LAWMAKERS MEET. ODOnina' DaV Of IISW York Legislature Quiet. GOVERNOR ODELL'S mUAL MESSAGE The Assembly tle-elcrta Old Ofllrera. Taxation ( Mortgages to B Session's Star Leslsla tv Peatare. ALBANY, Jan. 1. The state IprIsIb ture courenod nt 11 a. in. today Inateiid of at noon, ns lias heretofore been the custom. The election of officers created ' little Interest and was carried out In accordance with the programme fixed by the caucuses hold last nlfilit by the Republican and Democratic assembly tnnn and senators. The ullm attendance was n noticeable feature. Very little Interest was man ifested In the proceeding, nnd all signs Indicated the belief that the com ing Session would be n brief nnd per haps uninteresting one. The assembly olHclnls were re-elected, ns follows: 8. Fred Nixon, speaker; Colonel A. K. Baxter, clerk; Frank V. Johnson, ser-ftant-nt-arms; principal doorkeeper, Jacob Kemple, New York; first assist ant doorkeeper, Andrew Kehti, Albany; eccond anslHlunt doorkeeper, Charles U. Gray, Livingston; stenographer, II. C. la m mert. Kings. The Democrats named for speaker tlen. Oeorge M. rainier of Schoharie, which honor carries with It the leader ship of the minority on the floor. Taxation of mortgages will be the far legislative feature of this session. .All other questions that It was thought innw weeks ago would cause n big flur ry have simmered down In Importance nutll they are ns nothing at all braids this greater topic. At least this Is the opinion of Speaker Nixon, the man of all others who, next to the governor, ought to know. GOVERNOR'S MESSAGE. Hr. Odell'a Ilecoinniendiit Ions to the State Legislature. Albany, Jan. 1. Governor Odell's me nge begins with a statement of the finan cial condition of the stnto. This shows that the total debt of the state Sept. 30. MM, wna $10,075.(1),, and tho total amount received Into the treasury during the past year, together with the balance from the previous year, was 37,S34,4!i7., against which there have been drawn warrants mounting to S::8.04.M46.27, leaving a net valance on Sept. 30. 1901, the close of the ftscal year, of 9,78S,351.18. He adds: "A careful study of the expenditures of the past year, providing aa they did for many extraordinary emergencies, leads to the belief that $20,000,000 will be ample for the coming year and will thus make pos sible the lowest direct tax In the history of our commonwealth." The governor next turns his attention to the Insane asylums of the state and de clares that there should be a change In tht methods of administration, The governor finds slmllur features of Undesirable administration In the chari table Institutions, declaring that not only ! there unneoessary expenditures for maintenance, but unreasonable requests for needless improvements. Recommendation Is made that the law Which provides for the building of roads In the state be so amended as to give to ha state engineer supervision not only during construction, but for all time, over til roads In which the state has so large n Interest. Following this attention Is called to the ndltlon of the state prisons, which the tfovernor says are old, antiquated and In Some cases positively dungerous to health. Existing conditions, he declares, should be remedied as soon as possible. "The almost total abolition of state luii will bring home to the taxpayer the act that his expenditures are to be pe culiarly local, and If they are excessive the remedy rests with him to rebuke those who are charged with the administration of his local affairs. It has been found Wise to limit by constitutional enactment the bonded debt of any municipality to 10 'par cent of its assessed valuation. The desire to exceed the debt limit leads to overvaluation, particularly In large mu nicipalities, which the unfortunate prop erty owner Is powerless to correct exoept through the tedious delays of law. Fair ness should be the basis for the Imposi tion of all taxes, and the state board of tax commissioners should enforce the pro vision against excessive as well as low Eessments. The legislature should amend general law the powers of the state ird, so as to make It a reviewing court to Investigate and correct Inequalities In the matter of assessments and thus be come not only a mediator, as between counties of the state, but also serve to protect the rights of individuals in each locality. I recommend such action. "I have learned also of excessive salary lists In various municipalities, and while terhnps It may not be proper for the leg islature to Interfere, yet, as In the matter cf debt, there should also be a safe mar gin to enable each local legislative body to absolutely fix and determine the per centage of total Incmne to be so expended. In looking over the salary list ,f the city cf New York It will be found that there are several officials who receive a Inrger salary than the governor of the state or til the cabinet ofllcers of the United States, nnd It cannot be claimed wllh any degree uf truth that the services rendered are al ways commensurate with the comDensa. tlon given. I recommend action by the legislature which will absolutely fix a per- C'mtage based upon the total tax levy for The governor says that a small tax UDon mortgages could be Imposed without any , very serious objections and adds: "A tax could be levied which might ba known as a recording tax,, to be collected ay the county clerks and registrars throughout the state, of, say, 5 mills upon the mortgage recorded, and after the pay ment of one such' tax be free frum all oth er taxes except the transfer tax. The to tal amount of mortgages annually record ed In the state Is about ItW.OOO.OoO. A tax of 5 mills upon this would amaunt to 13, 000,000, which sum would increase the rev enues from Indirect taxation to an amount almost equal to the annual requirements of the state." Action should be taken, he declares, to restrict the attendance at normal schools to those who are Intended to enter the profession as teachers. , The governor declares that laws should iot be enacted for various cltie.s which , sro repugnant and injurious to other por tions of the state and cot 'Iioh: "If by local option Is ml'Ji tho right to determine whether the dooWof the saloons tnuy legally remain open on Sundays, a departure Is proposed from the fixed rules which havs governed the administration of our excise laws, and It then becomes a Question which concerns not only a par ticular cl'.y, but every section of our stute. Before submitting a referendum to the HieB the whole question should be passed Alton by the people at large In the same manner as were the provisions which gave the mayors tho right of veto and other fMturefl of home rule now frtinmntetA them by the conetitutlon enacted In ISM. 1 feel, therefore, that no leslelntlon elinnM !) enacted except there Ik more of a gen eral demand than la apparent at present, ,hat Inler no clrciimntanc ehoulil a until sanctioned by the entire electorate of the mate." The overnor dlacitgsea the subject of rnnnla at aome IcnRth and aaya thnt he la convinced a definite policy na to future cxpendlturea should be determined upon by the legislature. He says; "If the locks of the present cnnnl were etitRrfred, It would expedite trnlllc nnd shorten the time between Ruffiilo end New York. This lock enlargement, wl ile aiming to provide for the future, wouKI be of vast benefit at the present time. The governor suggests the appulntT-nt of a court of arbitration to decide H's putes between employers and employed. The governor recommends an nmrnd metit to the election lnw which will pro vide for the plnclng of the names of nil candidates upon a single ticket and that whnt constitutes a marked ballot be moro clearly defined. CHARGED WITH MURDER. Caroiicr'a ,tnr- In Ilnllrnlieclt Case Holds Konr Nephew. HUDSON. N. Y Jan. 1. Columbia county never witnessed such a scene ns was presented Inst night In the county courthouse at tho Inquiry Into the death of I'cter A. Ilallenbeck of (Jrcenport, who was murdered Christ mas eve, when the three Van Wormer brothers and Harvey Uruco were brought Into the courtroom In charge of Sheriff Host and Chief of Police Lane to hear the charge of murder In the first degree read to them. The building was densely packed with spectators, -vho struggled frantically to get a glimpse of the prisoners. In their efforts to see them they Jumped on the back of the heavy oak benches, which gave way wllh a crush under them, causing great confusion. It was confidently expected that at least some portion of the confession of Harvey ltrtice would be disclosed, but the district attorney nnd coroner positively refused to let any part of It bo made public. The grand jury will net Jan. 13 In the case, and the trial will prohnbly take place in May. IN BLIZZARD'S GRASP. 1 Northern New York Town Shorn of I Power and Light. OCDKNSRUHO, N. V., Jan. l.-Og-densburg was caught In the grasp of n snow bllz.ard from the northwest yesterday afternoon. The gale snapped off the monster polo at the entrance to the Ford Street bridge, and in fall ing the telephone, telegraph, electric light, fire nlnrm and trolley wires were torn loose and curried to the ground In a tangled mass. Never wns such n brilliant electric display ns followed witnessed here be fore. Sheets of. flame shot to a great height, and there wns a continuous Mazing of the swaying wires. Many persons going to work were crossing the bridge on the girders, on which many live wires were lying, but no one wns Injured. Two hundred telephone wires were useless and all communication from outside the city shut off. The electric light nnd Are alarm systems were use less. Linemen nre busy repairing the damage. MISS CROPSEY FOUND. Body of Long; Missing; Girl Floated In the Itlver. ELIZABETH CITY, N. C Dec. 28. Ihe body of Nell Cropsey, who myste- riously disappeared from her home on the night of Nov. 20, has been found in tho river opposite the Cropsey home by two fishermen. The verdict of the Jury was as fol lows: "We, the coroner's Jury, having been duly summoned and sworn by Dr. C. Fearing to inquire Into whnt caused the death of Ella M. Cropsey, do here by report that from the Investigation made by three physicians of Elizabeth City and from their opinions nnd also from our personal observation snid Ella M. Cropsey came to her death by being stricken a blow on the left tem ple and by being drowned in the Pas quotank river." The Jury recommended thnt James Wilcox, Jr., who wns last seen with the girl, be held for examination. The Depew-l'alnier Nuptials. NICE, France, Dec. 28. Miss May rainier nnd United States Senator Chauncey M. Depew were married yes terday by the civil ceremony required by law. The civil murrlage took place in the American consulate und was conducted by United States Consul Harold S. Van Huron under a special dispensation of the secretary of state. Miss Talnier being a Catholic, the first religious ceremony took place In the Church of Notre Dame today nt 11 n. m. Then followed a wedding In the American church nt 12 noon. Costly Gems Stolen. NEW YOUK. Dec. 30. Jewelry val ued nt more than $55,000 was stolen from I'aul O. Thebaud of 158 Madison nvenuo yesterday morning, Including iiii eleven carat diamond, famous in Jewelers' circles as one of the purest i f pear shaped stones and valued at 120,000. A valet has disappeared nnd Is suspected of hnvlng committed the Iheft. Johnson Declines Treasnrership. WASHINGTON, Jan. l.-Flrst As sistant Postmaster General Johnson has declined a tender made to him by Governor Voorhees of the office of state treasurer of New Jersey. Mr. Johnson said that, while he appre ciated the honor done him, he pre ferred to remain in bis present posi tion. Jeffrie and Sharkey Matched. NEW YOHK, Doc. 81. Jim Jeffries nnd Tom Sharkey have been matched for a contest which will Involve the heavyweight fistic championship of the world. i ; THE COLUMBIAN. THE RAILROAD WINS Temporary Injunction Against Northern Paoiflo Dissolved. JUDGE REFUSES STAY OF PROCEEDINGS It Is Held by Inlted States t'lrenlt Court That the llond Wu Act ing; Inder Authority of Its Charter, MINNEAPOLIS. Minn.. Jan. 1 Judge William tachreu of the United Slates circuit court has dissolved the temporary injunction Issued in the case of Peter Power against the North ern Pacific Hallway company by Judge Elliott of the district court of Henne pin county last Monday. The Injunction which wns dissolved by the order of Judge Lochren re strained the Northern Piselilc from leHUlng any evidences of Indebtedness to retire the preferred stock of the company or to retire the preferred slock in any other manner than by the use of the surplus net earnings of the rond. It also restrained the Northern Pa cific nnd Its officers from entering Into nny agreement or doing any act by which tho road would be consolidated or merged through the medium of the Northern Securities company with the Great Northern or the Burlington or el- I ther of them. After the decision was made orally by Judge Lochren at the close of n day's argument by the nttorncys for both sides an effort was made by the plaintiff's attorneys to have the court fix the amount of bond which would be required in order to appeal from the decision and to stay all further pro ceedings In the lower court pending the nppcal. Judge Lochren refused to nllow a supersedeas bond In nny a mount to be given. Judge Lochren held that the North ern Pacific was acting within the au thority of its charter, of the contract filtered into between it and Us stock holders as Incorporated in the cer tificates of preferred stock and of the agreement entered Into Nov. 13 In at tempting to retire the ?7.",000,000 of preferred stock. He also held that railroad corpora tions could not do Indirectly what tho law prevented them from doing direct ly nud that any method by which con solidation of two or more competing nnd parallel lines would be brought about would be Illegal nnd n writ of In junction would lie to restrain the con summation of the plan, but that there was nothing in the case ns presented to him that would Indicate the stock holders of the Northern Pacific Hall way company were attempting such a consolidation. Governors Decide to Flitht. HELENA, Mon Jan. 1. A definite plan of action to defeat the proposed consolidation of the Northern Pacific, Great Northern nnd Uurllngton rail way' systems has been unnnlinously ifgreed upon by the governors nnd nt torneys gencrnl of seven northwestern states, In which those roads have mile age. Legal action will be Instituted Immediately in Minnesota courts with this object in view, and, to quote At torney General Douglass of Minneso ta, "the thing will be fought to a Uu Ish." Just how, when or where these suits will be brought neither Governor Van Sant of Minnesota nor Attorney General Douglass would state. Germnn Cruiser Sent to Venezuela. ' BERLIN. Dec. 31. The small Ger mnn cruiser Gazelle has been ordered to sail immediately from Kiel to Ven ezuelan waters. The government in tends to send one or two other smnll warships to re-enforce the present Ger man squadron in the Caribbean sea. The additions to Germany's naval force in the Carlbbenn'will not be suitl cient to give rise to suspicions among the people of the United States thnt Germany meditates anything beyond the collection of claims due German subjects. Tho German government de sires beyond anything else In this mnt ter to avoid disturbing the govern ment or the people of the United States. Five Mioti Two Killed. TUKNEKS FALLS, Mass., Jan. 1. Louis Hltzcr, who shot and killed his clerk. Miss Ida Columbe, nud his five-year-old son und uttempted to take the lives of his wife und two other chil dren yesterday, was taken to tho Franklin county Jail in Greenfield and will be given n hearing In the district court today. He will be charged with murder, nnd it is likely that ho will be held for the grand Jury, which will convene In March. Friends of Hitzer claim that he was Insane when ho committed the murders, but the ofll cers, after a cuieful Investigation, say that they have secured no evidence to bear out that claim. Mrs. Iloluirt'a New Year Gift. PATEItSON, N. J Jan. l.-The Children's Day nursery here has re ceived from Mrs. Jeunle T. Hobart, Widow of the lnte Vice President Ho bart, a New Year's gift In the form of a plot of land 100 by 25 feet In Patersou. In addition to the land Mrs. Hobart also gives $25,000, with Which to erect and furnish completely a modern building adapted to the needs of the nursery. A Quiet Election. SANTIAGO, Cuba, Jan. l.-The elections passed off yesterday without notable incident In this district. The Nationalist was the only ticket In the Held, and It was consequently elected. Very few votes were cast In this city, and little Interest In the proceedings was nppurent. The duy was unusual ly cold aud rainy. BLOOMSBURG, PA. CANINE YASTJTfOR CHEESE." The Assertion Is Made Thnt Dosre Pre- fer It to Any Other Kind of Food. "Do dogs like cheese?' Well, I should tay," exclaimed a waiter in a lunch cafe, reports the Philadelphia Kecord. "I imagine that dogs prefer cheese to any other food that is go ing. I didn't know this myself till two or three months ago, Then, one afternoon, a man happened in here with a very nice fox terrier, and I tossed the anlmnl a lump of cberse from a plnte which a pie-cater had just abandoned. 'Oh, he won't eat that,' said the owner of the dog. 'Very likely not,' Raid I. Hut by that time the terrier had hopped with a grunt of joy on the morsel, and he swallowed It with such a blissful look as I never saw on a dog's face before, And would you believe it the next morn ing, bright Hnd CHrly, that fox terrier came in here alone, and ran to me, and looked up In my face, wagging hit tail. I thought I knew whnt he want ed, but, to make sure, I threw him a bit of meat. Tie turned away from It in disgust. Then I threw him a bit of cheese, and he was happy. He hung around two days. His owner located him at last nnd took him home. '111 keep ,ij stjoek of' cheese on hnnd for him hereafter,' said the owner, 'or otherwise I know that he'll return to rou acnln.' " SOME nbuSEjJoLDHINTS. n -a a m. ... .....,,, Tiemofl of Dealing with Certain Domestic. Dlinpiillles That !ever Fall. To remove ink stains from enrpet burn the carpel. Light is essential to health also to the owners of us stock. To rejuvenate ancient butter turn It over to the soap-grease man. If you Would never have tainted fish, order nothing but salt pork. If shutters aro removed during the afternoon they will not slam at night. A splendid thing for mosquitoes is a fat man who isn't troubled with in somnia. Never deposit hot ashes in a wood en vessel. Ask the government to lend yon an ironclad. ' Never use kerosene to kindle a fire. A load of kindling wood is much rhenper than a funeral. To prevent preserves from molding place them on the top shelf of a cloxet and give the key to a small boy. WORTH $300,000,000, The President of a certain big Oil Com pany is said to be worth $300,000,000. A tidy bit of money and no mistake. And yet ho isn't happy. In an address to a Bible class he spoke of trials and troubles of the rioh and the loads they have to carry. A young lady whispered to a friend that he might wear a Benson's Porous Plaster on his back or, better still, divide the money among the members of the class. I don't know why her idea about the plaster makes me want to laugh, but it does. All the same I have seen plenty of people laugh after putting Benson's Plasters on their backs or chosts, or on any other spot where there was weight, heaviness, weakness or pain. It may be the sharp stabs of neuralgia, the aches and wrenches of rheumatism ; it may be eolds in muscles or bones j it may be those kidney or lumbago thrusts that make you yell as at a dog bite ; or it may be a strain or cramp, anything that wants quiet ing and comforting. Dout bother with salves, liniments, lotions, etc, or with any of the stupid and useless old style plasters. Clap on a Benson's. It relieves at onc4 and cures quickly. It stops the pain and makos yon laugh for the very ease and good feeling of it. But watch ont against im itations and substitutes. All druggists, or we will prepay postage on any number ordered in the United States on receipt of 96o. each. Beabury A Johnson, Mfg. Chemists, N.Y. Lots of fellows are overwhelmed by too many ancestors. , WANTED SEVERAL PERSONS OF character and good reputation in each state (one in this county required) to represent and advertise old established wealthy busi ness house of solid financial standing. Sal ary $18.00 weekly with expenses additional, all payable in cash each Wednesday direct from hend offices Horse and carriage fur nished, when necessary. References. En close self-addressed stamped envelope. Man ager, 316 Caxton Build'g, Chicago. ("161926 Tipe dreams are not restricted to plumb ers. Bean tie The Kind You Have Always Bought Signature of The Markets. BLOOMSBURG MARKETS. CORRECTED WEEKLY. RETAIL PR ICES. Butter, per pound !$ 28 Eggs, per dozen 28 Lard, per pound 13 Ham, per pound 14 Beef (quarter), per pound 6 to 8 Wheat, per bushel go Oats, do .., 65 Rye, do 60 Flour per bhl 4 00 Hay, per ton 14 QO Potatoes, (new), per bushel 1 00 Turnips, do 40 Tallow, per pound 05 Shoulder, do 10 Side meat, do 0g Vinegar, per qt 0j Dried apples, per pound 06 Cowhides, do , Steer do do ' 05 Calf skin 80 Sheep pelts 75 Shelled corn, per bushel 85 Corn meal, cwt 2 00 Hrun, cwt j 30 Chop, cwt 50 Middlings, cwt 1 dn fw:i " v,mi.x.ciis, per pounu, new do do -old Turkeys, do Geese, do , ' Ducks, do " COAL. 10 9 12J la 08 Number 6, delivered 3 f0 do 4 and $, delivered 4 40 do 6, al yard 3 du 4 and 5, at yard 4 Sj fry A Tho Kind You Ilavo Always in uso for over 30 years, and nonal supervision alnco its Infancy. f-cCCCAtM Allow nn nnn to docnlvo von In tti la- All Countcrfcits,'liultations and " Just-as-good" aro but Experiments that trifle with and endanger tho health of Infants nud Children Experience against Experiment, What is CASTORIA Cafitorla is a harmless substrate for Castor Oil, Pare goric, Drops and SoothiiifT Syrups. It Is Pleasants It contains neither Opium, Morphine, nor other Narcotic Hubstance. Its afro Is Its guarantee. It destroys "Worms nnd allays Feverlshness. It cures Iiurrhua and Wind Colic. It relieves Teething Troubles, cures Constipation nnd Flatulency. It assimilates the Food, regulates the Stomach and llowcls, giving healthy and natural bleep. Tho Children's Panacea Tho Mother's Friend. GENUINE CASTORIA ALWAYS Bears the The Kind You Have Always Bought In Use For Over 30 Years. tmc ettrrnvm ommnv, tt umh arm ct, sew yoh crrv. ALEXANDER BROTHERS' & CO. DEALERS IN Cigars, Tobacco Candies, Fruits ana Nuts SOLE AGENTS FOR Henry Maillard's Fine Candies. Fresh Every Week.; IF'ie.itit'x acorns jl. Specialty, SOLE AGENTS FOR F. F. Adams & Co's Fine Cut Chewing Tobacco Sole agents for the Henry Clay, Londres, Normal, Indian Princess, Samson, Silver Ash Bloomsburg, Pa. IF YOU ARE IN NEED OF CARPET, MATTING, or OIL CLOTH, YOU WILL FIND A NICE LINE AT W. H. BIOWEM , a Doors above Court 'Mouse. A large lot of Window Curtains in stock. McCliire's yt RE you uttrnttJ in your f,u:n ? Ar't ,eu tttrnej ,bf Tl "Jam of UJt f Do you Mrt antthmg chut the grait m, ,vl. have brought about the (tndiiw.s h xvbub sou ,, ,., ,.V wb, are ,n pwer to-day f Do you enjoy vbolnone, animate,' .torn; trat are true to hfe f Do ym art for Uauty in ,.y frK ? y , , , , no escape for you ; you must job, the army ubo read McCW nguiar. A FEW FEATURES lOR 1902 New Romantic Love Story by booth tarkjngton. author cf'be Uentleman from Indiana " and "Monskur U.aueahe," a tale of love thwarted but triumphant, of gallant men and beautUU women. It deals wr.h lite in Indiana at tic time of the Mexican War. Em St?ry ,f ,th Staadd Oil. By IDA M. TAR- , . aU!hjr "f " Life of Napoleon," Llf( of Lincon," etc. A dram, tic, human story ol the first Cnd still the greats of all trusts-not an economic treatise, but an exciting history. greatest of the Oil Masters, r.y JOHN LA I'AIUiiL iri..f. ing and helpful papers on Mkhdan- (U'lo, Raphael, Rembrandt, etc., their hncit pictures reproduced in tints. Mr. Dooley on Ills Travels. I lis view upon the typical New Yorker, Philadelphian, Bos'onian, and in habitant of Chicago and Washington. William Allen White on T;:h.un, I'l.itt, Cleveland und others. ONE DOLLAR A YEAR Hut at any price THE BEST Try The Columbian a Year. n Bought, and which has boca has borne tho Blgnatnro of has been inatio under his per Signature of following brands of dean- Clara Morris's Staee Recollec tions. Stories of baivini, Lern hardt, Mrs. Siddons and others. A Battle of Millionaires. Bv the author of "Wall Street Stories." The Forest Runner. Serial Tale of the Michigan Woods. JosephlEe Dodg;e Daskam. More Child Sicries. Emmy Lois Stores by Gt'ORCE 'HaujjN MARTIN.
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