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Verdict of the Judges Was Five^B Against the Prisoner. SENTENCE IMPOSED IS TEN YEARS’ IMPRISONMENT Penalty, However, May Be Wiped Out By the Five Years Already Served On Devil’s Island. A verdict of “guilty” was found in the celebrated Dreyfus case at Rennes, France, Saturday afternoon. For the second time this artillery captain was condemned for treason, the specific charge being the furnishing of secret French military information to the German government. The verdicft closed a second trial by courtmartial, the trial being in many respects the most celebrated before a military tribunal in the history of the world. . Though a majority of those in the courtroom fully expected the verdict they were completely stnpified when it was given, and the silence which prevailed in the room and the way men turned pale and caught their breaths was more impressive than any other manifestation could have been. As the audience left the court,rooom fuliy 10 or 15 men were crying open ly, and the majority of those present walked quietly down the street for more than a block without speaking a word. It was like a funeral proces sion. Meanwhile a tragedy was being en acted in the little room off the court room, where Dreyfus listened to the reading of the verdict. He had been told the result by his lawyers and had wept bitterly, but when in the pres ence of the officials of the courtmartial he listened impassively to the sen tence. The general belief is that Dreyfus will be pardoned, but this will not sat isfy his friends, who vehemently de clare thnt they will continue the bat tle until the judgment is reversed. The verdict, they say, is directed more against the Jews than against Dreyfus, and if allowed to stand will make Their existence in France impos sible. The appearance on the streets when Rennes awoke Saturday morning left no doubt in the mind of anyone that the final crisis of the great trial had been reached. Instead of scattering gendarmes guarding the vicinity of the prison and, the Lycee, the whole town bristled with soldiers, all the streets near the court were guarded at intervals by double lines of infan try. The last session of the courtmartial opened at 7:30 a, m,, when Demange promptly resumed his speech for the defense w'hieu was interrupted Friday by the adjournment of the court. The audience listened to his remarks with the most serious attention and he was closely followed by the judges. Counsel said he was convinced the bordereau was written in his natural hand by Esterhazy. There was entire lack of motive in the case of Dreyfus, while there was every motive on the part of Esterhazy. Dreyfus was rich and happy; he had two children who ware his pride and joy, and a wife of whose devoted courage all were aware everything a man should desire. Why should he have risked all that? “Believe me,” added M. Demange, “Ay conviction comes from an honest heart. I was convinced that the judges, with the doubt which will remain on their minds, will find it impossible to declare their prisoner guilty, for they will rather turn their eyes to the men hiding on the other side of the chan nel." After this M. Demange, with his voice broker/ with emotion, tears streaming down his face and hands trembling.concludedhis brilliant flight of oratory as follows: ‘‘My task is now accomplished. It is for you to do yours. J pray God,” exclaimed counsel, lifting his arms toward heaven, ‘‘l pray God that you will restore to France the concord of which she has so much need. ” Then turning to the audience, M. Demange added in conclusion: “As to you, whoever you may be, Frenohmen, be you with me or against me, finding ‘‘VERDICT A POLITICAL CHIME.” German Opinion Vigorously Expressed Regarding Dreyfus Verdict. A dispatch from Berlin says: The, Dreyfus verdict causes a feeling al most of stupefaction in German cir cles. It has been hoped that the state ment of the Eeichsanzieger, as eminat ing directly from Emperor William, would have rendered impossible the repetition of what is described as ‘‘one of the greatest judicial and polit ical crimes of any age.” It is universally agreed that the second verdict is a grave political blunder, a violation of the laws of civ ilization and an act or moral cowardice which the world will find it difficult to pardon. ALARMING AT KEY WEST. Twenty-Three Additional Cases Yellow Fever Reported. A special of Sunday from Key West says: ‘‘Twenty-three new cases of yellow fever and two deaths have been reported in the past twenty-four hours. ‘‘The situation is still very gloomy and large numbers of people are being sent to the detention camp at Dry Tor tugaa.” ± ' ' inspiration in the sublime idea of M. ! Mornard before the court of cassation, j I say to all, we are Frenchmen. Let ; us then be united in the common sen j timent qf love of country, love of jus i tice and love of the army.” The close of Demange’s impassion | ed peroration was followed by an out j burst of applause, which w’as imme | diately suppressed by the president. M. Labori then said that he did not I desire to speak. Major Carrier, however, claimed the b ight to reply. | ( When the court resumed its session after a brief adjournment, the govern j rneut commissary began his reply. He promised to be brief,' and said he ' desired to submit to the courtmartial a simple observation: “Weigh the importance of the two categories of the witness; those found against the prisoner; -weigh the im portance and judge, in all the inde pendence of your character and all the strength of soldiers. Proof is every where. The hour of supreme decision has sounded. France anxiously awaits your judgment. I also await it, con fidently and fully maintaining the conclusion already announced. I de mand the application of article 70 of the penal code and article 267 of the military code.” • M. Demange made a brief reply to this .nd then Colonel Jouaust, presi dent of the court, asked Dreyfus if he bad anything to add in his behalf. The prisoner arose and in a voice choked with emotion, declared that he had only one thing to say, but that be was perfectly assured. He said: “I affirm before my country and the army that I am innocent. My sole aim has been to save the honor of my name, the name borne by my children. I have s ffered fire years of the most awful torture. But, today at least, I feel assured that I am about to attain my desire through your loy alty and justice.” The Closing Scene. The court then retired to deliberate and the prisoner left the hall never to return, as in accordance with the law, the verdict was rendered in his ab sence. The/ingingof a bell announced the re-entry of the judges, an officer ordered “carry arms!” and “present arms!” The rattle of rifles followed and then Colonel Jouaust marched in, saluted and laid his kepi on the table. The other judges did likewise, the gendarmes shouted “silence!” and the stillness of death fell on the audience who were waiting, heart in mouth, for the announcement of Dreyfus’ fate. Colonel Jouaust began by reading the judgment which opened with the question referred to the judges by the court of cassation, was Dreyfus guilty of entering into machination to send secret doouments to a foreign power? He then gave the answer, that the court, by a majority of five to two, found Dreyfus guilty. The pent up feelings of the audi ence were expressed in a long, deep drawn “Oh!” when Colonel Jouaust reached the word “guilty.” The word was pronounced under his breath. Owing to the threats of vigorous pun ishment for uttering any cry there were no outbursts, but the faces of the majority of the spectators reflected an expression of anguished surprise. M. Labori heard the verdiot with pallid visage, while M. Demange fell back in a chair as though horror struck, Col. Jouaust read the judg ment without a tremor of his voice and apparently unmoved. The noise called for the stern cry of “silence! siience!” and again all around was hushed until Colonel Jouaust finished speaking. He conclu ded by saying the court would remain sitting untiHhp room was cleared. Maitre Labori and Maitre Demange took the midnight train for Paris. They drove to the station in a closed carriage, escorted by four mounted gendarmes. JOY IN PARIS. Condemnation of Dreyfus Received With Rejoicing In French Capital. A Paris special says: From an early hour Saturday morning the boulevards presented a scene of unwonted anima tion. The crowds eagerly seized upon the successive editions of various pa pers giving hourly acoounts oi the progress of the trial at Rennes. At 5 o’olock in the afternoon The Gaulots exhibited to an enormous crowd a placard on which the words, “Vive l’armee,” whioh Indicated that the verdict was anti-Dreyfus. The announcement was greeted with a deep hum of approval and joy. DREYFUS IS HOPEFUL. Condemuod Captain Telia Hi* Wife That He Will Soon lie Free. A dispatch from Rennes says: Drey fus has borne the terrible shock with marvelous fortitude. His wife visited him Sunday and to her he said: “I am not uneasy regarding myself, as I shall soon be free, but I think of you and my poor children. They will be branded as the children of a trai ! tor.” eagcflH IP g • liffj! p"' ’ ~ enm “ - tfl ■ WBKBS^SgSSSBSmBgSS ,m ,e c ’V in * ■ :-lt the h e'< n Anker ist"VS and ly trasting with which they went in. again received an ovation!!*® Although the fordqPi. office has not given out a statement, the general im pression -was that no ultimatum will be sent to the Transvaal at present and that a time limit was placed for a conference at Cape Tow.J. It is understood that the cabinet meeting established the following facts: That parliament will not be summoned; that the reserves will not be called for; that 10,000 troops will be sent to south Africa. A representative of the Associated Press learns that a strongly -worded dispatch has been sent to the Trans vaal, w-hich will be published imme diately on its delivery there. MAY CAUSE A STRIKE. Ducktown, TennesieE, Companies Refuse to Employ Union Men. The American Federation of Labor has organized a lodge at Ducktown, Teun.,with membership of 350 miners. Ducktown Sulphur, Copper and Iron Company and Tennessee Copper Com pany posted notices about their works, stating that they would not recognize the labor union and would not employ union men. Later the Ducktown Sulphur, Copper and Iron Company discharged all union men employed at Mary mine. A PLACE FOR SAMPSON. Oommnnder of Atlantic Squadron May Be Sent to Boston. The present understanding at the navy department is that Admiral Sampson will relinquish his command of the nom Atlantic squadron Octo ber 8, immediately following the con clusion of the reception of Admiral Dewey. The vacancy in the Boston nary yard caused by the death of Ad miral Picking will offer one opportunity for a suitable shore command for Ad miral Sampson. UNIVERSAL PEACE AFAR OFF. So Declared Emperor Wiliam In a Speech at Carls Rube. Emperor William addressing the burgomaster of Carls Ruhe, Paden, Friday, and expressing his satifaction at the bearing of the troops, said: “Many centuries must elapse be fore the theory of perfect peace attains universal application. At present the surest bulwark of peace for the Ger man empire consists in its princes and the army they lead.” COSTLY DEWEY ARCH. 4 The Sum of 826,500 Will Be Spent On Structure At New York. The National Sculpture Society has submitted plans to the building com missioner for the erection at Broadway and Fifth avenue, New York, of the Dewey arch, the estimated cost being §26,500, Sections of the columns which form a part of the Dewey arch were put in place Friday morning. JIMINKZ WELCOMED. Enters Mooa at the Head of Five Humlrod Cavalry. General Jiminez arrived at Moca, Santo Domingo, Friday afternoon with an escort o f 500 cavalry, largely aug mented by armed horsemen from the villages along his route. Everywhere the utmost enthusiasm was displayed. It was at Moca that the late Presi dent Heureaux was killed by Ramon Caceres, who is now the idol of the people and the minister of war in the provisional government. The conspirators claim that they have secured a list of the names of persons who Heureaux had designated for execution. MAY BE GENERAL BOYCOTT. Austria and Italy Asked To Cancel Paris Exposition Space. Proposals have been made to both Austria and Italy to boycott the Paris exposition as a protest against the verdict at Rennes. Demonstrations in denunciation of the verdict occurred Sunday in several Italian cities. At Naples the demon strators tried to attack the French consulate and the police were com pelled to intervene. ~ ’9 b>ntine Rules li.-- Hpplied at Various Points. ‘s-feßc Orleans special says: Sns ; reported Thursday from (Mississippi City, Miss., were pro fcpuced yellew fever Friday by tbe ex- Krt, after a careful study of the cases. Thirteen were sick, all the cases being mild and thoroughly isolated and the disease is fully under control. Most of the summer residents of the town, however, left to avoid quarantine. Mobile quarantined against Missis sippi City Thursday night. The state board of health of Mississippi quaran tined Friday. The Louisiana board has not as yet taken any action and probably will not do so, holding that there is no danger, as the cases are isolated. One of the yellow' fever cases in New Orleans was declared cured Fri day, leaving only one sick, Rev. Mr. Bentley, curate of St. Paul. THIKTY CASES ANI) TWO DEATHS AT KEY WEST. Thirty cases of yellow fever had been reported in Key West up to Fri day night as a record for twenty-four hours. Including two cases previously omit ted, the total number occurring to date so far as known is 127, the total number deaths up to Friday being nine. The weather is still w arm and rainy and favorable for the spread of the disease. The cases of yellow fever having been discovered at Mississippi City, Dr. J. F. Hunter, secretary of the state board of health, issued the fol lowing bulletin Friday night: “Yellow fever has been officially re ported in Mississippi City. I hereby declare the above named place to be ia quarantine under Dr. J. J. Harry, as state officer, and no passengers, bag gage, freight or express will be allowed to be brought into any other portion of the state.” Mississippi City is a summer resort, located on the gulf coast seventy-two miles from New Orleans. The news has produced but little excitement and no apprehension is felt. TEXAS API'I.I KS MULE. A dispatch from Austin savs: Texas ordered on an additional yellow fever quarantine Friday as the result of a telegram from Dr. Souchon, at New Orleans, that an additional case of yellow fever bad developed there, and r telegram from W. H. Sanders, state health offioer of Alabama, under a Mobile date that yellow fever had developed at Mississippi City. A second telegram was received from John T. Hunter, secretary of the Mis sissippi state board, stating that there were thirteen genuine cases of yellow fever at Mississppi City and that the state of Mississippi had quarantined that place. Montgomery Quarantines. A special from Montgomery, Ala., says: The state quarantine has boen extended against Mississippi City and points west of there on the route to New Orleans. Fever in Vera Cruz. Official reports of the yellow fever cases at Vera Cruz, Mexico, iudicate the continued prevalence of the dis ease at that port, and a laJgo propor tion of deaths. GATHERING PEARLS IN FLOYD. A Georgia Farmer Picks Up Gems Which Are Valuer! at 885. Interest has been aroused in the pearl fisheries of Floyd county, Ga. A farmer living on the Armuohee has on exhibitibn in Rome a number of the most beautiful pearls yet seen in the town. The bottle containing §35 worth of the pretty pearls are attracting muoh attention. THOUSANDS OF AFFIDAVITS. Question of Railroad Assessments In North Carolina In the Courts. By far the greatest suit in which the state of North Carolina has ever figur ed will be heard before Judge Simon ton at Asheville. It involves §lO,- 000,000, being tlie additional assess ment of the Southern, Seaboard and Coast Line railway systems which the corporation commission fixed and which the roads are fighting. There nearly five thousand affidavits in the case. The railways took them to prove that other property is not tax ed over 60 per cent of its value, while the state’s affidavits are to show that other property is taxed as fully. MOTHER USES RAZOR. 1 Cut* Her Fiy-Year-Old Child** Throat and Then Her Own. Mrs. Dr. James Burch of Lincoln ton, Ga., in a state of mental aberra tion, caused from continual illness at the house of her sister, Mrs. F. Dun nington, in Augusta, where she was visiting, cut the throat of Marie, her five-year-old child, and then cut her own throat. Both wounds are dan gerous, but both may recover. : ' jjHJfffre Confident, of tin* Guilt of lirefins and See No Fault In Ver dict. of Courtmartial. A Paris special says: The court martial, Monday afternoon, signed a formal recommendation for mercy in the case of Captain Dreyfus. Its ob ject is to eliminate the degradation feature of the punishment. The rec ommendation was sent to President Loubet. Except for slight street disturbances Monday night Paris has remained un expectedly quiet, but this condition of affa rs is not likely to continue. The long, heavy rain of Sunday, combined with the fact that the leaders of the opposing parties were all at Renues prevented any organized demonstra tion. Then, too, the general public was delighted with the verdict as con firming the prevailing opinion. Now, however, they are beginning to see tbe want of logic in conceding “extenuating circumstances” to a con victed traitor, a concession which ex ercises doubt as to the strength of the case against Dreyfus. Moreover, pub lic opinion is being sobered by read ing the comments of tbe world at large and by tlie prospect, however remote, that the exhibition will be boycotted, which would mean a loss of millions to the country. It is estimated that the last year’s proceedings have cost the Dreyfus party at least 1,500,000 francs. They do not intend to let matters rest and rumors are revived of the impending arrest of General Mercier. He de clares that he does not care what hap pens, being quite sure that be has done his duty. It is understood that President Loubet opposes such an extreme course as prosecuting Mercier or the other generals. He is rather inclined to a conciliatory policy, extending even to a pardon for Dreyfus. Tlie* Dossier In Paris. The dossier of the Rennes courtmar tial proceedings was received in Paris Monday night for submission to the military court of revision, consisting of General Marcillo, Colonel Courbo liousse, Lieutenant Colonel Lagrene, Major Copp and Major Allard. It is said that Mathieu Dreyfus in tends to supplicate Emperor William to order the publication of the docu ments enumerated in the bordereau. M. Demange has been blamed for conceding so many points in his speech, but it appears that he did so in the hope of winning another waverer among the judges, who, however, finally joined the majority on condi tion that the verdict would be accom panied with the proviso as to extenu ating circumstances. Qnlt nt. Rennes. A state of calm prevails nt Rennes. All the troops and gendarmes quarter ed in the town and its environs have left and the jouralists and others in terested in the trial have departed since Saturday. The cafes which for the last few weeks have been thronged by excited crowds are deserted. Monday a solitary gendarme paced up and down before the military prison,- and there was not a policernau or soldier near the Lycee, which last week resembled a barracks. Work men were busily dismantling the courtroom and packing chairs, tables and benches on trolley cars outside. . Madame Dreyfus visited her hus band in prison Monday afternoon, but not the slightest interest was shown in their meeting by the population. She found him calm and in better spirits than could be expected. TROOPS FOR SOUTH AFRICA. English Cabinet Decides to Bend Ten Thousand at Once. The London Cabinet has decided to send 10,000 troops to Booth Africa in addition to the Natal force already there of 5,000 men, of which reinforce ments 5,000 men will be sent from In dia, 900 from Engiand, a battalion of tlie Northumberland regiment, and the remainder from the Mediterranean station. All go at once. BOYCOTT BILL A CERTAINTY. Congressman Bevy, of New York, Will Ask Withdrawal of Exhibit. A New York dispatch says: Con gressman Jefferson M. Levy announced Monday that as soon as congress meets he will introduce a resolution in the house withdrawing the support of this government from the Paris exposition on account of the Dreyfus case. New York Methodists Deplore Verdict. At the meeting of the Methodist Preachers’ Association of New York a resolution was unanimously passed deploring “the shameful miscarriage of justice in the recent condemnation of Captain Dreyfus.” MILES’ PROPOSAL REJECTED. His Recommendation Ah To Rapid-Fire (,iiiih Disapproved Of. A Washington special says: Borne months ago General Miles recommend ed the purchase of a number of rapid fire guns for use in tbe Philippines. His recommendation was as president of the board of ordnance and fortifica tions. General Buffington, chief of ord nance, disapproved the recommenda tion. A RESULT OF DREYFCS VERDICT Congress Will lie Asked To With- Draw Our Appropriation And Exhibit. A Washington special says: It is believed that when congress assem bles there will be considerable agita tion of a proposition for this govern ment to übaudon its participation in the Paris exposition. It is known that expressions hostile to the exposition quoted from Senator Stewart are very widely sympathised in, and it is thought that if the conviction of Drey fus is permitted to stand there will be very little friendly feeling for France among members of either the house or senate. Such a move, however, would be a grave one. It is pointed out to withdraw from participation in the ex position would be regarded as an offi cial insult to France. No further leg islation on tbe part of congress is needed to carry out the plans of Ibis country for the exposition. About §1,200,000 lms been appropri ated for tbe expenses of tbe commis sion and the government exhibit; the commission lias been appointed and tlie space desired for exhibits from this country has been secured. There are now only two ways in which congress could interfere, one would be to revoke such part of tbe appropriation as has not been nlreudy expended in the expenses of the com mission and the other would be to pass a resolution declaring that on ac count of the unsettled conditions the valuuble government exhibits should not be sent to Paris. To do either of these things is suf ficient, it is believed, to break off all friendly relations hotwoen the two countries. Congress and the state de partment may look at the matter from different points of view. The president and the state depart ment, having the responsibility for maintaining onr relations with foreign governments, cannot be expected to find in this affair a reason for involv ing tlie country in an international complication, and it is likely that, the executive branch of the government will use what influence it can to pre vent any hasty action. Unless congress expressly forbids it, this government will proceed with the preparations for the exhibition and will send to Paris such government exhibits as are decided upon, but this will be done with a realization of the probability that much of the space se cured with such difficulty for private American exhibits will be left vacant. Little doubt is felt that the latitude allowed the private citizen will be quite extensively availed of to with draw from participation in the expo sition. Another difficulty in the way of on effort to prevent participation in the exposition, however, will be found in the fact that before congress has as sembled much of the government ex hibit probably will bo packed and on its way to Paris, if not actually there. The exposition opens in April, and the work of transporting and preparing the exhibit will have to begin scute months before that time. Up to this time, it is said, the preparation of the government exhibit has not begun, but the work will proceed as soon as the government officials are ready. Representative Hepburn, of lowa, said that he had ceased to marvel at the methods of French army justice after observing how the trial of Drey fus was conducted. No such trial or verdict was possible in the United States. He did not think it would in any way affect diplomatic, relations between this conutry and France, nor did he think it would interfere with the United States exhibitors at the coming evposition. CKDAItTOWN’S ENTERPRISE. A Big Cotton Company In Formoil By Amalgamation. The Cedartown, Ga., Cotton Com pany is one of the large eorpm-ations just been organized in Cedartown for the manufacture of a high grade of cotton yarn and embraces the follow ing companies under its re-organiza tion: The Cedartown Cotton Manu facturing Company, the South Exten sion Mill Company, the Paragon mills, the Cedartown Warehouse Company and the Cedartown cotton gin. The amalgamation of these companies pre pares the owners of these properties for still greater development. REBELS CONTINUE ACTIVE. TlieySwoop Down On Three Town* Simul taneously, But Are UepulHed. A Manila dispatch says: A force of 450 rebels with one cannon attacked Santa Rita, Guaga and San Antonio simultaneously. All the attacks were repulsed without loss to Americans. Colonel Bell and his regiment,while attempting to take the rebels in the rear, met two small patrols and suc ceeded in capturing a rebel captain, a lieutenant and six privates.