Ihe Weather To-day: I i FAIR.
The News and Observer.
VOL. XLVII. NO. 1.
IMS All NOHTH CAMURA MILES II NEWS AND OKDU/ JON.
WORLD AGHAST
ATTHE VERDICT
Europe and America Amazed
and Indignant
FRANCE’S MORAL SEDAN
PULPIT AND PRESS CONDEMN
THE JUDGES.
FRANCE HERSELF IS NOW ON TRIAL
The Rennes Court Martial Has Reversed the
Decis on of the Court of Cassation
Which Virtually Declared
Dreyfus Innocent.
'J i,e verdict of the Eemnies court mar
tini everywhere outside of 1' r;inee his
been 'received with aimizeincut aud invlig
uation. Even in the doumiiinhs of tile
Czar the newspapers ds> not hesitate to
condemn i't in the strongest terms. With
the exception of a few Jesuit and ans.-
,Semite journals the whole ‘world is ring
ing with denunciations of this (infamous
verdict. The London Daily Mail de
chvres Rennes France’s moral Sedan.
The Daily News says it is no longer
Dreyfus that is on trial, but I*Vance her
self. The Daily Telegram says there
seems nothing left for France hut a revo
lution and a war that will reduce her
to the level of Spain.
The pulpit is equally severe. The
Chaplain in Ordinary to the Queen, de
clared in a sermon at \\ iiuisor, that
the civilized world stands aghast at the
crime of the live abject judges. Aifflcdhor
prominent divine deedared: that unless
France shakes off this infamy sin* will
ibe left without ally'of friend. Still an
other declares these men who condeininod
Dreyfus have ta*ken their places besid. s
Judas, Pilate and Judge Jeffries.
The German press are a unit in' de
scribing the verdict as cowardly and im
politic, not to say criminal. It had been
hoped that the recent statement of the
Beiehsanzeiger, emanating directly front
the Emperor, would render impossible
the repetition of “one of the greatest
judicial and polircal crimes of any age.”
I t is agreed l there that the second verdict
is a grave political blunder, a violation
of the laws of civilization and an act of
moral cowardice which, the* world will
find it hard to pardon.
The court stated in its verdict that
there were extenuating eiremnstances.
Os this the None Freie Press,, of Vienna,
says:
“Are there tinder any conditions exten
uating eiremnstances for an officer serv
ing with the colors who betrays his conn
try to the riiem*’? 'Either lie is a trai
tor, in which case there is no poant of
view wilder which his shame can be
diminished and no punMionent is too
hard for him, or he is not a traitor, and
needs no extenuating cireuihistaaiees. The
two ideas are in direct contradiction.”
In France, too, indignant muraiiur
ings are heard- on all sides. The revi
sionist press comments upon the verdict
with the deepest Sndignulbfflit, declaring
flint tih:* battle between the civil and
military courts will continue until the
victory rents with the Court of Cassa
tion.
The Siecle has opened a subscription
to erect an expiatory monument ixn front
of the Palace of Justice at Rennes “to
remind future generations of this outrage
on justice.”
'Hie Temps. referring to a rumor that
the court .martial signed a recommenda
tion to mercy, but only as regards deg
radation from military rank, says tin*
mere mention of extenuating circum
siincrs proves that tile judges had
doubts, of which the accused should have
received the benefit. It urges the revis
ionists to remember that, am order to ue
iiteiini justice from the country, it. is
necessary first of all to act with calm
ness.
The Gaulois says: “A great move
ment of renaissance wall sowing from, the
Dreyfus case.”
America also is stirred to its depths.
At the ehiirelies of Baltimore, Washing
ton and other large cities the m.inisteis
in their sermons Sunday denounced tin*
verdict in the strongest terms. It is
declared to be the miq'iiity of the age,
tin* outcome <if race prejudice mid rea
r.,.TlS of State being allowed to outweigh
the rights of the individual. Everywhere
the verdict is looked upon as an outrage
that will, if steps arc not taken to undo
it. cover France with lasting infamy.
The dispatches state that 'Dreyfus ex
pects release on o<-toiler tin* loth, which
will be five years from his former con
demnation. Meanwhile he has signed nr
■application for revision. Tliis will go to
Paris, where it will be exaTuimed by a
court reporter and then submitted to the
Court of Revision —probably the Court
. of Cassation, which will maintain or an
nul the sentence.
It does not seem to be clear that tin*
five years’ imprisonment on Devil s
Island may be construed to cover th*
sentence of the Rennes coutl anartial.
If. however, Dreyfus is again sent to
prison, it seems generally understood that
‘ he wilt go to Corte, in Corsica, where
In* will at least be well treated.
TTie Baltimore Hun says that in view
of the Rennes court .martial’s verdict,
the recent decision of the Court of Cas
sation is interesting:
The Court of Cassation is the supreme
tribnuad of the Republic. It was cotn
posed of forty-»even eminent, jurists—
the most eminent in France- when it ex
amined the evidence of the Dreyfus ease
and decided not only that the accused
was Innocent lint — to quote its own em
phatic words—that:
“The sentence of 1894 has no longer
any foundation to rest upon.”
Upon the evidence of the bordereau :t
--self and of the experts who had exam
ined it the Court of Cassation decided
positively:
That Dreyfus did not write that paper,
and that Etsterliazy did.
That Dreyfus did not sell or give in
formation to the possible enemies of
France, and that Esterhazy did.
That Dreyfus was innocent and Ester
hazy guilty.
That the conviction of Dreyfus had
been seen red by >he Henry forgery an d
other crimes.
That a false date had been given to
the undated bordereau in order to con
vict Dreyfus, and that th,e some con
spirators who had assigned this date to
it afterward gave it a widely different
date in order to acquit Esterhazy.
That the change of the date left no
room whatever for the condemnation of
Dreyfus, but. in fact, established his In
nocence.
THE CALM BEFORE THE STORM?
Paris. Sept. 11.—Except for slight
street disturbances tonight Paris has
remained unexpectedly quiet, but this
condition of affairs is not likely to con
tinue. The long, heavy rain yesterday,
combined with tile fact that the leaders
of the opposing parties were all at
Rennes, prevented any organized demon
stration. Then, too, the general public
were delighted with the verdict as con
tinuing the chose jugee. Now, however,
they are beginning to see the want or
logic in conceding “extenuating circum
stances” to a convicted traitor, a con
cession which excites doubt as to the
strength of the case against Dreyfus.
Moreover public opinion is being sober
ed by reading the comments of the
world at large and by the prospect, how
ever remote, that the exposition will lie
boycotted, which would mean a loss
of millions to the country.
There is little doubt that the trial
of tht* I)er ouledeists next Monday, at
which it is asserted' sensational evi
dence will be developed, and 'the re-open
ing of tin* Chamber of Deputies, will lie
signals for fresh troubles. At present
both parties! are taking breath, but
the latent animosities are nndirninislied.
It is estimated that last year’s proceed
ings have cost tin* Dreyfus party at
least 1,500.0(H) francs.
They do not intend to let matters rest
and rumors are revived of the impending
arrest of General Merrier. He declares
that In* does not care wliat happens,
living quite satisfied that he has done
h*s duty.
(Continued on second page.)
AID FOR PORTO RICANS
CENTRAL RELIEF COMMITTEE TO SYS
TEMATIZE THE WORK
Secretary Root Addresses a Letter to the
Governors of all the Sta'es Urging
the Necessity of Co-Operation.
Washington, Held. 11. —Secretary Root
today addressed the following to Gov
ernors of all the States:
“Dear Sir:
“On the request of General Davis,
who is in charge of the relief work in
Porto Rico, a Central Porto Rician Re
lief Committee has been constituted for
the purpose of securing methods and a
common understanding among the vari
ous committees engaged in the collection
of money and supplies for the work of
relief, and preventing confusion and a
waste of effort.
“The committee is composed as fol
lows:
“Hon. Cornelius N. Bliss, formerly
Secretary of the Interior; Brigadier Gen
eral Guy V. Henry, formerly Military
Governor of Porto Rico; The Right
Reverend James 11. Bleak, S. M. D. I).,
Bishop of Porto Rico, now sojourning in
the United States; Hon. Warner V.
Norden, President of the National Bank
of North America; Mr. William It. Oor
wine, Secretary of the Merchant’s Asso
ciation of New York city; the Mayors of
Boston, New York, Baltimore aud Phil
adelphia.
“Mr. William It. Cor wine, is Secretary
of the committee, and its address is the
New York Life Building, New York
city.
"1 have the honor to request that you
will cause the name and address of the
chairman or secretary of any committee
in your State engaged in ‘this work, to
be given to the secretary of the Central
Committee in order that they may com
municate upon the subject.
“The urgent necessity of feeding the
great numbers of destitute people in
Porto Rico still continues, tand I hope
the efforts of the people of your State
to that end will not be relaxed.”
■CON I > ITI (>N A LLY I* AIIDON ED.
Richmond, Va.. Sept. 11.—'Five young
negro convicts have been conditionally
pardoned by ■Governor Tyler and will be
sent to tihe colored reformatory, recently
established near t'his city, an.l of which
JohnriH. 'Sanytlie, colons], ev-Minister to
Liberia, is the superintendent. They are
the first young negro convicts so dealt
with, and they will be followed by others
of their class if the reformatory plan
shall turn out well. They will he re
leased, of comm*, on tin* expiration of
the terms of imprisonment to Which they
have Iwc.n sentenced, provided their con
duct shall have been satisfactory.
MAYOR OF IMUS GONE,
'Manila. Sept, 11.—The mayor of Inins
has disappeared, ittirrfd it is supposed he
has joined the rebels on the promise of
receiving a generalship. He was a col
onel in the insurrection of ISD7.
The transport Senator which sailed
from San Francisco August 15th, has
arrived. . 1 1 : .:~Ji
KALEIGII, NORTH CAROLINA, TUESDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 12, 1899.
OUR SOUTHERN
SISTERS FEAR
Brazil and Mexico Especially
f Alarmed
THEY FEAR ABSORPTION
THINK WE HAVE DESIGNS ON
THE AMERICANS.
CHARGE SECRET COMPACT WITH BOLIVIA
Scare Doubtless Had Its Origin in Reports
Started by Europeans Holding Interests
in Our Hemisphere and Dreading
Union of the Republics.
Mexico City, S<*pt. 11. —Private advices
received here from Brazil snow that the
Government has been greatly influenced
by the accounts regarding the alleged
secret understanding between the Boli
vian and the United Suites Government,
by which the latter [lower was to take
over the territory on the Upper Ama
zon claimed by Bolivia, a region rich in
rubber. It is alleged in Rio de Janeiro
that American naval officers have re
cently thoroughly surveyed tin* region
and sent tin* secret reports to Washing
ton.
It was first charged that Air. Bryan.
United States Minister to Brazil, was
a party to tin* agreement with Bolivia,
but it is now said that the Bolivian
Secret agent, named Fthoff. made the
agreement with the United States Con
sul at Para. There is some doubt a lout
this, but stub is the belief of the Bra
zilian newspapers and people, and the
Argentine press has begun, assisted by
European residents, to set up the cry
that tin* Colossus of the North is moving
southward and intends to control and ul
timately annex all South America.
So diligent has been the proparaganda
of this story that the newspapers In
Mexico of the clerical stripe have taken
it up editorially, predicting the absorp
tion of all this hemisphere by tin* greedy
and land-hungry Americans, who are
acquiring lands in Brazil and Peru, and
who will soon Ik* able to afford tin*
Washington Government a pretext for
attempting to overthrow the South
American < lovernments.
The Buenos Ayres Standard, controll
ed by British subjects. asserts that
President Rocas’ visit to Brazil was to
consult with the President of that coun
try. with a view to mutual defense
against the Yankees.
There- is no doubt that the Spanish
and European Governments generally
have given their organs in Latin-Ameri
ca the hint to publish articles designed
to embitter South and Central America
against the United States and break
up the growing sentiment In favor or
Pan-Americanism wtnen is greatly
dreaded by Eimqieun commercial inter
sis so strongly intrenched in South
America, where American Interests have
few newspaiK*r champions and defend
ers. It is* shrewdly calculated by [>ersis
tout nows|Kiper attacks on the United
States that the Americans can he got
ten into high disfavor, and that the con
cessions will be refused them.
The journey of William Me Elroy Cur
tis, formerly of the Bureau of American
Republics to Peru and Bolivia, is re
[jorted to be in the nature or a secret
mission for his Government. There is
a profoundly suspicious sentiment de
veloping in Latin-America regarding the
designs of the United States, whose
[lower is dreaded and whose administra
tion is accused of cherishing Imperialistic
projects on this continent. The remark
able unanimity of the Mexican clerical
sheets and tin* South American journals
of all classes in dealing with this mat
ter makes it clear that it Is a pre-ar
ranged campaign with a view to exciting
ill-will against tin* Americans of the
great republic of North America.
REGRETTED AT WASHINGTON.
Washington, Sept. 11. —The minors of
possible combinations among the States
of Central ami South America directed
against the Fni*t<*d States, are received
with gome concern by the officials here.
Nearly a year ago this spirit of distrust
oil the part of the La tin-American peo
ple was first exhibited in the semi-offi
cial discussions by the press of the Uni
ted -States of Colombia, of ji proposition
to combine tire nations of South and
Central America. In that case ttie os
tensible purpose was to resist unjust
demands for indemnities by foreign
States. But incidentally during the
discussion, it appeared that, the scope
of the combination would be broader than
this and there was more than one inti
mation of a deep-seated distrust on
tin* pact of the United States, Two or
three events have ocurred since that
discussion to strengthen tills feeling.
First there was a decision adverse to
Colombia in the Cerruti case, and as
President Cleveland was tile arbitrator
that unpopular decision was charged
against the United States.
Then last spring came tin* cruise of
the United States gunboat Wilmington
tip the Amazon and the Orinoco. These
voyages were undertaken from Inno
cent scientific and commercial motives.
Commander Todd, of the Wilmington,
found that there were no charts of these
vast rivers and consequently was obliged
to take soundings as he proceeded. In
cidentally lie was enabled to make
rough running charts of the river that
may Ik* of value to commerce hereafter.
His actions were, however, misinter
preted by some of the natives, though
in the end Captain Todd is believed to
have perfectly satisfied the Brazilian
officials as to the rectitude of his pur
pose. It. is said at tin* Department that
there is not the slightest foundation for
tin* story that secret agents of either
the State or Navy Department have been
sent into South America, ami it is quite
certain that there have never been any
negotiations with Bolivia respecting ttie
acquisition by tin* Uniited States of
lands in the interior of South America.
As for the visit to that continent of
William, E. Curtis, Chief Cllerk Mi
chael, of the State Department, himself
a member of the Government Board of
Managers of the Buffalo Exposition is
authority for the statement that Mr.
Curtis’ visit is absolutely without official
authority or direction.
DEATH OF AIRS. CARRINGTON.
One of Sanford’s Loveliest Wives Passes
Away—The Community Saddened.
Sanford, N. C., Sept. 11 —(Special.)—
A feeling of great sadness ran through
the entire community Sunday morning
when it became known that Mrs. Lily
Stroud Carrington, wife of Air. Rosooe
E. Carrington, had passed away early
that morning. It had been known that
she had been seriously ill since Thurs
day night, but her loved ones had hoped
against hope tluat she would rally, and
the night before her death had believed
that she was much better. The blow
came with great suddenness to a large
circle of friends, for all of our people
knew and loved her.
Mrs. Carrington was the daughter of
Mr. Thus. J. Stroud, of this place, and
a sister of Messrs. J. T. and Aloody
stroud, of Greensboro, and Air. Ed. and
Miss Mamie Stroud*-.of Sanford. She
took an active part in church work, and
was always a friend to tlu* distressed.
Lily Belle Stroud was born twenty
four years ago, and was married a little
over a year since to Roseoe E. Carring
ton, of Michigan, who has for years been
identified with the quarry industry here.
The funeral will Ik* held at the Baptist
church this afternoon and the remains
buried beside those of her mother in
Buffalo church cemetery.
The heartfelt sympathy of the entire
community go out to 'the stricken hus
band and family.
SCHOONER ON THE SHOAL.
New York, Sept. 11. —The schooner
Penokee, from Norfolk, Va.. to Saco,
Alaine, with a cargo of coal, while trying
to make harbor struck on Romer Shoal
tonight. The crew of seven men, after
a hard struggle in a heavy sea, succeed
ed in reaching Life Saving Station No. 1,
on Sandy Hook Point, at. 10 o'clock.
BIG TOBACCO SHIPMENTS
WINSTON WAREHOUSEMEN SAY YEAR’S
BUSINESS WILL BREAK RECORD
Immense Sale of Stamps. Biggest Plug Fac
tory in the World. Mt. Airy Officers
Still in Jail.
Winston-Salem, N. C„ Sept. 11.—(Spe
cial.) —The tobacco manufacturers here
are doing a good business, as is proven
by flu* large stamp sales. Usually this
is a dull season for tobacco shipments,
but this year is an exception. The
warehousemen arc* predicting that Win
ston will sell more leaf next year than
any year since the market was estab
lished. Reports are coming in that this
year's crop is looking fine and is curing
well. There will Ik* several new buyers
on the market, among the largest being
Messrs. J. S. Cobb, formerly of Gre ns
boro, and Air. L. 1). Cnrren, formerly of
Oxford. Beside** buying on their own
“hook,” they will represent tile Con
tinental Tobacco Company in the pur
chase of wrappers.
When completed the new tobacco fac
tory of tin* R. J. Reynolds Tobacco
Company will be the largest building of
tile kind in the South. The president
hopes to have it nnSer roof by the first
of next year.
t\ illiaan and John Belton, Captain and
Sergeant of the Alt. Airy military com
pany, who recently got into trouble by
attempting to arrest a civilian, whom
they charged with interfering with the
company while out on parade, are still
in jail at Dobson awaiting trial at the
next term of Hurry court. The two offi
cers appeared before Judge Shaw a few
days ago on a writ of habeas corpus,
and he reduced their bonds from SSOO to
S2OO, hut they failed to give tthe laster
amount. 1 *
It is intimated that Col. Thasher,
chief revenue officer for North Carolina
aud South Carolina will soon resign,
and (that lie will be succeeded by Mr.
A. G. Patterson, who recently returned
from the west. The latter was leader
of 'the force thait recently made a suc
cessful raid on the Smith settlement
in Stokes county.
Col. Martin, chief clerk in District At
torney Holton’s office, tells me that
then* will be 75 or 80 new criminal cases
for trial at the next term of the Federal
court at Greensboro. Most of these iare
against bloeknders. There are quite a
number of old criminal and civil eases on
tin* docket.
Lieut. D. R. Johnson was hero today
looking for recruits for the 38th infan
try. He went to Alooksville tonight.
FIRE NEAR MARSEILLES.
Marseilles, Sept. 11. —Extensive fires
are raging in the woods near Marseilles
and Toulon, at least ten miles lof forest
being in flames. A number of chateaux
have Ik*pii destroyed and others are
threatened.
Judge James I’. Tamil, Kentucky’s
probable entry for the Democratic nom
ination for Vice-President, made his
first speech in the Kentucky campaign
for Goebel yesterday.
WILL IT BOYCOTT
THE EXPOSITION?
Pressure May Be Brought to
Bear on Congress
THE MOVE A GRAVE ONE
TWO WAYS IN WHICH CONGRESS
COULI) 1 NTERFEiRB.
COULD REVOKE APPROPRIATION IN PART
Or It Could Declare Pa: is in too Unsettled
a State to Risk Valuable Gov* rnment
Exhibit There. Few Ameri
cans Will Go.
New York, Sept. 11. —Congressman
Jefferson AI. Levy announced today that
as soon as Congress meets lie will in
troduce resolutions in tin* House with
drawing tin* support of this Govern
ment from the Paris Exposition on ac
count of the Dreyfus ease.
Washington, Sept. 11. —It is believed
that when Congress assembles there will
b<* considerable agitation of a proposi
tion for the Government to abandon its
participation in the Paris exposition.
Such a move, however, would be a
grave one. It is pointed out that to
withdraw from participation in the ex
position would )>e regarded us an official
insult to France. No further legisla
tion on the part of Congress is needed
to carry out the plans of this country for
the exposition. About $1,200,000 lias
been 'appropriated for the expenses of the
commission and the Government ex
hibit; the commission has Ihhmi appoint
ed and th«* space desired for exhibits
from this country has lieen secured.
There are now but two way* in which
Congress could interfere; one would Ik*
to revoke such part of the appropriation
as has not already been expended in
the expenses of the commission and the
other would be to pass a resolution de
claring that on account of the unsettled
conditions in France, the valuable Gov
ernment exhibits should not be sent to
Paris. To do either of these things
would Ik* sufficient, it is believed, since
the matter has gone so far, to break off
all friendly relations between the two
countries. Congress and the State De
partment may look at the matter from
different, points of view. The President
anil the State Department having re
sponsibility for maintaining our rela
tions with foreign Governments cannot
be expected to find in this affair a reason
for involving this country in an interna
tional complication, and it is likely that
the executive branch of the Govern
ment will use what influence it can to
prevent lrasty action.
Unless Congress expressly forbids it,
this Government will proceed with tin*
preparations for the exhibition and will
semi to Paris such Government exhibits
as are derided upon,- but this will lx* done
with a realization of the probability that
much of the space secured with such
difficulty for private American exhibits
will lie left vacant. Little doubt is felt
that the latitude allowed private citizens
will he extensively availed of to with
draw from participation in the exposi
tion.
WORKING FOR A BOYCOTT.
Han Francisco, Cal., Sept. 11.—A quiet
movement is progressing among the
Jewish element of this State looking tft
legislation for the cauccllaition of an act
passed at the last session of the State
I-legislature appropriating $130,000 for
a California exhibit at the Paris expo
sition.
MASS MEETING TO PROTEST.
Chicago, Ills., Sept. 11.—A monster
mass meeting to protest against the sen
tencing of Captain Dreyfus is being
planned in Chicago.
It is the intention of the organizers of
the movement to send a letter represent
ing the voice of Chicago to the Presi
dent of France, requesting that the fa
mous military prisoner he given his
freedom.
A WORLD’S BOYCOTT URGED.
Halifax, N. S., Sept. 11. —The At
torney General of Nova Scotia will issue
a letter tomorrow denouncing the second
.condemnation of Dreyfus and urging the
nations of the world to join in a general
boycott of the Paris exposition.
A correspondent of the Associated
I’reJs learns on the highest authority
that Germany does not intend 'to relin
quish official representation at 'tin* Paris
Exposition.
Resolutions of condolence and symp.i
thy with Aline. Dreyfus were a (looted
yesterday and cabled to her by the Evan
gelical Alliance, of 'Boston.
Captain Thomas Phelan, a broad
swordsman and a crack pistol shot, ot
Kansas City. Mo., has issued a chal
lenge to Count Esterhazy, to tight a
duel in defense of Captain Alfred Drey
fus. Captain Phelan offers to meet E-.
terhazy anywhere on neutral ground.
A demonstration of sympathy for
Dreyfus is projected for next Sunday
afternoon in Hyde Park, 'Txmdon.
James A. Garfield Lodge, N. 37, Inde
pendent Order of Western Star, has di
rected Secretary Tlersfuld to send a call
to all Grand Lodges of the order for a
united appeal to President McKinley, re
questing him to use his influence in se
curing a pardon for Captain Dreyfus.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
TRUSTS £./ .TIE TARIFF.
CTvlcago. Sc £■> .—The New England
Free Trade -o , of Boston, and the
Tariff ague, of New York,
have asked tin* Civic Federation, the
promoter of the trust Conference which
takes [dace in this city September 13 to
1(1, to set apart a day to Ik* devoted tv*
tlu* question of 'tin* relation of tariff to
trusts. Byron W Holt will represent
the (former organization and Luiwson
Purdy the lattri.
'Among the sneakers will be W. J.
Bryan, Samuel (Jumpers. Haznn S. Piu
gree, Bourke Cochran and others.
NO TRACE FOUND OF 4N DR EE.
Gothenberg, S widen, Sept. 11.—The
steamer Antartic, which left Helsing
borg, Sweden, on May 25th last, with an
expedition under Professor A. G. Nat
horst, was spoken off The Skaw, tin*
northern extremity of Jutland, Den
mark, today, on her return from her
search along the northeast coast of
Greenland for Professor Andree.
She reported that slu* had found no
trace of the missing aeronaut.
EXCITEMENT AND WAR TALK.
Pretoria, Sept. 11. —Excitement pre
vails here [lending tin* decision of the
Cabinet. Secretary of State Reitz has
left this city for .Tohanneslvurg and
Cape Town. The likelihood of war is
much discussed. The coming of British
troops is not regarded as meaning cer
tain war, hut merely as making «p for
(lit* paucity of troops in South Africa so
much commented upon in the last
month.
The Burghers of this [dace are offer
ing the Government gifts of meal.
The town has a deserted appearance.
REFUGEES POURING IN.
Cape Town, Sept. 11. —Four trains
containing refugees from Johannesburg
have arrived here. Four hundred refu
gees have also arrived at Durban.
During the past week the relief com
mittee of Johannesburg assisted 2,000
cases of distress reported throughout the
Transvaal.
WA R-LI IvE A CTIVITY.
London. Sept. 11. —The activity in the
War and Admiralty offices continues
today, though there is nothing new re
garding the Transvaal situation.
It is said that orders have been sent
to America for light iron girders and
bridging sections l’or probable use in
South Africa.
Transports are moving to tin* docks,
preparatory to embarking troops.
MISSION KILLEDTO A MAN
THE FOUREAU-LAMY EXPEDITION ANNI
HILATED BY TUAREGS,
The Tuaregs, After Terrib’e Loss, Killed all
the Members of the Mission. Tr.e
News by Courier.
Tripoli. Sept. 11. —A sooner who lias
arrived here reports that the French
mission headed by Dr. Foureau and Ma
or Lamy has been annihilated. He
says the mission was attacked by an
immense body of Tuaregs, wno a'.’Ur
suffering terrible loss, killed all tin* mem
bers of the mission by force of arms.
On March 22nd of this year a uispatcli
was transmit led from Algers to Paris
that a party of Tuaregs had attacked
an EurojH*an expedition on Its way to
Air, in tin* Sahara killing 100 men amt
capturing part of its caravan, it was
said that tlu* expedition attacked must
have been the Foureau-I>aniy mission,
but on March 23rd, official •lisp-aicaes
reached Paris from Biskarn, 214 miles
southeast of Algers that the Foiuo.ta-
Laniy expedition had turived at Agaibes
months earlier and that it could not,
therefore have lx*en this party that was
killed by Tuaregs.
TEL EG It A PIIH ’ BE IEFS.
One case of yellow fever reiKutel at
Jackson, Miss., Sunday, is said to he of
a most maligaot type.
The Cuban National League r.nd t.n*
Cuban National party have oflVce.l lo
Gualoerto Gomez and General Maximo
Gomez the joint presidency. The offer
has been deelimtsl by Gualbcrto Gomez,
who says he wishes to keep his inde
pendence.
Mayor .Tones, of Toledo, now an inde
pendent candidate for Governor of Ohio,
has issued an address in 'which lit* scores
both political parties, saying that they
cannot live without bosses
A ease strongly suspected to Ik* yellow
fever has been reported, at Tampa.
Honor Quesada has been informed
that nine more Cuban prisoners have
been released from tlu* Spanish mili
tary prison at Cadiz.
THE BOUT POSTPONED.
New York, Sept. 11. —The MeGovern-
Paliner bout scheduled for 3 p. m. today
at T’uckahoe, has lieen postponed until
3 t>. nr. tomorrow on account of the
threatening weather.
COUNCIL ADVISES QUIET.
The One Yellow Fever Patient at Jack
son Bailies a Little.
Jackson. Miss., Sept. 11.—Tin* city
council held a special meeting this morn
ing and passed resolutions advising the
|M*oph* to keep quiet and' not create a
panic like tin* one of a year ago over
the outbreak of fever. The quarantine
of the entire State against New Or
leans went into effect today at noon.
AH trains from that city carry inspec
tors.
City Clerk Porter, tlu* only patient,
rallied somewhat during the night,