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ESTABLISHED 1866.
stoe Columbia Smafrat,
ESTABLISHED 1837. CONSOLIDATED 1869.
PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY MORNING
Bloomsburg, the county seat ot Columbia
County, Pennsylvania.
ABO. E. ELWELL EDITOR.
D. J. TABKKR, LOCAL EDITOR.
GEO. C. ROAN, FORERAN.
Vaaas;—inside tne county si.ooayearln ad
ance; ti.W It not paid In advance Outside
the county, $1.25 a year, strictly In advance.
All communications should be addressed to
THE COLUMBIAN,
Bloomsburg, Pa.
THURSDAY, JULY 28, 1898.
DEMOCRATIC STATE TICKET.
GOVERNOR,
GEORGE A. JENKS.
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR,
WILLIAM A. SOWDEN.
SECRETARY OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS,
CAPT. PATRICK DF.LACEY.
JUDGES SUPERIOR COURT,
WILLIAM F. TRICKET,
CALVIN M. BOWER.
CONGRESSMAN-AT-LARGE,
J. M. WEILER,
FRANK P. lAMS.
* "I have been a Republican since
iB6O but our party now stinks in
the nostrils of any decent man. If
the people are willing to uphold this
corruption and dishonesty, God
save the country ! —Ex-Postmaster
General John Wanamaker."
The whole country will want to
come over here, if the Spanish
prisoners keep on writing home and
telling their friends what kind and
generous treatment they are receiv
ing.
Every one who is desirous of put
ting a stop to the corrupt methods o*
the Republican administration in the
state can do so by casting a ballot for
George A. Jenks for Governor, at the
election this fall. He stands high in
the estimation of the people and will
make a good governor.
One of the wounded officers of
the regularly army, who recently
arrived at Fortress Monroe, pays
a high tribute to the colored troops
in Cuba. "I was standing near
Capt. Capron and Hamilton Fish,"
he remarked, and saw them shot
down. They were with the Rough
Riders and rail into an ambuscade,
though they liad been warned of
the danger. If it had not been for
the negro cavalry the Rough Riders
would have been exterminated. I am
not a negro lover. My father
fought with Mosby's Rangers, and
I was born in the South, but the
negroes saved that fight, and the
day will come when Gen. Shafter
will give them credit for their
bravery."
A UNITED DEMOCRACY.
Gold Men Endorse Jenks.
At a meeting of the Jeffersonian
State Committee last week Wednes
day, George A. Jenks, the nomi
nee of the Democrats at Altoona for
Governor, was unanimously en
dorsed. There was a full attend
ance, comprising one member for
each congressional district. The
following resolutions were adopted :
"Whereas, The National (Jeffer
j. sonian) Democrats of Pennsylvania
I ( recognize that the supreme issue in
I. ' the approaching State campaign is
the redemption of the Common
wealth from Republican misrule,
and that all friends of honest gov
ernment should unite in a warfare
upon the corruption and profligacy
f that mark the control of the Re
publican party in this State ; and
I "Whereas, The Democratic Con
vention recently assembled at Al
toona, by a direct vote, refused to
■inject national politics into the
present campaign, made a declara
tion that should command the sup
port of all those who favor a clean
and capable administration of our
State affairs, and nominated for
Governor a man of integrity,
thoroughly equipped to serve the
• people, in the person of Hon.
George A. Jenks, with associates of
like repute and capacity ; and
"Whereas, It is manifest that the
time has come when good citizen
ship requires us to ignore past dif
| ferences that do not enter into the
questions about to be submitted to
the voters of Pennsylvania, and to
present a united Democracy, earn
' estly demanding the reform of exist
ing abuses and mismanagement in
State affairs ; therefore be it
t ''Resolved, That the National
> Democrats of Pennsylvania do
! pledge an earnest, active and hearty
support to the candidates nomi- I
nated for State offices at Altoona."
WASHINGTON.
Prom our Regular Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, July 22c!, 1898.
Whether the administration is mak
ing a gigantic bluff (or the purpose of
frightening Spain into begging for
peace upon any terms that we may
choose to offer, or has actually deter
mined to utilize the enormous resour
ses at its command to force the fight
ing in every direction until Spain is
whipped to her knees, is not clearly
apparent at this writing. But every
thing points to one or the other.
Members of the administration say it
is the latter. Every good American
ought to hope it is.
The Porto Rico expedition, now
under way, under command of Gen.
Miles and Admiral Sampson, is no
bluff, for one of the certainties of the
war is that we are to get and keep
Porto Rico for our very own. The
landing of the advance guard of the
troops is expected to be accomplished
by the first of next week, and then the
combined land and water movement
against San Juan will Degin. How
soon the town will be captured will,
of course, depend upon how vigorous
ly the campaign is conducted.
The bluff, if bluff it is, is in connec
tion with the movement against Spain
itself. All this week there has been
mystesious talk about Watson's fleet
being accompanied, or closely follow
ed, by an army of invasion, and the
activity in the movement of troops
from the various camps, which has
been much greater than was neces
sary in connection with the invasion
of Porto Rico, has lent probability to
the talk. And the calling of Geh.
Stewart L. Woodford, who is still
drawing salary as U. S. Minister to
Spain, to Washington for the purpose
of conferring with Mr. McKinlev and
his Cabinet, has not lessened the talk,
although some think that Woodford
was sent for in connection with some
proposition for peace that may have
been received, notwithstanding the
official denial that any such proposi
tion had either been received or
made.
The clashing between Gen. Shafter
and Admiral Sampson, which formed
such a disagreeable feature of the
. ampaign against Santiago, broke out
in the Cabinet this week, Secretaries
Long and Alger respectively taking
the sides of their subordinate as to
whether the valuable Spanish mer
chant ships that were in the harbor
at Santiago when the place was sur
rendered to Shafter should be held by
the army and thus become the pro
perty of the government without the
payment of prize-money or should, in
accordance with Sampson's demand,
he turned over to the navy. Just as
the two Secretaries were getting
j warmed up in their dispute Attorney
General Griggs settled the whole busi
ness by saying : ''Neither of you
may have the ships. The Supreme
Court has rendered a decision on that
very point. When there is a joint
capture of ships by army and navy, or
when the army alone captures them
they are not to be considered prizes.
Nobody gets any prize money." Offi
cial orders have been issued in ac
cordance with what Griggs said.
Those who have stood up for the
Cubans are anxiously waiting to see if
Shafter's official reports will confirm
the press dispatches, as to the insur
gents under Garcia being in almost
a state of revolt because Santiago was
not turned over to them ; also as to
the numerous stories of shirking, both
of working and fighting, on the part
of the insurgents. If these stories
are officially confirmed, stock in the
insurgents will take a decided slump.
It has already been seriously affected
by the dispatches of the correspond
ents with the army, many of whom
are known to have gone to Cuba
strongly prejudiced in favor of the
insurgents and morelikely to exagger
ate their good qualities than their bad
ones.
Sectetary Alger is being accused of
allowing his political prejudice against
the Southern regiments, most of the
members of which are known to be
democrats, to prevent his giving them
a chance to win any glory out of the
war by fighting. It is pointed out
that such extraordinary orders as
combining two brigades have been
issued from the War Department so
as to shut out a southern regiment
from each brigade ; also that Gen.
Fitz Lee was being kept in camp with
the hope that the war might end be
fore he had a chance to do any fight
ing. These are not pleasant things
to write, but the accusations are be
ing made, which makes it necessary
that they should be written. It is
only fair to add that Secretary Alger's
lriends deny that he has discriminat
ed against either the Southern troops
or generals.
There is much criticism in Wash
ington of the hobnobbing of Ameri
can officers with Spanish officers of
the surrendered army at Santiago.
The general opinion is that if our
officers properly remembered the
Maine they would confine their asso
ciation with Spaniards to military
courtesy.
Although it is stated that the yel
low fever in our army in Cuba is now
under control, Surgeon General Stern-
COLUMBIAN, BLOOMSBURG, PA
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burg, to whom all reports from army
surgeons are sent, declines to answer
a single question about the fever. He
will not even say whether it is increas
ing or decreasing.
Bishop McGovern of Harrisburg
died in that city on Monday, after a
long illness. For some years he
was pastor of the Roman Catholic
church in Danville, and was well
known here. He will be buried on
Friday morning in the yard of the
Pro-Cathedral in Harrisburg.
The indications to-day are that
neither the 9th nor the 13th regiments
will see any active field service, and
may not get a sight of Cuba, Porto
Rico or the Phillippines. A number
of other Pennsylvania regiments will
fare similarly, and so will the volun
teers of numerous other States—un
less Spain should insist upon continu
ing the war so as to necessitate a
campaign against Havanna. In that
event there will be no cause for com
plaint that States have been ''slighted"
or discriminated against by the war
authorities.
We take no stock in the denuncia
tion of the custom of having a judge
from one district go, when occasion
demands, into another district for the
purpose of holding court there, merely
because Judge Savage, of Northum
berland, is said to have made a few
thousand dollars by trying cases for
Judge Pershing in Schuylkill. Both
Judge Savage and Judge Pershing are
gentlemen, and that is only another
way of saying that they are honest.
Judge Pershing's illness was also
genuine. If there was any blunder in
re-electing him it rests with the peo
ple who have had to pay for his sub
stitute.
The custom lias many honorable
uses. It enables judges who are in
terested in litigation which must be
pressed in their counties to retire in
favor of a visiting judge, thus insur
ing equitable rulings in such cases.
It also expedites the business of over
worked courts. At any rate, we have
a higher notion of the judiciary of
this State than to believe that they
would deliberately "work" the right
for a few fees. We suspect that Judge
Savage gave fair return for all the
money he received. He is built on
I those lines.— Phila. Inquirer.
j When a Tudge is sick, as was the
case with Judge Pershing, he must call
in another Judge, or the business of
his courts will fall behind. The fre
quent visits of another Judge to try
cases in which the home Judge has
been concerned as counsel before
going on the bench, can be avoided
by electing a judge from outside the
district.
Poisoned Blood
Disagreeable Itching Spread All
Over His Body- Sleep Disturbed -
Hood's Barsaparllla Drove Out
the Poison and Cured.
"I have been poisoned every summer
for years. Last summer the poison came
out on me worse than ever before. I
would frequently be awakened during the
night by the Itching. I would scratch
myself, but Instead of being relieved the
trouble spread to differont parts of my
body. I tried various remedies whioh
people recommended to me, but none of
them ever helped me. I made up my
mind the poison could not be cured un
til my blood was pure and then I decided
to take Hood's SarsapariUa. While tak
ing the first bottle I felt relieved from the
Itching. I kept on taking the medicine
and it has entirely cured me. X am now
on my fourth bottle and I can sleep
soundly at night." WILLIAM RAN, 3128
Westmont Street, Philadelphia, Pa.
Hood's SarsapariUa
Is the Best—ln fact the One True Blood Purifier.
All druggists. 31; six for >6. Get only Hood's.
Hnnrl's Pllla eure " Ter llls; ""'I
11UUU t-llis take, essy to operate. o.
Note What People Say.
HAVBN CREEK, PA., May 18, 1898.
This Is to certify that we have ÜBed the Home
( omfort Kange for live years, and will say that
It is perfect In every respect. It lias no equal
as a baker. We consider It by lar the cheapest
range any one can buy, us It lias already saved
Its price In fuel, will say to my neighbors buy
one and be convinced.
Respectfully,
MR. A MRS. C. E. AI.BERTSON,
MLF.ES W. MOBB,
ELIZA PHILLIPS.
This Is to certify that having used the Home
Comfort KaDgo for nve years wo can cheerfully
recommend It to any one as being the best
cooking apparatus we ever had. We tlnd It a
perfect baker and cooker, a great fuel saver,
and would not part with it.
MB. M. MOSS, Mossvltlo, Pa.
MRS. ELIJAH HKSS, Elk Drove, Pa.
FAIRMODNT SPRINGS, PA., May, 19,1898.
We purchased one of the Home Comfort
Ranges five years ago and are pleased to say It
Sves entire satisfaction; for heating and bak
g It 1s superior to all other ranges, It taking
one-half the fuel of our cast iron stove ; also
for cleanliness ft can not be surpassed; there Is
an ample supply of hot water at all times.
MRS. MARTHA SPTLIFF,
MR. O. W. 11KS8,
MR. A MRS. J. N. PENNINGTON,
MR. G. W. SUTLIFP.
BENTON, PA., May, 20.1898.
We have been using a Home Comfort Range
for live vears and are pleased to say II gives en
tire satisfaction. We would not do without
ours; would recommend It to any ono wishing a
nrst-class range.
MB. ft MKB. D. M. VKROtNE,
MR. FT MRS. MARTIN ALBERTSON.
Wrought Iron Range Co,, St. Lonis, Mo.
B-2-It. "
$3OOO to loan on first mortgage,
in amounts from $2OO upwards.
For particulars inquire of
A. N. YOST.
Will offer this week some I
EXTRA GOOD BARGAINS.
We are closing out some odd sizes at cost. Our line of Summer Serges is now complete.
3!!3J($!M§ Wa&Vt SIBSftBIHSt"
Look elsewhere, then come to us and we will convince you that we will sell you goods that
will be satisfactory in price and quality. REMEMBER we are tailors. We can make
your Suit or sell you a ready to wear Suit. Our goods must fit and please you because we can
make them do so. DO NOT FORGET.
Townsend's Star Clothing House.
How to Govern Colonies-
The Philippines can never become
a State, and it is not likely that we
shall ever nave a Hawaiian or a West
Indian State. But if we can adminis
ter a dependency for one year or three
years we can do so permanently. Our
legal system is flexible enough, and
we have no lack of ability ; it is a
simple problem in good administra
tion, of selecting officials who shall
perforin their duties for the good of
their subjects and the honor of their
government.
If offices in these dependencies are
to be given to men who do not know
Spanish and whose probable tenure is
not long enough to justify the labor of
learning it, who know and care noth
ing for local laws and customs, who
get their places because ot their votes
in a convention or their relations with
a Senator or other "boss" who is in
■ a position to extort the appointment
from the President, and who are quite
indifferent to the character of the
men they recommend imperatively,
but wish to pay their political debts
by checks drawn upon the bank of
Presidental patronage ; if the most
competent and painstaking official is
certain to be removed at the end of
' four years, and the least respectable
one can expect his political "influ
ence" to keep him in the office as
long as that; if men are to be ap
pointed to these distant offices to get
them out of the way of rivals, or be
cause their reputation would make it
hazardous to give them offices at
home ; if this disreputable system is
to prevail, the condition of our de
pendencies will be better than it has
been under the Spaniards, but the
gain will not be so great as Americans
who care ab~ut the honor and use
fulness of their country desire.— Fred
Perry Powers, in August Lippincotf s.
At Private Sale!
A valuable farm, lying within the limits of
THE TOWN OF BLOOMSBURG
AND CONTAINING
130 ACRES,
adjoining lands of Armstrong, Sharer, Mimtn,
Pursel and others, whereon are erected a large
BRICK DWELLING HOUSE,
a frame bam and outouualngs, with two wells
of water at the buildings. Apply to
JOHN O. FREEZE,
June 28-tf Bloomsburg, Pa.
Shoe
Bar=
gains
To close out quickly several
small lots of
-SHOES-
We will give decided bar
gains during the month
of July.
W. fL /Toore.
COR. SECOND AND IRON STS.
GET YOUR
JOB PRINTING
DONE AT THE
COLUMBIAN OFFICE
"Faint Heart Ne'er Won
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Fair Lady" nor prize of any sort. Decisive mfbds are those
which have forced success. Decisive measures t have always
triumphed. Our success has been achieved through bold and
fearlefs methods. However great a price sacrifice the mainten
ance of our usual run of trade may call for, we have never
flinched when the situation forced us.
We don't intend to let business abate one jot during the
Summer months, on the contrary our campaign will be one of
assiduous activity enlivened by continuous bargaining.
PORCH ROCKERS.
This is something new for us
to offer, but we had a big lot
offered at a reduced price so we
bought them.
Tuesday morning we will
put tliem on sale at $1.19 ea.
This is less than it cost to
make them.
12 pieces of dress goods, all
light in color, 38 in. wide, all
wool goods, we have sold all
season at 50c. but they must be
sold. We offer them this week
at 28c. the yd.
MUSLINS.
10 yards of bleached muslin,
not the kind that is full of lime
but some you will be pleased
with at 45c.
10 yards of bleached muslin,
we think fully as good as Hill's
at 49c.
10 yards unbleached muslin,
fine and close goods, we have
been selling at 7c. the yd. go
now at 50c.
10 yards of heavy unbleach
ed muslin, same weight and
count as Appleton A., goes this
week at 49c.
SHIRT WAISTS.
Lot 1, Shirt Waists that we I
F. P, PURSEt,
46 ———
East CORSER'S WW,
street. NEW SHOE STORE. pjflfl'A,
LOOK XT 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. ,'W
These shoes for the quality and price is a saving to you of from > (
25c. to 50c. on each pair. ' ll4 )
We invite the women and girls that wear sizes 13,1, 2'or j
3to look at our job lot of shoes at 79c. Were sold at $2 and J
$3. See them in front of store. j
CORSER'S
Schuyler's old hardware stand. B6Zi€MMEBBIJR€Ie
have sold from -75 c. to $l.OO,
go now for 50c.
Lot 2. These are waists
made by L. S. Munson, the
new cuffs and the best fitting
waists that we can buy. We
have sold them all season at
$l.OO, $1.25, $1.40 $1.65 and
$2.00. We will sell any of
them this week at 98c.
DINNER SETS.
We offer some special bar
gains in dinner sets this week
that you can't afford to miss if
you need them. We have just
opened 3 crates of Johnson's
Porcelain. We can buy no bet
ter. All new patterns chat we
will sell the balance of this
month for $10.48, $12.50 and
$14.00 for 100 pieces, or we
will sell any number of pieces
you want.
GROCERIES.
Our grocery side is full of
good things to eat. Canned
meats, potted and deviled meats
of all kinds. If you think it
is too warm to boil a ham, we
can sell you one ready to use.
Any kind of flour at $1.30
for 50 lbs.
Chop, Bran and Middlings
at lowest price.