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.ESTABLISHED JUNE JO , 3871. OMAHA , TUESDAY MOBNING , JMJllRUAKY 8 , ISOS-TN'ELVE PAGES. SLNGLE CJl\r ( FIVE CENTS.
ZOLA IN THE DOCK
Eoing Tried for His Criticisms of French
Public Officials ,
CONSIDERABLE INTEREST IS SHOWN
Hundreds of People Anxiom to Secnro
Adm'sjion.
SUPPRESS DEMONSTRATIONS IN COURT
Several Witnesses in the Casa Hofas3 to
Testify ,
SOME EXCITING SCENES TAKE PLACE
Pronrcullnn AMHOIIIICPM Inquiry AVI11
lie Conlliifil t" 1'rlminer'n
Co mm in ( on lintel -
line Trial ,
PAHIS , Feb. 7. The trial of M. Emllo
Zola and M. Perroux , manager of the Aurore ,
who are being prosecuted by the govern
ment as the result cf a letter which the
novelist caused to be published In the Auroro
In December lost , strongly reflecting upon
high officials connected- with the Ureyfus
case , opened today In the assizes court of
the Seine SI. Hula wn represented by M.
Liberia and SI Pcrrout was defended T > y
M. Clemenccaux. Tlio most keen public In
terest won manifested In the case Hun
dreds of people Biirroundcd the court , anxious
to gain admittance The police measures
taken to insure order were mo < U ilgorous
The crowds Increased In number all the
morning. The arrival of Henri Hochefort
was the Blgn.il for ehouta of "Vive lloche-
fort" and counter erica of "Abas Uochefort. "
Turning In the dlicctlon of the hostile cries ,
M. Uochefort ohoutcd"It would sewn that
with four of > ou at 5 francs apiece , the
Dre > fus Hjndlcito will not be ruined "
M. Zola , who arrived In ! carrHgo shortly
afterward , wan greeted with vehement shouts
of "CcnspiiPV Xola' ' " ( Spit upon Zola )
An Individual who shouted "Vivo Zola"
was promptly hustled anil suppressed The
proceeding commenced nt 1 P m under
the presidency ot M. Dclagorguc , who an
nounced that the court would be cleared If
there was any demonstration Although the
court was thronged , < | Ulct was malntalncl ,
owing t" the knowledge that a company of
icpubllciu guards Ind been placed at the
disposal of t'io ' Jurt'0 to preserve order.
While the Juij wcj being selected M Zola
entiled the dock IIo was pale. A few
" " promptly suppressed
cries of "Vivo Zola" weic
pressed b > the vigorous protests of the
majority of the audience. _
After the reading of the Indictment the
advocate general explained that the charge
was strictly limited to the passage In SI
Kola's letter denouncing the Kstcrhazy court-
martial.
Continuing , the attorney general said It
was Imperative to prevent the proceedings
from wandering , and "thus pla > inK Into the
hands of the occubed , , whose aim It Is to get
a revision of the Urcjfus affair by a circuit
ous route. "
The court decided to allow the accused to
call evidence In support of other charges con
tained In his letter , Including the accusa
tions which ho made against Colonel Pnty
tin Clam and Generals Mercler , UoUdeffre ,
Billet and Pclllcux
DCCLINUS TO THSTIPY.
M. do Legorguo read , a number of letters
of excuse , Including one from the minister of
justiceM. . Dartalon , announcing that the
mlnlFter for war , General Billet , had not re
ceived the authoilty of the cabinet to testify
M. do Legorgue also rcid a letter from c\-
Presldont Casslmlr Pericr , eajlng ho could
not testify , except as to facts subsequent to
his presidency.
Colonel Puty du Clam was then called
and rcfus.nl to teotlfj M. Laborlc urged the
Importance of his testimony , adding that
unions the court ordered the witness to
testify he might bo compelled to demand an
adjournment until the next sessions
Counsel also bald he was not prepared to
oppo o a secret trial , If It was absolutely
necessary But , continued M Liborle , the
allegation that the matter they wcro dls-
CIIMIIIR was connocteM with state secrets and
the national defense was a more Joke. The
advocate general thereupon protested against
the national defense being callcd a Joke , to
which M. I-nb-rlo hotly replied that he
would permit no one , not even the advocate
general , to cast suspicion upon bis patriotism.
( Cheers )
Addressing the jury , M. LaBorlo nald-
"The proof wo wish to show jou Is BO strik
ing that our opponents arc making efforts
to prevent Its becoming known. Neverthe
less , If It Is necessary , I will declare It nlono ,
without witnesses If I fall , Drcjfus will
remain In the- galleys , where ho was placed
by a law expressly made for him. " ( Violent
protest )
nsTcmiAzr pnnsncurns iinn.
M. LaUorlo Insisted that the judges of
Drcfus thould give evidence and that
Madame Boulancy , whom Zola had sum
moned but who has declined to appear on
the ground of 111 health , should alto testify ,
urging that she bo ordered to appear If nec
essary. Counsel added that Slme. Boulancy ,
In addition to the notorious Uhlan letter ,
possetpi-d others from Major Ksterhazy , out
rageously Insulting the Trench army , which
lind not been published. SI. LaBorlo fur
ther contended that .Major Kstcrhazy was
persecuting Mine Boulancy In order to pre
vent hot from surrendering the letters
Counsel for the > Auroro supported M. La-
Borlo'u miucst for the appearance of Mine.
Boulancy , and urging the court to obtain
* vcrfiratlon of hci alleged Ill-health
Later on M Laltorlo Insisted that the
depositions made before the examining mag
istrate ) bo read In court. This was opposed
by the attorney general on the ground tlut
the examination was not concluded
M , Lallorle then vehemently protested
against the nUrenco of the BttbpocnacM vvlt-
ncssrg , and referring to tliet iionappoaruncc
of QeMieral Mcrclcr said"When ho wan
minister of war lin submitted to the judgcx
ot Dru > fii8tjolitnd the back of the prisoner
nnd his counsel , a tccret document which ,
however , ho said was unimportant. If this
document , as ho declared , wan unimportant ,
then tlui Incident Is ended and there U no
fuithcr need for General Slercler'a testi
mony ; but If , as alleged , the secret docu
ment did not exist , let General Mcrclcr come
ami ti'll the court so and our tide will be
well satisfied. "
This attempt to drag the former minister
ot war Into tbo witness stand caused much
commotion In court , which wa * Increased
when , on eovcrM member * ot the lrcyfu
court-martini refusing to testify , St. Zola
rose up In the dork and Indignantly cried
"Wo must know If thtee persons arc acting
under the orders ot the minister of war or
of their own \olltlon. "
General Bolcsdcffrc was then called nnd
claimed exemption on the ground of profes
sional secrecy , whereupon M. LiBorle
shouted : "One would really think all there
officers Imagined they form a separate caste ,
above nil rights , and they are totally exempt
from the laws nnd the respect due to jus
tice"
The court then ordered a short adjourn
ment until 4 30 p. m , In order to allow SI.
LaBorlcf to draft his argument.
DEMANDS THAT WITNESSES TESTIFY.
On the resumption ot the he-trlng M. La-
Boric made a speech demanding that the
wltncsrcs bo ordered to attend ami testify.
Counsel for SI Zola deposited with the court
written applications requesting the court to
order the subpoenaed witnesses to appear.
Kc-gordlnK Colonel Paly ele Clam the ap
plication charges him with Illegal nets In
the Dreyfus and Ksterhazy affair , and claims
that If these acts are proved In court the
good faith of the accused will bo demon
strated. Therefore Colonel Paly de Clam
should bo compelled to testify , or , without
prejudice to the right of the appellants ,
counsel would demand the postponement of
the trial to later sessions If necessary.
711. LnBorlo further affirms that he Is pre
pared to show that the letters which Colonel
P-ity dc Clam alleges "theellcd lady" sent
him , prejudicing Colonel Plcquart , emamted
from one of Colonel Paty do Clam's own
friends and not from Colonel Plcriuart
Counsel Is willing that Colonel Paty do
Clam's evidence bo given behind closed doors
If necessary.
There Is another application calling for
the appearance of Generals Sterclor and
BolcsJcffro and others It declares that
they have no right to absent themselves on
the plea that their cvldetice Is not neces
sary , as that Is for the court and not for
them to decide.
SI LaBorlo , In his application for a sub
poena for Mine. Boulancy , says "The ap
pellants hive ascertained that Comto I-sltT-
hary has thrlco written her , menacing her
with death should she turrender the docu
ments , with the result that Slme Bouluncy
hao left her homo nnd concealed her new
addicss As the aforementioned documents
have n direct bearing on the present ciso
the appellants ask also that an officer of the
court be sent to Impound all telegrams nnd
letters frcm Comto Hstorhary In the pos
session of MnicBoulancy "
The court postponed decision until tomor-
iow and the case wv.s adjourned.
Italn prevented a largo crowd from as
sembling around the court , T > ut the corridors
of the court house were packed with people
vvnrmlv discussing the trial.
On the conclusion of the proceedings , as
General Gcnse , who was present In the court
room in full uniform , emcrgciJi accompanied
by an orderlj , ho w s greeted with shouts
cf "Vivo 1'armec " and a number of people
followed lilm cheering until the police dls-
pcHod them.
SI Zola conferred with his counsel , SI.
LaBorle , for half an hour , in n private room
and then left toy a. private staircase and
emerged through theporter's lodge , hut he
was recognized as ho drove away. The
crowd was divided , some cheering the novel
ist and others denouncing him.
The hearing of the case was adjourned at
3 p. m. There wore no sensational Iifldcntb
SIANY NOTABLES PRESENT.
It wns a day of considerable emotion but
scanty progress. SI Schcurcr-Kcstner and
M. Slathieu Dro > fua were conspicuous In
court , and In the audience were several
notable people and many women , especially
actresses , mot of whom were provided with
siiulwlches and bottles of wine
SImo Zola was almost crushed out of sight
In a back corner. Mmc. Sevcrlne , the au
thoress and SI ZolaV devoted champion , was
also there When SI Zola entered every
body wao on tlptoo to get a gllmpso of him ,
and there was some disorder pending the
airival of the Judge. Scarcely was he seated
when n bundle of telegrams was handed to
Sf Zola , all addressed "Zola , Court of As
sizes , Paris , " nnd other telegrams poured
In during thn proceedings , altogether over
100 from till parts of the world , offering
sympathy nnd congratulations. One from
Belgium bore the signatures of 1,000 legal
and literary celebrities , and signed by n
group of Reman Catholic priests , said : "Viva
la justice. "
M. Zola , who was qulto calm , asked the
barristers"What Is the maximum penalty
to which I am liable ? "
On being trld that It wau six months' Im
prisonment ho rejoined smiling"If truth
could but merge from this trial I would will.
Ingly take six months more "
Slaltro LaBorle , who 'boro the brunt of
the day's discussion , Is a blonde , tall , slim ,
tjplcal Gaul , only 38 years of age , and ono
of the > oungest and most 'brilliant ' Parisian
advocates. Ills eloquence extorted applause
even from his adversaries , and produced n
profound Impression.
The proceedings nt the present utago are
a struggle between Slaltro LaBorlo and Advocate -
vocato General Van Caesel , the latter being
determined to restrict the scope of the trial ,
ami the former to enlarge It. There Is no
doubt that the visible efforts of the gov
ernment to suppress Inquiry by its refusal
to allow General Billet , minister of war , and
other. Impoitaut witnesses to testify , came
the nudlenco.
aa a great surprise to
PASSION FOR LIGHT.
Mnltro La Borle created quite n sensation
by oxc'almlns Ironically "What a passion
for light tlicro Is on the part of the prose
cution. "
Thorn w--s some murmuring In court when
letters of excuse were read from General
Mercler and others , nnd them was a flutter
of cxcitcmcn * when Slaltre LaBwIo Inslstel
upcti the attendance of the aristocratic Sllle
Blanche do Commllgcs , who pretenJa that 111-
LCSS prevents her from testifying Her name
was mixed un In the unwvory story of
blackmail connected with Slajor Paty do
Chin and the notorious "veiled lady. "
Maltre LiBorlo contraded that Slajor Paty
do C'om's evidence was the ke > of the whole
etciy. nnd that tlio Jury must make Its own
reflections upon the rclutnl to allow him to
testify. The advocate general bit Ills lip but
rcmnlti'd silent. Altogether the decision of
the court as to whether the witnesses shall
be compelled to attend IE awaited with supreme
premo Interest.
M Zola , who woe Interviewed late tonight ,
looked rather haggard , and was hoatse. but
ho ecemcd buojant and spoke hopefully of
tlio daj's proceedings , He praised the mod
eratlon and courtesy of the president of the
court. Ho eaU ho believed he had alrc-ad )
piodured some effect fn the public mind ,
adding that the Ja > 'n record was better than
l.o had ventured to hope.
"I am convinced , " ho eald , "that outside
fnMUig U crowing rapid ! } In favor of a full
Inquiry. It U too much to expect that all
tie truth will come to light tit tbo present
tearing , but I belUwu wo shall nee a little.
Oncu the French people can bo made to ice
( Continued on Second Pae. )
DEAD HEAT INTO DENVER
Rival Trains Arrive nt Colorado's Capital
at the Snuio
EXCITING RACE FOR FIFTY-NINE MILES
Siicecroifiil Uniting of < 1ie Plr t Trip
of ( lip > iMV 1'nnt TrnliiN
Oter "WI > r Ku'M
IMnlitH.
DENVER , Tcb. 7. ( Special Telegram. )
In fewer hours than It oaco took diys the
trip from the SlL > ourl river Is now accom
plished In luxury and case. The restoration
of the Burlington fijor from the lakes to the
mountains Is the agency through which this
almcat modern miracle Is accomplished.
This Initial trip has partaken largely of the
nature of the race between the rivals for the
business which the return of prosperity hao
made possible. It Tias been meat auspicious
and while there has beta DO great crowd on
board , the business hcs been such as gives
the passenger men justification for the cIToit
made. The careful though hasty prepara
tions were sulllclent to provide for the com
fort of all , the only Inconvenience having
been experienced by the cfllclals , who have
not > ot thoroughly workeJ out the details
from start to finish. The schedule time hao
been easily made and station after atatlon
has been passed minutes before the time
called for cu the card. It Is the expression
of the officiate on board that the time could
easily bo made an hour quicker. Tralnmab-
ter Kenjon accompanied the train from
Hist'jngs to Akron , making sure that all
was well. Assistant Superintendent High
land got on at McCook to rldo to Denver.
Ills services wcro needed no more than
those of a passenger , appareatly.
The closing stretch of the- rim wat , some
what exciting , riftj-nloo miles out from
Denver the smoke of the Union Pacific fl > cr
was sighted , Indicating that It , too , was on
time and from there to the depot the racing
trains sped on abrccet. Twelve ml lea from
Deiver the trains were In full sight of each
other , and then came the race to the croca-
Ing. Hero the paysengcrs took part and
faces were turned from books to window to
watch the Union Pacific train as It e.vept
along black against the white background
of the snow clad Rockies There was but one
thought who will be first to the crossing.
It was a dead heat. The signal was turned
on the Burlington and the Union Pacific
train shot over. Six minutes further to the
depot renewed the race and a dead heat la
the decision.
oTin : i MOV ptcirio SIMCI vi. .
Train Hushes Over the 'NebriisKii
I'rnlrli-H IIK.I IKIml. .
DENVBIl. Cole , Kcb. 7. ( Special. ) The
Initial fast train of the Union Pacific-North
western company arrived In Denver this
afternoon at 1 21 p. in amid the hurrahs
of several hundred people who had gathered
at the depot. At 1 30 Sunday morning the
flyer left Chicago and was scheduled to
reach Denver at 1 30. It was nine minutes
ahead of time when the handsome train
came to a standstill at the Union depot. Gen
eral Manager E. Dickinson leaped from the
train , Engineer George Hockenberger leaned
from the cab window and meekly shouted
foi getting In ahead of time : "I Just couldn't
help It , " he exclaimed with cap In hand ,
"tho time was so slow. " The general man
ager dismissed him with a mild rebuke
about not running exactly on time , liut It
was not Eiich slow time. The run from
Chicago to Denver , 1,016 miles , had been
completed In exactly twenty-eight hours and
twenty-eight minutes , the fastest time ever
made by a regular train between those two
points. It was not a very light train cither
that the great engines pulled over the Ne
braska prairies at the rate of fifty-five
miles per hour , frequently attaining much
greater speed. Prom Omaha to Julesburg
the train consisted of the heavy buffet-li
brary car , two Pullmans and a chair car.
from Julesburg to Denver the diner was
an added weight of several tons. Tor all
this the great passenger locomotives kept
ahead oSachcdulc time from three tcltcn min
utes throughout the trip. The ease with
vvhIcii the time was made and the comfort
experienced by the passengers caused Gen
eral Manager Dickinson to remark to Mas
ter of Motlvo Powei McConncll as the train
was reeling off Its last 100 miles : "The
only mistakn wo have made Is In not cut
ting this tlmu down two more hours. We
can do It and we will , " This was the sen
timent of all the railroad men aboard.
Much praise was reserved for Engineer
ircckcnbcrger. Ills was the most difficult
part of the run. AH the last hour of the tlmo
wan approached and the smoke of tbo city
could bo discovered the company officials
aboard the flying train manifested much
anxiety as to whether the engineer would
drive his machine fast enough. A do/en
watches ) and many schedules were held to
gether , while the swiftly disappearing tele
graph poles wcro critically examined to de-
tormltiu the exact tlmo made. When at last
the city limits were reached several min
utes ahead of time , all anxiety dlhappcared
and smiles of satisfaction were general.
The piettlcst part of the run from Omaha
to Denver was from the Missouri river to
Grand Island , 153 miles. Engineer Clawson
of Omaha held the throttle. Ho went up the
grade out of Omaha at the rate of thirty
mllej an hour Through the suburbs of the
sleeping city his engine was puffing at the
rate of forty miles an hour. Thirty minutes
later the train rushed through Valley , the
Indicator show Ing fifty-eight miles to the
hour When Fremont was reached Clawson
was calmly forcing the engine along at the
moderate speed of seventy-four miles to the
hour. Then he was peremptorily ordered by
one of the superior officers to stop his rushIng -
Ing , as the train had all night to reach
Denver It was estimated that had that tlmo
been kept up Denver would have been
reached two hours ahead of time. Clawson _
hail been told tint if ho made time on the
Initial trip he could have the Colorado spe
cial as a regular run. He got the job. The
weight of the train and engine was 3SO
tone.
ixr.iMs : TOOT .v i.orn
vrxtiTii'N AIMV Train Arrlx-x In
ClilcitKO tit mil f Tluif.
CHICAGO , Tcb. 7. The "Chicago special. "
the new fast train from Denver over tbo
Unlcn Pacific , Denver & Gulf , the Union
Pacific and the Chicago S. Northwestern rail
roads , finished Its II ret trip two in'-nutca
ahead of schedule time , and when It pulled
Into the Northwestern station at 8.43 o'c'ock
this evening , all the engines In the jarJ
tootel a loud greeting.
Tbo fun of 1,002 miles from Denver to
Chicago wes madeIn twenty-eight hours and
thirteen minutes , and officials of the three
Ilnis over which the train is routed , say the
running tlmo can bo cut from one to two
bourn If dt lred. No serious hitch occurred
cuwhere on the road during the first run ,
but at several points the train was detained
ten to fifteen minutes , and whllo the tlmo
thus lost wag being made Up It ran In some
places faster than ft mile a minute. The run
of 430 miles from Council'Bluffs to Chicago ,
over the Northwestern' * fltio rotdway , pro
tected by block signals , vas made In thir
teen hours and eighteen minutes ,
All the i < jssongcrs from Colorado expressed
delight over the fact that the Journey from
Denver to Chicago , or vice versa , can now
be niado with only cno night on the road.
The train Is also a great boon to people
In Iowa along the line of the Northwestern ,
Inasmuch as It Is the- first through train
making the mi by daj light across that
state , i
\ new1 fast train for the east , over the
Lake Shore road , leaving Chicago at 9 30 ,
was put In service tonight , enabling pas-
bengcrs on the "Chicago special" to make
close connections.
noru Tuvivs IJOIMJ Timm MUST.
Hiiee Hetnoeu tlie Union Pnelllc mill
I lliirllniftun ,
The new east and westbound trains of the
Northwestern-Union Pacific and the Burling
ton made the trip between Chicago and Den
ver on schedule tlmo and without the oc
currence of any noteworthy Incidents. The
Colorado specials of both the Union Pacific
and the Burlington pulled out of the Omaha
union dciot Sunday night c > romptl > at 11 55
o'clock , with overthing about the equip
ment from headlight to rear signal lights In
the best poc-slblo condition. Both trains
were well filled with merry parties of rail
road officials , some prominent shippers and
press correspondents. Dispatches received
jcst'rday morning Indicated that nil the
trains were running about fifty miles an hour
A dispatch to The tiee from Julcsburg ,
Cole , tit S o'clock a. m itstccday had this to
say regarding the Denver special of the
Union Pacific : The Initial fust train of the
Union Pacific made an extraordinary run
from Omaha to this point from midnight ,
when the special left dmat.i , until S this
morning , when the train steamed Into Julcs
burg. Not a thing occurred to Interfeio
with the lightning time progress of the Den
ver special. Every atatlon was made ex
actly en time , the actual i mining tlmo
throughout the night was fifty-five
miles per hour , though much faster
tlpio was necessary at several points.
Tne start was nude from Omaha with a full
train , Including two palace cars , buffet ,
library car , chair car and baggage com
bination The 372 miles were made In nlno
hours and ten minutes. 'Conductor W. W.
Keen of Omaha carried the train to this
point.
Engineer Clawson of Omaha was at the
throttle when the signal for departure was
given , and as he deaccndeJ from hid engine
cab at Grand Island hu eald that no dlllV-
culty had been experienced In miking the
run and that bwlco the tlmo could be made
with the equipment of the Union Pacific ,
with perfect safety to the paseongera of the
special train now being1 operated by that
company. When the train left Oiraha there
were two full palace carrot paascagers , rncot
of whom were taken nbcard at Chicago.
At Omaha General Manager Dickinson ,
Superintendent of Transportation Bucking
ham , General Superintendent Nichols , Super
intendent of Motlvo Power and Machinery
McConncll , Assistant Superintendent Suther
land , lAv Darlow of the passenger department ,
were the Union Pacific railroad officials who
boarded the train for Denver. Edward Porter
Peck and many other prominent representa
tive men of Omaha , General Agent Kuhn of
the Northwestern and a number of news
paper men were also of the party , In addi
tion.
tion.A
A dispatch from Missouri Valley , la. , says
The Chicago Special , the new fast train from
Denver over the Union Pacific , Denver S.
Gulf , the Union Pacific and the Chicago &
Northwestern railroads , reached Omaha nt
7 o'clock this morning on time. The train
ran the 3C2 miles from Denver to Omaha
In fourteen and one-half hours , allowing for
one hour's difference of time. The first
thirty miles out of Julesburs over the Union
Pacific were run In thirty minutes , and this
running tlmo was equalled , If not excelled ,
on other parts of the load. At Council Bluffs
the train passed to the tracks of the Chicago
& Northwestern , and It was boarded there
by a party of Northwestern officials.
A dispatch from TJoone , la , says : 'Tho
Union Pacific and Northwestern Spe
cial fiom Denver reached Boone , the
Northwestern division headquarters , at 11-lO ,
three minutes ahead of time. A large party
of Iowa newspaper representatives are on
boaid as guests of the Chicago & Northwest
ern company , which Is represented by the fol
lowing officials. C. A. Calrnes , atslstaiit
general passenper agent ; John Shearon , su
perintendent of dining car service ; J. II.
Gable , traveling passenger agent ; H. II. Ash-
ton , division superintendent , and W. 0. Lit
ton , assistant division superintendent.
Samuel Hutchlnson , assistant general pas
senger agent of the Union Pacific , accom
panies the party of Colorado newspaper men
from Denver tn Chicago , Dlvlslcn Su'oecin-
tendent Ashton said to'ay that In his opin
ion the scheduled time of the train could bo
reduced an liour and a half If deslied and
another hour could bo saved by using cut
offs.
(
The following telegram from The 'Dee's
representative on the Burlington's Colorado
? p "lal was received yesterday morning from
McCook
The Burlington eldo of the race across the
state Is all right so far , tbo run to McCook
being made cu time. A good load of passen
gers has been accumulated during the night.
The new eastbound tmlji of the Burlington
known as "tho Chicago Special , " passed
through PJattsmoutb at forty minutes after
isldnlght , after a fast run * from Denver , This
train did not comb through Omaha , but
csossed the river at PlattEinouth. Aboard
this train were General Sutx'rlntendccU Cal-
vert , Director Gardner ot Boston , General
Agent Valkry and representatives of all thu
Dsnver new spacers. Th tialu also carried
seventy passengers.
Yesterday the following telegram was
received from The Bee representative on
the Burlington train , it having been filed
at Akron , Colo. ; One' hundred and twelve
miles from the finish , Uie Burlington sprinter
'
ter la right on the dot. It Is In sight of the
Hocklcs , and the end of the race. There is
great satisfaction among the officials on
board who feel that the success of the train
so hurriedly prepared U the warrant for
the effort , A more glorious night and day
for the run could not have been made to
order. At this station there Is reason to be-
llcvo that tbo Burlington will welcome the
Union Pacific passengers when the latter
reach Denver.
ImprovcineiilM ill Atlantic ,
ATLANTIC. la. , Feb. 7. ( Special Tele
gram. ) Superintendent McParUud of Chicago
cage , Carroll Wright of Dea Molnes and
George Gould of Davenport , representing the
Chicago , Hock Island ( & Pacific railway , were
( Continued oo Sixth Page. )
STOCKMEN ARE UP IN ARMS
South Omaha Dealers Claim They Ara
Discriminated Against.
ARE DISPLEASED WITH AVER'S ' RULINGS
Cliltruo ( lint ] | | H Interpretation of t lu
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WASHINGTON. Tcb. 7. ( Special Tele
gram ) The South Omiiha Stock Yards pc-o-
plo are up In arms against Doc Ajer , of the
Bureau of Animal Industry , charging him
with unjust discrimination In his Interpre
tation of rules , thereby sending to Chicago
cattle that It nothing like n fair deed wcro
given would bo unloaded at South Omahn
John A. SlcSliane , general manager of the
stock jnrds , Is In the city and had un In
terview with Secretary Wilson today In re
lation to Ajer's construction ot existing
regulations , stating among other things that
c'wlng to a more literal Interpretation of
the rules by those In charge of the bureau
of Anliral ( Industry at Chicago , that city
has lieen reaping the benefit ot hundreds ot
head of cattle originally designed for South
Omaha.
iStcShano did not stop there , but pro
ceeded to enter a general remonstrance
against the manner In which representatives
of the Agrlcultum ! department In Nebraska's
porkopolls are depriving the stock j.anis of
their Just rights. Ho even charged incom-
pctency against liVjcr and thought there
ought to bo .a change In the management
of the bureau. Incidentally , McSlmno took
up the consideration ot Senator Allen's
amendment to the Indian bill , giving the
commissioner of Indian affairs the right to
open trails through Indian reservations for
the purpose ot cattle drives. It will be re
membered that Commissioner Jones has
recommended an Insertion cf n clause that
the Indians must bo consultc-1 nnd their
sanction given. When SIcSliano found this
condition confronting the bill , he cncrgctl
callywent to work to overcome the objec
tion of Commissioner Jones , but without
success. Should Jones' suggestion TJC
adopted It will leave the law In exactlj the
same position as now and will avail nothing
In opening up a drlvo through the great
Sioux reservation , as wns contemplated last
rummer , shortening the haul from the Dakotas -
kotas to South Omaha -very considerably
Phil SIcShane of Omaha Is in the- city In
the Interest of a s > iidlcate owning largo
forest sections In Big IHorn county , Wj-
oming , which -were exempted from de
struction by the order of ex-President
Cleveland Tiut which order was set aside "by
congress for a certain period , that period
expiring next April , In order to get further
extension of an abrosatlon of the whole
scheme of forest preservation.
DUULKS G1VD IN.
Indian Commissioner Jones today an
nounced that negotiations betv een the repre
sentatives of the Lower Brule Indians and
Rosebuds of South Dakota , tn regard to the
removal of t'jo former to the Ilosebud lescr-
vatlon had been completed , tbo Lower Dalles
having consented to give up their rights on
their reservation without compeneaticci The
land to bo occupied by the Lower Hrules o
the Hocbud reservation aggregates about
120,000 acres , for which the government wii !
pay $1 2r an acre. The Rovcinment will 10-
Imbuiso Itself for this outlaj by opening for
settlement the lands \acatcd on the Lowci
Drulo reservation. All that remains to be
done Is to secure the acquiescence to the
ngrcemceit from t'aree-fouiths of the Iml'aiir
of both tribes. Ii specter SIcLaughlln will
leave for South Dakota Saturday and .vlll
endeavor to accomplish this as soon as pos
Elblo In order tint the agreement may bo
ratified by congress before adjournment.
Tl-o division of education of the Indian
clllco has completed the details for the In
dian educational exhibit at the Transmlsso-
slppl nxpaiitlon The Indian commissioner
will ask for $12,000 fa- this feature of the
Indlcn exhibit. The educational exhibit will
consist of spesln.ens of class room work In
Iudli.li sc'iools , drawings , lice work , an ex
hibition from industrial bchools acid work
shops , photographs of ncl.ool plants , blankett , ,
etc. , and other articles of Indian manufac
ture , showing natlvo Industries. Taim
products will bo arranged decoratlvely , and
also photographs of Indians In their native
and civilized conditions.
The nomination of A. N. Thomas , to bo
postmaster c > t Aurora , will i.ot bo 11 surprise
to ties ! * > who have kept tab on Senator
Thurnton's appointments heretofore. Thonai
supported the senator vv'aen ho was elected
to the upper branch of congress. Tnero were
twelve or nwro candidates for the Aurora
postollicc , probably the next strongest man
being Editor Hastingu , who had many en
dorsements on file. Glover , preaccit post
master , hud his lightening rod up , but lilft
low tariff views and hla complimentary refei-
cnces to SIcKinloy during the last campaign
failed to attract any election lluld.
Postmasters were appointed today as fol
lows : Nobiaska Lcander S. Calllghan , nt
Gcrmantown , Sevvard cou it > , vice C , U. Haus ,
removed , and JoLci U' . Smith , at Stralton.
Hitchcock count ) , Uco William J , Glbbs , re
signed ,
A new pobtofllco hi the Third Nebiaska
district , to bo known as Donovan , will
shortly bo established , with John H. Coo-
tcllo , a populist , as postmaster , no repun-
llcuu being found who would tnko Iho place.
OMAHA POSTOI'TICC.
Representative Slercer said today that ho
had failed to receive any Information from
the Postolllce department tret In all prob
ability the work on tbo Omaha postolllco
would nut bo completed until about March
7 , but that by crowding the work It might
bo finished about February 2S. This In
formation was sent to the Postolllce depart
ment by the Treasury department. Senator
Ihurston will tomorrow < ; co the treasury
officials with n view to expediting the work
3 that the transfer from the old to tlio new
building may bo made as soon OH possible.
Senator Allen succeeded In passing his
bill for the relief of Hmanucl Schamp of
Lincoln through the senate today. Senator
Tburston presented a protest of citizens of
York against the passage of the bank-
ruptc ) bill , alto resolutions of the Nebraska
Heel Sugar association In opposition to the
annexation of Hawaii. Allen presented a
pctltlcn of cltUeim of Chadron against tliu
paeaago of ( he bankruptcy bill.
I1. SI. Wetherald of Hebron , one of the
republican leaders of south central Ne
braska , Is In Washington , the guest of As
sistant Secretary of War Melklejohn. There
las been a row stirred up over the post-
maittrKhlp at Hebron that Wetherald
thought it advltablo to look after , hence
his vLilt here ,
Charles H. Morrlll was today appolatci
THE BEE BULLETIN.
tr Forecast for Ntbrnskn
Threatening Southerly Winds ,
1. Xola'd Trlnl Open * In 1'iirU.
rn t Train * Complete llulr Inlllnl Uun .
South Onmlii Stockmen Arc Worried ,
Double Mttrilor In Ml cmrl.
S - Annexation Sdicmc ,
> Morgan Pi-opine * nn
( lermnny Cottlnues to lletntlnte.
CniKtil I.IMI rieniN for KuU'x Life' .
3 News from Nelirulm' * Cnpltftl.
ProRre ! < of SherllT Mnrtln'ii Trlitl ,
I , IMItiirlut anil Comment ,
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A fTn Irs nt Sou til Ointtlm ,
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custoaian of the public building at Lincoln ,
Neb.
Neb.Dr.
Dr. T. 11 , Stanton was today appointed
to a position on the Hoard of Sledleal IX-
nmlners nt Charlton , la , also Dr. W. H
Lane on the board at Sillier , S. D.
VION-lMlt.S ( | | TlllliVTix A HMD.
\Vniit ltf > flllif for tlio Vrrest of Tlirir
roiiipnnloiiM
L1TTLH HOCK , Ark Teh 7. An uprising
of moonshiners Is threatened In the moun
tain district of de-burn county and the1
United States authorities have been appealed
to for assistance to protect the law abiding
caused by the lawless clement , whose chief
occupation Is the unlawful manufacture of
whisky , and was b-ought about by a raid
made last week bj deputy United States
marshals. '
Internal Revenue Collector H. L Rommel
this afternoon received the following tele-
giam from John T Illckrt , prosecuting at
torney nt Searcy. Ark :
"Threatened uprising of forty men near
Illram , Clcburn county , caused b > recent
raids. Pond force tonight btifllclcnt lo pro
tcct citizens Very important "
Collector Rcmmel leplled as follows "Col
lector has no authority to cmploj nnvono to
assist jou , but have wired the conimlsiioncr
of Internal revenue the situation. If the
sheriff cannot handle the case , why not call
upon the govcrnoi ? "
Last week was an unlucky ono for Arkan-
bas mooushlncrs , and the revenue officers did
much good work. As the result of two well
planned and executed raids , seven men wcro
captured and five Illicit distilleries destroyed
forty miles northwest of Searcj , In the
mountains of Clcburn county , Is a postofilco
known as Gin. Gin is located in a territory
Infested by illicit dlbtlllcrs who have hith
erto enjoyed Immunity from the Interference
of revenue olficc-s nut Raiding Deput >
J. fT. Burrls planned to throw n bombshell
Into their camp About ten da > s ago he dis
guised himself as a rough mountaineer and
went into the vicinity to familiarize himself
with the situation
Returning to Llttlo Rock Mr. Burrls per
fected the details of the raid , secured his
po = so and Into last week left for the scene
The po'so consisted of seven or eight hrnve
men Thej reached the nelghboihood of Gin
about 1 o'clock Sunday morning and con
cealed themselves near the stills When the
moonshiners appeared the officers pounced
upon and captured them , giving them no op
portunity to escape rive men in nil were
ai rested , enough beer was dcstrojed to
make l.DOO gallons of whisky.
Tlio prisoners were brought to Llttlo RocV
and landed In the state penitentiary for .safe
keeping. It Is now said the friends of the
five men arrested will cause trouble Verj
few people live In the vlcinltj except those
engaged In moonshlnlng , and If the troub'e
Is as serious a.s seems to bo Indicated ' ) >
the tclcginm from Prosecuting Attorney
Hicks , it will lake a Urge force of men to
cope with the moonshiners , as the country Is
very mountainous and full of ravines ,
TOL'KIS'IH 'IU lliV ( II IIOVIK TOD VI.
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tilth 'lliflr .lonriit * } ! IIIH
POTIJAU , I. T , , Feb. 7. ( Special Tele
gram ) This wns a lively day for the Com
mercial club tourists , fifteen of whom got
left at Shreveport , They were rounded up by
the natives and sent on the regular train
which caught the special at Texnrkana. The
party took Tcxarkaia with cheers , which
brought out the natives of two states The
tourists made friends for Omaha and the
exposition everywhere A ra orback Is to
head tbo procession , led b > the tallest m in
Tuesday evening Into Omaha. General Pas
senger Agent H. C , Orr , N. A Cramer and
13. T. Scrvlos of the Port Arthur Route , dc-
serve much credit for courteous attention to
Omaha pecple. Chaperon J. 13 Utt earned
now laurels. The trip Is all right , Port
Arthur Is splendid , but Omaha Is home
Kansas City for breakfast
TIII ; i\\v DDKS M T IITM.
KmiilOM'H In Hit * ( till Service Cnn Hi >
IlflllOV t ll ,
TRINTON , N J , rcb 7. Judge Andrew
Klrkpatrlck rendered a decision In the
United States court ( oday dissolving the
temporary Injunction granted by himself
Eomo tlmo ugo restraining .Internal Revenue
Collector Sloffett oC Camdcn from removing
three democratic deputies.
Judge Klikpatrlck naa there U nothing
In tbo civil service act prohibiting thu re
moval of men except a prohibition of a re
moval for refusing to contribute for cam
paign purposes , Ho holds that there nrn no
vested rights lif public clllco , and an equity
couit Is without jurisdiction to prevent the
removal of pcnmns In the classified ucrvlco
CM < rUI.T ASKS TO 1112 II IJ1 NS \Tii > .
tofiept a Call from Illx Old
PHIL \DBLPIIIA. Teh. 7. The Presbytery
of Philadelphia , In rccrct session , today con
sidered the application for reinstatement
made tiy Rev. I.awrenco Colfelt , who was
suspended by the presbjtcry five jcars ago
for sustaining Or. lirlgg * In hit * alleged
heresies
Dr. Colfult was pastor of the Oxford Pros
bytcrlan church , tout resigned his pastorate
when the suspension fell Itccently the Ox
ford church solicited blu return and hence
the application. IIo la now dean ot the
Pennsylvania State college.
TWO HEN SHOT DEAD
Missouri Fnrmsr Loulcd with Whisky Uscf
Revolver with Deadly Effact ,
MERCHANTS DUN HIM AND HE RETALIATES
Pnlls His Gun and Murders Them iu Their
Storo.
ONE OF THE VICTIMS DIES INSTANTLY
Other Lingers on in Miser/ for n Few
Iloiirj.
THREATS OF LYNCHING ARE FREELY MADE
Mail \Vlil > DOOI ( III * Slinollntr In
to \nottirr l.m-nlHy for
from Mol > Vlo- ,
lonor.
OTTUSIWA , la , 1'ob. 7. ( Special Tele
gram ) The llttlo town of SteiccM , Merrer
count } , Mo , fivu miles south ot Unevlllc ,
In. , was Satun'ay night the scene of a donUo
murder , which may jet bo followed bv a
IjnctiliiR of the murderer , who Is now In
Jill at Trenton , SIo , under a strong guard ,
wheie ho was removed from Princeton , as
the farmers be > giti to gather for a hiinil4i
bee1 ,
The de-id mm are Andrew and Joe Alley ,
who conducted the largest general store at
Slerecr , and were well-to-do and widely
known buslnc'bs men Peter Kindled the
murderer , is a farmer living near Moricr ,
cyiil has alwnjs borne a good reputation.
The shooting was the result of a quirnl ,
Lrought on by theAlluj brothera suing Kin
dred for an account and getting judgment
against him Kindred got drunk Saturday
night and entering the Allcj Brothers' store )
began abusing lliem nud .sn.vlng he would not
lay the account. They ordered the man fiom.
the store , nnd Instead of leaving he die\v a
revolver and began tlrl.ig. Andrew died In
stantly from n shot In the luck and Joe fell
moitally wounded witli .a ball In the pit ot
the btdii.acli. He llngcicd until tod.i > , when ,
he died
Kindred w.is raptured by a posie as ho vvi > s
attempting to escape Horn Slercci. IIo was
taken to jail at Princeton. TheUfelon of
friends of the Alley bo > s began tj gather
at Pilnceton jc'sterdaj and the most Inteino
excitement prevailed. The murder of the
Alloj bo > s Is the last of four tragedies that
hnvo occurred In Slercer county In the last
three months and this added to the fury ot
the mob. The Pilncoton odlccrs becnino
alarmed at the signs ot an appro-it hlns
baching and secretly convoyed Kindled to
Trenton , SIo Mercer county citizens aie up
In arms and dsckuo that the lawlehsnt-ss ot
the last three months must bo stopped.
nnifiifirt * Hi n 'Itrul Duel.
SIASON CITY , la. , Feb. 7. In a duel to-
daj near Se\toa , Kossuth cotritj , between ,
Albeit Palm and Herman Neckei , both men.
wcro shot , N'ecker through the abdomen
r.nd Palm In the region of the heait , Botli
areIn a precarious condition tonight. The
light was witnessed ccilj by the bcconds , of
the men , who had qiiarrc'cd over a womin.
TWO or enm.i's ciux-us unriitY ,
Kffiisrs to Sri- ( Inl.nvvjrr Vi ho linn
TlH-iii for Colli-i'dcin.
OT. LOUIS , Teb 7. The Post Dispatch
says Today Thomas T raujitleroy , uf the
legal firm of McDonald rauntlcroy , called
at the Planters' hotel to bee Trancls C.
Grablo concerning two checks aggregating :
$2,000 , which Grable had cashed In Chicago
last month by W J Llttlcjohn of the North.
British d ' .Mercantile Insuianco company.
The checks were ictunicd marked "worth
less , " and Mr. Tauntleroy was given the
matter to settle * .
Grable , ho said , refused to see him , but
sent down his prlvato secretary "Thejoung
man used loud tonea to denounce me anil
mill he would run mo out of town , " said
.Mi rauntlcroy "I replied that I'd have a
gllmpso of his veiled mjstcry even If It
was in the criminal dok.
"I do net know yet what action I shall
take regarding the case. If Grablo does not
como forwaid now nnd make a settlement ,
ho will lie treatcil as any other man who
knowingly trades on worlhlcbs paper"
RAPID CITY. S. I ) , Feb. 7. ( Special Tel-
ogi.im ) Attachments have now been levied
upon all Union Hill property and personal
property of Grable In thehills. . The aggre
gate * amount of creditors , outside of laborer !
at the mines , la $10fil , 1 , Thiity laborers at
the mines filed claims of $110. Thcjo clnlma
are consolidated and pushed by 0110 man.
Other attachments will ho mado.
MM : nnsuiiins ( : initssnvrs. ; .
\ ri.illolil.lMK HIT TlMYlfrmiit la
Hum HIT llniiNii.
DHLAWAIli : , O. , Pel ) . 7 A Btartllllg
statement was madu tonight by Stlhs Nancy
Fix , who was tortured and tabbed of a foi-
tune on Tuesday night last , nnd who Is In
a djIiiK condition from the effects of nei m-
juilra. She locovorcd itilllcionily tonli ; it to
describe her assailants , foi r in ininili r , two
of whom were mere boyu. Shu t > jd | that
aftci binding and toituilng her , the men
compelled her to lovcal the hiding place ot
her mono ) , and that they .ic'cuu-d Jir. 000 In
caiJi from a jar where nlio kept It Itva
t fiist reported that $1,200 was taken
'Iho dying w inn IT also tuiil taut tl'o iol > >
bora attempted to cot dro to her clothing ,
and after Fecurlng the money they left her
bound and nearly naki'I. Ileforo going they
built three flreo In the lioiri.i with : < io In
tention of burning It and then lo lied all
the doors.
A brother of the woman 'ias offered $100
for each of the iobbor.1 , and It In thought
the county commissioner will offPi $100 ,
n IMC uiriisis : : 'to onr.v oimnns ,
.Solvent IiiHlllnlloii IN CloHi-il li > tlia
SlllllruillllllKMlolHT. .
TOPJHCA , Kan , I'cu 7 John W Ilrcl-
dontlml , utato bank commissioner , revoked
the HCOIIRO of the Westmoreland State bunlc
toda > . It U the first tlmo In tint history ot
the fitato that a solvent bank lias been
closed In this way. It wan done under the
state law ot 1807 , which authorises the ro-
vocatlon of the license ot a hank refusing
to obey the orders of commissioners.
This bank rcfu ed to convert Its heavy real
catato holdings Into cash It bad a capital ol
$10,000. J. P. Daniels waa president.
Tr > to Hum n School HullillilK.
CAIlLISI.n , I'll. , I'd ) . -niUubclh rinn-
dent and Uanny Uiglchorn Indian girls
who tried to burn tlio glrlx' building nl tha
Inilluii school hero todu > . pleaded guilt/ ,
ana ( wcrei sentenced to linprlKmmtnt for
ono > ear and nix months.