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The Dreyfus Trial.
SEaitre Labonri the Central
Figure in Trial Yesterday,
Brings Mercier to
Prison Door.
Rennes, Aog 22-Today was
Maitre Labori's day at the Lycee,
wbere Capt Alfred Dreyfus is stand
ing tria! on charge of treason. La
bori was the central figure of the
scene
As the Dreyfus drama unrolled be
fore a crowded court this forenoon,
Labori's tail, viking-like form in a
long black gown, bordered with
ermine, sitting in front of the foot- !
lights, was the magnet which, from
the moment the curtain was rung up
nntil it fell at noon, drew all regards,
not merely glances of curiosity, but
the steady gaze of admiration. * His
mere presence brought ht ightness
into the court room and fresh light
into the proceedings
Labori did what people bad ex
pected. He galvanized the dormant
defense into an active, living thing
M D mange is conciiitary. He has
always seemed to fear to tread on the
military corn. Labori is a gladiator
and always aims to touch bis foe to
the quick Let there be the slightest
opening in his opponent's defense
and he thrusts home
Today when M D mange found
nothing to ask a witness, M Labori's
quick eye had discovered weak
points, and he came iorward with
searching questions
f e opened today with an eloquent
speech, and the audience could have
listened for an hour to his rich, melo
dious voice, modulated tones and
the impassioned outbursts, accom
panied by energetic and speaking
gestures
Gens. Roget, Billot, Mercier and
Roisdeifre, with the other military
witnesses, gave one another anxious
glances and put their heads together
to exchange obviously disagreeable
impressions as Labori plied the
smaller military fry, who occupied
the witness stand successively today,
with disconcerting questions
^ abori cornered Gen Mercier on
the Schneider letter, which the latter
had used in evidence and which Col.
Schneider had repudiated as a for
gery. The general was surprised
when Labori soddenly demanded
that Mercier be recalled. Evidently
he hoped the tribunal would support
bim ic refusing to explain how he
got a copy of a letter of a later date
than his incumbency at the ministry
of war.
Bot Labori was not to be denied
He insisted that Mercier should give
some explanation Then, after hesi
tating, Mercier declared that be
would assume ali the responsibility
attaching to his possession of the
document. This, as Labori intended
it should be, was a demonstration of
communication by the general staff
of part at least of the secret dossier
to an ordinary soldier, such as Mer
cier became immediately on leaving
the ministry of war. When Labori
had attained his object and forced a
confession of grave violation of law
on the part of Gen. Mercier, he gave
a smile of grim satisfaction and
then added significantly : "I shali
have other questions to pot to Gen.
Mercier99
The scene was highly dramatic and
made a profound impression upon ali
spectators
Gen. Mercier must now be spend
ing a very miserable evening, for as
the result o this admission, and
with the additional charge of com
municatiog secret documents to the
court martial of 1894, be is liable to
arrest at any moment. Indeed, some
people think it not impossible that he
will be lyiog in military prison ad
joining the cell of Capt. Dreyfus be
fore the week is out.
Another series of questions put by
M. Labori concerned Lajonx, a spy
formerly in the service of the French
war office, but packed eff to South
America, according to varioac mili
tar ywitnesses, because be probed a
swindler.
Labori asked how it wss, if that were
EO, that Lsjo:s was still receiving
moothly payments.
(richman mw .Southron
SUMTES WATCHMAN, Established April, 1850.
'Be Just and Fear not-Let all the Ends thou Aims't at, be thy Country's, thy God's and Truth's.'
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SUMTER S. C., WEDNESDAY, MAY 17.1899.
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counsel fjr the efecss theo aod dar
ing the cross-examination Gf the wit
ness, D De Grandmaison, evoked the
severest criticism on the part of the
publie present and bodes ill for Drey
fus. Not only Col. Jouaust but the
other judges displayed considerable
impatience during Labori'a scathing
oross-examiBatioo, shifting restlessly
ic their seats and dramming the table
with the tips of their fingers.
Gen. Mercier faoed Labori's fire with
callous demeanor, standing on the
platform, his hands behind bis baok
and his faee only half tamed toward
bis questioner. Oooe or twice a savage
look io the eye. , ac elevation in the
tone aod a swayiog to and fro of the
body revealed the inne; fires of re
ssentaient.
Geo. Roget faced the court with an
air of unblushing effrontery. His
handsome bu*; unsympathetic features
expressed tue bitterest scorn, as he
span around on bis heel and with arms
crossed, faeed Labori or the audience
or the judges. He is extremely vain
and is always striking attitudes for the
benefit of newspaper artists, quite a
number of whom regularly attend the
sessions. His impertinent behaviour
was strikingly illustrated today when
he interrupted M. Labori's examination
of Gen. Chanoine, whioh had resulted
io M. Labori's scoring heavily against
Mercier, with the exclamation : "This
examination is a waste of time."
As a matter of fact the examination
of Chanoine showed Mercier in a very
bad light as it brought out that he had
privately communicated to Chanoine on
the first day of the secret session, a re
port on the Paoizzardi dispatch for in
sertion in the secret dossier. Gen.
Chanoine admitted that be was wrong
in accepting the report, but pleaded
ignorance in judicial matters.
The report consited of three pages,
of which the second and third, Cha
moine declared, contained fantastio,
and. in fact, false representations.
M. Labori brought Gen. Mercier to
the bar in reference to this. Mercier
admitted that the report emanated
from Da Paty de Clam, bat claimed
that he himself did not understand its
contents, though he thought it would
be interesting and perhaps useful to
Chanoine This explanation was re
garded as very lame, and, combined
with other shady actions would damn
Mercier as a witness io the eyes of any
impartial tribunal.
Whipped by: Florida White
caps.
Tampa, Fla., Aug. 23.-Editor W.
C. Cram, of the Florida Republican,
was brutally beaten by whitecaps at
Peek last night. He is postmaster at
that place, and bas been going out
there attending to the mail at night and
returning to the city in the morning.
Some weeks ago he appointed Dan Mor
rison, a colored mac, his assistant, so
that the ofice could have a man in
charge all the time.
Morrison was made to give ap the
office by a committee of oitizeos who
are unknown, and Mr. Crum had to go
out aod attend to the office himself.
Last night after he had completed his
work be started to a house he owns a
short distance away, where he sleeps
when there.
He was held up on the roads by a
mob of masked men with guns, who
made bim dismount. He was tied with
a rope, band and foot, and given a
brutal beating. He also sustained
severe braises about the head and
shoulders from the kioks administered
by the mob
After they finished beating him they
out off the whiskers from one side of
his face and applied carbolic aoid to the
deep gashes on his naked flesh made by
the whipping. Mr. Cram does not
know who attacked him The mob
threatened to kill him if be ever ap
pointed another negro assistant there.
He has closed the office, and will deliver
no mail to the Peokites, and his resig
nation has been aoeepted at Washing
ton.
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Distributing Arms.
London, August 25 -The Capetown
correspondent of The Daily Mail says :
"Despite the virtual biookade of war
material io Delagoa bay, the Cape
government is sending enormous con
signments of munitions of war to
Bloemfontein. During the present
month over 2,000,000 cartridges have
been sent and 500 rifles were dispatch
ed last night from Port Elizabeth to
Bloemfontein.
"Io additioo to this, the Cape minis
try, while absolutely declining to arm
the volunteers of the oolocy, continues
to afford other facilities to the Orange
Free State to arm its burghers jost
across the water, freely granting the
ase of the colonial railroads for the
distribution of cartridges from thc Blo
emfontein arsenal to the border towns.
"The patience of the people is
becoming exhausted and un'esa ;he
imperial government acts quickly and
decisive!? the gravest damage may
ensue to British prestige "
Cali, see and buj, embossed or floral Crepe
Paper. H. G. Oateea & Co.
The Town of Darien
Under Martial Law.
Governor Puts Co). Lawton in
Charge of Disturbed
District.
Darien, Ga , Aug. 25.-While all
is quiet here tonight the day was one
of great anxiety and intense excite
ment among the white people. An
cntbreak of the negroes bas been
momentarily expected since the kill
ing by John Delegal, a negro, of
Joseph Townsend, a prominent citi
zen and depnty sheriff of this coun
ty, last uight. Today Sheriff Biount
sent the following to Governor Can
dler :
"Please order Liberty Independent
troop to report to me, counted, at
once. Situation critical ; one deputy
killed, another wounded.
(Signed) T. B. Biount.
Sheriff.
Col. A R Lawton, late command
er of the Second Georgia volunteers,
U. S. V., also wired the governor to
send a quantity of carbines and
supply of ammunition for the sol
diers.
Col Lawton was here thi*3 morning
to investigate the situation. After a
conference with the officials he re
turned to Savannah. When the gov
ernor received the message from
Sheriff Biount he ordered Col. Law
ton to return if necessary and take
command of the military He is now
here in that capacity and has enough
men it is believed, to easily handle
the situation.
The sheriff and his deputies con
tinue to make arrests of the rioting
negroes and the jail has a large num
ber in it notwithstanding the fact
that the town boat Iris left here this
morning for Savannah with 25 rioters
who bad been arrested. This was a
precautionary measure to prevent an
attack on the jail by the negro friends
of those imprisoned and to make
room for those who have been arrest
ed since the removal.
The situation here is regarded as
critical although with determined
military control it is thought further
trouble can be prevented. The ne
groes apparently have no leader upon
whom they can rely. It is estimated
that the negroes outnumber the white
people is this part cf Georgia five to
one and the whites are consequently
apprehensive.
John Delegal, the negro who killed
Deputy Sheriff Joseph Townsend and
wounded Deputy Hopkins last eight,
cannot be found. Hs is the son of
I Henry Delegal, whose arrest for
assault started the race war. The two
I deputies weot last night to the bouse of
Henry Delegal to arrest his two soos.
John was found at the house and Town
send entered. The negro made no
remonstrance but showed his willing
j ness to accompany the officers. Hopkins
I who was io the moonlight outside was
joined by Townsend tod the two waited
for the negro to come out. He came
to the door aod a negro woman, hand
iog him a goo, he fired on the officers.
Townsend died io a few minutes aod
was brought to this place by Hopkins,
who is badly wounded The white
people thought this would be a signal
for attack and many slept on their arms
all night as they will do tonight. The
negroes have remained sullenly silent
op to this time gathering in crowds and
looking doggedly at the military and
the officers of the law.
The county officials have offered $100
reward for John Delegal and Governor
Candler will be asked to increase this
amount.
The 75 members of the First Georgia
who were left here two days ago when
old man Delegal was taken to Savan
nah, are patrolling the town tonight.
All saloons are closed and the strictest
order is maintained.
ARMED NEGROES IN A
SWAMP.
Nearly every negro left town this
evening, and tonight words comes that
they are massed in Delegar's swamp,
12 miles from town. They are knewo
to be armed and a posse of citizens left
on a special for the place at 8 o'clock.
Tbey will maintain a guard over the
negroes and keep them from doiog any
damage during the night. A telegram
was sent to Brunswick urging ail white
citizens to come to Darien. A boat
was dispatohed to carry them to this
city and a special train will be ready in
case more want to come. The presence
of these whites is wanted to overawe
the negroes who are well aware of their
superiority in numbers. One hundred
men of the First Georgia are under
orders io Savannah to be in readiness
to move and if more militia is wanted
the Liberty Rifles will be sent. The
ordering out of these troops is within
the discretion of Col. Lawton.
WILL MOVE ON NEGROES.
Darien, Ga., Aug. 26-Midnight.
A corjfereooe was* held at ll o'clock
tonight between Sheriff Biount, militia
officials and a citizen's committee, and is
was decided to take decisive aotion at
daylight against the negroes who are
massed and armed io Delegal's swamp,
12 miles from this city. The sheriff
wired Col Lawton, who is in Savanoah
tonight, tu send the militia at once, and
bas received a reply to the effect, that
the men are ready and that the Liberty
county troops will start from Hinesville
for Darien at 2 o'clock. The McIntosh
dragoons are at their armory with horses
ready. The citizens move from Darien
on a special train for the. swamp at 3
o'clock and the militia-about 150 in
number-one hour later. The negroes
are armed in defiance of law, and the
purpose of the militia is to surround
the swamp and relieve the blacks of
their firearms and arrest them. The
two special trains are being prepared.
Gov. Candler gave Cel. Lawton plenary
power in the matter, and it was not
found necessary to call upon the chief
executive of the State for the militia.
SUBSIDIZES THE SULTAN
OP S LU.
Manila, Aug. 24.-Gea. Bates has
returned from Sulu, haviog success
fully accomplished his mission there.
After five weeks negotiation with much
tact, an agreement was signed which
in substance was as follows :
American sovereignty ovtr Moros
shall be recognized and there shall be
no persecution against religion ; the
United S'ates shall occupy and control
such parts of the archipelago as public
interests may demand; any person can
purchase land with the sultan's consent;
the introduction of fire arms shall be
prohibited ; piracy shall be suppressed ;
the American courts shall have juris
diction except between the Moros ; the
Americans shall protect the Moros
against foreign invasion and the sol
tan's subsidy from Spain shall be con
tinued.
The sultan and several ehiefs signed
the agreement.
Slavery Recognized.
The new treaty General Bates is
negotiating with the sultan of the Sulu
islands will be sent to the Uoited States
senate for ratification, we presume. It
will be an epoch-making document.
For this treaty will recognize the sultan
of the Solus, that is to say, it will
recognize under the American flag the
existence of a monarch. The govern
ment of the sultan of Sulu goes
right on. As the Homans expressed it,
we shall have an "imperium in im
perio ;" yet there are plenty of people
who even now will solemnly assure you
that no such thing as imperialism is
contemplated by the administration of
Mr. McKinley.
Another thing this "treaty" will
recognize is human slavery. The New
York Sun's special dispatch from Cebu
Tuesday stated that one article provides
that slaves shall have the right to boy
their liberty. The sultan, it is report
ed, was satisfied, and merely stipulated
that when a slave bought himself it
should be at the market price. But
slavery goes oo. Yes, human slavery
is recognized again under the starry
banner of freedom ! What of the con
stitution of the Uoited States, which
was amended to prohibit slavery at the
cost of the most terrrible civil war io
history ? -
The senate's debate on the "treaty"
will be an event of the year. The
Declaration of Independence has al
ready been riddled. We are almost
ready to predict that Orville H. Platt,
of Connecticut, will yet defend human
slavery on the floor of the senate, jost
as British statesmen within two years
have defended its existence within the
East African dominion of the British
empire. Mr. Platt should begin to
read up the speeches of the late John
C. Calhoun.-Springfield Republican.
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How Postal Cards Are Often
Wasted.
"Women often send messages to
their dressmaker or to dry goods shops
oo postal cards," says the September
Ladies' Home Journal, "attaching a bit
of cloth, ribbon or lace as samples.
This makes the card 'unmailable,' so it
is always sent to the dead letter office
and invariably destroyed. Men-pre
sumably men-not; iofreqaently paste a
clever joke or a telling political frag
ment upon a postal aod send it to a
friend-at least, start it ; but it never
arrives. Nothing may be attaohed to a
postal card, nor may one word be
written opon the address side except
the address itself"
Makes the food more del
ROVAL DAKING FOWt
Cuban Soldiers Fight
With Cuban Police.
Five Men Killed and Ten
Wounded in Few Minutes.
Santiago de Cuba, Aug. 23.-Five
men are dead and ten wounded as a
resait of a fight last night between
gendarmes and disappointed Caban
soldiers at Cae vi tas, three miles from
Santiago, where the payment cf tho
Cuban troops is progressing. Five
thousand Cubans had gathered there to
receive pay and after three days 580
had been paid Thousands who had
heen disappointed at other points had
come to CuevitaB, as the last place of
payment in the province.
The imperfect list cansed great dis
satisfaction, and- a rnmor circulated
yesterday that the paymasters wonld
leave today, alarmed the men wno had
not been paid. They began to collect
in groups and to show their annoyance.
Finally their threats became serions.
Capt. Beliat with twenty gendarmes
was present to preserve order among
the applicants and the United States
troops protected Col. Moale, the officer
having charge of the payments. Sud
denly Capt. Beliat, who was mounted,
was surrounded by a mob. struck by
stones and bottles and shot in the arm.
His men promptly fired a volley into
the mob, three persons being instantly
killed asd thirteen wounded, two of
whom died this morning.
Col. Moate's guard promptly sur
rounded the money office, but tock no
part in the fighting.
For a few minutes there was a lively
conflict, carbines and machetes being
used freely. Capt. Beliat was the only
gendarme wounded. AH the dead were
colored Cuban soldiers.
This morning payment was resumed
nuder a heavy guard. There are
rumors that a force is being organized
to attack the pay ellice, bot these are
probably unfounded.
Gen. Castillo, civil governor of San
tiago de Cuba, was at Cuevitas at, the
time and soon restored order.
There is no doubt that the inaccurate
list will cause a great deal of hardship.
Many veterans have followed the United
States commissioners fer six weeks,
ooly to fiod their names are net enlisted.
Gen. Leonard Wood, military govef
nor, does net, however, anticipate
serious trouble.
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The Coming Cotton Crop.
Mr. Neill's extravagant estimate of
the growing cotton crop is very nat
urally exciting; unfavorable comment
wherever cotton grows We ven
tured to say, a few days ago, that he
bad probably missed the mark*by a
million bales, and one authority at
least charges bim with even greater
error
Mr Neill, it will be remembered,
predicted a crop of 12,000,000 bales.
Mr. George W. Truit*, of Georgia,
says the Atlanta Constitution, cuts
down this estimate nearly 3,000,000
bales ; that is to say, he places the
crop at 9,250,000 bales. What makes
bis opinion interesting, as explained,
is that "iast year Trnitt underbid
Neill by 2,000,000 bales and tbe final
count vindicated his judgment *' The
Constitution adds : "Mr Truitt is
one of the most intelligent cotton
growers of the south. Ile bas good
reasons for his estimate, and having
won once, he will have many to pin
their faith to bis prediction " %
It is interesting to note, in connec
tion with the dicus8ion, a special
dispatch from Dallas, Tex , printed
yesterday : "The weather," it report
ed, "continues fearfully hot. For
ten days the thermometer has daily
reached 103 to 106 io the shade.
No such continued, horribly hot
weather has ever been experienced
io Texas Water is giving out
everywhere. It now looks as if the
cotton crop of North Texas and the
Indian Territory will be totally de
stroyed. Up to date we have lost
one million bales.-News and Cou
rier, Aug 24.
A whistle that can be heard forty
miles bat? just been invented. It con
sists of three whistles made of bronze
and arranged between two disks of steel.
The mouth of the largest is turned
upward and the mouths of the other
two are turned downward ; the steam
is carried through some openings in the
disk. The whistles are tuned in
ohord, and they harmonize as accura'e
ly as a well tuned piano
? BAKING
POWDER
HIRE
licious and whoSesome
JES CO., NEW YORK. _i