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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-12-12
100000 Offer +, BufYal, Bin.

Donver. Dec. 10.-Apsaking Of
Mfss Helen Ma's Testimony in the
Howard Qoud divorce case IN New
York. Col. William F.. Cody, "Buffa-
10 BILL" said that after the lawyers
for the defence got through with
her tho evidence that she gave will
not amount to anything. Col. Cody
added:
AS for the press reports concern
Ing an Offer for me to testify against
the character Of Mrs. GoulI, was
offered not $4,000 but $4,000 to
testify. and l refused the offer.
II had an idea that the stage need
cd cultivation and advancement q
few years ago, and believing that
Miss Clemmons would be able to fill
the void, backed hor for that po-
sition. The results of that expert
ment are we'll known to the pub
lice. l seemed to have played the
wrong card"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-12-12
NEW YORK MARKETS.
Wholesale Prices Of Farm Produce
Quoted for the Week,

Wholesale Prices Of Farm Produce
Quoted for the Week.
wnEAr,-No. . Red, sl.olIi No 1
Northern Duluth. sl.lsk.
Corn No. :, CSC.
OArs.-Mixed, b8c- White, b<Hao8a
MMn.--4o. per quart.
BUrTnh Western, extra, asassAe.
Firsss.-2chas7s State dairy, nness
--as7s.
CnrBsR. full oreem, loo.
Eoas. Nearby, Fancy, 45a6Qo. Stote.
9ood 10 choice, ssA48e. Western.
Firss, s0a83e.
DnsvRs. .-Oisy dressed, oniou
CALvns-Cisy dressed, Saioo. Ouun-
NY dressed, per lb. 8a1Be.
HsHnr.-Per 100 b., oS.0Oa6.ak.
Hoas.-Ave, Per 100 h.. $3.50.
HAY,-Prims, 100 lbs. clio
erRAw.-Long rye, oba7oo.
LAVE PoULrHY.-Fowls, per rh aI8No.
Chickens, Spring, per H.. aiiko.
Duchs, Per lb., -aiSo. Turkeys,
l4na0c.
DnHssnD roULrRY.-Turkeys, per lb.
l2aisc Fowls, per h., sn1akt.
Chickens. Phila., per h.. eaaa3o,
yEoETABLRs.-Pota L. l., per bbl.,
$i.7da2.o0, Onions, White. per bbl
x2.6oa4.60
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-12-12
Drokcr Arrested for Bribery.

Now York. Dec. 12.---Joseph H.
sulzbacher, a member Of the Stock
Exchange firm Of Joseph H. Suls
bacher a Co., at II Broadway. was
arrested at his home on Tuesday
night on the charge OF attempting to
bribo a witness against him in u
Grand Jury case to change his testi-
mony and to leave the Jurisdiction.
He was arrested by Detectives Beery
and Flood Of tho District Attorneys
cfilce about 10 o'clock and taken to
the homo Of Magistrate Corrigan IA
West Flfty-seventh street. where b.
was arrnigneed.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-12-12
An Unexpected Fortune.

Asheville, N. c., Dec. 11.-Miss
Havilena Tompkins OF Ashev1lle,
has found her self heiress to a large
fortune left her by her father, whom
she had never seen and knew moth
ing about.
There was an estrangement be-
tween her father and mother many
years ago, and the father had never
been spoken of. Miss Tompkins
has had to make her way in the
world.
She received q telegram calling
her to her fathers bedside at Fair
Geld. Ind. He had an immense for
tune, all Of which he left to his
daughter.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-12-12
Hughes Turns AhcNru Ont.

Albany, Dec. 11.-Gov. Hughes
has removed John F. Ahearn from
the ONCE OF President Of the Bor-
ough of Manhattan.
Charges Of misconduct on the part
Of President Ahearn were published
IN the newspapers in the Fall OF
1906, and Mr.. Ahearn requested an
Investigation by the Commissioners
of Accounts, which was later ordered
by Mayor Mcclellan. The report of
the Commissioners was made to the
Mayor in July. 1907. This severely
arraisned Mr.. Ahearn's adinlnistrs-
tion.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-12-12
FRIDGE COLLAPSEs,
Escvcu Of the rhfrty-sfx Who Fen m.
to River Are Drov..cd,

Harrisburg. Dec. IA half COM
pfeted bridge which WAS being buiit
By tho Stats across the north branch
Of the SusQuehanna River In the
eastern part OF Columbia County col
lapsed at 5 O'clock on Tuesday after
noon, and fell into the raging watyrs,
carrying with It thirty y-six workmen.
OF these twenty-five reached shore IN
safety by scramblins across the de-
bris. Tho remaining eleven were
Crowned. Four bodies were taken
from tho swollen rver. but seven
have not yet been found.
The bridge was being constructed
BY the New York Bridge Company of
York. Penn. The contract for It was
let couple Of years ago. The sub
structures were entirely finished, and
tho flooring Of the superstructure
had boen completed half way across
Che rivef.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-12-12
Boys Real Submarines.

Bogota, N. j., Dec. 10.-Two lit
tie boys in Jersey had a wonderful
escape from death by drowning on
Sunday, They lay for fifteen min
utes under the Ice, unconscious in a
1ond here.
The boys were John Nelson, aged
seven, and his brother William,
agen nine, of Westview. With an
ether boy they were sliding ON the
90 when they broke through and
sank IN eight feet of water.
The Ice was chopped for twenty
feet before the bodies were found.
The two boys were apparently
dead when their bodies were brought
70 shore. DR.. McFadden was sum-
moned. After heroic means were
used both we're revived.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-12-12
POISON FOODS.

How many scores of times is a
physician asked in perfect good faith
and childlilke confidence, Doctor, what
Ia really the best food?' and looked
upon with panied surprise when he
endcavors to explain that there Is no
such thing" writes DR.. Woods Hutch
inson in an article on Poison Foods
In McClure's. Dr.. Hutchinson evil
IDENTIFY cutertains little sympathy with
the food rcformers and prefers to side
with the man in the street, who, he
says, "as usual. is right" There are
n certain number of foods, DR.. Hutch
irson maintains, which have become
staples all over the world among all
races and peoples. These are, broad
ly. the flesh and milk of three or four
donesticated animals; the eggs of one
species OF domesticated birds; three
butter, fish, milk and sugar. The at
tempt to convert into staples what are
generally regarded as subsidiary foods
such as peas. beans, nuts, cheese, oat-
meal, etc.-an attempt which has been
tried repeatedly by the diet reformers
has invariably failed. The reason
for this, writes Dr. Hutchinson, is on
ly beginning to be seen in the light Of
recent laboratory experiments. These
experiments hav, revealed the surpris-
ing fact that many articles OF food
contain, combined with their high per-
centage OF nutritive value, substances
which, II taken in sufficient quantity.
behave rs active poisons.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-12-12
Bfue Law In New York.

Now York. Dec. 10.-Under DO
lice supervision New YORK spent laae
Sunday Just as Justice O'Gorman d.
clared the law intended 1t should
be spont.
Not theatre opened It's doors.
Throughout the city the O'Gorman
decision was generally lived up to.
Except In Brooklyn whore five nov
ing picture shows were protected by
in1uncdons. %, -s.-r- rSs;
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-12-12
John Mitchell Quits His Job.

Chicago, Dec. 11.--John Mitchell,
President of the United Mine Work.
egs Of America, announced finally
in Chicago, on the eve of the annual
election Of the labor union of which
he fs the head. that he would not be
a candidate for reelection. The
voting. which will be concluded oe-
fore the end of the week in every
coal mining town east of the Rocky
Mountains, will resul. in the choice
Of either T. l.. Lewis or w. B. Will
son. as the successor OF Mr.. Mitch
ell.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-12-12

tl-tion in various states.
lie spoke with unwavering d.
ectness, laying blame upon those
as~,rance companies whose counte-
a-cing Of practicing of managerial
buses afforded the initial causes
,tich courtea inquiry and It's at
sndant stirring up Of public senti-
/; ut.
On the other hand, Mr.. Cleveland
rTised such legislation as he held
be remedial In removing evils
ilich had grown up with the extern
tc-n OF the life insurance business.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-12-12
OVER BOAT RAMS FERRYBOAT.
HcJl Rive Boat Hits the Paltic In
Dense Fog.

Dense Fog.
New York, Dec. 12.-In fog SO
stack and thick that one could not
see a ships length away the Provi-
aence, one of the largest boats Of the
Fall River line, bound up the East
River for Fall River, drove her steel
stem into the guard and cabin on the
women's side OF the Baltic, OF the
Wall street ferry, crossing the river
10 Brooklyn, at about ten minutes to
six o'clock on Tuesday night. in the
panic on the Baltic one man jumped
overheard and was drowned.
There were at least one thousand
men, women and children on the
ferryboat, and the crash drove them
to q frenzy. Men trambled on wom-
en- and childrena they scrambled for
the life preservers and their cries
heard on the Manhattan shore told
1rst Of the accident in the fog. AS
10th vessels drifted down stream
Rdth the strong ebb t1deand the cries
grew fainter word was passed along
Ahe East River that a terrible dis
ester had occurred
Although one or two fell overheard
all were finally rescued, save one
crcn, who is said to have jumped in
- the river. Even he, it is thought,
may prove to have been rescued by
tome passing boat.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-12-12
CLEVELAND ON INSURANCE..
{ Rt emns Managerial Abuses But
Praises Remedial Legislation.

New York, Dec. 9.-Addressing
t. . annual meeting OF the Associa-
lon of Life Insurance Presidents
., the Hotel Belmont on Friday
afternoon, Grover Cleveland, chair
n an Of tho organization, sounded
9 keynote as to the attitude Of
| insurance companies toward leg
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-12-12

The Council Of State was sum-
moned at O'Clock on Sunday af-
ternoon and the now King took the
oath. He announced that he would
take the title OF Gustaf V. and do
clared that his motto would be.
with the people for the father
land"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-10
ADOPTS JUDAISM
TO WIN HIS BRIDE
Mcdonald, Chicago Poll
tician, Finally Returns to
Catholic Faith.

CHICAGO, ILL, IAgust a.-Michael
G.. Mcdonald. for many years lead
ing politician and gambler In this city,
died to-day in hospital. Mcdonald
has not been prominent during the
last ten years. The murder of Web
ster S. Guerin by his wife recently ha;l
a strong effect in breaking him down
physically. He leaves an estate valued
at several millions.
The lifelong friends of Mcdonald
were astonslled to learn after his
death that he at one time had become
a member of the Jewish faith.
This statement was made by James
Hamilton Lewis. the attorney In
charge of McDonald's affairs. Mr.
Lewis said that after Mcdonald had
secured a divorce from his first Wife
who left him for priest, he could
not marry the second Mrs. Mcdonald
who was a Jewess. until, he had EN-
braced the Jewish faith.
Prior to his death however, he re-
turned to the Catholic Church, and
was confessed by Father Maurice J.
Dorney, "a, popular Catholic priest OF
this city. ~
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-10
STORM AND RAIN
DO GREAT DAMAGE
Barns Burned, Buildings Wreck
ed, Railroads Washed Up
and People Shocked.
TRAVEL MUCH DELAYED
Washouts on Electric and Rail
roads Stop Trains-Wires
Down.

BALTIMORE. ND August 9-A se-
we're electrical rain-storm swept across
the northern part of Maryland to-day,
causing considerable damag gen in a num-
Der OF places. In Washington county
three large barns We're burned, corn
fields were devastated and gardens and
roads badly washed out.
lightning struck st. Marks Luth-
eran Church. at Hagerstown, damage
ing the steeple and roof. AT Port De-
post the residence of Professor Walk
er Of West Nottingham Academy was
hit by an electric bolt and burned to
the ground. The family were absent
from home I
Cattle were killed at other places.
In this city travel on suburban steam
and electric roads was delayed by
washouts. telephone and telegraph
wires In districts where the storm was
heaviest were put out of commission,
and the lightning struck houses, barns.
trees etc. A number Of persons were
shocked, but no fatalities were report
ed from any quarter.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-10
Southern Railway Will.
Make Two and a Half
Cent Rate Operative.
FREIGHT RATES
ALSO REDUCED.
Governor Conner Will Enforce
State Statutes Against Other
Railways, and Will Call the
Legislature if Statutes
Are Ineffective,
He Says.

MONTGOMERY. ALA, August g.
The restraining order Issued some time
ago against the State to prevent the
operation of laws affecting railroads
was to-day modified in tile Federal
Court to allow the Southern Railway
and all connecting lines to put into
effect the two and a half cent passen-
ger fares and the State freight sched-
ule fixing the rate on commodities In
tho State. This is to carry out the
State and the Southern Railway
The effect of this order will be to
reduce the passenger fares on more
than one thousand miles of railroad
in the State. AT the same time rates
on freight will be cut down very much
on the articles which nre in most COM
mon use by the public. Including fer
tilizers which have been bone OF
contention all along.
That Governor 4Scomes- intends to
force the other railroads7 TO follow
the Southern, and put into effect the
lowered freights and passenger rates,
is indicated In an Interview given out
to-day. He says:
~ shall charge every officer of the
state that any violation of our Grim
inal laws. whether by individuals or
trusts, no matter how small the In
is a violation of the law. and alike
made amenable. If, in the execution
Of any of the recently enacted stat
utes. there should be any part of
them ineffective In operation. i woul d
not hesitate to call the Legislature
| together, and change them SO as to
| give full force and effect"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-10
ROCKEFELLER ON
WEALTH CRUSADE
Mu1ti-Millionail:e Talks on Ell
fectsa of Persecution Of
Rich Men.
WEALTH NOT CONCENTRATED
Thousands Suffer Loss in Anti
Corporation Attacks-E1is
Patriotism.

Copyright, 1907, by The Cleveland
Plain-Dealer.)
CLEVELAlND. O.. August 9.-John D.
Rockefeller In discussing the recent
speech of Judga Grosscup, In which
the latter. declared that the wealth
Of the country was SO widely dis
tributed that 1T was really In the
hands of the moderately Well-to-do
class. to-day said:
"They can Lardly accuse Judge Cross
cup of partially to corporations or
railroads. He has shown very we'll
indeed how widespread is the damage
resulting from the prosecution, through
prejudice. of the country's transport
tation lines. The same applies to
tthoughtless attacks on other lines Of
industry.
1t is worse than thoughtless to say
ofrhand that the wealth and the in
dustry of the country are in the hands
of a few rich men. who alone will
suffer. There is direct loss to thou-
sands of frugal people, who have In
vested small savings In these enter
prises and tho Indirect effect reaches
still other thousands who depend in
one way or another upon the success
Of every Industry. This business of
the country is interviewer until 1T Is
something like the circulation of the
blood~in the body. An injury or All
operation at one point shocks and
weakens the whole
Mr.. Rockefeller WAS asked why he
did not run away from the hue and
cry that pursued him. He laughed:
.tNO Place Like Home"
Perhaps because my favorlte music
| la Yankee DOODLE" he suggested
Then something more gravely: Il sup
pose might have converted my inter
ests into gold at one time and have
taken my money to England or to some
pleasant part of Europe, where life Is
organized to make things comfortable
for the man with money to spend
But do you know, that way of escape
from the responsibilities and embar-
easements that wealth brings to ar
American never occurred to me? The
United States cannot develop enough
drawbacks to make mo lose the feel.
ing that there Is no place like home
and that this is home. In what firmly
believe Is the greatest country in the
world"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-10
WE STERN UNION
INF OR FIGHT
Strike Of Three Thousand Opera
tors in New York Is Now
Impending.

q NEW YORK, August 9.-rhe Vest.
ern Union Telegraph Company viii
fight the strike of their operators in
the Western cities, In tho East, or
wherever the men may So OUT They
expect to win, as they claim To haye
Won In 1883. A strike among the 5000
operators of Greater New York City is
Imminent, though the sentiment among
the employees is said To be divided.
The foregoing is not an otlieia! ans
nouncement, but is an eNpression8iof
opinion concurred III both by men as-
sociated with the executive affairs OF
the Western Union and representa-
tives OF the Photographers UDion and
made tonight
The position taken by the company
Is that the men have no substantial
grievance, but are In some instances
the willing, and in other instances the
unwilling victims OF the prevailing .,aoe
cial unrest influence, A man who
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-10
THOMPSON TALKS
OF RAILWAY SIDE
Assistant to President of South
ern Briefly Reviews Entire
Situation.

MONTGOMERY ALA, August 81.
S. B. Thompson, assistant to the presi-a
dent Of the Southern Railway, to-day
gave out a. statement concerning the
railroads recent controversy with the
State of Alabama. After reviewing the
Legislation passed by the session of
the Legislature just closed regulating
rates and requiring foreign corpora
tions to take out license, Mr.. Thomp-
son says:
"In October, 1906. a suit was brought
against the Southern Railway Com
pany In the Talladega Circuit Court,
five months prior to the passage of
Senate bill No. Sc. occurring foreign
corporations to take out license On
July "a. 1907, the Southern filed pe-
titlon to remove this case from the
State court to the Federal court, and
in consequence of It's doing so Its IL
cense to do bus.ness in Alabama was
Cancelled.
""This step on the part of the South
ern Railway Company was not taken
with any purpose Of defying the laws
| of Alabama. and 1t is believed by
counsel that 1t was not forbidden by
Senate bill No. SO.
1.-THE State authorities, however,, did
not take this view of the matter, and
indicted in Perry county.
''The claim that the Southern had
forfeited its right to do an interstate
passenger and freight business along
| it's line presented a condition of af-
! fairs which was most serious.
'-The Southern Railway Company felt
| itself obligated to do everything in its
power and make every possible sacri.
| fee to prevent deplorable state OF
affairs from arising.
"Accordingly it Immediately openee
| negotiations with the public authorl'
4 ties Of the State IN an earnest en-
| deavor to bring about peaceable anc
orderly solution of the whole difficulty
! "It was demanded OF the Southern
Railway Company that It should, pend
| Ing the determination of the fairnes
and reasonableness of the passenge
and freight rates fixed by the acts o
the Legislature, give up the protectlol
Of the interlocutory injunction and
| pending final determination OF It's case
/ put these rates into effect.
/ "The Southern Railway Company
while satisfied that It was proceeding
/ in a legal and orderly way In defens
of its property rights, after carefu
consideration of the matter. did no
4 believe 1t would be justified IN stand
ing out against this demand, but tina
| in the Interest of peaceaple ana or
4 derlv conduct of Its affairs and tn
avoidance of angry controversy, 1t wa
4 performing It's public duty and sub
I serving it's public uses 70 make In
(. concession. An agreement on I'M
4 basis was then reached.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-10
Miss Christian, Jackson's S
Only Granddaughter
Elopes and WEEDS.
YOUNG WOMAN
PROMPT TO ACT
When Telegram from Father
Was Handed Her, She Showed
Something Of Her Famous
Grandfatller's Quick
Decision and Prompt
Action.
Especial to Tho Times -Dispatch.] ]

Especial to Tho s-Dispatch.1
CHARLOTTE, n. c.. August 9.--Miss
julia Jackson Christian. daughter OF
Mr.. w. IL. Christian. and only grand
daughter of General Stonewal Jack
son, raa away last night ard was mar
ricd to Mr.. l.. K. Preston. OF tl.is city,
the ceremony being performed at the
home of MIR. John NJ. Julian. at Sails
bury. in tho presence OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Julian ard two pera0nai friends of Mr..
Preston. The couple left on the early
inorl1g train for points in the North.
though their exact destination is net
known. The young lady was to return
last night from Atlanta. where she
had been with her father, who is a
railroad man.
On leaving Atlanta she wired her
lover to meet her In Charlotte. and
when the train arrived he boarded II
and the couple proceeded on to Sails
bury, Mr.. Preston In the meantime
having wired friends to have a preach
er and license ready. The brides
father objected to the match, and
hence the elopemcnt.
Charming Young Womnn.
Mrs. Preston is a charming young
woman and has host Of friends here
and elsewhere. Hardly any girl in
the South has received more attention
from public officials than has Miss
Christian. Only last Tuesday the SEN
ate of Georgia took a recess OF flvc
minutes SC that the members might
meet Miss Christian. She is extremely
handsome, and her manner is charm :
ing Mr.. Preston is a son of the late
Or John A. Preston. for a number OF
years pastor of the First Presbyterian
Church, of this city. Never has Char
lotte had a pastor more beloved than
he, and Mr. Preston during his years IN
Charlotte has lived up to expectau ions
OF his fathers friends. He is mem
ber OF the ocal bar here, and has made
considerable reputation since begin :
ming his practice. He Is a member OF
3gthe q t,a,w firm Of Ruiiln & Preston and
is representative of this county IN
the State Legislature. Mr.. Preston IS
also president of the Greater Char
lotte Club.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-10
AMENDMENT WAS
EIDEOUS MISTAKE
Former Federal Judge in Indians
50 States as to Negro
Problem.
Especial to The Times.D;.na,oh

CHAGIAUQuA. N. Y, August g.
Judge P. Baldwin, formerly of the
Indiana Federal Court, who spoke
before the Lawyers Club at the
Chautauqua Assembly to-day on '"rhe
Commerclalizat1on of the Law d e
some unusual observations on tho
negro question: and said:
II think the Republican party in
the North has come to the conclusion
that the fifteenth amendment was
hideous mistake. There Is a grow
ing sentiment among the Republicans
in the North to let the Democrats In
the South deal with the race problem
We ought to let our Southern broth
ers. who have to live with the negro,
solve the negro question"