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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-29
1From the Boston Post

When officers of the French army
come to giving each other the lie di-
rect on the witness stand, matters
would seem to have approached as near
to a crisis as possible in the Dreyfus
case. The. license which the French
code of procedure permits is account
able for the astonishing incidents of
the sitting of the court martial at
Rennes on Saturday, but whatever may
be the effect upon the court itself, upon
the world at large it must be the en-
forcement of the conviction that the
charges of conspiracy brought by Emile
lola are based upon absolute truth.
There is no question as to which to
believe in this matter Col. Maurel, who
presided in the court which convicted
Dreyfus five years ago, was forced to
tergiversation to account for his false
statements, and the audience hooted
him. Gen. MERCER was left in no bet
ter plight Before any tribunal in
which the rights of the accused are
protected by what we consider to be
the necessary forms of judicial proce-
dure, the case would be dismissed and
the accusers brought TO the bar.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-29

Labor put MERCER and Maurel to con-
fusion by calling to the stand Capt
Freystaetter, who declared that Maurel
had lied when he testified that he read
only one Of the secret documents, as
he (MaureD had not only read them all
but had commented on them as they
passed through his hands. The witness
described in detail the contents of
these papers and explained that his ST.
lence of five years on this point was due
to his ignorance of the illegality of thus
admitting the secret dossier as evil
dence. He asserted that when he
learned of this error he wrote to Col.
Maurel, in April last, telling the latter
the course he intended to pursue in
view of the changed circumstances
Col. Maurel admitted the truth of this
latter statement
A direct question of veracity is here
raised and circumstances make the
conclusion all but unavoidable that it is
Col. Maurel who speaks the thing that
is not.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-29
THE VAUDEVILLE SHOW.
The Park Theater Energies From Its
Summer Retirement.


Summer Retirement.
A house full of people were promptly
present at the opening of the Park
Theatre yesterday afternoon, and found
the pretty auditorium as brightly home
like as ever. The only change noticed is
in the balcony, where now loges run the
entire extent of the front row instead of
along the back only, as last year. -Ev-
erything had been scrubbed till it
shone again, and the entertaining art
lists rose to the standard Of their sur
roundings. Each set of performers
would be cordially welcomed at the
most discriminating roof garden in New
York, and the only thing that might be
termed a disappointment was the Vita
graph, which suffered in comparison
with the brilliantly clear and lifelike
pictures of it's predecessor, the bio
graph; though, in justice to the new
machine, it must be said the operator
did not have his focus satisfactorily adj
justed.
The program begins with an athlete
named Lozelle, in an act which displays
his powerful muscles to excellent adj
vantage, and includes several hazard
GUS ana sensational 1eaLS, such as walk
ing head downwards from a horizontal
ladder suspended from the flies, Emma.
Francis, a brightly colored soubrette,
contributes a vigorously acrobatio
dancing speciality in a novel manner.
and her overlooking good spirits are
highly infectious. The Barrett brothers
are acceptable Irish comedians. and
Lew Blooms singing was the gem of his
tramp act. This was one of the best re-
celVed numbers of the afternoon, and
Mr.. Boom was ably aided In his fun
making by Jane Cooper in an eccentric
role.
CorirTe, the star of4the bill, made her
hrst appearance in Worcester for a
number of seasons, and was a pleasant
surprise to those who remember her
years ago. Her Vocalizing and stage
presence shows a marked Improvement
over that time, and she should hold a.
commanding position among the reli-
able prtma donnas of the day. She sang
Yvonne's waltz song from "The Sere-
made" I'm Twin easy" and Darling
Sue" two coon songs, and as a finale
gave mandolin solo clad in a marvel
ously becoming pages costume of sal
mon eolored silk. Her other costumes
were q concert gown of crimson and sill
yer and a white knickerbooker suit.
An amusing and variegated number
was that CT Al. Leeeh and three young
women, called Just what the doctor
ordered. Leech. as a middle-aged in
valid in hospital, is made the subject
of FRANKS by the young women. and
the skit introduces a lot of fetching cos
tune changes, as we'll as singing by the
quartet.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-29

The unpatented and legitimate sue
cesser of the late William Contiguous,
or, as he was Familiarity known, Bill
Nye, has been discovered in Clark How
ell Of the Atlanta Constitution. Here
is sample of what fun there is in
Howell when in his most serious mood
In an editorial on Democracy and its
opportunity he says: "There is a
general, a widespread feeling that in
the campaign of next year the demo-
cratic party will be given an opportu-
nifty to redeem the government from
the evils of republican misrule." Talk
about Hoke Smith and Dink Bolts!
They are not to be mentioned in the
same year with Clark Howell, either
as humorists or as politicians. Give
Howell a live subject, and there
wouldn't be a button left on a southern
waistcoat
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-29
WORKMAN INJURED.

Michael Smith, Russian, living at rs
Lafayette street, was badly hurt yes
terday afternoon about 4 O'clock at the
corner Of Southbridge and Washburn
streets, where he was working in a
sewer, by the breaking of a cable used
to hoist buckets Smith was standing
directly under the bucket, which had
just been filled with dirt and was be-
ing hoisted onto a cart. The cable sud
denly snapped and the bucket struck
him on the head and left shoulder. He
was picked up and taken to the city
hospital in the police ambulance, where
he was resting comfortably last night.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-29

The New York Times makes a perth
nent addition to the Dreyfus common
taries, portion of which is reprinted
elsewhere. Attention is called to the
fact that the court of cessation, the
supreme court of appeal in France
submitted a specific issue to the Rennes
court martial. This was in effect:
did Dreyfus communicate to a foreign
agent or government the documents
mentioned in the bordereau?" How
little testimony on this point has been
given at the court martial, and how far
from the question at issue the proceed
ings have wandered, is evident to ev-
erybody who has followed the reports
from Rennes. So much time has been
frittered away in useless and irrelevant
accusation and blackguardism, that the
public may be excused if it has forgot
ten what is the charge upon which
Dreyfus is being tried. 1t is pertinent
ly suggested that even the judges need
to be reminded of it. The Times be-
lief that the court of cessation would
set aside verdict of guilty and either
order new trial or declare Dreyfus
innocent, is founded upon the reputa-
ton of that tribunal for honesty and
common sense
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-29

The boot is suddenly shifted to the
other leg, when the French government
begins prosecution of the anti-Dreyfu-
sards. The announcement that pro-
ceedings are to be instituted against
the Paris newspaper, "L'Eclair," to
force the managers to disclose how they
came in possession of the "canaille de
D" letter, recalls the peculiar tao
tics of the army cabaI. When the
Dreyfus agitation became uncomfort-
ably hot, after discredit had been
throw upon the bordereau, the generals
strove to fortify their position by maxi
ing revelations of additional evidence"
to the anti-Semitic press, and ''L'-
Eclair" was the instrument first chosen.
To it was entrusted this famous letter
from the secret dossier. The proceed
ings was unusual, and in view of the
difficulty of getting at bottom facts at
Rennes, something might be gained if
it were known by whose authority or
through whose agency the official and
carefully guarded secrets of the govern
ment were peddled out to favorite news
paper organs, for obvious political pur-
poses.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-29

The trusty charger of young Lochin-
var has been turned out to pasture,
and he now swings the girl into an au-
tomobile and away they go. Berlin
claims the first elopement by automo-
bile, and the novelty of the affair has
turned parental wrath into bless you
my children"
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-29
WHIMSICALITIES.

Jones-Brown had just been married.
Like other benedicts, he discovered early
In his connubial career that Mrs. jones'
Browns methods of distributing his hard
earned pelf were, most unbusinesslike
and wasteful. So he opened an account
for her in a. near by bank and brought
the little lady a check book.
With all of his patience, six weeks of
his valuable time, and some II large-sized
check books, Mrs. Brown at length
succeeded in making out cheek which
the careful bank clerks were willing to
honor.
Mrs Jones-Brown was elated at her
success. So delighted was she that she
spent an entire afternoon with her check
book. To her unbounded joy. the bank
cashed every check she had written
About that time Mr.. Jones' Brown was
called away from town on business. on
his return he asked his little spouse how
she was getting on with her check book.
thusasticaliy ''The' bank XIV was 9H awfni q
kind, They cashed all my checks, and
what do you think?-they sent them back
ragged, so ! wrote them all out fresh and
used them again. It's glorious"
Mrs. Jones' Brown now receives her
weekly money in cash.-liarper's Bazaar.
Quinn-The bill passed by our congress-
man was identically the same as the one
passed by the New York congressman
DeFonte-Well, it's wonder our con-
gresham was not apprehended.
Quinn--What for?
DeFonte--Passing a counterfeit BILL
Chicago News.
That's the best can do for you" said
the theatrical manager You've been
idle all season. 50 far. Now, will you stay
idle the rest of the season or take this
small part?"
"Ill take it," said Lowe Comerdy.
In this case small role is better than
g., whole loaf."-Catholic Standard and
Times
A theory--Ada: Who said One man
Is as good as another?' / don't Know.
butt suppose 1t was some advocate OF
republicanism." Clara "Oh. | thought
lit was some old maid Puck.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-29
TRIBUTE TO PROF. RoNDELL

N. r. Hilbert, the well-known photo
grapher, whose abilities as a swords
man were told in The Sunday Spy, does
not desire TO have II understood that
he Is at the head Of the movement on
foot for the establishment Of a school
of fencing here, although it has his best
wishes. In his letter to The Spy. he
pays the very highest compliment to
Prof. RondelPs abilities. and expresses
the hope that some such capable in
structor will make an effort toward
creating an interest in the sport here.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-29

Customs receipts for the present
month indicate a boom in the import
trade. Thus far the returns from thu
custom houses amount to nearly $751;
900 for the corresponding period of last
year. At the present rate, the tariff
receipts for August promise to reach
S20.0O000O. Meanwhile, it is to be noted
that the issue of gold certificates has
risen to nearly 1872, 100000.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-29

Georgia is becoming aroused at the
whole destruction of its forests, and
there are calls for state regulation in
the matter. Newspaper agitation is to
be welcomed wherever it appears, for
alternate drought and deluge follow the
stripping of land of it's trees.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-29

The cosmopolitan character of the in
ternational council Of Congregational
churches that is to be held in Boston
next month, may be inferred from the
apportionment of delegates; 1888 from
the United States, III from Great Bri-
tain, % from Canada. Is from Australia,
from Japan, 6 from Hawaii, 4 from
Asia, 1 from Micronesia, and l from
Mexico. These figures indicate that
the United States is still the real home
Of Congregationallsm
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-29

Democratic newspapers in all parts
of the country are trying to hammer in
to Bryan's head their conviction that
is it political suicide to insist upon free
silver again, but he will have none OF
their advice. His latest utterance is
that the coming of new baby is nc
reason for turning the older child out
Of doors. Free silver is only a rag
baby, but evidently Mr.. Bryan will new
er outgrow the plaything.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-29

Those new. mayors of Philippine CT
ties did not manifest any striking apti-
tude for self government. Their ia
Tents for conspiracy and treachery,
however, seem to require no further
exposition. They are past masters in
political trickery. AS our first expert
ments in cooperative government, they
are not encouraging.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-29

Dog day news can be had in Vienna
at all seasons Of the year. AS an in
Rome run a close race. That is enough
to dispose of the story that a delega-
ton of American merchants are on
their way from Manila to Washington
to urge the sale of the Philippines to
England
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-29

The deliverances of the American Bar
Association and the addresses OF its
presidents, are commonly accepted as
authoritative interpretations of law
Therefore Senator Manderson's in
dorsement of the president in the Phil
ippine dilemma is of national conse-
quence. His election as the head of the
association, year ago, was tribute
to his legal attainments.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-29

After Lord Kitchener's speech at the
opening of the Atbara bridge, Britons
who have charged that the contract
was given to Americans as matter of
favoritism, should sing low. If their
hero's words do not incite them to get
up and hustle for business, their condi-
ton must be homeless
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-29

Freystaetter would be a great hero
if he had different name. 1t is hard
to make popular idol of one with such
an unromantic cognomen. He is a
perpetual reminder of a circus press
agent
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-29

Boston objects to lending the old
frigate Constitution even for the Dewey
parade in New York. She wants some
thing strongly characteristic to offset
the Atkinsonian tinge of the atmos-
phere at home.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-29

useless parley, no pause, until the in
surrection is suppressed" Yet it was
not in anger that these words were ut
tered. There was no lack of charity
and pity for a deluded and misled peo-
pie, but punishment for the instigators
of the insurrection.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-29
ASK ASSISTANCE.
Authorities at Royalston Cannot lden-
ttfy Suicide.

The authorities at Royalston have
asked the Worcester police to assist
them in establishing the identity of the
man who committed suicide July "a by
hanging himself in barn on the road
between Royaiston and Winchendon.
He was 5 feet inches in height and
weighed 140 pounds. His hair was worn
pompadour style and was Of a. reddish
tinge He had a watch, on the face of
which was the word Century" and
on the inside the word Colonial" An
electric car was engraved on the case,
a square and charm was attached to
the chain, which originally had three
stones set in it, but two were r,u.sinr,
He had two scars on his left arm
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-29
(From the Boston Herald J

Speaking of French justice, it was
Alexander Dumas who remarked that.
if he was accused of stealing the tow
ers of Notre Dame, he would not I'M
dertake to defend himself in a French
court. He would simply bolt instead.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-29

Champ Clark of Missouri has said
many fantastic things, but nothing
more absurd than his assertion that
Bryan was elected in 1896 and cheated
out of his victory.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-29
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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-29
CFrom the New York SUM

The exhibition of prejudice against
the accused on the part of the tribunal
is frequent and fragrant. Witnesses for
Dreyfus are cut short, while the wit
nesses against him are allowed all the
time desired. The presiding judge has
refused to permit the alleged physical
disability of Du Patty De Clam to be
verified by physicians known to the
court, and has accepted a certificate
Of illness from unknown physicians.
He refused to adjourn the court for an
hour when an attempt was made. to
assassinate the principal counsel for
the accused, and oany with extreme re-
luctance has he since allowed Maitre
Labori to cross-examine witnesses who
were called during his enforced alb
sence from the court room.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-29
PREPARING FOR SCHOOL.

The committee on school houseH OF
the school committee, and the commit
tee on public buildings of the city, coln
Gil, Will meet at 2 o'clock this afternoon
for the purpose of inspecting the school
buildings previous to the fall session Of
eobpn1 ~
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-29

They are monkeying with the Boston
police force in a way to suggest that
politics has a hand in the business. And
yet, there has been enough lawlessness
in the city to justify vigorous shak-
ing I'D.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-29

President McKinley's words at Pitts
burg yesterday must excite the hearty
applause Of every patriot wherever they
are heard. The Philippines "are as
much American soil as Louisiana, Tex.
as or Alaska" and there is to be mo
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-29

The tiresome Bertillon has been sup
pressed, and Col. Jouaust seems to
have taken pleasure in assisting at the
Job. Score another for Dreyfus.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-29
FIREMEN,s MISTER.

A special train will leave Worcester
at 800 a.. m. Friday, Sept. list, for Web
ster' and returning will leave Webster
at 800 p. m. Fare only soc for round
trip tickets via Boston & Albany r, r.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-29

Labor should be patient. Col. Du
Patty de Clam will appear as witness
in due time. He is waiting for the R in
September.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-29

If there are any pests that Millbury
hasn't had, bring them on. Millbury is
giving Egypt hard race for first place.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-29

Where is Ignatius Donnelly? He
ought to be at Rennes with his cryptic
grams. Perhaps Bacon wrote the bor-
dereau.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-29

The fourth week of the Dreyfus trial,
and there are others.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-29

THE SPY SHOULD HAVE THE EYE OF ARGUS: He
is HoN0RABLE IF He DO BUT LOOK TO The VEL
FARE OF The COMMONWEALTH"
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-29

Let Bertillon decide who wrote
Shakespeare. Was it Ham or Bacon?
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-29

SUIT THE PEOPLE. because thew are
tired Of bitter doses, with the pain and
gripping that usually follow. Carriers
Little Liver Pills. One pill q dose.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-29

AS the Dreyfus court martial is ap-
preaching the examination of the "se-
cret dossier," it is important to bear in
mind certain facts about this famous
collection of papers.
lit is and always has been in pos
session of the bureau of information of
the staff department of the army-anti-
Dreyfusite.
PITS contents have never been Off
cially attested and recorded
S-It has been systematically used by
the MERCER conspirators for the pur-
poses of fraud and deception from the
start.
4-Every attempt to get at it's con-
tents has been stubbornly fought by
the conspiracy.
5-There is nothing to prevent the
custodians of the dossier from putting
in or taking out documents as it suits
them.
1t accordingly follows that attempts
on the part Of the prosecution to use
the dossier viii have to be regarded
with suspicion. 1t is their last line of
defense. their last ditch" and they
may be expected to make their most
desperate fight over q.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-29
Cleveland Plain Dealer

cleveland Plain Dealer.)
One brave French, officer has come
forward at Rennes to take his place be-
side Col Picquart. who until Saturday,
had been the only French officer to tes-
tify in favor Of the accused Capt. Drey-
fus, TO admit that he was in error in
1894 and to do what in him lay to right
fearful wrong.
Capt. Freystaetter, an officer of ar
tillery, is the man and he speaks with
far more authority than Picquart, since
he was member of the court-martial
that tried and convicted Dreyfus five
years ago 1t is difficult to overesti-
mate the importance of his testimony.
having in mind that of Gen. Mercier
and Col. Maurel, the latter the presi-
dent Of the 1894 court-mart.al. Col.
Maurel admitted that the cCaa& martial
had received. through the precious De
Clam, a secret communication from
Gen. Mercier, then minister Of war,
which had been withheld from Dreyfus
and his counsel. although examined in
private by the court. Maurel declared
that he looked at only one OF the docu-
ments In the secret dossler because his
mind was already made up.
This was on Thursday. On Saturday
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-29

TUESDAY, AUGUST go. 1899.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-29

A theory--Ada "Who said one man
Is as good as another?' don't Know;
but 4 suppose 1t was some advocate Of
repnblicanism." Clara: "Oh, | thought
It was some old maidp--Puok.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-08-04

die until know and ordered it to be
opened. There were hundreds of nails
in it; but they were all out at last
and the lock was forced, and my Lord
arose and entered the closet.
cit wasn't much they found, only a
few bones and an ornament or two, but
it was plain that the girl had been
tied hand and foot and bound to the
bed and left there to def she was
not murdered outright by the Jealous
lady.
But ever since, sir, whenever there
is going to be misfortune in the family,
whoever sleeps here in this room Sc IS
Rosette come out of her closet and
smile in the glass. No one ever sees
her face, only it's reflection. I hope
no trouble will follow, now, sir"
AS for the American, he slept else
where the next night. He had no ad-
miration for ghosts, even the family
ghosts of noblemen, and he had no
desire to see Rosette smile at him in
the glass again.-New York Daily
News.