WOL. XIX NO. 362,
WILMINGTON, N. C SATURDAY JULY 14, 1906.
BTVE GENTS
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EXCITING SEQUEL
Jo the Reflation ol
fred Dreyfus
Al-
CHAMBER III All
Under Secretary of State Wounded
in. a Duel
DreyfuS' Restored to Army With Rank
of Chief of Squadron of Artillery.
Picquart Made Brigadier . General.
Botli Houses Were Strongly in Favor
of Dreyfus The Disorder So Great
Tliat the Session of Chamber of Dep
uties Had to be Suspended.
Paris, July 1 3. The scene of tumul
tuous disorder which marked the en
actment today of the law restoring Al
.fred Dreyfus to the army was' followed
by a bloody duel tonight in which Un-
der Secretary of State Sarraut was
dangerously wounded by the sword
of M. Pugliesti-Conti. The duel as
sumed the. aspect of a veritable combkt
-btween the government and the oppo
sition as M. Sarraut's seconds were
Ministers Clemenceau and Thomsop,
while M. Pugliesi-Conti's were M. Mil-
; levoye and General Jacquet, who wee
drawn fromvthe elements which bitter
ly resist the government's . rehabilitar
tion of Dreyfus.
The meeting followed a fight on the
floor of the chamber of. deputies in
'which M. Sarraut sprang from beside
Minister of the Interior Clemenceajut,
sitting on the ministerial benches, .on
M. puglisi-Conti, who had been heap
ing denunciation on the members of
the government as scoundrels. Sarraut
struck PugliesirConti a stunning blow
uproar ensued; compelling the suspe-4
in the face. A scene pf tne wnaet
sion of the session. It was after the
close of the session that the duel oc
curred. Late reports show that M.
Sarraut is suffering from a deep wound
in the right breast, penetrating the
lung. While the wound is considered
to be serious, it is not necessarily fa
tal. '- 1
Despite this sanguinary conflict laws
were finally enacted . today by the
chamber of deputies reinstating Drey
fus, who obtains ' the rank of a chief
of squadron of artillery and Picquart,
who is made a brigadier general. Both
houses were overwhelmingly favorable
to Dreyfus and Picquart. Throughout
the day feeling was stirred intensely
between the Dreyfus and anti-Dreyf xjis
elements. This-was heightened by
fierce attacks by Dreyfusists against
General Mereier and other prominent
officers who were responsible for
Dreyfus condemnation. Early in thje
day Minister of War Etierine present
ed the government bills restoring Drey
fus and Picquart to the army. The
aftny committee quickly and unarij
musly reported the bills and the de
bate in the chamber of deputies was
decisive, Dreyfus securing 473 votes
against 42 and Picquart 467 votes
against 27.
The feeling had then become very
strong. The storm broke when M.
Pressense, : socialist urged a supple--mentary
proposition for the punisbj
ment of - the officers who had accus
ed Dreyfus and Picquart and whom
he designated as a gang .of malefactors
and forgers who deserved branding.
with red hot irons.
It was at this moment that the Sa
raut-Pugliesi-Conti encounter occurr
ed. M. Fugliesi-Conti, aroused by M.
Pressense's denunciation, shouted at
the ministerial benches, "You ar&
coundrels for permitting these in
sults to officers." T
Immediately from the ministerial
benches there sprang the lithe wiry
figure of Under Secretary Sarraut. He
made straight for Pugliesl-Counti, seiz
ed him by the throat and planted his
right fist squarely in his face. Pugliesij-.
Conti reeled dazed by the blow, and
was caught by his friends, while Min
isters Clemenceau and Thomson graspj
ed Sarraut's coat tails and, dragged
him back to his seat. ' j
'Pandemonium . immediately broke
loose. Deputies gathered in- groups in
the center of the house, fighting, their
blows raining indiscriminately.
President Brisson ineffectually en
deavored to quell the tumult but find
ing his efforts in vain, he left the
chair and suspended the sitting for a
quarter of an hour. The public galr
leries were cieareu. - i American naval forces in Dominicin.
During the mterium the excitement "
continued but at the resumption of th fers. to .J.0,
sitting of members were somewhat fortable m the general hospital at San
more calm. Eventually after Premier Juan, rf-ther than- keep them aboard
Sarrien had promised that the governM the Columbia while that ship is en
ment would take the necessary measr gaged in the tedious duty of patrolUng
ures to deal with the officers who had the Dominican coast,
been witnesses against Dreyfus, a mo- j So the navy department has decided
tianT was passed expressing confidence to give the officers and blue jackets a
in the government. The chamber also treat which they will appreciate. - The
voted to transfer the body of Emile jg refrigerating ship Glacier win sail
Zola to the Pantheon. . -4 I from New York on the 28th. instant
The senate also ad an excited ses- Jaden good things for the Domini
Hfm11 wJh ZSA can fleet. There will be enough fresh
in?S; S to the sailors two or three
weditenfhu ?fT?fll
Tht?icquart bill was passed by the .es and 25,000 big watermelons on ice.
senate by 185 to 26. , ' ' -. .
, After the sittlne of the chamber or
depuues a.uu wnne Uie meiuueis wwb :
still 'in the lobbies M. Pugliesi-Conti
sent his seconds to Under Secretary
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Sarraut. It was decided to fight im
mediately with swords and principals
and seconds proceeded by automobiles
to the Ville D'Auray where the combat ;
occurred on the property of -Deputy
Edmonde Gast. The fight was short
but desperate lasting only thirty j sec
onds. Sarraut made a quick onslaught
and blood soon flowed. Sarraut cried
"I am hit" and then fainted. Expec
torating blood, he was conveyed to M.
Gast's residence. The doctors (who
examined him found a deep wound, in
the right breast penetrating the lung.
The surgeons consider the wound seri
ous but not necessarily endangering
his life. , . . I
Madam Sarraut, who was informed,
immediately of what had happened
to her husband went to the Villa
d' Auray where she will remain in at
tendance on her husband.
, VICTORIOUS FIREMEN RETURN
Were Received With Speeches of con
gratulation Charter Granted; to
Odd Fellows' ;
Fireman on S.
jured." i
Temple Company.
A. L. Seriously In-
( Special to The Messenger.)
Raleigh, N. C July 13. The success
ful firemen of Raleigh returned i this
evening from Asheville and were given
an ovation at the railroad station and
for more than an hour in Metropolitan
hall, where speeches of Welcome; and
congratulation were made. - Refresh
ments were served to three or four
hundred of the firemen and their
friends. The city officials, in carriages,
met them at the train and escorted
them, to the hall. The firemen j and
their guests at Asheville deny to a
man that Young Harris, of Raleifrli,
was in fault in the matter which pro
voked such censure from. Durham, stat
ing that the Durham company failed to
make a connection, having placed the
nozzle against the car track, if being
held by the knee of the man in posi
tion while cross threaded with the
hose. Harris called for the judges, and
to prove the designs of Durham's coBr
testant kicked the hose with his foot,
so that the force of the water dislodg
ed the nozzle and cast it thirty or for
ty feet from its would-!be: fastenings.
A charter was granted to the Odd
Fellows' Temple company, Frankliiv
ton, N. C, with twenty thousand dol
lars capital stock. Incorporators are
B. F. Bullock, F. J. Whitfield ; and
nearly fifty others.
bare King, a Raleigh young man
and flagman on the Seaboard Air Lane
conductor's excursion train, returning
to Raleigh from Norfolk, Va., was
struck by his train and suffered se
rious injuries. One leg was nroKen De
low the knee in addition to cuts about
the head and back and internal rap
tures. He was brought to the hospital
here. The accident happened near
Henderson. King, had left train to
flag and on . returning, while- the
coaches were in motion, failed to grasp
the hand holds because of the crowd
on the platform. He was thrown vio
lently and is supposed to have been
struck by the steps of the car.
LIABILITIES OP ALEXANDER & CO
Petition in Bankruptcy Filed Where
abouts of Alexander Remains a Mys
1 stery- " - '. ;
Augusta, Ga., July 13. The only de
velopment today in the disappearance
of Thomas W. Alexander and the fail
ure of the firm of Alexander and Alex
ander for something over $145,000, was
the filing of a petition in bankf tiptcy
in the federal court by the Georgia
Railroad bank, the national bank and
theSouthern States! Phosphate and
Fertilizer .company against Alexander
and Alexander. The schedule shows
claims as follows: -
Georgia Railroad Bank, notes, $120,
000; Southern States Phosphate and
Fertilizer Company $11,681; National
Bank '$7,500. v
In addition to this total it is esti
mated that T. W. Alexander's person
al liabilities will amount to about
$216,000, making a total for the firm
and the individual" who was its head,
$165,181. r
Mr. Alexander's whereabouts is still
a mystery. It is believed that there
will be 'no criminal action taken by
any of the creditors.
A TREAT .FOR BLUE JACKETS -
Will Soon Receive a Cargo of Fresh
Meats, Cegetables and 25,000 Big
WatermelonsMarines on the Co
lumbia Suffer From' Malaria' Fever.
Washington, July 13. The Columbia
has sailed from Monte Christi, Santo
Domingo, for San Juan, Porto Rico.
Some of the marines aboard the ship"
who 'were unacclimated, have suffered
from the low type of malarial fever at
times prevalent on the isthmus of Pan
ama and it was deemed desirable by
Captain Southerland, commanding the
! jutjuwuj
To the week end dance at brilliant
Lumina tonight. Trains every half
hour. ; .L
PROBING PROCESS 5TILLG0ES ON
The Methods of Grain Dealers is
Being Investigated
UNDER DffiECTION OF SENATE
livery Railroad Company in the United
" States is expected to Furnish the
Interstate v. Commerce Commission
With Information The Investiga
tion Will be Thorough and Sweep
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Washington, July 13. An investiga
tion is to be made by the interstate
commerce commission by authority of
the United States senate, of the ele
vator, grain buying and forwarding
business of the. country to determine to
what extent special favors have been
granted to them by railroad companies,
the influence which the alleged mo
nopolizing of this branch of business
has had upon the market; the injury it
has worked to grain products; the ex
tent to which railroads, their officers,
directors, stockholders and employes
own or control the grain buying and
grain forwarding companies; and the
manner in which such holdings, if any,
were secured.
The senate adopted a resolution di
recting . the interstate commerce com
mission to make a thorough inquiry
along the lines indicated. In the judg
ment of the . commission this investion
involves securing immediately items of
nformation from common carriers en
gaged . in the transportation of grain
as inter-state commerce. In pursuance
of the resolution, therefore, the com
mission has sent a circular letters to
every railroad corporation in the
United States, requesting its responsi
ble officials to furnish to the comnis
sion as soohlT practicable the informa
tion which -wilUenable it to report to
congres next December.
It is expected by the commission that
it will require three or four months to
obtain the information asked for in its
circular letter, but no special difficulty
is anticipated ultimately in obtaining
it. The investigation instituted by the
; .- ; will Via thnmn p-"h and
VJXlillli01Vii Hill ww t,iv -
sweeping and the. commission expects j
to be able at the beginning of the next
session of congress to lay before the
senate such information as may be of
value to it in the formulation of legisr
lation- regulating the interstate; grain
traffic of the country.
ARMOR FOR BATTLESHIP
Contract Will be Divided as Secretary
of the Navy is Convinced That Best
Results Can be Thus Obtained.
Washington, July 13. Secretary
Bonaparte announced today that the
Carnegie and Bethlehem Steel compa
nies will be given the contract for the
armor for one of the new sixteen-thoa-sand
ton battleships at the price nam
ed by the Midvale Steel company in
their bid: ! The contract for the armor
for the other battleship will go to the
Midvale company. The Carnegie and
Bethlehem companies are to share
equally the contract given to them,
s Secretary Bonaparte in a statement
concerning the award; says: .
"The secretary of the navy is con
vinced that the best results would be
attained in this case and the most ex
peditious delivery of ! the armor in
question would be secured if the con
tract were divided between the three
bidders. ItT seems to him clearj that it
would be against public policy and ihe
best interests of the naval service, and,
more especially, would seriously affect
the assurance, of good results and ex
peditious delivery of materials under
this particular contract, if the govern
ment were to find itself obliged to
trust to a single armor plant to sup
ply its needs, all American competitors
having retired, at least temporarily,
from the business, and the purchase of
armor abroad or its manufacture by
the government itself being at present
forbidden by law. The Carnegie and
Bethlehem; companies are willing, and
have offered to reduce their bids to that
of the 'Midvale company and to take,
at the prices as fixed by their competi
tors, any portions 01 tne contract
which may be assigned to them? and it
seems clear to the secretary of the
navy, that,' in the "exercise of the dis
cretion imposed in him by the act, "t
will be advisable to divide the said con
tract, assigning one half thereof to the I
Midvale company at its prices and one
fourth thereof at the: same prices, to
each -of the two other companies."
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Typond Fever Among Enlised 3Ien.
Norfolk, Va., July 13. Several coses
of ' typhoid fever have appeared among
the enlisted men on the different snips
and the stations at, this yard. Orders
have been, pcteduirecting the men to
refrain from drinking any water drawn
from hydrants in ;this section. There
the disease has been traced by means
of tests. -
A rather amusing feature in addition
to the order - has been posted by v the
men in the form of a large pieceof
cardboard with the following roughly
painted on it.
"When in Norfolk, ' Portsmouth or
Berkley don't drink water but; drink
beer." '
: Assassin of Admiral a Girl.;
- Sevastopol, July 13. It is reliably
stated that the assassin of Admiral
Chouknin commander of the Black
sea fleet "was a girl disguised in the
uniform of a sailor. No arrest has yet
been made. - . . t r -
PLEA MAY BE
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Prisoner Prefers Death to Life in
An Insane Asylum " i
y
$20,000 DAMAGE SUIT BROUGHT
To Light Against Thav-PJaintiff a
Miss Thomas and the Charge is,As-saul-
Mrs. Thaw Annoyed by the
. Crowds That Gather at Doorway of
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the Prison.
New York, July 13 Harry K. Thaw,
in the tombs for the murderof Stan
ford White, is reported to be without
funds and it is stated that the elabo
rate plans which have been made for
his defense cannot be put into execu-
tion until the prisoner's mother, Mrs
William Thaw, of Pittsburg " arrives
from Europe and approves the neces
sary expenditures. What money the
young man has had-since he has been
in jail has been supplied personally
by his. counsel pending the arrival of
Mrs. William Thaw; I
In prosecuting his inquiry int the
past life of Thaw in all the phases
that may have a bearing upon his trial
Assistant District Attorney Garvan
had an interview today with Joseph I
A. Shea, a lawyer arid obtained papers
in a case in which Shea is counsel for
a Miss Ethel Thomas, who has several
suits against the prisoner. The suits
grew out of alleged former relations
existing between Thaw and Miss
Thomas. One specific cnarge is that
of assault, for which the plaintiff asks
$20,000 damages. While the suits have
been pending some time it is said the
subject matter is of such an intimate
character that it has never been pub
lished, .
For the next few days there will be a
lull in the prosecution of the Thaw
inquiry as District AttorneV, Jerome
accompanied by Assistants Garvan
and Vandiver leaves tomorrow for a
short trip to the south. Mr. Jerome
will visit Warm Springs, Ga., and
make : an address before the Georgia
Bar Association. On , his way north,
he will make1 addresses at several
,
Mrs.-Harry Thaw, after her visit to
herhusband today had great difficulty
in making her way from the doorway
of the tombs prison to her cab. There
was a large crowd at the . doorway t
waiting to-see .her and the extra po-j
licemen who are on guard daily at the"
time of her visit were almost swept
off their feet as the crowd Surged
forward. One woman seized Mrs:
Thawfs veil and attempted to raise ;it
to get a glimpse of the young woman's
face. - v ' "
"This is the worst part of "it ail,7
said Mrs. Thaw as she stood waiting
for the police to restore order. - "If I
could only avoid that seemingly hard v
hearted crowd of 'ruber necks do you
calL them coming f down here would
not be so bad. They seem to me to
gloat over my misery especially those
women." ' j
Then through a narrow passage' way
guarded by policemen she made her
way to her cab. It was reported to
day that Thaw's counsel had decided
to abandon the insanity plea although
no verification of the statement could 1
be obtained. It was said this was -the!
"good news" Mrs. Evelyn Nesbit ThaWf
took to her husband in the tombs yes-j
terday. Thaw is reported to have said
that he preferred death in the electric)
chair to life in an insane asylum. i
Mrs. M. Y. Schwartz may not be
one of the important witnesses in the
trial of Harry K. Thaw for the mur
der of Stanford White after all. It
had been reported that Mrs. Schwartz
could if she-choose to do so, testify
that she had heard Thaw boast v that
"he would get White." ! v
Today information reached the dis-.
trict attorney's office to the effect that:
Mrs. Schwartz does not know Thaw
and has never seen him.
A THRILLING RESCUE
Two Mn Saved Who Had Been Cling
ing to a Wreck for Three Hours.
Norfolk,- July 13.-A thrilling, "res
cue was effected '. this afternoon off
Ocean View when volunteer - life sav
ers took from am. upturned craft a
white man and negro who had been
clinging to the wreck for three .hours.
The battle for life and- the saving of
the men . in the capsized vessel . was
witnessed by hundreds along the shore
who cheered the rescuers.
Caotain J. O. Harris, white, and
Tave Newby, a negro were those taken
from the wreck by the volunteer crew
under the command of Richard Tyler,
a darkey employed, at Parkerson and
Mayo's fisheries. :
The vessel, which was caught in the
squall was the Lacey Thoroughgood,
hailing from Cape Charles : She was
bound from Lynnhaven Inlet witft
lumber for the exposition grounds.
The craft is owned by H. R. Deacon, of
Philadelphia. . Q.
To Drive Out Malaria
And Build Up the System.
Take the Old' Standard GROVE'S
TASTELESS CHILL TONIC. - Toxx
know what you are taking. The f orm-
ula is plainly printed on every bottle.
showing it is simply quinine and Iron
in a tasteless form. The Quinina drivea
out the malaria and the iron builds up
the system. Sold by all dealers for 27
years. ' Price 50 cents. ,
NSAfilH
DROPPED
EXPERT WITNESS Jn STAND
Examination of Handwriting Experts,
Bank Clerks and Officials. Consumed
the By on "the Hart je iHvorce Suit.
Pittsburg, July. 13. Experts in hand
writing called as witnesses in the di
vorce case'of Augustus Hart je against
his wife, Mary Scott (Hartje, took up
the entire time today in the hearing of
the case in court.. Beside the profes
sional handwriting men a number of
bank clerks and officials were called
toy Mrs. Hartje's counsel and although
not qualifying as experts the testimony
of the bank men was admitted.. because
of their knowledge of signatures. There
was a long contest over the admissi
bility of the evidence of the bankmen,
the move being contested stoutly by
the counsel for Hartje, It was finally
ruled by the court, however, that the
viiT shonld lift ndmifftrt and a
Unf wns scored for the defense. Mrs.
Hartje's counsel won a number of
other disputed points throughout the
day. . ' .
M. D. Ewell, the Chicago expert for
Mrs. Hartje, was put on the stand and
subjected to" a rigid cross, examination
by Attorney Ferguson. During this
examination Mr. Ewell said.
"I 'would undertake myself to simu-
1 late the handwriting of the 30,000
words in these letters.'
Mr. Ewell answered the rapid fire of
searching questions from Mr. Fergu
son without apparent 1 embarrassment
or annoyance. y
The demand of the- libellant's coun
sel for specimens .of Mrs. Hartje's
handwritinggiven to the experts was
met with a refusal and this refusal was
sustained by the court.
Neither could the souvenir letter
given up by expert Ewell be placed in
evidence iby Mr Ferguson. All of the
experts bore out Mrs. Hartje's state
ment on the stand yesterday that the
"Dear Susie Letter", formerly admit
ted by her, was not in the same hand
writing as the other standards, which,
the respondent still admits.
Cashier Watson Irwin, of the Citi
zens' bank, one of the bank men called,
said that the "Susie" letter which is
ragidly coming into the foreground as
a dominant issue was not written by
Mrs. Hartje. He declared that exhibits
number thirty-five, the mutilated let
ter pasted on : a card board had been
tampered with. The part that Miss Ida
Scott, the charming sister of Mrs.
Hartje, playe'd In addressing envelopes
fa nnnarentlv the next mile stone in
interest. She is said to have addressed
the envelope in the Susie letter and it
may be that she will be called upon to
submit specimens of her handwriting.
B. F. McElroy, . alias Elmer Johnson,
alias E. J. Larsen, who was aires tei).
on Wednesday for trying to sell to
Attorney Marron letters adjudged to
have been written by Thomas Madine,
the co-respofident in the case was
given a hearing before an alderman
late. this afternoon and he was held to
court in $500. McElroy admitted the
letters were not written by Madine and
said he tried to make the sale because
he needed the money. The hearing on
the conspiracy cases against Augustus
J. Hartje, John iu Welshons and Clif
ford Hooe, the colored coachman, will
be held tomorrow.
RAULROAD COM3IUNICATION
Quick Transit to Columbia Prominent
Druggist 111 Enlarging Cotton Oil
"-plant.'' V-" ; !
(Special to The Messenger.)
Fayettevile, !' N. C, July 13. This
morning Mr. F. R. Rose, secretary of
the chamber of , commerce, received
notice from the 'officials of the Atlan
tic Coast Line R. R., that the request
of the chamber for connection at El rod
and so on to Columbia, S. C., would
be granted at an early day. This,
with the Richmond ana Fayetteville
"Shoo fly" train and those on the main
line,, will give this city excellent mail
and passenger service north and south.
Mr.'R. B. King, heaff of the King
wholesale and 1 retail drug house, ear
ner of Hay street and Market Square,
is reported critically 111 today, with
little hope of his recovery. He was
trained in youth in the long-estab-
f lished drug firm of H.f R. Home & Son,
became a skilled pharmacist,' ana has
achieved remarkable success in his
business.
The Southern Cotton Oil Company,
operating extensively m iSast Fayette
ville, ha$ added thirteen 70-saw gins
to its plant, giving it an increased ca
pacity of ginning 80 bales of cotton a
dav. - " . " - -
' "Mr. R. G.' Harrison, vice president of
ther'National Bank of. Fayetteville, has
been I made an alderman in place or
Mr. N. B. Alexander resigned, and Mr.
m - M.m
J. Ar Moore, general manager 01 me
Southern Cotton Oil Company, In place
of Captain J. A. Pembcrton. Nor se
lection has been made to fill the va
cancy -caused by the resignation of Mr.
W. Ti- Hawley, or -of 'Mr. 'J. H. Cul-
hfeth who retired from thevboard of
public works. ;
I A party from the Hayne neighbor-
hood will enjoy a camping-out fishing
excursion at beautiful White Lake in
Bladen countynext week. :
Mr. Clearance Bullard has returned
t6 his home at Hayne, almost restored
to health after treatment in the High-
. . . f 1 , 1 . '
smitn nospitai. .
Tonight! Tonight I
Week end dance at brilliant Xumina,
Ffne floor. Excellent music.
7 more days of Gaylord's Big mid
summer sale.
A GENERAL
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Imminent Between Central
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American Republics
VESSEL ORDERED TO SCENE
United States and Mexico Trying
to Settle the Trouble j
Guatemala Troops Cross Border Into
Honduras The Question of Peace.
or War Rests With President! of
N -i
Guatemala President Caberara Has
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a Force of 40,000 Men Under Arms.
Mexican Government Epforoes Neu
trality Laws With Greatest Strictness.
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Washington, July 13. -A cablegram
received at the state department today
from Minister Merry, at San Salvador
states that continuous fighting is pro
ceeding on the border line between
Guatemala and Salvador; also that 'the
Guatemala troops have crossed j the
line into Honduras. This latter is un-
derstood to be of the GGuatemalan at
tack on fugitives of Regalado's- army
after that leader was killed yesterday.
From these advices the - impression
is given here that President Cabarera
of Guatemala holds the key to the j sit
uation and the question of war" or
peace depends upon the success of, the
efforts which the state department is
now making, to induce him to forego
attacking either Salvador or Honduras
in retaliation for the pait played in
the attempted revolution by the Sal
vadorean troops under RegaladoJ It
is reported to the state department
that Cabarera has gathered a force of
no less than 40t000 men under arms.
At the instance of the state, depart
ment the navy; department today j ca
bled to Commander Mullibanof the
Marblehead, at Panama, to proceed
immediately to LaLibertand, on the
coast of Salvador to safe guard Amer
ican interests.. She should show up at
that point .today or tomorroy. There
is ho (3ther American warship with, 500
miles within the scene of trouble so
the Marblehead may have to divide
her time between Salvaderean and
Guatemalan ports, subject to the call
of the American minister at either San
Salvador or Guatema city.'
During the day a cablegram was; re
ceived at the state department from
Mr. "Brown, the secretary of the Amer
ican legation at Guatemala city. It.
appears that Minister Combs missed
the steamer at Salina Cruz on his re
turn to Guatemala City from Cham
perico, and consequently cannot reach
his post before the 20th instant so Mr.
Brown is acting as charge. He re
ports continued fighting near Conte
penque in the neighborhood of the
place where Regaldo was killed yester
day. The aggressive attitude of Salva-
dor toward Guatemala was, Mr. Brown
says; really on account of the personal
acts of Regalado's troops, consequent
ly his death has removed the princi
pal obstacle to the restoration of
peace.
Minister Merry at San Salvador also
sent a cablegram today to the department-
stating that Salvador was quite
willing to cease hostilities but com
plained against the aggressive attitude
of Guatemala. .
Senor J. R. Pacus who was coming,
to Washington as, a special agent of
fUe government of Salvador to endeav
or to make peace with Guatemala, has
been recalled and his mission has been .
indefinitely postponed. . ,
The state department has been in
correspondence by wire with Ambas
sador Thompson at the city of Mexico
and he has enlisted the active support
of the Mexican government for the ef
fort now being made by the depart
ment to prevent - what might easily
prove to be a general war between
Central American republics north of
Panama. The Mexican government
- enforced the neutrality laws with.
1 the greatest strictness and has, accord-
. i.Vrt rr Thompson's report done
inerrt Mr. Thompson s
pvrvthinff nossible to discourage the
use of Mexican soil as the base for any
insurrection against Guatemala, r- -.,
Laundry Proprietors Indicted.
Cincinnati, July 13. Thirty-nine
lanndrv companies and laundry pro-
nrietors were indicted individually by-
: the grand jury, today on the charge of
; maintaining a combination in restraint
of trade. Eighteen of these were also
indicted as forming an organization In
restraint of trade. These Include all
members of the laundry exchange.
The penalty In case of conviction Is
tnat for a misdemeanor $5,000 fine, six
' t . nnn . ImnrlcATITTIPTlt.
mnnths to one year's - imprisonment,
one or both in the discretion of the
court. - -. ' ' . ' - . ' t
An advance of bait a cent each in the
price of laundering collars and cuffs
was made recently. This was brought
to the attention of the grand jury. The
indictments followed.
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