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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-09-27
STATUE TO FOSTER.
Famous Song Writer Honored by
] the People of Pittsburgh.
His Compositions Are Sung aud Adj
mired I'm All Parts of the world
description of the Really
Artistic Monument.

Stephen Collins Foster finally has
a monument in Pittsburgh. where he
was born and where he spent many
years of his life. Lawrenceville. Pa,
the actual place of his birth, is now
part of Pittsburgh, and when atten-
tion was called to that fact several
years ago it was determined to see
what could he done toward raising a
monument TO the memory of the man
who wrote "Way Down on the Su-
vance River" "Massa's in the Cold
Cold Ground" "Old Black joe" and
many other songs. The contributions
for the monument came from many
sources, although most of them natu-
rally were given by citizens of Pitts
burgh. The statue was unveiled on
September 12 in Highland park under
very interesting circumstances. A
chorus of children's voices to the
number of 5000 was made up in Pitts
burgh. Allegheny and McKeesport,
the three towns of the county, and
was devoted almost exclusively to the
singing of Fosters music. A collec-
tion of bands from other cities sup
piled the orchestral music, that was
made up entirely of Fosters songs.
The monument is the work of
Giuseppe Marchetti. of New York,
and the large number of competitors
included sculptors from all parts of
the country. The design of the monu-
ment was suggested by r. j. keenan,,
Jr., of Pittsburgh, and the committee
which accepted Sig. Marchetti's work
consisted of A. w. Mellon, Rob-
ert Pitcairn, +. NJ. Bigelow, W.
n. Frew, j. w. Beatty and Senator C.
L. Magee.
The statue is the first one set up in
park, and the committee has
exercised care to protect itself against
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-09-27
A Gas Well Gusher.

BIRMINGHAM, Pa, Sept. PA gas
well gusher has been struck at Lanes
Mills, six miles from this city, at depth
of 5000 feet. The well was drilled by
local company, and when the drill struck
the vein the gas coming to the surface
with terrific force, blew tools and rocks
over 100 feet in the air. 1t is estimated
by experts that the well is good for
100000 feet every 2i hours. The well
is in an entirely new territory and will
come into direct competition with the
Standard Oil company, whose wells sup
ply this city and neighboring towns and
are located % miles from here.
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TAGALS MORE ACTIVE.
Provinces In Luzon and Elsewhere
Terrorized.

MANILA, Sept. 24.-Thc insurgcnt
demonstrations last week prove to have
been more extended than was at first re.
ported. From Cagayan and Isabella
provinces and the northwestern districts
of Luzon come accounts of insurgent
operations and American precautionary
measures. Merchants in the province of
Albay are getting their hemp to Manila
as rapidly as possible. fearing that other.
wise it will be burned by the insurgents
At 1loilo there was considerable ankle
ty lest an uprising should occur, but the
insurgents there are ceasing their activ.
ity and returning in white clothing to the
garrisOned towns of the district. AS u
resumption of insurgent operations IL
considered quite probable the Americans
there are taking the necessary steps.
The American casualties in killed,
wounded or missing during the last ten
days approach 100. including those ut
Siniloan, Mt the east end of Laguna de
Bay, where the insurgents after the en-.
gagement delivered ten bodies of ouI
dead.
Documents captured in Manila show
that the insurgent activity in this vicin
ity was ordered by rebels here following
instructions from the Hongkong junta.
Senior Bucncamino has received from
Aguinaldo an answer regarding his peace
proposals. Aguinaldo declines TO con.
slider them and declares that he is un
willing to agree to compromise.
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GENERAL PALMER DEAD.
Prominent Democrat succumbs TO
Heart Disease.

SPRINGFIELD Ills. Sept. 2i.-Gcn-
eral John NJ. Palmer, formerly governor
of Illinois. at one time Il United States
senator, the Gold Democratic candidate
for president in 1896 and one of the
great generals in the Union army in the
civil war. Is dead at his home here
General Palmer died suddenly, his
death being caused 10y heart disease. He
was an honorary pallbcarcr at the funcI-
nj of General McClcrnand last Saturday
and was in good health Monday evening.
He made Il trip around the business part
of the city at night to see the iilumina-
tions on account of the state fair. He
passed comfortable night, but in the
morning had sudden distress. which
ended in death.
John McAulcy Palmer. who has been
called "thc Gladstone of the West, was
born in a little log cabin on Eagle creek,
in Scott county. Ky. on Sept. l3. 1917,
When he was II years old his family
moved to Madison county, Ills. and in
that state General Palmer passed the
rest of his life. lie became n lawyer and
soon entered politics. He held important
county Offices. was elected state judge
and was sent to the state senate. Event
ually he became governor of the state.
and then he was elected to the senate of
the United States. In 1896 he was can.
didate for president of the United States.
Senator Palmer was Jcffersonan
Democrat by inheritance. His father.
Lewis ID. Palmer. one of the early set.
tiers in Kentucky. was an old school
Democrat. He had served as Il soldier in
the War Of 1912,
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isms. Granting that of all these pres
ent forms man is at the top, the ques-
ton is: How did he get there and
from what lower order? Darwin held
that man was not necessarily devel-
oped ape; only that far back in the
history of world-building the man
branch of the ape stock diverged
from the normal. and that it con-
tinued through ages to develop along
the lines of it's differentiation.
In great measure the study of the
known apes and monkeys had been
disappointing to scientists, who would
have made man a direct descendant
of the ape group. Four of the best
representatives of the group now
known are the gorilla, chimpanzee,
orang-outang and gibbon. But no one
of these approaches man more nearly
than another, and all fall far short.
The brain of the oran-outang, with
the convolutions, is more nearly like
that of man than is the brain of any
of the others. But, on the other
hand, the body of the gorilla is most
like the body of the man. 1t is here
that such intense interest lies in the
pithecanthropus. If in brain, skele-
ton and general physical outline it
can show a more marked likeness to
man-can fill in the gap so palpably
open in the present genealogical
,shain of the human race-it will mean
much to the science of anthropology
and to the whole theory of evolu-
ton.
Tracing the tracks of man back
through the ages, the scientist has
found many gaps in the fossil history
of the creation. Even primitive man
burned or buried his dead, and there
are ages which never will yield their
secrets to the scientist. Yet his re-
search into the customs. rites and
manners of savage tribes point to
lower origin for even these rude spe-
cies. Again, as pointing to this evolu-
tion of man, the scientist has found
rudimentary organs in man, showing
departures from the ways of life of
his ancestry. AS for example, the
well-defined ear muscles in man could
not have been Of use to him had he
been born to his present high estate.
The question of the missing link
rs years ago was more in the public
ear than it is now, but to-day it has
aot been answered. If the pithecan-
thropus shall give evidence in support
sf the Darwinian theory, it promises
to be quite as welcome as it is now
unnecessary.
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New York Markets.

FLOUR-State and western weak and
lower to sell: Minnesota patents 81 9Dd
AGO; winter straights, s3.55g865 winter ex,
trast ". .!043; winter patents, s3.70d4
WHEAT-Weak and decidedly lower un-
der liquidation, prompted by declines In
the northwest and foreign selling; Octo-
RYE-Dull; state, 55MS6c., G. /. f., New
York NO. western, 60c., {. o. b.. ahoat
CORN-Opened steady on the strength
of cash corn, but declined later With
wheat; October, 45is@45Ac,; December
Al ll-l6d42c.
OATS-Dull and easier; track. white
state, 26q3Sc. track, white, western. 26Si,
,PoRK-steady; mess, sl275q14; family,
LARD-steady prime western steam
7.50c. '''"''''
BUTTER-Weak state dairy, 15ha21o .
creamery, 17q22l2c. N'' ;
CHEEsE-strong; large white, llAc. Z;
small white, 1lAM1l%c.
EGGS-Quiet and steady; state and
@ennsyivania' lSq2lc.; western, loss off
sUGAR--Raw strong; fair refining 4nc
centrifugal, SO test, &C.; refined firm :
crushed, S;95c; powdered. 6.25c.
TURPENTINE-Quie at 4IIa42c.
-oMOLAssEs-Quiet; New Orleans, 4sqD
RIcE-steady; doaestlo. 4gsqese; Ia
,.TigAl,LitoW-steady; city, 4sso; country
,HAYGa9ulet; shipping, 75Q77,ac. good 70
choice. S2lsg92l2c S0'N u
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Howard Jury Can't Agree.

FRANKFORT, Ky, Sept. 26-The
jury in the case of Jim Howard, on trial
for the murder of Governor William
Goebel, reported that it had been unable
to reach Il verdict. The jury took the
case at 2:3O, and nearly three hours
were spent in an effort to agree on
verdict. A hung jury has been generally
predicted. 1t is generally believed that
the jury is hopelessly hung up and that
verdict will not be found, as it is sup
posed the jurors are divided ON the
question as to Howards guilt or inno-
cence and not as to the degree of pun
ishment.
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WILL INVADE JAVA.
Two Expeditions Expect to Find
> Missing Link There.
American Party Is in Charge of
Yale Man and Is Backed by n
Vandcrbilt-Win Hunt for
Pithccnnthropus.

Search for the pthecanthrophus
the missing link" in Darwin's theory
of the evolution of man, is now under
way, with the money of a Vanderbilt
behind. David j. Walters, q student
OF Yale, backed by George Wander
bilt, left New Haven on September 1,
and expects to take up his still hunt
on the island of Java about October
IS. Prof Haeckele. of the University
Of Jena. and one of the most noted
scientists of Europe, will leave Jena
about the 1st of October on the same
quest, and the race may be to the
swift.
Several of these animals are said
TO have been seen in the forests OF
Java, and every effort of the two men
will be bent toward securing a speci-
men.
The pithecanthropus belongs to the
ape family. Its name comes from the
subdivision pithecia, of the family
cebidae. Scientists have credited its
existence accordingly as they have ac-
cepted the Darwinian idea of the
origin of man. Stories of the crea-
<ures have come from travellers and
from natives of the jungles-stories
even to the carrying off of women by
this strange creature. which so close
Iy is allied to man.
p Credence is given to these stories by
the followers of Darwin for the rea-
son that of all the known members of
the ape family none approaches near
enough to man in general attributes
to be accorded the place of missing
link. All of them have marked like
nesses to man in many physical fea-
lures, but none is convincing proof
of the theory in itself.
Briefly, the Darwinian philosophy
holds that all animal life began with
few primitive forms of living organ
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MUST BE PROTECTED.
titled to Liberty OF worship
by Tientsin Treaty.

The announcement from Washing
ton that the president is determined
TO insist that the Chinese government
shall obey its treaty obligations pledg-
ing protection, not only to the Chris
tian missionaries, but to the native
Christians, will command universal
approval, says the Chicago Evening
Post. The treaties repeatedly made
between the United States and China
have been most specific on this point.
The massacre of the hundreds and the
thousands of native Christians has
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-09-27
DR.. JOSEPH PARKER.
Englnnd's Greatest Pulpit Orator
Declares That He Is About Tore
tire from the Ministry.

Rev. DR.. Joseph Parker, the famous
preacher of London, is about to retire
from the ministry, He is the pastor Of
the City temple, the leading Congrega-
tional church of Great Britain, and has
been ever prime favorite with Amer
leans abroad. DR.. Parker established
the City temple in 1869, and during the
years that have passed since then he
has developed an important work
among the poor of the great city. Few
pulpit orators are more eloquent, more
outspoken or more fearless than the
celebrated British divine. Preaching
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-09-27
Floating Apiaries in Epynt

Apiaries are always established with
a regard for the convenience of the
bees to rich fields of blossoms. MANY
interesting accounts are given of trav-
cling colonies of bees. Gypsies wander
with ahives on carts. Edinburgh bee
keepers journey with their hives to the
moors where heather is in bloom. In
Egypt boatmen have apiaries and sail
up or down the Nile, wherever the flow
ering fields are likely to afford harvest
for the bees.
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FOSTER MONUMENT.

unsa tisfactory work. The base of the
memorial is of granite and is IA feet
high. The figures are in bronze. The
poet is seated and holds in his hand
book and pencil. Seated at his feet
is an old negro, who is playing a banjo
The song composer is evidently seek
ing inspiration from the negre's mu-
sic. The statue is placed at the left
of the main entrance of the park
The exercises at the unveiling were
almost wholly musical, and only one
address was delivered. One hundred
thousand persons were present at
the ceremonies, and as Fosters
music is probably better known
to the people of this country
than any other composers, many
Joined in the choruses. America" was
the only song on the programme that
was not the work of Foster.
The composer was born on July 4,
lS26, and died in New York 3s years
later. He taught himself music and
studied with great assiduity. His com
positions include 100 songs, of which
the first written was "Open Thy Lat
tice, Love- published in 1s42, and the
last was beautiful Dreamer" COM
posed in 1864, the last year of his life.
Gentle Annie" willie, We Have
Missed YOU "Old Dog, Tray" Come
Where My Love Lies Dreaming" mel
lie Was a Lady" my Old Kentucky
Home, Maggie by My Side" and ''Ei-
len Bayne," the music of which is now
used for John Browns Body Lies
a-Mouldering in the Grave" were
some of the best known among his
compositions. As rule he wrote both
the words and music of his sonps.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-09-27
In the Twentieth Ce,,,rv

The twentieth century will have "a
leap years, the greatest possible num-
ber. February will have five SUNDAYS
three times-192O, 194S and 1876. The
earliest possible date upon (which
Easter can occur is March 12. The last
time it occurred on that date was 1918.
The latest date that Easter can occur
is April 25. 1t will occur but one time
in the coming century on that date
1943. The middle day of the century
will be January l, 1851. There will be
$50 eclipses during the coming century.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-09-27

DIR. A. Conan Doyle will write in the o''
tober McClure's on "Some Lessons OF the
War;" in which he takes up the various
branches in the service in the South Airean
war and criticises their conduct in the late
struggle as well as the general system gov
erning the British army. He censures the
infantry severely, and makes some inteIeSy
ing suggestions as to how the standard oil ei,
fclency may be raised. He brings forward
a startling proposition, which is nothing less
than to make an enormous reduction III tut
size of the army and to make radical changes
in the methods of training DR.. Doyle was
in the thick of all the most important hsh'I
ing; and he writes with great courage anu
conviction of the faults or the British army
system.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-09-27
A Party without Candidates.

NEW YORK, Sept. Ex-senator CAT.
fiery has declined the nomination for the
presidency offered him by the new Ma
tional party, known as the anti-imperial-
lists. Archibald M. Howe, the National
list vice presidential nominee, also with
drew his name. The campaign commit
tee of the National party sent out the
declinations from the Offices at SO Will
liam street. In statement the COM
mittee said it was unable to secure any
other candidates and would attempt now
to secure the election Of unpledged
electors
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-09-27
RAILR0AD NOTES.


The Lackawanna Railroad has been mott.
fed by the Postmaster General that twelve
new railway postal clerks have been appoirt.
ed for duty on that line. They will repor,
to V. ]. Bradley, Superintendent RAILWAY
Mail Service, New York City. The add.
tional service made possible by these ap.
pointments will doubtless be keenly appre.
ciated, as, among other things, it will mean
another night mail between New York City
and Buffalo. At present the last mail 70,
the West out Of the New Yorl, postofhce
leaves at $50 p. m. The new Lackawanna
route will take everything up to midnight,
delivery being made in Buffalo early the
next morning. Additional routes have also
been provided between Ithaca and Oweso,
Utica and Binghamton, beside several Of the
larger suburban towns, including Newark,
Orange, Summit, Washington and Morris.
town. In detail these will be as follows;
Leave New York o.IS a. M, serving New
ark and all stations to Summit, arriving
there 7.25 a. m. Returning, leaves Summit
7 a. a. m, arriving New York s.. a, M.
New postal car service is also ordered on
train No. aI, leaving New York City, run
ning via the main line, serving all the Or
anges, and arriving at Washington 1885 am.
The Moulstown express train, leaving
New York lilo a. m will also, in the tu'
ture, carry a mail car and handle all loa,
mail, arriving Morristown 1855 p. m, R.
turning, will leave Morristown LIS p m,
arriving New York at p so p. m.
Leave Owego at 5.55 p. m, arriving llha'
ca s. 10 p. m. Returning, leaves Ithaca $50
p. m, arriving Owego 500 p. m.
| eaya RinUhomt . ro after arrival
of connecting train from Buffalo and New
York, arriving Utica s a. m Return
leaves Utica a o5 p M, arriving Bingham
ton TX ID m
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CALCUTTA, Sept. 22.-The extraor-
dinary rainfall in northern India has not
ceased for four days. Half the city of
Calcutta is submerged, and even in the
northern part the streets are flooded to
depth of three feet. Many houses
have collapsed. Thus far there has
been but little loss Of life, although, as
the rain continues very heavy, there is
considerable apprehension.
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been as intentional a defiance of the
other governments of the world ms
has been the murder of so many mis-.
sionaries and the destruction of all
their homes and possessions. 1t is
plain that the empress and her i'm.
mediate advisers have been at the
back of the horrible outrages perpe.
trated by her "bashibazook" Boxers.
The allied powers owe it to civiliza-
tion to make il plain that the inter
national compacts insuring liberty of
conscience and security against per-
scouting violence must be respected.
Russia may not take great interest in
this matter, but Great Britain. France
and Germany, and Japan, also, may
be depended upon to be in accord
The following are the terms of the
treaty of Tientsin:
The principles of the Christian religion, as
professed by the Protestant and Roman
Catholic churches, are recognized as teach
ing men to do good, and to do to others as
they would have others do unto them.
Hereafter those who quietly profess and
teach these doctrines shall not be harassed
or prosecuted on account of their faith.
Any person, whether a citizen of the Unit
ed States or Chinese convert, who accord.
ing to these tenets, peaceably teaches and
practices the principles of Christianity,
shall in no case be interfered with or mo-
Tested.
I These terms are perfectly specific
and unmistakable. Their renewed af.
firmation by the great powers of the
world cannot fail to have a salutary
effect on the minds of the Chinese
throughout the Celestial empire.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-09-27

Bicycle Poultry Book is the most compre.
hensive and helpful poultry book ever gotten
out. In addition to the vast amount Of val.
liable information covered in its seventeen
chapters, there are sixteen beautiful coored
plates, showing, true to color and shape,
twenty-thr varieties of poultry. Chickens,
ducks, turkeys ard geese, are all shown in
Their proper plumage, and with comb, beak
ana shanks as true to nature as it is possible
TO produce Also, forty-two handsome en-
cravings in hai,.tone, and sixty.one other
hieIptul illustrations of houses, nests, drink
ing vessels, etc. The price is 80 cents, by
mail address the publishers, Wilmer Akin.
son Co., Philadelphia.
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has been passion with him. "What
is your hobby, doctor?" lady once
asked him. 'Preaching, madam"
"But apart from preaching?" There
is nothing apart from preaching. 1t
touches all life," he replied. DR..
Parker's father was stonecutter.
herculean in physique and strength
and with the tread of Roman soldier.
All this the son inherited. He does not
know the meaning of the word "ill."
DR.. Parker in most of his opinions Is
most liberal. "The stage" he saws,
"cannot be put down. 1t responds to
an instinct which is ineradicable." And
he is dramatic in his pulpit. The retir-
ing minister will be II years old next
April His degree of doctor of divinity
was conferred by the University of
Chicago.
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Indians who Are Civilized.

Five civilized tribes of Indian terri
tory-the Creeks, the Chickasaws, the
Choctaws, the Cherokees and the Sem
inoles-are no longer a savage race.
phey have an excellent system of
schools, and are eager for education.
Their costumes are those of the Euro
Dean, and the white man is their
model
~0R~r y 4,U
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-09-27

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David CITY. Neb.. April I, 10

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biliousness, or nervousness DR.. AgnewS
Liver Pills will restore them to you-4o IT.
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