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THE TRUTH
COMING OUT
Esterbazy Ajaln Says He Wrote
Bordereau In Dreyfus Case.
! DEPOSITION OP MERCIER
Will Grtatly Aid la Arfumeat of tbe
Use
-Details of tbs Shoot
R( of Uborl.
Lf'NIx).N. Aug n-ln th. Evening
Ne toil ty Major Count Ealerhaiy
ukiiIii tells the "rral truth" In regard
to tl burili-rrtu In th Dreyfu case.
saying that be wrote It. 1
Tim document, l allege. u In- j
tended tn rve a a substantial baala
fur i' utalluii agiilmit Prryfua, who!
I ml Imh.ii .UfUkMittHil a lonv tlm anil I
aguliKt wh .,n ihrr had already -
.lr, a nu iiIh t ..f grave proof of
r.xiry id ae-p in tne oacagrouna ai-log-ther.
,i t t.
UKPOHITION OF" MEIiriEIl.
Will Ktr.'iigthen Argument In Dreyfu
I'aat Hellgt'iu Troceaalona
Forbidden.
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iUltre Demnage
hat th depoaltlon
(f General Merrier will greatly aid In
th. argument of the Preyfu caae
According to the IVmnage, Vhen
Cap'aln Preyf j returned to hla prt
on Saturday he ul I; "How could I o
fur forget Hie dlatanre aeparatlng the
general and captain
But It waa too
trong or me. i waa unaui to re-.
atruln myaeif."
M. tmr.ge adil that Drryfua ta aa
aure of himaeif aa ever.
The urt'h-llliop of Itenne ha for
MiliK'li the ciatoinnry rellglou proce
ona Turn lay in honor of the feaat of
the A.xumpilon, and urge Catholic
maintain the itreateal calm while
the I'r-yfu court -nartlat lael.
81l'H)TINtJ OF LABOniA.
The Attempt On His Lifo Evidently
Result of a Plot.
PARI.-, Aurf. H, The attempt made
upon Hi- life of M. Laborl was evident
ly the result of a plot, A letter waa
sent to the commissary of police thl
morning, warning him that it was In
tended to nmke an attempt upon the
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If your bstter half does th oooklng,
that Is an addltlsnal reason why there
ahould be a Star Estate Range In your
klteh.n. The uae of them prevents worry
and disappointment.
W. J. 8CULLT. Agent.
VA Bond Street.
-iJ-"-ilk
Ilia of Oner I Merrier. Consequently
the poll and detectives aurrounded
III g-nerul and If ft other participators
In th dr.imit unprotected.
DETAILS OF TUB SHOOTING.
la Waylaid While on III. Way to the
Court.
RENNK8. . Aug. M.-Multre Uborl.
counsel for Dreyfus, waa waylaid and
ht thl morning at I o'clock while
on th way to the trial.
After th shooting the would-be mur
derer ran anroa the field until he
reached the railroad: he dashed acroai
(he track In front of a train Juat ar
riving and disappeared In the dense
wood. Colonel Ptcquart and hi
brother-in-law. Oaat, who accompan.
led Laborl, pursued the murderer for
dime dlatanre, but aa both were heavy
in-'ti, thry were unable to continue the
purault, and returned to the wounded
man, leaving the chaae to number of
lanAnt and laborer.
Madame Laborl, wife of the lawyer,
who la aa American lady, waa notified
and ruahed to her hunband'a aide, do
ing everything poaalble to eaae hi ag
ony. It la reported that the famoua
lyer aaid aa he lay wounded on the
ground: v
"I m.v ,11 tmm thla hilt Trtvt m
nved."
i Colnnet Jouauat called after the cloae
of the a.-lnn of the court martial and
waa allowed to ee Laborl.. He ex
pruwed the deepeat regret at the oc
currence. General Meroler followed,
but the doctor declared Laborl could
not hear aurh an Interview In hi pre
ent tat. anl Merclcr wa obliged to
go away wlthjut teeing the Injured
man.
Merrier replied that he went to Ely-v-e
aa iiilnlnter of war. He recalled
that Oenerul DeB ilaeffre could testi
fy In regsrd to order received. D-
manage ael.jj upon thl declaration
and ln.bwJ that Vercler repeat the
atatcment that he had given order
to UolaJeffre relative to mobllliallon.
Caalmlr-Perler reaumed hi teitlmony
and laid he would not renlv fa eertaln
of n..,vifr; UlllnMUont,
I do not wlah to anan er them." ald
the former prealdeny
"ClixUmnUnL-a are too aad and too
tragic for me to try envenom dlcu
Ion. I am maater of myself and of
my conscience. I would only state that
MenJIer has made every effort to mix
me deeply aa possible In this affair,
but I have remained aloof, I affirm,
during th progress of the Investiga
tion." The former president then com
plained of the Incorrect behavior of
his subordinate toward the chief of
state.
"Aa an Instance," sold Caalmlr
Perler, "General Merrier undertook to
shorten the term of service of (0.000
men without consulting the chief of
state, thus lacking In the respect he
owed to hi chief."
IN THE COURTROOM.
How New of the Assalt Was Re
ceived There.
RENNES. Aug. If-The shooting of
M. Laborl, leading counsel for Dreyfus,
rohbel the morning session of the
Dreyfu court martial of It paramount
Interest. Themurdetvr apparently
chose today for the attempt, for It was
anticipated that Laborl would crush
Mercler, the former minister of war,
with his crosH-qUestlonlng. The news
of the shooting caused an Immense
sensitlon In the courtroom, where the
audience was assembled, awaiting the
entrance of the judges. . Laborl' ab
sence had just been announced, when
suddenly, M. Juanay. syndic of the
Judiciary press, rushed Into the room
and shouted:
"M. Laborl has been shot."
All present gave a gasp of horror and
surprise, and every man Jumped to his
feet 'ind a volley of questions waa hur
led at Juunay who crying "That Is
all I know)" rushed out of the court
again. Thos-j who remained excitedly
discussed the crime and vigorously de
nounced the authors.
Cilonel Jouaust, president of the
court, when tho news reached him,
suspended session until 7:15. It ap
pears that Mine. Laborl herself broke
the news to the court and Informed
Jaunuy of the crime.
CHANCE FOR OREGON.
Two Officer From Each State to Be
Appointed for New Volunteer
Regiments, .
NEW YORK, Aug. XK.K special to
the World from Washington, says:
Secreary Root has sent telegrams to
governors of states asking for the
names of two olllcers of each volunteer
regiment In the Spanish war. As all
regiments now ordered are fully offi
cered, these must be four new regi
ments which the administration con
templates raising.
It la thought very likely that order
will be Issued early In the week.
MEETS THE
INSURGENTS
Battle Wear Bustos In Which In
surants Are Punished.
ONE AMERICAN WAS KILLED
WbMtoa Egfi(cJ atAorelcs-Scbar-
buo Arrives it Saa Fraaclsco
Bobsoa Heard From.
MANILA. Aug. 15.-1:31 a. m.-A
force of t'nltej Biatea troopa from
Qulna. four mile northeast of Ualolo
and from Dalluag, near Busto, about
kit mile north east of Quingua, en
countered a body of Insurgent at
about six miles north east of Quinga,
i f abut J!ft. In the engagement that
ensued the Filipinos were severly pun
(shed and scattered.
The Anerlcin lost on man killed.
The Insurgent force is believed to
have been und-r command of General
I'ao del Illar and to have bad In view
the tearing up of the railway at Bo-
cave and Blgaa, about three miles
from Bulacan. A battalion of the
Twenty-first Infantry will be sent to
those point this afternoon to strength
en the railroid guard and to recon
noltre the country in the direction of
Nomgiiry and the bustos road.
General Wheaton with troop at Cal
ulut made a reconnatsace on Angele
about four mile to the northwest
where he found 300 of the enemy. He
llenced their fire and then returned
to Calulut.
HOBSON HEARD FROM.
Rep-irts to Navy Department on Gen
eral Questlma tilths Orient. .
WASHINGTON. Aug. It-Naval
Constructor Richard P. Hobson was
I ht",rJ from by lhe nvy JPart"ent
today for the first time at any length
since he was assigned to duty In
charge of the Spanish ships raised
from Manila harbor and now under
going repairs at Hong Kong.
He also says three Spanish ships,
which are completed will be worth to
the government abaut 1610,000 and he
contemplates trying to raise three
more Spanish vessels now at the bot
tom of Manila bay.
SOHVRMAN AT SAN FRANCISCO.
SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 14.-The
steamer China from Yokohama and
Honolulu arrived tonight
Among the passenger was President
J. O. Schurman, of the Philippine Isl
and commission and president of Cor
nell University. The etiquette of of
ficialdom seal Dr. Scnurman' lips,
and, until he has seen and reported to
President McKinley he positively de
clines to say anything about the
work of the commission.
NEW CANADIAN RAILROAD.
Larg Sum Voted By Parliament For
Building Purposes.
NEW YORK, Aug. H.-A special to
the Tribune from Montreal, says:
The amounts voted at the session of
parliament which has just closed, In
aid of railway projects aggregated
over 18,000,000. Not for 15 years has
there been so great a sum voted for
such purposes. The bulk of this money
goes to roads that are to form links
of a new transcontinental line In op
position to the Canadian Pacific. These
roads are now under separate manage
ments and there are still large gaps
between them.
The plan calls for a line from Quebec
to Port Simpson, on the Pacific. Start
ing from the former city, there Is a
railway known as the Great Northern,
which runs southwesterly to Joliette,
and is now being extended westward
to Join the Canada Atlantic system at
South Indian, the Ottawa river being
bridged at Hawkesbury to permit this
being done.
The Canada Atlantic road run west
ward to Depot Harbor, on Georgian
Bay, and the Great Lakes will be util
ised for the present as far as Fort
William, near the head of Lake Super
ior. From that point there Is now in
process of construction a road which
will end at Winnipeg, running through
the rich Rainy River country and
skirting the Minnestoa boundary en
crouching upon that state for a dis
tance of SO miles. This road la known
as the Ontario ft Rainy River road and
to aid In Its construction parliament
hss Just voted $1,000,000. In addition
handsome subventions have been voted
by the legislature of Ontario and Man-1
itoba toward the sections falling with
in their territory. Altogether the
ccmbined subsidies to this line Will
amount to m re than 14,(W0 a mile,
At Winnipeg, the Ontario lu IUiny
River road will meet tbe Northern
Pud lie which runs westward to Port
age la i'rilrle, a distance of sixty
miles. Tbere begins the Canadian
Northern owned by the proprietor of
the Ontario luiny River road. It
run normward and westward for a
dials oce of aome 4uo miles. There is
a aumuiiy tor Una auU aUuluona ar
being made every year. Its objective
poUt Is JiUiin jqUii, in tee far north
west. To another company, supposed
to be sl'nply an alias for Mann c Mac
kenxie, toe owner of the Ontario A
Rainy River, there baa been granted a
charter with a (ubsldy of ft.ZOO a mile
for the construction of a road from
Edmonton westward to tbe .Yellow
Head Pass through the Rocky moun
tains. From the Yellow bead Pass tiw
old abandoned route of the Canadian
Pacific runs to the waters of the Pa
cific at Port Blmpaoo, passing through
tbe upper valley of the Prase and the
rich Caribou mineral county.
Thus the new system will extend
across tbe continent from tidewater to
tidewater, and will be composed of sec
tions of the Great Northern, Canaua
Atlantic, tee Ontario Rainy River
road and the C'anadaln Northern, with
the Great LaU.-s aa a connecting link.
It will follow closely the route laid
tut for the Canadian Pacific when It
waa intended to build it a a public
work. It will run tbrjjgn a much
more fertile country than that trav
ersed by the present line of the Can
adian Pacific, but the mileage will be
so much grei'.er that It will hardly
hopo to be an effective competitor for
passenger traffic. Quebec will be thej
eastern terminus In summer and in
winter the new bridge aero tbe St.
Lawerence at Quebec will afford access
to the government railway, which runs
to Halifax and St John. The bridge
la to crocs the St Lawerence eight
mile above Quebec. It will cost M.
000.000 and one-fourth of this amount
has juat been contributed by the Can
adian parliament
The company holding tbe charter an
nounce that It will begin work within
the next two months and it hope to
have it completed within two years.
WILL ARBITRATE CLAIMS
OF AMERICAN CITIZENS.
Russia Willing to Settle Claims Grow
ing Out of Siberian Dispute Tow
er Negotiating a Treaty.
NEA' YORK, Aug. lt-A special to
the Herald from Washington says.
Ambassador Tower has notified the
state department that the Russian
government has agreed to arbitrate
the claim of American citizens against
it growing out of the leisure of their
vessel off the Siberian coast These
claims amount to J?00,000 and Russia's
willingness to arbitrate them Is the
best evidence, atate department offi
cial say, of their validity.
Mr. Tower Is negotiating a treaty
referring . the claim to. arbitration,
which will be based upon the conven
tions under which the . Cheek and
McCord claims were arbitrated. The
arbitrator will be selected by the two
governments and will be required to
render the award within six months
after his appointment.
These claims are due to the selxure
of American sealing ships off the Si
berian coast In 1892,- and the maltreat
ment of some of their crews. Their
vessels were seised twenty miles away
from the Siberian shore. Had the
seliure occurred within three miles It
Is probably this government would
have declined to press the claims.
The Swiss government Is expected to
render ls verllct in fhe Delngoa Bay
claim dining the coming fall. This
claim, growing out of the sehure of
the Delnsroa Bay railroad owned by an
American citizen, by the Portuguese
ffovernmpnt, amounts to several mil
lions of dollars.
OLYMPIA TO BE OVERHAULED.
NEW YORK, Aug. 14. A sneclal to
the Herald from Washington, says:
The navy department has pmettraUv
decided to send the cruiser Olympla.
upon her arrival home, to the Boston
navy yard for repairs. It Is under
stood to be the Intention to give the
vessel a thorough overhauling and to
modernise her. It Is probable the flae
quarters will be removed so that Ad
miral Dewey will be the last flag of
ficer to fly his flag on board her.
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TO RELIEVE
PORTO RICANS
Appeal to Governors of States by
Secretary cf War.
LAFGE QUANTITIES NEEDED
Swift Steamers ia Readlatss to Carry
-applies to the Storm Sufferers
-Warship to Assist.
WASHINGTON, Aug. It The sec
retary of war thl afternoon Issued
the folbwljg appeal to the governor
of the state for aid for the storm uf.
ferers in Porto Rico:
"I enclose herewith copies of two tel- '
rgraphlc despatches received last even
ing from the governor general of Porto
Rico, by which It appear that th de
vastation wrought by the recent hur
ricane in that Island is even greater
than was at first supposed. It is evi
dent that a gre.it multitude of the
people, rendered utterly destitute by
this awful calamity, must be fed and
cared for during a considerable period
until they can have an opportunity to
procur food for themselves. Enor
mous quantities of supplies of the
kind indicated by the governor general
must be procured.
The magnitude of the work to be
accomplished lead this department to
supplement the appeal already made
to '.he mayors of the principal cities
of th country by a more general ap
peal, and I beg you to ask the people
of your atate to contribute generously
to the relief of the people of Porto
Rico.
Swift steamers have been provided
to leave New York to carry the sup
plies directly to Porto Rico as rapidly
ss they can be collected.
Contribution should be either ia
supplies of the character Indicated or
In mmey. Supplies should be sent to
Colonel F. B. Jones, army building.
Bank North America, New York city,
city. In packages plainly marked "Por
to Rico relief and he should be con
sulted as to the time of shipment
Money should be sent to the National.
Bank North America. New YorB city,,
which has been designated as the de
pository for relief fund.
The acting secretary of the navy to-,
day wrde- to Secretary Root that the.
navy desired to ro-o Derate in every
way It could In rendering assistance,
to the storm stricken people of Porto "
Rico, and tendering a warship to De
placed at the disposal of the war de
partment If It was desired to convey
supplies to the islands.
GERMANY LOVES AMERICA.
One of the Kaiser's Sailor Men Say
England Wants to Make Trouble.
CHICAGO, Aug. 14. Lieut. Kehrl, of
the German navy, who is touring
America for pleasure. Is In the city.
The lieutenant was an officer of the
GeHon. Admiral Diedrichs flagship, in
the Philippines during the war with
Spain. He said:
"There was a misunderstanding be
tween Admiral Dewey and Admiral
Von Dledertchs over harbor regula
tions, but the affair has been much
exaggerated. The admirals were good
friends and frequently dined together.
The stories of the bitterness of the
feeling between them come from Eng
lish sources. The English people wish
to Impress upon the American mind
the aid they rendered this country in
order to pave the way for the alliance
which they seek with ihe United
States. England would aUo like noth
ing better than to see the United
States and Germany go to war so that
she might get control of that much
more of the commerce of the world.
The feelings said to have grown out of
the Manila Incident does not exist In
Germany."
THE FOX ACCSPTED.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 14. The tor
pedo boat Fox, built by Wolff &
Zwtoker at Portland, Ore., waa today
accepted by the government.
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