Jasper Weekly Courier, Volume 41, Number 52, Jasper, Dubois County, 1 September 1899 — Page 3

THE DREYFUS AFFAIR History of t'te Sensational Case Told Succinctly and n Chronological Order. The Bordereau, the Secret Dossier and the Conspiracy.

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tuclicd to the second bureau of the general staff, lure future plane of mobilization ami oilier military ima.--..re of great importance a re 1 i ac ued . pre tared and dm wn j. For some tin.. a constant "leak age" of these coutidenlial flow HMTHll bad ftWD noticed, detectives haul been employ,. I and Dreyfus iit iiiidi-r silsp i inn. (In OctOOl r !. l"'.H, he va suddenly detached from the war office and appointed to service in tin- Thirty-ninth regiment at UM Kcole Militnirc On October It he ntiied at Ins luxurious home near the Tnx-adero ;i HUWMM to attend at tinministry of war. an I lie wen; tin-re Um i t initmuiL'. II- was rccei-i-d by M In l'nty do Main, who said fliat he was very busy UM asked tlMC rapfain to help him by taking down a letter that he would dictate. There wer' Other er-on in the room w h w ere strap lo ptfjfu and a rimiHtatW that oisly stnn k him afterward ifn arxati u-eiuent of mirrors by which hi

.riMner guilty und senti t .1 him t . transportation for life, after being subjected to military degradation. On Um morning of Jtuuuy t the Condemned man was ordered to put on a eaptai".' iiniforni that had lx Q ffjf cially pre pa red bf having the hn-e on the cap, tin- red beams ol the trouaean, and tin' hut tons and trm mint.'- n the tunic taken off and then Kt i t . 1 . i on gata loosely enough to stay in plaee, hut WO loosely that they eould easily be torn off. I tie MTOad Hull Ii? was i.'ade to tor'kleon hail beii filed on each side altout half wai down the blade. Hi-was thin Boarchad. handcuffed, plarad in a ffh Ii van. ami taken by a military escort to the E oil- Militaire. w In n- In- UBe marebed between guards into the center of a hollow si i u.i re of troOpC in the large courtyard of the school, llchail alreadv twice asserted his i iinocciu e t o apt. l.ehrun-l.'enaiul. arho commanded his guard. The morn in:: was mi-ty and rainy, and the courtyuul was a muddy raste, round which loo toad the buildlaga with windows tilled with f.iees. while a vast crowd that surged and

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CAPTAIN ALFRED OREVFU3. ?hoto;ra?h Taken 3c(ore M i Deportation jid Supprci.ad by Ahe Trench Governn.rnt l

in rv BV einent and tpr -ion GOUkl Ik- Keen ly run I. e! present. Du I'atx UM 11 dictated to I. mi the ir-eaaowndum Wkica afterward bccatlM! famous a the hoiibrean. iMac o.;it Da Fat suddenly asked Dreafu what wa the autttcr, ai d aaacftad that hi hand .-.hook. Ire fus replied that his bands were cold, ihen he was left alone in the room and found a loaded reyolw -l ing an ong some pajK r on the tabic lieside him. Half an ho)f later M. Coehcfcrt, head of the d teetie poliee. ae tiipaiO d ly Commander HeajfJT, of the aaooUd bureau, entered. :i ml Uref.is yyas jlaeed um. er ftftval " the chaurgc of blfb traaaeai and lahca to Hie t her. l.eMuli prison, all tti- time jirittestiii'; hi innoeene.'. Tl onler eatnaaitthliuj him was d-ited Detohet it. the daj Itefoie be nat arrestid or examined. On October M a hint of the arrest yva coarvcyeil to ne of the Pari in vpa4er and the net day an awhigMVi

OEN. COUNT DE GALL TFET. ,Prrnt 'rench M.n t'.er of War Who tnntted Upon a Re,. on of the Orcyfu Catc.) note appeared in that journal askin-: if it were true that an important military arrest had recently taken Biaca. Thi et eier-, U;dy talking, for in France anything concerning the nrniy i eonhJercd of paramount importaiiee. U .Id storiewere afloat, i.rd UMrcxeitament reaebed HrWat leat when the news wa Luunrand on Koawaabtr 1. hj the piHarance of a brie oftleial com Anmieatioa in nil the papatra, irefm waa kept in eloe continemrnt ntil heeemlier f.. when hi BetHMMrt, M. , runi.ge. NM nil. .wed to ei him. tin i,.t.,.,,Pr 1 I)refu t arraiirne! b. f,,re tj,. court-mart i.il. whiih was held in the 0 Mthta Ciurrre building. npppalU the t'berehe-Midi priüon. t.rcit r..w,ls gathered to we him erosa the street and ihaatheil "Death to the traitor'" The trial was . eret and IcJftCul until Dtccmber 22. when the wurt b.und the

th" Italian cabaaay, ari tebwank appMh military turne of the iernan rmbaasy, ' 4l'lre! i ' , 1' 1:1 u.U.' J 1: t l!?t'hatj UaiM C 1 i'i uart come o th . luakta that Couunaadi at t:terhtsy 1 infity. BPTEJfBBlt, iv-T.e Bdatff aahllafaci tt.e aacwt aacanaat : 'v eai.aiiie d !- ' 'Tl t!'.KK. M l: irr irl-I.uijre punHabes hi first pamphlet utadlaa iu ifcuw '.he innocence of Ircyfui. N KMItKlt. IV; l'ul.,1. at' i i f ti.e copy of II. e border B In the Stall::. M. I'uttelin. repreaaatatlca hon U'Alaac tlnlri. t, ii.ter IUte. '..-.i liill.it. minUter of war. upon the pablleaUoa of Papers connected with the Ir.al. at ay. uaf Pirat ii-i.utea hatwaaa i.taut. Co!a. I'i.-.iuart at .1 ll. t.rv. JI NK. UM - I it. OaL 1'lcquart tkei niur.jiel with Mine. Labtola ji i.y. taw Man Lebtota nttaraani at. rt. h urel KeI : it, . e J.ri-. li-i.t of the

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Dltabcd in the avenues without Uttered loud and menacing erics ugaint the priaonar. At exactly nine octack Um

drums rolled, the tMOfM pte Mated i raa, and the regintcntal i-and paaj d a melancholy tune. The BcntCBOa was read. Dr. 1 us standing tirmly with bead em:. Ii i -s I. ft hand rtsfiug Ott the pommel of bis sord. and bis y I oklag sipian i in the e . s ..f i o n. barren, ho -ouimaiH?ed the troops. Tin 11 a gigantic si rgeant tore the triple I lad from the captain's cap. the buttons from bi coat, the gold lace from the ..llar and siccus, and the ml stripes from his trousers. As the sergeant tlung them on the ground Urcjrfna thn f up bis arms and cried in a voice heard far bcyoad tin liiaitaot the 'ourtyard: "Von are dcara ding an lanocn1 man. Long live Prai " A ntar of caccratfcn answered him: "iH-ath to the traitor! nnd the big sergeant r Highly tore the Word belt from him. wrenched the sword fr'.m it seabbard. broke it across bis knee, flung the fragments n the ro-.;,i and stamped uton thetn. Then. antM howls from the mob without, the degraded officer, a gTOteaqilC and hmnt ttabhl figure in bis defaced uniform. w:i BMrchcd round the hol! sfpinn . protesting his laanceace and eryfag: MLotuj iic France!" ybile the dt n rolled in order to dfowru hat mice. Finally, after beimr photographed and BAcaaurcd as a rriminnl. be was Irivn in the pri-on an to I.a S.mte prison, and thence taken, on .lanuary 1'. to La Bochtllc, where he yv.-is em hark cd for the ueigh borinir He fF- Be, on which is the prison wherein conrtcta enteneed to trane jtortation nvvnit their embarkation. Mob all ab-rrr the route nought toat' ta k hhn, and the guard of gend trtnea had to strüL'L'le hanl to keep their prisoner from 1 i 11 tr aauidtpeaT, Be was eventually taken to the lledulliableofT the ffiast of Fri tirh Uuinnn. The chronology of this famous enne folloyv: ottoiu:?; :--i-'ori Met nr. ntntrter af war. alve order after an taveatiaatton epnduete I t V "'nmnsr l.irt du l'aty !e ftam ti arrcM att Alfred fin Thlf It .tone rrv Du I'atv .le rum ar ! M C cbefort, cknf if Wanttee Capt. Dreyfua t lodged In te Cl.r -M . prison i y Llont Cot. Henry, whjehrtteerj him to Commandant Korilr.et'.l, In chares of the prtaan. Kt )Vf:M!i:t:. It An indlct-nent ts four i agalaat Cant Drayfui ay tf-.o rfnceraof the bureau of Inf.-rmatlcn c .r.nectc J w:th the general staff. DBCEatBCfTf, Mt The Prt nMtncfl r, war. ataant&k I at CltereMiMhtl. unan!mouajljr condemns Cant. DrUpftM ti ucportatlon tor life in an Inclosed fortlftca tion. J a VI ART 4. IB Cant Dreyfus I craded by Oea, Darraa In tie School of War. FFtint'ARY. BaV-torfnt M tab. n hv the steamer Ia Koehelte to the Islanl de Re. tiier.ee to 1 embarked for I'ei I s Island MAT. 1'-T.tut Cel. Plca.iart d!-nvfr the "petit bleu." sticce: vly attr.UuteJ to Cola. Fanlitardi. tu; itarv attach V

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MA IT ft E LALOITI. (Dreyfus' Attorney Recently Wounded by an Aain.) e-iate. fl th.- I kae 1 t DtCjrfUS, w'no declares on the ttta to hie colleagues m t he LuxanbaTg palace that he is "convlnctJ of the Innocence .f Drsyfu.' CKCTOBER, IS7 it da Castro, banker, a lieve that he recoRnlrea In the fa. iri,l" cf the I'or Jereau, or.ee tn ir.- .u 1 - "I in tne Matin, the har.dwritir.i; rnma:;h:.t Batcrbasy. M Banc, itor of the Seine dlatrlct. carries to the lot by of the chamber of deputies the speecl ielirared by at. sVheurer-Ke itner t-i the senate. Ite has. on the 30th. an Inter y ,ew upon this subject with !.. liUlOt m r.lsfi r of war. BOVBMBEB, I8s7 InteceleW af M Msthu Dreyfus, brother of the condesBncd, w:th M. cbeurer-Kestner, Beglnnlnasf the eempabya of tbe Figaro a favor ofs revision. M Math:.-u Drayfua 1 fflc laity accuses Commandant Beterbany wltii tteini? Iba author of tbe bordereau; Kst.-rhaayi turned ..ver to a coOBcll of InvestlaattOG, Coaaaaaadaat Fora'.netti is iiismis"i is- . 1 um ha stated to M. Beert Bocbnfort tbat Dreyfus is Innocent. 8eareh of the home of bleut. Coi fh'quart la VronVlllarceau stn-et. Lieut Cot. l"i juart i recalled from Tunis, where he had te r. sent 'n a mission, and is examined by r,.--. Psttieux, comalaataner af invest:--..t on in the Ksteriiaxy matter. DECKhTBEB. ISW The Dreyfus border. . .... . mi 1 la tint bf the experts Qe bort. Pelletier, Charavay and t'repiux- .! 11 ua, 1 rned aver to the papers In the Ksterhasy ease and is submitted to .1 .. n e .t:. 'Af ly the -j.pi rts l;eihomnn . Coward iin.J Varir.ard. Interpellation in the chamber of deputies and In th.- eenate; Qea BtUot deetares that Dreyfus has been Justly and legally . ir.dcmioed." Letter af Kmile Zola to the yu :r.g people -f iraaee. The documents of Lemcrr ier-l'icsrd upon the "factory of furKer'.es" cf a syndicate p OS In the t r : .1 ! are pjld :.'. 1 in the In 1: .Ii.- f .r .1 court-martial ly ::. M.:usr tu try Baterhaay. JANCART. isr.s in eouaeiiunnue of a report by i'utnmar.iiani llavary. ContnMtadant l".-ter: ary m a. iu!tte l by the courimarl.al pre' 1 ...ver by lien, buxer ami haves the Cherche-Mldl prison on the . f t . ir !. M: Marifii r.te Iv.ie He receives an ovation In the street t Col, IHeauart lodme a complaint U 1 the 1 abjfx t 1 t two te'.esrrams siRtied "BlaBclte" and "Bperaaaa, addrewsed

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Kola S "I ui 1 use letter to the at of the repobtle. LWnt. 'ol. t Is arreste.l. The cham'.ter of - y t - f.e er.ler uf the day upon tior. of M. de Mein, reprcsci.tat ve

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nuri.al made the implant. TnU r inptdint . u.ade .jdi. ouii mar. lal uii 11 Ml,. MAY, IrtiwSeeord Xta 1 1 ' 1 1 l . f re ah court of Versailles under tne pt." clency of M. l'erivter. "fnaauMiwua er.es result whet t.'.w- cMort ia aaebareJ U hat M Jur.- lirtior. XT KB, ISM-Mlnliter Meltre la relieved fr.m aaBea ana Id. llilsson appointed to form a new cabinet. Jl'I.Y. is! B Cavalanac, minister of war, ifrBI in the chain ter of deput.es the ajnilt Of I'rej fus. Ilia apeech is Vuted to be po-te l tin wiiKhnii'. .'rai.ee Kx-l.ie .i Col Ptcsjaart la prosecuted for having innnir.ii ated pater of the mlnift-y if wart" !me let...l. Commandant Kstert.axy ai. i Mile. l's a are arrested upon the charge of havlhK manufactured the "lllani'he" and "Speransa" teU-xrams. Third BoJaraUTaaa trial liefore the court of the Seine and Uise district, lioth arc snataneesl as lefore, to tmpriaonment of

one year and a fine of S.tsw francs. Tlin ntxt day Zola disappears mysteriously. i in the :3d his eaaaa is erased from t ! roll of the La-Kion of Honor. Suit of M Ptequart tgalnst Du PatydeCfnnt The court if XppeaUl sentences Messrs. Bote ai d Dtirreua to one month in prison at. 1 a ilt.e of 3,000 francs for ücfamat:oti of the experts Bttboaaw, i'miarJ and Vannard. The doteadaata ul"o have to pay eV10 friiiioa UamuKes. on the Idlh M. liiTtulu". exati i.:i:r 11; ii:;tra'e. re . der. a decision clo. ug the prosecution in the Blaaoba and llnoranaa affair aaahtet Da l'aty ile flam. Ksterhasy ai..l Mile. Muraoerite Pays. AVQVtT, IK The rhamlier of deputies orders the prosecution of L.ieut. Col. Du l'aty de t'lam x be ir.ppe 1. n the 13th

Estarbaay is set at liberty. n me 3"th l.ieut f'ol. He: ryadm.tst M. t'avaignac tnat he is th.- autt'i r nf if.e p.i r "v canaille de D- ." He is arrested and Imprisoned in the Mont-Vaierion. On the i.ext day he cuts his throat with a raxor. Oes. ISotsdeff 1 ', chii-f of staiT, is dismissed. BBPTBlfBBR, ivt-Dismlasal of at. Cavalgnac, mlni-t.-r of war Jen. Kenouard .siieeeed ien. I. .i"deffre. ai d ten. Zurlladea sue IsM CavaiKnac. On the ii Moae Aiii.'d Dreyf tta wrltet to M. M rv 1 r :. keel r of the seals, asking for .i revision af the trial of December, UH agalaat her hu:-band. Lieut. Cat. lu lat d Clam susp. nded from active serv:. m tin: frith the coum , 1 of the cabinet din ts the Court of captation to order a revision of tl..- Heeg flat ease. (ien. Zurlinden Is dlsmisaed and succeeded by ' Sen. Chaaolne. Commandant Ksterhasy is di-iiii-". I ar.d l'."apj4'ar.i immediately. League of I'atriuta is reorganized. KCTOBBB, IIW TloaMt at a public meetIns caused by Messrs. He 1'rosence and Darautede. Attorney Oencral Manau finishes his Invert tgatton and demands revla of the Dreyfua case m Lean, pros ktfeat f the 1 rimlnal chamber, appoints M. Bard reporter. Search of Zola - ider.ee and cunflscatiun of a table to pay his Ilr.c. The table Is sold for la.'1 francs. on the Btb Qea. chanoir.e bi dteflslaacd aid tbe grteaaa cabinet er.ds. on the iilh-2th discussion in the criminal chambw uf the court of cassation upon tie dimai.d for revniun. MOVBhlBBB, B Tbe Dupuy caMrt t.i k .til.... n the 1st. Gen. Kenouanl is dismissed and replace! by Bea. lirault. The criminal charnlwr decides that Dreyfus is t'j be Iii fni iao1 by telaagraph of tiie demand for a revision and to be notitle 1 to present his means of defer.se. SI St rieseeilie is exK-iled fiom the Iyeatlui. of Honor. The court of cassation begU its investigation on the flat, ar.d hear- ;:.. Beget, Qoaao. Belaaaffra, M. l'uquart and othera. DBCEMBBB, lis-The criminal ebaanbar receives communication concerninx the secret dossier from the minuter of war. J.VM AUY, BB-M. fjueanay de Reaurej.alre, praildeBt of the civil ehaml a : of the Court of cassation, resigns. He ia replace 1 l M. Hall t ! : ..pre The 1 runInal 1 iiamler examines Du l'aty de"!am, Tratieux, Couard, Itelhomme, Varir.ard, Bartllloa, 13 ober t, Baaarhany and Haao t.iux and pi.. feeds to exumiiie the doasier of the mlr.ister .f war. FKltKt'ARY. ls-H. R.na ult-Morl'ere. reorter of the commission for the procedure of the revision, rep. rtl favorably to such revision. Dlseusslon In the aerate eeaceralBAj a law to tttsaoae cf the criminal chamur. MARCH, Ilia The senate votes to dispose of this 'ianiler and d.reets the entire court of cassation to pr.ufel with th" revision. The latter court examines again the secret dossier. APIUI,. IS'is The Fla-art) pnbtUbeatha reoord nf the Investigation of the court of cassation and is fined .V" francs. The court hears Messrs. lupine, Krystacttei, liertiilon and lioget.

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f th- Mortala otatrtct, accepted by M Quarte, minister of Justice, and fernen In that tbe Aur. re t. pfooeevted. 'fha letter signed 'Uhlan,' produced by Mnw r : in .. end work ofCoutasai 1 ml f:t..rhaxy. is delivered to M Pe'tWlOa, exam'.i leg magistrate. Resinning uf public meetings of the revisionists In the TtnalbVaua ha 11. The nlotatet af war i - mplalet againet M. Km;le ' la .,: I as HI .t I..' A'r re M''" V. author ..f "I a.-riise." and I'erreiix. asub Usher of the Aurore, are summoned. M. Jaaree a.Idres this questlcr. t M Matlae, preetdeat of the cabinet: "Haeorhae bot infirmat: ia boon gtvasi to the coun-mn-t'.al of Which the defendant knew BOtht icgT' M Me. 're refuses to answer. FBI Rl'ARY. Formation of trie League f Huaaan ar.d Ctttneas' Bigtita, f m the 71 h to the 7.1 1 liri trat of Z la In the court rif the Seine tinier too preIder.cy of Councilor Dele-?orjuj. M. Lfthorl defend a Baalte Stob, M. Att ert Cicmer.ceaii defer 1 M Terrcux, am! M George Cemenceau defends the Aurore. Zc'.a I sentenced to one ve-ii iff prison and a fine of MM francs M Perretaato four montha In pris m and a nne it t.tm frar. Lleu. Cl. 1'icqart played on the re::re list. MAR'"!!. D'v The revl!.-r,l' prn l.r. Rn i-.c: lent In court durlna tl - atterrpt ct M Jules A iffrat. who pr. 1 laiam in favet of tbe '' .a Jury. to rad" h -c.eif a .(ri The Incident hsa no ronaeieoreS Mulcid cf Uemercler-Ptea'd Dtnt isnweei Plcquart and Henry. BM : X la 1 l UM Anrufe anneal on th sun anainst the sentence 1 f February tX. apBIL. Iei- Annulment of the scr'errs ssalnst Messrs. Zole tr.d I'erreux buna an ths minister of wa i;.:d not th.j c urt-

MAY, I M Ttallot-Iteaupre finishes hla re;, rt tu the court. IINK. D9-Iaul Iwroulede acquitted Coati of oaissstlon decides In favor of Drayfue on the revision. Ksterhasy confesses hsvlng written the bordereau. Jl 'I.Y. l:e- Dreyfus returns to France on tin- M Oesneeoe nf DavfPa island dismised for cruelty to Dreyfua Ksterhasy rafaaaa t. tanCIfy i.-fore the rew courtmurt'al which Is to retry Dreyfus. AC0U8T, IW -New trial of Dreyfus begins on the 7t h August 7. 1 - the court-iiiurtial held its first session. The court waa comIMised na fnttnnrai CoL atovanst. director In the engineer corps, president. Licet Col. Itrorsnlart. director of the aehool f artillery. -Mai Te BranUaj uf the Seventh reR rnent of artillery. BaJ I'rotlllet, of the Tenth regiment of artillery. MiJ Merle, of the Seventh regiment of artillery Cant. Fnrfalt. of the Seventh regiment cf artillery. Ca.pt Peiueaan of the Seventh rextment cf artillery. lounsel for Drevfus were Mnitr-s I., bori nnd lU'iiinnirv the iattorona of t lie ini"-t cclcliriitcd criminal law era 111 Krn inc. Maj. tnrriere represented t be L'overnmet't as cnunael for the prosecution. Knrlv on Momlay morning, Auirtist II. while Maitre I.alrori, one ef Drevfus' iittornev, vna n his vtny t 1 the court, lie was hot by an aasaein und seriously woumlcd.

IUI KtMtll s IIOHIl lit: t . Arkuun leilne.l I lie the Mala K Tiden., laalnal lre)ln. The faiiioiis Imnlereuu (im-inoran-ti 11111 list ), which is n. know leases to be tbe Bnatn eehh naac L-aiiikt Drej t ua. was discovered in April. D'.4, ninons; waste popcrs from the GegasM aaatUsggJ, in the nafticnlat departnaaat nf ( nh t ount SohwtirkopM'ii, the military attache, by secret emissaries of tbe I rench (rovernuient. who had lirilel the janitor to surrender these iaers. It ie in t raiisliit urn .is fi, i - In the absence of any news Indicating your desire to see me. I nevertheless send you, sir, certain information of Interest: 1. A note on the hydraulic brake of 1?) (mctoud of operating this pie.e).

martial, read the text of n dispatch re ceiled hy Count von Munater-Leidea burg, tin- (iern.au Miihaasudor at Paris, from Prince Hohenlohe, the Orinun iiuperial chancellor, nLlsfa the former communicated to M 1 nelnlr Pethnj duritifr s wait to the Kivfcce palace. "His niajesity, the enierfr, haiinir en rv eonfldanca in the loyalty of the' president of the republic ri.d the jrovWBaBBtt Of the repulilic," it ran, "iH-ps 1 on r cm eilet. i lo teil M. Cas.inir-Pcr-ier that it ia proved the Herman einliasv 1 . r implii .it. il in the Dreyfus affair. His n.ajesty hoes the L'oiernnieut of the r. public will not hesitate to ileclare so. Without n for-

nrji declaration the benil whic'jhere continues to t-pread reanling the tierman embassy would compromise the position of the representat ie of Germany." The cfiminunication Is signed "Hohenlohe."

MME. DTtEVrUB. (The Fa thful W fe of tbe Unfortunata Captain. 1 A note on the outpost troops. (A few modifications will be made by the new plan ) 3. A note on modifications of artillery formation. 4 A beta relating to Madagascar. f. The sebeme relative to the manual of field Urin iMar. h 14. 1.M. This last paper Is extremely difficult to pro. are, and l can have it at my disposal

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Bess the V eh l nleb I npl. Itreyfn Wan ttuun. Gen. M reif r ivas minister of war when the French spy at the lurman embassy brought to the secret service of the French army the fragments of tin- hnrantraara, Tht report was receivf d by CoL Paty dc Clam, head of the secret service. He m;is a violent Jnw-hatcr. Ba a paneled to itertillon, ani the man who Invented the Itertillon system for nana Illing and ittaatJfjpfBf criminals, following pat;..-. BUfrgeatinaj who in turn reflected I Jen. Mercier'a antipathy to the Jews said it looked like Drey fus' handwriting. It wag rerteil. Mercier ordered that Dreyfus lie arrested. Paty fie Clam tried to prepare the case ggalmt bim. It was not st ron tr eiioupb to suit Men ier, and the minister of war eccured n deader whose skill was as prent as Paty'e infamy. The anti-Semitic party and press hiul doubts of Mercier, and caupht

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only for a very few days. The mlni.ry haa Issued a deilnite numticrto the rorp. and these corps are responsible for them, each officer Is obliged to return his copy after tftn maneuver-- If. therefore, you w:.h Baa to take from It whatever may interest you, and hold It afterward at my d poaal. I will take it. unless you do not want me to make a copy in extenso and address It to you. 1 am just leaving for the maneuvers. hn intllng to lMerhaara nduntary confessifiii. made to a l.oiulon newsjir.per. and repenteil since then, it was be and not Dreyfus vi ho wrote this bordereau. KMerhni stiite- that be wrote it nt the instigation of his auncrior otticers, intimatinp but not saying so in so many words that ien. .Mercier. then minister of w nr. ordered tbe liordereau w ritten. In a letter written to the Siei le .Ma ch u.".. -'.is, pnisranli. military attache of the Italinn . nibassy. relates that Cfiurit Schwarzko.n n received the articles eiiuiner.itJ in tbe iHirderenu, but uas entirely unaware of the existence of the memorandum itself, for it had Im n stolen leiore it reaebed him.

THE BE4 RE f imssicit.

Hiinril aaf ihr Tritt I l're.er el by Ike liepn r I men I i.f War. The secret flossier, which ripures so prominently la the Dreyfus com, is a onUnVtlon of papers belonging to the war department nnd collected in coi:Mction with the case. These jiajKrs nre said to contain proof of Dreyfus' tfiiilt even Ik v., ml the boidereau. The latter was mlmittedly written by K.terliay. During the first Drey fits trial this dossier (which in free translation would mean "record of the case") was submitted to the court-martial In executive session, not even Dreyfus" attorney lieing permitted to le present during this examination. There are, nil told, some 400 documents in thiscolIt ction. These p:i pi i s arc t :i tnitieil in secret session, but Drey fus' attorneys nre present, so they may be informed of the record of the charges based Uwn these papers. Secrecy is demanded by thi government lecaue it is claimed that publication would cause complications with foreign governments. The secret dossier has been in exclusive control of the general staff tip to the present trial, and there is. of course, no saying what it may con'.".:-, lo far the entire nasty Drey fus meet haa

hiiovin so much corruption, conspiri'y and forgery that the value of this Beeret dossier is very problematical. Tilt: cmim.iumch Bin I Mates I but t.ermnin llonaht So Beeret from Bnegtan, The eintnies of Drey 1 i.s laid particular slress upon the alleged fact that the accused officer had sold army aecrcta to (iermany. This charge wae disproved August 12 by e-Presidcnt asimir-Perier who, before the court-

at the first hint of Dreyfus denial to chari.re the minister with trying to smother the case because Dreyfus was a Jew. That added fuel to his flame. .-Mid Mercier became the most rabid foe of the imperiled captain. The pres rewarded him by declaring him the j - i r r i - i of patriots. Vet he knew he could not crush Dreyfus with the material at hand, ami he must act nt once. He rose at the first court-martial minister of war in the republic's cabinetand sniil: "lientleiiien. there ia something more. I shall read you ono sentence fn.ni n letter in cipher that some months ago came into possession of the ministry. You will comprehend its sonn e, although I am not M-rmit-ted to present its context: 'Deciiledly this scoundrel of a Dreyfus ia becoming too exacting.'" Ile bad wholly, flelilierately changed th;- sentence, for the paper from which he read did not contain the name of Dreyfus, but tho initial "D." only. On this bit of irregularly submitted, holdlv erjiird

EMILE ZOLA. The Man WKo CoTiplli-d the Govammcnl to Haar Ii---.. bit of evidence the judge based r de-ci-'.'ti tt.ey h i I iilreiuly formulated. Furthernioie. that scrap nf BaBif ha Gen. Merco eV 'v.i.ibling han.! vo in sflt n the rerootrfct rranner con-

necteil ivi''. Infi aiicged v":ng of Krv aiiny secrets to the Germans. U was a fragment, from some intercepted correspondence, passing between attaches of different em (Missies, ami related to matters even more infamous, more f.inspenkaldc, than any treason which Dreyfus was accused. But (ien. Mercier's best efTorta could not keep the truth buried, nor could his stibsenicncy to the rabble and tbe rank alike secure him in his seat as minister of nr. He has been warned to leave France, but has cboseo to remain, at least for the yrrsent.