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the defect into which Nine. Henry fell,

the defect into which Nine. Henry fell,
of making every syllable a long one.
DreyfuS was under Roget as an out
slider with the general staff, and seemed
tortured by his arguments and points
that he made-points that went home
to the military Judges and were in
tended to poison their minds. Finally
he could stand it no longer and. start
ing up, his eyes cleaning with anger,
he cried: You deal only in argumen-
tations I have listened to you for
hours without hearing single fact"
There were, nevertheless, some facts
to-day, but they were adduced to de-
stroy the credit of Colonel Picquart,
who was represented, when the head of
the intelligence department, as playing
a crooked part and keeping back every
piece of information unfavorable to
Dreyfus.
Maitre Demange made many happy
points in putting questions to General
Roget, who lodged them with presence
of mind and address, and, when in a
corner, with cool impudence Still
Roget had the ear of the court He
knows how to speak to specialized mill
tary minds.
The evidence of NJ. Bertulus was, on
the whole, favorable to Dreyfus, in the
judgment of civilian listeners. Unfor-
tunately his reputation is blown upon.
He belonged, when at Nice, to the
South Railway gang, and as the magis-
trate sent to investigate their swindle
played into their hands. Roget alluded
to this and to other doings of Bertulus
and showed that he did not respect
him. NJ. Bertulus is an epicurean and
has shocked Rennes people by his
rather gay relations with a former &C
tress, who, somehow, rolls in riches.
Still, he seems to be a fair and truth
full witness and his deposition must
affect the public. Colonel Picquart
will be heard again tomorrow.
NJ. Labori's assailant is still undis-
covered. At a convent of Marists, at
Cosson, near Rennes, the brothers
are vainly searching for him. This has
won sympathy for the clerical party,
as it was thought a brotherhood might
shelter him. a hypothesis that seems
nearer TO the truth is that he is a
soldier, who was given a suit of cloth
ing and told where TO exchange it for
a uniform, which he could again don
as soon as Labori was shot. l can
imagine a Breton soldier, brimful of
hatred of the Jews and that traitor
Dreyfus," taking his life in his hands
and going resolutely TO kill Labori.
EMILY CRAWFORD.
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GR0CERS TRY TO FIX
THE PROFITS ON SUGAR
Committee of Wholesalers Associa-
ton Confers With Refners in
New York

NEW YORK, Aug. IA committee
representing the National Wholesale
Grocers' Association is in the city for
the purpose of getting refiners to devise
some plan of enforcing the factor
agreement. The members called at the
Offices of the independent refiners to-
day and conferred with the managers
of those concerns in regard to the sit
uation. The most important visit, how
ever. was to Arbuckle brothers. the
chief competitors of the American Su-
gar Refining Company. The result of
the conference was not made public
The committee also had a conference
with representatives of the American
Sugar Refining Company. 1t was inti-
mated to the members that the com
pany was in accord with the effort TO
keep up and enforce the factor plan,
but the grocers themselves must be
looked to to enforce the agreement
Under this agreement grocers who sell
on the agreed price are assured of a
profit of about one-sixteenth cent per
pound.
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BOERS ARE
AIRING
FOR TIME
An Apparent Surrender to
British Demands Received
With Caution.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

I ONDON, Aug. 1S-The Johannes
burg correspondent of the Daily
Mails says: I learn that, instead
IL of replying TO the proposal of Mr..
Chamberlain to refer the fran
chise controversy to joint commission
Of inquiry. the Transvaal Government
will intimate its Willingness to grant a
ffve-year simple franchise. retrospect
i've and unclogged by restrictions, and
that the representation of the gold
fields Will be extended TO one-fourth of
the Volksraad, thus exceeding the fifth
demanded by Sir Alfred Milner and
rendering an inquiry into the present
franchise law unnecessary. Nothing
will be demanded in return for these
concessions, but a suggestion will be
made that the imperial Government
should grant something reciprocal.
THE apparent surrender must. how
ever, be received with caution Unless
the new laws are properly secured by
effectual guarantees. they may only be
intended TO grant the shadow of re-
forms with the object of gaining time
and placing Great Britain at dis
advantage"
LONDON, Aug. 1S-The correspond
ents of the Times and the Standard at
johannesburg confirm the statement of
the correspondent of the Daily Mail, as
serting that the new scheme for the
Transvaal executive is said TO be the
result of deliberations between Pre-
toria, Bloemfontein and the African
politicians at Cape Town.
The Johannesburg correspondent of
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H ENNES. Aug. I'm. Roget, NJ.
Bertulus. the investigating mag
n istrate; the widow OF the late
Lieutenant Colonel Henry and
Colonel Picquart were on the
stand to-day.
Nine. Henry, after NJ. Bertulus had
deposed, asked leave to speak She
stood up in a stacy manner. raised
her left hand and said: Il ask to be
heard She wanted to contradict what
NJ. Bertulus had said regarding the
friendship of her husband and Ester
hazy. She would be handsome woman
did not the vulgarity of the drinking
house she originally came from cling
to her Subaltern officers revolve
around her, but Mercier and the other
officers among whom she sits seem
embarrassed by her presence. What
she said was TRADE learned by heart
and scarcely evidence. It, however,
was not wide of some points that NJ.
Bertulus brought out. She wanted to
show that NJ Bertulus could not pos
sibly have wrung an avowal from
Henry that he and Esterhazy formed
an association of traitors. Her story
coincfded with what General Roget
said on this subject. So far from Ber-
tuIus appearing TO suspect Henry and
crushing the latter with words of sus-
picion. she said her late husband had
described that magistrate as charm
ing" She said Bertulus even embraced
Henry when the latter was taking his
leave. Il circumstance which struck the
wife when she heard of il as boding no
good. She jumped to the conclusion
that falsehood lay behind the kiss and
that NJ. Bertulus was a Judas.
This idea she then developed in a
passionate peroration that seemed a
lesson learned by heart. Nine. Henry
was very like the late Nine. Agar, the
actress. as she INDUCED in this piece of
dramatic vengeance.
Bertulus felt that it would never do
to argue with her. for tears were stand
ing in her eyes and the Judges were
looking sympathetic So he said that
he preferred saying nothing to a lady
whose grief he respected and whose
angry excitement he pardoned.
General Roget again to-day showed
extraordinary forensic ability. l do not
know what the military worth is of the
generals. who are acting here as wit
nesses. but | do not wonder at the old
Judges of the Court of Cessation being
Jealous of their argumentative capaci-
". their skill in turning a case inside
out, in puzzling innuendo, in casuistry,
and in elegant verbal facility. Mercier
is wonderful in these respects. Billot
is not inferior to him, but Roget is the
superior of both in forensic skill, acu-
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n ENNES, Aug. 1S.-The
r trial by court-martial OF
Captain Dreyfus was re-
sumed at 7:25 this morning with
out incident, Colonel Picquart
continuing his testimony. He
spoke in the same loud, fearless
tone and commenced by declar-
ing that he thought it necessary
to reply to General Roget's VERT
able arraignment Of him. Gen
eral Zurlinden, General Billot,
General Roget and General Mer-
cier were present. General Roget
at the outset OF Colonel Pic
quarts remarks interposed and
said he would reply to them.
Colonel Picquart proceeded to
discuss the secret dossier as the
handspring OF the condemnation
OF Dreyfus. He took up the con-
sideration OF the documents sue
cessively, referring to the writers
and persons addressed as "A
and "B," occasionally treating OF
the "Cette canaille de D.
document
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headed by Prince Luigi, Duke OF
Abruzzi, which had sailed from
Archangel to reconnoiter the
northwest OF Franz Josef Land
and to meet If possible the Well
man expedition.
Mr.. Wellman and his COM
panions found no trace in. Franz
Josef Land OF the missing
'aeronaut, Professor Andree.
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TO BRING HOME THE
NEBRASKA VOLUNTEERS
Governor Poynter Trying to Make a
Deal With the Transporta-
ton Companies

LINCOLN, Nebr., Aug. 17.-Governor
Poynter has made a proposition to
railroads OF Nebraska with San Fran
cisco connections to transport the First
Nebraska Regiment home at State ex-
pense, the railroads to wait for the
bulk Of the pay until the next Legis-
lature makes an appropriation which
he will recommend.
The Governor will tender the sum of
$4,000 at once. the amount raised by
the Lincoln Journal, Omaha World
Herald, Beatrice Express and Nebras-
ka City News. No answer has yet been
received from the railroad companies
II will require nearly s35, 600 to trans
port the regiment.
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POISONED BY LEMONADE.
Two Hundred Gases, But None Result
Fatally.

ROCKFORD, Aug. 1.-Two hundred
people were poisoned at Oregon. ILL.,.
to-day by lemonade which they drank
at a picnic. As yet no fatalities have
been reported.
The picnic was the annual ceIebra
ton OF the Modern Woodmen of Amer
lca and was attended by 200O people.
Inc poisoning is supposed TO have been
the result Of citric acid in the lemon
ade SOLD at one Of the stands. The
most violent cases are of small
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GUNS FOR
THE YAQU|S
INTERCEPTED
Mexican Warship Reported
to Have Captured a San
Francisco Vessel.
FIGHT WITH TROOPS
In an Encounter Near Vicam the
Horse Ridden by General
Torres Is Shot.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

0UAYMAS, Mexico, Aug.
I7.-The gunboat Demo
crata left port on Tues
day, and a rumOr was started that
it went to intercept a vessel from
San Francisco carrying Gatling
guns, rifles and ammunition to
the Yaquis. The gunboat has not
returned, but rumor says that it
has captured the flibuster.
Guaymas is full OF Yaquis
working at all sorts OF occupa-
tons. Several sloops laden with
produce and manned by Yaquis
arrived yesterday from the river.
They report that when the troops
reached Nicam on Friday the
town was deserted and no fight
took place.
A body OF Indians met the
troops on the march toward the
town and held them in check I'm
til the Yaquis had left the town,
and then they disappeared in the
woods. The main body of the
Indians, including women and
children, crossed on a raft to the
north bank OF the river, made a
detour behind the troops and
escaped to the mountains.
The Yaqui Indians loss in the
skirnish was three. The horse
under General Torres was shot.
The remainder of the cam
paign will probably consist OF
scouting in the mountains on the
part OF the troops and raids on
the Guaymas Valley ranches by
the Indians.
N~1+~~@~
the Morning Post says: 1t is stated on
all hands that the Beers in the outside
districts are threatening that in the
event Of war they will murder all the
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the Morning Post says: 1t is stated on
all hands that the Beers in the outside
districts are threatening that in the
event of war they will murder all the
Englishmen and outrage their women.
The burghers in the Krugersdorp
were warned yesterday to be ready to
take the field at a moments notice.
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Copyrighted. 1899 by the Associated Press
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document.

n ENNES, Aug. I'm. Roget, NJ.
Bertulus. the investigating mag
n istrate; the widow of the late
Lieutenant Colonel Henry and
Colonel Picuuart were on the
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COLONEL F1ENRY'S WIDOW
CALLS BERTULUS A JUDAS
An Arraignnent Of the Magistrate Who Is Firm
Believer in the Innocence of Dreyfus.
Pcqua Also Testif Behalf of the Former Prisoner of Devils
Island, While General Roget Reiterates His Belief in
the Cult Of the Accused.

men and suggestiveness. Roget is a
very able man. He is the son of a gen.
darme in the Pyrenees, and obtained
his commission by passing the exami-
nations. He is fair, rather English
looking in features and cool and delib-
crate in manner. He speaks distinctly
and rather slowly, but does not fall into
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ROMSOE. ISLAND OF
TROMSOE. NORWAY,

Aug. I7.-Walter Wellman
and the survivors OF the polar
expedition led by him arrived
here this evening on the steamer
Capella, having successfully COM
Pleted their explorations in
Franz Josef Land.
Mr.. WeIlman has discovered
important new lands and many
islands.
The expedition brings a grim
story OF an Arctic tragedy. In
the autumn OF 1893 an outpost
called Fort Mckinley was estab-
Iished in latitude 81. Ii was a
house built OF rocks and :roofed
over with walrus hide. Two Nor
wegians, Paul Bjorvig and. Bert
Bentzen, the latter OF whom was
with Nansen on the Fran, re
manned there.
The main party wintered in a
canvas covered hut called
Harmsworth House, at Cape
Tegethoff, on the southern point
OF Halls Island, latitude so.
About the middle OF February,
before the rise OF the sun to its
winter height, Mr., Wellman.
with three .Norwegians and forty
five dogs, started north. 1t was
the earliest sledge Journey OIL
record in that latitude.
On reaching Fort Mckinley
Mr.. WeIlnmn found Bentzen
dead, but Bjorvig, according to
promise, had kept the body in
the house, sleeping beside it
through two months OF Arctic
darkness. Notwithstanding his
terrible experience. the survivor
was safe and cheerful.
Pushing northward through
rough ice and severe storms, with
a continuous temperature OF ten
davs between 10 and 30 degrees
below zero, the party found new
lands north OF Freedom Isl
and, where Nansen landed in
1895.
By the middle OF March all
hands were confident OF reaching
latitude s. or SO, If not the pole
itself.
Then began a succession OF
disasters. Mr.. Wellman, while
leading the party, fell into a
snow-covered crevasse, seriously
injuring one OF his legs and COM
pelling d retreat. Two days later
the party was aroused at mid
night by an icequake under them,
due to pressure. In a few mo-
ments many dogs were crushed
and the sledges destroyed. The
members OF the expedition mar
rowly escaped with their lives,
though they managed to save
their precious sleeping bags and
some dogs and provisions.
On Mr.. Wellman's condition
becoming alarming, inhamma-
ton having set in, the brave Nor
wegians dragged him on a 5ledge
by forced marches nearly 200
miles to headquarters, arriving.
there early last April. l.:
Mr.. Wellman IS still. unable. 10
walk, and Will Probably6 be per-.
manently crippled. .<.:.:. :.
After reaching headquarters
other members OF the expedition
explored regions hitherto UNI.
known, and important scientific
work was done by Lieute1lant.
Evelyn B. Baldwin OF the United
States Weather Bureau; DR.. Ed
ward Hoffman OF Grand Haven,
Mich, and A. Harlan :of. the
United States Coast Survey.
The expedition killed fourteen
bears and many walruses.
The Capella arrived at Cape
Tegethof in search OF the expe-
dition on July y last; On
A,,or,,e+ n che met +ba C+atI,
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Count Tolstoi IFS like one of the
great pain bers of old. After forming
the plan of his work and gathering a
great number of studies he begins
with d charcoal sketch, so to speak,
and writes rapidly, NOT thinking OF de-
tails. What he writes in this way he
gives TO Countess Sophia Andreevna
to copy out, Or to one of his daugh-
ters, or to one of his intimate friends
to whom this task may give pleasure.
Leo Nicolaievitch, Count Tolstoi, GEN
orally writes on quarto paper, of
rather poor quality, in a big, rope like
handwriting, writing about twenty
pages a day, amounting to some 1000
or 5000 words. He has NO special
habits with regard to pens and paper.
And when firm in Moscow conceived
the idea of giving the world a H'Tol-
stoian pen," it was discovered that ON
the subject of pens Count Tolstoi had
NO opinion. He works mostly in the
morning, and considers this the best
Dime of the day for work. Arena.
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The highest price ever paid for a
piece of manuscript was $4,000 for Ho-
mer's Iliad written ON vellum, prob
ably in the eighth century. 1t is NOW
in the British Museum. A manuscript
Bible, which was presented to the
Emperor Charlemagne upon the &C.
casibn of his coronation, in the year
800, was sold at auction some years
ago for $1,000. That is also i'm the
British Museum. The original manu-
script of Scott's LADY of the Lake"
brought $6,45O at auction. The auto
biography of Lord Nelson in his own
handwriting, as prepared for the
press, brought $3.50. The manu-
script of Keats "Endymion" was once
sold for $3,475, and the manuscript of
Soott's cold Mortality" for $1,000. Sir
John Thorall paid $4,000 for manu-
script Bible of the seventh century,
and Lord Crawford paid $4,000 for a
handsomely illuminated manuscript
off the New Testament.
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A funny man at Hutchinson, Kan
sent some of the boys of the Twenty
first Kansas Regiment a box contain
ing lot of trash, while they were in
camp at the Praesidio in Frisco just
before leaving for Manila. This was
the Hutchinson mans idea of joke.
But the boys got it back ait him. A
soldier can send a letter, the postage
to be paid by the receiver. Each day
for several weeks the funny fellow re-
ceived a grist of letters from the SOL
diers, thanking him for the box and
promising THAT all the boys would
write again next day, and HE had TO
put up all the postage.
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The Transvaa1 Boer will eat almost
amy thing in the flesh, fish, Or fowl
line, for all is grist that comes to his
gastronomic mill, and the following
mixture is voted most delecJable by
the majority of the roug'her classes:
A great square slice is cut off a loaf
made of coarse, unsifted meal, and
covered with thick layer of jam
preferably strawberry; a row of sar-
dimes is then placed ON top, and the
oil from the siardine box is liberably
poured over the whole. A loud smak-
ing of lips and other manifestation of
thorough appreciation accompany the
disposal of this delicate bonnebouche;
but the unsophisticated Boer only in
dulges in this luxury when HE means
to enjoy special treat, quite regard
less of expense.
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Sown. Many waste places can be
made profitable with this grass. 1t
may be sOwn along road sides, in fence
corners, in savannahs or marshy plac
es, and sown at almost any season of
the year 1t is generally sown from
Sept. LIST to May 1st, but the seeding
may continue all through the summer
except when too dry. The grass is
green through the entire winter-in
deed the year round it is very nutri-
tiOuS.
1t is also the cheapest of all grass
seeds. Fourteen pounds is sufficient
for an acre. Many only use half this
quantity. The ground needs but little
preparation for sowing this land in
deed 1 might say for any other grass.
All that is necessary is to- pulverize the
surface a half or one inch deep after
clearing it of leaves and coarse trash.
1t is a mistake to break land deep for
grass, as the roots need a tight, close
soil to penetrate, thus enabling 1t to
withstand the rays Of the sun. When
a soil is too light or too deeply pulver-
lied it becomes an ash-bed, so to speak,
drying out beneath the roots Of the
grass, thus causing much of 1t to die
out. Red Top has the ability to stand
much hot sunshine ano Their great item
in it's favor. One of my farmer friends
had several acres in one of his fields
that were so wet as to be useless to
him, and he considered it worthless
property [ advised him to SOW Red
Top seed on it, which he did, and
which resulted in making it one Of the
most profitable portions of his farm.
For MANY, many years afterwards
when meeting me he would say, "You
just ought to see my Red Top pasture.
1t is as good as ever, and I believe 1t
pays me better than any acreage Of
same size that cultivate. What for
many years considered a worthless sa>
vannah is now luXuriant grass mead
ow, affording me milk and butter and
fat sheep from january to January"
So let us all plant more Red Top. Or
chard grass is just as good, but 1t Is
very much more costly and will not
grow ON wet land.
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ORANGE and Grape Fruit Groves lin the
great lake region Of Florida. Land
trees but little hurt by freeze of F'ebru-
airy IA, 1899; party of means, who will
care for, cultivate, fertilize build up
grove for five years will deed them one
half of grove.-A. B. HARRINGTON
AGENT Winter Haven, Polk county
Fla. 18X26
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OUR VELVET BEAN HUILER is now in
operation. We are doing the hu1ling for
IS cents per bushel. e. o. Painter & Co,
DeLand, Fla Il if
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SALT SICK Cured for $1.OO or money re.
funded. w. H. Mann. Meanwhile, Putnam
Co, Fla. 15x29
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CLEANED REGGAR WEED Seed-Extra fine
stock, at the lowest prices; State quantity
wanted. Address ]. A. Germond, Edgar,
1Orida. 19x25
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SAFE LOCATION FOR ORANGE TREES
On East cast in South Brevard, Trees un-
touched by freezes Good land at reason
able prices. c. T. McCarty, Ankona Fla.
23x25
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FOR SALE-A pair of Large Mu1es-good
workers. Address Tom Page, DeLand, Fla.
13tf
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CHEAPCOLUNN

RATES words, name and ad-
dress one week, rs cents; three weeks,
so cents.
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HULLED VELVET BEANS for sale, in dou
BILE sacks, one dollar bushel at depot
Cash with order J F. Corrigan. st Leo,
Pasco Co, Fla 24x26
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II COLEUS, all different, 15c; hibiscus.
acalyphas, alligator pears, sappodfllas.
Send for list. Dickerson & Belden, Mi
ami, Fla 22xM.
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SEA SHELLS from Florida. Send 10 cents
for samples and price list. Postage paid
Address A. H. Longeley Seminole, Fla
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VILLA LAVE wURs TRIES.
Frutland Park, Lake Co., Fla,
Offere for July planting rs varieties of 2
and year citrus buds. For good stock and
low prices, address c. w. FOX, Prop.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-12-07
FINE PROGRAM.
Uniontown will Entertain the Teachers
of the County In Splendid
Manner.

The array OF instructors for the
Fayette County Pa. teachers insti-
tute which begins next week Ia a very
able one. 1t includes Prof. r. A.
Armstrong Of the University and j.
Russell Trotter superintendent of free
schools of the state. Besides these
gentlemen who are SO we'll and favor
ably known in Morgantown Mrs.
Marie Hester of the University will
attend and will appear as soloist to
assist Prof. r. w. MOUTH OF Union
town in the musical part of the in-
stituoe.
Among the notable men who will
furnish entertainment for the teach
ers during the institute will be Gov
ernor Taylor of Tennessee. He will
deliver lecture to the teachers and
this will be one of the best parts of
the entire week. He has few super
iors on the lecture platform and a
number Of people will likely go from
this place to hear him.