Marshall County Independent, Volume 5, Number 40, Plymouth, Marshall County, 15 September 1899 — Page 2

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THE WEEKLY IIIDEPtHDEIIT, a W. METSKEE, Pub. nd Prop. FLTMOUTH, - -

MIR EVENTS 0 HI! WEEK

News of General Interest Told in Paragraphs. COMPLETE NEWS SUMMARY. Record of Happening of 3Iueu or Little Importance from All Parts of the Civilized World Trices of Farm Frotiuee in Western Markets. Xpw York A tramp jumped from the Hi bridge and his body has not j -etcverrd. Not even the narr uicide is known. P:i 'a. Mrs. Mary Gallagher aged med herself and her three chilJ l laudanum. Mrs. Galla gher uer 4-months-old baby are dead Ch.tta.iooga. Tenn . Over COO men employed in the copper mines at Ducktown have struck because of the refusal of the companies to recognize their union. St. Louis. Mo. The eighteenth annual convention of the National Association of Stationary Engineers adjourned to meet in Milwaukee in 1900. Herbert K. Stone of Boston was elected president. Washington Adj:.-Cen. William C. Liller of the Spanish war veterans received a telegram from Miss Helen M. Gould, who was unanimously deeted national sponsor of the Spanish War Veterans a sociation. thanking the society for the honor. Alhambra. III. Charles Ryder, cne of the wealthiest farmers and old settlers of this section, was buried at Marine. He was 73 years old. A widow and several sons and daughters survive him. Terre Haute. Ind. Town Marshal John at Cayuga fatally shot .lames Silva, who had taken possession of the town while drunk. New York-Henry Hofheimer, formerly of Henry Hofheimer. Son & Co., wholesale dealers in boots and shoes at Norfolk. Va.. lias filed a petition in bankruptcy. liabilities. $43C,S04; nominal assets. $21.000. Scranton. I'a. The National Ietter Carriers' association has protested to the carriers again.-t their permitting non-union carpenters to build the arches and columns which form the main feature of the decorations for the carriers national convention. Rosedale, Ind. The sand miil was destroyed by fire. Less. $20.000. Boston, Mass. Prof. George A. Ilench of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, died at the city hospital, after undergoing an operation for a fractured skull. Lexington, 111. Fire destroyed the home company's telephone exchange and Hinenian's bicycle establishment. Loss on bicycle stock and telephone apparatus. $1.."00. niik'ing. $2.00. Bridgeton, N. J. The Cumberland Glas company hue come to terms with the union and will unionize the big bottle factories. Lansing. Mich. The Hag of the Petersburg (Va.) Grays, which has been in the Michigan archives since the civil war, was turned over to George W. Stove, who has been commissioned by Gcv. Pingree to return it. Alexandria. Mo. A wagon containing two boys. Wilbur and Wessie Bash, sons of a farmer, was run down at a crossing by a Keokuk & Western passenger train and both boys instantly killed. Charles City. Iowa Fire at Marble Rock, this county, destroyed six business blocks and contents; also two dwelling houses. Loss, $43,000; insurance, $15.000. Bath, Maine. By the capsizing of the yacht Ahadia in Sheepscot bay. Dr. John H. Steadman. William Nason. Harry Higgins and Frank Avery of Georgetown and James A. Martin of Boston were drowned. Lincoln, 111. J. W. Hesser, one of the eldest and best known citizens, was knocked to the pavement by a bicycle and suffered a concussion of the brain, which it is believed will prove fatal. Oakland, Cal. Andrew Carnegie haß written a letter in which he says he will give the city $50,000 for a public library building, provided the city will pay $4,000 a year to maintain the library. Nevada, Mo. Ten prisoners out of fourteen in jail here escaped by digging their way -nrough the wall. Atlanta, Ga. Sigmund Landauer, president of the Southern Agricultural works, died from the effects of morphine, whether ttken with suicidal Intent is not known. Benton Harber, Mich. The Rev. George B. Simmons resigned as pastor of the Baptist church to take the pastorate of the Baptist church at Rock Island. HI. Lebanon. III. Joseph Fielde. whose parents, reside at Mount Vernon, because of jealousy, attempted to kill his sweetheart, Nellie Agles of this place, with a razor, and then killed himself with the weapon. Winnipeg, Man.-Frederick Johnson cf Gilbert Plains, who for some time lud been low-spirited, shot his wife, his baby and his two sons, Arthur, years old, and Clifford, 3 years old. lie then killed himself. Decatur, Ill.-Charles Trimmer was killed by foul gas in a well. Middlesboro, Ky.-Col. David G. Cclson, former congressman from the Eleventh Kentucky district, was stricken with paralysis. H.s toadition i3 critical. Hemnstead. N. Y. Albert Golden of Greenwich Point and Furman Hicks. 40 years old. of Hempstervl, were drowned while sailing in Hempstead bay, Iing Island. Eclectic, Ala. Peter Louin and hia 15-year-old son. who were under arrest for ebooting Hall Jordan, were taken from Jail by a mob of masked men and lynched. Torrington, Conn. Michael Lynch, a farm hand, and Arthur Ahearn. each about 25 years old, were drowned In Battam lake by the upsetting of a boat.

LATEST MARKET REPORTS.' CHICAGO. Cattle, all grades $1.S5 6.S5 Hogs, common to prime. 2.50 (0:4.75 Sheep and lambs 2.00 (rT4.10 Wheat, No. 2 red 71VQ .73V4 Oabs, No. 2 white, new.. .22 Corn, No. 3 white 31 Ti .32 V4 Rye, No. 3 .53 Vi Eggs .14 Butter 13 .20y2 MILWAUKEE. Wheat. No. 1 northern.. .702 .72 Corn, No. 3 ,. .30?; Oats. No. 2 white 222Q 23U Kye, No. 1 .53 Barley, No. 2 42 i .42 Butter 11 .20 Eggs 12i2 .13 Cattle 2.00 3.00 Hogs 3.90 04.70 Sheep and lambs 3.00 4.73 ST. LOUIS. Oats. No. 2 cash 22 Wheat. No. 2 hard G7?? .09 Corn. No. 2 cash .30 ! Cattle, all grades 2.00 G.Z0 Hogs 4.30 4.65 Sheep and Iambs 3.00 5.00 KANSAS CITY. Wheat. No. 2 red G9 (FT .71 Oats. No. 2 white .22 .22 V.. Corn, cash. No. 2 mixed Cattle, all grades 2.25 C.25 Hogs, all grades 4.30 4.50 Sheep and lambs 2.30 4.S0 TOLEDO. Wheat. No. 2 cash .MYs Corn, No. 2 mixed .33 Oats. No. 2 mixed .23 Rye, No. 2 .59 Clover eeed. prime cash 4.75 NEW YORK. Wheat. No. 2 red .74 i Corn. No. 2 .39i Oats. No. 2 white -2GV4 PEORIA. Oats. No. 3 white 21 tU Corn, No. 3 .30 ?i

CASUALTIES. Benton Harbor. Mich. George Talbot. 10 years old. while handling a rifle supposed to be loaded with blank cartridges, shot his sister Lila, aged 7, in the face. The wound may prove fatal. Benton Harbor. Mich. Fire destroyed W. K. Berkheiser's planing mill and cornice works. Loss, $5.000. Fairmount. W. Va. Three minersFred Hamilton, Clarence Hardesty and Elza Powers lost their lives in Highland mines, near here, the result of a powder explosion. Mount Vernon. III. The grocery and feed stores of T. J. Uelcher and the meat market of Matt Eggs were destroyed by fire. Loss. $4.000. Louisville, Ky. Fire destroyed the stove foundry of Bridgeford & Co. and the Phoenix Canning company, causing a loss of $250,000. Samuel Reese, a fireman, was fatally hurt. St. Louis. Mo. An electric street car on the Lindell line struck a wagonload of school children at Channing and Lucas avenues, fatally injuring Clara Engeler and Arthur Larimore. Cincinnati. O.-On board the steam er Hudson a steam pipe burst and scalded Secretary Jerry O'Shaughnessy. ex-President Cook and Treasurer Rowe, members of the waterworks commission. Joplin. Mo. The plant of the Pelican mine at Chit wood Hollow was entirely destroyed by fire. The Pelican is owned by Trayer & Chandler of Chicago. New York The Garden City hotel, at Garden City, owned by the A. T. St?wart estate, was burned. Loss, $153,000. CRIME. Hannibal. Mo. M. H. Roberts, a machinist, killed his son, Sidney Roberts, and then shot himself, inflicting a mortal wound. The son was killed while asleep. Darien, Ga. The jury in the case of the state against Henry Delegal, whose arrest caused the recent race troubles, failed to agree. Ponea City. o. T. The Rev. H. W. Ruby. Free Methodist preacher, was arrested at the instance of J. L. Calvert, a Perry attorney, upon suspicion that he is the Rev. John Simpson, wanted in the New England states for killing a deputy sheriff. He denies the charge. Kansas City. Mo. Timothy Keefe. a laborer, died from wounds inflicted by George P. Crehoe, who struck Keefe on the head with an iron bar. Ponca City, O. T W. T. Jamison and J. D. Arnold of Tonkawa shot and killed each other in a street fight. Jamison was a gambler and saloon man and Arnold a. hotel proprietor. MISCELLANEOUS. Oshkosh. Wis. The affairs of the Ingersoll Land and Lumber company, which went down in the Henry Sperry failure, have been wound up. The company will pay a dividend of 22 per cent, or $31,000, on liabilities aggregating $143,000. Antigo, Wis. The Antigo screendoor, sawmill and furniture factory has been closed by attachment of creditors. Liabilities, $50.000; assets, $05.000. Oshkosh, Wis. The contested will of William Dedient, which bequeaths his estate, with the exception of $1,500, to the Oshkosh public library, has been admitted to probate. Kaukauna, Wis. Twenty-eight small children have died at Duck Creek with summer complaint within a week. Viroqua, Wis At Gay's Mills a 3-year-old child of Mrs. Djwe died from the effects of eating sixty pills, mistaking them for candy. Manteno, III. The public schools have been closed on account of diphtheria. Hot Springs, Ark. Ore brought here from diggings ten milea from the city was submitted to an expert, who pronounced it zinc ore, placing its value at $50 a ton. Atlanta, Ga. Gov. Candler's minute men, a company of 109 officers and privates, have made application to Secretary of War Root to be accepted as a company for service in the Philippines. Wilmington, Del. The National Association of Municipal Electricians elected Capt. William Brophy, Boston, president. Boßton, Mass. Rear-Admlral Henry F. Picking, commander of the Charleston navy yard, died suddenly of heart disease.

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New York Man Honored by the Grand Army of the Republic. JUDGE RASS1EUR WIThDRAWS. Missouri Candidate I Practically Assured of the loition Next Year Chicago AVI in Contest for the Kncampuient Full I.Ist of Officers. Chicago won the next Grand Army encampment with ease, Salt Lake City and Denver having withdrawn from the race. The surgeon-general. Albert S. Pierce, reported that during the last eighteen months 11.083 deaths had occurred in the Grand Army. Senior Vice-Commander Johnson, as cemmander-in-chief, was elected to nerve the unexpired term of the late

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FROM A PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN Col. Sexton. Commander Johnson continues in office until the end of this encampment. The Women's Relief corps elected Mrs. Harriet J. Badbe. Connecticut, president. Col. Albert D. Shaw'of Watertown. N. Y was elected commander in chief of the Grand Army of the Republic. Judge Leo Rassieur of St. Louis, Mo., withdrew his name as a candidate for the office. He is practically assured of the position next year. Other officers elected vere: Irving Bobbins of Indianapolis, senior vicecommander in chief; M. Minton of Louisville, Ky.. junior vice-commander; William H. Baker of Lynn, Mass.,. surgeon-general; Jacob L. Grimm of Maryland, chaplain in chief. SpaiiUli-American War Veterans. Veterans of the Spanish-American war fleeted the following officers: Commander-in-chief, Gen. J. Warren Keifer, Ohio: senior vice-commander. Lieut.-Col. S. Harnett, Pennsylvania; junior vice-commander. James It. Tillman, South Carolina. I'atriot!sin in the South. Georgia has furnished more volunteers than any other state in the country, her quota exceeding that of Illinois by nearly 200 men. In general the south furnished more men relative to population than the north. Railroad ltandiis Secure. t 40,000. Four masked men held up Southern Pacific train No. 10, west-bound, at Cachise etation, Arizona, blew open Wells, Fargo & Co.'s through money safe with dynamite, securing nearly $40,000, and escaped. Provide Nearly Oü.OOO Men. With the enlistment of two regiments of volunteer infantry to be composed of negroes, the government has provided for a military force of nearly C0.000 men for service in the Philippines. Kx-Ambassador Kmtls Dead. James B. Eustis, ex-ambassador to Fiance, died at Newport, R. I., Sept. 0. The funeral was held at hio late home and the body taken to Louisville, Ky.. for interment beside that of his wife. Sickness Among Our Troops. The surgeons' reports in regard to the condition of Gen. MacArthur's division in the Philippines show that 30 per cent of the officers and 25, per cent of the enlisted men are sick. All Will See Serlce. All the volunteers called oy the president will see service in the Philippines. Secretary Hoot says they will ali be sent, whether Aguinaldo surrender within a month or a year. For Monument to Ingersoll. The Ingersoll Monument association publishes an appeal for funds. Contributions may be addressed to the Ingersoll .Monument association, Peoria, Illinois. Say Krüger Will Snhmit. Dispatches from Pietermaritzburg and Pretoria represent President Krüger as prepared to recognize Great Britain's suzerainty in the Transvaal. Itebel Attacks Kaslly KepuUed. A, force of rebels attacked Santa Rita, Guagua and San Antonia simultaneously. All the attacks were repulsed without loss to the Americans. One Killed, Five Injured. In a collision on the Pennsylvania railway, near Richmond, Ind., Freight j Brakeman Clarkson was killed and 4ve others Injured.

WANT THE GOLD STANDARD. Hankers IJeclare Unequivocally for the Yellow Metal. The bankers of the United States assembled in convention at Cleveland, Ohio, declared themselves in favor of the establishment of the gold standard in this country upon an unequivocal basis, that all government obligatious and legal tender noted be redeemed in gold coin, and that legal tender notes, when deposited in the treasury, shall not be reissued.

FAVORS CHRISTIAN SCIENTISTS No Law in Illinois to Debar Them from I'rae tiring:. It has been decided that the medical practice act of 1899 of Illinois does not prohibit the treatment of disease by mental or spiritual methods by Christian scientists or others, where no medicine is used, and that where a persons dies under the treatment it is not an offense under the criminal code. IN THE HARBOR LAST WEEK. Afraid of I'nited States. There is a suspicious sentiment in Latin America regarding the design? of the United States, whose power is dreaded and whose administration is accused of cherishing imperialistic projects on this continent. Seven Killed in Wreck. Freight No. 91 on the Norfolk & Western road broke in two near Williamson, W. Va.. and the sections came together in Dingess tunnel. Three trainmen and four tramps were killed. Says Trusts Are i-emry. John D. Archbold, vice-president of the Standard Oil company, before the industrial commission contended that trusts, or large corporations, are a commercial necessity of the times. Itrings Home Minnesota Kegiment. The transport Sheridan, with the Thirteenth Minnesota and the First South Dakota regiments and 200 discharged men on board, arrived at San Francisco from Manila Sept. 7. Session of Filipino Congress. A speck. 1 session of the insurgent congress was held on Aug. 24. at which Senor Mavini was elected chief justice of the Supreme court and Senor Gonzaga attorney-general. ien. Cnmez Covert Threat. In an interview Gen. Gomez said: "Cuba. Porto Rico and the Philippine islands must be free and independent or peace with the United States will be compromised." St. I.ouls Official Murdered. William C. Pape, general superintendent of parks, was shot and instantly killed at St. Louis by Henry Fry, a huckster, who shortly afterward committed suicide. May I.uild Another ChallenjrT. The Thorneycrof ts, British shipbuilders, have been approached concerning the construction of a new cup challenger in case the Shamrock is beaten. Itev. lr. Sehell KtoniTitcil. The Northwestern Indiana Methodis; Episcopal conference declined to consider the charges against General Secretary Schell of the Epworth league. To Dedicate Indiana Monuments The Chickamauga and Chattanooga park commission has received notice that the state of Indiana will dedicate its battlefield monuments Sept. 20. Officially Declared Yellow Fever. The suspicion cases of fever in Mississippi City arc; officially declared to be yellow fever. There are thirteen cases in all and of a mild type. McCoy Wants Another Match. "Kid" McCoy has $1.000 posted to bird a match with Fitzsimmons, but the latter seems to have no dordro to take the Indianan on for a bout. Capital Will He IMiT.oUO.OOO. The proposed combination of bridge companies will be known as the American Bridge company. It will bear an authorized capital of $07.500,000. Humor Set at liest. Secretary Root and Adjt.-Cen. Corbin unite in the emphatic statement that there is no intention to recall Gen. Otis from the Philippines. Rockefeller Makes Another Cilft. John I). Rockefeller has contributed $250,000 to the $2,000,000 endowment fund now being raised at Brown university, Providence, R. I,

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President Kruger Agrees to Terms of Great Britain. SITUATION MORE PEACEFUL. Wrong Interpretation Said to Have Ileen Placed on the Last Dispatch Sent hy the Transvaal Government Ilrltish Cabinet Holds Meeting. The Transvaal government has issued a formal announcement that the last dispatch was intended as an acceptance of the joint inquiry. The mistaken interpretation arose through a confusion of ideas. Both President Kruger and VicePresident Joubert declare that they are determined to work for a peaceful settlement. The situation wears a more peaceful aspect. At a meeting of the British cabinet it was decided not to send a formal ultimatum to the Transvaal, but to accept the suggestion of a conference, provided there be no unnecessary delay. The question of suzerainty also was considered, and President Kruger will be plainly told that, whatever word b? employed, the principle of British paramountry will be maintained at all costs. IOWA REGIMENT WITHDRAWN. fa?t of the Volunteer Organizations Will Soon Sail for Home. The Iowa regiment, the last of the volunteer organizations on duty in the island of Luzon, has been withdrawn from Calulet to barracks preparatory to departing for home. The number who sail is 800. Seventy-five members of the regiment have re-enlisted. MAY UNITE JEXTILE UNIONS. I'lan for a Labor Federation That Will Contain ßOO.OrtO Persons. Prominent labor men, delegates from the six big textile unions of this country, met at New York and formulated a plan for the federation of the several textile organizations, with the ostensible object of organizing .500,000 mill operatives. Will Tax Church Property. The commissioner of internal revenue has decided that all transfers of church property will hereafter be subject to tax until the war revenue law is revealed or amended. Lightning Kills Two .Men. Lightning struck among a body of men on the grounds of the Fair association at Camargo, 111. Ten persons were thrown to the ground, two being ini-tantly killed. Tclephoue Project Fuder Way. Plans are under way for a gigantic new long-dietance telephone enterprise, which will cover all important points in the Mississippi valley. Fsterhazy May Feelure Here. Count Esterhazy, one of the prominent figures in the Dreyfus trial, is considering an offer to go to the I'nited States to lecture. THE WHITE

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Illinois Federation of Labor. The official call for the seventeenth annual convention of the Illinois State Federation of Labor, to be held in Danville, has been sent out. Will Itehuihl Siberian Hallway. The great Siberian railway in Russia is to be rebuilt even before it is completed. The reason is the enormous increase in the business. Jones Will Kelalu Chairmanship It is authoritatively stated that Senator Jones has no intention of resigning the chairmanship of tha national democratic committee. President Talks with Iteverldpe. I'nited States Senator-elect Beveridge of Indiana has gone to Washington to confer with the president on the Philippine situation. To Form ltrasw Trust. There is said to be a plan on foot to form the leading brass works aß far west as Chicago into a $3.000,000 trust. Opening of Pittsburg Kcposltlon. Pittsburg's twelfth annual exposition opened Sept. C. The exhibition Is larger in scope than in previous years.

WEEKLY REVIEW OF TRADE.!

Drn & Co. Iteport an Knconraglnf Out look for the Month. R, G. Dun's weekly review of trade says: "The sky ie still cloudless and no disquieting change has come during the week. The marketing of domestic products, both farm and manufactured, continues surprisingly large for the season. The new possessions, taken together, are returning in revenue already more than it costs to clean and govern them. The west and south still behave as if it would be impertinent for New York to offer money for crop moving, and are still bidding for commercial loans here. Failures are few, strikes scarce and readily settled, and the passage of Sept. 1 without pressure means reasonable safety for months ahead." BRITISH TROOPS FOR AFRICA. Fifty Thousand Soldiers Will lie Sent Aga'nst the Itners. The list of British troops in the Transvaal, in case of war. is published. It shows an effective lighting force of 4S.0O0, and including the Indian contingent the force will doubtless reach ".0,000 before war betrins. Seven regiments of British troops in Tndia have been notified to be ready to embark at short notice. DEWEY STARTS HOMEWARD. Admiral X ow on 11 in Vt sty to New Vorlt Is in (iuod Health. The United States cruiser Olympia, after remaining ;t Gibraltar six days, sailed for New York. Admiral Dewey was apparently benefited by his stay and was in good health when he loft. Open Switch Causes Wreck. An open switch caused a wreck o:i the Erie railroad at Miller's station, a short distance above Meadville, Pa., in which three Meadville men were killed and one was injured. A tramp was also killed and one injured. For Two Negro Keglmcnts. The war department has decided to raise two negro regiments, the first to be recruited in the vicinity of Richmond, Va.. and the second farther south, near Mobile or New Orleans. rl-r llaa Lost M-mlcrlii . The membership of the Sons of Veterans has fallen off about 1.000 in the past year. There is a total membership of 2S.O00.. scattered among 1,200 branches. Can Fx4iitine Hank's Affairs. The opinion of the Wisconsin Supreme court in the case of the Plankinton bank allows the creditors of tiip bank to make a full examination into its affairs. Washington IIov Coming- Home. The transport Pennsylvania left Manila Sept. 5, with 42 officers. 776 enlisted men of the Tenth Washington infantry. Ten officers and 147 men reenlisted. Fever Increasing in Havana. Yellow fever in Havana Is on the increase, and has been during the last month. Eighteen Spaniards and twen-tv-six Americans are sick. ADMIRAL. Calm l'layel Training Ship. The training ship Monogahela struck a calm, which delayed her on her last voyage. She will not cross the Atlan tic again as a cadet cruiser. Will Not Send Merrill. Jim Corbett has posted $1,000 as a forfeit to show that he is sincere in his desire to fight the winner of the Shar-key-Jeffries fight. Ioulsville Stove Foundry Destroyed. At lyouisville, Ky., fire destroyed the stove foundry of Bridgeford & Co.. causing a loss of $200,000. Insurance, about $100,000. Kxtra Sessian of Congress. It is said the president contemplates calling an extra session of congress fot the latter part tf October or the first o! November. Dr. William llaskervltl Dead. Dr. William Baskcrville, professor o! modern language? at Vanderbilt university, Nashville, Tenn., died, aged 49. Fnllstment In About Complete. Of the 35,000 volunteers authorized by the army reorganization act all but 4,000 have been called into service.

Court-Martial Finds Him Guilty cf Treason to France, TEN YEARS IMPRISONMENT Judges Admit That They Found tenuatiug Circumstances" Court Stood Five to Two for Condemnation of the Prisoner History of the Case. Capt. Dreyfus was again found guilty of treason in betraying secrets of the French army to a foreign power, by a court-martial sitting at Itenr.es. The verdict was reached by the court-martial after deliberating one hour and fifty-two minutes. The sentence was fixed at imprisonment for a term of ten years, the judges having found extenuating circumstances which prevented them from :nfiiting the former sentence, imprisonment for life. Col. Jouaust. president of the -ourt, said the judges stood 5 to 2. History of the Cane. The Dreyfus case is the most remarkable of its kind in the history of nations. The following is a mere eu:tlh:o of the principal events: Nov. 1. isf4. it was announced that Capt. Altred Dreyfus, a Jewish staff officer, had been arrest t .!, charged with treason. The charge in detail was that he had furnished military information te a foreign power (Germar.y . His first trial began Nov. B. l.M. It was held behind closed doors. I? was a military court-martial, and rendered a verdict of guilty. Jan. li. . Capt. Dreyfus was publicly degraded, on the Champs do Mars in the presence of the military and an immense assemblage. When his sword was broken he exclaimed: '"1 am innocent: vive la France!" He was condemned to life imprisonment on the He du Diablo, on the coast, of French Guiana. The t'i1. st e ffort to secure justice for Dreyfus was made by fed. Picejuart of the intelligence department cf the war office, but Picuuart was removed. sent to Tunis, afterward recalled, expelled from the army, and finally arrested.. His release was an important incident cd' the trial just closed. The next attempt in Dreyfus' behalf was made by M. Srheuirtr-Kestner. viee-presid .nt of the senate, and was unsuccessful. Dec. 4, ISt'T, the matter came before the chamber of deputies, which upheld the decision and denounced all who had aided Dreyfus. It having been discovered that Count Maj. Walsin Ksterhazy was the author of the principal document on which Dreyfus had been condemned, charges were made against Fsterhazy, who was; tried by a secret court-martial and acquitted Jan. 11. 1 SOS. Kmile Zola, the novelist. became the champion of Dreyfus, and on Jan. 13. 1S?S. published in "Aurore" his famous letter, "J' Accuse," in which he denounced all who had taken part in the condemnation of Dreyfus and the acquittal of Fsterhazy, and defied the government to prosecute him. Zola was tried in the Court of Assizes: the trial lasted from Feb. 7 to Yf b. '23. He was defended by Maitre I.abori Dreyfus counsel in the trial just closed. Zola was condemned, but appealed to the Court of a.-rition. That court quashed the judgment of the Court of A seizes on the cronnd that the proceedings against. Zola should have been brought by the court martial which he had attacked, and n-t by the minister of war. The members of the court martial brought a fresh action. The trial was removed to the Court of Assizes at Versailles, but Zola pleaded a technicality in the indictment and the case was again leferred to the Court of Cassation. A third time i came up before the Court of Aösizes at Versailles, and Zola as;ain appealed to the Court of Cassation to uphold the connection between the Dreyfus and Fsterhazy affairs, and was condemned by default. Zoia hau meantime left France to await an opportunity more favorable to an unbiased judgment of the case. With the later events the public is more familiar. The application to the Court of Cassation for a revision: the. granting of the application on June 1SW; the return of Dreyfus from Devil's island. June 110, and the exciting details of the trial, beginning Aug. 7. are all frcch in the public mind. No Agreement Vet Keaehed. The officials of the foreign office at Washington say they have not officially acquiesced in any modus vivendi in the matter of the Alaska boundary dispute and that no recent negotiations have been under consideration. ;ld Standard for lulia. The Hritish government has decided to make gold the legal tender in India immediately, in the conviction that no other measure would save India from disastrous cmbat rassment and fresh taxation. Camecle Nt an American. Andrew Carnegie will not have t renounce his American citizenship to enter the Hritish parliament, because he has never been naturalized. Uridine. Companies May Consolidate. Representatives of leading bridge companies in the Fnited States are holding a conference for the purpose of effecting a consolidation. Costly lUare at llrooklvn. Five vessels were burned and a loss of $2äö.00l entailed by a Hi o on a pier rt Drooklyn, N. Y. lief use to Pay Taves. Twelve thousand manufacturers at Darcelona, Spain, have refused to pay the new taxes. Many land-owners have decided to take similar action. (ear Wins Important let or. Republicans f Pottawattomie county, Iowa, have declared for the re-election of John II. Gear. This action is regarded as settling the fight. Fever Situation Is doom v. The prospects for stamping out yellow fever at Key West are not very encouraging. Seven deaths have occurred.