NO SUZERANITY.
Oppose Iht Fle Years' Franchise-Do Not
Favor English In the Volktraad - -Press
Opinion.
fTnglnnd has received (ho reply of the
TriniHviwil government In reference In
Mr. Clmmhi rbiln's Intent proposals
In short, the Hoers repudiate Knr
1 ml ' suscrnlnty, revert to the S'ycti
yearn frum hlso nnd will not give
equality to tin- Dutch nml F.ngllHh
language In the vn!kiaad.
In reference to tin- reply F.ngllsh
papers putiiisn the follow Ina:
The "Standard" says: "Tho) Trann
Vitnl nolo Ik nnnt factory, nml, In-
flccit, rt dangerous f'itnHiHllliiii. It
might lie gniiiu too fur In say thill tlin
lust hope of peace hun vanished or
that diplomacy Iiiim said It H final worn,
Itul It In lille to deny Hint the rillcM
of the TYansvanl hnvn Iiiiiiii;Ii! their
count t y rinse to tlie brink of n disaster
which the Itiltlsh government twin done
lt llcst to avert."
The "lnlly Mil II" niiyn: "President
Krugir s ili ihnn e linn termlnnleil n
long petlixl of unrest nml iineerinlnly
In South Africa, tor. whatever limy lie
the Issue of Hie present Hi I lltl t lull. Olio
thing in certain, that iIiiiiIIhiii In South
Africa will end forever."
The "linlly ( 'hi imb-lo " says: "Wn re.
grct thnt the liner liy rejecting n. fnlr
offer made In fair language has tnkeii
a line giving fresh point to Hie nrgii
ment of their enemies, thnt 1'rcnldeiit
KriKT'T la n shifty nml ImprncHcnhln
politician, fit only to tie spoken to across
a line of bayonets." These extracts
fnlrly represent press, opinion In Lon
don. It In mippo-Til thnt the next move
contemplated l.y the Transvaal In nn
appeal tn the powers, begging them to
recommend arbitration on the line of
the conferenee at The Hague. A dln
rateh from Chnrlostown says the wlld
l rumor nre current there, nml thnt
great alarm In fell, owing to the mi
protected state nf the town, especially
as Hoer signaling In plainly vlalliln on
the adjacent mountain.
There was a serious disturbance In
the market square of Johannesburg a
few dnys ago. a meet Inn called liy a
Inhnr ngltator nnmeil Unln, to eonilemn
the Rrftlnh policy and to enroll volun
teer to fight for the Hoers, led to
serious fights with the police, lasting a
couple of hi mm. Mnny persons were
Injured, nmimg them the recently no
torious Jir. Matthews, who lnld a
charge against a mounted policeman.
An Immense crowd singing "Hole Hrl
tonnla" accompanied him to the police
office.
LAST OF THE VOLUNTEERS.
General Olil Says They Are About to Leave
Manila.
The war department received n onlile.
gram from General (MIh, nt Monlln,
stating that tho Nevadn caTnlry would
rroliably leave on September 24, and
he Iowa on Wednesday. Thla, ho
says, will finish the shipment of all the
volunteera anil discharged men from
the regular enliibllhhment.
fceoretary Ituot, In tvspnnnp to numer
oua reipuKt. allnl Cenernl titlN re
BardlnR the two m. n of tint Sixteenth
infantry, h'. non nllnK to the pichh
dlnpati hen. hud lie. n condemned to
death In the Philippines. A reply wax
received ylnn thnt there wan a third
oldler now almut to lie tried In con
nectlon with the wimn chhc, and that
when tho ctmi t-nmi lial was roncludrd
the papera would lie fnrwnnleil. Tin
two men aentenceil are Corporal Dnm
hoffer and I'rlvnle Conine, of the Hlx
teenth Infantry. The papera can not
reach WuphlnKton in lens than 30 days.
SWINDLED A MILLIONAIRE.
Plunger Arrangei With Thugs lor His Murder
But Falls.
Jack Caney, an Australian, who Is
contined In the city pi'lnon at San
Franclaco, ham confessed to tho police
that Howard, alias Hill, the Australian
plunger, paid him jri.onfl to dlsposo of
Millionaire Green, of Colorado, on tho
outward voynce of a steamship four
months ago. The police are looking for
' Howard on a charge of swindling
Green out of SlOO.OMi on a bogus deal In
Australian land, llefore Howard dis
appeared three weeks ago. Green
through threats of prosecution, mado
the plunger give up $52,000.
According to Casey, Howard engaged
him and two "pals" to knock Green on
the head when the Alameda ncared
Honolulu, and to throw the million
aire's body overboard. The three thugs
did not molest Grven, who proceeded
to Australia, learned that Howard had
swindled him and then returned and
made the plunger disgorge.
Hatfield Guilty.
The Jury, at Wtlllnmson. W. Va., In
the case against Ellas Hatfield. Jr.,
for killing H. E. Kills at Gray on July
3, returned a verdict of guilty of
murder In the second degree. The
prisoner heard the reading of the ver
dict with perfect composure. HlH
counsel moved for a new trial, but thla
, will hardly be granted. Under the laws
of West Virginia the sentence will be
from live to eighteen years' confine
ment In tho state penitentiary.
Declares Dreytus Guilty.
Lieut. Clin was one of 97 members of
the Canadian militia who returned at
Vancouver, B. C, from the Yukon on
the steamer Alpha lust Monday. On
arriving be eagerly asked for the lat
est news of the Hreyfus trial. When
told that Dreyfus had been reconvicted
and sentenced to 10 years he exclaimed:
"He deserves more. He is guilty, a
traitor to his country. You see, before
becoming a Hritirh soldier I was an of
ficer in the French army, a brother of-
fleer of Dreyfus. I was his comrade
and knew him well. I perhaps spoke
hastily, but If you knew what I know,
you would not sympathiie with Drey,
fus. I believe him guilty. I know he
Is guilty. I could give reason why."
At this Juncture several soldiers
passed and the excited little Austrian
stopped speaking. Not another word
could be extracted from him.
Equal Wage Party.
The American Equal Wage union, a
new labor organization, was Incorpor
ated at Jefferson City on Wednesday.
Legislation will be Its chief weapon,
and It will contend for "equal and ex
act Justice to all wage-earners without
respect to age, sex or occupation, for
the emancipation of children from In
dustrial servitude and for the protec
tion of women wage earners la their
equal rights with men."
Famous Miller Oead.
Charles A. TllUbury, the well-known
miller, died In. Minneapolis Sunday af
ternoon of heart trouble. On account
of poor health Mr. Plllsbury went to
Kurope December 1, IK.iX, and returned
the middle of June. While abroad he
consulted with eminent physicians in
London, Paris, Vienna and Berlin and
returned to New York apparently much
Improved. The physicians agreed that
he was suffering from heart trouble,
caused, by an enlargement of the atom
TERSI TELEGRAMS,
J tr will present m nword, to
naroirti BMnpsnn.
Four rases nf yellow Jnrfc are flow
ui ing irenten in New Turk.
Imperialism Is the demoeratln Issue
for the Iowa gnliernnlorlnl campaign.
It wis reported thnt Andrew Carnegie
win erect extensive Iron works In Hun
Hugo, Culm.
A irino.roio nre destroyed a number of
vnliinlile buildings In the heart of Lin
coin. Neb., hist Sunday.
Col. II. Tlllmnn of South Carolina
wishes to form n eompnny of Indian
ncouin tor tne I'lilllpplnen.
In New York city ln.onn rnrpenlers
nre on a strike bemuse their dciminilH
for $4 per day were refused.
The American J. wluli yenr book Just
Issued estimates the Jewish population
oi me i mteii states nt l.otl.wm.
The asphalt winks nt Die hnnlnon nml
Itosn nt l'hllnd"iphln were destroyed
ny lire last Wcilmmlny. Loss $IIM1,0K),
"ota It-cd of l'hllndi'tphla was
crushed to death by nn elevntnr at
I'm Illusion's department store last
i'ii iii'si my.
Knur men were killed In a railroad
wreck nt lies Moines, In., hint Wed
nesday. Tinln ordeis were mlsumliT
Moud. Tumly cyders have been killed nt
St. Argard, I'ommerlnnd, for their
Wheels. The bodfen were found In a
lake.
A cyclone swept over I he Inland nf
Hermiiiln Thursday. Loss, $.".(10,0011.
Many houses were blown down and un
roofed. While attending flen. flalunha
I'ennypucker hint Saturday. Dr. Hubert
II. Cnilce fe flea, n iis patient's arms.
Heart failure.
Hubert Cnney and his wife were
found dead nt their home In HnfTnIo
Saturday. They hud committed suicide
by Inhaling gns.
Andrew Cnrneule lias donated to
Homestead land worth several hundred
Ihouannd dollars, the same to bn con
verted Into a public park.
Cleveland street car strikers voted
Sundny nut to give up the struggle,
Mnny union men are liinorlng their or
ganization nml returning to work.
Capt. W. Dyer, commander of the
Klllted States ctiilser llnlllniorn which
fought at Manila, was presented with a
hword nt lliiltlmore last Wednesday.
Imports tn the Culled States from
Vencsucln are Increasing while exports
to that country nre decreasing. Kng
land holds the bulk of tho business.
Senator Hanna arrived In New York
from London hint Saturday In fairlv
good health, lie said ho would take
full chnrge of tho fall campaign In Ohio.
The Venezuelan revolutionists have
raptured Valencia, the second city In
the land, ami were said to be prepar
ing for nn attack on Curacas, the capl
tul. A five-Inch gun fell on top of Charles
J. Thompson crushlnir the life nut of
him. The nccldcnt occurred nt Nor
folk, Va., while ralslmr the nun aboard
of tho Newport.
Tim ptenmer Charles Nelson arrived
nt Seattle, Wnsh., Wednesday from St.
Mlchnels, Alnskn, with about $Wm,(HK) In
gold and 2i passengers from Daw.mn
and Cape Nnme.
Alfred Dnv. reiiiesenllnir a Phila
delphia syndicate, is Khlpplng men ami
maicrini to Alaska from Seattle, Wash.,
lor the rnnHtrucHiin nf the second rall-
rnn din that territory.
Alexander Wise, a New Ynrk stnne
cutter, and Lauiu Astur, were found
lend Sunday in n basement. The man
nail murdered tho woman and killed
himself. Jealousy was the motive.
William Heennn. nf New York cltv.
and Kduiird Jlrown. nf Glnsro, wero
killed Monday at Mt. Mahtnn, N. Y.,
by a West Shorn train that struck u
wagon In which they were driving.
Tho assessors of Chicago fixed tho
personal property of l'hllin D. Armour
at li',00fl,(ioo. When Armour, who la now
in l-.urope, neard of It, he requested
that the amount be mado $3,500,000
which was done.
As a result over a dispute over a suit
of clothes lit Chicago Monday Martin
wnigren, n bookkeeper, waa killed and
Theodore Walgren and George Clark
Hllghtly wounded by Fred Fisher, a
Inllor. Fisher used a knife, and he
clnlmn he acted In self-defense.
Hev. Dr. O. T. Howard, who escaned
from the I'nlted Stales penitentiary at
Columbus, O., two years ugo while serv
ing a nine-year sentence for improper
iiho of the malls, was recaptured Satur
day. He Is said tn be one of the most
accomplished swindlers now living.
In order to test the validity of the In
diana child labor law the Pennsylvania
tllans Company, which employs non
union workmen, caused the arrest of
Supt. Macy, formerly of Pittsubrg, at
Laporte, Ind., and he was fined. The
company will appeal to the supreme
court.
The united States protected cruiser
Charleston began a heavy bombard
ment of the fort on Sublg bay, Philip
Pines, on Thursday. Little or no in
jury was done. The monitor Monterey
and the prunhout Cnneord are returning
to sublg Day to continue the bombard
ment. Gen. Ruraell A. Alger has decided to
withdraw from the senatorial race in
Michigan and formal announcement of
his retirement will be made this week.
He some time ago declared himself out
of politics, which was fully equivalent
to declaring himself out of the senator
ial race.
With a newspaper train consisting
of three baggage cars and a loco
motive, the Lockawanna railroad
beat all records between New York
and Huff a In for a train, covering the
410 miles in the actual running time of
7 hours and lis minutes.
Parts of this distance on the level
stretches west of Hinghamton were
covered at a speed of over SO miles an
hour, and on the part of the line east
of Strouduburg, where the train
climbs the mountains, 77 miles an
hours was maintained on various oc
casions.
A highwayman hold un Miss Viola
Allen Unroll at Passaic, N. J., a few
days ago. He stole her pocketbook
and a diamond ring and then mounted
her wheel and rode away.
Exports Falling Oil.
The monthly statement of the exports
of domestic products of the United
States shows that during August the
exports were as follows:
Mreadstuffs, S2o.GKO.352. against $19..
W)9,HL'9 for August, 181)8-. cattle and hogs,
$15,584,755, Increase $3,184,179; cotton,
$3,609,358, decrease $89,822; mineral oils,
$0,565,009, Increase $554,503.
During the last eight months the ex
ports of these products amounted to
$431,838,813. against $480,960,773 for the
corresponding period of 1898.
Buried Under Dirt Rool.
An adobe house five miles from Mora,
N. M., collapsed Sunday night, killing
Manuel Cordova and his wife and six
children. .
It had been raining tn that vlclnltv
for several days, and the dirt roof of
the house having become saturated, fell
on tne ipmaies, crusntng thern. Only
one member of the family, a boy of 10
years, escaped, he being outside the
houso when the aeoldeqt occurred.
DELEGATES CUM THE TRUST.
PROMINENT SPEAKERS.
Bourlie Cochran Favors Combinations lor
Good-Labor Leader Deolares That
His Union Is Not Trust.
Prominent delegates from each state
and representatives from different nr
Rnnlr.atlous are tinw In sesslun at Chi
cago considering the trust problem.
The speeches are arousing great In
terest and will have considerable bear
lug on coming campaign Issues.
i lame or Columbia university, at
Saturday's session of tho trust confer
ence, furnished the reine.lv for trust
oppression In the suggestion that trusts
or commtiiitioiis lie compelled tn sell
all buyers at sainn nrlee. ilms t.i,.i,.i,i.
Ing Hie familiar practice of killing
l onipeiiiiiin ny underselling a cumpcti
Inr In a limited urea.
Mr. Ilniirke Cochran declared the
npeeches before Hie conferenee for the
past uiree days convinced him the ob
ject of the giitheilng Is an honest search
for truth.
"As I listen," snld he, " In the con
ceptions nf economic law, which tnnrk
every address delivered by representa
tives nf iirgmilxed labor 1 become con
vinced that the laborers who spoke to
lis umleistund these laws much better
than their emplnycra; Indeed, I believe
that sume r nt events In our history
would have been Impossible If both
Hides of these labor controversies un
derstood the economic laws governing
the relations of producers to consumers
as well ns one side showed that It un
derpaid them this very day.
"A combination." nroceeiled Mr
Cockran, "may be good nr bad, nceord-
" " "n euect. r'or Instance, a com
bination for prayer Is a church. All
good men would subscribe to tho suc
cess of it. (Laughter.) A combination
for burglary Is a conspirac y. All good
men would call nut the police to pre
vent It. (Laughter.) Anv Industrial
system which operates to swell tho Vol
ume or pruitiictlon should be com
mended: anythtnir that nnernlea tn re.
strict It should be suppressed.
nn imiusiry nr coiublnnllon of cap
ital nr anythlnic von imiv choose to
call It that dominates n market through
a restricted competition thnt delivers
the consumer to It on Its own terms
necessarily depends upon a narrow
output nml large prnllts, extorted, not
from the excellency nr Its service, but
from the helplessness of those with
wnom it oenis. '
W. J. Itrvun made Ids snnech 1,nr,,m
the trust convention on Saturday.
Mr. Ilryan's main iiroiiosiiinn urns
that congivsn should by law license nml
rcKulnto mrpurntintin that desired to
do business outside the slate that cre
ated them. He summed up thus:
nrsi i nni. tne statu should hove
the right to create whatever private
corporations the people of the statu
think best.
Second That the state bus or should
have the right to Impose such limita
tions upon nn outside cornorntlon nn
the people of the stute may think neces
sary tor tlielr own protection. That
protects the right of tho people to say.
llrnt, what they nhitll organize In their
state nn a corporation, and, second.
what they shall permit as a corporation
to come from other states who do busi.
ness in their stute.
'Third That the federal a-overn-
ment has, nr should have, tho right to
Impose such restrictions nn conuresn
may think necessary iipun any corpora
tion which does business nulslde of tho
stato In which It Is organized.
'Now, I am not sure tho remedv I
pro pi we is unconstitutional. I am not
suru Hint the Constitution would prohi
bit such an net of congress as I sug
gest. Suppose congress should say that
whenever a corporation wanted to do
b illness outside nf the state It must up
ply to and receive from somelsidy cre
ated by enngress fur the purpose, a
license to io mini ness. Suppose the
law should provide free commissions
upon which the license should bo la.
sued:
"First, that the evidence shall shnw
thnt there Is no water In the stock.
Second, that tho evidence should
show that this corporation has not in
the past, and In not attempting now, to
monopolize any branch of Industry, or
a branch of any article of merchandise
and.
'Third, providing for thnt publicity
which everybody has spoken of. and
about wJilch everybody agrees. Hup-
pose sucn a law would be unconsti
tutional?" John W. Hays, secretary of the K.
of L., maintained that the great combi
nations are an assault on the Inherent
and constitutional rlghs of the citisen;
tnat tne real and vital advantage to be
gained Is despotic control over labor.
"The mcthoda of the trusts are the
methods of the txivadcr. They are the
enemies of society, and as such should
be destroyed. The trust being an ag
gressive combination for purely selfish
objects, attacks the Individual, and bv
overthrowing his mutual rights, seizes
upon his Held of opportunity and pro
duction. Thla field having been con
quered and the trust strengthened In
its financial power, the aggressive spir
it of selfish greed looks fur conquests in
allied fields, which are soon Invaded
and monopolized, or other combina
tions, seeing the success of the first at
tempt, enter upon the same campaign
of conquest. Soon the Individual is
overwhelmed and every field of pro
duction Is monopolized by a trust."
1 he trust conference at Chicago end
ed with addresses by W. J. Hryan and
W, Bourke Cockran last Saturday.
Quarantining Against Consumption.
Dr. J. H. Sloan, president of the
New Mexluo board of health, tn rela
tion to the suggested California uuar-
antlne against consumptives, says
New Mexico will not quarantine; that
while the average of deaths from con
sumption In the United States ia one
In seven, In New Mexico it la one in
300. He has In a 10-yeurs' practice
found but six cases of tuberculosis
among natives.
Vanderblll's Funeral.
The funeral of Cornelius Vanderhllt
took place Friday. Services were held
in St. Iiartholomew's, at Madison ave
nue and Forty-third street, bv Hev.
Dr. Greer, pastor, assisted by Dishop
Potter. The funeral was notable In its
attendants. Men of millions sat in the
cushioned pews; the kings of the rail
road were there and society was well
represented. The bodv was laid be.
side those of his father and grandfather
in tne great vanderbllt mausoleum In
tne cemetery at New Doid. Statun Is
land.
The will of Cornelius Vanderbllt was
read In the presence of deceased's Im
mediate relatives. It will not be made
public until after the return of Alfred.
who is traveling In Japan.
Codlishlng Failure.
Fishermen who have returned from
the codtlahlng grounds on the Labra
dor coast report a serious condition of
affairs. The cod fishery has been al
most an absolute failure, and all vessels
are returning with small fares.
As the fisheries are the chief sunnnrt
of the people it Is feared their failure
will be followed by starvation
PRESIDENT ANNOYED.
Cannot Lay the Corner Stone oi the Chloago
Post Office Without Offending Or
ganlicd Workmen.
A strike of all the building trades In
Chicago has been ordered, because the
corner stone which President McKlnley
Is scheduled to lay for the new' poslof
llce Is being cut In Maine by non-unb n
labor. This wns decided Thursday arid
ns a conseiiuiinee It Is likely that tint
"lily will the stonn laying have to be
postponed, but Ihn whole fall festival,
In which preparatory work has been
duno for mouths, may fall through.
The city nml federal committees are In
despnlr nml nre divided ns to whether
they should give In or nht the union.
Tho llrb klayers' nml Stone Masons'
I'ldon of Chicago nt Its regular me'it
Ing Wednesday night, voted to issue n
card of honorary membership to "Wil
liam MeKinl,.y, President of the United
States." According to the plan, the
card of hnuurery membership will bo
presented to President McKlnley on
Ihn morning nf Hie day set fur the
ceremonies by George P. Giibblns,
President nf the llrlcklnvern' and
Stone Cutters' Knlon. In reference to
tills notion the following illrpalch from
Washington was received:
"Mr. McKlnley laid the matter tiefure
the Cabinet, by whom It was discussed
for over nn hour, I he question In Ing
whether the President luuld sacrifice
his dignity nml accept the proffered
honor and become a member nf tho
National Stone Cutters' Union, or dn
cllnn It, and anger the unions.
"It Is said at the While Houso thnt
somo unscrupulous Illinois politicians
hnvn laid a plot to put the President In
a bole. The fine hand of ex-Governor
Altgeld Is elicited to have engineered
the scheme, which Is declared to be ko
force the President to take sides In
the quarrel of the labor unions of Chi
cago." TOM REED'8 GRATITUDE.
Admits That His Dlslrlol Looked Allor Hlm
Record Never Questioned.
Tlie Press of Portland, Me., prints
the following:
"To the Hepubllcans of tho First Maine
district:
"While f nm naturally reluctant to
obtrude myself aim In upon publln at
tention, even here nt home, I am sure?
no one would expert me to leave the
first Maine district nfter so lomr a
service wllthout some words expressing
to you my appreciation of your friend
ship ami my gratitude for your gener
ous treatment. Words alone are quite
Inadequate, and I must appeal to your
memories. During three nml twenty
yenrs of political life, not always peace
ful, you have never questioned a single
public act of mine. Other men have hud
to look after their districts. My district
has looked after me. Thin, in Ihe place
where 1 wns born, where you know my
shortcomings as well as I do myself,
gives me a right to be proud of my re
lations with you. No honors are ever
qullo like those which come from home.
'It would not be lust for me to with
hold my thanks from those Democrat)!
who hnve so often given me their votes.
Tills friendship I can acknowledge with
all propriety, even in a letter to Hc
publlcnns; for both they ami you know
that I have never trimmed a sail to
catch the passing breeze, or ever flown
a doubtful ling.
'(illlce as a 'ribbon to stick In your
coat' Is worth nobody's consideration:
olllce as an opportunity Is worth all
consideration. That opportunity you
mnve given me unlrammelcd in the
fullest and amplest measure, nml I re-
turn you slucerest thanks, if I have
deserved any prulso It belongs of right
to you.
'Whatever may happen, T nm sure
thnt the First Maine district will al
ways bo true to the principles of liber
ty, self-government and the rights of
man.
"Thomas it. itrcrci)."
NEWS FROM MANILA.
Seven Armed Insurgents Captured Capt.
Collins Dead.
Ooneral Otis has Informed the wnr
department that two companies of the
Nineteenth Infantry lert for Hollo, to
bo followed by headquarters and the
balance of the two battalion to relieve
the Tennessee regiment at Hollo and
Cebu. The following was received:
Captain llutler. Third Infantry, with
portion Ilalluog troops drove Insurg
ents at San Rafel, capturing seven with
arms. Insurgent forces made demon
stration against Santurlta on Porao
road; loss two oincers, six privates,
with arms captured by Colonel Hell. No
casualties among our troops."
A cable message from General Otis
announces the death of Captain Charles
L. Collins, of Company I, Twenty-third
Infantry, and of lit privates from vari
ous causes.
Captain Collins was appointed to the
military academy from Ohio, and was
at one time military attache to the
United States legation in Venezuela.
Another message from Manila denies
that General Lawton stated it would
require 100,000 men to conquer the Fili
pinos, and that he criticised General
Otis.
The mayor of Imus has disappeared.
and it Is supposed he has Joined the In
surgents on the promise of receiving a
generalship. He was a colonel In the
Insurrection of 1887.
Largest Steamer Afloat
The new White Star steamship Oce
anic, the largest vessel atloat, from
Queenstown, arrived at her pier. New
York, last Thursday afternoon and de
barked her passengers. An Immense
crowd cheered the new steamer as she
crept up. the river and swung slowly
into her berth. It took six tugs 40
minutes to shove her bow around and
force the huge vessel Into place. Dock
ed, she filled almost the whole length
of the long pier.
AT THE NATIONAL CAPITAL
Senator Hanna's health Is bad. Ha
has not been benefited by his European
trip.
The United States transport Senator.
which sailed from Ban Francisco Aua.
15, arrived.
Chief Justice Chambers of 8amna
has handed In his resignation to the
President.
Secretary Hay denies that there Is a
secret alliance between the United
States and Great Britain.
Admiral Schley will soon be assigned
to sea service and be given command
of the South Atlantic squadron.
Census Director Merriam advises that
those who desire to be census enumera
tors study census laws, schedules and
statistics.
During his stay tn Washington. Ad.
miral Dewey will be the guest of Mis.
Washington McLean, mother of John
H. McLean.
Two hundred and fifty Uvea were lost
In tho August hurricane on the coast of
North Carolina, according to the
weathor bureau's report.
Rear Admiral Sampson has been
placed In charge of' the Boston navy
yard and Rear Admiral H. Farsruhar
has been charged with the North At-
laotlo squadron.
SEVEN COLORED MINERS KILLED.
SHOT BY WHITES.
The, Were Armed With Pistols and Had in
tended to Take Ihe Places el
Striking Workmen.
A number of colored miners last Sun
day attempted to take the places of
wniio men at cartersviiie, hi. this
was resented by the whites with shot
guns nml the following seven negroes
were killed: Hev. T. J. Floyd, Jim
Hays, Muse llrndley, John lllnck,
Henry Hramim, Sim Cummins, one
Ullblelltllled.
Trouble has been brewing since Ihe
militia wns called off by Gov. Tanner
Inst Monday. The white miners of Car
tersviiie have refused to allow the negro
miners to come Into town, always meet
lug them nml ordering them back. Ship
day, however, II negroes, nil nrmed
tun relied Into town, going In Hie Illinois
Central depot, where they exchanged ij
i"w unriii wiiii me wmte miners mere.
Then the negroes pulled their pistols
nml opened fire on the whites, who fit
once returned the lire. A running
light was kept up. The neuroes scat
tered, some being closely followed by
the whiles up the main street, while
Hie remainder lied down the railroad
track. Here the execution wan done,
all who went through town i-scnplng.
After the light was over four dead
bodies were picked up nml another
mortally wounded. They were taken
to the illy hall, weber the wounded
man was attended to and Inquest held
over the dead ones.
Trouble existed here off nml on for
over a year, but no fatalities occurred
until June ::o, when a passenger train
on the Illinois Central railroad wan fir
ed Into and one negro woman klll'-d.
These nom en were on tlielr way to the
mines, having come from Pann. A
short time afterwards, a pitched battlo
ensued between the union and non
union forces, during which time the
dwellings occupied by the non-unon
negroes were burned. Severn I nrrestn
were mud" mid the nccused nre In Jail
nt Marlon, awaiting trial on the chiuge
of murder?
Superintendent Iionely of the Irtish
mines, where the negroes reside, re
ports that the negroes are worked Into
a frenxy, and Hint while he Is doing
nil in his power to hold them In chin k,
he is afraid that he cannot do so much
longer.
company C, Fourth regiment, I. N.
G., ban arrived find will endeavor to
preserve order. Fifty miners from the
llerrln mines nro reported to have left
that place for Cartersviiie, armed with
Krug-.lorgensen rifles, and determined
to assist the white miners here.
Gov. Tanner has ordered two com
panies of the Fourth regiment, under
command of Col. Dennett, to Carters
viiie. WIRELESS TELEPHONES.
Successful Results at a Distance ol a Mile
Have Been Obtained.
For rorne weeks experiments of great
Inteient In wireless telephony, ss dis
tinguished from Marconi's wireless te
legraphy, have been carried on near
Carnaevon, Kngland, by Sir William
I'rece.
Four high poles have been erected nt
tho south end of the Me mil straitn on
' sand bank actons the Gwyifal river.
Half a mile off four similar poles have
been erected ami half a mile still
further Is a high pole supporting a coil
of wire, one end being anchored in deep
water between these points. Sir Wil
liam has succeeded without any Inter
medlniy other than ether In tiansrnlt
ting Hie sound of a succession of tap-i.
This; taps were made with the view
of sending messages by the Morse code.
They were distinctly heard at the re
ceiving station by placing a newly in
vented ethereal telephone to the ear.
Messages were sent without Interrup
tion for seveial days. Further experi
ments are contemplated. So far the
system yields much more rapid results
tnun Marconi's, although the sounds
urn not quite so distinct.
KILLED BY A TENANT.
A Wealthy New York Jeweler Attempts to
Eect Her.
Paul Roehrlcht, a wealthy Jeweler of
New York city, was shot and almost
Instantly killed at his summer place at
North Plainfield. N. J., Wednesday by
Mrs. Peter Flngerhuth. The shooting
was the result of an attempt to eject
the Flngerhuth family from a residence
owned by Jtoehrlcht. Mrs. Fingerhuth
and her husband have been placed un
der arrest, and a son, aged 20 yearn,
has been held as a witness. Roehrlcht
employed Flngerhuth as a landscape
gardener, but, becoming dissatisfied
with his work, he discharged him and
ordered him out of the house he occu
pied. Flngerhuth went to New York,
leaving his wife in charge.
Wednesday afternoon Mr. Roehrlcht.
with counsel, and several others at
tempted to force Mrs. Flngerhuth out
of the house, and finally forced an en
trance. The woman fired at Roehrlcht,
the bullet striking him near the heart.
He died within nve minutes. .
Mauser Pistol a Terrible Weapon.
Dr. J. D. Grimth. of Kansas City,
has Just compU-ted for the government
a test of the Mauser pistol. The test
was made with human cadavers and
Dr. Griffith says it proved that at a
range ct from iO to 500 yards the Mauser
pistol la the most effective and deadly
weapon of Its kind ever invented and
that up to the maximum range tried it
is practically as good In the hands of
marksmen as a Krag-Jorgensen, a Lee
or Mauser rifle.
Carelessly Used Gasoline.
The town of Northwood. Gran 1 Forks
county, N. D., was completely destroy
ed by tire. The blase started in
fhe National Hotel, through the
carelessness of a hired girl, who
was using gasoline to kill Insects. The
volunteer fire department was helpless.
The loss Is estimated at $-'00,000. Fifty
buslnexs firms lost their entire belong
ings. Postmaster Flllngnon was seri
ously injured by falling glass and
timbers.
CABLE FLASHES.
Rain has removed the possibilities of
a famine in India.
A lockout has thrown 50,000 men out
of employment at Dundee, Scotland.
The English secretary of war has Is
sued an order that young officers in the
army must hereafter grow mustaches.
An insane merchant of Berlin, named
Herman llordasch, has been arrested
at a hotel la Leipzig for threatening to
kill the King of Saxony.
The Uiitlsh admiralty has prepared a
war map of St. Johns and vicinity as a
preliminary to fort Hying the town. It
Is understood that the work of p rear
ing forts and a garrison will begin next
spring.
It is reported that a robbery of 113,000
while the amount was In transit by cab
from a branch to the head office of a
big London bank, occurred Tuesday.
It la aald the bank messenger was
buncoed by a thief dressed In the vol.
form of hie own bank.
DREYFUS MAY BE PARDONED,
The Premier to Make Application at the Neil
Cabinet Mealing for the Pris
oner's Release.
The Paris correspondent of th Ln
don Dnlly News says tho premier, M.
Wnldeck-ltoussenii, has promised defi
nitely to propose a paid. in for Dreyfus,
at the next cabinet council,
M. Delllowlta, the I'nrls correspond".
til of the 'limes, snyn:
"I lc urn Hint ('apt, Dreyfus will'
shortly withdraw his appeal for a re
vision of the Henries trial, which will
leave the ground clear for Ihe govern
ment to take Immediate steps to par
'Inn him. This pardon will not annul
the civil and military consequences of
the verdict nml he will, therefor no
longer belong to the army.
"Thcte Is nothing, however, to pre
vent Mm from applying to the court of
cassation to qmish the Itennes trial
whenever the new fnct required by Inv
Is produced. When liberated he will
set He iii Ihe south of Franc, as the
members of his family do not wish to
expose him in such denumstratlons of
sympathy abroad as might be used
against him by his adversaries at
home."
Captain Dreyfus continues In good
"plrlls, nml his health Is fairly satis
factory, although the stomnch trouble
still clings to him. Madame Dreyf n
visited her husband Thursday, af. i
enme nway looking cheerful. She spent
about nn hour with hlrn. M. Labnrl'a
assistant sees him twice a dny. Most
of his waking hours are parsed m
reading correspondence and Parish
llternry reviews. He Is under the same
discipline as prior to the trial, nnd Is
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j,... r .-laiivfin s.'i,'.n in now nun
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forty soldiers In posted In the prison
Vflrd hctienth 1,1m ui(nil,.iu nn.l - M
with loaded rllle nnd fixed bayonet, Is
stationed on the wall overlooking the
iiecond court yard, where he take his
excrelHo.
Congress Urged to Retaliate.
It In believed that when Oongre as
sembles there will be considerable agi
tation of a proposition for thla govern
ment to abandon Its participation In
Ihe Purls exposition. It is known that
expressions hostile to the exposition
from Senator Stewart are widely sym
pathised In, and It Is thought that if
tho conviction of Dreyfus Is permitted
to stand, there will be very little
friendly feeling for France among
members of either tho House or
Senate,
Paris Paper Urges Pardon.
Cnder the head of "Pacification" the;
Paris Temps Wednesday evening urges
the government to take advantage of
the present conditions and pardon
Dreyfus, which. It odds, "would put
the finishing touch to the Re ones ver
dict nnd would permit France to occurs
py herself with the affairs of the coun
try and the exposition."
EFFECT OF THE VERDICT.'
Queen Victoria has been appealed to
liy lo r subjects to Intercede in behalf
of Dteyfiis.
The California canneries has can
celled Its exhibit for the Paris exposi
tion on which .'...'ni nad already been
spent.
Seven hundred residents of Chicago
who had formed a club to visit the
I'nrls exposition have declared the trlD
off.
About 1,0V) persons attended a mass
meeting at Washington Wednesday
night protesting nvalnst the Dreyfus
verdict. They decided to withhold their
support from the world s fair at Pari
next year. ,.
THOUSANDS MUST BE FED.
Inhabitants Ol Porto Rico Entirely Dependent
Upon Charity.
The Porto Rlcan relief committee of'
the Merchants' asoclatlon In New York
has received an acknowledgment from
Gen. George W. Davis, governor-gen-
rial of the Island of Porto Itleo, of the
goods shipped by that committee) on
the transport McClelian, which left
New York on the 2:trd of August. Oen.
Davis, after thanking the committee
for the supplies sent, says:
'The fruit and most of the food
crops of the Island are totally destroy.
ed. ( pon these, as you well know, the
people subhlst, living from hand to
mouth, and without these there I
nothing intrinsic in Porto Rico, nor
any food reserve upon which they can
live until a new crop Is produced.
Neither have they the means of pur
chasing food, even were it here in ab
undance. 'I believe that the great problem to
be solved Is more a question of food
than anything else.
'The stress of hunger will be an In
creasing one from this forward for
many weeks, and we must prepare to
feed not less than a quarter of a mil
lion people before the earth can bring
forth fresh supplies. W hat this means
is shown by a simple mathematical
demonstration summed up in the
question: At the rate of one pound of
food per day, per person, how many
pounds of food would It take to feed
iO.OOO persons 119 days?"
Gas Turned On by a ParroL
Miss Alice Knott, of Washington.
was murdered by her little green par
rot last Wednesday. The fiendish bird
turned on the gas in Mi.-s Knott' bed
room and before the other people in
the house realized her danger she was
killed by the poisonous element. Tha
parrot has often turn-si on the gas be
fore with its beak. It seemed to enjoy
the eirects ot tne escaping lllumlnant
and would hold its heal over the jet
until put to sleep by the gas. Those
who lived in the house Jokingly called,
the bird a "gas fiend." The parrot
was found on the floor near the door
nearly asphyxiated. The bird recov
ered, however.
Soldier's Sentence Commuted.
Private Thomas McVeigh. Comoanv
G, First Wyoming Volunteer Infantry,
tried by court-martial at Imus. P. I.,
tn June, on the charge of striking hi
superior officer, was sentenced to be
shot. President McKlnley has com
muted the sentence to dishonorable
discharge, forfeiture of all pay and al
lowance and .confinement at hard
labor for three year. Alcatras Island
Cal., has been designated a the place
ui coniinemeui.
London Exhibit Withdrawn.
The movement to boycott the Parts
Exposition continues to gain fresh ad
herents. In London nearly 30 firms an
nounce their intention ct withdrawing
their exhibits, stating that, apart from
sensational considerations, the business
risks would be too great in the present
unsettled condition of affairs In Part.
Several companies are waiting for the
pronouncement of the shareholders.
The London Dally Chronicle's Pari
correspondent says he ha the best
authority for stating that the oardon
of Dreyfus is settled In principle. Thla
will still leave Dreyfus the benefit of
a further appeal to the Supreme Court,