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THE MORNING NEWS. I
r ashed 1850. - Incorporated MSS V
i. H. ESTILL* President >
REVISION OF DREYFUS CASE.
UII.I W-M'S JIAUK IN THE COIHT
, f C ASSATION yesterday.
j;. Hard Opens the Proceeding;* and
Hi * lew* the Famous Case and
minis Out the Ground* on Which
ICitislon Is Ashed—Testimony of
IlnndwritiuK Experts l nrellnhle.
II Convicted on the ltorderean,
tire> f us* Condemnation Should He
lie* oked.
1 iris. Oct. 27.—The Court o£ Cassation.
„ ,li is to decide on the question of re
-0 ~jn s the ease of Alfred Dreyfus, the
. . ..i, rof Devil's Island, w;ho is alleg. and
t,. I.jv. lieen falseiy convicted of selling
ii.’.cortant military plans to agents of a
, icn power, opened at noon to-day. The
1 , i was tilled with people, but there was
i , demonstration around the Palace of
i . (he gates of which were closed,
. i matter of precaution, only tieket-
I iris being admitted. The.few speeta
t, ~out the palace were kept moving
1,, ipolice, and inside the building mu
r., jpni guards were stationed in all the
lors leading to the court room.
Maitre Labordi, who was counsel for M.
■j, .,la during the laiter's famous trial, was
„ i,.) among the lawyers oocupying the
ii -i row. Mme. Dreyfus, wife of the
pr;.-.mcr, was provided w'ith a seat in a
■ur,. r. Bhe was represented by Maitre
Xlonurd.
the case was called immediately alter
i opening of the court. Reporter Bard
,i., and ihc proceedings by referring to the
ex.-iu incut and scandals caused by the
,af even before the appeal for a revision
el tn. trial was lodged. He then reviewed
tiie history of the case from the arrest of
iu, yfus, and said ills condemnation was
for one of the crimes which inspire uni
vcrsal horror, and it struck one of these
in whom the country had the most conlt
dence.
Continuing, M. Bard spoke of the ef
forts made to obtain a revision of the case,
referred to the denunciation of Maj. Ester
hazy and reviewed Mme. Dreyfus’ appeal
lor revision. In so doing, M. Bard said,
this appeal was based on the.assumption
that the bordereau was written by Maj.
list, rhazy. He then pointed out that
there were suspicous facts which justify
tit* request for the revision. Mme. Drey
lbs untended that her husband did not
write the bordereau, which some of the
experts reported he did write. The court,
in.], lore, would have to examine these
tarts ..mi'decide whether a revision was
justified.
XI. Bard added that the appeal for a
revision was decided upon in consequence
of the late Lieut. Col. Henry’s confes
sion that he had forged a document in
•he case; but, M. Bard said, this forgery
w as committed in 1896, and could not alone
iie regarded as ground for a revision for
an annulment of the judgment rendered
in 1631. i
N‘(withstanding the fact, M. Bard said,
that Lieut. Coi. Henry had committed
forgery, his evidence was the most crush
ing against Dreyfus; but, he continued,
tile evidence of a forger is open to suspi
con. There was, therefore, the resump
i oi of conscience, based upon fresh facts,
which led to the appeal for a revision of
ihe ease, and there was also ground to
ash whether another new fact has not
Of n brought to light, and if Dreyfus was
ready the author of- the bordereau and
not. written to Maj. Esterhazy, and
‘ouri.l in the apartment of Xlme. Pays,
it. which the writer asked what he should
do respecting the bordereau. M. Bard
'0 XI read Col. du Paly tie Clam’s report
o the arrest of Dreyfus, then a captain
"i French artillery, doing staff duty, in
"’’licit the colonel said that Dreyfus, while
’'tiring his declaration, ‘‘betrayed in
tense , xeitemenl.”
"But,” XI. Bard added, amid the sur-
I ; ' i- of this hearers, “the photograph tak
-111 of tills writing does not give the slight,
f-i indication that Dreyfus was laboring
under excitement.”
"Dreyfus," Xi. Bard also said, "denied
I , t’.c du Paiy de Clam that he even
1 relations, directly or indirectly, With
foreign powers.”
' 1 du Paly de Clam’s report further
" .I that Dreyfus had to write inerim
*' 1 ‘“K documents in ten different ways,
‘b'i' g and standing, with and without
’ I '■ and with ordinary and broad-
I'omted pens.
1 - >tcr. XI. Bard cited further facts fa
' ll ' to the revision, and expressed as
*'! 'ament at the manner in which the
'■ affair had been conducted. He re
ad to the fact that the residence of
1 I I’icquart had been searched, while
1 residence of Maj. Esterhazy, who was
1 j • - 1 1. V accused, was not searched.
~; reporter also severely criticised
• tj. Havary’s report on the charges
y‘~ lin “’ Maj. Esterhazy, and he further
that the handwriting experts Bel
'nns and Varniard were lunatics whose
titnony was unreliable,
x .-r referring to the facts that the
• X'H-rt* who examined the bordereau tlif
widely in opinion. M. Kanl con
' "> with expressing the belief that if
■ oordereau was the principal factor
| 11 ■ condemnation of Dreyfus on the
"i,,ny 0 f experts, his condemnation
0 ” ' 'o be revoked.
in-' the session of the court an anti
i ni t me.h, numbering about 100 per
v" “till headed by MM. Drumont, Mille
, , iin <> Basies, showing, "Vive L’Ar
and “A morte les Juifosl" attempt.
’ti r the Court of Cassation. Bui
l i •-age of the mob was barred by
. 'dee, and large reinforcements were
1 Kh-trtl Ihe approaches to the court.
~ ' 1 stress was laid by M. Bard on
Ii quart’s letter of July It, 1698, to
minister of Justice, in which he gave
"n principal arguments against ihe
'"'by of of Dreyfus, Includ
in' impossibility of Dreyfus proour-
Plans of fortresses and projects
Fie movements of troops undetected.
• as Maj. Esterhazy had free access
I lercto.
1 his teller also cites interviews with
. ’’‘‘ quart and with Hens. Billot and
‘?. nz .*‘’ am ’ says:
ilh the proof in my hamls, I have
• ablished the innocence of Dreyfus.”
o this Gen. Oonze replied, according to
'Per to the minister of Justice;
■ it is it to you if Dreyfus is on Devil’s
'land?"
1 a- Picquart—But he is innocent.
Oonze—You knew Mercler (former
“luster of war) and Saussier (former mll
' governor of Par.s) are mixed up in
■ m'*" ir ’ OU w,s ’ l compromise
’he huter then continued that on leav
'*’"• Oonze. CoJ. Picquart declared‘he
■ convinced of the Innocence of Drey-
fus, and he proposed to fight the matter
out and reveal what he knew.
I hese statements upon Ihe part of the
reporter caused a sensation in court.
After further reference to Col. Pic
quart s charges that the ministry of war
and ihe general staff ha.l tampered with
documents and had manufactured evidence
n the Dreyfus case, and a presentation of
tne contradictory statements of Col. Pic
quart and the minister qf war relative to
the secret document alleged to have been
communicated to the court, the hearing af
ln ~. case was adjourned until to-morrow.
tne belief is general to-night that the
‘ ourt of Cassation will pronounce neither
for revision nor for annuiiment of the de
clsion in t :ie Dreyfus case, as either course
would entail awkward consequences. To
avoid these, it is expected the court will
decide that as the affair now presents it
there has been no treason, and, there
.ore, the condemnation pronounced upon
t apt. Dreyfus by the court martial can
not be upheld.
XI. Dupuy, who was interviewed as he
was leaving the Elysee. said the question
of Drpyfts' revision was purely judicial,
adding “no honest politician will decline
to accept the decision which shall be giv
en.”
The t. ourier du Soir says that the reve
lations in tlte report of M. Bard before
the Court of Cassation, as to the part
plated by some members of the general
staff, have produced a strong effect in
military circles and are “likely to result
in a reaction tending to put an end to the
antagonism between the civil and military
authorities.”
Ir.nr Vd vociue* Revision.
London, Oct,, 28.—According to the Na
tional Review, Emperor Nicholas of Rus
sia has become an advocate of Dreyfus
revision.
FRANCE'S \E\V MINISTRY.
President Fnnre Asks M. Dnpny to
Form n Cabinet.
Paris, Oct. 27.—President Faure, at 9
o’clock this evening, asked M. Dupuy to
form a cabinet, in succession to the Bris
eon ministry, which resigned on Tuesday.
It is thought that Ihe cabinet will be com
posed as follows:
M. Dupuy, premier and minister of the
interior.
M. DeFreycinet. minister of war.
XL Coptance, minister of justice.
M. Delcasse. minister of foreign affairs.
M. Ribot, minister of finance.
M. Bourgeois, minister of public instruc
tion.
M. Dupuy has asked until to-morrow to
decide. But he will ‘doubtless accept the
task unless unforeseen difficulties arise.
rniNCE LOUIS RAISING money.
He Is the llonnparttsls* Candidate
of the French Throne.
-London, Oct. 27.—The Rome correspond
ent of the Times says: “I learn that
Prince Louis Napoleon, who Was supposed
to have joined his regiment in Russia, is
really at Geneva, where he has raised, on
special security, a loan of such dimension
as excludes the hypothesis of its being re
quited for private purposes. Prince Louie
has long been a candidate of the Bona
partists of the French throne in preference
to his brother. Prince Victor.”
MUDAIt AVILDLY WELCOME.
A Great Mas* of People Crowd About
the Victoria Station.
London, Oct. 27. —Gen. Kitchener arrived
here this afternoon and was greeted by
the commander-in-chief of the British
forces, Gen. Lord Wo’se’ey, and other
high military officials. The Grenadiers
formed a guard of honor at the railroad
station anti Gen. Kitchener received an
ovation from the enormous throngs of
people assembled to welcome him back
from Egypt. The scene of enthusiasm
was almost unprecedented.
The crowds at the Victoria station were
so dense that the police were unable to
cope with them.
As the Sirdar issued fiom the royal wait
ing room, expecting to step into his car
riage, he found himself confronted with
an imienctrable mass, cheering, gesticu
lating and shouting: “Bravo, Herbert;
God bless you, my boy!” Cheers for the
“Avenger of the Gordon!” and kindred
cries. Mis face beamed with pleasure at
the popular greeting. When ha attempt
ed to make his way through the crowd
his hat was "mashed in” and the police
hud to save him forcibly from the atten
tions of the enthusiastic guards who en
deavored to carry him on their shoulders
through the throng.
All attempt to clear a passage were fu
tile.
The Sirdnr was forced to retire, anti was
finally smuggled out of the station through
a distant, corner of Hie building.
BRITISH CABINET COUNCIL.
\o Indication of Serlon* Apprehen
sion m to the Future.
London, Oct. 27,—A cabinet council was
held at the foreign office to-day. All the
members of the cabinet were present, and
the meeting lasted two hours. When the
ministers left the foreign office they were
smiling, and did not give any indication of
serious apprehensions ns to the future.
The French ambassador, Baron de Cour
ccl. saw the Marquis of Salisbury immedi
ately after the conclusion of the cabinet
meeting.
All Danger Removed.
London, Oct. 28 —Although nothing offi
cial lias transpired regarding the deliber
ations of the cabinet council yesterday, the
Times says it may lie taken for granted
that the decisions reached are in full
agreement with the policy formulated in
the recently published blue Itook.
The Daily Mail says that an agreement
has been arrived at which removes all
danger of friction with France.
Something from tile lone of the papers
in general whose editorials are seemingly
inspired, indicates that the cabinet has
decided that there can be no question of
any concession in Ihe nature of an outlet
to the Nile of France. The whole valley
of the Nile must be restored to Egypt,
though freedom in trading facilities will
naturally be granted to France, as to the
world generally.
A Rumor at Pari*.
p a r| ? , Oct. 27.—1 tls reported here this
evening that the British cabinet at to
day's session decided to proejgim the pro
tectorate of Great Britain over Egypt.
SAVANNAH. GA.. FHI DAY. OCTOBEK 2H 1898.
HEROES IN JUBILEE PAGEANT.
TWENTY- FIVE THOUSAND MF.\ RE
VIEWED BY THE PRESIDENT.
Heroes of tire War Given Entlitisi
nstie Applause—Hobson unit Hi*
Merrlnme Crew, tire Remnants of
the "Fighting Musicians.'* Old Joe.
YVheeler unil Gen. Mile* in Line*
President McKinley Die Guest of
Honor at the Banquet of the Clover
Cloth
Philadelphia, Oct. 27,—For three hours
to-day. William McKinley, commander-in
chief of the United States Army and Navy,
saw his victorious soldiers and sailors
pass in review before him.
It was military and naval day of the
great peace jubilee. Twenty-five thou
sand men marched in ihe most brilliant
and spectacular pageant the country has
witnessed in many years.
Within a semi-circular enclosure of the
big reviewing stand in ihe magnificent
court of honor, the President stood erect
and uncovered throughout the entire pro
cession. Here and there, when some par
ticularly renowned body of troops march
ed by, the President smilingly waved his
hat and motioned the crowds across the
way to cheer the men, who were their
heroes as well as his.
Mrs. McKinley viewed the procession
from a small stand on the top of the con
servatory of the Lippincott mansion, im
mediately behind the larger stand where
her eminent husband stood. She, too, was
not chary of applause.
There was not an untoward feature of
the day—the weather was tonic autumn
sunlight, gusty; the vast crowds were han
dled with commendable skill, and what
ever accidents occurred were of the most
trivial character.
Over the President’s head hung a can
opy bearing on its face the coat of arms
of the United Stab sand surmounted by ih_-
new President’s flag, for the first time un
furled in the United States. The flag was
only recently adopted by the war depart
ment. Tto the _ieft of the stand was the
coat of arms of Philadelphia.
During the parade, the President was
surrounded by a small party, consisting of
Vice President Hobart, Secretary of War
Alger, Secretary of Agriculture Wilson,
Postmaster General Smith, Private Secre
taries Porter and Cortelyou, Mayor War
wick. and a few members of the jubilee
committee. >
Many illustrious heroes were in line, but
there was Little parUaiiiy displayed in the
kind or quantity of enthusiasm accorded
them.
Maj. Gen. Miles, as chief marshal, rode
at live front, immediately behind the emer
gency corps, until he reached his special
reviewing stand, ac Broad and York
streets, the northern end of the route.
Hebe he dismounted and from the stand
watched his men file past.
Gen. Joe Wheeler rode behind the Gov
ernors, his gray head bared for some min
utes before and after the presidential
stand was reached, and bowing repeatedly
to the President’s waving hat and ap
plause of the others of the party and the
people generally.
Gen. Sumner, Capt. “Bob” Evans, Com
modore Philip, Capi. Sigsbee, Col. Hun
tington. with his marines of Guantanamo
fame, all received tumultuous greeting.
After all, perhaps, the loudest was given
Hobson and his Xlerrimac crew. They
rode on a tally-ho, and as they reached
the reviewing stand a’l arose, faced the
President and bowed their bared heads.
Then marched the •’fighting musicians”
of the Twenty-first Regular Infantry, the
"President’s Own,” the men who in the
thick of the combat flung their instru
ments from them and made music with
the guns snatched from their fallen broth
ers. There arc only twenty left of the
original thirty-eight band men. The oth
ers fell in the fight. The Tenth Cavalry
(colored) were dismounted and to them the
President rerteatedly flourished ids hat.
The sailors were no less well received
than (he soldiers There w.ere lines of
Jackies from the Texas, Gloucester, Mar
blehead, New Orleans, Topeka, Mayflow
er, with a few scattering men from the
Yosemite, Yankee and other ships.
The rear of the line was held by the
Grand Army of the Republic and their al
lied military organizations. Between two
of the Grand Army of the Republic posts
rode in a carriage Harry L. XtacNeal.,
who had charge of a gun on the Brooklyn
end who crawled out over the side of the
ship while under fire, to extract a frag
ment ot shod, which had become fixed ! n
the muzzle*. \
As the last line of soldiers and the body
of police behind them passed the stand,
tlte crowds broke through the ropes and
made b rush toward the President’s en
closure. He merely bowed his acknowl
edgments of the cheering and then with
drew lo the residence of .Mrs. J, Dundus
Lippincott, immediately back of the stand.
President McKinley was the guest of
honor to-night at the peace .litbi!ee ban
quet of the Clover Club, at which ne tret
nearly a)! of the distinguished visitors to
the city and the leading citizens of Phil
adelphia as wed! Among the 200 who eat
around the table were the following: Vice
President Hobart, Secretaries Alger and
Wilson. Postmaster Genera! Smith, Gen.
Miles, Gen. Shafier, Gen. Wheeler, Gen.
Sumner, Gen. McKibbon, Commodore
Philip, United Statts Senator Boies Pen
rose. William H. Crane, Charles H.
Cramp, Commodore Silas Casey, Comman
der W. S. Cowles of the Topeka, Gov.
Lorrin A. Cooke of Connecti
cut, Capt. Rohley D. Evans,
Pension Commission; H. Clay
Evans, William L. Elkins, Xlaj. Gen. Will
iam M. Graham, Ghn. A. W. Greeley, Gov.
Hastings, Commander J. N. Hemphill of
the Buffalo, Col ,R. W. Huntington, Unit,
ed States Member of Congress; Brigadier
General W, J. Hulllngs, Lieut. Richmond
Pearson llohson, Capt. Theodore F. Jew
ell of the Minneapolis, Maj. Gen. William
Ludlow. Maj. Gen. Henry W. Lawton,
Commander W. W. Meade of the Marble
head, Lieutenant Commander Marix,
Lieut. Albert P. Nlblnek bf the Winslow,
Archbishop Ryan, Capt. Charles D. Sigs
bee, Gov. Ebon Tunnell of Delaware, Gov.
J. Hogo Tyler of Virginia, Lieutenant
Commander Richard Wainwrighi of the
Gloucester, Mayor Warwick, Commodore
J. C. Watson, Capt. Thomas H. XVllson,
Capt. Barclay H. Warburton, Frank
Thomson.
President McKinley was given an en
thusiastic reception when he entered the
tieautlfuhy decorated dining room along
with Postmaster General Smith and Secre
taries Alger and Wilson.
In response to the patriotic introduction
of Col. McClure, the president of the club,
the President said, in pari: "it has been
especially gratifying to me to participate
not only with the people oC Philadelphia,
but with the people of the great West,
where I have recently \ ltd, In doing
honor to the American army and the
American navy. No nobler soldiers and
sailors ever assembled under any flag. You
had with you to-day the It iders of San
tiago, Potto Rico and Guantanamo. We
unfortunately had none of the heroes of
Manila with us. Hut lam sure that our
hearts go out to them to-night and to the
bravo Dewey and Otis anil Merritt, and
all the other gallant mm that are now
sustaining the Hag in in irb i indeity
of Manila. (A voice, "How about Hob
son?”)
"The American people are always, ready
for any emergency, and if (he Merrimac is
to be' sunk there is an American officer
to do it. He succeeded in doing what our
foe* has l<een unable to do. sink an Ameri
can ship. (Applause.)
“1 ask you. gentlemen of the Clover
Deaf, to unite with me in toasting the
army and navy of the United Slates, with
out whose valor and sncrillei we could not
celebrate the victory we have been cele
brating to-day. Not only the men at tlie
front, not only the men on the battleship
and In the battle line, but the men at
home, with ambition to go to fight the
battles of American civilization should be
the recipients of (he gratitude of the
American people.”
When he finished his stteceh the Presi
dent left the hall-to go 10 the reception
of the Academy of Music. As he passed
from the room Gen. Miles entered. The
head of the army received an ovation as
he passed through the crowd to his seat
next to Gen. Shatter. The latter arose as
Gen. Milts approached and reaching out
his hand, cordially greeted his chief.
The public exhibition of good feeling lie
tween the two generals was greeted wi'h
almost deafening applause.
Gen. Aiger responded briefly or. behalf
of the army anti Capi. Heirs was called
upon as a representative of the navy. He
thrilled his hearers with a simply toid sto
ry of the battle of Santiago. Ailed with
personal reminiscences.
Gen. Miles made an extended address.
In which he paid eloquent tribute Cos the
valor of the American soldiers and sail
ors.
At the Academy of Music the President
heltl an Informal reception for two hours.
With Secretaries Alger anti Wilson, he
stood on the stage and shook hands with a
long line of people, who passed in one
door and out another. There was no
speechmaking and after a light luncheon
had been served in the foytr the President
was escorted back to his hotel and shortly
afterward, at 11:30 o'clock, the party left
for Washington.
OREGON'S IXDI.AA FIGHT.
It Was n Desperate Ilattle at Short
Range.
Raker City, Ore., Oct. 27 —A special from
Canyon City stages th, t a young man,
who was a member of the sheriff's
has just returned to Canyon City, with
the report of a desperate fight, which oc
curred between the whites and a renegade
band of Indians.
The nineteen white men and five buck
w arriors were about forty feet apart when
the battle began. George Cuttings, son of
David Cuttings, received a ball In the left
arm, the missile passing through his
lungs. One of the Ir.diarts who was shot
and killed, fought with desperate cour
age. After being repeatedly shot, he con
tinued fighting with his rifle until it was
empty, then fired his revolver until the
muzzle dropped so low the bullets struck
the ground near the dying red skin's side.
George Cuttings, aTror he received his
wound, started in company with M. M.
Mosier, for Izee, near the scene of the
trouble. The wounded man became to
weak that he was. left near the trail prop
ped up against a tree. When a searching
parly went to look for Cuttings they found
his dead body near a spring, where he
had crawled- The posse continued pur
suit and after a running battle, killed all
five Indians.
Settlers have been sent to Canyon City
for more ammunition, stating that the In
dians are gathering around Izee in largo
numlters.
The trouble arose over the Indians ac
cusing the whites of stealing hbrses.
TWO SCHOOXKKS WRECK Mil.
Cora Dunn Ashore and the Kate of
Ivey \Y ekt In n Sturm.
Havana, Oct. 27, —The schooner Cord
Dunn went ashoro Sunday morning on the
shoals known as the Cabezas do Cayo Ko
mero, close to Diana Key, Cardenas, and
have proved to be a total loss. Her car
go consisted of 3,500 tons of coal.
The schooner Kate, which left Key West
on Oct. 19. with a cargo of stores and
medical supplies for the Cuban forces un
der Gen. Jose Miguel Gomez at Sa.net!
Spiritin', with Frank Hollo and Fernando
Lera in charge of the expedition, was over
taken by a storm during the afternoon of
Oct. 21 and totally wrecked. The crew
was readied. The Kate belonged to Key
West.
Manuel Snngullly. delegate to the Cuban
assembly, representing the Second, Third
and Fifth Cuban Army Corps, left here
this morning for Santa Cruz del Stir, via
Batabano.
lIIG HKDICTIOS l\ OFFICIALS.
('resident to Issue tut Edict Remov
ing: Over 0.000 Officers.
Washington, Oct. 27.—1 t is understood
that a presidential edk't, removing up
ward of 6.000 government offi ers from
the civil service probably will be pro
mulgated shortly before Thanksgiving
day. Jt will include deputy colltcrors of
Internal revenue, who are authorized to
become acting collectors, actually serving
in that capacity. There are about 2,010
of these deputies, The largest class af
fected Is th- corps of examining surgeons
of the pension bureau, of Wdpnt (here are
in all over 4,100-
M ACCORD GETS $ 40,000 DAMAGES.
Awarded (lie Amount From the Gov
ernment of Peru.
Washington, Oct. 27.—The award of the
justice of Canada, to whose arbitration
was submitted the claim of Victor If.
Mac Cord, against tin- government of 1* -
ru. for damage sustained by reason of
imprisonment during one of the revolu
tionary outbreaks there, has been receiv
ed at the state department. Mac Cord is
awarded $40,000. The payment of this
amount will close a diplomatic contrcversy
which has been in progress between the
United States and Peru for some years,
this government having persistently, but
frublessly, heretofore, urgpu reparation
for Mac-Cord.
SPAIN ACCEPTS INEVITABLE.
rtMIHINMOXF.Its ir.HKK TO \|l\\-
!>o\ THE JSI, V\l OF Cl It V.
lan lilt- t<> lluie American* From
Tlirlr Original Position They !><•-
ride That the Cuban Article of the
Protocol He Inserted In tlie Pence
Trcnt>—Porto ttiro noil Guniu
Mutter* Arrunueil l> Mutual I ti
ll erstnn il In —I ■li 111 |i|i| ne Cos nsi lie i’-
ll t Inn \rjt.
Paris, Oct. -7.—The Spanish peace com
missioners have accepted the negative
view of the United Stales commission to
ward the proposed assumption by the
United States of the Cuban debt.
The American commissioners have firm
ly, but courteously declined to assume for
the United States the entire or joint re
sponsibility for the Spanish financial con
ditions.
Senor Montcro Rios, the president of the
Spanish commission and his colleagues,
with faithful Insistence, sought another
result. Hut they failed to attain It and
have finally abandoned the effort and have
agreed that the Cuban article of the pro
tocol shall, without conditions, have a
pldce in the ultimate treaty of peace.
Though through several sessions ihe
Spanish commissioners have had before
them Lac irrevocable presentation of tholr
American colleagues, it was not until
Monday that they became absolutely con
vinced that the Americans had from the
outset of their refusal to accept the Cuban
debt, meant exactly what they sai l.
In suite of the fact that the Spanish
commissioners hud. as a back ground to
their efforts, doubts of succeeding, their
hot>e of so doing lias been so keen and
their contention has linen so vigorously
prosecuted that the final conviction o' their
Inability to win (heir point brought to the
Spaniards such a shock and depression
that, consistently with these dispatches ct
the time, there were grave doubts as to
the continuance of the negotiations.
In support of these statements is the
fnct that Senor Montcro Kios, after Mon
day's session, and on Tuesday last, would
have resigned the presidency of the Span
ish iK'itcc commission, had he not believed
that his doing so may have grievously
shaken, even if it had not unseated, Honor
Sagusta’s government. From this stand
point, If for no other reason, Hetior Mon
toro Rios retained his position and at yes
terday’s session, acting under the convic
tion arrived at on Monday, the Spaniard*
announced that they would forego further
argument on the Cuban debt and agreed
that, practically in the 'terms and abso
lutely in the spirit of the protocol, Ihe ar
ticles about Cuba should go forward into
the final treaty. Thus Spain agrees to te
linquish sovereignty over and claim to
Cuba wiihout either terms or conditions.
Ali difficulties, if uny existed, regarding
Porto Rico and the selection of the Island
of Cuba, wrre also arranged by a mutual
understanding and the commissioner*
found themselves well-nigh louehtng the
Philippine question, which will be taken
up next.
"It should lie said that the adjustments
already accomplished will stand in the
final treaty, unless opposing view’s and
positions on the Philippine question should
develop hereafter to bring naught the ef
forts of the future and at the same time
the results already obtained.
The session of the Joint commissioners,
which began to-day at 2 p. m., ended at
4 p. m.
I MI EH STATUS’ OM4 COM ENN!t>\.
It Guarantees That Fife and Proper
ty Shall He Seenre.
Washington, Oct. 27.—The Intimation
conveyed by the American commissioners
lo Ihe Spanish commissioners at Monday's
session of the peace conference in Paris,
that the position of the United States
with respect to Cuba and the Cuban debt
could not lie regarded as subject to change
and that consequently the American com
missioners wire rca<ly to proceed with the
consideration of other heads under the pro
tocol, the Paris advices show had the dt
sired effect. The one concession as to
Cuba that our commissioners will make
wiil be the guarantee of the United State*
that life and property shall be secure in
Cuba. This responsibility the United
States will assume only until such time
us a star'll 1 government shall he formed
and operative in Cuba. There will be po
perpetual government on this score.
"Undue significance has been attached
to the dispatch of a special messenger
from Washington yesterday to the Presi
dent at Philadelphia. Almost every day
a lung report has come by cable from
Judge Day, president of the American
commissioners at Paris, telling what has
been accomplished, what the Spanish com
missioners were seeking, and what the
American commissioners propose to do at
the next meeting. The President has gone
over these reports very carefully, ami
sometimes tvith military or naval experts
if their advice seemed to be necessary.
Yesterday’ll report was very long, and to
have reduced it to cipher code for the
purpose of telegraphing It to Philadelphia
would have consumed more time and lieen
less satisfactory in results than the serv
ices of a messenger. Asa vital stage
has been reached, it was thought advisa
ble not to delay till the President’s return,
and so Assistant. Secretary Cridler's con
fidential clerk was sent to Philadelphia
with the dally report.
It is expected that tin* commission! rs
will now take up the subject of the Phil
ippines. The American commissioners
have given this subject much attention,
but so far it Ims never before
the Joint commission save in the shape
of one spasmodic effort made by the Span
iards at the very beginning of the session
to harvo the United Stans abandon Ma
nila as a precedent to further negotiations
on the subject of the Philippines. The
American commissioners, among other
things, have been looking Into the sub
ject of the Philippine debt, about which
there is much ignorance at this end of
the line. It is unlikely that the same rule
will be applied to that debt as was in
stituted relative to the Cuban debt. In
other words, if the United States an
nexes tlie Philippines, which seems now
io be the logical outcome of ihe situation,
It might be reasonably contended that
at icast so much of the debt as repre
sented moneys exps-niled for the improve
ment of the island should pass to the
United States with the title. The situa
tion is regarded a* materially did', retd
from that in Cuba, when- the Unit. 1
States gains nothing substantial, for, vviili 1
the annexation of the Philippines, we J
should acquire a territory aim >st as large
as the British Isles, with a lei ming i*vp
ulation of more than 8 f (HO,OQO people, it j
will be for the American commissioners
to arrange the details of the transfer of
the Philippines to the United Stales, as it
Is exprissly stipulated in the peace pro
tocol that ihe disposition of tint Philip
pines shall be arranged by the peace com
missioners, so that there is ample wnr
r.im. tin.ike the ease of Cuba, for full dis
cussion of all questions of the Philippine
debt, municipal and Insular.
Ground for Itetnliilng Philippine*.
London, Oct. 28.—The Paris corresimiul
ent of the Standard says:
"The government has good reason to be
lieve that the I'nited Stall's Intends to re
tain the Philippines on the ground that
President McKinley must satisfy public
opinion,”
lII.Hit \ CTIHISTMAN at naxti ago.
"Nniurt Set" of Washington to Spell it
the Holiday in ( nltii.
Washington, Oct. 27.—Winter excursions
to Cuba and l'orto Rico are being discuss
ed in social circles, and a number of the
"smart sot" may pass Florida by this sea
son and proceed further South for their
mid-winter recreation.
Mrs. Bankhead, wife of Representative
Bankhead of Alabama, has a son in one
of the regiments now stationed at Santia
go. Mrs. Bankhead la one of the leaders
of I lie Southern colony In Washington,
and she proposes to visit Santiago about
Christmas time, accompanied by a num
ber of Southern belles, who have sweet
hearts In Gen. Woods’ command. The
idea of going to Santiago to spend Christ
mas with her soldier hoy originated with
Mrs. Bankhead. She made inquiry at the
war department and found ihut it would
tie entirely feasible. Although the War
department cannot furnish transportation
or accommodations for excursionists, the
officers of tile war department cheerfully
agreed to assist Mrs. Bankhead lo Ine ex
tent of their ability, In making the trip a
success. Mrs. Bankhead is popular as a
chaperon and she had no trouble In or
ganizing a .select and congenial party to
go with her. It will be a merry Christ
mas at Santiago for those soldier boys
who happen to have n sweetheart In Mrs.
P,ankhead’H party. Not only will the fe
male invHsionlsts carry "glad tilings of
great Joy" to the Uncle Pam’s boys in
brown, hut they will also be well supplied
w ith holiday gifts, and abundance or home
made Christmas cheer, so that a good old
fashioned Southern Christmas festival
may !>o celebrated appropriately in the pie.
turesque and famous city of Santiago.
CO!,. UOOSBVF.I.T’S CAMPAIGNING.
Hlk Crowd* Greet Him Wherever His
Trnln Uikf* * Mult.
Syracuse, N. Y., Oct. 27.—C01. Roose
velt anil party left Rochester this morn
ing. The first stop was at Canandaigua,
where about 2,5(8) people had gathered.
At Shortsville, and at Clifton Springs,
there were large audiences. At Geneva
there was an Immense crowd, and the
party had to go to a stand from which
lo lalk. Tiie reception at Auburn was
equal to those at Buffalo and
Rochester. Special train* had oomc In
from Ithlca. Union Springs, Cayuga, Au
rora and Moravia, and long before the
train arrived and the three meeting places,
Music Hall, court house, and Burlin' Op
era House, were Jammed. Col, Roosevelt's
reception at all three meetings was most
enthusiastic. The party stopped for two
hours at Auburn.
Syracuse vied wiih Rochester and Buffalo
to-night in its reception to Col. Roosevelt.
At the armory fully 2,000 people, mostly
women and soldlers, greeted him, and h.>
siiolte briefly ou ihe volunteers and the
National Guard.
In the m-antime, Dr. Depew had opened
the exercises at the Alhambra rink. When
Col. Roosevelt entered the hall, after hav
ing to be literally dragged through the
crowds that surrounded the'building, he
was received with un ovation that lasted
for many minutes.
Jnstiee Van AVyek In Yew York.
New York, Oct. 27.—Justice VanWyck,
the Democratic candidate for Governor,
returned to ihe city from a campaigning
tour of the state this afternoon. Owing
to the fact that tin* time of his arrival
was not generally known. Hut few peo
ple were at the station to meet hint.
Among them were his brother. Mayor
VanWyck.
Nt HOOMilt SIMAS I\ 1, Mil; ONTARIO.
St. Peter’* Captain the Only Mini
RcNCtieii From I lie Wreck,
Rochester, N, Y.. Oet. 27.—A special to
Ihe Herald from SoJus says:
“The three-masted schooner St, Peter of
St. Vincent sank this noon, about live
miles northwest of Hodus, on I-ake On
tario, with all on board nave Capt. John
Griffin, who was rescued in an unconscious
condition.
"The tug Cornelia sturted for_ the res
one, hut the great sea* nearly swsmpel
the boar and the Cornelia was compelled
to return to the harbor. Word was sent
to Charlotte that the distressed vessel hail
been sighted near Pultneyvllle, and the
tug Proctor started with the life saving
crew. When within a mile of the Hi. Pe
ter the crew of the Proctor were horri
fied to see the distressed ship sink. In
ten minutes (he tug was cruising about
the spot where she went down, Cspt.
Griffin was picked up in an unconscious
condition. After spending half an hour
looking for the other members or the ill
fated crew the tug started for Hodus,
where medical assistance was secured for
the captain. He is still unconscious, but
will recover. The wife of the captain was
also lost.
NICK WITH YEMiOW FEVEH.
( 111. George K. Marina. Jr„ Contract
ed the Disease in Havana.
New York, Oct. 27.—C01. George E.
Waring. Jr., formerly street commissioner
or New York, is sick at his home in this
city with yellow fiver contracted In Ha
vana.
Commissioner William T. Jenkins of the
health department made un official state
ment to this eff'ct to-night.
Col. Waring returned from Cuba on Ihe
Ward Line steamer Yucatan two days
ago.
DAILY, £lO A YEAR.
S C I NTS A COPY.
WEEKLY 2-TRUD'S-A-WKEK Jt A YEAR
CLASH AT THE POLLS CERTAIN.
WlliimOTOl’ 111 SHY ESS MEY AP-
I'EAL TO GOV. RUSSELL.
Peeling In the Present Cainitatai*
So Hitter That a Conflict I* \l
most ( rrtnln on Election Day,
They Ask the Governor to Sup-,
press the Republican Ticket or tot
llakc a Personal Sacrifice In Or.
tier to Avert a Clash—Gov. Hassell's
Reply .
Washington, Oct. 27. Col. Jamett
E. Boyd. assistant attorney gen
eral, bust returned to Wash
ington front North Carolina. He will
is' here a short time and return to taka
part In the red-hot political campaign irt
progress. He will make a number <>(
speeches. He describes the light ae a des
porate one.
The situation in North Carolina seem*
to grow more dangerous every day.
The following correspondence between .a
number of Wilmington business men ami
Gov. Russell is made public for the ftrse
time, and explains how serious the outlooki
is:
"Wilmington, N. C., Oct. 2-i, 1888.—Hon.
I). D. Russell, Raleigh, N. C. Dear Sirj
We have been deeply concerned during tha
past week by the very excited slate of our
inhabitants, in view of the approaching
election which threatens to provoke a war
between the white and black races.
”\Ye have frequently observed during po
litical campaigns ill the past a degree of
hostility, which, at times, appeared tat
threaten the pfihlic peace, but which pass
oil off when wiser counsel prevailed; buU
the present stale of excitement is appar
ently leuliy beyond bounds, and we de
elare to you our convK’tions that we ara
on the brink of a revolution, which can
only be averted by the suppression of .
Republican ticket.
"The white people and taxpayers gener
ally protest that they have been driven
to dcsperatlpn, and we have no hesita
tion in saying that even the usual indis
cretion of political partisans on the next
election day will precipitate u conflict
which tnny cost hundreds, and, perhaps,
thousands of lives, and the partial or en
tire destruction of the city.
"We, therefore, on behalf of the con
servative business Arms in Wilmington,
deeply interested in Ihe peace and welfara,
of our community, entreat you, us Ilia
representative of the Republican party;
here, to meet the emergency and avert
a calamity by Ihe means which we have
Indicated, or by some other personal or
political sacrifice, which would be grate
fully recognized and approved by our
conservative and patriotic people, wht
look to you in this extremity. This lett. r
Is signed by Alexander Hnrutu &. Sou,
John Wilder Atkinson, J. It. Sloan, Will
iam Gilchrist and Corbett & Gore.
Gov. Russell's reply wus as follows:
“Gentlemen—The substance of your tet
ter Is that the Republican stale ticket
of New Hanover county must be suppress
ed; that is. the Republican voters of that
county shall not vote the ticket of their
party. That if iliey they do so. there will
lie revolution and conflict, which may cost
hundreds and perhaps thousands of lives,
and the partial or utter destruction of tlio
city.
"Who constitute, who are the men on
this Republican ticket The Republican
convention of New Hanover county havo
not nominated a ticket. According to my
conclusion, they propose to nominate a.
ticket that will lx- composed, with one ex
ception, of while men. That exception is
the register of deeds, a colored man, who
butt held that office for two years, who, [
am informed and believe, is competent,
und lias made a reasonably good officer,
and as to whom 1 have heard no com
plaint us to his oftlelul conduct. The Re
publicans propose, as I am Informed, tu
vote for tiie following members of tha
legislature: For the Senate, B. F. Keith;
for tiie House, D. I* Gore and R. B.
Davis. ,
“Now. who are these men? Mr. Keith
is a reputable merchant of your city. He
was voted for by perhaps 90 per ccnl.
of the Democrats of your county in the
last election us an elector on the presi
dential ticket and was elected by the peo
ple of North Carolina by a majority of
some 20,000.
“Capt. R. R. Davis has been for many
years a leading man in North Carolina.
Ho lias been one of tiie leaders of the Dem
ocratic party In the state. Ho has been
elected by their votes and has served as
one of their most important men in tha
legislature. He Is a gentleman of educa
tion and culture, and an orator of dis
tinction. He wus an elector for the state
at large in the last presidential election,
and was elected by the whole people of
Ihe state by some 20,<100 majority.
“Mr. D. Gore Is a man of large prop
• rty and of extensive ousineg* connec
tions. As I understand it, he has gener
ally acted"politically with the Democratic
I’d rty until the election of IS9O, when h®
voted for McKinley.
“All of these men are North Carolinians,
as well connected, as capable and ns close
ly associated with'lhe business, the social
and rn.itcil.it Interests of the state as any
three men who could be found in your*
community.
"t am Informed that the Republican*
of New Hanover are willing to adopt such
a tieki t for county commissioners as will
live tiie highest assurances of protection
of proiwrty rights and of honest and
economical county administration.
You sa.v the Republican ticket must b®
suppressed. Do you mean to suppress tho
Republican ticket, which will be not only
to deny the Republicans of New Hanover
the privilege of excreising their constitu
tional right to vole for members of the
legislature and county officer*, but also
wouul deny them their right to votq for
members of Congress and Judges and such
stale officers as are to be voted for In this
election? They would thus be deprived,
not only of their rights under the state
constitution, but those secured to them
under the United States constitution aa
well. Very truly yours,
“D. D. Russell, Governor.”
CANDIDATES REFUSE TO Rl’Y.
11. 1,. Gore nail 11. F. Keith Out of the
Threatening t'aiaiintgn.
Wilmington, N. Oct. 27.—Mr. D. D.
Gore, mentioned in Gov. Russell's letttr
ns a candidate tor the state legislature on
the Republican ticket in New Haven coun
ty. stated to a Star reporter to-night, !r
the most positive terms, that he will not
be a candidate on the R. publican ticket
and will not accept any office at the hands
of any parly.
Mr. B. F. Keith (Populist), In a card pute
lishcil In the newspapers of this city, an
nounce* hie withdrawal from participation
in the campaign, and tHat he is in favor
of Anglo-Saxon supremacy in all thing*
pertaining to our state as well a* the na
tional government.’'