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The Weather To-day: FAIR; WARMER. i The News and Observer. VOL. XfLVI. NO. 98. [Eire 111 nortm carouna dailies « neks mo cirgu Ltion. THE MEN REQUIRED BY GENERAL OTIS Cabled List of Recruits Need ed for Each Organization. GAPS OF WAR AND DISEASE FROM 175 TO 739 MEN NEEDED BY TIIE REGIMENTS. * WAR DEPARTMENT PERFECTS ITS PLAN It Will Recruit Nine Regiments of 1326 Men Each, all in the Regular Way. Sum mary of the Force Otis Will Have in the Fall. Washington, July 3.—The Adjutant General’s office today gave out a state ment based on cable advices from Gen eral Otis, regarding the number of re cruits required to fill the vacancies in the regular regiments in the Philippines and the estimated time it will take to complete the work of enlistment. General Otis’ dispatch to the Depart ment is as follows: Manila, July 2. “Adjutant General, Washington. “Number recruits required to till companies to one hundred and twenty eight each regiment: Infantry, Third, 336; Fourth, 304; Sixth, 175: Ninth, 305; Twelfth, 300; Thirteenth, 253; Fourteenth, 730; Sixteenth, 270; Sev enteenth, 204; Eighteenth, 828; Twen tieth, 338; Twenty-first. 105; Twenty second, 400; Twenty-third, 080. Ar tillery, First, 8; Third, 250; Fourth, 2; Fifth, 2; Sixth, 03. "Fourth Cavalry, 403; engineers, 7. “Volunteers yet to he returned: In fantry—California, 1,188; Colorado, 1.- 144; Idaho, 598; North Dakota, 023; Wyoming, 300; Minnesota, 1,105: South Dakota. 017; Montana, 000; Califor nia artillery, 358; Washington, 1.008; Tennessee, 040; Kansas, 1,052: Nevada cavalry, 88; Wyoming artillery, 85; lowa, 095; signal corps. 100. “California and Colorado preparing to take transinorts Sherman and War ren, leave shortly. (SignMd* OTIS.” The Department sunu* up the situa tion as outlined as follows: "To meet the requirements of the re turning volunteers the quartermasters department rejmrts that there are now in Manila transports Sherman, War ren and Grant, with capacity of 190 officers and 4,824 enlisted men. That there are now at sea en route to Ma nila the Zealandia (due July 20th); Sheridan, (due July 21-st); Valencia, (due July 26th). and Pennsylvania (due July 20th), with capacity for 1(51 offi cers and 4,200 enlisted men. There are now in San Francisco transports City of Para, which will sail July 12th and Tartar, to sail July 20th. with capacity for 55 officers and 2.300 men. "There are now en route to San Francisco the following transports, with capacity for 20!) officers and 4.(554 enlisted men: Ohio, Newport. Indiana, Hancock. Senator, Morgan City and Relief (hospital.) “The Department confidently believes that tin* transportation has been so well arranged by the quartermasters de partment that the last of the volun teers will leave Manila not later than ilie tenth of September, and it is ex pected that they will all be away by the first. "The recruits required for Ihe regu lar regiments in the Philinuines arc (5.338. The number . of recruits now at sea are 1.507. The number of recruits now at San Fran riseo arc 3.284. a total of 4.791. leav ing 1.547 yet to he provided for. "The large number of vacancies exist ing ill) the Fourteenth, Eighteenth and Twenty-third infantry is due to the fact that these regiments with General Merritt’s original expedition to the Philippines and were not filled to the maximum; also that the men in these regiments who enlisted for the war are just now being discharged. The men enlisting for the war in the other regi ments were discharged before the regi ments left this country and tin* vacan cies are due to the increase of the com panies from 10(5 to 128 men. "At tlie rate of enlistment for the last few weeks, the entire number will be enlisted by the close of tin* present week. THE PLAN TO RECRUIT. Washington. July 3.—The War De partment has nearly perfected tin* de tails of the project for tin* enlistment of volunteers under tin* terms of tin* act of the last Congress. There is to lie nothing in the nature of a call, but as heretofore stated, the soldiers will he obtained in the regular method through die efforts of the United States recruit ing officers stationed in the various cities. To this end the War Department has already sent to these officers full instructions for their guidance as well as blanks for enlistment anrl everything is now itii good shape to begin recruit ing at the word from Washington. It was stated by the Adjutant General today that the Department contem plates raising nine regiments in alf and the instructions to the recruiting officers arc based on till* figure. Each regiment will have a strength of 1.326 icon making a total force of 11,934 men. This will be almost twice the number of men which General Otis reports will he necessary to give him the force ol’ 3(U)ti<) effectives, which lie requires. The recruiting for tin* regular army has brought that establishment up to within 200 men of its maximum strength under the law. The force that will he at General Otis’ disposal when the new troops now ini this country reach him at tin* beginning of the fall campaign may he summarized as follows: Seventeen regiments of regular in laid ry 25,840 men. Three now volun teer regiments, 4,134 men; four bat teries Third artillery, 489 men. Ten batteries of the Sixth artillery, 1,230 men. The Fourth cavalry 1,230 men. An engineer battalion 200 men. Sig nal corps 150 men. Total 33,273 men. ItiEGUL-Jil OFFICER'S ONLY. Washington. July 3.—The proposed or ganization of nine volunteer regiments will place a number of important com missions at the disjvosal of the President. Probably the most important point in connection with the proposed volunteer organization is the President's declared intention to appoint none but officers of tin* regular army to command of the nine new regiments. Nearly fifty regular of cers held regimental comininfxls dm ring the recent war in the volunteer establish ment. and the nine colonels to be assign ed to tin* new regiments will be selected from among that number. The decision to appoint only regular army officers does out apply to positions below the grade of Colonel. BRITISH INDIES NEXT JOHN DILLON DECLARES AMERICA WILL ANNEX THEM. He Believes the Inhabitants of the Islands Will Demand it. Crown Acquires Neger’s Territory. Ixmdiou, July 3.—ln the House of Com mons to-day the Chancellor of the Ex chequer, Sir Michael Hicks-Beaeh, sub mitted the proposed terms on which the government takes over the Niger Com pany's territories. The scheme includes the revocation of the charter, the pay ment of 565, jOU pounds sterling, and half the proceeds from Royalties on numerals exported through Britisu tern tones for ninety-nine years. \N hen the Niger territories are taken over the whole of the British West African ter ritory will he redivided Unto three divi sion. They will all lie administered from the Coioniial Office, all inland cus toms will he abolished and perfect free dom of trade will he permitted, except in the case of spirits. During the debate on the second read ing of the Military Works Bill, John Dillon, Nationalist member for East Mayo ,objected to the proposed expendi ture on the defences at Halifax and Ber muda, adding that he firmly believed all (he \\ est Indian Islands would soon be long to the United States, as the inevit able result of the recent war. The inhabitants of tin* 'British West Indies, Mr. Dillon said, would find they must of necessity join the United States, since nature intended those islands to form part of the United States. “The people of ihe islands will ulti mately say so,” declared the Irish statesman, “and Englishmen would not he so foolish as to resist. If they did they would have to advance more loans to the islands and they would soon tire of that. Do helivers in an Anglo-Ameri can alliance imagine that they are pro moting goes! feeling by erecting these fortifications?” RECEIVER ASKED FOR. In the Kentucky National JBank vs. the C. I. and L. Railroad. Louisville, Kv., July 3.—The Kentucky National Bank today filed in tin* United States Clerk's office at Indianapolis, a suit against the Louisville. New Albany and Chicago Railway Company and its sueeesssors, the Chicago, Indianapolis and Louisville Railway Company and others, asking for a receiver. Colonel St. John Boyle represented the hank. The complaint alleges that the re vent reorganization of the Motion Rail way Company was brought about for the purpose to prevent the collection or enforcement of the guarantee of the $600,000 of Benttyville bonds and that the decree of sale was obtained by a fraudulent agreement for the purpose of cutting out the debts held by these guarantee bondholders, and that the United States Circuit Court at Indianap olis was misled and deceived in grunting the decree. TWO MEN MURDERED. I ‘rescot t, Ariz.. July 3. —JVq young merchants, J. M. Rogers and Clifton 1). Wingfield, were murdered in their place of business at Camp Verde last mid night. Two masked men entered the store and ordered Rogers and Wingfield to throw up their hands. They followed this with a volley of shots, killing both merchants. The shooting attracted the neighbors and the robbers Med without getting at the safe, which contained a large sum of money. THEY HOLLERED. Paris, July 3. —In tlx* Chamber of De puties to-day M. Charles Ferry, Republi can. raised a hornet’s nest by moving a resolution in connection with tin* Work men's Accident Bill, evidently with tlx* view of drawing out M. Milierand. Min ister of Coniuneree and Radical Social ist. A great uproar immediately broke out. and the President of tlx* Chamber, M. noseband. siis|M*iwled tlx* sitting. When the session was resumed M. Des ehanel announced that M. Milleraud had agreed to explain matters to-morrow. | RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA, TUESDAY MORNING. JULY t, 1899. THE LIST OF LOSSES AND VICTIMS GROWS Many Districts are Still Cut Off by the Floods. LOSS PUT As $5,000,000 NEARLY ALL RAILRAODS TIED UP-250 BRIDGES GONE. CALVERT HAS COMMUNICATION BY’PHONE The Loss in McCle'lan County Alone is Put at a Million Dollars. Nine Lives Lost at Eagle Lake, the Names Unknown. Houston, Tex., July 3. —More complete rejiorts from different points in the flood district - have been received tonight and all are substantially the same that a\ inunmonse amount of damage h is been done and at this time an accurate esti mate is impossible. Reports from Bryan say that the wreck in that vicinity is unparalleled. More people have been added to tlx* death list, and the num ber is now placed at 45. Both the Bra zos and the Colorado rivers arc receding slowly and backwater is running off very last. Railroad traffic will he re sinned in two or three days. NINE DEATHS AT EAGLE LAKE. Austin, Tex., July 3. —Reports from up and down the Brazos River Valley today indicate that the flood is holding its own. It is now figured out that there are over 4(10 county bridges and about 250 railroad bridges swept away in the Hood. News from Eagle Lake, Harris county, directly in the path of the Hood, where there are a thousand acres of growing tobacco, which escaped the flood until yesterday, are now covered and that it will prove a total loss. There are nine lives reported lost at Engle Lake and the surrounding coun try, though no names can be secured. In McClellan county alone, the loss will he one million dollars. Noon reports from Southwestern Texas are to the effect that heavy rains have swollen the Guadaloupe and Cover Colorado and they were spreading over tin* country again. By means of building much temporary trcstlcwork and operating trains slowly some of tlx* trunk lines arc moving a few through trains, but most of the railroad business in Texas is still lied up and will he for another week as the rains continue to fall, giving evidence of recession of the high waters. THE LOSS ENORMOUS. St. Louis, July 3.—A speejal to tlx* -Post-Dispatch from Austin, Tex., says: ReiKWts from Central and Southern Texas at noon say tlx* weather lias cleared throughout the region flooded. The water is either receding or is at a standstill. Calvert is still isolated except by long distance telephone. Estimates of tlx* number of lives lost place it at thirty. It will lie several days before the real situation can he learned. No estimate of property loss places the total at less than $5,000,000. 'Phis in cludes damage to railroads, which ex ceeds anything ever before known in tlx* State. Only two white persons are known to have been drowned. They were a merchant of Port Sullivan, T. S. Dawson, and an unknown man, north of Calvert. It is feared, however, that other white person)? were drowned southwest of Hearno, in, a district where nothing has been heard from since last Tuesday. I; JAMAICA FRUITS. Imperial Government Subsidizes a Line of Steamers. London. July 3. -The Secretary of State for the Colonies, Mr. Joseph Cham berlain. has sent a letter to the West India Committee saying a contract has just been signed by which the Govern ment subsidizes the Jamaican Fruit and Product* Association with I(UXK) pounds sterling annually for five years, the is land undertaking to establish a direct fortnightly fruit and passenger line of steamers, to make fifteen knots between Jamaica and the United Kingdom, com mencing May 1900. The Association also contracts to improve the wharfage at Kingston and elsewhere. The impe rial government pays half of the sub sidy. It is Imped they contract will Im* improv ed, and that a subsidized service between Canada and tlx* West Indies wall short ly he arranged for. The Chancellor of the Exchequer then moved a resolution authorizing the issue of 8(55.000 pounds sterling from the con solidated fund. Itw as adopted by a vote of 223 to 101. 'i IjE RICH CASE. Washington, July 3.—The Mexican Consul at El Pasco, Texas, has inform ed tlx* Embassy here that tlx* hearing in tlx* case of Mrs. Rich has been conclud ed. It resembles fix* May-brick case. Mrs. Rich being an American woman wanted for the alleged murder of her husband in a foreign country, and more over, il is the first ease under the now extradition treaty with Mexico. ' I BROUGHTON AND THE MAYOR. Committee of Investigation as to Charges Makes its Report. Atlanta, Ga., July 3.—The special city council committee appointed by Mayor pro tern, Mitchell to investigate the charge's made against Mayor James G. Woodward by Dr. L. G. Broughton, pas tor of the Baptist. Tabernacle church, made a report this afternoon to the effect that its labors were lightened by Mayor Woodward’s frank acknowledgment and that promises of amends were made. No recommendations were made by the com mittee. As soon as the report was read. Council man Maddox asked for the resignation of the mayor, his exciting speech being sec onded liy Councilman Thomson. A mo rion to tile the report was made and car ried. A motion to recommit the original res olution was lost. 'l'his. it is believed, ends the Mayor-Broughton incident. TREATY RATIFIED.’ Madrid, July 3.—The Spanish Senate resumed today the discussion of tin* treaty of peace between the Kingdom of Spain and the Fnited States. Senator Montero Rios, pointed out that tlx* treaty was based upon the principle that Spain had relinquished sovereignty over Cuba in order that the island should become independent and not he annexed to the Fnited States. The Senate rat ified the treaty and then adjourned. FRENZIED BY THE FIRE A HUNDRED MEN AND WOMEN MAKE A D\SH TO ESCAPE. Jumped from Doors and Windows and Many tWere Irjured. Heroic Work of Two Men With a Ladder. Chicago, II!., July 3.—Four people arc believed to he dead beneath the tottering walls of the Wetsern Pajier Stock Com pany's plant on Indiana avenue, which burned to-day. The dead: Bartholomew Spankiewietz. 50 years ohl. Julius Ostowsky, 50 years old. Alls. Josic Doyle. 21 years old. Steffin* Bagdeets. Courageous work resulted in the res cue of a large proportion of the one hun dred women and twenty men who were employed in fix* building, but eight of the more impetuous and frenzied ones were badly hurt in escaping from the blazing structure. The fire is thought to have started from spontaneous combustion among some old rage in the basement. The flames quickly spread to the up]M*r floors byway of tlx* elevator shaft and stair way. The highly inflammable nature of the stock caused the building to till with dense smoke, rendering escape difficult for employes on three higher stories. The occupants of tlx* building became panic stricken and on the south side of the burning structure, many of the fren zied women leaped out of the third story windows to the roof of a shed. It was at this point that most of those injured suffered. Josic Iviitn, one of the girls employed in the picking roonii, said she believed sev eral of her companions failed to escape from the burning building. Sparkiefietz, the foreman, was last seen rushing to ward the elevator shaft on tlx* third floor and has not been heard of since. President Tyler estimates the loss at SSO.(KW) on tlx* huihliing ainln $40,000 on tlx* stock. DESTRUCTIYE Bl T SII F1 RES. A Town Wiiicd Out and (00 People Remit*red Homeless. Quebec, July 3. —* Bush fires have been very disastrous in the Province during the last two days. At Grand Mere, where immense pulp works are owned principally by General Russel A. Alger, (lx* Chip Conveyer, was destroyed as were also some cars of coal lielonging to the lower Laurentiani Railway, and some telegraph poles. Tlx* damage cannot at present he ascertained. The town of Garthby has been entire ly destroyed and 400 people were render ed homeless. The loss there is SBO,OOO, with but little insurance. The village of Mitchell, on the Inter colonial Railway, is burning, hut will probably he saved. CALLED ON TlitE PRESIDENT. Relative to the Appointment of Offi cers in the Volunteers. Washington, July 3. —The President was called upon today by a delegation of Southern members of Congress concerning the distribution of officers of tlx* new regiments to he enlisted for the army t in the Philippines. He told them that eight regiments in addition to tlx* three authorized to he recruited in Manila would be raised and assured them that tlx* officers would he select ed without regard to political affilia tions or location of residence, due re gard being had for fitness and past service. The delegation comprised Rep resentatives Bankhead and Clayton of Alabama: Adamson ami Griggs of Georgia and Norton of South Carolina. AN TI -.1 ESDI T I>EMONSTR A T1 () N. Barcelona, July 3.- Quiet was not re stored here until midnight. Tlx* mob paraded the streets, and made demon strations before tlx* Episcopal palace and resilience, about the electric cars and in tlx* cases, shouting "Down with tlx* Jesuits." Two monks were insulted, and an attempt to protect them* led to a serious encounter. 1 DREYFUS CONSULTS WITH HIS COUNSEL They Had not Met Since the Former Trial. BOTH GREATLY AFFECTED REVIEW EVENTS SINCE THE PRISONER WAS DEPORTED. WIFE OF DREYFUS CAN SEE HIM DAILY Thought that the Prosecu'or May Merely Draw Up a Report to Present to the Court Martial Unless Examination is Dtmanded. Rennes, France, July 3. —Maitres Labori and Damange, counsel for Drey fus, who hau a long conference with Madame 1.) reins yesterday, visited Drey fus in t in* unlit ary prison at 1U o’clock this morning. The permit for the law yers to caul* the prison bore the inscrip tion: “Tenth Army Corps, Tribunal of The Court Martial. “Permit to Communicate, available un til tlx* day judgment is delivered. Monsieur , counsel of tlx* Court of Appeal, is authorized to com municate with Captain Dreyfus, whom lx* is charged to defend. (Signed) “MAJOR CARRIERE.” Tins was the first time M. Demange, the defender of Dreyfus at the court martial of 1894, and Dreyfus have seen each other since the sentence. On entering the room M. Demange and Dreyfus threw themselves into each oth ers arms. The scene was most touching. Neither was able to utter a word, hut wa nnly embraced. Dreyfus when able to speak thanked M. Demange lot his devoted services. M. Demange then presented M. Labori, who had been a silent spectator ini the background of the foregoing scene. Dreyfus clasped M. Labori's hand, and in a voice choked by emotion, expressed the deepi*st gratitude for tlx* splendid manner in which M. Labori had cham pioned his cause. >M. Demange and Labori then gave the prisoner a general review of all which has 'happened since Dreyfus was sent to Devil’s Island. Dreyfus explained that he knew noth ing hut what was contained in the vol ume which M. Labori had sent him. giv ing h.im an account of the proceedings of the Court of Cassation in 1898. M. Demange and Labori then left, 'they were Imth greatly impressed with the appearance of Dreyfus, who they declared both physically and mentally is. in much better health than they antici pated. Madam Dreyfus visited her husband this afternoon. She has received per mission to call upon him each day. This evening Maitres Damange and Labori had another conference with the prisoner. M. Labori saying after it was over that the time had been devoted to continuing the review of events since 1898. ITiuS counsel wore surprised at Captain Dreyfus’ strength of memory even in trifling matters and at the lu cidity of mind hi* displayed. After the interview they dined with Mine. Dreyfus. Late this evening it was ascertained that unless the authorities should direct, a preliminary inquiry or the examination of Captain Dreyfus. Major Caniere. the government commissioner charged with the preparation of the case against the prisoner, will merely draw up a re piirt which will he presented to the court martial. Ma.itre Demange returned to Paris this overing. and Maitre Labori will return on Wednesday. DREYFUS’ MEMOIRS. Paris, July 3.—-Madame Dreyfus, it is asserted here, is md only permitted to see her husband daily, but is allowed to attend personally to the preparation of his meals. llis memoirs, which lx* wrote on De vil's Island, were left there, but they will he -forwarded to the government with his other effects. There is good deal of comment upon a speech made yesterday by Paul Derou idle. founder of the League of Patriots, and long known as one of the most violent opponents of revision. M. Pnroulede said in substance that if Dreyfus should be found innocent by the new court martial “no punishment would he sufficiently heavy, no pillory sufficiently infamous for all the Minis ters. civil or military, who were resijvon sihle for biis conviction, and no honors high enough for the martyr and vie- ; tim.” 1 { A BLOW TO THE FAITHFUL. 1 No Postoffice Appointments for Ameri- ' cans ill' tlx* Colonies. , Washington. July 3. —Acting Postmas ter Heath stated to-day that no more ap pointments would he made of Americans to the iMvsrai service in the P'hHlippiiies. Porto Rico or Cuba. "We are now, * making every effort to reduce the ex- j - Ileuses of the mail service in those conn- j 1 tries,” said Mr. Heath. "Now that tlx* * postal service in each of these countries • has been thoroughly reorganized we feel 1 that we can safely withdraw most of tlx* • Americans and gradually transfer the . ' work to the natives.” J 1 PRICE FIVE CENTS. OUT ON NEGROS. I — 1 Natives Departing California Tr J id Are Repulsed. Manila, July 3. —6:50 p. in.—Reports have been received of an outbreak on the Island of Negros, incident upon the depart lire of the California regiment for home. Some hostile natives, see ing a company of soldiers at one of the small posts, preparing to depart, thought the Americans were evacuating the island and a party of 250 rebels, mostly Bolomen, attacked the troopt? and killed one mam and wounded another belonging to Company E. The Fili pinos were easily driven off The transport Sherman will bring the California troops to Manila before starting for San Francisco. Tlx* transport Grant will sooti em bark the Colorado regiment. A QUESTION* OF TIME. Marquis Ito Declare*? the Division of China is Certain. Tacoma. Wash.. July 3.—Recent Ja panese papers say that Marquis Ito. former Premier of Japan, in a recent addess, declared his firm belief that tlx* partition of China among the powers of Europe is only a question of time. He added that Japan must take steps fat her own protection, making every effort to maintain a rate of progress equal to that of the countries by which she will he confronted. MASSACRED BY INDIANS ASHEVILLE MAN MEETS DEATH IN BR*ZH UN FOREST. Mr. Williamson Led the Parly Which was Tx plorirg in the Interests of a Rubber Company. Asheville, N. C.. July 3. —A family here has received from tlx* Secretary of State at Washington intelligence of the massacre by Siuas Indians of tlx* per sons compos-ing tlx* expedition ascending the Xiugn river, in tin* interior of Bra zil about the first of the year. The expeditions was headed by an American company in connection with the rubber industry. There were three Americans and three Englishmen in the party and the remainder are supposed to have been Brazilians. The name of only one of tlx* Americans is given and it is Brownley, a native of California. The Secretary of State received his informa tion from the representative of the Bel gian Government in New York, who had , received a letter from a Belgian gentle man written from Otijaba, Brazil, March 23rd last. In sending the information to Mr. Wil liamson here, Assistant Secretary of State llill incloses a letter dated Cajuba, Brazil, March 23rd, hearing the si na ture of Eduardo Pot tie uw. The writer says.: “The whites of tlx* party, six in num ber, peri silted. I have ‘been living in this country for five years and am ac quainted with all inhabited parts and even some wild districts. 1 have placed myself as tlx* disposal of tlx* President of the United States to organize if no cessary, an expedition to avenge the dead ami if possible bring hack their re mains and to continue their work here.” Mr. Williamson, who led tlx* party, was a native of Asheville, and is 35 years of age. He married an English woman in the Clity of Mexico and she accompanied him to Brazil. She is now at Buenos Ayres. STATE SENATOR KILLED. Richmond, Va.. July 3.—State Senator William Flannigan, who was also Com monwealth Attorney for Powhatan county, was shot and killed at Powhatan Court-House to-day by W. G. Pilkintou. The shooting was the outcome of a quarrel over the recent canvass for the election of United States Senators by a direct vote. FLANAGAN THE AGGRESSOR. Richmond, Va., July 3.—Specials from Powhatan Court-House late to-night state that witnesses agree that Flanagan was the aggressor, and that he took Pdkinton unawares. 'Commissioner of Revenue-elect Goode, who was in con versation with Pdkinton at tlx* time of tlx* assault, says that Flanagan had lulkinton by tho throat when the latter final the fatal shot and was choking him. Pilkintou is a Democrat and Flana gan was a Republican, aixl tlx* two were opposing candidates for Coumnoti wealths Attorney in the late election tor county officers. 'Bitternessi engender ed in the canvass was the cause of the tragedy. A special grand jury indicted Pilkintou, and he was brought to-nighi to Richmond jail for safe keeping. YOtLKSRAAD AND FRANCHISE. Pretoria, July 3.—Tlx* Volksruad. by a vote of 14 to 13, has decided to give an additional member for Pretoria amt each district having only one member now. 11 err Fisher, the envoy of tlx* Orange I* ree State, had a long interview with President Kruger on tlx* question of tlx*.franchise today. It is exjtecled that Hen* Ilofmyer, the Afrikander leader, will join in the conference tomorrow. At the opening of the Rami. President Kruger, while urging members to stand firm on tlx* independence of the South African Republic, submitted his scheme ol additional representation for tlx* gold fields. He suggested the oppointment of a commission by I lx* Kami to confer with •be executive on the question of re-dis tribution, hut said it was useless to think about a general scheme, because tlx* peo ple were opposed to it.
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