Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-10-18

prlsor, for he was 81 fora whole year
before his arrest March lasl,O
Mrs. Waller sail iutlhsr tina. she
hsd forwarded Secretary Olnsy docu-
msnihry evidence sufficient 70 com
pls'ely provo the innocencs o, Mr.
Wnllur.
Regarding Consul CampbslI at
MaUriiius, Mfs. Waller said: "Ny
husband succeeded Campbell at MAZDA.
gaecar four year. ago, aud he has not
forgiven, apparently. Campbell! was
indifferent 10 our situation. He did
not seem TO be interested 10 securing
our passage 10 Ffaucs or home, anu
thoush he told mo he had cabied to
Washington for n,aiatnncs for US, 1
lesrnei subsequently, lie had only
written ~ mall, snd when spoke u
II, he ssii II was because he ha1 no
approximation 10 cover the expense OF
cabling. Thus We were detained two
msnihs In Mhuritlus unnecctaariiy.
When we did call 1t was IN tho
stsefage OF a French steamer. dii
not mind that 40 much, as l never
expected TO sail nrsi.c'asp, but did
MIND the Hoes and insuits OF seversi
Frenrh officers aud the crew general
". One Lieutenant refofred TO us M
those nlggefs, and said we ought to
be With Waller In ptis H."
Speasing OF the much-tsiked-of con-
ce,sIons, Mrs. Waller tAiJ:
'For years English, French ami
German residents havs been receiving
grants, and have invariably fooled tho
government out " It's royalties. No
American hal ever received = con.
cession Of any conaec. utncr, and when
MIR. Waller represented TO tbs Hova
government the wiBjom Of drawing
American capital to Madhgsscsf, anu
pointed cut tue controlling commercial
interests Of the Uni,ed sister, the
prime minister was anxious to invite
American ror!dcns and Investments
TO develop the RESOURCES OF the coun-
n.y.
Two POINTS or 1EREGULARiTy.
WAsIugoTos, ID. O., Oct, l7.-Ithas
bean undefsiO0u al along mat the fate
Oi oJ-Cousui Waller, who IL still held
In imprisonment by the Ffonoh At
Maneill1s, hinged on the proceedings
VI tho court martial which Bgntonctd
him, and therefore the giats depart
msnt has directed lie efforts mainly 10
htNullhF NulN VI thA tNtOEA ~ Aut
court. Now tina. sne record 10 in Paris,
careful examination OF tue document
Is Icing made, thete having already
developed some points the nature VI
which may 10 fatal. In st least two
points II has been found the proceed.
Ing u tho coufi.martiAl wofe ia viola.
ton OF the French law, aud n such n
case arose Ia tue United States, this
would be sufii Client ground Tor tho sot-
ting aside OF the Proceedings AMI the
sentence aud the release Of Waller.
Ia the fret place, the court was COM
posei 0f i've Officers, whereas the
French military regulations are said
10 require at lOnst seven persons 10 alt
In the court. Besides this, II has been
discovered thst Waller was not really
tried ne charged, but as the trial pro-
gfsssed, evidence was taken on another
charge not ilc'utei In the original
matter, and that II was upon what
might bB loAlled n sllblemeItary but
Irregular charge that Waller was con-
ylcled.l
Aside from the other points In the
case, this matter Of irTegulaTity Of the
proceedings may In the end 10 far to
make up the cnRs OF our governs
mrnt, ns presented through Embsssa.
dor Eusiis.