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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-09-12
Sheath and the Pension Bill.
From an "Old Soldier" in Philadelphia
Record.

From an "Old Soldier in Philadelphia
Record.
Candidate Sheath seems to be
busy trying to square himself with
the old soldiers.
~ am proud of the old soldier"
he exclaimed in his Williams Grove
speech. Rather than have the
veterans think l opposed the Pen
sion bill, would forfeit every vote
in the State"
If candidate Sheath and the other
leaders of the House at Harrisburg
had opposed the Pension bill open
ly, the old soldiers would have
greater respect for them. The
original bill had been carefully pre-
pared by Senator Cochran, who
covered the ground admirably. 1t
provided for honorably discharged
Pennsylvanians who enlisted and
served in Pennsylvania regiments
and other Pennsylvania commands,
and had ever since been, and would
continue to be residents of the
State.
During the progress of the Civil
War each State was required to
furnish certain quotas of men.
Every enlistment counted. no mat
ter where the man hailed from.
But some States offered greater en-
listment bounties than Pennsyl-
vania. A Pennsylvania who en-
listed in another State practically
removed to that State, so far as his
State affiliations were concerned.
The State where he enlisted re-
ceived credit for him and he was
loss to Pennsylvania. Senator
Cochran's bill only intended to
provide for those who were true
and loyal to their own State. Why
should the citizens of Pennsylvania
be taxed to pay State pension to
man who had never served in a
Pennsylvania command? Hence
the number who could have become
benehciaries under the original bill
was limited ; and the appropriation
named in it was deemed sufficient.
This was the bill that came down
to the House with the unanimous
approval of the Senate. The lead
ers of the House wanted no State
pension law just yet. But the course
of the bill must be carefully pilot
ed. They must not queer the old
soldier vote. 1t was left to Chair
man Sheath, of the Appropriation
Committee, to make its approval
impossible. Then the leaders who
had the bill in tow threw the door
wide open, This was taffy for the
old soldier. The Pouse amend
ment included every Pennsylvania
who had been soldier, irrespec-
tive of where he had served. The
enlarged scope of the House bill in
creased the appropriation threefold,
and it was practically left unpro-
vided for by the Committee on Ap.
propriations. This was the ak
placed in the Governor hands tc
kill the bill. Are we to believe
that 1t was a surprise to Candidate
! Sheatz when it was vetoed?
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-09-12

President with having made an ar
rangement with Germany to pro-
tect the Atlantic Coast while the
battleship squadron is away. The
tale goes that the President and the
Kaiser have reached an under
standing whereby the German navy
is to keep a fatherly eye on the un-
protected Atlantic Coast while the
American fleet is in the Pacific. In
the first place it is entirely improb-
able that the Kaiser would consent
to any such arrangement. In the
second place, it would be good
deal like hiring a wolf to watch
sheep to invite any such protection,
and finally, the President would
have no authority to enter into any
such agreement with foreign pow
er without the consent of Congress,
which of course never would be
granted.
~
1t may be as we'll for any ner-
vous citizens to remember that
there is no need to worry over the
Atlantic Coast even if all the bat
tleships and cruisers in the navy
were absent or sunk. The system
of coast artillery has been develop
ed in recent years so that any
American harbor would be ade-
quately protected from invasion by
a foreign fleet. Every commercial
harbor on the coast too has been
effectively mapped and mined, and
there are enough of the old type of
monitors left to make respectable
showing as harbor defenders. The
monitor is an obsolete type as a sea
going vessel, but in smooth water
they are equal to floating forts, and
could be relied on to give very
good account of themselves if they
were ever called into action, which
is extremely improbable.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-09-12
ADMINISTRATORS SALE
of valuable
r E A L Z S T A 7 L

The undersigned Administrators of the
estate of Margaret M. Smith, late of the
Township of Greenwood, Columbia
County and State of Pennsylvania will
expose to public sale upon the premises
on
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1907,
at 10 o'clock in the forenoon of the said
day in the village of Light Street, the
following described real estate, to wit:
All that certain house and lot of land
situate in the village of Light Street in
the County of Columbia and State of
Pennsylvania, described as follows. to
wit: Beginning at a post on the road
leading from Bloomsbury to Orangeville
and an alley and lot of Jacob Eckort,
thence along said alley and lot South
eighty-six degrees West one hundred
and forty feet to an alley and lands of
Peter Shug, thence along said alley
South thirteen degrees East sixty feet to
post and corner of a lot belonging to
said Peter Shug, thence along said lot
North eighty-six degrees East one hun
dred and forty feet to post and road
leading from Bloomsbury to Orangeville
thence along said road North thirteen
degrees West to the place of beginning,
containing thirty and five-tenth perches
be the same more or less, on which is
erected
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-09-12
THE CURB.STONE MARKET.

Danville's population is not much
larger than that of Bloomsbury,
yet it has much larger curb-stone
market. Last Saturday morning
there were 1872 stands in the line.
Bloomsbury had about 80. Why is
this
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-09-12
A DWELLING HOUSE.

Being the same property conveyed to
Elmira Marr by Henry Faus and wife
by deed dated the 24th day of March, A.
D. 1873, and from the heirs of the said
Elmira the said hou Sc and lot was con-
veyed to Margaret M. Smith. by deed
dated July 7. 1901, and recorded in Deed
Book No. u, page 40.
Also AT TWO O'CLOCK IN THE
AFTERNOON of the same day in the
village of Rohrsburg, said County the
following described house and lot
All that certain lot of land situate in
the village of Rohrsburg being part of
lot No. as marked on plot or draft of
said village, Greenwood Township,
County of Columbia and State of Penn
sylvania, being six rods in front and
seven rods back with an allowance of
four feet on the South line designed for
| an alley, and fronting Market street on
the East bounded on the North by lot
No. ]. formerly owned by E. G. Kick
etts on the West by land formerly own.
| ed by Frederick Rohr, and on the South
| by lot No. 8 formerly owned by Isaac
| Evans, containing AZ rods and four feet
| allowance, more or less. Being the same
lot of land which H. R. Albertson and
his wife by deed dated April 9TH, A. d.
1897 conveyed to the said Margaret M.
Smith, and recorded in the office for the
recording of deeds for Columbia County
in Deed Book No. 63, page .I44 on
| which are arpCted
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-10-04
Maine Music
Festival Opens,

bangor. Ne. OCT. 3.-The first If five
concerns of the Maine Music Festival
in Bangor WAS given tonight in The All
Cit.I'iuln, whom an audience ~ about
1850 pc: sons enjoyed Il i'npul.,r i'r"-
gram. lhc several stars. of which We're
clifford Wiley. baritone. HrG Mr.. MI
giniA Wilson. soprano E"lh Of thc$''
we're received with great favor Mr.
Wiioy's re cItion amounting 10 an oNa-
ton.
The orchcetra. directed by William
r. Chairman is largely composed Of
musicians from the metropolitan Opera
house. New York. AMI numbers 40 men.
It's work was excellent throughout and
there vas much applaue" tn" rlpruS
is up to the usual standard Of strength
and general merit and sang with spirit
and precision.
on Friday morning Nine. CalVe Will
appear i'm Il public rehearsal. In the
afternoon Cecil Tanning will appear in
a song recital. with orchestra, and at
night will be sung the opera Of "Sam-
son and Delilah.' with Jeanette Spen-
cor as DciiIHh and Daniel Ecddnc As
samson.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-10-04
To Recover Bodies Of Sew
eraI franciscan Fathers,
Grant By George Il In 1853
Causes Church Trouble.
Action Brought After Effort TO
Purchase Falls Through.

Campbellton. n. b.. Oct 3.-The
Franciscan Fathers Of the Roman
Catholic diocese of Three Rivers have
instituted proceedings to recover the
bodies of several of their departed
brethren which We're buried in the
crypt Of st. James church in the town
OF Three Rivers in the 18th century.
At that time the church was owned
By. the Franciscan Order. but in the
reign of King George III. following
the overthrow of French power IN
America. in the last year Of the reign
of King George ii Q759). the property
was forfeited to the crown. King
George handed the church over to the
Anglican body, which has controlled
1t ever since.
The opinions among the congregation
Of the church are divided on the sub
ject. Some members favor allowing
the Franciscans taking up the bodies
on the terms which they propose, that
is. to restore the church to the state
which it now is. and pay any damages
considered reasonable. Others MAIN
tain that their church should not be
invaded by adherents of any other
denomination.
hS it>' tiiit Liz Was given
to the Anglican church by direct grant
is invoked against the interference Of
the court. The opinion expressed by
many is that the grant from the King
docs not exclude the church from the
jurisdiction of the courts of the land,
which are established to administer
the Kings laws in this portion Of his
empire.
Some years ago an attempt was
made by the Franciscans and some OF
their friends to purchase the church
property. A price was offered and
some OF the congregation considered
is sufficiently high. but others thought
that if the Franciscans wanted the
church they should be prepared to pay
more. and the sale was never put
through.
There is conflict Of opinion on the
identity of the bodies buried in the
crypt The Franciscans state that 81
far as they know, no body was ever
buried there since the church was
forfeited by the crown from their
community. while on the other hand, it
Is said that during the first years Of
British occupation several Anglicans
were buried in the crypt.
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300 People Killed and $4,000
Are Made Homeless.
Thirteen thousand Buildings Are
Reduced to Ashes.
FIGURES OF JAPAN's CALAMITY.
300 Lives Lost.
$4,000 Buildings Destroyed.
FOURTH of City in Ashes.
$4,000 People Homeless and Facing
Approaching Winter.
Estimated Population Before Fire,
100000.

Boston. oct. 1.-The great ire which
destroyed four-fifths of the city OF
Hakodatc. tie capitol and metropolis
Of the province of Hollkaido. Japan.
was far greater calamity "a tie Nip
non empire than the san Francisco
disaster was to the United States. ac-
cording To an account of the con-
Migration received today by Rev. James
D. Barton, secretary of the American
Board of Commissioners for Foreign
Missions. whose headquarters are in
this city.
Rev. DR.. Barton received detailed
statement from the boards r>prcSen-
tative in Hokkaido. Rev. George NJ.
Rowland. u. d., who states that 500
persons lost their lives in the fire
Thirteen thousand buildings. constl-
tuting four-fifths of the entire city,
were reduced to ashes and $1,000 per-
sons are shelterless with the severity
of winter approaching.
The business section Of the city, with
all public buildings and thousands of
dwellings, was obliterated. So rapidly
did the flames spread that many persons
were unable to escape:
Practically all of the Christian missions
and houses OF Americans and Europeans
We're burned.
The government Of Hokkaido province
gave aid to all it could. and the Red Cross
Society did valiant service in carrying
relief TO the injured and poorer classes
Rev. DIR. Rowland reports that many
thousands are homeless and destitute.
According to the census of 1898 flako-
date had 4 population of 7S.0A. hut before
the fire it was probably 10oU0. The city
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-10-04
Rumf0rd Falls Favored as
Next Meeting Place.
Federation Formed by Women'S
Missionary Societies.
Several Auxiliary Societies Hold
Their Meetings Thursday.

Portland, Me, Oct. 3.-Aleetings Of
the womcn's societies, Maine baptist
Charitable Society, and Maine Baptist
Education Society We're held today in
connection With lie closing sessions of
the Maine BAPTIST Missionary con-
ventiOn. The convention elected Off
GERS. took up the uncompleted bust
ness and addresses We're made.
Tina; section Of the report of the
Board Of Trustees embodying The res
buttons adopted at the May meeting of
the Interlcnominational Commission of
Maine and accepted by the Board of
Trustees was laid upon the table, al
though its supporters objected strong
ly to such a move saying that it would
throw the greatest diScredit upon the
convention. The report of the board
th"n was accepted with the resolutions
omitted.
Resolutions Were adopted favorng pro-
hibition and declaring emphatically
against rosubmission in any guise, also
deploring the Dissertation of Sunday and
declaring against excursions of any kind.
The selection of the place of holding
the next convention was left to the execu-
tive committee, Eumford Falls being the
favored place
Rev. +. NJ Preble of Auburn was elect
ed president Of the convention for the en-
suing year
Continued on Page Two.)
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svlvaGia Railroad after tho refund
WIS deducted. obtained its oil for II
cents.
Nj. Steinbrcnncr testified That New
York Central, Union Pacific. Delaware
and Hudson. and Southern Railroad
paid IS cents 4 gallon. or tn" full in
Voice without refund. The Baltimore
& Ohio Railroad paid IS cents 2 gallon.
while the Toledo. Peoria & Western
obtained its oil for e cents. Mr..
St"nbrcnner said that liking of IT,"
nlaXiun cost of fabrication to Il rail-
road was Il matter Of hard bargaining.
y letter written by President Miller
of TIE (ialena CO. in 1905 to Vice PreSi-
dent Marony Of the IIttshlirG. shaw
nut x Northern Railroad and placed
in evidence today stated that II" Ga
lena company was supplying @1i2 per
cent. OF the total mileage of the United
States. Canada and Mexico. One Of
the railroads that the Galcna Co. did
not supply with oil. Mr.. Stionhrenner
said. was the Tidewat"r Railroad,
owned by Henry II. Rogers. vie pres
idcnt Of the Standard Oil 60. The Wit
ness said the Galeua 60. haze tried Ia
obtain the contract with the II ieWater
Railroad but had failed. Mr.. kellogg
suggested that Mr.. Rogers thought lie
could get better oil elsewhere.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-10-04
BIG Difference IN THE PRICES,
Company Supplies 81 IL Per Cent. OF Total
Mileage of United States, Canada and
Misunderstanding of the Standard.

New York, Oct. 3.-That the Galcna
Signal Oil Co, a subsidiary of the
Standard Oil Co.. controls 81 per cent.
of the lubricating oil business with tho
railroads of the United States and that
the prices for its products are not uni
form with all railroads. was written in
the record of today's hearing of the
federal suit against the SO-callel oil
trust. c. G. Steinbrenner, an account
ant for the Galena Co, told in detail
how contracts We're made with rail!
roads whereby they We're guaranteed
Il maximum cost for the fabrication
of the road based on a mileage basis
for engines and cars. and short of the
standard invoice price, which all rail-
roads paid when they received the oil,
the Galcra Co.. made a refund of the
difference.
From statements complied from the
Calend cos. books, Mr. kellogg was
able to show that in some eases the
amount OF the refund was nearly 30
per cent. of the invoice. Mr.. Stein
brenner testified that the lubricatinC
oil furnished to the Penneylva ni;L
Railroad was sold at Al loss. che Ca
lena Co. fixed that standard invoice
price of valve oil for engines last year
at AZ cents Il gallon and Mr. Kellogg
drew from the witness that the Penn
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-10-04
RURAL PROGRESS.
Conference Continues Thursday al
Amherst, Mass.

Amherst Mass. oct @.-The conference"
on Rural Progress which was Irgun at
the Massa chuscttS Agricultural College
bora Yesterday as an observance of the
49th anniversary Of the institution. was
continued today. Sessions We're planned
for morning. afternoon and evening, and
the sneakers included men of special
prominence in the different subjects
which they discussed. All tho regular
sessions of tie conference are held in the
college chapel
The audience which gathered at the
forenoon meeting there today had two
sneakers we'll versed in agricultural sub
iects on the program for addresses on
topics of interest to them. Prof. F. VIII
liam Rane was listed as the first speak
er. Prof. Rane who is the Massachusetts
state forester, had prepared paper on
THE Forestry Situation in Massachu-
SETS" Prof. John Craig of Cornell Uni
yersity. the other speaker Of the morn
ing session, spoke of the advantages to
fruit raisers to be had by the establish
ucnt of a cooperative system in the mar
ketinr of their product. Prof. CraiS's adj
dress followed a discussion on the paper
submitted by Prof. Rane and his remarks
were likewise the subject of discussion
by those present.
The students Of the college held a Sec
ton meeting i'll Clark hall. the newly ded-
icatqd botanical building. County Y. NJ,
c. A. work was discussed and remarks
from county leaders heard.
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STOPS THURSDAY AT CAIRO, ILL.,
Immense Crowd Cheers Without End==H0n=
ored by Distinguished Men and Eloquent
Address Carries Hearers by Storm.

Cairo, ILL.,, Oct. G.-Nhen President
Roosevelt stepped ashore here at 8
O'Clock today, he manifested Cvcry evil
dcnce of having spent a comfortable
night on the steamboat Mississippi. and
his spoken word confirmed the in1pres-
sion made by his appearance. There
was little to disturb his rest. except
two or three demonstrations on the
shore which. though violent while they
lasted We're Of brief duration.
Quiet, as was TIE after half of the
night of the President the FIRST pur-
ti"n Of IT was fully occupied. He was
the guest at dinner on the steamer
alton of the Business Mems League OF
St. Louis. and that entertainment and
the speech making that followed the
dinner, his thne until almost j. o'clock
vas fully taken.
The elmer was regarded by all as an
event of rare occurrence. and when
the Presid, ut had SAID farewell. not
Il few We're heard to Remark that it
would become historic. The important
feature was the fact that the scheme
of . ship channel from the gulf to
the lakes received an impetus which
all believe will Il" much toward instir-
ing tn" earnest pressing IF tAot enter
p.:,s.
- 10 80 NH, :
II 20 '''''
So ~ - wy 49,. l,.i, =,
Ill: .,,.,.;,-,.. III, ,,,.i,,a,..
world of st. Louis.
M, .li,,,o,. ,,,S ,,r,siSST ornr I,-
,i1 :, u.,,;,b ~ ia I,,.si,,osc \ran.s
J,oo,,. .,l r1,...: ,o,+ p,n.nv.l+ we
trn ,rinri~3l ereoll,r II, r4nuostcl
th"t hi, snpnch hr not reportcd. hut
consented that The statement might be
rt,dr that IL. hntl aNnu!Ifl,', Il UNI
cnltiyoralIv his endorsement of III
general principal ir"n!vc! III til"
era.r,r for the creation - 4 shin chan
rnl III the liver ANA to the Great
Lakes Tie would hnv., n l,:np in th"
crlr nt E., Orleans. I'M; wnii.! ,.rlr-
,i.,IIx ,r.,tn ,u ,rf., Of that body of
,r,+or IN tho t,ilcs
IIo,vovc, bc ,yas careful to saw that
IL ,r.,id p,t Give his assent 10 any
,I, ~ .,,,.b ,.rst ,rnnortions and in
,.nI,.ir of n,,ch assistance and. wh;Ia
,,,,,,,,ising an tho assistance he could
oive enid thr only wav to make sue
cess certain was to 50 thoroughly pre-
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BELFAST.
Newly Married Couple Having Bridal
Tour on Horseback.

Belfast. Me, Oct. 3-(SpeciaD.-
Stephen S. Shute and bride. nee Helen
Ulmcr Batchelder. started on a bridal
tour, on horseback, yesterday after
noon. Immediately after being joined
in wedlock and partaking Of the we'd
ding lunch. The ceremony was per-
formed by Rev. Ashley A. Smith, at the
home of the backgrounds mother, Mrs.
Fannie a. Shute. No. IA Pearl street.
Mr. Shute is in the employ OF the
American Express in this city, and his
bride has been stenOgrapher In the
office Of Hon. r. +. Dunton. They will
tour in Northern Maine. after which
they will reside at his mothers, where
they have furnished rooms.
Timothy Chase Lodge, +. and A. NJ.
conferred the Entered Apprentice de-
gree ON one candidate. and hel a bal
lot, at the regular meeting this even
ing.
J. c. Durham Is selling house lots
from his property on Durham street,
and two buyers are buying material
to build houses this fall.
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Conditions and General Forecast.

Washington. oct. 3.-Friday and
saturday: \ depression is central
tonight over northern Lake Huron.
moving eastward. 1t is warmer in At
lantic coast districts.
Rain is Indicated for Friday in the
midil" Atlantic and New England
states. The weather will probably
clear Saturday i'll At!HNti" coast DIS
uicts. except in northern Maine. The
Temperature viii fall generally east
of I'll" Mississippi. The winds along
the New England ana middle Atlantic
COASTS Will be fresh tn brisk south
west south Atlantic coast light TO
fresh southeast; Gu!f coast light ana
ca:iabC. W"st gUlf coast fresh to brisl,
southeast: on tine lower Lakes fresh
possibly brisk southwest: ul,i'"r lakes
fresh northwest.
For Eastern NrW York Rain Fri
day. saturday fair. colder in north
portion. fresh s"ut!i winds. becoming
west.
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Mon If Illinois, ana You Mn Of Ken
lucky and Missouri,
am glad t, have the chance ~ sneak
to vnr today This is the heart Of what
may h" called the old West. which W"
now call the Middle West. using the term
to denote that great group Of rich and
pow erfnl States which literally forms the
heart of the country. 1t is a region who's,
people are distinctively American in all
their thoughts. in all their ways of looking
at life: and in its past and its present
alike it is typical Of our country. The
Oldest men present can still remember the
pioneer days. the days of the Wlite-tilted
OK wagon Of the emigrant. and OF the log
cabin in which that cIniGrant first lived
when he settled to his task as a pioneer
farmer They were rough days, days Of
hard Norl. ana the people who cid that
work seemed themselves uncouth and
fortiddinc to visitors who could rot LOOK
below the surface. 1t is curious and
amusing to think that even as genuine q
lover Of his kind, a man normally so free
from, national pre- judiceS as Charles Dick
ems should have selected the region
where we are now standing as the seat
Of his forlorn Eden ir Martin Chuz-
zleuit. The country he so bitterly assailed
is now one of the most fertile and produc-
tiy.. rrrtiore of ono n -" 'no~t fortila
ard productive agricultural territories in
III ~. vrr'i ana tiv' IN -!i+.G in thii
tnrritnr,- represent a lieher acreage OF
comfort, intelligence, and sturdy capacity
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GOOD WORK.
"an Submarine Breaks Record For
Distance Travelled,

ei' Germany. Oct 3.-Submarinc
,n, l the only one in the German
so,; besides maneuvering most
conu.,,'aetorily under water here re-
SUI '' Is said by naval officers to have
~, all records for similar YES
49, Ill other navies for length of voy-
" During bad weather in the
MI, I'll sea the It" travelled coo nautical
. under her own steam. without
w.t.. .eiiewal of her fuel. She is fitted
~, TWO petroleum motors. each de-
reloplng 225 horsepower. The maxi
r nu'i distance hitherto travelled bv
Neh submarines is said by the Ger
MIL authorities to be 500 nautical