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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1894-03-09

PIANOS
90 900 SOLD

] HESE instruments have enjoyed
l. high reputation for more than
forty years. They are BRILLIANT
and MUSICAL in Tone, and afford
most beautiful accompaniment to vo-
cal music the tone having that rare
SYMPATHETIC QUALITY which blends
admirably to the HUMAN VOICE.
They are DURABLE, being construct
ed of the DEsT MATERIALS, by the
MOST sKILLFUL woRKMEN. They have
earned an especial reputation for
KEEPING IN TUNE, and also for RETAIN
ing in most remarkable degree their
original fulness of tone-never grow
ing thin or wiry with age. The Com
pany, through their agents, have re-
ceived several FIRST PREMIUMS during
the past few years, and their instru-
ments have invariably taken high rank
wherever exhibited.
PRICES MODERATE. TERMS EASY.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-01
TUVRSDIY'S FOOTBALL ACCIDENTS

Washington. Nov. 3O.-G. ID. Rahen. the halfback
who disabled In the Georgetown Columbia Attn
letc Club football game IN this city yesterday Il
found TO have sustained "A serious spinal injury. An
unfounded Of his death was circulated to-day.
The other Georgetown men who were Injured yes
tcrday are doing we'll Harder. OF Columbia. who
had his collarb bone broken, Will come around all
right. ana At the theatre last evening. notwth-
standing bis injury. There will be more football
contests between these two teams as the faculty OF
Georgetown University has -ccded to prohibit 1t In
future.
ST. Louis. Nov. 9OA football game between a
team OF college men against the town men OF Kirk
wood yesterday resulted In the serious and possibly
fatal injury OF Philip Gauss quarterback Of toe col
lege mems team. lac WAS the under man In a scrim-
mage and mis- physician reports him badly injured
Internally.
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Il, cvo-v year except ics much less would have
hoen granted n tho S.nai" had not increased we
amount carried hy the House hlli 80 Tor I'VE
cons tho District {, viii be seen. has been stead
H., mining rchirl H. the mniter OF school accom-
,,od.,tons and 20 such an extent that The argc
estimates ,or 1876 are considered absolutely n'c'H
sary Hnf-day schools are being restored 10 Tho
third and fourth grades after they were '"''teY
done away WITH
School houses arc as necessary as school teach
or. and Vet IL appear, that the appropriation for
s.hool buildings for the current nscM year is
e.s than onc-tnri a. much as % ~is for 90. h'c'l
var ended June 30 is,,. nnl good deal jess thhn
,..f,urtn az rnucn a. .t was 'or the year ended
June ~. l'si.
g., on. uari % tho city of Washington. comprs-
ing an area OF nearly Two square miles within
which several thousand colorel families I'VE. there
"a not s.nslc .chool house for d." ar''innl'''-
ton % coor,l pupils The nearest cpl"''i H'h'''"
orc too distant Tor email children 10 attend ana 81
-ah were NOT tn Gaze the D-lingH are too rr'"ici
D.. hold any more pupils. The business h.sh school.
one OF the most useful and fucccsffu adJunrta "t
the public school system ~ The District. occupies
building in which 80 pupils are -" .'I ni"
~ lu'ila -, i.,'inf. and ilusuitahlc In ihc
purpose FOR which tt is used. rental oi e."
49,. nr a. Luiidins nnd slte costing SsOD
The annual appropriation Tor repairs has been
subjected 10 the chc's phrinH process ~ th' l'i"
cratic majority OF the House and us Committee on
Auproyriailous until The amount allowed Tor Inc
c,,rrent wear is only f25VJl This Is the same
,,nourt that WAS allowed when the number OF
school buildings was only hair as great as II now
ls m. excuse for Keeping down this appropriation
has been that many o. The buildings we're com
parativcy nes, but that excuse * no longer a
der~nt one what "Thc Escriug star" recently
eoit ON this suhleci IS within The bounds Of strict
trufh A. everybody who has observed th" present
condition Of the school houses Will checrfuly al
test. "The star said.
Leaking roofs, cracked walls. weaihor-Norr
n.iri warned and shrunkcn woodwork. WORKOUT
roors and siaircascs. defective furnaces ana boil
ers are appearing on every hand. II viii require
not loss tnau $4,000 t. piece iIe buildings IN such
repair as a careful owner would require FOR his
priyafe property. and after mat at east NnVsi
| wear IS needed 10 keep them in order. The Dis
| rIot has about 100000 worth Of school property,
and 10 measure it's deterioration D.. less than
So 900 or ~ per cent per anuum, H. ridiculous ac-
| cording to building experts who have been asked
FOR their opinions The Trustees and Commissioners
have asked for only 10000 for next year. consider
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-01
WHY THE PROFITS ARE so LARGE

To the Editor Of The Tribune
Sir In your issue OF November - is an article
headed AN Opening for Aerated Bread. in wnich
the writer refers to THE charitable success which
for the last sixteen years has attended the enter
prise OF the Aerated Bread Company. OF LONDON
Allow me to say that the writer mas fallen 10
mention the chief source OF this remarkable sue
cess" which comes from the starvation wages
which 1t pays to its miserable Mattresses VINO are
reouIred - work twelve hours per day and receive
therefor from TO 10 shillinss week with the add-
ton Of a cup Of coffee, slice of bread and cream
apron each day. and no more. Last year tne smart
holders received 80 per cent their investment anu
the directors also voted themselves ioVD as an
extra pun for their superior thrift ana the snrewd
ness OF their management. The miserable employees
got nothing all the more that thousands were eager
to take their places If they had been diSposeo 10
grumDle. -, or,,,
/ should add that. as the company SEES on;y
bread and tea. the Mattresses receive niue OF hoth
ing in the shape OF fees. any other extras
Such are some OF the BLESSINGS 81 tTee race
No 15S Beacon-st., Boston. Nov. 2, 1871
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action, and you thereby remove the cause OF a
multitude of distressing diseases, such as head
aches indigestion, or dyspepsia, biliousness' pm-
pies blotches eruptions, boils. constipation,
piles fstulas and maladies too numerous to
mention.
If people would pay more attention to properly
regulating the action Of their bowels, they would
have less frequent occasion to call for their
doctors services to subdue attacks of dangerous
diseases
That, of all known agents to accomplish this
purpose DR.. Perce's Pleasant Pellets are I'M
equaled, is proved by the fact that once used they
are always in favor. Their secondary effect is to
keep the bowels open and regular, not to further
ronstpate, as is the case with other pill. Hence,
their great popularity, with sufferers from habit
ual constipation, piles and indigestion.
A free sample of the " Pellets" "a to doscs),
on Hiai, is mailed to any address, postpaid, on
receipt of name and address OH posta' card.
Address. WORLDS DIspENsARy MEDICAL Asso-
CITATION, COS Main Street. Buffalo, N. \.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-01
AVOID AMBIGUOUS BANK TITLES.

To the Editor OF The Tribune. =.
Sir A recent experience OF mine may ih'''s.
some OF your readers. | had occasion 10 pus 49,"
things In New-York City, and paid for my purea'.s
by checks on Ithaca The check-blank had '"a..
\. y" on the date line. and below was 'ne w.
First National Bank" Being in New-NorK W" !,
not unnatural to date my check from there All"
hastily drew my pen through the Ithaca ana VIZ.
"New-York" 1t. IL certainly was eais 80.
The next day my wife reported from Ithaca r,rs,
gram to me- which said that my check on 'he a.
National Bank OF New-York had been return. .'',r.
no account" You will see that in supso''. 80,
"New-York" for ithaca" on the check mao p" W.,
ca!ly changed the banks title to 1.-The r"s. ~
tional Bank OF New-York" BY putting the nsasm~hsd
the place under such title as ! have nc which
others may escape the bad quarter OF an JRiI,EY
l experienced. WILLIAM H. No."
Ithaca y. Y, Nov. 49, 1894.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-01
MR. COOMBS'S FINANCIAL PLANS


He FAvORs THE CREATION OF CURRENCY AND
TARIFF COMMISSIONS
Washington Nov. 80 tspec.aD-R Representative
Coombs. Of New-York. who came to Congress three
years ago with the draft OF a bill IN his pocket-a
bin which In his opinion would have settled the
tariff question for all time to and to the sa'-
faction Of everybody, and bin which Chairman
Springer and his Committee Ways and Means
studousy II not contemporary. gnored-is strong
" In favor OF the creation by Congress OF "A cur
rency Commission; indeed. he thinks that should
have been done at the last session Mr.. Coombs
also thinks that the financial situation demands
and requires immediate action by Congress TO pro-
ect the gold reserve and maintain the parity OF
gold and silver. and their representatives MI.
COMBS has plan. The amount OF demand notes
outs,anding-over &52 c0 Oo0-not including silver
certificates. is large to b. unsafe In his juig-
ment lie would fund these demand notes INTO
consolidated bonds At low rate or interest re-
dcemable after twenty-five wears at the pleasure OF
the Government he would also authorize deposits
OF said bonds To secure bank-n)tc circulation ana
repeal the 10 per cent tax Tor reduce II to per cent?
on the notes % such State banks a. might deposit
In the United States Treasury said bonds as security
for tn, payment OF the notes issued. Mr. CoomDs
would allow the silver certificates to remain IN cir
cuaton and provide that the other demand ooh-
cations should not be funded at more rapid rate
than f15.o10po month. The funding operations
when competed would rc.cASe h"iu, >-"'""W 90
silver dollars AMI all The sN.er builien IN the
Treasury which are now held as guarantee i'r
the Treasury notes Issued urier the act Of 1872"
All questions affecting the extension or increase
o. the currency Mr. Coowha would leave TO &c
scttlcd by the proposed Currency Commission. ne
is opposed to doing away with the systei" OF pohu
deposits 10 protect banknoie circulation and TO
~. proposition 20 MAX. the Circulating notes Oh Il
bank q first len or ITS assets .
ON ia. suhIcrt of bubble revenues. MI. 'poihb. .
e.ii thar 90 did not below that the TWO bo,'h
issues would 40 more than provide Tor the d''
nccnry ln revenues. and added. ,,,-
"V-. must. no matter whether the hilii be h'kn
a. r.X LOOK FOR slnftaut decrease oi r"'chu"
80 ,h,, source We are Supplying oar own
v.nufs from our oNn resources. ana very 80
fh.r. Will De less f0r to faN or as way tnTvN,h
th. custom tous. The best ana most patriotic
,f4fes-fan ulu bc the man who car icNls' a pih',
=, r.ir. rcyolro which Will J." fu.r. no more an !
no loss than i4 required. ana ~hi, % WI '"mtH,in
i,r0ff 10 the people am not Only m Atui o. a
,...-ror.-y commission. but also o. u Tar.n Com
,ui..io- Wrlcr MI take into careful corsiicrh-
t1,n tho whole question Of the revenues OF the
.s..
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ing IL useless II is said to ask Congress for what
is necessary. From now on 1t is said the makIns
OF necessary repairs will be the saving OF ten tunes
their cost The buildings have reached a stage o,
decay which will increase with an acceer n,roi
ratio If not arrested In 1898 and 1884 the apprV,,
priaton was $4,000. This put the schools TO an
sorts OF Inconvenience ard made deficiency n ap,
down the amount 10 $4,000 The Commissioners
have asked for $1,000 for next year.
The public schools OF Washington are among the
best In the country, and among their pupils are 70
be found many sons and daughters OF senator's ara
Representatives. In Congress. many OF "hoHi re-
main here until the end OF the spring term or the
public schoc.s, whether Congress Is IN session or
not. in order that their children may enjoy ana
profit by the educational advantages thus offered
lnasmuch the residents OF the District nave no
voice whatever I'm regard to taxation Tor the sup
port OF public schools or anything else. ana eS,
peciav IN view OF the fact that this Is the Nationai
Capital. the treatment that the schools nave re-
ceived at the hands Of Congress In the iasi three
years has been nttle If any, short OF disgraceiuL
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fry TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIRuNEl

fny TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBuNEI
WASHINGTON Nov So.-Thc friends OF pubic
schools throughout the country are or ought TO DC
,,,orosted I'm the welfare and prosperity OF 'nc
r,,hlic schools OF the District OF COLUMBIA. "h'cn
oro mainly dependent upon the disposition OF 'oh-
gross inasmuch as that body virtually decid'S no"
a,,,oh or how little shall be- expendei for their
Gunner; because one-half OF the amount appto
nriated therefor Is paid out OF the N""'''"'
treasury For the last three years the dispos'''o"
~ Corgress-or more properly OF INC ->p|'"p'''-
,,ons Committee % the House Of Representatives.
and the Democratic majority In that hody-haS
boen most niggardly. and the provision mai" 10,
tho sunport Of public schools has been utterly anu
wrctchcdly Inadequate.
The population OF Washington and OF tho SUD
urban villages ~ the District Is rapidly 'c''"S'S'
r1 GO, .hc appropriaiions for public schools nav"
hoo, much less for the last three years than they
or. nrIor to that time \ conservative estimate
,,.os th. city OF Washington present population
- 900 o0o According To The census taken IN june
.sa, !, vas q little over .3o"p. Down To ana IN
iudi,r the fiscal year 1871 Congress freely appro-
,,rotcl as much money for pubic schools as the
school Board and District Commissioners as"''
FOR and frequently more. Thus In j." inc 'A"-
mates for school building were S-''''
aud the appropriations $4,000 In 1921 th'
.s,inates were $n.op. the appropriations
..-,,,, Stree then = seeming spirit ~ it'-
.,,o,,, or Indifference or both In the Horf' Com
-,i,,e. ON Appropriations has worked 10 40" disc
,d,an,ore Of the schools. The folo"lns shows
ho,y the estimates OF The Board o. Trustees are
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TRYING TO REDUCE APPROPRIATIONS.
CHAIRMAN SAVERS EXPRESSES HOPE OF MAN
ING A RECORD. But THERE Al'h

ING A RECORD But THERE ARE
OBSTACLES IN HIS WAY.
Washington. Nov. 30 (SpecaD.-Chairnah SaEe'S'
Of the House Committee on Appropriations 'N
presses the opinion that the total OF the amman dp
nropratons at the frst session OF the llNth Con
cress can be reduced at least $O0oV~ below that OF
~, ors, session OF the IIIId Congress OF the com
ing session This opinion he bases largely upon 'ne
fact that many OF the contracts for the Improvement
~ harbors Will have been completed by June ~
1896 or that sufficient money viii have been appr'
,ria,ed by the present Congress 10 meet all me ht-
hi,,,,es under such contracts The appropriations 81
the coming session for that purpose viii amount t.
about 81 C0Oo eco according 10 his estimate
Chairman Savers received some information at The
office Of the Supervising Architect Of the Treasury
Denar.nent the other day which may not only afier'
tho total of appropriations at n, coming session go
s,n,e extent but also long delay In ias be
ginning Of work on the new public building al San
Francisco He was informed In substance that u
has been discovered that portion OF the site Tor th
new rests layer Of quicksand OF unknown
dep,h and area and that the Supervising Architect
Is about TO send experts from his once 10 MAKE
an investigation. Chairman Savers said that he
would try 10 have clause inserted In one ~ the
appropriation bills providing for thorough exnmna-
ton OF the site by two competent engineers oetoT
any work Is begun
In relation appropriations TO pay me Irlhc'i''
OF Pacific Railroad bonds whicn VIII "'' o'' ''
within this fiscal year and the year ending June 49,
,sas Governor Savers said he WAS uncertain NJ 20
whether direct appropriation would he required o-
whether the money could be paid under the Ia"
making permanent; annual appropria tons from
which are paid Interest the public deh' and many
other obligati Of the Government There Us per
manent annual appropriation covering amounts cue
10 the sinking fund Il the Pacific railroads
on June 81 1893. the sinking iJnd or me 'thN.
Pacific in the United States Treasury anountri ~
lfob u bonds
same date the sinking fund OF the Union Pac.fc N
the National Treasury amounted 10 N3Ni'rh ''
which $40 4s IN cash and the balance IN b9n'A
It appears that $4,000 Of bonds issued to the hah
| sas Pacific Railway Company now part OF 10.
Union Pacihc) will fall due November 1881 tna,
81 40 600 OF bonds issred 10 the Same COMPANY wa
fall due January 1896 and tha; N229o0 iss,Tl 20
| Ire Union Pacific Railway Company VIII ran %
| ~, February / 1896 OF the bonds issued - ihf
Central Pacific RAILWAY COMPANY. - S62 o0 VIII ma
| tnre on January iG 1896 and g 1900 on January J
1896 II will be observed that the amount o' BON
IN the National Treasury to the credit or ne SINK
Inc f,nd OF either OF the companies IL moro than
sufficient 10 cover payments on account OF prncipf
maturing prior 20 June go 1896, provided II can b
applied to that purpose
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-01
CLEVELAND. GRESHAM AND CHINA.

POr-ND ITO ARBITRATE" WHATEVER HAFFENS
ATTITUDE OF JAPAN
WASHINGTON. Nov 30 CspeciaD.-The anxiety Of
tho Administration TO arbitrate or I'm some way act
DC rnediator between China and Japan Is pathetic.
Having been snubbed by Japan, Mr.. Cleveland
e.ill holds the idea OF having some participation
IN tho settlement OF the differences between those
,yvo countries 1t Is now deemed probable that the
neqotiations OF peace will be conducted through
the American Ministers In China and Japan Dut
tho neootations will not be in the nature OF an
arbitration 1t does not appear to have occurred
IN either Mr. Cleveland or Secretary Gresham
that being thus called upon to oiiiclate at the
funeral OF their friends, the Chinese carries with
q a certain amount of humiliation. 1t Will be a
very delicate and diplomatic thrust at our State
Departm mt for the proffered humiliation OF emma
to come through the agency Of the American Min
lister.
AT the very outset OF the trouble between emma
and Japan as Is very we'll known. the sympathy
OF this Administration with China was made suii-
GENTLY apparent to be generally comprehended'
and the Japanese Minister cooled his heels In the
waiting room Of the State Department too often
not TO know that he was the OBJECT OF as Hu,h
Gresham is credited with some ambition TO extend
the American trade with China and his sympathy
with the Chinese in this war was so wei unner,
stood AS to make their defeat IN certaih Unit.
friendly services from Mr.. Cleveland as PROPOSE
ton from q friend OF China. and so treated H.
Now when China completely defeated. sues iof
peace at most any terms me u Slev"lan9 oiay
the part Of the humble petitioner LOT MS van
uuished friends.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-01
AID WANTED IN FOUNDING A SCHOOL"

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: To the pastors members. friends and pubic
at large aie and colore1. this appeal IL addressed
1t is true that nearly all OF the states On me
Gth Of November went Republican; but Ola VIZ
glni, a, yo,. know vent Democratic. therefore the
political power IS in Democratic hands.
Il Is natural for Democrats 10 help one aho.her
I'm every NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. societies ana oiher
things which are not necessary ID MENTION -
We the cOlored people 0f Cartwrignts wharf,
Nansem0nd County. Va. are here TO httie WIN
the many obstacle that may confront US >,
our free schools arc shut down and we can
help ourselves In that respect; but we nave organ
iz.t T. build a school, appeal 10 you.
brethren and friends Il New-York and others ~
whose hands tins notice nay fall. for help We
know that the Lord VIII bless you.
Remember the saying. lie that giveth to the poor
lsni.th 10 he Lord
Forward any amounts to the superintendent cart
wrieht's Wharf NanseUond County. Va.
THOMAS HALE. President
JOSEPH GRIFFIN. superintendent
" : DUKE Secretary.
Cariwrlgh.'s wharf Va. Nov. %. 1894.
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mans money from bank that one bill cans av'
SIG and second for SIS. for advertising ana ca
penses" Thus the sum OF $500 after sune,, ~ sr
loss OF per cent In Canada. Is diminlsne' 10 "a ;,
cent further VIII II encourage Canadians 70 p",S
ronze our banks il they understand that s sV osi
they Gle taxation and Expenses may tahe sss 80
of every 500? There is a wrong here which maS'
the blood boil In the veins OF the needy nets. -
in addition have been compelled. ACCORDING ~ fof
laws requirements. 10 wait year ana a ,nM Nh
this money. CbEh' l "
New York. Nov. q 1894
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HONESTY Is At TIE BOTTOM. AFrER ALL.

HONESTY Is At THE BOTTOM. AFTER ALL.
T. The Editor ~ The Tribune.
Sir. Your editorial In to-diys issue on the late
dcfaicatlon from the shoe ana Leather National
Bank seems 70 me to be about right | have noticed
IN mos, OF the papers since that event occurred a
large number OF letters giving - the writer's seem
20 think lnfalliba methods % keeping the books OF
a bank 80 as to make fraud Impossible. Now. 70 the
mind OF any practical man 1t all used 10 account
INK these idras visionary, TO say the least, for
TN. simple fact that after all this checking ana
checking has been applied. the whole fabric
rests Just whore Il dd AZ nrst-on the honesty Oh
tho IT. an or men Ii f. safe 10 say that there never
has nor ever viii be any practical method whereby
A cunning thief can be kept from stealing. ana
N il also well known that those houses who claim
10 hc protected by their system OF bookkeeping
have been In the past as general rule the ones
,vho Laxn suffered most. for II ever finds
on q way whereby he can circumvent the meth
DDS used his chances Of being found out are de-
cr.asfi in accordance with the amount % faith
placed IN the system JOEL. Il. SEfMOt X
York Nov. 2 1921.