The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-09-09
HIS ACTION.
On Williams Decision the Fate Of
Dreyfus Depends.
Appeal tn the Emperor Unanswered
Court blocks Effort tn Secure
Dispositions of schwartsI<op-
pen and Pnnixxardi.

Rennes. Sept. THE salvation of
Capt. Dreyfus hangs on word from
Emperor William. This is the general
opinion here. IL the kaiser consents
TO allow Col. Schwartzkoppen, the Ger
man military attache at Paris i'm 1894,
TO testify before the court-martial or TO
send deposition, or what is consid-
cred still more probable, to allow his
deposition to be accompanied by the
actual documents mentioned in the bor-
dereau, then Dreyfus is saved III the
emperor, however, decides that il is not
in the interests of Germany for Col.
Schwartzkoppen TO intervene, then
Dreyfus' case is hopeless and his con-
demnation certain.
The opinion generally held here is
chat Emperor William and King Hum
bert will allow Col. Schwartzkoppen
and Col. Panizzardi to be examined by
a rogatory commission and their depo-
sitions TO be sent 10 Rennes, with sup
Elementary evidence from the originals
of Esterhazy's reasonable communi-
cations.
Refuses To Grant Application.
Rennes, Sept. AT the opening of
the Dreyfus court-martial this morning
NJ Labor announced that he had
received semiofiicial intimation
that Col. Schwartzkoppen and Col.
Panizzardi would be unable 10 appear
personally before the court, and so he
proposed that rogatory commission
should be telegraphed 10 receive their
dispositions. NJ. Paleologue and Maj.
Carriere did not oppose this PROPOSE
ton, only the latter pointed out that the
proposed step would involve deviation
from the general procedure in necessi-
tating a long adjournment.
NJ. Labori replied that the court was
entitled to adjourn for As hours, and in
case longer period was required he
suggested that short session be held
to-day, when the court could adjourn
until Monday.
He then drew up formal application
that Coils. Schwartzkoppen and Paniz-
zardi be cited as witnesses, and that
seven questions should be telegraphed
them, To which they should reply under
oath. The first question was IL they had
ever received the documents mentioned
IN the bordereau, and he also requested
that they be asked If they had received
the firing manual; when, and from
whom; whether either had sent TO Es-
terhazy the petit bleu, n copy whereof
had been telegraphed, and, finally, if,
directly or indirectly, they had any re-
lations with Dreyfus.
The court deliberated on NJ. Labori's
application for n rogatory commission
for quarter of an hour, at the eXpira-
ton of which time Col. Jouaust read the
decision, declaring that the court was
incompetent to grant the application.
Leading Features on Wednesday,.
Wednesdays public proceedings were
marked by three important episodes.
The first was Gen. Zurlinden's admis-
sion that the erasure and restitution OF
Esterhazy's name in the petit bleu
could not have been perpetrated by Col.
Picquart, and consequently must be
attributed TO some one inside the gem
eral staff. The second was the dec
laration of NJ. Paleologue that the Sc
cret dossier contained document
which showed that Col. Schwartzkop-
pen admitted his relations with Ester
hay, and that Schwartzkoppen in the
opinion OF Paleologue, sent 10 Ester
hay the identical petit bleu for which
Col. Picquart was detained ten months
on charge of forgery. The third was
Gen. Billot's insinuation that Ester
hazy and Capt. Dreyfus were accom-
plices, which led 10 an impassioned
protestation ON the part OF the accused
and TO n thrilling scene between NJ.
Labori and Col. Jouaust, resulting in
the advocates excited denunciation Of
Col. Jouaust's treatment of him, de-
nunciation tantamount to an accusation
of open Partially.
Gen. Zurlindens admission that Col.
Picquart could not have perpetrated
he erasure in the petit bleu was a
startling incident. Because, although
he declared that the matter formed only
small point in the prosecution of
Picquart and that, so far as he was
concerned, the proceedings were only
instituted in order not TO allow French
officer to lie beneath the blow Of the
charges brought against him by Maj.
Lauth, yet the fact that Col. Picquart
languished ten months in prison un-
der these unproven accusations cannot
be regarded otherwise than as a blot
upon the reputation of Gen. Zurlinden
and still more OF the general staff.
strong Point for Dreyfus.
Then the statement by Nj. Paleologue
that Col. Schwartzkoppen had admitted
that IL was almost certain that the
Letit bleu was sent by him or caused
to be sent by him to Esterhazy. caused
n sensation, as being the first official
testimony to the treason of Esterhazy.
And IL was certainly strong point IN
favor OF Dreyfus, the importance of
which was Immediately seen by the
prosecution and shown subsequently in