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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1886-04-16
MONDAY OF JUNE A. ID. 1886,

at 10 O'Clock a. M the following described pieces OF
land or such part thereof as may be necessary to
satisfy the amount OF taxes due and unpaid
against the same, and continue the same from day
10 day as the same may be found necessary
TERMS OF SALE.
The amount OF taxes and costs must be paid
when the land is struck on or the sale may be
void and the property put up and resold
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1886-04-16
TREAsURERs SALE
OF UNSEATED LANDS

BY virtue OF sundry acts OF General Assembly OF
the commonwealth OF pennsylvania, relating 10
the sale OF seated and unseated lands In the
county OF Columbia etc for taxes due and unpaid
] Will offer at public sale at the Court House, in
the town OF Bloomsburg, on the Second
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1886-04-16
NOTICE.
NOTICE.

IN
Notice is hereby given that the following ac
count has been filed In the Court OF common Pleas
OF Columbia county, and will be presented TO the
confirmed nisi, and after the fourth day OF said
term confirmed absolute unless exceptions are
rled within that time:
/. The account or Robert Mannon, Committee
OF the person and estate OF Martin Mannon, a
lunatic, OF the Township OF Madison, Columbia
County. WIN. II. SNYDER,
Proth'y.
Prothys. Office &. Nj. QUICK,
Bloomsbury, Pa, Apr. s, S6. Deputy.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1886-04-16

More new buttons, fringes, ornaments,
loops, clasps, fancy beads, &c at Clark &
Sons.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-03-13
Bohemian Oats"

Farmers in several parts of the
country inquire as to the so-called
"Bohe milan Oats" and about the
Go" engaged in selling them. The
old "SkinIess" oat, was some years
ago sold under the name of "BOhe-
man." and we are informed that the
grain now sold IS similar. The Skin
less oat is a very old variety, that is
valued in Europe, but has not met
with marked success in this country.
The present interest in these BOhe-
milan oats, is not so much in their
intrinsic value as farm crop. as in
the manner in which they are sold.
The agents who go about the country
selling these oats at ten dollars q
bushel, irduce farmers to purchase by
a promise to sell for them, from their
1.-THE farmer'a) crop, twice as many
bushels as they purchased. at the
same price--ten dollars. The farmer
is induced TO buy ten bushels of the
oats for one hundred dollars, by the
hope ofselling twenty bushels for two
hundred dollars, and he thinks that
this is guaranteed to him by bond
given him by the seller. This bond.
in spite of its abundance of green and
red inks, its very broad seal (intend-
Ell to look like gold, but is only Dutch
meta), and the bold signature of
secretary, this "bond," sa- called, has
no more binding effect than mere
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Agricult,l-
riSt for March.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-03-13

proclaims in this message that he "is
willing if permitted to attempt an
improvement in the methods of ad.
ministratiOn."
In the particular case to which the
President refers, he suspended an
officer under provisions of a statute
which expressly provides that such
officer shall not be removed without
the advice and consent of the Senate.
How is that body to act inteligently
without knowledge of the conduct
and management of the Office? The
President evidently thinks that this
law should be disregarded-a least
that is the construction to be placed
on this wonderful sentence from the
message:
After an existence Ofnearly twen-
ty years of almost innOcuous dcsue.
tude these laws are brought forth
apparently the repealed As we'll AS the
unrepeaIed, and put in the way of al
Executive.
1t has been we'll said that a guilty
conscience needs no accuser. The
President says that "there are NJ
grounds for an allegation that thC
fear of being found false to my pro
LESSONS influences me-" No such al
legation has been made by the Sen
ate, though it is not surprising tina
the President should think so. HI
attempts to explain away his Civil
Service Reform pledges, but add
that he has "kept every pledge tina
he has made" This is hardly ir
keeping with what follows: go
course, the pretence is not put forti
that no mistakes have been com
mitted."
In the light of Garland, Higgins
Pillsbury, Chase, Thomas and man!
others, such a pretence would not b.
more ridiculous than the entire argu
ment of this unprecedented message
which is perhaps the biggest mistake
of ally. Y. Tribune, Mch. 8.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-03-13
A Sad Sight.

Perhaps never before in the history
of Maryland has lobbying been car
ried on at Annapolis with such indie
cent disregard of public conscience as
now. 1t may be said that the meth
DDS by which certain members of the
Legislature were nominated and cleo
ted by the managers of "inside poll.
TICS" are now working out their
legitimate results. The managers
now demand obedience AS the price
of the services rendered during the
campaign. The formalities of legis-
latiOn are seemingly respected. Mat.
tiers are referred to committees and
reported, or s.nOthered in committee.
according to orders. When they come
up for passage, the defeat or passage
of the measure is determined, not by
the debate, but by the orders sent in
from the lobby.
There are present among the work
ing forces of the lobby at least three
of Mr.. Cleveland's appOintees work
ing, in fragrant and contemptuous
disregard of the reform pledges of
the President. By their appointment
to Federal Office they are simply
strengthened to do the sort of politi.
cal work that never ought TO be done.
In addition to these, there are some
of the men who have long held ex.
allied Office under the state govern
ment, and men who have held office
under the city government, new ap-
pointees of Mayor Hodges, and men
who hope to get Office under him by
doing his work. The very air of the
state Capitol seems tainted with cor
ruption, that is visible or half visible
everywhere.
OF course, there are some honorable
and independent men in both houses
of the Legislature, who desire to do
their duty as they understand it, re-
gardIess of the operations of the cor
rupting influences, but these are SUBJ
jected to pressures of all sorts to break
down their manliness and honesty.
II is easy TO yield 10 the evil currents
that flow in dominant politics now,
and very hard to row free and manly
course against the tide. Yet some Of
the most Ubiquitous measures of the
managers have been crushed the
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-03-13

The New York Sun and the New
York World, the two most prominent
and widely circulated Democratic
journals in the country, are both
squarely against the Presidents posi-
ton on the issue he has raised with
the Senate. Both hold that the facts
which lead to the removal of an Off
Ger should be made known not only
to the officer affected, but to the peo-
pie, and that papers put on file in the
departments are public docum ents
which the Senate has right to see.
The Presidents reasons" are not
asked. His private correspondence
is not demanded. The pending issue
is simply as to "the right of the Sen
ate to public papers on file in Gov
eminent Department"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-03-13

The Hagerstown Mail, one of the
ablest Democratic papers in the State,
in an editorial on the contest between
the President and Senate, says:
1t strikes us as it must strike the
common mind that if the President
or any head of Department receives
a communication from any source, in
respect either to removals, suspen-
sions or appointments, and they
should consider it of sufficient impor-
lance to regard as an Office paper and
make it an official instrument, then,
as such, the Senate or the House, on
proper occasions, should have access
to it as an official paper All such
belong to the country and thereshould
be no hesitancy as to the right or the
propriety of either branch of Congress
inspecting them when desired.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-03-13
Poker at the State Capital.

ANNAPOLIS, March THE past
time of all others in Annapolis Is
poker" in fact, it is the only source
Of amusement. The nights would be
dull were there not a chance for the
county Delegate to open the festive
lack pot" He does open, too, and
opens it often to his lasting sorrow.
There are several city men, not MEM
bers of the Legislature, who are
earning a very comfortable liveli-
hood off county members. A prom
inent official in the Interior Depart
ment is constantly on hand in this
city, prepared TO rope unsOphisticat-
ed rural members into 1.-THE game"
He has already won hundreds of dol
lars. and expects to win more. Still,
his salary is continued at the Interi-
or Department at the rate of IS a
day.
Gen. Frank Bond is a very able
"poker" pIayer-indeed, he is a
remarkably fine "poker" player.
He plays with much GOODNESS and
never comes in unless he has good
hand. 1t is rare thing for General
Bond to get up from 1.-The table" a
loser.
A good joke is told of a Cecil county
Delegate, who, after trying his hand
of SIS "lmit," found it to his advan-
tage to join "penny-ante five cent
limit" club organized by the less
wealthy visitors to the Capital. Last
week he had just two minutes to
catch his train at Calvert Station. He
was in a big hurry, ard, when he
came to the gate, cautiously ran his
hand into his overcOat pocket for his
season ticket. He pull.d out a piece
of pasteboard just the right size. He
never examined it, but pushed 1t un.
tremendously at the railroad gate.
keeper. The gate. keeper eyed ii with
a quizzlca smile.
IAN right ?'' inquired the Legisla
tor hurriedly.
"All right ~ said the gate keeper,
"well, ] should say so, It's the ace
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-03-13
Places for TaX-Eaters.

There are propositions before the
Legislature to create the office of
State Chemist, at large salary !;
another officer to take charge at
Washington of the pensions from
this State at large salary; also there
Is a movement to give clerk to the
Comptroller, and also another one to
the Treasurer; others are mooted in
the shape of inspectors, &C.
We hope there may be no more
creations of offices. The whole OBJ
ject of certain set of men is to put
upon the Treasury tax-eaters-men
who feed at the Government table
and are expected to do service, not to
the State, but to the men who are
managing.
Instead of creating offices. the good
and wise action would be TO abolish
large number. Among those to be
abolished are the Grain and Hay
Weighers, the Cattle Weighers and
the Tobacco Inspectors and inspec.
tions. This would be great reform
atory action, and besides Kidding the
State of whole corps of officers
would relieve it from great expenses
and from pernicious and dangerous
influences. These officers are eongre-
gated In Baltimore and help TO con-
solidate and enlarge the Office. holding
interest, which, as a general rule. is
mainly selfish and almost always an
tagonistic to the interests of the
people. Wherever unnecessary they
should be abolished. And why
should it be that in Baltimore alone
hay and wheat and cattle seould be
weighed by State officers and no
where else In the State? Why should
tobacco be inspected by State officers
when no other product is, outside o.
the city?
If the State Is to be the weigher OF
hay and grain and cattle in the city.
why not extend the system for every
kind of VEGETABLE matter all over thu
State? Why not have officials to SEE
that the tea and coffee and sugar are
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-03-13
Crisis Coming In the Working World

Crisis Coming In the Working World
Unless clear signs fail, the fun in
the working worla is about to become
uproarious.
The stand taken against the knights
of Labor by Mccormick, in Chicago
then by the Crystal City Glass Cam
pany, near st. Louis, and next by the
proprietor of the reaper works at
Springfield, is too plain to be misun-
derstOod.
That is not an accident. 1t looks
more like an agreement, and whether
expressed or tacit makes no differ
ence. Look at the size of these estab-
lishments, the capital represented by
them, the nature of their trade rela-
lions. the styess they lay upon the
assertion that they have taken their
defense of liberty to sell labor as
freely as goods, and if all that does
not show concert of action, what does
it show?
When the knights of Labor were
organizing, they did 1t secretly
through fear of discharge and the
blacklist, which would make them
industrial outeastS. When the order
was strong enough to defend ITSELF
workingmen boosted of memberships
in it. The spell of terror was broken
Capital is always organized, but one.
branch is always suspicious of the
other. 1t never displayed the fideI-
ity to purpose which organized labor.
Its men, hers are afraid to trust each
other when self-inierest may inter-
vene. All have wished to move, hut
each refuse to do so lest he should he
unsupported and cut off. But now
that three large establishments have
moved, it will be wonder IF many
others do not. The indications are
that the spell upon them is broken.
On both sides, what we have stated
is human nature to dot. Therefore
ii is safe to add that the chiefs of the
knights of labor have expected what
has occurred and prepared for it.
If the crisis in question is not at
hand, it is not far off, If the fun has
not begun it soon will begin. 1t 10
inevitable. and the sooner it comes
the better.
This IS not said in despair, but in
confidence. There can be no peace
and co operation between men. no
matter what their agreements or de-
vices to that end, until each COM
mands the respect of the other. The
conflicts of capital and labor have led
up Ia that. The crisis coming 10
bringing a cure Pitts. Times.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-03-13
State of Trade.

NEW YORK, March. Especial
kilograms to BrddStreetS this week
reveal further improvement in some
lines at cities where gains have been
noted within few weeks. This is
more conspicuous at Chicago, Kansas
City, Boston, Philadelphia and in a
small degree at Cincinnati. The
features are of the same character as
those previously noted. There is
less evidence of gain in the volume
of sales at the smaller western cities
notably at Memphis. Burlington and
Des Moines. The reverse is true at
Indianapolis and Norfolk. The cut
rates on the trans-c0ntinental lines is
marked by heavy shipment of goods
East from San Francisco. A special
from Davenport. Iowa, reports that
California oranges have driven other
oranges out of the market and that
the receipts arc increasing.
The general industrial situation is
rather better. The strikes at the
Amoskeag mills and at Mccormick s
reaper works are failures, and work
is likely to be resumed soon at both.
The street car strikes in New York
are ended and the remaining difficult
4 ties will be arbitrated. There is
rather less confidence at several west
ern pig iron centres that prices are
likely to be advanced in the near fu-
ture, inasmuch as any higher figures
will encourage idle furnaces to blow
in. The production ut present is
about equal to consumption. Some
Lynchhurg. Va, pig iron has been
stored at New York. Merchant bar
iron is dull. Anthracite coal is still
weak and low in price, although there
is better prospect for a comparative.
ly early arrangement "a to mining
during 1886 than has yet existed.
The dry goods trade is on the whole
slightly better, principally at Boston
and Chicago. AT the former city the
higher wages paid mill hands has re-
suited in advanced quotations for
some grades of brown and bIeached
sheeting. Print cloths are off l per.
cent, with one report that last weeks
figures have been refused. Cotton
and wooden goods are both firmer
AT Chicago there is firmer demand
for spring fabrics. FlanneIs and wool
ems have advanced. Wool is quie
with prices somewhat in buyers
favor. There is no change in thu
sugar situation and consumption il
behind last year.
Coffee is firmer on account of highe
rates of exchange on Rio Janerio
Rice is easier under the influence O
large supplies. Dairy products ar,
lower in consequence of poor expor
demand for cheese and fuller receipt
of new milk butter. Spices are easier
, resulting from a poor distribution o
} trade,
} Wheat is lac. higher on the week
, This is due to speculative inf1uenc
largely. as the export demand is n
stronger. Indian corn under bette
quest is &c. lower than last week
f Provisions have been depressed an,
f lower, although slightly higher a
I the close.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-03-13

weighed right in the stores to the
customers? If State weighing isjus'
tifiable at all it should be more In
favor of those who buy by the small
quantity and more liable to be i'm
posed on by false weights and
measures. But in such large articles
AS those weighed by the State in
Baltimore the buyer and seller are
upon more equal terms. The whole
thing is wrong and exploded. and it
is only in use there to support set OF
aters.-Hdgerstoa0n Nail { DEM
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-03-13
Terrific Mine Explosion.


CoNNELLsvILLE, Pa, March s.
Shortly after noon to day a series of
explosions took place in the Union.
dale mine at Dunbar, four miles from
here, by which two men We're killed
and twelve others received injuries
will prove fatal in at least four cases.
The cause of the explosion was fire
damp. There were % men in the
pit, nine of whom managed to escape
uninjured.
The first explosion occurred about
1890 this afternoon, and was follow
ed by two others in quick succession
few minutes later. The lights were
blow out, the dust blinded the men,
and the passage ways were blocked
up and cut off all escape. The pit
was on fire and a horrible death
awaited the imprisoned miners. Nine
of them who had been working in
another entry managed to make their
way out before the mouth of the pit
was chOked up. The ground rolled
and quaked so that many men in the
adjoining mines fell down, and three
or four in the Morrell mine, which
connects with the Uniondale, were
violently thrown against the walls
and seriously injured.
Columbus Shay and James Hen
derson headed rescuing party. An
opening was made and several rush
ed forward to enter the mine, but
were repealed by volume of fame.
1t took several minutes for the smoke
and fire to clear away, and the rescu.
ers were compelled to wait. The
cries of pain and the means of the in.
jured were pitiable. They were
lying in every direction, buried
under masses Of debris. Several Of
them were horribly burned. Theil
sufferings were terrible. Twelve O
them were found terribly injured
Two were dead, mangled almost into
an unrecognizable mass. The manes
are: Killed-John Williams, track.
man, aged 45 years, married, wifi
and four children; Joseph Cope
miner, aged so years, wife and nine
children. Injured-Joseph Cope. Jr
aged 10 years, burned internally and
externally, cannot live : Cal Martin
aged 10 years, burned about the heat
and internally, cannot recover; WIN
Starting. colored, burned and intern
ally injured, will probably die
Smally Martin. leg broken; VIM
Shaw, aged 70 years, dangerously
burned; Isaac Frey, Peter Blunt
coIored, Hiram Higbee, VIM. Ross
Thomas Owen, Pitt Boss Matt Han
nan, Peter Kearns. All these ar,
more or less injured, and several o
them will be manned for life.
II was the first day Cope and hi,
son had worked in the mine. Cope
body was found under a wagon, tori
and mangled. Williams was lyin!
next to dead mule, which had evi
IDENTIFY crushed his head in.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-03-13
The Blair Bill.

WASHINGTON, D. G., March g.
The large majority by which the Blair
Educational Bill passed the Senate
Friday was a surprise even to its
friends. So much opposition to it had
developed in various sections lately
that its enemies were beginning TO
feel that it would be defeated.
The bill, as it passed, provides that
for eight years after its passage there
shall be annually appropriated from
the Treasury in aid of common school
education in the States and Terli
tories and the District of Columbia
and Alaska: The first year, 1000
900; second year, SlO,OC0.0O0; third
year, 100000 fourth year, Sl3,-
100000; fifth year, 81. 900. 900; sixth
year, S9,000.000; seventh year, ST.
O00, 900 and eighth $4,000, 000-mak-
ing SIT, 100000, besides which there
is a special appropriation of 50, 100000
TO aid in the erection of school houses
in sparsely settled districts, making
the total fund S79,000,000.
The money is given to the several
States and Territories sin that pro-
portion which the whole number of
persons in each State, who, being of
the age of 10 years and over cannot
write, bears to the whole number of
such persons in the United States"
according to the census of 1880, until
the census figures of 1890 shall be OBJ
tanned. and then according to the lat
ter figure.
In States having separate schools
for white and cOlored children the
money shall be paid cut in support
of such white and col0red schools re-
spectively, in the proportion that the
white and colored children between
10 and 81 years old in such State bear
to each by the census. No State is TO
receive the benefit of the act until its
Governor shall lille with the Secretary
of the Interior statement giving full
statistics of the schoo! system, attend
ance of white and colored children
amount of money expended, &C.,
number of schools in operation, mum.
Der and compensation of teachers. &c,
No State or Territory shall receive
in any year from this fund more
money than it has paid out the pre-
vious year from its own revenue, for
common schools. If any State or
Territory declines to take its share of
the National fund, such share is to be
distributed among the States accept
ing the benefits of the fund. If any
State or Territory misappIies the
fund, or fails to comply with the con-
ditions, it loses all subsequent appor-
tionments. Sam les of all school
books in use in the common schools
of the States and Territories shall be
filed with the Secretary of the Int
rior. Any State or Territory accept
ing the provisions of the act at the
first session of its Legislature after the
passage of the act shall receive its pro
rata share of all previous annual APP
preparations. Congress reserves the
right to alter or repeal the act.
The bill now goes to the House of
Representatives for concurrence.
There were but eleven votes cast
against the bill-fiye Republicans and
six Democrats.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-03-13

Police bill, the Grand Jury bill, the
EARLY Convention bill. Those who
stood out for the right against had
influences have earned the gratitude
of the state, all the more because they
had a difficult task to do. But the
corrupt power is making itself stron-
ger day by day, and the work of re-
sisting it grows more difficult Bal
timOre american.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-03-13

of clubs. You are bound for Annap-
oils. Go ahead :"
The Cecil Delegate examined the
supposed ticket, and found, to his
horror, that he had broken the pack"
in his pocket.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-03-13
At meeting OF citizens and miners

At meeting OF citizens and miners
held in Frostburg, Md, March 3, the
following resolution was odOpted:
Resolved, That a committee con-
sisting of Messrs. George Hosken,
Valdez Edwards and VIM. Grimes,
be appointed by this body TO attend
a meeting of the Ways and Means
Committee at Washington, D. c., on
Friday, March 5th, and formally pre-
sent the objections of the people of
this region, not only to the provis-
ions referred to, but to the Morrison
tariff bill" as whole.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-03-13
SATURDAY, MARCH Is. 1886.

The strike in the coal mines of
Maryland, West Virginia and Penn
sylvania has not yet become general,
and there is a strong probability
that a general strike will be aVerted
at present, at least.