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pushed in the avenues without uttered
loud and menacing cries against the
prisoner. At exactly nine o'clock the
drums rolled, the troops presented
arms, and the regimental band played a
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 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
upon them. Then, amid howls from
the mob without, the degraded officer,
a 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
criminal, he was driven in the prison
van to La Sante prison, and thence
taken, on January 10. 10 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 pris-
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 MERCER. minister OF
war, gives order after an investigation
conducted, by Commandant du Patty de
Clam TO arrest Capt. Alfred Dreyfus
This Is done by Du Paty de Clam and NJ.
Cochefort chief Of detectives Capt.
Dreyfus Is lodged in the Cherchi-Midi
prison by Lieut.. Col. Henry, who delivers
him 10 Commandant Forzinetti in charge
OF the prison.
NOVEMBER, 1S94-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
.f,l -
mously condemns Capt Dreyfus TO de-
portation for life in an inclosed fortifca-
ton.
JANUARY 4. 1S95-Capt. Dreyfus is de-
graded by Gen. Darras In the School OF
War
FEBRUARY. 1S95-Dreyfus is taken by the
steamer La Rochelle TO the Island de
Re, thence TO be embarked for Devils
island.
MAY, 1S96-Lieut Col. Picquart discovers
the petit bleu," successfully attributed
TO Coils. Panizzardi. military attache Of
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at the first hint of Dreyfus' denial to
charge the minister with trying to
smother the case because Dreyfus was
a Jew. That added fuel to his flame,
and Mercier 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: Gentlemen, there is
something more. l shall read you one
sentence from a letter in cipher that
some months ago came into possession
of the ministry. You will comprehend
its source. although j am not permit
ted 10 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 "D." only. On this bit of ir-
regularly submitted, boldly perjured
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OF the Moraix district, accepted by M
Guerih, 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 70 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 Zola
and against the Aurore. Messrs. Zola,
author Of II accuse" and Perreux pub
Usher of the Aurore. are summoned M.
Jaures address this question TO NJ. Meline,
president Of the cabinet: Has or has hot
information been given TO the court-mar-
tlal of which the defendant knew moth
ing?' M. Meline refuses 70 answer.
1898 Formation Of the
League Of Human and Citizens Rights.
From the 7th TO the 23d first trial OF Zola
in the court OF the Seine under the pres
idency Of Councillor Delegorgue. NJ.
Labori defends Emile Zola, NJ. Albert
Clemenceau defends NJ. Perreux, and M
George Clemenceau defends the Aurore.
Zola IS sentenced TO one year in prison
and a fine OF 1900 francs NJ. Perreux to
four months in prison and fne Of 5000
francs Lieut.. Col. Picquart is placed on
the retired list.
MARCH, 1S9S-The revsionists provoke an
incident in court during the attempt Of
NJ Jules Auffray, who proclaims In favor
OF the Zola jury, to make himself heard
The incident has no consequences. Sui
eide of Lemercier- Picard. Duel between
Picquart and Henry. Emile Zola and the
Aurore appeal on the 30th against the
sentence Of February %.
APRIL. 1S9S-Annulment OF the sentence
against Messrs. Zola and Perreux because
the minister OF wa and not the court
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= LFREDDREYFUs, captain in the

m LFREDDREYFUS, captain in the
~ Fourteenth regiment of artil-
e. 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 10 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 war, and he went there the
next morning. He was received by Maj.
du Paty 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
to Dreyfus, and-a circumstance that
only struck him afterward-an ar
rangement of mirrors by which his
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senate, in the case of Dreyfus, who de-
clares on the l4th to his colleagues in the
Luxemburg palace that he is convinced
OF the innocence of Dreyfus."
OCTOBER, ISM. 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. Scheurer-Kestner In the
senate He has. on the 30th, 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 mission, and Is examined by
Gen Pellieux, commissioner Of investi
cation in the EsterhaZy matter.
DECEMBER, 1S97-The Dreyfus border
eau, examined In 1874 by the experts Co
bert, Pelletier, Charavay and CrepiuX
Janun. is turned over TO the papers In the
Esterhazy case and is submitted TO
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 70
the young people Of France. The docu-
ments Of Lemercier-Picard upon the
factory Of forgcries" Of a syndicate
documents themselves recognized as for
geries In the trial. are published in the
Intransigeant. Call for a court-martial
by Gen. Saussier 10 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
70 him al Tunis and intended 20 compro-
mise him. On the 18th Aurore publishes
Emile Zola's II 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
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regularly ST

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 n fragment from some inter-
cepted correspondence, passing be-
tween attaches of different embassies.
and related to matters even more in
famous, more unspeakable, than any
treason of which Dreyfus was accused.
But Gen. Mercier's best efforts could
not keep the truth buried, nor could
his subserviency to the rabble and the
rank alike secure him in his seat as
minister of war. He has been warned
to leave France, but has chosen 10 re-
main, at least for the present.
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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 Jc-vs-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 skin was as great as Paty's in
fanny. The anti-Semitic party and
press had doubts of Mercier, and caught
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the Italian embassy. and Schwarzkoppen
military attache of the German embassy,
and addressed TO Commandant Ester
hazy. Lieut.. Col. Picquart comes to the
conclusion that Commandant Esterhaxy
Is guilty.
SEPTEMBER. is9s-rhe Eclair publishes
the secret document: "Ce canaille de
D."
OCTOBER. lS96-M. Barnard-Lazare pub
fishes his first pamphlet tending to show
the innocence of Dreyfus.
NOVEMBER, 1S96-Publicat'oE OF the copy
OF the bordereau in the Matin. NJ. Cas-
telin. representative from the L'Aisne
district, interpellates Gen. Billot, min
lister of war, upon the publication OF
papers connected with the trial.
MAY. 1S97-First disputes between Lieut.
Coils. Picquart and Henry.
JUNE. 1SN-Lieut. Col Picquart t. IS
counsel with Nine. Leblois.
JULY, iS97-Mme Leblois Interests M
Scheurer- -Kestner, vice president OF the
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Acknowledged tn he the Main Evt-
dence Against DFeyfus.

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 attacbe.
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 l2t
(method Of operating this piece).
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note appeared in that journal asking if
it were true that an important military
arrest had recently taken place. This
set everybody talking, for in France
anything concerning the army is con-
sidered of paramount Importance.
Wild stories were afoat, and the excite
ment reached fever heat when the news
was confirmed on November /, by the
appearance of brief official communi-
cation in all the papers. Dreyfus was
kept in close confinement until Decem-
ber 6, when his counsel, NJ. Demange,
was allowed 20 see him. On December
10 Dreyfus was arraigned before the
court-martial, which was held in the
Censeilde Guerre building, opposite the
Cherche-Midi prison. Great crowds
gathered TO see him cross the street
and shouted: death TO the traitorl"
The trial was secret and lasted until
December %, when the court found the
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2. A note on the outpost troops. "a few
notifications will be made by the new
plan)
3. A note on notifications of artillery
formation.
4. A note relating to Madagascar
5. The scheme relative TO the manual OF
field firing (March H. 1880.
This last paper is extremely difficult
to procure, and l can have it at my disposa
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THE EMPERoR's DENIAL.
states That Germany bought No se-
crets from Dreyfus.

The enemies of Dreyfus laid partic-
ular stress upon the alleged fact that
the accused officer had sold army Sc
crets to Germany. This charge wes
disproved August 12 by ex-President
Casimir-Perier who, before the court
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-02-10
A LIST
es Of
DELINQUENT TAXES
UPON REAL ESTATE
a#a.i at ~tsSt
ESQ.,
Within the County of Blue Earth,
State of minnesota. for the year
A. ID. 1897, Remaining Delin-
quent and Unpaid on the First
Monday in January. A. ID. 1893,
and he Penalties Accrued
Thereon.


STATE OF MINNESOTA, County, OF Blue
Earth--ss. District Court, Sixth judicial
District.
The State of Minnesota to all persons, com
pauies or corporations who have any estate,
right title or interest in, claim to or lein upon
the several pieces or parcels of land In the llss
hereto attached described.
The list of taxes and penalties on real estate
for the County of Blue Earth, remaining delln-
uuent ON The first Mond ~ in January lS99: for
the wear 1897 have been filed in the office OF the
clerk of the district court of the county OF Blue
Earth of which that hereto attach q is copy.
Therefore, You and each of youare hereby
requested to file the Office of said clerk on or
before the first secular day after rhe twentieth
day of March. 1899 your answer IN writing set
ting forth any objection or defense yon ray
nave to the ia es or penalties or any part there
oFupon any piece or parcel of land described IN
said list, INTO or on which yon have or claim to
have any estate, right title interes', claim or
lien. and in default thereof judgmenrwill be en-
tered against such piece or parcel OF land tor
the taxes on said list appearing against IL ana
for ali penalties, interests and costs.
STEPHEN THORNE,
Clerk of the District Court in said County OF
Blue Earth.
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TOWNSHIP OF SOUTH BEND.
Town 1913, Range n.

II Kleinmanp, lot 3.......... 1921 sos
Sarah Quit, swA of swA. Is 40 Az
A Swami, seA of seq exc
Huntz S 50-10O & lot s.. 16 75-49 IL 10
A swami exc lot sail W of
Lyons creek between road
and river 16 1O0-74 6.75
swami, all sw of New al.
Um road of swA .......... 16 80 800
ID Evans, seA of seA & eh
of WIZ of sex ............... II 80 9.67
Sarah Quit, ~ of nwA
of nwA all ne of rr....... % $50 .24
Jas cMahon sen of neA
exc townsite. .............. ~ 1918 ID 4S
Emery Pear son, WIZ of lot 8. u 23-42 6.l5
L Ray, lot 3 & lot2 exc l
d school lot. 30 1l0-75 IA .3S
j r Tinckom,e u of nw14 of
81 ~ 4.90
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VILLAGE OF LAKE CRYSTAL.

Town 1O7 Range %.
c NJ Burrows. VIZ f neH of
seq exc W of Is a. II 1903
Hunt, ne4 of nwM exc
Coles | b. 90 aud exc
plated ground...... =. 2.7S 1853
P A Morton, 19-10I of sw4
of ne14 rec blk 81. 197..... 10 1.31
Town 1OS. Range Is.
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U,llo1o of T n 10 al
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No. of
Acres.
Name of
Ownew. Description.
Sec. Acr. Tooth.

VILLAGE OF, AMBOY.
Town los, Rangers.
Sec. Acr. Tooth.
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Dukes Second Addition.


Harriet Davis. ................ 9 90 1887
Willard Piper's Subdivision of Lots r. Is and
IA, Block 2, Fletcher g. Willards Addition
John Kelly $500; 1899
Fletcher & Wizards Addition,
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TOWNSHIP OF MCPHERSON.
Town 107, Range %.

L Gilmores Y of Sc Il exc
Y school lot.......... 1900 ll.l
J w Cbase,Is a of NV a sw
K rrc blk Is p 1874 81 / "a OF
VIZ of neM of swA rec blk 90
q, y 129................:. III QUA
John Cords, Il in eh of sw 90
Il rec blk So, p 49,. .....: % 90
Anna Phillips, 25-100 in e1s o.,
of swk rec ok As p 409.....: 20 81
Isaac Aubrey, 800 in seq 90 90
of swA rec ok 10, p 56l: . 10 80
L Gilmore, n x of ne a =. II 81 II 90
l. A Gilmore, nwA of nwA II Az 5.6I
Jos Market, swA of swA II Az l0.23
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willard Piper s Subdivision of Lots 6 to To-
Block Al and of Lots to g. Block AZ,
City of Mankato. and of Lots to g.
Block 4, Waite e. Roelofson's Ad-
dition to the City of Mankato
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-25
DOODLE IS DOOMED.

The failure of the Legislature 10 eject
y successor to Senator White will serve
to crystaIlize sentiment in this state IN
favor Of election by the popular vote
It is likely that before long the pres
SIRE unon Congress to submit a con-
stitutionaI amendment will prove ire
sistible. There will be less opposition
TO it in the East than in the West, Tor
tha reason that in most of the older
commonwealths the selection of an un-
popular man to the Senate is a diff
cult task. Legislatures in those States
scarcely ever dare to run contrary to
prevailing public sentiment. Members
do so at the peril of their political fu-
tI1re. Men who are really fully equipped
for the duties of Senator will as rule
suffer little from the submission of their
cause to the electors. Those who are
untitled for the post, and who depend
upon their purses for recognition VIII
continue to oppose any change in the
present methods, but 1t is by no means means
Certain that Doodle will always prevail.
The Santa Barbara.
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-25
AROUND THE
CORRIDORS

c. A. carothers of Louisville is at the
Grand.
W. Scott of Fresno is registered at the
Grand.
GUY B. Barham of Los Angeles is at
the Palace.
Fred E. johnson of San Jose is a guest
7 NJ, wilmans, miner of Newman. is
at the Lick.
H G. watts of Philadelphia is guest
at the Palace.
William c. Gregg Of Honolulu Is staying
at the Occidental.
Attorney H. M. Shreye OF Tulare Is
guest at the Lick.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Hess Of Cincinnati
are at the Occidental.
CAPTAIN o. F. Bolles Of Menlo Park is
registered at the Lick.
Postmaster Thomas Fox of Sacramento
is a guest at the Lick.
G. w. Johnston, a stock raiser of Pleas
anton is at the Grand.
Judge S. Solon Holl of Sacramento is
registered at the Palace.
Mrs. M. E. Egleston of Schenectady,
n. Y, is at the California.
President William R. Harper of Chicago
University is at the Palace.
U. S. N, are at the Palace.
Captain A u. Lathrou Jr. of Honolulu
is staying at the Occidental.
Mrs. w A Mckay of Hawaii is among
the guests at the Occidental.
w w Douglass of Sacramento is
among the guests at the Grand
Henry G. Turner, grain buyer from
Modesto, is guest at the Palace.
Attorney C. A. Stonesifer and wife of
Modesto are registered at the Lick.
Mr.. and Mrs Alden Anderson of Sui
sun City are staying at the Grand.
w. ]. Harris. prominent miner from
Spokane, is registered at the Palace.
Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Mandel of Chicago
have taken apartments at the Palace.
Ira A. ROBBIE, a prominent business man
of Sacramento, is staying at the Lick.
Mr.. and Mrs. z. c. Bodman are at the
Palace. Mr. Bodman is a prominent New
York merchant.
B. c. Howard of Yokohama, the agent
of the Pacific Mail Steamship Company
is guest at the Palace.
Mrs c. W. Francis of New York and
Miss H A. Adams of Philadelphia are
among the guests at the Occidental.
F. M. Carnegie, a son of the multi-mil-
lionaire, is at the Palace. Young Carne-
gle is merely here on a pleasure trip.
William NJ. Griffith and wife have taken
apartments at the Palace. They are resi-
dents of Utica. N. Y, and are here or
pleasure.
Boris Oznedrok and Serge Grunek, two
civil engineers from Russia, arrived al
the Occidental yesterday They are er
route to Europe.
| United States Navy Paymaster G. H
Griffing. who for the past two years ha.
| been stationed here with Headquarters il
| the Phelan building, has been ordered tc
Cavite and will depart per steamer China
to-day. His wife will go East and remair
until Mr.. Griffing is placed on the retired
! list which will be in two years. Mr.. anc
Mrs. Griffing have made many substantial
friends, who regret their departure.