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PICQUART THE
MAGNIFICENT
He Gives Effective Testi
mony in the Inter
est of Dreyfus.
BELIEVES HM INNOCENT
Mme. Hcnvy Defends Her Husband's
Memory Plcquart Snys tho Re
semblance of Dreyfus' Handwrit
ing to tho Bordereau Was a Ru
mor Wins tho Admiration of the
Audience and Approval of the
Court Strong Guard of Gend
armes. Hermes, Aug. 17. Today for the first
t.me the Dreyfus court martial list
em d to testimony In favor of the ac
cused. Icutenant Colonel Picqu.trt
nnd M. ReiiulUF, the exnmlng mugM
tiate. iviti' both on the stum! giving
th'ir grounds for Dreyfus' lnnoernce.
At tho resumption of the session this
morning Geneial Rogot finished his
testimony, which was cut short by
yesterday's adjournment. Ills testi
mony, which has been nothing but a,
long speech, closed with n long argu
ment with M. IJemange, In which the
witness lost some of his assurance,
lie denied thai the Petit lilue or city
postal card, by which Plcquart had
been led to suspect Ksterhazy, had been
tampered with at the foreign olllce.
For the rest General Rogot's testimony
consisted In more insinuations and ar
guments without evidence.
Next came M. Hertulus. the first wit
ness to testify in favor of tho pris
oner. Hertulus wns the examining
maslstiale whose seizure of papers at
the house of Mme. Pays. Esterhazy's
mistress, led to his belief In the guilt
of Colonel Henry.
Mr. Hertulus repeated his testimony
before the court of cassation, including
Henry's famous confession to him,
when he begged to "save us for tho
honor of the army."
When Henry was examined by Uertu
lus the latter said to him: "Ksterhazy
ami Paly de Clam are guilty. Let
the latter blows his brains out. Justice
will have its course with Ksterhazy.
He is now making charges against you
which lead your enemies to accuse you
of supplying him with documents."
Henry, on hearing this, was speech
less. Then throwing his arms around
the magistrate's neck, he cried: "Save
us for the honor of the army; Kster
hazy Is a scoundrel."
M. Hertulus lestliled that Henry was
entirely In Ksterhazy's hands. He told
bow he had examined all the evidence
In the case and concluded that there
was absolutely no Indication for the
guilt of Dreyfus; more than that, the
witness was absolutely convinced the
prisoner was an Innocent man.
In reply to questions M. Hertulus
gave his grounds for the belief in Ks
terhazy's connection with the border
eau. Mme. Henry was here given per
mission to o.uestlnn the witness. Sin
asked: "Did you not commend my hus
band for his sincerity?"
"On the contrary." replied Hertulus.
After this the little woman made n
vain effort to defend her dead hus
band's memory,
Plcquart's Testimony.
The next witness wns Lieutenant
Colonel Picquurt. Colonel Plcquart
was magnificent today as he marched
Into court, tall and strongly built,
dressed in a frock coat and wearing the
ribbon of the Legion of Honor in his
buttonhole. Ills llrsi words sounded
through the court room like a trumpet
blast, as he replied to the question of
the president, giving his name, etc.
His advent was like a fresh breeze,
i tearing away the foul atmosphere of
tile previous sittings. The colonel be
gan his deposition In the high, reson
ant voire of a man determined to abide
bv everv word uttered. He was pale,
but had a look of grim determination
en his face. He looked the members
of the "ourt-martlal straight In the
eyes and immediately assumed a cold
demeanor towards them, giving Colonel
Jouaust, the president of the court. Just
such dofeieuco as the lattei could de
mand, but not a Horny more. The
strength of character of Colonel Plc
quart and the .mltuile he intended to
adopt In court was shown at the out
set, when, having been ulreudy stopped
bv Colonel Jouaust from entering Into
retrain explanations, he ranip to the
reasons Mtv lie entered the war oilleo
and declared:
"I nn going to explain In n few words
why I Pi'ieied the war olllce," adding
in o resolute une, "and that will not
be much."
Plcquart spoke palpably under tho
strain of strong will-power, but
throughout he maintained complete
control of himself. Ho aeooinpniiled his
statements with energetic gestures and
with an Intonation thai brought out
every point he wished to make and ho
made many, as the incessant murmurs
of approval from the audlmce showed.
Prom the beginning to the end the
testimony of the colonel was spoken
without hesitation, and his fads wore
arrayed and submitted In lucid, line
qulvvoul language, which wns sulking
testimony to his finely wrought Intel
ligence. He was eftectlvt with some
Flinplo phrase, us, 'when he repeated
the late Col. Henry's denunciation of
the Dreyfus court martial he turned
towards Dreyfus and pointing to him
with his linger said:
"Henry said It Just ai 1 am wiylng
It now."
And every one In court today hid
thl scene once before their eves. The
strangest point made by Colonel Plc
quart was undoubtedly pgulust Paly
De Clam on the latter' motive in al
tering the date of the boidereat:.
Admiration from Audience.
Plcquart's argumuitt and courag
eous attitude undoubtedly impressed
the members of the court martial, and
Uelted ix continual ripple of admira
tion from the audience. Hut thero
was no demonstration either on his
entering or leaving the coutt. Grout
precautions had been taken to pre
vent nnv attack upon Plcquart, cavalry
and mounted gendenimes kept the pub
lic u quarter of a mile from the court,
and the streets were swurmlng with
policemen and detectives.
Madame Henry made u poor Impres
sion in confrontation with Magistrate
Hertulls, and, from the lone of her
voice and the absence ot emotion It
wns plainly s"en that her Intervention
was prearranged and that she simply
repeated what she had committed to
memory.
Labor! Progressing.
Hennes, August IT. It became
known late today that M. Laborl was
progressing most satisfactorily. The
,1,, nfr,ru .'iftep their examination of the
1 patient today declared tl'iit unless
complications occurred ne win ue uum
to be present In court at the beginning
of next week, or Wednesday at the
latest. The wounded lawyer Is In ex
cellent spirits nnd especially after
reading an account of today's proceed
ings of which a verbatim stenographic
report was sent to him Immediately af
ter the conclusion of the session.
The doctor Intend to leave the bul
let where It Is. unless It Induces fever.
M. Laborl was able to leave his bed
for three hours today and even to walk
three times across Ills room. Tonight
the doctors think he will be able to be
present at next Monday's session.
Madome Laborl baa received a num
ber ot menacing letters. One that came
today said the writer was sorry the
would-be assassin had not killed not
only Labor! but his wife and children.
Another Forgery Exposed.
The publication by tho Figaro of the
Schneider telegram, exposing another
alleged forgery, caused a great sensa
tion hero and tonight the general ex
pression Is that Schneider's disavowal
has dealt a severe blow to the prose
cution, killing the only point in Gen
eral Mercler's evidence that was dan
gerous to Dreyfus.
It Is expected that the matter will be
brought up In court tomorrow by M.
Demange, who has a splendid oppor
tunity to drive a nail into the collln of
the prosecution.
LATIN REPUBLIC
MAY BE FORMED
The Speech of President Campo3
Salles to President Roc a Is Re
garded as Significant.
Rio Janeiro, Aug. 17. The visiting
Argentine congressmen In taking leave
of the members of the senate and
chamber of deputies today received un
usual honors.
All the high Brazilian officials paid a
visit today to the Argentine warships
San Martin, Huenos Ayres and Patrln,
which accompanied President Rooa on
his visit to this country.
At a general reception given in honor
of the Argentine visitors, President
Campos Salles, of Brazil, made an im
portant speech. Addressing Koea, he
said:
"General, your visit Is timely, coin
ciding with the exact moment that
Brazil Is desirous of maintaining the
peace and harmony of her International
relations, not only with neighboring
nations, of similar origin, but also the
good understanding and mutual guar
antees with every other country."
These remarks nre considered to sig
nify the approach of a formation of a
Latin republic which will be without
prejudice o other countries, especially
to the Fnlted States.
SELLING OUR GOODS IN CHINA.
This Country and Japan Far in, the
Lead.
Washington, D. '.. Aug. 17. "It will
not be long at this rate before the
1'nlted States and Japan will supply
the Chinese market entirely, unless we
are shut out when Germany and Russia
f,et their ports in order." says the
1'nlted Slates consul ai Chefoo, show
ing the great Kt rider made by Ameri
can trade throughout China In a re-
norf. I
He shows that American trade In
China Increased throughout the list of
articles excepi kerosene. Japan's trade
also showed murveloiis sttidis. and
Julian now sells considerably more
than one-third of the entire foielgn
imports ami over Sl.flno.O0D gold more
than the 1'nlted States. The consul
says Japan Is beginning to be a for
midable competitor, not only of the
Celled States but of all Kurope and of
Gt-at Britain.
NO TRIAL FOR HENRY.
Opinion Filed by Judge Dunham
Yesterday at Towaada.
Towatula. Ph., Aug. 17. -Jtidg" Dun
ham today tihd an opinion refusing a
now trial to William Henry recently
convicted of second degree murder In
killing George Rutledge. of Sayre.
Henrj has been melancholy of late and
late lu.t night made a second unsuc
cessful attempt on his life by endeav
oring to Kover an artery In his leg.
Kniiy In February he tried to hang
himself to his cell door.
Farade In Cleve.and.
Cltneluud. Aug. 17.- Thero was u pa
rade of the stitet rallwuy Milkers and
their sympathizers tonight and two or
threo thousand men turned out. As the
procession was dlxbui.dlng curs on lliu
lllg Consolidated lines were Jeered ut.
Then a few suuus were thrown by hood
linns without doing any damage. The po
lice hied to arrest the stone throwers,
but failed. a:id finally the ciowil wus dis
persed liy a labia- leader who made a
speech In which he advised ugulnxt vln.
lenee.
President Objects to Sunday Travel.
liattsbi.rg. N. Y., Aug. 17. -President
and ilis. McKlnley nnd puity will leave,
here for I'lttshurg on FrIUny evening,
August 2.".. Instead of Saturday evening.
August "ff, as the president objects to
Sunduy travel.
National Tennis Champions,
Newpoit, Aug. 17.- Waul and Davis won
tho national tenuis championship In
doubles trday, defeating Waio and Hhtl
don, tho iSfts champions U-4 ; C-4: ti-3.
Pennsylvania Pension!.
Washington, Aug. R ItcUmie William
S. Haudull, DuIIuh, Luzerne, $11.
MORE VOLUNTEERS
FOR GENERAL OTIS
TEN
NEW REGIMENTS TO DE
ORGANIZED.
The Men Already Enlisted for the
Philippine Service Will Bo Sent at
Once Others Will Follow Soon.
Regiments Now Being Organized
Will Not Be Used ns a Reserve.
Force.
Washington, Aug. 17. The policy of
the war department," said Secretary
Root today, "Is to furnish Genernl
Otis with all the troops and supplies
that he can use and which are neces
sary to wind up the Insurrection In the
Philippines In shortest possible time."
The secretary was speaking of the
ten regiments which were called out
today by order of the president. Ho
said that no delay would bp allowed In
enlisting, equipping and supplying the
new regiments, nor In transporting
them, as well as the other regiments
already organized, to the Philippines
as soon as they were needed for active
operations. It the present number
ot transports are lnsuflleient more will
be procured. The men already enlist
ed for the. Philippine service will be
sent at once, and the new regiments
will be forwarded as fast as thev are
organized and needed. While thero
has been some suggestion that tho
new regiments will be used as a re
servo force, It may be positively st.lted
that these regiments as well as more,
If they can be used, will be sept to re
inforce General Otis.
Secretary Root sent a copy of the
order today to the various depart
ments of the army and they at once
began preparations for supplying tho
new organizations.
The selections of the majors and
company ofllcers for the regiments Is
now occupying the attention of the
secretnry and tho men are being chosen
from among the volunteers who were
called out In the service during the
Spanish war. They will he distri
buted as equally as possible among
the states, but the efficiency records
of the men wiij, govern In a great ex
tent in their selection.
It ajipears from today's orders that
tho ton regiments uro to be mainly
recruited In -New Kngland and tho
middle and central western states.
Kansas and Pennsylvania have ap
parently been selected as the best field
for recruits. It Is said that no spe
cial effort Is to be made to secure
recruits In the southern states. This
Is due, It Is said, to the experience of
the officers who operated in that quar
ter for recruits for the ten volunteer
regiments just organized. Tho only
places were difficulty was experienced
in securing men was In Georgia, Ala
bama and the Carollnas and the gulf
states and the two northwestern Paci
fic states.
TRAIN ROBBERS FOILED.
An Attempt to Hold Up Cars Near
Des Moines Frustrated.
Trinidad. Col.. Aug. 17. As passen
ger train No. L' on the Colorado and
Northern was proceeding south be
tween Folsom and Des Moines last
night train robbers attempted to hold
up the train but was frustrated in tho
ntttmpt. The first warning the train
men had of the attempt was when
the engineer was ofder-d to uncouple
the engine and baggage, car from the
t.aln. The conductor euspectlng Hon- Ul" ,"u'"1 "P- ""Vl" American con
ble Immediately went forward and op- sul wu at n"- Captain bodergreen
ened me on the robbeis. The hold appealed to the commander of a Ger-
up returned the fire nnd shot the ex
press messenger, Fred Hartlett, through
the left side of the face shattering
the Jaw bone. Frank Harrington, tho
conductor, alto received a very slight
wound In the fleshy part of the arm.
A fpelal train left Trinidad today
with the sheriff and posse for the scene
of the attempted holdup, and found
one man a few rod from the trick
badly wounded who acknowledged
that he was the party who made tho
attempt, saying he was alone and that
It was his first uttempt In this business.
He gave Ills name as fleorge Stevens.
lie will be brought to Tiinidad.
AGAINST THE WAR.
United Garment Workers Want
Want Hostilities to Cease.
Philadelphia. Aug. 17. Tho greater
part of this morning's Hendnn of the
I'nll.'d Ourment Worker. of North
America, was taken up In a long tie
bate over a resolution condemning the
war In the Philippines and asking tho
pieildent of the 1'nlted States to stop
It ot once. The resolution was finally
adopted and It will bo sent to the
president. A resolution was passed to
prohibit foreman, foreladles or super
intendents from becoming members ot
the garment workers union.
A resolution was also udopted fixing
the maximum fine for violating the
union's laws at J2.V
Zoologist Resigns,
llaiiUburg. Aug. 17. State Kconoinlc
V.ooloKlst Fernald 'has tendered his rc-lir-iiatlon
to take effect SculemUer 1. ho
having accepted a timlr nt Amherst col
lege. Tile will be succeeded by H. V,
MacC'urtlmey, of Jiffcisuu county.
The Burnslde Arrives.
Havana, Aus. 17. The 1'nlted Slates
tiniifport HiiriiBlde, which left New a'ork
August t) for Mntiinr.au and which was
overdue at that port, arrived there at
noon today.
Pugilist Franey Dead.
Hun Francisco, Aug. 17. Jim Franey,
the pugilist Injured by Frank McCon
net! In their Ill-lit lust night, died this
afternoon without rcgulnlng conscious-ness.
KNIGHTS AT LANCASTER.
Ofllcers Are Elected by the Ladies'
Auxiliary.
Lancaster. Pa., Aug. 17. This morn
ing tho grand lodge of Knights of Py
thias of Pennsylvania defeated the
proposition to uppioptiutu $2i0 for the
encouragement ot Inoveaslng the mem
bership of lodges. The report of tho
ci nunlttee recommending the rale of
the grand lodge ptoperty at 1027 Ri;ce
street Philadelphia, and th scouring
of new offices was adopted. In the
mutter of the proposed sanitarium at
Hot Springs, for Knights of Pythias,
the committee deemed It Inadvisable
to burden the grand lodge with It at
the present time und recommended
that the resolution In reference to It be
printed and forwarded to the subor
dinate lodges, they to take whatever
action they think proper. The status
of the Pennsylvania relict fund was
the subject for a long discussion, and
It was llnully decided to refer the mat
ter to a committee of five to nsceitaln
the legality of tho grand lodge taking
hold of the affair of the association.
Heading, Allentown. New Castle, Hur
lisburg. Pittsburg und Allegheny were
aspirants for the place of holding the
next meeting but the question was re
ferred to the finance committee.
Hniiisburff was selected as the next
place of meeting. The grund temple,
tho Ladles' Auxiliary of the Knights of
Pythias elected tho following otlloers
today:
Past snnnd chief. Mary 13. True,
Kilo: grand chief. Martha C. Druflcld,
Kile- grand senior, Lavlna Haverfleld,
Wheeling, W. "ra.- grand Junior, Mary
C. ICohu. Wllllamsport; C. M.. Cora
1lohrdson. Altoona: C. M. of H. and
C.. Mrs. Knt- K. Gould. Corry: grand
protector, Anna Rldgway. Seranton:
grand outer guard. Sadie P. Meade,
Corry: supreme- representative for four
years. Mrs. Amanda Marks, Shnmoktn.
The grand temple then adjourned
to nret the rami! time and place as
tho grand lodge In V.iOO.
TILLMAN WANTS BLOOD.
Senator Calls Whltecappers Cow
ards Advises That the Tolberts,
the Bflpubllcan Leaders, Be Killed
for Stirring Up the Negroes.
Greenwood, S. C, Aug. li. The
second day of the Farmers' Institute
was enlivened by a speech from Sena
tor B. U. Tillman. He pitched Into the
whitecappers who have been terroriz
ing a porlton of this country for the
last ten days and whipping inoffensive
negroes. The senator called them white
cowards, and said they were a disgrace
to tho county. 11 thought If tie Tol
berts. the Republican party leaders In
this section of the south, were still
I stirring tip the negroes they ought to
be dealt with.
"If you want to uproot this evil and
kill the snnko gp kill the Tolbtrts: but
don't abuse the poor, Innocent black
wrote lies," said the senator In an out
burst. "Tho Yankees," said Senator Till
man, "are watching us eloselv, and the
eyes of the whole world are now on
the race problem In the south. They
will take advantage of everything of
this hind to abuse the south. You are
just playing Into their hands. They
are wanting to cut down our represen
tation In congress because of our new
election laws, but otherwise there Is
lirtle bitter feeing between the two
sections. This sort of thing. If con
tinued, will arouse bad feeling."
"Whv, just look at the JeweU wom
an coming down hero nnd taking away
tno negro postmaster's family. in'
tlnued the senator. '"She comes from
Boston, tho hold and centre of all de
vilment." . - -
AMERICAN CREW IN JAIL.
German Naval Officer Arrested Them
for Mutiny.
Port Townsend, Wash., Aug. 17. Al
bert Lewis, mate of the htrk Ilenper,
who arrived here from Shanghai on
the schooner Prosper, reports that
when the Ilesper's cargo was dis
charged at Tslntau her crew refused
to return, although they had signed for
man Nvar vessel, who ordered the crew
sent to Jail. .Mate Lewis says tho only
authority recognized at Tslntau Is that
of the Germans. With a pick-up crew
the llesper sailed for Puget Sound July
0, and Is now due.
The reason given by Lewis for the
Hesper's crew refusing to return Is
cruel treatment from Captain Soder
green. SOUTHERN COAL MINES SOLD.
I The Looney Creek Property Bought
by a Virginia Company.
J Knoxvllle, 'IVnt... Aug. 17. The Vir
ginia Iron, Coal and Coke company
of Bristol, has bought the Looney
; Creek coul mines of the Interstate Coal
1 company. The consideration Is .mid to
bo JjOO.OOO. The mines are one mile
I from the present terminus of a branch
of the Virginia and Southwestern rail
( road which is to be extended to them
at once.
rive hundred coke ovens are to be
built at the mines to furnish coke for
tho fourteen Iron furnaces controlled
by the compimv In eastern Tennessee
and southwestern A'lrglnla.
BANK OFFICERS ARRESTED.
Charged with Issuing False State
ments to the Government.
Montreal, Aug. 17. -William Weir and
A. Smith, respectively president and
director of the defunct Villamarle
bank, have been arrested on tho charge
of Issuing false statements to the gov
ernment. Weir was released on hall,
but Smith has not been uble to secure
a bondsman.
The accountant, Lemleiix. who was
arrested when the bank closed, but sub
sequently releused. Is also wanted, J.
J. Herbert, the paying teller, charged
with stealing over tuu.ono. Is still at
large.
Charley Hurt, Negro, Lynched.
Hrantley, Ala., Aug. 17.-Cluirles Hurt,
a negro who attempted to nsimult Mrs.
Stephen Hattle, a widow,, near Hrantley
yesterday wuh taken from the. hruutley
jail last night by a mob of 100 men and
shot to death In the woods half u mile
awuy.
GRIM STORY OF AN
ARTOTRADEGY
AWFUL EXPERIENCE OF WELL
MAN EXPLORING PARTY.
A Norwegian's Lonely Watch Beside
the Corpse of His Comrade.
Sledges and Dogs Crushed in an
Ice Quake Mr. Wellman Injured.
Scientific Observations In New Re
gions No Trace of Andree.
Tiomsoe, Island of Tromsoe, Norway
Aug. 17. Walter Wellman and the sur
vivors of the Polar expedition led by
him arrived here this evening on the
steamer Capell, having successfully
completed their explorations In Franz
Josef land. Mr. Wellman has discov
ered several now Islands.
The expedition brings a grim story
of arctic tragedy. In the autumn of
IMS an outpost called Fort McKlnley
was established In latitude SI. It was
a house built of rocks and roofed over
with walrus hide. Two Norwegians,
Paul HJoervlg and Bert Hentzon, the
latter ot whom wus with Nansen on
the Fram, remained there. The main
party w Intcred in n canvas covered
hut colled llarmswortb House, at Cape
ToKethoff. on the southern point of
Hnll's island, latitude 80.
About the middle of February, before
the rise of the sun to Its winter height,
Mr. Wellman. with three Norwegians
and forty-five dogs, started north. It
wns the earliest sledge journey on rec
ord on thut high latitude. On reach
ing Fort McKlnley, Mr. Wellman found
Hentzon dead, but Hlnervlg. according
to piomlse. bad kept the body In the
house, sleeping beside It through two
months of arctic darkness. Notwith
standing his terrible experience, the
survivor was safe and cheerful. Push
ing northward through rough Ice and
severe storms, with a continuous tem
perature for ten days between forty
and fifty degrees below zero, the party
found new lands north of Freedom
Island, where Nansen landed In 189.".
By the middle of 'March all bands
were confident of reaching latitude S7
or SS, If not the pole Itself. Then be
gan a succession of disasters. Mr.
Wellman. while leading the party, fell
Into a snow-covered crevasse, seriously
Injuring one of his legs and compelling
a retreat.
An Ice Quake.
Two days later the party was roused
at midnight by an !cequak under
them, due to pressure.
In a few tnlnutts many dogj were
crushed and tho sledges .lestroyed.
The members of the expedition nar
rowly escaped with their lives, though
they managed to save their precious
sleeping bags and some dog and pro
vlslonr. On Mr. Wellman's condition Ivoem
nig alarming, as lntlammatlcn vet In,
brave Norwegians dragged him on a
sledge, by forced marches nearly two
hundred miles to headquarters, an ly
ing there early last April.
Mr. Wellman Is still unable to walk
nnd will probably ho permanently crip
pled After reaching headquarters, other
members of the expedition explored re
gions hitherto unknown, and Important
scientific work was done by Lieuten
ant Kvelyn P. Baldwin, of the 1'nlted
State weather bureau, Dr. Kdward
Hofma, of Grand Haven, Mich., ani
Mr. Harland, of the 1'nlted .States
coast survey.
The expedition bagged forty-seven
bears and many wa busses.
Tho Capellu ai rived at Capte Te
gethoff, In search r.f the expedition,
of July L'7 last. On August l she met
the Stella Polar, bearing the expedi
tion headed bv Prince Lulgi. duke of
Abruzzl. which had sailed from Arch
angel to roconnolter northwest Franz
Josef land and to mnet, If possible, the
Wellman expedition.
Mr Wellman nnd hi" companion
found no trace in Franz Josef laud ot
the missing H'-runaut. Prof. Andree.
CATHOLICS IN CONVENTION.
Proposition to Drop the
Word
"Irish" Is Defeated.
Philadelphia. Aug. 17. The proposed
establishment of n contingent or cen
tral fund was the leading question dis
cussed ut tho morning session of the
Irish Catholic Henevolent union, now
In convention here. The subject came
before the delegates In tho form of a
constitutional amendment. The fund
was to be established for the purpose
of lending financial aid to societies
with depleted treasuries and was to be
raised by the collection of .". per cent.
j from the societies in addition to the
assessment already provided In the
constitution. After a long discussion
the amendment was lost.
The proposition to drop the word
"Irish" from the union's title was de
feated by an overwhelming majority.
These ofllcers were elected: Presi
dent. Daniel Duffy. St. Clair, Pa.; first
vice-president. John J. Kogaity, Provi
dence, It. I.; second vice-president,
John A. Con very, Camden, N. J.; sec
retary. John K. Davis, Philadelphia r
treasurer. Thomas J. Foley, Glouces
ter, N. J.: executive committee, Miss i
.Mary Cusey, Richmond, Va.; N. J. I
Twinney, St. Marys, Pa.: .1. M. Har
vey, Hlalrsvllle, Pa. Next year's con
volition will be held In Trenton.
Father Murphy Recalled.
Pittsburg, Aug. 17. Hev. John T. Mur
phy, C. S. Si., for thirteen yeais presi
dent of Holy Ghost college In thU city,
has been recalled to Ireland by his supe
rior In the order and has heen appointed
president of Black Kock college In the
suliurlis of Dublin. Father Muiphy grnd.
uated from Hlack Hock college twenty
seven years ago.
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Porto Rico Relief Fund.
New York, Aug. 17. 'J ho .Nallouul hhlik
of North America as depository desig
nated by fcecretury of war, has received
for tho sufferers In Porto Ulco contribu
tions amounting to Jl&ffiS. The relief
committee of tho Meichauts' ussoclatloa
reports the receipt of K570 to dale. The
relief fund of tho New York maritime ex
change amounts to $1,21..
Priest Arrested.
Paris, Aug. 17. A dlsputcl! from Vllle
tranche announces that u priest numud
Vail has been arrested there charged with
being connected with u plot to change the
form of government.
TUB NKWS THIS M0KNINU
Weather Indication Today!
PAin AND WARMCn.
1 General Dreyfus Hears
Ills Favor.
Testimony In
Filipinos Kudeavor to Retake Angeles.
Secretary Hoot on War Department
Policy.
Kxperleiice of the Wellman Arctic Ex
ploring Party.
2 General Plltston News Hudget.
Base Halt Results.
Financial and Commercial.
3 Local-Possibility That P. J. Vetter Is
Alive.
Today's Conference of Railroad Men.
4 Kdltorlal.
News and Comment.
C Local Select Council Without a
tjuorum.
Stone Throwers of Carbondalo AVI1I Ha
Admitted to Hull.
State Convention 1'. O. S. of A.
f, Local West Seranton and Suburban.
7 News Round About Seranton.
5 Local Live Industrial Notes.
TRANSVAAL WILL
GRANT CONCESSIONS
Exceeding Fifth Demand by Sir Al
fred Mllner A Johannesburg
Correspondent Thinks the Offer of
the Boers Should Be Regarded with
Caution.
London, Aug. 17. The Johannesburg
correspondent of the Dully Mall says:
"I learn that Instead of replying
to the proposal of Mr. Chamberlain
to refer the franchise controversy to
a Joint commission of inquiry, the
Transvaal government will Intimate
Its willingness to grant n five year
franchise, retrospective and unclogged
by restrictions and that the repre
sentation of the gold fields will be ex
tended to one of the fourth of the
Volksraad, thus exceeding the tlftb de
mand by Sir Alfred Mllner und ren
dering an Inquiry Into the present
franchise law unnecessary.
"Nothing will be demanded In return
for these concessions, but a sugges
tion will be made that the imperial
government should grant something re
ciprocal. "This nppatent surrender must, how
ever, be received with caution. Un
less the new laws are properly secured
by effectual guarantees, they may only
be Intended to giant the shadow of re
forms with the object of gaining time
and placing Great Britain at a disad
vantage." .
ROOSEVELT'S DENIAL.
He Will Not Under Any Circum
stances Be n Candidate for Vice
President. Hll'.falo, Aug 17 -The Kutfalo News
says1
Recently a statement was published
that Roosevelt would be Mi Klnb-y's
running male next fat!. The governor
was shown this statement. According
to hi usual custom be arked not to be
quoted directly In the matter, but he
made It so emphatic In his talk with
close friends that no ore who beard
him talk can believe that he could be
Induced to take the nomination tor the
vice-presidency under any condition.
In fact, he said tint he has all his
friends working for Vlcu-1'resldeiit Ho
bait and he would probablv be nomin
ated but If for any reason Unhurt were
not nominated he ilinos'-volt) mild
not be Induced to ttike the nomination.
FOOD FOR PORTO RICO.
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The United States stun rantuer to
Carry Cargo from Philadelphia.
Harrlsburg. Aug. 17. Governor Stone
this morning received the following
telegram from Mayor Ashlnidge. of
Philadelphia:
"Have arranged for I'nil'd Stales
ship 'Panther to cany oitro fiom
Philadelphia to Porto Rlean suffeiirs.
Will lou not klndlv urge all Pennsyl
vania soiids and monev .lent t l'ldlu
delphla, money to Dtexel Co., trea.i-
1 urers: food supplies to Port i Ricuii re
lief fund. Philadelphia. P.vsilenl Cas-
satt presents free transit atlun io
food supplies over Pennsylvania i ill
road." The governor repll I that he would
urge the people to "omidy with this
request and lie would therefore sug
gest that the people of tho Mate in
tributing to this wor"rv uiso shall
forward money or suyplles to the de
positories alven In Mayor Ashbridge's
telegram.
The funds here for the lellef of the
suffeiers bus reached the sum of $!),
.-,si.;.3.
DEWEY'S DISPATCH.
Will Be In New York on September
20.
New York. Aug. 17. -At today's meet
ing of the committee on plan and
scope of the Dewey celebration. Gen.
oral Hutterfleld read a message of ac
ceptance from Admiral Dewey which
effectually els at lest all the reports
that the admiral would go to Washing
ton before tip.' celebration In his honor
lu New York. Tho message was as
follows:
' Leghorn. Aug. 14, 1S!9.
"To General Kutterfleld:
Youts ot August 1 received. Will
reach the lower bay without fall Fri
day, September 2i. luady for parado
Satutday morning.
(Signed) Dewey."
FOREIGN GOSSIP.
Alfred Uoluend. an American explorer,
has been created it knight of tl)o French
Legion of Honor.
The HniHsels chamber of deputies yes
terday adopted four of the government's
six electoral pioposals,
Professor John It. Holey continued bin
presentation of tho Venezuelan case be
fore the Anglo-Venezuelun commission
In PurU Wednesday and the court ad.
Joiirned to August iiC
FILIPINOS
BECOMING
VERY BOLD
They Endeavor to Re
take the Town of
Angeles.
RESULT OF BRISK BATTLE
The Filipinos, Are Repulsed by tho
American Garrison and Driven to
the Mountains Three Ditched Lo
comotlves Captured by United-
States Forces American Reportea
for a Munlla Newspaper Killed)'
Yesterday.
Manila. iut. 17. fi 13 p. m. Eight
hundred In-in gents attacked Angolesi
this morning but the Twelfth regimens
drove them Into the mountains. Threo
diteh.'d locomotives were captured.
None of the American troops wera in
jured. The Insurgent loss Is not
known.
C. T. Spencer, of Kentucky, a report
er of the Manila Times, was killed yea
tenluy during the tight nt Angeles.
THE CAPTURE OF ANGELES. .
Significance Attached to Gen. Mac
Arthur's Victory.
Washington, Aug. 17. Gen. Otls's
dispatch announcing tho occupation by
MacArthur's troops of tho country
ft urn Catidalla to AngeleH Is the most
Important received from the Philip
pines In months. It shows thnt Gen.
Otis has itlr.'tdy begun the perman
ent occupation of territory which ban
beta won from tho Insurgents; it
maiks ti long stride forward in tho
crushing of the reoellinu. The lino
of occupation Indicated by Otis encir
cles the principal towns In the prov
ince of Pampanga, which In popula
tion and In Industrial importance Is
second only to the province of Manila,
and which lias always been regarded
as the stronghold of the Insurgents. A
glance at the map makes clear that
the region now occupied by MacAr
thur's troops lb by far the most thick
ly settled portion of the Philippines
Tills Is the first time Gen. Otis has
reported that Hny point outside tho
province of Manila would be perman
ently occupied. He wus severely criti
cized by some hist spring becauss of
his failure to garrison the towns won
tiom the insurgents. The truth Is
that he has never until now been in
a position where this was practicable.
It was out of the question to garrison
strngetlc points while the only troops
available were volunteers, by act or!
congress entitled to discharge nlmost
Immediately after eongre. adjourned.
These volunteers could not possibly b
belli for m.iie than i-lx mouths from
March :'. when the bill became a law.
The volunteers wvie willing to fight,
but they were not willing to stay for
gariifon duty, which meant Indeflnlti
snvlce. and tlioy could not be hH.
I Gen. Otis now has 2."..un0 regulars.
! A Ith'o . week or ten days he will bavo
aT.OtU. ncitly the number he has esti
mated as sMlliiient to end the insurrec
tion. He has accordingly not waited
for the end of the rainy season, but
has loct no time In resuming active op
erations. It may be expected that
while no general movement will be un
dertaken before the rains cease, tho
campaign which Ins now begun will
1
be
continued, and that what is taiieu
w, ,, ,.,,, ,.nmiI nly.
General Otis does not report bow
many troops .Mai-Arthur has In tho
province of Painpanga. but It Is clear
that the force must include a consider
able part of the regulars now lu tho
iPhllipplnes, since the region occupied
Is the very lienit of the largest Tagal
province. MnoArthur has extended his
lines from Candallu. the largest town
lu the eastern part of the province, to
Angeles, the last town of consequence
on the north occupied by Tagals; then
southwest to Porac, the most populous
city in the western part of the prov
ince, anil then southeast to Huonlor,
the capital of thu province, taking In
the Important towns of Otitigua and
Santa 'Rita. Ills troops occupy tho
country within these lines and hold the
centre of the province with scores of
smaller towns Included.
In occupying this populous province,
where the Tagals aie strongest. Gen
eral MucArthur bus demonstrated that
It Is not dltlicult to resume the posses
sion of any city or town where thn
American troops huve once been. At
Angeles .MucArthur Is farther north
than ho has ever been befo.re. and ho
has a complete line buck to Manila, a
I distance of sixty miles. He holds the
I euuntrv from Manila north to the prov
ince of Tarhic. where the natives have
never bern especially friendly to
Agulnaldo. He has routed the large
band of Insurgents which has been In
I Painpanga since the previous opera -
tlous In the pruviuec of Hulucuu to tlci
north of Malolos. He holds the centre
uiid all the strategic points In the other
large Tagal province, and Is driving
the follow eis or Agulnaldo into tho
mountains, lie has control of the rail
road to Angeles and the wagon roads
leading from that place to the princi
pal towns of the district. He can hold
ull this permanentlv From now on
whenever the American troops drive
out the Insurgents from territory a
strong garrison w ill be left to protect
those who acknowledge American au
thority. fftftftt
WEATHER FORECAST.
Washington, Aug. 17. Forecost
for Friday: For eiiMorn Pennsyl-vin-l.i.
fair Friday und Siiturdav :
wanner Saturday; fresh to brisk
northeasterly winls.
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