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PRICE S CENTS. VOL; XII. NO. 206. WILMINGTON N. C, FRIDAY, SEPIfcMBER i, lb9y. A FEARFUL ORDEAL Dreyfus Passes Through the Most Trying Day of His Trial. SCENE OF HIS DEGRADATION ' ! - - ' Recounted by the Witnesses for the Prosecution Witnesses Recount His Alleged Confession Some Suspicious Circumstances Re-; gardieg it Brought Out on Cross Examination The De fendant's! Vehement Denial l and His Tribute to His Wife as His Sole Support Against Committing Suicide. Rennea, August Dreyfus had the moat trying, day s he has yet gone through. The strain proved too great for him, and, for the second time In the course of the trial, he gave way to his feelings and sought relief In tears. The generals have branded; him as a traitor before the court; their subordinates have pointed the finger of scorn at him, but he only flinched once when the of-' flclal report of hid treatment on Devil's island was read before him and "the pictures of his sufferings, mental and physical, were thrown vividly on the screen of his memory, j Then he hid his features and wept. He passed through another such cri sis today when after Captain Xiebrun Renault and witness -after witness had brought up before him again that cold January morning which ushered in the scene of his degradation, Major Forze netti. a man of heart, told in simple words and unaffected manner, the tory of Dreyfus' struggle with the madden in er em rotation to take his life and the intervention of his wife, as an angel pointing out the road of duty. Then again the prisoner's breast heaved with emotion and tear drops trickled down his cheeks. He rose, and after a forced effort to remain calm as he spoke a few words concerning his denial to Colonel du Paty de Clam that he wrote the- bor dereau, he turned to Forzenetti with a look of thanks for his consolation so. needed. Dreyfus then utterea xnese words of heartfelt gratitude to his wife for the courage with which she inspir ed him: "It is due to her," he crleTl, "that I am alive today." The prisoner could articulate no more, but sat down abruptly to conceal his aisiress. r The proceedings concluded a few min utes later and he was taken back to his prison where his wife visited him, and, in the presence of Madame Drey fus and the gendarme on guard, "he broke down completely. The tension had been too much for him. . He sobbed convulsively and the partner of his sor rows Joined him In a solace of tears. Captain Lebrun-Renault and the sup porters of his assertion of the Dreyfus confession had an inning lasting nearly the entire session, their depositions con taining little but what had already been stated before the court of cessa tion. I Captain Lebrun-Renault introduced, the new assertion thatj the fact that he had not related the incident of the con fession to President Casimir-Perier jvas because he overheard himself called "canaille," "cur," and "traitor" while waiting at the Elysee. He, however, could not explain why he kept this to himself for so long a time Instead of recounting the Incident before the court of cassation. Nor, did his explanation as to why he destroyed the page of Els note book containing the record of Dreyfus' confession, sound very con vincing. ! A WWW TTTTHTM TV TTTFV fDNSPIRACf rf- AIM W AWA- ' - The other witnesses: were a repetition of Captain Lebran-Renault; but a v,ery significant question was put" to Colonel Guerin by a member of the courf. Lieu tenant Colonel Brongniart, who sits at Colonel Jouaust's right hand, always puts pointed questions. He. has thor oughly studied the (Dreyfus case, and is reputed to be one of the best author ities on the case. It la certain Colonel Jouaust consults him frequently during the proceedings. iBrongniart Is said to be a rabid anti-Dreyfusard and he to day, in a quiet tone, asked Colonel Gue rin if he thought M. Weil, who is a friend of Esterhazey, ! also knew Drey fus. The latter at once arose and de clared he had never! before heard of Weil. The point of this question was that Esterhazey had written to Colonel Jouaust, as announced, and has "un doubtedly mentioned fWedl as a go-between for Dreyfus. If relations can be proved between Dreyfus and Weil, and Esterhazey admits obtaining treason able information from Weil, then he could assume Dreyfus was a traitor.The generals, if sufficient evidence or a Drevfus-Weil-Esterhazey connection can be produced, can abandon the con tention that Dreyfus wrote the border thor 'of It. This is possibly the hange o tactics on the part of the gen rals which had been hinted at re centlv. - ! It was reported this afternoon that . Generals Mercler, Roget and Gonseand ' M. Cavaignac, who are staying quietly at the house of a friend some miles out side of Rennes, met today at General Mercier's house and discussed the evi dence Colonel Schwarzkoppen's house. keeper, Mme. Bastian, could give if she was subjected to a severe examination, with the result that It was decided her evidence was not conclusive enough to justify summoning her as a witness for the prosecution. j 4 PROCEEDINGS j IN DETAIL. Following are the proceedings in de- tail: When the public session of the Drey fus court martial was resumed at 9:30 o'clock this morning there was a stir In the audience and considerable curiosity was manifested as the name of Captain Lebrun-Renault of I the republican guard, the recipient of the so-callSd confession of Dreyfus, was called, and the officer walked smartly to the wit ness box, saluted the court and threw his kepi on the table. He then stood at attention,! awaiting questions.5 ' DREYFUS' iALLEGED CONFESSION RECOUNTED. . The president of the court, Colonel Jouaust, said: "On January 5, 1895, the day of the prisoners degradation you were entrusted with the taste or con ducting him from the Cherche Midi prison to the military school, where he remainea some time m your charge. Tell the court what passed between you and elm at tnat time." Captain Lebrun-Renault: "On Sat urday, January 5, 1895, I was ordered with my squadron to proceed to the Cherchl Midi prison and take charge of .ureyrus wno was xo oe uegraaea at a o'clock Jn one of the courtyards of the military school. Starting at 7:16 o'clock I arrived at the place indicated at 7:45 o'clock. The office of the garrison, adju taint was pointed out to me as the place to keep the prisoner until the hour of the degradation parade. He began to i7ixi ichl uia innocence ana xo eay ma.i with considerable means at his disDO and a bright future in store for nim, ne couia nave no motive in being guilty or treason. .e said: l am innocent. In three years my innocence will be ac knowledged. The minister knows It well. He told du Paty de Clam to tell me so some days ago dn my cell. He knows that if I communicated docu ments to Germany tney were of no im nortance and it was to obtain more se rious and moTe Important documents.' The witness added tnat captain a'At tel was present when the statement was made. Referring to articles In the. newspa pers in regard ito the confession Captain Lebrun-Renault said: "General Merely eald to me: Go to t-e Elysee ana re peat to the president of the republic what you have told me.' While I was in the ante room I heard someone make remarks about me in very discourteous terms. M. Dupuy ushered me before the president who said: 'You have had relations with. Journalists and have been indiscreet. Certain articles have .. ap peared in the newspapers.' I replied that nerhaDs journalists were among the persons I had seen, but I said I had not spoicen cUrecuy w juuiuausis. -nv mention was made of the confession and I left after having received a lecture from the president." -One of the judges asked the witness If he did not remember hearing Dreyfus say that the documents delivered were only copies to which Captain Lebrun Renault replied: "I do not recollect. I do not remember that phrase. But he may have said it. I talked with Drey fus for a quarter of an hour. The sen tence I have quoted was that which" I jotted down In my notebook." The judge What did General Merrier tell you when you mentioned the con fession to him? - Captain Lebrun-Renault He asked what Dreyfus had said and then toid me to go to the Elysee and descriDe the confession. But l was given no ume to mention it then. . "V The judge Did you go there tor tnat purpose.' Captain Lebrun-Kenauix i went were for that purpose. The judgeIt is a great pity you saia nothing on the subject. Captain Lebrun-Renault i naa no time to speak of it. The judge Did the president know why you come to the Elysee? Captain Lebrun-Renault The presi dent was notified that I was coming. For my part I was somewhat Intimida ted, which is easily explained. 1 neara myself described as a "traitor," "ca naille" and "cur." That was not en couraging. - . M. Demange asked the witness If It was really a conversation with Dreyfus or if the prisoner's remarks consisted of a broken dialogue as General Gonse had said. Captain Labrun-Renault Dreyfus spoke to me, but I did not reply. M. Demange aslced the witness now he could detect confessions in a sen tence containing the words, "I am inno cent. In tiiTee years my innocence will be acknowledged." Captain Lebrun-'Renault It is not for me to reconcile the inconsistencies of a sentence of which the material fact that documents had been communica ted was admitted. It is not for me to give an explanation. It is for Dreyfus and the defense to explain. I heard this sentence. I was only- a kind of phonograph, 'and I repeaed it without commentary. (Excitement.) I have no impression whatever, he said, Dreyfus said a great deal to me. I retained this sentence and I repeated it when asked. If I did not mention it in my report it was because I had the task of conduct ing Dreyfus from the prison to the place of degradation and it was not my duty to make Dreyfus talk. (Excite ment.) M. Demange How could General Gonse and General Mercier, on hearing your story, believe they had to deal with a confession and how could they send you to the Elysee?. . Captain Labrun-Renault X-, have no idea. M. Demange reminded the witness that before the court of cassation he considered the sentence of the prisoner which he had quoted to be a kind of explanation or excuse. Captain Lebrun-Renault Why, Mon sieur le President, that is a personal question. I have no opinion to express on that point. I am no Judge of things. I repeat simply what Dreyfus told me. Certain persons may consider his re marks as embodying confessions, oth ers as being explanations. That Is their business. (Commotion.) M. Labor! Why did the witness keep the leaf of his pocketbook with the note of confessions for years? The witness seems to say that it was mere chance. am surprised that the witness de stroyed it just the day after it was men tioned m the chamber of deputies. To this Captain Lebrun-Renault re plied that at that time he considered that the document he possessed was authenticated by a copy made of it by M. Cavaignac on the day before it was destroyed. M. Labori The court will draw its own conclusions. DREYFUS' VERSION OF THE AF FAIR. When asked If he had any observa tions to make, Dreyfus replied: "Yes, my colonel, there were two rooms in the military school. I was in the further one and Captain Lebrun-Renault never left me. He alone was with me. It is possible Captain d'Attel, whom I do not know, or other officers entered the ad- Joining room." Colonel Jouaust to Captain Lebrun- Renault Did Captain d'Attel enter the rooms you occupied with the accused? Captain Lebrun-Renault Oantain d'Attel spent five minutes in one of the rooms. iJoth or them are very small. Dreyfus I do not . believe Captain d'Attel or any other officer entered .the inner room. I do not remember that any one nut Kenault was present. As re gards the words, I will not repeat the conversation of Captain Lebrun-Renault nor the words he used. I will con fine myself to repeating to the court what I said and the explanations I had the honor to give. My words were as follows: "I am innocent, and I will crv it aloud to the whole people. The min ister well knows it." "I have already explained to the court what I meant. It was the reolv I had given to Colonel du Paty de Clam when ne visited me in- prison. In the course of whicn I protested that I was innocent. I completed that declaration by a letter I wrote to the minister, re-declaring that I was innocent. Cokmel duPaty de Clam asked me whether I had not given unimportant documents in order to get more Important ones in exchange for them. I replied, word for word: No that I wanted the matter cleared up, and concluded with saying: But be fore two or three years my innocence would be acknowledged.' The court "will understand that, the state of nervous agitation in which I naturally found myself, I did not fully express what was on my mind." "Allow me," continued Dreyfus, "to express the emotion and surprise I feel today thafafter five years, when I see a witness who, hearing such words, be ginning with a protest of Innocence re ported them to his chiefs without ask ing the most concerned' person for an explanation of thent These are prb ceedlngs in the face or which all honest people can " only express indignation." (Great sensation.) Captain Anthoine, who was present at the degradation of Dreyfus was th9 next witness. He testified that onleav- f f Pade ground he met Captain dAttel who inform h, had made remargin h enihe """"s w wmco, to his mind, clearly Was: ' .!) A xonnai vvuiessiuu mw ma had delivered documents; (2) an allega tion that the documents were unimpor tant; (3) that the prisoner's object was to obtain more important documents in exchange. - i Vii .Via Lieutenant Colonel uuenn, -mom General Saussier ordered to attend the degradation and report upon it w5s next examined. He said: "Captain Lebrun-Renault, when relieved from duty, saw me and immediately began to relate -what Dreyfus had said. The three statements which struck him, be cause of their importance, remained so grave in my memory that I could never forget them, namely: (1) The prison er's pride in the facings he had lost; (2). his confession that he had delivered documents to a foreign power; (3), that. in three years justice would be done him." - M. Demange How. do you reconcile his protests of Innocence with. his al leged confession? ' Colonel Guerin That is not my busi ness. . M. Demange You reported the con fession to General Sausslere? . Colonel Guerin Certainly. M. Demange Was it suggested that steps be taken to verify the alleged con fession? . (i Colonel Guerm I do not.recollect. M. Demange So there was no at- tempt to interrogate Dreyfus in regard i to tne anegea ctmiession: - : . . .. . . . . ' . - Colonel Guerin The case had passed , hus giving kvza three months for co-or-out of the hands of the military author- dinatinig ttteim, for submission! to com ities the prisoner havingbeen . handed Accordingly the several naval over to the civil authorities. t 7 . ' : . - . One of the judges asked the witness buTeaua ha-ve been active of late pre whether M. Weil, when attached to the ; paring their final figures, and all tne es army headquarters, had relations with tIates witii. fexcep.tlLon of those re Bserhazey, to which Colonel Guerin re- 4 , plied that he believed M. Weil had lating to armor and ordnance, will be known Esterhazey for a long time.- j in hamd tomorrow. 1 , e;iudge-D6 you think Esterhazey , They.rihow.la a COnlsitoaDle knew the prisoner? ; j. ,. Colonel Guerin--1 do not know. increase all along the line,, owing to Dreyfus here remarked that he never j the rapid deveiop-mieiiit of the navy, knew Esterhazey. j the ; unprecedentsed! amount of naval Major de Mitry, of the "hussars, tes- j shipbuilding now ia progress -and the rifled to Captain Anthoine telling him enforced! dmamidia nxmMrlmf. it rtt wa-r ofthtallfffnfe?tleTUTiai acquisition of mew territory. ,S Sffifif iS t th ThB "em $18,000,000 under tn mir resident and premier when you . which is $5,000,000 more than any pre- were sum moned to the Elysee?' Cap- tain lifcbfun-Renault replied;- 'I did rTbt report it, through a kind of apprehen sion, because, when in the ante-room I heard some one say 'who is this gen darme who is betraying professional se crets and feeding the press? He might smart for such indiscretions.' I replied: 'Renault you have made a mistake. In your place I would have told the presi- ; UC1U. When called upon to reply Dreyfus ' said he had never said the trial would j be revised in three years, "I do not j understand these words," said the pris oner. "I should be very grateful to you, my colonel, if, in the Interest of truth, you wohld make public the let ters which I , wrote to the chief of the , headquarters staff. It would then be seen in what terms I asked that an in vestigation should be made." ' BELIEVED DREYFUS INNOCENT. Major Forzettini who was governor of the Cherche Medi prison while Dreyf us was confined there, followed. He tef. fled that while in prison Dreyfus aiso seemed to have the bearing of an inno- , cent man and always asserted his inno cence. The witness added that he told General de Boisedeffre that he believed Dreyfus was innocent. ' ' Replying to M. Demange, the major said Colonel du Paty de Clam asked him to surprise Dreyfus in his sleep in order to disturb him and catch him off his guard by throwing the light of a bright lamp in his face. The witness also recalled the despair of Dreyfus at his conviction and the regrejts he ex pressed at not having resigned. Dreyfus, the major also said talked of com mitting suicide. ' When Dreyfus rose to reply he ad mitted that after his degradation he in tended to commit suicide but he added that if he succeeded in enduring the torture inflicted it ivas owing to wife, who made hihi understand nis duty. (Commotion.) j " -j Major Forzenetti Corroborated this. He said Dreyfus' statement was quite correct. At 11:25 a. m., the court adjourned for the day. The,Vlalt of the Orphans This week's issue of the Orphan Home published at the Odd Fellows' Or phanage in Goldsboro, contains an in teresting account of the children's visit here, and it will be very Interesting to our people to note the following portion of the article: i ' "The white sail, the leaping silver foam, the eternal monotone of the ocean the elegant homes, the soft pillows and the manifold tokens of love are theda dreams of our little ones on their return from a sumptuous entertainment at the elegant hotels and club houses aloftg the New Hanover seawall and the mag nificent homes in i Wilmington. Our smallest boy, Edwin. Betts, was enter tained at the home of Bro. "Benj. Bell, of the Messenger, and who knows but what the impressions , made on his young mind, while thus associating with a member of the Associated Press, will culminate in himi being an eminent journalist. The beauty, the grace and the dignity of Miss Alice, the cultured daughter of Millionaire Rheinstein,who i entertained one of our little ones at her cottage, on Wrightsville Beach, and who, it would seem, courted heavej she parted with her deft fingers the 1 hair on the little one's brow and sweet ly smiled in her face, is a veritable liv ing picture. "All the children were supplied with elegant homes during- our stay of five days in Wilmington. It would seyi ; that! the demand for children was great- ' er than the supply, but, however, that i does! not signify-that the supply is obll faty- Properly speaking, the Order " "s". " possioie, is generous 10 a. iauix. . ... , . "We arrived at Wrightsville Beach at noort on Tuesday, and the children are loudF in their praise of Mrs. Mavo and the Ocean View Hotel. Bro. W. H. Howell extended the courtesies of the Atlantic Club. In a word, we were lord of all we surveyed. on Thursday evening the hall of Hanbver becomingly decorated in honor of the reception given to the orphans by Le titia Lodge, Daughters of Rebekah. The hall! was thronged with people. .Two hundred chairs had been provided and there were as many people standing as there were seated. - Deputy Grand Mas ter Marcus W. Jacobi, chairman of the committee on entertainment, was mas ter of ceremonies and called out the numbers on the programme which in cluded two excellent selections by the Atlantic Mandolin Club. Following these Bro. George T. Hewlett appeared dn his highly successful impersonation of the old time darkey. He sang "Hold Me Down, I'se Gwine to Fly,"Widdy Widdy Wee," and contributedN-further to the amusement of the audience by one of his numerous dialect anecdotes. The orphans then followed with various sweet songs, after which they presented a session of "Open Hand Lode- No 183," conducted by the following offi cers: (Letitia Evana. .N .Tannt Phillips, V. G.; Maud Evans, secretary; I n,fi- Kate Kochelie,;ers since 1866 were $2,389,910,974. Dur- candidate. The initiation, of the candidate and th. secretary's report caused much amusement, after which refreshments Wfreliberally served to all. and Brother wniaCObl Bpok'e brefls: about Odd Fellowship presenting each orphan, on HaV with a beauti ful plate, cup and saucer. . "ne 01 happy events of the out ing was a sail down the river on the steamer Wilmington, and the courte Beach HanOVer cluVt Carolina ",In ijiany respects the trip has a re S i.ence- 11 series to-teach the Z?i that whatever is done in the namef humanity is done well." . - mm us For Coming Year Larger Than Usual. FOR INCREASE! OF THE HAY Eighteen Million lolJara for Work on tna fifty-four Warships Under Con struction Treanry Statement Vol-, unteer Officers for tnls 'state Appoint ed To Appoint Offlesrs for Proposed Negro Regiment Repsrt of tne Com mission er of Pensions Washington; August 31. Tltoe secre tary of .tin navy has directed that alii estimates for the requiremientsi of the naval service next year shall be sub- TOittedl by tomorrow, SepSierobe tot, vious estimate under this head. It ia due to the unusual annmiber of . war ships now in course of construction, ag- gregating fifty-four in all classes, a to- -o " 4 viuww( wr- tal much im excess lof the number un der; construction) atj an'y previous time in the history of the navy. These in- ' elude eleven battleships, four monitors, three, annored) cruisers, eix protected cruisers, thiTty-ithiree oeaCroyiers and torpedo boats aoudl j several mdseella nieoua craft, stfb-raarinie boats, etc. Admiral Melville jwill also make es timates for mew enigineering plants, equipment, tools, buildiinga, etc., . at Norfolk. Port Royal, Port Orchard and Mere Islandv Tthjeee plants are old, and the' requirements now made on them induce the chief engineer to recom mend the most modern appliances and; such a remodelling of Iburldings as will bring them up to data Adtairal Ediincott,! chief of the bureau of yards ankj docks, will recommend two more large dry docks om the At lantic seaboard', one at New York, and the other at Norfolk. The esknates will be about $1,250,000 each. TREASURY STATEMENT. Today's treasury statement shows tha the amount of net gold on hand wad $247,880,601. This is tlbe largest amount on hand at one time in the his tory of the department. The receipts today exceed the expenditures by $1,460,668, and for the month tthe ex- cess amounita to nearly $4,500,000. Since July 1st, 'however: a deficit is shown of $4,036,658. rnie naval omcers 'here express no concern over the failure of the Mononi gahela to appear im Hampton Roads. She sailed) witJh the: cadets aboard from Funchal, Madeira on July 22nd: and be ing of antique type and unable to make headway against adverse winds, ehe canmot yet be regarded 1 as overdue. VOLUNTEER OFFICERS AP POINTED.' The foLowing appointments In the volunteer army are announced!: North Carolina To be captain, Wil liam R. Beavers, late captain, Com 'pany K, First Nortih Carolina infantry, Forty-third regiment. To be first lieu tenants Alfred V.j Browne late quar termaster sergeant,; Company B, second Nortih Carolina volunteers, Forty fourth regiment; B. J. Wootteni, late adjutant Second! North Carolina vol--umtteers, Twenity-eisMh regiment; John WJ Gulick, late first lieutenant First North Ciaroriraa volunteers, Forty-seventh regiment T6 be second) lieuten ant Daniel Ri Johnson, late first lieu tenant, First Norilh Carolina, Thirty eighth regiment. . INTERNAL REVENUE DECISON. ' Acting Commissioner Williams, of the internal1 revenue bureau today ren dered a decision to the effect that where leaf tobacco dealers transfer tobacco to ! themselves as manufacturers such transfer of tdbaccoi is no sale withlnt- tne meaning of tihe law, and, therefore, the quantity .transferred! ta not to be taken into account in determining the amount of the special tax to be paid as leaf dealers. I - Adjutant General Corbin said today that there were less than 100 appoint ments of volunteer officers yet to be made and they 'belonged mainly to the states of Wisconsin, California and Ohio. The quotas of the other states are practically full." j THE NEGRO REGIMENT. The igovernors of 'the states which , contributed colored troops to the. vote leer armiV wnT witih RrvoiT,, have : - - - ,. r . IZZTXT.?? WaI J w iue e wwreu ' volunteer regiment to be organized for : service in tlhle Philippines. Colonel "William P. DuvalJ of the Twenty- : sixth infantry, will most OTobabiv have commandl of the jproposedl regiment. i There is a general understandiinar that most , if not all, the company officers will -be appointed from the Colored! reg iments which rendered such gallant and efficient service In the batties of f,Q f El j Carney and San Juan Hill in the Santiago campaign. . . REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF ! - PENSIONS. . ,:v The forthcoming annual - report of Hon'. H. Clay Bvanls, comondssioner of pensions wall show that during th)s year tlhere were added) to the pension roll of 40,991 names and 43,186 were dropped, 34,345 of;itihese by reason of death. There was expended for pen sions $138,355,052. The annual value of the entire pension roll amounts' to $131,617,961, (being $649,496 more than it Was ever before, due !to the higher average arnital value of pensions. The roll is made up of 753,451 -surviving soldiers, 237,415 widows and dependent relatives and 653 nurses. The total disbursements to pension ittg the same period' $15,490,986 went to examining surgeons: - $12,092,178 to pension agencies and $52,237,228 for salaries and other expenses of .the pen sion bureau. The total number of original appli cations filed during the year, tooluding those on account of the wajwMii Spain was 48,765. The number of original claims allowed was 37,077. During the year 107,919 claims of all classes were rejecteda large percentage of these be ing claims for Increase. - The report will state that the delay in the adjudica1 tioni of claims is In? nearly every casa the fault of the claimants or their at Who Sold French Se crets to the Germans. HOW THE WORK WAS DONE Told by a Former Official of German Headquarters Department Dreyfus - Never Known to tne Secret Service ITIen Ksttrnazey tne Han Who Fnr nlshed - tne Information and His Sweetheart tne GoaUetween Her House the RIeetlns Place . Atlanta, Ga., August 31. rThe Jewish Sentiment In its regular weekly edi tion tomorrow afternoon will print a story , bearing with almost startling directness on the Dreyfus trial. Sev eral statements, apparently new to the now celebrated Dreyfus case, are given, together with names of those who are said to be In possession of informa tion which will throw new light on the trial. '' . For' the first time, it is believed, the mode of .carrying the documents fronj the French war office to the German government it given. It shows that dolls were used as the means of con veyance and that the papers went first to England and then to Germany. The Identity of the "veiled lady" is also made known.,, - , ' The story which The Sentiment will print comes from a man who was em ployed several years ago by the Ger man government as a document trans lator and maker of relief maps and in the United States army during the wJir wlth Spam' "e shows ms dis- iiaT.. narpra wHirVi on rtt o that- ha was a staff officer. The informer says he was born in Denver, Colorado. The story, after some introductory remarks, reads: "I was translator of documents at the great staff headquarters at Konig gratzer strasse, No. 9, Berlin. I never heard the name of Dreyfus mentioned Sn connection with the French war of fice merchandise shipped to the above address via Belgium and London. I translated the information regard ing gun No. 120. The original docu ment never left the French war office and the copy could only have been given out through the direct agency or connivance of a chief of department. Dreyfus was unknown at the German secret service bureau in person or by name from 1893-94. This I- most sol emnly affirm. The plans, specifications and details of gun 120, of the robin shell, and of the, French war vessels 'Jaureguiberry,' 'Charles Martel' and 'Lazar Carnot' together with the plans for mobolization were purchased through Germany's embassy in Paris, presided over by Prince Hans Heinrich Pless, and as much as $16,000 American money was . sent- by postoffice money order and telegraph in payment for the merchandise. These payments were made in two parts through Mr. Franz, a doll manufacturer of Sonneberg, Ger many, and Alvin Flooreschurez, bank director of Sonneberg. The medium of women was employed In transacting the "business." "I met Count j Esterhazey several times in person at dinings given by Baroness de Delden-, who was Esterha- zey's sweetheart. He furnished much of the information. These documents were never received at the embassy always at a church, a public function or a private dinner party. The French spies were always on the alert and only through such means could their watchfulness be circumvented. "What was the last incident that you recall which bears on the traffic in this French war merchandise? "Captain Siegel insisted upon his agents no longer communicating with him direct and emphatically Instructed them to address him through Mr. Franz in Sonneberg. This order was prompted by the Increased watchfulness of the French government spies. "Baroness De Delden is the party re ferred to in the Dreyfus, trial as the 'veiled lady. She receives from Prince f less a regular pension. Every six months remittances are made anony mously to Baroness De Delden through the Credit Lyonnaiz in Paris. It is well known at the German' headquar ters staff that the amounts are for warded by Prince Henry Pless. The Credit Lyonnaiz is innocent of the pur pose for which the money is. used. mention this fact because the records of the bank will corroborate my state ments. I am also in position to name the postoffices in England where' the money was paid to the agents of Ger many employed In France. "Mr. Franz used to send dolls, to Paris to be dressed. In the body of these dolls important documents were concealed and they were then sent first to a village postoffice in England, for warded from there to Sonneberg and tnen to Berlin."; When You Ride Vonr Wheel Always shake into your shoes Allen's Foot-Ease, a powder for the feet. It keeps your feet cool, prevents sweating ieet, anckmakes your endurance ten fold greater. Over a million wheel peo pie are using Allen's Foot-Ease. 1 hey all praise it. It gives rest and comfort to smarting, hot, swollen, aching, feet and is a certain cure for ingrowing nails. At all druggists and shoe store?, 25c. 1 Sample free by mail. Address, Al len S. Olmsted, Le Roy, N. Y. . The Olympla Sails for Gibraltar Vilefranche, August 31. Admiral Dewey remained' on boardl the Olmpia t his morninlg. i In brilliant sunshine and with a fresh breeze blowing, the preparations for sailing coramencedl at 3:15 o'clock p. m. when the launches were hauled up, interested! crowds on shore watching .w"" the preparations and admiring the, ac rivixy oi -cne crew. At 3:30 o'clock the mall orderly left the quay with the latest mails, the an chors were 'hoisted and at 4 o'clock sharp the cruiser sailed out of the har bor for Gibraltar. The admiral says ha is iriperfect health. He expects to stay, at Gibraltar until September 12thi He expressed pleasure, previous to his departure,rat this stay here and dreads his countrymen s reception. The ad miral's visit here was the most inter esting in the hiistory of the harbor. Xo Cnre LaGrlppe In Two Days, Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All druggists refund the money if fails to cure. E. W. Grove's signature is on each box. 25c. Senator morgan Declare lor Bryan Birminghami Ala., August 31. Unit ed States Senator JohmT. Morgan, who declared some time ago against Bryan s reaomdna'HonL and Johm W. Tomlinson!, Bryan's lieutenant im this state, spoke at MaplesviMe, AMroday, the former for the 'latter against expansionl Sen ator Morgan, said) im his speech; today that Bryan was the only logical nornl nee of -the democratic party im 1900 He predicts McLean's election; in Ohio. All weak places in your system ef fectually closed against disease by De Witt's Little Early Risers. They cleans the bowels, 1 promptly cure chronic constipation, regulate the liver, and fill you with new life ana vigor. 1 6malK pleasant, sure; ! R. Bellamy. never gripe. 11. BOAUDOF HKAITH Regular monthly meeting Yesterday- Afternoon and What Transpired. The board of health held its regular monthly meeting yesterday afternoon. with Mayor Waddell, Captain W. R. Kenan and Drs. G. G. Thomas, Frank H. Russell and W. D. McMillan in at tendance. Outside of the presentation by Dr. McMillan, superintendent of health, of his monthly report, but little was done. On motion of Captain Kenan the board of aldermen will be requested to make the number of ' health officers four the year round. This motion was unanimously adoptedr as it is very es sential to the health of the city that there be four health officers. The alder men will, no doubt, act according to ine wisnes or . tne Doara or health, as they should do. Dr. McMillan's, report showed that during the month of August there were 6S deaths, of which number' 17 were whites. Two transit permits were is sued for the removal of the bodies of whites and two bodies were brought to me cny ior interment. The sanitary part of the report show ed 1,105 inspections made, of which number of premises 719 were tf ound in fair condition, 386 in bad condition, but none requiring immediate attention. There were 70 special inspections made, 649 orders issued for lime and acid, and 4zi permits issued for the removal of earth. There were two quarantines, one for scarlet fever and one for diphtheria, the past month, and three cases of ty phoid fever were reported. .Before the meeting adiourned Dr. Thomas requested a meetiner of the sanitary committee at the earliest pos sible moment. r fort Caswell Notes '(Correspondence of The Messenger.) Fort Caswell, August 31. Provost Sergeant Nicholas Farrally came very near having a very serious accident this afternoon while on his usual rounds of duty. He was on the tram engine coming from the wharf to the 8-inch battery and attempted to ump from the engine while it was going at a lively rate of speed, falling very heavily to the ground. Fortunate ly tne ground was soft and he escaped with only a good jolting up and a few holes torn in his clothes. Owing to the Inclemency ol ig weather, the boys in blue did not try their skill with the big guns Wednes day. Everything is in readiness, how every, and the target practice will take place tomorrow (Friday) morning, If the weather permits. Private M. C. McGary will be dis charged in a few days in accordance with the veteran act. He will go to Baltimore, Md. Private John Beckenbaugh will be discharged in a few days for disability. His discharge has been recommended by the post surgeon and commanding officer. Messrs. Pullan & Weeks have been awarded the contract to furnish the engineer's department with several thousand bushels of shells: also to furnish the quartermaster's depart ment with fuel for the fiscal year end ing June 30, 1900. ttudy f a Murdered .Uau Wuud Columbia, S. C, August 3L The body of Ed' Hays who disappeared sev eral weeks ago, was found yesterday in Tiger river, Greenville county, part ly eaten by dogs. He had been' shot and the coroner's jury today finds that James Suddeth didi the killing. Sud deth -has been arrested'. CriUlam of Our iv l ruiera The Scientific American, In a timely and poiauted article, calls attention to the weakness of the plans for the six nwe cruisers recently authorized. The naval board of construction has pro duced! plans which arenas the Scien tific American) points out, a distinct step backward. These new cruisers are to be of 3,400 tons dlisplacement, 292 feet load water line length, 43 feet beam and 700 tons bunker capacity. There is to be on eachr of these ships a ibatery consisting of ten 5-inch rapid- fire guns, edgnt 6-pouradters, two l- pounders anid two machine guns. They are to have alslo a partially protected deck for one-third of their length. The Scientific American! compares tJhem with the Montgomery in this manner. "The Montgomery being a cruiser of the unprotected class that Ss, having no protective deck, but merely a thin watertight' deck is the ship which naturally suggests itself first for com parison. Her fuE load! displacement is 2,220 tons, or, addling 150 tons for sheathing, say 2,380 .tons, which is 1,120 tons less thara that of the mew; ships. Yet Is spite of this diisparity, the smaller and older boats has the same batery and two , and. one-half knots higher speed ; whereas on an In crease of over 1,100 tons In displace- memt, the new designs can only show an adlvantage of 300 tons of coal ami! two inches of steel laid on, the slopes of the unprotected deck for a third of the vessel's lengtlh amddshJps. The Montgomery, moreover, carries - two torpedo tubes. The extra speed: and! the torpedo outfit offset the extra coal carried1 by the new boats. 8a that we have about 1,000 tons of displacement unaccounted for, even if we admit that the accommodations for officers audi crew are improved." In Its editorial ccowmemt upom the facts set forth' .16 calls attentkwii to the provision of the act of authorization1, by which the builders wil "be allowed to ate pro posals either to accordanee with the department's plans or according to their own plains. It is to be hoped! that all the proposals to buUd will' he made on plans offered by the builders, for sure ly there is not a shipbuilder dm the country who will ibe eager to make a retrograde movement in an art fta which we have proved ourselves the peer of any other nation. Cruisers of 3,400 tons displacement and a speed of six teen and one-half knots on hour are something of an anomaly after tJhe pointed lessons of the war with Spain. It is generally conceded by all naval authorities that speed) is a prime re quisite in a cruiser, and jit is absurd to call for eighteen knots in otew bat tleships and accept sixteen and otoe half knots $a cruisers. The new. cruis ers ought to be able to make at least nineteen ktaots, and twenty would be better. . " . ' --. To Dure a Cold In One Day Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All druggists refund the money if it fails to cure. E. W. Grove's signature is on each box. 25c- . A Snake at a Church Social 1 (Philadelphia Inquirer.) A black racer snake five fete -in length broke up a church) pumpkin pie social in Nippenose Valley. While the minister-was making a Ehort address the snake suddenly appeared at the end of a bench where sat Mrs. William Wolf, and;, raising Its head close to her face, darted swiftly over the laps of a whole row of ladies. The speaker's voice was . drowned by shrieks and a panic ensued, during which tha snake nearly got away. . It was killed by boys. ' "Our baby was sick for a month with severe cough and catarrhal fever. Al though we tried many remedies sh kept getting worse until we used On Minute Cough Cure it relieved at once and cured her in a few days." B. I. Nance, Prin. High. School, Bluffdale, Texas. K. R. Bellamy. The Wilmington School of Business and Normal College . . Preparatory School for College, Technical School or life" The epulpment Is of high: efficiency throughout a school where the formation of character and the training of Ihe mind go hand in hand, the result being thoroughly rounded boys and girls. Care ful attention given to individual development. The conditions ot the true elements of education are here offered. Special advan tages will be (Offered to those desiring to save time In preparation. COURSES CLASSICAL, SCIENTIFIC ANL BUSINESS. J. E. HOCKEY. Principal. , (Old Meginney School House.) Next Session Opens at 8:50 a. m., Sept. J.8, 1899, OUR Will soon leave for the northern markets, and inorder to reduce ; our stock before the arrival of our New Fall and Winter Goods We will offer all those who wish to spend theirlcash with, us . . during the remainder of this month Special Inducements in the Way of Prices and Discounts. NEW CARPETS ,And if you contemplate buying during the NO. 9 NORTH FRONT STREET. Sole Agents for W. B. Corsets and Standard Patterns. Broken Nothing so annoys the person who Is' compelled to rely on artificial aid for good vision, as to have a "break down,"" and not be able to get II quickly remedied. It brings one to a realization of the blessing bestowed upon - mankind by the invention of spectacles. ,We are prepared for prompt action in repairing broken glasses. Doesn't matter where you got yours, we can duplicate the most complicated lenses, or any part of the frame, on short notice at low prices. DINGELHOEF BROS., OCCLO OPTICIAN. . Parlor:No.'123. Market Street LOOK All Mixed Suits at $8.50 Worth $12.50, $15.00 and $18.00. We must close them out if.the price will do it. : Best Negligee Shirts $1.25 now going at $1.00, cheaper at 50c. Underwear at lowest limit. i r i a. nr ! TV 4.- A 4. TA A.am ; ' lyicrcnaDi lammns ucparuiiciii Anuw upcii. Orders Solicited. M U N SO N & C O. MISERY TAKES WINGS. THE JOHNSON nnv nnrins nnnPAnv iiag a. u u 1 ARE SHOWING THIS WEEK A NICE LOT OF GOLF HATS, QUILLS, &C. ALSOAN ENTIRE NEW LINE Denims, Drapery Silks, &c. JUST RECEIVED. Tlie Johnson Dry Goods Go B0TH-PH0HE3 Mo, 193. - 111 Marlcet Street, I"arearrTrTrlir' : I TT TT TT jTi BUYER ARRIVING DAILY new ones do not fail to see them next ten days. G lasses. at the nominal price of i The misery that comes out of an ill fitting shoe is something beyond de scription and ' measure. Avoid all this by buying a pair of our Vice Kid Bala for -men. The most comfortable $3.00 Shoe in the ity. OurKid Calf" Shoes for men -cannot be "excelled. A few more of our special bargains in,.LadIes Slippers left. GEO. R. FRENCH & SON, 108 NORTH FRONT STREET. W V r m a wta a THIS
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