The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1899-08-17
R[YFlJS COURT MARTIAL.
The Case Involving More Than the
Fate Of a Mere Captain
Of Artillery.
THAT ONLY An INCIDENT 70 THE TRIAL.
The Heal Contest n-tw~ea nraina.
and TrWsh.an Military Cente Goa
tending orsuprsmscy--ts~vi of
the Case by EmiIy Crawford.


DreyfuH' Lawyer shot
RenneE, Aug. 1.-two men ann
bushed Msitre Labor. counsel for
DreyfuR, aud one shot was fired, hit
ting Labori In the back. NJ. I.abori fell
10 the roadway. lie IN still alive.
RcnucS, Aug. 1.-THE battle has hc-
gun In earnest. It's political bearings
are shown In the arres, of Paul de Rou-
ietle, the deputy, and poet, and q Of
his numerous rcyalist and Bonaparsist
allies. who have pooled with him
against the republic. rs In the Hon.
langist conspiracy, the pool would be
of little consequence bus for the mill.
tnry caste, which has found represent
ative men in Gen. DE Negrier aud some
other generals having great commands.
strange Spectacle.
II Is strange thing how the Eight
thickened around the shadowy and
emaciated re-h1ircd jew, whose uni
form Of nn artillery captain so lll'ais
end bciits his figure and physiognomy.
A Fi0ht go she Death.
Last Mondays sitting Of the court
martial and the subsequent non-pub-
lie sittinEs were the first skirmishing
operations, but Saturday was a field
day, Ia which the two hostile forces
into which France II divided and has
been since the revolution, set them
selves in array OF battle and drew the
first blood Each sid, stands commit.
ted to a certain course and has burned
Its ships. The actual Drryfus trial is
q trial Of strength. can not see a
possibility Of It's ending in drawn
Ramc. II is now meek or nothing"
combat. n desperate fight In which
neither side will give in unless utterly
routed.
The Forces Engaged.
The moral situation of the forces en-
gagged reminds ono OF the armies Of
tho French revolution and those they
had to fight The Drryfusites have the
brains, the forward impulse, the dash
and The flexibility, At the same time
they are raw recruits, gathered ,s,on-
tanrously from the four points OF the
compass. Hatred of the military caste,
and, II may he, the secret hope Of re-
wards have made them homogeneous.
The nationAIities have socinl aud 9th
er prestige, numbers and orgauign-
tion. Their center Is composed of the
majority of Frenchmcn and French
women. Their left wing is formed uf
&c 900 officers and theirright wing con.
sists Of the church.
Beth sIdes without serupIrS.
All profess respect for legality, hut
only from the lips out. One side 81
just as INSCRIPTIONS as the other. hut
the most active and less numcroua side
docs really fight for the cause of tu.
manity. justice and truth. The Drry-
fusites have, nt any rate, won bclligcr-
Nbt iiEhes "hu 'h'a "f' huit VI tHp
friendly neutrality OF the government.
Their advcrs1ries can no longer make
,isc Of the rope that hung Pickacd, or
the razor that cut lIenry's throat, The
minister of war could not, u he wanted
tu, read a forged document In pnrlia-
ment. II IL impossible now 10 stun
the dossier with fables fit for Mother
aoose's tales. But organization. num-
bers, prestige and wealth means stay
ing power.
Drryfasits' Financial Backing.
Doubtless the Dreyfusitcs are sup.
piled with Jewish funds without ac-
cepting NJ. DE Frrycinet's estimate ui
30, ,00o. 900 francs, The sums subscribed
by English and German jews must be
enormous, but, Ike wealthy gentiles,
rich Jews are fond of the pnmp and
saniiirs OF iifr. ihr tities OF aris,ocratio
society. Many of them are frightened
already mt the onward pace of the
Dreyiusites'
Gen. Mereicr'" nsp"sitioa.
Gen. hercier'a deposition was inaudi.
BILE unless TO the Judges and shorthand
reporters. IL fell Hat his voice and
delivery being nnd' But we have u
now IN print IL has qualities for which
we hid not gave ~ credit during deiiv'
cry lhey are easy howing state-
mentf, piausiniiity ana the art OF hull
ing hnspieinn. As the deposition ap
pears IN inil In the rcIsbrts II viii rs'
erywhere oe read with delight by thoss
ALREADY persuaded thht Dreyfua Is
traitor. They will not see what was
pecksnliiian; what was The feline per
nay fisnrahve'y Speaking' the 0e'
POSITION whch whN rcaiiy speeci
TOT the prosecution shows Mercier &c
DC a easi''st OF the hishest oFder. nc
never loses his wey In inc most tntri
ea'e variations ana keeRp ~ view fha'
Dreyiah ~ = cool cnicninhng' we'll
informed 'rai'"r'
oaiy the neH'nsinE of she ssvagEie
The immediate issue of the fsht II
frcedom OF Drcyfus. but Saturdays IN
eidents aud episodes nre the beginning