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for the low rent Of
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SAILED FOR MONTE CHRISTI.
The Columbia to Join American War.
ships There

The Navy Department is informed that
the big cruiser Columbia, which was re-
called from the isthmus OF Panama, left
Guantanamo, Cuba, yesterday for Monte
Christi, Santo Domingo to assist the naval
feet now in those waters in maint aiming the
status quo pending action on the treaty
between this country and San;o Domingo
for the settlement of the financial Difficult
ties Of the latter country. Four United
States warships are already in the karbor
of Monte Christi and there is at least one
naval vessel of this country "a every other
port of the little republic ready to assist the
government in the maintenance OF peace
and order.
The threatened insurrectton at Monte
Christi does not appear to have MATERIAL
lied and it Is not regarded as likely that
the revolutionary party will undertake to
overthrow the Cabrera government in the
face OF the formidable fleet of United States
ships now guarding the entire island
Broken telegraph wires between Monte
Crist and Cape Haytien, the cable terminus
in Santo Domingo. are reported to the
Navy Department today by Commander
Switzerland of the United States steamer
Yankee. The commander says the captain
of one of his gunboats reports that Jiminez
had not vet arrived at Monte Cristt from
San Juan. but 1t appears that the reyolu-
tionsts are expected TO receive him with
open arms as their chosen leader 1t is un-
derstood that conditions remained un-
changed at Monte Cristi. with the govern
ment forces in possession of the town and
the insurgents in the BUSH but no fighting
is reported.
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CONTRACTS FOR ARMOR
THE CARNEGIE STEEL COMPANY
WANTS A SHARE.

President Dinkey of the Carnegie Steel
Company was in conference with Secretary
Bonaparte at the Navy Department to-
Gay concerning the bids on the armor plate
for the battleships South Carolina and
Michigan, and is said to have reiterated the
plea of officers of the Bethlehem Steel Com
pany for portion of the contract which
would be awarded to the Midvale COM
pany of Philadelphia, If the making of all
the steel were intrusted to tre lowest
bidder.
There were only three bidders for the
armor contract-the Midvale Carnegie and
Bethlehem companies. The Midvale COM
pany proposal was to make the steel for S345
a ton, while the Bethlehem company asked
1881 and the Carnegie company 1910 The
last two companies have formally offered
identical bids, and are said to be members
OF the armor plate combine. The Midvale
company Is independent
The two companies which were outbid in
the competition are now willing to make
reductions in prices and make claim for
part of the contract on the ground that
they developed their plants to make armor
on promise that the government would
support them.
Secretary Bonaparte said today that the
award of the arrnor contract will be made
tomorrow, probably, but refused to make
any statement as 10 Wnetner he PURPOSES
dividing the contract among the plants
equipped for the work
For some reason not at present known
the representatives of these making
concerns did not care to have public atten-
ton focused on their movements, and even
went to the length in one case of denying
identity to newspaper men. Secretary Bo-
naparte. however. saw no occasion to make
mystery of this public competition, and
talked very frankly about the representa-
tions made to him. the nature of which
has already been indicated.
1t now appears that in addition to the
Bethlehem people, who appeared at the
department yesterday before the Secretary
could them, and the Carnegie repre-
sentatives, who were heard this morn
ing, the Midvale company, which sub
mitted the lowest bid for the armor, has
also been represented before Secretary
Bonaparte by Mr.. Harrah its president,
who had a long talk with the Secretary.
Mr.. Harrah was prepared to combat siren
Representatives of the other companies
that his concern lacked sufficient plant
to undertake successfully the entire con-
tract for armor for the South Carolina
and Michigan, and it is understood that he
is prepared to give any required bond to
satisfy the government on that point.
Secretary Bonaparte said today that the
award of the 'armor contract will be made
tomorrow, probably, but refused to make
any statement as to whether he purposes
dividing the contract among the plants
equipped for the work.
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CAPTAIN DREYFUS
IS INDICATED
Rank in Army Restored to Fa-
nous French Captain.
VERDICT AT PARIS TODAY
Many of His Friends and Relatives
Present in Court.
HISTORY OF REMARKABLE CASE
Story of His Intense Suffering During
Banishment at DEVILS Island
for Five Years.
VERDICT AT PARIS TODAY
Many of His Friends and Relatives
Present in Court.
OF REMARKABLE CASE

PARIS, July I2.-The supreme
court today announced its decision
annulling the condemnation of
Dreyfus without a retrial.
The effect of the decision is a
complete vindication of Dreyfus,
emitting him to restoration to his
rank in the army as though he had
never been accused.
The decision of the court was read by
the presiding judge. NJ. Ballot-Beaupre
president Of the court of cassation imme-
diately on the reassemblng of the court
at noon today. The Palace of Justice was
thronged by eager crowd seeking ad-
mission to the court room Among those
present were Mathew Dreyfus. brother of
Alfred Dreyfus; Maitre Mornard. counsel
for Capt Dreyfus; Joseph Reinach the
historian of the Dreyfus affair; Col Pic
quart. Nine. Zola and many others who
have figured In various stages of the ceIe-
brated case. Capt Dreyfus was not pres
ent. continuing his hahitual secrecy by re-
naming secluded In the garret where he
has hitherto been cut off from the outer
world.
The scene as the decision was pronounced
was one of impressive dignity. The court.
consisting of forty-nine judges gowned in
flowing red robes solemnly mounted the
bench. Deep silence prevailed as the pre-
siding Judge read the lengthy decision,
minutely reviewing the series of sensational
events Of the last twelve yearss@and com
pletely disculpating Dreyfus of all wrong
doing. freeing him of the accusation of be-
ing the author of the famous discriminating
documents. on which the entire charge was
founded, and ordering the annulment of
the judgment of the Rennes court-martial.
with the publication of the final announce
ment of his innocence in fifty newspapers
10 be chosen by Capt Dreyfus.
The reading of the decision lasted an
hour, and 1t was only at the close that the
spectators realized the sweeping nature of
the vindication. AS the final determination
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History of the Case.

Cant. Alfred Dreyfus of the artillery, a
member of a wealthy Hebrew family of
Aisace where he was born in 1859. was, On
October H. 1894, arrested on the charge of
communicating French military secrets to
a foreign power. Two months later Drey-
fms was tried by court-martial and found
g.IfItv and on January he was publicly
degraded and deported TO Devils Island
near CAYENNE French Guiana, there ap-
pareutly to spend the remainder of his life.
The friends and relatives of Dreyfus, not
ably his wife, always believed in his inno-
ceuce and devoted all their energies TO
prove that he had bee nunjustly niemned.
Col Picquart when he became chief of
the intelligence department of the French
army in 1898 examined the DOCUMENTS in
the proceedings against Dryfus and ques-
toned the correctness of the proceedings,
ana continuing his Investigations formed
the opinion that the evidence pointed to
Malor Count EsterhaZy as being the guilty
man PicQuart thereupon determined to
see that justice was done to Dreyfus. A
fac-simile of the most discriminating docu-
mtnt alleged to have been written by Drey-
fus found its way into the columns Of q
Paris newspaper and caused a sensation.
The supporters of Dreyfus claimed that
the document was a forgery and it was
compared with the handwriting of Ester
hazy and alleged TO be the work of tho lat
ter. Soon afterward Col. Picquart was
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WAS INTENSELY DISLIKED
Attempt Made to Kill Him Several
Months Ago.
COMMANDED BLACK SEA FLEET
He Approved Death Sentence of the
Mutineers of Kniaz Potemkine-
His Naval Career.

SEVASTOPOL, July 12.-Vice
Admiral Chouknin, commander of
the Black Sea fleet, who was shot
yesterday, supposedly by a sailor
of the battleship Otchakof, died
this morning without having re-
gained consciousness
Vice Admiral Chouknin has been blamed
for severity, and to his treatment of his
crews the mutinies last summer and fall
on board the battleship Kniaz Potemklne
and other vessels of the Black sea fleet
were attributed.
An attempt was made to kill the admiral
on February last. woman appeared at
his office, saying she was the daughter or
an admiral at st. Petersburg who was an
old acquaintance of Chouknin. On enter
ing the admirals office the woman drew a
revolver and fired four shots at him, each
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superseded as chief of the intelligence de-
partnent by Col. Henry. and .rsn tegaa 4
fight to preserve the honor of the French
army.
Dreyfus on November Is. 1897. charged
Esterhazy with writing the incriminating
document but the latter was acquitted by
court-martial in the following January.
Cause Espoused by zola.
The late Emile Zola warmly espoused the
cause of>Dreyfus and made serious charges
against the French general staff and the
government in regard to the court-martial
OF Esterhazy. which caused the government
to prosecute the popular author. Zoia
eventually was condemned 10 pay a heavy
fine aud suffer imprisonment, but the SEN
tonce was Guashed.
When NJ. Cavaignac became head of che
French war office he read in the chamber
OF deputies several documents which he
said proved the guilt of Dreyfus. Col Pic
qpart afterward charged that these docu-
ments were forgeries for which he was
arrested and degraded.
But the friends of Dreyfus were tireless
in pushing his case. and brought about
the arrest of Col. Henry chief OF the In
telligence department who when driven to
the last ditch confessed that he had forged
one of the discriminating documents. lie
then committed suicide in prison
BY this time the whole of France was
arrayed for or against Dreyfus and the
utmost excitement prevailed In military,
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No. 1921.
establish the fact that Dreyfus was inno-

establish the fact that Dreyfus was inno-
cent.
These facts" the decision of the court
says. without seeking for any further
grounds are of a nature to establish the
innocence of the accused. and 1t Is only nee
essary to examine whether the verdict of
the Rennes court-nartial shall be annuled
without a retrial or be followed by another
trial by a court-martial.
After a lengthy review of the document
in the case known as the bordereau, the de-
cision says it was written by Major Count
Esterhazy. and that the accusations con-
Meeting Dreyfus with the bordereau rest
only on hypothesis and conjecture.
THE accusation against Dreyfus, con-
tinues the decision, which is based on
handwriting or text of the bordereau, was
completely unjustifed and without motive
Moreover, Dreyfus having large fortune
one seeks in vain for any reason for his
committing such great crime.
The court, therefore, holds that, as ali
the accusations against the accused fan
to the ground, there is no necessity for
new trial, and consequently the judgment
In condemnation is anuulled as unwarrant-
ed by the evidence.
In conclusion the court noted Dreyfus
waving Of pecuniary indemnity, and or
dered its decision to be Transcribed on the
records of the Reunes court-martial, and
to be inserted in the Oficial Journal, and
also In five newspapers to be designated by
the procurator general, and, at the cost of
the government, in fifty papers of Paris
and the provinces, to be designated by
Dreyfus.
Tie circumstances of Capt. Dreyfus' re
turning to the army have not yet been de-
termined upon, but it is expected that he
will take the grade of lieutenant colonel
of artillery which he would have reached
If his service had not been interrupted.
The cabinet will hold a special session at
the Elysee Palace tonight to determine on
the course 10 follow IN view of the decision
of the supreme court. 1t has already been
determined, however, that besides the res
tcration of Dreyfus to the army, special
bill will be presented to parliament author
lzing the minister of war to restore Col.
Picquart, whose sense of justice brought
about the quashing of the verdict of the
Rennes court-martial. to the army from
which he was degraded owing to the
charges which he brought against the late
Col. Henry.
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FATAL WRECK ON SOUTHERN.
Two Killed and One Fatally Injured in
Freight Crash

PETERSBURG. Ind, July 12.-In the
wreck OF westbound freight train on the
southern railway today eight miles west
OF petersburg Fireman ]. b. Tanning of
princeton, Ind, and Brakeman Luther
Capehart of Winslow were killed. Engineer
W. b. MeWilliams of New Albany was
scalded and crushed so badly he will die
After the wreck it was discovered that
ooth ends or the switch were spiked. The
eastoound passenger train was delayed, and
thus escaped being wrecked. Bloodhounds
have been sent for and an effort will be
made to hunt out the wreckers
Inc railroad company owns the Muren
coal mines, which paid the advanced scale
demanded by the miners recently and caus-
ed some resentment in CERTAIN quarters.
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WORK TIED UP BY STRIKE.
Two Millions in Building Contracts
Delayed at Chicago.

CHICAGO, July 12.-More than s20o0. 600
worth of building contracts In skyscrapers
ana on streets were reported to be tied up
by the cement workers strike at a confer
ence of concrete contractors today.
The army of men on strike now totals
S.ooo the list having been swelled during
the day by several hundred laborers who
were thrown out of employment by lack OF
work. In all cases hod carriers quit simul-
taneously with the cement men. Cement
hnishers and helpers also Joined the strik-
ers ranks. Practically every union work
man connected with concrete work Is idle
Contractors sought in vain for some
means of preventing the further spread of
the strike. They asserted their inability,
to meet the demands of the men for a wage
increase.
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RAILWAY AND OIL PROBE.
Inquiry Began Today of Alleged Re-
bate Charges

JAMESTOWN, N. Y, July 12-Unted
States District Attorney Charles H. Brown
today began the investigation OF the rebate
charges against the Standard Oil Company
and the Pennsylvania railroad, and ac-
cording to a statement by him, the grand
jury will be kept busy for two weeks hear
ing the testimony of witnesses In the case.
Five Pennsylvania railroad oficals-E. A
Stockton controller; Jefferson Justice, as
sistant controller; F. NJ. Mcintyre chief
accountant In the Office of the auditor of
freight receipts; E. T. Bates and r. &.
Wright, general freight agents-have ar
rived.
The names of the Standard OIL witnesses
are not known here.
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escape the woman was killed by the Orderly
on duty at Chouknin's door,
When the sentences imposed on the
sailors for the Kniaz Potemkine mutiny
were before the admiral for review formal
notice was served on him that IL he ap-
proved the death sentence he would share
the same fate. Chouknin, however, ap-
proved the sentences, and several intima-
tons afterward reached him to the effect
that the terrorfsts were merely waiting for
a favorable opportunity to kill him..
Admiral Chouknin was port admiral at
Vladivostok from 1896 to 1901. while Ad-
miral Skryvloff commanded the Pacific sta
ton. Later Chouknin was appointed director
OF the Naval College. holding this post un-
til he took command of the Black sea feet
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SECRETARY BoNAPARTE's PLANS
Will Leave Saturday to Be Gone Until
August l.

The U. s. S. Dolphin. when has Just
completed target practice off the coast of
Massachusetts. arrived at Baltimore yes
terday for the use OF Secretary and Mrs
Bonaparte, who will leave from that port
Saturday afternoon for a short cruise to
Hudson. n. Y. From the latter city they
will go by rail to Lenox, Mass, where Mrs.
Bonaparte will spend the remainder of the
summer. Secretary Bonaparte will return
here August 1 and remain until the 18th
proximo. when he will re1oin Mrs. Bona
pdrte at Lenox.
Assistant Secretary Newberry, who has
been with his family at Watch Hill, r. l.,
for several days past, will return to this
city next Sunday and will act as Secretary
of the Navy until Mr.. Bonaparte gets back
August /. when he, too will make cruise
on the Dolphon from this city to Newport.
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OUT FOR SENATORSHIP
G. D. MEIKLEJoHN OF NEBRASKA
WOULD SUCCEED MILLARD.

LINCOLN. Neb., July 12.-George d.
Meiklejohn, ex-member of Congress from
Nebraska and ex-assistant secretary of war
under President Mckinley, announced to-
day, from his home at Fullerton, his cam
didacy for the republican nomination for
United States senator for Nebraska. the
choice to be made at the coming state
convention.
MI Meiklejohn's candidacy adds inter
est to an already heated senatorial cam
paign, in which the principal participants
have been Edward Rosewater of Omaha
and Norris Brown. attorney general OF
the state. The present contest is for the
nomination to succeed Senator Millard VINO
has not entered into the fight
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ciai institutions for purposes of increased
circulation. 1t is understood that the money
received from the sale of the bonds will
remain indefinitely in the government de-
posftories.
me secretary also conferred with Vice
president Brush of the American Smelling
ana henning Company, which was taken
70 pe signthcant In connection with the sug-
gestion recently advanced that the govern
ment Is In the market for bar silver
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-12
WILLIAMS DENIES STORIES.
Says He Will Attend Gotham Recep
tion to Bryan.

ton to Bryan.
Special Dispatch to The Star
BOSTON, Mass. July 12.-George Fred
Williams, the erstwhile radical leader and
Hearst lieutenant, is on deck for William
]. Bryan. and denounces the stories circu-
lated that he has gone back on the Com
moner." In an interview here he sharply
excoriates the gold democrats, and says he
has accepted an invitation to attend the
reception to Mr.. Bryan in New Haven.
He characterizes the statements regard
ing his own attitude toward Bryan as part
and parcel of attempts to embarrass Mr.
Bryan and says the gold democrats can
not touch a thing without there is treach-
cry" He says: II told Mr.. BRYAN thew
would betray him in 1904, and they did SO.
They will betray him again, II they can.
but he is too smart for them.
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OVER s1oo, 900 STOLEN.
Robbe5s Secured Big Booty in Alas.
kan Shipment.

SEATTLE. Wash, July 12.-More than
100000 consigned TO the Alaska Pacific Ex-
press Company here has been stolen from
aboard the steamer Ida May and no clue
has been obtained as to who the robbers
are. The shipment was sent from Fair
banks and was transferred at Nenana.
The Ida May was to transfer 1t to the
Sarah at Fort Gibhon and ii was there that
the loss was discovered.
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Engineers Go to Niagara Falls.

Brig. Gen. Oswald H. Ernst. y. 3. A., re-
tired. and Brig. Gen. Alexander Mackenzie.
chief of engineers, left Washington last
night for Niagara Falls, N. Y, where they
will attend the hearing Secretary Tat will
conduct for representatives of power COM
panies desiring to take water from Niagara
river.
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SECRETARY SHAW IN NEW YORK
Consulted With Prominent Bank Of
ficfaIs Today.

NEW YORK. July 12.-Secretary Shaw
was at the subtreasury today and consulted
with prominent bank officials regarding the
Forthcoming S30.000,000 Panama bond issue
In all probability the greater part of these
bonds will be taken by New York finan-
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Indiana Town Destroyed by Fire.

BONNEVILLE, Ind, July 12.-Fsre sup
posed to be of incendiary origin early to-
day destroyed the town Of Lynnville 1000
population. causing a loss OF 500, 200.
twenty-five buildings were burned, and
the town Is practically gone out of exis-
tence.
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Features of the Decision.

The main features Of the decision are as
follows
The court holds that three new facts have
been established:
First-That the document from Gen. Mer-
cier's secret papers presented at the Rennes
court martial. in which the initial ID. was
substituted for "P." was a falsihcation. es-
tablishIng tile strong presumption of Drey-
fus' Innocence.
Secoud-That another document from the
secret papers IN which Dreyfus was al
legged 10 have been shown TO have delivered
10 Germans the plans for the railway mo-
bilization never reached the war depart
meHt authorities, and, therefore. Dreyfus
could not have secured possession of 1t:
Thrd-That the Rennes court-martIai fail
ed to hear essential testimony calculated 10
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was announced there was a buzz OF ex-
cited comment and some exclamations of
approval which the court officers sternly
repressed-
Mathew DreyfUs hastily dispatched
messenger to bear the good news 10 Capt.
Dreyfus and Nine. Dreyfus.
Outside the court the crowds received the
decision without making any demonstra-
ttnu
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-02-25
MUCH INTEREST IN PLANS
FOR THE MINIATURE PARK
Merchants Association Starts Sub.
scription List Generous Contri-
button OF $3.50.

Much interest is being manifested
IN the plans of the Merchants Asso.
cation for the transformation of the
Elevator Lot into park and those
hack OF the movement are confident
that the people of the city will co.
operate with the association To the OK.
tent or making the park one of the
most attractive spots Of its size i'm the
United States.
The committee in charge of the AT
fair has designated three places i'm the
city at which contributions may be
left Tor the park fund" They are
as follows:
Messrs. Wertheimer & Co. corner
Washington avenue and Twenty.sixth
street.
Mr.. }. r.. Spragucs jewelry store.
corner Washington avenue and Tween
ty-eighth street.
Messrs. Hanger a. Gul.ck's drug
store, corner Washington avenue ami
Thirty-iourth street.
The Merchants Association has start.
cd the fund with a contribution of
$3.50.
The matter is now up 10 the pub.
he. said one of the gentlemen who
has taken great interest in the move.
ment. in conversation with a repre.
sentative of the Daily Press last night.
we expect to carry out the plans of
the committee and develop them as
lar as the contributions will permit
we feel that the Merchants Associa.
ton has started The fund generously
ana we believe that the citizens of the
city will come forward and assist us
To fully carry out the plans which have
been outlined.