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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1901-02-14
Worst BIixznrd In Years.

SYRACUSE, Feb. 13.-Northern and
central New York are feet deep in the
worst blizzard of the winter and in some
respects in recent years. Over Il terri
tory extending from Rochester to Utica
and from Watertown to Ithaca the wind
is blowing a gale, and while it is not eX-
ceedingly cold the fine snow driven by
the wind makes travel dangerous. In
the cities snowpows and shovel gangs
are keeping the street car tracks in semi
passabe condition, but in the country
districts the roads are drifted to such
debts that travel is practically impossi-
BILE. Specials to The Post-Standard from
outlying towns say that worse conditions
have never been known. In some eases
communication with other villages except
by wire is entirely cut off. In Cortland
county drifts ten feet high are reported
in the main roads, and travel is impossi-
ble In the northern counties the same
story is told.
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THE MEN TAKE A HAND.
Topeka Business Men Say "Jo,nts''
Must Go.


TOPEKA, Feb. 11.-Thrce thousand
male citizens of Topeka in mass meet
ing here have decided that the numerous
Joints of the city must close their
places. They issued an ultimatum Civ
ing the "jointists" until Friday next at
IL o'clock noon to quit business. Ii this
shall not be done, warning was given
that 1000 armed men would immediate
fy move on the Joints" and remove
them by force. This action is the result
of the crusade started in Topeka less
than ten days ago by Mrs. Carrie Nation.
The meeting yesterday afternoon was a
remarkable one in every respect. 1t
was called by n committee of the Law
Enforcement league and was attended
by nearly all the prominent business men
Of the city. A feeling of intense earnest
ness pervaded the meeting. Conservative
men who have hitherto advocated mod
Grafton in the dealings with the lawless
element insisted in unmistakable terms
that the time had come when patience
had ceased to be virtue and that the
people of Topeka should take the law in
their own hands.
The meeting was opened with prayer.
After a few short, snappy addresses.
which worked the audience TO II high de-
gree of enthusiasm. an ultimatum was
proposed and passed amid the loudest
cheering.
Twelve hundred men signed their
names to cards pledging themselves to be
ready at II moments notice to join the
army which has been recruited to stamp
out the joints by the time the limit set
by the ultimatum expires.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1901-02-14
MRS. NATION IN CHICAGO.
Made Speeches I'm Houte-Arriva
Causes Little Excitement.

CHICAGO, Feb. 13.--Mrs. Carrie Ma
tion arrived in Chicago at $40 last night,
coming over the Rock Island road, and
within 10 minutes after reaching the city
she was facing somewhat diminutive
audience gathered under the auspices of
local members of the w. G.. Il. L. in Will
lard hall. On her trip toward Chicago
she delivered number of short address,
es from the rear end of the car, speak
ing ut nearly every station where Il stop
was made. Her coming was marked by
no special incident contrary to the ex-
pectation of the ladies who had invited
her to visit Chicago.
She entered her carriage at once and
was driven rapidly to Willard hall, five
blocks distant. Here a small crowd had
been awaiting her arrival since I:IO, il
having been announced that Mrs. Nation
would speak at s o'clock
An impression existed with many that
the lecture was to be free. instead of
which an admission fee of 90 cents was
charged This balked good many, and
at the time of Mrs. Nations arrival
there were as many in the hallway who
had refused to pay the admission price
and stood around waiting to see her en-
ter as there were in the hall waiting tC
hear her speak.
Before entering the hall Mrs. Nation
declared that it was her intention to get
the saloon keepers of Chicago together
and talk to them. She was determined
tO do this
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1901-02-14
MONEYFOR THE ARMY
Appropriation Bill Passed by
the House.
SENATE TAKES UP AGRICULTURE.
supply Dill For That Department Un-
Hnished-Committee Recommends
Half a Million Increase TO
Postal budget.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13.-The house
yesterday passed the army appropriation
bill and entered upon consideration of the
sundry civil bill, the last but one of the
big money bills. The debate on the army
bill was confined largely to n discussion
of the question of passing bills to remove
the charge of desertion against soldiers
and was made notable by n statement of
Mr. Mcclellan of New York comparing
the cost of the soldier in European ar.
mics with the cost in the United States,
According to his figures, including the
cost of pensions, etc, each United States
soldier involved an expense of S2,S2S,
while n German soldier costs S229 and a
French soldier S232. Previous to the con.
sideration Of the appropriation bills the
letter rejecting upon Mr.. Perry $. Heath
which Mr.. Sulzer introduced into the pro-
ceedings yesterday was oXpunged from
the record. During the debate upon the
motion to expunge Mr.. Sulzcr renewed
his attack upon Mr.. Heath, rcitcrating
his statement Of Monday that he was
willing to father the statements in the
letter and declaring that If action was
brought against him he would not plead
his constitutional immunity.
At the close of the day the house adopt
cd the usual resolutions of regret on the
death of General 4. ID. Shaw of New
York and adjourned out of respect to his
memory. Owing to the tangle in which
the house found itself just before ad-
journment heing without a quorum) the
announcement of General Shaw's death
could not be made.
During the entire session of the senate
the agricultural appropriation bill was
under consideration. After six hours of
consideration the bill was little more than
half completed. The debate upon the
measure dealt almost entirely with nd
ministrative details of the department of
agriculture many concentrations of the
work of the department being made by
senators on both sides of the chamber.
The increase of postal appropriations
recommended by the senate committee
amount to Sj25,0 making the grand
total of the bill S124,30S, ,0SS, or S7,G15,
0i6 in excess of the estimated postal rev
enues for the year. In addition to the ap
preparation for the pneumatic tube sys
TEN there is small appropriation fol
free delivery of mail in towns and small
cities and another small appropriation
for experimenting with return postage
envelopes and postal cards. The bill prob
ably will be taken up for consideration
next Monday.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1901-02-14
Gomez May Be President.

HAVANA. Feb. 12.-The followers of
General Maxine Gomez triumphed yes
terday in the Cuban constitutional con
vention. The clause making him eligible
to the presidency of the republic was
adopted by vote of Is to H. There was
no discussion. Just before the question
was put to vote Senor Giberga said he
did not think the convention was called
upon to recognize the revolutionary ele-
ment in the constitution, but this pro-
test elected no reply. Senor Llorente,
who is classed with the anti-Gomez fac
ton, was not present ut yesterdays ses-
sion owing to sickness. General Rivera
absented himself in consequence Of his
wish not to take part in this particular
dispute. SenOr BetancOurt, who voted
last week with the opponents Of General
Gomez to postpone the discussion, cast
his vote for Gomez, making majority
of one in favor of the clause.
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COLONEL a. D. SHAW.
Past Grand Army Commander Found
Dend In Washington.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11.-Represent-
ative Albert ID. Shaw of Watertown, y.
Y, formerly commander in chief of the
Grand Army of the Republic, was found
dead late Sunday morning in his room
at the Riggs House. A physician sum-
moned Immediately after the discovery of
the body pronounced death due to apo
plexy, probably about o'clock in the
morning. Colonel Shaw had returned
about 1:30 O'Clock from Il banquet at
the Ebbitt House in honor of his sue
cessor, General Leo Rassieur, and be-
fore he LETT the banquet hall had re-
sponded eloqlnntly to toast and ap-
peared in excellent health and spirits.
The body was discovered lying face
downward on the floor. The features
We're slightly bruised, showing he had
fallen suddenly and heavily After his
return to the hotel Colonel Shaw asked
for hot water, complaining of indiges-
ton. The water was brought to him,
and that was the last seen of him alive.
Colonel Shaw was 80 years of age and
veteran of the civil war. He was a
widower, his wife dying just one year
ago yesterday.
Colonel Shaw was born in Lyme, n.
Y, Dec. ~ 1871. He served term of
enlistment in the Thirty fifth New York
volunteers and as a special agent of the
war department at provost marshal
headquarters during the civil war. Later
he was a member of the state assembly
for one term, was appointed consul to
Toronto in 1868 and promoted to Man
chester, England, in 1878, from which
latter place he was removed by Presi-
dent Cleveland in 1885 for being ian
offensive partisan" Afterward he filled
the Office of department commander OF
the Grand Army of the Republic for the
state of New York. commander in chief
of the national body and representa-
tive in congress, succeeding the late G. A
Chickering, who met tragic death il
New York
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1901-02-14
New Jersey Tax LegislntiOn.

TRENTON, Feb. 13.-The senate after
an hours discussion passed Senator
Reeds bill providing that no deduction
should be allowed on the assessed valua-
ton of real estate for any Indebtedness
to any bank or trust company. Senator
Martin opposed the bill in long speech,
in which he said it would work an in
justice to honest debtors. Senator Reed
said the bill simply restored the law as
it existed previous to 1898 and that its
purpose was to put an end to tax shirkng
by persons who borrow money from banks
just before the assessors come around
and then swear off the amount from
their property valuations. The bill pass
ed, with only Senator Martin voting in
the negative. The senate then adjourned
for week.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1901-02-14
PUNISHMENT PLANS.
Emperor Has Sent Choice o!
Methods to Condemned Men.
CENERALTUNC FU HSIANC MAYOBJECl
II Is Feared He VIII Not Agree t.
Commit suicide-Tbe Chinese
Army Under His
Control,

PEKING, Feb. 13.-Prince Ching ano
Ia Hung Chang have received Ions
dispatch from the court which they have
not disclosed to the foreign ENJOYS. 1t is
understood to contain, in addition to the
recent celebrated reform decree, an ac'
count of how Emperor Kwang Su has
sent choice of methods of suicide to all
those named for punishment by the en-
yoys, closing with the inquiry whether
Prince Ching and Ii Hung Chang think
the ENJOYS will be satisfied.
1t is understood that the Chinese pleni.
potentiaries in their reply to the court
said the foreign cnvoys could not object
strongly to an accomplished fact. but that
they would probably insist upon the sen.
tence of execution being published
throughout the empire and possibly upon
the heads of those condemned being ex'
hibited at various points.
1t is very seriously doubted in Chinese
circles here that General Tung Flu Hsi.
ang will agree to commit suicide. The ar
my worships him. He has absolute con
troll of the Mohammedans and is believed
to be one himself. He refused to allow
the disbandment of 5000 men. and the
emperor ordered him far from the court
To attempt his execution, it is thought in
Chinese circles, might mean civil war.
This morning the foreign ENJOYS met
and considered the question of quarters
for the legation guards. The matter of
indemnities was also mentioned, especial
ly as bearing upon the damage done to
the personal property of farmers.
The reply of the court protesting
against what the Chinese describe as the
Inconsistency of the death penalties re-
quired by the powers" was also discuss
ed. The ENJOYS resolved to ignore the
protest and decided that it was desirable
to proceed Immediately to the delimita-
ton and organization of the diplomatic
quarter.
In the course of the afternoon ii
Hung Chang called officially upon NJ. de
I.inrs
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1901-02-14

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12.-Lieutenant
Richard S. Hooker and Miss Mary o.
Condit-Smith were married at noon yes
terday at Epiphany church by Bishop
Satterlee. After the wedding the couple
left for a short tour. Upon their return
they will take up their residence at the
Brooklyn navy yard, where Lieutenant
Hooker is stationed. The bride is the
daughter of the late ]. Condit-Smith of
New York. While sojourning in China
several months ago she became prison
er during the siege of Peking. The
groom Is the son of Mrs Bessie Stewart
and the grandson of Senator Stewart.
He received his commission over a year
ago and recently was promoted.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1901-02-14
COMMISSION WELCOMED.
Music and Cheers Greet Americana
In LuzOn.

SAN FERNANDO, Province of Pam
panga, Island of Luzon, Feb. 13.-Baco-
lor and all the towns adjacent to the rail
road whose names are historic on account
of the fierce battles of the earlier periods
of the American occupation turned out to
welcome the United States Philippine
commission as it proceeded northward on
its first trip to organize provincial gov
crnments. At every station. including the
hamlets where the train did not stop,
there were bursts of music from the ma
tive bands and cheers for the America
nos-Filipinos commission and the partid
Federale.
The crowd at Malolos, the former sea.
of the insurgent government, was small
er in proportion to the population than
in the case of the villages. At all the
stops addresses were made by natives
and responses were made by Judge Taft
the president of the commission; Profes
sor Worcester, General Flores. Chief
Justice Arcllano and DR.. Tavera, presi
dent of the Federal party. The natives
repeatedly declared the people were be
ginning to understand the purposes OF
the Americans, adding that the commits
sion's acts showed their promises will be
kept.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1901-02-14
GENERAL RUGGlES DEAD.
Had the Honor of Drafting the First
Republican Platform.

SPRINGFIELD, Ills, Feb. 11.-Gen-
erGl James NJ. Ruggles one of the found
ers of the Republican party, who drafted
the first platform on which the Republic
an party was founded, is dead at Hop
ping sanitarium, Havana, aged 81 years.
General Ruggles was born March Z,
1918, in Richmond county, o., and was
of noted ancestry, his great-uncle being
Brigadier Timothy Ruggles, who was
president of the first congress that ever
met in America in New York in 1T55. A
great-uncle, John Ruggles, was three
times elected United States senator from
Maine, and another, Benjamin Ruggles,
was first United States senator from
Ohio, serving Is years from ISIS. His
father, Judge Spooner Ruggles, was state
senator in the Illinois legislature from
Ogle and Winnebago counties in 1912.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1901-02-14
Fight Preparations Go On.

CINCINNATI, Feb. l3.-The prepara-
tions for the contests between Jeifries
and Rubin and between Martin and
Childs are proceeding here the same as
usual, and the promoters expect the
events to take place on time next Fri
day night. Over 81 900 was taken in for
tickets yesterday, making an aggregate
of over $4,000 to date. If the applica-
tion for an injunction is refused on
Thursday morning, the promoters expect
orders to be numerous that day and on
Friday. While there has been much talk
about postponing the contest no action
has been taken in that direction, and
none will be taken before Thursday aft
ernoon. There are various reports about
meetings of the Sangerfest Athletic club
directors for the purpose of postponing
the contest.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1901-02-14
Pingree Going Abroad.

NEW YORK, Feb. 11.-Ex-Governor
H. S. Pingree arrived in this city today
on his way to England. He will sail
from New York on the steamer Cymric.
Hazen S. Pingree, Jr., will accompany
his father as far as Southampton, where
he will board another steamer for South
Africa. Ex-Governor Pingree, who is
making the trip for business reasons,
will spend several weeks in England.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1901-02-14
WILHELM NINA WEEDS.
All Holland Celebrates the Happy
Event.

THE HAGUE, Feb. S.-Queen Will
helmina's marriage to Duke Henry OF
Mecklenburg Schwern, who yesterday
became Prince Heinrich of the Neither.
lands, was a huge family affair. All
Holland that could came to The Hague
to participate. Those who staid at their
homes in other cities and villages OF the
kingdom celebrated with parades, dec
orations and banquets.
Never was seen n more beautiful and
happy wedding. The popular belief is
that it is Il love match, like that of Vic
toria and Albert, and this gives n ro-
mantle coloring to the event which IL
generally lacking in royal marriages.
The ceremonies were the same simple
and unritualistic rites of the Reformed
church by which the humblest of Queen
Wilhelmina's subjects are married. The
whole spirit of the affair was plain and
democratic although the costly gowns
and jewels and the snowy uniforms Of
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1901-02-14
A Word 10 Women.-A

A Word TO W0men.-Any SICK woman IS
invited to consult by letter with DIR. II. V.
Pierce, chief consulting physician of the In
valids' Hotel and Surgical Institute, Buffalo,
n. Y. In an active practice of more than
thirty years, assisted by staff of nearly a
score of associate physicians, Dr. Pierce has
treated and cured over half million
women. All diseases peculiar to women
are treated with success. THIS consultation
by letter is absolutely free. Every letter is
treated rs strictly private and sacredly conf
DENTAL Answers are mailed promptly Civ
ing the best of medical advice All answers
are sent in plain envelopes bearing on them
no printing of any kind Write without feal
and without fee 10 DIR. X. V, Pierce, Buffa
10, n. y.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1901-02-14
Ex-KING MiLAN'S DEATH.
Most Despised of European MOnarchs
Has Passed Away.


VIENNA, Feb. 12.-The death of ex-
King Milan of Servia, which occurred
yesterday, after n short illness, was in
some respects peculiarly sad Neither his
wife, ex-Queen Natalie, nor his son, King
Alexander, was present when he breath
ed his last The dying ex-king early in
the day had telegraphed to his wife, who
is at Biarritz, to hasten to him, but she
replied that her condition was such as tc
make il impossible to undertake the jour
ney.
Milan OF Servia was born on Aug. 10
1854, at Jassy, the son of Melos Obreno
vic and Moldavian woman, whose elope
ment with Prince Cuza shortly after the
birth of Milan caused scandal at the
court.
Upon the assassination of his uncle II
the gardens OF his palace at Belgrade OF
June 10, 1868, Milan was called to as
sumo the government.
He made himself one OF the most eccen
trc and most thoroughly despised of mon
archs in the history of European royalty.
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"There's nothing half so sweet in liz
as loves young dream, is there, Henri
eta" said Mr.. Meekton, who had beer
reading poetry.
"What are YOU talking aboutP'
THAT night in June; that mellow
moonlit night, when ! asked you to b
mine-of course, that is to say, when
asked me TO be yours--er--l mean
Then he relapsed into silent embar
rassment t.-Washingt Star.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1901-02-14
Costly Blnze In Scranton.

SCRANTON, Pa, Feb S.-A fire
which caused 100000 damage broke out
yesterday afternoon and ragged furiously
for hours. The flames started in the mo-
tor room of the four story Henwood build
irg at 316 Lackawanna avenue, occupied
as a clothing store by l.. j. Horan and on
the upper floors by the Delaware, Lacka-
wanna and Western car accountants Of
fee and Gramber's photograph parors
and Moses, overall manufacturer.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1901-02-14

LONDON, Feb, 13.-Dr. Campbell
Brown, the city analyst, testifying at a
beer poisoning inquest at Liverpool, es-
timated from samples examined that the
average weekly consumption of beer in
Liverpool in summer time would contain
300 pounds OF arsenic. enough to kill
100000 people if administered in equal
doses and at one time.
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MIDDLETOWN, n. Y, Feb. 9.--The
police of this place have been notified OF
systematic robberies occurring in the
country districts south of here by men
claiming to be washing machine agents
In pretending to display their goods the
men divert the attention of the occupants
while accomplices rob the premises.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1901-02-14
De Wet Enters Cnpe Colony

PRETORIA, Feb. 13.-General Chris
tian De Wet crossed the Orange river In
to Cape Colony Monday night a few
miles north of Norvals Pont and is now
making for the Philipstown district. Gen
erals Plumer, Knox and Bruce Hamil.
ton are following him. All the drifts
are guarded and mined.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1901-02-14
VIII Accept Philippine Judgeship.

! ST. JOHNSBUKY, VI, Feb. 13.-
Former Lieutenant Governor Henry G
Bates of this city has been offered by
the United States government the posi-
ton of judge in the Philippine Islands
and he will accept the appointment. TIL,
salary will be $500 per year.
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MIDDLETOWN, n. Y, Feb. 12.-At
special meeting of the presbytery of
Hudson, convened here, the Rev. B. J.
Morgan, Methodist minister, asked to
be reinstated in the Presbyterian church.
He recently severed his connection with
The Presbyterian church to become a
Methodist.
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Acceptance Only n Blind.

SHANGHAI, Feb. 13.-According to
The North China Daily News, the Chi
nese say that the acceptance of the CON
ditions of the powers by the Chinese
peace plenipotentiaries was merely Il
blind and that large force of Chinese is
proceeding to Taiyuen-fu to oppose an
expected allied expedition.
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More Important

Briggs-Spriggins married one oi
those kind, motheriy girls who knows
how TO take care of a man when he IL
sick.
Griggs-But can she take care OF hin
when he is well?-Puck.
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MELBOURNE, Feb. S.-Destructive
bush fires throughout the colony have
done great damage to property and stock.
The heat is excessive, and there have
peen violent duststorms in and around
Melbourne.
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SALT RHEUM, TErTER, ECZEMA. These
distressing skin diseases relieved by one ap.
plicaton. DIR. Agnew's Ointment is po
tent cure for all eruptions Of the skim las
CASTOR, of Wilkes Barre, says : "For nine
years l was disfgured with tetter on m,
hands. DR.. Agnew's Ointment cured it.
IS cents. 10
Sold by c. A. Klein.
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BOSTON, Feb. 9.-,John Mcmahon,
one OF gun crew on the Monitor in the
naval fight with the Merrimac, is dead
at his home. Since the war he had been
steamship officer ON the Bangor line.
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Repid-TrnnsIt Returns.

81 wouldn't be guilty of doing a favor
for man and then. in day or two,
asking him to do me one"
"No; nor |; I'd ask him right straight
off before his gratitude getsa chance tc
cool. l."-lndianapolis journal,
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working in Harmony.

Young Doctor--Congratulate me, old
chap. I'm off to visit my first patient.
Young Lawyer-Good. I'll go with
you; perhaps he hasn't made his will
Tit-BitS
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Method in His Madness.

BILL saw Gill use a $40 bill to light
his cigar.
Jill--Isn't he extravagant?
"Oh. no; il was bill some fellow sent
him for groceries. s."-Yonkers States
man.