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VOLUME 97.-NO. 181.
RIOTING IN PARIS
YESTERDAY.
Revolutionary Anarchists Were the
Ringleaders.
The Leaders and a Numbar of Others
Arrested.
The Mob Resisted the Police and
Wounded Several—Smashed the
Windows of St. Ambroise
Church and Afterwards Attack
ed the Church of St. Joseph's
and Wrecked It, Destroying
Paraphernalia and Valuable
Valuable Paintings Before They
Were Driven Off.
PARIS, Aug. 20.—Paris was to-day
the scene of most serious disturbances,
recalling some aspects of the commune.
In response to an appeal of the "Jour
nal dv Peuple" and "Le Petite Re
publique." groups of anarchists and so
cialists gathered about 3 o'clock in the
afternoon in the Place de la Republique.
The police had taken precautions and
there seemed no danger of disorders.
Sebastian Faure and Faberol, well
known revolutionary anarchists, were
the ringleaders. Faure. standing on the
pedestal of the statue which rises in
the center of the Place de la Repub
lique, addressed the crowd. Among
other things he said that the anarchists
should be masters of the streets. The
police then interfered and dislodged
Faure and Faberol. making three ar
rests. The crowd at this point dis
persed, but a column of demonstrators,
headed by Faure and Henri d'Horr,
made for the Place de la Nation.
The police broke through the column
and a struggle for the mastery follow
ed. Shots were fired, and M. Goullier,
Commissary of Police, was twice stab
bed with a knife.
This threw the police into moment
ary confusion. The mob reassembled
and ran toward the Place de la Nation.
The police, reinforced by a squad that
had been held in reserve, made another
attempt to stem the mob and fresh
fights occurred, three constables being
wounded. Faure and d'Horr jumped
into a passing street car that was go
ing to the Place cle la Republique and
the car driver, on arriving there, gave
a signal to the police, who immediately
arrested them both, together with two
other anarchists, Joseph Ferrier and
Jean Perrin.
All were conveyed to the Chateau
d'Eau Barracks. Only d'Horr was in
possession of firearms.
In the meantune the anarchist :uob
retraced its course to the Place de la
Republique. smashing the windows of
religious edifices on the way.
Suddenly, either at the word of com
mand or in obedience to impulse, the
column made a loop and curved to
ward the church of St. Ambrose, where
the rioters smashe 1 the windows. Pro
ceeding thence toward the Faubourg dv
Temple at the corner of ','vue d' Arbory
and the Rue St. Maui ■- Popineourt, they
formed up into a compact tody. Hatch
ets *ere suddenly produced, with long
knives stolen from the counters of
shops and a concerted rush was made
upon the Churc'i of St. Joseph. The
aged sacristan, seeing ihe mob, hastily
closed the outer ,rates. but these were
soon forced with hatchets and bars of
iron The massive oaken doors were
then attacked. According to the first
account the wild horde burst into the
chuich, which instantly became a scene
of .ullage and sacrilege, altars were
hurled to the fioor and smashed: pic
tures were rent, orna
ments and hosts from high altars were
thrown down and trampl.-d under foot.
The cm ifix was made the tar
get .'or nissiles fcH-1 the IgtfW of the
Savior was fractured in several places.
Then, while rancorous voices sang
the "Carmagnole." the ehau s were car
ried outside, piled up and set on fire
in the renter of the square fronting
the ( hui eh.
When this stage waj reached the cru
?lfix was pulled down and thrown into
he flames. Suddenly the cry was raised
.hat the statue of tlu. Virgin had been
orgotten and the crowd returned and
oje this down also.
Meanw-hile the sacristan, who had
been captured by the anarchists, escap
ed and called the police and Republi
can Guards, who promptly arrived with
many constables. »vere compelled
to fall back in order to form up into
line of defense, as the anarchists at
tacked them fearfully with knives.
At length the officers began to gain
the mastery. A score of anarchists took
refuge in an adjacent house. Others
entrenched themselves in the belfry and
fiercely defended themselves by show
ering missiles on the Repub'ican
Guards, but finally the./ were dislodged.
Twenty anarchists were nn-ested. taken
to the police station, searched and
found to be carrying revolvers, loaded I
sticks and knives. \
When the police entered the church
the anarchists had lust set fire to the
pulpit, which, with the interior of the
edifice was a complete wreck. Several
valuable old pictures that can never be
replaced were ruined.
After the mob had been driven away.
Abbe Lacour, the incumbent, collected
the fragments of the sacrament and re
placed them In the ciborium. As he
did so he was heard bitterly lamenting.
The people living in the houses near
by extinguished the bonfire.
Midnight —Since 8 o'clock the demon
strators so far as Gare de l'Este have
been repeatedly driven back by police
charges, the crowd crying "Vive l'Ar
mee" and "Vive la Republique."
The police also dispersed a crowd of
eamins who were burning bundles of
newspapers. About 10 o'clock disor
ders occurred on Boulevard de Magneta
ond Boulevard de Strasbourg. Several
revolver shots were fired, but nobody
was injured.
The newspaper kiosks were burned
'd lexer*! arrests were made in ron
♦ therewith. There is no change
STtie Nation at the building- in the
£ue de Chambrot. where M. Jules Otter-
R a his anti-Semite companions are
of siege against
THE RECORD-UNION
police, who have orders for their arrest.
PARIS, Aug". 21, 1 a. m.—Up to the
present hour 56 persons have been re
ported injured, including several po
licemen. Nearly all were hurt by being
crushed or trodden under foot.
An attempt was made to fire the
choir of St. Joseph with petroleum and
the firemen were called on to quench
the flames.
Several parishioners were severely
mauled in their efforts to save the
church from sacrilege. The church is
situated in the poorest quarter of the
city.
Besides St. Joseph's Church, two
cafes were wrecked. At a late hour
2<),(K)<) people were in the Boulevard de
Magenta, which runs past the end of
the Rue de Chambrot. They are kept
constantly moving by the Republican
Guards, who made a rer a dis
play of force.
Large bodies of police were constant
ly operating in and around the Rue de
Chambrot and a large force is in readi
ness at the nearest barracks.
In the collisions between the anarch
ists and Guerinites the scuffling was se
rious and three companies of the Re
publican Guards charged the contest
ants, several persons being injured.
Fifty or sixty policemen were seen
striking wildly at every person within
reach on the Boulevard de Magenta. A
lad was knocked down and while trying
to rise a policeman literally jumped
upon him.
According to some, paving stones
were torn up and used as missiles. In
the Avenue de la Tailenbourg there was
a fierce conflict. The police had to
draw their swords against the anarch
ists, who assailed them with stones.
Four policemen were wounded, two se
riously, and had to be taken to the
hospital. A lamentable feature of the
affair is that it will be regarded as a;
pro-Dreyfus demonstration and react j
greatly to the detriment of the chance i
of acquittal.
It is much to be feared that yester
day's scenes were due to the weakness
the Government has displayed over the.
Guerin affair. The Government's de
sire to avoid bloodshed has been mis
interpreted with the worst results.
It appears that the anarchists' dem
onstration was decided upon at a meet
ing held Saturday night. The "Journal
dv Peuple," edited by Sebastian Faure,
published a manifesto denouncing the'
military party, the anti-Semites, the ;
monarchists and the priests, and urged
its supporters to meet force with force. 1
"Should Dreyfus be convicted," said
tbe manifesto, "it will be the triumph
of bandits. Should he be acquitted the
military section will be open to rebel
lion."
The paper called on all anarchists to
remonstrate against the priests and the
Jesuits. Copies of the manifesto were
scattered broadcast and the result was j
the anarchists flocked into the streets, '■
singing the "Carmagnole" and crying j
"Abas Rochefort." "Abas Drumont"
and "Abas Guerin."
The Guerin affair is becoming a com
plete farce.
A leg of mutton and other provisions
having been thrown from a house oppo- j
site and having fallen into the street, J
they were seized by the police. M.
Guerin, enraged at the loss of his Sun- '
day dinner, flung the window open and
shook his fist, exclaiming: "If a single
orie of my men should complain of hun
ger I will blow Lepine's (Prefect of Po-'
lice) head off the first time he passes I
through the streets.
"You policemen who have the mis-!
fortune to serve a band of scoundrels;
ought to let things go. You can't al- j
low us to die of hunger. Ah, bon dieu,
but we shall resist. Send us up what
ever friends have thrown us or fire on
us at once, savages."
PARIS, Aug. 21.—(4 a. m.)— The Pre
fecture of Police gives the following
statistics of yesterday's riots: Three j
hundred and eighty persons injured, j
Three hundred and sixty were taken to!
the hospitals. Fifty-nine police agents j
were wounded, besides Commissaries
Conifer and Dolsmine. One hundred
and fifty persons were arrested, of
whom eighty are detained in custody.
CRITICIZED HIS SUPERIOR.
Surgeon of the First South Dakota
Arrested for It.
MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. 20.—A special
to the "Times" from Sioux Falls, S. D.,
says:
Senator Pettigrew is in receipt of <x
cablegram dated Nagasaki, Japan, from
Dr. R. C. Warne, Major and Surgeon of
the First Regiment South Dakota Vol
unteers, which says: "Arrested by
Frost for published letter."
This is the first intimation of the
charges made by Warne against Col
onel Alfred S. Frost of South Dakota,
being a letter published here last
month in which Warne referred to
Frost as a "low, contemptible cur. look
ing only to his own interests; that ho
would gladly sacrifice every man in
the regiment for a few dollars in his
own pocket or a little glory for him
self, and that he had no interest in
the men except to use them for his own
selfish advancement."
IN AN INSANE ASYLUM.
Miss Viola Horlocker Will Proba
bly Not be Tried.
OMAHA, Aug. 20. —A special to the
"Bee" from Hastings, Neb., says:
Word comes to Hastings that Miss
Viola Horlocker, who is resting under
a $3,000 bond, charged with having at
tempted to take the life of Mrs. Charles
F. Morey by sending her a box of pois
oned candy on April 10th, is now in an
insane asylum at Jacksonville. 111.
About two months ago Miss Hor
locker went to New York City to visit
her sister and recuperate, but it was
generajly thought at that time she
would not return to Hastings to attend
the continuation of hfr hearing, which
was to come up in the equitable term
of the District Court, September 25th,
after she was to have been bound over
to the jury term of the District Court
in December. It is the general feeling
here that Miss Horlocker will be prop
erly judged insane, and this celebrated
case will thus be brought to a close.
PRINCE HENRY OF PRUSSIA.
He Will Visit San Francisco and
May Go to Washington.
LONDON, Aug. 20.—Prince Henry of
Prussia, who commands the German
squadron in the Pacific, will visit San
Francisco, according to the Berlin cor
respondent of the "Daily Mall," on
board his flagship after he leaves
China. It is possible, according to the
same authority, that he will also go
to Washington to see President McKin
ley, who has sent him an invitation.
SACRAMENTO, MONDAY MORNING, AUGUST 21, 1899.-EIGHT tAGES.
GERMAN MEAT
INSPECTION BILL.
Baron Van Herman Explains Its
Status.
He Wetclied Its Progress in the
Reichstag.
Developments of the Agrarian
Movement and the Reasons for
the Opposition the Bill Met
With—The Sugar Question Es
sentially an Agrarian One and
They Think Germany Is Dis
criminated Against.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 20.—Baron Yon
Herman, agricultural expert of the
German Embassy, is just back from a
two-months' visit to Germany, during
Which period he had opportunity to ob
serve the progress of the meat inspect
ion bill in the Reichstag, and to note
the development of the agrarian move
ment which is having such a marked
influence on German affairs, including
the question of exporting German beet
sugar to the United States. Bar m Yon
Herman talked quite freely on these
non-political questions to a representa
tive of the Associated Press. When
asked as to the status of the meat in
spection bill, he said:
"The bill was brought before the
Reichstag last spring, but a strong op
position developed among Agrarian
members on the ground that the Gov
ernment measures were too friendly to
the United States, and you will remem
ber that about that time a provision
was placed in the agricultural appro
priation bill passed in this county giv
ing the Secretary of Agriculture* au
thority to exclude such imports as he
considered injurious to health. This
provision was directed against certain
German products, such as toys, which,
it was said, might be injurious to
health because of the paint on them.
At all events this provision caused a
bad feeling in Germany and made it
more difficult for the Government to
secure the passage of the meat in
spection bill. It was referred by the
Reichstag to a committee which had
full power to determine which course
was to be adopted. The committee re
ported adversely and that was equiva
lent to a refusal by the Reichstag to
take any action. It may be brought
forward again, as there really ought
to be some modification of the present
law. But it is too early to say what
the future plans will be, ac the Reich
stag !s *dj'Mjrned until November and
everything is at a standstill through
the summer. It is probable, however,
that the Government will consult w r ith
the leaders, and see if some under
standing can be reached on the mea
sure."
Concerning the Agrarian movement,
Baron Yon Herman said:
"It is very strong and is turning it
self to the interests of the agricult
ural class of Germany. The sugar ques
tion is essentially an agrarian one. Our
sugar interests are seriously injured by
the taxes countervailing duties in the
American tariff law, and the Agrarians
hold that this not only prejudices their
industry, but that it is discrimination
against them. They feel it most be
cause it touches their point and the
results of their labor, but above this,
is the consideration that the system
is not right, being a discrimination.
They contend that the question should
be dealt with on broad grounds. In
the final analysis it comes down to this
simple question:
"Shall there be a development of the
cane industry of uncivilized, semi-bar
barous countries, or shall there be a
continuation of sugar products of civil
ized countries, which are able to buy
things in return. As the United States
does not produce the sugar actually
required by consumers, a supply must
come from outside sources. Now Is it
not to the interest of this country to
buy of the German producers, rather
than turn to the cane industry of Java,
for example, when Java can give little
or no return for the purchase made of
her own?
"Moreover, it should be understood,"
added Baron Yon Herman, "that the
German Government derives $30,000,
--000 out of the taxes on the sugar in
dustries of the country, while it pays
back as export bounties only about
$6,000,000, so as a matter of fact the
bounty comes out of the pocket of the
sugar producer, instead of the treasury,
as it is a part of the tax which the
producer has paid on his industry. It
is somewhat in line with the American
revenue tax on mixed flour, which is re
funded to the producer in case the flour
is exported."
On the whole Baron Yon Herman
seems to think that these pending
questions can be solved to the satisfac
tion of both sides, and that a public
understanding of the legislation in
volved will solve the difficulty. Both
nations, in his judgment, are too far
advanced not to see that their inter
ests lie in the development of their al
ready existing trade, and not, as he
says, "building up a Chinese wall
against the outside world."
MERCIER WILL NOT TALK.
Labori Will Probably Not Go Into
Court Till Wednesday.
RENNES, Aug-. 20. — General Mer
cier, who was Minister of War when
Captain Dreyfus was condemned and
who in the present trial is virtual pros
ecutor, was called upon this afternoon
by the correspondent of the Associated
Press, who invited him to make a state
m-mi nf the position of the anti-Drey
fusards.
Although unable to receive the corre
spondent in person, General Mercier
sent his oldest son to convey the ex
pression of his views:
"General Mercier considers it useless
to attempt to convey the general opin
ion regarding the Dreyfus question, in
which, moreover, foreigners have no
right to intervene. Foreign people have
been misled by their press, which is vio
lently Dreyfusard, for the good reason
that a majority of the foreign news
papers have been bribed by the Jewish
syndicate. General Mercier considers
anything he might say explaining his
position, which is that of a majority of
the French people, would be useless.
The best reply to Dreyfusards' state
ments abroad will be the condemnation
of Dreyfus.
"This condemnation is only a matter
of ten days or a fortnight, for con
demned Dreyfus certainly will be. For
eigners will then see that their journals
have deceived them, for they will rec
ognize that the mass of the French na
tion, which will receive the news of the
conviction of Dreyfus as joyful tidings,
is not composed of officials and that if
the majority of the French applaud the
condemnation, it will be because it is
just and merited."
The Associated Press correspondent
then called upon Maitre Labori, who
lives within 200 yards of General Mer
cier, the houses of both being guarded
by gendarmes and detectives who sit
in chairs in the roadway in front of the
houses.
M. Labori was taking the air in the
garden. He has been suffering severely
from insomnia and to-day was feverish
and excited. The wound has not made
the progress the doctors hoped for, al
though there has been no relapse.
In view of his general condition, his
medical advisers oppose his going to
court to-morrow as he desires. They
predict that the exertion would so over
tax his strength as to compel him to
take to his bed, which he would not
probably leave in that event for a
month.
Tuesday or Wednesday, therefore, will
more probably see his reappearance in
court. He will be provided with a spe
cially constructed chair that will enable
him to conduct the cross-examination
at the outset without rising from his
seat. M. Labori is intensely anxious
to return to court, even if he has to be
carried there in an ambulance. He is
dissatisfied with M. Demange's conduct
of the case thus far and on his return
he intends to have General Mercier and
the other Generals placed upon the wit
ness stand. After reading the evidence
he is confident of his ability to crush
Mercier and he expects to use the
Schneider and Panizzardi telegrams
also to confound Mercier.
THE SECRET DOSSIER.
The Whole is Not Communicated
to the Court-Martial.
PARIS, Aug. 20. — The "Echo de
Paris," in commenting upon the testi
mony offered at Rennes by Captain
Cuignet, former attache of the Minis
try of War, to whom was assigned last
year the task of collecting matter bear
ing upon the Dreyfus, Picquart and
Esterhazy affairs, say*: "Captain Cuig
net's evidence shows that the whole se
cret dossier has not been communicated
to the court-martial. A document has
been withheld which proves the exist
ence of a vast network of espionage
under the direction of foreign military
attaches, and of negotiations on the
subject of Dreyfus' case between sev
eral French notabilities and the repre
sentatives of foreign Powers.
"The dossier, moreover, contains
proof that the sum of 35,000.000 francs
was received in France from abroad
for the purpose of prosecuting a pro-
Dreyfus campaign."
TRANSVAAL GOVERNMENT.
Has Sent Its Reply to Sir Alfred
Milner.
CAPE TOWN, Aug. 20.—The Trans
vaal Government, it is reported, has
handed its reply to the British agent at
Pretoria, to be forwarded to Sir Alfred
Milner, British High Commissioner for
South Africa and Governor of Cape
Colony.
Strong feeling has been aroused here
by the fact that the Government is
sending large quantities of war ma
terial for distribution among its sup
porters in Cape Coloney and the Or
ange Free State. Over seven tons have
been landed at Port Elizabeth on Dela
goa Bay and sent over Cape railway
lines to Challwalox for distribution.
The Cape Colony Government com
plains that it could not prevent their
transport to a friendly State, and if
permission had been refused the sup
plies would have been sent to Delagoa
Bay. It is probable that the matter
will now be referred to the Imperial
Government.
HEAD-ON COLLISION.
Two Trolley Cars Come Together
and Injure Thirty Persons.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 20.—A head
on collision between two trolley cars
occurred to-day on the Norristown and
Chestnut Hill and Roxborough Rail
way, in Plymouth Township. Thirty
persons were injured. The following
are believed to be fatally hurt:
John Parson, Philadelphia, internal
injuries and several ribs broken.
William Hartsline, West Point, Pa,
internal injuries and ribs broken.
Mrs. Bridgeton, seriously injured
about the body.
The railway is a single track road
with switches. The passengers of the
south-bound car assert that the motor
man failed to wait at the switch for
the arrival of the car going north, and
the accident resulted.
BICYCLE RACES AT VANSBURG.
Jay Eaton Wins One, Floyd McFar
land of San Jose the Other.
NEW YORK, Aug-. 20.—The races at
Vansburg. N. J., to-day was witnessed
by about 3,500 people. Summary:
Hurrah Stakes, quarter mile, profes
sional, Jay Eaton, New Jersey, won;
H. B. Freeman, Portland, Or., second;
Bib Walthour, Atlanta, third. Time—
0:30%.
Wheeler five-mile professional, Floyd
MacFarland, San Jose (scratch), won;
Bob Walthour, Atlanta (50 yards), sec
ond; O. M. Kimble, Louisville (scratch),
third. Time—lo:4B.
Killed hy a Train.
CHICAGO. Aug. 20.—James P.
Young, a private in Company D, Third
Infantry Volunteers, was killed by a
freight train at Evanston to-day while
on his way to Fort Sheridan to report
after a day's absence. The body was
strewn along the track a block and the
only remaining vestige of the uniform
which Young wore was a brass button
found on the road bed. Young was
but recently enlisted for service in
the Philippines. He lived at Mechan
icsburg, 111., and was a member of the
One Hundred and Fiftieth Indiana Reg
iment during the Spanish War.
SECRETARY ROOT
STUDIES HIS MAPS.
They May Prove Important in the
Coming Campaign.
Believed That More Than One Army Can
Operate.
He is Studying Lines of Transpor
tation and Learning the Geo
graphy of the Country—When
All the Troops Arrive, Two or
More Armies May Operate From
Different Points to Crush the
Insurgents and Hold the Coun
try Conquered.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 20. — The maps
of the Philippines and especially of that
portion of the Island of Luzon north
and south of Manila, which have been
prepared for the use of Secretary Root
may assume a more important part in
the coming campaign than has been
given it heretofore. Secretary Root
has not only ascertained where the
United States troops are located and
has them nicely marked on the map,
but he has also taken into considera
tion such information as can be ob
tained relative to the population of the
adjacent country, the kind of people
and their disposition toward the United
States. The Secretary has been study
ing the lines of transportation and
learning what he can of the geography
of the country.
It is believed that more than one
army can operate to advantage in the
Philippines and the suggestion has been
made by some army officers that an
army should start from different points
and operate in such a manner as to dis
tract and destroy the Filipino forces. At
the present the United States forces do
not occupy the line of railway half way
to Lingayen, on the Gulf of the same
name.
It has been suggested that if one
force were to start from Lingayen and
move south at the same time that an
other were moving north there would
be a very great probability of soon se
curing the entire railway for the use
of the army and the Insurgents would
be separated into divisions* east and
west by the railroad as they are now
divided into northern and southern
bands. Between Angeles and Lin
gayen is Tarlac, a town of considerable
size and situated in a province where
the natives are said to be unfriendly to
the United States. If this province
could be occupied it might be of great
advantage to the Government.
While these are merely suggestions,
it may be that when the army in the
Philippines consists of 00,000 men in
stead of about 20,000 or 23,000, it will
be possible to have four or more armies
operating instead of two, as during the
last campaign. The locations of troops
as marked by pins on the map prepared
for Secretary Root, show the places oc
cupied as follows:
North of Manila, under General Mac-
Arthur, a point above Angeles (General
Wheaton), Angeles, Porac, Calucul, San
ta Rita, San Fernando (Mac-Arthur),
Batis, Canadaba, San Luis, Calumpit,
Malolos, Quinga, Baluig, Bustos, Cu
inguinto and Bigua.
South of Manila: Imus (Lawton's
headquarters). Mingting, lupa, Cavite,
Bacoor, Talaba, Paranaque, Taguig,
Pasig, Mariquina and points adjacent
around aqueduct and pumping station,
Taytay, Antipolo, Moreng and Calamba,
the point south and which has no com
munication by land.
EASTERN BASEBALL.
Orphans Win and Lose at Chicago
and St. Louis Beats the Reds.
CINCINNATI, Aug. 20.—Breitenstein
pitched a miserable game to-day and
was poorly supported, which gave the
visitors an easy victory. Powell kept
the ten hits made off of him well scat
ered. Attendance 7.800.
Score: Cincinnati 1, hits 10, errors 0;
St. Louis 10, hits 0, errors 1. Batteries
—Breitenstein and Peitz, Wood; Powell
and Criger. Umpires—O'Day and Mc-
Garr.
CHICAGO, Aug. 20. — The Orphans
won and lost to-day. The game with
Cleveland was a wild exhibition on
both sides. Cunningham for the Louis
villes was a complete puzzle to the lo
cals. Attendance 0,800.
Score of first game: Chicago 8, hits
8, errors 0; Cleveland 7, hits 10, errors
5. Batteries —Cogan and Chance;
Schmidt and McAllister. Umpires --
Swartwood and Dwyer.
Score of second game: Chicago 0, hits
8, errors 3; Louisville 5, hits 10, errors
0. Batteries — Griffith and Donahue;
Cunningham and Zimmer. Umpires—
Dwyer and Swartwood.
COURT-MARTIAL RESUMES.
Maitre Labori Was Not Present, by
Advice of His Doctors.
RENNES, Aug. 21. — The Dreyfus
court-martial reconvened this morning
at the usual hour. Maitre Labori was
not present. His doctors considered
that it was inadvisable for him to at
tempt to take part in to-day's proceed
ings, in view of the danger of a re
lapse.
The first witness was Colonel Fabre,
who deposed that he had discovered a
similiarity between the handwriting of
the accused and that of the bordereau.
He reiterated his conviction of the
guilt of Dreyfus, saying: "I am sure
he wrote the bordereau."
ADMIRAL DEWEY.
Believes the Philippine Question
Will Shortly be Solved.
LONDON, Aug. 21.—The Naples cor
respondent of the "Daily News" tele
graphs the substance of an interview
he had w r ith Admiral Dewey there dur
ing the Admiral's recent visit.
Admiral Dewey said he believed the
Philippine question would shortly be
solved. In his judgment the inhabi
tants were capable of self-government,
and the only way to settle the insurrec
tion and to insure prosperity was to
concede it to them. He declared that
he was never in favor of violence to
ward the Filipinos, and remarked that
after autonomy had been conceded an
nexation might be talked of.
When asked whether a conflict be
tween Germany and the United States
over the Philippines was possible, Ad
miral Dew r ey replied, according to the
correspondent: "It is impossible to
foresee the unforseeable."
NEBRASKA VOLUNTEERS.
The Necessary Sum Raised to Pay
Their Fare to Their Homes.
OMAHA, Aug. 20.—The First Ne
braska Volunteers, which reached San
Francisco three weeks ago, will be
brought home on a special train.
Twelve thousand dollars have been
raised and to-day Edward Cudahy, the
1 South Omaha packer, tendered the
State Executive $3,000 to make up
the sum of $35,000 required for the pur
pose.
The matter has been hanging Ore for
several days and it was feared the
boys would have to pay their own way
home, but through the persistent efforts
of Governor Poynter the sum has been
raised and the gallant soldiers will bfi
soon on their way to Nebraska. Shortly
after its return the regiment will be
given a reception at Lincoln. Com
pany L of Omaha will be received here
in a fitting manner, a large sum hav
ing been raised for the purpose. Each
of the other companies will be given
a royal welcome In its home town.
BUBONIC PLAGUE.
Three Fresh Cases Reported at Ma
drid From Oporto.
MADRID, Aug. 20.—Three fresh
cases of bubonic plague are reported
from Oporto. They are said to be of
mild character. The Spanish Consul
there will be prosecuted for failing to
notify the Spanish Government of the
outbreak. It is estimated that already
the commerce of Oporto has suffered a
loss of $500,000. It is reported here
that a case of the plague has developed
at Figueria, Portugal, and there is
rumor of a death from the disease at
Barcelona. It is feared the epidemic
is spreading. Several quarantine sta
tions have been established on the
frontier.
SEVERE STORM.
It Visits a Section of lowa and
Does Much Damage.
DECORAH (la.), Aug. 20. — Early
this morning a severe wind and rain
storm visited this section and did much
damage in both city and country
Trees were blown down and uprooted,
and numerous sheds and buildings
blown over.
A section of the roof oi Stoyer's Op •
era-house was lifted off and deposited
in the street half a block away, tear
ing down a number of telephone wires
as it descended. The new lodgeroom
of the Elks and the clubrooms of tftei
German Singing Society in the Stoyer
block were damaged considerably by
water running in where the roof was
blown off. Reports from the country
indicate that a great many windmills
and stacks of hay and grrain were
blown over. #
IRON MINERS.
Those in the Ishpeming District
Demand a Raise in Wages.
MARQUETTE (Mich.), Aug. 20. — A
mass meeting of iron miners was held
at Ishpeming to-day at which Presi
dent Wasley of the Mine Workers'
Union advised the men to demand an
immediate raise in wages. The Presi
dent of the Ishpeming Trade Council
gave similar advice. The miners at
section 21, mine of the Oliver Mining
Company, are still out.
The company says that the men must
accept the Norrie scale and Norrie
hours ten hours a day instead of eight.
if they come back. The Norrie scale
is 15 cents a day over the Marquette
range. The miners are restless.
RACING AT LOUISVILLE
Program of the Driving and Fair
Association Announced.
LOUISVILLE, Aug. 20. — The pro- i
gram of the regular fall meeting of
the Louisville Driving and Fair Asso
ciation has been announced by Secre
tary Frank P. Kenney. Forty thousand
dollars in purses is offered by the as
sociation.
The meeting will begin Monday, Sep
tember 25th. with the Kentucky Mat
ron Stakes, for trotters, $7,000, and
the Commercial Club Stakes, $2,000.
for pacers.
All the stakes have been closed, but
there are fourteen open purses to close
September 25th. The best harness
horses in the country are entered.
Will Visit the President.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 20— Secretary
Root has in contemplation a visit to
the President at Lake Champlaln. He
has not yet finally determined whether
to go, but will decide in a day or two.
The fact that General Wesley Merritt
is to have a conference with the Presi
dent during the week, combined with
Mr. Root's prospective trip, has given
rise to fresh rumors of a possible
change ln the command of the troops
in the Philippines.
Supplies for Porto Rico.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 20. — Five
hundred tons of supplies for the Porto
Rican sufferers was placed on board
the transport Panther here to-day. It
is expected that 300 additional tons
will arrive at the dock early to-mor
row morning, in which event Lieuten
ant Commander Ward says the vessel
will be ready to sail to-morrow after
noon.
Frank W. Funk Arrested.
ST. LOUIS. Aug. 20. — Frank W.
Funk, accused of the murder of Will
iam Brooks at Washington, D. C, was
taken to the Capitol City in charge of
Detective Edward Weedon, who left
on a train for the East to-day. The
accused had been captured at Colum
bia, Mo., and brought here.
No Ultimatum Sent.
LONDON, Aug. 20.—The Colonial Of
fice denies that the Secretary of State
for the Colonies. Joseph Chamberlain,
has sent an ultimatum to the Govern
ment of the South African Republic
with respect to the demands of the
Uitlanders, as was asserted this morn
ing by the "People."
WHOLE XO. 18,215.
GENERAL JIMINEZ
LEFT CIENFUEGOS.
Has Gene to Manzanillo and San
tiago da Cuba.
Complained Bitterly to Friends of His
Arrest.
Says His Mission is Perfectly
Peaceful and That He Was Go
ing Home to Answer to His
Country's Call to Take Peaceful
Possession of tke Presidency-
Inspector General Russell Har
rison Has Yellow Fever.
HAVANA. Aug. 20.—General Juan
Isdro Jiminez. the aspirant to the Pres
idency of Santo Domingo, left Cienfue
j gos this morning on board the Polarlo,
bound for Manzanillo and Santiago de
; Cuba, After his release he remained
tat the Union Hotel until he left the
j city. He complained bitterly to his
friends of his arrest. It is rumored Mi
Cienfuegos that a yacht will meet him
lat Manzanillo. Before leaving he said:
j "My mission is perfectly peaceful. I
lam unarmed and am going home in
answer to my country's call to tako
peaceful possession of the Presidency.
It was no more lawful to arrest me
than it would be to arrest Mr. McKin
ley, when, after his election, he was
going from Canton to Washington.
"I am not a soldier taking an expedi
tion .with me. Nothing of the sort 14
necessary. My appearance in the isl
and will be the signal for peace and
good government. An enthusiastic wel
come will be accorded me Jt>y 00 per
cent, of the population of San Domingo,
rich and poor, men, women and chil
dren desiring my arrival.
"I have absolute assurance that the
acting President will co-operate with
me as soon as he sees what the pub
lic desires. I cannot understand tne
action of the United States toward me.
Many of my best friends are Ameri
cans and my policy will be to establish
the closest relations between the two
Governments."
ILL WITH YELLOW FEVER.
Inspector General Russell Harrison
So Pronounced.
SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Aug. 20.*-
Major Russell Harrison. Inspector Gen
eral, is critically ill with yellow fever.
The disease has progressed for three
days, although not pronounced yellow
fever until this afternoon.
The case is the first to occur at
» ; \ h. re the headquarters was re
moved last month to escape infection.
Of late the quarantine rules have
been relaxed, owing to the fact that
there have been no cases in the city
and the officers from headquarters have
been in the habit of-coming to Santiago
daily, returning to headquarters at
night.
Major Harrison has been isolated, but
not brought to the fever hospital.
PROMPT ACTION URGED.
Malietoans Are Stirring Up Trou
ble With Mataafans at Apia.
LONDON, Aug. 20.—The correspond
ent of the "Times" at Apia, Samoa,
under date of August Tth. urges prompt
action by the Powers in the appoint
ment of permanent officials. He says:
"Until the arrival of the permanent
officers a section of Malietoans will
continue to believe in the ultimate suc
cess of their party. An influential dep
utation of Mataafan chiefs < waited on
the government last Wednesday and
complained that the party of Malie
tons, in disregard of the instructions
of the Commissioners, was settling in
and around Apia, with the design of
forming a government and was insult
ing the Mataafans who visited Apia.
"The Consuls promised to inquire,
and are now considering the matter."
NEBRASKA POLITICS.
Democrats, Populists and Silver
Republicans Likely to Fuse.
OMAHA, Aug. 20.—The State con
ventions of tho Democrats, Popuhsts
and Silver Republicans of Nebraska,
will begin in this city on Tuesday, Au
gust 22d, to place in nomination a can
didate for Justice of the Supreme Court
and two members of the Board of
Regents of the State University. There
will be a strong attempt made to fuse
the three parties with a good prospect
of success. Ex-Governor Holcomb,
Populist, is the leading oandidate for
the Supreme bench, and the present
outlook is that he will receive the nom
ination.
Colonel W. J. Bryan is a delegate to
the Democratic convention, and it is
reasonably safe to predict that his
wishes will govern the action of that
body. This means that fusion will be a
go and the platform will declare for
free silver. There is likely to be some
friction before fusion is effected and a
long drawn fight on some of the details,
but the general feeling here is that the
three parties will come together. On
the question of the Philippines the plat
form will in all probability declare
against expansion and criticise the Ad
ministration for its conduct of the war.
Pope Grants an Audience.
ROME, Aug. 20.—At the festival of
St. Joachim to-day the Pope granted
an audience of over one hour to 30*1
persons, all of whom were presented, in
addition to sixteen Cardinals and many
other prelates. His holiness expressed
his happiness at being able again to
celebrate the feast and gave numerous
historical reminiscences. He conversed
freely with the Cardinals, and appeared
in excellent health.
Victims of the Plague.
LONDON. Aug. 21—The Madrid cor
respondent of the "Daily Mail" reports
that a victim of the bubonic plague
died at La Puebla just as he was about
(to quit the country.