4 THE COLUMBIAN, BLOOMSBURG, PA. THE COLUMBIAN. l.STAl'.LlSIIED iSOO. .HE COLUMBIA DEMOCRAT, AiTAUt.istiKP 1837. Consolidated iSGg. FUBLISIIKI) K.VKRV THURSDAY MORNINO, At liloomsburg, the County Sent of Columliin County, Pennsylvania. CKO. K. KI.WKi.L, Kditou. 1). J. TASKEK, Local Editor. CI KG. C. KUAN, Foreman. Terms : Inside the county $t.oo a year In advance; $1.50 if not .iiil in advance. Outside the county, $1.25 a year, strictly in dvance. Ml communications should 1e addressed THE COLUMBIAN, Ulooinsliurg, I'a. VHURSDAV, DIXEMBEK 7, 1900. WASHINGTON- From ryiir Regular Correspondent. Washington, Dec. 24, 1900 Mr. McKinley is eating the crow prepared for him by the Senate when it thoroughly Americanized the Ilav-Pauncefute treaty before ratifying it, as though lie enjoyed crow as much as he did Christmas turkey. But that isn't strange. lie is always in favor of what the majority favors. He has heard from the people as well as from the Senate, and will direct that the amended treaty be forwarded to the British Government with as much complacency as though it hadn't been amended at all. Secretary Hay made it easier for hira by giv ing out an official statement saying that he was personally responsible for the wording of the original treaty, and that it was agreed to by the British Ambassador without the crossing of a "t" or the dotting of an "i." This action of Mr. Hay was but following the example of Alger who made himself a scape goat to save Mr. McKinley's feel ings. It is the belief of most Sen ators that England will accept the amended treaty, but many of them do not hesitate to say that it is per fectly immaterial to them whether she does or not. Senator Ilanna took occasion be fore Congress adjourned until Jan uary 3. for the holiday recess, to do some vigorous cracking of the party whip over the heads of those Re publican Senators who have dared to express opposition to the Ship subsidy bill. He threatened them with all sorts of things if they did not get into line for the bill by the time Congress reassembled, and ad ded that no Republican who oppos ed the bill need expect any favori from the administration. Whether those tactics will win cannot be told until the Senate is again in session. m Extravagance is in the Washing ton atmosphere, and all sorts and conditions of men are trying to get some of the Treasury surplus which they expect Congress to appropriate at this session. When the House committee on Rivers and Harbors met, at the beginning of the session, it was understood by the members that the bill to be prepared should not carry a total of more thau $40, 000,000. That understanding was knocked into a cocked hat by the provisional agreement by the com mittee to items in the bill which, with provision for continuing con tracts, nearly doubled the amount first named. That frightened the committee, and. a decision was reached to cut. the total of the ap propriations carried by the- bill down to $60,000,000, which will in the opinion of most persons, be a sizable amount. Close friends of the administra tion admit that Mr. McKinley and his Cabinet are in a state of anxiety concerning the decision that the U. S. Supreme Court will hand down in the cases involving the Constitu tionality of the McKinley policy toward the islands acquired from Spain, which were argued this week in other words, whether the Con stitution follows the flag where it is permanently raised. Attorney Gen. Griggs made the argument against that contention, and lawyers say it was one of the ablest he ever made. It is not known, of course, what the decision, which is expected some time in January, will be, but the preponderance of legal opinion, entirely outside of politics, seems to be that it will be against the admin istration. That opinion is privately held by many who support Mr. McKinley. Mr. McKinley's nomination of Mr. J. G. A. Irishman, of Pa., to be U. S. Minister to Turkey, is con sidered to be an official acknowl edgement of the failure of the series of bluffs, beginning with the de parture from Constantinople of U. S. Minister Straus and ending with the call of the battleship Kentucky at Smyrna, Turkey, to make the Sultan pay' the claims of American missionaries for property destroyed by Turkish mobs, leaving the Sul tan the winner, as the claims have not been paid. The Senate Committee on Mili tary Affairs has knocked out the Army reorganization bill passed by the House, which was' prepared by Gen. Curbin, and credited to Secre tary Root, by preparing a substitute which will be reported to the Senate when Congress reassembles. The substitute provides for the same number of men as the House bill, but in the orginazation follows the recommendations of General Miles. It also provides for a continuance of the army canteen, which the House voted to abolish to please the ladies of the V. C. T. U., who were at the Capital in force when the vote was taken, only .stipulating that beer shall be the only intoxicant sold. Although the resolution authoriz ing the retirement as a Captain in the navy of Representative Boutelle, of Me., who is now in a sanitarium suffering with an incurable brain trouble brought on everybody knows how, went through the House and Senate without objection and is now in the hands of Mr. Mc Kinley, there are lots of Senators and Representatives who believe it to be a bad precedent for Congress to set, but who disliked to oppose it for fear that thev would be charg ed with lack of feeling for a poor fellow, whose friends only asked that he be provided with a govern ment salary for the rest of his life. If Congress should undertake to provide for all such the country would soon be kankrupt. Poll NATIONAL HONOfi. We Should Keep the Promise! Mado to the Fillipinos. Some people profess to believe that the United States cannot be a world power unless its authority be spread out over a large portion of the globe and mantained there by a stan i ing army. They have no conception of any power except that of brute strength, and the idea that a country is great and therefore strong because it has numerous colonies find blind acceptance with them. As a matter cf fact a country is weakened by the possession of distant territory, which must be all times and which, in time of war, must be watched with special care lest it revolt or be stolen. Eng land and other territcry.holding na tions have learned this to their sorrow. There has not been a war in which England has engaged for years that has not been prolonged and, in one case at least, lost, because her terri tories required valuable troops for their defense and continued subjuga tion. It is not a matter of mere senti ment which makes the restoration of the Philippine Islands to the natives a desirable action. We should keep the promises made when we accepted Filipino help against the Spanish, for the sake of our national woid of honor but also for our own comfort and even safety we should let them go. They are not necessary to make the United States a world power. This country is that already. It is more. It is the foremost power in the world, as acknowledged by Sir Robert Giffen at the recent meeting of the Manchester Statistial society, when he said: "The United States has compelled her recognition as a world power, and the most powerful of all, so far as her population and resources are con cerned. It really has a greater Euro pean population than any European state. Its pre eminence cannot be questioned." Conquest has not made us great, however. We have developed in peace, and, despite,not through, wars, for war in the end costs more than it brings. Our greatness is the result of natural growth, the outcome of the constitutional seed planted by the fathers. Our strength is in our patriotic manhood, ready at all times to defend the principles of liberty and equality, and in the doubt about real prowess, which has always existed in the minds of the rulers of the earth. And it will be wise to make an exact showing of our resources in attempts to hold stolen islands. New York News. License Blanks License blanks for Hotel, Restau rant, Wholesaler, Bottler, Distiller, for sale at this office, 10 cents each, 3 for 25 cents. 4t TJ. Ev- Oburch Services. Missionary meeting, on Friday evening, at W. V. Robbins', at 7:30 p. m. Sunday school, Sunday, at 9:15 a. m. Preaching, on ''Eternity," at 10:30 a. m. Junior K. L. C. E., at a p. m. Senior K. L. C. E., at 6 p. m. Union services, in the M. E. Church, at 7:15 p. m. s Watch night services, on Monday evening, beginning at 9 p. m., con sisting of addresses, prayer and ex perience meetings, appropriate sing ing, and evangelistic services. All are very cordially invited to all these ser vices. Strangers welcome. J. W. Bentz, Pastor. 44 Think cf But Work On. ft If your blood is impure you cannot even "think of ease." The blood is the greatest susiainer of the body and when you mike it pure by taking Hood's Sarsa parilla you have the perfect health in which even hard tvork becomes easy. NEW F ISII LAWS Drafted At Harrlsburg For the Protection of the Finny Tribe. Tney are Very Voluminous. Provide For a Fine Of $25 for Sunday Fish ers and the Punish ment of Other Offenders. At a recent meeting of the repre sentatives of tiie Fish and Game Commissioners of the State, the For estry Commissioners, officers of the State Board of Health and members of the sportsmen's associations and similar organizations at Harrisburg, vigorous action was taken to have laws enforced to protect fish and game. Heretofore objections have been raised to bills presented because it was stated they interfered with the rights of other bodies seeking pro tection, and the meeting was for the purpose of discussing legislation that will meet the requirements of residents in all sections of the State. One of the bills to be presented for en dorsement has been prepared care fully by the Pennsylvania Fish Pro tcctive Association, with the assistance of the State Fisli Commission. Most j of those now on the statute books are defective in character, and as a whole ' are unsatisfactory to all interests, ' commercial as well as sporting. Before beginning the work the association sent out more than 3,000 circulars to anglers and fish protective I associations throughout the State, ' asking for suggestions, and, as far as ' oossibie. in the bill, whirh i im. i completed, the suggestions have been j carried out. The bill is verv voluminous and ' contains about fifty sections, some of them beincc decidedly novel. As a whole bill is regarded bv those who have seen it as both eomnrehensive and fair, alike to the commercial men and the anglers. Section 1 defines what shall be game fish and commercial fish. The various species of trout, black bass, pickerel, pike, muskelluntje. strawherru ' r J " ; bass, pike, perch, blue pike, i. e., rock pass anti wnite bass are designated as Came fish, and shad, hprrintr whitA fish, cisco, sturgeon and striped bass i 1 1 - . or rocs nsn are namea as tood fishes. Section 2 prohibits fishing for any species of game fish in any manner except with rod, hook and line, or for food fish with device not specifically mentioned in the act. under npnnlt , j of twenty twenty-five dollars. section 3 makes the opsn season for trout, except lake trout, open April 15 and close on July 15; lake trout, from January 1st to September 1st, and bass, pike, pickerel, pike perch, etc., from June 15th to December 31. The penalty for violation is ten dollars for each fish. Other sections provide for the safety of fish, what sizes and how many can be taken; the use of certain nets; the prohibition of Sunday fishing; for the erection of fishways on dams; against fishing in private waters; for state reserves; punishing tne use of explo sives; for elimination of undesirable fish. Section 21 permits the Fish Com missioners to declare a close season of any fish not protected by legislative enactment by making public proc lamation. But such proclamation shall hold good only for three years. Violation of the provisions of the provisions of the proclamation is pun ishable by a penalty of $25. Section 22 permits the capture of any fish not specifically named, game or food fish at any time of the year with rod, hook and line, except where proclamation is made by the com mission to the contrary. Sections 23 to 29, inclusive, all relate to legal proceedure in case of violations. Section 30 gives permission to the Fish Commission to forbid the fishing for any species of fish newly planted for three years, after giving public notice in three papers in the county in which the ctream is located. Penalty for violation, $10 for each fish captured. Section 33 forbids fishing on Sun day, under a penalty of $25, and TOWlsTSSlTD'S nmin m ArmTTftTfl -Ki-hi fin . . HI N t XIV1AS ! XMAS ! HOUSE 1 W "I I'D r 4'K .-v iDii nr. nitr. (I u AVI V JIMJUU J VV -I 111 U1U JL X uobl I 13 I We have the Latest and Newest Styles ! For Father, Brother, Husband, Or Friend ! OUR CLOTHING DEPARTMENT Is now full of the newest and Satest styles for men, boys and children, and at very low prices. OUR HAT DEPARTMENT Is full of the latest in Soft and Stiff Hats, Driving Caps, Toques and Tarns. See the Yale, the latest. SPECIAL HOLIDAY STYLES. Handsome Xmas Goods. SHIRTS. White and colored, for men and boys. COLLARS AND CUFFS. Linen cuffs and collars, rubber, celluloid, &c. HOSIERY. The celebrated "Shaw Knit." In plain and fane v. UNDER W EAR.--Vri'-ht's celebrated fleece lined, Luzerne wool. In medium and heavy weights. HANDKERCHIEFS.- Fine, white silk and linen handkerchiefs. Special for Xmas. TELESCOPES.-IIags, &c. Handsome Xmas Coods. GLOVES. Dress, driving and walk, ing, in kid, Mocha, cape and buck. SMOKING COATS. Hath robes and pajamas. NIGHT ROUES. In muslin and flan nel, tlomet, &c. SUSPENDERS. Harris celebrated holiday ptvles, in silk, &c. U M II R E LL A S. Self opening and self closing, silk and Gloria. DRESS SUIT CASES.-In leather, canvas, Etc." And many other suitable presents, ?t S Dltti BLOOMSBURG, PENN'A. ml lowraa ummuk mmse. Section 34 to the end of the bill relates to the appointment of Fish Commissioners and fish wardens and their duties. Sale Bills- We have just received a number of new cuts for sale bills, and are pre pared 10 print the most attractive posters in the county. Our sale register is now open, and those con templating sales in the spring should leave their date now, so that there will be no conflicting sales. All sales for which bills are ordered at this off ice, are announced in our sale register free of charge until day of sale, tf The following letters are held at the Lloomsburg, Pa., postoffice, and will be sent to the dead letter office Jan. 8, jooi. Persons calling for theseletters will please say "that they were advertised Dec. 25, 1900": Mr. Urvin Kline, Mrs. Gracie Maver, Mr. J. Ii. G. Whitman, Mr. N. D. Wolvery. One cent will be charged on each letter advertised. O. B. Mellick, P. M. Topic Card3. A fine line of samples of Topic Cards for Christian Endeavor, Kp worth League and Baptist Societies are kept at this office. Comnuttees should call early and make tneir selec tions so that the cards will be ready by January 1st. This office can lur nish them as cheap as they can be ob tained in the city. tf BIG IKeo 1 1 Jackets 5S uction IN- Ladies' and Misses' 5r 1 and 1 Capes J WANTliD ACTIVK MAN, OK GOOD character, to iluliyer and collect in Pennsyl vania fur old established manufacturing wholesale house, $900 a year, sure pay. Honesty more than experience required. Our reference, any bank, in any city. Kn closed fctlf-aildressed stamped envelope. faiuifiicturcr3, Third Floor, 334 Dearborn St. , Chicago. io-25-l6t. Buckwheat. We will pay 60c. per bushel for good buckwheat delivered to our mill this week. 913 tf II. V. White & Co. Married December 24, 1900, by Guy Jacoby, Ksq, William Albertson and Mary McAfee both of Pine township, this county. , ThU tig-nature U on every boi of the genuine Laxative BromO'Quinine Tablet. the remedy thit care cola la one day 0 38 Ladies' $5.00 and $5.50 Jack ets, reduced to $3.98. Ladies' $7.50,$8.50 and $10.00 Jackets, reduced to $5.00. Ladies' and Hisses' $10,00 and $12.00 Jackets, reduced to $7.98. Ladies' Capes Reduced, Children's Jackets Reduced. Every customer who makes purchases in our Dry Goods De y partment, this week, to the amount of $1.00, or more, will be presented with one of our Aluminum Pin Trays. 2$ F. P. PURSEL.
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