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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1885-06-05

commodious and most convenient of
the department. buildings of Washing
ton. The ventilation will be perfect,
for every room will have windows on
opposite sides communicating with the
outside air.
Apropos of the public buildings and
improvements of the national Capitol,
it has been said that the Democratic
party was not favorable to them, and
that the wonderful progress of the
city would now come to q standstill.
1t should be remembered however,
that nearly all the solid architectural
Improvement of the city was begun
and accomplished under democratic
auspices, and before the Republicans
came into power. The Capitol, the
Post Office Department, the Patent
Office, and the u. s. Treasury were
built before the presidency of Araham
Lincoln. The Republicans have, with
a great outlay of public funds made
new streets and parks and erected
bronze equestrian statues to many gen.
erals of the late war. But what they
have done will not compare in useful
ness, solidity, or endurance with what
the Democrats did before them. Those
who are most interested have faith in
Democratic patriotism and national
spirit Real estate owners are asking
and getting more for their grounds
than at any previous time in the his
tory of the city.
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NO APPORTI0NMENT.

The Governor has vetoed the con-
gressional and legislative apportion-
ment bills, and there is no prospect of
the legislature passing any others at
this session. This was the intention
of the republican majority. When
there was democratic house two years
ago the senate adopted its ultimatum
and said that no apportionment should
be made unless they could be permitted
to dicta. g its terms. A 9uarter-million
of dollars of the peoples money was
spent in time wasted at the extra sess-
ion through the obstinacy and unfair
ness of a republican senate. Now
both branches of the Legislature are
republican, and four months have slip
ped away before any appportionment
bills are passed. And these are will
fully shaped in such manner that it
was certainly known before their pass.
age that the governor would veto them
on account of their demonstrations
ality. ..' ..r.f.
The constitution requires that the
state shall be apportioned at the next
session after each deceunial census.
The census was taken in 1880, and
there have been three sessions of the
legislature, but the constitution has
,een ignored, and it is the evident in
tention of the republican party to pre-
vent compliance with its provisions.
The reasons assigned by the governor
for his vetoes are unanswerable, and
put the responsibility for the failure
just whera it belongs. He has per-
formed his duty in this matter faith
fully, but as much cannot be said for
the Legislature.
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A /. S O

at o'clock In the afternoon OF said day on the
premises in Scott township, county and state
aforesaid, the following described real estate to-
wit;
All that certain message, tenement and tract OF
land situate In Scott township Col Co., Pa,
bounded and described as follows to-wlt Ad-
Joining lands OF Aaron Boone and Peter Hagen
buch on the north, lands OF james Lake and Al
fred Mood on the west, the north branch of the
Susquehanna River on the south, and lands OF
Aaron Boone @. W. Creveling Co., j. r. Faus,
Ruckel Crevelng, and Others on the east con-
taining ninety acres, more or less with the APP
purtenances all in fine cultivation, on which is
erected two-story brick dwelling house, large
frame barn, wagon shed and outbulldlngs large
apple orchard on the premises and q good well OF
water at the door. This tract TO be sold subject
TO the dover OF $1,000 In favor OF Ell Creveling's
widow and heirs.
TERMS oFsALE.-Ten per cent. OF one fourth
OF the purchase money to be paid at the striking
down OF the property the one-fourth less the ten
per cent at the confirmation absolute; and the
remaining three-fourths In one year thereafter
with interest from confirmation nlsi and deed to
be delivered to the purchaser at his expense on
payment OF the whole OF the purchase money
Possession TO be delivered April /, 1886 No straw
to be removed from the premises. The purchaser
TO have the landlords share OF the winter grain
sown this fall All the grain and crops now in the
ground are reserved.
j. l. kELcHSER, Executors
GEO. w. KELCHNER,
May ss-tf
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A rumor is ahoat to the effect that
Postmaster Huidekoper of Philadelphia
will be removed soon. One of the
many causes assigned is the discharge
of q letter-carrier for not support
ing Blaine. No matter what the
charges are, or whether there arc any
charges against republican Office hold
er, they ought to be removed and
their places supplied by men who are
in sympathy with the administration.
For twenty four years the republican
party filled all Offices from the highest
to the lowest, with men of their own
faith, and we believe there is no occa
sion now to abandon this precedent. This
is democratic administration, and we
expect to see some radical changes be-
fore long.
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saulted, then her body mangled in
most indecent and indescribable manner.
Her breasts were cut off and great
holes gouged in her ears the nose was
cut of and the eyes gouged out.
TIE blood.tide of the Apachcs was
never before equalled in Arizona and
New Mexico for cruelty. Many bodies
have been found, the names being un-
known, and many others are mutilated
beyond recognition. Wherever resist.
ance was made mutilation followed.
Such excitement has not existed
since Judge and Mrs. McComas were
killed in the Burro Mountains two
years ago and their son Charlie carried
away into captivity. AT the time of
this massacre Judge McComas was one
OF the most prominent lawyers IN the
Territory and County Commissioner.
He had not heard of the outbreak and
was driving to Shakespeare to see about
some of his mining property and his
fve-year old boy was with him. When
the news reached here posse left to
bring in the remains and the bodies
were found naked and blistering in the
hot sun, the Indians having, as usual,
stolen all that their victims wore. The
poor lady had been subjected to the
most brutal indignities before she had
died and had been shockingly mutila.
ted. The horrors of that campaign
are being duplicated, and the people of
Silver City are once more talking of
organizing body and wiping all the
Indians of the White Mountain reser-
walton from the face of the earth.
Gen. Crooks ability as an Indian
fighter is not appreciated here. 1t will
be remembered that the General was
put in charge of the Arizona Division
for two years, aud came with tri.lant
record as an Indian fighter, won in the
Northwest, and people believed he
would be able to suppress the Apachs
outbreaks, but things are going from
bad to worse. The people of Silver
City have always complained of the
military, and few years ago Gen.
Hatch was hanged in effigy and vic.
lent demonstrations were made against
him. Lieut.. Mcdonald, who happen
ed to be in town at the time, objected
to some of the epithets applied to the
general officer and came near being
mobbed.
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The tenacity with which republican
officials cling to Office is something re-
markable. A story is told in the
Washington Capital OF one of the
heads of division whose resignation
was asked for last week, and who went
on Friday to see Secretary Manning,
with view of getting some mitigation
of his sentence. He was received with
much kindness by the Secretary who
asked him if he had not all along an-
ticipated removal when a Democratic
Administration should come in.
II really cannot see" said the Secre.
tary, show could you expect anything
else."
The Republican official demurred to
this, and said that he had faithfully
performed his duties, was not a poll.
tician, and no one had complained of
him. i.
swell now as to that said the
Secretary" l will let you be your own
judge yourself. Here are pile of let
ters which have received from peo-
pie in your district. Read them over
and let me know if you think Demo-
cratic Secretary ought to be blamed for
asking you 70 give way for Demo-
crat.'
The ex-bureau chief read over the
letters with arlazement. He was pro-
nounced by the writers to be red hot
in his politics, and frequent cores
pondent of Republican newspapers,
extracts from his letters being append
ed. His journeys home at election
time were noted, reports of his speeches
at town meetings were given, and his
immediate removal was demanded as
the only thing that would pacify his
Democratic neighbors When she had
got through with the batch Of letters
he handed them back to the Secretary.
81 haven't another word to say"
said he. "If were in your place l
would do just as you do. 1 am sorry /
troubled you. / am an offensive par
tisan, but Pm blessed if knew it un-
til now. r. t..H
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THE SOLDIER BURIAL BILL.
MEssRs. EDITORS :

MEssRs. EDIToRs:
DEAR SIRs :-2esolutions by a COM
mittee of the Gen. Ent Post No. 25O,
G. A. r." in behalf and at the request
of the people of the State, join in their
disapproval of the narrow minded and
unpatriotic action of the Governor and
those members of the Legislature who
sustained the veto, and condemna-
ton of the Governors "audacity" in
vetoing the "Soldiers and Sailors indi-
gent burial bill. :" AS a citizen of the
State / have right in opinion as well
as the G. A. r. but will neither con-
demn the Governors action, nor the
Legislature bill. 1t is very evident
that some one has blundered. either the
Governor, or the noble six hundred"
But can the G. A. II. or any other
fsirwinded citizen tell which In the
event Of righteous and patriotic law,
the Governor will, and should receive
universal condemnation. On the other
hand the Legislature will, and should
receive it. Only ore or the other is
responsible for the veal or woe of the
above named bill. The Governors
veto message seemed 80 reasonable and
convincing to fair-minded citizen that
he could not have been actuated by
any selfish motive, or, partisan purpose,
but for the patriotic protection of tax
paying citizens of the various counties
of the commonwealth. On the other
hand the Legislature, by an almost
unanimous vote passed the bill, the
Governs objections notwithstanding,
which bill also seems to purport pat
riotic designs. And which leaves the
a blot upon the Governor. or, upon the
Legislature. If the bill is a nonparti-
san and patriotic one, and which the
people in future heartily endorse, then
the legislature have the entire credit,
and the Governor will have no share of
its praiseworthy fruits. If on the other
hand the law should become burthen-
some and obnoxious to the tax paying
citizens of the different counties, as in
the Governors judgment it seemed it
would, then the Governor was right,
and he one must receive the plau-
dit of swell done good and faithful SER
want" We will condemn neither one
now, but will refrain Judgment until
that time. 1t is always best to hasten
slowly, Yours,
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A Mugwump Revolt.

There are surface indications among
the Republicans of opposition to the
cool manner in which Messrs. Quay
and Magee propose to make the State
Treasurer contest question of person
al interest as between themselves. AL
though such an arrangement, as carry
ing out the principle of boss rule, is in
conformity to the habits and traditions
Of the party, and is regarded by the
rank and file as within the natural or
der of things, yet there is being devel-
oped displeasure on the part of 9th.
er party leaders who object to the
State Treasurership being made per-
sonal issue between the two prominent
bosses of the party. Therefore we hear
of Senatorial caucus with q purpose
10 regard to candidate entirely differ.
ent from that of either Boss Quay or
Boss Magee; and encouraged by this
initial movement In opposition to boss
rule, some of the Pittsburg leaders are
venturing upon the expression Of an
opinion Of their own on the State Il, cas-
urer question. M .f
But there has been kicking of this
kind before without disconcerting the
plans of the one or two managers who
arrange the party programme. The
malcontents who are talking about
Longnecker for State Treasurer, or
who may suggest some other candidate,
will be regarded by the dyed in the.
mugwumps who can break down the
good old Republican custom of having
the party ruled by bosses and worked
by machine. When the convention
meets it will be found that every ves-
tige of mugwumpian contumacy has
disappeared. The contest for Treasur-
er will be between Quay and Magee,
with the former in all probability mas
ter of the situation.-Patriot'
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An Earthquake in India.
A CITY DESTROYED AND MANY LIVES LOST
HUNDREDS BURIED IN THE RUINS.

LONDON June "a dispatch {: ON Ser
inagur, India, says the city was visit
ed by a frightful earthquake Sunday.
The shocks, which occurred at intervals
of the minutes, were of great violence.
The greater part of the city was des-
troyed, and ten cavalry barracks is a
mass of ruins. Fifty persons arc
known to have been killed and hund-
reds of the injured have already been
taken from the general wreck. The
total loss of life or number manned
must remain unknown for several days,
as many of the inhabitants are still
buried in the ruins. When the shocks
were first felt, and the people realized
that they were being subjected to the
awful possibilities of an earthquake,
the widest panic seized them. Every
one able to do so rushed from the
houses and fled to the boats on the river
and lakes or sought the open country.
The terrified inhabitants are camped
in the fields and surrounding towns.
Serinagur is in the centre Of the val
ley of Cashmere, and the whole terri
tory experienced terrible shocks. The
damages caused throughout The val
ley are enormous The loss in cattle
alone is very great. The affrighted
people seem to be utterly helpless, and
sucoor is being sent as rapidly as the
Indian authorities can organize relief.
Many of the houses yet standing show
large rents in the walls and must be
razed to the ground. The shocks
have not yet ceased. This fact great
ly retards the work of rescuing the
people pinned down in the debris. 1t
is feared many must perish before they
can be reached by relief parties.
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SELrNsGRovE, June 2.-Considerable
excitement prevails here over a story
that 100000 have been deposited with
the United States Treasurer in favor of
q man by the name of Jacob Strickler,
of Selinsgrove. 1t is not Strickland,
but Jacob Strickler, who is meant. He
is employed at the depot of the Sun
bury and Lewistown division of the
Pennsylvania Railroad. Mr.. Strickler
received letter a few years ago from
Peter Smith, of England, stating that
this amount had been deposited in his
favor. The Sc vices of Congressman
L. Z. Atkinson, ex.Governor Pollock
and an attorney at Washington
have l,een secured to get possession of
the fortune. In 1854 Strickler made
the acquaintance of Smith, who was a
contractor on bridge building across
the Susquehanna river at Herndon, and
when he left be told Strickler he would
make him his heir. 30.
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Editor Chase Goes to jail.
GIZlNG FOR HIS LIBEL OF w.
w. SCRANTON.

SCRANTON, June la. A. Chase,
editor of the Scranton Times, walked
from the Courthouse to the County
Jail this afternoon, in custody of the
Sheriff, to serve sixty days, aud to-
nights issue of his paper says that dur
ing that period he will edit it from his
cell. This is the result of libel prose-
cution began against Mr.. Chase few
years ago by w. w. Scranton, presi-
dent of the Scranton Steel Company,
who felt aggrieved at the way the
Scranton Times criticised his conduct
during the labor trouble of 1877.
Scranton was general manager of
the Lackawanna Iron and Coal Com
pany at the time of the strike, and
shortly afterward he sued Chase for
criminal libel and also for civil dam
ages. Verdicts were given against
Chase in both cases. He served his
term of Imprisonment for the criminal
suit, and was afterwards discharged
under the insolvent act from payment
OF the civil damages, amounting to
about $l4OO. Mr.. Scranton carried
the case to the Supreme Court, where
it was decided that the court below
had erred in discharging Chase until
he had complied with the civil verdict
either by paying the damages or serv-
ing sixty days in prison.
The case was accordingly sent back
and came before Judge Archibald to-
day. Mr.. Akerly, counsel for Chase,
moved for the discharge of his client
as an insolvent debtor, but the motion
was overruled, and accordingly Chase
surrendered himself to the sheriff. II is
understood that Scrcnton was more
anxious for an apology from Chase
than to send him TO prison, but Chase
preferred going to Jail.
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Villas idea Not Sweeping Enough.

From the Boston Globe, Dem
"Turn the rascals out" expresses the
sentiment of the vast majority of the
people and it is that sentiment which
Postmaster Gereral Villas heeds in his
letter. Wherever he finds postmaster
who has abused his trust he proposes
to remove him and substitute man
who will attend to duty-not to the
manipulation of conventions, caucuses
and wires. The only fault to be found,
if any, is that he proposes to draw the
Nae rather too mildly. His idea seems
to be that from one-sixth to one quart
er of the postmasters have been often
sive partisans Is it not well known
to almost any reader in the circle of
towns in which he is acquainted one
half at least of all the postmasters have
been more active in attending to the
workings of party machinery than to
the duties of office ? We believe those
who will consider for a moment will
ag.ee with us that the Postmaster Gen
eral has given postmasters the advan-
tage of every possible doubt.
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WASHINGTON LETTER.
lFrom our Regular correspondent

lFrom our Regular correspondent
WASHINGTON, June l., 1885.
This morning l thought would
take birds-eye view of Washington
in her summer dress, and instead of
writing you political news letter, tell
you something about how the Capital
of your country looks on the first of
June after week of rain. l am writ
ing from the top of the. Washington
Monument, at an elevation of 500 feet.
The city is spread out below me like a
chess board in which the church spires
are bishops, the equestrian statues,
knights, the huge department build
ings, castles, and the palaces of mil
lionaire senators-but l have stretched
this poor simile far enough. The pre-
vailing color is green, Lafayette PARK,
Franklin and Judiciary squares, the
extensive lawns of the White House,
the Smithsonian and Agricultural
grounds have bright emerald fire III
ness. The many thousands of trees
that now reach the house tops give the
appearance of a city planted in a
young forest. From this height one
can get much better general view of
the improvements that are in progress,
than by driving over the city. The vi
sible public improvements are confined
mainly to the Potomac flats the Pension
Office, ,the new State Department and the
Capitol. 1t has long been an objec-
tion to the Capitol that it was squatty
or stumpy in its architecture, and that
the dome was entirely too high and
imposing for such flat pile of build
ings as are the House and Senate
wings. TO build the Capitol over
again when it has already cost about
$l5,OOO,OO0 was too eXtravagant an
undertaking even for this country. To
build the Senate and House wings
higher was not desirable, for taken by
themselves they are architecturally per
feet both in proportion aud in detail.
So, instead of building the Capitol
higher it has been decided to increase
its height by building it lower The
west front of the Capitol is surround
Su Ny u oouueu lcrTdCt. MS lS W Do
removed and white marble lower
story is to be added TO it. The work
has been begun and its effect may be
judged now. 1t will add greatly to
the heighth of the Capitol, and thus
decrease the relative heighth of the
dome, taking away the unpleasant ap-
pearance of disproportion. ~
The vast new park that has been
made by dredging the bottom of the
Potomac and depositing the mud on
the bordering swamps may be seen in
outline from the monument. Two or
three years will elapse before the work
can be completed, and it will add sew
eral hundred acres to the public glounds
of the Capitol, which when improved
by the art of the landscape gardeher
will increase no little the attractiveness
of its environs. I.ir.sf.. ......s
The new pension building will soon
be finished and occupied by PensioL
Commissioner, Gen. Black and his
army of clerks. 1t will be the most
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A Skeleton in the Path.
THE BONES SUPPOSED TO BE THOSE OF A
PROMINENT CITIZEN OF
SHENANDOAH

MAHANoY CRY, Pa, June About
2 o'clock this afternoon, while a mum.
Der of sporting men were crossing q
ravine on the Broad Mountain, three
miles from this place, they foAnd bu.
man skeleton, almost directly in their
path. There was not particle of flesh
on It's bones, which were full of yer.
min, but covered with well-preserved
suit OF clothes consisting of pair of
blue trousers and black coat and vest.
In the inside pocket of the coat were
found a number of envelopes bearing
stamps of DIR. Kistler of Shenandoah,
containing some powders. The body
was brought here for Identification
and DIR. Kistler was summoned to ap-
pear. 1t is believed that the remains
are those of VIM. Chapman, highly
respected citizen of Shenandoah and
Superintendent of the Philadelphia
and Reading Company for twenty-five
years, who has been missing for three
or four months, and who, it was sup.
posed, had been foully dealt with. Last
September son of Chapman's was
eJected from carriage en- route for
the Ringtown fair grounds and had a
leg broken. Suit was brought against
the driver, which resulted in the costs
being divided between plaintiff and de-
fendant. Chapman was very much
dissatisfied with the trial and under
went three weeks imprisonmt Mt rather
than pay his share Of the costs. After
his liberation he started for home and
has not been seen since. His daughter
viewed the remains found to-day and
was inclined TO think from the clothirg
that II was her father. Others think i
is the body of A. IL, Kline, promi.
nent merchant of Shenandoah, who
disappeared from home one
year ago and has never been seen
since. Chapman was fifty two years
Old and leaves grown up family of
'hildren. Kline was thirty-two years
Did and single
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Louisiana is, we believe, the only
state in the Union where lotteries are
not prohibited by law. 1t will not be
long before it, too, will join the other
states in denunciation OF this form of
gambling M. A. Dauphin, manager
of Louisiana State Lottery, some
months ago brought an action against
A. X. Mcclure of the Philadelphia
Times, for libel. The case is now in
the New Orleans courts, and has taken
such turn that Dauphin finds himself
very much in the situation of the man
who caught the bear by the tail. He
would like to loosen his hold, but can't.
Before he gets through with the 6ght
the mouth of the bear will be turned
towards the plaintiff, and if Maximil-
ian A. Dauphin is not swallowed at
one gulp, it will not be Col. McClure's
fault.