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CABINET
COUNCIL
CALLED
By Premier Salisbury to Consider
the Transvaal AfFair..Meetiug
to be Held Friday. 2
THE PRESENT CALM ONINOUS
AS It is Thought to be a Play for
Tlme..Movement Of Troops
is shn Proceeding.

LONDON, Sept. 19.-summonses were
issued late this afternoon for cabinet
council, which 1t is understood. will be
held Friday. This is regarded as the
result Of the visit OF the premier, Lord
Salisbury, to London, whittier he came
this afternoon, remaining at the foreign
office from 1880 p. m. to $3.50 p. m.
Joseph Chamberlain, the secretary of
state 70. the colonies, was present in
the building at the same time. and as a
private doorway connects the offices 1t
was presumed that the summonses was
the result Of their joint deliberatlon.
The lack Of all excitement in Official
circles bears evidence to the deliberate
manner IN which the highest officials
are handling the crisis. Nor 10 1t by
any means certain that the cabinet
council will adopt extreme measures,
In spite of the Incorporating nature
Of the Boer reply. This dellbcratlon on
the part of the government is Interpre-
ted, not only in London but in other
European capitals as desire on the
part Of Great Britain to gain time while
the transports are hurrying to Cape
Colony,
The BerlIner Neustennchrlchten,
commenting on this to-day, says;
"The present calm Is only meant to
deceive the Beers. When England
feels equnl to the task of facing the
Beers. this peaceful tone Will give way
to a blatant cry for war"
Even rumors of a movement Of the
Beers across the Natal border appar-
emily fail to excite the military author
tiles here who profess, at least not to
fear such contingency for the pres
ent.
In the meantime the movement Of
troops proceeds. The Royal West sus-
sex regiment left to-day for Malta,
where It win replace the First border
regiment, which goes by the same
steamer to Natal.
1t is announced this evening that the
British first class protected cruisers
Terrible and Powerful have both been
ordered to the Cape. They have reliefs
on board capable of forming naval
brigade of a thousand men.
The steamer Jelunga will take 500
troops hound for Natal tomorrow and
she will embark rifle brigade at the
island of Crete for the Cape.
According to a dispatch from Durham,
Natal, the premier of the colony says
that the alarm of the people of Natal
at the unprotected condition of the
border towns is quite unwarranted and
that all efforts to IncIte the Zulus have
failed.
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SOME HOPES
Entertained nt Pretoria of an Under
stnnnInR RclnR Rcnchch.

Entertained nt Pretoria of an Under
standing Being Reached.
PRETORIA, Sept. l9.-The reply Of
the government to the latest British
note is vHrlously commented upon, but
the Pretoria Press printed in English
and Dutch, and other papers, profess to
believe that n Joint commission Will
yet be held, ana that there is stIll u
possibility of an understanding being
reached.
The Volkstcln declares that In tho
event OF war Holland viii send an am
bulAncc corps to the Transvnal.
The Nolksrund, as matter Of ur-
Ecncy, to-day referred the new draft
law, providing for the confiscatlon OF
the property OF persons found guilty OF
treason and lesc majestic 20 special
committee for consideration and report.
At the request Of President Kruger,
the chamber then went into secret res.
sion.
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RIG PURCHASE
or Coal by Federal Steel Company.
To Fight Carnegie.

To Fight Carnegie.
PITTSBURGH, Sept. 19.-FIfteen
thousand acres OF good coal land In
Fayette county were purchased last
week by agents representing the Fed
eral Steel Company, and 1t is said the
Chicago concern is now about to wage
war against the Carnegie Steel Com
pany. Heretofore the Federal COM
pany has found 1t advisable not to fight
Carnegie, because II had to buy consid-
ernble coke from the Frlck Coke Com
pnny, which Is practically composed OF
the same capitalists us the Carnegie
company. The coke is OF an exception
ally good quality. and the Frick people
snid they had the only coal from which
II could be made.
Agents Of the Chicago concern went
bnck into the mountains OF Fnyette
county, tapped a vein of supposed in
ferIor coal there and after hauling
wagon loads OF It some miles, shipped
It TO Chicago, where It was. found II
would make coke equal to that Of the
Prick or Connellsville product. The OPP
tions on the cohl lnnds which were tn
ken were closed and nearly $2,O0O,OOO
was distributed among farmers In "Old
FIntt." A railroad 20 connect the coal
lands with the Pennsylvania and Baltl-
more & Ohio lines viii be built and
with It's own coke the Chicago company
will put Itself IN a position where It can
light the Carnegie concern without
running the risk OF having the coke
supply cut on.
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APPROACHING SESSION
OF Congress Most Important Since
the Civil Knr.

the civil war.
WASHINGTON, D. c.. Sept. 19.-
Representative Dalzell, of Pennsylva-
mia, who was in Washington to-day,
says that he believes the approaching
session of Congress will be the most
important since the period of the civil
war. The session, he says, will be rem
dered Important by financial legisla-
tIon, and legislation concerning our new
posfsesslons, regardless OF other im-
pOrtant matters TO be disposed Of.
with reference to the prospective
financial Legislation. Mr.. Dalzell, who
is q member OF the caucus committee
which prepared the house financial bill,
discloses fact Of considerable import
ance us affecting the prospects ana
character OF legislation. He declined to
discuss in detail the legislation propos"
ed, on the ground that the work OF the
committee was confidential, and re-
Trained from making any prediction as
to the character OF legislation, for the
very important reason that there Is
not an agreement between the two
houses on the subject us yet, and the
bill drawn up by the caucus committee
is not flnality.
1--WE cannot TELL" he said, I'm detail
whnt legislation on finance viii be.
Each house Of congress- will have Its
own measure, and the legislation Will
be such as can be agreed upon in con-
ference. The bill drawn up by the
caucus committee Is suggestive, but It
cannot be said what form legislation
will take until the question has been
considered by the caucus, and then
each house, having bill Of It's own, the
final character of the legislation will
have to be determined In caucus"
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celtfui oiIer. Dreyfus would be the Arst
to reject as an lnfamy such trafic with
his honor"
The Presse this evening says: "Drey-
fus withdrew his appeal to-day. This
was the various formallies' mentioned
In the Official Communication as re-
naming to be fulhlled' before the par
don would be signed. The traitor Will
now be set free and win be able to give
lectures In England and America on
the secrets of the Iron safe in the Etnt
Major Bureauxn
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cARTERvILLB. Ills. Sept. 19.-
Matters have been very quiet here to-
day. The coroner's jury is still In ses-
sion and may be for two or three days
yet. Company II. OF Newton, arrived
last night. Company c, OF cRrbondale,
viii likely be recalled In day or two
and one OF the other companies in
week or so. About nifty CaTtcrville
people were summoned to Marion TO-
day ns witnesses In behalf OF the nine
teen union miners under arrest thore.
After hearing few witnesses. all the
prisoners were discharged Nine men
,verr arrested tonight for completely
tn tbc shodttng Sunday and many more
arrests arc expected this week. Tho
real situation does not improve any.
Roth Eldcs are just ns determined as
they were before the riot OF Sunday.
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II was briefly discussed, but in the ab-
sence Of Secretary Hay no action was
taken.
A letter from General Davis, COVER
nor general Of Porto Rico, giving re-
sumo Of the situation there, was read
for the information Of the cabinet The
protest OF the Chinese government
against General Otis order, excluding
the Chinese from the Philippines, Is
said not to have come up at the cabinet
meeting.
Abiding to GeperaI Otis dispatch re-
garding a conference with the insure
gents three Of the cabinet members af-
ter the meeting agreed in expressing
their opinion that too much significance
should not be attached to AgIiinRldo's
proposal Secretary Root himself said
that 80 many similar conferences in the
past had come to nRuBht that he doubt
ed very much whether this one meant
anything toward the establishment Of
peace and good order In the Islands.
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Roed a Nnw York IIawyer.

NEW YORK. Sept 19,-Formcr
Speaker Thomas Brackett Reed became
n citizen of New York to-day. He be-
gnn,the practice of law us the head OF
the flrm OF Reed. Thatcher & Barnum,
with ofIlces Rt 10 Wall street.
Judge" Reed. as he will now be
known, entered the office Of the Arm at
10 o'clock. The former speaker did not
attract as much attention in the street
ns he usually did in his morning walk TO
the cnpltnl In Washington. Mr., Reed
has The brst private Office IN the suite.
II is opposite the entrance and overlooks
wall rfrppt
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WASHINGTON, D. g., Sept. 1s.-Tho
war department hHs approved the ac-
tion OF General Otis in refusing to allow
Spanish ships to go to ports controlled
by the Insurgents to take away Spanish
prisoners. These ships, however, Will
be allowed TO proceed to such ports un-
der the escort OF vessels Of the United
States. The transfer Of the Spanish
prisoners to the ships will be under the
direction and control Of United States
offlcers. The war department viii al-
low no communication between Aguin-
aldo and his agents and the spaniards
who may go to bring away the Spanish
YNPiu0nRFa
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HANNA TALKS
About the Philippines and What Will
be Done With Them.

About the philippines ana What VIII
be Done With Them.
CLEVELAND. O., Sept. Ex-senator
Hanna arrived home to-day. Regard
ing the Philippine situation he said;
"If some people believe that the
mass of the people of the United States
desire to give up what our soldiers and
sailors have fought for they are much
mistaken. Our soldiers are not now
fighting the representative Filipinos.
but the rlft-raff Of the islands. In good
time they will be given a protectory
government with Just as much indepen-
dence as they can handle"
Asked whether he thought Roosevelt
would be q candidate for the prCsiden-
tInl nomination, he said:
II cannot express any definite opln-
lon now, but Mckinley and Hobart arc
the logical candidates"
Senator Hanna said he had no inten-
ton OF relInQuishlng the chairmanship
OF the Republican national executive
committee before his term expires.
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sCHLEY DoN,T KICK
In Spite of tho Protest ofsomc Of His
Fool Friends.


Fool Friends.
WASHINGTON. D. C..sept. 1O.-Rear
Admiral Winfield Scott schley VIII sue
coed Rear Admiral HowIson in COM
mnnd OF the South Atlantic station. He
has no protest to make against the as
sIgnment which the navy department
selected for him. AS sailor, he will
obey orders without a murrhur. He
called upon the President this after
noon and told him that he had no COM
plalnt to make; that he would cheerful
iy assume the duties OF any post select
ed by the authority which II had been
his pride to serve for forty-three years.
To the rear admIrnls friends the
President has said that he regards the
station us Of great Importance, espe-
clnlly at this time, In view OF the Bitu-
ntlon in South Africa and the unsettled
condition Of affairs In some OF the South
American countries. Far from regard
ing the assignment MS slight, the
President told Admiral Schl0y'H friends
he regarded II rs n mark Of distinction
Besides he said II whs the only way to
crafty the admiral's desire for sea SER
vice.
Admiral schley will go TO New York
ns a private citizen to attend the Dew
ey celebration and will return here in
time TO be one OF the guests ut the
Presidents dinner to Admiral Dewey
on the night Of October 3.
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WASHINGTON, d. C., Sept iO.--The
cruiser Detroit has reported her arrival
nt La Guayru, Venezuela, WHERE she was
sent TO look after American interests
In connection with the uprising In that
republic. Commander Hcmphill gave
no Information on the status OF Analrs,
but II IL understood thnt there ~ no dis
turbance In the Immediate vicinity Of
La GunyTa.
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VICTORIA, ,B. C., Sept 10.-ovor
5000 persons are dead and missing as n
result of the recent typhoon in Japan,
according TO udvlccs brought to-day by
the steamer Empress Of India, from the
orient. Much damage to shipping Is
reported. The Empress Downgcr Of
China IL said to be seriously III. Ii
Hung Chang has been recalled to pow
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ernments, has unodiclaily approached
three powers with view to their In
terventlOn. !
Sir Alfred Miner has addressed fIlr-
ther inquiries to President Steyn. Of the
Orange Free State. Whatever the ot-
ficial attitude Of the Orange Free State
may be, the temper Of Its burgheFg,
judging from numerous meetings held,
1s TO assist the Transvaal actively.
Other reports give various details of
preparations for war on both sides,
TTangvaal territory.
The British authorities are shipping
troops daily from India to South Afrlca.
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GuERIN sItRRENDERs.
Ending n Six Weeks Siege in Sub
Timely RidlcnINus style.

Timely Ridiculous Style.
PARIS. Sept. 10. MIdnight.-At half
past eleven O'Clock Lucien Mrllevoye,
one Of the deputies for the department
Of the Seine. accompanied by the broth
er of Jules Guerln. the anti-semIte agi-
tator, entered the Grand occident, the
building In the Rue Chabrdi where
Guerin and his companions have long
been besieged.
About the same time the soldiers who
had been guarding the approaches were
withdrawn and replaced by troops fully
equipped, rs II for field service.
Precisely at the hour appointed n
captain OF the municipal guards rapped
nj the door OF Fort Chabrol. There
was a moment OF expectation and then
the door opened. NJ. Guerin calmly pre-
sented himself, meekly surrendered and
was driven TO the police depot in an
open cab, seated beside the captain oil
the guards. His companions were al
lowed to go free.
Thus the six weeks Siege ended in
subIImely ridiculous style.
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MADRID. Sept lg.-Thc trial OF Ad-
mlral Montojo. formerly chief In com
mapI Of spnIn's naval forces In the
Philippines, who surrendered TO Admiral
Dewey after the destruction OF the
guanlsh feet In the battle Of Cuvite, be-
gan here to-day The prosecution dC-
maudcd sentence " imprisonment FOR
llfc. with dismissal from the service.
The defense will be presented to-mor-
row.
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CABINET MEETING
Philippine Affairs Discussed, But no
Actinn was Tnlsrn

HA'HhN"NA "shN AfNNNhF
WASHINGTON, D. C.. Sept 1o.--To.
dnyH cabinet meeting lasted longer
WaR usual Secretaries Hay Gage and
Long were the nbsentees. The cable Of
General OTIS, informing the secretary Of
"ar that nt Agulnaldo's request one OF
h,7 representatives would he allowed to
eomo through the American lines for n
conference with General otis regarding
he roloasc OF the American prisoners.
Ef laid before the meeting by Secte-
lazy Root md discussed nt some length.
The qucHtlOn of thc release NJ the
smnl1h prlnoncfa whom Aguinnldo "
l'.,Hl nH ready 10 release II trans
ports are sent to the b'ocknded ports
'' nat purpuUg was considered but no
Ton taken a question having arisen
'0 10 the title Of public lands IN Hawaii,
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LONDON, Sept. 19.-The Renncs cor
respondent of the Daily Telegraph.
wiring al Q o'clock last evening. says:
"There is reason to believe that Drey-
fus is already out Of prison and with
his wife. He will probably leave Rem
mes to.nfChto
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INTERVENTION

OrEuropcRn Powers to Prevent Hos
tilltlCs IN South Africa.
LONDON. Sept. l9.-Thc lull In the
crisis gives opportunity for the contln-
uaHcc Of the unofficial negotiations. The
government or the Netherlands is prl-
vatcly cNcrtlng ltg influence in favor or
pacific solution. and 1t is Understood
that President Kruger, through DIR.
Lcyds, the plcnlpotcntlary OF the South
African republic, TO the European gov
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GAINESVILLE. Ga, Sept. 1s.-Last
night man named Dudley Kismuth
killed Berry OKclley, whom he found
drinking with his wife on his return
from business trip All OF the parties
are prominent.
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NEW YORK, Sept. l9,-In the Tam
many primary In the Ninth assembly
district, John c. Shcchan defeated tho
Richard Croker faction by several hum
lr rod Nnlna
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Asks italian Interyention,

LONDON. Sept 1s.-According 70 q
special dispatch from Rome, President
Kruger has wired King Humbert, in-
voking the Intervention Of Italy.
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.DREYFUS
PARDON CALMLY
RECEIVED
By the Parlslans for the Reason
That It was ExpeSted..The At.
tempt to Stir up the People
BY ANTI.DREYFUSARD PRESS
Falls Flat on the Boulevarders.
The Martyr VIII Likely go
to England to Live.

PARIS, Sept. 1s.-Captatn Alfred
Dreytus, convicted by court martial on
the charge Of treason with extenuating
circumstances, has been pardoned.
1t is said that Dreyfus will be sent
abroad before the PRONUNCIATION Of his
pardon In order to avoid demonstra-
tlons.
Up to 6 o'clock this evening the ut
most calm prevailed throughout Paris.
The decision Of the cabinet to pardon
Dreyfus seemed to have passed un-
noticed. The only remark heard was:
1--WE expected it."
The official announcement was made
IN the form cabled to the Associated
Press in order to avoid demonstrations
OF any kind at RenneS and in Paris. But
the pardon Of DreyfuS is not merely Inn
mlnent, but was actually signed this
morning. Measures have been taken in
Rennes in connection with 1t ana It VIII
have good effect generally.
The newspapers now publish the first
semi-announcement Of the cabinets de-
cIsion without comment.
The Journal des Debats, however,
says: 1--WE are assured that tho family
will receive an order for Dreyfus to
leave Rennes, unpercelved, very short
ly, during the night time. The govern
ment does not know or in any case,
does not say where Dreyfus is going
The Journal des Debats however fol-
lows the foregoing with the report that
Nine. Dreyfus has taken a villa at
Folkestone, near Dover. England. This
report has been denied but many be-
lIave Dreyfus will go to England on his
release, which may take place tonight.
The result Of telephone inquiry at
Rennes this afternoon shows Dreyfus
has not yet left his prison.
Caused no Excitement.
The decision Of the cabinet to pardon
Dreyfus created less interest IN Paris
than would the result of a big horse
race. In fact, It may be said. that IT
caused no excitement whatever. There
was no rioting on the boulevards. In
front of the offices OF the LIbTe Parole
where q crowd usually ASSEMBLIES in the
evening to gaze upon the huge colored
transparencIes outside the windows Of
the leading anti-semlte organ, there
was not the slightest gathering or the
faintesr sign of demonstration either
for or ugaInst Dreyfus.
One would think that the fire Of the
Dreyfus agitation had burned itself out.
The ant-Dreyfusard evening papers
tried to lnfuse interest into the govern
menrs action by n rnbtd attack upon
President Loubet, but their efforts were
futile. The peaceful crowds that filled
the tables in front of the cafes slipping
their atter-dInner coffee, looked at the
newsboys who displayed the front pages
OF these sheets with their violent head
lines, but utterly refused to get excited.
The majority did not even discuss the
matter, or only made the passing re-
mark that the decision was just what
had been expected and predicted by
every Parisian newspaper since the
Rennes cOurtmartlal delivered Its YER
dict
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An Inilammntory Paper.


The anti-Dreyfus newspaper solr had
the most sensational caption. two lines
Of enormous letters extending across
the entire front page, announcing "The
traitor Dreyfus Pardoned. outrage on
the army"
Then in the course OF an article vlo-
Iently attacking President Loubet, 1t
said: "Loubet has given himself n coup
de grace in pardOnIng Dreyfus. He
should be prosecuted for committing an
outrage upon the army. for his decision
amounts to this. By n stroke Of the
pen he has destroyed the effect OF the
sentences OF two cOurtmnrtlalB and has
declared that two military courts have
lied"
The solr adds: "The affair has be-
come grave when the chief of state as
sumes the leadership of the antl-mIlI-
tary movement and pardons confess
ed traitor, under the pretext that he
has been condemned twice Instead of
once"
The Drolts le'Hommc, the Socialist
organ, Bald: "our task remRlns the
same after as before the liberation of
Dreyfus, to continue the campaign
against all those who nrc responsible
for tho lamentablo affair and unmasb
the forgcrs. traitors and false Wit
nesses, even though they may be cover.
ed with gllttering decorations"
A Strong Wow.
The Aurore, will tomorrow Cwed-
nesdRy) under caption of "Pardon-And
what aftcrwnrd," say:
"If the president, by pardoning Drey-
fus, wished to spare France the In
effaacenblc shnmc OF judicial crime
this exercise OF his prerogatlve called
mercy, so far from impalrlng the neces-
sary work Of Justice Will only prepare
and facilitate It, For we must speak
stralghtout. II II was imagined that
immunity for criminals could be pur-
chased by PardeRiag an lnHoceRt man;
II II was thought that the friends of
law would barter amnesty to tho scoun-
drcls who pcrpctrntcd those crlmcs for
the bruised body Of the man from whom
they have torn out the soul. then we
throw from US this degrading and de-
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For West virginia, generally fair
rain, and cooler Wednesday IN southeast
portion: nurthcrly winds,
For Western Pennsylvania, fair Wednee-
day and Thursday preceded by rain
"Wednesday morning; cooler Wednesday In
souihern portion; winds becoming frcsh
northcrly
For Ohio, generally fair "Wednesday and
Thursday; cooler Wednesday In southeast
quarter. fresh northerty winds.
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The temperature yesterday as observed
by e. Sehncpr. druggist, corner Market
nnd Fourteenth streets, was az fplloWn: