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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-06-15
George A. Clark, of Market St,

George A. Clark, of Market St.,
probably holds the record for bicy-
Gle riding, in this vicinity at least.
Last week he rode five centuries in
as many days. Altogether this
season he has ridden over 5000
miles. George is thoroughly I'M
bued with the sport, and may be
seen spinning along at lively rate,
even in the warmest part OF the
day.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-06-15
TOWN COUNCIL.
THE REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING
HELD LAST THURSDAY NIGHT.
A Nine Mill Tax Rate Proposed and Carried
Unanimously - Other Business
Transacted.

The regular monthly meeting of the
Bloomsburg Town Council was held
in the Council Chamber Thursday
evening of last week. The President
and s.: members were present.
Minutes of last meeting read and
approved.
Bloomsbury Wheelmen presented
petition soliciting the assistance of
Council in the construction of bicy-
Gle path between Bloomsburg and
Rupert The cost to the town not to
exceed $Ioo. On motion of Mr.
Hartman the petition was accepted.
The Solicitor instructed to draw up
an ordinance.
1t was moved and seconded that
the town borrow $1,000, the Treas
urer to negotiate the loan within 90
days.
Committee on fire and water is
given authority to decide the matter
of Water Company furnishing larger
mains on Main street.
Flushing of the plugs is referred to
same committee.
1t was moved by w. l.. Demaree,
and seconded by T. l.. Smith, that the
Goodwill Fire Co. be furnished with
six gum coats and six pair of gum
boots. -
Sewer in alley, from Fifth street to
Fourth street, to connect with the
property of N. S. Pursel and houses
of Mrs. Frank Pursel, referred to
committee on highways with power to
act.
On motion of T. L, Smith, and
seconded by F. B. Hartman, o-mill
tax rate was proposed and carried
unanimously.
Louis Gross was awarded contract
to furnish IS police hats at $I.75
each.
Pavement of Mrs. Miller, of West
Nam street, reported in bad condition.
Paul E. Writ asked Council to
change grade of crossing on Main
street at postoffice alley, if he lays
same. Referred to committee on
highways.
M. P. Lutz asked Council to allow
insurance agents within fire lines.
Privilege granted.
Fire alarm system discussed and
the Viaduct Electric Telegraph and
Fire Alarm Co.'S system adopted.
Crossing at Main street, from Hen
nessy's to Hlckey's, and Mrs. O'Blos-
ser's, reported in bad condition. Re-
ferred to committee on highways, to
report at next meeting.
Petition for fire plug, at corner of
Third and Barton streets, referred to
committee on fire and water.
c. l.. Cronin appointed member
of committee on fire and water, in
place of J. S. Blue, resigned.
Complaints entered regarding ten
ants in property of ]. K. Pensyl.
Grading West street referred to
committee on highways.
Electric lights out ga hours, amount
ing to $2.a5. Not taken from bill.
Crossing over Railroad street, from
Vanderslice's to G.. Smiths, reported
in bad condition. Referred to street
commissioner.
Gutter on Iron street reported in
bad condition. Referred to committee
on highways with power to act.
Building permits granted B. F.
Sharpless, addition to barn at resi-
dence Edwin II. Ent, house on West
street; Charles B. Lutz, barn on resi-
dence lot, on Market street; c. H.
Sharpless, house on Centre street.
The following bills were read and
orders directed 10 be drawn:
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-06-15
Lawn Festival.

The Junior Auxiliary of St, Pauls
Episcopal church will hold a straw
berry and zee cream festival on the
church lawn Thursday, June 18th.
Everybody most cordially invited.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-06-15

There will be a total eclipse of
the moon June 22.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-03-19
THE LAKE CITY STRIKE.

An Organized Attempt to Drive the
Italians Out of Town.
Lake City, Colo, March 1S.-Negotia-
'tions for a settlement Of the trouble be-
gun by the striking Italian miners at
Henson are still on, no definite result
being attained at yet beyond the release
on bail to-day of one of the 80 Italians
arrested yesterday. This was done to
prevent any rash movement on the
part of the friends of the imprisoned
Italians, who We're being brought UP to
a high state of excitement by a rumor
that was being circulated to-day to the
effect that a mob was being organized
for the purpose of taking the prisoners
from the Jail by force and lynching
them. 1t was thought by releasing one
of the men on bail the fears of the
friends of the Italians would be allayed.
Colonel Macarey has offered to release
the Italian prisoners provided they
leave town at once. The Italian consul.
DR.. Cuneo wired this offer to the Ital-
liam minister at Washington and re-
ceived a long cipher message in reply.
This reply was not made public. but
Cuneo asked that the arraignment of
the prisoners be postponed. which was
granted. the district attorney insisting
that they be brought to trial tomorrow.
The men are held under that section
of the statutes prohibiting interference
with miners at work.
The feeling against the Italians here
is intense and should they be released
and come here in any great numbers it
is feared bloodshed will result. The
| mines at Henson are being operated
with American miners, the Italians have
all been discharged and the mine owners
| have pledged themselves not to employ
| this class Of labor again. The merchants
| have agreed not to give credit to the
italian element, this being in accord
| with a plan to force the Italians to
| leave.
The guns stolen from the armory have
not been found, although searching
| parties have been looking high and low
| for them. It is said a number of per-
SONS in Denver and other places will be
arrested in connection with messages
| which were received agitating the burn
ing of Henson and the blowing up of
! the Hidden Treasure dam and the wip-
ing out thereby of the town of Lake
| City,
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DROVE THE REBELS BACK
They Made an Attack on the
Washington Volunteers.
THE ENEMYS LOSS SEVERE
The Natives of the Island of Cebu
Are to Be Given Self Government.
General Otis Is Planning
Another Blow.

Manila. March 10. $50 a. m-The
Filipinos in force attacked a company
of the Washington volunteers at Ia
Suig last night. Two companies of the
Washington and Oregon regiments
We're sent to the assistance of their
comrades and drove the rebels back in
front of the pod regulars, who also en-
gagged the enemy.
Two American soldiers were killed
and an officer and Is privates wounded.
The enemy's loss was severe.
provincial customs system is being
enforced at Cebu. Colonel Hamer of
the LIST Idaho infantry is acting as Il
military governor, and matters of IN
ternal revenue licenses and interior
economy in the island are receiving
consideration. These affairs probably
can be conducted by natives, who desire
citizenship and by means of such meas
ures as will establish quasi civil ad-
minstration within the island under
military supervision, tentative in charac-
ter, but as nearly approaching perma-
nency as it can be organized. 1t is de-
sired that citizens of Cebu who ac-
knowledge the United States govern
ment. shall be enabled to conduct their
affalrs under the guidance of civil
representative government.
Captain Wood of the 18th infantry
has been made collector of customs
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-03-19

Washington, March 1S.-Gcneral Otis is
planning another blow at the insurgents
in the execution of his general scheme of
Fastening the ending of the rebellion in
Luzon before the advent of the rainy
season. The fact appeared quite inciden-
tally in a cablegram received from him in
which he replied to an inquiry from tho
war department relative to the discharge
OF the volunteer soldiers serving in his
army. These soldiers are entitled by the
promise of the war department. and. per-
haps by the terms of their enlist tment. to
be sent home as soon as they can be re-
lieved by the regulars.
General Otis said the mem were willing
to stay in the Philippines as long as they
could be of active service. and then. he
added. he was about to have some work
of Importance for tnem. indicating anoth-
er general movement forward was in
prospect This understanding is confirms
ed by the report from Manila that an
other column in addition to that of Whea-
tons is being forwarded under Lawtons
lead and it is believed this will be pushed
rapidly northward from Manila, en-
closing between itself and Whea tons col
umn the largest body of the insurgents
remaining in the nefghborhood of Ma
nila,
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Seven Killed Outright.

Birmingham. Ala. March 1S.-A cy-
clone passed through the country here
to-day, creating great havoc in the
country between Heflin and Edwards
vile. 1t is known that seven people,
members of the family of Mr.. Coffee. a
farmer, are dead. and it is thought
many others are injured, although no
account of the damage done by the
storm to the telegraph wires it is i'm
possible to give details.
The house contained II people when
it was struck by the storm. The build
ing was entirely demolished and seven
inmates We're killed outright.
The path of the storm was about 25
miles wide and it tore everything to
pieces to lay before it. Telegraph
wires and poles are down in every di-
rection, trains are delayed greatly on
account of debris piled on the track
1t is thought great damage has been
done in the farming district. but it is
not believed that the cyclone struck any
town,
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-03-19
Diminutions Granted,

Special Dispatch to the Standard.
Helena, March 1S-The governor to-day
granted six diminutions of sentence to
convicts as follows, the county in which
convicted, the sentence and the dimi-
mutton:
J. s. Galloway, Silver Bow, forgery, one
year May G, 1898. 10 days: w. J. Lane.
burglary, Cascade, two years, May IL,
1897 10 days; Frank Stefanac. forgery.
Deer Lodge, one year, May u. 1898. 10
days; Ed Stafford, burglary and escaping
from jail, 10 years for one, two for the
other, Silver Bow. Jan. 26, 1892. 10 days;
William Schrener, Lewis and Clarke,
grand larceny, May 81, 1889, so days Mi
chael Knobb, Missoula, robbery, one year,
June T. 1885, so days.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-03-19
A RlOTOUS OUTBREAK.
Railroad Strikers Made an Attack on
Non-Union Iabnrers.

Victoria. B. c.. March lS.-The steamer
Amur, which arrived to-day, reports
riotous outbreak of railroad strikers at
Skaguay The men made an unsuccessful
attempt to drive the non-strking work
ment from Camp l. White, the ringlead-
er. led a large body of men to the camp
where Whiting, the railroad surgeon and
a few men stood as guards. White ad-
vanced in front of the party and parleyed
for few minutes, then sprang for Whit
ing, who knocked him down with a rifle,
breaking it and stunning White. The ri
oters then dispersed. White will recover.
One hundred men have been sworn in to
assist the marshal and the town is under
martial law The saloons and gambling
houses have been closed. A movement is
on foot in Skaguay to charter a steamer
and send the strikers who are causing the
trouble home. Most of the men are with
out funds and would gladly go back.
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A FORTUNATE RESCUE.
Prospectors Were Deserted by Their In
dian Guides.

Seattle. Wash. March 1S.-Francis A.
Holterman, whD has just arrived here
from Copper river, Alaska. tells a story
of the fortunate rescue of himself and
son by a missionary after they had been
abandoned by Indians, whom they had
employed to guide them to the coast.
Holterman, with his son. Bernard, James
Morris and Anglo jenkins, We're prospect
ing on the Altsek river. Their provisions
were reduced to n six-days' supply and
they arranged with a party of Indians to
guide them to Yokutat. about 80 miles
down the coast The Indians compelled
them to leave their baggage behind. 1t
was appropriated by the Indians. After
taking Holterman and his party down
the coast a short distance the Indian
guides deserted them in the expectation
that they would perish. thinking they
would fall heir to their effects
After travelling a few weeks the party
was found by Rev. HendriCkson, a mis-
sionary of Tokutat bay. Holterman and
his son We're unconscious and Morris and
Jenkins were both delilious. The miners
of Yukutat organized a party to punish
the Indians but they had disappeared.
While wandering around Holtermans son
accidentally shot himself through the
wrist Both Holterman and his son are
suffering from the effects of scurVy.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-03-19

New York, March 1S.-Thea;rical cir
cles We're stirred to-day by the persist
ent rumor that Joseph Haworth. actor
in THE Christian" was one of the pos
AS the story started, Mr. Haworth
was said to have been at the Players
club in the early part of Friday after
noon. He is said to have left to visit
the Windsor hotel. where a friend was
stopping. and where Mr., Haworth oc-
casionally lived. He was not seen
again. Several efforts were made to-
night to find him in some of his ac-
customed haunts. but without success.
Inquiry made of his most intimate
friends as to his whereabouts was
equally futile.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-03-19

Berlin, March 1S.-A prominent member
of the center party this evening told the
correspondent of the associated press
here that the prospects of the meat bill
are unfavorable. The party referred to is
preparing amendments containing direct
prohibitions.
Mr. Robert P. Porter accompanied by
Andrew D. White, the United States am
bassador, visited the minister of foreign
affairs, Baron Won Buelow, yesterday.
The meeting was of very cordial nature.
The minister complained that the trouble
is caused by the extremists on both sides.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-03-19

Hickory Flat, Miss, March 1S.-A tor
nado struck this place to-day. The
school building and two churches We're
demolished and 20 dwellings blown
down or unroofed. Several persons re-
ceived painful injuries. A family living
west of here lost their dwelling and a
young lady, name as yet unknown, was
killed. Trees were torn up by the
rotos, twisted off like reeds and all in
the path of the cyclone leveled to the
ground. On some farms near here
hardly building was left standing
Doubtless other fatalities will be re-
ported. The course of the storm was
from southwest to northeast and its
track was nearly half a mile wide.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-03-19

Memphis, Tenn. March 1S-A series
of wind storms swept through portions
of Alabama Mississippi and Arkansas
to-day, doing an immense amount of
property damage and killing a number
of people. The storms covered a radius
of several hundred miles destroying
telegraph wires and cutting off COM
munication with a large section of
country. Clehurne county. Alabama,
seems to have suffered the most Sc
verely, the storm assuming the proper
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-03-19

Washington. March 1S.-Miss Clara
Barton has received the following sable
gram:
Clara Barton. Washington. D. c.: Ne
gotiations begun for pecunary ransom
of the prisoners in the Philippines inter-
rupted by General Otis, because he fear
ed the sums employed would be used
against his troops. We pray you earnest
ly to intercede with your government to
insure the triumph of humanity. With
profound gratitude,
"MARQCIS VILLABOS,
president Spanish Red Cross.
The Cablegram has been communicated
to the secretary of war.
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tions of tornado. The reports of IA
talities in the county vary from six to
20 and many more are said to be in
jured. At Sellers and Luverne, Ala,
much damage is reported and at Rob
Roy, Ark, one man was killed and
several badly injured. Dumas, Ark,
was nearly wiped out of existence. and
several other towns in the vicinity suf-
fered severely. One person is reporth
killed at Hickory Flat. Miss, and as
the farm houses in the vicinity suffer-
ed heavily, 1t is not unlikely that many
fatalities occurred, which have not been
reDOrted
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-03-19
A Tornado Feared.

St Louis. March 1S.-For five minutes
to-day darkness settled over ST. Louis
and vicinity, smoke and clouds combining
to make a pail that rendered lights every
where necessary. There was almost
panic among the Jail and city hospital in
mates for time, the fear being general
that another tornado like that of May 81
1896, was about to visit the city. A dis
patch from Rob Roy, Ark, reports a tor
nado there which blew down every build
ing, killing one man and injuring several
other persons.
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Special Dispatch to the Standard.
Helena. March 1S.-Thomas o. Drongi.
a miner working near here, while in a de-
mented condition made n desperate at
tempt to kill himself this morning. He
cut himself about the head with a pocket
knife He was taken to the county Jail
and later in the day was committed for
insanity. A jury of doctors decided that
he was a fit subject for Warm Springs,
and he was ordered sent there.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-03-19

Vancouver, B. c., March 1S-A special
from Nanaimo says: While 800 dancers
We're enjoying themselves in the Welling-
ton opera house early this morning some
one in candy store below overturned a
lamp and the whole building was in
flames in few minutes. The dancers
fled from the building in confusion, one
barely escaping. The opera house and
several other buildings We're destroyed.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-03-19
NO DANGER Of UPRISING IN PORTO RICO

in newsp
sideraton will
a
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-03-19
Want to Get Home.

Madrid. March 1S.-A cable message re-
ceived from General Rios, the former
commander of the Spanish troops in the
Philippines, says the situation of the
Spaniards at Manila is so critical that
they all desire to return home. the Amer
leans the general adds. rendering their
sojourn in the Philippines impossible. The
Spanish steamer Luzon left Manila yes
tCrday for Carthagena tagging number
of Spanish soldiers and 100 officials.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-03-19
Was Long Overdue.

San Francisco, March 1S.-A cable
gram to-day to NJ. A. Newell told of
the arrival of the British ship Carna-
van Bay at Queenstown, The vessel
had been out from Tacoma for $50 days,
and up to few days ago fears existed
for her safety. The English under
writer's shared these fears to such an
extent that 20 per cent was offered by
them to reinsure their risks.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-03-19
Entire Town Destroyed.

Montgomery, Ala, March 1S.-Cy
clones pasesd over different parts Of
the state to-day, but owing to tele-
graph wires being down, no particulars
can be learned. At Salem the snire
of the First Methodist church was
blown down, crushing through the roof
and doing much damage. At Sellers.
small station on the Plant system.
south of Montgomery, the entire town
except three houses was destroyed.
Louverne suffered greatly. but no de-
tails can be given
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-03-19
A LONG LIST OF MISSING
Sixteen Now Numbered With
the Dead.
HINDERED BY THE SMOKE

Laborers Working Under Difficulties in
a Cloud Of Dense Smoke and Steam
Fi.ty-Seven Injured-The Scene OF De-
vastation Visited by Thousands of the
Curious Island Cannot Account for
Dollars in Jewels Said to Be in the
Ruips-The List of the Dead.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-03-19
SWEPT BY A
GREAT STORM
Death and Devastation Left in
the Track of the Tornado.
WHOLE FAMILIES KILLED
Many Towns Were Wiped Out
of Existence.
CYCLONES WICKED WORK

1t Reached From Arkansas Down
Through Mississippi and Alabama.
Nine People Were Killed in One House.
and Twisted Off Like Reeds-Every-
thing in the Path of the Cyclone Lev
eled to the Ground-Not a Building
ing.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-03-19

Hot Springs, Ark. March 1S.-The coro-
ners Jury on the riot Thursday night in
which five men were killed this evening
rendered a verdict against Sheriff Robert
Williams and Deputy Sheriffs Co1fey VIII
liams Ed Spears and VIII Watt, holding
that the killings were not justified and
committing the above men to Jail to
await the grand jury.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-03-19

and one man killed. The town of Du-
mas, in Desha county, was struck and
considerab Bile damage done. Nearly all
the houses in town We're either blown
down or damaged and several persons
were wounded, but so far as can be
learned no lives were lost. There are
several small towns in the section
through which the storm passed and as
yet no news can be had from any of
thpn
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-03-19

Memphis, Tenn, March 1S.-Report
from different parts of Arkansas, Mis-
sissippi and Alabama indicate that in
the storms which swept over those
states to-day IS persons We're killed
outright and 81 injured. as follows:
Alabama. 16 killed. four injured; Ar
kansas. one killed, seven injured; Mis-
sissippi. one killed. seven injured.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-03-19

Huntsville, Ala, March 1S.-A torna-
do passed through Hazel Green, a small
town in the northern part of Madison
county. at o'clock tu-nieht and de-
stroyed many homes. A telephone
operator sent the news to Huntsville,
after which communication was cut off
1t is not known whether there was any
loss of life.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-03-19

new members, the following officers
We're elected for the ensuing year: Sem
ior commander, George A Jeffery, Du-
luth, Mimi: junior commander, Fred
krouse, Helena: secretary and treas
urer, Frank A. Magale, Helena; con-
ductor, f. A. Benner, Helena: page,
Ben Greenhood, Helena; executive
committee. G. L. Tracy, Helena; E. S.
Johnson, Helena: Charles Hull, Helena;
Sam kohlberg, Helena.
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Little Rock, Ark, March 1S.-A tor
nado passed through portions of Jeffer-
son and Desha counties this afternoon
Telegraph wires We're blown down and
the details are coming in slowly. AT
Rob Roy five houses were blown down
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Arrested for Moonshininc

Seattle. Wash, March 1S.-Jacob NJ
Woodring, a blacksmith of Mount Yer
non, is in jail here charged with run
ming an Illicit distillery. This is the
first case of ''moonshinin~" that has
ever been brought before the federal
court in Seattle.
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An Appeal to the Papers.

Rome, March 1S.-A committee consist
ing of the popes chamberlain and other
papal functionaries has issued an appeal
to the foreign press to send the committee
copies of all newspapers which have pub
lished anything respecting the pope's re-
cent illness. the appeal adding that it is
'intended to incorporate them into vol
ume, which will be presented to his holi-
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-03-19

Vancouver. +. c. March lS.-Two gov
ernment parties arrived here to-day on
their way to Alaska, where they will de-
fine the boundary lines between British
Columbia and the Northwest Territory.
They will also initiate the construction of
Il telegraph line from Lake Bennett to
Dawson. The line Will probably be ex-
tended 10 this city from Skaguay by ca
hln