-VISITOR
RALEIGH, N. C, MONDAY EVENING, AUGUST 21, 1899.
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FROM PENITENTIARY
Seven Convicts Make a Break
For Liberty
GUARDS FIRED IN VAIN
Five ol Ihe Escaped Codicil
Federal Prlwaer,- A Well Con
cocled Plot for Oeacral
Escape.
Seven convicts this morning made
their escape from the State penitentiary
here. It was & daring scheme, executed
''with unsurpassed recklessness by the
desiieradoe coufined there.
This morning alout seven o'cWk a
train from the Raleigh and Cape Fear
Kailroad entered the penitentiary en
closure for the purpose f carrying out
some empty cars. When the train en
tered the guard over the convict work
iiiK there had to move to one side, and
this was the time that the convicts had
arranged their break. Ttn-y made a
mad rush straight for the stockade st.uck
a Ixmrd in the stockade and it gave way
Wfore rtiem. Two of the guards were
in sight and seeing the men escaping,
raised their trims and tired on the flee
ing convicts, who made straight for the
woods. This checked the others from
making for the opening and the prison
111 was niHuediarely mug summon
ing the convicts within the prison block.
Two convicts fuiled to answer the bell,
hut were found in hidiug waiting for a
ehauce to escape and were carried into
the prison block. However, eveu were
still missing and parties were imme
diately formed and parted on kheir
trail. Bloodhounds were also used, but
on account of th condition of the woods
they seemed to be of little or no ser
vice. Of the seven convicts who escap d five
of them are Federal prisoners and are
white men.
The band was led by Frank Moss, a
postoffice safe cracker, serving ten
year sentence.
The other Fedepsl prisoners who es
caped were Miller , the safe cracker and
postolfice robber, who was sentenced
here last May for ten years.
Harry Wright, a five-year safe crack
er, was sentenced at the same time
Miller and belonged to the same gang.
These three men are noted desperadoes
and are wanted iu many parts of the
United States.
The other two Federal prisoners are
Henry Johnson, serving eight years and
Warren Goodwin, a three year man
from Georgia.
The (vo State convicts who also es
caped were Harroll, a two-year man
from Mitchell county, and Metcalf serv
ing au eighf year sentence.
Manager Arendell in speaking'of the
escape of these men, said: "This is
simply oue of a down or more recent
plots. Twenty-five or thirty convicts
were implicated, but only seven succeed
ed. They 'had some assistance from the
outside, probably ex-convicts. These
assistants doubtless sawed the plank in
the stockade so that it gave way for
them."
When the last message was received
from the prison this afternoon none of
the escaped convicts had been caught.
DEWEY'S MEN ATTACKED.
Leghorn, Aug. 21. A party of sailors
from Admiral Dewey's flagship "Olynv
pia" while on shore leave, were assault
ed on the streets by ft band of ruf
fians and five, of the men were arrest
ed. The (attack 1s greatly deplored by
the authorities of Leghorn.
FAIk AND WARM.
For Raleigh and vicinity: Fair, con
tinued warm tonight and Tuesday. .
Aa extensive low pressure area exists
north of the Lake region, wtth a pres
sure below 29.00 at Marquette, Mich.
A little Vain occurred at Marquette, St.
Louis, and at a few south Atlantic
politta, but elsewhere the weather re
main fair and warm. A remarkably
heavy downpour of 2.10 inches occurred
at Port Bads. -.-l
DON'T BfS FOOLED.
tlet the worth of yonjr money by go-
ing .to Richmond Wednesday. Bound
trip 1255. Special rate New Ford's
HoteT1.50 per day. For less than
5.00 you can take an outing of two
days. Where can you see so much for
so little money t Train leaves 9 a-m.
sharp. Arrives Richmond 2 p. m,
an dleavea Richmond 6 p. as. on the 24th.
Weathers ft Christian guarantee a
trip not surpassed by the regular trains.
Only trip to this city this season.
,-KNHlHTS OF PYTHIAS
Regular saent log of Centre Lodge No.
S every Monday night Visiting Knights
cordlallj welcomed, .
, O. J. TUBBBVILLE
- . Chancellor ' Ooatmaiider,
W. W. W1LLSON, X.s(& and 8.
SUNDAY RIOTS
360 Parisians' in Hospital as a
Result
CAUSED BY GUERIN AFFAIR
Oevrraaeat Mail Act With Greatest
Rigor Government Securi
ties Decline Heavily
Paris, Aug. 21. The city is Intensely
excited today after last night's .riots,
but a majority believe that the govern
ment, although it has shown Weakness
in dealing with Guerin, and the anti
Semite conspirators in its desire to avoid
bloodshed ,is fully able to cope with the
situation. Soldiers, gendarmes, detec
tives and guards are' everywhere In
larger proiortion to the forces concen
trated in the districts of last night's
.uitbreak.
Three hundred and sixty ersons are
in hospitals as & result of Inst night's
trouble and eighty prisoners and fifty
uine police agents are among the
tvounded.
The Iteutas declined centimes.
Comparative steadiness of these gov
ernment securities in the face of riots
was shown by the fact that they de- j
cbned Hi half just before the second
trial of Dreyfus, and reached the low
est price in years. The Figaro consid
ers the riot troubles over and says the
.rovornnieot has decided to act with the
utmost rigor ngaiiust Guerin. It also Bays
he Premier thinks there will he no fnr
her disturbance on the streets of Paris
Petit Ulne and other pa iters urge the
joverument in view of the seriousness of
I he situation to reassure the provinees
by hastening the proceedings in the
prosecution case .against those eharged
with conspiring against the republic.
MINISTRY RESIGNED.
Berlin, Aug. 21. The Emicror has ac
cepted the resignations of the Prussian
-ministry.
SERIOUS MOBS.
Pragu, Aug. 21. Serious disturbances
ocurrced at Gradlitx because of radical
differences between Ciechs and the
Germans. Detachments of gendarmes
are guarding the municipal buildings.
The mob stoned adjacent houses. They
unsuccessfully tried to eject the assail
ants. Gendarmes were tired on during
the night. They charged the mob with
drawn swords. Four rioters were killed
and several injured. Troops were s nt
to the scene.
DECOKAIIONS FOR FAIK WHEk
The Chamber of Commerce Should take
Action A Trade ProcessioaVs
The merchants and others who are in
terested should begin to take some or
ganized steps to look after the matter
of uecoraMona for the coining State
Fair. Fayettevilje street esecially
should be ative from bottom to top with
flags and streamers.
The Chamber of Commerce which em
braces nearly all the business and pro
fessional men of the city, should call
a meeting ami take Bteps which would
insure a decoration which would be a
credit to the capital of North Carolina.
Some of the merchants are already dis
cussing the subject of decorations and
will decorate their houses, regardless of
what others do, but there should be an
organized movement in the matter in
order-that the city may do the matter
full justice. The effect that the proper
decoration of the stores would have on
the visitors cannot be estimated. It
will mean many dollars to the mer
chants, not only for fair week, but for
future trade.
Secretary Pogue is working hard for
a one cent a mile rate and it is very
probable that the railroads will give
this rate. He is also interested in get
ting up a trade procession on Wednes
day of Fair Week. ThU would be a
big feature for the fair aud the business
men should join heartily with him and
make k a certainty.
Chief Marshal I A. Carr, of Dur
ham, is working np Interest in the fair,
especially in bia section and it is possi
ble that several floats for-the trades pro
cession wj)l be sent fron Durham, so If
Raleigh is to hold up its end her busi
ness men must be up to the second.
THE ONLY AIRMLESS EDITOR.
(From the New York Tribune.)
Aaron Smith, editor and manager of
The Mount Pleasant (Tex.) Times-Re-,!
..; i uA nnl. .avmlatf dtfHtnr nf hi
urn, ib Mao , - . . .
newspaper In the United States, Not- j
withstanding this be turns out "copy"
as fast aa any veteran in the business, ,
and manipulates a typewriter with his ,
feet with a rapidity caicnaitea to arouse
the envy of any stenographer In the
laod. air. Bmiui w own m sauiw
et.mrtv. Ark., a . little more than
years ago, armless, but endowed with a
high degree of natural ability, aa m-
domitable perseverance and an uncop-
' qnerable ambition,.
. Wanted a good solicitor, a man of
good character, inteUigeaee and energy.
. between the oa of 2S and 45 year.
' Experience unnecessary. K. K. lively,
Bupt. Ufa Ina. Co. of Va.
LIFE A BURDEN
Mr. Wallace, Age 90 Finds Wife
Toe Lively
ASKS FOR A DIVORCE
He la a Veteran ol the Mexican and
Civil Wars He is Three Timet
- as Old aaHts Wife.
Daniel Wallace today filed complaint
in his suit for divorce from his wife,
Mary S. Wallace.
Wallace , lives about 3 miles from
Raleigb He is a veteran of two wars,
having served in the Fourth Artillery in
the Mexican war and now lives on has
pension for the services he rendered the
government iu that contest. Upon the
conclusion of the Mexican war he con
tinued in the army and served through
nut the civil war.
Wallace is now over ninety years
old but one would judge his age to be
alioui eighty-live. In his eighty-second
year hi fell a victim to Cupid's re
morseless arrow's and surrendered to
tin- 'harms uf hts present wife. The
knot was solemnly tied in 1SSHJ, the
.room being S'2 nud the bride 2:t. Since
their marriage twins have been horn,
within tlie lust three years, land at their
birth Wallace came to Raleigh and ro-luu-ted
the fact with the utmost pride.
Wallace now asks a divorce for two
reasons, ill his wife, who is now 32,
curses him and iinrrels with him until
his life has loconie a burden. He wauts
the law to lift this unbearable tveigbt
from his shoulders that his last end my
he iu peace; (2) he charges his wife with
undue intimacy with Top Smith, of
New Light.
Messrs. Argo A: Snow, attorney for
Pleasant Prciidcrgnst, today tiled com
plaint in flu- clerk of court's office in
a divorce suit entitled Pleasant Prender
gast vs. Jane Prendcrgftst. The com
plaint alleged that they Were married
in September, 1872 and an May, 1877.
the wontan unlawfully abandoned her
husband aud has lived apart from him
since that time.
Sheriff Page bias returned from his
sum lue r vacation. He spent most of
the time at Chase City. He reports a
delightful time and feels greatly bene
fitted by the trip.
(rREELKY'S BARN BURNED.
Chuppacua, Aug. 21. The barn on
Horace Greeley's estate was burned this
morning. It is believed to have been
iucendiury. This confirms Rev. Clendeu
iu's belief that the Are in St. Peter's
church was a result of the Briggs con
troversy. DOING THEM CP BY DAW NOW.
Seattle, Aug. 21. The seanier "City
of Topeka" brings the news of a triple
hanging at Duwson City on August 4th.
Those hanged were two Indians and a
while man mimed Edward Henderson.
This was the first legal hanging iu the
Kloudyke.
THE l'IKST ONE.
(From the New York Tribune.)
Gen. T. H. Stanton while in a remin
iscent mood told this story to an Oma
ba reporter:
"One morning I go around to the
Army and Navy Club, in. Washington,
and found none of the distinguished
members there. I felt a little louefy,
aud touching a bell, I summoned a
a waiter.
" 'Have any of the old drunkards been
here this morning?' I asked.
'"No, eah; you'se de fust one,' he re
plied." PREACHERS AND DAY WORKERS
The Doeal Preachers' and Day Work
em' thirtieth annual session held at
Clayton was a decided success.
President J. B. Floyd opened the
Conference on Thursday with an ad
dress on Christian Citisenship, and was
responded to by Rev. 3. T. Draper, pa- I
tor of the Olayton aiemoaiw, iimreu.
Friday was taken up with routine
work and talks by Rev. Dr. Levi Bran
sun in the afternoon and sermon nt
night by J. H. Buffaloe. Saturday was
a full day. ,
OMINOUS.
If Bryan has to go to Kentucky to try
'and save it how long may it be before
they'll need him even in Texas to save
that State? Philadelphia Times,
SETTLED.
Hon. John Wesley Gaines, of Tennes-
Bee has pledged the entire South
to
u,r,n ami the ChicaiEO utatform in
11)00. This Incident having been closed,
other matters may now be taken up.
Birmingham News.
Rovernl nearoes who had been i la
potted at Weir Cky, Kan., to fill the
places or arris. eg uowwi wvuiw
-.tUftMt- lor want of company recently,
and . their employers thereupon under
took to secure for them wives of their
own race. The services or tie, nr.
McCreary, M - colored preacher,
were enlisted, and severs I negro women
wars sent to the town. Thus far the
preacher has anted sixteen of them to
the lonely laborers. - , .
" Mr. Oscar Bailey returned to the city
thia morning. '
FIRST ON RECORD I
Mayor
Powell Fines R.
Levy $15 For
W.
FAILURE TO PAY
SANITARY TAX
Sanitary Inspector Sale has Other
Names on His List aad War
rants May be lisued for
Them Tomorrow.
For the first t'imf in the history or
Raleigh a citizen was today arraigned
before the mayor for failure to pay a
tax prescrilwd lr the city and punished
or liis failure.
Sometiem .since Sanitary Inspector T.
P. Sale sent out the following notices
lo persons who liad failed lo pay tlwir
-anitary tax:
"At a regular meeting of the Board
of Aldermen, held January 7th, 1S9.
an ordinance was paswed requiring tin
owner or occupant wOio shall maintain
or nst n surface privy on any lor or
premises witihini the corporal e limits
of the cily of Raleigh, to obtain from
the sanitary inspector a license.
"The foe for such license is fixed at
one detlar per airnuin for each privcy.
and must be obtained dining the month
of May in each and every year. The
oidiiiance further provides a tine of
twenty-five dolln-rs to lie imposed by
the mayor against all delinquents: ami
you are 'hereby notified that unless you
comply wit.h the provisions of said act
wil'lriu tai daysj from date of this notice,
you will Im prosecuted against a the law
directs."
However, many failed to take this
warning and patience ceased to be a
virtue with the sanJlnry insis-dor ami
the mayor, so they determined to enforce
the law strictly. Accordingly tills morn
ing a warrant was issued for the arrest
of Mr. It. W. lyevy. who lives on South
Blum streit, charged wlIJi violating
the city ordiiuinso in failing to pay Un
sanitary tax. '
He was arraigned lwfore Mayor row
ell and fined Iflfi (the nwixinMini is $25).
and costs anil in addition made to pay
his liivnse tax. Thus by failing to pay
Ihe license tux for the past two year-s.
Mr. Ix-vy bad to j:iy ?1:).25 wherea.? 'f
he had paid iii tax on time it would
have cost iiim only !f2 for the entire
two ycaaf
Inspector Sale snys it'll a t warrants for
others who failed to pay will be issued
tomorrow.
SI ATE LIBRARY
Mr. Wyche Arrives to Classify ;
the Bonks !
A COMPLETE CHANGE
Sup't. Mebane Received Over Sixty
Answers to His Advertisement
In The Times Visitor.
"Well, I had a treat this morning,"
said Superintendent of Public Instruc
tion Mebane today, with his broadest
smile. "I put a little advertisement
in The Times-Visitor Saturday after
noon that a few young ladies wen
wanted to assist 1n the work of cata
loguing theStnte Library and when 1
reached my office there were between
forty and fifty young ladies and lsiys
waiting to sec me. Besides this num
ber some 10 or 12 called at my house
by supper time Saturday afternoon."
Superintendent Mebane is greatly in
terested in this work of re-cataloguing
and classifying the library. The trus
tees of the Hbrary are the Governor,
the Secretary of State and the Super
intendent' of Public Instruction. The
trustees have employed Mr. Benjamine
to undertake the work. Mr.
Wyche is an, expert in the business. He
arranged and classified the library at
the University of North Carolina aud
Irr. Winston got nam, io uw ore snum-
Raleigh Mr. Wyche will also arrange
the A. and M. College library.
Mr. Wyche arrived in Raleigh this
afternoon and expects to begin the
work in the morning. He. is thorough
ly familiar with the system of the li
brary at Washington and very much the j
same method will be employed. . Ihe
classified card system, which has been
perfected after years of toil, will be
used after the books have been classi
fied as to subject matter and authors.
A case costing about $125 will be placed
In the library In which the classified
cards are kept on adjustable files,
In this work Mr. Wyche will have
ir his assistants Mr. J. D. Simpson,
for
Mr. RimseH Sherrell, M Beulah
Walker, Mr. John BifWng and Miss"
Eugenia King. The work will require
several weeks and this force will prob
ably be Increased after a few days.
COTTON. -
New York, Aug. 21.-Ootton bids.
Angus, 78; September, 75; October, 90;
November, 90.
AROUND AND ABOUT ;
Items of Interest Gleaned by
the Wayside
SHORT STATEMENTS'
Familiar Paces From the Passing
Throng Movements of People
Vou know Snatches of
Street OossipTodav.
.Mr. Knim Levy is in town.
-Miss Tillinirhast. of Morgaulou. is
i-Mling Mr. William West.
Cnpt. .1. W. I-e will eroet two stores
no East Martin street next to the Wyalt
Harness Company's factory.
The ladies of Brooklyn church will
give a lawn party tomorrow night on
the lawn in front of the church. The
public are cordially invited to attend.
The best cream and cake will be served.
Mr. Allen Higgs has returned from
a trip to the springs.
Mr. Frank Itoyster spent Sunday at
Norfolk and re-turned this niorning.-
Ki'iiiemilier than 'the Halleigh Male
Academy will open September 4th and it
is iuiHiriaut that parents should have
the luiys there nt the opening. Then
is lei better academy in the State.
Many of the merchants after remov
ing the signs have left the poles slilt
hanging across the (sM'ewaJks. This
greatly detracts foroni the otherwise
improvement.
Mr. W. W. .Tones, forinn-rly of Raleigh,
but now of Wilmington, is hero for a
week's vacation.
Ciapt. W. II. Hood. Sr., was holding
down the register of deeds office today.
Mr. Fort is out of the city on a va
cation and Mr. Adams went home sick
Iclay. J J,
Messrs. James Litehford. John West
ami Thomas West have returned from
a visit to White 'Springs.
Mrs. Mitchell and son. Master Hamil
ton Mitchell, and Miss Josephine Mitch
ell, who have been visiting 'Mrs. D. S.
Hamilton, have returned to Philadel
phia. Miss Josephine Mitchell will
pursue the study of music lat the
Conservatory of New York city this
full.
Mr. Garland Upehurch left Saturday
nigt for Norfolk where he spout Sun
.lay. Mr. John 1). Briggs continues quite
siek at his home on North Dawson
street.
Mrs. Harris Hoiieycutt died at Rex
j Hospital this morning and the remains
i . ....
were sent to the country Tor inter
ment. ltev. A. L. Butts has returned from
; Pleasant Grove Baptist Church, nhere
i he conducted a very successful meeting
last week. There were twelve conver
I si.urs. ' -J3!
I Rev. W. ('. Barrett occupied the pul
pit of the First Baptist church yester-
day morning and Mr. John I'lillen
preached in the afternoon.
I The ladies of Central M. E. church
will have a lawn jHirty for the Is-netit of
(lie church tomorrow evening at S
o'cloek iu Baptist Grove In front of J.
1. Riggan's residence. Let all attend
and spend a pleasant evening and help
a good causJ,:e. Cream and cake will
be served in abundance.
Mr. Ed Chambers Smith, trustee, has
purchased from Mrs. Anne Parker, ll!7
acres jji Middle Creek township, ad
joining the lands of Crowdcr, My alt.
Rand and Meddlers, the tract being the
same conveyed to Mrs. Parker by Argo
and Mordecai, commissioners.
Miss Est. -lie Pridgen, of Elm Oity,
who has been visiting nt the home of Mr.
J. H. Sharp, returned home this morn
1 ing.
Mr. J. R. Riggan, a young Raleighite,
1 but now of Portsmouth, Va., is here
()n a visit to relatives and friends,
j Bnrhee Jown Jo
Wty ,hta n)miug
Mr. Henry Miller returned to the city
this morning.
' Judge T. B. Womack returned from
Pittsboro this morning.
Mr. E. W. Pon came i this morn
ing. Mr. Herbert Norris, of Apex, spent
the day here.
Mr. dnvin Hogg left thia morning for
Lehigh, Pa.
Acie Bunn,- colored, w-as arraigned
Is-fore Mnyor Powell this morning
charged with, cursing tjfficer Herndn
1 and Jud Clark, who was assisting the of-
1 ficer. and Bunn will spend thirty days
I on tfce roada- . . , 15
(J. II. lEiiglitnh, white, was- made eo
pay $7.25 for disorderly conduct fa
front of Mr. Willis' home on South
Blount street. '"' "'
Mr. J. D. Botwhall went down to Jlt
trell this morning. ' . V, '
MrsMary Simmons, who haa been
visiting her aon, Bon, V. It. Simmons,
' left for home thia morning
PRISONERS ESCAPE
Five Got Away From County
Road Squad
ONE CAUGHT HERE
Robbers of Lumsden Store Among
the
Number The Force of Eleven
Was Working on the
Little River Bridge.
County Superintendent W. G. Allen
this morning received the meagre infor
mation of the escape of five county con
'victs, members of a squiad working
working in the extreme uotheast cortb
east corner of the county.
Supervisor McMaekin notified Super
intendent Allen this niorniug before
starting for that section to overlook the
work.
Eleven prisone s were sent to work
on the Fowler bridge over Little River.
They were in charge of three guards,
Joe Massey, George Massey and Good
win. The escaiH- was made about it
o'clock lust night by tearing up one of
the lioard in the Hour of the room Where
liny were sleeping.
Parties were organised and all day
a search luis been in progress for the
missing men. One name l'ettiford was
caught at 11:311 tinlay on the Bowery
by officers Thompson a 11 Woodiall.
The others are still at liberty.
The four who have -not been caught
are John Willia ns and lien J-rs-m Wil
liams, and men num -d Rowland aud Ful
ler. All were for short terms except the
two Williams negroes, who were senten
ecd for five years for robbing the store
of Mr. J. C. S. Lumsden.
Mr. Allen says that the guards who
were iu charge of the squad are ex
iwrionced nun and have good records.
$15 000 IN NEW PIPE
Work Lading 10 Inch Main ta Begin
Shortly.
The Standard Gas and Eluctric Com
pany has placed an order for new pipe
with a Lynchburg furnace and will in
ai lew days begin laying a 10-inch main
from the works up Fayottevillc and
Ilillsboro streets.
The new manager, Mr. Linton, is a
great believer iu fuel gs and says thai
iu less than a year he will have ail the
econouiiittl, wide-awake housekeepers
using gas ranges. He is ready to dem
onstrate that gas t $1.50 is cheaper
ami cleaner than wood at $2.50 to $3.00
per cord. He already has orders for
two dozen or more gas stoves and will
supply the demand as speedily as pos
sible. SAD CASE.
Ill Health Causes a Lady to Wander
from Her Home.
The police of the city and various
friends of the family were all of Sun
day engaged in the sad mission of
sda rc hing for a lady who suddenly dis
appeared from her home Saturday even
ing. About six o'clock Saturday even
ing Mrs. T. B. Alderson left home and
no trace of her could be found, al
though a vain search was made that
night. Sunday the search was contin
ued and she was finally traced out the
Raleigh and Gaston Railroad track to
wards Crabtree. It was finally learn
ed thiat she spent the night nt the home
of Mrs. Barney Beasley, near Argo's
spring, northeast of the city, and left
there Sunday morning. She was found
at the home of a Mrs. Williams in this
city Sunday afternoon and returned
home Sunday night. The greatest sym
pathy wias expressed for the family yes
terdny. Mrs. Alderson's disappearance
was due solely and entirely to her suffer-
inir from nervousness. Ifhe result of ill
health.
It is said that at the next session
of Congress Senator Harris, of Kansas,
will offer a consritnttonal amendment to
lengthen the Presidential term to six
years, with no re-election; to make the
terms of Representatives four years in
stead of two, and to provide for the
election of Senators by the popular vote.
In Massachusetts it haa just been
decided that the sanitary condition of
picnic grounds and summer resorts in
general is not all that it might be, and
with a view to improving it the State
Board of Health has undertaken to
make a careful examination of all these
places. Special attention will be paid
to the sources of water eupply, and it
is believed that by sugges'ting, and when
necessary by enforcing, a general clean
ing up the number of typhoid ' fever
cases among people returning from va
cations can be -materially decreased.
"No," said the widow of the waiter,
addressing the tombstone man, "I will
not accept thia monument. I do not
care to advertise my poor, dear Henry's
business over the grave." -
"Why, madam," tbe man asked, MI
won't have it, with that lamb -on top
and under it them words, 'Wall done,
thou good and faithful servant A
person might think he had Just takea
anf order for a asvtton chop." v '
DREYFUS TRIAL
The Prisoner Confutes
Junck "
Capt.
JUNCK FOR PROSECUTION
He wag tbe Star Witaeat Today Laborl
Was Not Well Enough to At
tend tbe Court Martial.
Rennes, Aug. 21. The Dreyfus court
martial convened early today. Labori,
Dreyfus' wounded counsel, who was ex
pected today, did not appear.
Five witnesses, all aoht-Drerfna men,
testified. None of these brought out any
testimony. ( ti. jj
Col. IMequHit arose for the janrpoee
of contradicting theso?e..tJonaat
sneered and saia. ."Wbat, "agtJmr
The audience turn aud Waaad at thia
and Jousat tnraad red. j j
GapT. 'Aaek':taMa.lkBt-' Dreyfus
was altowwt to ee papers -in all
the bureau because ho waa preparing a
paper on the differences between French
and German artillery. He said he ac
cused in this way obtained the knowl
edge he treasonably communicated.
' When Junck concluded Dreyfus arose,
pale and calmn, with pencilled notes in
his hand, atid snenkinc- In an .liaM
tone controverted Junck's points one
after another. He spoke five minutes
w ith telling effect
The judges then adjournefl court until
tomorrow. iia
New York, Aug. 21 The New York
Journal's Paris special sayB that it Is
Wormed from higher authority that
Col. Schneider, the Austrian military
attachee at Paris, will come from Ems
next Wednesday to prosecute General
Mercier, who produced ia document at
the Rennes court martial purporting to
be that report Schneider has his gov
ernment incriminating Dreyfus.
LADIES, CERTAINLY!
Many people are asking if there will be
many ladies on the excursion to Rich
mond. A large number of Indies are
going. The managers promise a trip
not excelled by any passenger train so
far as comfort, order and attractive
features are concerned. Any lady de
siring assistance in Richmond or else
where on the trip will be looked after
by the managers.
Train leaves 0 a. m. Wednesday, 23d.
Fare $2.25 round trip.
PROPOSITION DECLINED
Transvaal Makes Fresh Advances to the
British Power.
Capetown, Aug. 21. The report that
Transvaal had handed a reply to the
British agent at Pretoria to be trans
mitted to Milner is confirmed today. It
is believed that the British proposition
will not lie accepted, but fresh propos
als advanced. Strong feeling is arous
ed by the fact that Transvaal is send
ing large quantities of war material for
distribution among followers In Oape
Colony and Orange Free Stat.
HE WANTED A COMPROMISE.
If General Joseph Wheeler does aa
active fighting in the Philippines, where
he has recently been ordered, as he did
iu the South during the civil war, he is
a lit to make his presence felt. General
Horace Porter tells the following story,
which is both true and timely. It was
about the middle of the civil war when
a fresrly appointed colonel with a new
ly enlisted regiment joined the union
forces in the far South. They were
beautifully new, both in experience and1
iu uniforms, and they were very anx
ious to fight. The routine of camp Ufa
drove them to mutiny. One bright Oc
tober morning word was received that a
small detachment of General Wlieeler't
cavalrymen were on the other side of
the hill, and a force started out In pur
suit. The next day the Confederates
were reported miles distant in the oppo-
site direction. The third day the new
colonel and a veteran brigadier started
out for a pleasure ride. A mile, from
camp they rode into the fugitive Con
federates, who had been circling the
camp for a week. It was a, narrow
escape, but they got away unharmed.
After it was over the general said to
the colonel;
"Well, what do you think of war
now?"
"Is Wheeler in this neighborhood much .
of the time?" replied the colonel, evas
ively. "AU tbe time. He Is here, there and .
everywhere. What do yoo think of tha
prospect?"
"Well," answered the eoJomel reflect
ively, "I wonder whether ; there -taut
some way this Infernal thing can be
1 eomprotred." PWladelpWa: Post.
Little Tompkins ton his dignity)-- -
Marie, I've been a good hnsband ta yoo -
all these years. Hava been patient and
have pat np wlto every botniaaoon, but
fiercely, tha worm Ms Turned at last
yon shall stot taftva my arm's' trOaaer'a
cut down tor s. Prom TR-Bita.
. The two girls had been taking walk
through tbe field. One was a bold, bad
girt, tba other a modest, timid girl.
. They, came ta a. very Ugh stile, and a
very awkward one at that.-. y
u don't see bow we can get. over ,
that," said the bold thing.
"I dotoot I hope no one eiee will,"
replied tbe modest on. EVona Pick Ma
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