2 BT SANTIAGO HARBOR CfJWfaODOnE SCHLEY TAKES A LOOK AT FORTS AND BATTERIES. Lfebtennnts tlobson tin the ones which poured such a hitter Are into the Merrlmac. Directly cast of Morro Castle, on the crest of the plateau-like cliff, were six big guns, one or two of Which were dismounted. The Estrella battery and a small battery further In showed no guns. All the houses near the harbor were deserted, and, strange to say, not one, apparently, had been touched by a hos- L tile projectile. On the Inside of the slope and hill to the westward some hastily construct ed casemates were seen, Into which the Spanish gunners were wont to retire when our ships opened Are. When the firing ceased the gunners only had a few steps to climb to their six-Inch rapid Are guns, which almost always Bred a few farewell shots. At Punta Gorda there were two four- Inch guns, one above the other, and neither protected by even sand or | earth. These commanded the harbor entrance pretty well, but they could bave been silenced by qne well directed heavy shell. , , Commodore Schley has over and over again expressed the belief that our fleet could probably have entered the harbor without the loss of a single ship. The mines might have stopped Ingress bj\ sinking the leading ship, but tills Is ft chance of war, and not so grave as many taken during the civil war, nor as serious as would have beer the L iltuatlon had there been good batteries, k. properly managed, In the harbor. A PRISON FOR ZOLA. Ha And Editor Ferreanz Sentenced to 000 Year Each and to Fay Heavy Flnee. Parlß, July 19.—The second trial of M. Enflle Zola and M. Perreaux, manager | of the Aurore, upon charges of defam ing the army, was concluded yesterday In the Versailles assizes. M. Laborl, counsel for M. Zola, protested against the officers of the Dreyfus court mar tial being allowed to prosecute in a k elvll capacity, but the court overruled fi the protest. The defendants were found guilty and sentenced to one year's Imprisonment each. They were also condemned to pay a flive of 3,000 francs each, together with the costs. The Resolute Balls. New York. July 20.—The armed sup ply vessel Resolute, heavily ladened, left this port direct for Santiago last evading. The vessel has on board a large supply of the necessities and many of the luxuries of life. Captain Eaton is In charge. Captain Kimball of the quartermaster's department has placed on board many thousand suit* of underclothing, 10,000 pairs of socks, 2,000 pairs of shoes and 2,000 blankets, among other things. Lieutenant Arlstldee Agraroonte of f this city Is In charge of the medical supplies and will establish the first bacteriological laboratory on the Is land -of Cuba. K Major Sommers, with twenty-flve IF inuQnnes, from tha Second Tennesaee I ■ regiment, will have control of the work I of flighting the fever In Cuba. There ■P ° M bUßdr,d m>raes 00 NEWS FROM CHICK AM AUG A. Two Divisions Ready to Leave Camp Thomas for Charleston. Chattanooga, Tenn., July 20.—Prepa rations are going on unabated to move troops from Chickamauga. General Brooke arrived from Washington yes terday and It is generally understood at headquarters that Be will immedi ately issue orders for the removal of two divisions of his First Corps to Charleston. The wagon trains and stock of Gen eral Halns, Second brigade, have all gone to Charleston, and this brigade will doubtless follow to-day or to-mor row. Colonel Rockwell, chief ordnance of ficer, says that he has received ord nanoestores sufficient to complete equipping the First Corps, and that by noon to-day these stores will be duly distributed. Five carloads of ordnance stores ar rived yesterday, Including one car of rifles and revolvers from the Columbia arsenal, two cars of general eQUlppage from the Rock Island arsenal and two cars of ammunition, a total of 1,000.000 rounds from the Frankland arsenal of Philadelphia. By the last of this week the entire two divisions of General Brooke's corps will be on their way to the front. In all probability General Wade will re main In command of the Camp Thomas army and General Brooke will devote himself to seeing that the army moves away promptly. Railroad cars have been placed In position and there will be no delay In moving troops when the order is given. Arrangements are being perfected for a banquet and smoker to be given soon by the members of the Sigma Alpha Epsllon fraternity at the park. Adju tant T. M. Cobb of the Fifth Missouri began the movement yesterday, and he will be assisted by Lieutenant William J. NtXon of the Third Tennessee, who is another enthusiastic fraternity man. Nearly every regiment in the park will be represented at the banquet. Trnops to Embark at New York. New York, July 20.—Orders from Washington were received at the Army building yesterday directing that the three transports, Massachusetts, Michi gan and Roumanla, which are to take the troops to Porto Rico, shall not be sent to Newport News and Tampa, where It was intended to embark the troops. The orders directed that the vessels should be kept here and said that the troops would be sent here at an early date for embarkation. GERMANY NOT HOSTILE. Dewey's Dispatch Baying No Change Had Occurred. Washington, July 20.—At yesterday's cabinet meeting a dispatch from Admi ral Dewey was read, stating that there was no change In the situation at Ma nila. It was the opinion of the members of the cabinet that he report of strain ed relations between Admiral Dewey and the German admiral Is without any in fact. This Is indicated by the fact that Admiral Dewey's dis patch was taken to Hong Kong by a German warship. Both the president and Secretary Day are said to have assured the cabi net members that nothing of an aggra vating nature had occurred at Manila between the Americans and Germans. It Is not stated officially, but there Is good reason to believe that either through Ambassador White at Berlin or the representative of the German government here, the state department has received assurance as to the atti tude of Germany toward the Philip pines that have removed tfie grave apprehension heretofore entartelned that Germany would offer obstacles to the execution of our plans. It may be that they are based upon facts communicated by Admiral Dewey as to messages between himself and the German admiral In the Philippines, for It Is known that for politla reasons the navy department withheld from publi cation a large and Important section of Dewey's last cablegram received sev eral days ago. The reported negotiations between the insurgent leader, Aquinaldo, and the Spanish captain general. Augustln, have not yet been reported officially to our government. • Flans at Santiago. Washington, July 20.—A general out line ot the future work of the Santiago forces has been seml-officlally stated at the war department. The plan contemplates having Gene ral Shafter remain at Santiago until the Spanish forces have withdrawn from the surrendered territory and em barked for Spain. This will about com plete the work assigned to the general, and he will be allowed to return to the United States. Who will succeed him In command Is yet a matter of specula tion, all of the senior officers being fa vorably spoken of for the cammand. General Shafter, It Is thought, can complete his work in about a month. The work of the Santiago army, however. Is not finished. If present ar rangements are carried out, the army will, for a time, encamp on the high hills In the vicinity of Santiago. After a complete rest, operations will be re sumed. This contemplates the occu pation of any Important Spanish posts In the vicinity, the examination of the roads, repairing and extension of rail roads and the establishment of bases of supplies. The movement. It Is understood, will be made In the direction of Havana, a'.l possible measures being taken to Iso late that city. From the outlook at. present, however, It seems that this army will see much more Important service. The occupation of Santiago proper It Is generally believed, will be assigned to two regiments of lmmunes. Dig Contract tor Hay. St. Louis, July BO.—A St. Louis firm has secured the largest contract for hay ever let by the United States gov ernment The contract calls for nine mlllloii pounds, to be delivered at Chickamauga. Hlaw Vp 81* Men. Oakland. July 20.—The California Fuse Works was blown up by a Chi naman fleeing from arrest yesterday. Six deputy sheriffs who were trying to ari'est Ufa alleged murderer, were THE COLUMBIAN, BLOOMSBURG, PA QUAINT AND DUBIOUS. Bank of England notes are number ed backward—from 10,000, hence the figures 000,01. Russia has the largest standing army in the world. It numbers about 870,000, as against Germany's 585,- 000. The wonderful part of the maxim gun is that it has only one barrel, and yet it can discharge 603 shots in one minute. In the twenty-three libraries of Berlin, which are either public or be long to official bodies, there are over 2,000,000, volumes. The Biitish soldier has not always worn a red uniform. White was the prevailing color under Henry VIII, and dark green or russet in the time of Elizabeth. Seven Chinese war vessels are at present being built in Germany. Among them are four topedo boat destroyers, which will have a speed of thirty-two knots an houi. Two canaries in a cage at Portland, 0., were killed by a sparrow hawk which thrust its head between the bars of the cage, seized the canaries and wrung their uecks. Padlocks are being manufactured with an auxiliary chamber, whiqh carries an explosive to be fired by a hammer inside the lock and give an alarm when the lock is tampered with. The people of the United States use 400,000,000 matches every day, or 178,850,000,000 every year ; and it is computed that these placed end to end would stretch away 4,939,786 miles. It is a common Asiatic custom for the bridegroom to give chase to the bride either on foot, on horseback or in a canoe. If the bridegroom catches the fugitive he claims her as his wife, otherwise the match is brok. en off. A curious plant is found in New Granada known as the ink plant, the juice of which can be used as ink without any previous preparation. The writing first appears red, but in a few hoars' time it changes to a deep black. There are inTokio ten iron bridges and eleven stone bridges. Besides these, there are about sixty-nine wooc en bridges, measuring upward of thir teen ken. Those that are of smaller length are too numerous to be count ed. As regards architecture, it may be said that as a fine art it did not exist in Great Britain till the Normans brought it, and to them England owes some of the finest of existing buildings and the models in which the others are built. The Causes of Cancer. There are few diseases that afflict the human family that are more to be dreaded than those of a cancerous nature. The cancer proper is a most appalling foe to life. Whether it can be cured is and always has been a debatable question. Cases are cited where alleged marvelous cures have been effected but this does not to any appreciable extent alter the facts in the case that the cancer is practically incurable once it gets any sort of headway in the system. The causes of this disease have been so imper fectly understood that any effort at prevention was worse than useless. A French scientist claims to have dis covered cancer germs in wood and that artisans who work in wood are much more subject to this disease, all things considered, than those who handle most other materials. Having once started on this line of research, he found cancer germs in wood and vegetation of various kinds. Elm and willow trees showed a greater proportion of these germs than other woods. In high altitudes or where trees are not common very few cancer germs were found. From all of which it appears that we may be at last on the highroad to some reliable and conclusive knowledge upon a subject which has baffled the skill of medical scientists for many years.— New York Ledger. New Postal Regulations. Postmaster General Charles Emory Smith has put in operation several changes in the postal regulations. Hereafter, while the postal card will continue to be sold, it will be lawful to use cards with a one cent stamp affixed for the same purpose. 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Charles Linton, of Northumber land, boss bridge carpenter of the Pennsylvania Railroad, was badly hurt on Friday afternoon. He was at the culvert near the Sunbury poor house inspecting the work. Walking on a plank at the top of the culvert, he slipped and jumped for the bank. Not jumping far enough, he fell to the bottom, about fourteen feet, striking some timber as he fell. He was brought to that city on a hand car and taken to Dr. Renn's drug store, where his wounds were dressed. Schedule of Trains to Eaglesmere. Train on P. & R. leaving Blooms burg at 7.30 a. m. connects at Halls at 10.23, reaching Eaglesmere at 12.20 p. m. Train leaving Bloomsburg at 3.40 p. m. connects at Halls at 5.25 p. m., reaching Eaglesmere at 7.15 p. m. tf Where We Excel. Our forest lands are 466,000,000 acres, while those of all the earth are 2,308,000,000 acres. The number of newspapers in the United States for 1897 was 20,569, as against 50,000 for the entire world. The length of the world's telegraph system in 1897 was 4,908,823 mtles, of which there was 2,516,548 miles in America. The amount of life insurance in force in this country is $13,742,495,- 520, as against $5,923,168,549 for the balance of the world. The receipts of the railroads of the United States are $1,195,000,000, as against the total receipts for the world of $2,515,000,000. We produce one-third of the total steel in the world, in 1896 being 5>366,5i8, out of the world's produc tion of 17,581,131 tons. We produce more than half of all the petroleum of the world, being in 1894 48,412,666 barrels, while that of all the world was 84,330,809 bar rels. The number of telephones in the United States is 900,000, as against 1,402,100 in the entire world, or near ly twice as many as the rest ef the world. The forest products of this nation are nearly one-half that of the bal ance of the entire world, being 203, 893 tons in 1896, against 373,208 tons for the world, or 30,000 tons more than all the rest of the world. The steam power of the United States, according to 4f r - Mulhall, is nearly one-third of that of the entire world, or between one-third and one third and-one-half of the balance of the world, being 14,400,000 horse power, as against 50,150,000 horse power for all the world. The number of letters, postal cards and book packets sent through the mail in 1895 was 5,664,138,718 in the United States, while it was 17,- 046,443,929 in the entire world. The people of the United States send half as much mail matter as the balance ot the world. OAMVOXIXA. Bontk. BWtl ' ( Fine PHOTO GRAPHS and CRAYONS at R. B. GROTZ, Bloomsburg. The best are the cheapest. 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