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HEUT. OBRIEN,
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Os thß Fifth infantry, Died
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In the F® olollß Atlanta Court
Martial.
Atlanta, Ga.,Bept. 17.—News
reached Atlanta last night of
the death of Lieut. Michael J.
O’Brien, of the Fifth United
States infantry, at Santiago,
where he was stationed with his
regiment.
The cause of the death of
Lieut. O’Brien, was not con
tained in the meager news that
came over the wires from Cuba
yesterday, but it is supposed
that the officer died of fever
contracted since be has been at
Santiago with his regiment.
The death of Lieut. O’Brien
will cause great regret among
many of his friends in this city
who knew him intimately while
stationed with the Fifth regi
ment at Fort McPherson.
Aboutayearago.it will be
lemeiabered, Lieut. O’Brien
resigned from the army under
charges prefefred against him
by officers at the post, but upon
the outbreak of the war with
Spain, when new officers were
needed to command the troops
authorized by the act of con
gress, the officer re-entered the
service and was again stationed
with the Fifth infantry.
Upon the departure of the
regiment for Santiago, Lieut.
O’Brien accompanied his com
mand, and the reports that have
reached the United States in
regard to the Fifth have been
very flattering to the deceased
officer,
The troubles that led up to
the withdrawal of Lieut.O’Brien
from the army some months
ago, were supposed at the time
to be due to a fondness on the
part of the office)* for strong
drink, and to the fact that charg
es were preferred against him
ahortlX after the’eourtmartial of
Capt. Romeyn, with whom he
had a difficulty at Fort Mc-
Pherson.
Lieut. Bamford, one of the
junior lieutenants assigned to
the Fifth infantry some time
ago, was said to nave been en
gaged to the daughter of Capt.
Romeyn and was known to be
very friendly with the wife of
Lieut. O’Brien. It was stated
in the trial of the case against
Capt. Romeyn that Lieut. Bam
ford would go bicycle riding
with Mrs. O’Brien, and that the
two would spend the day togeth
er often by themselves. This
fact excited considerable cont
inent at the post, and reaching
the ears of Capt. Romeyn, he
refused Lieut. Bamford admis
sion to his home, it is said.
The O’Briens were left much
to themselyes by the wives and
families of the officers at the
post, and Lieut. O’Brien consid
er ad that Capt. Romeyn was to
blame for many of the slights
that were offered himself and
his wife.
* *n the drill ground one after
noon Capt. Romeyn elapped the
*ace of Lieut. O’Brien, but that
officer did not resent the insult
at the time, preferring not to
attack his superior officer.
As a result of the difficulty,
charges were preferred against
( apt. Romeyn, but upon the
adjourniuenTof the courtmartial
he was allowed to withdraw
from the army.
Shortly afterwards it was
thought that charges would be
preferred against Lieut. O’Brien
and he resigned his commission
upon learning of the charges,
and left the army with the in
tention of going on the lecture
platform.
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WRECKED IN MIDOCEAN
Crew of The Ship America Res
cued by a British Steamer.
Boston, Sept. 17.—The Nor
wegian ship America, Captain
Dahl, from Quebec for Greenock,
Scotland, with a large cargo of
lumber, was wrecked in mid
ocean by a hurricane on Sept. 4,
her crew of eighteen men being
rescued by the British steamer
Marengo and landed here this
afternoon.
The America was abandoned
as a derelict in latitude 48 51
north, longitude 34.32 west.
She was a full rigged ship, 1,-
359 tons net register and was 29
years old. Her home port was
Christiana, Norway.
WAR FOOTING. ’
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Chile Has Increased lher Army
to 100,000.
Valparaiso, Chile, Sept. 17.
Chile continues her war prepa
rations. The army is being in
creased to 100,000 men as a re
sponse to Argentina’s position
on the the boundary dispute. It
is reported here that Bolivia and
Argentina have entered into a
secret alliance against Chile.
Dispatches from Buenos Ayres
say the authorities there are
actively engaged in the organi
zation and equipmenr of Argen
tina’s army and navy.
JAPAN SOUNDS CHINA
In The Interest of An Offensive
And Defensive Alliance
Pekin, September 17—The Mar
quis Ito, recently Premier of Japan
arrived at Tien-Tsin yesterday and
is expected here shortly. His visit
is regarded as likely to result in
an offensive and defensive al
liance.
The Marquis, it is asserted, is
charged to examine into the pos
sibility of China recovering her
lost ground and becoming a useful
ally. There is no doubt there has
been a strong bias lately among
the leading Chinamen towards
Japan, whose reforms the Emperor
of China has been attentively
studying.
An imperial edict just issued,
orders Lua the director of the
Northern Railroad, to commence
a branch line to the western hills.
Russia recently attempted to ob
tain a contract to build this road.
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DREYFUS DUSE
1$ To Have Another. Review
Soon I
ZURuINDEN TO RESIGN
Brisson Is Also To Swing Cor
ners.
Paris, Sept 17.—The newspapers
here say the minister of justice,
M. Sarneu, has completed the ex
amination of the documents in the
Dreyfus case and that be will com
municate to the ministers at the
cabinet council to be held tomor
row his intention to refer the mat
ter to a commission competent to
undertake a revission of the pro
ceedings.
The general opinion is that the
cabinet will adopt the proposal for
a revision of the case unanimous
ly, with the exception of the min
ister for war. Gen. Zurlinden, who
yesterday informed the mmister
of justice that he intends to resign
if it dev(lops that he does not
agree with his colleagues.
The Figaro, Matin and Rappel
say they believe that in case Gen.
Zurlinden resigns. M. Brisson, the
premier is resolved to take the
portfolio of war, and give the port
folio of minister of the interior to
M. Vallee.
According to the Gaulois. the
result of the decision of the min
ister of justice will be a ministerial
crisis as, this paper claims, other
ministers will also resign .
President Faure, at the conclu
sion of the army maneuvers today,
says a dispatch from Gonnetines.
had luncheon with the officers and
made a speech, in the course of
which he praised the tactical
Knowledge and devotion of the
officers and the discipline and drill
of the soldiers.
Paesident Faure conferred the
cross of the Legion of Honor upon
General Alfred E. Cates, the mil
itary attache of the United States
embassy in London, who has fol
lowed the maneuvers.
There was great cheering for the
army and for France as the pres
ident was leaving the review
ground. Socialist deputy, M.Breton
refused to uncover as M. Faura
passed and was threatened by the
crowd with shouts of “down with
traitors,” “down with Dreyfus ”
M. Breton had to make a speedy
retreat.
President Faure returned here
at midnight and was received with
an ovation hy a small crowd which
had gathered.
A curious story is published to
the effect that a passenger steamer
which, while passing Devils island
approaching closely in order to
enable the passengers to see the
habitation of Captain Dreyfus,
was disagreeably surprised by four
cannon shots fired from the island
It was learned afterwards that all
vessels venturing too near were
similarly greeted.
THE JAPANESE PRESS
Says Uncle Sam Should Hold
The Philippines.
Washington, Sept, 17 —The htate
Department has issued the follow
ing statement:
“The almost universal expres
sion of opinion in the public press
of Japan is in favor of the United
States holding permanentlv and
governing the Philippine Islands.
“The position taken is that this
will be the interest of peace and
commerce and good government.
The editorials insist that this is the
only issue ot the matter that will
satisfy the highest interests of the
islands and the demands of civil
ization.
“The papers declare that the
United States in assuming the
control of the Islands will receive
the moral support if not the active
co-operation, of Japan and Great
Britain.”
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