The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-08-29
TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS.


the publication of the '.Canaille de D.
document, one Of the four documents
secretly communicated to the Dreyfus
court martial of 1894, and which has
been shown not TO refer to Captain
Dreyfus ut all. The object of the Gov
eminent is to discover who communica-
ted it to the Eclair. The assumption
is that the communication was made
by Colonel Du Patty de Clam or posi-
bly by General Gonse. This evening it
is rumored that the Government has
also decided to arrest General MERCER,
but the rumor is not confirmed.
Manned and cut off from hope of a
livelihood, Newton Holman, until re-
Gently an enlisted man of the United
States army, serving in Montana and
Wyoming, tried to kill himself with
revolver at Cobb's Hotel, Washington.
early Sunday morning. He had taken
measures to make the attempt sue
cessful by turning on the gas in case
the bullet missed its mark He failed in
both cases, for the ball glanced from his
skull and he was discovered and sent
to a hospital before the gas mad done
its work.
A platform indorsing free silver coin
age and the rest of the Chicago plat
form, favoring Bryan and denouncing
Mckinley, imperialism Hanna and
bossism, will be adopted by the Demo-
cratic State Convention, which meets
at GAINESVILLE o., today. Mclean is well
in the lead and he and kilbourne will
probably fight it out for the gubernato-
rial nomination.
At its last session the Texas State
Legislature enacted a very stringent
law forbidding the issue by the rail
roads operating in that State of free
transportation to public officers and
to shippers of merchandise. In pursu-
ance of that enactment the various
railroad companies are recalling all the
passes issued to public officials.
Secretary of War Root has about 100
appointments to make in the volunteer
regiments now being organized for SER
vice in the Philippines. The appoint
ments will probably be made this week.
The governors of twenty-one States
have appointed delegates to attend the
conference on trusts, initiated by the
Civic Federation of Chicago, and called
to meet iii that city September 13 to 49,
At Woonsocket, r. l., Hormidas Guy
cite died Saturday of cancer of the
stomach, after having, it is claimed lived
without food for seventy-nine days. Dur
ing this time he ate only crushed ice.
Lieutenant-C Colonel Read, who has in
spected the Second artillery, at Havana,
says the regiment is in very bad con-
dition and composed of men who have
no knowledge of military affairs.
There was a bad rear end collision
on the Central of Jersey Railroad near
Pennington, y. j., Sunday, forty-seven
loaded freight and gondola cars being
wrecked. No one was killed. 3A
The War Department has given out
statement showing that Cuba is self
sustaining, the receipts for the first half
OF 80 being in excess OF the eXpendil
lures.
General Corbin states that the only
increase in the army under consideration
Is the raising OF negro regiment,
which. however, has not yet been de-
termined on.
Lord Kitchener, at the opening of the
Atbara bridge in Egypt, said its con-
struction by Americans in a short time
showed ''real grit
A private letter written by Senator j.
X Jones states he will return from
Europe to be in Chicago by the first
OF October.
The clipper ships Tillie B. md Star
buck began a race from Cape Heniopta
to San Francisco for stakes s.,it eating
$4,000.
The Old Dominion Steamship Line Of
ficials say they have enough men to ill
the striking longshoremen's places.
Giovanni Turini. sculptor engaged on
the Dew arch, died suddenly in New
York Sunday.
Secretary Root visit ID Camp Meade,
Pa, and inspected the recruits there.
A big forest fire is raging near Dead
wood.