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Evening star., 1901-04-18

PROPOSALS FOR MISCELLANEOUS SUP
plies. Office Of Superintendent State. War and
Navy Department building.-Sealed proposals, in
duplicate. viii be received at this office until
TWO Pm. ON THURSDAY. MAY SECOND, 1901,
for furnishing this office, during the fiscal year
ending June 80. 1902. with Soap. Brushes. Sponges.
Paints, Oils. Nails, Screws, etc. Schedules and
all necessary information he obtained upon ap-
plication G. W. BAIRD, Commander, U. s. n,
Superintendent. ap4, ,lS,25,3O
Evening star., 1901-04-18

An ideal voyage to a paradise OF flowers.
Steamers sail weekly from New York. For IL
lustrated pamphlets, passages. etc, write to
A. Z. OUTERBRIDGE Co.
Agts. Quebec SIS. Co. Ltd. SO Broadway New York
ARTHUR AHEARN, Secretary. Quebec,
G. W. Moss, ls1l q st. NV, Washington ID. {.
ap6-s, ,tuGt Gth- l6t-20
Evening star., 1901-04-18

Water very beneficial for persons suffering with
rheumatism. govt and nervous troubles. New
HOTEL ALPHIN open all the year. Rates. $3.50
to 50. 80 per day. $3.50 per week and upward.
mb4-7St7
Evening star., 1901-04-18

70 SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, WASHINGTON
until pm. May 2, 1901, to furnish to the Smith
sonian Institution, L. S. National Museum, Bureau
of International Exchanges. Bureau of Ethnoogy
and National Geological Park during the fiscal year
ending June 80, 1902. supplies etc, of the fol-
lowing classes: Chemicals, wooden boxes and unit
drawers, food for animals, fuel and ice. plumbing,
gas and steamftting material electrical supplies,
paints oils, ETC.. hardware, lumber, stationery
textiles miscellaneous supplies, washing, sale of
waste material. Awards VIII be made only to es-
tabltshed manufacturers Of dealers in the arti-
cles. The right is reserved to waive defects and
to reject any or all bids or parts of bids. Blank
forms, with specifications for proposals. and fur
ther information desired by intending bidders will
be furnished application at the Office Of the As
sistant Secretary. s. T. LANGLEY, Secretary.
ap4, 1925
Evening star., 1901-04-18

PROPOSALS FOR STEAM BOILERS.-OFFICE
Of the Commissioners, D. Co., Washington. April
49, 1901-Sealed proposals will be received at this
onice until TWELVE NOON SATURDAY, MAY
EIGHTEENTH, 1901. for furnishing and erecting,
cited, sixteen 16J Steam Boilers. Specifications,
blank forms of proposal and all necessary nforma-
tion may be obtained at this Office. HENRY b, +.
MCFARLAND, JOHN W. ROSS LANSING H.
BEACH, Commissioners, d. Q. ap156t
Evening star., 1901-04-18

PROPOSALS FOR STATIONERY, ETC, Gov
ernmept Printing Office, Office of the Public Print
er Washington, D. c., April 4. 19O1.-Sealed pro-
posais will be received this office until O'Clock
pm, May 2 1901. for furnishing stationery, fuel.
ice hardware, plumbing and electric supplies, lum-
Der, etc, for the use Of the Government Printing
Office during the fiscal year ending June 80 1902.
The right to reject any and all bids and to waive
defects is reserved Detailed schedules of the sta
tionery, fuel. ice, etc, required accompanied by
blank proposals. and giving the regulations with
which bidders must comply, may be obtained by ad-
dressing this office. +. w. PALMER. Public
Printer. apt is, ,2S, 80 e.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1901-04-18
WAR ONSTEEL TRUST
President Shaffer Says the
Fight Has Begun.
NAY ORDER OUTSIXTYTHOUSiyDM MEN
Conference Today VIII Re Urged Il
Close Every Plant of the
American Sheet steel
Company.

PITTSBURG, April 17.-President T.
j Shaffer of the Amalgamated associa
tion has issued call for a special meet.
ing of the national advisory board. to-
gether with the vice presidents Of every
district in which tile sheet combination
has a plant. 1t will be held at national
headquarters in this city.
President Shaffer. in speaking of tn,
meeting today. said, with considerable
emphasis:
u shall advise and urge all the mem.
bers Of the board TO vote for an imme
diate closing of all the plants of the
American Sheet Steel company in the
country. This will be the beginning of
the fight, and | will say nothing further
on the subject"
1t is estimated that G00Oe men will 90
out if the order to strike in all the trust
works is given.
When asked II the association could
win by simply shutting down the sheet
mills and whether an order would be
sent out TO close all the union tin plate
and steel plants of the United States
Steel corporation. Mr. ShaffSr replied:
II will say nothing more than this is
the beginning, and you can take what
ever meaning you desire from what
have said
The officials of the American Sheet
Steel company stated yesterday that
about II fires were at work and that APP
pications for employment were coming
in rapidly. Ii was stated that 73 applica
tions were received Monday, but the ap.
plicants were informed that no definite
answer would be given them for several
days.
An official very close to the manage.
ment of the sheet steel company said
yesterday that it is the intention of the
company to close down the McKeesport
plant for an indefinite period. The pres
est is not an opportune time for a labor
contention, owing to the transitory state
of the cOmpany's future policy. caused by
its absorption by the United States Steel
corporation.
1t was further stated that the nonunion
plants of the company were producing 40
per cent Of the tonnage of the commits
sion and that no serious Inconvenience
would result to the trade by the suspen-
sion of the union sheet mills.
The strikers secured accessons to theI
ranks yesterday by the 125 men in the
knObling department joining them. This
leaves only the steel mill and the ham.
mer departments at work. and they will
continue in operation until the work now
in progress is finished, when the shut
down will be complete.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1901-04-18
Bostou's Poor Remembered.

BOSTON. April 16-The poor of Bos-
ton are literally remembered by the will
of George L. Thorndike, who was a real
estate dealer and lived in East Boston,
which has just been offered for probate.
The city of Boston is given $4,000 in
trust. the income of which is to be usel
TO purchase coal for distribution among
the widowed women of East Boston.
There are many personal bequests. and
the testator suggests that ION the death
of the last legatee of the will the trustees
of the will shall cooperate with the trus-
tees of the Boston City hospital" so that
when the estate exceeds the value of
S2O0,OO0 the entire value shall be devoted
to the establishment of free hospital by
the CITY
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1901-04-18
STATE NEWS.

Nicholas Capice, Of Freeland,
who is alleged to have shot and killed
Rudolph Damaria on the main street
Of that borough, was indicted by the
grand jury on the charge of man
Slaughter. The case will come up for
trial in May.
Embracing the triangular terri
tory from Wilkes-Barre to Jersey
Shore and Selinsgrove, the Susque-
hanna synod of the Eyangelical
Lutheran Church will convene IN St.
Paurs Lutheran Church, Wllllamsport,
for seven days, beginning Tuesday,
April So
The Pennsylvania railroad COM
pany will erect a new station at
Wnliamsport, the plans having been
definitely arranged a day or two ago.
The new station will be an architect
ural ornament, and the building with
its platforms and approaches, will
extend a distance of one square.
A census bulletin on the area In
square miles of the various states,
showed that Lycoming is the largest
county in Pennsylvania, the area in
miles being I,24o. Tioga is second
with 1880 and Clearheld third with
G,I4G, while Bradford follows closely
with 1,I4o. Philadelphia is the small.
est county with 15o square miles, and
Montour comes next with I42.
-Pottsville will have big indus
trial boom in a few weeks. ~. II.
Grlffiths, general superintendent of
the William colhery which shut down
two years ago announces that
operations woulc resume on July 1,
employing 400 men. The Pottsvllle
Bridge Works, after an idleness of
several years will resume May I, EN-.
p'oying 100 men, and later the rolling
mill plant, furnishing employment TO
about 600 men, will resume.
The summer encampment Of the
National Guards will be by brigades
NlllS DSdl anu Will DC l'NS ldNNSl pau VI
July. The Third brigade invariably
encamps at Mt Gretna, and the
members of the command are anxious
that change be made. 1t is believed
that the camping grounds will be
changed this year and that instead Of
Mount Gretna, of which everyone is
weary, the soldiers will receive their
summer instruction in the coal re-
gion.
Thursday last the jury tn the case
of DR.. Goodman, Andrew Better and
August Czenski against the Shamokin
and Mt. Carmel Electric Railway Co.,
rendered a verdict in favor Of the
plaintiffs as follows. DR.. Goodman.
$4,000; A. Better. $1,000; A. Czenski
$500. These cases grew out of an
accident by which the wives of the
two former were killed while driving
along the road which it is charged
was made dangerous by the negligence
of the company. Czenskl was injured
in the accident.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1901-04-18
A Famous Old Canal.

The days of the Pennsylvania canal
are now numbered and soon the fam
Gus old waterway will be abandoned
forever. Manufactui ers and others
have bsen notified to look else
where for their supply. The canal,
which was built by the State, came
into possession of the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company by purchase in
1859. The Pennsylvania Canal, and
its branches, consist of I44 miles of
navigable canal, with a width at wat
er line of fifty two feet, extending
from Columbia, Lancaster county, TO
Northumberland, thence to Luzerne
county, and from Northumberland to
Loyal Sock, near Willlamsport. Gen.
eral Isaac J. Wistar is president of the
company, and Thomas T. Wireman,
OF Harrisburg, is its chief engineer. 1t
is model of canal navigation in its
construction, and all OF its appliances
and in the maintenance of its sixty
locks overcoming 277 feet in eleva,
tion), 60 houses for employees; 73
wasteways and overhows, covering
7,32s feet of surface; 800 bridges,
II culverts, five dams, across large
streams; 33 aqueducts, comprising
2,S52 feet OF superstructure; 1913 canal
boats, s lumber boats, all involving a
watchful care and Jealous supervision.
Although the traffic on the canal has
not yielded any profits 10 Its owners
for some years, it is, nevertheless, a
worthy monument of the once famous
line of Pennsylvania system of inter
nal improvements which formed a
memorable part in the history of the
Commonwealth.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1901-04-18
The Flour Trust Formed.

The Eastern Milling & Export com.
pany, which was incorporated last
week at Trenton, n. J., with a capital
of $4,ooo,ooo, has secured options on
a long list OF theifouring mills in this
state. Among the number is the
Flemington mill. Mr.. Kelsey recently
stated that it is likely that the papers
will be signed in a short time. The
company has been formed to control
the supply of flour in this section Of
the country. Lock Haven Democrat
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1901-04-18
Steyn Reelected President.

CAPE TOWN. April IA rather ex.
traordinary gathering for the purpose of
electinC a president of the Orange Free
State has been held in the Boshof dis
trict. Forty burghers, claiming to repre-
sent "A commando, attended. 1t was real.
ly a haphazard collection of Beers, in
Guiding Il number of youngsters from
narauding bands. Mr.. Steyn was de-
clared reelected president, and feast
followed. \ dispatch from Petrusberg
says that Beers who refuse to take the
oath of allegiance to Great Britain are
being sent across an imaginary border
linz
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1901-04-18
PENNA. SUNDAY SCHOOLS.
There Are Nearly a Million and a HALF in
Attend ance.

The most reliable statistics OF Penn
sylvania Sunday schools put them one
hundred thousand scholars and teach.
ers ahead of the next in numbers, our
more populous neighbor, New York.
Pennsylvania leads the Union with
Io,I45 schools, I73,I5I officers and
teachers, and total membership, T.
4o3,553. But 1t is likely that there
are nearly 1000 more schools and 49,
900 more scholars in the state. Mr..
Hugh Cork, one of the state assocIa-
ion's field workers. is now gathering
figures with his untiring energy and
thoroughness, and the result is eagerly
awaited. The value OF exact figures
can not De overestimate6 Tor Christian
work. They will show that less than
rs per cent. of population probably
are yet enrolled in Bible teaching
schools, and will spur every worker to
greater effort and show just where the
effort may be most successful. Secre.
taries of county associations are assist
ing Mr.. Cork, and it is hoped every
superintendent will promptly respond
70 the request for figures when he re-
ceives it. The Pennsylvania HeyalM
9I3 Grocer building, Philadelphia, will
give the results and the interesting
developments of this state canvass by
Mr.. Cork.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1901-04-18
Comfort for Letter Carriers.

An innovation, looking to the COM
fort OF letter carriers throughout the
country daring the heat Of summer,
probably will be introduced this year
by official permission to them, to di.
vest their coats on their rounds when
felt to be necessary. il is expected
that the postmaster general will soon
issue an order formally granting au
thorty tc postmasters for this purpose
and modifying the requirements so as
to allow the carriers TO wear a suitable
gray blouse with turn-down collar and
a black tie.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1901-04-18
Shamrock lis Launch ing.

NEW YORK, April 16.-David Barrie,
American representative of Sir Thomas
Upton. has received n cable message
from Sir Thomas that the Shamrock III,
the challenger for the Americas cup,
would he launched on Saturday next and
that the Marchioness OF Dufferin would
christen the vessel. The husband Of the
marchioness is commodore of the Royal
Ulster Yacht club, through which Sir
Thomas Lipton's present challenge and
that of two years ago were sent to the
New York Yacht club.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1901-04-18
The Gntnsborough j. II. Morgnn's

LONDON, April 1.-THE society pa.
per Onlooker says that j. Pierpont Nor.
gan has practically effected the purchase
for t25,00O of the famous Gainsborougb
portrait Of the Duchess of Dcvonshire,
which was recently recovered in the Unit.
ed States. The negotiations will be clos
90 when Thomas Agnew, the head of the
Bond street firm, returns from Turkey.
This newspaper also says that Mr.. Nor.
gan has recently paid an enormous sum
for a noted painting by Turner
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1901-04-18

Pat. Neany has signed to pitch
the coming season with the Phila-
delphia American League base ball
team. Several years ago he was q
member of the River League
and twirled many games against
Bloomsbury. He was left handler
at that time and was forced to re-
tire on account of a sore arm. Now
he is throwing with his right arm
and is said to be in excellent form.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1901-04-18

PHILADELPHIA. April ia com.
has been completed, and the new compa
ny, to be known as the National Umbrell.
Frame company, will have headquarters
in this city. There are only six firms en-
gagged IN the, m'nnfactnre of umbrella
ribs in this country, and their aggregate
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1901-04-18
THE COLUMBIAN.
BLOOMSBURG. PA.
Gardens are being cleaned up.

The following letters are held at
the Bloomsburg, Pa, postofice, and
will be sent to the dead letter office
April so, 1901. Persons calling for
these letters will please say "that they
were advertised April IS, 1907:
w. II. Stone, Miss Carrie Wolliver.
One cent will be charged on each
letter advertised.
o. B. MELLlCK, P. NJ.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1901-04-18
Prosperous Horse show Association

CHICAGO, April 1G-The Chicagt
Horse Show association has broken s
record for such enterprises and will de
clare a dividend of % per cent tomorrow
on n capital stock Of $4,000. This is ths
first official ndicn;ion Of the financial sue
cess of the exhibition in the Coliseum
during the winter.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1901-04-18
Sealing Crew Rescued.

ST. JOHNS, \. f., April 1.-THE
sealing steamer Greenland has arrived
here, having rescued 1914 members Of the
crew of the sealing steamer Hope, which
was wrecked on Bryon island, in the gull
of st. Lawrence. All are well. The
Hope was broken up by the furious
gales, but her cargo of 5000 seals was
saVpl
Evening journal., 1901-04-03
WILL OBSERVE HOLY WEEK
Solemn and Impressive Services I'm ST.
PETERS PrC-CathedraI

Holy Week services in st. Peters
pro-CathCdral win be unusually SOL
omn and impressive this season, and
nearly all the priests in the diocese
Will take part in the celebration.
This evening, Thursday and Friday
evenings the office of Tenebrae will be
chanted by the priests of the diocese.
Tomorrow morning at 1870 o'clock
a solemn pontifcal mass will be cele-
brated by Bishop Monaghan. AT this
solemn function the blessing Of the
holy oils to be used in the administra-
tiOn of the sacraments during the year
will also take place At the end Of the
mass the oil of the inhrm. to be used
on sick calls during the course Of the
year viii be distributed by Fathers
McKenna and McGoldrick.
Beginning at noon on Good Friday
the three hours OF agony of the Saviour
vii. be preached by Father Castor, OF
the Jesuit Order. Special pamphlets
win be distributed among the people tC
enable them to follow the different
events OF the crucilixion.
The yeneration Of the cross. the sym.
bol Of mans redemption, will take
plate at the mass on Good Friday, anC
also at the evening service.
Evening journal., 1901-04-03
GOODSELL TO PRESIDE
At COLORED CONFERENCE

The annual session of the Delaware
Of Colored Methodist Epis-
copalians will begin at Asbury Church.
in Atlantic City, en- April II. ami will
continue for five days. Bishop Good
sell, of Chattanooga, Tenn, who pre-.
SIDED over the recent session Of the
Wilmington Conference in this city
will preside, and there will be present
122 ministers, Is local and 16 proba-
TONERS supplying charges, representing
cOlored churches in Delaware New
Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, East
ern Maryland, Virginia and points in
Connecticut
The program for the conference.
which was announced yesterday by the
secretary, the Rev. J. H. Nutter, is as
follows:
Wednesday, April 17-Bishops ad-
dress and organization of conference.
Thursday-frception Of the confer
ence.
Friday Missionary anniversary.
Saturday-4sx extension and education.
Sunday Ordination and religious
services followed by memorial services
Evening journal., 1901-04-03
Social and Personal Notes

Miss Mabel Vernon and Miss Ethel
Jalker have gone to BidgetOn, n j.,
o spend several days.
On the evening of April "a, the VIII
nngtCn Bicycle Cub will give a pro-
ressive euchre party.
Warren Darby, Of Frederica, spent
esterday IN Wilmington.
Former Governor Watson was in
Wilmington yesterday.
Henry c. Conrad was in Dover yes
terday.
Mrs William J. Joyce. wife of
First Assistant w. j. Joyce, OF
the local Fire Department, who is now
residing in Banks, Cecil county, Nd.
visited her friends in this city yester-
day.
DR.. George A. Harter, PRESIDENT ol
Delaware College, has gone to Atlanti,
City.
Jonathan w. Aydon has recovered
rom his recent illness.
MS. Carrie Williams. of New York
j. visiting Mrs. Emma BOthman, al
The Clayton House.
Evening journal., 1901-04-03
Held Family Reunion
speclal 10 the Evenlng Journa

-TT|I1ETI
Dover, April "A family reunion
was held by Mr.. and Mrs. John KERN
of this town yesterday. and twsnty-six
Of their children and grandchildren
graced the festal board. Those pres
ont were: The Rev. Thomas Waldron.
pastor of Holy Cross Church; Mr.. and
Mrs John Behen, Jr., and family,
Michael Connor and family. Mr.. and
Mrs. James KERN and family. Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Campbell and family. Miss
Josephine KERN and John KERN, Jr..
of Dover, and Mr.. and Mrs. James
Welch, OF Philadelphia. The father
and grandfather, Mr.. KERN, made the
occasion memorable by presenting each
one with a valuable souvenir.
Evening journal., 1901-04-03
Doctors MyStified.

woman is sick disease peculiar to her is
fast developing in her system. She goes to her family
physician and tells him story but not the whole story
She holds something back, loses her head becomes
agtated forges what she wants to say and finally
ceas what she ought to have told and thus completely
mystifes the doctor.
Is it any wonder, therefore, that the doctor fails to
cure the diseased Still, cannot blame the woman for
it is very embarrassing to detail Of the symptoms of
her suffering even to her family physician 1t for
this reason that years ago Mrs Lydia Pinham at Lynn,
Mass determined to step in and help her Having had
considerable experience in treating female ills with her
Vegetable Compound she encouraged the of Amer
lea write her for advice in regard to their complaints
and being woman, it easy for her aling sisters to
pour into her ears every detail of their suffering
In this way she able do for them what the ply
sicians were unable to do simply because she had the
proper information work upon and from the little group
of women who sought her advice years ago. great army
of her fellowbengs today constantly applying for
advice and relief and the fact that than hundred
thousand of them have been successfully treated by Mrs
Pinkham during the last year indicative Of the grand
results which produced by her unequaled experience
and training.
No physician in the world has had such training,
has such an amount of information at hand assist tho
treatment Of all kinds of female Ills from the simplest
local irritation to the most complicated diseases Of the
womb
This therefore, is the reason why Mrs. Pinkham, in
her laboratory Lynn Mass able to do for the
ailng women of America than the family physician Any
woman therefore, is responsible for her suffering
who will not take the trouble to write to Mrs Pnkham
4 for advice
The testimonials which we constantly publishing
from grateful establish beyond doubt the power
of Lydia e. Pinkhams Vegetable Compound to
conquer female diseases
Evening journal., 1901-04-03
Grateful Letters from Cured Women.

"DnAn Ma sPEnAM1 sufferer from female weakness fo
about half have tried doctors and patent medicines but
noa L.-nl u-l.n- -n- Lorors o local LreatmenL but
Evening journal., 1901-04-03

advice wish noble work. for surely it
boSendown full and complete faith in
Lydia T. PnSham Vegetable mpoundGRACE b. STAINS
BURY, Herington, Kansas
Evening journal., 1901-04-03
Invitations RECEIVED fOr Dance

Invitations have been received in
this city for the Harrington Easter
ance. on April II. The patronesses
IN be Mrs. L. c. Jones, Mrs. j. w.
heldrake. Mrs. ]. S. Harrington, Mrs.
p. Mowbray, Mrs. II. S. Riley. I'ae
lembers Of the committee are W. w.
harp, L. G. Jones, c. e. Waller. T.. r.
Fleming, H. c. Fleming. G. w. Hanson.
w. Harrington and N. T. Shaw.
Evening journal., 1901-04-03
-sneclal ser,loes This weel.

Adjutant Kemp and the Jones sisters,
are assisting in this weeks special ser
vices of the salvation Army. This
evening the-a will be a stereopticon
drama and living PICTURES Services
will be held each night, and the Jones
sisters will take part The services
viii be held in Salvation Army Hall
and the local corps are making the en-
tertainments interesting in every man
ner.
Evening journal., 1901-04-03
WILL SPEND
SUMMER ABROAD
European Trip Planned by
Mr.. Swift
Brief But Interesting Personal
Notes About Other Will
miDgton Folk

Mr.. and Mrs. William II. Swift will
sail from New York for Europe on
April IA, and will make an extensive
tour of the continent They do not ex-
nect to return to Wilmington before
September. Mr.. Swift recently was ap-
pointed water COMMISSIONS to fill the
unexpired term Of the late William T.
Porter.