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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-01-07

f. N. Perrin and family, who have been
visiting relatives in town for week or more,
returned TO their home in New York on
Saturday.
Miss Bertha Erath of Wilkesbarrc and
Miss Grace Sleepy of Kingston, visited at
the home of w. X. Armstrong, on Catharine
St. this week.
Mrs. II. II. Fowler of Williamsport, is
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Moore Dawson on
Catherine street. Mr.. Fowler was formerly
resident of this town.
After spending week visiting her parents
in town, Miss Dora Laubach returned to
Philadelphia on Saturday, where she is
engaged teaching school.
Tommy Evans of Danvlle, son of Tohn
Evans, the contractor who met his death
while at work on the new NJ. +. Church,
was in town over Sunday visiting friends.
Samuel Hess, who has been visiting rela.
tives and friends in Bloomsbury and vicinity
for the last two weeks, returned TO Philadel.
shia on Saturday. He is student at the
Dental College at that city.
Mr.. John Bates, former resident of town,
but now of Wilkesbarre, attended the funeral
vi hiS unCiC JOllH Dates, winch was held at
Catawissa, on Saturday. He returned to
this town, and spent Sunday and Monday
with p. S. Harman and W. f. Bodine
-
Legal advertisements on page =.
Farmers are using corn for fuel in
Nebraska.
The new moon will be "tull " in
abont two weeks.
Corn is bringing only nine cents a
bushel in Nebraska.
The date on the calendar on Fri
day will be 49,"
A little girl arrived at the home of
]. Saltzer last week.
Overcoats were burdensome the
fore part Of this week.
In snappy weather persons heels
crack on frosty boardwalks.
1t looks as though Pen rose in the
estimation Of the Legislators.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-01-07

In snappy weather a PERSONS heels
crack on frosty boardwalks.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-01-07

Overcoats were burdensome the
fore part Of this week.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-01-07

The date on the calendar on Fri
day will be 49,"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-01-07

Corn is bringing only nine cents a
bushel in Nebraska.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-01-07

A little girl arrived at the home of
J. Satzer last week.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-01-07

The new moon will be "iull " in
abont two weeks.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-01-07

Farmers are using corn for fuel in
Nebraska.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-01-07

Legal advertisements on page 7.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-01-05

from the disease. swarmed. swollen and
dylng, into rooms where were human be-
lngs. They reeled and staggered and wan
same delirium which marks a certain stage
OF the disease in man.
A feature of the disease is the suddenness
OF attack and the awful rapidity with which
one stage follows another until death
ensues. The first symptom is usually a
chill, as I'm an ague. Then follows an acute
nervousness and mental disturbance, with
a fever that sends the temperature up to
from one hundred to 107 The patient stag
gers like a drunken man. Headache. a
burning thirst and intense pain I'm the up
per part of the abdomen follow. A sticky
perspiration exudes from the pores. and
then followed the glandular swellings from
which the disease takes its name.
These last occur in the groin or neck. or.
very frequently, under the armDits. The
swelling is oval and egglike i'm shape. and
the more of them there are the less danger
Gus the attack Sudden. stabilize pains
shoot through the body. and this gives rise
10 the superstition among the Turks that
arrow of an invisible devil.
Dark ots-wh come the name Of
the black death"-appear on the skin OF
the victim just before dissolution. These
pearance was the signal for abandonment
of all hope in the middle ages. and the
victim was then and there scared to death
by being told that all was over.
An eminent Japanese bacteriologist. Prof.
Kita-Soto. who studied i'm Europe under
Koch. has discovered the microbe of the
BLACK death" and his discovery was con-
firmed by Prof. Gersin. formerly attached
bacillus is short, thick. easy of culture and
when inoculated on Guinea pigs kills them
in twenty-four hours. Specimens OF baccili-
infected glandular swellings taken from vic
Paris. and IL is hoped a vaccine may be OBJ
tanned that will prove efficacious.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-01-05
Trial of Lady scott Resumed.

LONDON, Jan. 1.-THE trial of Lady Sc
lima Scott, charged by her son-in-law, Earl
Russell. with libel. in connection with John
Cockerton, an engineer, and William Atlott,
a valet, was resumed this morning. Lady
Scott looked but little the worse for her re-
cent illness. DR.. Scott. the physician of
Holloway Jail. formally testified to the
death from consumption of Frederick Kast,
a groom, who was also one of the defend
ants. The physician said that the whole
time kast was in his charge the prisoner
was not fit to be c~roSS-eXamined as a wit
ness. William Harding. n cabin boy on
board Earl Russelfs yacht In 1886. denied
that Earl Russell hau ever attempted i'm
proper conduct with him.
W.. r. Parker. who was the pilot of Earl
Russells yacht in 1861. said he never
heard of any improper conduct on the part
of the Earl on board the yacht. Replying
to a question, Parker said that Aylott
asked him. in 1896. whether he
he did not. Thereupon Aylott said:
You are rather silly. There is plen-
~ of money, and you can get as much
as you like The rest of Parker's tes;i-
mony tended TO show that Aylott and
Cockerton tried to inveigle him into con-
spring against Earl Russell. Other MEM
berS of the crew who We're called as wit
nesses denied the stories of indecency on
board the yacht. The trial was then adj
jOurned for the day.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-01-05
BLIZZARD IS N
FULL FORCE OF THE WESTERN
STORM WILL NOT BE FELT HERE.
Railway Ira fic interrupted by Snow
drifts in Several States-The Mis-
sissippi Rising.

CHICAGO. Jan. 4.-The storm which has
been raging for the last forty-eight hours
in the Northwest has not increased in
severity. save. perhaps. in Iowa. and the
signal service in this city. which reads
affairs generally i'm the northern Mississippi
valley. is on record as declaring that within
a short time the storm will probably
abate." The wind has been high through
out the storm. and in some instances has
shown remarkable pertinacity in clinging
to the high figures, ii having for thirty-six
hours Kept up a ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
gait at Huron, S. D.. The falling tempera-
ture is general in the lake region and upper
Mississippi valley, but there has been no
heavy fall of snow east of Iowa. In Iowa
the fall of sleet and snow has been very
heavy. and the reports tonight indicate
lower temperature and more snow. In
western Kansas there has been much
trouble because of the SNOW packing across
the tracks. and trains have been held at
eating stations until the tracks can be
cleared. The storm is practically over in
this locality and the sky is clearing. Ne
braska has had about the same experience
and is under drifts anywhere from two to
ten feet high.
Advices from st. Paul, covering Mime
sofa and the Dakotas, say that train serv-
ice is considerably crippled. In a number
of towns business was about suspended to-
day. Devils Lake, in North Dakota, re-
ported no trains for thirty-siX hours,
and Grand Forks makes a similar report.
adding that the schools are closed and
wires down to the west of there. In South
Dakota there was more snow, but the
storm was little more severe than in the
North State. Huron reports drifts fifteen
feet high and the storm still raging. YER
million reports that all business has been
suspended. Mitchell says no trains since
the storm began Sunday morning and
streets deserted. Brookings classes it as
the worst blizzard known for years. and all
business suspended. Yankton reports many
trains abandoned entirely on account of the
storm. Waterfowl fears that the stock
will suffer.
Throughout western and northern Mime
sofa the storm has been severe. Glyndon
reports trains showed up i'm drifts ten feet
deep. Detroit says the railroads cannot do
much towards opening up their tracks be-
fore tomorrow. Moorhead discovers some
sign of abatement in the storm. which is
the worst that has visited that place. cold
winds blowing fifty miles an hour and the
snow drifting ten or more feet. GAINESVILLE.
in the same part of the State, reports ali
business suspended, business men not even
trying to open their doors and the streets
abandoned to the heavy. drifting snow.
Others make similar reports.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-01-05

height at River Front Park and the fol-
lowing communication was sent 10 j.. Nc
Andrew. colonel commanding:
we. the officers, at the request of the
members of the Rocky mountain volun-
teers. after due consideration. have. by
unanimous voice. decided that your plan of
marching overland 70 the coast at this
season of the year is a physical impossi-
bility. lacking the necessary supplies sufi-
cient to move the command. and that the
massing of men in any part of the United
States. while so many men are idle. is only
bringing on a conflict with the federal au-
thorities, which we refuse to do. Charles
+. Grell. lieutenant colonel: II. IL. Hoefier.
major: +. w Dolbee. captain; ID. T.. :.
Branstetter. first lieutenant; S. 6. 5. Carni-
ari. quartermaster; Edward Hill. second
lieutenant: Joseph Townsend. corporal
'Oh, no. We caitiffs." replied j. Mean
drew. colonel commanding: "disband and
be id TO we. Were it not for the hounds
of what is called Law l would order each
one Of you to be shot. You have all the
spirits Of dogs of peace. not dogs of war"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-01-05
THE GAS PIPES LET GO
EXPLOSION DAMAGES BIG PUMPING
STATION AT FRANKTON.
Mrs. w. VI. StahI. of Hartford City,
VIII Go tn Alaska shortly rs n
w. &. T. L. Organizer.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
FRANKTON. Ind, Jan. i.-Saturday
night at IL o'clock a gas explosion at the
pumping station of the Manufacturers
Natural Gas Company. of Indianapolis,
badly wrecked the main building and dam
aged the boiler room slightly. ID. c.
Minor. the night engineer, had just stopped
the engine when the explosion occurred.
He was burned about the face and arms.
and his right eye is destroyed. The roof
OF the mann structure was blown off and
the windows and window castings were
blown out. The machinery is not dam
aged. Men were put to work at once to
repair the wreck. The injuries OF Engineer
Minor are not necessarily fatal. The cause
OF the explosion was the overwhelming of
pipes. The large tank through which the
coils of pipe run. has been leaking and
the water was shut off until the tank could
be repaired. There being no water to keep
the pipes cool, the explosion resulted.
The pumps cannot be started before
Thursday. as ii Is necessary TO get some
special steam fittings forged and dressed
before repairs can be made.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-01-05

SPRINGFIELD. ILL.,. Jan. 4.-Judge Allen,
IN the United States Circuit Court. to-day
rendered a decree of foreclosure in favor
of William Howard and David Block. of
st. Louis. against the Venice Grain Ele-
vator Company. of Venice. Madison coun-
", Illinois. i'm the sum of $1,000. The Venice
elevator Is a part of the st. Louis United
Elevator Company's system
NEW YORK. Jan. 4.0Justice TruaX. of
the Supreme Court. has appointed 5. j.
O'SuIIiVan receiver of the assets and prop
erty of George Mather's Sons. the we'll
known manufacturers of printing inks. in
proceedings brought by the Third National
Bank of Springfield. a creditor. The COM
pany assigned on Dec. IA las, TO Frank A.
Chapman.
QUINCY. ILL.,. Jan 1.-THE wholesale and
retail crockery store OF H.. Fiddler & Co.
was closed by the sheriff to-day on Judg-
ments aggregating about $500 The total
assets are $40. 600 and liabilities $50. 0o. Bust
ness will be resumed soon.
CINCINNATI. Jan. 1T. c. Bayless.
commission merchant at No. 10 East Front
street. has assigned TO G. W. Scott. As
sets. s21. 0oO: liabilities. So coo.
CHICAGO. Jan. IL. W Abt * Co.,
wholesale jewellers. failed to-day.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-01-05
Annual Meeting Of Oil Men.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
TOLEDO. o.. Jan. 4.-The nnual meet
ing of the Western Oil Mems Association
was held at the headquarters in this city.
and the attendance from over the oil dis
tricts was large. Many from the Indiana
field were expected to be in attendance.
but they failed TO appear. During the ses-
sion a motion was brought up regarding
the tax on oil wells in the Indiana field. Ii
is claimed that the tax is not properly
listed and the wish of the producers OF that
State is that the oil association make an
attempt TO have the tax put on a proper
basis. This the association would do If
there were members enough in the assocla-
zion from Indiana to warrant that step.
The Indiana producers have been slow in
combining. Mr.. S. NJ. Jones was reelected
president and George c. Durham vice pres
ident for the ensuing year. IL. X. klauser
was reelected treasurer. and the new
board of directors is: Judge q. Harmon,
w. b. Nolan. John McKisson, III. III. Stow,
George G.. Durham and Thomas Z. Delany.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-01-05
a congregational Ghost.

Correspondence Philadelphia Telegraph.
Old Judge Holman has again appeared
upon the scene. and WAS walking through
the almost deserted corridors of the Capitol
the other day when / suddenly came upon
him in the Statuary Hall. He had about
three days growth of bristly white hairs
on his face. and was making for the House
barber shop. His knees were a little sprung
to quicken my pace TO Keen &c bV his =. side. He
reminded me of an old blooded horse which
still has a bright eye and shows its mettle
when IL no longer has "A leg under IL. The
spring in his knees suggested the smile.
and his bright eye and nervous movements
confirmed IL. His trousers legs were "A lit
tie shorter than ordinary. and one leg was
"A little shorter than the other. as il he had
got back to the old Indiana practice of
wearing one suspender. and his shoe soles
struck the tile floor with a quick. shap.D
patter. showing that his ankle joints are
not quite as Timber as of yore. But for
old Holman. Like an old parchment manu-
script. he is a little more yellow and brit
tle-his voice crackles a little-but the type
He showed that his old habits cling To
him. Declining 10 enter the hall of the
the hinged window of the barber shop and
knocked on the glass.
He had not been there for more than a
year, but the negro barber evidently knew
his knock. for the window was opened in
stantly and the negro held out his hand and
knock. Judge
The old man stood with one foot on the
steps, like the ghost OF past congresses
come during the deserted holiday season 10
visit the familiar scenes. There was a dusty
appearance about him. as If he had Just
come off a back shelf somewhere among the
undisturbed archives.
The old man sees a mission for him i'm the
next Congress. He will come TO preach
economy 10 Congress, and TO tell the people
that extravaganza is the cause of all their
troubles. 1t will be "A hard thing for him
TO struggle along in "A Congress where his
single objection will not c~ount-unless il
ha nnanC To rlaaG 90 the GranaLnr IN nrstas AZ
Still harder will il be for him III he should
have to recognize the leadership of Bailey.
whom he knew as the kid from Texas. He
and Bland and Jerry Simpson will have TO
go of and flock by themselves.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-01-05
Legislators SnOwbOund.

YANkTON, Jan. 4.-The blizzard which
began Saturday night RACES with unabated
fury tonight. Only one railroad is report
ed to have moved "a train in South Dakota,
and this was the local on the Chicago, Mil
waukee * st. Paul between Yankton and
Sioux City. All other trains were aban-
doned last night. The storm is the worst
that has ever been known for drifting
snow. but is not so binding or cold as the
great storm of 1855. when more than one
hundred people were frozen to death. No
casualties of this nature have yet been re-
ported, although a great deal of stock is
known to have persisted. The State Legis-
lature, which was to convene at Pierre to-
morrow, and the banquet to Governor Lee
which was to follow, will of necessity be
postponed. as about so of the 126 members
are snowbound. and some of them will not
reach the capital for several DAYS.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-01-05
OBITUARY.
Sir Henry 81. John HaIfOrd, Bart. {. II.
n Noted Rinemau.

LON DON, Jan. I.-Sir Henry Halford.
who as captain of the English rife team
which visited America Il score OF years
ago. died to-day.
Sir Henry St. John HalfOrd. Bart. G. H..
was sixty-nine years old. He entertained
the American party that visited England in
1873. and when he reached New York, Aug.
y. 1917. with a visiting British rifle team
he was heartily welcomed. The contests
were for the American Centennial trophy
and championship of the world. and the
British team was captained by Sir Henry.
Ii resulted in ~ victory for America by
a total score of 1884 to 1922. a return
match was shot OH July %. 1880, at VIM
bledon, England. Sir Henry Halford's
team won by "A score of 1.647 10 1,55S. I'm
September. 1852. Sir Halford again visited
America with a rifle team to compete in
the international military rifle match at
Creedmore. The result of the first days
shooting was d victory for his team by
10 nOintS-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-01-05
Young Smiths Trial.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
FORT WAYNE, Ind. Jan. 4-The trial of
Claude Smith, charged with the murder of
George Frech. was commenced this morn
ing before Judge O'Rourke. The court room
was packed, but there was no demonstra-
ton of ill-feeling towards the prisoner. The
evidence against Smith is all
dred witnesses. a verdict cannot be reached
until next week. There was a scene in the
court room this afternoon when w. G. Cole
rick. attorney for defense. was examining
John Koch, one of the States best wit
nesses. He asked Koch if the officers did
not at one time suspect the witness of the
crime. and in his manner of questioning in
dicated that the defense would attempt to
shift the crime upon Koch.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-01-05
THE NATIONAL BANKS.
Their Condition as shown by REPORT
tn Controller Eckels.

WASHINGTON. Jan. "A student of
finance will find some good figures In the
statements Of national banks which are
now coming into the controller of the cur
rcncy. The nationa1-bank act requires this
officer to call. without previous warning. at
least five times each year for statements of
the condition of the 800 banks. In making
these calls a date already past is fixed on
which the banks condi tion must be report
&c. in order to prevent the bankers from
doetoring their books
or Dee. 20 Controller Eckels called for re-
ports dated Dec. Il. He expected them to
have an exceptional interest. because they
would indicate the condition OF banks six
weeks after the defeat of the silver party.
In JUL and October. when the last reports
had been made. the silver question was at
white heat. Orators were shouting Bryan
and Reputation in every State of the
Union. The banks were not expected to be
prosperous. But in December all this had
passed away and the people had settled
down to business. with four years of good
government before them.
The reports now coming in. therefore.
ought to show the first signs of better
times. and they do. Though each individ-
ual bank IS required to speak for itself, the
controller does not publish each report. If
there are twenty national banks in a city.
the twenty reports are combined into one.
showing the aggregate condition OF all the
banks as one Institution These statements
are given TO the public and tell the story
without revealing the secrets. The cities
covered are New York. Brooklyn. FhiladeI-
phia. Pittsburg. Baltimore. New Orleans.
Milwaukee. Cincinnati and Detroit. Though
the statements go much into details. the
essential items are loans and discounts. +"
lawful money on hand and Individual
deposits" By these the pulse of a bank is
felt.
There are forty-nine national banks in
New York city. on Dec. IL they held a few
thousand dollars less than 500. OOO. 200 i'm de-
posits. though their deposits had been less
than $215.O0b.000 In October and about $50.
100000 In July. This change is favorable.
The lawful money I'm these banks Dee. II
Was more than Sl35.O00.000. I'm October il
was about S10S. O09.g and i'm July Si2l. 900. 900.
This change Is also favorable. In Decem-
Der the same hanks had cut nearly $40 0O :
90 In loans and discounts. though their
loans IN October had been less than $si5. 600 :
90 and In July about $35. 00 00O. There was
a net Increase In deposits between October
and December of $4,000 O0. In lawful money
-. and I'm loans $2LlG00. 0cO. These fig
ures certainly have "a remarkable and en-
couraging Significance. Another Doint Of
much Importance in the New York hank
statement - this. In October its forty-nino
banks had a reserve OF only about - per
cent, 4 per cent. more than the law de-
n.ands- In July they had "A reserve of ~
per cent Now their reserve Is over 32 per
cent.
The Philadelphia statement. next in i'm
Port<nce. perhaps, shows deposits Of &s.-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-01-05
Tensions for Veterans.

Certificates nave been issued to the fol-
lowing-named Indianians:
Original-Michael Klein, Madison.
Increase Especial. lee. 21D Webb w
Casio. Macksville; Robert II. Walter. Dale:
Robert Adams. National Military Home
Andrew j. Tanner, Indianapolis.
Reissue and Increase-Joseph Hartman.
indianapolis.
Original Widows. etc.-Minors OF George
w. Black. Marion; Susan +. Penner. Angus
ia; Margaret T.. Allen. Fargo; Irene Tee
tiers. Indianapolis. Supplemental, Emily
Earl. Noblesville.
Mexican War Widow Mary A. STAINS
bury CamDbellshurg
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-01-05
Damage at and Near Quincy.

QUINCY. H.. Jan. Later REPORTS in
crease the storm damage in this section.
On the st. Louis, Keokuk & Northwestern
and Quincy, Omaha e. Kansas City
roads were bad washouts which interfered
with travel. The rainfall was five inches
in forty-two hours, and the Mississippi rose
eight feet since Friday night. The walls of
ST. Johns Catholic Church, now being built
at a cost of $50, 600, were washed out on
two sides and the ediice will have to be
rebuilt. Many cellars are flooded and the
stocks of lumber yards along the river
bank were washed into the stream. Sew
ers and are washed out in many
places. Considerable live stock has been
drowned over in Missouri the ice has
broken down many fruit trees and damaged
telephone and telegraph lines. The loss will
reach thousands of dollars.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-01-05
Blockade Only Partial.

OMAHA, Neb., Jan. 4.-Up to midnight
there has been little abatement in the
fury of the storm that has ragged in this
section for sixty hours. The snow has
ceased falling, but the wind still blows a
gale and the temperature is very low. Re-
ports from the State indicate only a par
tial blockade. Trains on the Union Pacific,
Burlington Elkhorn and Rock Island roads
west are moving slowly. but within one or
two hours of schedule time. On the north
and south roads there is much trouble.
The Omaha line is completely tied up. The
drifts i'm the northern part of the State
being such that the road could not be
opened while the storm ragged. Branch
lines suffered greatly, nearly all being
blocked. So far there has been no loss of
life reported. In this city business has only
been slightly interrupted.