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    DBEYFUS MINIS
Scarcely Anyone but Officials Witness the
Lauding at Brest ,
HURRIED TO THE SCENE Of TRIAL
Bnmll Crowd nt Thnt I'olnt AVIilcli Wn *
on tlio Wntcli Cntcho * but n I'lt-cllnK
of tlio 1'iuiiouN rrlaonor
Mot by III * Faithful Wife.
V ,
< NNES , France , July 3. Dreyfus
VI bore at G a. m. , via L'Ortent
* iedon. The prisoner appeared to
jgood health. He were a blue
gray overcoat and soft felt hat.
air Is turning gray and his beard
reddish color. He held hhr.self
, 'ary ' erect.
, * The landing of Dreyfus nt Qulberon
wns almost unnoticed. At 9 o'clock
yesterday evening the gunrdshlp CniN
dan put to sea to meet the Sfax , which
had been sighted. The unusual bustle
attracted many people to the harbor ,
but as they saw nothing , the crowd
dispersed. The only persons remain
ing were those who knew whore the
prisoner was to bo'landed.
The weather was most stormy , nnd
for n time it was feared it would bo
impossible to effect a landing. For
hours the lights of the Caudan and
Sfax were plainly visible , as the ves
sels pitched and rolled. It seemed Im
possible to approach them in the rough
sea.
sea.On the landing stage were M. Vlsnle ,
!
i the chief of detectives ; M Hennlon , a
i si commissary of police , and n force of
gendarms and police Inspectors. Final
ly , at 11 n. m. n cutter manned by ten
men and In chnrgo of n naval officer ,
put off from the Caudan and went
alongside the Sfax. Thence the boat
rowed to the shore , where Dreyfus
was landed at 1:30 : a. m. A company
of infantry was drawn up at the land
ing point.
Dreyfus , who had boon brought
ashore In the boai , was Immediately
placed under the guard of n cnptaln
of engineers nnd n sergeant and cor
poral of gendarmes , who formally
handed the prisoner over to M. Vlgulo.
The latter then entered a landau with
Dreyfus and two detectives and start
ed for the railroad station.
Dreyfus did not speak \ word. Ho
personally opened the doors of the
compartment of the special train , con
sisting of three cnrriages nnd a bag
gage car , which was in waiting As
the train was about'lV start the local
health officer refused to permit Drey
fus to leave , on the ground that he
had just arrived from the colonies.
The matter was quickly arranged , how
ever , and the train proceeded. Dreyfus
was only visible for a moment to the
reporters.
The trnln stopped at Rabelais , three
kilometers from Rennes. There the
party alighted nnd quickly entered a
carriage drawn by two splendid horses ,
which Immediately started at a sharp
advance. It was 5:30 : a. m.
At tlio level crossing * of the line n
wagonetto containing the prefect of
of Ille-Et-Vilalne M"
the department - - ,
Viguie , and three inspectors joined
'
the party.
An amusing Incident occurred there.
The woman in charge of the crossing ,
when told that If she watched she
wojld see Dreyfus , nsked : "Who is
Dreyfus ? I have never even heard of
him. "
The -Jrlvo from Rabelais to Ronnes
wns without Incident. Owing to the
precautions the prisoners passed un
noticed In front of the arsenal. Work
men reading the posters there did not
turn their heads , little suspecting who
was passing.
The clc-ck was striking C when the
crowd which had been waiting around
the prison , the people beginning to
think themselves the very alms of a
prncticnl joke , saw a landau surround
ed by guardsmen beyond the station.
Then they all cried with ono voice :
"There he is ! "
At this cry the people started off to
meet the cariiage and suddenly troops
and mounted gendarmes hurried mad
ly forwnrd , yelling nnd shouting , as If
accompanying a fire engine instead of
escorting a prisoner.
The transformation from tranquillty
to a wild scene of gesticulation almost
defies description. The suddenness of
the movement stupefied everybody as
much as , apparently It did the prison
er , whotse face showed from the quick
ly passing carriage. But beyond the
exclamations of surprise and curiosity
there were no cries of any sort raised.
The carriage was driven BO fast that
it covered the distance In a few min
utes , passing the watchers like a flash.
It was a race for the prison gates between
I
tween the gendarmes with their
captive nnd the spectators.
Preceded by his guards , Dreyfus en
tered the prison and was consigned
to the care of the governor and taken
to n cell on the second story.
The governor of the prison sent
Mme. Dreyfus the news of the arrival
of her husband and she immediately
went to the governor and nsked per
mission to see the prisoner. Leave be
ing granted , the faithful wife entered
the prison almost unobserved and was
conducted to cell No. 830 , accompanied
by Mme. Havct.
The meeting between the long-part
ed husband and wife can better bo
imagined than described. Naturally ,
it was most touching. Both Dreyfus
and his wife were deeply affected
They remained long clasped In each
other's arms , tears and smiles inter
mingling with tender endearments.
Up to noon there has been no sign
of a public demonstration.
.
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.Jumps from the Ilrookljn Hridto.
NEW YORK , July 3. An unknown
mnn dropped from the center span of
the Brooklyn bridge early today , about
130 feet from the water. Two men
who saw the suicide climbing over the
rail described him as about 54 years
of nge , of fair complexion nnd weigh
ing nbou 200 pounds. In falling ho
made several re\olutions of the body
and struck horizontally upon the
, water. On the bridge near the place
1 \ whore the man took his fatal drop
were found a brown coat and a black
fedora hat , but they afforded no clue
to his Identity. ' 1
ORDERS ISSUEDEOR RECRUITS.
1 lr t stop Taken Tomirtl
l * rr 1'or Oils.
WASHINGTON , July 3.Tho nrst
orders were Issued today for recruit
ing the troops under the clause Tiu-
thoi-izing the enlistment of 35.000 men.
i no order
contemplates
enlisting men
the ' , Mm"T akclct ° n regiments In
Philippines. Recruiting officers
? ln"tnicte < l to enlist men
with this understanding.
inn 00 lhc , nnno "coment that about
inln lliutccrs wepe to bo mustered
into the army for service in the Phll-
pplnes , the president has been de
luged with applications for commis
sions.
Almost every congressional
caller has ono or more applicants
\\liom he presses on the president's
attention.
The president requests all his visi
tors to file their applications with Ad
jutant General Corbln. At the same
time he makes It clear In a general
way thnt the policy of the adminis
tration In granting commissions will
Do to give preference to volunteer of
ficers who showed ability and who
performed valuable service during the
Spanish war. Some regular officers
are also to bo given volunteer com
missions , in the belief that one or
two regular officers in a regiment will
bo of great advantage.
The number of officers to be com
missioned Is being carefully guarded
to prevent n scramble.
A statement prepared In the ofnco
of the ndjutant general of the army
shows that with the departure of the
Pennsylvania from San Francisco
about 3.500 reinforcements were dis
patched to the Philippines this week.
About half of the troops are recruits
intended to fill the gaps In the regi
ments in the Philippines caused by
deaths , disnblllties nnd discharges.
There are about 3,000 recruits nt San
Francisco , which nre nlso Intended to
recruit the regular regiments In the
Philippines up to their maximum
strength of 128 men to n compnny.
Including the Nineteenth Infnntry , un
der orders for Manila nnd troops nt
Snn Francisco , there are 4,000 ready
to start for Manila as soon as trans
portation can bo provided.
Ono of the members of the cabinet ,
speaking In connection with the cam
paign in the Philippines , said :
"The president has given General
Otis to understand that he is to have
nil the men necessary In the conduct
of the operations ngnlnst the insur
gents. General Otta has been told this
In so many words , the president hav
ing said to him in effect that If ho
( Otis ) did not have enough men It
was his own fault. Before the rainy
season began General Otis wns in
structed to prepare for it , nnd in va
rious wnys was given to understand
the president's desire that the soldiers
should be well cared for and well fed.
CALL Off THE QUARANTINE.
Suspected riiiRito Ship lit Sun Friinclnco
SAN FRANCISCO , July 3 The
steamer Nippon Mnru , suspected of
being Infected with the bubonic
plague , has been released from quar
antine , after being thoroughly fumi
gated by Dr. Kinyoun , the federal
quarantine officer at Angler's island.
Its passengers and crew wore hold on
the island , but the steamer Is now
lying oft the Pacific mail docks , where
it is the intention to unload the cargo.
Although Dr. Barbat , bacteriologist
of the board of health , fears that the
bacclll from the glands of the two
Japanese sailors found in the bay are
plague bacilli , from their close resem
blance to the germs of the Asiatic
disease , ho cannot express a definite-
opinion until today , when the cultures
will have been developed. Meantime
the members of the board of health
declare their intention to prevent the
Ian-ling of freight from the vessel.
There Is a clash between tbe federal
authorities and the Nippon Maru nf-
falr. The federal authorities hava ic-
coived Instructions from Washington
to release the vessel from quarantine ,
but the board of health ha-i gone Into
the matter more deeply and has sta
tioned n squad of policemen around
the steamer to rrevent any one from
leaving the suspected vessel. Dr. Bar-
bat , the bacteriologist , is convinced
that the bacilli is that of the bubonic
plague , but will innoculate a pig or
other animal with the germs to llnally
determine the question. In Hie mean
time the steamship company will ap
ply for nn Injunction permitting the
cnrgo of the vessel , which has been
fumigated , to be removed. It Is prob
able that the Maru will again be or
dered into the stream on the strf-ngth
of Dr. Barbat's second nnnlysls of the
bncilll.
The pnssengers who nrrlved on the
Nippon Mnru nre still dotnlned nt the
Angel Island quarantine station.
ITln IndlniiH Are Dancing.
PRICE , Utah , July 3. The White
river Uncompahgre and Uintah Utes
are dancing at White Rocks agency.
T.hey are about 2,000 strong , and the
band of which old Sowoclc Is the
leader numbers fully 1,000. They nro
camped in n bunch about a mile from
the ngency. Among this crowd nro
some 350 bucks , followers of old Sowo
clc , who snys ho will lend them back
to their lands in Colorado when the
dnnco Is finished nnd the Green river
has gone down so it will permit of
their taking their ponies and squaws
across. This year the dnnco is known
ns the hnrvest dance. Indian Agent
Myton having forbidden the sun dance
It Is nothing more or less than the old
ghost dance , or the coyote dnnco , nnd
its significance Is to mnlo bad medi
cine. One troop of the Ninth cavalry
hns Intoly been withdrawn from Fort
Duchosno nnd sent to Fort Douglns ,
leaving but ono troop , or 103 men , at
the Fort Duchosno post.
to Fight Union * .
DETROIT. Mich. , July 3. The Pln-
greo & Smith shoe factory lockout Is
In full force today. Frank C. PIngrce ,
brother of Governor Pingree , wTio Is
manager of the business , snld today :
'Wo have stood a great deal from
the unions on account of Governor
Filigree's position in politics. No ,
there will be no decrease in * wages If
the men return. It is simply n question
of who Is going to run this business.
ici ? I/MOT /
o HAM
P'ght Between Otmiogie Company auil
Unions Coming Ou.
WAGE QUESTION IS NOT INVOLVED
lien llelonpliiK to Ainu1iriuimt < d
tlou Dlm-hiirRi'd inn ! Told Tholr Mt'in-
In tlio Orciintrntlon Wni tlio
e Mutters Unit May Hrlnjt On n
Serious Ituptnro.
PITTSnURG , Pa. , July 3. The re
ported strike at the Homestead steel
works of the Carncglo company has
not taken place as yet , but the men
are worked up over the discharge of
the members of the Amalgamated
committee , who waited upon Super
intendent Corey yesterday and de
manded the return of the fifteen men
dismissed recently for Joining thw as
sociation. Threats of a strike are
heard on all sides , but the plant was
In full operation today and all the
men were at work save the twenty-
four discharged.
A meeting of the Homestead work
ers was In session until an early hour
this morning and n conference with
Superintendent Corey was hold nt 9
o'clock today , but the closest secrecy
wns maintained by both sides. A
short time later Superintendent Corey
left the works for Plttslmrg to con
sult with the officials of the company.
At the offices In this city nothing could
bo learned , ns the olllclals preserved
their customary silence upon all mat
ters concerning their affairs. When
Superintendent Corey was seen the
following Interview took place :
"Did 2,000 of your men quit work
last night ? "
"They did not , " was his answer.
"What reply did you give the com
mittee ? "
"I prefer not to talk for publica
tion. "
"Well , then , Is the story true ? "
"I would prefer that you see Mr.
Lovejoy on the subject. "
"Can we say authoritatively that
there Is no strike and that the mop
-lid not quit ? "
"You can. "
An effort was made to communicate
with Mr. Lovejoy , but he was inac
cessible. *
President Schwa ! ) of the Carnegie
company , when asked for a statement
about the proposed strike , refused to
discuss the matter at all. Ho would
not ndmlt the truth of any conference
between himself and Mr. Corey , on
one side , and the committee of nine
on the other.
Them are 4,000 men employed In
the big works. The company asserts
that only about 150 or 200 of them are
skilled workmen in the sense that the
term used Is to be accepted. It is true
the laborers predominate numerically ,
but the Amalgamated people claim to
have received every promise of aid
and support from thorn. The com
pany has not made any attempt to
conceal the reason for the dismissal * ! .
It was solely for the reason that the
men went into a labor organization
when they had been forbidden. The
question of wages does not enter into
the controversy , the men being ns well
paid and In many Instances bettor
than those of the mills recognizing
the unions , and paying what is known
as the "scale rate. "
The Amalgamated association has
been working with the Carnegie em
ployes for some time. It was intended
to make the matter of formation of
the organization public several woek.
ago and declare an open fight. A
secret ballot wns taken and It was
decided to keep the secret , awaiting
developments. The officials of the
company , by some means , cnmo to
know that some of their employes
were members of the union. Dis
charges immediately followed , with
the plain statement by the officials
that they did not want union men in
their employ.
Ono by one men were discharged , ns
their nflllintion with the labor organ
ization became known. That there has
been much quiet work done among
the men during the last five yoais Is
known among the officials of the or
ganization. Open meetings wore heH
at Homestead some time ngo for the
purpose of gaining a foothold. The
meetings were well attended , but the
men were afraid to show their colors.
Many of them wore discharged for
their attendance at these gatherings
The open plan was then abandoned
and secret work begun.
Hum * Homes of Union Minor * ,
ST. LOUIS , July 3. A special to the
Post-Dispatch from Carbondale , 111. ,
says : Union City , named from the
fact that It Is occupied by union ir-ln-
crs , was the scene of a battle last
night about midnight , and as a result
the town Is In ruins. The non-union
negroes and the other men employed
by Brush nt his mines near Frodonln ,
having become crazed over the killing
of the womnn yesterday , wont to the
camp , which consisted of mine houses ,
and opened flro on them , which wn < 5
at once returned. The battle ragrd
until the union miners ran from their
homes and took refuge in a i-lump of
timber close to the vlllnge The non
union men nt once applied the torch
to the houses and all wor.j burned to
thq ground. After the men had de
stroyed all the property previously
occupied by the union men they moved
on to the woods and until daylight the
fusillade wns kept up. No IIvs have"
so far been reported lost In tlio cn-
gngement nt Union City. Union min
ers have been arriving nt the scene
of the trouble all night an-1 the out
come must bo a long-drawn out battle.
Both sides scorn determined to win.
I'liNHim Out of ICrr.-U'fillip ,
BALTIMORE , Md. , July 3. The re
ceivership of the Baltimore & Ohio
road terminated nt 12 o'clock tonight
and the property was turned over to
the stockholders without formal cere
mony.- The now officers are : Presi
dent , John K. Cowcn ; first vice presi
dent , Oscar G. Murray ; second vice
president and general manager , Fred
D. Underwood ; trensurcr , W. HI
I jams ; secretary , C. W. Wool ford ;
general attorney , Hugh L. Bond , Jr.
GOBBLED BY THE CENTRAL.
\V. K , Vititdi-rhllt I'liui * u llg | Itallrnnd
Uonl.
NEW YORK , July 3.-TI.O . following
stntcmont was given out by President
Cnllawny of the New York Contra !
rnllroml : "At n meeting of the board
of directors of the Now York Central
& Hudson River Railroad company
hold recently the leaseof the Boston
& Albany railroad to the Now York
Contra ! for n period of 909 years waa
unanimously passed , and President
Cnllawny has boon notified that similar
action has boon taken by the Boston
& Albany railroad. "
Supplementary to the foregoing an
ofllclal assertion was also made that
the terms of thin 999eai - lease pro
vided for a guarantee by the Now
York Central of 8 per cent annual
dividends on the $25.600,000 of capital
stock of the Host on & Albany. ThlH
motgor Is ono of the mou Important
railroad events In recent years. The
scheme was planned ahd carried out
by William K. Vandcrbllt BO quietly
that less than a half dor.on persona
connected with the Now York Central
system know anything about It until
It was made public. J. Plerpont Mor
gan and H. MeK. Twombloy were as
sociated with Mr. Vandorbllt In ar
ranging the details of the transaction.
HOSTON , July 3. Simultaneously
with the mooting of the Now York
Central directors In Now York the Al
bany directors came together In this
city , and after a short conference
passed a resolution recommending the
lease , with a proviso , however , that
an 8 per cent dividend , payable quar
terly , shall bo guaranteed by the New
York Contra ! railroad , and also that
$4,000,000 In money or property shall
bo reserved by the UostouAlb.iny
road. Thin sum consists of the trust
Improvement fund of the roiul and
other funds and property which had
been laid by for Improvements and
other special expenses.
This sum of $4,000,000 , Invested at
the current rates of Interest , would
mean a return of at least one-half of
1 per cent additional to the stock
holders , so that the proposition , stated
broadly , Is that the stockholders of
the Boston & Albany will derive net
dividends of 8V per cent on their
lease.
This recommendation must bo ac
cepted by the stockholders , who will
vote on the proposition at the annual
meeting to bo hold September 27. Then
It must be approved by the legislature
of this state. All these preliminaries
being favorable to the proposition ,
July 1,1900 , will find the lease In oper
ation and the new tenants In control.
flRST REGIMENT Off.
Colonel MiilCord Informs nv. I'oynter
of I > piirtur < > from Miinlln.
LINCOLN , July 3. ( Special Tele
gram to the Beo. ) Governor I'oynter
this morning Issued the following
proclamation calling attention to the
departure of the First regiment , from
Manila and recommending that some
kind of public demonstration bo ar
ranged to show the appreciation tlio
people entertain for the valorous deeds
performed by the Nebraska soldiers :
"The executive oillce is Just In receipt
of advices that the First Nebraska 1ms
this day sailed from Manila. The
homo-coining of this gallant regiment
is such a notable event in the history
of our state as to call for olllcal rec
ognition and for such n demonstration
of welcome upon their return as will
fittly commemorate their splendid
courage and fortitude.
"As chief executive of the state , and
in obedience to the dictates of my own
feelings , I recommend that the warm
welcome which the people have al
ready prepared In their hearts for our
returning heroes shall take shape in
an organized and concerted movement
and that such a demonstration be ar
ranged as will give ample' proof to
the world that Nebraska appreciates
her noble sons who have by their val
orous deeds made her famous through
out the world. In testimony whereof
I hereunto set my hand and caused to
be affixed the great seal of the state
of Nebraska.
Done at Lincoln this first day of
July , A. D. 1899.
By the governor ,
W. A. POYNTER.
W. F. PORTER , Secretary of State.
The following cablegram was re
ceived at the governor's office this
morning :
MANILA , July 1. 8:52 : a. m. Gov
ernor Poyntcr , Lincoln , Nob. : Sail
today. Touch Nagasaki , Yokohoma.
MULFORD , Colonel.
MANILA , July 3. The United States
transport Hancock sails for homo to
night with 740 men of the Nebraska
regiment and 250 men of the Utah ar
tillery. About thirty of the Nobrns-
harbor this week awaiting the Utah's
main here , a majority of them reen-
llstlng. The Nebraska troops have
been living on board the ship In the
kans and twenty-five of the Utahs re-
readiness for departure.
The soldiers enjoyed transport life
Immensely after months spent in the
trendies.
Sheriff CullH for Troop * .
SPRINGFIELD , 111. , July 3 Acting
Governor Worder today received a
telegram from Sheriff Gray at Cnrter-
vlllo saying ho was powc'rless to con
trol the rioters and asking that riiles
and 200 troops be sent at once. The
acting governor Immediately ordered
150 rifles and ammunition sent to
Sheriff Gray and ordered him to sum
mon and arm a posso. No troops will
lie ordered out until the sheriff's re
sources are exhausted. Sheriff Gray
telegraphed that a coroner's Inquest
was held over the body of the negro
woman killed yesterday and several
warrants issued. Sheriff Gray arrested
three men , but when on his way to
the jail his carriage was surrounded
by the men's sympathizers , the horses
cut loose and the prisoners released.
ItoliliiTH llrnuk u Depot Sufi ) ,
CEDAR RAPIDS , In. , July 3. At 1
o'clock last Saturday morning tlirco
men In a buggy drove up to the Noith-
western depot at Dewitt , hold up the
operator at the point of their revolvers
vers , blow open the safe and escaped
with $100.
11Y ALL WANT PE
Soutkuru Islanders Anxious that War Shall
Ooiuo to nn Eml ,
OlfEICULTY FROM HEAVY RAINS
nnd Waiting Kiiriipatly for tlio
Dt-frut of Acnlnuldo Hluirnmn 1'li'HM'd
with Trip to Otlinr Inland * of Arohl-
pt < hio | Neeml 1 < itiiitiitt | * ( liven In III *
Honor I'uhllti School Opening.
MANILA , July 3. Prof. J. 0. Schur-
mnn of the United States advisory
committee for the Philippines return
ed to Manila today from a three weeks'
tour of the southern Islands. Ho takes
an entirely hopeful view of the gener
al conditions thoro. The Intelligent
and substantial citizens dcslro an
American protectorate. The masses
nro awaiting the settlement of the
war in the Island of Luzon before de
claring themselves.
They are chlolly anxious to bo undis
turbed. The president of the town of
Snntn Nicolas , in tlio Island of Cebu ,
said to Prof. Schurman ; "Wo want
pence , food and prosperity. Wo do
not wish to light. Wo would bo neu
tral. "
The president of the commission
thinks his declaration fairly oxpioss B
the sentiments of the people in the
southern Islands of the archlpolngo.
Many of the toxvns there are In tlio
hands of small b'nuds of Tagalos and
the people fear to endorse American
rule until they are certain that Agul-
nnldo must bo beaten. Lot them once
bo convinced of this and the aliegl-
ancc of the southern islands , Mr.
Schurman thinks , can bo secured by
diplomacy.
The United States gunboat Bonulng-
ton took Mr. Schurman o Mindanao
and the Islands of the Sulu and \Ma-
cayan groups. Ho traveled through the
Island of Nogros with Colonel Smith
anda party of natives. In several of
the principal towns ho vas tendered
banquets and ho had an hour's confer
ence with the young sultan of Sulu ,
who received him In the royal audi
ence chamber , surrounded by a body
guard of llorco looking Moros.
Mr. Schurman told the sultan that
the United States hud acquired the sov
ereignty of the Philippines from Spain
but had no wish to subjugate tlio pop
ulation nor to Interfere with the cus
toms or religion. On the contrary , the
great desire of the Amoiican govern
ment was to help the people of the
islands to develop their country.
The sultan replied that ho earnestly
desired peace and was anxious to con
tinue the existing treaties
On the return voyage the president
of the commission visited the. town of
Draco , capital of British North Bo-
nee , whore ho was cordially received
by the British officials , who afforded
him every facility In his study of the
local government and the customs of
the people. The population ho found
much llko that of the southern Philippine
ippineIslands. .
The government Is at present in a
rather elementary state , but a more
complete organization is being devol-
open ns rapidly as Is practicable.
Yesterday General Lnwton and Prof.
Worcester of the commission visited
the principal towns in the province of
Cavlto , out of which the natives were
recently driven. Their chief purpose
was to direct the elections of the pres
idents of Imus , Bncoor , Parnnaquo and
L-is Plnns. Under the municipal sys
tem thus Inaugurated the presidents ,
or the mayors , of the town are em
powered to appoint minor officials and
to levy tuxes , which are to bo expended -
ponded solely In public Improvements.
Before acting General Lnwton and
Mr. Worcester had consulted with the
leading men In each town and selected
candidates whose honesty and friend
liness to AmcM'lcnn rule were beyond
question. Wherever they went the
Americans were heartily cheered by
the people.
Tomorrow the public schools In Ma
nila will open and It Is expected thnt
there will bo 5,000 children in attend
ance. The teachers Include Ameri
cans , Spaniards and Filipinos. Ono of
the Instructors Is the widow of the
Filipino patriot , Dr. Rlznl , who prepared -
pared the statutes of the Philippine
league , and who , when about to board
a steamer for Barcelona In the autumn
of 189C , was arrested 'by the Spanish
authorities and sent to Manila , where
lift wan tried by court-martial on a
charge of having organized the upris
ing In the Philippines , sentenced to
death and shot on December 29 of that
year. After her husband's execution
Mrs. Rlznl , who Is the stepdaughter
of n retired Hong Kong gentleman ,
went to Imus nnd was chosen captain
of a company of insurgents ,
English will be taught In the schools
ono hour each day. The proscribed
holidays Include the twenty church
days observed In Manila , Washing
ton's birthday and the Fourth of July.
Almost every steamer brings mis
sionaries. The arrival of ono in Cebu
made no little trouble , as the report
spread rapidly among the ignorant
classes that the Americans Intended
to compel them to give up their
churches. The American authorities ,
in the Interest of harmony , requested
him to withdraw , and he complied.
Senor Llorento , who Is considered
the most Influential native in Cobu ,
said to Mr. Schurman : "I llko the
American Idea of the separation of
church and state , but I think It would
be unwise to Introduce Protestantism
while conditions are so iiiiHeUled. "
Ho has since arrived in Manila and
taken his sent on the bench of the
supreme court.
SiiyitViiHhlnclon U'nt ICIghf ,
CHICAGO , III. , July 3. In an Inter
view today William J. Bryan said :
"I believe George Washington was
right. We ought not to enter Into en
tangling alliances with foreign na
tions. The question of an Anglo-
Saxon alliance is Involved In the
question of Imperialism. No entang
ling alliance would bo suggested were
it not for the fact that a colonial
policy would strengthen those who
desire a foreign alliance. "
SPYING ON PLANTS' GROWTH.
Mot ( lift Vtcttirn Mni'lilnit I'rcRficil Into
Now HiTtlroi
WASHINGTON , July 3. The Agri
cultural department his pressed the
moving picture machine Into the serv
ice of science. The division of vege
table pathology has n machine of this
sort In operation In ono of Its green
houses photographtne the growth of n
small oak tree. The machine works
automatically , taking n picture each
hour. At night an electric light is
thrown Into the circuit ns the exposure
Is made. The machine has boon run
ning about two weeks and will bo
k pt going about two weeks longer on
Its present subject. When the series
of pictures Is completed It will bo pos
sible to reproduce with the atorooptl-
con the growth of the plant from the
time the first shoot appeared above
ground till the tree Is In full leaf ami
a foot or more high. i -
While the oak tree pictures are pure
ly experimental to develop the capacity
of the machine It Is Intended to use
the cereal photographs In watching
the progress of plant diseases , blights ,
Insect parasites and the llko. The de
partment hopes In the near future1 to
bo able to loan to the agricultural c6l-
leges and experiment stations rplls of
lantern slides film to Illustrate certain
of the department's bulletins.
It la pointed out jLlwt n lecture be
fore a class of students could show In
live minutes the growth and seed dis
tribution of any noxious plant , such
ns the Canadian thistle or the life his
tory of an Insect post , so that It could
bo readily recognized and combated on
Its first appearance In a vegetable , al
though the workers there had never
HociiftU In actual life.
In addition to the straight photo
graphic work expected of the now ma
chine Its designer Intends to adopt It
to use with the X-ray , so as to take
pictures of certain objects that other
wise would bo Invisible. It Is thought
by the department that a series of
pictures of this sort taken during the
period of gestation would bo of value
to stockralsors and might bo adopted
to the nso of the medical profession
In certain lines of research.
CANNIUALISM IN KLONDIKE.
Htory of llorrlliln HnuVrlni ; ICndured by
tlin ArKonuntn ,
CHICAGO , July 3. A special to the
Chronicle from Portland , Ore. , says :
"Tho stories of cannibalism practiced
In Alaska are enhanced In their hld-
cousness In a letter received hero ycs-
torday by Captain Hans Svonson from
Majonlno , In the Kotzobuo sound
country. The writer , Olof Jorgensen ,
depicts a condition without parallel.
He , with two other sailors , hulling
from Stockholm , Peter Martin and
August Olson , together with twenty
others , went to the Kotzobuo country
last September from Seattle.
The letter Incloses ono to Jorgen-
KCII'S mother in Stockholm , which
Martin , In some roundabout manner ,
succeeded In mulling at St. Michaels ,
where ho Is now lying at the point of
dnath , unable to give an account of
what ho and his follows suffered. Jor-
gcnson's letter to his mother must
have been written some days before
ho penned his to Svenson , as It is more
lucid.
After explaining how ho nnd his col
leagues scporated from the rest of the
argonauts and went prospecting on
their own account with dogs and
sledges Jorgensen told how they got
lost In the most Inhospltnl region on
earth In December lnst ° .
The greater part of their provisions
were stolen by wild beasts and by
January they had nothing loft but a
few sides of bacon.
"Hunger also stalked among us , "
added Jorgensen , "and you have not
even n faint idea what It means among
a gang of hopeless men , desperate In
the extreme. A dozen of my party
died In thirty days and wo then began
to cast lots for healthy human flesh.
There- are only four of us allvo , but
all too weak to travel , excepting Mar
tin , who will try to mall this letter
and obtain relief. But I suppose the
letter will bo too late. "
The writer says that only a few
days before ho discovered a largo nest
of nuggets peering out of the frozen
ground of hla tent , but ho turn ad from
the gold with disgust.
JURY riNDS COLE NOT..GUILTY.
Out Only nn Hour Accused Man Hlioutl
for iloy whim Iln Ilimrx the Vordlot.
BLOOMINGTON , Nob. , July 3. The
jury In the Cole case , after being out
one hour , Informed the ballff that they
had reached a decision. Ho immedi
ately Informed the judge , who had re
tired , and ho came up nnd opened
court. Cole wns brought In nnd took
his accustomed place by his attorney ,
Mr. Mooro. His other attorney , Mr.
Uyriim , wns absent. The foreman then
handed the Judge the vordlct , and
when ho read It Cole jumped from his
chair nnd shouted :
"Glory to God ! " Then ho leaped
over the table nnd shook hands with
the Jury nnd his attorney and every
body In sight. After awhile he left the
court room , clapping his hands.
This ends one of the most sensa
tlonal trials ever held In Franklin
county. John Philip Krolchbauni dis
appeared on December 2 , and soon
Toomnn nnd Cole began to haul off
the stuff on the farm. Immediately
foul play began to be suspected and
Tooman and Cole were spotted as the
men who had committed the crime.
On the night of December 14 the body
of Krclchlmum was found In n hole In
the stable floor on Krolchbnum's plnco.
Tooman and Cole were arrested nnd
confined In jail at this plnco , and while
Tooman has not always been the fa
vorite , Cole has now the favor of all
who visited him , by his honesty and
straightforwardness. Ho wns tried In
March at the time Tooman was con
victed , but the jury on the Cole case
failed to agree. Since ho was arrested
ho has boon In jail and tonight , when
lie was released n free citizen , he wont
down the btnirs on the Jump nnd clap-
plng his hands. All Uloomlngton was
aroused and many pressed around to
congratulate Cole , but ho quickly went
to the , homo of his relatives. It Is re
ported that he and Grace Tooman nro
engaged , but this cannot be ascertain
ed for sure.