2 SAW SPANISH FLEET. LIEUT. BLUE MADE A SEVENTY MILE JOURNEY. A Hespatcli from Rear Admiral Sampson Telling of a Scouting Exploit— Counted _ the Vessels—The Cape Verde Squadron All In Santiago Harbor. Washington, June 15.—The last lin gering doubt that may have existed as •to the presence of Cervera's fleet in Its entirely in Santiago harbor was removed when Altnlral Sampson's dis patch reached the navy department yesterday. Up to that time Informa tion as to the number and character of the vessels lying in the harbor, shielded from observation In gFeat part by the hills at the entrance, had been obtained through Cuban sources supplemented by such glimpses a3 . could be obtained by naval officers from the outside entrance. Now, however, according to Lieuten ant Blue, the ships have been actual ly seen by an American officer, count ed and Inspected from such points of vantage as were afforded by the high hills surrounding the harbor. The navy department has posted the following bulletin: Mole St. Nicholas, June 13.—Lieuten ant Blue has returned after a detour of seventy statute miles of observation of the harbor of Santiago de Cuba. He reports that the Spanish fleet Is all there. The Spanish attacked vigorously the camp at Guantanamo. An outpost of four marines were killed and their bod ies mutilated barbarously. Surgeon Gibbs was killed. (Signed.) SAMPSON. The officials here are rull of praise for Lieut. Blue's achievement. Victor Blue has long been known in the navy , as an enterprising and daring young officer, hut it required a good deal of sustained courage for him to go ashore In a hostile country and alone make this reconnaissance. He was, in the eye of military law, nothing more nor less than a spy, and had he I t en captured by the Spaniards he would have been tried by drum head court martial and executed. Considering the fact that the ma rines' light at Guantanamo last Satur day night was really the first engage ment of the war on shore. Admiral Sampi on's reference to the affair in hi dispatch posted yesterday was remark ably brief. Hence it is inferred that perhaps too much importance has been attached to It by the i u.'-l-o. The action-of Lieu tenant Colonel Huntington in remov ing his men to a more secure point •than lie exposed position occupied by them ('vest Heights, Is taken bet as an in-lit ation that no offensive mov-c* is 10 he attempted by the Marine <"orps, but that it will limit Its operations to the defence of a small point 111 Gunntanamo harbor, to pro tect the toaling of our warships, und perhaps to serve as a cable station when the necessary operators and In struments are secured from Cape Hay tien, to enable Admiral Sampson to re open tlip out euble. It does not follow by any means that t the nlace seized and held by the ma rines on Guantanamo bay is to be used as the point of debarkation of the United States regular troops now on their way to Cuba. On the contrary there is the best reason to believe that another point very much better adapted for a land ing has been selected. Hut this point also is believed to be much healthier than any point on the shores of Guan tanamo bay, where yellow fever Is said to be epidemic. The officials here were very reluc tant to believe that the Spanish who fought the marines at Crest Heights have been guilty of the horrible bar barism of mutilating the bodies of the soldiers. The first press reports, by some of the officers were supposed to be based upon the horrible wounds in flicted under certain conditions of range by the steel-clad bullet of the Mauser rifles. Admiral Sampson's report, however, seems to remove all doubt on that point, for his surgeons undoubtedly would be able to distinguish between the effects of a bullet and a machete. The Tellow Fever CUM-*. Washington, June 15.—official dispat ches received by the Marine Hospital service regarding the yellow fever sit uatlon indicate effectual vigilance on •the part of the authorities at McHcnry, Miss. There are no new eases at Mc Henry and the number of Ganger points has been reduced there from eight to six. The state health officer, Mr. Har rison, is in charge of the town, and Surgeon Murray is looking out for the federal regulations. Surgeon Carter uf 'he Marine Hospital service Is Investi gating the neighboring towns and houses along the railroad lines an-1 so far has developed no new cases. That examination, however, is not complet •> ed. Wnumled In a French Duel, Paris, June 15.—Count Boniface do Castellnne, who mairled Miss Anna Gould of Now York, fought a duel yes terday with M. Henri Turot of the Pe tite Republiqua Francaise. Thre> S i rounds were fought with swords, and "u M. Turut was wounded In each round, 1 twice slightly, and the third time se verely, in the right f-,rearm, thus end ing the duel. The dispute which led to the meeting grew out of M. Turot's comments upon an act of infanticide committed by a servant in the count's household. The Bin Francisco Uninjured. Washington, June 15.—Word has come to the navy department from Captain Leary, at P.-ovincetown, Mass., that the San Francisco, his flagship, had suffered r.o damage through go ing aground Monday. The navy de partment was a good deal relieved at this report, for It was feared that some of the rocks on the New England etas', had severely injured the ship. Mrnsle* at Cunp Merrlß. San Francisco, June 15.—Assistant Surge-in Henry Pago of the Field Hos pital at Camp Merritt, repot ts that there are eighty-two cases of measles | und one of mumps In the catr.p. That the disease is spreading is evi denced by a supplementary report that nineteen new casee have been discov ered within the last twenty-four hours. THE FIRST INVASION. Fight Hundred Marlnfli Were Landed a' Uuantanatnu. Kingston, Jamaica, June 12.—Lates advices in regard to the landing ol American troops on Friday show thai eight hundred marines have pitchei their tents about the smoking ruins ol the outer formications of Guantanamo and the Stars and Stripes for the first time float from a Spanish flag staf) in Cuba. To Captain Clark and thf battleship Oregon belong the honor o: accomplishing the first successful land ing of the war. Forty marines rrom irn battleship went ashore vesterdaj morning and occupied the left entranci of the bay until the troopship I'anthvi arrived with eight hundred marines. These, under the command of Lieu tenant Colonel R. W. Huntington, ar rived at J o'clock, and within half at hour they had burned the buildings dl the Spanish camp and had set fire tc the little village which crouched or the beach under the hill of Guanta namo. The whole operation of silencing th< guns and landing the forces was at easy as the placing of a Sunday schoo picnic. The Marblehead, backed bj the Vixen and the Dolphin, opened flr< on the earthworks Saturday. Tht shores to the right of the entrance wer" lined with guns and rifle pits, but tht Spaniards after firing a feu shots. The city of Guantanamo lies foul miles up the bay and a little Spanish gunboat came down to help the shore batteries. She stayed just long enough to turn around. Numerous shots were fired by the Spaniards, but not one landed and no Americans were injur ed. The main fort lies within the city limits and is yet to be reduced, but it Is not in a difficult position and tin American officers say it can be taken in fifteen minutes when desired. The Marblehead, the Dolphin, the Vixen and two colliers have been off the entrance of the harbor for several days, and Saturaay morning they sail ed Into the channel, and a mile furthei on they opened fire, sending fifty shots at the fortifications on the left. The hills on the right of the entrance were deserted. There are no defences on the right side of the harbor. No attempt was made to land until the Oregon steamed in early Friday morning. Captain Clark immediately sent forty marines ashore, and twenty from the Marnlehead followed. They founa evidences of a very nasty depar ture upon iho part of the valorous Spaniards. Hammocks, clothing, am munition and several watches were scattered about the earthworks, and a Spanish flag was found in one of the rifle pits. Company B, under Lieutenant Hall, was the first ashore, and without the loss of a moment the column started up the steep, rocky Mil to the earth works. Fur an hour a brown column of marines filed up the narrow path, eventually taking up -a position at the lop of tin hill. BLANCO FAILS AGAIN. Futile Attempts to f-lntlce Our Ship! L'miei* Havana's Guns. Key West. June 15.—Captain General Blanco has apparently not yet aban oned the hope of luring the American warships within range of the Havana batteries. He tried it again on Friday morning last, but with no better suc cess than in his previous attempts. Advices received here yesterday are to the effect that five Spanish ships ran out to the mouth of Havana har bor on the dav mentioned and headed In an easterly direction. The vessel 3 of the blockading squadron were lying well off shore. Upon sighting the Spaniards they ran in a short distance and opened lire on them. The volley of shot and shell brought no response from the enemy, but the quintette of ships speedily turned tail and, hugging the shore, under the bat teries, ran back Into -the harbor. The American ships, however, did not ac cept the bait, and made no further at tempt to molest them. The character of the Spanish boats could not be posi tively fixed on account of the distance, but the American officers sav one or two were small gunboats of the class which has been manoeuvring all along the north coast in futile efforts t-o draw the American ships within the fire of the Spanish batteries. Monday afternoon three of the Ha vana batteries, the Santa Clara bat tpry and Sand Batteries No. 1 and 2, opened fire upon one of the auxiliary gunboats which was cruising closely along the shore. About half a dozen shots were fired, none finding any oth er mark than the sea, sKnough sev eral dropped too close for comfort. The gunboat made no reply, but hur ried out of range and reported the attack to the flagship of the blockading squadron. No attempt at retaliation, however, was made. MANILA'S GOVERNOR READY TO QUIT He Would Have Surrendered to Dewey Ere Tills lint for the Army's Opposition. Hong Kong, June 15.—The Spanish governor of Manila wants to surrender to Admiral Dewey, but his army will not allow him to give up. Several pro posals by him to yield have been met with indignant opposition by the army. The army is holding out on the ex pectation of reinforcements from Spain. Mrs. I'oll rGos to the Front. Washington, June 15.—Mrs. J. Addi son Porter, 'he wife of the secretary to the president, has joined the Red Cross Society an-l has left Washington for Tampa. Mrs. Porter goes to Tam pa as chief of the staff of Miss Clara llarton, and she will go to Cuba If nec essary. The Red Cross party which left here was composed -of Miss Bar ton, Mrs. Porter, George Kennan and several trained nurses. Senator Aldr -li Reelected. Newport, R. 1.. June 15.—United States Senator Nelson W. Aldrlch. Re publican, was re-elected by the legis lature yesterday on the first ballot. The vote was as follows: Senate—Nelson W. Aldrlch "5, 13. Benjamin Andrewo 1. House—Aldrlch 61, Andrews 2, L. F. Garvin 1. Rig Graulte Plant Humnd. Barre, Vt., June 15.—A disastrous fire Monday night destroyed Mackie, Hus eey & Co.'s granite plant. It was the second largest granite plant In New England, the loss being 1100,000; Insurance (23,000. The fire Is supposed to have been Incendiary. THE COLUMBIAN, BLOOMSBURG, PA THE LEITER DEAL ENDS. Crenl ITlient Speculator Suddenly Cornea to Orlef. Chicago, June 14.—There are all kinds of rumeis here about Joseph Leitc-r and tho action of the market goes far to ward confirming many of them. His deal has gone to pieces. It has been gradually getting in position for such a collapse for a week past. Cash wheat has dropped $1 in thirty days, July 50 cents and September more than 25 cents. The break in the market has been too much for the young n an. George B. French. Letter's manager. V.a3 unable either to confirm or deny the story, but it comes from a source that is considered trustworthy. There are other rumors, but they have not developed tangible form. Leiter's in terests in wheat here have been very small since the close of.the May deal. He has shipped his wheat out. and there ate only about 750,000 bushels of cash u heat here. He has bought fut ures of late in his efforts to maintain prices in order to enable him better to market bis cash wheat abroad. JOSEPH I PITER. Armour has taken Leiter's June whetit off his hands, about 2E0.010 bush els being transferred from Allen Grier, Leiter's chief broker. Loiter alju trans ferred a lot of September to Lanison, but it has no significance except to ena ble them to settle trades. Loiter has been in a combination with the smoothest lot of cash me t in toe Northwest—Pillsbury, Peu\cy and Thompson. They stayed with the bull leader until there was a good chance to unload, and the rumor is that they haw dumped their holdings on him while he held the bag. Thompson and I'eevoy were hero yes terday and were not feeling particu larly comfortable. Thompson professed ignorance as to the cause of the twen ty-cent drop in cash wheat from the Northwest, also of any attempt of any party to sell out mother. The game has been played by these parties be fore on other people, who have suffered severely. I.eiter, at the end of May. had profits of Irom $5,000,000 to $7,000,000 in his tiv.ies. He then had more than 10,000,- OOf cushels, and had handled more than 40 vt'o,ooo bushels. Now, in all the fifteen months' cam paign, a good part of Leiter's cash wheat that has been shipped from here and the seaboard is sold for July de livery in Europe at high prices, so that the collapse at this end is looked upon as the cleaning up of the last of his trades. With fine crop prospects the world over, there is little chance for a bull to make much headway, with a big line and a small speculative trade, and, it is said, that he decided to get out. Joseph Letter was seen In the Illi nois Trust and Savings Bank, In con sultation with his father, L. Loiter. He said that he would make no assignment and that he had ordered his trades in futures liquidated. At the start, his cash wheat will be trusteed. The Northwestern bankers are said to have come here on a special train and to be on the anxious seat. Chicago. June 15. —The Leiter matter has taken on a new phase and one which seems to make the outlook much less threatening. At a conference yes terday, attended by a number of peo ple heavily interested in the deal, P. D. Armour agreed to take over the entire cash wheat holdings of Leiter, amount ing to about 7,000,000 bushels. Armour Monday consented to take over'about 4,000,000 bushels of this wheat, but an nounced yesterday that he had decided to carry the remaining 3,000,000 bush els as well. Counselman & Co.. it is understood, will take charge of the September trades. This action on the part of Armour simplifies the situation greatly. It was at first proposed to appoint a trustee to handle Leiter's wheat, but it is be lieved that this will not now be neces sary. With the wheat In Armour's hands there Is little danger of its be 'ng shaken out and coming on the mar tet in a lump. The banks that have loaned money to Leiter are understood to be well latlafled with this arrangement, and as nost of tiie loans are protested down to ibout 80 cents, the chances are that lone of them will lose anything in the Inal windup. Leiter's losses are variously estimat id at from $2,000,000 to $5,000,000, but ihis is all guesswork. There is no way if getting at even an approximately lorreet amount. That he will lose a ■ound sum is certain, out there is a losslblllty. in view of yesterday's de 'elopments, that it will fall below tlie ninimum figure givon above. A NEW COMET DISCOVERED. 'ound Photogr.iplileHlly liy Mr. Codding ton, of Lick Observatory. Lick Observatory, Cal., June 14.—A omet was discovered here Saturday vening by Mr. Coddington. It is iu onstellatlon Scorpio, about one degrea ortheast of the bright star An tares. The discovery was made by photog aphy. A plate exposed for other pur oses on that region of the sky showed 'hen developed, a strong trail produc d by a strange object. Mr. Codding on examined the object and found it i) be a comet of about the eighth mag- Jtude. Observations by Professor tussey showed that It la moving to 'ard the southeast about one degree er day. Mr. Wright found its spectrum to be ■intlnuoqs, with weak carbon bands. AN OPEN LETTER To MOTHERS. WE ARE ASSERTING IN THE COURTS 'OUR RIGHT TO THE EXCLUSIVE USE OF THE WORD "CASTORIA," AND "PITCHER'S CASTORIA," AS OUR TRADEMARK. /, DR. SAMUEL PITCHER, of Hyannis, Massachusetts, was the originator of "CASTORIA," the same that has borne and does now bear on every the fac- simile signature of wrapper. This is the original "CASTORIA" which has been used in the homes of the Mothers of America for over thirty years. LOOK CAREFULLY at the wrapper and see that it is the kind you have always bought on the and has the signature of wrap per. No one has authority from me to use my name except The Centaur Company, of which Chas. H. Fletcher is President. Do Not Be Deceived. Do not endanger the life of your child by accepting a cheap substitute which some druggist may offer you (because he makes a few more pennies on it), the in gredients of which even he does, not know. "The Kind You Have Always Bought" BEARS THE SIGNATURE OF Insist on Having The Kind That Never Failed You. "East, west, home is best," if kept clean with SAP OLIO S rOV E NAPTKA, the Cheapest and Best Fuel on the market. With it you can run a Vapor Stove tor one-hall cent per hour. Give us a call and be convinced. W. O. Holmes, Bloomsburg, Pa. Eshleman & Wolf, " L. E. Wharey, '• W. F. Hartman, " Pound ly Boys. While four small boys were playing in the cellar of the Hollidaysburg Opera House last week, they discover ed an old box filled with mutilated bills, notes obsolete money and cur rency, aggregating several thousand dollars in value. The treasure it is supposed belong ed to the Gardner—Morrow bank that failed two years ago, and was thrown into the celler in the belief that the money was counterfeit. The find caused quite a sensation among the banks depositors. Bo You Bead What people are saying about Hood's Sarsaparilla ? It is curing the worst cases of sciofula, dyspepsia, rheuma tism and all forms of blood disease, eruptions, sores, boils and pimples. It is giving strength to weak and tired women. Why should you hesitate to take it when it is doing so much for others i Hood's Pills are the best family ca thartic and liver tonic. Gentle, reli able, sure. New Postage Stamps. Commencing last week the post office department began issuing to postmasters and will continue to issue until December 31, 1898, a new series of postage stamps, com memorative of the holding of the national and international trans-Miss issippi exposition at Omaha, Ne braska, during the coming summer, and fall. They will be known as the trans-Mississippi series, and will com- j prise the following denominations : ! 1 2 4 5 8 ro and 50 cents and $1 and $2. These stamps are not in tended to supersede the ordinary series now in use ; so that postmas ters may obtain supplies of either or both whenever needed. The trans- Mississippi stamps differ materially in size from the ordinary series, the en graved space being about seven eighths of an inch wide by about one and three-eighths long. The designs are also radically unlike those of the ordinary stamps. OABTOnXA. Bran the J) Tfw Kind You Haw Always Bougfli A Great Opportunity Offered. The Democrats of the State should appreciate the fact that they nave a golden opportunity of winning this fall. The ticket nominated at Harris burg is a weak one, and the chances of a Democratic victory in the gubernatorial fight are most ex cellent and encouraging. With more tnan a possibility ot electing the Gov ernor the Democrats should be in duced to make wise and popular nominations for the Legislature. The taxpayers who have been robbed by recent Legislatures are readv to put a stop to corruption by voting for good men for the Legislature, and the Democrats should place in nomina tion the best men that can be found in the several districts of the State. There should be a clean sweep all along the line this fall.— Ex. Thousands suffer from Catarrh or cold in head and have never tried the popular remedy. There is no longer any excuse, as a 10 cent trial size of Ely's Cream Balm can be had of your druggist or we mail it for 10 cents. Full s ! ze 50 cents. ELY BROS., 56 Warren St., N. Y. City. A friend advised me to tiy Ely's Cream Balm and atter using it six weeks I believe myself cured of ca tarrh. It is a most valuable remedy. Joseph Stewart, 624 Grand Avenue, ifiooklyn, N. Y. Perhaps it is a good thing, says the Sayre Times, after watching a pro menade of Sayre's 400, that some of the young ladies of this section did not exist as long ago as 1670. In that year the following act was passed by the English parliament: All women of whatever age, rank, or profession, or degree, whether virgins, maids, or widows, that shall after the passing of this act, impose upon and betray into matrimony any of his Majesty's male subjects, by scents, paints, cosmetics, washes, artificial teeth, false hair, Spanish wool, iron stays, hoops, high heeled shoes, or bolstered hips, shall incur the penalty of the law now in force against witchcraft, scorcery, and such like misdemeanors, and that the marriage, upon conviction, shall stand null and void. Fine PHOTO GRAPHS and CRAYONS at McKillip Bros., Bloomsburg. The best are the cheapest. Li *-mwk n®vw,' • coPVßio7r.-tw> 4 TID-BITS FOR MA' HONEY! and tender little juicelets for the chil dren, are all right, but papa and ' the boys" want a good, big, juicy steak, roast or chop when business or school duties, are over, and we can cater to them all. Our stock of prime meats is unexcelled fof quality, and we send them home in fine shape. j. E. KEIFFR. THE MARKETS. BLOOMSBURG MARKETS. COHRBCTBD WKKKI.V. B3TAIL PKlOgfl. ! Butter per lb $ >I4 ; I Eggs per dozen . >I4 • Lard per lb IO j Ham per pound , 10 j Pork, whole, per pound .06 j Beef, quarter, per pound,... , 0 y j Wheat per bushel 100 ! Oats \e ! R ye " " .50 I Wheat flour per bbl 6.00 I Hay per ton.. y to $-o ! Potatoes per bushel,r .co Turnips " •' , a j j Onions " " 100 I Sweet potatoes per peck .35 Tallow per lb 05 Shoulder " " _ o g Side meat " " c g Vinegar, per qt *. [OS Dried apples per lb .05 Dried cherries, pitted .ia Raspberries j >la Cow Hides per lb *1 Steer " „ caifskm ;;;;; Sheep pelts ° 'yj Shelled corn per bus ,60 Corn meal, cwt Bran, " IM I Ch P " 1 00 Middlings " 100 Chickens per lb new I 2 " "old !, 0 Turkeys " " la i Geese Ducks " " .. *' I°'1 °' I" " o8 COAL. 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