Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-10-29
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Paris correspondence of the LONDON
Times. an effort is being made TO as
cover the truth I'm the Dreyfus aftalr'
the impression left by the report OF NJ.
Bard official reporter TO the Court Oh
Cessation. and by the "requisitoire' pe-
titiom Of NJ Manau. the procurSteur
general. being profound, painful anu
discouraging" The correspondent or the
Times continues: "The thought whlch
weighs like a pail on the country seems
TO be a reluctance to believe In the com
piete innocence Of Dreyfus, because such
a belief would involve such terrible cen
sure of those responsible, knowingly OF
unknowingly, for his condemnation
First-Lieutenant John II. Estill Jr.'
Third United States Volunteers, mas re-
signed.
BY direction of the President, Colonel
Albert p. Morrow, United States army!
has been detailed for service as professor
at the East Florida Seminary, Gaines
vile. Fla.
4 cable dispatch from General Wood
announcing his departure for Manzahlllo
On the Hist. informs the War Department
that the situation in Santiago is excel
lent.
By direction Of the President. the fol-
lowing-named officers OF the volunteer
army are honorably discharged from the
service of the United states thelr ser
vices being no longer required: Cap'alh
James c. Blaine, assistant adJutant-geh-
eral. son of ex-Secretary Blaine captain
Edward Murphy. second assistant auJu-
tant-general. son Of Senator Murphy oi
New York.
The loss of the steamer l.. r. Doty
with her entire crew Of sixteen men,
during the gale o'f Tuesday Is now CON
ceded Wreckage taken to Chicago has
been fully Identified by Captain Ellison
of the steamer George Wllhams, "hicn
belongs to the same line, as having come
from the DOty The Olive jeanette Whlch
the Doty had in tow, was towed INTO 0hi-
cago Yesterday. Her crew confirmed the
! loss Of the steamer
Ex-Governor Roosevelt +. Flower pre-
sided at a mass-meeting Of Democrats
held in Watertown, y. Y, last night, ana
made his first speech Of the campaign
General Kitchener. whose elevation to
| the Peerage was announced SeptehDei
| 26tb. takes the title Of Lord Kitchener ol
Khartoum and Aspall, in the county oil
| Suffolk.
N Dupuv has formally informed Presl-
dent Faure that he will accept the tasb
of forming a new Cabinet. lie mas sc'
cured the support Of NM Rlbot Dele
| casse. and Leygues.
The train bearing President and MIS-
| Mckinley and party on Their return ron
the philadelphia Peace Jubilee, reached
| washington yesterday I'm safety ana WIN
! out incident.
The Prince of Wales's 4-year-old bay
| 6llv Nunsuch. ridden by Tod Sloan, th'
American Jockey. won the Old Cambridge
shire Handicap Of 500 sovereign yester
day
Mrs. Cordelia Botkin was indicted bl
! the grand jury Of the city and county
| of San Francisco, Cal, yesterday Tor th'
murder of Mrs. John +. Dunning, Of DO
yer. Del. August 18th last.
Rear-Admiral Sampson is soon to leave
| Habana for the United States. to attend
the wedding Of his daughter and 1t IS salo
to be the intention Of MajOr-General But
Ter TO 20 to Washington before the latter
part of next month.
Marshal Martinez Campos. after an au
dience with the queen Regent and pro
longed conference with the Minister o
Finance. Senior Puigcerver, yesterday. lei
| Madrid for Paris. with important paper
for the Spanish peace commissioners.
The Paris correspondent Of the Londol
Times SAYS: IF France directs Majo
Marchand 20 retire from Fashoda she VII
refuse to enter into any ulterior nesoua
tions. preforring TO leave the question
quite open. and await more favorable
| ,ptarfunffV tp TpOuou H.
II is said that a letter OF welcome ant
congratulation from Queen Victoria, II
her Majesty's own handwriting, wa
handed 20 General Kitchener on his land
ing at Dover Twice yesterday he yisite'
the Prince OF Wales at Marlborougl
House. and at the latter interview had
long talk with the Prince.