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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-06-11
ON OFFICIAL ECONOMY.

One query bothers our mind. We
notice from the County statements
that for a number of years the County
Commissioners drew pay for every
working day in the year with very few
exceptions. If the business of the
County should increase to consider
able extent, how could the business
all be done within the year without
extra clerk hire ? 1t looks as though
the time had come when the people
should exact pledge for rigid econo-
my, not only in the expenditures Of
the public monies, but also in fees
and salaries Of officials. The pur-
chasing power of dollar is twice as
great as it was twenty years ago, and
it also should accomplish twice as
much as it did then, and hence this
thing should be looked after by trust
worthy and careful men. The ques-
tion is, could the County's business
be done for less money than it has
cost the County in recent years2 We
are not booked on this question, but
the public would be very much inter
ested to be informed by some one
who knows on this subject. We are
not so much interested to know who
shall be our officials, as we are inter
ested. to kl.ow whether they shall be
Our servants Or orr ms actarc
TAX PAYER.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-06-11
Montour's Nominations.

A large vote was polled at the
Democratic primaries in Montour
county on Saturday last. There were
three candidates for District Attorney,
and seven candidates for the two
vacancies in the Board of County
Commissioners.
The Democratic convention was
held at Danville, on Monday. The
following nominations were made
Congress, Rufus K. Polk; Representa-
tive, Lloyd w. Welliver; Associate
Judge, John Benfeld; District At
torney, R. Scott zimmerman; Pro
thonotary, Edward G.. Hoffman;
County Commissioners, Henry Coop
er and George w. Miles. John F.
Gulick and Daniel Diehl were nomi-
mated as County Auditors. DR.. 1. G..
Barber was reelected as county chair
man.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-06-11
A Newspaper Secret.

For the next few weeks the leading
items ofnews will relate to the Repub-
hcan and Democratic National Con
vention, the Republican Convention
will meet at st. Louis on the 10th
inst, and as the National Committee
viii begin its sessions on the 10th,
the interest is now at fever heat.
Newspapers are supposed to be able
to accomplish wonders, but it is doubt
ful whether one person in a thousand
appreciates the effort which a great
journal puts forth to please its read
ers. AT St Louis, for instance, "The
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-06-11
Columbia County Bible Society.

DEAR FRIENDS AT public
meeting called for that purpose and
held in Bloomsburg on April 14th,
the columbia County Bible So
ciety was re-organized as an auxil-
iary of the "Pennsylvania Bible
Society,"" and board of officers and
directors duly elected. At a subse-
quent meeting repositories were au-
thorized to be established at Cata-
wlssa, Benton and Millville, in CO.
operation with those already existing
in Bloomsbury and Berwick. 1t is
hoped in this way to effect more
efficiently the distributions of the
Scriptures as published by the Ameri-
can Bible Society.
We ask your co operation and aid
in this work as Churches, Sunday
Schools and individuals. 1t is ex-
pected that contributions for the Bible
Society will be paid to the treasurer
of the Columbia County Bible Society,
which sums will be acknowledged by
the Pennsylvania Bible Society.
At meeting of the directors it
was resolved that Churches and Sun
day Schools contributing to this
cause. will be entitled to receive in
return, from the repositories, for the
use of the church or Sunday School,
Bibles and Testaments to the value
of one half their contribution, and
individual donors to the amount of
one dollar or more will be entitled to
the same privilege, whilst at the same
time, the church, Sunday School and
contributor will receive credit from
the State Bible Society for the whole
amount contributed.
1t is expected that the central de-
pository IN Bloomsbury, located in
the Y. M. c. A. rooms will keep a
fuller assortment of Bibles and Testa-
ments, which books will be sold at
the lowest possible prices, or donated
to the needy who can not purchase
them.
REV. l. M. PATTERSON, President.
REV. 7. L. ToMKINsoN, ! Vice
REV. U. MYERS, Presidents,
A. w. SPEAR, Secretary.
H. G.. SUPPLEE, Treasurer.
E. B. TUsTIN,
H y PowEp
w. CUMMINGS, o;..
REV. BRANDT, '' N
BOYD TREscoTT,
X. T. SMITH.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-06-11

Philadelphia Press" will be represent
ed by Hon. Charles Emory Smith,
Col. James II. Lambert, Col. George
N. Mccain, Mr., E. j. Gibson, chief
of "The Press" Washington Bureau
and MIR. Robert Brannan, City Editor
of "The Press" These gentlemen
will control the services of a corps cf
skilled telegrapheiS and every detail
of the proceedings will be given to
the readers of "The Press" each day.
1t is doubtful whether any newspaper
has ever been represented at one
point by so distinguished staff.
1t is worthy of note, too that Mr..
Ralph ID. Paine, OF "The Press" staff,
sailed for England last Saturday in
order to cable "The Press" special
reports of the International Regatta
on the Thames, IN which the Yale
Crew will take part.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-06-11
WILL SEAT $4,000.
Plan Of the Chicago Convention Hall
Submitted.

The Democratic national subcommittee
concluded the business of its preseat session
last week AMI adjourned to meet at the
Palmer House, June I3. The local commit
tee is still short $I4, 900 of the guaranteed
subscription, $40, 900 of the promised
$40, 900 only having been paid to the nation
al committee, 81, coo only was paid yester.
day by the local treasurer. Mr.. Canda, of
New York, who acts as the national commit
tees architect, submitted plan of the sit
ting arrangements which the committee
adopted. There will be $Is,o seats in
the part of the coliseum which is to be used
for the convention. Only few seats are to
be put in the galleries, because the commit.
tee considers $1,000 big enough audience
to handle considering the animation which is
expected to permeate the deliberations OF
the Democratic hotts.
In 1882 Congress passed a river and har.
Dor bi over President Arthur's veto. The
county sustained him then and it will sus
tam Cleveland now.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-06-11

The coronation of the Gar of Rus.
sia recently cost $40, 900 and
nearly three thousand lives. The in
auguration of a President in the
United States is not so expensive in
matter of a cash outlay for splendor, the
but if the President inaugurated rep
resents system like that advanced by
Mckinley, the expenditure in Russia
is insignificant compared to what it
costs this country IN the end. Think
of the loss to manufacturers during
the great strikes under the Mckinley
bill, think of the lives that were sacri-
feed in Homestead, Buffalo, Brooklyn,
the Hooking valley and Pocohontas
regions and vast number of deaths
that can be directly traced to starva-
ton brought about by want of wages
with which to purchase necessaries
during the two years of operation Of
the robber tariff.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-06-11

Mr.. c. n. Brumm, the Populist-
Republican Representative from the
Schuylkill district, predicts that there
will be several Populists from Penn
sylvania in the next Congress. Such a
cSlsummation would not be impossi-
BILE in a State that sends a Brumm to
Congress; but if the Republicans v.
Schuylkill county have the least re.
spect for their professed principles of
Sound Money they will see to it that
Mr.. Brumm's name is not in the list
of Pennsylvania Populists in the next
House.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-06-11
Laughable Assumption.

We observe some Republican or
gans putting on airs about the solidity
of their party in favor of 'honest
money" and pointing to the Democ-
racy as rent in two by the ''silver
heresy." This boast is made in the
face of the facts that free silver Re
publican Senators hold the balance of
power in the Senate and rule that
body' that half a dozen Republican
States will bolt the party nomination
If it is not made on free silver basis,
and that the man who is going to be
their nominee for President spoke and
acted in the interest of silver, when
ever he had an opportunity to do SO,
and will not now commit himself
against it.
But coming nearer home we have
In the records of the Republican
party of this State a sample of the
position which Republicans have taken
in favor of "cheap money" 1t is less
than two years ago that the State
convention of that party adopted a
platform demanding an issue of fiat
money to the extent of $4s per capita,
which would have added about a
billion dollars TO the paper currency
OF the country, and effected an infla-
tion in comparison with which the
demands OF silver men are positively
modest.
In view of such record the pres
ent claim of the organs that the Re
publican party is the party of "sound
money and "honest money" is laugh
able.-Er.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-06-11
THE BARN Is RAISED.

Bloomsburg has a National reputa-
tion for its progressive citizens, and
for the number of handsome and
costly buildings in its corporate limits,
as well as for the number which are
constantly being erected. This reputa-
ton is fully sustained by the facts
and we naturally are proud Of our
town.
An other one is now IN course of
erection, and we doubt if any build
ing ever was erected the raising Of
which attracted as universal attention
as did the barn of William B. Taylor
last Monday afternoon. The con-
tract had been awarded to competent
builders, but Mr.. Taylor's numerous
friends concluded that he needed their
advice and presence in order to avoid
any possible accident and make the
raising complete success. Conse-
quently host of them gathered and
they fell over each other in their
endeavors to render assistance. There
never was such distinguished gather
ing on any similar occasion. The
crowd included Physicians, Lawyers,
Capitalists, Retired Gentlemen, Mer-
chants, Butchers, Politicians Land
lords, in fact nearly every avocation
in life was represented. After the
barn had been raised, land without
an accident too) the party found that
they had bigger contract on hand,
viz to getting away with the lunch
which Mr.. Taylor had SO lavishly pro-
vided, and in this too they proved
equal to the occasion. Want of space
prevents us from giving an extended
account of it, and how much each
man devoured, it is sufficient to state
however that all had plenty and that
there was very little left.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-06-11
Parasol Reception.

You are invited to attend it think
1t will be to your advantage to do SO.
You know our reputation in this i'm
portant item of your summer outfit.
We've made extraordinary efforts to
please you. Some are just the thing,
Others a little out of date. The latter
60 for one half and less.
Fancy parasols in plain, white and
black, $s.oo, $a.75, and $500.
Ought to bring Sa.5o, $3.a5 and 81. 90
Plain parasols in white and black,
$f2s. The $I.75 kind.
Sun umbrellas, 90 in. warranted
fast black, natural wood handles, 81. 40
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-06-11

Mr.. Andrew Carnegie is stanch
protectionist. He has profited by
protection to the extent of millions of
dollars. But he is not professional
politician, and when he was asked
whether he attributed the depressions
and panics Of the last few years to the
agitation for reduction in the stand
ard of value he answered instantly and
honestly: 81 do. All other causes
co.lbined,' he said, 'have not affect
ed the country to the extent that this
has," In matters of trade Mr.. Car
negie may be said-speaking after
the manner of men who keep at the
front of affairs-to have his hand on
the throttle 1t will be observed that
he does not, like Mr.. Mckinley and
other protectionist statesmen, impute
our business troubles to tariff legisla
ton. On the contrary, he agrees with
Mr.. Roberts, the president of the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company, and
other competent and careful observers
as to the nature of the difficulty. The
belief Is becoming general that the
money question must first be settled
and that the tariff can take a rest.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-06-11
No Compromise Possible.


There are weak politicians in the
Democratic party, and some who are
enfeebled in intellectual grasp by
Presidential ambition, who cling to
the idea that there may be some com
promise on the money question in the
Chicago convention, by which both
the friends of honest money and of
dishonest money can stand on the
same platform and support the same
candidate.
This is the widest of political delu-
sions. There is no middle ground
between honest and dishonest money.
There can be no compromise between
those who seek to maintain the money
standard of the enlightened world,
and those who seek to go back to the
money standard Of the pagan and
semi-civilized nations. He who is
not for honest money is against it,
and he who is against honest money
is against national credit, against
business confidence, and against every
attribute that can aid industrial pros
perity.
The national conventions to be
held at St. Louis and at Chicago must
declare distinctly for honest money or
for cheap money. They must declare
in favor of the gold standard that has
been the standard of this government
since it was founded, and that is the
standard of every civilized nation Of
the world, or they must proclaim their
purpose to convulse the whole bust
ness and industrial interests of the
country by adopting the silver stand
ard, that would halt enterprise, cheap.
en- labor and everyone who earned a
dollar to pay two dollars for one dol
lars worth of the necessaries of life.
There can be no middle ground
between the champions of the free
silver currency that is sweeping some
of the Western and Southern States
like whirlwind, and the honest gold
dollar upon which every contract of
this government has ever been based
from the day that Washington was
inaugurated as President until now.
There can be no evasion, no equivo-
cation, no glittering generalities mean
ing anything or nothing accepted by
either of the national conventions OF
the two great parties of the country.
They must be for or against the gold
standard they must be for or against
the free coinage Of silver; They must
be for or against the maintenance of
the national credit, and they must be
for or against keeping this great
Republic in touch with the honored
nations of the world, or turning it
backward to take rank with the ma
tions which have not yet reached the
standard of civilation.
1t is idle to talk about compromise;
about a platform that can be accept
ed by both gold and free silver con-
victions. Such platform must upon
its face declare its purpose to cheat
one or the other, and none could mis-
understand its meaning. The issue
has become too grave, too sharply
defined, to permit of any equivoca-
ton. There must be honest, manly,
straightforward declaration in favor OF
honest money that all know means
the gold standard, or dishonest money
that all know means the prostitution
of our currency to the silver standard
of China, Japan and India. The
issue is plainly presented; let politi-
cal parties decide their own destiny.
-PhiAa, Times.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-06-11
Honest Hosiery.

That's the key note to our success
in this department. We may charge
you little more than they do for the
rubbishy sort, but people like to know
that they're buying good stockings.
Ladies silk pleated hose, double
heel and sole, 65c.
Usually 75c.
Ladies' colored hose, high spliced
heel and double sole, 2sc.
Ladies fast black hose, white feet,
Isc.
Children's seamless hose, 2 pair acc
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-06-11
Clearance Sale of Jackets
and Capes.

And you know what that means
coming from us. In some cases it
means half, in others it means two
thirds of early seasons prices.
Cloth capes that were $3.50 and
$500 go for $3.5 SO, $500 and $500.
Nine $4,000 ones go for 5000.
Velvet capes cut round and square,
just the thing, and this seasons Gre
ations $500 instead of $500 and
5000. Silk capes at cost.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-06-11

Mckinley is now reported to be
fsound ON the money question" How
such a conclusion has been drawn no.
body knows, for it is certainly well
known that he has not uttered sound
on the question these many days.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-06-11
There's a Well Beaten Path.

It leads directly doors. Throngs of buyers travel
day by day. Shows that strengthening the friendly
business relations between the and public without which
there can be Want you to keep coming Want
tell your friends and neghbors about the store We
want to serve them faithfully serving you. Con-
idence established the rest is easy.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-06-11

Ladies silk vests, shaped, square
neck, roc
The usual 6oc. kind.
Ladies vests, a big drive, a-4-ssc.
Mems long and short sleeved Bal
brlggan shirts, asc. and soc.
Mems Ba 5riggan drawers, asc. and
coc
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-06-11
That Thin Underwear.

You are in need Of it now, its hot.
Better buy while the stock is at its
best and prices at the lowest. We've
got a bound to win policy in this un.
derwear stock of ours that there's no
standing up against.
Ladies' Isle vests, the incest things
we have seen in this line. V from
square back, adjustable shoulde.,
straps, shield sleeves soc.
Usually worth and sells at 55c.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-06-11
Rare Dress Goods Trad
ing.

Under priced lots, every one of
them. They represent what is left
from the spring business. We've
made prices on them after this style:
All our fancy dress goods represen>
ing the best productions of the season. -.
have been $f.a5 and $r.s5, to close
out 60 Tor oSc.
Rough summer cloths. just the
thing for separate skirts, this seasons
goods, SO in. wide, were soc. to
1'oSe SIC.
We mention again the goods we
are selling, strictly all wool, ,8 ir.
wide, were 4sc. and soc. the yd., to
close ,oc
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-06-11
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE.

Estate or Mary j. Vanhorn, late or HelnIOo6
tOtuRSlttp, deceased.
Notice Is hereby 0iOen that letters OF adilif,is-
t'dttOn on Ute estate OF Mary j. VdnhOrH, tate oJ
He1ntock township deceased, hare been granted
10 The undersigned administrator 10 lrhOfn all
perSQlS indebted 10 said estate are requested 10
make payments, ana those having claims or
demands loW make kno,on ne same rithom
deldy 10
Grant Herring, Attp. H. w. SHADE
0-2l-bt administrator,
Schityier,
MOntOllr Co
Pa.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-06-11
das Columbia 1rmotrat,
THURSDAY, JUNE II, 1896.

The latest Mckinley badge is in
scribed: patriotism, Protection and
Progress Has Prosperity already
been dropped from the playbills
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-06-11
Popular Line Shots.

The things from the notion counter,
they are the little things you are using
every day.
Belt buckles for wide and narrow
betting.
Narrow white belts, a5c. and soc.
Lawn and linen bows, Isc.
Ties in linen, blue, black and red
sateen for shirt waists. asc.
Belt pins, &c. each.
Laundried shirt waist, last but not
least by any means. 1t is the busiest
section in our store just now. We are
making a reputation in shirt waist
selling that we are justly proud OF.
Why? Our waists are made Just
right, sell well, and give good satisfac-
tion. If you are contemplating pur-
chasing any, don't neglect to look at
ours. 1t will pay you.
Groceries
Too hot to cook you say. Well,
we know it and have few hot wealth.
er canned goods in stock, all of the
very best on the market.
Potted ham and tongue, s2c.
Potted turkey and chicken, CSC.
Boned turkey and chicken, asc.
and soc.
VIM Humes' salmon steak the
only salmon packed by American
labor, and the cleanest on the mar.
ket, csc.
Fearless brand, Isc., 2-4-a5c.
Swiss cheese, imported, sec. the lb.
Tea, for ice tea that can't be beat,
75c. the lb.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-20

LONDON, April 19.-The officers of
the chartered South African company
here are persistently representing that
the situation in Buluwayo is not as Sc
rious as represented in non-official dis
patches, and that the town is not in
any real danger.
The chartered company today an
nounced that the officials in Buluwayo
are confident that they can hold the
town and that the town of Salisbury
is also safe, and is organizing in de-
fensive forces. The tone of non-official
dispatches from South Africa reflects
A CONTRARY TONE,
and continues to represent the situa
ton at Buluwayo as alarming and the
condition of affairs throughout Mata-
beleland as growing more and more
threatening Elaborate precautions for
defense, indicating a momentary fear
of overwhelming attack, are reported
from Buluwayo and grave apprehen-
sions exist there that communications
with the settlements to the south will
be cut off. The supply of provisions
is diminishing in Buluwayo, in con-
stantly increasing ratio, owing to the
large number of refugees and, what is
much more serious, doubtful natives
that are coming in.
THE DREAD IS ABROAD
among the white inhabitants that
these natives are hostile Matabeles
coming in under the disguise of friend
illness, but meditating treacherous
outbreak in cooperation with an attack
from without.
The diminishing supplies make the
keeping open of communication to the
south doubly important, as it is from
there that supplies for Buluwayo must
be looked for. Fears are entertained
for the safety of the supplies now on
the way, and even should these get
through to Buluwayo they are only
sufficient to temporarily relieve the
necessity of keeping these roads open
to the passage of friends of the people
of Buluwayo.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-20
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.

PAGE 1.-Duties of the members of the
Mormon church defined by President
Joseph F. Smith at Provo. Teller will
not support the Republican candidate
unless he be silver man. Situation in
BuluWayo is still serious. Black Plague
prevalent at Hong Kong. The Hawa-
ian cable scheme. Brief kilograms
PAGE 2.-Prospective legislation during
the present week. Massachusetts fish
ing schooner is lost in a squat and nine
lives are lost. Brief local.
PAGE Cuisines, mining and stocks.
Latest news from the camps. The
churches yesterday.
PAGE 4-Editorials.. Editorial notes.,
Press comments. .Notables of the day
...Humor.
PAGE 5-Eugene Lewis reply to Nor
manifesto. Thinks the American peo-
pie will view it as an evidence of bad
faith on the part of the church au-
thOrities. 1t gives the first presidency
the power if they choose to exercise il
The workings will be found so I'M
bearable that it will have to be modi-
fled and the Objectionable features ex-
plunged. Street Lighting. Discussion or
municipal ownership Brief kilograms.
PAGE 6.-Farm and garden. .Fraternal
news. odd Fellows, knights OF Pyth-
las, Ancient Order of United Workmen,
G.. A R., Home Forum, etc.
PAGE News from nearby towns In
sane wife murders her husband in
Wyoming. Discoveries near Downey,
Idaho. Other occurrences. Notes from
Ogden.
PAGE ga sensational elopement...A
Nebraska husband finds his wife and
her parannour. Peter Clark is found
guilty of voluntary manslaughter for
the killing of Harry Nugent at Park
City last fall Meeting of the Salt Lake
Theosophists .AmuseInents. Hotel and
corridor. Town talk. Brief local.