The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, August 30, 1899, Page 3

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 30. 1899. LULON Colonel Henry’s Chief Deputy Comes to the Aid of the Prisoner at Rennes. DE FREVCINET 0 THE WITNESSSTAND Former War Minister Talks of Conciliation Without Giving Any [mportant Facts. Special Dispatch to The Call. Aug. was pleased with the outcome of to-da proceedings before the court-martial that is try- g Car The Drey- fusards expect el Cordier, who was dep £ of the Intelli- nt under the late Lieu- Depart ‘ would testify received di- been realized, the , because it to the anti- 1l along con- eived the border- it Sandherr, a Jot have done had the the Dreyfusards by his accomplice, that event Henry would e handwriting when bordereau from the v and would have sup- ed bas ssed it instead of forwarding it to Colonel Cordier, however, testified that he was absent from the Department when the bor- ved, but that he believed received by Henry. Natur- itement elated the anti- but they had no good s atulate themselves smainder of Cordier's testi- s it was wholly in favor of d, the procession rs of the gener opportunity to rdier was a_good 1 the point of view s, be all - use were not ap- ra- ble impress General Mercier Cord! me as a n the audience, who f t Saturday confronted er, he would ier is game to action to-day is inte intended to show that he is throw up the sponge. The 1 in 1894 lays him open to s a constant topic of cafes and at other in Rennes. There ap- .ver, to be a good reason Governmeént will not take any » until the trial is ove sagreea His from the beginning. attendance was the ning of the trial. was on the qui vive timony of Charles de Fr By r Minister ;! s and former Minister adroit politician, the £ French politics, sat % well as he could. His . fear that the Dreyfus gitation would injure the discipline of annoyed the to aceus greatly as calculated against the Drey- influence the d. 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Labori then secured another con- | cession favorable to Dreyfus by getting M. de Freycinet to admit that he could not recall a single fact going to prove that money had been sent into France from abroad to promote a campaign in favor of Dreyfus. The general feeling, however, was that his appearance on witness stand has not materially helped the accused. DREYFUS IS GAINING POWERFUL FRIENDS dence in Favor of the Ac- cused Man. RED Aug. 20.—General Mercler, the former Minister of War, and most of the other generals interested in the 1l of the Lycee this morning when the second session of tne fourth week of the trial by court-martial case of Captain Alfred Dreyfus of the | artille charged with treason, was opened. Colonel Cordier, deputy chief of the Inte nce Department under the late Licutenant Colonel Henry, and who his previous appea n court, had ¢ the Minister of War, 4 de Gallifer, from his oath of pro nal secrecy, W the first witness c: He testified to the effect t the iate Colonel Sand- herr and not Lieutenant Colonel Henry received the famous bordereau. The witness deposed strongly in favor of Dreyfus, and he kept the court and even the judges in roars of laughter by his comical manner and witticisms. stout m with jolly 3 ery red nose. The colonel declared that his belief in the guilt of Dreyfus was first shaken when the date of the bor- dereau was giv s May. He was now convinced Dreyfus was innocent. Colonel Cordier then spoke up strongly for Colonel Picquart conscientious soldier and an honorz man and threw light upon the situation which existed in the offices of the Intelligence Depart- | ment of the War Off He explained that Henry was jealous of Picquart be- cause the latter was given charge of the tical department, tioned the Ambassador of Germany, hoped to get for hims pressed the belief that It was because of Picquart that Henry committed his | forge | The evidence of Colonel Cordier was | livered in a loud voice, accompanied by | | humorous asides. He several times men- | | t, president of the | could adjourn the trial Mercier, who is an im- s, were arrested. If the rdjourned for mo hours it would laps s would have to b | clusion_of ,Colonel Cordier’ tements. He said t i his a | rest was | points of thelr depositions 4 which caused the president of the court, the the n Colonel Jouaust, to intervene and tell witness that he must not introduce ambassador’s name or refer to Germ The rections of the wi speated the same slips of the s he did more than once, and ng manner in which he avoide mentioning Germany at other time caused the greatest merriment. Durir his testimony ‘ewer tha five wit- be cinfronted nesses rose and sked to | with him. e colonel received the | interruptions with the utmost good | | humor, Dreyfus spoke a few words at the con - prisoner i rroundings and his self-confidence, a arly and follov king notes of various confronted Colonel “ore against him by incorrect mites on himself turning sing his Major Lauth firs Cordier and tried to pointing out that C in saying there were the general staff was one. The colone the tables on the major, hand he cried: “Quite true. I was an anti-Semite, but I never bore fale wit against the Jew. I am an honest man. idience applauded these remarks. Cordier then administered a well deserved snub to Major Lauth by remarking that he (the colonel) might be allowed to know more than Major Laut! with reference to the work of the Intel gence Department, since ha (Cordier) re- placed Colonel Sandherr as chief of the department, whene sent, (}xmle Major Lauth, the Sandherr was ab- witn, “‘was ~merely my t, mark you.” Lauth did not enjoy this little at all neral Roget next confronted Colonel Cordier. The general ass supercillious air which charact when he appeared at th strutting about the stage in disdainful attitudes. His evidence, however, wa not very striking nor was that of Colon Fleur nor Archivist Gribelin, who als contésted minor points of Cordicr's depo- sition. Finally General Mercier, who cvidently appearcd In order to demonstrate the baselessness of the stories of his inten- tions to fly and to show his determination to fight to the last, confronted Colonel Cordier. The general’s remarks were of small Importance. the most interes being his repetition of Colonel San opinion of Matthieu Dreyfus, whe prisoner’s brother went to see the colonel to ask for justice in behalf of Cuptain Dreyfus. Mercler admitted Sandherr sald: “Matthieu Dreyfus impressed me as an honest man, who was prepared to make any sacrificé to save his brother.” M.de Freycinet, the former Minister of War, former Min| and ‘former Premier, followed Colc Cordier on the witness stand. The coi room was packed to its utmost capacity hed French statesman b s a venerable r of Foreign Affairs serge suit. for a necktie and gave his testimony seat- ed and in a low voice. The witness was expected to speak about the 35,000,000 francs supposed to have been contributed abroad, mainly in | England and Germany, to the Drey-| fusian war chest. M. de Freycinet began by expressing the pain which he experienced at the troubles his country was undergoing. Later he sald he remembered a conversation with General Jamont, at which there was a reference to money coming from abroad in support of the Dreyfus agitation which, while disinterested in France, might not be so abroad. M. de Freycinet, however, did not remember the details of the conversation, nor could he say If any specific amount was mentioned. M. de Freycinet then alluded to his fear that “attacks on the chiefs of the army | in | triotic_speech | concluding with the words, “All the world | will accept your verdict, which will open | an_era of reconciliation.” | | usually [ER TESEHIAES N BEHALF OF DREYFUS P S S S A = S S AN MBS 25 S S S S A s e o e o o might be prejudicial to discipline,” add- ing: “Might not these attacks lead to thé dis- appearance of discipline, and what then would be the result if we found ourselves difficulties with a foreign country In short, M. de Freycinet delivered a pa- rather thgn a deposition, Following are the more important pro- ceedings in detail: The appearance of Colonel Cordier, for- | Intelligence | merly Deputy Chief of the Department at the Dreyfus court-martial, aroused great interest.” Speaking in firm, audible fones, the colonel testified that Septembe 1894, he left Paris on a fortnight ave of absence and that nothing was then known in the statistical department of the War Office of the dis- covery of treason. Continuing, Colonel Cordier said that day after he returned to Paris Colonel Sandherr, greatly distressed, handed him a copy of the bordereau on foolscap paper. Colonels Cordier and Sandherr | animatedly discussed the _bordereau, | considering it ample evidence | The borderean was photo- ed and an investigation instituted, sulting in suspicion against Dreyfus | being aroused. Prior to thi no presumption of Dreyfus there was | It was | oner’s guilt became definite. TWO LEADING WITNESSES IN THE RENNES TRIAL. Q0002000506000 000t 00e0e0e0e0+0eD 000 e0+0+0e0e000+@Q) arrived at the He could ry few officers he believed the bordereau War Office after Septembe say who received it. then aware that trea committed. Witness th enter these particul tements of his ass > the Court of « ought it necessar: ars In_reply to th »r Lauth, | At this point Major I center of the court. exc “I beg leave to speak Proceeding with his te Cordier said he believed the borde was handed to Colonel S onel Henry. Cordier then ordinary chann tion reached the W ordinary nnel ” the witnes: , was a_very er spy attached to ~ intelligence department, who had the | habit of visiting great houses but who preferred the company of servants to the | any of their masters. Cordier described the method of piecing and showed how the bordereau together by Henry, who was intrusted with such work sion of fortune-telling by ave once pieced paper,” s the witness, amidst laughter, “‘will alw continue to do s Referring to the who dubbed as “the ordinary channe! docume ays had been Colohe son had been | Cordier said the former did not receive documents from the emba. . [ R R S Sl e e U S ol g o gRCan SECEE SSORE S i SeUS Sicm o which they were abstracted. A woman, he explained, served as an intermediary and the ordinary channel having been closed it was found necessary to negotiate directly with the intermediary, otherwise the woman with whom rendezvous were made in churches. But inary channel's” services were still where his pay was con- tinued. ssibly, continued the witness, the spy endeavored to renew his relations with the embassy. Such s the situation at the moment of the reception of the bor- dereau. Dealing with the leakage discovered by the military authorities, Coloffel Cordier as the sald he ertained it was occurring .at Bourg Witness recalled fact that an artificer named Thomas s sentenced for treason in 1884, The foreign corre- spondents did not notice his arrest, and consequently a letter addressed to him was intercepted and a reply sent. This letter asked for plans of a shell. The headquarters staff obtained the plans and sent them to Thomas' correspondents. The latter replied, thanking Thomas and inclosing bank notes, which were credited to the funds of the headquarters staff. Whatever has been said to the contrary, witness maintained that the leakage at Bourges could not be ascribed to Drey- fus. This was also the opinion of Colonel Sandherr, who frequently had recourse to Witness' intimate knowledge in this ques- tion, of the futile efforts to discover evi- dence against Dreyfus. rdier, whose evidence greatly inter- d his hearers, described the various He especially referred to a very e designated as “leakage of St. ‘mas Aquinas,’ in which a clerk of the Church of St, Thomas Aquinas, Paris, Was mixed up in esplonage and a serious leakage in the Ministry of Marine. The witness recalled how information of the leakage of 1594 was received primarily. The name mentioned was that of a gentle- man, 45 years old and decorated, who used to convey documents to the emba Which the witness described as a house with a large garden. (Colonel Cordier emphasized the fact that the foregoing personal description did not bear the sligntest resemblance to Dreyfus, but resembied much more closely another officer whose name had been mentioned and who could no longer be prosecuted or cun\'ifiled. 5 Sordier_tl to e arrest of Dreytus, and showed that only a single real leakage, namely, the plans of the fortress, had occurred at the fime of his arrest. The document known as “cette canaille de D—" he explained, | s contemporaneous with this leakage. 1t has been said,’ continued the wit- ness, “that 1 made a mistake on this point and confounded the document with another containing the initial alone. I should like very much to see the docu- ment in order to assure myself that it had not been tampered with. It is not, how- ever, of any importance, except to show that General Roget's evidence concerning me is false from beginning to end.” (Sen- sation.) Reverting to the manner in which the suspicions agalnst Dreyfus crystallized, W en described the events prlor’ While awaiting the arrival of a litter the wounded counsel for Dreyfus was supported in the arms of his wife—From a sketch in Petit Bleu. | | His doubts, D S e R S the colonel described the efforts to pry into the prisoner's life. and said the in- formation at first received was very bad and constituted strong proof against the prisoner. Later, however, it assumed quite a different’ aspect. It was admitted that before his marriage Dreyfus was no' “unimpeachable morally, nor was he en titled to wear a wreath of orange blos- soms.” (Laughter.) “But,” continued Colonel Cordier, “after his marriage fus was quite different.” - witness also said that while Drey- boasted of his conquests, he (Cordier) s of the opinion that those who boasted most accomplished the least. (Laugh- ) Dreyfus, he continued, bragged a great deal, and probably now repented having done so. Dreyfus’ inquisitiveness, accord- ing to the witness probably explained by his knowic that he would not re- main long on the headquarters staff and he desired to obtain all Information which might be useful to him in after life. The colonel then paid a tribute to the memory of Colonel Sandherr, who exam- ined the imme! of documents re- ting to e d unearthed the “ette_canal document, which scemed to the witness to date back to antiquity In 186 the witness regarded as insuffi- cient the sole proof against Dreyfu namely, the bordereau. He did not be- lieve the prisoner was guilty, but the fact that the ju were unanimous in con- victing him changed the witness’ mind. ‘er, returned when he saw that the date of the bordereau re- ceived in September had been fixed as May. slonel Picquart’s investigation and the in imous campalgn against Pic- suspicions of the wit- red Colonel Cordier, em- 1 heen reassured by the » judges, and 1 was abs; of the guilt of Dreyfu convinced of his tement.) at ex ext the discussed the attacks on_himself 1 he was astonished at | being ised of being soured because he given charge of the intelligence department in succession to Colonel Sand- herr, “as every one knew I wished to quit the fervice simultaneously with my friend Sandherr.” Replying to the president, Cordier de- ed that the approaches of the Dreyfus e was 14 family to Colonel Sandherr were not srruption and that Dreyfu: . “*Our fortune is at your the expression of the an inno- family’s ar cent member of it. M. Labori questioned the witness in re- ard fo the letter mentioned in M. de la evidence referring to the which was dispatched to at the time of Plequart’s B e e e arrival. Cordier explained that It was a letter from an Italian lady with whom the department was at that time in corre- spondence through an intermediary at the Foreign Office. i greatly respect Italian ladies in gen- eral,” sald Colonel Cordier, **but not when it is a case of espionage, and I advised Picquart not to make too much use of the saying to him, ‘there must coats.’ ' Major Lauth, being permitted to speak, said “Colonel Cordier's leave of absence commenced September 15, and not Septem- ber 23, to which Cordier replied that he was surprised at contradiction on such an unimportant point, but, nevertheless, his original statement was true. Continuing, the major commented upon Colonel Cordier's testimony, especially the | statement that there were no anti-Semites | on the headquarters staff, remarking that there was one exception, and this was Cordier himself, who always was express- ing antipathy toward Jews, especially when there was a question of introducing Dreyfus to the department. s, exclaimed Cordier, “quite_true. I was an anti-Semite, but my opinions never went to the length of bringing false evidence against the Jews. (Sensation.) 1 am an honest man and 1 have a con- sclence.” (Renewed sensation.) Major Lauth proceeded to discuss other oints. He sald he himself pieced the ‘cette canaille de D—"" and added that as it was only recelved at the department at the end of 1893, it could not be regarded as ancient. He explained that the tension existing in the department was between the officers and Colonel Cordier. ‘When the President asked Cordier if he desired to say anything in rebuttal of Major Lauth’s statement, Cordier replied: “Nothing at all.” When, however, the major asserted, in regard to the letter “C. C. C.” that Cor- dier had nothing to do with the Italian affairs which Sandherr conducted, Cor- dier arose and said: “As deputy chief I was acquainted with all the work done, while Major Lauth was merely my assistant.” At this juncture Major Lauth handed in a letter from Madame Sandherr contra- dicting Colonel Cordier's statement rela- tive to the presence of Sandherr at the ‘War Office on a certain day. General Roget then mounted the plat- form, where his appearance caused a gen- eral stir. He said he would not reply to Colonel Cordler's statements concerning himself, “but,” he added, ‘“‘the witness has stated that what I said was false. He must now say in what I have been in- correct.” Colonel Cordier—In everything. General Roget—Very well. Let us be ex- act. Let us take the case of Le Mercier- Picard. Continuing, General Roget entered into | a lengthy explanation, denouncing Le Mercler-Picard as an imposter and swin- dler, apparently with the object of show- ing ‘that Cordier’s allegations that Mer- cler-Picard was employed by the general staff was unfounded. Roget also referred to a letter to Matthieu Dreyfus attributed to Cordier, whereupon the latter again arose and protested against General Ro- get's insinuations. He declared that when it became known that he was going to tes- tify he was covered with mud and treated as a drunkard in order to minimize the value of his evidence, He also emphatic- ally protested against a statement of the Libre Parole that he offered his services to Matthieu Dreyfus and said the Minister of War had authorized him (the witness) to prosecute the newspaper. In regard to the forged letter to Matthieu Dreyfus, continued Cordier, investigation ~ has shown that Le Mercier-Picard undoubt- edly forged it. Colonel Fleur appeared in the witness box to refute Colonel Cordier's testimony. He declared that August 23, 1898, Colonel Cordier said to him: “Dreyfus is_guilty, but there must be two others. There are three of them.” Colonel Cordier shrugged his shoulders and admitted that just a_week before the arrest of Henry he said forgery had been committed at the headquarters staff, but, the colonel added, he told the same thing to others the day after the posting up of the speech of M. Cavaignac, the Minister of War, was voted by the Chamber of Deputies. The name of M. de Freycinet was called, and amid suppressed ~excitement the former Minister of Foreign Affairs and former Premier took the witness stand. M. Demange proceeded to question the former Minister. Counsel recalled Gen- eral Mercier's statement that M. de Frey- cinet told M. Jamont that 25,000,000 francs had been raised for the defense of Drey- fus. In reply M. de Freycinet described the anguish 'he felt at the sight of the trouble” into which his country was plunged, and his desire was to see peace and calm restored. In regard to the con- versation referred to the witness said: “General Jamont made me a visit of courtesy on the occasion of my quitting | office at the beginning of May. 1 re- | ceived many similar visits. 1 do_not think I exaggerate when 1 say that I re- ceived a hundred such visits. I made no note of the remarks exchanged by my different visitors. In the case of Gen- eral Jamont we, of course, talked about | the case and the campaign speeches and | press utterances which had been pro- ceeding in different parts of the world during the previous two years. In re- | gard to the Dreyfus case I was led to say that our agents abroad reported that ! efforts had been made on the initiative of ! private individuals in behalf of this campaign—a very disinterested campaign in France, I am sure, but less so abroad. I reported the estimates I had heard had been made by people who professed o | be well acquainted with the question of advertising in regard to the probable money value of the whole campaign throughout the world since its inception. | That, Monsieur le President, is a re- sume as complete as gy recoliection per- mits of the conversation with General Jamont. What struck me most was the | identity of our anxiety in regard to the We mutually ~ expressed uneasi- for it must be conceded that the present attacks have had a profound echo_ which might eventually _endanger the cohesion of the army. You know | well, gentlemen, that there is a higher | discipline than even the military code, as I said in_the Chamber. It is that more rigorous discipline which comes from the confidence of he soldier in his chiefs. How can that confidence be maintained | If these chiefs are depicted daily in the | blackest colors? Was it not to be feared that at a given moment this confidence ‘w.-um disappear, and what would be the | engaged In external | result we were | difficulties? ~ (Sensation.) | | " “T adjure_those of my countrymen,” continued M. de Frey tly. | “who participate in th under passion and with | the impulse of generous | the object of serving a noble, elevated | {dea— have no doubt they are led away | —to take heed in the dangers to which | they may involve the country. As Gen- | efal Jamont said to me, ‘It is high time to | end it.' Let us cease throwing in one an- | other’s faces accusations which discredit | us in the eves of our rivals. Gentiemen, |let us prepare—and I would that my fee- 1d be heard by all—let us prepare to receive and aceept your judg- | ment with respect and silence. May the | judgment of this French court, toward | which the whole world has its e: | open up the era of reconciliati | 80 necessary. (Immense excitement.) | | . pardon me for telling you | | what 1 3 It springs from a heart | which has no longer much to desire here | helow except to live to see the country | great and honored. I have finished. I| if'm e given an exact account of the I!’\-‘ with the commander-in-chief of | | terview 1 have nothing | {our army in time of war. | to_ada.” { M. de Freycinet had fully maintained his | | title to the kname “The Little White | | Mouse,” 3 bestowed upon him | | on account of his ability to speak length- | ! fly without conveying much information. JOUX PLACED UNDER ARREST AT PARIS Supplied the Eclair With Alleged In- formation Concerning the Se- cret Dossier. PARTS, Aug. 20.—M. Lisso Joux. who supplied the Eclair with information from which the “Cette canaille de D—" article was concocted, was arrested to-day. The prisoner declared that the article w: made up from information received from several persons, not from documents, and he did not know anything about its origin. - COLOGNE GAZETTE ON I THE RENNES TRIAL Says Germany Has Done as Much as Could Be Expected to Clear Dreyfus. BERLIN, Aug. 20.—The Cologne Gazette | to-day, in an inspired article replying to | the foreign press, says: “After the failure of Major Panizzardi | and Colonel Schneider to convince the peo- | ple, Colonel Schwarzkoppen's intervention | in behalf of one imnocently sentenced | would /be futile, especially since Germany | has already done more than could be ex- | pected by Count von Bulow's silemn dec- larations, wheih were given as represent- | ing the empire and the Imperor, and Colonel Schwarzkoppen's word of honor in his declarations in November, 1897, that | he never had any relations with Drey- | fus.” | The Tageblatt says the Government might name the real spy. | i ST } SENSATIONAL REVELATIONS. | Colonel Du Paty de Clam Testifies in | Dreyfus Case. | PARIS, 9ug. 30.—Major Tavernier, under the interrogatory committee issued by | Colone! Jouaust, president of the Dreyfus | court-martial, questioned Colonel Du Pdty | de Clam at 4 o'clock yesterday (Tuesday) | | afternoon, and will continue the examina- | | tion to-day. According to the in, Colonel Du Paty de Clam made sen: tional revelations. e SIMILAR TO DREYFUS CASE. French Army Officer Who Is Sus- | pected of Treason. | PARIS, Aug. A case somewhat sim- | flar to that of Captain Dreyfus, now be- ing tried by court-martial at Rennes for treason, is reported at Nancy. The police | | claim to have found at the residence there | | | of a French artillery subaltern a commis- | sion in the German army and valuable | | French army maps. The suspected man | belongs to an old Alsatian family, other | members of which are suspected of com- | plicity in the affair. it iRy Favorable to Dreyfus. RENNES, Aug. 30.—Paul Meyer, head of the Ecole de Chartes, was the first wit- ness before the Dreyfus court-martial this | morning, his testimony being favorable to | the accused. WELLMAN WILL RECOVER. Injury to the Leg of the Explorer | Not So Dangerous as Reported. LONDON, Aug. 20.—A specialist of this | | city who has been consulted by Walter | Wellman, who arrived in London yester- day after his return of explorations of Franz Josef Land, reported that the in- | jury to Mr. Wellman's right leg, which | was badly hurt by a fall into a snow-cov- | ered crevasse, will not be permanent, and | that he expects Mr. Wellman will be quite | | well in a_few months. The patient will, however, have to undergo two operations. | It is thought he will remain here. | ————— Spanish Consul Dead. Special Cable to The Call and the New York Herald. Copyrighted, 189, by James Gor- don Bennett. PANAMA, Aug. 29.—Francisco Camai- cho, Spanish Consul, died last night. ———— Every home should have a copy of The Call’s splendid Souvenir Edition. | extra session. | porter during the regular session, later | whole sixty-one. MENA BEGINS ANINTASION OF NICARACUA At the Head of One Hundred Refugees He Advances on Leone. ADVERTISEMENTS. LAST CHANCE! MIDKIGHT THURSDAY PRICE BOES UP. FIGHT 0 FROMTIER Government Troops Are Met and Defeated, and the Insurgents Hops to Raise an Army. ol Special Dispatch to The Call. NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 29.— | Advices from Nicaragua state that General Louis Mena, the bravest fighter of the Reyes revolt, has placed himself at the head of the refugees in San Salvador, mimber- ing a hundred, defeated the troops on the frontier and is nozw pressing on to Leon. army to attack Zelaya at the cap- ital. Jose Santos Zelaya, the President of the Nicaraguan republic, against whom the insurrection is directed, is an ad- venturous, shrewd, politic revolution- ary. Zelaya was born in Managua, and is 47 years old. He has large inter as a coffee planter, and has never been anything but a liberal in politics. The conservatives have several times ex- pelled him from the country, but he has won his way to the front by the abso- lute persistence of his character. laya was educated in Paris, where he spent eight years. general in his campaigns for the lib- erals in various states of South America, and he is one of the leading spirits of republicanism in the big con- | @ tinent to the south. DISCLAIM KNOWLEDGE OF AN EXTRA SESSION Currier and Smith Say Burns Will I Have a Hard Fight if One Is Called. LOS ANGELES, Aug. Currier of Spadra and Bakersfield were in Los day. Senator Currier when approached on the subject of an e the - Legislature disclaimed any ex clusive knowledge about the probabi ity of one being called and said: “If such a session is' convened I shall go into caucus upon the Senatorship and 29, mith of | will abide by the action there taken. That was my attitude last winter dur- ing the regular session, but I was out- voted by a majority of the representa- tives from down this way. We should have elected a Senator last winter and not put the State to the expense of an Senator Bulla tells me he will not go into caucus in the event of an extra session. where he stands now, which was not the case at Sacramento the last time.” Senator Currier was a Bulla sup- transferring his allegiance to U. S. Grant. Smith placed U. S. Grant’s name be- fore the joint session last winter and has been looked upon as one of the leaders of the anti-Burns element. When asked what he knew regarding an extra session he replied: “It is my opinion there will be an extra session some time about November.” “Does that mean the election of Burns for Senator?” “Not necessarily. At the close of the regular session and after he had strained every ne: Mr. Burns had but thirty votes. Less than balf enough to eleet. I am not pre- pared to believe that he has secured during the recess two votes to where he then had one. I am much mistaken if there has been any such change in public sentiment in his favor. e, “If the whole Republican vote is | present at a caucus I do not think he can control it. caucus with about sixty-one votes present he could probably get a ma- jority of that number and thus bind the It is reported that sixty-one have agreed to go into cau- cus. I doubt that. I have not signed such an agreement, neither have I been asked to. I do not know that there are any other candidates at this time. Both Grant and Barnes have declared them- selves out of the race. But if there is an extra session there will be more than one candidate in the race.” Sy WHEELER TO LEA! FUNSTON’S BRIGADE Veteran Officer Declares That He Is Much Pleased With the Situa- tion in Manila. MANILA, Aug. 20.—General Wheeler has been ordered to report to General MacArthur. He will be given command of General Funston's brigade, whi Colonel Liscum_has commanded tem arily. General Wheeler will proceed to San Fernando to-morrow, after having spent a week in energetically visiting the lines. General Wheeler sald to a representa- tive of the Associated Press: “1 am much pleased with the situation. T think that when Major General Ot gets more troops here he will make rapid rogress. The country is more favoraole or military operations than I supposed. The Imperssion that the country healthy is wrong.” The railroad to Angeles will be restored within_a week and General MacArthur will advance his headquarters to that place. e Complete files of The Call contain- ing accounts of the welcome home to our heroes can be obtained at Call Business Office. Send a copy to your Eastern friends. —_— DISTRICT FAIR OPENS. Splendid Horticultural Display in Placerville Pavilion. PLACERVILLE, Aug. 2.—The Eighth District Agricultural Fair began in this city to-day. This is the twenty-fifth fair given by the association. The exhibits Were practically all in place when the pa- vilion was thrown open to the pubiic. They are particularly fine in the horti- cultural section of the pavilion. A pleasing programme of band concerts and vocal music by Placerville’s famous Nordica Quartet has been arranged for every night while the fair continues. This is the first fair given in the city for the ast five years, and much.interest is b ng taken by all classes of citizens to make it a success. —————— PHOTOGRAPHY BY NIGHT-Get the Wasp of this week, out to-day. See how the great night parade o‘ Saturday has been reproduced. 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