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' t he MORNING NEWS. }
established IS3O. - Incorporated 1888 -
*■ j. h. KSTILL, President. )
ZO la raises a big howl
cl tills HE IS * OT GIVEN THE
SAME show as a thief.
fitnesses He Desire. Put on the
.mud Not Allowed to Testify—The
Outburst Itronsrht on l.y the
C uiirt’s Refusal to Put a Question
t 0 Madame Dreyfus—The Judge De
. ule* Against the Defense After au
M- W unirnt on tlie Point at Issue.
r Feb. B.—When the trial of Emile
j m. PerreuS, manager of the Au
r' , growing out of the former’s denun
ciation of the Eslerhazy court martial in
to the newspaper mentioned, was
r , -Mined in the Assizes Court of the Seine
to-M;iy, scenes similar to those of yester
day morning were witnessed.
\\ h n the court opened there was a ter
ti;i, struggle to enter, people fighting their
Wil y with blows and kicks toward the
court room.
The entrance of M. Zola was the signal
for an ouiburs’t, during which the few
cries of “Vive Zola” were drowned by
shouts of "Abas Zola.”
When the judge entered the scene was
so tumultuous that he directed the mu
nicipal guards to force the crowds from
the doors and to remove some of the peo
ple from the overcrowded halls.
.Madame Dreyfus was the first witness.
11. Lahore asked her whe'ther she could
say under what circumstances she was
informed by Maj. Paty du Clam in 1894 of
her husband’s arrest. The judge declined
to put the question.
11. Zola here arose and cried: “I de
sire the same treatment as the assassin or
the thief. They have always the right to
defend themselves, but I am deprived of
this. lam mocked and insulted in the
streets and the obscene press drags me in
the mud. You see, gentlemen of the jury,
the position lam in. I wish to have my
witnesses heard, but I am prevented.”
"But do you not know the law?” the
judge asked 11. Zola.
"No, I don’t know, and I do not want to
know,” was the reply.
The scene caused great excitement
among the spectators.
M. Lahore presented a statement claim
ing the right to ask lime. Dreyfus certain
questions in the interest of justice.
The advocate general, M. Van Casset,
argued that the court could not re-adju
dicale facts already legally decided. The
court then decided against the defense,say
ing that no question, not contained in the
indictment would be heard.
After hearing Mme. Le Blois, M. Scheur
er-Kestner and Ci.siinir-Perier, the trial
Was adjourned until to-morrow.
M. Be Blois, a lawyer and a witness for
the defendants, testified that he and Col.
I’icquart were old friends, and consequent
ly when Col. Picquart was connected with
the war intelligence department he con
sulted the witness on certain grave mat
ters he had unearthed in connection with
the carrier pigeon affair at Nancy, and in
regard to which he had received menac
ing letters. When doubts on the Dreyfus
matter arose, M. Scheurer-Kestner ques
tioned the witness on the foregoing mat
t* r, and the witness gave him certain in
formation, including letters w’hich Gen.
Oonz wrote to Col. Picquart, which con.
' meed M. Scheurer-Kestner of the inno
< < nee of Capt. Dreyfus. The witness
urged M. Scheurer-Kestner to apply to
the minister of justice to annul the Drey
fus judgment in view of the secret docu
tnem submitted to the court martial, but
a- he was lacking in material proofs, M.
cvheurer-Kestner had not acted immedi
ately.
ontinuing, the witness spoke of the
Intrigues against Col. Picquart when the
latter was transferred to Tunis. Finally
t " witness laid the matter before the
government.
M. Scheurer-Kestner, who was next ex-
Brained, said he learned last July that Col.
,*' : iua ' l ha <l discovered that the Burdreau
" , noL ‘ p n written by Capt. Dreyfus,
■' i he submitted Maj. Esterhazy’s hand
. r ‘ ,lng . 10 M. Bertlllon, who agreed that
m the same hand as the Burdreau.
‘ne witness suggested to Gen. Gonz that
“esh expert examination be made, but
'' ‘*' ssua ded him from doing so.
' nis stage of the proceedings M.
'irer-Kestner was about to give the
e ! ot the correspondence between Gen.
; ":z and Col. Picquart, showing that
">nz favored reopening of the Drey
,i ''‘ ' 1 lm ' ' he presiding judge ruled
.'. lp evidence was inadmissible,
i. babore then intervened, saying: “I
X| thes letters be read in court.
- /tola was aware of the existence of
i w„' Uer ?- 11 18 " me 'hat light was
thrown on the case.”
, Judge, .however, reiler&ted that the
, | ,"‘ re inadmissible, as previous no
' , not been given. This caused M.
, nim to , rem ark: "There is still time
ti„. ! ! , lllcate 'hem to you and then to
t , 'i‘’l kn ?, w that ls Impossible,” replied
1 1 as the law forbldß jt ..
I.m, n |f, nceau, counsel for M. Perreux,
n "tred that Col. Bicquart submitted
tn ~, ~, rs 10 'he president of the Drey
v. i „ mart| al, who impounded them
. i reading them to the court. Thus
i lm l>oßsible to give notification of
Xi o evidence.
U- Sl h< ;uci-Kestner then told of the con
v, . .. L. . le i° r ’ in whlch Col - Picquart
v •] . ... fr e h facts had been discovered
• ** " ea S erl y seised upon by
i ,] a |' ,r siatls < wh o would create a great
t ~ ' l , ? nza r °P' ie< l 'hat It was too late
, T the matter now.”
i '! mCQuart, in another letter, aceord
the witness, urged that the whole
| C exposed, or there would be a
t ' n m ien' th< * wi ' nf ‘ Bß said: “I went
i , li| li°t. the minister of war, ,-nd
, ' ; " "'h a ' 1 knew, x offered to eom-
T |' t^ ll - Gonz ' letter, but he re
-1 hen If was agreed that the in
, ' should not be divulged. Never
\ ' 'h‘ ! government newspapers pub
, i an account of the interview.
Jl, 1- ‘ interviews with the premier (M.
, '). and told him everything I knew.”
” "eurer-Kestner further said that
i ,'.' r mentioned the name of Maj. Es
, , except to the government. But
• \lfn2i e^ ter . Mathleu Dreyfus (brother
■ ir.,l Vv ? r^ yfu ") came '<► him and de
hat he also had discovered that
1. drnn. erha u‘ y waa ,he author of the
M.il'ief. n h r eUp ®° ,he witness told
1 w,r U 10 wrU< ‘ to the minister
a rli.izy hCh he dW denouncing Maj.
'■■'glv^j l *” aske(l M - Scheurer-Kestner
' . n Vhn C '. C f Urt detalla of his Interview
i , , m lnister of war, and the witness
1 if .^ C P U " t n how he had begged his
U- .ini. °'ake the Initiative In the mat
’ adding; -x gave him a fortnight to
Hhe Jtltrfning
make up his mind, during which time I
was insulted as a Prussian.”
“Yes,” interjected M. Zola, “as they
now treat me as an Italian.”
There was much stir in court when it
was announced that M. Caslmlr-Perier,
the former President of the French repub
lic, would be the next witness.
When he was called the presiding Judge
said: “You swear to speak without ani
miis and fear and to speak the truth and
nothing but the truth—''
M. Casimtr-Perier at this point interrupt
ed the judge, saying: “Pardon m*\ I can
not swear to tell the truth, because I can
not do so. It is my duty not to tell it.”
This statement caused a commotion
among the audience. The presiding judge
resumed: “The law compels you, before
even speaking or refusing to testify to take
the oath.
M. Casimir-Perier then took the oath.
"Can you say,” asked M. Lahore, “if
when you were President you knew before
his arrest that a staff officer was suspect
ed of treason and that charges had been
made against him?”
The presiding judge intervened, saying:
“You cannot ask that question?”
This intervention aroused murmurs In
the court.
Counsel for M. Zola then put another
question to M. Casimir-Perier, saying:
“Did M. Casimir-Perier know that a se
cret file of papers were at the war min
istry?”
"I w 7 as not aware of a file of papers con
cerning Maj. Esterhazy,” was the reply.
“Did you,” continued M. Baborc, “know
that a secret document was handed to the
court martial?”
“You cannot ask that question,” inter
rupted tlie presiding judge, a statement
which caused renewed murmurs in court.
“I do- not know any facts relative to
my presidency," said M. Casimir-Perier.
“I can only speak as a private citizen,
which I am willing to do.”
“You are setting a noble example,” re
plied M. “which other witnesses
have not deemed fit to follow, since it has
been necessary to bring them here by
force.” (Applause).
M. Baborc here made a formal appli
cation "in tihe interests of justice that his
previous question be allowed to be put.”
The judges, after deliberating on the
matter, refused to allow the question.
The court rose amid great excitement
and shouts for and against M. Zola.
On leaving the witness box, M. Casimir-
Perier received a great ovation.
There was a big crowd outside the lower
court, and as the people were leaving the
building a man crid “Vive Zola,” “Dow'n
with France.” He was immediately ar
rested.
A tremendous rush followed. M. Zola,
on emerging from the jury door, was rec
ognized and obliged to return and seek
refuge in the robing rooms, the doors of
which were then locked.
The crowd remained outside yelling
“Conspuez Zola,” etc., led by n number
of young barristers in their robes, who
roughly handled M. Zola’s sympathizers
until a detachment of Republican Guards
cleared the approaches to the court.
M. Zola then emerged, pale and trem
bling. and tilie moment he appeared on the
stairs leading to the court yard there was
an immense clamor and shouts of “Down
with Zola,” “Bong Blve Zola,” and
“Death to Zola,” the last cry drowning the
others.
The novelist had difficulty in keeping his
feet amid the surging crowd.
In the meanwhile the police, misunder
standing their orders, closed the gates and
M. Zola thus found himself outside tihe
rooms in the court yard surrounded by a
howling, threatening mob. The police
were powerless and for a moment it look
ed as though he would be lynched with the
friends who formed his body guard.
His friends rallied around him and
eventually the gates were reopened and
the police, having been reinforced, escorted
M. Zola to the street, while the major
ity of the mob were confined in the court
yard, shrieking threats against the nov r
elist, who eventually entered a cab and
drove quickly away.
The women in the crowd were especially
violent. A man who Cheered for Zola was
sent on by a mob who hustled him to the
St. Michele bridge, where they tried to
throwyhim into the River Seine, but were
prevented by the police.
The crowd remaining in the court yard
greeted M. Rochefort’s exit with great
cheers of “Vive i’Armee” and “Vive ia
France ” They were eventually dispersed.
London, Feb. 9, 6 a. m.—The Dally News
publishes this morning an interview which
David Christie Murray, the novelist and
playwright, has had with Mme. Dreyfus.
She said that after her husband's arrest,
Maj. Paty du Clam visited her on seven
teen successive days, denouncing her hus
band as a scoundrel and traitor, and alter
nately threatening and cajoling her in the
hope that she would confess her husband
guilty.
But she revealed nothing, because she
had nothing to reveal, and she now says it
was impossible that her husband could
have confessed himself guilty, inasmuch
as he was innocent.
Mr. Murray adds: "It Is impossible to say
what would have happened if this beau
tiful woman had been permitted to give
the foregoing evidence in court, which she
would have done, if allowed."
EARTHQUAKE’S WORK OF RUIN.
Four Thousand Homeless and 120
Killed In Asia II In or.
Constantinople, Feb. B.—Earthquake
shocks continue to be felt at Balikesr,
Asia Minor, and in its vicinity.
About 4,000 people have been rendered
homeless, some 3,600 houses, thirty mos
ques and fifteen khans have been more
or less destroyed and 120 persons have
been killed or Injured.
There has been no harm done to property
and no loss of life In the recent earth
quakes, and only the Western part of the
isthmus has been affected.
TEHAIATEI’EC'S EARTHQUAKES.
Another Shock Accompanied by Sub
terranean A’olses.
Mexico City, Feb. 8.-A telegram received
from Tehauntepec announces that another
earthquake has been experienced In thut
town, and it was accompanied by subter
ranean noises.
Engineer Juan Contras, who has achiev
ed a reputation as a foreteller of seismic
disturbances, prophesies several shakes in
various parts of the country from the mid.
die to the last of this month.
Chinn Slot to Borrow.
St Petersburg. Feb. B.—According to
trustworthy Intelligence, China has finally
abandoned the Idea of raising a loan In
London or elsewhere.
Viceroy to Greet Prince Henry.
Pekin Feb. B.—The Tsung-Li-Yamen has
instructed the Viceroy of Nanking to re
ceive Prince Henry of Prussia upon the
latter'* arrival at Shanghai.
SAVANNAH. GA„ WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 0. 18t)S.
COULDN’T DOWN DEVEAUX.
M’KIXLEY SENDS HIS NOMINATION
TO THE SENATE.
Mark Hanna Has the Collectorshlp
Given the Colored Aspirant in Re
turn for His Services In Swinging
tlie Georgia Delegation Into the
McKinley Column at the St. Gouts
Convention—Gnge AA'ns Against It
But Powerless.
Washington, Feb. B.—President McKin
ley has appointed a colored
John H. Deveaux’ collector of customs at
the port of Savannah.
Deveaux’g nomination has been threat
ened for several weeks past, but the. pro
tests against him have been strong and
vigorous.
To-day, however, the President sent
Devenux’s nomination to the Senate in the
face of an earnest protest from Represen
tative Bester, who called at the White
House this morning and informed the
President of the intensity of the feeling
against Deveaux.
The President replied that he could not
see his way clear to deprive Deveaux of
the appointment, to which he was com
mended by the solid indorsement of the
regular Republican organization of the
state.
The President also called attention to
the fact that he had selected white men
for the postofflees at Savannah and Au
gusta in deference to the wishes of the
white citizens of the state, and under the
circumstances there should be no serious
objection to Deveaux simply on account
of his color.
As soon as the fact of Deveaux’s ap
pointment was telegraphed to Savannah,
the Georgia senators and Col. Bester were
submerged with telegrams protesting
against his confirmation, and urging the
entire Georgia delegation to join in a re
quest for the President to recall his nomi
nation.
The commercial bodies of Savannah, in
cluding the Chamber of Commerce, the
Board of Trade and the Cotton Exchange,
adopted resolutions several weeks ago, ap
pealing to the President not to inflict upon
the city a colored collector of customs.
These protests were submitted to the
President by the Georgia senators, and
copies of them were filed with the Sec
retary of the Treasury. It is understood
that Secretary Gage mildly opposed the
appointment of Deveaux, but the strong
hand and influence of Senator Mark Han
na swept aside all opposition and secured
the prize for Deveaux, who was
a delegate to the St. Bouis convention and
an important factor in swinging the Geor
gia delegation into the Hanna-McKinley
column and keeping it there. Two promi
nent white men, Tom Johnsin, former
collector of the port under the Harrison
administration, and Joseph Doyle, who
came very pear defeating Col. Bester for
Congress at the last election, were urged
upon the attention of the President ia
place of Deveaux, but they could not com
mand the all-important support of Senator
Hanna. Both Johnson and Doyle are con
sidered good Republicans, but they were
not in the St. Bouis combination and were
unable to command the Hanna influence.
An effort will be made to prevent the
confirmation of Deveaux, but the outlook
in that direction is not favorable, for it
is admitted that the principal objection to
the new collector is his color.
W ORDEN MAKES A CONFESSION.
Tells All About tlie Fatal AVreclcing
of a Train.
San Francisco, Cal., Feb. B.—Salter D.
Worden, convicted of wrecking a mail
train bearing a guard of United States sol
diers near Sacramento, Cal., during the
great strike of 1894, and in whose case the
Supreme Court of the United States de
clined to take action favorable to him, has
taken his case to Gov. Budd with a view of
receiving a commutation of the death sen
tence from the executive of the state.
Worden's confession covers 3,700 words,
and gives the full details of the ctlme, tell
ing that he and several others had been
ordered by a committee of strikers to re
move the rails near Yolo Bridge for the
purpose of wrecking the train carrying the
troops. He gives the names of his accom
plices and makes known many details of
the work of tlie strikers heretofore un
known to the general public.
ißx-Presklent Cleveland interested him
self in Worden's behalf out of sympathy
for the mother of the condemned man, and
Governor Budd determined to probe the
matter to the bottom before deciding the
case, with the result that Worden made
the confession In the presence of the Gov
ernor, the warden, of the Folsom peniten
tiary and a stenographer.
BOIES TALKS ON MONEY.
Proposes a Hedeemnblc Government
Currency.
Fairfield, la., Feb. B.—Ex-Gov. IBoies
made an address on the financial question
here to-night. It was his -first utterance
on the subject since the publication of his
widely quoted letters, in which he denied
the sacred and irrevocable nature of par
ty platforms and insisted that the battle
for free coinage of silver at the ratio ot
1G to 1 having been fought under the most
favorable circumstances, and the demand
defeated at the polls, the Democratic
party should abandon Ihe financial plank
of 1896 and endeavor to rally on new
ground. His speech to-night embodied a
plan for a redeemable government curren
cy, upon which he thinks all Democrats
should be able to agree.
REPLY TO LINDSAY’S SPEECH.
Senate of Kentucky Appoints a Com
mittee to Draft It.
Frankfort, Ky., Feb. B.—The slate Sen
ate to-day adopted a resolution for a com
mittee to prepare an addrews In repoy to
the speech of Senator Lindsay at Wash
ington last Friday.
The Republican senators refused to
vote on the resolution.
The committee will give its reasons for
the original resolution requesting Senator
Lindsay to resign on account of his finan
cial views, and wifi then reply to his
speech,
AMERICANS IN A MEXICAN JAIL.
Thirteen Held on Suspicion of Hnv
ing a Hand In a Murder,
Hermoslllo, Mex., Feb. B.—News has Just
reached here of the murder of a Mexican
In the placer district of Tepachi, 195 miles
east of Hermoslllo, as the result of which
18 Americans are in Jail at Tepachi, {lend
ing an .investigation. The names of the
prisoners are not known. The American
colony here is much aroused.
ROMANCE IN' HEAL LIFE.
Prison Matron AA'eds a Convict After
.SernriiiA His Pardon.
Kansas City, Mo., Feb. B.—A scion of a
prominent Mexican family, languishing
unknown in the Kansas state penitentiary
for six years for murder done In self-de
fense, his pardon after three years of un
tiring effort on the part of the matron of
that institution and their final marriage
by a justice of the peace', culminating in a
revelation of his Identity, are tlie chapters
in a most remarkable story of real life
made public here to-day.
The principals are Prescilino B. Corpio,
whose father, Prescilino Corpio, was a mil
lionaire and ex-poetmaster general of Mex
ico, and Mrs. Mattie U. Peeples of Dis
patch, Kan., a widow.
The story is most interesting. In tiie
early 80 s a young Mexican, who gave his
name as CamlUo Lopez, came to Kansas
City with a bunch of cattle from Guana
juato, Mexico, his home. He vvus a. hand
some, dashing fellow, wtio.dr. ssed well and
spent money freely. In a short time his
money was gone.
He went to Wichita, Kun., and made a
living as a street vender. One night, aft
er an unusually good day’s business, he
was lured Into a resort by a Mrs. Sun
Dodson. Dodson soon arrived on the
scene and began making trouble for the
Mexican. Mrs. Dodson claimed in court
later that Dodson was demanding cut ex
planation of the Mexican’s conduct and the
Mexican said Dodson and his wife had
tried to rob him. At any rate, Lopes
stabbed Dodson to death. Dopes could not
talk English anil he did not know how
to go about a defense. The court assign
ed him an attorney and in the trial he was
convicted of murder. Judge Christopher
Reed sentenced him to thirty years in the
penitentiary.
MEDICINE VENDER IN JAIL.
Woman’ll Death Allowed to Be Dne to
a Dome He Gave Her.
Chattanooga, Tenn., Feb. B.—A special
from Moulton, Lawrence county, Alabama,
to the Times says: “Dr. Charles Donald
son, a patent medicine vender, and who
claims to be a painter by trade, is in Jail
here, charged with having caused the
death of the wife of J. ; D. Kay.
“It is alleged that last Thursday he gave
Mrs. Kay a dose of medicine, and that
in less than two hours afterward she was
dead. It is said that previous to this he
gave a dose of his medicine to a child,
who at once sank into a stupor, and it took
the combined efforts of physicians and
nurses two hours to revive U.
“Donaldson claims that the medicine he
administered is made •>f herbs, and that
he has been making and selling it for
twenty years, having peddled it in East
Alabama.
“A quantity of the medicine has been
sent to the state chemist and the doctor
will remain in jail until it has been ana
lyzed, so it is stated.
“Donaldson ia about EO years old and
travels in a one-horse buggy. He is ac
companied by his 18-year old wife. He
married her at Goodwater, eight months
ago.
“People from Goodw-ater say that he re
mained there quile awhile and during that
time bore a good reputation, though no
body seemed to know where he came from,
and It is generally agreed that there was
an air of mystery about him.”
KILLED LIKE Gl LDENSVFPE.
Mutilated Body of u Man Found in
the East River.
New York, Feb. 8. —The mutilated body
of a man without a stitch of clothing on
it was found in the East river to-day.
Half of the head was missing, the right
leg was cut off at the hip, the left leg
was cut off at the knee, and both arms
were gone, having been cut off close to
the shoulder.
Tlie police believe that another murder
mystery of a similar character to the re
cent Guldensuppe case has been unearth
ed by this discovery. The man had ap
parently been strangled to death, stabbed
with some sharp instrument, thought to
be a stlllctto, and then cut to pieces.
OUTLAWS TO BE SUPPRESSED.
Posse of 20 Men Sent to Oppose tlie
Moonshiners.
Little Rock, Ark., Feb. B.—United States
Marshal Cooper received a telegram from
Attorney General Griggs to-day authoriz
ing him to send a posse of twenty men to
Cleburne county to assist in putting down
the threatened uprising of moonshiners
near Hiram. Gov. Jones has not so far
been called upon for assistance in the mat
ter.
The scene of the reported uprising Is
about forty miles from a telegraph office,
in a very wild, rough country, and news
concerning the situation Is slow in finding
its way out.
JUDGES DINE WITH M’KINLEY.
I’resldeht Entertains the Supreme
Court.
Washington, Feb. B.—The President and
Mrs. McKinley to-night entertained at din
ner the members of the Supreme Court
end a number of Invited guests. The
gathering, as has been the case with all
the state dinners this winter, was too
large for the state dining room and tables
were laid in the main corridor. The deco
raiions were elaborate, consisting princi
pally of orchids and American beauty
roses. ’
MBS. LANE VERY WEAK.
Point Reached Where Treatment
Mnst Be Changed.
Washington, Feb. B.—Mrs. Lucille Bldck
burn Done Is still very ill and very weak.
She has been kept up mostly on opiates
during her Illness, and now it becomes
necessary for a change of treatment.
The physicians will hold a consultation
at 9 o’clock to-morrow, ami sfgikc full
diagnosis of the case, and will perhapM l.e
able to say flow much hope there is for
their patient.
Lew Wallace for Senator.
Evansville, Ind., Feb. B.—The Old Sol
diers Club of Vanderburg county has In
dorsed the candidacy of Gen. Lew Wal
lace for the Republican nomination for
United Slate® senator.
LETTER DENIED BY DE LOME.
IF GENUINE HE WOULD BE A PEII
SONA NON GHAT A.
The Epistle Makes Him nefer to
President McKinley ns Weak and
entering tu the Rabble— Also Re
fers to Him ns n Low Politician
Who Desires to Stand Weil With
the Jingoes of Ills Party—Cilirh
Junta Claims Minister is the Au
thor.
New York, Feb. B.—The Frees to-morrow
will say representatives of the Cuban
Junta yesterday gave out copies of a letter
signed "Enrique Dupy de Dome,” who is
minister of Spain at Washington, and ad
dressed to Jose Cahelejas, who went to Cu
ba last September as Premier Sagasta’s
representative. In this letter the Spanish
minister refers to President McKinley os
“weak and catering to the rabble,” and ns
“a low politician w ho desires to stand well
with the Jingoes of his parly.”
The Washington correspondent of the
Press says that when, a copy of the letter
was shown to Minister ,Do Dome he
promptly pronounced it n forgery.
The correspondent also says that an of
ficial of the state department who discuss
ed the m/alter said: “Senor de Lome did
not write the letter. The Cuban junta lias
been imposed upon by somebody.”
On the other hand Horace D. Rubeno,
counsel for the Cuban junta, says: “We
know absolutely that this letter is genuine.
A man risked his Mfe to obtain it. We do
not hesitate to acknowledge that it was
stolen from Canalejas. It is written on the
paper of the legation. The hand writing is
de Dome's, and the signature is his. He
may deny It until he is black in the face,
but It is geunlne and everybody who has
seen it knows that it Is.
“The man who stole it extracted it from
the envelope and left the latter. If ho
had attempted to steal the envelope or
had stolen the envelope he would never
have gotten away with the letters.”
Mr. Rubeno was asked about tihe trans
lation and if there might not be some dan
ger that it be wrong. He replied: “No
the translation was made in the office by
men who thoroughly understand both lan
guages, and it is as near correct as a trans
lation can be.”
“Where is the letter?” he was asked.
“That I decline to answer.”
Washington, Feb. B.—Knowledge that a
letter was published, claimed to have been
written by Minister Dupuy de Dome, in
which the President was criticised, was
current in Washington to-night. When
acquainted with this fact, the Spanish
minister declared if such a letter was In
existence it was a pure fabrication, with
out one iota of truth in it.
Among congressmen and diplomats it
was considered probable that should Iho
letter be proven authentic it woulU result
In a change of ministers.
SPAIN’S REPLY TO WOODFOBD.
Its Substance Not Known Act at tlie
Stnte Department.
Washington, Feb. B.—'lt is said at the
state department that all attempts to slate
the nature of the Spanish reply to Minister
Woodford’s note of last December, at least
so far as correspondents on this side of the
Atlantic are considered, are purely specu
lative and must be so of necessity for the
reason that up to this time the department
itself does not know even the substance of
the reply. This disposes of the stories that
have appeared to the effect that the ad
ministration had been deeply stirred by
cablegrams from Minister Woodford rela
tive to the Spanish answer.
Senor Dupuy de Lome, the Spanish min
ister, called at the state department to
day and spent some time in consultation
with Mr. Kasson, the special plenipoten
tiary, talking over the proposed reciproc
ity treaties to be arranged i between the
United States and Spain. It is said, the
progress made so far is encouraging to
both parties. Broad lines of policy have
been laid down through the efforts of Mr.
Woodford In Madrid, and Mr. Kasson nnd
De Lome in Washington, and the arrange
ment of the details of the treaties may be
expected to begin at the next meeting.
The Spanish minister has been Inform
ed that Dr. Anguelo will come to Wash
ington to represent the autonomous gov
ernment of Cuba In fixing the details of
the treaties.
FRANCE'S CRUISER AT HAVANA.
Reception to Be Tendered the A'es
■et’N O Ulcers.
Havana, Feb. B.—Gen. I’ando arrived
here this morning.
Capt. Gen. Blanco went to Sagua and
probably to Santa Clara.
The colonial government, in recognition
of the French officers, and in order to
mark the happy development of the new
regime, will give a grand reception at the
palace on Thursday in honor of the
French rear admiral and the officers of
the French cruiser, du Bourdieu. It is
added that kindly messages have been
exchanged between the French admiral
and Capt. Gen. Blanco.
From Spanish sources It Is announced
that the Maria Cristiana battalion has
been engaged at Quintana, this province,
with the insurgent forces under the com
mand of Betancourt, Arango and San
guilly. The insurgents, it Is added, left
nine men killed, including a captain, on
the field, and the government forces, ac
cording to the Sfianish version, had eight
soldiers killed and a major and twenty
two soldiers wounded.
Gen. Hondo met at noon to-day editors
of local newspapers and issued Instructions
prohibiting them to write, directly or in
directly, or in an Ironical vein on dispar
agment of the efforts being made to secure
peace, or in an attack upon autonomy.
, The manifest prohibits also the writing
of “anything disagreeable to friendly na
tions," and concludes with a declaration
that any newspaper failing to comply with
these instructions will be suppressed.
CUSTOMS TARIFF OF CUBA.
No Intention on Spain's I’nrt to In
jure Foreign Powers.
London, Feb. 9.—The Madrid correspond
ent of the Time* says: “The government
protests that it has n(/intentlon to tamp
er with the Cuban customs tariff ki order
to benefit Spain or Injure foreign powers.
On the contrary it recognizes the impor
tance, and will heartily co-operate In the
development of commerce between the
United States and Cuba. The official ref a.-
tions between the United States and Spain
aro said to lie cordial and give no cause
for anxiety."
Coming of the Oqnendo.
Madrid, Feb. 8. —The Spanish govern
ment has decided to send the Spanish
cruiser Admirante Oquendo to Havana
and thence to New York.
CHHIS YON HER AHE KIDNAPPED.
Detective Lines Him Into a Trap anil
Hustles Him Out of St. Louis.
Pittsburg, Pa., Feb. B.—The Pittsburg
Dispatch this morning publishes the fol
lowing telegram from a correspondent,
dated St, Douis, Mo.: “Chris von der
Ahe, the base ball magnate, was taken in
to custody here last evening by n Pitts
burg detective. The most unique char
acter in the sporting world was really kid
napped, and is now on his way to the
Smoky City, where his body may be held
for an indefinite period on a Judgment
given by the courts In the suit brought by
Mark E. Baldwin, the base bail pitcher.
“The kldnapipng of Mr. von der Ahe,
for it is such In the true meaning of the
word, will no doubt create a big sensation.
He was decoyed to the St. Nicholas Ho
tel by means of strategy, where he was
hustled Into the carriage, after being
shown tlie ball piece carried by Detective
Bendel. The carriage was driven around
aimlessly until it was time to board a
train for the East. Then he was shoved
into it and is now on his way to Pittsburg,
where he will either have to make good
the judgment of $2,600 rendered against
him in the Baldwin case, or remain in Jail
until such time as William A. Nimiek,
who was on tils bond when first arrested
on the charge preferred by Pitcher Bald
win was made, is satisfied. The kidnap
ping party has been heard from and is
well on its ways to Pittsburg.”
Pittsburg, Feb. B.—Chris von der Ahe,
the St. Douis base ball magnate, arrived
at the Allegheny county jail at 8:15 to
night, in the custody of Detective Thomas
Bendel, wtho made the sensational kidnap
last night at St. Louis. When he reached
the jail they were met by United Slates
authorities who produced habeas corpus
papers Issued by Judge Buffington and
claimed the prisoner. Bendel refused to
deliver his man until the United States
marshal had given him a receipt. After
considerable wrangling this was done and
the marshal took charge of Mr. von der
Ahe.
J. Scott Ferguson, his attorney, then
signed a ball bond for $2,500, which releas
ed tho magnate until to-morrow morning
at 10 o’clock, when a hearing in the habeas
corpus proceedings will bq held.
Mr. Von der Abe's attorney says the ar
rest of his client was clearly Illegal, and
that he will go back to St. Ixnils to-mor
row under protection and not. in custody,
Mr. von der Abe’s attorney says the ar
nervotts and plainly showed marks of
travel. His clothing was disarranged, but
tons were torn from his coat and vest and
altogether he presented a marked contrast
to the natty and well attired Von der Ahe
who has frequently visited this city pre
viously In n professional way. He Is very
Indignant at the manner In which he was
eaptured and the subsequent treatment,
and says he will fight the case through to
the end. He expects to get even yet with
the enptors.
To-night Mr. von der Ahe Is the guest of
Attorney Ferguson at his East End man
sion.
TOUGHS HELD AT BAY.
Magnificent Nerve Shown liy Two
Army uflh'fm nl Fort Ynkon.
Washington, Feb. B.—E. Hazard Wells,
the special courier who brought out Capt.
Ray's dispatches from the Yukon, reached
Washington this evening. He did not
bring the full copy of the dispatches, these
having been expressed by Gen. Merriam
fiom Seattle.
Speaking to an Associated Press re
porter, Mr. Wells said: “I cannot properly
say anything as to Capt. Ray's report,
but 1 can say I left him in a rather crit
ical position, and the sooner the govern
ment gets support to him the better. Capt.
Ray had only one mail with him, Dleut.
Richardson. They reached Fort Yukon
somewhat ahead of a mob of between 80
and 100 of the toughest men that could be
picked out of Dawson, and when I left
the captain he was standing off this mob
from the provision caches largely by vir
tue of a small American flag and his own
magnificent nerve.
“When the food panic struck Dawson
this mob of toughs left for Fort Yukon,
knowing the Weare Company and the
Alaska Commercial Company each had it
cache of provisions ihere. Tiie Dawson
men Intended to appropriate these sup
plies and let the rest of the camp shift for
Itself. Capt. Ray learned of this and he
posted himself at one cache, while Dleut.
Richardson guarded the other. They were
in uniform and had each of them a small
American flag. The mob tackled the
Captain first and ordered him to give up.
He refused and for a time It looked as
though there would be no shooting, tut lie
tween his uniform and the flag )he mob
was overawed.
"Capt. Ray then established himself as
a sort of military superintended
the sale and distribution of provisions, and
will make an accounting to the companies
When it Is all over.
"As to provisions the people will need
the government relief by the time it
reaches them.”
BULLET PUT IN A BRUTE,
Brother of a Girl He Tried to Out
rage Fires the Shot.
Chattanooga, Tenn., Feb. B.—A special
to the News from Nashville states that
Jim Drake, a negro, who attempted to
outrage Miss Stevenson, a young ludy em
ployed at the Tennessee Cotton Mills, was
to-day shot and fatally wounded by G.
W. Stevenson, a brother of the young lady,
Drake had Just been captured by officers,
who were taking him to Jail, when Sle.
venson shot him twice with a pistol.
MOUNT CARMEL HOUSE BURNED.
The Seventy Inmutea Escape Clad
Only In Their Niirlit Apparel.
Mount Carmel, Pa.. Feb. B.—The Mount
Carmel House was totally destroyed by
fire early this morning, and the seventy
Inmates escaped, clad only In their night
apparel.
The loss on the building and furniture
will amount to $22,000, partially Insured.
The guests at the hotel lost about $4,000
in pergonal effects.
r DAILY. $lO A YEAR.
J 6 CENTS A COPY.
( WEEKLY 2-TIMES-A-WEEK $1 A YEAH
REVOLUTIONISTS ON THE RUN.
GOVERNMENT TROOPS WIN FIRST
BATTLE IN NICARAGUA.
The Insurrectionists Driven Front
the Town of San Juan del Snr by
Ruinlmriiiueut—The Rebels Sup
posed to He Led by ex-Presldcnf
Cnrdenna—Tho l otted States War.
'ship Alert Lands Murines to Pro.
teet the Consnlnte.
Managua, Nlc., Feb. B.—President Zelays,
In anticipation of a revolution, has tot
some weeks past been concentrating hig
forces near Rivas and the frontier neap
Costa Rica.
The Nicaraguans, who, after the las®
revolution escaped from Nicaragua Into
Costa Rica, have returned from thut coun
try under the leadership, it is reported, of
ex-ProrlJent Card* naa and have captured
the port of San Juan del Stir, on tho Pacifio
const, and have had skirmishes near Rivaa
with tho troopa of President Zeioya.
A revolution st.-ms to be on foot look
ing to the overthrow of President Z<*laya,
who, however, Is .said to be well prepared
for the struggle, and who Is taking active
steps to suppress the outbreak. The presi
dent Is sending Dr. Gamez, one of his min
isters. to Rivas, with full power to ae®
according to the circumstances.
Washington, Feb. B.—Capt. Leutz, in
command of the Alert, hits cabled the navyj
department that he has landed marines a®
Snn Juan del Sur, Nicaragua, for ihe pro
tection of the American consulate, owing to
the fact that a revolution hast broken out.
Capt. Lentz's dispatches indicate than
the revolution in Nicaragua is assuming
a serious phase, in a telegram sent yes
terday Capt. Lout* said that the revolu
tionists had taken possession of the city
of San Juan del Stir, and that the gov
ernment troops were digging ride pits its
the suburbs preparatory to making an
attempt to dlsiodge them.
To-day he telegraphed that the govern
ment fbrees were attacking the city and
that he bad landed a force of marines for
tho protection of the United States con
sulate and American interests generally.
This afternoon another cablegram was
received at the nuvy department telling
of the progress of the revolutionary
movement at that end of the Nicaragua*
canal. The captain said that he had
landed a force for the protection of tho
United Slates consulate, and as the gov
ernment forces had given notice of their
Intention to bombard the town, he had
taken on the Alert all of the women and
children who cared for refuge.
The bombardment began yesterday, and
In the end the rebels were driven out of tha
town, which was entered and taken posses
sion of by the government troops. The re
bels retreated towards the interior of the
country. •
The opinion among Central American*
here Is that tho insurrection has been a,
mistake from the beginning,and that It la
doomed to falluie owing to the prepara
tions made by President Zelaya to meet
the storm. The outcome of this uprising la
awaited with much interest because It Is
Ihe first real test that has been made of
the ability of the Greater Republic to car
ry out that part of the tripartite agree
ment that pledges united efforta to sup
press rebellion In any one state.
HAIIK AII AKIM) AED AT SEA.
The Vessel Sailed From Snvnnnnl*
and Sprang a Leak.
New York, Feb. B.—The Fabre Una
steamer Burgundla arrived to-day from
Mediterranean ports and brought safely
to port sixteen seamen who were rescued
In mid-ocean from their sinking craft.
They were Copt. Larsen and fifteen of
the crew of the Norwegian bark B. D.
Metcalf, from Bavannah for Hamburg.
Capt. Larsen says he sailed from Sa
vannah, Dec. 30, with a cargo of naval
stores.
"When three days out from Savannah,’*
the captain said, "the vessel encountered
a strong gale and began to leak. The
bark put Into Bermuda, where she was
thoroughly caulked, sailing again
Jan. 22. Ten days after leaving
Bermuda we met a gale from the North
and Northwest with enormous seas. We
were oblige to put the vessel before the
gale as she was laboring heavily and had
sprung aleak again. We found Uhe leak
gaining rapidly.
"The seas boarded us in every direction,
sweeping everything before them. The
decks buckled and cracked, Jetting the wa
ter through and ive saw the craft could not
live long. We put out fenders and haw
sers soaked with oil, used oil from closet
pipes and from scrappers, which smooth
ed the sea to u considerable extent, and
undoubtedly prolonged the life of the ves
sel.
"On Feb. 1, the Burgundla hove Into
sight. By this time the wind had fallen,
and the sea was moderate. The French
steamship lowered a boat and we were all
safely lodged on hoard the Burgundla,
abandoning our vessel in mid-ocean."
The B. D. Metcalf hailed from Arendal,
Norway.
moors for alaska.
Hand reds of Lawless Character*
Need Looking After.
Washington, Feb. B.—At the cabinet
meeting to-day it was decided to send two
companies of troops to Dyea and Skaguay.
Alaska, immediately, for the purpose of
preserving order and protecting life and
property.
Advices lo the government state that
the rush to the gold fields has attracted
hundreds of lawless characters, and troops
are necessary at once to prevent trouble.
FATAL EXCITE MEAT OVER FIRE.
Vice President of Burned Cordage
Factory Dead.
Dayton, 0.. Feb. B.—Alfred Bradley,
vice president of the Bradley Cordage
and Twine Company, whose factory was
destroyed yesterday by fire, died this
morning from heart disease, brought on
by the excitement resulting from the con.
llagratlon. He was overcome while at the
fire.
REAR ADMIRAL SICARD ILL.
He Is Relieved of the, Command of
the Squadron Temporarily.
Washington, Feb. B.—Rear Admiral Si
card has been relieved from command of
the North Atlantic squadron temporarily
on account of sickness, and the command
has devolved on Capt. William T. Samp
son, commanding the battleship lowa, as
the senior officer present.