Santa Fe daily New Mexican., 1897-12-01
A NEWSY FOREIGN BUDGET
Important Disclosures in the Case Of
Captain Dreyfus Printed in the
Paris Newspapers.
GERMANY VERY FRIENDLY TO UNCLESAM
Ambassador White Assures German
Government That Marblehead Was
Dispatched to Hayti on An Or
dinary Errand.

farl5, DeC. l.-MeJor Couuu foioi-
nand Walsin Esterhazy, the retired
French army officer, charged with having
written the letter which led to the i'm
prisonment on DEVILS island of Alfred
Dreyfus, q former captain of French ar
tillery, who was convicted by court
martial of selling military secrets to the
agents of foreign power, is said to have
acknowledged the authenticity of the let
/ ters recently published by Figaro, With
the exception of the one in which the
count is said to have expressed the fol-
lowing sentiments:
IF tonight were told / should be
killed tomorrow as captain of the Uhlsnd
while sabering Frenchmen, l should Ger.
tainly be happy. would not harm a
dog, but I would see 100000 Frenchmen
killed with pleasure"
It is understood that the report of
General Pellieuz, who was appointed by
the military governor of Paris, Gen
eral Sausier, to investigate the charges
brought against Count Esterhazy, states
that he is satisfied of the guilt of Drey.
fus.
There is, however, general indignation
here at General Pellieux's statement that
he has not inquired into the possibility
of Esterhazy having written the memo
randum upon which Dreyfus was con-
voted, which is one of the charges
brought against the count. The general
simply remarked that he considered that
the court martial definitely settled that
point.
GERMANY's MODERATE INTENTIONS.
Berlin, Dec. 1.-United States Ambas-
sador White, in an interview with the
German minister of foreign affairs, Baron
Won Bulow, received emphatic assurances,
couched in friendly terms, of Germany's
moderate intentions in regard to demand
/ ing of Hayti indemnity for the illegal
! imprisonment of Herr Emil Luedsrs, a
German subject. Baron Won Bulow as
sursd Mr.. White of Germany's good will
] and respect for American susceptibility
which caused the German government to
reduce its claim for indemnity to $4,000
Mr.. White explained that the United
States cruiser Marblehead was going to
Port au Prince, Hayti, solely to protect
| American interests.
] NO sIaNIFIoASoE AS A DEMONSTRATION.
Berlin, Dec. 1.-The North German
Gazette announces semi officially that the
dispatch of the United States cruiser
Marblehead to Port au Prince has no
significance as demonstration, adding
that the government of the United States
has caused it to be lntimated here that
the object of sending a warship to HHyti
is exclusively for the protection OF
American interests.
| RENEWAL OF RIoTING AT PRAGUE.
Prague, Bohemia, Dec. There was
renewal of rioting here last evening.
The windows of the German theater, Ger
man schools, restaurants, residences and
newspaper offices were broken. The
troops cleared the streets. Many people
were injured and q number of arrests
we're made.
| Prague, Dec. There we're fresh dis
turbances here today. The houses OF
Germans were bombarded with stones
The bowling mob which gathered on
Wenzel platz was dispersed by infantry
and cavalry. The university buildings
are threatened by the rioters and have
been protected by the police. Troops have
been drafted to Judenstadt, owing to the
mob threatening riot there.
PENDING CABINET CRISIS IN FRANCE.
Paris, Dec. 1.-The cabinet met this
evening. The newspapers express the
belief that all the ministers will resign
aud that Meline, the premier, will un-
dertske the reconstruction of new
cabinet.