Indianapolis Journal, Volume 49, Number 250, Indianapolis, Marion County, 7 September 1899 — Page 2

THE INDIANAPOLIS

JOURNAL, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1809.

or on board, owinff to the great crush. Veterans from all over the country visited the ships, many of them never having seen a modern engine of war. Rear Admiral Sampson and the captains spent a quiet time aboard ship until they left for "Washington Park, down the river, where they witnessed tho races between the crews of the ships. The admiral and the chief officers of the warships wee the guests of the National Association of Naval Veterans at the park at a dinner late in the afternoon. The admiral and captains mado speeches, In which they seemed to favor the admission of Spanish war veterans to the Naval Association. To-night a monster dojr watch was held at the Academy of Music, at which many prominent Grand Army men were In attendance. At Camp Sexton, In Falrmount Park, where nearly ten thousand veterans are quartered, there was a display of fireworks. FIHST IIlSIM'Sii MEKTIXG.

Commander Johnnon's Address and Reports of Ofilrers. PHILADELPHIA. Sept. 6. The real business of the Grand Army gathering began to-day with tho assembling of the National Encampment In the Grand Opera House, one of the most spacious structures In the city. The delegates met In executive session at H o'clock a. m. A large amount of business was on hand. The encampment 13 made up of 314 delegates from the various States and Territories. 10S department officers, 113 national officers and post commanders-in-Chief and &2 post district commanders, the total voting strength being 1.2C2. The opening address was made by Senior Vice Commander-in-chief W. C. Johnson. It begins with a memorial tribute to Commander-in-chief James A. Sexton, Past Chaplain-In-chlef Rev. Thomas C. Warner and George K. ilallory, a member of the National Council of Administration, all of whom died during the year. "With regard to the Sons of Veterans, he says: "Commanders-in-chief In the past have embodied in their reports many encouraging words for this organization. It has now successfully passed through the difficulties Incident to young organizations and fairly settled down upon a more solid basis, with a more substantial and reliable membership. Having gone safely through the formation crisis and tested well its basis, methods and principles, it Is in most excellent shape for a healthy, prosperous growth. Its object Is a noble one. Iito whose hands could we more safely place the sacred trust of carrying forward those great principles of patriotism, loyalty, love of country and her hallowed institutions (which we fought for and cherish so dearly), than into the hands and keeping of our eons and daughters? As a help to our order In its declining years they are devoted and trcir assistance Invaluable. It seems clear to me that we should foster and encourage close relations with this splendid young organization. ' "I canpot commend too highly the efficient work and invaluable assistance rendered to our order by that magnificent auxiliary organization, the Women's Relief Corps. When we fully comprehend the full scope of the usefulness and charitable work performed by this loyal, devoted, self-sacri.fic-lng band of noble women, in their varied fields of labor, and what has been and is bdng accomplished through their patriotic elforts. we can but express our gratitude and appreciation In highest meeds of praise. WORK OF THE WOMEN. "In every charitable and patriotic work of cur order wc ever find the Women's Relief Corps to the front with willing hearts and hands, from the establishment of soldiers homes down to the relief of the distressed old veteran and his family, no matter how obscure. I am Impressed with the fact that hundreds of G. A. R. posts would not to-day be in existence but for the uniting labors of the relief corps. Upon Memorial day they are always present, and lend a helrtng hand by liberal contributions and otherwise. "During the past year the national treasurer of the W. R. C, Mrs. Bagley. forwarded to our national headquarters the munificent sum of 11,02156 as a contribution from the W. It. C. to the Southern Memorial day fund. Besides this great charitable work, they are teachers of patriotism and loya'ty to flag and country of the highest order, as demonstrated by their splendid work In our public schools. Truly, the Women's Relief Corps abounds in good deeds and good works. As the years go by and the lmirmltles of advanced age creep upon our membership, and the need of assistance grows more pressing, the more will the services of the w. R. C. be appreciated and the brighter will their match'less deeds appear upon the imperishable pages of our history. "1. herewith give a statement taken from the report of tne national secretary for the present year: Number of members June CO. 1S90... 141.030 Number of corps 3,106 Amount of money expended for relief, present year $51,192.13 Estimated value of relief, present year fiO.MS.KJ Amount turned over to posts a. 111. 47 Kxpended for Memorial day 10.SOO.20 Expended for Memorial day In Southern department 1.028.56 Expended for W. R. C. Home 8,734.77 "Making a total of over $1SO,0 expended for the yar. and making a grand total exS ended for relief since its organization to une 30. 1S09. of $1,073,901.71. "Another organization of excellent devoted women who have aided materially in the charitable work of our order is that of the Ladies of the t. A. R.. who have in many places rendered valuable services and deserve our sincere thank3. PENSIONS. The question of pensions, always one of vital Interest to a large percentage of the membership of our order, rresents itself to this encampment with perhaps' a deeper significance than ever before. The farreaching dissatisfaction and disaffection as to the administration of this important department of the government had. during the past year, found expression through resolutions adopted by many posts, reunions and state encampments, most bitterly condemning the Present administration of the Pension Office. "In view of the prevailing discontent that reached me from so many parts of the country and the gravity of the situation as presented, I gave the question much consideration, and after a correspondence with the chairman of the pension committee decided that it would be wise to have the Tension committee of the G. A. R. meet in Washington for the purpose of securing Information, ascertaining, as fir as possible, tho grounds of the complaints contained in the hundreds of letters tiled with the committee and such other knowledge as could thus be secun-u that would enable the committee to prepare and present to this encampment a complete report, based upon facts and conditions as they found them to exist. Accordingly, I directed Comrade R. I. Brown (chairman) to call a meeting f the pension committee, to convene at Washington on July 11. 12 and 13. the results of which meeting will be presented in the report to the encampment of the committee. I desire to state, in commendation of tho splendid, untiring, efficient services rendered by your pension committee, that they have conscientiously, faithfully and Judiciously performed their duties, and 1 nm sure, after the f-ncampmcnt has listened to the report of the committee, it will be well advised upon this most Important question and prepared to act Intelligently and wisely In the matter. "The old soldiers ask only that there be fair dealing and a Just and fair construction of the laws, as Intended by those who enact! them, and upon this basis there should be no question, no interpretation or construction of the laws that deprives them of tho benefits thus provided. The amount paid for pensions is large, but not beyond the ability of th government to fay. nor does It outreach the obligation or gratitude or tho American pwple to those whom it is paid. I cannot believe that the good, loyal people of this country are so anxious for a reduction In the pension list and the amount paid out for pensions that they would Insist upon its Leli.g done in a manner that would be unjust or unfair to Its defenders. "The question of tho veteran in the public ervlce is on that directly appeals to the membfrrhlp of our order. How best to secure preferences in the appointment, promotion and retention In the public service favorable to those who did service during tho war for the Union and were honorably di:harged Is a matter of deep concern to our comradfh!p. there being no national laws favorable at present to such preferment. Much thought and study has been given thhi important question: suitable mflsurca have been prepared and presented to Congress, but without success. VETERANS IN PUBEIC OFFICE. "Through the efforts of Comrade May, department commander of New York, and Comrade Walter Thorn, president of the Brooklyn. Yi'ar Veterans end SoaiV Asso

ciation. President McKinley. on July 12. 1S1 issued an executive order to the Cabinet officers which protects the veterans holding places in the civil service positions exempted from classifications by his order of May 29. 1WO. There is no law by which veterans are preferred for appointments, except such ai were discharged from service, or disability, sickness or wounds incurred in the line of duty. I. therefore, oeem it proper to recommend that 'Senate bill No. 32Cti.' or similar measure, be presented to the Fifty-sixth Congress and through the proper channel its passage secured, if possible, and to this end I would recommend that a committee of five comrades be appointed by the incoming commander-in-chief." On the subject of the Spanish-American war Cclonel Johnson says, in part: "The Spanish-American war, though short In its duration, has wrought some almost marvelous changes and accomplished some farreaching magnificent results in which the survivors of the Grand Army of the Republic have especial reason for rejoicing and satisfaction and, 1 might say, congratulation. The cementing of the ties of national fraternity, tne open recognition of the fact that we are one nation, with one flag, and are a strong united people is especially gratifying. It has demonstrated to the world that the American soldier and sailor stands to-day, as ever, for Intelligence, pluck, bravery, valor, patriotism and endurance pre-eminent, that our resources are varied and Immense and can be quickly utilized. 'The success attending the earnest efforts of our comradeship in the Introduction of systematic, patriotic teaching 'in our public schools is a matter of much gratification. It cannot be questioned but that the proper education along patriotic lines, instilling into the minds of the youth of our land a higher and purer spirit of loyalty, love of country and Hag Is one of the safeguards of our Nation and of the highest importance to the future welfare of our country as well as the perpetnity of the cherished institutions of our land. It ennobles and prepares for the higher duties and obligations and the proper exercise of the rights and privileges of American citizenship. "Having learned that there were a number of members of the Grand Army of the Republic, as well as those eligible to membership, located In Porto Rico. Cuba and the Philippine Islands, anU with a belief that the instituting of Grand Army of the Republic posts in those inlands would materially aid In the dissemination of patriotic sentiments and instilling into the minds of their citizens American ideas of love of country and flag. I began a correspondence some three months ago with members of our order residing at different points on these Islands, and while nothing definite has as yet been accomplished, still there Is some encouragement, and I would recommend that the incoming commander-in-chief con-, tinue the effort, believing there will be ultimate success and much good accomplished as a result." G. A. R. MEMBERSHIP. Reading of reports followed Mr. Johnson's address. The report of Thomas J. Steward, adjutant general, showed that the total membership of the Grand Army of the Republic In good standing June 30, 1SSS, was 7,213 posts, with a membership of 303,003; on Dec. 31, 1808, 7,178 posts, with a membership of 298,747, and on June 30, 1SU9, 6,JK)5 posts, with a membership of 2&7.9S1. Expended In relief during the year. $lG0,S53.6i. The report continues: "The year 1S0O was the high-water mark In membership (409,480.)Every year since then has shown a decrease, and it is not likely that any year in tho future will show a gain over losses, although enough comrades and shipmates cf the army and navy of the civil war period yet remain to make such a thing possible. Each year shows an Increasing death rate among the membership. Surely the Grand Army of the Republic is marching into the shadows. How important, therefore, that with each recurring year we apply to the administration of the affairs of the order the most practical and buslnej-s-llke principles and methods. One year ago I reported a decrease of $346.33 In per capita tax receivedd as compared with the previous year, and said then the decrease would be greater In amount each year. This year there is a decrease of $431.41 from last year; In two years $777.74. Tho decrease in the sale of supplies from the year ending June 30. 1S98. is $2,242.22." The adjutant general Includes In his report a comparative table of receipts and expenditures from l50 to isy9. Inclusive, showing a gradual decrease In both these Hems. The table gives the number of representatives in the encampment from the States and Territories at 344, New York leading with thlrty-lx delegates. There will be 682 p33t commanders entitled to a seat In the assemblage and 111 national officers and past commanders-in-chief. The adjutant general reviews his recommendation that a committee of five -revise the blank forms of the organization. The report of Judge Advocate General Ell Torrance, of Minneapolis, deals with a number of casta that were submitled to him for decision, the most Important one being the deadlock following the death of Commander-in-chief James A. Sexton. With regard to this case the Judge advocate says: "For the first time in the history of our order the commander-in-chief died while in office, and by reason thereof perplexing questions of important import were presented to me for solution, and their careful consideration led me to the only conclusion I could conscientiously reach, without resorting to what is known as Judicial legislation. If It Is deemed advisable that the vice commanders should succeed In order of seniority to the office of commander-in-chief the rules and regulations can easily be amended and apt words used declaring that they shall so succeed In the event of his death, resignation or removal. FINANCES OF THE SOCIETY. The report of Quartermaster General Fred W. Spink, of Chicago, shows the following financial condition of the organization: Received from Charles Burrows, Q. M. G., Oct. 7, 189S: General fund J1.7W.23 Southern memorial fund 1.4CT..S5 Grant monument fund 5.7 n. 63 Sherman memorial fund ZN.G5 S3.2G0.48 Received from James A. Sexton, commander-in-chief: Women's Relief Corps $2,000.00 Interest on Sherman memorial fund to April 11, 1M3 21.09 Interest on Grant memorial' fund to April 11. 1S93 86 C7 Interest on Sherman memorial fund to April 11, 1SW 3.40 Interest on contribution W. R. C. to April 11, l&tf 30.00 Interest on U. S. bonds to July 1. 1S99 6400 From sale of supplies 5.149.93 Frcm per capita tax T.CoT.OO From contributions for Memorial day, ISO) l,7r.9.2l S17.04S.23 Total $2C,00S.GS Expenditures. For Memorial day, 1S0D $1,.(;.63 For supplies 4.0&S.S For traveling expenses 1.59S.C8 For salaries 3,301.33 For postage, stationery and incidentals 4,534.31 $14,CTr,.23 Total balance on hand $11,672.13 Assets. (Credited to funds Indicated.) Cash general fund $1,607.62 Cash Grant monument fund i.vlt.IK Cash Sherman memorial fund 23U.05 Cash Southern memorial fund 1.940.42 Cash contribution fund W. It. C 2,030.00 Total cash 11.672.43 Value of supplies cn hand (cost) 1.VJ9.H4 Gun metal in hands of J. 1C Davison. 2VJ.20 lithograph stones 20.00 Electrotypes 9.0" $13,040.33 Investments. U. S. bonds, 4 per cent.,' due 1907, par value $16,000.00 The report of Alonzo Williams, of Rhode Island, inspector general, gives losses by deaths at 7.994. which, added to losses through other causes, made a total loss of 45,S5r. The number of members In good standing June 3, 1SI?. was 2S.9:S. Th. surgeon general. Albert 8. Pierce, reported that during the past eighteen months 11.03 deaths had occurred in tlu Grand Army. There are. the report states. 1.072 deserving sick and maimed wldiers not receiving pensions. In government nnd Stato homes for soldiers und sailors tluro are C.4H1 Inmates, and fifty-four o'.d sailors ai d old soldiers are In almshouses. In his report, Daniel L lAicas, chaplain-in-chief, states that there are C,t2 soldiers graves unmarked. He recommend- that, as tho government furnishes headstones, the neglected graves should receive :ttntlcn. A committee on resolutions was then appointed, cons'stlng of one member from each of the forty-live departments. Senior Vice Commander Johnson, as commander-in-chief, was elected to serve the unexpired term of the late Colonel Sexton. Commander Johnson will continue In ofllce until the end of this encampment. Daniel Uow, of Wilmington. Del., Junior vice commander, was elevated to the otflce of senior vice commander, succeeding Colonel Johnson. The report on pensions was made the special order for 2:30 o'clock. During the noon recess ihe Pennsylvania delegation met in caucus and voted unanimously to support Sheppnrd for the office of commander-in-chief. They also decided to present no candidates for otfice to the convention. This action was taken for the uurcc?a of breaking ud the oractlce of con.

ceding to the State In which the encampment is held the office of senior vice commander-in-chief. Immediately after his election Commander-in-chief Johnson wa3 the recipient of a diamond badge, the gift of his chief of staff, Colonel W. L. Smith, and aids. At the afternoon session Chicago was selected as the next meeting place by acclamation. The remainder of the day was spent in discussing the report of the pensions committee.

W. It. C. AD L. OF G. A. R Annual Conventions of the 'Women Auxiliary Organisations. PHILADELPHIA, Sept. C The seventeenth annual convention of the Woman's Relief Corps began this morning. President Flo Jamieson Miller, of Montlcello, 111., In the chair. Nearly 300 delegates, representing every State In the Union, were present. Following the presentation of credentials and the appointment of temporary committees Mrs. Miller read her annual address. It was largely a detailed review of the work accomplished by the various departments during the past year, as indicated in the reports. Mrs. Miller also made a number o'f recommendations. Among the more important were the following: That departments be given the privilege of disposing of all money In their emergency fund as they may deem for the best Interest of their respective departments; that a committee of three shall be appointed to urge the adoption of a bill making the wives, mothers, widows and daughters of soldiers living in tho various soldiers widows' homes eligible to the same assistance as the soldiers In state home;?. The remainder of the session was devoted to the reading and discussion of reports. The report of Mrs. Mattie Jamieson Tippite, of Illinois;, national secretary, for the year ending June 30, 1S99, shows a membership In good standing of 113,734, with thirty-five departments and sixty detached corps. At the present time there are thirty-five departments and sixty-two detached corps, with a membership in good standing of 115,42'5. The report shows that $-9,29.71 was contributed from tho various departments to the emergency fund for the soldiers of the Spanish war. Massachusetts and Ohio headed the list with $10,S02.93 and $10,713.08. respectively. The report of Mrs. lsabelle T. Uagicy, national treasurer, shows total recipts of $42,040.71 to the general fund during the. year and a balance of $11,147.53. The receipts for the home fund amounted to $11,333.77, with a balance on hand of $2,339. The National Council of Women's fund shows a balance of $017.97. Balances in a number of other funds brings the total cash balance in all funds up to $1S.910.9C The report of Mr?. C. J. Cummings. national instituting and installing officer, shows that there have been seventy-one new corps instituted during the year, with an aggregate membership of 1.51G. Of these three are detached corps, one each in the States of Arkansas, Georgia and Virginia. Mrs. Mary E. Hartwell, national patriotic instructor, reported great success throughout the country in the teaching of patriotism In the schools. In California, she reported, the stars and stripes float over every public schoolhouse, and that all educational Institutions In Nevada and California, Including universities, had been urged to promote patriotism. Acting on the suggestion of Mattle D. Eudlong, patriotic Instructor for Idaho, the report states, the ministers of one presbytery have decided to devote at least one Sabbath in the year to national affairs. The flag is hoisted over 17,597 schools throughout the country during sessions and 18,154 public school teachers are engaged in Instilling patriotic Ideas In the minds of the pupils. In 34.5S8 schools the flag is displayed and 2.322 schools possess a Declaration of Independence chart. The report of the chairman of the board of directors of the National Woman's Relief Corps Home states that the home has been supporting from fifty to seventy inmates, and that $4,527.50 has been expended in assisting army nurses, not resident, at the home. The Ladles of the O. A. R. also held sessions to-day. About 300 - delegates were present at the former, which was presided over by Mrs. Agnes Winslow. of Chicago. The other, which has branches only in Providence. R. I., New Bedford and Salem, Mass., Baltimore and Philadelphia, was presided over by Captain Commander Anna R. Sears, of Baltimore. About fifty delegates were present. The report of President Winslow was read at the afternoon pessrion. She announced that a home for veterans and their wives would be established in California. The total present membership is 23, 136. Representatives from twenty-sevn States answered roll call. Three thousand, soien hundred and ninety-four dollars was cxE ended during the year, and there Is a alance on hand of $594.72. A new department was added at Oregon and flxty-three rew circles were formed. A gold badge and a diamond ring were presented to President Winslow. The election of officers will take place to-morrow. Mrs. Harriet J. Badcre. of Connecticut, was elected president; Mrs. Lizzie Baer. of Wisconsin, senior vice president: Mrs. Mary Evans, of Washington and Alaska, junior vice president: Mrs. Isabella T. Bagley, of Ohio, treasurer, and Mrs. Brown, of Rhode Island, national chaplain. . r MR. EVAS SPEAKS. Says He la Administering Pension La vim on Coitfrreft Made Them. PHILADELPHIA. Sept. 6. H. Clay Evans, commissioner of pensions. In speaking of the pension question to-day said in Iiart: "This great question is one about which much has been written and said in the past, so I presume the future will be productive of much discussion. I am a believer in the generous giving of pensions to the defenders of this nation, and it's my duty as an oflicer, to administer the laws as laid down by Congress. In the year 1878 the amount paid in round numbers was $26,800,000; newlaws were enacted and In the year 1SS1 the law known as the 'Arrearages act was put into practice, so that in 1SS9 there were paid for pensions $SS.700.000, and in 1S90, June 27, the 'new law, as it's known', was passed, and during the next three years '91, '92 and '93 there were over 500,000 new names added to the roll, and In 1S93 the amount paid for pensions was almost $137,000,000. In 1SS9 the average pension was $131.1S yearly, while in 1S99 the average, under the same law, is $163.70, or about 25 per cent, higher. This is accounted for by reason of increased disabilities, provision for which increased payment was made in the act of 1S90. "It becomes my duty to administer the laws as Congress makes them. I admit there are inequalities in pensioning, and I have pointed out some of these in my annual reports: and 1 will take great pleasure in commending to Congress legislation that will correct such. 1 am anxious that the soldiers should be treated to the full generosity of this great Nation. The laws are also indefinite in some cases, especially as to widows pensions under the act of June 27. ISM, and I trust this can be corrected by an amendment to the law at the coming session of Congress." Army Xcraes Association. PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 6.-The National Army Nurses' Association was called to order hero shortly before noon to-day. There was an unusually large number t delegates present. The feature of the session was the apicarance of Miss Clara Barton, of the Red Cross Society, who made an address to the members of the association. The annua.! reports wtrc read. RIOT AT CLEVELAND. Clnfch Between Strike Sympathizers nnd Railway Employes. CLEVELAND, O., Sept. 6. A street-xaii-road strike riot occurred at 9 o'clock this evening in South Brooklyn, one of the suburbs of this city. A meeting of strike sympathizers was held earlier in the evening in a vacant lot near where the trouble occurred and was addressed by the strike leaders. When tho meeting broke up the crowd collected on Pearl street and the next car that came along was thrown off the track by an Iron catch-basin cover placed on one of the rails. Stones and clubs were thrown at the car and the crew hit. Another car soon appeared and it was also derailed and bombarded. Word of the trouble was received at the Holder. -avenue car barns near by and a force of street railroad men was armed and sent to the rescue. When the reinforcements arrived they began to shoot their revolvers into the air and the crowd broke and ran. vTt is reported that three of the rioters were wounded and taken home in wagons. Joit Try for Your Complexion Champlin's Liquid Pearl. 50c, pink or white. 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SOW QUALIFIED TO LAY THE CHICAGO rosTorncc cornerstone." Elected n Member of the Bricklayers' and Stonemnitons Orgaulintlonniow nt onunloiiIm. CHICAGO. Sept. 6. President McKinley Is now a trades union man. He was to-day elected a member of the Bricklayers' and Stonemasons International Union, No. 21, of Chicago. President Gubblns, of the union, said to-day that, since the chief executive was to lay the cornerstone of the new postofflce, it was necessary that the President Join the union before he is allowed to handle a trowel in Cook county. It was first intended to make out the President's card Sept. 1, but as this would have necessitated his presence In the parade on Labor day or the payment of $2 fine for being absent, it was decided to delay the matter. A card of honorary membership was made out for the President to-day, but It will not be forwarded to him until the matter has been further discussed. "We will have to take the card away from him," said Secretary Stamm to-day, "If Mr. McKinley sets a stone prepared by nonunion labor, which tho stone Intended for the corner of the new pustofflce is. He will be deprived of all tho benefits of the union, and we, as a national organization, will strike on any building in any part of the United States at which he lays a cornerstone or does any construction work." Stationary . Engineers. . ST. LOUIS. Sept. C The National Association of Stationary Engineers, al the second day's session of their eignteenth annual convention, heard the reports of committees, which were'read and adopted. That of the credentials committee showed 227 accredited delegates present. The report of the committee on education showed that in the educational contest Sioux City. la., stood first, with a mark of l9 per cent. Crescent City lodge of New Orleans was next, followed by Lowell, Mass.. and Canton. O.. In the order named. Reports from committees on transportation and auditing were rext disposed of. LABQRI WROTH. (Concluded from First rngc.) project. Lauth proceeded to accuse Picquart of the most profound contempt for the officers of his department and their home life. The day of the Czar's entry Into Paris, Commandant Lauth asserted. Ticquart Introduced to the witness as Madame Henry a woman unfit to be in their society and whom they had since discovered to be the wife of a magistrate. Lieutenant Colonel Plcquart sprang to his feet and vigorously protested against the monstrous allecatlons. General Zurlinden followed. He explained that he deposed both In the capacity of military governor of Paris and minister of war. He had played a most prominent part in the Du Paty de Clam, Plcquart and Esterhazy cases. The proceedings In the case of Du Patv de Clam had caused him great a.ixiety. The witness wished for more light with regard to the ground on which revision of the trial of Captain Dreyfus wa3 demanded and the charges emanating from other officers of the general stntt against Lieutenant Colonel Plcquart. He thought it absolutely necessary that the charge of forgery against Plcquart should be cleared up by tho court. Lieutenant Colonel Plcquart was taken into custody of the civil authorities, but the minister of Justice strove to have him arraigned before a court-martial, not for making an erasure In a document, which was insignificant, but for the forgery. M. Trarieux broke In on the deposition of General Zurlinden to reproach the witness with being responsible for ten months groundless imprisonment of Plcquart and an unwarranted prosecution resulting in the dismissal of the charges. After further explanations by General Zurlinden, M. Laborl asked permission to speak. Colonel Jouauet Is it with regard to the evidence of M. Trarieux?; - M. Laborl It is with regard to the evidence of the erasure on the petit bleu. Colonel Jouaust. sharply In that case, no. We are trying Dreyfus, not the Plcquart case. M. Laborl Allow me. Mr. President, It is the question of a document alleged to be a device of Picquart's against Esterhazy. but which the defense maintains constitutes proof of Esterhazy's treachery. ZURLINDEN CORNERED. M. Labor! requested that the letter from the minister of Justice to General Zurlinden alluding to the disposition of the latter be read. General Zurlinden had requested that the minister of Justice make a preliminary inquiry into the origin of the petit bleu, to wheh the minster replied that Lieutenant Colonel Plcquart was in the foreign service at the time the erasure of the document was made, and that the proposed inquiry was beyond the scope of the common law, unless a civilian participated In the suspicious proceedings. M. "Laborl pointed out that, contrary to General Zurllnden's Intimation, the erasure seemed even then to have had considerable importance In, his mind. General Zurlinden replied: "It was myself who discovered the erasure. I first thought It attributable to an attempt to remove a, blot, and therefore it did not possess in my mind the importance which others attached to it." M. Labor! Was the erasure subsequent to the first photograph? General Zurlinden. amid intense excitement, admitted that the Tavernier inquiry showed the petit bleu had not been scratched when it reached the statistical section of the intelligence department, and that consequently the erasure was not the work of Lieutenant Colonel Plcquart. M. Labor! asked Paleologue's permission to read a document belonging to the secret dossier, conclusively proving, as he claimed, the genuineness of the petit bleu. M. Paleologue I do not know the document referred to. M. Labori The document relates to the conversation between M. Delcasse (former rrlme minister) and Count Von MunsterLednhurg (German ambassador to Paris) in which the ambassador was represented to have said that Colonel Schwartzkoppen had admitted that he had sent Major Esterhazy a number of telegraph forms. M. Paleolosrue I on'y confirm M. Labori's statement. There Is a diplomatic dossier, a document reciting a conversation between M. Delcasse and Count Von Munster-Leden-bi:rg, who stated that Colonel Schwartzkoppen sent Major Esterhazy a number of petit Meus (telograrm.) As regards the petit bleu In this case Colonel Schwartzkoppen could not say he had written it himself, because he h -id not seen It. but the ambassador said he believed that it had been sent by him (Colonel Schwartzkoppfn.) FAIRY TALES. Replying to M. Laborl, M. Trarieux dwelt at length on the charges, which he described as fairy tales against Plcquart, who had been alleged to be an agent In the pay of the Dreyfus family, and whose object, as asserted, was to put Esterhazy, an Innocent man, in the place of Dreyfus, the culprit. M. Trarieux read a letter which he wrote to General Billot on June 1, protesting against these falsehoods. To this letter General Billot had replied That he had not instituted the Inquiry. The Judgts intrusted with the investigation of the Esterhazy case, notwithstanding their conscleutlousr.css. were. M. Trarieux asserted, absolutely deceived by stories then current. The Judges accepted as gospel all the lies of Esterhazy, who. though acquitted, was not tried. Colonel Jouaust protested against the vehement language of the witness, who, he said, could n?t maintain statements affecting judf.". -You are ro longer giving evidence," added the president of the courtmartial; "you are delivering a speech for the defense. You have assumed the role of counsel for the defense." M. Labori We have no complaint, Mr. President. M. Trarieux I regret that this remark should be made to me in such terms when T was merely replying to questions. General Billot at this Juncture arose and strode rapidly to the platform. Speaking with suppressed excitement, he said he regretted he had not heard the first part of M. Trarleux's evidence yesterday, but he was aware that like to-day's deposition. It was merely a speech In favor of Dreyfus and Plcquart and an accusation against former ministers of war. M. Trarieux. General Rillot aild. mentioned things which ought to have been left unspoken as a witness. He desired to associate himself with the protest Just made by the president of the court. As a former minister he was responsible for his acts and he came forward to claim his share of responsibility. General P.illot admitted that lieutenant Colonel Plcquart was an officer of great merit. In whom he had had the greatest confidence a confidence which.

he regretted, he no longer retained. The witness always obeyed the behests of -conscience and considered with the greatest care questions affecting the grave Dreyfus case. He had defended with ail his force the chose Jugee which had been intrusted to him. He protested against the course pursued by M. Trarieux. Replying to M. Labori. General Billot accepted entire responsibility for the receipt given to Major Esterhazy for the document "llbereateur" by the chief of the Cabinet, end expressed the opinion that even proof of Esterhazy's guilt would not acquit Dreyfus, as often several culprits were mixed up in espionage. M. Labori That goes without saying. But. excuse me, Mr. President, it has never been said that Dreyfus had an accomplice in Esterhazy. We must know If the prosecution or accusation Is approaching that theory. DREYFUS PROTESTS. At this point the prisoner startled the court by shouting in ringing tones: "I protest against such an odious accusation." Colonel Jouaust I must ask you, M. Laborl, to observe more moderation. M. Labori I never uttered an immoderate word. Colonel Jouaust Your tone Is improper. M.. Laborl I am not altogether master of my tone. Colonel Jouaust Unless you can control your tone I forbid you to speak. M. Labori I must submit to your ruling, but I note the fact that I am forbidden to speak every time I enter on ground where my position is irresistible. This retort by counsel for the defense aroused excitement in the court-room. Cheers broke out, drowning the murmurs of the generals and their supporters. Colonel Jouaust, after quiet had been restored, remarked that if the demonstrations were renewed the court-room would be cleared. The president of the court-martial then asked M. Laborl if he had any questions to put. M. Laborl I speak respectfully; but since It is impossible for me to approach those questions which are the very core of the trial, I reserve to adopt such line of action which my responsibility and the rights of the defense compel me to take. Colonel Jouaust (sharply) Sit down. M. Labori I resume my seat, but not by order. Colonel Jouaust Call the witness, Gallopln. Major Gallopin, of the artillery, deposed that Dreyfus never asked him for Information. He once met Dreyfus carrying a package and asked him what It contained. Dreyfus replied that the package contained secret papers relating to mobilization, "which." he added. "I am taking to the Geographical Department to be destroyed as soon as printed." Colonel Jouaust (to the prisoner) Did you take those papers home? The Prisoner I do not think so. Colonel Jouaust Where did you meet Dreyfus? Major Gallopin On the Boulevard St. Germain. He was going to the Avenue de 1 Alma, where he was staying. Captain Dreyfus There must be some confusion. It was perhaps transfer papers. Colonel Jouaust Did you say you were taking the papers home? t Captain Dreyfus I do not remember. MaJ. Hirsch-Auer, of the engineers, deposed that in 1854 he heard Dreyfus express the desire, which was very legitimate, to attend the maneuvers. The witness minutely detailed circumstances which made him positive tb.at Dreyfus proposed to attend the maneuvers, but, curiously, the major had entirely forgotten the dates. Captain Dreyfus corrected MaJ. HirschAuer, on several points and added: "It is possIMle I expressed regret that I could not attend the maneuvers, but what Is certain i9 that we all knew we should not be present." Major Hirsch-Auer suggested that Lieut. Col. Plcquart might confirm his (witness's) statement that Plcquart declared that Dreyfus never asked to be allowed to attend the maneuvers. DU PATY DE CLAM'S DEPOSITION. . After the Introduction of a letter purporting to fix the date of the bordereau as Aug. 6, 1S34. the evidence of Lieutenant Colonel Du Taty de Clam, which was taken by Magistrate Tavernier, was read. In his deposition Du Paty de Clam began by replying to attacks against him as a soldier and a citizen. He complained that slanderous statements unsupported by proof had been made regarding him. The witness laid stress on the fact that the charges against him had been dismissed and expressed the opinion that the sole object of the slanders was to impugn the Judges who condemned Dreyfus in 1S94. He denied that he ever had relations with the late Lieutenant Colonel Henry or that he was concerned with the publication of articles in the Eclair or with furnishing Esterhazy with the "document llberateur." The witness admitted that he had had relations with Major Esterhazy and repeated the explanations with reference thereto which he gave before the Court of Cassation. With regard to the Dreyfus case the witness declared he was not connected with the discovery of the bordereau. It was only on pressure, the deposition continued, that the witness accepted the task of investigating the charges in this case. After detailing the course of this Investigation Du Paty de Clam said the order for the arrest of Captain Dreyfus had been distinctly issued quite independent of the dictation test. The witness then described the famous dictation scene, in the course of which he said Dreyfus displayed an emotion regarding the cause of which there might be differences of opinion, but the fact, witness asserted, was undeniable that M. Cochefort, the chief detective of the department, who was present, regarded the prisoner's agitation as an indication of his guilt. Dreyfus manifested his excitement by nervous movements of the jaw and complained that his fingers were cold. SAYS HE IS NOT A TORTURER. Du Paty de Clam defended himself against the charge of being a torturer of Dreyfus and his family. He said he had been Intrusted with the transmission of the prisoner's letters to his wife and that he had always treated Madame Dreyfus with the greatest consideration. With regard to the date of the bordereau Du Paty de Clam expressed the opinion that it must have been written between the 13th and the 30th of August, 1894. The witness denied all statements attributed to him with regard to the incorrect versions of the Panizzardi telegram. Du Paty de Clam referred to the preparation by himself and Colonel Sandherr of a secret commentary Intended to show who was the traitor among the officers at the headquarters of the general staff. "Who must be a captain. D ." None of the documents accompanying the commentary mentioned the Panizzardi telegram nor the manufacture of a shell. The witness further asserted that in the communication of secret documents to the court-martial of 1S04 he acted solely as a transmitting agent. Regarding the interviews with Dreyfus Du Paty de Clam declared that he never said to Dreyfus "the minister knows you are Innocent." The minister of war never spoke of delivering documents in order to obtain others. What Dreyfus said was: "No. no. major, I did not wish to plead extenuating circumstances. My counsel has promised me that in three, five or six years my innocence will be admitted." Later Dreyfus said: "Major, I know your belief. I have not opposed it. I know you are an honest man, but I assure you you have made a mistake. Seek what you call my accomplices and what I call the culprits, and you will find them." The pr!smers last word to him was "seek." The deposition of Du Paty de Clam made no reference to cases connected with that of Dreyfus. The deponent swore that everything contained in his statement was true. The deposition concluded with copies of letters from Madame Dreyfus, showing that his relations with her had always been of the most courteous character. The courtmartial adjourned for the day at 11:5) o'clock.

Major Carrlere Warned. PARIS, Sept. C It Is asserted that the minister of war. General the Marquis De Gallifet, has telegraphed to Major Carrlere, who is representing the government before the court-martial at Rennes, relative to his attitude as government commissioner and the terms of the Judgment of the Court of Cassation. General De Gallifet insits that Major Carrlere must remain strictly within the limits that have been defined for him. The Mononcahela In Port. ANNAPOLIS. Md.. Sept. 6.-The United States training ship Monogahela. upon which 120 naval cadets, comprising the second and third classes and a few of the fourth-class men, left on May 1 for a practice cruise, and about which there was much anxiety among their friends, arrived at Annapolis to-day under convoy of a government tug. All aboard were well. The delay was caused by the Monogahela striking a calm when within one hundred miles of the Chesapeake capes. Gift of $250,000 from Rockefeller. PROVIDENCE. R. I.. Sept. 6-John D. Rockefeller has contributed $2."0, to the J2.00.C00 endowment fund now being raised for Brown University. THE GRIP Cl'RB THAT DOES CVRE. Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablet remove the cause that produces La Grlr-pe. E. W. Grove's signature U on a&cb box. 2c

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EVIDENCE THAT THE DIKE OF OR LEANS PLOTTED AGAINST FRANCE. Fomented Labor Agitation with a View or rrerlpltatlntr an Outbreak General Foreign Sew. LONDON, Sept. 6. The Paris correspondent of the Daily Chronicle, referring to the report which the public prosecutor will submit to the Senate sitting as a high court to try persons charged with conspiring to bring about a change in the form of government, says: "The report will Include written evidence ofthe collusion .between the Anti-Semites and Royalists. A letter from the Duke of Orleans to Andre Buffet has been seized, proving that the pretender has been subsidizing and fomenting the labor agitation with a view to provoking the government to call out the iroops and thus produce a revolutionary outbreak." Dcwf y Ha Indlseatlon. . GIBRALTAR, Sept. 6.-Admlral Dewey spent most of the day at the Hotel Bristol, where he is living ashofe, receiving a constant stream of visitors. He has declined all dinner and public Invitations, as he is suffering from Indigestion. This afternoon he drove to the governor's summer residence, where he took tea. He will probably sail for the United States on Sunday next. Hero of the Apia Storm Ilettres. LONDON, Sept. 6. Rear Admtral Kane, well known in America as the captain of the Calliope, which, in 1SS9. beamed out of Apia in the teeth of the terrible hurricane which destroyed the American squadron, has voluntarily retired from the navy. Cable Notes. The Legislative Council of Victoria has rejected the woman's suffrage bill. The British steamer Moravian, Captain Simpson, sailed from Melbourne yesterday for Cape Town, with 150,000 gold. Over twelve thousand manufacturers of Barcelona refuse to pay the new taxes and many land owners have decided to follow their example. George R, Askwith, Junior counsel for Great Britain in the Venezuela boundary arbitration proceedings, concluded his argument yesterday. NEW TRUNK LINE. Traffic Agreement Between Several Pittsburg and Other Roads. PITTSBURG, Sept. 6. The Post to-morrow will say: "There is a plan arranged to form a gigantic railway system which will create a trunk line consolidation greater than any now in existence In this country, and It will embrace the Baltimore & Ohio, the Pittsburg & Western, the Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburg, the Philadelphia & Reading, the West Virginia & Pittsburg and several smaller roads in as many States. This gigantic enterprise will, if carried out, mean a series of tirst-class roads reaching from Philadelphia, ' Baltimore, Washington and New York to Reading, Rochester and Buffalo and from Baltimore to Cincinnati and St. Louis, with the main line passing through Pittsburg to Chicago and having excellent terminals here and at all lake ports. It would mean also the shortest and most direct route from Cleveland and Chicago to Richmond, Va., and Charleston, S. C, and the South Atlantic coast seaports. A gigantic traffic agreement, amounting almost to a consolidation, has been perfected, and all the lines above named are prepared to work in each other's interest. The Philadelphia & Reading may be the last to come in, but as James J. Hill is behind the work of perfecting the deal, It will be finally consummated." OBITUARY. Charles Y. Wheeler, Formerly n Resident of Greencaatle, Ind. NEW YORK, Sept. 6,-Charles Y. Wheeler, president of the Firth Sterling Steel Company, of Pittsburg; died at his apartments in this city last night, aged fifty-six yeara He was a native of Greencastle, Ind. Mr. Wheeler was editor of the Burlington Hawkeye from 1S63 to 1873. Other Death. MORRILLTON. Ark.. Sept. 6 -Hon. W. S Hanna, a prominent politician or tne State, is dead, aged sixty. He was a member of the constitutional convention In 1874. was elected three times to the lower house of the Legislature, twice to the State Senate and was president of that body in 1889. He was a prominent Mason and a cousin of Senator Mark Hanna. NASHVILLE, Tenn., Sept. 6. Dr. Wm. Baskerville. professor of modern language at Vanderbilt University, died to-day, aged forty-nine years. He had been in ill health for several months. Dr. Baskerville was a well-known writer and the author of an Kngllsh grammar and several works on Southern authors and Southern literature. LETTER FROM SHAFTER. The General Denies the Charge He Was Not Under Fire In Cuba. CHICAGO, Sept. 6. Major General W. R. Shafter, commanding the Department of the Pacific Coast, has written a letter to Rev. C. O. Brown, pastor of the Green-street Congregational Church, in which he defends himself against the charge that he v.as not under fire at Santiago, by stating hat had he been at the front he could have been of no more service to the army than a brigade commander. The letter was written by General Shafter to acknowledge the defense of his conduct made by the Rev. Mr. Brown In a recent speech at Toledo against an attack by General Sherwood. The Rev. Mr. Brown said in his speech that he did not believe General Shafter won Ms victory with a telephone or from a beckbeard. but that the campaign was without a parallel in swiftness of movement. In addition to thanking the Rev. Mr. Brown for his defense. General Shafter flatly denies the charge that he was not under lire. YELLOW FEVER EPIDEMIC Fifty Cases and Six Deaths at Key West Since First Outbreak. WASHINGTON, Sept. 6. A telegram from Surgeon Carter, of the Marine Hospital Service, to tho surgeon general states that to date there have been fifty cases of yellow fever and six deaths at Key West. A dispatch has been received from the commanding officer of the garrison at New Orleans saying the situation there is not serious, and unless the yellow fever becomes more of a menace than at present he does not believe It is advisable to move the troops. Acting upon this suggestion, the order for removal has been held In abeyance. Surgeon General Sternberg has received a cMspatch in which Major llavard. chief surgeon at Santiago, says that from Aug. 12 to Sept. 5 there have been only four cases of yellow fever there, three Americans and one Spaniard, with no deaths. SBSMSSSSSBBSBSSlSMBSBSBSBSWBSSSaBBBBBBBBSBBSSa Expectation. We rode Into the uooded way: Iielow us wide the fhadows lay; V rode, and met the kneeling day; We said. -It la too late. The sun has drorped Into the weft: The mountain holds him to her breastShe holds and huh-s htm to rest. For us ltis too late. To see the leaf take Are now. To see, and then to wonder how The jrlory pauses cn the bough. While panting grass-tops wait. When lo! the miracle came on. A road-fide turn a moment gone And far the sun low-ljln shone; The forest stood In state. Transflsured spread the silent spaca; Th glamour leaped about the placa. And touched us, swept from fact to ttey. Wa cried, "Not jet too lata!"

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These were Kinley in the Philippines, another relative, to a pension retirement bill and a third on the salarits of carriers. The first came from an Albany delegate.1 but many regarded It as an Introduction of politics in the association proceedings and It was voted down and ordered expunged from the records. The second resolution provided that carriers be retired on a pension after twenty-five years service. The discussion brought out that this was a feature of the bill now under consideration by the congressional committee, and further action was deferred to the Vifi convention. , The Moral Effect of the tse of Gold Bankers Monthly (Chicago.) The point which Mr. Roberts makes that the people should be given an opportunity to become familiar with gold coin is worthy of the consideration of all those who stand for the Integrity of the money standard. The artisan, the farmer, the laborer. In fact, all members of the Industrial classes, know and understand things mostly by example. If the factory hand is paid off la silver dollars, or their paper representatives, silver certificates, every Saturday night, and he can get as much for those dollars as for any other kind, it is diiUcult for him to understand particularly when he has never seen gold Why It Is not Just as eood if not better than gold. It la a thing with which he is acquainted, for which he works, and which, has always sufficed for his needs. It Is hard to make him understand that back of the silver dollar, the United States note, the treasury note, or the silver certificate, there stands In undaunted integrity the gold dollar. Let us all see gold, handle it. pass It from ne to another in small and large affairs. I'y so lolng we add to the dignity ut that metal which stands for the Integrity cf all our various kinds of money, anl w-s put to wider vsc almost one-half of our present money in circulation. Germans Dnylnsr American Apples. NEW YORK. Sept. 6. 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