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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1902-04-24
LONG DEBATE BEGUN
Senate Opens on Philippine
Government Bill.
HOUSE PASSES WEST POINT MEASURE
Appropriation For improvements mt
the Military Academy Cut-Con-
ference on Chinese Exclusion
Dill Results In Agreement.

WASHINGTON, April 23-Formal
discussion of the bill temporarily to
provide a government for the Philip
pine Islands was begun in the senate
yesterday, Mr.. Rawlins Utam, the
leading minority member of the Phil
ippine committee. opening the debate.
He denounced the bill as an unwar-
ranted imposition on the Filipinos, de-
claring that IT would establish one Of
the foulest oligarchies in the history of
the world. He maintained that the
Philippine commission was given too
great power by the bill and asserted
that under its provisions the islands
would be exploited for private gain.
While he was speaking two efforts
were made TO maintain quorum, the
second resulting in lively tilt among
several senator's, Mr.. Scott CIV. Va) in
timating that argument could not in
fluence any senator.
The house by "A vote of 75 to ~ rejected
claims attached to the omnibus claims
bill by the senate aggregating Sl,SOO,-
600, and on the heels of that action
nOnCOnCurfeu III tHe WuOle scllu'e
amendment dhe various items having
been ruled to constitute single amend.
menO and sent the bill to conference.
The Military academy appropriation
bill was passed after the limit of cost
of the improvements at West Point had
been reduced from S6.500, 1000 to $500,
600 and the amount of the appropria
ton in the bill from $3,000,000 to 81,
100000.
The London dock charge bill was
called up, but was not disposed Of
The conferees on the Chinese ex
cluslon bill have practically reached
an agreement The main features OF
the senate bill have been adopted, but
there are some alterations.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1902-04-24
THE STEAMSHIP TRUST.
The Great Merger Combine to Have
n Capital of $IZO, 100000.

n Capital of S17O,OOO,OOO.
NEW YORK, April 23.-The transat-
lantic steamship combination formed
by j. p. Morgan will have a capital Of
S170, 100000, of which $60,O0O,0O0 will
be 9 per cent cumulative preferred
stock. S6O,O00,0O0 common stock and
$50000,0O0 AZ per cent debentures.
The underwriting syndicate has sub
scribed S50,OO0,0OO, 40 per cent of
which was placed abroad and the re-
mainder here. AS yet the company has
barely gone beyond the organization
stage. The corporate title is still unde-
termined.
AS announced last week, the combina-
ton will have an American charter,
but those in authority decline to make
known at this time the state in which
the company will be incorporated.
1t is authoritatively stated that a
working arrangement" has been made
with the German lines-North German
Lloyd and Hamburg Americana a
result of which the relations between
the new combination and the German
companies promise to be altogether har'
moniouS.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1902-04-24

The Petit Partisan gives an ac-
count of remarkable operation per-
formed on an Arab. The unfortu-
nate son of the desert, frightened at
the approach of evil-eyed strangers,
swallowed his fortune of 107 francs.
consisting of five-franc and two
franc pieces. AS it would have en-
dangered his life to leave this money
in its novel security vault, he was
operated upon, and after much
search 1O5 francs so centimes were
recovered. The patient was SO years
Vt age.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1902-04-24
DISASTER ON THE OHIO.
Appalling Loss of Life by Burning of
River steamer.

CAIRO, H.. April 23.-No more bod
les have been recovered from the
steamer City of Pittsburg, which was
burned Sunday. Practically nothing
has been done to search the wreck for
bodies. 1t is fair to assume that the
total number on board at the time or
the fire, passengers and crew, from all
reliable statistics given from memory
by officers, was 145, and it is known
that seventy-five were saved, which
leave seventy to be accounted for. The
corrected list of the lost given is fifty,
and there must be twenty bodies in the
wreck or the river. The underwriters
will endeavor to investigate the burn
ed hulk.
At the coroner's inquest over the
bodies of Captain Sylvester Doss and
Miss Maria Tissim verdict was rem
dered that the former came to death
from exhaustion and the latter from
inhaling smoke, and nothing was de-
veloped as to the origin, cause or re-
sponsibility for the disaster. Captain
Phillips testified that he could not ac-
count for the origin of the fire unless
an electric wire had started it. Many
stories have been told by survivors of
their thrilling experiences in escaping
from the burning decks, and some ID
them are of most startling character
The victims We're from points along
the Ohio valley, and they have left q
trail of bereavement from Pittsburg tC
the Mississippi.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1902-04-24
Dixie Wins shrievaIty Fight.

NEW YORK, April 1S.-The appel
ate division of the supreme court has
,anded down a unanimous decision de-
dding the Kings county shrievalty con-
.est in favor of Colonel Norman S.
Dixie, appointed by Governor Odell to
succeed Charles Guden, and reversing
.he decision of Judge Gaynor of the
supreme court ordering Colonel Dixie
% hand over the papers and records of
the sheriff's Office to Guden.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1902-04-24
A Farm Hands Revenge,

YORK. Pa, April 23.-The large barn
pf C. G. Wolf, eight miles southwest of
York, was destroyed by an incendiary
ire during the night. Forty head of
lat beef cattle and ten horses and
mules perished in the flames. Henry
Eberly, who had been employed at the
place for three years, came to York
Turing the day and gave himself up to
he authorities. He confessed to FIR
.ng the barn, saying he did it for re-
senge on account of bad treatment he
received from his employer.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1902-04-24
Five Negro Children Starved.

death of five negro children from star
walton is reported from Haywood coun-
BY, about forty miles north of Mem
piis. They were the children Of Jim
Mills, who eft them several weeks ago
astensibly TO find work. The family
ived in an isolated spot, and their con-
liton was not discovered until they
were beyond help.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1902-04-24
Corn Du,ie. Cause Hot Debate.

LONDON, April 23.-The whole Of
last evening in the house of commons
was occupied with heated debate of
the corn duties as provided for in the
budget. At midnight Mr.. Balfour, the
government leader, applied the closure,
and the corn duties resolution was
adopted by 2S3 to 1917.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1902-04-24

SOME FOOLISH PEoPLE-Allow a cough
to run until it gets beyond the reach OF
medicine. They often say, 'Oh, it will
wear away" but in most cases it will wear
them away. Could they be induced to try
the successful medicine called KemP's
Balsam, which is sold on positive guaran.
tee to cure, they would Immediately see the
excellent effect after taking the FIRST dose.
Price 2sc. and soc. Trial size free. AT all
druggists. 4-Iod'4t.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1902-04-24
Cuban Hill Passed.

WASHINGTON, April 19.-The Dem
ocrats and the Republican insurgents
rode rough shod over the house leaders
yesterday when the voting began on
the Cuban reciprocity bill. They over
threw the ruling of the chair in COM
mittee of the whole on the question OF
the propriety of an amendment to re-
move the differential from refined sug-
ar during the existence of the reci-
procity agreement provided for In the
hill
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1902-04-24
Mother of DIR. HiIIis Dead.

WOODBINE, Ia, April 21.-Mrs,
Margaret Il. Hills, mother of Rev.
DR.. Newell Dwight Hills of Brooklyn,
Is dead here. Mrs. Hills had been suf-
fering for several months from the eff
fects of paralytic stroke. Her son
came to Woodbine when she was first
stricken, but returned to Brooklyn aft
er his mother rallied from the effects.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1902-04-24
Costly Fire at quincy. III.

QUINCY, H., April %. Fire which
originated in the Gem City sawmill de-
stroyed property valued at $230,0O0
and caused the death of one woman
from shock. After consuming the saw
mill and planning mill the fire burned
ber.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1902-04-24
Fatal Fire mt Dallas, Tex.

DALLAS, Tex, April 21.-Two per-
sons fatally injured, Fire Chief Magee
prostrated and n property loss of fully
S350,000 is the result of several early
morning fires which occurred in this
city. The first alarm was turned in
from the Dorsey printing establish
ment, located on lower Elm street. Sew
eral additional alarms from different
parts of the city followed closely.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1902-04-24
River nnd Hnrbor Bill Passed.

WASHINGTON, April 22.-Without
a word of discussion of the merits of
the measure the senate yesterday pass
ed the river and harbor bill, carrying
in appropriations about $50 100000. So
thoroughly had the bill been consid-
cred by the commerce committee that
every senator was content that it
should pass as reported from the COM
mittee
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1902-04-24

HACKENSACK, n. j., April 49,
Peter Hernia has been convicted of
murder in the first degree here, He
killed Bernard Kanter, butcher, who
refused to give him cents worth OF
dog meat. The trial actually took but
nine and half hours. Sentence wiz
be pronounced later.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1902-04-24
n,noIo live stock Mnrkct.

CATTLE -- Receipts, so head fairly
steady at previous pricH'; no yeals here.
HoGS,-Receipts, 1900 bead: slow and
So SOltG. 80; mixed packers, $715q725; choice
heavy, ST. 725l7.32ls: pigs, $,5O466O.
head; sales very light and all woods; mar
ket sensitive; choice lambs, $725GD7. 35;
good to choice, S715mL2O; sheep. choice
ira mixed. $5.75@6.50; culls and common,
S3 75lI560
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1902-04-24
GREAT STORY WRITER DEAD.
Frank II. stockton suddenly Passes
Away In Washington.

WASHINGTON, April 21.-Frank Il.
Stockton, the well known novelist Is
dead in this city.
The cause of Mr.. Stocktons death
was paralysis Immediately resulting
from a hemorrhage in the brain He
was guest at the banquet held
Wednesday night of the National
Academy of Sciences, when he was
taken suddenly and mysteriously i'll.
The nilment did not at that time ap-
pear to be serious, and for awhile the
sufferer seemed to be improving. but n
change for the worse came yesterday
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1902-04-24
A Scientific Pied Piper.

DR.. Robert Koch, chiefly known, in
a popular way, through his efforts
toward the cure of consumption, is
going to act as sort of scientific
pied piper of Germany in an attempt
to rid the empire of rats, which are
supposed to be a potent factor in the
spreading of contagious diseases.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1902-04-24
RECOVERED SPEECH AND HEARING

MEssRs. ELY Bros I'll commenced
using your Cream Balm about two years ago
for catarrh. My voice was somewhat thick
and my hearing was dull. My hearing has
been fully restored and my speech has be.
come quite clear. ! am teacher in our
town. l.. G. BROWN, Granger, o.
No comment is needed. Trial size 10 cts.
Full size soc. Ask your druggist. We mail it,.
ELY BROS, SO Warren St., New York.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1902-04-24
Bacteria in Ink.

The authorities of Minden, Ger
many, have made meteorological
examination of school inks. Most of
the specimens examined contained
bacteria. which, when animals were
inoculated with them, often proved
fatal
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1902-04-24
This making calls is quite a grind,
AS on our way we roam.
We wouldn't mind if we could find
The people not at home.
DRopsy AND HEART DIsEAsE.-"I

DRoPsY AND HEART DIsEAsE.-"For ten
years | suffered greatly from Heart Disease.
Fluttering of the Heart and Smothering
Spells made my life torment. Dropsy set
in. My Lhyscan told me to prepare for
the worst. | tried DIR. Agnew's Cure for the
Heart; One dose gave great relief, one
bottle cured me compleIely."-Mrs James
Adams, Syracuse, N. Y.-54.
Sold by c. A. Klein.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1902-04-24
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
Closing stock Quotations.

Money on call firm at Az per cent.
Prime mercantile paper, 4laa5h per cent.
Sterling exchange steady, with actual
business in bankers bills at %.S79sq4SA
for demand and at s4.s5b for TO days.
Posted rates, S4.s6 and s4.sSia Commercial
bills, $4.S6 and S4SS1a. Government bonds
firm. State bonds inactive. Railroad
bonds irregular. Closing prices:
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1902-04-24

Nell-"That Chicago woman is very well
groomed." Belle-"She ought to be,
She's had six" Nell-"Six what?" Belle
-"Grooms."
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1902-12-12

sas City % years to do what Fitz-
gerald did, it must be admitted
that the boom and growth of this
place in seven years time has
been unprecedented.
The town today does more
general business than at least
three-fifthso Of the other Southern
towns it's size. This is largely
due to the fact that it is enjoying
a good substantial growth devel-
oped by men of energy and abil-
ity, who are calculated to boom
the place to population of 10,-
900 in the next few Year,. AS a
municipality the town supports
its own electric light plant and
water-works system equipped at
an expense of $35,O0O. A city
hall and jail is being erected at a
cost of $4,000.
The industries in the town are
increasing most encouragingly.
Among the busy plants that give
employment to many is a $780,.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1902-12-12

Seven years ago from last July
the town site of Fitzgerald bore
the same rough appearance as the
hunting fields near here to which
the Northern hunters are invited.
1t was a vast wilderness of
towering pines, section of rich
soil, said to be the best in the
Cracker tate, but was sparsely
populated and that only by the
natives. There we're no railroads
passing through here aud the on
ly means of traffic was an over
land route traversed by wagons.
Today there are over 1000 inhab-
itants around here and five differ
ent roads connecting with Fitz-
gerald, giving communication
with the outside world and carry.
ing carload after carload of fruits,
strawberries, melons, canta,
loupes, grapes, pears, plums,
peaches, figs, sugarcane, cotton
and staple articles to foreign
markets, all Of which grow abund.
antly here and bring a profitable
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1902-12-12

Fitzgerald, Ca, Nov. 22.-The
greatest booming town in Geor-
gia, and what might be called the
Chicago of the south, because of
it's phenomenal growth, is Fitz-
gerald, in Irwin county, III
miles south of Macon, or about
90 miles north of the Gulf of
Mexico.
!, Just now, it is enjoying rapid
growth that is making it known
the country over. Northern peo-
plelare coming into the place, in
vesting their capital in lands and
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1902-12-12

price. AS an inducement to draw
more people to this locality, to
boom the county, and to use a
common expression, land is sell
ing dirt cheap" to newcomers,
and it doubles in value ia less
than year.
An example of the increasing
value of land; town lots that
were bought for 500 three years
ago are bringing 5000 to 81, 900
today.
And some that sold for $85. 90
two years ago are worth 1000.
Ed
The growth of this place in
size in seven years has been
amazing. In the contiguous ter
ritory four miles around town the
total population will aggregate
1880. When considering the
fact that it required 10 years be-
fore Chicago reached 1000 in
population; Denver, Col. 12years;
Omaha, Neb., Is years, and Kan
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1902-12-12

manufacturing industries, and
Fitzgerald bids fair to become
one of the best manufacturing
centers Of the South.
AS fruit-producing section, it
will some day equal the great
fruit orchards around Fit. Valley,
in the northern part of the state.
1t is not fruit growing alone that
will make this county famous in
time to come, or the congenial
climate in which so many Nor
them people seek to recuperate
their failing health.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1902-12-12
THE FITZGERALD COLONY
AS A VISITOR SAW IT.

Several ago Mr. Marshall Martin Michigan
Fitzgerald expected him busy
and away with half the he might
with. But he writes interestingly of
though half way the subject and
into his article reproduce below slightly corrected
as figures.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1902-12-12

900 cotton factory,
mill just completes
stone works, cotton
iron. foundries, ice
mills too numerous
and other factories.
can readily be seen tia
is the coming rnetropo
South.
During the past few wa
various railroad officials l
ceeded in making this
tourist point. The climat
this section is delightful, esd
tally during the winter mont
Northern people who lii
here claim that they hav
kept . record of the tempe
ature for several years, whic
they find to run on an averae
as follows: Spring, $50; summe
IS to 90; fall, 81 to 68; winter 4
to As. / have been informed tia
during the past seven years til
coolest day registered 10 dt
Continued on Last page
Bisbee daily review., 1902-07-05
FL PASo EXCURSION.
Brinqs Business Men From the Metrop' oHs of the Southwest to Part'e'' pate in Celebration.

Rrinos Business Men From the Metrop-
 oHs of the Southwest to Partici-
 pate in Celebration.
 The excursion train from Fl Paso arrived at 9.3 Thursday evening and the cars were switched onto the slde, track near the smelters, which Will be the home of the visitors during their stay in the city until Saturday
 The train consisting of one day coach and two sleepers and Is m charge of Pullman Conductor K. E. Todd. who has the distinction of being the first Pullman conductor to bring train over the line of the E. F. X 5. w.
 The excursion left Fl Paso at g a. n. coming via Rincon and Demlng on the Santa Fe and then over the new line of the F.. P & s. W. via Douglas to Bisbee. At Douglas stop of one hour was made and the visitors were shown over the new town by local committee.
 Among the party are Messrs. Brown Krakauer. Carpenter, Albers, Ginord, Hart. Robinson, Kelly, Freudentnai Harper. Welch and Miller.
 The only lady in the party is Mrs Mark Miller. wife of Mark M''ier, the real estate man of Fl Pasc.
 nr. Brown, who is member 'f inc marty. is a member of the hrm o' Brown. Manzanares & Co.,; A. krak ,uer is a hardware dealer doing basl ress nnder the firm naiae of Krakaue; .Zorke & Move; the Sullivan Machinery Co. is represented by D. A. carpenter : MT. Clifford is secretary of the inter national Miners Association, ana Juan Hart is president.
 The visitors expressed themselves as highly pleased with .teir reception in Bisbee. They will see 'he sights to day.
Bisbee daily review., 1902-07-05

wANTEp-A woman for general housework. in family of two. Address D. B. Heller, Douglas St. S-4'StVz
Bisbee daily review., 1902-07-05
scuooL TEACHERS CAPTURED. in fine Hands of Fiipinos-Reported
 Alive June 26.

Washington, July 3.-A cablegram from Acting Governor Wright. of philippines, in response to War De nartment's query concerning four school teachers captured by Filipinos, says every effort is being made to lib. crate the school teachers. Several ol a gang of Filipinos have been captured and killed. The teachers were report ed alive June 266. The names of the prisoners are Clyde France, Ernest Peger. Louis Thomas. John Wells.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-03-04
ARE ON BUSINESS BASIS
AFFAIRS OF ENDOWMENT RANK or
X. BEING sTRAIGHTENED
Board of Control Reports Material
Reduction in Liabilities,
and Expects to show
Surplus Soon.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, March 1.-The
board Of control Of the National Endow-
ment Rank Of the Knights OF Pythids
issued a statement today, showing that
the affairs of the Endowment rank are
being rapidly Strengthened out by Presi-
dent Neal. A committee which has gone
over the books makes the following re-
port, which is incorporated in the state
mcnt:
I'VE have checked up the cash book
and journal with the ledger and verified
the trial balance as of the Dist of Decem-
Der We find that change in the meth
Cd of bookkeeping was inaugurated Sept.
/ and from that time the books have
been kept in excellent shape We nave
verified loans. secured by mortgages,
bonds owned and other assets. we have
verified the cash in office and In bark
as of the 3lst Of December and find the
same correct. We have checked all cash
disbursements from May 81 with the
vouchers therefor, and found proof OF
payment in all cases except ten, cover
ing So 1O5 and in these cases the checks
were either outstanding or vouchers in
transmission. We have checked up AL
claims for death losses and the payments
thereon from the proofs on file" They
have reduced the liabilities in a large
amount during the last seven months
and expect to show q considerable sur
plus at the close of the current year Tho
statement shows that on July J. 1901 the
unpaid accounts amounted to S5J9 800 and
that at the end Of December they had
been reduced to S248 500.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-03-04

According to the Washington dispatches.
the senate has decided to act favorabIy
on what is known as the Hansbrough-
Newlands irrigation bill. Just what the
provisions of this measure may be the
public have had no reasonable opportunity
to learn. cit may or may not be open to
the objections that have been urged
against certain amendments offered to the
Newlands' bill in its earlier stages These
amendments were evidently designed in
the interest of state politics and state
politicians, and would inevitably render
the bill more in the nature Of a scheme
for the benefit Of the big cattle grazing
concerns than one for the promotion or
bona f1de settlers.
While the American peonle may not
know much about the provisions Of the
| different schemes before congress on this
subject, they do understand quite clearly
what IS to their own interest. They de-
mand such legislation as will reserve both
land and water alike to the absolute and
indefeasible use of the settlers. They
want the land shark, who has been a
necessary outgrowth of the present sys-
tenn of disposing Of the public domain,
killed off with reference to the irrigated
lands. They do not want the cattle com
panies to be able to perpetrate the same
forms Of public robbery through which
so many of the lumber fellows have be-
come millionaires. ANY form of iegisIa-
ton which will admit of vast tracts OF
irrigated lands finding their way into the
hands of spectators, foreign or native,
as is the case today so generally through
out the states of the West which are not
in need of irrigation, ought to be ruth
lessly. killed off, To these ends it Is alb
solutely necessary for the general govern
ment to control the land, the water and
the works through which the one is made
fertile by the other through the interior
department or otherwise.
The Glob does not know VINO
George H Maxwell is, who is described
as the representative of the National as
ISOLATION. 1t believes he represents the
several conventions which have been held
from time to time, and have been attend
ed by chosen representatives of the sew