Dreyfus Trial Nears Verdict as Testimony Vanishes
Paris preparing for a possible verdict on Captain Dreyfus with Major Carriere’s government speech marking the final pleadings phase. Colonel Jouaust excludes Schwartzkoppen and Panizzardi testimony, the decision shaping deadlock as anti and pro Dreyfusards vie for the court’s expected ruling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Major Carriere
M. Labori
Rennes
Paris
Jonaust
Schwartzkoppen
Panizzardi
Dreyfusards
Captain Dreyfus
anti-Dreyfusards
Jouaust
Dreyfus
Fever Crescendos in Key West Patients Rise
Telegrams from Surgeon General Carter at Key West report sixty four yellow fever cases as of last night with Cuban doctors expected to treat one third to one half as many. Dr McLanahan of the navy department is ill but may recover. Miami notes one isolated case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Key West
Washington
The
Marine Hospital Service
Carter
McLanahan
Navy
Tracey Arguments on Boundary Rules at Arbitration
General Benjamin F. Tracey argued before the Anglo-Venezuelan boundary arbitration commission that Spain met all requirements and that the Orinoco and Arazon enclosed the ancient Spanish province. The commission adjourned until Monday.
Northern Pacific elects new board and chairman
The Northern Pacific Railway and Navigation company held its annual stockholders meeting in Portland Oregon. New directors chosen include M S Schniff W D Cornish and Winslow B Pierce to replace Mellen Lamont and Carr who sat on the Oregon Railway and Navigation board. B H Harriman of New York was elected chairman succeeding W L Bull.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northern Pacific
Portland
Ore
Northern Pacific Railway and Navigation Company
M. S. Schniff
W. D. Cornish
New York
Winslow
Pierce
Boston
Mellen
D. S. Lamont
Samuel Carr
Oregon Railway and Navigation Board
BH. H. Harriman
Early Forward Movement in Philippine Campaign
War department planners consider an earlier start for operations in Luzon with an army of 31 000 by October and potential Lingayen landing to threaten Aguinaldo from the rear. Navy officers weigh a Lingayen bay squadron to subdue the town and secure a landing, coordinating with the army for a joint push on Dagupan railway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Department
Philippines
Otis
Manila
Navy
Lingayen Bay
Sheridan arrives with Minnesota and South Dakota volunteers
The transport Sheridan sighted five miles at sea near San Francisco after leaving Manila with 900 Thirteenth Minnesota, 652 South Dakota, 42 Fourth Cavalry, 175 discharged men and 92 officers. Three died en route: John Collins, Frank Wallen, and Arut Carlson. Health officials boarded at dusk. passengers to be kept from boarding tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
United States
Sheridan
Manila
South Dakota
Fort Mason
Associated Press
Minnesota
Fourth Cavalry
John H. Collins
Ninth Infantry
Frank Wallen
Third Infantry
Arut Carlson
Carnegie offers Oakland fifty thousand for library
Andrew Carnegie writes to a friend in Oakland offering to donate 50 000 for a public library building if the city will raise at least 4 000 annually for maintenance. Oakland already spends a large sum to run its library.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carnegie
Oakland
Cal
Andrew Carnegie
Census Proclamation Noted by Santiago Journal
President McKinley's census proclamation is published in Santiago de Cuba. A leading paper urges Cubans to cooperate fully to provide population data and supply arguments supporting their push for independent government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santiago DE Cuba
McKinley
County Raises Funds for Soldiers' Fund Recovery
Yankton county commissioners vote a $1,000 levy to bring the First South Dakota volunteers home from San Francisco. Other counties in the block raise sums: Clay $1,000 Bon Homme $1,000 Douglas $500 Union $750 under B C Wooley administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yankton
Yankton County
South Dakota
San Francisco
B. C. Wooley
Clay
Bon Homme
Douglas
Union
Horses and mules shipped for Manila relief effort
The quartermaster's department has landed 430 horses and mules at Manila with 2,500 on the sea and 2,400 more to be shipped in weeks. These animals will equip the cavalry brigade and army transport. Secretary Root orders charter of ships Westminster and Benmore for shipment to the Philippines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Washington, D. C
Quartermaster’s Department
Army
Root
Westminster
Philippines
Last Hope of Peace Gone
From Bloemfontein on Sept 8 the Transvaal reportedly calls out all artillery and orders burghers to prepare. The latest British reply is seen as the disappearance of the last hope for peace between Transvaal and Great Britain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bloemfontelhin
Orange’ Free State
Transvaal
Great Britain
Fatal Oklahoma street duel shocks Ponca City
A Kansas City Star dispatch from Ponca City Oklahoma reports W T Jamison a gambler and saloon man and J D Arnold a Tonkawa hotel proprietor killed each other in a street duel over gambling paraphernalia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Ponca City
Okl
W. T. Jamison
J. D. Arnold
Tonkawa
Jamison
Arnaid
Tike a Road to Klondike
Great excitement follows discoveries in Plumbago canyon by Colorado miners twenty five miles north of Denver. Seventeen men have worked there for weeks. A ore car to Denver shows 60 to 75 percent copper and eight ounces of silver per ton. Many mining men have gone to Plumbago to stake off claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Klondike
Denver
Colo
Laramie
Wyo
Colorado
Gono
Plimbagoennon
Emperor William's decision may save Dreyfus at Rennes
Paris gossip centers on whether Emperor William will allow Colonel Swartzkoppen to testify or provide documents linked to the bordereau. A favorable move could save Dreyfus. a denial would seal his condemnation as French and Italian monarchs coordinate.
Germany's Policy Toward Dreyfus Interview
Berlin reports an interview with Colonel Schwartzkoppen in the Lokal Anzeiger outlining Germany's stance on the Dreyfus affair. He refuses to discuss Rennes, stating the emperor would not permit comment and noting Germany has twice declared no involvement through its ambassador and Foreign Minister von Buelow in the Reichstag.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Dreyfus
Berlin
Lokal Anzeiger
Schwartzkoppen
Rennes
France
Count von Buelow
Yellow fever outbreak at Key West amid new controls
Dr Porter, head of the state board of health, reports about forty cases and five deaths from yellow fever in Key West. The island is patrolled by water, Tortugas will become a detention camp within days, and vessels from quarantine stations will be re disinfected to prevent spread.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Key West
Fla
Porter
State Board of Health
Jacksonville
Doc Middleton Seeks Civilized Life in Crawford
Doc Middleton the famous scout cowboy and ranger is settling into civilizing conditions. He searched Crawford for a dwelling to move his family and provide schooling for his children. He cut his hair into short locks given to friends and his whiskers, once long, have been trimmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chadron
Tragedy on Copper River Prospecting Party
Otto Thews of Primrose Iowa reports the deaths of seven members of a New York scientific prospecting party near Valdez Glacier. Only George Hooker survived though with severe scurvy. Baumgartner and others were lost or died in extreme cold. A jeweler Smith’s remains were found eaten by ravens with $250 still in a purse. Thews recounts a close glacier fall and the perilous trek back.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shateele
Wash
Otto Thews
Primrose
Copper River
Alaska
Scientific Prospecting Company of
New York
Barnardt
Miller
Alderman
Schutz
Peter Siegel
Butner
Baumgartner
George Hooker
Thews
Valdez Glacier
Smith
Jamed Austed
Plan for Gigantic Railroad Consolidation Unveiled
Pittsburg details a plan to form a giant trunk line system joining the Baltimore and Ohio, Pittsburg and Western, Buffalo Rochester and Pittsburg, Philadelphia and Reading, West Virginia and Pittsburg and others. The network would stretch from Philadelphia to New York, Reading to Buffalo, and Baltimore to Cincinnati and St. Louis with Pittsburg as a hub. The deal, nearing consolidation, emphasizes cross line traffic and shared interests led by James J. Hill with Philadelphia and Reading potentially joining last.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
the Post
Baltimore & Ohio
Pittsburg & Western
Buffalo
Rochester & Pittsburg
Philadelphia
Reading
West Virginia
Baltimore
Washington
New York
Rochester
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Chicago
Cleveland
Richmond
Charleston
D. C
South Atlantic Coast
Philadelphia & Reading
James J. Hill
Iowa Regiment Withdrawn From Luzon Displays Losses
Manila reports the Iowa regiment is moved from Caloocan to barracks for departure home. 806 will sail, with under 200 on duty and 48 sick. After three months of harsh outpost duty in rains, 75 re-enlisted. They fought near Malolos and San Fernando, with no battle deaths. 39 wounded and nine died of disease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Iowa Regiment
Luzon
Calulet
Caloocan
Malolos
San Fernando
Deed for 40 000 000 Filed
A deed of trust for 40 million dollars was filed in St. Louis by the St. Louis Iron Mountain and Southern Railway company, the Metropolitan Trust Company of New York and Robert B. Hutchinson as trustees. The filing protects bondholders. revenue stamps totaled 20 000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railway Company
Metropolitan Trust Company of New York
Robert B. Hutchinson
Porter Elected Chief
Returns from the Creek Nation election show P Porter of Muskogee elected chief by a small majority after a quiet vote. The result signals a victory for the progressive faction in the nation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Porter
Muskogee
I. T
P. Porter
No Minnesota Welcome for Sheridan Troops
SAN FRANCISCO Cal Sept 7 Indications are Minnesota troops returning on the transport Sheridan will receive no official welcome from their home state The gubernatorial party did not depart St Paul until last night and cannot reach here before Friday night while the Sheridan is expected before that time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnesota
San Francisco
Cal
Sheridan
St. Paul
Wreck on Erie Railroad Kills Four Near Meadville
An open switch on the Erie railroad at Miller's Station near Meadville Pennsylvania caused a wreck today. Three Meadville men died and one was injured. A tramp was also killed and another injured in the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meadville
Erie
Miller's Station
Brown County funds aid homecoming of First South Dakota volunteers
Aberdeen South Dakota September 7 Brown County commissioners allocate 1500 dollars from the general fund to cover costs of bringing home the First South Dakota volunteers from San Francisco into Aberdeen and surrounding area officials report this support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aberdeen
S. D
Brown County
South Dakota
San Francisco
Dreyfus Trial Sparks International Appeals for Testimony
Labori seeks permission from Emperor William and King Humbert for Cols Schwartzkoppen and Panizzardi to testify in Rennes. The Italian government reportedly blocks Panizzardi's travel, but his evidence may be given at the French embassy in Rome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
New York World
Panizzardi
Rennes
M. Labori
Emperor William
Humbert
Schwartzkoppen
Paris
Dreyfus
Major Carriere
M Labori
William
Kaiser
Panizardi
Associated Press
Marquis de Gallifet
Mercier
Roget
Gonse
de Boisdeffre
Fort Crook Officers Ordered to Lead New Battalions
Four captains and four lieutenants of the Fortieth volunteer infantry at Fort Riley Kansas are ordered to San Francisco to organize a battalion from Presidio recruits. Three captains and four lieutenants of the Thirty ninth infantry from Fort Crook Nebraska are ordered to Vancouver Barracks Washington to organize a battalion from Vancouver recruits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Crook
Washington, D. C
Fortieth Volunteer Infantry
Fort Riley
Kas
San Francisco
Presidio
Neb
Vancouver Barracks
Wash
Vancouver
Talks Over Philippines Reach High Officials in Philadelphia
Secretary Root and President Schurman met with the president in Philadelphia for discussions on the Philippines. They reviewed conditions at Schurman’s departure and current status, and covered future plans, though no definite conclusions were announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phillippines
Philadelphia
Root
Schurman
Philippines
Sampson Confirms Request to Relieve Command
In Philadelphia is report that Rear Admiral Sampson asked Secretary Long to relieve him of command of the North Atlantic squadron after the Dewey reception. He says he did ask for the change some time ago but a definite time has not been fixed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sampson
Philadelphia
Associated Press Today
North Atlantic
Dewey
Long
Kaiser Wilhelm Der Grosse Sets Atlantic Speed Record
The Nazi German Lloyd steamer Kaiser Wilhelm Der Grosse arrived in New York from Bremen Southampton and Cherbourg after a record five days eighteen hours and fifteen minutes beating its previous short course voyage by two hours fifty three minutes. The ship covered 3049 knots at an average 22.08 knots per hour, slower than the 22.31 knots of the prior record.
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Atlantic
New York
Bremen
Southampton
Cherbourg
Official Dewey Reception in Washington Planned
Washington prepares for a grand Admiral Dewey reception with an official function centered on the presentation of a congress voted sword. The October 2 or 3 event will feature a large parade with naval and military forces, a city illumination, and a review by President McKinley and Admiral Dewey. Governors of states and territories are invited. The sword presentation will occur at the east front of the Capitol, and Dewey’s future home may be formally presented.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iistory
Washington
Sept
Admiral Dewey
Congress
United States
District National Guard
Union
McKinley
Trust Conference Attendance by Industrial Commission Delegation
The Industrial Commission reconvened in Washington on Sept. 6 and decided to authorize Prof. Jenitis and one member from each subcommission to attend the Chicago trust conference starting Sept. 18. The delegation will seek information on the trust question but will not bind the commission or express an official opinion. Rockefeller will not attend this week. Doyle of the Oil City Derrick and Matthews of Standard Oil in Columbus are expected to be heard today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Industrial Commission
Jenitas
The
Civic Federation
Chicago
Rockefeller
P. C. Doyle
Oil City
B. A. Matthews
Standard Oil Company
Columbus
Samoa Chief Justice Meets Secretary Hay Over Island Situation
Chief Justice Chambers of Samoa called at the state department and conferred with Secretary Hay about Samoa. Dr. Bedloe U S consul at Canton also visited and arranged a formal interview for tomorrow to explain his return to the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hay
Washington
Chambers
Samoa
State Department
Bedloe
United States
Canton
Bank Closure Shocks Atchison National Bank
A notice on the door announced the comptroller closed the Atchison National Bank. Organized twenty years ago by Milton Barratt, recently deceased, the bank’s failure is attributed to bad investments by Barratt, with attorney W Guthrie representing the bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atchison National
Kansas City
Atchison
Kan
Atchison National Bank
Milton Barratt
W. ©. Guthrie
Barratt
Hunt for Horse Thieves Near Cheyenne
Hot Springs South Dakota Sept 6 Sheriffs Eastman of Fall River and Ainsley of Custer pursue four men who seized about 130 horses belonging to Craven Brothers of this county and Henry Pilger and others of Custer county. The stolen stock was driven from the range near the county line and near Wyoming and not noticed for some time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hot Springs
S. D
Eastman
Fall River County
Ainsley
Custer County
Cheyenne
Wyo
Craven Bros
Henry Pilger
Wyoming
Native Scouts for the War in Manila
Lieutenant Baston of the Fourth cavalry forms a 100 member Macabebe band to operate under Major General Lawton. The veterans of Spanish service will be uniformed and carry Krag rifles. A flag raising and barbecue are planned for Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Baston
Fourth Cavalry
Lawton
Spanish officers acquitted in Colon disaster trial
Madrid reports Captain Diaz Morou who led the Cristobal Colon and General Pareda on board were cleared of charges tied to the destruction of the Spanish fleet off Santiago on July 3 of last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madrid
Diaz Morou
Cristobal Colon
Santiago de Cuba
General Pareda
Santiago
Admiral Dewey Hints At Retirement In Philippines War Outlook
Gibraltar dispatch reports Admiral Dewey expressing optimism that the Philippine insurrection will be quelled by the next dry season. He stated he does not expect further sea service unless war arises and likely plans to retire under current regulations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewey
Gibraltar
Philippines
Thirty-third Regiment to Embark for Philippines
The Thirty-third regiment of volunteers from Fort Sam Houston Texas is ordered to San Francisco for embarkation to the Philippines. The unit is commanded by Colonel Hare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Secretary of War
Fort Sam Houston
Tex
San Francisco
Philippines
Hare
Aryan Leaves Yosemite for San Francisco in Transit
William J. Aryan and party departed Yosemite Valley yesterday en route to San Francisco where he is due to arrive at noon today. Mr Brean plans to establish an address in San Francisco, rest at Lake Tahoe briefly, then return to his Nebraska home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arvan
Wawona. Cal
William J. Aryan
Yosemite Valley
San Francisco
Brean
Lake Tahoe
Nebraska
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Dreyeus Verdigl
Lee Forby
Kaiser Gan
Drayfus Ix
Labori
Kaisser
Swartzkoppen
Dea
Stuttgart
Wurtemburg
Alsace-Lorraine
Turin
Esterhazy
Dreyfusardi
Rowland Strong
Bordereau
Cernuschi
Middleton
Klondiker Tella
Dreyfus Jase
LABOR
Jenitis
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