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r-7-" TT V OL. XXXII. NO. 75. WILMINGTON , N. C, FKlDA SEPTEMBER 8, 1899. $1.00 1M .R YEA li ii i i T FRANCE'S Ttfow Hanging Upon a Emperor of ACROSS THE GERMAN FRONTIER! Will Come the Word that will Condemn Dreyfus or Convict the French ' Generals of the Blackest Crimes The Trial Yesterday Full of Startling Disclosures and Sensational Episodes Heated Tilt Between Jouasust and Labori The Former Charged with Base Partiality Toward the Prosecution Schwartzkoppen Talks. Rennes, September C The salvation of Captain Dreyfus hangs on a word from Emperor William. This is the gen eral opinion here tonight. If the kaiser consents to allow Colonel Schwartzkop pen, the German military attache in Paris in 1S94, to testify before the court martial r to send a deposition, or, what is considered still more probable, to allow his deposition to be accompan iel by the actual documents mentioned in the bordereau, then Dreyfus is saved. If the emperor, however, decides that it is not in the interests of Germany for Colonel Schwartzkoppen to inter vene, then Dreyfus' case is hopeless and his condemnation certain. Tonight the eyes of France are look ing across the frontier to Stuttgart, where the kaiser is staying, and anxi ously awaiting his decision. He is in the position of the spectators of a gladi atorial combat in the coliseum in an cient Rome, with Dreyfus lying at the foot wf his antagonist and watching whether the emperor points his thumb up or down. At a late hour this even ing he had given no sign either way, and Frenchmen are waiting with breathless interest the first indication of his will. j ARBITER OF PEACE OF FRANCE. To all intents and purposes. Emperor William stands today the arbiter of the international peace of France, for ev ery one anticipates that King Hum bert will follow his lead. This is prob ably ithe explanation of the delay. Em peror "William has gone to Wurtem burg from Alsace-Lorraine, and King Humbert is at Turin. Communication between the two monarchs, therefore, is somewhat complicated, and as they will undoubtedly agree upon identical meas ures in replying to M. Labori's appeal, it is possible 'that several days will elapse before their decision is known. The opinion generally held here is that Emperor William and King Humbert will allow Colonel Schwartzkoppen and Colonel Panizzardi to 'be examined by a rogartory committee and their deposi tion's to foe sent to Rennes with supple mentary evidence from'the originals of Esterhazey's treasonable communica tion. "LABORI'S TRICK." The anti-Dreyfusards are extremely exasperated at what they characterize as M. Labori's "trick." He had long been seeking an excuse to invoke the intervention of the German and Italian sovereigns, and he seized the appear ance of Cernuschi as his opportunity, declaring that the admission of the ev idence this foreigner justified his appli cation regarding Schwartzkoppen and Panizzardi. It can be safely asserted that tne admission of Cernuschi as a witness for the prosecution came as a veritable God-send to the defense, giving them almost at the last moment a more or less legitimate basis for M. Labori's ap plication to summon the German and Italian attaches. The anti-Dreyfusards asseH that the members of the court-martial will ig nore the affirmations of Colonels Schwartzkoppen and Panizzardi be cause they recognize that the testi mony of these officers will be given by order, with a view to save their own spy, but in less prejudiced circles it is believed that the court cannot disre gard the solemn declarations of the two attaches -without giving rise to a still more grave situation in an internation al sense- than now prevails. THREE THRILLING EPISODES. Today's public proceedings were marked by three important episodes. The first was General Zurlinden's ad mission that the erasure and restitu tion of Esterhazey's name in the petit bleu could not have been perpetrated by Colonel Picquart and, consequently, must be attributed to some one inside the general staff. The second was the declaration by M. Paleologue that the secret dossier con tained a document which showed that Colonel Schwartzkoppen admitted his relations with Esterhazey, and that Schwartzkoppen, in the opinion of Pa lelogue, sent to Esterhazey the identi cal petit bleu for which Colonel Pir quart was detained ten months on a charge of forgery. The third was General Billot's insinu ation that Esterhazey and Captain Dreyfus were accomplices, which led to an impassioned protestation on the part of the accused and. to a thrilling scene between M. Labori and. Colonel Jouaust, resulting in the advocate's ex cited denunciation of Colonel Jouaust's treatment of him, a denunciation tanta mount to an accusation of open par tiality. General Zurlinden's admission that Colonel Picquart could not have per petrated the erasure in the petit bleu was a startling incident. Then the statement by M. Palelogue that Colonel Schwartzkoppen had ad mitted that it was almost certain that the petit bleu was sent by him or caus ed to be sent (by him to Esterhazey caused a sensation, as being the first official testimony to the treason of Es terhazey. And it was certainly a strong point in favor of Dreyfus, the import ance of which was immediately seen by the prosecution aria shown subse- quentiy in vienvitw. umwvo uiuau insin uation of complicity between Dreyfus strtfi Rsterhaze'V. From a spectacular point of view. T Single Word from the i sc Germany. however, the great event of the sitting was the battle royal between M. Labori and Colonel Jouaust over certain ques tions which the advocate wished to put to General Billot. M. Labori lost con trol of himself under the influence of .his deep feeling of indignation and his belief that Colonel jouaust was aeuD erately gagging him in the interest oi me nuUliLi y Clique. mo vi-c, vuuvu j at first resounded through the court ; room, became choked with emotion. The ; spectators held their breath as he re torted defiantly to Colonel Jouaust'3 re- J fusal to put the questions, his words , drowning Colonel Jouaust's voice in an irresistible torrent, whose force was . heightened by his passionate gestures. ! THE PROCEEDINGS IN DETAIL. ' The following is a detailed report of ; the proceedings: The secret examina tion of M. Eugene de Cernuschi, the Austrian refugee and witness for the prosecution, occupied the time of the court martial from the hour of its convening at 6:30 o'clock a. m., until 8:30 o'clock. The public sitting of the court open ed at 8:45 o'clock a. m., with a brief exchange of unimportant remarks be tween Maitre Demange and General Roget. . Senator Trarieux, formerly minister of justice, was then recalled to the witness stand. THE PETIT BLEU FORGERY. M. Labori questioned M. Trarieux with regard to the petit bleu. M. Trarieux replied that he had ex amined the petit bleu which had been the cause of the accusation against Colonel Picquart. If the witness had not known in the first place that the genuine document had been falsified he would not have received Picquart at his house at the day the latter was arrested. The witness had not accused Commandant Lauth any more than others. M. Trarieux vehemently 'defended Picquart against the charge of tam pering with the petit bleu, the original genuineness of which was proved by the very use to which Picquart had put it when he submitted to his superiors the scheme of decoy letters which he proposed to send to Major Esterhazey, in which was to be introduced the ex act wording of the petit bleu. Picquart therefore, was a man of untarished honor when he was prosecuted for for gery. All the evidence showed that Picquart was not connected with the erasures which thus constituted a new forgery and a new device to squelch Picquart. "I cannot believe," added the ex-minister of justice, warmly, "that the number of persons who perpetrated these forgeries was very great. We have discovered one source from which emanated other forgeries. I have not far to go to seek him ZURLINDEN TELLS ABOUT THIS FORGERY. General Zurlinden followed. He ex plained that he deposed both in the capacity of military governor of Paris and minister of war. He had played a most important part in the du Paty de Clam, Picquart and Esterhazey cases. The proceedings in the case of Major du Paty de Clam had caused him great anxiety. The witness wished for more light with regard to the ground upon wrhich revision of the trial of Captain Dreyfus was demanded and the charges emanating from other officers of the general staff against Lieutenant Colonel Picquart. After further explanations by Gen- eral Zurlinden, M. Labori asked per- mission to SDeak. Colonel Jouaust Is it with regard to the evidence of M. Trarieux? M. Labori It is with reference to the erasure on the petit bleu. Colonel Jouaust (sharply) In that case, no. we are trying Dreyfus, not the Picquart case. M. Labori Allow me, Mr. President. It is the question of a document al leged to be a device of Picquart's against Esterhazey, but which the de fense maintains constitutes proof of Esterhazey's treachery. M. Labori pointed out that, contrary to General Zurlinden's intimation, the erasure seemed to have assumed con siderable importance in his mind. General Zurlinden replied: "It was myself who discovered the erasure. I first thought it attributable to an, at tempt to remove a blot, and, there fore, it did not possess, in my mind, the Importance which others attached to it." M. Labori Was the erasure subse quent to the first photograph? General Zurlinden, amid intense ex- citement, admitted that the Tavernier inquiry showed that the petit bleu had not been scratched when it reached the statistical section of the intelli- gence department and that consequent- ly the erasure was not the work of Lieutenant ColnnM Tina M. Labori asked M. Palelogue's per mission to read a document belonging to the diplomatic dossier conclusively proving, as he claimed, the genuine ness of the petit bleu. M. Palelogue I do not know what the document referrs to. M. Labori The document relates to a conversation between Oelcasse (for mer prime minister) and Count Von Munster-Ledenburg (German ambas sador to Paris), in which the ambas sador is represented to have said that Colonel Schwartzkoppen admitted he had sent Major Esterhazey a number of telegraph forms. Palelogue I can only confirm M. La bori's statement. There is in the dip- DESTINE i lomatlc dossier a document reciting a conversation between M. Delcasse and J Count von Munster-Ledenburg, who i stated that Colonel Schwartzkoppen j could not say he had written it him ' self, because he had not seen it; but 1 the ambassador said he believed that it had been sent by him (Colonel THE CONSPIRACY AGAINST PIC- QUART. Replying to M. Labori, M. Trarieux dwelt at length upon the charges, which he described as fairy tales ;? Picquart who had been alleged an agent in the pay of the Drey fus family and whose object, as assert ed, was to put Esterhazey, an Innocent man, in the place of Dreyfus, the cul- prit. M. Trarieux read a letter which he '. wrote to General Billot, June 1, 1898, ' protesting against these falsehoods. : To this letter General Billot had re . plied that he had not instituted the in j quiry. ' Colonel Jouaust protested against J the vehement language of the witness, who, he said, couM not maintain statements affecting judges. "You are ' no longer giving evidence," added the president of the court martial; you are j delivering a speech for the defense. . You have assumed the role of counsel ; for the defense." M. Trarieux I regret that this re ; mark should be made to me in such terms when I was merely replying to questions. BILLOT GETS EXCITED. General Billot at this juncture arose and strode rapidly to the platform. Speaking with expressed excitement,he said he regretted he had not heard the first part of M. Trarieux's evidence yesterday but he was aware that, like today's deposition, it was merely a speech in favor of Dreyfus and Pic quart and an accusation against for mer ministers of war. M. Trarieux, General Billot said, mentioned things which ought to have been left unspoken as a witness. He desired to associate himself with the protest just made by the president of the court. Replying to M. Labori, General Billot I accepted the entire responsibility for ; the receipt given to Major Esterhazey j for the "document liberateur" by the j chief of the cabinet and expressed the ! opinion that even proof of Esterhazey's ; guilt would not acquit Dreyfus, as of i ten several culprits were mixed up in espionage. M. Labori That goes without say . ing. But excuse me, Mr. President; it ; has never been said that Dreyfus had ; an accomplice in Esterhazey. We must ' know if the prosecution or accusation ' is approaching that theory. At this juncture the prisoner startled ; the court by shouting in ringing tones: 1 "I protest against such an odious accu sation." LABORI'S TILT WITH JOUAUST. ; Colonel Jouaust I must ask you, M. 1 Labori, to observe more moderation. M. Labori I never uttered an im moderate word. : Colonel Jouaust Your tone is im- proper. , M. Labori I am not altogether mas- . ter of my tone. Colonel Jouaust Unless you can con trol your tones, I forbid you to speak. M. Labori I must submit to your , ruling, but I note the fact that I am ; forbidden to speak every time I enter I upon ground where my position is irre ' sistible. This retort by counsel for the de fense aroused immense excitement in the court room. Cheers broke out, drowning the murmurs of the generals and their supporters. 1 Colonel Jouaust, after quiet had been restored, remarked that if the demon strations were renewed the court room would be cleared. The president of the j court-martial then asked M. Labori if ujiui-iutu uoi mtrn tusn.t-u jii. ne h questions to put. M. iaDon i speak respectfully, but since it is impossible for me to ap proach those questions which are the very core of the trial, I reserve the ngni 10 aaopc sucn Jine ox action as my responsibility and the rights of the de fense compel me to take. Colonel Jouaust (sharply) Sit down. M. Labori I resume my seat, but not by order. Colonel Jouaust Call the Witness Gallopin. MAJOR GALLOPIN TESTIFIES. Major Galllopin, of the .artillery, de posed that Dreyfus n-erver asked him for information. TT nnf rrut Drvfiia . carrying a package and asked him what I it contained. Dreyfus renlied that the package contained secret oaners rela.t- ins to mobilization, "which ' he added, t m taw nw! i nartment to be destroveri as sonn a ; printed , . T . : VLU LU yiiu I t "?vr , 4 The prisoner I do not think so. Colonel Jouaust (to the witness) Where did you meet Dreyfus? Major Gallopin on the Boulevard St. Germain. He was going to the Avenu-i de l'Alma, where he was staying. Captain Dreyfus There must be some confusion. It was perhaps transfer Da pers. Colonel Jouaust Did you say you were taking the papers home? Captain Dreyfus I do not remember. Major Hirsch-Auer, of the engineers, deposed that in 1894 he heard Dreyfus express the desire, which was very le gitimate, to attend the maneuvers Captain Dreyfus It is possible I ex pressed regret that I could not attend the maneuvers, but what is certain is that we all knew we should not be present. tvtt pitv dp ptjams vrnv-vrp: ' READ . , . T 0f ri TJ1 iJSSSSf? ..SSS du Paty.de Olam. which yas taken on commission by Magistrate Lavenler. was ,n Jreaf;!M -r , In his deposition, du Paty de Clam unsupported by proof, had been made regarding him. He denied that he ever had relations with the late Lieutenant Colonel Henry or that he was concern ed with the publication of articles in The Eclair, or with furnishing Ester hazey with the "document liberateur." The witness admitted that he had rela tions with Major Esterhazey and re peated the explanations with reference thereto which he gave before the court of cassation. With regard to the Dreyfus case the witness declared that he was not con- j Texas, one from Jackson, Miss.; two nected with, the discovery of the bor- ' feattalions from Georgia, one company dereau. Du Paty de Clam said that the from South Carolina, and two compan order for the arrest of Captain Dreyfus ies oi the Mississippi Rifles. had been distinctly issued quite inde- . pencent of the dictation test. The witness then described the fa- -mous dictation scene in the course of which he said Dreyfus displayed an emotion, regarding the cause of which there might be differences of opinion, but the fact, witness asserted was un deniable, that M. Cochefort, the chief detective of the department who was present, regarded the prisoner's agita tion as an indication of his guilt. With regard to the date of the bor dereau, du Paty de Clam expressed the opinion that it must have been written between the 15th and 30th of August, 1S94. Regarding the interview with Captain Dreyfus, du Paty de Clam declared that he never said to Dreyfus: "The minister knows you are innocent." Dreyfus said: "Major. I know your belief. I have not opposed it. I know you are an honest man, but I assure you you have made a mistake. Seek what you call my accomplices and what I call the culprits and you will find them." The prisoner's last word to him was "seek." The court-martial adjourned for the day at 11:50 o'clock. COLONEL SCHWARTZKOPPEN IN TERVIEWED. Berlin, September 6. The Lokal An zerger publishes an interview with Col onel Schwartzkoppen, which is believed to define Germany's policy towards the Dreyfus affair. When asked whether he would go to Rennes to depose. Col onel Schwartzqoppen curtly replied: "No. I do not think the emperor will permit me to make a statement. Have we not already adopted a line of con duct in the matter? We have done so twice. First, our ambassador to France declared that we had had nothing to do ' with the affair. Then Count van Bue low (German minister of foreign af fairs) confirmed that statement plainly and distinctly in the reichstag. What was the result? One stuck to one's opin ion. What good can be done by a fur ther assurance that would have no oth er result?" WHY GERMANY WOULD REFUSE. London, September 7. The Odessa correspondent of The Daily Mail sa.ys: "It is suggested that the explanation of Germany's reluctance to take more ac tive steps to prove Dreyfus' innocence lies in the fact that, when the late Czar Alexander wanted confidential informa tion as to French military strength, with a view to the alliance, Captain Dreyfus was one of the officers ordered by the French to prepare the necessary report. Two such reports were prepar ed and rejected. One was stolen from the archives by Esterhazey and sold to Germany, which thus possesses docu ments in the actual handwriting of Dreyfus, but is unwilling to avow her share in a shady transaction." There's always hope while there's One Minute Cough Cure. "A'n attack of pneumonia left my lungs in bad shape and I was near the first stages of consumption. One Minute Cough Cure, completely cured me," writes , Helen McHenry, TBismark, N. D. Gives instant renei. n. xv. rseiiaray. racK.lNL.KY A 'IKAIIliS CJNlON MAN Made so that He May Juuy the ibicago Posioffice Coraer-sioue- Difficulties Ahead Chicago, September 6. President McKinley ds now a trades union man. He was today elected a member of the Brick Layers and) Stonemasons' Inter national Union, No. 21, of Chicago. President Gubbins, of the union said that since the chief executive was to lay the corner stone of the new post office it was necessary that the presi dent join the union before he is allowed to handle a trowel ini Cook county. A card) of honorary -membership was made out for the Tresident todav. but it will not be forwarded .to hfm until the matter has bee in further discussed. "We will have to take the card away from Mmi," said Secretary Stamm to day, "if Mr. McKinley sets a stone pre pared hy non-union labor, which the stone antended for the corner of the new postoffice is. He will be deprived of all the benefits of the union and we as a national organization, will strike on any (building iru any part of the United States at which he lays a corner stone or does any construction work. I A REAR ENOfOLLlMON '. One Train Dashes Into Another An i Enelneer'a Presence of Mind Pre i venu Lives BetneLost I rnnnoii-nHiia t cntkar e th i ' " . . " . aoi "" persons were injurea in a rear-end collision on the Baltimore and Ohio railroad tonight at Connellsville station. The presence of mind of Engi neer John Haggerty eaved the lives of many. Many of the injured continued on their Journey and their names could not be learned. The first section of train No. 5. an' emigrant special of eight Wagner sleepers, ran into the rear end of the Cumberland accommodation. Botn trains were westbound. Engineer Mur ray, of the emigrant train, lost con trol of his engine, the air brakes re fusing to work, and crashed into the rear end of the accommodation, which was standing in front of the station and was crowded with passengers. Engi neer Haggerty, who was oiling his en gine, threw the throttle wide open, upon seeing the runaway train coming. The accommodation train lurched forward. out not quick enough to escape a col- lision. The crash was terrific. Two coaches of the accommodation train were wrecked, the rear end of the last one being crushed as though it had been an egg shell. None of the passengers on the through train was severely injured. "Best on the market for coughs and colds and all bronchial troubles; for croup it has no equal," writes Henry R. Whltford, South Canaan, Conn., of One Minute Cough Cure. R. R. Bel lamy. ' m Troop for the Devrey Pars do New York. September 6. General Roe, who has charge of the Dewey day land parade, has received applications for places in the line from about 6,000 soldiers from other places, among them 1 the following-: Eieht conrDanies from 11 Mil II II Kruger's Last Reply to England TO FIGHT OR B&GK DOWH. j i The Ouly Alternative Lefl to the Uoers. ' Active lreparatlous lor War Still Be ! lu .tlade by liotb Nation Kruffr Celuses to Admit Itugland's Suitr alutr An Armed Demonstration Ac cotnpanylus a Demand England's Probable Course London, September 6. Today's news sheds no new light on the Transvaal crisis. The signs which the English are accustomed to see just previous to a war continue and from these any number of sensational deductions may be drawn. General opinion tends to the belief that the cabinet council will result in an ultimatum, followed by an immedi ate backdown of the Boers or the Im mediate commencement of hostilities by Great Britain, i Pretoria, September 6. The latest re , ply of the Transvaal republic to the British demands has been published. In this reply regret is expressed that the proposals of Great Britain are unacceptable. The Transvaal govern- ment admits Great Britain's rights un- der the cover of international law to protect her subjects, but denies a claim of suzerainty. The reply agrees to a further conference regarding the fran chise and representation. London, September ".Early this morning the colonial affice began to receive the reply of the Transvaal gov ernment director. Mr. Chamberlain on being requested to make a state ment declined to do so until after the cabinet council tomorrow (Friday.) Johannesburg, September 6. At a meeting of the war commission held at the fort today a complete scheme was drafted, it is said, for protecting and provisioning the town In the event of hostilities. Commander Viljoen, of the Transvaal forces, says that martial law will be proclaimed immediately on the receipt of an ultimatum from Great Britain. INSULT TO THE BRITISH. London, September 7. The Standard referring to an abstract of the reply of J the Transvaal government to Mr. Chamberlain, as given out by the Transvaal agent in Brussels says: "The dispatch is a positive insult to the British government. Clearly we are within measurable distance of an ultimatum." 4 a. m. The colonial office officials were busy until after 3 o'clock this morning. Dispatches have been pass ing by special messengers between the queen and Lord Salisbury for the last few days. The " Times advises the government to convoke parliament immediately If necessaryt to vote the needed supplies, adding that "further loss of time may be dangerous and humiliating." The Capetown correspondent of The Dally Mail says that three days ago, J. H. Hofmeyer, the Afrikander leader in Cape Colony, telegraphed President Kruger, warning him that unless he complied with certain specified condi tions war would be inevitable. Mr. Kruger replied, promising compliance. The Times prints a London caption dispatch from its Johannesburg corre spondent describing the steps which led to his flight. Commenting on the gen eral situation ha remarks: Further negotiation will only make Great Brit ain ridiculous and be fatal. The only way to avoid war and to settle the af fairs is to demand disarmament end make a military demonstration to en force it. "I suffered with piles eleven years before using DeWltt's Witch Haezl Salve; now my health is fully restored, I feel like a new born man" Conrad Stange, Pierz, Minn. A soothing, healing preparation of standard merit; beware of worthless counterfeiters. R. R. Bellamy. COAST LINK'S NEW LK.IR It seen res a Hall luterest lu the Geor Sla ICatlway Lease Atlanta, Ga., September 6. The Con stitution tomorrow will say: "The At lantic Coast Line has secured a half interest in the Georgia railroad lease. On Tuesday the announcement was made at the director's meeting of the Western Railway of Alabama. Presi dent Harry Walters, of the Coast Line, was elected a director of the Western railway. He Is one of the Georgia rail road representatives on the board. "M. H. Smith, president of the Lou isville and Nashville, retired from the board. The Louisville and Nash ville has two representatives on the Western railway's board. A few weeks ago it was reported that the Southern had secured a half inter est in the lease of the Georgia but It seemed more probable at that time that the Coast Line was the new owner in the lease." fan's lluuuiug tflate w Frankfort, Ky., September 6. Judge James P. Tarvin, of Covington, Ky., who is being widely published as Bry an's political running mate in 1900, wrote the democratic state campaign commit tee today offering to make speeches for Goebel for governor. He will make his first speech here next Monday. There have been grave doubts whether Tarvin would support Goebel. DeWitt's Little Early Risers perma nently cure chronic constipation, bil iousness, nervousness and worn-out feeling; cleanse and regulate the entire system. Small, pleasant, never gripo or sicken "famous little pills." R. R. Bellamy. II IK 10 The Seaboard Air Line's Proposed Route. TBRBE BUHDRED HUES, The Cut to b Jlmdm la Distance by TainpM-Thetr Mew York to TUB Route to b Optned bjr January NxU All Roads of the ft) sttm to ho Consoli dated as the fttaboard Hallway Com panyThe Italtlsh and Ciaston Do rlares for Consolidation (Special to The Messenger.) Raleigh, X. C, September 6. The stockholders of the Raleigh and Gaston railway met here this afternoon, 10,500 shares out of lo.OOd being represented, ami unanimously and without any ob jection ratified the oonsollda.tlon with the other roads to form the Seaboard Air Line. President John Skelton Williams mada . a few remarks. Mr. Middendorf, of the Baltimore syndicate, and others, left for Atlanta on a special train tonight. They say the road from New York to Tampa will bo in operation by January 1st, and will shorten the distance 110 miles. There is a plan to extend the lino In a year to tho most southerly land In Florida and1, thence operate steamers to Cuba und save 200 miles between New York and. Havana. (By Associated Press.) Raleigh, N. C. September 6. A gen eral meeting of the stockholders of the Raleigh and tlaston Railroad Company was held here this afternoon In the of fice of the company. It was decided, to accept the amendments to the char ter granted by tho last legislature au thorizing consolidation of the various branches of the Seaboard Air Line In this state. The consolidation of these roads is preliminary to the formation of the Seaboard Railway Company, which will include the Seaboard Air Line system, the Georgia and Alabama Railroad Company, and the Florida Central and. Peninsula Railway Company. Consideration of other matters re ferred to in the call terms and condi tions of the consolidation, and lncreasa of the capital stock together with all questions growing out of the consolida tion, was postponed till September 27tlr,, when another meeting will be held here. . A resolution was passed ratifying a . subscription of about J2G0.000, which had been previously made to tho Chester field and Kershaw railroad, and au thorizing further subscriptions to the -stock of this road, not to excerd $1,000,000. The financial plan was not discussed and It Is understood that it has not been definitely determined. The amount of stock and bnds to be issued. It Un certain, will be smaller than any rail road system U the south. This Is a de tail that will be fixed at another meet ing, to be held here on September 27th aa will also the scale of value of stock, in various roads to be consolidated.. Each stockholder in any road now own- -ed by the Seaboard will bo given uv exchange for his stock stock In the consolidated road the amount to bo fixed by a scale of values yet to be. adopted. Among the stockholders present at the meeting were President John Skel ton Williams, of Richmond; Vice Prast dent St. John, of Portsmouth; J. Wil liam Middendorf. of Baltimore; John M- . Sherwood, of Portsmouth; Legh R. . Watts, of Norfolk, and Messrs. McQUI and Leavenworth, of Petersburg. They came in on a special train, arriving here at 3:45 o'clock. They left at 6 o'clock for Atlanta, where a meeting of . the stockholders of tho Oeorgla, Caro lina and Northern railroad will be held tomorrow. From there they will go to Augusta and thence to Charleston. . three Fatal itsllwaf AccUcsU Roanoke, Va., September 6. One at the most serious accidents in the his tory of the Norfolk and Western oc curred this morning near Narrows, a. station on the Radford division. Two coaches of an east bound passenger train jumped the track and roltod down a thirty-foot embankment. Two per sons were killed and twenty-eight mere or less injured. All the Injured will recover. It to. said the spreading of a rail caused the accident. , Williamson, W. Va., Septefber 6. Seven persons were killed by a. freight train wrecked today in Dingeao tunnel . on the Norfolk and Western railway. Mcadvllle, Pa., September 6. An open switch caused a wreck on tho Erie railroad at Hiller'a station, a short dis tance above the city today, in which three Meadville men were killed and one injured. A tramp was also killed and another Injured. A west hound freight train had taken the siding to allow train No. 5. veeti- -buled limited. New York -Chicago ex press, to pass. The switch was left open and the passenger train ran into the rear end of the freight at the rate of sixty miles an hour, ploughing, through freight cars. Kodol Dyspepsia Cure Is a scientific compound having the endorsement of eminent physicians and the medical press. It "dlgesti what you eat" and positively cures dyspepsia. M. A. Ke- tron. Bloomlngdale, Tenn., says it cur ed him of Indigestion of ten tmm standing. R. R. Bellamy. . e" The Bpldemle at Bey Xfmt Washington. September -A r4 tUIE1 Carter- the ma-" rine hospital service, to the mrrZZ. general, state, that to date therhSS been fifty cases of yelkm rewdTJ deaths at Key West. ,L A. " V. '.V
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