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A HELPING HAND.
A little ready money will often help
to secure an excellent piece of prop
erty. While not encouraging speculation,
when an investment is both safe and
judicious, we can often step in and
help to make the purchase.
THIS
Farmers Nafl Bank,
Bloomsburg, Pa.
Ent Building, Next to Court House.
WM. S. MOYEH, President. A. II. BLOOM, Cashier,
THE COLUMBIAN.
ULOOMSBURG. PA.
f. S. Williams I Son,
IU.OOMSBURG PA
Public Sale Criers and
General Auctioneers.
Fifteen years experience. Satisfaction
laitranteed. Bent returns of any Bale criers In
nls section of the State. Write for terms and
antes. Vt e never disappoint our patrons.
OOUET PROCEEDINGS-
Continued from page I. J
turns:
(Commonwealth vs. Ervin Greene,
Charge larceny. A true bill.
Commonwealth vs. William Craw
ford. Charge aJultery. A true bill.
Commonwealth vs. Howard Watts.
Charge assault and battery. Not a
true bill. County to pay costs.
Commonwealth vs. Charles E.
Davis. Charge F. & B. C true bill.
Case tried. Jury returned a verdict
ot guilty.
Grand Jury makes the following re
tarns: Commonwealth vs. James Alexand
er. Charge assault and battery. A
Irue bill.
Commonwealth vs. W. F. Adams.
Charge embezzlement. A true bill.
Defendant pleads not guilty.
Court fined jurors G. A. Furman,
Charles Seeley and Clinton Reichard
$25 each for non-attendance at Court
and not answering to their names.
Recognizance of Charles E. Davis
aad David Davis in the sum of $500
for appearance of said Charles E. Davis
at aext term of Court.
judge Little announced the remis
sion of the fine of $25.00 in the case
of juror Charles Seeley, who had not
answered the roll call at the morning
session. Mr. Seeley had missed the
train and was thereby delayed, but
arrived in timt for the afternoon ses
sion. Tuesday afternoon was occupied
by the trial of the case of Common
wealth vs. W. F. Adams, in which the
defendant was charged with the em
bezzlement of $170, the value of
ic,ooo cigars claimed by John D.
Henderson of Lancaster county to
have been shipped to Adams " on
consignment." Adams denied the
consignment, and claimed that it was
a sale.
The jury in the case returned a
verdict of not guilty, prosecutor John
D. Henderson to pay the costs.
Com. vs. James Alexander. Charge
assault and battery. Nolle pros, al
lowed on payment of costs.
Com. vs. James Alexander. Charge
malicious mischief. Nolle pros, allow
. ed on payment of costs.
Com. vs. Simon Roup. Charge em
bezzlement. Defendant pleads guilty.
Order of sale granted in estate of
. Samue' Hutchings.
Estate of Caleb Girton. Amended
return of sale confirmed nisi.
Petitions of Abraham Bennett,
guardian of Carrie and Frank Potter,
tiled and granted.
In case of Commonwealth vs. W.
F. Adams, court sentence prosecutor
J. B. Henderson to pay costs of
prosecution.
Sheriff Knorr acknowledged deeds J
e
ot Rolls
hot muffins, hot cakes,
made with Royal Baking
Powder may be freely
eaten without fear of
indigestion.
in open court.
Commonwealth vs. Irvin
defendant pleads rot guilty,
not guilty.
Green
verdict
Report of viewers in favor of county
bridge over West branch of Briar
creek in Center township near T. M.
Adams approved by Grand Jury.
Rcpoit of grand jury read and
ordered filed.
J. T. Berger appointed inspector
of election in Catawissa boro.
H. T. Gillinger, Wilson Rhodes
and W. G. Yetter appointed viewers
to view site for road in Cleveland
township near Elijah Thomas'.
Commonwealth vs. Alice Mc
Henry, charged with perjury in the
Jacob Evans case who was under
arrest for the murder of her husband,
Thos W. McIIenry. Mrs. Mc
Henry pleads guilty, and was sent
enced to pay costs of prosecution, a
fine of $300, and imprisonment in
the eastern penitentiary for one year
and six months.
Commonwealth vs. W. Crawford.
Charge adultery, delendant pleads
guilty and was sentenced to pay costs,
a fine ot $400 anJ imprisonment in
county jail for 9 months.
All Jurors discharged Wednesday
afternoon, tnose who cannot reach
home to be allowed another day.
J. C. Brown, Jno. McMichael and
W. A. Butt appointed viewers to view
site for county bridge over Green
Creek in Jackson township.
AdjourneJ to February 10 at 10
a. m.
M. E. CONFERENCE.
The Methodists are looking for
ward to the annual conference, which
will convene at Bellefonte on March
26, with rather more than a common
degree of interest, as in addition to
the usual appointments relating to
the local pastorates of the church the
case of Dr. Swallow charged by Rev.
C. B. Hartzell with lying, will come
up for trial.
At last conference Shamokin was
selected as the place of meeting this
year. Owing to the prevalence there
of small pox and scarlet fever this was
later reconsidered and Bellefonte
selected. The Rev. W. P. Shriner is
pastor of the Bellefonte church in
which the conference will be held.
He has already begun arrangements
looking to the entertainment ot two
hundred and fifty ministers and double
that number of lay delegates who will
be present.
John M. Walden, Bishop of the
Cincinnati conference who will pre
side over the Central Pennsylvania
conference is a parliamentarian and a
disciplinarian of high rank, while his
knowledge of ecclesiastical law is said
to be unsurpassed
BALLS-
Ffbruary 27.- W. B. Mericle will
sell live stock, farm implements, etc.,
on the premises in Madison twp.
February 28. The executrix of
S.imuel Hutchings, deceased, will sell
red estate in Hemlock township, at
one o'clock p. m. See advertisement
in this paper.
P
THE COLUMBIAN,
LETTER TROIII THH PHILIrPINES.
WRITTEN BY WARREN TURNER TO MIS
FATHER.
U. S. Flag Ship New York.
Cavite, P. I., Dec. 14th, 1901
Dear Papa:
Since my last letter to you, we have
had one round of glorious scenery
and weather. We were out of the
general run of mail steamers so
waueti until 1 returned to write, in
stead of dropping a line on the trip,
For some months we had contcm
plated a tour of the Southern Islands
of the Archipelago, but were detained
at Cavite, from time to time, by one
cause or another. You remember I
wrote you some time ago that we
were going then. A telegram was
received Nov. a 1st, stating that one
of our Colliers, the Iris, had grounded
on Sigmjor Island, two or three hund
red miles south of Manila Bay, and
Admiral Rodgers decided that the
New York should go to her assistance
Several other vessels of our fleet
have been likewise unfortunate. We
have no true charts of the whole
Islands yet and sometimes we must
depend on Spanish charts which are
very seldom true. Navigation in these
waters is very difficult, as the Philip
pines are one continuous chain of
Islands large and small, and reefs and
shoals extend out from them in all
directions. Most of our Navigators
are asyet unfamiliar with the channels,
and as there are few accurate charts,
much caution must be exercised at
all times, and even so, mishaps are
inevitable. Our Government is ex
pending considerable money at present
making Hydrographic Surveys and
Charting the Coast line and channels.
It will take some time, however, be
fore this work will be completed, at
any rate the grounding of the Iris
caused us to start south, reaching the
scene of her trouble, we found her
floating having been pulled off the
beach by the "Piscataua" a powerful
tug purchased from the P. & R. R. R.
and brought over here last fall in
company with the "Wompaetuck'
another large tug which formerly be
longed to the Standard Oil Co. These
are the two largest tugs in the U. S.
Navy. We often have instruction
and practise in Secondary Battery
aboard her. Both of them are con
structed of steel mounted with guns
and serve as gun boats.
Seeing the Collier safe, the Admiral
decided that as long af we were so
far south, and having taken on a full
bunker capacity of coal, upon leaving,
we would contiuue and make the
"Grand Tour" as it would be the
height of folly for a stranger to navi
gate a vessel the size of the " New
York" through these Islands. The
Captain telegraphed, before leaving
Cavite, to Francisco Suehy Orts, a
Spanish Pilot of more than twenty
years experience in these waters to
meet us off the coast of Panay. This
Pilot, now in the employ of the U. S.
Navy Dept. is located at Ilo Ho.
After leaving the Iris, our first ob
jective point was the City of Cebu,
situated on the Island of the same
name, it is the oldest European settle
ment in the Philippines. Here the
great discoverer, Magellan, first set
foot, April 7th, 1 52 1. Magellan as
you know, was one of the ablest
mathematicians, and skillfull and bold,
navigators ot the age in which he
lived. He was a Portuguese by birth.
but on account of adverse circum
stances at home he offered his services
to the king of Spain, Charles First
who accepted them and fitted him out
for an expedition of discovery. He
left Spain Auk. 10th, icio discover-
ing the Straits which bear his name,
the Ladrone Islands, and finally the
Philippines. At first the natives at
tempted to expell him from the Islands
but was at last welcomed by them be
cause ot his inencliy mission, and a
treaty was made them. He aided the
natives in a struggle against hostile
tribes and was mortally wounded by
an arrow. A slab on Magton Island
marks the place where he fell, and an
imposing Obelisk on the beach at
Cebu perpetuates his memory among
those whom he gave to the civilized,
world.
After Magellan's death a number of
his followers were killed at a banquet
and the remaining few after many
hardships escaped to Spain. Cebu is
the third largest port in the Islands
and has an established Custom House,
its population is about 11,000 while
the whole population of the Island of
Cebu is 600.000. The City suffered
much in the rebellion against the
Spanish in 1897, and still shows num
erous signs of the Bombardment by
the Spanish. Most of its important
buildings were destroyed. There is a
large Cathedral, the seat of one of the
four Bishops of the Philippines, also
the church of St. Nicholas, the chapel
of the Jesuit and Paul Fathers and
the Church of Santo Nuro, the "Holy
Child of Cebu. 1 he Church con
tains a much prized statue to which
the Natives mike pilgrimages every
year.
One thing which struck me forcibly
was that most of the business houses
were conducted by Chinese. There are
some Philippines and a few American
merchants here. The people are of
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the Visagan race I n appearance, t hey
differ somewhat from the Tagals about
Luzon and bear more resemblance to
the Malays of Borneo and Malacca.
In disposition they are less sociable
and hospitable than the Tagals and
less clean in clothing and person, the
women were of a finer looking ciass
than of any other class of Filipinos we
have seen yet; they pay more atten
tion to their dress, they have a langu
age of their own, but most of them
speak Spanish as well, their principal
articles ot food consist of fish and
rice, highly seasoned with red peppsr,
they are great fisherman, and daring
swimmers. The cock fight is as popu
lar here as elsewhere in the Islands,
they are a lazy people as a class, al
though great quantities of sugar, hemp,
manila, rice, tobacco and corn are
expoited from Cebu. From appear
ances it seems to grow without cultiva
tion. The 19th Infantry stationed
here, reports very little trouble. Be
sides fruit and cocoanuts, many beauti
ful shells were offered for sale by the
bum boat people. Our next stop was
at Zamuoanga, (Nov. 26 27 28) situ
ated on Mindanao Island, the second
largest of the Filipino Gioup. Until
lately nothing was known of the
interior, but Jesuit Missionaries by
their fearless explorations have given
us complete maps, and accurate in
formation. There are a few active,
and many extinct volcanos. The popu
lation consists of twenty-four tribes of
which 17 are Paean, and the remain
der are Christian. The Negritos were
the original inhabitants but large wild
tribes of Moros coining from the
south drove them into the interior
and might have swept them from the
Island had not the Spaniards checked
their northern course. The warlike
Moros are found on the southern and
southwestern parts of the coast and
on the banks of large rivers and lakes
I he Spaniards made no attempt to
clear the Islands of their rehtrous
enemies. Zamboarga is the principal
town on Mindanao,, it is of fair size.
clean, pleasant and beautiful. Ap
pioaching by the sea its appearance
is different from all towns we have
yet visited, the water front being
lined with the orictnal bamboo or
Nepa "Huts." Further back in. the
ton is a number of brick and stone
buildings, chiefly the Commissary,
Post Office, and Officers' Quarters.
The climate is soft and balmy, the
scinery is delightful, in fact it is the
garden spot of the Philippines. I can
scarcely describe to you the beauties
of this tropical growth of palmc, etc.,
and should I make an attempt it
would be impossible to give it a truth
ful description for words cannot ex
press its grandeur. Zamboangais the
center of the Spanish rule in the
south. It was fortified shortly after
Cavite was strengthened and became
the second Naval Station. It is also
the Clearance port for ships trading
in the Southern Islands. Part of the
17th Infantry is stationed here uid
many of the officers have their families,
making it quite an American Colony.
The Piscatagua accompanied us to
this Port, and shortly after our arrival
the Admiral and staff boarded her
and visited Isabella on the Basilian
Island, about 20 miles distant. On
Thanksgiving eve a delightful enter-
tainment was given by the ship s Com
pany under the auspices of the Chap
lain, on the Quarter Deck. In addi
tion to the officers from the New
Yoik, and Piscatagua, many Army
Officers were present with their ladies.
It seemed more like Fourth of July
weather than Thanksgiving. On
Thanksgiving afternoon we had games
and contests on the fo'cas'le. Moro
shawl?, bolos, and other curios were
plentiful and cheap too. About two
in the morning of the 29th we weigh
ed anchor and skirted the southern
coast of Minanao reaching Palloc the
same afternoon, this small town is
beautifully situated on the bay of the
same name, near the mouth of the
Rio Grande River. The surroundings
make it one of the most beautiful bits
of scenery in the Pnilippines. Not
numbering the Moros who come and
go the population is about a 50. In
Spanish times it was an Army station,
it also had a small Dry Dock. The
ruins ot a good sized Spanish Gun
boat are 'yinj on the beach, it looks
more like a hugh snowhitened skele
ton. We use Palloc . as a Naval
station, also a base of supplies for
the email gun boats; there is a gam
Get the Most
Out of Your Food
You don't and can't if yonr Btomach
id weak. A weak etomuch does not di
rest all that i ordinarily taken into it
It geta tired eaiii'y, and what it fails to
digest is wasted.
Among the Rinn 1 a weak Btomach
ara uneutiineia after enting, fits of ner
vous headache, and tl'agreeablc belch
in;;. "I have tUion Ilood'a SarfiaparlUa at
diffcrt'iit U mi's lor nIoiuik h troubliM, und a
run clown rornlillon of the system, and have
been Krcntly benefited by iti use. I would
not he without it in my family. I am trou
bled efiweially In Bummer with weuk Btom
ach und nausea and find Hood's Siirsaparilla
lnvuluablu." E. II. Hickman, W.L'hester, Pa.
Hood's Sarsaparilla
and Pills
Strengthen and tone the stomach and
the whole digestive system.
The People Come and the Goods Go
'TIS WELL ! WK MUST IIAVK THE MONEY.
I.-W- XX-xnC--, Ketixlaa.gr.
BLEACH KI TA1JLK LINEN.
DinHolution snle price as follows :
l.fiOyd. reduced to yd J-j-
1.35 yd., " " ,VI..
1.00 yd-.. " " yd..
1 .
,x4c
7.re
(IL'C
44o
3L'c
Wtc. yd., " ' yd..
7oc, yd., " yi..
50c. yd., " " Vd..
Hi)c. yd., " " yd..
irviir vrttli,li TAI1I.K T.INKN.
Dissolution wile price 11s follows.
80c. yd. reduced to yd 74e,
75c vd " " vd lf
ev I " "3l
3)c vd. " " Vd :We
"')c yd " "yd
he'd tablinu.
;v.c. vd., reduced to yd JHta
vd.. reduced to vd
c. vd.. rcmieeil to yd
LADIES' WHITE APRONS.
Di volution Side Price 1e. each
INFANTS' WHITE DRESSES were
5!) cents; dissolution wile price -5c.
CHILDREN'S (MNO'M DRESSES,
were 21c; dissolution wile price :11c
CHILDREN'S CNDKR WAISTS,
were 50c; dissolution side price
CHILDREN'S Ml'SLIN DRAWERS
dissolution t-aU price He.
TABLE NAPKINS.
Dissolution sale price 11s follows
5.00 doz. reduced to doz
4.45
3.!5
3.25
2.511
2.10
!.!
1.30
1:10
4 50 doz.
3.75 doz,
3.00 doz.
i!.50 do.
2.00 doz.
1.50 doz.
1.25 doz.
doz
doz
doz
doz
doz
doz
" doz
" doz
l.(K) doz.
.84
DAMASK, HUCK, AND TURKISH
UliVhlir.
Dissolution mle prices as follows
1.00 pair reduced to H4c. pair
75c. pair reduced to 02c. pair.
50c. pair reduced to 44e. pair.
30c. pair reduced to 32c. pair.
25c. pair reduced to 22c. pair.
COMFORTABLES.
Dissolution wile price.
ere 3.50 reduced to
it o --j tl t.
2.7.)
1.05
1.75
1.85
1.50
2.50
2.00
WOMEN'S NIC.HT DRESSES.
Dissolution salo price.
Were 2.75, 2.05, 3.50 now
" 2.50, 2.25, 2,00 "
" 1.75, 1.50, 1.40 '
" 1.30, 1.20, 1.25 "
" .OS now
2.25
1.50
1-2.5
1.00
.84
.80 "
.75 "
74 1
04
Xlti.u liin mi i. ' ikviiiKniiin, I 'ii.i
Lots, now so displayed as to he eusy to
A n..llmlltnl!nn nf l)ol..l.inli Mlw.rt
ly easy to buy. You'll see $1.00 Roods
selling at 60c. You'll sec fl's worth to
they became remnants.
I. W. HARTflAN & SON,
BLOOMSBURG. PA.
Auction Sale
a?
MICHIGAN BRED
NEXT FRIDAY,
FEBRUARY 7, 1902,
AT THE -
Central Hotel Stables, Bloomsburg.
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This will be the grandest and
that have ever been offered in
do from FAMOUS YOUNG
WATER, MICHIGAN, where such fast ones as "Geo. B." 2:09,
"Lone Jack" 2:08, "Stretcher" 2:07, and many others too numer
ous to mention have been raised. These Horses are all thor
oughly broke and ready for immediate use, and their ages are
from 4 to 7 years old Thev will POSITIVELY BE SOLD
WITHOUT RESERVE, regardless of the weather, at Central
Hotel Stable.?, Bloomsburg, Pa.
Every Horse must go to the
time given on bankable notes.
JOHN S. WILLIAMS, Auctioneer.
son of Marines stationed there. Di-;
the Army sration of Parrany Par
rany. It was an old Spanish military
post and the scene of many fierce
encounters, it has a settlement -of
about 200 Filippinos and a floating
population of Moros. One Companv
of the 17th Infantry and Troops 'A".
of the 15th Cavalry are stationed
there. The Natives have regular
market days on Tuesdays and Fri
days. Chickens are cheap selling of
twenty cents a pair. I could easily
eat twenty cents worth though. The
finest bolos are to be gotten here, a
large heavy kind used in beheading
are easily obtained. About seven
miles from the mouth of the Rio
Grande is Koto Bato, it was an old
Spanish Garrison but the, population
now consists of about 300 Moros and
a few Filippinos. Koto Bito is in
the Moro country and about one and
one half miles further on lives a Datto
or Chief who pave Spain seven years
of trouble, and who it took two thou
sand soldiers to convince him that he
was wrong. Some of the retainers of
the chief, now in his dotage, for he is
over 94 years of age, visited this
Chief on Sunday Dec. 1st.
To be concluded next week.
WOMKN'H CORSET COVERS AND
liRAWERS.
Dissolution Mile price.
Were 1.50 1.30, now l.or
" 08c, now Mo
" site, " 74e
" 75c, " r.'Vj
" 8!lo, " 25i
CORSET COVERS same as Drawers.
COTTON BLANKETS.
1 Dissolution nnle nriee, white only
, Wore-Wc. pair, re.fi.ced to 42c
I " yc
" " " " ,Wc
' WOOL BLANKETS.
involution wile price.
uli;::!!!!"!1, now
( w,,ito ""'J'
i " ..
Dissolution twle price, white only.
to 4'Jc i.ir
15c pair
i)5c pair
fi.00 white only 3.5(1
H.fiO " " 4.75
7.50 " " 5.45
85(1 " " ..)
HOSIERY.
Ladies' fancy stockings, fust color,
wiT" 2.5c. Dissolution Sale lite. pair.
LACES.
W hite.lilnck nnil cream laces wide or
narrow were 15 to50c. yd. Dissolution
Sale 10c. yd.
RA BY CAPS.
Lot of rolored velvet and nilk enjw .it
half price.
WRAPPERS.
Percale mid Flannelette vrapHis.
Were 1.00 Dissolution Sale .74
" 1.25 " " Si
COATS.
New coats this season nbouthalf pric
Theso must lie sold.
(5.00 coats, dissolution sale. $3.45
7.50 ' 4.011
10.00 " "
C.!5
CAPES.
Every jrnrment new this season.
$ 5.00 capes, dissolution wile $3.45
7.50 " "... 5.45
10.00 " " " fl.'Vi
0c. YARD.
Percales, Dress (iiiiRliams, Cotton
Plniils never wold for less than 10, 12 J,
15,18 and 22c. a yd. Dissolution rvile.
e. yd.
DRESS GOODS.
Plaids, Stripes and Fancy mixture,
38 and 38 in. wide, reduced from 50c
a vd. Dissolution Sale 31c. yd.
DRESS TRIMMINGS.
Black and colored guimps in silk and
Jot worth from 15c. to 50c. a yd. Soirm
are small pieces, others larger quan
tities. Every one a bargain. Dissolu
tion Sale 10c. yd.
DRESS CLOTHS.
All wool Roods, 60 in. wide, a variety
01 iroou colors and patterns, nave sola as
$1.00 yd. Dissolution Sale 69c. yd.
i v uin. uuu . iicn, villi i 11113 nun n.
examine and so priced as to he decided
f'llo 0.1.1 IM.. ft.!.! Pain l,.l 1.1
going for 75c. You'll see $1.00 values
be hud for 50c.. Just an good as be fore
finest bred lot of young" Horses
this county, coming direct as they
BROS. STOCK FARMS. COLD-
highest bidder. Three months'
YOUNG BROS.
That wear well,
look well, and are
comfortable.
The Herrick Shoe, for wom
en, at $2..rA $3 00 and $3.50.
'Try Me" Shoe, for women,
$2.00.
Box Calf Shoes, for women,
$1.50, $1.75 and $2 00. AU
leather.
The W. L. Douglas Shoes,
for men, full line.
If you want solid comfort,
buy our Government Shoe,
$250.
W. H. MOORE,
Cor. Main and Iron Sta.
BLOOMSBURQ, PA