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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-09-08

Paris, Sept. THE Figaro says that
General Saussier refused to accept the
war portfolio because he had been con-
nected, as military governor of Paris,
with the Dreyfus case, and he there
fore considered that he should leave
to another the settlement of this mat
ter.
The newspapers confirm the report
that the acceptance by General Zurlin-
the ministry of war, was due to Presi-
dent Faure's insistence.
Some OF the papers praise his ac-
ceptance of the office under the ex-
listing difficulties Of tile situation, and
attack NJ. Cavaisrac, the late minis
ter of war, declaring that his action
in resigning was tactless and illogi-
cal.
The newspapers regard the revision
of the Dreyfus case as being assured,
saying that the prisoners counsel will
now make strenuous efforts to secure
a public retrial.
The Matin says that Colonel Picquart
yesterday signed d demand for the
provisional liberation OF Dreyfus,
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-09-08
FlLIPlNoS WAN E ANNEXATION.
Delegation Appeal to United States
Consul williams.


Manila, Sept A Hong Kong depu-
tatton, representing the southern Fill
pinos, consisting OF the better class OF
natives of Panay, Mindoro, Cebu and
Mindanao, visited United States Con-
sui Williams yesterday evening and
urged that every possible effort be
made for the annexation of the whole
of the Philippine islands.
The deputation declared that all
classes, the warlike mountaineers as
we'll as those engaged in mercantile
pursuits, would welcome the Stars and
Stripes, and had resolved never to sub.
nit to Spanish or Tagol rule.
They also said that there We're four
thousand men, many of them armed
with rifles, near Iioiia, ready TO support
the Americans. They refuse 90 join in
the clamor for independence, which
they consider impracticable. They on
ly wish for annexation to the United
States.
The delegation intends to interview
General Otis, the American comman-
der, to appeal to President Mckinley
and to confer with Aguinaldo's follow
ers, with the view of arranging for a
combined movement to insist upon an
neXation. They VIII also ask that the
insurgent regiments be enrolled in the
American army, with American off,
GERS, and that the insurgent chiefs be
given appointments under General
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-09-08
FRIGHTFUL WRECK AT cCHoES
Montreal Express Train Crashes into an
Electric Car Cutting IL in Two.

Montreal Express Train Crashes into an
Electric Car Cutting 1t in Two.
Cohoes, Sept. 6.-a frightful accident
has been the experience of Labor day
In this city. A trolley laden with thir-
tyfive people was struck by a Della
ware and Hudson train. going at full
speed, at grade crossing in this city
last night and cut IN two.
Ten persons were killed outright.
Eight died soon thereafter from the ef-
fects of their injuries. and the remain
der of the passengers were all injured.
some of whom may die.
The accident was one Of the most
appalling in the history of railroad
wrecks. Shortly before eight o'clock
a trolley car of the Troy City Railroad
Company was struck by the night spe-
cial of the Delaware and Hudson Rail-
road at a crossing at the west end Of
the Hudson River bridge. which con-
meets this city with Lansingburg, and
its load of human freight was hurled
into the air. Eighteen of the thirty
five passengers are dead and at least
ten Of the remainder will die.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-09-08
Gold Reserve Increasing.

Washington, Sept. 5.-The gold in ths
treasury is steadily climbing upward
and Saturday again broke the record
with a total reserve of 1926, ole, ,2S2, the
highest in the history of the reserve
fund. United States Treasurer Rob-
erts, speaking of the upward trend OF
the gold in the treasury said that out
eof about $40,0O0,0 900 yet to be paid in fol
the new war loan, 1t is likely that s25..
100000 or s30,000000 will be in gold. III
would not be at all strange" he said
"if before the tide turns, our total gold
will be considerably over $3.50, 900, ,000."
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-09-08
THE CHESTER FROM PORTO RICO.
Arrives in New York with 1900 Officers
and Men.

New York, Sept. THE United
arrived yesterday afternoon from
Ponce, p. r., from which port she
sailed last Thursday, September 1, at
4.15 p. m. She brought about sixty
officers and civilians, and 1,150 men,
making total of 1.210, consisting OF
Brigadier General Schwan and staff,
Brigadier General Idaines and staff and
the Fourth Pennsylvania volunteers.
Among the civilians were Perry M.
de Leon, United States consul at Ecua-
dor, and a son Of Secretary Of State
Palmer. The transport experienced
fine weather throughout the voyage.
The general health Of the troops is
excellent and the Tnen were in the
best of spirits on reaching port.
There was one death on board dur
ing the voyage. Captain M. H. Smith,
Company K, Fourth Pennsylvania, who
died at 10 p. m. Sunday night of mala-
rial fever. The b6Sy was placed in a
metallic casket anj brought to port for
burial. Captain Smith was native
of Columbia, Pa, end was 38 years Of
age.
Six men were in the ship hospital.
five suffering with typhoid fever and
the other i'll with malaria. After a
brief inspection st quarantine, the
transport proceeded to Jersey City.
where she will land her troops.
The Chester, ss she steamed UP the
bay, was greeted by passing craft. the
troops returning the greeting with
cheers.
The Chester left Ponce three hours
after the departure Of the transport
Obdam, on board of which General
Miles and STAFF embarked. Nothing
was seen Of the latter during the voy-
age.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-09-08
THIRTY SECOND NATIONAL EN-
OAMPMENT OF G. A. R. AT OINOIN
NATI, 0.
Reduced Rates via Pennsylvania Railroad.

For the thirty,second National En-
campment of e. A. R., to be held at
Cincinnati, O., September S to 10,
1898, the Pennsy lvania Railroad Com
pany will sell excursion tickets at rate
of single fare tor tile ronnd trip.
These tickets will be sold on Sep
tember 8, 4, and S, and will be good
to leave Cincinnati returning not
earlier than September nor later
than September I3, except that by de-
posting ticket with Joint Agent at
Cincinnati on September S, e., 7, 8, or
9, and on payment of twenty-five
cents, return limit may be extended
SO that passengers may remain at
Cincinnati until October 2.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-09-08
Sending Out War Bon d s.

Washington, Sept. 5.-The Treasury
Department sent out it's first batch Of
the registered war bonds. the issuance
up to now having been confined to the
coupon bonds payable to bearer. The
Department started to put out the
coupon bonds in the last week of July.
and the issue has comprised twenty
dollar, five-hundred-d dollar and few
bonds still 10 be net. About 5000
applications are on file calling for re-
gistered bonds, and these will be met
as rapidly as possible. The issue will
be in denominations of $40. 500. $500.
$1,000, Sc, 900 and $4,000
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-09-08
Gray for Peace Commirsioner.

Washington. Sept. 7.-senator Gray
of Delaware will in all probability be
the fifth member of the peac" commits
sion. in place OF Justice White. This
seems to have been determined yes
terday. The president sent for Sena.
tor Gray and had conference with
him, during which he offered the sena.
tor the position. Mr.. Gray said he
would consider the matter and give a
definite reply to-day. 1t is considered
certain, however, that he will accept.
This will complete the commission. He
is now a member of the Candian COM
mission.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-09-08
Grand Army Encampmsnt.

Cincinnati, Sept. 6.-The national en-.
campment of the G. A. r. this week
is bringing in excursionists from every
direction.
The National Soldiers Home at Day.
ton, Ohio, is less than sixty miles dis
tant, and the veterans from that In
stitution are taking active part.
Among the questions being discussed
is one to make all engaged in the late
Spanish war eligible to membership 40
comrades in the "old army"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-09-08

San Juan de Porto Rico. Sept. g.
The United States transport Seneca.
carrying Rear Admiral w. s. Schley
and Brigadier General w. W. Gordon
of the Psrto Rico military commission,
arrived off the harbor last night, but
did not enter until this morning.
The cruiser New Orleans, which Is ly-
ing in the harbor, fired an admirals
salute of thirteen guns. The Spanish
gunboat Isabel Segunda responded
with thirteen guns, whereupon the New
Orleans set the Spanish flag at the
peak and saluted 1t with thirteen guns.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-09-08
The Sun,b,r Killed,

Washington, Sept. THE official re-
cords of the war department, as far US
completed. show that there were 80 Of
ficers and 231 enlisted men of the army,
264 in all. killed in battle during ths
war with Spain.
These casualties include all the lives
lost by the army in the battles in the
Philippines as well as those in Cuha
and Porto Rico.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-09-08

Washington, Sept. 5.-A statement
issued at the treasury department
shows that the total amount OF gold
and silver coin and certificates, United
States notes and national bank notes In
circulation September 1 was S1,792, ,096.-
545, showing a net decrease in circu-
lation of SIT. .101, 799. as compared with
August 1. The main item is decrease
of S14,552,SSS in the gold coin in circu-
lation. The decrease is due to the re-
ceipts of the treasury from the bond
saleS
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-09-08
Schedule Of Trains to Eaglesmers.

Train OH P. & R. leaving Blooms
burg at 7.3oa. M. connects at Halls
at 1923, reaching Eaglesmere at
1920 p. m.
Train leaving Bloomsbury at $40
p. III. connects at Halls at 5.25 p.
m., reaching Eaglesmere at us
p. III. If
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-09-08
JONAS LONGS sons
weekly CHATS.
WILKEs-BARRE, Pa,
Thursday, Sept. Ist 1898
Bargains at the Big Store.
The Harvest is Ripe.
Come Gather the Grain.
The Store Takes on a Harvest
Time Appearance.

Every article here has been
thrashed in price to meet the
stringency of the times, and like
the grain of wheat that ripens in
the sun, there is nothing here but.
what is new and fresh.
Last Night of the Battieship
Maine" is the subject of most realistic
panorama which we are exhibiting on
our second floor. Thousands came last,
week to see 1t and all were delighted
and pleased. For our out-of-townI
friends, who may yet want to see this
beautiful cyclorama, 1t will be exhibited
another week. Exhibition free to all.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-09-08
Notice.

We have started our cider mill, and
will be pleased to serve the public
from now on till the close of the sea.
son. The mill will be open from
Monday morning till Saturday noon
of each week.
MoRDAN & KILE.
Sept. s. Mordansville, Pa.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-09-08

London, Sept. THE advices from
Canea were received this evening from
a correspondent there. who also ca
bled that he feared for the safety OF
his colleagues at Gambia, as he was
unable to communicate with them.
The fact that no dispatches were re-
ceived from Gambia after the lombard
ment began seems to indicate that the
situation there Is serious.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-09-08

Canea, Island of Crete, Sept. Can.
dia is being bombarded.
The British troops, which have been
acting as police since the Greek war,
are fighting the Mussumans. Riots
are in progress and fires have broken
out in various parts of the city.
The Mussulmans started the dis.
turbances. Crowds of them, supposed
ly unarmed, assembled in the princi.
pal square of the city to protest against
the favoritism which they allege the
powers are showing to the Christians.
They threaten to burn the houses and
destroy the property of the Christians
unless the state of affairs complained
Of is remedied. The Turkish governor
offered to help the British.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-09-08

Made of best quality indigo
blue, black and white and
fancy printed calicoes, made
with yoke front and back and
belt, the lot is entirely new
and would be an opportunity
at oSc. this weeks bargain
price
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-09-08

The Mary M. Packer hospital at
Sunbury is one of the many hospitals
of the State that offers their services
to the sick soldiers.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-09-08
LADIES' CRASH SKIRTS.

Here's a chance for $50
ladies to get a skirt bargain.
They are made full seven gore,
with deep hem, and sold read
lily all season at SI.25; this
weeks bargain price 8
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-09-08
NOTIONS.

Extra quality Spring Hooks
and Eyes, per dozen -.
Victoria Dress Stays, per
dozen 80.
Silk Taffeta Seam Binding,
per piece ........ .........
5-yard pieces of Angora
Skirt Braid .......
Best American Pins, per
paper .......... ..... .....
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-09-08
DOM ESTiCS.

Best Yard Wide Bleached
Muslin, a yard ...... ......
Yard Wide Dark Percales,
1oc. kind, yard -.
Best SC. Shirting Prints, a
yard .......... ...........
New fall styles in Calicoes,
&c. kind, a yard ............
Fancy Figured Flannelettes,
new tall patterns, Ioc. quality,
a yard
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READ THE LIST.

Noiseless states, a, 8, 10, to roc ca
Best black ink, &C bottle
Mucilage, &C bottle
Slate pencils, 6, 8, IS for &c
Wood slate pencils, for &c
Lead pencil sharpeners, 3 for Ic
Tablets, I,2, 3, to Sc ca
Students note books, 2, 3, &C ca
Pencil boxes with lock and key, &c ca
Colored crayons, &C box of IL
Lead pencils, &C per doz. and up
Rulers, and &C ca
Erasers, q for &c, I, 2, 4,c ca
Book straps, IT, 2 and sc ca
Steel pens, 6 for &c
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-09-08
BLAN KETS.

1914 Grey Blankets, always
5oc., here ........... g
1874 White and Grey Blank
cts, regular $2.oo quality,
here .......... 01 I
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LADIES' WRAPPERS.

On Second Floor.
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Sept. 8.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-02-09
A CLEAN BREAST OF IT
WORDEN MAKES A COMPLETE CON-
FESSIoN OF HIS CRIME.
duplicates Others In the wreckinc of
the Mail Train During the Rail-
road Strike of 1891.

San Francisco. Feb S.-Salter ID.
Wofden, convicted of wrecking a mail
train bearing guard of United States
soldiers near Sacramento. Cal. during
the great strike in 1894, and in whose
behalf the supreme court of The United
States declined to take favorable ac-
ton on his plea for new trial has
confessed his crime 10 Governor Budd
With view to receiving "A Communication
Of the death sentence from the cxeen-
tive of the state.
Nofdens s confession covers 8 7OD
words and gives the full details of the
crime, telling that he With several 9TH
els had been ordered by a committee
OF strikers TO remove the rails near the
ole bridge for the purpose of wreck
ing the train carrying the troops. He
gives the names of his accompiices
and makes known many details of the
work Of the strikers heretofore I'M
known to the general public. Ex-Pres-
ldent Cleveland interested himself in
Nofden behait out of sympathy for
the mother Of the condemned man and
Governor Budd determined to probe
the matter 10 the bottom before de-
clding the case, with the result that
"efden made the confession in the
presence of the governor, Warden Aull
81 the Folsom penitentiary and a stem
ographcr.
Worden throws the blame for the
Matching Of the train -wrecking plot on
Harry Knox, chairman Of the griav-
ance committee of the Sacramento
lodge. American Railway Union, who.
ne says, gave him all his instructions
ana aeeoyed him into ACCOMMODATING
the gang OF wreckers To the YoIo
bridge. He also charges completely in
the plot 10 Mullin and Compton. the
other two members of the committee
who with Knox managed the strike on
the Sacramento division Of the South
ern Pacific, Wordens story is that
Knox instructed him as member of
the \. 4. Y. 10 procure team 10 con-
NeN eight men TO DayisyIIe. SAYING
that Tom Kelly, another striker. would
accompany him and knew all about
II At the same time Knox gave
Worden an order on a Sacramento liv-
cry stable for tho team. Worden
SAYS that in the wagon as they drove
out from Sacramento were Kelly.
Dunn. Hatch Appleman. Barrett and
Wheeler He then describes how the
train was wrecked and concludes his
confession with an appeal TO the gov
efnor to save him from the galloNs.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-02-09
IN EXECUTIVE SESSION,
| Pettigrew Gives More Reasons for 0ppos-
ing the Annexation of Hawaii.

| Washington, Feb S.-Senator Petit
grew of South Dakota was the only
| speaker on the Hawaiian annexation,
treaty in the executive session to-day.
| lie opposed the treaty, resuming his
| speech where he had left off a week
ago. taking up the line of his argument
in connection with his assertions con-
cerninS the area and population of the
Islands. He asserted that the area capa-
Die OF sugar cultivation amounted to
fnIly half million acres and said that
as the land was very productive there
was no doubt that all the sugar neces-
sary to supply the demands of the Unit
ed States could be produced in Hawaii
He quoted official statistics to the effect
fhat in ii months of last year there had
been 100000 pounds of Hawaiian
sugar imported into the United States
The senator then undertook 10 show
that all the sugar grown on the island
must be produced by Asiatic labor re-
reating and celebrating the argument
that no colonies of the Anglo Saxon
race had ever been successful within the
tropics. He replied to Senator Teller on
this point. saying that the facts were
against the Colorado senator's conten-
ton and that the Hawaiian islands
would prove no exception to the rule
that the white man could not and would
not labor in a tropical climate
He said of the 700. 900 people in ia
maica, fewer than $1,000 including the
British garrison, We're white. and in
the Straits settlement not / per cent of
the residents We're English. He asserted
that in Hawaii there was no European
laborer. aside of the Portuguese. en-
gagged in the sugar plantations to-day
IL. ne argued. we should annex the
Islands the japanese would inevitably
take possession of them aud we could
not in any degree check their iuroads
under our new treaty with Japan. which
goes into effect next year. In view Of
bounty We give or tariff we levy the in
terest will be in the interest OF Asiatie
labor in Hawaii. Senator PettigreN
said that the encpurag cement Of this spe-
Gle Of labor would be ~ the dptrimtnt
Of our commerce, which he added is
already declining ID th= Hawaiian ,sf+
ands. The Asiatics. he said do nor huy
Continued OIL Page Eight
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tanning nothing Injurious to China her

tanning nothing injurious to China her.
1 self.
Regarding the immediate opening OF
JaIien WAN said his lordship. 'the
| Chinese council have informed us that ii
! would embarrass them very much For
/ reasons that 1t Is not necessary To enter
I into very closely and for their own per-
sonal comfort and well being. they ex-
! pressed the desire that We should not
| insist on this proposal. Whereupon / re-
| piled that the proposal was not essen
tia1, though we thought 1t advanta ge0ts,
and / suggested as a compromise that
the opening of Talen Wan be deferred
until the railroad has been built 10 the
port.
1t is obvious 10 anyone knowing the
country well that the country behind
Ialien Wan is practically worthless No
trade could arise until the railroad
reached the port. A few days after
wards Sir Claude Macdonald reported
that the compromise was accepted a. a
condition Of the loan. and since then |
nave heard no more about Talien Wan.
But / am bound TO say | am not very
much interested, as | recently received
from Russia written assurance that
any port they obtain leave to employ az
an outlet for their commerce will be a
free port for all the commerce Of this
country A free port Is much better
than treaty port and, thus having as
certained. that Talien Wan was to be a
Tree port, IL interests us very little, in
deed' TO know whether 1t viii be treaty
port or not.
may say that similar assurances
have been made us by the German gov
efhment respecting the territory they
recently occupied. Indeed the German
government went further and were more
hattering 10 us, for the German ambas-
sador told me they had concluded that
our manner of dealing with such things
was better than theirs and that in this
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-02-09
Nothing Better
FOR THE
PRICE

The Just as good kind of goods are
not sold at Legs. They sell only one
kind
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-02-09
The Best

That is the cheapest kind when il
comes to Watches and Jewelry.
Our Four Packing Watches are the
very best that can be bought for the
price.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-02-14
THE DOOMED MANS LETTERS.

Paris, Feb. l2-The following are OK
tracts from some letters written by
Capt. Dreyfus. They were written
by Dreyfus to his wife and other relatives,
when he was an inmate of the Cherohe
Midi military prison; and are all adj
dressed to Madame Dreyfus. The first,
indited on December IS or 10, 1894, begins
as do most, INA Chere Lucie." He asks
his wife to tell the members of their two
families how much he has felt the marks
of sympathy. He cannot reply to them as
what would he say? They can under
stand his sufferings, and he does not care
to complain. Besides, he adds, "My
brain is broken, and my ideas are some
times confused. My soul alone has re-
manned valiant as at the outset, in pres
ence of the terrible and monstrous accusa-
ton which has been flung in my face.
All my being still revolts Mt this thought.
But truth always ends by coming out in
spite of everything We are no longer in
an age when light can be shut out. 1t
must emerge complete and absolute.
My voice must be heard by our dear
France, as my accusation has been. 1t is
not only my honor that have to defend,
but that of the whole corps Of officers to
worthy" Kisses are sent to Madame
Dreyfus and all tn ir relations, and the
letter is signed "Ton devoue Alfred" In
another missive Dreyfus says he is strong
in his innocence, and thanks to his feel
ing is maintaining his terrible struggle.
He tells his wife to be brave and to hope,
"if there is justice on the earth.'' In a
third he writes that he will not give way
to reorilnination, as he will not lower
himself to utter any complaint. "The
martyrdom which an innocent man is
made to suffer can only devote him.
Dreyfus says in another letter, ''It is my
conscience alone which has enabled me
to resist, otherwise should have died of
grief, or be in lunatic's cell. I cannot
recall to mind the first days without a
snudder of dread; my brain was like a
burning cauldron; every moment feared
that should lose my reason. In sending
messages to their relatives he continues
"Tell them that have often thought of
them, ana of the grief that they must
feel. We must all knit ourselves tightly
together In a bundle which nothing can
undo. Our pure and honest lives, all the
antecedents of our families, our devotion
to France, are the best guarantees what
we are | have received two kind letters
from Jacques and Rachel, which have
given me great pleasure. Thanks, too,
for your news of the children. All! the
poor darlings; what joy it would be if
could embrace them, and you too, ma
bonnie cherie. To have sacrificed every
thing to ones country, to have served it
with so much devotion, energy, and in :
telligence, and then to be accused of so
fearful crime. Mol mol