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LIKE A SIEGE CITY TROOPS ritKSKKVINO I'ICACK OJ STKKKTS Ol' I'AKIS fie re re Clnfthes I) urine Worst Honrs, miO Number of People AYoumlori 'J lioumind Arrnit Dar in U lin liny rAUIS.-Tho long dreaded May day failed to bring the royolutiori which inflamatory journals predicted, but nono the loss brought scenes ol extromo violence. The labor dis tricts which thousands of troops con trolled with difficulty, and even central portions of Paris have taken on the appearance of a siege, with regiments of infantry and cavalry camped about the Are de Triomphe, the bourse the Hank of France and the great railway station, whilo military sentinels paced before bunk.s and private establishments. The main thoroughfares in the residence portion of Paris remain tranquil. In the west end far removed from riotous scenes people were disposed to treat the events in the labor quarters as harmless effcrvescenco. Tt was, however, much more than that. Throughout the afternoon, dragoons, republican guards and cur iassirrs charged disorderly masses, sweeping the Place de la Rcpbuliquo and the broad boulevard de Magucta. Toward nightfall cavalry charged wilii drnwn swords and many persons were wounded on both sides. The manifestants overturned omnibuses and threw up hasty barricades. Over 1,000 arrests were made during the day. At no titnn did the demonstration reach the magnitude of a revolt, but was rather a leaderless tumult, in which the serious labor element, itruggling for a principle which was hopelessly confused with violent agitators, anarchists, revolutionists, roughs and a large number of jurious. The workmen never suc ceeded in forming a procession or even in assembling more than scattered bauds. Their chief action was a reunion of several thousands in the labor exchange at which a resolution was adopted not to return to work until the eight-hour day shall have been accepted. Tim worst hours of the day was toward 5 o'clock in tho afternoon, when tho police practically lost, con trol and were compelled to rely on the mounted troops. The latter, forming in lines twenty yards across md fifteen yards apart, swept around tho Place de la Rcpublique, driving she disorderly crowds into the sur rounding streots. Most of the mob jought refuge in the Boulevard do Magneta and at the Quai de Valmy, which became centers of disorders. Here trumphets sounded repeating commands to disperse and the cavalry galloped into the crowds, trampling arid injuring many. Here a consid erable number were wounded. liy 6 o'clock calm had been in a measure 'csro ted and most of the troops returned to their barracks. Throughout the disorders the authorities succeeded in executing their original plan of holding the disturbers strictly w ithin the limits of the labor districts and not permit ting them to press toward thn wealthy commercial and residential sections. Vehicular traffic is completely sus pended. Gabs, omnibuses and street cars are not running, the result being to give tho usually busy boulevard as singular aspect of de sertion. Enormous crowds of curious people fill tho streets. The Opera and other state theaters are open, the Opera having two squadrons of curassiors in the basement while Felix Weingartner is conducting a Bethoven and Berlioz festival in the auditorium. Ten of the leading theaters closed on account of tho exceptional conditions. The banks were closed throughout the day. Dragoons occupied the streets sur rounding the bourse and the other great financial establishments. The temper of the workmen is threatening. They claim that tlr police acted brutally, and. cite many incidents of innocent people liein, beaten and arrested. They declare that this was only the beginning of tho movement. Reports from tho provinces show that there were violent demonstra tions at Marseille, Brest, Bordeaux, St. Etienne, Lyons and Rouen. At Marseilles processions carrying red flags and creating violent disorders came in collision with the troops and a number of persons were injured. A FIRE THREATENS rKUIOD OF DASGKR I'OK SAN F KAN CISCO HIS ITU KISS A LAUNDRY IS BURNED thk mm.ni.Na and tiik contknts aim: totally dkstkoyki) Oenornl Alnrtn Sounded, nml llnrcl it nil BuccBddf nl I'lirlit Mario to Knvo the Atljiikilui: Itutlclltica SAN I'KAN'CISCO.-A firo which threatened the destruction of the general hospital at the Presidio in which were more than soven hundred patients, broko out at -1:15 o'clock in the morning in the hospital laundry. A general alarm was sounded and besides tho regular post fire organi zation, hundreds of soldiers turned out to fight the flames. The latin fry building and contents were totally destroyed, but by tremendous efforts the fire was confined to that building and did not reach the hospital buildings only a few yards away, j The medical department of the 'regular army has been puttinp into practice the experience gained in the camps established on the Atlant ic coast during tho Spanish-American war. Surgeons and assistants who attended the dying and the sick when typhoid fever and maladies decimated tho regiments in camps have been safe-guarding the health of San Francisco's stricken thousands ever since the earthquake, and sani tary regulations have been provided in accordance with the bitter lessons taught during that period. As a part of the general system of army relief there has been established on a level lawn south ol the music stand in Golden Gate park a complete regi mental field hospital, probably tho first that has over been erected in this city. A detail of one hundred men under command of Captain H. H. L. Gilchrist, constitutes tho ad ministrative force and the hos ital has now a capacity of three hundred patients although but eighty have been received to date. A consign ment of odorless excavator troughs, which are pronounced the highest type of sanitary convenience have been received. The system will be installed at once. Every elTort is being made by the health commission to concentrate the hospital work at as few points as possible and as rapidly as the patients from the smaller emergency hospitals can be made comfortable at tho larger ones, the smnller ones are being abolished. This serves a double purpose, concen trating the work and at the same time permittng scores of physicians who until now have been giving all their time and attention to this work, to give some thought to their own interests. Twenty-six of the drug stores in the district not wiped out by lire were decided upon by the health commission as locations for free dis pensaries. Within three days at tho most each of those stores will be sup plied with drugs and will be placed in charge of competent druggists. The supplies will be secured from tl.o main drug supply station at the Presidio, and at any one of these dis pensaries it will bo possible to have filed, free of charge, all physicians' prescriptions. The commercial banks belonging to the clerking house association have arranged to open for new or "special" business. The arrangement is to receive all depGsits that customers may desire to make on new accounts. The depositors may check out these new balances without restriction or limit. The plan for new or special business was adopted in Oakland and other parts of Alameda county and so successful wns it in its operation that the banks havo now resumed regular business and are receiving more money than they are paying out. The savings banks are most anxious to resume business, but they are not willing to jeopardise the interests of their depositors by open ing their vaults a moment before it is quite safe to do so, the contents of several vaults (not savings banks) (having been prematurely opened hav ing been destroyed. 1 A. large proportion, if not a major ity, of the business men, who were thanking their lucky stars during the big conflagration that their valuables were inclosed in firo proof vaults, have awakened to desperate realiza tion of the unquestionable force ol "the San Francisco fire. OFFERS AN INSULT VENEZUELA SltES FIT TO SNU CO LOMBIA AO A IN UNFRIENDLY FEELING REFUSAL TO HKCEIVK !!(. III'K UK HA CAUSES FEKI.1NC) Action Such That It Cuniint Well lie Overlooked, and Tulk of Wnr Indulcod tu-Chlim It Stubborn ST. PETERSBURG. Absolute con firmation of the reported retirement of Premier Witte. which has been the sole topic of conversation in political circles, is still lacking, but in St. Petersburg only a few skeptics express doubt that the once powerful premier has surrendered the reins. Count Witte himself is as silent as a sphinx on this subject. A strong intimation was given that the appear ance of Count Witte's resignation will not be announced until the con vocation of the national parliament, and tho plausible theory was ad vanced by people at court that Count Witte's dismissal is not a move in the direction of reaction, but really is due to the desire nn the part of Emperor Nicholas to put himself in line with the result of the elections and that his purpose is to reorganize the cabinet to meet the new condi tions by the inclusion of some consti tutional democratic ministers, though the leadership of the ministry will rest In the hands of a man of the emperor's own choice. Close observers will not be nma.ed by the retirement of Minister of the Interior Durnovo as weil as of Premier Witte. The liberal leaders, however, are nonplussed by the remarkable change of commanders at. this crucial instant and are inclined to interpret it as showing that reaction has obtained tho upporhnud. These prophets predict the dissolu tion of the national parliament and all sorts of retrograde movements. There is much speculation as to the probable successor of Premier Witte. Count IgnntiofT, who gen erally is regarded as one of the lead ing spirits in the reactionary move ment, but who, during the debate preceding tho adoption of the national parliament law on Sep tember 19, 1905, showed that he could be liberal when the necessity arose, is mentioned instead of Former Finance Minister KokovcsolT, who. however, was received by Emporor Nicholas at the Tsarskoe Selo, M. Goremiken, former minister of the interior, and M. Akayamoff. minister of Justice, have announced that they are not in line for suc cessor. ; Members of the national parlia ment are arriving by every train. The approaching session of that body will be chiefly concerned with the solution of the agrarian question. Agrarian troubles already have been resumed in several districts of the country. Reports received here show that the peasants in the vicinity of Atkask have risen, burning the resi dences of the gentry and devastating estates. "The emperor may have decided to accept Premier Witte's resignation, but until the fact is published in the Oiilcial Messenger nothing is ab solutely certain. You can say, how ever, that Count Witte desires to go. He is worn out with the struggle. Nevertheless the situation at Tsars-koe-Selo changes with unexpected rapidity. A few hours may see tho promulgation of Count Witte's retire ment or, on the contrary, the dis missal of Interior Minister Dur novo." The above authoritive statement was made to the Associated press. The moment is certainly very criti cal. For the present Count Witte's enemies at court certainly have the upper hand, and on the very eve of the battle in parliament the emperor seems to be about to commit the. fatuous blunder of changing his com mander. The Reich attributes Count. Witte's downfall to two ausc3, the victory of the constitutional democrats and the consummation of the loan, adding that the emperor "simply jettisoned the premier when he had finished with him." If Count Witte goes there will be few words of regret in Russia. Al though his ability Is recognized here, as it abroad, tho ministry has oc cupied an anomolous position. WITTE LIKELY TO GO Itt'SSIAN I'HKMIEU .HAH) TO IIAVH SUKKUNDKKEt) 11HINS Itetlremrnt Looked Upon n Vlclorj Vur the Itriu'tlnnUti, Itut Km- puror'i rrojcnuu Nut ltrttl I'luln WASHINGTON. - Colombia and Venezuela are worse estranged than ever before as a result of Vice Presi dent vioinez of Venezuela rtfusing to receive Dr. Herrera, too minister plenipotentiary wlio went to Caracas three weeks ago to perfect a treaty with Venezuela for the settlement of the disputes between the two youth American government concerning the navigation of rivers Mowing through the two countries and con cerning commerce passing ovor tho common boundaries. War is being freely talked in South American diplomatic circles. Tho insult to Colombia is regarded by some of the diplomats here n one she cannot, well overlook, specially since this is the second time tho Castro government has refused to receive a representative of Colombia. Just a year ago Lucas Cabal lero went from Colombia to Caracas. There were repeated delays as to his re ception, and finally tho Venezuelan government refused to recognize him ollicially. At that time President Castro insisted that Colomb ia failed to expel Venezuelan refugees but the excuse was not regared as a valid one by Colombia. Later an envoy from Columbia went to Venezuela, and last December protocols were signed lor a resumption of diplomatic relations between the two countries and for the framing of a treaty settling the navigation and frontier questions, hi accordance with these protocols Dr. Herrera was sent, to Caracas to perfect the treaty. Dispatches from Mr. Russell, the American minister in Venezuela, says that Vice Presi dent Gomez refused to receive Dr. Herrera ollicially and said it would not be possible to do so until tho treaty had been perfected. Latin-American diplomats an at a loss to know just how the ('astro government expected the treaty to be perfected and signed if the Vene zuelans refused to receive the man empowered to act for Colombia and there is discussion of the unusual situation. EMr. Mendoza. the Colombia minister, is in New York, where ho has been for several weeks, and tho legation here has had no advices concerning the sudden break in what seemed to be the. friendly relations between Colombia and Venezuela It was through the good ollices of Un American minister, Mr. Russell, that the protocols looking to a settle ment of all dilliculties were framed, and it is suggested here that what is termed "the slap at. Colombia," is an indirect thrust at the Unit ..-d States. Siiyo Death I. tut In Large SAN FRANCISCO -Coroner Walsh said : "When the debris is cleared away there will be at least, a thousand additions to the death roll. I-would not be surprised ir the number reached 1,500. "Down in the lish market district, where hundreds of men were at work at the time of the earthquake, several structures collapsed and the workers had no time to save themselves. Few victims are being found now because the debris in the places of death is as vet untouched. We cannot exea- vate the rums, for that work would require a thousand deputies. We can only wait for what we know must tie a terrible harvest. " There has been another earthquako shock. It was slightly felt in San Francipco, but down the peninsula as far as Palo Alto the shock was very severe. No damage has tieen reported. An investigation made has demon strated that the fear that San Fran cisco will suffer a period of hard times as an aftermath of the disastrous lire is unfounded. Careful estimates made by authorities com petent to speak show that within tho next year there will be over $-00,-000,000 available for rehabilitation ol San Francisco. It is expected that i large part of his money will come from eastern and foreign oapitahsts Homo I'oltoner Sniteiicsd NEW YORK. -The alleged leadei of a gang that, it iB charged, has poisoned over 1,000 horses in Grcatei New York during the last five year was sentenced to serve a year in the penitentiary. He was Samuel Geller 30 years old. of Brooklyn. Oellei was charged, with having poisoned seven hom'B by giving them arsenic. rirtrrMrjfi- NEBRASKA NOTES A Lincoln stone company is doing prospect work on new stono (marries nt Nehawka and If tho ledge is of ulllcient thickness a largo force of men will be put to work. The Grand Island Firo department closed a very successful fair having cleared over $500, which will bo kopt for the expenses incidental to nnter taiuing the next liroinon's state con vention in January. J. Stone and O. A. Davis residing; south-west of Plattsntouth, captured eight wolves. The wolves have been very troublesome In that vicinity, as they have caught, and carried', oft many chickens and young pigs. Otto F. Wilcms, a prominent Ger man living near Diller. died of rheumatism of the heart, aged 4f years. For a long time he conducted, a general store at Shay and was also' manager of the elevator at that point. Floyd, the 7 year old son of Josso Pell, of Plattsmouth fell from a play house and broke the be ties in his left) arm in two places, tint he walked home, a distance of one mile, before having the tracture reduced. , Dr. Kelloy, assistant superin tendent at St. Agnew's liisano a i ' Agucw. On!., who was- killed in the earthquake, was tho jirst superintendent of the Nebraska insane hospital at Norfolk llfteen years ago. John Ilollett of Wymore, was tip before the insanity board of com missioners on the charge of inebri ncy. He was found guilty, but tho chairman of the board paroled him after giving hrn a lecture on the ovils of the drink habit. While holding a subsoiler on an emery wheel 0. A. Hill, a black smith at Filley, had a portion of his nose cut off and a frightful gash indicted in his cheek, caused by thei picc.es of machinery Hying up and striking him in the face. , Rev. and Mrs. J. 10. Houlgate or Plattsmouth have adopted a IIS year old girl from tho New York Children's Home society of New York, who was taken to thatcity.by Rev. J. W. Swan or University Place; who is ono of the Held workers- flic the society. ! The dry goods firm of J. T. Sheean .t Co . ol' Harvard, ha been trans ferred into' the Harvard Mercantile company. Mr. Sheen retiring fronr. the business and Mr. Delauy tho company of the Sheean linn being associated with other parties in con tinuing the business under its new. name. ISmnia Noetzeluiann, a weak minded German woman about 28 years of age of Fullorton, was sent to Baltimore from which place she will be deported by the United States authorities. She was brought to this country two -years ago by at brother, who has '.since abandoned, her. Charles Glines, employed as pile driver man by tho Towlo Bridge company at Sutherland, fell twenty eight feet and' sustained some severe br iaf. His escape from death wat aim -t miraculous, as he fell through an iqii-iiim: in the timber that was only about two feet, square and grazed a piling. L'-avitt Ashenfelter of Beatrice, reported to I ho olllcers that someoim had stolen his horse and buggy, which had been left at tho rear ol (he Padili.el; block, where Mr AsheiM feller has charge of the billiard roouw After a search of an hour the animat wa-i fount! and no re evidence ni Hav ing been driven hard The parties' who used the rig will bo u rented i.1' apprehended. The West Point Fanners' hist tutor society is making rapid strides ia the matter of increase in membership. Large numbers of the best farmers of Cuming county are enrolling them selves as members nnd it is the aim of the executive committee to maker the coming institute better than the ones already held and of real interest and value to that farming: community. A. Smith, the manager of a small1 dry goods store on lower Main street;, at Fremont, who has been having all sorts of trouble with police and! sheriff's forces lately, was adjudged! iusan'i and will be taken to tho asylum at Norfolk for trentmont.! His mania takes the form of drawing; checks on banks where ho has no money, hiring livery rigs and mak ing things lively on the streots, Ills friends there have been unablo to find out anything about where be came from or where his relatives live.