G THE COLUMBIAN, BLOOMSBURG, PA. NOTES FltOM GOTHAM Wt CITY ALREADY FEELS THE vTOUCH OF REVIVING BUSINESS. ftttltlca flat neen Relegated to the nar k Bmlnou Uu Vint Place Tnmmaujr b Ball's New Leader Frrparea for tha 't Mat tie-Cuban Uorrore Again. ; Bpeclal New York Letter. Business circles In this city were fetver In a more happy mood than they re to-day. Dy this It Is not Intended to My that business never was better tnan It now Is, for this would not be txmfe. But after the long and horrible nightmare through voiilch the business axen have passed, the brightening pros pect vhlch they all see on every side, are so enoouraglng, that every one feels the exlleratfon and' every one Is tak lag bold with, new life and energy. The city has been and la now full of twyers, many of them have not been hero In the past to make their purchaa cs. This Is the direct result of the mer chants movement which secures for persons In other cities belonging to their mnoclatlon, certain concessions Hut others do not receive. But apart ftxnn this artificial movement to at tract trade to the city, there is every evidence that the largest purchases ev er made in the city are now being made or will be in the immediate future. In th first instance It was the Western merchants who saw In the wheat crops at their farmers a prospect of anjeuor John C. Sheehan. mous demand for goods, and they came here to buy. This has been followed by in Increasing demand from the South and Southwest which Is as gratifying as it is surprising to the merchants ot the city. It Is really surprising how quickly the people of this great city adapt themselves to the conditions that pre sent themselves. A year ago they were all In the excitement of the political campaign, and having settled that con test they are now determined to give their attention to business and to let politics alone. The remark is called forth by the fact that we are now with in but a few weeks of one of the most Important city elections that we have aver had, and yet the newspapers have not been able to get up anything tha! approaches excitement, although It is true that they have greatly etimulated Interest in the coming contest. It Is true that our people move more quickly than they do In most localities, and that long campaigns are neither neces sary or desirable, bu;. with such a very Important election so near at hand, aad with a press that is really so pow erful. It Is indeed surprising that there la so much of Indifference among the people. All this indifference Is favorable to the Democrats. They are not so well organized as their orponentj It is truo, hut they will, nevertheless, be able to bring to the polls a larger percentage of their vote than their opponents can with a quiet canvass. Of course w shall not have a quiet canvass in the and, for the stake that is being played ' for Is too great for that, and when the politicians have finally settled upon the candidates, we shall expecj to pass through the usual excitement of the campaign, and the newspapers will do their full share of the heavy work. The Central-Hudson railroad Is is suing $100,000,000 of new bonds to take the place of those bearing a higher rate f interest, and the task of signing these bonds falls upon the President at the Company, Hon. Chauncey M. De pew. Mr. Depew has been signing his name five hundred times a day for some time, and thlB Is no small task, espec ially when one writes so full and bold a hand as he does. The placing ot these new bonds at the lower rate of Interest, will make a great saving ta the company, and enable it to expend a muoh larger sura at once In Improv ing Its equipment. It may appear a lit tle singular that this remark is made la respect to what is probably one ot the very best equipped roads In the country, but for all that it Is true that during the hard times of the past hre years, the rolling stock, and especially the freight equipment has been per mitted to run down on account of the forced economy which It has been nee essary to practice. With returning prosperity and the positive assurance en Increasing Income, there will be In creased expenditures for Improvement and re-equipment of all the roads, and this will furnish employmnet for a great army of men who have been eith er Idle or at work on short time. Blnce the rise In wheat and stocks began, there has thus far been one con tinual surprise for the operators. There have been days when there was uch an unloading upon the market that it was impossible to sustain tho full advance that had been made, but if the advance was halted, it has in ev ery instance proved only a temporary matter, and In a few hours more tha cables would bring the news of Increas ed purchas' In London, which would stiffen up prices again and continue to advance them, until another season of unloading for the purpose of realizing profits, caused another temporary check. The really surprising thing about the market has been its steadi ness and firmness under all tho exitt ing circumstances. If one were to take all the stock that are dealt In on the exchange, and figure up the Increased wealth of Uis country on account of the ndvai.tu that has I -en secured In the past four or five weeks, he would have Inter esting story to tell. If full account to i, taken of every advance, the aggi-u&ata of increase would probably cjccn-d jr.00,000,000. This is an enormous num. hut great as It is, the estimate made of the Increased value of our agricul tural products over the selling price of last year. Is repree rated by the same figures. Here then we have an aggre gate advance in wealth of a thousand million of dollars. Perhaps some one will say that this Is In some respects ficticious, but to the farmer who gets thirty cent more for each bushel of hU wheat than he did last year there U nothing ficticious either about the wheat, the price, or the necessities and the comforts of life which the advanc ed price will enable him to purchase. The subject of the administration of Justice In this city, and the possibili ties of the future are somewhat sur. pricing If not Indeed alarming. Of the crimes against persons, it may be said that there Is comparatively little delay in t'.i!r prosecution, but when it comes to th consideration of crime against property, there Is quite another story to tell. During the past six months there have been no less than 4,000 complaints made to the committing Justices and there were 3,000 old cases on hand at the beginning of tho year. At the present rate of progress tt will take th prosecuting officers a lull yer to ratoli up. even if there are no more omplnlta.fi. This is a condition of af fairs th.il can not long be permitted to pxi-.t, hnd it amounts in fact, almost to a drnlal of Justice. Wun s-ici r,n enormous amount of buslnefs on his hands, the District Attorney la corn el!?:! to sift out and try the most Im portant can, leaving those persons v.fco are out on ball, practically free from prosecution. The effect of such t'.e'iay Is an Imitation to commit moro crime, and thus the blockade is rt lengthened. There muy be some re lief when we get under the new char tor, but this Is doubtful. The office of District Attorney Is a constitutional of fice, and the Legislaure can not deal with it unless authorized so to do by nn amendment. And while the Great er New York will have no less than five District Attorneys exercising their prerogeratlves within its borders, they cannot prosecute offenders outside of their own counties. It is evident that the machinery of Justice will require considerable t'nkerlng unless the com ins pood times greatly reduces the number of crimes. Mr. John C. Sheehan is now the rec ognized leader of Tammany Hall, which Is at present the regular, ana the only Democratic organization in the city. Mr. Sheehan has opened his headquarters in the Hall, and will give Lis attention to the reorganisation of the rarty in the city. Mr. Sheahan ha( declared in an interview that Mr. C'roker is entirely out of politics, and he also decllnea to predict whom the Democrats will nominate for Mayor. There are however strong Indications that ex-Postmaster Dayton will be the candidate of the organization. The horrors of the warfare which Spain is waging against Cuba have been brought to our very doors by the arrival here of two ladles who were prison companions of Miss Evangeline Cfsr.cros, the beautiful young relative of the President of the Cuban Republic. This accomplished young lady has Just been tried In Havana, and the court has ordered the sentence kept secret This Is believed to mean that she is to be sent to Centa, the African penal settlement of the Spanish government. 1 his was the demand made by the pros ecuting officer and It Is said that the withholding of the verdict Is almost conclusive evtdence that this demand has been granted by the court. There Is nothing against the black eyed, sweet-faced young girl except that the was In the Isle of Tines when an outbreak of Cuban prisoners occur red, and that she is the niece of Presi dent Clsneros y Betancourt, who heads the civil government of the rebels In the Jungles of Camaguay. Her convic tion Is a foregone conclusion. Under the Spanish system of trial of military prisoners there is no chance for acquit tal. The accused never bears the evi dence, never confronts the witnesses who appear against her. Unrepresent ed by counsel, she makes her statement 'EVANCCUNA ClSNEROS to a judge, who asks her what ha pleases and leaves unaeked what ho pleases. In this penal colony the prisoners work In chnln3 keeping entire Bllenee. A single word hrlnga the lash of the pimr.l down on the offender, and when his ilny'a work on the stone pile Is done he Is triced up in the prison yard nnd flogged till he faints. They are fed on food that' has become foul under the fearful heat of the African sun, and they are tortured, with all he lngouulty and ferocity of the Inqui sition, nt the pleasure of their guards and governors whenever anything goea wrong at the prison of which they may hao knowledge. It is this Hell on earth, that the horui'.iful and accomplished niece of the I'roiil lent of Cuha nas heen condemned. The Cuban ladles who were compan 'ens of Miss tysneros in prison are :'Aora Agramante Sanchea and Senora T liirla Aqullar. They were wtth her In tfc-j wretched prison whlchln timeg ot r.i ire is UEd to Incarcerate the most ri p.dod women. A number of proml ":it ladles in this city upon hearing '. hi j terrible news Immediately took i'e; : to bill;;,- the matter to the atteu t.'r .1 of the uanUh Queen, and they aro ;.r; !'!. i that t.t h ixnti a commutation of il.o B.ntcnco may be secured. CHARLES F. FOLLKN. . ' ii i--.li -i wa nn Mi WITHOUT WIRES. Marrnnl'a Syntem of Tilcrapliy Finding 1'avor In Army and Navy Circles. English electrician, particularly those connected with the army and navy, are much Interested In tiio Mar com system of telrgrnphlnir without wires. Some remarkable work has al ready been done with this machine nud "improvements now making are expected to nhl many miles to the two or three over which it Is already effec tive. The now transmitter consists of nn accumulator battery, an ordinary telegraph key, nn Induction coil send In nu eight-Inch spark, and wires con necting the three. The Induction coil is wound, half with thick wire, the two ends of which are connected with the key and battery, nnd half with thin wire, whose eml are soldered to sop arau metal md. each with a large brass sphere nt Its extremity. If the key Is closed for a nhort or long time a currant passes from the accumula tors for u corresponding period through the thick wire of the coll and Induces a current In the thin one wound over It. The induced current rushes to the brass spheres nnd In the form of bluish tinted sparks leaps the space that In tervenes. In this space is hung an ebonite vessel filled with oil and hav Inc a brass sphere In each side, op posite to and In ft direct line with the two spheres previously mentioned. In shape it Is not unlike a big drum with a ball stuck half through each parch ment side. Krom this point the elec trical waves are sent out In snort or long sweeps that overcome all barriers and miles away actuate nn Instrument that Is In electrical harmony with the transmitter. The receiver is like a wire hoop broken at one point and separated there. At each side of the break a copper strip stands out, anil these form arms for collecting the electrical waves approaching it. A local battery and a sounder are intervened in the wire hoop, but Its current Is not strong enough to leap the gap. The waves sent by the transmitter arrive at the copper arms. How down them, nnd be ing of vigorous electricity, easily pass from one broken end to the other. Knch time the waves Jump the gap the electrical circuit of tho hoop Is com pleted, and the battery current Is en abled to cross the break nnd work the sounder. Kveii a mountain between the transmitter and receiver doe not. It Is said, prevent transmission, and secrecy can be maintained. If ucvessary by the use of cipher codes. The system it' is thought, will b, rf especial use to the commanders tf fleets at sea by enabling them t communicate with their other vessels without the u-e of visible signals, Now York Times. Ansel' r it llor.. A most unusual Incident occurred on the Dumbarton road, near Clasgow, on Tuesday iiltorno,,ii, the lltli Inst., three lady bicycIiMs being suddenly confronted and attacked by a riderless horse, says the Scottish American. They had dismounted and stood aside to let it pass, but instead of doing so it stopped anil attempted to seize them. Dropping their bicycles In alarm upon the road they tried to run vast the animal, but it was on the alert nnd twlcis leaped over the blcy ties iu its efforts to reach them. They then made for a hedge by the roadside, and two of them managed to crawl safely beneath it out of reach The third, however, was not so lucky. Hefore she could escape the animal had seized her hat with its teeth and torn it from her head. It next made a snatch at her back, but was unable to fix its teeth In her clothes. At this nolnt several men came to her aid beat off the animal with sticks and led it back to a farm from which It had escaped. One of the machines was somewhat damaged by the horse, but fortunately ul the ladles were able to ride home. Pailful of Electric Light. To light a six-room house for $1 a month hy means of nn electric mix ture, which can be sold around the streets In rubber palls as a milkman delivers milk, is what John F. Mag uer. a deputy sheriff of Mill Valley. Cal., says he can do. Magner Is an flectrtelun. and two years ago, while trying to find a method of running an I'lvctrlc elevator by a battery Instead of a motor, the idea came to him to get an arc light out of a buttery. He experimented, and, two months ago, produced the light. Then, trying to increase the light by Increasing the so lution, he lost it, only to find It later. He uses four cells, producing about five volts each. In each cell are two poles of carbon and zinc. Other bat teries differ In this respect by having but one pole to each cell. The results, however, nre produced by the solution, which, of course, Is secret. San Fran cisco CalL Ever-Growing Lnmlon. Suburban London keeps spreading outwards, like the rings around the stoue thrown into the water, and this so rapidly that It Is almost alarming to coutcinplattf how far out the metropo lis may extend a quarter of a century hence. There Is a general tendency unions metropolitan dwellers to get further out. and olmost every day we neein to hear of some quiet little village being threatened by the builder. A further sign of this tendency is the re port that the Great Northern Hallway Company has decided to entirely re build Stevenage Station, and, It Is said, contemplate carrying out Important alterations at Tltchln Junction in con nection with their Cambridge traffic. These districts are becoming rapidly nud thickly populated by the overflow from the metropolis. London Estates Uaitvtte. In a t'ulil Church. "I sat In a certain church for 10 years, directly in front of an hubltud who In all that tune upoku to me but once, and that was to whisper during service: "Allow nie to remove this caterpillar from your ueck." I thought of asking him whether It was not one of the caterpillars of the church, but reflected that he was not a 1'lilllstiue and might have me up for heresy. The Philistine. DlvUton of I.ulior. In Crciit Britain the number of per sons engaged In agriculture Is 2,5ai.. IMK), lu manufactures, S.lSli.OOO, in commerce, 7,085,000. . -. t , i I 4 . I ' I Suppressing Real Newt. "Keep it out of the paper," is the cry which the local newspaper publish er daily hears. To oblige often costs considerable, though the persor making the remiest thinks the grant ing is scarcely worth saying 'thank you." A newspaper is a peculiar article in the public's eye. The news gatherer is stormed because he gets hold of one item, and 's abused be cause he does not get another. Young men, and often young women, as well as older, perform acts which are legiti mate items for publication, and then rush to the newspaper offices to beg the editors not to notice the escapades. The nest day they condemn the same paper for not having published another party for doing the same they were guilty of, forgetting, apparently, their late visit to the printing ofhee. The people who buy a paper expect the news and ought to have it when it is legitimate and is news. Scandals are suppressed by the best papers until some official action is taken re garding them, and then they are used. Items interesting practically nobody can be "killed," too, without affecting the worth of a newspaper. But the real "news" must and ought to be printed, and to ask editors to suppress it is like going to a dry goods store and telling the proprietor to stop sell ins certain lines of silk or satin. Ex. Not one complaint has ever been made by those using Ayer's Sarsana rilla according to directions. Further more, we have yet to learn of a case in which it has failed to afford bene fit. So say hundreds of druggists all over the country. Has cured others, will cure vou. CAMPANINI'S LARGE. SALARY. He U Snld to Uve Heen the Tint to n- colre dl.OOO n Sight Caminnlul Is snld to have been the first tenor to receive $1,000 a night. and he received that amount from Henry Abbey, wbo wanted to get him away from Col. Maple- son. Mr. Abbey's name has been chiefly uMMK'UUcd with the lar,;e sal aries paid to foreign urtlsts lu this country. When he conducted the first season fter the Metropolitan Opera House was built and opened In Kl the high salaries for the first time became one of the burning questions which divided the Interests of the American public with the singers' own merits. Salaries have increased since that day probably to the same extent that wealth In New York has In creased, and It 1 doubtful If they are proportionately higher to-day. Mile. Calve In her arrangements for a con cert tour to follow the season of opera at the Metropolitan demanded $2,000 a concert. Bhe gets between $1,400 and $1,600 at the Metropolitan and forty performances guaranteed. Mine. Emma'Eamea is receiving this year about $000 a night, with a guar antee of at least forty performances. After Mine. Klafsky's death Mme, Nordlca demanded of Mr. Grau $1,500 a performance; a guarantee of ten performances a month during the season, and exclusive right to the role of Elsa. Prancoo gets $400 a night and Laasalle about $700. Mme. Litvlnae, who has bad the hardest work of the season, gets $300 a night. These salaries will give some Idea of the expense at which the opera performance are given. New York Sun. Old Zlmmerlwckle'a ObMrvatlooa. The man who has no will In life will not need to make one at death. The question la frequently asked: "Doos advertising payf Certainly It does. Do you think we are running a newspaper for our health? "Smith waa found lying by the road side. " "That's nothing to be alarmed at, for if he had been found lying any where else, he would have been lying just the same." There is probably not another tiling on earth that Is subjected to as much abuse as the human stomach. Some times It rebels, but It Is always willing to comjiroiuiso aud be friendly r -Bin. Sunshine Is the cause of more colds thau cold and bluster, for a few rayt of sunshine will fool a man Into think lug ue can aispenoe with his over coat, or flauaels, and then cornea tha resulting snutlie m pneumonia. The brain of an ant Is larger In pro portion than that of any other known creature. That's why an ant knowi enough to work six mouths of tb yir and sleep nil the rest of the time. Small-brained man must wort; fourteen mouths in every year, and then die In debt. "Go to the ant. thou sluggard. Consider her ways and be wise." Ilia Genealogy. One day a malicious person said to Alexandre Dumas Ills, "Your father was a mulatto, was ho not?' Dumas replied, "Yes, sir my fathea was a muiuiio, my granarattier a ne gro, and my great-grandfather monkey. My genealogy begins when yours ends." I j cuinc. Pu.fs. Dr. Agnew's Oint ment is proof against tlio torments of Itching riles. Thousands of ttsti monials of cures effected ly its use- No case too airavatint; or too long standing for it to sooth, comfort and cure. It cures in from 3 to 6 nights 35 cents. Sold by C. A. Klietn. Just try a 10c. box of Cascarets. the finest liver and bou el regulator ever made. 4 i-iy KEASONS Walter Baker & Co.'s Breakfast Cocoa. I 1. Because it is absolutely pure. j 2. Because it is not made by the so-called Dutch Process in which chemicals are used. I 3. Because beans of the finest quality arc used. 4. Because it is made by a method which preserves unimpaired the exquisite natural flavor and odor of the beans. t 5. Because it is the most economical, costing less than one cent f a cup. i Be sure that you get the genuine article mnde hy W ALTtiR nik l-'U A CO. rtl.. Ilnrrhilir. Mllll. fiBtablifllleJ I7S0. 1 w mamm&gsr ALEXANDER 1 MOTHERS & CO. DEALERS IK Cigars, Totacco, Candies, Fruits and Huts SOLE AGENTS FOR Henry Mail lard's Fine Candies. Fresh Every Wn-k. jPiEnsrif Goods a. GruciALxr, SOLE AGENTS VO'A F. F. Adams & Co's Fine Cut Chewing Tobacco Sole agent s for the follcw'.l.e trnnls of flRa- Hoar Clay, Londrcs, Normal, Indian Frincoss, Sair.scr., Silver Ash Bloomsburg Pa. Prided L;ov and Gtood Worlc. For the finest and best stoves, tinware, roofing, spouting and general job work, go to W. V. Watts, on Iron street. Buildings heated by steam, hot air or hot water in a satisfac tory manner. Sanitary Plumbing a specialty. I have the exclusive control of the Thatcher steam, hot water and hot air heaters for this territory, which is acknowl edged to be the bebt heater on the market. All work guaran teed. W. W. WATTS, IRON STREET. SHoonasburj;, ln-iiv.j- SHOES We buy right and sell right. OUR SUCCESS IS BASED OK TH IS FACT. Honest trading has won us hosts We are selling good shoes, so good you ought to see them. Drop in and ve will make it pay you. Cor.:;i:s Icon and Main Sts. IF YOU ARE IN NEED OF CARPET, MATTING, or OIL CJLOTII, YOU WILL FIND A NICE LINE AT W. H. 2nd Door above Conrt House. A large lot of Window Curtains in stock. Music as Medicine, The power and influence of thought in elevating ideals and eradicating evil propensities opens up a field of almost infinite possibilities for educa tors, and those who have charge of reformatories and penal institutions. Music is another subtle remedial agent, which is now being successfully employed by the most advanced phy sicians. "Of all agents able to soothe a nervously strained and vaguely conscious mind," says Dr. Henrik G. Peterson, in one of his scholarly papers on "Hypno-Suggestion," "mu sical harmonies stand assuredly fore most." Dr. Petetson quotes from an article in a medical magazine of England, giving the results of a society known as the Guild of St. Cecilia, in reliev ing suffering and curing disease. Ac cording to this paper, in one hospital the proper music soon had to sleep fifty per cent, of the inmates. In another, the temperature of seven out of ten patients was lowered and be came almost normal whenever suita ble music was performed. The experi ments prove J that music exercises a potent influence on the nervous sys tem, the digestion and the circulation.' The Xcu Time. To give you an opportunity of test ing the great merit of Ely's Cream Balm, the mcst reliable cure for ca tarrh and cold in the head, a generous 10 cent trial size can be had of your druggist or we mail it for 10 cents. Full sue 50 cents. ELY BROS., 56 'Varren St., X. V. City. It is the medicine above all others for catarrh, and is worth its weight in gold. I can use Ely's Cream Balm with safety and it does all that is claimed for it. B. W. S perry, Hart ford, Conn. TOW USING f " -- j SHOES of customers but we want more. 1 A 1VUI C. The Shakers of Mount Lebanon, a community of simple, honest, God fearing men and women, have pre pared the Shaker Digestive Cordial lor many years, and it is always the same, simple, honest, curative medi cine that has helped to make the Shakers the healthy, long-lived people that they are. The Shakers never have indigestion. This is partly owing to their simple mode of life, partly W the wonderful properties ol Shaker Digestive Cordial. Indigestion is caused by the stomach glands not supplying enough digestive juice. Shaker Digestive Cordial supplies what's wanting. Shaker Digestive Cor dial invigorates the stomach and a" its glands so that after awhile they don't need help. As evidence of the honesty of Shaker Digestive Cordial, the formula is printed on every bottle. Sold by druggists, price 10 cents to $1.00 per bottle. Eeduoed Eates to Grangers' Picnic at Williams' Grove via Pennsylvania Railroad. For the accommodation of person! desiring to attend this interesting pic nic and exhibition the Pennsylvania Railroad Company will sell excursion tickets on August at, 23, 24, 25, 261 and 2 7, good to return until August 30, inclusive, at rate oj cnejM for the round trip, from principal stations between East Liberty am! Bryn Mawr on the Northern Central Railway north of and includji'o Lutherville, and on the Philadelphia and Erie Railroad Division. For information m regard to train service and specific raes application should be made to ticket agents. S-I2jt. When hilinus cx ro&tive. eat a Cas" caret, candy catharic, cure guaranteed, loc, 25c. l Got your iob work Cmi'MMAN ottire. don? at th'
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