VOL. 33
TO LOMBARD HAVANA
AND TC OCCUPY CUBA BY A LAND
FORCE RIGHT AWAY.
Jt is It**'leved that lho Policy of Delay
Is ICudcd and that Immediate Measure!
Will Re Taken to Occupy Cuba and
Reduce tlio Forts*
Miami, Flu., May 18.—The adminis
tration at Washington has ceased to
act on the defensive. It will be aggres
sive from now on. Havana Is to be
reduced and Cuba Invaded whether the
Spanish warships in Atlantic waters
arc destroyed or not.
The lirs-t step in the new policy was
taken yesterday. Commodore Wat-
Eon has started for Havana with Unit
ed States Squadron No. 3 to work in
harmony with the squadrons under
[Rear Admiral Sampson and Commodore
Schley.' It is a formidable fleet, cap
able of making a tight against the
squadron under Admiral Cervera. But
it is likely that it will join Commodore
Schley's squadron, which is due off Ha
vana. The combined fleet thus formed
would be equal to a conflict with all the
waiships which rumor has placed in
West Indian waters. •
It is not expected that Commodores
Schley and Watson will begin at once
to bombard Havana. They are to
wait, sleeping on tlielr arms, so to
speak, to meet the Spaniards if they
make a dash to get under the big guns
of Havana Harbor. If the Spaniards
come there will be a great naval bat
tle, the outcome of which can hardly be
doubted. If the Spaniards do not come
the bombardment of Havana will be
gin when the soldiers of the United
States are ready to crowd Blanco from
the rear of Havana.
In conjunction with the movement of
Commodore Watson there Is activity
in the army, which indicates a speedy
movement for the landing of troops.
Perhaps they will go on Cuban soil un
der the guns of some of Commodore
Watson's fleet.
Commodore Watson took his fleet
from Key West singly. He has been
coaling for several days and the fuel
is piled high on the decks. His fleet
consists of the powerful monitors Pur
itan and Miantonomoh, the cruisers
Cincinnati and Helena, the auxiliary
cruiser St. Paul, the torpedo boats,
Ericsson, Dupont, Foote and Cushing,
and the gunboats Bancroft, Hamilton,
Dolphin, Morrill, Eagle Hawk and
Wasp.
This squadron would Bo able to dis
pose of the squadron under Admiral
Cervera, probably, without the aid of
the Massachusetts, the Texas, and the
Brooklyn, under Commodore Schley.
Cervera is supposed to have the crui
sers Vizcaya, Maria Teresa, Cristobal
Colon and Admlrante Oquendo, and the
torpedo-boat destroyeis Pluton and
Furor. But Commodore Watson hard
ly would like to meet Cervera if he
has been reinforced by the cruisers
Princess de Asturias, Cardenal Cisoer
os and Cataluna, the destroyer Terror
and the torpedo boats supposed to be
under the command of the torpedo ex
pert, Admiral Villamil.
Any two of the three American fleets
roi.ld dispose of the contained Span
i* !- fret. Any dash on the part of the
ft; iards to get under the shelter of
3 avium's big guns will be interesting,
f hould the dash be made at night Com
modore Watson's torpedo boats would
Ivp a chance to demonstrate their use
f i '.ness.
I t l the movement essentially is 0f
1:.r.: i\'(, not defensive. It is to be fol
lowed by the invasion of Cuba, and
1.-e war is to be pushed to a speedy
ending.
Delay No Longer.
Washington, May 18.—The president
I stem d to-day to the most recent re-
I >rts nf the starvation and misery in
Cuba He expresssed deep emotion at
the recital and signified his determina
tion to put an end to the conditions.
The president hopes that the movement
an Cuba may be begun by the end
of this week.
Plans to convoy the troops without
waiting for the capture or destruction
of toe Spanish fleet were discussed. The
piesident told his advisers today that,
fleet or no fleet, the operations in Cuba
must begin, to carry out the humani
tarian purpose for which this country
entered upon the war. 1
Roosevelt Drills His Rough tins.
Sim Antonio, Tex., May 18.— A column
of 500 rough riders, uniformed in brown
buck suits and leggins and wtde
brtmmed sombreros, was drilled for two
hours yesterday by Theodore Roosevelt,
lieutenant colonel of the First Volun
teer Cavalry. He rode a handsome bay
mustang which he buught this morning.
Before closing the purchase he rode the
mustang up and down a public street
several times to try his mettle. The
horse had a great deal of mettle, but
Colonel Roosevelt mastered him. Colo
nel Roosevelt drlllled his men enthusl
nsUcnllly. and gave the captains a great
many pointers.
FOR 100,000 MORE VOLUNTEERS.
The President Expected to Issue a Call
for that Number.
Washington, May 18.—The signs all
point *to a call by the president, to be
issued to-day for one hundred thousand
more volunteers. No new legislation
will be necessary for this purpose as
the "volunteer law" gives him the wid
est possible discretion as to the num
ber of men he may call out. The At
torney-general gave the president his
opinion on thi3 point when the bill was
examined oy the cabinet before its ap
proval.
There has been very little news
from the seat of war the past week.
It is simply a rehash.
Wl)f CxUntabiati,
ASV ICT CENSORSHIP.
Cable 'oil:. Put In Fnrro by Offl.
\ Oreely.
Washington 1 May IS.—Brig. General
Greely, chief y' the signal service, and
In charge ofV e strategic control of
telegraph hie lines, has adopted
energetic meaiV" s to prevent the ad
miral of the Spy ' ish squadron now in
Caribbean wateX 9 ' "rom keeping posted
on the whereab\ u 9 and movements of
United States s<y ; ' a Vons, and of our
prospeotlve militry and naval opera
tions. He has phed to the Key
West manager of\ '• flaytlan Cable
Company, forbiddinlF ,ie sending or re
ceipt of any except official
messages to or from*the United States
government disclosing the movements
of our fleets and ships. The manager
answered that the innibi'tion would be
strictly observed. If Rear Admiral
Sampson Is in Haytian waters, as is
conjectured, this cable restriction
makes it impossible for his movements
to become known, except to the gov
ernment; or, if known; It is impossible
to send out the Information except
through the government.
V
NOW TO ANNEX HAWAII.
Joint Resolution of Annexation Reported
to the House.
Washington. May 18.—In the House of
Representatives yesterday Chairman
Hitt reported from the committee on
foreign affairs the Newlands resolution
providing for the annexation of Hawaii,
with a recommendation that it do
pass.
The acccompanying report is quite a
lengthy document. It reviews the
special seizures of the islands by the
French and British forces and the ne
gotiations covering half a century for
annexation with the United States.
The strategic importance of the is- !
lands is set forth, and the statements !
of General Schofield and Admiral Walk- j
er to the committee- last week are quo
ted under the heading "Risk of De
lay."
COL. GRANT'S COMMAND STARTS.
Son of Fniiious General Goes With Incom
plete Equipment.
Camp Black, May 18.—To the great
surprise of everybody here Colonel
Grant issued orders shortly after 8
o'clock yesterday for the 14th to break
camp. No one believed this was prob
able.
The men were not ready to go South.
The regiment was mustered in, but
-that was all. The equipment was sadly
incomplete. Nevertheless Col. Grant di-
COL. FRED GRANT.
rected Col. Holly to have a train here
at noon to take his command to Flat
bush avenue, Brooklsm, whence they
marched to the Wall street ferry.
The men, acoording to Col. Grant's
plan, took ferry boats to Jersey City.
No blame can attach to the state
because the regiment goes South not
"completely equipped."
Colonel Grant is regarded as some
what precipitous.
Accident to Cutter Grexlinni.
Ogdensburg, N. Y., May 18. —The bow
portion of the United States revenue
cutter Gresham shipped -the pontoon
yesterday and capsized in thirty feet of
water. The two sections of the Gres
ham were on pontoons ready to leave
for Montreal.
All the rations, mens' baggage, etc\
were in the forward section of the
boat, and are under water. The crew
is safe. It will take a week to raise the
bow.
The Gresham was cut in two In or
der to allow her to pass through the ca
nals on her way to the Atlantic.
Food Very Scarce In Ilnvnna.
Kingston, Jamaica, May 18.—The
Spanish troops In Havana have only
one month's provisions, passengers Just
brought here by the French warship
Feuilleton say. There are 10,000 regular
soldiers In the ctty and 30,000 volun
teers.
Rice is selling at $l2 In gold a hun
dred weight, dried meat at $l4 a hun
dred weight, and eggs at fifteen cents
apiece.
The greatest distress prevails and the
stores will soon be stormed by -the hun
gry people.
Remember the Maine on Food.
St. Louis, Mo., May 18.—Capt. Du
val of the United States commissary
department has made a contract with
local bakeries for 610,000 pounds of
army crackers. This Is equivalent to
30,000 barrels of flour, on each will be
printed the words "Remember the
Maine!"
Besides the big contract for hard
bread, Capt. Duval has let a contract
in this city for 28,000 gallons of vinegar.
Quoit pitching is now the favor
ite pass time. The ringing of the
steel can be heard in many places
in town.
BI.OOMSBUKG, PA., THURSDAY. MAY 19. 1898.
MKRRITTS TROUBLE.
MAY NOT GO TO THE PHILLIPINES AS
GOVERNOR-GENERAL.
Army (i v'r* to Uphold Gtn. TVler- ,
ritt in \H Critledum of the Proposed
Orcupadcil of Mttul.a More Men Should
be Kent.
Washington, May 13.—Unless General |
Wesley Meii'lt clonics or satisfacto
rily explains the interview or slate- I
mexvt attributed to him in the New j
York papers as to his r fusal t go with I
the expedition r.s now constituted to the |
Philippines, it may have most disaa- ,
trous results to him. The matter was i
discussed by the president and Sec
retnry Alger yesterday, after the cabi
net meeting, and, v/hLle both were loath
to believe that fleneral Merritt ever
said what the interview contained or !
intimated a refusal to accompany the
expedition yet the president held that,
in the absence of any denial,
lence of the general virtually admitted
the truth of the statements. Until, how
ever, General Merritt has denied or af
firmed the article in the papers, nothing
GENERAL MERRITT.
will be dun*, tin. Merritt is quoted
as saying U ~,t by any means a
settled fact that I wn. depart for Ma
nila at any time. The command they
propose to give me is not adequate o
my rank. Besides, 1 do nut think that
15,000 men, including 1,000 regular
troops, which it is proposed shall con
stitute the expedition, is at all suill
cient for such an undertaking as the
occupation of the Philippines, and I
have asked the department for the
number of seasoned men which I deem
essential to insure any degree of suc
cess."
Refuse to Believe It.
The army officers, from the secretary
down, refuse positively to discuss, or
in the absence of any word from Gen
eral Merritt to believe that he made the
statements, especially as when the de
tail was oaered to him last week he ac
cepted It with avidity and declared it
was just what he wanted, lie at once
came to Washington, and after a con
sultation with the secretary of war and
General Miles, announced that he
would go to San Francisco at once so
as to be ready to leave for the Phil
ippines. His alleged interview, there
fore, is inexplicable and astounding.
An officer of the army, no matter how
high his grade, when ordered must
obey.
There has been some talk here to the
effect that the detail given to Gen
eral Merritt by Secretary Alger was in
tended to humiliate the ranking major
general. It is Charged that Secretary
Alger has been trying to repay old
scores against General Merritt by or
dering him to the Philippines.
This is utterly disproved by the
facts, because when the command was
offered General Merritt last week he
accepted it gladly.
It can be staited on authority that
Major General Miles, commanding the
army, and Adjutant General Corbln,
are in favor of giving Major Merritt
as many regular troops as he deems
necessary for the complete occupation
of the Philippines.
With the same positiveness it can be
said that they do not regard the state
ment made by General Meritt as in any
way incompatible with his position as
an officer. They believe that he meant
only to express his serious concern on
account of the likelihood that only a
small number of trained soldiers —-juld
be allowed for the Philippines.
Merritt Makes Denial.
Washington, May 18.—This telegram
was received by the secretary of war at
3 o'clock yesterday:
"Hon. R. A. Alger War Department:
"I desire you to know that the inter
views published in the New York news
papers this morning are In every way
incorreot and unauthorized. I had in
tended to take no notice of them, but I
understand the articles are taken seri
ously in Washington.
MERRITT.
Aniithvr Cruiser is Ready*
Washington, May 18.—The protected
cruiser Newark has been remodeled and
will be placed in commission at the
Noifolk navy yard Saturday. She has
a speed of 19 knots, is 4,098 tons dis
placement. and carries twelve six-inch
rifles. Except the Philadelphia, she will
be the last of the regular naval vessels
to be commissioned during the war, all
others now being in active service that
can possibly be gotten ready. The
Chicago and Atlanta are the only two
others undergoing repairs and over
hauling.
Fll* *1 /I ' States Scientific Box
IJ ill I(l FPU S ®| ® KitC With kneB pantS SuitS *
SUIT NOVELTIES.
Bargains in them for Economical Parents.
Shrewd, careful buyers come here to buy, where they
can get very best values at littlest prices.
For Saturday we offer three styles of
Children's Blouse Suits.
OLIVE UNFINISHED WORSTED with six rows of white silk soutache
braid, large deep sailor collar, $0 ones,
Saturday next at
$3.98
sizes 4 to 8.
BROWN MIXED WORSTED CLOTH with brown silk soutache braid,
six rows, $6 kind, Saturday next
$3.98
sizes 4 to 8.
FINE CASSEMERE, green and brown, small plaid with Scotch plaid tie,
large sailor collar, line silk soutache braid, $C> kind, Saturday
$3.98
These are our very finest Children's Blouse Suits, and mothers will do
well to come early. We've also made some decided reductions in Fine Ve3
tee Suits.
Our full line of Straw and Crash Hats is now ready.
Price starts at 15c. to $2.00.
Gidding & Co.
White Front. N White Front.
WAR NEWS.
But little lias occurred in the war
with Spain during the past week.
The Spanish fleet under Admiral
Cervera reached Martinique, a
French West India island, and when
last heard from it was at Curacoa,
off the coast of Venezuela, Sunday.
Admiral Sampson has orders to go
and find it. Just where Sampson is
is another mystery. Commodore
Schley's fleet has been ordered from
Hampton Roads and has gone to
Key West. We now have three
fleets looking for the Spanish boats.
Ours are the stronger, but Spain's
are the fleeter, and may continue
to elude us for some time.
The first man killed on our side
was Ensign Worth Bagley last week
Wednesday afternoon in Cardenas
harbor during an engagement be
tween some of our vessels and the
Spaniards. Four others were kill
ed and five wounded. The Wins
low, the Wilmington and the Hud
son entered the harbor to attack the
Spanish gunboats, when the latter
and the land batteries opened fire
on them and repulsed them.
The Tenth regiment of Pennsyl
vania Volunteers has been ordered
to join General Merritt's command,
and will go to the Philippines to
help Admiral Dewey.
The invasion of Cuba by U. S.
troops will be pushed as rapidly as
possible.
The Spanish cabinet has resigned,
and a new one has been formed with
Sagasta still at the head of it. *
The warship Oregon, about which
fears have been felt that it might
be captured on its way home, while
coming from South America, is re
ported safe.
The new military company meets
in the Town Hall twice a week for
drill. William Magill is captain ;
O. W. Ent, first lieutenant; Frank
Eyer, second lieutenant, and John
Watson, sergeant. We are inform
ed by the Captain that the Com
pany will be recruited up to over one
hundred before the close of this
week.
Among the Bloomsburgers who
are attending the Odd Fellows
demonstration at Wilkesbarre this
week are R. H. Ringler and John
White and wife.
COURT PROCEEDINGS.
Dorothy N. Brown et al. vs. J. R.
Fowler, Fi. Fa., Sur Mortgage. Rule
granted to show cause why writ should
not be stayed and all proceedings
stayed until the final disposition of
the rule.
Petition of Supervisors of Sugarloaf
township for special tax. Court or
der and direct said Supervisors to give
five written or printed notices five
days before hearing, and said hearing
fixed for day ot May, 1898.
Case of J. H. Eisenhower vs. School
District of Centralia, appeal by de
fendant, taken up.
In Court room number 2 Judge
Jeremiah Lyons of the 41st District,
held Court, and in regular room Judge
Ikeler during most of the morning.
H. H. Hulme appointed County
Surveyor to fill vacancy by removal of
C. H. Moore.
Estate of Ezra Vandine. Order of
sale granted.
\V. A. Hartzell vs. John Wolf et al.
Judgmerti by consent for $402.95.
Rule granted and directed to be
served by the Sheriff on W. L. Eyerly,
member of the Columbia County Bar
at least 10 days before next Argu
ment Court at which time said Rule
is made returnable to show cause why
said Eyerly shall not be expelled.
The jury in the case of Catharine
Fry vs. S. H. & W. B. RR. rendered
a verdict of $l4O for the plaintiff.
Defendants move for arrest of judg
ment and make motion for new trial.
Catawissa Fibre Co. vs. the S. H.
& W. B. RR. Co. and Penn'a RR.
Co. lessee, damages, now being heard.
A. B. Heller has resigned as manr
ger ot the Bloomsburg Artificial Ice
and Cold Storage Company. He has
moved his family to Hamburg, Pa.,
where he will conduct the business of
his father-in-law, Owen Miller, who
was killed a few weeks ago by falling
off of a building. Mr. and Mrs. Heller
have made warm friends in town who
are very sorry to see them leave.
The case of J. H. Eisenhower
against the Centralia School Board in
which the plaintiff seeks to recover
salary for three years as principal of
the schools, was taken up in court on
Friday of last week. All the evidence
was heard, but the decision has not
yet been announced.
NO. 20
Damage Case-
Judge Lyons of Huntingdon is
holding court this week, trying the
case of Catawissa Fibre Co. vs.
Penna. R. R. Co. wherein the plain
tiff seeks damages for obstruction to
its water power bv the building of
a bridge at the tail race of plaintiff
by the defendant. Herring and
Rhawn are counsel for the Fibre
Co., and Scarlet and WallefTbr the
defense. Up to Thursday morning
the plaintiff was not yet through.
Mrs. Harriet Bobbins.
Mrs. Harriet Robbins, widow of
the late Daniel Robbins, died at her
home on Normal Hill between nine
and ten o'clock Tuesday morning.
Mrs. Robbins has been ill for a
long time suffering with a compile
tion of diseases. She was in the
seventy-sixth year of her age. The
deceased has always been noted for
her kind disposition, and her derth
is deeply regretted. She is sin . iv
ed by a daughter, Miss Lizzie, and
a son, C. B. Robbins, both of whom
reside at home. Her husband died
some years ago. Mrs. Robbins'
maiden name was Ager. She was
a member of the Lutheran Church.
The funeral will be held this after
noon at four o'clock.
The fire alarm caused no little
excitement on the streets Monday
night about nine-thirty o'clock.
The Rescue and Fourth ward fie
companies had their hose carriages
out in good time, but the Conner in
some way or other got mixed up,
couldn't locate the blaze, and con
sequently the fire was extinguished
before the boys even knew where it
was. But the fire didn't amount
to much. It started in an upstairs
room of William Hartman's house
on Centre Street. As luck had it
Mr. Hartman was at home and dis
covered the flames, before much
damage was done. The garden
hose was applied and the fire outen
ed without any succor from the fire
companies. The newly orgauiz d
company from the Fourth ward was
on the scene however, ready to turn
on the water had it been necessary.
A cablegram from London an
nounces that William E. Gladstone
died this morning at one o'clock.