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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1894-07-27

In the Century Albert Franklin Mat.
thews describes The Evolution Of A
Battleship." mainly with reference TO
the building Of the Indiana. the most
formidable engine OF war in the world
II Is worth while 10 look about a place
that produces such a monster. be says
The Cramp shipyard has nearly a
quarter Of q mhe OF water front.
Along this frontage are ships in vari-
Gus stages Of construction. some on
the stocks and some in the water. H..
Illustrating almost every step in the
building of a vessel. Here. near the
entrance to the yard, is an acre or
more of punching machines. enormous
contrivanceS that, as they close their
jaws, with their ungainly teeth bite
out holes for rivets in the plates and
frames as easily as a farmers wife
takes out the core Of an apple. over
there is q steel checker-board frame
into which big pins are set in a carve.
Against the pins stalwart slejge-
swingers. half naked. bend the cherry
red frames and plates, as they are slid
out Of the furnace into the shapes
they must assume for use In the yes
sels. Here is great row OF black
smith forges.
over there is a building where q
dozen monster boilers ara in conStruc-
ton. and where travelling cane lifts
and moves them as easily as u hotel
porter does big trunks. Here are big
ship engines, some set up and some
taken down. Here are foundries where
manganese bronze screws are cast, and
where brass and iron are fashioned
into a thousand forms. Here is the
great mold-loft where every line IN the
ship is laid down. and from which
wooden counterparts of the vessel are
made before the steel construction be-
gins. Here are the woodworking
shops, the gun factory. the great store
house. and there is the floating der
rick that can pick up a 1O-ton boiler,
move it 300 feet, lift il high in the
air. and place II in ship in thirty
minutes. with as careful an adjustment
as matchmaker uses in fitting a
movement in its place.
And here are 5000 men employed in
various capacities-machinists. wood
workers. molders and perhaps most
noticeable of all, riveters in sets OF
three. one man TO hold a big sledce
against the red-hot rivet, and two. one
right-handed worker and the other left
handed. TO pound il until ii becomes a
part Of the ship. So the work goes on
until after about two years the ship
that existed only in specifications be-
comes a living thing.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1894-07-27

ODD Fellows Temple
edifice. 1t will have front on Lodge
street Of 49, feet, and 20 feet On How
ard street The elevation is three
stories and a basement The exterior
will be Of Albany pressed brick. with
brown stone and terra Gotta trim
mings A ribbed roof will complete
the building. The interior fittings will
b-c In native woods. The structure
will be heated With steam and lighted
by electricity.
The main lodge rooms a-p on the
second floor. the entrance being on
Loicssstreet Comnodious anie-rcoms
are attached. The third door will be
devoted To working and committee
rooms. and will have a fine parior. In
the basement will be n banquet hail.
i1xG0 feet. together with kitchen.
boiler and storage rooms. The hrst
floor will contain q concert hall 55xsj
feet in size. with a large stage and
dressing stage and dressing rooms.
The exercises accompanying the IN
ceptlOn of this noble temple Of the Al
bany Odd Fellows. which in a large
degree will be representative OF the
order throughout the State, were OF 4
very interesting character. The gath
ering represented the largest body of
odd Fellows that ever assembled in
the State. Fully 5000 members Of the
order were present, some 1000 Of them
representing the fifteen lodges, two
encampments and one uniformed lodge
Of this city. The exercises We're con-
Quoted under the auspices OF District
Deputy Grand Master Sanford. The
attendance of hotablcs of the order
was very large.
Members of the Constitutional Con-
yention are showing some sensitive
ness to the criticism OF the press re-
carding the dilatoriness OF their work.
The committees are said TO be pretty
we'll advanced with their work. and
tAe convention will soon settle down
10 business Contrary TO expectation.
the subcommittee on suffrage voted
TO report an amendment in favor OF
granting the ballot to women. The
report recommended that the amend
ment be submitted as separate
proposition. The report was really
in the nature OF a compromise. The
majority of the committee are OPP
posed TO the proposed amendment. and
they have been encouraged by the
ladies who are opposed TO laying down
their privileges in order To secure theiE
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1894-07-27
Senator German. .

distinctly sided with the House side
OF the controversy indicates that the
new bill must follow the lines of the
Wilson bill or suffer defeat
Friends of Senator Hill believe that
fis opportunity has come through the
DISAGREEMENT OF the conference COM
adttee. Many are Of opinion that the
lstute New York Senator has not yet
'ully shown his hand on the tariff
question, and that he has surprise In
tore when the opportunity offers. IL
s a curious fact that Hill has rean-
ICED to occupy 80 independent a posi-
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beam. IS feet; draught. 22l5 feet. Her
coal supply will be fully 2,6OO tons.
with which she can steam 1900 miles
without recOaling, although her theOr-
etical cruising range is 10000 miles.
Her battery will be one eight-inch and
two six-nch breech loading rifles. eight
four-inch rapid fire guns. and twelve
six-pounder rapid fire guns.
1t can be safely said that. II the Po-
pulists can get the upper hand in the
next Congress. an effort will be made
TO censure President Cleveland for his
action in sending troops into Illinois
to protect mail trains and the property
OF railroads in the hands of United
States receivers. The President seems.
however. 10 have earned the praise of
both the old parties. Both houses Of
Congress have passed resolutions COM
mending his action, the only opposition
coming from the Populists. AS a mat
ter OF constitutional law, there does
not seem To be the least doubt as 10
the right of the Presidents position in
the minds of Democratic and Republi-
can lawyers. But our Populist states
men are very much provoked. They
hook upon eastern capital as the
great evil of the time. and there never
was before such a change to take the
railroad magnates by the throat and ex-
act terms as was afforded at Chicago
before the Federal troops arrived.
The whole question presents many fine
points Of law, and is pretty certain TO
be brought before the Supreme Court
for final decision as to some Of the
problems involved.
That the conference committees of
the Senate and House should disagree
on certain items Of the tariff schedule
was a foregone conclusion. This &C.
tion does not necessarily involve loss
Of the bill. as conference committees
frequently disagree The debate in
the conference committee has develop
ed the fact that Senator German. Of
Maryland. is the head and front OF the
Democratic opposition to the Wilson
bill, as IL passed the House. II is
pretty clearly understood that the
Maryland Senator'S desire bill TO pass,
and he has expressed himself during
the past week as predicting that a
tariff BILL will be adopted by the mid
die OF August. The present condition
involves another jangle between the
aggressive and conservative forces of
the Democracy on this great question.
but one or the other of them must
sooner or later give way. 1t seems
practically impossible for Congress to
adjourn without adopting new re-
venue measure. The postponement of
action will not prove acceptable to the
country, but each faction is convinced
of success by little more holding out.
The fact that President Cleveland has
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1894-07-27

II has been shown in the course of
some recent experiments. which have
been made by the Archduke Wilhelm
the inspector OF the Austrian artillery.
that the combusrible properties OF
smOkeless powder are greatly reduced
by such a fall in temperature a. Is
usual in Austria during a somewhat
severe winter. OF thirtyeight charges
with smokeless powder. which has
been artificially refrigerated, twenty
six failed, though only two out OF 120
failed when the shots We're fred at Il
normally mild tempcrature.-Inyen-
ton.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1894-07-27

There are as many men angels as
there are women angels.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1894-07-27
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL
MIDSUMMER MATTERS IN AND
OUT OF CONGRESS.

The Question Of Premium on War YES
sels-The minneapolis -Popuiist Censure
of the President Disagreement on the
Tariff Question German and HILL
Special washiugton Letter.
The successful trial trip OF the
cruiser Minneapolis, while il has af-
forded great satisfaction to navy off,
GERS. has raised a question rs to the
policy of paying the speed premium
that have hitherto been u part OF all
contracts for the construction OF our
new war ships The Minneapolis earn
Cd premiums amounting 10 $4,000.
This Is a large sum to pay. and yet we
have in the Minneapolis the fastest
warship in the world. The question
is whether we could secure the speed
without paying the premiums. The
next Congress VIII no doubt he called
upon to wre~tle with the question.
The Minneapolis Is a triple screw
protected cruiser. Intended to be a
commerce destroyer. ard is a duplicate
Of the cruiser Columbia which held
the record for speed until the late trial
Of the Minneapolis. The corrected
tine for III, latter vessel over a fifty
mile course was 23.73 knots per hour.
over som- miles OF the course her
spped avera gei above twenty-five
knots. The value Of such 4 vessel TO
our naval strength as nation Is
simply inestimable. 1t Is safe 10 say
that No great commercial power will
wish 70 attack US so long as we build
such vessels. The Minneapolis could
overtake and capture any merchant
vessel aiiCat including the great At
lantic "greyhounds." She could DO 70
The commerce Of England or any other
nation what the Alabama did for our
commerce during the civil war She
is also 4 fighting ship. Her diSplace-
ment is 1870 tons; indicated horse
power. about 21.000: length, 4ly feet;
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rights The report Of the sub-commt-
tee was voted down by the whole com
mittee- The only proposition likely TO
be submitted to the convention is that
giving women the right TO vote at
school elections.
The convention has rejected the
amendments favoring a change In the
present jury system. The action no
doubt indicates the conservative char.
acter of the convention.
Gov. Flower and his associate State
officers. with other prominent officials,
were the guests this week OF State
Treasurer Colvin, who took them on
a trip to Lake George and Glens Falls
They enjoyed cruise on the lake, dtned
at the Sycamore, saw the sights from
the top of a tally-ho coach. and had a
general good time. There is nothing
like political good feeling in midsum
mer.
MT CAIN.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1894-07-27
Pound In the Beautiful Seine

Here is tell-tale array OF facts and
figures. The following are a few OF
the ARTICLES" found in the Seine dur
ing the year 1893: or dogs there
were 1862: Of cats, 1907; rats, 9,10S:
fowls. 1.720; various other birds. 3,942;
rabbits. 1.209; young pigs, 7S9; calves.
q; herons. 4; horses. 3; sheep, ID;
monkeys, l3; serpepts, 8.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1894-07-27
OUR ALBANY LETTER.
A BIG OCCASION FOR THE oop
FELLOWS

Dedication Of q Besutifui Temple at
Albsny-Ihe Constitutional Convention
A Setback tor Woman sunrags-stats
Officals Rave a Good Time.
Special Albany Letter
The Albany Odd Fellows had a me.
morsble demonstration this week. the
occasion being the laying OF the corner
stone OF the new temple In this city
The visiting members OF the fraternity
owned the city during their presence
here. The new temple Is located cor
ner Of Howard and Lodge streets. and.
when completed. will be splendid
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1894-07-27

A sporting paper gives direction for
'preserving harness:
Preserved harness may be consider
ed very palatable by those who like
that sort of thing, but we don't want
a bit In our mouth.-Iondon Answers.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1894-07-27

Rev. Mr.. Job. OF North Middleboro.
Mass, has fitted up In the steeple Of
mis- church play room, in which
babies are taken care OF by volunteer
nurses while the mothers attend di-
vine service.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1894-07-27
His Art.

Mrs. Dix-"Whom do you consider
the best actor in romantic rolesT
Mrs. Hicks-"My husband. Some
times his art deceives even me.-New
York World.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1894-05-19
HARD TIMES.
a Report Favorable to an Investigation
by u Joint Committee of Congress.

a Report Favorable to an Investiga tion
by Joint Committee of Congress.
WASHINGTON, May 14.-Chairman Nc
Cam, of the house committee on labor,
has completed the report favorable to
an investigation by special joint COM
mittee of the senate and the house of
the depressed condition of labor and of
the CoNey movement
The report advocates immediate ac.
tion and says:
THAT congress should endeavor to
alleviate this condition Of affairs can
not reasonably be questioned, and the
cause of such financial and industrial
depression as the committee may
find will more thoroughly enlighten
and aid congress as to the best
course to pursue. 1t can not be de-
MED that the influx of pauper la
Dor against the skilled American work.
man, as we'll as the employment of
women and children in factories and
industries of all kinds, is among the
many causes which have tended not
only to lessen the value of mans labor.
but to greatly diminish the field of in
dustries in which he could find oppor.
tunity for proftabl use of his energy
and skill"
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1894-05-19
AN EXPLOSION.
A Shower of Burning fluid Rains
on Firemen and Spectators.
In u Mad Scramble TO Get Away n Score
or More OF Men and Women Sustain
Painful Bruises-A Number of
Fireman Severely burned.

BRADFORD, Pa, May 14.-Firc was
started in the barrel house ut Emery's
oil refinery, in this city, by spontane-
Gus combustion, Sunday afternoon.
The refinery was destroyed. The load
ing rack and five oil tank cars standing
on II sidetracli of the Buffalo, Roches-
ter and Pittsburgh road were also
burned.
The fire was fierce and attracted
large throng of sight-seers The Brad.
ford fremen fought desperately to
hold the flames in check, but their
streams only added energy to the
flames.
While the firemen were busy, and
hundreds of spectators watching them,
there was a violent explosion A tank
containing 400 gallons of benzine blew
up. The dome of the iron tank was
shot up into space 800 feet, and came
down with a crash an eighth of a mile
away. The broken fragments of the
tank took an upward course, and the
burning benzine was hurled up in the
air.
For a moment following the explo-
sion everybody stood still, bewildered
| and stunned by the shock When
great volumes of fire were seen coming
down the spectators frantically rushed
from what seemed terrible and GER
tain death.
In the mad scramble to get away q
score or more of men and women sus
tanned painful bruises, and had theii
garments torn to tatters. They were
trampled upon and piled up in heaps
in their eagerness to escape About
thirty-tive firemen had their faces
neclls and hands burned so that the
skin peeled off. Their mustaches anc
hair were burned Off in many cases
Many of the spectators were within 1Ot
feet Of the tank when it blew up
but the firemen were within less thar
half that distance. None of the spec
tators were seriously injured by tn
| fire.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1894-05-19
ANTI-oPTloN,
Speculative BIen Combining to Oefeat
Hatch's Bill.
the organ

Hatch'S ljill.
WASHINGTON, May lin viey of
the combinations which are being
formed among congressman from
the large cities, it is evident that
Representative Hatch will not have
as easy a time in passing his anti
option bill as some of it's supporters
anticipate. Among the latest tc
range himself in opposition to the
measure is Uncle loren Flucher, of
Minneapolis, the home of Senator
Washburn, of Minnesota Information
from trustworthy source is to the
effect that'Mr. Washburn does not pro-
pose to take such an active part in
framing an anti-option measure as he
did in the last congress. Accord
ing to the programme outlined by the
opponents of the Hatch PROPOSE
ton, every obstacle possible will
be thrown in it's way, with Il view to
getting it into the senate too late for
any action by that body. 1t was sug"
gested to Mr.. Burrows, of Michigan,
that an effort might be made to induce
Speaker Crisp to give anti-options
preference over some other matters
which might come up in the house.
His reply was that he could be relied
upon to fight any such proposition to
the bitter end.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1894-05-19
PUNGeNT PARAGRAPHS a

"A man finds himself seven years
older the day after his MARRIAGE
Bacon.
-'Bingley's collection of pictures
did you ever see anything like it?"
80, yes. Time was when | would eat
half a mince pie before going to bed"
Inter Ocean.
--Teacher (who wants to illustrate
an act of kindness)-"If had five
apples and gave them to some poor
children, what would ! be doing?"
Tommy-"Something you never done
before in your life"
Young Doctor---"Here I've had my
shingle out two weeks, and not case
yet. I've been sitting here like pa
tience on monument" Friend
Never mind; you will eventually get
chance to put the monuments on the
patients s"-Philadclphia Record.
You don't mean to tell me-" said
the young man to the scientist that
the aurora borealis is merely an cleo
trical display?" Certainly" well,
well! wonder if it isn't the exhaust
for some of the remarks that get into
our telephone?"- Washington Evening
Star.
"A Noble Aim. m.-Parlter-"Poor old
Brownley! He's become insane, / hear,
working at that telephone invention
BarlSer-"What was he trying to in.
vent?" Parker--"A device for prevent
ing people from calling you up when
you don't want to talk with them
Puck.
1t was Elsie's first night at the con.
cert, and she listened delightedly till,
as the applause which followed the
prima-donna' wonderful trills sub
sided, she leaned over to her mother
and in a very audible whisper ex.
claimed: 20, mamma! Didn't that
lady gargle her throat just lovely"-
Brooklyn Life.
A Weird Revenge. He (haughtily)
81 believe / am distinctly eligible
and your parents approve. Indeed,
were / not gentleman 1 should say
that they seemed quite anxious" She
Yes, but cannot alter my decision.
want to get even with papa and
mamma for not buying me a box OF
candy yesterday, Truth. -
Generous Man.-First Business Man
81 understand old Gripem left a lot of
money. Did he leave any of it for
charitable prrposes?" Second Busi-
ness Man-"Yes; left it all to'his chill
dren They are all grown men," First
Business Man-"But how is that char
ity?' Second Business Man-"IIeeps
some one else from taking care OF
them. Judge.
Two Irishmen, recently arrived in
America, We're travelling along coun-
try road one cold morning, when as
they We're passing a house their con-
versation was interrupted by the sud
den appearance of several dogs. One
seized hold of a stone, but finding it
frozen fast to the ground, he exclaimed:
"My, what country! The sthones are
tied fast and the dogs are tied loosen'
A Case of Must.-Miss Ann Teek
ION her way to Mrs. Blowouts recep-
tion)-"O, dear. Susie. tell James ts
turn back, I've forgotten something"
Miss Susan-''O, never mind, dear,
we're late. Don't bother about it. I'll
lend you mine" Miss Ann Tecll-"O,
but you can't My dear you must tell
James to turn back Miss Susan
MY gracious! What is it you want?
I'm sure l have everything you re-
quire. Do tell me!'' Miss Ann-"Er,
er, why are you so cXasperating. Its,
its, er er. well, I've left my teeth at
home. ''-Brooklyn Life.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1894-05-19
wOMAN's TRIBUTE.
dwelling Of the Monument to the
Mother of Washington.
Ceremonies Attcudine the dedication OF
the shaft Erected by Patriatsc Women
-Addresscs by, President Glove
land and Others.
TO A NOBLE MArnoN's MEMORY.


FREDERICKSBURG, Va, May 1.-THE
weather being propitious, there was
nothing in the way of a most success
ful celebration of the event to which
patriotic women, and the people of
Virginia particularly, have looked for
ward for so many months--the dedica-
ton of the monument to Mary WASH
ington, the mSsher of the first presi-
dent.
The procession, including various
patriotic societies and benevolent
orders, companies of the state militia,
the governors staff, and represent ia
tive ladies on horseback, was then
formed and proceeded to the monu-
ment, where grand stand to accom-
modate 400 guests had been erected.
On Washington avenue, in front of the
stand, nearly 10000 people were
massed.
Ceremonies began with prayer by
Rev. James p. Smith, followed by a
brief address by A. P. Rowe, mayor OF
Fredericksburg. Gov. OFerrall fol-
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1894-05-19
HE MADE CHANGE.
1t Was an Old, Old Trick, Yet He Was
Caught.

1t was evident that something had
gone wrong with an oldish man who
came in on a Lake Shore train from
Toledo the other day. He looked all
around the depot until he found po-
liceman and then began to unburden
himself by saying:
81 want you to look at this Canadian
ten-dollar bill"
"Yes, SIR" replied the officer, as ac
reached for it, ~ don't see much Cana
dian money. but / shouldn't care to
take this bill for n good one Have you
asked anyone about it?'
"The conductor said it was bad"
Lets see the ticket agent
They walked over to the window, to
be told that it was not even a good
counterfeit, and the officer asked of the
stranger:
"Did you take it for good money!"
Say! How easy it is for man to
make fool of himsclf!' exclaimed the
other. II thought | knew enough to
fall off fence when the top rail broke.
but l don't. l haven't got the sense of
barn door / ought to be sent to an
idiot asylum for term of five years.
"liow did it happen" queried the
officer
"A chap came into my ear and asked
me if | could give him change for
five-dollar bill. That is the bill. He
had on goggles and seemed to have
sore eyes, and l took it that he thought
the ten was u five"
"Chance to make five dollars."'
laughed the officer.
"Of course. I'm an honest man, but
couldn't let that chance slip.
counted him out five ones in green
backs and put this in my pocket. After
he got off at Wyandotte. began to he
suspicious and showed the bill to the
conductor. Ever hear of the trick be-
foie?'
about hundred times"
And I've BIN takin' daily paper
for fifteen years and am accounted Tho
sha-pcst man on fakes in our town
Went right at it and beat myself with
my ewes wide open. Say, have you got
II machine around hcrc?"
What sort of Il mrchine?"
"A kicking machine-onc that runs
by steam two Thousand horsepower
kicks thousand times minuie--lifts
blamed fool twenty feet high al
every kick"'
The officer had to tell him that nc
such machine had yet been invented
though inquired for almost every day
and the maa went oil ny jefferson
avenue to see IL he cnildp't lind beel
wagon 10 run over him. Detroit Erss
Press.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1894-05-19

MARION. o.. May li.-Mr Pete Bin
renuti, and Miss Jessie scott went to
Chicago and We're married in ST .'fary's
cathedral Thursday morning. The af-
lair has caused the biggest sensation
of anything that has happened here in
years The groom is II ilagInan on the
Erie railroad. while the bride is from
Protestant.