The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1894-05-18
GENERAL NEWS.

John Jay, who was appointed United
States Ministerto Austria by President Grant
died in New York on May 9th.
The Joint Christian Endeavor Societies OF
Montour and Columbia counties convene in
Catawissa on the afternoon and evening Of
May nth.
Eight orphans court judges will be elected
in our State this fall One in Berks county,
two in Allegheny, one in Luzerne, and four
in Philadelphia.
Orphans Court Judge ID. l.. Rhone, Of
Wikesbarre, it is claimed by his friends will
be both nominated and elected to succeed
himself in office this fall.
On May sd 81, $780, ,ooo in gold left New
York for England on the Augusta Victoria.
OF this amount 1920, 900 was furnished by
| the Sub-Treasury in exchange for Treasury
notes.
Preparatory to the fall campaign in Iu-
zerne county, Hon. J. Ridgway Wright has
been chosen chairman of the Democratic
committee, along with Hon. c. Ben. John
son as SECRETARY.
When the Democratic Senators agree to
stand together and pass The tariff bill, speedy
action may be expected. Until they can
agree among themselves it is idle to talk
about voting upon the bill at any given
time.
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All indications point to the inevitable COL
fl, ,f 81, no;'
All hope of relief from mortgage bond-hold.
ers is given up. Money is needed no matter
as to wealth apparent and undcyeloped, and
it is needed at once.
We have the word Of Senator Harris for
it that the tariff bill will be passed early in
June. The opposition Of Senator Hill counts
for nothing il is said, as the bill with the in
come tax feature adhering can be passed
with HIPS vote cast against it.
On the sd of May there was another Sc
we're shock of earthquake at Athens, Greece.
1t was felt in nearly all the districts that had
previously suffered. A somewhat singular
feature of these recent earthquakes is the
opening OF about hundred hot springs The
temperature of the water coming from them
is from us to $50 degrees Fahrenheit.
A desperate riot took place on the 4th
inst. in the Connellsyille coke region in
which Slav women took lively hand. The
strikers were shot down by deputies. AS
result Slavs were killed, and about Is were
seriously wounded. The superintendent of
the paint works was fatally wounded aud
book.keeper seriously hurt.
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The motion for a new trial in the Pollard
Breckenridge case was over-ruled by Justice
Bradley, and thirty days were given the
wounded Congressman from Kentucky, TO
file his bill of exceptions But judgment for
the amount awarded was formally entered
bearing date the 2Sth of April.
The Worlds Fair buildings were sold to
Graft & Co. of Chicago, for $S7, 500. They
will be torn down and the material that en-
tered into the temporary makeup Of these
beautiful palaces will soon find their way in
to old lumber yards, junk shops, rolling
mills, &c. 1t is more than likely Graft &
Co. will get their money back and realize
handsome percentage besides.
On May nth ali sugar manufacturers are
called to assemble in convention in New
Orleans. The purpose being TO secure the
election of Senators by the Legislature favor
able to the sugar interest, and to pledge
them and Louisiana Representatives to vote
against the Wilson bill. A large portion of
the planters, however, are in favor of the
Wilson bill and consequently opposed to the
convention.
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AT the Convention of the Susquehanna
Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church,
held last week at Milton, there was propo.
sition to move the Gettysburg Seminary to
Washington, but it failed to carry. A COM
miltee reported an endowment fund of $780,
900 for Seminary and legacy of $3S,o
from Mrs. Catharinc Stroup, $4,000 OF
which is given direct, while the remainder
nonc 10 lhn mig, ,innnru inetiinln nt Selins