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VOL. XXIT.-NO. 243.
COLT IS L\ T ORDER
SOMETHING THAT IS STARTLING
EXPECTED TO BE DEVELOPED
IN THE DREYFUS CASE
BREAK A?IO3t8 THE GEMALS
SOME ONE MIST BE SELECTED AS
" A SCAPEGOAT FOR THE ER
RORS OF 1594
BOISDEFFRE MAY BE CHOSEN
StranKe Doliirh That Mean Much for
the Prisoner — His Ene-nien Evi
dently Preparing for a Final Ef
fort to Reconvict Him —M. de
Freycinet Said o Have Predicted
the Acquittal of Dreyfus.
RENNES, Aug. 30.—The air of Rennes
!s filled with rumors of conspiracies and
of a coup de theater, but nothing positive
can be ascertained. Gen. Mercler'a atti
tude during the last few days has mysti
fied his followers in the case. He is gen
erally confident, and the feeling is that
lie Is preparing something, the exsistence
of which will be revealed in a few days.
There is a serious division of opinion
on the part of the generals. While the
case was running smoothly against Capt.
Dreyfus they all pulled together, but
since the tide began to turn in his favor,
particularly in the evidence of Capt. Frey-
Btaetter and Coi. Cordler, which proved
much more damaging to the general staff
than the latter anticipated, several di
viding lines have become manifest among
the various cliques. Gen. Roget, Maj.
Lauth, Capt. Cuignet and M. Griebelin,
the principal keeper of the archives of
the war office, form one coterie; Gen.
Mercier and Gen. Gonse form another,
<ien. Bilot and Gen. de Boisdeffre a
third. According to one report the first
two col erics Intend to throw over Gen.
de Boisdeffre, whom they feel to be fal
tering, and declare that he is responsible
for all the errors and illegalities of the
court-martial of IS&4, thus making him
the scapegoat. According to another re
port Gen. Roget, who was not complicat
ed in 1894, and who even fought against
Dreyfus because he inherited from his
predecessors the responsibility for so do
ing, and placed over-confidence in the
accounts of the matter furnished him by
tho general staff, will cut himself loose
from Gens. .Mercier, Gonse and De Bois
deffn .
This is a plausible hypothesis, since
Roget has assumed the role of the de
fender of the army, thus making himself
popular with the army, am>"jrtth*a large
section >if the nation, and he probably
would not lose by separating himself from
the wrong-doers of isi'4, and declaring
thai his opinion had been changed by the
evidence given during the present trial.
The next story is that the generals are
going to give way on the authorship of
the bordereau, in view of the strong evi
dence ami will admit that Esterhazy
wrote it, alleging, however, that Dreyfus
fui iiisheu the Information, not direct to
Esterhazy, but to a third person, who
v ted as Intermediary without Dreyfus'
knowing Esterhazy.
In this connection it is certain that
Aiii:.- Rastian, who was housekeeper for
Col. Schwarzkoppen, the German mili
tary atti he in 1894, and who is under
stood to have acted as a French spy, has
beeii seen in Rennes*, and will be sum
moned to testify concerning Scwarzkop
po.'i
con- is EXPECTED.
All these rumors may be without
foundation, but in any event they are
symptomatic of the feeling In Rennes—
thai something is going on under the
surface, and that the complexion of the
tria' may )> c altered by some coup at any
moment.
In the matter of evidence today was
quite a Dreyfus any. only the deposition
of the last witness. Gen. Love, being un
favorable.
Tomorrow's proceedings behind closed
doors will settle the question whether
Dreyfus was In « position to divulge
secrets as to artillery, as promised In
the bordereau. It is bound to exert a
tremendous Influence on the judges, one
way or the other, because they are all
artillery officers, and will be able to ap
preciate such evidence better than the
cryptographic intricacies that have been
laid before them by the experts.
The Dreyfusards express the opinion
that their artillery experts, Maj Hart
mann and Maj. Duchoir. will effectively
satisfy the Judges that Dreyfus was en
tirely Ignorant of the matters mentioned
in the bordereau, or as an artillery of
fw< .■ would bo incapable of stating the
errors it contained.
Tin- court room was crowded, a num
ber of ladies succeeding in obtaining ad
mission.
Towns people are making quite a busi
ness of forming a quo outside the public
park and court room as early as S
o'clock in the morning, and selling places
from three to five francs, according to
position. The ordinary public, arriving
at 5 or 6 o'clock in the morning must
purchase these places, because only a
limited number can secure standing room
Local papers publish the doubtful state
ment that Charles de Freycinet, on leav
ing the court room yesterday after his
deposition, remarked to a friend:
"I am leaving an atmosphere "of ac
quiital."
ESTERHAZY WROTE BORDEREAU.
The first witness. M. Paul Meyer de
scribed his researches in regard to the
Dreyfus case, which led to his conviction
that the bordereau was not only in E<j
terhazy's handwriting, but was "actually
written by Esterhazy.
VI convinced myself," said M. Meyer,
by magnifying glass, that the bordereau
was written in a free hand and without
hesitation, whereas,lt is precisely heslta
tion in the formation of the stroke which
reveals the use of a method of tracing
I can affirm that it is in the writing and
in the very hand of Esterhazy That 1«
perfectly clear to me." (Commotion )
At the conclusion of his testimony th^
witness gave a demonstration of the fan
lacy of the Bertillon system.
Professor Auguste " Molinier, of the
school of ancient manuscripts, gave slm
liar evidence. He said that even fresh
examination of the bordereau only served
to further convince him that it "was the
work of Esterhazy. Amid deep attention
the witness demonstrated how the con
clusion of the experts who attributed the
bordereau to Dreyfus were mutually de~
Btructive? and dwelt on the defects of M
Bertillon's arguments.
The members of the court-martial v., r
apparently much interested, and asked
Professor Mollnier a number of qu< s-
.
tions, to which he replied, upholding bis
conclusion that Esterhazy was the writer
of the bordereau.
MERCIERS QUEER MOVE.
Gen. Mercier requested to bo a.lowed
to speak, arid railed attention to the fact
that In his testimony before the court of
cassation Professor Molinier said a
change was apparent in Esterhazy's
handwriting, after 1894, and asked that
the professor's former evidence br- read.
He said that on this special point h? de
sired to confirm the evidence of Profes
sor Molinier, which, he said, corrobor
ated M. Bertillon's statement that Ester
hazy, the man of straw, changed his
handwriting In order to replace Dreyfus.
"Having emphasized the point in re
gard to the change in Esterhazy's hand
writing: in IS9T. perhaps before, I am sat
isfied." (Commotion.)
Professor Glry, also of the school of
ancient manuscripts, traversed groun 1
similar to that covered by Professor Mol
inier. He said the bordereau only had a
superficial likeness to Dreyfus' hand
writing, and asserted that it was cer
tainly the work of Esterhazy.
M. Labor! then asked whether Gen.
Mercier had meant to intimate that Es
terhazy's handwriting had become mo'»
or less like that of Dreyfus since 1894, to
which the general replied that he had
not wished to express an opinion, but he
reiterated that M. Bertillon had shown
that Esterhazy's handwriting had be
come more like that of the bordereau.
M. Labor! retorted that In the case
Gen. Mercier should not have repeated
the evidence of M. Grenier before the
court of cassation, as M. Grenier showed
that Esterhazy's caligraphy had become
less and less like the writing both of the
bordereau and of Dreyfus.
M. Bertillon at this juncture said he
desired to speak, but the president of the
court, Col. Jouaust, hastily rose and
said, amidst laughter:
"The sitting is suspended."
Then M. Bertillon resumed his seat in
high dudgeon.
DECLARED DREYFI'S INNOCENT.
On the resumption of the silting M.
Georges Picot, a member of the institute,
was called for the defense. He said he
had had an interview with a certain mil
itary attache, and that the conversation
had turned upon the Dreyfus case. The
attache expressed surprise at the "incor
rect attitude of French officers" in doubt
ing the word of foreign officers.
"My impression," added the witness,
"was that lie was anxious to assert firmly
and unequivocally the absolute innocence
of Dreyfus." (Sensation.)
"Regarding the bordereau," continued
M. Picot, "the attache said only three
documents enumerated were referred to,
the fact being that the others were pad
ding, meant to swell the dossier. The at
tache employed the expression 'hydraulic
brake" and never pneumatic brake. Es
terhazy, the attache considered a swin
dler. The attache also asserted that Es
tehazy had had relations with Col.
Bchwartzkoppen, who dismissed him be
cause Esterhazy only brought informa
tion devoid of interest."
"It was then," continued M. Picot, "that
Esterhazy tried to enter the war office
and almost succeeded, and it was then
that he wrote to Col. Bchwartzkoppen the
letter since- known as the bordereau. In
reply to the writer of the bordereau, Col.
Schwartzkoppen wrote the telegram card
known as the Petit Bleu, but, on reflec
tion, he crumpled it up and threw it in
the fireplace."
Gen. Deloye, director of artillery at the
war office, repeated his explanations
given before the court of cassation as to
the various peculiarities of the artillery,
particularly with reference to the brake
of the "120" short guns. The witness said
he considered that in 1894 it would have
been impossible for any officer serving
with his regiment to communicate any
thing in regard to the brake of this gun.
He added that although the gun was in
use at Rennes, the officers forming the
court-martial, among whom was an of
ficer commanding a "120" short cannon,
had only the vaguest ideas about this
gun, while in 1804 the details of the "pneu
matic brake" could have been known to
very few officers.
Dreyfus followed with an explanation
of what he knew of the gun in question.
M. Gnerin GetK Wntor.
PARIS, Aug. 30.—A fall of rain this
afternoon enabled M. Guerin, leader of
the besieged anti-Semites, to secure a
considerable supply of water.
LYNCH LAW IN JAPAN.
Exercise of It Followed a Great Fire
In Yokohama.
IOKAHAMA, Aug. 18 (via Victoria, B.
C, Aug. Yokahama saw, on the night
of Aug. 12, the greatest lire In her his
tory. A densely populated square mile
of the native town was burned, with a
loss of sixteen lives ani from $5,000,000
to $0,000,000 of property. Globe trotters
will regret to hear that tWe famous the
ater street was destroyed from end to
end.
As a system of fire insurance has not
yet gained much hold in Japan, on ac
count of the inflammable nature of tho
houses, the disaster falls heavily on the
homeless people. Some of them, strong
ly imbued with the Western notions of
lynch law. formed a mob and proceeded
to attack the owner of the house In which
tho fire originated and the man has died
of his wounds.
Apart from the demonstrations the ca
lamity has been taken with the utmost
| cheerfulness. Large relief subscriptions,
i amounting in two days to over GC.OOO yen,
have flowed in, rebuilding was actively
progressing amid embers the day follow
ing the fire, and In a week or two little
: or no trace of the fire was seer..
There is stil much speculation over th«
supposed near relations between Japan,
China and Russia. The most probable
| outcome, it is thought, will be an excess
> of cordiality between the first two na
i tions similar to that which exists between
i the Anglo-Saxons.
There has been nothing of late to mdi.
. cate the treaty revision has wrought the
I slightest change in the relations of for
! elgners to the Japanese government and
people. Everything goes on as smoothly
and harmoniously us under the old re
gime.
WILD TIME IN OMAHA.
Nebraska Troop.s Were Given a Most
Hearty Welcome.
OMAHA. Neb., Aug. 30.—Pandemonium
broke loose in Omaha this morning at 7
o'clock, when the three trains bearing
the First Nebraska regiment pulled into
the Burlington depot. The trains had
side-tracked during the night, to permit
the men to rest without interruption. The
crowd as&embled at the depot was im
mense. As the first train arrived the
cheers of the thousands of people were
added to the din of whistles, bells and
other noise-provokers. The Omaha com
pany was on the first section, and as tha
men left the train they were given a
most hearty welcome home. There were
plenty of people on hand to extend a
cordial personal greeting to every mem
ber of the outside companies.
Promptly at 9 o'clock {he parade was
formed. The buildings along the route
of the parade had been elaborately decor
ated, and the streets'were filed with one
solid mass of cheering humanity. The
regiment was formally welcomed" at the
city hall by Mayor Moores, Gov. Poynter
and other city and state officials. After
the formal addresses the soldiers went
to the- exposition grounds, where they
the day.
THURSDAY MORNING, AUGUST 31, 1899.—TWELVE PAGES.
ILY 01 BALLOT
ALL THAT WAS NEEDED TO NO.M-
INATE JOHN R. M'LEAN FOR
GOVERNOR OF OHIO
SO FiCBT IS COSKJTIO!!
M'LEAN FOLLOWING YIELDED ALL
THAT WAS CONSISTENT TO
OPPOSING FORCES
TICKET COMPLETED IN A DAY
AH Element* Conciliated, and No
. Family FitshtM Carried Over—Text
of the Platform Adopted—Detail
ed Proceedings of One of the
Most Harmonious Political Con-
veiiiionx Ever Held In Ohio.
Governor—John R. McLean, Hamilton.
Lieutenant Governor—A. W. Patrick
Tuscarawas.
Supreme Judge—Dewitt C. Badger,
Madison.
Attorney General—J. W. Dore, Seneca.
Auditor—George W. Sigafoos, Darke.
Treasurer—James I. Gorman, Lawrence.
Member of the Board of Public Works
—Fletcher D. Malm. Lake.
ZANESVILLE, 0., Aug. 30.-The Demo
cratic state convention closed tonight,
after a day of dramatic plays. While
there were a half dozen other candidates
for governor, the McLean men have
i li|j'iv V /
Johl E. McLean was born in Cincinnati,
Sept. 17, 1)>48, and is fifty-one years of
age. He went from Harvard to Cincin
nati. After lie served in all the depart
ments of the Enquirer he became half
owner, in 1572, and sole owner in 18sl.
Mr. Mol,ean lias conducted the Cincinnati
Enquirer over a quarter of a century, and
its success is due to* him. He has suc
ceeded in many other enterprises, lie
has been a staunch supporter of organiz
ed Labor, and his charitable enterprises
are Uiree.
While Mr. McLean has never held pub
lie ofllces he has been a powerful factor
in politics. Through the Enquirer he
started, over a quarter or a century ajro,
the cry, "Rise Up, William." Jt result
ed in the late Senator William Allen be
ing nominated and elected governor, the
first time the Democrats had elected a
governor for twenty years. Gov. Allen
was afterward indorsed by the Ohio De
mocracy for president in 1576. Mr. Mc-
Lean was also a leader in the election
of Gov. Bishop, in :877, of Gov. Hoadley,
in 1883, and Gov. Campbell, in 18S!', these
claimed everything with such confidence
that they undertook to be magnanimous
in minor parts, although they were at
the earne time careful that the star can
didate was not eclipsed. They stated
early in Ihe day that the lirst ballot
would h&ve" none of '"the second choice"
vote for McLean, that none of the re
serves would be called out until the sec
ond ballot, and that all the candidates
would have their respective votes on ths
first ballot. In this play McLean was
nominated on the first balot, by a half
vote, and the figuring was so close that
the dramatic scene of changes on the
second ballot with "second choice" re
serves flocking to McLean's standard did
not take place. It is claimed that Mc-
Lean could have had 473 votes out of the
802 on the first ballot, instead of 402%,
and that he would have had over TOO on
the second ballot. At any rate the dele
gates all voted for their local favorites
on the first ballot, and thus the pro
gramme of con.plimenting them was car
ried out without the leader drawing from
any of his competitors.
THEIR HARDEST FIGHT.
After the adoption of the majority re
port on credentials the McLean men felt
that they could make any play on the
balloting- that they desired. The vote of
cB9 to 041 in defeating the minority re
port on credentials was the hardest fight
the McLean rcen had during the day, aa
they were then without the fifty-six con
tested votes from C'uyagoha county, and
on that vote they could not have made
a nomination. Even without the Cuya
hoga vote they had 395 votes on the
adoption of the majority report on cre
dentials, and that was only seven short
of enough to nominate.
Among tha shrewdest plays in the
<3rama was the motion to amend the re
port on permanent organization so as to
continue temporary organization, and
this corrected the only stipulation that
the McLean managers made last night at
the meeting of the committee.
Judge- Mooney, the temporary chair
man, mad© guch a good.impression that
all wanted him for permanent chairman
and the amended report also continued
as secretary Hon. Thomas J. Cogan, the
friend of McLean, and shut off the anti-
McLean men who had been named in the
report for sergeant-at-arma The con
vention much of the time was beyond the
control of the sergeant-at-arms and his
assistants.
CONVENTION CALLED TO ORDER.
The convention hall was crowded when
the gathering was called to order. There
was no delay In the preliminaries and lit—
tie time elp.psed before Judge W. P.
Mooney. the temporary chairman, de
liverad his addreßF.
After the adoption of rules, the reports
on credentials were presented. The ma
jority report was accepted, with the ex
ception of Highland county, from which
county it was recommended that the anti-
McLean celegation be seated.
The minority report related only to the
Cuyahoga county delegation, and recom
mended the seating of the Wilson dele
gation, instead of the Salem-McKay dele
gates. Bitter speeches were made on
both sides.
A motion to lay the minority report on
the table was lost. The previous ques
tion was ordered on a motion to substi
tute the minority report for the majority
report.
The counties were called after viva
voce votes -were disputed, Rr.d the vote
to substitute the minority report for the
majority report resuled 341 yeas, 389 nays.
The result of this ballot, "which was" a
McLean victory, caused quite a stir, as it
was tjie first open test of strength.
The vote on the adoption of the ma
jority report on credentials was 437 yeas
and 303 noes. The Cuyahos-a. delegation
was still prohibited from voting on this
ballot.
Aft^r permanent organization was ef
fected the platform was presented and
adopted a? follows:
THE PLATFORM.
"We heartily reaffirm the entire Chicago
platform of IS%; and we especially em
phasize, the Tlnancial plank therein, and
we continue to demand ih •■• fr c and un
limited coinage of si'ver a~ d g Id as equal
in primary money at the rate of 16 to i
idependent of all other nations in the
■world.
The Hon. William J. Bryan still retains
our entire confidence and we demand his
renomination in 1900.
We recognize the solemn fact that our
JOHN R. II'LEAN.
four being the only Democratic governors
elected in Ohio Hlnce 1858. Mr. McLean
not only brought out the first winning-
Democratic candidate for governor in his
generation in William Allen, in 1*73, but
he also furnished the issu« then in his op
position to a contracted currency
In 1885 Mr. McLean was the Democratic
nominee for senator against Sherman.
Mx years ago Mr. McLean was then gen
erally recognised candidate ol the Demo
crats for senator against Senator Hanna
<>r the Republicans.
Mr. McLean has been prominent at na
tional as well as at local and state com
mittees. When Hancock was nominated
tor president in Cincinnati, in 1880, Mr
McLean took a conspicuous part In 1884
he was one of the Ohio delegates at largo
and chairman of the Ohio delegation He
has been one of the Ohio delegates at
large at succeeding National Democratic
conventions, and is still the Ohio member
a* **? V.atlonal democratic committee.
At the Democratic national convention
he was a prominent candidate for the
PresWency, d dec . ltned tne nomlnat f n£
lor vice president.
■rim™erial. oannOt ** b°th Re P ubll?an !
We stand in line with Washington, Jef- I
ferson, Jackson. Lincoln, Grant and all
other American patriots, living and dcv.d,
m desiring the perpetuity of our republic i
We are radically and unalterably oppos
ed to imperialism in the United Stated of
America. "When we have solved some of i
the race problems that confront us at
home, then by example, «re can proclaim
the blessings that flow from fre ? institu
tions and thus procure ■ "benevolent as
similation" without "criminal aggress
wt)w ar r l OpPi Of ed J to entangling- alliances
with foreign kingdoms and empires
\y commend the action of congress in
declaring that our war with Spain was
for humanity and not for conquest
We proudly rec ,gnize the valor and glo- !
rious achievements of our gallant soldiers I
and sailors from Bunker Hill to this very
hour as being among the most thrilling
and glorious in the history of the world,
but we profoundly res-ret that American
soldiers are being unlawfully used in the
name of liber; to crush and d strov
dawning republicanism in the Orient and
we denounce the secret and vicious' alli
ance now to evidence between England
and the Republican administration where
by this nation may , become involved in |
war with foreign nations.
we demand that the Cubans and Fili
pinos not only be permitted but encour
aged to establish independent republics,
deriving all of their governmental powers
from the consent of- the governed
•^^,P^ nounc the Republican party for
its thirty-eight years of abject subserv
iency to the shipping interest of Great
Britain and we denounce the so-called
Hanna-Payne shipping bill, which, if en
acted into law, would, further shackle our
interests.
We „ are in favor of maintaining our
splendid and efficient navy.
■ A large standing;army "in our republic
Is a menace to liberty. , . .-;v-. ~r: -..■
We favor the initiative and referendum, !
the passage. of eight-hour labor laws
the more rigid inspection of mines and !
workshops, the prohibition of sweatshops i
and the abolition of the contract system
of prison labor. „
We declare that all unlawful combina
tions of capital are the legitimate fruits
of a gold standard and'other corrupt re
publican legislation, on Questions of the
tariff, and we demand that all articles,
the prices of which are controlled by the
trusts, be placed, on the free list. We
denounce the attorney I general - of the
United States, appointed from the-state
Of New Jersey, the hotbed of trusts, for
his refusal to enforce the statutes of the
United States against them, and we com
mend the present attorney . general of
Ohio for his-earnest efforts to enforce
the statutes of Ohio against such illegal
combinations, and pledge the nominee of
this convention for- attorney general to
the enforcement of the statutes of the
state against them. i_
We demand ■. a cessation ; of" national
bonded debt buildinjf' t-.- curse posterity.'
Continned on . siiili Fage,
ALL WANT JilK
PEOPLE OF SAN DOMINGO HAVE
CUT LOOSE FROM THE FIGUERO
GOVERNMENT
PROVISIONAL PRESIDENT NAMED
GEN. HORACIO VASQIEZ IS THE
MAN WHO WILL RILE DOMIN
ICANS TEMPORARILY
REVOLUTION HAS TRIUMPHED
Puerto Plata anil Santiago in Con
trol of tlie Revolutionary Forces
—Event In Celebrated by All
Shades of Population — Towns
Brilliantly Decorated and Illumi
nated—l-'lsikn, .Music and Parades.
PUERTO PLATA, Santo Domingo.
Aug. 30.—The revolutionists entered San
tiago last evening, Gen. Perco Pepin, the
former governor, having accepted the
guarantees offered by Gen. Horacio Vas
ques, the revolutionary leader. The vic
tcry was all tho more significant because
stamped with popular approval.
Puerto Plata's declaration in favor of
the revolution was accompanied by a
popular demonstration. The streets were
alive with flags, decorations and music,
and at night were brilliantly illuminated.
A civic parade, representing all shades
of the population, did honor to Gen. Ca
ccrie and former Gov. Emilio Corderie.
The procession offered a remarkable
tribute to Gen. Cacerie. The assistant
governor, in delivering to Gen. Cacerie
the surrender of the city, eulogized the
gtneral in terms that were constantly
applauded by the populace with cries of
"Long live the father of his people."
What has happened to Santiago and
Puerto Plata is typical of what is hap
pening at other places along the eastern
border. These events promise an early
peace, with all its advantages to the ag
ricultural interests.
Reports have been received here of the
adhesion of Gen. Adolos Garcia and Gen.
tscobara.
Today the revolutionists established a
pi ovisional government in the city of
Santiago, with Gen. Horacio Vasques as
president, and Gen. Ramon Caceres as
minister of war.
ARRKST OF JIMINKZ.
WaHhingrton AntUorlttea in the Dark
an tOt ( HUM- Of It.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 30.—Without ad
vices from Cuba respecting the reported
arrest of Jiminez at Santiago by order
of. Gen. Wood, the officials heie can only
conjecture the motive- for ih ■ order. It
i.5 suggested that Jiminez may have dis
iGuarded ths original order net to land from
his ship, in violation of the health regu
lations of the port, and again, Gen. Wood
may have taken the ground that he was
warranted in preventing the use of Cuban
soil, while under American control, for
the organization or direction of hostile
movements against a government with
which the United States is at peace.
PROCLAIM FOR JIMINKZ .
His- Presence Is 'iciiia ml«-<l by tlie
People of Sun Domingo.
CAPE HAYTIEN, Aug. 30.—Advices re
ceived from the cities of Sanii-
Puerto Plata, in Santa Dorr , say
that both have proclaimed in *avor of
Gen. Juan lsidro Jiminez, the revolu
tionary aspirant to the presidency. A
provisional government has been estab
lished at Santiago, where the presence of
Gen. Jiminez is demanded with enthu
siasm by the people.
GERMAN-AMERICA LOYALTY.
For America First, Last and All the
Time.
&T. LOUIS, Mo., Aus*. 30.—Fifty mem
bers of the Arion Singing Society of New
York stopped over today on their way
home form the Pacific coast. As guests
of the Liederkranz they spent most of the
day visiting the places of interest in the
city. Tonight a banquet was given in
theii honor at the Lederkraiiu. Places
were provided for 600 guests.
President Gustave Gramer and others
made addresses of welcome. Dr. Enul
Pretoiious spoke on "German Song and
the German Spirit," and Oorwin 11. Spen
cer made the English speech of the even
ing, responding to the tojist "Our Coun
tiy.' The speaker paid a tribute to the
patriotism of the German-Americans, in
the course of which he said:
"They pledge us their knowledge of all
that is best in Germany and in America
that the friendship ao long existing be
tween these two countries shall never be
broken. And in the spirit in which they
give this assurance America receives it.
As in 1776, under Muehlenberg and De
Kalb; as in 1861, under Hecker and Siegel,
German-Americans stand now and always
for the spirit which lifts higher and
higher the banner w-hich stands for free
dom, for progress, for justice and for hu
manity. Worshiping no fetisches, de
ceived by no false pretenses, loyal to the
constitution, devoted to the laws, Ger
man-Americans ask nothing more from
the future than continued opportunity to
devote'thejHiselves to the work of Ameri
can progress, In the spirit which has
made it possible in the past. They are
for America first, last and all the time,
because it is first, last and all the time
their country."
WILL BE WAR.
So Sfijs a Well-informed A^ont of
the British Gorernnient,
SEATTLE, Wash., Aug. 30.—David L.
Wilson, who claims to be an agent of the
British government and to have- impor
tant papers for the home office, has ar
rived here en route to London, from the
Transvaal. Mr. Wilson says he has no
doubt that there will be a war.
"I have been three years in the Trans
; vail and know the leaders of the Boer
government well. President Kruger does
not want war. He is now an old and in
firm man. As such he has not the con
trol of the cabinet that he had once. The
cabinet is composed of young blood, who
want independence and who, I may say,
will never give up until they have either
attained it or been wiped out of exist
-ence by the English forces. This is why
I say there will be war.
"The story sent out that Gen. Joubert
has found that the reserve tjhells in the
Pretoria forts are ineffective Is probably
true. A partial knowledge of this fact'
has been had for some time in British
ministerial circles. There will bq no
trouble in replacing the ammunition,
however.
"Gen. joubert, I know personally, la op-
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Deal on Street Commissioner.
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News of the Northwest.
Storm Lo.ss in Porto Rico.
9— Minneapolis Matters.
News of the Railways.
lO— Markets of the World.
Chicago Sept. Wheat, 7O 3-Bc.
It—Stocks Active.
Bar Silver, r»S> 11-10e.
18—In the Field of Labor.
St. Panl Social News.
Eveningrs :H State Fair.
OCB \\ I.I.NKHS.
NEW YORK—Arrived: Teutonic, Liver
pool; sailed: St. Louis, Southampton;
Friesland, Antwerp; Britannic, Liver
pool.
SOUTHAMPTON —Arrived: New York,
New York.
GLASGOW—Arrived: Furnessia, New-
York.
ROTTERDAM — Arrived: Rotterdam,
New York.
BOULOGNE—SaiIed: Kaiser Wilhelm der
Grosse, from Bremen and Southampton,
for New York. •
PLYMOUTH — Arrived: Patricia, New
York for Hamburg.
TODAY IS ST. PAIL,.
METROPOLITAN—Banda Rossa, 8:15 p.
m.
GRAND—Mathews and Bulger in "By the
Sad Sea Waves," 8:15.
Base ball, Lexington park, Elks and Ju
nior Pioneers, 3 p. m.
Elks Lodge, Fourth and St. Peter, 8 p. m.
posed to war. He will lead the Boer
forces when war comes. He is a fighter,
a man of courage and will simply be a
sacrifice to his ambition.
"When the blow is struck it will be a
fatal one in the Transvaal. The British
for months have been massing troops and
are practically ready at this lime, if ne
cessity demands, for immediate action."
PREFERRED DEATH.
Xenro Preacher Who Had Been Sen
tenced to Jail.
MARYVILI.E, Mo., Aug. 30.— Rev. Wil
liam Johnston, former pastor of the Afri
can Baptist church, of Maryvllle, was
killed, at 6 o'clock this evening, by Officer
John Wallace, while resisting an attempt
to take him to jail.
Johnston was convicted, this afternoon,
of having insulted Mrs. Alice Barton, a
respectable white worriiin, and : sentenced
to nine months in Jail. When he came
down stairs from court, this evening, a |
curious crowd was standing at the bet- '<
torn of the stairs. On reaching the street
he began to back away from the officers, j
with his hand on his pistol pocket, de- ;
claring that he would rather -lie right
there than go to jail and be lynched.
The negro attempted to draw his pistol,
and the officer immediately fired. John
ston started to run, but turned and fired
twice on his pursuers before he fell dead.
KILLED FOE MONEY.
Robbers Fatally Beat an Engineer
at Whitehall, 111.
WHITEHALL, 111., Aug. 30.—About 1:30
o clock tliis afternoon a Chicago. Bur
lington & Quincy section man found the
dead body of James Allen, the engineer
at the railroad company's pumping sta
tion, lying near the pumping station with
his head mashed in, and a sledge ham
mer near by. His pocketbook and note
book were found near the body. The
pocketbook had been rifled. He was seen
at the pumping station at 12 o'clock noon.
Allen was fUken to Whitehall at once,
and medical assistance summoned, but he
died at 10 o'clock tonight.
Allen was about sixty years of age ami
unmarried. He was temperate, well-liked
and had no enemies, as far as known. It
was undoubtedly a case of robbery and
murder. There is no clue to the mur
derer.
BIG STOCK DEAL.
Idalio Cattlemen Consummate It at
Chicago Stock ' Yards.
CHICAGO, Aug. 30.—Twenty-two thou
sand head of cattle and 15,000 head of
sheep were sold in one lot at the stock
yards today by a party of Idaho cattle
men. The Westerners, who were ten In
number, had decided to take advantage
of the rise in prices, and so brought on
all the animals they had ready for the
market. Their expectations of good
prices were more than realized, one firm
taking the whoe consignment. The Idaho
men were so pleased that they decided
to take a little trip to London together.
The members of the party are: C. P.
Winchester. Shoshone; L. L. Gray, Bells
vue; J. R. Ellison, Oakley; D. Cummings,
Oakley; T. L. Arson, Oakley; O. R. Jones,
Hailey; O. S. Worthington, La Due; C. E.
Gridley; Hagerman; Walter Gridley, Ha
german, Joseph McMurray, Oakley.
FRAUD IS FEARED.
Census Director Merriam Denounces
a Patent Scheme.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 30.—Census bu
reau officials have discovered that adver
tisements are being printed to the effect
that 50,000 census enumerators are wanted
without examination, and that full par
ticulars could be had by forwarding
money to the address given.
The scheme is denounced by Director
Merriam, and steps will be taken to stop
the circulation of the advertisements,
which are likely to impose upon the pub
lic.
TOWN THREATENED.
Fire at Tiro, 0., May Wipe Out That
Place.
TIRO, 0., Aug. 30.—A fire started here
at 10:15 and the larger port of the town
will be wiped out. The fire departments
from Tiffin and New Richmond are on
their way to the place. Already a 6
houses have burned. The nx« staried
from an explosion.
WAR SPIRIT RULES
BOERS ARE IXFL.IMED WITH IT,
AND THE LOJIG-EXPECTED CON
FLICT SEEXMS SBAB
CLASH ALMOST INEVITABLE
PRESIDENT KRI'GER DOES NOT
HESITATE TO EX. RESS OPIN
ION TO THAT EFFECT
IS PREPARED FOR A SIEGE
Stocked the Presidency With Fro.
-visions t« Insure His Own Person
From Privations — Matabele*
Showing Si K iiN of Unrest—Great
Britain Has About Gone the
Length of Diplomacy.
LONDON, Aug. 31.—The Pretoria cor
respondent of the Morning Post Says:
"The Boer officials, after reading re
ports of Mr. Chamberlain's Birmingham
speech, consider that war is unavoidable.
The speech has inflamed the war spirit.
The Boers are now armed, except those
in Johannesberg. Their organization is
strong. The Johannesburg forts have
been reinforced with several quick-firing
guns. The ammunition which Mr.
Schreiner allowed to pass through Cape
Colony came direct to Pretoria. It was
never intended for the Orange Free State.
"President Kruger does not hesittate to
express the opinion that war is almost
inevitable. He has stocked the presidency
with ample stocks of provisions to insure
hi 3 own person from privation, and he
is constantly reciting the 100 th psalm.
"The Matabeles are showing signs of
unrest. The Boers are energetically en
gaged in poisoning the natives' minds
against the British, and they have ap
proached the Zulu chief, Dinizulu, who
appears uncertain which side to take.
But the Boers are preparing for the ex
pected fighting, and it must be remem
bered that Dinizulu was deported to St.
Helena with several other chiefs, and
kept a prisoner there by the British for
several years."
The Times says editorially this morn
ing:
"There is the best reason to believe that
the recent note of Mr. Chamberlain will
be almost the last occasion on which
Great Britain will ask President Kruger
if ho is in earnest over his recent prom
ises of reform. The note will undoubt
edly be pressed, and when a reasonable
time has passed for an answer Great
Britain will no longer pay attention to
President Kruger's worfls, but rely solely
on actions. The Boers must bear in mind
thai throughout the entire controversy
th» Cologne Gazette has warned ttft
Transvaal that it was placing itself in"
an unfavorable position, and that in the
e\ent of war nobody would lift a finger
to prevent the destruction of the repub
lic."
EXCITEMENT RUNS HIGH.
Violent Scene in the Cape House of
Assembly.
CAPE TOWN, Aug. 30.—There was a
violent scene In the Cape house of as
sembly today, when Mr. Cecil Rhodes re
peated his conviction that the Transvaal
secret service fund was largely used dur
ing the last Cape Colony elections for
the expenses of the Afrikander candi
dates. He said he hoped that in the forth
coming Transvaal settlement the secret
service payment list would be destroyed,
as otherwise many Cape families would
feel uncomfortable.
Several ministerialists were afterward
reproved from the chair for fiercely re
torting against this statement.
The government has refused to provide
facilities for women and children to leave
Johannesburg. There is great activity at
the Simonstown dock yard in drilling men
ashore and on vessels.
BOUKS AUE WARNED,
I Cannot Expect Interference by Ger
many in Event of War.
BERLIN. Aug. 30.—The Neustfin Nach
| rich!en, which reiterates its declaration
■ regarding German neutrality in the event
I of hostilities ir. th Transvaal; says.
'The Boers should have fought the
Question on the basis of the Bloemfontein
I sphere of discussion. Th!' anti-Boer feel
! Ing in Great Britain would pass away if
| Great Britain's demands were granted.
! "France, without Russia, cannot stir a
j finger, 1 and Russia will not. Austria-Hun
i gary declared neutrality In 3896, and Italy
j will do nothing. Firmly convinced that
the German government will maintain the
strictest neutrality, we consider it all the
more our duty to warn the Transvaal
| against a destructive policy."
AMERICANS IN TRAV.vAAL.
Attempt to Induce Government to
Join in Interference.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 80.—The Ameri
can interests in the Rand are making
strenuous efforts to Induce the United
States government to co-operate with
Great Britain in demanding Justice for
the uitlanders in the Transvaal. Today
Mr. Seymour, of New York, representing
an aggregation of American interests in
South Africa, called upon Secretary Hay
and had a long conference, pointing out
that about 1,000 Americans were among
the persons who are seeking to benefit
through the intervention of the British
government, and urging that they were
entitled to the protection of their own
government.
Secretary Hay gave assurances t/.at
the state department would do all possi
ble to look after American citizens in
South Africa, but could not encourage
any undertaking to interfere in the po
litical phase of the difficulty.
BRITISH-MADE BILLETS.
Large Consignment of Cartridges to
the Boers.
LONDON, Aug. 30.— Daily .Mail
Bays, this morning, that it learns that a
large consignment of cartridges, manu
factured in England for the Boers, has
recently been shipped through German
agents.
AMERICAN TRIUMPHED.
Boer Policeman Who Assaulted Hint
Fined.s
JOHANNESBURG, Aug. SO.—The Boer
policeman who recently assaulted an
American negro, after the latter had re
buked him for his abusive language when.
demanding the American's passport, was
found guilty today and fined £15-