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il* IIE- AMERICA’S CUP DEFENDER, COLUMptA. | Details of the Race | Hi Between Columbia | ij: and Shamrock, | I iooooooooooocoooooocoooooo jv MEMO R A B L E contest may con- Kl ft fldently be expeoted Ml I when Sir Thomas vWheil Lipton comes over (*7//T|\\ here in the full to Jfcpl'li \ got the America’s Cup. The race will h-iS I*'' 1 *'' be tho tenth since tho proud day when Hr the eagle first ae quired a right to perch upon that trophy. But it is not time to be frightened yet. The British papers arc doing their best to scare us, but SIR THOMAS J. LIPTON. (Challenger for tho American's Cup.) we should keep up our courage for the present. That the Shamrock, Sir Thomas Lipton’s challenger, is a dan gerous craft is hardly to be doubted, but that she will defeat the Columbia is not yet a foregone conclusion. We (A sail was dropped over the stern to prevent photographers getting a picture of the lines of the yacht.) bare been told that the Shamrock had a concealed centreboard, and that this ■was what would beat us. We have read that she had a way of putting her chain cable up her sleeve and taking it out for the purpose of the race* tLat she had a hollow keel in which all sorts of dangerous expedients could be concealed, and that she was in general a craft more filled with mys teries than our own Fotimore Coopor’s Water Witch. But the lines of a yacht, like murder, will out. Her dimensions may be kept secret, yet they, too, will ultimately bo known n x Hr Kt&l/ WM. FIFE, JR,, THE DESIGNER. CAPT. WRINGE. C.U'T. HOGARTH. (The Shamrock's designer and her two skippers.) with something approaching exactness. The dimensions of the Columbia have been obtained from men who have had means of learning them, and aro trustworthy. They put the yacht’s length over all as 131 feet; beam, 22 feet 2 iuebes, aud draught, 19 feet 10 inches. Her painted water lino measured 89 feet 6 inches, nud it was believed that sho would float, when all rigged, at about 89 feet 8 or 9 inches. The following table of dimen sions of the two yachts is taken from the London Daily News. Columbia. Shamrock. Ft. In. Ft. In. Length over all 131 4 182 2 Water-line length. 89 10 89 6 Beam 24 2# 24 6 Draught 20 20 Displacement Columbia, 149 W tons; Shamrock, 147 tons. Sail area—Columbia, 19,940 square feet, Shamrock, 14,125 square feet. The Columbia, which is the third cup defender designed by Nathaniel Green Herreshoff, is owned jointly by Commodore J. PierpTTht Morgan and C. Oliver Iselin, both of the New York Yacht Club. Roughly speaking, she will cost to build and run about $225,000 for the season, of which the Herreshoffs will receive about sllO,- 000, which includes the hull, rigging, sails and extra spars. The Columbia in C. Oliver Iselin has a capable amateur manager. Hi3 famous racing flag, the black and red swallow-tail, has been carried tri umphantly to victory on the Titania, Vigilant and Defender. No patriotic American doubts he will be successful this year. He has in Mrs. Iselin the most charming mascot in the world. His aids are Woodbury Kane, Herbert C. Leeds and Newberry D. Thorne, all excellent yachtsmen. His skipper, Charles Barr, is one of the smartest in the world. He is a. Scotchman, but has long been natur alized. He is the only man of foreign birth who will sail on Columbia. He is thirty-five years old, and was born at Gourock on the Clyde. In Chiof Mate Allen, Captain Barr has a thor oughly nblo and experienced officer. The crew of Columbia hail from Deer Isle, Me., and a better lot of seamen never broke a biscuit. There are thirty-nine all told, and ten of them sailed on Defender. Many of them have been captains and mates 0 f coasting vessels. They are a litij 0) m BOW ON THE HtTlili OP THE COLOtBIA. agile lot, and handle the Columbia to perfection. The Shamrock’s skippers, Hogarth and Wringe, are men just a little over thirty years of age, and yet both have been sailing in class matches for sev eral years. Hogarth has had charge of most of Fairlie’s successful boats, and Wringe made another boat of Ailsa when he took her over from Jay. The designer has, therefore, Complete confidence in them. The crew con sists of no fewer than fifty men, thirty Scotchmen and the rest Englishmen— four officers, boatswain, two boats wain’s mates, Carpenter, carpenter’s mate, sailmaker, nine leading seamen, twenty-seven able 6eamen, two stew ards and two cooks. In addition, Tom Katsey and six sailmakers will look after the canvas. Of the ship’s oompany, only ten have not saileiDin America’s Cup contests before. The contests between two such yachts as Columbia and Shamrock, manned by such men, cannot fail to be of magnificent interest. The C)fl Hnartial Fin iA!,t:sßßßpioll C^^^VDo.s> - i] that the iflpQJtticm of the Dreyfus was concluded Fri day morning Dreyfus, on leaving the Lycee, looked brighter than he has ever previously appeared. All the notable Dreyfusites who are present at the trial are satisfied with the result of the examination of the secret dossier. They have urged their newspaper friends in Paris to clamor for full publicity, knowing that if it be granted, military and nationalist par ties would be utterly disgraced. They are convinced that the diplo matic and war office dossiers teem with forgeries. Of course, their im pressions are derived from the five counsel present at the examination of these precious papers. Publicity would mean the pillory for General De Boisdeffre and com pany. They would be pelted with their own foul eggs, while Captain Dreyfus would be cleared in the face of the whole world. The military caste is furious at the turn things are taking. M. Jaures expects that there will be a great exposure of a conspiracy against the republic, and that the high-handed measures of the present government against certain generals will be more than justified by the coming revelations. SHOULD BE A FIT. Hon. W. J. Bryan Answer* Quest on* Pn llv the Chicago Tribune. The follow-ing telegraphic corre spondence has passed between the Chicago Tribune and William Jen nings Bryan: “Chicago, August 11.—To William J. Bryan, Petersburg, 111.: Corre spondents at Pana at Lithia Springs, 111., report you as saying yon do not care whether you are the democratic nominee for president one year hence or not if the precepts of the party are carried out. Will you kindly- wire The Tribune what you did say and your exact position in this matter? “The Chicago Tribune.” “Petersburg, Inn., August 11. — Tribune, Chicago: Have not seen the report mentioned. Whether I shall be a candidate depends largely on the platform. The platform should fit the party and the candidate should fit the platform. “William Jennings Bryan.” CAN’T USE THE MAILS. Tlio I’ostofflcc Department Sets Down On Kx-Slav© Pension Scheme. A Washington dispatch,says: At last the postoffice department has decided to put a stop to the systematic robbery of ignorant colored people by a gang of schemers who claim they can secure a pension for all former slaves. The plan is to exact from every colored person who was formerly a slave the sum of 25 cents as a “registration fee.” The promise is given that the money thus collected will be used to promote the passage of a pension bill. Acting Assistant General Barrett has made a thorough investigation of one of the these organizations, and as a result the department has issued an order forbidding the delivery of all mail addressed to parties connected with the scheme. FEVER ON THE WANE. Situation at the Soldiers* Home In Hamp ton, Va., Is Encouraging. A special from Norfolk, Ya., says: There is nothing but encouragement in the yellow fever situation at the Soldiers’ Home. No new cases and no deaths due to this disease occurred Friday. In fact the trouble has about been removed. The quarantine of Norfolk and other points against Newport New-s, Hamp ton and Old Point will be raised and inspectors removed from trains and boats. In a week or ten days, if the situa tion continues to improve, the quaran tine against the Soldiers’ home and rhoebus will also be lifted. Kentucky Coal Diggers Quit. Oue hundred and fifty coal miners have struck at Mingo mines, in Ken tucky, demanding increased wages. The operators had just promised to increase wages September 1, but the miners demanded an increase to go in to effect immediately. HOBSON HftARD FROM. Advises Hitchborn of His Progress In Repairing Raised Spanish Ships. Naval Constructor Richmond Pear sou Hobson was heard from by the navy department Monday for the first time at any length since he was as signed to duty in charge of the Spanish ships raised from Manila harbor and now undergoing repairs at Hong Kong. His report is unusually interesting, dealing in general questions, such as the need of a large dock yard in the orient, the increased shipping at Ma nila and the prospect that Manila will succeed Hong Kong as the emporium of the east. ENLISTED AT ABE OF SIX. South’** Youngest Defender During; the Civil Wr Dies In Mobile, Ala. James T. Palmer, the youngest en listed man on the Confederate side in the civil war. died at Mobile, Ala., Monday night. He was powder monkey on the Confederate steamer Morgan, commanded by Captain Fry, of Vir ginias fame, and served in the terrific action off Fort Blakely, Mobile bay, 1865, being then six years old. DREYFUS COUNSEL IS SHOT M. Labouri Ambushed By TwOjMen While On His Way to the Lycee. MANY MEMBERS OF “LEAGUE OF PATRIOTS” ARRESTED Saturday’s Open Session of the Dreyfus CourtmarLia! Was Replete With Exciting Scenes. A cable dispatch received from Rennes, France, early Monday morn ing shated that two men ambushed Maitre Labori, counsel for Dreyfus, and one shot was fired, hitting Labori in the back. M. Labori fell in the roadway. He was still alive at the time the dispatch was sent. Maitre Labori left his house alone for the court at about 6 o’clock Mon day morning. His residence is situ ation in the suburbs of the town a quar ter of an hour’s walk from the Lycee, the route being along a solitary road beside the river Vilaine. He bad reached a point half way on his jour ney when two men, who had evidently been lying in wait for him, rushed out of a narrow lane and one of them fired a single shot from a revolver. The murderers were only a couple of yards behind their victim and the bullet struck Maitre Labori in the back. The wounded man uttered an agonized cry and fell flat on his face. The murderers at once fled through the lane from which they had emerged and both escaped. At 7:30 o’clock it was announced that the bullet had entered the stom ach; that there was no outward bleed ing and that the physicians believed that M. Labori would die from the wound. DREYFUS CREATES SCENE IN OPEN COURT BY REPLYING TO M. MERCIER. A special from Rennes, France, says: Saturday’s scenes in the second courtmartial of Captain Dreyfus were as dramatic as those of Monday, when the prisoner was arraigned. M. Casi mir-Perier recited to the court in an earnest manner his connection with the case, after which General Mercier was placed upon the stand. The lat ter’s testimony provoked a stirring scene. General Mercier had spoken nearly four hours in ruthless denunciation of Dreyfus, who had listened unmoved until Mercier concluded by saying that if he had not been convinced of the guilt of Dreyfus, and if the latter’s conviction had not been fortified since 1894, he would admit he had been mistaken. Dreyfus jumped to his feet as though the words had galvan ized him into life, and shouted in a voice which resounded through the hall like a triumph note: “That is what you ought to say.” The audience burst into a wild cheers, whereupon the ushers called for silence. But when Mercier replied that he would admit Dreyfus was in nocent if there was any doubt, the prisoner shouted again: “Why, don’t you then? That is your duty.” At this there was another outburst of applause. As Mercier was leaving the court the audience rose en masse and hissed and cursed him, those at the back of the caurt standing on chairs and benches in order to better cry him down. The gendarmes placed themselves between the general and the audience, who showed a strong disposition to mal treat the former minister of war. Mer cier played the now well-worn war scare during the day, but the effect must be very discouraging to him, as his hearers listened without stirring a muscle to his story of how France was on the threshold of a war with Germa ny. The auti-Dreyfusites have oried “wolf” too often. A RECORD-BREAKING REDUCTION Iron Workers’ Wages Cut From Fifteen Dollars a Day To Three. A dispatch from Johnstown, Pa., says: What is probably the record for a big reduction of wages has gone into effect in the structural department of the Cambria Steel Company. The straighteners of the large beams will have their wages cut from 815 to about 83 a day, while the holdups will be paid on a scale that will average them 81.50 per day against 86 or $7, the old rate. A general strike is looked for. The men claim that they were not overpaid, as the work is so severe they can endure it for only a few years. STORM SPENT ITS FORCE. Predicted Disa?trons West Indian Hurri cane Did Not Materialize. A Washington special says: The West Indian hurricane appears to De gradually decreasing in strength and the chances are that\ it will spend itself before making - - we i c i *Ag M'-'' A special from Paris says: •M. De Roulede, founder of the League of Patriots and a member of the chamber of deputies, for the Angouleme divis ion of Charente, was arrested at 4 o’clock Saturday morning at his estate at Groissey, near Paris. A number of members of the anti semite league and patriotic leagues were also arrested at the same time. M. Deßoulede was taken into custo dy by four gen larmes aud wa? driven to Paris. On his arrival in the city he was incarcerated in the Concierge rie prison. The police have closed the offices of the patriotic league, which are now guared by gendarmes. When an attempt was mads to ar rest M. Guerin, president cf the anti semite league, he refused j to surrender and barricaded himself in his house. He says he is prepared to hold out for three weeks, having a good stock of food and firearms. The doors and windows of his residence are barri caded and M. Guerin announces he will blow up his house before he sur renders. On the application of M. Fabri, fresh searches of various houses were made, including the headquarters of the anti semites, where only unimportant pa pers were seized. Altogether six members oft Lie anti semite and patriotic league and the young royalists have been arrested. It appears that the officials unearthed telegrams sent to the duke of Orleans from Brussels at the time of President Fame's funeral, the first, saying: “All our men are ready.” The second telegram was dispatched the following day, saying: “It’s useless to come.” The attempt at an insurrection against the government had in the meanwhile failed. Conspiracy Unearthed. A semi-official note issued at Paris reads as follows: “A certain number of arrests were made this morning as the result of a magisterial inquiry and by virtue of article 89 of the penal code, regarding a conspiracy organized for the purpose of accomplishing a change in the form of government. Persons implicated belong to the group of the royalist youth and the patriotic and anti-semite leagues. At the trial of the Meuiiley barracks affair, facts relating to that incident alone were used as the basis of the prosecution; but searches were then made and documents were seized which led to the discovery of an organ ization dating back to July, 1898, and of a plot to seize the government by force. [ “The documents leave no room for ! doubt as to existence of a plot or as to ! the chief actors therein. After very j close watch organized proof was ob ‘ tained that the same groups were pre paring for a fresh attempt at an early date, the proof being such as to enable the disturbance to be averted by immediate measures. The invesiiga : tion of the affair intrusted to M. Fabre. examining magistrate.” Measures have been taken to pre vent M. Guerin from communicating with members outside his residence, and the water, gas and telephone con nections have been cut off. TWO FACTIONS ARRAIGNED. A special of Sunday from Rennes states that the battle has begun in ear nest. Its political bearing are shown in the arrest of Paul De Roulede, the deputy and poet, and twenty-three of his numerous royalist and Bonapartist allies, who have pooled with him against the republic. As in the Bou langist conspiracy, the pool would be j of little consequence but for the mili tary caste, which has found represen tative men in General De Negrier and some other generals having great com mands. , LAURIER DENIES REPORT. Say* Canadians Did Not Refuse To Accept th© Chicago Invitation. In a personal letter to H. H. Kohl saat, of the Chicago Times-Herald, Sir Wilfrid Laurier, the Canadian pre mier, denies the truth of an interview recently given out by F. W. Fitzpat rick, of the treasury department at Washington, in which Mr. Fitzpatrick asserted that Premier Laurier had stated to him he would not accept an invitation to the Chicago autumn fes tival, believing the somewhat strained relations the two countries might result i "some inci dent daring lfis visit. AID PROMPTLY GIVEN. Response* te Call For Relief of Porto Ricans littTe Been Generou*. A dispatch says: Re sponses to appeal of Secretary Root for aud destitute in Porto Rico in fron the mayors of cities ia the most Donarions of money, thing are being t the * , .