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VOL. XXV, MAESHALLTOW2T• IOWA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 17, 1899

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Rennes, Aug. 17.—Previous to the op­ening Jn the Dreyfus trial this morning it became known that Laborl was slightly worse. The bullet has not yet been extricated and the feverr continues to Ihcrease. It is not believed he will be able to attend court Monday. Monard, counsel for the Dreyfus family before the court of cassation, in trial of the revision proceedings, was summoned to assist until Labor! is able to resume conduct of the case.

General Roget resumed his deposi­tion on the opening1 of the court, deal­ing with the theft of Esterhazy's let­ters from Madamemolselle Pays. De-mange was evidently primed for him and a number of his shots made the general squirm in his seat. Boget was unable to conceal bisvannoyance and annr when Demange scored; His flng-erjftwltched nervously and h§ frequent­ly turned for consultation toward'^Qen-erals Elliot and Zurlinden, who occu-^ pied seats behind him. He also threw glances of savage resentment at the audience when, as it happened several times, suppressed titters went round the court room when Damange was cornered. Finally he became red in the face and answered Demange In a hollow voice, strangely contrasting with his confident tone of yesterday. Then came a witness who proved a splendid rein­forcement for Dreyfus. It was Bortul-lus, the examining magistrate who re­ceived Col. Henry's confession of forg-ery. Bortullus gave testimony which inn A veritable speech for the defence. Comnij from a man of high legal repu­tation the .evidence raised the hopes of the Dreyfusards Immensely and appar ently made a deep impression on the mr-mlnrs of the court.

After a brief confrontation of Bor tullus and Mme.. Henry, Col. Piquart, former chief of the Intelligence bureau, of llie war cilice, was called. He gave his evidence in a loud, resonant voice, and created a profound Impression.

The following is a summary of the testimony: Roget criticised the surveil­lance Inaugurated by Picquart over Col. Henry. This surveillance, he said, last­ed several months and included the In­terception of letters addressed to Ester-hazy, and searches of Henry's house, without the knowledge of the minister of war. Witness objected to Plcquart's methods of watching Mme. Pays. Roget admitted Esterhazy was a gambler and of immoral character, but maintained that he was the "victim of an abomlna ble persecution." Witness dwelt upon the alleged devices of Dreyfus to pro­cure information from various sources in regard to the mobilization and con-centraton of troops. At the request of Demange, witness traversed the old ground In regard to Paty du Clam's steps to warn Esterhazy of the cam­paign organized against him. He said he believed the forged "Speranza" let­ters were either written by Paty du Clam or Instigated by him. "With refer­ence to the "document Uberature forged to secure the release of Ester­hazy, when he was court-martialed, Roget said he only knew how it reached the minister of war, adding that Its dis­appearance therefrom was a mystery. But doubtless Paty du Clam could ex­plain the mystery. Asked how, under such circumstances, Paty du Clam's in­tervention In behalf of Esterhazy could be explained, witness could only attri­bute it to Paty du Clam's "moral con­viction of Esterhazy's innocence." De­mange replied: "What I would like to know Is how an innocent man like Es­terhazy was thought to need this kind of help?" (Laughter.) "It Is certain 1 should not have done it," answered the

'witness, which caused renewed laugh­ter. Roget added, however, that he did not consider the course followed as rep­rehensible. Demange questioned the wit­ness as to what he thought of Ester­hazy's attempt to obtain from an agent a declaration that he had nothing to do •with the afTalr. Roget admitted It was "Certainly a curious proceeding" for an innocent man. Counsel invited the spe­cial attention of the court to the wit-

gg-ness* reply. Demange continued the examination "How was It you knew 600,000 francs

//Were oflfered Esterhazy if he would con fees to being the author of the bor-

'.' dereau?" , "I heard Jt," the witness replied,

"from the court of inquiry which tried „• Esterhazy and from Esterhazy him .self."

"Ah," exclaimed counsel, "It was Es terhazy who said it.. Just so." (Laugh­ter.)

"Why was his residence searched?" Demange asked.

The general answered, "Esterhazy at one time had a document containing

f~ -the words 'Cette Canalld de D—• and might therefore have others."

"Admitting," counsel said, "that Es­terhazy, as agent of the Dreyfus fam­ily, agreed to assume the prisoner's fullt, how do jrou explain' the fact that

^ Esterhasy wrote the statements calcu­lated to compromise the case of Drey-

"With Esterhazy," replied Roget, 'one can never be sure of anything."

(Laughter.) Dreyfus then arose and emphatically

denied that he ever traced on a map any plan of concentration or mobiliza­tion, nor ever had any knowledge of the details of these movements, nor of the plan" for distribution of various units throughout the departments. "Let us," added Dreyfus, "understand one an­other in regard to what is meant. I as­sert I did not know in detail the plan of concentration. In regard to the circum­stances dwelt upon before you yester­day nothing precise was stated. There was nothing but argument

.The audience here gave vent ,to ex­pressions of assent and dissent.

Bertullus, the n<fxt witness, told how Maj. Ravary asked his assistance in examining the secret dossier: how after examining the documents, he told Rav­ary there was a flaw in the dossier which would occasion collapse of the whole case. He told Major Petitbleu of the forgery and of the work of Col. Picquart; that as long as that was not proved the case could not hold. Bertu'.-lus recapitulated the evidence he had give before the court of cassation and th3 favorable Impression he ac­quired of Col. Plcquart's honesty dur­ing the course of the Inquiry.

Bertullus then related the notable In­terview between himself and Col. Hen­ry July 3S, 1898, shortly before Henry committed suicide. Mme. Henry was much distressed and wept silently as the dramatic scene when Bertullus and Fenry seated and the latter seized the papers was depicted. Bertullus ener­getically affirmed belief In the Innocence of Dreyfus, based In part on documents in the secret dossier, which he had seen, but above all, was the entire ab­sence of motive which could have tempted Dreyfus to commit such a crime.

Bertullus concluded by saying he had come to declare Dreyfus' innocence through a profound sense of duty. He reminded his hearers that the court of cassation, supreme judicial authority of France, declared Esterhazy the author of the bordereau. Then Madame Henry ascended the platform and, standing beside Bertullus, said her husband, on the evening of July 18, told her of a call he made on Bertullus, and how charm­ingly Bertullus received him; that she warned him against Bertullus, saying: "I am very much afraid his kiss was the kiss of Judas." She added, amid the breathless interest of the court: "I was not wrong. This man is Indeed the Ju­das I imagined."

Bertullus declined to reply to Mrs. Henry on the ground that she was "only a woman."

Col. Picquart was then called. He pro­tested against the suspicion of having caused the disappearance of any docu­ment relating to Dreyfus, and repelled the assertion that he endeavored to put another officer In the place of the real author of the bordereau.

Picquart declared: "Beyond the bor­dereau, there is nothing against Drey­fus—absolutely nothing."

Before he saw the dossier he had the impression that it contained frightful accusations against Dreyrus. When he became acquainted wlfh Its contents, however, he found earlier impressions entirely wrong. (Sensation.) Witness had examined the bordereau and de­clared some of it could not have been disclosed by Dreyfus. Picquart said when the bordereau was discovered the department where the information men­tioned in it was being prepared, was the one which should have been search­ed. That department was Paty du Clam's, adding that search should have been made of du Clam's '.'private room, where he worked quite alone." (Sensa tion.) Adjourned till tomorrow.

Labori In Court. i? Rennes, Augy. 17.—Labor! Is progress

ing satisfactorily this evening. The doctors declare that unless complica­tions occur, he will be able to be present In court Wednesday at the latest. He is in excellent spirits. The bullet will not be extracted, unless it causes fever.

Taqul War Near an Knd. City of Mexico, Aug. 17.—The latest

information from the federal troops un­der command of Gen. Torres Is that they encountered the Yaqui Indians on the left bank of the river between Po-tam and Medano. By a successful flank movement Gen. Torres surprised the rebels at 8:30 o'clock in the morning and routed them. The Indians made but a weak resistance and soon dispersed in the forest along the river, being hotly pursued. They left .seven killed and a large number wounded. The loss to the federal troops was one killed and one death from sunstroke. The rebellion is now. practically at an end.

Cupture a Negro. Little Rock, Ark., Aug. 17.—Five hun

dred men armed with rifles scoured the woods yesterday for a negro who at­tacked flvo women and escaped for a time. A negro named Ed Wright, an­swering the description given by the women, was arrested last night. He was positively identified by one of his accusers, but the otherB were not so sure. Fully 2,000 persons congregated In front of the jail, but no demonstra-tioriy was made. Sheriff Kavanaugh has removed the prisoner to the penitent! ary for safe keeping.

M Hundreds of Human Corpses and

Cattle Decomposing In Hot 8un In Porto Rico.

Country In Path of t he Storm Prac tically Depopulated—Danger

Of Disease.

Overturning of a Vehicle In Indiana Preoipitates Six Persons

Into River.

rainfall for the year has been only 190 tons of water per acre, instead of the average 610 tons.

It is remarked that the Dally Tele­graph practically Ignores the Langtry wedding, although It usually devotes more apace than any ether London daily to social news. It la understood that the De Bathe family is angry, afid Mrs. Langtry is now sister-in-law to young Lawson, son of the Telegraph's proprietor.

Rudyard Kipling has bought back the copyright of '.'Departmental Ditties" from the publisher, George Newness, limited, for 112,500. Newness had Issued an enormous 'sixpeny edition. Kipling wants to withdraw most'of the ditties, Including only a few of the best in a fu­ture book..

San Juan, Porto Rico, Aug. 17.—Com­munication has now been restored in the direction of Ponce as far as Caguas. The whole country has been depopulat­ed. *ln every direction the hurricane de­stroyed all the towns and villages. The people whose homes were wrecked are wandering about seeking food and shel­ter.

In the towns the stench of decaying fcodles under the ruins of homes and public buildings is almost unbearable. In Yabucoa both of the government physicians were caught In the wreck­age and wounded. The town will bt set onjlre in order that an epidemic may be" avoided. Dr. AUman, of Are-clbo, writes that up to August 13 no assistance of any kind had reached there. Unless aid comes within a few days he declares there must follow a fearful epidemic. It is certain that there are many bodies lying "Under the ruins, but It Is Impossible to find labor­ers to clean up the towns.

The government tug Slocumb was sent to Humacoa with provisions and from there has sailed to St. Thomas to bring over a dredge. There is no other steamer that is available to carry aid around the coast. At Ponce there has been a public protest against the neg­ligence of the mayor and the mayor has been forced to resign.

Reports from Nebuabo, Corozato, Aquada, Comeriza and Quayanilla are that these towns have been destroyed and that the municipalities are without the means to relieve distress.

San Juan, too, is likely to be threat­ened with an epidemic. The captain of an Incoming steamer reports that fif­teen miles off and drifting shoreward there are innumerable bodies of human beings and cattle, mingled indiscrim­inately with the wreckage of houses. Leading merchants estimate the losses In stores and in crops of coffee, sugar and fruit for the next three years at fully $75,000,000. Several of the mer­chants suggest that the best way to dispense relief is to begin at once such public works as roads and government buildings. They suggest also that It would be a good plan to grant fran­chises to the various companies which are ready and willing to spend much money for labor.

The town Maunabo has been com­pletely demolished. The highest ruii left standing is only two feet above the ground. There are many casualtle: from the Hooding of the river, 100 per­sons, many of them children, having been drowned.

Comerio is a total ruin. The hurrl; cane lasted there for twelve hours. Half the population is gathered in the only building left standing. There were very heavy rains and in the tlood that followed the water rose to great height and swept through the streets, carry ing away the supplies of provisions. The quantity left will not last more than four days. The people have fled to the mountains. The villages are cov­ered with water. No aid has been sent as yet. Thirty bodies have been recov­ered. Five hundred persons were in­jured. ^

Utuado and Jayuya have been flood­ed. The water uncovered ihe cemetery, carrying the bodies down the river. The road has been washed away and communication even by horseback is difficult, as the road is obstructed by-trees and fallen limbs.

At Naguabo all the cattle have been destroyed and there have been other enormous losses. Two-thirds of the in­habitants are without shelter and a famine Is threatened.

At Corozal 160 houses were wrecked like shells and only a dozen houses and the side walls of churches built of ma­sonry two feet thick remain standing. The poor are crying for bread, but none Is forthcoming, as all the others are In almost the same circumstances.

The Slocumb will sail today for Humacao and Areclbo with provisions, but this will only alleviate a small frac-' tion of the distress.

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Looking lor a 'l'ralu-Robber. Chadron, Neb., Aug. 17.-^Detectives

have been in Chadron Investigating the report that Currie, chief of the gang which robbed the Union Pacific train In June, had been in,thlB city. Some days ago bank notes which were, in transit io the First National Bank of Portland, Ore., when the train was robbed, were being circulated here. It 1b believed that Currie is now In South America.

Captain Power Found. Dead. Chicago, Aug. 17.—A special from

Joust, 111., says: Capt, Power, U. 8. engineer corps, In charge of the govern­ment survey for a waterway connecting the Mississippi wl|h Lake Mich|«ran, was found dead in his tent at MlUdale S"*"

President Koca Banqaeted. Rio Janeiro, Aug. 17.~fThe Brazilian

congress banqueted the visiting Argen­tine delegation, headed by President Roca, at the Casino yestjbrday. Among those present were President Campos Salles, the members of the diplomatic corps, the civil, naval and military dig­nitaries and others.

During the day a regatta took place in Botafogo bay. At night about 80,000 persons took part in a Venetian festival. Col. Charles Page Bryan, the United States minister, was a prominent figure at the entertainment, coming Immedi­ately after the president's family. The senate and house of Argentine Republic have cabled congratulations to Presi­dent Campos Salles and the latter has received congratulatory messages from all the governors and district com­manders of Brazil.

ANOTHER FORGERY Austrian Military Attache Letter

Regardlne Urcyfas, Said to Have Been Written by film, I» Bogus. Paris, Aug. 17.—A special edition of

the Figaro exposes another alleged forgery In the Dreyfus case by publish­ing the following telegram from Ems:

"Letter of November 30, '97, attribut­ed to me and reproduced In Figaro Aug­ust 16, '99, Is a forgery.

(Signed) '"SCHNEIDER." The letter referred to is one from

Schneider, Austrian military attache at Paris, In which he was alleged to have said that Schwartzkoppen and Panizar-di, of the German and Italian embas­sies, were trying to make out it was not Dreyfus who was giving them informa­tion, adding that hp had no belief in these protestations.

S«w Kules lor Friends. Indianapolis, Aug. 17.—The committee

appointed at the last general conference of the Friends of North America, held in this city, has drawn up the discipline-tor use in the thirteenth annual ^Juaket meetings. '-J

An important section of the new dis­cipline is: "The vital principles of the faith of the friends is the truth that man's salvation and higher life are per­sonal matters between the individual soul and God and that it Is wrought by an immediate working of the living Christ."

Yearly meetings are given power to enforce discipline by legislation. The new discipline recognizes that the church cannot make or appoint minis­ters. It can only recognize gifts where they exist and properly provide for the exercise and development as a sacred bestowal of the head of the church on its members.

Work on the revision of the discipline has been in progress for a year.

Vnndorbllt an Inventor. Newport, R. I., Aug. 17.—Cornelius

Vanderbllt, Jr., for some years in the drafting room of the rolling stock de­partment of the New York Central road, is the inventor of a locomotive every part of which was made from de­signs furnished by him. The engine ha3 been built and tests are now to begin. A special feature of the Vanderbllt lo­comotive is the firebox, which is ar­ranged so it can be removed when burn­ed out or for cleaning and replaced in one night, the removal of a few bolts being all that Is necessary. Today it takes several days to remove a firebox and necessitates the driving of over 1,-000 bolts.

Nomination of Fred White Regarded As Victory For Long-Whisk-

u ered Element.

Not Regarded as the Real Choice of the Convention—Silver's

Candidate.

Populists Dictated the Nomination and Platform—Sells Was Popu­

lar With Wiser Element

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NO. 103

.ther. nlght and Friday,

thunder storms r In the extreme east

_ erly winds. For Illinois—Fair tonight and prob­

ably Friday; warmer in the northwest tonight; southerly winds.

For Iowa-except proba in the west tonight; sou:

SIX PERSONS DROWN.

Overturning of u Carriage Precipi­tates Occupants Into tlio ltjver.

Washington, Ind., Aug. 17.—A car­riage containing six persons was pre­cipitated Into White river last night while being driven alroard a terry boat. All were drowned. The dead are: Mrs. Albert Hensel; four Hensel children; Miss Amy Dillon.

HOPE TO AVERT WAR.

Better Tone to tbe South African Mining Market.

London, Aug. 17.—The remarkable steadiness of the South African mining market strengthens the Impression that the continued announcements of mili­tary preparations, both by Great Bri­tain and the Transvaal, foreshadow not war, but only stubborn resistance to the concessions, wtylch, however, eventually will be made. The government press is unanimous in Interpreting Gen. Sir For-estler Walker's appointment as an Inti­mation to President Kruger that the military commander at the Cape hence­forth will watch him with more hostile eyes than are Gen. Butler's.

There is reason to believe that the de­lay of Kruger's answer is owing to Mr. Chamberlain's Insisting on the formal admission of British supremacy throughout South Africa, after which admission Great Britain will not object to arbitrating the isolated differences.

The drought in London has become phenomenal. There have been twenty-five days this summer when the tem­perature hMgods akore-fO degrees. The

Stops a Killbusterer. Santiago de Cuba, Aug. 17.—The mili­

tary authorities yesterday captured at Baracoa General Guerrero, a Domini­can insurgent, and thirty men, together with 140 stands of arms and 18,000 rounds of ammunition landed from the steamer Mortera, bound from Havana.

A United- States armed tug has locat­ed and is holding a suspicious schooner in a small cove near Baracoa. It Is be­lieved that the vessel was to be used by a filibustering expedition.

One KebeUion Put Down. Washington, Aug. 17.—Minister Rus­

sell, at Caracas, reports the insurgent faction in the state of Los Andes, Vene­zuela, under Castro, completely defeat­ed by the government troops In a bloody battle' lasting eighteen hours. The insurgents lost S00 killed and wounded. The government los't 300. This ends the disturbance.

To Sec Dewey and McKlnley. Galesburg, 111., Aug. 17.—Dr. John H.

Finley writes that the president and his cabinet and Admiral Dewey will attend the celebration of the anniversary of Lincoln-Douglas debate here Oct. 7 un­less some unexpected circumstance pre­vents the western trip. Postmaster-General Charles Emory Smith is to make the address.

Sociological Convention. Chicago, Aug. 17.—The National So­

ciological convention today opened at Lake Bluff, students of sociology from all parts of the country being present to discuss papers on social and re­ligious economic problems.

Judge Prendergast Dead; Chicago, Aug. 17.—Ex-Judge Richard

Prendergast, one of Chlcagols most prominent lawyers, died today of anea-mia. His life had been prolonged from August 2 by transfusion of blood from the veins of a friend.

Special to Times-Republican. Des Moines, Aug. 17.—Cato Sells could

have had the democratic nomination for governor yesterday afternoon if he had signified a willingness to accept. That he did not do so is due alone to the demand of the populist elements for a radical 16 to 1 platform. Mr. Sells was willing to be the nominee on a platform which would not offend the gold ele­ment of the party and would permit him to unite all democrats in the com­ing campaign. He could have had the nomination without an effort, but ht could not win in the convention when it came to the fight over the platform; or at least, if he had won it would have left an irreparable breach in the party organization. It was a battle of whisk­ers against brains and the whiskers won.

The real leaders of the party were for Sells and silence on silver. This was good politics. Mr. Bryan saw it and urged his intimates to work for the nomination of Mr, Sells. Here was the man who could unite thf» party in Iowa, at least reduce the republican plurality and leave the party in excellent shape for Mr. Bryan's interests in the na­tional convention next year. The radi­cal 16 to 1 men wouldn't stand for it. They insisted that Sells has been a gold man and did not represent them. They demanded that if Sells was nom­inated a upeeific 16 to 1 plank should go into the platform. Mr. Sells would not consent to this. He insisted that if the party intended to do anything this veav and to prepare itself for the national contest next year all elements of the organization must be placated and ce­mented. This, he declared, could not be done with a specific declaration on silver. The populists were obdurate. Although he realized that he could win tVie nomination and possibly the plat­form, he decided to retire from the con­test in the interests of the party. He recommended that the silver be left out of the platform and such a man as Fred White be nominated. This was agreed to. White was'nominated, but the ultra silverites didn't keep their agreement. Although silver isn't mentioned in the platform, the Chicago platform is en­dorsed "as to every detail." This is taken to be a direct reference to the silver ratio of 16 to 1. The delegates thought so and cheered accordingly.

There is no doubt about the majority of the delegates being for free silver at 10 to 1. They howled with delight when such a thing was mentioned. But Bryan's interests are paramount with the populists to any other thing on tht face of the earth. "We don't care for officers or party names or recognition by the democrats." said Gen. Weaver in the democratic-populist convention yesterday, which was held separate from the democratic convention, "for our sole interest is in furthering the in­terests of William Jennings Bryan. We want him nominated for the presidency next year. We are willing to sacrifice anything for that end." It was on ac­count of this sentiment that the popu­lists were willing to forego specific-mention of silver In the platform if they could have a satisfactory nomi­nee. Rather than split the party Sells withdrew, White was nominated and then the element which wanted to com­promise so as to induce the gold demo­crats to return to the party were fooled by the insertion in the platform of the p l a n k w h i c h r e f e r s u n q u e s t i o n a b l y t o silver at 16 to I.

The opinion is prevalent that Mr. Sells would have been a much stronger candidate than is Mr. White. A single democrat brought a check for $2,000 to the city yesterday to contribute it to the democratic campaign fund. He carried it home with him because Sells wasn't named.

The democratic state central com­mittee organized last evening by elect­ing George Huffman, of Des Moines, an Insurance man, to succeed Fred Town-send as chairman of the committee. Mr. Huffman was formerly a printer, but got into politics and has now got into insurance. He is but one degree removed from the species Bashor. He began as a preacher. E. H. Bickford, of Greenfield, Adair county, was elected secretary to succeed Mr. Huffman.

An interesting development took place in the Tenth district caucus Wednesday when the silver men got left In the contest for the district mem­ber of the committee on resolutions. Solomon Johnson, of Greene county: W. I. Brannigan, of Palo Alto county, and J. W. Hinchon, of Kossuth county, were candidates. They were called ori to express themselves with reference to sliver. Mr. Hinchon, in fear and trem­bling, said that he didn't believe that the party could win this year on a silver plank of 1G to 1. He was astonished at the applause he got. When it came to a vote Hinchon got G9 votes, Johnson 25 and Brannigan 47. This Indicates that the Tenth district is not for silver at 16 to 1.

PAGJS OJTE

TELEGRAPH AND GENERAL: Gfc-at Day For Dreyfus—Evidence

Favors the Prisoner. Filipinos Attack Angeles—Repulsed. Order to Recruit Ten Regiments. Suffering in Porto Rico. Another Forgery Against Dreyfus. Comment on the Convention.

l'AUK TWO. IOWA AND GENERAL:

Anti-Goebel Candidate in Kentucky. Larger Force for Gen. Otis.

1'A.OiS TIIitKi. IOWA NEWS:

Democratic Ticket and Platform. Returning the Fifty-first. Short Iowa Specials. 4

Abrams Buys Beer. PASES FO L'ii AND FIVE.

EDITORIAL: Will They Come Back? Editors in Prison. Outside Point of View. Topics of the Times. Iowa Press Comment. Iowa Items and Newspapers. Rosary of a Rambler.

I'AGES SIX ASD SE7ES. CITY NEWS:

Plans for Reorganization of Company H.

A $1,000 Damage Suit—Other Court Matters.

Railroader Loses a Leg.- , A Blind Bride and Groom. • A Horse Thief Captured. Charley Oilman Alive. Dtaths and Miscellaneous City News.

PAGE KIBH!'. IOWA AND GENERAL NEWS:

Thursday's Markets By Wire. ; Gf r.Try Makes Fast Mile.

Filipinos Make Assault on a Town Just Oecupied by tbe Amer*

icans.

Are Repulsed With Loss to the Lat* ter—Filipino Loss Not Yet

Known.

Order For Recruiting1 of Ten More Volunteer Regiments Issued

This Afternoon.

Manila, Aug. 16.—Eight hundred In. surgents attacked Angeles this morning but the twelfth regiment drove them into the mountains. None of the Amer­icans was Injured. The insurgents' loss is not known. '

C. T. Spencer, of Kentucky, a report­er for the Manila Times, was killed yes­terday during the engagement at An­geles.

Washington, Aug. 17.—An order was issued directing that ten additional regiments of Infantry volunteers be or­ganized for service In the Philippines. They will be numbered from thirty-eight to forty-seven.

The colonels and lieutenant colonels of the ten new regiments ordered re­cruited today have been named. They are all regular army officers and all captains, except two, who are majors.

The Tennis championship. Newport, R. I., Aug. 17.—Ward and

Davis won the national tennis Cham­pionship for • doubles, defeating Ware aad Sheldon, lut gear's ntmuilnin

tion, does not object to frankly admit­ting that he is here in the interest of hi: candidacy for the United States senate, and does not object, either, to having it known that his friends here have led him to believe that he has more than fighting chance to win the Pottawatta­mie delegation from Senator Gear. Just how far Mr. Cummins has been misled in this respect he did not have the cour­age to declare. His friends, who were willing to answer for him, did not hesi­tate to epress the equivocal opinion that his chances were just a6 good in all parts of the state as they are here.

Cummins at Council liluflto Council Bluffs, Aug. 17.—Won. A. B.

Cummins, of Des Moines, arrived in the city and has been spending a very pleasant time with his friends, who have been driving over the city with him and enjoying his hospitality at room 214, Grand Hotel. Among the prominent republicans of Iowa whom he met here is Hon. H. W. Byers, of Harlan, who is also a guest of the hotel and taking a deep interest In Mr. Cum­mins and his visit.

Mr. Cummins, while politely declining to submit to an interview, for pufelica-

PRIME-GUEST CONTROVERSY.

Gen. (iueMt Hcplles to Gov. SIjutv Letter on tlic Subject.

Burlington, Aug. 17.—Another chapter was written yesterday in the famous and long drawn out controversy m the Iowa National Guard between Gen. Guest, of this city, and John R. Prime, of Chicago. It is in the nature of cor­respondence between Governor Leslie M. Shaw and Gen. Guest, and is of a very spicy and interesting nature, es­pecially so at the present time of the encampment of the Fiftieth Iowa.

This regiment was formerly the Sec ond, under command of the then Col. Guest. Governor Shaw writes, Aug. 11, stating his side of the case and claiming to have simply followed, the mandate of the courts. He makes the statement that he has not revoked the commis­sion, and says: "Your command was taken from you when the boys went to the front. The command of the brigade has now been assigned to Gen. Prime. Of this you certainly have no reason to complain, for as commander-in-chief I can assign the command to whom I will, without occasion for offense to any one."

In reply Gen. Guest reiterates the charge that the voting at the second election was frauduelnt and illegal. He calls attention to the fact that he was removed by special order No. 26. He says that If the brigades were really disbanded when the regiments went to the f'-.ont, the governor had no right to appoint a brigadier, but he should have been elected by the soldiers instead of appointed by the governor.

TROUBLE IX CEBU AND NEGROS.

Insurrection In Those Islands Is Gaining In Strength..

Manila, Aug. 12, (via Hong Kong, Aug. 17.) Arrivals and mail advices from Negros and Cebu agree that the insurrection is gaining strength re­markably in both those islands, which had hitherto been counted on as the most friendly in the archipelago and which received with the greatest cor­diality Professor Schurman, president of the United States advisory commis­sion for the Philippines at the time of his memorable tour. Outbreaks are feared, particularly in Cebu, where some of the leading men have gone over to the insurrection. Many of the wealthy inhabitants are preparing to leave the island. Senors Llorente and Melliza, supreme court justices for Ne-gros and Cebu, have gone thither from Manila to use their influence against the insurrection.

The results of the autonomist govern­ment in Negros are disappointing. In­surgent bands are operating there as they did In Cuba, destroying much plantation property, claims for which are being presented to Gen. Otis.

The bombardment of Paete, on thr*' east side of Laguna de Bay, by the Xapidan, whose commander, Lieut. Copp, was under the impression that the town had been reoee^ed by the insurgents, aroused strong resentment among the natives of the whole lake re­gion. It is asserted there that the offl- v

c-ers and crew of the gunboat landed and looted the best buildings after the bombardment. The crew of the Napi-dan has been transferred to other duty.

Officers of the United States gunboat Wheeling, which has returned here from a cruise along the northern coast of Luzon, report that the insurgent forces occupy every village.

I.aw Stops Camp Meeting. LeMars, Aug. 17.—Litigation over a

piece of property recently purchased for a city park culminated in a row Tuesday. H. B. Aupperle, who claims to be lessee for the property, sublet it to the Plymouth County Holiness Asso­ciation for the camp meeting.

The city police, acting under orders, prevented the setting up of the tents and T. M. Junk, attorney for Aupperle, was roughly handled. Special police­men patrolled the ground.

Judge Hutchinson last evening re­fused to grant an injunction against Aupperle, which Is virtually a victory for him. A large number were anxious to put up tents for the camp meeting in spite of the patrolling force, but the counsel of cool heads prevailed.

It Is thought an attempt may be made tonight to erect tents.

Sew Kailwav Towns In lowa. Chicago, Aug. 17.—Following are the

names of new stations on the exten­sions of the Des Moines division of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul rail­way:

The first station north of Fonda, Var-ina.

The second station north of Fonda, Manthorp.

The first station north of Marathon, Glenora.

The second station north of Marathon, Hesperia.

The first station north of Rockwell City, Lavinia.

The second station north of Rockwell City, Lytton.

The first station north of Sac City, Nemaha.

The second station north of Sac City, Northam.

Tlie Australian liudiret. Sydney, N. S. W., Aug. 17.—The gov­

ernment budget, delivered to parlia­ment yesterday, shows a surplus of es­timated receipts over suggested expen­ditures arorainti—

Insurgents at Hong Jvontr. Hong Kong, Aug. 17.—Gen. Baldomero

Aguinaldo, minister of war in the Fili­pino cabinet and brother of President Emilio Aguinaldo, has arrived in Hong Kong from Manila, bringing with him much treasure, doubtless to be used In purchasing military supplies for the Filipino army.

Gen. Aguinaldo succeeds Lichaneo as treasurer of the Filipino junta at Hong Kong. Lichaneo now represents Aguin-aldo's government in Manila, and is un­derstood here to be performing effective service under the nose of Gen. Otis.

Surprise is manifested here that the secretary of war of the Insurgent cab­inet and brother of the president should have been allowed to sail from Manila by the American authorities. um

The Langtry IVoddloe. London, Aug. 17.—The indications are

that Mrs. Langtry will seek to make an actor out c-r" her j-outhful nusband, Hugo Gerald de Bathe, and that an ir­reverent public will learn to apply to the baronet's infatuated son the undig­nified pseudonym "Mr. Langtry."

It is accepted as a fact that young Pe Bathe is indebted to the Prince of Wales for his bride—in other words, that his royal highness good-naturedly assumed the role for the sake of old limes. The match is a better one for the Jersey Liiy than might appear at first sight, for though the husband is for the present dependent on hie proud and wrathful old father, no amount of par­ental or social disapprobation can rob him of the title at the death of Sir Hen­ry ercival de Bathe.

Young De Bathe and Mrs. Langtry met at Goodwood during the races two years ago. The Prince of Wales made them known to each other. He after­ward had opportunities to watch the ripening of their acquaintance into love. He was in the confidence of bath. His attitude was benign, paternal. He was one of the few who knew of the marri­age beforehand, and he wrote to each . of them a warm letter full of congratu­lations and good wishes.

Suspected of Murder. Helena, Mont., Aug. 17.—Three men

were captured in Gallatin county yes­terday who are supposed to be the mur­derers of Eugene Culllnam, the wealthy miner killed In Deer Lodge county Sat­urday. The names of the parties are Clinton Dodson, Oliver Benson and F. L. Perslnger.

PuKlllst May Die. San Francisco, Aug. 17.—Physicians

attending Jim Franey, of Cincinnati, . the pugilist knocked out by Frank Mc-Connell at the National Club last night, who has remained unconscious ever:

since, anounce he may die at

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