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ESTABLISHED 1866.
Lite Columbia gmorrat,
ESTABLISHED 1837. CONSOLIDATED 1869.
PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY MORNING
Bloomsburg, the County seat of Columbia
County, Pennsylvania.
JEO. E. ELWELL EDITOR.
D. J. TASKBR, LOCAL EDITOR.
GEO. C. ROAN, FOREMAN.
TEEMS:—lnside thecoitty Sl.OOayearlD ad
vance; $1.60 If not paid In advance Outside
the county, $1.25 a year, strictly In advance.
All communications should be addressed to
THE COLUMBIAN,
Bloomaburg, Pa.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER I, 1898.
DEMOOHATIO STATE TICKET.
GOVERNOR,
HON. GEORGE A. JENKS.
of Jefferson county.
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR,
HON. WILLIAM H. SOWDEN,
of Lehigh county.
SECRETARY OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS,
PATRICK DELACEY,
of Lackawanna.
JUDGES SUPERIOR COURT,
WILLIAM TRICKET,
of Cumberland.
C. M. BOWER,
of Centre.
CONGRESSMAN-AT-LARGE,
JERRY N. WEILER,
of Carbon.
F. P. IAMS.
of Allegheny.
"I have been a Republican since
1800 but our party now stinks in the
nostrils of any decent man. It the
people are willing to uphold this cor
ruption and dishonesty, God save
the country ! —Ex-Postmaster General
John Wanamaker."
As this article is being written the
Republican Judicial Conference is in
session at Berwick (Tuesday.) Public
sentiment seemed to havfc set in so
strongly in favor of James Scarlet as
the Republican nominee on the day
of the convention, that it has been
evident from that time that the party
leaders of this county would be com
pelled to yield, and to make his nomi
nation. They may not do it to day,
but they will do it eventually, and
James Scarlet will be the regular
nominee for President
Judge of this district.
[Mr. Scarlet was nominated
Tuesday evening.]
There is a dispute as to whether
Robert R. Little is the regular Demo
cratic nominee, as wi'l be seen by a
perusal of another article on this sub
ject in this issue. The matter will
get into the court of Dauphin county,
and if Mr. Little's claim is sustained
he will be the regular nominee.
If Judge Herring's position is sus
tained then he will have Montour
county, Mr. Little will have Colum
bia cunti\ and the conferrees of the
tw® canities must meet and select a
candidate. Should neither one yield,
there will be a deadlock, which may
iesult in both Democratic candidates
going on the ticket by nomination
papers, and this would be followed by
the election of Scarlet.
A meeting of the bar has been held,
and a committee appointed to con
sider the question of the Judgeship,
and in case of a deadlock between
Herring and Little which would almost
inevitably result in the election of the
Republican nominee, the good offices
of that committee could very properly
be exercised in endeavoring to pro
cure an agreement hy the conferrees
on a third man.
The death of Judge Ikeler has so
changed the entire situation that we
cannot see now in what other way a
good lawyer from outside the district,
could be induced to accept a nomina
tion, and unless the Judicial fight
shall get into this shape, it seems to
us that neither the bar nor its com
mittee can now do anything to solve
the problem.
THE COLUMBIAN has never changed
its attitude 011 this subject. It be-<
Sieved from the beginning that it
would be better for the bar and better
for the people, to invite a lawyer in
from outside the district. Not be
cause we have no lawyers who have
the ability to make a good Judge, but
in order to prevent the happening of
just what has happened and is happen
ing, a scramble for Judicial office that
adds no dignity to the bench.
But the conditions have so changed
since the primary election, by the
death of Judge Ikeler, that we confess
now that we can see no way open to
such a course except in the event ot
a deadlock between the two Demo
cratic candidates. Should there be a
regularly nominated local candidate
of each party in the field, it would be
impossible to induce an outsider to
run on nomination papers as an inde
pendent candidate.
THE JUDICIAL CONTEST.
Judge Herring's Side o! the Matter.
The following dispatch under date
of August 27 th, appeared in the Phila
delphia Press of last Sunday. As it
fully states the claims of Judge Her
ring, we reprint it in full so that our
readers may know his position in the
matter.
"The contest for the Democntic
nomination for Judge in this district,
comprising Columbia and Montour
Counties, is rapidly coming to a head
with every prospect of the ultimate
success of Judge Grant Herring, who
is now serving by the appointment of
Governor Hastings.
While the followers of Robert R.
Little still openly claim to be confi-'
dent of the legality of his nomination,
privately* some of his lieutenants are
admitted to have small hope of win
ning, and it is becoming more ap
parent every day that Judge Herring's
claim to the Montour delegates is
clear, and that the men who voted for
Little in the conference had never
been appointed by the late Judge
Ikeler.
Interest now centers in the action
of the Dauphin County court. Mr.
Little's nomination certificate has al
ready been filed with the Secretary of
the Commonwealth, a fact which
enables Judge Herring to have the
matter disposed of at an early day
thereby giving him ample time to have
his conferrees meet with those of Mr.
Little from Columbia County, and
make a nomination for the district.
CLAIM OF OPPOSITION.
The objections to Mr. Little's nomi
nation are now being filed. They
assert that the Montour conferrees
who met at Exchange, were never
legally appointed. In support of this
it is stated that Dr. McHenry, of Ex
change, whose vote broke the dead
lock and nominated Little, was never
actually appointed a couferree by
Judge Ikeler. Dr. McHenry, when
seen a tew days ago, said that he had
never received any official notification
of his appointment whatever. He
received no notification of his ap
pointment, and heaid nothing more
regarding the matter until after the
Judge's death, on the day of holding
the conference at Exchange, when he
was informed by Frederick Ikeler,
one of the candidates for the nomi
nation at that convention, that
he had been chosen by his father to
act as a conferree.
Not content with making his claim
on this one point, Judge Herring
maintains that even if appointed, the
Ikeler conlerrees' power to act ended
when Judge Ikeler died. Another ob
jection to Mr. Little's nomination
certificate is that under the rules of
Montour County, the only tribunal
authorized to fill the vacancy caused
by Judge Ikeler's death was the Dem
ocratic County Committee.
LITTLE'S SIGNIFICANT LETTER.
That this view was taken by Mr.
Little himself and that he recognized
the existence of a vacancy is shown
by the following letter, which he wrote
to the chairman of the Montour Dem
ocratic Committee:—
Bloomsburg, Pa, Aug. 8, 1898.
J. D. Howery:—
Dear Sir:—lt seems to me that you
should issue a call to the County Com
mittee to assemble and supply the va
cancy on the ticket occasioned by the
death of Judge Ikeler, and that you
do so promptly. I believe that a
meeting is to be held next Saturday
afternoon—an adjourned meeting—
and I would suggest that your call be
for some time in the forenoon and for
the purpose of filling this vacancy and
for other purposes.
It is your duty to call the committee
together for this purpose, and you
should not hesitate in doing so, and
give the committee, the public and all
others interested reasonable notice of
your public act. And if you would
publish your call now and send to each
member of the committee a notice
personally in addition it would be
reasonable under the ciscumstances.
I trust that you will act, and act
promptly, and let me know the time
fixed for the meeting of the committee
for this purpose. Yours,
(Signed) ROBT. R. LITTLE.
Mr. Little, it is claimed, did not
change his view until he tound that
the majority of the committee would
be opposed to him. The committee
was called as he requested and elect
ed the Herring conferrees.
Congressman M. E. Olmstead and
Messrs. Wise and Gilbert, of Harris
burg, will conduct the proceedings for
Judge Herring in the Dauphin County
courts, and are conhdent of being
able to show the entire illegality of
the conference held at Exchange. If
successful the Herring conferrees from
Montour will meet the Little con
ferrees from Columbia, and there
seems to be little doubt of the ulti
mate success of Judge Herring."
In justice to Mr. Little it should be
stated that he claims that when he
wrote Ihe letter above quoted, he did
not know that Judge Ikeler had ap
pointed con'errees, and at that time
supposed that the only authority to act
was with the county committee, and
that subsequently he learned that such
couferrees had been appointed, and
THE COLUMBIAN, BLOOMSBUftG. PA
then it was that the conference was
called and his nomination made.
Whether or not the conferrees were
appointed by Judge Ikeler is a matter
of controversy which the court will
have to determine.
Woodin for Congress-
Republican Conferees of the 17th District
Nominate Kulp's Successor.
The Republican Congressional
Conference of the Seventeenth Dis
trict, composed of Northumberland,
Montour, Columbia and Sullivan
Counties, met at Danville Thursday
morning and William H. Woodin was
nominated. The conferees were :
Columbia County, Associate Judge
J, U. Kurtz and Frederick H. Eaton,
of Berwick ; A. W. Duy, of Blooms
burg, and W. M. Monroe, Rupert ;
Northumberland County, Congress
man Monroe H. Kulp, of Shamokin ;
Harry J. Reed, Sunbury ; William F.
Shay, Watsontown ; M. H. Barr, Mil
ton, and' J. H. Reed, of Mt. Carmel ;
Montour County, William E. Lunger
and James M. Ireland, Danville ; P.
E. Maus, ofMausdale; Sullivan Coun
ty, B. W. Jennings and Dr. fJ. H.
Christian, of Lopez.
The candidates were John Packer
Haas, of Sunbury ; William H. Wood
in, of Berwick ; Carl H. Jennings, of
Dushore, and Wi'liam L. Gouger, of
Danville. On the first ballot Nor
thumberland county voted for Mr.
Haas, Columbia County for Mr.
Woodin, Montour for Gouger and
Sullivan for Jennings, the vote result
ing : Haas, 5, Woodin, 4 ; Gouger, 3
and Jennings, 2. Before the second
ballot was taken the names of Messrs.
Haas, Gouger and Jennings were
withdrawn and Mr. Woodin was nomi
nated by acclamation.
Resolutions were adopted indors
ing the course of President McKinley
and Congressman Kulp. A strong
effort was made to have the judicial
conferees meet there at the same
time, but the movement was unsuc
cessful.
Dewey for President-
All kinds of propositions are made
in the public press to honor the
victor of Manila. After Commo
dore Dewey has been promoted to
rear admiral, it is proposed to create
for him the rank of a Vice Admiral,
and some papers, such as the New
York "Sun," go still further, and
propose that Congress and the Presi
dent shall make Mr. Dewey an
Admiral, the same as Faragut was.
At the sanie time with such pro
positions which will find the enthu
siastic approval of the people, Dem
ocratic papers commence to boom
Dewey as the strongest candidate
for the presidency in 1900. They
remember the successful war heroes
from Washington to Grant, which
all received the highest office in the
gift of the voters. Dewey as the
next Democratic candidate for Presi
dent, would take all the wind from
the sails of the Republicans. If
William McKinley will be re-nomi
nated especially on his war record,
the Democrats can find no better
candidate, to unite the Democratic
party and defeat the Republicans,
than Admiral Dewey, the hero of
Manila.
The Philadelphia Record: Colonel
Stone says that "the abuses that have
grown up in the Legislature are neither
the fault of one party nor of the other,
but rather the growth of custom."
This is a very cheerful way of looking
at the matter from the standpoint of
the professional politician. But as our
Legislatures are Republican Legisla
tures, and. as that party has refused to
correct the abuses or to visit its con
demnation upon their perpetrators,
the people will know where to place
the responsibility. Mr. Stone him
self is a candidate for Governor by
permission of the "malign power"
which profits by and perpetuates the
abuses of which he lightly speaks as
"the growth of custom." What good
thing can be expected of him ?
Railroad Man
Receives Good Advice from Fel
low Workmen , „..Jj
** 0 ''-nj
The Whole Story Told by His Wife -
It May Help You. '
" When my little boy was six years old
he had an attack ol the measles, and after
recovering he was reutlesn at night, had
no appetite, and was cross and lretful.
Later on, large blotches and sores broke
out on hie face and limbs. We were told
they would heal In a few days; but
these few days grew into months. One
day my husband, who la a well-known
railroad man, was advised by some of his
fellow workmen to give the boy Hood's
Sarsaparllla. We concluded to do ao, and
after he had taken the first bottle we
noticed some Improvement. Wo kept on
giving him this medicine until he had
taken three bottles, when he was com
pletely oured, and ne has been well ever
slnoe." MRS. E. J. MILLER, Bennett, Pa.
Hood's Sarsaparllla
lathe best—ln fact the One True Blood Purifier.
Sold by ail druggists. |l; tlx for 90.
Hnnff'a Dllle do not cause pa,n or
"Owls rlllS gripe. AU druggists, ago.
Iryihe COLUMBIAN a year.
August Sales!
GOODS TO BE SOLO OUT AT COST,
CLOTHING
For Men, Boys and Children,
HATS. CAPS, SHIRTS. &C,
To make room for fall and winter goods,
at prices that will surprise you.
CALL AND EXAHINE AT
Townsend's Star Clothing House.
War Revenue Decisions.
Rulings by Commissioners That Affect
Towns and Villages.
The commissioner of internal
revenue has announced a number
of rulings of special interest to
towns and villages, namely :
The orders of a village council
direct the treasurer to pay a certain
sum and the check issued in pay
ment of the amount are not subject
to tax.
The certificate of the clerk of the
village that the funds required for
an expenditure provided for in an
ordinance of the village council are
in the treasury of the village does
not require a stamp.
Certified copies issued by the
clerk of the village, 01' ordinances,
records and other papers and pro
ceedings of the village council for
the use of private parties are tax
able as certificates.
Bonds that are required of certain
officials for the faithful performance
of their duty are subject to tax. I
A certificate that a village official
had taken the oath in form prescrib
ed by law before entering upon the
discharge of his duties is subject to
tax.
Certified transcripts or copies of
the dockets of the mayor and police
justices of a village in civil and
criminal cases for use in revisory
courts are subject to tax.
Official certificates by officers of
their respective proceedings in the
performance of their official duties
at the request of private parties and
fees are paid therefor they are tax
able as certificates.
THIRTY - SECOND NATIONAL EN
OAMPMENTOF G A- R. AT OINOIN
NATI, 0.
Reduced Rates via Pennsylvania Railroad.
For the thirty-second National En
campment of G. A. R., to be held at
Cincinnati, 0., September 5 to 10,
1898, the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany will sell excursion tickets at rate
of single fare for the round trip.
These tickets will be sold on Sep
tember 3, 4, and 5, and will be good
to leave Cincinnati returning not
earlier than September 6 nor later
than September 13, except that by de
positing ticket with Joint Agent at
Cincinnati on September 5, 6, 7, 8, or
9, and on payment of twenty-five
cents, return limit may be extended
so that passengers may remain at
Cincinnati until October 2.
EXECUTRIX' NOTICE.
Estate >xf Peter Solleder, late of Bloomsburg, Pa.,
deceased.
Nation 1.-> hereby given that tetters testamentary
on the estate of Peter Solleder, late of the. town of
Bloomsburg, Columbia county, Pa., deceased,
have tH'eu granted to Mary K Solleder, resident of
said town, to whom all persons indebted to said
estate are rnpUfSted to make payment, and those
having claims or demands will make known the
sane without delay.
MARY E. SOLLEDER
y-l-W. Executrix.
AUDITOR'S NOTICE*
Estate of Jos. S. Albertson, deceased.
The. undersigned auditor apixiinted by the Or
plains' Court of Columbia County, to make dis
tribution of the funds in the hands of the Admin
istrator, to and among the parties legally entitled
thereto, will me ft the parties interested for the
purpose of his appointment at his office in the
Town of Bloomsburg, Pa., on Tuesday September
20, A. 1). 1898, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon of said
day, when and where all persons are required to
present their claims against the estate of said de
ceased or be debarred from coming in for a
share thereof.
M-Bf. A. EVERT,
Auditor.
NOTICE OF INSOLVENCY
In the matter of the potitton of William Beff
ron, an Insolvent. To the creditors of suld peti
tioner :
Notice la hereby given that a petition of
William Ueltron, has been Bled In tne Court of
Common Picas of the County of Columbia, pray
ing the court tor the benettt of the Insolvent
laws or tills commonwealth, and for a dis
charge thereunde •• The said Court has fixed
the Court as the place, and on Monday Septem
ber 80, A. D. 1896 at 10 o'clock A. M. as the time
for hearing the said petition. _
•W. A. EVERT,
Attorney pro Petitioner,
Sept. 1,1898.
All our ads are verbal contracts with
the public.
* Truth Will Prevail. ®
That is why our ads bring such results. Last
week while trade seemed stagnate at other houses
We had a Rush
of business that was really remarkable for the
season. We had advertised a line ot unmatehable
bargains, and the people knew they would find
them when they came. When you read a state
ment made by us in this or any other space, you
can depend upon it being the truth.
We put on sale this week
one case of the best Indigo
Prints at 4c the yd.
One case of Simpson's steel
gray Prints ac 5c the yd.
We still have some Percale,
36 inches wide, fast colors and
good patterns, at 5c the yd.
If you want a separate skirt
we can sell you one ready made
or will sell you the goods to
make one at half price.
One lot of Ladies' Ribbed
Vests that we have sold all
rummer at 30c., go now at 15c
each or 2 for 25c.
F. P. Pursel.
SHERIFF'S SALE.
By virtue of a writ ot Fl. Fa., Issued out of
the Court or common Picas and to me directed,
there will be exposed to public sale at the
Court Bouse la Dloomsburg, Columbia ccunty,
Pa., ou
SATURDAY, SEPT. 24, 1898,
at two o'clock p. m., all that messuage or nlcco
of land situate In the town ot Bloomsburg,
county ot Columbia and state of Pennsylvania,
bounded and described as follows, to-wlt.: Be
ginning at the southeast corner of Market
street and Sixth street, thence along the south
side of Sixth street north sixty-four degrees
and tlfty-slx minutes east seventy-seven and
two-twelfth feet, thence north sixty and one
half degrees, east one hundred and twenty-one
feet and two inches to Whitman's alley;
thence south twenty-five degrees and tlfty-slx
minutes, east fifty-four feet to land conveyed to
Delaware, Lackawanna A Western Railroad Co.
by D. J. Waller and J ulla Waller, his wife ;
thence fifty-seven and one-halt degrees west
one huudred and ninety-eight and one-half feet
to Market street; thence north twonty-flve de
grees and tltty-slx minutes, west seventy and
one-third feet to the place ot beginning, where
on are erected a
3-STORY BRICK STORE AND
OFFICE BUILDING,
a frame warehouse and other frame buildings.
Seized and taken into execution at the suit of
H. O. Supplee and Alfred Glrton, executors ot
the estate of Q. W. Supplee, deceased, vs. The
Farmers' Produce Exchange, Limited, and to be
sold as the property of the Farmers' Produoe
Exchange, Limited. W. W. BLACK,
Tustln, Atty. Sheriff.
8-l-ta.
Ladies' Hose, without seams,
black or white feet, worth 18c,
we sell this week two pair for
25c.
ORGANDIES.
What we have we will sell at
12ic the yd., worth 28.
LACES.
We open this week a new lot
of Torchon laces and Insertion.
Neat patterns that you can't
help but buy if you sec them
and hear the prices.
Also a new lot of Valencien
nes Laces.
The tomatoes are ready to do
up and we can sell you tin cans
at 35c and 50c the doz.
Mason's glass jars, 50c, 60c,
and 75c per doz.
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WIDOWS' APPRAISEMENTS.
The following Wldowo' Appraisements will be
presented to the Orphans' Court of Columbia
county, Sept. 86, 18%, and confirmed nlsL and
unless exceptions arc filed within four days
will be confirmed finally.
Est. of Christian M. Fedder, late ot Sootl
Twp., deceased. Personalty 9800.
Est. of Samuel Thomas, late of Flshlngcreek
Twp., Realty 9680.
Est. of Peter Sponenberg, late of (:cntre -Twp.,
deceased. Personalty $75.80.
Realty SBBI.BO.
Est. of John Slngley, late of Main Twp. de
ceased. Personalty slS7.ro.
Realty $600.00.
Est. ol William Shultz, lute of Madison Twp.,
deceased. Personalty sso&
Est. ot Samuel Young, late of Jackson Twp.,
deceased. Personalty $300.00.
Est. of George Rusael, late of Hemlock Twp.,
deceased. Personal'y tiSLM
Realty $14,5.58
Eat. of William O. Glrton, late of Town s*
Bloomsburg, deceased. Personalty $804.15.
Clerk's Office W B. HEN KIR,
Bloomsburg, Ps„ Clerk O. C.
Sept. 1, 1896.