COLONEL PATY DU CLAM, THE EVIL fiEMI'S I \ THE DREYFUS DIIAMA. PEACEi-UL SIGNS. Ranker of War in Sontli Africa Seems to Diminish. London, St l jit. 9.—lt is understood that the result of the cabinet meeting yesterday established these farts: Parliament will not be summoned. The reserves will not lie called out. Ten thousand troops will be sent <o South Vfriea. Montague White, the consul general of the South African republic in Lon don, said last evening: "I assure you on the authority of a cabinet minister that there will lie no war with Trans vaal. In fact the queen will not per mit war." The Cape Town correspondent of the Mail says: It is reported from Bloemfontcin that a ballot will be taken throughout the Orange free State to decide whet tier the govern ment shall remain neutral or shall as sist Transvaal. Pretoria, Sept. 0. —In the first rand yesterday debate was resumed on the interpellation of the government re specting 4 the concentration of British troops on the border and the stop page of ammunition consigned to Transvaal. The house adjourned shortly before noon after adopting' the following resolution: "The volksraad. having considered that friendly correspondence is still passing between the two governments, and that Transvaal has lived in friend ship and peace with all nations and desires to continue to live in such friendship and peace, now declares its regret at the fact of concentration and expresses the opinion that in the ease of eventualities which might lead to war between the two governments the cause would not lie with the re public. As regards the stoppage of ammunition at Delagoa bay. the volks raad trusts the government will act according 1 to circumstances. The raad further resolves to drop the matter of the concentration of troops 011 the border for the present." trnij Officer* 1 rr"»teil. San Francisco. Sept. 9. —Although the troops on board the transport Sheridan, which has returned from Manila, have not yet been allowed to land, several officers of both the Min nesota and South Dakota regiments were given shore leave yesterday. Prom them it was learned that there had been considerable trouble between the officers of the South Dakota volun teers. both in the Philippines and dur ing the voyage home, as the result of which Surgeon Ma jor Warner, Lieut. Col. Stover and Lieut. Hates are now said to be under arrest, awaiting an official investigation into the charges preferred against them by Col. Frost, of that regiment. Destructive storm at Sea. Charlottctown, P. F. T., Sept. 9. Ticports which have been received here from ports throughout the province and from the north indicate that the heavy gale of Wednesday night was very disastrous to fishing and coast ing'craft. The storm appears to have been the most severe in the gulf of St. Lawrence, from Cape Breton to Que bec. It is believed that at least a do/en lives were lost. Hundreds of fishing boats along the island coast and northern Ww Brunswick were smashed to pieces. < liristinn llctliods l.i-ual. Springfield, 111.. Sept. 9. —Attorney <ieneral Akin has rendered an opinion that the medical practice of 1 Ml!) docs not prohibit the treatment of disease by mental or spiritual methods by Christian Scientists, or others where no medicine is used, and that where a person dies under such treatment it is not an offense under the criminal code of Illinois. filicide Follow* a .Tinnier. St. bonis, Sept. 9. William C. Pape, general superint *nd 'iit of fi.ri.s and a factor in politics .was shot and. killed last night at his home by Henry Fry, a huckster, who /shortly afterward committed suicide. According to statements made by Fry. Mr. Pape had promised him a peddler's license for some political servic • >-cnikrcJ, but had withheld it. Spanish War Veteran*' Convention* Washington, Sept. 9. —One hundred and twenty-five delegates were in at tendance at the first meeting- of the veterans of the Spanish-American war held in this city Friday. (Jen. Joseph W. Keifer presided. A resolution was adopted providing for a permanent organization and Gen. Keifer was elected president. i HOPELESS CASE. Friends of Dreyfus Have Lost Confidence. TIIEY EXPECT DEFEAT. M. Labori Fears that His Client Will be Convicted. HE HAS REFUSED TO PLEAD. Labori'* Decision Not to .flake a Set speech to tlie I'ontt I* Criticised by I tenia nue's Friends ICmperor Will iam Iteasserts Dreytus' Innocence. licnncs, Sept. 9.—That Capt. Drey ' fus will be condemned is the almost universal opinion in Kennes. Hither to there had always been a diverg nce, but now both camps, the Drey fusards and anti-Drey fusards, seem unanimous in the conviction that the verdict will go against him. I'pon i just, what this is based and the pre cise reason for the conclusion are a mystery, but there is no disguising the fact that from M. Labori down to the numerous Drey fusards who crowd the hotels and cafes, all seem now to agree that his last chance is gone. The, one source of hope is M. Labori himself, who said last evening: "We fear that Dreyfus will be condemned, lint we | do not intend to throw up the sponge. : We shall goon fighting for him." M. I .Tuares. the socialist leader, and other prominent Dreyfusards expressed a j similar opinion. The excitement is at fever heat and nothing is discussed but the verdict. ! The military precautions are of the most elaborate character and no ;rt tempt at disorder is likely to have the slightest success. Orders have been issued to repress the first symptoms of trouble with an iron hand. According to the latest report the verdict may be rendered between 3 and."> this afternoon, the court ad journing -ifter M. Demange's speech until 3 o'clock. There is some criti cism of M. Labori's decision not to speak, the friends of M. Deniange thinking' it is his. object to escape his share of the responsibility in the event of a verdict of condemnation. M. De ruange, having once seen Dreyfus condemned under his advocacy, would naturally like Labori to share the criticism this time, especially as La bori has assumed such a prominent part in the proceedings. Berlin, Sept.. 9. — Kmperor William has issued an official statement, re iterating that Germany was never con nected with Capt. Dreyfus in any manner. With the statement is the announcement that it is issued "for the preservation of the dignity of Ger many and as a fulfillment of duty to humanity." Old Fettd Kevived. London. Ky.. Sept. 9. —Trouble in the • Fversoh-French feud in Perry conn jty has broken out again. Tuesday I night at Hazard there was quite a ; gathering of Eversoles and MeOombs on one side and Fields and Frenchs ion the other. Bad feelings were fol lowed by shooting. It soon became general and Phi! McComb was killed ;by one of tin Fields. Perrv is two counties further back in the moutl : tain than Clay. A TBachinist's Crime. ! Hannibal. Mo., Sept. 9.—M. 11. Rob erts, a machinist, killed his son Sid j ney at his home Friday and then shot | himself, inflicting a mortal wound. Fatalities Follow I'iren. Louisville, Ky., Sept. 9. —Fire yester day destroyed the stove foundry of Bridge ford & Co., causing- a loss of J $300,000; insurance about SIOO,OOO. While going to the fire a salvage truck 1 was overturned and Sam Keese, a tire j man, was fatally injured. While the I Bridgeford fire was in progress the i plant of the Phoenix Tanning' Co., j situated in another part of the city, j was totally destroyed by fire owing to ] lack of engines. Loss $50,000: fully j insured. John Zehnder, u spectator, j was caught under a falling wall and I his skull crushed. He will dis. CAMERON COUNTY PRESS, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1899. HE IS THE KING OF PACERS. Joe Patchen Oelcats Star Pointer and John If. «.entry In a Grand Haee. New York, Sept. 7. —Sixteen thou sand speetntors were at the Empire City trotting track yesterday to seu the great race between the star pac ers, Star Pointer, Joe Patchen, John 11. Gentry and Searchlight. In the betting ring there was a surging crowd anxious to bet 100 to :JO on Star Pointer ugainst the field. Searchlight, who is lnoktd upon .as the coming champion, fas brought to the judges and it was announced that hi' was not in racing condition and would not lie a starter. Around the back stretch the con flict was close and exciting and the public almost lost sight of John K. Gentry, as he was several lengths be hind.. Around the top turn Star Poin ter appeared to gain, but it was an optical delusion, and when the mighty pair swung into the skretch it was ap parent to everybody that they were about to witness one of tin- most mag nificent races of the century. On thev came, Star Pointer on his courage and j Joe Patchen desiring to heat his old and mighty antagonist, but try as lie would he could not quite get there, Star Pointer landing the winner by a neck in " ' i%. ",.t . .iiehen and Star Pointer were both together with John T!. Gentry about a length back as the word was given iu the second heat and the posi tions remained practically unchanged to the quarter, where Patchen as sumed the lead and held il clean to the wire, in spite of the determined effort if MeCleary, who was driving Pointer. Patchen winning by a length, with Gentry several lengths in the rear. Time This is the fast est mile paced in a race this season, i There was now a rush to eovr ! amongst the spectators who recog- | nized that the old time pacing king! was to be dethroned, and they made j no mistake. As soon as the word was given Joe Patchen started out to com- j plete his victory, and he did it in a most effectual manner. Star Pointer broke so badly that he was distanced and John 11. Gentry was utterly un able to compete with Patchen. The time of the last heat was 2:04'/i. FIFTY PERSONS INJURED. It. A- O. Train* Collide at Connelltivllla Station. Connellsville, Pa., Sept. 7.—Probab ly 50 persons were injured ia a rear end collision on the the P>. & O. rail road last night at Connellsville sta tion. The presence of mind of En gineer John llaggerty saved the lives of many. The lirst section of train No. and an emigrant special of eight sleepers ran into the rear end of Hie Cumber land accommodation. Beth trains were westbound Engineer Murray, of the emigrant train, lost control of his engine, the air brake refusing to work, and crashed into the rear end of the accommodation, which was stand ing in front of the station and was crowded with passengers. Engineer llaggerty. who was oiling his engine, saw the runaway train coming and sprang aboard his engine, throwing the throttle wide open. The accom modation train lurched forward, but not quick enough to escape a collision. The crash was terrific. The coaches of the accommodation were wrecked, the rear end of the last one being crushed as though it had been an <;gg shell. The coaches were filled with people and their screams and cries were terrible to hear. HE IS GIVEN A CARD. » President licKinley In ICleeteil to t|piu> bershlp by a I'nlon ol" Itrleklaycra ami Stonemasons. Chicago, Sept. 7. President Me Kin ley is now a trades union man. He was yesterday elected a member of the Bricklayers and Stonemasons' union No. 21. of Chicago. President Gubbins. of the union, said that since the chief executive was to lay the corner-stone of the new post oil ice it was necessary that the presi dent join the union before he is al lowed to handle the trowel in Coolc county. 'We will have to take the card away front hint." said Secretary Stamm. ••if Mr. McTvinley sets a stone prepared by non-union labor, which the stone in tended for the corner of the new post ofliee is. He will be deprived of all the benefits of the union and we, as a na tional organization, will strike on any building in any part of the United States at which he lays a corner-stone or does any construction work.'' FOUR MEN KILLED. A Passenirer Train on the Krlo Itoad Crashes Into r Freight. Meadxille, Pa., Sept 7. —An open switch caused a wreck on the Erie rail road at Miller's Station, a short dis tance above this city, yesterday, in which three Meadville men were killed and one injured. A tramp was also killed and another injured. A west bound freight train had taken the sid ing to allow train No. 5. limited New York-Chicago express, to pass. The switch was left open and the passen ger train ran into the rear end of the freight at the rate of 00 miles an hour, plowing through several cars. The dead: Pen Arnold, engineer of the passenger, Meadville. Conductor Henry 11. SehaefiVr. of the freight train. Meadville. Flagman George Schntz, of the freight. Meadville. John Kersh, of Buffalo, who was stealing a rule on the passenger train between the mail and baggaire cars. A Narrow ICseape. Washington, Sept. 7. —Detailed re ports of the ae-'Hent sustained by the cruiser Newark recently as she was entering the Golden Gate, show that what might have been a serious acci dent was averted by the fact that fhe ship was only under half speed. What 1 happened was that the piston rod of the port low pressure cylinder snapped off close to the piston and the Latter cracked the cylinder head and part of the flange. Inspection showed th it the piston rod had been holding bv less than two 'ticlies of metal, instead jf the section of 27 inches. NO CAUCUS NECESSARY. Kansas Politician'* t lin r«r|prlstlc Proposal Armitrd lu Short Order. A prominent politician of the Sun flower state who, according to a local exchange, has been happily married for over a year sent the following 1 unique proposal to the object of his adoration: "My Denr Miss : I hereby an nounce myself as a candidate for your liand, and I shall use all fair and hon orable means to secure the nomination, I know there are many candidates in the field and I hesitated long before en tering (lie race, but now I'm in it to stay. My views on love and matrimony have oftt n been expressed in your hear ing in an emphatic way. If you decide to confer upon me the honor I speak HIS MAJESTY, THE SULTAN OF ZULU. This young gentleman. who rules over some of the Islands In our Philippine pos sessions, has just concluded a treaty with Gen. Bates whereby he becomes our willing subject and places himself and hls people under the protection of the Amer ican flag. In consideration of his submission he is to receive an annual stipend of 2,500 Mexican dollars. The sultan is a Mohammedan, and maintains quite an ex tensive harem, so that polygamy will have followers outside of Utah, and yet with in the dominion of the stars and stripes. He rules over 120,000 people, known as the Moras, quite a warlike tribe. of please tlx a date for a caucus with your mother. I have no objection to her acting as temporary chairman, pro vided it is clearly understood that 1 am to be chairman of the permanent or ganization. Should the results of the caucus prove satisfactory we can soon hold the primaries and select the date and place of convention. I never be lieved in iong campaigns, so if you de cide to honor me I w ill ask you to make the convention date as early as possible. Devotedly yours, ." The following telegram answered: "Caucus unnecessary; nomination unanimous; come at once and fix the date of salification." Crime in Kii*;lnn<J. Sir James Vaughan, tor 35 years a police magistrate of London, notes a wonderful decrease in crimes of bru tality and violence, and an increase, less marked, in.the crimes which require brains and ingenuity. General educa tion doubtless favors morality and re finement; but there is in the cities a THE TALLEST MAN IN GEORGIA- ' | \ J. Frank Skianer, whose picture here appears, in the center of the group, is seven feet, one and o:\e-quarter inches tall, and still growing. He is a resident Of Au gusta, Ga., a li vmer by occupation, and says that everything on the home farm grows to a size ii< proportion to the family. His father is two inches shorter than lie, but his oldes* brother, he asserts, is some three inches taller. The picture here presented is from a kodak, taken by Sergt. Morris, of the Thirteenth Pennsylvania volunteer infantry, which was stationed in camp near Augusta during the Spanish war, and was sent by him to the Philadelphia Times. limited crop of children with inherited j or acquired criminal tendencies; ami j when these are gathered into school, unless great pains are taken to coun teract the influences of the street and of their wretched homes, the mere quickening of the intellect only gives new power for mischief. I.lly of I lie Vullej- I'olHon. That delightfully fragrant and grace ful flower, the lily of the valley, is de nounced by the German papers, as un der its simple beauty veiling a deadly | poison. It is stated that both the stalks j and the flowers of this lovely plant con tain prussie acid. Volcanic* lalmid*. Since the beginning of this century j no fewer than volcanic islands have arisen out of the sea. Nineteen have disappeared and ten are now inhabited. BOYHOOD OF DREYFUS. A One-Time playmate of the Cap tain TellM of II in School Da j * la IIIm Native Town. Louis Perrot, a Pittsburgh florist, is probably more interested in the prog ress of the Dreyfus trial than any other Pittsburgh citizen. His interest arises from the fact that he was a playmate of Dreyfus in the town of Mulhouse, Alsace, says the Philadelphia Times, lie, of course, hopes for the acquittal of his former comrade in boyish sports. Of Dreyfus he says: "lie was very popular. His father was a dry goods merchant, rich and prominent in the town. Dreyfus and I attended the same school. Then the studies were all in French. After the war between France and Germany both French and German were taught for a time, and then only German. I think it was during the war, or shortly after, that Dreyfus was sent away to college. I did not see him any more until he was a young man, and then not to talk to him. lie came home for a time, and I remember seeing him about the town in his college cap and gown. That was the last I knew of him until 1 began to read about his trial. "While we were in school as boys we played such games as schoolboys usual ly do, and it was only during play that I saw anything of Dreyfus. While the war was in progress we all wore the red, white and blue and were enthusi astic for France. I do not recall that Dreyfus was more or less enthusiastic than the rest of us in this matter, but that he was thoroughly French is shown by his having become a French soldier after Alsace became German territory." Cordlnlly Agreed with 'lVil«ly. Gov. Roosevelt attended the recent commencement at Cornell, and while | there was entertained at one of th« j college fraternity-houses. When he was about to leave one of his staff said to him: "Governor, the boys have au excellent library in the house and 1 think they would appreciate its en largement by a copy of your 'Hough Riders.' " "Teddy," in an outburst ol good-fellowship, exclaimed: "All right, boys, J'll be glad to send you a copy with my compliments; the book would be a very small return, indeed, for your hospitality." Whereupon one of the boys replied, excitedly: "That's so governor; I've read it." Huston'* llrltiah-Americnn l(<-*l<I<-nta ' There are in Boston 44,207 persons born in Tiritish America, including On tario, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick Prince Edward Island and Newfound land. RESORT OF PILGRIMS Auriesville, N. Y., Many Consider* an American Lourdes. Eaveclal Dlrlne Favor Clalmfd to* the Spuir of Father Jogne*' Mar tyrdom—History of the Pic turemiue Spot. Auriesville is an American Lourdes. It is situated in the upper central part of New York state, and is one of the most picturesque spots in America. Its chief interest, however, lies in the fact that it was here that Father Isaac Jogues and Hen? Goupil, two French Jesuits, suffered . •'•Horn at the hands of the Iroquois ns in 1G46. Pilgrimages are made ti. r almost daily by devout Catholics and i. ' a few Protestants. The shrine, accordh.j to the New York Herald, is said to hav*. cured many ill persons through the in tervention of the marty-s. It was troublous times in America when the two brave missionaries died for their religion. Historians speak ad miringly of the fortitude and courage which impelled these men of civilized France to undergo untold tortures at the hands of the savages of America in that far time. The Dutch had just suc ceeded in establishing themselves firm ly in New Amsterdam, now New York, and had founded a little colony about Van Hensselaerwyck, now Albany. 'Nu merous trading posts were also scat tered along the Hudson and the Mo hawk. The French had settled Canada, and it was the intention of Father Jogues to penetrate into the district of the Hurons, who were friendly Indians, and thence into the region of the Mo hawks and the Iroquois. It was while making the tour down the St. Lawrence that Father Jogues and Rene Goupil were captured and car ried by way of Lake Champlain and Lake George—the latter of which Fa ther Jcgues named Lac Saint Sacra ment —to the headquarters of the Iro- | r | WHERE THE FAITHFUL PRAY. (The Altar In the Famous Little Church of Auriesville, N. Y.) quois Indians at Ossernen, now Auries ville. Here for nearly a year the two mis sionaries were tortured with every con ceivable cruelty known to savagery. Rene Goupil finally suffered death by the tomahawk at the hands of the chief of the tribe. Father Jogues buried the body in a ravine which is still shown, atid later made his escape to the Hutch trading post of Van Rensselaerwyck, where a ransom was paid the Iroquois to appease their wrath at the loss of their captive and to prevent them from swooping down upon the village and precipitating a wholesale massacre. Father Jogues then returned to France, where he was received with great honors by the queen regent. Longing to continue his mission in America, however, he returned and un dertook to bring about peaceful nego tiations between the whites and the savages, in which enterprise he was at first very successful. After a time, how ever, several calamities befell the Iro quois, and, attributing .their disasters to the intervention of the great white priest, upon Father Jogues' return to the tribe's headquarters he was again made prisoner, maltreated and at last treacherously put to death. Ilis head was set upon a pinnacle and his body thrown into the Mohawk. This was in October, 104G. Through 250 years, during which vast changes have taken place throughout the whole range of the country's geo graphical and political being, religious veneration for the great missionaiy martyrs remains fervent among the thousands who annually visit the Au riesville shrine. While as yet 1 here have been no miracles performed which would lead to the canonization of the martyrs, especial Divine favor has been claimed by the devout Catholics who have climbed the hill of prayer and moved from station to station, singing and invoking Divine blessing. The shrine is under the care of the Fathers of the Apostleship of Prayer, the cultus being under the name of Our Lady of Martyrs. The location of the shrine of Auries ville is especially reposeful and con ducive to meditation. The number of pilgrims increases every year. They come in bodies from various parts of the state, each Sunday pouring into the broad valley a new band, who form pro cessions on every side and listen to mass said in the open under the blue sky. It is the hope of many Catholics that Father Jogues and IJene Goupil, together with an Indian maiden, Cath erine Tegakwitha, may be canonized. Pay of llritixh \in l»a Kin.lor*. There are only seven ambassadors representing England abroad. The sever. great powers entitled to receive them are France, Austria, Germany, Italy, Russia, the United States and Turkey. Their salaries range from $35,000 to $50,000, the British ambassa dor at Paris receiving the highest sunt and hulding the most coveted post la the diplomatic service abroad. 3
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