' SPANISH ELUSIVE. " EVIDENTLY WAITING 'FOR AN OPEN ING TO CUBA. Til® Spanish Bquaork, alive, per UK) 1.85:0,4.51) Seef. " See." 4,40©5.00 Jalves " poor to good 4,0034.05 Jheep " " 3.5334.35 i Tallow country 0396®.04 I oard 0496@-04J6 Butter, creamery, extra .15 I " N. Y. State .15 " " " firkins 14^ Cggs, N.Y. State and Penn 10963).11 " Jersoy .13 Pheeso ] Appies, Red Varieties 8.00.35 00 " ltussett 3.0033.50 Poultry, dressed * 10 ; 1 Hay prime in hales, per 100 lbs.. 77!4®80 "etaloes 111 sacks. State 2.7533,00 < WAP, TAILB TO OAU3E THE EXPECT ED PANIC. Iron and Steel Steady With Much Higher Prices Recorded For Wheai. R. G. Dun & Co.'s weekly review of tiade says : Hostilities have lasted long enough to kill many predictions, if but few Americans. The European notion that the United States would begin by having a bad half hour, the rists' notion that "everybody knows a great panic must follow the outbreak of war," the commercial buyers'notion that everybody would be ready to sell everything cheap if w?r came, the notion that it would pay to hoard money until the emergency had pass ed, have all been made laughable al ready. The only panic was when money lenders were wondering what deadly impossibilities the unknown might have in store for them. The only hindrance of industry has been due to waiting of buyers who looked for lower prices. Nothing disheartening can be seen in the industrial situation except the closing of some cotton mills owing to over production, and the fall of print cloths to 1 87 cents. The general expectabon of expand ing demand holds prices steady for all finished products of iron and steel, and with considerable sales of Besse mer pig it is ten cents higher at Pitts burg, with other quotations there and at Chicago and Philadelphia practi cally unchanged. Government orders are heavy, and yet cover but little of the consumption, though they go far to cause the over-crowding of ship yards and plate mills, but higher prices for wheat have brought enor mous demand for agricultural imple ments, and also for locomotives and cars, while very many buildings in western towns and orders for many railroad and other bridges, for canal improvements ai Chicago, and for 25,000 tons steel rails at the east, ' make up a heavy volume. Failures for the week have been 246 in the United States against 264 ! last year, and twenty-four in Canada ! against thirty-one last year. How's This? VVe offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. F. J. CHENEY & CO., Props., Toledo, O. We, the undersigned, have known F. J. Cheney for the last 15 years, and believe him perfectly honorable in all business transactions, and fin ancially able to carry out any obliga tion made by their firm. WEST & TRUAX, Wholesale Drug gists, Toledo, O. WALDINO, KINNAN & MARVIN, Whole sale Druggists, Toledo, O. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken inter nally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Price 75c. per bottle. Sold by all Druggists. Testimonials free. Hall's family Pills are the best, im Dog Hunting Outot Season. Tnere is considerable doubt as to the law regarding the chasing of rab bits out of season by dogs. It is the practice of many owners of rabbit hounds to allow them to run at large the year round and to chase rabbits at will, thereby, no doubt, causing the death of many young rabbits, which are caught and eaten by the dogs. There is no law preventing their run ning at large, but their owners are responsible for them, and if a rabbit hound, or any other dog, is caught killing rabbits his owner is amenable to the law just the same as though he himself shot the rabbit out of season. The same interpretation of the law applies to bird dogs. The only remedy is to watch the dogs and when you catch one killing a rabbit, soak bis owner to the full extent of the law. The "crack" regiment of the New York State National Guards, is, or was, the Seventh, of New York City. Their armory cost a million dollars ; their uniforms are of beautiful soft gray cloth with black trimmings, they are the very pink of aristocracy, repre sentatives of the old Knickerbocker families who have been wealthy for 250 years, boys whose great great grand fathers great uncles made for tunes buying skunk skins from the Indians. They are the pets of the ladies, and when a President is inau gurated it is worth a trip of 500 miles to see them march down Penn sylvania avenue. In their ranks are men of great talent, and poets of no mean ability. When the call for volunteers to fight for Cuba came the Seventh Regi ment to a man voted to—stay at home. However, they will be at the next inauguration in new uniforms and will march beautifully and at the ball in the evening the officers will waltz just too s.veet for anything. Pennsylvania has not a regiment that can make as tine an appearance as the Seventh, but they are all in line to fight for the flag. THE COLUMBIAN, BLOOMSBURG, PA. WASHINGTON. Prom our Regular Correspondent. WASHINGTON, May rg. IS9S. When it comes to fighting we can whip the Spaniards just as last as we can get at tliein, hut when there is a chance for trickery Spain can give this government seven points in a game of ten and win out every time. This was proven again by the wi'.d goose chase upon which Admiral Sampson and the strongest vessels of his fleet have been for more than a week— hunting for the Cape Verde Spanish fleet, which instead of being headed for Porto Rico has turned up on the coast of Spain, 3000 miles away. Now, when everybody is disgusted and disappointed, some officials have the nerve to say that they never be lieved the Spanish fleet was coming this way at all. This Spanish fleet has been the bugaboo given by the administration I as an excuse for tiie delay in invading Cuba. As soon as it was known that it was on the other side of the Atlantic it was announced that the invasion was to begin at once, Gen. Miles, who was to command, engaged a Pullman berth 011 a train for Florida and hotel quarters for himself at Tampa. Then, presto change ! the engaged Pullman berth was not used, and Gen. Miles postponed his trip from Washington. Still the public is assured that there has been no doubt or hesitation on the part of the administration ; that Mr. McKinley is not waiting to give Spain a chance to sue for peace, and that the invasion of Cuba will be an accomplished fact in the next few days. The men will be in Florida ready to do the invading, as they are being rushed there as fast as steam can carry them, and there will certain ly be no good reason for further post ponement. It is the opinion of such men as Fitz Lee, who know what they are talking about, that the cam paign in Cuba need not last longer Lian thirty days, if as many as 50,000 men are sent over. There has been no room to find any fault with the promptness of the ad ministration in sending Admiral Dewey -the rank ot Rear Admiral was form ally conferred upon him by the Presi dent and Senate this week—rein forcements to aid him in holding and governing the Philippine Islands. The Cruiser Charleston has already started for Manila from San Fran cisco, and other ships are being pre pared to start. It will take the Charles ton about three weeks to make the trip. 1 here is no truth in the charges so persistently being made in lepublican papers that democratic Senators are responsible for the delay on the war revenue bill passed by the House. The fact is the bill as passed by the House was a very crude and imper fect measure, and the Senate com mittee on Finance has been trying to whip it into a more satisfactory shape by amending it. More amendments have so faj been offered by republican Senators than by democrats. The democrats are too anxious to see this war tought to a speedy and successful close to refuse to do their part towards furnishing the government all the money it needs, but there is money enough on hand for all present needs and they do not intend being stamped ed into supporting obnoxious methods of raising money just because the bill is labeled '-war measure." Major General Joseph Wheeler ("Fighting Joe Wheeler") was the first one of the new major generals to take the field. He bade his many friends in Congress goodbye and left for Chattanooga, where he will take OPEN LETTERS FROM Jannio E. Green and Mrs. Harry Hardy. JENXIR E. GREEX, Denmark, lowa, writes to Mrs. Pinkham: " I had been sick at my monthly periods for seven years, and tried almost everything I ever heard of, but without any benefit. Was troubled with backache, headache, pains in the shoulders and dizziness. Through my mother I was Induced to try Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, and it has done me so much good. lam now sound and well." Mrs. HARRV lIARDV, Riverside, lowa, writes to Mrs. Pinkham the story of her struggle with serious ovarian trou ble, and the benefit she received from the use of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege table Compound. This is her letter: " llow thankful I am that I took your medicine. I was troubled for two years with inflammation of the womb and ovaries, womb was also very low. I was in constant misery. I had heart trouble, was short of breath and could not walk fivo blocks to save my life. Suffered very much with my back, had headache all the time, was nervous, menstruntions were irregular and painful, had a bad discharge and was troubled with bloating. I was a perfect wreck. Had doctored and taken local treatments, but still was no better. I was advised by one of my neighbors to write to you. I have now finished the second bottle of Mrs. Pink ham's Vegetable Compound, and am better in every way. lam able to do all my own work and can walk nearly a mile without fatigue; something I had not been able to do for over two years. Your medicine has done mo more good than all the doctors." Liver Ills Like biliousness, dyspepsia, headache, consti pation, sour stomach, indigestion are promptly cured by Hood's Tills. They do their work Hood's easily and thoroughly. 1 I i Best after dinner pills. 111 25 cents. All druggists. I 111 Prepared by C. I. Hood & Co.. Lowell, Mass. The only Pill to take with Hood's Sarsaparilla. his command. He took no steps con cerning his seat in the House, and will probably take none until it be comes apparent whether the war is tu be a matter of weeks or months. Mat y lawyers contend that the ac ceptance of a commission by any Federal official vacates the other place. There seems to be a doubt about it. At the request of Senator Sewell, who as major general has been ordered to command the camp ot instruction this week established on the Virginia side of the Potomac, several miles from Washington. At torney General Griggs will give an official opinion on the subject. Major Generals Fitz Lee and James H. Wil son have been ordered to report at Chattanooga for active service. The concurrent -esolution offered by Representative liockery, of Mo., providing for a recess of Congress from June 6, until July 19, which is now in the hands of the Ways and Means committee, was not the resuit of a party conference, but merely Mr. Dockery's idea of what would be the proper thing to do. Czar Reed hopes to have Congress adjourned before the first named date. As a rule demo crats think it would be unwise to ad journ while the war is in progress. While there is r.o disposition among them to have Congress interfere with the conduct of the war, they think that Congress ought to have some say about the terms of peace, and if it isn't in session it cannot. With only II negative votes the House passed the bill providing for a constitutional amendment for the elec tion of Senators by the people. What the Hoys Will Eat, When Militiamen Become Real Solaiers They Will Have the Army Rations. The question of what they are going to eat is disturbing the minds of the militia. It is generally supposed that the annual encampment is a week for regular army life, and while this is true of the drills, guard mount, police duty, and many other features, it is not altogether true of the daily bill of fare, for this is augmented by many delicacies which are purchased from the private purses of the some-time soldier. The government ration is the allow ance of one person for the day, and consists of the meats, the bread, the vegetable, the coffee and sugar, the seasoning, and the soap and candle components. When troops travel otherwise than by marching, or when for short periods they are separated from cooking facilities and do not carry cooked rations, soft or hard bread, canned beef and canned baked beans, together with coffee and sugar, are issued, and after troops have sub sisted upon this tor four consecutive days they are allowed canned to matoes at the rate of one pound per man per day. The kinds and quantities of articles comprising the ration for troops where cooking is practicable and the quanti ties computed for o*ne ration are as follows: Fresh beef, 20 ounces, or an equal quantity of fresh mutton, when the cost does not exceed that of beef; or pork, 12 ounces ; or bacon, 12 ounces; or salt beef, 22 ounces; or, when meat cannot be furnished, 14 ounces of dried fish, or 18 ounces of fresh or pickled fish. Flour or soft Dread, 18 ounces, or 16 ounces of hard bread, or 20 ounces of cornmeal. When troops are in the field and it is necessary for them to bake their own bread, 16-25 ounces of baking powder will be issued. Vegetable components, heans or peas, 2, 2-5 ounces; or rice or hominy, 1, 3-5 ounces ; potatoes, 16 ounces, or 12, 4-5 ounces of potatoes, and the balance to be made up of 3, 1-5 ounces of onions, making a total of 16 ounces. This can be changed another way by decreasing the allowance ot potatoes to 11 1-5 ounces, supplementing it with 4 4-5 ounces of canned tomatoes or other fresh vegetables not canned, when they can be obtained in the vicinity of the camp or transported in wholesome condition from a distance. The trooper gets 1, 3-5 ounces ot green coffee or 17-25 ounces of roast ed coffee. If he is fond of tea he may have 8-25 of an ounce instead. Sugar is allotted at the rate of 2 3-25 ounces per day, with 16-25 gills of molasses or can syrup as an alternative. Sea soning components consist of 8 2-5 gill of vinegar, 16-25 ounces of salt and 1-25 ounce of black pepper. Cleanliness and light are provided for by 16-25 ounces ofsoapforthe former and 6-25 ounces of candles for the latter, when illuminating oil is not furnished by the quartermaster. AGAIN we offer you COLE STORAGE for Eggs, Butter Dried Fruits, Carpets, Furs and perishable articles. Inquire foi rates. We Manufacture FROM DISTILLED & FILTERED WATER. For domestic purposes you should use PURE ICE only. Cold Storage & Artificial Ice Co. 255 East 7th St -3-17-71110. RAILROAD TIME TABLE Delayvare.lackawanna & WESTERN RAILROAD. BLOOMSI'.URG DIVISION. STATIONS. EAST. A. M. P. if. A.M. P.M. NOHTIIf.IBtKI.ANI) 625 1.60 10 00 0 50 Cameron 6 as e 03 UUuiasky so; uauvlue 660 a 12 10 -11 6 13 Catawlssa 703 £36 .... 628 Rupert 709 931 10 36 ti 33 Bloomaburg 711 2 36 10 41 0 38 Espy 733 248 10 46 6 45 Lime Ridge 7so 2 48 662 Willow Grove 731 2 52 6 66 lirlurcreeK 7 38 7 00 Lerwick 748 3 01 11 02 7 06 lieacn Haven 754 307 .... 712 Hick's Ferry soo 3is ... 719 shlcksklnuy slO 24 11 21 I 35 IIUDIOCK'S. 820 334 ... 747 Nantlccke 887 342 11 £ 7 51 Avon dale 332 3 47 7 68 Plymouth 831 3 52 11 43 8 03 Plymouth Junction 842 3 67 8 07 Kingston sno 4 05 11 53 8 12 Dennett 553 4 08 8 16 Forty Fort 856 4 11 8 18 Wyoming 901 417 12 00 8 2c West Plttston 906 4 22 8 30 Susquehanna Ave 910 4 35 12 07 s 83 PlttHtOU 915 4 30 12 10 839 Duryea. 919 434 844 Lackawanna 921 437 ...... 848 Tavlor 932 445 .... 857 Hel'.evue 937 450 .... 902 SCKANTOH 943 4 55 12 80 907 a. M r.te. P.M. p. y STATIONS. WEST. A. 2. A. M. P.M.P. V. SCHANTON... 600 10 20 155 600 llellevue 615 Taylor 61 0 10 28 205 610 Lackawanna "13 MB5 213 6 7 Uurycft 622 10 38 216 021 Plttston 628 10 42 2 20 675 Susquehanna Ave 632 10 45 221 6281 West Plttston 036 10 43 221 631 Wyoming 640 10 53 282 636 Forty Fort 645 ... ! Bennett 648 11 (0 289 644 Kingston #64 lit- 1 945 653 Plymouth4unction 6 69 2 5 I piytnoutti.. 701 11 12 254 703 Avondale 709 25s 7117 Nantlcoke. 714 11 20 863 I 12 Hunlock's 720 11 30 810 720 Nhlckshlnny 731 11 40 av4 7.15 lllok'sFerry 7 44 11 50 335 7 11 Beach Haven 7 31 1) 55 342 75a Berwick 800 12uo 3 411 see Ilrl -rcre"';. 8 '"i ... 355 Willow urove 8 10 IUO 359 8 11 Ltlno Bulge 814 12 15 401 815 Espy 821 12 21 411 823 Hloomsburg 828 12 27 417 880 Rupert 834 i 2 82 123 836 Catawlssa 840 12 86 428 841 Danville 855 12 49 411 858 cnulasky 449 ... Cameron UCS 12 08 454 91 0 NOIITUt'MUKRLAND 920 110 508 925 A.M. P. U. P. M. r.u Connections at Ilupert with Phtlodelphla & Roadlng Railroad ror Tantnnend, Tamaqua Wllllamsport, Sunbury, Pottsvlll", etc At Northumberland with P. A E. Dlv. p. & R. lor Harrl-burg, Lock Haven, Emporium Wnrrct. Corry and Erin. W. F. IIALLSTEAI), Gen. Stan., ScrantoD, l'a. SOUTH. 11. & 64 It. R, NORTH AKHIVB. LKAVE am am.tpmip.ci. statioss. i am pm-pm am 7.10 11.1516.30 i 2.15 BlOOlHsbU'g. 1 8.81 2 4''j6 45 0.10 7.08 11.40 11.26 2. 0 " P. &P. H. 30 2.42,0.47; 7.3 11.37!"',.24' 2.13 " MalD St... 8.39 .45 1 6.50! 6.58 t1.27 0.12 l 150 Paper Mill, h44 2.34 7.61 C.37 6.50 11.23111.n9 '.45 ..Light M .1 8.52)2.5917.05 #.50 6.40|11.'8,5.531 1.30 Orungevll'e.l 9.03 3.10,7.14 7.10 629 u.ol 5.481 1.00 .Forks... 9.1018. •.U7.21j7.85 6.25' 11.01- 5.41 12.51 ...Zaner'S... 9.14 1.';4:7.i8 7.45 6.1 a 10.55 5.37.12.45 .Stillwater ! 9.20 3.30,7.31 8.00 608 10.4515.27' '2.8 ...llenton....] 9.80 8.40 7.1718.30 6.01 104U 5 22112.10 ...EdsonV,...' 9.34 3.44 7.1) 8.40 11.11. 02651012.0 .cole's CI "k.l 9.37|3.47 7.51 8.46 5.63| 16.32 5.18 11.53 ..Latlb'.Ch. J 9.4713.57 -.01(9.00 5.43 0.2815.03 1'.4 ...Central... J 9,.'7|4.(17 B.lt 9.25 5.49i10.50i5.00, 11.80; .Ja clty..,io.Ooji.iO;K.ir.|9.Bs am a m p m p m am p m p mam LKAVK AKKIVB a ~ VETERINARY SPECIFICS 800 PAGE BOOK MAILED FBEE. CONTENTS: Part I.—Diseases of Horses. Part ll.—Diseases of Cattle. Part 111. —Diseases of Sheep. Part IV.—Diseases of Hogs. Part V.—Diseases of Dogs. 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AtDruggt.t,ororo44fci. t aWCUesallC^lUdlAonPino/. Sold by aU Lool DruggUU. _ - p|j IL AD A.. PA* 4-ittMld. j Pennsylvania Railroad. r Time Table in effect May is, *9B. „ „ | A. M., A. V P.M. P.M. tcrantonilS H)lvl 56 43 59 38 {2 21 54 41 I'lttstOn " " 708 110 00 12 43 606 _ A. M. A. M. P. M. P. M WllkeBbarre....lv {7 30 510 15 I 3 12 86 00 Plym'th Ferry" f7 38 1020 t3 21 I 6 08 Nantlcoke " 746 10 27 330 617 Muuiu.auii* " a 0,, 10 13 svO 657 Wapwallopeii." 813 10 55 858 647 Nescopeck ar 824 11 10 110 700 A. 11. Am M. p. M. P. M. I OttßVllle IV 56 U0 { 515 i 96 5 llazleton " 7lu 11 35 200 550 Tuinblcken " 7SO 11 25 220 61 0 Fern Glen 78s 11 34 228 618 Rock Glen,... ." 743 ll 40 216 ' 625 Nescopeck ar 807 ......... 3 no l 650 ' Nescopeck *lv B*B 24 B*i 10 MlO j BP78 P 7 0(i Cieaiy •• 8 33 via lis 7 09 Espy Ferry " fs 48 Rock t 4 2.1 718 E. Bloomsturg" 847 Glen 430 721 „ P. 51. • Catawtasa ar 855 12 20 436 780 Catawlssa IV 855 12 20 436 730 S. Danville.... " 914 12 38 455 747 ' ssunbury " 935 100 617 810 ' Sunbury lv*i>4s Aui B*6 si 'i 25 Lewlsburg ....ar! 10 15 1 45 6 08 Milton " 10 10 189 605 955 Wllllamsport.." | lie 2so n53 10 40 Lock Haven...." 1 11511 340 757 Hcnovo "1 A. 51. 440 850 Kane " 900! I' 51. p. M. Lock Haven...lv 812 10 83 45 Bellcfonte ar 105 -l 44 Tyrone " 2 151 6 00 Phlllpsburg...." 423 8 26' Gleartleld " 506 9 09| I'lttsburg " 655 11 30 A. M.I P. 51.| P. M. P. M' . sunbury lv ; 950 8 1 SS, IB 25 88 30 ' llarrleburg aril 30J 8 3 20| 655 810 1 0 ' I'. M. P. 5!.' P. M, A. M. Philadelphia .ar! 83 00 la 131 no 20' i 4 30 Baltimore "| 3lu i 6 Coj (9 40 620 Washington "j 411 I 7 15 110 55 740 | A. M. P. 51.1 Sunbury lv; 810 05 8 2 25) 1 p. >'■! l ewlstown Jo ar' 12 051 8 483 rittsburg' 1 8 6 55! 811 Sol ,„ !A. 51.1 P. 51. P. M.j P. Ml Harrlsbuig Iv;tlt 45 13 50 I 7 80 810 20 .... jp. M. 1 A. M. A. 51. Pittsburg ar 1 6 55! ru 301 1 2ml 85 30 8 Weekdays. Dally, f Flag station P. 51.1 P. SI. I A. M. A. M Pittsburg..lt I 8 l 1 8 in' I 3 to I 8 CI) Am 31. A. >!.• p. M. Harrlsbuig ar I 8 80j 8 3 30! [lO 00 88 10 ! A. M. A. M. Pittsburg .lv ......... 1 ... . t8 CO 1 P. 51. Lewlstown Jc." t 7 So| t 3 05 Sunbury ar I t 9 18, t 5 00 P. M.I A. M.j A. M. A. M Washington....lv no 40 ; 1 j r>o no 50 Baltimore " til 50 I 4 55 tS 59 [|2 00 Philadelphia..." ill 20 i 4 80; t8 30 112 26 A. M. A. 51.1 A. M. P. M. Hurnsnurg lv 13 35 ( s t-r. til 10 t3 55 I Sunbury ar 85 08 1 9 40; 110 t5 29 • P. 51. ! A. M. A. M Pittsburg lv 8100 1 83 80 88 0# Clearfield " 409 93, l'hlllpsburg.. 4 56 10 12 Tj rone " 7 15 t 8 10 12 30 Bellefonte " 8 31 a