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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-08-21
GEN. MERCsER's STATEMENT.
ForetSn Press DewGhs - ~ she
Jews IN Dpeyfws' Issesess

RENNEs, Aug n-Gen. Msrcier who
was minister of war when Capt
preyfus was condemned. and who
In the present trial is the virtual
prosecutor. vas called upcn this srrer-
noon by the representative os the Asso-
csased Press vho invited him 70 make n
statement cs the position - the anti
preyrusards. Although unable - receive
the representative IN persn. Gen Mercier
sent his oldsss son 20 convey the follow
ing opinions of his views:
Gen. Msrcisr considers II useless 20 at
tempt 20 convert foreign 0pposition r~-
xarding the Drsysus question. Moreover.
foreigners have no right 20 Intervene
Foreign people have been nisf~1 By heir
press ~ ~nirh In violently preyfusart. q
hrfbed by the Jewish syndicate Gen Ner-
cs~r considers anything he might say ed
planning his position. which 70 thar of
majority Of the French people. wogid ne
useless The best reply TO Dr@y f1sarss
statements abroad ~sil be he ccnd~mne-
ton oS Dreysus
'-Thk condemnation - oniy a matter 70
ten days or . sortnixsf fer eond~mneSf
Dreyfts viii certainly -. ForsiSnsrs wsls
see then ,aat their tournass have sec-fv~1
them. for they vii recognize that fn~ rnsss
% ,ne French nation wno VII receive n~~s
OF me corx;css0n ~ rr~yfzs az Soysas Ia
irxs 10 not csmpos~f of efsrtass srf tnst
the majority Of the F-sneh spplsu.s fn~
cortsmnaffoe- n wsil - hecasa>s u . lsst
ana nssrsset"
LsA~ss Teverssh ssA Esess~A.
The AsnpcAsef Press correspondent tnsr
called svon ~ IAo1rf. wso lives ws.a.n N
wards Of Gsn- NsrcSer ire house n~4nx
GUARDED ~ gsnss-me< who se In
chairs tn fns r7sd~sy n s-s7f - hos~~z
~ Labor was taxing ne sgs n ne xz--
The Jewish South. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1893-1899, 1899-01-06

THE JEW
which were SO meritorious that it was impossible to
say which the better and it was deemed hest To
divide the prize between them
Here are the successful answers:
NAPOLEON BoNAPARTE
vi obscure parentage; scholar by charity and
stranger by birth, he became emperor of the French
Military achievements unparalleled in history Knew
value of time. Friend of the lew All in all, Nano-
leon Bonaparte greatest person Of the Nineteenth
century. REBECCA BOWMAN
GIG north Eighth street
think Bismarck the greatest person of the Nine
tenth Century. The name of the ''Iron Chancellor,
and man of blood and iron" are terms well de-
served he loved his country better than life, and
made small country an empire
SIMoNA NORRIS,
lAKBoRo ~ =. Age 3 years
Many OF the other answers are we'll worth print
ing, and therefore give some of the best of them
PHILADELPHIA, Pa
When the century has produced Gladstone Bis
marck Lincoln and Edison, it is hard to say which
one IS the greatest. AS inventor Edison has done
more to enlighten the world than any man He is
the greatest man. w. GUsTAvUs THALHIMER
13 years of age
636 north Sixth street
say Mr. Gladstone. He was great statesman
and orator; he literary man. He refused to
have any rank he could have been duke but refused
and remained Mr. Gladstone until his death He al
most controlled the world and was secretary Of all
the colonies Of England. ADoLpH JACOBS
622 east Broad street
More than 40 words
Napoleon won more battles than any Of our great
generals. He was sklful and did much to bring
forth higher standard of government in France so
consider him the greatest of the Nineteenth
Century. Respectfully LEWIS KAUFMAN
9l3 west Grace street
The Jewish South. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1893-1899, 1899-01-06
THOMAS EDISON.

Acknowledged wizard before he was seventeen
years OF age, is the greatest Of the Nineteenth
Century. He has benefited the world at large
through his many varied electric discoveries and in
ventons as no other being has. In less than five
years he took out hundred patents covering not
only his discoveries and Inventions but every article
used in their construction EDWIN HELLER
212 west Marshall street
More than 40 words
think that Prince Bismarck, of Prussia was the
greatest man that this century produced because by
MS diplomacy ne made Germany an empire and
OF the great powers of the world. And through his
lnstrumentality Prussia defeated both France and
Austria, and the Prussian subjects enjoy more lib
erty both civic and religious to-day through his eff
The Jewish South. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1893-1899, 1899-01-06
THE JEWISH SOUTH.

reply the prize it being their opinion the most ma
tural and unaffected one submitted
The Jewish South. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1893-1899, 1899-01-06
WILLIAM EwART GLADSTONE.

WILLIAM EWART GLADSTONE
The Right Hon. William Ernest Gladstone the
distinguished statesman, orator, author and exem4
plar is, in my opinion, the greatest of statesmen in
the Nineteenth Century. His public career, display
ing his extraordinary powers as fnancier debater
leading the reformed movement which was the first
IN which the great of the working people and
the middle classes received represent action and su
frage.
We omit the signature to this reply as we are of
opinion it was either dictated or copied Not only
IS Gladstones name given wrong the second time but
1T hardly possible that the writer had the matter
been OF his or her composition, would have used
the two words represent action" (Which make no
sense at alD instead of Representations" Such a
mistake would be extremely probable in copying or
writing at dictaton. 1t has more than 40 words /
In reply to your question reasons
me to say Bismarck of Germany. Because of his
ability, good character of his career in the war be-
tween Germany and France. He helped to make
Emperor Wilhelm | emperor of Germany. He was
considered the greatest statesman that ever lived
he was daring in his efforts and made brave gene
ral' SELMA JACOBS,
622 east Broad street
More than 40 words
The Jewish South. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1893-1899, 1899-01-06


think Moses Montefote the greatest man Of the
Nineteenth Century, because the good that he did
was, unlike the great military men, done in a peace
tulway. Yours sincerely EDNA COHEN HEcHT,
318 Lombardy street.
The Jewish South. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1893-1899, 1899-01-06

read in the paper the other day that YOU were
going to give two dollars and a half to the person
who got the right name of the Nineteenth Century
and | thought | would try to get it, SO l took the
name Gladstone, and the reason thought so was he
was noble and wise man and done a great deal for
England Yours truly, CARRIE STERN,
919 west Grace street
?. S.-My fathers name is Mr. l. Stern He sub
scribes
The Judges were strongly inclined to award this
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-03-23
DARLINGTON BOOTHS
FRICTION WITH T1B
SALVATION ARMY


a of the latter heaoeo py
~ magic lantern OF oeaIou ]
of
council tne general
statement given OUT:
the
opinion th
acted with great as
feelings
wishing avoid any
Volunteers
contradiction certain
of the
the OF the salvaonsts yest
hundreds of people
the
deahbed
Maryland A
Booth Brgadier General Field
Moos army Ga name
assoc ted with a scandal
You devils
said
do when made at your mothers
lie
BaIngon Booth his father General William
Booth
front
Kepp
Anderson
Furthermore, this
signed by a and
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-03-23

them for half an hour from behind a stone
wall We succeeded in killing a couple,
but could not get at the main body. We
finally sent word to the artillery, which
was situated about a mile away, and had
them lombard the church. Not shot
missed, though they could not see the
place. In a few minutes the church was
IN ruins and burning, but still no one ap-
peaTed. Finally eight OF the natlNeS ran
out and received a volley from us. They
turned up their toes. Still we could not
account for the rest.
After the fire died out there remained
only the ruins of the church and q high
tower alongside. About two hours after
that firing was recommended from the
tower. and we had to attack it again, and
also lombard 1t. Although II was reduced
to ruins still no one made an appearance.
We suTmised that they must have a secret
rounded we could not find any one
Meanwhile the fighting on the left was
very fierce. An orderly came dashing UP
and Company L received orders TO join
General Ovenshine's brigade. Away over
to the left we went, joining the Four
company of Washingtons. They had made
a charge and were driven back. Joined
by ! company and some other troops
they made another dash. This time we
succeeded. and how we ever escaped l
cannot say. Bullets were thicker than
hail and dead natives were piled two and
three high. Away the Insurgents fed be-
and feigning death. We drove them back
some miles past a road that led to San
Pedro Macate. We stopped here. as the
battle, which lasted some twenty-five
hours, had enued, although there was q
little firing off and on during the night.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-03-23
TRUST To FIGHT
BELL COMP ANY
Independent Telephone
Men Combine.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

CHICAGO, March 22.-The Record
tomorrow will say: Independent tele-
phone manufacturing interests have
organized to fight the Bell Company
with a trust of their own. At a secret
session this afternoon the ways were
creased for the launching of $1,000
900 combine. w. T. Blaine, president
of the Victor Telephone Manufactur-
ing Company of this city, is in charge
as promoter in chief. 1t is represented
there is a prospect of combining 80 per
cent of the factories producing lnde-
pendent" apparatus. Details as to the
plants included, as we'll as the sources
from which capital for their acqulsl-
ton is to come, are zealously guarded,
but the names of John ]. Mitchell.
president of the Illinois Trust ana
Savings Bank, Assistant United states
Treasurer William P. Williams ana
Mr.. Merigold, a New York banker are
mentioned as the financial sponsors OF
the deal. -
Mr.. Blaine's plans are reported to
embrace the combining, among others,
of the following concerns: American
Electric Telephone Company, Chicago;
Victor Telephone Manufacturing Com
pany, Chicago; Western Telephone
Construction Company, CHICdso' NY
stone Telephone Company, Pittsburg
Reliable Electric Manufacturing Com
pany, worcester, Mass; Mason Tele-
phone Pay Station Company; Williams
Electric Company, Cleveland. Ohlo'
Northwestern Electric Telephone Com
many. Milwaukee; Sterling Electric
Company, Chicago; Stromberg- carlson
Telephone Manufacturing Company,
Chicago; Farr Telephone and Con-
struction Company, Chicago; Viaduct
Manufacturing Company Baltimore;
Eureka Electric Company, Chicago;
RutIer-Taylor Company, RaYenna,
Ohio. National Automatic Telephone
Company. Chicago; Central Telephone
and Electric Company st. Louis.
1t is declared that one of the most
influential factories outside of the Bell
breastworks, the kellogg SWltcnpearo
thus far resisted all overtures to join
the combine.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-03-23
CRACKER AND
CANDY TRUST
Consolidation of Pacific
Coast Plants.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

LOS ANGELES, March 22.-Follow-
ing closely the recent announcement
that a cracker trust would be formed
on the Pacific Coast by Charles M.
Warner of Syracuse comes the infor-
nation to the commercial world that
syndicate is now paving the way to
create a great candy trust to control
the sweetmeat industry of the Western
slope.
Robert Shaw of Chicago and former
Corporation Counsel Charles E. Ide of
Syracuse have been here, taking an
inventory of the two local cracker fac
tories-those of the Southern California
Cracker Company and Bishop 81 Co.
These concerns, manufacturing crack
ers and candies, have agreed to sell
their cracker departments to the trust.
The two men are now in San Francisco
making an inspection of the Standard
and the American Biscuit Companies
plants.
While here they entered into nego-
tiations with local firms to have them
dispose of their candy departments to
Warner and his collea CUES. The three
members of the Southern California
Cracker Company agreed to transfer
their whole interests in the candy bust
ness to Shaw, the agent of the trust.
They have signed documents agreeing
to remain out of the candy business in
the district to be occupied by the pro-
posed buyers for twenty years. Bishop
& Co. have not given the trust an OPP
ton on their candy department, which
includes the manufacturing of crystal
Iized fruits, also. 1t is understood they
ask for bonus amounting to a con-
siderable sum. Shaw regards this as
too large.
If the trust cannot get Bishops candy
business at its own price it will re-
flinquish the option on the cracker plant
and In order to exterminate its rival
the trust will cut prices on crackers
and candies. If the undesirable COM
petitor cannot be frozen out" by this
procedure it may be compelled to sell
at the figures Of the trust
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-03-23
FORTY-NINE PERSONS
ARE YET MISSING

NEW YORK, March 22.-Besides the
fifteen whose dead bodies have been re-
covered, forty-nine persons who are sup
posed to have been in the Windsor Hotel
when it was destroyed on Friday are yet
unaccounted for No bodies were recov-
cred to-day, but shortly after o'clock to-
night a fragment of charred flesh was
found on the Fifth avenue side of the
ruins near where other bodies were found.
but deeper down.
The five bodies that were recovered on
Monday and Tuesday, or what remains
of them. are still at the Morgue. One has
partly been identified by two of the hotel
employees as that of Mrs. Margaret Auzee
of New York, but this Identification is
not considered conclusive.
The rain to-day interfered with the
rapid progress of the work to some ex-
tent and 1t was not until the afternoon
that the workers succeeded in getting
steadily down to the removal of the de-
bris The Fire Department still has its
lines about the ruins, isolating a consid-
cradle section of one Of the busiest parts
of the city A force of about $50 men was
employed throughout the afternoon and
a new shift of the same number was put
on at night.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-03-23

SANTIAGO DE CUBA, March %
When the Paris reached here yesterday
those on board of her noticed that the
flag flying from MORO Castle, at the
entrance of the harbor, was at half
mast, and it was inferred by the pas
sengers that some chief parsonage was
dead. Their surprise was great when
told on being reached by a tug that
report was current that Mr.. Sherman
was dead.
1t now turns out respecting the I'M
fortunate report of Mr.. Sherman's
death, which is the main topic of con-
versation here to-day, that the an
nouncement was made by the French
cable company and the signal corps
within ten minutes of each other. When
Captain Leigh, the chief signal officer.
ascertained that the report was er-
roneOus he Immediately communicated
with the Guantanamo station TO dis
cover the cause of the blunder. The
man in charge of the station replied
that having received a message OF in
quiry as to Mr.. Sherman's health, and
not having any information himself, he
visited the manager of the French cable
| company, who assured him that the re-
port of the death was we'll founded.
Thereupon he telegraphed a cOnfirma-
ton of the rumor, having no reason to
doubt the assurance given him. The
French cable company's officials here
claim to know nothing regarding the
matter.
Mr.. Sherman's relatives on board the
Paris are naturally somewhat indignant
at somebody's stupendous blunder, but
Captain Leigh considers that the man
in charge of the Guantanamo signal
office was entirely justified in accepting
the statement of the French cable COM
panY's manager.
Mr.. Sherman's condition this evening
continues about the same. He rested
quite comfortably throughout the day,
and if anything is somewhat better. He
expects to go on board the United
States cruiser Chicago tomorrow.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-03-23

O'Melveny, was brutally beaten into a
state of insensibility with a 44-caliber
revolver.
No witnesses were present. A niece
of Mrs. Underwood. Miss Lou Hunt,
had been asked to absent herself, as
they had business of a. private nature
to discuss. Miss Hunt complied, and
some time later returned to find the
room in disorder and confusion, Melrose
highly excited and Mrs. Underwood on
the bed unconscious, with a towel
around her head saturated with blood.
With presence of mind, Miss Hunt
forced her aunt's assailant to go for
DR.. Willard at LOOMS. The young lady
then summoned the ranch foreman,
and together they succeeded in bring
ing Mrs. Underwood to a state of semi
consciousness, when she little by little
told how her injuries had been received.
Melrose, who has been receiving mail
both as Melrose and O'Melveney, came
from Los Angeles, Cal, and repre-
sented himself as a cattleman seeking
health. In this way he leased the I'm
derwood ranch and cattle. He was 20
pay all expenses for certain interest
Mrs Underwood, it is claimed. finding
with it, and since then there has been
trouble, eliminating in the attack
Mrs. Underwood is 55 years of age.
widow, with a married daughter in
Grundy County, Iowa, whence she
came to this place in 1894.
Melrose is about five feet eight inches
tall, rather slight, has brown hair and
mustache streaked with gray, promi-
nent ears, wrinkles about and below
the eyes, a receding chin with center
dimple, and is Al years old. He was
last seen few miles south of the in
tefnational line. A posse of five dep
uties is out searching for him. and a
suitable reward will be offered for his
capture.
DR.. Willard reports Mrs. Under
woods condition as favorable. though
still very critical. The wound in the
back of her head is quite serious.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-03-23
JOHN COLLINS HAS
MADE A CONFESSION

PAINESVILLE, O., March 22-John
Collins, who was arrested here yesterday
with Mrs. Ann Ingersoll on the charge
OF abducting Gerald Lapiner from In
front of his parents house in Chicago
about year ago, has made a confession.
Collins says he is an old soldier. He
was an inmate of the National Military
Home at Los Angeles. There he met
Mrs. 1ngersoll. She told him she had a
farm at gainesville and asked him to
come east and live with her. They came
to Chicago, where they arrived a few
days before the last of May, 1898 On
Decoration day Mrs. Ingersoll came to
him with the child. She said she had
found the little one on the street They
remained in Chicago a few days and then
came east to gainesville. Collins said he
had no suspicion that the child had been
abducted and he believed Mrs. Ingersoll
when she said she had found the little
one.
Collins was held in $500 and Mrs. In
gersoll in $4,000 bail for the hearing on
Thursday. A hearing was had tonight
on writ of habeas corpus, and Judge
Clark, of the Common Pleas Court
awarded the custody Of the child to Mrs.
Lapiner.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-03-23
GERMANS INSIST
THAT CHAMBERS
BE WITHDRAWN
Threaten to Take Up Arms
Against Americans in
Samoa.

ERIN "a petition at the Foreign Office here
protesting vehenenty
Chief Chambers and the further main
The petitioners detail of alleged OF the
will be United
correspondent
critical
will
of
Mr.
The the S
sula s of all the trouble
annul the
three nations that German
be
who understand the German
Chief properly
fined. The
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-03-23
BURIED THIRTEEN DAYS.

LEADVILLE, Colo, March 22-At II
o'clock tonight the two mine pumpmen,
Charles Reuss and Burt Frey, who were
imprisoned in the Bonair mine thirteen
days ago. were reached by the rescuers
and restored to their friends. They show
little effects of their experience. They
were on the 430 level when a cave near
the top of the shaft cut them off from
the outer world. Fortunately the big
water pipe was not broken by the cave.
and by blowing a hole In it with dyna-
mite the men were enabled to communi-
cate with their friends who kept them
over 200 feet deep was sunk. The cost OF
reseuing the men has been over $1,000.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-03-23

BROWNSVILLE, Ca, March "a
President Mckinley and Vice President
Hobart returned to the home of Sena-
tor Hanna this evening much refreshed
and pleased with their trip to Jekyll
Island. Nearly four hours to-day was
spent in a pleasant water trip from
JekyII to Brunswick. . :.
Al Brunswick all the shipping, IN
Guiding three Spanish vessels, saIuteq
the Presidents cutter, the Coltax; n.
Is. RAYMOND, Southern manager OF the
Mallory line, presented to the Pres1dleelntt
a good-sized Spanish flag from the
bark Taffalla, which had been waved
in salute as the Presidents boat steam
cd down the bay TO Jekyl last Monoay.
The. flag was presented with the com COM
pIments OF Rosenio Torras, late VICE
Consul of Spain. This courtesy greatly
pleased Mr.. Mckinley.
The Presidential train was gwen
parting cheer and pulled out OF BTuns-
wick at AS o'clock, arriving In IhoI1n-
asvilIe at 5:35. The Presidential parry
drove at once to Senator Hanna gano
rested during the evening. FTId ja the
PRESIDENT probably will go to TalIahaS-
see returning the same. day. EaTiy
next week he will leave here Tor w Sssli-
n
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-03-23
WITH THE REMAINS
OF ADMIRAL SPOTS

Special Cable to The Call and the New York
Herald. Copyrighted, 1899, by James Cor
don Bennett.
VALPARAISO, March 2s.-The United
States auxiliary cruiser Badger arrived
this morning from Fort Monroe, bound
for San Francisco. She carries the body
of Rear Admiral James Fl. SPOTS, who
died in the Falkland Islands. Rear Adj
miral James II. SPOTS was stricken with
apoplexy on board the United States
steamer Brooh4vn at Port stanley, Falk-
land Islands, on March 8, 1882, while re-
ceiving an official visit from the Governor
of the islands. He died that night and
was buried at Port Stanley, mainly owing
Governor Kerr presented a cemetery lot
for his burial, and the English battery
on shore fired a salute of thirteen guns
while the funeral procession passed.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-03-23
STRIFE OVER PROFITS
FOR BURYING DEAD

LOS ANGELES, March 22.-The war
fare on the part of the Coroner against i
nertain ,Indertakers has been revived by
the death of Fong Kim, a Chinese woman
Who expired in the Receiving Hospital
from the effects of opium self admins MS
~ take charge of the body, but friends
Of the deceased desired that she be buried
bv another. BY jugglery the, firm Wnlch
lie Coroner indicated obtained the corpse.
The husband of the dead woman asserts
and witnesses confirm his statements
that the Coroner took him into a back
room and threatened TO make it warm
for him if he did not permit the funeral
20 take place from a designated under
taking establishment, and intimated that
extra expenses would be added to the
case This pressure won the victory. The
Coroner denies the charges. but the body
was buried by the firm he favored.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-03-23
FOLLOWERS OF THE
KHALIFA DESERVING

LONDON, March 23.-The Cairo CORE
spondent of the Daily Mail telegraphs the
substance of an interview he has had
with Sir William Edmund Garstin, I'm
der Secretary of State for Public Works
in Egypt, who has just returned from a
Nile tour.
Sir William Garstin says that according
to the latest reports the Khalifa, the der
Wish leader in the Soudan, is in great
straits for food and ammunition. He has
only 5000 fighting men and a thousand
rebels, while he is hampered by an enor-
nous following of women and children.
Many of his followers are anxious to de-
sert him and 200 of them actually did sur
render to Sir William Garstin's gunboat
during the trip.