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;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.
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Hood's Sarsaparilla and begin to
take It TODAY, and realize the great
good it is sure to do you.
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I* America'* Greatest Medicine. All druggists.
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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.
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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.
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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.