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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-06-30
Two Months of War.
Work Done Since the Congressional DecIara
tion.

Two months ago war broke out
between the United States and
Spain, according to the proclama-
ton of the President and the decla-
ration of Congress. The end of
that period finds nearly 1000
troops lying off Santiago preparing
to land it finds cable communica-
ton established between the Gov
ernment at Washington and the ad-
vance guard of the expedition in
Cuba, and it finds Cuban territory
in the possession of United States
marines backed by squadron, and
nearly all of the commercial ports
of Cuba blockaded.
This is all apart from Dewey's S
great victory at Manila, and from
the splendid results achieved in or
ganizing several armies now in the
camps. Therefore, the officers of
the Administration feel that they
have right to look back with pride
over what has been accomplished
in the short space Of two months,
working in large part with raw
material in both the army and the
navy.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-06-30
Deafness Cannot be Cured

by local applications, as they cannot
reach the diseased portion OF the ear.
There is only one way to cure deaf
ness, and that is by constitutional
remedies. Deafness is caused by an
infamed condition of the mucous
lining of the Eustachian Tube. When
this tube gets infamed you have a
rumbling sound or imperfect hearing,
and when it is entirely closed deaf
ness is the result, and unless the in
flammation can be taken out and this
tube restored to its normal condition,
hearing will be destroyed forever
nine cases out of ten are caused by
catarrh, which is nothing but an in.
famed condition of the mucous sur.
faces.
We will give One Hundred Dollar:
for any case of Deafness Caused by
catarrh) that cannot be cured by
Halls Catarrh Cure. Send for cir
culars, free.
F. ]. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best. IN
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-06-30
TO AIM OUR GUNS.
How the Range Finder is Used In Place Of
the Human Eye.

the Human Eye.
Seacoast guns, the huge engines
which are intended, not to kill men
directly but to destroy ships of war,
are not aimed by gunners' eyes, but by
mathematical formula and precise cal
culation. Indeed, there is nothing by
which the eye could sight a modern
coast defense gun for any of the great
ranges. as the weapon points high up
into the air and not at the object which
is being attacked. This has made 1t
absolutely necessary to devise a way
of aiming which should be exact, and
the result has been that the high power
rifled steel gun of to-day ia the most
accurate cannon ever used in warfare.
Paradoxically, as guns have increased
their ranges they have increased their
accuracy of fire.
The instrument that has replaced the
human eye to aim the seacoast gun is
called range and position finder, and
Its purpose is to tell exactly how far
from the cannon muzzle the ship to be
attacked Is. To accomplish this one
of the most peaceful professions, that
OF surveying, has been pressed into Ser
vice, and the range of fire is ascer-
tanned by method based on the SIM
pie process of triangulation.
Besides the range, however, the posi-
tion Of the ship must be known. Some
forms of range-fnders are designed 30
that it is necessary to have two of them
at fair distances from each other, using
the distance between them as the base
Of triangle of which the ship is the
apex. Thus they tell at once both the
| range and the position Of the enemy.
Others ascertain the range with one
movement and the position with an
| other. OF this class is the Lewis
range-finder, which has been installed
in the forts of the United States. 1t is
of the kind known as depression range
! finder, and 1t, too, calculates the dis
tance by triangulation. The known
fire guns, as 1t is too swift in its flight.
The aerial torpedo which is thrown
from the dynamite guns on these two
rocket and is about ten feet long. Spi-
raj vanes guide its fight and the ex-
plosive charge, consisting of from 200
to 500 pounds Of nitro-glycerine, is in
the head and middle of the projectile.
| When loaded the entire affair weighs
| 1000 pounds. It can be set to explode
either on impact or by time fuse. A
range of 1000 yards with entire accu-
| racy is attainable.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-06-30
About Postage Stamps.
Interesting Facts Connected With Their
Printing.

During the next year the postage
stamps will be printed at the bureau
of engraving and printing of the treas
ury department instead of by private
contractors. The contract will amount
to over $62, 100000 even at the ex-
traordlnary low price charged. The
ordinary postage stamp will be fur
nished at five cents thousand, post
age due stamps at II a cents a thou
sand. The contract contemplates
total of 3,o63,633,SSs ordinary stamps,
4,346,33o special delivery stamps,
5,54422o newspaper stamps and 49,
573,I6o postage due stamps. The
largest number of any one denomina'
tion to be printed will be the two cent
postage stamps, the total beng 2,7a6,-
76o,525; of the one-cent stamps
1,s44,5s6,65o will be printed. The
smallest number of any one variety
will be 4,4ao $50 stamps, which are
used for newspapers mailed in bulk.
The number of $Ioo stamps to be
printed will be I2,9Is. There has
been an enormous increase in the
stamp business. Ten years ago, in
1888, the total value of stamps issued
was $38,aoS,741; today it is $62,
2o1; twenty years ago, in 1878, the
total was only $sI,rSo,557.9o.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-06-30
Electricity Under Water.

The use of wire cables under water
for conducting electric currents was
resorted to as early as 1872 by Baron
Schilling for exploding mines in the
Neva. 1t is also a well-authenticated
fact that Colonel Parsley used the
same method to blow up the wreck
of the Royal George in 1898, in the
dock at Spithead. 1t is not unlikely
that the first idea of an Atlantic cable
sprang from these early successes with
the current under water.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-06-30
THRoWERs OF DYNAMITE.
The vesuvius and the Nictheroy Unlike
the Ships of Any Navy I'm tho World.

The yesuvius and the Nictheroy Unlike
the Ships of Any Navy In tho World.
With the Incorporation of the Meth
eroy into the United States Navy, that
branch OF the service will have two
/ ships that are unlike those Of any other
: pavy in the world-dsstroyer on q,
| huge plan. These two ships-the We
! suvius and the Nictheroy-are throw
ers of dynamite. The explosives which
they throw do not depend, as do those
thrown from the torpedo tubes of or
dinary warships or the missile sent
| from torpedo boat, on any mechani-
cal contrivance inside of the missile.
They travel through the air, and their
propulsive force comes from compress
ed air. which is stored In q tube that
Is more lihe a gun than a tube. The
shots have ranges far superior to those
Of the torpedo and accuracy which is
almost perfect.
| The one question is whether large
ships like these can get near enough to
an enemy to reach him with their shot.
They are not like torpedo boats or tor
pedo boat destroyers. They are large
and noticeable objects, and while the
Vesuvfus Is armored, the Nictheroy has
| little defensive power. But IL they do
get near enough to an enemy to use
their dynamite guns properly the ship
against which they operate is doomed.
No armor, no strength of construction,
no bulkheads can save the warship that
| Is struck by the tremendous charge
Of nitro-glycerine or explosive gela-
tine with which the aerial torpedo ia
loaded.
The Nictheroy originally was a mer-
chant vessel owned by the Morgan line.
and her name when she was in peace
ful occupation, was El Cid. She was
bought by the Government of Brazil in
the time Of the last revolution there,
and was to be used against the insur-
gents, who had seized the navy and
were bombarding the forts in the har-
bor of Rio de Janeiro. She was re-
| fitted pretty thoroughly as a cruiser,
| and her coal bunkers were 80 arranged
that they protect the machinery and
the parts necessary to operate the gun.
The latter is mounted in the bow, and
projects through an opening in the
spar deck, giving it clear range for
ward and permitting free motion on
each side, so that 1t can be trained
either to port or starboard. The air
reservoirs Of the gun are in the lower
hold, on the starboard side, directly
| under the gun, and central air pipe
leads up through the foundations on
which the carriage of the gun rests.
Shields protect the weapon and the
| men who serve 1t.
On the way to Brazil the crew prac-
ticed with it, using dummy" projec-
tiles. and its accuracy was found re-
markable. The gun was so new, how
ever. that the men were almost as
much afraid of 1t as the enemy was
expected to be, and there was consider
! able relief on board when 1t was found
on arrival in Brazil that there would
be no need for firing it with real dyna-
mite, as the revolution was over. Since
then the successful installation of two
batteries Of these guns in United States
forts has made artillerists more con-
fident, and much reliance is placed In
the work of both the Vesuvius and the
| Nictheroy.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-06-30

Huntington Valley campmeeting
near Shickshinny, will open August
20 in charge of Rev. w. w. Evans,
d. D., Presiding Elder. The pastors
of the Danville and Wyoming dis
tricts will assist him IN conducting
the meeting. Prof. J. M. Black will
be the musical director. A limited
number of the cosy six-room cottages
furnished or unfurnished, may be
rented by addressing the secretary,
R. M. Tubbs, Shickshinny. The grove
is in fine condition, and the supply of
sparkling water is the admiration of
all.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-06-30
Was About Time.

Now, my son." began the father, tho
next morning.
Never mind the lecture, pop; didn't
you ever paint the town."
well, my boy, it's a great many
years ago; at least fifty"
Fifty years. pop! Don't you think
the town needed another coat ?"-Yon-
kers Statesman.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-06-30

Ned-If you want to marry an heir
ess, why don't you propose to Miss III
derly? She's rich.
Ted-Yes; but object to her past.
Ned--why. thought that was above
reproach.
Ted-It is; but there's 30 much of it.
Brooklyn Life.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-06-30
Average Height,

The average height Of the French
woman is oft. lin. The American
women are nearly 2in. taller, and the
women OF Great Britain hin. taller
han their American sisters,
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-06-30
Ely'S Cream Balm

1t is quickly Absorb
ed. Gives Relief al
once. Opens and
clean5es the Nasal
Passages.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-06-30
BLOOMSBURY DIVISION

Connections at Rupert with Philadelphia
Reading Railroad for Tamanend, Tamaquai
Northumberland with p. & e. Div. p. & r. for
Harrisburg, Lock Eaven, Emporium Warren.
Cory and Erie.
IF, HALLSTEAD, Gen. Man.,
Scranton, Pa.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-06-30
ALOCAL
Disease
A Climatic
ATeCfinn

Nothing but a local
remedy or change OF
climate will cure It.
Get a well-known
pharmaceutical rem
edy,
Semi-weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings Co., S.D.) 1894-1898, 1898-07-05

shafter Summarizes the Situation at
Santiago.
WASHINGTON, July 4. From the
heat and carnage of the battlefield of
Santiago, General Shafter has sent the
following dispatch summarizing the
situation. It is dated Playa del Este,
July B:
We have tho town we'll infested in the
north and east, but with q very thin line
Upon approaching it we find it of such a
character and the defense so strong it will
be impossible to carry it by storm with
my present forces. Our losses up to date
will aggregate 1000, but the list has not
yet been made. But little sickness out
side of exhaustion from intense heat, ex-
ertion of the battle and the almost con-
slant fire which is kept up on the
trenches. Wagon road to the re ar IS kept
up with some difficulty on account of
rains, but will be able to use it for the
present.
General Wheeler is seriously i'll and
will probably have to go to the rear.
General Young also very i'll, confined to
his bed. General Hawkins slightly
wounded in foot during sortie the enemy
made last night, which was handsomely
repulsed The behavior of the troops was
magnificent General Garcia reported he
holds the railroad from Santiago to San
Luis and has burned h bridge and re.
moved some rails. also that General
Pando has arrived at Palma and that the
French consul with alb put 400 French citi-
zens came into his line yesterday from
Santiago. Have directed him to treat
them with every courtesy possible.
Wtil Send Aid Immediately.
At first, when it was known that the
American commander had pronounced
the detenses to be so strong that il
would be- impossible 10 carry " by
Semi-weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings Co., S.D.) 1894-1898, 1898-07-05
,ERVERA'S FATAL
ATTEMPT TO ESCAPE

New York. July A special to the Herald from Santiago says
Spanish admiral driven desperation by the steady advance of
troops Santiago the evident intention of the commander Of
squadron his into the harbor and battle attempt
hope His feet pushed its around the sunken wreck
the Merrmac and come vain effort past
padron and escape or to give battle
ships ready The first ship had not poked her
beyond the before she
1kchfu lookouts
feet moved forward form and in
than quarter of hour every vessel crowng past Moro
up the mouth of the harbo firing steadily they
nced with the Justify cheering because the moment for
they long waited had at last arrived There
from the vessels in Admiral Cervea squadron they
steadily and shells fell ALA round the American warshps
the fire did little damage compared with the tremendous de-
con by the guns the American washp The 3nch shells
big baeshps fell with deadly effect upon the Spanish ships
of gunners almost perfect spite of the clouds of
&bke that rolled up around the feet
sitting but officers and kept their places with
bravery So deadly the aim of gunners that three of
Spanish ships utterly destroyedust which ones is
N now possible to tell
the spanas became desperate and headed two torpedo boat
for the beach order their They
bund on the beach, total wrecks
Semi-weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings Co., S.D.) 1894-1898, 1898-07-05

Blown to sand ptured


storm with his present forces, there
was momentarily wave of deep ap.
prehension. But this was not shared
by the military authorities here. All
their energies, all their attention was
turned to meeting the situation as pre-.
sented by General Shafter. There was
neither time nor intention Of taking
into account the reasons, for the fact
was plain that the American army had
fought its way inch by inch under a
blazing sun through dense tropical
vegetation, steadily advancing and
beating back the foe, taking position
after position, until, as General Shafter
reported, the town was well invested
on the north and east by long drawn
out lines of American troops. That
was a sufficient tribute to the valor of
our brave men and 1t silenced all cavil
over the conditions now presented by
General Shafter. 1t was a time for
action, for reinforcements, and toward
the execution of this end every effort
of the administration was at once
turned.
Santiago Torn to Pieces.
But there was other information Of
q different tenor coming about the
same time. The American army was
not alone feeling the effects Of this
three days shock Of arms. The posi-
tive information was at hand that San.
tiago had been literally torn to pieces
and that in the work and ruin of de.
molished buildings the Spanish casual.
ties mum bered fully 1000. This infor.
nation came from one Of the foreign
consuls stationed at Santiago, who
reported to the representative of his
country in Washington fearful
havoc within the city W by the
American army and the Ii .et. The
bursting shells from our feet had done
the greatest damage inside of the city.
Buildings were riddled with rifle shot
end mown down with the huge shells
and solid projectiles from the ships.
Most serious of all the Spanish com.
mander, General Linares, occupying a
place similar to that of General Shafter
ii the American army, was seriously
wounded.
Semi-weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings Co., S.D.) 1894-1898, 1898-07-05
START A HOSPITAL CAMP.
Surgeon Sternberg Gives Orders For Its
Preparation at Fortress Monroe.

surgeon SternDerg Gives Orders For Hts
Preparation at Fortress Monroe.
WASHINGTON, July 4.-Surgeon Gen.
eral Sternberg of the army has given
directions for the preparation at Fort
ress Monroe, Va, for accommodations
for 500 patients in addition to those
now available post hospitals on the
government reservation at that place.
At present accommodations will be
obtained by using a number Of tents
with floors, which during the summer
season will serve all purposes neces.
sary. Major Calvin Dewitt, surgeon,
will have charge and will be given all
the assistance he requires
Fortress Monroe is considered an ex.
cellent place for bringing the sick, as
the ships coming from Santiago and
other western Cuban ports are able to
come almoss II not entirely to the
Semi-weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings Co., S.D.) 1894-1898, 1898-07-05
SURRENDER ASKED
immediate Capitulation Of San
tiago City Demanded by
General Shafter.
Threatens to Bombard the
Place Unless the Span
iardS ACCede.
WASHINGTON so NOTIFIED
American Commander Adds
That He Believes They
Will Comply.
The Earlier Reports From the
Front Were Not as En-
Couraglng.

WASHINGTON, July 4.-The follow.
ing statement has been tonight given
out at the White House. General
Shafter telegraphs:
Playa del Este, July 3.-Early this
morning I sent demand for the imme.
diate surrender Of Santiago, threaten
ing to lombard the city. I believe
the place will be surrendered.
This contradicts the report that Gen.
eral Shafter has fallen back.
Semi-weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings Co., S.D.) 1894-1898, 1898-07-05
A FEW OF THE DEAD.

Hartial List of Officers Killed as Reported
by Shafter.
WASHINGTON, July 4.-The follow.
ing dispatch from General Shafter has
been received at the war department.:
Playa del Este, July 3.-The follow.
ing is partial list of officers killed:
Colonel Charles A. Wickoff, Twenty
second infantry; Lieutenant Colonel
John M. Hamilton, Ninth cavalry Lieu
tenant w. H. Smith, Tenth cavalry;
Major Forse, First cavalry; Captain
O'Neill, First volunteer cavalry; Lieu
tenant Niche, son of Professor Niche;
Lieutenant aules G. Ord, Sixth infantry;
Lieutenant William e. Shipp, Tenth
cavalry
Semi-weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings Co., S.D.) 1894-1898, 1898-07-05
SIMPSONS PRESENT.

Washington July The Secretary of the Navy has received the
blowing: "Paya HaySiboney July 4The fleet under
Fourth July present the destruc
Ceveras fleet Not escaped 1t attempted to
scape at $50 the last Christobal Colon, had
Ishore and had let down her colors.
"The Teresa Oquendo and Vscaya forced
ho burned and blown within twenty miles of Santiago the
destroyed within four miles of the port Our
cs one killed wounded Enemys loss probably several
gun fire. explosion and drowning About 1900 prisoners
ncludng Admiral Cervera. (Signed)
SAMPSON"
Semi-weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings Co., S.D.) 1894-1898, 1898-07-05
CAME FROM FORT WAYNE.

Miss Birdie Sanders Resisted the Efforts
of Three idaho Men to Abduct Her.
BOISE, Ida, July 4.-Miss Birdie
Sanders, in resisting an attack by three
men who opposed her retention as
teacher Of the White Cross school, shot
two Of them, the third running away.
One of the wounded men, William
Kendrick, may die. 1t is supposed the
men intended to abduct Miss Sanders,
in order to scare her out of the coun.
try. She Is from Ft. Wayne, Ind.
Semi-weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings Co., S.D.) 1894-1898, 1898-07-05
THE AMERICAN LOSSES.

Casualties in Fridays Battle About 1000
Dead and Wounded.
SIBoNEY, July A conservative es.
innate by army men-not cfficial-is
that our casualties during Fridays
fighting were nearly, if not quite 1000,
about 10 per cent Of which were
deaths.
Saturdays casualties on the Amer.
lean side were much lower because our
troops had been we'll entrenched the
night before.
Semi-weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings Co., S.D.) 1894-1898, 1898-07-05
Brought in O Prize.

KEY WEST, Fla, July 4.-The Span.
ish steamer Bonite Esteuger, of about
500 tons, and small sloop, the Eman-
uel and Raoul, captured by the Hornet
ON June 27 and 2S, off Manzanillo,
were brought in here by prize crew
under Ensign Mark st. Clair Ellis.
Semi-weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings Co., S.D.) 1894-1898, 1898-07-05
DEWEY REINFORCED.

ae Three transports and the Charleston arrived yeer
M The Charleston captured Guam Ladron Islands, June 2 No
distance Brought Spanish officers from garrison six officers and
men, June 20 the Spanish gunboa Leyte out
river surrendered having exhausted ammunition and
d epeng attacks insurgents She had board 50 officers
"a "a men, (signed)
DEWEY"
Semi-weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings Co., S.D.) 1894-1898, 1898-07-05
BROUGHT KLONDIKE GOLD.

Steamer New England Arrives From Sc.
Rgichaels.
SEATTLE, Wash, July 4.-The steam.
ship New England has arrived here
from st. Michaels with 20 miners from
Dawson City. They brought $4,000
in gold dust and drafts, making an
aggrega.e of 5000, ,000
Semi-weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings Co., S.D.) 1894-1898, 1898-07-05

docks, and there need be no trouble.
some change of cars which would en-.
sue in the case of the wounded and
sick taken to some interior place. The
hospital train has left Tampa with 70
sick soldiers, who will be taken to the
hospital at Mcpherson Barracks, At.
lanta, Ga.
The Ravalli Republican., 1898-08-24
STATE AND WORLD,

J. r. Helm of Dupuyer sold this
season 3S, 900 pounds Of wool at l74
cents.
The silver republican headquarters
in Salt Lake have been closed and
the democrats insist that the silver
men should join the democratic party.
All democratic opposition to the re-
nomination Of General Joe Wheeler
for congress in his district has been
withdrawn, and it is thought that
neither the republicans nor populists
will name candidates against him.
Governor Budd has commuted the
sentence Of John Corbett, who has
been serving five years sentence in
San Quentin for burglary. His term
would have expired next Thursday
He is a brother of James J. Cofbett,
the pugilist.
Auditor Poindcxtcr is arranging to
have a picture of the proposed state
house Autographed upon state war
rants to take the place Of the picture
of the Mann building that was never
built. A photograph of the Bell &
Kent building will be sent east at
once to be autographed and printed
ron the new set Of warrants.