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REBELS WEAKENING.
Filipinos Offer to Give Up
' American Prisoners.
A CONFERENCE ALSO ASKED FOR.
General Otis Grants the Request, and
the_Rel>cls Promise to Release
the Captives—No Exchange
of Prisoners Asked.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 20.—Secretary
Root has received a cablegram from
General Otis that seems to indicate a
weakening on the part of the insurgents
in Luzon. Itcontained a proffer to de-
liver the American priSonei-s who have
been for so many months in the hands of
the insurgedts and also sought permis—
sion to par-ley with Geneial Otis. This
cablegram was at once taken by Secreta-
ry Root over to the cabinet meeting and
formed the main topic for discussion at
the beginning of the session. However,
upon reading the message carefully, its
apparent importance seemed to diminish.
Secretary Root himself did not regard
the matter as of importance at this time.
He recalled frequent efforts on the part
of the insurgents in the pastto gain time
at critical moments by opening negotia-
tions, ostensibly with the object of mak-
ing peace, and he was not sure but this
last offer was sgmething of the same
kind. However, the secreiaify was of the
opiniOn that it: would fail to afford the
insurgents any advantage. General Otis
would receive any messenger and listen
to him and make answer to his proposals.
but this would not restrain the military
operations in the slightest degree, and
the American arms would lose no ground,
no. matter how the negotiations turned
out: There is a possibility also that the
insurgents have become disheartened
at the renewed and intense activity ,in
the! direction of re-cnforcing General
Otis and concluded in view' of the great
fgpce gatheripg to open the campaign in
the dry season that further resistance
‘xmplt‘l be useless.
1321‘s. pointed out as a noticeable fact
that Aguinaldo’s name does not appear
in ~General Otis’ dispatch, and though
this may not be of great significance, still
among some of the army officers it is
surmised that there are. serious dissen-
sions among the insurgents and that per-
haps some of the discordant elements are
acting on their own responsibility. The
{Ext of» the dispatch follows:
‘5':va insurgent majors entered the
American lines yesterday under a flag of
trir’i‘. They visited General MacArthur
and offered to release 10 American pris-
oners. includTng Lieuteigpitu Gilmore and
his men, from the gunboat Yor’town.
who were captured at Baler on April 1:2
last. In return they merely asked per-
mission to send these prisoners through
the lines accompanied by Filipinos who
desire to confer with General Otis.
“The request was granted, and the in-
surgent officers returned to their lines
this morning, after promising that the
prisoners would be released in a few
days. No mention was made of an ex-
change of prisoners, and the insurgents
are evidently desirous of showing their
magnanimity. General Otis has consist-
ently followed the policy of releasing Fil'
ipino prisoners of war, retaining only
their arms.” - \
Sheehan Defeats Croker.
NEW YORK, Sept. 20,—In the gen-
eral primary election held yesterday un-
der the new primary law John C. Shee-
lian defeated Frank J. Goodwin, Richard
Croker’s candidate for the Tammany
leadership of the Ninth district; Thomas
F. McAvoy won the leadership of the
Twenty-third district from \Villiam E.
Stillings, Isaac A. Hopper overturned
Charles Welde as leader in the Twenty-
first district, and in the Twentieth dis-
trict Captain F. Norton Goddard cap-
tured the Republican 'eadership from
James L. Stewart. With these excep-
tions there will be no changes in the
county committees of the two parties as
a result of the balloting.
A Double Murder.
GAINESVILLE, Ga., Sept. 20.—Last
night a man named Dudley killed Jim
Smith and Berry O’Kelley, whom he
found drinking with his wife on his re<
turn-from a business trip. All of the par-
ties are prominent citizens. O’Kelley was
found dead on a quilt on the floor, his
head split open with an ax. Smith was
lying on the bed with his throat cut. All
of the parties are of the upper portion
of this (Hall) county. The sheriff has
gone to the scene of the crime. It is
stated that Dudley, with his wife, has
left the community.
The Plague In Russia.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 20.——The plague
has appeared in the Russian province of
Astrakhan in a new and alarming form.
according to a report to the state depart-
ment from Consul Heenan at Odessa.
He says that it there takes the form of a
most malignant and fatal pneumonia, yet
according to diagnosis is but an obscure
manifestation of the true bubonic plague.
Young Vanderbilt Returning.
'NE\V YORK, Sept. 20.—\Vord was re-
ceived in this city yesterday that Alfred
Gwynn Vanderbilt. the second son of
Cornelius Vanderbilt, who is in Japan.
has abandoned his trip around the world
and is on his way back to New York by
the most expeditious route. The public
disclosx c of tin rontents of the Vander-
bilt will awaits .his return.
CHICAGO. 2i'l.~—A committee
representing the sir: largest railway sys-
tems in the country met here yesterday
and decided to recommend at a, general
meeting of oiiiccl's of all the roads west
of Chicago, to be held in St. Louis Oct.
10, an entire abolition of passes and all
forms of free transportation.
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Ofier $200,000 For Book by Dreyfus.
NE‘V YORK, Sept. 20.—Imunuliutely
on receipt of the news that Captain
Dreyfus had been pardoned the Sincl-
Cooper company of this City sent a rah-le-
gram offering him 1,000,000 frazixs for
a manuscript of his side of the case, to
be published in book form.
Bit: Sawmill Burnc l.
W’A'l‘l‘lll'lfll'fi‘N. N. Y., Sept. 20.——A
.fire at Castor-land destroyed T. B. Bis-
selin’s big sawmill. the immense lumber
yard in connection therewith
office ofthc plant. The loss will reach
$200,000, and is partly covered by insurv
ance.
Yellow Fever at [Cerfflv'cah
KEY W'EST, Sept. 20.-—-Thirty-one
new cases of yellow fever were reported
in; the past 24 hours and one death.
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NNNYFUQNNDONEN
Decision of French Cabinet
Creates Little Excitement.
PRESS VIOLENTLY' ATTACKS
The. Liberation From the Bennes
Prison Will Be Kept Secret Until ,'
the Captain Is Sale In 'Eng-
land, His Future Home.
PARIS, Sept. 20.—Ex-Captain Alfred
Dreyfus has been pardoned.
The announcement of Dreyfus’ libera-
tion from prison will not be made until
after his departure for England.
The story of Mme. Dreyfus’ visit to
Folkstonc, England, with Maitre Labori
is contradicted. Mme. Dreyfus is still
at Rennes.
Ex-Captain Dreyfus has withdrawn his
appeal to the military court of revision.
rl‘lie pardon will not be signed for several _
days, as numerous formalities remain to
be carried out.
The decision of the cabinet to pardon
Dreyfus created less interest in Paris
than would the result of a big horse
race. In fact, it may be said that it caus-
ed no excitement whatever. There was
no rioting on the boulevards. In front
of the otlices of the Libre Parole, where
a crowd usually assembles in the evening
to gaze upon the huge colored transpar-
encies outside the windows of the lead-
ing anti-Semite organ, there. was not the
slightest gathering or the faintest sign
of a demonstration either for or against
Dreyfus.
One would think that the fire of the
'Dreyfns agitation had burned itself out.
The anti-Dreyfusard evening papers
tried to infuse interest into the govern-
ment’s action by a rabid attack upon
President Loubct, but their efforts were
futile. The peaceful crowds that filled
the tables in front of the cafes, sipping
their after dinner coffee and cognac.
looked at the newsboys vho displayed
the front pages of these sheets with their
violent headlines, but utterly refused to
get excited. The majority did not even
discuss the matter or only made the pass-
ing remark that the decision was just
what had been expected and predicted by
every Parisian newspaper since the
Rennes court martial.
The “anti-Dreyfusard newspaper Soir
had the. most sensational caption. two
I the
=Traitor Dreyfus Pardoned—Outrage on
.. ~._...._ _
and the '
lines of enormous letters extending across
entire front page, announcmg "The
Then in the course of an
the Army,”
attacking President
article violently
Loubct it said:
“Loubet has given himself a coup de
grace in pardoning Dreyfus. He should
be prosecuted for committing an out-
rage upon the army, for his decision
amounts to this. By a stroke of the pen
he has destroyed the effect of the sen-
tence of; two courts martial and has de-
clar’od that two military courts have
lier ."
The Soir adds: “The affair has become
grave when the chief of state assumes
the leadership of the anti-military move
ment and pardons a confessed traitor
under the pretext that he has been con-
demned twice instead of once.”
The Aurore, the leading organ of the
Dreyfusard body, today publishes an ar-
ticle by M. Francis de Pressense, the
distinguished journalist, who from the
first was a ledder in the revision move-
ment. The writer says:
“If the president by pardoning. Drey-
fus wished to spare France the inefface-
able shame of a judicial crime, this exer-
cise of his prerogative, called mercy, so
far from impairing the necessary work of
justice, will only prepares and facilitate
it, for we must speak straight out.
“If it was imagined that impunity for
criminals could be purchased by pardon-
ing an innocent man, if it was thought
that the friends of law would barter am-
nesty to the scoundrels who perpetrated
those crimes upon the bruised body of the
man from whom they have torn out the
soul, then we throw from us this degrad-
ing and deceitful offer. Dreyfus would
be the first to reject as an infamy such
traffic with his honor.”
May Be Already Free.
LONDON, Sept. 20.—The Rennes
correspondent of The Daily Telegraph,
wiring at 9 o’clock last evening. says:
"There is reason to believe that Dreyfus
is already out of prison and that with
his wife he will probably leave Rennes
tonight.”
GUERIN WILL YIELD.
The Anti-Seniite Agitator Ready to
Surrender the Fort.
PARIS, Sept. 20.—At half past 11
o’clock last night M. Lucien Millevoye,
one of the deputies for the department of
the Seine, accompanied by the brother
of .\l. Jules Guerin, the anti-Semite agi-
tator, entered the Grand Occident. the
building in the Rue de Chabrol where
Guerin and his companions have long
been besieged.
soldiers who had been guarding the ap-
mum's were withdrawn and replaced
by troops fully equipped as for field serv-
ice.
M. Millevoye and the brother of the‘
agitator left the building at half past 12
o’clock. \Vhile they were within a rumor .
circulated swiftly that Guerin had de-
cided to surrender, but this proved to be
without foundation. M. Millevoye’s mis-
sion was a failure. It is said that he
strongly urged Guerin to surrender, but
that the latter imposed impossible condi-
tions.
At 4 o’clock this morning M. Guerin
promised to surrender. There has been
considerable military activity in the Rue
de Chabrol throughout the night.
Deadly Japanese Typhoon.
VICTORIA, B. 0., Sept. 20.—Over
3,000 persons are dead and missing as a
result of the recent typhoon in Japan, ac-
cording to advices brought by the steam-
er Empress of India from the orient.
Much damage to shipping is reported.
The dowager empress of China is said to
be seriously ill. Li_ Hung Chang has
been recalled to power.
Elliott Defeats Buckwnlter.‘
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 20.——J. A. R.
Elliott, of Kansas City, the champion
wing shot. yesterday defeated H. E.
Buchwalt’er of Royersford, Pa... by four
birds in almatch at 100 live birds on the
grounds of the Keystone Shooting league,
near this city. _
Postal Clerk Pleads Guilty.
BUFFALO, Sept. 20.—Christian Wag-
ner, a postal clerk employed in a substa-
tion here, pleaded guilty in the United
States court of robbing the malls and
vas sentenced to one and one-half yearn
Auburn prison. ~
LOUBET. '
About the same time the,
Withdrawn: PROTESTFROMCHINA
Serious Conflict Now Seen:-
Unavoidable.
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THE BOERS ARE MASSIRC ARTILLERI
British Troops Being l-Iastened to
South Africa—The London Markets
Sensitive—British Agency In
Pretoria Fears Dynamite.
LONDON, Sept. 19.—Thc special dis
patches from South Africa confirm thl
report telegraphed Sunday that the Boer:
are massing artillery in positions com
manding Laing's Nek. Small Boer de
tachments occupy positions above luf
falo river. '
The members of the Africander hunt.
in Cape Town intend to convene the band
in congress to consider the situation.
General Otis’ Exclusion Order
Not Liked.
CORTRART T0 INTERNATIONAL nw.
The Chinese Urge That They Have
Been Long Established In the Is-
lands and the Order \ ’ill 0e-
casion Great Hardship.
“’ASHINGTON, Sept. 19.—The impe-
.rial Chinese government, through its min-
ister here, Mr. \Vu Ting Fang, has lodged
with the state department an emphatic
protest against the military order of Gen-
eral Otis excluding Chinese from the
Philippines. Neither the state depart—
ment nor the Chinese legation will give
any information concerning the protest,
. but from entirely reliable quarters it is
A Bloemfontein paper reports the dis .
missal of several Englishmen from the
Bloemfontein police force because of
their refusal to promise to serve on the '
commando.
The Cape Town correspondent of The
Daily Mail says:
“The United States consul in Cape? .
3 submitted the protest in person at that
Town has gone to Bloemfontein, at the
request of the government of the Orange
Free State, to confer regarding the crisis.
The Orange Free State executive is anx-
ious to secure’American intervention;
“Boer spies infest all the border towns.
Two thousand troops will be dispatched :
l questions involved. It is said that China
to Kimberley within a week. Five hun-
dred started last night, and others will
go forward today.”
Mr. Chamberlain came to London from
Birmingham yesterday afternoon and
spent the evening at the colonial 'ofiice
“’hile there he received a'dispatch from
Lord Salisbury, who is at Hatfield House.
and sent a special messenger without dis
patches to the premier.
There has been a lively interchange of
dispatches lmtweQn the foreign, war anzl
colonial ofiiec-s, lint no summons has yat
been issued for a cabinet council.
Long dispatches were sent last evening
to the viceroy of India, Lord Curzon cf
Kedlesten, and to the British high com-
missioner in South Africa, Sir Alfred
Milner.
\Var risks on consignments to the
Transvaal were quoted at a premium of
50 per cent yesterday, and all the mar-
kets were very sensitive and excited.
The Daily Chronicle point-s out this
morning that “the Orange Free Start
would probably better serve the Trans-
vaal by remaining neutral than by active
assistance, because the easiest route for
marching troops to Johannesburg and
Pretoria lies between the Orange river
and the Vaal river.”
The Cape Town correspondent of ' he
Daily Chronicle says:
“It is reported here that Mr. Conyng-
ham Greene, British diplomatic agent at
Pretoria, fears that an attempt will be
made to dygamite the British agency.”
General Lord Garnet “'olseley, field
marshal and commander in chief, return—
ed to London yesterday and immediately
repaired to the war office, where he re-
mained busily employed the greater part
of the day. . . . ....,
A United People.
-r01kfi 14.4.!
learned that it insists that General Otis'
action is contrary to international law, in
violation of existing treaties and in com-
plete disregard of the friendly relations
which have been so long maintained be-
tween the two countries.
Minister W'u called at the state depart-
ment last Friday, and it is believed be
time.
The matter was promptly brought to
the attention of the president, as the
protestwas of such a character as to give
the subject an international aspect con-
siderably beyond the purely military
points‘ out that she has welcomed the re-
- cent advent of the United States into
the affairs of the far east and has hoped
that this step would prove a further bond
and would extend the relations between
the two countries, particularly in their
neighboring possessions. Furthermore, it
is understood that, among the. specific
points of protest submitted by the (.‘l i-
nesc government is one to the effect that
such an order is a departure from the
announced purpose of the president of
the United States to maintain the pres-
ent status of affairs in the Philippines
until congress had determined a perma-
nent condition. '
The military phases of the question
have been referred to /Sc’cretary Root.
Owing to his familiarity with interna-
tional law. he probably will consider the
subject broadly, both in its international
as well as its military aspects. General
Otis’ order was issued some time ago,
without direction from ‘vVasliingt.':n, and
apparently as aimilitary neces'sity, al-
though the Chinese protest urges that
there is no such military necessity, but
on the contrary that the Chinese have
rendered valuable military assistance.
It is understood that the Chinese gov-
ernment regards the outcome of this pro-
test with much apprehension. It is point-
ed out that the Chinese have been long,r
established in the Philippines and that
a considerable branch of the industry of
the islands is conducted by them and
that this complete termination of a long
established communication between Chi-
no and the Philippines injures these peo-
ple both personally and materially.
Odd Fellows In Detroit.
[ DETROIT, Sept. 19.—Hard, persist-
PRETORIA, South African Republic, '
Sept. 19.—The Transvaal state secretary,
Mr. F. IV. Reitz, in the course of an in-
terview, declared that the government,
the volksraad and the people were unani-
mous regarding the attitude which the
Transvaal had assumed and that there
was no foundation whatever for the re-
ports of differences. Mr. Reitz also as-
serted that the Transvaal’s decision was
arrived at in conjunction with the Orange
Free State.
No Aid From Germany.
BERLIN, Sept. 19.—It is authorita-
tively stated that the German govern-
ment has emphatically informed Presi-
dent Kruger to expect no assistance in
the event of war with Great Britain
and that the German consuls in the
Transvaal have been instructed to inform
Germans who volunteer their help that
they will be aiding President Kruger at
their own risk.
The Chicago Rate “fur.
CHICAGO, Sept. 19.—Roads running
out of Chicago have become involved in
the rate war on packing house products,
cut rates on which have been in effect
for some time from Omaha and Kansas
City, and yesterday reductions of from
6 to 10 cents per hundred pounds from
Chicago on packing house products were
announced, to go into effect Sept. 20. A
meeting of the trans-Missouri lines was
held in an endeavor to efiect a restora-
tion of the rates which are being badly
cut from the western points. It was
stated after the meeting that no satisfac-
tory arrangement had been agreed on,
and the announcement of the cut in rates
from Chicago was made soon after.
Peru to Participate In the Fair.
LIMA, Peru, via Galveston, Sept. ’19.—
President Romana yesterday received
Mr. R. R. Neill, the United States charge
d’affaires, and Mr. William E. Curtis, the
latter of whom presented an invitation to
the Peruvian government to be represent-
ed at the Pan-American exposition in
Buffalo in 1901. He promised that Peru
would participate and said that a formal
acceptance of the invitation would be
promptly forwarded through the usual
diplomatic channels, intimating that
Senhor Aspillaga, president of the Tech-
nical institute and former minister of
finance. would be appointed. Peruvian
commissioner to the exposition.
Loss In the Fisheries Fire.
NEW’ YORK. Sept. 19.—Manager Jo-
seph Church of the American Fisheries
company arrived at Promised Land, near
Amagansett, N. Y., yesterday to investi-
gate the cause of the fire which Sunday
night destroyed the big plant of the com-
pany at that point. He said the compa-
ny’s loss would be between $135,000 and
$145,000. It is impossible at present to
learn the amount of the insurance held
upon the burned property, it being sup-
posed that several foreign companies are
losers, as the American Fisheries com-
pany is an English syndicate.
More Hurricane Victims.
ST. JOHN’S, N., F., Sept. A19.-—-Late
reports received add‘16 lives to the déath
roll resulting from Thursday’s hurricane;
The schooner Angler went down in Pla-
pentia bay, with five-men; the schooner
Lily May was driven ashore on Mistaken
point, with the loss of'seven 'men, and
the schooner Daisy lost one man over.
board and subsequently had a boat cap.
sized, drowning three. It is feared that:
even these casualties will not exhaust the
tale of disaster. - '
ent rain was the predominant outward
feature of the opening day of the Inde-
pendent Order of Odd Fellows diamond
jubilee. Adverse weather conditions,
however, failed to dampen the spirits of
the Odd Fellows enough to keep them
away from the public welcome extended
at the Detroit Opera House by Mayor
Maybury and Michigan Odd Fellow offi-
cials. Every representative entitled to a
place on the floor of the sovereign grand
lodge was in his place when the session
opened, 189 men from every state and
territory and the Canadian provinces.
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Nuvul Movements.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 19.—The north
Atlantic squadron has arrived at: Tomp-
kinsville. The Dolphin has arrived at
Boston. The Solace has arrived at Yoko-
hama on her way from, Manila to San
Francisco. The Badger has gone to sea
from San Francisco with naval militia
aboard. The Monongahela has arrived
at Newport. The Standish has sailed
from Newport for New York.
Belgian Sympathy For the Boers.
ANTWERP, Sept. 19.—-There was a
violent anti-English and pro-Boer meet-
ing here Sunday night. Colonial Secre-
tary Chamberlain was-attacked by the
speakers and accused of being the cause
of the present trouble. Resolutions were
adopted urging the Transvaal to throw
off the English yoke and all Flemish
speaking races in Africa were asked to
stand by the Boers.
A new Reentry.
ALBANY, Sept. 18.—0ne of the bold-
est highway robberies ever perpetrated
in this city. occurred yesterday after-
noon. The victim, Alexander Pubilevitz,
a Hungarian, was assaulted in Trotters
alley with 'a club, knocked down, and a
large roll of bills was taken from him.
\Vithin three hours from_the time the
robbery was committed the police had
apprehended the assailants, two well
known characters. George Great and Ed-
ward Conley.‘ They were identified by
Pubilevitz.
Cablegrain From om.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 18.—The war
department has received the following
cablegram from General Otis, dated Ma-
for transport Ohio, which detained be-
cause" sent forwrecked Morgan City
troops. Will probably leave Manila 24th
inst. Iowas leave on Wednesday, when
Tennessees arrive from south, and sail as
soon as papers completed. This will fin-
ish shipment of all volunteers and dis-
charged men from regular establish-
ment.” ' .
Wrecked Schooner Discovered. ‘
MALPEQUI, P. E. 1., Sept. 18.—
While a number of fishermen were about
four miles off the coast they discovered
the topmost of the schooner Avon of
Chatham, N. B.. in 14 fathoms of water.
The boom and a quantity of rope. were
seen floating near the scene of the acci-
dent some few days ago’. It 'is- thought
that all of the crew were drowned, the
vessel having foundered while at anchor
during the storm.
'The Kent-surge at New York,
NE‘V .YORK, Sept. 18.—The new bat-
frorn Newport. News and anchored elf
Tompkinsville. She will proceed to the
navy yard probably. today. where her
hull will be scraped and painted prepara-
tory to her trial trip, which is scheduled
a
for Sept. 25 off the New England coast.
.mand. Coffee
nila, Sept. 17; “Nevada cavalry booked
tleship‘Kearsarge arrived here yes-cerday
w EEKLY '- agaw ALR' GAZETTE
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nus non CUBA.
General Wilson’s Report Re-
veals Her Needs and Value.
PRODUCTIVE PROVINCES DESCRIBED
Better Facilities For Transportation
Greatly Needed—Agriculture Rap-
idly Reviving. but There Is sun
:1. Lack of Domestic Animals.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 18.—The war
department has made public the abstract
of a report from General James H. Wil-
son, commanding the provificcs of Matan.
zas and Santa Clara. General \Vilson
gives a large amount of statistical infor-
mation regarding the provinces and their
products, which will be of interest to
Americaps intending to do business in
the island. , .
He says that the social conditions have
been much ameliorated since the Amer-
ican occupation, but that there are still a
large number of! destitute to be cared for,
and there is a great need for roads. These
will facilitate the communication between
the important towns and allow the freer
movement of staple products, such as
sugar and tobacco, which is now almost
interdicted by the lack of anything ex-
cept the poorest sort of pack trails. He
says that railroad building will be cheap-
er than making wider roads and recom-
mends one to connect Sancti Spiritus with
Placetas. He says that this road could be
built for $10,000 a mile, a distance of 40
miles. He says that there are other
roads which are very much needed, and
there is also necessity for a bridge over
the river Danuji, one of the largest rivers
in the island, which is navigable between
Rodas and the bay of Cienfuegos.
General W'ilson says by far the most
important product in Santa Clara is sug-
ar, of which the province furnished in
1889 42 per cent of the total exports from
the island. The provinces of Santa Clara
and Matanzas together furnished in 1898
91 per cent of the total sugar production
of Cuba. The war left in operation 41
sugar controls and 21 others not in oper-
ation. but in working order. About 87v
we.-; c'wstroycd. .
Mammals this year amounted to 83,000
bales. ' ‘
General “1.5011 says the revival of ag-
riculture has progressed rapidly in spite
of discouraging circumstances. The peo-
ple are greatly in need of draft animals,
while pigs, sheep and fowl have entirely
disappeared. The native mules and horses
at present are the best adapted to local
use owing to the very bad condition of
the roads. but when this is improved he
says the American horses will be in de-
culture has been almost
abandoned for a number of years. Con
siderahle interest is now being taken in
its revival. The value of sugar land
ranges from $3 to $60 an acre, but the
foreign investors will be at a disadvan-
tage as compared with the native in the
examination of titles until responsible
companies are established to look up
deeds and grants-
Dreyfus Demonstration Falls Flat.
LONDON, Sept. 18.——Although the
weather yesterday was beautiful. the
much talked of demonstration in Hyde
park, London, against the verdict of the
Rennes court martial recondemning Cap-
tain Dreyfus on charge of treason proved
a spiritless affair. A few thousand col-
lected around the seven platforms, but
they were mainly boys, servant girls and
idlers. Very few Jews or foreigners
were in evidence. The large force of
police in attendance had nothing to do, as
a demonstration could not possibly be
more orderly. The speakers were in no
way influential. Most of the interest
centered around the platform where Mr.
Hatzfield, a relative of Dreyfus, delivers
ed an address.
Pontoons For Munllm
NEW YORK, Sept. 18.——The engineers
at Willets Point worked hard yesterday
getting out pontoons. These are to be
sent to Manila. The order to ship them
came on Saturday. The pontoons were
taken down to the dock and ‘will bepu-t
on a lighter and sent to Jersey City,
where they will .be loaded on flat cars.
They will be taken. to San Francisco,
where they will be forwarded to Manila.
A detail of 24 men and three noncom-
missioned officers will accompany them
to San Francisco. The pontoons were
handled without accident.
Indian Chief Tortured. .
MAZATLAN, Mexico, Sept. 18.—Pri"
vate advices from Sonora show that Chief
Totabiate of the Yaquis, who remained
loyal to the Mexican government, was
seized by the rebels and cruelly tortured,
being stripped. slashed with knives and
his body shockingly mutilated, while the
Yaquis danced about him, taunting him
and crying out: “Take your peace, now
you are punshcd for siding with the Mex-
ican government.”
Medals Fbr California Heroes.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 18,—An in-
teresting ceremony took place at the Pre-
. sidio Saturday evening. It was the pres-
entation to the First California regiment
and California heavy artillery of the
medalsgiven by the Native Sons to those
Californians who served in the war with
Spain and in the Philippines. A large
crowd witnessed the ceremony. Nearly
1,200 men were decorated, and within
the next few weeks the volunteers of the
"Seventh and Eighth regiments will be
similarly honored, and later on the Cali-
fornia soldiers in the regular army and
navy will also receive medals, bringing
the total number up to nearly 9,000.
Dombérdment In Sublg Buy.
MANILA, Sept. 18,—The United States
protected cruiser" Charleston began a
heavy bombardment of the forts on Su-
big bay on Thursday. Little or no injury
was done. The monitor Monterey and
the glmboat Concord are returning to
Subig bay to continue the bombardment.
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Killed In a. Quarrel.
CHICAGO, Sept. 18.—As a result of a
dispute over a suit of clothes Martin
Walgren, a bookkeeper, was killed and
Theodore IValgren and George Clark
slightly Wounded by Fred Fisher, 11 tai-'
lor. Fisher used a knife and claims he
acted in self defense.
Another Crossing Accident.
CAMDEN, N. J.. Sept. 18.—Charles
Holmes and wife. colored, of J ordantown
were killed by a “Test Jérsey'railroad
train at Browning road crossing, near
Collinwood, last night. They were in a
wagon, which was demolished. The horse
was also killed.
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FRENCHI’IEN 0N TRIAL
Senate Convenes In Paris as
High Court of Justice.
MANY CHARGED WITH CONSPIRACY.
Politicians Accused of Being In
League With the Duke of Orleans
to overthrow the Government. V
The Duke’s Whereubouts.
PARIS, Sept. 19.-The senate met as a
high court of justice yesterday for the.
purpose of trying 2:2 politicians, including
MM. dc Monicourt, Deroulcde, Marcel-
Habert, Thiebaud, Baron de Vaux and
Jules Guerin, on the charge of conspiring '
against the government. The procurator
general, M. Bernard, read the long in-
dictment, which lasted from 2:25 till 3'40
p. m., when the senate entered into the
preliminary inquiry which is to be order--
President Fallieres opened the proceed-
ings amid general silence by reading the
decree of the president of the republic
constituting the senate, on the report of
the minister of justice, into a high court
to try the charge against the accused of
making an attempt on the securityof the
state.
M. Fallieres then declared the senate
constituted as a high court, and the clerk
of the court called the roll of senators.
who answered with the word “present.”
There was momentary excitement
when M. Fallieres concluded reading the
president‘s decree. A Rightist senator,
M. La Marzelle, began to speak, and M.
Fallieres said sharply:
“I cannot hear you.”
La Marzellc insisted, and M. Fallieres
again said, "I cannot hear you,” and the
Leftists shouted: “Order! Order!”
A Rightist senator, M. Provost de Lau-
nay, thereupon cried, pointing to the
Leftists:
“There are our judges!”
At this there was a general shout of
“Oh!” and “Silence!” from the Leftists
and galleries, the public and members of
the press, the latter being throughout the
proceedings more audible than the sena—
tors themselves.
M. Fallieres, however, with a rapping
of his mallet, quickly restored order.
The leading absentees, when the roll
was called, were MM. Constans, Schen-
rer-Kestner and Mercier.
Then the door through which M. Fal-‘
lieres entered was again opened wide,
and three tall figures, in long, scarlet
robes, appeared on the threshold and,
with stately mien, marched into the hall
and, ascending the steps of the platform,
took up their places on the right hand of
the president. The first was M. Bernard,
the procurator general, who was a hand-
some figure in his scarlet robe trimmed
with a broad strip of ermine, against '
which white background the red and blue
ribbons of his decorations, pinned on his
breast, showed up brightly. The two
substitutes with him were scarlet gowns
trimmed with black and having no er-
mine.
M Bernard immediately began to read
the indictment in a monotonousflvoice.
At the conclusion of the reading of the
indictment M. Bernard and his colleagues
left the senate, and M. Fallieres ordered
the senators to sit behind closed doors.
The senate at 7 p. m was still deliber-
ating. It was then understood the sena-
tors had agreed to grant the application
that the prisoners be represented before
the parliamentary inquiry by counsel.
This was a point the prisoners considered
most important to them.
Several papers yesterday revived the
rumor that the Duke of Orleans is shut
up with M. Guerin in Fort Chabrol, the
headquarters of the Anti-Semite league,
which has been besieged since Aug. 12.
No definite statement was made to this
effect, and the papers merely hinted that
it might be true, basing their ideas on
the statement that the Duke of Orleans
has not been heard from for over a
month. The same rumor on a previous
occasion was utterly discredited. Since
then several persons have entered Fort
Chabrol and have not seen the duke. As
a matter of fact, the Duke of Orleans
has been heard of several times. The
Due de Luynes, one of his intimate
friends, said on Aug. 30 that the Duke of
Orleans was in Austria. The silence of
the Royalist pretender at this stage is
not surprising and is not taken to be any
ground for supposing him to be with
Guerin.
Sailing of Troops Delayed.
SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 19.—-~'l‘he
Thirty-first infantry, which was schedul-
ed to sail on the Grant yesterday, has
been ordered back because of a suspected.
case of smallpox in its ranks. John C
White of the Thirty-first was found to
have symptoms of smallpox. He war
immediately put into quarantine, and ev
ery precaution was taken to prevent thar
spread of the disease, but the bare possi
bility of its going through the regimen.
on the long journey to Manila is s
alarming that the troops have been de-
tained until a thorough investigation can
be made. They may be delayed for some
time. . -
Horses Frightened by a Bear.
MALONE. N. Y., Sept. 19.—Saturda-'
night Thomas Durgan of Saranac Lake
accompanied by two children, drove t.
Lake Placid to bring his son Edward
home during. Sunday. While returnina.
and just beyond the golf ground tb.
team became frightened at a bear an
ran away. One rein broke, and the mat.
and children were obliged to jump‘ out.
Durgan received injuries from which ta
died almost immediately. His son El.
ward was severely injured, but will ru-
cover. The other children escaped Ille-
harmed. Only a few days ago a yearlit .;
hear was killed in that vicinity.
General Alger Withdraws.
DETROIT, Sept. 19.—Thc letter w‘ri
ten by General R. A. Alger in New Yoi"
On Sept. 8 withdrawing from the contc. .
for the United States ,senatorship w: ,
made public yesterday. It is as follow'
“My dear Mr. J udson—After careful co:
sideration I have decided not to be :1 ca ‘
didate for the United States senate. M
reasons for this determination'are pet.
sonal and of a businessnature. I ful
appreciate and thank you and my main
other friends for offered support and ho; -
to be able in the future'to show my guy:
_ tude for all that has been done for mel-
the people or our state.”
Adirondack Forest Fires.
SARATOGA. Sept. 19.—Forest-. fir w.
are extending with terrible'rapidity 'T‘- 1“
the lower Adirondacks and have got is
yond control of the_fire fighters._ Pl:
tions of \‘Varren and-,Hamilton (counties
are being devastated. ' '
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