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THE COLUMBIAN, BLOOMSBURG, PA.
THE COLUMBIAN.
KSTAHMSHKI) 1866.
HE COLUMBIA DEMOCRAT,
Established 1837. Consolidated 1869.
tubltsiikd kvrry thursday mornino,
At Uloomsliurg, the County Scat of
Columliia Countv, retv.isylvania.
CEO. K. EI.WELL, Editor.
P. I. TASKKK, Local Editor.
GEO. C. ROAN, Eorkmaji.
Tkrms : Insiile Ihe county 1.00 a year
n advance! $ 1.50 if not paid in advance.
Outside the county, ? 1.25 a year, strictly in
idvsnce.
All communications should lie addressed
THE COLUMBIAN.
lHoomsluirg, Pa.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1900.
Democratic Ticket.
NATIONAL.
FOR PRESIDENT,
WILLIAM J. BRYAN,
of Nebraska.
FOR VICE TRESIDKNT,
AD LAI E. STEVENSON,
of Illinois.
STATE.
FOR AUDITOR GENERAL,
P. GRAY MEEK,
of Centre Co.
FOR CONGRESSMEN-AT-LARGE,
N. M. EDWARDS,
of Lvcoming Co.
HENRY E. GRIMM,
of Bucks Co.
FOR PRESIDENTIAL EI.ECTORS-AT LARGE
A. II. Cofi'roth, of Somerset.
Francis Shunk Brown, Pniladelphia.
Andrev Caul, of Elk.
Otto Germer, of Erie.
FOK DISTH1CT FKISintNTIAt. XLKCTOHS.
Hugh Moore,
Henry Feriibprser.
Miitliw llltmnn,
W. Horace Hiwktns.
Adiira K. Walcli,
N. M. Kills
Albr;' lit KniMile,
David .1. I'carsinll,
I.. V. itcllT,
Dr. Mccormick,
Joseph O'Brlc-ti,
I'nonms M .Money,
Michael Mellnt,
S. P.
James Hell,
W. s. llaHilnirs.
K. Scott Ainmcrman,
Dr. Dallas Hnrnhart,
Harvey W. Haines,
Warren Wort 11 Bailey,
Weslev F. Gurfey,
Samuel V. Black,
John K. Pauley,
J. l Kelly,
John T. Brew,
.1. S. Carmlehael,
J. Kltohey,
Kimball.
COUNTY.
FOR CONGRESS,
RUFUS K. POLK,
of Danville.
FOR REPRESENTATIVES,
WILLIAM T. CREASY,
(South Side)
of Catawissa Twp.
FRED. IKELER,
(North Side)
of Bloomsburg.
FOR SHERIFF,
DANIEL KNORR,
of Locust Twp.
FOR CORONER,
DR. B. F. SHARPLESS,
of Catawissa.
FOR JURY COMMISSIONER,
DAVID A. SHULTZ,
of Madison Twp.
To The Voters of Columbia County.
It is urged by your County Chair
man that you organize "Bryan and
Stevenson Clubs" in every election
district in Columbia County. Do
this at once. C. A. Small,
County Chairman.
The doubt that has existed in the
minds of the manv friends of J. Henry
Cochran, of Williamsport, as to
whether or net he would accept the
Democratic nomination for Congress
in the Sixteenth District, has been
dispelled. In a speech, before the
Young Men's Democratic Club, of
Williamsport, last week, Mr. Cochran
said that if he could secure a person
to look after his private business affairs
he would accept. This will be grat
ifying news to his admirers throughout
Columbia County.
In speaking of the Republican Na
tional Committee's adoption of the
"full dinner pail" as a campaign em
blem, the Montrose Democrat says :
"Happy thought. This dinner
pail, of course, will be made from the
tin supplied by the imperial Tin
Trust; the wire used in it will come
from the American Wire and Steel
Trust- The pail will contain bread
made from the flour of the Flour
Trust i it will have in it a piece of
meat from the abattoirs of the "Big
Four," known as the Packing Trust ;
the bottle of coffee will be sweetened
by the saccharine matter of the Sugar
Trust ; if there be a bit of fish in it
on a Friday, Booth & Co., the head
of the Fish Trust, will profit thereby.
There are more empty stomachs in
the country than there are full dinner
pails, and, if McKinley and war, and
trusts are to abide, the proportion of
empty stomachs to full dinner pails
will enormously increase."
So Inconsistent,
The Republicans have changed
their base since 1892. Their cam
paign Text Book for that year states
their pos'tion on the question of bi
metalism as follows:
'Nine tenths of the people are bi
rnetalists. They want both money
metals used, because they blieve
both are needed to sustain the world's
commerce. The republican party
honestly and intelligently answers their
wishes. President Hairison is a bi
metalist, as his official papers and
speeches show. The republican plat
form declares for bi-metalism and in
that respect faithfully represents the
course of the party The re
publican policy seeks a broader mon
etary basis. The world's commerce
expands so rapidly the value of
paper currency and of various credit
sustitutes for money, which must be
supported by the specie basis, has be
come so vast that scarcely any can
I be found to deny that commerce and
i industry would be safer if the entire
; stock of $3.7 1 1,345,000 gold and $3,
I 939,57 1,009 silver m the world (see
estimate ot Director of the Mint
Leech, Table A.) could be freely em
ployed as a foundation, instead of
only a part of that amount. As mat
ters stand in the great commercial
nations ol the world, the credit system
and the commercial exchanges now
rest upon the stock of gold as the only
basis. A bi-metalic system would
render the commerce ami industry of
these nations safer and more healthy.
Serious losses and great risks are in
curred through the constant disturb
ance of exchanges between gold-using
and silver-using countries. Even in
Great Britain, where gold monomet
talism is worshipped as it is nowhere
else, the greatest statesmen ami the
most powerful boards of trade are at
their wits' end to discover some way
of escaping the frightful losses in com
merce with the East which have this
very year involved great banks and
firms in ruin."
The platform adopted at Philadel
phia, recently, is an entire change of
tune: it says:
"We declare our steadfast opposi
tion to the free and unlimited coin
age of silver. We renew our allegiance
to the principle of the gold standard."
CONGRESSIONAL OdNFttN0E.
Hon. R. K. Polk Named as the Democratic
Nominee ol Seventeenth District.
The Democratic Congressional
Conference of the Seventeenth Dis
trict, convened at the Lyndhurst Ho
tel, Shamokin, Monday afternoon.
The following confenees wete chosen
by Mr. Polk :
Montour County: Alex. Billmeyer,
Washingtonville ; E. V. Peters, Dan
ville. Columbia County: John G. Mc
Henry, Benton; John G. Harman,
Bioomsburg.
Sullivan County: Geo. F. Streiby,
Dnshore ; John Flynn, Laporte.
Northumberland County: Dr.
Humnel,Watsontown ; M. Croninger,
Shamokin
Mr. Polk, who was the unanimous
choice of Montour and Columbia
counties, defeated II. E. Davis in
Northumberland county, who later
withdrew in Sullivan county, where he
had also registered. This gave the
entire district to Mr. Polk, who was
Monday declared the Democratic
nominee.
King Humbert, of Italy, who was
recently assassinated, had his life in
sured for $36,000,000000 francs.
More than two-thirds of it was in
American companies.
HON. P. GRAY MEEK.
Tho Democrats of Pennsylvania may
well view with satisfaction the work
of their late state convention. The
Rentlemen chosen to represent the
Democratic people of the common
wealth In the national convention of
the party at Kansas City not only ex
ercised a potential Influence on the de
liberations of the body, but took a lead
ing part in the councils of the organ
ization. No state was more conspicu
ous than Pennsylvania and no delega
tion contributed more to the splendid
work performed by that body In the
nomination of the candidates and the
adoption of a platform which is a mar
vel of strength and a masterpiece of
political literature.
The state convention was no more
hnppy in Its selection of representatives
to the national convention than It was
wise and fortunate in its nomination
for the office of auditor general. That
office Is one of the most important in
the state. More than any other, not
excepting that of governor, the audi
tor general has power to serve the peo
ple in the matter of protecting thera
from unjust taxes. It Is the auditor
general who has the power to hold the
corporations to the fulfillment of their
obligations to pay taxes, and it is a
mild criticism to say that in recent
years they have fared well, while it
has fallen on the people to make up the
deficits resulting in consequence of le
niency to them.
In the person of their candidate for
auditor general, Hon. P. Gray Meek,
of Bellefonte, the Democratic represent
atives in convention assembled have
given the people of Pennsylvania the
best assurances of a faithful discharge
of every public duty. For many years
and in various capacities he has served
the public and always with such fidel
ity that he Is truMed implicitly by all
who know him. He is a gentleman of
the highest character for integrity and
Intelligence, and it may safely be said
that If he is elected every corporation
will' bo compelled to pay Its Just share
of the taxes. Thut will be a new de
parture in fiduciary management in
Pennsylvania, but It will be a fortunate
one.
Weighty renncylrnnlnn Dead.
YORK, Ta., Sept. 12. Samuel Marks,
nged 213, ot Tilden, the heavlent man in
York county, U dead. Marks weighed
450 pounds. His height was 0 feet 1 inch,
and bis girth measurement was 5 ft 4
luchts.
"He Laughs Best
Who Laughs Last"
A hearty laugh indicates A degree of
good health obtainable through pure blood.
As but one person in ten has pure blood,
the other nine should purify ihe blood
tuith Hood's Sarsaparilla. Then they can
Uugh first, last and all the time, for
ZCcCidS SaUaHzu'flg
OUR CONDITION TO-DaY.
A journey through the country
shows the widespread effects of the
summer's drought, which is contin
uing into the fall. Some of the
counties have suffered much more
than' others, although the loss is
great here.
In some places farmers are buy
ing potatoes for present and winter
use, and corn is almost a total fail
ure, and yet the resources of this
great country are so vast and varied
that but trifling evidences of any
lass or trouble are seen, and so
wonderful is the elasticity of the
people, in hope and energy, that
they seem to spring up out of their
disasters and go on as usual.
The vast crowds that are rushing
continually to seashore or mountain
resort, show but little restriction in
the gratifying of desire, or the
seeking for pleasure and rest.
We can see very plainly, how
ever, that the prosperity of a coun
try like ours depends, very consid
erably, upon the products of the
soil and the outcome of the rocks
beneath, and with fair crops and
prices, we must be reasonably pros
perous. We notice, too, an ever growing
demand for the conveniences which
progress and invention lay at our
doors. This means a greater ex
penditure of money and a great
stimulus to manufacturers.
The old-fashioned wooden bridge,
over our many mountain streams,
lifting up among the trees its shel
tering cover, blackened with the
brush of time, is rapidly passing
away, and strong, simple iron ones
take their places, more in accord
with the quick, restless spirit of the
times.
The canal, once almost literally
filled witli slow-moving boats, is
now allowed to fill up and choke
with the gathering grasses, and in
its silent waters is 'sadly written the
story of its own decadence, its place
to be taken by the swift-moving
trains in order to accommodate the
increasing number of travelers, and
carry the vastly augmented freigtit.
This means, also, more business
and greater advantages in the de
velopment of our nation.
It would be a shame, too deep to
record, if America should be any
thing else than prosperous, favored
of God as it is, and blessed with in
exhaustible resources and inventive
skill. It would take malevolence,
or iniseiable management of our
national affairs to keep us from forg
ing ahead.
New, large mills are kept busy
making the wide, heavy paper,
which people put between the outer
and inner coverings of their frame
houses, and so everywhere there
are signs ot advance.
There are two sad features of our
social and industrial state, and these
are, first, man's inhumanity to man,
so graphically told by correspond
ents in the coal region, and the
strike, long delayed, because there
is no desire to strike, but because
it seems the only means of redress.
The pinching and squeezing, of
those who have means, upon others,
who get into their clutches. A
most worthy man, in a city not
very far from here, was pressed out
of business twice, and endangered
a thirds time through the rapacity
of those with whom he had associ
ated himself, but whose portion of
the capital was mainly his skill,
mechanical genius, and knowledge
of the business. This is very
wrong. Those who have wealth
should see the glorious opportunities
opening up, to help others who are
worthy, to benefit their fellow men,
help the nation, and glorify God.
Another evil is the congestion of
our large cities and the often an
almic condition of our smaller
towns. This is wrong, 'though we
see a law controlling it all, and it
seems inevitable, but there are
many and good reasons, financial
and moral, why the activities of our
land should be distributed. Larger
grants of land and exemption from
taxation ought to help toward
cheap production of goods.
Our own town sits desolate, in
dustrially, because of selfishness and
sin, and wrong use of resources and
privileges, and like ihe dog in the
manger, we neither do or let others
do. And our good water power,
our many other facilities, are al
lowed to lie dormant, while our
population decreases, and our beau
ty and fairness become a mocKery
in deadness and dullness, instead of
I lite and activity. X.
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Our stock,
ready, consisting of the latest novelties, at
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ALWAYS IN THE LEAD.
Townsend's Star Clothing House,
BLOOHSBURO, PA.
WASHINGTON.
From our Regular Correspondent.
Washington, Sept. 10, 1900.
Mr. McKinley is still in Wash
ington, but instead of devoting his
time to Chinese matters he lias
reason to think that there will be
no withdrawal of allied troops from
Pekin for many months and that
the settlement of the matter will
not be until long after the election
he is hard at work studying up
schemes to help his waning politi
cal fortunes and to head off the
stampede of republicans to Bryan,
which confidential reports have
caused him to fear. He will send
four members of the cabinet on the
stump. Postmaster General Smith
has already gone to Maine and from
there will go on an extended speak
ing tour, including W. Va., Ohio,
Indiana, Illinois, Kansas and any
other states where there is a demand
for his services. Secretary Wilson
will stump in agricultural sections.
Attorney General Griggs will not
make a long trip, but will speak
wherever Hanna desires, and Secre
tary Root will make a lew speech
es, mostly in the big cities. Mr.
McKinley's personal task is to try
to answer in his letter of acceptance
some of the broadsides fired at the
administration by Col. Bryan in his
speeches, and he recognizes that it
is a difficult one. Secretary Gage
is not a speaker, but he was ordered
to write the answer to the recent
letter of Hon. Carl Schur., which
tore up Mr. Gage's recent attempt
to create a financial scare so effect
ively, and as soon as he finished
the task he went away for a month's
vacation. The contents of Mr.
Gage's letter may be summed up as
'.'what I say first, I say last."
Senator Blackburn spent several
days in Washington last week. He
has no doubts ot the result in Ken
tucky. He said of Democratic pros
pects ; "Mr. Bryan will carry the
State by a large majority. Mr.
Beckman will also be elected.
There is already a movement on
loot to flood Kentucky in November
with U. S. Deputy Marshals. It
has been talked over by the Repub
licans and the plan will be carried
out. We have but one U. S. dis
trict in Kentucky, and Judge Evans
presides over the court. He and I
have long been personal friends.
We served together in the State
Legislature, and there has never
been anything to mar the pleasant
social relations between us. But
in politics Judge Evans is a bitter
and narrow partisan. The law al
lowing deputy marshals at the polls
was repealed eight years ago, but
last year Judge Evans claimed
authority for appointing them, and
he will do so again this year.
It is stated that the Cabinet con
sidered the horrible stories of loot
ing and murder in China by the
Russian and French sections of the
allied army, sent by the Associated
Press, and published all over the
U. S. last week, and decided to do
nothing, because the matter did not
concern the U. S. If that decision
was actually made, Mr. McKinley
and his advisers have made another
serious mistake. This Government
has made itself au equal partner
with the other powers which have
troops in China and the improper
acts of the troops of any one of those
powers does very seriously concern
the U. S., as Mr. McKinley will
learn wheu the people are heard
from. The proper thing for this
Government to do is to ascertain
officially whether those stories of
horrible barbarities, which would
FLL STYL
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INVITE AN INSPECTION.
for men, boys' and
LOWEST PRICE,
New Goods of All Kinds
There is no advertising theme more attractive to
the average woman than new goods. As the fall outfit
ting time is close at hand you'll want to know what
this store can do towards supplying you with the proper
merchandise at the proper prices. We've clone what we
believe to be the banner buying of our history gone
carefully through the best markets, picked with pru dence
just those lines we feel sure will meet with j our
approval. You are invited to inspect these new goods
and pass judgment upon them.
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GOODS
We show dress goods in
almost every desirable
weave.
The pulse of trade is be-'
ginning to beat faster in
woolen dress goods, partic
ularly in cheviots and
serges and plaid-back
cloths things that are to
be tailor-made. There are
a few little changes in
weaves in the cheviots a
bird's eye. for instance
but we're selling more of
the plain cheviots, granites
and pebble, than any other.
Plain Cheviots, 50c to $1.25
Granite " 50c to 1.00
Pebble " $1 to 1.50
Serges, 50c to 1.20
Broadcloths and Vcne
tians will be used for good
dresses. We show all col
ors in these two weaves at
$1.25 a yard, 50 ins. wide
These goods are sponged,
Xo lady will be fixed comfortable for fall and win
ter until she has a walking skirt. The ones we can sell
you at $5.00 you'll find hard to match.
Agate Ware Seconds for Half.
Not a leaky piece in the
On some you can't see the
your kitchen complete for a
F. P. PURSEL.
disgrace an army of savages, are
true, and if they are, to make a
strong protest to the Governments of
Russia and Prance, accompanied by
a demand that steps be taken to pre
vent their repetition while this Gov
ernment is a member of the alliance.
If such things are countenanced,
the claim of civilization and Chris
tianity now made by the allied pow
ers will necessarily become ridic
ulous. Chairman Richardson, of the
Democratic Congressional Cam
paign Committee, will, during the
remainder of the campaign divide
his time between Congressional
Headquarters, in Washington, and
the New York branch ot the Na
tional Committee Headquarters.
The Administration last week
decided that Minister Conger should
stay in China and represent the in
terests of this count rv until crmt
! sart of a settlement is reached. This
HOUSE!
children, is now
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ready to cut right into.and
the best value shown at
that price.
FUENITUEE.
Everything for the house
and no trash.
That holds good all the
year 'round, but here are
some reasons for coming
to-day. We know we can
sell you bed room furniture
and sideboards less than
any other place in this
county ; show you more
styles to pick from (15) dif
ferent styles in sideboards,
and (15) "different styles in
bedroom suits. Come and
see for yourselves.
White enameled beds at
all prices.
Tables of every kind.
Chairs, couches, chiffon
iers, springs and mattresses,
to complete the bedroom
furniture.
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lot, not a hurt that hurts.
blemish. You can make
small price.
i decision was largely brought about
' by the published interview with
special envoy W. W. Rockhill giv
j ing views antagonistic to those held
' by the Administration. Rockhill
has denied the authenticity of the
, interview, but it is not believed that
the denial will save him from a
speedy recall. Although stated in
the most positive terms at the otate
Department that nothing is officially
known of the replies of the powers
Co Russia's proposal for the evacu
ation of Pekin, there is plenty of
evidence in sitjht that the Adminis
tration knows the nature of those
answers, wluther it knows officially
or unofficially; that it is, in LlL''
acting upon that knowledge. Lo'ig
messages were received this week
from Min ster Conger and Gcti.
Chaffje; The latter was made public
but not the former.
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