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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-11-01
A nOld Dcfense.

IAN enlisted man once put the presl-
dent of court martial in difficult po-
sition," says n writer in Cassell's Mag
azine. "The court martial was trying
the soldier for some fault or other.
When the evldence-and 1t took an un-
usually long time-had been given, the
president asked the prisoner If he had
anything to say in his defense.
"'Well, sir said the man, i can't
see how this 'ere court can sentence
me. for Major Jones as been reading
paper under the table the 'ole blooming
time, and Captain Smith 'as been max
Ing me into a karicatoor on the blot
ting pad, and as for Lieutenant Brown,
'e 'asn't 'ad his commission year. and
don't count anyways!"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-11-01
FIGURES AND EYES.
An Indication of Advancing Aas
That Admits OF No Compromtso

An Indication of Advn,ctpr A.,
That Admits OF No Compromiso
"As we grow older" remarked ,o
man who was doing that at the roto -,
n week every seven days, "wc booIn
to observe that we seem TO mood r,o,,
light when we" read or that tho rr,,,.
of the newspaper that we hayo hoo,
reading with ease for ever so monv
years is not quite as good as IT usod I,
be, or that we can distinguish tbo lo,.
ters llttlo better If we hold tbo,, Co.,.
ther away than usual, but we oro vorv
slow indeed to observe that tho ron,
cause of it Is that we are growing oil
and we rather resent the suggestion 80
some kindly friend that we Mood
glasses.
1--WE resent glasses especially no.
cause they are the visible sign Of orr
weakness, and all the world may know
by them what we fondly think tbcv
have not yet discovercd-to wit. tbot
our eyeslght is failing. am that ,vov
myself, or was. and | stood the glasses
off rs long as | could. and really
could get along very well reading nj.
most any type. OF course. could nor
make out every letter. but could get
enough TO complete the word. and Of.
tentimes l could supply whole words
that were lndistinct by the sense Of
what | was reading.
but 1t was the figures that got me
down at last. All, those figures. There
Is no context there. and when saw
dates or numerals of any kind the blur
of the years shut out all their outlines.
and to save me | could not tell what
was before me. | made mistakes so
often In reading aloud TO my wife that
she would laugh at me- though she
never caught me on the letters. not
withstanding many was the time |
guessed at about half | was reading.
But figures would not stand any fool
ing like that, and at last acknowl-
edged that 1t wasn't the type or tho
paper or the light or anything of that
sort and got myself n pair of glasses.
Now ! can tell II figure as well as let
ter, and | discover they are printed
quite as plainly rs ever, though was
sure they were blurred before."-New
York Sun.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-11-01
DEATH AT A WEDDING,
Pathetic Tragedy of the War De-
tween the States.

Recalling the historic incidents clus-
tering about South Cardinals execu.
tive mansion, Mrs. Thaddeus Horton
writes in The Ladies' Home Journal
of the shocking tragedy that occurred
there toward the close of the war. This
was the death of the daughter of Gov
ernor Pickens Immediately after her
marriage TO Lieutenant lie Rochelle.
"On the afternoon preceding the even
ing of the marriage the northern army
began Smelling Columbia, but prepara.
tions for the wedding continued.
FINALLY the guests were all assem-
Died, and the clergyman was proceed
ing with the solemn ceremony and had
Just Joined the right hands of the han.
py pair when suddenly there was an
awful crash, and ball from the enc
mys cannon penetrated the mansion
ana burst In the middle of the mar
riage chamber, scattering its death
dealing missiles In every direction.
lhere were screams and heartrend.
ing groan, mirrors crashed, the house
shook, women tainted and walls rock
eu 10 ana tfO,
when the first confusion was over.
1t was discovered that in all the crowd
only one person was injured. and that
was the bride herself. She Law partly
on the floor and partly in her lovers
arms, crushed and bleeding, pale bur
very beautiful, her bridal gown drencb.
ed with warm blood and great cut in
her breast.
Laying her on lounge, the frantic
bridegroom besought her by every
term OF tenderness and endearment 70
allow the ceremony to proceed. 10
which she weakly gave consent and
lying like crushed flower no less
Whlte than the camellias of her bridal
bouquet, her breath coming I'm short
gasps and the blood flowing from this
great, angry wound, she murmured
yes TO the clergyman and received her
husbands first kiss. A moment moro
and all was over
"she was laid to rest under the mac.
nolas' and the heartbroken bride.
groom, reckless with despair, returned
to his regiment"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-11-01
ROSE TO THE OCCASION.
The American Girl, ns Usual, Nam
aged 10 Win the Trick.

aged TO Win thc Trick.
a man who is back from n visit to
Paris and Germany IS telling n story
which ought to make the great Ameri-
can eagle flap his wings with pride. 1t
happened at little railway station
in Germany, Grunenwald by name,
while the man who tells about il was
waiting for a train on branch line
which connects with the main line at
that place. Besides himself there were
at the station n party of American
tourists of the kind you read about in
English books and an English family
of the kind you read about in Ameri-
can books. The Americans were loud
voiced and ungrammatical. They laugh
ed n great deal and they ate peaches,
the stones of which they threw ut
post to test their craftsmanship. They
were persons for whom Uncle Sam
himself would have felt apologize,
and they displeased the naughty Brit
ish materfamilias greatly. To the
younger members of her family, a
gawky boy and a lanky and "leggy"
girl of the typical elongated English
variety-they were objects of great in
terest, however, and the girl in particu-
lar edged nearer and nearer, to her
mothers great disgust. At last she
was so near that mamma could en-
dure 1t no longer.
CLARA" she called in her oudest
voice, come away at once. You might
be mistaken for one of those disgust
ing Americansw
\ pretty young American looked up
and swept Clara from head to foot
with calm glance. Then she went
on eating peaches.
Don't worry, madam" she called
out cheerlly. There's no danger Of
that-with them feetw-Washington
Post.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-11-01
Powers of Endurance.

"When my grandfather was n young
man." said the boy with snub nose'
she could run ten miles without stop
PIN
81 heard my grandfather make
prayer 20 minutes long once at pray
er meetin," responded the boy with tho
dirty face, "an 1t didn't feaze him.
Chicago Tribune.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-11-01

Yoke for Chemise, Jessie Whltcnlght.....
Second, Mrs w q Holmes. ......... ......
Lamp mat, Jessie tenight.".........
stool cover, " " .............
Pillow shams, Mrs j II schuyler.
.Child's skirt, w Duy................
Second, Blanche Mckinney. ............
Under vest, Mrs NJ Lilly...............
Towel, 4" .................
Rug, Mrs Harry Taylor. or......,............
Hair pin receiver, Blanche McKamey"..,.
Handkerchief, Dora Lauchncr., ......".
CHAR arm tides, Mrs w W Barrett.......
Water set, d" ........
Pin cushion, Joseph Carl..... .,.........
Umbrella cover. Adelia l. Reighard.......
EpVS, Mrs Kate Deittprlck ......,......
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-03-17
LORD ROBERTS INDIGNANT.
The British Field Marshal Personally wit.
ncsses an Abuse OF the Flag.
OF Truce.

London, March 12.-The war Office
has received the followingadYices from
Lord Roberts, dated Driefontein, Sun,
day, March il, 0:45 a. M:
THE following telegram has been
addressed by me to their honors, the
state presidents of the Orange Free
State and the South African republic:
Another instance having occurred
of gross abuse of the white flag and OF
the signal of holding up hands in to.
ken OF surrender, it is my duty TO i'll,
form you that, if such abuse occurs
again, | shall most reluctantly be com.
PEELED to order my troops to disregard
the white flag entirely.
"Thc instance occurred on a kopis
east OF Drienfontein farm yesterday
evening, and was witnessed by severa.
of my own staff officers, as well as by
myself, and resulted in the woundins
of several Of my officers and men.
"A large quantity of explosive bul.
let's of three different kinds were found
in commaBdant Cronje's laager, and
this has been the case after every en
gagemont with your honors' troops
Such breaches of the recognized usage'
of war and of the Geneva convention
are disgrace to any civilized power
a copy OF this telegram has been sent
to my government with request that
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-03-17
IN THE VERY VERGE OF WAR.
Conditions In tho Commonwealth OF Ken
tuoky AEe Assuming p Worry
sariona phosa


Frankfort, Ky, March 1.-THE DEM
>crats and the republicans in Ken
lucky are, to-day, for the first time
since the present political complica.
lions assumed ocute form. divided into
t,,o o,.n,o5 on1 ou.,,,;..,, r...,....
,.-,.
- ''''''"e Wv 0'p''0' an" '''' S''''
executive building and camped in the
grounds around Gov. Taylor's home
are nearly two hundred state militia,
well provided with ammunition. while
n tbc corridors Of tho C,,it,I boto1
:, ,,,l,;oh a.. ao.,,,.,.;,. .t... ...,.
-. "''o ''''' ~ '>' W.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-03-17
NEN YORK IS WIDE OPEN.
The Times Comments on the Recent
Expose Of the Gambling
Graft.
OVER THREE MILLION DOLLARS A YEAR.
Gamblers Alleged to he Paying That
Interference, and a Ring Pockets
The MoncN-Ihc Grand Jury Look
ing Into It.

New York, March lin connection
with the startling exposure of the
gambling graft in this city, the Times
says:
Tho expose Of yesterday showing
that S5,051,0OO year is paid by the
gambling-house keepers of this city
to the gambling commission, which af-
fords them protection from any inter
ference ca the part of the police, has
stirred this city as no other pubIica.
ton Of recent years.
everyone Discussing II.
"Ou all sides the subject of existing
Of q gambling commission that worked
with all the precision, and with more
dircctncss than any commission pro,
'idcd for i'm the charter of the city,was
discussed, and every department of
the city government directly interest
ed in the maintenance and order and
the suppression Of crime gave the mat
ter immediate ard careful attention,
Grand Jury Fakes II IN.
The grand jury took up the matter
directly it met in the courthouse. Col.
Gardiner went before it with a mum
Der Of recommendations and outside
of the jury room promised that the
wright and influence of his office
should be used to root out the gam
bling evil. and the bribe-giying and
bribe-taking that went with it.
The Police Boord Mum.
Tba rolico hold . 1ongtbv session At
which ,ho ,ror,l,Iipo o,,oso and tho
existence of dives all over town ,yere
discussed for three and a half hour.
durfno which there verc sornc lively
passage. between Commissioners
York, Sexton and Chief Deyerev. Al
maintained the strictcst silence OIL
,,.I,.+ I,,,l +,.,,,,,.,;,.,d
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-03-17
THE LONELIEST PEOPLE
Are Those Living in the Peninsula OF
kamshatka.

hdmSnhtka
Perhaps the most isolated tribe of
people in the world is the Tshuktshi,
a people occupying the northern por-
tion Of the peninsula of Kamshatla and
the country northward toward Behring
straits.
These people are practically indie
pendent of Russia, which appears to
have reasons of her own for letting
them alone. They have practically no
communication with the outside world,
and have only been visited two or three
times-the last time by Maj De Windt
on his journey through Siberia.
The inhabitants of the new Siberian
islands are also practically alone on
earth for they can only communicate
with the mainland, and, therefore, with
the rest of the world, once a year, and
succession of bad seasons might
isolate them for years, The pigmies of
the great Central African forests, if
they can he called a tribe, have also
been a people apart. For ages their
existence was little more than legend
airy and only two expeditions COM
manded by white men have ever pene.
trated into their abode
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-03-17
Whence Tugela Gets Its Name.

The name Tugela means fear and
it has received the name from the
rapidity with which it comes down in
flood. A thunderstorm among the
mountains in which it rises will raise
the river many feet in few minutes
and a resident on its banks declares
that he has seen it rise forty !eet in
single night The current isat all times
exceedingly swift and comparatively
light rise is sufficient to make the drift
impossible, while heavy rise will
sweep away any temporary bridge
that may have been erected Chicago
Chronicle.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-03-17
A STUBBORN ENGAGEMENT.
Might Saves the beers aud Darkness
Covers Their Retreat.

Np'''H
Drit fonlein, Orange Free State
March If, 6;3j a. Broadwoodf
cavalry brigade, advancing on Bloom
fontein, unexpectedly found the Boer;
in strong position in the Dricfonteir
kopjea yesterday. Gen. Kelly-Kcnnl S
division arriving, severe lighting en-.
sued. The Beers resisted stubbornly
but were driven from their center posi-.
ton, leaving a number of dead and &C
prisoners. The British force is NOV.
ing forward to-day.
During the fighting, in which five
regiments took part, with artillery
the Beers, though forced from thcir
position, chung tenaciously to the 9th.
en- kopies, Smelling the British freely
with three guns and two Nickers.
MaXims.
The British cavalry began TO turn
the Boer position, but night fell be.
fore the movement was completed
The Boers retired during the night
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-03-17
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

The London Times publishes dis.
glatch from Iourcnlo Marquee cred.
silmg President Kruger with the an.
snomcCmcnt that he was going ~
l'Iocmtontein to arrange compro.
mise and settle everything 10 the sat.
iSiactlon of everybody
Lord roberts turning movement, ON
the 18th, dislodgcd the Beers from their
position, but they succeeded in MAX
inc good their escape They were not
surrounded. They took alarm too
soon for the British cavalry, which,
exhausted by the wide sweep ncces-
'aN to turn The Eocr works, could not
cut them off or bring them to action.
The new northwestern normal
school building, erected by the terri
tory @! Oklahoma, at Ava, at a cost
OF @5,ooo, and equipped at a cost Of
$4,000 more, was dedicated on the
Sjh. Gov, Barnes and all of the terri.
tortaI officials we're present,
Twenty large freight engines have
been ordered by the Union Pacific rail-
road from the Baldwin locomotive
works, for delivery at the shops in May
and June. The weight of each is, en-,
glne in working order, 10000 pounds:
lender, 10000 pounds; total weight
N working order, 2S5,000 pounds.
Alexander Carter, % years old, in a
temporary fit of insanity, on the 9th,
Shoi and killed his brother Charles,
university student, aged 90 years, at
nc home of their parents in North
berkeley, Cal. lie then placed he
nulIic eff the pistol in his mouth and
Killed himself.
AS reported by Il, &. Dun & Co. the
failures for the week ended on the
''h were POS in the United States,
against lS2 last year, and 80 in Canada,
against s. last year.
Inc first national ticket TO be put
III the field for the coming presiden.
'loI election is that of the social dem
ocratic party, which held its convcn-
'Ioh at Indianapolis. The candidates
ure; For president, EugcneN. Debs, of
indiana; for yice-president, Job Harri-
man, of California.
At Frankfort, Ky, on the 9th, upon
information fled by Thomas B. Crom-
me'l' OF Lexington, correspondent of
'ne Cincinnati Enquirer, warrants for
|.onlpIlclty in the Goebcl murder were
,SS'ed against Secretary of State Caleb
overs, John l.. Powers. of Barbour
mne, his brother; Charles Finley, Of
NHaamsburg, former secretary of
state; W, II. Cuton, of jackson coun-
~ and Capt. John Davis, the capitol
square policeman,
owing to the demolition preceding
we complete reconstruction of the
Lincoln monument, at Springfield. ILL.,,
|""" under way, the casket containing
me remains or the martyr president
was removed from the crypt, ON the
lo.n' and placed in temporary re-
|'emlhg vault op the monument knoll.
me Herman reichstag. ON the 9th,
r"SSeu paragraphs /, . and IA of the
1eat BILL Paragraph A contains the
fuse ,@use prohibiting the importation OF
S't ,ee meats, 1t was passed by vote
generalization appears to have
leu me burgher forces, and with
., "e news Of this growing Boer weak
'eSS comes the assertion that peace
Ilsnn lures nave been made by President
Nuger but of such nature that
o,u salisbury felt impelled to decline
entertain them for a moment.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-03-17

Boer Headquarters, Biggarsberg,
Friday, March9 WereeNchanged
this morning near Helpmaakar with
a small body CT British who retired
hastily.
Scouts report that the British main
advance is coming from Ladysmith TO-
wards Sundays river.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-03-17
Running "in His Steps"

Topeka, Kas., March 12.-Rcv.
Charles NJ. Sheldon, author of "In His
Steps," and other religious stories,
WILL to-day, begin the actual work of
demonstrating his idea of what a
newspaper should be. The first edI-
ton of the Topeka Capital under the
direction OF the preacher-noyeIist viii
appear Tuesday morning. The Capital
publishes no Monday morning edition
and for this reason the question Of
Sunday work did not come up at the
beginning Of Rev, Sheldon's newspaper
week.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-03-17
DELAGOA BAY ARBITRATION.
The Nrbiters' Tribunal at Hcrnc Has
Pronounced Judgment ON
Principal Points Only.

Bcrnc. Switzerland, March 1.-THE
bund announces that the mbitrators
tribunal has pronounced Judgment in
the Delagoa bay arbitration, but on
the principal points Only. The ques-
ton of the indemnity to be paid by
Portugal remains, and that will short
ly be decided. The Judgment will
then be communicated to the parties
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-03-17
GEN. E. w. McCO0K BETTER.


Napa. Cal, March tl,-Gcn Edward
Moody McCook, who has been at the
Gouutville veterans home for the past
week, suffering from inhammatory
rheumatism, has so far improved as to
feel that he will be able TO continue
his journey TO the Philippines as sec
rotary to Judge Taft, president of The
Philippine commission. lie has been
up and around for the past day or so,
and talks quite cheerfully He expects
to be in good physical condition in
the near future.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-03-17
The Old M,ryland Method.

One of the peculiartes of administra.
ton in the State of Maryland is found
in the method of electing State treas.
uIors. They are not, as is the case in Of
most other States voted for by the cit,
liens directly, but are selected by the
members OF the legislature.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-03-17

A custom which has been in vogue
among the Usage Indians for time inn
memorial will be observed soon at the
residence of ex-Chief Frank Corn
dropper, near Bartesville, l. T., when
his oldest daughter, Mary Corndropper,
will be sold in marriage to the highest
bidder, who will make payment for his
bride in ponies.-Pittsburg Dispatch,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-03-17
Forty Years II Pastor.

, Chicago, March 10. Bishop Charles
Edward Cheney, of the Christ Reformed
Episcopal church, Sunday celebrated
the fortieth anniversary Of his pastor.
ate. Clergy and laymen united in ac-
cording praise to Bishop Cheney.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-03-17

Thurmond, w. Va, March a.
Twelve bodies were taken from tho
Red Ash mine during Saturday night,
This makes total of Al dead bodies
taken out, and at least two more are
known 10 be in the mine.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-03-17
Gninr to .loin thc Rc,oIntionist..

Kingston, Jamaica, March IA
general and Is men have landed here
on the way TO Colon. They say they
are Argcntinians and are going to join
the Colombian revolutionists. Mail adj
vices from Panama report that the CO.
lombian revolutionary movement con-
tinupc
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-03-17
Mr.. Bryan's stories.

Kit Carson of the Boston GLOBE,
gives the following incident of Col,
organs recent trip through Massa.
chusetts: There is no doubt of the
orators magnetism and he has very en-.
gazing ways, Those who came with
him in the train, from North Adams to
Greenfield, speedily realized that he
has much fun in his composition, and
does not indulge atall in worry. Some
of the men who have been following
him in his tour OF New England have
kept tab on the number of stories
he has told to illustrate his political
points When he left North Adams,
the number had reached twGnty-threo.
A wager was made among the news
paper men as to which story he would
tell first in Greenfield, A pool was made
and the lucky gucsSer received the total
amount. When the Nebraskan heard
of this he laughed heartily and con,
graduated the winner.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-03-17
BECknNM's STATE GUARD.
Both Factions Arn,iniS Mcu ana Scri-
Gus Trouble Imminent.

Gus \ TOUblt imminent.
Frankfort, Ky, March 1.-THE first
move ON the part of Gov Beckham's
followers toward the formation of a
state guard under his administration
was taken here to-day. City Clerk Ben
Marshall circulated a paper, and en-
listed the requisite number of men
who are 10 compose a now company.
The guns for this company have been
provided by citizens here, most of
them being either needle guns or VIM
chcsters.
serious Rumor Gained Currency.
This afternoon report gained cur
rency that Gov Taylor had given his
soldiers orders to arrest Gov. Beckham
and other officers of the democratic
state government. On account of this
report, the men enlisted by Capt. Mar
shall were assembled at the city hall,
armed and sworn in as special police
for the purpose of protecting the DEM
ocratie officers who are still quartercd
at the Capital hotel. y large number
of citizens also volunteered, and were
assigned to various posts in the yicini-
ty of the hotel to offer resistance in
case the talkcd-of arrests were at
tempted.
Gov. TayIor's Gunrd Reinforced.
Coy. Taylor's soldiers. who are IN
guard at the state house were rein
forced. to-day, by the arrival of the
Barboursyilc company of ~ men, all
of whom are fullyarmcd and equipped.
More troops are looked for tonight.
The Pinevile and London companies
are expected some time during the
night or tomorrow.
Appointed by Governor HeclSham.
Gov. Bcckham, this afternoon, APP
pointed Col David Il. Murray, Of
Glover Point, assistant adjutant gen
eral with the rank of colonel, and lie
was sworn in.
The official announcement was male
that this appointment is only tempoi-
airy. This was regarded as significant,
It being understood that Col. Murray
accepted the appointment on account
of the gravity of the political situation
and with the understanding that he
could resign when the conditions in
the state became more quiet.
whitaker and CuIton Removed.
.HarNnd Whitaker and w. II, Cul.
ton. who were confined in Jail here
charged with completely in the assas-
sination of Goebel, We're removed from
Jail at an early hour this morning and
taken to Shelbyyille, where they were
placed on train and sent to Louis
Vile under heavy guard. 1t is UNDER
stood they will be kept in the Louis
Vile Jail till the April term of the cir
cult court, when they will be returned
here for trial