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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-07-23
POPE LEO XIII.

after q series of tremendous efforts to
ronquer the weakness of his aged
anne by the marvellous will power Of
.I mind
The peuro pneumonia with which
is holiness had been suffering was
tcnrcely so responsible for his death as
hat inevitable decay of tissue which
snsues upon ninety-three years Of life.
The tested steel which had bent so Of
ten before human ills was bound to
break Mt last. The emaciated and life
less frame which held so brave u spirit
lies OH the bed in the Vatican beside
which almost all the world has prayed.
Today the sacred college of cardinals
will assemble for the impressive cere-
mony of officially pronouncing Pope
Leo dead After this sad function has
been performed the body will be taken
10 the small throne room adjoining the
death chamber, where it will be en-
balmed.
Pope Leo's final moments We're mark
ed by that same serenity and devotion
and, when he was conscious, that calm
intelligence which is associated with
his twenty-five years pontificate. His
was no easy death. An hour before he
died, turning to Dr. Lapponi and his de-
voted valet, Pho Contra, he murmured,
"The pain l suffer is most terrible"
Yet his parting words were not of the
physical al guish that he suffered but
were whispered benedictions upon the
cardinals and his nephews, who knelt
ut the bedside, and the last look of his
almost sightless eyes was toward the
great ivory crucifix hanging in the
death chamber.
The programme for the ''novem
diales," the nine days ceremony, as
far as established, but still open to
possible change, Is as follows: This
morning the second meeting Of the con.
gregaton of cardinals will occur to dis.
cuss measures relating to the conclave
The diplomatic body. the Roman aris
tocracy and the high dignitaries of the
church will have an opportunity to
take last view of the late pontiff be
fore he is laid in st. Peters. The body
will be arrayed in full pontifical robes
and the remains will be transported tc
the basilica of st. Peters, where they
will be taken charge of by the chapter
of the basilica and deposited in the
chapel of the Sacrament. Tomorrow
the whole people of Rome will be al
lowed to view the body of the pontiff
while requiem masses will be celebrat
ed in the different chapels. The con
gregation will meet on Friday and Sat
urday. Saturday night the body of tn,
pope will be sprlnkled with holy waite
by the chapter of st. Peters. 1t will
then be taken at the head of process
sion around the basilica and entombet
to the strains of the "Miserere," in
toned by singers of the Julia chapel.
The Vatican authorities are yer,
much pleased with the messages o
coincidence received from United State
Secretary of State Hay. They feel
special qualification over message
from Protestant countries or those hay
ing 10 representative of the holy see.
The will of Leo XIII. has not We
been opened consequently all allege
news concerning II and the millions h
Is said to have left to the church Il
merely imaginary.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-07-23
Plot Against Kaiser.

CHRISTIANIA, Norway, July 22.-It
is authoritatively stated that the police
have received no intimation from
abroad of an intended visit of Ameri-
can anarchists, who, it was reported,
had left Chicago with the avowed in
tention Of killing the kaiser. 1t has
been known for some time that prom.
inent anarchist was staying in Chris
tiania for the benefit of her health, but
there is no intimation that her pres
cnce has anything to do with plot
against the German emperor.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-07-23

AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Died In His Ofilcr.

BOSTON, July 22.-Stricken with
heart disease, George o. Barker of
Lynn, head of the New England divi-
sion Of the United States secret serv-
ice of the treasury department, died
in his Office in the post Office building
here. Mr.. Barker was about fifty-sev-
en- years of age. In all he had been in
the government service about twenty
years. He was veteran of the civil
war
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-07-23

WHILE THERE Is LIFE THERE is HOPE.
was afflicted with catarrh could neither
ia ste nor smell and could hear but little.
Ely's Cream Balm cured it. Marcus G..
Shaltz, Railway, N. J.
Cream Balm reached me safely and the
effect is surprising. My son says the first
application gave decided relief Respect
FULLY, Mrs. Franklin Freeman, Dover, N. II.
The Balm does not rritate or cause
sneezing. Sold by druggists at 50 cts. or
mailed by Ely Brothers, Sc Warren St.,
New York.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-07-23
Two Convicts Got Away.

KINGSTON, n. Y, July 22.-Alexan-
der Burt and George Colgan, who es-
capped from the Eastern New York re-
formatory at Napanoch, got away cas-
lily. While the convicts We're Mt chapel
they eluded the guards vigilance, made
an elaborate toilet and dropped from
the roof to the prison yard by means
of window rope. They left the stock
ade without trouble.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-07-23
Burglars Got s4OO. M Arrest..

PASSAIC, n. j., July 22.-The post
office at Carleton Hill, village near
here, was entered by burglars, who
blew open the safe with nitroglycerin,
secured $500 in stamps and 500 in
cash and got away safely. This is the
fourth time in eight years that this
post office has been robbed, and no ar.
rests have ever been made.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-07-23

NIAGARA FALLS, n. Y, July 22.-
The strike Of the engineers at the In
ternational Paper company's mill here
is over. The men go back to work at
the old wage after being out month.
Four hundred men locked out by the
engineers strike will now resume work.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-07-23
Electric storms Mt Geneva.

GENEVA, N. Y, July 2l.-Two Sc
we're electrical storms passed over this
city, during which several buildings
were struck and several persons stun
ned. heavy fall of hail accompanied
the storm and did considerable damage
to fruit
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-07-23
Both Legs Cut on by Train.

LYONS, n. Y, July 22.-A man
claiming to be James Brown of Chi
cago and the son of Cleveland police
man had both legs cut off at the New
York Central depot here while trying
To board an east bound fast freight
train. He will probably die.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-07-23

TILTON, n. H., July 22.-The Low
ering hotel has been burned and other
property including the town hall block
and dwelling houses, damaged. The
hotel stable also was burned, and
eighteen horses perished. The loss is
estimated at $4,000.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-07-23
Two Killed While walking Track.

MANCHESTER, Mass, July 22.-
While walking on the Boston and
Maine tracks Thomas Moore, thirty
FIVE, and Richard Hawley, thirty-five,
both laborers and unmarried, were
struck by train and instantly killed.
They saw one train approaching and in
avoiding it were run down by another.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-07-23
Roosevelt VIII Ride Forty Miles

OYSTER BAY, n. V, July 22.-Pres-
ident Roosevelt has in contemplation a
trip to Sayville tomorrow. 1t is his
present intention to ride on horseback
from Sycamore Hill to Sayville a dis
tance of about forty miles, to visit Rob-
ert Roosevelt and family. He expects
to be accompanied by his two oldest
sons. They may not return until Fri
day
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-07-23
Fatally Attacked MissaiI.

VIENNA, July 22.-A dispatch from
Tetovo says that the members Of the
Macedonian committee fatally attacked
the Bulgarian archpriest Missa Missail.
The archpriests own bishops, whom he
had offended, forbade the local doctors
to attend the wounded man.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-07-23
shot District Attorney and Self.

NEW ORLEANS, July 2l.-District
Attorney j. Ward Gurley has been as
sassinated in his Office in the Macheca
building by Richard Lyon, cotton
roller. Lyon after killing the district
attorney shot himself fatally.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-07-23
Helen Mora, Actress, Dead.

NEW YORK, July 21.-Helen Mora,
the vaudeville actress, is dead at her
home at Bensonhurst, New York, Of a
complication of diseases from which
she had suffered since the beginning of
the year.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-07-23
France Honors Two Americans

PARIS, July 22.-Among the appoint
ments to the Legion of Honor gazetted
are w. f. Ingersoll, Paris manager OF
the New York Life Insurance company,
chevalier, and William Seligman, bank
er, officer
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-07-23
Son Arrives to Grover Cleveland

BUZZARDS BAY, Mass, July 90
A son was born to ex-President and
Mrs. Grover Cleveland at their sum-
mer home here. The attendants say
that all conditions affecting both moth
er and child are satisfactory
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-07-23
Star Pitchers Sudden Death.

SPOKANE, Wash, July 22.-Ernest
Nichols, twenty-five years of age,
star pitcher of the Pacific National
Baseball league, died suddenly at Nata-
torium park of heart trouble shortly
after taking plunge in the swimming
pOol
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-07-23
Aged Farmer a Suicide,

OWEGO, n. Y, July 22.-The body
of Frank Probasco, farmer, who
drowned himself, was recovered near
the spot where he jumped from his
boat. He had shown signs of insanity.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-07-23
Dtcl.ins Now Commandant.

WASHINGTON, July 22.-Captain
Francis Il, Dickins has been ordered
to the Pensacola navy yard as com
mandant.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-07-23
Russian FlotiIla For the East.

ST. PETERSBURG, July 22.-Elev.
en- torpedo boats will leave Cronstadt
on the 2Sth inst. to re-enforce the Rus
sian Pacific squadron.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-07-23

KINGSTON, N. Y, July 22.--Light-
ming struck the ice house of j. p. Leuff-
gen, near Flatburg, burning 1t to the
ground; loss, $4,000.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-07-23
American Squadron at Lisbon.

LISBON, July 22. = The American
squadron, under Rear Admiral Cotton,
has arrived from Southampton.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-07-23
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
Closing stock Quotations.

Money on call nominal at 2la@2% per
cent. Prime mercantile paper Sac per
cent. Exchanges $244, $50, ,O39; balances, S.
I
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-07-23

ROME. July 21.-Pope Leo XIII. Is
dead. The last flicker of life expired
at four minutes past O'Clock yester-
Say afternoon, and the pontiff now lies
1t rest.
The period of over two weeks that
Pope Leo passed In the shadow Of
death was no less wonderful than his
life. His splendid battle against dis
ease was watched the world over with
sympathetic admiration and ended only
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-07-23
Dies With Words of Bene.
diCtiOn on His Lips.
LAST LOOK WAS ON THE CROSS
Supreme Power In the Hands of the
Sacred College.
ARDINAl ORtGllA NOW RULES

In PontiH's Last Moments He Said,
'Thc Pain I suffer Is Most Terri
ble," Yet His Parting whispers
Were blessings on the Cardinals
and His Relatives.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-07-23

Arch bishop Katxer Is Dead.
FOND DU LAC, Wis. July 21.-
Archbishop Katzer is dead.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-07-22
HAD DESPERATE DUEL
FOUR PERSONS HURT NEAR
 JACKSON, KY.
A Poker Game the Cause of Fight in Which Two Principals Are Fatally Wounded and An
 Outsider Injured.

Jackson. Ky. July H.-In a desperate pistol duel at Cave Run Schoolhouse, three miles east of Jackson, this morning three persons were severely hurt. James and William Barrett and Jack Howard and his 14-year-old son were the princl- pals A bullet from James Barrett's pis- tol lodged in the abdomen of James Vires' aged 12, who was sitting at his desk m the school house. Mack Howard was shot in the arm and his elbow was shat tered. James Barrett was shot in the head with buckshot and his skull frac- tured.
 The civil authorities declined to take action and two details of soldiers from here were sent into the county to make the arrests. Captain Foley's posse arrested the Towards and details under Lieutenant Macleod overlook the Barretts several miles from the scene of the shooting. Mack Howard was too seriously hurt to be brought to town, but the others were landed in jail here. James Barrett Is mulatto, but is so light as to pass for white man. He admitted shooting twelve men and one woman and of these two died For one killing he was acquitted, and for another given one year in the pen itentiary, being pardoned last April
 Mack Howard is paralyzed from the waist down from being shot in fight two years ago.
 Last night Howard and James Barrett played poker in Jackson and Barrett won Towards money and accepted his pistol as d pawn for $10 Howard followed him to the scene of the shooting fin an at- tempt he says, to redeem the weapon. Barrett claimed the pistol was bought outright. Howard borrowed a gun and his son had a pistol. The Barretts had revolvers and several shots were fired. The school boy may recover and the two men are fatally wounded.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-07-22
NEW LOW RECORD
BEAR ATTACKS CAUSE DE
 CLIMBS IN STOCKS.
United States Steel Shares Severely Pounded, Sales Aggregating Over 1S6,00O Shares-The Usual
 Large Crop of Rumors.

New York, July 21.-Bear attacks coup led with further forced iquidations re- suited in a new low level for a number of securities in today's stock market. De- clines ranged from 15 points to three. while some of the better grade stocks showed losses of a point or more. Rail- way shares of the better class were mod erately firm, but in little demand and there was no evidence of Bargain buy ing in these issues.
 The attack on prices began at the open ing and was continued at more or less regular intervals throughout the day. In fact. lowest prices for some issues came almost at the close. The United States Steel shares were most severely pounded. with net losses of 3-4 and 7-S in the common and preferred respective ly. Sales of these stocks aggregated over 1S6,00O shares over 32,000 shares of com mon changing hands. Trading in the steel stocks comprised considerably more than one-fifth of the days business. Steel common closed at 22, low record figure, while the preferred stock touched 70.
 Besides the steel issues the lowest prices ever recorded were scored by Ten nessee Coal Colorado Fuel and Iron, Re- public Steel and Iron preferred. and Vir- ginia-Carolina Chemical.
 HI luC EoAAWdy StOup uCW AOW records. Rock Island common and pre- ferred; Kansas and Texas preferred. Chi cago Terminal, Three Cs, Colorado South ern issues, Lake Erie & Western pre- ferred, Brooklyn Rapid Transit, Metro politan Street Railway, Pacific Coast and Peoria and Eastern.
 There was the usual large crop of ru- mors, but nothing definite could be learn ed. At some of the banks which have close Wall Street relations it was said that a number of loans had been called.
 Much of today's selling was for out of town account. The West was again sell Ter the gossips declared that a prominent St. Louis interest had been foreced to sell out a line of 40,000 shares.
 The day was not without some news of favorable character. Erie directors in- creased the rate of dividend on the first preferred to a four per cent. basis and the quarterly report of Tennessee Coal & Iron showed a surplus increase of over S500000 with an increase of almost $9O0, 900 for the half year. Tn spite of this the stock was among the weakest in the list.
 The steady declines In the steel stocks created great uneasiness.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-07-22

tis. who has charge of the Archepisco- pal Diocese during the absence in Rome or Cardinal Gibbons. tonight issued the following letter to the clergy of the prov ince:
 'To the Clergy of the Archdiocese of
 Baltimore:
 "In every church of the diocese mass Of requiem shall be had for the repose of the soul of the deceased supreme Pom tin. Leo XIII. This shall be high mass, whenever practicable. The day and the hour of this mass are left to your dis cretion, provided the day chosen be not later than the 27th of this month, since on the 18th the delegate apostolic will pontifcate at solemn mass of requiem in the Cathedral of Baltimore. It Is de- sired and requested that all the clergy, to whom it shall be practicable. shall assist at this mass.
 "In every mass when not rubricany ex- cluded, shall be said during one month for the repose of the soul of the deceased Pontiff the collect Deus Qui Inter Sum mos Sacerdotes and also till his successor shall have been chosen the collect sup plici from the mass Pro Ellgendo Summo Pontifici.
 ''on the day of the interment of the deceased Pontiff, all bells shall he toiled for one hour, from 8 to 9 a. m ~ at.
 Finally, you are far from needing to be told that the faithful are to be urged to pray now, and in the future, earnestly and assiduously for the repose of one whom, through his exceeding wisdom, long labors and rare life and death, the church and the world in general have de- rived such beneflts."
 The province of Baltimore includes the States of Delaware, Maryland, Virginia West Virginia, North Carolina, South Car olina, Florida and Georgia and the Dis trict of Columbia.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-07-22
CARNAGE WAS AWFUL.
Terrific onslaught's IMade By the
 Government Troops.


 Government Troops.
 Soledad, Venezuela, July 20.-G ?. m.)-- The fight from o'clock this afternoon has been horrible and at this hour the only places which still resist the onset of the Government troops are the jail and the Capitol.
 Early In the afternoon the Government troops which received all the reinforce ments available, together with ammuni- tion, and who numbered in all 5.200 men, were ordered to make general attack upon all positions held by the rebels. At o'clock this afternoon the ''Zamora," :" called the Sebastopol of Ciudad. Bolivar, was stormed and captured. Ninety-four dead rebels were found inside, among them being General Azanaza, a revoiu- tionary leader. whose head had been blown off by shell. It Is impossible to render an idea of the carnage which oc- cured at this point. :.
 At the same time General Rivas, Gen eral Gomez'o chief lieutenant, with 2,30o men, succeeded in destroying a barricade erected around the Miranda Plaza, the key to the Capitol where all the survi- vors of the revolution were concentrated. All the roads and streets running into the Capitol are guarded by Government troops and the escape of the revolution ists, after the capture of the Capitol, which IS inevitable. seems impossible. They must either surrender or die.
 At o'clock tonight the Custom House was taken after a ten hours fight. The Associated Press representative counted sixty killed as a result of this fight.
 The Dalton block. where the American consulate and most of the foreign bust. ness houses are located, was captured at 5 o'clock. The revolutionists are without provisions and water. the supply pipe having been cut yesterday. The situation is considered desperate and hopeless. The shops are being pillaged.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-07-22
CIUDAD BOLIVAR FALLS
 AFTER FEARFUL CARNAGE
Heroic Resistance of the Rebels Ineffective Against
 the Fierce Attacks of the Troops Of r Government Army.

that could be used for barricades or to otherwise stop the advance of the Gov ernment troops they were immediateiy occupied by the Government soldiers, who bored holes in them so as to communicate with the next house.
 The city appears to have been struck by cyclone.
 At o'clock in the evening the Govern ment forces, which were advancing from all directions, arrived near the center of Ciudad Bolivar. For two hours previously firing had diminished; but 1t was renewed with more vigor at 10 o'clock at night and illuminated the sky.
 At 3 o'clock in the morning when the inhabitants of the commercial and for eign parts of the city near the Alameda saw the advance of the government troops they all abandoned their homes and sought refuge in other parts of the city crossing the streets amidst a hail of bullets and shells, the women carry Ing their children: the strong helping the weak; many men in trying to protect the women falling, struck by bullets.
 in the middle of the streets what with the firing. the yell of the wounded and the crying of the women and children, a terrible scene was witnessed. bad enough to disgust anybody forever with civil war.
 The government troops. however. acted with humanity, especially the forces of General Rivas, who fighting brayely, was the first to order the attacking force to be merciful.
 At o'clock this morning the govern ment generals having effected a juncture of their forces. north and south, and hav- ing received further supplies and ammuni- tion, decided to push the attack on the center of the city.
 At 10 o'clock the government troops had captured the north side of the Alameda. the public park of Ciudad Bolivar, which has been defended by double row of bar ricades Behind one of these were found more than thirty dead soldiers lying on top of each other. while wounded men were seen on all sides
 At 10 o'clock the Government command CTS. seeing that only. the artillery could make a breach in the barricades of the Alameda ordered twelve guns to open fire on them. and at the same time the vene- zuelan fleet which had changed it's an- c1orage so as to bring it's guns to bear effectively on the city. opened fire.
 The soldiers on both sides have had no food for two days. no amhuiances are being used and yet the fighting continues. The old custom house and waterworks have been taken. The Dalton block. the property of the United States Consul, where all the leading German and French families reside. are now being attacked.
 The jail Is the center of a terrible re- sistance. All the defeated revoiutionists have concentrated there. It Is estimated that more than 200 have been killed in that vicinity.
 The artillery of the revoTutionists t fiercely replying to the attack of the fieet For two hours past the fleet has been smelling La Soiedad. which has suffered terribly. The capital Is still in possession of the revolutionists, but the complete success dt the Government forces is assured.