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DREYFUS CONVICTED. A Martyr to French MilUtar ism. Keenes, Sept. 9 -The expected bas happened. Dreyfus has been con demned, but though a majority cf those in the court room this afternoon fully expected the verdict they were completely stupefied when it was given, and the silence which prevail ed in the room and the way men turned paie and caught their breaths was more impressive thfta any other manifestation could have been. As the audience left the Court room - fully ten or fifteen men were crying openly, and the majority of those present walked quietly down the street for more thau a block without speaking a word. It was like a funeral procession. Meanwhile a tragedy was being enacted in the little room off the Court room, where Dreyfus "listened to the reading of the verdict. He bad been told the result by his lawyers ani had wept bitterly, but when in the presence of the officials of the Court martial he listened im passively to his sentence. His wife, who was waiting in tor ture and suspense at ber house, bore the news bravely and when visiting her husband this afternoon showed the outlookers who were in the streets no sign of her sufferings as he walked from her carriage to the prison. Matthieu Dreyfus was not present in Court this afternoon, but visited I his brother after the verdict had been rendered. He found him perfectly clim and without any manifestation of surprise at the finding of the Court. The prisoner simply shrugged his shoulders, uttering an expressive "bah," adding as he embraced his brother as the latter was preparing to leave "Console my wife " The general belief is that Dreyfus will be pardoned ; but this will not satisfy his .friends, who vehemently declare that they will continue the battle until the judgement is re versed. The verdict, they say, is directed more against the Jews than against Dreyfus and if allowed to stand will make their existence in France im possible. Ma tre Labori and Ma tre Demage took the mid night train for Paris They drove to the station in a closed carriage, escorted by four mounted gen darmes. The road was practically deserted and no demonstration occurred Maitres D mange and Labori will tomorrow sign an application for a revision of the case, although there is no hope that the verdict will be reversed Both are much upset, though it can hardly be said that ihey are surprised. THE CRISIS REACHED. Senne?, Sept. 9 -The appearance oo the streets wheo Resces awoke this . morning left no doubts in the minds of anyone that the final crisis of the great ] trial had been reached. Instead of scattered 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 iofantry, two companies of infantry sat os the church steps adjoining the Lycee, with their arms stacked ta front of them, while io the courtyard of the prisco and at various other points cav alry could be seen in readiness. Everyone entering the court room were subjected to the closest scrutiny. Even the women who attended the session were deprived of their small sun shades before being permitted to pass A Urger crowd than uso ', witnessed the passage of Dreyfus from the prison to the Lycee, but the crowds were nowhere large, and, aside from the presence of the military, the town was tranquil as usual. The morning of the day which was to decide the fate of Dreyfus broke dull and cheerless and the court room was filled with a cold, unsympathetic iight, which lent sadness to the proceedings. This was enhanced by the grave aspect of the audience and of the judges Toe last session of the court martial opened at 7 30 a m. Madame Labori was among the few ladies present, and in the press S2ats there were only about fifty reporters. The prisoner looked Hushed and io ill-health, apparently Buffering g reit strain. M. D mange promptly resumed his speech for the defense, which was inter rupted yesterday by the adjournment of the court. The audience listened to his remarks with the most serious atten tion and he was closely followed by toe judges. Karon Russell, of Killowo, the Lord Chief Justice of Eogland. was again present. Among the prominent wit nesses only Senator Trarieux, the former minister of justice, remained scated in the front row of the witness seats. In the second row of the privi leged public, facing the judges, sat 'Matthieu Dreyfus, brother of the prisoner. His sunken eyes and care worn face reflected his anxiety and anguish. Capt. Dreyfus sat beside a captain of gendarmes, aod as M D mange refuted the arguments made io the speeob of the government oom missary, Major Carri re, the prisoner continually turoed bis face towards Matthieu to watoh the effect it had upon bim. Matthieu Dreyfus, however, did sot drafty the intense emotion ! with which his heart, OD this critical | ciorniog, must have been bursting. Gendarmes were plentiful!? distrib uted among the audience aod pDsted io the gangways around the court roora. The btlence was only broken by the occasional rustling of a reporter's note book, or the neigb of aa artillery horse picketed ia a street beside the Lycee Now and then there was the sound of the rattling of a rifle or the clanking of a sword cf some officer hastily crossing the court yard, where the troops were stationed After the conclusion of the -speech of M. D mange and the reply by the government commissary, Coi. Jou anst, president of the court, asked Dreyfus if he had anything to add io his behalf The prisoner rose, and. iti i voice choked with emotion, declared he had only one thing to say, but of that he was perfectly as eured. He said : "I affirm before my country and before the army that I am innocent My sole aim has been to 6ave the honor of my name, the name borne by my children. 1 have suffered five years of the most awful torture. But today, at least, I feel assured that I am about to attain my desire, through your loalty and justice " Col Jouaust : "Have you finished, Dreyfus ?" Dreyfus : "Yes, Mr. President." The court then retired to deliber ate and the prisoner left the hali, never to return, as in accordance with the law, the verdict was ren dered in his absence. The ringing of a bell announced the reentry of the judges, an officer ordered, "Carry arms/' and "Present arms," the rattle of rifles followed, and theo Col. Jouaust marched in, saluted and laid his kepi on the table. The other judges did like wise ; the gendarmes shouted, "Si lence !" and the stillness of death fell on the audience, who were wait ing, heart in mouth, for the announce ment of Dreyfus' fate. DREYFUS FOUND GUILTY. Col. Jouaust began by reading the judgment, which opened with the question referred to the judges by toe court of cassation, was Dreyfus guilty of entering into machination to send secret documents to a foreign power He then gave the answer, that the court, by a majority of 5 to 2, found Dreyfus guilty. The pent up feelings of the audi ence were expressed in a long, deep drawn "Oh !" when Col. Jouaust reached the word "guilty." The word was pronounced under his breath. Owing to the threat of vig orous punishment for uttering any cry there was no outburst, but the faces of the majority of the spectat ors reflected an expression of an guished surprise. M Labor! heard the verdict with a pallid vissage, while M. D mange fell back ia a chair as though horror struck. Col. Jouaust read the judgment without a tremor of his voice and apparently unmoved He concluded by saying the court would remain sitting until the room was cleared. He asked the audience to go out quietly and not to raise a stout of any sort The gendarmes then closed around the audience and pressed them out side Not a cry or word was raised by anyone. Everything passed off with complete calm. As the people emerged the gen darmes kept them moving away from the court The small crowd of peo pie outside cheered for the army, but the gendarmes did not interfere and there was not the slightest disorder. The judgement was read to Drey fus in an adjoining little room by the clerk of the court. Dreyfus listened impassive, did not give slightest sigo of emotion, did not utter a word and marched back to prison like an ani mation. It is understood Dreyfus will be sent to Fort Corte, in the island of Corsica. COULD ONLY BE IN FRACE. Rennes, Sept 9.-It is reported here thia evening that Dreyfus has been condemned to 10 years in de tention, and as he bas already suffer ed five years' solitary imprisonment, which counts as double the ordinary detention, he will be released at the end of a fortnight Meanwhile, unless the president of the republic pardons him, which many think certain as being the only solution of the present situation, Dreyfus will have to be degraded here again within eight days WOULD HAVE DONE NO GOOD. London, Sept 10.-A special dis patch from Berlin says : "It is now permitted to be kn ^n that the war office holds documents conclusively proving that Esterhazy and Henry betrayed their trusts, and only the permission of Emperor William was awaited for the publication of docu ments showing the sentence of Drey lus to be a brutal act of injustice." Rennes. Sept ll.-The judges of the Dreyfus courtmartial today, by mutual agreement, expressed to the presideot of the republic, through Gen Lucas, the commissioner of the army corps at ReDoes, their sincere desire that Dreyfus would not be submitted to a fresh degradation. Gibraltar, Sept 10 -The United States cruiser Olympia, with Admiral Dewey, sailed this afternoon for New York. A. C. L'S Lease of Georgia Railroad. August Belmont Say's South ern Has no Interest in Lease From Louisville and Nashville. New York, Sept H.-The follow ing explanation was made tonight by authority of the August Belmont com pany of the actual terms of agree merit between the Atlantic Coast Line and the Louisville and Nashville : "It is true that the Louisville aud Nashville bas disposed of a half inter est in the lease of the Georgia rail road to the Atlantic Coast Line. The papers have not been delivered yet, but the negotiations have been completed By the terms of this transaction the Atlantic Coast Line becomes a co lessee of the property on equal terms with the Louisville and Nashville, which has for the past year been the sole lessee. Original ly the Central of Georgia was co [essee with the Louisville and Nash ville, bat forfeited its interest by failing to pay its part of the ex* penses incurred, the courts declaring that the Louisville and Nashville then became sole lessee. We then had a right to dispose of this half interest in the Georgia railroad lease and we have done 30 to the Atlantic Coast Line. "It is not true that the Coaet Line was acting for the Southern railway in this transaction. The Atlantic Coast Line is aa independent railway system of which Harry Walters of Wilmington, N. C , is president. The Southern railway does uot own a dollar of its stock, so far as is known. "The Southern railway is an iode* pendent railroad system of which Samuel Spencer of this city is presi dent The Louisville and Nashville is another indedendent company which we are managing for the holders of its securities These three independent corporations are in no way drawn together by the terms of the lease cf the Georgia raiiroad. All reports to the effect that these railroads have in any way acquired control, one of the other, or have pooled traffic interests are without the slightest foundation - merest nonsense." Would You Live a Century ? In a recent lecture delivered in Birmingham Sir Jas. Sawyer gives a few rules to follow if one would live to be a centenarian They are not hard to keep, and. in the interests of those who do not tire of this world's pleasures or pains, we subjoin the list : 1. Sleep eight hours a day. 2. Sleep on the right side 3 Open the windows of one's bed room at night 4 Put a screen in front of the door/ 5 Place one's bed away from the wall. 6 Take a bath the temperature of the body every morning, not a cold douche 7. Take exercise before breakfast. 8. Eat little meat and make eure it is thoroughly cooked. 9. (For adults ) Do not drink milk. 10. Eat much grain in order to nourish the cells which destroy the germs of disease 11. Avoid intoxicants, which de stroy these cells 12 Take daily exercise in the open air. lo Keep no animals in Hying rooms. They may have the germs of disease. . 14. Live as much as possible in the country. lo. Drink water, avoid humidity and the neighborhood of sewage pipes. 16. Vary one's accupalions 17. Take from time to time a short holiday. 18. Limit one's ambitions. 19. Restrain one's natural charac ter We have no idea that a strict fol lowing of these regulations would enable ene to pass the century mark, but the observer would be better and healthier by reason of living along | these lines. The rules are filled with j common sense, and there is an ab 1 sence of fadism which makes them 1 all the more commendable Try them j on, and when the 100 years are up give us a written certificate as to how you aie getting along -Cincin nati Tribune. Washington, Sept II -The navy I department reached a final determina- i tion today to assign Rear Admiral Norman II Farquhar to command of the North Atlantic squadron, to sue ceed Admiral Sampson, and to place the latter in command of the Boston navy yard, to fiil the vacancy caused by the recent death of Admiral Pick ing The transfer will take piace Oct. 10. Saturday Gov Mcsweeney filled the vacancy caused on the board of directors of the State penitentiary by the resignation of Mr Cunning ham by appointing Dr. M. 0. Row land of Spartanburg Yellow Fever Epidemic. Twenty Taree New Cases and Two Deaths Saturday, With Many More Sus pected Cases. Key West, Fia , Sept. 10.-Twen ty-three Dew cases of yellow fever and two deaths have been reported in the last 24 hours. The situation is still very gloomy and numbers of people are being sent to detention camp at Dry Tortugas. New York, Sept. 10.-Health Officer Doty reports that all of the four patients from Key West removed to Swinburne Island from the steamer Lampases have developed yeliow fever. Jackson, Miss, Sept. 10-One case of yellow fever in Jackson was officially reported to the State board of health this afternoon by City Phy8 C8n Todd and Dr. H II. Hughes' Jacksonville, Fia , Sept. 10 -Dr. Porter, State health officer, has wired that there are suspicious cases of sickness at Port Tampa city, sup posed to be yellow fever, and one death. New Orieans, Sept. 9 -President Souchon of the State board of health tonight issued the following bulletin : No new cases. Third case improv ing. Dr. Gant wire9 that the isola tion at Mississippi City is perfect. THAT FIRST SIN. Figures to Shoiv That Adam and E re Ate Eight Million Apple . Probably our great ancestor, Adam, little thought ol' the trouble he would cause posterity by eating an apple. But now the question as to how many apples he really did eat is a new diffi culty. How many apples did Adam and Eve eat? Was it one or was it millions? When the subject was first mooted the editor very naturally replied, "Why, one, of course." "No," said the assistant editor, "Eve ate one, and Adam ate one, too; that's two." Then the subeditor passed along a slip of paper on which was written. "Eve SI and Adam SI, making 102." But the poet, who is a. man of imag ination, capped this with, "Eve Si and Adam S12-S93." Then the publisher tried his hand, and his contribution was, 4'Eve S,142 see how it tasted, and Adam S12, equals S,954." The poet, who dislikes being sur passed as much as he hates barbers, came up to the scratch again with "Eve S.142 see how it tasted, and Ad am S1.242 keep her company-S9,3S4." Then the humorist, who had been listening, quietly handed in his con tribution. "Eve S.142 see how it tasted, and Adam S,124,210-der a husband was he to see her eat alone. This equals S,132,332." "But he had another object," said the poer. "Eve S,142 satisfy her curiosity, and Adam S,124,240-fy Eve in her po sition. That makes S, 132,3S2."-Phila delphia Record. He Was a Little Bit Close. "The meanest man I ever knew," said the short passenger, "was a fellow who got a football and painted it to look like a watermelon. Then during the summer months he kept it conspic uously displayed in his back yard and amused himself setting a savage bull dog on hungry people who happeued to take a fancy to the bogus melon." "Ile certainly had his mean points," said the tall passenger, "but I know a fellow who could give him a discount and then beat him at his own game. I was in a restaurant once where this fellow was getting his dinner. After he had finished he called the waiter who had served him nnd asked: " 'How much do you get for a tip as a rule?' "The waiter's eyes sparkled. Ile rub bed his hands together and replied: " 'Well, sah, we ginally gits at least a quatah, but sometimes nice, genteel, prosperous lookin gemmans like you gives us GO cents.' "Then what did this fellow do but put on his hat and say: " 'Thanks. I merely wanted to know how much I was going to be ahead by not giving you anything.' "-Chicago News. Have Yon a Blatch? A man whose feet do not track stop ped us on .he street the other day and said: "The phenomenal good health of smokers is not due to tobacco alone. Smokers carry matches loose in their pockets and it is the sulphur on the matches that surrounds the body with an aura of protection. What smoke and sulphur won't do in the way of killing microbes is not worth mention ing." We offer this for the benefit of the old chronics who "can stop smok ing any time they want to," but who never bump iq) against the time when tliey want to.-Denver Road. Natal's hippopotamuses art' extinct. The last herd was protected hy the government < n a reserva ti m near Dur ban. Inn did so ni::<-h damage t.> the surrounding sugar planta rions that or ders were given !o have it destroyed. The presentation of the frc 'dom of a city er borough in England is : <>w a mere compliment, which docs not --on fer any substantial <>r exceptional priv Ui ' . Signals used by ships at sea date frem J065 They were invented by the Duke of York, afterward James II. (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 THE PROFESSOR'S PRIZE. It Wa Something He Conld Beat, but It Gr>t the Best of Him. One evening last winter one of Adel bert's popular professors attended a social funct ion where the guests play ed progressive pedro, a game in which the worthy educator lays no claim to being an expert. In fact, on the pres ent occasion he was credited with but two progressions, a score of really as tonishing smallness. Naturally, what ls termed the "booby prize'' fell to bim, and this time it took the fenn of a double yolk egg, with the following sarcastic legend attached: "Something you can beat.'' The professor smilingly accepted the reward, and after it was passed around and joked upon he finally slipped it into the side pocket of his overcoat and then straightway forgot its exist ence. When the party broke up, he accom panied two young ladies to their borne. When they reached the house and the latchkey was produced and used, it was found that the front door was locked so tightly that it refused to yield to ordinary pressure. So the professor put his hip against a panel and pushed hard. There was a dull crash, a mild yell, the professor leaped in the air and convulsively clutched at his side. The double yolk bad exploded! A moment later the afflicted educator gingerly drew from bis pocket a pair of exceedingly yellow gloves, followed by a muffler of the same gaudy tint. And the ladies leaned against the rail ing and laughed until they cried. Of course they promised not to tell, but in some unfathomed way the story -like the egg-leaked out.-Cleveland Plain Dealer. Disappointed. Sylvia-What's the mattel i You look as if you bad lost your last friend. Maude-I went to see a fortune teller yesterday, and she told me I was going to marry a tall, dark man. The only real rich fellow I know is dumpy and has red hair.-Chicago Times-Herald. Among the many incidents told of the burning of the Windsor hotel there is one that is a sketch of character. It is of a woman who, being saved by a fireman at the risk of his life, asked him to go back and get her diamonds. When it is said that he took her from a fourth story window and had hil whisk ers burned off in the attempt, her proposition was cool enough to have ex tinguished the fire ATLANTIC COAST LINE North-Eastern R. R. of S. G CONDENSED SCHEDULE. TRAINS GOING SOUTH Dated No. No. No. Apb 17, '99 35* 23 53* am pm Le Fioreoce 3 25 7 45 Le Kiogstrec 8 55 Ar Lanes 4 33 9 13 pm Le Lanes i 33 9 13 6 20 Ar Charleston 6 03 IO 50 8 00 TRAINS GOING NORTH. No. No. No. 78* 32*; 52* am pm am Le Charleston 6 33 4 49 7 CO Ar Lanes 8 03 6 14 S 32 Le Lanes 8.03 6 14 Le Kingstree S 20 Ar Florence 9 20 7 20 am pm am *Daiiy. fDaily except Sunday. No 52 runs through to Ccfimbiu via Cen tra! R. R. cf S. 0. Tra ins Nos. 78 and 32 run v a W son an Fayetteville-Short Line-aod make des? connection for ell points North. Ti aie s on C. 4 D. R. R. leave Florence daily except Sunday 9 50 a m, arr?e Darling ton 10 15 a rn, Hartville 9 15 am, Cberavr 1130 a to, Wadesboro 2 25 pm. Leavt Floricce daily except Sunday 7 55 p m, ar rive Darlington 8 20 p rn, Bennetrsville 9 17 pm, Gibson 9 45 p m. Leave Florence Sunday only 9 30 am. arrive Darlingtor 10 05 a m Leave Gibson daily except Sunday 6 CG a m, Benoettsville 7 00 a tc, arrive Darling ton 8 00 a rn, leave Darlington 8 50 am, ar rive Fioreoce 9 15 am. Leave Wadesboro daily except Sunday 3 00 p m, Cberaw 4 45 p ra, Hartsville 7 00 a m, Darlington 6 2? P m, arrive Fioreoce 7 00 p m. Leave Dar lington Sunday only 8 50 a m, arrive Flor ence 9 15am. J. R KENLEY, JNO. F. DIVINE, Geu'i Manager. Gen'l Sup't' T M. EMERSON, Traffic Manager. 9 . EMERSON. Gen'l Pass. Agent mmm BRED STALLION Modoc, Will Stand the Season in Sumter -AT Boyle's Stables. Chestnut Stallion, foaled May 1892;,' bred bySMaj. Campbell Brown, Ewell Stock Farm, Tennessee. "MODOC," sired by McEween, 2.18$ ; first dam Lady Rad a wa ; registered in Vol.12, American Stud Book. He is one of the5oest bred etallicnd io tbe itate: bred for size style, beauty and speed. He ia of kind and gentle disposition. A iure foal getter.