THE OMAHA DAILY B3D12 : SATURDAY , AUGUST 10 , U809.
MATTERS ARE NOW MIXED Ul
Boorganizatlon Commlttco Figures fc
Formation of a New Company.
WHOLE SYSTEM UNDER ONE MANAGEMEN
CHjIMttnliiirK t < ! nlf Mom
City licit niul 1'cirt Arlliur
Channel nnil Uncle CompnnlcH
Am Alt lii\olcil >
CHICAGO , Aug. 18. A local financial now
bureau fiays It Is now elated with a goo
deal o { posltlvencss that the 1'hlladolphl
committee baa secured control ot the re
organization ot the Kansas City , 1'lttsburg .
Cult road and IB ready to promulgate an
I proceed to the execution ot Us plan.
7 The plan as outlined today In a formn
announcement from the reorganization com
f mlltco provides ( or the formation ot a nci
company which Is to acquire all the property
orty ot the existing company , together wit
at least a controlling Interest In the Kansa
City Suburban licit nnd the Port Arthu
Channel and Dock companies , thus brlngln ;
the whole system under ono ownership au
management.
The new company will Issue $30,000,00
of fifty-year i per cent gold bonds securci
by a mortgage oil all the property ot th
above companies , $20,000,000 ot > 1 per ccn
lion-cumujtlvo ) preferred stock and $30,000 ,
000 of common stocx , making a total capl
tallzatlon of $80,000,000.
The present holders ot Kansas City
Plttshurg & Gulf bonds will rccelvo 75 pc
cent ot the face value of their holdings li
rfow bonds nnd10 per cent In prctcrrci
Block. The stockholders arc to bo nssessci
$10 a share , against which there Is to hi
Issued and distributed pro rata $2,100,00' '
preferred and $24,600,000 common slock o
the new bonds.
Thu $3,000,000 which has been undorwrlt
ten at 85 will 1)0 sold for cash requirement
ot Iho now company and $1,187,000 ot tin
now coramin stock will bo paid out for tin
acquisition of the capital stock ot the Kan
eas City Suburban licit company nt 25 re
cent of Its face value. There has been re
served for the fuluro requlrcmenls ot thi
company $9,000,000 of bonds , $4,437,500 pro
fcrred stock and $4,812,600 common stock.
A voting trust to contlnuo flvo years I :
provided for. The committee has arrangec
for the control of the Port Arthur Channc
and Dock company and It Is Intended to retire -
tire the bonds of this corporation by UN
Issue of a 34 ! per cent terminal bond so1
cured upon , the tqrmlnals and guaranteed , 1
found desirable , by the now company.
These now bonds will bo based upon ant
restricted to the earnings ot the tormina
properties. Deposits of securities under thl ;
plan may bo made at any time prior to Sop
tcmber 20.
DISSECTS 1I1E DOCUMENTS
_
( Continued from First rage. )
only ns coming from the mlnlslry , ' 'alreadj
somewhere else. '
" 2. The document containing the words ,
'Cctto Canaille do D . '
" 3 , A document which Is nothing bul
the report of a Journey to Switzerland made
In behalf of a foreign power.
"The second part of the dossier , " con.
tlnUed Plcquart , "consisted chiefly of a sup
plementary review of the first. It contained
the gist of seven or eight documents , one
of which , 'Cctto Canalllb do D , ' will serve
for the purposes of comparison. It alsc
contained the correspondence of attache :
A' anil 'D. ' These Initials , It should b (
berne In mind , represent Colonel Schwartz-
koppen , formerly Oernian military 'attach/ '
at .Paris , and Major I'anlzzardl , the formci
military attacho of Italy at the French capi
tal.1 '
At this Juncture the colonel said It woulc
facilitate his explanations If ho were per
mitted to sea the secret dossier , adding :
"I have already had It In my hands , bul
I fear my memory may fall mo on some
points. "
Cimnot See DuNNlcr.
"What you ask , " replied the president ol
the court-martial , "Is Impossible. The
minister's orders ra absolute. The secrcl
dossier can only'bo examined under certain
conditions. "
"I regret It , " answered Plcquart , "but 1
will try to refresh my memory. "
The witness next explained why Du Patj
do Clam's translation of the d'Avlgnon docu
ment , which has 'been classed as Idiotic ,
was open to doubt , and why the document ,
If It had any moaning whatever , was as ap
plicable to Esterhazy as to Dreyfus.
Regarding the correspondence of the mili
tary attaches the witness demonstrated the
Insignificance of the Information asked for ,
While Paty do Clam regarded the corre
spondence as convincing and as clearly In
dicating an ofllcer' of the second bureau ,
Plcquart maintained that the terms of the
correspondence Indicated that the -writer In
tended to ask a friend nnd not a spy for
the information desired. Many headquar
ters odlcers , ho pointed out , woro-on cordial -
dial and absolutely legitimate terms wllh
the foreign military attaches.
Colonel Plcquart then took up the Cetto
Canatllo do D document. Ho called the
attention of the court to the fact that It
was addressed by Schwartzkoppen to Panlz
zardl and not vlco vera , as long believed.
After giving Ills reasons for believing
fcroyfus was not the person referred to In
that document Plcquart showed how Paty
The best of wom
en may be the worst
of sufferers. Dis
ease is no respecter
of persons. The
regular periodic-
' suffering of
many wom
en is calcuT
lated as ag
aggregating
ten years
of the
thirty
between
fifteen
and
five.
'Such ' a
tax of
pain an < 1
time is utter
ly unneces
sary.
In all cases
11 h e sufTer-
, ings of warn
ed 'dvie to irregularity and like causes
may beitlleviated , nnd in most cases
they may be completely cured by the
use of Dr. Pierce's lfavonte Prescription.
This wonderful medicine is not a cure-
all , but a specific remedy for diseases
affecting the delicate womanly organs.
It cures , completely , irregularity , ulcer-
atiou , inflammation and female weakness
and gives the enfeebled drgaus health
and vigor.
Mrs. W. J. Rldder , of Hill Pale Pann , ( linos-
burg Center ) , Euosburg , vt. , writes : " I cheer
fully send you the following testimonial of the
creat relief your kliidly narlcc mid medicines
brought me. During ( he ixut year I found I
wai with child nnd lu rapidly Tallin ? health. I
suffered dreadfully from bloating and urinary
difficulty. I was growing prcceptlbly weaker
each day and suffered much sharp pain at time ) .
I felt thai something mutt be done. I sought
your advice aud received a prompt reply. I fol
lowed your directions aud took twelve bottles of
Ur , Tierce's Karoiite 1'rescriptlou , and also fol
lowed your instructions. I began to improve
immediately , my health became excellent , and
I could do all my own work ( we live on a good
fixed farm ) . I walked and rode all I could , and
eujovcd it. I bad a short , easy confinement aud
have a heattliy baby box. "
Dr. Hcrce's Pellets cure biliousness.
do Clam endeavored to nscrlbo the author
Bhlp of tbo document to Panlzzardl will
the view of establishing a connection whlcl
In reality did not exist between the varloui
documents In the Indictment against Drey
( us.
The document referring to the Frencl
ngcnt'a Journey to Switzerland , ot whlcl
SchwarUkoppen Is said to have beun In
formed , was only slightly commented upot
by the witness , as ho did not attach 1m
portanco to It. The minute detail wilt
which the colonel dealt with the evidence
the clearness of bis language and his de
ductlons. had great effect upon the nudl
cnce , nnd elicited general admiration. Thi
former chief ot the Intelligence dcpartmen
concluded his examination of the first per <
lion of the secret dossier by saying : "Maj
I bo allowed to express deep regret at tbi
absence ot Major Du Paty do Clam. II
seems to mo Indispensable that this officer
who wrote the commentaries on Ihe secrei
dossier , should bo summoned to give ovl-
denco here. Ho would glvo us his reml'
nlscenccs and I would help him. " ( Laughter )
"Hut , " added Plcquart , "since I am deal
Ing with this question of the commentaries o
Major Du Paty do Clam , permit me to poln
out to you , gentlemen , that this documen
was not the property of any particular rain
lotcr. It was classified as belonging ti
the Intelligence department , and , as rot
sec , It formed part of a well defined dossler-
n dossier which was shut up In ono of th <
drawers of my desk and which was ab
straclcd from It. This commentary , there
fore , Is upon a secret dwsler documen
which was Improperly removed from my de <
partment ? ' ( Sensation ) .
Continuing , the witness said : "Mentloi
was made yeslcrday of the dlsappcaranci
ot documents. That Is the case In point. "
Numerous ForK' ' 'lf .
Turning to the second portion of the dos-
olcr , Plcquart described a number ot docu
ments In it as forgeries , and said the police
reports thereon contained nothing scrloui
against Dreyfus. Ho explained that the )
embodied the theme moslly utilized by po
lice spies In order to dupe the Intelligence
department and asserted that their Informa
tion was mostly worthless , embroidered 01
false , or prepared In order to make InterestIng -
Ing reading.
"In the Inquiry made by M. Quesnay de
Bcauropolro ( former president of the civil
section ot the court ot cassation ) , " continued
1'lcn.uart , "you have nn excellent example
of the sort of people who can present lr
tbo most specious gutso what amounls ab
solutely to'nothing.
"You cannot Imagine , gentlemen , -whal
people , In order to get money , If only 5
modest 20-frano piece , have brought to the
Intelligence ) department in the shape ot so-
called 'Intormallon' which examination has
proved to be worthless. "
Dreyfus displayed the keenest Injterest lc
Plcquart's protracted analysis 'of the dos
sier , to which the whole audience listened
with profound attention. The members ol
the court = martlal and the former ministers
of war were equally Interested. Of the
latter Generals Billet and Zurllnden were
In full uniform. General Mcrcler was at
tired In civilian clothes. Near them sal
M. Bertulus , the examining magistrate , ivhc
Save such strong testimony for Dreyfus yes
terday. Mine. Henry , widow of Lieu
tenant Colonel Henry , vho yesterday taxed
M. Bcrtulus with being a Judas , was not
present.
Concluding his examination of the secret
dossier , Colonel Plcquart explained how he
had acquired the conviction that the bor
dereau was written by Esterhazy and how
lie ascertained that the antl-Drcyfus proofs
were worthless. Ho began by detailing how
tie first learned of the existence of Ester-
hazy and his efforts to discover something
about htm.
The witness earnestly assorted that the
first occasion on which he saw Esterhazy's
name was when ho read the address of the
"petit" bleu. " Ho said he was' not' ac
quainted with Esterhazy and never .had
Esterhazy watched.
Previous to this the utmost efforts had
jeen made to prove the contrary and to
show Plcquart knew Esterhazy before the
discovery of the "oetlt bleu. "
The colonel emphasized this point , with
: ho view , oa explained , of showing how cer
tain newspapers had travestied the facts
and ho created a mild sensation by adding :
"I shall have occasion to point out other
and similar examples. "
The witness then rebutted the charges
against him of unnecessarily delaying the
prosecution ot Esterhazy. He said his ob
ject was to avoid rousing suspicion In re-
; ard to an olllccr who , perhaps , was en-
.Ircly Innocent.
"What a mistake , " ho added , "would
lave been averted In 1894 had they acled In
the same way In regard to Dreyfus. "
This remark caused murmurs of approval
n court.
What the witness gathered about Ester
hazy's character , ho continued , created the
worst Impression upon him , but ho learned
nothing to connect Esterhazy with any act
Df espionage. Therefore he did not men
tion his suspicions. An agent , however , was
ordered to watch Esterhazy , who had com
pletely compromised himself through his
elatlons with an English company , ot which
10 had agreed to become a director.
"That could not bo permitted In the case
jf a French officer. " said Plcquart.
'Moreover , Esterhazy gambled , led a life
at debauchery and lived with Mile. Pays. "
Turning to the leakage at headquarters
.ho witness described tbo negotiations of
Major Lauth with the spy , Richard
Juers , at Baalo , showing how the spy prom-
sed Information about the leakage and how
lie , Plcquart , was Induced to allow Lieuten
ant Colonel Henry to accompany Major
Lauth to Basle.
Plcquart also described the vague replies
of Henry when questioned on the oubject of
3sterhazy before his departure and the
lutlllty of the visit to Basle because ot
Oilers' refusal , when ho saw Henry , to Im
part the promised Information , This Incl-
lent caused the witness to wonder whether
nstcad of trying to make Ciiere speak ,
Henry and Lauth had not done everything
possible to'impose silence upon him. Bo-
'oro the Basle Incident Colonel Plcquart had
decided to speak to General do bolsdeffre
about Esterhazy.
Kutorlinix Anxlnnn to Get In.
"In answer to my request , " said the wit
ness , "General do Bolsdcffre wrote mo auk-
ng mo to meet him at the train ou his ar
rival from Vichy. While driving from the
railroad station to the general's hotel I told
ilm all I had learned In regard to Estorhazy ,
: alllrm that General do Bolsdeffro knew
hat this question was to remain a secret
jetween us and that I was not to mention
t except to the minister of war.
"I knew Eeterhazy was anxious to enter
ho war ofllco and I did not regard bis de-
slro favorably. I communicated my Im
pressions to my chiefs , -who approved all
ny steps and the application of Esterhazy
was rojected.
"Hie insistence , however , only Increased
my uneasiness regarding him and I resolved
o obtain a specimen of bis handwriting ,
was immediately struck with the similarity
ot his handwriting and that of the bordereau
and forthwith I had the letters of EBterhazy
which were in my possession photographed
and showed the photographs to Major du
Paty do Clam and M. Bertlllon ( the hand
writing expert ) between August 25 and
September 6. "
The colonel emphasized this point because
.1. . Bertlllon n ( linns he saw the photographs
n May , 1696 , and made a note of them ,
whereas , the letters were not written on
hat date.
The conflicting testimony of Plcquart and
lertlllon on thl point bad been used to
discredit the former's evidence.
Colonel Plcquart , continuing , said Paty de
Clam on seeing the writing forthwith de
clared it was that of Matthew Dreyfus , the
brother of Captain Dreyfus.
The witness , continuing , said ; "You
know , he maintained that 'tho trardcrcau Ii
the Joint work of Alfred and Matlhcw Drey.
Ms. '
llnmlwrltlnjjr of ( lie Ilnrilcrcnn.
"M , Bertlllon said : 'That Is the wrltlnt
of the bordereau. '
"M. Bertlllon trlcel to discover where ;
had obtained the handwriting , but the enl :
Information I Imparted was that it was cur
rent and recent handwriting.
"M. Bertlllon then suggested that It was
a tracing and ended by saying that If li
was current handwriting It coulel only have
emanated from some ono whom the Jew <
had been exercising for a year In Imitating
the handwriting of the bordereau.
"At M. Bertlllon's request I left the pho
tographs with him. When ho rcturnci
them he said he adhered to his opinion ani
earnestly asked to see the original. Whor
I saw beyond a doubt that the handwrltliif
of the bordereau was Esterhazy's and seelnt
that documents mentioned therein mlghi
have been supplied by Esterhazy , that the
words , 'I am going to the maneuvers , ' coulO
perfectly -well apply to Esterhazy nnd thai
Esterhazy had secretaries at his disposal tc
copy a document so voluminous ns the
firing manual , I resolved to consult tin
secret dossier to see what part of the
treachery might bo ascribed to Dreyfus am
to assure myself whether the dossier con
talned anything Indicating Esterhazy.
"I frankly admit I was stupefied on read
Ing the secret dossier. I expected to fln <
matters of gravity therein and found In
short nothing but n document which mlgh
apply Just as well to Esterhazy as to Drey
fus , and an unimportant document mention
Ing d'Avlgnon and a document which 1
seemed absurd to apply to Dreyfus , namely
the Cetto Canalllo do D document.
"Lastly , I recognized n report appended
In the handwriting of Guouo , which ap
peared to be at least as worthless as the
second document. It was then evening ,
had stayed late alone at the office In orde
to examine the documents thoroughly ,
thought It over during the night and the
next day I explained the whole situation to
General do Bolsdcffre. I took to his office
the secret dossier , the fac-slmlle of the bor
dereau , the petit bleu and the principal pa
pers connected with my Investigation of Es
terhazy.
Ordered to Sec General Gonz.
"I wonder now If I had ono or two Inter
views. But I still sea General do Bolsdcffre
as ho examined the secret dossier with me
stop before ho reached the end and tell mete
to go Into the country , glvo an account 01
the affair to General Gonz and ask his ad
vice.
"Before slarllng to see General Gonz I
copied a note four pages In length , which I
made September 1 , conlalnlng my resume
of the Esterhazy affair.
"When I Informed General Gonz of all
which .had occurred ho remarked : 'So a mis
take has been mode. '
"After my interview with General Gonz I
did not work any longer on my own initia
tive. I said nothing more until the return
of General Gonz September 15. At that time
Estorhazy was at the great maneuvers. "
Next the witness dwelt on the rumors In
September , 1896 , of the project of replacing
Dreyfus by a man of straw and the discov
ery of the forged Weyl letter , supposed to
bo connected with the same project. At
about the same time the campaign for and
against Dreyfus was started by the news
papers. At this stage of his deposition
Colonel Plcquart , who had been speaking
for two and a halt hours , was visibly dis
tressed. He had occasional attacks ol
coughing , but managed to continue , Colonel
Jouaust not showing any Inclination to sus
pend the session of the court in order to
give him needed rest.
The witness 'then turned to the newspaper
attacks on Dreyfus , saying that the Informa
tion regarding the bordereau contained in
them convinced him that they had been In
spired by some ono closely connected with
the Dreyfus affair.
"They could not , " he added , "bo at
tributed to the Dreyfus family , while they
contained expressions familiar to Paty do
Clam , whom It would be Interesting to hear
on the subject. IWtness next said he asked
permission to inquire Into the sources of
the articles , but was forbidden to interfere
In any way whatever. "
At'.vlHcd to Keep Still.
Describing his Interview .with General
Qonz , September IB , Plcquart said : "When
[ asked General Gonz for permission to con
tinue the Investigation , Insisting on the
langer of allowing the Dreyfus family to
proceed with their Investigation alone. The
general replied that It was impossible. In
tils opinion and In the opinion of General
Jo Bolsdeffro and the minister ot war , to
reopen the affair. When I pressed the
? olnt , In order to make General Gonz under
stand that nothing could prevent Its re-
apenlng If it could be believed Dreyfus was
Innocent , General Gonz replied : 'If you say
nothing , nobody will know. '
" 'General , ' I replied , 'what you tell mo Is
ibomtnablo. I do not know what I shall
3o , but I won't carry this secret with me. '
[ Great sensation ) .
"I at once left the room , " added the
witness.
"That Is what occurred. I know my ae-
: ount is disputed , but I positively swear it , "
iald Plcquart , as he emphatically smote the
tiar In front of the witness box and looked
In the direction ot the generals.
The colonel next described his Intentions
vlth regard to Estorhazy , which Generals
3oriz and Do Bolsdcffre had forbidden him
o carry out. He attached particular 1m-
> ortanco to this point , as It contained a clue
o subsequent occurrences. Later witnesses
iald that while Paty do Clam evidently acted
vrong y in disguising himself with a false
jeard and blue spectacles , perhaps he was
luthorlzed to do co.
After a few minutes' suspension of the
session Colonel Plcquart resumed his depo
sition , showing bow , through an article in
: he Eclair of September 15 , ho wo satisfied
Ssterhazy had been warned of the suspicions
against him.
In order to make the proofs complete , wit-
noes continued his investigations with the
utmost discretion. In his opinion tbo only
event of importance In the Dreyfus affalt
since the discovery of the bordereau was the
Henry forgery , perpetrated October 31 , 1896 ,
Ho ndded that * it must have been handed
immediately to General Gonz. Shortly be-
! ere Henry perpetrated the forgery on agent
named Quenee , Henry's right-hand man ,
prepared a report declaring M. Castelln , ro.
publican revisionist deputy for Laon division
> f Alsne , was about to play the hand of the
Dreyfus family by unmasking In the Chara-
w of Deputies the prisoner's accomplices ,
.bus having the affair reopened ,
IMcuiiiirt ComiilnlUH llltterly.
Colonel Plcquart incidentally complained
Utterly that while ho was still chief of the
ntelMgenco department , Henry's tool ,
Guenee , should be allowed to moke reports
against the witness , who had then eatab-
Isbed a connection between tbo representa-
Ivcs ot Guenee and the false deposition of
lonry , who had testified that ho had seen
be witness seated In Maltre Leblol's ofllce
with the document containing the words ,
'Cetto Camilla de D , " before them.
Each now scheme , eald the former chief of
.ho intelligence department , was a complete
development of the one preceding.
The next feature of Plcquart's deposition
was hla recital ot the Intrigues against him
and the pressure exercised by Henry with
he view ot fixing on the witness the blame
or communicating Information to the news
papers. Then turning to the distant mis-
Ion upon which ho was dispatched , Plcquart
escribed the irritation ho felt when he eaw
IBwas being removed because he was no
onger wanted as head of the Intelligence
department. He explained that if this dls-
; race had been frankly avowed It would
have been much less painful to him. The
olonel alto said that during his absence hli
orreepondence waa tampered with.
Dealing with his mission to Tunis , which
Plcquart Bald ought to have teen intrusted
to a commissary of police , the witness de
clared It was then that Henry , abandonln ;
his underhand Intrigues , began a campalgi
of open pcreec'uUon. Henry wrote to th <
wltncej , accusing him of communicating ln <
formation to the press , with disclosing thi
contenls of secret documcnls and wllh nt'
tempting to suborn officers in conncctlor
with the petit bleu. It was then Plcquar :
learned of the existence of the forged sccrc
documents directed against himself ane
foresaw his own ruin It the Dreyfus nffali
was reopened and , to safeguard himself , hi
entrusted to a lawyer friend a certain lettei
ftcm Ofiieral Gonz , at thj same 'Imp ac
quainting the lawyer how ho should Inter
vene It the occasion demanded It.
This lawyer , M. Doblols , communicator
with Mi Scheurcr-Kestncr , then ono of the
vlco presidents ot the senate , and the rep
resentations of the latlcr to Premier Mellno'i
government followed.
When M. Plcquart's furlough was duo Gen-
cral Lo Clcrc , commanding In Tunis , ww
ordered to send Plcquart to the frontier o
Tripoli. Lo Clerc commented to the witness
on thla abnormal order and Plcquart con-
fldcd to the general the probable reasons foi
It and his belief In the Innocence ot Dreyfus
General Lo Clorc thereupon ordered Plcquarl
not to go beyond Gables. In the meanwhile
the campaign In Paris was continued. Es
terhazy appeared among the witnesses am' '
accusers. Plcquart hero created a sensatlor
by Incidentally remarking that the Judges lr
1S94 were shamefully deceived In having the
document containing the words "Cctto Ca
nalllo do D " communicated to them.
Witness bitterly recited the details of the
various machinations with the view of In
criminating him Instigated by Henry , Ester-
hazy aud Paty do Clam.
Colonel Jouaust , president ot the court ,
having asked for explanations on certain
points , Plcquart said :
"If I tell you all this , gentlemen , It Is to
show what must have been the mental atti
tude toward mo of the members of the court-
martial which tried Esterhazy. " ( Murmurs
of assent. )
When ho resumed his deposition the wit
ness Bald he regretted ho had not been given
the o-pportunlly to contradict his accusers at
Lho court-martial.
"I have almost finished my task , " added
M. Plcquart , "but I ask permission to refer
to Iho way the bordereau came to the war
ofllco. I have doubts In regard to the per
son who brought the bordereau. Two quite
different persons could certainly have de
livered the bordereau In 1S94 , But If an
Intelligent person had delivered It he would
certainly have insisted on the value of its
lontents. "
General Rogct and General Merclcr
having intimated a desire to speak , Colonel
Jouaust asked Dreyfus if he had anything to
say , nnd the prisoner replied In the nega
tive.
linnet ( lucntlniiR Plciiiinrt.
General Uogct then mounted the platform
ind asked Colonel Plcquart for explanations
regarding the Quenelll affair.
"Colonel Plcquart , " said General Roget ,
"attacked mo this morning In regard to my
speech for the prosecution yesterday on the
subject of the Quenelll case. He said he
was not present at the ministry of war
when the case was In progress. That Is
lulto Incorrect. I ask Colonel Plcquart It
ho denies that ho wrote Captain Marcchal
in order to connect him with Galantt , that
tto wrote to the public prosecutor enclosing
iocuments , and that he wrote to the public
prosecutor a second tlmo July 15. If ho
lenles this , I ask the court to send for
Marechal and the"dossier " in the Quenelll
iff air. "
Colonel Plcquart replied that there was
10 need to threaten to produce the dossier
u order to make him reply.
"I did not say , " he declared , "I was ab-
icnt during the Quenelll affair. I said I
vas absent part of the time and that pain-
til duties dld not permit ma to participate
n It Is I would-othcrwlso have done. "
"Did you YtrUeMthoso 'letters ? " asked
Colonel Jouaust : > "
"Yes , " replied Plcquart. "I remember
vrltlng letters In the case , though I do not
omember exactly their terms or dates. "
Colonel Jouaust then said : "General
toget asks If you deny you wrote a letter
ending Galantl to Switzerland ? "
"Galantl , " the witness replied , "was an
igent who gave us information about the
tallan forts in the neighborhood of Bellc-
ort. Finding ourselves en the point of be-
ng discovered , we very naturally took
neasures to avoid It. That is why Galantl
vas sent to Switzerland. "
"Then you wrote the letters ? " said Gen-
ral Roget , "and I add that Colonel Henry
vas not concerned In this affair. He was
nt to Bollcfort against his will by Colonel
'icquart. "
The witness acknowledged writing some
elters , tout wanted to know their text. Ho
aid he would like to see them , so that ho
ould be more precise.
"You must have seen , " he said , "how
auch falsehood there has been In this
.Itair. "
In reply to further quesllons Plcquart ad-
nltted sending documents to Bellofort for
he use of the Quenelll case , "but , " ho added ,
'they ' were handed to the public prosecutor. "
General Iloget's questioning was evidently
vlth the view of eliciting the confession
rom Colonel PJcquart that In the Quenelll
aso ho communicated to the Judges docu-
nonts unknown to the defense , as he now
iccuses the general staff of doing In the
3royfus case.
The general concluded with angrily repell-
ng various statements of Plcquart In regard
o his connection with the press nnd a dla-
oguo , apparently wholly unconnected -with
ho present trial , followed.
General Mcrcler promptly replaced General
logot.
Mcrcler Al o An\in \ Qticatliuix.
"Colonel Plcquart , " Morclcr eald , "hai
staled that I ordered him to convoy docu *
nicnts to Colonel Maurel. That Is false. 1
never handed any packet to Colonel Picquar
for Colonel Maurel. I never mentioned eo
cret documents to him. "
In reply Colonel Plcquart said : "I remem
ber perfectly handing a packet to Colone :
Maurel. "
General Mercler next denied Colone !
Plcquart's statement relative to the meeting
with General Gonz during the afternoon ol
January C , 1895 , when the latter was greatly
excited at the prospect of war.
"That cannot be the case , " said General
Morcler , "General Gonz will make a depo
sition on the subject. I don't know what he
will say. But he could not bo apprehensive
of war that afternoon , since I myself had
no apprehensions on that score. "
Colonel Plcquart replied that ho adhered
o everything ho had said. General Gonz ,
vllness explained , was excited because ha
enow of the action of nn ambassador toward
M. Caslmlr-Perler , then president of the
opubllc. General Mercler next referred to
Plcquart's statement that in the D'Avlgnon
document was communicated to the court-
martial of 1891. Ho said :
"I deny It positively. The only docu-
nents communicated were the Panlzzardl
elegram , Paty de Clam's commentary , the
loto of the Italian attacho In regard to
Vouch railroads , and the report of Queneo , "
Colonel Plcquart hero pointed out that he
had only expressed his belief on this sub-
ect.
ect.General
General Mercler further thought it incum-
icnt upon him to reply to the allegation of
Colonel Plcquart regarding the rcspoqslbll-
ty of Paty do Clam relative to the com-
and lassitude BO common In mld-
eummer ore promptly relieved by
Horsford's ' Acid Phosphate
Genuine bears name Hertford's on wrapper.
munlcatton to n foreign power of n. note
dealing with modifications In Ilia artillery
This nolo Is sale ! to have been prepared It
General Merclcr's department.
"I declare , " ho said , "that inquiry has
shown that the document was drawn up nol
by Paty do Clam , but by Colonel Maseon , lr
another department , though the record Of ll
haa disappeared. "
In regard to Iho bordereau , General Mcrclci
reaffirmed that It reached the mlnlstrj
through the ordinary channels.
Maltro Demange at this Juncture com
mented upon the disappearance of Paly de
Clam's commentary , to which General Mer
cter answered : "Tho commentary was pro'
pared for me. "
Counsel , however , Insisted that althou.- ; ! :
a was prepared for General Mercler , the
commentary was Included in the dossier nui !
ought to bo forthcoming.
The court then adjourned for the day.
Ono Minute Cough Cure quicKty cures ob
stinate summer coughs and colds. "I fern-
Elder It a most wonderful medicine quick
and safe. " W. W. Merlon. May-new. WIs
KMH.VIMI.\G IIOAIIII IS liTVJOI.Vni )
The TrouMrxome AfTnlr llrciiUn Out
Afrouli nt Sioux Frills.
SIOUX FALLS , S. D. , Aug. 18. ( Specla
Telegram. ) State Embalming bean
troubles today broke out afresh. Franlt
Klrby of Parker , president ot the
State Undertakers' association , ar
rived hero today and as a result of his vlsll
the Stole Embalming board has been enjoined -
joined from holding a now examination ol
undertakers next month or transacting
other business In conflict with undertakers
The right of the .present ( board to declare all
licenses Issued by the board no original ! )
constlluted la also brought In question. Ic
addition the right of Dr. Rogers of Canton
uud E. Martin of Armour to servo on the
board will "bo " tested on the ground thai
neither are practical and practicing em-
baltners as required by the state statutes. .
\n Injunction restraining the board fr.om
transacting further business along this line
will be applied for by Individual underlak-
3rs , but the association Is behind the move.
SIII3 HAS GOT IC.NOUGII OF CU1I.V.
Mr.i. Zliiiiiicrinnii Upturns to IMcrrc
After LCIIIKT llciildcncc OH IxluiKl.
PIBRRD , S. D. , Aug. 18. ( Special. ) Mrs.
C. A. Zimmerman , who has been with her
husband nt Matanzas , Cuba , for the past
year , arrived In this city Monday on a visit
with her brother In Sully county. Mrs. Z.
has come to her old home on account of poor
health in Cuba , and has no great desire to
return to that Island. In speaking of the
Cubans , she said there were many cases
where the people who came to the govern
ment depot for supplies either came and
ivent In carriages of their own , with servants
to carry the supplies , or after they had se
cured the supplies , hired them taken home.
3ho says It Is a very easy matter to get Into
Cuba these days , but not BO easy by any
means to get out. It requires a great deal ot
red tape and securing of certificates nnd a
thorough fumigation of baggage before you
can leave , and then another examination In
ijuarantlno In this country 'before ' you are
allowed to land.
RemnliiM ol Mnnlln Soldier * .
DEADWOOD , S. D. , Aug. 18. ( Special. )
Congressman Gamble wants all of the rela
tives and friends of the dead Bollders In
the state to write either to him or to Con
gressman Burke what they desire done with
the remains when they arrive from Manila.
Iheywill either > bo sent homo or burled in
: bo National cemetery at Washington.
The fall term of the United States court
will convene In this city on September E.
i\ . good many Important cases will bo tried
ind the term will bo longer than usual.
Fine Witter Supply for Sjicnrilnh.
SPEARPISH , S. D. , Aug. 18. . ( Special. )
Cho'wnter supply of Spearflsh has been set-
le-d .for good by using a number of springs
vlthln the city. A gasoline engine has been
purchased which will furnish pump power
o throw the water Into the reservoirs. The
argo spring , from which ttie old supply has
jeen obtained , has been falling for some
tme. Spearfish Is noted for Its good water.
Flrxt Pierre Cuttle Shipment.
PIERRE , S. D. , Aug. 18. ( Special Tele-
jram. ) The first shipment of beef cattle
from this range to Chicago will go out Sat
unlay nnd Sunday , consisting ot about BOV
cnty-flvo cars.
Norm oC South DnUotn.
The authorities of Oldham have decided ti
buird a town Jail ,
DeSmet Is making arrangements for a bl [
race meeting September IB and 16. The pac
ing race purse will bo 1400.
The foudatlon for the now building of tin
First State bank at Elkton has been com.
plcted and the work of constructing tin
building Is In progress.
Owing to Increased business on the Mil
waukee line between Mitchell and Chamber
la n a. dally freight train has been put 01
take care of the freight ,
Ono year ago there- were eighty vacant
dwelling houses in Aberdeen. Today overs
house in occupied , notwithstanding the
many new ones that have been built.
There were about 600.000 bushels of whea' '
and flax marketed nt Bowdlo fast year nne :
the most conservative grain experts place
the estimate for this year at about 700,00 (
bushels.
An unusually largo number of threshlnp
machines have been sold during the pasl
tow days by Mitchell dealers , which indl-
catcs that the crop in that section Is up tc
expectations.
The citizens ot Worthing will hold ti
meeting September 2 to formulaic plans foi
a grand reccpllon to Comrinny D ( the
Worthing company ) of the First regiment ,
South Dakota volunteers , upon Its return
from Manila.
Many now buildings have been erected this
summer in Dexter , Clark county. Two now
churches are being built In that vicinity ,
ono In the St. Paul congregation In Eden
township anil the other In Egelund town
ship , Day county.
The Estclllne Tribune 1ms been sued for
criminal libel by Dr. Rood of Brooklngs. A
short tlmo ago the Tribune published an ar
ticle concerning nn operation performed by
the eloclor nnd took occasion to criticise him
Bcverely for his alfcged lack of skill.
A county warrant Issued to H , Kodarschott
In 1888 by the Board of Commissioners of
Codlngton county was presented for pay
ment a few days ago. RodorBchott died
shortly after the warrant was Issued and
his widow found it while looking over some
old papers a few daja ago.
The state of South Dakota has Instituted
suit against Pennlngton county for the re
covery of about $7,000 , which Is claimed to
be duo the state on account of taxes col
lected In the unorganized county of Zlcbach
subsequent to Ita being attached to Peu-
nlnglon county for judicial purposes.
The annual convention of the South Da
kota Women's Christian Temperance union
will bo held at Madison September 7 to 11.
There win be a meeting ot the executive
committee September C nnd 7. Each union
Is entitled to send Us president , a delegate
at largo and ono delegate for every twenty
members.
The proprietor of a saloon recently opened
tit Bradley , where the sentiment Is strongly
against such Institutions , as a compromise
promised to let the church people of the
town have the use of his saloon building
an hour each Sunday for the purpose of
holding religious services. Last Sunday ho
was out of town and forgot to leave the
key to the building and , accordingly , there
has been turmoil In Bradley this week , ono
axclted Individual rushing Into print with
the statement' that "this Is evidence that
nil saloonlsts are liars , robbers and mur
derers , indirectly , if not dlrectry. "
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