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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-02-07

an expansion of an Arnold prize es-
say written at oxford, had been pub
lished in 1862, and his "Transcau-
, casia and Ararat," narrative of his
travels in those regions-he Is a ia
nous mountain climber and has been
President of the Alpine Club-ap-
peared in 1877. "The Americn Com
monwealth," the book to which,
naturally enough, he owes the
greater part of his reputation in
America, was, however, not pub
lished till 1888, while his Impress
sions of South Africa" a volume
which might perhaps Qn another
condition of the British mind) have
prevented the Boer war, was not
published till 1897. His Studies in
History and Jurisprudence" and
Studies In Contemporary Biogra-
ply belong to the first three years
of the present youthful century.
We have seen James Bryce duly
made Member of Parliament for
Tower Hamlets In 1880. He early
attracted attention In the Commons.
From the beginning members have
been In the habit of coming In to lis
ten when Bryce is up" When Mr..
Gladstone's Government came into
power In 1885 Mr.. Bryce was made
Under Secretary for Foreign Affairs,
then Gin 1922 Chancellor of the
Duchy Of Lancaster with a seat In
the Cabinet, and in 1894 Chairman
OF the Board Of Trade. In the same
year he was Chairman of the Royal
Commission on Secondary Education.
and that year also saw him elected q
Fellow Of the Royal Society. :
With the fall of the Liberals from
power Mr.. Bryce naturally ceased to
hold office. With the return Of the
Liberals, after ten years, under Sir
Henry ampbell-Bannerman, he was
made Chief Secretary for Ireland
the Office which he left to come to
Washington.
The new Ambassador married in
1889 Elizabeth, daughter of Thomas
Ashton of Fordbank, near Manches-
ter. Though he began his life as a
man of letters and become a politi-
clan In the second place, though he
has remained a man of letters
throughout his career, he has not
Stunned society His London home
is famous for its hospitality. There Is
no house where one is more certain
to meet distinguished personages
from many quarters of the world
New York Times.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-02-07
The Coal Trust.
Coal Operators Combine TO Keep Prices Up.

Consumers of coal have long been
wondering whether the steady ad-
vances i'll the price of that necessity
arc temporary or not. The action
taken recently by the Philadelphia
81 Reading railroad seems to show
that a conspiracy exists to keep up
prices. As thousands of tons ac-
cumulated through the mild weather
of the present winter, when people
used much less coal than is ordi-
narily the case. the company in
stead Of reducing the price in order
TO get rid Of the surplus, simply
shut down their col'ieries. Through.
out the coal regions many mines
now stand idle and scores of miners
are without work OH account of the
extortionate prices that the Read
ing demands for its coal. AS the
surplus increases more and more
mines are being closed If this
keeps up the labor troubles in the
coal regions will soon be renewed.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-02-07
Must Take Pledge.

The Lehigh Valley Railroad COM
pany will in a few days issue for
NAL order for every employe in the
telegraph d partment and on trains
TO take the pledge of total absti
nence and to keep it in force during
the time of their employment on
the road. Having for some time
encouraged the employees to be total
abstainers, and having observed the
steady and reliable work of such
employees, the officials have decid-
ed to make the total abstinence
order obligatory.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-02-07
HIGH FEES AND SALARIES
Biggest PIums of All Go To
the Lawyers
MINISTER'S POOR PAY.
--$2OO,OOO for a Single Plea Of
Joseph II. Choatc-Fecs OF Doe
tors Smaller, Thought Notable il
Some Cases.

One of the largest single fees ever
paid to lawyer was the $1,000,000
which James b. Dill of New York re-
ceived for settling the disputes which
arose between Andrew Carnegie and
Henry c. Frick over the transfer of
the properties merged in the United
States Steel Corporation. Mr. Dill,
however, as observed by the Van
Norden Magazine, has now given up
his stupendous corporation fees for
the small annual salary of Judge.
A fee only 100000 less than Mr..
DilPs was paid to another New York
lawyer, William d. Guthrie, who re-
ceived 100000 for breaking the
will of Henry B. Plant, owner of the
Plant system OF steamships. railways
and hotels. The Plant estate was
valued at S24,0O0.OO0, the widows
share Of which was s8,00O,000. and
this having been tied up in trust she
engaged the lawyer to bring suit for
It's release. His fee represented 10
per cent. of the share.
Joseph II. Choate, before his ap-
pointment as Ambassador to Great
Britain. received 100000 for a sin
gle argument before the United
States Supreme Court, the effect of
which was that the income tax law
was declared unconstitutional. As
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-02-07
Lit Waoonload of Powder.

FL Paso, Tex, Feb. GA wagon
load of powder. recently bought b.
Chas Schwab for the San Toy mine,
while being transported from Chiua-
hau to the mine, exploded and killed
Mexican who was riding on the
wagon, blinded and seriously injured
another Mexican. badly injured the
negro driver and burned two mules
so severely that they had to be shot.
One of the Mexicans sitting on the
load of opwder lighted his pipe ana
spark from his match caused the
explosion.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-02-07
MORTALITY IN PANAMA.
Only Eight Cases of Death in Decem-
Der Among 5000 White Employees.

Washington, d. c., Feb. 6.-The
following extract from the report Of
Col. William G.. Gorgas. chief san!-
tary officer of Panama, for the
month of December has been made
public by the Isthmiam Canal Com
mission.
THE health conditions continue ex-
cellent as far as our laboring force
is concened. This month our force of
employees reacher the highest figure
1t has attained. Particularly our
white force has increased, in our to-
tai force of $500 whites we had 8
deaths, giving us a rate for the year
of eleven thousand. This is exception
ally small. OF these whites 5000 are
Americans. Among these Americans
we had no deaths from disease. We
also have 500 American women and
children, the families of these 5000
employees. Among them there was
no death from any case.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-02-07

Ambassador at London Mr.. Choate's
salary was $4,000.
Among other large fees of lawyers
may be mentioned 100000 received
by John K. Parsons of New York for
drawing a single deed, $4,000
charged by David b. Hill for making
a single argument In the Molineux
case, $4,000 formerly received year.
ly by Chauncey N. Depew from the
New York Central Railroad Com
pany and $4,000 as a retainer from
the Equitable Life; more than $780,
900 year until recently earned by
w. Bourke Cochran from consulta-
ton practice and the many thousands
Of dollars paid to Samuel Inter
myer as counsel In the shipyard liti-
CATION and in recent insurance cases.
The fee of $4,000 and travelling
expenses which was paid to DR..
Adolph Lorenz of Vienna to treat
Lolita Armour for congenital hip
dislOcation was much less than has
frequently been paid abroad by roy
atty. King Edward when Prince of
-
900 for four weeks services.
The fee of $1,000, which New
York dentist charged Prince Louis of
Battenberg when the latter visited
this country with his fleet recently,
was much commented upon For
dentists fee the sum was undoubt-
edly large, but as compared with
some physicians fees 1t looks insig-
nificant.
The salary of Henry o. Have
meyer as head of the American Sugar
Refining Company is $4,000 a year.
William Il. Corey, president of the
United States Steel Corporation, re-
ceives 100000 a year, and the
chairman of the board of directors
gets the same amount
In contrast are the Government
salaries-S50,000 to the President,
$4,000 to a Cabinet officer; $13,5OO
to Admiral Dewey; $1,000 to Gen.
Chaffee, Chief of Staff; $4,000 to a
Captain in the navy. Chief Justice
Fuller had raise last year and now
receives $4,000.
The Church pays its leading men
no better than the State. A recent
Congregational year book gave no in
stance of a preachers salary above
$4,000.
An Episcopalian Bishop may re-
ceive from $4,000 to $4,000. Fa-
nous city parishes In relatively few
cases pay clergymen as high as $1O,-
600 year, but the demands of char
ity upon such clergymen are heavy.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-02-07

The Congo has been an eyesore to
the world for the last seventeen
years. It's history is bound up with
that of Leopold H., the venerable but
rakish King of the Belgians, who
makes $5.O0O,OO0 year from the
sufferings of the natives, and who
many folks say is richer than any
man In the world.
Belgian interest in the Congo had
Its preliminary in 1877. when at one
of many conferences held on the
neutral ground of the buffer state.
"The International Association for
the Exploration and Civilization of
Africa" was formed.
Four years later, when Stanley, an
Englishman, crossed Africa and
opened up the dark country to the
world. Leopold saw his opportunity.
Re summoned the returned explorer
to Belgium. AS result of that visit
tn, Society for Studies in the Upper
Congo" was organized.
The King sent Stanley off to Africa
TO make treaties with native chief
taias. to establish stations and to do
What he could to gain foothold
The enterprise was pushed with
haste and secrecy, but other nations
had alert scouts in Africa, and when
IL became known that Belgium was
after foothold In the Congo other
expeditions started. Soon there grew
up such clash between the advanc-
ing hosts that a conference was ar
ranged at Berlin to define the rights
OF each. This met in 1884.
1t was decided to make of the
Congo Basin a neutral country, in
which the peoples of the world
should be allowed the open door
For Ave years Leopold adhered to
the bargain. but 1t was only while
he was getting his grip firmly fixed.
In 1890 he wrung from the Brus-
sells Anti-Slavery Conference the
right to levy duties.
Then came the transformation.
The foxy old King threw off his
mask and In the name of the state
boldly entered trade. His policy of
aggression has been as systematic as
ruthless. In the seventeen years that
have elapsed since he began his ag-
gressions he has crowded out of
100000 Of the 100000 square miles
of territory every semblance of pri-
vate trade.
In his administration OF the Congo
Government Leopold has given the
preference to Belgians. who are the
most perfect bureaucrats In the
world. The word of the King Is law
20 them, and they stick at nothing In
giving literal obedience.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-02-07
CHARTER NOTICE.

IN THE COMMON PLEAS COURT OP COLUM.
BIA COUNTY:
Notice is hereby given that an application
will be made by the ST. PETERS EvANGELI-
CAL LU THERAN HURCH OF ARfSTE' PENN
SYLVANIA, to the Court or Common Pleas Of
county aforesaid, on the 18th day OF February,
A. ID. 1907, at 10 O'Clock A. N. under the prOvis-
ions OF the Act OF Assembly OF this Common
wealth entitled. "An Act to provide for the In
corporation and regulation OF certain corpora
ti0ns," approved April 2S, 1874. and its supple-
ments, for the approval and allowance OF GER
tain amendments to the charter OF said eorpo-
ration as set forth In the petition therefor filed
In said Court.
CHRISTIE N A. SMALL,
1!7-4t Solicitor.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-02-07

What is said to be the smallest
book ever printed has just been pub
lished at Padua, Italy, by Salmin
Brothers. 1t is ten by six millime-
ters in size, and consists of 80 pages,
each page containing nine lines of 95
to 100 characters that, despite their
diminutive size, are perfectly visible.
The book reprodues hitherto un-
published letter-Galileo' to CHRIS
tina of Lorena (1615).
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-02-07
JURORS FOR FEBRUARY TERM.

TRAVERSE JURORS, SECOND WEEK.
Clark Shannon, Benton twp
o. T., Gilbert, Mt. Pleasant.
J. II. Catterall Berwick.
Isaac Richart, Scott.
f. +. Yohe, Bloom.
A. B. Bitner. Locust
A. &. Hagenbuch, Center.
Rutter Hagenbuch, Berwick.
II. II. Kindt, Mt Pleasant.
John j. Ryan, Centralia.
b. +. Hicks, Bloom.
Harry &. Dieterick, Scott.
G. l.. Davis, Benton Boro.
G. b. Appleman. Greenwood.
George Thomas, Montour.
Theodore Fox, Main.
Samuel Fegley, Catawissa Boro.
Arthur Cole, Greenwood.
William G. Ewes, Millville.
f.. j. Brown, Bloom.
Joseph w. Hidlay, Bloom.
ID. f. Bogart, Mifiiin.
G. M. Kneddy, Sugarloaf,
William Merrill, Scott.
Francis w. Bower, Berwick.
John w. Grey, Bloom,
j. ID. Williams, Bloom.
Wilson Rhodes, Roaringcreek.
James Kostenbauder, Conyngham.
b. r. Wilson, Benton Twp.
Miles Longenberger, Beaver.
G. r. Harder, Catawissa Boro
John w. Greasy. Mifflin.
B. w. Lemon, Benton Twp.
David p. Smith, Brlarcreek.
w. o. Holmes, Bloom.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-02-07
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE.

Estate or Sarah E. ApDle7ndn, late or Blooms
burg, deceased.
Notice Is hereby given that letters OF admins
tration on the estate OF Sarah II. Appleman, late
OF Bloomsbury, deceased, have been granted
to the undersigned administrator Ito whom all
persons indebted TO said estate are requested TO
m ke payments, and those having claims or de-
mands viii make Known the same without de-
lay TO II. REBER MEARS,
2-7-6t. Administrator
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-02-07
Earthquake In Illinois.

st. Louis, Mo-, Feb. 5.-Tele-
grams from Highland, Vandalia, and
Greenville, H., report a severe
earthquake shock. The vibrations
seemed to be from east to west and
continued about five seconds. In
many houses dishes were shaken
from shelves.
A telegram from Vandalia says
that every building there was shak-
en-. Many persons were aroused
from sleep. The shock was accom-
panied by loud rumbling.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-02-07
HOrsefiesh I'm Belgium.

Horseflesh is growing in favor in
Belgium. 1t sells for about half the
price Of beef or mutton, which are
seldom handled by the butchers who
sell horse meat,
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-02-07
ADMINISTRATIVE NOTICE.

Es tate Of Joseph Rdl,cfoh late OF the Borough or
Centraiid, Deceased
In the nstate OF Joseph Kalwich, deceased,
Letters have been duly granted by the Register
OF Wills upoI the estote OF Joseph Kalwich, late
OF the Borough OF Centralia, County OF Colum-
ba and state OF PENNSYLVANIA deceased to EliZ-
obeth Kalwich, residing in the Borough OF Gen.
tralla, Columbia County, State OF Pennsylvania
TO whom all persons who are indebted TO sad
estate are requested TO make payment, and all
persons having any legal claim against or de-
mand upon said estate, shall make the same
known without delay.
ELIZABETH KALWICH,
Administrative.
Edward j. Flynn, Attorney
Centralia, Pa, Jan. IA, 1907. l-l7-6t.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-02-07
AUDITORS NOTICE.
Estate of jacob Mower, Deceased,

The undersigned appointed an Auditor by the
on exceptions To the account OF T. j. Wander
slice, trustee, viii fst at his 0flce in First Ma
tional Bank Building, Bloomsbury Pa, on FRI
day, February 1st, 1o07 at 10 O'Clock a. m. to
perform the duties OF his appointment at which
time all persons interested will appear and be
heard.
FRANK KELLER,
1-104t. Auditor.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-02-07
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE.

Estats or Saute Morgan, late or Montoa0 to,on-
ship, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that letters OF admin
istratlon on the estate OF salle Morgan, late
OF MOntour township, deceased, have been
granted to the undersigned administrator to
whom all persons indebted TO said estate are
requested to make payments, and those having
claims or demands will make known the same
without delay to CHAS. ii. MORGAN,
JOHN G. HARMAE, Rupert, Pa.
2-7-6tt Atty Administrator.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-02-07
A Charming Hostess.

Washington, d. c., Feb. $50
ciety at the national capital is look
ing forward with much interest to
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-02-07

DIR. w. H. HOUSE
SURGEON DENTIST
Once Bartons Building, Main below Msrkes
Bloomsburg, Pa.
All s'yIes OF work done in a superior manner
All work warranted as represented
TEETH EXTRACTED WITHOUT PAIN
oy the use Of Gas. and free of charge when
artificial teeth are inserted
Open all hours during the day
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1907-06-27
HIT WITH BEER BOTTLE,
MAN KILLS ASSAiLANT

Gadsden, Ala, June 26.-Don
Wiley, a white man, was shot and
killed shortly after noon Sunday at
Alabama City, by p. N. Smoke, a
merchant Of that place. It is stated
py those who saw the shooting that
Wiley was drinking and had became
very abusive to Smoke, who at first
paid no attention to him. Wiley
finally struck Smoke with beer
bottle. cutting a deep cash. Smoke
then drew revolver and shot
Wiley three times and he died short
" aftcrward. Wiley was night fore
man Of the yards Of the Southern
steel company and married. Smoke
conduct. store and came to this
city last year from near Selma. He
is unmarried and is highly thought
OF by those who know him.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1907-06-27
\ BIG INCREASE.
IN THE RETURNS
COMPTROLLER HAS MORE THAN
DOUBLED RETURNS OF BIG
CORPORATIONS.

Realizing that he would be unable
TO reach an agreement through con
ference, Comptroller General Wright
Monday afternoon assessed three big
corporations.
He raised the returns Of the South
ern railway from s14.8SA923 to S26,-
100000 The Southern had already
served notice that it would stand for
no increase without arbitration. The
Atlantic Coast Line was increased
from $12,857.598 to s22 100000. An
arbitration is more than probable in
this case.
Returns of the Western Union
Telegraph Company were increased
rom $1,02o.240 to $2.422,96O. An
other arbitration All Of these in
creases represent 25 per cent in
physical properly and IS per cent in
franchises. Commissioner 0. b.
stevens promises to have busy
sumner of it with arbitration
boards.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1907-06-27
SAM is LIKELY TO IN
CREASE PAY OF MANY
EMPLOYEES.
AN INCREASE IS DEMANDED
Serious Condition in the Service
Which il is Thought Can Be i'm
proved by Raising Pay-Mr.
Roosevelt Favors Plan.

Washington, June 26-An earnest
and well considered effort is to be
made at the next session of congress
to secure the enactment -of legisla-
tion looking to the revision and re
adjustment of the grades and sal
aries OF employees in the executive
branches OF the government. The
effort is to have the support of
President Roosevelt, who will CO.
operate earnestly with members Of
congress and aoiIlcials Of the admin
stration to Bring about the needed
reform.
The president himself has taken
the first step toward better salaries
and better conditions in the govern
Iment service for capable and efficient
employees by issuing an executive,
order directing that a committee on
grades and salaries be formed as
speedily as practicable to consider
the whole subject. The committee is
70 consist Of one member from each
LOT the executive departments and in
dependent establishments of the gov
eminent to be named by the heads
OF the departments The president
directs that this committee shall
prepare clear and consistent tables
OF estimates for positions and sal
aries IN conformity with the schedule
land recommendation of the commit
tee on department methods Of jan
nary 4s1s07. ofTicia1e will cooperate
with this committee in arranging
{ said estimates for presentation to
cogSress, in convenient form for
lssgrsbexison with estimates prepared
ii y y d avs sulred by law
| No 'readiastmdiT'fss ~ II 19rades and
salaries of government employees has
been made since 1853 Since that
time. as the country has developed
and the needs of the government
nave called for a larger force for the
transaction of it's business, additional
positions, from time to time nave
been created, new bureaus and diyl-
slons have been formed and new
methods adopted until, at the present
time, the departmental service in
Washington employs in clerical and
professional. technical and scientific
positions approximately $4,000 per
sons. There are today division ehieIs
who are required to- pass upon quesr
tions of greater complexity and in
voving greater responsibility than
were the bureau chiefs of fifty years
ago.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1907-06-27
RATE ORDINANCE IS
TO BE ADOPTED b
C. O UNCIL TONIGHT
NEGROES HAVE NOTION
When They Come From the North to
Teach.


Nashville. Tenn, June ga new
and interesting decision has been
reached by the board of education
here regarding the teachers in the
colored schools
At the meeting today it was agreed
by resolution that hereafter no
teacher for the colored public schools
would be employed unless they were
born and bred in the south
1t was pointed out that colored
teachers born and bred in the north
who have been secured here as
are fun OF notions" that
are not compatible with good sense
and that they are not fully qualified
TO be competent teachers for negroes
in the south They are not familiar
with the traditions and sentiments IN
the south, and it is believed that col
ored teachers at home will prove of
greater efficiency.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1907-06-27
A SAVANNAH VIEW
OF REPORTED DEAL
GENERALLY BELIEVED IN THAT
CITY THAT CENTRAL RAIL
ROAD HAS BEEN SOLD.

Savannah, Ga, June 26-The the
Central Of Georgia railway, with the
oeean Ste mship Company, has been
sJfd is believed in Savannah.
There was a good deal of gossip in
town today about the rumored sale.
The Press dispatches yesterday aft
tep That the Baltimore aF sso
was -ja fTchaser, was s dis-
cussed. Bus 9men, however. now
think it more\ probably the New
York. New Haven and Hartford
That system has been daringly en-.
terprising lately. 1t has bought up
the Boston and Maine .and other
properties and has been trying to
clrcumvent Morse. the big capitalist,
who was after shipping and other
big interests, Morse is said to have
been bidder for the Ocean Steam
snip Company The Hartford rail
way has been very active in outbid-
ding Morse and this gives rise to the
fact that the people who are known
to have bought the Georgia Central
may have bought it in the interest
Of the New Haven line
But one thing is probably certain,
the Georgia Central has been sold.
That is generally believed and Is
confirmed by advices from New York
Whether it VIII result in a change of
management in Savannah is not yet
known. 1t is not now believed that
the operating department will suffer
any particular revolution. Whether
the general Offices vii remain the
same is another matter.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1907-06-27
SUITS DISMISSED ON
PROMISE OF RAILROADS.

s.. Louis, June 26.-It became
known today that Attorney General
Hadley yesterday dismissed sixteen
suits instituted in the circuit court
recently against eight Missouri rail
roads to enforce the 2-cent passen-
ger rate fare and maximum freight
laws. Dismissal of the suits was
due to the agreement of the roads to
obey the 2-cent rate law for ninety
days and to the suits now pending
m Kansas City involving the maxi
mum freight rate law.