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: DREYFUS IS CONDEMNED. : Judges, By a Vote of Five (o fPTTT f\ A Xftin T\ aaI nnn iwu, H^diu i/wion Him a Traitor. THESENTENGETENYEARS Wept When Told the Verdict By His Lawyers, Put Was Impassive ^ Befir^ Officials, ;7 Mine. Dreyfus Bore the News BravelyDramatic Scene in the Court Room When the Verdict Was Announced? Dreyfns Again Declared His Innocence h> nnd Placed HIi Trust In the Honor of the Tribunal?Doomed Man Sentenced to Sufler Ten Years' Detention?Ills Lawyers Apply For a Revision. Rennes, Franoe (By Cable).?The expected has happened. Dreyfus ha9 been condemned but though a majority of those In the court room at the time fully ex peuiuu wuu veruiL'i, tuey wero uuuiyiototy tupefled when it was given. The silenoe which prevailed in the room and the way men turned pale and caught their breaths was more impressive than any other manifestation could have been. Maitre Demange sank back in his chair and tears trickled down hl3 cheeks. 3Iaitre Labori turned white as a sheet, while all around the court men looked at each other In silenoe. As the audience left the court room fully ten or fifteen men were crying openly and the majority of those present walked quietly down the street for more than a block without speaking a word. It was like a funeral procession. Meanwhile a trngedy was being enacted In the little room off the court room where Dreyfus listened to the reading of the verdict. He bad been told the result by his lawyers and had wept bitterly, but when In the presence of the officials of the court* martial he listened impassively to the sentence. His wife, who was waiting in torture and suspense at her house, bore the news bravo Ijr, auu wucu vigikiug uut uusuuuu iu iu? afternoon showed the onlookers who were In the 9treet no sign of tier suffering as she walked from her carriage to the prison. Matthloa Dreyfus was not present in coart, but visited his brother after the verdict had been rendered. He found him perfectly calm and without any manifestation of surprise at the flndlDg of the court. The prisoner simply shrugged his shoulders, uttering au expressive "bah," adding, M he embraced his brother wben the latter Was preparing to leave, "Console'tny wife." After the closing argument la the trial by M. Demange for Dreyfus and Major Carfiere for the Government, Colonel Jouaust Siked Dreyfus if he bad anything to say. be prisoner rose and with quiet dignity (replied: "I am innocent. For Ave years I have suffered the bitter torture whlc^ I have endured for the honor of my wife and family, fcnd believe I shall succeed, as I trust in the honor of this tribunal." The court then adjourned to oonslder the verdict The scene in the Lvnee when the indues appeared to deliver their judgment was an exciting one. The ringing o( a bell announced the entry of the judges, an officer ordered "Carry arms" and "Present nrms," the rattle of rifles followed and then Colonel Jouaust marched in, saluted aud (aid his kepi on the table. The other i udges did likewise, thegenilarmes shouted order and the silence of death full on the : ftudience who were waiting with their , hearts in their mouths for the announce- j ment of Dreyfus's fate. Colonel Jouaust read the verdict after reciting the preliminaries usual in such ; eases, the verdict was: "Upon the question of whether Dreyfus ] gave a foreign power or its agents documents In a piece called the bordereau, by a vote of 5 to 2, ye3, he is guilty." The majority of the court favored the CAPTAIN ALFRED DREYFUS. (The famous prisoner was declared guilty of treason, although no evidence was offered by the prosecution during the trial, proving his guilt.) Idea of extenuating circumstances, and the Court condemned the derondant to ten years detention in a fortified pine*! under article 47 of the Military Penal Code. The decision then instructed the Government offloer to rend the decrce to the prisoner before the guard and to inform him that the law allows twenty-four hours in which fcn appeal can be made. The pent up feelings of the audience were expressed iu a long, deep drawn "Oh," when Colouol Jouaust uttered the word "guilty." Tbe word was pronounced Onder his breath. Owing to the threat of Vigorous punishment for uttering any cry there was no outburst, but the faces of the DEWEY STARTS FOR HOME. The Olympla Leaves Gibraltar For New Vork City. Gibraltar (By Cable).?The United Btates cruiser Olympla, with Admiral Dewey on board, sailed from here on practically the last stage of bis long voyage !rom Manila to New York. Appeals For 81,500,000. The Central Porto Rioan Relief Committee appeals to the people of the United , 8tatcs for 51,500,000 as the amount nuce'eary to relieve the hurricane sufferers. Hoy Killed In a Sham llattle. At a reproduction of the battle of San Juan Hill, given at the State fair grounds, at Columbus, Ohio, as a part of the fair. Charles Krajj, ton yoars old, in the graud ?tand,\was shot through the heart and lnInstantly killed. Three persons wore severely 'njared and several spectators were ellgbtly injured. Absorbs ^Property of Many Firms. The Pittsburg rail coal mine combination bas been formed at Pittsburg, Penn. Its capital stock is 7^4,000,000, and It will absorb the property of, 101 firms and Individuals \ \ \ \ Mi- i . - .. ... \ I?? M ? ! ! ?iTITi^W~Tl II I I majority of the spectators roflpctcd an ex pression of anguish surprise. M. Domange fell back in a chair as though horror struck. Tlie judgment was read to Dreyfus iQ an adjoining little room by the clerk of the court. M. Coupois. Dreyfus listened impassively. He did not give the slightest sign of emotion, did not utter u word and marched back to prison like an automaton. Maitre Demange and Maitre Laborl have MAJOR ESlERHAZr. (It is said that Germany po3sessP3 documents which prove the refugee to be the traitor.) signed an application for n revision of the case, although there is no hope that the verdict will be reversed. It is understood Dreyfus will be sent to Forte Corte, in the Island of Corsica. 8cenes of great excitement occurred in the evening. The anti-Drevfusards broke loose and started a demonstration, which, but for prompt and rigorous measures by the police, would undoubtedly have developed into serious disorders. PARIS HKAKD THE NEW3 CALMLY. Verdict Caused a Great Senaatlon All Over France?People Satlafled. Paris (By Cable).?The announcement of the verdict In the Dreyfus case caused no disturbance here. The result of the trial has caused a sensation throughout France, especially In Lyons, Bordeaux, Nice, Nancy, Marseilles and Lille, where the public crowded around the bulletin boards. The people generally are satisfied with the verdict. The fact that the prisoner was condemned was sufficient to convince them that he was guilty of treason. The revisionist press comments upon the verdict with the deepest Indignation, declaring that the battle between the civil and military courts will continue until the victory rests with the Court of Cassation. Slight disturbances ocourred at Marseilles and Belfort after the verdict of the Dreyfus court-martial was published. The demonstrators stoned the residence of Jacques Dreyfus, brother of the condemned, at Belfort, breaking the windows aud otherwise damaging the structure. Many persons were arrested in boih places. ENGLAND AMAZED AT SENTENCE. Astounded Because No Evidence Was Given Proving Dreyfus a Traitor. London* (By Cable).?England is amazed that Dreyfus has been convicted und sentenced to ten years'imprisonment. The rf?nsnn tor amazement Is that the retrial occupied weeks, and do evidence was offered to prove him a traitor. No case la the world was ever more thoroughly sifted. A latitude even amazing was permitted. The whole world held up its hands and said, "There was nothing like this bofore." THE FEELING IN WASHINGTON. Indignation Among Civil and Array Officials Over the Verdict. Washington, D. C. (Special).?When the news that Dreyfus had been convicted became known In the Executive departments of the Government, tue greatest indignation wa3 expressed by officials, and, In fact, by everybody, down to the humbleat laborer. "la the War Department, where the army officers have followed the newspaper accounts of tho trial closely, tho comments on the verdict were particularly severe. Publicly Uurnod French Flag. Indianapolis, Iud. (Special).?When the news came that Dreyfus was convicted, Captain Wallace B. Foster took a French trl-color out into the street and publicly burned It before a large crowd. The crowd applauded and a Frenchman shook Captain Foster's hand. Esterhazy and Henry Traitors. London (By Cable).?A dispatch from Berlin says It is now known that the Germau War Office holds documents conclusively proving that Esterhazy aDd Henry were traitors, and is awaiting Emperor William's authority to publish them. TRAIN ROBBERS IN ARIZONA. Held Up Espreas Train and Got 810,000 Without Firing u Shot. Cachiz, Ariz. (Special).?Four armed men held up the midnight train on the Southern Pacific road and robbed the express car without firing a shot. It is estimated that they got $10,000. The men had boen loafing about here for some time, pretending to be farm hands. The robbers were mounted on good horses. They neglocted to cut the telegraph wires, and wlthlua fenr hours neighboring towns had been notified, and four posses had started in pursuit. The trail was lost within half a mile of Wilcox, and all efiorts to find it again were unavailing. ASSAULT ON THREE TOWNS. Filipinos Attack 3anta Klta, Guajjua and San Antonio at Once. Manila (By Cable).?A force of 450 rebels, with one caution, attacked Santa Rita and simultaneously Guagua and San Antonio were each assaulted by bodies of rebels numbering about sixty men. All the attacks were repulsed without loss to tbo Americans. Colonel Bell and his regiment, while attempting to take the Filipinos In the rear, met two small patrols and succeeded In capturing a rebel captain, a lieutenant and six privates. Jataei U. Eustls Dead. The Hon. Jamn3 B. Eustls, former United States Senator from Louisiana and Ambassador to Prance from the United States during the second administration of ex-President Grover Cleveland, died from pneumonia at his villa at Newport, R. I. His children were at his death-bed. They are Tumaa TV FusHs Jr.. the well-known nolo player; Nelson Eustls and Miss Lydla Eustls. James B. Eustls was born la New Orleans on August 27, 1834. He was chosen United Stntes Senator In 1877 for two years. Ho was re-olocted in 18S5, and served till 1SD1. In 199.3 he was named Minister to France. His body was taken to Louisiana for Interment. CycUne Notes. The value of bicycles owned in Malno is 5324,420. Cyclinz has lost caste as an aristocratic recreation iu London. Deali-rs at F.au Claire, Wis., complain that business has decreased one-half owing to the enforcement of a "keep off thesldewalk" ordinauce. Nina out of everv ten maohlnes seen on the road have toe clips attaohed to the pedals. A majority ol the women riders use them nowadays. The world's cycle record for twenty-foar bour9 Is 631 miles 711 yards. This was made by A. E. Walters, of London, with the assistance of motor oaoe. ? - . .. ' " : . ; 'svv, -v*v MnonnBina?^inaanai9BunMBM HATFIELD'S FCjITAM HM n*Miil Anea" onrt T\un rtf H!c Fnl VIII UUV I I (III JO LAIIV* I nu \J I uw VI lowers Captured. WORK OF A POSSE Or CITIZENS. Surprised In Tlieir Stronghold by a We?t Virginia Sheriff?They Art to Be Sent to Kentucky <o Be Tried For an Old McCoy Murder?Band About Broken Up?Ammunition Found In Fort. Williamson, W. Va. (Special).?The old Hatfield fort, which has become famous as the stronghold of the Hatfield clan, was captured and "Devil Anse" Hatfield, Bob Hatfield and John Dlngass were made prisoners. Ea9t-bound passenger train No. 12,which nnsaari hop? nhnnf nnnn carrlfld oil It Slier t ------ ? Iff Henderson and a party of ten officers from Logan County. When It reached this place it was quietly boarded by Deputy Sheriffs Peclc and King of thl3 county, Prosecuting Attorney Peck, of Logan County, and two others. The party were very quiet and undemonstrative and the fact they were a posse In pursuit of any one was known by very few persons on the train or alone the road. ? They reached Wharncllffe, their objective point, thirty miles east of here, about 1.30 o'clock and at once hastened to the fort a short distance away. All in the party are determined men and they wer9 well armed. The fort was at once surrounded and each opening was covered by a Winchester held by a man whom the Hatflelds have sworn to, kill. The occupants of the fort showed light, but their surprise was complete and they Anally surrendered without any one being injured. Inside the old fort, which has shielded the Hatflelds for so many years,were found ammunition and provisions enough to sup i"j tt uuiuyauj ui c&vufr?. "Devil Anse" Is the father of "Cap." He won his title when he led the party which shot three of the McCoys across the border in Kentucky and burned their bodies at a stake. "Devil Ansa" was never before arrested. He has more than a score of tlme3 led his kin in battle againt the authorities both of Kentucky and West Virginia. Captain Hatfield was in the fort a short time before the party reached it, but was not found at the time. Dingass is Bob Hatfield's son-in-law, and Bob Is a son of "Devil Anse" and brother of Cap and Ellas, ; Jr. Bob and Anse are wanted In Kentucky i on old murder charges connected with the i Hatfleld-McCoy feud of years ago. They j will be taken there and will probably be ! convicted and hanged. Their capture I breaks the back-bone of the band, and It is thought that the arrest of "Cap" and Troy, the young boy, will be ea/sv. With I these two captured the band, which for ' years has been a menace to good order in ' this part of the State, will be completely ! broken up. j FACTION1 WAR IX KISNTUCKT. The Phllpots Fire Into the Hoau of the Leader of the Griffin*. London, Ky. (Special).?The opening of war between the Griffin and Phllpot fac, tions in Clay County has begun. The I house of Mrs. Chadwull, widow of Evtm j Chadwell, brother of Deputy Sheriff Dave ; Chadwell, the leader of the Griffin faction, was fired Into from all sides. The woman i escaped by throwing herself on the floor, but all tDe cattle, hogs and dogs were I killed. A notice was posted on the door, giving her twenty-four hours to leave or be killed. It was done by a body of horsemen, whom the Griffins say were Philpots. | The jail here, which has two Griffins in ! It. is heavily guarded by men with Win! 5liester3. TO MOVE DYEATO SKACUAY. Plan of San Francisco Men to Unite the Two Alaskan Cities. Victoria, B. C. (Special).?The moving 3f Skaguay's rival gateway city Is a pro lect both novel and extensive. The proj aaoters of the enterprise have been working quietly for some tine. They are San I Fruucisco men?F. Komo and R. Foreman. Mr. Foreman has closed a deal for 320 Duildlogs, large and small, In Dyea. An irrny of men will be required for the work 5f removal, but nearly all of them have been engaged. The plan is to bring the houses across the bay on scows. It is estimated that al! the buildings which are worth anything can be moved in the course of two months JUDCES SHOW CLEMENCY. Request For >'o Further Degradation ol Dreyfus Made. ! .raris uauiej.?J.oe judges 01 iu? | Dreyfas court martial have expressed to the President of the Republic, through 3eneral Lucas, their sinceie desire tha| Dreyfus would not be submitted to another degradation. j The court-martial signed its formal j recommendation foi mercy and handed it :o General Lucas,the president of the army :orps at Rennes, who presented it to Presl! ient Loubet. i When M. Labori's secretary informed ! Dreyfus of this action he was greatly at'ected, and said: "I still have hopes." Farmer* Ask For Help. The farmers of the broomcorn district ol Eastern Illinois are In a serious predica! ment on account of the recent storm and the scarcity of help. Tills condition has brought forth fromtbe farmers a request that the Governor of the State furnish them with convict labor. In order that they may save their crops. In the absence of the Governor in Chicago his private secretary sent a reply suggesting the propriety if advertising in the newspapers for the help needed. Lockjaw From a Ural* Pin. David Chauncey Downs, a well-known resident ot Port Chester, N. Y., died of lockjaw. About two weeks before his death a boil made Its appearance onDowns's neck, and he pricked it with a brass pin. Blood poisoning set In and he suffered great agony until death came. Will lie Referred to Concresa. The State Department will refer the whole subject of the Italian lynching at Talalulah, La., to Congress. It Is expected that Congress will pass an appropriation bill for an indemnity of t5300 each of the subjects of King Humbert who were lynohed. #6,000,000 For Tlilrty-seven Helrt. The final settlement of the estate of I. D. Williamson, the PhiladelDhia millionaire, wbo died ten years ago, Is now being made, and about $6,000,000 will be distributed equally among the thirty-seven grand nephews and grand nieces, most of whom live In Trenton, N. J., and Bucks County, Pennsylvania. A New Camp For the Army. Several hundred acres ol land near Knoxvllle, Frederic County, Md., have been leased by the War Department, at Washington, for use as a camp tor United States troops. Ul?anin;?. A shipment of 200,000 Missouri chickens ha3 been made to Hawaii. The French army manoeuvres for this year have been abandoned. > Sophronius, Pope ami Patriarch of j Egypt, Is dead. He was 103 years old. A navicable waterway from Birmingham | to Mobile, Aln., is under contemplation. ' Two separate railroads into the Grand Canon of the Colorado are now assured. Chicago Is now planning to use the curtent of the drainage canal for lighting and ither purposes. An undesirable class of European immigrants is being sent to the United States ty way of Canada. VENEZUELAN REVOLUTION More Than 2000 Government Troops Captured by the Rebels. rresident Andrarte Takes Steps to Check the Spread of the Revolt?Strength of tliu Kebel Force*. Poxce, Porto Rico (By Cable).?The steamship Philadelphia, Captain Chambers, from Venezuelan ports, brings news of the spread of the revolution and the waniDg strength of the Government. The Insurgent leader, General Cltriano Castro has 10,000 men under his command. It Is said that a strict censorship of cable dispatches has been established; mail matter Is freely opened, and a close watch Is I nnon outarotne Dassen;?ers. ?.r* ---O w ? A GROUP OF VENEZUELAN 80LDIEBS. President Andrade lias purchased a Spanish gunboat, with an equipment of eight guns, for $135,000. Sixty-Six prominent politicians, timoajj them Senhor Hernandez and tho editor of El Preganaro, were arrested on August 14 aud more than 500 hare been taken into custody since. A tierce battle was fought on August 23 near Barquisimeto, when the insurgents captured 2900 Government troops aud secured a large quantity of ammunition. Senhor Bodrlguez, Minister of tbe Interior, who resigned on September 6, was arrested tbe following day. The GoT?mm?nt Very Unpopular. Havana (By Cable).?The captains of British ships arriving here from Venezuela say there are two parties against the Government, and that the latter is extremely suspicious. Any one wishing to land must satisfy the officials that he is not connect* ed with either of the revolutionary parties. The Government, it is also said, Is very unpopular. Andrade to Tak* the Field. Caracas, Venezuela (By Cable). ?President Andrade is so desirous'of terminating tbe civil strife In the Republic that he has taken thu field in person against the rebel General, Clprlano Castro. There is much excitement here over tbe acts of the revolutionists. NEW DETAIL FOR SAMPSON. Bear-Adirmal Assigned to the Command of the Boston Navy Yard. Washington, D. C. (Special).?The Navy Department bos assigned Bear-Admiral Norman H. Farquhar to the command of the North Atlantic Squadron, to succeed Admiral Sampson, and has assigned the latter to the command of the Boston Navy Yard, to All the vacancy caused by the recent death of Admiral Picking. The transfer will take place on October 10. BEAR-ADMIRAL WILLIAM T. SAMPSON'. lUar-Admlral Farquhar was la command j ol the Trenton when that ship was wrecked | In the memorable hurricane at Apia, I Samoa. March 16, 1839, when by good sea znanship be saved Ills 450 officers and man from drowning. Rear-Admiral Sampson's successor stands sixth from the top of the list of Reur-Admlrals. He has been In command of the Norfolk Navy Yard since June 1, 1897. He was born on April 11, 1840, and appointed to the Naval Academy from Pennsylvania In 1854. Movement to Boycott Pari* Exposition. An agitation to prevent the United States Government from sending an exhibit to the Paris Exposition on account of the verdict in the Dreyfus case Is expected when Congress assemble', but it is believed that the Administration will exert Its influence against hasty action. MlnUter Killed in a Runaway. The Rev. James C. Caldwell, a wel known Presbyterian minister of Philadelphia was instantly killed in a runaway accident in Gerraantown, an aristocratic suburb of the city. Mr. Caldwell's horse shied at a trolley car and ran away, throwing him out of the carriage. He formerly resided at West Cnester, Penn. Nicaragua'* AllnUtar Presented. Luis F. Corea was formally presented to the President at Washington as the newly accredited Minister from Nicaragua. There was an exchange of felicitations between the President and the new Minister. French Expedition Mannered. A courier who has arrived at Tripoli, Africa, reports that the Fronch mission headed by F. Foureau and Major Lamy has been annihilated. He says tin expedition was attacked by a large body of Tuaregs, who, after .suilnrlng terrible 1099, tinea an ttie members of the mission. England Strengthening Her Pacific Coast Great Brltaia is strengthening herself on the Pacific coast of Canada. For years she has been building a fortress at Esquimalt, B. C., two miles out from the city of Victoria ou Vancouver Island. Heavy guns have been moun: ed there. Hoy Drowned in a Witshtub. William McGinness, twenty-two months old, son of James McGlnnoss, a silk twister, of Paterson, N. J., was drowned in a washtub in the basemout of his father's house. The mother was washing and went into the yard to hang clothing. When she returned the child was dead In the tub. Otls's Plan of Campaign. General Otls's plan of campaign, to be put in operation as soon as the dry season begins In the Philippines, contemplates the division of his forces into two oommands, under Generals Lawton and MacArthur, for an aggressive movement to tne norm, | iouth and west o? Manila. mm CONFERENCE. Representative Public Men Hold a Convention in Chicago. DISCUSS TRADE COMBINATIONS. The Conference Attended by Delegates From Every State?Amusing Scene ! Between Bourke Cockrati and a Labor Man?An Organization A fleeted?Purpose of the Conference. Chicago (Special).?The conference on the US63 and abuses of trusts and combinations began here with Ie3S than half the delegates appointed by the various States In attendance. New York, headed by W. Bourke Cockran, and Wisconsin were most numerously represented. The meeting was held in Central Music Hall and was called to order at 10.33 o'clock by Franklin H. Head, the Temporary Chairman appointed by the Civic Federation. The delegates listened to an address of welcome to Illinois by Attorney-General A.kiu on behalf of Governor Tanner, who by illness was prevented from appearing In per3on. Mr. Akin was followed by Dr. Taylor, who welcomed the_delegate3 to uuicago oa Deuait or Mayor Harrison. Among those present were: W. Bourke Cockran, Albert Shaw, of the lie view of Reviews; Governor Atkinson, of West Virginia; ex-Governor Foster, of Ohio; Professor John B. Clarke, of Columbia University; Attornev-Goneral T. 8. Smith, of Texas; F. B. Tlturber, of New York; Professor Henry Carter Adorns, of the University of Michigan; Professor J. W. Janks, of Cornell University; Professor John Graham Brooks, Lecturer on Political Economy la the University of Chicago: Professor Bemls, Lieutenant-Governor Jones, of Ohio; Professor R. T. Ely, of the University of Wisconsin, and Attorney-General 8mythe, of Nebraska. Chairman Head delivered an address in explanation of the cail for the conference. He said In part: "This is not a trust or an anti-trust conference, but o conference in search of truth and light. With this end in view, the attendance has been solicited of men of every shade of opinion on the general subject, from the men who regard trusts and trade combinations as the standing menace to our National prosperity, and even to the perpetuity of our system of government, to those who feel that trade combinations and large aggregations of active capital ure simply an active evolution in the development of our Industrial and commetclal life, and that such aggregations are absolutely necessary to compete with the vast accumulations and experience of the older nations, and their almost total control, outside of food products, of the markets of the world." Thn nttnmnt tn ponnrl: tliA riAlnfrut-fla <ntr? working form resulted in much disorder. Suggestions for the make-up of a committee toarrange a programme to be followed by the conference popped from every part of the bouse with such rapidity that It was with difficulty that the Temporary Chairman extracted the basis for resolutions which were finally adonted. This was not accomplished till Bourlce Cockran and August Gans, a delegate representing the Knights of Labor, had become the centre of a scene which provoked great laughter. The head of the New York contingent arose while Mr. Gans, in a very loud tone of voice, was declaring that his delegation was of more importance than that of any 8tate. When the New Yorker began speaking the labor delegate fished from a nip pocket a pair of opera glasses and at a short range contemplated the speaker, commenting occasionally- with great vehemence. The Committee on Permanent Organization met after the afternoon adjournment of the conference. The committee consisted of one delegate from each State represented and each organization of general scope. William Wirt Howe wa3 selected Chairman of the meetincr, and after a long dlscussicjb was elected Permanent Chairman of the conference, thoucrh three Vice-Chair- I men, each to preside during one day, were selected. It was a happy solution of what at one time promised to be a serious problem. The Chairman and Vice-Chairmen method of disposing of the question was hailed with anplause. The Vice-chairmen selected were: Thursday?D udley Wooten: Friday?H. B. Johnson; Saturday?S. i'. Corliss. Ralph M. Easley was selected as Permanent Secretary. A meeting of anti-trust delegates to the conference was held in the club-rooms of the Sherman House, under the auspices ot < the local committee, which has perfected an organization for th? purpose ot bring- < ing together the delegates opposed to trusts. Speeches were made by Judga W. H. , Clagett, of Boise City, Idaho, 1L L. Lockwood, of Zelienople, Penn., President of the American Anti-Trust League; D. G. Wooten, of Texas; Judge Fleming, of Kentucky, and others. i NO MORE STUDENT WAITERS. \ Professional Servitors Will Succeed ^ Needy Undergraduates at Yale. New Havkn, Conn. (Special).?Yale undergraduates will not be allowed to act as waiters in the college dining hall. The 3rder has been passed that in the future colored waiters would run the commons, as at Harvard. About fifty undergraduates have earned thnlr waa* rBD-iilnrlv thrnnffh tlifl POllftffB by waiting on table. They will be compelled to find some other means ol employment^ Manager Tilson, of the commons, says that he thluks the service will be greatly > Improved by hiring professional waiters, J whose recitations will not interfere with their promptness In reporting for duty at the dining hall. KILLS HIS AGED PARENTS. Peter King,Drink Crazed,Commits Double Murder Near Flskdale, Mass. Southbhidqe, Mass. (Special).?News was received here of a double murder which occurred near the manufacturing village Of Fisicdale, about ten miles northwest of this town. John King, nbout eighty-four years old, and his wife, aged eighty, were killed by their sod, Pater, who was crazed from the excessive use of liquor. The skulls of both were crushed by a heavy Instrument, and death was almost instantaneous. The murderer also attempted to kill his brother Thomas, but only succeeded in inflicting severe wounds. Peter Is now confined In the lock-up here. Insane Woman Kills Herielf and Child. %r~. T If TC71111.. nnfni.nfn.1 iur?. J. Jl, MllliniUS 31HUIQICU IUO V.IUIU- | ing ?! herself and her two months' old ( child with coal oil in her home at Sedalia, ( Mo., and then set Are to the garments. ' She and the child were burned to death. She was of unsound mind. f President Commutes a Sentence. The sentence of Private McVeigh, First 1 Wyoming Volunteers, convicted of striking ( his superior officer aud ordered to be sliot, has been commuted by President McKluley nt.VTaabington to tbree years' conilnement i at hard labor. j Mews of the Toilers. Berlin servant girls are forming a union. Ireland has a National Coal Laborers* Union. Labor is still In big demand in the Lake Superior copper district. Labor Day this year was devoted to outdoor sports more than ever. The wages of 2000 dock workmen in Ash- " tabula, Ohio, have been raised from five to ten per cent. Over 20,000 laborers are employed on the grounds, buildings and palaces of the Paris Exposition. 1 The strike o! the Seamen's and Firemen's 1 Union has begun and affects all ports in the UnitedJLlngdpm. , B DEATH OF C.VANDER^ILL rhe End Came Suddenly at His Home in. New York City. Sit Third Stroke of Apoplexy In Thret Ycara, and Only Hi? Wife and Servants Were With Hlin. New Yobk City (8peclal).?Cornelius fanderbilt, head of the Vanderbllt family n the third generation of Its eminence lied suddenly at his home in this eity from serebral hemorrhage, the result of a third itroke of paralysis. The first stroke, which >ccurred on July 14,1896, narrowly escaped Delng fatal. The second stroke, which oo urred about a year after the first attack, was of a mild character. CORNELIUS VANDEHBILT. Mr. and Mrs. Vanderbllt came to New ITork the 3ay before his death from Newport. Mr. Vanderbllt seemed In excellent health and spirits, dined well, and did ngt complain even of fatigue when be reached his home. Mr. Vanderbllt slept soundly until Are o'clock in the morning. Then he awoke, feeling 111, and knowing that he might suffer a second stroke of paralysis at any time, bad the servant summon Mrs. Vanderbllt. She came to the bedside at once, and several servants were sent for physicians. In the meantime Mrs. Vanaerbilt took such steps as she could for his relief. Mr. Vanderbllt realized that the end bad come, and told his wife so. The effects of the apoplexy developed rapidly, but he retained consciousness for about ten minutes. Then he sank into insensibility, and dotith followed very suddenly. "I am dying," were the last words which he spoke to his wife. . There is no definite estimate of the fortune of Cornelius Vanderbllt. A Wall street calculation, however, places it in the neighborhood of (100,000,000. It certainly is within a few millions of that. Among the first telegraphic messages sent out after Mr. Vanderbilt's death was one to his eldest son, Cornelius, who was in Newport with his family. Young Cornelius started for New York immediately upon receipt of this dispatch, and stood beside his father's deathbed in the afternoon. His grief was visible. His home-coming was doubly pathetio for the last time that be was in hU father's house a scene of estrangement onsued, which erected a barrier ol' coldnesa between fiarents and son which remained standing or nearly two years, and even then was not entirely broken down. Cornelius Vanderbllt was born at New Dorp, Staten Island, on November 27,1843, on the farm to wbioh old Commodore Vanderbllt had exiled William H., when he bad lost all patience witu wuuam oeoause tne doctor bad said tbat William'# health was too poor (or him to stand any longer the confining life of a bank clerk. The boy went to the little country school iu New Dorp until he was fifteen years old. Cornelius began life as a bank clerk. He went to work in the National Shoe nnd Leather Bank. He did not remain long in the bank, however, for the old Commodore's, his grandfather, influence soon made a place for him in tho private bankin/: house of Klssam Brothers. When he attained his majority his grandfather made him Assistant Treasurer of the Jiarlem Railroad. From that time he sac out to acquire a complete knowledge of railroadlug, which was one cause of his great success. His father was now President of tie Harlem Bailroad. Upou the death of his grandfather he received a for Lulit? 01 -TO,UUU,UUU uuu uecuuio viue-jrreeident of tlie Harlem Railroad and First Vice-President of the Central, of which he bad entire control, as to its financial affairs. ~~2 Mr. Vanderbllt gave four hours a day to the charitable associations to which he belonged and to the consideration of his own private beneficences. Ho wa9, of course, In dally receipt of many begging letters, but none of these were ever noticed, unless the claims of applicants for his bounty were well authenticated. His gifts were varied and extensive, yet so unostentatious were his methods of giving that the full extent of his charities may never bo kuown. Religious, educational, and charitable institutions were recipients of his bounty. In 1866 Mr. Tanderbilt married M1S9 Alice Gwynne, of Cincinnati. He had six children, of whom the oldest, William H., died when a junior in Yale College. Cornelius, Jr., the oldest surviving son, is a graduate of Yale, and was lately married to Miss Grace Wilson. The daughter, Gertrude, has just been married to Hurrj Payne Whitney, William C. Whitney's sod. Phe other children are Alfred G., Reginald and Gladys. The third son, Alfred, soiled from Vancouver on a trip arouud the world nearly two months ago. TRAGEDY FOLLOWS ELOPEMENT, In Irate Father in Pursuit Flrei Buckshot Jnto His So:.i-ln-Law. Longview, Texas (Special).?James For lythe, a highly respected young man, and [)llle Simpson, a belle of Beckville, Panola bounty, eloped and were married a few lays ago. When Andrew Simpson, the ;irl'd father, learned of the wedding he Parted after tho couple on horseback. As i io rode up to Forsytlie's home he saw his jon-In-law and brouRht him down with leven bucksbot In the groin, leaving him [or dead In the orchard. King K. Forsythe, father of James, came }ut ot the house unarmed to see whiit the double was, and was Instantly killed with i load of buckshot In the abdomen. Simp ion tDen utsmounteu ana raa iuco tuo > house with his pistol, sayiog h? would kill Ills daughter, but young Forsythe's mother seized and hold his pistol until the girl es;aped. Simpson then walked out nud llred he pistol at his forehead, killing himself Instantly. Three Suffocated In a Vault. Two members of the Fire. Department ind a child of four years wore kil ed by ;ass9 in a vault at Cincinnati, Ohio. Mon- j 00 Dent, aged four, fell into tbe vault in i ;he rear of his father's house in Clinton | itreet, and tho Fire Department wa3 appealed to for aid. Thome,s Bland and iaj-ry Helnshoimer responded with 11 adder, and, descending, were suffocated )y tbe gases. The bodies w^re all ro(overed. Martial Law In Spain. Tho Queen Rodent of Spuin ha3 slgno l 1 decree proclaiming martial law lu th* Province of Vizcaya. Personal Mention. Dreyfus is not personally attractive. Senator William E. Mason is tho chamdon rapid-fire orator. l?mnflnA? Afnnalllr rt t Ahvaalnln Itoc nra. sonted two zebras to Queen Victoria. Admiral Watson, commanding the Asiatic iquadron, now nt Manila, is In bad health. Mln Yong Whou, the new Minister to Vashlngton from Korea, speaks English luently. Tho Eraperor of Russia Is said to be the nost liberal dispenser of feo3 among the aonarehs of Europe. Marshall Field, of Chicago, is to build ind present a fine library building to his lative town, Conway, - ~ -j THE TARTAR'S DETENTION. ; Army Transport Went to Hong- Kong to Dock For Repairs. Detained by the BrlUalt Official* on th* Groand That She Wat Orercroir J?d ?State Department Acts.' ' >s| ???? Washington, D. C. (3peolal).?The de? tention of the transport -Tartar at Hong t Kong by the British authorities was officially reported to the Secretary of War by General Otis and Captain Metcalf. of the Kansas Regiment. In his cablegram General Otis says that the Quartermaster of the Tartar went to Hong Kong to dock the vessel for repairs. The dispatches follow: "Hong Koxg, September 11.?British authorities refuse to clear Tartar because overcrowded, authorize 824. METCAXr." "Manila, September 18.?Tartar seat Hong Kong to dock, as requested by Major Long; ao dock large enough at Nagasaki. She has capacity for 111) man and 111 cabin passengers. She took back 1142 men and sixty-one cabin passengers. On her trip from San Francisco she carried comfortably 1145 men aud fifty-live cabin passeDgers. Otis." Secretary Root thought the matter of sufficient importance to take to the President for consideration. After Secretary Root's return from the White House he had aconference with tba Commissioner of Navigation, and also decided to take up the matter of the Tartar with the State Depart- v, ment, with a view to haviug the ship cleared at floDg Kong. . . A private cable me33asre from Hong Kong says that complaint was made bv the 400 discharged regulars oa board the Tartar of overcrowding, whereupon clearance was refused. The Twentieth K msas Volunteer Infantry, with General Funston, are aboard ?he Tartar, but It Is understood that the volunteers made no complaint as they are anxious to proceed homeward. The Tartar was chartered bv the United States, and Is owned by tlie Canadian Pacific Steamship Company. She sails under the British flap:. Tee British Consul caa '] determine whether she complies with th? -British navigation law.*, and if she does not he has authority to oause her to unload. It was stated at the War Department * :hat the Tartar matter had been referred \ to Ambassador Choate, which makes au > J international qnestiou of it. The conteiidon of the War Department is that, notwithstanding that the Tartar files the British flag, the assumption of British authority over her is unautliorize I, as she Is bartered by the Uuited States Govern- * nent. TEXT or FILIPINOS' REPLY. Reason Why Tbej Did Not Accept th* Oiler of Autonomy. Manila (By Cable).?a copy of the reply adopted by the Filipino Congress to the American offer of an autonomous Governman* hoc haon AhfftfnpHI. Th? llllthi3r of * j the reply was Ambrosiolilanzares, who re- (: \ celred the offer of a position In the Supreme Court, but who failed to appear and was supposed to fee detained cy the Insurgents. The document repeats the arguments contained in the recent appeal to the powers for recognition, and the Filipino claims that the Americans were the * j aggressors inHhe war, and concludes: "Notwithstanding the foregoing, wa could have accepted vour sovereignty and autonomy if we had not seen by the be havlor of the Americans in the beginning that they were strongly opposed to us, through race prejudice, and the highhanded methods of dealing with us made us fear for the future la your bauds. Finally, we thank you for your offers of autonomy under sovereignty." ? CYCLONE STRIKES BERMUDA. ??? i Houses Unroofed iud Blown Down, Trees ' Uprooted aud Boats Sank. -i T?? A? Dwowrtn i /P.w Pa hi ft^ A LOKAJll/ V? J- * | clono swept over this island, doing hear; j damage to public and private property. The storm began with a heavy raio, which was followed by a wind which blew with hurricane force. Then the principal damage was done. Houses were unroofed aud 7" blown down, giant cedars were uprooted, ornamental and fruit trees were destroyed / and wharves were washed into the sea. The telephone and telegraph poles and wires are down, causing a total lnterraption of business. There has been considerable damage at the military camp. The City Hall, public gardens, and hotels And several public and private dwellings were also damaged and numerous small craft It the harbors were sunk, or driven ashore. Information from the dockyard says the damage done there is serious. Tae oreakwater is badly damaged. On Ireland and Boaz islands everything is more or less Injured. The loss throughout the island Is ' roughly estimated at $1,000,000. PARCELS-POST HEGULA IIUN5. Official Order Isnaed For Mall Exchanges With Germany. Washington, D. C. (Special).?Under the parcels-post convention negotiated between the United Statea and Germany, an order was issued by the Postofflce Depart- ^ < ment directing tbut parcel-post packages (or destinations In Germany be admitted to tbe mails. Parcels must not weigh more tban eleven pounds nor measure more than three fee: six inches io length, and six feet in length and girth combined. ( Postage must be prepaid in full at the following rates: la the United States on "parcels" for Germany, 12 cerfts for each' pound or fraction of a pound; and in Ger- < ,\ many on "parcels" for the United States, ' 2 marks 40 pfennig for each parcel, whatever its weight. A delivery charge of 5 cents in the ' United States and 20 pfennig in Germany may be collected of the addressee of eacn * , parcel. PARROT CAUSES A WOMAN'S DEATH ! Bird Tarn* on the Gai, and III AIUtreM Is Asphyxiated. { Washington, D. C. (Special).?illas Alice I Knott, twenty-one years old, was found dead in bed at her liou:e, In this city, as a result of an act of her pet parrot in turning on the gas. Tlie bird was found in thj room, lying upon tbe door, with its bilU > near the aperture beneath the door, ic evidently was endcaving to get what little air it could. While no: dead the pet was iu a serious condition. Although Miss Knott was dead, Dr. Wadij H. Atkinson was summoned. He decided that life had been extinct Tor several hours. Coroner Carr, after learning the circumstances of the case, gave a certificate of ac> cldental death. Miss Knott was a former resident of Iowa. ? Large Force at San FrancUco. There are now 11,608 men quartered at tbe Presidio, in San Franelsco. This in. eludes 950 recruits, forty casuals, 357 in the V..v regular xarrison, approximately 5256 volunteer infantry on the wu.v to tbe Philippines, und approximately 5000 more returned from the islands and awaltln; muster out. iS Governments Will Not Boycott. It is not thought probable that European Governments will refuse to take part in the Paris Exposition, though many private xhibltors will withdraw. i i Minor Mention. Furs will be higher this winter than ever. A line of electric omnibuses has been itarted in Berlin. An Anti-Lynching League ha3 been formed in Boston. A "goose trust" Is the latest development of monopoly out West. A railroad 13 beine built ud the Rax Alp. ' which is 6400 feet in height. Fifty-four warships are in process of construction in this country. Hebrews in New York City have planned to boycott the Paris Exposition. The experiment is being tried in Detroit, Mlchj, o. allowing the tlremen one '"divy