6 GENERAL MERRITT. A FEARLESS FIGHTER AND EXTRAOR DINARY MILITARY TACTICIAN. Asa Boy He Had No Aspirations to Fol low the Army but Expected to be a J, lawyer-Served wltb D stlnctlon All Through the Civil War. No American soldier ever won his spurs more bravely than did Wesley DEerrltt. A fearless fighter, a dashing cavalry leader, an efficient department aooaraander, and a military tactician of extraordinary ability, he has, by Cue of gallant deeds performed, en graved his name on his country's honor roll for all time. Pew military records mode during the war of the rebellion show such a sapid succession of promotions for "gellsnl and meritorious conduct" as dose that of General Merrltt. KIIIUTT\ Wesley Merrltt was born In the city of New York, at 87 North Moorfe street, en December 1, 1886. His father, John Willis Merrltt, was a practicing lawyer t that time, but four years later, finding the law not sufficiently remun erative to supply the Increasing needs of & large family, he gave up his prac tice and bought a farm In Illinois, near a amall place called Belleville. Unlike most distinguished soldiers, Wesley Merrltt Is unable to recall any boyish dreams of a military career. Until he wan sixteen years old he had no Idea of being a soldier, his train of thought up to that period having been mainly In the direction of the law. A military career was not to young Merritt's taste, but In compliance with his father's wishes he consented to ac cept an opportunity to enter West Point. He was graduated July 1, 1800, and was assigned to the dragoons. After serving for a short period at Fort Crittenden. Utah, he was promoted, on May 13, 1861, to a second lieutenancy, and eoon afterwards 'he became the adjutant general of the federal force: 1 In Utah. When he was called to duty In th. Blast, at the beginning or the civil war. Lieutenant Merrltt was adjutant of the Second Dragoons, under Colonel Philip St. George Cooke, and he remained with that gallant officer for two or three years. When Colonel Cooke was made a brigadier general and placed in command of the cavalry of the ar my of the Potomac, young Merrltt be came his aide de camp, and on April 5, 1862, was promoted to be captain. Much A Captain Merritt's work aB aide was lone In Washington, and his Intelli gence, quickness and military sagacity made a most favorable Impression on -the commanding officers with whom he was brought in contact. Persons high in authority recognized In the act ive young officer the ready qualities of a. first class soldier, and Just before the battle of Gettysburg he received the appointment of brigadier general of volunteers. On July 1, 1863, he was put in command of tfhe reserve cavalry at Gettysburg and so well did he acquit himself that he was breveted a major in the regular army for "gallant and meritorious services." It was about this time that the "Boy Brigadier," as Merritt was called by the soldiers, attracted the attention of General Sheridan. The latter was par ticularly pleased with the young gen eral's dash and nerve, and at the same time Impressed with his strategic skill. .MerrlH had the knack of finding out the points and getting In some efrecl blows before his prox imity was susiJCft ,d. He fought close to Sheridan at Winchester, and so cleverly did he handle his division that "Little Phil" complimented him warm ly at the close of the engagement. A cardial friendship sprang up between fly* "two distinguished cavalrymen, which continued until Sheridan's death. General Merrltt was engaged in sev eral spirited raids under Sheridan, and from August, 1864, to March, 1866, he was la command of a cavalry division in the Shenandoah campaign. During all of that time he was practically "In the saddle" continuously. After the close of the war General Merrltt was specially honored in Wash ington, being personally commended by General Grant and by Secretary Stan ton, and receiving the high military honor of being brevetted a major gen eral In the regular army. In the sum mer of 1865 he was appointed chief of cavalry of the Military Division of the Southwest, and subsequently chief of cavalry of the Military Division of the Gulf. On September 30, 1865, he was mustered out of the volunteer service and made lieutenant colonel of the Ninth Cavalry. For several years he served at various stations In the West, and greatly entranced his reputation as. a daring and effective fighter by his prowess In dealing with turbulent und l warlike Indians. He was actively en-; gaged in the encounter with the Chcy en.nes, near Indian Croek, and soon af terward General Crook appointed h'm. ehlef of the cavalry attached to the Big Horn and Yellowstone expeditions. He commanded the Wind River expe dition against the Kez Perces In 1877, and tin the following year he led the troops dispatched to aid Thornburgh's besieged command at Milk River, One of General Merrltt's most nota ble exploits was the conducting of a successful cavalry march against the Cheyennes, In which he led seven full cavalry companies in a ride of elghty flve miles In thirty-one hours and com pleted the march with every man in good condition. "Buffalo Bill" and Captain Charles King, the novelist, were with Merrltt on this occasion. So stealthily did the cavalry advance that the Cheyennes were taken by surprise and were so completely panic stricken that they ran in disorder from their camp, leaving Yellow Hand, one of their chiefs, lying dead on the grass. General Merrltt was In command of Port Laramie, Wyoming, In 1880, and again In 1882. In the latter year the authorities at Washington, desiring to obtain the fullest benefits from Gener al Merrltt's superior knowledge and skill as a tactician, placed him at the head of the military academy at West Point, w<here he remained for nearly Ave years. In 1887 he waß promoted to be brigadier general of the United States army, and placed In command of the Department of the Missouri. Subsequently he was made a major general, and assumed command of the Department of the East. His selection by the war department to command the military expedition to the Philip pines received the most unreserved popular commendation. There Is on the part of the people of this country an abiding faith In the courage, the sagacity, the judgment and the patriotism of Wesley Merrltt.— New York Times. WILLIAM GILLETTE. The Author-Actor of One of the Moat Popular Plaja* William Gillette Is one of the few au thor-actors who has made a success. His play, "Secret Service," In which he acts the role of the heroic spy, con tinues In favor in this country, and was the only patriotic American play ever received with approval In Lon don. WILLIAM OILLETT. During his last year In the world's metropolis Mr. Qilletts was a social lion. "Secret Service" Is a drama full of stirring action, and there is not a dull moment in it from first to last. It Is a succession of patriotic Incidents which hold one in breathless attention, with comic relief of a sparkling quality. The play Is elaborate in scenic effects and romantic situations. Japanese Love or the Ileautlful. In the principal room of every Jap anese house built bv rule there Is a slightly raised platform sometimes so arranged that it can be entirely en closed. This dias is the "sacred niche" where Mikado would sit should he ever enter the house. It 1b still the rule there that the subject must not look down upon the Mikado. In the days, not very long past, when It was un lawful even to look upon his face, he would have sat entirely shut off from view, and his fool would have been served through a side opening so placed as to prevent a sight of his sacred countenance. The royal in closure Is looked upon as an altar. With It the whole house must be In keeping, and It Is here that some grouping of flowers or leaves, some beautiful work of art, 1b alwavß seen. The spot Is Itself a sample of excel lent work, and here the little children learn from Infancy to revere and love the beautiful and the good in nature and art.—St. Nicholas. Too Much Iron. Doctor—Did you get that mixture of wine and iron that I ordered? Deacon Waters—Yes; It was flrst rate. Never enjoyed a bottle of medi cine better In my life. Drank it up without takln' breath. But, doctor, there was too much Iron in It. Dostor—Huh! So I should Imagine. Deacon Waters Yes, the Iron all went to my feet and made >m so heavy I could hardly walk.—New York Week ly. A "hedge doctor," a kind of quack In Ireland, was being examined at an in quest on his treatment of a patient who had died. "I gave him ipecacuan ha," he said. "You might Just as well have given him the aurora borealls," said the Cor oner. "Indade, yer honor, and that's Just what I should have given him next If ,he hadn't died."—Hospital Gazette. r THE COLUMBIAN, BLOOMSBURG, PA. OUR MANUFACTURED EXPORTB. Tills Ypr, the First Time. They Exceed Imports, ttnd That Largely. Washington, July 2.—The report of the bureau of statistics, Just Issued, gives the following Information regard ing manufactured articles exported from and imported into the country: Twenty-seven million dollars' worth of American manufactures were sent abroad during the twenty-six business days of May, and only 118,000,000 worth of foreign manufactures were brought Into the country during the same time, It has already been announced that our exports of manufactured articles are this year, for the first time in our his tory, exceeding our imports of manu factures, but it remained for the month of May to make the phenomenal rec ord of exporting 60 per cent, more of manufactures than were imported in the same time. Notwithstanding th's fact that the imports of manufactures during the fiscal year have been much less than in preceding years, and the demand upon our own manufacturers consequently greater, the manufactur ers have Steadily gone on increasing their exports, so that the total expor tation of manufactures during the fis cal year will exceed by fully $12,000,000 those of any preceding year in the his tory of the country, and will be more than double that of a decade ago, and more than 60 per cent. In excess of that of 1895. The aggregate exports will amount to $300,000,000 for the year. The most important in point of value of the manufactured articles exported are: Agricultural implements, books, maps and engravings, chemicals, cop per and manufactures of It; cotton manufactures, cycles, manufactures of flax, hemp and jute; glass and glass ware, Instruments and apparatus for scientific purposes, manufactures of Iron and steel, manufactures of leather, mineral oils for Illuminating purposes, paper and manufactures thereof, para fline and parafflne wax, tobacco, furni ture and other manufactures of wood. Of these articles none fell below $2,000,- 000 in the amount exported during the year, and many range into the tens of millions. Of agricultural Implements, for Instance, our exports In the year will amount to over $6,000,000, of which more than $1,000,000 go to France, near ly $1,000,000 worth to the United King dom, an equal amount to Germany, more than $500,000 worth to Canada, nearly $500,000 to Argentina, and a like amount to British Australasia, while Mexico, Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, Porto Rico, British East Indies and Africa also absorbed a share of the grand total of over $6,000,000. Of bicycles the exports for the year will amount to more than $6,000,000, $l,- 500,000 In value going to the United Kingdom, nearly an equal amount to Germany, $500,000 to British North America, nearly sloo,ooo worth to Ja pan, $250,000 worth to British Austral asia and nearly $200,000 worth to Africa. The exportation of manufactures of copper has grown enormously in the past two or three years. In the fiscal year 1895 it amounted to over $11,000,- 000, in 1896 to over $19,000,000, in 1897 :o over $21,000,000 and in the present year will considerably exceed that of 1897. Manufactured cotton will amount in the year to probably $17,000,000. TO PORTO RICO NEXT. Troops Now on the Water to Go to San Juan. I Washington, July s.—The feeling at the war department that Santiago, be ing covered by Shatter's siege guns on the heights around the town, and by the guns of Sampson's jhips, must sur render before the day is over, has led to a complete revolution of the plans which were formulated when General Shatter's dispatch calling for immedi ate reinforcements was received. As soon as General Shatter's troops have been thoroughly rested they will be forwarded to Porto Rico. The army corps under General Brooke at Camp Thomas, Chlckamauga now under marching orders, will prob ably be the first troops to leave for Porto Rico. The soldiers of General Snyder's di vision at Tampa are believed to be on the water bound for Santiago. It is the purpose to forward them Immedi ately after their arrival at that place to Porto Rico, without disembarking the Boldiers from the transports, with the exception perhaps of one or two regiments, which will replace some of the troops of General Shafter's army. SHERMAN ON ALASKA ltetnrnlng from Trip, lie Says Country Needs Territorial Lhwii, Seattle, July I.—Ex-Secretary John Sherman has arrived here from Alas ka. In an Interview Mr. Sherman said: "Alaska would be better governed had she regular territorial laws. I be lieve It will be a very short time until Congress giVes her these. It may be years before statehood can be given. "That prohibition law, to which Alaskans object so strongly, does not seem to prohibit entirely, as I noticed a great many saloons. If the law can not be enforced It would better be tak en off the statute books." The Cure of Prisoner*. Washington, July 6.—The capture of 1,600 men of Cervera's fleet, destroyed off Santiago by Admiral Sampson and Commodore Schley on Sunday, and of 2,000 in El Oaney, the suburb of that town, on the right of the American line, which was practically occupied by- General Shafter's forces on Friday, and the expected fall of Santiago give the officers here an additional burden to carry. They must provide food and supplies for the large number of prisoners that have fallen and will fall into the hands of the land and sea forcee of the Uni ted States In Cuba, and the problem Is already engaging their serious atten tion. One of the greait difficulties of the question of getting troops to Cuba was that of carrying with them suffi cient supplies: and with the addition of thousands of Spanish troope to pro vide for, the departments of supplies and transportation have their hands more than full. Ia Favor of More Cadet*. Washington, Jnly s.—The report of the Board of Visitors to the Military Academy at West Point, made pub! c at the War Department to day, renews the recommendation of previons boards that the nnmber of cadets be increased by allowing the President to appoint twenty and each United States Senator one. "* NEW YORK LETTER. Soeeinl Correspondence. An emergency appropriation of $200,- 000 Mae been voted for the new East river br.uge, which, since the debt limit question v. as raised, has been deprived of the means by which construction could be pushed. An Odd Charity. The most curious charity in New York, and one which savors of medie val times, is the one Known as the "Leake Dole of Bread." For over 10< years a weekly distribution of bread has taken place at St. John's chapel, one of the Trinity parish churches John Leake, who was one of the foun ders of the Leake and Watts home foi children, left $6,000, the Interest to h spent in purchasing bread for poor wo men. This buys about 4,000 loaves of bread a week. O.buru'i OH Stock. A good many years ago, when Eu gene Robinson failed and had to gel out of the Stock Exchange, he owed Charlie Osborn $140,000. In part pay ment of this he gave Charlie 1,50t shares of Standard Oil stock, wortt about 65, which so disgusted that thrif ty and frisky speculator that he regis tered an oath that he never would al low Robinson to return to the floor The stock was. however, laid away ii a safe, and when Osborn died was lefi to hlfl heirs. The $97,600 had Increased to $600,000, at a valuation of $4OO i ■hare. It Is now worth about $425 It pays 40 per cent, a year, or $60,000 nearly two-thirds per annum of thi original valuation. Isn't there just < suggestion of luck In this? How to Get Rich. Some of our millionaires at times as sume the responsibility of rushing tntc print with suggestions to the youth o: the country on the all-Important sub Ject, "How to Get Rich." The bes plan I have -heard is "Imitate Sage.' Sage lives about as frugally as any one. He rides d-own town In the morn lng and up town in the afternoon on i free pass on the elevated road. Ter cents saved. He spends only elgh cents for his luncheon, where otlhei men make It fifty. Forty-two centi saved. He smokes not. A dollar sav ed. He drinks not. A dollar saved He always carries gold in his pocketi to jingle—the honorarium of the boart member. The interest on his vast loam is piling up while he sleeps. Foruit-r President of the Police Boerd. Our former president of the polici board, Theodore Roosevelt, has don< the country good In more ways thai one. He has not only given the eoun try a first class fighting man, full o: byalns, energy and resource, but he ha: by his example brought to the front £■ class of men whose wealth and socia position lend a most encouraging anc significant character to the episode From all the clubs and colleges young men of large means and high standing have flocked to the nation's banner ready to serve shoulder to shoulderwßt the mechanic and the farm hand, th< clerk and ths plebeian. They not onlj applied for service with Mr. Rooseveli 'himself, but, animated by his prompi action, they have volunteered every where. They have made their appear ance In the navy as well as the army and they are show'ing the country thai the rich man is r|ot the idler and the drone he has been pictured. They are proving, on the contrary, that the so called gilded youth are as eager tc abandon their luxurious environment Is the country's cause as the homely rus tic Is to exchange his plow handle foi a musket. Other Features In Trade. The effect of the war Is very pecullai cm poultry and pineapples. Barge ship ments of -the former to Cuba have beer, the rule for several years and now thai these are stopped a greater supply reaches this market. Just before the war began a large shipment was made to Cuba and reached port in Bafety, bul this will be the last until the war Is over. Hence the supply here is ex cessive and sales aie only made at a heavy loss. On the other hand the Im portation of pineapples has become very difficult, as American vessels Incui too great a risk a-nd all that come must be under some foreign flag. The sup ply will therefore be light and prices will be so high as to prevent canning. The cigar trade will also suffer and the price of fine brands must advance as fast as the stock of Cuban tobacco diminishes. Very strangely the con sumption of tobacco In Spain is chiefly of the American product, which shows ti—i Spanish smokers cannot afford to Use Cuban tobacco, but now they will -have to look elsewhere when they want to take a smoke. Newspaper Matter*. The expense of supplying the news papers of this city with war news is estimated at $lOO,OOO a week. ' Rather a heavy bill, but It cannot be avoided. Pulitzer has shown nls public spirit by continuing the salaries of all employes who enlist until the'r return from ser vice. What a oostly war It must be when the news expense reaches suoh a vast amount! The papers are issu ing extras for special news. One Jour nal tried a 10 o'clock edition, but It failed, as people at that hour are either abed or at the theatre, or somewhere else, out of the reach ot the newsboys' call. The worst result of this rivalry for war news Is the tendency to man ufacture report* or to reprint the same thing In a Httle different shape and this bogus news often tries the reader's patience. Apropos -of news, one of the consequences of the war is a demand for Improved printing presses and near ly a score of papers have each ordered a new equipment. New York printing presses are also In foreign demand and orders have been received from far away Australia and near-by Paris. America indent lead* tne world In ev erything that per talrs to Journalism. CYRUS THORP. "Political notes"—s $ $ $. V _ "A PERFECT FOOD—as Wholesome as tt is Delicious." 0 *3 WALTER BAKER & CO.'S O 1 JTBREAKFAST COCOA I FX. n " Has stood the test of more thsn too years' use among all X Sx MSr hti elaaaea, and for purity and honest worth is unequalled." vy A wSfM Costs less than ONE CENT a Cup. A VPI jfcf r*l Trade-Mark on Every Package. X S< WALTER BAKER & co. LTD., Q TRADE-MARK, Established I 780. DORCHESTER, MASS. A ALEXANDER BROTHERS & CO. DEALERS IN Cigars, Tobacco, Candies, Fruits and Nnts SOLE AGENTS FOR Henry Mail lard's Fine Candies. Fresh Every Week. IF'IE/N'ISRE GOODS .A. SPECIALTY, SOLE AGENTS FOR F. F. Adams & Co's Fine Cut Chewing Tobacco Sole agents for the following brands of Cigars- Henry Glay, Londres, Normal, Indian Princess, Samson, Silver Asb Bloomsburg Pa. IF YOU ARE IN NEED OF CARPET, MATTING, or OIL CLOTH, YOU WILL FIND A NICE LINE AT W. EL BBOWIB'S 2nd Door above Court Hou&c. A large lot of Window Curtains in stock. This settles ,<- i. That's the hi Hereafter i yfiwtfi Han v- To I will have all, J wi n success a my clothes' man cannot HADE TO I b® to° careful ORDER BY °^? aPPelr " EDWARD E. STRAUSS & CO. America's Popular Tailors, Chicago. Base Ball in Biblical Times. A member of the Canton Theologi cal school who is interested in the great national game, has written a thesis on "base ball among the anci ents." From this are gleaned the fol lowing interesting points which help to establish his contention : The devil was the first coacher— he coached Eve when she stole first —Adam stole second. When Isaac met Rebecca at the well she was walking with a pitcher. Sampson struck out a great many times when he beat the Philistines. Moses made his first run when he slew the Egyptian. Cain made a base hit when he kill ed Abel. Abraham made a sacrifice. The prodigal son made a home run. David was a great long distance thrower. Moses shut out the Egyptians at the Red Sea.— Ex. The best medicine you can take is that which builds a solid foundation for health in pure, rich blood-Hood's Sarsaparilla. The Lutheran Ministerium. The 150 th anniversary of the Lutheran ministerium of Pennsyl vania, celebrated recently in Phila delphia, is perhaps the oldest body of that denomination in this country. The ministerium has 324 ministers, 500 congregations, 123,470 confirmed members, 489 Sunday schools, 83,- 207 scholars, and the contributions last year amounted to $683,021.97. The ministerium supports Muhlen berg college at Allentown, and the Theological seminary at Mount Airy, Philadelphia. It has orphans' homes at Germantown and Topton, Berks county. OASTOZIXA.. Bean the <9 The Kind You Have Always Bougft THAT'S JUST IT ! You can't always tell by the looks of a garment how it is going to WEAR. WHY NOT get the WEAR as well as the looks when you can have both at the same PKICE. $12.00 is the starting point of those Edward E. Strauss & Co.'s Famous Custom Tailored Suits and Overcoats with an ironclad guarantee thrown in free. IT WILL PAY YOU to examine this line, and leave your or der for one of these hand some garments. CALL ON L. GROSS, Bloomsburg, Pa. Near Alma, Wis., is a herd of curi ous animals belonging to Huber brothers. Some of them are pure bred buffalo, the brothers having been interested for ten years in an attempt to rear buffalo in captivity. Besides the buffalo, however, there are on the farm a number of crossbred cattle to which have been given the name catalo. The catalo is' the result of a cross between the buffalo and the cow. It is believed that from such a cross can be produced animals better suited to life on the great western, ranges than the domestic cattle are. The buffalo is hardier than the cow, and while his meat is as good his hide is more useful and valuable than that of the cow, being long and furry. The buffalo stands the rigors of the northwestern winter without shelter by reason of this furry coat, and the expectation is that the crossbred catalo will inherit the woolly coat and the buffalo hardiness of constitution. Since the outbreak of hostilities with Spain crime has markedly de creased as proved by the police record in greater New York. A single sit ting, lasting seldom more than one hour, disposes of all pending cases at the Jefferson Market Police Court, where previously two sessions were re quired every day having an average of two huiirs duration. And else where the same condition prevails. Mr. Lindsay is inclined to the belief that the rough characters in town bear ing a fair mental calibre, have avail ed of the opportunity to enlist similar to the formation of the tamous Wilson Zuaves in civil time. This proves that poverty and want are the two principal factors in the creation of crime, and that man is naturally good and not bad. It does not pay to be wicked nor criminal, so to be smart we must develop talent and cultivate impulse in the right direction in order to be "respectable." OAHTOHIA. Bean the /} Kind You Have Always Bmjfc
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