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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-10-31

LOT loo CHILDKEN'S
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made from all wool mixtures n
with large sailor collar,
braid trimmed new sleeves, II
sizes TO IA years, genuine q.
$500 Refers, this weeks
special price only.........""
LOT 2-10O CHiLDREN'S
Winter Refers, in navy, =
green and red boucle, also u
Scotch mixture garments ~
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LOT 3-125 CHILDREN'S
Gretchens, made from i'm
ported beaver cloths, deep n
military cape, handsomely "a
trimmed with fur and praid, "
colors, navy blue, and .
brown, sizes 9 to II years,
worth at least SS.75, our
special price.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-10-31

"Just rs good" as Postum Cereal are
words used to defraud the public.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-10-31

Mr.. Covell's thirty years OF successful
business experience have made him host
OF fiends "down town" among the sub.
stantisl business houses. Ills credit IL
OF the best and confidence In him f. un-
limited. Ask any OF the big wholesale
houses along Canal ana Dyer and South
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-09-10
How's This d?

We offer One Hundred Dollars
Reward for any case of Catarrh that
cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh
Cure.
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned, have known
F. J. Cheney for the last IS years,
and believe him perfectly honorable
in all business transactions and financi.
ally able to carry out any obligations
made by their firm.
WEST & TRUAx, Wholesale Druggists,
Toledo, o.
WALDINc, KlNNAN & MARVIN, Whole.
sale Druggists, Toledo, o.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken inter
nally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system.
Testimonials sent free. Price 75c.
per bottle. Sold by all Druggists.
Halls Family Pills are the best I'M
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-09-10
EARLY POSTAL METHODS.
The Facilities offered During Wash ngton S
Term OF Office.

In Washington's first term an
effort was made to speed the mails
to move them at the rate of one hun
dred miles in twenty hours, or about
four and half miles an hour" writes
ex-President Harrison in his "This
Country ofOurs' article in the LaaieS'
H0me /on,uak "This would have
been a notable advance, for the car
riers were then taking nearly thirty
hours between Philadelphia and New
York. The roads were bad and
there were many slow ferries. In
1916 there were only twenty-eight
post offices in the colonies; in 1905
there were four hundred and fifty
three, and in 1905 there were 10, ,o64.
The rates of postage when the de
partment was organized under the
Constitution were high; for thirty
miles, six cents for one letter sheet (;
for sixty miles, eight cents; for one
hundred miles, ten cents, and so In.
creasing with the increased distance
to the maximum, twenty-five cents
for distances over four hundred and
fifty miles. Stamps were not in use
in those days, nor was the sender of a
letter required to pay the postage in
advance. The postage, six cents or
twenty-five cents, as the case might
be, was written by the postmaster on
the letter, and ii the sender paid the
postage the word paid was added if
he did not the postage was collected
of the person to whom the letter was
addressed. These rates soon Welded
a surplus over the cost Of the service,
spite of the franking privilege which
the law gave to Congressman and the
heads of Departments. The demand
OF the newspapers and periodicals of
every class for cheap postage, second
ed by their subscribers, has led to a
reduction of rates greatly below the
actual cost to the Government. In
his report for 1892 the Postmaster
General, after stating that the present
letter rate pays twice the cost of the
letter mail, says that the book and
newspaper mail is carried at loss OF
slX cents a pound. In recent years
the Post Office Department has been
characterized by very progressive
spirit, and it is now rendering, not a
perfect service, but high-class service.
No other department has more nearly
kept pace with the marvellous devel-
opment of our country"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-09-10

The heather are a very undesirable
portion Of the worlds population, and
according to our method of thinking
would make better food for the fish.
But since they are on the earth the
proper thing to do is to civilize them.
Accordingly it becomes our unpleas-
ant duty to go ourselves or provide
the coin to send some one. Most
people aren't after romance and ex.
citement and prefer to discuss the
financial question here rather than
argue the preemient right of existence
with an INSCRIPTIONS cannibal. We
aren't kicking because we are asked
to contribute towards the enlighten-
ment of the savage mind, but we OBJ
ject to paying two or three other
fellows share.
To be specific, the method en-
ployed by the churches nowadays to
extort money from reluctant victims
is pernicious and deprecable. No
one objects to contributing to a
worthy cause, but when several hun
dred children. are supplied with earth
en- boxes, and turned loose in the
town, the effect is not conducive to
an extention of morality Each child
canvasses the town, and each one
rings the same door bell in the course
of the tour.
There is nothing more unpleasant
to busy man or woman than to be
run to the door about fifty times
day, and each time find an urchin
there with one of those detestable
little boxes People would rather
give five dollars to church than
answer a door bell fifty times a day
and supply the request for a nickel.
In the interests OF their childrens'
safety, parents should condemn the
practice and forbid their progeny to
to risk their lives for the heather.
Some irresponsible person will some
day secrete a club behind his door
and use it on the impulse of the mo-
ment (and incidentally on the child).
The earthen box system of raising
money is universally disliked and
should be discontinued.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-09-10
Will Take Pay in Produce

Stanford, KY, has preacher who
invades the field heretofore supposed
to exclusively belong to the rural
editor. The Rev. w. S. Grimstead is
reported as saying in his Sunday
night sermon:
"There are always people who say
they have everything except money,
and to that class l want to suggest
that my barn and kitchen doors are
at all hours open, and l will be glad
to take at market price anything they
have to sell. That the members OF
this church do not pay their preacher
and other church debts shall be no
fault of NINE"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-09-10

have been precisely the same on the
3rd of November.
Ex-Secretary Hoke Smith left
Washington this week. He made
record as Secretary of the Interior
which has never been surpassed, and
left the work of that great department.
in better condition than it has been
Tor years. He also left many warm
friends who wish him success in all his
undertakings,
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-09-10
THE PITTSTON MINE HORROR.
Report Of the Commission Soon TO Be Sub
mitted.

About the middle of September
the report of the Commission appoint
ed by Governor Hastings to investi-
gate the Pittston mine horror, in
which So men lost their lives, will be
submitted. The Commission, which
is composed of Mine Inspectors Stein,
Rodrick and Brennan, is now at work
on the report, which will deal thorough
ly with the Twin Mine disaster. The
report will go fully into the history
of the accident, the condition of the
mine before and after the accident
and the history Of the squeeze that
led up to the disaster.
In the absence of proof that the op-
orators knew of the exact condition
OF the mine during the squeeze, the
responsibility could not be placed
upon them, however culpable they
may have been in allowing pillars
and gangways to be too small and IT.
regular. The report will come to the
conclusion that Superintendent Ian
gan, unfortunately one of the men
entombed, erred injudgment in allow
ing the men to work in the midst of
the squeeze on that fatal Sunday
morning.
Again, the report will say that even
though there was no squeeze it was
not safe to work in the mine at that
time on account of the dangerous
bodies of gas that suddenly appeared.
The mine law says superintendent
has full charge of the mine, and he is
the only one supposed to be familiar
with the details of the workings. The
condition of the strata and the wet
weather will in ali probability be held
mainly responsible for the immense
squeeze.
The report will not censure Mine
Inspector Mcdonald. There was no
evidence in the investigation to show
that Mr.. Mcdonald was aware of the
condition of the mine at the time OF
the squeeze. The report will argue
that, as Mr.. Mcdonald had over halt
hundred collieries and openings to
look after, he could not be supposed
to visit mine every week or two.
When such an unusual occurrence or
so great squeeze occurs it is the
duty of those in charge of the mine
to notify the inspector, but apparent
ly in this case no such notification
was given, and the Inspector was
ignorant of the squeeze.
This part of the report is Of vast
interest to thousands of miners, as
many supposed that Inspector Nc
Donald would be strongly censured,
if not removed from Office, notwith-
standing the fact that he knew nothing
about the squeeze. Several recon-
mendations will be made to be in
corporated in the Mine laws of the
State.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-09-10
READlNG
N Y RAILROAD SYSTEM
In efrect May, II, 1896.
TRAINS LEAVE BLOOMSBURY,

For New York, Philadelphia, Reading Potts
vile, Tamaqua, weekdays IL .45 q. m.
For Williamsport, weekday 8, 1885 a. M, $50 p
For Danvllle and Milton, weekdays, 7.S5 a. M,
For Catawissa weekdays 7.s5, II.45 a. M, 1920,
For Rupert weekdays7s5, Has a, M, i2.aO $50
'iS For c Bsitino%Ts, r. washington and the West via
mlnai. philadelphia, $50 49, li;ae q, M, s;sS
ADDITIONAL trains from q ana
S2S p. m. Sundays, l.3s, ss3 p. m.
TRAINS FOR BLOOMSBURY
Leave New York via Philadelphia 500 q
m, and via Easton s.lo a: m,
Leave Philadelphia 1905 q. m.
Leave Reading ll.55 a. m.
Leave Pottsville 1880 p. m.
Leave Tamaqua 1.N a, M,
Leave Williamsport weekdays 1920 a M, 4.3o p.
Leave catawissa weekdays, 700, $40 a. m. l.so,
,.5 Esrys s EuPsst' weekdays TOs s@' a. m' ii's
FoRATLANTIC CITY.
Leave Philadelphia Chestnut street wharf
and South street wharf for Atlantic City.
sStaT5aR %aE5P1TsEHBpess onv gG C So S S ots s 40
500 $40 p. m. Accom-. 500 a. M, 4.30 $50 p. m.
100 Excursion tain 700 a. m.
p m Accom-. V 90 S a. M ma, ana Si' s45 % m.
$1.C0 Excursion train, z a IN.
Returning, leave Atlantic City, depot, corner
Atlantic and Arkansas Avenues.
MEEk:DsYs-Express. Mondays only, 64sl,
7.so, $50 p. m. Accom-. go T55 a. M, %.ss p. m.
sl.o0 Excursion train (from foot Mississippi
Avenue only 6 90 p. m.
200, T30, 500 9.3p p. m. Accom-, 7l6 a. m, sos
p. m. sIO0 Excursion train from foot Missls-
sippl Avenue only, 6l0 p. m.
Parlor Cars on all Express trains.
Parlor cars on all express trains.
!. A. SWEIGARD. q. G. HANCOCK,
Genl Superintendent. Gen1 Pass Agt
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-09-10
PATRIOTIC TREE PLANTING.
A Happy Suggestion For Golden Gate Park
San Francisco.

Some months ago Mrs. Peter J..
Hughes, wife Of Magistrate Hughes of
West Philadelphia, and a member of
Merton chapter, Daughters of the
Revolution, made suggestion that Sc
quota chapter, San Francisco, plant
I3 trees in Golden Gate park to rep
resent the IS original states, each
state to send young tree from some
historic spot; also earth from other
historic localities, to be placed about
the roots Of the trees. The plan is
that the trees be planted in an arch
or semicircle, with Pennsylvania's tree
for the keystone, and that tree to
come from the historic camp ground
at Valley Forge.
Sequoia chapter has voted to adopt
the suggestion of Mrs. Hughes. The
tree planting will take place Oct. 70,
provided the whole IS original states
cooperate.
Mrs. Isabelle Hubbard Of the Sc.
quota chapter has been appointed a
committee to open correspondence
with the Daughters Of the American
Revolution in the IS original states.
So far, last month, ten states have re-
sponded favorably, with three yet to
be heard from. New York will send
a tree from Saratoga of kind not yet
specified, Massachusetts, an elm from
Concord bridge, Pennsylvania a tulip
tree from Valley Forge.
Mrs Hubbard asks that trees be
sent as follows: New Hampshire,
sugar maple; Massachusetts,, elm;
Rhode Island, plane tree (button-
wood); Connecticut, beech; New
York, white oak; New Jersey, linden;
Pennsylvania, tulip tree; Delaware,
locust; Maryland, liquid amber; Vir-
ginia, chestnut North Carolina, black
walnut; South Carolina, magnolia /;
Georgia, catalpa. Any state may
substitute tulip tree Qiriodendron).
1t is hoped that the tree planting
will be great success, and the happy
idea of Mrs. Hughes prove link to
help bind together the east and west.
Margaret B. Harvey in New York
SIN.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-09-10
To Offer a Reward of 100 Dollars

for a case of catarrh that cannot be
cured, amounts to nothing except to
sell article. Do you know of any
such reward being paid ? Ely Bros.
do not promise rewards in order to
sell their well-known "Cream Balm"
They offer the most effective medi-
cants, prepared in convenient form to
use, which is absolutely free from
mercurlals or other harmful drugs.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-09-10
MY SICK SISTERS.

"I want to tell you what Lydia Z.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound has
done for me. For twenty years had
suffered with loss of annette, nausea,
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-09-10
WASHINGTON.
From our Regular Correspondent.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9TH, 1896.
The morning times., 1896-07-19

Attorney Thomas, counsel for the Dis
trict, has not yet rendered his opinion
touching the points at issue between the
two electric light companies in tie matter
of the contract for street lighting, although
he mas the matter under consideration ana
will reach Il decision early next week.
The contention resulted from the recent
solicitation of bids for electric street light
ing. as was stated in The Times atthe time.
THIS course had not been adopted hereto
fore, for the reason thai the United States
Company was the only recognized occupant
of the field and there was no formality
necessary in the letting OF the contract.
Congress fixed the price beyond which the
Commissioners could not go in the liGuida-
tioD OF bills, and the company did the light
ing and drew its pay on the vouchers sub
mitted at the established rate without
question.
Tine Potomac Electric Company had no
footing and was in reality in no position
until recentiyto compete. Judge Bingham,
OF the District supreme court, had de-
ciared in effect that it had no status.
Recognizing the odds against it, the
company soughta remedy through Congress-.
and while the legislation is said by law
yers ION the other side' to be short of
what is desired and intended, the con-
tention Of the company's counsel is that 1t
is now In a position to accept a contract
for any are lighting which the Commits
sioners may have at disposal
ATTORNEY FILES BRIEF.
Judge Jere wilson, attorney for the
United States Company, has submitted
brief which is now in Mr.. Thomas hands.
stating plainly, in substance, that while
the Potomac has footing in District
territory west of Rock Creek, it cannot,
I'm any other law, extend its system east
of that line.
The opposite view is taken by Attorney
Darlington, whose brief upon the issue
thus joined, is yet to be filed but is ex-
pected on Monday. The claim will he
made, 1t is understood, that in the law
passed by Congress. and under which it
presented its bid, it is provided that the
Potomac Company may furnish electric
street lights west Of Rock Creek and else
where. by an extension of its system. and
that in case il is awarded a contract for
public lighting in any portion of the Dis
trict. even in territory east OF Rock
Creek. it will thereupon become entitled
to permit to lay conduits for the re-
ception of the necessary wires.
PUBLIC LIGHTING ONLY.
The Potomac Company does no. contend
for the right to make contracts for private
lighting. admitting, that the United States
Company has monopoly OF that privilege.
This will be met by denial OF all such
rights of the Potomac Company, and n
claim by the United States Company 81 its
undisputed privilege of furnishing public
and private lighting east of Rock Greek,
and the right also to extend its service to
all points west Of that line
The Attorney for the District is there
fore occupying position of judicial
character. He will pass upon all the points
and present his views in an opinion adj
dressed to the Commissioners. This will
be the basis OF their action.
The morning times., 1896-07-19
WILL STIR UP NEW YORK.
Interstate Democrats TO Attend the
Big Bryan Meeting.

A meeting OF the executive committee OF
the Interstate Democratic Association was
held in the rooms on New York avenue
last night. The principal object Of the
meeting was to discuss the matters attend
ing tn rip of the association TO New York
at the time when the Democratic Presi-
dental nominee is to receive the official
notification OF his nomination. The
association will go from this, District by
special tram and propose to make q
demonstration along the entire line from
Washington to New York.
The entrance of the association to the
Madison Square Garden, where the notift
cation takes place, will certainly be
feature of that notable coca sion. n Bryan
Campaign button has been adopted by the
members of the association, a campaign
song will be learned, and with the music
of a fife, drum, and bugle corps, which
will be taken along, the Interstate Demo-
Gratis of the District of Columbia are deter
mined to whoop 'er up for Bryan and silver
to such an extent that the people of the
Empire City will know they are present
and that they are silverites, too. 1t is
expected that fully 200 will go with the
association on the New York trip.
The committee, at its meeting last night,
voted to tender the use of their rooms on
New York avenue to the national Demo
cratic committee for such use as they
may deem them desirable, and at such a
time as they may see fit to use them.
The morning times., 1896-07-19
BROOK SUPPLIED THE WELL.
Clever Fraud Perpetrated by a Con
tractor at Fort Myer.

Clever Fraud Perpetrated by Con-
tractor at Fort Myer.
Quartermaster General Batcneider, of the
War Department, and ex-Congressman
Maish are very anxious to find a certain
well digger and contractor. 1t is all the
result Of efforts to supply Fort Myer with
complete water system.
Several plans have been advanced look
ing to the furnishing of water to Fort
Myer. In 1898 a contract was made with
Col. Maisii for well which would furnish
at least 10000 gallons Of pure water
every twenty four hours. The contract
price was $4,000. The contract stipulated
that no money should be paid unless the
water was pure and flow satisfactory.
Gen. Batchelder, himself selected the site
for the well and the workmen began an
excavation. 1t was not long before u
stratum Of granite was reached and the
well, therefore, abandoned. Col. Mash
then engaged professional well digger OF
Pennsylvania who agreed for $4,000 to
secure the desired amount OF water and
of proper quality.
A second well was dug a short distance
away from the first one. This was near a
running stream down in the woods and
brush. Some Of the water was submitted
for analysis, and the chemist Of the De-
partmeDt Of Agriculture pronounced IL ex-
cellent. This was in 1894. One day the
contractor reported to Col. Maish that the
well had been filled up, presumably by
some person with malicious intent. He said
there was scrap iron and cannon balls in the
hole. Gen. Batchelder was dissatisfied
and declined to accept the well or have it
cleaned out. A third well was then dug
by the contra ctOr and on third site Sc
lected by the uuartermaster general.
Again water was found OF pure quality
and In satisfactory quantity In fact, it
ran 10000 gallons per day instead of
fifty. Claim was then made upon the de-
partment for the money, ana 1T was paid
over by Assistant Secretary Doe and the
well accepted by the War Department The
digger departed for his home in the
Quaker State. 1t was not until recently
that Gen. Batcholder decided to look at
the well and make further connection
with the Fort for the water supply.
An expert was sent for from ST. IJouis
and accompanied by Gen. Batchelder and
Col. Maish they went in search of the
well which had been abandoned us filled
up. An excavation was ordered and the
men discovered a four-inch terra Gotta
pipe leading into the well.
Further investigation showed that the
pipe connected with a flowing stream,
and by means of a mill dam water flowed
into the excavation, and as fast as pumped
out would run back into the stream, form
ing q continual stream. An examination
of the third well showed that the great
supply of water was obtained In the same
manner.
The matter has been referred to the De-
partment of Justice, and it has been
learned that the digger informed several
of his friends some time ago that he in
tended going to South Africa. The au-
dacity of the scheme and daring of the
fraud has astonished everyone at the War
Department, and Uncle Sam is as far from
a water supply at its fort as ever before
The morning times., 1896-07-19

Those who wish TO- escape the heat of
the city and spend pleasant day should
go to River View, the charming excursion
resort twelve miles below this city. River
View is by far the most popular resort
on the river, and large throngs visit it
daily. No matter how warm it may be
in town cool breezes are always to be
found there. Take the steamer Pentz at
IL a. M, 2:4o and 6:15 p. M, and IL
you do not shoot the chute you can watch
others do so. The return trips will be
made at 1, 8. 7:3O and $50 p. M, and
tickets will be 26c on all trips. Chris
Arth, jr.'s, fine band will, as usual, be
heard in concert both Xfte rnoon and
evening.
The morning times., 1896-07-19
HAD NO TIME TO RIDE.
SaIvado's Stolen Wheel Landed Hin
Behind the Bars.


Salvado Petrid. whose father sells the
yellow banana at 700 Virginia avenue
southeast, and WHO is himself a lighter
of the city street lamps, is an admrer of
the bicycle. He has often louged for a
wheel and yesterday when he saw
new one standing in front of I'LL II
street northwest, where its owner, Charles
Fl. Miller, OF that address had left it, he
could not forbear from Immediately pos
sessing himself of it.
His ownership was of short duration,
however. Mr.. Miller reported his loss to
the police yesterday afternoon and in the
evening Detectives Boardman and Galaher
brought bicycle and salvado to head
quarters. A dealer, who had repaired the
wheel the day before it was stolen, iden-
titled it as the one on which he had
worked and showed the punctures which
he had fixed. The name plate had been
removed from the wheel, which was OF
itself suspicious.
Salvado said that lie had bought the
wheel at a certain place on B street, but
inquiries at that place failed to sub
stantiate his story. Petrid is now held
at the First precinct station and will be
taken to the police court Monday morning.
The morning times., 1896-07-19

Troy, N T., July 1s.-Hon. Frank 8.
Black was renomiuated today for Congress
by the Republican convention Of the Nine
teenth district
The morning times., 1896-07-19
81 Canvas Trunk, S298.

A very fine trunk, with iron bot
tom-covered with finest imported
drab canvas-has deep tray and
hat box-ftted with good lock-
and two malleable iron clamps
Sold regularly here for 81.
Stock-taking Price. S2,98,
The morning times., 1896-07-19
unwary wheelmen Caught.

The bicycle policeman had busy day
Yesterday and several unfortunate wheel
men were gathered in by Officers Estes.
Dodge, and Duvall for violating the police
regulations. Those who left collateral
for their appearance in court Monday were:
Charles Smith Barron R. Franklin, Charles
Stat, John Smith, George Pannell, and
John Talbert, coiored.