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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, FRIDAY. JUjLT 13, 1906. NOT PROBE FRAUDS CAPTAIN DREYFUS AND SCENES CONNECTED WITH HIS IMPRISONMENT AND DEGRADATION HOT WEATHER TRADE INDUCER Colorado Supreme Court Shields Corporations. SOME SPLENDID NEARLY NEW STANDARD MADE UPRIGHT PIANOS AT BIG RE DUCTIONS. FORBIDS GRAND JURY WORK Judge Mullins Restrained From In vestigating Theft of Public Utility Franchises in Denver Hon est Elections Hopeless. DENVER, Colo., July 12. The appli cation for a supplemental writ of su persedeas, made on behalf of Sheriff Alexander Nesbet, to restrain Judge John L Mullins from further proceed ings in the matter of the grand Jury investigation of alleged election frauds, was granted by Chief Justice Gabbert of the Supreme Court this afternoon. The court held that the application of the Honesc Elections League and the independent call for a grand Jury on the part of Judge Mul lins were identical. By the action of the Supreme Court, Judge Mullins is effectually stayed from acting on the petition of the Hon est Elections League on the original application. It is understood that Judge Mullins will formally discharge the grand Jury and elisors tomorrow morning. In Judge Mullins' court, this afternoon. Attorney Greeley Whitford read his written apology for the disgraceful scene enacted in court by him yesterday. He said he must have been temporarily insane to have done the things which his friends said he did, and of which he has no recol lection. Judge Mullins accepted the apology. EVANS CONTROLS STATE Ex-Penslon Commissioner Nominat ed and Brownlow' s Power Gone. NASHVILLE. Tenn.. July 12. Henry Clay Evans, of Hamilton County, former Commissioner of Pensions and recently American Consul-General in London, was tonight nominated for Governor by the Republican State convention. D. C. Swaib, of Claybourne County, was nominated for Railroad Commissioner. The nomination of Evans for Governor came after a most exciting session and marks the transfer of Republican leader ship In Tennessee from Congressman Walter P. Brownlow of the First District to Evans. Harmony was indicated this morning, when Mr. Brownlow decided he would not oppose the Evans candidate for permanent .chairman and temporary organization with A-sbury Wright presid ing, was quickly effected. Then came long waits for the committee on creden tials, and tonight the storm broke over its report. There was a division over some of the contested counties and the attempt of each faction to seat its choice soon changed the convention into a howling mob. Delegates crowded the speakers stand, ran over the press tables and threatened to engage in fights. Quiet be ing restored, the Evans report as a whole was at length adopted, on motion of a Brownlow man, the result arousing wild demonstrations. Then the report of the committee on permanent organlzatidn, naming Con gressman Nathan Hale for chairman was adopted and the remaining business was quickly and harmoniously dispatched. Searles Named for Governor. JAMESTOWN, N. D.. July 12. The Re publican state convention here today was dominated by the stalwart faction of the party. A full state ticket was nominated, headed by E. Y. Searles, who was renom inated for Governor. The following ticket was nominated: Congressman D. F. Marshall. Dickey, and A. J. Gronna, Nelson. Governor, E. Y. Searles, Trail; Lieutenant Governor, B. S. Lewis. Cass: Treasurer, Albert Pe terson. Sargent; Auditor, H. T. Holmes. Pembina; Secretary of State. Albert Bias dell, Ward; Commissioner of Agriculture, W. C. Gilbraith, Morton; Attorney-General, Thomas F. F. McCue, Foster-, Su perintendent of Public Instruction, W. L. Stockwell, Walsh; Railroad Commission ers, Eric S. Tafne, Richland, Simon West by, Pierre; Judge Supreme Court, two years, D. E. Morgan; Judge Supreme Court, four years, John Knuf. Mciklejohn Out for Senator. LINCOLN, Neb., July 12. George T. Melklejohn, ex-member of Congress from Nebraska and ex-Assistant Secretary of War under President McKinley, an nounced today from his home at Fuller ton, his candidacy for the Republican nomination for United States Senator from Nebraska, the choice to be made at the coming state convention. Mr. Meikle John's candidacy adds interest to an al ready heated Senatorial campaign, in which the principal participants have been Edward Rosewater. of Omaha, and Norris Brown. Attorney-General of the State. The contest is for the nomination to suc ceed Senator Millard, who has not entered Into the tight. Bryans Lunch With Relds. LONDON. July 12. William J. Bryan and Mrs. Bryan were the guests of Am bassador and Mrs. Reid at luncheon at Dorchester House today. Among those invited to meet Mr. and Mrs. Bryan were Sir Edward Grey, the Foreign Secretary: the Bishop of Rlpon. the Rev. Dr. William Boyd Carpenter, and Mrs. Boyd Carpen ter; Charles Page Bryan. D. O. Mills and Secretary Rldgeley Carter, of the Ameri can Embassy. Nominated lor Congress. Seventh Kentucky District W. Preston Kimball. Democrat. Hard Eight Willi skv-ci aper Fire. ST. LOUIS, July 12. Shortly after 3 o'clock this morning fire broke out on the lSth floor of the Missouri Pacific Rail road building. Seventh and Market streets, in a room where old records were kept. Thi' towers and extension ladders would only reach to the sixth floor. Pipe lines were carried through the windows and hoisted by means of ropes. The 13th floor is a low shed room, and the firemen worked lying down. The tire was remark able in that It was the first in St. Louis which has been located at this altitude in a skscraper. The storeroom was filled with many records, the damage to which cannot be estimated on a money basis. The building was slightly damaged. Insanity Follows Prosperity. BALTIMORE. Md.. July 12. Prosperity is declared largely responsible for the marked Increase In Insanity, according to the report of Dr. Charles Hill, in charge of the Mount Hope retreat, which was made public yesterday. "I believe.'' says Dr. Hill, "that by a thorough research it could be traced in a great part to the prosperity of the period: the luxu rious indulgence, the dissipations, the de parture from the old standard of recti tude and the moral deterioration.' V ' DREYFUS CLEARED Uv , (Continued From Page 1.) I " .sW ' "" "' Palace of Justice was thronged. Present were Matthew Dreyfus, brother of Alfred Dreyfus; Maitre Mornard, counsel for Captain Dreyfus; Joseph Relnach. the his torian of the Dreyfus affair; Colonel Pic quart, Mme. Zola and many others, who have figured in various stages of the cele brated case. Captain Dreyfus was not present, continuing his habitual secrecy by remaining secluded in the garret where he has hitherto been cut off from the outer world. Solemn Scene In Court. The scene as the decision was pro nounced was one of impressive dignity. The court, consisting of 49 Judges, gowned in flowing red robes, solemnly mounted the bench. Deep silence prevailed as the presiding Judge read the lengthy decision, minutely reviewing the series of the sen sational events of the last 12 years and completely exculpating Dreyfus of all wrongdoing, freeing him of the accusation of being the author of the famous incrim inating documents, on which Hhe entire charge was founded, and ordering the an nulment of the judgment of the Rennes court-martial, with the publication of the final announcement of his Innocence in 50 newspapers, to be chosen by Captain Dreyfus, The reading of the decision lasted, an hour, and it was only at the close that the spectators realized the sweeping nature of the vindication. As the final determination was an nounced, there was a buzz of excited com ment and some exclamations of approval, which the court officers sternly repressed. Matthew Dreyfus hastily dispatched a messenger to bear the good news to Cap tain Dreyfus and Mme. Dreyfus. Outside the court the crowds received the decision without making any demonstration. Features of Decision. The main features of the decision are as follows: The court holds that three new facts have been established: First, that the document from General Mercler's secret papers presented at the Rennes court martial, in which the initial "D was sub stituted for P," was a falsification. Sec ond, that another document from the se cret papers in which Dreyfus was alleged to have been shown to have delivered to Germany the plans for the railway mobili zation never reached the war department authorities, and therefore Dreyfus could not have secured possession of it. Third, that the Rennes court-martial failed to hear essential testimony calculated to es tablish the fact that Dreyfus was inno cent. Ksterhazy Real Criminal. After a lengthy review of the document In the case known as the bordereau, the decision says it was written by Major Count Esterhazy, and that the accusa tion connecting Dreyfus with the borde reau rests only on hypothesis and con jecture. "The accusation against Dreyfus." con tinues the decision, "whether based on the handwriting or text of the bordereau, was completely unjustified and wluioui motive. Moreover, Dreyfus, having a large fortune, one seeks in vain for any reason for his committing such a great crime. "The court therefore holds that, as all the accusations against the accused fall to the ground, there is no necessity for a new trial." DREYFUS THANKS DEFENDERS Glad Trouble Ordeal Is Ended. Silent About Accusers. PARIS. July 12. In the course of an In terview today, after the announcement of the Supreme Court's decision in his favor, Dreyfus said: "This has been a long and terrible or deal. I began to feel it would never close. The decision restores me to my old place In the army, but I am not aware of the Intentions of the government concerning my advancement in rank. "I have nothing to say against my ac cusers. Being again an officer. I am obliged to obey the army regulations of silence, and I am inexpressibly thankful to those who have assisted in the main tenance of truth." HISTORY OF DREYFUS CASE Twelve Years Tragedy, Which Ends in His Vindication. L.' Affaire Dreyfus" Is the most cele brated case of modern times, and has in volved the fate of Ministries and even the Presidents of the French republic. The Jewish aspects of the case have been, from the beginning to the spectacular fin ish, its leading feature. The spread of anti-Semitism in France due partly to the failure of a Catholic banking institution, the Union Generale, which is supposed to have aimed at superseding Jewish finance Is considered the direct cause of the in tense and passionate interest aroused by the case, and the continual attack on the presence of Jews as officers in the French army made by La Libre Parole, a prom inent French journal, also had much to do with it. Alfred Dreyfus is a native of Alsace, born In 1859, and at the time he was charged with having revealed the secrets of French mobilization to foreign govern ments, he was on the general staff of the French army, was possessed of a private Income sufficient to maintain his family in affluence and was devoted to his mili tary life, being intensely patriotic. On October 15, 1S94, he was ordered to appear before the Minister of War in civilian clothes, under the pretense of an inspec tion of the staff officers. Among those present when he was ushered into the Minister's presence was Major du Paty de Clam, who .pretending to have hurt his finger, asked Dreyfus to write a letter at his dictation. The officials of the Intelli gence Office (secret service) had obtained possession of a treasonable document through their paid spies, and the letter which Dreyfus was asked to write was this same document, the purpose being to Identify his writing as the same used in the document or "bordereau." In spite of the fact that Captain Dreyfus took the dictation calmly that the words of the document attributed to htm did not have anv visible effect on him when repeated by Major du Paty de Clam, at the conclu sion of the test the latter placed his hand on the officer's shoulder and loudly pro claimed: "In the name of the law, I arrest you. You are accused of the crime of high trea son!" Du Paty de Clam had expected that Dreyfus would burst out with an over whelming confession on hearing the lines of the bordereaus which had just been dictated to him, and a loaded revolver had been carefully placed on the table in front of him with the expectation that he would commit suicide when charged with trea son. But things turned out contrary to the Major's expectations. Stupefied at first by the awful and sudden charges, the prisoner could scarcely articulate, but, finally regaining his voice, he indignantly pushed the revolver away, allowing him self to be searched without resistance and earnestly proclaimed his innocence, ask ing his tormentors to take his keys and examine everything in his house which they did, to no avail. The arrest and imprisonment of Drey fus was kept secret for some time, dur ing which period he was subjected to what America terms the sweating pro cess. It was not until October 20 that he knew what the charges of treason were founded on. and when he saw the text of the bordereau he was forcible in his protestations that it was not his handwriting. Experts, on the first ex amination, decided that it might have been written by another than the pris oner, but on later examinations, when public sentiment against the Jewish pris oner was at fever heat, they found a more marked resemblance. Public opin ion had already condemned him, and the press had magnified the crime before the trial took place. The effect of the charges on Dreyfus was terrible. The commandant of the prison said of him: "I went to his cell. He was in an impossible state of over excitement. I saw before me a man really out of his mind, with bloodshot eyes. He had overturned everything in his cell. I had the intuition that this man, this offi cer, was innocent." Du Paty de Clam, in his own account, says that Dreyfus was required to make specimens of his handwriting sitting, standing, gloved and without a glove, with different pens in each case. During the trial the excitement of Captain Drey fus was always extreme, and from the corridor he could be heard groaning and prying out. protesting his innocence. The trial took place by court-martial at Paris December 20. 1894. and was secret. On the fourth day the court announced that he was found guilty of delivering to agents of a foreign power documents con cerning the national defenses, and that he was condemned to perpetual banish ment In some fortified place. From this conviction. Dreyfus appealed to the proper appellate court, but the appeal was re jected. By this time the whole world had be come interested in the case, and descrip tion of the public military degradation which took place on the Champ de Mars January 5, 1895, were published in prac tically every newspaper in the civilized countries of the globe. Dreyfus drank his cup of bitterness to the dregs, but bore his punishment like a soldier. Dur ing the "execution" parade he preserved a military mien, but when the accustomed formula was pronounced by the general, he cried out in a loud voice: "You are degrading an Innocent man! Long live France! Long live the army!" He repeated this cry while an adjutant was tearing off his stripes and reaking his sword, and again while passing through the shrieking, jeering crowd of spectators who hailed him as the new Judas. "Devil's Island," the scene of one of the darkest chapters in this unnatural story, had been occupied by a leper hospital before it became a prison for the disgraced French Captain. On the summit of a desolate rock a small hut was built for him, and day and night an inspector stood at his door with in structions to never address a word to him. In daytime he was allowed to exercise In a small lnclosure of abouc 200 feet. Madam Dreyfus, whose de votion to her husband throughout the years of his sorrow and disgrace have been without equal, requested permis sion to be allowed to accompany him In his exile, but the Minister of Wax refused this. Devil's Island is 27 miles off Cay enne, French Guiana, and a most bleak and desolate spot. The first year of his confinement the prisoner was allowed- to write letters home on do mestic subjects and to have books to read, but after a report was circulated in France that he had escaped the authorities took stringenc methods and he wore chains for a long period, not being allowed his usual exercise until a high wall was built around the ln closure, thus shutting off all view of the sea. During the unbearable life at Devil's Island a savior appeared In France in the person of Colonel Picquart, who discovered that Major Escerhazy's was the handwriting of the fatal bordereau and that he was implicated In treason able actions. When armed with suf ficient proof, Picquart laid the matter before his superiors. He was given hints that the matter should not be pressed too far, but, being a man of justice and honor, he did not heed the warnings of unscrupulous, men and persisted in proving that Esterhazy and not Dreyfus was guilty of treason. He was removed to a distant military station, and after the farce of the Esterhazy trial and acquittal was also stripped of his military stripes. It was at this point of the drama, In January, 1890, that Emile Zola stepped to the front with his famous open let ter, with the force and sincerity which only a strong writer can produce, cit ing the facts from the Dreyfus point of view. In the last of eight strong accusing paragraphs he stated: "I ac cuse, finally, the first court-martial of having violated the law in its con viction of the accused on the strength of a document kept secret (from him) ; and I accuse the second court-marcial of having covered this illegality, act ing under orders and committing in its turn the legal crime of knowingly ac quitting a guilty person." The letter ended with a request thac he might be prosecuted for libel for which his trial was accordingly begun January 20, 1898. To those accustomed to American courts, the trial seemed much out of the ordinary. The witnesses told what they thought about the case, and officers appeared in full uniform, one, General Pellieux, demanding of his own accord that he be recalled .to state something important, refusing to be cross-examined, and ordered that another officer be sent for, "in order thac he may confirm my statement." which was done. Three successive trials were given and at each Zola was condemned, but when sentence of fine and imprisonment was passed at last he was not in France. Then another faint beacon light ap peared for the condemned man. On August 30, 1898, Lieutenant-Colonel Henry confessed to the authorship of a letter which went far to condemn Dreyfus, afterward committing suicide. After repeated struggles in Parlia ment and several changes of the Cab inet, a commission appointed to consid er the demand for a revision of the court-martial sentence gave a tie vote on the question, but the Cabinet de cided to lay the matter before the Court of Cassation. On November 15, 1S98, the court ordered that Dreyfus be informed of the proceedings and Invited to de fend himself. The court held its inquiry in secret, but a copy of its proceedings was obtained by the Figaro and pub lished in April, 1899, going far to de stroy the case against Dreyfus in pub lic opinion. The findings of thet court were read on May 29. 1899, and held that Esterhazy wrote the bordereau. On June 3 following the court annulled the sentence on Dreyfus and ordered his trial by a new court-martial at Rennes Then Du Paty de Clam was arrested for complicity wlHi Henry. General Pellieux was tried for complic ity with Esterhazy and the latter was again prosecuted. Dreyfus was landed from the cruiser Sfax, which brought him home from Devil's Island, on July 1, 1899, at Port Houliguen. near Zuiberon, and his trial began at Rennes on August 7. The evi dence for the defense was restricted so as to prevent a complete vindication. The Generals who procured Dreyfus' condemnation stood together, led by Mercier and defended their tampering with the evidence. Public feeling on both sides was roused to fever pitch and Labor!, Dreyfus lawyer, was shot by an i.nti-Jewish fanatic during the trial. The court by a vote of 5 to 2 found Dreyfus guilty with extenuating cir cumstances on September 9, 1899, and sentenced him to be pensioned for ten years, but recommended him to the indulgence of the War Office. The whole world was amazed and indignant and nobody in France was satisfied. The government met the difficulty by pardoning Drey fus and remitting the entire penalty and on September 20 he was liberated. He Immediately wrote a letter to the President of the republic asserting his innocence and declaring that he would know no rest nor peace until his honor was restored. The new proceedings before the Su preme Court have taken the form of a judicial examination of the evidence and argument upon it by counsel. Once squarely before a civil court and re moved from the prejudicial military of ficers, the mass of forgery and perjury by which Dreyfus was condemned is quickly brushed aside as worthless. STRIKERS TO GIVE BATTLE Hold Government's Shoshone Camp and Await Sheriffs Posse. 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