GENERALS PANIC-STRICKEN

PATY DU CLAM'S INDISCRE

TIONS,

COMPROMISE THE STAFF,

(Press Association—Copyright.)

LONDON, August 2i

Major Esterhazy was recognised ii Oxford street, and a great crowo gathered around and hooted him. The police helped to conduct him to a cab. ,| The Daily News states that the generals are wavering. r The Times' Paris correspondent says the generals are so panic-stfickeE that they are discussing the expe diency of acknowledging Major Ester hazy as the author of the bordereau, but declaring that Dreyfus was an ac complice and purveyor of the docu mente through an intermediary. PARIS, August...24,

At the trial Major Esterhazv;S pre vious evidence and letters to M, Faure were read..,; ;.
General Gonse testified that Major Esterhazy was* never the right-hand man of the headquarters' staff. Colo nel Paty Dv Clam's indiscretione compromised the whole staff. He ad mitted that he attempted to shield Esterhazy. ■, Dreyfus is struggling vigorouslj for liberty. < >

He interposes and corrects wit nesses in regard to. dates, and demol ishes their conclusions.
M. Labori's clever cross-exaaonina tion further discredited the prbsecu tion.
General Meroier admitted he had no right to give formal orders for the submission of secret documents at the 1894 trial, and said he gave moral orders.
Esterhazy, writing from London, says: "If the generals make Dreyfus my accomplice, the present trial will collapse and lead to the inevitable death of persons I have not hitherto desired to kill"

The Transvaal.
BOERS IN LAAGER NEAR MAFEKING.
(Press Association—Copyright.) PRETORIA, August 24. The Transvaal, during three years, haa imported to Delagoa Bay 149,000 riflea, 6400 revolvers and 398 tons oi ammunition.
The Boers employ a force of secrei police at Lorenzo Marquen. LQNDOi>, August 24.
