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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-12-17
ONE on THE UNDERTAKER.
BY Mistake His Cuffs Are Put on and
Buried with the Dead.

Marion, Ind.-A. f. Stuart, q
local undertaken, having occasion to
prepare body for burial at the SOL
diers' Home, by mistake placed a
pair Of his own cuffs on the corpse.
An hour or two later Stuart missed
his cuffs and telephone to the man
who had assisted him at the Soldiers
Home morgue. The man replied that
cuffs Of that description had been
placed on the corpse, which was then
on its way to Star City for burial.
The undertaken was chagrined at
his mistake, for a valuable set of
cuff buttons went with the cuffs.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-12-17
PASTORS BRAVE SHAMELESS.
Forty Preach at Stock Yards De-
spite Sickening Scenes.

Chicago, lll.-Forty Protestant
clergymen invaded the stock yards
recently and addressed $1,000 work
ers.
The Rev. DR.. Joseph A. Vance en-
tered the beef killing room at the
Armour plant as the head killer had
Just driven his long, keen knife into
the neck of steer He read from
the Gospel beside the q.livering car
cass and the killers Joined with him
In a hymn. At Morris & Co.'S the
Rev. s. II. Weirchings sermon was
punctuated with ear splitting cries
from pigs hoisted on the hooks of
the killing wheel. but the clergyman
stuck manfully TO his theme and in
terested butchers gave rapt atton-
ton.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-12-17
SUICIDE OF A BULL TERRIER.
The Facts and Conclusions as Re.
ported from Indiana.

Evansville, Ind.-Mrs. Vernon
SLrode gave her favorite bull terrier
4 whipping and for an hour the dog
!2y aroand the house and refused to
notice any one.
Then it walked down to the elec-
ri railroad track. stood in front OF
an approaching car and was ground
70 pieces. Persons who witnessed
the death of the dog declared that II
was deliberate suicide.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-12-17
GYROSCOPE AS A COMPASS.
~c:1han Naval Invention Diepcrscs
W:,h the Magnetic Needle.

CLarlottenburg, Germany.-At a
recent meeting of the League OF
German Naval Architects, DR.. An
; t-ot.kaempfe of Kiel exhibited q
compass without a magnetic nee lie.
II 3 in the form of a gyroscope,
which, when suspended in a certain
way, always adjusts itself parallel to
The carth's axis.
The invention is regarded as Of
great Importance to ironclads, where
the compass needle frequently is de-
fected BY adjacent metal.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-12-17

1t cost big money to become
governor of Connecticut. George
L. Li'ley' the successful Repubii-
can candidate in the recent e,ac.
non, reported his campaign expen.
ses as S23,375. 1t cost Judge A
Heaton Robertson, his Democratic
opponent, $4,000 to be defeated
Inc governorship pays 81 900 a
year. ~f'
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-12-17
DRUNKARDS POSTED Up.
That Bartenders May Know to Whom
They Mustn't Sell.

Lafayette, Ind.-In their effort TO
reduce the destitution caused by in
temperance charity workers OF this
city asked the saloon keepers TO CO.
operate with them by refusing to sell
ing their families.
The Charity Organization Society
prepared lists of such men ami had
them posted in nearly every bar
room. Bartenders were instructed
by their bosses not to sell drinks to
the men on the lists.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-12-17
Insignia Not for Advertising.

Washington, D. C.-The Commits
aioner of Patents holds that the pro-
terion Of the law will not be given
to any manufacturer who includes
in his trade mark the arms of the
United States or those OF the vari-
Gus States or cities of the country.
Not even parts Of the coast of arms
or ther public devices will be regis
tered
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-12-17

Princeton, Ind.-At a sale here,
Johnson Clark, a farmer, bought q
hive of bees, and as he was carrying
It to his buggy the bottom dropped
out and the bees with 1t. The bees
got busy at once, alighting on the
horse, singing 1t and causing It to
rur away. Clark was caught in the
lines, dragged some distance and SER
ioCsly injured.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-12-17
Equip Locomotive with Wireless.

Omaha, Neb.-Dr, II. Milliner, an
electrician In the Union Pacific shops,
equipped locomotive with a wire
less device which enabled trai. des-
patchers and station agents to sig
nal engineers between stations, thus
putting them practically In constant
touch with running trains.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-12-17

SHAKE OFF THE GRIP Of your old
een,enly, Nasal Catarrh, by usin EIy,S
,Ireah' Balm. Then will all the swell
ing ana soreness be driven out of the
tender inilamed membranes. The fits
ol sneezing will cease and the discharge
as 0iiehsive to others as to yourself
WIN DE stopped when the causes that
Piouuce 1t are removed. Cleanliness,
comfort and renewed health 10y the use
oi Crealh Balm. Sold by all druggists
10 lor 4 2V cents, or mailed by Ely Bros
90 warren Street. New York.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-12-17
Americans Won't Buy Canadian Land

Winnipeg, Canada,-An auction
sale OF quarter-million acres of
Saskatchewan lands. advertised ex-
tensyely in the western United
States for weeks at cost OF $4,000
turned out failure. The attend
ance of American buyers was small.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-12-17
Mob Insurance, q Novelty.

London.-A genuine novelty in
the way Of insurance has Just been
introduced in England. called mob
Insurance" 1t is taken out by mer-
chants against possible losses
through rioting or looting BY mobs.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-12-17
Bloomsbury, Pa.

There is no use in any man in
Union county dreaming of being a
successful politician if he is too
proud to beg and too honest to
steal, says Tie LeaoIS6Wg /0WHM
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-12-17

Only a wealthy man can get
truly eloquent on the advantage of
poverty Florida Times URi0R
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-12-17
The Horse Nearly Abolished.

Milwaukee, Wis-This city has
almost abolished the use Of horses In
an. municipal departments.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-12-17

Inc trouble with an elastic con,
sciehce Is that it is apt to fly back and
sting you
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-12-17

- Ihis unparalleled offer is made to all new shr aud
Sample copies free Address: ~ " "''h'n thfty days
THE COLUMBIAN p,oon,a,,.. po
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-01-24
WILL BE GUEST At
STATE HOSTELRY
JIM NORTHCROSS GETS TWO
YEARS IN THE PENITENTIARY
FOR PRoMISCUOUS SHOOTING.

In the Mcdowell county criminal
.ourt late yesterday afternoon. Jim
Northcross, OF this place was SEN
tenced to serve two years in the
State penitentiary at MoundsvillC
The time intervening between his
Quoted. This together with two
months clipped from each year for
good behavior, will reduce his CO.
journ as a quest OF the State to a
period approximating hftes1 mo1.hs
II Will be remembered that North
cross several months ago shot and
wounded Mayor Clark. Of KlmbaII.
while the latter was endeavoriag to
arrest him for promiscuous shoot
Ing. Northcross was nagman on
the n. 81 w and on the night OF the
difficulty had been relieved at VII
ylan for drunkenness. He proceed
ed to Shoot up" the town with the
re ult that when the mayor attempt
ed TO arrest him pistol duel result
ed in which both men were wound
ed. Northcross was placed in Jail
and finally taken to Welch. where
he was later released on bond Of
$500, half Of which he put up In
cash. On the fret day OF the last
term of the criminal court he ap-
peared for trial and as his case was
not called that day he skipped the
country. Several weeks later he was
re-arrested in Roanoke Va, and re-
turned to the Mcdowell county Jail
Northcross Is well known in Blue
field and his reputation as a bad
one has never been questioned.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-01-24
FIRE THIS MORNING
HOME OF CONDUCTOR JENKINS
ON BEDFORD STREET.

This morning about 1880 the FIRE
department was called to Bedford
street by a fire in the residence OF
Conductor jenkins Tho fire orig
mated in the rear of the house from
some unknown cause and had gain
ed considerable Roadway before &c
was discovered The Gremcn had it
under control in two minutes after
they reached The scene, but not be-
fore the house had been partially
destroyed. enta.ling n loss OF $500
or more on the Blucneld Building
and Loan Association. owners Of tho
building.
The building was occupied at tho
time by Capt Jenkins and Capt
Clcndenen. who boarded with him.
and who both occupied a front room
Mrs jenkins is in Newport News
visiting friends and there had been
no fire in the part Of the house
whore the fire originated for several
days. and 80 IS generally believed 20
have been incendiary.
Capt Jenkins suffered considera-
bic loss from removal and damage
TO furniture.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-01-24
THAW TRIAL
TAKES RECESS

New York. Jan. 24.-When court
reconvened in the Thaw trial this
morning Attorney Littleton asked
for an adjournment until M2nday.
explaining that the steamer Adriatic
with three of Ids best witnesses was
anchored off Sandy Hook and that
10 cannot make the harbor because
OF the storm, and that DR.. Bingham,
who was to testify has not fully re-
covered from an attack OF pneu-
monia and could not come to court.
UntH these Witnesses can testify,
Littleton explained, he could not go
further with the examination of his
experts, and that he could not com
plete his hypothetical question
Judge Bowling and the district at
torney are not opposing the request
and a recess was ordered until Mon
day.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-01-24
DEATH OF MRS. POAGE

Wytheville, va, Jan. 24.-Mrs
Mary A. Poage died at the residence
OF her daughter. Mrs. a. G. Brown
after protracted illness, I'm the 18th
year OF her age.
Mrs Poage was a Miss Vermillion,
OF Pulaski county, and was married
in 1850. Her husband Col Thomas
Poage, was Killed at Blackwater I'm
1863 while commanding the Fiftieth
Virginia regiment She is survived
by one daughter, Mrs. a. Crockett
Brown. and two sons, Messrs w r.
and X. T.. Poage, Of WythcWrc: also
one sister, Mrs. Laura n. Johnson OF
Pulaski.
The funeral will be- held Saturday
at I o'clock and the intermcnt in
the East End cemetery
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-01-24
NEW YORK
IN GRASP OF
BLIZZARD
TRAFFIC DEMORALZED AND
TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH
SERVICE IL INTERFERED
WITH As THE RESULT OF A
FIERCE SNOW STORM.

Now York. Jan. 24.--The demor-
alization OF all train schedules and
practically the abandonment of SUI
burban traffic. the curtailment OF To-
cal traffic and the Interference OF
telephone and telegraph lines was
The result OF big snow storm.
amounting at times to small bllz-
zard. which has held New York city
and vicinity In its grasp since early
last night, ani is still raging The
police reserves had to be at the ex-
press stations to aid the subway po-
lice In controlling the crowds. The
storm was general all along the
Atlantic coast.
A fishing feet is reported to be
In distress of Atlantic City. Only
one fatality from the storm is ro-
ported, that OF an unidentified man
who was frozen to death.
The cold wave has caused great
suffering among the poor The
weather bureau forecasts must cold
er weather.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-01-24
WILL STAND BY
JUDGE RHEA

Hon. Peyton ST. Clair, former
tate senator and prominent citizen
of Giles county. Va, is in the city.
MIR. st. Clair stated to a Leader rep
resentative that he was surprised
at the charges preferred against
Judge Rhea by Senator Noel. and he
IL confident that an investigation
will prove their utter falsity The
bar association OF Bristol has al
ready expressed in unmistakabie
terms It's endorsement OF judge
Rhea and the bar OF the Ninth dis
.trict Is almost a unit for him. Judge
Rhea has always been hard fight T.
In politics and has made enemies:
but in two hard-fought contests In
congress he was vindicated by the
Repu bllcans themselves and the
charges brought by Senator Noel
have already been threshed out and
found 10 be chaff Senator 81. Clair
says the Democrats OF his district
will stand by Judge Rhea and see
that he gets a square d AL
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-01-24
GREAT ANXIETY
BY FRIENDS OF
JACK LONDON
CIRCUIT OF THE
WORLD UNDERTAKEN ny
NOVELIST IN A SMALL GASO-
LINE LAUNCH-MANY GIVE
HIM UP AS LOST.

San Francisco. Jan. 24.-Great
anxiety Is felt by the friends and
relatives OF Jack London for the
safety OF the novelist and his party,
and the arrival OF the steamer Mari
pooa, due here tomorrow from l.ahi,
Tahiti. is hopefully awaited In the
expectation that II will bring news
of London. Not since October Z
last. when the little power boat
Shark, in which MIR. and Mrs. Lon
don are touring the world. lef. Hilo.
Hawaii, has the party been heard
from. The destination OF the Shark
was Marquesas Island In the South
Pacific, and was expected TO reach
that point early in December. Many
weeks have since passed with no
message from the distlngnlshei 4
writer and no report as 20 the
whereabouts OF the staunch li.tlS
vessel which so bravely weathetod
the broad eXpanse OF sea lying be-
tween San Francisco and Hawaii.
the first stopping place on the fool
hardy world circuit. If no message
Is received by the Mariposa tomor-
row. many of the authors friends
VIII give him up as lost, victim
OF his own originality and genius.
Many nautical experts are more
hopeful and believe that the Shark
would be able to outride any ordi-
nary storm. II Is considered possible
that the vessel has been DELAYED by
some damage to its machinery or Its
gasoline engine, which furnished the
motive power, and that IL may now
be drifting about the South Pacific.
or that the wayfarer has been forced
TO land on some uninhabited island.
The Shark was equipped with n gas
oline engine of 75 horse power. with
which she was able to make ten
knots an hour.
Jack London. with Mrs. London.
Captain Eames, his wife's uncle /.
martin johnson OF independence.
Kan; "A Japanese cabin boy and n
Chinese cook sailed from here on
the little Shark on May 4. 1907. The
Shark carried 1000 gallons Of gas
oline. to last 1000 miles, and this
supply was replenished in Hawaii
Mariners believe that the little ves-
sci may have been carried out OF its
way by the terrific gales now preya-
lent In the Pacific and that IL is yet
too early to give 1t up as lost.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-01-24
ENORMOUS DOME
FALLS TO THE Street
Records of Cumberland County, To-
gether With Several Valuable
Paintings Are Lost-Fire Started
In Operating Room of City EIec-
System Was Worked.

Portland, Me-, Jan. 24-The Port
land city hall is being destroyed by
raging fire which got beyond the
control OF the city firemen, and is
now threatening the business section
of the city. A bowling northeast
storm is tanning the flames and the
fire departments from nearby cities
are sending aid Shortly after the
fire started an enormous gilt dome
fell to the street. scores OF people
narrowly escaping death. The build
ing was valued at three hundred
Thousand dollars.
The entire city hall has been de-
stroyed, together with the records OF
Cumberland county. dating many
years back. and valuable paintings,
entailing a loss of over eight hun
dred thousand dollars. The fire
spread to several nearby buildings
and the total loss will be a million
dollars. The fire broke out in the
operating room of the city electri,
clan from which the entire fire alarm
system of the city was operated for
this reason no general alarm could
be sounded When the department
finally reached the scene they were
unable to cope with the situation.
and not until fire apparatus from
five surrounding cities had arrived
were the flames gotten under CON
troll
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-01-24
FIRE MAN eau UGH 7
BY FALLING
WALLS
FIVE ARE KILLED AND TWENTY
TWO SERIOUSLY INJURED
FIRE STARTED IN BRASS
FOUNDRY.

Baltimore, Md. Jan. 24.---A fire
which started early today during n
howling gale i'm the brass foundry of
the J. Registers Sons Company. was
only checked after causing the death
of five flremen and more or less seri-
ously injuring twenty two others,
and property loss OF half million.
All the killed and most OF the in
jured were caught beneath falling
walls. The dead are:
LIEUTENANT HARMON.
FIREMAN PUGH.
Three Unidentified flremen.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-01-24
YARD CONDUCTOR
HORRIBLY MANGLED

Bristol, Tenn, Jan. 24.-Nathan-
iel Richards, IS years old. a con-
ductor on the railway yards here.
was run down and killed by an en-
gine yesterday morning. his body be-
ing badly mangled II is thought
he became confused by two trains
approaching at the same time. lie
IS survived by his wife and three
children The body will be taken to
Abingdon, Va. his former home.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-01-24
DEATH OF STANLEY REYNOLDS

a letter received by s. j. Brown.
Of this city, tells Of the death Of J.
Stanley Reynolds. at Richmond. on
the 21st Mr. Reynolds is survived
by wife and two grown daughters.
Mrs. Reynolds was before her mar
riage a Miss Emma Brown. Of Taze-
we'll county, and IS a sister Of S. \.
and II. Lee Brown. OF this city.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-01-24
ROYAL HOUSES OF
RUSSIA AND SWEDEN
WILL BE UNITED by MARRIAGE
FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THE
HISTORY or TIE TWO COM
TRIES.

St. Petersburg, Jan. 24-With the
marriage Of Prince wilhelm Of
Sweden. second son of King Gustav,
and Grand Duchess Marie Pauloyna.
daughter OF the Grand Duke Paul
uncle Of the czar, the royal houses
OF Russia and Sweden will be- united
in marriage for the first time in his
tory. only once before. over cen.
tury ago, was such a matrimonial
union contemplated. and it resulted
20 disastrously that sup rstitlous
folk see in it an omen that aogns
ill for the present match
10 was in the autumn Of 1896 that
the magnificent court Of the great
Catherine assembled with pomp and
display at the Winter palace to G lc.
brate the official bctrothal of Gus
iay ~. king Of Sweden. and the
Grand Duchess Alexandra Paulovna.
daughter OF the Grand Duke Paul OF
that day The great company Of roy
atty and mobiles waited for the com
ing OF SwcIcn's royal lover waited
in vain Then the aged Catherine
sent messenger To- the king Back
came the reply. ~ have changed
my mind about marrying" The
great empress Of all the Russias fell
into rage at this insult. and 60 was
largely wounded pride, 50 81 is said
that caused her death a few weeks
later
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-01-24
.HOWu|NG NORTHEAST WIND
FANS FLAMES Of COSTLY FIRE
DESTCH WILL
KNOW FATE
BEFORE NIGHT

Philadelphia. Jan. 24,-Andrew
Jackson Destch. who is charged with
numbering his wife's alleged admir-
er. Henry Ferree, will probably
know his fate before tonight At
torney Ciemen, in conducting his
final address today, laid great stress
on Destch's own story that he be-
heved he was shooting at burglar
when he fired on Ferree through a
door of his room. Prosecutor Tau
lane clung to the contention that
Destch knew who he was firing j.,
and that he had nred Ferree to his
death.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-01-24

OF GRAFTERS
TO MARRY

San Francisco, Jan. 24.-Dlstrict
Attorney William II. Langdon,
known throughout the land as the
prosecutor OF San FNnciscos graft
ers, has fame, health ana a good
name. To these desirable poss s.
sions he will shortly add wealth and
wife, when he takes as his bride
Mrs. Myrtle McHenry, a young Wild
ow of great riches and greater beau
ty Mrs. McHenry is the widow OF
a Modesto banker and n graduate of
Stanford University.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-01-24
MISS MIBNES ILL.

News was received this morning
by Miss Carrie Austin that her
cousin Miss Marie Mines is quite
sick at her home in Richmond. Miss
Mines has a number Of friends in
this city who Will be pleased to hear
Of her illness. Roanoke Evening
World
There is no doubt that they viii
receive the news with great joy.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-01-24
WOULDN'T TT JAR YOU?

u was not an earthquake that
startled You. dear friends. Rev
Thos. Priddy. the popular pastor ol
Grace church. and G. p. Evans one
OF his stewards, fell with as much
grace as they could command on
opposite sides OF Thomas street at
the same moment.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-01-24
EXPORT DUTY
IS REDUCED

Mexico City, Jan. 24.-The Mexi-
OF the financial crisis in Yucatan, to
remove the export duty on sisal
hemp. amounting to half million dol
lars annually Before the manifesto
the exporter was forced to pay a
duty of one c mt per pound.