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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-09-22
GOING HOME FROM PORTO RICO,
Spanish Soldiers E,-bark mt San Juan.
The Sick 60 First,

SP'''Eh nv san Ouhus
The Sick 90 First.
San Juan, Porto Rico, Sept. 21.-The
en1ba rl.ation OF the Spanish troops for
Spain begins to-day, when 200 sick
soldiers and 200 engineers will board
the steamship which is expected to ar
rive from Havana en- route for Spain.
The palace officers also report that
two or three transports have sailed
from Spain for San Juan. There was
a great feeling OF relief on both sides
at the receipt of this news.
The evacuation of Lares, Aguadila
and San Sebastian occurred this morn
ing at nine o'clock. our troops taking
possession and raising the American
flag. and the Spaniards retiring to Are
cibo.
On Wednesday morning the Spanish
will evacuate Viequea island, on the
southeast coast, and the garrison will
remain temporarily ct Humacao. One
company Of our troops is already at
Viequez island and another at Huma-
Gao.
The commissioners have agreed that
1t would be we'll to allow the soldiers
on both sides to fraternize, and have
also agreed that soldiers in pursuit of
bdHuit5 may enter the opposing lines.
This action wipes out the neutral zone,
which has been a safeguard against
the bad element, and is taken with
view of conserving good government in
the island in which both sides are in
terested, and as the result of depreda-
tions which have occurred between Ci-
ales and Utuado.
The United States troops are now in
possession of all the island save that
part northeast Of a line from Arecibn
through Aibonite and Cayey to Huma-
Gao.
These places would be evacuated i'm
mediately but for the fact that there
is no room for any more soldiers here.
Every available sleeping place is now
occupied.
Sickness continues among our troops
but it is not increasing, and there are
no malignant diseases.
General Brooke has ordered that ev-
cry tent in the island must have q
board floor.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-09-22

The Methodists celebrated their
first anniversary on Sunday, it being
just one year since their handsome
church on the corner of Third and
Market street which was erected at a
cost of about $4,000 was dedicated.
The morning service was attended by
fully fifteen hundred people. The
sermon was an excellent effort, was
delivered by Rev. John F. Goucher,
ID. D., President of the Women's Col
lege of Baltimore, Md. He took for
his text Acts nth chapter 20 and "a
verses. "Who when he came and had
seen the grace of God was glad and
exhorted them all, that with purpose
of heart they would cleave unto the
Lord, for he was good man and full
of the Holy Ghost, and of faith; and
much people were added unto the
Lord"
He is an elegant talker, and so
close did he hold the attention of the
large audience that the dropping of a
pin could have been distinctly heard
at any time during the discourse. In
the eveninghe spoke on missions.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-09-22

The excellent presence of mind
and quick action of Engineer James
Casey, OF the Bloomsburg & Sullivan
Railroad, saved the life of four-year-
old child on Friday last. The young
ster was playing on the track at a
curve, nea- the Carpet Mill. Just as
.he train rounded the curve, Engineer
Casey observed the child on the rails,
only short distance ahead. The
train was speeding along at the rate
of about twenty miles an hour. He
quickly reversed his engine, and
stopped the train, just as the front
wheels of the locomotive were within
two yards of the infant. People who
were on the train say it was the quick
est stop they ever witnessed.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-09-22
KITCHENER IN FAsHoDA.
Report in London That the Egyptian
Flag is FIying There

Report in London That the Egyptan n
Flag is FIying There
London, Sept. 21.-It is reported IN
government circles that news has been
received that the Egyptian flag is fly
ing over Fashoda.
The fact, however, has not been off,
cially announced.
Paris, Sept. 21.-The Paris press gem
orally holds the opinion that the set
tlement of the question of the occupa-
ton of Fashoda ought to be brought
about through diplomacy and not by
force of arms.
L'Eclair says 1t is in a position to
prove false the report that Major Mar
chand has been recalled.
LIE Matin believes that the British
received timely information of the oc-
cupation of Fashoda through secret
sources.
lie Gaulois does net believe that any
trouble will grow out of the Fashoda
affair, but feels certain that an AMIGA
BILE agreement will be reached by the
two governments.
At the cabinet council yesterday M.
Delcasse, minister of foreign affairs,
explained the foreign situation and
communicated to the council full in
formation in regard to the mission of
Major Marchand in Africa.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-09-22

The following letters are held at
the Bloomsburg, Pa, postoffice, and
will be sent to the dead letter office
Oct. a, 1898: Miss Halle Boone,
Miss Cooke, Mrs. Charley Eyer, Mr..
Charles J. Hayes.
Persons calling for the above
letters will please say that they were
advertised Sept. 20, 1898.
D. b. MELLIcK, P. M.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-09-22
Bloomsbury Fair.

The forty-fourth annual exhibition
of the great Columbia County Fair
will be held at Bloomsbury, Pa, Oct.
IL to IS, 1898. The best of every
thing may be seen at this popular
fair. The line of exhibits will be TILL
usually large this year. -Four differ
ent bands have been engaged. Up
to-date attractions have been secured.
Everything to please the people will
be there. The program for races is as
follows: Thursday a:37 trot, a;IS
pace, a:4o pace and 800 class; Fri
day 2:ao trot, a:24 pace and 2:ao
trot: Saturday free for all, 2:3o pace
and 2:a4 trot. In this program you
may look to see the present track
record of a:I41 lowered.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-09-22
THE COLUMBIAN.
BLOOMSBURY. PA
Harvest Home Services.

The Annual Harvest Home Ser
vices will be held in Trinity Re-
formed church next Sunday, both
morning and evening, beginning at
1890 and 100 respectively. In the
morning the pastor will preach the
regular Harvest Home Sermon, and
in the evening the Sunday school
will have appropriate exercises.
The church will be decorated with
fruits and grains, and special music
will be rendered. Everybody is
cordially invited to both of these
services.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-09-22
DRESS GOODS.

No such stocks and assortments
as these in Wilkes-Barre. This
was the aim and is the result of our
buyers careful gathering.
The choicest fabrics in fine nov
elites of the newest and most ex-
elusive styles and colorings, intro
ductcry price at per yard SO cents.
All wool French Surah Serge,
50 inches wide, in all the new
shades and black. These goods
we're manufactured to sell for 90
cents instead Of that price their in
troductory price will be, per yard 60
cents.
All Wool English Whipcords
and Figured Armure Suiting, 4S
inches wide, in all the newest fall
shades introductory price at, per
yard, SOC.
Changeable Diagonal Suiting.
striped Velours, Drap de Almas, 48
inches wide, in allthe newest mix
lures, green, grey, tan, cadet, etc,
the correct styles for tailor made
suits; Introductory price, at per
yard, sI.25.
Mixed Covert Suitings, a. inches
wide, in all the new shades, strictly
all wool, also Silk and Wool Nov
elites, 40 incaes wide, assorted de-
signs Introductory price, per yard.
SO cents.
Black French Surah Serge, ali
wool, Jet or Blue Black, introdac-
tory price per yard 40 cents.
Black Granite Cloth, best Storm
Serges, 4S inches wide, sponged
and shrunk, Introductory price per
yard 90 cents.
Imported Black English French
Crepons, the beautiful weaves of
French designers, a. inches wide,
Introductory price per yard oS
cents.
Among the most notable are
handsome effects in Velvet Che
mile.
Black Crepons with traverse
stripes Of ribbon and velvet, rang
ing in price at per yard from Sd. .ooI
to. 700.
Palmer Crepons in a rare show
ing of new weaves from o8c to
s2.oS per yard.
Wool Poplins, heavily corded,
40 inches wide, per yard sI.eS.
An Immense assemblage of new
Autumn Silks, suitable for waists
or fall dresses, in variety ofnovel
weaves, styles and colorings, in
plaids, Bengaline, Faconne Stripes,
etc, Introductory prices at per
yard from IS cents to S2.25.
Plain Taffeta Silks will be very
mush used this season. Laage as
sortment in all the newest shades in,
a very handsome quality, at per
yard 75c.
Black Taffeta Silks, fine rustling
grade, silk finish, Introductory
price at per yard So cents.
A-request for samples promptly
attended to; all mail orders filled
same day as received.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-09-22

Niles, Mich. Sept. 21.-Nearly one
tenth of the entire population of Plain
well, little village in Allegan county,
is i'll from eating canned pressed beef
at a church sociable.
Fifty-five persons were poisoned, 20
are dangerously Ill and four are ex-
pected to die. the doctors having ex-
pressed no hope of their recovery.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-09-22
$1,000. 900 in Gold pnreha..a

New York, Sept. 21.-Further pur-
chases of gold in London have been
announced in Wall street. Brown Bros.
reported the engagement of $1,000, O0o
and Lazard Freres another million.
making two million in all. The sales
were made bv the Bank of ENGLAND,
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-09-22
Third Pool Strike Ends

Pittsburg, Pa, Sept. 21.-The big
strike in the third pool, which has been
waged for the past few weeks with so
much bitterness am9ng the miners.
and which has been productive of sew
eral sensational incidents, has been set
tied.
The terms are rather unusual, but
are entirely satisfactory to both sides,
and are in the nature of a compro-
mise.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-09-22

Berlin. Sept. 21.-The Tageblatt saws
that the Emperor of Russia will visit
Dantzig on September 81 to take part
In the ceremony of unwilling the mon
ument to the Russian soldiers who fell
there in the Polish war, upon which
occasion he will meet the Emperor of
Germany.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-09-22
Apprentice Wanted.

Boy wanted to learn printers S
trade. Must be IS years old, and
have fair common school education.
Resident of Bloomsbury preferred.
Apply at this Office. If.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-09-22

New York. Sept. H.-The mounts of
the Rough Riders. over one thousand
in number. were sold at the East oath
street stables of Fiss, Doerr and Cav
roll, yesterday. The lowest price reach
ed was SO, the highest ST. The aver
age for the entire lot was not above
$40,
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-09-22
MIR Gould's Assessnent

Trenton, N. J.. Sept. 21.-The state
board of taxation has dismissed the
complaint of the Somerset county board
of freeholders against the assessments
made in the county of Ocean.
1t is understood that the board will
make no further move in the matter.
and the assessment against Mr.. Could
of 100000 on his personal property,
will stand.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-09-22

President Mckinley has been in
vited to attend the unveiling of the
soldiers monument, at Shan.okin, on
October Ist, and has given an encour-
aging reply, saying that he will be in
Philadelphia about that time, and, in
all probability, would come to Sha-
nokin. Gov. Hastings and Adjutant
General Stewart will be present.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-09-22

A fine line of new styles in we'd
ding invitations just received at THE
COLUMBIAN Office. If.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-09-22

The Harman & Hassert shops
are working extra time, owing to
increased orders,
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-09-22

!. Meyer Bros. are putting gal
vanized cornise on their store build
ing.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-09-22
In Mary E. Wilkins

Capital new story a metropolitan woman
does some very funny things, and in
trying to elevate the villagers she learns
thing or two.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-09-22
Children'S
Fall and Winter
CAPS.

DO you want to see the pref
tiest line in Bloomsbury If
so, call at the BROADWAY
and look at the new stock Just
opened. The prettiest styles as
well as the best values are
ready for your inspection.
ALL NEW.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-09-22
Josiah Aliens Wife

Has written another story for the JOURNAL
readers. She tells in it about a sickly
society girl and what brought her to her
senses and good health.
New Iberia enterprise. (New Iberia, La.) 1885-1902, 1898-08-20

Santiago de Cuba, Aug. 16.-The
Casino Espanola, or Spanish Club
in Santiago, much frequented by
the Spanish officers, has for some
time beasted gramophone which
was source Of joy and delight to the
club members before the capitula-
tion.
Strangely enough through the long
nights Of the siege the favorite piece
Of music, which they were in the
habit Of having repeated four or
five times an evening, was "The
Star Spangled Banner" which great
ly pleased their musical souls, al
though they were entirely ignorant
of its origin or significance.
AS fate would decree, on tho
morning of July II, when the
American flag was hOisted over the
governors palace, the regimental
band Of the Sixth Cavalry played
with the utmost gusto this self-same
air, whose full meaning then broke
upon the assembled Spanish officers
with unusual force and with no lit
tie discontinue to their already ruff
fled feelings.
New Iberia enterprise. (New Iberia, La.) 1885-1902, 1898-08-20

1t is quite evident that George
Dewey, admiral in the navy Of the
United States, was born under the
star Of war, and the star, when the
opportunity came, smiled upon him
in the most benignant manner.
Admiral Dewey enjoys the proud
distinction Of opening and ending
the war and also Of winning the
first and the last battle without
suffering q single defeat. Dewey
is not only . great commander,
with brains and judgment which
enable him to act on his own re-
sponsibility and always with credit
to himself and his government, but
he is . fortunate man in that there
has been no cable communication
between him and the board Of
strategy which took upon itself the
conduct Of the war.-States.
New Iberia enterprise. (New Iberia, La.) 1885-1902, 1898-08-20

Treasury receipts show that in
the beer tax the beer consumers of
the country are contributing most
heavily to the support of the war.
Beer consumers are on the whole the
poorer classes-not the poorest, but
the poorer; and it is because they
consume beer that beer is taxed. II
they were not beer consumers, q
tax on beer would yield but little
revenue. What, then, would the
government do if the poorer classes
stopped drinking beer' Would it
tax the rich! By no means. That
would be confiscation. If the poorer
classes stopped drinking beer, the
plutocratic advocates of beer taxes
would propose bread tax. That
is the way the poor are made to
bear public burdens in those coun-
tries OF Europe where the poor are
too poor to drink beer. Though
they cant afford beer, they must
either starve or eat bread so their
pockets are reached by taxes on
bread. As there are more ways
than one Of cooking an oyster, so
there are more ways than one Of
taxing the poor and letting the rich
escape.
New Iberia enterprise. (New Iberia, La.) 1885-1902, 1898-08-20

such is my profession, the pro
fessiOn of arms. After the ball
started a-rolling | was SO occupied
with the men under my command
that | did not have time to be afraid
i did not have time to think
about myself.
After the battle the colonel of my
regiment complimented me on my
work during the fight and men
toned me in his official report.
Although the eagle Of victory
now perches on our banner, we
paid very, very dearly for our sue
cess. The Spanish soldier is greatly
underestimated in the United States
in his intrenchments he is for
murderous foe, and this
is just where we have had to fight
him. AS for myself, | have lots Of
good, wholesome respect for Mr..
Spaniard and his Mauser rifle.
New Iberia enterprise. (New Iberia, La.) 1885-1902, 1898-08-20

Is it said that we must have new
land upon which our capital may
employ itself in order to give en-
ployment to our people! We al
ready have the land-better land
than there is in Cuba, Puerto Rico
or the Philippines-land that is
still virgin. 1t is a mistake to sup
pose that American land is all oc-
cupied. Most Of it has been ap-
propriated, but only little is oc-
cupied. We refer not alone to the
acres Of our prairies, but
also TO the monopolized mines of
our hills and the vacant lots of our
cities. Here is abundant territory
territory that would be most inviting
to capital and more responsive to
labor's demands for employment
than the convicted islands of the
West Indies and the Pacific. But
the policy of the "closed door" is
now applied to that territory by
land mOnOpolists. Let us open the
door. II we neglect to do that,
what reason have we to believe that
in Cuba, Puerto Rico and the Philip
pines, the "clOsed door" policy will
not be as effectually maintained by
and monopolists as it is already
Public.
New Iberia enterprise. (New Iberia, La.) 1885-1902, 1898-08-20
A TEST or CIVILIZED WARFARE.

Worst of all the accusations
against Cubans, however, was the
pretense that they are brigands
This was dribbled out with here an
incident and there another. intended
to show that the Cubans murdered
prisoners. What if they did' That
was the kind of war to which the
Spanish had accustomed them. IL it
was brigandage for the Cubans to
murder Spanish prisoners, was it
civilized for the Spanish to murder
Cuban prisoners
In the same connection Il horri-
BILE tale was told of how the Cubans
fired upon Spaniards escaping from
Cervera's wrecks. Commenting
upon this that eminent representa-
tive of plutocratic civilization,
Harper's Weekly, voiced the gen
eral anti-Cuban sentiment. This
conduct, said Harper's, of the Gu
bans, "puts them outside of the
pale OF civilization Think of it
Weyler had murdered Cuban priS-
oners, but Harper's did not there
fore expel the Spanish government
form the pale of civilization. And
even at the battle OF Santiago, only
one day before the Cubans fired upon
escaping Spanish sailors. Spanish
deliberately picked
out wounded American soldiers and
at the operating table as
targets for their craftsmanship.
This wasn't just right, you know,
but it was not enough to put the
Spanish outside of the pale of civil
lization. That penaty is reserved
for Cubans, who fire upon escaping
Spaniards-and whose island home,
which is the important considera-
ton, excites the cupidity of their
1etractors. How were these Gu
bans, educated by their enemy in a
style Of warfare which made Span
sh prisoners fear death at the hands
If the United States-how were
hey to know that it is uncivilzed
% fire at an escaping enemys Even
he American soldiers, only two
lays before, had fired upon the
spanish as they ran from San Juan
ill. How could the untutOred
Cubans draw such fine distinctions
n civilized warfare as that enemies
scaping from hill may be fired
lpon, while enemies escaping from ,
var vessels must not be! - The ,
'Mblic, LOuis r. Post editOr.
New Iberia enterprise. (New Iberia, La.) 1885-1902, 1898-08-20
UMBER 20.
THE BOLD POLICY Is THE SAFE
POLICY.

The feeble and cowardly policy
is the dangerous policy.
ltmeans trouble that only a future
war Will settle. Cuba teaches us
that.
The bold policy is the safe policy.
Let us say to Spain:
"Ionr day in the Philippines is
past-as completely and permanent
ly closed as it is in Cuba and Porto
Rico Could Spain demur4
Let us say to Europe:
"The Philippines are ours. We
have won them in war, and every
foot OF the territory iii this group
over which the Spanish flag hoated
Is now under the sovereignty of
the United States. Hands off ~
What could Europe do' What
power would dare to contest our
right, or our power to maintain our
right,
Then to the F'ilpinos:
1.-The American flag flies over
You That means safety for you
against the whole world 1t is not
the flag Of n new oppressor, come
to take the place of the old one,
from whom you have suffered SO
long grievously. This flag of the
American Republic is to you u
guaranty of decent government, a
certain promise of peace and u
prosperity to which your islands
through the dark Spanish centuries
have been strangers. More than
that, better than that, the Amer-
can flag is pledge that the largest
liberty of which you are capable
shall ut all times be yours-a pledge
that when our protection has been
to you n school OF civilizatian, Of
freedom, in which you have learned
the art of self-government, you
shall govern yourselves.
That way lie peace and the spread
of free institutions. Paltering with
the situation partnership with
Spain, or in any way leaving open
the door to European Interference
blackens the future with war clouds.
If we do our American duty in
the Philippines--our duty to the
tilipinOs and to Ourselves--do our
1uty frankly and courageOusly, re-
membering that first Of all it be-
comes us to bear alOft the torch of
iberty-there will be honor and
prestige and augmentation Of ma
,ional strength. Otherwise-if the
raven and coward have their way
the curse of Imperialism, with its
'oreign entanglements and partici-
patton in European politics, will
'e hidden to affiict us, and to afllict
is more heavily each year that
zones and goes.--N Y. Journal.
New Iberia enterprise. (New Iberia, La.) 1885-1902, 1898-08-20

The navy department having
inaugurated the fashion Of naming
war crafts after educational insti-
tutions in changing the names Of
the fast cruisers Yale and Harvard,
Admiral Dewey proposes to name
the prize Spanish gunboats Leyte
and Callso, which he captured,
respectively, 1.-THE Massachusetts
Institute Of Technology" and "The
Philadelphia College Of Physicians
and Surgeons" The great fighter
is hum0rist as we'll as soldier and
statesman.
New Iberia enterprise. (New Iberia, La.) 1885-1902, 1898-08-20

Some light is thrown upon the
value of city franchise, by a recent
mortgage transaction in Chicago.
The Commonwealth Electric Light
Company, with hardly any property
except its franchise, has foated a
mortage for the neat amount Of $2,-
500, 900 at . per cent. Nearly all
OF that sum was put into the com
pany's treasury by the board of al
derman which voted the franchise.
Is it any wonder that aldermen are
thought to be corrupt, or that corpor-
alton mongers object to abolishing
private ownership Of franchises.
New Iberia enterprise. (New Iberia, La.) 1885-1902, 1898-08-20

There are on General Lees staff
Algernon Sartoris, grandson of Gen.
Grant Major Hobart, nephew Of the
present vlce-president; Russell
son of ex-President Har-
rison; Fitzhugh Lees own son, and
Lieutenant CarbOnel, husband of
Evangelina Cisneros. When these
prominent individuals sought the
position they, in common with the
people at large, thought Lee would
at once be sent to the front, but
they, in common with the people
st large, failed to realize that it was
to be a Republican war and that
Democrats would be kept in the
background.