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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-21
SAYS DHEYFUs WEI WIN.
n. Lnborps Former Secretary, Now in This
Country. Predicts nm Acquittai.

SEATTLE Wash. Aug. 2o-M. Leon Bureau
OF Paris, who has been private secretary to NJ.
Labor. the leading counsel for Capt. Dreyfus.
is In Seattle. guest OF DR.. Adrene Monod the
French vice consul NJ Bureau. besides being
associated with the famous criminal attorney.
is a lawyer himself and friend OF the Dreyfus
family. NJ. Bureau said to-day in nm inter-
view:
"Dreyfus will not be convicted again. Not
withstanding the clamor OF the anti-Dreyfus
press and the bitterness OF his enemies. the
present trial will result In an acquittal. Tho
Army knows this. II a verdict OF guilty Is re-
turned. the Court Of Cessation, the highest
French tribunal. will at once set 1t aside and
order another court-marta and so on until no
is acquitted. This Court knows that French
law is being juRgled by the military court and
has two grounds on which it can set aside such
sentence: First. violation OF law second. abuse
OF power.
When the Court OF Cessation sent Dreyfus
back for second trial. no was remanded on
the charge OF having been the author OF the
brodereau. Now. this is the only thingI he
could be tried for. Instead Of sticking to this
charge. the Court has permitted witnesses to
talk OF his relations with women and other
outside matters. which 10 direct violation OF
French law. II some matter not connected
with the borderau should come up In the testi-
mony proving Dreyfus guilty. this court mar
tial could not try him. The Court OF Cessation
would have to order now trial for the specific
purpose.
1t was within the powerof the Court OF Cas-
sation to declare Dreyfus innocent. In fact
there were but two things for that tribunal to
do-either adjudge him not guilty or send him
back for trial The latter proceeding was
deemed best because through a retrial q me-
dunn would be furnished to give the military
party chance to redeem itself. 1t would
look much better In the eyes OF the world and
help to take away the odium that an acquit-
tai by the Court OF Cessation would cause.
1.-THE shooting OF NJ. Laborl will have no eff
feet on the Dreyfus trial. 1t simply shows the
terrible dread the anti Dreyfusards have Of
Labori's aeGressiven ass in cross-examinaton,
as was made apparent at the lola trial There
is every reason to believe that Count Esterhazy
wrote the Borcerau, He would not confess I'M
less he was guilty. No ono believes his story
that he was ordered to do it by his superior Of
hcers. He is one man. however. who is not to
be believed In anything. as was proved at the
Court Of Cessation. The Socialist party is the
latest to add ite strength in support OF Dreyfus.
They take humanitarian grounds and this ac-
ton will put the party forward In France. The
Rooalists and Jesuts will receive q hard blow
with acquittal OF Dreyfus."
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OBITTAR

The Rev. Dennis Scanned. pastor OF st.
Annes Catholic Church. Worcester died yes
terday afternoon after several months sick
Kerry. Ireland. in 1886 and was ordained TO
the priesthood In 1870, Beginning In 1872
tive Gnifcancs to a leading place In the
diocese, He helped many young men to be-
come priests and was pu -spir ited citizen.
Benjamin T. Valentine, and daughter Of the
late Augustus Storrs. died at her summer home
az Storr1. Conn. on Friday, aged 80 yeare.
for years. Her hus band and four daughters
survive her. Tho funeral will be held at her
late home. II Monroe place. Brooklyn. this
afternoon.
Charles Endicott OF Canton. Tax Commits
sioner OF Massachusetts,, died suddenly Satur-
He was n years old and ono OF the most prom :
inent men in Norfolk county. having been In
public once almost continuously Tor atty ySlrO.
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SCHURMAN REFUTES LIES.
DBNIBS THAT AMERICAN TROOPg
HAVE DKsECRATED CHURCHES.

Harsh Conduct Toward Priests Confined to
the fnsurgents-The Cause of the Philip
pinos' Hatred of the Religious Orders
Misdeeds of Part of the Clergy.
CHICAGO. AUG. 20.-The charges made az ainst
American soldiers Of desecratinR churches in
the Philippines were refuted by Jacob Gould
hchurman. president Of the Philippine Com
mission. who arrived In the city to-day. His
declaration that the American soldiers have
not been guilty Of outrages against church
property or priests was most emphatic He
said the sentiment respecting tho American
army in the island OF Luzon was entirely differ
ent from that which the enemies OF the Admin
istratlon have been trying to show. and that
none OF the charges made by priests or lay
men In this country derog atory to tho soldiers
could be sustained.
Mr.. schurman left for the east al $3.50 this
afternoon.
THE greatest difficulty the people OF the
United States have had to contend with in tho
Philippine Islands," said he. is the report the
leaders have circulated that we are too friendly
with the priests and with the church. Tho
charge that American soldiers have killed
priests Is too absurd to be even discussed. It
is true that the Filipinos them selves have dealt
hnrshly with the priests whom they have cap
tured and have com PEELED them to perform all
kinds OF disagreeable tasks, such as cleaning
streets.
That is because there Is deep-seated hostil-
ity against the Catholic religious orders which
have been in the islands for 30 many genera
lions and have thrved there at the expense Of
the people. The people themselves. while
hostile to the religious orders and cherishing
the bitterest feelings against them. are still
good Catholics and are DESTROYS OF being
considered as such.
There are five important religious orders
In the lslands-the Jesuits. AuRustns. Francis
cans. Dominicans and Scolletans. The Jesuits
do not come in for the general condemnation
OF the people. The others as soon as
they obtained a foothold in the islands,
secured property In and about Manila. They
hold large amount OF valuable property. and
that is why the Tagaos are now fighting. The
feeling against the priesthood grew until 1t
became passion.
THE greatest grievance which the people Of
the island have against the priests is the de-
bauchinR OF women. am inclined to think
that such charges have been exaggerated. as
reports Of tho kind are always inclined to be.
but by the showing OF the friends OF the priest
hood themselves about 10 Fer cent. OF them
were corrupt. Their enemies. Of course.
charge that a much greater number were
guilty.
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COFFEE COMPETITIONS.
Skin Usually Clears Up After
Leaving of the Beverage,

In this country people are very much
addicted TO the use OF coffee, and to that,
perhaps more than anything else, is at
tributable the dark, muddy compilations.
Mrs. J. L. Stiles, a teacher, was pale,
weak, thin in flesh, wakeful, dyspeptic
and trembling on the verge Of nervous
prostration. She discovered that the
cause Of il all was coffee, and the way
she discovered il was by disseminating
Its use altogether, and taking in its place,
Postum Food Coffee exclusively.
She got so we'll and got we'll so quickly
that she knows exactly what caused the
change. Now she advises all her friends
to use Postum, and Is so enthusiastic
about it, that she sends printed notices
OF ii In her letters to them, and warns
them to be sure and have il made right.
You already have an account Of my bitter
experience with coffee drinking. Caroline
A. Jones, Houston Heights, Tsx.-AdS.
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nUsrN'r BE OUT LATE, SAYS CRANE.
Magistrate Declines to Entertain q Won ans
Charge of Highway Robbery.

Magistrate Crane In the Harlem police court.
yesterday. refused to entertain charge Of
larceny against the four cabmen who were ar
rested on Saturday night charged with robbing
and assaulting Mrs. Annie Rome. Of ~ Eighth
avenue. on Riverside Drive near Grants Tomb
at 3 O'Clock on Saturday morning. The woman
admitted to the Magistrate that she had been
drinking before hiring the cab in which she
was driven to the place where the police found
her unconscious later. The Magistrate re-
sponded severely that no good woman would
be out at such an hour in the morning under
such conditions.
No jury in Gods world would convict these
mon on your statement" he added.
The woman became so excited over the
Magistrates remarks tina: she tainted and had
to be carried into an ante
Detective Prunty OF the West 125th street
station told the Magistrate that the woman was
not intoxicated when she was carried TO the
station. but the Magistrate said that would
hardly do in view o. Mrs. Rope's own admis-
sion
Crowley and Mulady were discharged and
John McDermott and John Lacey. the other
two men. were sent to the workhouse each for
three months.
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NxBRAsxA REGIMENTS THREAT
would March Home II the State Did Not
Furnish n Special Train From Frisco.

~
Furnish n Special Train From Frisco.
OMAHA. Neb. Aug. 20-t has como to point
where NebrasKa's fighting regiment. resentinR
the refusal OF the State to give 1t special train
for the trip home after It's gallant work. has
declared its intention Of marching overland
from San Francisco to Nebraska II It cannot
come in a special train as the other troops do.
The Hon. d. T. Thompson. OF Lincoln. there
upon comes forward and offers to lend the
State $50. 900, the balance required to plete
tho public subscription for the special train.
The history OF the effort to honor tho regi-
ment Ia rather extraordinary. The price OF n
special train is S35. 900 There Ia no emergency
fund to be used for this purpose: therefore. the
Governor asked some OF the newspapers to
raise the amount by popular subscription.
Pledges for $4,000 were signed by different
citizens and sent to the Governor.
Gov. POINTER carne to Omaha on Saturday and
offered the $4,000 cash and his personal
pledge that the Legislature would pay the other
$4,000 II the roads would furnish a special
train. Tho managers refused Gov. POINTER.
IN an open letter. asserts that President Burt
OF the Union Pacific even treated him dis
courteously.
The Governor announced the failure OF the
plan. The boys at San Francisco at once held
a mass meeting. and wired that they would
come to Nebraska overland. some OF their ON
GERS agreeing to march with them. They said
they had marched further than that distance.
and fought every foot Of the way in a hostile
country In the tropics. and they would give an
example to the world OF their disposition to
resent the States treatment, Last night Mr..
Thompson gave the governor his check for
$50. 900. and this completes the fund.
The Legislature will be asked to reimburse
those who contributed.
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ZIG CAR sruCH ON 4 CURVE

Old Steam Car. Converted For Trolley Use,
Delayed Trafiic go Minutes.
Ono Of tho big cars that used to run on
Coney Island steam road. and was later con-
verified into a trolley car by the Brooklyn City
line got stuck on the curve at the switch at
Fifth avenue and Bergen street yesterday and
delayed traffic at that point almost twenty
minutes. The motorman tried to send tho car
ahead and then tried to back II. but 1t refused
to bulge either way. Finally by reversing the
current and then turning It on full. the car was
coaxed along inch by inch. and thus after
twenty minutes Of humorinG the car 1t passed
over the switch. The conductor said that it
was on account OF the big crowds that were
riding that tho ld-time car was sent out.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-21
PIER FALLS WITH 80 COAL CARS.
A Canal Boat Crushed and q Fisherman
Probably Drowned.

ELIzABETH. N. J.. Aug. 2O-Pier 2 Of the
Central Railroad Comrany's coal wharves. at
Elizabethport fell this afternoon under the
weight Of three trains OF loaded coal cars. 1t
was ono OF the oldest Of the piers and the tim
bers were decayed. About twenty cars fell
with the trestle and a number of them were
precipitatcd into the slip. In which were three
canal boats awaiting carRoes The side OF on
boat was crushed. and all were wedRed against
the other pier by the pile Of broken cars and
timbers which rose In a mass above them.
Two men who were fishing from the pier
went down with It, One was rescued. but the
other was not seen again. and 1t is believed he
was lost The noise was heard long distance
Crowds OF pleasure seekers along the shore
and In excursion boats saw tho pier fall.
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WOMAN CHOHED By THIEVES.

Two Grabbed Her in tho street She
Waited for a Car-One Caught.
While waiting for a ear at Eighth avenue and
Thirtleth street. yesterday morning. Mrs. Jo-
nah White Of 355 West Nineteenth street was
assaulted by two young men. ono Of whom
struck her In the face while the other seized
her by the throat from behind. at the same
time stealing a breast-pin which she valued al
S45. The thieves ran. but one OF them was
caught by people who had witnessed the rob-
berry. The fellow was being roughly used by
his captors when Policeman Strebel came up
and arrested him. In the West Fifty-fourth
street police court. the man who said he was
John Dunn OF $50 West Thrtieth street was
held In 81. 900 bail for trial.
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SHOT WHILE OUT DRYING.
Man Killed in Philadelphia Sitting Besid,
His Wife In q Carriage.

Man Killed in Philadelphia Sitting Beside
His Wife In q Carriage.
PHILADELPHIA. Aug. 2O.-Frank Radcliffe
aged 81 years. OF 3.S49 Frankford avenue was
shot and instantly killed to- night In myster-
ious manner.
He was In a carriage with his wife. When
passing through thickly wooded place on
State Road. near Ashburner street. Mrs. Rad
cfYe was startled by . shot. and at the same
instant her husband slid to the floor Of the
carriage.
She raised him. opened his coat and saw
blood on his shirt near the heart.
the shooting and at his suggestion they drove
10 the AolmesburG police station.
There an examination was made by q sur
geon. and 1t was found that the bullet had
passed through RadclifFe's heart.
Police were sept out at once to search the
woods. but found nothing to indiaAte who fred
the fatal shot
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Louis F. Haffen. President Of the Borough OF
the Bronx. who with other members OF the
Board OF Public Improvements has been criti-
cised In connection with the proposed contract
with the Ramapo Water Company. returned to
this city last evening from his vacation. When
asked II he had anything to say in regard to
the contract. he said:
Il did not vote for the Ramapo scheme. On
the contrary. yoted for a two weeks delay for
consideration and report upon the proposit ion
for an additional water supply for the city No
vote was taken upon question OF contract.
When the time arrives for me to cast ny vote
It will he cast eonsoenti ously In tho oitys best
interest. favor municipal ownership OF the
citys water supply"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-21
RUDOLPH A. WAGNER FOUND.
Crazy Man Who Disappeared from Wee
hawksp, in n Brooklyn Asylum.

Crazy Man Who Disappeared from Wee
hawksp, in n Brooklyn Asylum.
Rudolph A. Wagner. OF 464 Paliasade avenue.
Weehawken Heights. the wealthy box manu-
facturer OF Manhattan who became insane
about four years ago when his factory was
burned and woman persisted in the flames.
and who disappeared from the side OF his
attendant in West Hoboken on Aug. g. has
been found In the Kings County Asylum for
the Insane in Brooklyn. He was picked up in
South Brooklyn on Aug. IA. and sent to the
City HospitoI and afterward to the Asylum.
When asked his NAM he was unable to give it.
but wrote his name and address down. His
friends were communicated with and called at
the hospital on Saturday night to take him
home. but he was in such condition that the
doctors would not allow him to leave. His
friends thought he had been abducted and
held for ransom
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PROFITABLE GRAIN sALTAGE
Great Part of 10000 Bushels in a Toledo
Fire Comes Out Good.

TOLEDO. o.. Aug. 20.-Few gold mines pay as
we'll as the grain salvage now being realized by
Klauser Bros. Beverstock. Of this city. who
compose the East Side Milling Company. The
salvage comes from the Cincinnati. Hap ilton
h Dayton Company's elevator b.. which was
burned several weeks ago. The elevator con-
tanned 10000 bushels OF wheat. The insur-
ence ompanies settled with the grain men in
full. and then offered the wheat for sale. After
some haggling the East Side Company was
pursuaded to take 1t for 100000. Upon I'M
covering the ruins the wheat was foundiin such
good condition that a Chicago company has
offered forty five cents bushel for ir: and this
offer has been refused 1t 10 estimated that
from two-thirds to three quarters Of the grain
is marketable at within q cent or two OF the ruiz
ing Exchange figure. as the heat and water
have only injured a small stratum Of IT,
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WALLACE SHELDON DROWNED.
Owed From n Bont on Sylvan Lake and
Couldn't swim.

PouGHKEEPs1E. N. Y. Aug! 20-wallace Shell
don. son OF former Surrogate Collins Sheldon.
OF Millerton.l Duchess county was drowned
while swimming in Sylvan Lake. o few miles
from his home. to-day. He was a young law
yer. and was visiting party OF lawyers in
camp at the lake. He was in a roWboat with
three OF his friends when ne Owed. When he
came to the surface he was helpless. being
unable to swim. The boat had foated away.
His companions tried hard to save him. but he
sank In over 100 feet OF water. His body had
not been recovered tonight.
Mr.. Sheldon was 20 years old. He was o
graduate of the Albany Law School and had
law office In this city. He was also engaged
In the grain business at Millerton.
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HoMING PIGEONS Love FLIGHT.

Across Mexico to San Antonio, Tex, in
Fifty-twO Hours.
BAN ANTONIO. Tex. Aug. 20.-Five homing
pigeons arrived in San Antonio at 4:22 O'Clock
this afternoon from Tehuantepec. near the
southern frontier OF Mexico. Tho distance by
rail is over 300 miles. The birds were taken
To Tehuantepec by Col. NJ NJ. Mc(iary. rail-
road contractor. on Aug. H. and were liberated
on Friday morning at 10 O'Clock. They made
the night In a little over ifty-two hours. having
TO cross the Sierra Madre Mountain range and
the chihuahua desert 10 their trip.
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Reason 10 They're Cork-SayS He Prefers
Thorn to the Old Ones.
Alexander Kretz. forty years old OF POI East
1O4th street. fell asleep in the street while
drunk last winter and both OF his legs were
frozen. He now has ono cork leg reaching to
his hip and another reaching to his knee. He
still gets drunk. Policeman Reed found him
helplessly intoxicated on the steps Of the East
1O4th street station last night and gathered
him In.
How do you manage to walk when you get
drunk" ask ed tho sergeant.
Ids bedder dis vav' replied KretI. Der
booze CANT ged indo desc laigs aindt idf"
He was look ed up for the night.
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Better Pay for Irouworksrs.

BELLAIRE. o., Aug. 2o,-The employees at
the Wheeling Iron and Steel Company's works
at Benwood. across the Ohio River from this
city in West Virginia have accepted the propos-
ition OF the management after the thirty days
notice. which terminated last night. that they
should compromise on a 5 per cent Increase
In wages. They asked 10 per cent. This 10
tho second increase since the frst OF the
year. Over A0o men viii receive the tnassaas.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-21

Harry Platkin. IS years old. OF 226 Pitkin
avenue. and Morris Miller. IL years old. OF 22s
Eastern Parkway. Brooklyn. started out to
pick cherries on the farm OF Jacob Rumph. In
Rockaway avenue. near New Lots road. East
New York. Yesterday afternoon. While crawl:
ing through the bushes about 500 feet west Of
Rockaway avenue. they found the body OF q
female child. They notified Patroman Boyle.
Of the Eastern Parkway station who removed
the body to the station house. The child was
about one year old. had light hair and blue
eyes. and wore a plain white lawn Dress black
stockings and buttoned shoes. The police are
Investigating the case.
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OTIS SENDS DEATH LIST.
Reports Names of Soldiers who Have Died
of Illness.

Reports Names of Soldiers Who Have Died
of Illness.
WASHINGTON. Aug, 2O.-This death report
was received from Gen. Otis to-day
MANILA. Aug. 20. 1899.
"ADJUTANT- GENERAL. Neutrality-suspicious.
ing deaths since last report: Teknus.
Aug. Is. Comley Feed. A. Twenty Fourth Imam
try. phthisis; Aug. IA. Allie W, Lord E. Twelfth
Infantry. typhoid feyPr; Aug. Is. Second Lieut..
Joseph b. Morse. I. Ninth Infantry. acute
dysentery John Smith. X. First Washington ;
Aug IT. William X. Harrison. K. Thirteenth
Infantry Aug IL. John H. Dunn. D. Fourth
Infantry. abscess Of liver; Aug. II, Adolph h.
Kreitzer, r. sixth Artillery. general arterio
sclerosis; Frank G. Miller. l. Twenty First
Infantry. OTIS"
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"!itiIi ROBHERS.
I"" Wh" Held Up Men In Fifth Avenue
sent Up for Trial.

g.. ~ ',l"r'd woman who signed her name as
lrhiI Il" Honey" and who Magistrate Cor
me- 'ald would 10 INST as bad by any other
h"'"e. ana Sadie King. also colored. were ar
i"E"'u IN the Jefferson Market police court
Yesterday ON charges OF highway robbery pre-
!erred 10y George Gruher, an actor. and Fred
s'arAwrathrr. who describe himself A. a
mI'1lner from Syracuse.
Nh urHher ana Mr., STARK weather met the
Two women at itth avenue andTwenty seven tn
street an the four walked together until near
i'f'S-'hlld street. The women pushed the
me" ata'het the side Of building, went
'nI"ush 'h"lr pockets in an instant and then
ron away The actor said he lost $40 in cash
an" i'"hlshory note for S37. The milliner
lost only SAT-
magistrate Cornell said he had had the De
money woman before him at least four times
OIL 'harS"8 OF highway robbery. He held both
women IL $1,000 each for examination.
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ERNEST KOERNRR FOUND.

Six Days without Food Shelter and
Exposed to Mosquitoes.
Ernest Koerner. % years old. Of 420 Central
avenue. Jersey City. who disappeared last
Monday. was found last evening lying in a
clump OF weeds on the Newark meadows near
the Elizabeth branch Of the Central railroad.
He had evidently lain in the meadow grass six
DAYS without food or shelter. He was in a ter
ribly emacIated condition and had been nearly
stung to death by mosquitoes His clothing
was torn to shreds.
He was cared for In the Third precinct station
until friends called for him.
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The crew OF the steam yacht AmoritG while
OF Norton'S Point Coney Island. yesterday
afternoon. found tho body OF a drowned boy
which they towed TO the foot OF Fourth avenue.
Fort Hamilton. The boy was about 10 years
old. 4 feet inches tall and OF light compile xion
and hair. He wore blue overalls and was bare
footed. In his pocket was six cents. The body
Was taken 10 the moTgua.
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MURDERED AND INITIATED.

Body Found Near a Railroad in Webster,
Mass, with the Ears Cut on.
WORCESTER. Mass. Aug. 20.-Some ono m ur-
dered John Conors. an Olneyville. r. l.. weaver.
35 years old. last night and laid his body
twenty feet from a railroad crossing in
Webster. Mass. taking extraordinary pains to
disguise the nature OF the crime. There wore
I'VE sharp cuts on the head and both the ears
had been clipped on. One OF them was found
nearby. The face and clothing were free from
bloodstains and dirt. Conors was seen In
Webster on Saturday with a man who has dis
appeared