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PERSONS AND INCIDENTS CONNECTED WITH THE FAMOUS FRENCH CASE?
PARIS. July Id.—Alfred Dreyfus,
demined to he the central figure of
one of the mom stirring dramas of,
modern time*, which ended on Thurs ;
day tn hi* exoneration, wa* horn In
the little town of Mulhoiulse, Alsace.
In 1*59 Hl* parent* were Hebrew*
Young Itrevfii* *tudled In 1*74 at
the Chaptel College and at Ht. Harhe
He entered the Beole Polyteehnlque
tn I*7B. and was later a pupil of the.
School of Applied Gunnery. A* a
aeeond lieutenant he served In the
Sid regiment at Ixt Mana and whh
subsequently aaaigned to the 4th.
mountain battery In Pari* He re-1
relvttd a rnmml**lnn In I*B9 a* a cap
tain In the Hat. regiment of artillery.
Aftnr a thorough preparation In the
»taff officer*' college, front which he
wa* graduated among the firm ten of
hi* cla*a. Captain Dreyfus wa* ap
pointed to the general staff
He wa* overcome ity astonishment
when he wa* summoned to appear
before hi* superior* on October HI.
1894. under the pretext that he wa*
wanted for the URttal general Inßpec
tlon. He was taken to the study of
Oen. de Botadeffre, where were pres
ent »everal offtcer*, Including the no
torlnu* t'ommandant du Paly de
Clam. The room had been especial
ly Ailed up with mirrors for the melo
drastic purpose of parmlttlng the of
flrlals snd witnesses to stud) the fa
rla I expresalon of the already eon
demned captain of artillery. Com
mandant Paty de Clam requested 1
Dreyfus to write a letter w hich he J
dictated
"Ah! Your hand* tremble,” said
the commandant.
"My flngera are cold," replied the ;
captain.
"Be careful!" responded the com
mandant "Thl* la serious!" and then
suddenly changing hi* manner, lie!
selred the astonished off leer by the I
Clews’ Weekly Review
Of Trade and Finance
MARKET IS ABSOLUTELY INDIF FERENT TO GOOD NEWS, WHICH
IS AN UNUSUA L CONDITION.
NEW YORK. July if., 190«.—Th« ab
•elute Indifference of the atoek mar
ket to Rtxvl new* 1* nnttaual. Favor
•bio crop reporta, inercaaed dividends
and Improvement In the monetary alt
nation are all Incident* which appear
to atlraulate selling rather than boy
Inn of aociwltlea Of really dlaeourag
The soda cracker is an
ideal food. Uneeda
Biscuit are the ideal
soda crackers. Indeed,
the
Onl y
soda crackers rightly
made in the first place,
rightly protected first,
last and all the time.
In a dust tight,
moisture proof package.
NATIONAL BISCUIT COMPANY
Dxe^iirs.
'arm. exclaiming:
"In the name of the law I arrest
, you. You are accused of high trea
i son."
Thl* whs the beginning of the "Af
faire Dreyfus." a* far a* the knnwl
j edge of the one who appeared In the
title role wa* concerned.
All the structure of fraud and Im
posture was built upon a few lorn hits
of paper alleged to have been found
In the overcoat of a military attache
connected with the German embassy.
Colonel Hchwartr.koppon Color to the
story of the finding of Ihls document I*
lent by the fact that It wa* the rua
tom of the seeret agents of the various
governments to bribe servants to de
liver to them the content* of the
| waste basket*, and to look around for
any unconetdered rubbish. Hardou
j built a play on one scrap of paper,
and the drama of the "Affaire Drey
| fus" wa* grouped about torn and
crumbled fragment*.
The note or memorandum was sup
posed to have been written to the
German colonel by a French apy. It
Hater took the name of the bordereau,
a title under which It played a never
jto be forgotten part In French history,
lit comprised about two hundred
words, and referred to the obtaining
|by the writer of certain military In
formation It alluded to the mount
ing* of one hundred and twenty guns,
to modification* In the formation of
artillery, to a note relative to Mada
gascar and again to an artillery man
ual. It closed with a reference of ma
delivers.
Events moved swiftly from that
time The artillery officer was ques
tloned In prison, while h|s wife, al
though not Informed as tn the charge
which hud been made against her hus
band. was plied with Interrogatories.
Hints were given to her of the fate of
"The Man with the Iron Mask" and
ing news there is little, but the bull
ish Interest In the market is apathetic
and a discouraged feeling prevail* in
speculative circles, though not suf
flriently strong to stimulate any ag
gresalve hear campaign. The fact
that stocks have declined 10 to 60
points and that a great deal of drastic
■ i |'-'= ’
CJlovsel Su p. i' •/■ ColCTvjlPioquart Henry
Lc ~ JVU/Vt-rre.'
she was Informed that unlcas she told
all that she could hardly hope to save
her husband from death. Their house
, was searched, under the direction of
Commandant du Paty dc Clam, and
although nothing was found In It that
I very fact was taken hy this officer
as proof that Dreyfus was guilty. He
reasoned that a traitor would n.itur
ally conceal all evidences of his crime,
and that as nothing of an Inerlmlnat
Ing nature was found In the captain's
house that therefore he must be a
traitor.
liquidation has alread taken place
seems to he forgotten Apparently
there Is an outpouring of stocks from
somewhere, and the question Is, from
where? It would be equally Itneresl
itng to know where these securities
'are going One theory I* that large
interests with exceptional facilities for
Information foresee a business reac
tion In spite of the present activity,
and are anticipating its effects. The
more probable theory, however. Is our
leading hanking Interests recognir.e
that high rates for money mean lower
prlees for storks, and that, coupled
with the large Increase in new Issues
of various sorts .a readjustment he
tween money rates and Stock Ex
change values Is now In progress. This
readjustment has been going on for
fully six months and the market sttua
tlott greatly relieved and Improved
thereby. Speculative accounts arc be
ing extensively liquidated. The bond
market la still overloaded with tin
salable Issues and new supplies are
still forthcoming. In short, there Is
tui sign yet of any abatement of the
demands upon the money market.
Many new enterprises are under way
which will make further demands up
on our monetary resources; hence, the
firm rates for ttnie money. There has
been no Important contraction In
loans, the report of the comptroller of
the currency for July 18 showing loans
and discounts of the national banka
|to he 14.206.000,000, compared with
■889.000,000 In May. 190,%. This is an
: Increase of over $200,000, In thirteen
months.
The crop situation is eminently sat
(isfnrtory. V w heat crop of over 722.
; 00,000 bushels, as indicated h.v the last
j government report, ts nearly 10,000,000
bushels greater than the prosyecta of |
; a year ago. A corn crop of 2,700,000.- ;
000 Is the present promise, which Is
almost a record crop and 80,000.000 1
; bushels above last year's indications
A good cotton crop ts also promised,
the average estimate being 11,000.000
hales. Should we have a large wheat 1
ierop, that means much prosperity for
:the farmer, inasmuch as It Is a large
money producer. A big corn crop
[mean* much not only for the farmer
and the railroads, but also for the
■ many directions Into which It enters
for consumption, such as pork. beef,
.whiskey, starch, glucose, etc. A large
cotton crop will be beneficial, tnas
much as the larger portion of It goes
for export, and at present good prices
will yield a large amount of sterling
THE AUGUSTA HERALD
All the proceedings connected with
the first trial of Captain Dreyfus ffr
oupied a month. The trial was held
behind closed doors, despite all the
protests of the counsel and friends of
the prisoner. The famous and infam
ous bordereau figured in the evidence,
hut It was reinforced by a seeret docu
ment. and dossier, which was sub
mitted by General Merrier. No more
flagrant violation of the rules of com
mon Jsutlee could havp been devised
Ilian Ihls, for the contents of the dos
sier were not known even to the coun-
exchange with which to settle our for
eign Indebtedness.
The general business situation con
tinues promising. A more conserva
tive tone prevails amongst the leading
business men than a year ago. and this
should be regarded as a favorable
jconslderation. Our iron and steel
; trades, of course, show no abatement
In activity, which promises to continue
for another six or twelve months.
(The weakest element in the business
I out look Is the excessive speculation in
real estate Signs of overdoing there
are beginning to multiply, and it is
becoming Increasingly difficult to
| place real estate mortgages, partly
1 because financial institutions making
[a specialty of this business have taken
about all the mortgages which they
care to handle, our life insurance com
panies having Invested freely in this
u.rectton in preference to high priced
bonds. Restraint is evidently needed
upon reckless real estate operations,
and a check will probably first come
from banking sources.
Some clearing of the monetary situ
a tlon has been afforded hy Secretary
Shaw . His withdrawal of the $10,000.-
j 000 recently advanced to the banks
to facilitate gold Imports was wise and
timely, inasmuch as It strengthens the
| resources at his command and places
hint In a position to lend assistance in
the autumn should occasion require.
The foreign situation Is but little
changed. Although bankers in Paris
arc more or less concerned about de
velopments in Russia, there is still an
abundance of munds at Paris seeking
investment. Parisian financiers, how
ever, have Important government and
municipal loans Impending, cotise j
quently more or less disappointment
Is evidenced in New; York at our in-j
ability to market further issues follow
ing the success of the Pennsylvania
$50,000,000 loan. Moreover, the French !
are characteristically cautious In mak- ;
Ing investments, and will probably in
slst upon more knowledge and experi- ]
• nee with American investments he
iforo committing themselves very ex
tensively. The present local outlook j
is for firm rates in time money. Large j
crops at high prices and continued
; business activity will make extensive
demands upon our monetary resources,
and the inelasticity of our currency
system, or Its non-adaptability to large j
; sudden demands, exposes us to periods
of more or less stringency during the
last quarter of the year. Recently
, sterling exchange "has been declining
sel for the accused man. This docu
ment, which supplemented the meager
evidence which the clique of officers
had been able to gather, was. as its
writer. Colonel Henry, later confessed,
a forgery.
Indeed, tn subsequent proceedings
other Instruemnts In writing, letters
and the like, appeared as though In
answer to the demand that certain
persons in the army of France must
be vindicated as against Dreyfus at
any cost. The officers who sat on
! the court-martial, fearing to displease
land talk of gold Imports Is resumed.
!Nevertheless, monetary prospects af
ter the middle of August Involve more
or less uncertainty unless bankers
succeed in preparing themselves be
forehand.
It is evident that the monetary out
look is the keynote to recent stock
market movements. As repeatedly in
sisted upon In these advices, readjust
ment between the money market and
returns upon Investments was imper
ative. Apparently the process has
i gone far enough for the present,
i though the situation is complicated
jby the continued pressure of new se
curity issues. Thus far the bond mar
ket has not shared the recent decline
in securities Large lines of new is
sues are still held hy local syndicates
|in the hope of finding investment pur
chasers. These issues may either
have to be carried tintll conditions arc
more favorable or else let go at con
! cessions from the present views of
holders. The Panama bond issue will
soon he an element in the stock mar
ket. but Secretary Shaw can be de
pended upon to do his best to neutral
ire the disturbing effects of govern
ment operations in the money market.
The forthcoming New York city bond
issue will he watched with consider
able interest. So far as the stock
market Is concerned the general ten
dency promises to be downwards, ac
companied. however, by sharp rallies,
such as that which set in on Friday.
In view of recent declines it is surpris
ing that recovery has not been more
prononced.
HENRY CLEWS.
"THE LADY EVELYN."
In the fourth Instalment Evelyn
discovers her own true nature and
her heart. “Save me from myself!"
Zallony takes a hand in the game.
'Tell her If shp is false to my friend
I will kill her!" A thief in the night.
A formal proposal of marriage and
its outcome. “Bring me news of
Georges Odin's death and you shall
marry my daughter!" A Journey to
far lands In search of the unknown.
A battle royal against terrible odds.
Georges Odin's terrible threat. Prison
ers! Evelyn makes a last despairing
effort for the man she loves.
.
Be Honest and Plead Guilty.)
(New Orleans Times-Demoerat.t
From present indications it won't he
a great while before the czar will have
to do what Rojestveruky did.
JEcoT/e K-flibsuiTTS,. l 09.5»
their superiors, admitted the dossier
in evidenoe. Handwriting experts de
livered homilies, all based on the
conviction that Dreyfus must have
been the man, not because the writ
ing of the bordereau was the same as
his, but because it resembled his
style of penmanship. The court of
December 23, 394, condemned Capt.
Alfred Dreyfus to life imprisonment
in a fortress.
To make the punishment of Capt.
Dreyfus the more severe, a special
law was passed which made it possi
ble to have him serve his sentence on
a barren rock off the coast of French
Guinea, known as Devil's Island.
His exile was preceded by the cere
mony of his degradation, which, as
far as its dramatic effect was con
cerned, had all the trappings of an
execution. Capt. Dreyfus on the
morning of January 5, 1895, was
marched to tue centre of a square
in full view of 5,000 of his comrades.
He was In u— uniform, and in his
hand he held his naked sword, which
had been filed in the centre so. that
i..e two parts barely held together.
The gold lace and the frogs which
adorned his uniforms had been re
moved and then restored by means
of a few basted threads. The adju
tant read the verdict in a sonorous
voice, and then the commanding j
general stepped forward.
' Dreyfus,” said he, ‘‘you are *un
worthy to carry arms in the name of
the people of France. We degrade i
yqp.”
Here the adjutant took away the
sword from the condemned officer. 1
ajid with a flourish broke it over his
knee. He also ripped away the gold
from the uniform and threw it
op the ground.
“Vive la France!" cried Capt. Drey
fus. “You have degraded an innocent
man. I swear that I am innocent."
TODD-MINOR CISE
HIRED 111 COURT
Frank Todd Heavily Fined, While
Will Todd Escaped at Five Dol
lars.
Will and Frank Todd, two white
haekmen. were brought before the re
corder this morning charged with as
saulting Car] Minor, another white
man, on Jones street, last Friday
night.
It was stated by witnesses that
Frank Todd met Minor and Mr. Mor
gan Tyler Friday night on Jones
street, between Marbury and McKin
nie, and that he dealt Minor a ter
rific blow over the eye. knocking him
down. It is said that Will Todd then
ran up and tried to strikP Minor after
the latter had been arrested by OffiAh-
Brennan.
The defense attempted to prove that
Minor was carrying a pistol with the
purpose of shooting Frank Todd, but
the evidence in regard to this point
did not convince the recorder.
Minor appeared tn court with his
head bandaged and showed evidence
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The real cause for Eczema is the presence of humors and sour acids in
the blood. These impurities get into the circulation because of imperfect
action of those members of the system whose duty it is to collect and carry
off the refuse and waste of the body. *■ As this effete matter lies in the
system it ferments and generates acrid humors which are absorbed into the
blood, overcharging this vital fluid with acid. In its effort to keep the sys
tem healthy the blood throws off the humors through the pores and glands
of the skin, causing this tormenting skin disease. The escape of acids and
humors through the pores and glands irritates and burns the skin, producing
pustules filled with a clear, sticky fluid, which dries in crusts and patches
causing the most intense itching, and often pain. The trouble is in the blood 1
and S. S. S. is the remedy for Eczema, because it is a real blooi purifier. It
goes down into the circulation, removes all acids and humors and makes the
blood rich, pure and healthy. When S. S. S. has done this the symptom*!
pass away, the blood is cooled and thedisease cured permanently. Nothin®
acts so promptly or pleasantly in all skin diseases as S. S. S., and it is afe
the same time a fine tonic to the entire system. Book on Skin Diseases and
medical advice yjflr SWIFT SPECIFIC COATLANTA, CA»
MONDAY. JULY 1«.
"Tell the whole of France that 1
am innocent. I declare that I am In
nocent."
The words burned in his thoughts
for the five long years which he
spent beneath a tropical sky on a bar
ren rock. In that terrible exile he
knew nothing of the fact that his
friends and his wife were doing all
that they could do to accomplish his
release. His prison was a small
stone cottage within a short distance
of the sea, where day and night he
was guarded by one of the garrison
of six soldiers. Here In squalor, in
silence and in loneliness he lived,
"the man who was," and although on
several occasions he might have avail
ed himself of an opportunity to com
mit suicide, he persisted in his deter
mination to live and to clear his
name for the sake of his wife and
children.
The record of these years of suf
fering was preserved In a diary
which was subsequently incorporated
in his book entitled “Five Years of
My Life.” He had to cook his own
food and attend to all his wanta At
times the ration, which consisiA of
1 dried fruits principally, was wFely
fit to eat. His guards did not speak
to him, and for months he ne.ver
opened his mouth. It was as though
he lived away tn silence. The only
recreations he had were reading and
writing.
Malaria Makes Pale Sickly Children,
The Old Standard Grove's Tasteless
Chill Tonic, drives out malaria and
builds up the system. Sold by all
dealers for 27 years. Price 50 cents.
A man who probably speaks from
experience says that one of the most
frigid things in life is a woman's cold
shoulder.
of being badly hurt.
Frank Todd was given $45 or 90
(days and Will Todd was given $5 or
10 days.
C. E. Dunbar, Esq., conducted the
prosecution and Austin Branch, Esq.,
the defense.
For LaGrlppa and Influenza uaa
CHENEY’S EXPECTORANT.
DEATH OF AN INFANT.
Pinkey, the infant son of Mrs. M.
C. Wingard, died yesterday morning
at 4 o’clock at the family residence
No. 1959 Broad street.
The little child was Just six months
of age, and was just beginning to re
spond to the tender caresses of the
mother. Death came after a week's
illness and the family are prostrated
with grief for much hope was enter
tained for the recovery of the child.
The funeral services occurred yes
terday afternoon at 4 o'clock at the
residence. Rev. Mr. Thomson officiat
ing. The interment was made at West
View cemetery.
For Backache use STUART’S GIN
and BUCHU.
A mm. never talks much about the
"sweetness" of a coo pine so long as
he has money to buy cigars.