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The herald., 1895-02-26
Surprise in San Francisco

San Francisco, Feb. 25.-The Santa Fe
cut of 80 on each ticket from Los An
geles to Chicago surprised the Southern
Pacific officials, who say they will not
meet the cut at present, but will refer the
matter to the committee recently organ
lied and which meets in Chicago on We'd
nesday. The Santa Fe cut is attributed
to the action OF the brokers who have
been giving a commission equal to the
cut on tickets over several lines. Rather
than pay this commission the Santa Fe
resolved to meet it with a cut
The herald., 1895-02-26
IMPRISONED IN A MINE
Collapse OF Cage Locks Seven Hundred Hen
in a Shaft-Attempt at Rescue

in a Shaft-Attempt at Rescus
London, Feb. 26.-Great anxiety pre-.
walls at Normanton owing to a peculiar
accident that has happened at the White
wood colliery. Seven hundred miners
have been imprisoned in the pit by col
lapse of the cage in which the men were
descending. The shaft is so badly dam
aged that it is impossible to use the cages.
A carpenter while repairing the shaft
slipped and fell to the bottom, killing
himself.
Great crowds were waiting around the
pit head at midnight awaiting news from
the imprisoned miners. At that hour the
mine officials decided to attempt to rescue
the men by way of another shaft.
The herald., 1895-02-26
A Turf Congress Ruling

st. Louis, Mo-, Feb. 25.-President c.
C. Maffit, of the Western Turf Congress,
announces that the congress, which has
been voting by telegraph upon the ques-
ton, has refused to issue license to the
Alexander Island track.
The herald., 1895-02-26
BuckIen's Arnica SaIye.

Tho best salve in the world for cuts, bruises
sores, ulcers, saltrheum, fever sores, letter
chapped hands, chilblains. corns and all skin
eruptions, and positively cures piles or no pay
required. 1t is guaranteed to give perfect sat
isfaction or money refunded. Price, IS cents
per box For sale by G. f. Heinzeman, 222 N
Main street,
The herald., 1895-02-26
,n Favor of the Letter Carriers

Washington, Feb. 25.-The Court of
Claims today announced judgment in
favor of $50 letter carriers of New York,
Boston, Detroit and Memphis, for service
rendered in excess of 8 hours day.
The herald., 1895-02-26
A Million Friends.

iriend in need is friend indeed, and not
less than one million people have found just
such friend in Dr. Kings New Discovery for
Consumption Coughs and Colds. Ii you have
never used this great cough medicine one trial
will convince you that it has wonderful cura-
tive powers in all diseases OF throat, chest and
lungs. Each bottle is guaranteed to do all that
is claimed, or money will be refunded. Trial
bottles free at c. +. Hein2eman's drug store,
222 n. Main street. Large bottles soc and 81
Or. Prices Cream Baking Powder
Worlds Fair Highest Award.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-19

A young newspaper man working his
way east from Denver tells me Of some
amusing incidents of his experience in a
city which is one Of Denver's rivals. The
newspaper on which he worked was own
ed by an old fellow who had worked his
way from poverty to proprietorship and
whose proprietorship of q newspaper was
acquired under mortgage foreclosure,
AS soon as the old man got hold of the
property he began to look around to find
out where he could save few dollars in
the running expenses. Several weeks
passed before he vsntured suggestion.
Said he, do you know that fellow in the
little room up stairs-the fellow who
works with a pair Of shears and paste
pot?''
''Why, yes Tl1at is Torpkins, the ex-
change editor" said the manager.
''Tompkins? Yes, that's his name.
Well, you want 10 keep your eye on
him In fact, if you take my advice you Il
give him the grand bounce next pay day"
"Why? He is one Of the best men on
the force"
"Don't you believe it. 1 have been
vatchin him unbeknownst for days and I
give you my word n honor he don't do
blasted thing from sun to sun except sit
there with his feet cooked up and read
newspapers. Fire hiTnl He is soldierin,
and you can bet on it,
With great difficulty the manager made
the irate proprietor understand that it was
the business of tho exchange editor to read
newspapers and that the more he read the
better his work was likely to be.-Chiea-
go Times Herald.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-19

TIE Leavenworth county Republican
convention passed the following Iesolu-
ton:
We believe ia both gold and silver as
the standard none of the country, and
we demand such legislation as will in
sure the maintenance of the parity of
the two metals and the equal power of
every dollar at ali times IN the market,
and in the payment of debts, and we de-
m&nd that all paper currency be kept at
par and redeemable il both COLA or sill
yer.
That's what everybody wants except
those who favor a single gold standard,
and the only way to bring it about is to
put silver where it was ia 1878. Why
didn't they resolve for free coinage of
silver at 16 to / at once? Everybo body
would have understood that and there
would have been no place left to dodge.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-19

So the Populist editors of Kansas have
decided to make free silver the war cry
for next year. Their power for doing
any large amount of good in the cause
of the white metal will be greatly ham
pered by their well known insincsrity in
the matter. Your true Populist, who is
q Populist from principle, rather than
from desire for Office, does not believe
in metallic money of any kind, and it is
useless for him to try to convince the
public that he does He does not con-
slider money TO be measure of value or
value itself, bat instead, merely a repre-
sentative of value.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-19
9Ail2 Average 1854.

This is the greatest showing the STATE JoUR.
NAL has ever been able to make for period Of
any six months in its history.
This is a greater fgure than was reached by
any daily paper in Topeka for the year 1894.
The American Newspaper Directory, issued in
June, 1895. and covering the year 1894 gives the
average daily circulation of the Topeka Daily
Capital for the year 1884, as only STA. These
figures were furnished by the publishers of the
Capital, to the Directory, and are guaranteed to
be correct by forfeit of 500. which win be
paid to any one disproving their correctness.
The following figures, substantiated by sworn
statements in detail, giving every issue for the
first six months in 1888, 1894 and 1885, shows the
Topeka STATE JOURNALS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-19

thought Of The proposition will be met
at once by the plea that the government
has not enough revenue to pay running
expenses. How then, can it undertake
any such enterprise as this? Besides it
would be encroaching upon private en-
terprise and might prevent some syndi-
cate from undertaking the job and max
position were to guarantee the bonds of
a corporation, issued for this purpose,
there are doubtless many who would
look upon it with favor, but for the gov
eminent to undertake any enterprise in
the interest of the general public, why,
it's not to be thought Of We don't do
things that way. 1t smacks of socialism.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-19

The irrigationists who assembled at
Albuquerque this week want the general
government to undertake the reclama.
ton Of arid lands by digging bitches,
building reservoirs and turning water on
them. In Europe this might be done,
but in this country it is hardly to be
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-19

stThis collection of art gems, - said the
agent, ''comes in monthly parts, at 81
each. For IS down and 50 every month 1
will deliver you the entire 40 parts at
once
sid subscribe in minute, replied
Ardup, s'if it wasn't for two things. The
first is the S. down and the second is the
g q month. '-Chieago Tribune.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-19

THE fact that the minis are open to
the unlimited coinage of gold makes a
gold dollar always worth 25.S grains of
gold bullion and 25.s grains of gold bull
lion always worth a hundred cents. Sill
yer bullion does not bear the same rela-
ton to silver coin that gold bullion does
t. gold coin, because silver is not worth
as much as commodity as when coined,
for that reason gold monometallists say
ST yer is not suited for standard money.
The reason for the difference between
gold and silver in this respect is appar-
emit. The parity between the value of
gold bullion and gold coin is secured by
privileges which are not granted to sill
yer, Treat silver the same as gold, and
the parity between silver bullion and sill
yer coin, and also between the two met
ais will be at once established. Suppose
the coinage of gold were limited or
stopped, does any one imagine that the
parity of value between gold bullion aad
gold coin would continue? Certainly
not. Gold would travel the same road
that silver has traversed The owner Of
gold bullion having no longer the right
to convert it into coin, and desiring to
realize on it must seek purchaser. But
a purchaser for bullion at a parity with
coin could not be found, for he must be
compensated for delays and risks, and
gold bullion would become commodity
subject to 1uctuation in price the same
as silver now is. Under the circumstan-
ces, it is surprising that silver bullion has
kept up as we'll as it has.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-19

WHEN Secretary Carlisle invited the
banks to send in gold in exchange for
greenbacks. he probably did not think
they would take him st his word. There
seem to be few, however, who are fool
ish enough to think he meant it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-19

THE treasury officials are again in Sc
cret consultation with the New York
bankers. 1t is remarkable that they
never call in any farmers, mechanics or
merchants to advise them. Kansas could
send delegation that would solve the
treasury difficulty in twenty-four hours,
and solve it to STAY.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-19

If Wichita's sentiments should prevail
in next years Republican state conven-
ton, Attorney General Dawes will real
ize that he would better have walked all
the way to the windy city than write
that letter
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-19
Wenther Endtcnsson.

CHICAGO. Sept 10 For Kansas: Fair,
followed Friday by Increasing cloudi-
ness; cooler in the northeast portion Fri
day by showers; winds shifting to north
west.
Weather conditious-The first snow of
the season fell last night in the region
north of Montana, depth of 2 inches of
snow being reported at Calgary, North
west Territory.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-19

WHILE Joe Reed is looking after the
interests of Cousin Tom in Kansas, what
is Dr.. L. D. Mckinley doing for his dis
tinguished relative?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-19
Wonderful Growth.

The boast of the Topeka Capital that it pays
more postage than all other Topeka daiies
combined, only proves the meagerness of its
local circulation as compared with that of the
STATE 10 RNAL-as no postage is paid on any
circulation within Topeka or Shawnee county.
The STATE JOURNALS local circulation is far
and away ahead of the combined circulation Of
all the other Topeka daiiies.
The circulation of the Topeka Daily stats
JOURNAL in the towns near by and tributary to
Topeka is very large. as the evening trains IN
various directions carry the STATE Journal,
giving its readers the first and latest associated
Press and state news OF the day.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-19

WAS there ever another nation that
strengthened" its credit by going
deeper in debt?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-19

WHEN the Populists declared at
Omaha in 1892 that the country was on
the verge OF three kinds of ruin they
must have had an intuition that Cleve-
land was going to be elected
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-19

THIS has been a great year for the
bosses. '2oss" Platt has won the latest
victory.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-19
Breaks All Records.
The
Topeka
Daily
State
Journal.

BY Its sworn detailed statement of circulation
for the first half OF the year 1885, it is shown to
have circulation. during the first six months
as stated. of a
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-19

The above is for the product of the
Usage Carbon Co. Will be well screened
hsn loaded on wagons at our yard. Ii
purchaser SO desires, will be weighed on
city scales. Now is the time to tx your
selves for q hard winter.
The SOUTHWESTERN FUEL Co,
634 Kansas ave.
Tel 1913, at Office.
Tel IA, at Yard
One Minute Headache Tablets. J. Z.
Jones.
Smoke "Littlo Gem" best 90 cigar made.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-19
A ME Cue

A Mig Cut
In lump coal, best quality. 1926 and
$3.50. Ali other grades way down.
Kansas q Texas Coal Co.,
A. +. HoRNEK, Agent
sixth and Kansas Ave
S1szgs Coal at BED Rock Pri ces.
For delivery during present month We
will take orders for best quality Usage
Coal at following prices:
Best Usage City Shaft, de-
Hvered ................$ 25o per ton.
dslivered .............. s225 per ton.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1895-07-26
A FATAL ACCIDENT.
NORMAN HENDERSHoTT JR., KILLED
BY PUTTING HIS HEAD OUT OF A
CAR WINDOW.

On Thursday of last week a merry
party of picnickers left Bloomsburg
on the B. & S. railroad for Wynona
Park in Sugarloaf township. The
party was made up of the Presby-
terian congregation and Sunday
School, and any one else who wanted
to 60. All went well until short
distance this side of Benton, when =
hot box attracted some attention, and
number of passengers put their
heads out to see it. They were eau
toned by the brakeman, and several
of the younger ones were forcibly
drawn back from the windows. As
they neared the Benton bridge warn
ing was again given. Norman Hen.
dershott, only son and child of Mr..
and Mrs. Norman Hendershott Of
this town, was among those who were
looking oIt. He was evidently out
nearly to his waist, and resting on his
elbows. He either did not hear, or
did not heed the warning, and as the
train entered the bridge he was struck
on the side of his heaI by the end Of
bolt in the bridge timber. He was
rendered unconscious. and remained
hanging out of the window until after
the train had passed Benton, when it
was discovered that he was seriously
injured. AS the nearest physician was
at Jamison City, he was taken there,
and doctor called, who directed a
telegram to be sent to the boys
parents, to come and to bring their
own physician. Mr.. and Mrs. Hen
dershott Immediately started up on a
special train, with DIR. Gardner. They
reached Jamison City at 1881, but
their boy had breathed his last just
six minutes before their arrival. The
remains we're brought down home by
special train at three O'Clock. The
funeral was held at the residence on
Saturday afternoon at two o'clock,
the services being conducted by Rev.
d. N. Kirkby.
This is a peculiarly sad case.
Norman was eighteen years old, and
was a student at State College. BY
his death the bereaved parents are
left childless. They have the sym.
pathy of the community.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1895-07-26
Laurel Hill Park.

Among the many posters advertising
picnlcs, &c, there are none more in
vlting than that of the P. O. S. Of A.
They go August 3rd, 1895, to Laurel
Hill Park above and near Scranton.
The round trip to the Park is to cost
but SI.Ss including admission to the
Park, which considering the distance
and circumstances is very low. The
Park, while one of the widest, is one
OF the best equipped of any to which
picnics are drawn. Plenty of wild
scenery, plenty of fresh spring water,
plenty of fresh cool shade, plenty of
conveniences of all kinds in the way
of eating, drinking, resting, sleeping,
ETC., and the journey to and from this
Park from Bloomsburg is, as everyone
knows, through beautiful scenery and
historic ground. Make little inquiry
and you will find this to be picnics of
picnics for those who love nature,
comfort and cheapness. A first class
orchestra, fifteen pieces, will accom-.
pany the excursion. X.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1895-07-26
THE TOWN CHARTER.
To the Col,tnabidn.'

To The Columbian:
notice in your paper of last week
an article on the "Change Of Town
Charter in which are mentioned
three complaints made concerning the
present organization, namely, the diff
ficulty of telling what laws concerning
boroughs apply to this town electing
the whole council each year and the
cumulative system of voting. 1t seems
to me that all of these points are as
to matters that ought not to be drop
ped from our town charter. If we
were organized under the general
borough laws we would be subject to
every new borough law, whether we
wanted it or not. All Of these laws
are passed as general laws, but each
one is introduced by somebody who
wants it only for a particular case.
If old members of the council are
not retained from year to year, it is
the fault of the voters and not of our
town laws.
The system of cumulative voting
has been IN operation here for twenty
five years, and seems to have given
general satisfaction. Why should we
make any changes
CITIZEN.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1895-07-26
BECAME SUDDENLY RIOH.
A. S. RUHL, BY THE INVENTION OF A
RAIL SPLICE, WILL RECEIVE $50, 900.

A. S. Ruhl, a poor man of Sunbury,
has become suddenly rich through the
invention of a rail splice which he
had patented about year ago. The
splice is a mechanical device used for
fastening rails on the railroad tracks.
The Pennsylvania Railroad COM
pany made a thorough examination of
the splice and pronounced it success.
The tests were made at Williamsport
and Allegheny City. The company
was about to close a deal with Mr..
Ruhl when the Delaware, Lackawanna
and Western railroad stepped in, offer
ing the gentleman $4,000 for the
right to use the splice and per cent.
royalty. Mr.. Rrhl accepted the Offer
and the deal was closed to- day.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1895-07-26
OAMP-MEETING.

The Rupert District Camp meeting
will commence July the 26th, Friday,
and will continue ten days under the
leadership of Rev. William H. Brown,
the Presiding Elder of the First Dis
trict, assisted by Rev. DR.. Asbury, the
Presiding Elder of the Second District,
of Pittsburg, The Doctor will preach
Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock. Father
Henson and H. Johnson will be there,
and others during the meeting. There
will be meeting every day through the
week in the afternoon and night.
Good order, good preaching and good
singing. All are invited to come.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1895-07-26
BRIEF MENTION.
About People You Know.

Thos Foreman, of the Wilkes.B
"Record," spent last Tuesday in town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Van Buskirk of New York
are visiting at II. p. Chamberlin's.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. NJ. Gliding have return.
ed from their summer trip.
The condition of Mr.. Amos Buckalew is
slightly improved.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Unangst of New
Work are visiting relatives here.
]. w. Mears and Edward Meyer started
on Monday, on their bicycles, for Brooklyn,
N. Y.
Mrs. John P. Haas and daughter, of Sun
bury are the guests of DR. and Mrs. Pur-
man.
Mr.. Kimball of Springfield, ILL.,, spent
last Saturday in town. lie is an uncle of
Mrs Lee Iarman
J. X. Lockard and wife, c. II. Campbell
and wife, and 7. d. White and wife spent a
few days at Bcnscoter's pond this week.
Harold Neal, who has been camping with
the Nimrod Clnb, went to his home in
Harrisburg on Tuesday.
Miss Edith Reber entertained a party of
young people at her home on Market street
on Tuesday evening.
Albert Hendershott and Mrs. A. b. Jami-
son of Washington, ID. c, came up last
Friday 10 attend the funeral Of their nephew,
Norman Hendcrshott.
a son was born to NJ. and Mrs. r. w.
Oswald last Saturday. at he residence of
Mrs. Oswalds mother in Berwick, where
they have been visiting for several weeks.
w. B. Taylor's family is at Arbutus Park
for an outing. Misses May Gilmore and
Laura Metherell are with them, and they
are enjoying themselves.
Mrs. Sarah Conner is quite i'll at her
home on East Street Her sons, DR.. Con-
ner of Wilkes Barre, and w. Scott Conner
of Trenton N. J. both came home to see
her
Hiram w. Thornton of Salem, Oregon,
spent day in Bloomsburg last week. For
many years he was a clerk in McKelvy,
Neal 6; Co.'S store, and later was connected
with Peter Baldy's store in Danville. His
many friends here were glad to greet him.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1895-07-26
A SENSATION AT OBNTRALIA.
A STORY OF FOUL PLAY THAT WAS
EXPLODED BY CORONER LEHMAN.

Early in the present month young
Polish woman who gave her name as
Mary Ryns, came to Centralia, from
Olyphant, Pa, in search of a man
whom she said was in honor bound to
marry her. She found temporary
home with the family Of M. Zirnovack,
and on Monday morning last she be-
came the mother of twin babies.
Somehow, the story got abroad that
the children had been foully dealt with,
and Deputy Coroner Lenihan, EN-.
pannelled a jury and investigated the
case finding that there was no truth
in the story, and that both babies had
died from natural causes.
The woman's betrayer, a fellow
countryman of hers, has skipped out
from Centralia, and his present where
abouts is unknown. Ashland Local.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1895-07-26
K. G. E. EXCURSION.

Theta Castle No. a76 X. G, E. will
give an excursion picnic TO Island
Park tomorrow Saturday. Trains
will leave the d. L. & w. depot 7 A,
M. Fare, adults 90 cents, children
40 cents.
The prospects are good for large
turn out. Bloomsbury Comet Band
and Orchestra will accompany
the excursion. Everybody invited.
Tickets are on sale at Car Co. Store,
Ringler's Drug Store, w. H. States,
J. w. Meyers and J. r. Schuyler's.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1895-07-26
Ton of Goal Fixed by Law.

One of the laws of widespread in
terest in Pennsylvania signed recently
by the Governor is that fixing 224o
pounds as a ton of coal. Dealers who
sell less than that can now be fined.
In some parts of the State dealers
have been giving only 1000 pounds
for a ton, and the complaining house
keeper could not easily get redress.
Now the exact ton is fixed by law and
coal dealers will have to look sharp
less they tumble into a trap by giving
light weight.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1895-07-26

One of the most horrible tales of
modern times is being unearthed by
detectives in the case Holmes,the man
now in prison in Philadelphia. He
procured heavy life insurance on the
life of man named Pitezel, and then,
it is alleged, killed him. He is also
charged with numbering Pitezel's three
children in Toronto, and two women
named Williams. The evidence thus
far seems to show that he has murder
ed at least ten people,
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1895-07-26

There will be sufficient coal in
Pennsylvania for several generations
to come. The United States geo.
logical survey will show that 2a coal
seams Of commercial value have been
found and named in the bituminous
fields of the State. And the quantity
of available coal in these seams has
been estimated at total of 33,547,-
600, 900 long tons, AS our average
annual rate of coal consumption for
the past FIVE years has been 43,ooo,,
600 tons, Prof Chance, of the geo,
logical survey, estimates the bituml.
nous coal supply of Pennsylvania will
last $50 years. This removes al
cause of present anxiety,