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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-08-27
PRESIDENT AT PITTSBURG.
Greeted with a Salute From Battery
3 and Cheers of the PopuIace-

PITTSBURG. Aug. 26-The special train
carrying President Mckinley and party
arrived here at 9.26 this evening As the
train drew into Shadyside station, where
the party alighted. a signal was flashed
to Battery B, stationed on Heron Hill,
when the Presidential salute Of twenty
one guns was fired.
A large crowd had assembled AZ the
station TO welcome the distinguished
guests but beyond cheering and waving
Of haudkerchiefs no special demonstration
was made.
The President and Mrs Mckinley were
taken to the residence of Robert Pitcairn.
superintendent and general agent or the
PENNSYLVANIA Railroad. whose special
guests they will be during their stay in
the city.
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ACK CASEY. one OF the trio
OF desperate thugs who were
paid to murder caPttalizt
4 Green by Howard, alias Doyle.
~ alias the Australian PIunger,
is behind prison bars. He was arrested
late last night in q saloon on Post
street and at cree removed to the City
Prison, where he was placed in the
tanks pending further investigation
Casey's arrest was accomplished by
Detectives Gibson, Ellis and Sullivan
Yesterday afternoon they received in
formation that Casey had not returned
to Australia, as was reported, but was
in hiding in this city.
Shortly before midnight they located
him and placed him under arrest Ca
sey was taken by surprise. and did not
offer any resistance
He was at once placed IN a hack and
driven 10 the City Prison. where his
name was registered on the small
book
pect the prisoner Of being one of the
robbers who invaded the specie room
of the steamer Alameda and got away
with 5000 sovereigns. His confederates
are said TO be Jim Murphy and jim
Kelly, both Of whom are ex-Conylcts
and desperate crooks. The three men
came to this city last November. It is
known that they frequently met How
ard. whom they knew in Australia, and
it is believed that the -'pIunger," with
their assistance, executed the robbery
Of the Alameda.
According to the police, Howard,
anxious TO rid himself Of Green, whom
he had successfully robbed, employed
the three desperate men to dispose Of
him. He induced Green to take passage
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-08-27
ADMITTED TO THE
GUERIN STRONGHOLD
Jeniency Shown Nine. Chantaloupe,
Whose Son Is Reported TO Be
in a DYING Condition.

PARIS Aug. 26.-Mme- ChantaIoupe,
whose son is among the besieged persons
in the headquarters OF the Anu-Semite
League. was allowed to visit NJ. Gueriu
to-day on account Of the report Of her
sons illness. The and-Senite president
WHO appeared TO be agitated, opened the
door for Nine Chantaloupe, and she re-
NAMED forty minutes in the stronghold
on returning to the street she reported
that her son was in dying condition,
hence the hoisting Of the black flag this
morning
The authorities have decided TO prose
cute all the newspapers which have re-
Gently melted their readers to rioting.
Sebastian Faure, editor of the Journal du
PeupIe, who was responsible for the alar-
chist appeal that led 10 last Sundays riot
ing, will be prosecuted for Indictment TO
Illegal assembly and provoking street dis
orders,
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u 10 tales" This is the barricade
behind which General MERCER
and the general staff have in
rrenched themselves
But there is Z weak point IL their de-
f=1se-CoIoueI Du Patty de CIan-and
the military Clique know II and are
striving 70 the utmost TO keep him out
Ct NJ Labcris clutches If they can
prevent Du Patty de Clam. who is now
called the sick man Of the Dreyfus
affair, from appearing at the witness
bar. they can effectively put the silence
~ the tomb between truth and justice.
N Labor is fighting tooth and nail 10
drag him into court. but Colonel Jou-
aust persists IN refusing aim the neces-
sary assistance He declines 70 send
reputable doctors ID officially report
0r the state OF Du Patty de- Clans
health, which every Dreyfusard firmly
believes is only automatically effected
and he VIII recover quickly enough
after the trial
While, however, the DreyfUsards be-
Iisve Du Patty de Clam is not seriously
III, they feel 3 secret dread. which is
expressed IN the significant remark. not
tufreque1JIy heard.
Sandherr Is dead, Henry. committed
suicide and Du Patty de clam VIII die
The conformation to-day Of Colonel
MaureI, Capt F'reysmeter and General
MERCER vas an instructive exposure Of
the fraud and dishonesty Of the general
staff, which the absence of Du Patty de
clam alone prevented from being com
plete- The defense might demand that
q commission be sent 10 examine Du
Patty de Clam on his siCkoed- But NM.
Labor and Deuange despair Of obtain
ing satisfactory results therefron.
They want 20 have Du Patty de Clam
in court and turn the screws Of the rack
themselves.
N BertilIon talked for two hours.
during which time even Colonel Jouaust
felt constrained more than once 10
bring him % the point Then ". Labor
popped z few questions, which, when
the president Of the Court-rcartiaI con
descended 70 admit them. were an
swsred in an off-hard manner by the
witness. who thought fl 10 show con
tempt by barely looking at NJ Labor
and 70 proceed at the same time to
rack Up his voIumiuOus parcels and
Captain Dreyfus also spoke +
q few words, repudiating BeruIIOu's d. .
rect denunciatiOns, and then a military
witness was put Up TO explain 10 the
Judges what BerttlIon really meant He
only managed TO be equally obscure.
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.@o4o%O@oAo@ Q . 0 o o @o@o@ost
!. KILLARNEY LAKES
HAVE NOT BEEN SOLD

Special cable 70 The Call and New York
Herald Copyrighted. 1899. BY James
Gordon Bennett.
LONDON. Aug 26.-Siuce XII
Iarney was first reported 20 be in
the market, how often it has been
stated ''on reliable authority TO
be sold The purchasers were
mostly American milIionatres.
Millionaire" Peck. Sir Thomas
Upton. Gallagher (of tobacco fame),
Boss" Croker and some more have
bought II in turn, according to re-
port. and each has denied il But
Killarney yet remains unsoId and
has got & scar on its pretty face
now, for 4 portion Of the wood
land moor has been accidentally
set on fire this week.
q 0 S O . 0 AoAoAo%l
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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-08-27
MAUREL DRIVEN TO THE WALL
BY The COUNSEL FOR DREYFUS
MERCER SAID
TO HAVE FLED
FROM RENNES

Special Gable The Call Copyright
1899, by James Gordon Bennett
DARIs Aug 26Ee Banet tesgraphs Petit Bleu that
that General Merciar has fed to
Jersey.
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Of Captain Freystmeter's testimony.
Finally Mercier, in a temper, left him.
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President Of
the 1894
COurt-MartiaI
Forced
to a Confession.
Testimony He
UaVo
Three Days Ago
Was Far
From the Truth.
Special Dispatch 70 TIE Call.

II ENNEs, Aug. 26-"Dead men tell
u 10 tales" This is the barricad=
behind which General MERCER
i and the general staff have in
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-08-27
THREE DAYS
Of BATTLE IN
SAN DOMINGO
Government Force Loses
One Hundred and Fifty
Men.
REBELS VICTORIOUS
General Calderon, One Of the Leaders
Of the Federal Troops, Killed
in the Engagement.
Special Dispatch to The Cali.

|APE HAYTLEN, Hayti,
L Aug. 26.-Nezgs has Just
been receiged here c0nfrm-
ing the report Of yesterdays fight
ing in Sant0 Domingo bst1ceen the
G00srnment forces and those Of the
re7oIuti0nists. General Pdebeco, at
the head Of 400 men Of the re0oIn-
tionary troops, fought the G00ern-
ment troops for three days, tnfict-
ing hsa0y losses. It is reported that
the Government force lost $50 men
in killed and injured, ana. that the
rsU0IuhoniSts captured tzU0 field
pieces. In addition General In
tonic CaIder0n, one of the GoVen-
ment commanders, 7gaS killed and
secretly buried. The reVoIntj0nistS
lost only thirteen killed, besides seq
eyaL lqognded.
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ACK CASEY. one OF the trio
OF desperate thugs who were
paid TO murder Capitalist
II C-n,, h. Enrra RI rLfas DnrrIa
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-10-12
M AsKs FOn DEArIl.

In Kansas there h. rold to be a num-
bor OF conylcts under a ecntcncc Of
death. The law rcqulrca the COVER
nor 20 Issue a death warrant before the
sentence is executed. and 90 tho gov
crnou o. that State have Tor q long
time refused 90 perform that duty, the
killing OF prisoners has been practically
suspended. and muricrcra arr simply
iucarcoratt1 f0r llfe
A short time ago one Of thesc doomed
couylota potltloncd the governor 10
have tho sentence carried out Ho had
been IN prison Cor ton years, ana was
utterly tired ~ the acclualon and mo-
notony 81 prison ne, Ito preferred
death,
The Instance 10 commented upon by
the opponents Of capital punishment ne
proving that llfc imprisonment IN really
more noverc punishment than death.
Tho advocates Of capital punishment
will naturally reply that II this In true,
mercy demands the mlldcr punishment,
In preference to tho ooycrcr one. u II
can Boz applied without violating a
sense OF Justice.
The real opposition to the abollsh-
mcnt OF capital punishment for NE
imprisonment. however, h tho fact that
ro many murdorcp committed for llfc
are liberated after a Few ycarv, 80 that
tho llf0 imprisonment sentence often
becomes farce. Were the public as
Hurrd that such sentence always means
what the term Implies. there would be
lc-sa objection TO II.
The questions Involved In the die
ousalon concerning death penalty vcr-
aus life imprisonment muat b. de-
tormlned on other grounds, though,
than on the preference OF conylcto. or
even public sentiment.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-10-12

iota BY tho presence or absence IN
Congrss Of tho gentleman duly elected.
Eighth. there "a ioss bigamy and poly
gafny. ne defined by Congress. IN Utah
and has been for several years. than In
ether States of the federal Union.
Ninth. this nation is not and cannot
be affected lnjurously by the course Of
the few men and women In Utah. who
are IN plural family relations contract
cd years ago. even 70 they al lived ex-
actly na In past times. which many Of
them do not New York and Chicago
ufo mo- more touched by those families.
nHt passing away than by the falling
% The leaves in the hlghts " the Rocky
Mountains. or tho fading OF the flowers
ln the Elrdena ~ our vailcys
Tenth. che outburst against the sup
rurci defiance OF the nation" the as
sertIons about outraged morality" the
demand Tor the expulsion Of q member
OF Congress IN vlndloation u christian
oihlcs." and tho cry Tor an amendment
o. the Constitution TO suppress romc-
thing TINT ~ nearly extinct. make up
one 81 the aIillest buricsquoa and great
cot humbuFH of the ngc, and boncnp no
one but the preachers and papers that
mako money out of H.
For consintoncy's and morniitys
aakcs. turn, % Sc Christian poo
pie and Journals. 10 the huge.
dcvouriug and awful evils that
foster nii around you. right where you
live. and do not worry about the "Mor-
mon" people 10 distant Utah. who arc
niling The dcrort with moral. vlrtuous
homes whore God De- worahippcd In the
name of Jesus Christ iiia Son. and pruc-
Teal religion 90 the ca.cs business Of a
peaceful and contonied pcoplel
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-10-12
LIBERIA NEXT.

According 10 an announcement 10 a
German paper Liberia viii soon ccas,
20 exist as an independent republic
France ana Great Britain. II Is enid.
are plotting FOR TO- division. aud Cor
many Will % course. see 20 Il that sho
gets q share Of that TERRITORY.
Liberia was once an American colo.
ny. but waa afterwards recognized as
an Independent country. From that
hour ita troubles commented. Dlnor.
cni Countries have had their cycs upon
the little state. She has sought Amer
lean protection but without succoaa.
The history Of tho Liberia should b.
on object icspon. by tho late achieve
ments " tho American army and M
Wy, cuba and tho Philippines wcrc
lihcratcd. but how long would they ~
main independent. should the United
States Withdraw her protecting caro-
from thom7
There arc different views az 60 the
POLICY this country should adopt with
regard to the late Spanish pooaosslons.
but there can be- but one opinion me- 10
the foOllshnosa ~ policy by which
the frulta 81 American vaior. patriot
lem ana sacrifices may faii into tho
wcll-nllcd basket ~ Some other power.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-10-12
BRITISH VIEWS on rus WAR


Tho british sido or the Trannvaai
controversy, which. unfortunately. has
now assumed warllsc aspect. IL
oct forth hy the London Daily Mail. Of
the 22nd OF September. In this summary
u the dispute.
III o. mo- longer the rights or wrongs
n the uitlander that the ministry have
20 consider The question has wldcned,
gu % o. British supremacy In South
Africa that ~ ~ stake. A Dutch
Hiat. cncirclel BY our dumlnious, has
pcrniHicntly denied 90 the british Hot-
tiers within ~ borders the freedom aud
the rights which every English colony
coucUdcn 90 every honest alien. 10 has
prrrirtcntly abused the rights of self
government Which. in a moment OF Hcn-
timontll generosity this country was
persuaded hy IT, rulers most reluctant
~ 90 couredy. II has armed and plotted
against the British power Ia South
Africa II has Induced % Dutch state.
with which British relations have here
ioforc been perfectly friendly. TO Join
IN H. sinister Vaccinations. u has even
dared 10 EUR up disioynity within tho
confines Of british territory. And In an
this u has been aided. abcttod, and sn-
coufaEri BY that extraordinary COLLEGE
ton ~ uiahgllcvcrn IN their country who
orr known by the name of Little Eng
landcrn"
Tho London paper admits that the
war 10 ono upon which tho nation can
not enter with a light heart but. Il
says. there are times. when Il In tho
duty Of the nation and the Individual 10
face the risks Of war rather than q
cowardiy surrender Of what the soul
holds iirLL
There 10. however. IN Great Britain a
peace party. which Views the situation
differently. ono u the spokeamcn OF
that party. Mfr. John Morley. recently
sold.
THE British and the Dutch have got
10 live tugvther In South Africa. Fuse
ihrm, Do not say 90 one race, You
are Co BE- ne the top, and the other shall
b. az the bottom No. Let there be
fusion, not pafnmuuntcy. Ar you going
To hght Them for paramountcy when
You know. apart from 10 guilt, Il can
only lend 90 new burdens and now re-
sponsiblllticH and new difioultics7 $50
a war Of that Kind viii not be a war
with honor Il viii b. q war with deep
dlHhunur, and what % mockcry viii such
a wal mako ~ an the professions that
have been made omphatlcally and In
capital letters. within tho last foW
inor,ha especially, upon behalf Of
ufucoI'
To most OF the American public. who
can ylcg the dispute more calmly than
their friends on the other side. Mr.. Nor
irya suggestion OF fusion" appears
reasonable ana practical. II Il impos-
slblc whore different races and orccda.
with differing interests. real or
imagined, meet, that difficulties can
be- entirely avoided, but whom there IL
some desire on both sides to preserve
tho peace ANA GOOD will, without which
progress must be retarded.
there la always some way OF getting to-
gothor without serious trouble.
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PRESERVE FORESTS,

A Primer OF Forestry by clifford
PInchot. has been issued by the forestry
division Of the u. g. department OF agri-
culture, as bulletin No. q. II deals with
the life of the tree, ana the forest, and
the enemies with which forests have TO
contend. u r. 20 De followed by an
other publication ON practical forestry
Every onort 10 disseminate correct In
formation regarding forests g. COM
mcndnblo. II 10 n subject but imper-
foctly understood by the general pub
lic. although Il 10 known that "a trooloss
country ~ exceedingly dimcult. u not
Impossible, 10 bring under proper oult-
Walton
In the old countries of Europe Il has
hJeu fuuud necessary by suitable lcHia-
lnuon 10 protect the young trees and
regulate tho cutting down OF the older
oros. 80 "a 10 prevent the donudatl1n
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-10-12
TUNE TELEGRAPH MOCK

The postal telegraph IN London and
uthor large cities f. greatly facilitated
by extensive ryHt0ns OF tube tclog-
uphy" IN which hundreds Of messages
are transmitted hourly from place 10
place. Tho mctnaroa are placed Ia
carrier" that look like very big
leather CARTRIDGES. which ny through
The tubes, propelled BY nlr pressure. 70
safe On this means of transmission that
in London the first accident causing n
block occurred only a Few days nro,
and % now and surprising was It that
the department officials and employees
were rrcatly puEslod lu getting ths rys-
tom back Into working order. The Lon-
don Papers my the block occurred
just nt time when n vast number 81
mclanrcu relating 10 the meeting of the
British cabinet ON the Transmni quon-
ton was being handled IN the toic-
graphic department nt a. Mnrtln'a.io-
Grand. Early IN tho afternoon. whom
work was NJ fovor heat.n batch Of forty
three carriers was put into one of tho
main tubes. Each carrier contained
twonty separate tolcFramH. many of
them stock exchange messages destined
for Scotland md Ireland The batch
had apparently got woil on the way.
whom suddenly 70 WINS discovered that
The whole 81 the forty.thrco Carriers
had rnmohow become blocked Mt an un-
known part Of the tube. Then began a
struggle that lasted for nearly ave
hourf. from 3 .. m. tnl about p. m.
Every possible oxpodicnt In tho why of
extra pneumatic pressure WIS tried.
and nrtful engineers were called In. but
all IN vain. The eight hundred ana sixty
tolegrnfns IN their leather casos could
not BE- moved. and OF course. the OBJ
atructlon OF the way meant delay not
only for the messages actually IN the
tubes. but for hundreds that had 10 be-
otherwise transmitted from department
10 department Finally the carriers had
10 be literally dug out by workmon I'M
der the direction Of experts. Then
there was much arduoua work 20 got
The hundreds NJ messages. more than
i've hours late. away nut the English
men learned what they have got 90 DO TO
raise a tube telegraph" bluckadc.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-10-12

u the timber land. The planting Of troca
Is also attended to. and the result oi
this economy IL that forestry has be-
come n source Of great wealth. The
little duchy Of Hadcn is said 60 have
10000 acres u puhlir forests and these
Yield an nnnuai income Of 400.
France obtains t2e2 annually from each
acre u her forests. and Switzerland
and other countries derive similar rev
enuc from their trees.
The question Is 81 paramount impor-
lance 20 the West. Trees may be con-
sidorcd natures reservoirs Of humidity.
u IL NE important TO preserve them as
20 build reservoirs u human device.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-10-12

The unveiilna tho other day. IN
uothenburg. Sweden, Of statue of
john Ericsson, who made hls fame In
the service Of tho United statoo. re-
minda an eastern exchange Of che rec
ognized existence IN this country of a.
greater scandinavia" Ericsson icft his
countryand became nnAmcricnn. His In.
vcntlve genius was placed at tho service
of his adopted country In IT, hour OF
need Yet his monument is reared In
the land that gave him birth az II he
had remained thcro Instead Of settling
on this side Of tho ocean.
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COMMENTS OK CARTER.


7-7II77 7-77T-7--- " I-|TTI|TTT-
The degradation and imprisonment Of
n man who has enjoyed Capt. Carriers
position I pathetic thing. but n ~ In
conceivable that hir fellow officers could
have found him guilty without lrrofra-
Eihlc evidence, ana the gravity ~ the
Hondld crime, committed by "a trusted
official whose business was 20 protect
the interests n tho government. mnkct
u necessary that the punlHhmcnt should
be condlEn. at %" az Col. Byrno r.
marked IN discussing the cuac while
Carter was on hl1 way 10 imprisonment
IN Castle Williams. "a good thing that
influence could not sway the President"
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The only point op.n 20 attack IL that
tho court wna not legally constituted 81
thnt ". that thura were technical orrora
IN IT, organization. Those who have
gone over the proceedings IN tho most
minute and careful manner. assert that
there are no such errors ana thar thsfe
IN no possible flaw ON which ofyu
court can base decision favorable 10
Garter, Hts attorneys however. nre
fighting the case to the bitter end AMI
behind them are numerous trembling
cuuHplrntorl who BEGIN 10 reaiiss that
they must disgurEe ii.1O0 900 stolen from
the government and whose visions arc
also disturbed by sights of striped
suits and prison bars.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-10-12

''hr powerful influences that have
been brought 20 bear 10 save captain
Carer from punishment for the crime
N which he was long since found guilty
have nvnilcd him nothing In tho end,
ana the findings ana sentence ~ tho
court martial have been approved 10 tho
letter, II IN not strange that EFFORTS
Hhuulf have boon made 10 secure an
uunulment or modification Of the sem
terce pronounced against this o'ueer.
ccutnin Garter II a man ~ education
and refinement He was popular In the
service, ana those who know him host
folt aurust OF hls Innocence.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-10-12

rhO approval by the President Of tho
court martial verdict against Captain
Garter. accused OF tniaaputCp riatinf
r1v rnment funds viii doubtless be- tho
cause OF deep chngrin 90 certain zoulouF
newspapers which have pretended to
plcdhed 10 ahiuld the convicted olllccr
from the consequences Of his crime In
spite of an tho acnHcloaa clamGr for
sun mary action In the case the govern
ment has simply contcnded that cap
tain Carter, even under sentence, had
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-10-12

The mass meeting In Carnegie Hail.
New York. had a perfect right 20 pass
tho resolutions u ana. and In which it
stated auccinctly the views and wishes
u a large share OF the American public
on the brltish-nocr situation. But
when. al the close Of ;hc meeting. a
man began tearing up an English nag.
the police did the right thing 10 throw
him out 81 the hail. This country b. mo-
place for actions that lrrltato or annoy
nation with which the United states
IN at peace.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-10-12

An effort has bene made through cer-
tain newspapers TO represent Captain
Garter ns an American Droyfus Nith.
ms could be more absurd. Captain
carter was fairly md publicly tried.
Hts trial lasted FOR months and was
before a court NJ distinguished oiirAtH.
under the presidency OF General OtlH.
~ tho outset of the proceedings Cap
tntlon nH barring prosecution. The
court OVcrrulgd this plea, In cNeCt' les
position being that "a crime committed
by an officer 90 the army In his pr0spr-
Hlnnal capacity was triable al any time.
no matter how long II had gone unde-
toctCd.