THE OTOGO DAILY TIMES WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2, 1898.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 11050, 2 March 1898, Page 2

THE OTOGO DAILY TIMES WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2, 1898.

•'\LiBERTr, Equality, " is a motto which finds small favour with the Ererieh populace of to-day. There can be little.'doubt; that an unreasoning and relentless race-hatred hue been lai'gely responsible for the judicial scandal of tHe Dreyfus case. It is" certain that this i fueling incited the turbulent Parisian j mob to.-the. cries and acts which gave •' } a diversified interest to M. Zola's trial; | f'and -when the sorry scene was ended j aid the* spectators Were congratulating | each other on a notable" triumph of in- ; justice, the cheers for'the army were mingled with curses of the Jews. According' to a cablegram of February 21: " A mob-of- 3000 Parisians, led by M. Millevoye and M. ThiebAud, threatened the Jewish residents of the . city with death. The police prevented their-lootingrthe-shops .occu-' jpied-by 1 the Jews^aridjsren^ualfjv sue"deeded 4n-^ißp'eisi»g—the^-mob.""- Of course, the fact of Dreyfus being a Jew might serve to infuriate the mob and yet nofii'orm a motive of hostility with 'the'judicial and other authorities who ha;Ve j^ad^he^caag in,hand. v These might say : " True, Dreyfus is a Jew, and this fact has quickened the resentment of the populace ; but we cannob be blamed for this effect any more than for ■ the origin: it is" all one to us > whether he be a Jew or a Christian." And, indeed, something of this kind has been said. But such a disclaimer dn'tHe'part'of the authorities' milst not. ,be too readily accepted. There is grave reason, for-'supposing;-; that the ■ ahti- ! Semitic basis of the anti-DREYFtrs agita- i j fciori has no restricted reference, to the mob. M. Bers-ar*d LazarX in i his widely circulated pamphlet, confines | himself to the judicial facts of the case^ j merely alluding to probable motives_in_ j these" I W6i (r(lS:"*mi©wfiter'llias purposely" j avoided the darker aspect of a casein | which there, can be little doubt that J malevolent and racial hatred has played j ajtrominent part. This may yet be i disclosed, when ample proof is at "hand." {Many of Dreyfus's friends"'boldly | assert that the entire business 1 has been a,n' anti-Semitic conspiracy : to;the prisoner's Jewish*' origin tlley^, attribute not only the -rancour with which, he has been pursued since his arrest,, not only the terribly unfair way in which he was treated in prison and in . .court, but the arrest itself. The Saturday Eeview, of December1 25, contains an outspoken article on "IDreyfus and I Anti-Semitism," signed " Alberi; I).. I Vandam." The following passago is worth quoting:—"l am not quoting my personal opinion, nor that of Diieypus's friends, but General 3)U Barail's, who is an absolutely impartial spectator of the StrifeWhifeh is | dividing France into.two very unequal j camps. In fact, the veteran soldier j who, in spite of his advanced age, has just produced the most delightful book lof ' Memoirs' that has seen the ! light since Marbol''s, distinctly gave me to understand" that anti-Semitism was not altogether without its influence upon the initial measures instituted after the discovery of the now famous letter. He gave his opinion in one pithy sentence ; but, as the French say, ' noiis j Savons cc que parler veut dire.'" " M. DREYFUs/'remarkedGeneralDußAßAiL, I " was the only. Jew on the General j Staff.' The writer goes on to show the' j reasonableness of this insinuation. He I points out. thdt the chief anti-Somitic , [ journal was in possession of the par-

ticulars of the arrest, garnished with convenient .iflisstatenients^includi rtg aii alleged conMgibnJf and was ctiligentij; exciting; ptilitic feeling against' the ■unnamed Jewish traitor, at a time w!hen ' other arid' more grjbrninent newspapers knew.hotHing. "I'Hi Privileged journal went aliotit its business in subtle fashidn. For indtahce : "The affair will be hushM' up because that officer is a .Jew.„.;— ,„ . r ™Ai>Fested a- .fopfcnight(ago, he has confessed everything (il a [fait dcs aveux completsj, and "there is I a-fJSolute1 proof ~^Jip"'}Te7Kas~Holcr "ouT" !'secrets to Gdrmarij.' Teople may say | wTiatlTfey likiriie is at""the~ pnsoiT^oT tlie Hue Cherche-Midi, but not under, his :6wri' Same-. 'Thfere' will TBe &ri '^attempt to convey^^hini surreptitiously" to Mulhausen, where his family lives." litfw-,-ifc is asked," did' a c'ofiip'aratively obscure pap§r be"d6ni^ T possessed of iiifor"mLttron'de'riied rt6;sftch'-a:jjiJpgr': as-; tlie. Figaro ? and the answer, according.; to the writer we-haveQuoted, is that the papers of a better class would have dealings to male that astutely ■- malevoieiife-nise of the-news' which the authorities had in mind. By-and-bye" the anti-Semitic organ./stil],-there is reason to belrevej at the instigation °^/Jl\®../^^l?P"^?B)';l'?y^hf4^S£??^a'V" articles with tlie* invidious titles of: " Jewish KSpiSrrag?! ;Hat{d :i Ajew^ in the Army,"—the latter -including a complete list of all Jewish^ .officers, in ,|he. array' ami-■ navy, Und^erl^i JJeMsh>* badets in the military academy. Other papers took /up. .the, .cry, knd ..the.' line, of ,-argument was—- , D^ftu^^ Mrayer^ance, whlyT" Because he was "not a Frenchman buf-'a-?e"w. TKe thffSatuA day Eeview1 ' intintiolis 1' the1' traitors CHAmBLAiir, BoNNß^'and (xUiiiOTjrwho were-'iiot '3eWii,^hfitf'~gfes'!<jfc: to observe:" v_" 'journals^.liKe" L^' Drapeau, (th© 'organ' of "SM ifeSgu^tif jMßrio^s); ■' and 'those already, .mentiojiea, were : particularly careful not to notice the '. trialv pf^ -Bow-kjet-by:' as much •as ai syllable'; -'■'■■' they ' pfeserve the: • same- f silence with ?egWd" J:t6 the pro-, .ceedings of Chatellik ; but when a man ;am-ed i;-''^^tffiWXticb!ri was: arrested dn the bf.i-lespion'age, they all took care* to f announce that Schwabtz'.-was a: JeWaM .'gaye. the world a taste of their {quality in the Vay of Jew-baiting. When, however, it had been ascertaineci.tlia.tjScHWAßTz waTr^hmtian7*the'persecution leased? 1" We could make many other extracts from this; and other; sortrces, all supporting the inference that, Pjjeyeus ha^to thank his Jewish*"'bioodj' not only for the wild htftrM 6f tie Fre'ncS populace, but also for .the dogged,' calculating, ruthless animosity;. of : - the „ French.,: authorities and the French^ press. ■■-„ 1 .!. French volatility,'has eagerly enf---bracedthe ;; notion that Dil-gYoPtrs, iii his alleged treachery,-had-a-Jewish syndicate at-his back, arid-that the aim.wasy • and is, the ruin of France as the country'-* of the French people." The idea is absurd enough,,M't tlie'WMe^pMad of the Jews, not. only in .France but : throughout the.,. Continent is* a grim " fact. It is a strange phenomenon, too, that this. racial prejudice grows while religious' bigotry'becomes "les'sV : So strong;- is -the sentiment, .in.,,mpre ; than' one! country. tKat^ even.^ calm observers think that terrible ; massacres ate likely""to:pccur'spQnep or later. The political LiberaM" in' i ':th^.se;:'count)ries.-: hkve^fdfeal|en^;tKe"7J^is^^au^e,: ior'V though :-..;■ they.: .are r sup^ose^ tr "ipyW^ &nd huManityl%eir" Hatred 'of »• :.capitalism is the stronger, feeling. The ; J6w has his faults, and he is not always aiConvenrent''fella;!V^crttzenV!but . it^ cannot? be seriously- pretended that ihis conduct affords •juS6ificatiib:a for jthe 'i. bitterness, -the -eallous-erueli^of-'the ;' Ejiropeari feeling. We.jcan':only regard ! this feeling as a disp;racpful anofdis-j h^ar tuning pliehPirreiioli "ugiy^io" t^ on the story of .Eurbpefan progress. And there appears to..be little likeli- . hpod of a better 'state., of ' things j being brought about.'' " Thexe is. oxxe'l earfehly hope-. ot Jjustice.- Jor. _..the.; Jew," remarks the Spectator, " aiid but one, and. that is that.the.Christi^n races. of -Ewpej^sharl-em^brace-: th^ doctrines s o£ Christ.".. ;Happily .the .JBritiah Efnpire is still on the side of. liberty aijd faiSpl«y^s; '■ iAa "iEfUc'^m'ptitbr -i!he Jdw may not always bs loved by'; his :;Britislr- neighbours;:^: mJ.isometiTiies:;. "|Wer^ ; ;tiiay;, inurfniirs, o^VilWeelitig,'[ esbecially. tinder circumstance?. at - in■du"striar"p'res'sWre7"b¥rtße?e~li "justzce ; for the. Jew as-for the Briton under the : Britishflag',"'Avith the consequence that large numbers of Jews, while loyal to their, race and racial aspirations, .are.' among th«" mbst eagerly ptoicrtic subjects of the British QraEir.

The.Minister for Lands was in;town yester- '- ; % on departmental business and:-remained ! overnight. >■ ..•<>.•—*v. , i Mr Pauiin telephoned at 8.45 last evening : ! "N.B, to tf-.W. •rt'hids, changing to S.W., and I rain showers within 24- hoars ; barometer • ■fall."--- ~•■■ •■■•.- • . j The criminal sessions of the Supreme Court ' wfer'gjcpntidtied, yesterday.;. Mir.'Justice Den-I liiatou postponed passing sentence on.Thomas ! Ghatterley, pending the consideration of soma [ law points a*: to ttie .admisaibility of evidence i given by a mau who was jointly charged with i the theft. A Chinese assault case from the ; goldfields wae heard, and the accused, who wan j il o!!JJ?*.<?<!>. w.'U.bsl. b™ught,_upJE«r *en.t?.sc.e fc.^ss ' morning. A charge of stealing' tobacco from ■ Mr W. G. Neill's store was proceeded with ! against one of the two parties indicted. The ' other acoused is said to be co ill that his rt- [ moval from the hospital would be dangerous, ; and hia Honor consented to the accused bfting ' tried separately. Considerable progress was i made with the case, and if; will ba resumed this '

morning. The fine imposed upon George M'Millan for failing to attend as a juryman was remitied, his Honor being satisna'd' that Mr M'Milian had had no intention of disregarding the summons of. the court. , Some, consternation was caused in Princes street about 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon by the bolting of the horses attached io Mrs P. O. Neill's carriage from the Octagon.'td. the City Hotel. The jduriiey was a short one, but it

was very unpleasant while it lasted for the occupants of. the. carriage—Mrs Neill and her daughter (Mr* F. 0. Bridgniao), and the driver (A. Sharp). It appears that, at the Octagon, ons of the horses, ou being touched up with the, whip, became restive and. got his hind hoof over the pblft, upon which both" horses

became unmanageable atid: dashed along the; street;. The driver, who beia the reins with a ' firm hani!, was handicapped by one iof tha brake btoek* earning'off, bttb lie neVfetthtless succeeded in pulling the horses to a standstill at the City Hotel. Mrs Neill and Mrs Bridgman then Alighted, none the worse for their adventure. : The, carriage .was; damaged, ana one of the horses sustained alight injuries. • „ After the arrival of the, mid-day train an - Lawrence the engirio, "while shunting, ran (out correspoddGut".)writes) into a waggon and pair of horses driven by Mr Gilohrist, wiio was crossing to the goods she! at the time. Mr Gilchriifc' fortunately escaped with a few feruises, but the horaos were cut a good deal about the legs, »ud will ba unable to work tor some time.

Mr M'Kinlay'g boot factory at Hillside was broken into reoently and ». quautifcy of gootis,. valued at a small sum, was tiken away. The , police haye the matter in hand, '.

At yesterday's meeting of the Dunedin Presbytery the Rev. J. C-Jibb intimated that ihe Com"mitiee on Union' had agreed to recommend the synod to. postpone the discussion of the union tirxtil tne October of synod. He ( thonghs he was entirely justified in saying that it was morally cgrfcxin that the question vreuld net be^disciussed'at the Match meeting of'sjnod. " i The monthly meeting of the executive of the ', Retailers' Association vras held on Monday. Applications -having -haen -received fcom-ths-president of; the Regatta Committee to declarer! Friday, 25* March, A-bjJl^lmKdwyrand from -tihe^ecretary-of-fche-Jubttes • GomOTTttee~t7<r de* clare Thwrs-Jaj, 24th.3lKro!iira,"bsifcholiday, it vwtsresolvsd that the original decision of-keep-itig s. whole day on the 25td: March only be adhered to. Applications having been ie&d from the publishers ,of Jubilee programmes for perrnise.iQa_,to .obtain, from the, rn^mb.e.rs.srt!^ vertisements in these programmes, the secret fcary wag irisfcrUctad to reply that &d-the associationhad decided' not to.advertise in this wiy the aancfcioH of the executive cottld no!; be given. '£hi matter of a report respecting -af. change of the name of the association was-Referred to the n-^xt meeting. The president aiid yice-ptesi-dents were appointed a committee to confer and act with the secretary in cannectiou with the debt-collecting department and the private list of persons who do not pay their accounts. . Me~fmnre!jsion which.to aome extent j>fe& vails that first offenders are entitled to fche benefit of the First Offenders' Probation Act was ffgecificdly corrected st.tbe. Supreme Court on Monday. Sir Jdstide" Denniston remarked that it would be Very dangeroiis for it to % thought that « first ofiehce might be com-, mitfced wifcho'ut fear of punishment;. The act placed ib within the discretion of ,the .court tor admit & first offeuder in'certavd' cases to probation', _'buf, it should be'distitibtly"understood . that probation would not be granted as i'inatter. 6£; course.'Two oaender»' iiwera admitted to pr66atibi), but were strongly admonished, and in' 6he' case his Honor remarked that it could hafdly^ be"' conceived ttiatTa^ knowledge °6f the existence of fch'6 act had, any connection with,, the commission of th1* ■brims/ In-a'third case, where''a'sTmilar application was made, tho .; accused was sentenced to a term of impriiorimen<*~: -'-—~~ ?.-._;;. i.-". .r"T''-" vrr.-'-r.: ■::::.-::. .■■-,_; From all parts of Otago and Southland men smitten- with the gold fever are packing up their ■ traps and starfilfiV off tHeJlong journey to '•the Sloiidyfee■''^oldIfieiffs.J':'T£ere''is";.Saraly'» cotiritfy Tfffjsgr-whiclr is;1 norcbastanSty' recording the departure of some one or. othecwho is anxione to become rich quickly.-' A "direct: steamer—the A.U.S.N.'s Cape Qfcway—is now definitely announced to leave' the.colony, takint; nerdeparture from Auckland ori tne llthiust. for Juneau and Dyea, the nearesfi pdr'fcs to tKe: golafield«;; -■'■■' ■ ■■■ ■■■; ;■ ~" r. '" '-.'-■ ••• . ■ -*sP-S9'.?.*.me?ting of the council of the. Otago __ Acclimatisation Society held yesterday was 'attended by Messrs Begg (cbsirraan^Marshall, Chishplm, . Stronac'fl, Campbeli;. Thomson, Forrest, Bigarj Neill,;_ Goldsmith, Brown, arid RusE'elll A, letter ':was received from, the, Colonial. Secretary announcing., that, two ship-., lnents of salmon ova, of 91,000 and 54-,000 respectively, consigned,to the ..Government by the Age'ntg'enera',' left"' London,on' February '4per Rimutaka. JChe shipments' were to.be handed over to the society to be liberated; in suitable waters". It was agreed ,to tike charge. of the ova and batch" them out;1 and that onehalf of, the, young'fish be delivered to the -^Southland society. It was"agreed that Mr D. eB-rII .be employed during the'".pleasure of the council at £10 per annum to look after the red deer at Lake Hawesi, 'to prevent poaching, and generally-conserve the society's interests in the "district. . ■;••. .-. ■ ;-;-. ■-. - * .-■ rA meeting of the committee of the Technical Classes Association was held in the Technical School on Moridiy afternoon, and attended'-By Measrs A.-Burt (in the chair), W. Cutten, J. ,-ffislop, M. J. !5. ■MitckeDzle; M.H.R's., D. M'Nicoll, G. Sin\pß*6n,~ G/M." Thomson, and D. White. The draft annual .report, and balance sheet were" fcnb'njittVd Vand' approved.'" Subcommittees were appointed to:carry out further necessary works,. iucluJir/j-neWfexit; stairs from -the cHemical and physicaT laboratories, -„com-, 1 pletioh"6f dr'aifap:g*V&ij".,and'^'to report"oa the -necessary furniture for fche°6l»esrooms. Later on: the Hops..W.M. Bolt and D. Pinkerton, M^L:C'si, and :Md6sis J[: A'i" MillarV 'and A. Morrison, M.H.tX'.s, met th.B committee,; wdnt over theßuildings,'an\3 resolved to forward a V round robin " to the Minister for Education. urging the claims of the association for a sufficient grant'to enable it to the wcjrk in time for the opening ;6i the session on Aprils. The HabSitier of tiie association are abbut £300j against-a- oredit'balance of'• some' £1-25, whiW'iii'is estimated*'tKat about £500 will be required to fie. up the room*. ■■ r The. tenders for^ the.. Mornington. Tramway, •Compant'B debentures have'been opened, with th 6 gratifying Jesuit that the amount was found to;be: over-subscribed to tig extent of £2000. .AIJ the debentures have- consequently bson allocated;'. ■■• ■ \ ;.:.- '■ :.~ '-■' The Press says that the Kev. "~Jl.- Ohodowskij formerly Jewish miaister in Chrigtchurch, andlafcely of Brisbane, is' applyiug .for' a 'similar position sto the Dunedin congregation, in succession to th^e Rev. Mr Harrison. The HenleY Snbool Gomaiittse voted for Dr Brown", Messrs Caldeif and Sim'for : th^ vacancies: bnHha Education Board ; the Pine Hill Comaiittee for Dr Browo, Mensrs CJaider and Graen ; kh4 Hyde Committee^ for £>t Brown, ,2fltegsr* Borria and Clark ; and the Kaitangata Com-! njittee for Dr Brown and Messrs Clarkand Sim^ ; ,,The voiiug papers .of/Jthe school comniittees will be openedit' a special nseeting of the Edacatiorilioard this,afternoon.

; A public me*Jtinjr whichV&onjfd attract soms interest will be held in1, connection with the Wesleyan Conference this ovening. The Rev. S. V. Prior will deal with " Gambling," and tuft Rev. J. H. Sim monds with the" Working Man and the Church "■; while Mr N. Audrew will discuss the (juestiou of whether conciiifttioii and arbitration are being oarried tod far. . Oa .Saturday night last, after choir practice, a^iurnberof member* of the congregation of the Church of Si;. Barnabas, Warriagton, assembled iv the schoolroom to say good-bye to. Mr.aud Mrs P. Latter prior to their departure tor Auckland. Mr-Sirgison, on behaU of the congregation, expressed their great ragreVst losing Mr acd Mrs Latter, and feelingly referred to the kindly relation* that had existed during tho period that Mr. Latter.had conducted services there. As a practical proof of ths> siaoerity of ; his remarks, .he asked their acceptance of a ! purse of sovereigns. Mr Latter suitably ' replied,' : »hd ■ said thai hei-'valued the kind i remarks that accompanied the gift as much as • the gift itself. v , ... ;., :. v

| After a series of brilliant triumphs" in the j sister colonies Mr Franft: Thorutou and hia 1 company of cornea'ana arrived yesterday at the \ Bluff per Talune, and will comhietice their ■ season >in: Dunfcdin nexb Saturday afe the | Princess Theatre in the latest London novelty, i " The Strange Adventures'' of feliss Brown," j a furce-comedy, which has.evidentiv most successfully ful filled its destiny in Australia as a . merrymaker.

■ Old though waxworks arid Punch and Judy ' shows are as?<'forms of entertainment, they almost represent a novelty in Dunedin, and Rowley's waxworks museum, which will open to-morrow in premises in the Octagon, will in ■ all. probability be. heartily welcomed by reei- ! deuts. ■;.' : : . '

Watch and Jewellery Repairs.—ft. &T. Young Ss Princes street, ha,ve a large staff of skilled workmen, and special attention is given t^ all repairs entrusted to them." Jewellery mide up to any design. ■ Reduced charged—Adv't. . Special f di to-morrow .at Mollison ajJt> Oo's "Tip-Top Sale, : 75 ladies' ■umbrellat, slightly damaged, wortli froui is (id to lla 6d, all to 'clear at one pi-ice—namely, 2s lid each. —Advt. Far Punctual Time.!— l'eteu Dick moat reliable Watch waiter and Je.weller, ogposife Ceffse'Palace litoray plate, Dune Sin:' Charse3 strictly moderate.—Advt.