THE DEBT PROBLEM OUR PEACE COMMISSIONERS ARGUE AGAINST SPANISH CLAIM. Spain Means to Give Up Cuba and Porto Hieo 'Without I>ubate, but She Main tains that All Precedent f Internatlo* I ual Law Itequlrcis tliat We Aefuinc it. Paris, Oct. 19.—The Gaulots yesterday reviewed the work of the Joint peace commission, and, referring to the de lay caused by the difference in the language spoken by the commissioners, .adds: "But, according to the Spaniards, the main cause of the difficulty encounter ed In the negotiations comes from the lack of conciliation In the attitude of the American commissioners. It Is known In regard to Porto Rico and Cuba that the articles of the Protocol are absolutely positive—Spain cedes Porto Rico to the United States and relinquishes (abandons) sovereignty over Cuba. These two points are defi nitely settled and are not open to dis cussion. Besides, the Spaniards make it a j oint of honor to scrupulously {bide by their engagements toward hei' conquerors. "The question of the Cuban debt re mains Upon which power should the onerous obligation of guaranteeing the debt rest? Here Is where the two com missions differ In their views and nei ther is Inclined to yield. The Span fa j'ds agree on the following lines: When a power annees territory It is implied that It assumes all the obliga tions of suoh territory. It is interna tional law, sanctioned by usage, and which has always been complied with. Thus, when France anneed Savoy, she assumed all the debts contracted by the latter while still an Italian prov ince. Lastly, they remind their opponents that Cuba is virtually the key of the Gulf of Mexico, a strategic position of the first order to the United States, and an Immense advantage, which calls for some sacrifice upon the part of tne Americans. "To this the latter replied at first that they could not listen to any dis cussion of the matter of the debt, being under formal Instructions from their government. But, on the Spanish com mission insisting, and in the presence of its very firm attitude, the Americans have taken a more conciliatory atti tude, not that they entertain the Inten tion of yielding to Spain's Injunctions, hut tliey consent to argue against the Spanish position. These arguments may be briefly summed up as follows: i "The Americans insist upon the fact that the money raised by the Cuban loans was not applied to the require ments or interests of the Island, but was chiefly borrowed to the end of Im-. proving the financial condition of Spain and to procure funds which she could no longer raise In the Peninsula, aud that the debt, therefore, Is personal to Spain. I "On the other hand, the Americans say that America has no intention of I annexing Cuba and could not, there fore, assume such obligations. "Finally, It is held that, owing to the fabulous cost of the late war, the Am erican people would not concede the right to assume such obligations. I "These are, approximately, the grounds on which the present discus sions are conducted. What will the outcome be? "Certain newspapers have considered the possibility of referring the differ ence to the arbitration of a continental power. Neither commission has yet suggested such a solution, but, on the other hand, we have good grounds to believe that, even were the suggestion acceptable to Spain, it would have no chance of being agreed to by the Am ericans." j gear of Small Pox at Ithaca. Hhnca, N. Y„ Oct. 18.—The board of health of Cornell university, of which Professor James Law is chairman, ha 3 promulgated an order requiring every student who Is 111, or becomes ill, to report at once to the physical director, iDr. Hitchcock, for examination, that his ailment may be properly dlagnoß ed. ' This uction is taken on account of the prevalence of small pox in thi9 county. The village of McLean, where the disease is epidemic, is only ten miles from the university, and is vis ited to some extent by students, and the board is fearful that the disease may be spread among them. There are now twenty-five cases of small ix at McLean. . Upon reporting to Dr. Hitchcock stu dents will be taken to the office of the health officer of the city of Ithaca to receive a clean bill of health or the opposite. Reublna Walworth Dies. New York, Oct. 19.—Miss Reublna Walworth, the heroic nurse at Mon- ( taulc Point, died at the Presbyterian hospital yesterday morning after a Ave weeks' Illness of typhoid fever. Miss Walworth was a Vassar gradu ate. When the war with Spain was declared she left a school she was teaching and took a course In nursing. When the camp at Montauk Point was established she went there as a nurse Bnd devoted herself assiduously to the care of the sick and wounded soldiers. When not nursing, she, with her moth er, distributed the supplies of the Re lief Association. She worked so zealously and self-sac- Tlflcingly that Bhe broke down. No ar rangements have yet been made for the funeral. ' Marines for Manila. ' Norfolk, Va., Oct. 18.—The first ma rines, it is stated, to go to the Philip pines will be three hundred of Hunt ington's men, now here resting after service at Ouantanamo. It is said that they will soon leave for New York and sail on the Buffalo for Ma.Mia. f Lard Ohnrlea Beraarord at Pekln. J Pekin. Oct. 18.—Lord Charles Beres ford, who has been Intrusted by the British government with a Bpecial mis alon to China, arrived here Sunday. ifhe Paris Strike Ended. Paris, Oct. 18.—The building strike is ( ended una the troops have been with drawn from the yards and other places In which they have been stationed since disturbances were threatened. THE WAR INVESTIGATION. I>r. IWitu. Bny There IVJI No Suffering Anions tUeSlck. Jacksonville, Pla., Oct. 19.—The war Investigating commission began the examination ol witnesses at Jackson ville yesterday, using the office room of General Dodge's private car for the purpose. Colonel Louis M. Maus, chief surgeon of the Seventh army- corps, was the first witness sworn. He ;*id there was only a small field hospital when he ar rived In May, and there were very few sick men. Sickness developed verj' slowly and there was very little of it. until July. When the ouder came for the establishment of division hospital) there was some delay in getting sup plies, such as tents. There was no suf fering among the sick. Still they die not have the luxuries that they did ai the beginning of the war. "Nor," added the doctor, "do I think that the history of the world has ever seen a parallel to our present care ol the sick." Taking up the present condition of the hospitals he said there were three hundred trained nurses now at work here. He said the employmeht of these nurses had proven satisfactory. Replying to a question, Dr. Maus said that after the first few days there had been no refusal of supplies and that all requisitions had been filled with excep tional promptitude. He had never seen such an utter disregard of expense In caring for sick soldiers. As a matter of fact the troops had a greater allow ance of rations than they could use or dispose of in any way. He also said that the Red Cross So ciety had given so much that it was often unnecessary to ask the govern ment for supplies. There had been no restriction in the matter of fitting out the camps. He thought typhoid had been intro duced to the camp by Mississippi and Virginia troops. Shallow wells and surface drainage had done much to increase the scourge, but he was confi dent that the regular water supply of the city had not been In any way re sponsible for it. He also thought the flies had done much to disseminate fever. From the beginning very strict attention had been given to the sinks. He had never in his life seen such attention given to sanitation in a camp, but despite thi3 care typhoid did break out and had become the principal sickness here. Dr. Maus said that he had found it difllcult to prevail upon surgeons in the volunteer service to learn the duties of their position. As a matter of fact these duties were extremely onerous, and for this reason fhe volunteer phy sicians were not so efficient as they should have been. Dater on sanitation became the prin cipal duty of everybody about the camp. Much trouble has been experi enced in keeping the public from the hospitals. In many cases they had sur reptitiously carried food to the sick. Mr. Maus also dwelt upon the newspa per reports of the sufferings in the camp, saying that they had generally grown out of exaggerated statements from the men themselves. fhi Yellow Fever Kpldeiulc. Washington, D. C., Oct. 19.—A dis patch to the marine hospital service from Franklin, La., reports seven new cases of yellow fever there. Jackson, Miss., Oct. 19.—Jackson's re port of new cases of yellow fever yes terday was unusually large, the total being fifteen. There were no deaths. The board of health's official latest report for the state is as follows: Madison—One new case and one death. Poplarville—Four new cases. Starksville —No new cases In four days. Taylors—No new cases. Harrison—Three new cases. Yazoo City—Five cases and two sus picious. Natchez—Two cases. Meridan—Two cases. Canton—One case. Hattlesburg—Four new cases and one death. Waveland—One new case. The board has issued an order re scinding the order dated August 17, quarantining Mississippi against Key West, Fla. Spain Claims Haulages Madrid, Oct. 19.—The Heraldo says that the minister of marine has taken preliminary steps to claim damages from the Creusot gun foundries of France for not delivering within time certain war material ordered from them. Damages will also be claimed from the Flacenla arms factory for the same reasons, and the British firm of Thomp sons. the Clydebank shipbuilders, will be asked to pay damages upon the ground that the torpedo boat destroyers built In their yards for Spain failed to develop the speed required by the terms of the contract. A leave of Absence Ruling Washington, Oct. 19.—An order which will greatly relieve the minds of the families of ocers detailed to duty In the Philippines is, bullctlnech whereby leaves of absence granted to such offi cers are to date from the day of their arrival in the United States, and will be considered as terminating on the date of departure from this country to return to their commands. Any other rule, of course, would greatly limit such leaves of absence, as the time spent on the ocean voyage each way would have to be deducted from the total period allowed. flov. Vnorhm 1 Resignation Trenton, N. J., Oct. 19.—Acting gov ernor Voorhees yesterday sent a tele gram from Philadelphia, saying that his resignation as senator from Union county Is on the way to the office of the secretary of state. Speaker Watklns, who will become acting governor when the formal re signation of Mr. Voorhees shall have been received, came to Trenton to take the oath of office. Reward of 20,000 Offered. Paris, Oct. 19.—The Dowager Duch ess of Sutherland has offered a reward of 120.000 for the recovery of the jewels, said to be valued at 1150,000, contained In a satchel which she lost on board a train bound for Calais while on her way to London. The Jewelry Includes a necklace val ued at 922,000. THE COLUMBIAN, BLOOMSBURG. PA. A Woman 9 s Work. For thirteen years this woman suffered from a help less infirmity which baffled skillful medical treatment. She was restored to health in a remarkable manner, and is now helpful to other sufferers. For thirteen years Mrs. George L. Rogers, of West Main Street, Canton, N. Y., suffered from the indescribable tortures of inflam matory rheumatism. Only persons who have been afflicted with this disease know what such suffer ing is. Those who have never felt the pangs of this ailment have not the remotest idea of its tortures. For years this was an obstinate disease to cure. In recent years, however, there has been formulated a remedy which successfully copes with it. The many cureseffected by Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People attest to that fact. One of the striking examples is Mrs. Rogers' experience. Inspcaking of it to a reporter she said > "Thirteen years ago I was attacked with inflammatory rheumatism and a complica tion of diseases. " I cannot begin to describe my sufferings during that time. "You can judge somewhat of what I endured, when you look at these hands." They were distorted, twisted and swollen. "My foot, too, is so much out of shape that the big toe lays across the others, the end touching the little toe. "Notwithstanding I am sixty-five years old, have a pleasant home and other com forts, life to me was far from enjoyable, for all other things pale into insignificance when you are without good health. PEACE JUBILEE AT PHILADELPHIA Special Excursion Rates via Philadelphia & Reading Railroad. The Peace Jubilee at Philadelphia will undoubtedly be the greatest de monstration held in the United States. The grand Military and Naval review, Civic and Industrial Parade, rededi cation of Independent Hall restored to its colonial appearance, and the un veiling of Gen'l Grant's Monument will all be well worth seeing, rememb ered and talked of in future years. The appropriation of Fifty Thousand Dollars by Philadelphia City Councils and the guarantee of as much more by the Citizens Committee, over half of which has been already subsciibed, makes it certain that no expense will be spared to make it the celebration of the Cencury. The Philadelphia & Reading Railway has made arrange ments whereby Excursion Tickets to Philadelphia from all principal points on its line, also on the Atlantic City Railroad, and all leased or allied lines will be sold at the low rate of Single fare for the round trip, but no ticket sold at a less rate than* fifty cents. Military organizations in uniforms at special rates. All tickefs will be sold good going Oct. 24th to 27th inclusive and, good to return until Oct. 31st in clusive. For full information as lo ra'es, time of trains, etc., consult any Phila delphia & Reading Ticket Agent, or address Edson J. Weeks, Gen'l Pass enger Agent, Philadelphia. ORPHANS' COURT SALE —OF VALUABLE— REAL ESTATE. In pursuance of an order. Issued out of the Orphans' court of Columbia couuty, the under signed, executor of Ellas McHenry, late of the Borough of Benton, Columbia county. Pa., de ceased, will expose to public sale, on the prem ises, on FRIDAY, NOVEMBER n, 1898, at two o'clock p.m., all that certain lot of land, situate In the Borough of Benton, Columbia county, Pa., and bounded and described as fol lows, to wit: Beginning at the northwest cor ner of lot No. S6, on the cast side of Main street, thence along said street north twenty-eight and one-fourth degreeseast three rods to a corner at an alley: thence by said alley south sixty one and three-fourths degrees east, thirteen and four-tenths rods to a corner at an alley; thence by said alley south twenty-eight ana one-fourth degrees, west three rods to a corner of lot No. V 5; thence by said lot north sixty one and three-fourths degrees, west thirteen and four-tenths rods to the place of beginning, containing 40 SQUARE PERCHES OF LAND strict measure, being lot No. Sit in the plan or draft of the north part of Benton, laid out by Htcliard stiles, on which are erected a two story DWELLING HOUSE, barn and outbuildings. THUMB OP SALE:— Ten percent. of one-fourth of the purchase money to be paid at the strik ing down of the property; the one-fourth less the ten per cent, at the confirmation of the sale, ana the remaining three-fourths In one year thereafter,with Interest from confirmation nisi. 10-20 M M. T. MoIIKNHY, A. L. FRITZ, Atty. KXKCCTOB. ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE. Estate of John A. Funston, deceased. Notice 1e hereby given that letters of adminis tration, with the will annexed , on the estate of John A. Ftmston, late of the toum of Blooms bnrg, Columbia county, Pa., deceased, have been granted to Charles W\ Funs ton, resident of said town, to whom all iter sons indebted to said estate are requested to make payment, and llutse having claims or demands will make known the same without delay. CHARLES W. FUNS TON, e. t. a., 10-20-6 L Administrator. AUDITOR'S NOTICE. Estate of Mathlas Kindt, dee'd. The undersigned Auditor, appointed by the Orphans' Court of Columbia county, Pa., to make distribution of funds In hands of admin istrator, as shown by his second and pnrtlal ac count,'and to dispose of exceptions filed thereto, will sit to perform Ithe duties of said appoint ment, at Ida office, In llloomaburg, Pa , on Sat urday, November lifth, 18UH. at 111 o'clock a. tn., when and where all parties Interested shall at tend, or bo forever debarred from anv share of ■aid fund. \VM. H. BNYDKH, Oct. >, IBM. Auditor. Zryiht COLUMBIAN a year. I tried different doctor, apd many pro prietary remedies, but no permanent bene fit was obtained. "Last March I was induced to try Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People. "Before I had finished the first box I began to feel that they were doing me good. "1 continued using them and steadily grew better. "1 have used thirteen boxes of the pills and to-day feel better than for the past fif teen years. "My appetite is good > I feel bright, cheer ful and have a desire to live and enjoy society. " I have been a member of the Methodist church for many years, but for six years was unable to attend. "Now I am able to attend the church services regularly and certainly appreciate that privilege. "I consider Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People a wonderful medicine and am confident no other remedy could have effected the wonderful cure they have in my case. I am glad to state this, hoping that some sufferer may profit by it and obtain relief." It was nature's own remedy that accom plished this cure caused by impure blood, for Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People are composed of vegetable remedies that exert a powerful influence in purifying and enriching the blood. Many diseases long supposed by the medical profession to be incurable have succumbed to the potent influence of these pills. This universal remedy is sold by all druggists. THE DEVELOPMENT of Bloomsburg, notwithstanding the late fi nancial and business depression. HAS BEEN PHENOMINAL. Its permanence and prosperity are now as sured. The Bloomsburg I.and Improvement Com pany now offers for sale the most desirable lots for residences and business purposes to be had in this town, at moderate prices and upon easy terms. ASMALL PAYMENT down and small monthly payments thereafter will secure a lot. Those purchasers desiring to build, and own their own homes the company will as sist by advancing the money there on. WHY PAY RENT when you can own your own home ? Factory Sites Given Away. Maps of the town and our plotted prop erty furnished on application. Bloomsburg Land Improvement Company. J. S. WOODS, N. U. FUNK, Sales Agent. Secretary. 10-6-6mos. SHERIFF'S SALE. By virtue of a writ of Ft. Fa., Issued out of the Court of common Pleas and to me directed, there will be exposed to public sale at the Court House la Bloomsburg, Columbia county, Pa., on SATURDAY, OCT. 22, 1898, at two o'clock p. m., ell that lot or piece of ground, situate in the Town of Bloomsburg, County of Columbia and State of Pennsylvania, bounded and described as follows, to wit: Be ginning at a point In the eastward line of Mar ket street, one hundred and sixty feet north ward from the northward line of Eighth street, and running thence eostwardly parallel with the northward line of Eighth Btreet one hun dred and forty feet, and running thence south wardly parallel with the eastward line of Mar ket street forty feet, and running thence west wardly parallel with the northward line of Eighth street one hundred and forty teot to the eastward line of Market street, and running thence along the eastward line of Market street northwardly forty feot to the place of begin ning, whereon are erected a nearly new two and one-half Btory FRAME DWELLING HOUSE and other outbuildings. Seized, taken In execution, at the suit of Helen E. Tustln vs. T. M. Dawson, and to he sold as the property of T. M. Dawson. K. It. JOHN, W. W. BLACK, Attorney. Sheriff. AUDITOR'S NOTICE. Estate of J. M. C. Ilaiuk, deceases. The undersigned auditor appointed by the Or phans' court of Columbia County to pass upon the Itrst and partial account of Charles W. Dow son, executor of the last will and testament of J. M. c. Kanck, late of Scott township deceased, and report thereupon, will sit at hla office, Hoom No. 4. Lock aril Building, Bloomsburg, Pa. on Friday, Ocrobor 28th, at ten o'clock a. m. to perform the duties of his appointment, when and where all persons Interested must attend. W. H. MAOILL, 10-6-41. Auditor. Quick Communication Facilitates Business. Use the LOCAL TELEPHONE and Communicate. Direct with persons in Berwick, Cata wlssa, Danville. 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