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The returns of the comptroller of the currency show that individual deposits in banks have increased 14 per cent. during the past year. The largest percentage of gain has been in the west and socuth.

A Manila native has appeared wearing a Yankee plug hat, smoking a cigarette, and with an-air of new-born freedom. Civilization advances with mighty rapid strides when she gets the proper move on herself. e o

~ Eldress Dorothy Durgin, whose death is announced from Concord, N. H., was probably the most widely:known Shaker among the 18 societies in America. She came to the Shakers at * Canterbury when she was only eight yearsold. |

Gordon was killed and Khartoum captured by the native forces January 26, 1885. The British :were compelled to fall back to make a more deliberate advance. They have fought it out suecessfully, though it took 13 summers.

. The judge advocate general of the navy has decreed that $200,000 in prize morney be awarded :Admiral Dewey and his men for the victory at Manila on May 1 when Montijo’s fleet was destroyed. Admiral Dewey’s share. is $lO.OOO. . S

The pursuit of the golden fleece is as perilous as ever. While there is news of arrivals of men who have made their fortunes in the Klondike, there is sadder news of broken hopes and broken kealth, and now and then of despair, ending in suicide. - :

Palestine is to have a daily paper, which will-probably be established at Jerusalem by a Mr. Yehouda, a native of Russia, and a Turkish subject. We shall now hear how Ismail Effendi’s horse ran away in front of the Metho= dist kiosk and was stopped by Emir Smith on the Mount of Olives parkway. s

Rev. Wesley Blakely, of Keystone, W. Va., is 107 years old. He has preached 7,763 sermons, baptized 6,023 people and married 1,817 couples in 85 years. He says he has 1,081 living descendants, embracing five-generations. He served in the-war of 1812. His first vote was for James Monroe. In 1896 he walked five miles to vote for McKinley,

A Canadian exchange is responsible for the story that an Indian belonging to the Creek nation, and bearing the name of Jack Pot, is now living in comparative peace with his four wives, and seems to be happily consoled for the death of their 22 predecesors. Jack Pot is 108 years old. The sound teeth in his head are said to be'the third set with which nature has endowed him.

We are in the habit of thinking of Russia as a compact, powerful nation, able to crush any other'single nation on the face of the earth. On paper she has the -largest army, and it would seem that just by mere force of numbers she ought to prove irresistible! But when we consider that there are considerably more than 100 nationalities in Russia, and that more than 50 languages are spoken there, the idea of solidarity vanishes and we see the elements of -weakness in an overgrown monster. 1 !

It-is of interest to noteé the manufacturing statistics whieb show that 500.000 sewing machines are made in this courtry in a year, and that not less than 65 factories are in operation, giving employment to 10,000 persons, and having annual receipts of more than $15,000,000. It appears from these rather impressive figures that this ugeful invention has taken its place among the things indispesable to domestic comfort and no longer needs a brass band to call the attention of “the lady of the house” to its merits.. =

. Police Magistrate Crane, of New :York, disecharged without a hearing two saloon keepers accused of violating the excise law- because, as he expressed it, “there are within a mile of this courtroom a hundred saloon keepers who might have been arrested:for the same offense.” Magistrate Crane, however, is not the originator of this mode of reasoning, nor is he the only one’ who puts it into practice. The idea runs all through society. Detected rascality excuses itself on the plea that there is undetected rascglity a good deal worse. = T SRR SN S AR S T AT ° The idea that it bas never been given -to any American lady until now to play such a part in the British empire as has fallen to the lot of ¥rs. George Curzon is a mistake. The marquis of - Wellesley. was not only one. of the most celebrated of all the British rulers of India, but likewise served two separate terms as viceroy of Ireland. His consort- was an American lady. one of the three beautiful daughters of-Richard Caton. of Philadelphia, and.the granddaughter of Charles Carroll. of Carrollton, signer’'of the declaration of independence. Sl o S ——————————— e A warm welcome is extended- by everybody to the returning soldiers of the Sparish war. Though it happened that some of them were nol called on to fight any of the country’s battles, ‘they proved their courage and theirloyalty whén they left home and busimess and volunteered for whatever ‘service offered. They have not had to. _fight, but they bave endured a long and gwswmr and have proved their. _mettle hardly less than they would bave doe in actual war. That they

The Important Happenings of a Week Briefly Told. IN ALL PARTS OF THE UNION All the Latest News of Interest from Washington, From the East, the West and the South. THE LATEST FOREIGN DISPATCHES ' WAR NEWS. Gen. Miles contemplates the formation of four corps, composed of 100,000 volunteers, to be retained in the service and the regular army. Gen. Maximo Gomez, the insurgent commander in chief, tendered his resignation, because he objected to Amer-, ican eontrol in Cuba. .

The report of Gen. Shafter on the Santiago campaign has been left at the war department. It covers from beginning to end the operations of the army under his command in Cuba. ' ~ But one regiment, the Sixth United States volunteers, mnow remains at Chickamauga. : o At a cabinet meeting it was decided to forever hold the island of Luzen, in'addition to the city of Manila, and that definite instructions looKing to such a policy would be given the American peace commissioners. ; All but about $20,000,000 has been collected by the treasury from the sale of $200,000,000 war bonds. - L

Insurgent troops quartered in the suburbs of Manila marched out in obedience to Gen. Otis’ ultimatum.

In joint session the peace commissioners met at San Juan, Puerto Rico.

*Advices reached the navy department that all the Spanish war vessels in Puerto Rico had left that country.

Preparatory.to sending armies of occupation to Cuba and Puerto Rico regular troops are to be mobilized in the southern camps. .

‘IIn. Havana the American and Spanish military commissioners are carrying on their negotiations with the utmost cordiality. In Washington Gen. Miles was confined to his bed with a touch of malarial fever resulting from exposure in hisrecent campaigns. - The secretary of the mnavy stated that the battleships Towa and Oregon were under orders to proceed to Manila to reenforce sßear Admiral Dewey’s command, - h Capt. Evans has been relieved at his own request of the command of the battleship lowa, and Capt Silas Terry succeeds him. s

Orders were issued by Secretary Long disbanding the eastern squadron and assigning its commander, Commodore .C. Watson, to duty as commandant of the Mare island navy yard in California. :

The battleship which is to be built by the Union iron works in San Francisco will be named the Ohio. The Cramps will build the Maine and the Newport News company the MissSourt. - :

FROM WASHINGTON.

In the United States the visible supply of grain on the 12th was: Wheat. 8,406,000 bushels; corn, 17,360,000 bushels; oats, 4,277,000 bushels; rye, 599,000 bushels; barley, 438,000 bushels.

During the eight months ended August 31 last a decrease of $119,913,739 is shown in the imports of merchandise as compared with the same period last year, and an increase of $136,976,698 in the exports. ' President McKinley, it is said, is in favor of the czar’s plan for disarmament of the nations. :

Our government has declined to accept Turkey’s repudiation of the responsibility for American losses during the Armenian troubles. A

THE EAST.

The republicans have nominated Frank W. Roliins, of Concord, for governor of New Hampshire. A monument to the memory of Fred D_ougless was unveiled at Rochester, NX¥. e

‘While bathing Henry - Lester, proprietor of a cottage at Virginia Beach, Va., and T. 8. E. Dixon, of Chicago, and Arthur McLaughlin, of Newark, N.J., were drowned. -

At the age of 82 years F. W. Lincoln, who served seven terms as mayor of Boston, died at hishome in Dorchester, Mass. ;

The Connecticut.republicans in convention in New Haven mnominated George F. Lounsbury, of South Noxwalk, for governor. = . In a fit of jealousy Arthur Hoffman, a Pine Hill (N. Y.) blacksmith, murdered his wife and killed himself.

Senator Hoar, of Massachusetts, has declined to accept the post of ambassador to Great Britain just vacated by Col. Hay. WEST AND SOUTH. - A purse of $15,000 is offered by the National Athleticclub of San Francisco for a 20-round contest between Corbett and McCoy. : : : Nominations for congress: lowa, First distriet, D. J. M¢Connell (rep.); Fourth, T. T. Blaise (dem.); Ten'th, Edward Anderson (dem.). - Michigan, Eighth distriet, Ferdinand Brucker (dem.). Wisconsin, Third district, T. L. Cleary '(dem.). Illinois, Eigh'teenth district, B. F. Johnson (rep.). Missouri, Eleventh district, Charles F. Joy (rep.). : : James H. Kyle, South Dakota’s United States senator, was stricken with paralysis at the Forest City house in Cleveland, O. . The resignation of W. D. Bynum, chairman of the national democratic party, is announced. ' ; Gov. Ellerbee (dem.) was_reelected, in the South Carolina election by a majority of 3437 over Featherstone, prohibitionist. . : The doors of the bank at Jasper, Ala.. were closed with liabilities of $65,000. G e Named for congress: Wisconsin, First district, Clinton Babbitt (dem.; Fifth, C. E. Armin (dem.). Towa, Fifth district. L. J. Rowell' (dem.). Ohio, Seventh district, J. L. Zimmerman (dens). ¢ g . Fire swept away the business poré‘i%ofghé‘t‘efiouse,a’ ‘;‘m _ The Nevada republicans in session in Reno hominated William MeMillan for NoversOß, - . é

At a hotel in Omaha George F. Cheney, a well-known banker at Crete; Neb., walked into the elevator shaft and was killed by the fall. Conductor D. M. Riley, Engineer John Pittinger and ' Fireman Fred Proctor were killed in a wreck on the Rio Grande railroad mear Saparino, Col. ' At their convention in Denver Henry R. Wolcott, of Denver, was nominated for governor by the Colorado repubHeang. /. ¢ In Louisville, Ky., Nellie McGuffin killed Joseph F. Villier and his little child and then ended her own life. The cause for the deed was unknown. FOREIGN INTELLIG'ENCE. : In a hurricane that swept over Barbadoes, in 'the Windward group of the Lesser Antilles, 200 persons were killed and 40,000 rendered homeless. By- decree of the queen regent the Sparish cortes was closed. A cyclone destroyed thecity of King‘ston, the capital of St. Vincent, in the West Indies, and 300 lives were lost and 20,000 people were made homeless. . It is said that South America is on the brink of a widespread war as the outcome of the boundary dispute between Chili and Argentine, and Bolivia and Peru are liable to become involved. The government. of Turkey sent a circular t_c? the powers refusing to withdraw its troops from Crete. In Italy Mount Vesuvius is presenting the grandest spectacle since 1872, due to a violent outburst of activity. In Bruce Bridge, Ont., William James Hammond was hanged for the murder of his wife. : ) : The American and French missions were attacked and burned in riots at Ho Chou, China. s " " LATER NEWS, A telegram from Gen. Otis at Manila states tihat the insurgents have acceded to all demands imposed by him and that they have evacuated the entirereity. : The volume: of business throughout the lcountry is reported to be larger tham for years past. Gen. Toral, who surrendered the, Spanish army at Santiago to the Americans, arrived at Vigo, Spain, and was grected with a storm of hisses and abuse. i e

Severe earthquake shocks were felt at Sioux City, la., Bloomfield, Neb., and at Elk Point and Hurley, S. D.

The qucen regent of Spain has signed the decrees ceding territory to the United States, thus making complete the terms of the protocol. A The Spanish peace comimission has been appointed. Montero Rios, president of the senate, will preside. Philip D. Armour, Marshall Field and Norman B. Ream, of Chicago, are said to have obtained control of the Baltimore & Ohio raiiroad. .

During the month of July the total internal revenue receipts gmounted to $27,804,673, a net increase of $8,331,710

over Ju1y,1897. Secretary Day tendered to the president his resignation as secretary of state and Assistant Secretary Moore also resigned. ' Brig. Gen. Jospeh T. Haskell died suddenly at his home in Columbus, 0., aged 60 years. He commanded the Seventeenth infantry at the bagttle of El! Caney, Cuba, - and was twice wounded. oo

In the Second Wisconsin district James E. Jones was nominated for congréss by the democrats on the onehundred and fortieth ballot. ) 2

Later reports from the West Indies thow that in the hurricane at St. Vincent 300 persons were killed and 20,000 were injured and rendered homeless.

A steamer collided with the schooner Alice Jordan off Martha’s Vineyard, Mass., and nine of the Jordan’s crew were drowned. £ -~ A boiler burst at a sawmill near Evergreen, Ala., and Bud Archer, the engineer, his wife and child and his wife’s sister were instantly killed.

The North Atlanticsquadron is to be reduced from a force of about I€o vesselsto 32, ; it

As special train on the Chicago & Northwestern railway established a new record between Chicago and Omaha, making the run of 493 milesin nine hours and 29 minutes.

- The work of the military commission in San Juan is practically over, all arrangemerts for the evacuation by the Spamnish: troops and the receipt of government property having been determined upon. Gen: Lawton reports to the war department that all but eight of the Spanigh prisoners have been retirned to Spain. : President McKinley has fixed the arpny of- occupation for Cuba at 50, 000 men, that of Manila at ! 20,000, Puerto Rico 12,000 and Honolulu 3,000. hevalier Maximilian de Proskowetz, cqnsul-general of Austria-Hungary in Chicago, fell from a train in! Fort Wayne, Ind., while en route to New York, and was killed. |

‘ Miss Winnie Davis, daughter of the late Jefferson Davis, died at Narragansett Pier, R. 1., of malarial gastritis, aged 35 years. | ~ ‘Findlay Douglas, of Greenwich, Conn., won fhe amateur golf chamRionship “of 'America at Morristown, Ni-d.o S The United States commissioners to conclude the terms of peace with Spain sailed from New York on the steamer Campania for Paris. ' Gen. Joseph Wheeler was unanimously .renominated for congress in the Eighth congressional disfrict of Alabama. e : Revenge for fancied wrengsprompted: Fred Benfield, in a fit of drunken rage, to fatally shoot Mrs. Emma Jungenberg and her baby son, Emil, in Chicago, and then commit suicide. ~ Two earthquake shocks occurred at Deering, Me. ‘ ‘ The season of the Interstate Base‘ball league closed with the Dayton (0.) club as winner of the championship. ~ The supreme council of war in Spain ‘has suspended Admiral Montijo, whose squadron was destroyed by Admiral Dewey in Manila bay., and has sum‘moned him to come to Madrid at once. . TheSociety of the Army of Santiago was organized at Camp Wikoff, Long. Island, with Gen. Shafter as president. ; o o ~ William H. Madd'é'nf a barber at Joplin, Mo.,c was arested on a charge of yqavin'g four wives. - The percentages of the baseball éghs in the National league for the week ended on the 18th were: Boston, :656; Baltimore, .635; Cincinnati, .611; Cleveland, .579; ;?h*fiflgo’ -550; New York, ".535; Philadelphia, .504; Pitts+392; Washington, 323; St. Louis, .268,

WINNIE DAVIS DEAD.

Daughter of the Leader of the Confederacy Passes Away.

The Sad Event Occurs at l\firaganf sett Pier, R. .—She Was Born During Stormy Times at Ricn-~ i - mond, Va.

Narragansett Pier, R. 1., Sept. 19.— Miss Winnie Davis, daughter of Mrs, Jefferson Davis, died at noon Sunday at the Rockingham hotel, to which place she came as a guest in the early part of the Pier’s social season.® She had been ill for several weeks and a fortnight ago her ailment was diagnosed as malarial gastritis. At times her conditiori became very serious, so thpt consultations of physicians were debmed necessary, but frequent rallies gaye renewed hope that she ,would ultjmately recover. Daring the past week especially was her condition considered favorable and it was thought that her removal from the hotel ¥would b;/apossible in a few days, as the hotel had closed for the season, leaving the patient and attendants practically alone in the house.” Saturday %ight, however, a relapse in Miss Davis’ condition wasnoticed, and throughout the ight she lost strength perceptibly. In the morning the physicians said that the end was not far off, and at noon death came to end the suffering, which at times had been intense. Mrs. avis had watched unremittingly at

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UNEASINESS AT NAPLES.

esuvius Hourly Growing More Active—A Feeling of Apprehension Prevails. d

| Naples, Sept. 19.—A state of gloomy pprehension prevails among the poplation regarding the eruption of ‘Vesuvius, which is hourly becoming' ore active and menacing. Streamsof ava are spreading in every direction. ! he most threatening of these flows: through the Vedrino valley, which is almost filled. The observatory, which | originally stood at a height of'6{o meters, is now only 27 meters above the | sea level, owing to the sinking of the ' ground. . Seven new craters have formed around the central one, a'ndL this has not tended to diminish the ] fears formerly felt, which were based | upon the eruption of stones and scoriae similar to that which qecurred in 1872. : i

“One of an Organized Band.

London, Sept. 19.—The Daily Telegraph’s St. Petersburg correspondent says he has ascertained that Lucchenni, the assassin of the Austrian empress, belonged to a gang of anarchists who went from Europe to the United States two years ago and who had for their object the assassination of crowned heads. The correspondent says it is also known that chiefs of the band are still in New York. All Voted for Him. | Birmirngham, Ala., Sept. 19.—Gen. Joseph Wheeler was unanimously renominated for congress in the Eighth congressional district of Alabama Saturday. Though there was no opposition the vote was by primary and was large. Not a vote against him was cast in the entire distrtet. : First Since the War Began. New York, Sept. 19,—The Spanish steamer Gran Antila, which arrived Saturday bmorning' from Havana, is the first Spanish steamer to arrive at this port since.the declaration of war with Spain, April 2t-last. The Gran Antila left Havana last Saturday evening, September 10, with eight cabin passengers anda small cargo. : Selected a Site. . : Tacoma, Wash., Sept. 19.—The social democracy of America has selected a body of land in western Washington, and will establish its first colony within 30 days. ' | \ Well-Known Educator Dies, Washburn, Wis,, Sept. 19.—Prof. G. G. Williams, former president of the State Teachers’ ass’ociatfion and of late years teacher of science in the high school at West Superior, Wis., died Sunday at Ashland of typhoid fever. The body will be taken to West Superior for burial. - . Sickness Increasing. i - Washington, Sept. -19. — Sickness among the troops of Gen. Lawton's command at Santiago i 8 increasing. Nearly one-sixth of his fifiee is now on the siek list, although the number of deaths is not great. =~ s e e AePAB e R e e R R s b S

SPAIN’S COMMISSION NAMED.

Sagasta Finally Selects the Men Who ‘ Are to Negotiate Terms ; of Peace,

London, Sept. 19.—A special dispatch from Madrid says the Spanish peace commissioners have been appointed. They are Senor Montero Rios, president of the senate, who is presidént of the commission; General Cerero and Senors Abnarzuza, Villarrutia and Garnica. ' - . -

New York, Sept. 19.—A dispatch to the Tribune from Madrid (via Paris) says that it is"a bitter disappointment to Premier Sagasta that he has failed to get for ‘Spanish peace commissioners representative men of all parties, to give it a national character, over and above sectional politics. In spite of all his promises and persuasion, the premier has been unable to obtain the consent of any statesman outside of his own immediate followers; who are willing to act on the commission, where, to useian expression ‘of Senor Silvela, “Spain can employ nothing but empty words and parables to oppose any demands the American commissioners may see'fit to make.” The sitting of the cortes, and especially Count Almenas’ violent onslaughts upon the generals, which are” said to be indd{sed by numbers = of younger officers of the army, are regarded as foreshadowing' events of far graver importance that carmot be’ avoided after the signing of the peace treaty. The sole point upon . which all parties here now seem to agree is that Senor Sagasta must remain in power until the conclusion of peace, and thereby drink the dregs of the cup which- his enemies maintain he has himself brewed. '

It is impossible longer to conceal the fact that the military leaders are now preparing to act as soon as peace -is signed. Gen. Weyler never misses an opportunity to discredit the dynasty and is bitterly opposed to Senor Polavieja. Weyler is believed to be.aiming at an outright dietatorship in his own personal interest and is known to have promised the highest ‘and most lucrative placés to his military followers. P The great danger in'the situation is that the military element is considered as offering the only solution of the present difficulties, which party passion has so embittered that coolheaded men fear an era of pronunciamentos, dictatorship and civil war. " London, Sept. 19.—The Daily Mail's Madrid correspondent says a long conference was held between Senor Sagasta, the premier, and Senor Montero Rios, the president of the Spanish peace c‘ommissi;bn,. Sunday, which resulted in the decision that the peace commission shall strenuously defend the retention of the Philippine islands by Spain. : ] .- New York, Sept. 19.—The United States commissioners to conclude the terms of peace with Spain sailed on board the Cunard line steamer Campania, en route to Paris.! The commission consists of Former Secretary of State William R. Day, United States Senators William P. Frye, Cushman K. Davis and George Gray and Whitelaw Reid. Each commissioner is accompanied on the trip by his wife or other members of the family. . 5

ENDS ITS WORK.

Puerto Rican Commission Completes the Arrangements for Span- : " ish Evacuation.

San Juan, Sept. 19.-~The work of the military commission is!practically over, all arrangements for the evacuation by the Spanish troops and the receipt of government property having been determined upon. Admiral Schley says that if there were transports here for the embarkation of the troopsithe commission could leave for home within a week. He thinks a military goverument will be established here within a month. The commission has simply demanded the immediate evacuation of the island and possession of all tangible government property. These demands have been frankly conceded by -the Spanish commission, so that while the meetings of the commissions will continue for the purpose -of winding up the details there is nothing of importance left to be done. The attitude of the American commission has offended some I’uerto Ricans, who think .the ‘Americans havé not demanded enough. They ‘have insisted they should claim the sum of $400,000 alleged to be in the bank here belonging to the government. The Puerto Ricans maintain that the money was‘raised by the island, Lence it should . not be taken to Spain.

THREE DROWNED.

Boat Containing a Party of Worship=ers Is Upsetin the Connecticut River. Middletown, Conn., Sept. 19.—Three persons were drowned in the Connecticut river off - Moramus:- Sunday afternoon, the victims being Patrick Kelly, aged 26; William Kelly, 24, and William Gorman, 18. These young men, with John Hines, rowed up’from Moramus Sunday morning to attend services at St. John’s chureh in this city. They were on' their return and had almost reached home when a sudden squall canmie up and in the storm the boat was upset. A Gift to Drake Umiversity. Des Moines, la., Sept. 19.—Ex-Gov. F. M. Drake has given to Drake university of "this city $24,000 in cash. Of this amount $12,000 is to complete the Mary J. Drake endowment fund in memory of his wife, and the remainder goes to the general fund. This makés about $150,000 given in cash by Gen. Drake to the school, besides real estate%to a considerable amount. _ Washington, Sept. 19.—Gen. Lawton reports to the war department that all but eight of the Spanish prisoners have been shipped from Santiago to Spain. A Great Performance. . Philadelphia, Sept. 19.—At the Belmont track at Narbeth Star Pointer, in an effort to reduce his own mark of 1:591, broke the track record of 2:031,, held by John R. Gentry, stepped a mile in1:598,, and incidentally went the half in 0:571, the fastest half mile ever made by a harness horse at either gait. i ; 5 | Both Were Killed. Chamounix. Sebpt. 19.—An Englishman named Binns and a guide who accompanied him, while making the descent of the 'A%-ume de Charmose, fell and both were killed, T rßdn e S BT LR Sel LR Re T M%‘ R

MINISTERS RESIGN. }

Probable Revision of Dreyfus Case Causes Two Members of French Cabinet to Quit, '

- Paris, Sept. 19.—As u result of the cabinet’s decision to appoint a special commission to review the documents in the Dreyfus case, Minister for War Zurlinden and Minister for Pub&ic Works Tillaye resigned. Gen: Chanoine was appointed to succeed the former and Senator Godin was giw{en' the place vacated by the latter. |

~The council met at the Elysee palace at 9:30 a. m., President Faure presiding. According to a semi-official note, the minister of justice said that after having examined the papers he felt unable to decide upon the question of the proposed revision of the Dreyfus case until he had taken the opinjon of a a special commission of the ministry of justice. The cabinet thereupon ‘authorized the minister to summon a committee for the purpose.

~ Minister for War Zurlinden and Minister Tillaye lefi the council'before the session ended and immediately fendered their resignations. Gen. Zurlinden- sent his written resignation tq Premier Brisson as follows: | | “I have the honor to beg you to receive my resignation as minister of war. An exhaustive study of the papers in the Dreyfus case has convinced me too fully of his | guilt for me to accept, as the head of the army, any other solution than that of the | maintainance of the. judgment in its entirety.” ! o

The difficulties attendant upon securing a revision of the Dreyfus proceedings may be gauged from the story | now published that Gen. Zurlinden, practically offered himself by advocating a revision of the case, and that his| change of opinion is due to the strong| feeling which he afterwards found| among his subordinates at.the war office. . | The committee summoned by M. Sarrien to decide upon the question of the proposed: revision will begin to consider the matter on Wednesday next. . )

As he was leaving the Elysee palJ ace, after the cabinet meeting, a‘{large“ crowd of people cheered the premier, M. Brisson, with cries of “Viva la Re-] vision,” apparently showing that popular feeling was changing in favor of a reopening of the Dreyfus case. . It is reported that a vessel has already started for the Isle du Diable in readiness to bring Dreyfus to Paris, and M. Brisson and Gen. Chanoine are determined that nobody, however high his position, will be sheltered. Stirring events are regarded as impending. i

GOOD SOLDIER GONE.

Capt. Allyn Capron, of the Kirst Ar- . tillery, U. S. A,, Dies of Typhoid - . Fever in Virginia.' |

- Washington, Sept. 19.—Capt. {Allyn Capron, First artillery, died at his home near Fort Meyer, Va., Sunday. Capt. Capron was one of the best-known officers in the regular army. He had devoted himself particularly to the artillery branch of the service, having been an honor graduate of the artillery school 'in’ 1873, and was regarded' as an authority on artillery tactics. |When Gen, Shafter's corps Wwent to Santiago Capt. Capron accompanied it, and his battery did notably fine work in the battle of Santiago. During the first day’s fight before the city Cap{ Capron’s son, Capt. Allyn K. Capron, of the rough riders, was killed. The death of his son preyed upon the father’j mind, but he never swerved, for an instant from his duty during the terrible days that followed. The seeds of disease were sown in his system during the Cuban campaign, and he returned to his home at Fort Meyer, near this city, only to be stricken down with typhoid fever. His death occurred about 12 (o’clock Sunday. ' ! ' Capt. Capron was born in Florida, and entered the military academy as a cadet in 1863. After graduation,’he was made a second lieutenant of the First artillery on the 17th of June, 1867, and was an officer of that regiment until his death. He was commissioned as captain on the 4th of December, 1888. |

It is probable that Capt. Capron will be buried in Arlington national cemetery, but no definite arrangements for his funeral have yet been made. |

TROOPS FOR THE ISLANPS. : Strength of the Armies of Occui)ation’. Fixed by-the President anh . : : His Advisers. E Washington, Sept. 19.—The njmber of troops which will be necessary for gafirrison duty in the Manila, | Cuba, Honolulu, and Puerto Rico campaigns was decided upon Saturday 'atg conference between the president, . Assistant Secretary Meiklejohn, and Gen. Miles.” It was believed this question would be postponed until the military commissions had finished their work, but the matter was taken up Saturday and settled. ¢ ¥ The army of occupation for| Cuba will be 50,000 men, that for Manila 20,000, Puerto Rico 12,000, and Honolulu 3,600. This will necessitate sending about 2,000 men to Honolulu, 3,000 to Manila, and, of course 50,000 to Cuba besides those now there, making in all 85,000 men. ' The movement for the islands in ‘he Pacific will begin at once, but @oops will not be sent to Cuba until about the middle of Oectober. b Held for Embezz’lenlent.g. Milwaukee, Sept. 19.—John Harvey Myers, president of the Home Building and Loan association, was plae{ed under arrest Saturday charged with embezziing $lO,OOO of the as-soci‘pfion’s funds. The Home Building and Loan association; went down with a crash several weeks ago and an examination of the books shosved a shortage of $100,000.' ; i s e T Rome, Sept. 19.—The governmtnt has proposed to the powers that iflgternational action be taken against anarchists. - H Little Left for Depositors. Sturgis, Mich., Sept. 19.——T~hei1 inven‘tory of the private banking house of Daniel F. Parson at Burr Oak was completed Saturday by Assignee| Himebaugh and the experts. ‘The linr)ilities ‘were found to be $BB,OOO, the assets $12,000. The books show over $BO,OOO due depositors. This will leave the depositors practically nothing. =~ S Detlined. . . | | Dedham, Mass,, Sept. 19.—Gen. Stephen M. Weld, who was offered a position on the war investigating cfm ‘mission by President McKinley has deoMednot to sdespr it . o Sh e el g e S e e D s e Bl el rfg‘i

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Mrs. Short—‘“Here’s an invitation to Mr. Long’s wedding. What on earth can we send them.?”” Mr. Short—‘‘He lost aslo umbrella of mine a yvear ago. I'll make him a present of it.”—Brooklyn Life. :

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The man who- fights and runs away may live todraw a pension.—Chicago Daily News.

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