THE COLUMBIAN, BLOOMSBURG, PA.
NO NEW STATES NOW
Benate Democrats Reject the
Compromise Proposition.
tCIION THIS SESSION IS UNLIKELY
The Minority Mr-mbe-ra Aarree to
Flarht for Omalbua Ilouar III 11,
bat Not AntflRonUe Other
MMHirrn With It.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25. Tlio In
dianola (Minn.) postotllve case omtplod
the ninjor iortluu ot Hie time of the
mate yesterday. Mr. Tlllnian spoko
ir three hours In continuation of hi
murks begun on Monday on the rnco
icutlon und was followed by Mr. Cur
.ick of Tennessee.
Durliin the morning hour mivernl bills
:id resolutlonn were passed.
The Democrats In caucus rejected
the compromise statehood proposition
made by the Republican leaders. A
Democratic senator who Is n member
Of the committee on territories on be
ing asked for n statement of the rea
sons for the rejection wrote the follow
inft, which, nfter submitting to several
of his colleagues, he gave out for pub
lication: "The Democratic caucus rejected the
proposed compromise statehood 1)111 for
the following reasons: When Arizona
and New Mexico were made territo
ries, their areas were established for
ultimate statehood purposes, and all
the interests and expectations of the
people of the two territories have been
la anticipation of the two states.
"It would be gross Injustice to the
people of both to join them In one
state. From east to west as rnllroads
must be built It would be 1,7(M) miles
across them. The proposed state would
be as largo as Texas, and Texas Is too
large for Its convenient government.
"The people of Arizona are unani
mously opposed to consolidation with
New Mexico, and the people of both
these territories should be consulted.
"The Democrats have stood for the
statehood bill as It passed the house.
They believe that each Is entitled to
statehood, and thry have stood loyally
by the Uepublican minority in their
efforts to give them statehood. Hut
they will not Inflict the Injustice that
probably cannot bo repaired of forcing
the peoplo of the two territories Into
a state so largo that it would forever
continue a burden they should not
bear."
After the adjournment of the caucus
the Democratic members of the com
mittee on postottices met the Repub
lican members of that committee who
have been friendly to statehood. They
decided to ask the chairmen of the
two committees on postofllces and
grlculture to withdraw the statehood
ilders which the committees have
placed on two appropriation bills.
They also decided to continue the fight
t'or the omnibus bill as it came from
the bouse without amendment, but not
to antagonize appropriation bills or
executive business with it.
The Republicans have decided to pre
sent their compromise bill to the sen
ate. The indications are very strong that
the question will receive very little if
any more consideration during the ses
sion, und even the best friends of state
hood generally admit that there is no
chance for success at this time.
The house passed the Philippine cur
rency bill, accepting the senate bill so
fur as it relates to the Islands. The
committee amendment striking out the
International monetary conference was
agreed to.
Colored Editor Gets Damage.
TRENTON, N. J., Feb. 24.-In the
United States court here a Jury has
awarded $500 damages to Iter. Henry
P. Johnston of Camden, a colored man,
who sued the Pullman Car company
for $10,000. Johnston Is editor of the
Christian Advocate and on March 25
last while riding in a Pullman car be
tween Richmond, Va., and Washington
ought service in the dining car. He
claimed that he was refused food by
. different subterfuges, notwithstanding
he applied three times. Finally, when
all the passengers had been served and
the employees w.ere eating, he said he
was offered food.
Mayor ISa.ittne Acquitted.
SAN JUAN, Porto Rico, Feb. 25. The
trial of ex-Mayor Egozcue, which be
gan last Friday, on the charge of de
stroying the records of the city water
receipts, which it is alleged constituted
the only evidence of extensive pecula
.j"1Un, ui rueusive pecuia-
tlons and embezzlements, was conclud-
ed yesterday, when the Jury after an
hour's deliberation gave a verdict of
acquittal. A procession of Senor Egoz
cue's friends was formed after the
trial and, headed by a baud, proceeded
to serenade the former mayor. The Re
publicans, to which party Senor Egoz
cuo belongs, met tonight to celebrate
bis acquittal.
Girl Stricken With Bllndneaa.
NEW YORK. Feb. 21. Annie Collins.
fourteen years old, a pupil In the high
lV1 k I m ,wa "uddonly
stricken blind while s ting at her desk.
The gir was apparently reading a book.
When she suddenly dropped her bead .
on her desk. She remained ln that po-
sition for some moments and when i
asked what was the matter replied
.
without raisin her head, "Oh, I can
not see." A physician stated after mak
ing an exaaaJaatlon that he could not
tell whether te girl would bo perma
nently blind er not. Her affliction Is
believed to be the result of overstudy.
Clreax Cars Burned.
BRIDGUPOKT, Conn., Feb. 25,-Fire
yesterday partly destroyed the new
brick car baras at the winter quarter
of the Baruuisi & Bailey circus on the
west side of this city and burned a
number of cats belonging to the circus,
The Iqh U estimated at $100,000, ou
POPE LEO'S JUBILEE.
Twenty-fifth Annlvernnry of Poa
tlfloate Celebrated nt Home.
RO.Mti, Feb. 21. The twenty-fifth
anniversary of the election of Leo
Nlll. to be the head of the Roman
Catholic church was celebrated In the
Vatican hall of the Reatlllcatlon.
Admission was only by ticket, and
ibout 5.0(H) persons were present. The
majority of these stood In the Regln
hall and Ducale hall. The ceremony
consisted in the pope receiving delega
tions of pilgrims from nil parts of the
world. This was followed by the pres-
rOPE LEO XIIT.
entntlon of gifts to his holiness, chief
of which was a maguillcent triple
crown, the offering of Roman Catholics
throughout the world.
The pope was accompanied by Cardi
nals Mocennl, IVrraud, Ferrari, Satolll,
Respighl, Roschl and Macchl and es
corted by the much admired Noble
guards In their new red state uniforms,
which they had never worn since thai
fall of the temporal power.
After bestowing the apostolic bless
ing the pope returned to his apart
ments amid the enthusiastic plaudits of
the multitude. He completed the func
tions of the Jubilee without undue fa
tigue. INSURGENT LADRONES FLEE.
Sni
Minuet's l'orre Took to
Mountain! When Pnrnned.
the
MANILA, Feb. 2.".-(Jeneral San Mi
guel's force of insurgent ladrones has
abandoned Montalban, sixteen miles
from here, and has probably fled to the
Morong mountains. Reports from Bo
soboso indicate the presence of la
drones in that vicinity. Re-enforcements
for the government troops
reached Montalban too late and failed
to overtake the retreating ladrones.
San Miguel has about 300 men with
him. It Is not believed that they cau
subsist for any length of time in the
mountaius. The government Is prepar
ing to occupy the valleys and passes
and force San Miguel to light or dis
band his followers.
Later reports indicate that only fif
teen of the government troops, scouts
and constabulary were captured Satur
day and Sunday when the ladrones sur
rounded the towus of Calntn and Tay
tay, eleven miles from Manila. These
men, as cabled Feb. 22, were subse
quently released by the ladrones after
they had given up their arms.
Detachments of constabulary and
scouts encountered bands of the enemy
on Saturday, and a series of skirmishes
ensued. The government forces were
victorious.
San Miguel has issued a manifesto
directing his adherents to avoid a con
flict with the Americans and to content
themselves with harassing the police.
Mall Clerka Burned to Death.
CLEVELAND, O., Feb. 25,-As the
result of a head ou collision between
a westbound passenger train and an
eastbound freight traia a mile or two
east of Berea, O., on the Big Four rail
road four mail clerks and two tramps
were burned to death and several
trainmen hurt. The Injuries to the
train crews constated mostly of cuts
and bruises and are not considered se
rious. All but two of the cars of the
passenger train were destroyed by a
fire which probably started from the
overturning and explosion of oil lamps
in the express and mall cars.
Will Not Work After Potter.
SCHENECTADY, N. Y., Feb. 25.
The Building Trades' council, repre
senting all men employed In any of the
building trades, has made a demand
. upon slln,er & Ban-y. the employers of
' y,-miam Votiori the expelled militia-
f. ,.. dH.u.rlr( Thn (1mnml
man, for his aiscuarge. The demand
has been refused, and the Building
Trades' council has decided that when
the spring building season opens all
union carpenters, painters, masons,
lathers, plasterers, etc., will refuse to
work on any building on which Potter
has been employed.
Lord Mlnto to Retire.
OTTAWA, Out., Feb. 25.-A gentle
man whose office brings him Into closo
relations with the governor general is
authority for the statement that Lord
Mlnto wIU retlre from 0lIlee ln tue fal,
of tlg probably in November.
, ,x arg, Bppo,Iltnient doe8 not ex.
lre tI1,'the nutimm of lmi but othot
:. , i..,
governor uucrum, nu iuu niiifcio r
ception of the late Marquis of Dufferln,
have not remained more than five
years.
Bulgarians Organising;.
VIENNA, Fob. 23.-U Is reported
that the Macedonian leader Boris Sara
foft has organized within the past fort
night several well equipped Bulgarian
bands In Macedonia, each consisting of
about 2."0 men. Tho Neuo Freie Presse
learns that 4,000 armed Macedonians
are concentrated near the celebrated
Rlla monastery, forty miles from Sofia,
i and are preparing to attack the town
af Melulk, la the Turkish province of
FOR SUNDM OPENING
New York District Attorney
Champions the Bill.
A SHARP THRUST AT MAYOR LOW
Ko Suoh Th Ins na "Mhernl Knforoe
nient ot l.nn, Jerome Say tler
rr Onpoe Child I.abnr Mena
ure A Mem lOUacnt Ion 11111.
ALBANY, N. Y., Feb. 25.-Distrlct
Attorney Jerome of New York ap
peared before senate and nsseinbly '
committees yesterday in advocacy of .
the "Jerome bill" permitting saloons In
New York to be open between the .
hours of 1 and 11 p. m. on Sunday.
lie said: "Every saloon In New York i
could be closed on Sunday and kept
closed, but It could not be enforced j
permanently, for the men who enforced 1
It would be swept out of olllce. The I
mayor of New York Is prattling about j
the liberal enforcement of the law
when there Is no such thing. You must
pitlier enforce a law or not enforce It.
We are not h law abiding community,
but we could learn to obey a law that
we respected.
"Take the practical humiliation
shown In the situation today. There
we. have a mayor of education and re
finement, former president of u great
educational institution, a man from
the higher walk of life, and we Und
him Juggling with the interpretation of
the criminal law, talking about 'liberal
enforcement.' We find him a nonjudi
cial officer, interpreting the statute."
The district attorney declared that
HiO.Ooo men drink la saloons and hotels
In the metropolis on Sundays, and he
pointed to the folly of trying to enforce
the system.
The only visible opposition to the
child labor bills, on which hearing was
given by the assembly committees on
labor and industry, was that of El
bridgo T. (Jerry, president of the So
ciety for Preventlou'of Cruelty to Cb.il
Jren. Ills objection, which was em
bodied in a letter read by Major Ham-
ilton of New York city, was that such
legislation would lead to a conflict be
tween the law proposed and the penal
code. It was the province of his so
ciety, he maintained, to care for these
matters.
The compulsory education bill pre
pared by Charles W. Cole, superintend
ent of schools of Albany, was intro
duced In the senate by Senator Lewis.
It changes the compulsory period in
which children must attend sckool
from eight to sixteen to seven to six
teen years of age. Superintendents of
schools are given authority to apply nil
educational test where children are
taught elsewhere than at school. Chil
dren between the ages of fourteen and
sixteen must attend night school not
less than six hours n week for sixteen
weeks, and school authorities and po
lice magistrates shall have power to
commit truants to truant schools or in-
Rtitutlous during school vacutious.
THREE RESERVOIRS BURST.
A Connecticut Town Damaged by
Sadden Flood.
DERBY. Conn.. Feb. 23.-The break
ing of three reservoirs In the town of
Suclton caused damages estimated at
between $75,000 and $100,00. and
there were several narrow escapes
from death.
There are three reservoirs situated
on a hill in the western part of the
town. In some unknown manner a
hole was broken in the largest reser
voir, which Is set back from the other
two. The flow of water soon increased
the hole to immense proportions, and
the water flowed down to the reser
voirs below. These were unable to
withstand the onslaught, and their
walls gave way, giving the water a
free path to the town with the excep
tion of a huge stone arch. This was
carried away like paper, and the wa
ter swept down through Brooks street
and Howe avenue, tearing a gully ln
the hitter street 110 feet long and 30
feet wide. Logs, trees and huge cakes
of ice were carried aloug and crashed
lute several nearby buildings. A large
amount of gravel was swept into the
canal which furnishes water power for
several mills and completely stopped
It up.
Lived and Died Together.
NEW YORK, Feb. 25. The remarka
ble series of coincidences that filled the
lives of Mr. and Mrs. James J. Moak
ley of 073 Park avenue found Its cli
max when they both died within the
same hour of pneumonia. Mr. and Mrs.
Moakley were both born in the same
small village in Ireland on the same
day sixty-three years ago. They lived
on tho same little street, and their an
cestors had been neighbors for genera
tions. Thev were educated In the same
school, and when they grew up their
schoolday friendship ripened into some
thing stronger, and they were married.
A double funeral took place today.
Fulton Wlna In Oregon.
SALEM, Ore., Feb. 21. After prac
tlcally clearing up the legislative cal
f ndars yesterday the house and senate
assembled in Joint session nt 8 o clock
p. m. to ballot for a United States sen
ator ln an attempt to break the dead
lock before the expiration of the ses
slon at midnight. C. W. Fulton led on
every ballot, his maximum vote being
31, with 45 necessary to a choice. Geer
gained one vote during the evening
On tho seventeenth ballot Fulton was
elected and tho long deadlock broken
Blahop Merrill lias Pneumonia.
CHICAGO, Feb. 23. Bishop Stephen
M. Merrill of tho Methodist Episcopal
church Is seriously ill at tho Wesley
hospital here with pueuinonla. The
bishop was suffering severely Saturday
with a cold which had troubled him
for several days, and he went to the
hospital for n few dayr rest Pneu
."nl developed.
CONDENSED DISPATCHE9.
Kotnhle F.venta of the Week Drlefl
and Ter.-eljr Told.
The main building of the Mississippi
Female college ut Meridian was
burned.
The cznr ordered the construction of
n railroad ln Finland to employ starv
ing people.
Lord Roberts has accepted condition
ally the Invitation of New York Pil
grims to dinner next fall.
The national encampment of the U.
A. R. will be held In San Francisco
during the week beglunlng Aug. 17.
A shed and sixty-seven street ears of
the St. Louis and Suburban Railway
company were burned; loss, $l'00,000.
The Arkansas legislature has passed
a bill to bar from the state all commer
cial companies that have entered Into
any combination.
Tueailar, Feb. 21.
Dynamite killed four people at Rock
wood, Pa.
King Edward has held his first levee
Df the season at Buckingham palace.
A railroad train struck a carriage
near .Toilet, 111., killing two and fatally
Wounding two others.
A cablegram from Honolulu states
that the recent earthquakes raised tho
level of Guam six Inches.
The sale to the Candlan Pacific Rail
road company of fourteen Beaver line
steamers was completed In London.
Premier de Szell of Hungary has
taken measures to utop the wholesale
emigration of young girls to America.
The St. Louis and San Francisco's
fast train Meteor was ditched near
Dixon, Mo. One person was killed and
live hurt.
Monday, Felt.
tV thousand of Rome's poor popula
tion were feasted by Pope Leo.
Tho Hotel Deveaux ln Toledo was de
stroyed by fire. The guests escaped un
harmed.
The village of Poultovltsl, Russia, has
been destroyed by fire, and twelve per
sons perished.
Mary Kohlaud, aged eleven years,
met a horrible death by being burned
alive in a coke oven at Connellsville,
Pa.
Three white children, aged four
years, two years and six weeks, and a
negro were drowned at Tallahassee,
Fla.
Maude Gonne, the "Irish Joan of
Arc," was married to Major McBrlde of
the Irish brigade In Paris.
Saturday, Feb. 21.
A new wage schedule was Issued by
the Wabash.
A fire at Houghton, Mich., caused a
loss of $180,000.
Rev. Arthur Temple Lyttleton, blshep
of Southampton, died at Petersfield,
England.
A negro desperado who barricaded
himself In a house at New Orleans and
defied arrest was killed by the police.
Two members of the freshman class
were expelled from Princeton for vio
lating honor system in examinations.
A gift of $350,000 to the Columbia
Teachers' college ln New York city
from Mrs. Frederick F. Thompson was
announced.
Friday, Feb. 20.
Germany resumed diplomatic rela
tions with Venezuela.
A small jug of Fulbani ware sold in
London for $7,000.
Two bandits held up a Los Angeles
trolley car and robbed thirty-two pas
sengers.
Two of the crew were burned to
death ln a fire on a fishing schooner at
Boston wharf.
A duel was fought at Budapest be
tween the minister of national defense
and a deputy as the result of a dispute
in the Hungarian chamber.
Thursday, Feb. 10.
Two were killed and $100,000 damage
done ln an early morning lire in Port
Huron, Mich.
Prince Komutsu, envoy of Japan at
the coronation of King Edward, died
at Yokohama.
Two men confessed at St. John's, N
V., to casting away a schooner to de
fraud Lloyd's of $40,000 insurance.
General Davis approved the finding
Of tho court martial acquitting Major
Glenn, but disapproved the major's or
ders to kill guides.
A Scotch shipbuilding compaay has
been ordered to pay Spain $337,500 for
failure to deliver four torpedo boat de
stroyers on contract time.
Tralaa Snowbound Again.
ST. JOHN'S, N. V., Feb. 25.-The be
lated express trains are again snow
bound. One train after making sixty
miles ln the direction of St. John's
found further progress impossible and
was sent back ten miles to a divisional
point where supplies of food and coal
are stored which will enable It to re
main a long period without causing
nuxiety. The other train ou the west
ern side of the plateau In the middle
Interior was unable to retreat to the
settlement of Bay of Islands, as had
been planned. A working train with
two engines and a crew of fifty men,
carrying a mouth's provisions, has
started for their relief.
Heavy Damage by Ohio Flooda,
EVANSVILLE, Ind., Feb. 25. The
river is falling slowly. Farmers ln the
bottoms will not be able to move Into
their homes for another week. A great
deal of stock bus been drowned during
the last week and it is estimated the
loss to corn in crib and growing wheat
between this city and Paducah is $100,-
000. Lumbermen aloug the Ohio and
the smaller rivers near here probably
will lose as much.
ISzploalon at Fort Lafayette.
NEW YORK. Feb. 20. Three men
were killed outright, one man was In
jured so that bo died luter, two other
men were fatally and at least seven se
riously hurt In an explosion In the
workroom of the naval storage maga
zine at i'vri LuuyBki UJitUi' ailuf
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J 8onnl ""prrvislon Blneo Its Infancy.
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All Counterfeits, Imitations and Just-as-pood" arc but
Experiments that triflo with and endanper tho health of
Infants and Children Expcrlcnco against Experiment.
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BLOOMSBURCJ, rA
The alleged discovery of coal in
Salem by Mr. Varner, which has
been enlarged upon by nnny news
papers, is a fake. Mr. Varner has
found a promising seam of slate,
which he followed several feet under
ground without however develop
ing any C3&,Shicktiinny Echo.
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Butter, per pound $ 6
F-BBi per doren (g
Lard, per pound...,. j
Ham, per pound ij to to
Beef (quarter), per pound 6 to t
Wheat, per bushel g oo
Oats, do 40
Rye, do ' , 60
Flour per bbl 4.00 to 4 40
liny, per ton 1$ 00
Potatoes, (new), per bushel 80
Turnips, do 40
Tallow, per pound 06
Shoulder, do is
Bacon, do , 16
Vineear, per qt 05
Pried apples, per pound C5
Cow hides, do 3J
Steer do do 05
Calf skin 80
Sheep pells 7$
Shelled corn, per bushel: 8t
Corn menl, cwt i
Ean-c' 1 20
h.P'cwt 1 50
Middlings, cwt (
Chickens, per pound, new (a
do do old 9
TiTkeys do ,g
Geese, do
Ducks, do ,,
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Number 6, delivered 3 e0
do 4 and 5 delivered 4 45
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du 4 and 5, at yard 4 jj
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