G1IIG AGAINST THE BOERS. ENGLAND'S PREPARATIONS. Recruiting It Stimulated In London An Army Corps of 40,000 Men Scouring tho Continent for Horse. All preparations hnve now boon made In London fur the quirk dispatch to South Africa of a complete army corps of 40.0(H) men. Tho cavalry do pots at home hnve horn requisitioned for 17,000 horses, and the remainder are net aside for casualties. British agents nre scouring the Con tinent buying horse to tnko tho place of those rcquistluncd from the do potH. The London Omnibus Compnny and the principal rarrylnff companies have been nsked by the War Office to sell their surplus horses and they have to pome extent completed . Reoulting is being energetically carried on In till the great manufac turing and pki Uultuial centers, nnd the war f'Vcr I" stimulated to snp ply recruit", chletly In Imdon, where the increase tills week Is :i.r per cent. The war press is pursuing a policy calculated to malic nil settlement Im possible that tl"cs not Involve not merely the submission, but the hu miliation of the Transvanl. The uttempt to h..l,l a pro-Boor, nn-tl-wnr demonstration in Trnfn'irar Square Lonbn. Sunday nl'tornoon ro ulterl in a draio failure. Thousands assembled, but not to support the speakers. On the contrary, the crowd waved t'nlon Jacks and sang the na tional anthem and "Itule Britannia.' like nilphly tnvoentlons. The speakers who were quite In audlble.were received with gronns. de cayed apples, eggs nnd other missies. Trer weie cheers for Mr. Chamberlain Secretary of Stnte for the Colonies, and hisses for 1'resldent Km ire r. Home soldiers whi were present were carried shoulder-high by the crowd. There were several ugly rushes for the platforms which were surrounded by opponents of the demonstration, who yelled fiercely. Finally the mount ed police were telephoned for to clear the square. Batons were freely used, vera! persons were trodden upon by the horses nnd 30 arrests were made. The opponents of the meeting finally proposed resolutions In support of the government's policy, which were car ried amid wild enthusiasm. The Transvaal situation presents no new features. Dispatches from Johan nesburg Monday morning report a complete dislocation of the Rand min ing Industry. The exodus continues, and all the mines are closing. The Bloemfonti ln correspondent of tho Manchester Gunrdlan, a pro-Boer organ, says: "ltoth I'resldent Steyn and Mr. Fischer, of the OrangoFroe State executive, Inform me that The Volks raad Is absolutely unanimous that the two republics shntild stand or fall to gether. President Steyn said: " 'Suppose wo remained neutral and the Transvaal were conquered. It Is not likely that we would be long per mitted to sinnd outside ltrltish control Let a rich cold field be discovered, and what would become of us?' " The reply of the government to the latest British note Is variously com mented upon in the Transvaal, but the Pretoria "Press," piintod In Kngilsh and Dutch, and other papers protest to believe that a Joint oommlsslon will yet be held, and thut there Is still a pos sibility o an understanding being reached. The "Volksteln" declares that In the event of war Holland will send an ambulance corps to the Trans vaal. The volkrrnad, as a matter of urgency ha referred the new draft law provid ing for the confiscation of the property of persons found guilty of treason nnd lese majeste to a special committee for consideration and report. The Cape Town correspondent of the London Daily Mall says: "President Kruger has cabled a strong personal appeal to the queen, beseeching her to intervene to prevent bloodshed. It Is about a column In length. It Is said that Kruger applied to the Italian government for Intervention and that he was advised to yield. CURE FOR INSANITY. float Lymph Used With Sucoest in in Illinois Asylum. Irwin Fuller Bush, a young man of Juliet, III., wan Bent to Kankakee asy lum last March, pronounced hopelessly insane. Now, through treatment with lymph from glands of goats, Bush la at home, completely restored In mind. The lymph was discovered by Dr. Roberts, a physician of Greene City. Mo. Its application to cases of Inanity was made at a Chicago laboratory, Where bush was takenl last June. He has been subjected to Injections of the lymph, showing steady Improve ment until he was discharged lost Tuesday, cured. The treatment Is said also to arrest senility. Dr. Roberts has gone to Eu rope to lay his discovery before Pro fessor Koch, of Iterlln, and other for eign scientists, with a view of having them adopt it In insane asylums there, etaoshrhs mectsh etcam ceathesto mcc AMERICAN APOLOGIZED. Chases a British Vessel Supposed to bo a Filibuster. The American gunboat Pompango has chased the British steamer Yuen Hang from Munlla to Hong Kong. The gunboat sighted the steamer during the night of September 13 about thirty miles off the north coast of the Inland of Luzon and suspected that she was a filibuster. The Pampango fired three shots, which the l'u -n Sar.g disregarded until the third shell exploded near her. Shu then stopped and the rommander of the gunboat boarded the Yuen Sang, f ui d lie had made a mistake and apologized. Engineer's Watch Was Slow. Passenger tinln northbound on the Bt. Louis & San Francisco railroad col lided with a freight train 15 miles southeast of Kansas City, Mo., Thurs day morning. Four people were killed and four others injured. The dead are: 11. P. Redlck, engineer of freight train; Charles Rider, fire man of passenger; W, Hurelson, freight brnkeman. The trains met at a sharp curve. The freight was running at a high rate of speed, bound on reaching Swope Park, to wait for the passenger. Freight con ductor llrowrieU'a watch was 13 minutes alow, as It developed later. The engi neer of the passenger train saw the other train only two or three oeconds before the crash. Neither crew hud ..time to Jump. G. W. Balrd, superintendent of the state, war and navy buildings, has pre sented to President McKlnley a gavel of historic interest. It was presumed that the president might use it on the occasion of the laying of the corner atone of the new public building at Chicago. October 9, but the President will have no need to use it. Secretary Gage will preside, and he may wield It. The gavel was made from ironwood from the timbers of the old Hpanlnh fort at Plava del Elite, Quantanomo bay. TERSE TELEGRAMS. Street car men In Cincinnati are talking of a strike. Pennsylvania shoo manufacturer have combined and rnlsed prices. Canadian at Toronto, Can., are rais ing a regiment for the Transvaal. Mayor Harrison of Chicago will run for governor of Illinois next year. The Democratic National Committee has made Its headquarters at Chicago. Steel rails are now selling at $M and per ton. Last week they sold at $30 and $.12. Kx-Prosldont Cleveland will deliver a course of lectures at Princeton during the present term. Samuel Smith, aged 14, of nttsburir, was dragged to death by a tow which he was hading. The Tenth Pennsylvania regiment will participate In tho Dewey celebra tion nt New York. Cnpt. Poh F.vnns will keep open the course during the Columbia-Shamrock yacht race next month. Coolie Inhorers are working as slaves In Hawaii. The state depart ment has been a-ked to Interfere. Highwaymen Monday got $ro.ono from Guadalupe Vasqucx an aged Moxl an woman living near the City of Mexico. Heavy machinery caused the bottom to drop out of the steamer Koun Mnru in the Pacific and twenty lives were lost. The Swifts of Chicago have purehnsed 200,000 acres of land In Oklahoma, up on which SOO.OOO cattle nre now graz ing. Virginia Tyler Hudson, daughter of a wealthy Chicago contractor, is en gaged to many a mlllonalie Brnhmn of India. On account of the pardon of Capt. Drefus Indignation meetings which were to be held In his behnlf have been called off. A fall of rock has restored Niagara fnlls to Its original horse shoe shape. For a long time the falls has been "V" shape. Pud Hall, when sentenced at Wil liamson, W. Va.. to 9 years for killing John McNeil, merely smiled and said: "Is that all?" Six passengers were killed and five Injured in a colllslun on the Denver & Rio (irande railroad near Florence, Col., last Sunday. The Kaiser WUhclm der Grosse has reached Cherbourg from New York In R days 17 hours and D5 minutes, beat ing previous recordB. As the outcome of a quarrel over the ownership of a farm, Cnsslus Wilson killed his brother, Lnverne, at Dunkirk, N. Y., a few days ago. Cen. Hates hns returned from a trip among the southern islands of the Philippines and reports a majority of the natives friendly. Fire destroyed the McOuire hotel at Dallas, Tex., last Monday. Mrs. Me Oulre. who was trying to recover $1,900, was burned to death. I'nknown rartles dynamited an electric car nt Cleveland Inst Satur day. As In previous Instances, tho pei petrators nre unknown. Visitors report thnt Havana Is rapid ly assuming an American appearance. The streets are clean, the people order ly nnd the sewerage system almost per fect. .lulla Morrison shot her manager on the stage of a Chattanooga, Tenn., theater a few days ago. The manager had said she was but an amateur ac tress. John r.ottor, boarding at Gallagher's hotel, Rraddoek, Pa., who choked to death by a piece of steak which stuck In his throat at supper-time Wednes day night. In n successful test of the sub-marine boat Holland a few days ago a remarkably quick dive under water was made. A mile was run under watre In ten minutes. The body of Delia, the 12-year-old daughter of K. W. Scoville, was found nt lwtlde, near Dillnmook, Ore., In the Hehelam river with a atone tied around her neck. The G. A. R. as an organization will not take part In the Dewey parade at New York. They wanted to head the parade, but the committee in charge would not permit this. Martin Markemardt attempted to save his dog and was run down by a railroad train at Chicago. On recover ing consciousness in the hospital his first inquiry was concerning the dog. Fire Friday did 1275,000 damage to buildings In the stock yards district at Chicago. There were 1,400 horses In the stables at the time the Are broke out, but none of them were Injured. Philippine Insurgents ditched a railroad train last Saturday, and killed two American soldiers. The re maining soldiers pursued, and the reb els left six dead on the field near An geles. The United States steamer Hooker which has been on the rocks off Cor regidor Island has been floated. The Spanish steamer Espana which had gone to the assistance of the Hooker Is now on the rocks, Mrs. Abigail Connors of Fishklll Landing, N. Y. jumped from a rapidly moving train Wednesday and escaped unhurt. The train had passed her sta tion before she realized it; without more ado she Jumped off. It is understood at Washington that General Wesley K. Merrltt will succeed General Otis in command in the Philip pines, the latter having irritated Secre tary of War Root by vague answers to queries as to conditions there. Americans at Honduras, Guatemala, Nicaragua and Salvador have peti tioned the state department for the removal of Godfrey Hunter, the Am erican minister. Charges of corrup tion and incompetency are preferred. Jerry Simpson said at Wichita, Kas., a few days ago, that John lirown's soul. was marching with Aguinaldo, nnd that he himself would rather march with the Filipinos than with Otis. The audience drove him off the stage. John W. Ecoff, of Allegheny, a promi nent electrician of Western Pennsyl vania, was horribly mangled by his blouse being caught in the shafting at tho H. J. Helns & Co. pickle works a few days ago. He died at the Allegheny General hospital. Absalom Kesler, his hired man, Al bert Gross, and Anna Dolman, his housekeeper, were murdered near Cumberland, Md., last Saturday. Kes ler was 90 years of age, a miser, and always carried a belt containing at leant $.'00 about his person. Julia Dent Grant, granddaughter of the great general was married to Prince Cnntacuzene of Russia lust Sun day evening. Another oeremony wo performed Monday night according to the rites of the Episcopal church. The services Sunday were according to the form of the Greek church of which the Prince Is a follower. Hundreds Perish in an Earthquake. The district of Aldln, In Asia Minor, was visited by an earthquake on. Sep tember 20, and, acordlng to tho latest advices, over 200 persons perished. The chief cities of the vilayet, or province ot Aldln, are Smyrna. Its cap ital; Maueesa and Aldln. ! FIRES (OR FOUR MRS. REBEL GUN CAPTURED. Men Were Landed Under a Heavy Insurgent Firs Olangapo Bombarded On American Killed. The war ships In the Philippines are agnln taking an active hand In sup pressing the aggrwmlve natives. The United States cruiser Charleston, the monitor Monterey nnd the gun boats Concord and Znllro, with marines and blue Jackets from tho cruiser Bal timore, left Cavlte September 18, and proceeded to Sublg bay to destroy an Insurgent cannon there. Owing to the bad weather the opera tion was posponed until Sunday, when the warships for three hours bombard ed the town of Oinngnpo and the en trenchments w here the gun was situat ed. -Men from the Charleston, Concord ami Zaliro were landed under a heavy Insurgent fire, proceeding to the can non, which was utterly destnyed by gun cotton, and then returning to the warships. The Americana hnd one nnn wound ed during the enrm;remont. While waiting In Sublg bay for better weather the Americans descried Fili pino reinforcements moving towards Olangnpo. The Monterey began the ad vance Uon the town, which was about three miles east of the monitor's an chorage. The Charleston, Concord and Sintlro followed. The Monterey opened fire with her secondary and main batteries, the Charleston nnd Concord Joining Im mediately. Shortly after the Insurgent cannon answered, the first shot pas sing close to the Monterey's smoke stack. The gun was fired twice only. The American bombarding then bo came general. The Monterey advanced to a range of 600 yards, using her main battery. Two hundred and fifty men were landed about 800 yards est of the cannon under a severe shorw Mauser Are. The men from the Charleston were the first at the gun. The cannon wa found to be a lfl-centlmetor Krupp gun, presumably obtained from the Spaniards. Meanwhile the warships) continued to shell the shelving bench on the east and west sides to silence the Insurgent fire upon th sailors from the trenches skirting the beach. Gunner Olsen exploded fifty rounds of gun cotton. In three discharges, in the cannon, which hnd suffered from the fire of the warships. Th Americana then returned to the boats, the firing Inland being kept up to protect the embarkation. Cadet Brlnser, with the Concord's launch armed with a Gntllng, did ex cellent work on the left of the lnndlng party. Capt. Myers of the marines captured a muzzle-loading field piece. Lieut. McDonald was in command of the landing party and the movement was splendidly executed and controlled. Th numbers of tho Filipinos there could not be ascertained and no dead were seen. The Monterey fired four hours twenty-one shots from her 10-Inch guns and seventeen from her 12-Inch guns. The town, which was riddled with shells, took fire at several points. CHINA PROTESTS. Her Sublects Have Been Ordered Out of tho Philippines. The Imperial Chinese government, through Its minister at Washington, Mr. Wu Ting-Fang, hns lodged with the state department an emphatic pro test against the military order of Gen. Otis excluding Chinese from the Philip pines. Neither the state department nor the Chinese legation will give any lnfoima tlon concerning the protest, but from entirely reliable quarters it is learned that it Insists that Gen. Otis' "action is contrary to international law, In viola ion of existing treaties and In complete disregard of the friendly relations which have been so long maintained between the two countries." The matter was promptly brought to the attention of tho president, as the proest was of such a character as to give the subject an international as pect considerably beyond the purely military questions involved. It is said that China points out that she has wel comed the recent advent of the United States into the affairs of the far East, and has hoped that this step would prove a further bond and would extend the relations between the two coun tries, particularly in their neighboring possessions. Furthermore, It Is understood that among the specific points of protest submitted by the Chinese government Is one to the effect that such an order Is a departure from the announced purpose of the president of the United States to maintain the present status of affairs In he Philippines until congress had determined a permanent condi tion. FAST BATTLESHIPS. Triple Screws to Give Them the Speed o! Cruisers. The naval engineers have projected plans for the new battleships, which, if adopted, will provide an entirely novel type for the navy. The purpose is to have these ships combine in themselves the good qualities of battle ships and armored cruisers. The aim will be to have the highest possible speed for such ships, in this case 0 knots per hour. This will be attained by the use ot triple screws, two small side screws (or use in ordinary cruising and a big cen tral screw to add to the propulsive force in case high speed is needed. The ships would be of 14.001 or 15.000 tons displacement, and with seven Inches of the latest armor would be almost as strong In defense as a regular battle ship, The coal capacity would be about 2,000 tons, sultlclent at ordinary cruis ing speed to carry the ship 10,004 or 16, 000 miles. Young Vanderbllt Hastening Home. Alfred Gwynn Vanderbllt, second son of Cornelius Vanderbllt, and who Is in Japan, has abandoned his trip around the world, and Is on his way back to New York by the most Expeditious route. The public disclosure of the contents of the Vanderbllt will await his return. Exposition 10 Impress Visitors President Loubet, of France, visited the site for the exposition of 1900 recent ly and urged the directors of the works to exert themselves to the utmost In or der to show the world In 1900 that France is still a "strong, laborious, uni ted nation whose generous soul is filled with the sense of her mission of prog ress and peace and that she had not been affected by fleeting quarrels." Rear Admiral Montojo, who commanded the Spanish naval forces In the battle of Manila bay and who has been on trial before the supreme court, has teen condemned to retirement without the right of promotion. THE TRUST CONFERENCE. Governors Meet to Determine Upon Legislation Against Monopoly. Fromplly at 11 o'clock last Thursday Attorney General Crow of Missouri called to order In the ladles' ordinary of the Planters hotel at Bt. Louis the trust conference originated by Gov. Sayers of Texas. Gov. Sayers was greeted with hearty applause when he assumed the chair. He said In part: "No motive prompted my notion In suggesting this conference othr than the desire to induce, If possible, con cert of action among such governors and attorneys general of all the states that might aid In an effort to supress an evil which has become gigantio In proportions, and which, In the opinion of a very largo number of good and patriotic citizens of the republic, threat ens the most serious nnd disastrous consequences to the country." He declared present phenomenal pros perity was very largely born of war, and could not survive It. He declared the trusts and combines based on gov ernment grants of privilege, exceinp tlon and power, and It was th"reforo the duty of the government, both gen eral nnd local, to protect the pubic from abuse or misuse of opportunities. At the morning session Gov. Stephens of Missouri hnd made a partisan fling at the Republican national administra tion, criticising its expansion policy and declining thnt trusts and Imperial ism go hand In hand. Gov. Shnw of Iowa took up the gauntlet thrown down by Stephens and at the opening of the afternoo n session answered him. He sold In pnrt: "I regret that the call for this confer ence did not Include all that Is In the mind of him who issued it. It was evi dently the purpose to make it not only an anti-trust conference, but nn antl expansion and a free trade and free sli ver convention. "It will be necessary to direct the pro posed bill with great accuracy, nnd, like the Kentucky hunter, so aim It as to hit if It be a deer and miss if it be a calf. "The remedy suggested by implica tion in the two speeches of the fore noon session that of the repeal of all tariff provisions and though tho free coinage of silver would in my opin ion, effectually break the back of every trust In the I'nited States. It would accomplish this much in the same way that a fire In a wheat field temporarily destroys Canada thistles, but I have learned from observation that these pests will spring up again as soon s conditions are favorable to the growth of another crop of wheat. "I had hoped that this conference would evolve some method of effective ly dealing with the evil without resort ing to prairies fire so soon upon the heels of the last. "If a bill shall be formulated I shall give It most careful consideration, and. If I consider it feasible, recommend its adoption In my state." Attorney General Crowe of Missouri, Attornt y General Taylor of Indl ina. At torney General Oven of Michigan, At torney General Smith of Texas and others made anti-trust speeches. At the evening session Gov. Union 8. Pingree of Michigan said: "The Chi cago trust conference was of great val ue because it separated the chaff from the wheat. It did much to clarify the subject. It was of educational value. Hut Its principal benefit, to my mind, was the revelations It gave us of the position which the advocates of the trust, or rather the trusts themselves, would take." He declared state laws ngainst trusts were futile, as attacked In one state the trust fled to another, and the states felt compelled to be good to them for the employment they gave. He there fore advocated national law and declar ed It should be drastic. CARDINAL GIBBONS PROTESTS. Desecration of Churches in the Philippines Arouses Catholics. Cardinal Gibbons had half an hour's conference with the president Thurs day. Further than to admit that the conversation related to the situation In he Philippines. Cardinal Gibbons de clined to make a statement regarding the conference. It Is known that the cardinal came by appointment. A few of the Citholio clergy have been very much exercised by the reports of tho desecration of church property In the Philippines by our soldiers, and It Is presumed that this, together with other subjects relat ing to the Catholic church in the Philip pines, were discussed. An Island Sinks From View. An earthquake of several days' dura tion Is reported to have occurred In Alaska. Three distinct shocks were felt at Juneau. Buildings were badly shaken. The earthquake was most severe at Yakutat. Kanan Island, at the entrance to Yakutat bay, sank 20 feet into the sea. At high tide only the tops of trees are visible. Hugh fissures opened in the earth. Passengers say that In the two minutes the ocean rose 20 feet above high tide, and almost as quickly subsided. Indians have deserted their homes and are living in tents on the beach. Encouraged to Incur Expense. President Diaz, of Mexico, will make his trip to Chicago in palatial style. Be sides having been granted 20 days' ab sence he h asbeen awarded $100,000 out of the national treasury to meet ex penses Incident to the Journey. Last week tho representatives passed the bill appropriating $100,000 for the trip. It was hurried over to the senate, and waa approved as quickly. There was not a word of dissent in either branch of the national assembly. Killed at a Grade Crossing. While Jasper Beebe, son, daughter and two grand children were crossing the Chicago, Burlington & Qulncy tracks four miles eact of Albla, la., last Friday a passenger train crashed Into the vehicle. Jasper Beebe, aged 67 years; Mrs. Efile Johnson, a daughter, aged 34 years; George Beebe, a son, aged 7 years, were killed, and Gertie Johnson, a grand child, aged 2 years, la fatally injured and will die. Brothers' Fatal Quarrel. William and Charles Qoldstnn, broth ers, living on a farm near New Albany, Ky., engaged In a duel with corn knives, In which both were killed. The men were found lying on the ground by a boy who chanced to cross the field. Both were exhausted from loss of blood and must have died within a short time. The cause of the quarrel is not known. AT THE NATIONAL CAPITAL Senator Mason of Illinois will con tinue the opposition to the. war upon the Filipinos. After the Dewey celebrations Ad miral Bchley will fly his pennant on the flag ship Brooklyn and take com mand of the Bouth Atlantlo Squadron. The Carneglea at Homestead. Pa., have manufactured a plate which the Russian military expert at Washing ton pronounces greatly superior to the plates manufactured by tba Kruppa in Germany. EARTH SWALLOWED II 111 WIVE. VIOLENT EARTHQUAKE. Awful Experience ot Inhabitants In Alaska Miners Carried to Sea and Again Cast Upon Shore. Concerning the recnt earthquake along the const of Aloslm, Rev. Shel don Jackson, eduetlonnl agent for Al aska, writes as follows fiiun Yakutat under date of September 17: "The first shock was experienced on Sumlny, Hepti mber 3, but being slight, caused no alarm. Luring the follow ing five hours there were fifty-two dis tinct shixks, culminating at 3 p. m. In a shock so severe that people of Yak utat were hurled violently across their rooms, or If outside, they were thiown to the ground, while plcurcs fell from the wnls, dishes and crockery crashed on thi shelves houses rocked nnd swayed nnd whirled and the mission bell rang violently in the shaking church tower. "Panic-stricken, the Inhabitants re. gained their feet ami at temple. I to flee to the hills, only to bo ngaln and again thrown to the earth. Gaining the hills nnd looking seaward they were trans fixed with horror as they saw a great tidal wnve, apparently a wall of water thirty feet high, approaching with the speed of a race horse thnt would en gulf their vlllnge and sweep away their homes. Before the shore hhh reached, the earth opened In the bottom of the harbor. Into this chasm the tidal wave spent Its force and around It the sea swirled like a great ninii'trom. This saved the village from destruc tion. The tide would rise ten feet nnd In an equally short time go down again. These sudden fluctuations were frequently repeated. "Tents were pitched on the hills back of the village, and nearly the whole population Is ramping out fearing that another tidal wave may come. From the 10th to the present there have been frequent shocks, one having occurred this fornoon. "Near Hubbard glacier, nn Disen chantment bay, were encamped three miners, A. Flour, W. Rock and J. W. Johnson, and six miles from them at an elevation of sixty-four feet above the sea Messrs. T. Smith, Cox and son, J. Falls and D. Stevens. When the henvy shock of Sunday the imh was cxpeilenccd the Fleur party had rigged a machine and were taking the oscilla tion of the earthquakes' waves, when without a moment's warning they were thrown violently across the tent. At the same moment a large fresh wa ter Inke back of their camp and about forty feet above It was split open nnd the waters were thrown upon the camp, and before the miners could re gain their feet they were being swept out to sea. There almost at the same Instant they were met by a tidal wave which picked them up, and not only washed them ashore, but over a hlil forty feet high, landing them on the crest of a divide. "Regaining their feet they ran along the crest with the tidal wave boiling and seething at their feet alongside of the hiil. Aferwards one of the party found his baggage and clothes one and one-half miles upon a mountain side where the wave had left them. The great spruce forests for miles along the shore were uprooted, broken Into pieces and massed Into grent piles with a roar that was deafening. Large rock weighing forty tons and more were rolling over one another down the mountain like so many pebbles." DREYFUS PROSTRATED. The Meeting With His Children Too Much tor Him. The Paris correspondent of the Lon don Standard says: "The excitement of meeting his children hn produced a serious reaction in the condition of Dreyfus, and It Is feared that it may be necessary to send him to Multa or Madeira." The Petit Bleu asserts that Colonel Jouaust, President of the Rennos court martial, voted for the acquittal of Dreyfus. Former Captnln Alfred Dreyfus, ac companied by his brother Mathleti, ar rived at Corpentras, France, Friday morning, and proceeded to the resi dence of the Cnptain's hrother-ln-lnw, Paul Valabreque. This town la a beau tiful place In the Department of Vnu cluse, In the valley of tho Rhone, about 50 miles from the Mediterranean, A correspondent of the London "Dally Mall," who Joined the DreyfuB party at Bordeaux and accompanied them to Carpentras. describes Dreyfus as "thoughtful, prematurely aged, with soft eyes, a smile like a woman's nnd rather the appearance of a savant than a soldier." When told of the great wave of British sympathy In his behalf he wrung the correspondent's hand and showed the deepest emotion. His health, the correspondent says. Is far from satisfactory. He ate meat yesterday for the first time. "It is against the doctor's orders," said Mnt hleu Dreyfus. "Ah," said the former captain of artillery, "let me have a holiday to-day, I will be sedate and obedient again to-morrow. I am Just like a boy now, and feel that I could run and Jump about the green fields for Joy. Just think! I shall now be able to laugh and play with my chil dren In the beautiful country." M. Seheurer-Kestner, a former vice president of the senate, and who waa the first political man of prominence to champion Dreyfus, died Tuesday. He had been Ul for several days with typhoid fcver, partly brought on by worry over the Dreyfus case. The death of M. Schuerer-Ke stner, at the moment of the settlement of the Dreyfus rase has cast a feeling of gloom In the Preyfusard camp. Ho was the pioneer champion of Dreyfus. His death on the day when tho Dreyfus case has reached Its grand climax is striking and dramatic. CABLE FLASHES. Russia sympathizes with the Trans vaal In her eiforts to defy England's dictation. The entire Austrian cabinet resigned because ot the parliamentary dead lock. Berlin editors called McKlnley' speech at Pittsburg "undignified and Insincere." Kx-presidcnt Harrison argued the Venezuelan arbitration case at Paris last Wednesday. The French senate Is now trying 22 politicians on the charge of consp.racy against the government. From expressions In the official Ger man press it is evident that Germany will remain neutral In the impending war In South Africa. M. Guerln, the French agitator who has resisted the Paris authorities for some time by barricading himself In a fort, surrendered last Wednesday, The police had made preparations o flood him out and fire engines were on hand. The Berlin correspondent ot the "London Dally Mall" says: "The rtrong box of the second artillery bri gade at Wurtxberg was forced In the absence of the regimental staff at the maneuvers, and the secret mobilisation documents were stolen. A degerter pained fiutiloesssr la suspected. A SIGN OF WEAKENING. Filipinos Seek Permission to Confer Will Gen. Oils. Secretary Root has received a cable gram from Gen. Otis that seemed to) indicate a weakening on the part of the Insurgents In Luzon. It contained a proffer to deliver the American prisoners who have been for so many months In the hands of the Insurgents, and also sought permission to parley with Gen. Otis. Gen. Otis would receive any mes senger and listen to him and make an swer to his proposals, but this would not restrain the military operations In the slightest degree, and the American arms would lose no ground, no matter how the negotiations turned nut. There is a possibility also that the Insurgents may have become disheartened at the renewed and Intense activity In the di rection of reinforcing Gen. Otis, and concluded. In view of the great force gathering to open the campaign In the dry season, that further resistance would b useless. It Is pointed out as a noticeable fact that Aguinaldo's nnme does not appear In Gen. fills' dlspntch, and though thl may not be of great significance, still among some of the army officers It la surmised thnt there are serious dis sensions among the Insurgents, and that perhaps some of the discordant elements are acting on their own re sponsibility. The wnr department has approved the action of Gen. Otis In refusing to nnow rpnmsn snips to go to pons con trolled hv the Insurgents to take nwav Hnnnlsh liflsnnnpi Tho ahlna hnttJDVH ..I, i , ,,i mum, -n in,,, iirmrrii u 11 mi,.' null nis agents ana tne epnmarns wno may go to bring away the Spanish prisoners. The navy department has received the following cablegram from Admiral Watson, dated Manila, September 19: "Davidson, in l'aragun, had a sharp engagement on the 14th nt San Fabian, Llngaycn gulf, with about 300 Insur gents heavily entrenched at a distance of from l.ioo to 700. The Insurgents fled. Their fire was weak and Ineffec tive. On the Pnragua there were no casualties. The senior commends Dnvldson highly." The Pnragua Is one of the little gun boats turned over to the army by Ad miral Watson, and Davidson, the com mander. Is a young ensign. The scene of the battle was on the north const ot Luzon, off the port which forms the northern terminus of the railroad. WILL SUPPORT KRUGER. Orange Free Slate Sympathizes With the Transvaal. The volksrand of the Orange Free State met a few day ago with a full attendance. President Stryn rend a carefully prepared speech. After wel coming the Burghers he expressed re gret that the relations between Great Britain and the Transvaal had hecome strained. The members, ho snld, were aware of the meeting of Sir Alfred Mil ner and I'resldent Kruger at Bloemfon tein, when President Kruger made pro posals whl h, although refused by the British high commissioner, were unani mously considered throughout the Or ange Free Slnte to be exceedingly fair. President Steyn said that the Trans vaal had been decoyed by the British diplomatic agent at Pretoria, Conyng ham Greene, and he practically accused the Imperlnl government of a breach of faith. He said he was disinclined to advise the Transvaal government to ac cept the latest British demands. The present critical state of affairs could not be a matter of Indifference to the Orange Free State, which was bound by treaty to afford assistance to the Transvaal, and he had, therefore, con vened the volksraad to decide what at titude should be taken. DEWEY AT THE WHITE HOUSE. Will be Dined by the President Arrangements for the Parade. Partial arrangements have been made at the White House for the din ner which President McKlnley will give Admiral Dewey, It will be held on the evening of October 3, at 8 o'clock, in the state dining room. The list ot guests will be limited to SO, and will consist of prominent officer of the navy and army and high officials of the government. No diplomats will be present. Arrangements for the national recep tion to Admiral Dewey In Washington October 2 and 3 are being rapidly com pleted. Gen. Nelson A. Miles, the marshal of the parade, has announced the selection of Adjt. Gen. Corbln as his chief of staff and MaJ. John A. Johnson, assistant adjutant , general chief aide-de-camp. The parado will consist of about 20,000 men, representing military and naval, civic, patriotic, labor and secret organi zations. INTERNAL ReVENUE RECEIPTS. Month of August Shows an Increase Liquor and Tobacco Swell the Amount. The monthly statement of the col lections of Internal revenue shows that for the month of August the receipts from all sources amounted to $24,420,980, an Increase ns compared with August last year of Sl.H40.4fc3. The receipts from, the several sou ices of revenue are given as follows: Spirits, $7,(iOX02; Increase, $31G.2M. Tobacco, $.").054,i:i9; Increase, $M3.037. Fermented liquors, $7,7f4,7S6: Increase, $701,124. Oleomargarine, $175,492; In crease, $44,138. Special taxes not e'se where enumerated, $321,290; decrease, J:iis,04j. Miscellaneous, $3,511, 4GS; In crease, $412,158. During the last two months the re ceipts were $2,!ii7,2Xf In excess of the currcspundlng month In 1S98. Large Army Needed. Major B. R. Jones, U. S. A., who has ' been Quartermaster at Manila ever since that city was captured by the Americans, was a passenger on ths Coutlc, which arrived from Hong Kong and Yokohama via Honolulu Tuesday. He will report to Washington. He Is of the opinion that 50,000 men will have to be kept on the Island of Luzon for ten years in order to keep the peace, but thnt the actual fighting will not Inst six weeks, when that num ber of Americans have landed at Ma nila. Town's Ownership Changed. The rase ot Henry King, trustee, aguinst Justice and others, was decided in the federal court at Ablngton, Tenn., a few days ago, after a trlul lasting three weeks, In a verdict In favor ot the plaintiff. The action involved the title to 00,000 acres of land, embrac ing the entire town site of Williamson, W. Va. Hundreds of people who have held possession of the property tor years must surrender the uumt unless tha United States supreme court shall reverse ths decision.
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