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2 cations around Nice, which corresponded to the changes announced in the imaginary scheme dictated to Dreyfus. “Then Dreyfus managed to spend long holidavs in -usacc without oelng appar ently found out by the German authori ties a very suspicious sign, ror it was almost impossible for a French officer to remain for any length of time in the con quered provinces without being found out. In fact, there was considerable moral proof cgair.st Dreyfus before the trial took place, but no material proof. • Colonel Sandherr, who was an Alsatian, like Dreyfus, but intensely anti-Semitic, determined to forge this proof. He was convinced of the accused mans guilt but it was necessary for the purposes of' the courtmartial that documents should exist. Watched Military Attaches. “I was attached to the intelligence de partment, my duty being to Wate i the movements of military attaches accredited by the powers of the triple afl'ance. "When Colonel Sandherr told me to write out the bordereau. 1 did so b ose slightest compunction. I am one m. n who are soldiers by profession, and cling to old medieval traditions of »>>l‘tary “”S “ “1 the Von Tausch case, for instance, ■ > , mso great sensation in Germany. VPH. r V confessed to having committed forgery, adding that the a viruhimr to the infamies tli.it nc nau been forced to do in connection with other ~ Therefore, the court decided to Xnce him He ultimately received the minimum punishment and has since been released. . Must Manufacture Evidence. “It is nearly always necessary to manu facture material evidence against spic., because otherwise they would never be punished. The bordereau having ~n it became necessary to give it the in dispensable air of [in authentic document as vou know it was supposed to have been stolen from the German embassy. Colonil Sc iwarzkoppen, formerly German military attache in Paris, denied ever having seen It. What he said was perfectly true Ihe bordereau was handed by M agent of o<> intelligence department to the porter of the German embassy, who was a spy in our service. The porter gave it to another agent named Genest, and by him it was brought to the intelligence department and ,! , , do keted and numbered as a docu ment obtained from the German embassy, in the usual course. Il thus received offi cial baptism. •It was exclusively upon the evidence oi the bordereau that Dreyfus was condemn ed. The document privately shown to tho officers of the courtmartial was f< tolled from tiie war department during the trial with Hie object of convincing judges should they .show signs of wavering. It was the letter containing the phrase 'de canaille do D—.' Now this letter, which is genuine, and was really written by Colonel Schwarz koppen, did not refer to Dreylus at all. Tin g ( neral staff was absolutely aware of th< fa t that 1 > ' was a certaln 1 Jolfuss, a building contractor, who years before had supplied tile German attache witli plans of th" fort ill*-, it ions mar Nice.” Trie ex-major added ti.at the case against him was quashed in defiance of all law and justice, lie said the veiled lady who ai pe.ired in tiie case was no other than the Wife of t'olonel I’aty dtiClam. CABINET TO DECIDE TOMORROW. Commission Equally Divided as to Re visioif of the Case. Paris. September 21.- The cabinet met to day and de ided to postpone its decision of the question of tiie proposed revision of the Dre.-, its ease untit MoiAi.ty next, owing to the absci) e from the meeting of the minister o; finance, M. I’eytral, and tho mi list.q- of agriculture. M. Vigor. it was officially announced litis afternoon that tiie civil commission that lias been documents in the Dreyfus ■ '■ ■■ with the view of r< porting to’ the gov. trim n: on th. ad vis ibiHty of reopening t. is eq la’ly divided for and against re vision. and the government considers that gives it full liberty of a< tion and also of responsibility. Therefore the ■ ’ decided to Wai; until Moml i.v, w hen a full cabinet meeting will pile In id and the decision will be arrived at. QUEEN WILHELMINA SPEAKS. New Queen’s Speech from the Throne Was Full of Patriotism. Sept mix r 20. -Queen Wil le’.mina. accompanied by 'Jie qu. ,-n mother, i ; .'u. <1 the states-general parlia ment of the Netherlands today. In (ho ep. . eh from the throne her majesty dwelt upon the innumerable proofs of natric t.-m and affection for the dynasty manifested throne, the r. i-oil.-ction <>: whi.ii, she idled, can never be < ffa.-.-d from her memory. ■>" ■: .. IT. i.So said ae hid iV"d the ezar . i.- .irmaint'Ut proposal with peculiar sympathy. or speech promised the in nui • , ial measures. Will Re-Enforce Major Marchand. St ;a-mb-r 22 -The Journal says the r ’V' rnment deckled upon the ini nit'hi’t ''h ol* :i company of Seiitga !■ ■ rpshuoturs and a d«-tauhr.irnt <>f ar ti.iery to r<-t’nfor* - Major Marchand, tiie Er.-: <h •r» r. who i> reported to have o<c.Eas itida. on the Nile, ."bout TH) milee a:»ove Kaartoum. An official denial was subsequently issued. —£. „ _ Women nowa- ~~ days do not have —1 - .*■/ to use a stream of water for a looking-glass. They have modern mirrors that will tell them very promptly whether their beauty is fading. A wom an's beauty fades very rapidly if she is troubled with some derangement of the distinctly feminine organism Ignorance ot carelessness in this respec# frequently causes great suffering and irregularity in after life. Little it regularities and weak nesses in girlhood should be looked upon promptly and properly treated at once. Mothers cannot be too conscientious in this respect, and cannot throw aside the prudery that is so prevalent upon this point too soon Every young woman should know something about her own physical niak? U p, and the importance to her future of he; local is well as general health. X woman who suffers from weaknesses pe culiar to her sex will rapidly lose her beautv, her general health, her amiability and tier usefulness and capability as a wife and housekeeper Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription promotes regularity of all fem inine functions, gives sturdy health to the distinctly feminine organism and prepares it to meet the trials of wifehood and moth erhood. The “Favorite Prescription” is not a cure-all. It is intended for but one class of disorders and is good for no other. Taken during the period of gestation, it makes parturition easy, and banishes the discomforts of the expectant months. All good medicine dealers sell it. “ I wish to express my thanks for the good I Jlav received from Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Pre scription." writes Mrs. E. Scovill, of Bolton, Stephenson Co.. Ills. " I have used it at differ ent t iim- forth. last eight years. It is the best medicine for expectant mothers. I never tried it for that until my last baby. I had been very bad, almost helpless I could not get out of bed alone, or even turn over. Last December I com menced taking the Favorite Prescription,’ and could soon get m and out of bed as well as at tiny time. On March I [ ■ birth to nn eleven pound boy re.-//i ■ ” an I ha ve since been flfl well and healthy as I ever ws ’ *••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• •»••• : DREYFUS CASE CAUSES ANOTHER TRAGEDY; : : : MADAME PAULMIER SHOOTS AN EDITOR: * • • Paris, September 23.—Madame Paulmier, wffo of M. • Charles Ernest Paulmier, member of the chamber of depu- L xySSijSiWi * ties, today entered the office of La Lanterne and asked to f *7 WuW • see M. Millerand. M. Millerand was absent and M. Olliver, • who was present, stepped forward to receive the lady, who, • without waiting for any explanation, whipped out a revolver tWfflgSjSg* and’fired twice. M. Olliver fell to tiie floor wounded. He was • e taken to a hospital. y• • Madame Paulmier was taken into custody, and when & A • • questioned, coolly said: 1 * e “I wished to kill M. Millerand.” —j • She explained that La Lanterne had slandered herself W l M and her husband because her husband had written the letter AfHm iJBOm - ,,/j • to General Chanoine, the minister of war, with reference to zytSyilwßM .«£*’- ■ '// ■’ * putting a stop to the attacks upon tlhe army provoked by I/ • the Dreyfus affair. • • The military authorities have accomplished their plan of W > * • stiffing Colonel Piequart by placing him au secret. Colonel • • Piequart's friends have been denied admission to the prison. w 0• • His counsel. Alaitre Labor!, has twice appeared at tiie of- * • flee of the clerk of tiie courtmartial and applied for permis- • sion to see his client. On both occasions he was informed y • e that Plcquart had been placed au secret, and could be seen / only on an order from the authorities, which order M. Ea- ,z ' bori has been unable to secure. i * La. Liberte predicts important action by tho council on JLy 'y-y..;• • Tuesday, which may result in the convoking of Uhe cham- ‘ • • Everything tends to confirm tho opinion that General • • Zurlinden, in ordering the military trial of Colonel I’icquart, • acted entirely upon his own initiative. A Z • The Temps declares that the cabinet had previously re- I «> 7//A|| I’Ul# ' ' * • fused to sanction General Zurlinden’s proposal to prosecute I ’ 1 » • Colonel Piequart, and that General Zurlinden, therefore, wait- I • • ed until ho had resumed tho military governorship of Paris, LIEUTENANT COLONEL PICQUARD o • when lie. acted upon his own autihority. • Upon leaving the Lasante prison. Colonel Piequart had a portmanteau and a portfolio. He 10010 d pale and care- » • worn. The blinds of the fiarclhe were drawn directly he entered It. . * • A mob which had been howling outside the prison, rushed toward I'lequart as he emerg' d, shaking t■ n at- - I ' l ' o • s'houting out against him. Another mob waited at Uhe Cheivhe-Midi A detachment of mii’taiy in bote e cases protected Picquart. • A majority of the papers denounce this military coup with varying degteos of severity. M. < b-mene. an. in Ihe • Aurora charges M Brisson with cowardice or imbecility, and couples President Faun s name with that of Genera ® • Zurlinden in the alleged plot to suppress the truth and defeat justice M. Clemenceau dwells strongly on the man- • • vaises dhanees of the Chcrche-Midi prison and credits tiie ex-war minister with the remark. 11 net il M.Trier had • 9 not been so soft-beat ted lie would have had Dteyftis murdered.” • • Another paper The Droits de L’Homme, abuses M. Faure with the greatest virulen e ind accuses him of employ-, • inc M Brisson to’make a coup d’etat. It points out that President Fame’s miliiary friends hold all ihe strong posts. e EMPRESS RULES CHINESE EMPIRE Old Emperor Tenders Resignation and Surrenders All Power to Dowager Empress. LI HUNG CHANG RESTORED New Order Means Increased Russian Influence and Delay in Much Needed Reforms. Pekin, September 22.—An imperial edict just issued .ieiinitely announces that the emptror of China has resigned his pow'.r to tiie empress (dowager i ini-t’e who has ordered the ministers to deliver to her in future their official reports. It is difficult to obtain reliable informa tion at tho palace in regard to tiie pro ceedings. but. the recent reformatory edicts probably caused tho change. While the emperor was subservient and a mere llgure hi.nl, the dowager empress pet milted him to remain in p--.ice, but as soon as he at tempted to act on his own initiative his practical disposition was the result. His principal adviser, Hang Yumoi, the (. an tonese reformer, lied in spite of the vig orous attempts made to arrest him, and it is said he is now on his way to Shanghai. 'l’he effect of tile change must be great. In all probability Li Hung Chang will bo reinstated in power and Russian inlluenee will increase. The hopes of reform so ardently cherislnd liy the intelligent fa- - lions of tin- Cliim se ai e now impossiltle of fullillment. Tiie suddenness of the coup is said to be due to the desire of tiie dowager empress to prevent tin mission of tin Marquis Ito from biing successful. The Jai>anese statesman recently came to f’ek n with tin object of trying to bring about an alliance, offensive ami defensive, between Japan ai d China. Tiie new order of tilings will undoubted ly prejudice British interests in China. It is reported today tliat the next edict will give the full reasons for the change. The wording of tiie present edict is not yet obtainable, but it is, in efti-et, that the emperor requested the dowager empress to assume power, tills b* .ng the third time the request has been made. The Marquis Ito, in an interview before the edict was issued, said tiie emperor re ceived him yesterday in the most < ordi.il manner ami said he hoped to have tho advantage of the advice of the marquis in the reforms which his majesty intended to undertake. Tiie marquis even then feared that the . inaction ami .-onservatism of the < liinese | officials would nullify the reforms, although he believed the emperor was acting in good faith. IS AT HOME ON THE THRONE. Dowager Empress Has Survived Three Dynasties Already. W ishington, September 23.-The Chinese minister, Mr. Wu Ting Fang, todaj re c-ived a cablo dispatch from tiie < 'liinese foreign office at Peking giving the t'. xt of tiie edict issued by tie- emperor yes terday in which, owing to tiie critical condi tion of Chinese affairs, lie cabs ba< K to power the empress dowager and commits to her hands the direction of the vast affairs of the empire. Tiie edict, freely translated from the cipher cable, is as follows: "Now that ('Aina is disturbed, and there is need that all business shall be done well, we the emperor, agitated from morning’ to evening for the welfare of all affairs ami fi arl ul lest errors may occur, observ ing from tiie beginning of tiie reign of Tung Chi, that the empress dowager has twice given instructions to the emperor each time with signal ability and success, so we now, considering th'- important in terest of the empire, iiave begged the em press dowager to give to tiie emperor the benefit of her ripe experiem-e and her in struction. Tho dowager empress has been pleased to accede to this request. There fore, it is to bo the good fortune of the whole <%ipire that this auspicious event is brought about. From today tiie em press dowager conducts tiie business in tho imperial apartments, and on the Sth day of the present month (Chinese calendar, meaning today English calendar) we will take all the princes and ministers to per form tho ceremony in tho Chin-Chung pal ace. Let the yamen (foreign office) prepare’ that tho ceremony may lie performed with titling iionors.” Chinese Minister Talks. Tiie Chinese minister was seen at tho legation today and talked freely concerning tho edict. He said there was no secrecy THE WEEKLY CONSTTTUTION: ATLANTA, GA., MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1898. about It. nothing to indicate that it was a triumph of one foreign element over an other. and tliat its essential purpose was to strengthen China herself at a time when serious foreign problems were present'd. It was quite natural, he said, tliat tiie dowager empress should Is- i-alb d to the aid of the emperor, owing to dynastic rea- The present dowager has survived three dynasties, beginning- with that of l-imi'/eror Ilsien Fung. She was the sceoml wife of tiie emperoi and bore him a son. Tung Cid. who, on tiie death of bis father, be came emperor. The latter was an infant ruler and the mother, then and now dow ager empress, directed for him the vast af fairs of the empire. On his .l ath without issue the dowager elected her m ph'-w. Kwang Hsu, to become emperor, and his reign is now in progress. He was a child wlien lie took the throne, twenty-iour years ago. ami up to nine years ago tiie dowagt r directed affairs for him. acting much as tiie queen regent of Spain acts for the boy king. It is this dowager em press who’ is i.ow recall' d to Hie active assistance of tho emperor. This, the Chinese minister points out, is a nalural move toward ilia st renal honing of the hands of tint emperor, giving him that same aid which tiie dowager empress gave while the emperor and bis predeces sor were infant rulers. Will Not Benefit Russia. Concerning the report tliat the empress's return to power was a coup d'aetat favora ble to Russia, tile mini li-r do ; not . on sider the move favorable to any power as against any other. Its effect, he says, will be tow.urd strict imparti •!i: v In China's treatment Itussia, Great Bri tain, German.v, France and tli I’n.t' 4 States. Japan and the whole W":iil >’t large. During tiie former regency of tin em press she hud shown marked fra ishi i tor tin English, so tli't In tiie op! :i 1 > of tiie minister it was unfair to pre urn - .1 had English pm-ju<l: As to n < t. upon Li Hung Chang, the minister saal the dowager empress had long admired tiie rugged ability of the old stat in.in. but lie <ii<l not tiiink this woub.< result the return of Li to the foreign office, i.'om which post he was 1 ently r • it was mder.st »i to foi itlm m ; t prob.ibl the minister b Prime Li will continue in ms nominal post as imperial secretary. Tiie minist'-i speaks wuh special satis fa tion to a con < sion ■ ■ h' signed a snort time ago, by wiia .1 an American syndicate will build a rai.road from Han kow to Canton, a distance ot bt>-' m.ies. It is understood mat among Hie names of those, inti rested in 1:11s . on-osion are me lie. Ki\:ffi-rs, Morgans, \ underb.l.s, l.iae and ex-Alayor Hugh Grant, oi New lora. Tile min.sier s.giie.l inis jiiat Indore tne Spanish war broke out, au I tins led t" some <le!ay in beginning work oil til'- road. Now. however, ae is inform ed tliat lite Ann. ri'.'m engine, rs are about, to start for t iieir surveys of t lie line.-. ami t.iie construction will be pushed from tins time forward. Emperor’s Life in Danger. London, September 23.—According to spe cial dispatches receiv d from Peking, mem bers of the European community t lit re be lieve the life of tiie emp. >r of China is in danger. 11 is added that the dowager empress desires to place Prince Kung's grandson on tiie throne. Tho emperor, it is added, realises tho strength of the con spiracy against him and tins order. 4 tiie guards al the palace to bo strengthened. WAS A DISAGREEABLE SHOCK Proclamation Is Interpreted as a Fresh Defeat for British Policy. Lon lon, S ‘ptember 24.—Tiie re. ■ nt dramat ic development of tiie Chinest puzzle < .ime as a disagreeable shock to the people of Gr<at Britain, ami tlu-ir chagrin was in tensified by tiie fact tII.IT t'liey were rev l ing in their apparent diplomatic triumpn in Lie disgrace of Li Hung t'hmg ami the wane of Russan inlluenee. N": only in Great Britain, but abroad, tile queen dow ager's proclamation is interpreted as a fresh defeat for British policy and as an act of revenge upon the part of England's arch enemy. I.i Hung Ch.-wig. It is generally believed that the mission of the .Marquis Ho, the Japanese states man, to China for the purpose of attempt ing to bring about an offensive and defen sive alliance between Japan ami China, was tiie last straw which roused the ti gress in the empress dowager and enabled the Russian party, led by Li Hung Chang, to regain its influence. It is well known that the Chinese, in spite of their defeat in the war with Japan, still regard tiie Japanese as inferior beings, and (’ho in tense hatred of tiie dowager empress for anything Japanese is also an acknowledged fact. Advices received here from the European capitals indicate that political circles an ticipate the reinstatement of Li Hung Diseases of Women Cured. s’’ First Treatment sent free in [ilain sealed rar « package, for 10c. to pay postage. Kfe: ff/iy State case. Marvelous cures efTi'c- W N - J ted, and oorfect health restored. Many saved from-surgeon's knife. \ rijy Mrs. Dr. Mary A. Brannon, Specialist, 102 CapitU Avenue, Atlanta, ba. I Chang in power, and that tin- reactionary I wave in China wil 1 1 id a closer under standing between tile United Slates, Great Britain ami Japan, resulting in a combined measure, ■in reforms. Tile French news . papers rejoice at ( ie prospect of i.i Hung Chang's return to potter simply because it would be unph asani for Great Britain • The Temps, referring o the reform edicts ! of tin- emperor of China, says; "His reform i.g ard r v.as marked by i more zeal t'hall ai. 1, ,n. To suggest tliat I the mandarins publish their ae< "Uiits of receipts and . wai like pluck ing out their souls. ' Impatient To Hear from Fasho* a. The impatienee iieii' to learn the out come of die jourm y <, Gem "al S.r ll' i b'.rl Kit'hiner to lalioiia is in nowise allayed, and although the press on both sides of the eh.inm 1 : cairn r ihj s week, yet anxiety is evidem i in Great Britain in regard to tip. eft■•ct which the deter mined action of G ai. :’ il Kite aim r will have upon Frame, in v.i.v. of the critical political situation in 1 at country. There are fears tli.it the Fn ii h authorities may seek a foreign diver.. 1011 from their inter nal strife. Tiie J'arisian mm. p;i pel’s. however, adopted n more , ami," uiiisin ■■ tom-, and in stead >,f declaring ...y \ til' f'lvncn flag Will never b< low. * I at 1' i. iioda. thev 11.>w iiui f"rw.oil ' e occupation of that place by Major Mar. hand as a lever by which Frame may be able to obtain ad van (ge elsewhere. Tin Eil.i.r. for ex ample, says: “Great Britain must buy our renuncia tion of our cl.alias ><here. as she bought Germany s.” Tiie Temps also ueekires that tho ques tion now is siuiiilv one of corning to an agievim ut as to < onditions of exchange. The alarming situation in France rivets tiie attention of Korop". Tne excitement is increasing hourly, new revelations and developments are expected ami a military coup d’etat would not stirpr.i. anybody. The weaknir’:-’ of .Mr. Hr: son, th ■ premier, over th»' afla.r of Lletiti. nant Colonel Pie quart. w!>o is now In secret confim-im nt In th" military -iron of Chereijie Midi, pi.i... I there. a;e. u "'itli. without the ki >wl< lg< of tin i vi'rinnent, and in spite of t . lad’ t int he wis in th'- hands of a . , qui t ■ ' even his own personal friends. t\ 10 e ill him a coward and a dolt, whih ei n les of a r< vis ion of tile Hi yl'u. .... accuse him of be ing a hypocrite ami of .having sold himself t, ( a Dreyfus symlicat.', an organization whirl! undoubtedly ..■x l .-:s. The Best t’resci’iinioii (or Chills an<! Fevi'i’is 11 l."ttb ol Ceovi.’s I asi I:l.i:ss Chill Tost'.. It is simply Iron an.' tiuiuine in u tasteless . form. No cure, no pay. I’rieeoi’c. MUSSULMANS STILL HAVE ARMS. Sultan's General Refuses To Turn Guns Over to Admiral Noel. I Gandia. Island of (Tele. September 19. i Edhi rn Pasha, the Turk .-n governor, lias • ju.-t li’i'i a proclniim on publicly r. a-l, say ; ing that by order o’.' the sultajl all arms ' must be surrendered to the committee ' formed for that purpose. The disarmament of the Mussulmans, however, has been delayed, Djeved I’.isha, the Turkish military commander, demand ing tiiat the arms io. delivered on board a Turkish warship. A linirai Noel, the Brit ish naval commander, insists tliat they bo handed to a British guard. Cubans Returning- Home. Meridla, Mexico, .September 20.—Several hundred Cubans, mostly well-to-do people who have been here since the war in the island began, have returned and more will go back shortly, There are no operations ,n J, nequm on a oiuit of the fluctua tions in price. Planters are awaiting news of the progress ol tne big ileal in New York for controlling tho market. Ministerial Nominees Win. London. S pt'-mber pt S.» ' al dispatches from .M.idrul ay tile provincial councils (le'-tion lias result"! in tin- return of the ' minis.ii ri.il nominees, ex. ep; at Bilbao, ! where th. Bisque p. tr:"i Sarana has been elected by au overwhelming majority. Se rious street disorders attended the elec- Steamer Officers Ate Convicted. j London. Septomn. 1 l;i J. A. J.igo, for merly chief officer of tiie White Star line I steamer Britannic, and John Kynaston, who was third ollie, r of the s ime steamer, both of whom have been convict'-1 01 rob bing tiie mails on board tne Britannic, were sentenced today, the former to eight years and the latter to one year's imprison ment at hard labor. Curzon Elevated to the Peerage. London, September 23.—1 t is officially an nounced that lion. George N. Curzon, re cently under parliamentary secretary for j the foreign office, who is to succeed the I Earl of Elgin as viceroy of India, lias been elevated to the peerage'as Baron Curzon of Kedleston. Mr. Curzon married .Miss Lei ter, of Chicago. Chile Delivers Ultimatum. Buenos Ayres, Septemlier 22. I’ll Tiempo says Chile lias given Argent na five days In which to accept unrestricti <1 arbitration of tile boundary dispute between Hie two countries. Will Submit to Arbitration. Buenos Ayres. September 23.—An agree ment l»etween Chile and Argentina to sub mit the boundary disputes between the two countries to arbitration has been signed. RUSSIA REMAINS FRIENDLY 10 US Count Cassini Declares That His Government Has Not Changed, CZAR CALLS FOR PEACE Russian Ambassador Discusses the Sit uation in the East, the Siberian / Railroad and Other Live Topics of the Present Time. Hartford, N. J., September 19.—A special to The Times from Narragansett. Pier gives an interview with Count Cassini, the Russian ambassador, in which he says: There .has l> cn absolutely no change in Russian sentiment or policy toward tiie United States, nor does there exist a reason for such a change within my knowledge. Russian policy does not conflict with the interests of the Unit ed States In any part of tho world, no more in China than in England. Russia seeks only peaceful and friend ly relations with all other nations. The correspondent reminded tiie ambas sador that tiie American people wore now asked by English writers to believe that some of the continental powers had sought to arrange for international Intervention on behalf of Spain in the recent war and that, this plan of action had been defeated by the refusal of Great Britain to be a [tar ty to It, or even <-onsent to see other pow ers engage in it, thereby placing this coun try under a new and special obligation to the British people. I never heard that there was such a proposition by any of the powers, said Count Cassini, on the contrary, all the [lowers carefully maintained their neutrality throughout the war be tween the United States and Spain. Coming to the question of Russian devel opment in 1 he Orient. Count Cassini said: Don't Build Railroads for Fun. In building the Siberian railroad it was found tint t'he route necessary to lie followed in reaching Vladivostoek was a difficult one, especially so by the '•xistence of areas of almost impassable marshes. Tlhe engineering problems presented by that route were practi cally insurmountable. We also lound tliat it was absolute])’ necessary to cross Chinese Manchuria in order to obtain an lee-free port, which was es sential to enable the railroad to be a commercially successful enterprise. Our I’aeilie port of Vladivnstock, on the Siberian coast, is closed liy ice dur ing tiie winter mon'Jiis. We ar" not building a railroad simply for the [>ur p"S( of laying down steel rails or tor Hie fun of the tiling, it must have traffic whi n it is built in order tn jus tify th' investment, and so we sought > terminus, to t!i<- southward, where th" ships of all nations could come at all seasons of th" yar. We obtained from the Chinee’'.’ government a lease of ter ritory for a term of years, like Hie lease of Kiaou Chou by the Germans ami 'Wei-11 li-Wei liy the Bri’Uln in miking tho arrangement w,- were not animated by hostile purposes toward auv other power. Tiie ’illy silt" and certain revemie which the Chim se gov , , nient ,■■ . 1 ■ is its maritime cus- toms and a portion of these were pledg ed for the payment of our loan to Chi na. The administration of the maritime . i;s;:ini.~ Is in the hamls of an English man, Sir Robert Hart, but we did not undertake to remove or disturb Sir Robert Hart. Not Hostile to Other Nations. We are rep'i'sented as hostile to the interests of other nations in China, but we b.ivii objected to or sought to pre vent other nations from Increasing their commercial privileges in that country. Wlien the English acquired an extension of territory msir Hong Kong, we said nothing airainst it, anil the Germans have had a free band in the Shan Tung peninsula, where they have obtained very valuable privileges. J'Tiriherm u’e, it should i>e rimembi red that Russia and CTnna have a common boundary, some 9,<"io kilometers tni-irly tl.OtiO miles) In extent, so the; We have a elos" rela tion to China, exceeding that of any other power. In regard to the future of China, he said: There will be m> partition of China. There wire four hundred ami twenty nine millions of tyople in that country wlien the l ist effort was made to ob tain a count of them. It. is a huge pop ulation In a vast country. But I do not < x|i< ' 1 I > see it divide.l. In extending the great Siberian r.ciway to tiie Yel low se i. tiie purpose of Russia was not to acquire or annex Cliim se territory, bin to si < urea <’omnierct.il outlet for Siberia and t • provide necessary com mercial fm iliti's for our vast northeast ern territory as well as for the parts <if China tlirougli which tile railway will pass. Upon the subject of the Philippines tho ambassador bail no opinion to express, his attitude being that merely of an observer of what is happening in that part of the w Tid. The Russian government does not concern itself with those parts of China, or with outlying Islands remote from its bor ders. SIGNS TREATY WITH RUSSIA. China Gives the Czar the Sole Right to Port Arthur Harbor. London. Septemb'r 22.—A dispatch to The Globe from Hong Kong. published this afternoon, purports to give details of the secret convention signed at Pekin on March 27th. It appears that tsung li-yar.n 11, the Chinese foreign office, thereby concluded an agreement with St. Petersburg by which China ced'd Port Arthur and Ta-Lien-Wan. stipulating that only Russian and Chinese warships enter or dock .it Port Arthur. Russia, it also appears, gets tiie exclu sive use of tiie inner harbor of Ta-Lien- Wan. tiie sole administration of tiie ceded territories and a tract of land north of Ta- Lien-Wan is designated as a buffer bell. Sherman Is Recovering’. Washington, September 22.— Ex-Secretary Slierman lias so far recovered Horn his illness tiiat his physician, Dr. Frink Hy att. ins h ft tho city for a few days. On his advice Mr. Slierman has abandoned his speech-making plans in Ohio. hostettems s J® CELEBRATED 111 business foi well men. To R et ricll a man Mendy Nervcn, | Purr Klood, STOMACH _ get rich by bnng- M ing about these BIG BATTLESHIPS BUSHED TO MANILA Navy Yard Is Ordered to Push Repairs on the Oregon and Ipwa. EARLY START TO BE MADE Kaiser’s Warships Are Being Gathered South of the Philippine Group and McKinley Determines To Be Fully Prepared for Any Move. Washington, September 19.—The navy de partment is rushing preparations for the start of the big battleships Oregon and lowa to Honolulu ami orders have been sent to the New York navy yard to have the mechanics work overtime on tho&o ships. The purpose is to have them start on their long voyage by the eml of tne [.res ent month, and according to. the department calculations they will arrive at their desti nation by the end of January. There is little effort now to conceal the fact that the department will have the ships met at Honolulu by a dispatch boat witli orders to turn their prows westward to Manila. Battleships of this character are not needed to keep the Filipino insurgents in order, and their assembling at Manila in conjunction with the dispatch of lie ivy re enforecments of troops for the Amerlcin land forces cannot but be regarded as sig nificant. In well informed circles here it is said that the real purpose of the pres ident in making these preparations is to insure the peace commissioners against any interference in their work of disposing of the future of the Phil ippine islands according to their best judgment. Not having disclosed hm plans respecting the islands outside of Luzon, the seat of the capital of the group, the president still reserves for the American peace commis sioner the right to dispose of the remain der of the islands as they may deem b"-t. long line of curious ineidents, to a T h one of the great European powers b i. be n a party, has beyon l question done much to cause a feeling of uneasiness on the part of the administration as tending to show a purpose to interfi re in our free action in the I’hiiippines. and this has only I" i n slightly diminished by apparently ir.ink dis claimers ot' an ulterior purpose, because tne incidents continue quieilj and In a manner calculated to avoid attr.i ’ting at tention. Such, for instance, is the gathering of naval vessels to the south of the Philippine group, tne only explanation of which, coming from native sources, it is true, but still bearing marks ol genuineness, is a purpose of acquiring either by seizure or by some secret pact with the Spanish government the important islan 1 of Palawan. This p.’irtii’ular island forms one ride of the gateway through which must pass all of Lie extensive < ommerv- that 11 ••>)’.< be tween Australia, Micronesia and ’.(’ffiern i 'liiaa. The pas tge is narrow and if the islands of the Philippine group are to b" retained, outside of Luzon, this islaa.l of Palawan must he k. pt as forming on ■ .-id ■ of the gateway. It is g th'-ed ’.hat I’, is the purpose of the president theieioi • t > prevent the alienation by Sjiaiii ot any o: the P lilipi’ine group and that these prepa r’aflons, Irx ■ ' " military, arc bit st.’i'S toward the ex"' ii’!"'ii of his [Uirpose. With tiie addition of bis (!■' t of tiie b at tleships Admiral Dewey will have ji fore" only second to that of Gr at Hrit iln in eastern waters, while on shore G'-neral Otw will have a more nuim rou army than any European power save Russia. MORE TROOPS TO GO TO MA. -A. Regiments Now on the Slope Will Be Sent to General Otis. Wa sb Ing 1" n. September 19. I n*' war le nartmeiit today ord ‘red Hie following regi ments, now at s.m Francisco, to M in la: [•'lftv-fir.-t low;. Twenti-. th Kansas, First Tennessee. First Washington, a detach ment ol' tiie Second Oregon, four compa nies of the Twenty-third infantry an.l re cruits for the Tint.li Pennsylvania, First Nebraska and First Colorado. it was stated at the war department tliat no emergency has ari.sen which made It necessary to send th.- troops now at San Francisco to Mania, but tiie order issued today was in accordance witli tiie general plan ot tin department regarding a garrison for the Philippines. That plan of garrison duty includes 20,000 men for the I‘lilllippines. 12.500 for Porto Rico and 60.000 for Cuba. The troops 10 b; sent to Manila under today’s order will till tho complement for that station. 'l’he troops would have been sent before, it is said, ex cept that the department was awaiting the return of tiie transports, 'l ie order direct ing th© movement of troops from San Francisco contains the following: The quartermasters' department will furnish the necessary transportation, especial care being taken to provide suf ficient space and the subsistence and medical departments are eliarged with providing ample and suitable supplies furnished by their respective d"pnrt ments, to secure the comfort, well-being and health of the troops en route. Bv command of MAJOR GENERAL MILES. AUGUSTI REACHES SPAIN. Former Captain General Uses His Tongue Quite Freely. Madrid. September 22.—Genera! Augii- |. the former captain general of the i liilip [li'iie islands, who has Just aiiii"*' at »i --uuia. Spain, from Manila, in an interview is quoted as discussing the Philippine ques tion in an interesting manner, lie is al leged to have said: "Before 1 left Spain I knew the situa tion in Ole Philippine islands was ;.. ,ve. Senor Moret. the niiiiXyr o: Lie colonies in the last cabinet of S"nor Sag isla, r< marked to me when the wav with the I'nit**'! States broke out chat there woui I be a. terrible slate of tilings.” Continuing, Genera! Augusti d-serib 4 Admiral Montejo's fleet as some "oil wooden ships” and said they "came to -Ma nila practically pursued by Dewey. He then said: ... < . "Our batteries bred at me Amem-.ms. b .t our guns were mounted on talse plates and after the first shot they became u>e..-s-. At daybreak we were in the power of Hie Americans and au hour afterwards .no Spanish licet had ceased to exist. "Dewey summoned me to suirendei: I refused and he threatened to raze the town. 1 replied: 'Raze it. but so long as 1 live the Spamsh flag will float on the ruins of Manila.' "Dewev repeated ills summons to surren der. and 1 again refused. Dewey t.h< n bombarded tho town ’nd Aianua su’’ien dered. , "But, considering my presence no longer necessary, 1. asked Hie government for tier mission to go home, as my positim had become by no means easy. .1 think 1 have <lone my duty as a soldier and a Span iard." Fights and Wins And Proves Itself to Be America s Greatest Medicine. The victories by Hood's Sarsaparilla are more and greater than those of any other medicine. It attacks that strong fortifica tion of disease, Impure blood, and com pletely overthrows it. All germs of dis ease are driven from the system by its power, and every function of the body Is restored to healthy action 1 ood s Sarsa parilla is your defense against <1 sense, ba cause It makes and keeps the blood pure. 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Tiie Ha w ui na commissi'Ut is holding <1 ifly s'.-Sions, but nothing is given out for publi cation. The commission will probably not leave r or y in a, .... .. ~ .......... September 23d. Senator Morgan, in an interview, is quoted is saying’ Only a Territorial Government. 1 have always been <n favor of a state government for Hawaii and am so still. Speaking for niy.'df, however, and not for Hu' commission, 1 am inclinied to think that you wiil have only a t'-rrl torial government at. presunt. You have not asked for state government and I doubt very tinii-.i if the commission will recommend one. You will 111 ike your own laws, sub ject to the approval of congress. Tiie territory of Hawaii has a grea; future before it amt with th" increase of population and business that must come from annexation and ill that Is Implied by it, the road to statehood cannot b,. a long one. Th" opening j>. the Nicaraguan carnal, an enterprise which must be ■■ irrb'd to consumma tion in a very short period, wii. still further advance the prosperity of th© Islands. A mass meeting of natives ylll bo held this evening, when resolutions asking for the restoration of Liliuokaianl will be ado'pted. ’l’he chamber of commerce, im a memorial asks for a territorial form of government, while the bar association wants th" judi cial sy. tom of th,' islands to remain. Land Laws Unchanged. Senator Cullom has announced that the land laws of the United States do not apply to the public lands of Hawaii. Th" local land laws remal'n in force. Mr. Dole, for the time being, still signs as "president of the republh' of Hawaii” and processes of court will run a.s heretofore. Princess Kaulani’s reception in honor of tiie American-Hawaiian commission, given at Aiinahau on the 7th. was a brilliant su> eess. General Merriam am! staff, General K ■ .i ff Colo Barbel government officials, army and navy offi cers, cx-Queen Liliuokaianl and several humlr'.d promiment society people of tho city attended. The Hawaiian archipelago is now the mi.itary district ot Hawaii, department of California. An order creating tnls distra t, ilateil September 4’h, has just be< u [iromul gated bj Majot G< nera 1 Merriam.. The or , . a, to : ennment to be adopt< .1 here an lou 1 ius military upplhuition no turtner ( ■’u,, .. than ali indie > t ion that the Islands are a part of the territory of Hie United States and are being treat' d in exactly tne safne way as all other territory of the re public is. MERRIAM BACK FROM HAWAII. Ccmmander of the Department of Cali fornia Returns to the States. San Francisco, September 20.—The steam er Australia arrived in port today from Hawaii. General Merriam, commander of the department of California., who has been in Honolulu, was one of the pas sengers. He was accompanied on the voy age by Lieutenants Graves and Bennett, of his staff. Everything was quiet in Honolulu when Hie st< liner left. The people were jubilant over th" annexation and w< re int< r ing themselves In an effort to make th© government of Hie island, similar to that oi. the United Stales. The officers of the Australia say that the Arizona, with troops for Aianila, sail'4 September llt'h, and the Seandla, troops and treasure, was to h ave on Tin • day, September 13th. The Australia brought jive sick soldiers. SOME INDIGNANT HAWAHANS. They Meet and Resolve To Undo All That Has Been Done. San Francisco, September 21.—The steam ship Alameda arrived today from Austra lian points vio Honolulu. Advices from Hie latter place under date of September lull say tiiat lh< congressional commis sioners are tinishing their >rk aii'l • \p "t to leave for Washington September 2AL The commissioners are now being deluv• <1 with petitions ami memorials from tin na tive llav’.Hinns. The sentiment of the na tives appears to be dlvldeil. One fact >n desires the restoration of the que< it, while Hie other accepts the new order of affairs and asks for certain rights under the form of government. The natives wiio favor restoration field a mass meeting on Se[>tember 12th and adopted a memorial, which was preseuied to tile commissioners. ’l'iie memorial al leges that tb.e annexation treaty nas failed, and tiie joint resolution is inetfeeiiw bc cause it was not passed by the p if Hie Hawaii.in islands or the rept'esi rit.ilive of tiie legislator!. Tne ineilloriai eoueiudes by asking tliat tiie constitutional govern ment of January 1(1, is l .".;, be restored under tiie protection of the United States ot America. Among the speakers at. tne mass meeting was Robert W Wilcox, the revo lutionist, wiio a few weeks ag> took tiio oath of allegiance to qualify himself for a full pardon lor past misdeeds. Pointing to the United Slates flag over the gon rnnieiit building, lie said; "It is useless tp say tliat the flag over there will not come down again. Ii was up bi for ■, and it come down, it will l.e shown that annexation vote was carried through by a handful of foreign! rs. If America loves us, wliy were not Hawaiians placed on th© commission? We are not represented there. Tiie next thing we shall not be able to vote."
