1
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Congressional Party Went
to Panama Doubting
, Return Optimistic.
RIGHT MEN AT HEAD
Koinnrkablo Progress Already Made
(t uu Kurnest Completion uf the
Gigantic Task Visitors Prulse the
Orgttnlzation of Kvcry Department
of Work on tlic Isthmus.
Washington, D. C, March 26.
;be atmosphere In Washington dur
ias the last few days of the late
ausalon of Congress touching the
Panama Canal was decidedly pessi
mistic Attention had been called
to the fact that about $130,000,000
had already been expended or au
thorized on the project, and It was
admitted that nothing more could bo
asserted than a fair beginning had
been made. This was not a very
ncouraglng situation when It was
recalled that the original estimate of
the total cost of the canal was $145.
000,000. Surprise Awaiting Them.
"Leaving such an atmosphere on
March 6, forty-five members of Con
gress, representing twenty-seveu
States, stepped from the steamship
Panama six days later onto the great
new dock at Colon, and found them
nelves at once In a totally different
atmosphere. They had more than
half feared they would be met by
haggard, disappointed, discouraged
men, working despondently under
killing conditions upon a project
which they felt was foredoomed to
fail.
Agreeably Disappointed.
"No one will pretend that we
iioirniJ It nil-" that there mav not
lave been faults of administration,
defects in plans, errors and injustices ;
which wholly escaped our notice. !
But there were some things we ,
could not help seeing, and that we
could not possibly be mistaken about, j
We could not help seeing that tha j
Quarters provided for the working i
force were ample In size and ideal in !
construction. We could not help
noting the absence of foul smells, the i
presence of clean water, the uninls-
takable evidence on every hand of
Irreproachable sanitary conditionn.
We could not help believing men i
- hen they told us that in six months,
- year, two years on the Isthmus, j
:?'" had not been 111 a day. Wa
ild not help seeing steadily
earns of dirt trains coming up out
. the cuts, and It could hardly havo
i ;.'.n by a conspiracy to deceive thut
the locomotive engine drivers who
handle those trains came to us to
complain about being overworked.
We could not help hearing the rat-tat-tat
of compressed air drills and
the frequent boom of dyuamlte
blasts. We could not help seeing
the scores St steam shovels that are
at work, fifty-three In Culebra aloue.
"And from all the things that we
aw and heard and could not be mis
taken about, we were driven to tht
conclusion that the situation was
Tery much better than one had ex
pected to find It. The Canal Zone
Is a much pleasanter place to live,
climatically, than we had anticipated. ;
There was a cool breeze blowing all i
the time we were there, night and ,
day, and covert were necessary every
night , even in rooms not directly
exposed to a draught. The work
lngmen'a quarters were prettier and
more comfortable looking than we
had expected to find them. The
various camps were cleaner than we
had believed could be possible.
Greater headway has been made in
the real work of excavation, and
more work Is being done day by day
than we had realized. And, most
significant perhaps of all, there wad
feeling of contentment on the part
of the men who are doing the work,
a sentiment of confidence in the out
come of the gigantic enterprise and
a pride in being connected with It
that we were totally unprepared to
find. To be agreeably disappointed
In so many important particulars, is
not that warrant enough for at least
M reasonable degree of optimism?
Canal Will lie Built.
"The Panama Canal will be built.
Not that anybody ever really believed
It would not be built. That the
United States of America, having
once set its hand to an Impossible
task, should turn back, leaving it un
completed Is unconceivable. But
they probably are those who have
honestly doubted whether the canal
eould be built within any reasonable
limit of time and cost. I believe I
am warranted in saying there are
at least forty-five members of Con
gress who will not be of that number
henceforth." Representative Chas.
F. Scott, of Kansas, in the New
York Herald.
Prison for Grain Merchant.
Chicago, 111., March 27. George
B. McReynolds, formerly a pomlnent
member of the Chicago Board ot
Trade, was to-day sentenced to an
Indeterminate term In the peniten
tiary on the charge of removing from
bis elevators grain on which ware
house receipts had previously been
Issued. The sentence may run any
where from one to ten years.
1415 for Print of Washington.
London, March !7. At Sotheby's
a print of. George Washington, from
the original picture in Philadelphia,
was sold at autlon for 9146.
I
NtGnO CASHIER Mt'KDEKKU.
President and Vice President of Bank
Arretted for the Crime.
New Orleans, March 26. Edward
Howell, a negro, cashier of the
People's Bank of Hnttleshurg, Miss.,
wns assassinated last Tuesday, being
shot to death Just ns he was entering
lila home at Yellow Pino, a suburb
of the town. Joseph Pet t u and Jo
seph Williams, both negroes, and
president and vice-president of the
bank, were arrested for complicity In
the assassination. Howell, who was
S3 years of ago, had risen from a
laborer In a turpentine camp and had
become one of the wealthiest ne
groes In Mississippi. He was greatly
esteemed, especially by the whites,
giving much time to keeping the ne
groes in obedience to tho law.
Mine. Kminu Harnett.
The noted Prima Donna, who is
suing her husband Julian Story, the
well-known artist, for divorce, nam
ing in her allegations several society
women of Philadelphia.
HANGED HEU DAUGHTER.
Akron Woman Then Tried to Com
mit Suicide.
Akron, Ohio, March 23. In tho
absence of other members of her
family, Mrs. James R. Hemphill
strangled her daughter. Helen, agod
9 years, by hanging her. She then
secreted the body In a box.
When Mr. Hemphill returned from
work he found, the house locked, and
after getting Inside he found Mrs.
Hemphill In the act of hanging her
self to a bedpost. After he cut hor
down she declared that she had sent
the little girl to heaven, where sho
thought she also ought to go. The
woman had shown no signs of in
sanity previously. She has been a
prominent church worker.
INDIAN XVHSE OX TRIAL.
Counsel Say She Was Insane When
She Poisoned Her Little Charge.
Carmel, N. Y., March 27. The
trial of Jennie Burch, the young In
dian nurse, who Is charged with the
murder of Willian Winship, the child
she was employed to care for, was
opened here before Supreme Court
Justice Mills. It is alleged that the
girl administered poison to the child
in a peach and then tried to kill
herself. The girl's mother and sev
eral other relatives were In court
to-day.
Counsel for the girl said they
would prove that she was Insane.
Funeral Service By 'Phone.
Auburn, Me., March 27. It being
Impossible for a minister to visit
their home because of diphtheria
there, Mr. and Mrs. Pliny W.
Sturtevant, of Auburn, had funeral
services held over the telephone.
Warren, their two-year-old son,
died Saturday of diphtheria. A
little girl was taken ill of the same
disease, preventing fumigation of the
house and the removal of the qua
rantine A. J. Marsh, pastor of the Court
Street Free Baptists Church, offici
ated by telephone at this novel fu
neral. The prayer and consoling remarks
of the minister could be heard
plainly by the heartbroken parents,
and did much to comfort them.
Bombs Used in School Revolt.
St. Petersburg, March 27. The
High School of Sciences, on Vaslli
Island, was the scene of several
bomb explosions which, fortunately,
brought no serious casualties. The
explosions were caused by members
of the senior and junior classes,
whom the faculty were about to ex
pel bodily for offenses against disci
pline. Several cupboards contain
lng apparatus for chemical research
were blown to splinters and the In
struments hurled out over the heads
of the class.
Prairie Fire Sweeps Texas.
San Antonio, Texas, Mar. 28.
Prairie fires have swept over millions
of acres of land In the western and
southwestern counties of Texas. In
the Pecos country there has been
a fire spreading over the lands for
more than a week.
It is believed to have been gen
erally extinguished by recent rains,
and the cattlemen are of the opinion
that new grass will be valuable be
fore any bad effect comes from the
burning.
THE COLUMBIAN,
in hi or in
Covering Minor Happen
Ings from all Over
the Globe.
HOME AND FOREIGN
Compiled and Condensed for the
Busy Reader A Complete Record
of European -Despatches and Im
portant Events from Everywhere
Boiled Down for Hasty Perusal,
Senator Foraker opened the war
over the next Republican Presiden
tial nomination In Ohio by proposing
a primary election In that State to
decide on the candidacy of himself
and Secretary Taft.
Assemblyman Walnwrlght's bill
providing for an Investigation Into
National affairs was killed by the
Senate Finance Committee at Albany.
Hahnemann Hospital physicians
In Philadelphia used skin grafting
In the hope of saving a woman 106
years old, badly injured by burns.
Senator Whytu, of Maryland, was
openly embraced by a woman client
acquitted of murder charge.
Morgan J. O'Brien, Peter B. Olney
and Dr. Leopold Putzel were ap
pointed a commission in lunacy to
puss on the mental condition of
Harry K. Thaw, slayer of Stanford
White.
James Bryce was the guest at a
reception given by the New York
Chamber of Commerce.
Students of Princeton presented a
loving cup to Grover Cleveland to
mark his seventieth birthday.
The new conservative natlonr.l
party of Cuba, declared Itself for aa
American protectorate and notified
the American Governor of tho party's
formation.
Should Harry K. Thaw be declared
Insane, It was pointed out that the
hardest blow possible would fa'l
on Evelyn Neablt Thaw, hi3 wife,
whose marriage to him might be an
nulled. Plans were said to ho perfected for
the appointment of a Western inter
state traffic cornmlsFioner to solva
the present problem In tho railroaJ
situation.
William H. Imes, of Chicago, had
his leg broken in n wrestling match
with his daughter, a college athlati
and basketball player.
Another clash developed anions
the lawyers defending Harry K.
Thaw over the filling of affidavits
tending to prove, the present sanity
of the slayer of Stanford White.
Major Louis L. Seaman said Eng
land was waging a campaign here
against the Belgian administration
in the Congo preparatory to seizing
the country herself.
FOREIGN NEWS.
Saad el Dowleb. Persian Minister
of Foreign Affairs, has resumed at
tendance in the Assembly.
General Hernandez, of Venezuela,
is quoted as declaring that he will
start a revolution and one that will
not fall.
The Russian Duma, by a large ma
jority, passed a resolution in favor
of abolishing drumhead court niar
tials, but the Premier declared it
was not yet possible to rule the couu
try under ordinary laws.
Four thousand peasants are
marching on Bucharest, the capita!
of Roumanla, where a state ot slego
has been proclaimed.
Mexico is taking the lead In ar
ranging for peace Between Nicaragua
and Honduras and Salvador.
, To insure prompt reparation for
the murder of Dr. Mauchamp by
riotous Moors, the French govern
ment ordered troops in Algeria to
seize the town of Oudja, Morocco.
General Plcquart, French Minister
of War, told the Chamber that re
ports of torturo in the disciplinary
battalions of the army in Afrloa were
exaggerated, and the Deputies re
jected a motion for an Investiga
tion. Count Arco has succeeded in ob
taining wireless telephone messages
at a distance of two miles.
Horace Raynor was condemned to
death for the murdur of William
Whltely In London.
Intervention by the United States
and Mexico to end the Central
American war Is mooted In Wash
ington: Plans by the Vlckers Company for
gas engines that would make com
tng war ships funnelless greatly In
terested naval architects, say a cable
from London.
A cable from Parts tells of
the great activity In aeronautic cir
cles and how M. Santos-Dumont on
his first test of Bird of Prey No. 3
broke its left wing.
Defeating the Honduran army at
Maralta, the Nlcaraguan forces cap
tured Senor Barahona, Honduran
Minister of War, and General Leo
Christmas, an American adventurer.
SPORTING NEWS.
The New York State Racing Com'
mission's annual report shows that
In twelve years the racing assocla
Hons have paid $1,494,263 taxos,
which has been contributed to the
agricultural associations of the State.
BLOOMSBURO, PA.
R. C. Watson, Jr., ol West brook,
and Harold Sands, of the Lome Club,
qualified for the final of the South
ern Cross Cup in the twelfth annual
golf tournament of the Falmotto
Club,, at Aiken, S. C.
J. C. McCoy will make a long bal
loon trlpln an effort to win the Lalud
cup.
Jay Gould retained his title r.s
court tennis champion of AlkvIci
by defeating Joshua crane, J.. cf
Allan R. Hawley, of the Aern Club
of America, and A. N. Chandler, of
the Philadelphia Aero Club, made a
balloon trip from Philadelphia to
Atlantic City.
F. A. Forsythe's Montgomery von
the $10,000 Dery at New Orleans.
Temaceo was second and Yankee
girl not plnced.
Columbia's rrew will be trained
for the Poughkecpsle race on the
Hudson River.
TORE OUT HOUSE'S TONGUE.
Cruel Italian Escapes With n Finn cf
$100 Unless Grand Jury Acts.
Nev York, March 28. Because
his horse was unequal to tho task
of pulling a wagon filled with Junk
out of a mudholo In the Silver Lake
district of Belleville, N. J., Joseph
Giordana of 26 Lako Street, Belle
ville, beat and kicked tho animal,
and then seizins Its tongue tore It
out by the roots. Then he led the
Buffering horse to Its stable.
William J. Curtin, an agent for
tha S. P. C. A., heard of the cusu.
Ho had the horse shot, and then ar
rested Giordana. Justice of thu
Peace Hopwood of ISloomfleld fined
the Italian $100 and costs. ThU
was paid by Glordana's son. Tho at
tention of the Grand Jury will ba
called to the case.
FARMER FAIRBANKS' WOE.
Vice President's Corn Crop Tied Uji
By Car Congestion.
Washington, March 27. Vies
President Fairbanks called on tin
President to pay his respects. H?
stated In reply to a question as hi
left that the railroad situation con
tinued bad, so far as the congestion
of traffic was concerned.
He stated that ho had been unable
to get corn from hiu farm to market,
and that his brother, who has a taim
in Central Illinois, is malting tha
same complaint.
Honduras Capital Falls.
Washington, D. C, March 27.
Senor Corea received this cabin
gram directly from President Zelaya,
of Nicaragua:
"Our army has taken Teguci
galpa." The Minister believes that peaca
will now be effected if Guatemala
and Salvador remain neutral and do
not render aid to President Bonll'a.
of Honduras. Otherwise, he expects
tho war to go on.
Unofficial despatches also brought
news of the occupation of Teguci
galpa, tho Honduras capital, by ths
Nicaraguans. It is not expected
they will attempt to hold it long, but
that upon peace making It will ba
evacuated.
Advices received at the State De
partment from South America are
that President Bonllla, of Honduras,
whom Nlcaraguan reports describe'!
as fleeing from the country after a
crushing defeat, has reorganized his
army and Is prepared to fight to the
last.
In Favor of Vegeturlana
New Haven, Conn., March 26
Professor Irving Fischer, of Yalo,
has completed endurance tests by
which he finds that a diet without
flesh food Is more conducive to en
durance that a diet of meat. The
tests were holding out the arms as
long as possible, deep knee bending
and leg raising with the subject ly
ing on his back.
Forty-nino persons were examined,
including students, physicians,
nurses and college instructors.
Professor Fischer says:
"The result indicates that the non
flesh eaters have far greater endur
ance than those accustomed to the
ordinary American diet."
Mercy For Capt. Cochran.
Washington, March 27. The
President has approved the recom
mendation of Secretary Taft that
Clemency be shown in tho case of
Capt. W. B. Cochran, Twenty-fourth
Infantry, who was sentenced to dis
missal in the Philippines for drunk
enness on duty. He has mitigated
the sentence to the loss of fifty flies.
The result Is to reduce the Cap
tain's number from 275 to 325 in tho
list of Captains, making it impro
bable that, in the ordinary course ot
events, he can ever rise above the
rank of Lieutenant Colonel.
Paul Morton's Salt Block Burned.
Hutchinson, Kan., March 27.
The Morton salt block, the largest in
the world, owned chiefly by Joy Moi-
ton and Paul Morton, ex-Secretary of
the Navy, was destroyed by lira.
The loss Included a new $250,000
addition to the plant and a vast
quantity of refined salt, and may
reach $1,000,000.
Kpldouiic on tho Georgia.
Newport News, Va., March 27.
The outbreak of measles on board
the battleship Georgia, which will do
lay the departure of that vessel for
Guantanamo, has developed Into an
epidemic.
More than fifty men have been
taken from the ship to tha aaval
hospital at Portsmouth, Va.
Vk .
Tlio Kind You Ilavo Always Bought and which lias boon,
la uso for over 30 years, has born tho signature of
" ' - and has been matlo under his per
ff; eonal supervision slnco its infancy.
vtV3; ''CUcamZ, Allow no one to deceive you In this.
All Counterfeits, Imitations and Just-as-jjood" nro but
Experiments that trifle with and endanger tho health of
Infants and Children Experience against Experiment
What Is CASTORIA
Castoria is a harmless substitute for Castor Oil, Pare
goric, Drops and Soothing Syrups. It is Pleasant It
contains neither Opium, Morphine lior other Narcotic
substance. Its ago is its guarantee. It destroys AVornm
and allays Feverishness. It cures Diarrhoea and "Wind
Colic. It relieves Teething Troubles, cures Constipation
and Flatulency. It assimilates tho Food, regulates the
Stomach and Bowels, giving healthy and natural sleep.
The Children's Panacea The Mother's Friend.
GENUINE CASTORIA ALWAY3
Bears the
The Kind You Me Always Bought
In Use For Over 30 Years.
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MAY COURT JURYMEN.
(IHA.NIi JUKOKH.
Michael Olil, CutiiwUsii township.
Churli's Moi'ilun, Mt. l'lcasaut.
Charles K. Slinc, Cleveland.
William Klino, liontoii lloro.
Martin L. Wnrmnnl, Herwick.
Toll li 'or I ict. HlooniMliiirc.
l)avi(l Keller, Orange Boro.
C. v.. 1 orks SumirloHf.
Harry Wright, Convngluun.
J.'O. Ikeler, Orange twp.
itoncrt Harder, jterwick.
Clnrk Itogart, I'iiic.
JixNnn Chris: inn, Tine.
J. N. Conner, Centre.
John V. Fortiier, Centrnlia.
in. t ollman, ISlooniHburg.
l eter J. Dclmer, t ntawifsu lioro.
A. F. Hnrtnmn, Culiuvissa lloro.
Charles K. Hull. Berwick.
John Harp, Mt. lMcusant.
li. i Wukelieltl, Berwick.
Charles H. Urciweli. Main.
Itniiek Patterson. Hemlock.
John It. McAnall, Berwick.
Kikst Wkkk.
. A. Butt, Benton Boro.
David Faust, Montour.
(leorgo Whitenight, Madison.
Harry M. Kvans, Bvrwick.
C. LaRue Kves, Millville.
Charles H. Fritz. Berwick.
Klias Stephens, Jackson.
Win. Custer, Scott.
Elliott Adam-,, Berwick.
Charles U. Fans, Pine,
Win, Dcnnison, Main.
Klcnard Hess, Main.
Henry F. Hittenhoiise, Briarcreek.
Albert Cole, Kugarloaf.
Rush Harrison, Fisbingcreek.
El wood Kanouse, Kcott.
Alf. Burlingame, Kcott.
Joshua Woiner, Locust.
ttoyd Martzell, Main.
R. C. Kindt. Mt. Pleasant.
Jacob Kindig, Berwick.
J. li, M. Banio, Madison.
Jacob Hones, Jackson.
Heister White, Mount Pleasant.
W. B. Hess, Fishlngcreek.
Albert Mummy, Beaver.
John Kelly, Bloomsburg.
Duval Dixon, Berwick.
John M. Hummel, Fishlngcreek.
Ransloe Oeorge, Cleveland.
Chester Spenry, Benton twp.
Kimon R. Karl, Locust.
Kamuel W. Baker, Bloomsburg.
Linn Purse!, Millville.
George B Lee, Madison.
Henry Loux, Berwick.
H. E. Ruckle, Orange twp.
John W. lie wis, Bloomsburg.
A. It. Heinle. Milllin.
Howard Oman, M. Pleasant.
J. D. Henry, Orange Boro.
J. H. Townsend, Kcott.
Lloyd Anpleman, Benton Boro.
Charles O. Moist, Madison.
John W. Masteller, Bloomsburg.
Taylor Ruckle, Montour.
Valentine Stout, Kugarloaf.
Alfred B. Cole, Millville.
Skcond Wrek.
Howard Pursel, Bloomsburg.
L. E. Schwartz, Bloomsburg.
Edward Levan, Conyngham.
J. E. Hands, Mt. Pleasant.
John G. Laubacli, Kugarloaf.
Boyd Fry, Bloomsburg.
Evan Buckalew, Benton Boro,
Bruce Calandar. Briarcreek.
Aaron Trexler, Conyngham.
Charles Berger. Catawlssa Boro.
Lorenza D. Rolirbach, Franklin.
Joseph Heacock, Greenwood.
Charles Kmitli, Madison.
Isaac MarU, Briarcreek.
Adam Brocius, Catawlssa Boro.
Wesley Smith, Mt. Pleasant.
Pierce Keifer, Centre.
G. W. Vanlieu, Fishlngcreek.
Mordicai Yooum, Jackson.
Irani D. Pitall, Pine.
Daniel Derr, Mifflin.
Jessie O. Edwards, Berwick,
Joe Hlppensteel. Kcott.
C. W. McKelvy, Bloomsburg.
Freas Hunsinger, Berwick. ,
Thos. Meuscli, Catawlssa twp.
Elias Geiger, Montour.
Clarence F. Redline, Miftilu.
OABTOIIIA.
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Signature of
. Would License Railways.
President t Remedy for Prosant MUtrtst el
Stock Market.
President Roosevelt is more firm
ly convinced than ever that the best
way to restore public confidence in
railroad securities which will en
able the roads to dispose of their
stocks and bonds to raise funds with
which to increase their facilities,
and to stop the attacks of the State
Legislatures upon transportation
lines is to enact a Federal license
law.
No statement of his position on
this question will be issued by Pres
sident Roosevelt, but from this
time on he will confer with railroad
offic'als, the Govenors of States,
and other persons familiar with
railroad matters, and when he
reaches a conclusion on some speci
fic branch of the comprehensive
plan the President is working out
he will announce it in a public ad
dress or in his annual message to
congress. The President 's study
ing this question, and it may be a
week or two before be reaches any
definate conclusion or it may not
be until Congress meets. There is
not likely to be an extra session of
Congress to embody his ideas in
legislation.
What a splendid type of tireless
activity is the sun as the psalmist
describes it issuing ;like "a bride
groom from his chamber and re
joicing like a strong man to run a
race." Every man ought to rise
in the morning refreshed by slum
ber and renewed by rest, eager for
the struggle of the day. But how
rarely this is so. Most people rise
still unrefreshed, and dreading the
strain of the day's labors. The
cause of this is deficient vitality
and behind this lies a deficient sup
ply of pure, rich blood, and an ade
quate nourishment of the body.
There is nothing that will give a
man strength and energy, as will
Dr, Pierce's Golden Medical Dis
covery. It does this by increasing
the quantity and quality of the
blood supply. This nourishes the
nerves, feeds the brain, builds up
enfeebled organs, and gives that
seuse of strength and power which
makes the struggle of life a joy.
The "good feeling' which follows
the use of "Golden Medical Discov
ery" is not due to stimulation as it
cautains no alcohol. The Ingred
ients are plainly stated on the bottle
wrapper. It c;oes not "brace-up"
the body, but builds it up into a
condition of sound and vigorous
health.
Supervisors' Blanks
We have printed a supply of
blanks for Supervisors under the
new law, and will keep them in
stock. They include order books,
tax notices, and daily ro-d reports.
Samples sent on application, tf.
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