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MERCY FOR DREYFUS
, / Olemancj Recommended by Members of 'M
Court-Martial.
DREYFUS MUCH AFFECTED WHEN TOLD
Object is to Eliminate Degradation Feature
of the Punishment.
REVIVE RUMORS OF MERCIER'S ARREST
President Lonbet is Opposed to Such an
Extreme Course.
EXPOSITION BOYCOTT HAVING EFFECT
Mean * I.him of Million * of TrnnePi to
tiunittrr Public Opinion Soliercil
by Hrnillnir Comment * of
World nt
RENNES , Sept. 11. The Judges of the
iwnyfus court-martial today by mutual
Wieoment expressed to the proMdcnt of the
republlo through General Locas , the com,3
mandor of the army corps at Rennes , their
sincere dcMro that Dreyfus would not be
aubmltted to a freah degradation.
The court-martial slgnpd a. formal recom
mendation for mercy thla afternoon. Us
object Is to eliminate the degradation fea-
tliro of the punishment. The recoramenda-
tlon will be handed to General Locas for
President Loubet. When M. Laborl's SEC-
Vtary informed Drcyfua of this action ho
mm greatly affected and said :
> "I still have hopes. "
Hevlvo nnmorw of Mcrcler'fi Arrent.
PARIS , Sept. 11. Except for slight street
dlsturbancea tonight , Paris lias remained
unexpectedly quiet , but this condition of affairs -
fairs la not likely to continue. The long ,
heavy rain yeatorday , combined with tno
fiyit that the loaders of the opposing parties
fVoro at Rennea prevented any organized
demonstration. Now , however , they are
beginning to BOO the want of logic
In conceding "extenuating circumstances'
to a convicted traitor , a concession which
exoKos doubt as to the strength of the case
against Dreyfus.
Moreover , public opinion is being sobered
by reading the comments of the world at
largo and by the prospect , however re
mote , thut the exposition will be boycotted ,
which will mean the lc * > s of millions of
franca to the country.
There is llttlo doubt that the trial of the
Dorouledlsts next Monday , at which it Is
asserted aonaatlonal evidence will develop ,
and tie reopening of the Chamber of Dep
uties will bo the signal for fresh troubles.
At present both parties are taking breath ,
but the latent anlmosltlca are undlmln-
ishcd.
It Is estimated the late proceedings have
coat the Dreyfua party at leant 1,500,000
franca. They do not Intend to lot matters
rest and rumors arc revived of the impend
ing arrest of General ftierclor. Ho declares
hu doa not care what happens , being satis
fied that ho has done hla duty.
It is estimated also that President Loubet
oppoaca such an extreme course as prose
cuting Morclor or the other generals. He Is
rather Inclined to a conciliatory policy ex
tending even to a pardon for Dreyfus.
M. Dcmango has been blamed for con
ceding so many points In his speech , but It
appears ho did so in the hope of winning
another waverer among the Judges , who ,
however , finally Joined the majority on con
dition that the verdict would be accom
panied with the proviso as to extenuating
circumstances.
The dossier of the Rennea court-martial
% proceedings arrived hero tonight for aub-
) mission to the military court of revision ,
consisting of General Marclllo , Colonel
Courbobcese , Lieutenant Colonel Lagreno ,
Major Copp and Major Allard.
It is ald that Mathleu Droyfus Intends
to supplicate Emperor William to order the f
publication of the documents enumerated
w In the bo/deroau.
'ESTERHAZY ON THE TRIAL
Claim * thnt the AVhole Proceeding Ii
NothliiK lint n Kiiree Arrmmeil
III Advance.
( Copyright. 1K90 , by Prere Publishing Co ) >
LONDON. Stpt , 11. ( New York World ' '
Cablegram Special Telegram ) Esterhazy
his made the following statement on the
Dreyfua verdict
"Droyfus l condemned thla time , Justly
nnd legally condemned whatever the crowd
may say In Its blundering , Indlsmnt pas
sionate way. The condemnation of Drey'us
was Inevitable , the fatal result of evldcnca
collected again/it him , and above all of the
luminous demonstration of his guilt made
by General Mercler. Indeed , It can well be
said It was ho who bore the light and con-i
vlctlon to the Judges' minds. I am c n-
vlnced that If In place of reading the de-j
celtful , Inexact partisan accounts of the
trial the great bulk of the English people
would road the evidence In extenso Ita'
opinion would be altogether different and
with Its customary good sense It would rec :
ognize the truth of that which I have never
ceased to iilllrm , the absolute culpability of '
Droyfus.
"U cannot very well be seen why , In the
affair which Interests the whole of France ,
that duo rrapect should not be paid to the
long llsta of Judgments already delivered
In this case by the seventy JuJges , Juries '
or magistrates , both civil nnd military The
sentence , like all sentences j/msed by courts- >
martial , may not bo appealed against It
may only bo carried before a revision court.
Perhaps the Droyfusards will make the attempt -
tempt to have the affair remitted before the
court of cassation. This , of course , would
bo altogether Illegal and Irregular. I doubt
very much whether thn attempt will suc
ceed ,
"For the rest I am of the opinion that
the sentence of ten years has been Inflicted
ou Drey-Jus In accordance with an under-
8tandlng with the government. According
to French law anyone condemned to a
term of Imprisonment may demand to be
allowed to serve the sentence In solitary
confinement , which fact In itself Is sufficient
to secure a reduction of the sentence by
\one-half. Dreyfus has been condemned to
Rtcn yoara' Imprisonment , but has already
aono flve years' solitary confinement , so to
dpeak , on Isle du Dlable He finds , there
fore , In consequence of this fact , that he Is
In a position to claim a reduction of hln
sentence by one-hnlf which means that on
Saturday , In spite of his recondemnatlon and
sentence , he finished serving his time whole
1-iie buslneso Is , therefore , nothing more nor
Alusj than a farce arranged In advance and
Yvyond all doubt in a short time It will be
carried a little further when Dreyfus will
bo set at liberty The future will show I
have not been mistaken "
I.ouilon ruiiileuiiiH the Venllot ,
LONDON , Sept. 11 , The afternoon news
papers today are unanimous In their de
nunciation of the verdict In the court-mar
tial of Captain Alfred Dreyfus and teem
with abuse of the svstemproducing uch
.decision "
OF THE EXPOSITION
. ! Are Alrenily IMnn-
'old ' Sbuiililfr
h Kiilr.
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LONDON , Sept 11 - New York World Ca-
blcgram Special Telegram. ) Although most
of the firms are Inking time to consider
so Important a step , there are Indications
that many British manufacturers who had ,
intended exhibiting at Paris next year are
contemplating withdrawal as a protest |
against the Dreyfus verdict. Several firms
already have announced their Intention of
doing m , nnd It Is almost certain that others
will follow suit In the course of the next
few days. Speaking at Newcastle yesterday
Alderman Stephens , a well known ship !
owner , who Is royal commissioner to the ,
exhibition , declared ho would not touch I
French soil or have anything further to
do with the exhibition The newspapers
publish a large number of letters also adn
vocatlng a boycott Some newspipers com
ment on the proposal. The Dally Mall eays'
"There IB one way In which real pressure
can be brought to bear upon France by the
world. So long ns Dreyfus Is In prison the
exhibition flhould be boycotted. The mere
menace will Infallibly touch the Frenchman
In i the trnderest part , MB pocket , and
strengthen the hands of the party which
demands , Justice for the victim of militarism ,
Such pressure Is necessary In the extreme ,
If , an Innocent Frenchman la to be spared
| i from | new tortures , new Indignities. " i
The Dally Chronicle eiys "The proposed
boytott j of the exhibition is n t an unna'ural
sequel of the explosion of anger provoked
by ] the crime at Hennes It Is beset , howP
ever , by practical difficulties and Is scarcely
| Justifiable j on its point of principle. Courses
of trade cannot bo permanently suspended
or deflected by any sentiment , however
righteous i We have no desire to Injure the
trade I of Franco , for the obvloua reason that
j it cantiot be done without Injuring tr own "
j I It Is proposed to organlro a meeting at
Hyde ; Park Sunday next to express sympathy - i
pathy of the English people with Dreyfua.
( Copyright. 1S93. by Press Publ'shlng Co. ) '
BERLIN , Sept. 11. ( New York World i
Cabregram Special Telegram. ) A committee -
tee Is being formed hero with the object of
i memorializing German merchants and manufacturers -
i ufacturers to abstain from participating In
i. , 'he ( Paris exhibition. Several exhibitors
'have ' already withdrawn. The government ,
however , repudiates the idea of withdraw
ing Germany's participation and would
greatly rcgrot if the agitation were success- i
ful , believing It would be useful for German - ! [ 1
man Industry to show tne world at Paris
what it can do. By officially withdrawing
from participation in the exhibition Ger
many would arouse the suspicion of being
more mixed up in the Dreyfus affair than
any other stato.
PARIS TEMPS IS OPTIMISTIC
Parilon for Dreyfun nnd the Pnclflen-
tlon of Frniice Not Unlikely
ISrenti.
PARIS , Sept 11. Commenting on the ver
dict In the Dreyfus case the Temps today i
says that all good citizens who had divided
on the Dreyfus affair "agree In desiring that j
the Judgment should reopen an era of peace
and repose for France that Is far from being .
Incompatible with the Judgment. " j
Continuing , the Tompa says : "We have a I
strong belief that if the judges did not give
Deryfus the benefit of the doubt they implied .
It In the admission of extenuating clrcum-1 j
stances. Considerations foreign to the affair - '
fair , above all the Improvident utterances of' '
111-advlscd partisans of the revisionist cam- j
palgn against the generals , are the cause '
of it. It IP however , possible that Dreyfus
may not loee this benefit. It would be <
enough for the chief of state to sign his
pardon. This solution would brine about
the pacification of which France Is in need. " i
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DESERTED VILLAGn. '
Mine. Urcj-fii * Vlnlt * Her Hnnlmnil nnd
IMinln Illn Spirit * Hotter.
RENNES. Sept. 11. A state of calm pre
vails here. All the troops nnd gendarmes
'quartered ' In the town and Its environs have
left and the Journalists and others Inter
ested In the trial have departed since Sun
day. The cafes , which for the last few
weeks have been thronged with excited I
crowds , are deserted
j This .fternoon a solitary gendarme paced I
up and down before the military prison and I '
j there was not a policeman or a eoldler near j
the Lycee , which last week resembled a 1
barracks Workmen were busy dismantling
the courr room and packing the chairs ,
tables and benches on a trolley car outside I
Mrae. Dreyfus visited her husband In the !
prison this afternoon , but not the slightest
Interest was shown In their meeting by the
population She found him as calm as yes-
terday. The prisoner smoked a pipe today
for the first time In many days , which In-
dlcated that he was In better spirits than 1
could bo expected.
AN AUTOMOBILE RAIL CAR
TlllnolH Central ixiorliiieiitlnK | vrlth
nn Innprctliin Cur IlnvliiK Motor
]
i Hun l > r ( niollue.
| i ' _
CHICAGO , Sept. 11. The Illinois Central I
la experimenting with an Inspection car |
having a motor run by gasoline. Thus far , i
the experiments have been so successful r
that It Is quite probable that the road will I
adopt this description of car on all Ita dl-
visions. Several railroad men have ex-
probsed the belief that the "automobile of t j
the rail" In a short time will come Into
such general use that the hard working In-
spectlon ears will be little more than leg- | I
oclee of the past. |
The cor with which the Illinois Central j
is experimenting has an average speed of f
twenty-five mllea an hour , but It Is capable i
' covering the rails much more speedily
than that. One of the Inspectors of the
road la said to have gone seventy-five miles
In two hours. A gallon of gasoline ordl-
narlly will run the car more than seventy- |
five mllea and there Is a provision for car- ; I
r > lng four gallons , or enough for an un
broken run of 300 miles.
MANY VENEZUELAN FACTIONS
There Are Tire luiureeiit Parties '
nn < l thu Government ! Sold
to Ho Unponnlur ,
HAVANA , Sept , 11. The captains of f I
British shlpa arriving here from Venez I
uela confirm the news that there baa
been a revolution there during tbo last
three weeks. They say there are two
parties against the government , and that
the latter Is extremely suspicious , Anyone
wishing to land mubt satisfy the olllciaU j {
that ho Is not connected with either of the j !
revolutionary partiri. The government , it J I
U also said , Is very unpopular
Ktnnli' > I llliliot hpciil In Ohio.
TOPEKA. Knn . Sept. 11. Governor Stan
ley has bven compelled to decl ne an invita
tion from Chilrman D'ck of the Ohio state I
republican --ntr.il committee- spend two
weeks beginning October 23 , mak ng cam
paign speeches In Ohio Speeches booked
for Kansas at that time vviil prevent hi ?
leaving the gtatn.
WOULD BE OFFICIAL LNSULl'
Withdrawal of United States from Paris
Exposition a Grave Question.
.
MIGHT SEVER OFFICIAL RELATIONS
Government linn none Too Fnr to
Stop : \ovr Iar e I.ntltnde Vllovrcil
Trlvnte Citizen * to Show 1 > I -
npprovnl of Verillct.
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WASHINGTON , Sept , 11. It Is believed
that when congress assembles there will
be considerable agitation of a proposlp
lion for this government to abandon its '
participation In the Paris exposition. U is
known that expressions hostile to the exposition -
position quoted from Senator Stewart are
very widely sympathized In and it Is ,
thought that if the conviction of Dreyfus |
u permitted to stand , there will bo very-
little friendly feeling for France among
members of either ths house or senate.
Such a move , however , would be a
grave one. H Is pointed out that to with
draw from participation In the exposition
would \ bo regarded as an official Insult to '
France. No further legislation by congress
Is needed to carry out the plans of this |
country for the exposition. About Jl.200,000
has been appropriated for the expenses of
the commission and the government ex
hibit ; the commission has been appointed
and the space desired for exhibits from
this country has been secured ,
There are not only two ways In which
congress could Interfere ; one would be to
revoke such part of the appropriation as
has not already been expended In the ex
penses of the commission and the other
would be to pass a resolution , declaring
that on account of the unsettled conditions
the valuable government exhibits should
not be sent to Paris. To do either of
these things would be sufficient , It Is be
lieved ' , to break off all friendly relations
between the two countries. Congress and
the State department may look at the mat-
ter from different points of view. Th
president and the State department having
responsibility for maintaining our relations
with foreign governments , cannot be ex
pected { to find in thla affair a reason for
Involving the country In an International
complication , and It Is likely that the
executive branch of the government will
use what Influence it can to prevent hasty
action.
Unless congress expressly forbids It this
government will proceed with the prepara
tions , for the exhibition and will send to
Paris j euch government exhibits as are de-
elded , upon , but this will be done with a
realization of the probability that much
of the space secured with such difficulty
for private American exhibits will be left
vacant. Llttlo doubt Is felt that the lati
tude allowed the private citizen will be
quite extensively availed of o withdraw
from participation in the exposition.
Another difficulty In the way of an effort
to prevent participation in the exposition ,
however , will be found In the fact that
before congress has assembled , much of
the government exhibit probably will be
packed and on its way to Paris , if not ac
tually there. The exposition opens in April
and the work of transporting and preparing
Jthe exhibit will have to begin some months
before 1 that time. Up to this time , U is
said i , the preparation of the government ex-
hlblt 1 hae not begun , but the work will pro-
coed i as soon as the government officials
are ; ready.
Representative Hepburn of Iowa said today -
day i that he had ceased to marvel at the
methods ; of French army Justice after observing -
serving how the trial of Dreyfus was con-
ducted. i No such trial or verdict was pns-
Bible i In the United States. He did not think
it I would In any way affect diplomatic rela
tions i between this country and France , nor
did i he think It would Interfere with United
States ; exhibitors at the coming exposition , j
NEW YORK , Sept. 11. Congressman J. j
M. Levy announced today that as so n as i
congress meets he will Introduce resolutions i
in the house withdrawing the support of this' '
government from the Paris exposition on ac
count of the Dreyfus case.
WANTS A IJUCL WITH CSTEIIHA7.V.
Cnptnln I'lirlnii , n Kniirmn City
S nrilniiiiin , iNRnen n
KANSAS CITY , Sept. 11. Captain !
Thomas Phelan , a broadswordsman and a
crack pistol shot , has Issued a challenge to ,
Count Esterhazy to fight him In a duel In ,
defense of Captain Alfred Dreyfus. Captain !
Phelan has engaged In several personal en-
counters , and Is a man of fearless char-
acter. He Is sa d to be backed by several I
prominent local Jews , who have guaranteed [
his passage to England to meet Esterhazy. I
He is a veteran of the civil war. j
Captain Phelans letter follows : I I
KANSAS CITY , Sept 11. To Count Ea-
terhary , Upper Gloucester Place , Dorset ;
Square , London , Eng. : "Sir Believing you i
to be the Instigator and arch-conspirator
responsible for all the miseries and tribu-
lationa of Captain Dreyfus , again convicted I
as a traitor to his country , and because i
he ( Droyfus ) Is now unable to follow you i
and demand satisfaction for the miseries i
you have heaped upon him , I , as an Irish-
American , who does not belong to bis race i
or creed , and believing that a man should I
not bo punished on account of his religion ,
do volunteer to take his place in the field I
of honor at any time or place you may
designate , the place of meeting to be on i
neutral ground. I am reapectfully ,
"THOMAS PHELAN ,
"Bx-Captaln United States Volunteers '
\o Nation ran Afford to Ilojcott , j
WASHINGTON , Sept. 11 RepresentaI I
tlve Grcsvenor of Ohio , who has Just re
turned from Europe , spending part of the j
time In Paris , when asked by a Post re i
I
porter If the Droyfus verdict would hurt 1
the Paris exposition , replied "Beyond a
doubt. No nation can afford to boycott the
exposition as a nation , because such action
would bo a direct Insult to France , but ,
Individuals can express tholr opinion , nnd 1 i
In my Judgment thousands who would 1 ;
otherwise have visited Paris will now remain -
main on this side This will touch the
French In a tender spot. The French people -
plo are looking forward to making a great
deal of money out of the show It is a
good thing that the appropriation for the
exposition has been made. Congress would
hardly be In the mood now to appropriate
money. "
To Stop California Kxhlhlt.
SAN FRANCISCO , Sept U. A quiet
movement Is progressing among the Jewish
element of thla state looking to legislation
for the cancellation of an act passed by the
last legislature appropriating (130,000 for a
California exhibit at the Paris exposition , j
The success of the movement hangs on the
possible action of Governor Gage , who has !
been urged In certain quarters to calf an
extra session of the legislature for action on
other matters , principally the electlcn of a
United States senator to succeed Stephen M. I
White ,
i
i Mrrllur to Cxlilblt. i
NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE. Sept. 11. W j
f D Stevens , a ship owner and royal com-
mlssl-nsr to the Paris exhibition , has declared > -
clared that as a result of the Drvyfus
verdict he will not put his foot on French
i soil. He adds that thousands of his coun- !
trymen will take the pame uttltude Several
important firms have already declined to
exhibit at Paris.
( Jcrniiiii rirmi AVItlulrntv.
BERLIN. Sept 11. The private opinion
against the exposition Is beginning to find
vlgoro s expression The Vowilscho Zcltung
says this evening that a number of the
largest German firms have expressed their
Intention of withdrawing.
The Berliner Taggeblatt says the Berlin
council < at Its next session will consider
n npeclal mrtlon to withdraw the Berlin
municipal exhibit.
On the other hand , the correspondent of
the Associated Press learns on the highest
authority that the German government considers
nisi
siders the Dreyfus case now under all the
conditions . done with and docs not Intend to
relinquish official representation at the ex-
position.
The official responsible for thlo assurance
adds that It should be borne In mind that
despite the Dreyfus case , the official relav
Urns between the two governments hi"1
nteadlly Improved during recent years.
Voice of ChlcitKO to lie Hoard.
CHICAGO , Sept , 11. A 'monster mass-
meotlng to protest against the sentencing
of Captain Dreyfus In accordance with the
decree of the court of cassation Is being
planned In Chicago. Prominent Chlcngoans
are said to bo concerned In the movement ,
which was started yeaterday at a massi
meeting held In the Jewish section ot the
city. The proposed meeting Is to be held
next Saturday and among those who are
expected to take part arc Judges Dunne ,
Gibbons and Stein , State's Attorney Dlneen ,
Harry Olson , an assistant 'state's attorney ,
Rnbbl Emll G Hlrsch , John J. Flannerty
and Nober Gottlolb. It IsHhe Intention of
the organizers of the movement to send a
letter representing the voice ot Chicago to
the president of France , requesting that
the famous military prisoner be given his
freedom.
MethoillxtM on Ilecoril.
CHICAGO. Sept. 11. The Methodist Min
isters' association of Chicago at Its meet
ing put Itself on record na'protestlng against
the Injustice of the verdict In the Dreyfus
case. A committee was 'appointed to con
sider the appropriateness * of contributing
money for a Lafayette monument aa a gift
to France. t
I'renchor * Deplore Verdict.
NEW YORK , Sept. 11. At the meeting
of the Methodist Preachers' association of
Now York today a reoolutlon was unani
mously passed deploring "the shameful
miscarriage of Justice In the recent con
demnation of Captain Dreyfus. "
Gorman * May lloycott J'urlii * Sliotr.
BELIN , Sept. 11. It Is rumored that a
committee composed of leading manufactur
ers here la being formed for the purpose of
preventing German participation In the
Paris exposition of 1900.
Dreyfui Dcinonntrntlon.
LONDON , Sept. 11. Demonstration of
sympathy for Dreyfus is projected for next
Sunday afternoon In Hyde park.
M'KINLEY'S WESTERN TRIP
It 5Iny He nxtcndpd So n i to Take
In Certain Town * in South
Dnkotn. '
WASHINGTON , Sept. 11. ( Special Tele-
grain. ) In case President , McKlnley decides
to extend his trip to 'Minnesota when he
visits Chicago In October , there is a pros
pect that he will go to Aberdeen , Yankton
and Wetster in South Dakota , passing
through Iowa nnd stopping at Sioux City on
his ' return. Today Captain J. H. Houser of
Aberdeen , accompanied by Deputy Auditor
of the Treasury Department Person , whose
home la In South Dakota , called on the presIdent -
Ident and extended an Invitation to him to
visit the corn paJace at Aberdeen on Oc-
tober 6. The president said It would bo-l ;
impossible for him to attend the grain palace -
ace , but that if ho went to the Twin Cities 5
ho would be pleased to go Into South Da-
kota If the trip could be made without
losing much time. Captain Houter showed j
the president that the Journey could bo
made in twenty-four hours and an agree
ment was reached that the matter should (
bo formally presented to the president.
Superintendent Machln of the free delivery -
livery service today had a conference with
the attorney general for the Postofflce de
partment with reference to the case of Car-
riers Newcumber and Buell of the Huron
( S. D. ) postoffice , who are ald to be emi
ployed contrary to the rules of the Civil j
Service commission. The law officer for the
department has formally taken the matter
under consideration and will hand down a [
decision on the case , Mr. Machln today
expressed that opinion that the position of
the Pofltoflice department on this question
will be sustained by the decision of the as-
fll ant attorney general ,
Official's ' of the Indian office do not regard -
gard seriously unofficial rep rts rccelvel j
hero of the arrest of Agent Reid at
Cheyrnno River , S. D. , on the rharzn of
soll'n" ' liquor to the Indians. Similar
charges were made acalnst Reid last wm-
ter and It Is said at the department today
that on Investigation it was shown that [
they wore based on the testimonv of Irre-
sronslblo persona and consequently the
charges were dismissed The department
has not been officially advised of Reid's ar-
rest ami the oflldala are Inclined to reprl-
mand him for dereliction of duty In not re-
porting the fact to Ser-retary IIIfhco-k.
There Is no doubt that Ro d wllf bo relieved
from duty at Cheyenne River and his dis
missal Is expected to be announced at an
early date. This artKo , It to said will be
baod on the report of Inspector Tinker , ro-
contly received ,
Comptroller Dawaa has been advised that
J. G Oliver has been made president of the
First National bank of Buffalo , Wyo. , In
place of C. J , Hogesson , deceased ,
The comptroller of the currency today de-
claired a final dividend of 2.4 per cent In
favor of the creditors of the First National
bank of Ponca , Neb. , making In nil 2.24
per cent on claims proved , amounting to
ni4.29S.G4.
The United States National bank of
Omaha waa today approved as reserve agent
for the riret National bank of Pender , Neb. ,
also the First National bank of Lincoln for
the First National bank of Crete , Nob. ,
also the First National bank of Kansas CKy ,
Mo , for the Iowa National bank of Daven
port , la ,
An order was issued today discontinuing
the postofflce at Vega , Henry county , la. ,
mall to be sent to Mount Pleasant. An or
der wan also issued discontinuing the poet-
office at Eureka , Johnson county , Wyo. ,
mall to Buffalo.
THREE PERISHJN A VAULT
Two CliH'liinntl 1'lremen In Attempt-
Inir to bate a Child Are Suffo
cated liy Hani' * .
CINCINNATI , O. , Sept. 11. Two members
of the fire department and a child of 4
years were killed by gases in a vault this
afternoon ,
Monroe Dent , aged 4 , fell Into the vault
In the rear of the father's1 bouse and the
ifire department was appealed to for aid.
Thomas Bland and
Harry Helnshelmer re-
eponded with a ladder , and , descending ,
were suffocated by the gases. The bodies
I of all were recovered.
t YELLOW 1 FEVER IS SPREADING
Dread I Disease ReBche < Trapt aud Causes
the Death of a Victim
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, MISSISSIPPI QURANTINES NEW ORLEANS
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One Cane nt .JacUxon I.endn the City
Council tu TnUe Menmiren teA
A > ohl Another Peer Panic
nt thnt 1'lacc.
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' I WASHINGTON , Sep1 11 Dr. Altroo of ,
the marine hospital service reports a d ath
i I from yellov fever at Port Tampa City , Fla , i ,
this morning nnd says the autopsy rcnJeis
It ' certain that the original dlagn s s of fever
was correct. The source o' Infection was A
( tugboat and It has been quarantined Five
other persons from tugs are under observa
tion and a small quarantine stall n has been' '
established. He adds that a house-to-house
Inspection has been ordered , but that no
i quarantine has been ordered against th ? |
town. He alto says that there Is no necs1
slty for alarm , but that s-oventy fi\e people
left i there on the train last night. Dr. Trotii
ter t who Is also Port there
, nt Tampa , siys i i
Is i a panicky feeling there. ' '
Dr. Murray wires from Jackson City as
follows j : '
j Mississippi has a rigid quarantine for the I
. present against New Orleans Disinfection
I of malU Is unnecessary. No one can bo
i permitted j to leave unless Immune aud with | ,
disinfected baggage , except persons bound i
, for | non-lnfeetlblo territory there to re- I
i natn , and wholcssle freight , not articles ! ,
.requiring dli'nfectlon. House to ! ioi&o In-1'1
I ' rpectlon begins tomorrow Hunter has I i
taken t all ceceienry steps to control. Vlck < - [
burg 1 has quarantined Jack on. Sinders j I
. told us he found no yellow fever In Vlcks-
burg.
Reports to the surgeon general are to
the effect that new cases are still reported '
, dally from Key West. There were two
deaths there yesterday from fever.
JACKSON , Miss. , Sept. 11. The city
council held a special meeting today and
paeeed resolutions advising the people not
to create n panic over the outbreak of fever
like the one a year ago. The quarantine of
the entire state ngninst New Orleans went
Into effect today at noon. All trains from
that city carry Inspectors. City Clerk Porter
ter , the only patient here , Is considerably
better today.
WHEELER IS DISSATISFIED
Vcternn Ofllcer > ot I'lcnncil Trlth the
\Vny ticnernl ( Mix IN IIiiiullInK
tile Mtuntlon.
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HONG KONG , Sept. 11. ( New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram. ) Advices
which were sent here to avoid Otis' cen-
sorshlp at Manila , bcarlnc date of September - '
ber 7. say : '
"General Joseph Wheeler only obtained
an assignment to active duty after a bcrlous ,
dispute with General Otis , who wanted to
sidetrack the veteran fighter by sending
him to some obscure post In the southern i
islands , '
"General Wheeler now declares that he
will apply for permission to return to the
United Statoa "soon unlesr there Is some
change In the management of affairs In the
Philippines.
"An association of natives styling them
selves 'The Filipino Liberation society,1 has
applied for permission to organize in Manila ,
I with General Otis as president. The general
' has declined to pledge himself In the matter -
' ter , but thought It might be possible to for-
| I wi rd the operations of the association.
"According to private letters received
j j within the American lines , several of the
i ' rebel colonels and two of Agulnaldo's briga-
dlers lutend to allow themselves to be captured -
tured when the troops attack Karlad because
they are tired of retreating. I have the
names of these discontented Filipino of-
[
fleers , but to publish them would betray
them to the vengeance of Aguinaldo. " i
Many werlous complaints have been made
i by the discharged soldiers now on board I
' the transport Tartar , which is now being
repaired here. These men declare that the |
vessel Is overcrowded , that It Is In a bad !
j I sanitary condition and that the supplies ,
] of food are not sufficient. j '
| | The officers In charge admit the genulne-
i
ness of o me of these complaints , but they
declare that the discharged soldiers crowded I
the ship of their own accnrd , although thev
had ap option of remaining In Manila until '
the next troop ship should sail. The con-
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dltlon ol the vessel will seriously affect the !
health of the returning soldiers. There are
1,200 o f them on board , being carried back
to San Francisco.
The soldiers on the Tartar are fraternlz-
Ing with the British regulars on duty hero
and are being entertained at the various
mcoppfl of the garrison At these gatherIngs -
Ings the Anglo-American alliance is always
enthusiastically toasted. There was a shnot-
Ing match yesterday between marksmen I
frnm the American volunteers and the Hong
Kong volunteers. The match was won by
the British owing to their superior rifles.
The Tartar will sail tomorrow.
I'LAWTON | ' MAKES A DENIAL
Prononnee * Utterly Fonn ln < lonleHi
Newspaper Ileportw of Intcr-
with Him.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 11. The War de
partment makes public the following cable ' :
"MANILA , Sept. 11. Corbln , Washington :
Law ton pronounces utterly foundatlnnless
newspaper reports of Interview asserting
that he commented on military situation or
criticised conduct of operations here. De-
| clarea beforehand aa false all future ac
counts of such Interviews SCHWAN "
General Schwan Is a cMonel In the adju
tant general's department and was made
a brigadier during the Spanish war. Gen
eral Corbln stated that he does not know
what the denial refers to and that the de >
partment has addressed no inquiry to Gen
eral Lawton ,
MAYOR OF IMUS TURNS REBEL
Under ProiulHC of n Generalship n
Filipino Olllrlnl Proven Ilecre-
nnt to Hlii Trout.
MANILA , Sept. 11. ' 30 p , m Ths
mayor of Imua has disappeared and It is
supposed be has Joined the rebels on the
promise of receiving a generalship. He wan
a colonel in the Inaurrectlon of 1SS7.
The transport Senator , which sailed from
San Francisco August E , has arrived here.
Promotion * for Shutter' * AluVa ,
SAN FRANCISCO , Sept 11 Orders have
been received from Washington by which
two of the aides of General Shatter Captain
Robert H. Noble and Captain Arthur C.
Ducal have been promoted , the first to rank
as major and assistant adjutant general ot
volunteers and the second to the rank ot
lieutenant colonel , aralgned to duty with
the Thirty-ninth volunteer Infantry , now in
eSt. ' . I/ul Both men have seen hard
I service. Colonel Ducal led the attack on
esisan Juan hill in the Cuban campaign and
I received a wound supposed at the time to
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Forecast for Nebraska
Fair. Cooler , Variable Winds
Temperature nt Uninhn > enterdnjM '
Hour. DOR. Hour. Uetc.
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fighter and also did good work In Cuba.
DEATH RE"fORf fRjM MANILA
General Otln Cnhlen I.lit of soldier *
Who lime Died In thu
Orient.
WASHINGTON. Sept 11 A cablegram
from General Otis to the War depar mont
ainouuces the death of Captain Charles L.
1C llins , Company L , Twenty-third Infantry.
Ho 1 died nt Cebu on the 7IU Inst. of appen
dicitis. General Otis also cables the followIng -
Ing deaths-
Chronic dysentery , September 2 , Henry
Bueson , Company 11 , Ninth Infantry ; Wll-
Ham Creelman , Company U , First Tenncs-
Bee , acute dysentery ; First Sergeant Joseph
Hogan j , Company M , Fourth Infantry , gun
shot . wound , accidental. August 24 , Daniel
Edwards , Company E , Eighteenth Infantry ,
September _ 6 , Thomas Gulnan , Company K , i
Twelfth Infantry , Sergeant Edward H. Re- ,
mane , Company L , Fourth cavalry , typhoid
fever. July 10 , Henry' Uppendahl , Company
K , Flmt South Dakota. September 6 ,
John Healy , Company K , TUlrd artillery' .
drowned In arm of Manila bay. August
2U , Raymond 1. Louth , Company M , Sixth
artillery , chronic diarrhoea September 3 ,
Owen Dunn , Company E , Fourth Infantrye
September 6 , James Hogan , Company F ,
Twenty-first infau ry , peritonitis , John M. I
McCall , Company B , Twenty-second Infantry - |
try , pulmonary plesls ; Michael Grath , '
Company M , Twelfth Infantry , pneumonia ;
Richard Jobln , Company F , Twentj-
flrat infantry , gastritis ; Henry L. Noble ,
Company G , Fifty-first Iowa , alcoholism ,
acute. September S , William H. Kennedy ,
Company 0 , Ninth Infantry , fever , remit
tent malaria. September 9 , Joshua W. John-
con , hospital corps.
LIND MEETS VOLUNTEERS
Governor and Staff Itench Snii Kran-
clnco \Veleonie Minnesota
Ileitlinent.
SAN FRANCISCO , Sept. 11. Governor
Llnd and staff of Minnesota arrived here j
with many prominent citizens of that state ,
to | welcome the returned Minnesota volun
teers. | The party waa met at Oakland by
representatives , of Governor Gage's stiff and
escorted , to this city , vvhero headquarters
had ] been engaged for them. The visitors
were driven to the camping grounds at the
Presidio j later In the day and were gladly-
welcomed by the soldiers.
The Mlnncsotans will moke arrangements
while they are here to have the soldiers re
turned \ to their homes In two divisions , one
over < the Northern Pacific nnd the other over
the i Great Northern. At 'Minneapolis the
soldiers will be banqueted.
Governor Llnd will review the Minnesota
volunteers some day this week In Golden
Gate park.
RELIEVE TENNESSEE TROOPS
Otln I ii for m Wnr Department Nine
teenth Infantry HUM Left Manila
for Hollo.
WASHINGTON , Sept. 11. General Otis
today informed the War department that
two companies of the Nineteenth Infantry
left last night for Hello to be followed tomorrow -
morrow by headquarters and the balance
of the battalions to relieve the Tennessee
regiment at Ilolfo and Cebu.
The following alee was received from General -
oral Otis :
"Following minor affairs reported : Captain -
tain Butler , Third Infantry , with portion
Ballnag troops , drove insurgents at San
Rafael , capturing seven with arms. Inaur-
gent forces made demonstration against
Santa Rita on Porac roadsjlosa two officers ,
filx privates with arms captured by Colonel
Bell , no casualtl i among our troops. "
Kremlin Urneli Manila.
WASHINGTON , Sept. 11. The following
cablegram was received at the War depart-
mcnt this morning :
MANILA , Sept. 11 Adjutant General.
Washington1 Transport Senator arrived I
this morning , one casualty , William Ii
G'ldthwalte. died at sea. body rmbalmed ,
brought here. OTIS
1 he Sena or carried ten ofilcera and 660 re-
crults.
KRUGER'S VIEW OF QUESTION J
Diplomatic DlHpatrli Iteferrliinr to the [
Matter of Mizernlnt } Arbitration
Ilcfmieil by
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PRETORIA , Sept. 11. ( New York World
.
Cablegram Special Telegram. ) "I will
fiend you a copy of the diplomatic dispatch
of April , 1897 , showing conclusively the
abolition of British suzerainty under the
convention of 1894 ,
"The South African republic wishes arbl-
tratlon upon all questions not settled aralc-
ably which have arisen or are arising on the
interpretation of the treaties , conventions
or other written undertakings between the
South African republic and Great Britain
"England reserves several points , not
specifying which.
"Thla may nullify the whole.
"Tho court of arbitration should consist '
of flve members , two appointed by each of ;
the governments Interested In the con-
troversv.
i "Tho difficulty may be about the fifth ,
"We , wishing Impartiality , dcalre a for
eigner. England objects to all foreigners.
We prefer that the president of the United
j Slnttp or the president of the Republic 'J
Switzerland shair appoint the fifth member :
of the court ot arbitration , the other four
falling to agree upon a person to serve ,
"On the above grounds England has
heretofore refused arbitration.
"SECRETARY FOR PRESIDENT. "
Mfiiiufiic'tnrlnif firm I'allo.
CHICAGO. Sept 11 A special to the
Times-Herald from Indianapolis , Itid ,
says. The English Light and Manufactur
ing company of ITnpl'ah. this state , has
failed , and W L Luckett and J ft Dtiilln
have been appointed assignees The cor-
jtoration was tngag d 'n operating electric '
light plants at English and other places ,
and was doing a manufacturing bunlnean it
English. Ulrdseje. Ktkerty , Mnrengo and
Corydon. No statement of thu asuetu and
liabilities haa yet tetai made
Moi emenlM ( if Oi-eun Vcnneld , Sept. II ,
At Now York Arrlv ( d Menomlnee. from
Ixindon , Laurtnt'a from Glasgow , Ancho-
rla from Glasgow
At Yokohama Arrived Hong- Kong Maru ,
from San Francisco Salled-Amerl a Maru
from San FrancUvo ( bunker coal has boeu
on tire )
At Liverpool Arrived Corinthian , from
Boston ; Btrurla. from New York ,
! ENCAMPMENT OPJS
F.rst Day of Annual Reunion of the Grand
Army of the Republic.
M\NY \ OLD SOLDIERS ALREADY ON HAND
Governor Poyntcr Welccm s to Nebraska th ?
Veterans Irom Other State ? ,
MAYOR WINNETT GIVES CITY'S ' GREETING
.oloaol Vifqiuin Issues Order for the Paiacle
Which Oconra on Thursday.
PLANS FO1 ? RLCEIVING FIRST REGIMENT
1 > > < ! > ( liliiH ; In Heaillm'HN for Wnrm
Itcoeiilloii tlint In tit lip Given
tlir llernen of the 1'hlllp-
pine * .
UNCOIL , Sept 11. ( Sppctnl. ) Tlio flrel
day of the twenty third annual reunion of
the Nebraska department of the Grand
Army opened nt the fair grounds nuar Lin
coln tnli morning with an almost unprecedented -
cedented attendance of vctor-iuis. The ar-
rl\als today were more numerous than yoa-
terday and etlll larger numbers are ex
pected tomorrow.
This afternoon the first formal meeting of
the Grand Army waa held In the laigo fla-
Bcmbly tent The program opened with an
address of welcome to votcrans from othei
etntcs by Go\ernor Poynter , follow oil by un
address of welcome to the city by Ma > or
Wlnnett. On behalf of the Nebraska de
partment Quartermaster J. C Howcn rc-
isponded ; , followed by Major McCIay of the
Third . regiment. ci-Govornor Ilolcomb and
General Gage.
In the course of hla address Governor
Poyntcr said the nation was marked by
tl.reo spirits. Flrat. the spirit of liberty ,
which had beeu made profitable by thu
veterans of 1776 ; second , the spirit of equal
ity , the result of the conflict of ' 91 , and
third , the spirit of fraternity , which was
the outgrowth of the Spanish-American
war. The union of these three forces , ho
remarked , makes the greatest country in
the world.
, Order of I'll mil p.
Colonel Vlfqualn this morning Issued the
following order rolntho to the military
parade to ho hold Thursday :
The order of the parade to be held on
Thursday , September 14 , Is an follows :
The Mayor of Lincoln and Mounted Police.
The Chief Marshal and Staff.
First Division.
Colonel J. 11. McCIay. Marshal.
The Grand Army of the Republic of Ne
braska , 3,000 Strong.
Second Division.
Captain Charles F Schvvarz. Marshal.
The First Nebraska.
Third Division.
Adjutant Charles F. Heck Marshal.
The Second Nebraska , N. 8. M.
University Uattnllon of Cadets.
All Other Compan.es from the Second and
Third Nebraska , U. 8. V.
The parade will leave the coiner of P
street and Sixteenth at 9:30 : u. m. , and pro
ceed west on P to Fourteenth ; thence to O
and west on O to nieventh ; thence outh
to M street ; thence east to Fifteenth ;
thence south to the west entrance to the
capltol grounds.
A review of the parade will take place
by the governor and the assistant secretary
of war from the balcony of the sanitarium
on the corner of M and Fourteenth streets
If the condition of the streets around thn
po-stofllcB square permits It the parade will
execute a countermarch around It
By order of the executive committee.
VICTOIl VIFQUAIN.
Chief Marshal.
There will bo no lack of music on the
grounds during the week. The Knights of
i Pythias band from Lcxlngtrn , consisting of
' twenty-one pieces , arrived here at 6 o'clock
tonight and went direct to the camp , Hage-
now's band of this city has also been en
gaged for a number of concerts. Genrral
Oago received a communication tonight
from Captain Uulner of the Thirty-second
volunteers , suggesting that an attempt bo
made to bring that regiment to Lincoln to
participate In the the military parade
Thursday. The regiment will leave Fort
Leavenworth , Kan. , either Wednesday or
Thursday. A committee of citizens will go
to Leavenworth tomorrow to negotiate with
the army officials with these plans In view.
Ilcceptloii to ifirHt HeKmeiit.
The plans for the mate's reception to the
First regiment are now practically com
plete. Up to this time there has been har
mony in Its organization and the various
committees and their several departments
are progressing In the wrrk of preparing
for the reci'Dtlon with enthusiasm. There
aeoms to bo a sentiment connected with
this reception which
arbollshes all par-
j tlsan lines and centers the Interest of the
I public throughout the state In this event ,
pr- raising to call to the state capltol on
September 13. 14 and 15. the larcest crnwd
of people ever assembled here. Word comes
from the several towns where the companies
were made up that largo delegations of
citizens on special trains will accompany
the members of the First regiment , as they
crrae In squads from their company bead-
quarters and from some of these towns ,
Geneva , Wayne and several other
points will come as a guard of honor and
as a part of the enthuslnom of the occasion
I companies of uniformed young women , who
will give exhibition drills at the camp
grounds , where the reunion Is held. The
whole affair seems to have boon planned
from the beginning on n hmad scale. It ( i
not only n reception a state's reception
to the First regiment but also a grand
reunion of the First. Second and Third
' regiments , merged Into and a part of the
annual encampment of the old ( soldiers' re
union , all on thu old camp ground * * , whom
the boys were mustered In nnd from which
they marched on their way to Luzon and
where the old soldiers
have held their an
nual reunions for many years.
Ordinarily COO tents wcrn pitched on this
ground to accommodate the 3,000 or 4,000 old
eoldiers , but now twice that number are
erected and from all Indications this re-
union inid reception will be an occasion
never to bo forgotten The State National
1 Guards are now encamped nt Lincoln park
and they will be able to take a prominent
place in tie } grand parade , which will ho
one of the chief features of the state's re
ception.
The First regiment , arriving In squads on
Wednesday from the various company heal-
quarters will be taken direct to the camp
grounds , where they will be received with
military honors by the Grand Army of the
Rcpublh
rThe uniform brings any member of ths
. First regiment from any part of the ntato
free. Everything Is free to members of
the First The member * of the Second
and Third pay only 1 cent per mile , while
the public pays 80 per cent of one fare for
the round trip
Monr tci speak In ICenluuLr.
LOI'ISVILLE. Ky Sept 11-Former
Governor W J Stone of Missouri , noting
( liiilrmun nt thn national democrat ! " com
mittee , arrived In I ulsvllle today He
will make flve speeches In Kentucky for
the regular democratic ticket , beginning to
morrow at Richmond , ,
