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ESTABLISHED JTJXE 19 , 1871. OMAHA , WEDNESDAY MORNING , ; AUGUST 2 , 185)0 ) TWELYE PAGES , SINGLE COPY ITIVJiJ CENTS.
LAST NIGHT IS CAMP
First Nebraska Prepares to Forswear Tonj ]
in Favor of Houses.
COMPANY STREET PILED HIGH WITH BOXES
Camp Thronged with Peddlers Making Final
Plea for Their Wares.
VOLUNTEERS ARE PROVIDENT WITH FUNDS
Company L Takes Another Trolley Excursion
Across the Bay.
OUTING FOLLOWED BY INFORMAL RECEPTION
Tenth I'cniinylvniiln Serenade * Thrlr
CoinriuleN nnil People of San Krait-
clnco MIIMV Tlii-lr Acuux-
toniL'il lloHitlf allly.
SAN FnANClSCO , Aug. 22. ( Special Tel-
cgtam. ) The members of the First Nebraska
arc jubilant over the news that a special
train wllf bo furnlshod them. Humor after
rumor has been traveling through the camp
in regard to the homeward Journey of the
icglmcnt and It keeps the boys surmising
which Is the mofit correct one. At first It
was announced that the miwterlng-out of
the reglmenU was delayed until August 26 ,
nnd later that It would bo mustered out n
day earlier , with the Ponnsylvatilans , so
that the two regiments could go Into Omaha
together. The latest source of speculation
among the boys Is whether the regiment
goes to Omaha or Lincoln. Yesterday sev
eral of tin companies took a vote on 'tho '
question , the result being In favor of Omaha
by a largo majority.
The telegram received from J. E. Daum
of Omaha , stating thnt Omaha would bo
open to the Fighting First , Including the
exposition and the Midway , was roelved
with much enthusiasm by the regiment.
In the company sprouts preparations have
been going on all day for the llnal break
up. . Doxcs are being packed and roped se
curely and plied In the streets awaiting the
drays < io haul them to the depot. Peddlers
and agents of all kinds are Mocking Into
camp with [ Inducements for the boys to
spend their final money. Everything from
n. collar button to a house and lot arc of
fered for sale , but the follows are not hav
ing very Rood success with their wares
among the Nobraskana. The boys say they
prefer to spend their money in Nebraska
among their homo merchants.
A majority of the regiment has already
engaged rooms In < the city for the two re
maining nights In San Francisco. Company
L will make its headquarters at the Win
chester hotel , where most of the oompUny
bos already onuaced rooms.
ISxeurxInii of Coiimpiiy I , .
Yesterday Company L , through an In
vitation of Cadet Taylor , took another de-
Jlchttul excursion on trolley cars through
Oakland , Berkeley , Loran and Alamcda.
JuhD + .MaRwInivn-ifoi'iuojvOmaba man , now
a resident of Oakland , chaperoned the party
nnd all the points of interest were visited
tinder his culdauce.
In the evening the company and Its young
women friends held an old-fashioned social
In the company dining room. Several songs
nnd recitations wore rendered by members
of the company and Its guests. The party
was an Informal ona and everyone had on
enjoyable time. Later In the evening re
freshments were served.
The Orpheum has kindly Invited Com
pany L to Its theater tomorrow night. The
company lias accepted and will attend In a
body.
* A The First Nebraska was serenaded by
a. . the Tenth Pennsylvania , which was mus
tered out today. Bach serenador secured
nn old tin pan , box or anything ho could
make a nolso with and Joined in the pro
cession , which halted at each company tent
of the Nobrnsknns and gave three cheers
with a hearty good will.
Lloutunnnt Colonel Frank Eager , who
was Included In Governor Poyntcr's recom
mendations for a commission In the reg
ular army , has positively declined the
r T honor bestowed upon him by the governor
end very emphatically says he has not and
ds not seeking further experience In mil
itary life , nnd , furthermore. Colonel Eager
Bays ho Is not nblo to perform the duties ,
ns the gunshot wound ho received before
Calumplt has left n permanent Injury to
Ills foot. Ho gives ag his reason for re
fusing honors in tbo political and military
fields that his business In Lincoln needs
Ills entire attention and thnt ho also de
al res to Icavo the appointments open to
these who arc more desirous of them.
By a telegram Just received It appeare
to be. tbo wish ol' Governor Poynter to
hold the icglinout hero until Saturday
morning. This Is going to bring an unwar
ranted expense on the boye. After tomor
row noon tha men must look out for them-
ficlvcn and to pay unnecessary hotel bills
la n burden.
The boys are all anxious to got homo as
noon as pcmlblo rnd It Is the general pref
erence of the entire regiment that wo leave
liero Thursday night or Friday morning.
The railroad Is admiring us it can have a
train ready nt that lime ,
Q. B. SCRAMBLING ,
CONTRIBUTIONS COMING IN
Money for TrmiHpnrtliiK tin * Flrnle -
lirnxUii Sllll KliMvw Into < ! ov-
t'rnur'M Olllee.
LINCOLN , Aug. 22. ( Special Telegram. )
Several more subscriptions to the First
regiment transportation fund were received
nt the eapltol today , amounting in all to
about $2,000. It has not been decided what
disposition to make of the unused portion
of tbo fund , but Governor Poyntor said to
day that ho thought the money last received
would bo returned.
The following dlbpatfh was received at the
governor's nlllco this afternoon :
"W. A. Poynter , Governor , Lincoln , Neb. :
Muster-out takes effect tomorrow. Make ar-
raugumiMita for iniln soon or beys will scat
ter , ( .MULFOIin. Colonel. "
Governor Poyutor was In Omaha tbU after
noon and the message has been forwarded
to him there. It is hardly probable that < ho
railroads can provide fur transporting the
regiment before Saturday morning.
Amilutieil ( u Kurt Crook.
WASHINGTON , Aug. 22. The following
flllWrs hava been aeslgnud to regiments
under the unuind call for volunteers ;
Thirty-eighth , Jefferson Barracks , Mo , :
hYajorV'.llard A. Holbrook ,
Thirty-ninth' . ' Fort Crook , Neb. : Major
0 , Drown and Major Harry 1) . Mul-
llnli- HUH Xo Iliiril IVellnu.
Wr FRANCISCO. Aug. 22. General Hnle
tr ny InuKhed at tbo etory of his criticism
of the campaign of General Otis In the
I'ulllpplnc * . General Halo a id bo had
nercr orltlcUed General Otis and was at a
loss to explain how tbo reports of a con
troversy between himself and General Otis
had gained circulation In this country.
, WUI.COMU VOI.W.VTIJCHS.
I'l re Salutr nnil
' " I'nrnilo ,
_ . . 22. Acting Se-rc-
tnry AlTra jg''W.ifraphcd Mayor I'lielnn
of San FrancTMi ' , ' 3ning that the Navy de
partment would bo glad to co-operate with
the San Francl.ico authorities In the wcl-
como it Is proposed to glvo the returning
soldiers on the Sherman. To that end orders
have been Issued to the commander of the
battle ship Iowa to flro n salute on the ar
rival of the transport and all the pallors and
marines of the ships at San Francisco will
take part In the parade and demonstration.
Typhoon llt-lnyn TrmiMiortn.
WASHINGTON , Aug. 22. General Otis
oablre from Manila that the Railing of the
Zcalandla and Valencia with Montana troops
and discharged men on board has been ar
rested by a prevailing typhoon , but that they
will leave today.
DEWEY SPENDS QUIET WEEK
Admiral HonrrvuN IIIx Slronnrll" In
Anticipation of TailiiK Scene *
In Home Port.
( Copyright , 1&99 , by Press Publishing1 Co. )
.NICE , Aug. 22. ( Now York World Cable
gram Special Telegram. ) "I shall remain
abroad and rest for the week. Wo shall lot
as many odlcers and men ashore as possible , "
Is the statement made by Admiral Dewey to
Ilegg Vlgnaud , charge d'affaires In the ab
, sence of Porter , who called In company with
Vice Consul Plattl this afternoon , to excuse
him from any dinners or receptions ashore
und he also returned the same reply to other
Invitations. The admiral Is well and equal
to any amount of sea duty and ho wants to
remaln > well , so as to be- equal to the re
ceptions In New York.
Ofllclal courtesies of the port have been
extended to the admiral with French
punctllllousncss and politeness. M. Duval ,
maritime commlssalre , appeared at 7 o'clock
this morning to receive Dewcy In the name
of Vice Admiral La Jaillo , maritime prefect
at Toulon. The cruiser Admiral Chaniur ,
, flagship of Rear Admiral Dlcnalme. com
j manding the Superior school of marines , who
came 'hero as a jnaUter of respect to the
admiral's Well position , arrived Just before
the Olynlpla and made fast to the nearest
buoy a atono's throw from shore , which
had been reserved for It at 8 o'clock , prc-
| clsely the hour which the admiral announced
for his arrival ihere. After M. Duval Ad
miral Dlcnamo called at 10 and Admiral
Dewey returned the call.
The Litteral. the leading paper of Nice. In
welcoming the admiral , says politely : "Our
readers know that ho Is celebrated for hav
ing destroyed with a modern squadron for
midably armed and armored , the wooden
vessels of Spaniards grouped under his can
non at Cavlto. " Olympla exchancde colors
off Monaco with the Greek royal yacht. King
George aboard , leaving for Trieste.
CONCESSIONS OF OOM PAUL
11 IH nonmnil Unit llrltnln Abandon
All Cliilin to Suzerainty Milken
OflVr of ] Vo Avail ,
( Copyright , ISM , by Press Publishing Co. )
LONDON , Aug. 22. ( .New . York World Ca
blegram Special Telegram. ) ' I have the
highest authority for stating that President
Kruger's reply to Chamberlain's dispatch
proposing a Joint Inquiry Into the operation
of the franchise law raises more serious
topics than had been supposed. Kruger proposes
,
poses to give a five-years' franchise to In j
crease the representation in the Rand dls- ! |
trlct to ten In the Volksraad ; to confer the
privilege of voting for president and com-
mandcr-ln-chlef on condition that the Brit
ish government formally acknowledges that
this is not taken as a precedent recognizing
the British right to Interfere In Internal | i
affairs of the Transvaal , and further that I i
England abandons all claim to suzerainty. J |
The latter condition Is likely to be the '
crux of the situation and In anticipation
Chamberlain took the significant step last
nlpht of publishing recent correspondence
with Kruger In which Chamberlain In
sists that suzerainty Is essential to British
i
supremacy In South Africa. Beyond a
doubt until Kruger waives this condition '
England will only too Avlllingly resort to ,
force.
ASK FOR AN EXTRA SESSION
nffortn to IlnlNC Kvpennei * of South
Ilnkotit SolilliTM from San
YANKTON , S. I ) . , Aug. 22. ( Special Tele
gram. ) The finance committee appointed nt
Huron to provide means for bnincins the
South Dakota volunteers homo from San
Francisco have practically decided that the
Job of ralsliiE the money by private contri
butions Is hopeless and as Governor Leo
seemed to take no Interest In the matter , the
Dally Gazette of this place yesterday wired
all members of 'tho legislature asklnc If
they would meet for a special session If
called without compensation. About half
have already replied In the affirmative , many
saying they would stand their own ex
penses. Only two wired "no. "
The followinff Is nn extract from a letter
wrltton at Manila by Sorceant Sid Cornell
of Company C , First South Dakota. It
contains a very different view of thn war
than Is usually credited to the boys there.
Ho says : "The Fourth was celebrated in a
brilliant manner. It iwns hard 'to keep the
Americans in check. The Filipino children
marched In the parade carrying American
flags and slnelnc American hymns. It was
n pleasure , Indeed , 'to note these little 'tots'
after their oppression. If anyone In the
states who siiys 'Let the Islands go , ' could
have seen these thousands of pretty nnd
happy vfaces ho would no more hold up for
that policy. Wo can appreciate the good
that has been done In the last year and I
thank Gcd that I was a helper In bringing
about this change to these people. "
This mornlnc the Milwaukee railroad be
gan the survey on their new proposed line
from Yankton to Wheeler , by way of Tabor
and Tyndall. Officers say work on the grade
will begin in lilo of thirty days.
Kaforce the ( innie Inw.
SIOUX FALLS , S. D. . Aug. 22. ( Special
Telegram. ) On complaint of Game Warden
Hawley , James Hill , n prominent farmer
of Hartford township , this county , was to
day arrested on the ehargo at shooting
prairie chickens out of season , He plend
guilty and was heavily lined. Deputy Sheriff
Nelson has cone Into the country after two
other offenders \\'ho will be taught that the
now game law Is not to be trifled with.
Talk of n Sin-rial IeKlnlntlve Senxloii.
PIERRE , S. D. , Aug. 22. ( Special Tele
gram , ) Slate Senator Stewart of this county
in uncwer to telegraphic query from Yankton ,
agreed to attend a special session of tbo
legislature without cost to the state , to pro-
vldo means to bring troops from San Fran
cisco.
III if Idilce In A * p Ninent ,
PIEllRE , S. D. , Aug. 22. ( Special Tele
gram. ) ' ' 'he final figures on all property of
tbo state outfcldo of corporate property show
a raise by the state Board of Arsecemeut
over the county returns of $28,205,325 , which
Is a general raUe of 23 i per cent.
LAIIOR1 AGAIN AT HIS POST
Beappearanc of the Advocate the Signal for
Outbreak of Applause ,
DEFENSE AT ONCE TAKES ON NEW LIFE
fur Prosecution Arc Sub
jected to IllKoron * ( liirntlonltiK
nnil Army Olllclnln Arc Vln-
Ibly Ulnconcrrtcil.
nBNNES , Aug. 22. Maltro Laborl , leadIng -
Ing counsel for the defense , who was mur
derously assaulted August 14 , was present
In court this morning at the beginning of
the second day of the third week ot the
second trial by court-martial ot Captain
Alfiea Dreyfus of the artillery , obliged
\vilh treason.
The proceedings opened at C:30 : a. m. The
arrival of M. Laborl at the Lycce was the
signal for scenes of extraordinary enthu
siasm , At 6:15 : a. m. three carriages , preceded -
ceded by a number of bicycles , drove tip.
The first carriage contained M. Laborl and
his wife and physicians. The others con
tained friends of the lawyer and some police
Inspectors. The crowd about the Lyceu
building rushed up to M. Laborl's carriage
and a number of people eagerly thrust their
hands through the windows to greet the dis
tinguished lawyer. When M. Laborl de
scended he was surrounded by friends and
n hundred hands pressed his , while he was
assailed with all sorts of questions , to which
ho smilingly replied :
"I am going on well , my friends , thank
you , thank you. "
As M. Laborl , still accompanied by Mme.
Laborl and a physician , entered the court
room the audience greeted him by standing
up , and there was a general uproar of ap
plause , commenced by the clapping of hands ,
which was distinctly heard In the streets.
Tears sprang to the eyoa of the wounded
man , who was evidently deeply affected by
tbo warm welcome accorded him. Among
these who greeted M. Laborl were Generals
Billet and Merclcr , who courteously Inquired
as to his condition. The lawyer looked very
well , considering his recent experience. Ho
walked quite briskly , but holds his left arm
close to his side , In order not to disturb
the wound. Counsel was conducted to a
light , well-cushioned arm chair , Instead of
the ordinary cane bottom chair , behind the
table set apart for the lawyers. Mme. Laborl ,
who entered the court room ahead of her
husband , also received a hearty greeting.
As she took a seat In court she was sur
rounded by friends , who overwhelmed her
with congratulations on her husband's re
covery , to which she smilingly responded.
Fciir Court's DlnpleuHure.
At first the audience seemed to bo appre
hensive that Colonel Jouaust , president of
the court , might treat the applause of M.
Laborl as a demonstration which would war
rant him in clearing the court. It began ,
therefore , with a few timid claps of the
hands , but was soon followed by general
applause upon the part of the whole audi
ence with the exception of a fdw standing
at the back of the court room.
As M. Laborl shook hands with Generals
Billet and Mercler , who smilingly con
gratulated him on being able to reappear
In the case , the lawyer thanked them for
calling at , bis residence while he was t- In
bed.
Dreyfus entered the court room soon
afterward , and having aaluted the Judges
turned to M. Laborl with outstretchad hand ,
a smile of keen pleasure lighting up his
palo and usually Impassive features. The
lawyer took the prisoner's hand atid shook
It warmly , whereupon Dreyfus gave him
another look of gratitude and took his seat
In front of counsel's table with his back
toward thorn.
Colonel Jouaust next read from a paper
an address to M. Laborl , the tone of the
president being quite sympathetic. The
lawyer made an Imposslaned reply. He
was deeply affected and his voice was clear ,
though not so strong as before he was shot.
He was very nervous and excited und
swayed to and fro as he delivered his
reply. Hie hearers were profoundly im
pressed.
M. Laborl's reply to the president con-
sldcrably fatigued htm and he sat down
flushed and holding his side. He afterward
once or twice nervously twitched his fingers
and an expression flitted over his face as
though ho were suffering.
Mme. Rejane , the celebrated actress , was
among these present in court today. She
made the trip to Renncs especially to see
the trial and return of M. Laborl into tha
case , and she was one of those who ap
plauded the moat heartily his entry Into tbo
court room.
The first witness today was M. Grenter ,
the former prefect of Belfort. His testi
mony was favorable to Dreyfus and dis
tinctly hostile to Esterhazy.
1 Major Rollln of the Intelligence depart
ment was oaked by M. Laborl during the
course of the former's testimony how a
certain document of a later data than
Mercler's ministry came Into General Mer-
cler's possession. Rollln said It was not
bla business to explain , butt counsel In
sisted , asking whose business It was.
Finally. M. Laborl asked Colonel Jouaust to
request General Mercler to explain. The
general rose and said he declined tn
answer. M. Laborl insisted , but Mercler
still refused to answer and Major Car-
rierc , the government commissary , sup
ported him on the ground that the ex
amination was entering on a matter which
ought not , In the Interest of the country ,
bo discussed publicly.
Dre/fim Scored n Point.
M. Laborl then declared In a loud voles
that he would reserve to himself the right
to take the neccwury measures to obtain '
the desired information. The next point :
was made by Dreyfus in his reply to Major I
Itollln. The latter had remarked that all' '
the prisoner's papers were seized when his j
rooms were searched In 1804 , and Colonel
Jouaust said that certain papers from his
text book , the school of war , were found
missing. To this the prisoner retorted ;
"Not In 1894 , my colonel. "
This caused some sensation , as the obvious
Interpretation was that the pages were torn
out at the war olllco and that then the fact
was used against him as an insinuation
that ho had communicated tbo missing pages
to foreign agents.
A former secretary of the war
olllco named Ferret next testified
to seeing Dreyfus prying Into other
officers' work during their absence ,
and the prisoner replied , excitedly , that
Ferret's statements were concoctions by a
former minister of war , which caused a
sensation , Then , In a cooler manner , tha
prisoner made a statement explaining the
dllllcultleE In the way of a civilian , such as
Ferret , entering thn offices of tbo general
staff. General Gem > e thereupon presented
two letters to the effect that the writers ,
both of whom were civilians , obtained easy
admittance to the ofllces.
Dreyfus retorted that the regulations were
very strict In this respect and that , there
fore , some persons were guilty of gross
breach of discipline , and M. Demange scored
by adding that if entry in these ofllcca was
easy , why anybody could procure the in
formation Dreyfus was alleged to have ob
tained so surreptitiously.
The next wltnemi. Lieutenant Colonel
Bertln , who was the head ot Dreyfus' office
In 1S)4 ! ) , showed himself to bo A most viru
lent bncmy of the prTsonrr. He hail evi
dently learned his testimony by heart and
declaimed It In n strfdent , aggressive tone
which grated upon the ears of the audience.
Some of his remarks , particularly his
declarations that he was convinced of Drey
fus' guilt by M. Bcrtlllon's charts , his in
troduction of Estcrhazy's statements as evi
dence against Dreyfus , elicited general
smiles In court. Following are the proceed
ings In detail :
.loiiannt CnnnrntnlntrK l.uunrl.
The president of the court , Colonel Jou
aust , on taking his seat , turned to M. Laborl
and amid Impressive silence read an ad
dress , as follows :
Allow me , M. Laborl , to express to you
the unanimous sentiments of the court-mar
tial at the odious attempt to which you
nearly felt a victim. This unspeakable
net has excited everywhere , especially
among the members ot the court-martial ,
the keenest Indignation. ( Applause ) , Wo
are glad It did not have grave consequence
to you and that the skillful and devoted
attention lavished upon you will permit you
to resume your duties today. ( Applause ) .
In splto of the president's ' exhortation not
to fatigue himself , M. Laborl replied :
Monsieur le President : Permit me , not
withstanding my weakness nnd emotion , to
say n word In reply to these you have done
me the honor to address to mo In such
deeply touching terms. It wnn for mo a
I visitation of n particularly painful nature
to bo struck down nt the tlmo when this
. case was beginning to ] eaMze my beautiful
dream of the last few years , namely , to
plead this case In all Us amplitude before
a tribunal of soldiers. . That was my as
piration and that will , explain to you my
emotion nnd sorrow , ns well ns my Joy
today. I win not revert to that , but 1
wish to thank all friends or fnps or in-
( HITeient people who have honored me with
these signs of sympathy , of which I am
deeply sensible , and I thank you , Mr. Presi
dent , nnd members of the court-martial , and
also all these eminent men .though I hnvo
not the honor of knowing them except In
the course of these long struggles In which
we have met , and In the progress of which
the faces of adversaries end by smiling a
llttfo , llko the faces Of friends , or at least
Illte those ot old acquaintances who have
expressed their sympathy. I thank you ,
friends nnd colleagues , even the humblest
correspondents who have done me the honor
to write to mo without giving their ad
dress , because their marks of sympathy ,
though coming from the humblest abodes ,
were also the most sincere and the most
touching.
I resume my place I\n" \ court rather to
hoar than to speak. , If I am Toss active
I shall bring no less conscientiousness nor
less good temper into my work. It Is n
dlfllcult task wo are all performing. You
who are the arbiters and will render Jus
tice we , the auxiliaries. But all of this
will help us on , for wo shall have the sense
of duty done.
Let us now continue the proceedings In
which we have yet to pass through many
vicissitudes. Thanks to the fullness ot
these Investigations , wo shall see emerged
from them perfect truth and complete Jus-
yce making for peace
In conclusion , M. Laborl said that they
now had the right to hope and declared that
protests and recriminations after the suc
cess of the work of Justice must be regarded
as Inadmissible , and that It must bo known
that "error has evera larger share in
human affairs than treachery. " ( Applause ) .
As the eminent lawyer , whose face showed
emotion and fatlgua , sweated himself , there
was prolonged handcli * ) plig. )
Estrrluir.y Alwnj , Dlncontentcil.
M. Grenler , former pr/'frot / of Belfort , was
the flrst witness callec'.tfHoV8ald ' io con-
eldored Esterhazy to bo , an Irresponsible j
personage. Esterhazy , he continued , was i
j
the orderly officer of the witness' " father ,
l
who always praised his fidelity and devo
tion , but Esterhazy , even then , was a dls-1
j
| appointed man. He was always complain- '
l Ing of deception , grumbling at fate and
living In great style without means to up
hold it. Ho squandered successive
legacies.
The witness , continuing , said he intro
duced Esterhazy to M. Jule3 Roche , ro-
I porter of the budget of the Minister of
! War , who wanted an educated. Intelligent ,
offlcer , capable of explaining military tech- I j
nlcalltlcs. No one , according to M. Grenler , i
was better qualified for this than Ester- j I
hazy , who spoke every European language
and Was thoroughly posted on military scl- i
enco nnd the general military history of
Europe.
At Esterhazy's request the witness made
numerous attempts to get him Into the |
ministry of war , which Esterhazy declared
was necessary in order , to enable him to
pass for lieutenant colonel.
M. Grenler continued that at that time
Esterhazy attributed tbo resistance which
ho encountered to various people , including
the late Lieutenant Colonel Henry , but
when the witness reassured Eeterbazy on
this point , he exclaimed :
"It Is the last thing I should expect
for Henry to be nasty. "
Colonel Jouaust Did Esterhazy tell you
ho believed In the Innocence of Dreyfus ?
The witness could not reply definitely to
this question. Ho said his recollections
were not sufficiently exact. He fancied
Estarhazy had said BO , but ho could not
swear to It ,
Lieutenant Colonel Rollln of the Intelli
gence department was the next witness. He
described the spy , Lajoux , employed in the
department , as a "bad spy , " whom It was
found necessary to suppress.
Letter From a Sjiy.
M , Labor ! asked the witness why bo know
Lajoux had offered to make revelations in
tbo Dreyfus affair and the witness replied
that Lajoux wrote to the mmlatcr of war
asking for assistance and referring to the
Dreyfus case.
The clerk of the court reaj a latter In
which , after dwelling upon Ills services , La
joux said it was in consequence of Henry's
exactions that the spy , Cuers , bad become
an enemy instead of an ally. Ho also de
scribed a conversation with Cucib In which
Cuors declared that Dreyfus had never been
heard of ut army headquarters In Berlin and
that on the news of the arrest of Dreyfus
General Count von Waldersee sumjioned
all the German military attacais in Europe
to Berlin and they unanimously declared
that not ono of them had ever nad relations
with Dreyfus , Cuers added that be himself
bad never heard of Dreyfus ,
Lajoux then complained of bis abandon
ment by the artillery staff and tha measures
taken agalnit him by ofllcera of the mlnlntry
of war. He spoke of the promises of Colonel
Sandbcrr and Henry , who gave- him credit
( or the most of the success of tjeir work in
tbo Intelligence department.
After the reading of this letter M , Laborl
Inquired : "Can Lieutenant Colonel Rollln
explain how a man , regarded as a rogue rnd
a bad egg , Is now receiving a pension of 00
franca monthly ? "
The witness replied : "It IB no doubt In
the recognition ot bis previous services. "
( Laughter. )
Then M. Laborl asked If the witness as
sumed responsibility for the report ot No
vember , 30 , 1897 , which was attributed to a
foreign military attache.
The government commissary , Major Cor-
rlere , protested against this question , say
ing it referred to affairs of state and should
not be answered except behind closed doors.
M. Laborl pointed out4that he had cot
named anybody and Lieutenant Colonel Rol-
Jin replied that he had no knowledge re
garding the transaction or of the document
in question.
At this M. Labor ! called the attention of
witness to the cautious nature of bis reply
and asked him how the document came into
( Continued on Fourth Page. )
FUSION NOMINEE FOR SUPREME JUDGE ,
SILAS A. IIOI.COMI1.
NATIVES KEEP UP COURAGE
Show Surprising Resistance in View of Their
Bepnated Defeats.
CENSOR DICTATES NEWS TELEGRAMS
Corrmiiomloitt ot the Asioi-latril
1'rcNN Conllrinn Story of Food
ShortiiKi- the Itvhcl
Territory.
MANILA , Aug. 19. ( Via Hong Kong ,
Aug. 22. ) The Filipino rebels appear to
maintain much more of a fighting spirit
than might1 bo expected after their recent
San Fernando experiences and General Law-
ten's drubbings In the eouth.
After glvlug up San Fernando with a
feeble struggle they entrenched themselves
at Angeles , working for several days and
Impressing noncombatants Into the work ,
thus saving the armed men for the fight
ing. They engaged Lieutenant Colonel
Smith's regiment and the artillery warmly
for four hours , making one of the most
stubborn resistances of the campaign. But
the Americans are indebted to the usual
poor marksmanship of the Filipinos ns well
as to their own strategy for their small
losses.
In the province ot Cavlte. where It was
supposed the rebels had been scattered and
demoralized beyond recuperation , they
have assembled an arnly of seVeral thou
_ sand menuJiptrlbuted am'opc tht ? impor-
tant towns from the lake to the bay.
After the San Fernando engagement the
rebels attempted to deter the Americans
from a further advance northward by
menacing the railroad communications.
Several hundred of General PIe Del Pllar'e
men crossed the Rio Grande between the
American outpost towns and threatened
Balluag , Qulngua and other places with
small American garrisons , while during
Sunday and Monday nights smaller bands
tried to tear up the railroad tracks nt
several polnto between Blgaa and Malolos.
Reinforcements of American troops , how-
ever , were sent along the railroad from
Manila to San Fernando , while the forces
at Balluag and Qulngua sallied out against
General Plo Del Pilar's men and the
rebels were easily driven away.
In brushes between these Filipinos and
the Americans during three days the
Americans lost several men , while the Fili
pinos' Joss was heavy.
Utln Ululate * DlnnntrhcM.
Of these operations the Associated Press
correspondent was permitted to send only' ' !
an inadequate speech dictated verbatim by
General Otis. The censor writes stereo
typed official phrases and adjectives Into
the dispatches , tending to magnify tlie
American operations and to minimize tbo
opposition.
General Otis says newspapers nro not pub
lic institutions , but private enterprises , and
the correspondents are only here on suffer
ance.
All reports from the rebel territory agree
that the scarcity of food Is increaaine and
that the rebel commanders at Aparrl and
other points refuse to obov Agulnaldo's
order In regard to closing the ports held by
the rebels nealnst American shlss and say
that any ship bringing stores will bo wel
comed. Several ships from Manila are now
at such ports.
Hundreds of people como Into Manila
dally and return to the rebel lines with food
and other commodities. The guards sta
tioned alone the road reported that 5,000
persons passed through the lines In thrco
days nnd that forty-five tons of rlco were
carried out In small parcels on the earno
road In ten days. Much of this subsequently
goes to aid tbo rebels , but tbo authorities
permit this traffic from motives of charity
toward the women and children , who are
undoubtedly eufferlnc.
KormlnK Muiilt-liuil OovrrnmcntH ,
General MaoArthur Is establishing munici
pal governments in the villages north of
Manila.
The mayor of Balluag , the first town where
General Lawton established the rule , who
was supposed to IMS ono of the most friendly
and trustworthy of the natives , has been
placed in Jail charged with arranging with
the rebels for an attack on the town. I
{
The American troops have been withdrawn - '
drawn from all that part of the country <
which was half cleared of rebels In the ex j
pedition of the Americans In Juno last. j 1
The rebels have returned to San Mateo ,
which was abandoned for tbo third tlmo
aflcr its recent capture.
It Is allezed that more than half the
howitzer ammunition used durlnc the fight
at Angeles was defective and failed to ex
plode ,
REED'S RESIGNATION IS IN
Speaker of the Iloiine Film Komia !
Notice itlth ( 'overnor I'onera
of Maine Today.
AUGUSTA , Me. , Aug. 22 , The resigna
tion of Thomas n. Reed as congressman in
the First Mulno district was received by
Governor Powers today.
The resignation is to.ako effect September
4 and It has been acce.ved by Governor
Powers.
.Mr. Reed's letter was as follows :
"PORTLAND , Me. To the Governor of
Maine , Augusta , Me. . I hereby resign the
petition of member of congrefa front the
Firot district of Maine , to take effect on
September i. Very truly yours ,
_ "T. D. REED. "
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Forecast for Nebraska
Fair nnd Cooler ; Variable Winds.
Temperature nt Oiniihii > enterilnyi
Hour. Ueiv. Hour. Den : .
LYNCHING NOT IMPROBABLE
j lull-line Kxeltemeiit nt Knllc City Over
n Criminal A * niil < Cpoii n hevcn-
Yenr-Ulil ( ilrl.
FALLS CITY , Neb. , Aug. 22. ( Special
I
Telegram. ) At 5:30 : o'clock this afternoon a' '
man by the name of "Shorty" Wilson com- j I 1
milled nn assault on the seven-year-old
daughter of A. W. Burchard , n prominent | i |
I
merchant of this city. The deed was com- i
mltted In a .barn . In the rear of the promisee , j
the assailant gagging bis victim with a .
corn cob. |
,
The little girl gave the alarm and officers ] '
began a search for the wretch and In a short I
time located him. In Schoenhelt's saloon on I
South Stone street. He was taken nt once
to the Burchard residence and Identified by
]
his victim. As the ofUccrs lead him to the' ,
county _ 1all , a largo crowd followed , beaded (
by the father of the girl. A rope was pro
duced but 'before ' It could bo used Wllso'n
was placed behind the bars.
The most Intense excitement prevails to
night and crowds of men are standing on
the streets discussing the matter and a
lynching Is not improbable. Wilson U a
comparative stranger here.
DEED OF DEPRAVED PARENT
XeltriiNku I'nriniT ANMiultx III * Ovtii
Iliiiiurhter and Then TaUeH III *
Own Mfe.
BASSETT , Neb. , Aug. 22. ( Special Tele
gram. ) John Grandstaff , a farmer living
eight miles southwest of hero was arrested
Thursday on the charge of ravishing bis '
12-year-old daughter. Ho gave a bond
for his appearance tomorrow at the prelim
inary hearing and tonight nt C ho com- j I
mlttod suicide. The partlculam are not I
known here yet. After giving the bond , he | ! i
left and It was supposed ho had run uv.ay. j i
His bondsmen were searching for him and
it appears that he came home this afternoon
and took his own life.
Seiuirntor Ktutroii Oii > neil.
KEARNEY , Neb. , Aug. 22. ( Special1 Tele
gram. ) A now separator station for the Fre.
mont Creamery company was opened at Elm
CreeK today. The occasion was celebrated
with a basket picnic , which was largely at
tended by farmera of the surrounding coun
try and citizens of the town. This afternoon
a local organization of the eighty Block-
holders of the company woo perfected. After
this there were speeches by W. W. Marplo
of Llncohi and Ross L. Hammond of Fre
mont. The separator station roclved its
first Installment of milk , from patrons this
morning. The receipts were satisfactory.
There Is much enthusiasm among the farm-
era here and the dairy business promises to
become a very Important one.
FILLED WITH GUNCOTTON
Tire Infernal 'MiurhlncH Hecclvril li > -
M. Laborl nt llenncN U
] > > the roliee
RENNE8 , AUK. 22. M. Laborl last evening
received two mysterious parcels , belle/ed to
bo infernal machines The pollen are ex
amining them.
The Infernal machines were repealled in
the artillery powder magazine. Ono Is a
cylindrical tubo-ehaped box four Inches high
and ono and three-quarter Inchrn In
dlamoter. The other is a parcel four Inches
square.
PARIS , Aug. 22. The Rennes correspond-
cnt of a Paris newspaper telegraphs that
the Infernal machines sent to M. LaLnil have
boon opened in the military laboratory at
that place and have been found to be Tlllo.l
with guncotton ,
PROCLAIMS JIARTIAL LAW
Dutch Unrulier * lit Hilt emiinieiir
AniHterilnni , ( iel Hot nnil Over
power the I'ollee ,
AMSTBRDAM. Aug. 22 , Martini law has
been proclaimed at Hllvursum , fifteen miles
from here. Troops today arc occupying the
town.
A mob yesterday evening , Indignant at the
suppression of a local fair , overpowered the
police , paraded the streets , destroyed prop
erty and attacked the burgomaster's house.
On account of the general feeling of unreal
tbo disturbances are regarded a * serious.
i'OMtOttlUL- ; tllll > l llll ,
WASHINGTON , Aug. 22. ( Spe-Mal - Telu-
gram. ) An order wan issued today entab-
lUblng a poslofflco at Yclter , C'alboua
county , la- , with Fred Harsh , poitmtettr.
flOLCOMB IS THE MAN
Thtco Nominations for Supreme Judge Are
Handed to Ilim ,
PROMISES NOT TO USE A RAILROAD PASS
Alien and Brjnn Are Directors of the Three *
Ring Oircm.
FUSION IS WORKED FOR ALL IT IS WORTH
Mix-Up of Democracy , Populism and Free
Silver Republicanism.
J , L. TEETERS IS NOMINATED FOR REGENT
Deinocrntn Knilnrne ClilcnRo l'lnf < iriii ,
Uppone Ailiulnl ( rMtlttn' Philip
pine I'olley. Ueimiinee TruM" ,
Shout llrjnu mill Free
FUSION STATE TICKET.
Supreme Judge
SILAS A. 'HOLCOMIt ' , Populist , of
Cuiter County
RKOKNT3 OF STATIC UNIVERSITY.
KDSON 1UC1I
1UC1IDemocrat
Democrat , of DoiiRlna County
J I Tl'FTFHS
' " ' " '
Silver 'nciiiiblUi n"o'r"Lanpn'8Vcr County
The ftislonlsls completed the woik of their
thrco conventions before 12 o'clock last
night by the nomination of Silas A. Hol
comb for supreme judge , and J. L. Teeters
of Lancaster and Edson Rich of Douglas as
regents of the State university , Ono ballot
In each convention was sulllclcnt for the
nomination of Holcomb , while the selection
of Teeters by the silver republicans nnd
Rich by the democrats each met with quick
endorsement at the hands of the other par
ties. The conventions were held In three
separate halls , In easy reach of each other
and carefully controlled by ono set of man
agers. The usual platforms were adopted ,
nnd strong anti-pass resolutions were ac
cepted which all but condemned thb fusion
officials for their lavish use of corporation
favors In the past.
The fuslonlsts made some headway in
getting ready for their three conventions
during the forenoon , and when the tlmo
came for calling to order In the afternoon
It was apparent that tbo pleading of Bryan ,
Allen and other leaders for harmony had
not been In vain. Many of the delegates
who had been bitterly opposing the nomlna-
tlon of Holcomb had been whipped Into
line , while others had been Induced to go
home. This move toward harmony was
not entirely successful , and there wore many
growls of discontent , which the whlppers-ln
Industriously sought to subdue.
In order to keep down the threatened
fuss arrangements were made to rush th
business through at critical times. To pro-
vent debate nnd wrangles It was provided
that nil resolutions should be referred to
the committees.
The longest delay was made by the com-
mlttcc on resolutions ot the populist COQ-
ventlon. There was an Intention to endorse
tho.present state administration , but many
-bf the members " .runted to avpld n fln'tprsn-
mcnt of Auditor Cornell. "This produced a
complication that was both Interesting and
embarrassing.
There was also a decided move against any
endorsement of Governor Poynter , and com
mittees from Douglas , Cass , Otoo , Dawcs
and other counties waited on the platform
committee to protest against any such en
dorsement. Their opposition to the gov
ernor was because ot his objectionable ap
pointments.
The move to gag the popupllst convention
and prevent the threatened anti-pass reso
lutions from getting in was defeated In n
novel manner. The- silver republicans
adopted a strong anti-pass resolution and
sent It to the populists ns a report. When
It was received and read there was nn effort
to have It referred , but a vote ou it was
forced and the report wag adopted. This
was very far from an endorsement of tha
present state otllclals , but the anti-pass
storm was much milder than had been ex
pected.
During the day and night the fusion lend-
ers and ofilceholdets closely guarded the
conventions , all In the Interests of Silas A.
Holcomb , and the result of their work was
seen In the first votes cast by tbo conven
tions.
The determination to nominate Holcomb
was so unsatisfactory , however , that many
of these who had consistently opposed him
from the beginning went homo late in tbo
afternoon. Among these was ono of the
most prominent democrats of Lancaster
county , who declared that he could not re
main nnd take part In a convention that
wan to nominate a man whom ho could not
support for the election.
Among thobo incut deeply disappointed at
the outcome of the conventions was Edgar
Howard of Papllllon , who announced that
ho wnn sick of the whole business. A llttla
later ho was approached My a delegate who
offered condolences. Howard straightened
up and said : "Don't como around condol
ing me. Haven't I got Slippery Si ? It
Isn't mo that needs condoling. "
The .Silver Ilepiihllenim.
Last night when the report came to the
silver republican convention that William
Jennings Bryan wan delivering an addresa
before the democratic convention and an exuberant -
uberant delegate moved that , in view ot
the fact that the silver republicans wora
pnumrd to represent a portion of the fu
sion Htrcngth , Mr. Ilryan bo Invited to comq
over und address the convention , the situ
ation was correctly sized up by J. N. Ly-
man , chairman of the state committee , who
said : "Gentlemen , I would bo filad to have
Mr. Bryan deliver an address before our
convention , but I would bo a hamvd for him
to como hero nnd nee what a Email crowd
wo have. " And Mr. Lyman was right. The
silver republican convention was really a
farce , 11 wuu hardly entitled 'to be called
stuto convention. Not one-third of the
counties In the titato worn represented and
at no tlmo wore there more than 100 dele
gates In the hull. Forty-four of these , It
should be remembered , too , were accredited
to Douglas county.
Governor Holcomb'B nomination was car
ried through the convention with u rush.
There was some opposition , headed by the
Douglas rounty delegation , and Charles
Woofcter , the "long-dlstanco" talker from
Morrlck county , but the principal aim of tha
handful of silver republicans was to bo able
to jump whichever way the other two con
ventions went. With this end In view the
IIret formal ballot was postponed until an-
surancu came that the democrats would en-
doibo Holcomb and after the populists had
already selected him.
There was no mistaking the sentiment of
the convention regarding the pass question ,
as wag shown by the unanlmoua action In
favor of the candidates selected pledging
themselves in advance not to bo KUllty of
even looking covetously upon the llttlo bit *
of pasteboard entitling them to free pass
age on the railroads ,
The lleinoeriif * .
Long before n 'ballot ' was reached on th
upremc judgcsbtp It via evident that one
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