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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-12
Looking Forward.

From The IHdIdndBoIIS Journal
"There Is one thing about your letter that |
don't exactly understand" remarked tho me
thodical citizen.
II took especial pains to make myself clear"
answered Mr.. Hnppigo. what part left you
The date. You wrote 1899 at the top"
",Oh. you may as well expect that. 1t took mo
that Thought id enjoy tho luxury OF being al.
solutely certain for one year Of my life. So I'm
getting into practice for 1899"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-12
Pat Annexation Through
From the Scranton Truth.

THE Sun makes an earnest argument In favor OF
Hawaiian annexation. 1t is practical and patriotic
In demanding that the Senate shall call the roll on
the treaty now hung up In that body, and saws the
House will pass II, too. and then the President will
sign II. and 1.-THE Stars and Stripes will float over the
lovely Hawaiian archipelago" Let the Senate call
the roll.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-12

Sentinel.
Decision pronounced by tho Hon. BueABoo
GAUZE, the great silver standard Hoosier
doomer. No appeal save to the judges tenderer
sympathies; and against the gold standard his
face is set like an alarm clock.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-12
Not u Queatlon or ysrnoI,r.

From the Indianapolis Journal.
what wasth row between you and Thompersonp
A question of verac!ty. was It not? ?"
"So. 1t was q question OF unveracity. said he
was q liar and he said was another"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-12

II a mob in Madrid should cut the throat
of the Minister Of tho United States There, tho
Morning Post Of London would Justify tho act
and the Erenin0 Post Of this city would cypress
q guarded disapproval OF Il.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-12
New EAElaud Hotel Prohibits Hath. on sunda,,
FTom tho Washington Post.

Mr.. Felix Mahoney tells of ono hotel. in New
England. ! believe II was. In which he stayci
not long ago. In every room was n placard. and
on II this:
."Guests will please not battle on Sunday
niGht, as the hot water Is needed for the WaSA
Monday morning.'
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-12

CHARLES KINGSLEY was an English Clergyman
in charge of Q small country parish, yet his name haa
come down these 200 years. because OF the greatness
OF the man himself.-Nep Orleans Times. Democrat.
How much more glorious than %posthumous
fame must prenatal fame bel
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-12

FFom TIC FhHddeIphIa Record.
"ThAts . queer name for q goat" remarked the
tnquiSitiye mani t'why do You call him Nearly ?"
"bseAuss." replied the other man. cha 4 al butt."
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-12

PAnrs-Kiosque No. -. near Grand Hotel, and
Kiooaus No. 10, Boulevard des oapucines.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-12

are other works In the figure line that rise out
OF the ranks for one or another quality of excel.
lence and that ono remembers without cata-
logue notes after leaving the galleries.
The exhibition abounds as usual in landscanes
and marines. Some of the best pictures here
arc landscapes. and the poor ones are not quite
30 bad as tho unsuccessful attempts to draw
tho figure. 1t seems more easily possible to
make a presentable sort of a sheet with q bit of
sky indifferently true, some trees that will
almost but not quito pass muster, and a green
or a brown patch of heritage and grass. So the
walls hold many pictures that exhibit consider.
able cleverness in handling the medium, a fair
but by no means n comprehensive knowledge of
nature. and a good deal OF skill In putting the
elements together. But they are not convincing
because they are too superficial. In such able
handling and such sympathetic feeling as are
shown in Mr.. Horatio Walkers Tho First
Snow No. 225. and In Mr.. Tryon's EARLY
Spring" No. 294. we find a very different sort
of appreciation Of nature and a correspondino
pleasure in looking at their interpretations In
Mr.. Bolton Jones's winter" No. 3ll. ana
Late Autumn" No. 3O3; in Mr.. Palmer's RYE
Field" No. 300; in Mr.. w. II. brakes "A
Breezy Day" No. 3l4. and "Cape Ann Coast"
No. AIS, there are analogous qualities. In tho
various works by Charles II. Eaton. w. L. Som.
tag, Ben Foster. Charles W. Eaton, Bruce
Crane, Il. NJ. Shurtlen, J. Francis Muir.
ply. and George f. Muondel are traits that
denote right thinking and sincerity capably and
attractively expressed. A picture with a large
number OF figures, Arab Acrobats," No. 3G3.
by George ii. Clements. and another without
any, tine Last Train" No. 1923. by w. Louis
sonntaR, Jr., are 80 good as effective and skilful
handling OF water color that they should not be
passed. over even In a roview OF the exhibition.
which cannot attempt to mention all tho com.
mendable things nor TO take up space In point
Ing out the bad ones, which interest nobody.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-08-18
The Sullen Insurgents.

Santiago advices, which are about
the only Cuban advices now avail
able, represent the attitude of the
Cubans as one of distrust and dis
appointment, one dispatch saying
that many insurgents even display
sullen hostility. There is Spanish
blood in them, and they, too, have
not unworthy feeling of pride
which is hurt by the evident con-
tempt with which they find them
selves regarded, while they cannot
fail to note the complete change of
tone toward them which has follow
ed the Santiago campaign. Right
ly or wrongly, they have been
taken down many pegs in American
opinion by reI orts of their doings
sent from the front, and now as this
country is responsible for the good
government of Cuba it is natural
that this lowering of American
opinion Of the Cubans should be
marked by more frequent reference
to the prospect of annexation. The
reasoning runs about like this ::
"The Cubans behaved badly at
Santiago. The Cubans are a bad
lot. They are unfit to govern them
selves. We must annex and ule
them" tits very bad reasoning,
based upon blind jumps from small
evidence to great conclusions. With
equal truth 1t might have been said
Pennsylvanians behaved badly in
certain battles of the Revolution
and were therefore unworthy to
form part of the union. But this
has nothing to do with the drift
of American opinion. Returning
to the effect of that opinion upon
the Cubans, it is not unnatural that
we should find them accepting the
peace with sullen doubt and distrust,
rather than gratitude. Priceless
though the gift may be the ignor-
ant mass of those long hunted and
wretched insurgents may be par
doned for failing to recognize un-
alloyed kindness and benevolence
in what may seem to them only a
change of masters with no recogni-
ton for their flag or for all that it
must signify. They are to be
pitied, not blamed. Let lis deal
fairly, frankly and patiently with
them.-ET.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-08-18
STATE NEWS.

William and Joseph Quick were
drowned in the Susquehanna river at
Wilkesbarre last week.
"A 5-year old daughter of Harry
Coldren was swept away by the rapid
ly rising Conestoga Creek, at Church
town, Lancaster County. Her body
was not found.
Miss Jennie Wilson one of Shamokin's
best known and popular young ladies'
was instantly killed last week, by
placing her two hands on two tele-
phone wires, while leaning out of a
window listening to band play. 1t
appears that during the day some
electric light wires had become cross
ed with the telephone wires and
charged them strong enough to kill.
1t is believed that she received shock
of 100 volts.
After bitter fight the Cumber-
land Valley Telephone Company was
granted the right to operate in Cham
bersburg.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-08-18

Statehood for none of Our new
conques.s has been thought of yet,
but the people Of Porto Rico are
getting themselves in training for it.
They are showing an Americanisin
and an intelligence which is i'm
pressing this government very fav-
orably toward them. 1t is Known
of course, that the proportion Of
whites to the tota population is
larger in Porto Rico than it is in
Cuba, or any other Spanish island,
its per capita wealth is greater, and
its per centage of educated people is
higher. After the Spauiards are
driven out of the island a stream of
'emigrants to it from the United
States is very likely to begin, and
its population will rapidly increase
in the immediate future. POI 10 Rico
will probably not remain in the
crown colony status long. A full
territorial government is reasonably
certain to be given to that island
before many years roll by.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-08-18
Who Pays the lax ?

The annexation of Porto Rico is
not without some very valuable
lessons to those who have been be-
fooled by years of Republican high
tariff teachings. And every one of
these lessons is worth the closest
attention of every voter in the
United States.
1t has been said time and again
by the protectionist that the for
eigner pays the tariff tax. As a
great protectionist put it when
throwing dust in the peoples eyes
"The Republican party believed
that we should never tax Our own
people so long as we can have
other people to tax" The whole
rubric of protection has been hat
high tariffs protect domestic manu-
features from the encroachments of
foreign competition and that the
foreigner who wishes to enter the
American market must pay the
tariff tax, which is not returned to
him through a reimbursing selling
price.
We all know how fal1acious has
proved the claim that a high tariff
is necessary to the protection of
American products from foreign
competition. Within the last few
weeks the people have had placed
before them official statistics show
ing how American commerce has
increased in countries that are our
chief industrial competitors. These
statistics show that protection is
the sham.
A good object lesson of the falsity
of the claim that the foreigner pays
the tax has always been wanting.
True, it seemed queer that protec-
tionists who reveled in high tariffs
never made these so high that the
collection of internal revenues
would be unnecessary, bnt it was
subject carefully avoided by the
protectionists. Now the desired
object lesson has been furnished by
events in Porto Rico. The Presi-
dent has already ordered that the
same tariff regulations provided for
shall be enforced at Porto
Rican ports. And this order was
received with great satisfaction in
Porto Rico.
Why Because the tariff rates
on all articles of food imported into
Porto Rico have been so excessive
that most of the population found
it difficult to obtain the simplest of
food necessaries. With the tariff
tax reduced the Porto Ricans are
enabled to get food so cheaply that
all can get enough to eat.
1t is simple story, told in the
telegraphic columns of all news
but how the simple story
destroys all the artful and elaborate
tales of the men who have spent
years in deceiving the people as to
tariff and protection Now who
pays the tax ?-E1.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-08-18
A New Pension Department.

Owing to the number of applica.
tions for pensions being received as
result of the war with Spain.
Pension Commissioner Evans has
established the division of 'eS."
To this all application originating
through service in the present war
will be referred. Medical officers
OF the pension bureau estimate that
at least two thirds of the men who
have been sent to Cuba and Porto
Rico will eventually become pen
sioners.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-08-18
What q Protocol IS.

A protocol, (literally the first leaf
of sheaf of manuscript, glued in
place. in the language Of Diplomacy,
means preliminary sketch or draft
of treaty or agreement, and for
the time it is in force is supposed to
have the binding power of a COM
plete and final agreement. The
usual method of procedure follow
ing the announcement of a protocol
is for the two governments con-
cerned to appoint respectively COM
missioners for the drafting of a
formal treaty, and this will be the
course pursued by the United States
and Spain in the present war.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-08-18
THE JUDICIAL SITUATION.

There have been several moves
on the political checker board since
our last issue. On Friday last
Robert R. Little and his conferrees,
Capt. J. B. Robson and T. J.
Vanderslice, drove over to Ex-
change, Montour county, and there
met DR.. NJ. McHenry and Ex-
Judge Divel, the conferrees APP
pointed by the late Judge lkeler by
the authority of the Montour con-
ventior. The Judicial conference
was organized by electing Capt.
Robson chairman, and T. ]. Van
derslice, secretary. Five ballots
were cast in which the Montour
conferrees voted for Fred Ikeler,
and the Columbia conferrees for
Little. On the sixth ballot DR..
McHenry voted for Little, and
then, on motion, it was made unan-
imous, and R. R. Little was de-
clared the nominee.
On Saturday the Democratic
Standing Committee met at Dan
vile. They were informed that
the Judicial conference had been
held, and Mr.. Little nominated.
1t was claimed, however, by Judge
Herring and his friends that the
Ikeler conferrees had no power to
act, as there authority ceased when
Judge Ikeler died, and the commit
tee, therefore, proceeded to name
new candidate, and Grant Herring
was declared to be the nominee of
Montour county. Mr.. Little claims
that he is the regular nominee, and
that his name will be printed on
! the ballot in the Democratic column.
Judge Herring claims that Mr..
Little is not regularly nominated,
and that his name should not be
printed on the ballot on his present
certificate. How this controversy
is to be settled we shall not attempt
10 predict.
Tie Republicans are in as much
OF muddle as the Democrats.
James Scarlet has been nominated
by Montour county. The Repub-
lican Convention of Columbia
codnty, held last May, authorized
the chairman to appoint Judicial
conferrees, and he has done so.
They are without instructions, but
have declared in favor of c. c.
Evans. The convention last Mon
day refused to entertain a motion
instructing for James Scarlet, and
after the convention had adjourned
Mr.. Scarlet was called for, and the
audience remained to listen to his
speech, in which he declared that
re was in the fight to stay, and
would carry the war into this coun-
ty, from which, it is understood,
that if he is not mad the nominee
of the conference, he will go on
the ballot by nomination papers.
The next move in the game,
whatever it may be, is awaited by
the public with intense interest.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-08-18
The Little Queens Picture.

Wilhelmina, who is to be crowned
Queen of the Netherlands ON Sep.
tember 6 next, has personally sent
to Mr.. Box, the editor of the La
dies Home ./oarnak-himself Hol-
lander by birth-one of her private
portraits for publication in the next
number of his magazine. 1t is the
last portrait which will be taken of
the little lady before her coronation,
and will be printed in connection
with a specially prepared sketch,
showing the personality of the first
Queen of Holland from every point
of view.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-08-18
LITERARY NOTES.
General GreeIY's pa DaYs of Death.

The true story Of those 27S days
of suffering by Greely's heroic lit
tie band of explorers in the Arctic
region has been told by General
Greely himself, for the first time,
for the October Ladies' Home journal.
For years General Greely has kept
an unbroken silence about his fear
full experience and that of his COM
panions, as they dropped dead one
by one at his side, and it was only
after the greatest persuasion that
the famous explorer was induced
to write the story.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-08-18

At a meeting of the Lycoming
County Republican committee held
at Williamsport yesterday, the pre-
sent Democratic incumbent John J.
Metzger was unanimously noninat-
ed for President Judge of the
Twenty-ninth Judicial District.
Judge Metzger is now the nominee
of both the Democratic and Repub-
lican parties.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-08-18

"I have been a Republican since
1860 but our party now stinks in the
nostrils of any decent man. II the
people are willing to uphold this cor
ruption and dishonesty, God save
the country !-Ex-Postmaster General
John Wanamaker.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-08-18

If we ale to judge from reports the
country at large is beginning to show
great improvement in business.
America is promised three years of
great prosperity.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-08-18

Colonel Roosevelt has given notice
that he will take his Rough Riders to
the Paris Exposition IN 1900 at his
own expense. The boys are all very
loud IN their praise for their Colonel.
They fought for ninety hours without
sleep or rest.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-08-18
At Private Sale!

A valuable farm lying within the limits OF
THE TOWN OF BLOOMSBURY
AND CONTAINING
1870 ACRES,
adjoining lands of Armstrong, shafer, Miffin.
Puisel and others, whereon are erected q large
BRICK DWELLING HOUSE,
frame barn and outpuiIaings, with two wells
OF water at the buildings, Apply to
JOHN G. FREEZE,
June 23-tf Bloomsbury. Pa
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-08-18
GROCERY
DEPARTMENT..

You will find this week a great
many special offers in our Grocery
Department.
Flour, any make, $l.25 for so lbs.
Good country lard, SC per lb.-
nason glass jars, so, 90, 75C. doz.
WaterWelons, Sweet Potatoes, Ba-
nanas and Lemons, always fresh.
T. p. PURSEI-.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-08-18
DEMOCRATIC STATE TICKET.

DEMOCRATIC STATE TICKET.
GOVERNOR,
GEORGE A. JENKS.
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR,
WILLIAM A. SOWDEN.
SECRETARY OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS,
CAPT. PATRICK DELACEY.
JUDGES SUPERIOR COURT,
WILLIAM F. TRICKET,
CALVIN M. BOWER.
CoNGRESSMAN-AT-LARGE,
]. M. WELLER,
FRANK P. IAMS.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-08-18

LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR,
WILLIAM A. SOWDEN.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-08-18

THURSDAY, AUGUST IS, 1898.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-19
ctup SONGS AND CANS.

From TIL Burlington Junction 'Mol fosI
ION Monday a long. jean. siab-sided Eeofsa
hog Inadvertently Straycd MO me Ne" iwa
camp and the soldiers immediately cav - ,~,
writes VIII Chamh"fin one ~ N'r'h ,1H. Jus.
snurIs gallant soldier boys The 'rlgh'e"eH
hrI,. mad. a run for hts fc and AS he Sas
close T. tn line would probably nave 'au'
getaway had nc not fallen INTO 'he VIE 80
we'll from which h. WAS rescued ~ .s,
RE-. Nissourians and carried IN triumph pa
the sweating New-IorkrrS. The Pig was uaAe.
10 Company G and put In tent 10 coo' VI 80 @.,
Doe kept out - sight After "hiIe IN, Wv" TS.
showed w and wanted 10 MAKE tfouVe' !,
last | heard the farmer and me hos VIZ" "A
the guardhousc. and the Officers ",,e r. m.
find out the authors Of tn riSchel' d. M ~,
forenoon Company G. men r. calling W."
got the Pig and would ihrL ns"er N oilc r,
c.: then who's all right" answer 'onp NY, :, an
In the evening after the farmer !" ~ p us son,
appearance and taken a hand IN the ga,e, s. .nI.
ono in another company would shout " ~ ''c w.
the hog? followed by the answer Nu' a i"m own
then who had e. give him up anu an, a. N
our camp. over In New "Fk' wa, ITS sou
MARYLAND and out In Nebraska reEl,i'"c had
could hear the refrain Cohpani "" o,,,g 10
nothing 10 say. 1t was not their evening
talk. ,,. all right
"Eyerybo.Iy is tired OF bacon It's an ice, nts,e
for while. but when you get Ei's oe 20 cal
for each meal. Fat and greasy ana na,i that
Il or do without. Il bears out the HAM. agoa
familiarity breds contempt. SO "hs sn., ~ the
loaded with fresh beef drove up III 'ro lr,ins II
commissary department the o'hei .pesfi beef
was received with cheers. cries OF PEI pee .rsek
beef" and Throw the so"hcly III ZIG
could be heard all over the camp. ,, home
'"rhe men carry wood TO the had go go and
and left left. left or 1ett me, MES when
sixteen children left, etc. The let .o, ' under
they step out with the left foot YOU ate are
stand The men detailed 70 dig dtfn' Scu work.
constantly greeted with Soldier VIII !ve sticks
Soldier. will you work? The iudicro tis,s and
out everywhere. but plenty OF the S ,ifs is real
pathetic shows up to remind US thar ' nrce IN O.
and that this job is not all picnic ,, On West.
while you see a man open a little ye.'0" ar lesn
ern Union envelope. stand and stai,' or sone
against tree as II he were stunned "A a enyel.
one handed the omnous black -oDru i,.ore open-
ope stand and look ut the III omen p. aS long q
Ing II as II to put of the bad news a. vicinity
possible The boys In the iIniheIisss Is dead
quiet down and look sober. SoIilepou,, But
and somebody's heart is full 10 ptea pre-, the lssJ,
OF In the distance the drivers swear ,ns al The
obstinate mules, the men Keep u'es,n5 YOU oil
trenches. which for the .noment reli ,ss hosrR
an open grave the officers Keep ny w LAME e.
hep hep and the world goes on ill., Ie
cept to the man with the black eh'e"p'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-19
LIVING on MONKEY MEAT.


A STORY TOLD BY Az AMERICAS Of SIX MONTHS
IN oAXAcA
From The Chihuahua Enterprise
Living in Mexico is often a disastrous eyperi.
cnce to tn foreigner who is not acquainted with
localities and customs. In the case Of Iohn
Rascou and his companion. AN Englishman
named Martin Hayes. their cNT'' ricnce was such
but it was also interesting In conversation
with Mr. Bascon that gentleman stated the fol-
lowing TO an "Enterprisc' reporter:
"Not long ago "a No. az from Guatemala with
an Englishman named Martin Hayes and we
had three hurros laden with goods. We PROS
ucrt,d all along the line g. Toneado and
stored one week with an Indian at Tehuante.
pee While there We learned mat In the district
up 20 Tonciado here was plenty Of gold as an
other Engli shWan had passed through there with
s. nnO which he had pauned ont AT a certain
point somewhere in the region ~ San Pablo Ia
OaXnca. We traced the gold along the streams
for sixty miles. and reached AS far as San
Miguel w were very hungry by this time
haIin. run short Of provisions and, going across
the mountains were told tnat we should be
careful a. landitti W"r" numerous. Soon after
two men met MS not far from san Miguel, and
they both had rifles. Th's ordered US to halt,
but pulled a revolver and took their guns
away from th"m and marched them on in front
~ US When arrived ar san Miguel one 0t
them entered complaint before the jesse Polit-
leo charc.n. us with holding ;hem up but the
JcSc knew thr men TOO VOL 20 listen 10 their
story AMI ,h~ rcsul, is one ~ them is still in
jail AT hat place
"Whcn W. LIT san Mc.-. 49," secured a mozo
TO guide. us 70 where IN. VII -shmau referred 10
found his gold. but Wh'a $50 got there the
mozo would rot stay. ~ T. was known the Eng
lishman had returned ard I'D there We found
his skeleton with H." lrrs ana arms eaten OF.
and thu Inozo being fearful be- would SEE the
ghost 80 the dead LEFT Us % ourselves We
went across river and camped in the adjacent
woods Along thu str an W. pr spected Tor
gold and In two weeks ~" found gold which
went about - cents O. the pan. We remained
.hcro about six months and al. tina, time we
livod on monkey meat and green bananas and
/ both too without salt JUS fhink of II Moth
ing but u.onkeys and occasionally FOWL or Two
and No., a tortiila or CnmwNn DO; cake Wen
sir. my partncr. Martin Hayes. 0f London Eng
land died four months after from tho priyations
suffered during that time and ! dom suppose
his wife ~ family eyer heard e H. but We 80.
SOM gold "A! right arl monkey ihca' "oua
bsve b..n all right zoe me II We only had some
salt