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The San Francisco call., 1899-09-07

Judging from his address last night,
Mr. Bryan is a finished orator. Every
word he utters IS clearly articulated;
he wastes no energy in meaningless
gestures; ne speaks II the tone Of 6
man who believes what ne says, and
his manner cannot fail TO convince such
an audience as he had last night-po'lit-
ical friends all. or nearly all.
He started with the statement that
he believed the nation was assailsd by
great dangers and proceeded To point
out what he believed these 70 De He
denounced. the system OF stamp taxa
ton and advocated the income tax
When he had finished with that he in
sisted that United States Senator's
should be elected by direct vote Of the
people.
You had a Senatorial contest here
recently. 7 believe" he said, with q
smile.
The house caught on and Mr.. Bryan
did not think II necessary 70 continue
his argument further
on the silver question he said he
hated 10 drag in such a funereaI sub
tact but was compelled to The Re
nublicans. he continued, said it was a
dead issue and that they had buried it
They have buried II so often he
said. that they confess that they have
never done q good job I have ex-
a-7inAd the so-called corpse and my
candid opinion is that II viii last till
1900"
The benevolent assimilation OF the
F-fIipinos." as he called the territorial
expansion policy, came in for a good
MANY sly digs at the hands Of the Ne
braskan. He said coupled with II was
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-07

7 WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN
II q Nebraska has personally
NV delivered his message ID the
Il Y people q this city. H had
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-08-22
WITNESSES TELL OF
THE ALLEGED AMOURS
OF THE PRISONER
Dreyfus Replies to His Accusers
and Creates d Better impress
sion Than Heretofore.

RENNES, Aug. 21.-The third week of
the second trial by court-martial of AL
fred Dreyfus. captain of artillery, on
the charge of treason, began without in
cident at $50 this morning. There was a
large attendance at the Lycee al the
opening of the court. in view of the pos
sible appearance of Maitre Labor, leading
counsel for the defense. But though he
is progressing as satisfactorily as possible
his physicians deemed it best for him to
remain quiet. When it became known
that the distinguished lawyer would not
participate in the proceedings a large
number of disappointed persons quilted
the courtroom, leaving perceptible gaps
along the benches.
The court settled down to business
quickly. and by 8 o'clock five witnesses
had appeared at the bar. If this rate is
continued it is considered the court will
get through with the ninety-odd witnesses
before the beginning of September, and it
is expected the verdict will be delivered
by September 7.
Generals Roget, De Boisdeffre and Bilot
were present, and Colonel Picquart took
a place a couple of rows behind them. The
examining magistrate, whose evidence
was so favorable to DreYfus, entered and
sat beside Picquart, shaking him warmly
by the hand. All of the witnesses to-day
were hostile to DreyfuS. but as none of
the evidence was fresh but mostly a reit-
GRAFTON of old statements. the audience
followed the dispositions with compare
lively little interest, a reference by Nj.
Gribelin to the relations of Dreyfus with
demimondaines proving the most appe-
tiZing portion of the mornings proceed
fngs. A subdued litter went around the
courtroom when NJ. Gribelin even pro-
fessed TO know the exact amount Dreyfus
spent upon his various amours.
NJ. Gribelin gave his testimony with an
honest dCmeanOr aDDaTpnt
but he did not strike one as being particu-
larly intelligent. Nothing in his appear
ance would contradict the contention of
the Dreyfusards that he was Major
Lauth's tool in the Vaccinations of the
general staff against Colonel Picquart,
who listened TO NJ. Gribelin with an air
of contemptuous impa thence.
NJ. Demange. counsel for the Defense
was more successful than usual in cross
examining him, and visibly disconnected
NJ. Gribelin. Counsel scored a distinct hit
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when he got NJ Gribelin to admit that he
mixed the intrigues of Du Patty de Clam
and Henry to shield Esterhazy, and when
NJ. Grbelin was finally disposed of his
evidence had suffered badly
Dreyfus created a better impression to-
day. He entered the courtroom with a
more confident bearing and replied to the
witnesses in a calm voice without any
put so lucidly that he appeared to make
an impression on the Judges, all of whom
are reputed to be bitterly opposed to him.
The session wound up with scene. on
account of the extraordinary conduct Of
Colonel Jouaust, president of the court.
who permitted himself to make an UNI
warrantable display of partiality: M.
BertulluS had been confronted with the
Gonse had defended the latter when Colo
mel Picquart asked to be allowed to refuJe
some of Juncks remarks. Colonel Jouaust
made a gesture of Impotence and shout
ed: What! Again?"
An outburst of booing and kissing came
from the audience a. such a display of un-
fairness. Judges and gendarmeS quickly
suppressed the noise. but Colonel Jouaust
understood the well-merited rebuke adj
miniStered to him. turned red and adj
journed the court ten minutes later. Fol-
lowing is the evidence in detail
General Fabre. former chief of The
fourth bureau of the general staff. was
the first witness. He said that in his Off
the bordereau with the writing of various
officers in his bureau. including the writ
ing Of a probationer who had been In the
bureau during the previous year and VINO
had not favorably impressed his COM
rades.
This probationer Dreyfus. who was re-
garded as untrustworthy and insincere in
his pretensions, was. according to the
and superiors He was constantly en-
deavorfng by all sorts of means to learn
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Bertillon's report, the arrest OF Dreyfus
was decided upon.
The witness proceeded to describe the
arrest and the famous scene OF the dlcta-
mark dropped by Du Patty de Clam the
prisoner displayed evident uneasiness.
Then the ex-Chief of Detectives said: "Du
Patty de Clam, placing his hand on the
prisoners shoulder, said
Captain Dreyfus, in the name OF the
Minister of War l arrest you
AT the time of the examination of Drey-
fus witness gained the impression that
he might be guilty and so reported when
the Minister of War asked his opinion.
During this formal examination, Coche-
fort added. Dreyfus protested his inno-
cence very violently. and declared that he
did not know what they wanted or or
what he was accused. Witness afterward
sealed up the papers DE Clam seized at
Dreyfus residence.
Replying to the court, Cochefort said
that since his appearance on the scene ne
had nothing to do with the Dreyfus af-
fair. which was in the hands OF the mill
tary authorities. He had not then seen
the writing of the bordereau, otherwise
his impression might have been modified.
During the course of his reply witness
mentioned Esterhazy, but his remark was
inaudible.
After the remarks of Demange. Colonel
Jouaust invited Dreyfus to speak. The
prisoner replied:
mo; l will reply when De Clam is
here"
M. Gribelin. the principal archivist of
the headquarters staff. was the next wit
ness He testified with great volubility
and expressed the opinion that when
Dreyfus was arrested in 1894 he was en-
acting a role by Systematically denying
all the charges against him. even the
most obvious and least important things,
and in declaring himself ignorant of mat
ters which should have been knoyn to
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gumentatVeiy, in a calm voice, TO the
various points raised by the witnesses.
1t was in response to Captain Junck
that he made his longest statement, oc-
cupying about ten minutes, during
which he used the notes he had taken
While Junck was speaking, and with
methodical arrangement of facts and in
unequivocal language effectively dis
cussed the inaccuracies of Junck's tes-
timony. The prisoner punctuated his
remarks with moderate, chosen
gestures of his right hand, standing
erect, facing his Judges and holding
his gold braided KEPT in his left hand.
The third point, the conduct of Junck
in repeating condolences made to him as
a comrade, by Dreyfus, disguised his
hearers, and in the mind of any right
thinking man must have considerably
impaired the value of the remainder of
his evidence. He and Dreyfus sat to-
gether in the same office and naturally
exchanged condolences regarding their
relations with women. But, it was
pointed out. no me but a contemplate
person repeats them in court, especially
in the case of a man passing as an Off
Ger and a gentleman.
Dreyfus, in replying, scored distinctly
when he brought out Junck's utter lack
Of sense of honor, and himself declined
to enter into a discussion of the mat
ter.
A striking figure in court is Matthew
Dreyfus, brother of the prisoner, who
usually sits in one of the front rows OF
the witnesses, with his elbow on the
hoo ,f l,,o In, fro, Of
chin resting on his hand and his intel
ligent face turned to the witness-stand
With eye and ear he follows every
word and gesture of those on the stage
and his look reflects the absorbing anX-
iety of his mind. The audience may
litter and smile, but his features never
relax into the semblance of smile.
They only soften with a look of pity as
he glances at his brother seated on the
stage and compelled to submit to the
ruthless fire which his enemies, one
after another. level at him from the
witness box.
The most interesting part of to-day
proceedings was, as usual, at the con
ciusion. Major Lauth repeated in DIFF
ferent words his evidence given before
the Court of Cessation. He is not an
impressing parsonage. He has bull
dog head and cavernous eyes, a monocle
being stuck in his right eye. He was
dressed in the uniform of an officer in
the Dragons. The audience did not
follow his deposition with close atten-
ton, as everybody knew what he would
say. A bored look fell on the audience,
and the infantry sergeant who acts as
messenger between Colonel Jouaust,
Major Carriere and the witnesses fell
asleep in his chair in front of the stage,
in full view OF every one. He woke
with start when Major Lauth uneX-
pectedly raised his voice.
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LABOR IN COURT.
Victim of Assossins Wornly Wei
coined bv Spec totors.

RENNES, Aug 22.-The second day OF
the third week of the second trial by
court-martiaI of Captain Alfred Dreyfns
on the charge of treason began at 6:3O
o'clock this morning. Maitre Labor was
present He drove to the court in car
riage and entered the hall at $50 O'Clock
The audience greeted him by standing up
and by genreal clapping of hanGs.
Maitre Labori walked quite briskly, but
holding his left arm close to his side IN
order not to disturb his wound: He met
General MERCER and General Bfllot in the
middle of the courtroom. stopped, chatted
and smiled. Labori looked very we'll. He
was given a cushioned armchair. Nine.
Labor. looking well, was also in court.
Labor was warmly congratulated by
friends.
shook hands with Labor. Colonel Jouaust
addressed a few words of ratulation
to Labori and expressed the profound in
iignation of the tribunal at the. attempt
to assassinate the counsel Labor was
much moved and thanked Colonel Jouaust
in an eloquet speech.
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MANILA. Aug. 21.--While a reconnoiter.
ing party Of the Twenty-fourth Infantry
under Captain Crane was crossing the
Maruuina River on a raft to-day the
hawsers broke. The current. very swift
at that point. caused the raft to capsize
drowning nine enlisted men.
The United States transport Tartar
from San Francisco July -. with Genera
Joseph Wheeler and his daughter, troops
of the Nineteenth Infantry and more thar
81 100 600 in coin. has arrived. The troops
are unable TO land owing to typhOor
which is raging
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2L-Important de-
velopments in the Philippine situation are
expected to follow the conference which
will be held at Lake Champlain this week
President SChurman of the Philippine
Peace Commission arrived a Ithaca to-
day, and will proceed Immediately to Lake
Cn3mplaln and acQualnt the President
with his views and those of his associates
on the conditions on the islands. SeCre-
tary Root left this city this afternoon for
Lake Champlain. Attorney General
Griggs. has been with the President fol
some days. These two officials will con-
suit with the President and Mr.. Schur-
man.
AS Mr. Schurman was frequently on
the firing line in the Philippines he had
an opportunity to witness The conduct OF
officers ard men under fire. 1t is not al
al improbable that the President will ask
Mr.. Schurman for his opinion Of Cen
eral Otis. but il was emphatiCally de-
Clared up to the time that Mr. Root left
this afternoon that no change in the com
mand of the army on the islands is con-
templated
Secretary Root to-day consulted with
General Corbin. QuartermaSter General
LudingtOn and Colonel Bird. quartermas-
ter in charge of transportation. in regard
TO the recruiting Of new regiments and
their transportation TO Manila. The Sec
rotary was assured that all reinforce
ments intended for General Otis would be
at Manila hy December l. 1t is under
stood that while with the President the
Secretary will discuss the appointments
of additional officers to the new regi-
mentS.
partment today that Aguinaldo has be-
gun negotiations for a treaty of peace. \
high official of the War Department cog
infant of the contents of all dispatches re-
CeiVed from General Otis. assured me that
TO such adyiCes had been received from
that official since those cabled more than
a month ago, indicating that negotiations
We're in progress with certain officers Of
Aguinaldo's army. The moral effect on
Aguinaldo Of raising the volunteers and
their dispatch to Manila is expected TO
be excellent, but there will be no delay
except in transporting men.
Orders were issued to-day to the Twen-
burg. \. Y. directing il to proceed to San
Francisco via Boston and Providence at
which points many Of them were resi-
dents. Four regiments are now under
orders and will sail for Manila before Sep
tcmber 10.
NEW YORK. Aug 21.-The. World says
j is the opinion in Washington that the
situation demands either Miles or Mer-
Iitt and that one of them will be sent
after the forthcoming conference.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-08-22
jOUAUST
SHOWS HIS
PAR T|ALITY
Continued From First Page.

published a protest this afternoon.
The second point the change of atti-
tude on the part of Dreyfus, has given
universal satisfaction to his friends.
Hitherto he had confined himself when
as by the Judge if he had any reply
10 - TO witnesses, to an imprisoned
protestation Of his innocence This made
an immense but transitory impression
on his hearers. Moreover, General Roget
made the significant remark in court
last week that an innocent man does
not merely protest his innocence, but
defends himself. This undoubtedly
stung Dreyfus into the line he adopted
to-day, when he arose and replied ar
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-08-22
HEARST WANTED TO BACK
DEWEY AGAINST BRYAN
Creelman Sent With a Gold Offering to
induce the Admiral to Run for
President

OMAHA,
missioner Philippine
evening Edward
mission
political
Manila
This fact led Mr. Shurman
ttude Of Democratic leaders candidacy and
with the
influence
choosing
of
which Schurman
a
Of
to
backing Mr. Hearst to
his the Preside
Admiral
wired
aspirations.
is Of
the silver in
of
per of York
Admiral Dewey schurman of Hearst's
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-08-22
Application for a Receiver.

LOS ANGELES, Aug. N.-In the United
States court this morning a suit was fled
against the San Joaquin Electric Com
pany, which has interests at Fresno. by
the Mercantile Trust Company of New
York In 1895 the electric company issued
$4,000 worth of bonds, $3.50, 900 worth of
which were sold. The interest falling due
in January, 1899, was $16,65O, which still
remains unpaid, together with the inter-
est due in July last The Mercantile Com
pany asks that a receiver be appointed
and restraining order issued preventing
the company from disposing of any of its
property.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-08-22
AUSTRIAN GOES
TO DREYFUS' AID

"A Colonel Schneider
alleged
proceedings Tor
distinctly repudated
in positively that both Germany
French general
forged
connected the
2-A Italian politician, according to the
the
Captain
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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-08-22
GUERIN ATTACKED.
Detachment Of IDfoptry Begins on
Assault on His House.

LONDON, Aug 22.-The Daily Chronicle
publishes the following from its Paris
correspondent: A detachment of infantry
has Just commenced an attack upon NJ.
Guerin's house, which is likely to lead to
bloodshed before morning. Nobody is al
lowed to approach the scene and the cav
airy charges are needlessly brutal.
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FIGHTING JOE
REACHES MANILA
Important Movements
Expected.
SCHURMAN WITH M KINLEY
TELLS THE PRESIDENT OF PHIL.
IPPINE CONDITIONS.
Will Probably Give His Opinion
Concerning the Conduct of
Major General E. S. Otis in
the Campaign.

Special Cable to The Call and the New York
Herald. Copyrighted. 1899, by James Cor
don Bennett.
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Don Cameron,s Quick Claim.

Megargee, in the Philadelphia Times,
says that, on the night of the presiden-
tial election in 1876, there were assembled
in Philip Days palatial gambling house
in Philadelphia half n dozen United
States senator's a score OF congressman
and twice as many men of moment In
business life A private wire licked
tremulously the news of how the election
had gone in every state of the Union
Those there gathered represented mil
lions upon millions In personal wealth
They were all Republicans Gloom
indicated the defeat of Hayes. Amid the
Cameron, secretary of war, in the cabinet
of President Grant. He read telegram
after telegram without change of coun-
tenanCe or murmur of opinion until at
about o'clock in the morning, when all
present were bereft of hope, Cameron
turned to the late James Duffy, Of Ma
rietta, and said: Jim I'll bet you $25,-
600 to $4,000 that Hayes is elected"
Before any response could be made the
late Senator George Handy Smith. inter-
posed, eXclaiming: Senator, I'll take
part of that"
II was talking with Mr.. Duffy" said
the secretary of war coldly. The bet was
not made. At o'clock in the morning
the secretary of war arose and said:
Gentlemen, / think we had better all go
to bed. If Oregon goes Republican. Hayes
is elected" and rising left the room.
Oregon did cast its electoral vote for
Hayes and he was inaugurated as presi-
dent.