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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1888-03-09
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The analysis as 1t appears by the La
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alyzed the PURE BARLEY MALT WHle-
KEY made by M. q j. :. Perrine and md
-ft entirely free from fusel oil, furfuroi,
metals and acids and is absolutely
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Graduate 0r the Universities or Munfch
Genera and Wetsoaden
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PERRINE'S BARLEY ERnH MALT WHISkEY.
II. w. EDGAR.

Dyspepsia find In ferrineB Pure Barley
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neys increases their tagging. activity,
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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-12-19
WASHINGTON.

THE United States Treasury disbursements
were unusually large during the montn OF
November, the pension payment alone
amounting to S22, ,0O0,0Oo.
ORDERS have been issued from the War
Department at Washington detailing class
of officers attend the course in torpedo
practice at Willett's Point, N. Y.
REAR ADMIRAL EDWARD SIMPSON, United
States Navy, has died of Bright's disease,
from which he had long been sufferer, at
Washington.
The National debt increased over Sll, ,0oO,-
coo during the month Of November.
TIE President has appointed John G. En-
right. of Michigan, to be Assistant Comms-
sioner of Indian Affair."
GEORGE 3. HALL, Of Minnesota, has been
appointed Superintendent of the Dead Letter
Office, vice John Is. Baird, resigned.
THE Senate Finance Committee has under
consultation Mr.. Sherman's bill to declare
unlawful Trusts and combinations IN re-
straint of trade and production. which was
reported, with amendments, to the Senate IN
September.
Tsr Court of Claims has decided that
Colonel John s. Mosby is entitled to refund
which he collected and turned over to the
Government while Vice-Consul at Hong
Kong, China.
RETURNS of the popular vote for President
comniled in Washington show about 9S,OOJ
plurality for Cleveland.
SECRETARY BAYARD has decided that the
American steamship Haytian Republic was
unlawfully seized by the BaVtian gunboat
Iiassalines in the harbor Of Sc. Marc, and
that the captured vessel must be released and
reparation made
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THE NEWS EPITOMIzED.
Eastern and Middle States.

THE Boughton Acid Works, located al
Titusville, Penn. have been completely de-
stroyed by fire. These works were the
largest of the kind in the country. The fire
was caused by burst in the natural gas
pipes The loss is estimated at Sl5O,OOO.
A NINE at Rohertsdale, Penn, became
suddenly flooded. and $50 miners were i'm
prisored ten hours in water up to their chlns
before they were rescued. The pecunary
loss is very heavy.
HENRY PAUL, James Orr and james Pat,
terson were run over and killed by train al
Altoona, Penn. Their bodies remained on
the track all night and several trains passed
over them, cutting them in small pieces
An explosion of ladle of molten steel in
Shoenbergers mill at Pittsburg, Penn, in.
iured seven men, one of whom is dead and
two fatally burned. The ladle Of steel fell
into pool of water and exploded. John
Sweilzer was burned until his features were
unrecognizable His tongue was burned Out
and his face burned to crisp.
Two freight trains We're demolished ano
three lives lost by collision on the Central
Railroad at Solomon's Gap, Penn.
ABRIELE CARLUCCI and Rocco Linsio, two
Italian laborers, were instantly killed OF
Harrison Station, N. Y, by train bound
east.
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MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC.

MRS. LANGTRY is to play Lady Macbeth.
Hon. WILLIAM WALDORF AsToR IS at
work on play.
HELEN BARRY opened her first American
tour at Hartford, Conn.
NINE. MoDJEsKA will play only Shakes
pearian repertoire next season.
ALBANI is to make a concert tour OF the
United States and Canada this winter.
A NEW Kiralfy spectacle will be given at
Staten Is and, New York, next summer.
EDWIN BOOTH and Lawrence Barrett are
playing to crowded houses in New York.
CovEyr GARDEN THEATRE, London, is
once again to be put to the uses OF circus.
MISS MARY ANDERsoN's season at Palners
Theatre, New York, extends to December -.
JULIA MARLow's SEASON has opened with
brilliant promise for the young tragedienne.
SIMS REEVES, the famous English tenor,
recently celebrated his sixty-sixth birthday.
CLARA LOUISE KELLOGG has not fired the
musical world by her return to the operate
stage.
IT is said that Mrs. James Brown Potter
will soon bring out as pay Hero anu
Leander."
A FRENCH version Of "The Quick or the
Dead" has been prepared for the Theatre
Li5re, Paris.
7 G. WILLIAMSON, of Australia, has ar
ranped with Edward Harrigan to produce
"PeIe" in that country next season.
uBRANr1NeHAa HALL" is the name of the
new comedy which W. s. Gilbert has written
for the st. James's Theatre in London
THE Barcelona newspapers are loud in
their rraise Of Giulietta Dionesi, the nine
gear-old viol.ni< now coucertstn0 tn sstsnn
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A MUNIFICENT GIFT.
A Philadelphfan Gives So, ,Ooo.ooo
to Found q Free Trade SchooL.

A PhfladeIpnfan 1lSes SH'C
to Found a Free Trade Schooi.
Mr.. Isaiah v. Williamson, of Philadelphia,
has given to O board of seven trustees
property valued at $5,000,ooO. to be spent
br them at their discretion in giving
the poor boys of the Quaker City free
education In the mechanic trades. And
this is understood to be only beginning. II
tho initial gift bears satisfactory fruit AIR.
Williamson has signified his intention to
double anil perhaps triple it.. In the Judg-
ment of one of the trustees the entire bene-
faction will not be apt to fall below
Sl2,0OO,OOO.
Penn. eichtv-six years ago, and came to
philadelphia many years since. His immense
fortune is largely the result Of lu.
dicio,s investments. He is bache-
lor. and for many years has
fitted from one boarding house to another.
rarely staying more than few months il
nny one place. and always choosing the most
merger quarters. He never married. has
few friends, and is saving in the extreme in
his personal! expenses. 30 much 30 That he
blacks his own boots and walks In
had weather to save the nickels for car-fare.
He has given away to the knowledge OF his
friends S1,5pO,0O in wide range OF public
charities. anil now he has crowned his hene.
factions with the splendid and unparalleled
gift of $40 O,UD to poor boys who want to
earn their living by work.
Only two gifts in human history stand in
the same rank as Mr.. Willianson's One is
the application by Senator Leland Stan
ford of S42,GO0,0U0 of his fabu.
lous wealth TO found university,
and the other is the gift Of SC. O.0oo, ,oo0 francs,
or $40. 600 ODO. by Baron Hrsch, the great
vienna banker, In aid Of the Hebrew chart
tics Of Europa
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AN INCENDIARY PLOT.
Eight Men Perish In the Calumes
and HecIa Mine.

Eight Men Fer1Sn an tno O0aunASs
and Hecla Mine.
The great Calumet and Hecla copper mine
at Marquette, Mich, is on fire again. The
fire was the deliberate work Of a cool, caicu-
latine. murderous fiend, who would not only
DESTROY the mine, but the lives Of the miners.
OF the two or three hundred msn on duty az
the time all but eight, who we're burned 20.
deatb. ESCAPED unframed. The shaft Is S3SOUr
feet deep, with twenty seven levels II
There were about two hundred men on tne
seventeenth level ON the night shift About
eleven o'clock they smelled smoke, and as
once understood the terrorS OF their Posit ON:
An attempt to signal the surface disetosed
the fact that the signal wire was not worxlng;s
They were cut of from communication, ana
but for the coolness OF fhe men IN cnarSe,
from escape as well
There is nothing to check the rapid spread
of the flames. which are now running
through all the chambers of the mine: NO
main engine shaft is closed and banked, as H
also No 3 shaft, but the smoke forced lns
wav through the covering and hangs over
everything in great, punsens. clouna.
There is no means OF appfoHr1H,latsens r,as s.ss
Last wear burned for thirteen wesks and
caused a loss Of millions Of dollars The loss
This time will be heavier, and the hre may
burn for years. Smoke and hot air are now s,v
coming ont of the mouths of other shafts,
and it is possible that the entire properly
may be destroyed.
The eight dead men were all married ou1
two, and all but one were Cornishmen.
At ~ o'clock the tire ,!Sr Surss ~ asms and nj
coverings and huge 8 paiair pnironic 0i u ermot'on %
The The I sbsft M was again smotbered by coverings
of earth, and IL it were not for the streams
of smoke which arise from the great mound,
nobody would believe that one OF tne moss
disastrous coniagrations in the history OIL
mining is raging under ground.
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LATER NEWS.

DR.. CHARLES GOoDSPEED, young pnysl-
clan of North Arlington, Mass, was found
dead in his Office under circumstances indl'
eating suicide by means of morphine.
FIRE at Cortland, N. Y, destroyed large
part of the great wagon works there, entail
ing an estimated loss of S2l1, 900. Among
the property destroyed were 7OO cutters and
large stock of wagons.
CANoNcHET, Governor Sprague's mansion
at Narragansctt Pier, r. l., owned by
Colonel Wheaton and Mrs. Sprague, has been
sold to a syndicate, including New York ana
Rhode Island men, William Clarke and
Banker Earle of Earlescourt, for ss0O,OJo
1t will be used for hotel purposes.
A GANG of men were engaged at work in
the shaft at the Nesquehoning (Penn.) mines'
when the water from the Hackelbarne Mine.
which was flooded and abandoned years ago.
forced its way to where the men were anu
buried two of them in a watery grave.
CHIEF CLIFFORD of the Birmingham (Ala.)
fire department was thrown from his morse
while going to a fire and was instantly
killed.
THE Navajo Indians are of their reserva'
tion, near Fort Wingate, Cal., and have
gone over on the Colorado River. Fearing
they mean mischief United States troops
have been sent after them to force them
back.
A SWITCH engine ran into street car con-
tanning fourteen passengers at Detroit, Micn.'
and four Of them wero killed and four more
seriously injured
A PASSENGER and a freight train were
wrecked by collision five miles north OF
Youngstown, Ohio Conductor James Ken
nedy. Of the passenger train, was kllled;
Fireman James Mccoy and Brakeman Fat
rick Riley were fatally injured, and Engln-
Ell Albert Lindsay was badly injured.
WOODS, JENKs & Co.'S extensive lumber
wards at Cleveland have been burned. The
entire stock, valued at S2oo,ooo, was de-
stroyed
Mrs. SMELL, widow of the murdered Chi
cago millionaire, has offered reward OF
s5J,OOO for the apprehension of TassoSt, MS
alleged murderer. ....
THE United States Senate cost US for the
year ending June 80, sS9O,5S Salaries and
mileage of members amounted to s39l, ,l57.
BR1GAp1ER- GENERAL A. W. GREELY.
Chief Signal Officer, in pursuance OF orders
attended the annual meeting of the Ameri-
can Forestry Congress at Atlanta, Ca
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND has resumed his
afternoon receptions to the public.
The River and Harbor Committee has
fixed $40, 100000 as the aggregate amount OF
appropriations to be covered by the bill.
LYMAN g. Co.'s wholesale drug house,
Montreal, Canada, has been burned. Loss
100000.
A FIRE at Isabella de Sagua, Cuba, caused
by the explosion of q coal oil lamp, de-
stroyed forty two houses. Over one hundred
families were rendered homeless The loss is
estimated at $4,000 in gold
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A BOLD STAGE R0BBER.
Astounding Feats Of Lone High
wayman in California

Astounding Feats Of q Lone High
wayman in California
J.. B. Hume, special agent for Wells, Fargo
& Co.'s Express Company, at San francisco,
after months Of careful investigation has
established the fact that the recent series OF
stage robberies in California by highway
man is tho work Of '.Black Bart" the notori-
ous stage robber who was released from State
pri,on last January after spending seven
wears behind the Lars. Ihls man,
whose real name Is Bolles, Is the
most daring and successful OF all the
Nknights of the road' who have operated on
this coast. He perpetrated thirty one TOO
wa, only mere accident. 1t was his custom
to rob stages which he knew carried bull on
or coin for Wells Fargo. He was equipped
With a strong pair of field glasses, through
which he could learn whether armed express
messengers were on board or not II tnere
was only the driver he halted the coach. ne
frequently held up outfits in which tnere
were six or eight men, but ne showed suc9
nerve and cat-like agility that no one dared
To attack him. He would promptly 60
throngh passengers, with great poiteness,
and usually would return their Jewelry end
trinkets TO women. He would then oreaK
omen che treasure-bo1, rip open the mail
beos and disappear with their contents
After the first few robberies he began to
leave bits Of doggerel verse. ridicuilng tne
efforts Of the detectives, and signed blacH
Bart the Pos"
In 1883. after robbing a stage near Nevada
CITY, he accidentally left one OF MS Guns oy
a broken express box. The Chinese laundry
marx wes tho clew which led to Barts
arrest It was found that he had come to
San Francisco regularly after each rob-
i,erv and lived in comfort on the money he
socnred. He was known there as Bolton, a
mining man, and his frequent trips into the
country were ascribed to mining expeditions
Bart was convicted and was sent TO San
Cluentin for seven years His term expirea
Last January. He had become good
chemist while in prison, and declared that ne
Sros going to lead an honest life and return
to his old home in Missouri. These pro-
fessions Detective Hume says, we're false,
40 Rart codly refused to have anything
to do with his deserted wife, who was forced
to 90 out to service in Hannibal Mo-, 10 sup
port her three daughters. On July II ne com
mitted the first of u series Of six stage rob
hor;es hy a lone highwayman in The northern
nort of California The heaviest haul made
kv the robber was near Downesville, where
he secured gold bullion worth S22OO. hume
asserts that there is no doubt that this high
wayman is again waging war upon the e3-
nress companies. The officers have no clue
to him. but from the full descriptions they
| nossess, they hope soon to capture him. This
noted hiehwayman is man OF slender
huilI sharp features and low, but gentie
voice In the State prison he secured
much sympathy because Of his gentle man
ners and GOOD conduct, but the detectives say
he is cold -blooded criminal.
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Secretary of Wars Report.

The annual report of Secretary OF War
Endicott shows the expenditures OF the War
Department to have been $4l, l65, IW.07, Of
which S2S, ;;s,S37 PA II was for support of the
army. and 50. l5S. 5l6 G3 fer public improve.
ments, including rivers and harhors.
p The army Is reported in good condition. the
only bad feature being desertions. An ap-
propration Of $30o, ,OOl for the repair and
preservation Of forts is asked.
Secretary Endicotin his annual report al
Indies feelingly to the death Of Genera! Sheri-
dan, which he says deprived the army OF q
chief pre- -eminentlv fitted for such comm1nd,
whose wide experience, ready resources
and personal qualities made him tower
of strength in council and action. The
secretary again invites the attention of
Congress to the defenseless condition Of our
sea coast and axe fronts. 1t appears more
important than ever that immediate and
liberal action in this direction should be
taken at the coming session OF Congress- IN
view Of the fact that the last session gave
appropriations for the construction OF heavy
ordnance
For the construction of needed defenses in
which to place these new guns, an approprla-
ton Of $3.50, ,'Wi is asked for. Torpedoes and
submarine mines, the Secretary says, are now
acknowledged by all nations to he absolutely
necessary to the efficient defense of bar
bcrs and seaports: and for the purchase of
these and the necessary appliances for operat-
ing them. aul for experimenting to ascer-
tain the best Of many torpedo inventions. an
appropriation of 1880 900 is recommended.
Under tho provisions Of the Army bill for
the procurement OF pneumatic dynamite
guns, tile necessary SPECIFICATIONS are no"
Being prepared and advertisements Tor pro.
posaIs will issue early this month for gums =, OF
fifteen inches caliber to throw prolecslie:
carrying charge of about five hundred
pounds Of explosive gelatine.
Secretary Endicoit renews the recommen
tlations made in previous reports for the ap
p0ntu,ent of an Assistant Secretary OF war
Such an officer is imperatively needed, ht
snys, for the proper and efficient administra
tion of thu War department.
The Secretary's estimates of appropriat tion'
to the War Department for the yenr endlne nm
June 80, lsto, calls for s+4,6S,501. inis
includes 81, 2g3, ,$ST3 for the military estao'
lishuent an Sis. 7S5,a3i for puniio Worxs
and river and harbor improvements Ihe
appropriations for the last sscn yen
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Foreign.

SIR HENRY NORMAN has been appointed
Governor of Queensland.
THE dispute between France and Holland
over the boundary Of their possessions Ill
(Iniana will be submitted to arbitration.
Mr.. SEXTON has been reelected Lord
MAYOR of Dublin, Ireland, by unanimous
vote.
President DIAz has again been inaugu-
rated as Chief Executive OF Mexico This Is
President Diazs third term and the second
oonsacutive term. The Government made a
great display with firing of cannon, parade
Of the troops, etc, There was no popular
demonstration.
TIE .fortieth anniversary OF the accession
to the throne of Francis Joseph, emperor o.
Austria and King of Hungary, was tne oc'
casion of an eulogy Of him spoken In tne
Reicherath by its President
VIcR-ADMIRAL CHEsTAK0FF. Russian Min III
lister of Marine. is dead. He was made th'
head of the navy in 1881.
The Minister of Finance states tnas @ tne
surplus in the Russian treasury for 1901 wa
S42, ,45D, 900.
THREE men were killed and three otners
injured by a railroad collision near Merrit
ton. Canada
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Director of the Mint's Report.
PANIC IN A SCHOOL
Two Teachers and Several Pupils
Badly Injured.

Badly lnJureu.
A panic occurred at the Blair School, ot'
Louis, few days since, and nothing but the
presence Of mind Of the teachers prevented
great loss of life The steam-heating appa-
ratus got out Of order, and the rattling IN
the coils, coupled with escaping steam,
alarmed the children, who, fearing an e3-
ploson, started for the door.
Miss Bettina Krebbs, the teacher in charge,
got to the door first and prevented stam-
pede. Scarcely had order been restored,
however when the noise in the steam pipes
was repeated with increased violence. ana
before Miss Krebbs could reach the door
second time the terror-stricken children nad
gained the hall. The faithful teacher was
borne to the floor and trampled upon, sus-
tanning serious injuries. The excitemenG
spread to room 10. just opposite, presided
became unmanageab!e there. The shuifling
of feet and Kissing Of escaping steam spread
tho panic to room IA, Miss Mary 2. Miller's,
and she, too, was thrown from her feet ana
trampled upon.
The janitor appeared on the scene and did
rough but heroic work in preventing the
children from trampling each other 70 death.
A pupil in room No. 6 raised the cry OF nre'
and the pupils made rush for the hail.
Miss Cullen. the teacher, with presence or
mind and heroic efforts, quelled the disturb
ance, and in a brief period order was
restored. Two of the teachers-Miss Miller
and Miss Krebbs-were badly injured by be-
ing trampled upon. These pupils were in
jured:
B:erlic Wickens, trampled upon. She had
to be removed in an ambu ance- Annie
Dodge, severe internal INJURIES and external
bruises; Annie Meyers, hsad badly gashed
on stone steps; Emma Delen1 1orf, left arm
broken; Ruth Reilly, serious internal in
iuries: Ida Kiostermeyer. Australia Stroch.
and Elsie Mcbride badly bruised, but not
seriously injured.