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ESTABLISHED 1866.
Columbia gemorrat,
ESTABLISHED 1887. CONSOLIDATED 1869.
PUBLISH ED EVERY THURSDAY MORNING
Bloomsburg, the County seat of Columbia
County, Pennsylvania.
GEO. E. ELWELL EDITOB.
D. J. TASKEK. LOCAL EDITOB.
GEO. C. ROAN, FOREMAN.
TlßKS;—lnside tne county tl.OOayearln ad
vance; 11.60 it not paid in advance Outside
the county, |1.86 a year, strictly In advance.
All communications should be addressed to
THE COLUMBIAN,
Bloomshurg, Pa.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1898.
STATE TIoS
GOVERNOR,
HON. GEORGE A. JENKS.
of Jefferson county.
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR.
HON. WILLIAM 11. 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.
DEMOORATIO COUNTY TICKET.
FOR CONGRESS,
RUFUS K. POLK,
Of Montour.
FOR ASSEMBLY,
WILLIAM CHRISMAN,
Of Bloomsburg.
W. T. CREASY,
Of Catawissa.
COUNTY SURVEYOR,
BOYD TRESCOTT,
Of Millville.
"I have been a Republican since
1&60 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."
A peace commission will have to
take a hand pretty soon if the warr
ing factions of the Republican party
don't stop calling each other such
naughty names.
Men who have risked their lives by
going to the fever-infested camps dur
ing the recent war with Spain, will
not, we venture to assert, name any
of their children after Russel A. Al
ger. There was a time when the
Secretary enjoyed the respect of the
American people, but that was before
the war.
In a recent speech Mr. Stone says
he will, if elected, know no faction,
but will perform the duties to the
very best of his ability. But that
won't do. We have had too many
promises like that, from numerous
Republican Governors in the past.
The people this Fall want a man who
they know will look after their inter
ests, one who will correct the many
evils now existing. That man is
George A. Jenks. He is the people's
candidate.
The Clearfield Republican wants
the next Legislature to pass a law
giving the County Commissioners
power to establish training schools for
election board. The Republican as
serts ( hnt some of the returns made
to our Courts of elections held are a
disgrace to a civilized community.
Men who can hardly write their
names sit on election boards, and
others who know as little as possible
about our laws are chosen as judges
and these men pass upon the qualifi
cations of voters. As long as elec
tion officers are chosen without re
gard to fitness, the only remedy lies
in establishing training schools."
The Judgeship contest in this, the
Twenty-sixth Judicial district, took
on a new phase last week, when the
Attorney General notified the Chair
man of the Prohibition County Com
mittee that the certificate of nomina
tion cf Hon. Charles Hawley, of
Scranton, Prohibition candidate for
President Judge, would not be ac
cepted. The Attorney General states
that in order to file a certificate of
nomination the party doing so must
have polled for the same office, at a
previous election, at least two per
cent, of the highest vote cast. As
our prohibition friends had no candi
date in the field, and no representa
tion at the Judicial election ten years
ago. they are, of course, out in the
cold. There is but one thing left to
do, and that is to take out nomina
tion papers.
WASHINGTON.
From our Regular Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 9th, 1898.
Gag the soldiers and whitewash ev
ery official, is the remarkable policy
that has been adopted by the admin
istration in dealing with all complaints
made as to hardships caused by mis
management and inefficiency in pro
viding supplies for the troops. It
would hardly have been possible to
have adopted a more toolish policy.
The mouths of the men can only be
stopped while they remain in the ser
vice ; as soon as they are mustered
out they will tell everything they were
made to suffer. The idea of those
who persuaded Mr. McKinley to
adopt such a short-sighted policy is to
keep the mismanagement of the War
Department from figuring in the Con
gressional campaign. They think
that when Congress meets arrange
ments can be made to have an inves
tigation of the conduct of the war
made by a picked committee that will
whitewash everybody and everything.
If the people were all fools and there
were no such things as newspapers
such a scheme might succeed. Mr.
McKinley is likely to live to bitterly
regret that he did not have every
complaint investigated and every man
punished who was found guilty of
having caused unnecessary suffering
auiong the soldiers, instead of allow
ing himself to be made to assume the
rule of apologist for and protector of
the guilty officials.
Complaints of a serious nature are
being made by the privates of many
volunteer regiments against their of
ficers in connection with the failure of
regiments to get mustered out when
the privates were practically unani
mous in their wish to be allowed to
return to their civilian occupations.
It is claimed that, in numerous in
stances, the officers misrepresented
the wishes of their men because of
their own desire to retain commis
sions which carry larger salaries than
their holders can command elsewhere,
not to mention the petty authority
they enjoy, which is a source of the
greatest pleasure to men of small
caliber. It is announced by the War
Department that no more regiments
will be ordered mustered out, except
for special reasons, for some time to
come. Under their terms of enlist
ment the volunteers belong absolutely
to the government for two years, if
the government chooses to keep them
tbat long, and yet the government
can muster them out at any time it
sees fit to do so.
An oversight of the administration
in not making the terms of peace
with Spain include immediate Amer
ican control of Havana and all other
parts of Cuba, will Cost a few thous
and poor devils, who are unfortunate
enough to be residents of Cuba, their
lives. Captain General Blanco has
prevented the landing of supplies,
carried to Havana by the Red Cross
Society, for free distribution to the
needy, although he knows that thous
ands are on the verge of starvation,
and, owing to that oversight of the
administration, those who would glad
ly feed those hungry Cubans and
Spaniards must bow to the inhuman
will of Blanco. The best that the
administration could do was to an
nounce that food for the poor would
be admitted free of all duty or pre
scription at all Cuban ports that are
under our control, which means San
tiago and several smaller places.
Senator Burrows, of Mich., came
to Washington with his war paint on,
this week. He came for the purpose
of compelling the administration to
either keep out of the Senatorial fight
in his state, or to fight out in the
open, and he is said to have given
Mr. McKinley and Secretary Alger
to understand that he did not care a
continental what the administration
rid, further than to know it. The
idea seems to have got out among
Pingree's friends that Alger, backed
by the administration, was encourag
ing Pingree's fight on Burrows, also
in Washington. Burrows says he
secured positive denials from both
McKinley and Alger, but his manner
leaves one to suppose that he still
entertains doubt'. It seems that the
Democrats of Michigan ought to be
able to take advantage of the Bur
rows-Pingree fight to elect a majority
of the Legislature and secure the
Senator.
Some of the defenders of the War
Department system of doing things
should hump themselves for awhile
and explain how it was possible, un
der such a perfect system, that an en
tire regiment of troops—the Thirty
second Michigan was absolutely
lost, so ' far as the War Department
knew, for several days, and was only
found after spending a goodly sum in
telegraph tolls.
A special program is being prepared
for both morning and evening services
in the Presbyterian church this coming
Sunday. There will be some special
music, as it is the last occasion on
which Mrs. Melick's voice will be
heard in the choir for some time, on
account of her removal to Philadel
phia.
COLUMBIAN. BLOOMSBURG; PA
STRAY PARAGRAPHS.
—The frost will soon be on the
pumpkin.
—Only one month 'till Fair time.
This year's exhibition promises to be
a rouser.
—A walk around town furnishes
considerable evidence ot returning
prosperity.
—lt has been truthfully said that
persons who profess to be our best
friends are sometimes our greatest en
emies.
—Wheat was one dollar a bushel
last year. Why isn't it that price
now ? Will our Republican contem
poraries please explain ?
—The Town Council made a good
move when they purchased the stone
crusher. It does its work to perfec
tion, and no better covering for the
streets than crushed cinder can be
found.
—The Evening Express, published
at Morristown, N. J., says: "John
Sherman and Secretary Aiger thor
oughly hate each other. Gen. Miles
married John Sherman's niece. By
keeping these facts in mind, much
can be explained."
—The City of Manilla, which
passes to the United States, accord
ing to the peace terms, recently
signed by Spain, is lighted by 12,000
incandescent and 260 arc lights ; has
a telephone system and is the center
of 720 miles of telegraph lines in the
islands.
—Yes, there are many stories
afloat to the effect that incompetency
and neglect are responsible for the
majority of American fives lost in
the present war. While sufficient in
vestigation has not yet been made,
still it looks as if the rumors are not
entirely unfounded. Keep up the in
vestigation so that the people will
know who is to blame for the loss of
so many of our brave soldiers.
—lt seems as if a few of our young
men take it for granted that they can
do as they please on the streets after
eleven o'clock at night. Tuesday
night, at about the time stated above,
four or five malignant characters
turned one of our prominent thor
oughfares into a veritable race course,
running their bicycles up and down
with reckless speed. In a spill, which
very naturally followed, one of the
wanton riders was disabled, and his
wheel considerably damaged. We
didn't pity him, because he got just
what he deserved. "In the future
he'll know beUer."
Mothers-
This notable collection of sayings
in regard to mothers was compiled
for and read at the recent National
Congress of Mothers, at Washington,
D. C.
A mother is a mother still, the
holiest thing alive—Samuel Taylor
Coleridge.
A mother's love is the best of all.
—West Africa and Hindoo.
A mother's love the best love,
God's love the highest love.—German.
A mother is the divinity of infancy.
—English.
A child must ask its mother whether
it may be a wise man or a fool.—W.
1.. Weems.
A mother's arms are made of ten
derness, and children sleep soundly
in them.—Victor Hugo.
A mother's love will draw up from
the depths of the sea.—Russian.
A mother's prayers, silent and gen
tle, can never miss the road to the
throne of all bounty.—Henry Ward
Beecher.
A mother's tenderness and caresses
are the milk of the heart.—Eugenie
de Guerin.
A simple kiss from my mother
made tne 4 painter.—Benjamin West.
A wife; a mother; two magical
words comprising the sweetest source
of man's felicity.—L. Aimee Martin.
Pension Commissioner Evans has
prepared a statement, which shows
that there were, on September 2nd,
246 pension claims filed, as a result!
of the late war with Spain
Your friends may smile
But that tired feeling
Means danger. It
Indicates impoverished
And impure blood.
This condition may
Lead to serious illness.
It should be promptly
Overcome by taking
Hood's Sarsaparilla,
Which purifies and
Enriches the blood,
Strengthens the nerves,
Tones the stomach,
Creates an appetite,
And builds up,
Energizes and vitalizes
The whole system.
j, Be sure to get
Only Hood's.
August Sales!
GOODS TO II SOU OUT IT COST,
CONSISTING OF •.
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 EXAfIINE AT
Townsend's Star Clothing House.
F. P. PURSEL'S
FALL OPENING OF DRESS GOODS.
We are again ready this week with the grandest,
the largest, the most stupendous display of dress goods
that this town has ever known.
Every day from now on must be a record breaker.
Great piles of dress goods are here to be sold, and sold
they must be.
Cloths will be used this fall. We have a nice lot of
them in plain colors and neat mixtures. 36 in. wide at
23c. the yd. All shades 50 in. wide at 56c. These are
special value.
Covert Cloth in all the new shades for fall, 38 in.
wide, 50c. the yd. Next quality, 50 in. wide at 85c. the
yd. The best grades are 50 in. wide, SI.OO the yd.,
worth $1.25. We offer special values in Broadcloth.
First lot are worth 85c., sell at 70c. Second lot are
worth sl.2s—we will sell them for SI.OO the yd.
We have never had such a line of neat, pretty ef
fects in dress goods as we have piled on our shelves,
and they are at positively lower prices than were ever
known in Bloomsburg—2Bc, 42c, 48c, 50c, 56c, 65c, 75c,
SI.OO.
We call your attention to two lines of Poplins which
will be good this fall. One 38 in. wide at 42c. the yd. and
one 42 in. wide at 79c. We have all colors in both lines.
If you want a coat suit you can't find anything as
nice as"# good cheviot. We can show you three (3) grades,
38 in. wide, 50c. the yd., 50 in wide, 85c. the yd., 50 in.
wide at SI.OO the yd. We show all colors in the three
lines. Bengaline, 41 in. wide, in all colors, at 75c. the
yd. French Cord, 38 in. wide in all colors, at 85c. the yd.
IF 1 . IP. IPTJ^-SIEIE-..
damp Meade. Middletown, Pa.
Specia l Reduced Rates via Philadelphia &
Reading Railway.
The Philadelphia & Reading Ry.
announces that during the continu
ance of Camp Meade, at Middletown,
excursion tickets, good for two da>o,
including day of sale, or from Satur
day until Monday, will be sold at
special rates. For information as to
rates, time of trains, etc., consult any
P. & R. ticket agent.
It looks now as if the ith Regi
ment, at present stationed at Camp
Meade, will get a taste of soldier life
on foreign soil. It is said the Regi
ment will be sent to Porto Rtco to
do garrison duty.
_ NOTICE OF INSOLVENCY.
In the matter of tho petition ot William HefT
ron, an insolvent. To tho creditors of said petl
tioner:
Notice 1B hereby given that a petition of
William Heffron. has been tiled In too Court of
common Pleas of the county of Columbia, pray
ing the Court for the benefit of the Insolvent
laws of this Commonwealth, and for a dis
charge thereunder. The said Court has fixed
the court as the place, and on Monday Septem
ber 26, A. D. 1898 at 10 o'clock A. M. as the time
for hearing the said petition. BV ERT,
Attorney pro Petitioner,
ffept 1,1896.
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ican squadron. In the buttle of life, auccesa
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CHARTER NOTICE.
Notice Is hereby given that an application
will be made to the Court of Common Pleas of
Columbia county, on the fifth day of October
next, at ten o'clock in the forenoon, under Act
of Assembly entitled "Au Act to provide for the
incorporation and regulation of certain corpor
ations," approved April saith, 1874, and the sup
plements thereto, by George A Mason, 11. T.
Kline, Amasa Whltentght, Charles Kibble and
John Mellick, for the charter of an Intended
corporation, to be caUed " Camp No. 23, Patri
otic Order sons of America," tho character and
object of which Is fostering and cultivating a
spirit of patriotism and love of country among
themselves and others, and for these purposes
to have, possess and enjoy, all tho rights, bCDC
ats and privileges, conferred by the Act of As
sembly aforesaid, knd.tssg p —s. blbKi
Bloomsburg, Pa., Sept. 18,1898. SOLICITORS.
Jryihe COLUMBIAN a yetr.
WIDOWS' APPRAISEMENTS.
The following Widows' Appraisements will be
presented to the orphans' court or Columbia
County, Sept. 26, 1898, and continued nisi, and
unless exceptions ate tiled within tour days
will be confirmed dually.
Est. of Christian M. Redder, late of Scott
Twp., deceased. Personalty >3OO.
Est. of Samuel Thomas, late of l'lshlngerock
Twp., Realty S3OO.
Est. ot Peter Bponenberg, late or ( ent re Twp.,
deceased. Personalty ,;r>.Bot
Really s2il.a).
Est. of Jolm Slngley, late of Main Twp. do
coased. Personalty $127.50.
Realty sooo.ou.
Est. of William Hhultz, late of Madison Twp.
deceased. Personalty f.'IOO.
Est. of Samuel Young, late of Jackson Twp.,
deceased. Personalty $ioo.(
Est. of George Russel, late of Uemlook Twp
deceased. Personalty $154.44
Realty $115.56
Est. of William G. Glrton, late of Town ot
Bloomsburg, deceased. Personalty $•. is.
Clerk's Orace W. H. HENIUB,
Bloomsburg, Pa., Clerk O. O.
Sept. l, 1898.
EXECUTRIX' NOTICE.
Estate of Peter Solleder , fate q f Bloomsburg, Pom
deceased.
Xotlce it hereby ptnen thru letters testamentary
on Hut estate of Peter Solleder, late of the town of
Bloomsburg, Columbia county. Pa., deceased,
have been granted to Story E. Solleder, resbtent of
safd town, to wltom all persons Indebted to saSd
estate are requested to nuike payment, and thorn
bavtng claims or demands tout make known Uw
same without delay.
MARV S. SOLLEDER
9.1-64, Ezecutnm.