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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-10-17
Land Commissioner

The commissioners who were appointed
by the Henr!co County Court TO assess
the value Of the land condemned for
the Richmond, Petersburg and Carolina
railway, were at work yesterday morn
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'ORk RIVER Line. yia " tr POINT.
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daily except Sundays Tor West Point
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steamers ior Baltimore.
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except sunday. for West Point and
intermediate stations. Connects w4th
stage at Lester Manor Tor WalkertOn
and IdppahannOcA. also, az West
Point NTH steamer for Baltimore.
Stops az all stations
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daily except Sunday from N.rsin3
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intermediate stations, conDccunS
with stage at Lester M8aor for
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TRAINS ARRIVE AT RlC3NOND.
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Bureau DOlng We'll.

Tho wages OF some OF the girls for
whom places have been obtaiLed by the
Young Mems Business Association EN-
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IN SOUTHERN
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TRAINS LEAVE RICHMOND. VA.
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Danvile. Greensboro. salisbury. ana
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TRAINS ARRIVE At RICHMOND
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LOCAL FREIGHT TRAINS.
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ing viewing the property on the proposed
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nLD DOMINION STEAMSHIP COM
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Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-08-31

only for very few days. The ministry
has issued a definite number to the corps,
and these corps are responsible for them
each officer is obliged to return his copy
after the maneuvers. If, therefore, you
wish me to take from it whatever may in
terest you, and hold it afterward at my dis
posal, l will take it, unless you do not want
me to make a copy in extenso and address
1t to you.
lam just leaving for the maneuvers.
According to EsterhaZy's voluntary
confession, made to a London news
paper, and repeated since then, it was
he and not Dreyfus who wrote this
bordereau. Esterhazy states that he
wrote it at the instigation of his su-
perior officers, intimating but not say
ing so in so many words that Gen. Mer-
cier, then minister of war, ordered the
bordereau written. In letter written
to the Steele March %, 1S9S, Paniz-
Zardi, military attache of the Italian
embassy, relates that Count Schwarz-
koppen received the articles enumerat-
ed in the bordereau, but was entirely
unaware OF the existence of the mem
orandum itself, for it had been stolen
before it reached him.
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SES5ESSaSSS75SSS1SSaSSS

prisoner guilty and sentenced him to
transportation for life, after being sub
jected to military degradation.
On the morning of January the
condemned man was ordered to put on
a captains uniform that had been spe-
cially prepared by having the lace on
the cap, the red seams of the trousers,
and the buttons and trimmings on the
tunic taken Off and then stitched on
again loosely enough to stay in place,
but so loosely that they could easily be
torn off. The sword that he was made
to buckle on had been filed on each side
about half way down the blade. He was
then searched, handcutfed, placed i'll a
prison van, and taken by military es-
cort to the Ecole Militaire, where he was
marched between guards into the cen
ter of hollow square of troops in the
large courtyard of the school. He had
already twice asserted his innocence to
Capt. Lebrun-Renaud, who commanded
his guard. The morning was misty and
rainy, and the courtyard was muddy
waste, round which loomed the build
inss with windows filled with faces,
while vast crowd that surged and
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-08-31

m LFRED DREIFUS, captain in the
~ Fourteenth regiment of artil-
a IL lery in the French army, was at
tached to the second bureau of the
general staff, where future plans of
mobilization and other military meas
ures of great Importance are discussed,
prepared and drawn up. For some time
a constant leakage" of these confiden-
tial documents had been noticed, de-
tectives had been employed and Drey-
fus was under suspicion. On October
/, 1894, he was suddenly detached from
the war Office and appointed to service
in the Thirty-ninth regiment at the
Ecole Militaire. On October IA he re-
Ceived at his luxurious home near the
Trocadero a summons to attend at the
ministry of wax, and he went there the
next morning. He was received by Maj.
du Patty de Clam, who said that he was
very busy and asked the captain to
help him by taking down a letter that
he would dictate. There were other
persons in the room who were STRANGERS
tc Dreyfus, and-a circumstance that
only struck him afterward-an ar
rangement of mirrors by which his
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-08-31
THE SECRET DOSSIER.
Records of the Trial Preserved by the
Department of War.

The secret dossier, which figures so
prominently in the Dreyfus case, is a
collection of papers belonging to the
war department and collected in con-
nection with the case. These papers
are said to contain proof of Dreyfus'
guilt even beyond the bordereau. The
latter was admittedly written by Ester
hazy. During the first Dreyfus trial
this dossicr (Which in free transla-
tion would mean record of the case')
was submitted to the court-martial in
executive session, not even Dreyfus' at
torneys being permitted to be present
during this examination. There are,
all told, some 400 documents in this col
lection. These papers are examined in
secret session, but Dreyfus attorneys
are present, so they may be informed
of the record of the charges based upon
these papers. Secrecy is demanded by
the government because it is claimed
that publication would cause compli-
cations with foreign governments.
The secret dossier has been in exclusive
control of the general staff up to the
present trial, and there is, of course, no
saying what it may contain. So far
the entire nasty Dreyfus mess has
shown so much corruption, conspiracy
and forgery that the value of this Sc
cret dossier is very problematical.
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pushed in the avenues without uttered
loud and menacing cries against the
prisoas-r At exactly nine o'clock the
drums rolled, the troops presented
arms, and the regimental baHd played n
melancholy tune. The sentence was
read Dreyfus standing firmly with
head erect, his left hand resting on the
pommel of his sword, and his eyes look
ing squarely in the eyes of Gen. Darras,
who commanded the troops. Then
gigantic sergeant tore the triple band
from the captains cap, the buttons
from his coat, the gold lace from the
collar and sleeves, and the red stripes
from his trousers. AS the sergeant
flung them on the ground Dreyfus
threw up his arms and cried in a voice
heard far beyond the limits of the court
yard: You are degrading an innocent
man. Long live France a roar of
eXecration answered him: Death to
the traitor." and the big sergeant
roughly tore the sword belt from him,
wrenched the sword from its scabbard,
broke it across his knee, flung the
fragments on the ground and stamped
hI'pl 'll'il' IINll' blili'i ipNiS iIOiIl
the mob without, the degraded officer,
grotesque and lamentable figure in
his defaced uniform, was marched
round the hollow square, protesting his
innocence and crying: Long live
France." while the drums rolled in or
der to drown his voice. Finally, after
being photographed and measured as II
criminal, he was driven in the prison
van to La Sante prison, and thence
taken, on January 10, to La Rochelle,
where he was embarked for the neigh
boring lie de Re, on which is the prison
wherein convicts sentenced to trans
portation await their embarkation
Mobs all along the route sought to at
tack him, and the guard of gendarmes
had to struggle hard to keep their prs-
oner from being murdered. He was
eventually taken to the lie du Diable off
the coast of French Guiana.
The chronology of this famous case
follows:
OCTOBER, 1S94-Gen. Mercier, minister of
war, gives order after an Investigation
conducted by Commandant du Patty de
Clam to arrest Capt. Alfred nreyfus
This is done by Du Paty de Clam and NJ
Dreyfus is lodged in the Chcrchl-Midi
prison by Lieut. Col Henry, who delivers
him to Commandant Forzinetri. in charge
of the prison.
NOVEMBER, 1S9i-An indictment is found
against Capt. Dreyfus by the officers Of
the bureau of information connected
with the general staff.
DECEMBER, 1S94-The first council Of
war, assembled at Cherche-Midi, unani-
mously condemns Capt. Dreyfus to de-
portation for life in an inclosed fortilca-
ton.
JANUARY 4, 1s95-Capt. Dreyfus is de.
graded by Gen. Darras in the School Of
War.
FEBRUARY, 1S95-Dreyfus is taken Sv the
steamer La Rochelle to the isIanl de
Re, thence TO be embarked for Devils
island
MAY, 1896 Lieut. Col. Picqlart discovers
the petit bleu." successfully attributed
to Coils. Panizzardi, military attache OF
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-08-31
THE FAMOUS BORDEREAU.
to he the Main Evil
dence Against Dreyfus.

The famous bordereau (memoran-
dunn list), which is acknowledged to be
the main evidence against Dreyfus, was
discovered in April, 1894, among waste
papers from the German embassy, in
the particular department of Col. Count
Schwarzkoppen, the military attache,
by secret emissaries of the French gov
ernment, who had bribed the janitor
to surrender these papers. 1t is in
translation as follows:
In the absence of any news indicating
your desire to see me, / nevertheless send
you, sir, certain information of interest:
/. A note on the hydraulic brake OF l2O
(method of operating this piece.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-08-31
GENESIS OF THE CASE.
How the Web to Catch Capt. Dreyfus
Was Woven.

Gen. Mercier was minister of war
when the French spy at the German
embassy brought to the secret service
of the French army the fragments of
the bordereau. The report was re-
ceived by Col Patty de Clam, head of
the secret service. He was a violent
Jew-hater. He appealed to Bertillon,
and the man who invented the Bertillon
system for measuring and identifying
criminals, following Paty's suggestion
who in turn reflected Gen. Mercier's
antipathy to the Jews-said it looked
like Dreyfus' handwriting. 1t was re-
ported. Mercier ordered that Dreyfus
be arrested. Patty de Clam tried to
prepare the case against him. 1t was
not strong enough to suit Mercier, and
the minister of war secured a pleader
whose skill was as great as Paty's in
fanny. The anti-Semitic party and
press had doubts of MERCER, and caught
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MAY, 1S99-M. Ballot Beaupre finishes his
report to the court.
JUNE, 1S99-Paul Deroulede acquitted
Court Of cessation decides in favor of
Dreyfus on the revision. Esterhazy con-
fesses having written the bordereau.
JULY, 1S99-Dreyfus returns to France on
the Cd. Governor of Devils island dis
missed for cruelty to Dreyfus Esterhazy
refuses to testify before the new court
martial whah is to retry Dreyfus.
AUGUST. 1S99.-New trial of Dreyfus be-
gins on the 7th
August Z, 1899, the court-martial held
its first session. The court was com
posed as follows:
Col Jouaust, director in the engineer
corps. president
Lieut.. Col. Brongniart director of the
school of artillery.
Maj De Breon, of the Seventh regiment
of artillery.
Mai Pronllet. of the Tenth regiment of
artillery.
Mai Merle, of the Seventh regiment of
artillery.
Capt. Parfait of the Seventh regiment of
artillery.
Capt Beauvais, of the Seventh regiment
of artillery.
Counsel for Dreyfus were Maitres
Labori and Demange-the latter one of
the most celebrated criminal lawyers
in France. Maj. Carriere represented
the government as counsel for the pros
ecution. Early on Monday morning,
August IA, while Maitre Labor, one
of Dreyfus' attorneys, was on his Way
to the court. he was shot by an assassin
and seriously wounded.
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of the Morlaix district, accepted by NJ.
Guerin, minister of justice, and demand
ing that the Aurore be prosecuted. The
letter signed "Uhlan," produced by Nine.
de Boulancy, and work of CommAndant
EsterhaZy, is delivered to NJ. Bertulus,
examining magistrate. Beginning of pub
lie meetings of the revisionists in the
Tivoli-VauX hall. The minister of war
lodges complaint against NJ. Emile Zula
and against the Aurore. Messrs. Zola,
author of 81 accuse" and PerreuX, pub
Usher of the Aurore, are summoned. NJ
Jaures address this question to NJ. Meline,
president Of the cabinet: Has or has r. OF
information been given to the court mar
tial of which the defendant knew moth
ing?" NJ. Meline refuses to answer.
FEBRUARY, 1898 - Formation Of the
League Of Human and Citizens Rights.
From the 7th to the 23d first tral of lola
in the court of the Seine under the pres
idency of Councillor Delegorgua NJ
Labori defends Emile Zola, NJ. Albert
Clemenccau defends NJ. Pcrrcux, and NJ
George Clcmenceau defends the Aurore.
Zola is sentenced to one wear in prison
and a fine of 1900 francs: NJ Pcrrcux to
four months in prison and me Of 1900
francs. Lieut.. Col. Picquart = placed on
the retired list.
MARCH, 1S9S-The revisionists provoke an
Incident in court during the attempt Of
NJ. Jules Auffray, who prCclaims in favor
of the Iola jury, to make himself heard
The incident has TO consequences. Sui
eide of Lemercier-Pica"d Duel between
Picquart and Henry. Emile Xola ard the
Aurore appeal on the "pth against the
sentence of February G3.
APRIL, 1875 -Annulmcnt Of the sentence
against Messrs. Zola and Per~eux because
the minister Of wa aad not the court
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-08-31

at the first hint of Dreyfus' denial to
charge the minister with trying to
smother the case because Dreyfus was
Jew. That added fuel to his flame,
and MERCER became the most rabid
foe of the imperiled captain. The press
rewarded him by declaring him the
paragon of patriots. Yet he knew he
could not crush Dreyfus with the ma
terial at hand, and he must act at once.
He rose at the first court-martial-
minister of war in the republics cabi-
net-and said: "Gentlemcn, there is
something more. l shall read you one
sentence from letter in cipher that
some months ago came into possession
of the ministry. You will comprehend
its source. although | am not permit
ted to present its context: Decidedly
this scoundrel of a Dreyfus is becom-
ing too eXacting.'" He had wholly.
deliberately changed the sentence, for
the paper from which he read did not
contain the name of Dreyfus, but the
initial 3D." only. On this bit of IT.
regularly submitted, boldly perjursd
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-08-31

martial, read the text of dispatch re-
ceived by Count Won Munster-Leyden-
burg, the German ambassador at Paris,
from Prince Hohenlohe, the German
imperial chancellor, which the former
communicated to NJ. Casimir-Perier
during a visit to the Elysee palace.
''His majesty, the emperor, having
every confidence in the loyalty of the
president of the republic and the gov
ernment of the republic" it ran, "begs
your eXcellency to tell NJ. Casimir-Per-
ier that it is proved the German en-
bassy was never implicated in the
Dreyfus affair. His majesty hopes the
government of the republic will not
hesitate to declare so. Without for
NAL declaration the legend which here
continues to spread regarding the Ger
man embassy would CO npromise the
position of the representative of Ger
many"
The communication is signed "Ho-
henlohe."
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-08-31

every movement and expression could
be seen by everybody present. Du Patty
then dictated to him the memorandum
which afterward became famous as the
bordereau. At one point Du Patty sud
denly asked Dreyfus what was the
matter, and asserted that his hand
shook. Dreyfus replied that his hands
were cold. Then he was left alone in
the room and found loaded revolver
lying among some papers on the table
beside him. Half an hour later NJ.
Cochefert, head of the detective police,
accompanied by Commander Henry, of
the second bureau, entered, and Drey-
fus was placed under arrest on the
charge Of high treason and taken to
the Cherche-Midi prison, all the time
protesting his innocence. The order
committing him was dated October IA,
the day before he was arrested or eN-
amined.
On October 2S hint Of the arrest was
conveyed to one of the Paris newspa-
pers and the next day an ambiguous
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bit of evidence the judges based a de-
cision they had already formulated.
Furthermore, that scrap of paper in
Gen. Mercier's trembling hand was in
not even the remotest manner con-
nected with the alleged selling of
French army secrets to the Germans.
1t was Il fragment from some inter-
ceptcd correspondence, passing be-
tween attaches of different embassies,
and related to matters even more in
famous, mere unspeakable, than any
treason of which Dreyfus was accused.
But Gen. Mercicr's best efforts could
not keep the truth buried, nor could
his suhserviency to the rabblc and the
rank alike secure him in his seat as
minister of war. He has been warned
to leave France, but has chosen to -
main, at lcasr for the present
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-08-31
MAtTRE LABORl.

senate, In the case of Dreyfus, who de-
clares on the 18th to his colleagues in the
Luxemburg palace that he Is convinced
of the innocence of Dreyfus."
OCTOBER, 1S97--M. de Castro, banker, be-
lieves that he recognizes in the facsimile
of the bordereau, once more published
in the Matin, the handwriting of Com
mandant Esterhazy. NJ. Ranc, senator
of the Seine district, carries to the lobby
of the chamber of deputies the speech de-
livered by NJ. ScheurerKestner in the
senate. He has. on the 3Oth, an inter-
view upon this subject with Gen. Billot,
minister of war.
NOVEMBER, 1S97-Interview of NJ. Ma
thieu Dreyfus, brother of the condemned.
with NJ Scheurer- Kestner. Beginning of
the campaign of the Figaro in favor of a
revision. NJ. Matthew Dreyfus officially ac-
cuses Commandant EsterhaZy with being
the author of the bordereau; Esterhazy is
turned over to a council Of Investigation.
Commandant Forzinetti Is dismissed be-
cause he stated to NJ. Henri Rochefort
that Dreyfus is innocent Search of the
home of Lieut.. Col. Picquart In Yron-
Villarceau street Lieut.. Col Picquart is
recalled from Tunis, where he had been
sent on a mission, and is examined by
Gen. Pellieux, commissioner Of investi-
cation in the Esterhazy matter.
DECEMBER, 1S97-The Dreyfus border
eau, examined in 1894 by the experts Co.
bert, Pelletier, Charavay and CrepiuX-
Janun, Is turned over to the papers in the
Esterhazy case and is submitted to a
new examination by the experts Bel
homme, Couard and Varinard. Interpret
lation in the chamber of deputies and in
the senate; Gen. Billot declares that
"Dreyfus has been justly and legally
condemned" Letter of Emile Zola to
the young people of France, The docu-
ments of Lemercief-Picard upon the
factory of forgeries" of a syndicate
documents themselves recognized as for
geries in the triaTl are published in the
Intransigeant. Call for court-martial
by Gen. Saussier to try EsterhaZy.
JANUARY, 1S9S-In consequence of a re-
port by Commandant Ravary, Command
ant EsterhaZy is acquitted by the court
martial presided over by Gen. LuXer and
leaves the Cherche-Midi prison on the
arm of his friend, Mile. Marguerite Pays.
He receives an ovation in the street.
Lieut. Col. Picquart lodges a complaint
upon the subject of two kilograms signed
Blanche" and "Speranza," addressed
to him at Tunis and intended to compro-
mise him. on the 18th Aurore publishes
Emile Zolas Il accuse" letter to the
president of the republic. Lieut. Col
Picquart is arrested. The chamber Of
deputies votes the order of the day upon
the motion of NJ. de Mein, representative