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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-08-16
Candidates Notified.

The Democratic candidates for
President and Vice-President were
formally notified of their nomina-
ton, at Indianapolis last Thursday.
They were greeted by cheering
thousands. Mr.. Bryan's speech
was mastery one, and one op-
ponents are much worried because
he did not devote any time to free
silver. The speech makes a whole
gage of fine type and we lack space
to reproduce it here.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-08-16

The fight between Rubin and
Fitzsimmons, in Madison Square
Garden, New York, on Friday
night last, ended in a victory for
the latter. Ruhlin's ability appears
to have been over estimated. Con-
siderable money was placed on him.
because of his victory over Sharky
recently. The end came i'll the
sixth round, when Fitz. landed
heavily on his opponents jaw,
knocking him down and out. After
the fight Rubin admitted that he
was unable to cope with the cornish
man.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-08-16

75c to 81 90 Dress Goods,
5Sc.
our Il UGUST
LINEN SALE.
We have sold a big lot
Of table linen, napkins and
toweling, the last week, but
we have more. If you will
need the goods soon, it will
pay you to come to our
store this week.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-08-16

The worst trouncing the Quay
machine has yet had, was given
them in Bradford county at their
recent convention, when the anti
Quay people nominated state sen-
ator and three representatives, turn
ed down the Quay County chair
man and put in their own man.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-08-16

The colored camp meeting adver-
tised to be held at this place on
Sunday was a complete failure
They brought five loads of water
melons and other supplies and one
hack load of people, but about five
o'clock in the afternoon left for
home, with all they brought. Mill
vile Iabhet.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-08-16
A Young Thief.

OSWEGO. n. ", Aug. 14.-Frank
Keenan,, 7-year-old child, broke into
grocery store here and stole a quantity
of tobacco and cigarettes. The boy rails
ed a window and climbed in. He will be
sent to a reformatory.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-08-16
THURSDAY, AUGUST 10, 1900.

THE COLUMBIAN is for the Dem
ocratic ticket-national, state and
county. The names of all candi-
dates will be hoisted in due time.
They are omitted tor the present,
because they occupy space without
serving any good purpose SO long
before the election.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-08-16
For Rent.

Two Of the best rooms for Offices
In the town, second floor front Co
LUMBIAN building, Will be rented
together OF separately. Water, steam
heat, electric light, and all modem
convenlences. Terms low. INQUIRE
of Geo. f.. tlwell. If
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-09
DETAILS OF THE HORNE FIRE.
1t Is Now Said the Loss May Reach
Almost $2.GOO.OO0.

Pittsburg. April S-The extensive de-
partment store of Joseph Horne & Co.. at
the corner of Fifth street and Penn
avenue, was destroyed by fire early
this morning. Shortly after midnight
flames were discovered issuing from the
windows of the eighth floor and inside Of
an hour the big eight-story structure was
completely gutted entailing a loss of over
100000 If the building proves to be so
badly warped as to necessitate a new
structure, the loss will be nearly 100000
A member of the firm says the building
was valued at $75O, coo and was insured fer
$4,000 The stock was valued at 81. 100000
with insurance in the neighborhood of
$4,000 general alarm brought all me
engines of the lower town district to the
scene, but the flames ate their way so
rapidly from one floor down TO another
that the efforts of the tiremen Were almost
futile. The building was supposed TO be
fireproof but not until the fire reached the
first floor was there any possibility of get
ting it under control. Probably every ar
ticle in the store was either burned or
ruined by water.
A later thorough inspection shows the
81, GOO stock is a total loss and the
building is damaged at least $25000O, both
stock and building being covered by in
surance. The firm expects to resume bust
ness within ten or fifteen days The total
insurance is estimated a $15000O0 The
upper floors of the building are absolutely
wiped out and the rear half of the roof
has fallen to the sixth floor Nothing re-
mains on these floors but honeycombed
terra Gotta flooring and steel girders.
General Manager Holcombe of the firm
thinks the first three floors can be util-
lied for business within ten days. The
vaults were uninjured and the firms books
are intact. The employees number 900 peo-
pie, the majority of whom will be utilized
during the recons truction period The
nrigin Of the cnnAa gration is unknown
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-09
MISSIONARY WORK IN AFRICA.
bishop HartseH Will Make an Inter-
estiRg Report.

estiRg Report.
Correspondence of the Associated Press
London, March 31.-Bishop Hartsell, the
American Methodist bishop of Africa, re-
Gently reached London after another ex-
tensive Episcopal tour on the West coast
and through South and East Africa.
He and Mrs. Hartsell will sail for New
York in a few days, reaching there in time
to attend the Ecumenical Mission Confer
ence in that city, and reach Chicago for
the opening of the quadriennial general
Methodist Conference, which begins in
that city the first Wednesday in May.
To this body the Bishop viii make the
report of his four years of work.
His travels along the east and west
coasts and in the interior sections since
he sailed from Liverpool in December,
1896, foot up over $4,000 miles. In Lii
IBERIA the church membership has advance
ed to nearly 1900. The College of West
Africa at Monrovia has now a faculty of
seven educated negroes from America,
and is we'll attended. while associated
with ii are twenty-nine primary schools
in different parts of the republic, with an
aggregate attendance of nearly 1000 pu-
pills. printing press and establishment
worth s. 900 has been sent to MonroVia
and a thrty-two-page monthly periodical
entitled The New Africa is published
AT New Umtali, donation of $4,000
worth of town lots and an annual subsidy
of 81 0C0 for school work among the Eu-
ropeans has been received. This town has
already 500 settlers and is In the gold belt,
is 300 feet above the sea and on the rail-
road running from Beria, on the coast over
300 miles TO the east, and finished to Sails
bury. nearly 200 miles further into the
continent
Ten miles from New Umtali is another
beautiful mountain valley and here the
Bishop has received a donation of over
$4,000 worth of good buildings and 1900
acres of splendid land. Here a great in
dustrial mission station for natives has
been begun. The Bishop has recently spent
several months there inaugurating the
scheme. Several missionaries are on the
ground Herds of cattle. sheep and goats
are begun schools, carpentery, black
smithing farming and buildings equipped
with best American tools, gardens, fields,
fenced and planted. schools for natives
opening, and a hospital and childrens
home furnished.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-09
For JEWISH UNION COLLEGE.
An Appeal for Funds Made by DIR.
Emil Hirsch Last Night.

Chicago, April SIN his address at the
memorial services held in memory of the
late Dr. Isaac Wise, at Isaiah Temple 90
night, DR.. Emil Hirsch made an appeal
to the Jewish people of Chicago to raise
100000, which is the amount yet required
to lift the debt os the Jewish Union Col
lege in Cincinnati.
Incidental to the appeal for funds, DR..
Hirsch limited that this college, the lead
ing Jewish educational institution in
America, might be removed to this city
and become affilia ted with the University
of Chicago.
"Who knows but that the college may
gravitate this way and become associated
with the great university of the city, he
said. Even if il should not do so, it is
our duty to assist the institution for the
basis of education of Jewish theologians
in this country"
This remark, coming as it does from
one. of the leading promoters of Jewish
education in America, and the present OcN
cupant of a chair at the university at Chi
ego. struck the audience as being very
significant
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-09
Florida school Reports.

Tallahassee, Fla, April S.-Of the
states educational institutions which re-
port monthly to the State Board of Edu-
cation the following have reported for the
month of March:
The State Normal College at De F'uniak,
reports 92 students, SO of which are from
Walton county. The cost of maintasing
the school for March, was $500.
Normal and Industrial College, at Tai
lahassee, 1853 students in the college prop
er, and 80 in the model school 81 being
from Leon county. Cost of school for
the month, $9t}04.
State Deaf Mute Institute at st. Angus
tine, 50 students, SO white and p colored.
Cost for the month, $1,0O7 So
The South Florida Military and Educa-
tional Institute at Barlow. 40 students. all
state students but four. Cost of school,
81 COS Go.
Mayor l.. D. Ball of the Leon Hotel.
who owns a large pear grove here, re-
Gently sent blighted specimens OF the Le-
Conte pear TO the agricultural department
a Washington Mayor Bah is in receipt
of letter stating that the disease IS gem
uine pear blight OF the form known as
blossom blight, which has been communi-
Gated to The flowers through the agency
of bees and other insects. I mail you "a
paper on THE Cause and Prevention Of
Pear Blight" which viii give you the
information desired.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-09
DEATH OF ELY COGHLAN.
Was an Actress and Sister of Rose
and Charles COghIan.

New York April Silly Coghlan, the
actress, sister of Rose and Charles Cogh-
Ian. died at Stamford, Conn, early this
morning. aged SO years. She had been in
i'll health some time and her malady de-
veloped into pneumonia. She was taken
to Bellevue Hospital.
on Tuesday morning she was removed
to Stamford, Conn. There was no change
for the better however, and she sank
rapidly. Rose Goghlan, after finishing her
part on the stage here, Saturday night,
hurried to Stamford and reached her sis
ters bedside fifteen minutes before her
DEATH and while she was still conscious
Ely Coghlan was the second daughter
and youngest child of Charles Francis
and Anna Maria Coghlan of Peterboro
England. She married Sydney Battan, sec
rotary of the Leadenhall Street Bank
London in 1887. Her name was familiar
in the concert halls and theaters of Eu-
rope and this country.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-09
Lost Mines.

From the New York Telegraph.
Whatever may be said about the ro-
man tic features of nearly all the lost-mine
stor,es Of camps in the West. 1t is useless
,o trv to demonstrate to veteran gold
seekers that the Mother Gold mine, some
where in Arizona. or New Mexico, is
myth from the Aztec. According TO the
legend this bed of golden riches lies In
an almost Inaccessible valley. about hve
miles in breadth, walled in by towering
mountains and perpendicular cliffs, rang
ing in hight from 1900 to 5000 feet. A
CRYSTAL stream penetrates this valley.
coming from the highest mountain peaks
ar one end and disappearing at the other
in cave.
This cave is the only practicable en-
trance 10 the valley and 1t is guarded by
the descendants of Montezuma's guards.
only three men are fully informed as to
the secret entrance. When one OF them
dies the other two choose third, TO
whom they confde the secret. The gold.
shining softly in the sunlight by DAY ana
rejecting softly In the light of the moon
nv might. stretches in enormous masses
from one end of the valley to the other.
MANY Mexican miners have devoted the
better parts of their lives to reach the
scene. and many an American, overcome
by the apparent sincerity OF the natives
IN describlsg their faith In the existence
Of the Mother Gold. has expended time
and labor in attempts to solve the mys-
terry.
The Colorado desert in the extreme
southern part Of California and the noun
tains, on the boundary between California
and Mexico have been secured for more
than thirty years by adventurous gold
seekers In quest of the Peg Leg mine.
A drunken. rollickng gold miner, John @,
Smith. who was known all over the SOUTH
eru part Of the state as Peg Leg Smith,
because Of his wooden leg, came into Los
Angeles one day in July Of 1868 with his
camp outfit and his mules laden with
several sacks of gold ore.
Ills rock was assayed and the news
quickly spread that Peg Leg Smith had
ore that ran all the way from $40 10
5000 ION. lie SAID his mine was down
across the Colorado desert in the noun
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-09
JACKSONVILLE, FLA

tain range In San Diego county, and that
until he knew whether 1t was situated in
the United States or Mexico he must keep
its location a strict secret 10 himself.
Early in September Peg Leg SmAth was
missing in Los Angeles and the news
came across the country week or two
later from San Bernardino that he Rad
been there and hastily and secretly fitted
out for a camp of several months i'm the
mountains and mule ride across the
desert.
He had at the last moment taken two
old mining chums with him and set out
in the night. Several years later the
dried and mummy-like remains of the
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-09

DR.. ]. w. Shuts, President Board of
Health, Wichita. Kan, writes ITO the
judicious use of Solidifed rmaldehyde
we attribute the eradication of this dread
disease within 20 days"
Or. j. w. Peck. City Physician of indie
pendence, Mo, writes: Or. George Lem
myers Formadehyde Generator surpasses
anything have seen or used Contagious
or infectious diseases surrender TO its uses
Immediately. Every household should
use your generator to Danish all germs
and render the atmosphere of their homes
pure, sweet and healthful."
DR. Alexander considers Formaidehyde
to he the ideal germicide deodorant and
analizymatic." He Obtained excellent re-
suits in Diphtheria, Hay Fever and
Whooping Cough.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-09

two men who accompanied the Old man
were found in the Colorado desert. From
that time to this there have been periods
cal reports of the finding of the mine that
Smith told about. A score of men have
laid down their lives in the desert and
among the mountains while seeking the
enormous wealth that such a property az
Peg Leg described would surely yield.
Only last May two men started out from
San Diego confident that an Indians da-
scription of the mine at the south end
of the Colorado desert answered the de-
tails of the Peg Leg lodges. They died
from thirst with their mules before they
had got eighty miles from home.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-09
A TEXAS WONDER
Halls Great Discovery.

One small bottle of Halls Great Dis
covery cures all kidney and bladder
troubles, removes gravel cures diabetes,
seminal emissions, weak and lame backs.
rheumatism and all irregularities of the
kidneys and bladder in both men and
women, regulates bladder troubles in chill
1ren. If not sold by your druggist will
De sent by mail on receipt of ST. One
s'hah bottle is two months treatment,
and will cure any case above mentioned.
Or. e. W. Hail. sole manufacturer. p. O..
BOX 6z9' ST. Louis, Mo. Send for testi-
monlals. Sold by all druggists and Solo
mons Co, Savannah. Ga.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-09
WOOD COMMITTED SUICIDE.
Was the Son of n Wealthy Mine
Owner of LeadvilIe, Col.

Chicago, April S.-Taylor C. Wood COM
mitted suicide by shooting himself
through the head in his room at the Men
tone Hotel, Dearborn avenue and Erie
streets tonight
The dead man was 81 years old, and
the son of T. s. Wood a wealthy mine
owner of I4eadville, Col He was a SER
geant in the First Colorado Volunteer In
fantry, and was in the Philippines until
about six months ago. Aft~ his return
he went to Springfield. Ill. lie was en-
Moved as a clerk by the Illinois Central
Railroad Company II is thought that
despondency over illness caused him to
end his life.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-09
pnnishmentIs Too VIA.

Berlin, April SON The ground that the
PUNISHMENT f. too mild for the offense
Emperor william has refused to confirm
The sentence to short Imprisonment
passed upon Lieut.. Prince Prosper Aren-
berg. who last year murdered a negro IN
German Southwest Africa under srcum-
stances OF peculiar atroeity.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-09
THIRTY BoERs EsCAPED.
Plans for Getting Out of the British
Prison Camp.

Simonstown, Cape Colony, April III
now appears that no fewer than thirty
Beers escaped from the old camp last
evening. Nine have since been recap
tured.
The prisoners effected their escape by
cutting a fence under the sentry bridge,
while the sentry was above. A driver of
a sanitary cart was offered f200 TO carry
off the prisoners.
A new tunnel has been discovered in
the direction opposite to the former one.
1t had been completed TO within five feet
of the point for a breach.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-09
FISHING TREATY RENEWED.
nihlcuity Between France and
England nt PreHenf

~ Wv, JOINS N. F., April s.-Joseph Cham
.e''eln' Imperial Secretary of State for
'ne Colonies has notified the colonial cab
mat the British and French gov
ma5' have renewed the Anglo French
The ~ VIVendt covering fishery rights on
cIos- louhdland treaty shore until the
am vi 'he present year. This removes
the a'nPIehension as to friction between
ro e "o Powers over the rights of their
ing P a subjects during the approach
ans Hshng season
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-09
MAREUn NOT UNDERSTOOD.
A Great Soldier Whose Advice the
Rnera Ne&IeCfed.


London, March 9.-The Bloemfontein cor
respondent of the Daily Mail. telegraph
ing Friday and referring to The death at
Boshof of Gen. DeVillesbois Mareuil, COM
mander of the French legion of the Boer
army, says:
He was a fine type of the French beau
sabreur, brave, dashing. highly intelligent,
loving war, yet polished gentleman at
home and a scholarly and almost brilliant
writer. He was of far too high a type to
be understood by the Beers, who showed
open contempt for his advice and DISC
bedence to his orders.
He it was who warned Gen. Cronje that
he was being fanked by Lord Roberts.
Cronje replied, angrily:
The British will never leave the rail-
way
The French officer persisted, saying it
was obvious that the British meant to out
flank the Beers. Then Cronje shouted
Boy, keep still. I was soldier before
you were born
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-09
PASSENGER TRAIN WRECKED.
Disaster Was Caused by Spreading
of the Rails.

Laredo, Tex, April S.-The northbound
passenger train which left here over the
International and Great Northern Rail-
way this morning, was wrecked by the
spreading of the rails near Twohi, about
noon. The entire train, except the engine
went into the ditch.
Mail Agent s. e. Bright was seriously
injured and several less seriously hurt.
Further details have not been received
here.
The Rio Grande has come to a stand of
twenty-six feet without damage to the
bridges here but the water works machlh-
cry is submerged and the crops along the
river have been destroyed.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-09
hurled IN POTTER's FIELD.
uheraIs of Five Men Who Were
GarrOted at Ponce.

ouce' Porto Rico, April S-The bodies
u me five men who were garroted yes
ssiody We're buried in the potters field.
subsequently, the execution platform was
'ioAeh up by a crowd of relic hunters,
VINO carried away the fragments as me-
m htos. 1t seems that few photo
siaphs Of the execution were secured.
Inc eNecutioners and the garrotes were
turned to-day to San Juan.
~ "upers continue to overrun the city.
,ta ms morning woman f1ed of starva-
uoh in the plaza.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-09
crew CHARGED wITH THEFT.
S'iSntion Demanded in Case of
Stcnmer Mexican

s.' ',''h' April 9.-The Cape Town corre-
o g"'enl Of the Daily Mail says:
~"nfses Of INSTRUMENTATION and pilfer-
1,. are made against the crew of the
al. ''a British steamer Mexican. After
pesr.5' .'''9n with the winkneld they an
lhDr 49,. w. De incapable and unwilling 10 do
} SEM Mhny rified the belongings OF
/ ,,,...5 i ~ treated the passenger8
cl.. with scant consideration. rho
b afob,.'l''s demands their retention and a
'1A'ns inyestlgation.p ''''' '''N I"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-09
Read This.
Vicksl,nrn MI

Vicksburg, Miss, Jan. s, 1900
1 nave used Halls Great Discovery for
bladder and kidney trouble, and would
not take a thousand dollars for the bene-
Mt received from using one bottle 1 feel
that l am permanently cured. I make
TINS statement from a sense of duty that
owe to those likewise afflicted, and trust
that they will take advantage of the in
formation and realize the truth of my
assertion. @ Fl Foster
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-09
president Raymond Resigns.

Morgantown w Va, April S.--A mem
her of the Board of Regents Of West Nlr-
plnia University states that President
RAYMOND has resigned, owing to disagree -
ment with the regents; that the resigna-
lion will be accepted, effective oct. 1, when
the presidents term expires ana that
there will be sweeping changes IN the fac
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-09
MRS. DEWEY AN EPIsCoPAL1AN.
Such q Report Is Current in Wash.
ingtOn But Not Verified.

Washington, April S-A report was in
circulation here tonight that Mrs Dewey
had left the Catholic Church and had be-
come an Episcopalian, but no verifcation
of the rumor could be obtained. Father
MaclIin, who married the Admiral and
his wife, and who is rector of her church,
refused to talk concerning the report
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-09

Two years ago Louis Patnaud resigned
his position as assistant postmaster of I1v-
erett. Wash to try his fortune in the
Kondike Three of his friends made up 800
as a "grubstake" for him. No word came
from the recipient until he returned 10 Ev-
erett a wesk ago. when he divided $1,000
among the three friends who had helped
him.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-09
CORN CROP is DESTROYED.
(Continued from First Page.)

by backwater and all communication
from the west side of the town is cut off.
If the river continues rising through the
night the Tobin addition to the town will
be under water and many cottages will be
destroyed
AT Webberville the river has fallen seven
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-09
THE METHODIST CONFERENCE.


'"'O AcSaiS @ASO'
Washington. April S.-Three large con-
Rresations attended the sessions of the
Baltimore Conference of the Methodist
Episcopal Church. South, to-day, at the
Mount Vernon Place Church. In the
morning the regular conference sermon
was delivered by Mr.. Duffy.
IN the afternoon twenty-five of the sur
wing members of the original Baltimore
No"iefence who were almost all young
"eh al the time of the division of the
SS4,hierence, met together in an old time
Neelhodist love feast, for the first time
since that memorable event took place.
hISAop Gambler preached the ordination
= Ih'h IN the evening when Mr.. Josiah
,,Sr"ser- Mr.. Willard p. Weinkle, Mr.. G.
W hlei ardson and Mr. w. j. r. Thorn
dSsen were ordained elders.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-09
Brazos River Is Failing.

Waco, Tex, April 8.-The Brazos river
which has risen steadily since Wednesday
began TO fall slowly at midnight last night
and at an early hour tonight had receded
six feet Information tonight from the
tributaries of the BraZos say that rain has
ceased and the river is falling. Reports OF
washouts on all railroads IN the cehtrai
mart Of the state continue to come in and it
will be several days before traffic is re-