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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-08-24
WHEN DEWEY COMES.
New York Plans For the Greatest
Celebration Ever Witnessed.

NEW YORK, Aug. 1S.-The commit.
tee on plan and scope of the Dewey
celebration met in the mayors office yes
tcrday.
General Butterfeld read cabcgram
from Admiral Dewey which effectually
sets at rest all the reports that the ad-
miral would first go to Washington be-
fore the celebration in his honor in New
York. The message, dated Leghorn,
Aug. IA, was as follows:
Yours of Aug. | received. Will reach
the lower bay without fail Friday, Sept
20. Ready for parade Saturday morn
ing
General Rowe of the committee on
land parade and decorations said that
provision had been made for quartering
$4,000 troops in the city.
The Committee on decorations asked for
$4,000. or this S10.500 was to be spent
for general decoration purposes in diff
ferent parts of the city: $1,000 for deco
rating the grand stands at Twentythird
street; $1,000 for Grants tomb, and
$1,000 for the Brooklyn bridge.
Mr.. Nixon said the scheme of City
Engineer Martin to place on the bridge
the words "Wclcome Dewey in letters
30 feet high and of total length of 800
feet, which could be seen 80 miles away.
at cost of $1,000, was good one. and
he recommended its adoption.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-08-24
Movement Against the Erie.

CLEVELAND, Aug. 23.-A movement
has been started among railroad men, it
is said. to induce the Erie to withdraw
its reduced rate on New York business
1t is probable, moreover, that the pres
sure brought to bear will be so strong
that the Erie may have to make virtual
acknowledgment that the rate has been
withdrawn, but that it will not be with
drawn in fact. The Erie has. it is said,
quietly entered into an agreement with
great many people to give them the
rate, and at last it may take refuge be-
hind the interstate commerce law, which
prohibits discrimination and insists that
the low rate shall be given to all.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-08-24
TRANSVAAL'S CRISIS
Kruger Said to Have Made
Alternative Proposals.
HAS NOW RESORTED TO EVASION.
said to Have Proposed Five Year
Franchise ana One-nfth Rcpresen-
tation In First Raad Provided
There BE No Interference.

PRETORIA. Aug. 23.-1t is ascertain.
ell on the highest authority that no def
mite reply has been sent to the proposal
of the British secretary of state for the
colonies, Mr.. Joseph Chamberlain to sub
init to II joint commission of inquiry the
effect upon the uitlandcrs of the recent
franchise reforms. The precise situation
is that as n result of the pourparers n
communication was dispatched Monday
to Sir Alfred Miner, British high com
missioner in South Africa and governor
Of Cape Colony, which embodies certain
alternative proposals.
For various reasons these are kept
strictly confidential, but it is believed
that they will admit of the conclusion
of a modus vivendi.
1t Is understood from unofficial sources
of information that the alternative pro-
posals of the Transvaal government are
for a five years franchise and onc.fifth
representation of the uitlanders in the
first raad, provided the imperial govern
ment does not further interfere in the in
ternal affas's of the Transvaal.
Official circles at present regard the sit
uation ns tending to improve. The am
muntion consigned to the South African
Republic is still detained by the portu-
guese authorities in Dclagoa bay.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-08-24
BLUE BOOK ISSUED.
Document Regarding the Transvaal
Crisis Published.

LONDON. Aug. 23.-A parliamentary
paper dealing with the Transvaal crisis
has just been ISSUED. 1t details the eff
forts of the Boer government during the
past year to have the question of the
suzcraintY of Great Britain submitted to
arbitration and Great Britain's repeated
rcfusals TO discuss the basic point.
The document adds that Sir Alfred
Miner, the governor of Cape Colony and
high commissioner of South Africa, writ
ing to Mr.. Joseph Chamberlain, the see
retary of state for the colonies, last June,
said:
The way in which the secretary Of
state jugglcs with the convention of 1894
is rather irritating to IA plain man.
The final dispatch from Mr.. Chamber
lain, dated July 13. 1899, to Sir Alfred
Miner concurs with the lattcrs view as
to the untcnablc Transvaal contention,
adding that the British government had
no intention to continue to discuss the
question of suzerainty with the Trans
Vaal
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Rhodes on the Crisis.

CAPE TOWN, Aug. 23.-In the Cape
assembly Mr.. Cecil Rhodes, referring to
the Transvaal question, said yesterday:
mo. There will be no bloodshcd
President Kruger, like sensible man,
will climb down. The less the Cape
Coloney is concerned in the quarrel the
better" Continuing. Mr.. Rhodes said it
was certain that the Transvaal would
become an English speaking community
and the uitlanders, being in vast ma
jority, would form government in keep
ing with their views. He expressed the
hope that the settlement would be fair
and that the Cape Colony would let the
imperial government deal with that mat
ter also.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-08-24
His Estate to Charity,

NEW HAVEN, Aug. 23.-According
to the will of the late George w. NAL
lory, which was offered for probate upon
the death of his widow, his estate, valued
at 100000, will be distributed as follows:
To the General Hospital society of Con-
necticut 5000; 5000 to Yale unver-
sity. to be applied to the perpetual fund
for educating POOR students in the di-
vinity school; $1,000 to the Congrega-
tional church of which he was a member,
and the residue to be equally divided be-
tween the American board of commits
sioners for foreign missions and the
American Home Missionary society.
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Friends. NOTICING bis flushed face. fcnred

friends, noticing his flushed face, feared
there might be Il collapse.
So far from this being the case, he was
able to go for drive with his wife in an
auto car in the afternoon, and on his re-
turn he held quite n reception. spending
the time until dinner in going over the ev-
idcnce and preparing for todays
The scurrilous tactics of the anti-Drey-
fusard newspapers may be Illustrated 10y
Il paragraph appearing in their organ
here, declaring that the attack on La
bori. which, it insinuatcs, did very little
harm. was solely to arouse the pity Of
the people of Rennes for the lqmcntable
lot of an escaped convict from Devils
island.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-08-24
To Honor the Tenth Pennsylvania.

PlTTSBURG, Aug. 30. - Arrange
mcnts have been completed for the re-
ception of the Tenth regiment, Pcnnsyl-
vania volunteers. upon its arrival from
California next Monday When the state
line is reached, a committee will meet
the train and welcome the members
home, and upon the arrival of the regi-
ment in Pittsburg there will be a monster
military parade over the principal streets
Of the city to Schenley park, where din
ner will be served and swords and medals
presented to the officers and men. Ad-
dresses will be made by President Nc
Kinley, Governor Stone, Congressman
Dalzell and Lieutenant Colonel Barnett
and the regiment then be finally dismiss
ed. On Tuesday, the Goth inst, Govern
or Roosevelt of New York will present
the members of the New Brighton COM
pany with medals from the citizens of
that place,
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-08-24
New York Markets.

FLOUR-State and western quiet and
easier with wheat; winter patents, So 700
$3.50; winter straights, S3.4043.50 Minnesota
patents, Ss54ilO; winter extras, 1850
$50
WHEAT-No. 2 red opened steady on
cables, but. yielded later to aggressive
selling by bear operators and favorable
spring wheat news; September rs 3-l6Q
76 e-l6c; December, 79q79Ac.
RYE-Steady; state, Doc; No. 2 western,
59hc., f. o. b., afoat, spot.
CORN-No. opened steady with wheat,
but declined under crop news and larger
country offerings; September, 371sa37Ac.
OATS-Slow; track, white state, 27G
35c. track, white, western, ga 35c.
PORK-Steady; mess, sS.75Q9.5O; family,
sll@l2.
$5.52i2 nominal.
BU'rTER-steadyi, state dairy, l5alsc
CHEESE : firm large, white, 9Ac.;
small, white, 10c.
-.EGGs-s Steady; state and pennsylvania,
17M1Sc.; western. ungraded l24l5c,
MOLASSES-Steady; New Orleans, 81
RICE--Quot; domestic, 4%a7hc; Ja-
TALtoW|steady; city. 4s94xc.; coun-
,HAY.,f'irm; shipping, 5e@sSc. good to
choice. 7bQs0c.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-08-24

COLUMBIAN NEW SAILS.
D. the CUP Rrccs the UcrrcshoG Bont
VIII Garry Increased Canvas.

BRISTOL II. l., Aug. 23.-Whcn the
,up defender Columbia meets he English
challenger Shamrock in the first of the
international cup races off Sandy Hook
next October, the American yacht will
be more heavily SPARED and will carry
more canvas than she has had in any
race this season.
When the steel mast was tried in the
new boat, II was found that she stood up
much sitter than when using the pine
mast. and as soon as this became appar
cnt the builders conferred with the own
crs and decided to pat enough additional
sail on tO cause her to heel down as orig
inally planned for. Orders were immc.
diatCly given to construct new steel
mast, longer and bigger than the one
which collapsed off Newport the first of
the month. A new boom and gaff are
also to be built, longer than the ones used
in the tuning up process.
Managing Owner G. Oliver Iseln has
just placed an order with Lawrence
lMass.) duck manufacturing company for
1000 yards Of special duck. which is to
be cut up and used for the lower sails of
the Columbia. The canvas is to be Of
special quality, made in such n manner
as to prevent much stretching. and will
weigh about q ounces to a yard. This
will give total weight for the lower
sails, If the cloth is used for jib and stay
sail besides the mainsail, of about 1900
pounds.
The canvas for the sails used previous.
ly was also made ut Lawrence, but the
order was for only 1,600 yards. which
figures indicate that the owners are con-
templating an increase in sail of about
400 yards, or about 2, 100 square feet,
yard of canvas containing 81 square
feet. 1t is believed here that the Co
lumbia can carry this great increase of
sail without any difficulty and that her
speed will increase proportiOnatcly.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-08-24

MANILA, Aug. 22.-While a recon-
noiterng party of the Twenty-fourth in
fantry, under Captain Crane, was cross
ing the Mariquipa river on raft the
hawser broke. The current, very swift
at that point, caused the raft to capsize,
drowning nine enlisted men. The Unit
ed States transport Tartar, from San
Francisco July 24, with General Joseph
Wheeler and his daughter, companies of
the Nineteenth infantry and more than
$1,000, 600 in coin, has arrived. General
Wheeler, who is well, landed and re-
ported at headquarters.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-08-24
The Final Trial Races,

NEW YORK, Aug. 22.-The next
races between the yachts Columbia and
Defender will be sailed on Sept. 2, and
off Newport, Il. l. The final selection
of the Newport course for the final trial
races meets the entire approval of the
managing owners of both the Columbia
and Defender, chiefly for the reason that
the starting point is easier Of access than
Sandy Hook, and again because, in the
event of an accident either to hull spars,
rigging or sails of either yacht, more than
day can be saved in reaching the Her
reschoffs, whore all or any of those re-
pairs can be made.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-08-24
Well known Missionary Buried.

BOSTON, Aug. 23.-Funeral services
for Rev. William Butler, the well known
Methodist foreign missionary, were held
yesterday at the Methodist church mt
Newton Center. Several hundred prom
inent Methodist clergymen from various
parts of New England were present
Rev. l.. ii. Spencer. pastor of the New
ton Center Methodist church. ofIiciated
and addresses were made by Bishop Tho
burn of India, Bishop Mallalieu, Rev.
DIR. Reed, secretary of the board of mis-
sions Of the Methodist church, and 9TH
erS
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-08-24
To Welcome Returning Soldiers.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 23.-Acting
Secretary Allen yesterday telegraphed
Mayor Phean of San Francisco saying
that the navy department would be glad
to cooperate with the San Francisco au-
thorties in the welcome it is proposed to
give to the returning soldiers on the
transport Sherman. TO that end orders
have been issued to the commander of
the battleship Iowa to fire salute on the
arrival Of the transport, and all the sail
ors and marines of the ships at San
Francisco will take part in the parade
and demonstration.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-08-24
schuyIkin Haven Iron Works Sold.

POTTSNlLLE, Pa, Aug. 23. - The
Scbuylkill Haven Iron works have been
sold to Colonel Thomas III. Rickert of
Pottsville, representing "A syndicate. The
price paid was $2l 900. The purchasers
of this plant have already bought mills
at Danvillc and Columbia. Two pudding
and one blast furnace will be added to
the equipment of the works. DIR. Lud-
wig S. Filbert and several other wealthy
Phiadelphians and eXState Senator
Charles t. King and other Pottsvile
capitalists are said to be interested.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-08-24

HAMBURG, Aug. %. -- The Ham
burgische Correspondent, discussing the
assertion that Germany should publish
certain documents proving the innocence
of Dreyfus, says, "The answer to this is
that documents of this nature cannot be
produced, for the simple reason that Ger
many never had anything to do with
Captain Drcyfus."
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-08-24
Yellow Fever mt Panama

COLON, Colombia, Aug. 23.-Several
eases of yellow fever have occurred at
Panama, the disease, it is said, having
been imported from Guayaquil, Ecuador.
An urgent appeal was made to the local
authorities in regard to the necessity Of
the immediate construction of a lazaretto
in Panama. 1t was pointed out that 9TH
erwise the recently increased traffic Of
the isthmus with Pacific ports must suf-
fer Il decrease.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-08-24
Major Harrison Better.

SANTIAGO, Cuba, Aug. 22.-NIa
jor Russell b. Harrison, inspector
general, who is suffering with yellow fe
yer that developed five days ago, showed
some improvement yesterday. 1t is be
lieved, however, that another case i.
developing at Cristo, the headquarters o.
the Americans
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-08-24
For the Cubnn Census.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 23.-Acting
Secretary Meiklejohn has appointed
James A. Spalding Of Washington, David
G. Belt Of Iowa, X. G. Lappin of Wash
ington and William l.. Spaulding Of New
York clerks at 81 800 year, to assist in
taking the census of the people Of Cuba.
They have been ordered to proceed to
Santa Clara.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-08-24

PITTSBURG, Aug. 23.-The fifteenth
annual convention of the Daughters Of
ST. George one of the best known secret
benevolent societies of women in the
world, was begun here yesterday, about
60 delegates being present. All parts of
the United States and Canada are repre-
sented and the session will continue four
days. The work will consist largely in the
hearing of reports, electing officers and
making needed changes in the laws of
the organization.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-08-24

KINGSTON, Jamaica, Aug. 23.-Pro-
fessor Edward Charles Pickering of the
Harvard observatory is here seeking Il
suitable location for the largest telescope
in the world, which is being constructed
mt Cambridge especially for observing
the new planet which is due to pass very
close to the earth Is months hence. He
is favorably impressed with Jamaica's 5
advantages. Professor Pickering estab-
lished the Misti observatory Of Peru.
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DeNeY's MONements.
VILLEFRANCHE. France Ar

VILLEFRANCHE France, Aug. %
Admiral Dewey yesterday received visits
from Vice Admiral Bienaime, Mr.. Henri
Vignaud, the United States charge daft
faires at Paris, and the United States
vice consul at Nice. Admiral Dewey is
apparently in excellent health. He will
stay at Nice for a week and will take
part in as few functions as possible.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-08-24
Mckinley TO Go to Long Branch

NEW YORK, Aug. 23.-The following
telegram was received by Secretary Ca
sey of the Horse Show association, who
is in charge of the military tournament
to be held at Long Branch on Friday
from Vice President Hobart: president
will drrive with me on Friday morning
at West End, and we will review troops
during the day."
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-08-24
Indian Troubles Over.

WASHINGTON, Aug. %. - General
Merriam has made telegraphic report
to the war department on the trouble
among the Indians at Navajo Springs,
a. Il. His account comedies with the
press reports and states that no further
trouble is expected.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-08-24

JOHANNESBURG, Aug. %. - The
field cornets are busy distributing Maui
sers and ammunition to the burghers.
The exodus of miners continues.
The daily sentinel., 1899-01-23

Senator Seldomridge OF Ell Paso. ach
ing to emerge from obscurity. has intro
duced bill TO cut in half the schedule
of prices for printing the delinquent tax
list Whenever some pinheaded states
man desires to secure mention, he pro
ceeds to attack the scale Of prices estab-
lished for public printing. 1t is q
measely rate which already prevails in
this state and this is generally cut two
thirds by the publishers cutting their
own throats to please some political sap
head. This mania for cutting printers
rates not only prevails among the farm
ers In the legislature, but county COM
missioners and city aldermen and coun-
cilmen, Immediately upon assuming Of
fce, are likewise afflicted. These people
can see no excess in the fees to other
officers. although sixty per cent higher
than commercial prevailing rates, yet to
the rates of the printer they are q sworn
enemy. This man Seldomridge is doubt
less scab fiend and would vote to re-
duce the price Of average laborers to a
dollar day and work them tho old
schedule OF ten hours.
The daily sentinel., 1899-01-23

philanthrophy game in seeking invest
ments. They do business for profit and
give away little. The gentleman asking
the ordinances seemed desirous OF con-
veying an entirely opposite impression.
Because some indefinite millionaire was
backing his scheme, he was willing to
give'any old thing away. Lights at the
city hall were to ccet a nominal price;
an arc light was to be placed in the park
free and judging from the price asked
for incandescents, he would just as read
lily have given twenty or thirty free.
The daily sentinel., 1899-01-23
High Lights.

This 10 such busy world that It 10
harder work 70 keep from working than
IL 10 to work.
The highway 10 success IL an up hill
road and not . park driveway, with
benches ON both sideA
The "Don't Worry" oauba will b
filled up principally BY people who nsv-
q worried anyhow.
Some people know % much about mu-
do that they think they have 10 hate .
hand organ and monkey.
Moral courage 10 the ability 70 tell =
woman in her now gown that abe has .
0ake Of SCOT on her nose.
Every sxperienoed being can look back
regretfully to some period when he Wa
. tride too clsvsf for his own Rood. -
Half . million paoks of playing oards
- cold yearly.
Jerusalem Ii rapidly becoming modern
I'D. Thero axe now large printing of1aces
b tbe slv.
North CarolinA - making succss1 OF
~ expertsAsAs a working ssnvios % H.
public roads. Thus far It has not besn A.
osoasA ~ es0SaalDts fRoaa anv Qnasts3
The daily sentinel., 1899-01-23

The anxiety displayed BY several mem
bers Of council on behalf of Mr.. Petite,
could hardly have been born by the en-
thusiasm engendered by the prospest OF
securing now electric light plant.
They seemed to take it to heart that the
unbusineselike ordinance was laid on
the table.
The daily sentinel., 1899-01-23

Croker is making an ass OF himself in
attempting to belittle Bryan and the
silver cause. He will find that the Tam
many organization is very small peb
BILE, In comparison to that great follow
ing Of the peoples hero-Bryan.
The daily sentinel., 1899-01-23

The promoter Of the proposed electric
system banded the name millionaire on
his tongue as il that class Of people gave
character alone to his solicitations. The
fact is millionaires are most careful bust
ness men. Thev are not working the
The daily sentinel., 1899-01-23

Franchises are very valuable assets
and are readily sold. where backed by q
thriving and prosperous city. We
would all like to have few to place on
the market.
The daily sentinel., 1899-01-23

osnr ruAasee ~ asa onsks Ysw L. Avn.
To quit -obacco easily and forever, be mag
ietsa. full Of life, nerve and visor, take No-To
8ac, tie wonder-wofi<ef. that makes weak mon
strong. All druggists, soc or q. Cure gucran
eed Booklet and sample ffea Aatlr~&
se'aeaR Do0pv O. CoieaM - 1ooW VA
The daily sentinel., 1899-01-23
MONDAY JANUARY %.

The wind bags OF the house and senate
have sought their level and will now
only be heard seconding motions and
moving to adjourn. b%e
The daily sentinel., 1899-01-23

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The daily sentinel., 1899-01-23

Jsrusslem II rapidly becoming modern
ND. Thess axo now large printing ofices
h tho e1Sy.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-03

the documents used in the conduct of
some of the leading enterprises in the
country.
Such a course of instruction in a
practice department such as suggested
covering a period of ten weeks. under
the management of such a man as has
been named, one week given to bust
ness, would be Of untold value, and
would tut into the minds of students
knowledge that would be useful to him
in almost any line of business"
Two papers only We're read in the af-
ternoon, one by w. ]. Kingsley of New
York on "Penmanship in the business
school, in which the speaker made a
plea for the teaching of a plain. legi-
Bile script, without the use of flourishes
of any kind The last address was by
c. 7. Cragin of Worcester, who spoke
on THE education of the dull bow"
bringing out the points to be guarded
against in teaching one who is slow
to understand, and telling of some of
the best methods for his instruction.
The convention was adjourned about
o'clock, and will be called again
some time in 1901, the place to be select
ed later