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VOL. XXI.— NO. 302.
IS A UIIBHU
AND A FRAUD
SO JUDGE Dl'SJf BRANDS JOSEPH
LA CHANCE. THE SELF-STYL
BD "HEALER"
HIS LIBEL SUIT DISMISSED
GLOBE DID THE COMMU'iTY A
SERVICE IN EXPOSIiJg
A FAKIR
S RRY SPECTACLE HE MADE
Pitiful ApoluK)' for a Defense of
Ills Charlatanism Offered by the
I'st-ndo Doctor —He "Withered
I'nder the Severe CroMs-Examlna
tlon of C. D. O'Brien, the Counsel
for the Defeuse.
One "humbug and fraud" was
branded by Judge Bucn- In the dis
trict court yesterday, when, after hear
ing the testimony in the libel suit of
Joseph La Chance against The St.
Paul Globe, he directed the jury to
bring in a verdict for the defendant.
The court, in directing this verdict,
emphasized the right of a newspaper |
THE ABOVE IS THE HOUSE ON WABASHA STREET
In Which ''Fakir La Chance, According to His Own Testiniomy, Has
Milked His Victims Out of $12,000 by Fraud.
to protect the unwary from impositions
on their credulity, and the dismissal
of the suit of La Chance gives the peo
ple one more bulwark against the out
rageous robberies of fakirs, confidence
men, quacks, "divine healers" and
others of that general class who live
by their wits rather than by their
labors.
From many homes last night, no
doubt, were sent up grateful prayers
that the mask had been torn off a mas
querading charlatan, and hie betrayer
given the sustenance of the law of the
land.
During the progiess of the trial, The
Globe refrained from commenting
on the case, further than to recount
the witnesses examined, lest It might
be said that this paper was trying to
Influence the jury.
La Chance, the pseudo doctor, has
been placed before the community in
his real light. That it was not done
c- <ncr is to be regretted by those who
contributed their money to his scheme;
that it was done even thus tardily has
no doubt saved thousands of dollars
to others, for after the publicity given
his operations, there is hardly any
excuse for this individual further im-
TODAY'S BULLETIN.
Page.
I— La Chance Branded ais a Fraud.
Van Wyck Will Win.
DTeyfus Revision.
Mr. Bust's Slurs Swedes.
2 — Republican Extravagance.
J— Marchand Leaves Fashoda.
4— Editorial.
Should Elect Lind,
b — Sicrtlng News.
Gardner Bests Kelly.
Football Games Today.
News of the Railroads.
6— lllegal Registration.
__ Mid- Road Nominees.
List of Polling Places.
7 — Women at Winona.
Good Shepherd Fair.
St. Paul Social News.
B— Markets of the World.
Bar Silver. 60% c.
Cash Wheat, 65% c.
9 — Minneapolis Matters.
Ten-Dollar Verdict..
| News of the Northwest.
10— Mustering Out Fourteenth.
Fuller Ticket Decision.
Supreme Court Decisions.
ATLANTIC LINERS.
NEW YORK— Arrived : California, Mediter
ranean ports; State of Nebraska, from
Glasgow; Britannic, Liverpool.
LIVERPOOL— Arrived: Cevic, New York,
Sailed: Tauric. New York.
HAMBURG — Arrived: Fuerst Bismarck, New
York.
PHILADELPHIA— Arrived J La Champagne,
Antwerp.
TODAY'S EVENTS.
METROPOLITAN — "Pudd'nhead Wilson,"
2:30 and 8:15.
GRAND— "Muldoon's Picnic," 2:30 and 8:15.
Palm Garden — Vaudeville, 2 and 7 PM.
Fair for the House of the Good Shepherd,
Market hall. 2 and 8 PM.
Democratic meeting, New Brighton, 8.
Banquet, Twin City Schoolmasters' club, Ryan
hotel, 6:30.
Arion society's concert and ball, Mozart hall,
8 PM.
Humane society meets, Chamber of Com
merce, 11 AM.
Reception, St. Paul School of Fine Arta,
Uoora block* Seven corners, 8 PM.
THE ST. PAUL GLOBE
posing on the credulity of the least
sophisticated.
A review of the testimony follows:
LA CHANCE'S STORY.
La Chance was. to all purposes, tbe
only witness for his side of the case.
When the preliminaries of the trial
had been arranged, he was put on
the stand by his attorneys to tell his
story. La Chance said he was thirty
seven years of age. was married and
had six children. He was born in
Canada, but had lived in Minnesota
twenty-one years, most of the time
at Little Falls. Previous to his ca
reer as an alleged "healer," La Chance
said he had done any kind of work that
he could get to support himself. At
S To The St. Paul Globe: <[
? You certainly have the congratulations ,•
J of the medical profession on tho outcome <[
l of your libel suit. And our entire profes- ( |
) sion is grateful to you for doing what ( »
i our statutes failed In doing. The public j 1
\ at large is indebted to you for protecting ( (
S their property and perhaps their lives ji
/ from one who ia no better than a high- ,»
< way robber, but who styles himself a<[
{ Divine Healer. Sincerely yours, <,
5 —John B. Brimhall, M. D. ]>
C St. Paul, Oct. 28. <'
one time he conducted a grocery store
and later invented a patent washing
machine, which, he said, he canvassed
the state to sell.
When he was returning from a can
vassing trip, in the fall of 1897, La
Chance said he had met the Divine
inspiration which he claimed ena
bled him to cure all disease and afflic
tion. He was standing on the car
platform, when suddenly his mind left
him, this being his explanation of
the visitation of Providence. Arriving
in Chippewa Falls, he was taken in a
hack to a boarding house while yet
In a semi-conscious condition. He
thought he was ill and later ln the day
made up his mind to call a physician,
when suddenly whatever it was that
oppressed him vanished. He seemed
to walk on air, felt exhilarated and
joyful. He did not realize at this time
that the Divine spirit had come over
him.
HIS FIRST "CURES."
"There was a sick man in tha
house," said La Chance, in speaking
of the first unusual incident he remem
bered after his trance incident. "He
had some trouble with his knee and
could not walk. I was sitting beslda
his couch talking to him. I told him
that no medicine could relieve him. All
at once, as he described the severe
pains which he felt, I experienced the
same pains in my knee. I told him
about his pains and how he felt. Ha
laughed at me. The following day he
told the woman of the house and she
said to me that I must be a medium
and might be able to cure the Invalid.
"During the day the woman came to
me and said she had pains in hei
head. She said she had suffered from
neuralgia for twelve years. I said,
more as a Joke than anything else, that
it would be no trouble to cure her.
Just for fun I told her to look at the
clock, which stood by on a shelf. 1
said when she had looked at the clock
two minutes she would be cured. I
felt God's inspiration and prayed to
him to cure her. When the two mim
utes were up the woman said her head
felt light and that all of the pain wa»
gone. She has since been cured.
"The day after this the woman
brought her sister to me. She said
her sister had neuralgia also and ask
ed me to cure her. The flrst woman
was big. Her sister was little. I said,
well it took two minutes to cure you,'
meaning the big woman, but as youi
sister is so much smaller, one minute
will be enough for her. The sister look,
ed at the clock one minute and tha
pain was gone. I paid no attention to
these cases at first. I thought lt waa
the clock that did It and forgot all
about it.
"From Chippewa Falls I went to Still
water, and afterward came to St. Paul.
Here I told my brother of the expert,
ences I had gone through. I deter,
mined to experiment on my friends. __
met John St. Aubin. He had pains in
his head. I asked him to let me cure
him. He said all right. I thought I
had to have a watch and told him to
look at his watch. He had none and
I gave him mine. In one minute he
was cured."
ON CROSS-EXAMINATION.
During his recital La Chance talked
in a monotone as though reeling off a
much repeated story. When Mr.
O'Brien took him in hand for cross,
examination, the self-styled "heeler*
came out of his trance, flushed undei
the attorney's imputations in the ques
tions propounded, and at times grew
visibly angry, replying hotly and fre
quently refusing to answer at all, un,
til Jurge Bunn reminded the witness
that he had to respond to Mr. O'Brien's
questions.
"Your present business Is asking God to
cure the afflicted." asked Mr. O'Brien.
"Yes, sir."
"What has been your income -while here
in St. Paul?"
"Before the publication of the article in
The Globe I took ln as high as $759 in
Continued on Third Page,
SATURDAY MORNING -OCTOBER 29, 1898,
"BM THE DOSSIER"
SIGNIFICANT ORDER ISSUED BY
GEN. BOISDEFFRE IN I'HE
DREYFUS CASE
PATHETIC LETTER PRODUCED
Commotion ln Court of CaMMution
When Ceminiunicatloiitt From the
Devil* Island Prisoner Were
Read Otherwise the Day's Pro
ceedings Were Devoid of Sensa
tion.
PARIS, Oct. 28.— Today's proceedings
at the court of cassation was devoid
of sensation. The only commotion
caused ensued upon the reading of
pathetic letters from Dreyfus, A sig
nificant point was the revelation of the
fact that Gen. de Boisdeffre gave or
ders after the Dreyfus case was de
clared closed, for the dossier contain
ing the bordereau to be burned, and
expressed surprise afterwards to find
that his orders had not been executed.
Thus far the war office has not been
represented in the court proceedings,
and there is still but little hope of the
fee ret dossier being produced, especial
ly if — as, however, looks somewhat
doubtful — M. Dupuy succeeds ln form
ing a cabinet. He was premier during
the Dreyfus trial and his appointment
disgusts the anti-Dreyfusites, who see
ln it the Indication that President
Faure has a greater sympathy for the
amy than for the discovery of the
truth. It is asserted that the father
in-law of Dreyfus has received a let
ter from the prisoner, in his own hand
writing. Formerly only copies of his
letters were tansmltted, and the new
departure is regarded as a favorable
sign.
M. BARD CONCLUDES.
Reporter Bard today concluded his
report to the oourt on the Dreyfus
case. The court room was l&ss crowded
than usual.
If. Mornard, counsel for Mme. Drey
fus, charged that an investigation be
ordered concerning the divergency of
the testimony of the experts who ex
amined the bordereau in 1894 and in
1897, and also to ascertain whether se
cret documents were communicated to
the members of the court martial.
At this stage of the proceedings M.
Bard read a letter from Gen. Gonze to
the president of the court of cassation,
in which the general said:
"I have just heard of a memorandum
introduced in court yesterday in which
Picquart accused me of a dishonorable
action. I have never previously heard
of this memorandum atnd I wish to
deny most formally Picquart's allega
tions. I think my word is of greatei
value than that of a man imprisoned
on the suspicion of forgery ."
The reading of the last statement
called forth loud protests ln court. The
reporter added that as Col. Picquart's
memorandum was publicly read, and
it was only justice to read Gen.
Gonze's denial.
The president of the court ordered
that the general's letter be added to
the documents in the case and tha
court adjourned.
MARCHANPS MOVEMENT.
London Papers Regard It as a Sur
render hy France.
LONDON, Oct. 29.— The morning
newspaper editorials regard Maj. Mar
chand's movements from Fashoda to
Khartoum as indicative of a yielding
on the specific question In controversy,
although the position Isrunofficially un
altered. It is assumed he will push on
to Cairo, in order to be lim direct com
munication with the French govern
ment, and that on reaching there he
will represent to Paris the Impossibil
ity of remaining at Fashoda under
existing conditions and will ask for au
thority to withdraw his entire force.
The flrst cabinet minister to speak
REGISTER
TODAY
publicly since the cabinet council on
Thursday ie Lord Balfour of Bards
ley, secretary for Scotland, who, ad
dressing a meeting at Cashiels, Scot*
land, declared that it was the settled
policy of the government that the val
ley of the Nile must be Egyptian ter
ritory. . Earl Spencer, first lord of the
admiralty in Lord Rosebery's govern
ment, in a strong speech at Greenock,
indorsed Lord Salisbury's attitude to
wards the Egyptian question, and re
ferred with the greatest satisfaction to
the "prospect of an Anglo-Saxom en
tente."
Baron de Courcel, French ambassa
dor, had another long interview at the
foreign offlce yesterday (Friday) with
Sir Thomas Sanderson, permanent un
der secretary of state for foreign af
fairs, and there is no doubt that lm,
portant matters were under discussion.
IN OPEN MUTINY.
Soldiers at Camp Hamilton Rebel
Against an Obnoxious Order.
LEXINGTON, Ky., Oct. 28.— 1t is
presumed that Important Inside infor
mation has been received here relative
to the retention of the troops at Oamp
Hamilton until their removal for for
eign shores. On account of their dis
orderly conduct and the several shoot
ing scrapes caused by the presence of
the soldiers in Lexington at night,
Gen. Sanger, division commander, a
few weeks ago issued an order allow
ing but two passes Issued from one
company at a time, and compelling all
soldiers to be back in camp by dark.
This stringency has affected the line
officers as well. In the Third Ken
tucky, One Hundred and Sixtieth In
diana and Twelfth New Tork there is
open mutiny. Last night the members
of these regiments agreed to rebel
against doing any camp service until
the order was modified concerning the
issuing of passes. The plan, as de
tailed by one of the men of the terri
torial regiments, was that, when the
battalions went on dress parade yes
terday afternoon, the men were to
stack arms and refuse further drill
until a change was made in the order
of issuing passes. The officers got
wind of the matter and at the last mo
ment an order was issued suspending
dress parade for tbe present
HOW SMITH HANDLES THE FARMERS.
VM WYCK WILL WIN
THE DEMOCRATIC MANAGERS IN
NEW YORK CONVINCED OF
HIS SUCCESS
SIXTY THOUSAND THE FIGURE
Netmlnee Returns From His Trip
Through the State and Reports
an Enthusiastic Welcome The
Republicans, on an Incomplete
Poll, Figure Out a Majority for
the Rough Rider.
NEW TORK, Oct. 28.— Augustus Van
Wyck's return to Democratic quarters
was the occasion of a jubilation meet
ing. He called on Senator Murphy
and Chairman MeCarren and described
himself as highly pleased with his re
ception ln Buffalo, Rochester and Syr
acuse. Some ciphering was done, and
th« opinion was expressed by the man
age? that the Democratic state ticket
would be elected by 60,000 majority.
Justice Van Wyck, while modestly
disclaiming political knowledge which
would lead him to go int detailed rea
sons for believing in success, coincided
with his managers in their conclu
sions. He told them he was much im
pressed by two developments of his
trip. First, was the absolute unity of
the Democratic party wherever he
went; second, was the great number
of Republicans who called on him and
personally assured him of their sup
port.
The justice noticed also that state
Issues are the main consideration up
the state, despite the efforts of the Re
publican leaders to injeot national ex
pansion and the Santiago campaign
into the contest. He. remarked with
gratification the sober earnestness and
solid enthusiasm of tho citizens who
listened to his address and called on
him.
Evidences multiply that Van Wyck
will have a walkaway. The Republic
ans splits are increasing. One is to
be found in almost every assembly dis
trict, while in a half score of counties
the party is completely demoralized.
Chairman B. B. Odell, of the Repub
lican state committee, has made his
first bet on the campaign. He wag
ered $1,000 even on Roosevelt. Len
Wager, sergeant-at-arms of the Demo-
LAST
CHANGE
cratic state committee, bet the same '
amount on Van Wyck. (
All the Van Wyck money in and t
about Wall street has been covered by '
Roosevelt cash. Bell & Co., J. S. Bache (
& Co. and J. J. Judge, who were the j
holders of Van Wyck cash, all ac
knowledged they were out of funds.
J. S. Bache & Co. placed bets even
with Maurice B. Mendham and A. T.
Adams, while J. J. Judge placed $500
with A. Banks & Co. and $200 with C.
H. Diavis. The total placed thus far
on the election by the three Arms are:
Bell & Co., $75,000; J. J. Judge, $11,000.
and Bache & Co., $5,000.
When lt was noised about that the
Van Wyck Wall street treasury was
empty, Washington Seligman sent
word over that $5,000 was waiting at
his offlce for immediate consumption
at even terms on Roosevelt. Within
ten minutes $1,400 had been taken—
$900 by J. J. Judge and $s§o by another
Wall street operator.
"Senator Piatt and his associate cam
paign managers have received returns
of the second poll of the state from
500 of the 3,400 election districts. These
districts were mid to be in twenty
two counties, the names of which
Chairman Odell would not furnish for
publication: But it was given out that,
if the same average of increase of the
Republican vote over that of 1897 was
kept in the remaining 2,900 districts,
Roosevelt's plurality would be about
50,000. ;
ROOSEVELT ARRAIGNED.
Ex-Senator Hill Delivers a Charac
teristic Speech In His Native City.
ELMIRA, N. V., Oct. 28.— Ex-Senator
Hill made his flrst political speech
since 1894 in his native city tonight ln
the presence of an audience • that
crowded every available inch of space
in the Lyceum theater. Mr. Hill's ad
dress was delivered in his usual vig
orous style, and elicited applause at
intervals. He did not make mention
ol the Democratic national platform
nor the silver issue, except to say:
"We will cross no bridges until we
come to them; 1900 will take care of
itself."
He charged the Republican state or
ganization with an intention to be
tray the proposed legislative biennial
session amendment, and called upon
the Republcan candidate for governor
to define his position on that question.
He also charged that Col. Roosevelt,
when a member of the legislature, was
antagonistic to the interests of labor,
and that he voted against the bill to
submit to the voters of the state the
aboliticta of convict contract labor in
the state prisons. He referred sarcas
tically to Col. Roosevelt's Corning
speech, ln which the colonel said he
had seen a good deal of light upon tho
labor problems during the past fifteen
years, and asserted that Col. Roose
velt had been at least fifteen years be
hind the times in regard to all laboi
measures which had been passed for
the benefit of the labor organizations
by the state legislature. He contrasted
Col. Roosevelt's achievements during
the Spanish-American war with those
of whom Senator Hill called the real
heroes of the war.
DECLINES~THE HONOR.
W. A. Paynter Will Not Accept the
Nebraska Liberty Pttrty Nominal
tion.
LINCOLN, Neb., Oct. 28.— W. A.
Paynter, fusion candidate for governor,
has notified the secretary of state that
his name must not appear on the bal
let as Liberty (free silver Prohibition)
party candidate for governor. Afte*
the fusion convention had nominated
Mr. Paynter, the Liberty party sub
stituted his name for that of a can
didate already nominated by them.
President Registers by Affidavit.
CANTON, 0.. Oct. 28.— Affidavit for regis
tration haa been received from President Mc-
Kinley by Thomas F. Turner, of the city
board of elections. In answering the usual
questions as to age, residence, etc, Mr. Mc-
Kinley states that his temporary residence is
in Washington, but gives No. 815 West
Tuscarawas stieet, as his real residence. This
ia the old McKinley homestead. The presi
dent swears lt is impossible for him to be ln
Canton on any registration day.
Legislative Candidates.
AITKIN, Minn., Oct. 28.— W. H. Bkemp. of
Carlton county. Is the Democratic-People's
candidate for the senate ta the Fifty-second
district and C. L. Kelly, of Cass, and Charles
Kearney, the candidates for representatives.
Good Impression.
ADA, Minn., Oct. 28.— (Special.V-Lamphsre,
the union candidate for state auditor, ad
dressed a good audience here tonight, and
made a good impression.
Col. Roosevelt at Utica.
UTICA, N. Y„ Oct. 28.— C01. Roosevelt ad
dressed a large gathering In Music hall here
tonight. He devoted himself largely to an
arraignment of the Democratic party upon
matters of state taxation.
POLLS OPEN
From 6 a. m. to 9 p. m
LIEUT. YOUNG A HERO.
Crowds Gathered at the Manzanillo
Landing to See the American
Fighter.
MANZANILLO, Oct. 28.— The United
States gunboat Hist arrived here to
night with Gen. Leonard Wood, com
mander of the military division of San
tiago.
Lieut. Lucien Toung, commander of
the Hist, created more excitement on
landing than even Gen. Wood himself.
Crowds gathered at the wharf to see
the young commander, who, with
Lieuts. Holm and Jungen, of the Hor
net and Wampatuck, defeated a whole
flotilla of Spanish gunboats at Man
zanillo on July 1 last. The people of
Manzanillo consider Lieut. Toung a
hero and a terror and think he ought
to be an admiral, for, although the
Spanish shore batteries in that mem
orable engagement continued to bom
bard the American gunboats, it is gen
erally admitted here that it was the
shooting of the Hist that caused peo
ple to flee to the mountains. In many
parts of the city are still visible the
marks of the Hist's shells.
Lieut. Victor Blue, wbo has been in
specting the wrecks of the • Spanish
gunboats, considers it quite imprac
ticable to raise them, but he believes
that the Spanish steamer Purissima
Concepcion, which the Spaniards ran
ashore in the hope of saving her cargo,
when pursued by an American warship,
can be raised, as she appears to be in
good condition.
According to reports from the Cuban
assembly at Santa Cruz del Sur, Gen.
Calixto Garcia has been chosen per
manent chairman of the organization.
PRICE TWO CENTS— IS" Tral »»
<+~myjLaj j FIVM CENTS
Gen. Maximo Gomez ls expected here
tomorrow. It appears that the Cespedes
faction believes it can count upon the
help of Gen. Gomez to break the au
thority of Garcia. The Cespedes fac
tion expects Gen. Gomez to appoint a
court martial to try Gen. Garcia for
offenses covering practically every
thing from murder to petty larceny,
but the probability is that Gen. Gomez,
recognizing Garcia's ascendancy in the
assembly, will not force the issue.
LOGGING IS OFF.
Order Suspending It on Reserva
tions May Be Made Permanent.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 28.— Secretary
Bliss, Commissioner Jones, of tho In
dian bureau, and Commissioner Her
mann, of the geneial land offlce, had
another conference today over Chippe
wa Indian matters. Regarding the
much discussed timber operations,
Commissioner Hermann said tonight:
"Two repieeentativesof this office are
now in that section with a view to as
certaining the wishes of the majority
of the Indians as to the continuance
of operations in cutting dead and d.jwn
timber for the ensuing year. If our
agents find that a sufficiently large
number of the Indians favor dis
continuation, it is probable the dis
continuance of all such operations will
become permanent until further ac
tion is taken by congress.
"Evidence before this offlce indicates
the work of the last year bas been suc
cessful, there having been received
$263,000 for dead and down timber,
whicft in a few years would have gone
to rot and waste. It has just been dis
covered that the net profit on stumpage
covered into the United States treas
ury for the beneflt of the Indian trust
fund from the sale of dead timber was
last year $39,564, and not $5,000, as here
tofore calculated. There is no evidence
whatever before the department as to
the cutting of green timber during the
dead and down logging operations,
though it is asserted large quantities
have been unlawfully cut. Tiiere are
no complaints on file here, either from
Irdians or white men, specifying any
instance. Reports to the contrary are
in mere general terms without proof.
"The special agents now investigat-
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m Hen. John Lieiii S
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1 Thursday Night, Nov. 3 I
ing will look carefully Into this mat
ter and examine Indians as well as
white men. The temporary order of
suspension of logging operations also
carries with it the suspension of any
further contracting with the Indians
pending this investigation."
The petition, which was signed by
127 of the Leech lake Pillager Indians
in Minnesota, asking for a continuance
of authority for cutting dead and down
timber, was received by Secretary Bliss
today.
UNDER CRUEL WHEELS
"JACK." REDINGTON KILLED AT
KASOTA
Working as a Freight Brakeman on
the Omaha and Tripped and
Fell Beneath the Wheels.
John W. Redington, one of the best
all-around ball players of this city,
was almost instianttly killed at Kasota,
Minn., late Thursday evening. "Broth
er Jack," as Redington was familiarly
known, was employed as a freight
brakeman on the Omaha road. While
between the cars making a coupling
at Kasota, he tripped and fell under
the wheels, being terribly mangled and
dying shortly afterward. His remains
were brought to his home in this city
last evening.
The funeral will take place from the
' cathedral Sunday afternoon at 2:30
o'clock. Redington was unmarried and
lived with his parents at 345 Goodrich
avenue. He was twenty-two years of
age and had been in the employ of_ the
road for three years.
Redington played with Glenwood and
caught the last game played locally
by the Spaldings. From 1890 to. 1897
he played with the Hamm's Exports,
which was the former name. He was
considered one of the best catchers and
anfielders in fast amateur ball circles
in the Northwest.
Redington made himself a popular
favorite in his service at Duluth, the
enthusiasts of yvhich city will regret
his death deeply.
INNOCENCE OF DREYFUS.
To Admit It "Would Be Terrible lor
His Unjust Accnsers.
LONDON, Oct.- 29.— 1n moderate circles, ac
cording to the Paris correspondent of the
Times, where a serious effort Is being made
to discover the truth in the Dreyfus affair, the
impression left by the report of M. Bard,
official reporter to the oourt of cassation, and
by the requisiore (petition) of M. Manua, the
procurateur general "is profound, painful and
discouraging." The correspondent of the
Times continues:
"The thought which weighs like a pall on
the country, seems to be a reluctance to
believe In the complete innocence of Dreyfus,
because euc&> belief would involve such ter
rible conseauences for those responsible tow
the unjust condensation."
IMPORTANT MISSION.
Marshal Martinez Campos Starts for
Paris, Bearing Peace Papers.
MADRID, Oct. 28.— Marshal Martinez Cam
pos, after an audience with the queen regent
and a prolonged conference with the minister
of finance, Senor Puigcerver, left this even
ing for Paris with important papers for the
Spanish peace commissioners.
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01 OP HIS SLURS
WHAT WILLIAM HENRY EUSTIS
SAID TO ALBERT BERG ABOUT
THE SWEDES
SEEMS ALWAYS READY
TO HAND ONE OUT'
WHY JOHN LIND IS GOING TO GET
THE SWEDISH-AMERICAN
VOTE
THE OTHER CANDIDATE
THEY CANNOT STAND
"I "Wish to God the Swedes Had
Never Voted for Me," Is Not the
Only Time the Guaranty Loan
Candidate Has Expressed Him
self on the Scandinavian Vcitcrs
Whom He Now Wants So Badly.
The Republican committee and Its
auxiliary force of newspapers are in
a pitiable state of lather about the
destination of the flood of ballots that
will be set going by the Swedish-Amer
ican voters of Minnesota a week from
next Tuesday. They make a bluff at
believing that the Swedish-Americans
who intend to support John Lind will
do so because he is their countryman.
Among themselves they know it
would not make the slightest difference
what was the nationality of the union
candidate; he would get the Swedish
vote as against a man who has ma
ligned and insulted the Swedes. If
John Lind were a German-American or
an Irish- American or of any other na
tionality, he would revive the support '■
of the Swedish-Americana as against'
Eustis; or if the union forces had
nominated any other candidate, ho
matter whom, Eustis would never have
received the Swedish support. But
with John Lind, every Inch a man and
a patriot and to the last drop of blood
an American, on the Democratic ticket,
and Eustis, who has on more than one
occasion gone out of his way to snub
a Swede, nominated by the Republi
cans, it ls not difficult to guess the re
sult.
William Hy Eustis, the Guaranty
Loan-street railway candidate for gov
ernor, has developed an amazing fond
ness for that class of voters to whom
he has referred so sneeringly so many
times. Mr. Eustis says he never called
them "cattle," but only said he was
sorry they had voted for him.
Here is another instance wherein he
showed his great fondness for the
Swedes:
At the first meeting of the central
committee Mr. Eustis was laying down
the law as to how he proposed to have
the campaign conducted.
"The first thing we've got to do,"
said this eminently practical politician,
"is to square it with the Swedes. You
never can tell what they are going to
do."
Albert Berg, himself a Swede and a
candidate on the ticket, broke in to re
mark that he has always deprecated
the raising of the nationality issue and
believed it was bad politics to raise if
now.
"That's all right for you to say now."
said Eustls, with one of his sneers, "but
there'd have been hell to pay among
the Swedes if you hadn't been nom
inated."
Knowing Mr. Eustis had exhausted
every possible resource to defeat him
in the convention, Berg said nothing,
and the incident closed there, but it
will be heard from again Nov. 8.
After that date Mr. Eustis will not
have occasion to make the complaint
which the Pioneer Press admits he
made when he said: "I wish to God the
Swedes hadn't voted for me."
CLAUSEN AND STEELE.
The Grain Inspector Is Ansrry Be
came of a Netvs Leakage.
"Good morning," said Judge Steele,
as he entered the office of the chiei
grain inspector yesterday.
"Good morniing, Judge," replied Clau.
sen somewhat gruffly.
"Thought I'd drop in to s*e what you
had in the morning's mall," continued
the chairman of the state central com
mittee.
"I'd like to know," said Clausen, a&
he savagely bit the end off a fresh
cigar, "who it is that's tipping off to
the Democrats everything that come*
off around these committee . rooms
They can't tell me that Globe gets
everything without somebody being in
with it, and I can't say that I just like
the idea of having traitors ln oui
midst."
Judge Steele paid no attention to the
somewhat groutty condition cf his vis«
a-vis, but lazily fumbled the package
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