1, T.--
D REYFUS NOT FIRST.
Others Who Have Been Made
Victims of "Honor of French
Army."
Tt i? Derhaps not generally known
Xi, Akj f 4-1,
hat Dreyius is uy iiu me msi,
tna n t O
suffer
for "the honor of the
oh army.
If it were possible to
TeV6al toe swiet urn uiaiuxcct ui uuo
French War Office it would be an easy
matter to prove that this is neither the
frt nor the twentieth attempt on the
ort of the War Department officials
to screen the guilt at the expense of the
Near the end of the reign of Louis
XV. in France all the affairs of the
French Government were in great con
iUion. Count de Bellegarde, who was
he Colonel of an artillery regiment,
noticed that some other officers con
nected with the arsenal were commit-
n connivance wixn contractors ana in
spectors. Being a man of honor and in
tegrity, he promptly reported the mat
er to the Minister of War. The latter
In turn reported it to the Director of
t "I , J o ; 4. mi
the Arsenaj, ureu. uc oaim, -ti-uucui. ine
onel's charges, protested the innocence
both of himself and the other officers,
L XJ45. 1.1 J- J J
and, not sausueu vviLii tii'cLL, ueuounceu
txie UUiuiici ao x uaiiii. J. lit; uiwuuti s
position was thus promptly changed
from that of accuser to accused, and
investigation of his case was ordered,
the officer in charge of it being a par
ticular chum of Gem. Saint Auban. The
Colonel was arrested, imprisoned, put
through the mockery of a trial, and
sentenced to degradation and close im
prisonment in a fortress for twenty
years. This sentence was carried out.
The Colonel was practically buried
alive in a dungeon, where he was
never allowed to see any one, nor hear
the sound of a human voice, while the
scoundrels whom he had accused were
promoted and honored.
The Colonel's wife, however, was a
voman of great spirit and resource.
Confident of her husband's innocence,
she devoted her life to his vidieation.
Another relative of the Colonel, Baron
de Chargey, also interested himself in
the matter, and (presently brought
charges against Gen. Saint Auban of
having committed forgeries and having
suborned perjury in order to convict
Col. de Bellenarde. Various other
friends also interested themselves in
the matter, and soon were able to pre
sent a very strong case to the Minister
of War. He, however, refused to do any
thing in the matter, saying that the
Colonel's case had been finally adjudi
cated, and could not be reopened. So
the matter dragged on until Louis XV.
died, and Louis XVI. succeeded to the
throne. Then the Queen, Marie Antoi
nette, became interested in the case,
and through her efforts and influence
the Minister of War wa removed, a
thorough inquiry into the whole case
Tras instituted and Co, de Bellegarde
was released and fully vindicated just
about four years after his condemna
tion. The points of resemblance be
tween this case and the Dreyfus case
are obvious. Another, small but inter
esting, is that the Christian name of
the wife of Col. de Bellegarde was the
same as that of the wife of Capt. Drey
ius, namely, Lucie.
THE CASE OP JEAN FABRY.
Then there is the ase of Jean Fabry,
who never obtained full justice. On
June 2, 1815, a court-martial at Stras
fcurg, presided over by Gen. Desbu
reaux, sentenced Fabry by a majority
of five votes in seven to five years of
Penal servitude, to the . restitution of
10,354 francs "misappropriated by him"
tod to military degradation. Fabry was
connected with the accountant's de
partment of the Ti.fl.w and later was
transferred as office paymaster to the
One Hundred and Forty-first regiment
of the line, whence he went to the De
Pot General for Refractory Conscripts
t Strasburg on November 1, 1813. On
assuming his new office it took him
ut a short time to discover that the
account-?
Jute confusion, chiefly owing, it is said,
i-ne neglect of his predecessor, sub-
eut. Desprat, who was charged with
Javing lent his signature to the falsi
ncatlan rf v. i t 4.
UmmieS. fi-jrfstiiw rvn.tr jfri Ho 4rn a-ina-
y shared with the meribers of the
uministratlve Council the amounts
Presented by their keep, clotMng and
crSfn Fabr3T discovered the reckless
-r-auiua m wnich the accounts had
een VaT i .. . .
tta s ue lost no m reporting
aonf v joionei or ine regi-
erai en to the Subinspectors Gen
ral! flnal3r to the InsPectr Gen-
ceivM L xa every case was re-
nJStKahx of shoulders,
"nottX v Dy tne recommendation
et m be1to zealous," or he might
Faw i?elf in serious difficulUes.
Pres how"ever, was not to be sup
fcarrv- announced his intention
War f the matter to the Minister
flestnip7jnt hls PPnents planned his
W aonnlS A settlement of the Octo-
UohSJi, Tas dmaaed by the Col-
the 23 ..ar
account T mowing xnat ne had
SuPPort i bo,oksand documents in
lod;J" tne informatf rn ino
relrfer1 1,0 Intimidated.
Irue an at Ci immeaiateiy
thes Proofs Dt t drtv himof
uois, and when t?qvto
Pa rva.
T'0 6.IR AND BUCEaU
iT8. placed undr arrest for insub
ordination. At the same time a report
was drawn up charging Mm with hav
ing refused to restore to the war chest
the sum of 10,354 francs 30 cenUmes
(the amount of the said October ac-
mTKanta Witn usig to sub
mit his books for examination.
T Y ? man of sanguine disposl
.anL otable courage. Not
withstanding his nw i
UU sent It tO th Minieto
of War, carefully describine the r-nn.
iused state of the
rx T 1 , . "vo o , iJlUI,
ur.ame nSiect of Sublieut. De-
; f report was forestalled by
meanwhile had ordered Fabry's impris
T ' a naa nis Private house ran-
&citea ana a sum of nearly 10,000
ikxhcs connscated.
INNOCENT MAN'S PUNISHMENT
aory was imprisoned for six years,
two years or this hino-
-p., . o XCUIOUU.
curing his incarceration his wife re
vealed her noble spirit by devoting her
HUU zo an attempt to have him
released, ana twelve years after she
naa secured his freedom they were
both working zealously to remove from
their name the unmerited stain. Long
before his release it had been virtually
aumiucu "iat every count In the in
dictment against Fabry was trumped
Up, that the acCUSflirm nn1 Vwn
tained by numerous forgeries, and that
tut? wnoie personel of the administra
tion, from the War MiniatAi.
copying clerk, had hAn miv ,1Tv
the disgrace. When he secured his re
lease uu,ouo francs lamages were voted
to him to hush ud the sca.ndn.1.
never received a centimA and n.q
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A FRIGHTFUL. BLUNDER.
Will Often CaUSA A 1inn4MA T
ST ' V.UL .or cruise. Bucklens Arnica
uve, me Dest in thn Tiri in
ib paan ana promptly heal It. Cures
w iw, nm XV.X1A
wiu oores, Jever sores, Ulcers, Boils,
Felons, Corns, all Skin Eruptions. Best
O. . ' via. a uux.
"o uure on earrn. rtniir 9R
wto euarauieea. sold by Biirwfii a
Commissioner's Sale of Real
Estate
By virtue of a decree nf ihA
Court had in that special proceeSngg
rr I ,J7iauiijner et. ai., admin-
liStrafaons. etc.. aesdnKit t
and trthers. lieirs-a.t-Tfljw vf a tt
j-cii, ueceaseo, tne uniderslgned commls-
oMMsr iwim oner iot sale at the high
eat bidder at nuhlic laucMrm f fv.
coumty court (house door in the cdy of
vustriocus ax iz o'clock iM., on (Satur
day, the 12th day of August, 1899, the
iouoiwing uescriiDed real estate:
j.. inait lot of land in the city of
Charlotte fronting about tlhirfty-tJiiree
feet on the weat side of North Brevard
street, and extending back with that
widifch one hundred and ninety-ieHignt
feeit, and adjoining .the lands of Dr.
O'Donoghue and others, and known as
lot No. 2, an pllat. No. 3, filed In the
aJbove entitled proceedings.
2. That tract of lankl oonitaining ten
acres near itihe city of Chiarlottte, and
adjoining the lands of Dr. C Li. Alex
ander, Geo. W. Graham and others, and
known as the T. L. Riitfdh place, and
described in the petition fiUeid in the
above entitled proceedings as lot No. 5.
Terms of sale: One-tihlrd of the pur
chase money casih, balance in six
months with note and approved secur
ity. ,
This the 7th day of July, 1899.
T. K. FAULKNER,
NANNIE K. CROWBILL,
CoonniiisMoniers.
7-7-tds
Trustee's Land Sale.
w
By virtue of a deed-of trust executed
to me. by H. W. Borte. on the 15tih dav
of May, 1897, and recorded in the res
lster's office for Mecklenburg county,
In book 87. page 100, I will on
the 10th of July, 1899, at 12 o'clock
m., sell to the highest bidder, at pub
lic auction ,e& the court house door, In
the city of Charlotte, all that lot cr
parcel of land described In eald
deed of trust, situated In Charlotte
townshifr, cold county, Otate cf Noid
Carolina and particularly described ca
follows: Known as lot No. 14, la
square No. 11, of the property known
as Belmont, near the City of Chsrldia,
the cold lot beins 50 feet (by 140 feet,
and fronting on the street krora C3
Allen street. Together with the rtkt
to the use cf an alley ten feet frlde
esrosa raid cauare. in commoa with
the other lot owners.
jThis, Gth day of June, 1899.
H3SRIOT CDAUKSON, Tnsstee.
Trustee's Sale.
' Under and by virtue of a deed of
trust executed to me by John F. Rn
dLaill and wife Minnie L. Rudlsill, reg
istered In Book 126, page 68 in office
of Register of Deeds, Mecklenburg
County, N. C and because of default
t nf t.hft debt therein eft-
cured, I will sell for cash at public aue-
in the City of Charlotte, N. C.,!on Sat
urday the 29th day of July 1899 at 12
o'clock m. that certain lot or parcel of
land In the City of Charlotte, N. C, in
Ward No. 1, being a part of lota No.
365 and 381 in square No. 54. Beginning
at a stake on Ninth street, Laura D.
Sprinkle's corner and runs thence with
Ninth street 1 nthe direction of N. C.
R. R., fifty-two feet to a stake Sarah
Rudisill's corner; thence in a Southern
direction parallel with the N. C. R. R.
ninety-three feet to Sarah Rudisill's
line; thence with said line in the direc
tion of College street fifty-two feet to
Laura D. Sprinkle's line; thence with
said Sprinkle's line and parallel with
Collese street ninety-three feet to the
beginning;
This 28th day of June, 1SC3.
' IL D. COCHRANE, Trc-p
TUd down to
aotuework, to
th acrabbiiur
brush and
backet, to the
-bh pas and
housecloth. is
tfce condition
of the woman who still uses soap in
w cleaning. On the other hand
U6 voman vhfl nco CtrA t..a
73. n
rX: Washing Powder
noon. wikr.AMnn..t.. j . . . ... v' .
fa half the time and at half the cost as
Oman. 1TAf(nu... l
- vwwuuuijr ouy our
THE N. IL FAIRBANK COMPANY
For Bladder Troubles
uoo OTUAKT'O GIR and
BUCHU.
SWELL HEAD A
nis suDeriorltv svnA i wt..
termed a swell head, but tlhere are
otner swell heads caused by a decayed
iu icms latter class Dr. J. H.
Newell has made a. mefjai
and in every case has given, almost ln-
atanT reiiei. Ajn nidhiinsr mntih ntwyu
tha whole system. Then wihv ff it
you can be relieved at so small a cost
concinue to suffer? The prices we have
made on all demtlstrv vnrir im wtKii
the reach of even a poverty-stricken
purse.
OUR PRICES for eWracMmi tnoh t.
only 25c: sold fill-in es. S1.ro?
gam, 50c.: cement. 50c.. and for th hmt
set of upper and lower teeth made.
$7.50. No excuse for gumming it any
longer, but come and let us add inn
cent, to your appearance. Office hours
from 9 a. m: to 5 p.' m. dally.
Dr. J. H. NEWELL, over Belle 7m'
room 4, Davidson BuHdins.
CENTRAL
CHARLOTTE, N. C.
The leading hotel of the city,
Under new management.
Centrally located. Well equir
ed and liberally conducted
SPERRY& LUCAS
Proprietors.
B. W. SPERRIT, Late of AI a
con, Qa.v Hotels, Al'gr.
Cole See
-Hi
Our Gas Fixtures
T'Li. J tj. A. t 'W"
-iu, x uai uun i lanusii or -v
Um. Xl - U
Are you keening cost- Jr
$jrd on new Sanitary-
Plumbine Fixtures? Itgt
will pay you to look over i:
our goods.
gEnameted Tubs especi-
ally for strong tenettent
f Dowd & King.
with your meals this
hot weather Get one of
our
Blue Flame
Oil Stoves
and you will be surprised
at the difference in the
temperature throughout
the entire house
If you want a Refrig?.
erator we can give you a
bargain.
J. N. UcCAUSLAND 6 CO,,
THE STOVE 2IBN.
209-211 South Tryon Street.
HOTEL
L Yourself t
widx soap or any other
.
taio pftTirati
Cfctag SLUieis CswYorh
L O. HERNDON.
I
AWNING
and
TENT
MAKER.
It Wert Trad Otract,
CHARLOTTE. II. C.
CHARLOTTE : :
NATIONAL BAN
I
CHARLOTTE, N. C.
We guar tee ABSOLUTE SECUR
ITY, PROMPTNESS and UNIFORM
COURTESY to EVERYBODY, and all
accor banking
will admit of. We will be pleased to
hare your account, large or smalL
B. D. HEATH, President.
W. h. TWITrY, Cashier.
Nervous Men
and Women
Should try PORTNER'S LIQUID rm.
TRACT OF MALT. It 13
m ft teals. It is cspcdailly fise to
nursing mothers, Inyallds, c&i2K3
and nerrous people. It builds t
run-dorm syrtcra.
C VAIiAEH.
A
IN DILV70RTD
WITH RENT HONEY.
Cool Convenient,
Payable in
Fitting and Installation
bition at Office,
No. 205 N.
CHAR
LOTTE
WOTT'S
PEMMYROYflL
Csstea
BUY
STOVES f5x WW
STOVES ijr ypV 25)
GW LIGHT
JHk C0I3FY.
of menstruation. w liiey are "UEE SAVEBS to nS75
womanhood, aiding development of organs and boqj. I3
known remedy for women equals them. Cannot do haro ilTl
becomes a pleasure. 01OO PER SOX BIT UAII QZZJ
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For sale by BLAIR BROST Charlotte, NC
STANDING BY THE
Competitive
Telephones,
In nearly all the Drindnl aIhA
na of North Carolina compctlt3
one tratAmiAiA i
y the citizens are stan2
T the companies that hsss
m lower rates and better
well as keeping the money c3
coffers of a big corporation.
Id Asheville the Chamber of CCD
merce has resolved to use only CZ
competitive phones and the subccrCI
era have notified the Bell Company 3
take out the phones at the ezpliatSs
of the present contracts.
In Raleigh, Winston, Salisbury,
cord and Durham the citizens
standing by the home telenhone
panics, and they are flourishing.
Don't make any long time contreO
for telephone service In CharletC3r
Tho Queen City gives the best tc
phone service at the lowest prtea, c3
does not Tequlre any contract.
Queen City Telephone Co.
J. A. HELVIN. Uanspsr.
MeNELIS
i nil
One 7-room house on South A X3
with hot and cold water.
One 4-room ho" on South Oc!l3
St.
One 4-rom house on corner of lives
and Ninth Sts. t
1 live room house on sumvs n- m
Street.
1 -room house on East Hill Ct
1 six room house on North Pine ci
with city water in kitchen.
1 lour room house on South CThn 3
street. ... . . .
I four room house &nd itmM ttei
oa the earner of Vanes and SnrO
FRANK P. EULBORH
AlT(CllllDlt(B(CttD
Booms 1, 2, 3 &4 .
Piedmont Buildlca.
Correspondence solicited.
Big 44 is a nott-polsonoc
remedy for Gonorrhea.
Gleet, Spermatorrhoet
Whites, unnatural dk
charges, or any. inflamm
tion, irritation or ulcere
J. tinn rf - vn yi - a .
Prevents eoDtaeionJ .
ItHEEvANSCHEMlOHCo. branes. Non-astringent.
ICINCINNATI.0 L J sola y wrnfTUM
V.B.A. sent in piain wrspm
fi-00. or 3 bottles. 2.7X
ARCHITECTS.
Offices. 2nd Floor. Hunt Dalldlco,
Charlotte, N. C.
STOVES
STOVES
Cheap Clean.
Dnstallipents,
Free I I I On Exhi
.Hunt Building,
Tryon St.
PILLS
They overcome
nesa. IiTeurularitar r-l
omissions, increaro
r In 1 to 5 ly. 1
-k Ct Oaaranteed ; 1
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