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.Ministerial Nol‘i‘iees Generally
Successful.
BLANCO AND AUTONOMY
Cables That He Is Not In Accord With
Ministry. Duke of
Tetuan Blames Sagasta for Spanish
Cuban Colonial
Disasters. Says Liberals Could Have
Averted War.
London, Sept. 21.-—Specia1 dispatches.
from Madrid say the provincial ccun-
cil elections have resulted in the return
of the ministerial nominees, except at
Bilboa, where the Basque patriot Sa-
rana has been elected by an overwhq \-
} ming majority.
Serious street disorders ensued.
Madrid, Sept. 21.—Captain General
Blanco cables from Havana that he is
not in accord with the Cuban colonial
ministry, to which the government
here replied that while Spanish sover—
eighty existed in Cuba, he must apply
autonomy, and therefore he could not
turn out the colonial government no“
in office and appoint a new one.
Madrid, Sept. 21.—The workmen of
.Bilboa, where the cruisers which be-
longed to Admiral Cervera’s iieet were
built, have decided to go to Santander
in order to make a demonstration
against the defeated Spanish admiral
on his return to ”sin.
The governmt, however, has taken
measures calculated to prevent the
plan being carried out, and the minis-
try has also forbidden demonstrations
in welcoming Cervera home.
The Duke of Tetuan, who was minis-
ter for foreign affairs in the cabinet of
the- late Premier Canovas del Castillo,
is quoted as saying in an interview:
“Senor Canovas, if he had lived,
would never have accepted war with
the United Statets. Canovas and my-
self were convinced that war would
lead inevitably to the ruin of Spain."
Continuing, the duke blamed the Lib-
erals, who, he said, could have avert-
ed war, either by accepting the prof“-
ered good offices of the United States
minister, General Stewart L. V‘Vood-
ford, or by treating with the insurg-
ents on the basis. of Cuban independ-
ence, or by selling Cuba.
In conclusion the Duke of Tetuan re-
marked: “Senor Sagasta is responsi-
ble for all our disasters and must be
ejected from power."
No Joy for Cervera
Madrid, Sept. 21.—The workmen of
Bilboa, where the cruisers which be‘
longed to Admiral Cervera’s fleet were
built, have decided to go to Santander
in order to make a demonstration ag.
ainst the admiral on his return.
The government, however, has taken
measures calculated to prevent the
plan being carried out. The ministry
has also forbidden demonstrationswel-
' coming Cervera home.
Westlndiau Hurricane Victioms
Kingston, Jamaica, Sept. 21.——At a
,public meeting yestetrday, called for
the purpose of discussing the possibili-
ties of raising funds for the relief of
the sufferers from the recent hurricane
which swept over the West Indian is-
lands, the archbishop of the West In-
dies declared that the condition of Ja-
maica was such that it was not possi—
ble to do more than emphasize an ex-
pression of sympathy with those who
were in" need of help. ~
Any substantial relief. he added, com-
prehending the re-establishment of the
original conditions in the devastated
islands, must, in his opinion, necessa—
rily take the form of imperial assist‘
ance on a large scale.
Public opinion here endorses the
statements of the archbishop, and es-
pecially holds Great Britain responsi-
ble for the industrial crisis which ren-
ders the other West Indian colonies
impotent to give the suffering islands
substantial aid.
The Philippine Situation.
Manila, ,Philippine Islands, Sept. 21.—
Twenty Spanish vessels, including 12
steamers, have completed their trans-
fer to the American flag, and a major-
ity of them have now proceeded on
coasting voyages. ‘
There is some uncertainty regarding
the native crews on the Filipino .ves-
sels. It is reported that they have been
committing questionable acts, and the
Boston, Raleigh and Manila sailed yes-
terday under orders to protect com-
merce.
The British gunboat Rattler has gone
to Cebu. There are rumors that the
insurgents are attacking Cebu and 110-
ilo.
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The Eighth CaValry Going to Cuba
Washington, Sept. 21.———The orders for
the exchange of the stations of the
Second cavalry, now at Montauk Point,
and the Eighth cavalry, now at Fort
Mead, S. D., have been temporarily
suspended. The Eighth cavalry saw
no service, and it is the purpose of the
administration to send the regiment to
Cuba in the autumn.
Provincial Elections in Spain
London, Sept. 21.-—Dispatches from
Madrid say that the provincial coun-
sils election has resulted in the return
of the ministerial nominees, except at
Bilbao, where the Basque patriot Sara-
he. has been elected by an overwhelm-
ing majority. Serious street disorders
ensued.
Says Bryan \Vill Resign
Kansas City, Sept. 21.—A special to
the Star from Jacksonville, Fla., says;
“Colonel William ~ Jennings Bryan of
the Third Nebraska volunteers will
shortly resign his commission in the
army."
Mr. Bayard Weaker Again.
Dedham, Mass, Sept. 21.—Hon. Th0-
mas F. Bayard was reportedlas being
considerably Weaker yesterday.
It was thought that he would not
survive longer than three or four days.
Philadelphia’s Peace Jubilee
Philadelphia, Sept. 2l.-—The cltizens'
committee has selected October 26 and
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Congress as soon as practicable.
minimum llli
Commission to Meet the President
on Saturday Next.
SEVEN MEMBERS SECURED
Believed That the Other Two Will Have
Accepted Before the Time for the Con.
feronce. Gen. Alger Has Not Resigned.
[Gem McCook Mentioned.
Washington, Sept. 21.—-—The president
announced yesterday that he had so
far completed the commission -to in-
vestigate the conduct of the war that
he had invited the members to meet
him for a conference at the White
House on Saturday next with a view
to beginning work next week.
Seven of the nine members have defi-
nitely accepted, and the president ex-
pressed himself yesterday as being con-
fident of being able to secure the other
two necessary, to complete the quota
by the ime set for the conference. The
names of the new men who have been
invited to serve were not given out.
Secretary Gage and Attorney General
Griggs were the only members of the
cabinet at yesterday's meeting. The
president suggested the necessity of
giving early attention to annual de-
partment reports, saying that he de-
sired to begin work on his message to
He
talked with Secretary Gage at some
length as to the lines of his report, but
no information was given out concern-
ing it.
After leaving the White House Sec-
retary Gage said there was no founda-
tion. to the report that Secretary Alger
had tendered his resignation.
Anson G. McCcnk Mentioned.
Washington, Sept. 21.—It is under-
stood that General Anson G. McCook
of New York will be the seventh mem-
ber of the war investigating commis-
sion.
ARMY QUARTERMASTERS.
Complaint That They Have Been Unjust.
ly Blsmcd.
Washington, Sept. 21.-.-The army
quartermasters feel keenly the criti-
cism directed against their corps and
they are prepared to furnish some sen—
sational evidence which transfers the
responsibility and blame for many de-
fects of the quartermaster's department
to another branch.
They go further, and insist that Sec-
retary Alger, Adjutant General Corbin
and the departmental officers are at
fault. .
It is explained that. orders to troops,
transferring them from point to point,
were issued in the early days of the
war without due notice to quartermas-
ters, who were concerned with cloth-
ing, supplies and transportation, or to
subsistence officers, who had to do with
provisions.
The result was that troops went to
one camp, and their clothing and equi- ,
page and subsistence to another.
The involved systetm of army admin- .
istration—the mass of “paper work"—
which had been grown up in the long
period of peace when officers had pleno |
~ty of time for this business, proved
overwhelming.
A regiment assigned to Chickamauga
one day was ordered to Tampa the
next; the first order would be furnish-
ed the quartermaster and subsistence
officers, who would be forgotten for
several days, when it came to the sup- ,
plementai order. .
Shipments ,therefore, would be start-
ed in all haste to the first named point,
and no reserve material was on hand
to supply the second point.
It was impossible always to overtake
the first shipment, and there were con-
sequently endless confusion and de-
lay.
Strikers Attack Policemen
Haverhill, Mass, Sept. 21.—The first
act of violence in connection with the
street railway trouble in this city oc-
curred Monday night, about ten o’clock
when a car was stoned, and two police-
men, while taking two strikers to the
police station, were assailed by many
missiles. Several windows were broken
in the police station.
A squad of reserve ofiicers was sent
out and dispersed a mob of about two
hundred men and boys, which, howev-
er, reassembled. Then the police made
a second rush, used their clubs freely
and put the crowd to flight.
After this all cars that ran were un-
der police protection.
The Central Labor Union last night
adopted resolutions condemning the
railroad company, and other labor or-
ganizations in the city have passed
similar measures.
The street railway officers have suc-
ceeded in obtaining ten new men to go
to work.
Will Expel Anarchists
Budapest, Sept. 21.———The governor of
this district has resolved to expel all
Anarchists who are .not citizens of
Hungary.
Madrid, Sept. 21.—Six Italians
arrested in Barcelona yesterday on
suspicion of having been connected
with the assassination of the Empress
of Austria at Geneva.
Eagle Captured
Plainfield, N. J., Sept. 21.—George
Belcher of Watchuug avenue has a
large American eagle confined in his
hen coop at home, which was captured
yesterday aftetr a desperate encounter,
in which three men fought against the
ferocious courage of the great Ameri-.
can bird to free itself from their grasp
and fly away to freedom.
'ro‘nest in Richlnond, "a
Narragansett Pier, R. 1., Sept. 21.—
It has been decided that the body of
Miss Winnie Davis, after a brief ser-
vice here, will be forwarded to Rich-
mond, Va., on the train leaving here
at 10.10 o’clock Thursday morning. The !
journey should be completed at 9.05 a.i
to. Friday.
Odd Fellows Elect Officers.
Boston, Sept. 21.—Hon. Alfred S. Pin-
kerton of Worcester was yesterday
unanimously elected grand sire of the
Sovereign Grand Lodge, I. O. 0. F.
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Zurlinden and Tillaye Resign from
the French Cabinet.
‘MANY FORGED DOCUMENTS
Committee .to Consider the Matter Will
llIet-‘t Wednesday. Esterhazy Confesses
Gen. Chanoine and Senator Godin Ap-
pointed. Public Opinion Changing for
Revision.
Paris, Sept. 19.——Genera1
the minister of war, and M. Tillaye, the
'minister of public works, have tender-
ed their resignations.
General Zurlinden’s written resigna-
tion, sent to Premier Brisson, was as
follows:
“I have the honor to beg you to re-
ceive my resignation as minister of
war. An exhaustive study of the pa-
pers in the Dreyfus case has convinced
me too fully of his guilt for me to ac-
cept, as the head of the army, any oth-
er solution than that of the mainten-
ance of the judgment in its entirety.
M. Tillaye in the letter transmitting
his resignation made an apparent bid
for public. favor. He wrote:
“The council having decided to ap-
point a commission to consider the~
request for a revision of the trial of
the convict Dreyfus, I am unable to
accept any share in the responsibility
for that step, which, in my opinion, in—
volves a revision of the case.”
Later in the day another cabinet
council was held, at which General
Chanoine, commander of the First di-
vision of the First army corps, depart—
ment of the north and the Pas de Ca-
lais, was appointed minister of war,
in succession to General Zurlinden,
and Senator Godin representing French
India, was appointed minister of pub-
lic works, succeeding M. Tillaye.
The committee summoned by M. Sar-
rien to decide upon the question of the
proposed revision will begin to con-
sider the matter on Wednesday next.
At the first meeting of the cabinet
ministers Saturday it was decided to
submit the documents in the Dreyfus
case to a commission to be selected by
the minister of justice, M. Sarrien. The
ministetr of w
and the minister of public works, Sen-
ator Tillaye, left before the council ad-
Iourned, which was interpreted to mean
that they did not agree with their col-
’ Leagues in the matter and intended to
resign.
Zurlinden,
Esterhazy Confesses.
London, Sept. 19.'—The Observer says
that Count Ferdinand Walsin Ester-
hazy has been in London for ten
liays. The fact, like paper says, is
known to very few here, and it is not
I suspected in Paris. Count Esterhazy is
occupying a flat near St. James 5
.street and Pall Mall (S. W.). He has
‘ Ihaved off his moustache and it is not
' easy to recognize him.
He added that out of the one thous-
and documents in the Dreyfus dossier
approximately six hundred were forg-
ed, and that he was prepared to show
by whom and in what circumstances
1 the forgeries were committed.
' He explains that there is no longer
lustice for him in his own country,
land says that what he did was done
|ln blind, unquestioning, brutal obedi-
ence to orders from a superior.
I “If I were ordered to take a gun and
{shoot my own brother, I would do so
without hesitation," Count Esterhazy
leclared.
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Gnn. Miles at Work Again.
Washington, Sept. 19.—General Miles
returned to duty Saturday looking lit-
!tie the worse for the touch of fever
{with which he suffered. He had a
: conference with Acting Secretary Mei-
keljohn. He has appointed a board,
consisting of Lieutenant Colonel Mari-
on P. Maus, inspector general United
States volunteers; Major W. H. Daly,
:hief surgeon United States volunteers,
and aptain J. B. Morton. assistant
:adjut nt general United States volun-
teers, to look into the condition of the
lmmune regiments which have been
[raised by the United States directly.
These are now quartered at Jackson-
ville, Fla., Anniston, Ala., Galveston.
“Tex" and at Lexington, Ky., and the
'board will visit these points. The in-
spection is preliminary to the execu--
tion of the plans of General Miles for
:he selection of garrisons for Cuba and
Porto Rico.
lied Cross \Vork in San Francisco.
San Francisco, Sept. 19.-The Red
Cross is considering the expediency
of building a large home for conva-
iescents in the foothills back of Oak-
land, but will not do‘so unless the gov—
ernment first consents to allow con-
valescents to be sent there.
' If this project is not carried out, a
, large annex to the present home at the
3 Presidio will be built to neocmmodate
the demand from tthe division hospi-
tal, and also to make room for comra-
lescents returning from the Philip-
pines.
Spuln's Commission Named,
London, Sept. 19.—A dispatch from
Madrid says that the Spanish peace
commissioners appointed are Montero
lRios, president of the Senate, who is
ipresident of the commission; General
. Correo and Senors Abarzuz‘a, Villarru-
tla and Garncia.
The Spanish commission, the dispatch
adds, will start for Paris on Septem-
ber 25.
! To Be Buried at Arlington.
1 Washington, Sept. 19.—The war de-
partment has decided that the body
. of Brigadier General Haskell, who died
fisuddenly in Columbus, 0., Friday, will
[be buried at Arlington, although the
' exact time has not been fixed.
Major Roberts has been instructed
to send one commissioned and six non-
commissioned officers from Columbus
as an escort to the body. ~
Robbers at a Raslwny Station.
New Brunswick, N. J., Sept. 19.—-Four
masked men armed with pistols held
up and robbed Henry Jones, watchman
at the Millstone station of the Penn-
sylv’ania station, a few miles beyond
New Brunswick, at 8 o’clock Saturday
. morning.‘
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Erank Perkins Comes Home With
, Daughter’s Supposed Remains.
FINDS HER ALIVE AND SAFE '
The Bridgeport Mystery Deepens. Grace
Perkins and Her Lover Return Home
After a Week’s Vacation. A Grave Dug
and Funeral Set-views All Arranged.
: Mourning is Turned Into Joy.
Middleboro Depot, Mass, Sept. 19.—
Marion Grace Perkins arrived at her
home in Middleboro Saturday, alive
and well. At the same time her father
was on his way from Bridgeport with
the body of the murdered woman whom
he had positively identified as that of
his daughter. Charles Bourne, who
had been absent from home since Grace
bade her aunt at Onset farewell, two
Weeks ago Thursday, came on the same
train with the young woman. Neither
of them will say a word. But Mrs.
Perkins, the mother of Grace, says ev-
erything is all right, and thatthe young
people are married.
Where they have ‘been their friends
will not tell. They arrived here shortly
before 5 p. m. on a train that came
from Taunton, Mass. It is said that
the marriage was solemnized and that
the pair spent the time either at Ware<
ham or Tremont, about sixteen miles
from this place.
The arrival of the young people at
their homes makes the mystery sur-
rounding the murder of the girl found
in Yellow Mill pond at Bridgeport all
the greater. There is a resemblance
between Grace and the head of the
dead girl. ’
There is joy in the home of the Per-
kinses and in the one of young Bourne.
As a matter of fact the entire commu
nity is rejoicing. The report that
Grace Perkins and Charles Bourne
would return together was kept quiet.
It is true that it had been announced
by the friends of the young man that
he would come back to Middletown on
Saturday evekning, that he would be
in the family pew in the Methodist
church Sunday morning, and that he
would return to his work early Mon-
day, just as though the name of Chas.
Bourne had never been mentioned since
the discovery of the mutilated body in
Yellow Mill Pond.
‘ But that Grace Perkins would return
as well, nobody had dreamed.
The secret had been well kept. The
town had gone into mourning. A grave
had been freshly dug on the little hill
near'the home of Grace Perkins, where
the body of the murdered girl was to
have been laid at rest. The florist had
been busily engaged all day turning
out floral pieces and everybody had ex-
pected to attend on Sunday the funeral
of poor Grace Perkins.
Mi'. Perkins had gone to Bridgeport
earlier in the day to bring the body
of the girl whom he had identified as
his daughter to his home on Center
street. The undertaker of this place
had his hearse in readiness to go to
the depot at Taunton, where the body
of Grace was to be brought for trans-
fer to Middleboro.
May Be it Now Haven Girl.
New Haven, Conn., Sept. 19.-The
news of Grace Perkins r‘eturning alive
to her home in Middleboro was not a
great surprise to the heads of the New
Haven police. When the body was
first identified as that of Grace Per-
kins, Captain Brewer of the New Ha-
ven police department said: “I do not
believe it. I believe that we have here
in New Haven a clew that will lead to
the identification of this body as that
of a New Haven girl. I.will not dis-
close her name, but this girl has been
missing for some time. Her condition
was the same as that attributed to the
woman whose body was found cut up
at Bridgeport. Our investigations will
now be pursued with renewed vigor."
Vesuvius Growl“: Angry
Naples, Sept. 19.-—A state of gloomy
apprehension prevails among the pop-
ulation regarding the eruption of Ve-
suvius, which is hourly becoming more
active and menacing. Streams of lava
are spreading in every direction. The
most threatening of these flows
through the Vedrino valley, which is
almost filled. ...,,
The observatory, which originally
stood at a height of 610 metres, is now
only 27 metres above ‘the sea level, ow-
ing to the sinking of the ground.
Seven new craters have formed
around the central one, and this has
not tended to diminish the fears for-
merly felt, which were based upon the
eruption of stones and scoriae, simi-
lar to that which occurred in the year
1872.
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The Sultan Yields
Candia, Island of Crete, Sept. 19.—
The sultan has ordered'Djevad Pasha,
the military commander in Crete, to ac-
cede to the demand of the British ad-
miral, Gerard Henry Noel, for disar-
mament, thus complying with the ulti-
matum of the admiral. A British mil-
itary detachment to-day occupied the
entrance to the fort, and it is rumored
that the Ottoman troops will be thh-
drawn and a British force will occupy
the town.
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J. l-‘inrp m. n .. 7. breweries.
Cincinnati, Sept. 19.——A special to
the Commercial Tribune from Wabash,
Ind., says: A syndicate headed by
John D. Rockefeller and J. Pierpont
Morgan, together with the American
Melting Company, is trying to gain
control of the breweries in the smaller
cities of northern Indiana. '
Two Earthquake shocks in Humour;
Me” Sept. lit—Two earth-
nuake shock? "‘“lll'l‘nfl ll‘. Peering n"
Saturday morning. The first was felt
at 10.45 o’clock, lasting seven seconds,
followed after an interval of eleven
seconds by a second shock lasting five
seconds.
Portland,
Italians‘to Have a Parade.
New York, Sept. 19.—One hundred
and fifty—seven military and civic Ital-
lap-American societies of New York
will- t'b-morrow celebrate the twenty-
elghth anniversary of the Italian na-
tional holiday with a parade, to be fol-
lowed 1w a. festival.
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Several Regiments Ordered to Sail
from San Francisco.
AGUINALDO TO AMERICANE
Army Authorities Exercised Over 111 - Sit
nation in the Philippians. G<1L Otis.
Reports of the Grow in ;of Insurgent
Power- What Is Said at the \Var De.
partment About the Order,
Washington, Sept. 20.-——The army au-
thorities are greatly exercised over the
Situation in the Philippines. It has
been decided to strengthen the force
under General Otis, upon whose rep-
resentations the step is taken, and five
regiments now at San Francisco have
been ordered to Manila, and will sail
as soon as the transportation has been
secured.
General Otis has cabled the depart-
ment from Manila that Aguinaldo is
addin gto his power, and that he has
at his command, or within call, a. force
of not less than 30,000 men.
This statement has created a sensa-
tion among the officers here, who have
seen the private advices from Manila,
and it presents to them the immediate
necessity of discouraging the insurg—
ents by some means more definite and
energetic than negotiations and making
threats.
The situation as described by Gen-
eral Otis is most serious, and while in
its general features it is not unexpect-
ed, it is more menacing in extent than
most of our authorities in Vi’ashington
anticipated.
The five thousand troops designated
for service at once in Manila have
been strengthened by the assignment
to duty under General Otis of four com-
panies of the Twenty-third infantry,
and recruits from Pennsylvania, Cali-
fornia and Dakota volunteers, regi-
ments now in the Philippines.
The other regiments ordered yester-
day morning to Manila are the Fifty-
first Iowa, Twentieth Kangas, First
Tennessee and First Washington, with
a detachment of the Second Oregon.
Orders have been issued insuring the
comfort and health of the troops, dur-
ing the long trip.
It is realized now that it was a mis-
take not to have taken the advice
which at first contemplated placing
these troops in Hawaii. The authori-
ties would have gained that much
time, and at not ' much greater cost
than has already been incurred, cert-
ainly at no more than must be incur-
red now that the troops have to be sent
to the Philippines direct, with all
haste.
A St moment to the Amer-lean People.
New York, Sept. 20.——The following
dispatch has been received at the office
here of the Associated press:
Manila, Philippine Islands, Sept. 19.—
The Filipinos government desires to
inform the American government and
people that the many rumors circulat~
ed regarding the strained relations be-
tween the Filipino and American for-
ces are base, malicious slanders of the
enemy to both parties; are without any
truth and are circulated for the pur-
pose of prejudicing the appeal of the
Filipinos for their release from the op-
preSsion andcruelty of Spain. The re-
lations of our "people and yours have
been and will continue to be of the
most friendly nature, and we have
withdrawn our forces from the sub«
urbs of Manila as an additional evi-
dence of our confidence in the great
American republic.
AGUINALDO.
Washington. Sept. 2.—-—The Associated
Press dispatch conveying Agulnaldo’s
message to the American people was
regarded with much interest at ‘the
White House. The president read the
statement with evident appreciation,
but did not volunteer any information
as to the attitude of this government.
Officials very near him spoke of the
message as a "very important docu-
ment."
Said to Have Been Planned Here.
London, Sept. 20.—'Ihe Daily Tele-
graph’s St. Petersburg correspondent
says he has ascertained that Luccheni,
the assassin of the Austrian empress.
belonged to a gang of Anarchists who
went from Europe to the United States
two years ago, and who had for their
object the assas sination of crowned
heads.
The correspondent also says that it
is known that the chiefs of the band
are still in New York.
Prospector-s Unable to Return.
Seatttle, Sept. 20.—There will be no
rush of the disappointed back from
Kotzebue Sound this fall at least and
four or five San Francisco schooners
are preparing to go into winter quan-
ters there. '
They have no choice in the matter,
for the crews have deserted and gone
to the gold fields. Men to take their
places cannot be secured at. any
price.
Canadian Canal Traffic.
Montreal, Sept. 20.—The returns of
traffic through the Canadian Sault Ste.
Marie canal Show that during the sea-
son, up to the end of August, 2,661 ves-
sels passed through the lock, carrying
2,189,964 tons of freight.
This is a decrease compared with the
traffic during the corresponding period
last year of 29 vessels and nearly a
million tons of freight.
Yale Football Practice.
New Haven, Conn., Sept. 20.—Six-
teen candidates for positions on the
Yale University football team of 1898
presented themselves at the Yale field
yesterday morning for the initial prac-
tice of the season. Captain Chamber-
lain superintended the practice, which
was light, consisting largely of punt-
'r. , falling on the ball and tackling
the dummy.
No More Doctors Needed in the Navy.
Washington, Sept._20.—No more doc-
tors are needed for the navy. There
has always been a difiiculty in getting
physicians for the service, and now
for the first time in some years the
medical corps of the navy is up to the
I authorized commissioned strength.
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Emper r Declares in Favor of
Western Civilizatim .
A GREAT AWAKENING NEAR
[fifays it. is Better Than Chinese in
Miany Ways and He \Vlil Adopt Its
Good Features. The Right to Be Given
[so Every Person to Memoriaiize the
Throne.
Pekin, Sept. 20.—The reforms lately
foreshadowed have been embodied in a
remarkable series of imperial edicts
which are startling the native offio
cials.
The emperor has issued a long ex-
planation of his new policy, declaring
that western civilization in many ra-
spects is superior to the Chinese. Ha
intends to adopt the good features a:
western civilization, discarding as.
bad. H's'fi
The most striking edict proclaims t”
establishment of a postal service
throughout the empire, and in this his
majesty appeals to the people to co-
operate, as they will thereby aid in
strengthening the empire.
Another edict confers the right on
practically every person in the empire
to memorialize the throne, a privilege
that has heretofore been confined to
the favored classes. '
Another orders that monthly ac-
counts of the government's receipts and
expenditures be rendered to Pekin and
that these be published.
The emperor commands that the
edicts be posted throughout the coun-
try to convince the people that efforts
are being made for their Welfare.
In consequence of British pressure
the Tsung-li-Yamen has ordered Huy-
u-Fen, who obtained the concession for
the Newehwway Railroad, to reopen
negotiations to obtain the loan for the
construction of the line from the Hang
Kong and Shanghai Bank.
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ESTERHAZY’SINFAMIES- ‘-7.
Ah Vacillates some???
Egaclde and flat-
ing a Clean :- asc'of it.
London, Sept. 20.—Public curiosity in
England and France, which Was great-
ly piqued by the promised revelations
of Major Esterhazy in the Dreyfus
case, is still unsatisfied.
The Paris papers announced yester»
day that Esterhazy had returned to
Paris and had declared that he did not
intend to make a statement.
Scoundrel though the exofficer is,
he retains some peculiar ideas of hon-
or. He is now vaclllating between com-
mitting suicide and making a clean
breast of his infamies.
He has already made a full verbal
confession to three responsible per-
sons, but persistently delays putting it
into writing and refuses to permit its
publication at present.
The principal reason for this seems
to be that his confession will not have
sufficient political eflect unless it is
held until the ' chamber of deputies
meets. '
Esterhazy's justification for all that
he has done in the Dreyfusrcase is in-
teresting to morallsts. It is embraced
in his maxim:
“A soldier should place his conscience
as well as his Sword'at the disposal of
his superior officer‘s.”
Closing Up the Camp.
Camp. Wikoif, Montauk Point, Sept.
20.——The sun was shining on Camp Wi-
koff yesterday for the first time in
three days, and everybody here was
trying to dry himself and his effects.
Surgeon Major Brown has been talk
ing an inventory of the hospital prop-
erty which has been turned over to
him. '
The task is an enormous one and
cannotbe completed within two weeks.
The hospitals have held at one time
more than two thousand patients. Much
of the property belongs to the govern-
ment and will have to be turned in
to the quartermaster's department. A
very large proportion of the govern-
ment property belongs to the hospital
and medical departments, and a. sepa-
rate accounting will have'to be made
to them.
Gold Still Comes in
New York, Sept. 20.—-The steamer
Umbria, which arrived at this port on
Sunday, brought gold to the amount
of $402,000, consigned to Kuhn, Locb &
00., $180,000 consigned to Lazard, Fre-
res, $50,000 consigned to Heidelbach,
Ickelheimer & Co., and $28,700 consign-
ed to James E. Vlard & Co. '
- On the French liner La Normandic
was a consignment of 1,000,000 francs
in gold for Heidelbach, Ickelheimer'dz
Co., and another of 1,360,000 francs for
James E. Ward & Co., steamship agents
of this city, who will reship their con-
signment to Havana.
Sugar from Afar
New York, Sept. 20.—-The second car-
go of sugar that ever came from Maui?
to this port is lying below decks in the'
American ship Luzon, which arrived
in port yesterday. The consignment
consists of 2,250 tons, and left the Pa-
cific April 29. Maui is the second'larg-
est of the Hawaiian group and is sixty
miles to the eastward of Honolulu.
Ano'her Dark Day in New Hampshire.
Manchester, N. H., Sept. 20.—A pe-
culiar smoky darkness extended all
over southern New Hampshire yester-
day. The afternoon was very dark and
the sun looked like a dull red ball. The
sky had an appearance similar to that
on the famous yellow day in the early
eighties. '
Blanca Ready to Fight.
Madrid, Sept. 20,—Captain General
Blanco has sent a message to the gov-
ernment through General Pando, his
second in command, who has arrived
here, to the effect that the army in
Cuba will do its duty in the event of
the failure of the peace commission and
a renewal of hostilities.
The Gould Blackmaillng Case. 5
Albany, Sept. 20.—The trial of Mrs.
Margaret Cody, under _ indictment in
this county on the iharge of blackmail-
ing Miss Helen M. Gould and George
Gould, will begin on Wednesday.
Norwalk Chronicler