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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-08-10
PRESIDENT BUYS A HOME.
The "McKinley Cottage" at Canton
Has Been Purchased.

CANTON, o., Aug. 7.-President Nc
Kinley has purchased the mckinley
cottage" at the corner of North Market
street and Louis avenue. The deal was
closed Saturday. The consideration was
$4,000. He will secure possession in
October. The property was not on the
market. 1t is endeared to the president
and Mrs. Mckinley as their first home,
where they began housekeeping, and by
many memories. The lot is 100 feet
front on Market street by pa on Louis
avenue.
The front veranda shows the most
wear from the campaign Of 1896, when
the home was the political Mecca for
nearly 100000 people.
Before leaving Canton for the inaugu-
ration President Mckinley tried to buy
the house. 1t is not believed that Mrs.
Hartes would have sold the place to any
one else. 1t is believed to be the presi-
dents intention to spend part Of each
summer in Canton. The interior of the
house has always been roomy and cool
and comfortable.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-08-10
STATE NEWS ITEMS.

The Pennsylvania Railroad is ,
building I rs locomotives at its works |
at Altoona, and so more are under |
construction by outside manufac-
turers.
Miles Whitman, aged IL years,
accidentally shot and severely i'll
iured his -year-old playmate, Guy
Butler, at Lebanon, while he was
carelessly handling Flobert rifle.
MIR. George Maue, who has
been editor and publisher of the
Hazleton Sentinel tor year past,
has retired and Mr.. Schoendur, of
the Hazleton ./onrnaL has assumed
charge of the plant.
Owing to the drought the
streams tributary to the West
Branch are so low that the logs
that did not reach the Susquehanna
boom on the spring freshets are
hopelessly stranded, and some OF
the mills have been compelled to
shut down.
VIM. J. Eller, aged as years,
was sitting with his wife on the
veranda of his residence at Read
ing Saturday night, engaged in
conversation, when he suddenly fell
over on her lap, gasped few times
and died. He was sufferer from
heart disease.
While a Lackawanna county
farmer, named Swingle, was coming
down a Carbondale hill with load
of hay some one set it on fire. Mr..
Swingle managed to get off the
burning hay uninjured, but his
horses took fright, ran away and
his hay and wagon were burned to
ashes.
The rapid advance of iron has
brought the price of pudding up to
s. per ton. The Reading Iron Co.
has announced another advance in
wages, which will bring the rate up
ia this figure, to go into effect Au-
gust I. This will be the prevailing
price after that date, i'll Danville
and elsewhere.
Three horses, six cows, several
pigs, two hundred chickens and this
years harvest of rye, oats and hay
were consumed by fire which des-
troyed the large barn OF Louis Men
gle, at Lakeside, near Mahanoy
City, Sunday night. The flames
originated among the hay in the
loft and burned SO fiercely tha
would-be fire fighters could do moth
ing. Loss, 5000.
A letter was received Monda.
from relatives Of Private Lincoln
Snyder, of the Twenty-frst Regu
lar Infantry, that lately the Filipi
nos having been taught to shoe
low, and are killing American
, more rapidly than heretofore. Th
t enemy also mutilate the bodies. Ou
: men, Snyder states, love Genera
Lawton because he always is in tn
. thickest of the fight.
e Slipping on freshly barke
= hemlock log, while walking throug
. the woods near Slate Run, fort
j. miles northwest of Williamson
6 Sunday Superintendent Fran
4 Hammond, of the Slate Run Raj
. road, plunged down an embanl
ment and laid unconscious for hour
r Recovering, he crawled on HI
d hands and knees over logs an
T. boulders a mile to Brackman's lc
10 camp. There he tainted. 1t WI
s. found that Hammond had four ril
Al fractured and was injured inte
- nallY.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-08-10
Pierced by n SvOrdnsh.

GLOUCESTER, Mass. Aug. 5.-The
schooner Albert w. Black, from Harps-
well, Me-, which arrived here Thursday,
was leaking and had to put in to ascer-
tain the cause. She was hauled out for
examination, and hole was found on
the starboard side under the forerigging
1t had been made by swordfsh, the
beak of which had penetrated the two
inch planking of the vessel and had been
broken off. The sword was so tightly
imbedded in the wood that the planking
had to be sawed out and new piece sub
stitutpd
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-08-10
Armor Plate Tested.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5.-An armor
test was made at the Indian Head prov
ing grounds yesterday Of 5@ inch plate
representing 700 tons of the casemate
and belt armor of the battleship Alaba-
ma. Two shots from six inch projectile
failed to pierce the plate, the greatest de-
preston being 3ia inches, and there were
no cracks. The armor will be accepted.
The plate tested heretofore failed to meet
the requirements.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-08-10
| New Way 10 Commit Suicide.

ST. PAUL, Aug. A special to The
Pioneer Press from Cumberland, Wis,
says: Chris Void, farmer near Poskin
Lake, this county, committed suicide
yesterday by deliberately blowing off his
head with dynamite. He placed a guam
tity in hole in the ground, laid his head
over it and touched off the fuse. Nearby
was found scrap of paper, on which
was written, Here go, and the Lord go
with mo ~
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-08-10
Noted Woman Dead.

AUGUSTA, Ga, Aug. 9.-An Edge
field Is. c. special to The Chronicle says:
Mrs. Lucy Holcombe Pickens, relict OF
w. +. Pickens, minister to st. Peters
burg under President Buchanan and who
was elected governor of South Carolina
before he had reached the state from
Russia, died at her home at Edgewood,
near Edgefeld, S. c., yesterday morning
at s o'clock, aged 65 years"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-08-10
Ne,y silver Certificate.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 0.-The bureau
of engraving and printing is now engaged
in printing new 81 silver certlhcate,
which will be ready for issue in few
days, to take the place of the present GER
tifcate of that denomination. The great
est cule has been taken by the officials Of
the treasury department to produce a
note which would be not only artistic but
would present as many diiiiculties as pos
sible to countcrfeiters.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-08-10
Italian Fleet May Come.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3. There is
some prospect that an Italian fleet will
visit American waters next month. A
movement to that end has been on foot
of late among prominent Italians of New
York, the purpose being to have the feet
here on Sept. IS, when Italy celebrates
a national holiday, and it is thought the
sailing north of the Italian fleet at Bue-
nos Ayres is the result of the movement.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-08-10
Ministers stand Guard.

NEWPORT NEWS, Va, Aug. D.
There has been no change in the yellow
fever situation since Monday afternoon,
and it is quite probable that the quaran-
tines will be raised this week. feature
of the shotgun quarantine here was the
presence on the line last night of nearly
every minister in the city, each preacher
standing guard in his allotted section for
n period of six hours.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-08-10
Arthur to Succeed Otiss

CHICAGO, Aug. S.-The Record to-
day says that, according to regular ar
my officer who passed through Chicago
ON his way to the Philippine service, Gen
eral Arthur Macarthur is President Nc
Kinley's choice for field commander of
the Luzon island campaign at the end Of
the rniny season.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-08-10
Cyclone In Dominion.

KINGSTON. Jamaica, Aug. S.-The
island of Dominica, in the Leeward is
lands, reports that terrific cyclone is
sweeping over that locality, travelling
and heading for Jamaica.
Shipping along the threatened area has
been warned by the American weather
hureau branches
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-08-10
Secretary YOunRs Has Typhoid.

ITHACA, n. Y, Aug. 8. w. j.
Youngs, private secretary to Governor
Roosevelt, who has been visiting ut his
fraternity lodge, Chi Psi, in Ithaca, has
been taken sick with typhoid fever. The
attack is slight, and no serious conse-
auences are feared by his physician.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-08-10
Russian Town Burned.

ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. 4.-The
western part of the town Of Grodno, cap
ital of the government Of the same name,
southwest of wilma, has been destroyed
by fire. A temporary military hospital
and numerous public and private build"
ings have been swept>away.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-08-10
NJ. Cambon starts For France.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5.-The French
ambassador, M. Cambon, left here last
night for New York, intending to sail to-
day ON La Touraine for four months
visit to Europe.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-08-10
AIirOnd Guide Denl.

SARATOGA, Aug. 5.-Raquette Lake,
Hamilton county, reports the death by
Of viii Carleton, one of the
best known Adirondack guides, who was
frequently employed by New Workers.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-08-10

PAWTUCKET, Il. l., Aug. 3.-Queen
Alix, who once held the worlds record
for trotters, 2.03a4, has given birth to a
handsome bay filly, by Sable Wilkes, at
Hon. f. G. Sayles' stool farm. in this
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-08-10
Heat Fires Paris Building.

PARIS. Aug. 5.-The intense heat yes
terday caused fire ih a celluloid factory,
which was totally destroyed. Three fire.
men and a workman were injured.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-09-09
A MINING CRAZE
@@o IN ONTARIO
THE FINDING or COPPER AND GOLD AROUND
GEORGIAN BAY HAS PRODUCED A STArftDE
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chased by capitalists from st. raul and
Duluth, who have worked it all of the
past summer. They paid $4,000 for
the property, and so rich has 1t proven
that but few weeks ago the new pro-
prietors were offered u clear million
dollars for it, which they refused.
A farmer residing near Atlantic Har-
Dor on the Magnetawan river became
infused with the mining craze less than
a year ago. TO raise the needed money
for prospecting purposes he sold his
farming implements aud farm stock,
mortgaged his land and raised every
dollar he could. One failure after an-
other did not deter him from his pur-
pose, and but few weeks ago he was
rewarded by finding a good lead, and
then sold out for 100000.
1t is just such cases as these, and
there have been several of them, that
have caused the people residing in the
affected district TO forget all other pur-
suits and keep them eager in the search
for minerals. Men.who have a few dol
lars are spending all of it for land that
will be practically valueless unless min
eral is found on it. Should the present
mining craze run out without further
developments there will be many set
tier throughout the district who will
be overloaded with Canadian rocks out
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-09-09

time since Bryan's defeat, in 1896, was
his denomination so obvious as 1t is
now
What does this mean? 1t means that
nothing can prevent the Democratic
party from repeating in 1890 the issue
of 1896 Any superfuous effort by Re-
publicans to re-enact the gold stand
ard, already established by the act of
1873, will only the more assure that re-
suit and incite the Democratic party to
even wilder efforts to substitute the
silver standard. - S folly to turn
away from this certainty; wisdom can
only look dt squarely in the face.
And here in Ohio. the most import
ant of the states in which this issue is
to be fought out in battle preliminary
to the Nablonal contest of next year 1t
is imperative that the menaGed princi-
piles of sound currency and of safe
commerce be guarded by an awakened
aggressiveness of the fIiends of stable
government.-Cin Com. Trlb.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-09-09
WatertoWn.

The lie ubllcans of this township
are very we'll pleased with the result of
The convention. Now, all work for a
sweeping victory.
The infant of Mr.. and Mrs. VIII
Thomas, of our village, died Tuesday.
II had been aillng for some time.
The family of Mr.. Shuster, in the
village, are quite sick. Mr.. Shuster
and Two or three of his children are i'll.
Mr.. II. d. Woodford is still kept in
doors with rheumatism.
The barn belonging to John Chrusty
was struck by lightning Thursday
morning and burned. Hay, tools and
400 bushels Of wheat were lost. Insur-
"a in the Watertown Mutual.
II. Fisher, Brooks Wolcott, Miss
Sarah Greenlees and Mrs Oscar Bur
chett left via the y. & o. r. TO attend
the gtate Fair
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-09-09

MaN NTARIO, Can, is having a
" mining craze that threatens TO
~ discount anything the Klondike
ever knew. Throughout the northern
districts of the province around Georgia
bay and the beautiful Muskoka lakes
and the Magnetawan river the saw log
and the summer tourist have been for
gotten an the search for minerals.
For many years King Lumber and the
summer tourist have reigned supreme
in the Georgian bay territory. In fact,
it is to the great forests of pine and
hemlocl, forests hundreds of miles in
extent, that this great territory owes
it's settlement. OF agricultural possi-
bilities there are practically none, and
the great trees that tower skyward
seem to find a foothold in the solid gran
ite that covers everything. Then came
the summer tourist searching for the
beauties of a wonderful nature that are
to be found here in such prolific abun-
dance. The lover of the beautiful and
grand found in the lakes and rivers and
islands and hills all that he could de-
sire in summer resting place. The
fisherman and the hunter found in the
lakes and streams and forests the para
disc of which they had dreamed, and
then King Lumber had to share the at
tentions of the people of the distriSt
with the summer and autumn tourist.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-09-09
Editorial Afterthoughts.

Mr.. Edward Markham, the poet, has
turned his hoe-handle on the French
Generals Things are looking bright
er for poor Dreyfus every day.
If diseases can be cured by thinking,
a the Christian Scientists claim,
there is no reason why Edward Atlln-
son should be bilious all the time.
Capt. Dreyfus will probably be con-
victed on the ground that a French
man has no right to be innocent after
being suspected by superior officer.
In order to afford a little variety 10
the proceedings on Dewey day, Admir-
al Schley ought to be invited TO do one
of his celebrated loops in New York
harbr.
Senator Hanna is man OF sense
and uncommon prudence By going
to Germany to ring up his fares he
managed to escape all the confusion
and annoyance incident to the Cleve-
land strike.
A demand Is made that more cavalry
be sent to the Philippines, although
it ) hardly possible that the mounted
men can beat the infantry in fording
rivers, scaling mountains and tip-toe-
ing across bridges.
The Santiago editors who are fight
ing duels over the election of members
OF the City council will learn after a
few more trials NOT to be annoyed OF
disappointed by anything that bal
lot box may be guilty Of
Such rack of discipline has been
disclosed in the French army that Col
Jouaust shows remarkable judlcia
ability in not-permi,ting the attorney
to ask any awkward questions. An!
question that has a tendency to unfold
the truth throws the court into a pani
Globe Democrat.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-09-09
Mclean At Columbus.

When Mclean advanced to the foot
lights he stood right under the picture
of Senator Thurman, the "Old Roman"
and they do say that the oil painting
turned its face to the wal when he
began to speak Recollections of the
part played by the candidate in the
political undoing of the great master
of the Ohio Democracy were enough
to cause the dead statesman to start
from the canvass and utter a protest
against the sacrilege.
John R. Mclean is no speaker, and
he sustained his well-won reputation
in that line. He said:
Gentlemen of the Young Mems Dem-
ocratic Club-Of course it is crafty
ing to me to have such a hearty well
come at your hands. My errand is one
that you understand. Cat this utter
anc" there were many significant
glances in the audience.) l hope to get
acquainted with you all, for hope to
be your next door nelghbor the next
two years. l am no speaker. thank
you.
This was followed by an exposion of
sound that sounded like a man throw
ing an elght-day stove down a pair of
stairs.
AS the meeting was for the purpose
of the Democrats of Franklin county
"squaring" themselves with the gu
bernatorial candidate, in order that he
might be induced to furnish money to
pull the county ticket out of the hole,
President Gale called upon a number
of those present to declare their alleg-
lance to the cause of Mechanism, a
cause that with hut a very few eXcep-
tions, every man in the room had de-
nounced time out of mind, and with
the employment of all the expletives,
both in and outside the dictionary.
But they all had TO take their medicine
and Colonel KilbOurne was the first
victim. He assured Mclean that the
boys were all right now, and would
support him loyalty. There was an
idea that the friends of Kilbourne
would be frozen out by Mclean, but he
did not believe this was true, and that
the candidate would furnish the proper
amount of the usufruct to grease the
wagon in Franklin county-Ohio
State Journal.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-09-09
Personal and Local.

Miss Harriet Waters returned last
evening from a three weeks visit with
relatives in Maryland and at Column
bus, Ohio
Mr. e. AliOee, of Joy, who left
here several days ago, to attend the
G. A. R. Encampment at Philadelphia,
returned last evening.
The annual reunion of the 77th
Regt. o. V. V. I. will be held at the
G, A. R. hall in this city Wednesday,
Sept. 20.
Mr.. Hugh Gormley, Democratic
candidate for State Senator, is in the
city.
Three young gentlemen and three
young ladies, all of Tunnel where
they are well and favorably known,
were arraigned before Mayor Richard
son Friday morning, charged with at
tempting to provoke a breach of the
peace. All pleaded guilty and waived
examination. They were bound over
to the grand jury under $50 bond each,
which was promptly given
Miss Gertrude sherwood left yes
terday for Boston, where she will emit
eer the New England Conservatory of
Music.
AT the West Virginia State Fair at
Wheeling Thursday, Efie Powers,
owned by ]. w. Mccormick. of this
city, was a winner, making the
three heats in 2:14, 2:16A and 2;15.
Killbuck Rose, owned by Curry &
Campbell, won third money in the
1928 pace.
-Messrs. Il. f. Warner OF Zanes-
Vile, and F. S. Turner, of this city
left yesterday morning for Natural
Bridge, Va, to remain several weeks.
Col T. w. Moore and grand
daughter, Miss Gurlie Reed, will leave
today for Mt. Clemens, Mich, where
they will remain for several weeks.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-09-09
To Fight Over Old Fa1lacy.

With the platform of the Democrats
promulgated at GAINESVILLE leading off
with an unequivocal and specific in
dorsement in detail of the Chicago
platform free-silver plank, the Repub-
licans of Ohio may well make up their
minds what cOnfronts them as the
dominating issue of the current cam
palgn. And this campaign will be but
the forerunner of that for Presidency
and Congress in 1900 If any man
doubts this, he has but to put up two
and two together and figure the result
at four.
For instance Mr.. Bryan, speaking
In Nevada, on the day of the Ohio con-
ventiOn said; Il doubt whether any
opposition at all to the reaffrmation OF
the Chicago platform in its entirety
will manifest itself in the Democratic
National Convention of next year, and
all the indications justify this fore
cas- A dispatch to the New York
Times from Richmond, in Virginia, al
so on that day, gives the information
that every county in the state has de-
elsred for fre silver" Nowhere
North, Sout-., East or West--as there
any different story from the Democ.
racy. Nowhere is 1t for gold. It Is
for free silver everywhere, and at nc
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-09-09

To Baltimore, Md. Sept. to 13, in
elusive, account Union Veteran Legion
meeting. Tickets good returning until
Sept. 20 with privilege of an extension
to Sept. 30.
To Plainfield, Ind. Sept. 13 to 81 in
elusive, account Friends Yearly meet
ing. Tickets good returning until
Sept. 49,
One fare plus $4O0 for the round trip
to Denver, Col, Sept. 4, and G, ac-
count Concatenated order of Hoo-Hoo
annual meeting. Return trip must be
commenced not earlier than Sept 10,
nor later than Sept. 30.
One and one-third fare for the round
trip to Nashville, Tenn, Sept. IL, 12
and ID, account of National Associa-
tion annual convention Tickets good
returning until Sept. %.
For further information call ON c. G.
M. Ry. ticket agents or address e. w.
Page, G. p. A., Cambridge o.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-09-09
The EiIInIno YIIIage.

The management of the national Ex-
port exposition at Philadelphia, in its
desire to have an aggregation of Amer
lean" villages, have run across an unex-
pected obstacle with reference to the
Philippine village.
An agent of the exposition has cabled
from Manila that while all the acces-
sories in the way of bamboo, palms,
fruits, moss, etc, have been shipped
from the islands, he has found it inn
possible to secure the native families to
make the village complete. The intel
ligent Filipinos, he writes, are too in
dependent TO accept any terms he has
proposed, while the ignorant natives,
who would do just as we'll for exposi-
tion purposes, refuse TO being taken
aboard the ships, fearing that death
awaits them in America.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-09-09

of which it will be impossible to get
anything.
Practical men, however, men who
study results more than conditions, say
that the Parry Sound district will be-
come one of the mining centers of the
continent, and that while the geologists
are correct in saying that minerals, can
exist in the solid rocky formation for
which the district is noted only in
pockets, yet the pockets are so large and
SO numerous as to make the industry a
very profitable one.
DANIEL CLEVERTON.