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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-01-28
BASE BALL.

Pitcher Magil will be forced to sign
a gold cure clause in his agreement
with St. Paul this year. Should Willie
ever be "gold cured" he may find his
way back into the big league.
According to Secretary Muckenfuss,
the year 1896 was not successful
one for the St. Louis Browns. The
club cleared about $4,000 during
the season, and most of this money
was secured while the team was
| abroad playing in cities which had
good clubs and where people were
interestedin in he national sport Open
ing day and on two or three Sundays
there we're great crowds at games in
St Louis, but during the rest of the
season the attendance ranged from
$50 to 1900 people per game.
Manager Hanlon, of the Baltimore
Club, intimates that the reason he got
rid of Donnelly was because he had
McGraw on hand, and does not be-
lleve in having two men to play the
same position, claiming that when one
is playing and happens to have an off
pay, as all good men are liable to
have, the friends of the other will set
up cry for their favorite, and nothing
so interteres with the work of team
as cases OF this kind.
The Phillies will be the first team
to go south for practice. Manager
Stallings is making arrangements for
an early start. 1t is to be hoped he
will be able to make better showing
with them than Shittleine did.
The old Craig Riding School build
ing has been made ready for the in
door practice of the University of
Pennsylvania's baseball candidates,
and the men will be coached by Jesse
Allen and Mark Baldwin, the ex-
League pitcher, may help out the
pitchers. The prominent candidates
who will begin practice on Monday
are: Catchers-Radcliffe, Hoefer,
Sam Goodman, Smith and Gillinder.
Pltchers-Dlckson, Wunder, Cantler,
O'Donnell, Rutter, Radcliffe and
Outland
Dickson did good work for the
Varsity team in 1895, but was last
year ineligible. He will be valuable
addition to the team this season
Rutter was also ineligible last year.
Wunder, O'Donnell and Cantler play
ed on the Varsity team last year.
Outland is said to be a promising
pitcher, this beng his first year in the
Medical School. Radcliffe is Della
ware boy, and will try for both battery
positions. Hoefer caught for the
regular team last year, but was
sort of understudy to Middleton.
Gillinder is the ex High School
catcher, and should make good man
for the team.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-01-28

took DR.. Williams Pink Pills Or Pale Peo.
pie and here ! am we'll. I believe that is
the most wonderful remedy ever made
need not extol this remedy for all my neigh
bors know what my condition was and what
cured me. They will all tell you that IL
was DR.. Williams Pink Pills.
My mother, who is seventy years old, was
also troubled with rheumatism and could
scarcely move. She was very wakeful at
night and had no appetite. She took five
boxes Of DR.. Williams Pink Pills and now
she is in perfect health, and does all her own
work on farm.
tSigned) J.W. BYERs."
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
10th day Of August, 1896.
JAMES GooDwINR, Notary Public.
DR.. Williams Pink Pills are not looked
upon ns q patent medicine, but rather as a
prescription. An analysis Of their properties
shows that they contain, In condensed form,
all the elements necessary TO give new life and
richness 10 the blood and restore shattered
nerves. They nre an unfailing specific for
such diseases as locomotor ataxia, partial pa
rnlysis, ST. Nitus' dance, scatica, neuralgia,
rheumatism, nervous headache, the after effects
Of Ia grippe, palpitation of the heart, pale and
sallow complcxions and the tired feeling re-
sulting from nervous prostration, all diseases
resulting from vitiated humors IN the blood,
such as scrofula, chronic erysipelas, etc. They
are also n specific for troubles peculiar TO
females, such as suppressions, irregularities
and all forms Of weakness. They build up the
blood, and restore the glow Of health to pale
and sallow cheeks. They are for sale BY all
druggists, or may be had by mail from DIR.
Williams Medicine Company, Schenectady,
N. Y, for SOC. per box, or six boxes for $50.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-01-28
Hicycles ofl4Ds.

In 1897 somewhat higher gears will
be used. The length of the popular
crank will be seven inches in place of
six inches and half, as of old. Larger
rear sprockets will make larger front
sprockets necessary, and many 20, 81
and % tooth and even larger sprockets
will be used to offset the reduction of
gear caused by the increase of the rear
sprocket from seven tooth to eight and
nine. The use Of larger rear sprockets
and longer cranks will make the higher
gears possible and desirable.
In pneumatic tires for 1897 there
seems to be a decided move in the di.
rection Of embossed basket work or
pebble tread instead Of the smooth sur.
face. The roughened tread takes bet
ter hold Of the surface ridden upon.
1t Is not new idea, and has had n
thorough test This will be practically
the only radical change in tires. Sin.
gle tubes and double tubes will still
contest the fleld as OF old.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-01-28
THEATRICAL GOSSIP.
MARGARET MATHER'S ELABORATE
PRODUCTION OF CYMBELlNE."

Julie Opp Begins Her Career where Henry
Irving Began His-what Bcrnhardt
Says of Her Ambition--A Tempestuous
Rumor.
Margaret Mather opened the season
In New York with an elaborate produc-
ton Of "Cymbeline" She says the pro-
duction is one of the finest presenta-
tions of Shakespeare she has ever
given. She has a good company, in
cluding such sterling actors as e. J.
Henley, William Redmond, ii. A. Wea-
yer, William Courtleigh and Mrs.
Thomas Barry, with 200 supernumer-
aries. Reginald de Koven was COM
missioned to write the incidental mu-
sic. Eugene w. Presbrey stages the
piece and Mr.. Marston supervised the
construction of the scenery.
Julia Opp, the daughter of Bowery
saloon keeper, who Is playing at the
exclusive st. James Theatre in Lon
don, may have the satisfaction of
knowing that 1t was at this house that
Henry Irving made his London debut
about thirty years ago. in a dramatiza-
tion of Ouidas "Idalia." l do not
know whether Irving's antecedents
were any higher socially than Miss
Ops, but certainly he was very small
potatoes at that time. The st. James
Is good theater for the opening of
stage career, judging blythe past.
Madame Bernhardt, speaking the 9TH
er day Of her career and her ambition
said:
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-01-28

In addition to the amount of money
which the Spanish Government is
spending in the effort to subdue the
Cuban rebellion, estimated at 100000,
600 year, the debt of the island is
stated at $425, 100000, while its reve-
nue. is almost nothing-scarcely 500
100000 in the nearly two years that
have elapsed since the rebellion began.
1t is evident that the island cannot
pay the interest on its debt, and also
that Spain cannot endure the financial
strain much longer, and it is becoming
a question what the European coun-
tries in which these Spanish and Gu
ban bonds are principally held will do
to protect themselves. 1t looks as if
European Intervention ON behalf of
Spain, in order that she may be enabled
to pay her debts, might come before
American intervention on behalf of
Cuba.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-01-28

Spain says that she is able to sustain
an international war. How? Her chest
is empty, her supply of fresh troops
is almost exhausted discomfort is
rampant at home. Where would she
get the money, the men or the enthu-
slasm? Besides, her method of treach-
cry and murder would not be available
in a quarrel with us. If she can't keep
colony in order, how does she hope
to face one of the great Powers of the
world?
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-01-28

The rapid growth of the beet root
sugar industry in Germany is forcibly
indicated in a report recently trans
mltted to the State Department by Mr.
Monaghan, American Consul at Chem
nitz. According to his figures Ger
many last year produced 1,G2G.9SS tons
of beet sugar, of which 95S.12S tons
We're exported, the whole output show
ing an increase of 116, 165 tons as COM
pared with the previous year. The
industry receives direct and liberal aid
from the German Government, and Is
still developing at rate which Consul
Monaghan thinks should receive the
attention of American sugar growers.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-01-28

There is news Of interest. If not Of
Importance, to the whole country in the
announcement that Richard Croker has
decided to resume the chieftainship of
Tammany Hall, and lead that organiz-
alton in next years municipal cam
paign. If the movement has no other
significance, it as least means that
Tammany Hall intends to make a
strong fight for the control of Greater
New York.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-01-28

Why, then, should we not look for
prosperity? The mouths to be fed and
the bodies to be clothed and housed
have increased by some millions with
the growth Of our population since
1892. The magnificent manufacturing
plant Of the United States is as COM
plete and as diversified as ever There
has been no diminution in the rail
roads. the shipyards and the farms
which help to make up the assets of
our national wealth. The supply of
sound money in the country is so
abundant that Europe has actually
been borrowing Of us of late. The
grain shortage abroad has created n
demand for American wheat which
promises to give an unprecedented bal
ance Of trade in our favor for the cal
endar year 1896. American energy,
enterprise and skill have not deteriora-
ted. In the New Year we have every
human ground for confidence in the
continuance OF peace and the renewal
of that prosperity which is the normal
condition Of the people Of this Repub-
lip
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-01-28

Georgia now has a vigorous and far.
reaching antitrust law, but whether
she will enforce it or use il merely as n
decoration for her statute book Is an
open question. 1t must always be
borne in mind that it is one thing to
enact law and quite another to put
1t into operation.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-01-28

81 have been a victim to terrible
headaches" writes c. +. Newman,
Dug Spur, Va, sand have never found
anything to relieve them SO quickly as
Ayers Pills. Since began. taking
this medicine, the attacks have been
less frequent, till they have ceased
altogether"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-01-28

The South African Republic has
adopted an alien law which vigorously
excludes from the country all crimi-
nails, paupers and worthless persons OF
all sorts and conditions. The desire for
immigration reform appears to have
struck South Africa and North Ameri.
ca at about the same time.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-01-28
ONLY OcCnsionalIy.

a bright little fellow of 4 years had
the unfortunate habit Of stammering.
One day his mother had callers, and
the little cne was asked. Richard, do
you stutter all the timer?
"N-n-no, only when talk" was the
Ingenious reply.-Boston Daily Globe.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-01-28

Zertucha, the man who Is accused
of having betrayed Maceo, says he
didn't do it. But even if he had done
so. nobody expected that he would ad-
init the infamy. He is not an entirely
disinterested witness.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-01-28

The Joint Traffic Managers have de-
clded that when the United States
army moves it may be carried in sec.
ond-class sleeping cars. This will
make the plebean troops of Europe
who are lucky il they get transporta.
tion in cattle cars, look upon those Of
the United States as pampered aristo
Gratis.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-01-28

Don Carlos. the pretender to the
Spanish throne, has renounced all
claims to that shaky piece of property.
Don has evidently retired from the
pretending business because there is
no money in it.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-01-28

Foreman (paying HIM pat, don't
you like 1t better now being paid by
the week instead Of by the month";?
Pat-"Indade l do not, SURF. When
got 1t wOnst month 1t was little
enough, and now it's four times as
small, begorrav
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-01-28

Stealing calfskin from one store
at Augusta, Me-, thirteen-year-old
boy took it to another hide dealer and
sold it to him, and managed at the
same time to steal from. the purchaser
a sheepskin, which he boldly carried
back to the first store and sold to his
first victim.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-01-28
All the Charncteristics.

Tommy-.Mother, what Is an angel?
Mother-An angel is a being that
flies.
Tommy-But, mamma, papa calls my
gOverness an angel.
Mother-Then, my dear, she is going
to fly ifamcdlately.- Chattanooga
Times.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-01-28

While skating on the ice at Wilkes
barre last week, Peter Johnson, aged
20, broke through the ice and was
drowned.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-01-28

1t may be only coincidence. but
Corbett and Fitzsimmons signed their
latest articles of agreement at the
height of the theatrical season.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-01-28

To make the hair grow a natural
color. prevent badness. and keep the
scalp healthy, Halls Hair Renewer
was invented, and has proved itself
successful.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-01-28

Many a chap who thinks he is dead
in love finally discovers that it was
only trance.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-01-28

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receipt of price, 25c., or for 81.
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OF DISEASES MAILED FREE.
Humphreys Med Co., Ill William st., N. Y.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-01-28

Weyler boasts that he Is passionately
fond Of music. But he cant stand the
Star Spangled Banner"
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The times., 1897-07-22
THE C. A. c. TENNIS TOURNEY
Second Days Contest for Winged
Arrow Championship.
Interest in the Events Greater
Than Ever Before Entries In
elude Crack Players.

The second assignments in singles In
the annual tennis tournament for the
championship of the Columbia Athletic
Club We're played off yesterday afternoon
The following sets were played in Class
A: O'Leary beat burnside by score OF
81, 6-1; Coombs defeated Frost by a
score of Go, SO, 6-3, at Columbia field.
IN Glass b, FitZ beat Korn by score
of Go, e-1, and Parsons beat Norris
by a score of 6-1, 6-3, at the clubhouse
courts.
The interest in the annual tourney Is
greater than ever before, and the entry
lists, which are greater than in former
years, comprise the names OF all the
crack pla yers OF the club. There are two
classes, and b, for singles, and prizes
will be given first and second winners
in these classes, and to first and seconds
in doubles of b class.
There VIII be daily assignments in each
class, and play win begin at 4:3o O'Clock
oLeaTy, Campbell and Pomeroy are looked
upon as the probable winners in Glass
a, and almost everyone comedies that
oLeary Will finally come out on top. He
won tue 4dS6 year.
The set between Combs and F FrOst was
one OF the most interesting played yester-
day The rneu were evenly matched and
PLAYED well CoOmbs defeated Frost with
love set, and in the next set his op-
ponent won, while the third set went 70
Coombs
The assignments for today are in Glass
a, at Columbia Field, Wcoten VS. Cronin
and Cake VS.. Wilson, and in Class B.,
at the clubhouse court, Gold VS. Mather
Considerable interest is conferred in the
game between Cake and Wilson, both men
being strong and evenly matched players.
The official entry list for the champion
ship sets in singles and doubles is as fol
lows:
Singles-W. F. Morrow, j. P. Wooten,
B. c. Taliaferro, j. C x. Campbell, Willis
Pornaroy, NJ. O'Leary, ]. Taylor Cronin, P.
l.. Cake, A. g. Davis, Joe Gold, L S. Korn,
w B. Wilson, F. H Parsons, c. L. Frost.
W. B. Norris. II A; Coouhs, c. F. Fitz,
H. C. Mather, E. F. Burnside, and C. \.
Calvera.
Doubles-Cronin and WoOten, OT.earyant
Campbell, Coomhs and Morrow, Shields
and Pomeroy. Wilson and Cake, burnside
and Frost, TaliafeTo and Davis.
The times., 1897-07-22
RAINS AT BRIGHTON BEACH.
Three Favorites, SwaDgo, Estacn
and Loiterer, Win.


New York, July 21.-Weeping skies
again interfered with the sport at Brigh-
ton Beach today, rain falling at ire
cuent intervals and the Races being run
over q very heavy track. Three faToritef
won, swango and Estaca from the Dunn
stGble and Loiterer from the stable OF
James r keene. Summaries:
First race-one mile. Refugee, LOG,
Scherer, TO /, won; st Lee, 1O4, Thorpe
& 70 2, second; Loeb Glyn, 50, Maxim, to
/, third Time, 1:46 81
Second race Five furlongs Swango,
III, Thorpe, ! to 2, won; Sly Fox, III,
Littlefield, 8 TO j, second; Juda, ia
Doggett. 1-2 to ]. third, Time, / ;o5 3-4.
Third race One and one-sixteenth miles
Estaca, 106, Thorpe, 2 to 3, won; Petret
9e, Clawson, s to l, second; Arahian. 104
Van Kuren. TO 1, third Time, "A 1-2.
Fourth race Five furlongs Decide, p
simIns TO / won; Miss Lynah, 112
o'Leary, 3 to 3, second; Beaufort, 106
white, . to !, third Time, 1:O4 Ii
Fifth race-Five furlongs. Loterer, lis
Echerer, even. won; Michael III, 1875,
Eimms, 9 TO /, second; Boy Orator, 110
Doggett, to j, third Time, LOS 1-2.
Sixth rnce-One mile Manassas, los
Docgett, z TO !, Won; Concord, 10;
Eimms to 90, second; Kinvarra, 10
Bergen, 80 TO i, third. Time, 1'49.
The times., 1897-07-22
NAT. BRYAN NOT GUILTY
Jury Believes He Shot His Brother
in Self-Defense.
A Drinking Party and Fight Over
Keg of Beer-Testinony
in the Case.

Nathaniel Bryan, who shot his brother.
James Bryan, at Mats house, on the
Brigltwood rad, on Saturday, June 81
was yesterday tried in the criminal court
and found not guilty OF assault with in
tent to kill.
The fight occurred over a keg of beer,
and the evidence was conclusive that
BRYAN shot his brother, but it seemed to
prove also that he did it in self-defense
Everybody in the affair had been drinking
beer and whisky promiscuously all day
Nathaniel Bryan Is small black man.
clean, and fairly intelligent looking. He
wears a mustache and side whiskefs-
The district attorney made no statement
Bryan's attorney, Mr. j. NJ. Langston,
stated that he would show that Nathaniel
had made the assault on his brother only
in self-dcfense,
The man who was assaulted, James
Bryan, stated that he and his brother
and two others-Sam and BERTHE Seymour,
his sister and half-brother, who are col
ored-were drinking very hard in a saloon
on the Brightwood road. He had been
ali day, and they seemed to be all drunk.
He finally started for his brotisr's house,
near by, with keg OF beer. After that
his mind was a blank. He reEaembered
nothing of any fight with his brother or
of being shot or hit. The next time he
had any knowledge of the world he was in
the Freedman Hospital, three days after,
where he stayed two weeks.
Thornton West testifIes that he had seen
nothing of any quarrel, but that he called
at Nathaniel Bryan's house and learned of
the shooting. he had then tried to find
James Bryaninthe meadow near. When he
had been found West helped to convey
him to the house of Mr. Frederick Heine
From there lie was taken IN the patrol
wagon to the hospital.
Frederick Heine, " no lives at a short
distance from Nathaniel Bryan, said that
he had heard great disturbance in the
house and had gone over TO try and stop it
When lie arrived he found that fight had
been going on. Nathaniel acknowledged
70 him that he had shot his brother.
He found james in his meadow and helped
get him to the hospital
BERTHE Seymour, the sister of the men,
in the saloon ana then that they had all
| started in q wagon for Nathaniel's house
A quarrel mad occurred at the house over
q kegof Jim's beer Jim wantedNathauel
to carry the beer home for him, which
| the latter refused TO do She stated tha;
| James had pulled d large knife and began
to chase his brother with it. She and
Nathaniel had tried to get the knife away
| from him, but he had avoidedthe He
| had said: ''I'll cut your heart OUT The
man had kept lunging at Nathaniel. ant
| finall;; Nat pulled out pistol and shot
| him.
| The other witnesses, Officer stucrmanr
| and DR.. Warfield, of Freedman's, corrobOr
ated these statements, though nobody had
| seen the shooting except Berthe SeymeRr
| Judge Cole said of the evidence that
| it left In the mind a feeling that all the
truth had not been told. He said to the
| jury, however, that they must not con
| vict unless they were sure that the shoot
| ing had been done without sufficient provo
| cation
The times., 1897-07-22
Oakley Results.

Cincinnati, July 21.-Oakley results to-
Gay:
First receive furlongs Moriarity, 4
10 /, won: Dresser, second Idolator, third
Time, l:o4 IL
Second race-Seven furlongs. StanZa, ,
b. !, won; Pete Kitchen, second; Ben
Naiad, third Time. 1882.
Third race-Five furlongs. Hurley Bur
ley, to /, Won; Louise Bohon, second;
Dunster. third Time, 1:04
Fourth race Seven fuTlongs. Abe Furst,
to 8, Won; Arlington, second; Per
Torrance. third. 1:29 Ia.
Fifth race-one mile and seventy yards
Lake View, Palace, to /, won; Mon.
rreith, second; Imp, Eddie Burke. third
Time, 1:49 ga