Orange Free State Asks Amer
ican Intervention!
A HI H I 1 I AJQUJIll 1 nil OULIlDi
geportsof Internal Dlaaenalona, and
. the Transvaal and Orange Fre
tute Art- Actinic In Conjunction.
London, Sept. 19. The Cape Town
be united states consul in (jape
own has gone to Bloemfonteln at the
uest of the government of the
rang Free State, to confer regard-
jntc the crlslB. The Orange Free State
Ljecutive is anxious to secure Ameri
can intervention.
Hoer spleB Infest all the border
owns. Two thousand troops wm ue
Ispatched to Klmberley within a
MR. Fire hundred started last night
knu otners win go iorwara tomorrow.
There has been a lively interchange
1' dispatches between the foreign, war
d colonial offices, but no summons
has yet been issued for a cabinet coun-
il.
Ixmg dispatches were sent last even
as to the viceroy of India, Lord Cur-
ion, and to the British high commis
sioner in South Africa, Sir Alfred Mil-
General Lord Garnet Wolseley, field
marshal and commander-in-chief, re
turned to London yesterday and Im-
toediately repaired to the war office,
here he remained busily employed
the greater part of the day.
The special dispatches from South
Urica confirm the report telegraphed
resterday that the Boers are mussing
artillery in positions commanding
Ulngs Nek. Small Boer detuchments
occupy positions above Buffalo river.
The members of the Afrikander bund
in Cape Town intend to convene the
bund in congress to consider the sit
uation. A Bloemfonteln paper reports the
dismissal of several Englishmen from
the Blomfontein police force because
of their refusal to serve on the Com
mando. Pretoria dispatch Bays: The
Transvaal Ftate secretary, F. W. Reitz,
pa the course of an interview today de
clared that the government, the volks-
raad and the people were unanimous
regarding the attitude which the
Transvaal had assumed, and that there
was no foundation whatever for the
reports of differences. Mr. Kelts also
asserted that the Transvaal's decision
wis arrived at In conjunction with the 1
Orange Free State.
The Transvaal volksraad yesterday
re-adopted the mining article in the
fold law, eliminated last year, em
powering the government to confiscate
the claims and mines belonging to
people convicted of treason or con
spiracy against the state, and empow
ering the government to order that the
mines he worked, and If this instruc
tion Is disregarded, to work them
lrough its own agents. The re
Idopted article comes Into force im
mediately. The Dally Telegraph publishes a
mmunicatlon from a military corre
spondent who. discussing the effect
of the Free State throwing Its lot In
vith the Transvaal, says:
'In the event of war this will great
increase our difficulties and will
lengthen the duration of the campaign,
Sut the work will be accomplished and
the Union Jack will float over consol
idated South Africa between the Zam
besi and the Cupe.
The principal danger which besets
the British position is a sudden out-
reak of hostilities, enabling the Boers
to score a few minor successes, which
would bring down upon us every
Dutchman in South Africa, and prob
ably the statement that the Boers are
lending compressed forage to the
Natal border seems to signify that they
will not wait for new grass, but are
reparlng an immediate advance."
Dnel on a Virginia Street.
Charlottesville, Va., Sept. 19. Late
yesterday afternoon a shooting af
fray occurred on the main street. In
which Police Officer I. S. Hall was
shot in the shoulder. Officer E. H.
Stratton shot in the wrist and Charles
W. Josephs, of Batesville, was seri
ously wounded in the region of the
heart. The. shooting grew out of an
altercation etween J. Frank Kelley,
the superintendent of the telephone
exchange, and Officer Hall, the former
objecting to the latter's visiting one of
he ladles in the exchange during busi
ness hours.
League of American Municipalities.
Syracuse, N. Y., Sept. 19. More than
KOO delegates, Including mayors, alder
men, councilmen and city engineers,
assembled this morning at the opening
iB8ion of the convention of the League
of American municipalities. The largest
delegation to arrive so far includes
Mayor Maybury, of Detroit, with a del
cation of 50 city officials. Large dele
Rations are on the way from San Fran
cisco, San Jose, Atlanta, New Orleans,
Indianapolis, Peoria and Chicago.
To Close Russian Porta.
London, Sept. 19. The Dally Mall
publishes the following from Copen
hagen: Emperor Nicholas has signed
a ukase decreeing that when the Mid dle
Europe canal and the Siberian rail
way are completed. In 1901, all Im
portant Russian ports on the Pacific,
daltic and Black sea shall be closed
forever to any but Russian ships.
Welcome ltaln For Ohio.
Cleveland, Sept. 19. The prolonged
drought, which has continued practi
cally since the 4th of August, was
broken yesterday. It has been rain
lag for about 20 hours and bids fair
to continue. The conditions In the
country were very bad. Pastures were
Parched, streams and wells nearly dry
and late crops seriously affected.
German Army Seoreta Stolen.
Berlin. Sept. 19. The strong box of
the Second Artillery brigade, at
wurtsberg, was forced In the absence
the regimental staff at the man-
flu vers, and the secret mobilisation
Inewments war stolen. A deserter
Paused Schlosser la suspected. Ha Is
wileved to save escaped to France.
REVEREND CONVICT "F ADDLED.
Notorious Swindler Who Escaped
From the Ohio Penitentiary.
Columbus, O., Sept. 19. At the Ohio
penitentiary yesterday Rev. O. F. B.
Howard, the noted swindler, who has
taught college students the principle of i
logic, and who has administered to
large and fashionable congregations in
several places, was compelled to bend
over a box while a lusty guard vigor
ously applied a hickory handle.
Howard was returned Sunday night
to the peuitentiary, from which he es
caped Sept. IS, 1C94. He was cap-
m:v. a. r & nowARa
tured at Horton, Mich., where he wus
pastor of the leading congregation of
that village. Howard lost all of the
good time he had gained, about 400
days. He will be given one of the
hardest tasks In the prison.
Yesterday's mail brought a letter to
Warden Coffin from Mt. Auburn. Ills.
The letter was written by John W.
Auger, who said that Howard had been
in the community preaching. He held
collections, Incidentally borrowed a
little money from the different breth
ren, atid then suddenly left.
A PROTliST FROM CHINA
Declare t'htnoxe Kxeltmlon from Phil
ippines Oppoixm International Law,
Washington, Sept. 19. The imperial
Chinese government, through its min
! 'er hero, Mr. Wu Ting-Fang, has
. dged with the state department an
emphatic protest against the military
order of General Otis excluding Chi
nese from the Philippines. Neither
the state department nor the Chinese
legation will give any Information con
cerning the protest, but from entirely
reliable quarters It Is now learned
that It Insists that General Otis'
action Is contrary to international
law. In violation of existing treaties,
and In complete disregard of the
friendly relations which have been so
long maintained between the two coun
tries. Minister Wu called at the state
department last Friday, and it is be
lieved he submitted the protest in per
son at that time.
General Otis' order excepts such Chi
nese as have previously lived in the
Philippines, and who hold certificates
showing this fact. It also excepts
Chinese officials, travelers, etc., ex
cepted under the treaty between the
United States and China. Provision is
made for registering the Chinese in
the Philippines, and their deportation
to China in case of failure to register.
As very few Chinese other than those
now in the Philippines come within
the exceptions, the effect of the decree
is to make the exclusion practically
absolute.
The Chinese protest is said to be
couched In most dignified and courte
ous terms, but to be so pointed that
no doubt is left as to the deep um
brage the Chinese government feels
over this order of General Otis.
DECLARES DREYFUS GUILTY.
A Former Follow Ofllfrr Deimnuci
if t m an a Traitor,
Vancouver, n. u., oepi. is. Lieuten
ant Clin was one of the 9 1 i: .hts of
the Canadian militia who returned yes
terday from Yukon on th? steamer Al
pha, and the most Interesting pas sen
gar on board. On arriving he eagerly
asked for the latest newi of t lit.1 Dreyfus
trial, and when told exclaimed: "Good,
he deserves more. He is guilty, a traitor
to his country. Before becoming u Brit
ish soldier I was an officer in the French
army, a brother officer of Dreyfus. 1
was his comrade and knew him well. I
perhaps spoke hastily, but if you knew I
what I know you would not sympathize 1
with Dreyfus. I believe him guilty, and I
could give reasons why." At this Junc
ture several soldiers passed, and the ex
cited little Austrian stopped speaking
and refused to say any more.
New Fonndland'a Deadly Hurricane.
8t. John's, N. F., Sept. 19. Reports
just received add 16 lives to the death
: roll resulting from Thursday s nurri
' cane. The schooner Angler went
! down In Placlnta bay, with five men;
j the schooner Lily May was driven
ashore on Mistaken Point, with the
' loss of seven men, and the schooner
1 Daisy lost one man overboard, and
i subsequently had a boat capsized,
' drowning three. It Is feared that even
1 these casualties will not exhaust the
i tale of disaster.
Alitor netlred For Personal Reaaons.
Detroit, Sept. 19.- General Russell
I A. Alger yesterday gave out a letter
1 written by himself in New York on
Sept. 8, In which he announces his
withdrawal from candidacy for United
States senator. The letter says: "My
reasons for this determination are per
sonal and of a business nature. I
fully appreciate and thank my many
friends for offered support." General
Alger declined to say anything further
concerning his withdrawal than was
contained In the letter.
M. Cambon Expects to Return.
Washington, Sept. 19. The French
charge d'affaires, M. Thiebaut, has re
turned to Washington after an extend -ed
absence, part of the time at Paris
and more recently at Newport. There
has been no confirmation received by
the French officials here of the report
that Ambassador Cambon would bo
succeeded here by M. Camllle Barrere,
and a recent letter from M. Cambon
aaade no reference to any change, but
on the contrary referred to Ala antici
pated return to. Washington.
I . AjjtXU
!
I esults inthe Killingof Five Negro
Non-Union Miners.
xiEGSOES STARTED THE 8H00TIHG
The Whitest Promptly ltotUlat4. Ktr-
lut; at the Xoii-I'iiIouIhim mm They
Fled Two of the) RAsfrOeS MIhbIuii.
The Mtlttta Ordered Out.
CartervtlK Ills.. Sept. 18. Cnrter
vlllc was the scene of a bloody riot
yesterday, in which five negroes were
instantly killed and two others are
missing. Trouble has been brewing
since the militia wus recalled by Gov
ernor Tanner last Monday. The white
miners of this place hae refused to
allow the negro miners to come Into
town, always mooting them and order
ing them back. Yesterday, however,
13 negroes, all armed, marched into
town, going to the Illinois Central de
pot, where they exchanred a few
words with the white miners there.
Theu the negroes pulled their pistols
and opened lire on the whites, who at
once returned the fire. A rminliif;
finiit was kept up. The negroes icat-
teied. tone being closely followed by
the whites up the main street, while
the remainder lied down the railroad
track. Here the execution wus done,
all who went through town escaping.
After the light wuh over six dead
bodies were picked up and another
mortally wounded, Two other de.ui
negroes were fouud hist alylit ne r the
Brush mines. The dead: Sidney
Cummins, Henry Itraiiinen, llev. T. J.
Floyd, John Block ami Ustead Brad
ley, all from Jelllco, Tenn. Miss
Ins: Sum Browning and Jim Hayes.
Every one of the dead men hud from
one to live bullet holes lu ills head,
One of the negroes, when Urst
shot, started to run. He was shut
again and fell. One of the white meti
then ran up and shot him through the
head with a rifle. Toe shooting took
place Immediately lu front of Mayor
Zimmerman's house, aud lu full view
of several Indies seated on the porch.
Before the noise of the first shots had
died away the Htreets began to fill Willi
excited men. Alter the crowd of ne
groes had been killed and scattered it
was the evident intention of the In
furiated miners to go to Greenville,
where the big non-union negro tamp
is located, and flnlBh the work. All
afternoon an angry crowd of men
putrollod the streets. Later the pro
jected trip to Greenville was apparent
ly called off.
Trouble hue existed here off and on
for over a year, but no fatalities oc
curred until June SO, when a passen
ger train on the Illinois Central rail
road was fired into and one negro wo
man killed. These negroes wore on
their way to the mines, having come
from Pans. A short times afterwards
a pitched battle ensued between the
union and non-union forces, during
which time the dwellings occupied by
the non-union negroes were burned.
Several arrests were made, and the
accused are In Jail at Marlon await
ing trial on the charge of murder.
Superintendent Donely, of the Brush
mines, where the negroes reside, re
ports that the negroes arc workod Into
a frenty, and that while he Is doing
all In his power to hold them in check
he is afraid he cannot do so much
longer.
Company C, Fourth regiment, I. N.
G., arrived here Inst night and will
endeavor to preserve order. The com
pany from Newton arrived this morn
ing. Forty miners from the Herrln
mines are reported to have left that
place for this city armed with Krag
Jorgensen rifles and determ'ued to as
sist the white miners here.
THAT CONFESSION "FAKE"
Prosecutor Jenkins Denounces the
Whole story aa N'nnnenne.
Camden, Sept. 16. Nothing remains
of the Shaw sensation. Camden awoke
Thursday to hear of the urrest of a
prominent young citizen, Eugene Dar
nell, charged with being accessory
after the fact in the murder of Mrs.
Zane and Mrs. Shaw, upon the night
of Oct. 7, 1897. and to read of a con
fession by Eli Shaw that he was guilty
of these crimes. The witnesses who
were supposed to be ready to connect
Darnell with the crime and substanti
ate Shaw's confession was Silas C.
Cline, a tollgate keeper, and Mrs. Neil
son, mother of the young woman to
whom Shaw was engaged at the time
of the murders, and an unknown man
living on Pine street. All but the
"unknown" have been interviewed,
and all declare that there Is not a
scintilla of truth In the story. Prose
cutor Jenkins declares that "the whole
story Is nonsense from beginning to
end, and there is not a particle of
evidence to warrant Darnell's arrest."
Darnell, who is out on bail, declares
he will prosecute the conspirators who
caused his arrest and sue the paper
publishing the story for damages.
Adobe House Collnpxed, Elstht Killed.
Las Vegas, N. M., Sept. 18. An
adobe house five miles from Mora. N.
M., collapsed Saturday night, killing
Manuel Cordova and his wife and six
children. It had been raining In that
vicinity for several days, and the dirt
roof of the house having become sat
urated fell on the inmates, crushing
them. Only one member of the family,
a boy of 10 years, escaped, he being
outside the house when the accident
occurred.
Striking; Miners Compromise.
Springfield, Ills., Sept. 19. At a Joint
conference of representatives of the
operators and striking miners of the
Chicago and Alton sub-district and
state officials of the United Mine
Workers yesterday an agreement was
reached, and the strike which has af
fected over a thousand men since April
1 last is declared off. The agreement
is In the nature of a compromise.
Democratic Executive Officer.
Chicago, Sept. 19. John G. Johnson,
of Peabody, Kan., yesterday was made
the executive officer of the Democratic
national committee. He will take
charge of the active work of the ways
and means and . press committees and
within two weeks will coma to Chicago
to open up headquarters.
10
X WEEK'S hews CONDENSED.
Wednesday, Sept. 18.
President McKlnley will be unable
to take part In New York's Dewey re
ception. New York state trades unions have
Increased 131 In number and 31,000 In
membership in a year.
Miss Alice Knott was found dead in
bed at Washington, having been as
phyxiated. A pet parrot had turned
on the gas.
Cornelius Vnnderbflt, multl-mllllon-aire
and head of the famous Vau
dcrbilt family, dud suddenly of cere
bral hemorrhage in New York, aged Si!.
At Tuckahoe, N. Y., Torry McGov
ern, of Brooklyn, defeated Pedlar Pal
mer, of England, in 2 minutes and '.'-2
seconds for a $10,000 purse and the
world's bantamweight championship,
Thursday. Sent, it.
There are now 11, COS soldiers quar
tered at the Prasldlo, San Francisco.
At Flskdale, .Mass., Peter King mur
dered his aged parents while under the
influence of Mquor.
Ex-Ppenker Heed thinks the Ameri
can people will soon tire of spending
$50,000,000 annually on the Philippines.
Charles B, Snedes, a grain merchant
of Harlem, N. D., suicided by shooting
on a crowdeii train near Glenvlow, ll!s.
Philadelphia's export exposition was
formally opened today, under auspi
cious circumstances. First day's at
tendance, 22,027.
Mr. and Mrs. Bhenoweth, Christian
Scientists, of Frankfort, Ind., are un
der arrest for murder. They refused
to give their dying child medicine.
Judge Talcott, of Valparaiso, Ind..
aged 89, married 74-year-old Mrs.
lioardman. The Judge'"; first wife died
after ii2 years ol married life.
Friday. Hept. IS.
None of the cabinet officials will take
part in New York's Dewey reception,
A platoon of Indians Is to he re
cruited for service in the Philippines.
Postmaster General Smith will speak
for the administration lu the Ohio
campaign.
Mrs. Catherine Kennedy was burn
ed to death in a tenement bouse fire in
Brooklyn.
Paul E. Ayer, of Columbia, S. C,
a veteran of the Spanish war, chal
lenges Count ESstcrhazy to a duel,
Colonel Denby and Professor Wor
cester, of the Philippines commission,
have been summoned home for confer
ence by the president.
Saturday, Sept ii.
Two marines of the cruiser Philadel
phia were killed by drinking wood
alcohol.
An aerolyte weighing 5oo pounds tell
uear Sycamore, ()., making the earth
tremble.
The revolution In Venezuela, despite
contrary reports, Is assuming alarm
ing proportions.
The Chinese government Is suppress
ing telegrams to the German minister
at Pekln regarding ,hu destruction of
German property by uutives hi the
Hinterland.
B. R Banning, a Hawaiian capital
ist, arrived tOt San Francisco with a
valise containing $30,000. He after
wards missed it, and It Is believed to
have been sent back to the islands by
mistake.
Monday. Hept. is.
The pope's encyclical to France does
not refer to the Dreyfus case.
Seven hours of rain has broken thi
draught which has existed lu northern
Texas since June 25.
A Purls dispatch Bays General Mere-tor
will be a candidate for the senate
In the department of Sarthe.
Manuel Cordova, wife ami six chil
dren were killed by the collapse of their
adobe house near Mora. N M.
Charles A. Plllsbury, founder of the
famous Plllsbury flour mills In Minne
apolis, died In that city, aged 57.
Congressman Daniel Ermentrout, of
the Ninth Pennsylvania district, died
in Reading, aged 62.
Maurus Jokai, the noted Hungarian
novelist, 75 years old, married 18-year-old
Arabella GrosBnagy, a popular ac
tress. Tuesday, sept. 10.
Fire in Los Angeles, Col,, caused
$250,000 loss and fatally burned two
Bremen.
A case of smallpox prevented the
departure of the Thirty-first infantry
from San Francisco for Manila.
The number of enlistments to date
Is 6,685. The Thirty-eighth regiment
leads with 926, and the Thirty-ninth,
with 981 men.
A boat containing the captain and 11
men of the French steamer Duural. re
ported to have foundered, is believed
to have been lost.
The Epoca, newspaper, of Havana,
speaking of Cuba's future, says the
United States will not tolerate a Haytl
or San Domingo at its doors.
The remains of General Antonio
Macco and Francisco Gomez were ex
humed at Bejucal, Cuba, in the pres
ence of a large crowd of people.
It Is said that apartments huve been
engaged at Folkestone, England, for
Mme. Dreyfus and her children in the
event of her husband's pardon.
THE PRODUCE MARKETS.
Philadelphia, Sept. 18. Flour firm;
winter superfine, $2.15(52.30; Pennsylvania
roller, clear, tt.WR3.l0; city mills, extra,
t2.40ft2.60. Rye flour firm at $3.10 per bar
rel for choice Pennsylvania. Wheat dull;
No. 2 red, iipot, In elevutor, 70fl71c. Corn
Arm; No. 2 mixed, spot, In elevator, r,-t
STc. ; No. 2 yellow, for local trade, 40c.
Outs firm; No. 2 white, clipped, KWXTSr..;
lowor grades, 26027c. Hay firm; choice
timothy, IIS for large bales. Beef linn;
beef hams. I2.Vh25.Mi. Pork steady; fam
ily. I12f 12.50. Butter firm; western cream
ery, Ik'ii.lc; do. factory, lUrKr ; June
creamery, 18H4j22Hc. ; imitation creamery.
lSenVic.; New York dairy, 15320c.; do.
creamery, 184J22C. Cheese easy; large,
white, lOftc; small do., ll'ull'.c. large,
colored, li i'.l'.c: small do., llttc. Egtc
firm; New York and Pennsylvania, 19
SOc. ; western ungraded, U&17c. Potatoes
steady; Jerseys, $101.50; New York, $l.2f,tf
1.40; Long Island, $1. 251. 75; Jersey sweets,
$1.7562.2S: southern do., $1.251.40. Cab
bage quiet; Long Island, $2&3.50 per 100.
Muskmelons slow; Roeky Ford, Colorado,
per case, 14il.50. Watermelon at $4j8
per 100. ,
East Liberty, Pa., Sept. 1$. Cattle mar
ket steady; extra. tt.7Od5.00; prime, $5,804?
; common, J3.154JJ.90. Hogs fairly active;
lower; . beet mediums, $4.8534.80; best
trailers, J4.04.80) roughs, $8C ; com
stssdy; choice wethers, J4.65S4.70; com
mon, $1.502.50; choice lambs, $6.703 6.90;
common to gosd, $44(6.80; veal calves, $70
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FWHM1T1CIM
On Trial For Plotting to Overthrow
the Government.
ADJOURNMENT FOB SOME WEEKS.
The Kronen Senates Slttlim a Illnh
Court, Will Allow the Prlitonera to throat and a physician had to be call-
B Raprsssntod by Connaal Darlas; I ad to save him from strangulation.
thu Parliamentary Heart nar Paralysis of the psrts affected follow-
, . ,, ed. but his death was unexnncted. Mr.
Paris, Sept. 19. The senate met us a 1 ' , ," , .
. , , ' , , .. . . . 7. Ermentrout Is survived by a Widow
high court of Justice vesterday for the : . . .... . .
... ' ' , . and two children, Fltz Daniel Brines
purpose of trying 22 pot clans, In- . . , .... , ,
, J. , . i trout, a member of the bar here, ami
eluding MM. Du Motiicourt, Deroulede, . . , , ..
, ,, . . . . . ,' ' Miss Adelaide Toulse Ermentrout.
Marcel Hubert, llilebaud, Huron Do i , . ,
. . , ' . Daniel Ermentrout was born la
aux and Jules liner n, on the charge 1 ,. . , ,, . ,
, ' Reuding in 1837. He was admitted to
of conspiring against the government. I,. . , ,UP .,, . m , .
v Z . . itne Dur lu filled the oillce of dis-
Not one of the accused was present ,.,, . , . ..... ,
... , , , . :trlct attorney from 1862 to 1165. thu
or lu the palace, but nine cells nave ,. .. " , . ,
, , v , ' i of city solicitor from 1S07 to IS . o atui
been fitted up for them II the library. ' , ., , . , ,, , ,.,
.... ,, ,, . . state senator from 1873 to 1880. In 1"vj
luvveaisure vary coituoriauiy uiiiiisu
ed. The lloor Ib covered with llu
oleitm and the walls are hung
with greenish doth. The furni
tu.e consists of an iron bedstead, an
easy chair, a marble to; pod toilet
table, a cuspidor und l Thus the
prisoners will have li; complain
of, and may congratulate themselves
that times have changed since the
Ulrondlns were confined In the pal-
' ace of the senate by Kobesnlsrre dur-
' Inj; the reign of terror and languished Berks county politics.
; in Its dungeons, and since Marshal Ney i
! was Immured in an unventllated cell ! TME SPEEDY SHAMROCK.
' until led forth to be shot In tliu gar- , . .
! i;. as. Drtttnh Miittlennwr Makes Remarkable
l'resideut Fallieres opened the pro-' Time Before tin- Wind.
1 ceodlngs, amid general silence, by ' New York, Sept. 19. The Shamrock
reading the decree of the president of had another Bail trial yesterday out
j the republic constituting the senate, siu(. f Randy Hook starting from the
Ion the report of the minister of Jus- scotlnml lightship, and Bulling over n
. vo ' , iuu it li o; li I mo l lu Kl J Hie
charge against the accused of mukiug
an attempt on the security of tb state.
M. Fallieres then declared the 8011
l ate constituted as a high court, und
the clerk of the court culled the roll
of senators, who answered with the
word "present."
Then the door through which M.
Fallieres entered was a:, I'ln opened
wide, and (hue tall figures, In long
scarlet robes, appeared on the thresh
old and with stately mien marched
Into the hull, and ascending the steps
of the platform took up their places on
the right hand of the president, The
first was M, Bernard, the procurator
general, who was a handsome llgure
in his scarlet robe trimmed wlin a
broad strip of ermine. M. Bernard im
mediately began to read the Indict
ment In a monotonous voice,
The indictment commenced by recit
ing the facts of the arrest of MM.
Deroulede and Marcel Hubert, and said
the Inquiry has showed the existence
of a conspiracy to change the form of
! government, to which the disorders of
1 last February, It was added, were due
A letter from the Puke of Orleans
I to his ranresentntlve M liutTet writ -
I ten from Marlenbad. In July, 1X9, In-
istructlng him to commence u royalist
organlxatlon. wuh read, uud then order
secret Instructions, in which it was
! stipulated that the sum to be spent
was not to exceed 800,000 francs. The
mention of this figure evoked laughter
, from the senators and others present,
After a number of Incident! in which
I street rioting was fomented by the con-
splrators. the Indictment proceeded
; with a recapitulation of the) royalist
I manoeuvers, and declared the royal-
I Ists led and paid a mob to Insult Pres-
Ident I.oubet on the day of his election.
The eulminatory point of the roy-
nllat iwiti util nii-v wna ronelm,! l 97
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when M. Deroulede made his notorious
attempt on the Place de la Nation to
Induce a brigade of Infantry to march
on the Elysee palace. Everything, it
seems, was prepared to carry out the
royalist plan that day, but M. Derou
lede's failure spoiled nil, and the fluke
of Orleans, who was awaiting at llrus
seU the signal to come to Paris, re
ceived instead a telcyrnm from M.
Huffet, saying: "Useless to come."
Continuing, the Indictment then ex
plained that the conspiracy was not
abandoned with the failure of Feb. 23,
but that the machinations continued In
secret and public meetings were con
tinually held.
The Indictments evoked frequent out
bursts of derisive laughter and Ironical
comment at the expense of the royal
ists, especially on the reading of the
various telegrams exchanged and the
failure of the plots.
At the conclusion of the reading of
the Indictment M. liernard and his
colleagues left the senate, and M. Fnl
iieres ordered the senators to sit be
hind closed doors
I On the resumption of the public sit-
ting M. Fallieres announced that the will be inaugurated in all the places
senate had decided, by a vote of 234 where the request of the men Is not
against 32. to allow prisoners to be. complied with. There are about SOtt
represented by counsel during the pre- ' pattern makers in the city, many of
llminary Inquiry, but that the question I whom are employed at Cramps' ship
of the competency of the senate to sit 'yard and at the Baldwin locomotivi
as a high court to try the charges had works.
been adjourned until after the con-
elusion of the preliminary inrpilry.
This Is tantamount to an adjournment
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nem,
The general comment In the sennte
lobbies was that the Indictment dls-
played the ridiculous but still criminal
I character of the royalist intrigues to
j overthrow the republic.
Forest Klren Raulnir. ' l'la'- u"1 T V,"""
Carthage, N. Y., Sept. l.-Forsst f "ln" ,,mt Sthenl Jmd (
fires are raging within the vicinity selling liquor to negroes on Mr Cam
around Benson's Mines and Newton's Ig" 8 hunting preserve near Coffins
Fslls. 15 miles from here, on the edge fla,oa J Xf T ' I
of the Adlrondacks. Four dwelling, the alleged assault a... battery was
. n.D.. xr.no,, HDrH made In fun and as a Joke, and wa
,u . .,. ,
AUU mc li a li. v o iuivavu IIIG jnaiiL wi
the Magnetic ore company. The com
pany has been forced to shut down Its
plant, which was rocently started up,
alter Deina luie ior vears. i ne em- .
ployes are fighting the fires. Much serious aspect yesterday, with the ar
pulp wood has been destroyed. The! rival of one eastern representative,
fire department from this village has Frank Hough, of Philadelphia. The
been at work for hours In the burning
district. The loss at present is many
thousands of dollars.
Killed by Deserted Lover.
New York. Sept. 19. Michael Bucz
ny, a laborer, shot and killed hla
former mistress, Reglna Klein, yester
day because she refused to live with
hlm. Bucsny was arrested. The j
woman was 15 years old. She desert-
ed Bucxny because he was out of work
nd had no money.
auw imtmu urtftUQi juiio noouciauuu.
TourlittTonaite Solicited.
CONGRESSMAN ERMENTROUT DEAD.
For Tlilrty-Bva Ynara a PaaSQOf tts
Laadar In 1'ennn.rlTuulu Politic.
Reading. Pa.. Sept. 18. Hon. Daniel
Ermentrout, who was elected in No
vember last to his sixth term in con
gress from the Ninth district (Barks
and Lehigh counties), died at his
home here yesterday. He was t2 years
of age. On Thursday last, while at
dinner, a piece of meat lodged in his
he was elected to congress and v. I re
elected for three following tonus, thus
serving continuously from 1S81 to 1889.
He was again elected in 1806 to the
Kifty-iifth congress and last year wa
re-elected to the Fifty-Sixth cong
Mr. Ermentrout was prominent In the
national councils of the Democratic
party for years, and was a leading fig
ure and participant In state conven
tions. For 36 years he was a leader
16 n'.ile course to windward and ie
turn. The Irish boat certaiuly showed
great speed, especially on the run
home, lu an Increasing breeze, making
! . last 15 miles In one hour and
1 I minutes, B remarkable performance,
considering thai her sheets were upp;
rcntly trimmed wsll In, while the
courre was a broad reach. Her beat
tc the mark was j'.lso made In good
time, nlthi ugh tha last five miles was
Baited with fl.iota lifted as the wind
shifted from b ititheasl to south, let
ting her up In g I 1 shape. She use 1
ner u,'w "nln 81,11 ;"1I aluminum gaff,
film seciiicu to carry nor sail very won.
The Bhemrock was accompanied by
Blr Thontnn Upton's steam yacht Erin
and a press boat, but on the run home
tie yacht rapidly dropped both the
Iv in and the press tua. so that neither
ha 1 a food view of the big boat as she
lu ed the liphtshlp at the finish, am!
the t ::ie had to be taken from shore.
She covered the 30 miles in about
threi hours. 2s minutes and 10 seconds.
ITEMS OF STATE NEWS.
Philadelphia, Sept. 19 While play-
iK With a small revolver last night
Harry Huhbs, aged II years, of this
City, accidentally shot his brother
Charles, aged 10. In the stomach. The
1,u died shortly after being moved to
a hospital, The hoy who did the
shooting is in custody,
Bhamokln, Pa,, Sept. 16.--Officials o
the Bhamokln Coal company yesterday
announced that thev hail purchased
the Natalie colliery. Within two weeks
the colliery will resume work, givlu
employment to 1,400 men and hoys..
; u ins been idle since 1SH7, owing to a
quarrel aaiong stockholders.
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' destitution is said to exist among tin
families of the striking miners in Nan
tieoke, An appeal has been Issued foi
1 food supplies. Local merchants have
I contributed Hour, potatoes and meui.
I The number of men on strike is clout.
Ion to 3.500. and they hae been out
! now over two months.
Philadelphia, Pept, 19. A meeting
Af ha nfllffara of Ihfl Third re oni, n:
National Guard of reniisylvaniii, w.v
held here last night, and it was de
cided to take the regiment to New
York for the purpose of participating
in the Dewey demonstration. The
Tenth Pennsylvania, which Is aisu gi -lug
to New York, will be the gue.,t of
the Third when it stops in this city
while en route to the metropolis.
Philadelphia. Sept. 10. The Patteru
Makers' association of Philadelphia
yesterday sent a circular letter to
every shop In the city where pattern
makerb are employed demanding a
nine hours' work day. The employ
ers are given until Thursday to ac-
cede to tne demands, wnen a smite
Verdict Aitniuxt Ex-Senator Cameron.
Charleston. Sept. l(i. A Hebrew
Cross Hoads merchant named Pchem.
, gt Heltm;l IslSSnd. SUdl OX-SOUUUl
Don Cameron for $10,000 damages for
a horsewhipping Inflicted In Novem
ber, 1S9G, and the Heaufort county
Jury yesterday returned a verdict of
$850 in favor of the plaintiff. Sena
tor Cameron was not present at tho
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not resented at the time.
The New Hmobnll LonBiie.
Chicago, Sept. 19. Affairs of the
new baseball league assumed a more
delegates got down to business, can
vassed the situation, figured up what
financial power they could command,
and discussed their circuit. At pres
ent the circuit they announce consists
of St. Louis, Chicago, Milwaukee aud
either Detroit or Buffalo in the west
and New York, Washington, Phlladel-
Iphla and either Baltimore or Boston
in the east. In St. Louis the uew
lsagne promoters have a park, which
the Schaeffers control. It is proposed
to charge 26 eents admission.