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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-10-08

Elizabeth B. wife of James l..
Evans Esq, of Berwick. and daughter
of Frank f. Brockway of Beach
Haven, died at her fathers home last
Friday afternoon at four o'clock. She
had gone home on visit, and while
there a pimple appeared on her face.
1t rapidly grew worse, and blood
poisoning resulted in her death. She
was twenty-siX years of age, and was
lady Of many personal attractions,
and had large number Of friends in
Bloomsburg. She was a niece of
Mrs. M. P. Lutz. The young husband
has the sympathy of the community.
The burial took place in Berwick on
Monday afternoon, and was largely
attended.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-10-08

Mrs. M. c. White, of Germantown,
held pad over cut in her 4-year-
old boys mouth for seventy-two hours
last week to prevent him from bleed
ing to death. The cut was a slight
one, but the physicians could not
stop the bleeding, and it was decided
that the only way to save the child's
life was to hold pad over the cut
until the wound healed The mother
promptly volunteered, and the pad
was prepared, For three long days
and nights Mrs. White held the pad
against the roof of her child's mouth.
He was kept alive on liquid food, and
Mrs. White was fed by her mother.
Doctors say that there are few much
examples of endurance and devotion
in the annals OF the profession.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-10-08
- MICHAEL ANGELO"
GIDDINGS.

1t will be rare treat to hear Mr..
A. V. Bower of Scranton, lecture in
the Methodist Tabernacle next Fri.
day evening Oct. 9th on Michael
Angelo" He has over seventy fine
views and powerful Stereopticon.
All lovers of art will hail with delight
the privilege Of learning about this
great " master from one who has
made his life and works a special
study and Of seeing on a mammoth
screen the pictures of his greatest
productions, Admission IS and IS
cents. A season ticket admitting to
this lecture and to that of Rev. S.
Parks Cadman on " Life on London
Tor SO cents. Single admission to
Mr.. Cadman's lecture s. cents.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-10-08
SHOT DOWN BY HIS FRIEND.
Two Men Quarrel as to Who Shall Pay for 9
Drink and One is Probably Fatally Wounded

Saturday afternoon John Anderson
met Lynn Munson, lifelong friend,
met in saloon at Sheffield, Pa. The
greeting between the men, who were
under the influence of liquor, was
extremely cordial. After few words
had passed the men quarreled over
the privilege of purchasing the next
drink. Without the least warning.
Anderson drew a revolver and COM
menced firing at Munson, the bullets
taking effect in his neck, shoulder and
breast. Munson fell to the floor, it
was supposed, fatally shot.
Anderson deliberately walked out
OF the saloon and sat down, after which
he extracted the remaining cartridges
from the revolver and then reloaded
1t. He then inquired if Munson was
dead, and receiving no definite reply
demanded an axe with which he could
dispatch his victim. By strategy Ander-
son was overpowered and placed under
arrest, to await the result of Munson's
injuries.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-10-08
FOOT BALL.

Selinsgrove came here Saturday,
no doubt with the intention of giving
the Normal an object lesson in the
art of playing foot ball, but went home
with low spirits, as their scalps dan
gled from the belts of the Normal to
the tune of "a to 0. The game was
an exceptionally rough one, and
several of the Selinsgrove boys were
knocked out before the first half was
over. The visitors played fairly well
at the start, and at one time were
dangerously near the goal, but they
lost the ball, and during the remainder
OF the game they were very easy.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-10-08
DEMOCRATIC MEETINGS,

Meetings have been arranged to be
held in the evening at 1890 O'clock at
the following places:
October.
Friday o-Jamison City.
Monday Mainville-W -Whitmoyer's
School House.
Tuesday I3-Espy.
Wednesday I4-Miller's Hotel.
Thursday 15-Hetlervile.
Sa urday I7-Derr's and Shuman's
Hotel
Monday I9-Yeager's Hotel, Slab
town.
Tuesday 2o-Jerseytown at 2 p. NJ.
Wednesday 2I-Buckhorn.
Thursday 22-Bendertown.
Friday 23-Canby & Rohrsburg.
Saturday 24-.Iola P. M.-Orangeville
Monday 26-Waller.
Tuesday 27--Mifflinville.
Friday 3o--Mill Grove.
Other meetings will also be arrang-
ed. The people of the county are
requested to turn out to these meetings.
c. A. SMALL, Sec'y. VIM CHRIsMAN,
Chairman.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-10-08
Died Trying to Save Others.
Yound Hero Warns Other Miners to Flee
From Danger.

Thomas Jones, aged 20, while
giving warning to other workmen to
get out of the way of a runaway car,
was crushed to death at No. shaft,
OF the Kingston Coal Company on
Saturday. Young Jones had neglect
ed to block car, and it ran away.
Unmindful of any danger to himself
he remained on the track, and gave
warning to the other men to get out
OF the way, and was himself struck.
HIS back was broken, and he died al,
most Immediately.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-10-08

The Archdeaconry of Williamsport
will meet in ST. Paurs church on Oc-
tober 90, 27 and IS. There will be
twenty three clergymen in attendance.
Members of the congregation who are
willing to entertain one or more, are
requested to notify the rector.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-10-08

Rev. c. H. Brandt, pastor of
Trinity Reformed Church went to
Bethlehem, Pa, yesterday, to attend
the one hundred and fiftieth annual
session of the Eastern Synod of the
Reformed Church in the United
States, and expects to be gone about
one week. He is a delegate from
Wyoming Chassis.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-10-08

The Bloomsbury and Sullivan Rail
road Co. will arrange to run extra
trains and sell excursion tickets dur
ing the Columbia County Fair. The
Central Penna., and Western r. R.
Co., have arranged to run a through
train from Watsontown to Blooms
burg Oct. 18th, 10th, and 18th.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-10-08

The Salvation Army from Berwick
held meeting in front of Giger's
Hotel, East Street, Saturday evening,
they also conducted the meeting at
the Y. M. c. A. Hall Sunday after
noon.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-10-08

The town will no doubt be crowd
ed at the annual exhibition of the
Bloomsbury fair. Special attractions
have been added, and it is the inten
ton to make the largest exhibition in
the history of the society.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-10-08

Prof Cole of Kingston, predicts
that October will be noted for its
business failures all over the country,
and that November will be month
of great prosperity. We hope his
November prediction may come true.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-10-08

At no place can one realize the
severeness Of the recent tornado more
than at Oak Grove. Large trees that
have stood the storms for years have
been torn up and lay fiat on the
ground.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-10-08

Some one should see that the tree
on East Street is taken off the side
walk. 1t was blown across the pave
ment by the storm and has laid there
ever since.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-10-08

Thousands of people have been
without food in Florida since the
cyclone and special session of the
Legislature may be called to relieve
the distress.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-10-08

Mr.. John Maloney, of Scranton,
superintendent of the Telephone
came to Bloomsburg last Friday
morning to view the result of the
tornado of last Wednesday, and to
make some arrangements to repair
the great damage done to the com
panys line.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-10-08
VOL. 81
LOSSES BY TIE GREAT STORM.
A Trail OF Death and Ruin from Florida 10
the Lakes.

The Philadelphia Press of the end
inst. contains an estimate of the loss
of life and property by the storm OF
September goth. The estimated loss
of life is 1919, six of which were in this
state, in Reading, in Natalie, and
2 in Northumberland county. The
total loss of property is estimated at
$6,767,5oo, distributed as follows:
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-10-08

The Republican club will attend a
rally at the Catawissa Opera House
tonight, at which Ex-Judge Hinckley
OF Danville, and Mr.. Mackey of New
York, will speak.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-10-08

Rev. J. N. Wagenhurst will preach
a trial sermon in the EmanueIs
charge on Sunday October IS as
follows Strawbury Ridge Church at
10 a. M. and Heller's Church at
2:3o p. M.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-10-08
Total in State

u
Grand Total of Loss. SO, 767, 500
The gale started in the West Indies,
and travelled north at the rate of so
miles an hour, doing damage in near
ly every state along the eastern end of
the United States.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-10-08

A. V. Bower, Esq, of Scranton,
will give a stereopticon lecture on
" Michael Angelo" In the Methodist
Tabernacle to morrow night.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-10-08

James G.. McClenathen of Danville,
who sued the Williamsport & North
Branch Railroad for $4,000 for his
sons death, has compromised on
$3.50,
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-10-08

Now that we have been visited by
hail storm, and tornado, what will
be the next. Some one says an earth
quake.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-10-08

Dan A. Kelly, who is we'll known
to all theatre goers, will appear at the
Opera House three nights next week,
with a change of program nightly. -,
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-10-08

McKillip, photographer, took views
of the ruined buildings in Bloomsburg,
as they appeared just after the
tornado, They are on exhibition at his
gallery.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-10-08

A large crowd greeted the produc-
ton of "Hogan's Alley" at the Opera
House Friday night. The perform
ance was above the average,
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-10-08

The managers Of the York Fair
will erect large tents IN place of the
buildings destroyed by the cyclone in
order to hold their exhibition this
year.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-10-08

William Morris, the celebrated
English poet, died at London last
Friday.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-10-08
GIDDINGS.

You're invited to make this
store your headquarters dur.
ing Fair week. Come in
when you please, go out
when you please. Look
around-buy or not, you're
welcome.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-10-08
GIDDINGS.

A big store filed with the very
best clothing, hats and furnish
ings for man, boy, or child, at
prices 10 per cent. under any
other store in the county, or
your money back.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-18

both countries, but if the populace on both
sides were allowed to raise excitement
through ignorance of the real matters at
| issue, there would be great danger of strife.
He appealed to Atherley-Jones to with
draw his amendment, which was done,
the Speaker checking an attempt on the,
part of the Irish mem bers to continue the
discussion.
In its issue of tomorrow the Daily News
will remark the gravity of Mr.. Balfour's
statements in the House of Commons
this evening anent Atherley- Jones' amend
ment and will add that as a matter of fact
delicate negotiations are now in progress
between Great Britain and the United
States.
The Times will to-morro say that it
regards as being of great Importance the
plan for the settlement of the Venezuel Ian
dispute sent to it by its American corre-
spondent, Mr.. Smalley, who says it would
be accepted by the United States or pro-
posed by the United States if they had
reason to believe that Great Britain would
accept it.
The plan is substantially the creation of
a new joint commission to consist of two
Englishmen and two Americans, who
would be charged with ascertaining the
facts, and with reporting thereon to the
British and American Cabinets. If ma
jority of the commission could not agree
on report neutral fifth member might
be summoned.
The commissions finding on matters of
facts would be binding on both countries
and would serve as the basis for subse-
| quent negotiations between all concerned.
Should the negotiations fail there would
be an ultimate arbitration by a tribunal to
be composed, for instance, of the Chief
| Justices of Great Britain and the United
States, with perhaps neutral third
| membe
| The Times contends that the scheme
| will need the most careful consideration
but recognizes with unqualified satisfac-
tlon that it is such that Great Britain
could honorabiy accept it. 1t adds that
the plan also offers an excellent prospect
of an ultimate agreement.
The chief difficulty about arbitration re-
lates entirely to the settled districts. pro-
scription in international law counting for
nothing. If in this case international
arbitration could be made to resent Bile
municipal law SO that the fact of long
settlement would count as in ordinary
courts, the greater part of the British OBJ
jections TO arbitration would disappear.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-18
Ringing Words Show That This
Country Is Duly Respected
by Britons.
SPEEDY SETTLEMENT WANTED.
Venezuela Declared to Be Not Worth
Entering Into a Controversy
With Uncle Sam.

LONDON, Eng, Feb. lin the House
OF Commons to-day James Francis Hogan,
member for Middle Tipperary, asked the
Government when the commission to con-
slider the matter of laying Pacific SUBJ
marine cable would assemble.
The Right Hon. Joseph Chamb mberlain,
Secretary of State for the Colonies, said
that the time of the meeting OF the COM
mission would not be decided until the
names OF the members of that body had
been received by the Government.
George n. Curzon, Parliamentary Secre-
tary for Foreign Affairs. stated that the
Government had no knowledge that
Russia had been invited to occupy and
police the Turkish territory of Asia Minor.
Such an act on the part of Russia with
out the assent of the powers, he said
would be violation of the existing
treaties.
The House took up the debate on the
amendment to the address in reply to the
Queens speech moved on Friday by Timo
thy Harrington. ParnelIite mem Der for the
harbor division of Dublin favoring the re-
lease of Irish political prisoners.
John E. Redmond (Parnelite) MADE an
impassioned speech in which he said that
the feeling throughout Ireland was in
favor of amnesty for the Irish political
prisoners. The use of dynamite he said
had originated with Irish-Americans. who
were regarded by Irishmen generally as
being mad and reckless.
All Irishmen, he declared, now con-
Cured in the belief that the time had ar
rived for the exercise of clemency toward
the Irish political prisoners. The Irish.
Mr. Redmond said, were blamed for their
lack of sympathy with England in her for.
eign complications.
They would be hypocrites if thew were
to pretend that they were in sympathy
with England. Were these hatreds. he
asked, to exist forever? He hoped rather
to see the day when England and Ireland
would face the world hand in hand. He
appealed to the Government to hasten the
day of the release of an old and dead mo-
ment of passion and madness. Irish
cheers.]
Balfour said that the Government must
follow the regular practice. The ouin-
quennial revision of sentences would oc.
cur in year or two when, the revision
would be applied to the Irish prisoners
with absolute impartiality.
Professor Lecky, the historian, was
loudly cheered as he rose to make his first
speech in thsAHouse, urging clemency for
the Irish prisoners.
Balfour moved closure. which was car
ried by vote of 270 to 107, and Mr.. Har-
rington's amendment was rejected-275 to
III.
L. Atherley Jones, radical member for
Northwest Durham, moved an amend
ment to the address in reply to the Queens
speech, deploring the absence from the
speech from the throne of an assurance
that the whole boundary dispute with
Venezuela will be referred to arbitration
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-18
How 1t Would Work--The Funding Scheme in Operation.

where exact information could be pro-
cured as to what the road actually did
cost.
Huntington could not remember Just
who kept charge of the books or what be-
came of them, but said he believed
that they had been among q room full of
waste paper and old account books, which
he had sold to a wastepaper man.
Morgan found it extremely difficult to
get answers to his questions. At one point
he took occasion to say that the object of
his questions was not to discover beliefs,
but facts.
1t was brought out that the considera-
tion accepted by the contract and finance
Company for building the Central Pacific
was stock in the road to the face value of
$50, 100000, which was subsequently sold
for about half that amount; also first
mortgage bonds of the road and all United
States bonds, the total of all having the
face value of $116,0o0 900. When finally
pressed to state within ave or ten millions
OF the actual cost of the Central Pacific
huntington said that he believed that the
cost was in the neighborhood of $50, 900 900.
There were but few humorous passages
or amusing episooes, but toward the close
Morgan said:
"If 1 were not satisfied, Mr.. Hunting
ton, that you were friend of the people [
should not care to trust you with such vast
railroad organizations"
81 am glad the Senator makes that
statement" replied the magnate, ''for the
Bible says, Out of abundance of the heart
the mouth speaketh.'
000, ,0O0 nor half that amount, could be
raised on the property of the Kentucky
corporation, although he admitted that
the stock of the corporation had face
value of about $100, 900. The fact was
brought out that the corporation owned
twenty ships plying in Atlantic waters in
connection with this railroad line, and
valued at over $6,000,0 600. The Pacific
Mail and Occidental and Oriental lines
were not owned by the corporation, but
were controlled by the Union and Central
Pacific.
Morgan again went after Huntington
savagely about the arrangement with the
Panama Railroad. To many questions
Huntington could only reply, 81 do not
remem Der" and Il do not know
Morgan finally dismissed him by declar-
ing:
II sent for you on the supposition that
you did know something about the cor
porations of which you are president, but
if you don't know the answers to these
questions I'll send for one who does"
The hearing will be resumed tomorrow.
On Thursday Huntington will appear be-
fore the House Committee and will be
cross-examined by Representative Ma
pufre
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-18
DILLON WILL BE CHOSEN.
Serton Refuses to Lead the Ant,-Parneil.
lite Party.

LONDON, Eng, Feb 17.-Thomas Sex
ton has replied to the letter addressed to
him by Timothy Healy offering his
unqualified support if Mr.. Sexton
would assume the chairmanship of
the anti Parnellite party, express
ing that if his (Healy's) withdrawal from
the party would induce Mr. Sexton to ac-
cept the position he would retire. Mr..
Sexton in hisreply adheres to his intention
not to accept the leadership of the party
and details the reasons for his refusal.
The Daily News will tomorrow saw it
believes that John Dillon will be chosen as
chairman.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-18

Slim Chance In the Ken
fucEu Rattle

FRANKFORT, KY, Feb. 1.-THE bill
to repeal the Southern Pacific charter was
not reached in the Senate to-day, and the
probabilities are that several days will
elapse before the measure is brought before
that body for consideration.
This was occasioned by making spe-
cial order of the bill to repeal the equaliza-
tion board law, which was under discus
sion to-day, and in which it is said the
enemies of the repeal bill are taking big
hand in the fight for the purpose of delay
ing the passage of the repeal bill. Friends
of the repeal bill are losing no time and
are firm in their determination to get the
bill through before the session closes, of
which there yet remains only twenty-five
more working days.
The only danger now seems the delay,
and it is believed the measure is suffi-
GENTLY strong to force its way through.
despite the friends of Huntington, who
are taking advantage of every technical
point of parliamentary procedure to force
the bill through the longest routes
for delay. Mayor Sutro has been
lending valuable aid to the local
friends of the bill by laying be-
fore each mem Der copy of the argument
addressed to lawyers in Congress in the
matter of funding the debt which the Cen
trail Pacific owes to the United States by
L. D. McKisick, and the Pacific Railroad
debts, antl-funding and foreclosure memo
rial of the California State Convention,
which reached the mbers this morning
and has gone good ways in showing the
true condition of affairs.
Colonel John T. Harrington, Judge Ad-
ocate-General on the staff of Governor
Budd of California, is here on visit to
William Waggoner. He is a native Ken
tuckian. He said:
Il am opposed to the passage of the bill,
and while | am not actively at work
against the measure, if asked, will not re-
frain from expressing my opinion
, 1896-07-27
news OF TIE STATE.
THE MYSTERY OF THE DISAP-
PEARANCE OF SAM SMITH
CLEARING.
His Bones Found After Eight Years OF
Bleaching-Who Was the MUIR
derer?-The Trip of President
Grant, Col. Snow and Mr.. Green to
the Medicine Bow Mountains.


An Evanston dispatch to the Salt
Lake Tribune says: On July 5th, 1887.
the store of Driskell Bros, the Odd Eel
lows hell and a saloon were set on fire
and burned down at Henry's Fork in
the southern part of this county. Short
ly before this, trouble having arisen
between the DriskelJ brothers, one
Sam Smith. who was their manager,
was appointed receiver. On the 10th
of July, 1887, Smith disappeared. Last
winter his skull was found, and identi-
fed by the peculiarities of his teeth,
and this week George Stall OF Burnt
Fork brought in the remainder of
Smith's skeleton, found by him and a
party in the willows last week on Burnt
Fork. together with his saddle, pistol
and clothes. all positively identified by
his ~neighbors. That he was killed al
ways suspected, is now assured, but by
whom?
, 1896-07-27
THE UNION PICNIC.
Scandinavians and Their Friends En-
Joy Themselves at Hutton's Grove.

In spite OF the lowering clouds and
the cool atmosphere yesterday morn
ing. the Scandinavian population and
their friends turned ont in large num-
bers to attend the union picnic at Hut
tons grove. The start was made at 9
O'Clock in the morning. but people
went from the city out to the grove at
all hours Of the day. It is estimated
that more than $50 people were in at
tendance. In the afternoon the wealth
er warmed up a little and IL was a very
agreeable day for the racers and dane
ers at least. Everything passed off in
the most entertaining manner and the
parties who had the picnic in barge
say that they not only cleared all ex-
penses, but had a snug little sum left.
The sporting events were holly con-
tested and furnished no end of amuse-
ment. In the 5O-yard foot race for
ladies there were six entries and the
, 1896-07-27

district, which are already showing
very heavy deposits of gold, silver and
copper. II they get The mill in soon and
with assurances Of a railroad in the
near future, Morganville real estate
will soon be valuable property.
Cooper Hill is easily accessible and
the TOWNSHIP Of Morganville is even
prettier than that OF Laramie. We en-
joyed the visit with Laramie friends
and are also under great obligations to
DR.. A. A. Johnson for information as
to Wyoming and its resources. and to
Col. f. P. Snow for a complete history
Of mines and mining. fer the fine sam
Piles Of ore he gave us and-a pleasant
visit to his office. When we become
capitalists and come out to engage in
mining We shall certainly locate at
Cooper Hill. Yours truly,
GRACE l.. SNYDER.