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-
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\
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-
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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.
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