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:ESTABLISIIED 1866.
an* Columbia jOmorrat,
•ESTABLISHED 1887. CONSOLIDATED 1869.
PUBLISHED EVEUY THURSDAY MOHNINO
Bloomsburg, tlie County seat ot Columbia
County, Pennsylvania.
* 80. E. ELWELL EDITOR.
D. J. TASKEK, LOCAL EDITOK.
UEO. C. KOAN, Fokbman.
Tsrhs:—lnside tile county $1.0(1 a yearln ad
vance; $1.50 If not paid In advance Outside
lie county, $1.25 a year, strictly In advance,
til communications should be nddre ssed to
THE COLUMBIAN.
Uloomsburg, Pa.
' THURSDAY, MAY 12, 1898.
CANDIDATES.
FOR REI'RF.SF.NTATIVE,
North Side, Second term.
WILLIAM CHRISM AN,
of Uloomsburg.
FOR PRESIDENT JUDGE OF THE 26TH
JUDICIAL DISTRICT.
E. R. IKELER,
> of Bloomsburg.
I FOR CONGRESS,
ANDREW L. FRITZ,
of Bloomsburg.
FOR STATE SENATOR,
W. H. RHAWN
of Catawissa.
FOR REPRESENTATIVE,
(South Side)
WILLIAM T. CREASY,
Catawissa Township.
FORPRESIDENT JUDGE'OF 26TH JUDICIAL
DISTRICT,
R. R. LITTLE,
of Bloomsburg.
W -'To the Democratic Voters of Columbia
W County.
Since announcing myself as a candi
date for the Legislature I have been
advised by good authority that I am
not eligible to that office by reason
of not having been a resident of this
state continuously for the past four
years (Art. 2. Sec. 5 of State Constitu
ttion) I therefore respectfully with
draw my name as a candidate for this
office and in doing so I desire to thank
my friends throughout the County for
the hearty and cordial support they
have given me.
Respectfully,
C. Z. Schlecher.
favor William F. Harrity.
National Committeemen Do Not Sanction
His Deposal.
There is chuckling throughout the
1 state among the friends of William F.
Harrity, the Philadelphia Democratic
leader and member of the National
Committee, over the fact that the a
tempt to depose him from the com
mittee and have National Chairman
Jones recognize Colonel James M.
as his successor is a flat failure.
' Chairman Jones recently addressed
a letter to each member of the
W National Committee, asking them to
BP' pass upon the legality of t.ie action of
B the Pennsylvania Democratic State
I Committee in ousting Hatrity at
' Reading and electing Guffey. He
has received thus far twenty-one ans
iwers, and twenty of these have declar
ed for Harrity.
A New Century Refo.m.
The People Must Vote Direct Fcr Senalor
and President.
The time will not be past the be
ginning of the approaching twenti
eth century when the people will
demand and get not only the con
stitutional amendment which shall
give them a direct vote for Presi
dent of the United States, and Unit
ed States Senators, cabinet officers
and United States supreme judges,
but also a voice on all important
legislation affecting the general pub
lic as well. Disgraceful contests
J'ke the Hatina senatorial purchase
together with the enactment of laws
for the enrichment of the few at the
expense and disadvantage of the
masses are stickers in the minds of
men who have been taught that
time is a government of the people,
for the people and by the people,
and a notion where the majority
rules. The rights of the \ .onle are
safe with the people and we do not
b lieve that we a.e far wrong in
piedicting that the time is not far
distant when the people will dare to
insist upon taking a hand in their
own government and in declaring
that what the majority says snail
be the law.— Ex.
Miss Helen Gould's check for
SIOO,OOO offered to the government
has been accepted by President Mc-
The Republican convention will be
held at the Court house Monday
afternoon. It will probably be a Quay
love feast from start to finish.
Mustering in is Expedited.
Volunteer forces iu tliu Various States
Are Daily Being Augmented-
Reports keep coming to the War
Department from the army officers
who are acting as mustering-in officers
at the various State rendezvous. The
reports from Pennsylvania show that
5200 infantry and 230 officers have
been accepted. Reports from New
York show that 1132 infantrymen
have been accepted at Peckskill, while
the Seventy-first Regiment at Camp
Black had been entirely mustered in,
including forty-two officers and 964
men. Colonel Green, of that regi
ment, wired the Adjutant General
that his command was ready to start,
and that he was awaiting instructions.
It was intended to take some of these
trbops from New York to Tampa by
transports at once.
Captain Davis telegraphed the War
Department from New York, how
ever, that none of the four regiments
of the State will be ready to leave be
fore Saturday. The report from Mas
sachusetts state that the officers there
have mustered in 200 officers and
2545 men. The reports from Illinois
state that the Third and Fifth Regi
ments will be ready by noon of Thurs
day, and that so far 101 officers and
1901 men had been accepted.
Within a few days it is likely the
Ohio and Illinois naval militia will be
ordered out. This will be a conces
sion to the demands and influences
which have been operating to this end
within those organizations.
The trouble with the Ohio naval
militia and the objections to its use
in this war have been the lack of
training of the men, and the same
condition, according to the Navy De
partment officers, prevails in the
Illinois organization. There has been
much internal dissension, too, it is
said, which has impaired the efficiency
of the men.
The Pennsylvania militia will also
be ordered out. It is probable these
organizations will be assigned duty on
the old monitors now at League Is
land. There are three of these ves
selsat that place being equipped with
new boilers. They wili probably be
distributed along the coast, perhaps at
New England ports, where there is
continue'! demand for ] otection.
The navy officers do not accept
without much criticism the presence
of the Katabdin in Boston Harbor.
This vessel is accounted ot little use
for coast detense, for the purpose of
which the old monitors answer much
better, they say.
The experts believe that the func
tions of a ram would indicate that the
Katahdin will be more serviceable to
the navy as a part of the North Atlan
tic fleet.
The War Department is receiving
a great deal of information in regard
to suspects in this country. Assist
ant Secretary Meiklejohn, who has
charge of the secret service of the
military, is in close communication
with the police authorities of various
cities, and has been surprised at the
extent of the advices which come to
him gratuitously from all the prin
cipal cities.
If one may judge from the infor
mation received at the department,
there are indications of a very liber
al spy system established in this
country by the enemy, with prob
ably headquarters in Gauada.
Minister De Lome first established
the system and it is kept up. But
since the outbreak of hostilities it is
not found that any of the American
detective agencies have had any re
lations with the Spanish Govern
ment, though it is conclusive that
there are men in this country of
American nationality and citizenship
who are industriously engaged in
furnishing information to the enemy.
It has not yet been settled before
what tribunal Downing will be
brought to trial. The defense of
this alleged spy will be a denial of
the constitutionality of the law un
der which he is to be tried, proba
bly by a military court. The
charges and specifications have been
prepared 011 the basis of the infor
mation accumulated by the secret
agents and developed by the, it is
asserted, damaging papers and doc
uments found in the possession of
Downing.
The officers of the War and Navy
Departments have rendered an opin
ion on the articles which will form
contrabrand of war. Later on a
list of such articles will be prepared
by the ordnance and other war ex
perts. The list will include all ar
ticles which enter into the composi
tion of munitions of war, not only
powder and project'les, but some
thing composing the material used
in waging war. The list is a very
long one.
The work on the navy coal sta
tion and supply depot at Dry Tor
tugas will be well under way in a
few days. The barge of fuel en
route from New York to Dry Tor
tugas was lost at sea, and this has
caused some delay in the work of
dredging, and the contractors were
further hampered by the fact that it
was impossible to secure coal trans
ports for their purpose, since the
""WE COLUMBIAN, BLOOMSBURG, PA.
army and navy have absorbed all
available transportation facilities
along the coast.
Contracts are pending for dry
dock construction which will com
mence this summer at a total cost of
$3,600,000. Three large 700 foot
timber docks will be built at the
Portsmouth, N. H., League Island
and Mare Island navy yards, re
spectively, at a limit of cost of $825,-
000 each. The Secretary has ex
ercised the power of discretion al
lowed him by Congress, and will
have constructed at the boston navy
yard a concrete dock to cost $1,025-
000, though that is the most ex
posed point. Home influence has
been exerted in that direction.
Meeting of the Leaders.
The following special appeared
in several of the Philadelphia papers
Wednesday. We cannot vouch for
its authenticity :
"It is authoritatively stated that
at a meeting held at Danville, at
which the leaders from Columbia
and Montour counties, as well as
the leaders in the Senatorial district
were present. It was decided that
Hon. W. T. Creasy, of Catawissa,
will withdraw his name as a candi
date for re-election to the Legisla
ture and announce himself as a can
didate for State Senator. Senator
Ccchran, who was also present at
the meeting, agreed to withdraw
from the Senatorial fight and come
out for Governor. Ex-Representa
tive Tewksbury, of Catawissa, will
take Mr. Creasy's place and run for
the Legislature from the south side.
Should this scheme be carried in
to effect there is little doubt that the
fight for Senators between Creasy
and Rhawn will be a hot one, as
both men are prominent through the
district and have hosts of friends."
Four hundred years ago Spain, in
this very country of ours, in cold
blood tortured the natives, who met
them at their shores with the confi
dence and gifts of their simple hospital
ity. In this very land, Spain practiced
the cruelties of the Inquisition under
the sacred guise of religion. Eve r y
century has had its Weylers. Hut from
being the richest and most powerful
nation of Europe, her reign of hoiror
seems likely to end in poverty and
disgrace. That any American can
talk of capitulation with such a foe to
civilization seems incredible. Yet,
even now, with the burial trenches of
Cuba filling up daily with the starved
forms of innocent subjects, and the
Maine unavenged, we meet people
who prate of peace—as if there could
be any peace until the vulture of the
nations was shot to death or driyen
away from this hemisphere !
The publishers of the Wall Street
Daily News , New York, has issued
the following notice:—
"To all male employes: We here
with announce that the salary of any
of our fifty-five employees who desire
to enlist in the army or navy for the
war against Spain will be continued
indefinitely, and that his place will be
kept open tor him at the close of the
war. If he should, under the rules of
civilized warfare, kill the Spanish gen
eral Marote, we will pay him the ad
ditional sum of $500."
Difference in the Time
When it is one o'clock p. m. at
New York it is 12:58 p. m. at Havana;
5:25 p. m. at Madrid; 6:58 p. m. at
Canary Islands; 12:50 a. 111. at
Philippines; 6 a. m. at Sandwich
Islands; 9:40 a. m. at San Francisco.
All patriotic people are no doubt
interested in this table of comparative
time . You will observe at the Phil
ippines, lying off the Chinese coast,
they are very nearly at mid-night when
it is noon in New York. Havana time
is practically the same as ours. Mad
rid is (our and a hall hours earlier ;
the Canary Islands are eleven hours
earlier. It will pay you to cut out
this time table and keep it handy as
you read of the fighting at the differ
ent places.
Your Blood, Overcome That
Tired Feeling. Get a bottle of
Hood's Sarsaparilla and begin to
take it TODAY, and realize the peat
good It is sure to do you.
Hood's Sarsaparilla
Is America's Greatest Medicine. AU druggists.
Our Leaders For Spring.
Swell Spring Overcoats, new j Handsome Suits for Chil- Men's nobby spring all wool
shades, lap seams, well lined, d ren) veste e styles, from Suits from
from j . _
$7.00 I $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.
Song That is Going Around.
There is a song going the rounds of
the papers and runneth in this wise:
We don't want to buy at your place,
we won't trade there any more; you'll
be sorry when you see us going to
some other store. You can't sell us
any stale goods; we have opened wide
our eyes, we don't want to trade at
your store, 'cause you do not advertise.
A fine line of new styles in wed
ding invitations just received at THE
COLUMBIAN office. tf.
Quick Communication
Facilitates Business.
Use the LOCAL TELEPHONE
and Communicate.
Direct with persons in Berwick, Cata
wissa, Danville, Riverside, Rupert,
Willow Grove, Almedia, Lightstreet,
Lime Ridge, Miftlinville, Millville,
Rohrsbnrg, Nescopeck, Orangeville,
Stillwater and Benton. Also long
distance lines to nearly a l l the towns
in the different States. Rates reason
able. Local exchange over Postoffice.
CENTRAL PENNA. TELEPHONE
& SUPPLY CO.,
JOHN KENYON, Manager.
MILL PROPERTY FOR SALE.
The mill property, known as tlie Edgar Mill,
with four acres and ninety perches of laud,
TWO STORY GRIST MILL,
with water pow.: a and a two-story dwelling
house, barn and othor out buildings, situate
within the borough of New Columbus, Luzerne
county, l'a., will be exposed to publlb sale on
the premises,
THURSDAY, MAY ?6, 1898,
at eleven o'clock In the forenoon.
TEItMS: SIOO down, and the Balance In one
year. A. C. CAMPBELL,
5-11-'9B-2t. Trustee.
SHERIFF'S SALE.
By virtue of a writ of Levari Facias, issued
out of the Court of Common Pleas of Columbia
county, Pa., and to me directed, there will he
exposed to public sale at tie Court House In
Bloomsburg, Pa., on
SATURDAY, JUNE 4, 189S,
at two o'clock p. m., all those two certain lots,
pteees or parcels of ground situate In the town
of Bloomsburg, county of Columbia and state
of Pennsylvania, bounded and described as fol
lows, tc-wlt: Beginning at a corner of lot of
Mary Phillips (now P. B. lleddens) and P'lrst
street, of the town of Bloomsburg, thence by
said lot north twenty-live degrees and ten min
utes, west one hundred and tlxty-nlne and live,
tenths teet to line of land of Michael Casey ;
thence by the same south fifty degrees and
fifty-two minutes, west elghtj'-two and thirty
one hundredths feet to lot of E. F. ltow ; thence
by the same south twenty-five degrees and ten
minutes, east one hundred and sixty-nine and
five-tenths feet to First street aforesaid, and
thence along said First street north fifty de
grees and fifty-two minutes, cast elghtytwo and
thirty-one hundredths feet to the corner, the
placo of beginning, whereon Is erected a
LARGE TWO-STORY FRAME
DWELLING HOUSE,
Frame stable and outbuildings.
Sel/.ed, taken Into execution at the suit of
Dorothy N. Brown, Martha B. Brown and J. J.
Brown vs. J. It. Fowler, and to be sold as the
property of J. 11. Fowler.
W. W. BLACK, Sheriff.
Herring, Attorney.
AUDITOR'S NOTICE.
Estate of Caroline D. Boehm, late of Cataiclssa
township, deceased.
The undersigned auditor, appointed by the Or
phans' Court of Columbia county, to make dis
tribution of said estate, will sit at the Court
Htmse In Bloomsburg, Paon Friday, May Y7,
189H, at 10 o'clock a. m., when and where all per
sons having claims against said estate must ap
pear and prove the. same, or be debarred from
vomtug in on said estate.
O. B. MKLIACK, Auditor.
GET YOUR
JOB PRINTING
DONE AT THE
COLUMBIAN OFFICE
OUR BATTLE CRY—Always the Cheapest!
War on Prices to the death. Competition must surrender before this
death-dealing cannonade of red hot bargains.
11 e give no quarter. Other dealers must match these values or ac
knowledge the supremacy of this store.
50 doz. Towels, nicely liera
med, with red borders, worth
35c the pair.
Price now 22c the pair.
Underwear.
It will he warm and you will
need underwear for ladies, chil
dren and mis-es. We can sup
ply you with long, short or no
sleeves at ail.
Price from 5c each to 50c.
Men's balbriggan underwear,
shirts and drawers in all sizes,
with pearl buttons, 25c ea.
Wash Goods.
15 pes, of fine zephyr ging
ham, worth 12£ c. We will sell
this week at 5c the yard.
12ic Lawn, good styles and
good color, at 8c the yard.
Fine Imported French Or
gandies, rich patterns and col
oring, 25c goods at 17c the yd.
Fine Madras gingham, 30 in.
wide, neat patterns, worth 18c,
now 14c per yard.
Silk Gloves.
Fine, all s :, k Gloves with
double finger ; ads, real value
75c., we will sell the lot at 40c
the pair.
$1 quality, with white stitch
ing on back, at 75c the pair.
Drab and Tan taffeta silk
gloves at 25c the pair.
White, Drab and Tan all
silk gloves with pearl buttons,
at 45c the pair.
One case of good bleached
muslin, not the kind that is full
of lime and starch, but GOOD
muslin, 55c for 10 yds.
Crash —Pure Linen
Not ordinary everyday sell
ing figures lor such high grade
linen, but such figures as ouly
reach our linen counter occa
sionally by shrewd quality
buying.
E 3 - IE 3 - PLTESSLJ.
East CORSER'S lllM
street. NEW SHOE STORE. PH
LOOK IT OTLKr
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 SI.OO and $1 25.
Dress shoes, wide and narrow toes, sllO, $1.25, $1.75.
These shoes for the quality and price is a saving 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 and
$3. See them in front of stoie.
CORSER'S
Schuyler's old hardware stand. BLQQMBBURGt
Pure linen crash, extra heavy
weight, Hat weave, 16 in. wide,
8c the yard.
Pure Linen Crash, extra
weight, full bleached, 12c.
Checked gloss toweling, pure
linen, not a cut edge, 24 in.
wide, 14c the yard.
Toilet Sets.
We have just put on sale this
week 15 sets at prices that will
surprise you.
6 sets, 10 pes. in set, $2.49.
8 " 12 " " 5.50.
3 *' 12 " " 6.25.
8 " 12 " " 7.25.
Wrappers.
We will put on sale on Wed.
morning, a lot of ladies' wrap
pers, made of Simpson's silver
gray calico goods, worth SI.OO,
we will sell for 79c. Another
lot worth $1.25 go for 98c.
Dinner Sets.
We will put on sale 8 sets
dishes, 1 (X) pieces in each set,
goods that we can guarantee,
with neat decorations, at $7.48
a set.
Lot 2, 100 pieces for $9.76 set.
Lot 3, 100 pes. Johnson Pros.
porcelain at $10.48 set.
Lot 4, 100 pes. Johnson Bros.
porcelain at sl2 50 set.
Lot 5, 100 pes. Johnson Bros,
porcelain at $14.00 set.
Lot 6, 100 pes. Johnson Bros,
porcelain at sl6 (X).
Groceries.
In our Grocery Denartment
we will sell for the next ten
days, one grade ot standard Rio
coffee at 10c a lb.
Chase and Sanborn's coffee,
2 pounds for 25c.
Van Camp's baked beans,
prepared with tomato sauce, at
11c a can, a saving to you of
4c on each can you buy.