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THE JEWISH SOUTH.

gence that the Court of Cessation has demanded the
!" dossier" which has figured so conspicuously TINS
is the paper which shown the court after
Drevfus and his counsel had retired. The members
stated that the government had made out no case
whereupon this writing which reads, !" That scoun-
drel D. is becoming too exacting and was al
legged to have been written by the person to whom
the supposed reasonable information was solo, was
produced and a conviction procured. AS IS wen
known to ALL this document is now admitted TO De
forgery.
There is reliable information that Dreyfus is alive
and we'll and certain it is that his chances of reha-
Utilization were never better. = t&
The Jewish South. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1893-1899, 1898-11-18

WuAr MUST have been the emotions OF captain
Drevfus this week when the cablegram, announcing
+h.+ q revision of his case had been allowed and IN
strnctno him to prepare Defence sent him by order
Of the Court of Cessation, received by him.
For three dreary, interminable years, ana more
the exile has inhabited barren torrid island, almost
alone The world and all that transpred IN II was
practically dead to him, and the hope that carried
him through such an ordeal must indeed nave oeen
of the kind which springs eternal VINO can
imagine the mental and physical torture ne mas sui
fered? He has demonstrated what man can endure
and vet live. AS time passed on how ne must nave
chung closer and closer to the idea that some DAY MS
vindcation surely come, until the thought gra-
duay occupied his mind to the exclusion OF all eise'
save the knowledge of the wrong done him, ana love
for his dear ones in their far-oH home. And then'
without the slightest warning (for the events OF
the mast few months in France are unknown TO hlm)
TO find that his only and dearest hope has at last
been realized must surely be JOY unspeakable.
While this is by far the most important step taken
IN the case since revision ordered, Dreytuss re-
lease even if it be eventually granted is long way
off, Every move made in his behalf IS oltterly op-
Dosed and even when the Court OF Cessation orueieu
that Dreyfus be notified of the revision anh 10 pre-
pare defence, great pressure was brought 70 pear
upon the premier, M. Dupuy, not to allow that III
bnnas decree to be carried out, but fortunately ne
refused to interfere. In addition to this comes the
information that Generals Zurlinden and Chanon'
claim to be in possession Of strong evidence
=
to prove Dreyfus's guilt.
On the other hand, there is the gratifying lntell'
The Jewish South. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1893-1899, 1898-11-18

THE fighting Jew, type OF our people tor Whch
Colonel Roosevelt has received much praise OF late
for helping to develope anew (so.to speak, IS GER
tainly progressing. AS members OF the New YORK
police force and Rough Riders they have given eHl-
idrnce of nerve and stamina exceeded by none.
In addition to this, word comes from New YORK
that early last Tuesday morning Rabbi Maurice Ro-
sentha of that city, heard burglars in his house.
Getting revolver, he made his way to the Paror'
where he met the thief. hand to hand encounter
ensued, and the struggle progressed the burglar
being the stronger and heavier, gradually got the
better Of his ministerial opponent who was at last
forced to FIRE in sefdeence mortally wounding the
man.
If Rabbi Rosenthal breaches we'll as he shoots
he must be good one"
The Jewish South. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1893-1899, 1898-11-18

THE JEWISH community of Athens, Greece mas
nettioned the government to grant them site tor
the erection of a synagogue There has never been
Jewish house Of worship in the city, and if the re-
quest is granted as THERE'S every reason 70
will be- there will then be synagogue IN every caP
tai in Europe.
The Jewish South. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1893-1899, 1898-11-18

HEROIC work in behalf of Judaism is being done
bv the Jews of San Francisco Journals received last
week from that city told of Rosh Hashonah services
held in Honolulu and Manila by It's citizens. Papers
&c later date describe those held at Dawson City,
Alaska The latter were extremely orthodox, beng
conducted entirely in Hebrew three times day tor
two days In each instance the service was tne nrs'
ever held in the respective localities
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-07-03

Berlin's part may align the other pow
ers. but, Of ourselves. we shall be
Obliged to hold ourselves ready to de-
fend the colony: IL will cost us a bill
ion of money-more than that-to get
ready to begin the defense.
Every patriotic consideration prompts
Americans to say that we a whip
Germany, or all creation. IL we have
TO. Talk is cheap. Common sense and
the hundreds Of millions VIZ are spend
ing TO whip a consumptive. bankrupt,
broken hierarchy are teaching US that
~ we propos to be in 1t with first-class
military powers we must be a first
class military power. That means
time. the murder of regiments Of Amer
lean citizens, thousands OF millions IN
money. military experience. Is a coal
ing station In Asia worth II? Other
wise. we have one recourse. We car
get under England's wing-England is
willing enough. And history will say
hat England. 1.-The mother country"
let us have the Philippines. Do we
want the islands at that figure? NO
| But otherwise, beyond a doubt, there
| will be fighting IL we propose to hoic
the Philippines. How useless; no"
worse h a folly!
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Camara's Pleasure Cruise.

~ ArLING from Cadlz to Manila,
~ Camara has $500 miles to make.
y AT his present leisurely pace-lf
he really is headed for the Philippines
he will not be in Asiatic waters until
after the close of hostllities. unless the
war lasts a good Teal longer than 1t
ought to. If he follows the programme
under which he started out. he will
linger at Alden, he will give his marines
an extra allowance of time ashore at
Ceylon, he will take in. on the way. all
the sights at Singapore.
camara sailed from Cadiz June 70.
This day In July finds him practically
at the suez-the distance covered is
1900 miles. From Alden, at the other
end OF the Red sea, 10 Ceylon is 2,1oo
miles; from Ceylon to Singapore Is
400; from Singapore TO Manila is 1.5oo.
II is a good guess that Camara will
be Ave weeks about IL.
Lucky it is hat the spaniards are
lasgards: II Camara had fastened his
mace. after Dewey's Mayday victory, he
would have been In Philippine waters
to give our relief expeditions a fight in
which they would be no match for him
he could have made this country anx-
lous for Dewey's fate. As for the sit
uation that now obtains-let Camara
sail on; he is fatally late.
The best Camara can do Is to nj
the minds of timid people on the Pa
cifc coast with the e that. evadinf
Manila, he will head for Hawaii. an(
for u coast. To begin with there II
the coal problem for this spaniard u
solve: that insures the safety OF GU
shores.
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quoted idolize. with unstinted millions
TO spend, has less to show fer the
money. in means and in available men
who can move into the game. than Is
the record for n former war In the
history Of the world?
Why is IL that the associated press
service in this country is compelled so
often to use the news wires for the
l~ackadaisical pufhns up Of those in the
administrators strategy kindergarten
whom the public forgives for bad
blunders on the kind-hearted theory
that they are tyros at the business and
that. while they are excessively costly
people. they do the best they know
how?
These questions. we repeat, would be
timely to address to the newspapers we
have quoted, were this another day
thar the Sunday before the Fourth.
There is a question that fits the day
and the anniversary; so does the an
swer to II. The question IL: How
does II happen that this Fourth of July
In the year 1898 finds domestic issues
that had vexed millions OF this country
honest men so completely banished'
The answer Is: This happens be
| cause, as with n heart and
mind, this country's masses are sus'
| tanning the wal against a foreign foe
with a spirit of patriotism that con
stantly is finding magnificent mani
festations. and with recurring proof
of loyalty that ennoble the American
name; IT happens because. thank God
the newspapers are few that, In thei
effort. to impute bad motives to GOO
men, permit themselves to resort, b!
the process OF insinuation, to the sneak
ing methods OF the S~paniard.
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Goals of Fire.

= ERE's a good Fourth OF Juiy
~ item. The reader remembers
that. a few days ago at a coun-
ty convention of republicans in the
county in which Speaker Reed lives.
that distinguished parliamentarian's
name was ignored in the resolutions.
Mr.. Reed isn't a new" republican;
he has set his face like a flint against
the conquest OF territory. By leaving
undone the thing It ought to have done.
this county convention made itself, as
well as Speaker Reed, much talked
about.
Last week. in Mr.. Reeds district, the
democrats held a convention. They
nominated a candidate who will try II
on this year with Reed-who. OF course,
will be nominated In the republican dis
trict convention-and these democrats,
i'm their resolutions. eulogize Speaker
Reed for his attitude hostile to con-
quest. They resolved that W hearth
ly commend and approve the course OF
the present representative Of this dis
trict in in his determined and
consistent opposition TO the efforts OF
the present republican administration
IN its policy Of imperialism"
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-07-03
On Any Other Day.

IF Il were any other day of the week
than S~unday-and Sunday in indie
%pendence week at that-the stand
ard would find itself inclined to call
close attention to a paragraph which,
under a ~patronizing headline. the Phil
adelphia Press. republican. quotes from
the equally republican Detroit Journal.
Says the Detroit paper: Whats the
matter with the Third Volunteers of
Nebraska that they do not move into
the gamer" The Philadelphia Press
quotes his under the headlines: why
doesn't Colonel Bryan answer"
Political blgots In newspaper Offices
can Ill conceal their narrowness behind
the outlines OF an Interrogation point.
II II weren't the Sunday before the
Fourth of July. some millions of citi-
zens, whom the newspapers we have
quoted try to strike over Bryan's
shoulders. might be In the mood for a
few questions. For instance. what. In
truth. is the matter with the Third Ne
braska that 1t does not move into the
gamer" Is Colonel Bryan holding IT
back? Has ne had orders to move into
the game? Wouldn't his regiment move
In II those who are running the war
had these soldiers equipped and in
shape TO move into the game?
What's the matter with so many 9TH
er regiments. impatient TO move into
| the game, but which. by the admins
tration's fault, are unfit to move into IT.
How does II happen that a regiment OF
men, raised in Montana a few hours
after the first caIl for troops, is held
till this late day. useless and In idle
ness? Isn't IT true hat there are score,
OF business firms in this country tina
would have moved twice the numbe
of troops thus far sent to Manila in hal
the time and with a fraction Of tn
money the government has spent?
How does it happen that the admins
tration holds troops at Chicamauga, a
San Francisco and at other points hope
lessly far from the place where the,
can get into the game? To season
them? How? BY failing to equi
them? BY depriving them of water n
TO drink, as described In this morning
letter to the Standard from a Montan
volunteer Il Chicamauga3 BY feed
ing them on unit meat. as happened q
San Francisco? BY putting them-a
of them-into uniforms which are wall
ing advertisements OF the fact that N
administrators army contractors al
a band OF thieves? How does IL hal
pen. when you get right down TO Il
rock bottom OF IL, that the administer
ton which the newspapers We ha'
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The Fearless signers.

None of the men who became world
famous for all time by their part in the
evolutionary war and in the delicate
and intricate negotiations h a followed
had more to lose or risked their all more
resolutely and intrepidly than DID the
signers of the Declaration of I~ndepend-
ence. They were the first American
heroes. The enthusiasm OF a popu'ar
movement. well defined and started TO-
ward success, was lacking Tor tnelr IN
s~pirat.on. They were the creators II
the tremendous enterprise in which the
cestipieso of q race were embarked. Fail
ure meant the loss of property. OF socia
caste, Of existence itself. Success OF thu
most signal kind-the kind that came
meant incalculable sacrifice for me- 81
OF them. 1t was life or death in the
cast Of the die, and they cast 1t fear
lassly.-New York Herald.
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Blanco's splendid army is as mysterious
as ie is r~eprehensible. The absolute in
competence of the Madrid board of
strategy demands the immediate at
tention of all Spanish patriots. Ell
Damfoolo's grand popular subscription
for dynamite bombs to purify the Span
ish government will positively be start
ed on Sunday.
Like Blanco at Havana, Cervera
continues to hug Santiago with a per-
sistence that Is simply inexplicable. In
stead of ~bombarding Boston. New York,
Nebraska, Juneau. Dawson City. Buzz
yards Bay and the Playa del Ernesto
Lang. as we rave repeatedly advised
and vehemently demanded, Admiral
Cervera refuses to do anything Of the
kind. 1t is fast becoming an open Sc
cret that Cervera is hopelessly addicted
to the bottle. yet the government has
made no effort to remove him. Sub
scriptions as small as one peseta will
be received for FL Dsmfoolo's patriotic
bomb fund What this government
needs at it's head. what the people are
vociferously demanding night and day.
is a strong. wise. capable. experienced
soldier-what the scared Yankees call a
butcher. Remember the bomb fund.
"If the government is ever to arouse
itself from its torpidity and sloth. 1t
would be peculiarly fitting hat II do
a few things to the enemy on the 4th of
July. their great religious feast day. 1t
was on the Attn of July. 1872. that George
Washington, a negro slave, whipped an
English champion heavyweight, whose
name at the present momen escapes
us, in IA rounds. The fight took place
on the site of the present town Of
Washington, and at its conclusion the
entire negro race in America arose in
rebellion, declared themselves free and
equal, and have since dominated the
country, driving the miserable whites
to despair, insanity, suicide ard booze.
The 4th of July is therefore celebrated
with great pomp and ceremony In
America, Chief Mckinley and all his
naked avages participating in h Is
called a ghost dance. Later in the day
droves of women and children are driv-
en- to slaughter n the males enjoy 9
great barbecue, fresh blood being
passed around for gravy. The savage
then give thanks to their gods for TIT
blessings of freedom and invoke tn
whole outfit of heather deities to hcl
Spain. With such a barbarous and
bestial country Is this proud n highl,
civilized nation now at war. And Sa'
gasta wasting away golden opportun
tiles to crush the vermin forever! lie
member the bombs.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-07-03

Ar i;'0 o'clock this morning. not
~ one word had come over the
wires with tidings from Satur-
days lighting at Santiago. The pause
seemed omfnous, but the minutes and
the hours of the night sped along with
out a hint az to how the eventful day
went.
BY the hour of midnight a pretty full
account Of Fridays battle had been re-
ceived. although the reports in detail
respecting the dead and wounded. after
that day OF fearful combat. are meager
at the best. However, the story of the
days work gives the reader an idea,
even IL indistinct. of the manner in
which our troops fought the ground
inch by inch: when night came upon
them they were in possession of the
enemy's outer works.
This mornings news from Madrid
shows that the Spanish press and peo-
pie are in a despairing mood. Appar-
emily they were prepared, in advance.
to believe that defeat was to be their
fate at Santiago. 1t is ardently to be
hoped tina such will be the event-be-
fore the nights news is all in. there
may come cheering tidings from GEE,
eral shafter; till now, however. moth
ing either of good or of Ill has been
received concerning Saturdays results.
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FROM @ Spanish
Point Of View

while every consideration prompts
loyal Spaniards to support the admin
istration in time of war; says Ell Dam
foolo. the Madrid organ of General
weyler. 'the delays. the plumbers, the
shortcomings, the imbecilities of the
Sagasta cabinet are too appalling to
permit longer OF either concealment or
defense The war is ten weeks old and
the enemy has not yet been subdued. II
is useless to deny that a feeling of dis
appointment pervades the country. At
the outbreak of hostilities 1t was the
universal expectation that the neck Of
the United States would be broken
management of the war n navy de-
partments this easily could have been
accomplished. What Spain should
have done. as Ell Damfoolo pointed out
early in April, was TO start in at once
and Shell all the Atlantic coast cities
from Kalamazoo to Oshkosh. An army
of $1,000 %invincible Spanish soldiers
landed at New York on the Atlantic
could have marched to New Jersey on
the Pacific within 10 days. capturing
every interior city of Importance in the
country.
las 1t is. while no doubt can exist
OF our ultimate triumph. the war Is be-
ing prolonged-neediessly and cruelty
prolonged. The results are demoraliz-
ing. Misled by their press censors. who
wilfully perverting the facts, have an
nounced a few American victories, tn
disgusting Yankee swine are beginning
TO believe that their army and navy
are a match for ours; while h Span
iards, on the other hand, cannot resis
feeling some slight u~neasiness an
d~istrust. The course for Sagasta Il
pursue is plain. Ell Damfoolo trust
that the premier will remove him
self quietly and not force upon his out
ragged constituents the duty OF assassi
nation. But Spanish honor must b
indicated. and unless Sagasta shal
voluntarily retire in the meantime, TIL
newspaper will on Sunday start a pop
ular subscription for the necessary dy
Mantle bombs.
1.-The reports from the front. al
though not actually di~scouraeing. re
veal a strange and unaccountable In
activity. Late advices from Manii
seem TO indicate tina Admiral Monte
, los victory over Admiral Dewey wa
not of so decisive a character as wa
. originally announced: indeed, a rumo
is rapidly gaining currency that the 40
ministration is in receipt of informatio
n showing that Dewey has gained SON
, slight advantage over Montejo, n tina
the latter is awaiting h arrival
Camara and the Cadiz fleet with cor
= siderable impatience and anxiety.
"As to Havana, we find by a compar
son OF Blanco's official dispatches I'M
the noble guns OF MORO castle nay
sunk a grand total of is American pa
tleships. 81 armored cruisers. ~ 10
pedo boats and PIC gunboats. monitor
hospital ships. schooners and oth'
4 small craft. Yet. Notwithstanding the
magnificent achievements. Blanco "a
n not yet begun the siege of Washingto
II cannot be ascertained that his e.
petition has even started from II
ana Something seems TO be mol
10 ing him back. This inertness
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IL We Go Wrong.

- ERLIN'S persistent him at inter-
tx ference in the harbor of Manila
has not at all disturbed the
American people; his country's sensi-
BILE view has been from the first that.
under present conditions. Berlin won't
lift a finger. Indeed. the recent effort
In high official circles in Germany has
been to make It clear that the Kaiser Is
not responsible for the gossip that has
so constantly imputed to him an un-
friendly purpose.
Dewey is safe enough-as far as any
thing he has to fear at present from
the Germans. That fact does not signi-
fy, however. that IL we propose. after
the war. to take the Philippine islands.
we are to be permitted TO do it with
out protest on Europe's part or. pos
sibly. without aggressive interference.
That isn't the fashion. The thing Isn't
done that way; our assumption that
we have only TO help ourselves to all
the Asiatic islands we want simply be-
trays our ignorance of the precedents
or our forgetfulness of modern history.
Quite recently Turkey whipped
Greece, in a war which the Greeks pro-
voked. The sultan won. and then he
proposed TO carve out what he deemed
TO be his share of territorial spells.
Europe forbade II. Not very long ago
Japan completely routed China. The
Japanese, all In their jaunty way.
measured of the Chinese territory
-rlf1L 49, .roraSaA - "a nart
of the indemnity. The powers prevent
ed Japan. 1t is true h since then.
these powers have helped themselves to
much larger slices Of Chinese territory
than Japan had planned TO appropriate
but that's different. simply because,
with these powers, might makes right.
There are other instances. Russia
was successful in q war with Turkey.
1ust a few years ago. and the czar de-
manded territory which the sultan
made up his mind he must part with.
But b other powers stepped in; the
Berlin congress was held: Russia's de-
mand were heavily observation-disclosures
had TO yield. 1t Is true that, as the re-
suit OF the Franco-Prussian war, Ger.
many was an u~nnlnueTco auu-6rdpo
but the conditions were peculiar. Rus
STA had agreed to keep hands on
France was crushed; Austria had no
recovered from the humiliation Of de
feat. four years earlier: Spain was il
revolution; England ought to hav'
helped France-to her shame. Englan,
said not q word
Our real troubles will begin whei
this war with Spain ends, II we persis
in the foolish purpose OF embarking
the colony business. The Europea
mowers have been managing" Asia
long time. just as. In utter disregard q
the natives. they rave adjusted thei
sspheres OF influence" in Africa. Thi
or that power in Europe controls tn
policy of China. Of Siam. OF India. Q
Persia, Of Turkey. OF the islands
Asiatic waters. II we get Into I'll
combination we shall have TO break IL
The time win come, II we persist
claiming the Philippines. when. IL Bel
In protests. we shall fnd that We car
not be indifferent 10 the notice serve
unea M OF course. that policy o
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-07-03

Owing to the strike yesterday Of the
Chicago s~tereotypers, even the esteemed
Chicago Journals stereotyped demand
for greater activity on the part Of the
war department was omitted.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-07-03

The dead Americans on the plains OF
Santiago fought the good fight and kept
the faith. n If there are any crowns
laid up in heaven they will get their
share.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-07-03

Although the American soldiers are
said to be pestered half to death with
tropical insects. you can discover moth
ing of the kind on their fighting.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-07-03

Admiral Camara would thank some
Hobson to arise and sink a few mas.
sive and imposing colliers across the
Suez canal.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-07-03

Pennsylvania having beaten Cornell
four and a half lengths, h expert
mathematicians Of those institutions
should figure out what kind of a boat
Yale and Harvard are in and where II
Is at.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-07-03

Any combination that includes France
and Germany is open TO the suspicion
Of being for bulletin purposes only.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-07-03

General shafter appears to have made
the mistake of going into action without
an adequate force of physicians and
surgeons to bring up the rear.