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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-03-21
Rockefeller to Give Away $780,.
100000.

The New York Herald says that
according to member of John D.
Rockefeller, Jr's, Bible class and
one who is also in a personal posi-
tion to know of his affairs, the lat
ter proposes soon to make prince.
ly gift to the City of New York
1t will amount to at least $50, ooo,
900. 1t will be partly charitable
and partly educational,
The HeraM adds: ":This man in
formed Herald reporter that when
Mr.. Rockefeller was comforting
with his sen at Lakewood, N. J., a
fortnight ago, the meeting was not
for the purpose of discussing any
immediate gift, but was on the sub
ject of Mr.. Rockefeller will, which
document the oil king was then
completing with the aid of his son
in his lawyers Office.
1t is said that this document will
astonish the world when it is made
public. 1t will, it is declared, do
nate no less than $3.50, ,ooo, 900 for
charitable and educational pur-
poses. and it will be so bestowed
that the benefits therefrom will be
almost perpetual.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-03-21
THURSDAY, MARCH 81, 1907
RUNNING FOR OFFICE.

One day last week couple of
gentlemen were carrying a paper
round town asking for names to the
number of two hundred to enable
them to get their names on the
ticket for nomination and election
to Office,
Whenever a free born American
Citizen can't run for all Office if he
pleases, then it is time for a revo.
luton. Every impediment to the
ballot is blow to Liberty, and
whether it is given by a potter or a
president should be equally resent
ed. Very soon we shall need, right
lee at home, rising Of the people
ri trumpet call for the Days
'-SD r
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-03-21
Torn to Pieces With Pick.
Angry Husband Suspected Of Brutal Murder
at Wilkes Barre.

John Boshow, a 30 -year-old Rus
sian of Wilkes Barre was brutally
murdered Saturday morning, and
the crime was not discovered until
the next day, when the police were
informed by trolley crew that his
body was lying in Mill Creek,
North Wilkes Barre. 1t had been
carried there during the night.
All the city detectives worked on
the case under the direction of
Chief Clifford and now have Mrs.
Peter Kommas and 10 boarders at
her house in the suburb of Brook
side, in custody, while they are
searching for her husband, a Pole
of 80, whom they suspect as the
murderer.
The theory is that Kommas, who
was jealous OF Boshow, returned
from work unexpectedly, and, find
ing the other man in the house, at
tackled him with a sharp pickax,
literally tearing his victim to pieces,
after which he carried the remains
to the creek and threw them into
it. Before the police were inform.
ed he escaped.
Mrs. Kommas persistently re.
fused to give the police any informa.
ton,
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-03-21
Fraud Clearly Revealed.

That there was collusion as we'll
as fraud in the grating operations
III connection with the construction
Of the new capitol no longer admits
of doubt. The testimony Of con-
sultirg engineer Green though not
plainly asserting the fact inferenti-
ally declared it. THEY appear to
be on good terms with each other
he wrote to the Capital Building
Commission in reference to the con-
tractor and the architect as early as
August, 1903, ''and to keep every.
thing relating to the construct N
and actual condition of the capitol,
not visible at the building, entirely
to themselves 1t is apparent, he
continues in the same letter, that
they have some mutual understand
ing and do not intend that either
the Commission or myself shall have
any information that they are able
to withhold"
Mr.. Green whose reputation as
an engineer is world wide was mani
testify inclined to be as lenient to
architect Huston as it was possible
to be under the Gil cumstances in
his oral testimony. He wouldn't t
say that there was collusion though
ne was compelled to admit that
under all the circumstances / am
unable to regard the situation and
relations between these two parties
as above suspicion. The incrimi.
mating evidence was contained in
his correspondence with the Build
ing Commission which singularly
enough, was omitted from the public
statement of the Commission. He
was aware Of the violation of the
law by the architect and remons-
trated against It to the Commission
not once, but frequently. He did
his best to keep the matter within
the lines of the law but his energ-
les were wasted.
In view of this fact it is up to the
members of tne Capitol Building
Commission to show why they per-
mitted the frauds in the light of
knowledge. That they knew must
be admitted unless it can be shown
that the letters written by Mr..
Green failed to reach their destina
tion. When they discovered the
conditions it was their duty to insti-
tute an investigation and stop the
frauds, Having failed to do that
they were accessories to the crimes
committed and ought to be held
responsible in all that word implies.
Former Governor Stone owes the
public an explanation. He gave
the force of his name and official
position to the statement that the
building was completed within the
appropriation How can he recon.
cile that statement to facts as re.
vealed by Engineer Greenl
--Belle,oate WateHman
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-03-21
GROVER CLEVELAND.

Twenty-Five years ago the cleo
tion of Mayor Cleveland, of Buffalo
to be Governor of New York made
him figure in national politics. Cor
it was perfectly understood that il
he could be elected Governor he
would be a leading candidate for
the Presidential nomination. That
nomination he got, and he was
elected
He was then forty-fve years old.
Today he is seventy. With one or
two possible exceptions he has been
more bitterly denounced than any
other man who has occupied the
Presidency. Yet his political vic.
tories have been among the most
remarkable in our history, and he
has lived to receive very cordial &C.
acknowledgement OF their res oect from
Republicans, and Democrats who
denounced him for his stand on the
currency i'll 1896 eight years later
confessed that they were wrong and
urged that in spite of traditions re
be nominated for third term.
He was elected Governor of New
York by the largest majority ever
gwen in that State. He is the only
President the Democrats have elect
ed since James Buchanan. He is
the only man who was elected Pres
ident while an eX-President. He
is now the only eX- President living.
Without much help from his own
party. and with the factious oppo-
sition of Republicans who agreed
with his policy but opposed him for
partisan reasons, he saved the coun-
try from the financial revolution
which was thoroughly arranged for
by the Republican compromise
known as the Sherman Silver Pur-
chase law OF 1890. He and his legal
advisers pushed the Anti Trust law
which the Republicans passed and
then dropped. The prosecution of
railroad and industrial combinations
under this law was the work Of the
second Cleveland Administration.
He knew how to maintain the au-
thority and prerogatives of the ma
tional Government without overrid-
ing the States. The Debs riots in
Chicago in 1894, complicated by
the lethargy of Mayor Hopkins and
the sympathy OF Governor Altgeld
with the rioters, created an extreme
ly delicate situation. Mr.. Cleveland
never flinched for a minute. He
did everything that the rights and
duties of the Federal power required
and nothing that invaded the rights
Of the States In foreign matters
his Administration was thoroughly
pacific. He had no sympathy. with
militarism. He knew that the
United States were already World
Power, and he was in perfect accord
with the national traditions regard
ing small navy and a sma army.
Yet in December, 1895. he chal-
lenged England to conflict over the
rights of Venezuela which Lord
Salisbury showed disposition to
override, and the British Govern
ment receded, not because we had
powerful fleet but because we
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-03-21

W re right. Mr.. Cleveland knew
that the best way to preserve the
peace was to be right aud not to go
well heeled," to use the language
of the cowboys.
When later generation writes
the history of the Uulttd States it
will place very few names so high
on the walls OF the uatiou's Temple
of Fame as that of Grover Cleve
land Phild. Rcc0rd.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-03-21
MONTOUR co. HAS A BEAR,
He Was Seen Near Mausdsle Monday.


The Danville N0,niRg Ne7os Of
Tuesday says:
1t seems altogether likely that
among the deulz MS of Montour
ridge and adjacent woodland dur
ing the coming summer will be a
real live bear. A day or so ago bruin
was seen between Mausdale and
Danville by reliable citizen, whose
W rd would go anywhere.
The bear had come down from
Montour ridge and very leisurely
and with out scenting danger cross
ed the railroad and made tracks
across the meadow to the opposite
ridge, where he disappeared among
the pines at the rear of Hunters
Park. He was big fellow and in
every respect answered the descrip-
ton of the bear that appeared at
Mr.. Foust's farm northeast of Dan
vile three weeks ago.
The fact that bruin is still hang
ing around would indicate that he
intends to make this place his
habitat. His probabl presence
during the summer will no doubt
add romantic interest to picnic
ing parties, while during autumn
when the hunters start out, there
will be one more variety Of game to
reckon with.
For the benefit of those who
might covet bruins pelt we would
state that the open season for bear
closed with March Ist. Therefore,
so long as the big shaggy animal
conducts himself with discretion,
between the present and next Octo-
Der, he should be able to cross and
recross the valley as often as he
pleases without fear OF molestaticn.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-03-21
Nations War Over l Long Eared Mule
Cause Of Dispute Between Nicaragua ant
Honduras.

One mule, the property Of Senor
Ireneo Salgado, was the chief object
OF the dispute between Nicaragua
and Honduras when they oegan the
quarrel which finally ended in the
war that is threatening the peace of
all Central America, according to
the official communications ex-
changed by the ministers of foreign
affairs for the two republics copies
of which communications have been
received in Washington.
The controversy began when SEN
or Augusta c Cecilia, the Hondur-
an minister for foreign affairs,
wrote note to Senor Jose d. Ga.
mez, the Nicaraguan minister for
foreign affairs on January 26, pro-
testing against the theft of a mule
from Ireneo Salgado by thirty-fve
Nicaraguan cavalrymen, who were
charged with entering Honduran
territory.
In reply Senor Gamez said the
Nicaraguans did not quite enter
Honduras, although they passed
near to the little town of Los Manos
in that republic, The taking of
the mule was not denied, but Senor
Gamez insisted in his letter that
Salgado was not a Honduran citi-
zen, but Nicaraguan who had to
leave that country because of the
part he played in a revolution two
years before. Consequently, Mic
aragua maintained that Honduras
had no right to fly to the defense of
Salgado's mule.
This note brought a spirited re-
ply from Honduras, the Minister
for Foreign Affairs announcing that
Ireneo Salgado, the Nicaraguan re-
fugee, was living in Tegucigalpa,
happily engaged in trade there,
while man by the same name a
mest reputable and respected farm
er, a Honduran Of unquestioned
citizenship, lived at Los Manos and
owned the much mooted mule.
Nicaragua replied that it was true
that Colonel Juan I. Rocha, who
commanded party Of cavalrymen
took mule near Los Manos, but
reiterated that the animal was not
taken in Honduran territory. Dis
patches grew longer as the controv
ersy waxed warmer. Other ques.
tions arose. Then the arbitration
tribunal was opened and finally the
break came when President Zelaya,
Of Nicaragua, withdrew his mem
ber of the board of arbitration and
war between Honduras and Nicara.
qua, actually began.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-03-21
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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-09-05
JUDGE PARKER

Immediately after his speech at the
meeting of the American Bar Associ-
alton it was announced that Judge
Parker was a candidate for the Dem
ocratic nomination for President in
1905. If we mistake not, ex-Gover-
nor Campbell, who fathered the re
port, intimated that he received this
information from Judge Parker him
self. We doubted the authenticity
of the story at the time and we are
glad to note that Judge Parker de-
denies it emphatically. Judge Par
ker is a splendid man. he possesses
splendid attachments and would. no
doubt, make an excellent chief execu-
tive If he could be elected, but il Is
equally certain that he could not be
elected. He has been defeated once.
and badly defeated, and this fact in
itself is IA handicap hecould not over
come in another race for the presi-
dency. He did not, when he was a
candidate in 1904, get the hearty
and unqualified support OF the Bryan
adherents, and there is no reason
why he should be stronger with the
Bryan wing of the party now than
he was then. Judge Parker's chances
OF becoming president are gone. II
he could have substantiated the
charges he made concerning cam
paign funds raised by the Republi-
can managers and their methods OF
raising them, and which have since
been fully sustained, and if Bryan
and his followers had stood by hin
as they should, he would probably
have been elected; but these things
did not happen and Judge Parker
was retired to private citizenship
permanently, solar as the presidency
is concerned. Judge Parker has nc
chance of election, no more than hal
Mr.. Bryan, who has two defeats to
his credit.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-09-05
TnURSDAY. SEPTEMRER ). l9OI
TOO EXPENSIVE .

We have observed from time TO
time with more than passing interest
the unusually large assessments
placed upon candidates. and especial
~ those for the Virginia State Sen
ate, and because OF this cost it is "a
serious question as to whether the
primary plan of nomination shall be
continued. For instance. in the Sen
atorial district composed OF AleXan-
dria, Fairfax. Prince William and Al
exandria county. we note that the
estimated cost OF holding the pri-
mary is $3.50. and as there are three
lndidates each one will be required
~ put up about $lS3. which. added
to the expense of each in carrying on
the campaign. viii exceed by far half
ri the entire pay OF a State Senator
during one term of the LEGISLATURE
This Is entirely too much and pre
oludes a man Of limited means from
entering the political field Then.
also this cost l. small when compared
TO that exacted from candidates for
ofiices such a. Governor. senator.
Attorney General. etc. and for these
Offices no man can run unless be have
considerable means and i thus able
to meet the heavy assessment. TO say
nothing OF the other cost he must
necessarily incur. Some change l.
needed which will rid u OF theSe con
ditions and We believe the l--st
change would probably be the aboh-
ton az the primary system. There
seems little reason why the State
should be burdened with the cost Of
nominating men for public Office and
as the system. as it now stands. Is
entirely unsatisfactory. why. we be-
lieve the next State convention of
the Democratic party had best IT,
turn Us to the old method OF nomi-
mating our candidates. which. though
somewhat unsatisfactory also at
times, is certainly far less expensive.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-09-05
GLASSES
Correctly Fitted to Your Eyes for sI.oo.

DR.. Nlneberg and assistant. DIR. Buch-
anan, the noted eye and ear specialist, of
Washington, d. C., will be- in Fredericks-
burg, at Exchange Hotel, for four days
commencing Wednesday September l | tn,
for the practice Of his profession. Doctor
Nineberg is licensed physician, who for
thirty years has limited his work to dis
eases of the eye and ear, and fitting
glasses. He comes at the solicitation OF
the best citizens of fredericksburg
On this one visit the doctor will test
your eyes and Furnish glasses for $1.OO.
No more than two pair to q customer at
that pri'e The best gold filed glasses
$500, solid gold spectacles or eye glasses
from SO 90 up.
Children's eyes a speciality.
Artificial human eyes and ear phones
OF the best make.
There are but few cases of deafness
that cannot be cured
Patients too poor 20 pay a physician
can have the doctors services free.
Come early and avoid waiting. Office
hours "A. m. 10 g p. m.
l-sep3 5-s-sep7
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-09-05
ORANGE
nary tnlsftsInmsass SehOols-P.rsoasls.

Labor. Va. Sspt. 3. 1907.
Thu protras G.. me~ting ~ Mt Pleas
ant culord church ciO-,d saturday MIA
twelve additions.
To-day the tol'rci p,cplc oi Shady
Grove chur,.h arei t' tia ut;i~t o' . rlNiNAl
Wagons AN busy hauling Sua0u Anl q.
liberia supply Will b. uS,'i hvrc Tins "a iu-
tor. Oh is@np.c A-e giving more atteu-
ton "a oat cuitunr than siuo- the war
Or Heuning ac.nt FOR "a, tive hun
ired thnuSa'.d dollar itwei, coiieso tlud.
was ~ Pamuuk.y SUNDAY ~ iiow
woman ~ the cid school Il = SAIL. gave
one Thousand dollars. but th,. general
contributions were small
Sociahles ami DANES ssre in tuil bloom.
and you rarely cross = door post uoW
that >herb~rt~. cn,'aius and fruits ~. rot
IN evidence.
THURSDAY might Mr. Naui WoofaA
gave - deiiSh, .ui hop O. her xi.,'st- ~ hich
WA largely attended suJ Sn,.ati. eii Wed
Friday night NJ A IN Rr,Vs rr..n tui
Mr. Nuv'nr' Johnson chaps-oata q
barn Isrty At Mo0roviA TITUS enjoy
able occSsion. mp ete With Sn,d thiugs
FOR mind and oQua. Niii ictg .inger q riong
pheasant r,C'n..,ct;ua>
Tomorrow niSht Nr gritt,u.l.r. oi
jnipuVl.is. a.-S'u throws open hf- aospl-
table doors snd las popular aud agh,y
cultured daus n;-rS VIII Join lim in ru-
tertaiDiu-y i coui any oi friends
f8rties Sre yoi-g snd ,UuiaE ve-kiy
from our 49, ton 70 the opposition Zen
BrcckmAa sud Russell E.u> returned
Friday. rrGay N : johnson AM wiz
start Tor tts show
Nu-a il'a-sst j. ieit iu th- opening %
our - aoaoi-. W Ws1t teachers ccaiisei
% instruct our chaton in th,,-.- ua-a>
thHt wil make thea useful fut, gent
meu and women Schotl te.sch--> ar
SAW Nav our trustees ~, o. rh- in-
Qortarc- ot thi- vita question tsnd xiv.
o. = srsiel system Of solid good ~,1. IS
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-09-05
YACHT CAPSIZED
Five Young Men Chung TO Up
turned Boat All Night.
RESCUED BY FISHERMAN
While They Were Sailing In 5arnegat
Bay Sheet Lines Became Entansied
In Rudder and Strong Breeze Upset
the Beat.

Atlantic City. n. J.. Sept 4. De
numbed by cold and rendered almost
helpless by exhaustion. i've young men
were found clinEinR to their over
turned boat in Barnegat bay and res
cued by a passing fisherman.
The young men were William Had
don and Eugene Sullivan. OF Camden.
Leroy Webb. OF Philadelphia: Howard
Derby and Lodge Parker. Of Island
Heights. where Haddon's parents have
summer home close to the scene OF
the accident The others were guests
Of young HaddOn. and they had gone In
50-foot open sailing yacht 70 view
the races Of the Island Heights Yacht
club.
After the races a run was made
across the bay. which Is about five
miles wide at this point, to the mou' h
OF Forked river. il was nearly sun
down when the start home was begun
In bringing the boat about one OF the
sheet lines became entangled In the
rudder. and before II could be righted a
strong breeze completely capsized the
boat. The young men are all good
swimmers. and had no difficulty IL
! climbing aboard their overturned craft
At this late hour the bay was nearly
| deserted. and the hopse Of the cast.
Always that they might attract the at.
tention of some belated party was IL
vain. Darkness came on with the fiv,
young men still clinging to their place!
on the boat. During the long nigh
sleep would oSertake different mem
beers Of the little party. and a suddeI
slide into the river would end in res
cue by his companions.
At 4 o'clock in the morning tn,
watchers we're cheered by the sound o
a passing motor boat, and in respons,
20 their calls a fisherman, who wa
making an early run to the fshin,
grounds. doomed out of the darkness
and took the nearly exhausted men OF
board. The capsized boat was taken fl
tow and the entire party safely con
veyed to Island Heights None OF III
young men report serious results O
their distressing experience.
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Drowned While CANOEING.

Philadelphia. Sept. 4.-John Francis
Prenet-Scheli, aged 26 years. of this
city, was drowned along the shore OF
the Rancocas creek. near Burlington.
N. j.. while canoeing He had gone
canoeing from the headquarters OF the
Rancocas Country club. Of which he
was member. When he failed 10 re-
turn to the club house after many
hours a search was instituted and the
body was found along the shore OF the
creek Schell was well known in Cath
Ollie social circles
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-09-05
GEN. BOILING INJURED

Gen. Stith Boiling, of Petersburg, was
burt IN a runaway accident near Peters
burg Tuesday while on his way 10 Ches-
terfield c. ii. to attend meeting OF Con-
iederate veterans.
Gen. Boiling wss riding in wagon
with a lady. when the horse became
'-'ohtened. Gen. Bolline's arm was bro
ken.