THE COLUMBIAN, BLOOMSBURG, PA.
THE COLUMBIAN.
KSTAIU.ISIIKI) iSr(.
HE COLUMBIA DEMOCRAT,
f.jiTABMSHND I837. CONSOLIDATED 189.
riHII.ISIIKD EVKRY TllURSDAV MORNING,
At Hloonnlmrtf, the County Scat of
Columbia Conntv, Pennsylvania.
C.KO. E. KI.WKLl., Kditor
I). J. TASKKK, Local Editor.
c;KO. C. ROAN, 1 okkmas.
Terms : Inside the county $1.00 n year
tn advance ; $1.50 if not paid in a Ivnncc.
Outside the county, $1.25 a year, strictly in
advance.
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THE COLUMBIAN,
liloomsliurg, 1'a.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER sTioo!
OLD COLUMBIA IN LINK-
AM The Democratic Candidates Eltctcd With
Big Majorities
'' '' Mr
There was nothing the matter with
Columbia County's Dcmoctacy on
Tuesday. Rufus K. Tolls, lor Con
gress will have a majority of about
1500 over Huth, Republican. On
the head of the ticket Bryan will lead
McKinley with at least 2100 votes.
All the other Democratic candidates
are elected.
IT IS McKINLET-
The great battle of 1900 has been
fought, and the Republican candidate
has been re elected to direct the
affairs of this nation for four
years more. McKinley's major
ity in the electoral college has
been slightly increased over that
of four years ago, but his popular
majorities have dropped off consider
ably. It is next to useless for us to
explain the cause of defeat. Suffice
it to say that influences other than
popular sentiment were exerted in
McKinley's favor. Had the people
been given an opportunity to vote
upon the living and paramount issues,
we would have a different verdict to
record. But, after all, it is perhaps
proper that the administration which
has involved itself in the present un
holy war and other foreign entangle
ments, should be made to rid itself.
Democrats should not be discouraged.
The fight against imperialism, mili
tarism, trusts and monopolies, will be
continued. The voice of justice and
right bids us continue the struggle.
The day of deliverance is not far dis
tant. Eye Troubles-
Employments That Should Bo Avoided by tlio
People With Weak Eyes.
The changes which come to the eye
as a result of age are beyond the pow
er of the individual to remedy. It is
true that the time for the wearing of
glasses may be hastened by abuse of
the eyes, but with all possible care
that one may take, the eye that hither
to has been normal, will need shortly
before, or it may be shortly after, the
age of forty-five the aid of glasses. So
universal is this that an oculist, in his
examination of the refraction of the
eye of his patient.can determine accur
ately the number of his years. The re
sponsibility of much eye trouble, how
ever, can be brought directly home to
the individual. It is due to the reck,
less expenditure of the eyesight. The
service of trie eye is demanded in any
and every light. The eyes are most
tried by reading fine print or doing
the fine stitches of sewing or embroid
ery. If the print is on glossy paper
t whose smooth surface reflects the light
the effect is bad upon the eyes. If the
embroidery is to be done on satin or
upon canvas, with its bewildering maze
of meshes, the strain is soon shown in
the redness and the weariness of the
eyes. Women's eyes suffer greatly
from the tax of veils. It only shows
the great adaptability which the eyes
share with every other part of the body
that the veils, with their intricate mesh
es and numerous dots of embroidery
and chenille, do not occasion more
trouble with the eyes than they do.
The first thing to do in selecting a
veil, if one has mercy on the eyes, is
to test its effect upon the sight, to see
that the weave is not confusing and
that the dots do not come athwart
the eyes.
.
A "Chrysanthemum" party, a
company of ladies, sixteen in num
ber, drove from Bloomsbtirp; on
Saturday morning to Millville to
spend the day with Mr. and Mrs.
John Bruner. They wore royally
entertained by host and hostess.
A sumptuous dinner was served and
all did justice to the same. They
leit for home at 5 p. m. with a
standing invitation to come again.
The. party was gotten up by Mrs.
Maggie Casey and Mrs. Callie Bo
dine. Millville lablet.
FOR A CONSTITUTION
Cubans Meet to Frame Gov
ernmental Foundation.
COVERM WOOD'S OPENING ADDRESS
Ifimr l.torentc f hoscn to I'rmlit.
It rxoliit Inn (if I'rnlm- I'' or Crncrnl
Woud niid (irntltnilr in Vrvnl
dent of the t nltvd Mnle.
HAVANA. Nov. . The Cubim ".inxtl
ttitiinuil convention mot in the Mnrti
lliciitiT yostmlM.v nfli'inooti nt 'J o'clock.
I.onjt before that hour the theater wan
rrowded. Many thousand were unable
to K'lin admittance, and the tomtit in
the neighborhood were bloeked with leu
pie. (enernl Wood nnd his HtafT, neenm
panied by (ieiiernl Fllz-IIntfh I.ee and
his KtalT. received an ovation on enter
ing, the band iln.vin "Anieiien." Seiior
t'lwlieli) and tleneral Kiveru escorted
(ieiiernl Wood to the platform, and he
boost immediately opened the conven
tion. "Am the military governor of the island
of Cuba nnd represent iim the president
of the fluted Stiitcx," he xiiid. "I call
this convention to order. It "ill be your
duty first of all to frame nnd adopt n
constitution for Culm and when that tins
been done to formulate what, in your
opinion, oiuiht to be the relations be
tween Cuba and the United Slates.
"The constitution must be adequate to
secure xtnlW, orderly nnd free pivern
ment. When yon have formulated the
relations wliiNi, in your opinion. ought
to exist between Cuba and the United
States, the ppvernment of the United
Stall's will doubtless take such action
on its part as sliull lead to u linitl and
nulhoritative agreement between the peo
ple of the two countries to the promotion
of their common interests.
"All friends of Cuba will follow your
deliberations with the deepest interest,
earnestly desiring that you hIuiII reach
Just, conclusions and that by the dignity,
Individual self restraint nnd wise con
servatism which shall characterize your
proceedings the capacity of the Cuban
people for representative government
may be signally illustrated.
The eon ren lion organized with Senor
I.lorente, justice of the supreme court, as
president and Seuor Villuemlo as secre
tary. The following resolutions were present
ed to the president of the convention just
before adjournment and will probably be
adopted todny:
"The undersigned delegates propose
that the constitutional assembly adopt
the following resolutions:
"First. That a committee of the as
sembly proceed immediately to call on
Genera! Wood and to manifest the satis
faction with which the delegates have
seen him carry out the dillicult mission
intrusted to him.
"Second. That the committee request
General Wood ta cable to the president
of the United States as follows:
" 'The delegates elected to thq consti
tutional convention, assembled at their
inaugural meeting, greet with profound
gratitude und affection the president of
the United States of North America, and
they are satisfied with the honesty dem
onstrated in the fulfillment of the dec
larations mndu in fnvor of liberty and
the independence of the Cuban people.' "
W. L. STRONG DEAD.
Sndden Demise of n Former Mayor
of York.
NEW YORK. Nov. 3. The death of
former Mayor William L. Strong, which
occurred early yesterday morning after
a few hours' illness ut his home, li! West
Fifty-seventh street, was entirely unex
pected and came as a great shock to his
family and friends. Mr. Strong had been
ill for several months.
Mr. Strong, who enjoyed the distinc
tion of being the first Republican mayor
of New York for many years and the last
executive head of the old city, was Til
years old.
' William L. Strong was born in Itich
lnnd county, O., on March 2U, 1H27.
The greater part of his boyhood was
passed In his native place. When he
was 13 years old. his father died. He
was thus thrown, in great measure, upon
his own resources. lie attended the com
mon schools of the county. Hut the op
portunity for u college education was by
circumstances withheld from huu. When
he was 10 years old, bo left home to en
ter a retail dry goods house in Wooster,
O., where he served nu apprenticeship of
two years. Thence he removed to Mans
field, in the same state, where, continu
ing in the dry goods trade, his prospects
were better. In 1853 he came to this
city to enter the employ of the than
large und Influential dry goods establish
ment of L. O. WUson & Co.
The firm suspended in the panic of
1S.17. Mr. Strong in the following yea,
entered the employ of Knruhaui, Dale &
Co., which was succeeded by Furuhura,
button !fc -Co. and in turn by Sutton,
Smith & Co. In December, ISO!, this
Inst named firm was dissolved, and in
January of INTO it wus succeeded by W.
I.. Strong & Co., which tirui has con
tinued to the present time.
Aunlnnldo Heally Shot.
SAN UIi:;, Cal., Nov. 5. .Tamed C.
Ilussey of National City has received a
letter from James Thompson, a private
of Company C, Twenty-seventh United
States infantry, written while he was in
the hospital ut Manila nnd dated Sept. 1,
in which the writer says that a young
Filipino occupying u bed next to him at
the hospital stated that Aguinuldo was
really shot dead as reported some time
ugo, but that it was to be kept quiet for
political reasons.
Philippine lteveuue.
WASHINGTON, Nov. (I. The war de
partment has inudu public the following
cablegram from Judge Tuft, president of
the Philippine commission: "October cus
toms, $1,0H.H,0U0 Mexican; increase over
previous mouth, $15(),(HN); total revenue,
&i,200,(JUO; breaks record." .
Mlleu to De Mnrslml.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 7.-I.ieuter.ant
General Nelson A. Miles lias accepted tho
office of grand marshal of the Washing
tun centennial parade. The parade will
include every military organization in the
district, as well us many from thu out
tide. Knioyi Have Anreed.
PEKING, Nov. 0. The foreign en
Toys met ugain yesterday morning und
virtually agreed us to the points of chief
importance. It wus decided to leavu
niuur diU'ei'uucus for future discussion.
Actions of the Just
Smell Sweet
ft
The fragrance of life is
vigor and strength, neither of
which can be found in a per
son whose Mood is impure,
and whose every breath
speaks of internal troubles.
Hood's Sarsaparilla purifies,
vitalizes and enriches the
blood, gives a good appetite
and makes the weak strong.
Run Down "My husband was run
down in health And aII tired out. Those
txctlhnt medicines, Hood" s Pills And S&rsi.
parilU, built him up Again," Mrs. H. L.
Mowry, Tow&ndA, Pa.
yfoodA $aUcthatfa
"
IIchxI'i PI I Is cur llror llln; tlm nmilrrltatlnic nnd
onlj cathartic tolakn wUh" Hood's 8ars:t.TrrlIia
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.
Wntnlile Invents of (lie 'Week Di-lcfty
and Tersely Told.
Two men were killed and four injured
nt a polling plnce in Denver.
The new torpedo boat Stockton made
UG'j knots on her trial trip nt Norfolk.
Tlx steamship Itoauoke, reported lot
nt Port Towusend, Wash., arrived, brnoi
Ing 410 passengers nnd SfoOn.noo in gl,l
dust.
The population of the state of Wyo
ming, ns officially announced by the cen
sus bureau. Is 1)2,531 as compured with
03,7115 in 1N!0.
James Elliott, Jr.. of Walker Hill. N.
II., committed suicide the day before he
attained ids majority because he differed
with his father in political belief.
Tneeduy, ov. 41.
A case of the plugue h.is apparently de
veloped nt ltremen.
Soldiers of the South African contin
gent returned to Toronto and were re
ceived with tremendous enthusiasm.
Adjutant General Corbiu will take a
mouth's leave of absence from his work
in Washington to recuperate his health.
The funeral of former Mayor William
L. Strong was attended in New York by
nu unusual gathering of men prominent
In all walks of life.
Judge Vail of the Illinois state circuit
court decided that Chicago board of trade
quotations must be given to the pliblic
without discrimination.
Motion nt meeting of Dublin city cor
poration to coufer freedom of city on for
mer President Kruger was' ruled out of
order by the lord mayor.
Monday, Nov. R.
Mrs. Kruger, the wife of ex-President
Kruger, is very ill at Pretoria.
Eleven persons were iujurcd by the col
lision of two electric cors in Cincinnati.
The disturbances in China have struck
a severe blow to the silk industry ia Eu
rope. The cabinet crisis In Chile has been ter
minated by the formation of a coalition
ministry.
A large tannery at Unucho del Chopu,
near City of Mexico, was burned, with a
loss estiinuted ut $500,000.
The Mississippi state board of heulth
officially reports one case of yellow fever
ut Natchez. The source of the iufuction
is not yet known.
Standard Oil certificates made a new
record in the New York curb market.
They touched 025, or 12 points higher
thun the highest price ever quoted,
"atnrdny, Not. 8.
Every colliery in the Huzleton region is
In operation.
A football injury paralyzed a substitute
on the University of California eleven.
Arthur Harris, the negro who stabbed
rolieenian Thorpe in New York, was sen
tenced for life.
Constitutional guarantees have been
suspended throughout Spain as a result
of the Carlist disorders.
Three hundred thousand dollars have
been left to Lehigh university to provide
a fund to lend money to naedy students.
Exports of manufactures amounted to
more than $1,000,000 a day during the
ulns mou.ths ended with September, 1900.
Stockholders of the Stickuwy Ware
house company of St. Paul have petition
ed court to terminate its corporate ex
istence. Twenty-four students have been en
rolled in the American School of Classical
Studies at Rome, representing ten col
leges and universities.
Friday, Nov. 2.
General Daniel McCluro, U. S. A., re
tired, died at Louisville.
Count Tolstoi wus hurt by a fall and
in consequence will not spend the winter
in Moscow.
A big demonstration was held at Hali
fax in honor of the troops back from the
South African war.
Subscriptions to a new Swiss loan of
40,Hio,Ono francs will be received in New
York city as well us in Europe.
Boers captured a British outpost of 00
men near Geneva and ulso looted and
destroyed a Cape Town mail train.
Dr. Chuse of tho Yale observutory pre
dicts that the meteor display which fail
ed last yenr will nppeur this mouth.
The Uritish steamer Orange Prince res
cued ut sea two sailors from uu Ameri
can schooner who had become lost in a
fog and spent four days jn an open bout.
The London Yachting World printed a
letter from Mr. Cornelius Yanderbilt to
Cuptuiu Parker iu which he assumes ull
responsibility for the extra bullust on
the yucht Ituinbow.
'I'll rail ny, Nor. 1.
A London dispatch reported Xhe death
of Edward Henry Stuart liligh, seventh
Earl Daruley.
Johu W. Y'erkes, Republican candidate
for governor of Kentucky, visitod Presi
dent McKinley at Canton.
A valuable horse In Hath Beach, N. Y..
was cured of lockjaw. This is the first
cure iu veterinary history.
Doctors at the Post Graduate hospital,
New York city; were unable to rouse
Nina Leavitt, thu baby who bus been
aslycp for 'SI duys.
Three hundred miners employed at the
Hudson colliery, at Wllkcsburro, went on
strike. There wus also a strike at one
colliery in the Uazleton region.
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Blue Fire In Alhanjr.
ALBANY. Nov. 7. Eire started nt
0:30 Isst-night iu the candy factory of
Krelscher & Co., and before the firemen
could get wnter on the hlnr.e the immense
building, running through 11 block, was a
mass of flames. Next door, on Beaver
street, was the Press-Knickerbocker-Ex-press,
the oldest established paper in this
sectiou of the state. So rapidly did the
Humes spread that the employees in the
building preparing to set up the election
returns for tho morning paper had to run
for their lives. Not anything of value
was saved, the Associated Press opera
tor at his key having to leuve without
his typewriting machine. By the concen
trated efforts of the entire fire depart
ment the flames were confined to the two
big buildings. The ollice of The Argus Is
on the same block, und The Times-Union,
another newspaper, across the narrow
street, nnd it was at first thought that
both would suffer. At 8 ofc-lock both
buildings on tire were gutted, and the
loss is entire.
John Hiilt I lie Smith Drnd,
NEW YORK, Nov. 7. John Sabint
Smith died at his home, l-4'i.'i Broadway,
at 10:H0 o'clock yesterday. Mr. Smith wus
fiS years of age and an uhle lawyer. 1 1
took a great interest in municipal affairs
and was long identified with Republican
politics. Eunerul services will be held in
Grace church nu Thursday morning ut
B)::) o'clock. The body will be tuken to
Randolph, Vt., for burial.
fltout Lad) Mavea a Life.
A Massachusetts prandmothcr
weighing 200 pounds climbed 13 feet
down a well and rescued a neighbor's
child ivho had tumbled into three feet
of water nt the bottom. Mrs. Philip
Turner, of Newton Center, did this.
:he saw the child fall In nnd no other
help wus near. She seized u ludder
and went down it, though the well
was only 2', feet in diameter and wus
still further ditlicult by reason of on
iron pipe which went to the bottom.
Mrs. Turner is more thun SO years
old, and she has been the heroine of
the village ever since the rescue.
WANTED ACTIV E MAN, OF GOOD
character, to deliyer and collect iu Pennsyl
vania (or. old established manufacturing
wholesale house. 900 a year, sure pay.
Honesty more than experience required.
Our reference, any bank, in any city. En
closed self-addressed stamped envelope.
Manufacturers, Third Tloor, 334 Dearborn
Si , Chicago. io-35-l6t.
Attempted Murder,
The lower part of Danville came
within an ace of being the scene of a
tragedy Saturday night, when Harvey
Lamberson attempted to murder his
wife. Goaded on to desperation by a
charge of infidelity preferred against
him by his wife, he grabbed her.threw
her to the floor and clasping her throat
with his left hand, he whipped out a
huge knife with his right, and holding
it aloft he exclaimed: "I am going
to cut your throat and then kill myself.
He was about to plunge the blade in
to his victim, when his brother Lloyd,
who lives near bye, and who had been
attracted by the woman's screams,
dashed in upon the scene. A lively
tussel ensued but the fiend was finally
disarmed. Meanwhile the woman es
caped. Lloyd then went to his own
home. Foiled in his purpose, the
scoundrel with his blood hunger still
unappeased, set fire to his home, and
calling to his wife who he imagined
was somewhere within hearing dis
tance, "Watch the d place burn."
The house and its contents were
entirel destroyed. Mrs. Lamberson
was in a critical condition from the
effects of the shock. Her face was
contused, and her general appearance
gave evidence of her husband's brut
ality. Lamberson made an attempt
to escape, but wis captured and placed
in the county jail.
About eight years ago Lamberson
attempted to take the life of the late
Jesse Ammerman and in consequence
he had to spend 18 months in the
Eastern Pennitentiary.
OAS TOniA .
Bean tb m M Kind You Have Always Bought
YOU COME TO TOWN
sure and stop a t the
Star Clothing House
FOR YOUR
FALL OVERCOAT
he lat est styles in
Fall and Winter Goods,
For jnen, boys and children. Hats,
Caps, Shirts,&c.,of the latest style,
found at
BLOOMSBURG, PA.
Ires'J, Forceful Facts.
Facts are always more or less forceful. The stronger
the facts the greater the force. Many a strong buying
argument can you find here. Every stock teems with
them. Thoughtful, careful, prudent people, find much
to their liking in this store. We try to protect you in
your buying at every turn.
"Warm Undo: wear.
Changing time is here,
so is the stock here. A
better or larger list of val
ues were never offered you
anywhere. The underwear
market has advanced, but
we have never offered such
values as we do now.
Msn's Underwear.
A lot of 50c men's shirts
at 25c.
Men's fleeced lined at 50c.
Men's underwear, wool,
at 65c.(
Men's wool fleeced un
derwear at $1 00.
Woman's Underwear.
Vests and pants, heavy
cotton, at 25c.
Vests and pants, fine,
soft, heavy cotton, at 50c.
Natural wool, ladies un
derwear, soft and fine, that
anyone can wear, at 1 00.
Hisses' and Ecys' Underwear.
Fleeced Cotton Ribbed,
we start at ioc, and ad
vance each size. These
are extra value.
Heavy fleeced goods, for
boys, start at 35c.
Natural wool underwear,
for children, all sizessoft
and fine that anv childcan
wear, we start at 33c.
Furniture.
You ,'have your house
abou cleaned and may need
a new bed room suit, new
Some soft, fine Infant's Shirts and Bands.
F. P. PURSEL.
''The Atlanta Boeoial."
The route of the "Atlanta Special"
is via the Seaboard Air Line Railway,
"Florida and West India Short Line,"
with through Pullman drawing room
and buffet sleeping cars from New
York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Wash
ington and Richmond to Athens and
Atlanta, where direct connections are
made in Union Depot for Montgom
ery, Macon, New Orleans and all
points South and Southwest. Trains
arrive nd depatt at Pennsylvania
Railroad stations. For further infor
mation call on or address W. C. Shoe
maker, General Eastern Passenger
Agent, 1206 Broadway, New York; C.
L. Loegsdorf, New England Passenger
Agent, 306 Washington street, Boston,
Mass.; W. M. McConnell, General
Agent, 1434 New York avenue, Wash
ington, D. C., or the General Pas
senger Agent at Portsnwuth, Va.
E. St. John, l. S. Allen,
V.-P. & G. M. Gen. Pass. Agt.
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sideboard, or a new rocker
We show the biggest line
this fall we have ever had
and the best value. If you
don't think so, come to our
store and let us prove it to
you.
Eed Focm Furniture.
3 piece suit, golden oak
finished, 20x24 glass, $14.
3 piece suit, golden oak
finished, 24x30 glass, $18.
3 piece suit, golden oak
gloss front,24X3o glass,$2o.
3 piece suit, golden oak,
French mirror, 24X30glass,
$23.00.
3 piece suit, golden oak,
rubbed finished, 24x30
glass, 25 00. .
3 piece suit, golden oak,
rubbed finished, 28 x 30
glass, $32.00.
Sideboards.
We start them at $12 00,
and have them up to $35.
We can save you money
on these goods if you give
us a chance.
Fancy Rockers.
We can show you at
least 50 different kinds of
rockers, and - at different
prices. So you can be
pleased if you come to this
store.
Blankets.
We are still selling
blankets at the prices we
offered last week.
Printing Establishment Barntd.
The Raeder Lishographing and
Bookbinding Co.'s plant at Wilkes
Barre was damaged by fire to the ex
tent of $25,000 Thursday night. The
fire caught in the basement about 3
o'clock and running up the elevator
shaft soon set the building on fire.
i The fifth and sixth floors were com
pletely gutted by the flames and the
balance of the building drenched with
water. The ballots for Luzerne county
were being printed at this establish
ment. Three districts had already
been delivered the balance were water
soaked. They were damaged to such
an extent that reprinting was necessary.
Thlg signature is on every bo of the genuine
Laxative BromoQuinine Tablet.
th remedy that cur a eoll in on W