Indianapolis Journal, Volume 49, Number 250, Indianapolis, Marion County, 7 September 1899 — Page 1

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EXCITING EPISODE AT THE TIUAL OF CAPTAIN DRCYFl'S. Leading; Counsel for the Defence Pro. Toked hy the Partiality of the Court-Martlnl's President. MADE A STRONG PROTEST AND WAS OI1DEHED BV COL. JOUAUST TO TAKE HIS SEAT. Dreyfus Also Excited, and Led to Protest Against General Billot' "OJIous Accusations." LAST PLAY OF THE CLIQUE ATTEMPT TO rnOVE THE COMPLICITV OF ESTERHAZY AND ORCYITS. Lahorl Not to Iletlre from the Case Testimony of Gen. Znrllnden and Others Lanth Hissed. RENNES, Sept. 6. The exciting episode Of the morning's Fitting of the Dreyfus court-martial was a scene tn which M. Laborl. Generai Billot, Colonel Jouaust and Captain Dreyfus participated. Things had progressed quietly atd even monotonously up to that time. "La Dame Blanche," with her famous pearls In her ears and around her neck, kept whlsrering to her companion. Others, who from the first had taken the keenest Interest In every word uttered In the court, seemed bored, and the Intense heat In the room sent several to sleep. Suddenly, when General Billot, In low, even tones, again brought out what many declared Is the general's last card namely, the complicity of Dreyfus and Esterhazy there was a remarkable change of scene. M. Labor). In terrible excitement and waving his arm?, protested In a ringing voice. Dreyfus, who had been sitting like a statue, also Jumped to his feet, despite the restraining hand that a gendarme placed upon his shoulder, and, with his face flaming with passion, said, addressing Colonel Jouaust: "I protest, colonel; I protest against this .Odious accusation!" M. Laborl. at the same time, was de manding to be heard. Colonel Jouaust, equally determined not to hear him, called ' out: "Maltre Laborl, I refuse to allow you to speak!" When M. Labor! finally fell back In his seat with & look of hopeless indignation, hi3 face blanched and his fingers twitched s pasmodlcally a speaking testimony of the high i tension to which his nerves had been wrought by fruitless combat with the iron ruling of the bench. Captain Dreyfus, too, In his vehement protest against General Billot's Insinuation of hid complicity with Esterhazy, recalled his anguished outbreak early In the trial. It was a strange contrast to hear him a little later, when he had ap- . parently mastered his feelings, deliver an argumentative reply to Major Gallopln, of the artillery. In a calm, moderate tone. Indeed, one was almost tempted to Imagine tbat his emotional outcry In reply to General Billot was a piece of theatricality. It was rumored that as a result of the . scene M. Laborl would retire from the case. He was said to be convinced that the judges are utterly hostile to him, and it was also aid he had conceived the Idea of a dramatic withdrawal at the opening of tomorrow's sesalon. A meeting of M. Labor!' 3 friends was held at his house this afternoon to decide whether such a step was advisable. M. Labori's withdrawal from the case would bo tantamount to a public declaration of his feeling that the Judges have shown a bias against Dreyfus" and his counsel. The opinion of the Dreyfusards .was opposed to the contemplated step, which they thought the antl-Dreyfusarda would represent as an admission of the weakness of Dreyfus's case. The rumor was so persistent that the correspondent of the Associated Press called at the house of M. Laborl. where tho advocate's secretary was questioned with reference to the report. The secretary said ho was able to give a positive denial to the story that Laborl would leave his post, now that the trial was drawing to a close. Many Inquiries on the subject, the secretary added, had been received during tho afternoon. FEATURES OF THE TESTIMONY. To-day's public proceedings of the courtxnartlal were marked by three Important episodes. The first was General Zurlladen's admission that the erasure and restitution of Esterhazy's name in the petit bleu could not have been perpetrated by Colonel Picquart and consequently must be attributed to some one inside the general staff. The second was tho declaration by M. Taleologue that the secret dossier contained a document which showed that Colonel Schwartzkoppen admitted his relations with Esterhazy, and that Schwartzkoppen, in" the opinion of Paleolcgue, sent to Esterhazy the identical petit bleu for which Colonel Picquart was detained ten months on a charge of forgery. The third was General Billot's insinuation that Esterhazy and Captain Dreyfus were accomplices, which led to an impassioned protestation on tho part of the accused and to a thrilling scene between M. Laborl and Colonel Jouaust, resulting In the advocate's excited denunciation of Colonel Jouaust' treatment of him. a denunciation tantamount to an accusation of open partiality. General Zurlinden's admission that Colonel Picquart could have not perpetrated the erasure in the petit bleu was a startling Incident. Because, although he declared that the matter formed only a small point in the prosecution of Picquart, and that, so far as be was concerned, the proceedings were orly instituted in order not to allow a French officer to lie beneath the blow of the charges brought against him by Major Lauth, yet the fact that Colonel Picquart UncuJshcd ten months in prison under these unproven accusations cannot be retarded otherwise than as a blot on the reputation of General Zurlinden, and still more Of the general staff. Then the statement by M. Paleolcgue that Colonel Echwartzkoppon had admitted that It was almost certain the petit bleu wan sent by him. or caused to be sent by him. to Esterhazy caused a sensation, as being the first official testimony to the treason of Esterhazy. And It was certainly n stro-ig point in favor of Dreyfus, the Importance of which was immediately seen by the prosecution and shown subsequently by

General Billot's broad insinuation of complicity between Dreyfus and Esterhazy. From a spectacular view point, however, the great event of the sitting was the battle royal between M. Labor! and Colonel Jouaust over certain questions which the advocate wished to put to General Billot. M. Laborl lost control of himself under influence of hi deep feeling of indignation and his belief that Colonel Jouaust was deliberately gagging him in the interest of the military clique. His voice, which at first resounded through the courtroom, became choked with emotion. The srctatora held their breath as he retorted defiantly to Colonel Jouaust's refusal to put the questions, his words drowning Jouaust's voice

in an irresistible torrent, whos-i force was heightened by his passionate gestures. TRARIEUX AGAIN. The largest audience yet assembled in the Lycee was present when the open session began at S:30" o'clock. Senator Trarieux, former minister of justice, at once resumed Ms deposition in favor of Dreyfus, which had been Interrupted by the adjournment of the court yesterday. He delivered his testimony in an emphatic tone. A striking incident occurred when Com mandant Lauth, a moment liter, asserted that Lieutenant Colonel Picquart had always shown the greatest contempt for the officers of his bureau, asserting that on cne occasion Picquart had brought to the general staff, In the presence of Mesdames Henry and Lauth, a woman. Madame D d, who was the wife of a magistrate, and Lauth intimated Piequart's mistress. Lieutenant Picquart arose and cried: "I protest absolutely." At the same ttme there arose from the spectators a chorus of indignant cries of "Canaille." "Cochon" and "Miserable." The gendarmes were ordered to suppress the outbursts of Indignation, which had been evoked by the conduct of Commandant Lauth in publicly naming a woman In a scandalous connectlcn. General Zurlenden, formerly minister of war, followed Commandant Lauth at the witness bar. He spoke in Justification of bis action while he was military governor cf Paris and minister of war in the matter of tho prosecution of Lieutenant Colonel Picquart, taking the ground thit the measure was absolutely recessary In order that the court should clear up the charge of forgery brought against Picquart. M. Trarieux replied to General Zurlinden, reproaching him with Lieutenant Colonel Ficquart's ten months in rison. M. Laborl then asked a question of General Zurlinden regarding the petit bleu. Colonel Jouaust, president of the courtmartial, refused to put the question on the ground that the court was engaged in the trial of Dreyfus and not of the Picquart affair. M. Laborl, however, insisted, taking the ground that the petit bleu demonstrated the guilt of Major Esterhazy, and that consequently it was very Important for Dreyfus. M. Laborl then tackled General Zurlinden. who admitted that the magisterial Inquiry showed that the petit bleu was not tampered with when it first arrived at the Intelligence Department, and that, consequently, Picquart could not have been guilty, as alleged, of distorting the document. M. Laborl asked that M. Paleologue, the expert of the Foreign Office, i.e consulted with reference to the reading before the court of diplomatic documents, which established irrefutably the authenticity of the petit bleu. M. Paleologue. who sits behind the judges, came to the front of the stage and said that he did not know to what documents M. Laborl alluded. "The document," replied M. Labor!, "In which is recounted a conversation between M. Dejcasse (former prime minister) and Count Von Munster-Ledenburg (German minister to Paris), In the course of which Count Von Munster-Ledenburg had said Colonel Schwartzkoppen had admitted that he sent Major Esterhazy a number of telegraphic cards, or petlts bleus." M. Paleologue responded that what M. Laborl said was quite true, and that the document belonged to the diplomatic dos sier. As to the petit bleu In question, added M. Paleologue, Colonel Schwartzkoppen could affirm whether he wrote It himself, or whether he had not seen It, but In any case, M. Paleologue said he believed It was sent by Colonel Schwartzkoppen. This declaration by the expert of the Foreign Office created a marked sensation in court. Then came the scene In which Colonel Jouaust and M. Labor! were the principals. The reading of Colonel Du Paty de Clam's deposition followed. 31. TRARIEUX'S TESTI3IONY. Another Strong; Effort to Assist Dreyfus Lahorl and Jouaust. RENNES, Sept. 6. The secret examina tion of M. Eugene Dc Cernuschi, the Austrian refugee and witness for the prosecution, occupied the time of the court-mar tial from the hour of its convening, at 6:30 a, m.e until 8:30 o'clock. The public sitting of the court opened at 8:40 a. m. with a brief exchange of unim portant remarks between Maitre Demange and General Roget. Senator Trarieux, for merly minister of justice, was then called to the witness stand. After a desultory dlscusslon of th" thnr.irtrr nf I.lpntM9nt Colonel ricquatt's former orderly, Savlgnaud. who hart tHflfi fnr c.,h ----- V l Vk7V VU11VI1 which seemed to show that Savignaud had more or less maligned his former master, M. Laborl questioned M. Trarieux with regard to the petit bleu. M. Trarieux replied that ho had examined the petit bleu which had been the cause of the accusation against Lieut. Col. Picquart. If the witness had not known In the first place that the genuine document had been falsified he would not have received Picquart at his house the day the latter was to be arrested. The witness had not accused Commandant Lauth any more than others. Lauth had not huA th document might have been tampered with until after he was asked to conceal the traces of Its having been torn. He must have yielded to the influence of the plotting rampant at that time. M. Trarieux vehemently defrndpd Pir quart against the charge of tampering with ha rsr.t I , Vl. V, I I 1 , - unu, me uiiQiiidi genuineness 01 which was proved by the very use to which Ticquart had put it when he ?ubmltted to his superiors the scheme of decoy letters, which he designed to send to Major Esternazj, in wnich was to be introduced the exact wording of the petit bleu. Picquart. therefore, was a man of untarnished honor when he was prosecuted for forgery. When tno witness Investigated the teal motives of the prosecution he learned that Picquart was accused of making erasures In the petit bleu. All the evidence showed that Ticquart was not connected with the erasures which thus constituted a new forgery and a new device to squelch Picquart. "I cannot believe." added the ex-minister of Justice warmly, "that the number of persons who perpetrated these f(rserles was very great. We have discovered one source from which emanated other forgeries. I have not fur to go to seek him." LAUTH LIBELS PICQUART. M. Trarleux's ronarks brought- Commandant Lauth to his feet. Ti'.e command ant declared that he took no exception to Picquart's ir.structions to look for traces of the tearing of the petit bleu, but vhat when ho saw tho use Picquart wished to make of the petit bleu he opposed the (Coutiuucd on Second lufieJ

WILL HE SAY IT?

SALVATION OF DREYFUS HANGS A WORD FROM THE KAISER. ON If He Permits Schwartzkoppen to Testify or Send a Deposition Acquittal of the Prisoner Is Certain. IF HE SAYS "NO," ALL IS LOST FOR THE COURT-MARTIAL JUDGES WILL STAND ni' THE AE3IY. Eyes of AH Frenchmen Turned to Stuttgart, "Where the German Emperor Is Temporarily Staying. KING HUMBERT AT TURIN ITALY'S RULER EXPECTED TO FOL LOW THE KAISER'S LEAD. Schvrartskoppen of Opinion that He WHI Not Be Permitted to Testify Germany Already on Record. RENNES, Sept. 6. The salvation of Captain Dreyfus hangs on a word from EmDeror William of Germany. This is the general opinion here to-night. If the Kaiser consents to allow Colonel SchwartzkoDPen. the German military attache at Paris In ISO!, to testify before the court martial, or to send a deposition, or, what Is considered still more probable, to allow his deposition to be accompanied by the actual documents mentioned fn the bor dereau then Dreyfus Is saved. If the Em peror, however, decides that it is not in the Interest of Germany for Col. Schwartz koppen to Intervene, then Dreyfus's case Is hopeless and his condemnation certain. To-night the eyes, of France are looking across the frontier to Stuttgart, where the Kaiser is staying, and anxiously awaiting his decision. He is in the position-of the spectators of a gladiatorial combat in the Coliseum in ancient Rome, with Dreyfus lying at the foot of his antagonist and watching whether the Emperor points his thumb up cr down. At a late hour this evening he had given no sign either way. and Frenchmen are awaiting with breath less interest the first indication of his will. To all intents and purposes Emperor Wil liam stand3 to-day the arbiter of the in ternal peace of France, for every one an ticipates that King Humbert will follow his lead. This is probably the explanation of the delay. Emperor William has gone to Wurtemburg, from Alsace-Lorraine, and King Humbert is at Turin. Communication Ltween the two. monarchs is, therefor, complicated, and as they will undoubtedly uPn identical measures in replying to M. Laborl s appeal, it is possible that several days will elapse before their decision Is known. The opinion generally held here Is that Emperor William and King Humbert will allow Colonel Schwartzkoppen and Colonel Panlzzardl to be examined by a rogatory commission and their depositions to be sent to Rennes, with supplementary evidence from the originals of Esterhazy's treasonable communications. T anti-Dreyfusards are extremely exasperated at what they characterize as M. Labori's "trick." He had long been seeking an excuse to Invoke the intervention of the German and Italian sovereigns, and seized the appearance of Cernuschi as his opportunity, declaring that the admission of the evidence of this foreigner justified his application regarding Schwartzkoppen and Panlzzardl. M. Laborl insisted that the appearance of Cernuschi on the witness stand was qulto without precedent, but the antlDreyfusards point out and with a certain amount of reason, that the counsel for the defense were really the first to introduce foreign testimony, as they summoned the English Journalists, Rowl and Strong, on the question of Esterhazy's confession to having written the bordereau. Any way it can be safely asserted that the admission of Cernuschi as a witness for the prosecution came as a veritable godsend to the defense, giving them at almost the last moment a mere or less legitimate basis ror M. Labori's application to summon the German and Italian attaches. The anti-Dreyfusards assert that the members of the court-martial will ignore the affirmations of Colonels Schwartzkoppcn and PanI".arH because they recognize tnat the testimony of these officers will be given by order, with a view to save their own spy, but in less prejudiced circles It is believed the court cannot disregard the solemn declarations of the two attaches without giving rise to a still graver situation in an international sense than now prevails. M. Labori's seretary was asked this morning If replies by telegraph had been received from Emperor William or King Humbert in response to the advocate's mes sage asking that Colonels Sschwartzkoppen and Panlzzardl be permitted to come to -Kennes to testify before the court. He re pnea mat no message whatever had been received up to the preesnt time (6 o'clock.) He thought It quite possible that Schwartzkorpen and Panlzzardl would not come in rerson, but that they would send depositions. In which case the trial would doubtle5s nd on Monda' Tuesday of next I Mtctt The various generals and the military witnesses who have been in attendance on the court-martial are preparing to leave Rennes in consequence of the order tele graphed yesterday by the minister of war, General the Marquis De Galllfet. General RoS?t will take hl3 departure to-morrow. wnIcn ls an Indication that closing speeches are expected to begin on Friday. MAY NOT TESTIFY. Col. Schrrnrtzkoppen Says Germany Has Already Made Statements. BERLIN, Sept. 6. The Lokal Anzefger publishes an Interview with Colonel Schwartzkoppen, which is believed to define Germany's policy toward the Dreyfus af fair. When asked whether ho would go to Rennes to depose, Colonel Schwartzkoppen curtly replied: "No, I do not think the i-mperor will permit me to make a state ment. Have we not already adopted a line of conduct in the matter? We have done so twice. First our ambassador to France declared that we had had nothing to do with tho affair. Then Count Von Beulow, German minister of foreign affairs, con firmed that statement plainly and distinctly In the . Reichstag. What was the result? One stuck to one's opinion. What good can

be done by a further assurance that would have no other result?"

At noon to-day Colonel Schwartkoppen said he had not received any communication from Rennes. Paris or German sources. The s2mi-official press considers that M. Labori showed want of tact in personally applying to Emperor William. The German Foreign Office will await the arrival of the French communication through the ordlnary dlplomatlc channels before taking any step. Cause of Germany's Reluctance. LONDON, Sept. ".The Odessa correspondent cf the Daily News says: "It Is suggested that the explanation of Germany's reluctance to take more active steps to prove Dreyfus innocent lies in the fact that when the late Czar Alexander wanted confidential information as to French military strength with a view to the alliance, Captain Dreyfus was one cf the officers ordered by the French to prepare the necessary report. Two such reports were prepared and rejected. One was stolen from the archives by Esterhazy and sold to Germany, whch thus possesses documents In the actual handwriting of Dreyfus, but Is unwilling to avow her share In a shady transaction." Italy Will Walt on Germany. ROME, Sept. 6. King Humbert, being at present in Turin with the premier. General Pelloux, and the other members of the Cabinet, the decision relative to the Panlzzardl deposition In the Dreyfus case will be taken there, after which, it Is understood, an arrangement has been made with Berlin. Colonel Panlzzardl has received a tele gram from M. Laborl urging him to go to Rennes and testify before the court-martial. Colonel Panlzzardl is now at the maneuvers. Government officials here state that no communication has been received up to this time with reference to the appearance of Colonel Panlzzardl before the Rennes courtmartial. Hehrevr Appeal to the Kaiser. MEMPHIS, Tenn., Sept. 6. Representatlve Israelites of Memphis to-day at noon sent the following cablegram to Emperor William of Germany: "Relying on your Im perial Majesty's well-known sense of right. we, Israelites of the city of Memphis, Tenn., respectfully petition you to permit any evidence within your knowledge, and which may subserve the interests of justice and truth In the Dreyfus case, to be submitted to the court-martial sitting at Rennes. We are emboldened to make this request from the fact that the whole civilized world is interested in the case on trial." MANY PEOPLE INJURED FIFTY PROBABLY HURT IN A COL LISION ON THE n. & O. Lives of Many Saved by the Engi neer's Presence of Mind Fatal Wrecks on Other Railroad. CONNELLSVILLE, Pa., Sept. 6.-Prob-ably fifty persons were Injured In a rearend collision on the B. & O. Railroad tonight at Connellsville Station. The presence of mind of Engineer John Haggerty saved the lives of many. Many of the Injured continued on their Journey. No one was fatally hurt, burgeons were on the scene immediately after he accident happened. and the most seriously injured were taken to the Cottage State Hospital. The first section of train No. 5 and an emigrant spe cial of eight Wagner sleepers ran into the rear end of the Cumberland accommoda tion. Both trains were west-bound, being due in Pittsburg shortly after " o'clock. The crash was terrific. Two coaches of the accommodation were wrecked, the rear end of the last one being crushed as though it had been an eggshell. Four 31en Killed and Three Injured. MEADVILLE, Fa., Sept. 6. An open switch caused a wreck on the Erie Rail road at Miller's Station, a short distance above this city to-day. !n which three Meadville men were killed and one injured. A west-bound freight train had taken the siding to allow train No. 5, the vestlbuled limited New York-Chicago express, "to pass. The switch was left open and the passenger ran into the freight at the rate of sixty miles an hour, ploughing through several freight cars. The Dead. REUBEN ARNOLD, engineer of the passenrrer train. HENRY SCHAFFER, conductor freight train. Meadville. GEORGE SCHATZ, flagman freight train. MeadviHe. JOHN KURTZ, of Buffalo, stealing a ride on the passenger, train. The Injured. PLUMB, fireman passenger train. A YOUNG MAN from Chicago, stealing a ride on the passenger train. BLITZ. In charge of a dead engine on the freight train. The dead and injured were all brought to th!- city. Seven Men Killed. WILLIAMSON, w. va.. sept, c in a wreck in a tunnel oh the Norfolk & "VVestern Railway near here to-day seven men were killed. The dead are: FRANK ARCHER. Kenova. brakeman. CHARLES BOOTH, East Lynn, brakeman. JOHN CHAFFINS. Dingess, fireman. FOUR UNKNOWN MEN, mangled be yond recognition. The injured are: Frank Mercer, conductor, severely bruised, but will recover; Su perintendent V. A. Riton and Trainmaster Walter Hale, almost asphyxiated. The wrecking train was slow in arriving, and the wreck took fire. By its light those able crawled out and fell exhausted at the tunnel's entrance. Through freight No. 91 was running in two sections at full speed when it parted and ran together again near the middle of the tunnel. Twenty-threo cars were wrecked. The unknown men are supposed from their clothing to have been tramps. Fireman Chaffins was not on duty at the time, but had jumped on the fatal train a short distance from his home to ride through the tunnel. Man and Infant Killed. ROANOKE. Va., Sept. 6. Two coaches of an east-bound passenger train on the Nor folk & Aestern Jumped the track and rolled down an embankment to-day near Narrows, a f tation on the Radford division. A. B. Luck, a contractor, of Roanoke, and an infant, name unknown, were killed. Sev eral people were Injured, but none seriously. The following are Injured: W. F. Wall, Radford, head hurt; E. D. Foley, Radford, back injured: W. R. Black, Femville, badly hurt; unknown person from Reading, Pa., badly hurt; Mrs. Dr. Martin and child, of Bluefleld, W. Va., badly hurt, baby will die; S. T. Marlin, Mrs. C. L. Lawrence and children, of Bradford, bruised; Father Lynch, of Roanoke, hurt about the head. Many Soldiers Maitffled. IONDON, Sept. 7. The Daily Mall's cor respondent at Cairo says advices have been received from Berber, on the Nile near the confluence of the Atbara, that a train returning from Wady-Halfa with soldiers and workmen for the Atbara district, fell Into a ravine, owing to the collapse of a viaduct, with the result that twenty-four men were killed and thirty others injured.

ON THE BRINK

TWO NATIONS ABOUT TO PLUNGE OVER THE PRECIPICE OF WAR. Relations of the Transvaal and Great Britain This 3Iornlnn; More Critical than Ever Before. KRUGER'S REPLY RECEIVED ITS ARRIVAL AWAITED ALL NIGHT BY 3IR. CHAMBERLAIN. Said to Be Unsatisfactory and De nounced by One Newspaper as a Positive Insult. VOICE OF THE "THUNDERER" CABINET URGED TO CALL PARLIA MENT TO VOTE SUPPLIES, As Farther Loss of Time May Be Daugerons and Humiliating Points from Krugcr'i Reply. LONDON. Sept. 7. 4 a. m. All sorts cf rumors in regard to tne bouin Aincan situation are current this morning, but the general opinion ls that Great Britain and the Transvaal are on the brink of war. The Transvaal government's reply to Mr. Chamberlain's last note was received at the Colonial Office after midnight, and It is believed to be unacceptable. The Colonial Office officials were busy until after 3 o'clock tfels morning. Dispatches have been passing by special messenger between the Queen and Lord Salisbury for the last few days. There Is & persistent rumor that in the event of war General Sir Evelyn Wood, ad jutant general to the forces, will have su nreme command. General Sir Redvers Buller having the field command, with Col. Lord Paul Sanford Methuen as chief of staff. Th Times advises the government to con voke Parliament Immediately, if necessary. to vote the needed supplies, adding that "a further loss of time may be dangerous and humiliating." The Standard, referring to the reply of the Transvaal government to Mr. Cham berlain, cays: "The dispatch Is a positive insult to the British government. Clearly, we are within measureable distance of an ultimatum." The Cape Town correspondent of the Dally Mall says that three days ago J. H. Hofmeyer, the Afrikander leader in Cape Colony, telegraphed President Kruger, warning him that unless ho complied with certain conditions war would be inevitable. Mr. Kruger replied, promising compliance. President Steyn, of the Orange Free State, is also urging President Kruger, according to the Dally Mall's correspondent, to come to terms with Great Britain. A dispatch from Johannesburg says: "At & meeting of the war commission, held at the fort to-day, a complete scheme was drafted. It ls said, for protecting and pro visioning the town in the event of hostili ties. . Commander Viljoen, of the Trans vaal forces, says that martial law will be proclaimed Immediately on the receipt of an ultimatum zrom ureat untain, and a tribunal has been established to assume the necessary functions when the state of siege Is proclaimed." THE TRANSVAAL'S REPLY. Kroger Unable to Comply with Great Britain's Wishes. LONDON, Sept. 7. Early this morning the Colonial Office began to receive the re ply of the Transvaal government to the last British note. Mr. Chamberlain, who was on duty till after midnight, on being requested to make a statement regarding the situation, declined to do so until after the Cabinet council to-morrow (Friday.) lie expressed a aesire, nowever, to see a copy of the following transcript of the Transvaal government's reply, issued by the Transvaal asrent In Brussels last nleht. which was forwarded to him by the Asso ciated Press: "In reply to the last dispatch of the Brit ish government, the Transvaal government on Saturday handed to the British agent in Pretoria a response, of which the following Is the purport: "The government of the South African Republic regrets that Great Britain is of the opinion that it Is unable to accept the pro posals made by the Transvaal In the dis patches of Aug. 19 and Aug. 21, by which the term for obtaining the franchise was fixed at five years and tho representation of the Witwatersrand district was Increased. The government regrets this the more, Inas much as it considered Itself able to de duce from the negotiations previous to Its formal proposals that the latter would be accepted by the British government. In these conditions the Transvaal consider Its proposals are annulled and finds It neces sary to submit them to the Volksraad and the people. It remains of opinion thit its proposals are very liberal and more exten sive than those presented by the British high commissioner at Bloemfontein. It is also of opinion that the conditions attached to these proposals are reasonable. "The Transvaal never desired Great Brit ain to abandon any rights possessed by virtue of the London convention of 1SS4, or by virtue of International law. The Trans vaal still hopes that these declarations will lead to a good understanding and a tolutlon of the existing difficulties." With regard to the question of suzerainty the Transvaal government refers to the dis patch of April 16, 1SSS, and considers It un necessary to repeat that dispatch. The re ply then proceeds to say: "The Transvaal government has already made known to the British agents its objections to accepting the proposals contained in the British high commissioner's telegram of Aug. 2, suj gestlng the appointment of delegates to draw up & report on the last electoral law voted by the Volksraad. If the one-sided

examination referred to In the last British

dispatch should show that tho existing elec toral law can be mide more efficient the Transvaal government ls ready lo make a proposal to the Volksraad with this object. It Is also disposed to furnish all the information possible, but ls of opinion that the results of such an inquiry, so far as regards a useful appreciation of the law. will be of little value. Nevertheless, the government Is very desirous of satisfying Great Britain in the matter of the electoral taw and the representation of the mining districts." The reply then refers to Mr. Chamber lain's proposals respecting a Joint Inquiry, ajid says: "Considering that by these pro posals Great Britain does not aim at any interference in the affairs of the Trans vaal, and that the action would not be re garded as a precedent, but has solely for Its object to ascertain whether the fran chise law fulfills its purpose, the Trans vaal government will await the ulterior pro posals of Great Britain as to the eventual constitution of such commission as well as the place and time of meeting." The Transvaal government further pro poses at an early date to send a fresh reply to the letter of July 27 and expresses satisfaction that Great Britain has declared a readiness to negotiate on the question of a court of arbitration. It says it would like to learn, however, whether the Free State burghers would be admitted to such a court. and what would be the scope of the court's discussions, it appearing to the Transvaal government that the restrictions imposed will prevent the attainment of the objects aimed at. With regard to the ulterior con ference the Transvaal awaits the commu nication of Great Britain. The Brussels agent of the Transvaal claims that In mak ing its recent proposals the Transvaal gov ernment has acted on the advice of the British agent in Pretoria, Conynglam Green. MONEYPENNY'S ESCAPE. Correspondent Tells How He Evaded the Transvaal Detectives. LONDON. Sept. 7. The Times prints a long Cape Town dispatch from Mr. Moneypenny, its Johannesburg correspondent, de scribing the steps which led to his fllghL He says: "My escape was due wholly to the imbecility of the Transvaal detectives. for I treated all warnings with skepticism until the actual arrest of Mr. Pakeman, ed itor of the Transvaal Leader. That seemed an Indication of the adoption of a policy of defiance, making war inevitable, and I had solid reasons, based on four months of continuous threats from every quarter, Includ ing State Secretary Reitz, for believing that in the event of war my life would be worth little if I were captured." Mr. Moneypenny then details his adven turous and rather dangerous route of escape through Vilgoen's drift into the Orange Free State. On one occasion he was challenged by a Boer commandant, whose suspicions were only quieted by Mr. Moneypenny's companion's ready use of the Dutch language. He says, regarding the state ment of Mr. Smutz, the state attorney, that the warrants were issued without his knowledge, that it is palpably a ridiculous falsehood. "I know," he continued, "that the arrests were arranged at the office of the state's attorney on Saturday morning last. In response to advice that Mr. Hull had es caped south, Mr. Smutz wired to Johannes burg: 'Don't mind Hull at present, but find Moneypenny and arrest him at all costs.' The coup failed through mismanagement. and Mr. Smutz ls now trying to explain it away." " Commenting on the general situation, Mr. Moneypenny remarks: "Further negotia tions and dalliance will only make Great Britain ridiculous and be fatal. The only way to avoid war and to settle the affair is to demand disarmament and make a mili tary demonstration to enforce It." OOM PAUL'S STATE3IENT. Alleged Dispatch from the President of the Transvaal. NEW YORK, Sept. 6.-The World will publish to-morrow the following dispatch from Paul Kruger, president of the South African Republic, in response to a message sent by that paper: "I gladly accede to your request to put tho Boer side before the American peo ple. The present agitation against this re public emanates partly from a certlan section of British residents to whom the ex istence of the republic, which embraces the most flourishing parts of South Africa, ls a standing eye-sore, and who suffer from the prevailing jingo mania; partly also from mining capitalists who, not content with having here the best mining laws In the world, wish also to have complete control of all legislation and administration. "The franchise voting question was taken up by England because It was thought the republic would not yield on that point. Now the 'altered franchise does not ma terially differ from the American It Is In many respects easier the agitation has be come worse. The 'Object clearly is the de struction of our republic and the complete control of the richest mines in the world. "The press, entirely controller"; by capi talists, spreads unprecedented misrepresentation and prejudice throughout the world against the Boer republic. "We are determined to defend to the ut most the freedom and self-government for which our people have shed blood In every part of South Africa. Though we have no such powerful friend as you proved to Ven ezuela and to other republics, we have strong faith that the cause of freedom and republicanism will triumph in the end." Kruger' Reply Published. FRETORIA, Sept. 6. The latest reply of the Transvaal Republic to the British demands has been published. In this reply regret ls expressed that the proposals of Great Britain are unacceptable. The Transvaal government admits Great Britain's rights, under the convention and International law, to rrotect her subjects, but denies a claim of suzerainty. The reply agrees to a further conference regarding the franchise and representation. Scbrelner Won't Be Annoyed. CAPE TOWN, Sept. 6. When questioned In the Cape House of Assembly to-day re garding the transit of ammunition through Cape Colony, the premier, W. P. Schrelner, declared tbat the subject was exhausted and he must refuse to be annoyed by any further questions concerning it. General Walker Cheered. CAPE TOWN. Sept. 6. Lieut. Gen. Sir Frederick Forester Walker, who relieves Gen. Sir William Francis Butler as commander of the British troops In South Africa, arrived here to-day. He was met by cheering thousands and given a rplendid reception. Natives Want to Carry AsseRals. DURBAN, Natal, Sept. 6. A number of natives are applying to the authorities for licenses to carry assegais. A relief committee has been formed here for the purpose of caring for refugees from the Transvaal. Killed a. Man, Wounded a Woman. ALTON, 111., Sept. 6.-J. P. Bellinger shot and killed Joseph Riley and mortally wounded Hatty Watson here to-night. Bellinger on Tuesday secured a divorce from his wife. He wanted the Watson woman to marry him.

G. A. R. AT WORK

ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING OF THE NATIONAL EN CAM P3I ENT. W. C Johnson Chosen ' to Serve as Commander-in-Chief Until the Res- . ular Election This Week. NEXT MEETING IN CHICAGO WINDY CITY UNANIMOUS L Y SELECT ED FOR THE REUNION OF 11)00. Report of the Committee on Tension Not Satisfactory to Delegate la the Form Presented. DEBATED AT GREAT LENGTH FINAL ACTION POSTPONED PROBABLY UNTIL THIS MORNING. Referred Back with Instructions to Make Recommendations Johnson Address Women's Auxiliaries. PHILADELPHIA, SepL 6. Delegates to the National Encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic began their annual meeting to-day. Auxiliary organizations also held session. Acting Commander-in-chief Johnson was elected commander of the G. AR-.to serve until the regular election this week. Chicago was chosen as next meeting placo by acclamation. Annual addresses and reports were delivered. The report of the special committee on pensions waa read and a motion made to refer it to the committee on resolutions. This created much discussion, many of the delegates favoring the immediate adoption of a resolution covering the subjects mentioned In the report. The Michigan delegation w as the first to object to the report on the ground that it failed to specify what the Grand Army wanted. They were supported by Indiana, Kansas and New York. After a discussion lasting nearly four hours tho report was referred back to the commltteo on pensions, with instructions that It be presented at to-morrow's session embodying recommendations and resolutions. The report will be printed to-night and distributed among the delegates. Until then it will be withheld from publication. The encampment adjourned at 5:30 o'clock p. m. to xntvt to-morrow morning at 9 o'clock. The greatest secrecy is being maintained In regard to ths pension report. It la, known, however, the report begins with an exhaustive review of the history of pension legislation and tho cause leading up to the; present pension system and method It declares that no class of citizens bears mora cheerfully the burden of supporting the gov ernment and Its institutions than the veterans. Comrades in encampment are not here to criticise, but to discharge a patriotic duty to the country In considering tho pension question. The National Encampment, the report continues, has never made an appeal to the country In vain, and reason, cot passion, and argument Instead of Invective, are becoming to men' who are all marching cn the downward elope of life. DEMAND OF VETERANS. The report goes on to say that the veterans rightfully demand the - fulfillment of a solemn compact made when they manfully and bravely gave all they had to the country, not counting the cost to themselves. The report then cites the condition when. In 1S90, Congress passed the act to provide relief for disabled veteran and their widows and orphans not conditioned upon evidenca that they were disabled while In the service. This act was Intended to meet th reeds of veterans who, in advancing years, could not furnish evidence that they were suffering from the hardships of army life. It was claimed that the original construe-, tiori of this law was abrogated In Ii33 by mcst unjust and arbitrary rulings of the pension commissioner first placing the burden of proof upon applicants for pensions that they were not suffering from disabilities consequent upon thlr own vicious habit?, and in the ruling that widow of veterans who applied for pensions were not eligible if they had an Income aggregating $S per month. The committee, the report continues, hd, on Jan. 12 of this year, waited upon the secretary of tha interior, commissioner of pensions and finally on President McKinley to point out the injustice of those rulings and expressed a confident belief that the President will take measures to bring about a different ruling In the near future. The committee hag asked that the limit of income to debar widows from pensions shall be placed at not less than VZi a year, and that the obnoxious rule requiring negative evidence be revoked and the former rule reestablished, so as to place the basis of pension claims where it was In 18W. The Grand Army of the Republic, the report continues, repudiates with emphasis the charge or inference that implies that the pension roll is Inflated by fraudulent claims and challenges any one who so believe to nroduce evidence. e report ls signed by R. B. Brown, .man, Louisville; John Talmcr, Albany, Y.; J. W. Burst, Sycamore, 111., and Charles Clark Adams, of Boston. H. B. Case, the other member of the committee, did not sign the report. It was tali that he had sent a minority report, but this could not be confirmed. SICKLES COUNSELED MODERATION. The debate over tho report was getting very warm In the encampment to-day when tho whele matter was referred back to the committee for specific resolution to cover certain points. General Skkl-s, of New York, counseled moderation in the matter. A delegate from Kansas caused considerable uproar by Introducing a resolution that the encampment respectfully request the President to remove the pension commissioner at once. This brought a score of the veterans to their feet, all of whom wanted to speak, but a motion to recommit was adopted and quick adjournment relieved the situation, which was growing embarrassing. The delegates aro moving very slowly in the matter, and generally they do not desire anything to go through that in any way reflects upon President McKinley. There were many corps reunions during the day and night. The'show feature was a parade of Union ex-prisoners of war. One of the attractions of the day was th squadron of fighting ships anchored In thi Delaware river. From early morning until dark there wus a steady stream of humanity pouring on the vessels, and several timet orders were given not to let any more per-