THE COLUMBIAN, BLOOMSBURO, PA. SALARIES INCREASED Bote Votes Supreme Court Judges Better Pay. IS ADDITIONAL $2,500 A YEAR. : cantor Hour Present Petition For aapennlon of Hostilities In the Philippine While Lead ers Confer. WASHINGTON, Feb. 5.-After brief discussion yesterday the senate passed Pie bill providing for a 23 per cent In crease In the salaries of United States Jfldges. All amendments were voted nown, inciumng one to increuso me HBlnrles of cabinet ofllcers rrom $8,000 ceeded In his attempt, while Jack fall to 112.600 a year. I ed. though his life was forfeited. During the remainder of the day's I The bodies were sent to Flttsburg Ws!on the urgent deficiency approprla-1 this morning. Hbn bill was under consideration, the Philippine tnrllT measure being laid aside temporarily. Mr. Uansbrougb (N. P.) made a spir fted defense of Judge Arthur It. Noyes , Cf the district court of Alaska and i . I . . . 1 ..I . . . . . ... I. . ! Alexnnder McKcnzle, upon whom an Attack was made in the senate Mon Cy. This precipitated a long discus sion of the Noyes case, legal and tech leal rather thun personal. No action Could be taken on this subject, but the discussion will be continued today un der the latitude allowed when appro priation bills arc pending. Senator Hoar presented a petition signed by a number of distinguished Citizens of tills country praying for the suspension of hostilities In the Phil ippine Islunds and asking that an op jKuiunlty be given for a discussion of the si mat Ion between the government find the Filipino lenders. The following are among the names attached to the petition; Carl Schurz, George F. Edmunds. Judson Harmon, J. Sterling Morton, Ceorge S. Boutwell, Charles Francis Adams, W. I). Howells, Mark Twain, Kev. O. H. Park hurst, W. Bourke Cochran, Robert Trent Paine, T. K. Itoyesen, Bishop Huntington, Bishop Vincent, Anson Phelps tokes, John Burroughs and William Lloyd Gorrl-t-on. Included In the list are the names of thirty-six professors in the Chicago university and a number of other edu cators. Mr. John F. Dryden was Inducted in to ollice as the successor of the late mnator William J. Sewell of New Jer- Debate on the oleomargarine bill con tinued In the house, and the prospects lire that a vote will not be reached Curlier than Thursday. The opponents of the bill are making H strong fight so far as the presentation tt argument is concerned. President Zelayn Innna-nrated. MANAGUA, Nicaragua, Feb. 8. J. Cantos Zelaya was yesterday Inaugu rated president of Nicaragua for his llilrd term in the presence of the Nica raguan congress and a large assem blage of citizens. Judge Matos of the Supreme court administered the oath to the president, who in his address briefly reviewed his previous admlnis tratlons in ' Nicaragua and referred liopc fully to the prospects for the con fctruction of the Nicaragua canal and to the benefits that Nicaragua would Cerlvft therefrom. An Aerial Cruiser. NT.W YORK. Feb. 1. Application lias been made to the authorities of the St. LouIb fair by J. Franklin Cameron cf P.rooklyn for floor space to exhibit an aerial seacoast defensive cruiser of aluminium and steel to weigh 40,000 pounds. A crew of eight men could be accommodated by the cruiser. Mr, Cameron, it is said, has long been a Student in matters of scientific re search. A member of his family said today that Mr. Cameron had been ivoiklng on the plans for at least twen ty-five years. A Salary HaUlnv Bill. WASHINGTON, Feb. 6.-Delegate Wilcox of Hawaii has Introduced a bill Increasing annual salaries as follows President of the United States, $100, 000; vice president, $25,000; cabinet offl cers, $15,000 each; members of con- piess, $10,000. Another bill by Mr Wilcox fixes the sulary of the governor or Hawaii at $8.0 K), with a schedule of salaries for various other Hawaiian OHlccrs. Boer Chief Hut Aet. LONDON, Feb. 5. The British gov rrnment has announced that if the Boers in the field desire to negotiate for peace negotiations can be entered Into, but only lu South Africa. The British government adheres to its In tention not to accept the intervention of any foreign power. Ileuord For Liberality Broken. NEW YORK, Feb. 1. Public gifts and bequests In the United States dur lug the year 1001 reached tho grand to tal of $107,300,000. The greatest yearly t' tal previous was $02,275,000, so that last year's giving was almost double that of the best previous record. Mia nooaevelt t.olnir to Coronation WASHINGTON, Feb. Ci.-The Hon Whltelaw Reld has Invited Miss Alice Itoosevelt, eldest daughter of the pres ident, to accompany him to Loudon as liis guest when lie goes to attend the Ciotmtion of King Edward. Urn York Tem liep Paid on Time, NEW YORK, Feb. l.-For the first time the schoolteachers of Greate New iork have their pay on hand. Mr. Grout Bent out to the schools between 14,000 and 15,000 cheeks, representing 1 1 ,000.000. ' 11 i Treimury ('uiititlna Much Uold. WASHINGTON, Feb. 1. The amount f gold in the treasury Is $.'45,K7U,:i05, thi highest point ever readied iu tho END OF THE BIDOLES. Brother Wlio Brok From Pfttabara Jail nrtakrn 4 Arc Drnd. BUTLfcU, To., Feb. 3.-The terrible fate of the Biddies la ntlll the Bole top Id of conversation here. All day yester day n curious throng of people, defy. tntr t)r attir It imir n limit tlin II nn. trance In a vain attempt to get In to see tne bodies or the dead murderers. The verdict of the Jury is that Ed Riddle enrae to his death by a revolvet shot flred from a .32 caliber revolver by himself and that Jack Blddlu mot his death from r gunshot wound tit dieted by the ofllcers iu dlschurge ot their lawful duty. The evidence secured by the autof sy bears out the statements that the Ilkl dies Intended to kill themselves rather man ne iBKcn anve anu inai rwi sue- Kdward and John Biddle were await ing execution in the Allegheny county Jail at Pittsburg for the murder of (trooer Thomas D. Khaney of Mount Washington, Pa. Edward, the elder of the brothers, won the love of Mrs, 1 ' . Unft-..l At... t .l.A .n.lln ..I Kate Soffel, the wife of the warden of the prison. She was persuaded by him to Join In a plot for the release of him self and his brother. Owing to her hus band's position Mrs. Sofl'el was able to smuggle saws and revolvers to the pris oners. Early Thursday morning the two Biddies escaped from their cells overpowered the guards and tied with the woman who had betrayed her hus band's trust. The county nt once offered a reward of $.1,000 for the fugitives. Two days later the fugitives were overtaken in a stolen sleigh near this town, and after a desperate light with the ollleers were captured and brought here, where the men died on Saturday. Mrs. Soffel's condition is serious, and she is' still in Butler under the care of doctors and nurses. FROZEN TO DEATH. Adirondack Gnlde Perlhed In the nrrent Terrible Storm. MALONE, N. Y.. Feb. 5.-Willlnm Martin, a well known Adirondack guide, lost his life in the grent storm of Sunday night. In company with Edward Rork, Martin started from Mc- Collum'8 Sunday morning to go to Mad- awn ski, a distance of five or six miles, intending to return Monday. After nearly reaching their destination Rork was taken seriously 11), and the two men found shelter in an old camp. Martin started back to McCollum's for help. About this time the storm was raging furiously, and he evidently lost the trail. The men not returning Monday, searchers, headed by McAr- thur, started out Tuesday in search of them. The searchers found Rork try ing to work his way home through snow three feet deep, but greatly ex hausted and with bis feet and hands badly frozen. Sending him on home with others, McArthur went on in search of Martin, whose body was found on Lake Madawaski completely burled in snow, except that one mitten and part of one foot were visible. Both Martin and Rork were thorough woodsmen and under ordinary condi tions would have experienced no diffi culty in taking care of themselves. Martin evidently became lost on the lake in the blinding storm and wan dered about until he dropped. CANNOT AGREE. Union' Scale Bejected by Operator at Every Point. INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 5.-The mine operators and mine workers in the se cret session of their joint scale commit tee yesterday disagreed upon every one of the seven propositions submitted by the miners, and the whole matter was referred for discussion to the open joint conference held in the afternoon. There the operators voted unanimous ly against the scale proposition offered by the miners, and the whole matter was finally referred back to the joint committee. The Troalilea of Holland' Queen. THE HAGUE, Feb. 1. Prince Hen ry, the consort of Queen Wilhelmlna,, has gone to Germany on an indefinite visit, and court and public are con vinced that n divorce is almost cer tain. The young queen has shut her self up in her palace and refuses to see anybody. The rumors of renewed troubles between the royal couple have been circulating for some time and have been strengthened to the point of convlctlou by the departure of the prince for Mecklenburg, his ancestral home. More Than a Hundred Killed. SAN ANTONIO, Tex., Feb. 3. The latest information from the Hondo (Mexico) mine explosion shows It to have been fully as serious as at first reported. There was a total of 100 miners at work in the mine when the explosion occurred, and all of them are deud. The majority of tho victims are Mexicans and Chinumen, very few Americans having been at work in the mine. Tom Johnson Beaten. COLUMBUS, O., Feb. 5. The su preme court has put an end to Tom L. Johnson's effort to secure a higher ap praisement of the railway property of Ohio. The court handed down a de cision sustaining the demurrer of the attorney general to his petition and dismissing the same. Johnson began his fight before the state board of equalization of railway property last fall. Chop Suey For Prince Henry. NEW YORK, Feb. 5. A committee of three Chinamen has visited the city ball to ask the mayor to net as toast nmister at tho banquet to which it lu proposed to lnvlle Prince Henry ut the Toss house, 10 Molt street. ATLANTICJN A FURY Coast Strewn With Wrecks From Oape May to Halifax. THE STORM REACHES FAR ISLAND. Besides the HriiTT l,nmn to Shipping Dnlnes In Paralysed and Rail ways Blockaded In Many States lr Deep Snow. NEW YORK, Feb. 4. The wind storm which began Sunday afternoon and which reached a velocity of fifty miles along the New Jersey and Long Island coasts, caused havoc to ship ping. The body of another victim of the wrecks, the debris from which lias been floating ashore along the Long Island seacoast during the last two days, has floated ashore not far from Smith Point. The body was Identified as that of Captain C. L. Miller of the barge Antelope, on one of the arms be ing tattooed the initials "C. L. M." The third bnrge Is still afloat; at least It was shortly before sundown last evening, when it was seen from Sliln neeock drifting east of t hat point eight miles out and going farther to sea. Another big blow Is looked for. It is thought that at least fifteen lives have been lost along tho coast. Reports from tho south Jersey coast and Delaware river points Indicate that vessels that were exposed to tho gale weathered the storm fairly well. Two vessels are ashore on Brigantlno shoal, n short distance north of Atlantic City, N. J., and two steamers are reported aground in Delaware boy about fifty miles below Philadelphia. The British steamer Claverdale, from Asiatic ports for New York, which grounded on Brlgnntlne shoal, 1b still fast. The schooner Edith L. Allen, which went ashore during the night on the same shoul within a short distance of the Claverdale, Is also fast in the sand. A dispatch from Halifax, N. S., says that the storm was the wildest iu Nova Scotia for years and that' ship ping has suffered severely. It is rough ly estimated that the damage to sail ing vessels alone will reach $30,000. SHIPPING DAMAGED. Vesacla Driven Aahore by Gale on ew Enarland Const. BOSTON, Feb. 4. The gale has caus ed much damage to shipping along the New England coast. At Edgartown, in Martha's Vineyard, the schooner Julia A. Berkele, Captain Miller, cool laden, from Forth Amboy for Nantucket, went ashore on Chappauqullock. At Vineyard Haven the British schooner Abbie Verner, from Mus quash, N. B for Newark, dragged her anchors and went ashore. The schooner Anuie E. Webb, from Fisher's island for Providence, dragged her anchor and went ashore in Stoning tou (Conn.) harbor during the night. She lost her rudder, but otherwise she Is not damaged. Railway Still Tied I p. ROCHESTER, N. Y., Feb. 5.-As an aftermath of the storm of Sunday and Monday everything Is in a chaotic state on the railroads entering this city, although valiant efforts have been made to restore order. Partial success in this direction has been accomplished by but two roads, the New York Cen tral main line and the Buffalo, Roches ter and Pittsburg. Towns between this city and Canandalgua are com pletely isolated from the rest of the world. No mall either way has passed over the Auburn route since Saturday night. The Rome, Watertown and Ogdensburg Is completely tied up, and the same condition prevails on the Erie. Michigan Storm Swept. GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Feb. 5. The whole of western Michigan Is be ing swept by a terrific blizzard, the fiercest of. the year and one of tho worst the railroads have had to con tend with In years. Trains from the north were three to five hours late, and the big plows are doing their best to prevent a complete blockade, which seemed likely last night, as the storm showed no signs of abatement, and the snow was drifting badly. Country roads are completely blocked by huge drifts, and the free rural delivery service is knocked out for the first time since its establishment in Michigan. Chautauqua County Snowbound. DUNKIRK, N. Y., Feb. 4.-There is no letup in the snowstorm that has raged with fury for twenty-four hours in Chautauqua county. All trains on the Erie railroad between Salamanca and Dunkirk have been abandoned. No street curs have been able to run to Fredouia during the day. Stage lines and rural mall carriers were unable to cover their routes. Business iu the city and surrounding country is at a stand still. Lackawanna Line Tied I p. BINGHAMTON, N. Y., Feb. 4.--NO through trains have reached this city from Utlcn over the Lackawanna road since Sunday afternoon. No northbouud train from this city has gone beyond Richfield Springs Junction yet owing to big drifts. Northbouud freight trains on the Utlca division are all obandoned ut Norwich. The wind has subsided and the snow ceased, but It is intensely cold. Two Feet of Snow. OGDENSBURG, N. Y., Feb. 4.-Two feet of snow bus fallen here, and the prevailing high wlud has drifted it badly. The city is isolated, regular trains on both tho New York Central and Rutland roads boiug abandoned. Street curs are unable to move, and business is almost at a standstill. The railroad officials aro worklug hard to get tralus running. PHONOGRAPH WITH PICTURES Idea Practically In It Infancy But Will I'ndnnbtedly Some Day Be Perfected, Long ago Mr. Edison . suggested that it would be practicable to utll-' ize the phonograph in connection : with pictures, and two or three ideas of this kind have been patented re-; cently. One contrivance, originated ' by a Jerseyman, is a nlckel-in-the-1 slot machine, which is so arranged ! that the record cylinder, as it moves along, disengages a series of photo . graphs. These drop into view one after another, while the Instrument. talks off an entertaining description of them. Though the notion, so far as its practical application is concerned, Is as yet in its infancy, there is no doubt that before long machines for combining the motion-picture with the talking voice will be placed on the market. One will then have the advantage of listening and seeing a: the same time, which will be very striking and interesting. The per formance of a skirt-dancer, as watched in moving photographs, will be accompanied by suitable music, and similarly with other forms of en tertainment. It seems altogether probable that, as predicted by the Wizard, phono graphic records and motion-pictures of musical and other stage perform ances will be taken simultaneously in the not-distant future, so that both may be reproduced together. PREACHER'S QUEER BANNER. The Good Iator Wn I'ncnnnclnna ol the Article lie nnnplcnoaaly Advertised. The dignity of a certain Sundav school picnic was demoralized the' other day before the scholars and teachers were well out of town. It I was arrang-ed that the majority 1 of the scholars should jro to the' grove on a trolley car, and that the pastor of the flock, several teachers and the baskets should follow in a wagon hired for the occasion. This suggestion waa followed out, and the procession started auspi ciously. The wagon was a trifle in front, and as the trolley car passed it the pupils of the Sunday school saw what made them fear to look again. The pastor was sitting on the Beat beside the driver, his broad brimmed hat on his knee, his head on the support of a gaudy yellow umbrella 1 hut shaded the seat, and on the umbrella was the inscription: "Drink Firewood Whisky." It was too late for the scandalized pupils to expostulate, says the Balti more News. They were whisked by in short order, and so it was not un til he reached the picnic grounds that the good man knew what strange device the banner bore which he had upheld for five miles. When the party returned the sun was still in the heavens, but the umbrella was furled and carefully tucked under the seat to prevent a pcandal. HE FEARED HE HAD LOST When Wu Ting Fang, the famous Chin ese Minister to Washington, irritable and somewhat forgetful from a severe cold, missed on day from th front of his cap the immense diamond he always wears there, he was dreadfully frightened. A friend pointed out that the statesman had inad vertently donned his turban wrong side before, and that the diamond was safe in the rear. Had Wu Ting Fang been 'wear ing a Benson's Porous Plaster on his chett or back to cure his cold, he never would have doubted its location. He would have felt it doing its work, wanning and mak ing flexible the torpid mnscles, eitraotlng the pain and soreness, promoting the free circulation of the blood, stimulating the skin and lungs to proper aotion, and so dittolving and banishing the malady. Thus we peroeive, beloved friends, that THE BIQ DIAMOND ON HIS HAT while a pretty thing to look apon. was of no practical use. But Benton's Plasters are supremely useful. They reliera and cure gout, rheumatism, neuralgia, oolds on the ohest, lame baok, eto., so quickly and completely a to make you wonder how it can be. Better now, well to-morrow j that's the way they work. Get the genu ine. All druggist, or we will prepay poet. age on any number ordered in the United States on receipt of 25o. eaoh. Seabury & Johnson, Mfg. Chemists, N.Y. . Sh.ike into vour shoes Allen's Foot-Ease. It rests the feet. Cures corns, bunions, in. growing nails, swoll n and sweating feet. At all druggists and shoe stores, 25c. Ask to-day. I 3od4t. ;I'he Markets. BLOOMSBURO MA.RKK.TS. CORRKCTED WEEKLY, RETAIL PKICKS. "utter, per pound $ 24 Eggs, per dozen 24 Lard, per pound 14 Tlnm. ner nound 14 Beef (quarter), per pound 6 to 8 Wheat, per Dusnei 1 "u Oats. do 05 Rye, uo 00 Flour per bbl 4 40 Hay, per ton 14 00 Potatoes, (new), per bushel I 10 ' S Turnips. do 4 Tallow, per pound 05 Shouhler, do 10 Side meat, do 09 Vinecar, per qt 05 Dried apples, per pound 06 Cow hides. Ho 3i stpir do do 05 CnU skin So Sheep pells 75 Shelled corn, per bushel 90 Corn menl, cwt 2 o Bran, cwt 1 40 Chop, cwt 1 5 Middlings, cwt 1 4 Chickens, per pound, new 10 do do old 10 Oeese, do 12 Ducks. do 12 do 08 OAI Number 6, delivered 3 50 do 4 and 5 delivered 4 40 . do 6. at yard. 3 IS do k4 and $, at yard. 4 5 Hill AS'cgclable Preparationfor As similating iticFoodandRcfitila ting rticStoinaths andBowcte 01 Promotes DigcstionCtiecrfur ncssandRcsl.Conlains neither (fyiiim .Morphine norHiivcraL Not Narcotic. A afoun-SAMmnrawi tmfJrM Set' Mx.Sm Aiv.M yhpmnine - ft f-flrtrMukJinb HirmSfJ Mkanmm tlimr. Apcrfect Remedy forConslipa Tion. Sour Stomach, Diarrhoea Worms .Convulsions .Fevcnsh ncss and Loss OF SLEEP. Facsimile Signature of NEW VOTJK. ) m . I tXACT COPY OF WRAPPER. iff iM 7 ALKXANliKR KKOTHEUS & CO. .DEALERS IN Cigars, Tofcacco Candies, Fruits and Nuts SOLS AGENTS FOR Henry Mail lard's Fine Candies. Freeh Every Week., I3EJtT2sr"2 Goods -a. Secilttt. I SOLE AGENTS FOR F. F. Adams & Co's Fine Cut Chewing Tobacco Sole agents for the following brands of Olgara- Henry Clay, Londrss, Normal, Indian Princoss, Samson, Silver Ab Bloomsburg Pa. IF, YOU ARE IN NEED OF - CARPET, JJ1ATTINC5, or OIL CLOTH, 70U WILL FIND MM 1 Doois above Ciurt lima:. A larjje lot of Window Curtains in stock TRUSS FREE truss bar UolUl runline with comfort. To Introduce It nulcklv the Inventor will irlve aw.v inu In eaoh Mate. Uo don't ask, expect or want Malue. Never Worry. Take them ami go about your basinets they do their work whi st you are doin yours. Dr. Agnew's Liver Pills are svstem renova'ors, blood purifiers and builders; even- gland and tissue in the whole ar.,itomv U benefi ted and stim ulated in the ue of them. 40 doses in a vial, to cents. 100 doses, 25 cents. 11 Sold by C. A. Kleim. Success is sometimes harder to keep than to achieve. This Will Interest Mothers. Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children, cure feverishness, bad stomach, teething disorder!, break up colds, move and regulate the bowels and destroy worms 1 hey never fail. Ovtr 30.000 testimonials At all druggists, 25c. Sample mailed Free. Ad dress, Allen a. Olmsted, Le Roy, N. Y, (30 All is not fair in love. Some fellows pre fer brunettes, What Is It ? "77" i Dr. Humphreys' famous Specific for grip and colds, a small bottle of pleasant pellets that tits the vest pocket, hnn.ly to carry. WHAT is IT 1-ORr "77" is for crip. coughs, colds, influenza, catarrh, pains and soreness in the head and chest, hoarseness, sore throat, general prostration and fever. What Does It Do? "77" breaks up coins 111 11 nang on ana uo not yield to ordi nary treatment. At all druggists, 25 cents, or mailed on receipt of price. Doct r's book mailed free. Humphreys' Homeopathic Medicine Co., Corner William and John Sts., New Vork. The centipede isn't satisfied to get there with both feet. CASTOR I A For Infants and Children. Tho Kind You Have Always Bought Signature of m Tor Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the Signature of In Use For Over Thirty Years AOTOB A NICE LINE AT THE U. H. OOVEKNMKNT, Jan. 80th, grant ed a patent, for a truss ill at does away w(' all nlil.fiLHhlmtf'd IriPHA an nlwinliirA nerft money It's tree. il. C. Co., 23 Main Bt., Westbroit 1 tjod4U I When the weather man bets on his predic tions it is often a case of prophet and loss. Eves and Nose Ran Water. CV G. Archer, of Brewer. Maine, says 1 "I have had catarrh for several years. Water would run from my eyes and nose lor days at a time. About four months ago I was in duced to try Dr. Agnew's Catarrhal Powder, and since using the wonderful remedy I have not had an attack. It relieves in ten min- utes." 50 cents. 9 Sold by C. A. Kleim. Rubbing up against the world is what makes people bright. Ely's Liquid Cream Balm is an old friend in a new form. It is prepared for the par ticular benefit of sufferers from nasal catarrh who are used to an atomizer In spraying the diseased membranes. All the healing and soothing properties of Cream Balm are re tained in the new preparation. It does not dry up the secretions. Price, including spraving tube, 75 cents. At your drugidst's or Ely Brothers, 56 Warren St. , New York, will mail it, A girl may be named Rose and still not have a cent to her name Heart Relief in Half an Hour. A lady in New York State, writing of her cure by Dr. Agnew's Cure for the Heart, says; "I f el like one brought back from the dead, so great was my suffering from heart trouble and sp almost miraculous my recov ery through the agency of this powerful treatment. I owe my life to it." Sold by C. A? Kleim. 10 Having a mortgage on your house won't keep it warm. A Sensible Man would use Kemp's Hal sain fur the throat and lungs. It is cuiing more coughs, colds, asthma, bronchitis, croup ami all thioat and lung troubles, than any other medicine. The proprietor has nuthoiired any druggist to give you a samp'0 bottle free to convince you of the merit of this great remedy. Price, 25c. and 50c. (dio When some people lose everything else in the world they get re'i""- ' .AN i ta aa w BtTT. ItLatory of the govenuueut.