THE COLUMBIAN. BLOOMSBURG. PA. PEACETATLKRESULTS Work of The Hague Congress Summed Up. 1UCH LEFT FOR FUTDRECOSFERESCES Conventions Sinned Knr Al'hllrndon, Lairs of I.nnil Wnrfnrf nnd AKfttnnt Anplij ln(lnit (inc nml RxpnnillnK Bullets. THE HAGUE, July 25. Tin- perioral set embodying tin- results of the internn tlonal peace conference, after enmnernt in(C the mimes nnd qualifications of all the delegates, says: "In n series of meeting in which the above delegates participated, inspired thronghout by the desire to realise in the highest possible measure the generous views of its august Initiator, the confer ence hns drawn up for the approval ot the respective governments the series of conventions and declaration appended: "Convention for the pueilie settlement Of International disputes. 'Convention concerning the laws and eostoins of war on land. "Convention for the adoption of laws gainst the use of asphyxiating or delete rious pases and for the prohibition of the use of bullets that easily expand in the human body." The general act contains five expres sions of opinion, as follows: "The conference considers that limita tions of the military charges which nt present oppress the world are greatly to be desired for the Increase of the mate rial and moral welfare of mankind. Tho conference expresses the opinion hat the Question of the rights ond duties f neutrals should be inscribed on the programme of a conference to be held nt m early date. "The conference expresses the opinion that questions relative to the type and saliber of rilles ond naval artillery as ex amined by it should be the subject of ttudy by the different governments with view to arriving at a uniform solution t a future conference. "The conference expresses the wish that an early convention be called to re rise the Geneva convention. "The conference has resolved that locations relating to the inviolability of private property in war on land and the bombardment of towns or villages in naval war be reserved for future confer is signed by nil the The convention plenary delegates. INGERSOLL DIES SUDDENLY. Cnrccr of (tie tlrllllant Orator nml Noted AriiokIIc Closed. HEW YORK, July 22. Hubert (I. In gersoll died at his home, Wulstmi-on-Hudson, near Pobbs Ferry, yesterday afternoon. His death was sudden and unexpected and resulted from the heart trouble from which he had suffered since IS! Ml. Mrs. Ingersoll was the only person In the room with him when he died. leth came to him as he had recently expressed a. desire it should, painlessly nnd without warning. Mr. Ingersoll was born Aug. 11, 18.1.1, at lrosden, N. l. His fattier was a preacher in the Ornhamitn church n branch of the Presbyterian and the boy was brought up in the strict rules of the followers of that creed. His early life was spent in many of the small towns of Ohio, where his fa ther had charge of various congregations. The elder Mr. Ingersoll Ijvcd iu Ash tabula for several years, and It was thero Cleveland Has a Rest From Its Labor Troubles. TROOPS ARE GUARDING THE CITY. CONDENSED DISPATCHES. Briefly MILLIONS OF STEPS. A Darlnir Desperado. MALOXE. N. Y.. July 25.-Toscph Ttagnw, lately residing in Burke, at 'nmpted to steal a horse of Charles Fer inson of Malone last Friday night. Tho inimnl was vicious, nnd he was uusue laasful. He then went to Wooater bond's, another farmer, and secured a ine horse and carriage. He was traced a Bnrnuac Lake, ond an officer and Mr. Pond caught up with the thief midway Mtween there nnd -Lake Placid. Tugaw amped from the carriage and ran into he woods. Going to a camp, he held up .'he proprietor and relieved him of f 70 tnd a gold watch. At another place he secured nearly as much more money, No nee of this adventurer was found until yesterday morning, when he was report ed to have board4 the express train at jko Clear for Utica. Ill Lack of Gold Keekers. FORT SCOTT, Kan., July 24. The members of the Sunflower Mining com ny, who left this place for Alaska 18 nonius ago, sailing in their own steamer Yom San Francisco, are stranded nt St. ilichnel's on their way home. The com pany started with plenty of money and HTOvisions for two years. They spent he winter on the Koyokuk river, 2.ISOO uilea above St. Michael's and 400 miles ibove the farthest point they could reach ij boat. News from them received yes- erday tells of suffering and hardships. Ul their money wus spent iu prospect- ug, but no gold was found. Two men tecume helpless from scurvy. The doc or said only vegetable food would save hem, and two companions went 110 .niles for potatoes. ROBERT G. INGERSOIX. that Robert received most of bis early ed ucation. He went to the public school, where he made a record as a student, but was noted ns a trouble maker for the teachers. A few years later, when the family moved to Peoria, Ills., Robert speedily made a reputation as a speaker. It was while he was living in Peoria that he and his brother Ebeneier were admit ted to the bar. At the outbreak of the war he enlisted, and as he had taken an active part in recruiting a regiment he was made colo nel of the Eleventh Illinois cavalry. During the war he changed his politics, and when he returned to Peoria in 1804 he publicly Joined the Republican party. Two years later he was appointed attor ney general of Illinois. His fume as an orator was becoming national by this time, and nt the national Republican convention in 1876 he waB chosen to make the speech nominating Blaine. He did it, and in his address gnvc life to the phrase "plumed knight," which was made u campaign cry. As a reward for his work in the cam paign he was offered tho position of min ister to Germany, but refused It. Shortly after this he moved to Wash ington, which he made his home for some time. Later he came to New lork city, where ho had since lived. As nil the world knows, Colonel Inger soll was a nonbcliever in matters of re ligion. To tear down the old religious notions seemed to be his chosen profes sion. BROOKLYN CAR STRIKE. Sunday Travel on All Lines Re sumedThe Tie Vp Fall. NEW YORK, July 24. The fact that enrs were run yesterday on nil lines under good headway shows the strike is practically dead. To the seaside resorts traffic was more general than it was last Sunday, but the public did not take ad vantage of the improving service, proba bly owing to the fear of possible disturb ances nnd outrages which have so far marked the aftermath of the strike. Strike leaders admit that the Brooklyn Rapid Transit company ran more ears to the seaside resorts than on any day since the strike wus declared. Strikers nenr Anr Connection With Hecent Destruction of Property A lllsliop Issues nil Address, Which Mn Itesnlt In Kmling Vloleuce. CLEVELAND, July 2H.-Strikers nnd their friends last night held a meeting, nnd various speakers protested ' against the presence of troops nnd the currying of iirms by private citizens, meaning nonunion street car employees. The day brought forth no new reports of rioting nml violence. Rain fell during most of tho afternoon and did what the police have been unable to do kept crowds from collecting and molesting cars. Elev en of the 14 lines of the Big Consolidat ed street railway were in operution be fore 7 o'clock yesterday. The three lines on which curs Were not started wcrothe Union, Burton nnd Clark avenue routes. Adjutant General Axliue is iu com mand of the military here und approxi mates the force under hint nt 20 compa nies, aggregating nearly 1.20O men. Four hundred of , them, Columbus, Newark and Chillicothe, arrived yesterday afternoon and were distributed about the city at points where it is thought trouble .is most likely to occur. Mayor Fnrley snld that he thought the force of police and soldiers under General Axliue sufficient to overawe any mobs wulcu might col lect. The executive committee of the strik ers' meeting yesterduy issued a state ment denying any connection with recent disturbances, including the nitroglycerin explosion which Sunday wrecked a Eu clid avenue car and aver their determi nation to refrain from any unlawful acts. Friends of the strikers are asked to with hold their patronage from the Big Con solidated company. President Bryan of the strikers' association, to whom some local papers have credited utterances ad vocating anarchistic tactics in prosecut ing the strike, yesterday made a com plete denial of the published statements. Ralph Hawley, the nonunion conductoi who Monday killed Henry Cornweit a boy, appeared before a magistrate charg ed with murder in the secoud degree. The hearing was postponed and the defend ant held without bail. Right Rev. Ignatius F. Horstmann, Catholic hishop of the diocese of Cleve land, bus issued an address that it is be lieved will result in subduing much of the violence which has made the past week an epoch in local history. Health of Havana. WASHINGTON, July 21.-The wa. 'epartment has received the following ispatch in regard to yellow fever, dated luvumi, July 19, Hiid signed by General Irooke: "General Wood reports today no ew cases among troops or population, ituution very favorable. Troops all well tationed and apparently doing well. No ises reported from uny outlying points . i department." Hot In the West. CHICAGO, July 24. Very hot weuth r. is reported from several places in the est uml northwest. The temperature nt .lack Uiver Falls, Wis., ut 4 p. in. yes- rduy wus 100, and Young Sleget died ,"iiiu heat prostration. 1 licrmonieters tglstered 00 at 2 p. m. at Omiilin, and igh temperatures are reported from all . rer Nebraska. EPWORTH LEAGUERS ADJOURN. Will Meet In San Francisco In 1001. Delegates Number 20,000. INDIANAFOL1S, July 24.-The Ep worth convention formally adjourned last night to meet in San Francisco in 1001. The work was practically ended Satur day. The final session was devoted to addresses on "Missions." Incoming trains brought thousands of visitors, nnd it was estimated that the number of delegates had reached tho 20, 000 mark. The visiting ministers filled city pulpits in the morning, nnd the afternoon was devoted to missionary conferences. A Plat Iron Fnmlne. CLEVELAND, July 20. The pig iron famine thnt was predicted several weeks ago appears X6 have materialized. The brokers In this city say the dealers are not trying to sell iron for shipment before the first of January next, and none is to be had for shipment sooner than Sept. 1. There will be a long period at the end of the year, it is predicted, when there will be nothing but contract iron. A large percentage of the manufacturers, tho per cent being placed as high as 40, are depending entirely upon wild iron, and it is said that most of these will have to close down. , Gideon J. Tucker Dend. NEW YORK, July 2tl. Gideon J, Tucker, secretary of state for New York in 1S57 and the founder of The Daily News, died nt 1 o'clock yesterday after noon nt his home, 102 West Eighty fourth street, from a complication of dis eases, mv. j lienor, wno was id years old, became ill several months ago and his age prevented his recovery. He was a native New Yorker, having been born in this city in 1820 of Dutch nnd English stock. Heorults Keep Co rains. WASHINGTON. July 20. Colonel Wnrd, iu charge of the recruiting in the department of the adjutant general's of fice, reports that the total enrollment of recruits for the volunteer army, not in cluding yesterdny's recruiting, amounts to 4,702 men, being about one-third of the entire number required. The number of recruits enrolled Mouday was 525. Colorado Town Ilurned. GUNNISON, Colo., July 22. Fire de coyed n portion of the town of Vulcan, he Vulcun hotel wus destroyed, nnd o boys, children of Peter Doluu, the opiietor, perished. Two guests also e supposed to have been burned to ath. A dry goods store, grocery and if postolKce are among the burned ... Hidings. ftmln Elevulor nuriied. TOLEDO, July 24. The C. H. & D. 'evator wus totally destroyed lust night V fire, which seemingly started from an iternul explosion. The building and intents were valued nt $1,000,000. As it as can be leurned no lives were lost. Telegraph to Dawson. SKAGUAY, Alaska, July 18, via, Van couver, B. C July 24. The Dominion government telegraph line is now com pleted to Five Fingers and is progressing so rapidly that messages may be sent over it to Dawson in less than two months from date. President Leaves Today. WASHINGTON, July 26. A number of friends called at the White House last night to say good by to the president and Mrs. McKinley, who leave today for an Indefinite stay ut Luke Champluin. They included Mrs. Alger, Comptroller and Mrs. Duwes, Major nnd Mrs. Rand, Sec retary Hitchcock, Dr. J. C. Boyd of the navy and Dr. Rixey. Torpedo Ilont Holler Kzplodes. TOLA, Austria, July 24. One of the boilers of the Austrian torpedo boat Ad ler exploded yesterday while the vessel was oft the Island of Torcolu, in the Ad riatic sea, killing a lieuteuunt and four members of the crew. F.arthqnnke In Home, HOME, July 20. A severe oarthquak 'lock was felt here at 2:20 o'clock yes rday afternnoon. Buildings swayed iring the disturbance nnd several mrches nml palaces were damaged, iuny persons were injured by debris. Independence liny In Colombia. COLON, Colombia, July 21. All Co- imtiiu yesterday celebrated the eighty .inth nunlversury of the country's ludn endence. The public ollices were closed, nd all business was suspended Iu honor t the occasion. (ienernl Wheel Mulls. SAN FRANCISCO, July 2.1. The or y transport Tartar, in command of 'enernl Joseph Wheeler and currying vo battalions of the Nineteenth infantry :ul over $1,000,000 iu coin, has sailed to uay for Muuilu. New York Markets. FLOUR State and western dull and easy; wintur patents, t3.65ft3.85; winter straights, 13.40I&3.50; Minnesota patents, J3.753.8&: winter extras, $2.HK&2.80. WHEAT No. 2 red opened steady on small northwest receipts, but weakened under liquidation and lower French ca bles; July, 754&7D?ic. ; September, 75 5-16(9 75 1J-16C. RYE Easy; state, 5c.; No. 2 western, miv.rv f. o. b.. afloat, spot. COKN No. 2 opened steady with wheat, but also sold off under liquidation Hontemher. 37037 l-16o. OAT8 Neglected; track, white, state, arvs.afm track, white, western. 3tW30, PORKQulet; mess, J9.60fi(10; family, 110. boa u. I.AKD Easier: prime western steam, tr. 7n nominal. BUTTKR Rarely steady: state dairy, lS'(l7o. . state creamery. lMilSc. CHEBBia Firm; largo, white, 891a; .mull white. 9c. EIJOS Steady; state and Pennsylvania, 1vip western. lOtfilSe. i HiKlAIt Haw rttendy; fulr refining, centrlfugnl, 90 teat, 4 7-lc; roflned steady; crushed, 6c; powdered. TltRl'KNTINK Bteady at 43W43HO, MOLASSES Bteudy; New Orloaans, 33 mi-lO Firm; domestic 44J(7VjO. ; Japan, TALLOW 8teady; city, 4ij t'.tc. ; eo try, iWu-c. HAY Kasy; shipping, k'aAo.; good choloe, 764 &c. to First Chinese Pensioner. WASHINGTON, July 20. Ah Yu of Shanghai, a lundsman who enlisted In the navy in 1884 and was formerly at tached to Dewey's flagship, the Olympin, has been granted H pension of $110 a month for lung trouble. . He has the dis tinction of being the first Chinese pen sioner of this government. Two Killed hy Mwhtnlntl. ST. CLOl'D, Minn., July 20. James Harren of Freeport and Agnes Herzog of Millwood were lnstuntly killed by lightning yesterduy nt the home of Miss Herzog. They were sitting on the porch, when lightning struck the corner of the house. They were engaged to be married. Floods In Chile. SANTIAGO, ChUe, via Gulvcston, July 20,. Reports from tho southern provinces show that great distress has been occa sioned there by the extremely heavy rainstorms which have recently prevail ed. Many cities tire Hooded, und the crops are completely ruined. To Qe Bold For Flood Sufferers. NEW ORLEANS, July 20. A bale of npw Texas cotton, clnssed strict mid dling, lMt inch stnple, has been shipped by H. &. 11. Beer to the president or the New York Cotton Exchange, to be sold for tho benefit of tho Texas Uid sufferers. Rotable Mvents of the Week nnd Terel- Told. Mr. Root consulted Secretary Alger about war department nffulrs in Wash ington. A Cuban bnseball team arrived on (ho steamer Mexico, to tour n few months in this country. Lloyd Tcvls, former president of the Wclls-Fnrgo Express company, died at San Francisco. Scenes of grent disorder marked the nnti-Goebel Democratic convention nt Bowling Green, Ky. The Shamrock left Rothesay bay for Greenock to complete fitting out for her voyage across the Atlantic. The various conventions of the ponce conference will remain open to the signa tures of the powers until Dec. 31, 1800. General Brooke, It was said in Wash ington, will soon be relieved of his com luund in Cuba and be succeeded by Gen eral Wood. Tnesdar. July 25. Mrs. Catherine Dillon, aged 100, died at Bristol, I'n. Havana's health report for the pnst two weeks wus the most favorable ever known. Telegraph messenger boys in the down town district of New York city went on strike yesterday. Mrs. Mary Love Lawless, once a sweet heart of Abraham Lincoln, died in Lex ington, Ky., aged SO. Forty persons were struck by lightning nt Berlin Sunday. Three were killed aud 27 severely injured. The St. James Gazette deprecated the talk of war over the Alaskan boundary Indulged in by Canadians. It was stated in Washington that one of Secretary Root's first duties will be the consideration of a plan of government for Cuba. Between 5,000 and 7,000 New York cnatmakers quit work on a demand for a ten hour work duy and uu increused wage scale. Monday, July 2 4. The bubonic plague is spreading in China. Firebugs have burued several farm buildings near Trenton. Fire in Chicago destroyed a five story block, entailing a loss of $122,000. At the international athletic contests held In London Saturday the Americans were defeated by one event. The two negroes who outraged Mrs. Ogletree at Buinbrldge, G11., last Thurs day night have been lynched. Fourteen thousand people witnessed the Sunday bull gnme lietween the New York nnd St. Louis teams nt St. Louis. A Methodist elder und Sunday school superintendent has been arrested in Mon roe county, Ky., for running an illicit distillery. The newsboys of New York city ore waging war against The Evening World and The Evening Journal because of a rise iu price. The boycott is general and effective. Saturday, July 22. The 3 cent fare rule on the Detroit street railways has been abroguted. The negroes of Luke Villuge, Chicot county, Ark., were reported to have risen against the whites. The Paris will not be fully repaired be fore netft season, uud the work of repairs will cost $1,000,000. The Luke View enr bnrn of the Big Consoliduted Street railway at Cleveland was wrecked by dynamite. Governor Filigree gave out a statement nt Detroit bitterly attacking President McKinley because of his treatment of General Alger. Six Italians were reported to have been lynched by a mob nt Tallulah. La. Oue ' of them was accused of shooting an America 11 physiciuu. A company has been orgun'nscd to build a wireless telegraph from Luke Bennett, iu Alaska, to the Canadian Pacific rail way hi British Columbia. The "Black Jack" gang of train rob bers in Texas has been reorganized, and 11 11 attack on the Southern Pacific express was feared by officinls. Friday, July 21, There was a slight earthquake shock at Rome. Baroness Nathnniel Rothschild died suddenly in Paris. An unprecedentedly warm wave pre vailed over all England. The schooner Samuel Wood, for Nor folk, stranded off Little Egg Harbor, N. J. Archbishop Ireland suiled from Queens- town for the United Stutes ou the Brl- tauulc. Japan is reported to hnve seized Mar cus island, fearing the United StJites would take it for a cuble statiou. Heavy rains have caused extensive wushouts on the Santa Fe and Denver nnd Rio Grande railroads in New Mex ico. James McCarthy, the magazine writer nnd novelist known ns "Fitzinuck," wus probably fatally hurt by un electric car In Denver. There was a serious demonstration ut Barcelona. A mob paraded the streets carrying the French tricolor and shouting seditious cries. Thursday, July 20. Tatrick H. Shields, a prominent resi dent of Malone, N. Y died suddenly. The Loudon market was much easier, on the belief that tho Transvaal crisis was over. Congress Hall hotel ut Saratoga was destroyed by n lire which did $200, 000 damage. The National museum hns secured the celebrated Hudson collection of Indian basket work. Emperor William visited Howard Gould on the hitter's yacht, Niagara, at Molde, Norway. Mount Etna broke out In eruption. Violent earthquake shocks uccompuuied the disturbance. The None Freie Presse of Vienna print ed an article heartily welcoming Ad miral Dewey to Austria. ' The feud situation in Clay county, Ky., wus reported more threatening than ever us more fumilies were becoming involved. A London Tin Conductor Iloe n I.tt tie Flwnrlnn; nn III Fslrnor dlnnry Footwork. You know how tiring It is to climb tip n flipht of Ktcps, even when they are well jiuule nml nicely upholstered, but the cbnnces nre that you liuvc never given the 1nm conductor u thought, nl thougli lie prolinbly cllinbs more stairs than nny other indlvldunl in the world, snys the New York Telegram. An obliging London bus conductor bus gone into t lie mutter, nml, being nn iidept nt figures, ns the majority of litis conductors nre, he quickly evolved the following interesting facts: "There nre," lie snid, "nine steps from the platform to the top of the bus, nnd it is rather underrating It to say that I climb that Might of steps 12 times nn hour during the 15 hours I am on duty every diiv; 20 would be nearer the mn i k. but to be on the snfc side we will put it down ns 12. "Nine steps at 12 times nn hour, 15 hours a day, seven days n week, makes the nice little total of 11,340 a week, 45,31)0 n month or 5P0,fiS0 a yenr. The number of times I step off the bus nnd on nguln nnd the incidental number of steps I climb like nny other individunl In the ordinary course of life brings the nnnunl total up, I reckon, to 600,000 steps n yenr. "Been nt this job long? Well, I've been working this route just 21 years, bo that I'vo climbed quite 12,600,000 atcps during that time. I don't notice It now, but 1 did at first go off." FISHING OFF A MAN-OF-WAR. One Particularly Kmelllnir Catch Which Raised a Row Anions the Jackie. The followers of Izaak Walton on board a mun-of-wnr are wont to ply the gentle art (w ith a line alone) from over the ahii) 8 aide durinir the evening. A sublieutenant, who was not particular ly liked by his juuior messmates, was one day so engaged, when a midship man, seeing the Hue depending from the "chains" above, reached out of one of the muln deck ports nnd gave It a couple of violent tugs, in imitation of a fish biting. Up the line was hauled with nlucrity, but of course with no result Once aguin the "sub" essayed to catch this bir fish thnt lind riven him so heavy a bite, says Cornhiil Magazine, This time the middy's plan was more elaborate, for getting a companion to keep theVecessury strain upon the upper portion, he linuled tip the lower part of the fishing line nncT attached to the hooks nn old shoe, an empty bottle, a holy stone and a sardine tin. Having' carefully lowered these to the full ex tent of the line, he gave k n more pow erful pull thnn ever, and the expect ant fisherman nbove hauled in as fast as, be could, hand over hand. But his lan' gunge when he discovered the nature of his "catch" is too much to nsk even an unfortunate compositor to set up in cold type. Ilaw Are Tour Kidneys f Ttp Ttnltha' flti.ra.ii. Plllnmirp nil klrinpr till, f pie free. Add. biurhiiK Itemed? Co., Cblcugo or N.T. Ningura Falls Excursions. Low-Ralo Vacation Trips via Ponnsylvap.it Railroad. The Pennsylvania Ra:lroa-l Com pany has selected the follwinR dates ior its popular '.en-day excursions to Niagara Falls Irom Philadelphia, Ilal- imore, and Washington: July 27, August 10 and 24, September 7 and t. an J October 5 and 19. An ex perienced tourist agent and chaperon will accompany each excursion. Excursion 1 ickets, good for return passage on any regular train, exclusive of linrtcd express trains, within ten lavs, will be sold at $10,00 Irom Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, and all points on the Delaware Div- ision; $11.25 from Atlantic Uityi $o.oa from Lancaster; $8 .50 from Altoon and Harrisburg; $8.90 from Sunbury and Wilkcsbarre; $5.75 from Wiiliam sport; and at proportionate rates from other points. A stopover will be al- owed at Buffalo, Rochester, uanan. daigua, and Watkms within the limit returning. A special train of Pullman parlor cars and day coaches will be run with each excursion. An extra charge will be made for parlor car seats. Tickets for a side trip to the I hous- and Islands (Alexandria Bay) will be sold from Rochester in connection with excursions of July 27, August 10 and 24, September 7 and 21, good to return to Rochester or to Canandaigu via Syracuse within five days, at rate of $5.50. Tickets for a side trip to 1 oronto will be sold at Niagara Falls for $1.00 on July 29, August 12, and 26, and September 23. In connection witu excursion of September 7, tickets will be sold to Toronto and return at re duced rates, account Toronto Fair. F'or time of connecting trains and further information apply to nearest ticket agent, or address Geo. W. Boyd, Assistant General Passenger Agent, Broad Street Station, Philadelphia. 7-6 St The men who neglect their own. business to take an interest in the af fairs of others never get along very well. If a man's affairs amount to anything, he has enough to keep him busy. Educate Your Bowels With Casrarets. Candy Catlinrtle, cure constipation forever. 10c, 25c. If C. C. C. fall, uruKisis refund money. Reduced Rates, to Pittsburg Via Pennsylvania Railroad, Accouut Young People's Christian Union, U. P. Church. On account of the Young People's Christian Union, U. P. Church, to be held at Pittsburg, Pa., August 2 to 7, the Pennsylvania Railroad Company will sell excursion tickets from points on its line, to Pittsburg, at rate of single fare for the round trip; minimum rate, twenty five cents. Tickeis will be sold on August 1 and 2, and will be good to return until August 9, inclusive, except that by depositing ticket with the Joint Agent at Pittsburg before August 6, and the payment of fifty cents, the return limit mav be extended to leave Pittsburr I not later tiian August 31, 1899. For specific rates and conditions apply to Ticket Agents. at A young man of Ellsworth, Me., recently allowed himself to be mes merized by a traveling hypnotist, and for twenty-four hours he lay asleep in the show window of one of the prin cipal stores in the town. For this he was to receive $10. Meanwhile the tax collector, having found that the sleeper was a delinquent, filed the necessary legal claim for the $10, and the young man awoke to find his poll tax the past three years paid. Don't Tobacco Spit sud Smoke Your l.lfo Aniiy. To quit tobacco euslly nnd forever, be mag letic. full ot lite, nerve and vluor, take No lo 3ao, tbe wonder worker, that makes weak mea itrong. All druggists, COc or f I. Cure guaran teed. Booklet aud sample free. Address Sterling ltemedy Co., Chicago or New York. Bears th 1h8 Vou Hav9 km1 Indigestion brings on distress after eating with heaviness and deadness ol the stomach, sick headache,, weary and tired feeling that is not relieved by rest, unhealthy eruptions on the skin, constipation, loss of appetite, pains in the sides and back, etc. These are but few of the symptoms of indigestion and dyspepsia. To multitudes who thus suffer Mother Seigel's Curative Syrup has proved a help and a blessing. Price 60c. and 30c. a bottle. It will cost you noth ing to try it. Sample free. Address A.J. White, No. 287, 168 Duane St., New York. 7 6 4td Bean tie 1h' Kind You Have Always Bonfii Shoes to Advance. NEW VOUK, July 2(1. Hcprcspiitu tives of bijj shoe ooui'crns met yesterduy, nnd all nurred tlint there sluuihl be nn ndvnnee In prices of standard B"ds ruth- r.r thnn n eheunclllliir of the (Illilllty. the shoe men suy thut tho udvunce in leuther is tho euuse President Hartley's Inuuu uratlou. MOW HAVEN, July m It Is an nounced that the duto for tho lnauBUiu tlon of President Elert Iludlpy lias been decided unon for Oct 18. A committee is porter t Is s sluborute aiTuugenicuU. Rnu Frunclsuu Contributions. WASHINGTON. July 25. United Stutes TivuHiirer Huberts, as treasurer of tho Dewey home fund, yesterduy reeelv ed throuiib tho Hnn Eruiieisvn Examiner contributions iiumuiitini; to !f l.ol.i, 11111k iug the total to date 1)1111,518. A Cooler l'"or Manila. WASHINGTON, July 21. Secretary Alger bus npproved plans for a building for the refriuerutor plunt ut Manila. Tho building will cost Sflillo.oOU u;id tuu uuut nd wucliiui'iy iMUU.uuu. ALEXANDER BROTHERS & CO. DEALERS IX Cigars, Tolacco, Candies, Fruits and Nuts SOLE AGENTS FOR Henry Mail lard's Fine Candies. Fresh Every Week.' Ftrir-z Goods a. Specialty, SOLE AGENTS FOR F. F. Adams & Co's Fine Cut Chewing Tobacco Bole agents for the following brands of Cigars- Henry Clay, Lor.dres, Normal, Indian Princess, Samson, Silver Aeb Bloomsburg Pa. IF YOU ARE IN NEED OF CAKPET, MATTING, or OllL CJLOTII, YOU WILL FIND A NICE LINE AT W. H. BlOWll'S 2nd Door abovo Court House. A large lot of Window Curtains in stock. '