The Weather To-day! S CAROLINA*: \ FAIR. The News and Observer. VOL. XLVI. NO. 137. LEADS Ml NORTH CAROL** DAILIES IN NEWS AND CattlllTllN. DREYFUS STUNG BY HIS ENEMIES He Yields to an Outburst of Passion. ROGET IS ITS OBJECT DREYFUS DECLARES HE DEALS ONLY IX ARGUMENT. DEMANGE MAKES THE GENERAL SQUIRM M. Berlulus Creates a Deep Impression by His Earnest Declarati.n of Belief in Drey fus’ Innocence * Madame Henry Fiercely Attacks Him. Remies, Aug. 17—With the usual at tendance and without any noteworthy incidents the second trial of court mar tial of Captain Alfred Dreyfus of tilt artillery, charged with treason »vas re sumed this morning in the Lycee. Previous to the opening of 'the pro ceedings, it became known that Maitre Labori, leading counsel for Dreyfus who Avas hJliot in the hack from ambush last Monday was slightly worse today. His physicians have not yet extracted the bullet; his fever continues to increase, and it as not believed he will be able to attend court Monday. Consequently Maitre Monard, conned for the Dreyfus family before the Court of Cassation in (the trial revision proceedings. has been summoned to replace M. Labori until suc-h time as the latter is able to resume conduct of the ease. M. Monard is ex pect ed to appear in court tomorrow. Al though he is a poor substitute for tin* brilliant, energetic Labori, it is fhoipe:l his presence will strengthen the defence. Friends prevented Maitre Albert Cle meneeau from coming to the assistance of Dreyfus, as planned immediately af ter the attempted assassination of M. Labori. However, in spite of the difficulties en countered by the defence, today’s ses sion of the court opened with brighter prospects for the prisoner, as M. De niange, of Counsel for the defence, evi dently came primed with questions to be put to General Roget. The latter fram ed Ids deposition on the opening of the court, dealing Avith the theft of Ester hazy’s letters from Mademoiselle Pays. A number of counsel’s shots struck the bull’s eye and made the general squirm in His seat. Unfortunately. M. Demange is not yet in a position to go thoroughly over the whole ground of this witness’ depo sition. General Roget will, probably, be recalled to the stand later. 'me following is. the testimony in de tail: General Roget, on resuming his testi mony, criticized the suveillanee inaugur ated by Colonel Pdcquart over Lieuten ant Colonel Henry. Picquart’s acts, he said, were unau thorized and indcfewsiible, being paid for at the same time out of the secret ser vice fund. Witness admitted that Es terhazy was a gambler and an humoral character, but said he Avas the victim of persecution. T»e witness then dwelt upon the al leged deA'ioes of Dreyfus to procure in formation from the various bureaus in regard to the mobilization and concen tration of troops, pointing out that while intelligent and industrious, Dreyfus was “far too inquisitive in matters which did not concern him, to the detriment of h.s proner duties.” Replying to a question of tin* court. General Roget said that so far as ho kneAA', Dreyfus had only once been giv • i“ii an imaginary task as a test. The prisoner listened intently to the witness, Dreyfus’ self control contrast ed markedly with his excitement yes terday. On. demand of M. Demange the -wit ness told of DuPaty De Clam’s efforts to shield Esterhazy Is*fore the Court of Cassation and at the Esterhazy court martial when Du Paty De Clam forged or caused to he forged the ‘“Speranzn letters.” and the “Document Li ter a tend." Witness replied that he could ex plain Paty tie Clam’s intervention only on the ground of De Clam’s “moral con viction of Esterhazy’s innocence.” “In any case,” said tin* General, “the general staff must Is* entirely disasso ciated with the part played by Du i'aiy de Clam in this matter.” “Certainly,” replied M. Demange. “I attach great importance to this point,” Avas tlie General’s next remark. M. Demange assented to this but added: “What I Avould like to know is this: How an innocent man like Esterhazy was thought to need this kind of help?” (laughter.) “It is certain I should not have done it,” answered the witness, Avhich caused renewed laughter. General Roget then added that al though he would not luu’e intervened himself to sa\'e Esterhazy he did not consider the course followed as being reprehensible. M. Demange then questioned the wit ness as to what he thought of Ester hazy’s attempt to obtain from an agent a declaration. that lie had nothing to do with the affair, to Avhich the General replied that he knew nothing of such an attempt. But, when M. Demange read General Renouard’s report on the subject. Roget admitted that Esterhazy’* attempt Avas “certiainly a curious proceeding” for an innocent man to undertake. Regarding the falsification of the Petit Bleu, General Roget dodged the questions of M. Demange who declared that it had been altered after it left Colonel Picquart’s hands in order to throw suspicion on Picquart. General Roget merely replied that he did not think this Avas so. Genqni Roget admitted that hi* had at one time searched Esterhazy’s house, but that to his mind was no reflection on Esterhazy. “One Avas likely to find any thing anywhere,” he explained and Esterhazy was supposed at that time to have had the “canaille de d ” letter. Roget said that Esterhazy had been offered 000,000 francs at one time to assume the authorship of the bordereau. Pressed for his source of information Avitness said Esterhazy himself hail said so. M. Demange shrugged his shoulders and the court room laughed. “Admitting,”, counsel then said, “that Esterhazy avus the agent of the Dreyfus family anil that he had agreed to as sume, as suggested, the prisoner's guilt how do you explain the fact that Ester hazy, upon several occasions wrote statements calculated to compromise the case of Dreyfus.” “With Esterhazy,” replied General Itoget. “one can never he sure of any thing.” (Laughter). “He is such an extraordinary fid low, I do not know what he» may be doing today nor wiial he will be doing tomorrow.” These statements of tin* General con vulsed the court with laughter which seemed to irritate the witness who was growing nervous under tbe searching examination, of the counsel. Turning to Dreyfus, General Roget cried in a loud voice: “I know vi*ry well that if I AA-as ac cused. of an act of treason which I had not commit tied I should affirm arguments with which to defend my self.” This evoked murmurs, but the Gene ral shouted, "Why does he deny oven the most obvious things?” M. Demange shrugged his shoulders and ejaculated “Ah.” The prisoner, however, rose and em phatically contra dieted some or the General’s evidence. Hi* said he never traced on a map any plan of construc tion or mobilization, nor either had any knowledge of the (Retails of those moA-e --nwaits nor of the plan for the distribu tion of the various regiments through out the departments. “Let us,” added Dreyfus, “understand one another as to What is meant. I as sert that l did not know any of the de (Continued on Sixth Page.) tails or plans.. In regard to the circum stances d welt upon before yen There was COMING LATIN LEAGUE BRAZIL’S PRESIDENT MAKES AN IMPOR TANT SPEECH. High Honors Paid to the Visiting Argentine Officials. The Significance of Pres ident Salles’ Address, Rio Janerio, Aug. 17.—The visiting Argentine Congressmen, in taking leave of the members of the Senate and Chamber of Deputies today received un usual houo rs. Ail the high Brazilian officials paid a visit today to the Argentine Avarships San Martin, Buenos Ayres and I'atria, which aecomnanied President Boca on his visit to this country. 'At a general reception given in honor of the Argentine visitors, President Campos Salles, of Brazil, made an im portant speech. Addressing President Roca, he said: “General, your visit is timely, coin ciding with the exact moment that Bra zil is desirous of maintaining the peace and harmony of her international rela tions, not only with neighboring nations of similar origin, hut also AA-itli good un derstanding and mutual guarantees with every country.” These remarks are considered to sig nify the approaching formation of a Latin Republic which will be without prejudice to other countries, aspeeially to tlie United States. FIERCE WIND AND IIEAYY RAIN. Norfolk, Yu., August 17.—Tt began raining here at 5 o’clock this morning, despite tin* Weather Bureau's predic tions of fair weather. The wind con tinued to blow as on yesterday and at 8 o'clock tonight it had reached a velocity of twenty-four miles an hour. The rain is now fating in torrents, mwi the storm is increasing in force. High tides cover all thi*, low places in the city, hut beyond blowing down shade tree's and a few signs and window blinds, no damage has resulted. At Virginia Beach tin* wind' is fifty miles and at Cape Henry about sixty-five. Shipping generally sticks close to port. Steamers that came in today, allot' them delayed, reported very rough iveather. Tomorrow is the twentieth anniversary of the worst storm Norfolk ever exper ienced. The wind attained a velocity of eighty miles an hour and did con siderable damage. WILL REPORT ON THE PLAGUE. Washington, August 17.—Surgeon Fairfax Irwin, of the Marine Hospital Service, now in Europe, lias lieeii or dered by Surgeon General Wyman to proceed to Oporto and Lisbon and make u report on the situation regarding the bubonic plague, which hast made its ap pearance in Portugal. Surgeon Helser at Naples is watching matters in that city. A large manlier of immigrants for the United States depart from that place. There is nothing new in the yellow fever situation at the Hampton Soldiers’ Home. This is the only place now quarantined by the Government. RALEIGH NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY MORNING. AUGUST 18. 1899. 10 ORGANIZE TEN NEW REGIMENTS The .Order Issued Calling for More Volunteers. WON’T COME FROM DIXIE BUT FROM NEW ENGLAND AND THE MIDDLE STATES. SOUTH NOT A GOOD F ELD FOR RECRUITS No; Were the Northern Pacific States Eager to Send th<;ir Boys’to Philippines ; Henc? Efforts Will be Directed to More Promising Fi Ids. Washington, August 17.—An order has been Issued directing that ten additional regiments of infantry volunteers be or ganized for sendee in the Philippines. The regiments avill In* numbered from Thirty-eight to Forty-seven mid will be organized! at tin* fiMlowing places, in the order named: Fort Snelling, Minn. Fort Crook, Neb. Fort Riley, Kan. Camp Meade, Pa. Fort Niagara, N. Y. Fort LeavenAvorth, Kan. Jefferson Barracks, Mo. * South Farmiiigham, Mass. Camp Meade, Pa. It appeal’s from today's order that the ten new regiments are to lie mainly recruited in New England and the Mid dle and Central Western States. Kansas and Pennsylvania have apparently been selected as the best fields for recruits. It is said that, no special effort is to be made to secure recruits in the Southern States. This is due, it is said, to the exper ience of the officers who operated in that quarter for recruits for the ten volunteer regiments just now being or ganized. The only p&tees when* diffi culty was experienced in securing men were in Georgia and Alabama, the Caro linas and the Gulf States anil the two Northwestern Pacific States. Today’s action will add 13,090 men to the enlisted strength of the army and increases the total strength of the army to 95,045 men. The total number of vol unteers called into service is 30,107 men, being only 4,893 men short, of the total authorized volunteer establishment or 35,000. It is stated at the Department that the number of volunteers already called into service is regarded as amply sufficient to meet all possible needs of the army, and that then* is no possi bility that the remaining 4,893 volun teers will he called for. Yesterday’s recruiting for flu* volun teer array amounted to 289 men. making the total recruitment to dare 14,122, or 1,032 in excess of the numiier required to complete the ten regiments organized under the orders of July sttli. All of these regiments have secured their full quota except the Twenty-ninth regiment at Fort McPherson. Ga.: the Thirty third at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, and the Thirty-fifth regiment at Vancouver Barracks. These three regiments will lie Allied by the use of the overflow from the more successful regiments. The remainder of the excess wilt he used in tilling tlu* volunteer regiments being slowly organized in the Philippines which are about 800 men short. The Colonels and Lieutenant Colonels of the new regiments are atiwumced as follows: COLONELS. Thirty-eight.—George S. Anderson, Major Sixth cavalry. Thirty-ninth—lt. L. Bullard, Captain, S u-bsi lit once I )cpa rtn lent. Fortieth —E. A. Goodwin, Captain, Eighth cavalry. Forty-first—E. T. C. Richmond. Caje tain, Second artillery. Forty-second.—,l. M. Thompson, Major, Tam -n ty -so u rth infa n t ry. Forty-third—Arthur Murray, Captain First artillery. Forty-fourth—E. .T. McClernand, Cap tain Second cavalry. Forty-fifth—,T. 11. Dorst, Captain Fourth cavalry. Forty-sixth—W. S. Schuyler, Captain Fifth cavalry. Forfy-soi-onth—Walter Hoavo, Captain Fourth artillery. LI El ’TEN ANT COLONELS E. 8.. Pratt, Captain TAveuty-tbird infantry. C. .1. Crane, Captain Twenty-fourth infantry. Byrne, Captain Sixth infan try. .1. S. Mallory, Captain Second infan try. E. 11. Crowder, Major Judge Advo cate. James Parker, Captain Fourth cav alry. Francis Mirhler, Captain Fifth cav alry. W. E. Wilder, Captain Fourth cav ry. J. H. Beaconi, Captain Sixth infan try. John Bigelow, Jr., Captain Tenth cav alry. The new regiments Avill be organized under the general instructions issued at the time the til’s! ten regiments were called out. In the list of I Jen tenant Colonels an nounced it is not krmAvn whether Ber nard A, or Charles Byrne Is Intended. Both are Captains in the Sixth infantry. General Otis has been cabled for full name, as the officer av as designated by him. With the thirteen regiments already called into service the ten ordered today will make a total of 30,000 in round numbers, of the 35,000 volunteers au thorized. GUERIN STILL HOLDS THE FORT Eight of his Typesetter®, However, Sur render to the Authorities. Paris, Aug. 17. —The President of the Anti-Semite League, M. Guerin, is still holding out at the headquarters of the league where he barricaded himself and defil'd arrest on Saturday last when an attempt wn,s made to arrest him. Eight of his type setters came out of the bar ricade today and surrendered themselves to the authorities. They Avert* taken to a police station. There were a few slight demonstrations in the streets in the neighborhood; but they were easily quelled. Another attempt made by M. Lasies to mediate hetAveen M. Guerin and the Government has failed. The Guerin situation, early this af ternoon, remained the same. Barri cades were erected at both extremities of the Rue Chambroi! and the police were constantly engaged in repulsing crowds. M. Guerin frequently appeared at a AA’nwlow, earnestly regarding the ap proaches. as though expecting a rescue. A band of anti-Guerin demonstrators was followed and roughly lia.iiilV d by a hand of AntbSeniites, AVhose enthusi asm. for Guerin is lieeuming so fanatical that they are making a list of all who dare to insult him. The latter’s lives are considered to lie endangered. WIBII THE CHAMBER REOPENED Paris, Aug. 17.—M. Lasies. Anti- Semite, deputy from the Condom dis trict of the Gers, has consulted with his colleagues of the National Defence group at the Palais Bourbon, and has de cided to si-ml a circular to all Deputies, asking them to join in a demand for the re-opening of the Chamber of Deputies. AN ATTACK ON ANGELES. The Insurgents Repulsed—Three Ditcli ed Locomotives Captured. Manila, Aug. 17. —0:15 p. m. —Eight hundred insurgents attacked Angeles this morning, but the Twelfth regiment drove them into the mountains. Three ditched locomotives Avere captured. None of the American troops was in jured. The insurgent hiss is not known. Mr. C. T. "Spencer, of Kentucky, a re porter of the Manila Times was killed yesterday during the fight at Angeles. SIX PERSONS DROWNED OCCUPANTS OF A CARRIAGE PRECIPITA TED HlO THE RIVLR. The Hawser of a Ferry Boat they Were Board ing and the Boat Swung from Beneath 1 hem Wasliigton, Indiana, Aug. 17. —A car riage eon tanning six persons was preci pitated into White River last night as .it Avas lieing driven aboard a ferry boat and all were drowned. -lUe dead are: '•ttS. ALBERT HEXSEL. Four 1 teasel children. MIBS AMY DILLON. The horse had just stepped aboard the .erryiboat when the hawser parted and the boat swung out. dropping the carriage with its occupants into the river. NEGRO HANGED BY A MOB. Atlanta, Ga., Aug. 17.—A special from Brantley, Ala., ways: Charles Hurt, a negro, who attempted to assault Mrs. Stephen Battle, a will ow, near Brantley yesterday, was taken from the Brantley jail last night, by a moo of 100 men and shot to death in the woods half a mile away. VI GILA NCI A DOUBTLESS SAFE. Havana, Aug. 17. —The Ward Line steamer Vigilancia, from New York August 9th tor this twirt, now several days overdue is believed to tie safe. The Steamer Mexico, of the -aiune line, pass ed the Vigilancia in a gale Monday last. At that time the Vigilancia was hove to. BRYAN TO TRAVEL AND SI'EAK. Lincoln, Neb., Aug. 17. —Colonel W. .1. Bryan, after a day of rest at his home, tomorrow begins a short speech making tour in Nebraska towns. Me will attend the Democratic State con vention at Omaha next. Tuesday, {Suing from there soon after for speeches in Missouri and later in lowa. Mr. Bryan said he hud no comment to make on yesterday’s conventions tut Des Moines and Lexington. He hopes to return to Lincoln for a good rest before opening the campaign. REED WILL RESIGN SHORTLY. Portland, Me., Aug. 17. —Hon. A. L. Allen, Speaker Reed’s priAUte secretary, said that Mr. Reed would resign in the course of a ft'AV days, in, time to allow the special election to be called for No vember. THE TYPOGRAPHICAL UNION. Detroit, Mich., Aug. 17.—8 y an al most unanimous vote, the delegates to the International Typographical Union today adopted a constitutional amend ment. increasing the Union’s regular monthly dues ten cents per capita, the increase of revnue to go to the defense fund. The action must be ratified by tile general membership. ft SPARK WIPE:/ OUT THOUSANDS Blaze at Red Springs De stroys Much Property. THE LOSS ABOUT SIO,OOO McDI ARM 1 D’S LUMBER PLANT WAS BURNED. RED SPRINGS LUMBER CO. LOST 4 CARS The Atlantic Ctast Line hid Three Flals Burn ed, L« st a Wattr Tar k and Had their Track Damag'd, which Delayed Trains. Red Springs. N. Aug. 17. —(Special) —There avus a ten thousand dollar fire here today caused by sparks. W. 4. MeDiarmid’s lumber plant avus burned. The loss AVUS $5,000, partially covered by insurance. The Red Springs Lumber Company lost four cars, much lumber, their freight depot, etc. Loss SI,OOO. not insured. The A. C .L. railroad lost three flat cars and a water tank. The damage to the track caused two hours’ delay of trains. AFTER FALL RIVER MILLS. New York Promoters of Yarn Mill Com bine Tryiifg to Buy. Fid River, Maas., August 17.—Offers were made today for the stock of nearly all the seventy print cloth mills in this city by the New York promoters of tho yarn mills combination whli-Ti was form ed some time ago. The print cloth mills of Fall River are eontrollled by thirty six corporations. Treasurers were asked to secure from their stockholders an option on the controlling interest in the stock until December Ist, 1899. The option states that it is the intention, so far as may be deemed practical to con tinue the business under Its existing management. The prices offered for the stock of the various mills are for the most part from sls to $25 per share above the last quoted market price. Offers are made for thirty corporations with n combined capital of $18,153,700. The bids did not include the Fall Ilm*r Iron Works Mills, the Parker, Robeson, Slade and Har graves corporations. Many treasurers are- opposed to the consolidation, but a large percentage of stockholders are said to he disclosed to accept the offer. The following is a list of five corpora tions which have received an offer: American Linen Company, Arkwright, Barnard Manufacturing Company; Bor den City Manufacturing Company; Bur naby Manufacturing Company; Chaco, Cornell, Conanicut, Ila Aid, Durfee, Fall River Manufactory, Flint, Granite, King Philip, Laurel Lake, Merchants Manu facturing Company, Mechanics, Meta comet Manufacturing Company, Narra gansitt, Osborn, Pocasiet Manufactur ing Company, Richard Borden Manufac turing Company, Sagamore Manufactur ing Company, Seaeonm-t, Shove, Staf ford, Tecnmseh, Troy C. and W. Manu factory, Union Cotton Manufacturing Company, Wampanoag, Weetamee. No sooner had tin* fact of the offer by thi* English syndicate to purchase the Fall River cotton mils lieen an nounced than it income known that another ami much larger syndicate had entered the field and was busy through a New York man in arranging matters preparatory to making a larger offer than that of the English people. It is stated that the capital of this new concern is to be* $135,000,000 at least and the niqi is to consolidate all the cot ton mills in tin* country under one man agement, the object being to reduce the cost of production. The New York man states that he will confer tomorrow with the syndi cate members and Avithin forty-eight hours will offer a bid in competition with the English concern. From, present appearances it seems that the situation may develop into an auction sale, to all intents, of fifty million dollars' worth of Fall River cot ton industries to tin* highest bidder. At present, however, the only bid in evidence is that of the English syndi cate. ACT ON THE CRIME FIRST. President Council's Advice to flu* Afro- American League. Huntsville. Ala., August 17.—W. H. Council, coloTrtk President of the Agri cultural and' Mechanical College for negroes at Normal, Ala., tonight wired the /oloAving -to the President of the A fm-American council in session at Chi cago: "I wish you a profitable oessio-n and ho])*e the convention will not only dis cuss and denounce lynching and other crimes, but first take some action ami recommend to the whole race -some course to prove that Ave are not in sympathy with crime hut always ready to upheld' the law. “Second, call attention to tlie fact that aa'c are neglecting the projier edu cation and training for our boys and too many of them are becoming idlers and criminals. ’“Third, sit apart a national negro business men and labor day annually and encourage all kinds of busljiess anil imlutstrial enterprises among the ne groes.” , PRICE FIVE CENTS. WITH RUINOUS SLAUGHTER. Venezuelan Insurgents Defeated by Government Troops. Washington, Aug. 17. —United States Minister Russell at Caracas report® to the State Department that the insurgent factions in the State of I/os Andos, Von* ezuela, under General Cifriano Castro were completely defeat'd by the Gov ernment troops in a bloody battle which !asti*d eighteen hours. The loss of the insurgent* is placed at B of the Dewey celebration, General But terfield read a cablegram from Admiral Dewey Avhich effectually sets at rest ail reports that the Admiral would first go to Washington before the celebration in his honor in New York. The message avus as follows; “Leghorn, August 14th. “To General Butterfield, Ncaa- York: “Yours of August Ist received. Will reach the linver hay without fail Friday, September 29th. Ready for parade Sat urday morning. (Signed.) “DEWEY.” WAIFS FROM THE OCEAN. Pensacola, Fla., August 17.—Tin* steamer Germ arri\’ed lien* yesterday af ternoon Avith the crew of throe Norwe gian Aeissels who were wrecked in tin* Carratelle hurricane. There Avon* nlmur forty-five men. Those who did not ship on other vessels from this jM*rt will be sent lionu* Uy their resjveetive consuks. The Germ will later bring to Pensaco la tin* crews of the Italian Parks Avreek ed in the storm. One Italian vessi*l had been leaded for five months but her crew deserted and another one could not be procured.