The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-09-14

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of Chicago to the president of France,
requesting that the famous military
prisoner be given his freedom.
The Methodist Ministers Association
Of Chicago at the regular meeting to-
day put itself on record as protesting
against the injustice of the verdict in
the Dreyfus case. A committee was
appointed to consider the appropriate
ness of contributing money for a La
Fayette as a gift to France.
Robert J. Thompson, secretary Of the
Lafayette Memorial Commission, says
he feels little concerned oven any ac-
ton growing out Of the Dreyfus dec1s-
! ion. THE work is at a stage when crit
| icism cannot affect it in h least" said
he. I'VE have collected more than $780,
900 and have no need of assistance
from religious organizations and have
received none"
Berlin, September 1.-THE private
agitation against the exposition is be-
! ginning to find vigorous expression.
TheVossische Zeitung says this evening
that a number of the largest German
firms have pledged themselves to with
draw.
The Berliner Tageblatt a y the Ber-
lin council at it's next session will con-
slider a special motion to the
Berlin municipal exhibit.
On the other hand, the correspondent
of the Associated Press learns on the
highest authority that the German
government considers the Drey Jus case
now, under all the conditions, done
with, n does not intend to ~relinquish
official representation ait the exposition.
The official responsible for this assur-
ance adds that it should be borne in
mind that, despite the Dreyfus case,
the official relations between the two
governments had steadily improved
during recent years.
A CHALLENGE TO ESTERHAZEY.
Kansas City, Mo, September H.
Captani Thomas Phelan, a b~roadsWord-
mar and a crack pistol shot, has issued
a challenge to Count EsterhaZey to
fight a duel in defense of Captain Al
fred Dreyfus. Captain Phelan has en-
gagged in several personal
He lis said to be backed by prominent
local Jews, who have guaranteed his
passage to England It: meet Esterhazey.
He is a veteran of the civil war.
Captain PheIan's letter follows:
kansas City, Mo-, Sept. II, 1899.
ITO Count Esterhazey, Upper Glouces-
ter Place, Dorcet Square, London:
Sir: Believing you to be the insti-
gator and arch-cOnspirator responsible
for all THE miseries and fluctuations OF
DreyfuS, again convicted as a traitor
ito his country, and because he (Drey-
fus) is now unable to follow you and
demand satisfaction for the miSeries
you have heaped upon him., /, as an
Irish-American, who do not belong to
his race or creed, n believing that a
man should not be punished ON account
of his religion, do to take his
place in the field of honor at amy time
or place you may designate, the place
of meeting to- be OF neutral grounds.
Il am, respectfully,
THOMAS PHELAN,
E--Captain U. S.. We ,nteers.'
This challenge was mailed to Count
t Esterlra zey today.
Pheland is the man who exposed the
!, pilot ito blow up the British steamer
+ Queen with dynamite. O'Donovar
Rosa accused him of being a traitor tc
Ireland and subsequently i'm January
> 1885, Phelan went ITO the office of Rosa
in New York, and there he was as.
= saulted n stabbed in many places
and his subsequent recovery wa:
Thought to be almost a miracle.
CONDOLENCES TO NINE. DREYFUs
/ Boston, September 11.-Resolutions O
: coincidence and sympathy with Nine
t Dreyfus were adopted today and cablee
to her by the Evangelical Alliance
They are as follows:
THE Evangelical Alliance of Boston
sharing in the Indignation of the Chris
, tian world at the outrage ~perpetratet
i in the name of justice on you husband
= begs leave to assure you of our sym
q pathy and of our prayers to the GO
$ of Love n Right for speedy vindica
= ton"
. New York, September 11.-At tn
: meeting of the Methodist Preachers
Associati on of New York, today a res
olution' was unanimously passed de
e ploring the shameful miscarriage o
Justice in the recent condemnation o
+ Captain Dreyfus."
Chicago, September 11.-James A
Garfield Lodge No. 81, Independent Or
8 der of the Western Star, has directe'
Secretary Hersfield to sen a call It
t all grand lodges of the order for a unit
ed appeal to President Mckinley, re
queSting him to use his influence i
securing a pardon for CAPITA Drey
+ fus. The order has 5000 members am
Secretary Hersfield expects a unani
. NOUS vote in favor of the appeal.
=. DEMONSTRATIONS IN LONDON.
II London, September IA demonstra
ton of sympathy for Dreyfus is pre-
jected for next Sunday afternoon !
ct Hyde park.
lie The afternoon newspapers of tn
% city today are unanimous in their de
It nunciation of the verdict and the
te TEEN with abuse of the system ''produc
a ing such a decision"
D e Castle-on-Tyne, September H.
ut w. D. Stevens, a ship owner and roy:
commissioner to the Paris exhibitio.
has declared hat as a result of tf
N DreyfuS verdict he will not put his fox
ar ON French soil. He adds that thou
a sands of his countrymen will take II
same attitude. Several important firm
have already declined to exhibit {
Paris.