Ihe Weather To-day: I cakomnaT I GENERALLY FAIR.
The News and Observer.
VOL. XLVII. NO. :t.
LEADS ALL NORTH CAROLINA DAILIES ■ NEWS AND OIHCI k ATM.
RAILROADS
MUST FACE
TRE ISSUE
Simonton Does Not See Any
Need for Delay to Take
More Testimony.
RAILROADS LOSE HOPE
AFFIDAVITS COMPILED BY THE
STATE COVER TIIE CASE
COMPLETELY.
RAILROADS ACCUSE COUNTY OFFICIALS
* —“ i
Os Being Unwilling to Give Testimony Except
Under Compulsion. Whole Afternoon
Consumed by Evidence of Sta’e.
The Railroads Presented
but 282 Affidavits.
Asheville, N. C., Sept. 13.—(Special.)—
I am able to state tonight that Judge
iSmonton does not look upon the ease as
one for reference to Commission.
The State has produced such a mass
of testimony, so thoroughly covering the
ease that he does not consider it neces
sary to take further evidence, and the
railroads, he thinks, have introduced
about all the evidence they will ever be
able to get. As he regards the burden
of proof as being on the side of the rail
roads, he Avill give them the opening
and conclusion of the argument.
The first day of the railroad tax in
junction case is at an end and all the
starch of confidence is taken out of the
railroad attorneys. They are rongifit sim
ply fighting for standing room. No lon
ger have they hope of winning the ease.
We think, however, we will be able to
show serious conflict of evidence, that is
to say probable cause. This will necessi
tate a continuance of the injunction and
the appoitment of a commissioner to
take evidence to settle the matter,” one
of the railroad attorneys told me tonight.
As a further evidence that this is what
they are hoping for, affidavits were to
day introduced setting forth that they
had met with great trouble in securing
evidence, county officials and assessors
being unwilling to give testimony unless
summoned by subpoena to do so before a
court of competent jurisdiction. L-ss
than two hours sufficed for them to put
in their evidence, consisting of 282 affi
davits.
The whole of the afternoon session
was consumed by the State-in reading
the court adjourned only
its evidence, and at five, o’clock
about half of the counties had been
gone over.
The reading of these affidavits will
1m? resumed tomorrow morning at 30
o’clock.
The preparation of the evidence in this
case by the attorneys for the Corpora
tion Commission is something remarka
ble.
They have 2,735 affidavits, taken in
84 of the 96 counties of the State. Os
these 1,206 are from tax assessors, 2(53
are from members of boards of equaliza
tion, 100 are from county officers, 27
from lawyers, bankers and money lend
ers, and 873 from citizens in various
walks of life. These are presented
against the 282 affidavits, put in evi
dence by the railroads, the latter,
in great part, coming from railroad
attorneys, agents and employes,
with now and then a tax assessor or
county officer.
The first affidavits presented were by
Captain Brice for the Southern Railway.
There were 157 of them from 39 coun
ties. principally those through •which tile
Southern runs. Only 26 of them are
from assessing officers.
Probably stronger ones were by
George F. Bason, .Southern Railway at
torney at Charlotte; A. 11. Trice, .South
ern Railway attorney at .Salisbury, an I
by .1. Williams, now the Republican
sheriff of Henderson county, but for fir
teen years the Southern's agent at Hen
dersonville.
From Wake county there were four
affidavits, one from Vice President
Andrews, one from John Campbell,
Mebu ne, dealer in railroad securities in
New York, and two from Weldon I.
Smith, clerk of F. H. Busbee, Southern
Railway attorney.
In one of Smith’s affidavits he makes
the following comparison of values taken
from books in register's office and values
on tax books.
Residence of W. 11. Worth cost $4,000,
tax value $2,600; residence of Judge
Burnell $5,000, tax $4,000: residence of
Clerk Russ $3,100, tax $1,900; farm ol'
Judge Montgomery, $2,100, itax $1,000;
residence of C. C. McDonald $5,500,
tax $3,000: tenements of O. J. Carroll,
$5,900, tax $4,300; lot of 11. W. Miller
S9OO, tax $500; lot of J. D. Boushall
SSOO, tax $200; Harding residence $5,-
660, tax $3,500; store of S. T.
Smith $4,000, tax $3,000; another
store of S. T. Smith $3,100,
tax $2,000; residence of S. T.
Smith $4,500, tax $3,000; residence of
O. J. Carroll $5,500, tax $4,000; lot of
,1. C. Drewrv. S6OO, tax $400: residence
„f Jus. A. Higgs $7,000, tax $4,700;
residence of Garland Jones $5,000. tax
$3,500; residence of C. '1”. Baily $3,000.
tax $1,750; residence of W. C. Kimball
$5,500, tax $4,000; residence of Mrs. S.
T. McAdon $5,300, tax $3,500; residence
of Clarey J. Hunter $5,000, tax $3,250;
residence of A. W. Knox $4,600, tax
$2,750; residence of A. R. Hutchins
$2,350, tax $1,200; residence of R. B.
Teobles $12,000, tax $6,500; store of A.
B. Strouach $20,000, tax $12,000; resi
dence of W. 11. Williamson $6,800, tax
$5,000.
Col. Andrews’ affidavit was much to
the same effect, dealing only with prop
erty he has from time to time sold.
Mr. Rountree for the Coast Line,
presented 8 affidavits, from 20 counties,
and Maj. Bhaw for the Seaboard, pre
sented, 57 from twelve counties.
All these affidavits set forth that it
was a general rule for assessors to value
personal property and real estate at
about two-thirds or three-fourths its
real value. A few of them gave speci
fic instances of sales showing this.
Affidavits were read stating that in
Bertie and Duplin counties, commission
ers had ordered assessment of standing
timber lands at only three-fourths of
real value, and in Rockingham county
John G. Staples swears this order was
made as to till proinwty. Mr. Benton,
attorney for the Coast Line their intro
duced auditors’ reports for 1893, 1895
and 1898, calling attention to discre
pancy in value of property in the State
as shown by the census report ami
values fixed for taxation.
These he put in evidence as he did
also extracts from Governor Vance's
message to the Legislature in 1879, anti
Governor Jarvis in 1883, touching tax
values. Capt. Trice put in evidence a
statement sent out by Treasurer Worth
at the time he was advertising the first
bond issue to the effect that the real
and personal proi»erty of the State is
taxed at not more ‘than two-thirds of
their real value.
This completed the railroad’s evidence
and court took recess till 3:30 o'clock,
when Mr. Ton began reading the nearly
three thousand affidavits of the commis
sion.
The affidavits of the assessors well
directed to showing, first that they had
assessed all property at true value in
money; second, that there bad been no
such concert or agreement to undervalue
property for purixise of escaping coun
ty’s pro rata part of State taxation as
charged by railroads.
Affidavits of county officials, sheriffs,
clerks, and registers were introduced to
corroborate assessors’ and stuow that
valuations were full and fair. Affida
vits of county commissioners were in
troduced to show, first that property is
assessed at full value and that as
board of equalization they endeavored
to either raise or reduce assessment* so
as to bring all property up to its true
value and equalize differences in valua
tion.
Affidavits of citizens generally were
to show full valuation and in many in
stances overvaluation; also to show
numerous voluntary and forced sales for
amounts greatly below tax valuation.
All evidence concerning valuation of
railroad property was introduced to
show that, tested by the standard, ap
proved by the Supreme* Court of the
United States, railroad property is
greatly undervalued and relatively much
lower than individual property.
Evidence was introduced to show that
the* commission accepted the railroads’
valuation of rolling stock and that the
value placed upon this part of the prop
erty was extremely low, five engines
costing originally $10,009 to $15,009 are
valued by them at $3,000 to SS,(NX), no
engine on tin* Southern lieing
valued at over $3,500. The valua
tion placed by the roads on their ears
was shown to be eorrespondinly iow.
Hearing of tile ease will be resumed
at 10 o’clock tomorrow morning, and
I doubt if tomorrow night will sc-? the
end of it.
ANSWER OF THE CORPORATION
COM.MISSION.
The answer of the Corporation Com
mission filed here today is as follows:
In the Circuit Court of the United
States, Eastern District of North Car
olina. —Fourth Circuit.
In Equity—Affidavit.
The Southern Railway Company
vs.
The North Carolina Corporation Com
mission, et al.
Franklin McNeill, E. C. Beddingfield
and! Samuel L. Rogers, lieing duly
sworn, depose and say each for himself:
That he i.s a member of tin* defendant,
the North Carolina Corporation Commis
sion.
That the Laws of North Carolina in
vest them as such Corporation Com
mission with the power, and imposes
upon them the duty of revising and as
sessing for taxation all the property or
railroads and telegraph companies in
North Carolina.
That in pursuance of the powers and
duties imposed upon them, as aforesaid,
they did, during the? month of June,
1899, proceed, in the manner required
by law. to asses* the property of the
plaintiff and the other railroads of tin*
State, including the railroads, that have
instituted actions similar to the above
entitled action against the Corporation
Commission and others, and which are
now pending in this court, and the
property of the Western Union ’Tele
graph Company, which lias also institu
ted a similar action against said Cor
poration Commission and others; and ns
.such Corporation Commission they fixed
tin* value of said railroads and tele
graph companies, including the plaintiffs,
at the sums named in the several bills
filed by said railroad and telegraph
companies, resqiectively.
That in making said assessment they
deny that they acted in any particular
in excess of the powers conferred upon
they by the Laws of North Carolina
as such Corporation Commission and
in violation of tlu* rights of the plaintiff
or any of the said complaining railroads
or the said telegraph companies, or that
the assessments made by them of the
property of the plaintiff, or of any
of said complaining railroads or tele
graph companies, or that the assess
ments made by them of the property
(Continued on second page.)
RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 14, 1899.
HALF TIE BULL
WAS IN HIS BRAIN
J, D. Brinkley, Shot Near
Winston, Dies.
THREE MEN ARRESTED
ALL COMMITTED TO JAIL WITH
OUT BAIL.
TO AWAIT THE TERM OF CRIMINAL COURT
The Names of the Young Men are Thomas
Reid, Bob Cobler and Tom Hudson.
Evidence at Their Trial Be
fore a Magistrate.
Winstenfi, N. (I, Sept. 13v—(Special.)—
G. i>. Brinkley, of Yadkin county, who
was found here yesterday .morning with
a bullet hole near his left eye, died last
night. Half of the ball was found in his
brain.
Three young white men, Thomas Rea 1 ,
Boh Cobler and Tom Hudson., suspected
of knowing something about the shout
ing, were tried before two magistrates
today. The evidence was such that tin?
defendants were committed to jail with
out bail to a wait the term of the criminal
court.
FILIPINO CONGRESS’ REPLY.
To the American Offer of an A niton o
■iikmis Goverirtnc t l l.
Manila, Sept. 13. — I The correspondent
here of the Associated Tress has obtain
ed a copy of the reply adopted by the
Filipino Ovngress to tin* American offer
of an autonomous government. The au
thor of the reply was Anilbmsio liian
zares, uho was offered a position in th<»,
Supremo Court, but who failed to ap
pear. and was supposed to be detained
bv the insurrectionists. The document
repeats the arguments .contained in tin*
recent appeal to the powers for recogni
tion, and the Filipinos claim that the
Americans were the aggressors in the
war. and concludes:
‘‘Notwithstanding the foregoing, we
could, have accepted your sovereignty
and autonomy if we had not seen by
the behavior of the America ns in the lie
ginning that they were strongly opposed
to us through race prejudice, and tin*
high-handed methods of dialing with i«*
made us fear for the future in your
hand*. Finally, we thank you for your
offers of autonomy under sovereignty.”
CHITTEWAS WOULD ENLIST.
Washington. Sept. 13.—Colonel James
11. Tillman,' of South Carolina, a no
phew of Senator Tillman, was at the
White House today and asked the Presi
dent, to authorize the organization ot an
independent company of Indian scouts
for service in the Plulirapme*. It is
proposed to make Mr. Tillman, who was
colonel es the First South Carolina regi
ment during the Spanish War. captain
of the company, and Joseph H. Wood
bury, “Ilole-in-the-Pa.v,” ‘the chief of the
Chippewa Indians, of Minnesota, first
lieutenant, and some mnnubor of the
regiment of “Rough Riders” second lieu
tenant. It is said that many more than
a company of Oilippowas arc ready to
enlist in case they art* allowed to go to
the Philippines as an indeoendeivt or
ganization. Tt is understood that the
1 resident reform! his callers to the
Secretary of War.
SAYS HE WON ON A FLUKE.
Palmer. Off for Home, Says He’ll See
McGovern Again Later.
New York, Sept. 13.—Thomas Palm
er, the English bantam weight pugilist
who was beaten by “Terry” McGovern
yesterday, sailed for home on the. Ameri
can Lint* steamer New York today.
Palmer looked very spruce and showed
no marks of yesterday.
“McGovern is the luckiest man in the
world,” said Palmer. “I have fought
many more battle 1 * than helms and have
never lost one till yesterday. I did
not do myself justice, and honestly 1
cannot believe lam beaten. He beat
me on a fluke. 1 will meet McGovern
again for any amount lie can raise. I
am going over now to fight Gurley. I
shall certainly whip Curley, ami then
1 want to meet McGovern. If McGov
ern will not meet me again I shall re
tire from the ring and engage in busi
ness.”
MOVE FOR DISMISSAL.
Molineux’s Counsel Serves Notice on the
District .Attorney.
New York. Sept. 13.—Bartow S.
Weeks, counsel for Roland B. Molincux,
served notice today ujnon acting Dis
trict Attorney Mclntyre that lie will on
Friday move for the dismissal of the
indictment for murder against Molineux.
Has ground for the motion is in the
passage of more than two trial months
from the finding of the indictment with
out a trial, lie asserts in his affidavit
that no impodimcuib has been placed
in the way of a trial but that counsel
has been clamoring for a speedy trial
without effect.
Officials of Clay county, Ky., refuse
to assist Laurel county officials in tin*
safe delivery of the two Griffins iu jail
there. 1
WOOTEN WILDLY
CHEERED BY LABOR
Eastern Men Folded Their
Arms and Smiled.
CONFERENCE ON TRUSTS
WOOTEN, THE TEXAN, HAMMER
El) THEM MERCILESSLY.
LESS THAN HALF THE DELEGATES THERE
Considerable Disorder Resulted from an At
tempt to Round the Delegates into
Shape. Labor Delegates had ( o
Struggle for Recognition.
Chicago, Ills., Sept. 13.—The confer
ence on the uses and abuses of trusts
and combinations began here today with
less than half the delegates appointed
by tin* Various States in attendance.
New York, headed by W. Bourke Coch
ran, and Wisconsin were most numer
ously represented.
The meeting took place in Central
Music Hall, and was called to order at
10:30 by Franklin 11. Head, the tempor
ary chairman appointed by the Civic
Federation, on whose eall the confer
ence was arranged. The delegates list
ened to an address of welcome by At
torney General of Illinois Aiken, repre
senting Governor Tanner, who, by ill
ness was prevented from appearing in
person. Mr. Aiken was followed by
Dr. Taylor, who welcomed the dele
gates on behalf of Mayor Harrison.
With the progress of the speaking it
became evident that many of the dele
gations had come with firm convictions
for or against trade combinations. The
spieceh of Mr. Wooten, of Texas, deliver
ed during tin* afternoon and hammering
the trusts in a merciless manner,
aroused the wiblest enthusiasm in the
ranks of the labor representatives and
the delegations from many Western and
Southern States, while the Easterners
generally smiled critically and kept their
arms folded.
The attempt to round the somewhat
shapeless mass of delegates into work
ing form resulted iu considerable dis
order.
It was resolved finally that the Civic
Federation, through its Chairman, Mr.
Head, should conduct the meeting to
day. and that a committee on pro
gramme, consisting of one man from
each State delegation and one from
each organization, national in its scope,
should la* appointed. Local organiza
tions in attendance were given a voice
in the committee by being allowed to
vote on the committeemen with the
delegation from their States. The labor
organization did not secure recognition
until vigorous speeches had been made
by August Gantt, representing the
knights of Labor, and John W. Hayes,
also a Knight of Labor delegate.
The non-attendance of many delegates
was not unexpeettsl, and Secretary
Easley announced that probably a hun
dred of the tardy ones, including Gov
ernor Tingrce, of Michigan, would be
present at tomorrow’s session.
'Among those present were:
!W. Bourke Cochran, Albert Shaw, of
the Review of Reviews; Governor At
kinson, of West Virginia; ex-Governor
Foster, of Ohio; Professor John B.
Clark, of Columbia University; Attorney
Generail L. S. Smith, nil' Texas; F. B.
Tbunber, of New York; Professor Henry
C. Adams, of tin* University of Michi
gan; Professor J. W. Jenks, of Cornell
University: Professor J oil in G. Brooks,
of Cambridge, Mass.; lecturer on Po
litical Economy in the University of Chi
CHgo Professor Benias; Lieutenant Gov
ernor Jones, of Ohio: Professor R. T.
Ely, of the University of Wisconsin;
Attorney General Stay the, of Nebraska.
William J. Bryan was absent, but it is
believed lie will appear later in the con
ference.
Chairman Head delivered an address
iu explanation of the call for the con
ference.
Professor Jenks followed with a paper
under the caption "Problems (Before tin?
Conference.”
This afternoon the* session opened with
a paper by Professor Adams on the same
subject as liis predecessor, Mr. Jenks.
These addresses were received atten
tively, lmt it remained for Dudley
Wooten, of the Texas delegation, to stir
up the enthusiasm of the eauntp-imeeting
variety, lie was frequently interrupted
by cheering.
'IP* spoke in part as follows;
“Accepting in good faith that nnietid
uaent which the heroic legions of the
South resisted unto death on a thousand
battlefields, we believe that ‘neither sla
very nor involuntary servitude, except
as punishment for crime, shall exist with
in tin* United States or any place subject
to their jurisdiction.’ And we confident
ly assert that the commercial and' in
dustrial bondage being rapidly imposed
upon tin* toil ami talents of 70,000,000
American citizens by the syndicated
went!tli of a few great corporate mono
polies is more dive and dagemuis than
the slavery which bowed tin* heads and
burdened the backs of the 4,000.000
black men.
“And above ami beyond these great
written guarantees of equality and jus
tice we look to the lessons of history and
anneal to the authority of experience.
When we are fold that commercial com
binations promise golden rewards to the
present tendencies of our economic sys
tem. we remember that no republic lias
ever survived the mercenary desicotism
of merchants and money changers.”
The committee on iiermaneuit organiza
tion met after the afternoon adjourn
ment of the conference. 1 ‘he commit
tee, consisting kif one delegate from each
S'tate represented, and each organization
of general scope, was in part as follows:
Texas, Hon. A. B. Davidson; Florida.
John Franklin Forbes; West \ irginia,
J. B. Harris; South Carolina. B.
Kaufninnn: Mississippi, ,T. W. Culver;
Louisiana, W. W. Howe.
William Wirt Howe was elected chair
man of the .meeting and after a hot dis
cussion was elected permanent chairman
of I he* conference, though three vice
chairman, each to preside during one
day were selected. It was a happy solu
tion of what, at one time, promised t > In*
a split. No one was willing to allow a
permanent chairman to in* appointed to
preside at all sessions lest he should fa
vor some faction.
The vice* chairman selected wore:
Thursday, Dudley Wooten, Texas:
Friday, Mayor 11. B. Johnson. Colorado;
Saturday, S. P. Corliss, New York.
After vainly trying to solve the ques
tion of a committee on resolutions, the
committee adjourned undid evening.
At the evening session Governor
George W. Atkinson, of West Virginia,
and others spoke, and Congressman
John W. Gaines, of Tennessee, present
ed the report of the committee on or
ganization and programme:
Permanent officers, Chairman Win.
Wirt Howe, of Louisiana; first vice
president, Dudley G. Wooten, Texas;
second vice president, 11. V. Johnson,
Colorado; third vice president, S. I’.
Corliss, New York; secretary, Ralph M.
Easley.
Special rules of order;
First. That tin* conference shall hold
three daily sessions as follows:
From 10 a. in. to 1 p. m., from 3 p. nv.
to 5 p. in., and from 8 p. m. until such
time as adjournment may be had.
Second, that all papers or addresses
shall be limited to 20 minutes.
The report was .adopted unanimously.
Chairman Head then introduced the
permanent officers of the conference.
In accepting the gavel from President
Head. Mr. Howe confined his remarks
to thanking the conference for the hon
or conferred upon him and promising
to preside with Attorney General E. C.
Crowe. <*f Missouri, who spoke on the
subject of “Insurance Combinations.”
lie was followed by several other
speakers, after which the meeting ad
journed. I;
THE ANTI TRUST MEN MEET.
Chicago, Ills., Sept. 13.—-A meeting
of anti-trust delegates to .the conference
was held tonight in the club room of
the Sherman House, under the auspices
of the local committee which has per
fected an organization for the purpose
of bringing together the delegates op
posed to trusts.
While the promoters of the organiza
tion deny that they are attempting to
get control of .tin* convention, they admit
that they would like to, and say that
the object of the organization is so to
organize the “antis” that they may
“touch elbows” in exigencies.
Several speeches were made by dele
gates and others in opposition to com
binations, among the speakers being
Judge W. H. Clagett, of Boise City,
Idaho; M. L. Lockwood, of Zelienople,
Pa., President of the, American Anti-
Trust League; D. G. Wooten, of Texas;
and J. G. Fleming, of .Kentucky.
REED’S PHILIPPINES VIEWS.
Ex-Speaker Thinks We Will Tire of
Paying War Expenses.
Portland, Me., Sept. 12.—1 n a railroad
train today lion. Thomas B. Reed got
into a discussion with two Portland
men, ami plainly expressed his sentiment
in regard to the war in the Philippines.
One of his seatmates. who is a radical
expansionist, remarked that to withdraw
our troops from the Philippines now
would humiliate our nation before the
world. Mr. Reed replied:
“You don’t think the Filipinos would
chase our soldiers 7,000 miles if they
should start for home, do you?”
The Portland man replied' that it was
not fear of the Filipinos but humiliation
in the sight of other nations that was
referred to, whereupon Mr. Reed said:
“I have always observed that with in
dividuals the fear of humiliation is ex
actly in proportion as they deserve it,
and 1 believe the same principle holds
good with a nation and with a party.
Some people seem to lie afraid that these
Filipinos will put their tongues in their
cheeks at us. They have done that al
ready. They have watched our failure
as others have. I don’t know how long
it will be before the American people
get tired of spending fifty millions a
year in trying to conquer these Filipinos,
lmt it doesn't’ seem to me that it will
he very long. I can conceive that free
dom is just as dear to them as it is to
us, and that they will tight for it just as
long.”
CONFISCATE RAILROAD SCRIPT.
Washington, Sept. 13. —The officials
of the Secret Service Bureau have con
fiscated a number of pieces of Talla
hassee Railroad scrip, issued several
years ago. A man whose name is not
known went to a lithographer here and
asked that a shade of red Ik* put over
certain letters and figures of the scrip.
As the scrip has a dose resemblance to
$1 silver notes, the printer concluded to
consult the Secret Service officials be
fore proceeding with the work. He was
told that lie had better not do the print
ing. An officer of the secret service
accompanied him to his place of busi
ness, and there found the man who want
ed the work done. All the papers in
possession of the man were confiscated,
but no arrest was made. The man said
lie intended to use the scrip in connec
tion with an advertising scheme, but
had.no intention of attempting to pass
them m currency.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
Srr.THY SHOWN
UtttYfßS HIS HUIN
But for This he Would have
Been Acquitted.
MAX O’RELL’S APPEAL
RUMOR THAT DREYFUS HAD
BEE X I‘A II DON E1 > FA I,S E.
REPORT OF THE RENNES COURT MARTIAL
Council of Revision May Pass on it Monday
and Next Day the Cabinet Will Decide
Whether Measures of Clem
ency are Advisable.
London, Sept. 13. —While the papers
are full of letters from individual* and
several firms announcing their withdraw
al from the Paris Exposition and urging
the Government to do likewise, there
is no intention upon the part of the Brit
ish Government of taking any such step.
lit seems also unlikely 'that the present
agitation will result in any general with
drawal of British exhibits.
Max O’Roll (Paul Blouet) lias written
a letter to the Daily Chronicle waving
that a public expresion of sympathy will
go against Dreyfus, adding:
“For God’s sake use your influence to
stop it. But, for the universal sympathy
shown for Dreyfus, whom 1 i>c y rsounlly
believe to be innocent, in England and
Germany he would have Ih*cii acquitted.
It is a terrible thing to way, but I way
it and am not afraid of contradiction.”
The evening News is urging the form
ation of a British legion of honor con
sist ing of persons and firms who w'll
have nothing to do with the Paris Expo
sition, and publishes a list of over Id
firms and others, headed by Sir W illiam
Blake Richmond, R. A., who will not
exhibit.
The rumor which was current this
afternoon that the Rosehilds had receiv
ed word from Paris that Dreyfus had
been pardoned, was absolutely denied by
them. Such action, they said, would be
absolutely impossible until the Council
of Revision passes on the appeal.
Queen Victoria, who is at Ballator,
Scotland, is said to Ik* receiving a great
number of telegrams and letters I rout
her subnets at home and abroad begging
her to plead with President Loubet for
Dreyfus’ pardon.
It is known that the news of the
Rennes verdict, which reached! the court
at Balmoral Saturday night, greatly af
fected the Queen, who had followed
the proceedings with attentive interest.
REPORT OF THE DREYFUS CASE
Paris, Sept. 13.—The Government
commissioner attached to tin* Council
of Revision may possibly finish the re
port on the Dreyfus ease before Mon
day. In that event the Council of Re
vision will give a decision regarding
the merits of the appeal that day. and
tin* following day the Cabinet will de
cide whether measures of clemency
are advisable.
The Liberte announce?* on good au
thority that the Government will not
convoke the Chambers until December
on the ground that the Deputies could
not sit legally while the Senate is act
ing as a high court.
The Repnblique Franca iso says M.
Moline, the former Premier, has sent
to a number of his jaditionl ’friends a
confidential letter asking their opinion
regarding the immediate convocation of
the Chambers.
Rennets, Sept. 13. —Captain Dreyfus
continues iu good spirits and his health
is fairly satisfactory, although the stom
ach trouble still clings to him. Mute.
Dreyfus visited her husband today ami
came away looking cheerful. She spent
about ani hour wi th-him. M. Labori’s
assistant sees him twice a day.
Most of his waking hours are passed
ini reading correspondence ami Paris
literary reviews. He is under the same
discipline as prior to the trial and is
allowed exercise daily In the prison
yard. A canvas screen is now hung
across the court yard' to prevent hint
being seen from tin* windows ot' houses
adjacent and to prevent photographers
getting snap shots of him.
A guard of forty soldiers Is posted in
the prison yard lieueath his window
and a sentry with loaded rifle and fixed
bayonet is stationed on the wall over
looking the second court yard where he
takes his exercises.
ARMY TO ASK FOR HIS PARDON.
If Jewish Committee Will Drop the
Matter.
Boston, Mass., Sept. 13.—The Post to
day announces that it has received the
following private dispatch from Paris:
“Generals Roget and Merrier have
offered on the part of the army to de
mand from President Lou bet the pardon
of Captain Dreyfus if the Jewish com
mittee will drop the matter, and on the
condition that Dreyfus shall live away
from the large cities of France for three
years.”
THE PONTIFF HAS A COLD.
London. Sept. 13. —A special dispatch
from Rome says the Pope Is suffering
from a cold, unaccompanied by fever,
but as a precautionary measure, liis
audiences have been temporarily suspen
ded.