4 fk ;BSTABLISITKD 1866. (StotamW# Democrat, ESTABLISHED 1887. CONSOLIDATED 1869. PUBLISHED XVBKY THURSDAY MORNING Bloomsburg, the County seat of Columbia County, Pennsylvania. •LEO. E. ELWELL EDITOR, D. J. TASKER, LOCAL EDITOR. GEO. C. ROAN, FORERAN. TRESlS:— lnside tbe county Tl.oo a year ID ad- I vanco; $1.50 if not paid In advance Outside he county, $1.35 a year, strictly litadvance. 1I communications should be addressed to THE COLUMBIAN. Bloomsburg, Pa. THURSDAY, MAY .9, 1898. CANDIDATES. FOR REPRESENTATIVE, • North Side, Second term. WILLIAM CHRISMAN, of IVoomsburg. X- ' FOR PRESIDENT JUDGE OF THE 26'1'H JUDICIAL DISTRICT. E. R. IKELER, of Bloomsburg. FOR CONGRESS, ANDREW L. FRITZ, of Bloomsburg. FOR STATE SENATOR, W. H. RHAWN of Catawissa. FOR REPRESENTATIVE, (South Side) WILLIAM T. CREASY, Catawissa Township. FOR PRESI DENT JUDGE OF 26TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT, R. R. LITTLE, of Bloomsburg. LOCAL POLITICS. * Under the new rules of the Demo cratic party of this county, the county convention will be held on the second Tuesday of June, which will be the 14th, and the primary election will be held on Saturday, the 1 ith. The convention will be composed of the judges of the pri mary election of each district It will be called to order by the chair man of the county committee, and a chairman and clerks or tellers shall be selected. A return state ment made up by the County chair man, shall be compared with the returns from each district, and the candidate for each office who shall have received the highest vote shall be declared the nominee. In case of a tie it shall be decided by lot. Where two persons are to be nomi nated for the same office, the two candidates receiving the highest votes for that office shall be nomi nated. i This is the manner in which the || Democratic candidates will be nomi nated this year. As things stand, and it is now too late to make any change, A. L. Fritz is the only candidate for Con gress in this county ; W. H. Rhawn is the only candidate for State Sena j tor, and it may be assumed that t] these gentlemen will be the choice IT of this county for those offices. For Representative from the south side W. T. Creasy has no opposition, and will undoubtedly be nominated. On the north side William Chris man is seeking the nomination for a second icrm, and under the rule , that has prevailed for many years lie is entitled to it. A. P. Young of k Millville has announced his name J for the same office. f There has been hut little interest manifested in politics up to this time, owing to the greater excite ment of the war with Spain, and whatever energy has been expend ed li s been in the canvass for the President Judgeship. For this ii.i -f pow'-nt office Hon. E. R. Ikeler is a cudidate for renomination, and A Ro' .rt R. Little Esq. is contesting \ with him for the honor. It is evi dent that one of these gentlemen will be the Judge of this district for the next ten years. \V iiich one, we cannot tell. Mr. Lit'!e is a lawyer of ability, and if nominated and elected would probably make a good Judge. Judge Ikeler's qualifica tions are well known to all the people of this county, and it is for the Democratic voters to say at the p ills 011 June 11 th whether he shaH he continued iti office, or whether there shall be a change. If he has not administered justice with an even hand, or has not shown ability is a Judge, or has not looked after the public welfare, he ought to be defeated, provided the public is sat isfied that its interests will be better subserved by the election of Mr. . Little. But Judge Ikeler ought not to be condemned unheard, on ac- Icusations brought against him by those who are well-known to be actuated by personal spite, and who after having aided largely in placing liim upon the bench ten years ago, now seek to punish him with de-1 feat, because they could not use him as their willing tool. Our interest in this fight is only that of every other citizen. We want to see the court kept out of the mire of politics, and we want to see the laws administered with even hand ed justice, and we hope that this will be done by the successful candi date, which ever it may be. It will be our pleasure to sifpport cordially either candidate which the majority of the Democratic party shall select. REPUBLICAN CONVENTION. Very Little Interest Shown.—Resolutions Adopted Endorsing the Administration. The Republican County Conven tion for the purpose of electing two delegates to the State Convention to be held at Harrisburg next month convened in the lower court room Monday afteinoon at two o'clock. There was little or no interest man l '- fested, which was probably due to the fact that the anti-Quay people offered no opposition. They simply stood of! and looked on and as a result the followers of the senior senator had everything their own way. The meeting was called to order by County Chairman H. A. McKillip, who asked fcr the nomination of a President of the Convention. C. E. Geyer was chosen without any opposition. On taking the chair Mr. Geyer thanked the Republicans for the honor conferred upon him. He said the Republican party of Columbia County had reason to be proud, of the work it had accomplish ed in the past, the most notable of which was the election of Hon. J. U. Kurtz to the Associate Judgeship. His remarks were loudly cheered. C. S. W. Fox and J. E. Edson were chosen Secretaries and A. W. Duy reading clerk. The roll was then called and the following delegates answered to their names: Beaver, —C. B. Noetling. Benton Boro.—F. S. Smith, I. E. Pat terson. Benton Twp.—l. K. Laubach, J. E. Edson. Berwick N. W.—W. F. Wright, R. S. Bowman. Berwick S. F„—C: D. Eaton, J. R. McAnall. Berwick N. E.—H. F. Traugh, John T. Smethers. Berwick S. W.—J. H. Catterall, Ab ner Rush. Bloom 1. —(W. O. Holmes, Sub.), W. U. Jury, A. B. Grotz Bloom 2. —Thos. Webb, St B. Ar ment, Chas. Coffman, A. W. Duv. Bloom 3. —Isaiah Hagenbuch, Joseph L. Townsend, John Cadman, (W. E. Deatrick, Sub.), W. D. Beckley. Bloom 4. —Joseph Sharpless, H. P. Chamberlin, (Chas. S; Thomas, Sub). Briarcreek—W. W. Furman, H. S. Heck. Catawissa Twp.—W. H. Roberts, Wdliam Witmer. Catawissa Boro.—C. E Geyer, F. R. Dent, J. R. Dqimer, Ad. Trucken miller, A. J. Guie. Centralia I.—William Griffith, Jos. H. Dawes. Centralia 2. —Thomas Ruch, Geo. W. Davis. Centre—Chas. W. E. Bower, John C. Crvder. Cleveland Conyngham E. N.—Thos. McGinley, John Judge. Conyngham W. N.—James Kosten bauder, Sylvester Hoffman. Conyngham W.—A. Barr, Edwin Jas par. Conyngtiam S. W. j Co.iyngham S. E.—Wm. Dunlavy, Jas. Conmer. I Fishingcreek E.—S. J. Pealer, P. J. j Weaver. Fishingcreek W.—James F. Trump, Wm. Pursel. Franklin—Jerre Kostenbauder, Thos. M. Mensch. Greenwood E.—J. W. Mather, J. M. Johnson. Greenwood W.—P. K. Patterson, N. O. Parker. Hemlock—John S. Neyhart, Willis Beagle. Jackson—Z. A. Butt, E. J. Sones. Locust—C. S. W. Fox, Dr. J. C. Wintersteen. Madison—Harvey Lowe. Main Mifflin—R. W. Smith, C. W. Bow man. Millville— W. W. Heacock, J. C. Eaves. Montour—M. W. Monroe, E. A. Mears. Mt. Pleasant—J. J. Crawford, H. W. Mellick. Orange—C. M. Brook, Hervey See sholtz. Pine N. Pine S.—Jos. F. Lemon, J. S. Webb. Roaringcreek—l. W. Cherington, A. W. Leiby. Scott E.—R. J. Griffith, W. A. Sny der. Scott W.—J. E. Zeigler, M. L. Keller. Sugarloaf N.—Edw. Steven. Sugarloaf S.—Rowland E. Hess, Geo. Sutlief. There was no opposition and J. C. Brown and W. H. Woodin were elect ed delegates to the State Convention by acclamation. Frederick H. Eaton and Jennings THE COLUMBIAN. BLOOMSBURG, PA. U. Kurtz of Berwick and H. A. M'Killig and A. \V. Duy of Blooms burg were named as conferees to the ensuing conference of the 17th Con gressional District VV. M. Monroe of Rupert, T. E. Snyder of Wilburton and I. Hagen buch of Bloomsburg were named as conferees to the ensuing conference of the 24th Senatorial District. William D. Becklev offered the following resolution, which was read and adopted : Resolved : That the Chairman of the convention be and is hereby au thorized to appoint conferees to meet with similar conferees from Montour county lor the purpose of nominating a candidate for President Judge of this Judicial district. The following resolutions offered by Mr. Catterall were adopted : We the Republicans of Columbia County in convention this day assem bled, express our high appreciation of the noble and patriotic character ex hibited by President McKinley in striving to relieve the sufferings, and enforce the rights of the victims of Spanish cruelty and hate, in the Is land of Cuba, by the exercise of peaceful methods ; and having failed in this, a resort to arms having be come necessary in order to vindicate our national honor, we pledge him our earnest support in a vigorous pro secution of the war to a successful conclusion We congratulate the American Navy for having, under the command of Admiral Dewey won a most remark able and glorious victory over the Spanisn Navy in the bay of Manila, which we hope may Be only a pre cursor of still greater triumphs on sea and land. It is a cause for gratification also to know that our state at this particu lar time, is ably represented in the United States Senate by Hons. M. S. Quay, and Boise Penrose, who are tamest and loyal in their support of the administration, and in hearty accord with the sentiment of the country. We hereby congratulate Gov. Daniel H. Hastings, for his prompt response to the President's appeal for volunteers, and his remarkable success in having Pennsylvania's full quota already mustered in into the U. S. service. The business being completed, on motion of H. A. M'Killip the conven tion adjourned. McKinley says this is a war for humanity but a continuation of the blockade of Cuban ports will result in the starving to death of more women and children than any other policy he can pursue. It is out of the question to starve the Spanish out by keeping up the blockade. They knew what was coming and prepared for it. They are not suff ering in the least. Why not take Porto Rico and force them to fight. It is the only way to end the awful state of affairs in Cuba. If it is the intention to liberate the Island from Spanish misrule, why not do it. instead of chasing a few boats all over the sea. The Democratic Candidates. Under the new rules the registra tion of candidates closed on last Thursday, May 12th, and the fol lowing candidates are in the field : Congress—A. L. Fritz, of Bloomsburg. Senator—Wm. H. Rhawn, Cata wissa. Representative—South Side, Wm. T. Creasy, Catawissa twp. ; North Side, Wm. Chrisman, Bloomsburg, A. P. Young, of Greenwood. President Judge—E. R. Ikeler and Robert R. Little, of Blooms burg. County Surveyor—Boyd Trescott Millville ; H. H. Hulme, Benton. Tired Feeling. Get a bottle of Hood's Sarsaparilla and begin to take It TODAY, and realize the great good it is sure to do you. Hood's Sarsaparilla I* America'* Greatest Medicine. All druggists. GET YOUR JOB PRINTING TONE AT THE COLUMBIAN OFFICE Our Leaders For Spring. Swell Spring Overcoats, new j Handsome Suits for Cliil-1 Men's nobby spring all wool shades, lap seams, ell lined, ■ Hren, vestee styles, from S iits from from $7.00 j $1.65 | $5.00 Remember our goods are ALL NEW, no old stocty. Call and be sur prised at what you can buy for little money at ' Townsend's Star Clothinjg House. To Democratic Voters, EDITOR COLUMBIAN :— Several notices have appeared in the city papers, some of which were copied in a few of our county papers, stat ing that I had been at a meeting at Danville with Senator Cochran and others, and that I had with drawn as a candidate for the nomi nation of Member to the Lower House and would be a candidate lor State Senato.. The above statement is untrue and unauthorized. WM. T. CREASY. In time of war Uncle Sam pays his soldiers as follows : Major gen eral, $7,500; brigadier generals, $5,500 ; colonels, $3,500 ; lieuten ant colonels, $3,00 c ; majors, $2,- 500; captains (mounted) $2,000 ; captains (unmounted), $1,800; ad jutants, $1,800; first regimental quartermasters, $1,800; first lieu tenants (mounted) $1,600; first lieutenants (unmounted), $1,500; second lieutenants (mounted), st,- 500 ; second lieutenants (unmount ed) $1,400; chaplains, $1,500; ser geant majors of cavalry, infantry and artillery, $23 ; quartermaster sergeants, $23 ; chief trumpeters, $22; principal musicians, $22 ; first sergeants of cavalry, infantry and artillery, $22; duty sergeants, $l7; corporals, $l5; privates and music ians, $l3 to $18.50 ; hospital stew ards, first-class, $2O. We have received the iatest sample book of society address cards and are prepared to supply carJs with beauti ful designs and in great variety to Masons ot all degrees, Odd Fellows Knights of Malta, Knights of the Gol den Eagle, Junior O. U. A. M. G. A. R., Union Veteran League, Sons of Veterans, Royal Arcanum, P. O. S. of A. Also cards for Fire men, Christian Endeavors and many other organizations. Call and see samples. If. Some Foolish People Allow a cough to run until it gets be yond the reach of medicine. They often say, "oh, it will wear away," but in most cases it will wear them away. Could they be induced to try the sue cessful medicine called Kemp's Balsam which is sold on a positive guarantee to cure, they would immediately see the excellent effect after taking the first dose. Price 25 and 50c. TRIAL SIZE FREE. At all druggists. Quick Communication Facilitates Business. Uso tho LOCAL TELEFHONE and Communicate. Direct with persons in Berwick, Cata wissa, Danville, Riverside, Rupert, Willow Grove, Almedia, Lightstreet, Lime Ridge, Mifflinville, Millville, Rohrsbmg, Nescoper.k, Orangeville, Stillwater and Benton. Also long distance lines to nearly all the towns in the different States. Rates reason able. Local exchange over Postoffice. CENTRAL PENNA. TELEPHONE & SUPPLY CO., JOHN KENYON, Manager. AUDITOR'S NOTICE. Estate of Daniel Mericle. late of Hemlock town ship, deceased. The undersigned auditor, appointed by the Or plums' Court of Columbia county* to make dis tribution of said estate, will sit at his office in Bloomsburg, Pa., on Thursday, June 16,1888, at 10 o'clock a. m.. when and where all persons hav ing claims against said estate must appear and prove the same, or be delarred from coming in on said estate. W. //. SNYDER, 5-10-to. A* r. SUBSCRIBE FOR' THE COLUMBIAN Price and Quality * ® = - - Win Merchants' Battles. No advance in prices. No neglect in quality. We are prepared as usual to fight the Merchant's Battle. Our success in the past has been due to right qualities at right prices, and will be so to the end Striking at the Dress Goods. 50c. goods for 25c. Worth 42c—3G in. dress goods only 28c. Worth 75c—42 in. silk mixeds litings, only 55c. AVorth 85c—42 in. dress goods only 58c. Worth 75c —50 in, black serge! only 50c. Worth $l.O0 —45 in black mohair only 80c. AVorth 75c—38 in. black suitings only 56c. Ladies' Dress Skirts, Ready to wear, in Black and colois, made as nice as any dress maker can make them. Perfect in fit. Price $1.25 to $7.00. Ladies' Shirt Waists. AVliite Pique Waists, $l.OO. AVhite Lawn AVaists, trimmed with fine emb., $1.40. Grass Linen AVaists, trimmed with emb. to match, $2.25. Madras Shirt AVaists, $l.OO. Imported Gingham AVaists, $1 to $2. Ladies' Black Underskirts. Ladies' Underskirts made of black Sateen and Moire Silk, with full ruflies, Price 1.00, 1.40 and $2.75. F. P, PURSEL. a p fl r r warnx. j East CORSEjjR'S SLDiSllr, street. | NEW SHOEITORE. PIJI'J. LOOK IT P^TIEIR, See if you don't need a new pair lif Shoes for dress or for work, and then come here and examine goods and prices. Men's solid, serviceable Avorking 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 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 $2 and $3. See them in front of store. CORSER'S Schuyler's old hardware stand. BLOOMSBUKG* White Goods for Ladies' Dresses. Sheer India Liuen, Prices, 9, 12, 14,16, 22,25 - ORGANDIES, Prices, 15, 25, 35, 50, 75c, $l.OO. French Nansook that can be laundried that it will be as nine as new. 45 h. 'wide, 50 and 60c yard. Laces. AYe have never shown such a ciniplete stock of Laces as we la ve on our counters now. We have thousands of yards of laceir i u all widths and dainty patter ns, with t nsert i° n to match, and the price can't help but to please anyone. I jijoting in plain and dotted, with edges and with out, in different widths.
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