THE COLUMBIAN, BLOOMSBURG, PA. UKGEDTOARIM'RATE Secretary Hay Asks For An swers to Proposal. ACTION FOLLOWS CABINET MEETING Itnltnn Mlnltr Announce T lint 111 (iiiirriiinriil lln Jnliiri'. the I'ikv-ITU-Hem y's l"lirl f W.l rli I ,m to He- lli'lil In HniiilueNfi. WASHINGTON. DfC. 17.-Tlm rnW nct met j't'slcrdiiy unci (lisi'i!-('il the Vo!!i'.u:'l,in sitiimlon. As n result of lis (lelil'crntiiiiix t lit- r;rTit;ii.v of stnto st'lit tfli-vrania to the I'uitt'd States iinliMsf.nl(ir nt I.oiitloi) nml l'.i'ilin lf :ucs't!ir.r Hint mi iiiiswti; ln hIvimi to io proposal of l'lvsiilent Cnntro, :l Usui! 1 1 tl tliniui:li M initft Unwell l:i,l tilt! Htiltf (li pillllllt lll, tllilt tilt" tlif- , tviuvs lii'twtt'ii Vi'iii'7.m,!:i iiiiil the allies lit' .sulimltti'il to iirbll i-ntioii. A telegram inm 11N.1 H'lit to tlio Aiiu'rli'iin iitnlinssailni' nt l!nn pro- piisilljr lll'llitl'iltioll to till1 Italian K''V- rrimii'ht mid iviiui'miIhk 11 sjieedy an swer. It limy lie isa il tm Hie hl.uln-st iiu tliority Hint 110 mutter wlitit limy lie tin1 outeonit! tif Hie present Vt'iieiiiilii ilifHeiilties tin ailnilnii-lratiuii will nut leei ile tine Jut from the stainl taken on the Monroe iioetrine 1 y I'resMelit Itoosovelt in Ills liiessiiue 10 coiiLress Uiul l'.v tin1 secretary tit' stale in his Ciniiimliiiwilinii to (Icnnan.v sum;' time it Ko. The Italian ninl'assiiiliir Uiirliif; the tlay called nt Hie slate depart nieiit and Advised Secretary Hay tliat Italy lias Joined tin1 allies in the np'Tatluiis iiKainst Vetiextiela. He rein' stid that Mr. Howeti assume el;,,ri.o of the Ital ian interests In Venezuela, and the sec retary (.'ranted this lvllcst, sulijeet to the approval of Venezuela. Italy t ntern the eoniliiiiatioii tin the same 1 1 : 1 ; 1 as to abstention from territorial seizures ns tie; many and ( !rcat I!ritain. Ksiimated at between .nuii.lioil and S.ooo.tieii bolivars, Italy's claims are considerably in excess of tiio: e of Great Hrltain, and the course of the Home government In not acting hastily in the matter has eoiamended itself to the I state tleiartment. j Imposition of the men-of-war of Ad- 1 Uliial liewey's licet during the holi days is to be made under the direction of the secretary of the navy in view of tlie increasing complications arising in connection with Venezuela and the wishes of this government not to arouse suspicion unnecessarily by dis patching a large naval force to Vene zuelan waters. Admiral Dewey cabled the department Monday in regard to the orders for his licet during the Christmas holidays. Orders are now 'n preparation for the various vessels ::id will be forwarded to the admiral .;i the next day or two. NO SIGNS OF SETTLEMENT. EuKlnnil Diion Not CoiiMiilor I'nvom My Arliltriitlon l'riiiil. I.OXHON'. pec. 17.-.Tudging from (statements given out by the foreign oiliee, the Venezuelan situation does not appear to be any nearer a settle ment. No suggestion has yet been made that (ireat liritnin could even tually see Its way to submitting its claims to arbitration, anil the foreign nlllee points out that Venezuela's offer to arbitrate is extremely vague. Pres ident t'astro in the communication In which he expresses his willingness to resort to arbitration provides no guar Biitftt that the rights of Itritlsh sub jects In Venezuela will be respected pending the award. The foreign office claims that some mutters ure impossi ble to arbitrate, Instancing the disre spectful treatment of Mr. Haggard, British minister to Venezuela, and all his representations. The willingness of Venezuela to arbi trate the liHimcial claims, however, will meet with no opposition in olUcial circles la London, nor U there any de sire to stir up opposition here by con tinuing unnecessarily the present urmed compact with Germany; but, quoting from the foreign ollice, "at the same time there Is not the slightest Inclination to let Venezuela go unpun ished for her repeated Insults and In juries. The offer to arbitrate comes very late In the day. We are not seek ing a quurrel, but we must insure our lelves against a recurrence of the acts which led to the present situation." With the guarantee of the United States, the foreign office says, arbitra tion in the Venezuelan matter would be an immediate probability, but with only the word of a government hither to unreliable arbitration Is ditlleult of accepting, even upon the points where International relations admit of such ft method of settlement. Spain Want Her Pur. CARACAS, Dec. 17.-The Spanish minister to Venezuela, Honor Gaytan do Ayula, und the Belgian charge d'af faires, M. Van tier Heyde, have pre sented a Joint letter to the Venezuelan minister of foreign affairs in which they ask, In wise the claims of other foreign powers are paid by Venezuela, that the same treatment given these powers be necordedlo Spain and Bel glum. General Hernandez reached Ca racas at !" o'clock yesterday afternoon, lie was received at the railroad sta tion with ifreat enthusiasm by i100 of ids partisans, who tried to unharness the horses nttached to his carriage and themselves draw the general In Ids tri umphal return to this city. At the gen eral's request, however, the people de sisted from this endeavor. Italian MlnUter I.euven I'oat. CARACAS, Dec. 17,-The Italian minister to Venezuela, Signor do Uiva, reculved orders from Itome to leave Caracas this morning. lie went on board the Itnllun cruiser Giovanni Buu iuu at La Guayru. PAHIiiiOUt: RL3ICNS. Th Ynrh 1'ullcp oliiiiillonf r ' I'lrml l.onx nt tlrnlth. M'.YV YOUK. Dec. i;.-by hntidln.n In his reslgtritlon Police Commissioner John N. Partridge forestalled the ac- tlon tif the City club, which biitl planned to demand his head from May or I.ow. While a committee appoint ed by this club was In session at the A'tor House preparing to move on the city hall with n recommendation that the police commissioner be dismissed Mayor Low was reading the resigna tion of that (ffllelnl. Coinuiissloiier Partridge- asks that his resignation take effect on Jan. 1. 1!Mi;t. His successor, while not yet decided upon, will, It is rumored, lie First Dep uty Police Commissioner Kbstcin of I!rook!yii. Other names mentioned are those of former District Attorney Kti gene A. I'hllbln and P. Norton tiod tlard. I Commissioner Partridge gives as n ' reason for his resignation that he Is tired, Ids health Is Impaired and ho needs rest. - FIVE CHILDREN DEAD. TerrlHc plonlnn of tin Wreck n II010.C iinil Kill ImitnifK, NKW YOUK. Dec. 17.-The live chil dren of George Plielurgla of Port Lee were killed by an explosion of acety lene gas lit l is home. The mother of the children Is hover ing between life and death at the K11 glev.ood hospital. She Is crazed by the loss of her little ones and Injured internally hers; If, but the doctors hope to save her life. The father Is a well to do manufac turer of stoves. He hail a tank of the gas in his cellar. It Is not known bow it happened to explode. The house was r.emolis'ied. The children, who were playing In nn upper room, were buried, .and the ruins which entombed them caught lire mid roasted their beilies. Fragments tif the building were found hundreds of f et t away. TUNNEL FRANCHISE GRANTED. mv York Alileriiipii Vote I'nr II I w lViinr 1 vim lu Hitilrmtil ftclit'ine. NKW YOIiK. Dec. 17.-The Pennsyl vania $."(!. 11 K),(i hi tunnel franchise was passed by the board of aldermen last evening by a vote of -41 to u. The l!';)it was a bitter one, each side insisting that it hail n majority up to the roll call. P.orough President Cantor and Alder men Sullivan and GalTney led the op position to the franchise, which they based entirely upon the omission of the "labor clauses." ! The lie was passed during the heat of the discussion. To Avert n 1'niili. NKW YOUK, Dec. Hi. Concerted action has b?eii taktn by Wall street bonks and trust companies to avert a possible panic and disastrous failures In the stock market between now and Jan. 1. A money pool, with $-10,000,000 in cash, has been formed to extend re lief by lending money in the call mar ket, and it will title over nil financial institutions or Stock Kxchange houses which legitimately may be helped. J. Pierpont Morgan, James Stillman, pres ident of thtt National City bank, and George If. Baker, president of the First National bank, constitute the commit tee appointed by the banks to have full control of the emergency fund. New Departure In Methodism. PITXSBL'ltG. Dec. 17. For the first time in the history of the Methodist church since the civil war Important , commissions from the church north and the church south hure arranged to hold a Joint meeting on Interests of like Importance to both branches. This will occur on the 10th of next month, when a commission of the church north of eleven members who hove in process of preparation a new hymnal for the de nomination will meet with a similar : commission of eleven men from the church south at Nashville, Teim., for , the purpose of considering the adoption of the same book for both branches of the church. Many foal Milieu Flooded. T.tunr i r tw 17 v,n,-iw oil ------, - 1 - - - - j the mines in this section are flooded j as the result of the heavy rainstorm which has prevailed in this section. As a result it Is expected that the ship ments to the market from this sec tion between now and the first of the new year will be small. A dispatch from Shainokin says that the rain- j storm and the meltluff snow have cov- I ered the upper levels of a number of j collieries, and If the rain continues the j mules at several of the Philadelphia and Beading Coul and Iron company's mines will be hoisted to tin; surface. A Premature Ohltunry. COOPKBSTOWN, N. Y Dec. 10.-A report was circulated about the village of Kduiestou that Solomon Harrington, ! one of the best known citizens, was i dead. Ills obituary appeared in print on Sunday. When friends called to con dole with tho bereaved family, they were met ut the door by Mr. Harring ton. When he appeared in church Inter, some persons in the congregation were unnerved. HI Ueul In Steel. CHICAGO, Dec. 17.-Judgo Albert H. Gary, chairman of the United States Steel corporation, announces the pur chase of tho Union and Sharon plants of the Union Steel company, near Pitts- i 1. ...... ,,(j..,.tO,u J,l('.l'ttir n I issue of $ iS.OOO.OrXS. Judge Gary gave out the following, statement, embodying details of the transaction: Mild Mullnli Killed. ADEN, Arabia, Dec. 12. It is report ed that the Mud Mollali tif Soiaalilnnd has been assassinated by a spear tlirutt lu the stomach while at pruytr. Wilson, Not Shav, to Control Live Stoc'JC Contagion. fREATY WITH SPAIN IS RATIFIED. finnle In IOtoctil Ive fientilnn IJl.n ctixxen the flu-rtlilnn Mtnntlon, but l-'lnil o ( niiKf For 1m-iiit-tllute Action. WASHINGTON, Dec. 17.-The house yesterday passed the bill transferring from the treasury department to the department of agriculture the power to establish regulation for the suppression of contagious tliseasis among live stock ur.d devoted the remainder of the tlay to the legislative appropriation bill, on which rapid progress was made. In the senate Mr. Dillingham conclud ed his remarks In opposition to the om nibus statehood bill, and by unanimous consent 11 was agreed tin re should be 110 further discussion of the measure until the senate reconvenes on Jan. f. The senate in executive session Va ti lled the treaty of friendship and gen eral relations between the Cnited Slates and Spain. The Spanish treaty was ratllled without debate or division. The attendance was small, and as soon as the treaty had been read, this form ality taking about half an hour, Sena tor Lodge, who was in the chair, put the question, and, there beintr no tils sent, be declared the resolution of l'ati licatlon carried by the necessary two thirds vote. The Venezuelan (uestlon oeerpled the attention of the senate In executive session for almost an hour. The ii:cs tion came up Informally almost imme diately after tin1 public was t in-led. Senator Teller, disclaiming nil IiUeiitlon of being critical and saying he meivty desired Information, rsked S nator ('id iom, chairman of the committee on for eign rein iioiis, what iiifoi'inalion he possessed as to the Venezuelan affair. Mr. Teller in Inquiring said that the sit uation is such that senators fell that Hit1 Monroe doctrine at any lime might become Involved If the complication should continue. Senator Culloni replied to the Inquiry that he had no knowledge of recent events not contained In (lit1 public prints. Messrs. P.acon, Hoar, Lodge and Stewart all made remarks. In none of the addresses was anything harsh or critical said. The tone of all the speech es, whether Jiy Uepublicaus or Demo crats, was that our position as a nation should be one tif watchfulness. There was general agreement that while the means adopted by Great l'.rltain ami Germany for the collection of their debts bad been quite strenuous they thus far bad committed no Infringe ment of the Monroe doctrine and there fore had done nothing to which the United States could take exception. Joint Stock Mi 11 rex Tiixnii!e. NKW YOUK, Dec. 17. The court of appeals has banded down an opinion holding that the shares of stock which George Jones, part owner of the New York Times, held in the joint slock as sociation which published that paper are taxable under the Inheritance tux law as personal property. This case has been pending in the courts for sev eral years and has attracted much at tention among lawyers, because the question of the taxability of shares in a Joint stock association as personal property has never been decided in this country und because if they were held o taxable the same principle would cover the shares of stock In all tile big express companies and other Joint stock enterprises. Kuln l liiiclj I'nr Xcw York. NEW YOUK, Dec. 17.-Yesterday's downpour tif ruin saved the city $100, 000. Had the rain kept off another day it would have cost the city, according to the officials of the street cleaning department, $'200,000 to remove the snow remaining on the streets. With the help of the rain the work can be done for $10,000. Another Million From Iloekefeller, CHICAGO, Dec. 17. President Harp er of the University of Chicago at the convocation exercises announced tho gift by John D. Rockefeller of another million dollars to that institution. ' Ad ditional gifts were announced, the whole amount aggregating $1,525,000. Another llootller Sentenced. ST. LOUIS, Dec. 12. John II. Schnet tler, former member of the house of delegates, has been convicted of brib ery lu connection with the suburban franchise deal and was given four years in the penitentiary. Tills is the ninth boodlo case disposed of thus fur. Cnt'a Scratch Caused Death. NKW YOUK, Dee. 10. From bo In slgnlticant a wound as the scratch of a Maltese kitten Theodore F. Bogers, an engineer of t Mitchell place, lias died in tho agonies of hydrophobia ut Belle vuc hospital. Nothing could be done to alleviate ids torture. I'neil Slumps For Fuel. WASHINGTON, Dec. 12.-I!y burn ing $1,000,000 in stamps the govern ment employees in the bureau of en graving uud printing were kept warm lust month und a saving of $1,10 lu coal bills made. tw I'oImoiim Discovered. CHICAGO, Dec. 12. Professor Julius Schlotterbaek, professor of pharmacog nosy lu tho University of Michlgun, has discovered seven new poisons, says a special to tho Tribune from-Ann Arbor, Mich. A Clutnce For Dear Hunters, PORT HKNUY, N. Y Dec. 12. Bears are reported very numerous In the Adirondiicks this winter. Old trap pers say that not in yeurs have bo many bkien seen. CONDENSED DISPATCHES. I tiotnhl t'.vent of the Week nrlefl? nntl Tersele Told. F.niployccs lu the car shops at Pull man, III., have refused to work 011 Sun day. It li estimated that the Ilillsboro (N. M.) bank lost .20.000 lu the robbery there. Co'iittril!or I!;dg'?y has closed the National Bank of lMith Pennsylvania It Ilyndman. Twenty-four Minedonlan workmen have been killed by Turkish frontier guards near Soda. A maniac In Liipere, .Mich., killed a boarder, wounded his mother and sis ter and commuted suicide. General Bliss has arrived In Wash ington from Havana, bringing (lie reci procity treaty signed last week. Three bunk rubbers were nmbr.sheil at Alvord, Tex. One was killed, one fatally wounded and the third cap tured, i Tnesilny. Dee. 10. Sol Ilirsch. cx-t'nltcd Slates minister to Turkey, died In Pert land. Ore. Heavy rains continued l:i the Missis sippi valley, and many stromas were over banks. Albany, N. Y was threatened willi a mov I famine owing to delay of trains by heavy snow. Claeago packers stated that the new German tariff bill would cut off a quar ter of their provision export trade. The congregation of the prepa-.and'i reer;,i'nendi (I the appointment of Bish op (.Miigiey of Biitlalo as archbishop of Chicago. Alice Hopkins was mttrered at Live Oa!;. Via., by .lolei Burns, her C roat being cut from ear to ear and her lowir limbs cut off. Minitl-ty. Dee. 1.". Almost the entire town of Livcrp ol. N. S., was destroyed by lire. An international exposition was open ed by President Bleseo at Santiago. Chile. Incoming steamers roperled severe gales and tempestuous weather 0:1 the Atlantic. Two men were killed and half 11 t'.e: en others hurt in an explosion in the water tunnel under Lake Kric at Cleve land. O. The Victoria hotel In Quebec was completely destroyed by lire. The gnosis ami employees 1 scaped unin jured. Loss about 110.01111. Patiit-iliij. Dee. The protocol of the proposed com mercial treaty between Cuba and the United States was signed at Havana. George W. Simmons, master mechan ic of the Bonding Ballroad company, was killed by on engine at Ilanisliurg. John Barrett th dined the Japanese mission. The post may be offered to Lloyd Griscom, Jr., now minister, to Persia. The Western National and the Na tional Bunk of the United States In New York consolidated and will have a capital of $10,000,000. One Yale student was lined $200 and three others $100 each for assaulting a speculator In tickets for the football game with Harvard. The Georgia legislature lias passed and the governor will sign a bill pro viding au ad valorem tux on franchises of ull corporations exercising right ot eminent domain. Friday, Dee. VI. Terrific snowstorms were reported in the southern provinces of Bussla. A saltcellar of the Elizabethan period brought $15,000 at a London auction. British and Belgian tlags were hauled down by Chinese In u mine dispute In Chill. The tool und ax trust, with $12,000, 000 capital, has been practically com pleted. The steamship Empress tif India brought to Victoria, B. C from the ori ent a cargo of silk valued at $2,000,000. A large quantity of nitroglycerin ex ploded at the 1 Hit mar Powder compa ny's plant, Maxim, N. J., wrecking several buildings. Thursday, Dee. 11. Fire caused a loss of $200,000 in Fre mont, O. The great Nile reservoir was opened by tho khodive of Egypt. One ttremuu wus killed and four hurt by falling wulls at Toledo, O. Marseilles strikers decided against further negotiations and will continue out. The tugboat rontiuc wus sunk by Ice In the Hudson near Albany. Tho crew was saved. The betrothal was uunouneed at Ber lin of the Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar to Princess Caroline of Beuss. Moroccan rebels were reported to have the sultan's forces hemmed In uud hitherto loyal tribes to be Joining tho forces of the pretender. Kluliteeu Gypsies Froxen. VIENNA, Dec. 17,-Elghteen gyp Bies who were encamped ut Blaseiiey, near Arad, Hungary, have been frozen to death. Many persons in other parts of the country liuve also met their deaths ns a result of the Intense ojld weather prevailing. C'uliliirt Only Lusted Ten Days, SANTIAGO, Chile, Dec. 17. The co alition cabinet has resigned after hav ing been ten days In power. Tho reslg. nutlon of the ministers was an outcome of a disagreement between the cabinet and President Ulesco over election mut ters. Hot In New Orlenns. NKW OULEANS, Dec. 10. - The weather the hottest for this season of they! i ucarly a century. Straw huts fcnd shirt vvulsts ure out In full force, and Mowers are lu full bloom. Kivllxei-ltimrs Ketv President, BUBNE, Dec. 12.-Vlee President I"'.chcr Vis -been elected president of i x Sniss confederation. ANcecfnblc rrcptirntioiirorAs simital ini llic Food find UcC ula -lui llic Stomachs and Dowels of Tremolos DigC3lioii.Chccrrul nessaniincsl.Contalnsnrillirr Opium. Morphine nor Mineral. KotXaucotic. Pw'pc ofoMIXM TZ PITCHER jtlx.Snaut limkrllt Snllt- Jryrrmmf -III (,nnamir.tu(a Mi far Uurltiymn f lunr. Apnfccl Hemi'dy forConslipo lion , Sour Stomach, Diarrhoea Worms ,( xmvulsions levensh ncss mid Loss of Sleep. Facsimile Signature or NEW YOUK. I txxT copy of wrapper. HH I 3 11 OH DEALERS IN Cigars, Tobacco Candies, Fruits and Huts SOLK AGt.NTS FOR Henry Mailluril'y Fine C.indio. Freeh Every "Week, IPi:-s goods Sfecialty, , SOLE AGENTS FOR F. F. idans& Co's Fine Cut Chewing Tobacco Sole utfontK for the following bramlB of Cigars- Henry Clay, Lcndrcs, Ucn.d. liditv. Frir.ccss, Sara:.. Sihcr At fEloomsburq Pa. IF YOU ARIZ. IN NEED OF CAEB9!CT, j?lATING, YOU WILL FIND A NICE LINE AT 2 Doois abtie(Jjirt House. A large lot of Window Curtains in stock. When a horse picks up n nail in his foot what doei the Oliver do? IJes he whip the limping, lagging animal and force him along? Not unless he wants to ruin the horse. At the first siqn of lnmetiess he jumps down, examines thefi ot and car- fully removes the caue of the lameness. What is called "weak stomach" is like the lameness of the horse, only, to lie cured b. removing the cause of the trouble. If you stimulate the stomach with 'whisky medicines" you keep it going, but every day the condition is growing worse. A few doses sometimes of Dr. Tierce's (olden Medical Discovery will put the disordered stomach and its allied organs of digestion and nutrition in perfect condition. Ninety-eight times in every hundied "Golden Medical Discovery" will cure the worst ailments originating in dis eases of the stomach. It always helps. It almost always cures. To cure constipation use Dr. Pieice's I'leasant Pellets. They're sure. Will power, afier all, is largely a matter of won't power. A COW, Steer, Bull or Horse hide, Calf skin, Dog skin, or any other kind of hide or skin. and let us tan it with the hair on, soft, light, odorless and moth-proof , for robe. rug, coat or gloves. , Hut 6rst (ret out Catalogue, Riviug prices, ami oui shipping tans anil instructions, us to Avon! mistakes, law fins. We ulso buy ffp'zX TI.I2 CPOSKY FRISIAN R'K COMPANY, I to Mill Strcwt, locheatcr, ft. Y. CASTOR I A For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Signature of $!&ffi&&Zi SMOUS il j !S1 .1 .'3 For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the Signature of In Use For Over Thirty Years THE C TNT .ltd COMPANY, HW VOflft CfTV. The Markets. BLOOMSBURG MARKETS. CORRUCTEI) WEEKLY. RETAIL PRICK!,. Hntter, per pound $ 32 Eggs, per dozen a& I.ard, per pound (; Mam, per pound 14 to 16 Beef (quarter), per pound 6 to 8 Wheat, per bushel 1 00 Oats, do 40 Rye. do 60 Four per bbl 4.oo to 4 40 Hay, per ton ( 00 Votaioes, (new), per bushel 70 Turnips, do . 40 Tallow, per pound "".!"!" 06 Shoulder, do ,3 Side meat, do ."!!!"! 18 Vinegar, per tit oj Dried apples, per pound oj Cow hides, do 3I Steer do , do ..!!".'.'.'.'.'.'."!" 05 Calf skin !!."..""..!"!! 80 Sheep pelt !"!!!.'!!!"! 7$ Shelled com, per bushei...'.'.'."!!".".'.'.'." 80 Corn meal, cwt a 00 Bran, cwt " "" x 2o Chop, cwt 1 to Middlings, cwt !....."!!"'..'.'."!!!"! I 40 Chickens, per pound, new 10 ,l0 do old 10 It. keys do 15 Ceese, do u Ducks, do n xt , COAL. Number 6, delivered 3 50 do 4 and 5 delivered 4 45 do 6, nt yard 3 10 do 4 and 5, nt yard 4 2$ Bears the ?lli8 Kind Yi lln Kind You Have Always Boi!tt Signature of Leases, 3c each, 30c a dozen. Notices to quit, 10c a dozen. For sale at this office. tt. AW 1 Bears th . Signature I ef j m Mna You Have Always Boup