THE COLUMBIAN, BLOOMQBURG, PA.
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Gross or Dozen.
W. C. McKINNEY,
Bloomsburg, Pa.
NO. 8 EAST MAIN ST.
THE COLUMBIAN.
BLOOMSBURG, PA.
J. S. Williams & Son,
BLOOMSBURG, PA.,
Public Sale Criers and
General Auctioneers.
tr pmwn years experience. Satisfaction
f naranteed. Best, returns of any mile criers In
bin nectlnn of the State. Write for terms and
dales. We never disappoint our patrons. 1-8
The telephone line, from Ber
wick to Wilkes-Barre, is being re
constructed. The Clover Wheelmen defeated
Danville at basket ball Tuesday
night. Score, Clover Wheelmen 24,
Danville 12.
Say "No" when a dealer offers
you a substitute for Hood's Sarsap
rilla. There is nothing "just as
good." Get only Hood's.
We glean from an exchange that
hay is selling for $3 .00 a ton in
Tioga county, aud it adds that it is
doubtful if some of it is worth that
much.
The public is very cordially invit
ed to attend a 15c. lunch supper to
be given by the ladies of St. Mar
garet's Guild in the Parish House
on next Thursday evening.
Rt. Rev. Ethelbert Talbot D. D.
I, L. D., Bishop of Central Penn
sylvania, confirmed a class of ten
persons in Christ Church Parish at
Danville Wednesday evening of last
week.
There are six candidates for
Register and Recorder in the field
tip to date. They are J. C. Rutter
Jr., Dr.T.C.Harter, W. F. Stohner,
Thornton Freeze, A. N. Yost, all of
Bloomsburg, and J. Monroe Leh
man of Espy.
The latest advices from Dawson
Cit stated that the United States
government will probably be called
upon to aid the city's poor. One
hundred thousand dollars will be
necessary to prevent the starving
and penniless hundreds in that city.
The Shickshiuny Mountain Echo
says that George Campbell, mail
agent on this division ot the D. L.
& W. Railroad, met with a painful
accident while on his mail route
last week. The accident was of
such a nature that his thumb of his
right hand had to be amputated.
The expense incurred by reason
of the N. G. P. participating in the
inai guration ceremonies of Gover
nor Stone at Harrisburg ou Tues
day, will amount to $100,000 and
perhaps more. Of course the tax
payers will have to foot the bill.
Even Republicans will admit' that it
. was a useless extravagance.
Daniel Shough, one of the old
pioneers, died last week at Roaring
Creek , aged eighty-seven years. He
was an eccentric character, never
had any faith in banks, and none of
thoie who were acquainted with
him, ever had the remotest idea that
he jxjssessed wealth. of any amount.
An investigation, however, made by
his hons disclosed over $6000 in
gold secreted in an old trunk. The
motey had been hidden, in the
opir ion of his people, for over six
yeprs. He leaves a widow and five
adult children.
The annual election of officers for
the Fire Department of town, cre
ated quite a stir among the boys
Tuesday evening. The principal
fight was for chief of the Depart
ment, between William H. Gilmore
and J B. 1 Heddens. Members of
the several companies were busying
Ihi iiiselves handing tickets to their
iriciitis, on which was printed their
choice, aud it was thought that the
result would be very close, but a
count of the vote proved that it was
not as close as outward appearances
indie; ted, Mr. Gilmore receiving
nearly two votes to bis opponent's
one. Isaiah Ohl, of the Rescue
Company, was chosen First Assist
ant, and W. H. Coffman, of the
VViucua Company, Second Assist
ant. HOOD'8 PILLS cure Liver Ills, Bil
iousness, Indigestion, Headache.
py to take, easy to operate. 25c.
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CALF" SH0KS.fr
COURT-MARTIAL FOR EAQAN.
The Prmlrtpm'fl terlnlnn Annonnerd(fn
Mllr.' Attilmlr.
Washington, D. C, Jan. 16. It ha
been decided by the prenldent and the
secretary of war that Hrlgadier Oen
eral Charles P. Eagan, commissary
general of subsistence, will be court
martlalled without delay for his de
famation of Majqr Oenerl Miles.
Before the trial of General Eagan
occurs that officer will be relieved
from duty as commissary general and
placed under arrest.
This decision Is the result of the
careful consideration given of the mat
ter by the president and secretary of
war, who foresaw Immediately after
the submission of the statement that
there could be no other course than
to direct the court martial of the offi
cer who so flagrantly violated the
principles of a gentleman and an offi
cer of the United States army.
It has developed that, rather than
prefer th charges against Gen. Milts
which General Kagan proposed to
make In his statement before the com
mission, the chief clerk of the com
missary and subsistence department
threatened to resign.
The chief clerk is William A. De
calndry, a member of the Cosmos Club
of this city and well known In liter
ary and scientific circles. Mr. DecaJn
dry and the commissary general have
not been enjoying cordial relations, and
the trouble culminated when General
Eagan desired the chief clerk to pre
pare the charges against General
Miles.
The clerk refused to obey his chief,
and wrote out his resignation, but by
the advice of friends he has not pre
sented It.
The determination to court martial
General Eagan was formally reached
Saturday, after the president had been
In conference with several public men
and had consulted with Secretary Al
ger, who was at the "White House for
more than an hour.
It Is not intended to let the beet con
troversy creep Into the trial. So far
a sthe president Is concerned, he has
no desire to permit the controversy to
continue, and he will accept the re
port of the war commission as final.
General Eagan will be tried on char
ges arising out of the violent language
he employed in attacking Gen. Miles.
The most Important charge will be
"conduct unbecoming an officer and a
gentleman In violation of the sixty
first article of war," the penalty for
violation of which Is dismissal.
He will probably be also tried for
"conduct to the prejudice of good order
and military discipline, In violation of
the army regulations."
There la every reason to believe that
the president and secretary of war
have given serious consideration to the
character of the charges which will
be preferred against General Eagan,
and It is understood orders will be
given to Judge Advocate General Lle
ber early this week to prepare the
necessary specifications to support the
charges.
Secretary Alger, after returning
from the White House, sent for Gen
eral Eagan, and It Is said informed
that officer of the condemnation by the
administration of his action in uttering
such vituperative language.
General Eagan has been engaged in
carefully revising the statement he
read befort the commission and elim
inating the remarks to which the com
mission took exception. The revised
paper will be transmitted to-day and
will contain an apology to the com
mission for the language he employed,
but General Eagan will explain that he
was led to It by the seriousness of the
charges preferred against him by Gen
eral Miles and the officers ot his Porto
Rlcan command.
There Is no reason to believe that
General Eagan will apologize to Gen
eral Miles, and If he should do so the
commanding general will not accept
the apology.
General Miles makes no secret of his
belief that General Eagan should be
dismissed from the army for his un
disciplined, unmllltary and ungentle
manly conduct, but for the present he
1 is determined to leave his vindication
in the hands of the president and the
secretary of war.
A.ier lul the Troubl.
Johannesburg, Jan. 18,The Johan
nesburg Star declares that the distur
bance which occurred last Saturday
upon the occasion of the public meet
lng of British subjeots to protest
against the arrest of the chairman and
secretary of the Ultlanders' League and
to Indorse a petition to the queen re
garding the case of the Englishman
Edgar, who was recently murdered by
a Boer policeman, was organized by
the Boer authorities.
Lower Katie of Iiatnrett.
Albany, N. Y., Jan. 18.-Mr. Miles of
St Lawrence, introduced a bill in the
Senate yesterday making the legal rate
j of Interest in New York state five per
i cent.
I It was introduced by request of the
agricultural societies and grangers of
northern New York.
Sunday Liquor Law.
Albany, Jan. 18. Mr. Adler of New
York has Introduced a bill allowing
Sunday liquor selling between the
hours of 8 p. m. and 10 p. m., and al
lowing special all-night licenses for
balls, weddings and other entertain
ments held In public balls.
TO GET ALLTI1E FACTS
President McKinley to Send Com
mission to the Philippines,
DEWEY TO BE AT ITS HEAD
Gen, Otln, Prof. Schurman, Col. Denbjr and
Gen. Whlttler AIM Asked to Serve
Frnf. Bliurman Called to Washington by
the President.
Washington, D. C, Jan. 18. Presi
dent McKinley has decided to send a
commission to the Philippines to make
a thorough study of the situation and
advise him as to what the policy of the
United States should be regarding
those Islands. He has asked these gen
tlemen to serve on the commission:
Rear Admiral Dewey, commander-in-chief
of the Asiatic squadron.
Major General E. S. Otis, military
governor of the Philippines.
Professor J. O. Schurman, president
of Cornell University.
Colonel Charles Denby, former min
ister to China, and now a member of
the war investigation commission.
Brigadier General Charles B. Whlt
tlcr of New York, recently on duty at
Manila.
Admiral Dewey will be president of
the commission.
It Is now only a question as to whet
her or not the gentlemen named will
consent to serve, and as to the date
when the commission will start for the
Philippines.
The fact that Professor Schurman
has been summoned to Washington to
confer with the president Indicates that
Mr. McKinley contemplates appoint
ing the commission Immediately, al
though there Is a probability that he
may wait for the ratification of the
peace treaty. i !K33
The president desires not only Pro
fessor Schurman's views regarding the
future attitude of this country toward
the Philippines, but advice as to the
phases of the question that ought to be
considered by a commission. Should
he consent to serve, there will be lit
tle difficulty In making up the rest of
the personnel of the commission, as all
of the other men named are thoroughly
familiar and Interested in the subject,
and will doubtless be glad to accept the
service.
The entire administration takes it
for granted that the present Senate will
ratify the pending treaty of peace.
When this Is done Congress will natu
rally look to the president to outline
a poHcy of some kind for the future
control of the Philippines
Thus far the president has refused
to commit himself ofllclally any fur
ther than to urge the ratification of the
treaty, which will give the United
States complete sovereignty over the
islands, and to favor military control
until the situation can be studied.
President McKinley Is not averse to
the Filipinos having Independence If
it can be proved that they are capable
of maintaining It.
He Is not averse to accepting all re
sponsibility of maintaining sovereignty
and control of the Philippines perma
nently. But he wants to be sure of his
ground before taking any definite
stand.
It Is believed that the determination
to appoint a commission will have a
good effect on the situation In the Sen
ate. Those senators who have been dis
posed to oppose the treaty on the
ground that the president had been
given no advice as to the future con
trol and disposition of the islands will
see that he has determined to obtain
all the facta through the medium of
a non-partisan commission composed
of competent men before making any
recommendations.
The Naval Personnel BUI.
"Washington, D. C, Jan. 18. In the
House yesterday the consideration of
the naval personnel bill being resumed,
Mr. Bailey, Democrat of Texas, moved
to strike out from section seven the
following proviso:
"And provided further that nothing
contained in this section Bhall be con
strued to prevent the retirement of
officers with the rank and pay of com
modore." The rank of commodore, he said, was
abolished In the active list by tho bill;
why should It be continued in the re
tired list?
He reiterated his opposition to elim
inating the time honored rank of com
modore In the active list.
Mr. Fobs, Republican of Illinois, cal
led attention to the ract that commo
dore was a courtesy rank and not an
actual rank before the civil war.
Perry, Decatur and Barron were cap
tains, but by courtesy called commo
dores. The Panama Canal.
Washington, D. C Jan. 18.--The new
Panama Canal Company was given a
hearing yesterday before the .Housu
committee on commerce, in reference to
its project for an interoceanic canal.
THhe hearing was in accordance with
a recent determination of the commit
tee to hear all persons concerned in an
isthmian canal, Including the Panama
as well as the Nlcaraguan project.
The Panama delegation included
General Henry L. Abbott, United States
Corps of Engineers, retired; Louis
Choron, chief engineer of the company;
X. Bayard, commercial representa
tive, and Messrs. Cromwell, Curtis,
and Brown, as well as a number of
technical experts of the company.
Professor Haupt of the Nicaragua
canal commission also was present.
The Albany Launched,
Newcastle, Eng., Jan. 16.--The Unit
ed States cruiser Albany was success
fully launched here Saturday after
noon in the presence of the United
States naval attache, Lieutenant Col
well and many Americans.
The Albany is a sister ship of the
New Orleans and was formerly the
Brazilian cruiser Admiral Abrouall.
She was purchasedabout the middle
of March last by a representative of
the United States government at the
same time the New Orleans was pur
chased. The last named also was originally
Intended for the Brasillan government
and was first christened Amaiona.
THE KIDNEY COMPLEXION.
The Dale, sallow Kiintton reiA
distressed looking people you so often
meet are afflicted with "Kidney
complexion.
1 heir kklnevs are turmnc lo a nar.
snip color. So is their complexion.
1 hey tnav Also have inriippatinn. nr
suffer from sleeplessness, rheumatism,
neuralgia, brain trouble, nervous
exhaustion and sometimes the heart
acts badly.
The cause is weak, unhealthy
kidneys.
Usually the sufferer from kidnrv rfi..
ease does not find out what the trouble
is until it is almost too late, because
the first symptoms are so like mild
sickness that they do not think they
need a medicine or a Wtnr until
they find themselves sick in bed.
ur. Kilmer s fcwamp Root will build
un and strengthen their weak nn.l
diseased kidneys, purify their diseased,
Kiuncy-potsoneii blood, clear their
complexion and soon thev eninu hrt.
ter health.
You can eet the regular .! at the
drug store at fifty cents and one dollar.
or you may first "prove for yourself the
wonocriui virtues ot this great discov
ery, Swamp Root, by sending your
address to Dr. Kilmer & Co., Bing
hamton, N. Y. for a sanple bottle and
a book that tells all about it. hnth
sent absolutely free by mail. When
writing kindly mention that you read
mis iiDerai otter in the Columbian.
Charles Memberger, 27 years of
age, wno was lound dead lying by
t. e New York Central tracks at
Buffalo last Friday with his skull
fractured is dead. On the evening of
tne aay on winch lie received his
injuries Memberger began to whis
tle, though he was whollv uncon
scious and remained so to the last.
He whistled all sorts of tunes and
without cessation for 95 hours, and
never ceased until shortly before he
died.
At about 2:30 o'clock Monday
morning five robbers forced an en
trance into the cellar of Riley &
Co.'s store, at Centralia, and over
powered the watchman. The watch
man was forced to remain quiet
while the visitors proceeded to work
upon the safe, which was finally
blown open. They were greatly
disappointed in finding nothing but
books and papers, as there was no
money in sight. So far as known
they disturbed nothing in the store.
ine watchman sutiered no harm.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany erected a buildinp- in Phila
delphia, costing $110,000, for the
f A a . .
use 01 me railroad branch ot the
Y. M. C. A., and President Roh-
erts remarked at the dedication that
he expected greater dividends from
that building than from anv other
one. erected for anv nnrnose hv trip
. - - - - j x x j
Company. This conveys some idea
01 tne estimate tne Company puts
on the value of the Y. M. C. A.
among their men.
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A Eemedy For the Orip.
A remedy recommended for pa
tients afflicted with the erin is Kemn's
Balsam, which is especially adapted
to diseases of the throat and luncrs
Do not wait for the first symptoms of
tne disease, but get a bottle to-day
and keep it on hand for use the mo
ment it is needed. If neglected the
erip has a tendency to bring on nneu
monia. The balsam prevents this by
keeping the cough loose. All drug
gists sell the Balsam.
Lumber Wanted-
Hawley-Slate Furniture Co. want
50,000 feet, one inch chestnut lumber,
thoroughly dry, at their factory, in
Bloomsburg. ' 1-5 tt.
The following letters are held at
the Bloomsburg, Pa., postoffice, and
will be sent to the dead letter office
Jan. 31, 1899:
Mr. Ernst Brown, Mr. John Turner,
Mrs. Lida Campbell, Miss Jennie Van
Horn, V. R. Welliver.
Cards Mr. C. D. Lentz.
Persons calling for the above
letters will please say that they were
advertised Jan. 19,1899.
O. B. Mellick, P. M.
DIED
Hess. In Fishingcreek, on Janu
ary 11, 1899. Mr. Benjamin C. Hess,
aged 76 years, 3 months and a 9 days
Neyhard. In Orange township,on
January 13, 1899, Clyde L. Neyhard,
son of Isaiah Neyhard, aged 5 years,
5 months and 9 days.
For Kent or For Sale.
' A desirable brick house, Fourth
and Market streets. All modern con
veniences. Will take Carpet Mill
bonds in exchange. Addres P. O
Box 408, Bloomsburg, Pa. 12-29-4!
ACTIVK hOUOITOHS WANTKI) KVKHY
WHEKK, for "The story of tlie I'lilllpplnes'
bv Murat Uulstead, cominlsaloned bv tho (lov,
ernmeut as oniclal Historian to tlie war Depurt
muni. Tlie book was wrlttitn In army ennuis at
can Francisco, on tun Partita with mineral Mor
ritt. in the uoepltal at Honolulu, In Hong Kong,
In the American trenches at Manila, la the In
surgent campB with Agulnaldo. on the deok ot
the Olympla with Dewey, and the roar or battle
at the (all of Manila, bonanza tor agents., lirlm
(ul or original pictures taken by government
.. pnoiograpuers on me spot. Large uook. Low
prloeM. dig profits Freight paid. Credit given.
Drop all trashy unotnuhil war book a. Outfit
rree. aqur'hh, r 1, aaiuur, Dec y.( btar insur-
THE
BROADWAY
Tubular lanterns, 39c each.
Enameled steel coffee pots,
17c, 20c, 23c, 25c each.
Mrs. Potts' cold-handle sad
irons, 69c set.
Best tabic oil cloth, 12c yd.
Steel shelf brackets, 2c to 7c
each.
Writing paper. 10c. 12c, 15c
box.
Colored cheese cloth, all col
ors, 3c yard.
Red table damask, 15c, 20c,
23c yard.
Best lining cambric, 3 i-2c yd.
New line of narrow Valen
ciennes lace and insertion.
Umbrellas, 48c, 50c, to 1.50
each.
Aluminum key chains, 10c
each.
8 oz. bars glycerine soap, 10c
each.
Boys' heavy bicycle hose, 15c
pair.
Ladies' heavy fleeced hose,
15c pair.
Fast dye embroidery silk, all
shades of twisted and filo, 2
skeins for sc.
Stamped doylies, ic to 50c
each.
Agency for
Cutterick Fashions.
Respectfully Submitted to tho
Jash Trade Only by
tee mm m sides,
Mover's New Building, Main Street,
BLOOMSBURG.
ISAAC LONG,
73 and 75 Public Square,
Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
The
Inventory Days
Draw Nigh.
We would rather sell at COST
and HALF prices than measure
or count at inventory. Selling
means ready money for new
Spring goods.
Note the following as a hint to
all the departments:
Splendid
Carpet Values.
We began our MID-YEAR
CARPET SELLING one week
ago, forcing all the short ends,
part rolls, odd rolls and slow sell
ing patterns to the front, making
it possible to select from
2,700 YARDS,
at prices below cost on any of
the larger pieces, and
AT HALF PRICES
for the shorter lengths. The
sale succeeds and new short ends
are created each day. Bring
your room measure and come for
a decided bargain.
A Value Hint
About Curtains.
When 300 pairs of curtains
and draperies are sold in one
week, there's a reason for such
retailing. We started our pres
ent sale with
750 PAIRS,
and there are still 450 pairs to
search among for your needs.
Such rapidity in selling is only
acquired by the application of
HALF PRICES
, on many of the one and two
pair lots, two-thirds prices on
others, and a liberal cut on any
curtain or drapery that you se
lect to buy.
There Are
Bargains, Too,
In Sash Curtains.
Every piece has been reduced
10 per cent, to 20 per cent, per
yard, and there are
SOME FORTY REMNANTS
of embroidered Nets and Swisses
in lengths from i yards to 9
yards
AT EXACTLY HALF PRICE.
ISAAC LONG,
73 and 75 Public S quare,
Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
JONAS LONO'S SONS' .
WEEKLY CHATS.
Wilkes-Barre, Pa.,
Thursday, Jan. II, l89)
OUR GREAT
Annual
Clearing
Sale.
Now Going On.
It's the most important bargain!
event of the year; people from fan
and near have waited for this opj
portunity to buy cheap, and you'll
not be disappointed, for seasonable,
worthy merchandise has never be
fore been offered at such remark
ably low nrices. Thousands of
matchless bargains are here, but)
space permits the mentioning ol
but a few. It's to your personal1
interests to come to this great sale.
At 2c. pen yard, Light blurting)
Trims; always sold at 5c.
At 3jc. per yard, best Indigo
Blue Prints; regular 6c. kind.
At 33c Medium Dark Outing
Flannels; regular 6c. quality.
At 3jc. per yard, Unblcachecf
Canton Flannel; always 5c.
At 4$c. per yard, best quality
Lancaster Ginghams.
At 32c. 10-4 Grey Blankets; al
ways 50c.
At 89c. 1 1-4 White and Grey)
Blankets; always $1.25.
At 39c, Bed Comforters, good
size.
At 2jc. per yard, Yard Wide Un
bleached Muslin.
At 3jc. per yard, Yard Wide
Fine Bleached Muslin.
At 4jc. per yard, Yard Wide
Hill Muslin.
At 14JC 10-4 Mohawk Un
bleached Muslin.
DRESS GOODS.
At 8c. per yard, Novelty Dress
Goods; regular price I2$c.
At 10c. per yard, fine Cashmere
and I'laid Dress Goods; regular
price 15c.
At 19c. per yard, Black JacquardJ
37 inches wide, also Boucle Dress
Fabrics; regular value 35c. and 39c
At 29c. per yard, 50-inch heavy
Meltonctte Suitings, in blacks and
colors; regular 65c. quality.
At 59c. per yard, best quality,
Colored Taffeta Silks, more than
forty shades to choose from; regu
lar value 75c. per yard.
At 49c. Ladies' Umbrellas, with
steel rod and paragon frame.
At 69c. Ladies' Fine Gloria Um
brellas, with paragon frame; al
ways 89c.
CARPETS AND RUGS.
At 48c. per yard, Tapestry Brus
sels Carpet.
At 55c. per yard, Heavy Tapes
try Brussels Carpet.
At 75c. per yard, Body Brussels
Carpet, all new designs and color
ings. UNDERWEAR.
At I2$c. Ladies' Jersey Ribbed
Fleece Lined Underwear.
At 10c. Children's Fleece Lined
Jersey Ribbed Wrappers.
At 17c, Boys' Natural Grey Un
derwear. At 50c, Ladies' fine quality Jer
sey Ribbed Australian Wool Un
derwear; regular price $1.00.
At 23c, Men's Camels Hair Un
derwear. At 35c, Men's Velvet Fleece
Lined Underwear.
At 45c., Men's Hygienic Wool
Fleece Lined Underwear; regular
value 75c.
At 50c, Men's fine quality
Natural Wool Underwear; regular
89c. quality.
At 29c, Men's Unlaundried
White Shirts, with reinforced back
and front.
At 39c, Men's ercale Shirts,
with two laundried collars.
SHOES.
At 97c, Boys' $1.50 Calf Lace
Shoes.
At 99c, Men's $1.50 Satin Call
Shoes, lace and congress.
At 75c, Children's $1.00 Don
gola Spring Heel, Lace and But-
ton Shoes. ' 1
At $1.37, Ladies' Vjci Kid Shoes,
lace and button; regular $1.75
quality.
OUR RESTAURANT ON
FIFTH FLOOR.
Visitors to Wilkes-Barre wilj
find our restaurant a most conven
ient and pleasant place in whkh tq
take dinner or lunches. Regula
dinners served at 25c.