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WASHINGTON, FRIdIy;-AUGUST 18, 1899.
-JUMEER I265.
Price One Cent.
IE SHOCK ARRIVES
She Crosses Sandy Hook Bar Early
This 3Iorniii.
Qnlck Vojusrc of the Brltlhh Clial
Icnffer the Occasion of Mncli Sur
prise Towed Two-thirds of the
AVay by the Steam Yacht Erin.
'Thin Ih Thousht Ijy Some to Be in
Violation of the Meed of Gift of
the America's Cap The Worst
Blow k Encountered Only Small
SunnlU Last Sighted Southtvcsx
of TusUur on the Fourth Iuxtant.
Sandy Hook, Aug. IS. The British
yacht Shamrock, under her own sail, fol
lowed by the steam yacht Erin, crossed
the Bar at 7:ES o'clock this morning. Af
ter reaching the Hook the yacht took up
b tow from the tug Robert Haddon. The
yacht passed the Hook inward bound at
8:15 a. m. Prom her main truck flew the
private signals of her owner, a Shamro:k
in yellow field with green borders. The
ensign of the British Naval Reserve had
been hoisted at the head of her yawl mast.
Her code signal flags, "S. H. M. K.," indi
cating her name, were strung up at the
mainmast. She is painted a light green
and although not very beautiful in her
-present rig looks to be a saucy craft and
may give the Columbia a square fight
when properly fitted out.
The steam yacht Erin followed close in
her wake. She is painted -white. She
steamed in flying owner's signal from the
foretruck and her code signals "R. C. M.
J3." from the Springstay. The naval re
serve flag floated over her taffrail. The
absence of any American flag was noticed,
otherwise every other thing look ship
shape. The yachts were given a salute by
the marine observers when they passed
the Hook.
The arrival of the Shamrock was unex
pected. She left Fairlie on August 3, tak
ing only fifteen days for the passage. She
was not expected to arrive here before Au
gust 25 at the earliest, and her quick trip
will give yachting sharps something to
think about.
On her passage across she was sighted but
once. Then she was in tow of the Erin,
Sir Thomas Lipton's steam yacht. It was
calm at the time and it is surmised that
the Erin's steam has had considerable to
36 with the Shamrock's quick passage, tow
ing her when the wind was light, and fol
lowing her when it permitted her to make
g6od time under canvas.
A at Evpccted for Ten Dayn.
The arrival of the British yacht, which
hopes to take back with her the America's
Cup was a greater surprise to those who
have been preparing for her reception on
this side than it was to anyone else. The
yacht even though she was towed all the
way by Sir Thomas Lipton's yacht, the
Erin, was not expected for ten days. It is
charged by yachtsmen here that she was
under tow all the way, which would not
only be unsportsmanlike, but in violation
of the deed of gift of the America's Cup.
David Barrie, the American agent of
the "Irish Peer" in America, has been
making active preparations for a fortnight
to leave New York in the ocean-going
tugboat John' A. Lawrence two days be
fore the expected arrival of the yacht to
meet the Shamrock and the Erin and con
voy them into port. In addition to this,
two steamers have been chartered, which
were expected, in case the arrival of the
Shamrock was delayed, to meet her outside
the Hook.
The last time the Shamrock was sighted
was on August 4, when the steamer Whim
brel spoke her at 7:15 in the evening ten
miles southwest of Tuskar. Cablegrams
ffom Limerick stated that at that time
the Shamrock was in tow of the Erin, a
light wind was blowing, and the Erin sig
naled "All well."
Towed Two Thousand 31 i I en.
The Shamrock shows a light, silvery
metal where the paint has been scrapsd
from the sides. She steers with a ti Ier
-and has three boats. The yacht is com
manded by Captain Hogarth, assisted by
Captain Wringe and Navigator Hamilton.
The yacht had light westerly north and
northwest winds. The Erin towed the
yacht about 2,000 miles. The yacht sailed
something more than 1,200 miles. Her
best day's run under canvas was 2SS
knots. Most of the towing wa3 done af
ter passing the Azores on August 9. The
yacht was boarded off Quarantine by
Deputy Health Officer L'Hommedieu and
promptly cleared.
The Erin is commanded by Captain Mat
thews. On board as a passenger was Che
valier J.Iartino, marine paintor to the
Queen. The Erin is schooner rigged, flies
the blue ensign of the Royal Ulster Yacht
Club and Sir Thomas Lipton's private sig
nal. The yachts will anchor -off Tomp
klnsville. The crew are well satisfied with
the behavior of the challenger and laugh
ingly advised the newspaper men visiting
the yacht not to bet heavily.
Details of the Voynirc.
Before the yachts left Quarantine, Cap
tain Hogarth gave some details of the
voyage. He said: "We came on a south
erly passage and had light to strong
northwest and northerly winds with fre
quent squalls to the Azores which we
reached on August 9. From there we had
moderate weather, so moderate in fact,
that we were obliged to take tow from the
Erin. We towed for about 2,000 miles
through the lightest kind of winds. The
Shamrock's total sailing distance was
something more than 1,200 miles and the
best day's run under canvas was 26S miles.
The worst blows we encountered were on
ly small squalls and the Shamrock comes
in what may be called very good condi
tion." Coming to View the Race.
London, Aug. IS. Sir Thomas Lipton,
Will Fife, the designer of the Shamrock,
and Ratsey, the sailmaker, will sail for
New York on board the steamship Cam
pania, on August 20. Sir Thomas Lipton's
parly of guests to witness the races for
the America's Cup. will include Mr. Ar
nold Morley, M. P.; Lord Charles Beres
ford, RL Hon. "William J. Pierrie and wife,
Sir Wilfrid Laurier. Premier of Canada,
and Lord Chief Justice Russell and his
eon Charles Russell.
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lousiness, ihorihaad, typewriting $25 a year.
DISSENSIONS MAY ARISE.
The Lone Tow of the Shamrock
Likely to Canve Tronhle.
London, Aug. 18. The "Westminster Ga
zette" says that the news of the arrival
of the Shamrock at New- York is sensa
tional in more ways than one. The paper
referring to the action "of the New York
Yacht Squadron in granting the Sham
rock permission to tow, says that the pas
sage of fifteen days would suggest that the
towing concession had been used more
freely than was intended, in which case
there may be trouble.
"Otherwise," the "Gazette" adds, "noth
ing but an Atlantic liner or a torpedo boat
destroyer need aspire to beat the Sham
rock, hence it would save trouble to send
the cup to the Royal Ulster Yacht Club
immediately."
VOYAGE OF THE CELALLENGEB.
She Sailed From Fairlie Rourix. In
the Frith of Clyde, AiiKUHt :t.
The Shamrock, commanded by Captain
Hogarth, sailed out of Fairlie Roads, In
the Frith of Clyde, on Thursday morning,
THE SIUMUOriC SAILING CLOSE HAULED.
(From the Latest Photograph of the Cup Challenger.)
August 3. She was convoyed by Sir Thom
as Lipton's steam yacht Erin, and was to
follow the southern trans-Atlantic route.
It was computed that with her jury sails
and one big square sail for going before
the wind, she would make the voyage
in one month. Her voyage occupied but
one-half of that time.
iiie ouaiurucs. !-: ","" i ntX
Sea, and through St. George s Channel into
the Atlantic, cutting the tenth parallel of
west longitude at about the 50th degree of
north latitude. Continuing southwesterly
the twentieth parallel of longitude was in- j
tersected at about the 41st and 42d degree
of latitude. Sailing westward she followed
the line of the 40th degree of longitude.
It was feared that the West Indian hur
ricane which was first heard of to the
southwest of tlie Windward Islands might
strike the Shamrock.
The Erin, which comes with the cup
challenger, is an interesting craft. She
was built only eighteen months ago for
Count Ignacio Flono by Scott & Co., of
Greenock, Scotland. When she was
launched she was christened Aegusa, but
Sir Thomas when he bought her from the
Italian nobleman renamed her the Erin,
in order, perhaps, to have a little more
Irish atmosphere to the cup-challenging
outfit.
When Lipton first announced his inten
tion of having a try for the "blue ribbon
of tJe seas' he said the challenging yacht
would be buflt In Ireland, and would be
sailed by Irish skippers and manned by an
Irish crew. But beyond sending his deil
through the Royal Yacht Club of Belfast
and naming the challenging yacht Sham
rock there will be very little if any Irish
flavor to the cup races, beyond the name
Erin, which is on the stern of his new
steam yacht.
However this may be, the Erin is a fine
boat, and before she left the waters of
Great Britain to convoy the Shamrock on
her voyage to this port, she represented
an outlay to Sir Thomas Lipton of over
?400,000.
The vessel is 252 feet on the water line,
264.7 feet over all, 31.65 feet beam, and has
a molded depth of 1S.5. Her gross tonnage
is 994 tons, and her net tonnage is 67C tons.
She is subdivided by four -water-tight
bulkheads, and carries a set of triple ex
pansion engines capable of developing
a speed of sixteen knots an hour. She has
two boilers and eight furnaces, and her
high steam pressure at full speed Is ISO
pounds.
Count Florio, for whom she was built
from original designs, is a member of the
family connected with the Florio-Rubat-tino,
a big Italian steamship line. Before
war with Spain was declared. In April,
189S, agents of the United States Govern
ment tried to purchase the yacht, intend
ing to convert her into a torpedo boat de
stroyer, but the deal fell through, and she
remained the property of Count Florio
until Sir Thomas Lipton secured her.
Although originally fitted out in sumptu
ous style, Sir Thomas was not satisfied, and
he has completely overhauled her interior.
He stopped at no expense in redecorating
her cabins, until today she is one of the
most regal yachts afloat.
One of the features of the Erin Is her
electric light plant Upward of 3,000 lamps
have been used, and they are so arranged
that the yacht can be illuminated along her
rails, masts, shrouds, and near the water
line. It is expected that she will make a
beautiful picture when her lights are all
turned on at night.
Sir Thomas Lipton will leave England
by the Cunarder Campania, on August 26.
He will be accompanied by the designer of
the Shamrock, Mr. Fife, and by Mr. Ratsey,
the sailmaker.
Former Jndge. Hilton Dying.
Saratoga, N. Y., Aug. 18. Former Judge
Hilton's condition is weaker this morning.
He has been unconscious for more than
twenty-four hours. His death is expected
at any moment. His pulse is 130 and his
temperature over 100.
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WRECKING THE DOSSIER
Colonel Picqnart Dissects the Fa
mous Secret Document.
He Reappears Before the Court-Martial
at Rcnnc and Given Luminous
Testimony In Favor of Dreyfua,
ExiirewsiiiKT IIIm ReadluCHH to Re
ply to CharKCH Made Against Him
ly General lionet Startling Evi
dence Concerning a Remark From
General Gauze Cool Treataient of
the WltnoKM liy President Jonanst.
Mercier's Significant Admission.
Rennes, Aug. 18. Those who had feared
that another outrage would prevent the
continuation of yesterday's startling expos
ure of the infamies of which Dreyfus is
the victim were greatly relieved when
Colonel Picquart, surrounded by a dozen
detectives, appeared at the main entrance
to the Lycee at 6:15 o'clock this morning.
He entered the witness box the moment
that the court reconvened and with the
same masterful and lucid vigor resumed
his exposition of the numerous doubtful
points of the stupendous affair. He spoke
'
clearly, forcibly, and rapidly. W lthout a
superfluous word he seized one by one
each fact and held it up a moment to the
llght while he polnted out Us significance
and its relationship to the whole plan.
Then he put it swiftly into its proper place
in the great puzzle map which he has re
constructed bit by bit under the eyes of
the judges and the world. He -went out
of bis way a few moments to dispose of a
few of General Roget's charges against
him, saying that he was ready to reply
to every point therein.
General Roget rose in the audience and
asked to be allowed"to speak, but he 'was
not permitted to do-o-.-- -
Colonel Plcquartthensalda few words
more about the bordereau o show that
Dreyfus was not inaposltlOh to write "I
am going to the maneirvres." The witness
said he would not touch the question of
the handwriting of " the bordereau. That
was not necessary and besides there were
more than enough experts to deal with
that matter.
The witness then came to the secret dos
sier which for the first time was openly
discussed almost without an attempt of
reserve. Picquart said that he first saw
it in August. 1S96, when he made an ex
haustive examination of it. He asked that
it now be placed in his hands. He knew
every piece of it well, he said, but his ex
planation would be facilitated if the origi
nals were before the court as he analyzed
them.
Colonel Jouaust declared that the Minis
ter of War would not permit the witness to
handle the documents.
The Witness Sot Disconcerted.
"Very well," responded Ticquart, "I can
deal with them equally well, though per
haps more tediously, from memory," and
this marvelous man then proceeded to
take up piece by piece as though it was
actually before his eyes, describing it
minutely and disposing of it accordingly
as It was valuable or worthless. He ap
plied to each case only the simplest tests
of reason and common sense, and his con
clusions became one after another so
plain, so luminous, and so inevitable that
it was impossible to escape from them.
There was no longer any doubt of the in
fluence of this master mind upon the
seven judges behind the black table.
They leaned forward, following every
word with the most intense interest.
Their faces often expressed amazement as
well as conviction and several times one
of them turned toward General Chamoin,
the custodian of the secret dossier, with
looks of astonishment, as a crushing blow
demolished some fabric of suspicion. He
never struck twice in the same spot. The
moment an obstacle fell before his in
vincible logic he dashed to the next with
out wasting a stroke upon the mere ruins.
"He dealt first with the four documents
contained in the first portion of the dos
sier, taking up the piece known as the
doute preuve. "Everyone knows," said
Picquart, "in what language this piece is
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written, so I presumeil may discuss Its
points in a translation."
The president, however, refused to al
low the witness tOj'reveal the nationality
of the document, which is, of course, Ger
man. There was scarcely a new fact in
Picquart's whole exposition. It was per
haps the military genius with which tho
facts were marshaled which "made them at
last invincible. His disposal of the evi
dence in the secret dossier was precisely
the same as indicated ia his testimony be
fore the court of cassation save that he
was now more severe Hn discussing Du
Patj de Clam's role 01 manufacturing a
case against Dreyfus. He expressed his
regret at Du Paty'fle Cam's absence from
the trial and wondered mow he would ex
plain his conduct now.
GIicm Proof ofForgerlen.
Picquart went on to denounce certain
pieces of the diplomalicjdossier as forger
ies, giving proof tnefeof. The others he
characterized as not worth serious discus
sion. "Only a diseased imagination, he
said, could construe them as evidence o!
Dreyfus' treason. As a matter of fact,"
continued Picquart,' "a war map and other
papers disappeared from the War Office
after Dreyfus had bteu sent to Devil's
Island, showing that some queer fo k re
main there." The witness presently too'c
up the petit bleu, saying that he never
knew of Esterbazy's existence until the
matter came into his hands and he began
an investigation. He next gave details of
some of the reports on Esterhazy's char
acter. Colonel Henry was engaged in the
enquiry also and declared that he could
find nothing against Esterhazy. Henry's
superior thereupon suggested that he him
self would take the matter up. "No, no,"
replied Henry, "on no account. I will
continue my enquiries."
"And," added Picquart, "Henry always
refused aid."
Colonel Picquart finally gave a piece of
evidence that was evidently unpalatable to
the court-martial. He repeated his declara
tion that when he informed General Gonze
that he believed that Dreyfus waff innocent
and Esterhazy guilty, Gonze directly for
bad him to open the case, saying: "If
you say nothing nobody will be the wiser."
The Court-Martini AHtonlshed.
Gonze denies this, but Picquart reaffirmed
It with great emphasis. The members of
the "court-martial drew back, evidently In
credulous that such a charge against tha
honor of such an officer should be noted.
The whole policy of the -defence during the
trial had been to refrain from charging the
headquarters staff with conspiracy or will
ful deception.
M. Demange will argue that they were
honestly mistaken for he believes it impos
sible to secure from the seven officers a ver
dict which will imply that their superiors
were a set of the blackest scoundrels. Pic
quart therefore Is the first one to accuse a
great general of a dishonorable act and evi
dently the esprit de corps of the officers
forming the court-martial is immovable.
Picquart pressed the charge nevertheless.
The hour for recess having arrived, Pic
quart advanced to Colonel Jouaust, offering
him a memorandum outlining the principal
points of bis evidence 'or the convenience
of the judges. The president drew himself
up and coldly waved Picquart away saying
with unnecessary curtness: "You can de
posit that with the greffer."
Resuming his evidence alter recess. Colo
nel Picquart described a series of plots
against him in the war office when it was
found that be would not join the anti
Dreyfus party. Colonel Henry especially
declared war against him and all the world
knows what followed. Witness then re
viewed the "Blanche" snd "Speranza" In
cidents. Picquart was describing how he
was thwarted in the Esterhazy investiga
tion when Colonel Jouaust stopped him,
saying that that was immaterial. The wit
ness promised to be as brief as possible
and continued his testimony on the same
lines as those of his eyidence before the
court of cassation. Colonel Picquart fin
ished his direct testimony at 11:30 a. m.
The president asked; if he had erased Es
terhazy's name from the petit bleu and
rewritten it.
Witness denied that he had done so.
Colonel Jouaust Didn't you suggest that
Major Lauth get the petit bleu stamped?
Picquart Certainly -not. It would have
destroyed its value as evidence.
Tlientrical HerolcH From Roget.
General Roget was the first to confront
Picquart, assuming a bullying manner.
Most of his words were inaudible in the
body of the hall, but be got into a direct
colloquy with Picquart which Colonel
Jouaust stopped, Instructing Roget to ask
his questions through the court. Roget
made a theatrical attempt to convict Pic
quart of falsifying dates in his testimony.
Picquart repeated his preliminary an
nouncement that in speaking of so many
details from memorylt was possible for
him" to mistake the dates of minor matters,
but none was cited by Roget having any
material bearing. Roget's pompous "I of
ficially contradict you" made but little im
pression. General Mercler followed Roget, speak
ing in a low voice. He denied that he had
ever communicated the secret dossier to
Picquart either personally or to convey It
to other officers.
M. Demange asked Mercler what were
the secret documents communicated to the
1894 court-martial.
The Four Secret Document!.
General Mercier, for the first time, nam
ed them, saying that he had sent them to
the court-martial, but had carefully refrained-from
admitting it. By his direc
tion the-documents fwere irregularly and
secretly submitted-tothe judges. The four
pieces were the Davignon letter, the note
of the Italian attache upon railway mobil
ization, the famous "Cette Canaille de D."
letter, and a document known as the
"Chose aucun signe etaC'major."
M. Demange then brought out from Mer
cier the cold-blooded? admission that
evidence practically knolvn to be false was
.used to secure the confiction of Dreyfus.
It was in connection with the "Cette Can
aille de D." letter. M. pemange turned to
General Mercier saying! "When you sent
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tho "Canaille de D." document fo the
court-martlar you already knew, did you
not, that the individual referred to was
Dubois?" General Mercier, after some
hesitation, re'plied: "Well, I had my
doubts." The court then rose.
M. LABOKI GAINING STBENGTH.
He HoiicH to Attend the Court Early
Next Week.
Rennes, Aug. 18. M. Labor! is rapidly
gaining strength. He walked about at
noon today and feels confident that he
will be able to return to court nearly next
week.
His doctors' however, arc not so san
guine, though they hope that their pa
tient may be able to appear in court be
fore many days.
CLAIMS HE SHOT LABORI.
A Bad Character Arrested, But HI.h
AdmiNMion Im Discredited.
Rennes, Aug. 18. A man supposed to
be the assailant of M. Labori, counsel for
Dreyfus, who was shot by an unknown
man while on his way to the court on
Monday, w'as arrested this morning .ear
Dol, about thirty-five miles northwest of
here. The prisoner's name is Glorot. He
is forty years of age and a native of Bre
ton. He has been arrested a number of
times upon various charges and is a per
son of low character.
The man admits the shooting, but the
authorities here do not place much reli
ance upon his statements, fearing that
they may prove to be merely the boast
ings of a drunken man.
JESUIT PBTESTS ACCUSED.
Startling: KcportM AllcKlnsr Attempt
to Conceal Lnborl'x AMvallunt.
New York, Aug. 18. A cable to the
"Journal" from Rennes says: "A most sig
nificant and startling incident has hap
pened here, the effects of which jnay be
far-reaching. Only those who have lead
between the lines in the Dreyfus case, and
who are aware of the great conflict be
tween the Jesuit and the Jew, will be able
to properly appreciate its importance. Al
ready it has set the Catholic press ablaze,
and will flash like a train of gunpowder
through all the Catholic centres in France.
For forty years past the house of the
Brothers at Cesson has been the abiding
place of holy men. Their school has been
the only one In the village, and nearly all
the existing adult population and all their
children have been educated by these sim
ple, geritle priests. The Jesuit propagan
da, according to its high conception of its
duty, leaves no opportunity unimproved,
j.nd its education of all the people of the
provinces for decades past has been piob
ably only a part of the movement which is
now approaching its climax in the Dreyfus
afTair.
"These old priests whom I saw today
are good and honest, yet they have been I
compelled to stand with shamed faces and
stricken hearts, accused of concealing an
assassin, while their poor old house had to
submit to the indignity of being ransacked
from roof to cellar by Hennion's Mc-chards.
This means a great deal.. It means that
Monsieur Hennron, who Is very far from
being a fool, suspected that Laborl's as
sassination was planned, ordered, or paid
for by Jesuits. It means that when the
poor old gravedigger of Rennes Cemetery
said on Monday afternoon that someone
made him swear not to reveal his discov
ery of the assassin Jn the cemetery, Hen-
nlon believed it was one of the
Jesuit.!
priests who had shut his mouth. At all
events Hennion has laid at the door of
these priests an Infamous charge, treated
them as suspected accessories in a most
foul and cowardly attempt to murder, and
insulted the Society of Jesus in a way that
it must and certainly will resent."
CASUALTIES IN LUZON.
OtlK Report Soldiers Killed and
"Wounded Xcar Snn Fernando.
The following cablegram from General
Otis was received at the War Department
today:
Manila. August IS, 1S99.
Adjutant General, Washington:
Additional .casualties, killed: Xcar San Fer
nando, Ninth Infantry, August 9, Company K,
William N. Munaon; near Bustos, Third Infantry.
14h. Company F, Charles A. Brooks
Wounded, near San Fernando. Twelfth Infantry,
9th, Company F, Corporal William Barnes, arm,
.sight; Company M, George Mummer, abdomen,
severe. Fifty-first Iowa, Company E, Second
Lieut. Lamont A. Williams, leg. severe; Twenty
second Infantry, Company H, William Kneister,
leg, moderate; Seventeenth Infantry, Company II,
Corporal Samuel H.. Lamb, thigh, severe; 10th,
Company E, William Rupel, chest, moderate;
13th, Company G, George W. Sharp, forearm,
moderate. Ninth.Infantry, 9th, Company I),
Janus Linton, nitts, slight; Company G, George
II. B. Strauch, ncrk, severe. At Angeles, Com
pany C, Richard E. Keenan, leg. severe; 13th,
Company I, Henry P. Shierloh, foot, moderate.
At Santa Hita, 12th, Company E, James Brown,
forearm, slight. Xcar San Mateo, Twenty-fourth
Infantry, Company E, Louden Ware, head, slight.
Xear Quinga, Third Infantry, 13th, Company B,
William Foster, leg, ssvere. At Angeles, First
Artillery, Company E, William Gartz, leg, mod
crate. OTIS.
Arrived on the Warren.
General Shatter sent the following des
patch to the War Department this morning:
San Francisco, Cal., August 17, 1S09.
Adjutant General, Washington:
Following military passengers arrived on trans
port Warren: First Colorado, -16 officers, 937
enlisted men; Majors S. A. Cloman, quartermas
ter; II. W. Young, judge supreme court, Manila;
P. S. Strong, A. A. G.; Capt. E. E. Booth,
Thirty-sixth Infantry. Discharged soldiers, 131,
two of whom transferred sick to general hospital,
Presidio. To report at Presidio for discharge,
one; sick soldiers transferred to general hospi
tal, Presidio, 25. Casualties during vovage.
Private I. M. Tinnerholm, Company II, First
Colorado, died August 2, dysentery, buried at
sea; Private Frank B. Lindsey, Company II, First
Colorado, died August 8, malarial fever, buried
at sea. Effects of both in hands commanders.
SHAFTEIL Major General.
Homcft Arrive at Manila.
The following cablegram was received
at the War Department from General Otis
this morning:
Manila, August IS, 1S90.
Adjutant Ceneral, Washington:
Connernaugh, 61 horses, arrived this morning.
OTIS.
Ordered to Portugal.
Surgeon General Wyman has ordered
Surgeon Fairfax Irwin, of the Marine Hos
pital Service, to Lisbon and Oporto to re
port to the bureau on the bubonic plague,
which prevails in Portugal. Assistant
Surgeon Helser is already in that country
watchlng the progress of the disease.
$1.30 Ant let am and Harper's Perry
and Hagerstown.. Special excursion Sunday, Au
gust 20. Leave Washington 3:05 a. m., stopping
at intermediate stations. Grand opportunity to
visit these historic battlefields.
SPECIAL NOTICE.
Quarantine Declared Oft at Old
Point, Hampton, and Xevrnort Xcw.
The steamers of the Xorfolk and '"Washington
Steamb'oat Company now make their usual land
ings at Old Point Comfort, going and return
ing, connecting as usual with Hampton and New
port News. JOHX CALLAHAN, Gen. Mgr.
$4.00 "WasttliiKton to Atlantic .tl.OO
City and Return :Via Peannylvahta
Railroad Without Change of Card.
Saturday next, August 19. Special train leaves
Washington 4:30 p. m., arriving Atlantic City
9:20 p. m. Jteuirnms Sunday, August 20, leave.
Atlantic Gity " p. m. Tickets good only, on speMSrs, Saturday. 0:30 p. rnjTicicts fo Ft. Monroe and
cial train in each direction. "" r Norfolk, good to rcturtr -Sunday night, $3.G0.
A DEPOT FOR SUPPLIES.
Food and Meclleine for Porto Rio
"Will ne Received.
The District Commissioners this morn
ing received an offer from Mr. C. C. Dun
canson of the use of the Inter-Ocean
Building, on Ninth Street between E and
F Streets northwest, as a depot where
supplies of clothing, food, and medicines
for Porto Rlcan sufferers could he receiv
ed. The action was taken by Mr. Dun
canson after reading a letter from the
Secretary of War, published in The Times
Wednesday afternoon, relating to the re
ception of supplies of this kind by the
relief workers. The Commissioner were
not prepared to receive supplies other
than money until they had communicated
with the Secretary Root for Instructions.
As soon as it was learned that sush sup
plies would be acceptable to the people of
the island. Commissioner Ross set about
securing a building large enough to re
ceive such donations as might be made by
the citizens of the District. The result of
this search Is made known in the follow
ing statement which was given out by
Commissioner Ross this afternoon:
In view of the distress and destitution prevail
ing in Porto IUlo the Ccrtimi-sioners have deemed
it advisable to provide a convenient place where
citizens desiring to contribute supplies of food
and clothing mjy place the same" for shipment
to Xew York. ThrouRh the courtesy of Mr.
C. C. Duncarison the company owning the Inter
Ocean Buildinpr, on "Ninth Street, ju-t below F,
have placed the tame at the disposal of the Cora
mifiioners for Out purpose.
TIip receipt and shipment of any supplier con
tributed will be under the general charge of Col.
L. I. Wright, whose efficient services in like
matters are well known in this community. He
will lie awisted by ladies who have proffered
their services in receiving and assorting the
supplies.
According to instructions from the War De
partment, the following would be most desira
ble: Rice, beans, codfeli, and such like foods;
medicines, such as quinine and other simple rem
edies, and cotton clothinir of all kinds. Summer
clothing of any kind, suitable for men, women,
and children, will be thankfully received and
forwarded.
If there lte any contributors- who may hare
supplies at their rerfdenccs who will notify C'ol
Ionel Wright at the Inter-Ocean Building, by
postal, he will send for the arae. Arrangements
have been made to keep an exact record of the
amount and kind of contributions made, and by
whom. The building will lie open tomorrow
morning at 9 o'clock, and will thereafter be
open every stcular day between the hours of
'J a. in. and 5 p. m.
It is to be hoped that a generous response will
be made by the people of Washington.
A letter received by Mrs. N. R. Wright
from her daughter, Mrs. H. Clayton Graff,
who is the wife of the supply and finan
cial agent of the Postoffice Department on
the Island of Porto Rico, stationed at San
Juan, describes the situation at that place
as very serious. She says that the storm
began at 2:30 in the morning and lasted
for full three days in all its fury, blo.v.ng
away the lighter houses anl unroofing ths
larger ones as though made of paper. The
streets were filled with water and the sky
was so dark that the lamps had to be
lighted and kept burning all day. All bus
iness was suspended, no one daring to
leave shelter even for a minute. She say3
that no time should be lost in sending re
lief, as not a single tree, or food-bearing
plant escaped. Every possible means of
subistence has been destroyed.
Mr. Charles J. Bell, treasurer cf the re
lief fund for the District, today reported
the receipt of $97, making a total of 5319
for the past three days.
HOW TO ATP POBTO RICO.
Commissioner Gnndln Snsrgrcsts a
Plan to the President.
Dr. M. Zeno Gandla, Porto Rlcan Com
missioner to the United States. Govern
ment, has sent the fallowltig letter . to
President McKIuley:
Viiv Vfvrlr- 4iif' I"?.
To His Excellency William JIcKmhy,' President
of the Tnited States:
In the face of the disaster which ha befallen
the I-Jand of Porto Rico, our unfortunate-country,
I write to tlunk you for the interest and
good will you manifest in alleviating the sad
condition of the Porto Rieans. In my own name
and that of my compinion in thi? communion.
Dr. Jules Henna, at this moment absent in Can
ada, I beg to express our gr-ititude and that of
the people we represent to v-our Government.
I permit myself to respectfully submit to your
Excellency several idea1. The crop arc com
pletely ruined. For three or four jears Torto
Rico will not produce enough to sustain the
financial balance, not even at the limited height
it occupied before the disaster. I propose to
you, sir, that 3011 postpone for three jears the
maturing of general debts.
The results of charity 'will be felt by the most
needy onr, who remain without food and shel
ter. But, sir, there is another kind of poverty
the mhcry shut up and hidden in homes and
fjnulie?. 1 beg that vou will seek to relieve it
by favoring the establishment of rural banks
which will lend money to the owner of smaller
farms cheaply and on long terms, so that they
may be enabled to repair their estates. They
will never be able to do so, sir, if not thu3
aided.
Xcver was there a time more opportune than
this for the inauguration of free trade betwetn
tlie. United States and. the island. Concede it.
sir; but if jou ttill hesitate to grant w so sal
utary a reform, declare at lcau immediately that
whatever American good go to the island may
enter there free from all customs duties
I ask that the government of the island raise
a loan in the United States. Tlie island has
rich guarantees to furnish for such a debt. Act
ually, the inland owes nothing. With such a
loan the public calamity could be relieved, and
whatever deficit the suppression of import du
ties might bring could be made ur.
Suppress, sir, for such time as you mav deem
prudent every class of tax on agriculture in gen
eral and tatcs due by thoe who lave suffered
,il?nwi J1,MT1n corape,CTte the
resulting decrease in tate;
Declare, as a work of public Interest, the
canalization and deviation of the channel of the
Itiver Portugu&5, near Ponce, the cause of the
loss of life in that city. For years this urgent
necessity has been discussed, and years more
will pass without its being realized if jou do
All this I propose to you, interrupttns your
summer vacation, but Knowing your interest in
the welfare ot the iMrto means. AU of this.
in the name of Porto Hico. I submit to vmir
kind consideration, at the same time calling your
attention to the petitions winch, since January,
vvc nave ueen presenting to jou.
Tlie American people are turning their atten
tion to us; act, sir, as asked bv the subscriber.
Your obedient servant, M. ZEXO OAXDIA.
This letter was endorsed by a mass meet
ing of Porto Ricans in Xew York on Tues
day last.
MINISTER MIQTJEI, TO RETIRE.
ReHull of a Government Defeat in
the PrnfcHinn CItnuilier.
Frankfort, Aug. IS. Tho "Frankfurter
Zeituns" rirints with Drominence the state
ment that it is in receipt of information 1 ceiling fired at his pursuers, killing Pas
from a reliable Berlin source that after the !sau and mounding Gow. Then foUowed
1 , . r .i. . , .u 1 ...it 1 ' an exciting siege. Police from all pre-
defeat of tho clauses of the canal bill in j t n the cene. and tnousands
iue 1UK.1B11 uuau uv "Mva )'"j
tho situation was extremely grave and
firmly determined feeling was noticeable
In government circles.
In the present state of mind of the gov
ernment, the paper says, Dr. Miquel, the
Prussian minister of finance, will have to
retire, but that will not be the only con
sequence of the government's defeat.
Hence important and surprising develop
ments are imminent.
Emancipation Day Excursion to
Frederick via Ii. & O. Augr. 24.
Leaving Washington S a. m. Returning, leave
Frederick S p. in. Kate, 1.25 for the round trip.
Proportionate rates from intermediate stations.
Interesting and patriotic programme has been
arranged at Frederick fcr entertainment of ex
cursionists. 1.1.25 to Baltimore and ltetnrn -via B.
& O. Saturday niiu snnany,
August 19 and 20, good for return until follow
ing Mondav. Tickets good on all trains except
Itojal Limited.
$:t,.P SpecinI Grand Excursion. $2.50
To Ft. Monrocr Norfolk, Vireinia Beach, and
0-rnn View, vli Norfolk and Washincton steam-
DIED AT THE ROPE'S El
Marderers Taylor and Bronn Hang
ed at Rockville.
Deatu Was Dne to Strangulation,
tlie Drop From the Scaffold Xot
IieinV Lobs EiioiikU to Dislocate
the XccUh of tlie Doomed Men A.
Large Crowd Around the Jail.
Rockville. Md.. Aug. IS. Armstead Tay
lor and Alfred Brown, colored, were hang
ed at the Jail here this morning for the
murder of Louis Rosenstein and his wife,
Dora, at Slidell, Md.. May 13.
Both men were strangled to death.
They mounted the gallows under protest
from the priests who accompanied Brown.
The condemned men ascended the scaffold
at 10:12. Fathers Coleman and Cunnane,
who accompanied Brown, said to Sheriff
H. G. Thompson that the drop was not
high enough and that the ropes wers too
clumsy. The sheriff declared that he hal
done his duty.
When the rope was placed around Tay
lor's neck he said: "I say, these as my
last word3, Brown had nothing to do with
i:. I did the whole Job myself. I hope
Christ will forgive me."
Brown refused to say anything exceptr
"Lord have mercy on me." The trap was
sprung at 10:16 and both men shot down
only to be caught under their chins by the
heavy ropes which failed to slip In their
noose. Both men jerked and gasped six
minutes, being slowly strangled to death.
Brown was pronounced dead at 10:31 by
Doctors LInthlcum and Stonestreet. Tay
lor was declared dead at 10:35. The Rev
Howard England and the- Rev. Dr. Engle
accompanied Taylor to the scaffold.
W. E. Belt, of Chicago, sent thejollow
in despatch to Governor Lowndes after
the execution: "I hold you and Judge Mc
Sherry responsible for the death of an in
nocent man. This will be heralded
throughout the United States."
Neither Taylor nor Brown exhibited any
symptoms of nervousness but mounted the
scaffold firmly and met death with smiles.
Their l.at Mght on Earth.
The condemned men spent last night ve"?y
quietly and nothing sensational developed
during the hours which were anxiously
counted by the death watch. At 7 p. m.
Brown asked for a lunch of coffee, bread,
and canteloupe, white Taylor ate steak,
fruit, and milk. After the repast, the men
were left with their spiritual advisers, who
were the Rev. Father Cunnane, of Rock
ville; the Rev. Father Coleman. th3 Rev.
Howard England, and the Rev. E. M. Engle.
At about 11 p. m. beta men fell into a
sound slumber and were quiet until day
light, when they were again joined by their
religious advisors and spent the remain
ing hours in prayer and in singing hymns.
The Death AVntch.
Both men seemed to be reconciled to the
death which was rapidly approaching and
nothing sensational transpired. The few
hours of sleep were sound and only th'e
pacing to and fro of the death watch serv
ed to break the stillness of the jail.
The watch consisted of B. F. Gaither,
Willtam Embrey, Samuel Jones, J. A.
Selby, and Jailor W. E. Connell.
Several crowds cf negroes entered ths
town, but there was no disturbance. It
was said, however, that If Governor,
Lowndes should send a reprieve for"
Brown, the colored citizens of Rockvills
would lynch him themselves. The- jail"
was well guarded and if any attempt at
violence had been made it could have
easily been frustrated.
The wife of Brown, who was brought into
prominence during the trial, came here
last night and endeavored to obtain a pass
which might enable her to witness the
execution. A new double scaffold was
erected and Sheriff H. G. Thompson spent
the night at the jall.
William Belt, of Chicago, who formerly
owned Brown, arrived in town on a mid
night train from Washington, after a vaia
attempt to obtain clemency from Govornor
Lowndes.
A Crowd Around the Jail.
The occasion was turned into a gala day
by the presence of hundreds of fakirs, gip
sy bands, and side shows which were
crowded around the jaiL From eariy
morning until 10 o'clock the crowds con
tinued to pour into the to.vn and when
the execution took place nearly 10,000 per
sons had arrived.
Brown occupied the same cell front
which the negro Randolph was taken out
and lynched three years ago. Nobody ex
cept the sheriff and the daath watch were
admitted to the jail during the night.
j Xearly fifty people witnessed the execu
tion and the jail yard was crowded.
DEEDS THAT T.ET) TO DEATH.
History of tlie Crirue and Capture
of the Murderers. -v,
The crime for which Taylor and Brown
were hanged wasJ! committed earlv Satur
! day morning. May 13, at Slidell, a Ifetfe
settlement in Montgomery county. Md.,
about, two miles north of Boyds. Before
dawn these men entered the small store
1 kept by Lcuis Rosenstein
They were dis-
j covered and Rosenstein and his wife were
j fatally wounded. Rosenstein received
four severe cuts on the head
, fl contused wcur,a on
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and contused wound on the back
j of
the head which caused concussion of
, tae brain.
He was found lying behind the
counter of his store. Xear him was his
wife. One of the weapons U3ed was a po
ker. Medical aid was summoned and the
vctims were removed to a hospital at Bal
timore, where they died. The motive for
the crime was robbery.
On the morning of Wednesday May 17,
the police of the Seventh precinct located
Taylor in a shanty at the foot of Fowler's
Hill, Georgetown. Sergeant Fritz Pas
sau. with a squad, surrounded the place
and. accompanied by Policeman Gow, en
tered. The fugitive sought shelter In a
garret, and through a scuttle-hole in the
0f citizens found vantage ground on the
neighboring hills. The murderer fired re
peatedly through cracks in the side ot the
1 shanty, and men from behind trees and
fenceposts poured volleys from shotguns,
rifles, and revolvers into the framework
of the house. This continued fqr an hour,
when the police obtained authority to set
fire to tho house. As the oil and kind-
ling were being prepared. Taylor surren
1 dered. Probably one hundred shots wero
fired in the effort to kill or disable the
1 murderer. He was under cover and was
(not hit.
j When the announcement was made that
, Taylor had been captured, wild cheers went
up from the crowd thnt crowned the hill
tops and hillsides near the scene ot the
tragedy. A thousand men cried, "Kill
him!" "Lynch him!" "Hang him!" "Shoot
him!" A hundred hands tore a stout
clothesline from poles in a nearby yard,
and a noose was made at end. When tho
police appeared at the door of the house,
this was understood to herald the coming
of the murderer. The shouting and cheer
ing of the crowd grew louder and mora
vengeful and a vast throng of men surged
forward. A fence that stood in the way
ot the crowd was borne down. When th?
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