The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, August 18, 1899, Page 1

The VOLUME LXXXVI-N - ‘ 0. 79. SAN FRANCISCO, FRIDAY, AUGUST 18, 1899. PRICE FIVE CENT WELLMAN DISCOVERS NEW LANDS AND MANY ISLANDS " THE YAOUIS After Thrilling Adventures the Surviving Members of the Polar Expedition Return to Norway. Death and Disaster Cvertake Some of the Intrepid Explorers in Franz Josef Land and Their Leader Is Crippled, ; ROMSOE, ISLAND OF TROMSOE, NORWAY, T McKinley Bentzen ing body to beside it Arctic ) degrees nd new yv.be : per Alter er membe Probably for Life. e + [ e e e e headed by Prince Luigi, Duke of | Abruzzi, which had sailed from | Archangel to reconnoiter the northwest of Franz Josef Land and to meet if possible the Well- man expedition. Mr. Wellman and his panions found no trace in Franz| Josei Land of aeronaut, Professor TO BRING HOME THE NEBRASKA VOLUNTEERS com- the missing ree. Governor Poynter Trying to Make a Deal With the Transporta- tion Companies. "OLN, Neb —Governor position to Nebraska Regin nse, the il at State wor will tender the sum of the = unt raised by Journal, On , Beatrice POISONED BY LEMONADE. Two Hundred Cases, But None Result Fatally. ROCKFORD, Aug. 17.—Two hundred were poisoned at Oregon, IIL., by lemonade which they drank ¥et no fatalities have 1eported was the annual celebra- Modern Woodmen of Amer- ed by 2000 people. ng is supposed to have been of citri¢ acid in the lemon- b e & WALTER WELLMAN, THE ARCTIC EXPLORER. CUNS FOR NTERCEPTED Mexican Warship Reported Francisco Vessel. FIGHT WITH TROOPS In an Encounter Near Vicam the . © Horse Ridden by Gemeral | ? Torres Is Shot. 3 - e | T Special to The Call. s it & UAYMAS, Mexico, Aug. 4 17.—The gunboat Demo- . crata left port on Tues- ' day, and a rumor was started that o | it went to intercept a vessel from ¢+ | San Francisco carrying Gatling @ | guns, rifles and ammunition to : the Yaquis. The gunboat has not | ¢+ | returned, but rumor says that it f has captured the filibuster. | ¢, Guaymas is full of Yaquis ¢ | working at all sorts of occupa- o tions. Several sloops laden with ¢ | produce and manned by Yaquis 2 | arrived yesterday from the river. ¢ They report that when the troops o |reached Vicam on Friday the & | town was deserted and no fight | took place. . A body of Indians met the 4 | troops on the march toward the ! | town and held them in check un- ¢+ til the Yaquis had left the town, . and then they disappeared in the o | woods. The main body of the + | Indians, including women and _‘ . children, crossed on a raft to the & | north bank of the river, made a | detour behind the troops escaped to the mountains. The Yaqui Indians’ loss in the | skirmish was three. The horsc% { under General Torres was shot. The remainder of the cam- paign will probably consist of scouting in the mountains on the part of the troops and raids on the Guaymas Valley ranches by the Indians. and | BOERS ARE SPARRING IR TIVE An Apparent Surrender to 41 L : | the Morni ost say: s stated o British Demands Received |t ninm thas tie Frare 'n o mesciis Wlth Caution ldls‘rwls are threatening that in the| event of war they will murder all the e @+ et e e eieieieg Englishmen and outrage their women. The burghers in the Krugersdorp were warned yvesterday to be rea take the field at a moment's notice. GROCERS TRY TO FIX THE PROFITS ON SUGAR fal T tch to The Call. ONDON, Aug. 13.—The Johannes- burg correspondent of the Daily | Mafls says: "I learn that, instead /ing to the proposal of Mr. | berlain to refer the fran- | versy to a joint commission | . N v, the Sl doverers Ccn:fmittee of Whtflesalers Associa- will intimate its wil s to grant o tion Confers With Refiners in five-year ple , Tetrospect- New York. ive and unclogged by restrictions, and NEW YORK, Aug. 17.—A committee that th entation of the gold | representing the National Wholesale ended to one-fourth of | Grocers' hus exceeding the fifth | Association is in the city for the purpose of getting refiners to d. r Altred Milner and|some plan of enforcing the factor | rendering an inquiry into the present | agreement. The called at the franchise law unnecessary. Nothing | offices of the inder to- | will be randed in return for tk day and conferred w > managers conce: ut ‘a suggestion will be | of those concerns in d to the s mad imperial Government | should grant something reciprocal. “The apparent surrender must. how- ever, be re ved with caution. the new ‘laws are properly s. effectual guarantees, they ma inte d to grant the s of 1 forms with the object of gaining time | and placing Great Britain at a di uation. The m ever, was to chief competito; American Su- gar Refining Company. The result of the conference was not made public. The committee also had a conference | with representatives of the American | advantuge | Sugar Refining Company. It was inti- | LONDON, Aug. 18.—The correspond- | mated to the members that the com- ents of the Times and the Standard at | pany was in accord with the effort to Johannesburg confirm the statement of | keep up and enforce the factor plan, the correspondent of the Daily Mail, as- | put the grocers themse s R serting that the new scheme for the!), req to to enforce the agreement. Transvaal executive is said to be the | " ; result of deliberations between Pre- | Under this agreement grocers who sell ant visit, how- brothers, the ¥ only be | | | | COLONEL HENRY’'S WIDOW CALLS BERTULUS A JUDAS An Arraignment of the Magistrate Who Is a Firm Believer in the Innocence of Dreyfus. to Have Captured a San Picquart Also Testifies in Behalf of the Former Prisoner of Devils Island, While General Roget Reiterates His Belief in the Guilt of the Accused. e Copyrighted, 1399, by the Assoclated Press. ENNES, Aug. 18—The trial by court-martial of Captain Dreyfus was re- | sumed at 7:23 this morning with- out incident, Colonel Picquart continuing his testimony. spoke in the same loud, fearless tone and commenced by declar- ing that he thought it necessa to reply to General Roget’s verit- able arraignment of him. Gen- eral Zurlinden, General Billot, General Roget and General Mer- cier were present. General Roget at the outset of Colonel Pic- quart’s remarks interposed ~ and said he would reply to them. Colonel Picquart proceeded to discuss the secret dossier as the mainspring of the condemnation of Dreyfus. He took up the con- sideration of the documents suc-| cessively, referring to the writers and persons addressed as “A” and “B,” occasionally treating of the “Cette canaille de D 2 document. Eei R s S E —M. Roget, M. Bertulus, the investigating mag- istrate; the widow of the late Lieutenant Colonel Henry and Colonel Picquart were on the stand to-day. Mme. Henry, after M. Bertulus had deposed, asked leave to speak. She stood up in a stagy manner, raised her left hand and said: “I ask to be heard.” She wanted to contradict what M. Bertulus had said regarding the friendship of her husband and Hster- hazy. She would be a handsome woman did not the vulgarity of the drinking house she originally came from cling to her. Subaltern officers revolve around her, but Mercier and the other officers among whom she sits seem embarrassed by her presence. What she said was a tirade learned by heart and scarcely evidence. It, however, was not wide of some points that M. Bertulus brought out. She wanted to show that M. Bertulus could not pos- sibly have wfung an avowal from that he and Esterhazy formed ociation of traitors. Her story coincided with what General Roget gaid on this subject. So far from Ber- tulus appearing to suspect Henry and | crushing the latter with words of sus- she said her late husband had picion, described that magistrate as ‘“‘charm- ing.” She said Bertulus even embraced Henry when the latter was taking his | leave, a circumstance which struck the wife when she heard of it as boding no geod. She that falsehood lay behind the kiss and that M. Bertulus was a Judas. This idea she then developed in a sionate peroration that seemed a n learned by heart. Mme. Henry s very like the late Mme. actress, as she ind dramatic vengean Bertulus felt that it would never do to argue with her, for tears were stand- ing in her eyves and the Judges were looking sympathetic. So he said that he preferred saying nothing to a lady whose grief he respected and whose angry excitement he pardoned. General Roget again to-day showed extraordinary forensic ability. I do not know what the military worth is of the generals.who are acting here as wit- nesses, but I do not wonder at the old Judges of the Court of Cassation being jealous of their argumentative capaci- ty, their skill in turning a case inside out, in puzzling innuendo, in casuistry, and in elegant verbal facility. at f the stands. The | toria, Bloemfontein and the African|on the agreed price are assured of a |is wonderful in these respects. Billot are of small | politicians at Cape Town. profit of about one-sixteenth cent per | is not inferior to him, but Roget is the The Johannesburg correspondent of | pound. ; | superior of both in forensic skill, acu- D R S o S S e e B R O e o A ) B R e R GRCIR SECR S ARY explored regions hitherto-.un= ; known, and important -scientific |- ¢ work “was done by-Lieutenant : “velyn B. Baldwin of the United'| ¢ States Weather Bureau; Dr. Ed-}2 ward Hoffman of Grand Haven, | ¢ Mich., and A. Harlan of° the!® United States Coast : : The expedition killed fourteen |+ bears and many walruses. : The Capella arrived at Cape | ® p Tegethof in search of the expe-!? dition' on July- =27 iast: Op|]. Gun Team and Detachment of a Battery of the British Horse Artillery Just Ordered August 9 she met the .Stella|$ to South Africa. Polar, bearing the exXpedition | g4—e-o-s-6-a-0-4-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-4-0-1-0-0-6 -+ 0--0-0—t-0-0—6—-0-0-—-5-+0—0-0—+-0-0-4-0-0-0-0—-4-0—--+-0—-64-0+-0 500004008 7, He | jumped to the conclusion | Mercier | | men and suggestiveness. ve Roget is a v able man. He is the son of a gen- and obtained his commi; ing the exami- nations. rather English looking in features and cool and delib- erate in manner. He speaks distinctly and rather slowly, but does not fall into darme in the Pyrenee: - * (R the defect into which Mme. Henry fell, of making every syllable a long one. Dreyfus was under Roget as an out- sider with the general staff, and seemed tortured by his arguments and points that he made—points that went home to the military Judges and were in- tended to poison their minds. Finally he could stand it no longer and, start- ing up, his eyes gleaming with anger, he cried: “You deal only in argumen- tations. I have listened to you for hours without hearing a single fact.” There were, nevertheless, some facts to-day, but they were adduced to de- | stroy the credit of Colonel who was represented, when the head of the intelligence department, as playing a c¢rooked part and keeping back every e e O S 1 piece of information unfavorable to | Dreytus | Maitre Demange made many happy | points in putting questions to General Roget, who dodged them with presence of mind and address, and, when in a corner, with cool impudence. Still | Roget had the ear of the court. He knows how to speak to specialized mili- tary minds. The evidence of M. Bertulus was, on the whole, favorable to Dreyfus, in the judgment of civilian listeners. Unfor- tunately his reputation is blown upon. He belonged, when at Nice, to the South Railway gang, and as the magis trate sent to investigate their swindle played into their hands. owed that he did not respect M. Bertulus is an epicurean and people by his him. has shocked Rennes rather gay relations with a former ac tress, who, somehow, rolls in riches. Still, he seems to be a fair and truth- | ful witness and his deposition must affect the public. Colonel Picquart will be heard again to-morrow. M. Labori's assailant is still undis- covered. At a convent of Marists, at Cosson, near Rennes, the brothers are vainly searching for him. This has won sympathy for the clerical party, as it was thought a brotherhood might shelter him. A hypothesis that seems | nearer to the truth is that he is a ldier, who was given a suit of cloth- ing and told where to exchange it for a uniform, which he could again don as soon as Labori was shot. I can | imagine a Breton soldier, brimful of | hatred of the Jews and “that traitor, | Dreyfus,” taking his life in his hands and going resolutely to kill Labori. EMILY CRAWFORD. MANY SENSATIONS AT DREYFUS’ TRIAL Bertulus and Picquart Declare That They Believe the Accused Is Innocent. RENNES, Aug. 17.—With the usual attendance and without any note- worthy incident the second trial by court-martial of Captain Alfred Drey- fus, charged with treason, was resumed this norning in the Lycee. Previous to the opening of the proceedings it be- came known that Maitre Labori, lead- ing counsel for Dreyfus, who was shot ih the back from ambush Monday, was slightly worse to-day. His physicians have not yet extracted the bullet, his fever continues to increase and it is not believed he will be able to attend court Monday. Consequently Maitre Monard. counsel for the Dreyfus fam- ily before the Court of Cassation in the trial revision - proceedings, has been summoned to replace M. Labori until such time as the latter is able to re- sume conduct of the case. Friends prevented Maitre Albert Clemenceau from coming to the assist- ance of Dreyfus, as planned immediate- ly after the assassination of M. Labori. However, in | of the difficulties en- €6 defense, to-day's ses- sion of the opened with brighter - prisoner, as M. De- of counsel for the defense evi- came primed with questions to den Ihplt to General Roget. The latter re- L e Y | Esterhazy Picquart, | Roget alluded | s and to other doings of Bertulus | % [ R ot ie oiche ol ot ot i i o 2 - . @ IR CoOMMANDANT RAVARY - @i s eisieb e ieiesei@ sumed his deposition on the opening of the court, dealing with the theft of the letters from Mlle. Pa; number of the couns the bullseye and made | squirm in his seat. General Roget was unable to conceal his annoyance and anger when M. Demange scored. The witness’ fingers twitched nervously and he frequently | turned for consolation toward Generals Billot and Zurlinden, former Ministers of War, who the witness’ seats behind him. general also threw glances of the audience wh the general occupied The ourtroom when M. Demange cor- ed him. Finally General Roget be- e quite red in the face and an- d M. Demange in a hollow voice, ly with his confi- dent tone of yes Then came a W who proved to be a splendid reinforcement for Drey- fus. It was M. Bertulus, the examin- ing magistrate who received the late | Lieutenant Colonel Henry’s confession {of forgery. In almost inaudible tones, owing to hoarseness, M. Bertulus gave his testimony, which was a veritable speech for the defense. Coming from a man of the high legal reputation of M. Bertulus, this evidence raised the hopes of the Dreyfusards immediately, and it apparently made a deep impres. sion on the members of the court. M. Jaures, the Socialist leader, who was among those pi t in court, Te« | marked on the co: sion of the mag- istrate’s testimo: “This is the first time the truth and the whole truth has ‘bsen told before the judge: Dreyfus displayed the keenest inter- | est in the statements of M. Bertulus, seeming completely absorbed in his | words and straining forward to catch every syllable. After a brief confrontation of M. Bertulus and Mme. Henry, widow of Lieutenant Colonel Henry, Colonel Pic- quart, formerly Chief of the Intelll- gence Bureau, was called. He gave his evidence in a loud, resonant voice ana created a profound impression. The fol. | lowing is the testimony In detai General Roget, on resuming his testle mony, criticized the surveillance inaugu- | rated’ by Colonel Picquart over Lieuten- nt Colonel Hen This surveillance, he eral months and inc| | said, lasted the interception of letters addres The terhazy. of Henry | these measur , > carried out without tion of the Minister of War, even informed of them. Moreo had also been sea e duri the authoriza- was not el | quart’s metho atching Mlle. Pays. In regard to Esterhazy, General Roget i mitted the former was a gambler 2 immoral charact I have acknowl le fai nevertheless ma e has bee victim of abominable persecution.” General Roget next spoke of the arrest | at Belfort of Quene | quart cooked up the allegations of spying against Quenelli in order to attract to himself the approval of his superiors. The witness then dwelt upon the alleged devices of Dreyfus to procure information | from the various bureaus in regard to the mobilization and concentration of the | troops, pointing out that while intelligent and industrious, Dreyfus was ‘“‘far too in- quisitive in matters which did not con- cern him, to the detriment of his proper dutles. Replying to a question of the court, General Roget replied that so far as he knew Dreyfus had only once been given an imaginary task as a test. The prisongr listened intently to the wit- ness, Dreyfus' self control contrasting g\arkedly with his excitement of ay. M. Demange- asked Colonel Jouaust, president of the court-martial, to request General Roget to repeat the explanations ch he had given before the Court of Cassation in regard to _the part -pl. the affair by Major Du Paty de ( 3 whereupon the witness traversed the old ground in regard De Clam's steps toward Esterhazy in the campaign said to be erganizing against him. The gen- eral said he beli i the forged “‘Spe: n the anga” letters were either written by Dn Paty de Clam or instigated by him. Wit- ness said he had not acted agains: Clam because he saw nothing culpa what he had done to save Bsterhazy. With reference to the document Libera- teur, a document forged in order to s cure the release of Esterhazy when he w. court-martialed, General Roget said he only knew how it reached the Ministry of War, adding that its disappearance from that Ministry was a mystery. But. 1} sald. doubtless De Clam could expl matter. Counsel for the defense here wanted to know how, under such circumstances, De Clam's intervention in behalf of .Ester- hazy could be explained. But the wit- ness could only attribute it to Du Paty de Clam's moral conviction of Ester- hazy’s innocence. “In any case sald the general, “the general staff must be entirely disassoci- ated with the part played by Du Paty de Clam in this matter.” ““Certainly,” replied M. Demange. ] attach great importance to this was the general's next remark. M. Demange assented to this, but add- What I would like to know is how ain’ the an innocent man like Esterhazy was thought to need this kind of help.” (Laughter.) *“It is certain I should not have done it,” answered the witness, which caused re- newed laughter. Genera| Roget then added that although he would not have intervened himsalf ta