BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1899-08-22
CABLE NEWS

sionS in Rennes has resumed its functions.
- In every circle in Paris, the resis
tance of Mr.. Jouast. President If the
Military Court to produce the pieces of
the secret dossier has ciused very bad
impression.
The Dreyfusists paper; attack said
Court accusing it of being an open enc
my of the ex Captain Dfeyfus.
The discourse pronoun led by Lieu
tenant Colonel Picquart before the Rem
nes Court has caused great sensation
Throughout: France.
Mr. P.cquart spake for the space of
five hours, without being interrupted
by the judges.
He has made important declarations.
The Lieutenant Colonel Picquart
demonstrated with irrefutable and po-
werful dialectics the great Justification:
which he had committed in the vefy ce-
lebrated question, OF ect of the delibera.
rions of the Court.
He said that previous to Dreyfus
there were and have been many persons
known by every body, who tlsnsit the
streets of Paris, with the deco 3tion oi
the Legion Of Honour. y
He added that before the fa!sifers
Of whom he at first speak causing great
surprise to the audience, are to he found
in the vanguard, Messrs Panizardi acd
Schneider, respectively supernumaries at
the embassy Of Italy and Germany.
He concluded saying that the Re
public ought to proceed against those
who protected, not by the pusity Of
their consciences, but by the flag Of the,l
nations treading the honor of France.
Mr.. Picquart ended his discourse
finding the audience ia extreme agita-
ton
After Picquart's speech an incident
in the Hall produced hilarity among all
those who Were present.
General Mercier, ex-Minister ol
War, cited in support of some declara.
tions agains the Semitic family made by
him in previons debates, to the ambas-
sadors of Austria and Germany.
These functionaries charge which
fals.ty the declarations which they attri
butte to general Mercier.
General Mercier confused and aba
shed, said to the Court that he had moth
ing to add.
In leaving the Court they listened
to few manifestations in favour of the
Semitic Captain.
"A few shouts were also heard in
honor OF the honest Picquart which we
re drowned by noisy acclamations to the
army.
Lieutenant Colonel Picquart has re
cieved numerous felicitatiens.
The -Anti-dreyfust Press Judge him as
a tried and honest military.
According to notices received in
Washington, many Cuban associations
in the Eastern Department have made
contracts with General Juan Isidro il.
menez for the dispatch OF few filibus-
tering expeditions in the Dominican Re
public.
LIN Santiago de Cuba FIVE Domini
cans were detained yesterday on whom
were found documents which prove the
1pdfchase Of five thousand rifle.
','.r The present President Of Santo Do
mingo directs all his efforts to hinder
General Gimenez from disembarkinR.
The army Of said Republic is con
centrating its forces on the coast to carry
out It's aim.
General Maxine Gomez has cele
Ibfated an Interview with few Of hi.
compatriots who have gone to see him
commissioned BY distinct elements Of hi
country.
dispatches from New York repor
THAT the off sers and crew Of the NeWafl
have been brilliantly received, In all tn,
ports Of South America.
Forces Of General Mac Arthur ha
We sustained combat 70 the north .