2 FIGHTING IN CUBA; BLANCO COMPLAINS THAT THE CUBANS ARE STILL BELIGERENT. Madrid Hears of luiursrut Attacks and _ Sends Instructions to Havana. A Charge In Peace Commission, Jmnlenas Com plains That Americans Are Crowding. Madrid, Aug. 24.—At the cabinet council held last night General Correa, minister of war, read a telegram from Captain General Blanco, in which he Informs the government that the Cu ban insurgents continue attacking the Spanish everywhere. In consequence of this report, ithe council instructed General Blanco to resume an offensive attitude toward the insurgents only. Admiral Manterola, chief of the Spa lish marine in the Antilles, was chosen to replace Admiral Pastor y Laudero as one of the Spanish commissioners for Cuba. The council agreed that the suspen snio of the constitutional guarantee shall not be applicable to electoral pur poses. The queen regent will sign the decree promulgating this decision to day. General Jaudentc cables from Manila complaining that the Americans have monopolized every available housing place, and the Spanish soldiers are obliged to sleepfin the churches. The necessarily great overcrowding result ing from this causes fears of an epi demic. General Jaudenes describes the men as literally lying in heaps. Washington, Aug. 24.—Admiral Samp son and General M. C. Butler of the Cuban military commission were in conference with Assistant Secretary Moore at the state department this morning regardina the details of their trip and of their duties. It was decid ed that they would leave this country about September 5, but whether from New York, Miami, or Tampa, was un determined Most of the time was spent in look ing over the map with a view to de ciding upon the best points of depart ure for the Spanish troops and the "lay of the land" as it will have to be oc cupied by the Americans. " Admiral Sampson expects to return to his home in New Jersey this after noon or to-morrow and will remain there until he leaves for Cuba. General Butler will go to South Carollnh for a brief stay prior to his depurture. The telegram from Madrid convey ing -lie information that th. minister of wr.r had authorized General Blanco to resume offensive operations against the Cubans, who were reported to be attacking him, wn given to the mem bers of the commission as they separa ted- It was news to them and they were inclined to think it complicated matters, but refused to express an op inion more decided than this. If it did complicate matters, as they feared, it would be necessary to send an army in force to Cuba to maintain order and carry out the plans of the United States as laid down in the resolution declaring war to exist between the United States and Spain on account of the condition of things existing there. liobson Has Sniisl, New York, Aug. 24.—Lieutenant Hob son sailed for Santiago on the transport Seguranca, which left this port yester day afternoon. The lieutenant is firmer than ever in the belief that he will be able to raise at least one of the Spanish warships, and add 1t to the United States navy. The recent tests he has made with his air bags have been en tirely successful and he expects them to do the work laid out fur them with out mishap. There has never been any doubt as to the lifting power of the air bags, but in the earlier tests a difficulty not anticipated arose. The bags are so ar ranged that as they near the surface after having been submerged, the air is allowed to escape through valves. This prevents the bags from bursting as the water pressure on them is re ' lieved. Owing to some defect in the valve I apparatus the air did not escape from the bags, as was intended, In the ear lier tests, and as a result they bum after their burden had been lifted to the surface. This has been overcome, t . and to doubly guard against failure, ; the bags have been made much stron ger than were the first ones used. in all about 200 bags will be used by Lieutenant liobson, but only a few of them have been completed. The bags •will be sent down to Santiago in in stalment It is expected that they will havt a lifting power of over 12,000 tons • Officers of the Merritt Wrecking Com pany. "ho have been informed of all of Lieutenant Hobson's plans, are confi dent that he will succeed in his under taking. The Seguranca will arrive in Santia go in about five days. Banks Utilising Gold. New York, Aug. 24.—The scarcity of legal tender and treasury notes has re sulted in the payment of gold over the counter by a number of the local banks. Gold is plentiful, and It is being util ized In financial transactions wherever possible. It is being shipped in lieu ot paper currency, to country corre spondents, who are drawing upon their ■ balances here in preparation for the ' harvesting and crop movement season, and it is being sent to the sub-treasury I' against customs payments. The sub treasury's stock of paper currency is limited, and that Institution is relln | ' Quishtng the notes as little as possible. i The United States treasury now has net gold holdings exceeding $200,0iw.- 000 for the first time since 1008. Its f gold holdings have been steadily In creasing lately, through customs pay ments and payments against govern ment bond subscriptions. Oar Forts Opsn to Spanish Vessels. Washington, Aug.^23.—The secretary of the treasury has decided that under existing conditions there Is no reason ■why Spanish vessels should not enter, I, load and clear at pofts in the United States. Collectors of customs gvill be I inetruoted to this effect to-day. . t . •m* GARRISONING SANTIAGO ImtuuutfH llfllng MlMtributod In the Pro* vines* Santiago de Cuba, Aug. 24.—More of the American troops huve been assign ed to garrison duty in the country towns. Two companies of the Eighth Illinois were sent to I'alma Soriano, in the interior, twenty-five miles north west of Santiago. A battalion of the Third regiment of immunes was sent to Baracoa and an other battalion of the same regiment to Sagua de Tanamo. Both of these cit ies are on the north coast. More assignments to garrison duty will be made to-day. The troops which have already been sent to the interior are rapidly establishing order. The shops at Guan-tanamo and San Luis are being reopened, and the mule train service between those places and San tiago is being revived. Captain Starr, who was sent to San Luis to investigate reports of rioting there, reports that the stories of d s order are greatly exaggerated.- The private of the eighth Illinois regiment who was shot by Cubans while on sentry duty on Friday night was not instantly killed, as was at first report ed, but died on the following day. The saloons of the town have "been closed and the sale of liquor is rigor ously suppressed. Two surgeons came from Siboney yesterday to urge the immediate tran sportation home from the hospitals there of the convalescent patients. There are 488 convalescent patients In the Siboney hospital, 400 of whom are almost well and 350 of whom are able to be removed. The surgeons say that the patients pjrostrated by yellow fever contract malaria, calentura, dysentery and other diseases, and their condition being so weak, they die. The mortality due to such causes is from ten to fifteen a week. The general health of Santiago city Is improving and the mortality is rapid ly decreasing. THE BIDSOPENED ! Twenty Eight Finns Sent Estimates for Uulldiug 28 Warships. Washington, Aug. 24.—Bids were op ened at noon yesterday In the navy department for the construction of twolie torpedo boats and sixteen torpe do boat destroyers authorized bv the late act of Congress. Thi3 :s the largest addition to the navy, in point of num bers, ever authorized at one time, and when 'completed the government will have a fleet of sixty of these vessels. At present there are four of the de stroyers in service which have a speed of thirty knots an hour. There were present when the bids were opened, Acting Secretary Allen, the bureau chiefs, Judge Advocate Gen eral Lemly, and representatives of the bidders, comfortably filling the big re ception room in which the event occur red. The torpedo boats, by the act of Con gress, are to be of 150 tons displace ment, and the destroyers to be of 400 tons, the cost all told not to exceed $5,900,000 and to have the highest pos sible speed. Not more than five are to be awarded to one contractor. Bids were received from practically all the shipbuilding plants in the coun try, save two or three of the larger ones, which desired to reserve their yard space for the battleships and m./nltors to be contracted for next month. Twenty-eight bids in all were on the table at noon, when the board was called to order. The bids go to Judge Advocate Gen eral I.emly for tabulation and compari son before making award. It Is too early to predict with any confidence who the successful bidders will be. It is pretty certain, however, that contracts for several boats and [ destroyers will be awarded to the Fall River Engine Company of V eymouth, Mass., and to the Richmond Locomo tive works of Richmond, Va. j Typhoid Fever at Montank, Camp Wilt off, Aug. 24.—There were yesterday 225 cases of typhoid fever at Mon-tauk Point. In the opinion of eminent physicians pure water Is Indispensable in the suc cessful treatment of that disease. In the opinion of other eminent au thorities the water supply at Montauk Point Is at bast of doubtful purity and even if pure now cannot under condi tions existing at the camp, be relied upon to remain pure. Notwithstanding this grave situation and the warnings of eminent authorities the surgeons in charge refuse to allow the Red Cross Society to furnish at Its own expense distilling plants that would assure the camp a water supply of un doubted and continued purity. Meanwhile the list of typhoid oases Increases hourly. Besides the many - that have, as a result of outside in fluences been removed to hospitals in New York, in Brooklyn and in Con necticut. 225 gasps remained at Mon tauk yesterday. These were but 215 Sunday. * Crashed to I)*nth In a Tnnnel Pittsburg, Pa., Aug. 24.—Nine men were crushed to death and several oth ers were injured seriously by the cav | ing In of a tunnel on the Big Four rail way yesterday morning. News of the | accident did not reach the coroner in . Pittsburg until this morning. \ The men were part of a gang of 63 employed by Casper Paris, a contract or from Columbus, Ohio, and they were in tearing out the tunnel on the Chartiers Valley branch of the Pan handle Railroad Just west of the town of Carnegie. The work is being done entirely at night, tn order not to inter fore with traffic during the day. It had progressed for about a month without . accident, and was nearlng completion. Satisfactory Customs Returns. ~~ Washington. T>. C . Aug. 24.—The ous toms authorities are feeling pretty well satisfied with the outlook for re turns from our conquered province®. Sarglago has turned In as high a reve nue as $17,000 In a single day, and the total customs revenue up to August 18 had reached $86,000. What will coins in from Manila and Porto Rico it If still too early to forecast. Our annexed province of Hawaii will not come with in our tariff lines at all until Congress shall have enacted new legislation. COLUMBIAN. BLOOMSBURG. CORRESPONDENTS NOT WANTED. I lU'HKOII* lor Keeping of American Papers Out of Havana. Havana, Aug. 22. delayed In trans mission.—The authorities have declined to allow the landincr of a number of American corresrnndents who arrived off the harbor th.s morning fron San tiago de Cuba —among them represent atives of the New York Herald, the New York World, the Chicago Record, the New York Evening Post and the Philadelphia Press. English residents have strenuously objected to the government's action; and Mr. Jerome, tlhe British consul, ac companied by Captain Stewart Brtcc, son of ex-United States Senator Brlce, called upon General Blanco and urged him to allow the correspondents to land. General Blanco, however, declined to comply with the request on the ground that their presence in Havana, prior to the arrival of the military commis sioners from the United States, might prejudice the work of the commission ers while discussing the peace details. His attitude Is aupported by the opin ion of intelligent Spaniards, for, al though nothing of a disagreeable na ture would be expected to follow the presence of the correspondents in the city. It would be impossible for the au thorities, however earnest their wishes, to guarantee the safety of the corre spondents against the act of same fa natic. TO ENFORCE THE PROTOCOL. Wr Departmet Not Surprised at the New Cuban Attacks. Washington, £>. C., Aug. 24.—The press reports from Madrid, ostensibly Inspired by Spanish authorities, and alleging a continuance of hostilities by the Cuban Insurgents, create no sur prise In Washington. Adjutant Gener al Corbln said yesterday it hat the war department had no recent information on the subject, but advices from Cuba have prepared the officers here for this condition. The Madrid dispatch reports Blanco as authorized to assume an attitude of offence toward the Cubans. General Corbln says that, should the reports of Cuban hostility prove true, this gov ernment will take such steps as will preserve the terms of the protocol. General Shafter has reported that his command will shortly be entirely with drawn from Santiago. Transports are available for taking the First Illinois, the Ninth Massachusetts and Third, Twentieth and Twenty-fourth United States Infantry, all that now remain In eastern Cuba, excepting the four immune regiments, and the Eighth Il linois, destined for garrison duty. Com ml Ah lon Alerts In Quebec. Quebec, Aug. 24.—A1l the delegates to the International conference, with the exception of Sir James Winter of Newfoundland, are In the city and at tended the first meeting yesterday, which was of an informal nature. The i meeting was held in the chamber of the Quebec Legislative Assembly. The opening of the congress had noth- In gof pageantry about it. The several representatives of Britain an:l America gathered In the council chamber, which la to be the seat cf their labors for many weeks to come, exchanged their credentials, chose Lord Hershell their president, talked for a fetv_ minutes, agreed to adjourn until Thursday mor ning, and then moved across the hall way Into the legislative assembly room, where an address of welcome vas read by Mayor Paren Why Hay Was Recalled. London, Aug. 23.—The Manchester Guardian sayß: We understand that United States Ambassadcr Hay's recall to Washington, to accept the post of secretary of state, is due to his special fitness to carry out a policy In regard to which negotiations have been pre ceding for some time between Wash ington and London, and upon which a substantial agreement has been reach ed, whereby the two countries will act togtther in the far East, or wherever American and British interests are identical. There is no intention of binding the nations in alliance. Each Is to be free to pursue its own destinies in its own way, but the governments will act to gether diplomatically where their com mon Interests are concerned. The American Cnp Challenge. New York, Aug. 24.—Charles Russell, the representative of Sir Thomas Lip ton, wiho Is challenging for the Ameri can cup, arrived In this city at 11.28 o'clock yesterday morning trum Spring field, Mass. He went at once to the Fifth Avenue hotel. Mr Russell said that he did not have the direct chal lenge to the New York Yacht Club with him, but that he had shnply come to New York to pave the way for the challenge. He has a draft of the chal lenge whloh Is to be brought to this city, and placed before the yacht club by a committee representing Sir Tho mas Llpton and the Ulster Yacht Club. This committee, Mr. Russell said, is to sail from Liverpool on the Britannia to-day. Menocul i'iti(ioiid. Washington, D. C„ Aug. 24.—A. G. Menocal. olvll engineer in the navy, who was court martlaled some months ago and sentenced to suspension from duty on furlong*! for throe years for neglect of duty In connection with the construction of the Brooklyn dry dock, has been pardoned by he president, who restores him to his former status In Che navy. Mr. Menocal retires from active service on September. Cecil Rhodes Elected Cape Town, South Africa, Aug. 24. In the Oape Colony ussetably general electrons are now In progress, Cecil Rhodes and Mr. Gates, candidates of the Progressive party, opposed to the Afrikander Bund, which is largely rep resentative of President Kruger's in terests In South Africa, have been elec ted by overwhelming majorities in Lit tle Namaqua Land, a maritime district Is the northwest of the colony. May CM Hong Kong l>ry Rock. Washington, D. C., Aug. 14.—Ambas sador Hay has Informed the state de partment that the British government has directed the authorities at Hong Kong to grant the request of Admiral 1 <Dewey for permission to dock his ves sels there. „ ~. ~ , • . ... 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. 1, 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" Insist on Having The Kind That Never Failed You. TM CENTAUR COMPANY. TT MURRAY •TRKCT, NEW YORK OITY. "Don't borrow trouble." Buy 'Tis cheaper in the end. STOVE NAPTHA, the Cheapest and Best Fuel on the market. With it you can run a Vapor Stove for one-hali cent per hour. Give us a call and be convinced. W. O. Holmes, Bloomsburg, Pa. Eshleman & Wolf, " L. E. Wharey, W. F. Hartman, " Profanity Under the Ban The war against swearing goes reso lutely forward in New York, and the Sl//1 of Thursday notes with much prominence the fact that a citizen of Mt. Vernon has been fined $lO for the use of the word "damh" in con versation on the street. He delivered the expletive twice, so the woman who made the complaint averred and it cost him $5 for each slip. If the law against profanity were enforced in Bloomsburg we would be behind New York in size of place, not in size of oaths. The advice of an old news paper man should be more generally followed. He said : Don't swear. There is no occasion to use profanity outside of a newspaper office. It's useful in proof reading, and indispen sable in getting forms to press, and has been known to assist in looking over the paper when it is printed, but otherwise it is a very disgusting habit. The testimonials in behalf of Hood's Sarsaparilla are written by honest people who want you to know what it has done fot them. Not until a treaty of peace shall have been negotiated and ratified will the question of cutting down the existing military force become urgent. The Administration is taking 110 chances of failure in the forth coming diplomatic contest be tween the American and Spanish Commissioners in Paris. In any event, over 100, GOO soldiers will be required for some time to come for garrison duty in the territory obe occupied and governed by Federal power. As not more than 40,000 troops of the regular army will be available for this service, there will be steady employment for a season for at least 70,000 volunteers, 2c,- 000 of whom will be represented in the army of General Merritt at Ma nila. When the proper strength of the army for permanent garrison duty shall have been ascertained it * ill be in order lor Congress to in crease the regular force of troops to the full number required. OABTOHIA. Bear, the /I Ttl9 K iml 0I) Haw Always Bought l, rr Our Physioal Defects as a People- Dr. Olin F. Harvey, Wilkes-Barre. Pa., who examined more than a thou sand men for admission, to the army, has embodied his observations in a statement which will interest (he country in general if not the medical profession in particular. Mrny of the applicants had to be rejected for defective vision, and a large number for insufficient chest expansion. "Strange as it may seem," says Dr. Harvey, "nearly all who had narrow chests were young larmers. Brought up to run a plow or hoe and scrape the ground with long-handled tools, they had very strong arms and backs, but were muscle bound and bent over. Their chests had been contracted, and few of them could expand on inhala tion the requisite two inches." Sum ming up Dr. Harvey gives these'warn ing hints of the rising generation : (i) Lookout for the eyes of the young, and be careful that they are not allowed to overwork or strain them. (2) Let the young tarmer boys, otherwise vigorous and strong, beware of the contraction of their chests and lungs. They ought to try setting-up exercises as a regular routine. (3) Bicycle riders ought to beware of scorching and racing and of long and tedious rides through the country. Ride in moderation. (4) Take care of the teeth, and look after them early and persistently. These suggestions are as vital in peace as in war ; if they should be persistently inculcated as part of our national training they would con tribute vastly to American health aud American progress. A strange malady has made its appearance among some of the cat tle in this State. It attacks the eyes, causing them first to get bloodshot, then white, which makes them blind. The disease is said to have been introduced by western cattle, and in some cases one steer has infected a whole herd. In some cases the cattle recover their sight and in others they remain totally blind. OABTOniA. Bon tin. The Kind You Hate Always Bougjtt *7" v Fine PHOTO GRAPHS and CRAYONS at R. B. GROTZ, Bloomsburg. The best are the cheapest. 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