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ANOTHER VICTORY.
BBANISH ARMY AT HOLGUIN ABOUT
READY TO YIELD.
~
Mirny Spanlili 8oldl*r 111. Oar Ship* In
Qaantanaitio Harbor. The Term* of Sur
; render Violated by Spaniards Who
Sunk a Spanish Gunboat.
Guantanamo Bay, Santiago de Cuba.
Jvfly 26.—1t Is difficult to see how the
large body of Spanish troops at Hol
gtlln can fail to surrender very soon,
although reinforced by the Spanish
folees from Gibara. Holguin is one of
the commanding points in eastern -
Ctfba, and the surrender of Its garrison
will be an important event of the war.
News from there is expected soon, and
uiton it will depend some of the plans
oLour commanders.
The Vixen and Suwanee returned to
Santiago yesterday morning, convoy
ing the prize ships brought here for
dljinfectlon. The main body of the
flept is here, coaling and cleaning, as
wBll as the facilities of the bay will
permit.
The movements of the other ships un
der Rear Admiral Sampson's com
mand, except those engaged In the
Porto Rico expedi.ion, depend upon
the decision of the authorities at Wash
ington, and the Impression is growing
Aiflong the naval officers of high rank
in. these waters that it is not advisable
ta send a fleet to Spain without pre
viously enabling the ships to undergo
thorough preparation, including going
into dry dock in several cases.
The list of vessels in Guantanamo
btCy up to yesterday morning included
the flagship New York, the Brooklyn,
lowa, Indiana. Oregon, Marb'.ehead.
Detroit, Newark, Yankton. Hornet,
Ericsson, Rogers. Wampatuck, Samo
sat, Vesuvius, Celtic, Vulcan, Alvara
da, five colliers and one transport.
A Boston fruit steamer arrived here
. yesterday morning loaded with fruit,
in: consequence of a request upon the
pgrt of Rear Admiral Sampson, but the
steamer refused to sell anything, and
ta each ship was given a supply of
frklt, which was much appreciated.
No news has been received here from
Fifcto Rico.
Colonel Ewers, who was sent by Gen
eral Shatter to receive the surrender
ot the 6,000 Spanisli troops at Ouanta
nrftno, arrived here on Sunday night,
with two of General Toral's officers,
and proceeded to Catmanera and Gu
antanamo yesterday. The colonel ex
pected to return last night. It is said
that 1,700 of the Spanish troops of the
Guantanamo district are on the sick
Hat. After they have surrendered the
work of lending the sick, feeding the
haalthy and maintaining order among
tfie prisoners will probably devolve up
dbi the navy.
The Nipe bay engagement was quite
hat, but there were no casualties on the
American side. The Spanish gunboat
JVfrge Juan was riddled by our shells.
It? is believed that about 200 men de
eded from her after opening the
Kmgston valves.
A fleet bulletin Just Issued In regard
too the Investigation of the effect of
the navy's shells at the bombardment
of Santiago de Cuba says: "Twelve
houses were completely wrecked In
side and one house was burned. Six
teen eight-inch shells struck within
three blocks on the Calle de Marina.
These excavated the ground to a depth
of about four feet and to a length of
about ten feet. The street was mac
adamized. It is Judged from the fact
that many of them struck near the wa
ter's edge that a number of the shells
most have gone into the bay. Army
officers have stated that thirty or forty
went beyond the northern edge of the
bay into the Spanish lines.
"A dozen or more of the shells had
not exploded. In four of them the base
bad been simply blown out. In one
rtise, a four-Inch shell which was prob
ably a stray shell fired during the de
monstration at Aguadores on July 1,
had gone through a tree and had ex
ploded in the ground beyond.
"When the severe effect of the eight-
Inch shells is considered, it is a matter
for congratulation that it was not nec
essary to continue the bombardment
longer and Are thirteen-inch shells, as
the squadron had prepared to do. The
effect of these latter would undoubted
ly have been of a most disastrous char
acter to the town.
"The board has completed Its Investi
gation and will make a detailed re
port later."
The Span'ards last night sunk the
Spanish gunboat Randoval, which has
been lying near Catmanera. This is
looked upon as being a gross breach of
the terms of the surrender, which the
Spaniards then had knowledge of, es
pecially considering the fact that food
has been sent by the United States navy
Into Catmanera.
First Sergeant of Marines Klnnie of
' the New York, went North yesterday
evening on the Texas, to get his com
mission as second lieutenant of ma
rines. This Is almost the only case of
such promotion on record In this branch
of the service.
drdrri to Gen. Lee.
Washington, July 27.—Orders have
been issued for the equipment of the
Seventh army corps with arms and all
necessary material for active service,
and it Is understood that the corps will
be sent to Porto Rico.
The Seventh eortfs ts commanded by
Major General Fltzhugh Dee and Is
encamped at Jacksonville. It consists
of about 10,009 men.
Safe Conduct for Spanish Steamers
Gibraltar, July 27.—1n accordance
with Instructions received from Wash
ington. the United Staites consular
agent here has Issued safe conducts to
the Spanish steamers Isia de Luzon
and Isia de Panay, now at Cadiz, to
proceed to Santiago de Cuba and re
turn to Spain with the surrendered
Spanish troops.
Havana Cable Restriction,
New York, July 27.—The central ca
ble office of the Western Union Tele
graph Company advises that after to
day all messages to or from Havana
must be in the Spanish or English
language, by order of the United
States government.
To Vlilt Our Military Hospitals.
Washington, July 2f.—At the request
of the German embassy the secretary
ot war baa granted permission to medi
cal officers of the Imperial army to vlalt
American military hospitals . .
CHESS TOURNAMENT CLO6ED
It Result* In a Tie Between Plllsburj
and Tarraiicli.
Vienna, -July 26.—With yesterday's
pliy In the thirty-eighth and final
round of the International chess tour
nament ended the most remarkable and
exciting contest that has ever occur
red in the anhals of the royal game,
and ended In such a way aa to give
the most general satisfaction to all who
have followed the course of the long
and stubborn struggle. Chief honors
for the time being belong equally to
Plllsbury, America's young champion,
and Dr. Tarrasch, the first player ot
Germany, who finished up their record
breaking race with scores once more
on a level. The friends of both freely
concede the credit as much to one as
Horry I*. Plllsbury.
to the other, for each has made grand
and untiring efforts and put up a re
markably game fight. It remains, how
ever, for them to play a test match of
four games to determine the individual
supremacy between them, as well as
the possession of the first prize of $l,-
600. The first game of this contest will
be started to-morrow morning and it
Is needless to say that the opening of
hostilities Is eagerly looked forward to.
The games must of necessity contain
great chess, but of the outcome of the
duel no one cares to predict!
DISPOSITION OF SHAFTER'S ARNY
To Be Brought to Montank Point to
Recuperate.
Washington, July 27,—The troops at
Santiago under General Shatter will be
brought home In transports and en
camped at Montauk Point, N. Y. The
instructions to General Shatter caution
him to await the extermination of the
yellow fever, and special stress is
placed on the necessity of exorcising
the greatest care that the disease be
kept out of the transports which visit
Santiago. The troops held in reserve
at Montank Point will undoubtedly be
of the large army destined for Havana
province in the autumn. The military
officials expect that the severest cam
paign of the land forces will be that
before Havana, where the enemy is
especially powerful, and the fortifica
tions substantial. It la still a question
whether the operations against the
Spanish in Havana shall be by aggres
sive attack or siege. A great deal de
pends upon the blockade now in foroe.
If this is maintained strictly by the
navy, the work of the army will be
easier than if—as Is charged in some
quarters—the Spaniards are able to
evade the vigilance of the American
ships.
A PRISON INQUIRY.
Terrible Condition* Revealed In Santiago
Prison*.
Santiago de Cuba, via Haytl, July 26.
—General Shatter recently appointed n
prison commission to inspect the Span
ish prisons. They were found to be in
the most terrible condition.* Prisoners
were discovered In some of them who
have been confined for years without
trial for crimes the maximum punish
ment for which under Spanish law
would be two months. The commission
will sit dally until theße cases can be
reviewed.
Several of the Spanish Justices have
sent in their resignations to General
Shafter, saying that they cannot take
the oath of allegiance. The high courts
Ot Justice will he closed until other ap
pointments can be made.
Order* for Grant'* Troop*.
Chattanooga, Tenn., July 27.--Orders
were received yesterday for General
Grant's command, the Third brigade,
to leave at once for Newport News. The
regiments Immediately prepared to
break camp and board cars at Ross
vllle.
Soon after the Third brigade leaves
the First brigade of the Second divlsiov
will leave.
Unless some changes are made the
Twelfth will be the only New York
regiment to move. General Wade says
that probably ten days or more will he
consumed In moving the Second and
Third divisions of the First corps.
Ml** chley Requented to Lp.va,
London, July 27,—The papers here
continue to confuse Miss Jessie Schley,
daughter of Charles Schley of Milwau
kee, and a cousin of Commodore Schley
with Miss Shafter. Miss Schley recent
ly arrived In Madrid on a peace mis
sion, without the approval of her
father, but neither the queen regent
nor any responsible person would re
ceive her. It was added that she will
probably be requested to depart as ear
ly as possible. A dispatch from Ma
drid this morning says "Miss Shafter"
has been requested to leave Spain
forthwith.
Cumberland Nail and Iron Company Fall*
Bridgeton, July 27,—The Cumberland
Nail and Iron Company went Into the
hands of a receiver yesterday. The
court appointed former Mayor John
Smalley.
Half a million dollars' worth of prop
erty Is Involved. The mortgage against
the plant amounts to $176,000.
Kennry Jury Dlaagree*.
Wilmington, Del., July 27,—The Jury
In the case of Senator Kenney were Un
able to agree upon a verdict and were
discharged.
It Is said that since the case went to
the Jury that about twenty-flve ballots
were taken, and In nearly every In
stance t ha vote stood 7 to 6' for ac
quittal. .. ,
THE COLOMBIAN, BLOOMSBURG, PA.
Science and Industry-
The life of a tradesman is about
two-thirds that ot a farmer.
A novel use has been found for the
cinematograph, which has recently
been employed at the Imperial insti
tute for the purpose of illustrating
farming operations in Canada.
Berlin pays a salary to a profession
al bird-catcher, who keeps scientific
institutions supplied with birds, nests
and eggs. He is the only man in the
empire permitted to do so.
A new kind of cloth is being made
in Lyons from the down of hens,
ducks and geese. Seven hundred
and fifty grains of feathers make more
than a square yard of light, waterproof
cloth.
The C. Arthur Pearson company
of London, which publishes 11 week
ly periodicals and one monthly, is said
to be an ideal establishment in its
treatment of employes, who are given
all Saturday for a holiday, and an
annual festivity.
A Swiss firm has bought a ribbon
saw worked by electricity which is
able to cut legs over a yard thick.
The electric motor is of six-horse
power, and the saw runs at a speed of
moie 100 feet per second. The saw
itself can travel along a track and cut
the logs from end to end as it goes.
Importaut experiments with the
use of the electric light for coast de
fense purposes were recently carried
out at Portsmouth. It was found
that a beam of light, sufficient to de
tect the presence of a torpedo craft,
could be projected from the forts for
several miles over the water, thus
covering' Spithead, the Solent and
Southampton.
The director of the agricultural
school at Neisse, Germany, reports
that the best way of preserving eggs
is to keep them in soluable glass, and
the next best way is to coat them with
vaseline and keep them in lime water.
He condemns unreservedly the prac
tice to which many people pin their
faith—of keeping the eggs in brine.
They do not decay but become un
palatable from being saturated with
salt.
Interest!rg Facts.
—Only one man in 203 is over six
feet in height.
—Many of the elephants of
Abyssinia are without tusks.
—ln Portugal married women re
tain their maiden names.
—The people of London are com
puted to spend $6,000,000 daily.
—Two-thirds of Spain's population
can neither read nor write.
—Croesus, of ancient times, pos
sessed about $20,000,000.
—Peru's anthropology has been the
theme ot 3,000 books.
—The flower trade of London ex
ceeds in value $10,000,000 per annum.
- —The population of Russia is in
creasing at the rate of over 1,000,000
a year.
—England carries about 58 per
cent of the sea-borne merchandise of
the world.
—A doctor says that the growth of
children takes place entirely when
they are asleep.
—There is more exertion used in
running 200 yards than in riding a
bicycle four miles.
—The coast line of Spain extends
1,317 miles— 712 on the Mediterran
ean and 605 on the Atlantic.
—Some elephants can draw 15
tons, lift 10 hundred-weight and carry
on their backs three tons.
—One county ot Florida alone,
Volusia has an average annual output
of 360,000 pounds of honey.
—lt is said that about 50,000 ser
vant girls go lrom the German pro
vinces to Berlin every year.
—ln the United States there are
no fewer than 13 different varieties of
the Presbyterian church family.
—Scientists say that the orange
was formerly a berry, and that it has
been developing for over 7,000 years.
—The toll on an ordinary ship
passing through the Suez Canal aver
ages about $4,000. The distance is
92 miles.
—The Japanese bride gives her
wedding piesents to her parents as
some slight recompense for their trou
ble in rearing her.
—The outside walls of many of the
houses in Mexico are from three to
six feet thick, to withstand earthquake
shocks.
—lt is a strange fact that injuries
to the tongue, whether of man or
animal, heal more quickly than those
of any other part of the system.
To Remove Stains From Fingers-
Now the tine has come when the
housewife, who does much of her own
cooking and preserving, must often
have her fingers stained with the juice
of berries, peaches, etc., and it may
be well to remind her that the fumes
of sulphur will remove most fruit
stains from the fingers. Put a tiny
lump of sulphur in a tin plate, pour on
a little alcohol and set it on fire. Hold
the finger tips above the flame and
the discoloration will disappear.
HOOD'S PILLS cure Liver llle, Bil
iousness, Indigestion, Headache.
Easy to take, easy to operate, a 80.
AN OPEN LETTER
To MOTHERS.
WE ARE ASSERTING IN THE COURTS r OOR RIGHT TO
THE EXCLUSIVE USE OF THE WORD "CAffTORIA," AND
"PITCHER'S CASTORIA," AS OUR TRADEMARK.
I, DR. SAMUEL PITCHER, of Hyannis, Massachusetts,
was the originator qf "CASTOR I A," the same that
has home 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"
Insist on Having
The Kind That Never Faded You.
TMR CENTAUR COMPANY. TT MURRAY RTRECT. NEW YORK OIYY. ✓
'The cleaner 'tis, the cosier 'tis."
What is home without
SAPOLIO
STOVE NAPTHA, the Cheapest and
Best Fuel on the market. With it you
can run a Vapor Stove for 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, "
NIAGARA FALLS-
Low-Rate Excursion, via Pennsylvania Rail
road.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany has selected the following dates
for its popular ten-day excursions to
Niagara Falls from Philadelphia,
Baltimore, and Washington: July
2i, August 4 and 18. and September
1, 15, and 29. An experienced tour
ist agent and chaperon will accom
pany each excursion.
Excursion tickets, good for return
passage on any regular train, exclu
sive of limited express trains, within
ten days, will be sold at $lO from
Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington,
and all points on the Delaware Divi
sion ; $9.60 from Lancaster ; $8.50
from Altoona and Harrisburg; $6.90
from Sunbury and Wilkes-Barre ;
$5.75 from Williamsport; and at pro
portionate rates from other points.
A stop-over will be allowed at Buffalo,
Rochester, and Watkins returning.
A special train of Pullman parlor
cars and day coaches will be run with
each excursion.
Tickets for a side trip to the Thou
sand Islands (Alexandria Bay) will be
sold from Rochester, good to return
to Rochester or to Canandaigua via
Syracuse within five days, at rate of
SSS°-
For time of connecting trains and
further information apply to nearest
ticket agent, or address Geo. W.
Boyd, Assistant General Passenger
Agent, Broad Street Station, Phila- j
delphia. 7-7-6t. |
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
CASTORIA
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
Bears the '
Signature of
The Spanish consul at St. Thomas
emitted a stentorian shriek because
some American war songs republished
in a Danish newspaper insulted, as he
alleged, the majesty of the Spanish
queen. ,He succeeded in getting the
offender fined on a technicality. The
more insulting war songs sung by the
mouths of our great guns have not,
however, been effectively resented so
far.
While the other nations have been
scrambling for slices of China with
great success the Union Jack is not
behind in flying over important accre
tions of Celestial soil. In addition
to Wei-Hai-Wei, which is likely to be
come an oriental Gibraltar, England
has also secured the fastnesses of Kai
long, just opposite Hongkong, with
200 miles front of the mainland. This
will put the whole traffic of southern
China under British control.
When you are suffering irom Ca
tarrh or Cold in the head you want
relief right away. Only 10 cents is
required to test it. Ask your drug
gist for the trial size of Ely's Cream
Balm, or buy the 50c. size. We mail
it. ELY BROS.,
56 Warren St., N. Y. City.
I was afflicted with catarrh last
autumn. During the month of Octo
ber I could neither taste nor smell and
could hear but little. Ely's Cream
Balm cured it.—Marcus Geo. Shautz,
Rahway, N. J.
If you want lithographed bonds,
certificates of stock, checks, drafts,
diplomas, or any thing in that line,
the COLUMBIAN office can furnish
them. See samples.
A smartly dressed young woman
was rambling out upon a country load
near Canton the other day and when
she met a small bare-legged urchin,
carrying a bird's nest with eggs in it,
she did not hesitate to stop him.
"How could you rob that nest ? No
doubt the poor mother is now grieve
ing for the loss of her eggs." "Oh,
she don't care," replied the urchin,
edging away, "she's up in your hat."
And the young lady had nothing more
to say.
OAaToniA.
Bean th /t The Kind You Hats Alwajs Bought
j Fine PHOTO
jGRAPHS and
jCRAYONS at
|R. B. GROTZ,
Bloomsburg.
The best are
the cheapest.
TID-BITS FOR MA' HONEY!
and tender little juicelets for the chil
dren, ate 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 for quality, and we send
them home in fine shape.
J. K. KEIFF.R.
THE MARKETS.
BLOOMSBURG MARKETS.
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- per lb $ .16
Eggs per dozen .14
Lard per lb .10
Ham per pound .10
Pork, whole, per pound ,06
Beef, quarter, per pound.... .07
Wheat per bushel 1 .00
Oats " " 35
Rye " " .50
Wheat flour per bbl 5.20
Hay per ton 9 to $lO
Potatoes per bu5he1,......... 1.00
Turnips " " .*$
Onions " " too
Sweet potatoes per peck .35
Tallow per lb .05
Shoulder " " .09
Side meat " " .08
Vinegar, perqt .05
Dried apples per lb .05
Dried chemes, pitted .11
Raspberries .it
Cow Hides per lb • .j|
Steer " " " .05
Calf Skin .80
Sheep pelts .75
Shelled corn per bus .60
Corn meal, cwt t.as
Bran, " i.eo
Chop " 100
Middlings " . 1.00
Chickens per lb new ,ta
" " "old 10
Turkeys " " itk
Geese " " .14
Ducks " " .08
COAL.
No. 6, delivered t.60
" 4 and s " 3.85
" 6 at yard 8.35
" 4 and 5 at yard 3.60
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