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SCRAXTON, PA., TTESDAY MOHNINC, Ar3lTST ,15, 18iM).
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GEN. MERCIER
DISCREDITED
New Sensations at the
Dreyfus Trial Yesterday.
FORGERY OF COL. HENRY
Causes the Host Marked Demonstra
tion of the Day The Testimony of
Casimir-Perier Lacked the Dra
matic Character That Was Antici
pated, but Completely Discredits
General Merrier M. Cavaignac'e
Opinions Dreyfus Replies Zur
llnden Positive, Also.
Rennes, Aug. 11. The shooting of .M.
Laborl, thu leading counsel for Captain
Xh-eyfus, robbed llu morning session of
1he Dreyfus court-martial of Its great
est Interest. The murderer apparently
chose today for the attempt because It
was anticipated that M. Laborl would
iiim,i General Mercler. the former min
ister of war, with his CroSS-qUeStlon-lng.
The news of the shooting of M. La
horl caused an Imiiinnsc sensation In
tin eomt room, where the usual audi
ence had assembled, awaiting the en
trance of the judges. .M. Laboii's ab
sii i' h.ul .lust been announced when
sudd-ny M. Jaunay, syndic of the
.1ii('!.ial court, rushed Into the room nnd
alu u'.ed:
"M I. aboil Is shot."
All i resent gave a gasp of honor and
surri'lhP, ami then oveiy man Jumped
t.. Ids feet and u volley of questions
was l.u:i"l nt M. .launay's head. who.
; :i;: "That Is all I know," rushed
out if the court again, followed by it
mii.'.iier of his hearers. Those who re
n a'md excitedly discussed the cilme
and vigorously denounced the murder
irs Colonel .loliaust. president of th"
m t. when the news reached htm. stis-)n-ndej
'lie sitting of the court-martial
until 7.M a. in. It appears that Mad
ame L.iioii heiself broke the news to
the ouit. and Informed M. Jaunay of
the -.:.ie. having lushed from her lius
ban'.'s side to the court, crying and
sin utlug that hr husband had been
sin i
Multre Deinungo, when court re.is
S' i .!:.d. a".:itiiice7T"hat although the
wniud .InlUeU.l on liU colleague was
rot en i-i Inns u wus supposed at first,
" well 1 l.e In. .osslbli,' for r.'uitre Ln-
botl to i.-iielpate In the proceedings,
(iii.iiii-l J.i'.t.i'jst. president of the ei'iurt.
s-,11 I lie ms personally deeply moved
' t..e outrage, and then M. Caslmlr-P-i-iei
was called to the witness stand
end the trial proceeded, as before re
I'Uted. Lacked Dramatic Character.
The confrontation of M. Cnslnilr-1'er-l-i
and General Mercler lucked the
1'i.iii.itli character which ll had been
!M"i-iratcil li would assume. M. La
1tI not there to cause the latent
(lies In the n'ltnesae" to blitye and
!' n en themselves wore weighed dewn
by the tragedy which had just oc
(uri'il That wasp especlplh the ease
vtli M. Cnslinli'-Peiier. whose atll
'id' ivriF otilt suhdiipil, compared with
Ins heated In lignatloii of Saturday.
Mei'iver. Multre Demnnge was af
f "ted deeply by Hip attempt to as
s. -minute his colleague and was quite
ijti.ille to do himself justice,
ri"'.;ardlng General Mereier's ar.scr
Muns made on the witness stand mi
S.uuiday lavt M. Cnslmlr-Peiier said:
"(i'-neral Mercler hid no right what
ever to Inlervene In a diplomatic con-
vsatlon. 1 would have prevented
'ii'-h Interference, it was I alone who
. ii'-'md with the minister, and I de-
Kir that the Impression I derived
fmin that conversation was one of
complete calm, otherwise the Incident
would not have been ehsei by the
Ji'.ining of a note. We had no tele
pi am from l'-rlln 'hat evening. Tt
w is In regard to a note the minlstei'
v. i'err"d to Oilln. 1( there had been
n n news in regard to the matter or.
in. evening of the fith W- should not
li.u waltPd until the Slh to publish
note. There vi. not a dispatch ml
licsd to a friendly power relative
I Mi Incident. The Incident has been
luaei.llled. beside". In the event of ill
i.li.ni.itlc complications, the president
vuild have communicated with th
minister of foreign u'fnlrs."
General MriCler replied that he went
! the Elvsee as mlnlstpr of war. Tie
recalled tint Oenernl de Holsileffro
ronld testify In regard to the orders
r cclved.
M Demange seized upon that asser
tion and Insisted that General .Merrier
repeat the sfitemcnt that he had giv
en orders to Oenernl do Holsdcffro on
the fitli rc'ntlvo to mobilization.
Mereier's Insinuations,
M. Caslmlr-Pciier. lesuinlng his tes
timony, said he did not desire to reply
lo certain of General Mereier's insliiii
itlons. "I do not wish to answer thorn." he
inserted. "The circumstances are too
Bad and too trade for me to desire to
envenom the discussion. I am master
of lyaelf and of my consclonre. 1
Mould onlv state that General MerUiT
!ia mii'lii every effort to mix ine as
deeply an possible In this affair. Hut I
hae remained aloof."
The former president of Franci then
complained of the Incorrect behavior of
J. Is tiuhordlliate toward the president of
the republic.
"As nn Instance." he said, "General
Mercler undertook to shot leu the term
of hervlce of 00,000 men without con
Riiltlns the chief of the ulate, thus lack
ing In tho respect ho owed to the presi
dent of France."
M, Caidmlr-I'erler next protested
against thu asuerllons niude ly Gen
cral Morcler In regard to tho role
adapted by tho chief of thu state In this
affair, wheroiipon thu Kenewl Inter
Jected that ho had spoken of the atti
tude assumed by it. Caslmlr-'l'erler he-
cause he had sworn to tell the whoto
truth.
There was a great sensation when M.
Demalige mentioned the opinion ex
pressed by Mr. llarthou that General
Illllet had been forewarned In regard
lo tho forgery of Lieutenant Colonel
Henry. Tho general acknowledged that
Henry's forgery was among the factors
arousng his doubts.
Continuing. General Illllet said he
was Immensely surprised and deeply
affected by the revelation of the for
gery. He said:
"I never could have believed a super
ior oUleer could be guilty of forgery."
Cavaignac's Arraignment.
M. Cavalgnac.former minister of war,
was, the next witness called. Reply
ing to the president of the court he
said he was tho first cabinet minister
to assume responsibility to Dreyfus.
He had closely followed the Inquiry
of the court of cnssatlon and still de
sired to associate himself with the
responsibility of those who. In 1S94,
protected the country and army against
treason (sensation).
Continuing, the witness sald that
among the principal points upon which
he had based his convictions was the
confession to Captain Lebrun Renault,
in support of which contention he quot
ed a passage from an alleged letter of
Dreyfus, but which In reality was part
of Ceneral Conse's report of the min
ister of war on Colonel Du l'aty De
Clam's report of the alleged confes
sion. M. Cavnlgnac admitted the possibil
ity of mistakes In human testimony and
sa'id they ought to be taken Into ac
count when condemning a fellow man.
I'ut, he asserted, he was convinced of
the guilt of Dreyfus, because his no
i users were so cntliely In agreement
In their testimony,
The witness also said he found ad
ditional proofs of the prisoner's guilt
In the technical character of the bor
derau and thought the bordereau alone
ctahllshed the fact that treason had
emanated from the bureau of the gen
eral staff and from an olllcer was was
able to secure all the Information de
sired. According to M. Cavalgnac, even In
his attempts to hide his crime the nc
et sed has allowed words to escape
h'ir. v hlch Indisputably established his
guilt. Everything, according to this
witness, condemned Dreyfus, and, he
claimed, In spite of the prisoner's de
nials It was established that he had
been everywhere were It was neces
sary to procure the Information In
question. It was established, the wit
ness asserted, that the prisoner had
copied plans of the proposed concen
tration of the army. Witnesses, he
claimed, would testify In support of
this assertion.
M. Cavnlgnac next discussed the de
nials of Dreyfus and said his excuses
of lapses of memory were lnadmlssiible.
Dreyfus, he claimed, was aware of the
changes in the bridge corps belonging
t- the artillery and also of the details
of concentration. Why. then, the wit
nesses asked, had he denied this knowl
edge. Faith In Esterhazy.
It was Impossible, according to M.
Cavalgnac, in ciedli that Ksterhazy
was a traitor, even admitting the
borderau was written by him. Kster
hazy. he Insisted, could only have urt
cd as the Intermediate of an accom
plice. The Inquiry of the court of cas
sation proved treason was really com
mitted and he, M. Cavalgnac, had not
been asked his conviction of the eul
pibllity of Dr-yfus solely on the hand
writing of .the borderaii. In the secret
dossier he pointed out there were
many elements for conviction and he
proposed to discuss all the allegations
made by foreigners with the view of
exculpating Dreyfus.
Colonel Jouaust asked M. Cavalgnac
to state the discovery of the Henry
forgery and the the witness repated
the statements he had aheady mnde on
the s'lbject. He dwelt nt leagth ot. M.
Culgnet's lout; Investigation.
Colonel Jouaust then asked-
want no you tiiniK or the ;ienry
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H'lHI. Ill Ifl.lllUII III II'V ,II'i:i IIIH
occupying our attention?"
"The Henry forgery," repllel M.
Ciivutgnae, ".is alleged, was in order
to secure n rehearing of the ens? hy
the court of caseation and was not
even nlliideil to. This forgery, there
fore, shopld remain outside the scope
of the quest ions submitted to this
court martial. That Is my opinion."
Replying to another question, M.
Cavalgnac said his stntement that
Prevfus went to Druscels In the mid
dle of 1S14 rested on hearsay.
M. Demnnge asked why M. CdvalK
nac. who was so anxious toliieiiuiinnte
Dreyfus, had not ptoduceil this docu
ment In the elinnibrr of deputies.
The witness replied that he had oth
er means of reaching the end". Coun
sel for the prisoner I hen questioned
M. Cavalgnac In regard to his state
ment that General de Ilolsdpffre was
nbsent from Paris November 0, when
General Mercler declares he was there.
The witness replied that General de
Dolgdffre was certainly absent on that
date. Colonel Jouaust remarked that
this point would be elueldnted when
G?neral de Rolsdeffre nppearod.
Dreyfus Speaks.
Colonel Jouaust then told Dreyfus t:i
rise, and asked him If he hud any re
marks to mnkp upon the evidence.
The prisoner, who during M. Cavaig
nac's arraignment of him had seemed
nervous and agitated, replied In a low
voice:
"I am astounded that the man who
produced In the tribunal of the cham
ber the Henry forgery can come here
and base his convictions of my culpa
bility on matters which tho cuurt of
cassation has already disposed of."
(Great sensation.)
General Zurllnden, also a former min
ister of war, was the next witness. Ho
begun bv pointing out the obligation
resting upon those directing espionage
to do everything possible to save tho30
serving them when tho latter were dis
covered. Ho then declared that he. still
regarded the bordereau as being decis
ive proof of guilt of Dreyfus and said
It would ho Impossible forthose who
were prosecuting Dreyfus, and who
should he nctng from esprit do corps,
nnd It would bo as unjust to say so as
to approve the "odious uct Just com
mitted." This Inquiry Into tho honor
of the army, ho continued, had nothing
to do with the affair. General Zurlln
den then traversed tho old ground nnd
declared that nothing, not even Ester
hazy's confession, hud occur! ed to
uhange his convictions.
Tho prosecuting of Drcyfui, the wit-
nVss asserted, was quite unforeseen,
and therefore the Idea of machinations
weie untenable. The reiteration by
General Burllmlcn of his firm belief
that Dreyfus wrote the bordereau cre
ated lively excitement.
M. Demange suggested that If Col
onel Faure had not thought of exam
ining the handwriting of the proba
tioners the bordereau would then have
been eternally hulled In the arohlves
of the ministry of war, "and," he re
marked, "If this Is the case It must be
evident there wbh nothing In the bor
dereau which indicated Dreyfus."
General Xmilnden, In a troubled
voice, acknowledged this fact conclus
ively and tried to explain. M. De
mange got General Zinilnileu to admit
that It was not until after the con
demnation that the study of the bor
dereau seemed to Indicate that It was
tho work of a probationer.
Agrees with Zurllnden.
In reply to further questions General
X.urllnden denied that In order to g"t
the whole truth In regard to It they
must have the four letters mentioned.
At this point Dreyfus Interjected.
"I associate myself with those words,
my colonel. I also desire the truth. I
only ask for the truth.''
These statements caused excitement
In court.
General ''lianolne next testified, lie
briefly iilliimed his belief in the cul
pability of tho prisoner.
The appearance of M Hanolnux, th
former minister of foreign a fairs, who
followed him In the witness box, re
awakened the Interest of the audience.
M. Hanolaux declared he had noth
ing to add to his evidence given before
the court of cassation. lie said he
novel had the secret dossier.' He re
called the circumstances under which
he took office, saying foreign politics
then presented grave .lllllciiltles. The
negotiations with Great Mrltaln and
Belgium In regard to frlca, the war In
Madagascar and the state of affalis
In China were pointed to. He then ie
lateil how he was made acquainted
with the Drevfus affair by ieneral
Metcier and If. Dupuy'tn the presence
of M. Glierln and lead th" notes, al
ready produced by M IMIeologue, giv
ing the obs. ivatlons h" thought tight
. . . ... . .. 1
to make to Gi neral Mercler regarding)
the proofs collected against Dreyfus
and the minister of war In icply with
his objections.
M. Hauotaux declared that when
sending the notes he foresaw the diffi
culties which speedily developed. His
fears, he added, were fully Justified,
and when It became necessary to pub
lish several of the notes In order to
satisfy a foreign embassy the situation
was undoubtedly grave, and he forth
with leqilesteil General Mercler to
cease the prosecution of affalis under
the rilling circumstances. Hut General
Mercler was obdurate and the affair
proceeded.
The former minister of foreign af
fairs denied the allegation that he
had told M. Mouod that he believed
Dreyfus was guilty. He was astound
ed at M. Mound's statement, but the
latter was evidently hussy, as he had
given three versions of the conversa
tion. M. Demange inquired whether M.
Hauotaux was aware of the uncer
tainties connected with the translation
of the telegram dated Nov. L', 1S01.
M. Hauotaux leplled that uncertain
ty was the rule In such cases. He was
only aware of the one drawn up In tho
foreign otllce. which alone was com- I
niunlcnted to the war minister. The
representative of the government. Ma
jor Caniere, having excused M. Casl-mlr-Peiier,
General Mercler and M.
Hanotaux from further attendance un
less resummoned, the court rose at
noon, adjourning until Wednesday.
OLD SOLDIERS ARE
TO BE RETAINED
The Order Concerning Removals at
Harisburg to Be Rescinded.
Hnnlsburg. Aug. II. T. Larry ICyre,
iipetlntendcm of publ'e grounds and
buildings, gave out the followinghiale
innt this evening:
' At a meeting of the commissioners
of public grounds and buildings held
this nfternooi! at which we-.e present
Governor Stone and Auditor Geneinl
McCauley, (State Treasurer Heacom
being unable to attend by reason of
his absenc on his vacitlon) It was
unanimously determined to res-.inJ the
order of last week of the removal of
employes from the force who are old
soldiers except where th? plac wns
filled by another old soldier. Neither
the commissioners nor raiperiiitondeii
were awar last week what fhanges
were ordered, that the oi'iles atfected
were veterans of thu ial war. It has
been the policy of the administration
from Its Inauguration to tilt care of
the old lonirades."
The employes who were removed are
j fni''t" I'";: Watchman Jacob Deck
and Capitol Talk Laborers Hpnry
Yoke. Andrew MeKee nnd Lewis Fln
nearoek. With the exception of Wll
Ham H. Crook, who takes th" place
of Flnneafroek, none of Iho appointed
Is a soldier.
SUICIDE AT SHICKSHINNY.
William Campbell Found Dead with
n Revolver Near.
WilkcoUarie, Aug. 14. William A.
Campbell, ex-county superintendent ot
schools, ex-postmaster and a promi
nent merchant of the town of Shlck
shinny, was found dead In an outhoufe
In the rear ot his store this morning.
A revolver with one chamber empty
was found by his side. Everything
pointed to suicide, but the family of Hie
dead man say he accidentally shot him
self.
He was In tho habit of carrying a re
volver and It might riavo fallen out
of his pocket and been discharged by
striking tho floor. Deceased was a
prominent Mason and Odd Fallow and
a leading Democrat In his section.
s Columbia's Victory.
Newport. It. I., Aug. H. -Tho Columbia
added another victory to her already
splendid record today by dofeatilig De
fender 13 mlnutoK 7 seconds over a .is.nille
coiuse. Columbia nailed u splendid race
and showed that In light air she Is many
minutes faster than Defender. Columbia
covered the distance In 4 hours Si minutiM
and 19 seconds. Defender's limn was f
huurn 11 minutes und St seconds,
DEWEY AT TRIESTE.
Was Treated with Uniform Courtesy
by the Austrinns.
Washington, Aug. 14. The navy de
partment today received the following
letter from Admiral Dewey:
United States Klugidilp Olympla.
Trieste, ltstrln. Aug. 1. 1S!.
Sir: I.avlng Tileste toilaj, 1 desire to
btlng to the nt tint Ion of the department
the uniform courtesy and Ictnilly feeling
shown not only to me but to the ship and
Its whole personnel as representing our
country by the ofllclnls and people ot
Trieste and Austila. The Austrian min
ister of marine arrived from Vienna to
welcome us ollleliilly and n malncd sev
eral days awaiting us, but was obliged by
high duties to return before our arrival.
The naval, military and civil olllrUts
stationed hero have heen most cordial.
The people also have exhibited a most
friendly feeling InWanl our nation anil
hove visited the shin In large numbers.
It Is estimated that 40.000 people attended
the funeral of Ha-k, an electrician, who
died In tho hospital and they showed
many marks of sympathy.
Naval Constructor Capps, who visited
the dock yard at 1'olu, was shown every
courtesy there and plso nt the naval and
private ship yards nf Trieste.
I have the honot to be very respect
fully, George Dewey,
Admiral. 'T'nlteil States Navy.
REMNANTS OF
THE HURRICANE
Shipping in the Harbor at Nnssau
Injured Downpour of Rain in
Georgia.
Nassau. New I'lovldence. Aug. 13.'
'(Delayed In transmission) The hurri
cane Is ended, the center passed west
yesterday afternoon. The shipping In
the harbor was much Injured. Many
small vessels were lost. The Anierlcan
steamship Cocoa Is safe. The postolllee
was partly unroofed, the government
house was damaged, and Johnson's pre
serving factory, Adderlle's nw sponge
warehouse and many light buildings
have been destroyed. The fri.lt trees
and crops were badly hur', but there
Is little loss of lite reported. No news
lliin iieen irri
j(,,.Pnt innds
has been received here from the ad-
Savannah, Ga., Aiu. 11. There has
been a downpour of rain here today and
the wind has been blowing In gusts. At
Tybee, on the coast, It H now blowing
about forty miles an hou". The storm
is believed to be ef.st of Jicksonvllle,
Fla., and It Is not thought the hurri-
! cane will reach this port. There has
been no damage don here and none Is
reported from Hrunswiek or intermedi
ate points along the coast.
Jacksonville, Fla.. Aug. 14. llcm
nants of the W st inll'i hmiicane
struck here early this loni'ng. bring
ing with It a very blgn wind and rain
The velocity if ilia wind vas about
forty miles nn 'tiour. No damage of
any Importance was done here and
none Is reported fnmi St. Augustine,
Pablo IJeach or tiny of the t-c-nside re
sorts. The rain co-ulnics at this place,
but the wind has fallen.
HOBSON HEARD FROM.
He Has Raised Vessels at Manila
Harbor.
Washington. Aug. 14.--Naval Con
structor Itlchurd Pearson llobsou was
heard from bv the navy department
today for the first time at any length
since he was assigned to duty In charge
of the Spanish ships raised from Ma
nila haibor and now undergoing re
pairs at Hong Kong. His report Is in
teresting, dealing In general questions,
such as the need of a large dock yard
In the Orient, the Increasing shipping
at Manila, and the prospect that Ma
nila will succeed Hong Kong as the
emporium of the east, the value of
Chinese labor In all branches of In
dustry, etc.
He says the three Spanish ships
which are completed will be worth to
the government about $010,000. The
raising and refitting has cost about
$o04,000. He contemplates trying to
raise three more Spanish vessels now
at the bottom of Manila bay.
BATTLE NEAR MALOLOS.
General Rio Del Pilar's Forces Be
lieved to Have Been Scattered.
Manila, Aug. 13. 8.35 a. in. A force
of Flitted States troops from Quluga,
four miles northeast of Malolos, and
from Uallnag. near Hustos, ubout six
miles northeast of Qulnga. encounter
ed a body of Insurgents, estimated at
about 500, half way between Hustos
und Qulnga. In the engagement that
ensued the Filipinos were severely pun
ished and scattered.
The Americans lost one man killed.
The Insurgent force is believed to have
been under command of General Plo
Del Pilar and to have had In view tear
ing up the railway at Hoeave and
Higaa, about three miles northeast of
Hulacun.
FOOD FOR SUFFERERS.
Transport McPherson Leaves New
York with Supplies.
New York, Aug. 11. The transport
McPherson. with a cargo of supplies
for the storm sufferer i of lirto Rico,'
left her pier In Hiocklyn this nfter
noon. About two-thirds -if the original
cargo of army supplies wuv left be
hind to make room for tho quantities
of lie-, benus, grain, clothing, lumber,
etc, required for the Immediate neces
sity of the sufferers.
Up to within u quarter of on hour
of falling, vrliintury donation kept
piling In. It Is expected thnt an Juan
will be reached not Inter than Friday
night.
Fifteen Days' Stny for Mrs. Botkln,
San FrnncUco, Aug. 11. Judge CouU lo
day granted fifteen days further stay of
execution fur Mrs. Cordelia llotkln. tho
convicted murderess of Mrs. John P.
Dunning. The bill of except Ions In tho
caso bus ben filed but not yet settled.
Pennsylvania Pensions.
WiiKhlnglcn, Aug- II. -Pension certlfi
cntes: Original George K. Variington,
Carlinudiile, K Original widows Minor
of Cliaiiet. F. Deiker, Mehoopany, Wyo.
mhig, $10: Olive Warner, Tlnglcy, Sus
quehanna, th.
Steamship Arrivals,
New York. Aug. It Cleared: Kaiser,
Wllhelni Do (liosi-e. firemen via. Cher-'
bourg and Suiithumplou; Servia, Liver
pool, Arrived: Taurle, Liverpool. I.lv.
Icrpool-Arrlved; Elruila, New York.
SECRETARY ROOT'S
APPEAL FOR AID
MONEY AND SUPPLIES NEEDED
FOR PORTO RICO SUFFERERS.
A Multitude Left Destitute by the
Hurricane and Must Be Provided
with Food for a Time Governors
of States Asked to Assist in Col
lecting Funds Ex-Secretary Alger
Among the First Contributors.
Washington, Aug. 14. The secretary
of war this afternoon issued the fol
lowing appeal to governors ot states
for aid for the storm sufferers In Porto
Itlco:
Sir: t enclose herewith copies of two
telegraphic dispatches received last even
ing ftoin the governor general of Porto
Kid by which It appears that the dewis
tution w i ought by the recent hiirrlcn.io
In that Islam! Is evi n worse than whs at
first supposed ll Is evident that ,i great
multitude of people leudeitd utterl des
titute by this awful calamity must lie
fed and cared fur during a conslderaliK'
period until they can have the opportun
ity to produce food for tliemn-lves.
Enormous quantities of upilles of the
kinds Indicated by tin governor general
must be procured. "The magnitude of
the work to be a coinnllshed lends this
department to supplement the appeal al
ready made to the mayor of the prin
cipal cities of the country by a more gi n
etal appeal, and I bet.- ou to ask the
people of your state to contribute gener
ously to the relief of the people of Porto
Klcti.
Swift steamers have been piovliU-d to
leave the port of New York to carry the
supplies directly to Porto Itlco us rnplill
us they can be collected.
"Contributions should be cither In sup
plies of the character Indicated oi In
money In older that the supplies can b
purchased. The supplies should be sent
to Colonel F. H. Jones, armv building,
foot of Whitehall stieet. New Yolk city ,
In packages plainly marked "Porto Hlcun
li lief," and he should be consulted as to
tin- time of shipment. Money should be
sent to the National bank tit North
Amei lea. New Yolk city, which has been
designated ns a depository for the n -lief
fund. Very respeetfulls.
Ellhu Hoot. Secretary of War.
Secretary limit received the follow
ing despatch today:
Grand Meie. Que, Aug. II.
lion. Ellhu Hoot. Secretary of War.
Washington:
1 forward you today one bundled dol
lars for Porto Itlco relief fund.
(Signed) It. A. Alger.
STRIKE AT NANTICOKE.
Many of the 3,800 Miners Who Are
Out Are Growing Restless.
Wilkes-Harre, Aug. 14. It Is report
ed tonight that the mine strike at Nan
tlcokn may be settled before niuny '
days. The 3,voo miners who are out ,
on strike are getting restless and !
many of them are anxious to return ;
to wink. The Susquehanna Coal com
pany Is also overwhelmed with orders I
for coal and every day the mines are i
Idle Is a big loss. It Is said both sides '
will make concessions and that un
amicable agreement may be reached
sooner than expected. The miners at
the Dabylon colliery, Duryea, who I
have been out on strike for two weeks
returned to work today, the company
having made some concessions of a j
minor character.
The Pettebone colliery of the Dela- I
wure, Lackawanna and Western com- '
pany was closed down today. The cause !
of the suspension Is attributed to the
powder question, but the company nfll-
clals will neither compromise or arhl
tiate. ARREST OF GUERIN.
Strong Police Force Guards' Offices of
the Anti-Semite League.
Paris, Aug. 14. This ufternoon it
fresh warrant wus Issued for the ar
rest of M. Gueiin. According to a
French statute his efforts to evade ar
rest for a political crime are punish
able with penal servitude. A strong
police force now guards the ofllces
of the Anti-Semite league, where a
crowd numbering. thousands complete
ly blocks tralllc. Windows In the vi
cinity are filled with people antici
pating the storming of the building-.
Shop-keepers nearby have dosed their
shutters.
While a general olllcer In uniform
was riding along the street the crowd
pressed up around his carriage crying:
"Vive I-Armee" and "Mart nuv Julfs."
WAR HERO HONORED.
Captain Ent, a Democrat, Endorsed
by Republican Convention.
Itldgwuy, Aug. 14. The Elk Repub
llcan countv convention today nomi
nated W. F. Aldrich, of Wllcoj:, for
county treasurer; Captain A. M. Enl.
of Hldgwny. for prothonotary; Will
iam Thomas for commissioner; II. M.
Powers, of Rldgway, for auditor; Col
onel A. A. Clearwater, of Wilcox, dele
gate to the state contention; (1. li.
Wanamaker, of Highland, alternate,
nnd James A. Geer, of Johnsonburg.
for county chairman.
Captain Ent, who Is a Democrat and
the present prothonotary, was en
dorsed as a testimonial of his services
during the war wltli Spain. Resolu
tions weie adopted endorsing Senator
Quay and the, stole administration.
THE DEATH ROLL.
Lock Haven, Pa.. Aug. 14. Professor
W. J. W'olverioii. former principal of the
Lock Haven high school, and for eleven
jeais one of ihu facultj of the Institution,
died here today, aged lis jeuis. Up was
agraduateof Hucknell university and wns
school bupcrlntentlcnt of Northumber
land county from issi to li7, and u mem
ber of Hie Northumberland coun'y bur.
SpiinglK-ld, 111., Aug. ll.-Mrs. FriincU
J. Wallace, only remaining slsler of Mrs.
Abraham Lincoln, died hern toilaj, aged
hi years. Two sons, William and Ed
ward, and one daughter. Mrs, Mary Will,
lace Itaker. wife of Mujor John P. Haker.
of the regular army, survive her.
Kruger Accepts Proposal,
London, Aug. 111. President Krugor, ui .
cording to u dispatch from Johannes
burg, has sent a reply accepting I he pro
posal of tho secretary of statu for
the colonics, Joseph Chamberlain, to sub
mit tho franchise controversy to u Joint
commission of Inquiry, on condition that
the Independence of the Trunsvaul shall
Inot bo Impugned,
THE NEWS THIS MOItNINU
Weather Indications Todiy:
RAIN.
General. Multro Laborl, Counsel for
Dreyfus, Shot.
Progress of the Dreyfus Trlul.
Secretary of War Root Appeals for
Air for Hurricane Suffcrcis.
General -News of Taylor Uorough,
linse Hall Results.
Financial and Commercial.
Local Judge Edwards' Opinion In the
Pool1 Hoard Case.
Old Forge Hallway Injunction Made
Permanent.
Grind of the Divorce Mill.
Editorial.
News and Comment.
Local Dr. Phillips Declines Re-election
as Principal of the High School.
Court Proceedings.
Local-West Scraiiton and Suburban.
News Hound About Scraiiton.
Local Judge Edwards' Poor Uoutil
Opinion iConeliuleil).
BOERS PREPARE
FOR BLOODY WAR
Farmers' Meeting Called They De
cide That It Is the Duty of Every
'Man to Shoot In Defense of the
Colony.
Cape Town, Afilca, Aug. 14. A ills
patch fioni Pletermtiiitzburg, capital
of Natal, says that n farmers' meet
ing cnlled to consider the defense of
the colony It was resulted that It was
the duty of eveiy loyal, uble-bodleil
colonist able to rise and siipot. was to
aid In the defense of the colony against
Invasion, and It was announced Unit
the volunteeis would be sent to the
frontier In the event of "war and the
rifle associations woil'd be left to de
fend their own districts.
The reported shipment of tim.iinu
pounds from London banks Is believed
to be due to the enormous purchases
by the Transvaal government of ani
niunltlons, piovislons nnd forage, the
supplies exceeding those of many Ku
rnpean nations.
The field cornets are distributing
arms to the buighers.
Johannesburg-. Aug. 14. The Stand
ard and Dlggels News say today:
"The Hoers are convinced that llni"
Is nothing for It now but arbitrament
of arms." All sorts of war-like rumors
are In circulation. It Is alleged Unit
i the field cornets have received ords
j to supply all unarmed burghers with
rifles gratuitously and to substitute
Mausers for Martini-Henrys wherever
the latter ore still in use.
TO SUPPORT JUDGE ARCHBALD.
Delegate from Wyoming County Re
ceived Instructions.
Special to tile Seranlnii Tribune,
Tiinkhsnnoi'k, Aug 11. The Repub
licans of Wyoming county held a i oii
vciitlon her" totlnv at which county
olllcers were nominated and a state
delegate selected. Edward T. Mnlzet'
was named lor state delegmo and was
directed to mipport Judge it. W. Arch
bald ot Scraiiton for the supreme
ccurt nomination.
flic following nominations were
made: Sherilf. Oliver Itej Holds: prn
thonotary, Henry C. I'rovoost: register
and recorder. William . Show, coun
ty commissioners, C. Mlll'n Miyer and
O. C. Ilobliifon.
MATTHEWS BEAT KERWIN. i
Sponge Thrown Up in the Sixteenth '
Round.
New York, August 11.-- Vt tne I'min''
Island Sporting club . tonigh: Matty
Matthews beat Geotg K-rwin, of Chi
cago, from the start ti the finish,
which was leached In the slxteeutn
round, when the Chlcag' iiian s ,-econiI
threw up the sponge uft'V their u nn
bad taken enough punishment to make
ary three men slop long lipfor- Hint
time. Kerwm's ganienes-i Is unques
tioned. Mattho'vs was t"n pounds
heavier iliiin Kerwin. Tlnv of last
round, one minute and twenty seconds
Otto Selloff. of Chicago, dfe-i;n
Harry Lenunons, colored, of lluffulo,
putting the t.egro out n the third
round.
Killed at Manila.
Washington. Ann 11. -The war deport
ment today received from tieiieral Otis
the following additional list of killed:
Manila. Aug. II.
Sixth Infantry at Ilebon Negio, duly 11,
David Sandeihon; Thirtieth Infantry. Vin
cent Segermnear Sallsdro. Negios; John
llelchener; Twenty-third Infantry, near
P.irdo, Cebu, L'lth, Itohert II. Moore;
Seventeenth Infantry, near San l-'erinind",
August 3, Corporal Samuel T. Holllnger;
Ninth Infantry. Corporal George W.
Wells, Charles J. Luvler. Jr.; Fourth In
fantry, mar NoMileta, lith, Frank l.iiinp
niiiu, Tw(iit.v-sei nnd Infantry, near Sivi
Luis, 12th, Via W. Cox; Twent.x -tirsl ln
faritr . near Mniiqulnn. Walling Collins;
John A. Hrennan; Twenty-fourth Infan
try. James Nold; Fourth Cavalry, Sd -geants
James lloblnsoii and Nick Hi -bitiis.
The names of fourteen wounded
are also given, the Injuiles mostly being
mild In character
Paris Will Be Docked.
Kulmnuth. England. Aug. II. - "ii
American line steamer Paris iv-i-nti
I tilled off the rocks near CovevacK i'i
here under her own steam this morula .
aided by vevcral tugs. She is bound
Mllford Haven, where she will in- do )
for repalis. Dlveis have been worklu
on her day nnd night for weens pa.;.
shei'thlng and calking the damaged in.
I!. ms of her hull.
Governor Stone's Outing.
Ilarrlsliurg. Aug. II. Governor Sion.
left this wining for Pltthburg. where he
will Join a committee nnd will leave m
morrow for LnWe Chiimpliilii to extend
an Invitation to President McKlnley to be
present at the reception of the Tenth
regiment on Its arilval home next mouth.
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WEATHER FORECAST.
Washington, Aug, 14. Forecast
for Tuesday: Por eastern Penn
sylvania, rain Tuesday and prob.
ably Wednesday; winds becoming
high northerly.
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LABORI SHOT
IN THE BACK
Dreyfus Counsel Victim
of Cowardly Assas
sins. THE ASSAILANT ESCAPES
M. Laborl Is Fired at from Ambush
While on His Way to Court Eye
Witnesses' Accounts of the Crime.
Flight and Pursuit of the Would
Do Assnssin Attempt to Capture
the Mlscteants Proclamation of!
Mayor of Rennes.
Itennes, France, Aug. ll. Multre
Laborl, of counsel for Captain Dreyfus,
miis shot at from ambush while on
his way to court this morning. Thu
would-be tnurileier escaped. It was
tepor'eil at first that the wounded man
would die. but later hope for his re
ci,i;4v was expressed.
Two or three laborers going to wor.1
saw the eiinie committed. The spi '.
wus well' chosen, as the murderers,
being hidden by bushes, could ii.it be
seen by M. Laborl until they rushed
on li I in fioni the entrance to the lane.
Moleover, the assassins were afforded
an easy means of escape by passing
back through the lane, which Ijd to
the country. One of the laborers,
named Patoux, who saw the deed, said:
As I was passing along that road 1 saw
a tall man walking quickly m the direc
tion of lt urn s. lie was on the towl.'i;;
path of the Yllalne. lie was attired In a
dark lounge soili nnd wore a "derby" hat.
It was .Maine l.alioii. .lusl as he reached
tin- bildgc cio'slng a stream fulling Into
the Ylliiine two men. about medium
height and wealing dark -uilts and roiuulv
soft felt Inns, emerged from a path en
tering the main road. One of Hum car
ried a heavy stick. They approached M.
Laborl from behind. Suddenly one drew
a UMilver nnd lireu point blink at La
burl. The murdeier was so near his vic
tim that It was quite Impossible for him
to uilis. M. Laliotl threw up his arms
and cried "Ho! La La!" 'common
Pleach exclamation), and fell flat upon
his tnco. 1 and rile in two others who
saw the deed ran up, but the murderers
had anlslieil down the lane. Help was
Immediately sent for. and the gendarmes
quickly ai lived, and soon iiftriwurd Mine.
Laborl appeared.
Madame Labori Arrives.
Still further purtieulers show that M.
Laborl and his wife left their house
togethrr but Just before the outrage
she turned back having forgotten her
curd of udr.i'ssion to court. While
she was gon.- M. Labori met Colonel
Plcqii.ii't and M. Cast. Immediately
afterward a man shot him. His wifej
ariived while M. Laborl was lying on
the gi-'iitid and Colonel Picouart and
M. Cast were purmlng the murderer.
M Laborl said to bis wife:
"Co to court and ask to suspend the'
i siiiiic'"
Madame Labor! ran Into the court.
gave the news that her husband had
been 'hot and inn back to him. Sho
sat dov n on th ground besld- l.er
bu-bnnd anil took his head In h"V lap.
Dining the interval while Colonel
Plcquait and M. Cast wen- pun-iilng
the murderer and before Madam" La
borl arrived. M. Labori. thinking 1 im
seir mi'i tally wounded, said to a by
stander. "If I die tell my wlf' my hut
thought" Weie for her."
11 ii. in. The following bulletin re
gaiiling the condition of M. Laborl
wns Issued lit ID o'clock.
' "T-mpernturp VM. No fever. Con
dltinn stationary."
iii'i-e has 'bern therefore n slight
linprovmeiit dining the last few
hours.
M. Laborl'? mother arrived here this
evening. Sh Im.l believed him dead
and a most affecting si ene ensued.
Later M. I.iboii received Mnlhlus
Dreyfus, b'viiher of capttii.i DrevIVs.
Then- Is "hiiii talk of M. Albert cipin
eneeuii. the younger or the two brnth
rs, coining as " substitute for Laborl.
The question, however, will Ik- dolln
Itely decided tomorrow. M. cienien
ceau was one of .ola's counsel at his
tiled and he -as followed the Dreyfus
affair very closely. While he lacks
the magnetic inlluence of Laborl hi
pleading !) Is extremely skillful In
cross-ex.im'.inilon.
Gendarmes Beat the Woods.
There were several reports this even
ing that the assailant of M. Laborl had
been cantured, but they proved to bo
unfounded. Detachmenis of troops and
gendarmes are beat'ng the woods and
scouring the countrv They were en
gaged In this work all day long with
out success. A gieat number of peop'e
saw the murderer lleeing, but he was
either too far distant from Iheni or elan
he succeeded in cowing them by threats
to use his revolver.
A gardener named Dehihaye got near
enough to the man to clutch him by
the shoulder, but the fugitive shook:
himself free and, turning to his pur
suer, exclaimed: "Begone or I will kill
you. I stl'l have live shots left In my
reolver and they will be for you."
Delahaye, being quite unarmed, re
coiled and allowed the man to escap".
The attempt made upon the life of M.
Laborl was evidently the n-sult of a,
plot. A letter was sent to ihe com
missary of police this morning, wnrn
Ing him that It wus Int'Mided to make
an attempt upon the life of General
Mercler. Consequently the 4olice and
detectives surroundei the guierul and
left the other principals In tho drama,
unprotected.
A proclamation signed by M. Lajat,
mayor of Hennes, and M. Herrlssee,
deputy for' Illee-et-Vlllane, In which
Rennes Is situated, has Just been Is
sued. It commences: "An abominable,
outrage, the author of wheh cannot
claim to belong to any party, has Jusc
dishonored our dear town of Rennes,"
and concludes with uppealng to tho
population to remain calm and to re
sist provocations from whatever party;
they may einunat. ,
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