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BARGAIN IN
LADIES BICYCLE BOOTS,
$1.29 per Pair.
WIDTHS, C. D and E.
W. C. McKINNEY,
No. 8 East Main Street.
THE COLUMBIAN.
BLOOMSBURG, PA.
ANNOUNCEMENT.
I hereby announce myself as a
condidate for President Judge of the
26th Judicial District subject to the
decision of the Republican confer
ence of said district.
C. C. EVANS.
To the Republican Voters of Columbia
County.
The Republican County Nomi
nating Convention of Montour
County having unanimously nomi
nated me as a candidate for Presi
dent Judge of this, the 26th Judicial
District on July 30th last, and hav
ing accepted the nomination so ten
• dered, I announce myself as a can
didate for that office and respect
folly request the indorsement of
Columbia County at the coming Re
publican convention 011 the 15th
inst.
JAMES SCARLET.
COURT PROCEEDINGS.
A session of court was held Satur
day afternoon at four o'clock. Asso
ciates Fox and Kurtz presiding.
Wholesale liquor license of Cortez
B. Robbins transferred to J. S. Bach
man.
MONDAY MORNING.
Joseph Knittle, Jno. A. Shuman
and Cleve Mensinger are appointet
viewers 10 lay out a public road in
the townshij) of Beaver.
Frank Ikeler was appointed
Guardian of Sarah M. Ikeler, minor
child of Geo. W. Ikeler. '
Petition of Frank Ikeler, Guard
ian of Sarah M. Ikeler, for leave to
make deeds. Granted.
Petition of Receiver of the Farm
ers Mutual Fire Insurance Co., of
Middle Penna., for leave to be made
Plaintiff in suits now ruled for trial
and caption shall be the Farmers
Mutual Fire Ins. Co. of Middle
Pfenna., now for the use of Harry
S. Knight Receiver, filed and peti
tion granted.
The Resolutions on the death of
Judge Ikeler as adopted by the Bar
are directed to be placed on the
Court records.
Tlie Will of Judge Ikeler.
The will of the late Judge E. R.
Ikeler was entered for probate at
the Recorder's office on Tuesday.
The estate will probably amount to
over SIOO,OOO, and is divided among
his wife and two sons as follows :
Mrs- Ikeler is to have the income
of $20,000 during the remainder
life ; all the stock in the Farmers'
National Bank, and whatever furni
ture she wishes from the house on
Market Street. Frank is bequeath
ed the Market Street residence, and
properties on West, First and
Second Streets. Fred is given the
property on Fifth Street and the
properties on East Street. The
balance whatever remains, is to be
divided equally between the two
sons. It is said that after the death
of Mrs. Fred Ikeler, the father in
tended making a codicil giving
Fred the Market Street house and
Frank the one on Fifth Street. No
mention of this was made in the
will, but the two sons will carry
out the wishes of their father in the
matter.
The Sunday School class taught
by S. C. Creasy will serve icecream,
lemonade, melons, cakes &c. at
Hess' Grove, Rupert, on Tuesday
evening, Aug. 16th from 6 to n
o'clock. Hacks will leave Market
Square every 30 minutes from 6 to
10. Ticket good for the round trip
and ice cream iscts.
This class consists of about forty
five gentlemen, and with the assist
ance of their ladies, they are pre
pared to give every body that comes
a pleasant evening, the best to eat,
and good service guaranteed. Pro
ceeds to be applied on M. E. Church
debt. Conveyances equal to the
occasion will be provided, and the
public are kindly invited to take a
ride and eat.
S3OOO to loan on first mortgage,
m amounts from S2OO upwards.
For particulars inquire of
A. N, YOST.
SCHOOL BOARD MELTING.
C. A. Kleim, J. C. Brown, W.
E. Rinker, J. C. Rutter, Jr., Robert
R. Little and Joseph Garrison who
direct the affairs of the Bloomsburg
School District met in regular ses
sion at the High School Building
Friday evening. Teachers elected
for the coming school term were
present and signed their agreements.
The committee on text books ap
pointed by the President at the last
meeting submitted the following
report, which was adopted.
BI.OOMSBURG, PA., Aug. 5, '9B.
To the Bloomsburg School Board.
GENTLEMEN :—Your committee
on Text Books and Course of Study
beg leave to submit the following
report.
Recognizing the emphatic de
mands for a more modern text book
and geography than the one now in
use, which in the past served a use
ful purpose, after a more or less
careful examination of several works
and a consultation with the Princi
pal the Committee recomends the
adoption of the Natural Elementary
and Advanced Geography.
Also the adoption of Baldwin's
Readers, the 6th, 7th and Bth years,
for the grammar grades.
And also for supplementary read
ers in these grades would suggest
Carpenter's Geographical reader,
stories of Pennsylvania and stories
of English History.
J. C. BROWN,
J. C. RUTTER, JR.,
' ROBT. R. LITTLE.
Four dictionaries were asked for
and 011 motion the .Secretary was
authorized to procure same.
The duplicate for 1898 as made
out by Secretary Brown amounted
to $16,843.80.
Considerable other business was
transacted.
The Board then adjourned to
meet again 011 Friday evening
August 18th.
RESOLUTIONS-
At the last regular meeting of
Washington Camp 319 P. O. S. of A.
of Bloomsburg, the following resolu
tions were adopted:
WHEREAS, an all wise and merciful
Providence has removed from our
midst our beloved Brother, Hon. E.
R. Ikeler, therefore be it
Resolved, that while we bow in
submission to the will of Him who
doeth all things well, we will cherish
the sacred memory of our departed
Brother, his willing spirit, sterling
qualities and manhood will long be
remembered and treasured by us.
In his demise we lose a member
who held the confidence and respect
of all who knew him, whose kindly
and cordial nature made him the
friend of all.
Resolved, that his faithful adher
ence to all of his obligations as a mem
ber of our Camp, the generous enthus
iasm he felt and showed, the social
pleasure he found therein, the kind
heart which was incapable of wonder
ing, but delighted always in extend
ing its own goodness and happiness
to those about.
Resolved , that we tender the grief
stricken family our heart felt sympathy
and hope that God the Giver of all
good things will comfort and sustain
them by the realization of his pro
mises, and that after the separation at
its longest will be immeasurably short
compared with the Eternity which
follows the meeting beyond the river,
where all our loved ones who have
gone before wait to meet us.
Resolved , that our Charter be
drapped in mourning for a space of
thirty days and a copy of these resolu
tions be spread upon the minutes and
be placed in Town and County papers.
( HOWARD REIMARD,
Com. 1 C. L. RUPERT,
( C. E. WHITEKIGHT.
Prof. William B. Suthff and Miss
Ella M. Stump, teacher of music at
the Normal School were married at
Stouchsburg yesterday. Prof. Sutliff is
one of the faculty ot the Normal, but
has been absent about two years. He
will take his position in the depart
ment of mathematics, at the beginning
of the fall term next month.
The Sunday School of Trinity Re
formed Church, held its annual picnic
on Saturday in the William Masteller
grove over about Buck Horn. Hacks
furnished transportation. The day
was an ideal one.
i THE COLUMBIAN, BLOOMBBURG. PA.
FIGHT NEAR MANILA.
AMERICAN ADVANCE ON THE PHILIP
PINE CAPITAL STOUTLY RESISTED.
The Bpnnleh Lmui About 800 Men In
Killed and Wuuuded. Our LoH.es Small.
The Troops Engaged. No Fart Taken
by the Insurgents.
Hong Kong, Aug. 9.—German stea
mer Petrarch, which left Manila on Au
gust 6, arrived here to-day and brought
the first news of a severe engagement
between the Spaniards and Americans
near Manila.
The United States forces were vic
torious, lost only eleven men kil
led and had thirty-seven men wound
ed. The Spanish losses are not defi
nitely known, but they are reported to
have been heavy, some estimates plac
ing them at more than 500 men In kil
led and wounded. The insurgent forces
remained neutral.
The attack was made on the Ameri
can camp, between Cavite and Manila,
during the night of July 31. The Span
iards, who numbered more than 3,000
men, made several desperate charges
upon the American lines, but each time
the fire of the American troops drove
them back, and finally broke their
center and they retreated.
Later the Spaniards me|ie aI second
attack, but were again repulsed, and
retreated into the bußh, keeping up an
Incessant fire on the roads leading to
Manila, over which they apparently ex
pected the American troops to Efdvejnce.
San Francisco, Aug. 9.—A dispatch to
the Examiner from Manila, dated July
31, sent via Hong Kong, aays:
"A heavy engagement took place to
night between the American and Spa
nish forces at Malate. The Spanish
made an attack, attempting to turn our
right. After an hour's fighting they
were repulsed. The troops engaged
were the First battalion California vol
unteers, Tenth Pennsylvania, First bat
talllon Third artillery (regulars), and
Battery A, Utah. Our loss was nine
killed and forty-four wounded. The
Spanish IOSB was upwards of 200 killed
and 300 wounded. Our volunteers made
a glorious defence against upwards of
3,000 of an attacking force. The battle
ringed for three hours."
A dispatch to the Call, from Cavite,
August 6, via Hong Kong, August 9,
says:
"The American forces engaged the
enemy before Malate on last Sunday
night and compelled t-hem to retreat
with heavy losses. Our troops lost
thirteen killed and forty-seven woun
ded. It he(s been impossible to ascer
tain the exact losses of the Spaniards.
The fighting lasted four hours. The
American troops engaged were part of
the Tenth Pennsylvania, First Califor
nia and Third (regular) artillery.
"The Spanish led in the attack, at
tempting to dislodge oor troops by a
flanking movement from the strong po
sition they have been holding near the
enemy's lines. The position is still held
by our troops."
A dispatch to the Call from Cavite,
dated August 6, says:
"The three transports which sailed
from San Francisco with General Mer
ritt, but which were delayed at Hono
lulu, arrived to-day. The monitor Mon
terey also arrived."
Washington, Aug. 9.—A dispatch was
read at the cabinet meeting to-day
from Rear Admiral Dewey announcing
the arrival of the monitor Monterey
and the collier Brutus at Manila bay,
and that there was plenty of coal and
fresh provisions to last for three
months.
CAPTURED SPANISH ORDINANCE.
Col. Romp's Report. 9,000 Rifles Thus
Far Turned In.
Washington, Aug. 10.—Colonel Borup
-of the ordnance department has re
ported to the chief of ordnance of the
army that he has received of the capt
ured arms at Santiago 7,000 Spanish
Mausers and 2,000 Argentina Mausers.
It is estimated that there are 10,000,000
rounds of ammunition, but he has not
had time to make an examination and
count of this portion of the captured
ordnance. The rifles which heTias ex
amined are in good condition and suit
able to be issued at once to the troops.
It is expected that as many more pieces
of small arms will be received from
outlying points nenr Santiago, the nine
thousand being those taken with the
troops in Santiago.
Two More I'rlze Ships.
Key West, Aug. 10.—Two Norwegian
steamers have been added to the Uni
ted Stages' collection of war prizes.
They are the Aladdin, captured by the
auxiliary gunboat Hawk off Cadiz light
Isle of Pines, on Saturday, and the Ber
gen, taken by the auxiliary gunboat
Viking, off Francis Key. on Sunday.
The Aladdin hifl cleared from Tam
plco, Mex., for Sago* la Qrttnde, with
a cargo of sugar. The Bergen was os
tensibly beund from Santiago for the
same port for the purpose, it Is said, of
taking off refugees.
Both steamers were seized without
difficulty and were brought in here yes
terday by prize crews, respectively un
der the command of Ensign Schofteld
and Lieutenant C. B. Bollos.
To Abandon Chirkainutign Camp.
Washington, Aug. 10.—The war de
partment has decided to abandon the
big military camp in Chlckamauga
Park without delay and move the
troops there further north.
Major Hopkins, who made an inspec
tion of the camp last week, reported
to the secretary of war that it was un
healthful and that there were a great
many typhoid fever cases there.
The Farmgut's Trial Trip.
San Francisco, Aug. 10.—The torpedo
boat* destroyer Farragut, built by the
Union Iron Works, made her official tri
al trip yesterday.
Last week she was tried by her con
structor* and made a speed of twenty
knots at low pressure, but to-day she
was run at top speed, as her specifica
tions call for thirty knots an hour.
Ttoveltlt Kbers Dead.
Munich, Bavaria, Aug. 9.—A dispatch
from the Villa Ebers at Tutslng near
this place, announces the death of Oso.
Maurice Ebers, the Egyptologist and
novelist. He was born in Berlin in
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TO TAKE SAN JUAN.
MILES'S ENCOURAGING STATEMENT
OF PROSPECTS IN PORTO RICO.
Gen. Miles Thinks He Can Subjugate the
Island and Keep It Under finntlol
Without Additional Force. San Juan
to lie Taken lmmedlatiy.
Washington, Auir. 10.—The secretary
of war received a telegram from Gen
eral Miles, making a brief, encouraging
statement in regard to the success an 1
prospects of the Porto Rico campaign,
and stating that he should need no more
troops to accomplish the subjugation
of the island and keep It under safe
military control.
He Indicated that the capture of San
Juan would be accomplished Immedi
ately and that his present force was
large enough to take the city without
great loss.
The three detachments of General
Mlles's force operating In Porto Rico
are now ene(bled to communicate with
one another by telegraph.
General Greelv, chief of the army
Signal Corps, received a dispatch this
morning from Lieutenant Colonel JOB.
Allen announcing thtit the Signal Corps
In Porto Rico had established more
than 100 miles of land telegraph lines
and that the several detaohments of the
army which were converging on San
Juan were connected.
The lines were being extended, he
said, as the army advanced.
The orders to General Wade's pro
visional division of eighteen volunteer
regiments to go to Porto Rico were re
voked to-day.
No more troops will be sent to Porto
Rico, and from the present outlook for
peace it Is unlikely, in the opinion of
the war department, that any further
mllltaj-y expedition will be sent to any
Spanish territory at present.
According to advices from Porto Ri
co, General Wilson advanced yesterday
from Ponce to five miles east of Juana
Diaz on his march toward San Juan,
the capital city. His force covered in
all thirteen miles. Reports leached him
that the Spaniards were making a
stand at Coamo. General Wilson de
cided not to make an attack Immedi
ately. but to wait until his wagon trains
had been brought up from the rear.
After driving the enemy from Coamo
it is General Wilson's intention to at
tack Abonito, where, according to many
reports that have reached General
Miles in the past week, the Spaniards
have obstructed the highway to San
Juan and have also mined it.
A reconnoitreing pifrty, with General
Wilson personally headed, made out a
strong entrenchment one mile from Co
amo, on the route that our troops must
take to enter she town.
General Wilson las the Second afoul
Third Wisconsin volunteers, two bat
teries of light artillery and cavalry
troop C of Brooklyn and the Sixteenth
Pennsylvania regiment, which had Just
been equipped with Krag-Jorgensen ri
fles. General Ernst is accompanying
General Wilson.
A Despatch frotu Gen. Merritt,
Washington, Aug. 10.—The war de
partment has received the following ca
ble dispatch from Hong Kong;
Adjutant General, Washington:
MucArthur's troops arrived thirty
first. No epidemic sickness. Five
deaths. Lieutenant Kerr, engineers,
died of spinnl meningitis. Landing at
camp delayed on account of high surf.
To gain approach to city, Greene's
outposts were advanced to continue line
from the Camino Real to beach, on
Sunday night. Spanish tfttacked
sharply. Artillery outposts behaved
well. Held position. Necessary to call
out brigade. Spanish loss rumored to
be heavy.
Our loss, killed: Tenth Pennsylva
nia, John Brady, Walter E. Brown.
Regular ilnfantry. William E. Brin
ton, Jacob Hull, Jesse Noss, William
Stlllwapon. First California, Maurice
Just. Third artillery, Ell Dawson, First
Colorado, Fred Springstead.
Seriously wounded: Tenth Pennsyl
vania. Sergeant Alva Walter, Privates
Lee Snyder, Victor Holmes, C. 8. Car
ter, Arthur Johnson. First California,
Captain R. Richter, Private C. J. Ed
wards. Third artillery, Privates Chas.
Winfleld, J. A. McElrath.
Thirty-eight slightly wounded.
MERRITT.
Fnd of Letter's Wheat Deal. '
Minneapolis, Aug. 10.—The famous
Leiter wheat has practically all been
sold. A representative of F. H. Pea
vey & Co., conllrms this statement.
"During Friday and Saturday of last
week," said he, "we sold about 1,250,-
000 bushels to Minneapolis and Duluth
millers, and to-day we have disposed
o fabout 1,000,000 bushels, which has
been purchased by Minneapolis millers,
thus closing out the Minneapolis Leiter
wheat, and leaving only a balance of
about 250,000 to 400,000 bushels to close
out at Duluth."
Resignations Accepted
Washington, Aug. 10.—The president
has accepted the resignations of Colo
nel Charles F. Woodward, Lieutenant
Colonel George E. Chaffln, Major Geo.
H. Taylor and Captain U. A. Uoodell,
all of the Sixth Massachusetts, now on
duty In Porto Rico. They have been
discharged from further service.
No explanation concerning the matter
Is given at the war'department, but
press dispatches spoke of the trouble
in the regiment.
To Free Cerveru's Men.
Washington. Aug. 10.—It has been de
cided to parole the 1,600 Spanish naval
prisoners confined at Portsmouth, N.
H.
The offer to release the seamen will
be made through the French ambassa
dor. and will require Spain to bear the
expense of transportation, shipping the
men to Spain In neutral bottoms.
The offer to permit a return to Spain
will not include the Spanish officers
held at Annapolis.
Another Prise in Port.
New York, Aug. 10.—The Spanish tug
Humberto Rodriguez, which was capt
ured as a prise of war by the Badger,
has arrived In port. She will be sold
at auction as soon as the necessary ar
rangements art oompleted.
Speaking of the nepotism of the
present administration, the Sullivan
Review, just about hits the nail on
the head when it says :
"We have spoken of the favoritism
existing in army and navy. Please
don't construe us as insinuating that
Uis politics as wc understand it. It
is the aristrocrat and family influence
that rules. Just look up the connec
tions of some army or navy favorite.
He is usually the son of a former gov
ernor, senator or general. He mar
ried the daughter of a millionaire
senator. He usually has an uncle
either in the cabinet or the United
States Senate. His brother-in-law is
minister to some European country.
Soft snaps come his way for the ask
ing. If his children are grown up,
just watch them. His son is at West
Point and will follow in his father's
footsteps. His daughter is expected
to marry so as to strengthen the fam
ily influence. A prolonged war al
ways sinks the favorites to the bottom
and brings out the true grit At the
beginning of the Rebellion it was
McDowell, McClellaD, Halleck and
Fremont that were expected to do
wonders. Grant, Sheridan and Sher
man won the laurels, and won them
against the will and wishes of the
Washington clique."
THE BROADWAY.
DAILY
SPECIAL SALES
FRIDAY, AUGUST nth.
Special Sale of Tools and Hardware,
specialties Jor one day only.
Hand Saws, Hammers, Hatchets,
Table anu Pocket Cutlery, Spoons and
all kinds of Hardware at one-fifth off
the regular prices for this sale.
SA TURD A Y, AUGUST itfh.
Special Sale of Gloves and Mitts for
one day only.
Our 95c Foster Kid Gloves, 79c.
Our 75c Kid Gloves at 62c.
All Silk and Cotton Gloves and
Mitts at reduced prices for this sale.
MONDA Y, AUG UST 15 th.
Special Sale of Decorated and Plain
White Dishes for one day only.
100 piece Decorated Dinner Set,
worth 7.98, 8.50 and $9 00 per set,
for this sale 6.7 5, 7.50 and SB.OO.
Our large stock of best white granite
table and toilet ware reduced for this
sale.
TUESDA Y, A UG UST 16th.
Special Sale of Dress Linings for one
day only.
Colored Cambrics, 3c per yd.
ioc Silesias, 7JC per yd.
Elastic Duck for dress facing, 5c yd
All Linings greatly reduced for this
sale.
WEDNESDA V, A UGUST ijth
Special Sale of Table Glassware for
one day only.
Common tumblers, 15c doz.
Fine needle etched tumblers, worth
icc each, for this sale 90c doz.
Large new line of Glassware in this
sale at the lowest prices.we have ever
sold them.
THVRSDA Y, A UGUST 18//;.
Special Sale of Tinware for one doy
only.
10 qt. tin buckets, 2 for 15c.
Fruit jar fillers, 3 for sc.
Painted chamber pails, 19c ea.
A large stock of Tinware at prices
next to nothing. Supply your wants
now.
Respectfully Submitted to the
Jaeh Trade Only by
111 BROADWAY USB STORE,
Mover's New Building, Main Street,
BLOOMSBURG.
Shoe
Bar
gains
To close out quickly several
small lots of
-SHOES-
We will give decided bar
gains during the month
of July.
W. H. Yloore.
COR. SECOND AND IRON STS.
JONAS LOKO'S SONS' '
WEEKLY GHITS.
WTLKES-BAHRE, PA.,
Thursday, Aug. nth, 1898.
The policy of this Great Store
is to have everything that people
are apt to want, and yet sell noth-'
ing but what is worthy and de
pendable goods. Many times the
goods we advertise arc so little!
oriced that people wonder how we
can sell so cheap. That's part of
our policy, 1
Giving Better Values
Than You'd Expect,
And at any time when articles
purchased are not what you ex-<
pect, your money back, for the
asking. Just now you'll find our
store especially attractive with
BARGAINS IN
SUMMER GOODS.
In many instances prices are
almost halved, to make room for
Fall arrivals.
At the Wash Goods
Counter This Week
You'll find New Dress Ginghams
in great variety of patterns, that
usually sell at 10c. the yard, now
sc. per yard.
36-Inch English Percales, always
per yard, now 7c. per yard.
Crown Lappet Lawns, plenty of
patterns to choose from, they were
12j4c., now Bc. per yard.
Imported Organdies, new de
signs, full 52 inches wide, always
25c., now 12J/jC. per yard.
Cool nights are almost here.
You'll want a light weight Blanket
Better buy tiiem now while the
price is so low.
One lot with finished crochet
edge, came in fancy patterns to
save washing, price should be
£1.25, special this week at 79c.
Pure White Summer Blankets,
with finished edge, 10-4 size, 49c.
each.
The Best Corset Ever
Sold at 50 Cents.
Not a regular 50c. Corset, but
..qual to any at 75c., and even
more. Made with good side steels,
heavily boned, come long and
short waisted ; see them on second
floor or write us about them.
CRASH SKIRTS.
Priced lower than well made
"skirts have yet been offered, 39c.,
89c., 98c.. $1.25.
White Duck Skirts at 49c. and
75c.
SEWING MACHINES AT
$15.75.
And guaranteed for five years,
made in most improved manner,
with five drawers, with high arm
and full set of best attachments.
You'd pay $25 and get no better.
The Boy Wears Overalls
As well as his father. These are
made just like his, of good Blue
Denim, with bib front and braces,
all sizes from 3 to 13 years.
25c. the Pair.
A Cool, Comfortable
and Cosy Restaurant
Is located on our fifth floor, with
the best service in the city and
prices very moderate.
Regular Dinners 25c.
Lunches, Ice Cream and Ices
served. Have your friends meet
you here or in our waiting room
on the second floor. Everything
for your convenience and welcome
to all.
Sfjji
Wiikes-Barre, Pi Scranton, Pas
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