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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-08-27
Contractor Answers
Charles Reimard Says his Work
in No Way lnterferes
With Railroad.
Asks For Dismissal of Bill.


Charles Reimard contractor for the
sub and super structure of the river
bridge at Mifflinville, on Saturday
morning filed the following answer
in the matter:
In the Court of Common Pleas of
Columbia County, Pennsylvania.
In equity. Between the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad Company, plaintiff,
and William Bogart, Geo. w. Ster-
ner w. H. Fisher, Commissioners
of Columbia County, and Samuel
Knecht and William J. Hosler,
Supervisors Of Mifflh township;
Charles Reimard, contractors. and
the King Bridge Company, sub-con-
tractor, defendants.
Answer of Charles Reimard, one
Of the defendants, to the bill of
complaint of the Pennsylvania Rail
road Company, complairants.
To THE HONORABLE, THE JUDGES
OF SAID COURT:
One of above named defendants,
Charles Reimard, reserving to him
self the benefits of all exceptions to
the complainant's bill, makes
answer thereto and says:
First. He admits the first para
graph OF the bill
Second. He admits the second
parauraph of the hill
Third; He denies the third para
graph Of the BILL
Fourth. He denies the fourth
paragraph of the bill.
Fifth. He excepts to the fifth
paragraph of the bill as impertinent
for the reason that it is conclusion
Of law and not an allegation offact.
Sixth. He admits the sixth para
graph of the bill.
Seventh. He denies the seventh
paragraph of the bill.
Eighth. He denies the eighth
paragraph of the bill.
And for further answer to the
whole of said bill, he, the said
Charles Reimard, one OF the de-
feudants above named, AYERS: That
his contract with the County Com
missioners of Columbia County is
for the erection and construction OF
the sub and super structure of said
bridge; that he has nothing to do
with the construction of highway
crossing at the grade or otherwise.
across the tracks of the plaintiff,
that he does not intend to construct
said crossing or any of the ap-
proaches to the said bridge, except
to fill between the wing wall OF the
same which does not cross nor in,
terfere with said railroad.
He therefore prays that the said
bill be dismissed as to him with
costs.
VIM. CHRISTIAN,
Solicitor for Charles Reimard
Monday next, August 81 at two
O'Clock in the afternoon is the time
set by Judge Little to hear the
argument, and the proceeding
give promise Of being interesting
The knotty legal problems involved
and the strong array of counsel en-
gagged adds importance to the mat
ter. The counsel are as follows
Levi Waller and Judge Hinckle,
for the plaintiff, Capt. J. B. Robi
son for the Commissioners, Ikele
& Ikeler for the Mifflin Supervisors
Grant Herring and Vanderslice TO
the King Bridge Company an,
William Chrisman for Charles Rel
rnard
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Wedding Announced.

Invitations are out for the mar
riage of Miss Maud Barton, daught-
er of Mr.. and Mrs. 7. J. Barton of
West Main street to Oliver ID.
Watts, of Middletown, Pa. The
ceremony will take place at the
home of the brides parents at high
noon Wednesday, Sept. 9th, and
they will be at home at 6I North
Catharine street Middletown, after
Oct. Ist.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-08-27

Hon. and Mrs. Fred Ikeler were
among the invited guests who wit
messed the launching Of the
Armoured Cruiser Pennsylvania at
Cramps Ship-yard, Philadelphia,
on Saturday.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-08-27

We claim this to be the finest as.
sortment Of Hunters Goods of al
kinds, and at less prices than evel
offered in Bloomsbury.
COME AND SEE FOR YOURSELF.
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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-08-27
Are You a Hunter -?
II so you will be interested in
ESPECIAL Gun Sale

All first class and reliable. We name
few specials, but come and see our BIZ linz
and Special Offering at special
prices. These are all good game prccurers
II properly handled.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-08-27
SpE CIAL GUNS.

A double barrel gun with fine walnut stock,
clean bore, finely finished. Always $1,000,
Special at IS. 4S each This is IL guage
gun, great field piece.
Here is a beautiful IL guage hammerless,
double barrel, clean bore finely hnishe :.
Left barrel choked, right barrel modified.
Always $500 We will sell few at S22.co.
Come and see it.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-08-27
%6e BfoomS6arS QlaftonaR Bana

Soci the accounts all responsible people, promising all the court
that usually extended obgng and carefully conducted
conduct
business lines believing that such will be to
the best advantage Of the public generally
A. z. SCHOCH PRESIDENT. VIM II. HIDLAY, CASHIER.
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TOThe Public:

longer of banking ethics to ask for
what would like acting the theory that what
greatly worth having is certainly worth asking for
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-10

call themselves fndependent. but as
matter Of fact they are mostly tlrne
but there are no independent papers ln
Kansas. Cur climate is not healthy for
such. We are an partisans. either tenn
poraTily, or for all tifae.
Politics is in the bin Of fare Of every
healthy kansan, and newspapers can
not get and hold attention without hav-
ing as the big fea ture the dissection OF
platforms and the annih1iaton of op-
posing candidates. While the party pa
per cOlors reports somewhat. there is
scarcely a paper in the state that does
not stand for the best in any idea
which it represents; does not demand
of its party cleanliness and as near to
GOdHness as consistent with safe party
politics I am quite well aware that the
politicians seem to be holding high car
nivaI Just now around the capital city,
but this is their time Your Kansas
politician is a biennial, blooming in all
his glory in the early days of January,
and fading away about so days later.
Sitting in seat surrounded by his ad
miring assistant sergeants- alarms he is
apt to think that the world is focused
upon him, and he proceeds to introduce
bills to cut down the fees Tor legal pub
lications. However. after a time, Is the
sessions grow older, he realizes dimly
that after all these fellows don't make
each other; that there was some outside
force or influence which called them
into existence. and to which they are
accountable, and the bills are allowed
to die a quiet death. The newspaper
feels grateful to the members for kill
ing the bill, and shows appreciation by
booming the members for some posi-
tions they are about as much fitted to
fill as the average chorus girl IS fitted
to sing in the grand opera of heaven.
THE newspapers have been able to
make considerable trouble in Kansas. A
few years ago one distinguished editor
threw off a rebellion which was taken
seriously by the timid politicians for a
space of one year when a political cy
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-10
W. S. HART is HERE.
Original MessaIa, of "Ben Hur,"
in the $ The Suburban.

w. S. Hart. an actor who is well
known in the west will play the
heavy" otherwise the villain part in
The Suburban tonight at the Grand.
Mr.. Hart has been in Topeka many
times. He was here with Nine Rhea,
with Mary Prescott and with a company
of his own playing The Man in the
Iron Mask and "The Bells
He was the original Messala in Ben
Hur," and when in Chicago last sum-
mer received a tribute from Gen. Lew
Wallace, in the shape of a players edl-
ton of the illustra ted story Of the play,
with the following written in the fly:
ITO the first Massala. with the regards
OF the author"
Il have always liked the west, esDec-
ially Kansas" said Mr.. Hart today Il
suppose that Is a quotation from every
actor who ever comes here, but l mean
it. 1 have had lots of fun in this state
Out west here some five years ago.
when I was playing with a company of
my own I was given a fine gray
hound by a man / got acquainted with.
He was beauty, and could outrun his
shadow. A Junction City gang of US
got out with horses to chase rabbits,
and the owner OF the other dog in the
game brought the poor beast back in
his Enthusiastically run down. My dog
was all right. The finish of my dog
was a sad one.
He was e great favorite with the
members of the company, and at the
hotels they used to sneak him up to a
room. The landlord at the old National
hotel in Peoria was too foxy" for them
and they We're forced to tie him in the
cloak room. When we came down in
the morning there was something go
ing on A negro porter was treed in
the corner. ard the dog, who had
lunched off half a grip and a $50 over
coat, was master of the situation. He
had resented being tied. AS funds
were at low tide with my little COM
pany at that time you can see
why I failed to enjoy the sight of the
I partly devoured grip and the remains
Of the $50 top blanket"
Mr.. Hart does not look any older than
he used to, with the exception, possibly,
I Of a tendency to gray. around the edges
! of his hair. He is a real actor in ap-
pearance, tall, strong featured and full
vOicad
I am the prime mover of devilment
( in this production, p he said in reference
to The Suburban" ct is a part with
a great deal of intensity, and if I do
say it myself. a hard one to manage
The play is one of the most magnificent
J productions ever staged. This is the
company which was made up to play
New York, and we expect to be called
there any day and have another COM
! pany take our place on the road. From
what ] remember of the old Grand. il
has a big stage. and we will be able to
give the play at its best
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-10
PORTE IS DOUBTED.
France Proceeds as Though 1t
Hadn't Been Made.

Paris, Feb. 10.-The officials here are
not disposed to accept the porte's as
surances that Turkey has no intention
of moblizing d large force of troops.
When the Turkish denial was brought
to the attention of the officials here who
have access to the governments sources
of information, the following reply was
made:
We have received similar pacific as
surances from Turkish sources, but our
own information is positive and specific
that orders for the mobilization have
been actually issued. This was three
days ago and we are unable to say
whether the execution of the orders is
withheld in view of the effect they have
produced among the powers, who are
seeking to enforce reforms in the
Balkans Our advices further show
that the mobilization would affect 24O,-
600 troops"
The French governments policy ap-
pears to be shaping on its advices with
out references to the quieting Turkish
assurances.
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GIRON CALLED BACK.
Former Crown Princess of 6axony
Won't Try toBe Good.

London. Feb 10.-An agency dispatch
from Brussels assert that NJ. Giron is re-
turning to Geneva in response TO an urgent
appeal from the former crown princess OF
Saxony. The princess having failed to OBJ
tain permission to see her sick child. C -
siders 1t futile, according to the dispatch,
to make any further concessions to this
Saxon court
Ell Paso. Tex, Feb. 10.-Ernest Leoni,
of Mannheim. vice consul of the German
empire to Vera Cruz. Mexico and personal
friend Of Prince Henry of Saxony, is in Fl
Paso today and casts some interesting side
lights On the recent sensational elopement
Of Princess Louise with the French tutor,
NJ Giron Consul Leoni was in Saxony at
the time of the elopement- He says that
the sympathies of the people Of the coun-
try are all with the prince whom he de-
scribes as man of exemplary chara cter
and great popularity Mr. I.eoni states that
this is the fourth time the princess has
eloped one Of her flights having been
with an American dentist
1.-THE princess" said Mr. Leoni now
vows eternal constancy and is extremely
penitent but the people understand her
weakness and cannot believe that she VIII
ever reform. The king of Saxony is in very
pOor health so that his recovery is doubt
fll and the people view with aversion the
possibility of Princess Louise as their
queen A petition to the kaiser in such an
event may be reSorted to.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-10
SOCIETY MAN THIEF.
Plea of Grand Larceny by George
Hamilton Pell, of New York.

New York, Feb. 10-George Hamil+ IN
Pell. who was one of the powers ~
Wall street Is years ago and a quarter
of a century back was considered the
great matrimonial catch in the fash
ionable set stood before Justice New
burger in general session today and con-
fessed himself to be thief
Pell pleaded guilty TO a charge of
grand larceny in the first degree. He
viii be sentenced Friday. The maxi
mum punishment for the crime is ten
years in state prison.
In 1890 he was convicted with others
of having wrecked the Sixth National
bank. He was sentenced to seven years,
but after serving two years in Sing Sing
was pardoned-
He comes of a distinguished family
and has scores of very influential
friends. These friends were able to have
him pardoned in 1892 and they have
also worked hard for him in the present
case
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-10
WILL NOT BE SCARED.
Mr.. BergundthaI Refuses Dicta-
tiOn of Hughes Supporters.

w. S. Bergundthal is still in the race
for mayor. The last grand effort of
the Hughes faction to dislOdge him was
made today and failed. The meeting
Of the Hughes law and order commit
tee at the United Presby church
last night did not indorse Hughes, buS
it said to Mr.. Bergundthal: We are
going to endorse Hughes. We viii give
you "A hours to get out of the race If
you are not off when we meet again.
you will be communicated
Mr.. Bergundthal refuses to be scared
out. and he will go into the fight ex-
pecting to poll a big vote as a COM
promise candidate between Hughes
and Lewis, who represent the two ex-
tremes.
Hughes and his crowd say that Ber-
gundthal will be annihilated. They
threaten him with political destruction
unless he bows his neck to their die
tates.
This evening at 7;l5 the committee
viii hold another meeting at which
Hughes will receive the official trade
mark of the law and order league, and
be stamped 0. K, like an inspected
quarter at the slaughter house.
The meeting appointed a COMMITTEES
composed of Frank Snyder NJ. r.
Mitchell. Mrs. J. A p Carnahan, E.
Ridley, John Alexander and Frank
Foster. to steer the Hughes campaign.
Another committee. composed of
Samuel T. Howe, Thos. Page. Aaron
Sheetz, A. Troup and Dell Keizer was
appointed to interview Mr.. Bergund-
thai. and induce him to withdraw
from the field.
Only one of the men appointed on
the last named committee was present
at the meeting. and he was the only
one to call upon Mr.. BergundthaI to-
day Mr.. Page and Mr.. Sheetz were
both put on because they are NORTH
Topeka men, and it was thought that
they might have some influence with
Mr. Bergundthal Both of them are
Mr. Bergundthals friends, and will dc
nothing to injure him.
Mr.. Bergundthal has the same answer
for the committee that he has given il
explicit terms heretofore. FIe says:
T stand exactly where i have stood
all the time. I VIII not withdraw
am in the race to stay. The committee
cant bluff me-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-10
KIDNAPPED HIM.
L. S. Officers Get a Prisoner
Out of Canada.

Victoria. B. c., Feb 10-Unable to ex-
tradite AIexnadre w. Waters, alias
W. A. Wilson, who is wanted at Manila.
on a charge of embezzling $4,000 and
who was arrested at Montreal some
days ago, United States Special Agents
D. r. Brien and c. N Heron kidnapped
him on board the Oriental line Athen-
ian, which sailed from here this morn
ing. Waters, it is alleged, decamped
with IS, 1000 and went to Hong Kong and
later came to Victoria on the Athenian.
The detective missed him here, but
traced him to Montreal where he was
arrested. The United States and Cam
ada have no extradition treaty with the
Philippines and in order to avoid legal
proceedings Waters was quietly taken
to Washington and hence via Chicago
and St. Paul 70 Seattle, where he was
placed in jail for the night and brought
to Victoria yesterday afternoon. He
was told that he would be able to catch
the San FranciSco bound steamer Sem
ator here and go to San Francisco In
stead of the Senator he found the
steamer he arrived here on from the
Orient at tne- dock ready to sail.
The prevailing gales caused a post
ponement of the steamers sailing.
Waters was kept in close confinement
and put aboard early this morning
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-10
LONG DISTANCE LINE.
Independent Phone Co. to Con-
meet Nine Kansas Towns.

Kansas City. Feb. 10.-The construction
of an independent long distance telephone
system to connect Kansas City with a num-
Der of towns in Kansas is in contempla-
ton To-Day the representative of nine diff
ferent companies of that state will meet
James S. Bradley, jr., of Toledo, o.. a
member of the Central Construction COM
pany which is building the Home TeIe-
phone company's lines in this city and
J. E. Zeluff of Louisville Ky in charge
of the long distance work of the cen
struction company. The meeting win be
held at the Hotel Baltimore. It is ex-
peeted that before the departure of the
Kansas telephone men contracts will be
entered into between their companies and
the construction company for the building
of lines to the several interested towns.
The towns which it is proposed to con-
necf with Kansas City by an Independent
long distance line are Topeka, Beloit Min
neaFolis, Abilene Concordia, Wichita
Ottawa. Hutchinson and Coffeyville. The
representatives who reached the city last
key of Topeka. w. W DilWorth and A. T
Rodgers Beloit; J. R. Tomlinson and J.
w. Smith Minneapolis; C. l. Brown and
G. A Rogers. Abilene. r. A. Dougherty,
George H. Hill and William Lsutt. Concor-
dla, J. A. Byers. Ottawa, and A. 3.
Brown, Coffeyville.
The Kansas Independent Telephone asso-
citation, to which the various Independent
companies of the state belong. at a recent
meeting held in Topeka, indorsed the
Home Telephone company.
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AGREE ON ELKINS BILL.
House Committee VIII Report
It With Amendments.

Washington. Feb. 1o.-The house COM
mittee on interstate and foreign com
merce today agreed to favorably report
the Elzins' anti-rebate bill with certain
amendments
The committee recommends an amend
ment to the last provision of section 3,
striking out the words cooperation" 50
the provision will read, but no person
shall be prosecuted or be subjected to any
penalty or forfeiture on account of any
transaction matter or thing concerning
which he may testify to, produce evidence,
documentary or otherwise, in such pro
ceedin=-
be further amended by the addition of tho
following provision.
q ct to expedite the hearing and determina-
ton of suits in equity pending or hereaf-
ter brought under the acts of July 2, 1890,
entitled an act to protect trade and COM
merce against unlawful restraints and mo-
nopOly, an act to regulate commerce, ap-
proved February 4, 1881
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-10
TALK OVER TRUSTS.
President Roosevelt Called a
Conference at White House.

Washington. Feb eb10-President Roose-
velt had a conference at the White
House last night with a number Of
leading members of the house of repre-
sentatives for the purpose of discussing
trust legislation The members present
included Chairman Cannon of the ap-
prOpriation committee. Messrs- Paine,
DalzeH and GrosvenOr of the ways and
means committee and Messrs. Jenkins.
Powers of Massachusetts, and Over
street, of the judiciary committee. Con-
sideration was given to the department
of commerce bill as agreed on by the
congressional conferees, and to the El-
kins railroad bill as we'll as to the Lit
tlefield antitrust measure just passed
by the house. President Roosevelt is
anxious to have legislation with refer
ence to trusts at this session rounded
out into an efficient and harmonious
whole, and for this reason went over
the several measures with the repre-
sentatives of the house. Reference was
made to the publicity features of the
new department of commerce bill and
to the fact that the Elkins measure con-
tains, so far as railroads are concerned
prohibitory provisions as to rebates and
6iSrrir1f aff0ns.
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o'clock this afternoon. and plunged in
to the carnage of an open election at 10
O'Clock with the following result:
President, d. r. Anthony, of the
Leavenworth Times.
Vice president S. w. McGarrah. Of
the Manhattan Nationalist.
Treasurer. NJ d. Kreeeher, of the
sedgwick Paragraph
Recording secretary. o. W. Little, OF
the Alma Enterprise.
Corresponding secretary,J. E. Junl5in.
Of the Sterling Bulletin.
The convention by a large majority
voted to recommend to the executive
committee that Lawrence be selected
as the place for holding the next an
nual meeting. Invitations were also re-
eeiyed from Chanute and lola
The following members of the execu-
tive committee and delegates to the
National Editorial association We're Sc
lected by tne district caucuses.
Executive c0mmittee-First district
Grant W. Harrington, Hiawatha, Dem~
ocrat.
Second district-C. C. Clevenger. Os-
awatQmie Graphic
Third disuict-F NJ. Hartley, Arkan-
sas City. Democrat
Fourth district-Frank Fockle, lie
Roy, Reporter
Fifth district-Tom Charles. Belle
Sixth district-JOhn Q. Royce. Phil
lipsburg. Dispatch.
Seventh district-W. r. Blackburn.
Anthony, Republican.
Delegates to national association
First district-Tobias Larson High
land, Nidette. H. G. Stevens, Western
Odd Fellow.
Second district-F. G. Ranev. Fort
Scott, Republican,; w. r. Smith. Fra
ternal Aid. Lawrence.
Aa.H 9as4f.a
Populist; Phil I. Keener, ScammOn.
Miner.
Fourth districf-W. A. Morgan. Cot.
tonwood Falls, Leader John Redwood
Burlington. Jeffersonian.
Fifth district. N Flint Manhat.
tan. Nationalist. H. NJ BrodericI5
Marysville. Advocate.
Sixth district-V Hutchinson. L. L.
Aldrich, Cawker City Record.
Seventh district-D. T. Armstrong
Great Bend, Beacon. w. NJ Glenn
Greeley, Tribune.
There was no opposition to any OF
the candidates all the elections being
by acclamation. IF there was "A slate
or a 'bandwagon" or any other politi.
cal device. as some of the editors
claimed. it was in good working order
MR. BRADY'S ADDRESS,
FoIlowing the election, a paper was
read by j. L. Brady of the Lawrence
world on the subject 'sThe Newspaper
A-4A7 tyhiE was abDul tlt
most thrilling which the editors had
run across and thew could hardly wafi
for the author of the paper to fnisf
reading his very excellent production
before they bounced upon the them,
and clawed it to pieces
Mr.. Brady bad a liberal sprinkIine
or political paprica in his paper. anC
succeeded in stirring up the zoo. IN.
said iu part.
Politics enters into newsDaDer fully
as much as newspa Ders enter into poll
tics This is what is called organic
Journalism a sort OF L tickle YOU ang
you laugh. but YOU let every man know
who is doing the tickling There ar.
newspapers which have the courage o.
their convictions to such am e~tent tina
nothing short of a conviction bv a cour
G9 record can tame them. These mei