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2 THE KANSAS CITY JOURNAL; FRIDAY, AUGUST 25. 1801). aega band headed llie second division and proudly behind, it marched Wamego camp. In succession, came the .Louisville camp, with a float: Wabaunsee camp; Paxlco band, camp team and a float: the Wameqo .Royal Neighbors, with two handsome floats: the St. Mary's Royal Neighbors and float. Novelty floats, exhibited by prl - vate parties, an aboriginal display, busi- " ness' floats, a score of "decorated vehicles containing brilliantly costumed celebrants; Eskrldpo camp, with band and float; the Maple Hill camp team and a float: a 'float exhibited by St. Mary's camp, the camp s - brag" band,-and citizens in carriages com pleted tho procession. llryun Milked, ft Treat. All this Bryan missed. It would have been a revelation to him had It been post poned until his arrival. "When he arrived "at the rark" all ho could tee was a sea of bright. Intelligent looking faces which be longed to people who are happy, contented and prosperous. They filled tho space be fore the speakers' stand and overflowed Into the -territory set apart for picnickers and promenade! s. They perched in tali treetops and bat on branches like crow on a cornfield fence. The old. tho middle aged, the young and the infant, were In evidence. Ail fccir.ed to enter Into the spirit of the occablan with zest. John Sul livan addressed them on the beauties and lieneflts of tho Woodmen's craft, of which be Is a high examplar. In a manner that pleased them: the lllstes McConncll and Graham. Kansas City favorites, sang coon songs, danced and cakewalked into their good graces and were encored until their repertoire was exhausted. Hrjun In netting Itnlil. At last Bryan appeared. He was given an ovation. He looked tired. Time has not dealt gently -with the greatest sliver cru sader of the age. He is getting bald rapid ly. His brow Is furrowed with deep lines. His dark eyes have lost their penetrating . fire, and they arc rimmed with dark lines that throw Into relief lines of red that in dicate that the strain of constantly peering into tho future is of the irritation order. His M mobile features have changed until he has the appearance of a man who has been through crucial lires and has profit ed by his experience. A cheap suit of clothing inclosed his stalwart frame, and from his vest dangled a neat thread of gold, which at one end was attached to a gold watch and at the other end aupported n. plain crystal locket. But his smile is unchanged. It again came into play when he ascended the stand and it remained with him throughout the afternoon. He shook hands with the distinguished gen tlemen on the platform, and at once es tablished himself with the newspaper men present by the-' cordiality of .his greeting. 'Aoblest Roman of Them AH." Colonel James Grahim, as chairman, told the people of the treat that was In store for them, and then Introduced Mr. Bryan as "one who wore no crown, but who re ceived the homage of the American people because he was 'the noblest Roman of them all.' " The speech that followed was of course Bryanesque. It was devoted to the de nunciation of imperialism, militarism, the money power and its alleged allied trusts and to the laudation of the income tax and silver. It was interesting throughout, and in his Inimitable' way, he, by the use of appropriate anecdotes, made many tell ing hits. His oratory is still of a high order. His store of magnetism shows no signs of diminution, and his" resourcefulness in meeting an -unexpected auestlonar re mark Is just as great as when silver was! a new and possibly more interesting study than it Is now. In his preface he declared that he was-st times almost persuaded that he should preach. The text was innhe Bible, but just where it could be found or how It was worded he said he did not know. "If I should decide to preach," said he. "the- text would read something like " this: 'The man who says he loves God and hates his brother is a liar!' Tho Dec laration of Independence was alluded to, and a point "against the enemy" was made in -the declaration that it was very popu lar two years ago and he hoped it would be more popular a year hence than it is -now. Linked Hid nme IVItli Lincoln's. Jn another telling outburst he linked his name with that of Lincoln. "Lincoln," said he. "warned his" country" against the re . turn of monarchy. If I should issue the same warning they would say I was a dem agogue. Yet JJncoln did it" . . . The.,war.was.also discussed- "The war," said, he, "has shown the people that tho government is limited when it deals with property, but unlimited when it deals with people. In an hour of peril the govern ment can compel fathers to give up their sops, mothers their husbands and girls their sweethearts, place ahem in front of the enemy's guns and make them give up . their life's blood, but in an hour of peril it cannot touch the accumulated wealth of the country. Why? Because we have placed the dollar above the man." A. Lively Dead Isatie. .Silver was declared by its champion to -.be the liveliest dead Issue the country has ever known and he humorous v alluded in tho many attempts "the goldbugs had made - to bury it." "But no tomb," he Eaid. with fervor, "was over made so strong that it could imprison a righteous cause." Cuba and "hard times" were his succeed ing topics. Tne former was handled in true Bryan anti-administration style, and the ""hard times" section he adorned with a personal anecdotal application. Ho referred first to the pessimistic cries that went up just previous to the election of 1KB and of the business failures that followed the elec tion. "I was blamed before the election for what It. was predicted would happen," said he, "and after the election I was blamed for what really did happen. It reminded mo of my father-in-law. He is a good father- jn-iaw. lie is just as good as any son-in-law should have. Just after I married his only daughter he said to me: 'William. vuue j. nave, com 01 us snail not want. it took me thirteen vejira in ppt vn a bank in which he kept his money failed. I went to him to administer comfort and sympathy. 'FatHer-ln-law,' said I. 'while I ve,- TOirouiaiiT Dotn 01 us want. " Pronperlty Due to the- Klondike. The Klondike gold output, the orator de glared, was ln a great measure responsible ior tne pictnora of gold in the country. "Before the election the cry was raised.'' said he. "that there was gold In plenty, but - the Klondike has turned loose its gold and iuauB..uiB pienuiuinass mat now;exlsts. We don't want to go to Europe for money to run this country with," he said later. ''Let us dig our.monoy out of our mountains In stead of depending on the Smoney lenders and a market for our crops because of famine elsewhere." Trusts he handled without diplomatic gloves. "There Is no , such thing as a good trust." he said. ".The nation must de-troy the trusts or the trusts will de stroy it as a republic. There never will be a good trust until angels are sent down from heaven to manage It" Tho Philippines and the war now on there were discussed calmly, but the ad ministration was not overlooked In the distribution of criticism. He alluded to tho efforts now being made to subjugate the Insurgents -as of a gunpowder gospel or der.aud planned onMmperlallstio lines. He said that the Ghlcago platform had been criticised by ministers who did not under- IHI!!!!!!!,!!!!!!!!!!!!!!?!!!!!!!! Good Food s H . Will Alone Cure Alany 3 DISEASES Use iiuuiimiiiiiiiUiUiiiiiiauii QUICKLY, RENOVATES THE ENTIRE BODY. Improper food is responsible for many ailments of humanity. When one finds a sickness impending it is safer to make a radical change in the food than to goj? se'f-drugsing. jrcurphyslclan. would tell you that Is true. There are times when one needs the ad vice and care of a physician, but for slight disorders the surest and safest way Is to change the' food completely. Try for example for 10 days the follow ing breakfast: A little fruit (little if any sugar), -u. dish of Urape-Nuts (a. famous breakfast food), and cream, a cup of Pos tum Cereal Food Coffee and nothing more. Our word for It. you will feel a distinct -gain In-hcalth and strength much as If the whole body, had been washed clean and put in JlrBt-class, order. It Is certainly worth a trial If active good health worth any thing. - . FREE TOSUFFERERS. The New Care for Kidney, Bladder and Urlo Acid Trouble". Almost everybody who reads the news papers is sure to know of the wonderful" cures made by Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, the great kidney remedy. It is tho great medical triumph of the nineteenth century; discovered after years of scientific research by Dr. Kilmer, the eminent kidney and bladder specialist, and is wonderfully successful in promptly cur ing kidney, liver, bladder and uric acid troubles. Swamp-Root has been tested in so many ways, in hospital work. In private practice, among the lielplesH. too poor to put chase relief, and has pioved so successful In ever cua that a special arangements lias beep made by which all readers of The Kansas City Journal who have not already tried it, may have a t-nrnpla bottle sent free b mall, also a book telling more about Swamp-Root and how to find out if you have kidney or bladder trouble. " hen writing mention reading this generous of fer in The Kansas City Daily Journal1 and send your address to Dr. Kilmer & Co., Binghamton. N. V- The regular fifty-cent and one dollar sizes are sold by all first class druggists. stand what they were talking about. It hurt." said he. "I'll now confess, for I had a hand In tho writing of that plat form. Now I want to write a platform on imperialism so high that no minister will be. able to write one above It." IIundnhnklttK Bee Fallowed. At this point Mr. Bryan had been speak ing for nearly two hours, and with a mag nificently worded peroration he brought his address to a close. The people cheered him as he bowed his good-by, and then a handshaking bee fol lowed. His good right hand did not fall him, nor did his smile forsake his expres sive face. Ho enjoyed It, and the people enjoyed it. Many followed him from tho grove to his resting place In the village and romalncdsnenr him until he took his departure on a special train at 9 p. m. ContentM and Election Held. The speech did not Interfere with the Woodmen's programme. There were ex hibition drills, log-sawing, log-rolling and log-chopping contests, a tug of war, a baby show, a greased polo exhibition, and an election of officers of the Pottawatomie and Wabaunsee Log Rolling Association, under the auspices of wmen the great ceienra tlon was given, was held, the latter result ing as follows: President, A. E. Saxey; first vice president, J. N. Holly: second vice president, J. A. Steinmyer: treasurer, O. A. Meyer; secretary, H. B. Jones. ' The Wamego band won the band contest, its competitors being the Manhattan ana Efckridge bands. The drill contest was won by the .Manhattan team, the Maple Hill securing second honors. Prizes for floats in the parade were awarded as follows: Best, business float Erbacher Bros., of St Mary's. Best Modern Woodmen float Maple Hill camp. Best Royal Neighbor float Wamego Roy al Neighbors. Best decorated vehicle Mrs. H. H. Mc Lellan, of St Mary's. Best novelty float Miss Mamie Borbunny, of Nadeau. In the evening Mr. Bryan was the guest of Colonel A. J. Beasey, and from that gen tleman's residence viewed the fireworks display, which was most creditable. Bands gave concert music In the town and at the grove until a late hour, anl In the opera house a grand Cakewalk and ball were In dulged In, ending a most successful celebra tion by a most hospitable people. Bryan Ik Still True to Sliver. Mr. Bryan is a most affable gentleman to meet no matter the nature of the occa sion or the place. A recent report that he had declared in a speech at Des Moines that he was willing to subordinate the s'l ver question to other questions, caused him to make the following clear-cut expression of his views: "I never said at Des Moines or anywhere else that tho money question should be sent to the rear. I have insisted at all times and in all places that the money question will be before the country until bimetallism is restored. I have repeated over and over again that this nation must act alone, without waiting for the aid or consent of any other nation, and that 16 to 1 is the ony ratio at which the mints can be opened. "There is no possible excuse for the con stant effort of the gold press to misrepre sent the views of free silver men. I have never for one moment thought a compro mise oesirawQ or possime. in 1635 v.wo.oou votes were cast for candidates pledged to international blmetnlllsnTand 6,500 0"0 voted for candidates pledged to Independent bi metallism. Every vote for bimetallism, whether international or Independent, is a protest against the single gold standard. "We have the; gold standard to-day, not because the people want It, but because a handful of English financiers defeated President McKlniey's effort to secure for eign aid in the restoration of bimetallism. The Republicans are now preparing to make all contracts payable In gold. This will lessen tho quantity of legal tender money and make tho scramble for gold more Intense. The Republicans also con template retiring the greenbacks In the interest of national bank notes. Now, can the money question be forgotten while the money changers are (to quote tho language used by Mr. McKinley in 1831) trying "to make money scarcer, and, therefore, dear ermoney Is the master and all things else the servant? - "What the Gold Men Know. "The' gojd men know that our abandon ment of the ratio of 16 to 1 would be equiv alent to an abandonment of the money question, and they know that an abandon ment of the money question would lead to the surrender of all that the party gained by tho Chicago convention. The Repub licans fear the money question, and, there fore, the Republican papers are ready to praise the wisdom and magnify the prom inence of any Democrat who will give out an interview against 16 to 1. "Tho trust question is a great question, but we cannot make peace with the money trust In order to attack the toothpick trust. We must oppose the principle of monopoly everywhere. We are opposed to Imperial ism, but we would not now De borrowing a colonial policy from .England If we had not borrowed a financial policy from England. The Democratic party will prosecute the fight for financial Independence, Industrial Independence and for the American doc trine that "governments derive their just powers not from superior force, but from the consent of the governed.' "The Chicago platform Is sound every plank, every line, every syllable. The party will reaffirm it and stand by It, and In ad dition thereto It will meet new questions as they arise. The Republican party Is put Ing the dollar above the man. The aim of the Democratic party is to restore a gov ernment of the people, by the people and for the people a government which will protect every citizen In the enjoyment of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness." Is n Cautions Man. On all other things of a political nature Mr. Bryan is a very cautious man. Ho Is proud of his bump of caution and said'that It had often been the means of keeping out of trouble. "No one knows," said he, "how words can be misconstrued any better than I do, and for that reason I am careful." He would not discuss Mr. Croker's recent expressions of praise for him nor John R. McLean's renewed fealty to him and the cause of silver. "It would not become me," eald he, "to discuss what people say about me. no matter how much their expression pleased me." Kansas City as a convention' ritv was also a tabooed subject, although his manner Indicated that ho has a great admiration for tne city. Is Going to Help "Old Shack." "I am going to Tipton to make a speech for Democracy and Judge Shackleford, said he, "but of the situation there I am in Ignorance. I flrst met the judge after tho Chicago convention and was his guest while in din district. I found him a cood. honest man, a firm believer In the cause of sliver and a loyal Democrat. Want" to Get Acquainted. "From there I go to Denver, where my wife, and children will Join me in a trip to the Yosemlte valley in California. My prln rinnl rrasnn for maklne the journey Is to obtain rest but I'll confess that I am anx ious to renew my acquaintance with my family, r travel so much that I rarely see my wife and children If I am not care ful I'll meet them on the street and not bo able to recognize them. During the trip I shall make several speeches but where I do not now know." Speaking of the coming campaign Mr. Bryan modestly said: "The outlook for success grows brighter every day. I re ceive letters dally that surprise me. They contain words of encouragement and from unexpected sources." Mr. Bryan has supplied his campaign manager, who is his brother, and lives In Lincoln, with new photographs of him self. "I had them made because of the demand of newspapers for them. Those used in the campaign of "S6 and since then were unsatisfactory to many. I now .have a full face sitting, which pleases me very much." Thinks Kansas t All Right. When at his case Mr. Bryan Is an ex ceedingly good natured man. He Is with out affectation, and likes to crack a joke and tell a little story. He was very mucn umubcd during his tpeech by the antics of an, Inebriated corn busker, who stood di rectly beneath him. In order to get in touch with his vast audience Mr. Bryan mounted a chair.- "That's right!" cried his friend. Wheneer he made a point the answering cry would be: "And that's no lie!" or "That's hot stuff!" Although In terrupted continually the speaker was not In the least bit disconcerted. Later he said: "I actually enjoyed it. At no time wak I annoyed and it often amused me." As he took liis farewell view of the vil lage, Willi ilH streets crowded with happy people, with skyrockets and toy balloons ascending heavenward and brass bands playing, Mr. Bryan said: "I am glad I came. Where Is the man who would now havo tho temerity to ask, after this dis play: 'What Is the matter with Kansas?' " Mr. Bryan expects to speakiat Tipton, Mo., to-dav, bv way of aiding Judge Shackleford 111 tho Eighth district. Tho chairman of the Republican stato central committee, Mr. Aklns, has been crying to arrange for a joint debate at Tipton between Mr. Bryan and Mr. J. R. Burton. So far the managers of the Tip ton meeting have not agreed to divide time. Mr. Burton arrived yesterday morning from Onlena and spent the day In the city. He will leave this morning for Tipton with Mr. Bryan and will attend tho Tip ton meeting. If he is not admitted to joint debata he will answer Mr. Bryan in a speech to-morrow at California. Mr. Burton was selected by the na tional congressional committee to join in debate with Mr. Bryan or answer him. The recommendation was made In response to a request from Mr. Aklns. The com pliment will no doubt be appreciated by the friends of Mr. Burton throughout the country generally. "Jut One Girl Thnt' Me." To The Journal. Tor the fun time tn the history of this or any other EOTernment we heboid an organized national political party with but one member apparently capable ot, or seemingly, in Its own estimation, worthy of, a nomination for candidacy to the presidency of the United Statei, Again, that one man Is young, inex perienced, soluble, loquacious and presumptive. Stranger still, he Is Immeasurably autocratic. lie seems to extend his acquaintance and search out cer tain men for the sole purpose of uilng them. He Is Impertlous to the truth and forccfulness ot the old saw, "There are others." In a breath he denounces combines and trusts and corporate power, yet is. In himself, and manifesting it In every word and act. the most relentless embodiment of personal autocracy the world ever knew. Every Interview touching fu ture platform or candidate reveals to a nauseating degree his utter Inability to nee beyond the narrow l.orlion of his own self-magnified ego. "The platform must fit the party, and the candl aate must fit the platform, and I'll be the candidate If the platform suits me." If the platform suits me, remember; not If I fit the platform. Again his unpar alleled eg and self-blinding I am comes to the front and aay ho ahlmmers across the country to every municipal contest or state convention, where he gra ciously condescends to show his befuddled and be nighted disciples the shortest route out of the woods. The fact ot a man being so small as to swoop down upon every city election or district or state conven tion for the avowed purpose of shaping means to tho end desired, and at the same time feeling big enough to respond to all the demands made upon a national president, Is simply Inexplicable; and yet we have that sort of a proposition propounding itself with ubiquitous monotony. Ills every act says to the world: "I am the only man In either one of my parties big enough for the presidency." Sixteen to one proved to be a mere pontoon, unfit for deep wattr cr strong gales, wholly unseaworthy, and went tn the bottom while trying to ride the Atlantic bil lows ot "86. This same wonderful platform builder constructed that pontoon and forced the servile mem bers ot hll three parties to take refuge thereon, and all were Ion. Again we see blm industriously striv ing to press upon the brow of his fetish followers a crown cf tassalage and endeavoring to crucify them on his self-erected cross that he may get gold. Three parties with but cne bead I One head serving three parties! This same meteoric surface Bklmmer and deadly foe to American expansion has himself ex panded until he wields a most puissant Influence with Benedict Agulnaldo and his slaves, and that right In the faco of his own peerless countrymen countrymen who never lowered or furled the Amer ican flag nor talked treason sgalnst a government under which they had contracted & four years' Itch for oSce. Well, Americans have protected and fostered Amer ica during the last 123 years and will continue to find pleasure in the performance ot this patriotic duty, even though It should swamp all the domestic and foreign Airulnaldos In a pile. Individual autoc racy cannot exist without personal servility. T. J. ALBERT. Macon, Mo., Aug. 1. 1503. AMERICAN DREYFUS EVIDENCE M. Laborl' Private Secretary "VlHlted Grent Slave Lake to Se cure It. SEATTLE, WASH., Aug. 34. M. Leon Bureau, the private secretary of Maitre Labcrl, the leading counsel for Dreyfus. who has been In Seattle visiting the French vice consul. Dr. Monad, lins lr-ft fnr Pnxls. In an interview M, Bureau admitted for tne nrst time that his trip to the North west was for the purposo of securing in formation of great value to Dreyfus. He has obtained it, and this explains ills de sire to reach homo without loss of time. "I have been to the Great Slave lake in the Northwest Territory." snld M. Bureau. "after information connected with the Dreyfus case. I hope to reach Paris in tima to hand it over to Laborl before the case closes, but. even If I do not. it will be still of value. I am unable to state the exact nature of the information I ob tained, for you know we must guard against every contingency In this case, fu ture as wen as present "Tho Impression that there was a con splracy among the high army otiicers against Dreyfus prior to the time he was condemned, Is not In conformity with our belief or contention," said M. Bureau. "It is true that the nroceedincs by wh'ih he was degraded were illegal, but we do not tninK tnat any deep ayea conspiracy nas been hatched against him. It was a case of an innocent man being prosecuted while the real criminal was in the background. FATAL NEBRASKA FEUD. Henry Mnrron, a Wealthy Farmer, Killed Near Allen by a Young Neighbor, f ALLEN, NEB., Aug. 24.-Henry Marron, a wealthy farmer, aged 67, residing a few miles from this place, was murdered to day by Maurice Casey, another farmer. aged 26. There had been a feud between the two men for some time, and Casey has been heard to make threats of killing Marron the first time he met him. This forenoon the two men collided on the road about eight miles northeast of this place and the quarrel was quickly renewed. After a heated controversy, lasting sev eraV minutes, Casey knocked his opponent down, and as the latter attempted to rise Casey jumped upon his stomach, killing him almost Instantly. Casey Immediately came to town and gave himself up to tho authorities. Both men were well known in this vicinity. Casey has hitherto borne a good reputation, but Is known to have an ungovernable temper. He has a wife and one child. Mnrron leaves a wife and several children. He owned a large tract of land. PATY DE CLAMN0T TO TESTIFY Physicians Certify That He Is Too 111 to Attend the Conrt- Mnrtlul. RENNBS, Aug. 23. At tho opening of the session of the Dreyfus court-martial this morning a medical certificate, signed by doctors unknown here, was read, de claring that it was Impossible for Colonel Du Paty de Clam to leave his bed and come to Rennes to testify. Labor! asked that two well known med ical men should be instructed to examine Paty de Clam, but Colonel Jouaust re fused. Rowland Strong, the English newspaper man, then deposed to the circumstances under which Esterhazy confessed to him thnt he wrote tho bordereau. STATE BOAJ) MEETS. Location for the Colony for Feohle- Minded and Epileptics) to Be Selected. JEFFERSON CITY, Aug. 24.-(SpeciaI.) The board to locate and to manage the col ony for the feeble-minded nnd epileptics, composed of Colonel John O'Day, of Spring field; George Robertson, of Mexico; Dead D. Dugglns, of Marshall; Mrs. Dora Hall, of St Joseph, and Miss Pearl Mitchell, of Rocheport, held its first meeting here this afternoon nnd organized by electing Colo nel O" Day. chairman, and Misa Mitchell. secretary. The board then adjourned until iovemner o, on wnicn aate it win meet and locate the Institution. All the bids for the location of the institution are requested to be before the board at that meeting. Aged Author Weds a Girl. LONDON, Aug. 24.-The Hungarian nov elist. Maurice Jokal, now In his 75th year, Is about to marry, according to the Vienna correspondent of the Daily Mall, the Hun garian actress, Arabella Nagy, a girl of IS. SHOWED IT MORE PLAIXLY THAN EVER YESTEIID.VY. . IT BODES ILL FOR DREYFUS JOUAUST UPHOLDS GEXEOALS REFUSING TO REPLY. IN Military Contingent Make a Great Cluiimr In Trying: In Defend EucU Other Airalnst M. Laborl'a Searching; Uucntlon and Insinuation. RENNES. Aug. 2I.-To-day's session of the Dreyfus court-martial was marked by ono of the most exciting scenes of the trial. Thei proceedings opened with a skir mish entirely favorablo to tho defense over Colonel Maurel, president of the court martial of 1834, who admitted reading ono of the secret documents to the court which had not been seen by tho defense. He pro tested that only ono document was looked at, alleging that tills sufficed to enable him to form a conviction that could not be shaken. This protest made matters worse, because, as M. Laborl pointed out, if he perused one It was his boundon duty to peruse all. Colonel Jouaust upheld Colonel Maurel in his refusal to indicate the nature of the document he read, but M. Laborl announced that he would summon Captain Freystatter, another member of the tribu nal of 1S31, and get his version of what then passed behind the backs of the coun sel for the defense. Colonel Maurel felt his position keenly and continually hesitated before replying to Labori's questions. All this, however, was only .preliminary to a fierce battle that ensued between M. Laborl and General Mercier, the latter re ceiving reinforcements from General Roget, General Gonso and General de Bolsdeffre, as well as invaluable assistance from Colo nel Jouaust himself. M. Laborl took General Mercier over th whole ground of his previous deposition. This led to several sharp passages at arms between tho advocate and Colonel Jouaust, who upheld Mercier In refusing to reply to several questions which In the general opinion of those in the courtroom, were dis tinctly pertinent Whenever General Mercier was cornered he declined to answer, and Colonel Jouaust Invariably supported him. M. Laborl pro tested most energetically. His words and manner breathed the deepest indignation. but the president of the court-martial was Inflexible. The Intervention of Generals Gonse, Ro get and De Bolsdeffre and Major Lauth who in rnpid succession mounted the stage or rose in their seats and Interposed re marks, was very exciting, and carried the spectators along on a wave of breathless interest. One after the other these offi cers, who were to-day In full uniform would jump up and cry, "I demand to be heard!" and, without further waiting, ascend tho steps of the platform and be gin a statement In support of a brother officer. Sometimes four officers were on the stage at the same time. It was a mar velous display of military clannlshness. At one time a perfect babel of voices reigned for several minutes, until Colonol Jouaust intervened arid restored order. M. Labori's cross-examination was suc cessful so far as It went, but Colonel Jouaust prevented him from pressing his advantage to the utmost. In fact, Jouaust's hostile attitude toward the coun sel for the deferpe, then and during tho cross-examination of the witness, M. De Grandmalson, evoked the severest criti cism on the part of the public present, and bodes ill for Dreyfus. Not only Colonel Jouaust, but tho other judges displayed considerable impatience during Labori's scathing cross-examination, shifting rest lessly in their seats and drumming the tables with the tips of their lingers. General Mercier faced Laborl'a Are with calm demeanor, standing on the platform, his hands behind his back and his face only half turned toward his questioner. Once or twice a savage look In the eyes, an elevation In tho tone and a swaying to and fro of the body revealed the Inner fires ot resentment General Roget taced the court with an air of unblushing effrontery. His handsome but unsympathetic features expressed the bitterest scorn, as he spun round on his heel and, with arms crossed, faced Laborl or the audience or the Judges. He is ex tremely vain, and Is always striking atti tudes for the benefit of newspaper artists, quite a number of whom regularly attend the sessions. His impertinent behavior was strikingly Illustrated to-day when he in terrupted M. Labori's examination of Gen eral Chumoin. which had resulted In La bori's scoring heavily against Mercier, with the exclamation: "This examination is a waste of time," As a matter of fact the examination of Chamoln showed Mercier In a very bad light, as it brought out that he had pri vately communicated to Chamoln, on the first day of the secret session, a report on the Panizzardi dispatch for Insertion In the secret dossier. General Chamoln admitted that he did wrong in accepting the report, but! pleaded ignorance In Judicial matters. The report consisted of three pages, of which the second and third, Chamoln de clared, contained fantastic, and, in fact, false representations. M. Labor! brought General Mercier to the bar In reference to this. Mercier ad mitted that the report emanated from Du Paty de Clam, but claimed that he himself did not understand its contents, though ho thought it would be Interesting and per haps useful to Chamoln. This explanation was regarded as very lame, and, combined with other shady actions, would damn Mercier as a witness in the eyes of any Impartial tribunal. The correspondent of the Associated Press saw Madame Laborl this afternoon and conversed with her regarding her hus band's condition. She said he was pro gressing rapidly, though still suffering con siderable pain. "The' way he is recover ing," she exclaimed, "seems to me almost miraculous." When court opened this morning. Col onel Jouaust ordered that the evidence given by M. Pcnot, a friend of the late Colonel Sandherr, chief of the intelligence department, be read by the clerk. It was to the effect that Colonel Sandherr sard the Dreyfus family offered to him 150.0C0 francs on condition that he would clear Dreyfus. M. Demange, for tho defense, disposed of this allegation by reading the actual note on the subject written by Sandherr, there by proving that tho colonel's remarks had been distorted. Dreyfus' brothers having only said; "We are convinced of the In- Loss of Appetite. Korsford's Acid Phosphate Strengthen tho atotiach and create a good appetite for food. Genuine bears name Horif ord's oa wrapper. nocenco of our hrotlif r, nnd will jid our entire fortune to discover lh Iriilli," The testimony of tlm llml wlttian of the day, M. Llnollc, a former uflldulof tin government, was uiso In favor of Dreyfun, as it was in direct contradiction of what il. Do Breull deposed yesterday regard ing tho alleged Intimacy of Dreyfun with tho German attache at the homo of M. liodton, a mutual trlend. Tho president of the coilrt then cnlUU the next wltnes. Colonel Mautcl, who was president of the Dreyfui court-mart.al ,n toil. Complete hllente fell upon the court us, the infantry sergeant who ai acting asher conducted Maurel to the witness bar. 'Die colonel was attired In a block fn,clt coat and vore tho red ribbon of the Legion of Honor at his buttonhole, llln hair is gray, and he has a raggi-d,. iron gray mus tache. His face showed anxiety. As M. Labor! lushed him with po.mcd questions tho colonel hesitated nnd then mibwered in a nhort, choppy manner, and when M. La borl finally disposed of him the witness left the pfajform with the pale face and scared look of a man who lias awakened from a nightmare. Counsel had diawn from tho colonel a confession that the secret dossier was communicated to the Judges of the court-martial of is!)4 by Colo nel Du Paty do Clam. This avowal pro duced a jematlon in court, and Maurel's declaration tbat ho only read one of the documents did not affect tho main fact, while his statement that the reading of the document had no effect upon him, as his mind was already made up, wus nullified by his subsequent declaration that this one document suilicud to convince him. M. Laborl then put a Series of searching Questions to General Mercier with refer ence to the communication of the secret dossier for the court-martial and his atti tude In 1&9I, and an interesting scene en sued. The general refused to reply to an tne questions, and there were snarp pass ages at arms between counsel and Colonel Jouaust, who upheld General Mercier, while the dialogue between the general and M. Laborl becamo -acrimonious. Counsel became very heated and showed it in ids voice and gestures. The general, however troubled liii mind might be, seldom de parted.from tho callous demeanor charact eristic of him. , The lawyer made a strong point on the part Esterliazy played. Mercier said he did not know Esterhazy, and only saw him once at the Zola trial. "That Is very' interesting," exclaimed M. Laborl. "But surely General Mercier was present at the Esterhazy trial?" The general replied that he was not there nnd that he knew nothing about the evi dence in the Esterhazy presecution. "What?" cried M. Laborl. "General Mer, cler. who was the chief accuser of .Dreyfus, did not even follow tho proceedings in the Esterhazy trial?" A loud murmur of surprise and indignant comment came from the audience, but Colo nel Jouaust Immediately suppressed it Counsel then brought General Mercier to his nss-ertlon that SS.OOO.CCO francs were sent by the defenders of Dreyfus, nnd asked the general to say how he knew this, who sent it and other awkward questions which the general was unable to answer. A question as to how the bordereau arriv ed at tho offices of the general staff. Its date, etc., was then Introduced, which led to a strange scene for a court of law. Gen eral Roget, on mounting the platform to give explanations, was followed by General De Bolsdeffre. M. Grlbelln, Major Lauth and other military witnesses, all holding up their hands to signify that they desired -to speak, while at the same time M. La"borl was firing questions. The result was a perfect babel until the president of the court could stand It no longer and when the government commissary. Major Car rlere, also Interpolated a few remarks. Colonel Jouaust turned to him and asked him to be quiet, remarking that the Judges could not hear half a dozen people at the same time. Durlnar the course nf the morninc M. La bor! questioned General Mercier with ref erence to a document in the secret dossier, which, it Is affirmed, existed prior to IS9i and yet was not produced at the flrst court martial of the nrlsoner. The general confessed that he did not Know of its existence, and the same state ment was elicited from General Gonse, who declared that Colonel Sandherr was responsible for Its non-Droduction. Theie replies were tantamount to a con fession that Colonel Sandherr and Lieuten ant Colonel Henry plaved with the mlnls- ie. ot war, anu even tnat General uonse, assistant chief of tho headquarters staff, tho chief of the Intellicenca deDartmcnt. keeping from the two latter just what he pleased. Then M. Laborl proceeded to take up the Panizzardi dispatch and to bring out the contradictory translations of It and the taiseness of the final version. After hearing General Mercier and Gen eral Chamoln on tho subject. Colonel Jouaust declared the court would rule the dispatch out of evidence. The examination of General Mercier hav ing been concluded. Colonel Jouaust asked Drejfus If he had anything to say, and the prisoner. In a calm voice, replied to Mercier's statement that he, Dreyfus, could have obtained the Information about the artillery promised in the .bordereau, while staying at Bourges, where artillcry trlals were being held. Dreyfus entered Into an explanation as to how he spent his time, showing that he did not Inform himself about the trials of the new gun brake. General Rlsbourg recounted what Captain LeBrun-Renault said about Drey fus, and this brought the latter to his feet with a thrilling declaration. He point ed out that the captain shook him by the hand when ho returned to the prison, which is at variance with what General Rlsbourg recounted. "Moreover," cried Drefus, "when a frightful charge has been hanging over a man's head for five years, people ought not to talk of convictions, but should bring proofs. Otherwise, I cease to understand the matter." This Indignant protest caused a deep sen sation In court. Continuing, Dreyfus proceeded to totally deny the story that he had made' a con fession to Captain LeBrun-Renault. The remainder of the sitting was taken up with tho deposition of minor witnesses, mostly M. Beaurcpalre's puppets, whose evidence, when it did not bore the audi ence, produced merriment Two interesting scenes, however, took place, the flrst when Laborl asked General Roget '.o glvo his pplnlon of Esterhazy's role and his visit to the German embassy October 23. 1S97. Roget replied, in the tone of studied disdain, which he habitually adopts toward counsel for the defense: ' I absolutely refuse to tell you." M. Laborl warmly Insisted, but the pres ident of the court crushed him with a curt refusal even to allow General Roget to re spond. The second scene was between M. Labor! and Colonel Jouaust. after the deposition of the Royalist, Deputy De Grandmalson. which consisted of a claptrap tirade ngninst foreigners intervening in the af fair, and title tattle, quite outside of the case, delivered in grandiloquent style, and ending with the preposterous words ad dressed to the judges: "If you think Drey fus Innocent, acquit him. But If you de cide he is guilty, you must pronounce his condemnation." The deputy accompanied this Instruction to the court with sweeping gestures and turn to leave the stage amid roars of laughter from the audience, which De Grandmalson met with a fierce, stage vil lain look that again convulsed the court M. Laborl, however, called the doDtity back. He wanted to examine sevcrul of M. Do Grnndmalson's statements, but Col onel Jouaust refused to allow the questions to bo put, at which counsel became tre mendously Indignant and insisted upon his right to do so, and n warm altercation ensued between the president of the court and counsel. The former, however, main tained his decision, which was Indisputably unfair to Dreyfus, and M. Laborl sat down, gagged and boiling over with Indignation. PRESIDENT LOJJBET HOPEFUL Says He I Convinced Thnt the Trou bles of Frnnee Are Xcnr lncc t lie .End. RAMBOUILLETTE. FRANCE, Aug. 24.- Replying to an address of sympathy from the president and members of the district court, President Loubet to-day exprcssea his gratitude at being able to appear at Rambouillette In spite of the cares of office to which the speaker had referred. These cares, he added, were real ones, and it was not without deep grief that he beheld a disturbance of public mind leading to street disorders. These should not be exaggerat ed, however, and the public should not lose heart Continuing, President Loubet said: "I am profoundly convinced that the trou bles of the country are nenrlng tne ena. Tho measures adopted by the government bear witness to the fact that It is firmly re solved to defend the republic, preserve pub lic peace and assure respect for the law. The whole country should bow to the ver dict of the Renns court-martial, which can be relied upon for absolute impartiality, and the representatives of the people will co-operate in the work of reconciliation and pacification which is necessary for the highest interests of France." Death of John P. Hartley. BAXTER SPRINGS, KAS., Aug. 21. (Special.) John P. Hartley, a prominent business man and well known politician of Cherokee county, la dead of nervous pros tration. 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A garnishment was obtained on the money in the St Louis county circuit court to day by a law firm of St Louis. The petition was presented by the Union Savings band, of Memphis, Tenn., the ofll cers of which allege that Collins is in debted to their Institution for more than that amount of money loaned him. The garnishment papers were served on Chief Clerk C. G. Rlcker, of the local sub treasury. Mr. Rlcker had sent the muti lated bins to asnington tor redemption, but they will soon bo returned to this city. The claim of the Memphis bank is sharply disputed by the Kirkwood negroes who found tho money, and they have an nounced their Intention of engaging com petent legal talent to defend their claim. In addition to these claimants. It Is said that Charles D. pollins himself has come forward to recover the money. Collins is now in Chicago. TWO BIG DAYSF0R OMAHA. Pennsylvania Troops to He 'Welcomed on Saturday and Xebrnskana on Tuesday. OMAHA, NEB., Aug. 21. 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