THE COLUMBIAN, BLOOMSBURG, PA. N0TMEGAT11EMG New York Chamber of Com merce Dedicated. PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT ATTENDS, Hew llomr of World Knitted Or lantlon lilted lr Heprfrntn tlvra of Mitnr Sntlnnn The Stmrtore Deaerlbrtl. NEW YOHK. Nov. 12.-Thc formal dediiition f the ppleriiliil new luild lnjt of the New Yolk chamber of cotu-Eien-e tk place in the irtteuec of grent crowd nnd with lmiwwinif cere niijnle distillled by the Attendance of tcnrv of world kiiown spmri. Tliexe Included President Theddnre Ilmevelt, fjX-IY'iddent drover Cleveland. 5ov-t-riior Klell. Mayor Low, r prescntitH? the UMloiinl. ("fate and city Kovewi-m-tM: frrent men of the financial ami business world J. 1'lerpont Morgan. John 1. Rockefeller. Morris K. .Tesup. Cameling N. Miss and Levi I Morton Bishop Potter and the Kev. I "r. Mor gan L'ix iuid BiKthil dele-Kate from the British. German and French trnvtrn wnt. The bar. the army and navy, arts and letter, education and ience wire all amply represented, in ikini; ft liaxy of famous ni'ii Mich n had not tx-en jr-ithT-l together in n lone time. Of tll foreign representatives !ir Al bert Kaye lloillt and Sir Vincent K n-nott-Harrliijrton were sent by Kinir 1M waid, l'rince Henry i f l'k.-s by Kaisur v -ia .a 7 TSi H vv MORRIS K. JESUP. TVllhelm and Count Itaoul Cliandon de Urlalles by President Loubot of France. Other delegates to the dedication were Btnt by the lesser iwiwers. President Jet-up made the opening nddros. reviewing with JustirhiMe pride the great progress made by the I'uiied StaU in Its commerce and the part played by the chamlier since its inception In iS. President Roosevelt followed, speck les for the nation. His eulogistic ad dress was loudly cheered. People tood on chairs aud waved handkerchiefs, ending with three cheers and a tiger. Mayor Low then spoke for the city. The principal onition of the day was Uiat of ex-Pretsidet Cleveland. He re called the commercial, mar time, finan cial and industrial development of the city, state and nation through the ef forts of the chamber of commerce and closed wlUi a gU'Wing tribute to the members of the chamber of the past and present. A ceremonial luncheon lasting an hour followed, in which more than 1,000 guests participated. The exer cise were then adjourned until even lag, when there was a magnificent banquet at the Waldorf-Astoria. The new buflding on Li!erty street is the first real home of the chamber of commerce, as it is the first one the chamber has ever owned. From Kraunce's tavern, in 17ls, the organiza tion has been housed in cramped and inadequate quarters in many different places in the business section. From its first L-H-eting place in the old tarern, where the merchants paid "u shilling apiece" for rent, to the fine edifice on Liberty street seems no far cry, and the institution reached nearly its 0!iuicentenuial before completing the Journey. The cornerstone of the new Chamber of Commerce was laid a year ago last Saturday. The site and building cost njore than SLOum.imnj. Morris K. Jesup was the largest In dividual subscriler. giving ?."l.fo. J. Tierpont Morgan and John t. Rocke feller each gave ."), "J. Cornelius Vanderbilt, D. Willis James, Kuhn, Loeb & Co., John S. Kennedy. William E. Dode, S. I. Babcock and Andrew Carnegie contributed J.o.odO .apiece. Mayor Low gave $5,0uO and Bird S. Coler $1,000. The building is of white Vermont marble, with a white granite base. The design is classical, and, consider ing the limitations of the site, archi tects: prononnce it a superb piece of work. Poatmaater Sereatr-foor Years. lTnACA, N. Y.. Nov. 8.-Roswell $esardiley of North Lansing, who was the oldest postmaster in point of serv ice in the I'nited States, having held that position for seventy-four years, is dead at his home in that place at the 4igc of ninety-three years. He came to North Lansing when a boy of nineteen .uid was at o:ice made postmaster. He yau a director of the Tompkins Coun ty National bank at Ithaca at the tima cf his death. Ground liriikeii For .New Capitol. HAUIIISIIUUG, Pa., Nov. .-Ground for the new state tapitol was broken ytrterday by Joseph M. Huston, who designed the building, In the presence cf the contractors, George F. Payne & Co. of Philadelphia, nnd their osslst fints. The hirudins will cost $ J,ihi.0o0 and will be completed In January, 1WM. BRIDGE NOT MUCH HURT. rUniri Did Hot Injare Itl Cahlea la New Kt Hirer Strartare. NEW YOKK. Nov. 12.-The new East river bridge Buffered comparatively lit tle damage from the fire which swept over It. The loss Is estimated at be tween f.vi.noo and J73.fi. According to Charles G. Rocbllntr, who represents the company which has charire of the cable work and must stand the loss. i:ot one of the four preat cables was Injured. Or.ly three months will be lost by the builders as a result of the fire. The men who were missing fit first and were believed to have met death reported for work yesterday morning KliiKsley L. Martin. In charge of the steel construction, snld that as far as lie knew no lives were lost. The loss sustained by the Pennsylva nia Steel company was S.VKt in the de struction of material which was stored on top .f the Manhattan tower. flames destroyed all the woodwork on the new East river bridge, burninu the temporary footbridge and destroy ing all the cablt except the four main ones. Iurlnr the fire a rain of redhot lolts. nuts, clamps and bl.ir.lnir beams from the footbridge fell into the river and on the lnnd near the bridge. Holts and pieces of Iron fell in the streets two or three blooks away, and In some casm fell Into nearby buildings. The blaae l (ran in a tool shed and storehouse on the very top of the south sld.' of the tower where were a num ber of small casks of oil, bunches of cotton waste and tur. with other stuff of a highly inflammable nature. THE PRESIDENTS TRIP. noosevelt's Southern Itlnernrr Made I'ubllr. WASHINGTON. Nov. 11. After at tending the e.vrciscs and banquet in connection with the dedication of the new Chamber of Commerce building In New York today President Roosevelt will Jen vt; that city on u hpecial train over the Pennsylvania railroad for Memphis, Tenn., going by way of Pitts burL', Cincinnati and Louisville and ar riving at Memphis on Thursday morn ing. From Memphis the president will go to Mississippi on a b"ar hunt as the g'lest of President Fish of the Illinois Central railroad. He will be absent on the hunt five days. No Itinerary of that part of th" trip Is made public. Iude-ed. it would be impossible at this time to indicate even approximately the route to be followed by the president after he leaves Memphis. The president will return to Memphis on the morning of Wednesday, the l'.ith inst., aud during that day and evening will participate in the celebration in honor of General Luke Wright, vice governor of the Philippines. He will deliver a speech on that occasion. At midnight of the l'.ith the president and his party will start for Washing ton, arriving here on the morning of Friday, the 21st inst. That day will be spent here. On the morning of the U2d the president will go to Philadelphia to attend the exercises of Founders' day, returning ngalu to Washington on the morning of the 23d Inst. D0UKH0B0RS SENT HOME. Kaoiitica' March Stopped by Cana dian Authorities. MINNEOOSA, Man.. Nov. 10 After one of the most exciting incidents in the history of the northwest the Douk holor fanatics have been forcibly en trained, loaded in cars like cattle and were guarded by a large detachment of mounted police, who were kept busy preventing the Russians from throw ing themselves from the car windows. A military special of ten coaches left here with the army and unloaded It at Yorktou. Then the mounted police be gan to drive the Doukholtors to their j northern villages. This has been one , of the most remarkable experiences in Canadian history. The Ioukhobors have been living on wheat aud raw oatmeal. On the train small quantities of bread were thrown to them. Only about twenty out of 5W escaped, and they are on the prairie in a temperature that means death to them. The action taken was on In struction of the federal government, which said the pilgrims must be sent home if they bad to be carried. Itankera In Session. NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 12.-The twenty-eighth annual convention of the American Bankers' association has assembled in Tulane hall for a three days' session. This is believed to be the largest meeting of the associa tion ever held. Fifteen hundred dele gates have registered at headquarters in addition to nearly 5i)0 visitors and ladies. Seven speclul trains, a dozen private cars an every regular train for the past three days has brought the crowds. Dove Klftr Feet to Save a Man. CLEVELAND, O., Nov. 11. John Pe rew dove fifty feet and rescued a drowning man here. John Lugun fell from a boat at the nttsburg Coal com pany's plant, porew was ut work ou the machinery fifty feet above the wa ter. Iugun was going down fur the third time. Perew sprang and cleared the boat. He selaed Inigau Just in time. The men were hauled on board, the water was pumped out of Dugun, and he rovived. Cannon Indoraed For Speaker, CHICAGO, Nov. 11. A majority of the Illinois delegation to congress gath tred here and indorsed Congressmen "aunon of the Eighteenth Illinois dis .rict for speaker of the United States house of representatives to succeed Speaker Henderson. A committee, with Congressman Mann as chairman, was appointed to further Cannon's Inter ests. Headquarters will be cpei.td lu Chicago. JIOLISEUXSET FREE Jury In Famous Case Out Only Thirty Minutes, tmmous vote for acquittal. After Konr Venn of Prison Life the Youtiu Man Hrtornn to Ills Kif titer' Home Amid Treat ftrjolt leu, NEW YORK, Nov. 12.-Rol.-.i,d B. Moliucux, freed of the charue of mur der, was the object of a most remarka ble demonstration of public sympathy. From the Tombs prison to his father's home In Brooklyn he was cheered nt eveiy step by crowds which followed the carriage containing him and his fa ther and which gathered at every street corner. It took the Jury which tried Moll lieux for the murder of Mrs. Knth eilue J. Adams only about four min utes to reach n verdict of acquittal yesterday afternoon. Only one ballot was taken, and then word was sent to Judge Lambert that n verdict had been reached. But the judge hud left the bench and others In the court had scattered, ami it was half an hour afti r tin.- Jury retired that the foreman solemi.ly pronounced the words "Not guilty:" The Jury was out Just thirty minutes. Molineux seemed speechless with Joy. As his fat'.nr, brother, counsel and friends crowded around him and coiivrntnlated him lie could not urtlcu late his thanks. His aed father was delirious with joy. The J'.nl.Le had previously wartud those In the court room nun! 11st a demonstration. Mrs. Molii:t.ux was elated over the news v.q-.oa it w.i? conveyed to her. Assistant District Attorney Osborne would not talk about the verdict, but the fort man of the Jury said It was unanimous on the first ballot. After the verdict former Governor Black was given an ovation by the crowds. They nearly carried him off his feet trying to shake his hand and congratulate him. The result was not a surprise, as the charge of the Judge gave a fair Indica tion of the way the verdict would go. The Jury went out at 3:1". For near ly two hours Judge Lambert had ad dressed them. He laid stress on two points In the testimony one that the prosecuti on had never clearly prove! that Molineux had the famous bottle holder in his imssession and the other that the prosecution had not clearly ( stablished the connection of the pris oner with the poison package. H. however, directed can fill con sideration of the fact that there had been bitter feeling between the prison er ami Cornish and directed that tin testimony as to the similarity of the admitted specimens of the Molineux writing and those on the isiison pack age must be considered. All through the charge the court re ferred to the defendant as "Mr." Moli neux. With few exceptions he re ferred to Harry Cornish as "that man Cornish." Colorado to Connecticut In Wagon. MILFORD, Conn., Nov. 11. George E. Fitzslmmons has arrived at his old home here in a prairie wagon from Colorado City, which place he left on the morning of July 4. Mr. Fitzslm mons left here in May, l!ni, with his wife and three children for the west because of his wife's ill health. When Khe had recovered, the trip east in n wagon was begun. When Fort Madi son, la., was reached, Mrs. Fitzsim mons nnd the children left the wagon because of the cold nights and made the rest of the trip by rail. A pair of horses made the entire trip and were in good condition at the finish. A lllver Dlacoverrd. OTTAWA. Out.. Nov. S.-W. J. Wil son, an explorer of the Cauadinn geo logical survey, has returned with his party from a tour through the unex plored country to the southwest of James bay. Mr. Wilson reports the discovery of a large river hitherto un surveyed and running between the Al bany river on the south and the Otta waplcket river ou the north. The new ly discovered river has a course of over 300 miles and near James bay divides into two branches, emptying into Hud son bay. Several new lakes also were discovered by the exploring party. Maaon'a Dlscharue Ordered. CAMBRIDGE. Mass.. Nov. 12.-The discharge of Alan G. Mason, the Bos ton clubman accused of the murder of Clara A. Morton at Waverley a week ago last Saturday night, has been or dered by Judge Charles Almy of the Third district court of eastern Middle sex, rue government lawyer saiu tnut an investigation had failed to disclose evidence sufficient to bold the accused man, and the court at once umiouuced the fuilure to find probable cause and urdered the discharge of Mason. Pralae For the 'Scab." BOSTON, Nov. 11. It wag a great surprise to the members of the Eco nomic club of Boston at their banquet to hear President Eliot of Harvard de nounce the labor unions of the country as opposed to the educution of young men and what he termed "their light against the development of manly in stincts." In closing he characterized tho strike breaker or "scab," as, he called him, as "a good type of the American hero." An I'npublUhrd Treaty. WASHINGTON. Nov. ".-By a queer oversight an extradition treaty b. twien the United States and Guatemala made twelve years ago has remained unproclaimed and so Inoperative up to the present time. Arrangements are being made for Its mutual proclama tion at au early day. CONDENSED DrS PATCHES. Rotable Kvrata of the Week ftrleBj and Teraelr Told. Bolivia Is declared to be In n stato of siege. Convicts rioted In the Michigan state prison. Oxford university decided to retain Creek ns a compulsory study. Forty prisoners confined In the Jail at Cananea. Ariz., overpowered the Jailers and escaped In broad daylight. The temporary injunction against the California salt trust was made perma nent by the fnited States circuit court H"nry Youtsry, convicted of com plicity In the murder of Governor Goe bel of Kentucky, Is said to have made confession that may lead to Liore in dictments. Toendny, 'nv. It. President Castro of Venezuela made t triumphant entry into Caracas. The harbor of Oeos. Guatemala, has been deepened by recent earthquakes. The cornerstone of the new public library In New York city was laid by Mayor Low, Premier Sagast.i has tendered the res ignations of the entire Spanish cabinet to King Alfonso. The British Indian govirnment made a special grant of ST.'rio.iNHt to suffer ers by drought and famine. Eight acres of East London, Cape Colony, have been burned over. Thirty lare buildings were destroyed. For the first time in London's history the lord mayor's p'-Kcssinii passed through Petticoat lane in the ghetto. Monday, nv, 10. Four shiploads of coal. lfi.OdO tons, arrived at the port of New York. Two men were burned to death In a fire in the pressroom of the New York Times. Emma Goldman, the nnarchist, was prevent-, d from speaking in Provi dence. R. I., by the police. The plant of the Keystone Drill com pany ut Beaver Falls, Pa., was de stroyed by f'.re; loss. .Ph.im:ii. The Philippine govirnment Is taking vigorous measures to' stamp out hidro nisui in the provinces about Manila. n tardily. ov. S. The Yaquls In Soiiora. Mexico, ore ngain on the warpath. The Colima volcano. In Mexico, was report d In constant eruption. Two men fought a street duel In Grandin. Mo., and both were killed. The Nebraska supreme court decided constitutional the statu antitrust law. Mount llolyoke college celebrated the sixty-fifth anniversary of Its foun dation. General Daniel E. Sickles was elect ed commander of the Medal of Honor I legion at its convention in Philadel phia. I Many individual operators In tho LacUawnuuu und Wyoming regions agreed to accept the decision of the anthracite coal strike commission. I Krltfnv, Nov. T. j The Illinois coal trust lias failed. I Senator Hanna has joined the Loyal .' L 'gion. ! The crown prince of Slam arrived in Chicago. I A mother aud child were burned to ' death In Maiden, Mass. ! La S d'.frieie. St. Vincent, was re- ported active again. I Senator M. S. fjuay has gone with n ; party of friends to his winter home In j Florida. j George Vest. Jr., son of the Missouri ' senator, was found dead in bed at a j Washington hotel. i The Venezuelan consul ut Trinidad ' reported that the revolutionists had I been completely overthrown by Cas ! tro'a forces. ! In his annual report General Miles recommends better quarters for artil 1 lerymeii and culls attention to lucom- pkte couCition of fortifications. 1 hamilnr, ov. ft. The new Peruvian cabinet took office. An Omaha minister nnd a woman ; parishioner were found deud from as . pbyxiation in the church. I Alan G. Mason of Boston was held for further hearing on the charge of i killing Miss Morton of Waverley. I Fifteen iieople were injured in a ; wreck of the Black Diamond express on the Lehigh Valley roud near New ark, N. J. I A stagecoach fell 300 feet down a mountain side near Ouray, Colo. All its fourteen passengers were hurt, but none fatally. The Transvaal Boers have been hit I hard by the decision that Kruger's proclamation in lSltO abrogating pay ment of rent during the war was in valid. . j Clrcna Home After Five Yeara. j NEW YORK. Nov. 8.-The Baniutn ,,& Bailey's circus has arrived on the ' steamer Minneapolis from Dunkirk. ' The circus has hud a very successful ! tour for the last five years throughout England and the continent. The sec oud day out a baby zebu was born, and J on the following day a monkey died, j No other casualties are reported! The J vessel had a fine voyage, and all the animals and birds are In perfect health. Andrew Davidson Dead. BATH, N. Y Nov. ll.-Colonel An drew Davidson, commandant of the New York State Soldiers and Sailors' home. Is lead ns the result of an oper ation. Colonel Davidson leaves a son, Clarence W. Davidson, editor of the Ot pego Republican; two daughters, Mrs. Nathaniel Willis of Coopvrstown and Miss Linda W. Davidson. The body will bo takeu to Cooperstowu for Inter ment. Cholera In the I'blHpiilnea. MANILA, Nov. In. The cholera con tinues to be intermittent In different parts of the archipelago. The recorded total of cuses is 1u5,0mi nnd of deaths , t7,oVN). It is believed that the actual 1 number of cases exceeds the recorded I number by 20 per cent. FSIWS1 '. " : 1 XScpclaulc Preparationfor As similating tticRxxlandReflula Ung the Stomachs and Dowels of Tromolca DicslionChrcrrur npssarKiKest.Containsneillicr j vtyium. Morphine nor Mineral. OT .NAK C O T I C . fltofxttOUnrS.WLTLNTOlER Alx Smn iUprrmutt - in tiirtxtMjr.SaU Itirm.t'rmJ - Apcrfccl Rpmerly forCcnslip.1 Tion, Sour Stomach, Diarrhoea and Loss of Sleep. Facsimile Signature of NEW YORK. EXACT COPY OP WRAPPER. ALtiXAiN'liElt BROTHERS & CU. DEALERS IN Cigars, Toticco Candies, Fruits and Nntx SOLE AGENTS FOR Jlenrj Maillard's Fine Candies. Fresh Every Week.J ZILtTXT-2 G003S -A. SP'ECI-a.XjITr, SOLE AGENTS F0R F. F. Adams & Co's Fine Cut Chewing Tobacco Sole agent for the Hsnry Clay, Londres, Ncnr.al, "Bloomsburg Pa. IF YOU ARE IN NEED OF CARPET, MATTING, or OU. CiLOTII, YOU WILL FIND A NICE LINE AT W. H. B!WlEra 2 Toors above Court House. A large lot of Window Curtains In stock. Bihar Dollars Pull Tender. The efficacy of the silver dollar as a legal tender was on Monday affirmed by the United States Su preme court in an opinion handed down by Chief Justice Fuller. The effect of the decision is that silver dollars without limit must be ac cepted in payment of legal obliga tions. Stephen Baldwin, of Oakland, Mich., tendered Fred A. Baker 330 silver dollars in payment of a promissory note secured by mort gage. The tender was refused on the ground that the legal tender provision of the actofiSySin un constitutional. Baldwin entered suit to compel acceptance of the money. The lower courts decided in his favor and these decisions have now been affirmed by the supreme court. Si'.W tassels and pencils for pro grams for sale at this office. tf. SEND us m A COW, Steer, Bull or Horse hide, Calf skin, Dog ekin, or any other kind of hide or skin, and let us tan it with the hair on, soft, light, odorkss and moth-proof, for robe, rug, coat or gloves. But first get our Catalogue, (riving price, and our shipping Lapland instructions, fco a to atuid mistakes. We alio buy law fuis. 1 Trtt CROSBY FRISIAN FIR COMPANY lid Mill Street, Rochester, N. Y. For Infants and Children. MHstaa4HMsStasWMMMa The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the Signature of THC CtNTAUW rotPHY, HtW TO CfT. following brands of Cigars- bdiaa Frincess, Samccn, Silver Ai The Markets. BLOOMSBURG MARKETS. CORRECTED WEEKLY, RETAIL rKICli. Butter, per pound 5 28 BCt per dozen 3 I.ard, per pound t (j Ham, per pound 16 Beef (quarter), per pound 6 to S Wheat, per bushel 00 Oats, do 40 Kye, do 60 Klour per bbl. ., . Hay. per ton ,4 Potatoes, (new), per bushel 60 Turnips, do 4J Tallow, per pound 06 Shoulder, do !!!!!!!"!! 13 Side meat, do !!"!"! 18 Vinegar, per qt o Dried apples, per pound o Cow hides, do ,1 Steer do do .""!".'.".'!"" 05 Calf skin ' " g Sheep pelts ""!"!!".'""." 75 Shelled corn, per bushel..""!!!!!!!!."." 00 Corn meal, cwt a Je, ?'an cwt .V."".""""" 1 SO tJ;.cwt 160 Middlings, cwt , 0 Chickens, per pound, new!!!!!!.'!;!.'!."! 10 ,do do old 10 T-irlcys do l2 Geese, d0 ,J Duck, do '..".!'.'.'.'.'.'.!!. 08 , , COAL, Number 6, delivered 3 50 t'o 4 and 5 delivered...'""!!!."" 4 45 lo 6, at yard 3 J0 4 and 5, at yard 4 15 It E:eps the Feet Warm and Dry. 'ENNYRQYAL PCLLS L'ii f. CHK IIKvrKK'S KM.L1MI n Ut.u mi bold Buullit buiu. nu4 Wim ribbon. I .lro.olh. r. Ht-tW '"tu Kub.llt.iloaa J liaii. Uuu lia, ,. ,ur i , j 4,. tau.L.4 for lu..I...I..ZT 1 .. ?UJ "!i''.'.ef.fur '. Uiur. bj ro. t Bears the . AST S ( Jft In Use iJr For Over j Thirty Years
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