The Portland daily press., 1899-08-15
NATIONAL CALAMITY
nurdes OF Laborl serious Thing For
Dreyfus.

uurdes OF LaborI Serious Thing For
Dreyfus.
Lordon, August l5.-The correspond
ent of the 1imes at Rrnnes. who rem
ments upon the "Prcdigiors drama helrg
enacted here ard the s'loss to the Drey-
fus' cause through the d'sablement of
Labori." says: "1hers is a terribly sug-
gestiye timellnsss In this crime. II the
fates have been combining against Drey-
fus, they could not havs armed q more
effirient agent Of their designs than the
unknown man who shot Labori just as
he was about to riddls with shot and
shatter with his invs,tivs irony and
scorn the last arguments OF the pu 1lio
accuser, Mercier
'tIt was master stroke. The one in.
dlspensahle man was thrown hors d !
combat just at the moment when mos
was expected Of him. d n3s sxsggera.e
the general impression when sffirm that
with Latofi absent the bottom seems to
Rave dropped cut If the defense. The
examination of Mercler by M7.tre
Demnnga was one OF the weakest exhibi-
tinns OF forensic ingenuity and pr.sencs
q Mid whi;a i 4 possible to conceive.
Meroler. Btilot ard CasAigBac, with the
others held tbs door just as their pred.-
cessors in the trial OF 1884, Will, the pris-
oner was lsft almost without dlfensa.
'Doubsiess Maltre Dsnalge IL g-eas
lawyer and he may we'll hare been upset
y she terrible eSsntsg hut hie formal aud
antiquatsd msthcd stood hIin in sad sssa q
:, d.y ard IL wns tidy that was most
dread7d by ali the ed d1cfsaries a Drey-
fus, Then TO cap all, Msrcier called upon
Mhdsine Labofi to pre- ffer his sy M psthy
IL must be rtniemtergd that ". Lnbori
n Il "a
fever ard his afdsnt. nervous organiza-
tlon overstrDng By the ten sion OF this
trial, Is In q bld coudibi0n for combat
ting fresh shock. the worst news
would surprise no one. For reasons
which am bour d not TO give, the event
Is Il national Gala NIFTY
LABoRI BETTER.
Ren7es. August li--fl.40 p. m.-Ths
following bulletin regarding the conti-
tion Of Maiire Labor was issntd at 10
o'clock: IempsratnTe s7.e5 No feger.
Condition stationary"
There has been, therefore, Il slight sna.
Lrorement during tas last few hours.
M. Labariis mother arrived here this
evening. She had helie7ed aim dead
and a most affecting interview ensued.
Later NJ. Labor received Nj. MathIeu
Dreyfus. brother Of Capt. Dreylns. There
is some talk of NJ. Altert Clemrnceau
the younger of the tao brothers, coming
as substitute for Labori. The ques-
tion, however. will be definitely decided
tomorrow.
III. Gle enceau was enc of Zol as coun-
sci at bis trial and has followed the Drey-
fus case very closely. While he lacks the
magnetic influence OF Lanori in plead
log, he is extremely skiiful In cross
examination.
ARRESTED AND RELFAsED.
Paris, August IA despatch from
La Name, 13D miles sectnwesU OF this city
as the railroad station n man named
Gallon. marine engirss-, who was
on bis way from kepnss to hagIe. His
appearance corresponds with the descrip-
tion OF the man who attempted TO assassi-
aate Nj. Labori.
Gallon was able to prove an alibi and
was liberated.
PARIS QJIE1.
Paris, August I4.-slight dsmonstra.
tions occurred here this evening, but
there was no disorder. With reference to
the report that the attack upon NJ Latori
covered an attempt to steal documents.
It Is said that the last anonymous letter
he received contained the following
words: .We ate golnx to burn yvut hox
and your Drsyius dossier."
PARIS PAPERS INDIGNANT.
Paris. August 1.-THE Paris papers
without distinction express Indignation
at the outrage OF which Maitre Labori
Is the victim. The Temps deplores the
''stats of disorder into which the Drey-
fus affair has dragged the ooun try,' and
says 1t is .shigh tims for us to stand up
and be ourselves again"
The Journal des Dehats says: "The re-
volver shot Is bound to be the end, aud,
one tine morning ii will be followed BY
the horrors OF civil war, If violence, hate,
contempt for justice and law aud all the
fanatical anarchic Hnd homicidal pas
sions continue to poison the air we
breath.''