The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, September 13, 1899, Image 1

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m o ? no TBS SUMTER WATCHMAN, Established April, 1850 Consolidated Aug. 2S1881. "Be Just and Fear not-Let all the Ends thou Aims't at, be thy Country's, thy God's andfiTruth's." THE TRUE SOUTHRON, Established Jane. 1266 SUMTER. S. C.. WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER 13.1899 New Series-Yoi, XIX. No. 7 (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.' THE TRUE SOUTHRON, Established Jnoe, JSftS Consolidated Aug. % ISSI. SUMTER S. C., WEDNESDAY, MAY 17.1899. New Series-ToL XTIII. No. 42 - - he had given no sign either way, ai Frenchmen are waiting with breat less interest the first indication his will To all intents and purposes Er peror William stands today tl arbiter of the internal peace France, for every one anticipates th King Humbert will follow his lea This is probably the explanation the delay. Emperor William hi gone to Wurtemburg from Alsac Lorraine and King Humbert is Turin. Communication between tl two monarchs is, therefore, somwh complicated, and, as they will ui doubtediy agree upon identical mea ures in replying to M. Labori's a pea?, it is possible that several dai will elaose before their decision c known. The opinion generally held here that Emperor William and Kio Humbert wiil allow Col. Schwart: koppen and Col Panizzardi to be e; amined by a regatory commissic and their depositions to be sent t Rennes with supplementary evidenc from the originals of Esterhazy treasonable communications. The anti Dreyfusards are extrem ly exasperated at what they chara< terize as M. Labori's "trick." H had long been seeking an excuse t invoke the intervention of the Gei mau and Italian sovereigns, an seized the appearance of Cernusci as his opportunity, declaring that th admission of the' evidence of thi foreigner justified his applicatio regarding Schwartzkoppen and Pani: zardi M. Labori insisted that the appeal ance of Cernuschi on the witnes stand was quite without preceden! but the anti Dreyfusards point oe and with a certain amount of reaso that the counsel for the defense wer really the first to introduce foreig testimony, as they summoned th English journalist, Rowland Strong on the question of Esterbazy's con fe8sion to having written the boi dereau Any way it can be safely assorte that the admission of Cernuschi as witness for the prosecution came as veritable God send to the defense giving them almost at the last mo ment a more or less legitimate basi for M. Labori's application to sum mon the German and Italian attaches The anti Dreyfusards assert that th< members of the courtmartial will igcon |.the affirmations of Cols. Schwartz koppen and Panizzardi, because the; recognize thar, the testimony of thesi oSeers will be given by order, with I view to save their own spy, but in les prejudiced circles it ts believed that thi court cannot disregard the eolemt declarations of the two attaches witbou givisg rise to a still more grave situa tion in an international sense than nov prevails. Today's publio proceedings wen marked by three important episodes The first was General Zuriinden'i admission that the erasure and restitu tion of Esterbszy's name in the peti bleu could oot have been perpetrate< by Col. Picquart and consequent!} must be attributed to some one in i the general staff The second was th< declaration by M. Paleologue that, th secret dossier contained a documeo whick showed that Col. Sch wari stoppet admitted his relations with Esterhazy and that Schwartzkoppen, in tbeopiniot of Paleologue, sent to Esterhazy thc identical petit bleu for which Col Picquart was detained ten months on s charge of forgery. The third was Gen Billot's icsiouation that Esterhezy and Capt. Dreyfus were accomplices, whicl led to an impassioned protestation on the part of the acoosed and to a thrill iog scene between M. Labori and Col, Jouaust, resulting in the advocate'*, excited denunciation of Col. Jouauat't treatment of bim, a denunciation tanta mount of open partiality. Gen Ziriioden's admission that Col, Picquart could have not perpetrated the erasure in the petit bleu was a startling incident. Then the statement by M. Peleologue that Col. Schwartzkoppen bad admitted that it was almost certain that the petit bleu was sent by him or caused to be sect by him to Ezterbazy caused a sensation, as being the first official testimony to the treason of Esterhazy. And it was certainly a strong point in favor of Dreyfus, the importance of which was immediately seen by the prosecution and shown subsequently io Gen. Billot's broad insinuation of com plicity between Dreyfus and Esterhazy. From a spectacular point of view, however, the great event of the sitting was the battle royal between M. Labori and Col. Jouaust over certain questions wbioh the advocate wished to put to Gen. Billot. M. Labori lost control of himself under the influence of bia deep feeliog of indignation and bis belie! that Col. Jouaust was deliberately gagging him in the interest of the Military clique. His voice which at first resounded through the court room, became choked with emotion. The spectators held their breath as he retorted defiantly to Col. Jouauet's re fusal to put the questions, his words drowning Jouauat't voice io an irresist ible torrent, whose force was heightened by his passionate gestures. THE DREYFUS TRIAL. Col. Jouaust Refuses to Exam ine Witnesses. Rennes, Sept. 7.-Today came the begioniog of the end io the Dreyfus trial. With the speeoh of the govern ment commissary, Major Carri re, the case entered upon the fioal stage of pleadings aod the verdict will be delivered on Monday at the latest. There is even talk tonight of the final ending tomorrow by holdiog ao extra afternoon session for M. Labori's speech aod the deliberation of the judges. This, however, is considered unlikely, as the government is anxious to have the judgment withheld over Sunday, io order to avert demonstration which would probably develop bloodshed OD a day wheo the workmen are free. Tbe government is not only fearfal regarding Henn s, but is particularly concerned regarding Paris aod other largo towns, where passions bavo been heated and where the verdict, which ever way it is given, is practically certain to give rise to trouble. It is understood that the government bas intimated its desire to the president of the oourtmartial, Col. Jouaust, and there is no reason to believe that LS did not fall in with its views. Col. Jouaust this morning took the most important decision yet taken, and took it entirely upon his own responsi bility, although be is undoubtedly only the mouthpiece of the whole body of judges. His decision to exolude the testimony of Col. Schwartskoppen aod Mnj. Panizzardi was most significant, as it means that the court had already reaohed a conclusion and that the pleadings of counsel were merely a waste of time aod might be dispensed with, if they were not a necessity. The court has made op its mind, but which way ? This is the vital poiot, and forms the sole topic of discussion tonight. Both sides are equally confi dent that the court will decide in accordance with their view. The Dreyfusards declare that the judges oanoot com de mn Capt. Dreyfus after rejecting the decisive evidence which Sehwartzkoppeo aod Panizzardi would have given in bis favor. The anti-Dreyfusards, on the other hand, explain today's rulings on the ground that the judges recognize that the evidence of the two military attaches would be worthless, because they would be morally bound to save their agent at aoy cost. A sample of this reason was given by an anti Dreyfusard journalist, who, when praising Col. Jouausts's decision, explained : "What weight could he attach to the testimony of Schwartz koppen and Panizzardi ? The receiver of stolen goods must shield the thief as much as he can.' From the popular poiot of view the scene in court wheo Col. Joaau-.t de livers the judgment will be divested of its most sensational feature owing to the absence of the oeotral figure. Capt. Dreyfus will be taken to an adjacent room when the judges retire to consider their verdict. A moment before they .re to reenter, a boll will be roog, aod, as they take their places behind the long table oo the stage, the infantry guard will present arms and remain at present arms, while Col. Jouaust, standing io the ceotre of the platform, reads the verdiot. Capt. Drejfus will not be brought back to the court room, and will not be present at the public meeting of the judges, bat when the court room has been oleared by the gendarmes, which will be done as soon as Col Jouaust concludes, the reading clerk of the court will prooeed to the room where Dreyfas will be waiting aad read te bim the verdiot, in the presence of a couple of gendarmes. The public will thus be robbed of the spectacle of bis emotions, whioh are bouod to be most profound, wheth er the deoree sends him to the arms of bis family or back to the penal settle ment. The verdiot may be a condemnation, an unequivocal acquittal, or a form of acquittal that would be equivalent to the Scotch verdiot "not proven." The last will be the case if the judges should proDOUDoe againsi him by a vote of four to three. That is, he would be freed eveo though the judges io his favor should be in the minority. Bat this, naturally, would be very un satisfactory as he would carry the Btigma for the rest of bis days. Capt. Dreyfus thus bas five chances against the prosecution's three. Una nimity, six to ooe, five to two, four to three, or three to four, will set him at liberty, while unanimity, six to ooe, or five to two, will convict him. If convicted, the judgment will be carried to the military court of appeal, whioh will be a formal matter. The appeal court will only quash the judgment aod order a re-trial, if it should be established that the present court mar tial has erred io a matter of procedure. This is io the highest degree improba* ble The court of cassation will also have the right to order a re trial, if it should decide that the courtmartial bag devi ated from its in struct io D s This is the ooly loop hole for Dreyfus, and bia friends will undoubtedly fight this point tooth and nail. Extraordinary measures have been taken to spirit Dreyfus away, whether acquitted or reoondemned. His depart ure from Rennes will be enveloped in the same mystery and secrecy as was his arrival. Rennes, Sept. 8-That Capt. Drey fus will be condemned is the almost universal opinion in Rennes tonight Hitherto there had always been a di vergence, but now both camps, the Dreyfusards and the anti-Dreyfusards seem unanimous in the conviction that the verdict will go against him. Upon just what this is based and the precise reason for the conclusion is a mystery, but there is no disguis ing the fact that from M. Labori Jpwn to the numerous Dreyfusards wh. crowd the hotels and cafes aud who last Bight were still hopeful that Dreyfus would be saved, ail seem now to agree that his last chance is gone. The one source of hope ie Labori himself, who said this evening to the correspondent of the Associated Press : "We fear that Capt Dreyfus will be condemned, but we do not intend to throw up the sponge. We shall go on fighting for him." M. Jauree, the Socialist leader, and other prominent Dreyfusards ex pressed a similar opinion Excite ment is at fever heat and nothing is discussed but the verdict tomorrow. The news of the publication of Count von Buelow'e speech in the Reichsanzei reached Rennes today and is considered very important on the eve of a verdict, which, in some quarters, it is thought, will be re garded as a slight by Germany, if it be a condemnation, as being tanta mount to a public refusal to take the word of Emperor William, as bis minister is merely his mouthpiece. According to the latest report the verdict may be delivered betwee n3 and 5 tomorrow afternoon, the court adjourning after M Demange's speech until 3 o'clock. Ma tre Labori foregoes the right to speak for the defense, lest by doing so he irritate the judges and destroy the good effect hoped for from the speech of M. D mange. The court, therefore, will delibe rate on the conclusion of M. De mange's speech and the judgment will probably be delivered before noon. EMPEROR WILLIAM 13 NOT HEARTLESS. Ver b, Aug 8 -The Reichsanzi ger this evening in the official por tion of the paper, publishes i fol* lowing statement : "We are author ized to repeat herewith the declara tions which the imperial government, while loyally observing the reserve demanded in regard to the internal matters of another country, has made concerning the French Capt. Drey fus "For the preservation of his own dignity and the fulfillment of a duty of humanity Prince von Munster, after obtaining orders of the emperor, repeatedly made in December, 1894, and in January, 1895, to M. Hano taux, M. Dupuy and M. Cassimir Perier, declarations to the effect that the imperial embassy in France never maintained either directly or indirectly any relations with Drey fus. "Secretary of State von Buelow, in the reichstag January 24, 1898, made the following statement : 'I declare in the most positive manner that no relations or connection of any kind ever existed between the French ex-Capt Dreyfus, now on Devil's island, and any German agents ' " The royal goo factories at Woolwich, Eng , have turned out a new cannon with a range so much io excess of any previous ordnance that the government butts at Shoeburyuess are quite ioade quate to test the maximum estimated effective range of fifteen miles. The government has deoided to purchase a tract of land adjoining the butts io order to test the new weapons of the same kind which are to be manufactured at ooce. The speoimeo has beeo short ened so as to bring it back to the requirements of the present butts. It is seriously stated that the first shot went out of sight, and that thus it was impossible to get the exact range. Southerners never having had any experience in fighting people strug gling for liberty and home rule, have not been enthusiastic in volunteering for the war in the Philippines. The Richmond Dispatch puts it very strongly : "If the problem before us were how to relieve the Filipinos from the thrall of Spain, and give them freedom, instead of how tc re duce them to subjection to us, we should see more Southerners enlist ing. As it is our people are little inclined to become instrumente in taking from the Filipinos the right to govert themselves " FIGHTING WILL SOON BE RESUMED. War and Navy Departments are Considering Operation Methods. Washington, Sept. 7.-The activity of the war department officials and the close figuring that is being done regarding the available force in the Philippines indicates an early move ment. It bas been known that a forward movement was contemplated in November, but there are now in dications that the campaign may begin at least a month earlier if there should be favorable weather conditions. By Oct. 1st Gen. Otis will have an army of 31,000 effective fightiDg men. It is believed by some officials of the army that such a force ought to begin active campaign without delay, unless the weather conditions are such as to absolutely prevent. With the arrival at Manila of the other troops now being raised, it is suggested they may be formed into another corps for the purpose of pur suing the Filipinos is some other part of the island of Luzon. In this connection it is known that many officers look with favor upon the suggestion that an army should be landed at Lingayen, and move down the Dagupan railway, thus tak ing the army of Aguinaldo in the rear. This will necessitate the coop eration of the navy, and the officials of the navy department have con sulted with the war department as to what can be done to advantage in this direction. The navy has offered to send a squadron to Lingayen bay, subdue the town and occupy it, thus making safe a landing for the army, should the plan of attack be decided upon The Darien Jurors Could Not Agree. Darien, Ga, Sept. 8-The jury in the case of Henry Delegal, colored, for criminal assault on a white wo man failed to agree on a verdict after 12 hours and a mistrial was ordered. The jury, all white men, stood five for acquittal and seven for conviction. Application for a change of venue in the case was made and granted. The new trial will be called next Wednes day in Effingham county to which county the murder case of John Del egal has been assigned on change of venue from Mclrtosh. Henry Delegai was returned to the Savannah jail this afternoon under military guard of 35 men and the troops at Darien have all been dis charged. A motion for a new trial for the 28 rioters convicted and sen tenced last week was entertained by Judge Seabrook today and will be argued in the Effingham court next week Call, see and buy, embossed or fioral Crepe Paper. H. G. Osteen & Co. A Striking Object Lesson. For several years there bas been more or less discussion as to the advis ability of reducing the cotton acreage, and numbers of conventions of planters have been held, aod numerous address es issued urging this and showing its importance, but in spite of this the oottoo crop has continued to increase, each crop being larger than the preced ing one. Ail this shows that it is practically impossible to secare anything like general coacert of actioo by plant ers for a material reduction of acreage. If some reduce others increase ; if some States oontraot others expand and the result is, unless some disaster occar, more instead of less cotton, and less nstead of more money to the planters. iThis is strikingly shown by the last report of Secretary Hester, o the New Orleans Cotton Exchange, in which, speaking of the value of the crop of ast year compared with preceding years, he says : The average commercial valae of the orop is $25. $8 per bale, against $28 62 last year, $30 76 the year before and $41 09 in 1895 96 and the total value of the crop is $282,773,000, against $320,553,000 last year and $320,925, 000 the year before. He calis atten tion to the fact that the money value of the cotton crop just marketed is slightly under that of the 1893 94 crop, whioh was 3.725,023 bales less the value of the 1893 94 had been $283,118,000 - Wilmington Star. ABSOUTELY IP _A - Makes the food more del wovAt memo POW SPREAD OP THE FEVER. Washington, Sept. 7 -Telegrams to the surgeon general of the Marine Hos* pita! service from Surgeon Carter, now at Key West, state that up to last night the American physicians bad reported 64 cases of yellow fever at that point. He estimated that the Coban physicians were in attendance upon from one-third to ooe half as many more cases, but as no reports had been made by them, it was impossible to give accurate figures. Dr. Carter expresses the opinion that Dr. McLanahan of the navy depart ment, who is ill with fever, will recover. A message to the surgeon general from Maimi states that the one case reported from that point has been iso lated. 13 NEW CASES YESTERDAY. Jacksonville, Fla., Sept. 7 -The State board of health here today re ported 13 new eases of yellow fever at Key West, W. Hunt Harris, State sen ator from Monroe county and son-in-law of Dr. J. G. Porter, State health officer, being among the number. There have been no deaths. No new cases are reported at Miami. Jackson, Miss., Sept 8.-The one case of yellow fever having been dis covered at Mississippi City, Dr. J. F. Hunter secretary of the State board of health, tonight issued the following bulletin : "Yellow fever bas been officially reported in Mississippi City. I hereby declare the above named place in quarantine * *ir Dr. J. J. Harry, assistant State health officer, and no passengers, baggage, freight or express will be allowed to be brought out into any other portion of the State." Mississippi Cil:y is the summer resort on the Gulf coast 72 miles from New Orleans. The news has produced but little excitement and no apprehension is felt. THIRTY NEW CASES. Key West, Sept. 8.-Thirty oases of yellow fever have been reported during the past 24 hours, Including two oases previously omitted the total number occuring to date so far as known is 127. -Two deaths have been reported during the past 24 hours, making the total number of deaths nine. The weather is still very warm and rainy and favorable fer the spread of the disease. - ? ? - A Berth Ready for Samp son. Washington, Sept. 8 -The present understanding at the navy department is that Admiral Sampson will relin quish his command of the North At lantic squadron Oct. 3, immediately following the conclusion of the recep tion of Admiral Dewey. Tho vacancy in the Boston navy yard caused by the death of Admiral Picking will cffer any opportunity for the suitable shore command for the admiral if he desires it aftar be shall have taken a short rest. Columbia, Sept 9.-At 3 20 o'clock yesterday afternoon George Rodgers, colored, shot and killed Henry Browo, alias "The Charleston Kid," also colored, io an alleyway in the rear of Collicutt's bakery off Gervais street. Only one shot was fired but the bullet passed throught the body near the right nipple and in fifteen mirutea Brown had breathed his last and a coroner's ic quest was in progress. New Orleans, Sept. 8.-Secretary Hester's New Orleans cotton exchange statement shows that the amount brought into sight for the week ending this afternoon is 159,562 bales agaisst 79,712 for the seven days ending Sept 8, East year, and 127,611 year before last. Tibia makes the total amouot for the 8 days of the new sea son 177. 699 against 87,024 last year and 145,547 year before last. The South Carolina farmers are get ting profit and praise by their sensible diversification of crops. The New Orleans Daily State says of them that they are "evidencing the possession of more good, hard sense than those of some other States we could name. They are turning their backs upon cotton, and the orop of tobacco this year is estimated at $20,000,000, worth from 4 to 26 cents a pound. Moreover the cultivation of wheat has been so successful that the acreage will likely be doubled next year." ? ? BAKING **. POWDER DRE idous and wholesome EH co., HEW YOWL_