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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1899
Page
8
Rennes September 11 Captain Dreyfus was found guilty by the court martial of treason against France and sentenced to ten years detention. The vote stood five to two with English and German opinions not complimentary to the court.
Rennes Sept 12 judges of the Dreyfus courtmartial, by mutual agreement, asked the republic president through General Lucas that Dreyfus not be subjected to a new degradation. Labori's secretary informed Dreyfus of the move and he said he still has hopes.
Rennes Sept 11 Dreyfus endures the verdict with calm and expects release by Oct 15 after five years on Devil's Island. He asks his wife for a novel to read to divert his thoughts as court officials debate ten year terms and possible further degradation.
Religious leaders across England condemned the Dreyfus verdict calling the judges Judas Pilate and Jeffries. Canon Scott-Holland warned France stands at the judgment bar while Rev. Hughes urged France to abandon infamy or lose allies. Rev. Robbins called the crime of the five judges a great crime.
Berlin reaction to the Rennes verdict is one of stupefaction and condemnation. The press denounces the decision as cowardly and unpolitical, stressing a widening rift between France and the civilized world and a barrier that must be breached by time and effort. Paris meanwhile anticipates possible Dreyfus pardon amid hopeful human sentiment.
In Vera Cruz on September 9 report a beef shortage due to heavy cattle exports to Cuba since the war. Prices rise making beef unaffordable for the poor, with Mexico City reports showing widespread complaints and calls for a heavy export duty similar to Guatemala's $20 per head levy.
Chicago church leaders protest the Dreyfus verdict while a Lafayette monument in France moves forward. A Lafayette monument committee notes it has raised more than $106,000 and needs no religious assistance.
The steamer Antarctic, departing Helsine boro on May 25 with an expedition led by Professor A G Nathorst, was sighted off The Skaw near Jutland on return from Greenland. She found no trace of the dissang ceronaut, continuing the search for Andree.
General Miles urged purchasing rapid fire guns for the Philippines and chaired the board of ordnance. General Buffington opposed the plan. Secretary Root visited Sandy Hook to test the gun and decide its merits. He is said to have decided the gun should be used, though the number to be sent remains unknown.
Carson Nevada September 9 1906 yesterday was a general holiday in western Nevada all business suspended to honor William Jennings Bryan Mining activity halted as Virginia City sent 1000 underground workers to a mass meeting where Bryan spoke over an hour focusing mainly on expansion.
Mrs. David Eichberg of Atlanta started a campaign to raise funds from American Jews to present a sword to Captain Alfred Dreyfus for treason conviction. Mme Dreyfus replied the captain could not accept a sword from the American people.
Washington reports the state department may replace United States Consul Lange at Bremen over fee irregularities. Henry W. Diedrich, currently consul at Magdeburg, is expected to be promoted to the Bremen post.
A semi official statement from Budapest on September 11 says a movement is under way to oppose sending exhibits to the Paris exposition in 1900. Many exhibitors have withdrawn notices of participation because the present state of affairs in France makes it unsafe to ship exhibits.
Barbourville Kentucky September 12 James Harbroad son of a former city minister is wanted in Winfield Kansas for assault with intent to kill. He is jailed awaiting the arrival of the Kansas sheriff and has used the alias John A Black a local banker as he travels.
A cable from General Otis reports Newport sailed with nine officers and 66 enlisted men. The party includes 463 discharged men 10 civilians and volunteers from the signal corps. A sizable portion are listed as sick.
Key West reports 23 new yellow fever infections and two deaths in 24 hours. Many residents are being sent to the Dry Tortugas detention camp as the health crisis deepens. Baltimore notes the death of former Congressman Charles B. Roberts at 57, a Democratic member of the Forty-fourth and Forty-fifth Congresses.
Brigus N F Sept 11 The Windward Captain John Bartlett from North Greenland Aug 26 arrived reporting all well onboard. The Diana to follow. Peary and crew prepared winter supplies and Fort Conger work with frostbitten feet.
Sheriff Henderson of Logan county with a 15 man posse captured Devil Anse Hatfield his son Bob and John Dingess at the Hatfield fort thirty miles from Williamson West Virginia without bloodshed. They will be taken to Pike County for murder trial linked to the Hatfield McCoy feud. Cap Hatfield remains at large hunted by a posse.
The steamship Bertha arrived from Alaskan ports carrying a large quantity of treasure from the arctic gold fields. The purser is in charge of 1,250,000 dollars belonging to the Alaska Commercial company and 68 passengers brought down notable dust, though the total amount is not yet known.
Emperor William spoke to the Carlsruhe burgomaster praising the conduct of the troops. He said centuries may pass before permanent peace is achieved and that the surest bulwark of peace for the German empire rests with its princes and the army they lead.
In Gibraltar on September 9 Admiral Dewey inspected the training ships Saratoga and alliance amid loud cheers on leaving the vessels. The Saratoga sailed in the afternoon for Madeira.
WIRE LIFTINGS reports include General Isidro Jiminez landing in Santo Domingo and the Marblehead arriving in San Francisco. A rumor about President M A San Clemente of Colombia is denied. Kid McCoy KO Geoffry Thorn at Broadway Athletic Club. torpedo boat contracts face delay due to steel famine. Mrs. Sarah Baker dies in Philadelphia aged 80 after 69 years on stage. Deed filed for Thomson Houston factory to National Carbon Company with 100000 revenue stamps. Yellow fever vanishes from Yucatan. Army Nurses Association meets in Philadelphia. George A Jones dies of heat in Louisville. Cincinnati Opera House burns after lightning. Mexican independence anniversary preparations underway. Freight wreck near Williamson WV kills seven. Trust deed filed in St Louis for 400 million by St Louis Junction Mountain and Southern Railway. Detroit ordered to Latraya Venezuela amid revolution signs. Chicago records six prostrations from heat. Secretary Hay leaves Washington for summer in New Hampshire. Peru president Eduardo Toman criticizes prisoners. Mearsarge battleship to be ready for trial by late September. Alexandria plague deaths total 46, stamping out believed. Avalllis set for Kansas City fruit growers national convention. James K Jones Jr arrives in Washington to clarify his father’s chairmanship.
Saturday report notes Spokane Washington post to be repurposed as an Indian school. Creditor action closes Anti Wis screen door factory with liabilities around 55000. Subtreasury gold certificates drawn amount to 44277530 since August 7. Professor Von Valkens from the University of Berlin to Caro lines for soil flora study. Cuba tobacco protest against Porto Rican duty free entry. Omaha bank theft case notes Tel fer Nedef Copeland captured. St. Louis parks chief William Pape shot by a huckster Pry who then killed himself. Peddler license dispute cited.
The Marine hospital service reports 159 total yellow fever cases in Key West to date. Dr Leving of the United States arrives in Oporto to study bubonic plague. The Marquette range iron mines raise wages 10 cents a day.
Mrs Paul Gilmore dies in Dubuque Indiana from heart failure. Forest fires burn ten miles near Marseilles France destroying several chateaus. Kearsarge speed trials set for September 25 on New England course. Cleveland Belt and Terminal railway sold to Wheeling and Lake Erie. Peru declines to ratify Philadelphia exposition rep due to economy. Naco Arizona cowboys clash with Mexican guards. two killed. Japanese government buys mill equipment in Ohio. 25 rail cars needed. California Jewish drive aims to block Paris exposition state exhibit funding. Extra legislative session likely to repeal act.
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