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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1892-07-15
Cyrus ". Field Dead,

DcBBs FERRY, n. Y. July Ia
Cyrus W. Field died at 9:5o O'Clock
this morning at his home at Ardsley
Park. Those at the deathbed in
cluded David Dudley Field, Mrs.
Isabella Judson, Cyrus w. Field
Judson, Mrs. Dudley Field, Frank
Judson and the attending physician.
Cyrus W. Field was born in Stock
bridge Mass, November 80, 1919.
He was educated in his native village.
At the age of IS he went ito New
York to carve out his fortune. He
obtained position as clerk in the
store Of A. T. Stewart Before he
was 81 years old he had saved some
money and gone into business on his
own account. He began the manu-
facture and sale OF paper, and within
dozen years he was at the head of
large prosperous business. In 1883,
having amassed fortune, he retired
from active business.
For thirteen years Mr.. Field gave
his time to the Atlantic cable. He
made scores of visits to Europe, per.
sonally oversaw the laying OF the first
cable, which parted in mid ocean and
was lost, but he was not discouraged.
The outbreak Of war delayed the
project, but did not dampen his arbor.
When the war was over he went to
work and secured the cooperation Of
the United States and Great Britain.
Both Of the Governments loaned big
war ships to assist in laying the cable,
and the great work was accomplished
on July ~, 1867.
Two cables were laid in the effort to
make one complete, and both are in
operation to-day. Congress voted
him a gold medal and the thanks Of
the nation. England would have done
the same had she not been prevented
because he was a foreigner, the
Chamber of Commerce Of New York
a gold medal, thanks Of the state OF
Wisconsin with gold medal,
decoration from King Victor Emanuel
of Italy and an entire service of silver
from George Peabody. He was per
sonally man of striking characteristics
keen. alert. vigorous.
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Now, however, comes a new c,,;.
ant for high speed horors I, '1'n,
been discovered that the Re,d,S ,,AS
Railroads $50 p. NJ. tr,in f,nS
Philadelphia to Atlantic Civ lro moll
as the "Seyenty.Mnu,e tlyer lC"u wi
actually the fastest regularly sc6ednl.SS
passenger train in the World Lu TSo
distance from Chestnut street whsrr,
Camden terminus OF the rai,ro,J !.
about a mile and half, and the fer,r
boat trip and transfer of the passsy
gers froml Ithe..... cars occupies tsn
minutes. This.l lleaves sixty minute,
for the ail.ride, and that is precisel,
tho time allowed by the schedule ~
cover the hfty.hve and a half m;o,
which intervene between the Camdsn
depot and the station in Atlantic Ci,y
A little figuring will show that this ;s
speed of sixty-five seconds to ,be
mile, or rate of ifty-fve and half
miles per hour beating the former re.
cord six seconds per mile and almos,
five miles per hour.
1t should be understood that HI.
refers to the speed Of regular schedul.
ed trains over the entire length Of
their scheduled runs, and not to mere
bursts Of speed or stretches of fast
running to make up for lost time or
delays. The rate Of fiity.hve and a
half miles per hour is exceeded ever
day on the Reading Railroad, and
possibly on some other lines, but on
no railroad in the world. SO far az
known, is there train run from end
to- end of its route at so great an
average 81 eed as that Of the "Seveny
Minute Flyer
When the latter was established /,
was not with the purpose of breaking
record, but the officials were conf.
dent of their ability to run train
safely and promptly in the specified
time, or less if required. 1t was de.
termined, however, to limit the train
to six cars in order 10
insure quickness. This was found to
be impracticable, and for more than
week the train has been carving
eight cars, including one or more
heavy Pullmans. and making schedule
time on every trip.
President MLeod can now con.
gratulate himself that his road holds
the ''world's record for the fastest
mile (39 IS seconds, as timed August
~. 1891. by President MLeod. Mr..
William NJ. Singerly, Of tie Phlladel
phia Record, and Others, and ,also
has upon its time table the fastest
regular train in the world,
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And Then-What7

General Snowden is in peaceful and
complete possession Of the Carnegie
Works at Homestead. Being as dis
Greet as he is courageous as a soldier,
he declined the mockerY of a welcome
to the storm centre Of lawlessness TO
the music of the bands of the lawless.
There is peace now but when the
marrow of the issue shall be reached,
then--what?
Mr.. Frick, who fully represents Mr..
Carnegie in this struggle, has never
misled anyone as to his purpose. He
has been bold and explicit in ex-
pressing his intention to sever the
Homestead works from all control Of
the Amalgamated Association. and to
employ men, either in or out of that
organization. who would accept his
scale and rules. Being now restored
to the possession of his property, he
will doubtless employ new men to
start his works, and then-what
This is the very marrow of the dis.
pute, and it was this violently disput, d
right Of Mr.. Frick to employ whom he
preferred that led to riot and blood
shed and that has brought the troops
to Homestead. 1t is idle 10 say that
the violence was solely against the
mercenaries OF the Pinkertons. If the
workmen had not taken lawless pos.
session OF property in which they had
no pretense of ownership, to prevent
the employment OF any but them.
selves, the Pinkerton men would
never have been summoned there
and it should not be forgotten that the
troops are now there to do lawfully
Just what the Pinkerton inen were
called to do without authority Of law.
When the new workmen come to
start the Homestead works, then
what?
The crucial test of,he willingness OF
the striking men at Homestead to
obey the law will come very soon, as
Mr.. Frick has announced his purpose
to start his works with such new labor
as he shall find acceptable and such
of his employees as shall renounce
allegiance to the Association. If the
rev workmen shall be permitted to
enter upon their service without mo-
lestation or threat, the mission of the
military will be ended. But when
these new men come to work, and old
are invited to desert the As
sociation to retain employment, then
.whato Times.
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The Situation.

Gov. Pattison called out the troops
at the right time and in the right way.
He waited as was his plain duty to
do, until it became evident that the
civil arm was inadequate. He then
ordered out the military in such force
as to render its simple presence suffi.
cient, probably, to repress all disorder
without its actual use. Such action
was as humane as it was wise.
There is but one thing for the
locked out men to do. They must
submit to the law. They must keep
the peace. Their quarrel is with their
employers. They must not make it a
quarrel with organized society. It's 4
protest against wage reduction. 1t
must not be made revolt against law
and order. They must not resist the
authority of the State. They must not
make war upon the community.
On the other hand there ought to
be a concerted effort to secure Justice
for these men. Whatever law or logic
may say, it will be grievous hard
ship if they are refused, as Mr.. FRICE
threatens, even the opportunity to ne,
gotiate for restoration to their employ
ment.
There is no reason for an attitude so
vindictive and no justice in it. So
ciety, which properly insists that the
men shall not by force exclude the
owners of the works from the posses
sion and use of their property, should
also insist by every means open to pub
lie opinion upon an abandonment o!
the intolerant attitude assumed toward
them by the Carnegie Company.
The case is one for negotiation and
arbitration, not one for the arbitrary
condemnation Of men to a permanen;
loss of employment World 3,
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That there is a streak of sporting
blood" in the veins OF the most sedate
among us is evidenced by the uni,
versal interest manifested in railway
speeds and the delight with which the
average man halls each successive
triumph OF the locomotive over the
combined elements OF time and dis.
tance.
The much-vaunted "Flying Scotch
man" express train between London
and Edinburgh, in Great Britain, is
still regarded by many persons as the
fastest regularly scheduled train in the
world. This, however, is a mistake.
the speed OF the "Scotchman" having
been excelled by several railroads in
this country, notably by the New York
Central, whose Empire State Ex-
press" between New York and Buffalo
has, until within few days, claimed
the title of the fastest regular train in
the world. This celebrated train runs
from New York to Buffalo, distance
OF 44o miles, in eight hours and forty
minutes, which is at the rate of seven
ty-one seconds TO each mile. or fifty
and two-thirds miles per hour. De-
Quoting all stops the average running
time of this train is ffty-two and
twelve one'hundredths miles per hour.
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A Chance for Composers.

In order to stimulate American
composition, The Ladies' Home
Journal has just made public an at
tractive series OF liberal prizes for the
best original musical composition by
composers resident in the United
States and Canada. The prizes call
for a waltz, piano composition, 4
pleasing ballad and popular song,
an anthem and the four best HYMN
tunes. The competition is open until
November Ist, next. The opportunity
has an additional attractiveness since
the prize compositions will form part
OF series for which Strauss is writing
an original waltz, and Charles Gounod
and Sir Arthur Sullivan each an origin.
al song.
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us fYinq an the fax

It's flying an the tdcs
of Nature to take the ordinary pill.
Just consider how it acts. There's
too much bulk and hustle, and not
enough real good. And think how
it leaves you when it's all over
DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets act
naturally. They help Nature to do
her own work. They cleanse and
renovate, mildly but thoroughly, the
whole system. Regulate it, too.
The help that they give, lasts.
They're purely vegetable, per-
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and best to take. Sick Headache,
Bilious Headache, Constipation, In
digestion, Bilious Attacks, and all
arrangements of the Liver, Stomach
and Bowels are promptly relieved
and permanently cured. One tiny
sugar coated Pellet for a gentle
laxative-three for a cathartic.
They're the cheapest pill you can
buy, for they're guaranteea to give
satisfaction, or your money is re-
turned.
You pay only for the good you
This is true only of DR.. Pierce's
medicines.
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Cleveland Saws No
HIS wIFE'S NAME MUST NOT BE USED IN
CONNECTION WITH CAMPAIGN CLUBS.


CONNECTION WITH CAMPAIGN CLUBS.
The following correspondence ex-
plains itself =
NEW YORK, June 90, 1899.
MRS. GROVER CLEVELAND -
DEAR MADAM 1t gives Us great
pleasure as representatives Of that
great body of women OF Democratic
sympathies to inform you that a
Frances Cleveland Influence Club
has been formed by the mothers,
wives, sisters, and daughters Of New
York Democrats. We have taken
the liberty OF using your name for the
first of the many Influence Clubs
which we trust will spring up through
out the country, and after November
s will confirm the judgment Of that
Republican leader regarding 1899,
that the women did it.
I'VE feel that this campaign is to
lift the burden of taxation from the
homes of the land, and we, as home
defenders, desire part in the struggle.
Yours respectfully.
"MARY FROST ORMsBY,
President Frances Cleveland In.
fluence Club. No. l."
CRAY GABLES. BUzzARDs BAY, Mass,
July 6, IS92.
"MRs. MARY FROST ORMSBY =
MY DEAR MADAM Mrs. Cleve.
land has referred to me your letter in
forming her of the organization of a
Frances Cleveland influence Club
at is by no means pleasant to dis
sent from the methods which sincere
friends adopt, when their efforts not
only demonstrate their friendliness
but when they also seek to subserve
the public good and are, therefore, en-
gagged in patriotic service.
1T is, however, impossible for US to
approve Of the use of Mrs. Cleveland's
name in the designation OF clubs de-
signed to do political work.
I'VE trust you will not undervalue
our objection, because it rests upon
the sentiment that the name now
sacred in the home circle as wife and
mother may well be spared in the
organization and operation OF clubs
created to exert political influence.
"Yours very truly,
"GRovER CLEVELAND"
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Tie Convention Ended.
CLOSE Or THE GREAT CHRISTIAN EN-
DEAvoR GATHERING IN NEW YORK.

New YORK, July Io.-The last day
Of the great Christian Endeavorers be-
gan at 9 o'clock this morning with a
prayer meeting in the Madison Square
Garden, conducted by A. B. Pennell,
Of Boston. Ten thousand delegates
were present, and after several pray
ers and much hymn-singing the meet
ing adjourned at 1915 o'clock to
enable the delegates to attend regular
services in the different evangelical
churches ofthis city.
The afternoon session at the Gar
den began at , o'clock, President
Clark presiding. Fully 1900 dele.
gates Were in attendance, despite the
intense heat. After the prayer and
praise meeting brief reports were re-
ceived from the committee conferences,
under the direction of William Shaw,
treasurer OF the united society, who
reported the greatest enthusiasm had
been manifested by the delegates at
different UNCONVENTIONAL rallies held
during the convention. AT one of
them $1,000 had been subscribed for
the completion of missionary church
at Salt Lake City. The Friends or
Quakers, he also said, formed a Chris
tlan Endeavor Society at yesterdays
rally of their delegates.
Throw Out the Lifeline" was sung
by Mr. Stebbins, after which Ira D.
Sankey spoke on the subject OF Chris
tian Endeavor in Great Britain. He
had just returned, he said, from a six
months campaign with Mr.. Moody in
Scotland and, having attended the
National Christian Endeavor Conven
ton, held six weeks ago in the city of
Chester, he had an opportunity OF See
ing something Of the working of the
society in the old country, and he was
glad to say that it was making great
progress in England, Scotland and
Wales, Ireland, he said, was very far
behind, but if there weretmore Chris
tian Endeavor societies there it would
be the best kind of home rule Ireland
could have.
An address on gospel temperance
was given by John G. Woolley, OF
Minnesota, followed by singing and a
| paper entitled Among the Northwest
Indians" by Eric Young, of Toronto,
Ont. The Rev. John Henry Barrow,
ID. d., OF Chicago, spoke on the "Pos-
sibllities of the Worlds Fair"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1892-07-15

While Mr.. Carnegie rests in the
shade Of Coworth Park, at his High
land summer retreat in Scotland, and
his partner, Mr.. Phipps, revels in the
luxuries of Knebworth Castle and en-
joys the society Of English noblemen,
the managers OF their works at Home
stead, this State, are building fortihca-
tons around and laying hot water
pipes through their mills, preparatory
to a siege with their workingmen,
whose wages suffered another reduc-
tion on the Ist OF July. With Carne-
gle and Phipps it is a question Of great
er profits that they may make more
liberal contributions to the Republi-
can campaign fund and lavish more
money on European homes and Euro
pean luxuries. With their men it is a
question Of bread and butter for their
families ard the simplest and cheap
est necessaries that human beings can
exist upon.-EdSton Sentinel.
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Pattiscn Will Visit the Troops
THE CALL TO HOMESTEAD TAkEs The
PLACE OF THE ANNUAL ENCAMPMENT.

PLACE or THE ANNUAL ENCANPMENT.
Governor Pattison has received
the following telegram from General
SnOwden dated Homestead:
The troops are all in camp and in
position. A strong provost patrol is
securing the town. There is no troub-
le and no prospect of it at this time
6 P. NJ. Sheriff McCleary has gone
home but leaves 4 representative
The Governor expects no news
from Homestead, believing as he does,
that there will be no trouble. He
says he will visit the troops there
when inspection takes place, as the
present outing will take the place of
the annual encampment. The men
viii be drilled and inspected as usual
on those occasions, so far as their
duties as preservers Of the peace will
permit.
The Governor said tonight in the
course OF conversation relative to the
impression which prevails at Home
stead and elsewhere, that the troops
will have nothing to do with protect
ing non-union men, that the State
authorities will not concern itself with
inq1iring wheather the men are union
or non-union men. The troops are
there to preserve the peace and to
protect all persons in their rights.
Colonel Volkmar, Of the United States
army, is expected here tonight to
join the party of inspection as the rep
resentative of the United States Gov.
eTnment. The party will go to
Mount Gretna first.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1892-07-15
]. II. MERCER,
Secretary.

We announce in the proper place
this week the name of Hon. S. P. VOL
verton OF Sunbury as a candidate
Dr. denomination for Congress from
his district. He has made very ac-
oeptable representative, is one OF the
Ablest men in the state, and Columbia
county will give him her endorse.
ment for second term undoubtedly,
as no other name is announced in this
county, nor have We heard any one
mentioned in any of the other coun-
ties Of the district. 1t looks like a un-
animous denomination.
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Good Ground for Hope in Illinois.

When you come to think that the
Democrats Of Illinois have fourteen
Representatives in Congress in Del
egation Of twenty, a majority in the
State Legislature and Democratic
Senator, and in 1891 elected their
State ticket by a majority OF nearly
ten thousand votes, it doesn't seem al
together unreasonable to put it in the
list ofldebatable States.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1892-07-15
COUNTY COMMITTEE MEETING.

A meeting of tie Democratic
Standing Committee will be held on
Saturday July the a3rd, 1892 at 2
o'clock, in the Grand Jury Room, in
the town OF Bloomsburg, for the pur-
pose OF making an apportionment Of
Delegates to the several election dis
trcts in Columbia County.
JNo. R. TOWNSEND,
County Chairman.
J. H. MERCER,
Secretary.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1892-07-15
Eaglesmere Railroad.

The last rail on the railroad leading
to Eagles Mere, the Summerresort on
the top Of the mountains, was laid
Saturday. The first train steamed up
the steep grades, and the whistle OF
the locomotive for the first time
broke. -. the primitive stillness. Pas,
senger trains will be- ran Regularly
hereafter.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1892-07-15
ETNA'S FIRE AND ASHES,
A VILLAGE REDUCED TO RUINS AND
MANY THOUGHT To HAVE PERIsHED.

ROME, July I3.-The eruption of
Mount -Etna is rapidly increasing in
violence, The fires in the crater show
great activity. Loud explosions are
continually taking place. A severe
earthquake shock occurred this morn.
ing, which reduced to ruins the village
Of Giarre, on the coast Of Sicily five
hours journey from the craters Of Mt.
.ftna.
The population Of Clare is about
1900. No mention Of loss of life is
made, but it is feared here that many
have perished.
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A Flyer" Indeed.

THE FASTEST SCHEDULED TRAIN IN
AMERICA RUNS FROM PHILADELPHIA
TO THE SEA VIA THE READINGS
ROYAL ROUTE.
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For President
GROVER CLEVELAND,
of New York.
STATE DEMOCRATIC TICKET

FOR CONGRESSMAN AT LARGE.
GEORGE A. ALLEN. Erie.
THOMAS P. MERRITT, Jerks.
FOR SUPREME JUDGE.
CHRISTOPHER HEYDRICK, venango.
FOR ELECTORS AT LARGE.
MORTIMER T. sLL1OTT, Tioga.
JNo. c. BCLLITT, Philadelphia.
THOMAS B. KENNEDY, Franklin.
DAVID T. WATSON. Allegheny.
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CAN DIDATES CARDS,

List OF Ca ndidates TO be voted for at the dele
gate electi on held saturday August tth l>'-
be tween The hours OF and o'clock p m. .,,
Nominating convention Tuesday Aus uS' VIII
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1892-01-30
AT THE STAGE DOOR.
RESPECT FOR THE PROSCRIP-
TON mo ADMiTTANcE."
I'm England Johnnies Are Permitted and
even Encouraged to Enter the Load
Ing Actress Dressing Room---wen't
Work on This Side.

There is nothing particularly surpris-
ing in the general developments Of the
Marius- st. John divorce case in England.
Nor would II serve any purpose what
ever to discuss the relative morality Of
the English stage as compared with
ours. Mrs. Kendall SO fully covers
that subject that to add any
thing further would be pre-
sumption. But one thing in this law
suit is amazing, both to American act
ors and managers, and that is the cool
and matter-of-fact way In which the
acknowledgement is made on the wit
ness stand in London that outsiders are
freely admitted to actresses dressing
rooms during the performance OF. plays,
and that, while not there, they are
permitted to stand around the wings
! and freely enter into conversation with
the half-nude girls who appear in the
burlesques, pantomimes, and comic
operas.
Such proximity or such custom
would be considered monstrous in this
country. In London, it seems, well-to-
do young men about town, noblemen
who are patrons of the stage and others
are regular frequenters behind the
scenes and pass their evenings in large
part smoking and drinking in actresses
dressing rooms. Not small actresses at
that, but women who, as Florence st.
John testified, receive as much as $3.50
per week.
Inquiry from various American man
ayers and stars strongly emphasize this
statement. At the Casino, New York,
for instance, where comic opera is con-
tinuously given and where, naturally,
there congregates greater or less mum
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1892-01-30

longing TO the Judge, ana ne was ne
hind with his rent.
He expected to be dunned, hut he
was mistaken.
In u word the situation was ex-
planned to him.
"But can't Did," he objected. 81
amt able"
"D-n it. mani" shouted the Judge,
''offer dollar"
!. .E9t can't pay that-I owe you
"Contound your roared the Judge.
"Do as tell you, and you shall have
your own time about paying the
back rent"
"All right" replied the fellow
slowly, "but Sally Black cannot
work, and l cannot afford to feed
her."
"See here, Bob, growled the Judge.
with a determined look, "you just
put this woman and her baby in the
little cabin on the hill. They won't
starve. Ill send them enough to
cat"
Bob had no more to say. It
was a good bargain for him, and in
less than five minutes he was march
ing down the street, followed by
Sally Black and the baby.
The next day the Judge sent in his
resignation to the Governor.
To his friends he made O very satis-
factory explanation.
"Under our special act" he said,
81 receive no salary. / am paid in
fees, and | don't get any. Then l
have to lend the prisoners money to
pay their fines, and it is getting so
that / will have to support some OF
the convicts. This court business
will run me in debt ii l stick to it,
and that is why / resigned"
So Sally Black and the baby were
quartered in a comfortable log cab
in on the Judges plantation, and
their rations were sent to them every
week from the big white house over
the river.
What became of them after Sally's
term was out?
The Blue Rock people would laugh
at such q question. They knew the
Judge. Sally Black needs no written
lease no contract with witnesses.
She will stay in the little cabin as
long as she and the baby like it, and
the neighbors think she is settled
there for life.-Atlanta Constitution.