THE COLUMBIAN, BLOOMSBURG, PA. THE COLUMBIAN. ESTAIiLISHKI) t86ft. THE COLUMBIA DEMOCRAT, ESTABLISHED IS37. CoNSOI.IDATfet) iSfg. Fl'm.lSIIEI) F.VKKY TllVRSDAY MoRMNd, At HloomMmri;, the County Scat of Columliin County, Pennsylvania. C.KO. E. El.WEi.l., Editor. I), ?. TASKEK, I.ocai. Editor. GEO. C. ROAN, Eorkmas. Terms: Inside Ihe county ft. 00 a year in advance) $1.50 if not paid in alvance. Outride the county, t. 25 a year, strictly in advance. All communication should l.e addressed THE COLUMBIAN, Bloomsl)ur, l'a. V1IUKSDAY, JUNE 14, 1900. It was probably an oversight on the part of the writer of the resolu tions adopted by the Democratic Convention on Tuesday, not to in elude W. A. Evert in the vote of thanks given Chairman Small ani Secretary Kshinka. There were two secretaries of the county com mittee, and Mr. Kvert did his full share of the work in a very satis factory manner, In justice to him he should have been included in the resolution. Probably the most disappointed candidate at the convention on Tuesday, was Adam Suit. He was aspiring for the office of Jury Com missioner, and his election was generally conceded, even by his opponent, David Shuitz. The re turns as read at the first session of the convention, gave Suit a small but comfortable majority. In the afternoon, however, things were different. The vote was added up and Shuitz was found to be the winner. It appears to be the general opin ion that the removal of the time limit on pastorates by the Method ist Episcopal Church will mean quite a change in the methods pre valing among Methodist cungrega tions throughout the country Heretofore a minister could remain pastor of one charge for only five years at the maximum, at the ex piration of which period he would receive an assignment to another church. Now with the power in the hands of quarterly conferences, it will be possible for a minister to serve one congregation for an in definite length of time, which it is believed will result in better work and closer relationship. Oar Poorly Paid and Overworked Officials. The Republican officials on the hill at Harrisburg are very much overworked. During the past six months Governor Stone, receiving a salary of $10,000, was present 97 days and absent 53. Secretary of the Commonwealth Griest, receiving in salary and fees $22,500, was present 53 days and absent 67. Attorney General Elkins, receiv ing in salary and fees $12,000, was present 90 and absent 60. Secretary of Internal Affairs Latta receiving salary and fees $5,200, was present 38 and absent 112. Adjutant General Stewart, receiv ing in salary and fees $4,600, was present 77 and absent 7 V Superintendent of Public Build ings and Grounds Eyre, receiving in salary and fees $3,000, was pres ent 37 days and absent 113. Banking Commissioner Powers, receiving in salary and fees $6,000, was present 36 days and absent 1 1 3. Insurance Commissioner Irael W. Durham, receiving in salary and fees $15,000, was present 3 days and absent 147. When a conscientious Republican reads this record and considers how faithful and attentive to duty these Republican officials are, it will probably make him feel proud that he is a Republican. North Amtri. can. COMMISSIONERS MUST AOT. Proceedings (0 be Brought Against Those Refusing to Ferret Timber Burners. State Forestry Commissioner Rothrock has decided to begin pro ceedings against all county commis sioners who refuse to comply with his request to appoint detectives to ferret out and prosecute those guilty of causing the burning of timber lands. Deputy Attorney General Elkin advis2s Dr. Rothrock that the commissioners who disregard his request are guilty of a misde meanor and that it is the duty of the district attorney to prosecute the offending officials upon inior mation furnished by the forestry commissioner, or his agents. "In view of the importance of this question," says Mr. Fleetz, in aii opinion on this subject to Dr. Rothrock, "and the wisdom the legislature has exercised in passing these various acts to afford a com plete system for the detection and punishment of all persons, who in any way set fire to the timber lands of the state, I again advise you that it is your duty to proceed vig orously in all cases that the destruc tion of the forests by fires may be effectually stopped." WASHINGTON. From our Regular Correspondent. Washington, June 11, 1900. The democrats could not make the republican majority in Congress re main in session and transact the busi ness which they were elected to trans act, but they could, and did, thorough ly expose the hypocrisy of the repub lican treatment of such important matters as the Nicaragua Canal bill, the trust question and the reduction of war taxes before adjournment, and they did more In the debate on the armor plate clause of the Naval ap propriation bill, the democratic Sen atois made their fight on the armor trust so hot that Senators Hanna and Elkins actually championed that trust on the floor of the Senate, thus furn ishing conclusive proof that the ad ministiation and the republicans in Congress were favorable to trusts in general, and to that trust especially. Instead of openly voting to pay the armor trust tiie price it demands for armor plate, the republican majority "whipped the devil around the stump" by authorizing the Secretary of the Navy to purchase the armor that will be needed during the coming fiscal year, if he can do so at what he con siders a "reasonable" price; otherwise to establish a government armor plant. It is dollars to broomstraws that the Secretary of the Navy will consider the trust price for armor "reasonable" and that he will not use the authority conferred upon him, to establish a government plant and bread the grasp ing monopob. If Boss Hanna had not been bertain of that he would not have allowed the authority to be given him. Anyway, it was cowardly for the majority in Congress to shift the responsibility for favoring this trust from thtmselves to Secretary Long. A tight between the Coast Survey, a civil bureau, and the Hydrograhic bureau of the Navy Department, over an appropriation in the Naval bill lengthened the session one day. Senator Pettigrew stirred up there publicans by delving into political his tory. He charged, on the authority of Mr. Cramp himself, that Mr. Cramp contributed $400,000 to the republi can campaign fund of 1892, with the express understanding that he was to be repaid with profitable contracts to build ships. When Senator Carter, who was chairman of the Republican National Committee which handled the campaign funds of that year, deni ed that any such agreement had been made with Mr. Cramp mind you.net that Mr. Cramp had contributed the money -Mr. Pettigrew stated that he had a conversation with Senator Car ter, repeating to him what Mr. Cramp had said, and that Carter had replied laughingly, "I guess, we did hit the old-man pretty hard." Mr. Pettigrew also gave Boss Hanna a few swipes that even his thick hide could not keep from hurting, reading extracts from the memorial presented to the Senate charging Hanna with having bribed his way into the Senate, dwell ing with emphasis upon the charge that Representative Dick, now Secre tary of the Republican National Com mittee, and Maj. Rathbone recently suspended as director of posts in Cuba, were Hanna's agents in carrying out the bribery. Mr. Pettigrew added as his own comment: "We see now in what school this man Rathbone was educated." Mr. Hanna's reply consist ed largely of calling Mr. Pettigrew a traitor to the republican party, which was not very convincing. Representative Cummings, of New York, roused the democrats of the House to enthusiasm by reading a let ter from Col. Bryan, denying that he had ever said that he favored an anti trust Constitutional amendment or be lieved one to be necessary, unless the Supreme Court should hold that Con gressional legislation aginst trusts was unconstitutional, and adding that the republican party has shown in this Congress that it does not wish to des troy trusts, by supporting a proposi tion to give the National Banks con trol of the currency, and thus create a paper money trust. The Senate by a vote of 43 to 23 carried out the republican programme of hanging up the anti-trust bill passed by the House, by referring to the Sen ate Judiciary Committee. The Senate by a vote of 33 to 33 rejected the nomination of ex-Congressman Bynum, of Ind., to be Gen. Appraiser at the port of New York, an $8,000 position, which the law says shall be filled by a democrat, and which was given to Mr. Bynum as a reward for work done for Mr. McKin )ey in '96. Mr. Bynum cal'ed himselt a gold democrat, but the democratic Senators contend that he was not a democrat and there were enough re publicans who agreed with them to defeat the nomination. Senator Pettigrew said of the two labor billls passed by the House re sently, and the language is equally applicable to the bill ordered tavor- Necessity is the Mother of Invention It was the necessity for an honest, reliable blood purifier and tonic that brought into existence Hood's Sarsapa rilla. It is a highly concen trated extract prepared by a combination, proportion and process peculiar to itself and giving to Hood's Sarsaparilla unequalled curative power. Its wonderful record of cures has made V America's Greatest Medicine. Rosy Cheeks " I have good health And rosy cheeks, thinks to Hood" s Sarsaparilla. h builds me up And saves doctor bills." Mary A. Burke, East Clair St., Indianapolis, Ind. f!ond't Plllt our Urer IIU;th nnn Irrtutlng and jmij th-rtln to &Ti lttiffKft grimitflltt ably reported by the House Judiciary Committee, limiting the meaning of the word "conspiracy" and the use of restraining orders and injunctions in labor troubles: "Were these bills pass ed by the other House with the inten tion that they should become laws? Oh, no, Mr. President, they seem to have been passed by the other House for the purpose of holding them over labor during the coming summer, with the promise that their political course and conduct shall affect the legisla tion on these subjects next winter." The Senate Committee on the Paci fic Islands and Porto Rico, of which Senator Foraker is Chairman, was provided with a free trip to Por'o Rico, at public expense, by a resolu tion adopted by the Senate. The al leged purpose of the junket is to in vestigate existing conditions. HOOD'S PILLS cure Liver Ills, Bil iousness, Indigestion, Headache. Easy to take, easy to operate. 25c. FIGHT TOT FINISH. Pacific Negotiations In St. Louis Strike at an End. Both Strikers and Employers Firm In Their Positions. Inquest In Case of Sunday's Riot Victims Attorney Says Shooting Unjustifiable. ST. LOL'IS, June Hi. All 11i Rntintior.1i looking to a Ni'ttli'iniMit of tlic street rail way strike urt' off, nml the otlu'tTs of the Transit umiimiiy do not I'xpi'it tiny fur ther iitU'iniit to ri'opi'ii nuKotiatioiiM to end the trouble. The street cur men ure n tii-111 In tlieir attitude as ever. Samuel (lompers, president of the Amerleau Fed eration of Labor, is expected here this week, and his coming is looked npnii in labor circles ns a sure sii;ii that the light njjninst the Transit company will be pushed to the limit. Sheriff l'ohlinnu and C'hiof of Police Cumphcll today expressed the opinion that there will be no more riotinn. They are confident that their combined forces will be nhle to prevent any further law lessness. Chief Campbell nays: '"I am now of the opinion that the worst Is over ami that there is no need of cailinK out the state militia. The sliootiii'.' of those men on Sunday has niven those inclined to rlotintf to understand what they are to expect and, I believe, will result ill Breatly relieving the situation. "Wo huve withdrawn the police from several of the lines and so will continue as fast us we consider it safe. There may be some trouble at nibt in the ex treme southern nml northern portions of the city, but the police and postte men will be able to cope with It." The service has been extended to a number of lines ut night. TIIK I'OKSK COMITATUS. Sheriff I'oliliinui's posse has almost reached the number, ,."jl)U, asked for by the police board. The strict enforcement of law that has marked the service of the different com panies of deputies has brought them into disfavor with strike sympathizers in vari ous parts of the city. The deputies are made to suffer the inconveniences of a systematic boycott in many localities. They are unable to buy nnythini; to eat or drink. The sheriff has made prepara tions to feed his men at their respective stations. Henry (t. Urown, n stationary engineer who was sworn in a member of the posse, says the neighbor have looked upon him ns an enemy of the laboring man and have not given his family a mo ment's rest. He has been given a leave of absence to return home with his gun and protect bin family. An Inquest over the bodies of Kdwnrd Thomas and George Uine, victims of Sundny's riot nt Washington nveuiie and Sixth street, began today, 1 1 cfore the inquest began the olliclal report of 1'nlice Captain Kieley of the Fourth district on Sunday's shootiuK was received by the coroner. This re port stated that the man who shot Kd wnrd Thomas was l)eputy (Jordon Me Knight. It set forth that Thomas was about to shoot Adjutant !. H. Webster with n revolver when killed by Mc Knight. After Coroner l.loyd swore in the Jury Attorney .Manlier, for the strikers, said he would endeavor o briuK out evidence showing that the shooting was not done by the deputies in the performance of their duty under the law and therefore wan not justiliable. 44 mi CLOTHING STILISH READY O K Hade to Your Measure, TOOT All the latest novelties for spring wear, in hats, caps, shirts, underwear and neckwear, can always be found at Townsend's Star Clothing: House. aEss5ss The Poultry Doctor. If you are interes'ed in Poultry, by all means send 25 cents in Postage Stamps to the Associated Fanciers, 400 N. 3rd St., Philadelphia, Penna.. tor their new book, on the diseases of poultry. Although comparatively small, it is so concise, terse and lucid as to be of great value to the fancier and the breeder ol poultry. It shows how to manage and rear fowls, how to detect their different ailments, and iiow to treat them by either allopathic or homoeopathic remedies. It is from ihe pen of Mr. John E. Diehl, the well known American Poultry Association Jude, one of the highest authorities on poultry. PANAMAREVOLUTION Conflicting Reports Regarding the Trouble In Colombia. REBELS WELL ARMED AND ORGANIZED Colombian Cliarue at WaslilnKton O011 Orient Tlmt llelielllun Will lie Tut Down eliili!om Suld to He Aldinif the lleliels. WASHINGTON, June li!. Although there Is niueu coiirliet as to the status of thu revolution in Colombia, all advices agree that armies UKgrepuinK ,"i,0(i() men hnre been faring eneh other with san guinary results. The Colombian charge here, lr. Luis Curvo-Marque. said that the olliclal information coining from the Colombian capital showed that the revo lutionists had been forced back to the Venezuelan frontier und that contrary ndvices received by the navy department here referred to local conditions around 1'unaiuu unconnected with the main thea ter of war. He Riiyg the government has an army of "O.tltHl meu at various points and that the main body of about Ij.ihmi men has borne the brunt of recent engagements. They are armed with Mauser lilies, with Itemington smokeless powder und have Minim rapid tire guns and heavier field guns of the Creusote make. The revolu tionists 11 1 no have Mausers and Maxims. The revolutionists also huve 11 gunboat and another vessel used for transport aud lighting purposes. The government has four gunboats, three on the Atlautie und one on the I'acitic. The revolutionists are well organized, not only in the field, but abroad, with In fluential friends here. According to their side of the case, as staled by one of their adherents, the conflicting claims to suc cess are duo largely to negotiations re cently curried ou as to the l'uiimim on nul. Uesirous of securing additional war funds, the government proposed an ex tension of the canal concession, whereup on the revolutionist agents abroad gave notice that if the war funds were ad vanced the extension would not be recog nized in case of the success of the revolu tion. lr. Curvo-MarqucTi says as to this, however, that .his government would not resort to u falsification of war news in order to advance its liuaueial condition, and us an evidence of the reliability of the government claims he points out that the dispatches come from hi brother, who is minister of foreigu affairs ut I to got u, and ure to u certain extent personal and nonpolitieal. He expresses every confidence that the government will maintain Its control of affairs. In olliclal quarters It is stated that some of thu countries adjacent to Colom bia, notably Venezuela, Kcuador aud Nic aragua, are lending assistance to the rev olution ami that Its cITcct may be more furreuchlng ou this account. Don't taking Scott's Emulsion fce c?.use it's warm weather. Keep taking it until you are cured. It will heal your lungs and fjve you rich blood in sum- 1 V liver oil mat!?. asv. WW . 80c. inl$l. All druggist!. 4Ski FOR- GABIIENTS TO WEAR, -GO TO ;AgiaMwg.t!tiiJ.'Jta fecial Offer for June, f It is the policy of this store to reduce the stock at this time of the year. We consider the time lor prof its ou this season's merchandise as passed. Even cost will not stand in the way where lots are large and it is deemed advisable to move them quickly. This big reduction serves a two-fold purpose. " It clears the deck " for fall supplies, and gives to the trading public the one great chance of the year to stock up on many needed things at price, in many cases, less than the bare cost of production. WOOL DRESS GOODS. You will need them for separate skirts during the warm weather. 35c all wool suitings, re duced to 19c. 50c novelty dress goods, reduced to 33c. 90c fine all wool dress goods, reduced to 58c. 50c all wool plaids, re duced to 29c. SUMMER DRESS GOODS. This is a chance to make yourself comfortable through the warm weather. Our 8 and 10c lawns and dimities reduced to6.Je. 15 and 1 6c lawns reduced to I2jc. 10c ginghams re duced to 7c. 36 in. Madras ginghams, that sold i:om 15 to 22c, reduced to i2c. A lot of fine imported or gandies, 25c quality, re duced to lie. MUSLIN. A lot of unbleached mus. lins, in remnants, is why we sell them at Cc a yard. It is the same grade as Ap pleton A muslin just as good. Wheat has advanced, but at 90c for 50 lbs. F. AC lite Our New Spring Values. Cf w VtVC rc;ceid.' for the sPnng trade, the very latest styles in Dress Goods, Waist Silks, Trimmings, Ribbonsf Laces. market eSt St DressGoods and Fancy Notions in the T,okDITE? ?PtR1ING.SUITS.-Ladies' and Misses' Spring Jackets. Latest styles, right prices. rw c!!cES! pIOES!TCxreat values, nobbv styles, small prices. Pn thistpanment.51111 We t0 date at a11 thne8 SHIRT WAISTS AND SEPARATE SKIRTS -It will pay you to see the styles and learn prices I vv An'iiK..-We keep a complete line. I mP n A0,LSeetUr ffVe,at sewTln roacMne ? We are handling one of the best on the market. Up to date in every respect and , price lowest If you expect to buy, it will pay yL tocc our j make of machine and learn our prices 1 IN OUR CROOF.k'V nifPA TJTTUTTrr, , . t r- . ; - ""i"iiijiiin, we are at ine tt. n fr nf F1". Chinawarc. In dinner and ch amber sets our sales are increasing every day. You will find it will always pay to trade with us. Our aim has ever been to give you latest styles and best prices. Bloomsburg Store Go,, Limited. Corner Main and Centre. ALFRED McF PKRY, Vgr, SOIL? 9 ETON SUITS. Our $12 50 Eton suit, made in the newest style, at $8 50. SHIRT WAISTS. This is something every lady needs to be comforta ble. We have enough to sup plyyou.and at prices that all can buy. A lot of regular $1 00 waists reduced to 50c. A $1 25 waist at 87 Jc, aud $1 25 waist reduced to $t. BOYS' AND MISSES' HOSE. These hose we have nev er sold for less than 12 Jc. Will go for the next 10 days at 10c. LADIES' MUSLIN UNDERWEAR. This is the season for these goods, and our stock is full, and at prices you can buy the goods to make them. Night robe plain muslin, 29c. Night robe hemstitched and tucked yoke, 42c. Ladies' drawers, 19c. we still sell our Lily Patent P. PURSEL.
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