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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-02-16
BLOODY Fight AT
lola HOTEL.
Largely Attended Friday Night
Dance Has Almost Fatal
Termination.
FOX IN CRITICAL CONDITION

William Fox, young man of
Pine township, this county is in
precarious condition. He had a
close call from death in fight with
Charles Stackhouse at Albert
Dents lola Hotel Friday night,
and his injuries may yet prove
fatal.
From all the information that we
have been able to gather, the fight
was the result of the selection of
Fox to be floor manager of the
dance. Stackhouse had acted in
that capacity at numerous pre-
ceding dances at the hotel, and the
fact that he had been ignored on
this occasion, it is said greatly
aroused his displeasuie. He started
in the early part Of the evening to
pick a quarrel, but by the stren-
nous interference of some friends
he was kept away from Fox.
Finally they clashed, and the by
standers were powerless to separate
them. Not until Fox was prone
upon the floor with his throat slash
ed from ear to chin, and blood
squirting from two other deep knife
gashes, did the melee end, and only
then by the interposition of some
men who grabbed Stackhouse and
carried him bodily from the place.
The room in which the fight oc-
Cured, it is said looked more like a
slaughter shop than a dance hall.
Blood covered the floor and walls,
and those who sought to part the
combatants, were literally drenched
in the red fluid,
DR.. Sem OF Millville, was sum-
moned, to attend the injured man.
He administered stimulants, and
sewed up the wounds. Fox was
removed to his home on Sunday.
His condition is grave, and it is
feared that blood poisoning will
develop.
John Fox, father Of the injured
man, caused the arrest of Stack
house yesterday. He was given a
hearing before Justice of the Peace
Ewes and held in $500 bail for his
appearance at court.
William Chrisman Esq. was
counsel for the prosecutor. The
hearing was largely attended, the
room being crowded
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-02-16
A Bargain in
Carpenter
HpRons.
Worth 80 cents
Now 23 cents.
FOR SALE BY
j. q. Wells.
General Hardware
BLOOMSBURY, PA.
BISHOP AT ST. PAUL'S.

Rt. Rev. Ethelbert Tai bot,
Bishop of the Diocese of Central
Pennsylvania, made his last official
visit to St. Paul's Church on Sun
day morning last. Nearly every
seat in the church was occupied. A
class of fifteen persons WIS con-
firmed, including the following:
John F. Splain. Mrs. J. F. Splain,
Misses Lille NJ. Splain, Fannie
F. Moore, Mary G Hudson,
Martha A. Morgan, Mabel c. Kali,
Elsa V. Kali, Elizabeth Myers,
Laura T. Voris, Martha G.. Krea-
mer ~Flossie Edgar, Messrs. Albert
L. Solleder, Frank Zarr, Wilbur
c. Kreamer
The Bishops sermon was COZ
sidered by many as the best one he
has ever delivered here, and that is
saying much, as he is considered
one OF the strongest pulpit orators
among the Bishops. The large
class presented was prepared
through the efforts Of the Rector,
Rev. r. S. Nichols, on short notice.
the Bishop having made the ap-
pointment only few weeks ago.
Among the number was young
lady whom Bishop Talbot baptized
some years ago in Kansas.
After the service an opportunity
was given the congregation to meet
the Bishop in the Parish House,
and many availed themselves of it.
The Bishop visited St. Johns
Church, Catawissa, in the after
noon, and Christ Church, Berwick,
in the evening.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-02-16
AT TIE OAR SHOPS.
Fifty Scenic Railway Cars Will be Con.
structed Here.

The local plant of the American
Car & Foundry Company will build
fifty Scenic Railway Cars to be
used at Rocky Glenn, the popular
summer resort near Scranton. The
cars are to be furnished within ten
weeks so that they will be ready
for delivery at the opening of the
season.
The Berwick shops have turned
out the first lot under the order for
TAO steel underframed box cars for
the Pennsylvania X. r. One track
of the shop is at work on this
modern order while the other two
are completing the Erie order of
900 cars. About SO of these re-
main to be constructed, and next
week the entire shop will be at
work on the other order. The
shop is running full handed and 20
to IS cais are being turned out
daily.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-02-16

r Davis. cashier of the Bank was
called to the stand. He said that
he had no recollection of having
seen the lease held by Gliding. He
did not remember of having himself
told Gliding that he couldn't lease
the building to him, but he thought
that Mr.. Miller had done so. The
Bank, he s:id bought the building
to get its money out of it, and not
as an investment.
Mr.. Miller testified that he had
no recollection of seeing the lease
at the time mentioned by Gliding.
He said he told Gliding that J. X.
and Louis J. Townsend had bought
the building. and that he could
make no lease with him, he could
rent from month to month until
such time as Mr.. Townsend desired
possession of the premises.
AT the conclusion Of the testi-
mony James Scarlet argued the case
for the defendant and Hon. II. NJ
Hinckley closed for the plaintiff.
Judge Staples charge was brief and
impartial He did not review the.
testimony. He carefully and lucid
ly explained the law, and said that
it was for the jury to decide whether
or not the rent had been accepted
under the terms OF the old lease. If
so, and no notice had been given,
then the old lease had been affirmed.
On the other hand if they believed
that the notice had been served on
B. A. Gliding, the lease had been
nullified and the verdict should be
tor the plaintiff.
The jury took the case about
half past eleven and after being out
a halt hour returned a verdict for
B. A. Gliding
Col. John G.. Freeze Immediately
made a motion for a new trial.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-02-16
Low Land Residents ear Break Up.

The Susquehanna River is frozen
solidly to depth of probably fifteen
inches, and presents an appearance
almost identical if not worse than it
did just preceding the awful flood
Of last March. People residing on
the low lands in close proximity to
the stream are in a state of fear, as
they realize that a continued rain
or thaw would cause repetition of
last spring. They will hold them
selves in readiness to get out at the
quickest moment in the event of a
sudden breakup.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-02-16
Snow on SO Days.

There have been sc days this
winter on which snow has fallen.
They were distributed as follows:
In November S days; in December
ia; in January ID, and up to date
in February 8. These SO snowy
days constituted 23 storms, 9 in
December. 10 in January and four
in the first six days of this month.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-02-16

The Wheelmen will hold their
first Minstrel rehearsal in the Club
House this evening. 1t is earnestly
desired that all those who have the
success of the entertainment at
heart, and particularly those who
are going to take part will be on
hand promptly at half past eight
o'clock. Mr.. Ben Gliding has
very kindly permitted his piano to
be moved from his residence to the
Club House, and as it is the desire
to put the show on before Easter
the regular attendance at the re-
hearsals is most necessary.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-02-16
A Reprleve For Mrs. Kate Edwards.

Mrs. Kate Edwards, who was to
have been hanged in the Berks
County Jail to-day for the murder
of her husband, together with Sam
Greason, her accomplice in the
crime, have been granted a reprieve
of thirty days. The petition was
considered by the State Board of
Pardons at Harrisburg yesterday.
After the continuance had been
granted the Lieutenant Governor
stated that the case would be dis
posed of finally next month and
that the fate of the two will be
settled once for all.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-26
KRESS STORE BURNED
SAFE OF PENSACOLA BRANCH WAS BURGALIZED.
Cracksmen Blew open Door and Got Haul of Eight Hundred Dollars -ExpIosion Started the De-
 Structive Blaze.

Pensacola, Fla, Dec. 25.--(Special.)- With the exception of one incident Christmas passed off quietly in Pensa- cola. there being no disturbances of any kind or ,disordef1y conduct. Tho one incident occurred this morning when the safe door of store of kress and Company was pried of, eight hun dred dollars stolen and the building set fire.
 The Kress store Is in the Thiesen building a five story structure being the largest in the city and when the flames were discovered just before day, the first second. third and fourth floors were burning on the north side. The fire department made a brave fight and succeeded in saving the building and all of the stocks without damage. with the exception of that of Kress and Company the firm occupying the first and second floors on the north side.
 This stock was damaged to the ex- to the building and stocks will amount to inc building an dstocks will amount to about s5.OOO, When the burglars nried of the door of the safe, which was A small one, they then set fire to the buildinR. The blaze was discovered bv some of the operators at the telc- nbone exchange, and when reported a general ak m was sounded, bringing out oII true $. It was thought that Inc building would be burned together with many others. owing to the strong nortbwest wind but the work of the 6remen was intelligently directed and inc ire extinguished within threc hoiIFs
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-26
ACT OF YOUNG MAN OF PHILADEL-
 PHIA.
William Pollock Was Beating Ills Wife When Sen Pat Tragic stop To
 Brutality With Baseball Bat.

Philadelphia. Dec. 25-DefendinR his mother against her quarrelsome hus- band, Joseph Pollock. aged 22 years. of 1ss West Cumberland street, struck his father in the face today with a baseball bat which resulted in his death
 William Pollock. the husband. who had been drinking. became angry be- cause his sleep had been disturbed and was in the act of striking his wife when the son stopped the blow. This enraged the husband who struck the son and the latter retaliated by hitting his father. The elder Pollock fell backward and sustained a fracture of the skull by his head striking the kit chen stova
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-26
FRATRACIDE CHARGED
HUB PEACOCK IN JAIL AT ELIZA.
Alleged That He Murdered His Brother Who Assisted in His Arrest Dur
 ring c ChrlStmaA Eve Spree.

Elba, Dec. 2J-Special. )-Deputy Sheriff J. B. Knight returned last night from Brockton where he attended the inquest over the remains of Wyatt Pea cock, who was shot and killed at Brockton Saturday night. With him as a prisoner. Deputy Knight brought Hub Peacock, brother of the dead man. who Is now lying In jail with the aw- full charge of fratircide against him
 The little town of Brockton has Q town government. of which Albert Routan is the marshal; Hub and Wyatt Peacock are half brothers of Marshal Routan. who had Saturday afternoon sent to Richburg for the older of the two. Hub Peacock. to act as deputy to aid in keeping order Saturday. He did not act, having become intoxicated and disorderly himself, and Marshal Rou- tan arrested him and secured the ser vices of the other brother in carrying him to the lookup.
 About the time the door of the lock up was reached a pistol shot rang our and Wyatt Peacock fell dead. shot through the heart. 1t being dark. some mystery Is attached to the kill ing, and yesterday w. D. Dawkins, mayor of Brockton. and also justice of the peace. called Deputy Knight to Rrockton. empannelled a jury and held m inquest. The finding of the inquest lH not IedTucus put linHtSuldIcty hLLcI It's adjournment, Justice DawkinS is- sued a warrant for the arrest of Hub Peacock, charging murder of his broth CT Wyatt Peacock.
 Hub Peacock had been at large and could have easily left. had he been SO disposed, but did not do so. He is overwhelmed with grief over the death of his brother.
 Today Marshal Routan of Brockton Is here. He is positive m his belief that the death of one of hIs half brothers was not brought about by the other. He says that both of the hands of Hub Peacock were being held when the shot was fired; that Wyatt Peacock's pistol was accIdently discharged fin his pock- ct, causing his death. and that the dead mans clothes will bear him out in that statement.
 All the parties stand well, Routan being one of the most esteemed young men in his community, of unimpeach able integrity. and his statement will have. 1t is generally believed, eonvin cling force in securing the acQuittal of Hub Peacock. The prisoner knows very little of what took place on that fateful Saturday night The deceased and the accused young men are sons of U. B. Peacock, who once represented this county in the legislature.
 The dead man was but 21 years old and unmarried. while the prisoner ls about 25 years old. Hub Peacock |: constable of Beat g, having been cleo, ted last year. Marshal Routan is th' half brother of both. On all sidel sympathy with the relatives of tn, Routans and Peacocks Is heard. 4
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-26
swrrT cmARrTY REIGNED.
New York Salvation Army Gave Five
 Thousand Christmas Baskets.

New York Salvation Army @aVe rTHe
 Thousand Christmas Baskets. aA New York. Dec. 25.-Christmas day in New York was marked hy the GUS touary suspension of business and the usual family reunions and generous attpouring of public and private char ity.
 Fully 100000 poor persons partook of the bountiful Christmas fare pro Vided in all the city hospitals ana asyiums missions and other benevo- lent institutions supported by private charity. and at the annual distribution of dinners by the Salvation Army and the valuteers of America.
 Ali the Grand Central Palace the dis tribution of Christmas dinner baskets by the Salvation Army began early in the morning and continued util the needs of nearly 5000 families had been relieved. In addition to this numerous bundles of clothing for children and adults were distributed.
 At the Bowery Mission moro than 2,O00 human derelicts were fed and as many more were entertained at the citv lodging house.
 Five thousand newsboys feasted at the expense of Randolph Guggenheim- CT at the Newsboys Clubhouse in East 4th Street. and the usual dinner for the little fellows was served at the Newsboys Lodging House.
 Congressman Timothy D. Sullivan dispensed Christmas cheer and pres ents of pipes and tobacco to nearly 5000 men at his headquarters in the BowsTy.
 At the Manhattan State Hospital on Wards Island, more than four thous- and insane persons partook of a Christmas dinner and in the evening participated n the annual distribution of presents. followed by the custom ary ball in the Amusement Hall.
 A tragic interruption of the Christ mas festivities occurred at the home of Mrs. Paul Raymond. when her step. brother, John Muscow and his friend Casmun. who had been invited to joiH a family reunion, were found dead in bed this morning. The men. who had recently arrived from Russia, were unacuuainted with the use of illum. mating gas and blew 1t out when they retired last night. Another fatality of the day was that of fve-year- old Sadie 0NeilI who was burned to deatt by her clothing catching fire from 2 Christmas tree at her homo in East 1O2nd Street
 Tn accordance with the naval custom of observing Christmas day as a hoI iday, all work beyond what was abso Iutely necessary. was dispensed witl today aboard battleships AlsS anna. Mis- sissippi, Iowa and Maine at tn, Brooklyn navy yard and the cruiser Brooklyn and Galveston at Tomkins vile and about 2,o00 bluejackets ant Marines received shore leave for tn, day
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-26
SITUATION AT RIGA,
Foreigners Are urging Governments
 10 Send NarshiPs to Baltic.

Foreigners Are OfSinS Gosefnnaens'
 10 Send NarshiPs to Baltic. Riga, Dec. 2s. via Eydtkuhnen. Dec. 25.-The railroad employees throughout the Baltic provinces went out on strike last. night. The newspapers. protest against the false reports printed abroad to the. effect that Riga was bomoarded and was burning, and that revolution ists blew up train carrying 200 Cas- sacks, and the Associated Press is aoIe to deny these rumors.
 The town Is perfectly quiet, the in- habitanJs go about unmoiesLed, street tratac is carried on in good order ana there are opera performances daily, though attended by small audiences Soldiers and police are patroLing the l, streets day and night. Three cruisers are anchored in the harbor at the dis posal of the new Governor-General, Lollohub, who has not yet arrived. For eigners are in perfect safety at pres 1 ent,- but they are of the opinion that it would be wise precaution If each of the principal powers had wdrsnips cruising In, the Baltic in readiness in emergencies as passenger steamers | would be unable to embark refugees
 in case of armed opposition. The revoiutionaries continue pro- gram of agitation, hold daily meetings | and they posted an order to partisans to disarm soldiers. At Libau the cruiser Akean and the torpedo boat Protechny have arrived. The town Is | in full control of the troops, and the agitators are quiet and holding few
 meetings
 | At meeting of the foreign consuls
 1t was decided to fy the national colors over the consulates. While the town IS regarded as sufficiently protected by Russian warships, foreigners in case of necessity cotid find refuge on the for eign merchant ships In the harpur, ai- though 1t Is uncertain if the revolu- tionists would respect foreign flags. 1 Dohlen is In the hands, of the revo. Ilutionists, who have established pro visional government
 The public affairs of Goldingen for nine days have been in the hands of an Administrative committee.
 An autonomist committee has organ
 ized a police service, the policemen
 wearing red ribbons on their sleeves The regular police laid down theii farms and took of their uniforms after
 one of their number was executed. Tht
 revoiutionist administration has de-
 clared paper money valueless and golt
 Is scarce. The committee meets daily
 at the university, where 2,17S students are registered for the academic period
 of six months. All lectures, however
 have been suspended.
 Tukum and Talsem have been mourn
 ing since the lighting began. Ther' are daily funeral r-ocessions and th' towns are almost. deserted.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-26
LADDIES SAVED TREES
NEW YORK TENEMENT BLOCK WAS
 THREATENED.
Hundreds of Babies And Their Christi mas Presents Were Hurried From
 The Vicinity of Raging
 Factory Fire.

New York, Dec 25.-Hundreds of tenement house babies and their toy laden Christmas trees were carried into the street before daylight today dur ing a fire which threatened to obliter- ate several blocks in the city in the vicinity of Fifty-eighth street and Eleven. avenue. A six story factory building at 534 and 53S Fifty-eighth street was completely destroyed with loss of $100,000.
 With tenement houses on three sides and with the gas tanks of the Con- solidated Gas Company, within reach of the showers of the sparks, the water pressure partially failed when the fire was hottest. Fire engines were hasti- ly coupled together pumping in pairs and this device together with the work of the bold firemen who advanced al- most into the zones of the flames in order to play upon the fires with their streams finally saved the hundreds of surrounding homes.
 The fire was first discovered when flames burst from the third story win dows and belched completely across | Fifty-eighth Street with roar like a dischargIng cannon. When the ire de- partment arrived and tried to put up 1 it's compressed air eXpension ladders to the sixth floor, the ladders refused to extend. This delayed the firemen several minutes. Half an hour after the fire started, although it was still long before daylight, the rooms of Roosevelt Hospital, some distance. were lighted as if by daylight.
 1 There was great alarm among both 1 patients and their attendants. Such | crowds rushed out of the tenement houses near the fire that the police 1 from several stations were called out to l handle them. At the height of the fire thousands of spectators momentarily forgot the burning building In watch ing the strugg.e in an upper story win | dow of a tenement house In Fifty eighth Street. A man started climbing over the window sill. preparing to drop to the street in his night clothes. An other man reached out to save him The two men fought in the window above the. sid walk. while the crowd baIoyy cleared a seml-circle. A blanke; nicked up at hazard from. bedding which other tenants were trying to save was stretched directly under the l window.
 If was not needed however for th' half crazed man was drawn bacb through his window by main strength
 The fremen carried the hose iron
 the coupled engines to the roof of th'
 neighboring flat houses whelt
 they both poured water on the ferc'
 fire and extinguished little blaze'
 which constantly started on the roof
 ali about them. The sun had riser
 before the last of the Christmas tree
 were carried back into the tenemen
 houses and the danger was oTAr
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-26

London, Dec. 25.--The correspondent of The Daily Telegraph at St. Peters burg In a dispatch dated at 6:45 p. m. December 25 says:
 At an early hour this morning tho casualties at Moscow were estimated at 5000 killed and i4.Oo0 wounded with the fighting still proceeding.
 The inhabitants of Moscow have been forbidden to leave their dwellings art CT seven o'clock in the evening.
 It Is impossible to move about the city in consequence of tho frequency of stray bullets. Many innocent per sons have been accidentally killed.
 scarcity of provisions Is threaten
 The same correspondent. telegraph ing at l0:20 p m. says:
 Your Moscow correspondents teic- grams have not been accepted be- cause all private messages were re- fused this afternoon. It IS learned, however, that cannon firing is now proceeding in various parts of the city where tonight, very near the raii- road stations, the barricades erected Dy the revotutionaries are being des- perately defended.
 The sKursk terminus at Moscow is being spillaged and many wagons load ed with provisions are being footed The Emperor Is engaged daily in sre- viewing at Tsarskoe-Selo the regi- ments of the St Petersburg dlstrics. The spirit of the troops Is decidedly loyal. <. ;.t.-s tt55i. 't.5
 From fragmentary accounts received from Moscow, l. gather that the civil war has brought no decisive action but only a thickening of the. bloody cloud, an inteneifying of the horrors and in- crease of prevailing bitterness. The driving force behind both the troops and the rebels is no longer that of en- | thusiasm nor of any human impulse. It | is the force of tsuperhuman hate. and hence the deeds reported are not the acts of patriots, soldiers or otherwise. | but the enormities of madmen. It is | impossible to understand how any | emotion. even of the extremes Of de- 1 spair or hate can impute such foolhardy l courage as some of the rebels display | For every. barricade destroyed Sun l day. two or three appeared in their | places E Orders were given by the revo- | litionists to shoot only when there wat | good hope of bringing g man down, bu, Otherwise to tire out the troops until | tfev lost patience. In the meantime tr | their houses the bulk of the popula ton covers in the inmost recesses oi Kitchens and cellars, stricken with fea' and trembling at every boom. Of tn' cannon or the explosion Of bomb. :.
 The most surprising thing of all Il the loyalty of the troops, which nobodS here anticipated
 Talking with an intelligent group o St. Petersburg revolutionists. wat informed that while they believed the strike would be victorious, they fulli realized that they were stalking every
 thing upon the issue. and that faiiur'
 would set back their cause for severa
 years. They said they were devotint their efforts to shaking the foundations
 of Russian finance, in full confidence
 that once the existing regime was over
 thrown. they could as quickl!
 build another and that foreign nation
 would be as ready to advance money t
 a democratic government as to the au
 tocracy.
 They emphatically denied that the