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TU SUMTES WATCHMAN, Established April, 1SS0: Consolidated Ans:. 2,1881. 'Be Just and Fear not-Let all the Ends thou Aims't at, be thy Country's, thy God's and Truth's." THE TREK SOCTHKON, Established Jone, 12*6 SUMTER, S. C., WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 7. 1898. Sew Series-Vol. XVIII. No. 6 Published S70T7 Wednesday, 1ST. G-. Osteenj SUMTER, S. C. TERMS : $1 50 per aoaam-in advance. 4DTIRT18IIIKT: On.? Square first insertion......:..$1 00 Every subsequent insertion. 50 Contracts for three months, or longer wil toe made &t reduced rates. All commaoicatioos which subserve private interests will be charged foras advertiements. Obituaries and tributes of respects will be charged for. DREYFUS' INNOCENCE COMM TO LIGHT. Suicide of the Man who Forg? ed Proof of His Guilt. CABINET PACING A CRI8IS. Par?9, AngQ6t 31 -Lieot. Col Henry, who had been arrested on tb* discovery that he was she antbor of &n important letter that figured io the Dreyfus case, has committed 'suicide It appears that so soon as M. Cavaignac assumed the office of min? ister for war, be charged the officiai ?-- burean to make a thorough research into the Dreyfus case, and it was this inquiry which resulted in the dis? covery of documents lately read in the chamber of deputies by Uavaig x nae, showing that proof of the gui it of Dreyfus was forged. When Col. Henry was summoned to the minis? try for war and questioned by M. Cavaignac, in. the presence of Gen. Boisdefifre and others, he at first af? firmed the authenticity of the incrim? inating document. Bot when dis? crepancies were pointed ont, be at first admitted adding sentences and finally confessed to fabricating the whole letter. It is affirmed, bow ever, that while this discovery has not changed M. Cavaignac'n belief in the culpability of Dreyfus, the minister is determined to punish all the guilty . parties, no matter what their rank or position may be. Col. Henry confessed to having committed forgery, "owing to the ab solute necessity of obtaining proofs against Dreyfus." It is understood that the document in question is the letter which had hitherto been writ ten by the German military attache io the Italian military attache in Oc? tober, 1896. It is also said that when the inter pellation in the Dreyfus case was coming up In the chamber of depu? ties; this letter was secretly commu? nicated to the courtmartiai and was the chief evidence upoc which Drey fas was convicted The anti-Drey? fus papers are dumbfounded at the turn of events? while, on the other band, the papers which have beeu supporting the proposition to reopen the case, aje jubilant. They now de? mand the immediate release of Col. Picquart, who is imprisoned on charges connected indirectly with the Dreyfus affair, and they also ? insist upon a review of the Dreyfus j trial. ' It is reported that at to-day's ca bi cet meeting the ministers admitted that a revision o! the Dreyfus trial was absolutely unavoidable, and a public announcement that the ministiy has decided to initiate such a revisiou is expected soon. ^ 10 p m -Gen. Le Mouton de Boisdefifre, chief of the general staff of the French army, has tendered Lis resigoation to the government. In bis letter of resignation he explains that he resigns owing to his mis? placed confidence in Lieut. Col Hen? ry, which led him to present as gen? uine what was forged evidence M. Cavaignac. the minister of war, in reply, asked Gen. de Boisdefifre to remain to "see justice rendered in ?be matter." Gen. de Boisdefifre thanked M. Cavaignac for proofs of his esteem, but persisted in his resignation He will be replaced, therefore, by Gen. Renouard, director of the mili tary college. Col. Henry was at? tached to the war department when Dreyfus was convicted, and he was one of the prominent wituesses who j testified unfavorably to M. Zola dur- j iug the latter's sensational trial ou j the charge of libeling militan- o fifi j .< cials. Xancy, France, August 31.-A j courtmartiai here has just sentenced a private soldier to three months im- j prisonment and 500 francs fine for I shouting "Vive Zola." Col. Henry cut his throat with a j razor be bad concealed in his valise. During the iccent Zola trial Henry \ accused Col. Picquart of falsifying! telegrams. A duel followed, in which Henry was wounded. The next scene occurred in the chamber of deputies, where Col. Picquart pro claimed the letter a forgery, and as a result was arrested, while Heo villany was rewarded by his be appointed Col. Picquart's succe? in the intelligence department. It is now evident that Henry f< ed the letter with the express ject of paralyzing Picquart's eff< to expose Maj. Estebazy and ge revision of the Dreyfus case. ' letter was written in bad Frencl fact which first led it to be regan as spurious. It is said that if the cabinet cides upon revision of the Drey case, M. Cavaignac, minister for i will resign. The scene of Lieut Col. ITenr avowal was most painful. When saw it was almost useless to de further, his tongue grew too thick his mouth, and he was unable speak. It was feared that he wo have an apoplectic stroke. After the arrest he was permit? to visit bis wife wtiile on the way the fortress at Mont Valerien. 1 ofncer accompanying bim was un< orders not to lose sight of him for moment, and, therefore, he could i see his wife alone All three proceeded to his bedroi to get the necessary clothing. He ry then clasped his wife in his an and exclaimed : "My conscience is pure and fr from every sting " This exclamation is much co mented upon, as going to show th he may possibly have forged the 1< ter under orders from his superioi Lieut Col. Henry was a peasan son. He was born on Pouzy, Marne, in 1848, and enlisted in a fo regiment, as his brother's substitu in 1863 He had a good military i cord for bravery and inexorable d cipline He was a prisoner of w in 1870, aud was wounded in the A gerian campaign. He retained mu< of the rough and ready manners ot non-commissioned ofncer. He w lacking in education, spoke no fe eign languages and owed his prom tion primarily to his reputation f blunt straight forwardness. Wilhelmina, Queen of The Netherlandi The Hagae. August 31 -Upon ti 03casion of her birthday ac the attainment of her major ty to day, Qaeeo Wilhelm ii Helena Pauline Maria issued a proel mation to the people of the Netherland It was worded as follows : "On this day, so important to yo and me. I desire before ali else to sa a word of warm gratitude. From m tenderest years you have sarrounde me with your love From all part6 < the kingdom, from all classes of society young and old, I bave always receive striking proofs of attachment. A ftc the death of my venerated father a your attachment to ihe dyoasty ws transferred to me. Oa this day I at ready to ace f t the splendid thoug weighty task whereto I have been callee and I feel myself supported by you fidelity. Receive my thanks. M experience hitherto bas left ioeffacabl j impressions and is an earnest of the fe tura. My dearly loved mother, t whom I am immensely indebted, sa me an example by her noble an exaited conception of the duties whic henceforth devolve upon me. Tb aim of my life will be to follow her e* ampie and to govern io a manner ex peofed of a princess of the House c Orange j "True to the Constitution, I desire t strengthen the respect for the cam and flag of the Netherlands. As sov ereign of possessions and colonies eas and west, I desire to observe justic and to contribute so far as in me lies tc the increasing intellectual and materia welfare of my whole people, i hopi and expect that the support of all, ii whatever sphere of official or social ac tifity you may be placed, within thi Kiogdom or without, will never b< wanting "Trusting in God, and with a prayei that He give me strength, I accept tb( government. (Signed) Wilhelmina." Queen Wilhelmina, accompanied by tbe queen mother, attended divine ser? vice ;n the grear church here this morn< ing. The Grand Duke cf Saxe-Weimar, the Grand Duchess ot Mecklenburg, the Prince and Princet-s of Weld the ? diplomaf-c corp?, the civil and military j authorities and 4 OOO other persons were present. Tbe papa! nuncio. Monsignor Tara oas?i, ar:d the ministers frcm Catholic countries attended divine services in the Catholic church. Amsterdam, August 31.-Solemn thanksgiving services were held here to day in ell the churches, as well as in the churches throughout Holland, upon the occasion of Queen Wilhelmina at? taining ter majority. - iiaia-i- --- New York, August 31. - Gee. Wheeler received a telegram from Adjt. Gen. Corbin to-day directing him to "muster out the Rough Riders at Camp Wikoff at once." The cavalry? men wiil accordingly be mustered cut of the service to-morrow. GEN. MILES MUST EX * PLAIN. Clash of the War Secretary and Commander-in-Chief. Washington, August 30.-When Gen. Miles returns to-Wachiogton he will be asked for an explanation of re? cent interviewe appearing with bim, ana the publication of certain dispatch? es, which the war department bas not made public. Whether the investiga? tion will take the conrse of a military .Court of Inquiry or of a private inter? view between the President, the Secre? tary of War and Gen. ?Miles remains yet to be feen. Until the arrival of Gen. Miles the war department will not discuss the matter. Secretary Alger says that the department will not enter into any coatrovery with its subordi? nates, and be does not propose to dis? cuss matters affecting Gen. Mile? dur? ing his absence The deparrment is of opinion that Gen Miles made public the dispatches of the Secretary, Gen. Shaffer and himself, published this morniog. Such action it regards as a breach of military regulations, but no military Court can secure proof that Geo. Miles made public the dispatches if be and tbe person to whom they were furnish? ed refuse to give the information, as several military trials have made it set? tled law that no military Court can compel a civilian to testify if he does not want to Geo. Miles also may be called to account for the interviews with him, as, unless disavowed, they would place him in the attitude of criticising his superior officers, and sub ject bim to military discipline. The publication of the dispatches to? day, taken together with previous in? terviews in the Kansas City Star, were the topio of conversation among offioers of the war department, and already there is a disposition by some to take sides in the matter, while others de? plore the conditions as tending to lower the tone of the army and to do irrepar? able injury to the service. It is ex? pected the controversy will extend to both houses of Congress, and it is fear? ed will have an adverse effect upon the legislation which will be asked to bet? ter the army. It is generally under? stood that the regular force will have to be largely increased, at least until the conquered islands are disposed of, and it is feared that legislation in this di? rection will be hampered by the inevit? able controversy between the Secretary of War and the general commanding the army. - <B - ? -o- - -Bf - The Savannah Storm. Damage to Property Nearly a Half Million Dollars. Savannah, Ga., August 31.-While there was no loss of life from last night's storm which swept Savannah, the damage to property will foot up close to half a million dollars. The storm began early Tuesday night and raged with increasing vio? lence until 8 o'clock this morniog it was at its height between 4 aod 5 o'clock, when the wind reached a ve? locity of 80 miles an hour. It was theo'that the heaviest damage was done Whan daylight came the streets were inpassible from debris Probably 1?0 buildings were wholly or partially unroofed, and as maoy were damaged in other ways. The roof was torn from half of the Savannah theatre, and tbe auditorium of that building was transferred into a lake. Tbe First Bapitst cburoh is among the most heavily damaged buildings. The entire eastern half of the roof was lifted from the walis and carried into tie streets below. The handsome o - gan was filled with water and the rich frescoeiog was ruined St John's (Episcopal), the First and the Independent Presbyterian and the Lutheran church and the As? cension were al.*o damaged. Ia the business part of the city doz? ens of stores were unroofed and win? dows were blown in and the interiors flooded There was no telegraphic communication during the day until iatp in the evening, when the Western Union and Postal Cable lines were io partial working order. Street travel is blocked, and to night the city is in oarkoe.es. The streets are a net? work of tangkd wires. Montgomery, Ala , August 31. The State commissioner of agriculture to day made pnbHc the condition of the cotton crop in this b'ta?e as per reports received at his office ile puts it at 74, as against 1.12 per cent. July 1st. Washington, August 31 -The French ambassador, acting for toe Spanish government, has notified the state department that orders have been j issued to the Spanish authorities at Ha- j oana to remove the mines and other | obstructions to navigation in that har bor &6 rapidly as possible. Latest Election Returns. ELLERBE LACKS MORE THAN 7,000 VOTES OP GETTING ONE-HALF VOTES CAST. Colombia, September 1.-The pri? mary election ia still the talk of the folks here. Those who are interest? ed are figuring and calculating, but they do not know any more than The News and Courier gave this morning in its comprehensive tables, which were the most complete ob? tainable. The tables were correct as far as they went, and were at va? riance with other figures, bot The News and Conner's estimates will turn out correctly It has been very difficult to get re? porte from many of the counties, and the delay is puzzling to many here. It has been taken for granted since Tuesday night that the second pri? mary would be between Governor Ellerbe and Mr. Featherstone, al though Col. Tillman's friends had high hopes of his pulling up suffi? ciently to get into the second race The friends of Col Schumpert and Mr. Watson were especially disap pointed. There is most disappoint ment over the light vote of Col. Watson, as it was figured by the "knowing ones7' that he would run up at least to the ten thousand mark. * Towards the iast the olitical guessers argued that it would be Schumpert, and not Featherstone, who would be in the second primary with Governor Eilerbe. They urged that the tide was fast turning in that direction, but in this, as in a great many other things, the prognostics tiona have proven wrong, and long ago-6ince the Evans Earle campaign -it has been decided at this end of the line to quit publicly estimating on results The good people have taken things into their own hands, and there is no more voting by fae tiona regardless of men, as the returns from the various coonties in? dicate. The interest for the time being is in the Comptroller General's race. Mr. Epton, who held the office for a brief time until the appointment of Mr. Derham, is making a strong race, and is certainly ronning Derham very close. Mr. Derham may pull through, but it is uncertain in the extreme. One satisfaction is that it will have to be settled one way or another in the present primary, there leing only two candidates. The figures this morning indicate that Col Fioyd will have to make the race over with Major Blythe, although this race is in extreme doubt Col Willie Jones has requested all county chairmen to telegraph him without delay the result of the pri? mary for State and Congressional races, so that the tabulation may pro? ceed, and the committee need not be held here when it meets to morrow night for the purpose of announcing the results The Congressional races, as indi? cated in these specials have all been settled except in the 5th district, where Mr. Barber and Mr. Finley will have to make the second race. This leaves Congressman Strait out of Congress after next March. This is the first material change to be made in the line of the Congressmen j from this State, and the events of the j last primary haVe no doubt raised to the highest pitch the Congressional aspirations of quite a number of young men. There has not been any talking of holding additional campaign or rallying meetings, and the chances are that what work is done will be entirely "on the quiet,'' except by letter writing, aud there will no doubt be considerable effort made to rally the voters through this course. There has not yet been any talk of esttiog a kind of "round robin," and addressing it to the Grand Sachem of ? Reform, who ts at present in Washing- i I ton. ic is likely that the officiai count j will have to be made to settle some of the contests. The return0 are practically all in ! The election has in ninny respects been remarkable on account of the closeness of several of the contests. Tho exact | figures from every county will have to . be had to show whether Mr Epton cr Mr. Derham is elected, and the storm ; has interfered with reports aou one or two indifferent correspondents. The retaros given to night, ?re very com- j pletp, and were gotten at considerable expense and pains They show the totals, with a few missing votes, to be : j Eilerbe 29.096, Watson 7.262, Till-! mao 12 '212, Schurobert 7.770. Feath? erstone 16,890 -News and Courier. Washington, August 31.-T?e fol? lowing ?9 Gen. Lawton's daily health report, posted at the war department : Santiago, August 31. - Adjutant Gen eral, Washington : Total sick 348, total fever 289 ; tota! new cases of fe ver 9 ; returned to duty 54 ; ?eatb6 5 "Chicago Limited'' Wrecked by Tramps. Three Men Were Killed and Eight More or Less In? jured. Syracuse, N. Y., Sept. 1 - A spe? cial to the Herald from Fulton says : Train No 5 on the New York, Onta? rio and Western railroad, known as "The Chicago Limited/' was wreck? ed at Ingalls' Crossing, four miles south of this village, at 5 o'clock this morning The wreck was doubtless due to the dastardly work of tramps, who threw open the switch at which the train was wrecked, as weil as two switches to the north of the wreck. The train was an hour and a quarter late and running nearly 60 miles an hour when it struck the switch, and wa6 thrown over to the 6ide track. The rapid speed made it impossible to make a sharp turn snd the train left the track when it struck the safe? ty rail The engine was thrown 20 feet and blown to pieces. The tender was in? verted. The trucks of the baggage car were torn off and the head coach telescoped the baggage car. A vest? ibuled chair car and the sleeper Far? ragut were derailed, but neither was badly damaged. Engineer Hall and Fireman Dowd both jumped, and were found under the wreckage of the tender by passengers from the sleeper. Both were alive at the time, but Dowd died in a few minutes and Hail succumbed to his injuries three hours later. The body of Brakeman Osborne was torn in two. The dead are : Engineer B. C. Dowd, Oswego ; Fireman William Hall, Norwich ; Brakeman A. L Osborne, Walton. The injured : Baggageman Charles Desmond, three ribs broken ; David Mills, Oswego,'face and legs bruised and scalp wound ; John Golden, Os? wego, burned about both writs ; C. A. Patten, Oneonta, hip sprained ; John Ross, New York, shoulder bruised ; Peter J Hawkinson, Swede, Wellesley, Mass, scalp wound ; C. A. Johnson, Swede, Wellesley, Mass , scalp wound ; Gus? tave Magunson, Boston, injured about head ; Carl Svenson, Boston, injured internally. An Addition to the Navy. Washington, August 30 -Nov? that hostilities are over the Uoifed States is at liberty to receive from the British builder the fine cruiser Albany, sister ship to the New Orleans, which was one of two acquired from Brazil just prior to the outbreak of tbe war. Act? ing Secretary Allen to-day ordered Passed Assistant Engineer Norton, who has been of the greatest service io the engineering bureau during the war and for many ruooths preceding when war preparations were makiog, to proceed at once to Newcastle oc-Tyce, England, to supervise and inspect the completion of the machinery of the AlbaDy. It is expected that the ship can be completed in about four months, wheo she will be brought aorose the Atlantic by an American crew. The Election. Results are still commiog io and sev? eral counties are yet to hear from. Later figures may change relative posi? tion io the smaller races, but the gu? bernatorial contest is now beyond a doubt between Eilerbe and Feather? stone. Toe election has developed little be? yond the fact that tbe prohibition movement has oot the strength claimed for it. It is a fair presumption that the bulk of that vote bas been polled and Featherstone bas run about 10, 000 votes behind Eilerbe In stead of there being 40,000 Prohibitionist in the State, there appeajs to be consid? erably lest? than half that number ; and tbis we assume to be a fair indication of their relative strength. Some Pro? hibitionists, of course, voted for other candidates, but some whiskey men voted for Featherstone, and there wa?, probably, little loss by defection oo tbis account We had hoped to see all the returns io time to make intelligent comment, I but at this hour (2 a. m. ) they nave j not all come in. lt can only be said, therefore, that j Gov Eilerbe has received a very flit : tering vote, and it will, we believe, en- j sure his election at the next poll- The combined opposition, which included many strong men, was unable to cut ? doivn his vote to any material extent. ! for he has received over a third of the j total vote against all competitors, iii indications aro anything, be will be the next governor of South Caro?ra j -The State. The happiest ladies are those using the White sewing machine. THE FIRST S. C. TO BE MUSTERED OUT. ! THE P?TITIONS HAVE HAD THEIR EFFECT. Ordered to Columbia-There Are Several Others. Special to the State Washington, Sept 2 -The follow? ing troops were ordered to be mus? tered out of service to day : First Pennsylvania, Second and Third Pennsylvania, Fourth Wisconsin. Seventy-first New York, First New Jersey, Thirty-second Michigan, two squadrons First Ohio cavalry, Eighth Ohio, One Hundred and Fifty eighth Indiana, Third Ohio, Second North Carolina, Simon's leland, Oa, to Raleigh ; First and Second Alabama, Third U. S. volunteer cavalry, Sec? ond Massachusetts, First South Caro? lina, Jacksonville to Columbia, S. C. THE NEWS IN CAMP. Jacksonville, Sept. 2 -The after? noon papers state that the First South Carolina is to be mustered out. There was not much cheering when the news reached camp. Of course the report may be false. Col. Tillman is now in Washington with a petition signed by 850 men asking for discharge. Adjutant Frost and Maj. Stokes left last night for Columbia It is re? ported that Gov. Ellerbe has the pow? er of selection of a regiment and the inference is that these two officers are there in behalf of this regiment. No State papers or news of the election, so eagerly awaited, have arrived here ; washout on railroad. The regiment has been issued brown trousers, due us two months ago. The boys have suffered no serious consequences from the review on Wednesday. The march was very hot and maDy were fatigued, but none are sick from the effects. William Banks. Express Company Not Al? lowed to Increase Rates. The question as to whether the South? ern Express company doing business in this State should be allowed to in? crease its rates 1 cent in order tu por vide for the payment by them of the war stamp, was formerly settled by the railroad commission yesterday in favor of the shipper. So hereafter the reg? ular schedule cf rates will be in force and the company will "pay the freight" on the war stamp. The commission will not deliver themselves of an opin inoa on the 6ubjeot, as the matter Las already been fully discussed, and the position of both sides is well under? stood by the readers of The State. The commission will simply write the com? pany that they have decided not to al? low the increase.-The State,Sept 3. -HM I ? .?.?. Everyday Heroism. The commonplace duties of life de? mand and exemplify it. Perhaps ouly the Den: God sees and knows of the battle fought with self and of the vic? tory over foes that attack the soul, but the heroism is heroism ail the tame, and the crown of conquest is as truly glorious as if all the world fceheid irs shining. Homely little tasks done, humbly., faithfully, for love and duty's sake, and not. for honor or reward ; truth spoken because it is truth, when the speaking is hard ; the soft answ r that turneth away wrath ; the smile that covers one's own heartache or soothes another's-all io the beautiful spirit which does not seek or exact even a recognition of praise or grati? tude-these are the signs by which we, who have eyes to see, may know the hero and heroine of every-day bome life. The government transport Olivette sack ia Fernandina harbor yesterday. The crew escaped w.th difficulty. The affair is a mystery. POWDER Absolutely Pure RQVAl BAKING POWOER CO., NEW YORK.