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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1902-07-31
PURELY PERSONAL

Miss Sarah Logan is visiting in Shamokin.
Boyd Trescott, Of Millvile, was in town
on Saturday
f. NJ. Leader made a business trip to New
York this week.
Miss Irene McNeal of Catawissa spent
Sunday in town.
James Hendershott has gone to Buffalo for
an extended visit
Miss Minnie Dolly spent Sunday with
friends al pittston.
Miss Katharine Young is the guest Of
friends at Alenwood.
Mrs. f. S. Fornwald spent Tuesday with
her parents at Riverside.
Earl Crawford of Wilkesbarre spent Tues
day in town with friends.
Mrs Robert Swayze Of Berwick, visited
relatives in town last week.
Harry Acheubach left for Atlantic City
this morning on his vacation.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred McHenry spent Sum
day in Bloomsbury with friends.
Miss Rose Cohen of Wilkesbarre is being
entertained by relatives in town.
Mr. and Mrs. N. s. Tingley left on Tues
day TO, a visit with friends at Nrwlin, Pa.
Miss Bess Cleaver, of Philadelphia, /.
visiting Miss Flora Skeer on Marker street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Z. Kelchner o.
| Philadelphia, are in town for a two weeks
stay.
Miss Anna Price of St. Clair, Pa, is tn,
guest at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. IL. G
Supplee.
Miss Harriet Haas and Miss Josephin,
Harry of Berwick, spent Sunday in tow
with friends.
+. B. Tustin departed yesterday for New
York City and Asbury. His family is a
the latter place.
Charles Evans of Wilkes. Barre arrived il
town on Tuesday for visit with his mothe
on Third street.
James d. Shaffer and family sta rted thi
morning for Atlantic City, where they will
remain for ten days.
Mrs. |. A. Snyder and friend Miss Mar
Best have been spending the past severa
days with relatives at Pittston.
John l. Woods, of the "Republican'
office visited his daughter Mrs. VIM. II
Wren at Lewistown over Sunday.
John 6. Phillips, of Berwick, stopped il
town few hours today on his way to Eagle
Mere to visit his son Ralph, the artist
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Trethaway returne,
TO their home IN WllkesBarre Sunday even
ing, after a two weeks sojourn in town.
Miss Jessie Hartman and Miss Berth
Potter are the guests of friends in Cumber
land, Marylands second city, this week.
Miss Jeanette Monahan of New Yorl
City, is a guest at the home of her uncl
and aunt Mr.. and Mrs. William c. Fortune
Miss Eva McHenry went to her home a
Benton on Saturday to remain until tn
opening of the fall term at the Norma
School.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. N. Yost spent Sunda
with the formers relatives at Bendertowr
Mr.. Yost was born and raised in tha
locality.
Owen Cain, constable of Conynghar
township was in town last week. While i
Bloomsbury he called in the COLUMBIAN of
flee and purchased stock of legal blanks.
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OF Interest to Townships.

The opinion just handed down by
the superior court relative to indebted
ness of township in Luzerne county,
which is to the effect that townships
must pay their own debts, is OF far
reaching interest and should be
weighed WELL The suit grew out of a
township in Luzerne county with 1000
inhabitants having debt of $64, 900.
The superior court directs that a
special levy be made on the taxables,
based on the valuation as revised by
the county commissioners. The lesson,
though severe one, will teach prop
erty owners to pay more attertion to
the proper administration.
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Fine Tomatoes.

For several weeks past Geo. Run
yon has been attending market and
offering for sale tomatoes grown in
Dllon's hothouses. They are of fine
form and very pleasing to the taste,
being much more tender, and richer
in flavor than the tomatoes grown in
the south and sold at the groceries,
On Tuesday morning Mr.. Runyon
had large supply, one basket con
tanning thlrty-six tomatoes weighing
twenty eight pounds. The larges
one OF the lot weighed twenty-foul
ounces.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1902-07-31

The praise service at the M. E.
church last Sunday evening was at
tended by a large congregation and
program consisting entirely OF
the compositions ofProf. Schmicker
of New York was delightfully."- rem
dered by the choir. Mrs. Fred
Holmes, the organist, interpreted
the music with much expression
and the singing was well balanced
and effectively rendered.
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Columbia & MOnt0ur Ell. Ry.
TIME TABLE IN EFFECT JUNE
r,looz, and until further notice

Cars leave Bloom for Espy, Almedia, Lime
Ridge, Berwick and intermediate points as
follows:
A. NJ. 500, $40, 6:2o, 700, 7;4o, SEQ,
o 100, o4o, 1920, II:oo, 1I:4o.
p. NJ. 1890, 100, I:4o, 2.2o, 800, $40,
AGO. 500, 5:4o 6:2o, 700, 74o, $40, 900,
lo:2o and (II:oo Saturday nights only.)
Leaving depart from Berwick one houl
hom time as given above, commencing at
600 n. m.
Leave Bloom for Catawissa A. M. o;2o,
700, 7:4o, $40, 600, 9:lo, 1000, II;4o.
p. NJ. 1920, 100 1910, 2:2o, 800, $40
4:2o, 500, $40, 6:2o, 700, 7.4o, $3.50 9;oc
e:4o, 1920 and (II:oo Saturday nights only
Cars returning depart from Catawissa &c
minutes from time as given above
ID. G.. HACKETT,
Superintendent
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Centennial Envelopes.

Only few thousand more of the
official Centennial Envelopes are still
on hand. No more will be ordered,
and the opportunity to get them will
soon be gone. They will be just as
good for use after the Centennial as
before, if not used up. They can be
purchased by the pack at Rlshton's,
Wilson'S, Hartman's, Bidlemans, J,
w. Meyers. In quantities OF 25e
up, they can be purchased at this
Office, printed or blank. ut
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1902-07-31

The legend which started the saint
on his career as weather profit be-
gan more than a century after his
death. According to his wish he had
been buried in the church yard instead
of the cathe dral. A hundred years
later the priests, thinking the good
bishops bones should rest in more
state, planned their removal to the
cathedral.
The day of the translation of the
remains the skies opened and itraned
steadily for forty days. Persuaded
by this sign from heaven the priests
allowed st. Swithin's bones to remain
where they were.-Phila. Times.
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Notes.

Four different forms of notes have
Just been printed at this Office. They
are, a common promissory note,
promissory with waivers, judgment.
and judgment with waivers. Neatly
bound in books of twenty-five, 10
cents. II.
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Deeds.

A new lot of deeds have just been
printed at this Office, conforming to
the Act of 1901. They are as good
as the best, and cheaper than some.
Price, 6 cents each, or S for IS cents.
Orders filled by mail on receipt of
cash. If.
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Cleaning
House.

It's not the ordinary time for house cleaning, but the
time is at hand for cleaning up all Summer Goods at
REDUCED PRICES as do not wish to carry them
another Then this house cleaning of ours is
money making for you because lots of goods priced
very low to clean them out Don't you think you had
better this house cleaning There is work for
you do. We do the work and stand the loss all
broken lots and prices.
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ST. sWITHIN LEGEND TRUE,
II Has Rained Every Day But One, Weather
Bureau Records Show. Since Iuly IS.

SO far St. Swithin, one time bishop
of Winchester, and for nearly eighteen
centuries weather profit in ordinary,
much looked up to by those who
have faith in the humble grounding
and other reve ed prognosticators,
has lived up to his reputation.
The old ryme runs:
St. Swithin's day, if thou dost rain,
For forty days it will remain;
ST. Swithins day, il thou he fair,
For forty days twill rain nae mair.
St Swlthin's day is July IS and on
that day there was little rain towa, d
evening, not an inch, but enough TO
convince the superst tous that Jup;'
ter Pluvius would be working ovei-
time until August "a. Since then
the Weather Bureaus record ha:
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Mems Shirts

The balance of Our Mems
Negligee shirts to go at 80 cts,
each. Sizes ID to 10.
ONE PRICE-CASH.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-09-01
STEEL CORPORATION.
Another Step in the Litigation Over
the Stock.

TreAton, N. j., Aug. 2S.-The Unit
ed States Steel Corporation has filed in
the court of chancery an answer to
amend the bill of complaint of J. As
pinwall Hodge, Bernard Smiht, and
VIM. H. Curtiss, to restrain the pro-
posed conversion of 5000, OO0, 900 seven
per cent. preferred stock mortgage
bonds. The answer denies that the
books she W Curtss to be the owner Of
any stock in the concern. Smith, it is
averred, did not own any stock of re-
cord until June "a, 1902. after the plan
of conversion had been adopted, and
that the stock now in Smiths name
was voted in favor of the plan. Hodge,
it is admitted, owns 100 shares of stock,
but it is alleged that he was not present
when the plan was submitted, and that
his stock was voted neither by himself
or by proxy.
1t is denied that Is or more of the
directors of the Steel corporation are
members of the syndicate through
which the preferred was to be converted
into bonds. 1t is admitted that some
the directors are members Of the syndi-
cate, but that this fact was commune
Gated to every stakeholder in the circu-
lar of April II, 1902.
The answer says the directors in the
syndicate are in a minority in the board
of directors but that they are large
stockholders and favored the conversion
plan because they believed it would be
advantageous to them as stockholders.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-09-01
ORDERS TO SHOOT
SOLDIERS WILL RETALlATE ON
STONE TnROWERS.
Bullets and BayOnets Must be Used
Whenever Troops Are Resisted
by Strikers----very Little Coal
Being Put on the Market just
at Present.

Philadelphia, Aug. 3O.-Having ex-
hausted every other means for preserv-
ing peace and in protecting the nom
union men from violence on their way
to and from the mines, Brig. Gen. Cor
bin, in command of the troops now in
the coal fields, has issued an order that
the soldiers shall shoot any person de-
tected in throwing stones or other mis-
sizes, and that if any mob resists the
authority of the troops they shall freely
use their bayonets.
The Panther creek valley has been in
almost continual turmoil this week, and
the troops stationed there have had
some difficulty in protecting the lives
of the workmen. The situation in the
valley has improved greatly, and it is
hoped by the military authorities that
the lawlessness and abusive language
directed toward the soldiers will now
cease. The other sections of the coal
REGIONS are comparatively quiet.
A mob gathered at the Torrance COL
liery, near Wilkesbarre, early in the
day, because it was rumored that the
coliery was about to start work. The
crowd soon scattered, however, when it
was found that the rumor was Incorrect
The general strike situation remains
unchanged. Some coal is being ship
ped, but the quantity is 90 small, COM
pared with the normal shipment, that
it has little or no effect on the market.
The fuel now coming to market is prin-
cipally washed and loose coal.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-09-01
Light Plant Burns.

Occur d. Alene, Idaho, Aug. 27.-Fire
destroyed the electric light plant and
water plant. causing loss of about
$4,000. Insurance, $4,000. For a
while it looked as if large part of the
town would burn, and telephone
message was sent to Spokane, "a miles
distant. applying for aid. The depart
ment there responded by sending up an
engine and hose wagon, which rendered
valuable aid. The burned plant was
owned by James Monaghan, of Spokane,
and Glenn King, OF this place. They
will rebuild.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-09-01
TWENTY KILLED
SERIES OF EARTHQUAKES OCCUR
IN MlNDANAO.
No American Casualties Reported,
But the Scrappy MOrOs Are Not So
FOrtunate----COmm Build.
ings and Moro Forts Are Badly
Damaged by Shocks.

Washington, Aug. 2S.-The war de-
partment has received cablegram
from Gen. Chaffee, at Manila, report
ing the occurrence of series of earth
quakes on the island of Mindanao.
Twenty people were killed by falling
walls, the victims all being Moros.
The upheaval occurred in the country
adjacent to Lake Lanao. in the Moro
section of the island, near Camp Wick
ers, which is now the headquarters OF
the American force stationed in Mind
anaO.
Gen. Chaffee's cablegram says the
mountains and rivers and other streams
we're greatly disturbed and great dam
age was done.
This is the first serious earthquake re-
ported during the American occupation
of the Philippines. The most impor-
tant previous seismic disturbance in
Mindanao was the one that partly de-
stroyed Palak, Cotbalu, and the village
on the banks of the river Mindanao in
1872. This phenomenon closely follow
ed the eruption of a volcano.
The inhabitants were terrorized.
There were no American casualties.
The commissary buildings and the
Moro forts were badly damaged.
Brig. Gen. Sumner, in command OF
the American troops in Mindanao, tel
egraphs that dozen heavy earthquake
shocks were felt at Zamboanga, Mind
anaO,
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-09-01
REFERRED TO KNOX.
Attorney General will Pass Upon
Chinese Case.

Washington, Aug. 27.-The question
of whether the Chinese crew OF the
wrecked steamer Picking now on their
way to San Francisco to ship on the
steamer Korea, which is to serve on the
Pacific, can he permitted to do SO under
the alien contract labor laws, has been
referred to the attorney general for de-
termination. Commissioner General
Sargent, of the immigration bureau, has
received full communications from the
sailors union, of San Francisco, and
from the Pacific Mail Steamship Com
pany, who own the Korea, and the
question raised as to the status OF the
Chinese sailor is of such importance
that Mr.. Sargent and Assistant Secre-
tary Taylor decided that justice to all
concerned demanded that it be referred
to the attorney general for his opinion.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-09-01
BLOOD FLOWS.
Strikers and Soldiers Clash In West
Virginia.
anao.


Bluefled, W. Va, Aug. 29.-Strikers
fired on the miners at the Crane Creek
operations.
Two guards and two strikers were
killed.
Several were wounded.
Tamaqua, Pa, Aug. 29.-The first
clash between the striking miners and
the troops occurred during the morning
and as result five prisoners are in the
guard house and Capt. J. Beaver Gear
hart, of Company +, Twelfth Regiment,
is suffering from stone bruise on his
shoulder.
A report gained currency that the
striking miners were gathering in force
to make a march on the No. colliery
where the Lehigh Coal & Navigation
Company il mining and cleaning coal.
The collierv is at the west end of the
Panther Greek Valley. Companies +
and X of the Twelfth Regiment were
placed on trolley cars and run through
the valley. At Summit Hill the cars
were surrounded by strikers who hurled
rocks at the soldiers and called them
hard names.
While Jimmy Marteen, an Italian,
was in the act of hurting stone at the
car several soldiers jumped off the car
and attempted to capture him. Mar
teen offered resistance and the soldiers
were compelled to fix their bayonets.
In the melee Marteen was wounded
slightly in the left side.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-09-01
AMERICAN WON.
Larned Defeated DOherty for Tennis
Championship.

Newport, R. L., Aug. 2s.-For the
third time IN eight years English aspir-
atoms for the highest American tennis
honors in singles have been dashed
when they seemed almost within reach
of the persistent foreigners, for William
A. Larned, of Summit, N. j., success
fully defended his title as champion by
defeating Reginald F. Doherty, OF Eng
land, three sets to one. The scores
were as, go, GA, SO.
1t was grand game on both sides,
but it sapped the vitality of each player
until it became question of endurance,
and the American proved to be in better
condition.
A scorching sun was no unimpOrtant
factor in the result. and at the end Do
herty, unused to such hot rays, almost
collapsed. 1t was generally acknowl-
edged that had the day been cool like
those of last week. the battle would
have been fought longer, harder and
perhaps with a different result. Larn-
ed, however. played the game of his
life, for Doherty is undoubtedly the
strongest player who ever came to
America
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-09-01
HAD BUM EYES.
Thought Aleutian Island Seals We're
Sea Lions.


Washington, Aug. 29.-The recently
reported discovery by the captain of
the revenue cutter Manning of new
seal rookery near the Aleutian islands
has just been brought to the attention
of the state department, where it has
been investigated. The report, if ac-
curate, would be of the greatest i'm
portance, for it would go far toward
sustaining the departments contention
that there has not really been any
diminution of fur seals in Alaskan
waters; that there are as many fur
seals as ever in the open sea, and that
what has happened has simply been
an abandonment by the fur seals OF
their old rookeries on the Pribylof
islands. The investigations of Henry
W. Elliott, the fur seal expert of the
government, have led the officials Of
the state department to the conclusion
that the report Of the captain of the
Manning is erroneous. The place
where these seals were reported to have
been found was on the Bouldeye island,
more than 600 miles distant from the
Pribylof islands. Mr.. Elliott's conclu-
sion is that what Capt. Mclean, of the
Manning, actually saw was number
of young sea lions, which are easily
mistaken for seals
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-09-01
WHITE HORSE ROAD.
Route to Dawson Shortened About
Sixty Miles.


Sixty Miles.
Vancouver, b. c.. Aug. 30.-News
was brought by the steamer Amur,
which has arrived from Skagway, that
the building of the government winter
road from White Horse to Dawson
would be completed abou3 October l T..
The course taken shortens the distance
from White Horse to Dawson by some
so miles, as compared with the dis
lance traversed on the ice trails down
the Yukon river. The new road will
come into use Immediately ice COM
mences to form on the river and naviga-
ton is suspended. This will likely oc-
cur in about six weeks time. Hereto
fore all travel to and from Dawson has
been suspended from the time of the
close of navigation till the ice on the
river was thick enough to allow travel.
In the spring also, Dawson has always
been cut off from the outside during
that period of the time intervening be-
tween the commencement of the break
up and the opening of navigation. The
new road will make it possible for con-
tinuous connection to be maintained
between White Horse and Dawson. 1t
is likely that this winter will witt ess
the entire abandonment of the old
time winter trail on the river ice.
Road houses are in the course of con-
struction all along the new road.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-09-01
ISSUES STATEMENT.
Shaw's Plan for Emergency Cur.
rency Circulation.

rency Circulation.
Washington, Aug. 29.-1n view of
rumors as to Secretary Shaw's plan of re-
lieving the money market in the event
of possible stringency, the secretary,
who is in New York. authorized Assis-
tant Secretary Allies to make the follow
ing statement:
"The secretary recently invited some
Of the larger national banks in the
principal cities to order additional
amounts of circulating notes to be
printed. National banks are entitled
to issue circulation to the full amount
of their capital. The aggregate capital
of national banks is 500, 200, 900, but
the banks have outstanding only $685.
OO0, 200 of circulation. The secretary
has hoped to introduce an element Of
elasticity into the present system. His
suggestions to the various banks in the
larger cities that they make prepara-
ton for additional circulation have
met with very favorable response. 1t
is not his intention that they should
issue this additional circulation at all
now, but only in case Of actual neces-
sity and emergency. With this in view
those banks which have made arrange
ments to deposit United States bonds
as security for such additional circula-
ton, have sent in their order, and the
secretary has had all the branches of
the treasury service busily engaged in
expedjting the preparation of the notes,
pending possible emergency"
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-09-01
PAROEE NOMINATED.
Alameda County Physician for Gov
ernOr Of California.

Sacramento, CAL, Aug. 2S.-One of
the most hostly contested factional
fights in the history of the Republican
party in California came to an end
when the sixth ballot was taken in the
state convention for the gubernatorial
nomination. When the convention re-
assembled in the morning the forces of
Gov. Gage were still hopeful of making
some combination whereby the dead
dock could be broken, and the opposing
forces manifested confidence of continu-
ing the battle along the lines of the
previous day. 1t had been reported
that previous secret agreement had
been entered into between the Gage
contingent and the managers OF George
G. Pardee's campaign, whereby the
latter was to be given the full force of
the governors strength if the fight
looked hopeless for the administration
element, but no definite information
concerning the time for the transfer OF
the vote had even leaked out.
Gov Gage reached his highest vote
on the fourth ballot, when 339 = votes
were credited to him, and on the next
he dropped to 1851.
The end came amidst the greatest
confusion. In the sixth the Gage peo-
pie began to cast their votes for Pardee,
and then the slide toward the Alameda
county physician commenced, amid an
uproar that interferred with the taking
of the ballot. Long before San Diego
county was reached Mr.. Pardee's nomi-
nation was assured, and then the Flint
men gracefully struck their colors, and
paid Pardee the compliment of voting
for him.
J. o. Hayes, OF San Jose, one OF the
unsuccessful candidates, moved to make
the nomination unanimous, and Mr..
Lacy, of Salona, who nominated Senator
Flint, and Judge Mckinley, of Los An
geles. who nominated Gov. Gage,
seconded the motion, which was car
riad