one regiment of cavalry. Utah, one troop cavalry and two light batteries. Vermont,one regiment of infantry Virginia, three regiments of in fantry. Washington, one regiment of in fantry. West Virginia, one regiment of infantry. Wisconsin, three regiments of in fantry. Wyoming, one battalion and one troop of cavalry. District of Columbia, one battal ion. North Dakota, five troops of cav alry. South Dakota, seven troops of cavalry. Idaho, two troops of cavalry. Nevada, one troop cavalry. Arizona, two troops cavalry. New Mexico, four troops cavalry. Oklahoma, one troop cavalry. County Chairman H. A. McKillip has issued his call for the Republican Counly Convention to be held at the Court House in Bloonisburg on Mon day, May 16, 1898, at two o'clock, tor the purpose of electing two dele gates to the State Convention which will be held June 2, 1898. 8,600 will be Pennsylvania's share of the 125,000 troops asked for by President McKinley. -WE COLUMBIAN. BLOOMSBURG. Dip's Weekly Review of Trade, R. O. Dun & Co.'s weekly review of trade says : War is no longer to be avoided, and business is somewhat contracted by bankers' apprehensions. Railway stock earnings have been 14.3 per cent, larger than last year for the first half oi April. The wheat market furnishes just occasion for a material advance in prices. The exports from Atlantic coast ports have been 3,104,309 bushels, flour included, against 1,190, 392 last year, and from Pacific coast points 435,686 bushels, against 63,- 230 last year, making for the three weeks of April 8,389,492 bushels from Atlantic ports, against 3,588,170 bushels last year, and from Pacific ports 2,529,628 bushels, against 712,- 871 for the same week last year. The exports of corn during the same three weeks have been 11,340,188. bushels, against 10,221,161 bushels last year. With 40,000 tons bessemer iron sold at Pittsburg for $10.40, and with dealings in grey forge unchanged, and sales of 30,000 tons to car wheel makers alone in Chicago, and 10,000 tons at Eastern works of Pennsyl vania, with some at the South for pipe manufacturers, the enormous produc tion does not diminish, and the de mand for finished products includes contracts for 3000 tons in the build ing of two new merchant ships, with many other contracts in sight to re place vessels bought by the govern ment, for two new piers at Key West, 3000 tons ; for the Chicago Postoflice, 9000 tons; for the Uarrisburg Capitol, 2800 tons; for car building, including one of 3000 tons at Pittsburg ; for a government building at Portland, Oregon, 1000 tons; for track eleva tion at Chicago, 2700 tons ; tor plates at Chicago, including one for 2000 tons; for 40,000 tons rails to the Maryland Steel Co., 30,000 to be shipped to Siberia, and 10,000 to the Continent, and for 7000 tons to a Pittsburg concern for Quito. Failures for the week have been 204 in the United Slates, against 218 last year, and 29 in Canada, against 21 last year. STRAY PARAGRAPHS. Unsettled —the weather. Bulletin boards are being closely watched. You can't expect short cakes to keep long. In stylish families, dinner is tak en as a matter of course. A bit of red, white and blue will draw a crowd these days, 110 matter where it is displayed. A force of hands are at work cleaning away the winter's accumu lation of dirt on Main Street. Bloontsburg Company A Volun teers have not received a call yet, but it may come at any time. When you once tell a woman she is pretty, she immediately begins to pose as a professional beauty. Two handsome new American flags are floating proudly from the Leader store on Market Street. It is a conceded fact that we will make it hot for the Spaniards, but the Cuban climate will also make it hot for our boys. We are told that the bang has had its day. May be as a coiffure this statement is reliable, but the cannons are still with us. Strong Today Because Hood's Sarsaparilla Built Up His System Child Was Weak, Had Night Sweats arid Poor Appetite. "Our youngest child was in a bad con dition. One physician said the trouble was malaria and another thought It carao from the stomach and liver. Meantlmo the child kept growing weaker. He had night sweats, poor appetite and various other troubles. We worried along for two years, and then we determined to try Hood's Sarsaparilla, and from the first day we noticed a change in our little boy. We kept on until he had taken about three bottles. Today he la a strong, hearty child. We have always had to keep him Indoors in winter, but last winter he was out with other children and we found no trace of the old trouble returning." Alfred H.vrsrberger, 70 Washington Avenue, Altoona, Pa. Hood's Sarsaparilla Is the best—ln fact the One True Blood Purifier. Sold by all druggists. $1; six for $6. HnnH'e Plllc d 0 not purge ' pa,n or I IUUU S Kills gripe. Druggists. 250. Quick Communication Facilitates] Business. Use the LOCAL TELETHONS and Communicate. Direct with persons in Berwick, Cita wissa, Danville, Riverside, Kupert, Willow Grove, Almedia, Lightotreet, Lime Ridge, Miffhnville, Millville, Rohrsbnrg, Nescopeck, Orangtvilie, Stillwater and Benton. Also long distance lines to nearly a'l the towns in the different States. Rates reason able. Local exchange over I'ostoffice. CENTRAL PENNA. TELEPHONE & SUPPLY CO., JOHN KENYON, Manager. M. % .£ i /W V A JU /m i :! ' • - ■ • • '•'! Our Leaders For Spring. ■ Swell Spring Overcoats, new j Handsome Suits for Chil-1 Men's nobby spring all wool shades, lap seams, well lined, Lj ren> ve stee styles, from Suits from from $7.00 | $1.65 | $5.00 Remember our goods are ALL NEW, no old stock. Call and be sur prised at what you can buy for little money at Townsend's Star Clothing House. War Pictures in the Htw York Ledger- The New York Ledger has a new attraction. Without changing its char acter as a story paper and family week ly, it has added large full-page illustra tions of contemporary events and characters. A recent number had a fine portrait of General Nelson A. Miles on its first page, and the current number follows with an equally good portrait of Captain William T. Samp son. The next number will contain an excellent full-page portrait of Com modore Winfield Scott Schley. These men are likely to become national heroes, and our people are interested in having life-like representations of them for preservation. The large double-page pictures in the above numbers of the Ledger , of New York Harbor and its fortifications, charac teristic scenes in the city of Havana, the Flying Squadron, and picturesque Key West, are illustrations of great interest and beauty, showing import ant localities likely to he the theater of great events in the near future. This is a step worthy of this favorite weekly paper and its enterprising pro prietors. The price of the Ledger, with its twenty pages of reading matter and illustrations, is five cents. It can be ordered of the local news dealer or ot the publishers, Robert Bonner's Sons, Ledger Building, New York. A strange man is going the rounds of the saloons and stores in Scranton paying the proprietors money on al leged debts of which they know noth ing. He is well dressed and carries a roll of paper money in his overcoat pocket. He enters a store and asks for the owner. He then says that he has just'returned from the Klondike, where he struck it rich,and wants to pay a bill which he has owed the proprietor for four or five years. The owner cf the place is taken by surprise, and says that he does not remember having ever credited him. The stranger then draws his money from his overcoat pocket and insists on paying the bill. If the storekeeper refuses to take the money he leaves a bill on the counter anyhow and walks from the store. Married. At the parsonage of Trinity Reform ed Church, by the Rev. C. H. Brandt on Saturday afternoon April 23d, Mr- James E. Miller of Fishingcreek, and Miss Sallie E. Hill of Fowlersville. WIDOWS' APPRAISEMENTS. The following Widows' Appraisements will be presented 1.0 the Orphans' Court of Columbia county, May 2,1890, and continued nisi, and un less exceptions are flled within four days, will be continued dually. Estate of C. H. Harpstcr, late of Miniln town ship, Personalty $3OO 00. Estate of John B. Casey, late of the Town of Bloomsburg, Personalty $160.00. Estate of Peter Melllck, late of Sit. Pleasant township, Personalty $BOO.OO. Estate of C. A Becker, late of Berwick Boro., Personalty $BOO.OO. Estate of Uriah Welllver, late of Madison township, Personalty $46.00, Kealty $280.00. Estate of Isaac 8. Pursel, late of Hemlock township. Personalty $BOO.OO. Estate of Thomas B. Cole, late of Benton township, Personalty $300.i 0. Kstute of W. W. lless late of Fishingcreek township. Personalty (Siio.OO. Estate of William 11. Yetter, late of the Town of Bloomshurg, Hoalty $BOO.OO. Clerk's Office, W. H. HENIIIE, Bloomshurg, Pa., Apr. 7, 1898. Clerk O. C. ELECTION NOTICE. Agreeably to the provisions of an act of As sembly, passed the 121 U day of April, 1875, the annual meeting of the stockholders of the Bloomshurg Literary Institute and State Nor mal School of the Sixth District will be held on the nrst Monday of May. being May 2, 1898, be tween the hours or two and four o'clock in the afternoon of said day at the office of Normal school In the Dormitory In the town of Blooms burg, Pa., at which time four persons will be elect ed Tt ustees on the part of the stockholders to serve for a period of three years; at the same time four persons will bo nominated to the superintendent of Publio Instruction, from which he may appoint two trustees on the part of the Stale to serve for a period of three years. JOHN M. CLAIIK, 4-28-te . Secretary. 2ry the COL UMBIAN a year. A QUESTION OF QUALITY AND VALUE Set forth the argument for to-day's selling features. No flitusy imitations are tolerated in this stoie for the purpose of naming alluring price- figures. Lace Curtains. 500 pairs strong comprise the lot. An interesting item to offer just at house cleaning time. Perhaps for more inter esting in actual saving than all could understand without a personal investigation. T his is an instance where wholesale quantity buying dem onstrates its value creating for the customers. 45c pr., Gsc, 75c, 79c, 98c, $l, 1.25, 1.35, 1 50. 1.75, 2 00, 2.25, 2 75, up to $7.50. Wavla Goods. Owing we suppose to climate influence, have not been moving fast enough to suit us. The following prices will move them even in the face of a backward spring we think. 30 pieces of fine Organdie, worth 12^4c., we put on sale Wed. morning, April 27, at Bc. Wrappers. We will put on sale on Wed. morning, a lot of ladies' wrap pers, made of Simpson's silver gray calico goods, worth $l.OO, we will sell for 79c. Another lot worth $1.25 go for 9Sc. Ladies' Muslin Underwear. Three of the biggest bargains ever offered in Bloomsburg go on sale Wednesday morning. Ladies' robes, worth 65c, at 48c. " robes, " 50c, at 29c. " drawers " 25c, at 19c. Ribbons. Our ribbon stock has never been as large or as complete as you will find it now. Moire taffeta sash ribbon 5 in. wide, 30c, worth 50c., in all the new shades tor spring. F, P. PUBSEL. East I CORSER'S IBLPOMSEIO, street. NEW SHOE STORE. piJJ'l LOOK IT OYER See if you don't need a new pair of Shoes for dress or for work, and then come here and examine goods and prices. Men's solid, serviceable working and plow shoes at $l.OO and $1.25. Dress shoes, wide and narrow toes. $l.lO, $1.25, $1.75. These shoes for the quality and price is a saviug to you of from 25c. to 50c. on each pair. ' We invite the women and girls that wear sizes 13,1, 2or 3to look at our job lot of shoes at 79c. Were sold at $2 and $3. See them in front of store. CORSER'S Schuyler's old hardware stand. BLOOMSBURQ Double faced sateen ribbon in all shades and widths. Striped and plaid in all widths and shades at prices that will please you. Dress Goods. ■ A collection double the quan tity and sorts that we have hitherto shown. Assortments that will compare favorably with any in the country. If the largest variety to select from at lowest prices will win your trade, we are bound to sell jo'i vour spring dress. We offer one special lot this week at 39c, worth 50c. Lot 2 at 56c yd., worth 65c. Lot 3 at 65c yd., worth 85c. Dinner Sets. We will put on sale Wed. Apr. 27, 8 sets dishes, 100 pes. in each set, goods that we can guarantee, with neat decora, tions, at $7.48 a set. Lot 2, 100 pieces for $9.76 set. Lot 3, 100 pes. Johnson Bros. porcelain at $10.48 set. Lot 4, 100 pes. Johnson Bros. porcelain at $l2 50 set. Lot 5, 100 pes. Johnson Bros, porcelain at $l4 00 set. Lot 6. 100 pes. Johnson Bros. porcelain at $16.00. Groceries. In our Grocery Department we will so 11 for the next ten days, commencing April 27, and we will sell until May 9, one grade ot standard Rio cof fee ac 10c a lb. Chase and Sanborn's coffee, 2 pounds for 25c. Van Camp's baked beans, prepared with tonßdo sauce, at 11c a can, a saving to you of 4c on each cau you buy.
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