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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-04-09
A PAYING INVESTMENT.
Values OF the Properties Enchanced by
Village Improvement.

''The property owners of a village
cannot make a better paying invest
ment than in the maintenance of a
well-organized Improvement Society,""
writes John Gilmer Speed in April
LaaieS' Home ./oMrnah "Through
such society the value of every piece
of property in village, and the neigh
borhood thereof may be enchanced
in value; village life may be made to
take on new interests and new digni-
ties; stagnation may be kindled into
an exhilarating activity. Let the
people become interested in a Village
improvement Society and they will
soon begin to discuss plans and poll
cies with gratifying alertness. They
will discuss how best to secure a pub
lie library; they will talk over the
ways and means of getting running
water into the town; they will argue
over the best way of establishing a
fire department; they will study drain
age and sanitation they will recognize
the value of street lights when the
moon is shining on another part of
the world; and when they vote on
these questions they will vote with
entire intelligence, and they will go
away from the meetings refreshed by
what they have heard, and what they
have done"
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An orphanage is to be constructed
by the Odd Fellows in Pennsylvania
to care for the children of deceased
members, which is but one of the
many great charities carried on by
that order. Dallas, Luzerne county,
has made a bid for the location.
Towanda having about IS acres Of
land desirably located, has also, made
application Tor the institution, with
hopes of receiving it.
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Home, of N, Y; Merchants of Newark.
N. j.; Clinton, N. Y. ;Peoples', NY; Read.
ing, Pa German American Ins. Co. New
York; Greenwich Insurance Co., New York,
Jersey City Fire Ins. Co., Jersey City, N. 7.
These old corporations are well seasoned
by age and fire tested, and have never vet
had loss settled by any court of law. Their
assets are all invested in solid securities. aud
liable to the hazard of fire only.
Losses promptly and honestly adjusted and
paid as soon as determined, by Christian r.
Knapp, Special Agent and Adjuster, Bloou,s.
burg, Pa.
The people of Columbia county should
patronize the agency where losses, if any.
are settled and paid by one of theiI own
citizens.
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Burned Lots Of Wood.

A quaint genius in neighboring
county gives his local editor an item
that is interesting. He said that very
few persons knew or realized how
much wood a woman puts in a cook
stove during a long married life OF
forty three years. He said he had
been married to his present wife that
length of time and she has put I, 400
cords of wood in the kitchen stove in
that length of time and the stove is
still in use.
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SHERIFFS SALE.

BY virtue of a writ of Lev Fa. issued out Of
the Court of Common Pleas of Columbia county
and TO me directed there will be sold at public
sale at the court house In Bloomsburg, Pa, on
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ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE.

Estate OF Fred SchlCinH, late or the ToIcn OF
Bloomsbury, deceased.
Notice Is hereby giUen mat letters or GdnlfHfS-
trdtiOn on the estate or Fred SChriti, late Of the
TOlCB or Bloomsbury, deceased, haze been grant
ed TO he undersigned ddnliHiStrdtrfr, 10 lch0Ht
all persons indebted to Sdid estate are requested
to make payments, ana those hdpiHg claims or
demands lcW make hnOlCn the same ,rithOH de-
ldpto CATHARINE SCHWTNN,
Herring, Atm. AdnliaiStTdtTtr,
3-5-6t. Bloomsbury, Pa
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SATURDAY, APRIL IS, 1906,

at o'clock p. m, the following: All that GER
tain lot piece or parcel of ground situate IN the
Town OF Bloomsbury, county of Columbia, and
state OF Penns vlvania bounded and described
as follows, to-wit on the north by the right
OF way or land of the Delaware, Lackawanna
and Western Railroad Company, on the east by
lot of H. V White and w. L. White commonly
called II. V. White & Co.. on the south by
Seventh street OF said town, and on the west by
lot of the Acme oil Company; being fifty feet
In width on said Seventh street, and extending
In depth from said Seventh street to the land Of
the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Rail
road Company (or right Of way thereof afore-
said one hundred and twenty-five feet, more or
less, with all and singular the buildings and i'm
provements, engines, shatting, hangers, belt
ing, machinery, attachments and fixtures what
soever OF the planning mill, factory or manufac-
turing establishment thereon erected and
placed. Whereon are erected a two-story brick
building built for the purpose and TO be used
asa
planning MILL.
Also, a one-story frame building used as an
Office.
Seized taken Into execution at the suit Of
John A Funston vs. Willis c. Krug and Charles
Krug and NJ lry NJ Krug terre tenant, and to
be sold as the property of Willis C. Krug,
Charles Krug and Mary NJ. Krug terre tenant.
BARKLEY, j. b. MCHENRY,
Atty. Sheriff.
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KANSAS DEMOCRATS.
Will Indorse Populist Nominees if
Their Electors Are Accepted.

HUTCHINSON (Kas) Aug. 4.-The
Democratic State Convention to-day
developed and carried into effect, so far
as it was able without the consent of
the Populists, its plan for a fusion in
Kansas. A complete electoral ticket
was chosen, and it was agreed that if
the proposed ticket was accepted by the
PopuliSts the Democrats would nomin-
ate the straight Populist ticket includ-
ing Congressman.
The Committee on Resolutions re-
ported a platform reaffirming the ma
tional Democratic platform and de-
manding a resubmission to a vote of the
people the prohibition amendment to
the Constitution of Kansas. In ac-
cordance with the recommendations of
The committee, the delegates made their
choice of candidates for Presidential
Electors all of whom were recommend
ed to the convention, but were not NOM
mated.
The following committee was ap-
pointed to visit the Populist Conyen-
ton at Abilene tomorrow and make
known the wishes of the Democrats: J.
G. Johnson, Kansas National Commit
teeman; w. p. billiard, ex-senator John
Martin and w. S. Glass.
A new State Central Committee was
elected. and the convention adjourned
until f:30 o'clock tomorrow
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BENTLY AND SOUTHGATE.
Their Letters of Acceptance Received
at National Headquarters.

ALLIANCE (O), Aug. 4.-The formal
letters of acceptance of the National
Party candidates for President and
Vice-President, Charles E. Bentley of
Lincoln, Neb., and James H Southgate
of Durham, N. c., have been received
at the national headquarters in this
city.
After referring to the causes that
brought the National party into exist
ence, which he says We're found in the
corrupt rule of controlling parties, Mr..
Bentley discusses the prohibition plank,
and says:
THE complete overthrow of the drink
traffic in the several States rests for
it's accomplishment upon full prohibi-
tory legislation by Congress, including
the repeal of all revenue laws that by
Federal taxation of liquor protect and
fortify iniquity."
Woman's suffrage is lauded and the
arguments for free silver are rehearsed
at great length. The public schools,
immigration, stricter Sabbath laws
and direct legislation are the other
topics he disposes of, and he pledges
himself, if elected, to carry out
all the provisions of the party plat
fern.
The letter of the Vice-Pesidential
nominee, j. H. Southgate. is in a strain
similar to that of Mr. Bentley's. He
thanks the convention for making him
the candidate, and is willing to accept
the duties of the position. He observes
that his party wants to serve the whole
people as public servants, and not as
partisan masters.
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GOOD NEWS FOR MCKINLEY
Sound-Money Democrats in Many
Parts Will Vote for Him.

CANTON (O), Aug. 4-MajOr Nc
Knley had a number of callers to-day.
There We're no persons of national dis
tinction among them, but there were
several very interesting people, and all
of them told of prominent Democrats
in their several States who had an
nounced or who would soon announce
their determination to vote the Repub-
lican ticket in November next.
Ruben Herman of Baltimore, who is a
friend of one of the electors at-large of
Maryland on the Republican ticket, told
Major Mckinley that the revolt of the
Democrats in Maryland grows in force
al the days go by, and that it is sweep
ing over all parts of the State.
DEMOCRATS FOR MKINLEY.
CHICAGO, Aug. 4.-Tobias Castor,
former Democratic National Commit
teeman, but now worker for Mckinley
and the gold standard, was a welcome
visitor at headquarters to-day He is
industriously engaged in distributing
gold literature and travelling through
the West. He does not believe in the
efficacy of third ticket Speaking for
his State he said the Democrats and
Republicans We're very much at sea
over the money question, and the old
party lines We're not being drawn as
closely as in previous campaigns. He
believed that If the Republicans eased
off little on the Mckinley tariff idea in
speeches and literature gold Democrats
by the thousands would vote the Re-
publican ticket.
a National Wheelmen's Mckinley and
Hobart Club was organized at head
quarters to-day. The committee will
give it their Endorsement, and supply its
members with handsome badges. 1t is
intended to extend the organization
throughout the country. Chicago is
expected to give 10000 members.
A. r. Kittredge of South Dakota was
one of the new callers on Committee
man Dawes and Chief Hahn of the
Speakers Bureau. He said South Da-
kota was all right, with the help of
gold Democrats for the Republican
party.
Mr.. Hanna will not finish his visit
East in time to preside over the Exec
utive Committee this week
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Has No Use for Anyone Not in Favor
of Free Silver.
Sound-MOney Democrats From All
Parts of the Country Announcing
Their Intention of Voting for
Mckinley as the Only Means of
Defeating Free Silver Coinage.

MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. 4-The Demo-
cratic State Convention assembled in
the Exposition Hall this morning with
full attendance. 1t was called to order
Dy Chairman McDermOtt. EX-Speaker
Champlin was chosen Temporary Chair
man by acclamation and accepted in a
brief speech, in which he took strong
ground for free silver. After the cleo
ton OF Secretaries and the appointment
OF committees, recess was taken until
this afternoon
The afternoon session opened with a
report of the Committee on Credentials.
A motion was made to amend the report
by striking therefrom the names of Dan
Lawler, Frank w. McCutcheon and
Judge McCafferty. They are gold men.
This created a great uproar, but the sill
yer men were in the majority. and the
motion was adopted. When the vote
was announced, and Mr.. Law1er, ex-
Secretary of the State Committee Nc
Cutcheon and Mr.. McCafferty, life
long worker in the Democratic ranks.
We're expelled from the Minnesota De-
mocracy, Kisses were intermingled with
cheers, and the greatest confusion en-
sued. National Committeeman Lawler
forts were in vain. The band struck a
lively air. and after several minutes
order was again restored.
In the meantime the expelled gentle
men walked out of the hall, followed
by one whole delegation and several
members of the Ramsey County delega-
ton, of which they were members.
The platform as adopted declared in
favor of the Chicago platform and the
nominees of the Chicago convention;
denOunces the platform of the Repub-
lican party ;denounces the struck jury
system, and declares for good roads
The platform also demanded an amend
ment to the Constitution of the United
States providing for the election of the
President and United States Senators
by direct vote. The appointment of Hon.
II. D. OBrien as National Committee
man was ratified.
Ignatius Donnelly addressed the con-
vention in an eloquent maner on be-
half of a union of silver forces, and as
sured the convention that if they would
leave the offices of Attorney General
and Lieutenant vacant the
Populist convention would fill those va
cancies with good men and nominate
the nominees of to-day's convention.
Donnelly received an ovation as he left
the platform.
Outside of the tariff question, the sill
yer Republicans promised their support
to the ticket
The nomination of John Lind was the
only one put before the convention for
Governor, and he received the nomina
tion by acclamation. For Secretary of
State j. ]. Heinrich was nominated. For
State Treasurer Alexander McKinnon
was chosen.
Minnesota is entitled to nine electors.
To-day's convention selected four
Democrats and one silver Republican,
leaving four to be selected by the
Populists. The Populists will also name
an Attorney General and Lieutenant
GQNernOr
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FAST BICYCLE RIDING.
Two State and Worlds Record Low.
cred at Grand Rapids.

GRAND RAPIDS (Mich), Aug. A.
Two State and one worlds record
smashed made the spectators go wild
at the bicycle track to-day. There was
stiff breeze blowing from the SOUTH
but wonderful time was made in spite
of it,
Bald went for the third of mile
flying start worlds record. He was
paced by l.. c. Johnson of Cleveland
G. d. Grant and ]. T. Esperson of De-
trCit on triplet. The crowd fairly held
their breath from the time the pistol
was fired until Eddie came over the
tape, and when it was announced that
the time was SO seconds fiat, lowering
the worlds record three-ffths of a
second, the crowd broke forth with
cheers that rocked the grand stand
When the cheers had subsidized some one
called out: What's the matter with
Bald?" and the audience as one person
answered: Hes all right"
Ralph Hamburg of Port Huron then
went for the quarter-mile worlds anna
teur record of 0:20 1-5. He was paced
by a triplet, but was not fast enough
for the worlds record, his time being
o:26 flat, which lowered the State rec
ord two-fifths of a second.
Cannon BALI Eddie then went for
the two-thirds mile record, made by
Hamilton at Coronado, Cal, but his
PAGERS We're too slow, Bald beating them
in ] - %, which is the State record.
Harry Hart Of Grand Rapids then
went for the one-third mile unpaced
standing start track record, making it
in 0:40 40, which lowers the previous
record one-fifth of a second.
The crowd again went wild when
Sanger won the professional half mile
handicap. He was scratch man against
field of ten, with A. F. Bingenheimer
of Milwaukee at $50 yards and K. c.
Tinkham, a local crack, at 200 yards
Tinkham kept the lead until the stretch
AS they came to the stretch Sanger
crept up and won the race by two
lengths
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NO FUSION IN INDIANA.
Democrats Will Go it Alone i'm the
HOOsier State.

INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 4.-There will
be no fusion between the Populists and
Democrats in Indiana. The Populist
State Convention, it will be remem-
bered, left this matter in the hands of
a committee of thirteen, with power to
act. The only chance it will have to
exercise this power will be in NOM
mating Electors. The Democratic State
Committee is not disposed to meet them
or concede to them any share of the
electoral ticket.
There is no disposition in this COM
mittee to fuse" said Chairman Holt of
the Democratic State Committee. IT
am opposed to anything of that sort
myself, and so is a majority of the
committee. Furthermore, our Electors
are already named. and there is no way
of getting them off the ticket, unless
they resign, and / shall not ask any of
them to do that.
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EFFECT IN NEW YORI

he STOCK is as good as SOld, anu no
body is going to be very badly hurt y
EFFECT IN NEW YORK.
NEW YORK, Aug. 1.-THE failure of
Moore Brothers of Chicago, the pro-
,noters of the Diamond Match Com
pany and the New York Biscuit Com
pany, had a demoralizing effect on
stock prices here at the opening to-day.
Enormous amounts of the leading is
sues We're thrown on the market, and
prices dropped l per cent. or SO be-
tween sales. The loss during the first
ten minutes of business ranged from
1 to 31s per cent, Western stockes, like
Burlington and Northern Pacific, be-
ing the greatest sufferers.
At the New York Stock Exchange to-
day it developed that comparatively
little of the Diamond Match and Bis
cult stock is held in this market, al
though it is believed that considerable
is held in loans by Eastern financial
institutions.
The officials in the Biscuit Company
in this city hardly seemed disturbed
to-day over the reports of the failure
in Chicago. Manager Thomas S. Olive,
who is also director Of the company,
declared that they felt no apprehension
over the Moores' failure and that the
Biscuit Company was perfectly solvent.
Edwin Gould, the hacker of the Con-
tinental Match Company being asked by
reporters of the United and Associated
Presses for his opinion regarding the
failure of Moore Brothers, promoters
Of the Diamond Match Company, sad
1T is only another case of where the
public had been misled in the value
of a stock on account of high point to
which speculation has carried it,
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With Little Hope That They VIII be
Rescued Alive
The Force of the Explosion SO Great
That it is Feared That rlany of the
EntOmbed rlen rlay Have Been
Killed, Even If the NOxiouS Gases
Did Not Complete the Work.

LONDON, Aug. 4.-NeWs has Just ar
rived here of terrible disaster in North
Glamorganshire, Wales. An explosion
from firedamp occurred in the Bryan
Coach Colliery this morning The debris
has closed up the entrance so effectually
that forty miners are imprisoned. 1t is
not definitely known that the men are
dead. Very few people expect, how
ever, to find them alive. 1t is said that
the force of the explosion was sufficient
To kill them, even if the noXious gases
did not complete the work. For some
days past there have been rumors that
the colliery was not properly ventila-
ted, but the miners paid no attention
to it. All of them went to work this
morning as usual. Not long after they
had gone down into the pit dull rumb-
ling noise was heard by some people
on the surface.
Small columns of smoke We're seen
issuing from the mouth Of the pit. In
stantly the news spread around that an
explosion had occurred. Hundreds of
people flocked to the mouth of the pit.
Among the crowd We're the families of
the imprisoned miners. Most of the
men We're married and had large fam
lilies.
Plans We're at once discussed about
the best way to reach the entombed
men. At first no rescuers would ven
ture into the pit, because it was known
about the noxious gases and expert
enced miners knew it meant certain
death to go below Immediately after the
explosion.
AS soon as it was thought advisable
a rescue party descended. They found
that the force of the explosion had bad
ly wrecked the mine. Tons of debris
piled up in the entrances prevented any
approach to the inner portions of the
colliery. 1t is not known how long it
will be before any aid can be given the
imprisoned men. Small hope is enter
tanned of getting help to them in time
to save their lives.
Piteous scenes of grief were enacted
among the families Of the buried min
ers. The women ana children cried bit
terly and several of the wives of the
men had to be restrained from throwing
themselves into the pit.
A late dispatch from Leath says that
twenty of the imprisoned miners have
very little chance of being taken out
alive.
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WHOLE NO. IT, 119.

thirty odd States that VIII be repre-
sehteu, We shall have a gathering OF
-oo or 800 Democrats whose opinions
VIII command attention. l think there
IS no doubt that convention will be
called in September. We find that plans
nave largely slumped, but among the
business men and the people there is
determlnation TO defeat the undemo-
cratic ticket named at Chicago upon
platform that is anything but Demo
cratic. You have noticed how rapidly
the sentiment is developing in this
state, where Democrats. not only in this
city, but all over the State. are fiocking
TO our standard. Our advices are that
the same thing is true in other States,
ana as the work of organization goes on
1t viii develop more rapidly"
The members of the National Com
mlttee are not expected until Friday
morning. which will be called for =
p. m.
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EUGENE FIELDS ESTATE.
The Noted Writer Died a Compare
lively Poor rlan.

CHICAG, Aug. An inventory OF
the estate of the late Eugene Field has
been filed and approved in the Probate
Court The value of the estate cannot
be estimated, as the royalties coming
from copyrights sold by the deceased
author canot yet be ascertained.
There is no real estate belonging to
the estate, but there is an equity Of
$1,000 on the house and lot at Buena
Park, which is worth 800 The cash
belonging to the estate amounts to 500:
goods, furniture and books, $4,000, and
royalties received, So, 500.
Among the household effects are q
Gladstone ak and a jefferson Davis
chair
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NEW-TICKET ADVOCATES.
Will be a Large Attendance at the
Gold Democratic Conference.

INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 4.-The Sound
Money Democratic Executive Commit
tee finds that there is going to be a lar
ger attendance at the conference than
was at first anticipated and it looks as
though the committee meeting would
develop into a general conference of
sound money Democrats.
IF / can judge by the dispatches I
am receiving said Mr.. Bynum to-day,
instead of the single representative of
The record-union., 1896-08-05
ARMOUR'S PLAN.
Fifty Cents Worth of rleat and
Mexican Dollar i'm Change.

CHICAGO, Aug. 4. - Philip D. Ar
mour, the packer, has had printed no
tees distributed among his 5000 en-
ployes announcing that for an Ameri-
can silver dollar he will give them so
cents worth of meat and a Mexican
silver dollar in change.
He has also prepared a circular show
Ing the rates of wages. in prices of
goods for the working classes in Mex
leo, as compared to what is received in
this country.
A ready-made clothing merchant has
also hung out a placard saying he Will
give for an American dollar 80 cents
worth of goods and a Mexican silver
dollar for change
The record-union., 1896-08-05
A Governor Assaulted.

LONDON, Aug. 4.-The Daily News
will publish tomorrow a dispatch from
Athens saying that Hassan Pasha. the
Governor of Heraklion, for refusing to
admit crowd of armed MussuImans
to the town, was dragged from his horse
and maltreated, sustaining serious in
juries. The Mussulmans thronged into
the town, and it was found necessary to
call out the troops to restore order The
Christian residents of the place were
thrown into a panic. The situation, ac-
cording to the dispatch, was never so
critical as it is now.
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Naval Gun Forgings.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4.-As the re-
suit of the competition for naval gun
forgings yesterday, Commodore Samp-
son, Chief of Ordinance. has recon-
mended the acceptance of the Midvale
Steel Company's bid for the siX-ineh
guns at $240,O00. and for the four, five
and eight-inch to the Bethlehem Com
pany at 100000. 1t is found that the
average price per pound for these forg-
ings is below 26 cents, while the last
forgings made under contract cost from
2S to % cents per pound.