The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, September 3, 1898, Page 1

This ‘Paper not i to be taken from the Library.*++* Call SAN FRANCISCO, SATURDAY,- SEPTEMBER 3, 189 VOLUME LXXXIV.—NO 95, PRICE FIVE CENTS. 06 106 X066 0F 08 0 00 00 0% 08 208 308 30000 300 308 308 308 306 30% 308 30% 30 308 308 308 308 308 308 300 508 306 08 308 06 08 30 08 06 0% 308 308 308 308 30 35 3% 300 50 6 ¥ i W‘ ’ W S g T COLO g SOLD LINGERIE : HT = RUMORS THA NEL ] NCY P TO NO Y ENRY WAS MURDERED. i € e ; & e 1 ; b= bed 3 W EELY HERR ROERED: DAWSON DAMES P RE D l CTE D § Special Cabie to The Call and the New York Herald. Copyrighted, 189S, by James Gordon Bennett. i : | BT 2 2 ; b o PARIS, Sept. 2—Among the many wild rumors flying about to-day is one that g . - g seems too incredible to merit even notice, did it not show the state of the public -mind. g; Fortur)e Rechzed by a Spoka De This is the belief that Colonel Henry did not commit suicide. The Figaro to-day says that % i illi 5 A o . g when the Commissary of Police arrived at Mont Valerien he asked for Colonel Henry’s X woman WItb Mllhnery GOOdS Mlast Pess‘l Nnis tlc Vlews [ % valise and the razor with which he committed suicide. =~ He was told they had both been sent g iD the : KIODdikz- E : g to the Minister of War. Naturally, such a detail as a razor being sent to the Minister of - 1 5 War makes many people ask why. o Dtertaloed Among t‘be g The E}::Iaire. referring to this ma(;tcn s?iys: “This controversy has shown us long ago g TACOMA, Sept. 2.—Last spring Mrs. Nellfe Humphrey of Spokans . to what depths certain individuals can descend, so we were not surprised to read that the sui- 2| invested $2000 in dainty feminine apparel and took it to Dawson over People of Paris. % cide of Colonel Henry was perhaps a murder.” S e, S T e B o o dresses $200 each, and hats from $100 to $150. Her trip netted her iR A 6 106 06 06 06 30K 306 30 306 X0 6 20 10 10 06 06 0008 06 00 X0 306 06 0K K30 U0 0K 00 0006 6 RO K 0N O F Y X RE O I E G M s | @ #DOUE $10.000 above expenses. Belief That England and Russia Are on the Verge of Strife and That France and Germany Will Fight. [+] PARIS, Sept. 1.—The most pessimistic feelings exist. It is the © © common: belief that Great Britain and Russia are on the eve of war O © and that the consequences of the Dreyfus scandal will invoive © © France in with Germany. [x] (] High ss that the discussions that will follow revision © [+] T . but they say that would be preferable to Q (4] 3 - romain under a cloud with the possibilities of agl- © © tation leading to elvil strife. [+) and the New York 8, by Janies Gor- > still wavering ion isthat cen told. Al- e t French ' press "and people are clamoring for more Hght » A 2, in fact, -sums up the E t 1 telegraphed editorial to he says: that the naked 1°'out of her well.” ng that the whole 1 modified, in fact nged within the last two most. stuliborn m were arguments- for the- first- to ad- must gone Imost case revision: are now in~ has been provoked Whatever . his. feelings of re- | lity in the matter may be, it| at the department of which | head. has . through Colonel | m and Colonel Esterhazy's | with it laid itself open.to | fon. His resignation, there- moinent when this. de- ked - has been taken will remember the the. Zola. trial d to resizn colleagues if Zola ‘were not What he threatened at to-day, the mo- 1 integrify of his lled in question, in’ public opinion is_suf- licated by Three days ago.the parti- were- in_the’ minority a positive men- To-day " there is he tt ent is done “hing . - examination of ————— GERMANY COULD CLEAR MYSTERY But “Interests of a Nation Are Superior to. Those of Any Man.” Dé Blowitz Interviews a Teuton Who Says De Boisdeffre’s Shortcomings Were Known. T.ONDON, Sept. 2—M. de Blowitz, the correspondent of.the Times, tele- 1s that he has obtained the views German” on the 87 clear up the Dreyfus affair. of the are superior to.those of any were listened to General de Bolsdeffre. couid not re- 2in an hour at the head of-the staff, whereas Germans ought to wish have him stay-there as long as possi- ble.” M. Blowitz says: ~General - de Bols- shortcomings are fully under- There was even deffre’ tood here in France: s an idea of sending him as French Em- bassador to St. Petersburg, a post he desired, but the incident of the Zola trial made his retention as chief of staff tmperative. ‘Now, however, the Ger- ans n silence. 2 Proceeding :to relate, from inside knowledge, the history of the forgeries of Colonel Scwartzkoppen's (late Ger- 1 military attache in Paris) hand- writing, the Times correspondent says the work was so cleverly done as to de- ignation of General de Bols-‘ the attitude of| us.paper in Paris that does | if not entire revision, -at | added that “the’interests | to | longer. have & motive to keep | | cetve Colénel Schwarzkoppen himself, | who even when he became aware of it, was unable to denounce it owing to the introduction of certain names. M.-de Blowitz arrives at this conclu- slon: ~ “It is absolutely impossible that Lieutenant Colonel Henry should have attained the necessary professional dexterity. The actual forger, therefore, must be sought elsewhere, though it is likely enough that Henry concocted the | phrases. Discovery would not be diffi- | cult.and would elicit the whole truth.” iMORE FORGERIES i MAY BE EXPECTED There Is No Telling Where | the Fraudulent Work | Was Carried Out. | Col. Henry Evidently Thought Dreyfus Was Convicted on Very Flimsy Evidence. NEW YORK, Sept. 2—A dispatch to the Tribune from Paris says:. Colonel Henry's confession of forging the fa- mous document, upon the authenticity of which General de Boisdeffre, chief | of staff of the French army, in his im- passioned appeal to the jury in the { Valerien have caused an emotion | throughout France which has not been witnessed since the fall of Sedan. | - Colonel Henry a peasant’s son, pro- njoted from the ranks and imbued with all the instincts and low cunning and narrow personal animosity often char- acteristic of French peasants, had no conception of the enormity of his crime until " overwhelmed by its aetection. This brave but infatuated chief of the Intelligence Department of the French army embodied the whole head and “front of Dreyfus’ conviction, of Zola's condemnation, of Esterhazy’s acquittal and of Picquart’s degradation and im- prisonment. Although the document which Col- onel Henry forged in 1896 cannot tech- nically have any effect on the Dreyfus trial; which took place in 1894, it is, nevertheless, with consternation that | to-day people are asking what sort of evidence could Dreyfus have been con- victed on, if, in the judgment of Col- onel Henry, it was so flimsy that he | thiought it could not stand investigation | without being propped up by official | | torgery. | M. Cavaignac, the Minister of War, | In his memorable speech In the Cham- | ber on July 7, based his declaration | upon the authenticity of this formal | document, which was printed and posted on the walls throughout France. | After conversing with representative Frenchmen of every class, and after mixing with excited groups in the streets and cafes, it is evident to an| observer that the popular tide is at | last turning In favor of a revision of | the Dreyfus trial, no matter what the | consequences may be. It is significant | | that_such newspapers as the Gaulols, | the Echo de Paris and journals which are known to be in close touch with | the army now declare that the feeling of military men is out and out for re- vision of the court-martial, and that many prominent officers insist that it | Is the honor of the army itself which necessitaces such revision. General de Boisdeffre, who made the moustrous threat to resign with the whole gcneral stafl of the army if Zola | was acquitted, has now, by his resig- | nation, admitted that he was the blind dupe of a forger. This insplres grave anxiety as to | whether or not the general staff hag | been duped in other matters—that of | national defense, for instance. Henri Rochefort, who still cham- pions the validity of Dreyfus’' condem- nation, is authority for the statement | that all the officers of the French gen- | eral staff employed in Paris have ap- plied to be relieved of their present duties and sent back to their respective | regiments. The Minister of War is conscientious- COLONEL BER ington sdys: Military officia made -the remark that ““Alge taken it will be by officers of JOOCQOO0Q0000000C CCcooNCo000C000000000000000000000000 -~ BE COURT-MARTIALED NEW YORK;Sept. 2.—A speclal to the World from Wash- commanding the Seventh California Volunteer Regiment, likely be will be court-martlaled, He Is within the Juris- diction of the Department of California, and If any action Is anpnanaac0nn0000600000000000000000 ] RY MAY Is say that If Colonel Berry, r is a d—d small man,” it Is that Department. DOOOOOCOO00OQ0000 Zola trial staked his own reputation | and the honor of the army, and Colonel | Henry’s suicide in the fortress of Mont | | now demand | Devil's Isiand shall have a new and pen again assured the Emperor on his honor as a soldier that he never knew Dreyfus and never had any dealings with him while in Paris. The letter which it is alleged Colonel Panizzardi, Italian military attache in Paris, had written to him mentioning Dreyfus by name was, Colonel Schwarzkoppen as- sured his sovereign, a forgery. In response to this appeal Emperor William instructed Chancellor von Ho- benlohe again to inform .the French |. Government of these facts, and to in- sist that the continued repetition of the columny in France must cease. Count von Muensier, German Embassador to France, returned specially to Paris on August 10 and delivered the foregoing message to M. de Lease, Minister of Foreign Affairs. The latter informed President Faure, M. Brisson, the Prime Minister, and M. C:utiguse of the mes- sage. It was this second warning from Germany that led M. Cavaignac once more to search for all the docu- ments relating to the Dreyfus case. e N TRYING TO' STEM THE TIDE OF AGITATION PARIS, Sept. 2—The Government is COUNT ESTERHAZY, WHO WAS PROMINENT IN THE PROSECUTION GENERAL MERCIER, EX-MINIS- OF CAPTAIN ALFRED DREYFUS. PROMINENT CHARACTERS IN THE DREYFUS CASE. TER OF WAR. ly subjecting all documentary evidence uged in the Dreyfus and Zola trials to expert test to ascertain whether any more forgeries exist. There is every indication that the army and people that the prisoner on fair trial, but this cannot take place for many months. The movement in favor of a revision of the Dreyfus case is growing stronger in the vpapers which, until now, have been hostile to the nrisoner of Devil's Island. T Ll OFFICERS WH ARE INDIGNANT Threaten to Resign and Force the Government to Act. General Pellleux Is Furious at Being Deceived and Speaks With Brutal Frankness. PARIS, Sept. 2—Midnight—It is now said that the Chamber of Deputies will not assemble until October, by which time it is hoped the storm will have blown over. Several officers of the highest dis- tinction, it is alleged, threaten to re- sign thelr commissions and to publish the facts in order to force the Govern- ment to act. Among the crowd of specvlations and alleged revelations, however, little that is actually new has been disclosed. General Pellieux is furious at having been deceived. He says that during the Zola trial he re- celved a letter {rom a juryman, beg- ging him for proof of the guilt of Dreytus. He learned elsewhere that the jury wanted the report of Captain Lebrun-Renaud, who is credited with having received a confession from Dreyfus. All of General Pellleux’s demands upon the Government failed to get any- thing but Colonel Henry’s forgzed let- ter, which he (Pejlieux) took on trust. In his anger at this base .eception, General Pellieux has now written to the Governor of Paris. asking with brutal frankness to be placed on the retired 1ist, as he does not wish to be mixed up with “men lacking all sense of honor.” g FeRoRegoRoRo8oF 2 3-8 3 F-F-3-F-F-F=F-F-F=F=F-ReFcF R =S8 == MAJORITY OF CABINET FAVORS A REVISION PARIS, Sept. 2.—It is said to-night that M. Brisson has given in his adhesion to a formal revision of the case. He is reported to be urging a fresh trial. In this he has a majority of the Cabinet at his back, always excepting M. Cavaignac, who remains as firmly con- vinced that Dreyfus is guilty, just as he was certain the document forged by C-~lonel Henry was genuine. Of course, neither M. Brisson nor his followers in the question of revision profess any doubt about Dreyfus’ culpability. On the contrary they claim to believe he w_'lll be proved a traitor. This action on their part is probably more Judicious than sincere. There is a stubborn spirit abroad. By mere force of facts many have been brought to believe in the illegality of the trial of 1894, but from this to admitting Dreyfus is innocent is a far cry. The revisfonists therefore do well to base their demands for a new trial simply on the ground of judicial informality, and not on that of the condemned man’s innocence. 28 308 308 308 308 8 108 308 308 208 300 300 08 0% G X 0% 30K 30008 06 0% Oy 0 106 106 X0 0% 30 308 308 X0 0% 306 30K 308 308 308 108 30308 0% 308 30X XX 308 10 08 208 308 100 308 306 08 108 308 306 B 08 08 300 90K 3G 30 53¢ X0 308 30y 3 0% Xx 308 306 306 308 X0F 308 306 06 08 3¢ The Governor has begged him to recon- sider his decision. M. de Pressense, a member of the Chember of Deputies and foreign edi- tor of the Temps, is organizing meet- ings throughout the country in favor of revision. M. Zola remains in hiding. but he has written a_letter of congratulation to Madame Dreyfus. 3 Colonel Picquart implores Maitre Labbori, who was counsel for Zola in his recent trial, to cease offorts to ob- tain his (Plequart’s) freedor:, as he says he can wait until September 21, when he will be liberated and can face his accusers. Madame Dreyfus so far has taken no action. ——— GERMANY’S : SECOND WARNING CAUSED SEARCH NEW YORK, Sept. 2—A special cable to the Bun from Paris says: About a month ago the continued gibes of the French anti-Dreyfus press led Colenel Schwarzkoppen, formerly German military ettache at Paris, to make a personal appeal to the Cerman Emperor to check the persistent at- tacks upon him. Colonel Schwarzkop- doing its best to stem the rising tide of agitation by a studied qulescence, which scandalizes the Journal des Debats and other papers; but it may succeed in getting over the crisis. M. Faure ignores the reproaches of the press and remains at Havre. M. Bourglers, Minister of Education, is in Switzerland. His address is not known here. M. Peytral, Minister of Finance, is at Marsellles and M. Lock- roy, Minister of Marins, 8 et Cher- bour; In Efie meantime M. Cavaignac, Min- ister of War, and M. Sarrlen, Minister of Justice, are busy enough. M. Sar- rlen had two prolonged -conferences with M. Brisson this afternoon and efter M. Cavaignac's long interview with M. Sarrien both Ministers looked ruffied. These and other impromptu Ministerial conferences were devoted to an veémnvor to convince the Minjster of War of the necessity on political grounds of a revision of the Dreyfus case, which the whole country, includ- ing the army, now demands. —_— COLONEL PANIZZARDI ) WILL BE RESTRAINED ROME, Sept. 2—It 1s asserted on Not satisfied with this, Mrs. Humphrey purchased another assort- ment of lingeries, laces and silks and started again this week for the Klondike metropolis. She told friends just before starting that she expected to return in four months with a sack containing $65,- 000 in gold dust, which she should receive, judging by her former ex- perience. ¥ Mrs. Humphrey said that when she arrived at Dawson the streets there, contrary to her expectations, were thronged by stylishly dressed women, many of them being just as refined as any in' the States. Al were very particular regarding thefr personal appear- ance, the only thing that bothered them being that there was not enough finery to go arourd untfl she arrived with her stock. She ex+ -but added that at the OD00000O000000C0000000 pects to come out over the ice early next year. C000000000000000000C0O0CCO00000000 2000000C0O0000QC000C000 high authority that the Italian military attache in Paris, Colonel Panizzardi, the writer of two of the three docu- ments, the ones dated March and ‘April, 1894, upon which M. Cavaignac said he based his belief, when reasserting. his conviction of the guilt of Dreyfus in the Chamber of Deputies a few weeks ago, will not be allowed to :publish any Dreyfus revelations. —_— CAVAIGNAC CONVINCED OFPREYFUS’ GUILT PARIS, Sept. 2—M. Lasies; a member of the Chamber of Deputies, had an in- terview this morning with the Minister for War, M. Cavaignac, on the recent developinents in the Dreyfus case. The Minist-r reiterated that he was con- vinced of the guilt of that prisoner; sama time he was determined to punich all who had been derelict in their dutv. The deputy afierward declared that 8o long as M. Cavalgnac was Minister for War there wou'd be no re¢vision of the Dreyfus case. adding il in the event of a revision, the tria! could not again be Lield behird closed doors, and as it would be impoesible to produce publicly some of the documents, the ac- quittal ¢f Dreyfus must certainly re- sult frora a recpening ot the case. VESSELS CHASED BY MYSTERIOUS SCHOGNER Piracy Evidently Attempted Along the Coast of Cuba Since War- ships Were Withdrawn. KINGSTON, Jamaica. Sent. 2.—Since the withdrawal of the American fleet sev- eral Jamajca schoomers that have a cas- ual trade with Cuban ports have reported being chased along the coast of Cuba by a mysterious schooner. the schooner Carmita and Dr. Gobino, a passenger on the vessel, now report that she was chased between Cape Cruz and Niquero, on the Gulf of Cuanayro, by a schooner with ri.es. The Carmita, hav- ing arms, returned the fire, repelling the attack. The Jamaican Government. it is report- ed, will make representations as to the inéident to the United Stutes -Govern- ment through the British’ Colonlal Office: —_— MKINLEY GOES TO CAMP- WIKOFF NEW YORK, Sept.-2—President Mc- Kinley, accompanied by Mrs. McKinley, Major Webb C. Hayes, Colonel and Mrs. | Myron T. Herrick and George D. Corteél- you, the President’s assistant. secretary, arrived at Jersey City over the Pennsyl- vania road at noon to-day. He was met at the Pennsylvania road station by Mr. and Mrs. Hobart. who will remain with him during his stay in this city. .The party were driven to the Manhattan ‘Ho- tel, where they occupled the state apart- merits. 3 President McKinley and his party left the city at 10:15 to-night for Camn Wik- off. After dinner was served at the Man- hattan Hotel the President went upstairs to the Transportation Club rooms, which occupy the ugper floor 6f the hotel, and for an hour held an informal reception. Chauncey M. Depew introduced the call- The captain of | | ger, accompanied by Mrs. Alger, Commis- sary General Pagan and Sendtor Proc- tar, left Washington this afterncon at 4 o’clock: for ~ Brooklyn, where a special | train ‘will be in walting’ with ‘accommo- | dations for President andMrs. . McKin- | ley ‘and Secretary Alger's party, and this train will start at the proper hour:during | the night o arrive at Cantp Wikoft early to-morrow. morning. - Secretary Gage was | to- be one of Secretary Alger's party, but | decided "at the last. moment to remain In Washington- unt{l 'the 20th, when he will go on a vacation of several weeks to Colorado and other Western States. LAWTON'S REPORT OF HEALTH CONDITIONS Two Hundred and Twenty Patients in the Hospital at Santiago. WASHINGTON,. Sept..2.—The follow- ing is General Lawton’s report of health conditions at Santidgo: SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Sept. 2.—Total sick, 220; total fever, 140; :total new. cases fever, 1; total returned-to duty, 22. No deaths. = CANADIAN PACIFIC LOSES. Interstate. Commerce Commission Decides the Rate Question. | - WASHINGTON, Sept. 2—The Inter- state “Commerce Commission, by a de- cisfon to-day in the matter of the pas- senger rate disturbance of the Canadian Pacific, involving the property of differ- ential rates betweén Eastern points and | the Pacific Coast, held that the Canadian Pacific was not entitled to the differential contended for. - The case is one of the most important that ‘has been before the | commissfon for a long time, the American | railroad lines and the Canadian Pacific | having been engaged for six months or | more In a war over passenger trafiic be- tween the East and ‘E’ 2 —— TWO BIG FAILURES. Kansas Loan and Trust Company and the Godey Publishers. TOPEKA, Sept. 2—The Kansas Loan .and Trust Company, lately known as.tha Trust Comipany of America, “has_falled. The Mabilities are estimated at $400,000, as- sets at §1.200,000. This i one of the old- est and largest trust companies in Kan- sas. Upon'the application.of John _R. | Muivane; John Marion and W. H. Ross- | ington. T. B." Sweet and:G. H. Whitcomb of this ¢ity were named receivers to-day. ility to meet obligations Is the reason ed_for the receivership. NEW YORK, Sept. 2—A receiver was appointed-to-day .for the Godey Company, ublishers of Godey's Magazine. A cred- tor for $23,000 forced the receivership. FOR - A NINE HOUR" DAY. | Eighty-Five Per Cent of the Press- . :men Voted in Favor of It. MILWAUKEE, Sept. 3.—The executive committee of the International Press- | men’s Union has been .called to meet in Chicago on September 5 to decide” upon theé detalls of putting into effect a nine- hour. work .day in that trade: - The refer- endum vote on the question of demand- ing a nine-hour day shews: that fully per cent of the members. of the. union { voted: for"it. t est. e 4 Salinas’ New Industry. - SALINAS, Sept.-2—A new industry .of great value to this city and vieinity is be- ing developed a few miles: from here, ow- ing to the near establishment of:a- beet sugar factory: This.is the furnishing of lime rock for use in the. Watsonville and Spreckels factories... Threé quarries have alrcady been . opened on' the Gabilan ranch, and thus far. twenty carlbads.of | lime rock have -been used.. Hindreds:of loads will- be used - during the season’s run. . The supply of réck, which.is of the sbest quality, Is apparently ‘inexhaustible: | | President. The President will | e Dhenday with Vice-President Ho- | bart. Mrs. McKinley and Mrs. Hobart, who aid not go to Camp Wikoff, leave Patterson to-morrow. 8 IO ASHINGTON, Sept. 3—Secretary Al- TAGALLO CHIEFS INTEND TO ASK FOR ANNEXATION Weary of flguincldd’s D'ict_c‘lt}bréh'ip, They Wish to Come Under @merican Rule. = Special Cable to The Call and the New York Herald. Copyrighted, 1898, by James Gordon Bennett. MANILA, Sept. 2—One of General Aguinaldo’'s confldential ad- visers informs me that the purpose of the leaders of the Filipinos is to petition for annexation. The natives realize they can never ob- tain prosperity and stability of government under Tagallo rulers. Aguinaldo {8 not a party to the scheme; still he dreams of a re- public under an American protectorate. Intelligent natives believe that annexation is the truer road to liberty, in view of the fact that Pia Pilar, the southern leader, and Puah, the Chinese chieftain in the Malabar district, show stronger intentions daily of breaking from the central dictator, [EE RS BT RSN ..'l'“."."**“".”**ihlfi.‘iflbilhl