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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-11-07
Miser Dies In Rags.

Hampstead, L. l., Nov. Twill
liam Henry Jay, known as the Her
NIT Miser," is dead. He was appa-
rently destitute ,and was clothed in
rags, but 1t is reported that he was
worth from $4,000 to $4,000. He
lived in little house on the plains
on the old Cherry Valley Road, be-
tween Garden City and Munson, and
was rarely seen except when he went
to grocery for provisions.
He is said to have made his living
from strawberry patch which was
patronized by wealthy residents of
Garden City. The house in which he
lived is shanty, the ground floor an
swering all living proposes. with a
ramshackle cot in the corner on
which he slept most of his life, and
on which he finally died. Though
the clothes in which he died hardly
hung together a new suit of fine un-
derwear was carefully laid away.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-11-07
Foley Was Elected Sheriff
Over Ihmsen in
New York.
THE BARTLETT'S WON
The New York Assembly VIII BE
Heavily Republican Again.--In
Pennsylvania John o. Shcatz Was
& Elected Treasurer.-In New Jer-
sey katzenbach, Democrat, Won.

New York, Nov. 7.-Tammany ell
ccted Its entire ticket in New York
city. Thomas f. Foley, was elected
hneriff over Macmillan f. Ihmsen,
the Fusion candidate, by about 27,-
900 votes.
Brooklyn is divided, but largely
Republican. The McCarren hosts
went down to defeat. The Republic
cans claim all their candidates on
the county ticket with the exception
of Clarke, Democratic candidate for
District Attorney, and possibly the
Surrogate.
Edward T. Bartlett and Willard
Bartlett were elected Judges of the
Court of Appeals in New York State
by maiorities that may reach three
quarters of a million over Messrs.
McDonough and Lyons.
Frank S. Katzenbach, Jr., the
Democratic candidate was elected
Governor over John Franklin Fort
his Republican opponent in NCw Jer-
sey, although Katzenbach failed to
carry his own district.
Mayor Tom l.. Johnson. of Cleye-
land, was reelected for the fourth
time in a hard-fought battle with
Theodore Il. Burton, Republican.
The New York Assembly will be
heavily Republican, as usual, but the
Democrats scored few gains. James
w. Wadsworth, Speaker of the AS
sembly was reelected. The next AS
sembly with stand Republicans, "a;
Democrats, Sc. Yonkers elected DR..
N. A. Warren and Albany, Charles H.
Gaus, as mayors.
Pennsylvania went Republican.
John o. Sheatz of Philadelphia, was
elected State Treasurer over John G..
Hartman, Democrat, by large plur-
ality.
About half of Delaware voted
"dry." In Kent county the prohibi-
tionists won by 1900 votes.
Massachusetts went Republican by
default.
Ex-Gov. John Walter Smith gained
the Maryland Senatorship and the
state went Democratic.
Higgins was again elected Cover
OF Rhode Island.
Mayor Fagan was defeated in Jer-
y City.
The Mormons lost in Salt Lake
o-ty
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-11-07
DAREN'T CATCH BIG CROOKS.
Chief o Brien Tells Chicago Mayor

Chief o Brien Tells Chicago Mayor
Police Would Lose Their Jobs.
Chicago, Nov. Mayor Busse
was told by Capt. H. d. O'Brien.
Chief of the City Detective Bureau,
that the police do not dare arrest
the big thieves and crooks which in.
fest the city for fear of losing their
places.
The Mayor was apparently amaz-
ed, and replied: You, O'Brien, know
every crook In Chicago. Why
are they not driven out OF Chicago?"
why, Mr.. Mayor" O'Brien re-
piled, these fellows are bigger than
am in the department, and they
would soon get my job. Their poll
tical pull would mean that l would
be transferred"
The Mayor offered to put the mat
ter to test He told Capt. O'Brien
to go out and arrest some of the big
fellows and see what would happen
O'Brien declined. And now Mayor
Busse threatens to overturn the
whole Police Department.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-11-07

He left to the State his famous pai-
ace.
Mexican cable dispatches indicate
that the relations of Uruguay and
Argentina are generally strained
over the siezure of Uruguayan tug
by Argentine authorities in disputed
waters.
According to special despatch
from The Hague, the German En-
leror has informed Queen Wilhel-
nina that he and the Empress will
not be able to pay their projected
visit to her this fall.
The police fear an attack may be
made on the German ruler during
his visit In London and have taken
every step to safeguard him.
Seventy-six thousand nine hun
dred and twenty-five English men
voted In favor of striking.
M. Edmund Rostand, the French
author, was worse, according to n
special cable despatch.
According to special St. Peters,
burg despatch the cholera is still
spreading in Russia, seven hundred
cases having been reported from
Kief in the last fortnight.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-11-07
SPORTING NEWS.

James h. Keene's Voter colt Ballot
defeated II. p. Whitney's Brookdale
Nymph and others in the Election
Day Handicap, at Aqueduct, equalling
the track record at nine furlongs.
Lewis M. Richmond, last years
champion of the Oakland Golf Club,
v as defeated in the opening of the
tournament for the title for the COM
ing year
The New York American League
Baseball Club has, made a deal
whereby Niles and HemplIill, of St
Louis, will play with the Yankees
next year.
De Witt Clinton, N. Y. u, Eras-
mus and Manual Training we're the
victors in a big football day on local
gridirons.
Thomas j. Gallagher averaged Az
CT in 800 point match of 1872 bill
liards against Ora Morningstar.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-11-07
ulitcracy In New York.

Troy, Nov. 7.-Dr. Andrew s.
Draper, State Commissioner of Edu-
cation, declared in an address be-
fore the Federation OF Women 8
Clubs, in session here. that "the per-
centage of illlteracy in the State Of
New York is many times greater than
in Britain. or France. or the German
Empire. or Switzerland, or Scandin-
avia. or Japan" and that anything
that you will do to support or force
school officers to exact the complete
attendance of all children of school
age will be a substantial public SER
vice."
You will not misunderstood me,
l am sure" he also said. "lf tell
you that both men and women are
needed in the schools, above the ell
ementary grades at least.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-11-07
Children See Mother Shot.

New York. Nov. 5.-William
Frederick John, well to do stone
cutter, who lived with his family in
a pretty cottage at Twelfth avenue
and Seventy-third street, In the Dy-
ker Heights section of Brooklyn, shot
his wife and himself on Sunday last.
She died instantly. He died several
hours later In the Norwegian Hospi-
tai.
The couples two daughters, Rita,
who Is 2 years old, and Olive, who
is 4, were In the room while the
father was firing and they crept un-
der the bed and remained there
shrieking as loudly as they could
until the police arrived.
Mamma and papa was awful
mad" said Olive, "and papa took n
revolver and shot mamma"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-11-07
INSANITY THE PLEA.

Annot ncentent has been made
that insanity is to be the D ca in the
defense of Harry X. Thaw, hose
second trial will begin on Decem-
Der next.
Martin w. Littleton, chief coun-
sci for Thaw, it is stated, has de-
cided OH this course. He is said to
be convinced that Thaw is insane.
Ever since he took charge of the
case, it is said Mr.. Littleton has
given the question OF Thaw's men
tality careful study. He has traced
the Thaw family tree, and, it is
said, has decided that the insanity
of Thaw may have been an inherit
ance.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-11-07

A lazy liver may be only tired liver,
or II starved liver. A stick Is all right
for the back of a lazy man. But it
would be n savage rs well as stupid
thing to beat a weary man or a starving
man because he Jagged in his work. So
in treating the tagging liver it is a great
mistake to lash it with drastic drugs
In ninety-nine cases out of a hundred
IA torpid or sluggish liver is hut symp-
tom of an ill-nourished body, whose
organs are weary with over-work. Let
your liver alone. Start with the st ON
ach and its allied organs of digestion
and nutrition. Put them in proper
working order, and see how quickly
your liver will become active and ener..
getic. DIR. Pierce's Golden Medical
Discovery has made many marvellous
cures of silver trOuble'' by its wonder
full control Of the organs of digestion
and nutrition. 1t restores the normal
activity of the stomach, increases the
secretiOns of the blood making glands,
cleanses the system from poisonous ac-
cumulatiOns, and so relieves the liver
of the burdens imposed upon it by the
detection of other organs. Formula
printed on wrapper.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-11-07

JOHN PIERPONT MORGAN.
was given to the affairs OF the Trust
Company of America and of the Lin
coin Trust Company. 1t was definite
ly announced at their conclusion that
the Trust Company of America will
open under more favorable condi e
tions than at any time within two
weeks.
limitations were given that a
change in the control of the instltu
tion had either taken place or would
do so in the immediate future, and
that the company would be merged
with another institution, which has
not felt the stress of the financial
crisis in such a marked degree.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-11-07
Arrested Bourke Cochran.

New York, Nov. w. Bourke
Cochran was the most prominent
sufferer from election day overzeal-
BUSINESS. He registered from 21O
East Seventeenth street, explaining
that this was merely his voting
residence, as he had given up his
apartment there upon moving to
Washington.
When the ruffled orator appeared
In court Magistrate Cornell at once
discharged him without the formality
OF a trial
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-11-07
Army Test Ride Caused Death.

Boston, Nov. 5.-That the death
of Col. Leverett II. Walker, United
States Army, commander of the
coast defences in the vicinity of Bos-
ton, was due to the fifteen mile
horseback test ride ordered by Presi-
dent Roosevelt, which Col. Walker
made at Fort Ethan Allen. VT, was
the declaration Of DR.. Ben H. Met
calf of Winthrop, who was called in
to attend Col. Walker. He was
called too late to save Col. Walkers
life
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-11-07
Killed by Fall.

Yonkers, N. Y. Nov. a.-Edward
F. Wyman, of No 10 Beechwood Ter
race. this city, was instantly killed
in fall when he was leaving the
Louisiana, a battleship at the Brook
lyn Navy Yard.
Mr.. Wyman was connected with
the Lawyers Title Insurance and
Trust Company of New York, and
was born in Boston in 1850. He
spent most of his life in Chicago and
Evanston, ILL.,, and devoted much of
his time to the study of archaeology.
He exhibited collections at the st,
Louis Worlds Fair and In the Field
Museum in Chicago.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-11-07

No FALSE PRETENsE has marked the
career of Ely's Cream Balm. Being en-
tirely harmless, 1t Is not responsible
like the catarrh snuffs and powders, for
minds shattered by cocaine. The great
virtue of Ely's Cream Balm is that IL
speedily and completely overcomess
nasal catarrh and hay fever. Back OF
this statement is the testimony of thou
sands and reputation of many years,
success. All drugg SITS, soc, or mailed
by Ely Bros, SO Warren Street, New
York.
The trouble with the man who OUT
lives his usefulness Is that he doesn't
know it.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-11-07
Dies in Polling Place.

Oswego, N, Y, Nov. William
U. Kelly hotel man, died suddenly
In the polling place of the Third
Ward here He was just about to
enter the voting machine when he
collapsed and died five minutes later.
He left a hospital only an hour be-
fore. Kelly was for several years
clerk in the Hotel Red Stone here.
lie vas formerly connected with ho.
tells IN Auburn Utica, Watertown.
and other elites.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-11-07
FOREIGN NEWS.

The aeroplane of M. Delagrange
crashed to the ground during flight
at Issi The machine was smashed
and M. Delagrange had narrow es-
cape from death, states special des-
patch.
A special despatch says that an
other Irish hunt has been stopped.
Prices were regarded as very salts
factory at the second days sale Of
the collection of Americana belong
Ing to Lord Sheffield, says a special
London despatch.
Prince Piero Strozzi, who died, was
buried with great pomp in Florence.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-11-07
No Extra Session of Congress.

Washington. Nov. 5.--The deep
concern which members of the Ad-
ministration. including the President
himself, experienced during the re-
cent financial disturbance was made
manifest when more details were
learned in regard to the possibility
of calling an extra session of Con-
gress. The extra session will not
be called. but the President serious
ly considered the advisability Of call
ing Congress together before the reg
ular time of meeting and the decis-
ion not to do SO was reached only
after an earnest discussion of the
matter during meeting OF the Cab
met.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-11-07
Cave-In Wrecks "a Train.

Scranton, Penn, Nov 5.-The Jer-
sey Central flier, which left Philadel-
phia on Sunday night last for this
city, was wrecked at 1890 o'clock
near Pittston. There was a settling
of the tracks due to mine cave-in.
The engine and four cars tumbled
over an embankment.
Engineer Johnson was killed and
his fireman seriously injured. None
of the passengers was badly hurt.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-11-07
FINANCIERs CONFER.
Talk Over Plans for the Distribution
of Gold From Abroad.

New York, Nov. 5.-After two
long conferences held on Sunday last
at the home of Mr.. J. Plerpont Nor
gan it was announced that impor-
tant steps had been taken to relieve
the fpancial situation and to
strengthen the position Of two trust
companies which have teen under
fire for the last two weefs.
While the conferences, which wers
attended by many of the most prom
inent financiers of the city, were
largely for the discussion of the
general situation, special attention
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-11-07

The following letters are held at
the Bloomsbury, Pa, pest Office.
Mr.. S. B. Bochman, Mr.. Fred Boy
er, Mr.. Ira Leonard, Mr.. J. 7.
Mckenzie. Cards: Mr.. Nick Brown,
Chas. Hershey, Mr.. Henry Holtz-
man, Mrs. Amelia Pursel. Mrs. E.
Stewart. Mrs. J. L. Stephens, Miss
Mary White, Mrs. Ida Wilson. Mr..
Louis Snyder, Miss Myrtle Wood.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-11-07
The Only Survivor

of the Hayes Arctic Expedition,
Mr.. S. J. Mccormick, now U. S..
d putty Mineral Surveyor, Bliss
Station, Idaho, says For years l
have suffered from severe pains in
the hip joint and back bone, de
priving me of all power. The cause
was Stone in the Bladder and Gravel
in the Kidneys. After using Dr.
David Kennedy's Favorite Remedy.
of Rondout, N. ", I was conf
ple,ely cured"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-11-07
Rescuer Dove 40 Feet.

Richmond. Va, Nov 5.-Reba
Haley, fifteen years old, of No. 13
Decatur street, Manchester. jumped
from bridge into the James River
here in an attempt to commit sui
eide She was rescued by Carl Black
well, nineteen years old, who dived
forty feet form the bridge and held
her above water until assistance could
reach him. Benjamin f. Varnier,
teamster, an eyewitness to the
affair, jumped into a boat and ar
rived just in time to save the couple.
The girl has Just recovered from an
attack OF typhoid fever.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-11-07

A baby is bald till its hair comes out,
and when mans hair comes out he Is
bald again.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-11-07

Taste and Smell, Fun size 80 cts, at Drug
gists or by mail In liquid form, 20 cents
Ely Brothers, So Warren Street, New York
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-11-07
A Reliable
Remedy
Ely's Cream Balm

~ Vs's"'J e'oo'Deu'
Gives Relief at Once.
II cleanses, soothes,
heals and protects
the diseased mem
brane resulting from
Cata1'h and drives
away a Cold in tho
Head quickly. Re-
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-12-14

anything, can agree on nothing, don
know where they are at, every one VINO
has any opinion differing from every
body else. how are the people OF the
country to settle the matter?
Mr. Fowler says the people settled
the money standard question, and set
tied it right, in favor of gold. Yes. ana
they were told that this settled all our
financial ills forever and a day; that
rothing whatever could ever be the
matter with the country's finances or
currency system any more; and yet
here we are for the past two months
in a financial crisis. money panic,
currency famine, and we apparently
have not a statesman at washington
that knows what to do without asking
]. Pierpont Morgan. What viii become
Of the country when in the course OF
nature Morgan dies?
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-12-14
u. of O. GIee Club COMING.

The University OF Oregon Glee Club
and Mandolin club are to put on their
performance in Waila Walla next
Wednesday evening. December Is, at
the Keylor Grand theater. This organi-
cation has attained considerable repu-
tation for the high class quality of it's
Entertainments. Eleven annual tours
have been made by the club through
out the state of Oregon and this year
they have been persuaded to come to
Walla Walla.
Both departments of the musical or
ganization have been greatly strength
ened by the addition of several must
clans of merit and experience, making
one of the largest college musical ag-
lgregations anywhere throughout the
entire country, and under the able
direction of Professors ]. NJ. Glen, head
I of the musical department at the Uni
versity of Oregon. they have been
trained and drilled to the height of
perfection.
The college meh not only render all
kinds of songs and instrumental Sc
lections. but they carry three men to
take care of the amusement side of
the entertainment. These men are all
selected for their natural ability along
humorous lines and. with their list of
jokes and specialities will certainly
bring forth smiles and laughter
/ Professor Glen who has made ma
tional reputation for himself with his
wonderful baritone will render solo
in this city. The professor, it is under
stood will sing a song composed by
Miss Gena Branscombe of Walla Wal
la. He considers this piece a work
worthy of much commentator and
Walla Walla people should not miss an
opportunity TO hear it.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-12-14
WORST BLADDER TROUBLE
Relieved by Simple Mixture Which
Anyone Can Prepare.
GOOD FOR olD FOLKS
Much Less Kidney Trouble Here When
This Prescription Becomes
Known.

| Here is prescription that anyone
can mix at home. Any good prescrip-
ton pharmacy can supply the ingre-
dents named at little cost; being COM
posed of vegetable extracts, it is
harmless and inexpensive. Best of all
it does it's work we'll, renewing even
the worst forms of bladder trouble.
frequent urination, backache, kidney
complaint and by its direct action upon
the eliminatiYe tissue of the kidneys,
makes these most vital organs rid the
blood and system of waste matter and
uric acid which causes rheumatism.
Here it is; try it if you suffer. Fluid
Extract Dandelion. one-half ounce;
Compound Kargon, one ounce; Com
pound Syrup Sarsa parilla, three
ounces. Shake well in. bottle and take
in teaspoonful doses after each meal
and at bedtime.
A well known local druggist is au-
thority for the statement that one
weeks use shows good results in
nearly every instance, and such
symptoms as lame back, frequent de-
sire to urinate, pain in bladder and
even chronic rheumatism are generally
relieved within a few days. the pain
and swelling diminishing with each
dose.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-12-14
ADJUSTMENTS
"Royal Chef" Tonight.

| The average auditor in the theater
pays but little attention and gives
very little thought to anything but
what he sees and hears on the stage
before him. Speaking of the music and
musical comedy, one rarely considers
anything beyond whether it is pleasing
to the ear. The trick Of orchestration
is thought of by very few outside OF
those especially cultivated in music.
but the orchestratioh of the music in
any musical performance is a matter
of the greatest import, and especially
is this true in the music of THE Roy
I'll Chef" the new production which
will be seen at the Keylor Grand the
alter. Ben Jerome, who is responsible
for the score of he Royal Chef is
known as one of e best musicians
and composers in AMI RIGA. Mr. Jerome
accepts this compliment with modesty
and is inclined to give much credit for
the success to the care which ne orches-
trates his music, for Mr.. Jerome. UNI
Hike most composers, does orchestrate
his own works.
Your ordinary composer" he de-
clareS, pays too little attention to his
orchestrations. Harmony, of course, is
one of the essential points in music.
but the melodies and the counter mel
odies are too often overlooked. There
are very few composers in fact, who
tpay much attention to their counter
melodies in orchestration and several
Iof it's numbers in THE Royal Chef" the
counter melodies are the sustaining
points. Too many musicians are prone
to substitute sound for melody. They
do not realize that the average audi
ence, appreciates the finer strains of
music, AS we'll as the big bass drum
and cymbals In THE Spirit of '76"
march, which l wrote for 1.-The Royal
Chef the counter melodies are the
sustaining points of the number. The
nationa, airs of America are inter-
woven with the martial air and the eff
feet has been to make this number one
of the most popular ir. the opera, and
so it is all through the score, and l be-
Ilieve that if composer of today would
pay more attention to his orchestra
tons. he would have better success
with his work. AT the Keylor Grand
theater on Saturday. December IA.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-12-14
LEAVES SUNDAY
DR.. DARRlN WILL CLOSE HIS OF.
FicE IN WALLA WALlA
DECEMBER IS.
Positively Last Chance for the At.
fiicted to See Him.

DR.. Darrin has been a very busy
man since he has been in Walla Walla.
His ofhces in the hotel State have been
crowded from / a. m. to 10 p. m, daily,
with the afflicted people from all over
the country.
1t is to be regretted that the doctors
visit is to about expire as he has met
with a large and successful practice
and has relieved much suffering.
His sojourn in Walla Walla termi-
mates next Sunday When he will leave
for his head office on the Sound.
A few days are however left for
those that wish to consult him on any
disease or ailment they may have. His
examinations are free at any hour from
10 a. m. to p. m. daily.