The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-11-19
VICTIM OF A GANG
DREYfUS RUINED BY THE OUTFIT
THAT BLEED LEBAUDY.
Forged Documents Submitted to Him With
the Demand for Money. But He Pre-
ferred IN Usjast Condemnation With
Honor to the Same Thing without It
1t Came at q Time When Europe Was
w-Eaittog - The Austro-Huns
Compact-Sultan Agrees to Aastria's
Demssds-ForeIsn News.

| Jew-Eaitioe - The Austro- hungarian
| CoDpact-Sultan Agrees to Aastria's
| Demssds-ForeIsn News.
| Paris, Nov. 1S-Paris is in a condition
Of high excitement over the Dreyfus
mystery, and even if the authorities had
| any notion Of smothering up the scandal
i: would now be impossible. Public opin-
ion demands instant action Of some kind.
| and ii is expected that the ministry will
be compelled to bow 10 its impatience-
| Major Esterhazey.s story o. how ne re-
ceived an intimation that plot was
afoot 20 implicate him mas excited sltspi-
| cion against him instead OF allaying il.
| The allega ton that Alfred Dreyfus, a
former captain of French artillery, was
falsely accused and convicted by a court
| marshal Of selling French military plans
| TO the agents OF foreign government,
| continues to be widely discussed IN Paris
/ and throughout France. From person
| who is in the councils OF the family the
correspondent OF the Associated Press
! here learns that their presentation OF the
| prisoners case to the French govern
ment, which caused the present agita-
! ton, reveals thrilling romance with
| the gang of so-called journalists" and
Stockholders who Deset the late Max Le-
bau6y, the millionaire conscript. II is
claimed that the documents Dreyfus was
| charged with selling to Germany were
never really sold to the agents Of that
country but were prepared IN imitation
! OF Dreyfus' handwriting 10 blackmail
| him, his wife being wealthy woman
and he, himself, being wealthy. The plot
| it would seem, was conceived in 1893,
when the wave Of Jewbaiting swept
over Europe. Dreyfus is of Hebrew ex-
traction, and these jackals of Partisan
society, casting about for funds, deter
mined to "bieed this wealthy Jew" a
beautiful adventures, whose house was
the resort of number of French officers
and foreign diplomats, is said to have
acted as the goblet tween in these shady
transactions.
By invitation Dreyfus was frequent
visitor to her house. In due course of
time The plan for the mobilization Of the
French army, which had been drawn up
in a hand writing which cleverly initiated
that of Dreyfus, was produced and
money was demanded for it's surrender.
Dreyfus, i. is said, refused to pay the
sum demanded, knowing that the pur-
chase of the document would be an ad-
mission of his guilt and would furnish
ground for future extortion, and being
aware that the fact that ne had been In
innate with the woman, who herself was
party to the plot, would be considered
part Of the strongest evidence of his
guilt.
Continuing. the friend Of the Dreyfus
family explains that the newspapers
whose attaches were concerned in the
plot have constantly maintained a war;
fare against Dreyfus, even up to the
present time. and that in consequence
the prisoners wife and family are oblig-
ed to keep secluded. Attempts have been
constantly made, 1t is alleged. to extort
admissions from them to be used against
Dreyfus, and it is also said that ad-
vances have, been made to Nine Drey-
fus. wife Of the prisoner, in behalf of the
anti-Dreyfus press, offering to cease all
opposition to his release ''for a consider
alton"
Finally, it Is said that the plan for the
mobilization Of the French army, which
Dreyfus is said to have sold TO the agent
Of foreign government, was a compar-
atively unimportant document. the fea-
lures Of which were in possession Of all
foreign governments, and was easily fab
ricated by experts.
LIE Socie says that the absence Of NJ
ScheurerKestner, VINO has forced the
government to reopen the case, from to-
days meeting of the senate is the subject
Of general comment. A report is preva-
lent that he was summoned this morn
ing By VI. Faure, who said to MIN:
The documents in the Dreyfus case
have been brought TO my notice. 1 give
you my word OF honor that they contain
irrefutable proofs of guilt beg of you
10 cease this campaign. by which you
are compromising the republic and your
self to no purpose"
81. Scheurer-Kestner's friends, how
ever, deny this story.
Paris Nov. 1S-A formal contrsiic-
ton mas been given officially to the
story put in circulation by lie Socie. as
70 the alleged interview today between
VI. Faure and VI. Sohuerer-Kestner.
London, Nov. ia dispatch from
Paris TO the Daily Mail says that friends
Of Dreyfus and Count WalSing Ester
hszy was assisted in his treason by an
American ergeant-major, VINO IS now
in Alsace and mas made a full confess
sion.
MP EVANS WIZ
Paris, Nov. 1S.-The late Thomas ".
Evans had made his WI at Dawes Plstz. |
with the assistance Of Lewyer Valers
VINO is now bringing osler members 81 |
the Evans family from New York. All
Of the late doctors papers have been
sealed up pending Vaiois' arrival I: /.
understood that Or. Evans estate is 1
even greater than has been stetei and /
will probably be valued a. nearer sIs.-
900. 900 than sIe.0oo.ooo. The bulk OF the |
money viii go 70 endow educational in
stftutions in Ire United States. His prsc- !
tice vii deyolve upon Theodore Evans. |
IN THE REICHsRSTH.
Vienna, Nov. lS.-Tle bulge; commit /
tee OF the lower house OF the -eIcasrata.
- which the Oil providing for prsvis- !
ional renewal OF me conpsc. between
Austria and Hungary wss referred. an /
nounced today that IL mad adopted that i
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS