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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1888-06-22
Dubois Destroyed.
THOUSANDS HOMELESS.

The most destructive conhagration
in the history of Western Pennsylva-
MIA occurred at Dubois last Monday
Shortly after A o'clock in the afternoon
fire was seen issuing from windows in
the Baker House, near the Buffalo,
Rochester and Plttsburg Railroad de
pot. The Fire Department was called
out, but the flames had gained consi-
derable headway before the arrival of
the tiremen and il was impossible to
get it urder control The fire spread
rapidly in weaternly direction, its
progress being greatly augmented by a
stiff breeze, and at nine o'clock all that
remained of the beautiful and thriving
little city of ten thous ,nds inhabitants,
containing costly and substantial busi-
uess blocks and handsome residences,
was mass of smouldaring ruins.
The victims are said to be in the
neighborhood of thirty, of whom twen-
ty are men, four are women and the
rest children. A sick woman IN a
house on Courtney street was burned
to crisp before she could be rescued.
The scenes in and around the unfor.
tunate town were. beyond description
Terrified wives and mothers, half Graz
ed husbands and fathers and friend
less and homeless little ones mingled in
heart-brok'n groups around the spots
where their hsppy homes stood but a
few hours before.
The governor has issued the follow
ing appeal:
To THE PEOPLE OF PENNsYLvANIA:
Two thousand people are homeless at
Dubois. An unusually destructive
fire has destroyed large part of the
town. There is great destitution and
more or less suffering. The Burgess
and reliable citizens telegraph for help.
Tents will be sent at once for tempo
rary shelter. | have no means at
hand for doing more, and can only
commend the homeless sufferers to our
people, who never refused to heed the
call of their suffering fellow citizens.
Money is the most desirable form in
which to send help. All contributions
can be safely sent to John f. Dubois,
chairman Of Soliciting Com nittee, Du-
bois, Pa.
Let the response to this CAN be
prompt and liberal.
(Signed) JAMES A. BEAvER,
Governor.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1888-06-22
A Navy in Sight.

The naval appropriation bill will
contain an item of $6,000,000 for the
beginning of additional war vessels,
S4, ,000,0 900 for construction and 81, 900,
900 for armament. -Four new ships
are to be begun, two of which are to be
unarmored cruisers of 5000 tons each,
with guaranteed speed of nineteen
knots. These will be of the same
size as the Atlantic and Boston, and
will have speed four knots greater.
The third of the new vessels is to be an
unarmored cruiser of $500 tons dis
placed and a guaranteed speed of
twenty knots. The fourth will be an
armored baltle-ship of 1000 tons and
of speed of not less than seventeen
knots.
This makes twenty-six new vessels
that Congress has authorized, of which
only the Atlantic and Dolphin, both
unarmored cruisers, have made cruises
at sea. During the coming year it is
expected that the Boston, the sister
ship to the Atlantic, the Chicago, the
Baltimore; the monitors Miantonomah,
Puritan and Monadnoch, the Stilleto,
and the dynamite cruiser Vesuyius,
will be added, increasing the number
OF new vessels TO ten. The additional
vessels already authorized by Congress
are two monitors, four guDboats, two
unarmored and one armored cruisers
and three armored battle ships. If
Congress concurs in the reccomenda-
ton of the appropriation committee
four new vessels will be added to this
list.
The central idea of the new navy so
far authorized, is feet of heavy ar
mored monitors and battle ships for
defensive purposes and lot of fast
sailing unarmorcd cruisers armed with
heavy long range guns, which can
either fight or run away, as circum-
stances may require. To this is to be
added torpedo vessel or two, whose
business it will be to blow the natives
of hostile countries to atoms--if they
can. 1t will be observed that the num-
Der of new vessels does not really in
crease the total number belonging to
the navy, as old ships are dismantled
and abandoned faster than new ones
are completed. Every new vessel add
ed is gain in efficacy, however, the
old vessels having been of no real val
ue as an offensive or defensive arma.
ment since the close of the rebellion.
Aside from the satisfaction of posses
sing a navy that can either fight or run
a distinct gain has accrued to the
country in building it from the erection
of plant that makes us independent
of foreign nations for a supply of the
heavy castings and forgings required
tor the. longest range modern guns. In
other words. we are prepared now not
only to build the swiftest aud most in
vulnerable ships known to modern war
fare, but to arm them from our own
forges and foundries and no thanks to
anybody else. For this achievement
the country is quite as much to b. con.
graz ulated as for the possession of the
new vessels built and in the course of
completion. Times.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1888-06-22

The New York Weekly Post, in re-
ply to letter from a subscriber char
ging it with consistency in supporting
Mr.. Cleveland on tariff issue, in spite
of his failure to fulfil all his civil-ser-
vice reform promises-the principal ba-
sis on which the Post supported his
first candidacy-thus defines its posi-.
ton: off we saw the smallest chance
of Cleveland's being opposed by any
one who would carry out the pledges
Cleveland made in 1884, we should not
be prevented by any concern for the
tariff from supporting him, because we
know we'll that tariff reform is not
within the Presidents reach, while
civil-reform is. But we see no pros
pect of anything of the kind. In the
present condition of the Republican
party we see no possibility of il. II
the Republican Convention nominates
fit man il will be with the intention
of knitting him; if it nominates a bad
one, it will be with the view of using
his clothes to disguise the we'll known
features of James G. Blaine
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1888-06-22
New York MARkETs.

Reported bV @. S. Palmer, Wholesale Commission
Merchant, 1866 Redde ST.. N. Y.
New York. June 18, 1888.
We are now having our warmest spell
since the beginning of the summer season,
and special care should be taken from this
time in the gathering or packing of either
fruits or produce for this market, especial
ly anything of a perishable nature, as much
depends upon the quality and condition in
which 1t arrives as to prices. Quite few
up.river strawberries coming forward al
| readp, and they are generally in fine order
and commanding high prices, all the way
from 10 to 25c per qrt, according to kind
and quality. Other nearby berries 10 to
lsc. Apples in very scant supply and quail
ity OF fruit, so poor that buyers pay but
very little attention as to purchases. Cream
cry. butter in fair demand and fancy stock
ruling from 20 to 2lc; select dairy tubs and
pals lS to 19c; medium 10 to 1Sc. Eggs In
fair supply and the hot weather causes
rapid losses; fresh stock, near by, 16 to tic,
although something strictly fancy might
exceed these quotations. Live spring
chickens, large, 2bc per h., fair to good Z
to 20c. Fowls 10 to lie. Dressed poultry
broilers, large, 33 to 35c per h., SIN all 28 TO
3Oc. Fowls to lie. Choice dressed veals
s to DC; fair to good 81 to g. Dressed
hogs 2 to &C. Prime new potatoes are in
fair demand and strictly choice rose sold
up to 81 per bbl. Nova Scotia burbank and
state burbank 75 to 80. Bermuda onions
SO per CRIT, N. o. so to 81 a bbl. Choice
medium beans beans as to so. Marrow
20 to rs. White kidney 10 to 2 90;
red S5 TO SO. Fancy eyap. apdles u to
81, fair to choice 81 to T. Cherries II to
2lc, Raspberr les 25 to 27c. Huckleber-
ries to 1Oc. Wool, domestic fleeces, Xxx,
"a to S5ci Xxx 30 to 33c; 2S to Bic. Hay
in more liberal receipt and ranging in price
from 75c to Zoe. Rye straw 65c to 81.
Beeswax 23 to 2jc per ID.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1888-06-22
SHERIFF'S SALE
OF VALUABLE
Real Estate {!

BY virtue Of writ OF vendltioni Exponas issued
out OF the Court OF Common Pleas OF Columbia
county, Pa, and to ne directed there Will be ex-
posed to public sale at the Court House In Blooms
burg, Pa, on
Saturday, June goth, 1888,
at O'Clock p. m, the following described real es-
tate, to-wit: The undivided one-haf interest in
all that certain messuage or lot OF ground situate
In the township OF Catawissa, county OF Columbia
and state OF Pennsylvania, bounded and described
as follows, to-wit: Beginning at post set for
corner for said lot at the Intersection OF the two
public roads leading from the town OF Catawissa
respectively to McNinch's and McKelvy's mills,
south eighteen and one half degrees east one hun
dred and orty-one feet and six inches TO q
post, thence by lands OF Joseph B. Knittle north
nifty and one-quarter degree east one hundred and
five feet to post on the south side OF the afore-
said road leading from Catawssa to McNinch's
mill, thence by the same north sixty -four degrees
west one hundred and forty-four feet to the place
OF beginning, on which Is erected three story
brick building used for store-room, public hall,
and Masonic Hall.
Seized taken In execution and to be sold as the
property OF Geo. s. Gilbert.
Miller, Atty. SAMUEL SMITH,
Bloomsbury june 8, 1888. sheriff.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1888-06-22
He Did Not Mention It.

IFrom The Detroit Free P,essl
talking of umbrellas" he said ex-
citedly, 81 lost my silk umbrellaa week
ago, and I'd cheerfully give S10'-
"Was it a brown silk umbrella, with
carved ivory handle" inquired one of
the group, quickly. at was; you've
descsibed it exactly. AS was saying,
I'd give S10"-- "It's at my office
this moment" interrupted the other :
81 saw it was valuable article, and
locked it up in the wardrobe and kept
it safely for you" "Well, l was about
to remark I'd cheerfully give $40 to
have never owned silk umbrella. Be.
ing as you have it, I'll call around,
however. Much obliged" "Don't
mention it," And he didn't.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1888-06-22
\ AND DEMOCRAT BLOOMSBURY, COLUMBIA COUNTY. PA
Not q Party Ensign.

The stars aud stripes belong TO the
whole people of the United States, and
not to any one particular party. The
attempt being made by the republicans
to use the country's flag as political
emblem to further party success is an
insult to the intelligence and patriotism
of the American penple. There are
many good aud patriotic men IN the
ranks of the republican party, and they
have an undoubted right to march un-
der the flag whenever they feel dispos.
| ed to do so but thew should do il as
American citizens and not as partisans.
For the edification OF those hare-brain-
ed republicans who are trying to drag
the flag of their country in the mire of
party politics, we will mention a few
facts to show tina. the credit of sus-
tanning the red, white and blue emblem
of our country's integrity does not be-
long entirely to the g. o. p.
1t was under the wise and patriotic
administration of Thomas Jefferson, a
democrat, and later on under another
democratic administration that we Sc
cured that vast domain reaching from
the Mississippi to the Pacific 1t is
from this same territory that the pres
ent republican party gets most of lis
strength, although its political ancestors
fought hard against its requirement
1t was democratic administration that
carried the flag successfully through
the war of 1Sl2-14, in spite of the pro-
tests OF this same e. o. p. who from
press and pulpit denounced it as an un-
just and uuholy war, even going so far
as to invoke divine vengeance upon
the heads of Mr.. Madison and the
heroes of that war. Who were they
Andrew Jackson, democrat, won a
great victory at New Orleans at which
upwards of 5000 British red coats bit
the dust and he was fined $1,000 by a
federalist Judge for trying to uphold
the honor of the flag. General John E.
Wool and General William J. Worth,
both of whom were consistent demo
Gratis, carried the old flag to victory.
Oliver Hazard Perry who won lasting
fame by his great victory on Lake Erie,
was ueIuoCrat, as WAS also InoudS
McDonough, of whom it is said, that
being at one time Impressed into the
service by a British man of war, he
looked aloft and said, "Float on, proud
flag of England, God willing I will yet
humble your pride" Every school boy
can tell of his glorious victory on Lake
Champlain. The list might be greatly
extended and yet not embrace the
names of all the democratic heroes who
won distinction by their unselish de-
votion to the stars and stripes during
that second war of independence.
1t might be mentioned incidentally
that it was democrat, Francis Barton
Key, that wrote that stirring song,
The Star Spangled Banner, and that
it was not democrat that wrote "Tear
down the Haunting le.' So you will
perceive, Messieurs Republicans, how
unwarranted is your assumption of sole
ownership of the flag of our common
country. Let US kindly suggest that
you suppress your partisan patriotism
sufficiently to prevent the fool killer
from getting in his work.-Patriot.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1888-06-22

The sort of "American Labor" that
the millionaire manufacturers are 80 anx.
ious to protect is shown by statistics
of the nationality of the operatives in
the Amory Cotton Mills al Manchest-
er, N. H. OF the 800 "one-tbird are
French Canadians ard the rest of var.
ious nationalities, only eighty, or one
tenth of the whole, being native Amer.
icans." And the Protectionist paper
that prints these facts adds that "what
is true of this company is also substan
TALLY true of all the great manufactur.
ing companies in New England.
This is the result of high tariffs on
goods that all the people use and free
trade in the "pauper labor" that produ-
ces them.-- World.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1888-06-22
Chinese Arriving by Hundreds.

OTTAWA, Ont, June l9.-Reporls
from British Columbia state that 700
Chi nese have just landed from one
steamer, and that large Lumber are
on the way. Many of the new arri-
walls, with those previously landed, are
smuggling themselves over to the Uni
ted States. Importations of crude OPT
um for refining purposes, according to
customs returns, have greatly increas-
ed, keeping the fifteen opium-refning
mills in constant operation. AS the
production Of one mill is more than
ample to meet the domestic.demand, it
is clearly evident that the surplus pro-
duction is still being smuggled into the
United States and in increased quanti-
ties.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1888-06-22

From this time forth until the cleo
ton, every time steel mill, nail fac
tory, a furnace or any kindred estab-
llshment closes for repairs, we shall be
told that the stoppage is on account OF
stagnation in the iron trade as the re.
suit of pending tariff legislation" A
dispatch in the Sunday Philadelphia
Press stated that the Pennsylvania
Steel Works would shut down on the
80 inst. for this reason. The truth is
the works will be closed for two weeks
for repairs, as it has been their custom
for years past at this season. We may
look for monopolist, to force the wage:
Of their men down SO as to induce g
strike, in order that they may ascribe
the trouble to 'tariff legislation"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1888-06-22
An Engine Built in Seventeen Hours

ALTOONA, June 19.--The Pennsylva.
mia Railroad officials conceived the
idea a few days ago that an engine
could be built in less than twenty-four
hours, the best time on record, which
was made at the Baldwin Locomotive
Works of Philadelphia. Accordingly
work was begun yesterday morning,
and In sixteen hours and fifty-fve
minutes the engine was completed and
turned out of the shops ready for use.
1t is class A, anthracite, weighing llO,
900 pounds and will be used on the
New York division of the Pennsylva.
MIA Railroad.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1888-06-22
TO THE PUBLIC.

Intending purchasers of PoND's
EXTRACT cannot take too much pre-
caution to prcventsubstitution. Some
druggists, trading on the popularity of
the great Family Remedy, attempt to
palm off other preparations, unscru-
pulously asserting them to be "tho
same as" or "equal to" PoND's Ex-
TRACT, indifferent to the deceit prac-
ticcd upon and disappointment there
by caused to the purchaser, So long
rs larger profits accrue to themselves.
Always insist on having PoND's Ex-
TRACT. Take no other.
SOLD IN BOTTLES ONLY; NEVER
BY MEASURE. Quality uniform.
Prepared only by PONDS EX-
TRACT CO., New York and London.
See our name on every wrapper and
label. Note picture of bottle below.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1888-06-22
His Crime Found Him Out.

SUNBURY, Pa, June 20-Captaiu
Linden, of P,nkerton's detective force,
has arrested Express Agent Huber, of
this city, for stealing S29, 600 from the
Adams express, August 20, 1886
The money was shipped from Ph ila
delphia to Shamokin to pay the en-
ployes of the Mineral mining Company
Six thousand dollars was in gold, anc
the remainder was done up in pack a
ges of s. 900 each, The money was
found last night in Hubers house be-
hind the parlor mantle. Eleven tn GUS
aud dollars was missing, and what W a,
left had not been taken from the origi
nal packages Mr.. Huber was arres ted
in Philadelphia aud will be brought
here tonight. The Pinkerton Office r
left here this morning for Philadelph h il
with the money. Mr.. Huber was al
old employe of the company, havi nl
run on the road in charge of an EXPIRE s.
car between Harrisburg and Biltimor
for number of years. He was high
ly respected in this city
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1888-06-22
The President Is Pleased.
WITH THE ATTITUDE OF THE DEMoCRA-
TIC PARTY.

The following is Washington spec
ial in the New York Herald
A New York democrat, who repre-.
sents this country at European court
and who is warm personal friend oi
the president, had a lengthy interview
with Mr.. Cleveland. The conversation
was unreseryed as to the policy of the
administration and the prospects for re,
election. Your correspondent was un
able to gather from the reticent minis.
ter few of the topics discussed in the
informal talk. The president express
sed himself as entirely pleased with the
attitude of the democratic party upon
the tariff question. He maintains that
the canvass before the people will show
that the democrats have the popular
side. The country will not much
longer endure an excessive system OF
taxation that creates such a dangerous
surplus in the treasury, and the good
sense of the people demands that the
taxes upon the necessities shall be the
first TO be reduced. The republicans,
forced TO do something, may seek to
abolish the internal revenue taxes, but
the people, the president feels assured,
will emphatically declare for cheaper
clothing rather than cheaper whisky.
The complaints OF the civil service re
formers that he has not earnestly, and,
30 far as was possible, faithfully cnfor-
oed the civil service law, the presi,
dent regards as a peevish display of
gross ignorance or worse ingratitude
upon their part. He recalled with con-
siderable feeling the fierce opposition
he encountered in the first years of
his administration because of his deter
mined efforts to preserve, with the
strictest fidelity the pledges of his let
ter Of acceptance for the reform of the
civil service. Sand added Mr.
Cleveland, ''despite the storm of pro
tests and the first great wave of oppos-
ition, held firmly TO my pledges.
The law has been executed, as is clear
ly evinced now after nearly four years
Of severe trial in all departments of the
service. Under the pro
lection of the civil service law, gener-
ously enforced, the great majority of
Lhe clerks in Washington are republi-
cans, quiet now, but nevertheless un-
compromising partisans.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1888-06-22
POSITIVE DIAGNOSIS.

II such examination and description is not in
strict accordance with tie disease and its symp
toms, as patients know them to exist, all such
patients are advised ito go elsewhere for treat
ment, as by this standard only Will Dr.. CLARK ex-
anime and treat diseases.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1888-06-22

Charles G. Barkley is a candidate fol
the Office of President Judge of the
several courts of this (26th) Judicial
district II will be proper for the next
Democratic County Convention to ap-
point Conferees to meet Conferees
from Montour county, relative to nam.
ing q candidate for this office.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1888-06-22

Emperor Frederick III of Germany
died last Friday morning. He has
been ill for the past two years, and a
post mortem examination proved that
he died of cancer of the larynx. His
son succeeds him as Emperor William
ii. The dead monarch was buried on
Monday.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1888-06-22
THOROUGH KNOWLEDGE.

This method of examination prevents the Doc
tors judgment from being in any way biased by
what the patient may say; and the ioctor's treat
ment OF the case is based upon his own knowledge
OF the disease, derived from u thorough eXamina-
tion OF the patients condition, and not from any
thing the patient may say
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1888-06-22
DIR. CLARK'S VISITS ARE MADE

lst-To meet the chronic invalds who cannot
leave their families to doctor with specialist In
chronic diseases. 2nd-To meet elderly persons
who cannot go from home to doctor with special
ist In chronic.dseases. 3d-To meet chronic inva-
lids who cannot leave their business to doctor
with specialist In chronic diseases 4th-To meet
patients who are physically unable TO go from
eases 5th-'ro meet patients who are financially
unable 10 go from home to doctor with q special
list In chronic diseases 6th-To meet all patients
who from any cause cannot go from home to doc
tor with a specialist In chronic diseases 7th-Dr.
CLARK visits large number OF places regularly for
diseased persons sth-Dr. Clarks consultations
are tree The charge for treatment is governed
ment.
DIR. CLARK'S Positive Diagnosis and Specific
experience and most fully obtains In Com titu-
tional Chronic Diseases-and In developed acute
diseases subsequent to period OF incubation. 1t
must ard will be the practice OF the future
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1888-06-22
A UDITOR'S NOTICE.

Estate OF Jane Vance, late Of orange to,cnshtp,
deceased.
The undersigned auditor appointed by the Or
phans Court OF Columbia county to make distri-
button OF balance In the hands OF NJ G. Vance, exc
cutor to and among the parties entitled thereto,
Will sit at his office on Saturday, June Both, at 10
a. m, to attend TO the duties OF his appointment,
said estate, must appear and prove tfem, or be
forever debarred from any share OF said fund.
JOHN NJ. CLARK,
June 1888. Auditor.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1888-06-22
DIR. CLARK'S CLAIMS.

DIR. CLARK'S claims to the patronage OF the
afnicted public consist In his belief that every
fully developed constitutional disease presents its
own specific diagnostlc or characteristic symptoms
which II thoro lghy understood by the examining
physician, can be accurately pointed out and de-
Scrbed to I'll entire satisfaction every patient.
Hence DIR. CLARK makes his examin tions with
out questioning patients or allowing them to
make any statement concerning their disease or
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1888-06-22

Grover Cleveland was nominated at
st. Louis by the unanimous voice of
the Democratic party. At Chicago
there are dozen or more factions each
with candidate, and somebody is sure
to 90 home with sore head.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1888-06-22

The republican national convention
is in session this week at Chicago. 1t
is utterly impossible to tell who may be
nominated. A great effort was made
by Blaiue's friends to force him into
the field, and it may succeed.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1888-06-22

1t looks now as though Harrison or
Gresham, or Alger, or Depew, or Sher-
man, or Filter, or Allison, or McKinty,
or somebody will be nominated at
Chicago.