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CHICAGO, August 17.-A special to
the Tribune from Montreal says:
II am absolutely out Of politics" /" said
General Alger, former secretary Of war
IN President McKlnley's cabinet to-day.
He said he was grateful to the Cana
dian press for lts courteous tone dur
ing the recent controversy.
''The American newspapers" he add
ed, ''WeFe severe" But he thought It
better not to discuss this question fur
ther at the present time.
"And you have reolIy abandoned ac-
tive politics2" he was asked.
Absolutely out Of IT, said he, and
this was uttered in tone that left no
room for doubt.
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NEW YORK. August l7.-At to-day's
meeting Of the committee on plan and
scope Of the Dewey celebration, Gem
erai Butterfleld read a cabIeRraIn from
Admiral Dewey which .effeotuAlly sets
at rest ali the reports that the admiral
would firSt 20 to Washington before the
celebration In his honor In New York,
The mcssnEe was as follows:
LBGHoRN, August u, 1899,
To General ButterfieJd, New York.
Yours os August I received. WIN
rrach the lower bay without fail FRI
day, September ga Ready for parade
Saturday morning.
(Signed) DEWEY
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WASHINGTON. d. c.. August H.
In letter from Admiral Dewey to the
secretary Of the navy, dated Naples,
August s, the admiral gave his plans,
as follows; II propose to remain at thls
port for about one week; then proceed
TO LaEhoru for one week. and then to
either Geneva or VIlie France. for about
the Same period. It IL then proposed to
proceed to Gibraltar for coal, etc, and
to leave that port about the middle OF
September" This contTadlets the re-
port that Admiral Dewey intended 20
20 TO London before returning to the
limited States,
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LONDON. Aug. 1.-THE correspond
ents Of the London papers are almost
unanimous in taking a gloomy view Of
the prospects Of Captain Dreyfus. They
seem to believe 1t likely that he VIII be
found guilty. The representative OF the
Daily Telegraph says that unless the
German government reveals the name
OF the real traitor II Is quite on the
cards that the same verdict will be ren-
dered as in the previous courtmartlal.
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Surprised Their Parents.

Special DlIpntch TO tho IntollIgoncor.
cHARLEs-TowN, August II. Mr.. ].
Douglas Butler, jr., and Miss Mary A.
Taylor. young couple. surprised theIr
parents yesterday by being married
quietly. Miss Taylor Is the third daugh-
ter OF Mr.. ]. NJ. Taylor, residing at Mol
loys, JEFFERSON county. and the groom
is the oldest son OF Mr.. j, ID. Butler,
rnRldlnE nenr this plnce
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HAVANA, August r.-A smafl riot
occurred in Havana this evening.
growing out Of an attempt 10 lynch one
VIllegas, a former lieutenant Of police,
who had iIl-treated his wife in the
most atrocious manner. vlllegas had
been IN Vivac, the tombs OF Havana for
several days. This afternoon his wife
died and shortly after sundown a
crowd Of thousand people met on the
Plaza ard after listening to hery ad-
dresses, began to march on Vivac. 4
detachment Of artillery met the mob
and the latter promptly dispersed.
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Special Dispatch to the Intelllgencer.
CHARLESTON, W. Va, August H.
John Franez, who Is charged with the
murder Of his infant child, was lodged
in jail here to-day. He was arrested
near Flinttown in Roane county. He
]. ]. Spencer, Kelley Spencer, clay
bourne Taylor and George Gore, were
arrested last night near SummerVIlle In
Nicholas county, by deputy mnrshals
for Illicit dlstllllng OF liquor, The oiii-
GERS found about twenty places where
the moOnshlners had been at work.
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Special Dispatch to tho inteitgeneer.
CHARLES TOWN, August l7.-Mr
Thomas z. woodward. a well known
farmer. died suddenly this morning at
his residence near Summit Point, Jeff-
erson county. He was about eighty-two
years OF age, and was married to his
third wife only few months ago. She
survives him, rs well rs several grown
children OF his former marriages. He
was a member Of the Presbyterian
church Of this place, and was highly es-
teemed for his honesty and integrity.
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PORTLAND, Me-, August 17.-Hon.
Amos L. Allen, Speaker Reeds private
secretary. was here to-day, and is au-
thority for the statement that Mr..
Reed VIII resign IN the course OF a few
days. early enough to allow the special
election to be called for November. Mr..
Allen says he is confident OF HIS own
nomination as Mr.. Reeds successor.
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RrIInr for Portn Rlcnns.

Special Dispatch to the 1ntellIEeneer.
CHARLESTON, w, Va, August H.
A proclamation was Issued to-day from
the governors Office In rcspouse to the
general request made by Secretary Of
War Root calling upon the people Of
the state to contribute for the relief Of
the Porto Rlcan flood sufferers,
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whose grief be respected. and whose
angry excitement he paFdoned.
General Roget again showed extra
ordinary forensic ability. do not
know what the military worth is Of
the generals who are acting here as
witnesses, but do not wonder at the
old 3udss Of the court Of cassntion be-
ing Jealous OF their argumentative ca
paclty their sklll IL turning a case in-
side out, In pazzlinE inuuendo. in cas-
uistry and In elegant verbal faculty.
MercIer Is wonderful In these respects.
Blllot is not inferior to him. but RO-
get Is the superior Of both il forensic
skin. acumen and suggestiveness Ro-
get is an able man. He Is the son
of a gendarme in the Pyrenees, and
obtained his commission by passing the
examinations. He is fair, rather Eng
iish-looking, regular in feature and
cold and deliberate in manner. He
speaks distinctly and rather slowly, but
does not fall into that defect into which
Madame Henry fell. Of making every
syllable long one.
Dreyfus Stirred Up.
Dteytus was under Roget as an OUT
sider at the general stan. and seemed
tortured by his arguments, and the
points he made. points that went home
to the military judges and were intend
ed to poison their minds. Finally he
could stand 1t no longer and. starting
up. his eyes CLEANED with anger, he
cried: you deal only in augmentation.
1 have listened to you for hours with
out hearing single fact"
There were, nevertheless, some facts
to-day, but they were adduced to de-
stroy the credit of Colonel Picquart,
who was represented, when head OF the
intelligence department, as playing a
crooked part. and keeping back every
piece of information unfavorable to
.Dreyfus.
NJ. Demange made many happy points
in putting questions to General Roget,
who lodged them with presence of
mind and address, and when in a cor
ner, with cool imupdence. stIll, Roget
had the ear of the court. He knows
how to speak to specialized military
minds,
Evidence Of BertuIus.
The evidence of NJ. Bertulus, was, on
the whole, favorable to Dreyfus, in the
Judgment of civilian listeners. I'm
fortunately, his reputation Is blown up
on. He belonged, when at Nice, to the
South railway gang, and as the magis-
trate was sent to investigate their
swindle played into their hands. Roget
alluded to this and to other doings Of
BertuIus, and showed that he did not
respect him. NJ. Bertulus is an eplcur-
can, and has shocked Rennes people by
his rather gny relations with former
actress, who somehow, rolls In riches,
st1I, he seems to me a fair and truthful
witness, ana his deposition must afect
the public. Plcauart will be heard
again tomorrow.
NJ. Labori's assailant Is stiIl undiscov-
cred. At convent Of Marlsts. at Cos
son, near Rennes, the brothers vainly
searched for him. This has won SYM
pathy for the Clerical party. as 1t was
thought brotherhood might shelter
him.
An hypothesIs that seems nearer to
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1AnoRI 1NrPRoyrNG.
WIN be Able to Attend Courtmartial
Next Monday.

Next Monday.
RENNEs, Aug. I'm. LabOri was
able to leave his bed for three hours to-
day and even to walk thrice across the
room. Tonight the doctors think he
win be able to be present at next Mon
days session.
Nine. L.abori has received a number
OF menncIng letters. One that came to-
day said that the writer, the would-be
assassin, had not killed not only La
bori, but his wife and children.
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coNFI1Cr1Ne RpPoRTs

About tho Dominican ReVolutiOn-Jl-
mlnez Hopeful ofsuccess.
NEW YORK, Aug. 17.-A dispatch to
the Herald from santo Domingo says:
Another invasion from Halti was at.
tempted Tuesday. The government
forces met the Insurgents near Monte
Cfisti, and after lively dGhting the
IlIVdders were dispersed, and W Is 5Ela-
ported H0die Uf kbein IS6ra cap ptared.
HAVANA, August f7.-General u
mlneI, who asplres to the preslden-
ey OF the republic OF santo Domingo
left here to-day for Batabano. There he
will take steamer for Santiago de
Colonel BacaIlao, chief Of the police
detectives reported 10 Gen. Ludlow
shortly before o'clock this evening
that GEN JlmineE was stil IN Havana.
A little later the HefaIdO issued an ex-
ira announcing that he had gone.
II appears that during the last few
days, Gen. JlmineE has received Amer
lean credits amounting to nearly $1,000.
900 which were much needed to further
his plans.
PUERTA PLATA. Aug. H.-PresI-
dent Figuero, OF Santo Domingo, has re-
ceIVed a dispatch informing him that
JImineE expedition has been organised
at Baracoa, Cuba. The government la
also IN receipt Of Information that 4
party OF $50 insurgents purchased arms
IN HRyti, but the weapons were eonfis-
rHfed nv the HnVtian government.
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MORE TROOPS
CALLED FOR By
PRESIDENT.
Ten New Regiments to be Organ
lied for Duty in Philippines.
Department Means Business.
ALL THE SOLDIERS NECESSARY
win be Furnished General Otis
Where the New Volunteers
viii be Recruited.

WASHINGTON, August 1E-'TRe
policy Of tle re ce3a; :;;s:.satt s-id
Secretary Root to-day. sis to furnish
General otis with all the troops and
supplies that he can use. and which
are necessary to wind up the insurrec-
tion in the Philippines In the shortest
possible time"
The secretary was speaking OF tne
ten REGIMENTS which were called out to-
day. by order of the President.
He said that no delay would be al
lowed in enlistlng, eQuipping and sup
plying the new regiments, nor in trans
portation of them, as well as the other
regiments already organized to the
Philippines as soon as they were need
ed for active operations. II the pres
emit number of transports are insuficl-
ent more win be procured. The men
already enlisted for the Philippine SER
vice Will be sent at once, and the new
regiments will be forwarded as fast as
they can be organized. and are needed
While there has been some suggestion
that the new regiments Will be used
as a reserve force. It may be stated
positively that these regiments, as well
as more, II they can be used, Will be
sent to reinforce General Otis.
Secretary Root sent copy Of the
order to-day to the various departments
Of the army, and they at once began
preparations for supplying the new
organizations.
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STAR WITNESS OF THE DAY
Was Colonel Piequart, Who was
Favorable to Dreyius..Ma.
dame Henry's Mimic Grief.
The SCHNEIDER TELEGRAM
Exposing Another Forgery has
Dealt a Very Severe 2.ew
to the Prosecution.

RENNEs. France, August 1.-THE
publication by the Paris Figaro of the
Schneider telegram. exposing another
alleged forgery, caused great sensa-
tIOn here. and tonight the general Inn
preston is that schnelder's disavOwal
has dealt severe blow to the prosecu-
tIon, killing the only point in General
MercieFs evidence that was dangerous
to Dreyfus.
1t is expected that the matter will be
brought up in court tomorrow by n.
Demange. who has a splendid OppOr-
tunity to drive a nail into the coffin of
the prosecution,
The letter referred to was one from
Schneider, the Austrian military at
tache at Paris, in which he was all
legged to have said schwartkoppen and
PanizzardI, respectively the German
and italian attaches, were trying to
make out that 1t was not Dreyfus who
was giving them information, and add
ing that he had NO belief in these pro-
testatlons. Cavaignar. the former min
lister of war. In his testimony, made a
great point Of this.
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PARIS August 1.-THE Figaro has
received from Colonel PanlzzardI. for
mer Italian military attache in Paris,
a declaration denying General BO-
gets statement in his evidence at Rem
mes, that he CPaulzzardD addressed a
report to signOr Ressman, formerly
italian ambassador to France, to the
e6ect that Colonel schwartzenkOppen,
former German military attaehe in
Paris, had relations with Dreyfus.
Paaizzardi adds that he never heard
the name Of Dreyfus until the latter's
nrrest, and that he made this declara-
tiou through an official channel on his
honor as a soldier and a gentleman.
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For West virginia. western Pennsyl-
vania and Ohio. fair and warm Friday
and Saturday: fresh casteriy to south
erly winds.
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within half an hour the ordnance
bureau had sent orders to the different
arsenals, directing that complete OUT
hts of arms ana ordnance supplies for
each regiment be sent 70 the FsHde4-
vous where they are to be organized.
The auartermaster's department gave
orders for supplying tents, clothing and
other equipments furnished by that de-
.pSrtment, while the oanmiaaary depart-
ment ordered BaRieisnt Supply q rs-
tons TO be on hand to feed the troops
as fast as they arrive. The medical
department was also direuted to sec
that supplies were sent.
The regiments viii be recruited with
the same care exercised in enTisting the
first ten regiments.
The districts which were not very
thoroughly covered In recruiting for the
first regiments will be visited by the
of1cers in the new organizations. 1t is
the intention OF the department TO have
the regiments give more attention to
firing than any other feature Of the
drIn. The men Will be armed, q are
the regular Infantry regiments, with
the magazine army rihe.
The selection OF the majors and COM
pany officers for the regiments ls now
occupying the attention Of the secretary
and the men are being chosen from
among the volunteers who were called
out In the Spanish war.
The officers will be distributed as
equitabiy as possible among the AFT
ferent states, but the efficiency records
of the men will govern to a great ex-
tent In their selection.
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Tho temperature yesterday as observed
t,y &, Sehnepf. dE0ggIst. cOFnct Market
and Fourteenth streets, was Us follows:
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English in Fashion.

1t is only within the last two years
that the German Government has per-
mitted any young subject to be given
a family name as his Christian one.
Thus to have christened a newborn in
fant Schneider Schmidt" would not
have been possible. Franz, Heinrich or
Diedrich would have had to be used
instead. AS some resident in Germany
put it, 1T would not have been con-
sidered Christian to christen a child
with surname" Germany, however,
is beginning to shake off some of its old
prejudices and to get away from the
thralldom of its precedents. More peo-
pie now travel, the commercial spirit is
aroused, and against that no prejudice
has ever been known to prevail. The
growth of this spirit is said to account
in part for the fact that English has
now become the fashionable tongue of
that country, taking the place even of
French. The little Princess Louise has
her English governess. English is
taught in the schools, and educated
persGsas are expected to be familiar
enough with it to converse with readi-
ness.-Harper's Bazaar.
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A CHILD'S FANCY.
An Explanation of What Seems
Precociousness in Children.

An active healthy imagination is one
OF the happiest gifts a child can pos
sess." is the theory advanced by Flor
ence Hull Winterburn in he "Wonan's $
Home Companion IF we watch an
intelligent child, four or five years old.
who believes himself unnoticed we will
probably be astonished at the richness
and fertility of the fancy which can
give life and color to dull. common
place things, and weave whole stories
and dramas around the simple toy that
means nothing more to US than what it
plainly stands for But we will per-
ceive that even his widest ~rornances
found themselves upon many facts, for
free and frolicsome as imagination may
appear, it is subject to its laws. IT
deals with real things in a playful way;
1t embroiders, paints, molds, but it must
have it's material; it's basis in actual
life. What we will call creative ability
is really nothing but the power TO ie-
construct, perhaps to connect several
separate plans or patterns into Whole
which seems different from the original.
The child is an artist who daubs on his
colors boldly without any sense of the
absurditieS he may commit, and so he
often produces effects that surprise
others as we'll as himself. Many OF the
acts that seem so precOcious because
We suppose them to be the outcome CT
a well-considered plan are really happy
| accidents; not devoid of the merit OF
originality, but neither TO De over
praised as work of genius. Childhood is
one unbroken succession of expert
mentings."
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Memorized His After-Dinner Story

JesSington belonged to club, ana
one night not long ago there was half
formal gathering of members, and Jes-
sington was called on for a story. He
could not recall one to save his life, and
yet he remembered laughing hard not
two hours before at a story a man IN
the street car told. 1t was hopeless.
The only thing he could do was to
stammer an apology. But he vowed he
would never be caught thus again. lie
bought book on t"Toasts, Mots and
After Dinner Speeches" He COM
mitted one of the short stories, and re-
hearsed it to his mirror the afternoon
of another half formal event at the
club, and he asked a neighbor at the
board to call on him.
The story was that of a young look
ing old man who was asked by Lin
coin Republican how he managed to
preserve his youth. "By drinking
new rum and voting the Democratic
ticket" is the answer.
"Oh, I see,'' says the Lincoln Repub-
lican. lone poison neutralizes the
other"
That was the rejoinder in the book.
Jessington told the story, clear down
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REFEREES SALE In PARTITION.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT
ON TUESDAY, October 31st, 1S99 at II 20
O'Clock a. M, the undersigned Will sell
at public auction in one parcel, to the
highest bidder for cash, in United States
god coin, the following described real
property, to-wit:
ana State of California, known as the
Christopher Strothman Farm" and more
particularly described as beginning at
sycamore tree on the east bank of the
sacramento River, the southwest corner
of Swamp Land Survey Number POS;
thence running south 49, so east, SO chains
thence south 34' % east 1911 chains to
the northeast corner of Swamp Land Sur
yey Number 269; thence south 34' 05' east,
n.l5 chains to a point which is 10 rods
northerly from the southeast corner Of
Swamp Land Survey Number 269; thence
in southwesterly direction along the di-
vision line common to the lands owned
by Adam Warner and the estate of Chris
topher Strothinan, deceased to the left
or easterly bank of the said river; thence
with said left or easterly bank of the said
river, following its meanderingS up
stream, to the place of beginning, and
containing 1852 acres, and being known
Number 267, and the nOrtherly 67.99 acres
of Swamp Land Survey Number 269, Of
Sacramento County Surveys, and being 10
Gated in township I north, range 4 east,
Mount DiabiO Base and Meridian.
Said sale will be made at the front door
OF the Coy Courthouse fla OF the Superior {, Court
City of Sacramento, in said county, under
and by virtue OF a judgment and order
of sale made and entered by said Supe-
rior Court on the 9Th day of October,
1893, in an action pending therein, wherein
Johanne Christine Caroline Stodiek, for
merly Niederquelle, is plaintiff, and Cath
crime Louise, Niederquelle. Hermann
Heinrich Neiderquelle, Hanne Caroline
Ruwisch, formerly Niederquelie, Fried
rich Wilhelmsl Niederquelle, Christine
Freiderike Nfederquelle, Marie Auguste
Niederquelle, Heinrich Wilhelm Nieder-
quelle and Johanne Marie Niederquelle
are defendants, directing a sale of said
real property and appointing the under
signed referee to make the same.
said sale will be absolute, without re-
demption, and subject to confirmation by
said Superior Court.
Abstract of title to said property at the
office of McKune & George, No. 401 J
street, Sacramento, Cal, where the same
may be examined.
Dated October T. 1S99
JOHN j. BAUER, Referee
McKune &S George, attorneys for referee
Also, at auction at the same place and
Immediately after the real property above
mentioned has been sold, the undersigned
will sell the live stock, farming utensils
and other personal property on the said
Strothman farm formerly owned by the
said Christopher Strothman.
o9-4tM JOHN j. BAUER, Referee.
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NEW TODAY.
NOTICE TO
7 TAXPAYERS!

The State and County Taxes
on all personal property secured by
real property, and one-half of the
taxes on all real property will be
due and payable on the SECOND
MONDAY in OCTOBER, A. d.
1899, at the office of the County
Tax Collector, in the Hall OF Rec
ords Building, north side OF l
street, near Seventh, in the City OF
Sacramento, County Of Sacramento,
State of California; and will be
delinquent on the last Monday in
November next thereafter at 6
o'clock p. m, and unless paid prior
thereto FIFTEEN I5) PER CENT.
WILL BE ADDED to the amount
thereof, and if said one-ha1f be
not paid before the last Monday in
April next, at 6 o'clock p. M, an
additional FIVE (5) per cent. will be
added thereto. That the remain
ing one-haIf Of the taxes on all real
property will be payable on and
after the FIRST MONDAY in JAN
UARY next, and will be delinquent
on the LAST MONDAY in APRIL
next thereafter, at o'clock p. M;
and unless paid prior thereto, five
(5) per cent. will be added to the
amount thereof.
All taxes may be paid at the time
the first insta11ment is paid as
herein provided Care due and pay
able if so desired).
All taxes will be collected and all
penalties enforced strictly in COM
pIiance with the law, as above re-
os+aI TTyrDE CAE RE Nn EyTEN
SION OF TIME, OR FAVORITISM,
without a violation Of the law,
which applies to all alike.
Office hours from 8 o'clock a. IN.
to 5 o'clock %. m, Sundays except
ed. e. N. BUGBEY,
Tax Collector of Sacramento County
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took the first game and tied the second
with Cincinnati to-day. St. Louis made
ten errors in the first, but was lucky
and won out by good batting in the
ninth inning. Attendance IL, 100.
Score of first game: st. Louis g. hlts
II, errors 10; Cincinnati Z, hits Z, er-
rors 3. Batteries-Yo oung, Powell ana
O'Connor; Hawley and Kahoe.
Second game: st. Louis 1, hits 4, er-
rors O; Cincinnati /, hits 4, errors ..
Batteries-Powell and OConnor; Hahn
and Wood Umpires-O'Day and NC
Donald.