THE COLUMBIAN. BLOOMSBURO, P Alleged Would-be Bribers Denounce the Charges Against Them. CALL IT GUERILLA WARFARE. Mr. pnt of Hrk nnd Kx-HepiHont lit I vc MovU- lti-clnro Tliotnwl vc tin Victim) of onpIratr (Jovi-riior Mono nnd tho Hevpntip I'lBnnor. 'Sprrlal Corrospondonce.) Il.irrisliiiror. Mnrch 1 1. There n .ism hint In well in fornul pulitienl Hr lies tli:it sntmthins iii),,,!"''"' in ny of hrenkinj.' tin lenllik in Ihe Wis!;itnro will oi'ctM' lirfniv tho pin) f tin timnth. Mciinwliili'. iktsihis just nt veil lnfirmiil nre sntUfn'il tlmt tlie si 'nm will n-Ijonrn without nn election, tin- thoory I'ciiii; that the event of th" licxt two year-, inclinlini; 11 prcsiilon'iiil cninpiiiun. will help tho lVaver Mates. ln:ui. It i p:nliTitiil hero that n noon n the Few lirilicry invistif:itinf cimmiit teo makes its report there will lie mime arrcMs innilo on the evidence nlrriply 'li ili'il. S iiiH' of those who have been iinpiieatoil have nlrend.v consulted law yers, sooininir to think that they will ho ra!l".1 upon to niaUi n defense. It i said that Sjvitz. of Iirkri. hail nn olalornt statement ready to present to tho coin niiitoo at its last nin tiiu. hut was nd visoil ti keep 11 i't for nwhilo. Mr. Spntz made a statement rosanlin tin i hanri s at tho iinnual hamiuot of the I :nli tm Press chili nn Saturday pveiiinir. Ho said: "Tho cuerilla faction of the Pennsyl vania legislature, in its man hmitiiii, character assassinatini: tactics, has hecn nialiiriiin inc. aiinuu' ether Iieniocrats. nlnnist from the lieirintiin of the scs ion. The limit of t'ueir infamous meth ods was reached on Wednesday tiU'lit. when I was charged hy two witnesses lief. ire the lu-iliery invostiiMtini: commit lee with havim; nttenipted to lirihe them, with .."o each, to continue voting for Mr. .Tenks for t'tiited States senator. What do my cood friends think of this ineimsistency? Attempting to hrihe Democrats to vote fur Mr. .Tenks! The Very th'iusht is preposterous. Neverthe less the charge is hurled broadcast throughout the state that your repre sentative is n briber. The investigating committee is packed with nnti-(Jiiay members, and they have ruled that nn accused man be not permitted to de fend himself when testimony is given against him. In other words, they sit as a grand jury and hear only evidence, let the accused suffer the consequences and stigmatize his fair name, until they ee fit to have the statement ruutra dieted. The charge of bribery against me is absolutely and unqualifiedly false, and I hope that my constituents, at home at least, will suspend judgment until I have had an opportunity to vindicate my self under oath before this investigating committee, or in the courts." A Statement From Mr. Moyles. Ex-Itepresentntive T. M. Moyies, who 1m also charged with attempted bribery, mad,e the following statement at his home In Wilkesbarre: "The charges of attempted bribery by myself and others of certain members of the legislature are the result of stu died design on the part of certain fac tional leaders, and haVe for their object one single purpose, and that is to pre vent the re-election of Senator Quay. In their desperation they have gone into the sacred precincts of the legislative halls of our state legislature and suc ceeded, by questionable methods, in se curing perjured testimony that for the time being blasts the reputation of hon est, reputable and respected citizens of this commonwealth. I, for one, shall petition the legislature and ask that I be given nn opportunity to vindicate my good name, not for my own sake for I treat these accusations with the eon- tempt they deserve hut for the sake of my friends and family. I will say that all I ask is that my friends nt home, and the honest thinking citizens of this com monwealth, suspend Judgment until such time as I am given an opportunity to vindicate my character from the as porsions cast upon it by these uiucrunu lous political reform mountebanks, mid I have no fear of the ultimate result." The first result of last week's confer ences between (iovemor Stone ami the state revenue pi miners in the legislature is the favorable report of the Creasy general revenue bill from Chairman Ho sack s ways and means committee. One amendment inserted by the committee, putting a one mill tax on the capital stock of manufacturing corporations, which nre exempt from taxation, was fa vored by the governor in his talk with Mr. Hosnck's committee. This item would yield about Jf2."0,000 annually. The State Revenue Plans. Other amendments in the bill, to tax artificial gas companies, such ns the 1 United Gas Improvement company, five mills on their capital stock, doubling the present 2 per cent tax on foreign In surance company premiums, were also adopted. In addition to these provisions the bill would give all the personal prop erty tax to the counties, notwithstanding the governor's recommendation to keep .all that tax for the next two years, or about $4,000,fH)0. for the state, instead of only one-fourth of It, as heretofore. A fight over this in the house Is probable. The Creasy bill, which is the tax con ference measure of 181)5 somewhat (banged, increases from five mills to two per cent the tax on the Incomes of for eign building and loan associations doing business hi this state. The bill would return to the counties the mercantile and other license fees and those of public nllices. Mr. Creasy suys that these, with the personal property tax, vfotild relieve locnl taxation by over II.MUuUXH) a year. The framcrs of tho bill state that the net Increase under tin proposed act, from taxing railroad and other corporation bonds alone, will bo over fl.vitHiMK); increase from banks. etc., -mmu; rrom trust companies. S7B,UX), and from other concerns spec! fled, $21K),tH)(), a net Increase of between $VX)0,OO0 mid $2,500,01)0 annually. Representative Fow is the first leglte la tor to get two of his bills to the gov ernorthe Pennsylvania euuul anil di' voreo measures-ami the first I'hlladel , phlan to get anything to the executive, Governor Stone signed Few's bill hy which masters are empowered to take testimony in divorce proceedings, there by rclicvim judges of this work. This will have the effect of doing away with divorce trials in oih:i court. The governor nlso signed Senator Ma gee's resolution requesting that Senator A. L. Hawkins, now commanding the Tenth Pennsylvania regiment, nt Manila, ! promoted to the rnnk of brigadier geuernl. A "N'rvr Kloctlnn Mcntirc. A bill now on third rending in the sen ate would make a radical change in the filing of nomination certificates. The present law, in a gem ral way. em powers n court to declare a nomination certificate or paper void if "not filed by parties entitled to file the same." The Vnnghan bill adds to this n requirement that nomination certificates shall have been made in accordance with the party organization rules. Another third rending bill in the sen ate, from Mr. ltrown, of Philadelphia, changes I Via ware river pilotage regula tions. Among the changes would be the rciienl of the increase of 10 per cent now allowed to a pilot spiikinu an in bound vessel cast of Five Fathom Hank lightship, or north of Ileref rd inlet lighthouse, or so,:th of Fctinick's Island lighthouse; nlso repeal of the exemption of inborn! vessels from taking pilots when not spoken or offered the service outside of n straight line between Capo Ilonlopen light and Cnte May light. On the same reading with these sen ate lolls is one from Mr. Grady, of Phil adelphia, prohibiting foreign trust coin puiios from becoming the trustee in any mortgage Issued by n corporation of this state, or surety upon any bond, guardian of any resident, executor or ad ministrator of any estate, or otherwise exercising the functions of a trust com piny in Pennsylvania until they shall have deposited with the banking com missioner not less t it M'Hi.'M'H each, as surety for payment of their obligations. The Season Little Observed. The Harrisburg Commonwealth says ihere is a degeneration ol Lent en observance, and that in this peni tential season there are almost as many social and other amusements liberally patronized as in any other part of the Winter. By way of ex plaining the spiritual deterioration, the Commonwealth asks : "Has not the Anglo Saxon blood, that brought with it those sterner qualities which lent strength to character, been dil uted and intermingled with the blood of the lighter and more frivolous peo pie of the world, until the American has become a composite fitted best for skepticism, inditTerentism, selfih ncss and emotionism ?" Condition iMi-Rovfo. "I was suf fering from catarrh in the head, and was in such a condition that I could hardlv be about. I as advised to ike Hood's Sarsapat ilia and procured a bottle and it did so much irood continued its use until I was entirely cured. I reccomntend Hood's Sar saparilla to otheis." V. S. I'alm Brad ford. Pa. Hood's Tills are the only pills take with Hood's Sarsaparilla. A Proposed Vow Scliool Tax. Mr. Iloskins, of Frio, in the house, presented n bill providing that for the fiscal years beginning the first Monday of .lime. li't'-1!liH). there shall be levied on the rojil estate of the commonwealth a tax of two mills on the dollar, to be paid into the state treasury on or before the first day of lVconibor of each of the years mentioned. The money derived from this tax shall be distributed to the school districts pro rata for the number of teachers regularly employed for full annual term of not less thnn seven and one-half months in schools where the enrollment is not less than 15 pupils, and the number in regular avernge nt tendince it not less than Fl. No district shall share in the distribution of this money thnt does not raise a local school tax of not less than two mills on tin-dollar. Mr. Hassou, of Venango, introduced bill appropriating $1 5,000 for the erection of n bronze statue of Governor furtin, on the capitol grounds, in this city, the design to be solicited hy a com mission composed of Governor Stone, Colonel A. K. McCJure of Philadelphia, r.enjinnin F. Meyer of Harrwburg, Col onel K. A. Irvin of Clearfield. J. U. Koss Thompson of Erie and Robert Henderson of Carlisle. By the vote of 103 yeas and 42 nays the ballot reform bill, introduced in the house of Representatives of Mr Kcator, of Philadelphia, passed on sec ond rending Inst week. This is not a complete ballot act, as is Senator Mar tin's, but it provides absolute secrecy in voting. L nder the proposed law no voter shall huve a helper unless he is physically incapacluted or unable to read. His helper must first declare, un der oath, subscribed to, that he will not attempt to influence the voter, but will give him the help he desires, and that he will not discuss the contents of the ballot, except in n legal proceeding. The bill docs awny with the circle and the name of the candidate shall be printed but once on the ballot for the same office; also reduces the size of the ballot to one-sixth its present size and enables the voter to avoid risk of mis take in voting, 'ihere is only one way to mark n ballot nceordiug to this bill, by piittin-.' a innrk oiqsisite the uume of each candidate, the candidates being in groups, within party names and appella tions following them. It wns drawn to remedy the defects in the ballot luws of lS'.il ami 1S!iS, so as to make them con form to the Australian system. Personal Hi gist rnt ton Hill 1'rogrossed Mr. Fow got the unexpectedly good support of li" yeas and IS nays in n standing vote which passed his personal registration bill on second reading in the house. Mr. Went., in the senate, nnd his fel low Montgomery countiuu, Mr. Sexton, in the house, decided recently that they hud wailed long enough for reports from Senator Sproiil's railroad committee and Representative Keyser's passenger rail way committee on tueir bills to give eminent domain to rural trolley lines i ne similar loung Liu or two years ugo was supported by the "Seventy-six,' and this time ninny IVuiocrats urged air. nextnn to taue their signatures to a request that the house recall his bill from the committee and place it on the calendar. However, n siib-comiuittee ap pointed by .Mr. Keyser agreed to avoid trouble by reporting the bill. The vote by which the bill extending the duration of the lien of the debts of a decedent upon reul estate to five years was defeated In the house on third rend ing wns reconsidered, and the bill passed nnniiy. In the house Mr. Hare, of Hunting don, introduced a bill appropriating $!)-lO,000 for the support of the National Guard for the next two years. Mr. Fow, of Philadelphia, nut in a bill to give colored people the same rights and privileges us those of other ruces. mong the senate bills introduced wns one from Mr. Hrown, of Philadelphia, regulating telephone charges to f3..r( a mouth, and providing a penalty of $5lH) for violutiou of the provisions of the bill. A bill introduced in the somite Inst Thursday gives permission to the secre tary of interna! affairs to grant warrants und patents for the beds of navigable rivers or streams for mining purposes. The following gubernatorial nomina tions were received by the senate: Her bert Ash, Downingtown; H. R.' Yohn, Luiicaster, and John C. Sims, Anthony J. Sharpe and Edward 8. Ward, of Philadelphia, to be notaries public; William C. Russell, to be justice of the peace for the borough of Oxford, Ches ter couuty, vice Johu II. Kimball, re signed. WILKINS. The fatherly school directors of Kane township, Schuylkill Valley, are bound that thete shall be no flirting among the pretty young women teach ers ot their district. They have under consideration a clause to be inserted in next year's agreements by whicn lie school ma ams shad bind them selves not to receive marked attention from young men unless they have the consent of the prei-i.lent and secretary of the board. The girls must also give their word of honor that they wi.l not murrv during the school term. No Heart too Bad to he Cured. Testimony could be piled high in commendation of the wonderful cures wrought by Dr. Agncw's Cure lor the Heart. No case stands against this great remedy where it did not relieve the most acute heart sufferings inside of thirty minutes. It attacks the disease in an instant after taken. 6. Sold by C. A. Kleim. to being Lyman Abbott says : I have tried to interpret my own conviction that religion consists not in believing some thing about God, or thinking about God, but In trying to live the divine life. Religion is simply the art of living not even the art of right liv ing, for living that is not right living is the begirning of death. Religion means for the merchint honesty, for the journalist truthfulness, for the soldier heroism, for the minister sin cerity and candor." Relief in a Day. The red letter promise that never fails in cases of the severest and most chronic stom ach troubles in using Dt. Von Stan's Pineapple Tablets. Nature decreed the Pineapple as one of humanity's great panaceas medical science has searched it out and now it's at the door of every sufferer. A pleasant and positive cure. 35 cents. 40. Sold by C. A. Kleim. A writer in the Lancet declares: "It is true to assert that Spain could not profitably produce fictitious wines, so essentially and peculiarly is it a coun try where the grape grows luxuriantly and abundantly. Don't Tobarrs Spit and Smoke lonr l.ifo Amy. To quit tobacco easllv nnd forever . mn netlc. lull of life, ncrvo and vigor, take No-To Uac. tho wonder worker, that inulies wealr. men strong. All druggists, 60c orll. Cure guaran teed Booklet and sample free. Address .-iteriing i.euiouy to, Chicago or New York. mi AV'cgc lablc Preparation for As -slmilating thcToodandRcfiula ling the Stomachs andBoweis of Promote s Digestion.Chrerful ncss and Rcst.Contalns neither Opium.MorpbJne nor Mineral. Not Narcotic. KtamtOidEtSAMUELlllUilJl rumrfn SmJ AbcSmnm -JtAtlU SJn pjmumt - Cttnitd Suar hhtymii tlxnr. A perfect Remedy for Constipa tion, Sour Stomach.Diarrhoca anrlLoss OF SLEEP. lac Simile Signature of TEW YORK. n-4 s 1 tXACT COPr OF WHAEPEB. in p For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the Signature of The Kind You Have Always Bought. Thi etiTAun eoMMNf. New vonn city. ALEXANDER BROTHERS & CO. DEALERS IN Cigars, Tobacco. Candies, Fruits and Huts SOLE AGENTS FOB Henry Mail lard's Fine Candies. Fresh Every Week. IP'tTiT-s . Goods a. SECi-a-nyr-sr.. SOLE AGENTS FOR F. F. Adams & Co's Fine Cut Chewing Tobacco Hole agentB (or the following brands of Cigars- Henry Chy, Londrcs, Normal, Indian Princoss, Samscn, Silver Ash Bloomsburg Pa. IF YOU ARE IX NKED OF C A K 2 20 T, ill ATT DIG, 01- OaiL CLOTH, YOU WILL FIND A NICE LINE AT W. EL. B1QWEM 2ui Door above Court House. A large lot of Window Curtains in stock. When you want to look on the bright side of things, use SAPOLO SlPrKl Or Don.t attempt to train up your children in the way they should go uuiess you are going that way your self. Tux-Fame. 10 cents a vial for Dr. Agnew's Liver Pillls would not make them the fame they eniov to day if the curative powers were not in them. Worth will get to the top and that accounts for the wonderful demand for these little gems. Tney positively cure Constipation, Billious ness Sick Headache. 39. Sold by C. A. Kleim. Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children. Successfully used by Mother Gray, nurse in the Child ren's Home, in New York, cure Fev erishness, Bad Stomach, Teething Disorders, Break up Colds, move and regulate the Bowels and destroy the worms. Over 10,000 testimonials. At all druggists 25c. Sample mailed FREE. Address, Allen S. Olmestead, LeRoy New York. 3 i6-4t-d When people begin to notice the effects the weather has on them it is an indication that old age is approach ing. CASTOR I A For Infant! and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Signature of If we were rich enough to subscribe for half the biography schemes that come around, we would go to Con gress some day. No-To-llao for Flf; v Cents. Guaranteed tobacco huljii rv makes weak UHJU slroiitf, bioou pure. bu. I. A.I arugt'lbUs. The faculties for island transporta tion are so limited in B-azil that the inhabitants of the potts find' it cneaper to import grain from N rth Ameiica than from their own farms. Eyes and Nose Ran Water C. G. Archer, ol Brewer, Maine, says: "I have had Catarrh for several years. Water would run from my eyes and nose for days at a time About four ' months ago I was induced to try Dr. I Agnew's Catairhal Powder, and since I using the wonderful remedy I have ' not had an attack. I would not be ! without it." It relieves in ten min utes. 37. Sold by C. A. Kleim. When insured property burns, peo ple wonder if it wasn't set on fire. II it was not insured, they wonder why some folks are so careless. To Cure Coutlntlon Forever. Tslte CuscareU Cautlv Cutliurtlc. 100 or2.'.0. If C. CI fail to cure, druguiM refund money. Experiments made in Pans shows that an electric wagon costs 47 per cent, less to run than a horse wagon and 3a per cent, less than a petroleum motor. Fine PHOTO GRAPHS and CRAYONS at R. B. GROTZ, Bloomsburg. The best are the cheapest. inn ft 'il.i u 1 'I w TiJ'- ' -to TID-BITS FOR MA' HONEY ! and lender little jsiictlets for the chil dren, aic all riht. but papa and "the boys" want a good, big, juicy steak, roast or chop when 1 u&iness or school duties are over, anil we can cater to them all. Our stork of prime meats is unexcelled for quality, and we send them home in fine shape. j. ic kI'.ifi: k. THE DEVELOPMENT of Uloom-buig, notwithstanding the late fi nancial and business depression. HAS BEEN PIIENOMINAL. I's permanence and prosperity nre now as sured. The Bloomslnirg Land Improvement Com pany now offers for sale the most desirable lots for residences and business purposes to be had in this town, nt moderate prices and upon easy terms. A SMALL PAYMENT down and small monthly payments thereafter will secure a lot. Those purchasers desiring to build, and own their own homes the company will as sist by advancing the money there on, WHY PAY RENT when you can own your own home ? Factory Sites Given Away. Maps of the town and our plotted prop, erty furnished on application. Bloomsburg Land Improvement Company. J. S. WOODS, N. U. FUNK, Sales Agent. Secretary. lo-6-6mos. THE MARKETS. BLOOMSBURG MARKETS. ooaaicriD wiiilt. bitail raicaa. YOU can Save monev nn Pinnnc ami gans. You will always fin.l the largest alum, nest 1 aKes ana lowest prices. PIANOS. Fio-t, $175.00 and UDwards ORGAN?. From $50.00 and Upwards We sell on the installment plan. Pianos $25.00 dow and io.oo per month. Or, gans, 10.0" own, $5.00 per month. Lib eral discount for rash - S1i.. fncir. i . half price Musical merchandise' of kinds. We hamll Genuine Singer High Arm SEWING MACHINES, 5. 00 dawn nd $ j.oo per month. We also handle the r"morest Sewing Macllne, from T.y.50 am upward. "sewing Machine Needles and Oil for all makes of Sewing Machines. 'esi makes of WASH MACHINES, FRO l $4.00 UP TO $9.00. J. SALTZER. CS" Muic Rooms No. 115 West Main St., below Market, Bloomsburg, l'a. 31111 1.3 Butter per lb $ Eggs per dozen Lard per lb Ham per pound Pork, whole, per pound Beef, quarter, per pound .... Wheat per bushel Oats " Rye " " Wheat flour per bbl Hay per ton 9 Potatoes per bushel, ......... Turnips " " Onions " " Sweet potatoes per peck Tallow per lb Shoulder " " Side meat " " Vinegar, per qt Dried apples per lb Dried cherries, pitted Raspberries Cow Hides per lb Steer " " Calf Skin.. Sheep pelts. . Shelled corn per bus Lorn meal, cwt Bran, Chor Middlings . " ... Chickens per lb new " " " old Turkeys ' " Geese " " Ducks " ' COAL. No. 6, delivered " 4 and s " " 6 at yard " 4 "l S at yard .18 .16 08 .10 .06 07 .8a 40 5 4.00 to $10 .70 S .80 35 S .09 .08 .05 S .is .it 31 -05 .80 75 .60 S 1.00 1.00 1. 00 .11 .11 .". M .o t.6o 3S 35 3.60 SUBSCRIBE FOR THE COLUMBIAN. PATENTS Oaveaf g and Trade IMarlra nr-tained, and al Vilt'i1 bu"l'''SS ocuutuiitpd for MODEKAT ! RKT niivu-u 1" TUB U. B. PAT. I KNT OK KICK. We have no aub-aircnoles, al buRlnraRdlrec't, henc can transact patcVntbuil u.ms In lews t . me and at Letts Cost than tuoee re mote from WhsUIukumi. ;.i. ?;MW8.,dv.llw lf "-nt'ible or uot, tree of harp Our fee not due 1 in patent la secured ii.eT!. 1 Tln0,,,Mln '"''TV with refer J. "'i-wv wu;n. NHYRUYAL PILLS ( - - -'u viub) nuooa, 'i mhrn Mr i -tbvis Hrf4 4mf mv nUtiO V iumam4imttiUMt. At Drawl'. -M-MtA-to. ft . a rt -:a firs ID fW Ur lu l.r. I... i r i. "I i.,ir-S,,'"" ' r rtr 1. 777', 11 "" CkMuUna Co., MdU iUr
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