THE OMAHA * DAILY BEE.
ESTABLISHED JUNE ] ! ) , 189 ! ) . OMAHA , TCJESDAV MOBNINO , AUGUST Uli. 1SI9 ! TEN PAGES. COPY FIVE CENTS.
JUDGE DROPS MASK
President of Drnjfus Oourt-Martial Showa
Rudeness to Ficquart.
Unfairness from Supposedly ImpaT
Quarter Dances a Sensation.
PRISONER CHANGES HIS MODE OF DEFENSE
Impassioned Declaration of Innocenos
Becomes Oool Argument.
CAPTAIN JUNCKE BETRAYS CONFIDENCE
Amioclntc of llrcyfui Hcpent * WordM
Sjpokcn Utiilcr llonil of Frtcnd-
Mhlp mill IN nil Object of
1'oiuilnr Scorn.
rtENNES , Aug. 21. The third week of the
second trial by court-martial of Captain
Alfred Dreyfus , captain of the artillery , on
the charge of treason , began without In
cident at 0:30 : this morning.
There was a largo attendance In the Lyceo
nt the opening of the court , In vlow of the
possible reappearance of Maltro Labor ! ,
leading counsel for the defense. But , though
ho Is progressing as satisfactorily as pos
sible , his physicians deemed It best for him
to remain quiet. When It , became known
that the distinguished lawyer would not
participate In the proceedings a largo num
ber of disappointed persons < ] ulttcd the
court room , leaving perceptible gaps along
the benches.
Three points stood out prominently In to
day's proceedings. They were Coloncf Jou-
aust's display of partiality , the new attludc
taken by Dreyfus and the contemptible con
duct of the last witness , Junck. The spon
taneous utterances of Jouaust of the word
" " when asked to
"cncoro" ( again ) Plcquart
be heard has been the topic of conversation
this afternoon , as Jouaust for the drat time
thus ooonly and candidly reversed his par
tiality and hoisted the antl-Dreyfusard
colors.
Throughout the trial neither ho or any of
the judges have shown shown particular
love for Plcquart. but ho has never com
mitted such u flagrant violation of Justice
and his duties as a judge as ho did today.
Colonel Plcduart's attitude of manly Inde
pendence and utter fearlessness when at the
witness bar , his refusal to cently murmur
evidence In .tho . cars of the judges Instead
of uttering his testimony In a trumpet voice
BO that not a person In court missed a sylla
ble Irritated the judces.
JoiimiHt IN Not Connlntent.
Plcquart today was perfectly within his
rights , oven his study , to ask to bo heard
I- In the true Interest of Justice In order that
I' ' . the fullest light should bo shed on the affair ,
and H Is well remembered that when last
week General Billet and other generals nskod
tobo confronted -with Plcqunrt , M. Bortulus
nnd other witnesses , Colonel Jouaust readily
accorded pcrmlffllon. The Droyfusard press
I
is certain' 'to'take ftp Ibis matter. 'The'only
Droyfusard newspaper at-Rennes boa already
published a protest this afternoon.
The second point , the change of attitude
on the part of Dreyfus , has given universal
satisfaction to his friends. Hitherto ho had
confined himself , when asked toy the Judge
If ho had any reply to make to witnesses ,
to an Impassioned protestation of his In
nocence. This made an Immense but trans
itory Impression on his hearers , moreover ,
General Rogut made the significant remark
In court last week that an Innocent man
docs not merely protest his Innocence but
defends himself.
This undoubtedly stung Dreyfus Into the
line ho adopted today whc-n he arose and re
plied , argumentatlvely , In a calm voice , to
the various points raised by the witnesses.
It was In response to Captain Junck , that
homade his longest statement , occupying
about ten minutes , during which ho used
the notes ho had taken while Junck was
speaking , and 'With methodical arrangement
of facts and In unequivocal language dis
cussed the deficiencies of Junck's testimony.
The prisoner punctuated his remarks with
I moderate , well chosen gestures of his' right
, v hand , standing erect , facing his Judges and
holding his gold braided kepi In his left
m band.
ii The third point , the conduct of Junck In
repeating confidence made to him as a com
rade toy Dreyfus disgusted his hearers and
In the mind of any right thinking man
must have considerably Impaired the value
of the remainder of his evidence. He and
Dreyfus sat together In the same ofllco and
naturally exchanged confidences regarding
their relations with women. But , It was
pointed out , no one but a contemptible per
son repeats them In court , especially In the
case of a man passing as an officer and a
gentleman.
Dreyfus , In replying , scored distinctly
when ho brought out Junck's utter lack of
eenso of honor nnd himself declined to enter
into a discussion of the matter.
Drcyfiii' Ilrother In Court.
A striking figure In court Is Mattbleu
Dreyfus , brother of the prisoner , who usu
ally nits In one 'of the front rows of the
witnesses , his elbow on the back of the aeat
iu front of him , hla chin on his hand. He
follows every gesture and word of those on
the etago and his look reflects the absorb
ing anxiety of his mind. The audience may
titter and smile , but his features never re
lax Into the semblance of a smile. They
only soften with a look of pity as he glances
at his brother oeatcd on tbo stage , and
compelled to submit to the ruthless Jlro
which lilu enemies one taftcr another level
at him from the witness box.
Tbo most Interesting part of today's pro
ceedings , was an usual , at the conclusion.
Major Lauth repeated In different words bla
evidence given before the court of cassation.
Ho Is not an Impressing personage. He
lias a bulldog head and cavernous eyes , a
monocle being muck In his right eye. Ha
was dressed In the uniform of mi ofllcer In
tbo dragoons. The audience did not follow
Ills depositions with close attention , as ev
erybody knew what he would say. A bored
look fell upon the audience , and tbo In
fantry sergeant who acts as messenger be
tween Colonel Jousaut , Major Carrlere and
the witnesses fell asleep in his chair In
front of tbo stage , In full view of everyone.
He woke with a start when Major Lauth'
unexpectedly raised his voice ,
Arts Prompt.
The court settled down to business
quickly and by 9 o'clock five witnesses had
appeared at the bar. If this rate is con
tinued It Is thought the court will get
through -with the ninety odd wltnessej by
the beginning of September und It Is prcb-
able the verdict will bo delivered about
September 7 ,
Generals Roget , De Bolsdeffro and Billet
wore present on the witness seats and Colonel
Plcquart took a place a couple of rows be-
bind them. Tbo colonel uat alone until M.
Bertullus , the examining magistrate , whose
evidence was so favorable to Dreyfus , en
tered and sat beside Plcquart , warmly ehak- ,
Ing him by the hand. All of the witnesses
today were hostile to Dreyfus , but as none
of the evidence was fresh , but mostly a
reiteration of old statements , the audience
followed the depositions with comparatively
i little Interest , a reference by M. Grlbclln to
the relations of Dreyfus with demlmondalnes
proving the most appetizing portion of the
morning's proceedings. A subdued tlttrr
went around the court room when M.
Grlbclln even professed to know the exact
Miotint Dreyfus spent upon his various
Hours.
PM. Grlbelln gave his testimony with an
honest dcmcanol- and apparent sincerity , but
he did not strike one as being particularly
Intelligent. Nothing In his appearance would
contradict the contention of the Dreyfusards
that he was Major Lauth's tool In the
machlnatloni of the general staff against
Colonel Plcquart , who listened to M. Grlbe
lln with an air of contemptuous Impatience.
AVItitvNH 1'nrrw Jliully.
M. Demanee of counsel for the defense
was more successful than usual In cross-
examining him and visibly disconcerted M.
Grlbelln. Counsel scored a distinct
hit when ho got M. Grlbelln
to admit that ho mixed the In
trigues of Paty do Clam and Henry to shield
Hsterhazy and when M. Grlbelln was finally
disposed of his evidence hod suffered badly.
Dreyfus created a better Impression today.
Ho entered tbo court room with a more con
fident bearing and replied to the witnesses
In a calm voice without any theatrical ges
tures , and hU remarks were put so hicldly
that ho appeared to make an Impression on
all the Judges , all of whom are reputed to
bo bitterly opposed to him.
The session wound up with a scene , on ac
count of the extraordinary conduct of Colonel
Jouaust , president of the court , who per
mitted himself to make an unwarrantable
display of partiality. M. Bertullus bad
been confronted with the last witness , Cap
tain Junck , and General Gonse had defended
the latter when Colonel Plcquart rose and
asked leave to be atlowed to refute some
of Junck's remarks. Colonel Jououst made
a gesture of Impatience and shouted : "What ,
again ? "
An outburst of booing and hissing came
from the audience at such a display of un
fairness from the president. Judges and
gendarmes quickly suppressed the noisy , but
Colonel Jouauot understood the well-merited
rebuke administered him , turned red and ad.
Journed the court ten minutes later.
Evidence In Detail.
Following Is the evidence In detail :
General Fabre , former chief of the Fourth
bureau of the general etaff , was the first
witness today. Ho said that In his official
capacity ho compared the handwriting of the
bordereau with the writing of various offi
cers In hla bureau , including the handwrit
ing of a probationer , who had been In the
bureau during the previous year , and who
had not favorably Impressed his comrades.
This probationer , Dreyfus , who was re
garded as untrustworthy nnd Insincere In
his pretensions , was , according to the wit
ness , equally disliked by his comrades and
superiors. Ho was , Fatro added , constantly
endeavoring by all sorts of means to learn
the secrets of the plan of concentration of
the eastern railway system , and In his anx
iety to secure Information negfected his du
ties. His official duties , witness also said ,
placed It In Dreyfus' power to disclose the
documents referred to In the bordereau.
Witness could emphatically deny all Drey ,
fus had said on this subject.
When Major Berlin showed witness the
bordereau the latter was struck wllh the , re
semblance of. the'callgraphy.
Dreyfus was the only officer who had made
a bad impression In his bureau , and the
opinions of the chief of staff and heads of
other departments confirmed witness' be
lief. General Fabre , In conclusion , declared
he was still as firmly convinced as In 1894
that the prisoner was the author of the bor
dereau. ( Sensation ) .
After M. Demange had pointed out the
discrepancies In Fabro's present statements
and these ho voiced In 1894 , Colonel Jouaust
Invited Dreyfus to reply. The prisoner said
General Fabro quite correctly described the
work on v. filch ho was engaged when a
probationer , especially emphasizing that ho
had to keep the dossier relating to the con
centration centers on the eastern system
posted up. This was not a fictitious task.
The prisoner's reply was made In calm ,
measured tones and his frankness seemed
to favorably Impress the judges.
Hi-moil * for Suspecting Drcyfnn.
Colonel d'AbovlIlo , former deputy chief of
the Fourth bureau , related how Fabre had
showed him a photograph of an anonymous
note In which the writer Intimated to his
correspondent , "evidently foreign to army , "
that he bad confidential documents to com
municate.
The witness told Fabro that the docu
ments mentioned showed tbo writer could
only bo an artillery ofllcer belonging to the
general ataff , who participated in the ex
pedition of the headquarters staff in June
and July , 1S91.
The position of Dreyfus corresponded with
these conditions , and "to their great sur
prise" a striking resemblance was apparent
In the writings pf Dreyfus and the anony
mous letter. Witness further declared that
only a probationer could possess the Information
mation mentioned in the bordereau. It was
not only because of tbo resemblance of tbo
handwriting that suspicions were directed to
Dreyfus , but because bo was In n position to
bo acquainted with tbo documents enumer
ated.
ated.M.
M. Demange wished to know why Colonel
d'AbovlFlo said in 1894 that in order to dis
cover the author of the bordereau ho thought
It necessary to investigate the officers who
participated In the expedition of the general
staff that year.
Witness replied that h was induced to
do 00 by the expression of the bordereau ,
"I am going to the maneuvers , " for he con
sidered the expedition of the general staff
equivalent to the maneuvers , although
troops were not actually present.
Counsel , pointing out that a great deal of
argument was founded on the expression , "I
am going to tbo maneuvers , " bald It should
not be forgotten that In 1S94 the expression
was understood to apply to the expedition of
the headquarters staff.
In reply to the usual question Dreyfus
said that he bad never held any conversa
tion with Colonel Sandherr , the late chief
of the Intelligence dcpaetment , who was EO
llttlo acquainted with him that he once ad
dressed him by another name.
KX'Chlef of Dutrollvm Called.
Greater Interest In the proeeedlncs was
manifested when the name of the next wit
ness was announced , former Chief of the
Detective Department Cochefert , who was
present when Dreyfus underwent the dicta
tion test In Du Paty de Clam's office. M.
Cochefert declared ho knew absolutely noth
ing of tbo Dreyfus caao whqn the minister
of war , General Mercler , summoned him to
confer with him on the subject of the
bordereau and the suspicions In regard to
Dreyfus. General Mercler , Cochefert con
tinued , asked hU advice as to the procedure
which ought to be followed and Introduced
htm to Du Paty de Clam. Subsequently ,
alter M. Bertillon's report , the arrest of
Dreyfus was decided upon.
The witness proceeded to describe the
arrest and the famous scene of the dicta
tion test , saying that from the first remark
dropped by Paly do Clam the prisoner dis
played evident uneasiness. Then the ex-
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DIVIDED AS TO IIOLCOHB
Opposition Moro Pronounced as Hour oi
Three-Ring Oircus Approaches.
THERE IS TROU3LE AMONG THE POPULISTS
loiiKlnn Comity Populintii Arc In
clined to I'liMh AV. A * . Allen to the
Front fin Their Candidate
A'arlcty of Vlcwn.
Aa the time for the holding of the fusion
conventions approaches the opposition to
Silas A. Holcomb becomes more pronounced
and It Is acknowledged by the leaders of
the tripartite forces that If the nomination
goes to the ox-governor It will bo at the
end of a bitter contest. The fear that this
bitterness will reach up to election day Is
causing many of the delegates to look
around for a Mcses to lead them through.
So far , however , there la a total failure on
the part of the antl-Holcomb forces to
agrco on a man , < ind the situation last even
ing Indicated that Holcomb had enough
votes and to spare for a nomination.
Among tbo democrats the men who will
lead the movement In favor o ! a new man
will bo W. D. Olclman and Edgar Howard.
They will have support from all parts of the
state and a lively time Is promised during
the convention in spite of the presence of
W. J. Bryan , who cnmo in lost night to
plead for peace between the- warring fac
tions. The democratic delegates spent the
early part of the evening trying to reach an
agreement , but If any was arrlYed at it was
between Lee Herdman , Jim Dahlman and a
few others who were trying to whip the
country delegates In line for Holcomb. The
Oldham-Howard element refused to be co
erced.
Tthero was a diversion during the evenIng -
Ing In favor of Ed P. Smith , and It wan
said that his candidacy would be favored
In a red-hot speech on the convention floor
by Oldham. There was also talk that Old-
ham himself would loom up as a candidate
on the first favorable opportunity. The
friends of W. H. Thompson of Grand Island
are also watching for a chance.
Edgar Howard , whoso Papllllon Times
easily outranks the other democratic papers
of the state In point of Influence as well
as In Its continued opposition to Holcomb ,
arrived In the city during the afternoon and
gave It out that there would be no surrender
on his part. Ho would never swallow the
Holcomb dose and would carry the fight to
the convention floor , where he was promised
plenty of support In the war against the
Holcombltes.
Opposition to Holcomb from Sixth.
Much of the opposition to the ex-governor
comes from the Sixth district , but there Is
a fighting delegation from Lancaster county ,
headed by James O'Shea and others , who de
feated the Holcomb resolutions In their
county .convention . a few days ago. The Lan
caster men say that If Holcomb is nominated
the fight will not end at the convention , but
that a large antl-Holcomb democratic club
will be formed at the state capital.
There Is also trouble among the populists.
The Douglas county delegation Is known to
bo torn asunder on the question , with the
antl-Holcomb element the stronger. ' Among
those who make up this element are also
some -who will oppose the nomination of any
'demcYat who may bo offered. They are
supported - > by delegated from other parts of
the state , although it is not known that
there are any solid delegations. There is
said to be a wrangle even among the Lan
caster county populists , who come to the
convention instructed for Holcomb by a reso
lution which was passed in the county con
vention after most of the country delegates
bad gene home.
Among the populists a name often men
tioned during the evening was that of E. O.
Kretslnger of Beatrice. It was pointed nut
that ho was an able lawyer , and popular
at home , where he had once- overcome a
large republican majority and secured the
election as mayor of Beatrice on a prohibi
tion platform. Kretslnger arrived In the
city during the evening , accompanied by a
number of workers.
lAIleu In favor with Douclnn.
Among the Douglas county populists
there is a movement to push forward W. V.
Allen as their candidate , although some of
them frankly admit that this will be only to
use up time and prevent a nomination until
the situation should clear up a bit.
One prominent man who halls from Ous
ter county , in speaking of the contest last
night said : "If Holcomb Is nominated It
must be on an anti-pass platform , and from
past performances the Indications are that
ho will have hard work to live up to this
platform. The Ouster county populist con
vention adopted stringent anti-pass resolu
tions , pledging the delegates to vote
against any candidate who rode on passes.
Holcomb was present at this convention ,
and through his Influence the populist pa
pers of the county have been prevented
from publishing the resolution. Tbls pass j
business , and the action of Holcomb's
brother who took part In the anti-fusion
democratic convention In Ouster county last
week , leaves anything but a good 'decline
up In the sand hills country. "
Interview * on the Situation.
The leaders of the different elements
which will go toward making up the three-
ring show wore not slow In speaking their
minds , and the following are a few of the
Interviews secured In the hotel corridors :
J. N , Gaffin , chairmen of the populist
state central committee : "I believe from
what Information I have been able to gather
that there Is ibut llttlo doubt that Silas A.
Holcomb will be nominated as the fusion
candidate for judge of the supreme court. "
James C. Dahlman , chairman of the de-
ocratlc state central committee : "I am unable -
able to accurately forecast the result of the
convention , The majority of the democrats
seem to want Cd P. Smith as their nom
inee for supreme judge. Some are strong
for Allen and still others are favorable to
Holcomb. "
Judge Howard said : "I am opposed to
Governor Holcomb In his candidacy for the
supreme judgshlp , not on personal grounds ,
but because I believe In consistency. I op
pose him "because " I could not consistently
support a man who has continually placed
himself under obligations to the railroads by
accepting free passes. I oppose him be
cause of his record In the governor's chair ,
because of the house rent steals , because of
many things which be did while occupying
the highest position In the gift of the people
ple of the state that were unbecoming to a
populist officeholder , The democrats pro
pose to nominate Ed P , Smith for supreme
judge and wo will do It , although It may
take a long time to accomplish the desired
end , I'd P , Smith Is the strongest man
that could be selected. Hd Is the Idol of the
democracy of the state as well as those
populists who believe In rigid honesty. Ha
Is strong for the further reason that be
can get more votes from Dickinson , who
will undoubtedly be the republican nominee ,
than any other man In the state. No man
can get more votes In Douglas county than
Smith , for the people swear by him. They
admire him because he Is not afraid to call
a thief a thief , nor a gpado a spade. Ho is
not In any sense an ofllceseeker. There Is
no opposition to Smith among the demo
crats and ho will recclvo their solid sup
port. " 4 {
Charts Wooster of Silver Creek , an ex-
member of the legislature , nnd a delegate
to the silver republican convention : " 1 am
'
opposed to Holcomb. ye can't afford to
nominate a man who \\III put us on the do-
tcnelvo during the campaign. I will support
Judge Maxwell , Senator .Allen or any other
reputable fuslonlst In preference to Hol
comb. "
L. B. Fenncr , a member of the democratic
delegation from Buffalo jcounty : "Tho Buffalo
"
falo county delegation "is solid for Ed P.
Smith for supreme Judge nnd we will stay by
him until ho Is nominated. "
< W. H. Wcstover , Judge of the Fifteenth
judicial district , who Is a delegate from
Sheridan county to the populist convention :
"Governor HoPomb will be nominated by
the conventions , I think that ho Is the only
man that wo have to nominate for the place ,
and a stronger candidate wo could not find.
I don't believe that Ed Smith will permit
his name to bo used In the democratic conI I
entou ! and the democrats have got to fall .
In line for Holcomb. They can't afford to I
hold out against him nnd I 'bellevv that a
vast majority of them will bavo -
enough to know that they should not permitI
themselves to be swayed by one or two men
who are the leaders In this opposition simply
because they have personal grievances
against Governor Hofcomb. "
John G. Maher , a democratic delegate
from Dawcs county : "I believe that Hol
comb will be the fusion nominee ns I do
not believe the democrats will bo able to j
center upon Smith or any other one man. " |
E. S. Eves , a populist delegate from Holt
county : "We have not formed an opinion
on the supreme judgship situation yet.
Several of our delegates believe that Sen
ator Allen should be nominated despite hli
expressed determination not to accept the
nomination. Our delegations , however , have
a personal Interest In Jbo ccnvcutlon , Inas
much as wo have a candidate for the nomi
nation for regent of the state university In
the person of Dr. A. T. Blackburn of At
kinson , one of the prominent democrats In
Holt county. "
One of the Interesting figures In the con
vention today will bo Mrs. M. E. Parker , a
populist delegate from Sheridan county ,
where she Is county superintendent of
schools. There Is only'ono ' Instance on rec
ord where a woman lias attended a state
convention before , and that was several
years ago when there was a female dele
gate from Cherry county to a populist con
vention. Mrs. Parker Is something of n po
litical worker herself and says that she In
tends to take a stand In the convention for
everything calculated to promote the Inter
ests of fustonlsm , which includes loyal sup
port of Governor Holcomb's candidacy.
An enthusiastic Holcorab democrat said
last night In speaking of the situation : "It
Is easy to discover the cause for 'Billy'
Oldham's oppposltlon to Holcomb. Oldham
was a candldlato for the appointment as dis
trict judge In 1896 , when a ; vacancy was
caused by the election iof Judge Green to
congress , but GovernorjHolcomb bestowed
the honor upon , H. M. ulllvan of Broken
Bow , and Oldham has been 'sore' ever since.
Ho Is trying to 'get oven' now , but I be
lieve that his attempt will be blocked most
effectively. "
Judge Edgar Howard was closeted with
Holcomb at the latter's suggestion during
the early evening , but the Interview re
sulted In nothing nnd Howard's opposition
took on renewed vigor during the night.
HoIoomb'M Stnr.ojy tlic Wane.
' *
liite last night the 1tfeti'Holcom.b demo
crats held a meeting1 that was quite largely
attended. An effort was made to decide on
a plan of action and also to agree upon a
candidate. It Is understood that Ed Smith
wae the man selected to receive the early
votes , a later move to be made in favor of
W. V. Allen , who It is believed can be prevailed -
vailed upon to accept the nomination.
The Douglas county populist delegation
held a meeting last evening and called Hol
comb Jn to get his views on the anti-corpo
ration platform that nod been adopted by
the county convention. One feature of tbls
platform was a. declaration In favor of a di
rect appeal to the Judiciary for the regu
lation of corporations in the absence of
legislativeenactment. . Holcomb was asked
to pledge himself on tbls platform , but after
a siege of an hour declined to endorse it.
Ho told the delegates that they ought to
nominate him unpledged and on the
strength of his being "an honest man. "
This was unsatisfactory and It is said that
tbo delegation will almost unanimously op
pose his nomination.
LIVES ARE LOST IN HURRICANE
Sixty PemoiiH Are Said to Have Per-
liihcil In Storm Alone the
Carolina Coaitt.
NEWBORN , N. C. , Aug. 21. Reports to
day from the coast of North Carolina , where
the West Indian hurricane touched last
week , show that there were a large num
ber of lives lost and much damage done to
property. Fourteen fishermen in trying to
cross Pamplco sound In skiffs were lost.
Four bodies have been rocovered. The
schooners Goodwin and Aurora were
wrecked. The TJ. R. Hill Is ashore. The
Beswick and all hands are reported lost.
These losses all occurred In Pamllco sound.
It is believed that aa many as sixty persons
lout their lives In the storm.
DEAD BODIES FOUND AT PONCE
Twenty-Fire Hundred Ilve Entl
mated to Have Been I-ont In AVeat
Indian Hnrrlcaue.
PONCE , P. R. , Aug. 21. It is now esti
mated that 2,500 bodies of the victims of the
recent hurricane have been 'burled ' , that
over 1,000 were Injured In the atorm , and
that 2,000 are missing.
There are opportunities here for Invest
ors. There Is the greatest lack of money for
repairing damage , replacing and replenish
ing stocks. The alcaldes appointed commit
tees for the distribution of relief stores , etc. ,
but the military authorities objected to It.
Ponce IB healthy , though bodies continue
to be found In the fields. The authorltle *
have decided to "burn " the ruins of Yabuco.
HASTINGS GIRL IN ASYLUM
Defendant 111 Xeliruiika FoUonliig
Dune In Confined In Sanitarium
for CuiiHe Not filvcii.
JACKSONVILLE , 111. , Aug. 21. Miss Vi
ola Horlocker , who is under $23,000 bond to
appear in Hastings , Neb. , next month to
answer to the charge of poisoning , is a pa
tient at Oaklawn saultarlum here , under the
name of Mies Allen , Her physician Is Dr.
F. P. Norbury and he and the superin
tendent refuse to say anything about the
affair.
'MovemeiiU ' of Ori-an AV * eln , iAu c. 21 ,
At New York Arrived 'Amsterdam ' , from
Rotterdam ; Bovlc , from Liverpool.
At Bremen Arrived Frledrich dor
Grosse. from New York via Southampton.
A.t Glbralter Arrived 'Aller , from New
York and proceeded for Naples and Genoa.
At Brisbane Arrived -Arorangl , from
Vancouver , etc. Sailed Warrlmoo , for Van
couver ,
At Southampton Arrived Kaiser Wll-
helm der Gross , via Cherbourg.
At Philadelphia Arrived BelBenland.
from Liverpool. . -
ENSOR ASKED TO RESIGN
South Omaha Oity Connoi ] Qeta After the
Scalp of the Executive.
CALLS ON HIM TO STEP DOWN AND OUT
llenolntlon I'mmcM with lint One Iln-
Vote , the Itcnnon lie I UK
the Mnjor'n 1'nNltloii on
Sniidny Clunlitfr.
The feature of last night's meeting of the
city council was the demand made by six
members of the body for Mayor Ensor's 1m-
mcdlato resignation , and the assertion \\as
made that unless the document was forth
coming shortly Impeachment proceedings
would 'be ' Instituted. The following resolu
tion explains the reason for the demand :
Whereas. The council has , by resolution ,
requested the mayor to explain his conduct
in connection with the Sunday opening of
saloons In South Omaha and also to report
on the finance committee's Investigation und
report of the city attorney's neglect and
failure to carry up and appeal several Im
portant cases wherein judgments had been
obtained against the city , which tnxestlga- |
tlon nnd report was referred to the mayor .
nnd report and action thereon from him re
quested on or before the following meeting
of the city council , nnd
Whereas. The mayor was requested to di
rect the chief of police to close the Twenty-
uoventh street bawdy house , and
Whereas , the mayor has contemptuously , '
contuuiacoously , unlawfully and without
reason or cause refused to make reports '
aforesaid and likewise refused to require ;
the chief of police to close said bawdy house ,
andWhereas
Whereas , the said mayor Is guilty of di
verse and sundry acts of misfeasance and
malfeasance , now therefore bo It
Resolved , That the mayor , Thomas H.
Ensor. Is hereby requested nnd demanded
to resign bis said office at once and to sur
render his effects thereof to his successor In
office.
That In the event the sold mayor falls or
refuses to resign his said office as aforesaid ,
then this council at Its following meeting
proceed to prefer against the mayor charges
und specifications of Impeachment and to
proceed thereafter to try him on the same
at the earliest possible moment.
Tils resolution was signed by A. R. Kelly.
Ed Johnston , H. Cllngen , W. A. Bennett , J.
Tralnor and F. F. Fanferllk.
ncHolutlon < Jnrrlei .
When put to a vote the same six mem
bers voted for the adoption of the resolution
and It was declared carried. Wear was the
only member voting In the negative. Mayor
Ensor was absent and President Bennett
occupied the chair. Member Fltle was also
absent.
No comment was made on the resolution
either before or after Its passage , bayond
the question by Tralnor as to whether the
mayor had flled any recommendation In con
nection with the request for City Attorney
Montgomery's resignation. Clerk Carpen
ter replied that no papers had been flled by
the mayor and then the resolution asking
his honor to step down and out was read.
A heated discussion occurred between
Member Johnston and City Attorney Mont
gomery In connecttlon with the alleged neg
lect of the latter In looking after the city's
cases In the district court , Johnston assert
ing that Montgomery had allowed jjidgment
to be secured against the city through neg-
Ject and the city -attorney entered an em
phatic dental.
What might tie called another feature
was the report of the Judicial committee on
the ordinance repealing the franchise ordi
nance granted to the Magic City Electric
Light and Power company. According to
this report the ordinance granting this fran
chise was -passed by the council on April 5 ,
1899 but the articles of Incorporation of
this company were not filed with the sec
retary of elate until May 6 , 1899. The ordi
nance was accepted > by the company on
April 24th and read and placed on file May
1. The bond was flled April 24 and approVed -
proVed May 23. The passage of the ordi
nance and the pretended acceptance of the
same and the filing of the bond all occurred
prior to the date on which the articles of
Incorporation of said company were flled
with the secretary of state.
Report In Adopted.
In this connection the committee further
reported th'at under the laws of Nebraska
no corporation is authorized to do any bus
iness except its own organization before the
articles are flled In the office of the secre
tary of state. The report conclud s as fol
lows :
"Inasmuch , therefore , as the said corpor
ation bad no power to accept the said or
dinance when it pretended so to do and
had no power to execute the bond
when It pretended so to do and aa the
tlmo has gone by wherein the said corpor
ation may accept the provisions of said or
dinance and file a valid bond thereunder ,
your committee recommends that eald or
dinance No. 849 bo repealed and to that
end , Introduces and recommend for passage
ordinance No. 871. "
This report was signed by Johnson , Clln
gen and Fanferllk and was adopted by a vote
of the seven members present.
A number of petitions were read , among
them being a request for an electric light at
Eighteenth and 0 streets ; the grading of the
alley between Twenty-Flfth and Twenty-
slxth streets and L and M streets ; the grad
ing of Twenty-first street from Q to S ; a
sidewalk on the cast side of Thirteenth
street from < M to O streets and a fire hydrant
at Eighteenth and I streets. All of tbesa
petitions were referred to the proper com
mittees ,
The city dork was Instructed to adver
tise for bids for the repairing of the west
approach of the L street viaduct and the
city attorney was directed to commence
suit against the Union Stock Yards company
and 'tho Union Pacific Railroad company to
recover the cost of these repairs provided
in his judgment ho considered the city had
any show of winning such suits.
Considerable routine business was trans
acted and an adjournment was taken until
next Monday night.
MectliiK of Seliool Director * .
At an adjourned mdetlng of the Board of
Education held last night the resignation of
Miss Helen Seefcy as assistant principal of
tbo High school was read and accepted ,
Messrs. Lott and Wyman wore the only
members who voted against the acceptance
of the resignation ,
A large quantity of supplies for the High
: bool and the kindergarten were ordered.
Several contracts of minor Importance were
lot and preparations made for the opening of
tbo schools on September 11 ,
Superintendent Wolfe called the attention
of the board to tbo unsanitary condition of
the closets at Brown Park school , and as
serted that something should be done at
onco. Thu superintendent wants the closets
either connected with the city sewers or
else removed from the building. The Smead
system of beating and ventilating has been
In use In tbls bulMlng , hut a stt-am heating
plant Is now being installed which makes It
necessary for a change In the closets. It
was decided to attend to this matter at the
earliest possible moment.
Representatives of the Trades Council of
Oman a and the American Federation of La
bor wcro present and given a hearing. T , B.
( Continued on Fifth Pace. )
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Forecast for Nebraska
Showers ! Cooler.
Temperntnrp nt Oninlin > e tordayl
GERMAN MINISTRY RESIGNS
Uefont of Knlier'n Vet Meniiiro In
Illct Followed liy 1'rolinMe Chanuc
of l ! < > \ i-rnmciil.
BERLIN , Aug. 21. During the afternoon
a cabinet meeting was held at the- residence
of Prince Hohcnloho , the Imperial chan
cellor , and the whole cabinet agreed to re
sign. The acceptance of the ministers' res
ignations is uncertain.
The newspapers of this city recognize the
fact that the rejection by the Diet of the
canal bill marka an epoch In political his
tory of the country nnd point out that the
conservatives , for the first tlmo since the
formation of the empire , have openly de
fied a mandate of their sovereign.
The question of the dissolution of the
Diet fl a result of the detent of the canal
bill Is much talked about , but such a step
Is not likely until the tipper house has approved - | '
proved the new civil code. Opinion , , Is ]
much divided as to what Emperor William j
may do In the matter , many persons be-1
lievlng that the ministry's resignation will i
bo accepted. In any case , It Is asserted ,
the government will have to encounter In
the next elections a great moral force , the
conservative junkers having hitherto been.
Invariably on Us aide.
LABORI ONCE MORE IN COURT
Ureyfna * AVonnded CJonimel ! Suf
ficiently Ilrcovcrcd to Itcnnme
the Dcfcime.
RENNES , Aug. 22. The second day of the
third week of the second trial by court-mar
tial of Captain Alfred Dreyfus on the charge
of treason began at 6:30 : this morning.
Maltro Laborl was 'present. ' Ho drove to
the court In a carriage and entered the hall
at 6:30. : The audience greeted him by standIng -
Ing up and by a general clapping of hands.
Maltro Laborl walked quite briskly but holdIng -
Ing his left arm close to bla side In order
not to disturb the wound. Ho mot General
Mercler and General Billet In the middle of
the court room , stopped , chatted and smiled.
Laborl Hooked very well. Ho was given a
cushioned arm chair.
Mme. Laborl , looking well , was also In
court. Laborf was warmly congratulated by
friends. Captain Dreyfus on entering smil
ingly shook hands with Laborl.
Colonel Jouaust addressed a few words of
congratulation to Laborl and expressed the
profound Indignation of the tribunal , at the
attempt to 'assaBBlpate the counsel. Laborl
was much moved and thanked Colonel
Jouaust In an eloquent speech.
OLYMPIA LEAVES LEGHORN
Cruller with Admiral Ucwey AVI1 Ar
rive In French Waters To
morrow.
LEGHORN , Aug. 21. The United States
cruiser Olympla sailed from this port today.
James A. Smith , the United States consul
hero ; came aboard to pay his respects to
Admiral Dewey Just previous to the de
parture of the war ship.
PARIS , Aug. 21. The United States
charge d'affaires , Henri Vlgnaud , has gene
to Vlllefranche to receive Admiral Dewey ,
who Is expected to arrive there tomorrow.
NEW UNIVERSITY IN DENVER
AVUl ot George AV. Clayton ProvldeH
More Thau Million Dollar * for
Institution of Learning.
DENVER , Colo. , Aug. 21. The will of the
late George W. Clayton was filed for probate
this morning , and provides that almost the
entire estate shall bo devoted to the estab
lishment of a new university in Denver. The
will Is a lengthy document and describes the
proposed institution In de-tail. It is to par
take of the characteristics of Glrard college ,
Philadelphia. Tbo trustees are to bo pubM * )
officials , including the chief justice of the
supreme court. The will was made In 1882 ,
since which time Clayton's estate has
shrunken in value greatly , but more than
$1,006,000 will yet bo available for the uni
versity. Judge Moses Hallet.of tbo United
States district court is named as executor
ot the estate.
NINE SOLDIERS ARE DROWNED
HatTier Ilrrn1cn In Mldntrenm and
Haft CupHlxen In the Swift
Current.
MANILA , Auc. 21 , EUO p. m.-AVhlle a
reconnoltorlng party of the Twenty-fourth
Infantry , under Captain Crane , was crossing
the Marinqulna rUcr on a raft today the
hawser broke. The current , very swift at
that point , caused the raft to capsize , drown
ing nine enlisted men.
The- United States transport Tartar , from
San Francisco , July 24 , with General Joseph
Wheeler and his daughter , troops of the
Nineteenth Infantry and more than $1,300-
000 in coin , has arrived.
AVcHtern 11 re Chleta Mturt Kant.
CHICAGO , Aug. 21. A score of flro chiefs
left Chicago today for the national con
vention of Are chiefs to be held at Syracuse ,
N. V. Those In tbo party wore John Redcll ,
Omaha ; Dennis Sweeney , Chicago ; John T.
Black. Duluth ; George C. Hale. Kansas City ,
Mo. ; Thomas O'Connor , New Orleans ; L. H.
Norman , Kansas City , Kan. ; James Dovlnc ,
Salt Lake City ; George Kellogg , Sioux City ;
C , 8. Woods. Evansvllle , Ind. ; J. R. Canter
bury , Minneapolis ; Chief Swlgley , St. I/nils ;
Samuel Harrison , Evanston , 111 , ; James
Folt-y. Milwaukee ; Fred A. Woods , Cedar
Rapids ; D. O. Larkln , Dayton , 0. ; James C ,
Dougherty , Terra Haute , Ind. ; W. K. Rob
erts , Denver ; Arthur Bassett , Fargo , N. D ,
Sympathy for IllK Four
INDfANAPOLIS , Aug. 21. P. M. Arthur ,
chief ot the Order of Railway Engineers ,
who is In the city to confer with tbo Big
Four engineers , nays he U in sympathy with
the demands ot the men. He says If the
caeo goes before President Ingalla he is
confident the president will grant the de
mands established by the engineers. Chief
Arthur refuses to dlscuia what would be
done In case ot Mr , Ingalls' refusing ,
JOIII-H AVUl Hun Alone ,
TOLEDO. O. . Aug. 11. Mayor Jones ar
rived in the city today and at once began
work on a Icttcr announclng that ho would
be an Independent candidate for governor ,
This letter he will probably hand to the
press tomorrow .
FUNDS ARE PROVIDED
Nebraska's Fighting First Will Certainly
Bide Homo nt State Expense.
MONEY ENOUGH AND TO SPARE RECEIVED
Checks and dash Ocmo Pouring in from Al
Portions of thu State.
SUBSCRIPTIONS FLOOD THE GOVERNOR
Congressman Stark and Adjutant General
Barry Off for the West.
COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT THE BOYS HOME
Trnltt AVIII Ienve Snn Francluro Snt-
iirilny MornltiR to Itenr the Ilru > o
Soldlern Hack to Ooil'n
Country . \Knln.
LINCOLN , Aug. 21. ( Special Telegram. )
Oovernor Poyntcr tonight Issued the fol
lowing statement :
"Citizens of Nebraska I am glad to an
' nounce to the patriotic citizens of Ne
braska Hint the money for special train to
bring homo her gallant First Nebraska res-
Iment hits all been sent In. Nebraska will
bring her boys homo In n manner bolUUng
her high appreciation of their worth nntt
j the honor they ha\c conferred upon their
state. Arrangements will bo made for spu-
clal trains to leave San Francisco next Sat
urday morning. Each company will bo re
turned direct to their homo station. I have
sent Adjutant General Barry and Hon. W.
L. Stark to San Francisco to attend to ths
business Interests of the state In the con
tract with the transportation companies.
"I clcslro to thank and congratulate ibo
citizens of Nebraska for their prompt ac
tion and the splendid manner In which they
have upheld the good name of the state.
I wish to return In tbls public manner my
sincere thanks to Hon. D. E. Thompson of
Lincoln , who came to the rescue when tbo
cuuso had become hopeless , and showed
his splendid faith In Nebraska and her people
ple by a pledge of $20,000. I would be glad
to thank and congratulate each one of the
long list of donors whoso pledget ! range
from $1 to $3,000 , but the list Is too long.
Sufllco It to say the demonstration Is com
plete and Nebraska shows she Is proud oi
her splendid regiment.
"W. A. POYNTER , Governor. "
IlnrlliiBtnn Gctn the Ilnul.
Governor Poyntcr tonight awarded the
contract for transporting the troope to the
Burlington railroad. In deciding between
the roads ho was Influenced by the fact that
that road can carry all but two of the
twelve companies to their original camp
headquarters. The Madison and Fullerton
companies' ' will be taken to'Columbus , only
twenty-five miles from their homo elation. ,
By 9 o'clock this evening the money re
ceived amounted to $36.756. This Includes
all contributions received up to that time.
There are still many subscriptions that
have not been paid In and It Is thought that
the total amount will reach nearly $40,000.
D. E. Thompson was asked by Governor
Poynter to accompany Colonel Stark and
Adjutant General Barry to the coast to meet
the regiment , but he decided that the pub-
lie might misconstrue his motives if ho ac
cepted tbo Invitation.
A message was sent to General Shatter
this evening asking that the regiment bo
mustered out Friday eo that the soldlori
can start Saturday morning. The different
railroads over which they will travel have
also been notified to 'have ' the necessary can
at San Francisco by that time. Colonel
Stark and General Barry will arrive In San
Francisco Thursday afternoon. According
to present arrangements the troops will ar-
rlvo at their respective homes la Nebraska
some time Tuesday.
llusy Dny for Poynter.
Governor Poynter and the entire clerical
force of the executive office have been kept
busy all day receiving subscriptions and
money from all sections of the state and
telegrams have been pouring In since Sun
day morning announcing other subscriptions
which would folfow. The appeal of the
governor has met with a noble and patriotic
response from all sections and It all tbo
money that Is already subscribed Is sent In
to the governor's ofllco the amount will ex
ceed the necessary cost of transportation by ;
neveral thousand dollars.
Numerous subscriptions , ranging In
amount from $100 to over $1,000 , have been
received from mayors over the state and
banks almost without number have notified
the governor to draw on them tor stated
amounts , som of these being their own con
tributions and others tor Individual deposi
tors.
It has been hoped by Governor Poynter
and otbori Interested In the project to bring
the boys homo , that tbo railroads might ba
Induced to offer a reduced rate. In thin re
spect all attempts have resulted unsuccess
fully , us the three Nebraska lines connecting
with the Hlo Grandeat Denver combined
and offer a similar rate.
Colonel W. L. Stark has assisted Gov
ernor Poynter In arranging for the trans
portation of the troops and has advised
with him concerning other details. Acting
upon the suggestion of the railroad repre
sentatives , Governor Poynter will send two
representatives of the state to the coast to
arrange other necessary details nt that enl
of the line. These representatives will be
Colonel Stark and Adjutant General Barry.
Both left thin evening over the Burlington
for Denver and will go at once from thera
to the coast ,
IlnniU .Submit Did * .
Representatives of the three different
roads the Burlington , Union Paclllu and
Hock Island , arrived here from Omaha this
morning and all went direct to the capltol.
It looked aa though they were willing to
make some concessions In the matter of
rates , but their bids , as dually submitted ,
were Identically the same , with the sama
accommodations and the. name route from
San Francisco to Denver ,
It waa asserted that the Southern PaclQc ,
running from Sun Francisco to Ogden , hold
the key to the situation and that they were
powerless to make an Independent rate.
According to tbo accepted route the troops
will go from San Francisco to Ogden over
the Southern 1'aclflo and from Ogden to
Denver over the Hlo Grande Western and
Denver and Hlo Grande linen.
Following Is a copy of the bid lubmlttcd
by the Burlington railroad :
W. A. Poyntor , Governor of Nebraska.
Honored Sir ; In accordance with your ro.