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threw up his arms and cried 'Ho In la *
( which Is a common French exclamation ) and
fell flat UDOU his face. J. and t one or two
others who eaw the deed ran up , butt thn
murderers had vanished down the lane. Help
wAs Immediately sent for and the gendarmes
arrived and soon afterward Mmo. Laborl.
"M. Laborl on falling retained presence of
mtnd"enouzh to arrange his dark morocco
wallet. In which ho carried bin papers , under
his head for a pillow'until his wjfe arrived ,
when ho half raised himself and dropped
his head In her lap. "
linenpc o ( Mnrilcrcr * .
A number of laborers who were unloading
a barge of atones bnalde the river heard the
shouts of "Murder , " "Stop him , " raised by
the pursuers and one of them placed himself
In the way of the murderer , who , covering
him with a revolver , shouted :
"Let mo pass. I have shot Dreyfus. "
The man waa BO taken aback that ho drew
aside and allowed the assassin to proceed.
The murderer ran across the fields until
ho reached the railroad. Ho crossed the
embankment and followed the track until
ho arrived at the level crossing. A train
was Just arriving at full speed and the
murderer dashed ncrcRs the line in front of
the train and toward the woods in tbo
direction of the village of Chanteplc , vvhero
he was lost to vlow.
Colonel Picquart and his brothor-In-law ,
M. Oast , who accompanied M. Laborl on
tils way to the Lycce , pursued the murderer
for Homo distance , but as they were both
heavy men they were unable to continue the
pursuit and BO returned to the aide of the
wounded man , leaving the rhaso of the
murderer to n number of laborers and
peasants , who declare they heard the
murderer eay when crceslng the marshy
field before he reached the railroad : "Tf I
can't get away I will go for them. "
Mmo. Laborl , wlfo of the wounded
lawyer , was promptly notified of the crime
and rushed to her husband's side. She
. found him with his head on the sidewalk
and hie body In tbo roadway. She throw
hereof by his side"and" touk his bead "In
her lap'and fanned him with a colored
paper fan , which she nad evidently snatched
up as she left the house. i
M. Laborl was porfectl > still. Not a
groan came from hie IIpa ( is hie head rested
In the'lap of his wife , who , by the way , Is
an American. As aho fanned him with het
right hand she caressed him with her left ,
gazing lovingly on bU upturned face. He
tried to smllo back at the tears which
glistened In his wife's eyes , and she' ,
mastering her feelings heroically , did evcryj
thing possible to ease her husband's agony.
It Is reported that the famous lawyer
said , us ho lay wounded on the ground : "I
may' dlo from this , but Dreyfus is saved.ll
Ilulletln nf Pli > niulnn * .
$ :30 : a. , m : The following bulletin has
been issued :
Maltro Labor ! was shot from behind , the
ball penetrating the posterior region of the
thorax , on the right side , at the height of
the Hfth or sixth dorsaf vertebrae. The
heavy flow of blood prevents for the moment
exploration of the depth of the wound. The
undersigned doctors hope the ball Is burled
In the muscles enveloping the vertebrae col
umn. They must , however , maintain today
full reserve respecting the Integrity of the
lung and spinal cord.
Tbo bulletin Is signed by four doctors ,
Ronaud , Kelchls , Brlssaud and Vldal , and
Is timed at 8:20 : o'clock this mprnlne.
Further ( Molls regarding the shooting of
M. Laborl show that the sky was overcast
when M. Laborl left his house , accompanied
by Colonel Picquart and tbo latter's brother-
in-law , M. Goat.
M. Laborl was laughing and chatting with
hl companions when he was shot. The party
waa passing the Qual Richmond and was
about to cross the Chautcaubrland bridge ,
when a man , hidden behind a wooden fence
at a corner of the qual stepped out and fired
at M. Laborl. '
The wounded man fell to the ground. Ho
tried to rise and put his hand to the wound
In his back and brought the hand back cov
ered with blood. As he lay there , with his
clothes covered with the dust In which he
had fallen , ho said In a faint voice :
"I beg you to glvo mo my stick and my
Good Food
Will Alone
Cure Many
DISEASES.
* '
Use
GRAPE-NUTS
QUICKLY 11E.VOVATES THE EM'IIIH
1IODY.
Improper food Is responsible for many ali
ments of humanity.
When ono finds n sickness Impending It
Is safer to make a radical change In the
food than to go to self drugging.
Your physician would teri you that is
true.
true.There
There are times when one needs the ad
vice and care of a physician , but for slight
ileordors the surest and safest uay Is to
change the food completely.
Try , for example , for ten days the follow.
Ing breakfast A little fruit , ( little If any
sugar ) , a dish of Grape-Nuts , ( a famous
breakfast food ) and cream , a cup of Postum
Cereal Food Coffee and nothing more. Our
word for it , you win feel a distinct gain In
health and strength much aa if the whole
body bad been washed clean and put in
first-class order. It U certainly worth a
trial If active good health U worth any-
Utlot _
papnrs. Go and tell them , " bo added , wttl
a final effort , "to suspend the proceeding * . '
'Ihe shot had been heard 200 yards awa ;
on the Avenue de la Gare , where a crow <
had gathered as usual to witness the ar
rlvat of the principal personages connectcc
with the court-martial. These spectators ran
In the direction of the spot where the shoot
Ing had occurred , followed by gendarmes on
horseback ,
The shot was also heard at the St. George's
barracks across the river , where It was soon
known that M. Laborl had been attacked. *
The wounded man asked to have a car
rlngo called to convey him , to hts residence
and to hnve Dr. Rcclus summoned. When
the doctor arrived ho knelt beside M. Laborl
putting a bottle of smelling ealts to his nos
tflle. Around these central figures were
grouped the spectators , all deeply affected
Bomo Indeed crying like children. At a Tit
tic distance was gathered another group , the
central figure of which was the commissar ;
of police , notebook In band , taking down
the testimony of the eyewitnesses of the af
fair.
fair.A
A cordon of mounted gendarmes was
drawn up na quickly as possible1 about fifteen
yards apart and In the space within which
were the two groups already described.
Hotly Lnld on a Stretcher.
, An ambulance which had been summonec
arrived with four attendants of the military
hospital bearing an ordinary stretcher on
which was placed a blue and white strlpec
mattress. On this M. Laborl was tenderly
laid and the stretcher was borne by friends
of M. Laborl and some newspaper men , with
Mmo. Labor ! walking beside It.
The only cry that M. Labor ! gave after
hla first groan was when he was lifted to
the stretcher , when the pain caused by the
movement drew from him a moan.
The party proceeded slowly back In the
middle of the roadway to M. Labori's tem
porary residence , whore he had rented a
furnished house for use during the continu
ance of thd court-martial , ; H ,1s .Bltuat'ed in
a somewhat deserted neighborhood , the
plate onwhich It Is located leading Into the
main road running to Rennes. Accounts of
the shooting related by e'ye-wltneJoes differ
considerably , especially respecting the ap
pearance of the would-be murderer , of whom
the following- the official dpscription :
Twcnty-flvo to 30 years ; flat peaked head ;
dressed like a worklfagman In a blue blouse.
A force of gendarmes , headed by M. Hen-
nlon , sub-chief of the secret police , la scourIng -
Ing the country In search of M. Labori's as
sailant and a company of Infantry has been
dispatched to surround and beat the wood
wherein the man Is supposed to be hiding.
An incredible sldo of the outrage la the
fact , It Is assorted , that several pasaers-by
saw M. Laborl shot and passed on Indiffer
ently , -neither offering to help the victim nor
joining in the pursuit of the assassin.
Still more incredible Is the fact that an
individual who went to the side of M.
Laborl as he lay wounded on tho-ground ,
is said to have searched the pockets of the
suffering man on the pretext of ascertain
ing hla Identity and stolen their contents.
AnNallant Fled at Once.
The.assailant fled after the shooting , holdIng -
Ing his revolver In his hand , with his flnger
on the trigger and threatened several men
who showed a disposition to block hla way.
The correspondent of the Associated Press
at 10:45 : o'clock this morning saw one of
the doctors nt M. Laborl'a1 house , which was
guarded by four gendarmes. The doctor
said that M. Laborl was bearing the agony
he was suffering with marvelous fortitude ,
and added :
"He has been put Jio-bed and is being
watched by his wife. Ho has spoken , but
not of himself ; always about the trial.
Wo have strong- hopes that he will pull
through and have sent an optimistic tele
gram to his , family. U will bo forty-eight
hours , however , before wo can speak with
certainty of his condition. .We have to
'
thank the military -surgeon for a'lmpat the
flrat attention given to thft sufferer. He
came on bearing the news without hesita
tion. But a deplorable length of time
elapsed before the ambulance arrived. M.
Laborl lay on the'ground halt an' hour with
the sky menacing a storm , which came
within a few minutes after ho reached
home. " '
At 2 o'clock this afternoon M. Laborl was
suffering great agony and the doctors , who
had left the house , were' hurriedly sum
moned to attend the patlenl. Colonel Jou-
aust called after the close of the session of
the court-martial and was allowed to sea
M. Laborl. He expressed deepest regret at
the occurrence.
General Merclor followed , but the doctors
declared that M. Labor ! could not bear such
an Interview In bis present state and'Gen- '
eral Mercler was obliged to go away with
out seeing the wounded man. ' ' '
Mme. Labor ! is tearing up wonderfully
and la doing al | she can to cheer her
' '
husband.
It appears that M. Laborl received only
yesterday two letters threatening that be
would be shot , but he treated 'them as he
had treated others of a similar nature
which he has recelyed frequently for months
past , with contempt.
Tbo outrage Id the sole topic of con
versation In Rennea and abhorrence of the
deed Is expressed < by friends and" foes of the
wounded man alike , The local papers ara
Issuing frequent editions containing the
latest details In regard to tbo affair.
.Mllltnr > - Control ( ho Subject ,
PARIS , Aug. 14. At today's session of
the Anglo-Venezuelan Boundary Arbitration
commlsilon Prof. John R , Seley , ( n conr
tlnulng his presentation of the Venezuelan
case , discussed ( he question of military con
trol and Jurisdiction , nejther of which prior
to 1S50 , bo said , bad extended west of the
Esgequlbo river.
KulU Five Hundred Feei.
BERNB , Aug. 14. Hamilton Smith , an
English lad 16 years of age , while descend
ing the Otemna mountain , ( ell 600 feet do n
a precipice recently and was killed. Ac
companied by two companions he had
climbed the mountain without a guide from
Cbaurlon ,
DISPUTE IB.CODRT-MARTIAI
Ex-President Oasimir-Porier Contradicts the
Late War Minister.
RENAULT MAKES NO CONFESSION TO HIM
Cniilnlii Cnmc ( n Iterolvc Itciirlinniiil
( or Tnlklnit Too Much n
Ilnnircr of War Tilth ( Icr- '
ninny nt thnt Time ,
HENNES , Aug. . The shooting of M
Laborl , leading counsel for Captain Alfred
Dreyfus , robbed the morning cession of the
courtmartlal of Us paramount Interest. Tin
Intended murderer , Apparently , chose todaj
fdr the Attempt because It x\as anticipated
that M. Laborl would crush Qoncral Morcler
the former minister of war with his cross-
questioning.
The news of the shooting of M. Labor
caused an Immense sensation In the couri
room , where the usual audience bad as-
scmbled awaiting the entrance of the Judges
M , Laborl's absence had just been an
nounced when suddenly M. Jaunay , syndlt
of the Judiciary press , rushed Into the roon
and souted :
"M. Laborl has been shot. "
All present gave a gasp of horror and our
prise and every man Jumped to his feet anc
n volley of questions was hurled at M
Jnunay's head , who , crying "That Is all 1
know , " rushed out of court again , followec
by a number of his hearers. Those who re
mained excitedly discussed the crime anc
Vigorously denounced the authors.
Colonel Jouaust , president of- the court
wheni-tho news reached him , suspended thi
Bitting of the court-martial until 7:15 a. m
It appears that Mmc. Laborl hersel !
broke the news to the court 'and Informec
M. Jaunay of the crime , having rushed froit
her husband's side to the court crying for I
doctor and shouting that her husband hac
been ehot. j
M. Demange , "when court asYembled ai
'
7:20 : n. m. , announced that , thouffh'hfiTcolj
league's wound was not'Pso serious1 as al
first supposed , It would' 'too Impossible * lei
the latter to partlclpato'in Iho proceedings
Mercler UlncrcdltH KatorlmmJ- . {
General Mcrclerwas recalled and In re' '
ply to the president of the court ho re1
Iterated his belief that Major Count Ester ;
hazy , In splto of the latter's own declara
tion , was not the author of the bordereau
which , the witness asserted , wae written or
tracing papers and was found la an cnv
bassy.
The president asked M. Caelmlr-Pcrler te
explain the circumstances of the confession
Dreyfus Is alleged to have made to Captain
Lebrun Renault.
M , Caslmlr-Perler persisted In .his state
ment of Saturday that he had 'never re
ceived any confidences of this character from
Captain Lobrun Renault. He added that M.
Dupuy , the then premier , -was .present when
Captain Lebrun Renault called at the Elysee
palace.
"Moreover. " said M. Caslmlr-Perler , "here
Is a Jetter fromM. Dupuy , which 1 ask may
bo read. "
The letter asserted that Captain Lebrun
Renault , when questioned by M. Dupuy , .re
plied that General Mercler had sent him
to the president to receive a dressing down
for his Indiscreet- disclosures totho1 Figaro.
General Mercler 'hero Interposed , saying :
"Captain Lebrun Renault spoke to me In
regard to the confessions In the presence
of General Gonzwho - will testify thereto.
It was then that I ordered him to go to the
president of the republic. "
Regarding General Alercler's declarations
on Saturday last on" the witness stand Ml
Caslmlr-Perler said : ' "
" 'T Krler' tElii cle'rY r'S"
* i * * 1 i1' * * - * . . - * r * } / I
tit *
General Merclec , had no right""whatever
to Intervene in a , diplomatic conversation' .
I would have prevented such interference ,
It was I alone who conferred with the mln *
later and I declare that the Impression f
derived , from that conversation was. one of
complete calm ; otherwise the Incident
would not have been closed by the framing
of a note. i
"Wo , had no telegram from Berlin -that
evening. , It was in.-regard-tp the npte thi
minister referred -to Berlin. } If. there .had
been any news In regard to the , matter on
the evening' the 6th we should not have
waited until thb 8th to publlnh the'note. .
The'ro was no dispatch addressed to a
friendly power relative to the Incident. The
Incident has been magnified. Besides , in
the event of diplomatic complications the
president would have communicated with
the minister of foreign affairs. "
General Mercier replied that he went to
the Elysee palaceas minister of war. He
recalled that General de Bolsdeffro could
testify In regard to the orders received.
M. Dsmangeseized " / upon this declaration
and insisted that General Mercler repeat the
statement that he had given .orders to Gen
eral Bolsdeffio on the 6th relative 'to ' the
mobilization.
DecllnrN toi Notice Some Sditeninitn.
M. Caslmir-Perior , resuming his testi
mony , saidhe did not reply to certain of
General Mcrcler's Insinuations. "I do not
wish to answer them , " said the former
president.
"Tho circumstances are too sad and too
tragic for me to desire to envenom the dis
cussion. I am master of myself and of my
conscience. I would only state that General
Herder has made every effort to mix me aa
deeply as possible In this affair. But I have
remained aloof , I affirm , during the progress
of the investigation. "
The former president then complained of
ho Incorrect behavior of his subordinate
toward the chief of the state. "As an In
stance , " eald M. Caslmlr-Perler , "General
Morcler undertook to shorten the term of
Bcrvlco of 60,000 men without consulting
the ch ef of the state , thus lacking in the
reepect he owed to the chief of the state. "
M. Caslmlr-Perler next protested against
ho assertions made by General Mercler in
regard to the role adopted by the chief of
the state In this affair , whereupon the gen
eral Interjected that ho had epoken of the
attitude assumed by M. Caslmlr-Perler be
cause ho bad sworn to tell the whole truth.
M. Demnnge asked General Mercler If ho
had explained to the cabinet bow he re
conciled * the relations of cause and ofleqt
and the patriotic emotion aroused fay th.n
reason .with the communication of the
seer.et .documents to the .caurt-maftlal. J
The general repeated ills statement of Sat
urday as big hypothesis of the situation ,
M. Dematige asked M. Caslmlr-Perler If ,
on the the 6th , an .understanding bad not
been reached between France and Germany
on the sufiject of Dreyfus.
M. Caslmler-l'erler replied that before his
ntervlew with the minister on the Cth the
question of Dreyfuo had never been raised
> etweon them and Germany ,
homo Dodaineut * Withheld.
M. Demange asked General Mercler why
in bad not Included In the dopier nf 1801
be doubtful translation of the- telegram
of Agent "B" to his government under the
date of November 2.
In 'reply General Mercler said not one of
he translations of the telegram was com
municated to the Judges because there still
existed doubts In his mind. M. Demange '
remarked that the text was communicated
o Sandherr as otnclal and therefore doubts
were impossible. j
M. Demange then asked that M. Paleologue
of the foreign office be recalled in order
o itate that only a single version of the
elegram was ghen him , as he understood j
leneral Mercler' * uncertainty was aroused
> y the rocelpt of a semi-official draft o (
the telegram.
At this point Major Carrlere. the repre-
tentative of the government , aiked that It
)0 ) clearly iho n that the two versions of
the telegram were given , one official and OB
Bcml-ofnclnt
M. Dematage said" Ifiat ( n communtcatln
the official 'tail N6vem6cr 2 Sandherr cm
phaslzed its offlclaf character.
Counsel next asVed General Mercler wh
the explanations of the secret dcnslcr wer
not Inerudtd in the dossier relating to th
revision.
The general replied that ho considered
these explanations were given for his per
sonal use and thnt was why ho destroyed
the document.
At this M. Dcmango cxprrased a sense o
astonishment and asked General Mcrcler I
ho did not have reasons for suppressing th
document. .
(
The witness repudiated the suggestion.
Dreyfus , at this point , rose from his sea
and asked Icnvo to'ozplaln In regard to th
assertion that ho had traced on a card the
Itinerary of n certain Journey of the gen
eral staff. Both the Itinerary and Journey
ho asserted , were purely fictitious.
\o ProinlRCN to Drcj-fu * .
M. Caslmlr-PcrJc'r ' tfcen said ho desired te
reiterate that ho had never promised any
thing to Dreyfus , adding that it was with
M , Waldetik-Rosseau alone that ho hat !
spoken In regard to the condemned man
Therefore , M. Caslmlr-Perler reiterated hi
protest at the Jotters' Dreyfus referring
to negotiations.
This caused M. Demango to explain ho\
Dreyfus camd to say that Coslmlr-Perle
had promised him a public trial.
After M , Demango had asked M. Wnldcck
Rosseau to Intervene with M , Caslmlr-Pcrle
( then president of France ) to obtain pub
llctty , M. Waldeck-Tlosseau reported that th
president appeared favorable to the suggei
tlon , and counsel therefore thought ho mlgh
communlcato the fact to Dreyfus. M. Do
mango addoa , that' It must < bo rcmomberec
Droyfua wrote fb.ejc.tter four yeara after th
occurrence and ' his recollections of th
facts naturally. Blocked , precision. M. Do
man a. exprcMfyl.frqsrAt At tl\o , fact tha
the letter hod bcon published and apologized
to M.rCaalmlr IJerlerj.who thanked counse
for his expression f of regret and ex
planatlon. . , . , ( , .
1 General Iltllot an the Stnnil.
'M General Billet , 'former minister of war
"was titcT'fiexf . wltritiss. 'Ho was In uniform
sat wlth crosejedJceS atfd gave his evtdenc
In a couyersallon'a * manner. Ho said h
'
would ( bo 71 years of age tomorrow. Ltk
everybody elsehe added , ho had som
knowledge of ine Dreyfus affair tic-tore tak
Ing the war portfolio. While feeling deepl
on the subject , 'ha remained aloof from th
matter until he1 returned to the cabinet. I
the early days of 'his administration , th
witness continued , M. Scheurer-Kestner (
former vice president of the senate ) askc
him whether he 'ought not to inveollgat
the Dreyfus affair'.1 M. Scheurer-Kcstnci
the general pointed out , had made slmlla
representations 'M. ' dc Freyclnct and go
the same reply from both , that neither o
them were very 'conversant with the affair
General Billet dwelt at length upon th
action taken " by ' % ! Scheurer-Kestner , t
whom ho rccpmmended prudence. 11
ScJaeurer-KestneV finally communicated tc
General Billet his conviction of the in
nocence of broyfuo , but the general foun >
thb evidence insufficient and naked him tc
investigate the matter further.
The general tlien dwelt with the role c
Colonel PlequaH , whom , < he said , ho hold
In the highest esteem.
"Ho is Intelligent'1 ' said General Billet
"and gave mo Valuable information abou
the organization of a neighboring army anc
its artillery. . . 'This Information showed the
necessity of 'cbrftlfrulng the reforms in our
artillery commenced by that great Initiator
General Morcfve'r' ' "
'After this ffti'oncral Billet referred to
Colonel Plcquarfe proposition to entrap
Esterhrtzyt who ! -Tie suspected , but Genera
Billet 'forbade' -"ifoW.v He'added that Colonc !
P'lcquart'alwaV'a dOted without authorlza-
' ' Hi lo t > s A" ' > ' ' .
Coinuicml * Colonel Flcqunrt.
' '
.General vBl'llof.'next. . referred to the emi
nent servjces Cgtonel Ploquart rendered to
the army , leadng"to.hls ( being entrusted with
a confidential .mission to the east , and after
ward to Tunis' . Ho energetically protested
against the allegation that he had desired to
end Colonel Picquart to a place from which
he would never return. He explained his
devotion to the- country and army and
anxiety respecting the eecrota of the na
tional defense- often entailed exceptional
measures , like resignation and going to dis
tant points , whence it-waa possible to return
with a superior rank , and whore heroism
certainly wiped out everything except
treason. ( Sensation. )
After Justifying his course toward Colonel
Plcqunrt , General iBIIIot explained what he
had done In connection with Esterhazy. He
tben renewed his protests against the at
tack the defenders of Dreyfus made upon
him during the trial of M. Zola and con' '
eluded with expressing a regret that while in
power he was obliged to devote most of hts
time to the Dreyfus affair , which time , be
added , ought to have been given to the
guardianship of the national defense.
M. Demango invited General BIHot to ex
plain the statements of MM. Barthou and
Polncaro , former ministers , that the general
was once so doubtful of the guilt of Drey
fus that ho did not sleep for several nights.
General Billet acknowledged the statements
were true.
Answering questions of counsel the gen
eral eald Colonel Plcquart's ' revelations pro
duced doubts in bis mind , but he added all
the same bis conviction of the guilt of Drey
fus remained unchanged ,
There was a great sensation when M , De-
mange mentioned the opinion expressed by
M. Barthou that General Billet had been
Forewarned In regard to the forgery of Lieu
tenant Colonel Henry. The general acknowl
edged that the Henry forgery was among the
'ootori arousing his doubts. Continuing ,
General Billet said be waa immensely Bur-
prised and deeply affected by the revela
tion of the forgery. He said : "I never
: ould have believed a superior officer could
3e guilty of forgery , "
M , CnvnlKii'ic H IVIineNv ,
M , Cavalgnac , former minister of wart wa *
the next witness called. Replylne to the
iresldent of the court , be said he w i the
Irst cablnc.t minister to assume responslbll-
ty to Dreyfus. 'He ' had closely followed the
nqulry of the court of cassation and still he
desired to associate himself with the re
sponsibility of those who in 1894 protected
he country and the army against treason.
Sensation. )
Continuing , the witness said that among
h(3 ( principal jV6luts-upon wrilch he based
( fjr.cqhVictlbnji 'ihe confession to Cap-
'
a'lh'LetirunJlenftult , In suppprt of which
contention be quoted a 'passage from an al *
eged letter of Dreyfus , but which In reality
was cait of General Gonz's report of the
minister of war on Colonel Du Paly de
Clam's report on the alleged confcuuM.
M. Cavalgnao admitted the possibility of
m'.Htakcii In human testimony and said they
ought to be taken Into account when con
demning a fpllowman. But , he n ; erted , be
was convinced of the guilt of Dreyfus be
cause his accusers were so entirely In agree
ment In their testimony.
The wltntsi alto said be found additional
f roofs of the prltoner'0 guilt In the tech *
nlral character at the "borilnreau and thought
tba bordereau alone established the fact that
treason had emanated from the bureau of
the general staff and from an officer who
was able to secure all the information de
sired.
According to M , Cavalgnac even In his at
tempts to .hide his crime the accused bad
allowed wprds to escape him which Indisput
ably established his guilt. Everything , ac
cording to this witness , condemned Dreyfus
and , he claimed , In spite of the prisoner's
dentals It was established that he had been
every n here It vyaa necessary to procure the
Information In question. It was established ,
the wUnris asserted , that the prisoner had
copied plans of the proposed concentration
of the army , Witnesses , ho claimed ,
toxtlfy In support of this nsocrtlon.
DenlnlN of nrrj-ftm' KnNilclonn. |
M. Cavalgnac next discussed the denial *
of Dreyfus And snld his excuse of lapse of
Memory were Inadmissible. Dreyfus , he
claimed , waa Aware of the changes In the
bridge corps belonging to the artillery and
also of Iho detal'a of concentration. Why ,
then , the witness naked , had he denied
this knowledge ?
Itwait Impossible , according ( o M.
Cavalgnnc , to credit that Bsterha y was n
traitor , even admitting the bordereau was
Written by him. Eetorhazy , ho Insisted ,
coald only Imve acted ns the intermediary
of an accomplice. The Inquiry of the
court of cassation proved treason was
really committed and he , M. Cavalgnac , had
not based his conviction of. the culpability
of Dreyfus solely on the handwriting of thn
borderail.
In the secret doosler , ho pointed out , there
were many elements for conviction and he
proposed to dlscuns all the allegations made
by foreigners with the view of exculpating
Dreyfus.
For Instance , ho said , there would be offi
cial dementi * ( denials ) which would l ave
plenty of room tor the truth to escape. Be
sides , It was quite possible the accused was
tullty of treason without having had direct
relations with the agents of a foreign gov
ernment , and a certain ambassador had ad
mitted that his military attache had spied
under the Immunity granted to diplomats.
M , Cavalgnac nlso found In tha contradic
tory statements of foreign diplomatists that
Dreyfus was well known at various chancel
lories.
Hid A'lovr * of HenriForucrr. .
Colonel Jouaust asked that Cavalgnac ex
plain the discovery of the Henry forgery
and the witness repeated the statements ho
had already made on the subject. Ho dwelt
at length on M. Culgnet's long Investigation.
Colonel Jouaust then asked : "What do
you think of the Henry forgery In relation
to the facta now occupying our attention ? "
"The Henry forgery , " replied M. Cavalg
nao , "as alleged , was In order to secure a
revision of the case by tbo court of cassa
tion and "was not even alluded to. This
forgery , therefore , should remain 'outside
the scope of the questions submitted to this
court-martial. That Is my opinion. "
Replying to another question , M. Cavalg
nac said his statement that Dreyfuswent to
Brussels In the middle of 1891 rested on
hearsay.
M. Cavalgnao Introduced during the course
of bis evidence a momornndum written in
German , asking tor various information ,
wanted by the embassy , which appears to
have been unearthed from the archives of
the bureau of Information of the War office.
He said he believed It was written by a mili
tary attache.
M. Demango asked why M. Cavalgnac , who
was so anxious to Incriminate Dreyfus , had
not produced this document In the Chamber
of Deputies.
The witness resiled that he had other
means of reaching : the ends.
Counsel for the prisoner then questioned
M. Cavalgnao In regard to his statement that
General de Boisdeftre was absent fron Parls
November 6 , when General Morcler declares
howas th'ore. The witness replied that Gen
eral do Bolsdeffro was certainly absent on
that date.
Colonel Jouaust remarked that this partic
ular would be elucidated when General de
Bolsdeffro appeared. Colonel Jouaust then
told Dreyfus to rise and asked him If he
had any remarks to make upon the evidence.
The prisoner , who , during M. Cavalgnac's
arraignment of him , had seemed nervous and
agitated , replied In a low voice : "I am as
tounded that the man who produced In the
tribunal of the Chamber the Henry forgery
can come here and base his convictions of
ray culpability on. matters which the court
of cassation has already disposed of. " ( Great
sensation. )
, General .Ghanolne , former minister of war ,
and r M. Hanotaux , former niinlster of
foreign affairs , nlso testified' Their evi
dence was directed against Dreyfus , but con
tained little that was 'now.
At noon the court adjourned until
Wednesday.
I'nrU Leaven Under It * Orrn Steam.
FALMOUTH , Ene. , Aug. 14. The Amer
ican line steamer Paris , recently nulled off
the rocks near Coverack , left here under Us
own steam this mornlnjr , aided by several
tugs. It is bound for Mllford Haven , where
It will bo docked for repairs. Divers have
been -working on It day and night for -weeks
past , sheathlns : and calking the damaged
parts of its hull.
CommU loiie.rn I2nron < e.
BANFF , N. W. T. , Aug. 14. Baron von
Sternborg , German Samoan commissioner ,
and Bartlett Trlpp , the American commis
sioner , arrived here today from the great
glacier at Selkirk. The commissioners are
on their way to the United States and will
visit St. Paul , Minneapolis and other cities
en routeto the east.
Arrrateil for IMrnlKlnR Pimm.
VIENNA. 'Aug. ' 14. August Hosetlg , a
government railroad official , has bedn ar-
risted for stealing the emergency mobiliza
tion plans , which ho delivered to a man
named P. Zlboworskl. who Is said to have
communicated them to agents of France and
Russia.
Gold t'renilnm nines.
BUENOS AYRE3 , Aug. 14. The reports
which are gaining ground of the conversion
of the paper currency at the ratio of 2 %
paper to one gold dollar on < the return of
President Roca ore causing- rise In the
; old premium.
Apoftlolln Delegate io Ireland.
DUBLIN , Aug. 14. The Nation today an
nounces that the pope has appointed Cardinal
Liogue , primate of Ireland , hpostollo delegate
; o Ireland , for the purpose of presiding at
ho national synod of Irish blvhops to be bold
n 1900.
Slorm on Oulf of fleoraln.
VANCOUVER , B. C. , Aug. 14. A sudden
storm In the Gulf of Georgia did consider
able damage to the salmon fishing fleet.
Jeven boate are reported missing. Ono
rapanese was drowned.
N A PROSPEROUS CONDITION
Porix-llflli Annual Convention of In-
ternaikonal Tyi OKrnnhlcnl Union
In SeMMlon nt Detroit.
DETROIT , Mich. , Aug. 14. Of 400 persons -
sons present today when the forty-fifth an
nual convention of the International Typo
graphical union opened 168 were delegates
and 135 ex-delegates.
President Donnelly's report announced
hat the International union is in the most
prosperous condition since 1892. The report
declared that too frequent use of the strike
IBS lessened Its effectiveness. Biennial In
stead of annual conventions were recom
mended hereafter.
The committee on shorter work-day re
ported that the membership of Typograph-
cal unions last November waa 27,435 ,
Of these 21,967 members were In the en-
oyment Of the nine-hour day.
Four MVVM Crukhcd Out ,
CANASTOTA , N. V , , Aug , J4. Three men
named Alnsworth and a boy named Hall
were struck by the westbound express and
netautly klTled here tonight. They were
reusing the Central tracks when the fast
mall , No. 11 , running at a high rate , struck
bem , throwing them into the air and crush-
ng them to death.
Centennial Mine n Jewel.
MINNEAPOLIS , Aug. 14. A special to
the Times from Calumet , Mich. , eay :
'Miners who came up from the bottom of the
Centennial mine tonight state that the
Kearnarge lode , which has betn encountered
there after two yean of searching , Is the
richest they have ever seen and far better
* S0 i ® + < i ® + ® * 3 * < 5 ®
! L EXPOSITIU 1
Cincinnati Enquirer Day. Nebraska Edltorn * Day. 1C
2:80 : p , m. Concert by Bollstedt'sBand in Auditorium
8:80 : p. m. Harness , Running and Indian Races oji C
Race Course no extra charge.
7:00 : p. in. Bollstedt's Band on Plaza.
8:80 : p. m , Now Electrical Fountain on Lagoon.
9:00 : p. in. Battle of Manila.
< j ® * < : ® * 0i > < * < ' * 0S > *
QN THE MIDWAY
The Cream of the Midway ' 1
--CYCLORAMA--
THE BATTLE OF
MISSIONARY RIDGE ,
& LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN
* WWSSX > i * %
THE NEW
DARKNES.S AND DAWN ;
OR ,
Heaven and Hell.
THE OLD PLANTATION
The Exposition Fun Factory.
< > HOBSON
Sinking the Mcrrlmdo.
< >
THE MOORISH PALACE
-AND-
GREAT PASSION PLAY.
WARAGRAPH !
The Battle ol Manila.
PHILIPPINE VILLAGE
The greatest Feature of ( ho Exposition
Portraying th Lift. Habits and
Customs of our New Possessions.
Th * Real Thlna-Cndorieil by the Clergy.
An Educational and Entertaining Attraction.
' ( j )
BRIFFITH'S lOconts for two
round trips.
. . SCENIC . .
The Great Naval Battle I Rill W/AY /
In the Tunnel. HmHini
GERMAN VILLAGE
AND
TAT IRAN'S BEER GARDEN
Admlaiion Fjrec. ,
Ool. Henri Cannon , weight 617 pounds.
HAWAIIAN
VILLAGE
BAST MIDWAY
nnd
GRAND PLAZA.
a , . , , . ,
WID HAVE HER. NOW
In Her dwn Aquarium ,
it VIBH WUaVBlVWl I
Champion Lady Swimmer of the World.
See Magic St Im Thttt' the Place.
WEST MIDWAY.
than they had expected to find. Calumet
people are excited over the find.
DEATH RECORD.
Mr * . Clinrlottu 1C. Poppleton.
After an illness of but a few davs Mrs.
Charlotte K. Populeton , wife of Hon. Wil
liam S. Poopleton , died at the family resi
dence , 1056 South Twenty-ninth street , Sun
day afternoon at 4 o'clock , death being
caused by Intestinal Intersusceptlon.
Mrs. roppleton was 32 years old , and has
resided in this city all her life , being the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. B. E. D. Ken
nedy. She married Mr. Poppleton eleven
years ago. No children survive her , her
only eon having died a little over throe
years ago ,
Mrs. Poppleton was a member of one of
the pioneer families of Omaha and was very
well known and popular throughout the
city. The funeral will take place from the
family residence Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 : ,
and the interment will bo at Prospect Hill
cemetery.
Wllllnin I * . Ilvekmaii.
SPRINGFIELD , III. , Aug. 14. Wllllara P.
ne kmnn , a prominent resident of Peters
burg , died today nt hie home In that city.
He was 84 years old. Together with Formur
Governor Richard Yates he built the Peters
burg & Tonlco railroad , w lchwas after
ward sold to the Chicago & Alton.
Mm. I-'runcU J. Wallace.
SPRINGFIELD , III. , Aug. 14. Mrs. Fran
cis J , Wallace , the only remaining sitter of
Mrs. Abraham Lincoln , died here today , aged
82 years.
HYMENEAL.
. i
Homnntlc Kreniont'Weddlnsc.
FREMONT , Neb. , Aug , 14. ( Special. )
Carl Kngberg , r , , end < MlE0 Ann Lundln of
Sweden were married yesterday by Rev , H ,
F. H , Hirtchlne of the Lutheran church.
The clrcumitanceft attending the wedding
are quite romantic. The groom , who ll a
prosperous market gardener long past mid
dle life , came to Nebraska , from the extreme
nortnern part of Sweden w.th a wife and
two sons. His wife died many years ago.
One of hla sons Is an Instructor In tht
State * University and the other Is In the
Black Hills. The old gentleman got tired of
Ihlng alone and began a correspondence
with Mlea Lundln which resulted In an en
gagement. She arrived In Fremont two
weeks ago. The newly married couple will
go to housekeeping in a now hou which
the groom has juat completed for his youth
ful bride.
Roocevelt Will SpuuU.
COLUMBUS. 0. , Aug. 14. It is announced
that the republican campaign wllf be opened
at Akron September 23 , Governor Roosevelt
velt of New York and Judge Nash will be
the epeakrrs. There will be no other re
publican meetings OB that date , the Inten-
THE.
. . .
The Art Feature of the
Imposition , . . . .
West Midway.
THE QiPSY
In their Hungarian Camp on the East
Midway. Eight beautiful Romanies
of various nations ,
. . . .HEADINGS 25 CKNTS.
, $1
THE NEW. . . Only Oriental
Show on
Mid IT ay.
Rli'.o ' the Ctunol. flC
See tDo Ecyptiiin 111 *
Dancing Olrls. wl
- n >
ON WBBT MIDWAY.
The Coolcvt mid Moit Alanilng
Plnoo on the Exposition ar >
DR , CARL LOUIS PERM'S '
Temple of Palmistry'
BLUFF TRACT.
FEE-S1.00 AND UP.
ON WEST MIDWAY.
Attractive and amusing entertainment
delightful resting place for ladiu
and children. Admission to buHdlnjr
free. W. H. DOLAN , Manager.
Society's Resort
The Cuban Vil
The educational feature'of ttie MlJway1
depicting life In Cuba and th
Island of Porto Rico.
Ouejjf.cnWtyfc BOHLlfZ
V1LION crotodfd all the timtf
Ansvitr Because wcintrwurtt and
potato salad sell fair IBc. .
. .Schlitz Pavilion. .
PRITZ MOsER. rtoff :
The newest , moat alentino and interest *
entertainment on Midway ,
CAPT. LOtlS SOKCHO'S
AMUSEMENTS.
Wood-ward & Burgess , Managers.
TONIGHT 816. |
THE WOODWARD STOOK 00.
I In the Hearing' Comedy.
1 . . . . "iS-coc" . . . .
Thursday , Friday and Saturday ,
j fa AST LY.\N9.
Matinees Sunday , Wednesday. Saturday.
'
The
laVnnv ICVIMIING.
WedueHdnj- Sutnrday Matlnecc.
TIIH THOCADI3IIO OPI7RA CO.
Numbering 42 People , Presents
Auber'a 8-Act Opera ,
FKA DIAVOLO.
Prices eOc , 35c , 26o.
Next AVeek--LA MASCOTTE.
EXCURSION STEAMER & *
Leavea foot Dour-
Ian St. dally at 1
and S p. m. Be.
tufting at 6 and It
i p. m. The 3 p. m ,
trip lands at rlor.
enct , giving 3 (
minutes to vlem
the Water WVjrk * . .
C U Walk , Moilo , Dnnclns. Tel lUUU.
Pare , 2Bo. Oblldrnn under 12 , lOo.
malia Art Institute
AlSft
Drawing , PRIVATE
painting and' USSON\
Decorative Work. .
HOTELS.
THE MILLARD
13th and Douglas StH..Om bt .
niOA.t AND BUItei'bAtl Pl A. -
CUNTItALLY LOCATED.
J. n. VAKl ! b 4fc SO.Y , Prop * .
tlon bein ! ; to concentrate all efforts on th
Akron meeting.
Iu n Fair U'ny of Settleumnt.
MILWAUKEE , Aug. 14. A telegram re-
celved tonight by the 1'abnt Brewing company -
pany from Samue ) Qorapers , president of
the American Federation of Labor , relative
to the strike of the coopers In the brewery ,
nettles the dispute so far as tbo company
Is concerned ,
Mure J'ujUutiinniled ,
MIDDLESBORO , Ky. . Aug. 14. The West
Plnevllle miners struck today , , demanding
12 Vi cents Increase.
New Aiill-IU'lmlu l.utr , ,
HOUSTON , Tex , . Aug. 14 A now antl-
rebate law goes into effect in Texu on.
the 26th inst.
