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TWO CENTS.
TEN RAGES.
SCUANTON, PA., FRIDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 1, 1899.
TEN PAGES.
IWO CENTS.
CAPT. DREYFUS
AGAIN WEEPS
For a Second Time He
Gives Way to Bit
ter Tears.
FERZINNETTI'S STORY
The Prisoner Deeply Affected by the
Simple Words of the Man of Henrt.
Lieut. Col. Biogniait Is Colonel
Jounust's Right Hand Man A
Possible Change in Tactics Con
feience Between Mercier and His
Friends.
Rennet-, Aug. 31 Dreyfus Jmd the
most tiylng day he hai yet gone
through. The strain pioved too Kro.it
foi him and for the second time in the
course of the trl.il he gave way to his
feelings and .sought relief In tenra.
The genet als haw binnded him as a
ti.iltor befoie the couit, thcli subordi
nates haM' pointed the linger of scorn
at Mm. Hut he only once lliuehed
v.icn the ollkl.il lepoit of Ms tieat
mi'iit on Devil's Island was read befoie
htm and the plctuies of his siiftetings,
mental und phvslc-ul, was thrown viv
idly on tho screen of hi memory. Then
he hid his features nnd wept. He
passed throueh another such crisis to
day when after Captain Lcbrun-ite-nault
and witness after witness had
hrotipht up befoie him again that cold
Jnnuaiy morning whiell ushered in the
scene of his degi dilation, Major Ter
zlnncttl, a man of heart, told In blm
ple woids nnd unaffected manner, the
stiry of Dreyfus' snuggle with the
mnddening temptation to end Ms life,
and the intervention of his wife, as nn
angel, pointing out the road of duty
Thin agiln the prisoner's bieast hcav
id with emotion and tears trickled
down his cheeks. He roe and after a
Imced effort to remain cnlm as ho
spoke a few words concerning his de
nial to Colonel I)u Paty de Clam that
h wrote the boideienu he turned to
leizlnettl with a look of thanks for
lil consolation so needed. Dreyfus
then uttered these vvoids of heartfelt
gnUtude to hi" wife for the courage
with which the inspired him:
'It is due to her," he oiled, "that I
an- alive todav."
The prii-onei could nrtteulate no
mme but sat down abiuptly to conceal
bis distress.
The pioeeedlngs concluded a few
minutes later and he was taken back
ti his prison where his wife visited
Mm nnd In the presence of Mme.
Dievfus and the gelid-nine on guard
w broke down completely. The ten
sum had been too mil' b for him He
n hhed convulsively nnd the partner of
Ms sorrows iolned him In n solace of'
t irs,
Cai tain Lnbiiiii-llenault and the sup
poiters of his rs.sertlon of the Drevfus
confession had an Inning lasting neaily
the entire session, their depositions
containing little but what Ins already
b 1 n stated before the court of cas
sation. captain Lebrun-Ttennult Introduced
the new nseition that the fact that he
bud not i elated the incident of the oon
f "sslon to Piesldent Caslmlr-Perlcr was
b 'cause ho overheard himself called
"Canaille" "cm" and "tinltor," while
waiting at the i:isce He. however,
could not explain why he kept this to
himself for so long a time Instead of
1-" minting the ln ident before the couit
ot cassation. Nor did his explanation
as to why he destroyed the page of his
notebook containing the leooid of
Iiyfus' eonlission. sound very con-
ui' ing.
A Significant Question.
The other witnesses were n lepetltlon
of Captain Lebrim-Kenault. Hut a
eiy significant question was put to
colonel Ciiieiin by a member of the
court. Lieutenant Colonel Hiognlait,
who sits at Colonel .louaust's right
hand and always puts pointed iiues
ilciii He has thoioughlv studied the
Di.sfus case, and Is leputeil to be one
or the best authoilttes on the case It
is ceitaln Colonel .louausl consults
him fieciuentl dining the pioeeedtngs.
Ihognlait Is said to be a tabid nntl
tJrryfusard and he todav. In a quiet
tin- (irked Colonel fluerln If ho
ilviught M. We-ll. who Is u f i lend of
1 cteihnzy. also knew Dn fus The
litter at oilie lose and declared ho
hud necr befoie heaul of Well The
point of this question was that Hstei
hazv has wiltten to Colonel .lounust,
as announced nnd has undoubtedly
in ntioned Well ns a go-between for
Dreyfus Tills is the pel son lefeiied
to lu yestcrduv's dispatch as "V" a
mistake foi "V " If lelatlons can be
piocd between Dievfus and Well, nnd
Tsteihazv admits obtaining lrenun
nble iufoiinatlou finm Well, then he
could assume Dieyfus was a tialtor
The geneiols If sufficient evidence of
Dieyfus-Well-nstPih i7y connection can
be produced, can nbundun the conten
tion that Dievfus wrote the boideieuu
and admit IMeihayy ns the authof of
It This Is possibly the limine of tac
tics on the part of the generals, which
ha been hinted at ncentlv
It was repotted this af let norm that
feneials Meicler Hoge' and Oonsf nnd
Al Cavalgnac who aie staying cpiletly
at the home of a filend some miles out
side ltennes met tndiy nt Oeneial Mer
cler's house and dlscued the ev ldne
Colonel Schwnizkoppen's housekeeper,
Mme lindllun, could gle If she was
subjected to n severe examln itlon.wlth
the result that It was decided her evi
dence was not conclusive enough to
Justify summoning her as witness for
the prosecution.
RATES ON DEWEY DAY.
No Reduction Will Be Made Under
125 Miles.
Now York. Aug, . A committee of
Wi Oentrul Fussengti Agents' associa
tion met today to discuss rntes and
conditions of transportation on the dif
ferent railway lines during the Dovey
celebration It was decided to cccpt
the detirlon of the trunk lines Theie
will be no reduced fare rates within 123
miles of the city, for the reason that
the roads within that radius have all
the travel they can attend to low For
points more than 12.1 miles distant one
and one-third cents per one mile will
be charged for the round trip nnd two
cents per mile one way. Short line dis
tances for round trip for military nnd
bands In uniform, two cents per mile
will be charged No tickets will be
sold on the last day of the celebration
and tickets sold before the celebration
will be good for two days aftei it
closes.
Colonel William Dickson, of the
Washington, D. C, Dewey teceptlon
committee, called nt the city hall to
day. He said Admiral Dewey had uc
cepted the plan of the Washington
committee to receive him on Monday,
Oct 2. and to be ! Washington that
day the ndmlial would have to leave
this city very shortly after the close
of the reception heie He will prob
ably he accommodated with a special
train some time Sunday afternoon. His
presence In Washington will prevent
his acceptance of the Invitation to at
tend the International yacht lace.
PITTSBURG DEMOCRATS.
They Nominate a Pull County
Ticket.
Pittsburg, Aug. II. The countv Dem
ocratic convention met today and nom
inated a full cdunty ticket. The ma
jority yielded at all points nnd wain
out with hands down. The only con
test was for countv commissioner, ns a
nomination Is equivalent to an elec
tion The candidates were James .
Claik and P. Foley. The other nom
inations were made without opposi
tion and were conferred by the con
vention ns honorable lecognltlon of the
services of these placed on the list.
The platfoim was short, the princi
pal features being the endorsement of
Dryan and a peremptory demand for
Ms lenomlnatlon as a ptesldentlal
candidate in 1900.
The list of nominations made follows-
For judge, Hon P, II. Col
lier: sheilff Trank I. Hutledge; treas
urer, D. O. Han controller, George H.
Lvsle- register. S. J. Graham, recoid
er, Jere Doherty, clerk of courts, Geo.
A. Koehler. poor director, John How
ers; county commissioner, Janus A.
Clark.
MEDALS TOR SOLDIERS.
Privates of the Tenth Honored nt
Harrisburg.
Harrisburg, Aug 31. -A public re
ception was tendered Privates Jesse
J. 15. Wall. Frank L. Wall, Chailes
H. Pnstor and Charles H. Delaney, of
the Tenth regiment, by the citizens of
Hnrrhliurg tonight on their itiuin
from the Philippines. The parents of
the joung soldiers llvei in this city
and they accompanied them fiom
Pittsburg to this city. The party was
met at the railroad station and es
corted to a hotel, -where dinner wns
served to the boys, after which they
were escorted to the City Gievs ai
mory by the local military organiza
tion, secret societies and iliemen
The soldiers were presented with sou
venir medals at the armory b Major
Frltehey In behalf of the people of
Harrisburg and addresses were also
made by Adjutant General Stewart
and other citizens.
BLOW AT HAZING.
Secretary of War Proposes to Break
Up Tunny Business.
Washington, Aug. 31. On the recom
mendation of the superintendent of the
military academy the president Ins
directed the summary dismissal from
the service of the United States of
Cadet Philip F. Smith, of th third
class, "for harrasslng and annoying
a fourth class man "
Smith wns nppolnted to the e'ademy
from the Fifth district of Neb -aska
in June, 1S17.
In a memorandum in legarJ to the
case given out at the war depart
ment It is stated that "it is th inten
tion of the secretatv of war to Inflict
the most summary and exemplary
punishment upon nil cadets of tin
mllltniv academy detected in hazing
new cadets "
OUTRAGE AT CLEVELAND.
The Police Are Taking Unusual Pre
cautions. Cleveland, Aug 21 The peis.jiis In
Juied by the blowing up of a stieet
cai on Wllllson avenue last night aie
not In a sellout, conlitton and will ic
covei Hy reason of tills last dnamlte
outiagc the police have adopted it new
course of action which piomlses to be
effective. A laige number of patrol
men have been detailed foi detective
duty In citizens' clothing and with them
are opeiatlng the police, detective foice
and squads of operatives fiom sevival
pill ate detectivp agencies.
An examination of the spot wheie the
explosion occuried and the testimony
of an eneit on explosives, who heard
the lepoit a shoit distance nwny, show
that nltio-gljcerlne was the agent used
In wrecking the cai.
RETURNED VOLUNTEERS.
Regiments Ariivlng at San Frnn
clsco Are Heartily Welcomed.
San Finnclsco, Aug 31 The 1,8
olllceis and men of the Idaho, Tirst
Not th Dakota and First Wyoming ra
iments of volunteei Infant! y and a
battalion of the Wyoming light ar ii
leiy, who arrived here jesteiduy from
Manila, dlseinbaiUed today fiom die
transient Giant at the Folsom stien
wluuf and matched In tilumphaul oro.
cession through the city to the Pie
sldlo, wheie they will remain In camp
until mustered out.
The reception accoided the letiirnltig
volunteers was a most lientty one.
Dewey Sails from Vlllefranche.
WimlilriKton, Aiiir. 31 Admiral Dewey
ndvitircl the navy department of his sail
ing today from Vlllefranche for (llbrul
tur. It Is expected ho will remain there
until about Heptember 15 Ills further
stay In forelcn water will be so shoit
that the nnvy department Is now holding
all mall for the admliul and his asso
ciates on tlio Olymulu.
LAWYERS MEET
AT BUFFALO
THE 18TH ANNUAL CONFER
ENCE OF LAW ASSOCIATION.
Officers Elected Yesterday Gintifi
catlon nt Adoption, nt Hague of
Scheme of International Arbitra
tion The Leading Features.
Huffnlo, Aug 31. The eighteenth an
nual conference of the Intel national
Law association opened today with
scarcely a score of delegates present,
although many membeis are in the
city. In the audience were the vvlws
and daughteis of a number of the Ht '
Ish lawyers The conference was called
to order by Joseph C. Alexander, Q. C,
of London Sir William S. Kenndv,
presided nt the meeting Senator
Chailes F. Mnfiderson acted In the
capacity of honorary president.
She! man S. Hogeis delivered the ad
diess of welcome.
Chailes Henry Hutler, of New York,
spoke on "Freedom from Capture of
Pi Hate Pioperty at Sea."
Oflleers elected were as follows CI
Richard K. Webster, attorney geif-al
for ihigland, president. Senator C. F.
Mandetson, of Nebraska, honorary
president. Sir William Hann Kennedy,
piesldent of the eighteenth conference.
W. C. Hndlcott, Judge of the supieme
court, of Massachusetts, Bancroft Da
vis and Carl Schurz. vice-presidents
for the United States; Right Hon Sir
John Lubbocke, London, treasurer;
Joseph G. Alexander and George C.
Phllllmore, both of London, secretar
ies Hon. Sir William Kennedy deliv
ered his Inaugural addiess. D. nvans
Dosby, secretary of the peace section,
London, mesented the report of the
committee of arbitration as follows-
The conference accepts the report
adopted by the executive council on
July is, 1S99, of the special committee
appointed at the London conference
of 1S91, which has, in accordance with
the ditectlon of the Iirussels confer
ence In 1S93, presented a scheme for
the formation of a court of interna
tional arbitration.
The Arbitration Scheme.
This conference expi esses its deep
gratification nt the adoption by The
Hague peace conference of a scheme
of international arbitration which car
ries out the main objects of the asso
ciation. The conference recognizes as
specially valuable the following lead
ing features of the scheme
The nomination of a body of men
of iccognlred competence; the cieatlon
of a permanent administration council,
composed of the diplomatic repiesen
tatlve court of The Hague with Mie
Netherlands minister of foreign affairs
nt Us president
The establishment under the dliee
tlon of the above named council of a
permanent bureau whose services will
be at the disposal of nil aibltratlon
tr'bunals.
The conference theiefore urges the
membeis of the association to use their
lnlluence In ther lespectlve countlles-
A, to procure the eaily ratlllcation
of The Hague convention relative 10
the settlement of Intel nntlonal dlifer
ences; (b) to piomote tieatles between
two or more great states agr'ii,' to
submit their differences to nrbltiatlon
under the provisions of the conven
tions. The conference decided that a spe
cial committee be appointed to exam
ine In detail the provisions of the con
vention and prepare a report thereon.
The resolutions weie taken one by
one after brief addi esses touching
their Import and value.
The conference adjourned unt'l to
monow. when a resolution wl'l ue of
fered on the subject
DEWEY HOME FUND.
The Amount Has Been Increased to
S2 1,000.
Washington, Aug. 31 Fiank A.
Vanderllp, chairman of the Dewey
home fund, and Hills Tt. Itoberts.
treasure!, today issued the following
statement to the public regaidlng the
fund:
"The Dewey home fund now exceeds
$21,000, In the hands of the tieasurer,
from 2C,C9.i contributors with sums ag
gregating about tb'.OOO or J1S.00O ie
poited as subscribed, still held by local
committees and subscilbeis Delay
has occurred In lalslng the fund In
tension of published uimois that Ad
mit al Dewey has declined to an .pt
the proposed gift The committer
has never received any declination
from him. and. on the contraty. has
eveiy reason to believe thnt he 'l
accept as a gracious and pieclous te-.vi-monlal
a home put chased for him in
the name of so many of Ms ndniii.n,r
fellow citizens
"This committee was Invited by ot'g
Inal subscribers to act as custodian of
the Dewev home fund Its membeis
put no peisonal motive into the move
ment. Thev will gladly receive an I
heid foi the object announce) all
mono s that may be sent to the tieas
urer Theie Is no doubt that tV houie
will, now that Admiral Dewey Is on
Ms vvnv homeward, be lalsed to an
amount worthy of him. of the nation
and of the contiibutors.
Checks may be payable to United
States Treasmer Kills H. ItobeMr.
trensuier of the fund, Washington. D.
C, who will send a souvenir lecelpt
to each subscriber "
The fund today was IneiiMsed by a
check for $1,000 fiom the Milwaukee
Hrewers' association.
JIMINEZ WILL SAIL.
Will Leave Santiago for Santo Do
mingo, Where a Presidency Awaits
Him.
Santiago de Culm, Aug. 31 General
Juan Isidio Jlmlnez, tho i evolutionary
nsphant to the piesldencv of Santo
Domingo, will leave Santiago do Cuba
tomorrow on a. specially chnitered
steiimei, the Geenge Crolse, General
Wood, the mllltuty governor, having
lecelved Instructions from Governor
General lliooke to lelease him fiom
custody unless there are Indications
that he is promoting a flllbusteilng ex
pedition. Today Geneial Jlmlnez lecelved num
erous clesnatcheH from Santo Domlne-o
announcing the downfall of the old
government and urging his speedy ar
rival Puerto Plata, Aug. 31. President
Flguereo has called Ms executive au
thority Li his councils of ministers nt
12 noon today. Qfllclal notice of tho
change in administration has been le
celved from the capital hy General
lnibeit, who Is the provisional gover
nor of this city, by direction of the
revolutlonarj committee. With the
fall of Flguereo, the revolution Is vic
torious STORY OF AN ALLIANCE.
Honduras and Nicaragua Believed to
Have Joined Issues Against Other
South American States.
Correspondence of the. Associated Press.
Managua. Nlcarugua, Aug. 10. Tho
meeting of Piesldent Kelala, of Nic
aragua, and Scrra, of Honduras, on
board a steamer, July 2.1, Is believed to
have tesulted In an offensive and de
fensive alliance between the two coun
tries agulnst Costa Rica and Salvador
and probably Guatemala,
Preparations are being made for a
possible war In a few months between
Nicaragua and Costa Rica for posses
sion of the water shed of the canal
route through Nlcaiasua to Cnstilla,
on the Rio San Juan Del Noite, thence
uslns that river to the Cailbean sea,
as it bounds Costa Hlca and Nicaragua.
Washington, Aug. 31. Regarding tho
lepoit that the governments of 'ic
aragun and Honduras have formed a
beeret alliance against Costa Rica and
that arms are being bought in ilhnope
and the I'nlted States, with a view to
the overt Inow of the existing govern
ment. Minister Correa, of Nicaragua,
today made a statement denying such
an alliance.
"The governments of Nicaragua and
Costa Rica," he said, ' have never been
on better terms than they are at pies
ent "
PEACE ON LACKAWANNA
Trouble Between Company and En
gineers Arranged in a Satisfactory
Manner Pi esident Truesdale Is
Pleased.
New York, Aug. 31. President
Truesdale. of the Lackawanna rail
io.nl. today gave out the following
.stat'inent at his oirice In New Yolk.
"I feel that n henvv Ioael has been
taken oft the- eonipun.v s hands by the
settlement ot the grievances of the en
gineers. Kvtivthirtf baa been satis
factorily settled with them and I hope
we will hem no mote talk of a strike.
"Theie was only one point which was
the bone of contention In ai ranging a
settlement The englneets nsked for
a time limit of ten hotns with time al
lowance for iiid switching, etc AVo
could not make such a concession and
demonstiated to their satisfaction that
It w s impracticable We offered a
12-ho,ir limit with one hour for meals
and an etui allowance for yard
switching.
"Aftei a short discussion the com
mittee of engineers accepted our propo
sition, pvetv member bejng satisfied
after we had explained It. They have
nc fin the! complaints to off "'inco
the srheelule has been settled.
"I feel confident that tho grievance
of the trainmen will also bo satisfac
torily adjusted "
Engineers running Into Hoboken who
weie seen today expressed themselves
us blng delighted over the results of
the long conference between their
grievance committee- nnd the Lacka
wanna ofllcials at Sernnton.
According to the new schedule as
agreed upon it Is understood thnt the
engineers will work on a time limit
of (12 hours a day with nn hour for
mp.ils and an extra, allownt.ce for
switching, said to be equivalent to
about to cents an hour.
WAR OF THE DAMES.
Justice Bookstarer Renders Decision
in a Celebrated Case.
New Yoik. Aug 31, Justice Book
stavei In the supremo court today
handtd down a decision In which he
gave judgment foi the defendants In
the two actions bi ought by the Col
onial Dames of America against the
Colonial Dames of the State of New
Yoik and tin- National Society of the
Colonial Danus of America to enjoin
the defendants fiom using the names
b which they aie known.
Justice liookstnver decides that the
defendant associations have a right to
use tho names.
Children Played w'tli a Gun.
Charleston. S V. Aug 31 News has
been reeclved here of a tragedy at l-nttn.
Marfan eoimtv where tho b-ear-old
daughter of Di. It A Uass accldentally
shot und killed hei little brother, four
months edcl, with a pallor illlo carrying
a 2J-callbre bullet While the child was
handling tho gun 11 was uccldiietally dis
charged, tho hall striking the Infant la
the foiehe.nl mid coming out ut the back
of the hend.
Costello Is Wnnted.
Huirlcbuig. Aug Jl. Application was
mude to Governor Stone today for a
lequlHltlun for Michael J Costello. who
Is under ariest at Atlantic City charged
with offering to brlbe Representative
John Knglei. of Incoming county during
the last session of the leglslatuie, to vole
for the McCurrell Jur bill Tho execu
tive Is In New Yoik und will return dat
iinlnj whim tho papers will bo submit
ted to llllll.
Cold-Blooded Murder.
Loudon, Kj , Aug 3I.-Jumes Huberts
wus killed Weelnesdaj morning- at his
home on lllg cietk. ciny count), between
Manchester and lis den u was sitting
on his pinch, a report long out from tho
woods and he fell dead, the shot pussing
thiuufih his head Ills ussasslu Is un
known There has been trouble between
the Holx-its' und Markums.
Pennsylvania Pensions.
Washington. Aug 31.-Penslon certifi
cates, Oilgluul Charles Culp, Hemlock
Cice-k, LiiKorne, JS; Kzia Setzer, Ransom,
Lackiiwnnnu, $S Additional William
V.iiidennark, Jr, Klocum, Luzerne, $ti
to J10.
CLOUD OF WAR
OVER BOER LAND
THE SITUATION IS BECOMING
COMPLICATED.
Diplomatic Dalliance Only Postpones
tho Evil Day, According to tho
Standard Equipment and Cart
ridges for Orange Free State Ar
tilleryAmazons Appeal Trouble
' at Buluwayo.
London, Sept. 1 The situation In
South Africa has become rather com
plicated. The strong feeling of the
Dutch element In the Cape Colony evi
dently lnllucnces the secretary of stato
for the colonies, Mr. Chamberlain, to
do everything possible to avert a rup
ture and explains the further endeavor
after a conference nt Cape Town to
arrangement for the constitution of an
aibltratlon court nnd to deal with the
eitastlon of suzerainty which, rather
than franchise, now takes the lea'dlng
place In the controversy.
The Standaid says: "Diplomatic dal
liance only postpones the evil day and
prepares for us a still severer conflict.
Until we resort to decisive measures,
eveiy day adds to the offensive and
defensive strength of the Uoers nnd
propoitlonately fosteis their Infntu
ated belief In their own Invincibility,
which lies at the root of their obdur
acy "
Hloemfonteln, Orange Free States,
Aug. 31 --It is asserted by a local news
paper that oideis have been given for
the Immediate supply of equipment nnd
Hloemfonteln, Orange Free State,
artillery
Joliannesburg.Aug. 31 The Standard
and Diggers News of Johanneshuig de
scribes the Hoer women as very war
llko. They are forming rifle clubs In
mnn districts and petitioning the
Tinnsvaal government agnlnst grant
ing the franchise to the Outlanders on
the basis of a five year residence
Cape Town, Aug. 31. A dispatch from
Huluwayo says that IPetrus Vilgoen the
Dutchman who wns charged there a
week ago, upon a warrant signed by
the British high commissioner. Sir Al
fred Mllner. with inciting the natives
of Bechuanaland to rebel against the
British authorities, was today bound
over In heavy security to keep the
pence, but was immediately re-arrested
on a charge of having stolen a wagon
belonging to Chief Khama.
SAMOA'S CONDITION.
Chief Justice Chambers Is Not Par
ticularly Sanguine in Regard to
Affairs There.
Atlanta, Ga . Aug. 31 Chief Justice
Chambers, of Samoa, arrived here this
morning en route to Washington, where
he goes to make his leport on the situ
ation In the S.amoan Islands.
Tn speaking of the condition of af
fairs in Samoa lie wild.
"As to whether pe.ee in the islands
v-lll be permanent depends Inrgoly up
on the action of the tluee governments
on the Islands Such a thing as a per
manent and peaceful government In
Samoa is of course possible, but 'he
natives will at all time seize mioii any
Indication of disagreement between thp
tluee governments nnd therefore no
one can predict with absolute certain
ty what the conditions may bo In the
futuie.
"My own opinion Is that annexation
of the Island), ov one or th- ither of
the tu-aty poweu Is the only solution.
"I do not say the government will be
only temporary. It may bo perman
ent. The situation is unique. It Is the
only case in history of its kind. It Is
the only Instance in which our gov
ernment has allied itself with foreign
powers to control a formeilv Independ
ent government.
"And as neither nppears to be will
ing to rive way to the others, eveiy
diplomatic expedient will be tesorted
to continue the present arrangements."
"When do you expect to lettirn to
the Island''"
"I have been about as long In the
tioplcs as ofllclnls ever lemaln and it
is possible that I may not return at
all."
GENERAL LAWTON'S COURSE.
Through His Plan the Filipinos Con
duct Their Own Local Affahs.
Washington. Aug. 31 Oeneral Law
ton's course In extending municipal
government In the Philippines Is ex
plained In detnll in the Manila news
papers Just received at the war de
partment. They state that the genenl
has made a tour of many towns along
the line of his division, Including San
ta Anna, Panducan and San Felipe,
und has established In each a comple-
system of civil government Tin In
habitants of the towns nre ti have
entire charge of affairs according to
General Law ton's system. The g.i
eial called befoie him the principal
men of the towns and after pointing
wit the general purposes find deslrei
of the Amerlcnn government hnd these
natives designate a major, vice mayor
and head man for the several .vards
General Law ton explained to the In
habitants that the United Sta j gov
ernment did not wish to meddle ar all
with the local affairs of the people
und they were told to procel with
tax levies to start schools and public
Improvements, and to establish such
civil oliiccs as they saw lit.
Tho people were told that the lax
money was to be expended at homo
nnd none of It was to be contributed
to the general government. General
Law-ton also established the first civil
government at Baluag, Senor duerero
being Installed ns captain generul. Lo
cal governments also has been nut hi
force at Uacoor, Futnnao und Las
Plans,
National Guard Orders.
Harilshurg, :,Aug. 31. aeneral order
werei Issued today from the headquarters
of the National Guard of Pepnaylvanlti
placing 93the retired list Cplohelfp. n.
CaBe. Fourth, i etflmenl. Capt,aln .James
MuldoonT. latp'CompcfnyK, FtFst' regi
meiit, an'd Captain Orlando !,,' 'Nichols,
quartermasterTwelflriTreglmenl Ail or.
(Ut was aUo'lssued disbanding qbrripany
I) Sixth reglrrtent and assigning lorapanyl
L, Twentieth' reyrhnentjUoUftko ItsfylaceJ
THE NEWS THIS MOltNIMJ
Weather Indication! To J ay:
rffft.
1 Generul Captain Dreyfus Again
Weeps.
Lawyers Meet at Iluffalo.
Cloud of War Over Hoer Lund.
Sharp Tight Near Cebu.
2 General News of Northeastern Penn
sylvania.
Ititso Ball Results
Financial and Commercial.
3 News Round About Sernnton.
4 Kdltorlal.
5 Story "Mystery of the Bedpost Bank.
0 Local Sernnton Soldiers In Philip
pines. First Delegates Arrive.
7 Local Jury Censured Mr. nnd Mrs.
Richer.
Mrs. Av'llllams Wants the Books
S Local West Scranton and Subuibau
9 Advcrtlements,
10 Live lnciustilal News.
STAR POINTER'S
GREAT IUILE
It Is Made in Two Minutes at Hart
fordThe Features of the Day at
Charter Oak Park Record of Last
Year Beaten.
Hartford, Aug. 31. -The featuie of the
day at Charter Oak paik was Star
Pointer's great mile, which was In two
minutes Hat, without slip or break,
beating the track record made by the
same horse last season. 2 00U The
time by epiarteis was 30, t.ut). 1 Sfix,
2 00.
There was Intense excitement dur
ing the progress of tho unfinished 217
tiot. In which Letah S. was the favoi
Ite early in the dav, 2,, to ir,,and later,
befoie the ince staited, 2", to Z foi the
Held. The change In the odds vtooke;d
suspicious und theie was a 'cleat
amount ot money up. Doliade Wilkes
nnd Letah S. each had a heat In Wed
nesday's contest and Letah S. took the
ilrst of the heats today In the fourth
heat, however, to her was tiouble
brewing. Keilney. driving Letah S,
did not score her to the pole, and the
word was given with the male well In
the rear She broke at the first tuin
and made the mile In fifth place. Ken
ney complained that he was fouled,
but the judges took Mm oft the seat
and put Goers up In the fifth beat The
veteran drove her to second In the
fifth heat, and In the sixth took the
lace, although Spears behind Pilot
Hvnns, wns fined $25 for not driving
tha heat to win. Doliade Wilkes hud
two heats.
Billy Andrews took the 2 "!0 pace, the
llrst mile In 2 054, Coney being the
onlj horse that had an business with
him.
The consolation foi all hoises below
second place In the Chartei Oak stak
of Monday was won by Hubbei la
three straight heats with little dltll
culty, Precision second. Senatoi third.
The Abbott had a good thing In the
fiee-for-all. doing the small field. John
Nolan. Kagle, Flanngan aid Monteiey,
with ease. John Nolan made a big bid,
but wus able to make only second,(,eers
driving The Abbott at pleasure.
J. B. D., blk g.. M. M Norman, of
Chicago, beat Ms iccoid of 2 12 to a
road wagon, making the mile In 2.ll?j.
W J. Andrews, the dtiver. was lined
$100 for not starting John B Gentry In
the two minute race Wednesday
Summaiy.
The first tluee In each race follow:
2,17 trot purse, $1 300
i.etaii s, or. m. zy Vied
Kees lKcnne-GeetH... .. 1 l j
Doliade Wilkes, blk. m., bv
Wilkes tlljde) i 2 1
Pilot Dvans, h g. (SpearsK.i s 7 i
Time. 2.12'i. 2.U, HU. 2 Wt. 2 W: 2
The Nutmeg, pmsc, !,0. 2 Ju pan
Ulllv A miles h h liv li.-. v.niiu
J 1
1 -
1 2
17s.
I Burch . j
CnllPV, blk g (Mcllciiry) '. . J
Toboggan b g. (Dlckerhon) :
l Time. JOnij,, "ji7J, 210
1 1
i i ne (-miholii nun. 2 11. trot: purse, f
'Jitfi.
. miimci. iuk in. lis Wlltein (bhtl-
llnlluiv) .. .'.... 1
1 Precision, ch m (Loclfwaod) ', .1
t
1 1
UA,n... 1 I. ,... "V-
Time. 2 IH, 12.., 2 10
l'n e for all nurfp JlSfa
The Abbott b k . I,y Chimes
(Geeis) '....:. . l
John Nolan l g d'ootei ... i . ..
B.igle Flanagan, b. g (Hudson) . i
'lime, 2ji. 2USJ4, .' 07.
i i
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Mysterious Fire.
Special to the Scranton Tribune
Stroudsbutg Pa . Aug. ,!1 A mysterious
(Ire occurred near Si lot i this countv late
entcrdav afteiroon A l.uge burn lie
louiihiK lo Homer doling was burned to
the ground Neighbors KiieeeeuYd In Mix
ing the live stock, but nil this vcar
crops bornoss and ngriiultiir.il Imple
ments were deslioyfcl. It Is believed thnt
the bain wos cet on flu as no iiason
can be assigned fur the oiillagrallnii
There Is no Insurance on the place
Killed by Kinetoscope.
Garnet, Kan. Aug. 31, Han-v Wlnaus
was killed todaj bji the explosion of a
gus tank useil In connection with a klnut
oscnpe Ills father was burmjd fiom faeo
to foot and will probablv die and his
brother Don wns hrutsed und burned
sllghtlj. Horry's body wos picked up
twenty feet uvvay from the nxplewlnu.
both legs weie blown off above the knee
the body was mangled bv bits of metul
and one ejej p'owii out. Inans was
pieparing for an exhibition
YOUNG WOMAN'S SUICIDE.
Etta Warren, Employed at an Una
dilla Hotel, Took Morphine.
Nw Yoik Aug. 31 Miss Etta Wni
len, dining room girl ut Hotel Ijlshop,
committed sulfide by .taking morphine
last night. Shu wasJ)2l years old. No
tuuse 1h knovvh for the deed,
Us Wairep was. a euist,;Unai;.suin-'
Ing girl and seejned to, bet fit good
health and spirits, hut lately semed
. ejl a. great deal about committing su(
Suia and even went so faras to give
dfjejotlons, for her funejal. ' '.
'She le;t a note. ijjrected to.lier broth
op.t Middleman N. Y , giving ell
lecUons as to her funerif. .jN'opi of
tl outlier glijs iho work ut the hdtel.
r.okniiv nnllfcWrVif bni. loin nV.TN.4u! '
HUb
clde.tas'Uhey' supposed that show
Joklriir W 1 - v
as
SHARP FIGHT
NEAR CEBU
Americans Rally and
Attack a Troublesome
Native Force.
GOOD WORK OF BAYLESS'
The Rebels, Entrenched Stiongly,
Are Driven Out nnd Back to the
Hills Killing of United States
Soldleis In Ambush Avenged Fili
pinos Abandon Intention of At
tacking Imua Scaicd by Prepar
ations for Their Reception Madej
by Fourth Infantry. '
Manila Aug. Pi, ". ,0 p m Dispatches
Just lecelved from Cebu niilinunee that
the Anieilcan troo-is under Colonel
Ha.vlcss. with two field piece", sallied,
on Mondny. Into the hills against a
band of natives who recently ambushed
four of oil'- soldiers, nnd who have been
generally troublesome
The Anieilcan force found the na
tives etitieiiched and diove them from
their trerches fin ther -Into the Mils.
There weie no casualties on the Ameil
can side, though theie were some heat
prostintlon" The na'lves' lo?s Is not
known
The Fulled States cruiser Charleston
landed men, who guatded the city dur
Inr the absence of the t loops.
The Fourth Infuntrv fiavlng pi'epared
to give th- Instilments u wtiini recep
tion the latter have ciased their prep
aid tlons for an nttack on Imus, In tho
province of Cavlle.
MOVEMENTS Or TRANSPORTS.
Seven Vessels, With Soldiers, Horses
and Supplies, en Route to Manila.
San Francisco Aug. 31. A number
of transports are n.w ln port here.
They nre,to be dispatched to the Phil
ippines, 3-lth troops and horses, ns rup
Idlv as possible. The hospital ship He
llef Is to 'nil Sept 1G with suigcons
and hospital nurses. Now on the way
to Manila ate the transport Tacoma
with horses, which sailed from here
July 27: the steamship Mmgan City,
sailed Aug. 10, Senator, sailed Aug. lt;
City of Sidney. Bulled Aug. lS;"Sl.am.
sailed (with horses), Aug 19: City of
Piiebla, sailed Aug 20, and St. Paul,
which sailed fiom Seattle on Aug 19
with members of the Fouith cuvahy
and horses
On the way fiom Manila are tho
Sheildan, now out twenty-one days,
anil the Kcnlnndlu, nnd Valencia. In
Manila bay are the Pennsylvania,
Wjefleld, City of Para, Conncmaugh,
Taitar, Ohio. Newport and Indiana.
The Pennsylvania has been to Cebu,
Hollo and other pjaces In the Philip
pines, and only got back to Manila on
the 21th lust The Star is to sail from,
Manila Sept. 5. via Hong Kong, with
the Twentieth Kansas volunteei s.
DREYFUS TRIAL STORY.
The Jewish Sentiment Will Publish
a Nairative Bearing Directly on
the Case Identity of tho Veiled
Lady.
Atlanta, Aug 31. -The Jewish Senti
ment In its itgular weekly edition to
luol iow aftei noon will nilnt a story
healing with almost staitllng direct
ness on the Dievfus tilal It says dolts
weie useil as the means of eonvejing
the docuriemts to Gcinianv nn'd that
the papers weie Hist taken to England
and then to Oeim.inv. The stoiv which
the Sentiment will pifnt comes from n
man who wns eiimloved several e.irs
2 -i .1 'ago by the Geiman government as a
I document tinnsletor am' maker qf u
! lief maps, and who. after eiulttlng Ger
many, set v est in tlie united States
army elurlns the win with Spain. Ho
shows his dlschaige papers, which lc
noto that lie was a staff olticer. The
Infoi met s.ijs he was burn In Denver.
Colo.
He sn.vs. Dreyfus was unknown at
the Geimun secret service bureau 'in
person or by name from IS'iO to IS'M.
This I most solemnly afllrm. The plans,
s'lec Mentions and detallb of gun 120 of
the Hobln shell und of the Flench war
vessels JaureRiilben v, -Chailes Maitel'
and -La7.ar Camot ' togethei with the
plans tor mobilization, weie purchased
thioiigh Gennan.v'.s embassy in Pails,
pioslded over bv Prince Hans Heine
1 1 -h Pless
' I met Count r.sleihay seveial times
In pei son at (linings given by Haroness
de Delden. who was Ksteihozy's sweet
heart He furnished most of the In
formation These documentsi'were
never lecelved nt the embassy "alvvavs
at a church, u public- function, or a
private dinner party
"Haroness De Delden Is the party le
ferred to in the Dreyfus 'trial as the
'veiled ladv '"
Rilled by Fall of Slate.
Harrlsbtug, Aug 'u-i:manuel Le'lgh
tei aged t leor. was killed last night
at the Willlamstown colliery by a full of
slate.
Steamship Arrivals.
Queenstown. Aug. ai.-Holled: Ger
manic, Now, York Liverpool Arrived:
Majestic. New York Itremeii Anlvei);
Truve, New York va Southampton. Kot
terdam Sailed Maio-dam. New York.
Chcibourg-Arrlved PatilclaNew y0rl:
for Hamburg Srnihamptcm Arrived;
Fuerst Hlsmaick New Yoik' for Hum
burg. . 9t .,
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stern Pc
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, for Friday: Feircaslern PcimTTlJiT-f.
-f vbiiIu, generally fair Filclays)and4.
4- Baturdnv ; fresh cast to southV-f
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