The times., 1899-09-10

the ministerial circular OF May II. 1894,
informed the stagaires that they were not
to CO.
Dreyfus Reproached.
discussion arose on this point, in the
course OF which the president reproached
Dreyfus for using phrases which. he said.
came with bad grace from the mouth Of
Frenehman, irstancing his (DreyfusO al
legged indulgence in the remark that Alsaee
and Lorraine were bStter off in German hands
than French Dreyfus denied ever making
such statement The president referred
to the visits of Dreyfus to MuIhouse which
the prisoner said were family visits, and
that on those occasions he had not mixed
with the Germans.
Esterhazy and Henry.
On August IL the London Times con-
spicuously printed the following concerning
J the Dreyfus case:
We are in a position 10 state that in
addition to the communications of slight
value enumerated in the boriereau, more
than 100 documents of considerable impor-
tance were furnished to the German mill
tary attache. Colonel Schwartzkoppen. at
various times by Esterhazy as the inter-
mediary for an aecomplice OF Colonel
Henry" One of these documents contained
detailed information relating TO the general
plan for the mobilization Of the French
army.
1.-The proceeds Of this traffic were di-
vided between Esterhazy and Henry The
latter was known to be the real traitor sew
I eral months before his arrest and suicide,
and besides the power most directly con-
cerned, Germany. more than one European
/ Government received information to this
/ effect early in 1894
/ On Saturday. August u. Paris became
wildly excited over arrests and rumors OF
+ arrests following the Mercier fasco at
Rennes. NJ Monicourt, an agent OF
+ the Duke of Orleans, was arrested, AMI
/ it was reported that NJ. Buffet, the
/ political representative of the Orlean-
lists, had been taken into custody the
Belgian frontier. NJ. Bullets residence in
! Paris was searched and his papers confis-
Gated. Seals were placed on the Orieanist
headquarters in the Faubourg ST. Honore-
At the same time il was announced that
NJ Pinchon, a retired naval officer, had
been sentenced to three years imprison-
ment, to be followed by banishment. for
selling military information 10 foreign
Governments Count Sabran was taken
into custody at CauteFets and NJ Marcel
Habert was captured at Laval. Among 9TH
ers arrested was Petite Parisien," son OF
/ the Governor General of St Cyr. When
the police went to arrest NJ Guerin they
found the building occupied by the ANTI
Semitic League barricaded, and NJ. Guerin.
with his brother and Max Regis, the eele-
brated Jew batter. armed to resist A state
OF siege was declared and at last accounts
the besieged were still ineomunieado. Paul
Deroulede. leader of the League +. Pa
triots. was Also it was announced. taken
into custody.
Mercier Is Hooted.
Down at Rennes. the promised proof
of the guilt of Dreyfus which General Mer-
ize. and that officer was literally hooted
out of the court. So far it afIectee
Dreyfus. il was mass of worthless gos
sip and generalities. An American Jun
would not have needed it for moment
Enough developed. it was said. to shog
that Frances old enemy. Germany, he
not been averse 10 paying some traitc
in France for military secrets and infor
nation and when the first news OF this de-
velopment reached Paris the Government
became alarmed and all news OF the trial
to Paris papers was stopped by cutting
of teIegraphic and telephone communi-
cation with Rennes.
On August Ii an attempt was made to
assassinate Maitre Labor. This started /
the civilized world. There was omiuous
excitement in Paris. Crowds marched
through the streets shouting 'Vive FAR
NEE" ''Vive Dreyfus. and '-Vive La
bori.''
The application for a suspension OF the
Dreyfus court-martiai on account of the
wounding of NJ. LabOri was refused, and
the case for the defence was handled By
Maitre Demange.
On August Is grave disturbances occurred
in Paris and numerous street fights in the
ueighborhood of Rue de ChabToi, the conl-
batants on one side shouting Down with
the Jews" while the other side replisd
with shouts of Down with the priests"
In the afternoon OF August 20 there was
serious riOting in Paris. the trouble Origi-
Mating in an attack made by Anarchists on
| anti -Semites The churches OF St Aaur
and St. Joseph were stormed and despoiled.
The church of St Nicholas was also sacked.
The next incident which threw the emo
tionaI French in Mysteries was the testi-
mouy given before the court-martial by
Captain Freystaetter, who was member OK
the first Dreyfus court martial and who
two years ago admitted that Dreyfas was
condemned by secret and illegitimate evi-
dence From the time that Captain Frey
staetter left the stand. the trial drifted
along until the verdict was announced