The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-09-16
ArTERTn0uGaTs.

A Paris dispatch quotes Gen. Mercier ~
saying: II have not said the last word
yet very much fear tina, before long I
shall again be called upon 10 speak" In
this case Of remprse. or cab wit?
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Esterhazy says ne II coming 10 tho Uni
ted States. Judging from samplcs Of Es-
terhasys veracity now before IN, we con-
clude he II going to South Africa. Any.
way. We all know where he II ultimately
going.
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Gen. MERCER has refused request made
by his friends that ne should publish the
true history Of the Dreyfus case He must
have very considcrate friends The true
history OF the case II the last thing Mer.
cier wants 20 sec In print.
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Michael Davitt thinks the criticism Of tho
Dreyfus verde. by the English and Amer
lean press an outrage. Davitt uses the
French method Of reasoning in reaching
this conclusion. England sympa thIaes with
Dreyfus; ergo. Dreyfus Is guilty.
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Gov. Pingree denies that be has his eye
on TIRE future mayoraity Of Detroit. Tie
saysAhe win serve os't his term ~ gov
ernoY and then retive from politics This
declaration viii cause desponding Mlehi-
gan people TO hearten up and realize that
life II worth living. after all.
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A Dispatch from Washington says that a
son Of Senator Pitchfork TIi.man. Of South
Carolina will have a captains commission
IN ono Of the new volunteer regiments
Senator Tillman II one OF the most violent
INSTRUMENTATION anti-imp~r.ails,s IN
the South. IL the president heaplng coats
Of fire on his opponents head, or are the
senator's snti-exransion sentiments intend
ei merely for homo consumption?
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Day before yesterday the vsnexuelan
minister NJ Washington announced that hs
had been Informed that there IL no rsyo,a-
ten going on AZ present In his country ~
was explained that although this consl-
:tcn wa~ abnormal. no apprehension NEED
~ felt. Yesterdays dispatches report the
Venezuelan revolution making great head.
way. and that az one point The govern.
men, forces had been snnihIIated by shs
Insurgents. Affairs have apparently re-
sumed their normal condition IN venexueia.
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A couple az w'liairops SHOCKING tramps
who rad been committing depreciation. In
nelEhborinT hen roosts and camping ou,
In the fiti3s we're arrested by the local ap.
shori'ies ~ Brentwood J.. T.. last week.
ard brought before . Justice OF fns peace
foT Judgment THE two framps were .vf-
d.r;ty tadly frightened. but managed 20
produce crs5entais from \ no,ort,ss. Se~
York yellow journal by whtrh n appeared
trey hal been assigned 20 the yl~aan,
su'y - 'rsmpsns through the country rob
bling hen roos,r and searching FOR -.
tramp rn.cross, Nth the purpose ~ writing
az their ernef enHe. THIS - yellow ssnr.
nsl'ssn a, 80 h@~
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n "a rgu~ort. that grand loNiss -
Knockers viii he soon ORGANIZED. win
headquarters al Taccna The grs-A lodge
ali bave jurisdiction over sil rniror leixss
m ,s~ state owing 90 80 ef,i-sen, -ers
m Inducing the war a.partrens 80 sss~r-
tiagc ssn4ins trsops and nsppsies 10 Mar.
ia VIA Puget souna ports ~ 'hr.s,sri-x
dire Vengeance uni~s- " - given .xe,a.
Esye ronirci Of such shipments, the Taoarn
Lesiger VIII he presented as. a fifteen
pogne ssssi hammer ara a ismfhsr rrstsl
suitably Inscribed Tne fr-dsvr v4r sl~o
- rserse1 erArf cstef snu~hsr ssr he
ssate. San Fsancisro merchants insist On
presenting the hammer and medal a. a
sssxh, iestimcuiai % their APPRECIATION Of
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