THE COLUMBIAN, BLOOMSBURG, PA. A DYNAMITE HORROR Six Killed and One Hundred Injured In New York. EXPLOSION IS RATIO TRANSIT IC55EL Ut Hotel. Private nildrnci nnd Hosyltals Wrecked 1st the Mr rmr Hill Section Grand Cen tral Station Also Salter. NEW YORK, Jan. 28. Dynamite car tridges In a frail shanty on a platform over the west shaft of section 4 of tie subway tuuncl In Fark avenue Just iiouth of Forty -first street exploded hrough a fire which started among taper In the shanty just after noon esterday with fatal, maiming and ln ,'urlng results and wide destruction of 'roperty. Six perKons were killed by ..he disaster, and more than 125 were injured, few, however, of them havItiK more serious hurts than cut Inflicted by glass or wreckage. In the gloom of the dust cloud creat ed by the liberation of Titanic energy the results of the dlsnHter became grad ually uppnrent. Not n window remain ed Intact on the 1'nrk avenue front of the Murray Hill hotel, nnd few win dows were unbroken on its Forty-first street front. Further south the man sion of William II. Payne, US Park av tnuo, had its windows shattered nnd driven In. Opposite the Murray Hill hotel the Wells and Gerard apartment House was In equally sorry condition, the Manhattan Eye and Ear hospital ,wns rendered unfit for the occupancy of patients, the Grand Union hotel could not, so far as Its windows, en trances and facade adornments were concerned, have suffered less from a bombardment, and the Forty-second treet front of the Graud Central sta tion had not only all its windows de stroyed, but the clocks In Its towers iwere blown Into them. There were other nnd furrenching results of the explosion. Windows were broken in Thirty-sixth street ns fnr cftist as Third avenue and west In Mud Jtfon avenue and In East Forty-seventh treet. The wonder of the day was the list wall of the Lincoln Safe Deposit Company and National bank. It stood the shock so well that not n brick was displaced, and In the entire building not more than a score of windows were broken. Substantial damage was done to a dozen houses in East Forty-second street Every drug store In the neighborhood was turned into a temporary hospital. Those capable of giving first aid to the Injured were in great demand. Many Den and women seriously injured, un conscious of their hurts, went about giving assistance to others, to be re minded later of their own wounds. Responsibility for the terrible acci dent has not yet been placed, although Ave arrests have been made. The au thorities were prompt in acting nnd positive in their assertions that those upon whom guilt rests will be brought to account. Despite the terrible results of the ex plosion reasons are found for public congratulation that it was not worse. It occurred a few moments after noon. Had it been Just a bit earlier scores of Vorkmen would have been swept to death by the blast. A little later and the dining room of the Murray Hill ho tel, that was literally riddled, would Have been filled. The explosion was one of the worst catastrophes that has ever visited the city and will be put down as one of the calamities foremost in the destruc tlpn of property. Conservative esti mates place the damage to property in the neighborhood of $1,000,000. Lame Endowment For Cooper I'nlon. NEW YORK, Jan. 27. Announce ment is made that ex-Mayor Edward Cooper, his sister, Mlsa Sarah Amelia Cooper, and ex-Mayor Abram S. Hew itt and his family have given $000,000 as an endowment fund to Cooper Un ion. This announcement was made by Mr. Hewitt shortly after he had con firmed the report that Andrew Carne gie last week gave $300,000, also as an endowment fund, to the same institu tion. This is Mr. Carnegie's second gift to Cooper Union, the first one, made about two years ago, being of a like amount. Thi s Cooper Uulon Is $900,000 richer tbuu it was two years &go. KrOKtr Not Able to Coma. TnE HAGUE, Jan. 28. The rumors : that Mr. Kruger, having received invi tations from Chicago, New York and Philadelphia to visit those cities, would probably start upon an American tour npxt April arose from the efforts of some pro-Boers who are anxious ener getically to further their propaganda in the United States, and it Is probnblo that some Boer delegates will start for America in the spring, but unless there occurs a material improvement in the health of Mr. Kruger it will be physic ally impossible for him to be a member cl this party. Boer Leaver Surprised. I PRETORIA, Jan. 28. Generul Bruce Hamilton by a clever night march sur prised a laager between Erinele and Bethel, in the Transvaal Colony, and charged the Boers, who fled in all di rections and were pursued many miles by the British. As a result of this ex pedition eighty-two Boers and a quan tity of stores were captured. The casu alties were small. Ron of President Trier Dead. NEW YORK, Jan. 28. Dr. Lachlan Tyler, son of John Tyler, tenth presi dent of the United States, and brother to the president of Wlllium and Mary eollege, is dead in this city from appen dicitis. Dr. Tyler, who was fifty years old, bud been connected with the de partment of health for several years. The interment will be at Richmond, V. SENATOR SEYVELL'S SUCCESSOR. New Jersey Republicans Chose John P. Drrden. 1RENTON, N. J., Jan. 24,-The Re publican caucus to select a candidate for United States senator to be sup ported during the present session of the legislature to succeed the late Gen eral Sewell selected on the nineteenth ballot John F. Dryden of Newark, president of the Prudential Insurance company. Mr. Dryden on the nine teenth ballot received exactly the nec essary thirty-two votes. On the first ballot Mr. Dryden re ceived 10 votes, Mr. Griggs 15, Mr. Stokes 11, Mr. Gardner 5 and Mr. Gnni mere 7. During the first dozen ballots mkur ware JOHN F. DRYDEN. the votes of Messrs. Gardner, Bulrd , and Gunimere fluctuated n good deal, while the vote of Mr. Griggs remained stationary und that of Mr. Dryden In creased to 24, and the vote of Mr. Stokes went up nnd down ns the sup porters of the other three south Jersey candidates voted either for him or their own particular favorite. The balloting continued In this way until the close of the seventeenth bal lot, when the south Jersey members held n conference, and nil decided to go to Stokes. The eighteenth bnllot re sulted In Mr. Dryden getting 24 votes, Mr. Stokes 24 and Mr. Griggs 15. As the roll cull for the nineteenth ballot was concluded the total stood Dryden 31, Stokes 20 nnd Griggs 3. Senator Cross of Union, one of the three Griggs men, changed his vote and gave Mr. Dryden the necessary 32 votes. The vote was at once made unani mous. The Republicans have a majori ty on Joint ballot of forty-five votes, which assures the election of Mr. Dry den, as' the caucus nctlon is binding. TAX MEASURES DISCUSSED. Krnni Dill Severely Amended by New York Senate Committee. ALBANY, N. Y.. Jan. 29. For sev eral hours yesterday afternoon the senate committee on taxation and re trenchment deliberated on the two principal tax measures now pending in the legislature, the Krum bill tax ing foreign corporations and the Stranahan mortgage tax bill. The Krum bill was amended in so many Important particulars that little re mains of the original measure. The foreign corporation tax bill is amended so that domestic and foreign corporations, with the exception of transportation nnd transmission com panies, are placed on the same footing. The organization tax for domestic cor porations is reduced from one-twentieth of 1 per cent to one-fiftieth of 1 per cent. The license fee for foreign corpora tions, which answers to the domestic corporations' organization tax, is re duced from one-eighth to one-fiftieth of 1 per cent. The dividend tax on all corporations, excepting transportation and trans mission coniponies, is wiped out en tirely. In its place is a direct tax on the capital stock of one-tenth of 1 per cent on the first three millions, one twentieth of 1 per cent on the next two millions, up to and Including five millions, and $50 per million for the balance. , "In other words," said Senator Krum in explaining the amendments that hnd been made, "the provisions are substantially those in the New Jersey law, nnd I think they are exactly the same provisions." RAILWAY OFFICIALS BLAMED. New York Central Responsible For Tunnel Disaster, Says Jury, NEW YORK, Jan. 25. After deliber ating three hours and seven minutes the coroner's Jury Impaneled for the in quest into the Park avenue tunnel dis aster brought In a verdict plnclng re sponsibility for the loss of life square ly upon the management of the New York Central railroad. Both John M. Wisker, engine driver, and Edward Filer, his fireman, were freed from custody, and Coroner Scho lar declared their bail bonds discharg ed. Wisker had been held in $10,000 bull and Filer in half that sum. Dole's nealvuatlon Desired. WASHINGTON, Jan. 27. The Post says that Secretary Hitchcock has for warded a letter to Sanford B. Dole, governor of Hawaii, intimating that the governor's resignation was desired. Governor Dole's term of four years will not expire until May, 1004, but bis con tinued poor health has given rise to -many rumors that be was about to re sign. Two Hundred Frosen In Japan. LONDON, Jan. 29 The Tokyo cor respondent of The Dully Express ca bles that over 200 soldiers have been . frozen to death in northern Japan, Pension For Mrs, MeKlnler, WASHINGTON, Jan. 24. The sen ate has passed the bill giving n pension of $5,000 a yeur to Mrs. Mclvlulcy, be ginning Sept. 14, 1001. ATE RAWDOG MEAT. Captain Porter and His Men Delirious From Starvation. A TERRIBLE TALE OF' SUFFERING, Fall Particulars of Horrors of the Samnr Expedition Not Yet Ob tainable Owlna; to Lead er's Prostration. MANILA, Jan. 29. General Chaffee curtailed his trip nnd has returned here. He says he found the conditions apparently satisfactory everywhere ex cept at Snmar, where continuous rain during the past two months has re tarded the campaign, especially against such an elusive enemy. The condition of Captain Dnvld D. Porter's marines who took pnrt in the expedition into the Interior of Sninnr is much worse than previously describ ed. They suffered fearful hardships and were without food for several days. The nntlves who accompanied the marines claimed they were unable to distinguish the edible roots, whlcb the marines did not believe. The anger of the marines aKulnst the natives is intense. None of the latter returned with the marines. The marines suffered so acutely from starvation that they ate the raw flesh of two dogs. When Cnptaln Porter and the first three of his men staggered Into camp, they were delirious, and difficulty was experienced in ascertaining the where abouts of their companions. Williams of the First Infantry bended the relief expedition in the face of a torrential rainstorm which flooded the rivers. He succeeded In reaching the remaining ten men, who would other wise have certainly perished. He found them nil delirious. Two of the men were discovered In the branches of trees burking like dogs. Some of the murines are so ill that they are not likely to recover. General Chaffee has endeavored to obtain full details of the trip of the marines, but Captain Torter Is not yet able to luckily explain matters. The expedition Into the Interior of Sa mar led by Captain David D. Porter of the murine corps numbered thirty-six men. It had been absent two weeks. The murines hud been provided with rations for only five days. On Jan. 21 Captain Porter und twenty-six mem bers of his party renched the coast of the islaud of Sumur. The other ten men were missing, and little hope of their safety was entertained. Captives Not Released. WASHINGTON, Jan. 29.-The state department has received a dispatch from the United States representatives in Turkey regarding the case of Miss Ellen M. Stone, the American mission ary held captive by brigands, and her companion, Mme. Tsllka. Its contents were disappointing, the captives not having been released, as was hoped would be the case from the manner in which the negotiations looking to that end bad been progressing lately. Olll cials are averse to discussing the case freely, but it is understood the hesita tion of the brigands In bringing the matter to a prompt conclusion Is due to their distrust of the attitude assum ed by the Turkish authorities. The ransom money demanded has not yet been paid. Fatal Rochester Fire. I ROCHESTER, N. Y Jan. 29. A four story brick building at 15 Cale donia avenue, occupied by the Roches ter Machine and Screw company and W. II. Hutchison & Co., carriage trimmings, and the Brighton Manufac turing company, was totally destroyed by Are last evening. The loss Is rough ly estimated at between $r0,000 and $00,000, practically covered by insur ance. Eight firemen who were near the walls of the building when the roof suddenly 'fell in were burled under a mass of brick and Iron aiid all badly injured. One of the men died a few minutes after his rescue from the mass of wreckage, and two others were tak en out in n critical condition and may die. i Summoned Uefore Governor Odell. I ALBANY, N. Y., Jan. 2!). Sheriff ; Charles Ouden of Kings county has . been summoned by Governor Odell to appear before hlin In the executive chamber on Feb. 4 at 10 a. m. to an- . swer charges preferred against him by Thomas G. Piper and another. The charge is that ho eutered Into an agree ment with Michael J. Dady whereby, If elected, Dady was to name the sub ordinates In the olllce and that Gudeu was to pay over to Dady all salary, fees and emoluments of his oflice In excess of $12,000 per year. , Itockcfellcr Gives 100,OO0. SYItACUSH, N. Y., Jan. 24. Chan cellor James It. Day of Syracuse uni versity runkea the announcement that John D. Rockefeller has given $100,000 to the university to bo added to the endowment fund. John 1). Arcbbold hnd previously given $100,000 on con dition that the university raise a like amount. I.lnnd Treaty Signed. WASHINGTON, Jan. 25. The treaty of cession of the DnnlBli West India Is. lands from Denmark to the United States was signed at the state depart ment yesterday by Secretary Hay and Constantino Brun, the Danish minister. The treaty will be Submitted to the sen ate for ratification immediately. Assurance Company Burned Out. MONTREAL, Jan. 20. Eire has com pletely gutted the Guardian Assurance company's building on St. James street. Twenty firms of lawyers, architects, etc., had otllces In the building and lost all their ttfl'ects. The total loss is placed t $100,000, well insured. SHE HAD THE LAST WORD. Her Hnsband Tried td Fnclfr Her by Wire Dnt Made a Failure of It. "It is proverbial that woman will al ways hsve the lt word," said the con fiding man, "and my wife is no excep tion from the rest, as I have discovered to my cost. "We started to visit some friends the other day who live some distance from here, and, after seeing her aboard the train, 1 went to buy some cigars. The result was that I lost my train, my wife going on without me. Wiring her, in charge of the conductor, not to worry and that I would follow on the. next train, I made the best of the situation. "It wasn't long before I received her answer, and then followed a string of incoherent messages from every sta tion where the train stopped. Seeing bankruptcy staring me in the face if the flood of collect messages didn't cease, I seized a telegraph blank and wired her in the name of heaven to stop sending me so many messages. "In the Innocence of my soul," con tinued the confiding man, according to the Detroit Free Tress, "I supposed that settled it. But It didn't. In due time I received an answer from her that read: 'Why?'" CANNOT BREED SWANS. All Kflorts at the New York Too Have llesulted In Failure. All efforts to breed swans at the zoo have failed. Frequently the females have deposited eggs in their nests, but it takes a long time to hatch a swan's egg, and there are so many people and bo much excitement to distract the birds' attention that the maternal in stinct has not proven suflicicntly strong. Superintendent Brown, in speaking of this the other day, drew a compari son between English nnd American people which was not flattering to the j latter, says the Philadelphia Record. : "In England," he said, "the people in j general, even the sma'.l boys, aeem to feel a great interest in the lowerorder of animals. In America it Is just the reverse. Here the spirit of destruction seems dominant. Take, for instance, a swan's nest. Instead of being nur tured and watched and carefully guurd cd against harm, as would be the case in England, it would be the target for mischievous and destructive persons. It seems to be a characteristic of the American people." NOW LOOK OUT! "Take care of yourself," say our friends. "I'll try to," w answer. Wo do take a little caro, yet in spite of warm clothes, rubbers ' and mackintoshes, an army of people wore j bowled out by pneumonia and other lung e&ttkL SaSuS ti. fftto them, were torn by coughs, choked by j inflammations and congestions, wasted by fever, tired out by pain and then gave up the fight. The hour you realize that you have a cold on the chest, plaoa a Benson's Porous Plaster where the pais or oppres sion is felt. If you think two are needed make it two. No harm if you were cov ered with them. They act quickly and prevent the engorgment of blood in the organs. In this way with ordinary cau tion as to exposure you will break up the cold and avoid a serious sickness. No other spplications, or any other form of treatment, will aooomplish this as certainly and speedily. Benson's Plasters have die. tinot and positive aotion and are curative to the highest degree. Use them with the same confidence for coughs, muscular rheuma tism, the grip (back and chest) and all sim ilar ailments, women, who are chief suffer, ers from cold weather complaints, should keep these plasters always within reach. Get the genuine. All druggists, or we will prepay postage on any number ordered In the United States on receipt of 25o. each. Seabnry A Johnson, Mfg. Chemists, N.Y. I A Gift for the Daebess. The women of Ottawa presented to the duchess of York upon the occa sion of the royal visit to the capital a grift that is thoroughly typical of Canada. It is a cape of the finest mink procurable. The collar and flare around the edges will be lined with ermine, while the body of the cape will be lined with white satin. The garment, which reaches to the knee, is fastened with gold clasps fashioned in the form of a maple leaf, the emblem of the dominion. The gold for these clasps comes from the Canadian Yukon, OASTOIIIA. Bean the rf) Kind You Have Always Bought Signature The Markets. U1 . lOVfSBUKG MAKKKTS. CORRIXl EI) WEEKLY. RETAIL I'D ICES. Hutter, per pound $ 24 i'.Ctrs, per dozen 26 I.ard, per pound. 1 lam, per pound , 14 Beef (quarter), per pound 6 to 8 Wheat, per bushel I 00 Oats, do 65 Rye, do 60 Flour per lbl. 4 40 I lay, per ton 14 00 Potatoes, (new), per bushel 1 10 Turnips, do , , 40 Tallow, per pound 05 Shoulder, do 10 Side ment, do 09 Viueuar, t ci' qt oc Dried npples, per pound 06 Cow hides, do 3$ Sleer do do o; Calf skin 80 Sheep pelts , 75 Shelled corn, per bushel 00 Corn menl, cwt 2 00 Itran, cwt , 1 40 ('Imp, cwt I 50 Middlings, cwt I 40 Chickens, per pound, new 10 10 13 08 do do old., Geese, Ducks, do do do OAL. Number 6, delivered do 4 nnd J delivered,. 3 5 4 4" 3 IS do 6, at ynrd. do 4 and 5, at yard 4 25 The Kind You Have Always Bought, and which has been in use for over 30 years, lms home the siffnatnre of and has occn mimu anuer n yrz. onal supervision since Its Infancy. 7&ZZj&tt a ii., r n mia to deceive Ton In this. All Counterfeits, Imitations and " Just-as-eood" are but Experiments that trlilo with and endanger the health of Infants and Children-Experience against Experiment. What is CASTORIA Castorla Is a harmless substll.ito for Castor Oil, Pare goric, Drops and Soothing Syrup. It Is 1 lensnnt. It contains neither Opium, Morphine nor other Narcotic Mibstai.cc. Its ago is its guarantee. It destroys Worm niul allays Feverlshness. It cures Diarrhoea and "Wind Colic. It relieves Teething Troubles, cures Constipation nnd Flatulency. It assimilates the Food, regulates the Stomach and ilowcls, giving healthy and natural Bleep. The Children's Panacea The Mother's Friend. GENUINE Bears the The Kind You Have Always Bought In Use For Over 30 Years. ALEXANDER BROTHERS & CO. DEALERS IN. Cigars, Tobacco Candies, Fruits and Nuts SOLI AGENTS FOR Henry Mail lard's Fine Candies. ' Fresh Every Week.) iFtriT-x Goods .a. ST'axLXJirsr, SOLE AGENTS FOR F. F. Adams & Co's Fine Cut Chewing Tobacco Solo agents for the following brands of Cigars ; Honry Ql? Lonlres Normal Indiaa Priacoss' s.ainB0D' Silver AEb Bloomsburg Pa. IF YOU ARE IN NEED OF CARPET, MATTING, or OIL CLOTH, YOU WILL FIND A NICE LINE AT W. ILL BEOWEM 3 Doois above Ooirt Homo A large lot of Window Curtains in stock. TRUSS FREE truss 'bat, holds rupture with comfort To introduce It oulcklv the Inventor will give away W0 in eaoli Mate. He don't ask, expect or want monuv 11 rr. 11 i' i:n . u,,in m . WnMtiir k. Maine. When a fellow fulls in love with himself' he seldom gets over it. Those Worrying Piles. One applica tion of lJr. Agnew's Ointment will give you comfort. Applied every merit for three to six nights and a cure is effected in the most stubborn cases of blind, bleeding, or itching piles. Dr Aqncw's Ointment cures eczema and all itching and burning skin diseases. It A-.lt like magic 35 cents. 8 hold by t. A. Kleim. One pugilist seldom strikes another fa. vorably. Tins Will Interest Mothers. Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children, cure feverish ness, bad stomach, teething disorders, break up colds, move and regulate the bowels and desiroy worms They never fail. Over 30,000 testimonials At all druggists, 25c. Sample mailed Free. Ad dress, Allen S. Olmsted, I.e Roy, N. Y. (30 Budding genius, like ways bear. thin ice, doesn't al- A Pleasant Duty "When I know anything worthy of recommendation, 1 con sider it my duty to tell it," says Hev. Jas. Murdock, of Hamburg, Pa. "Dr. Agnew's Catarrhal l'owder has cured me of catarrh of five years standing. It is certainly mag ical in its effect. The first applica'.ion ben efitted me in five minutes. 50c. Sold by C. A. Kleim. 5 A Sensible Man would use Kemp's Bal sam for the thront and lungs. It is curing more COIU'llS. rnlU nalhmn I ,rnn,l. it ; croup nnd all tluoat and lung troubles, than any other medicine. The proprietor has authomed any druggist to give you a sample bottle free to convince you of the merit of this great remedy. Price, 25c. and 30c. (di6 It's all well enough to take things into your own hands, provided they don't ln-lung to some one else. OA8TOHIA. Bears the The Kind You Hani Always BougM CASTORIA ALWAYS Signature of THE lT. 8. GOVERNMENT. Jan. 80th. grant ed a patent for truss that does wa wliu Hit riM-fMahli.lin1 lil.m. a r ahanlllll) rurffPt t SOI It. It's better to lauoh over vour own iokes than to cry over your own misfortunes. Dr. Agnew'i Cure for the Heart nets di rectly and quicMy, stimulates the heart's ac tion, stops most acute pain, dispels all signs of weakness, fluitrring, sinking, smothering or palpitation. I his wonderful cure is ine sturdy ship which carries the heartsick pa tient into the haven of radiant and perfect health. Gives relief in most acute forms of heart disease in 30 minutes. Sold by C. A. Kleim. 6 Some people feather their nests with !or rowed plumes. Strong evidence sustains the popular ver dict that Kly's Cream Balm is worth its weight in gold. Trial size, 10 cents, l ull size, 50 cents. Sold bv druggists and mailed by Ely Brothers, 56 Warren St., New York. Proberta, Messrs. Ely Bros : I have been afflicted with catarrh for twenty years. It made me so weak I thought I had consumption got one bottle of Ely's Cream Balm and in three days the discharge stopped. It is the best medicine I have used for catarrh. Very truly, Frank E. Kindi.ksi'IRE. It is estimated that of the whole popula tion of the globe about 90,000 die every day. Shnke into your shoes Allen's Foot-Ease. It rests the feet. Cures corns, bunions, in growing nails, swollen and sweating feet. At ull druggists and shoe stores, 25c. Ask to-day. 1 3od4t. The vaudeville performer sometimes gels to be a crank from doing too many turns. CASTORIA For Infants and Children, The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the Signature of
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