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On the other side of the hall was a snlld mass of newspaper men , for whom rough plno tables and benches had been provided. In the center of the hall wore placed chairs for the witnesses. Behind these was another batch of the privileged public , and then a row of soldiers , In parades uniform , drawn across the hall , with fixed bayonets. A narrow space between the troops nnd the back of thn hall was filled wlth the "gen eral public , " Including a few Journalists and detectives , with gendarmes sprinkled among Ihem. Back of the stage hung n crucifix , before which the witnesses take the oath , racing this at the back of the hall was a bust representing the republic , with the letters " 11. ' F , " ( nepubllquc Francalse ) . IMemlicrii nf Court Appear. At 7 o'clock MM. Labor ! and DeMango and Major Carrlcro with their assistants took their seats and the witnesses followed. ' Then sharp words from the officer com- mandlng the row of soldlns at the back of 'the court rang out : "Carry arms. " "Present arms. " There was a rattle of arms and a moment later Colonel Jouaustj jfollowcd by the other members of the court , \yalked on the stage from a room behind and took seats at the table. Deep Bilenco fell upon the audience , which up to then had engaged in a buzz of con versation. Colonel Jouaust and his colleagues were In full parade uniform , with aigrettes In the front of their peaked shakos. Colonel JouausL's aigrette was white ; the others were tri-color. Un the right hand of Colonel Jouaust sat Lieutenant Colonel Brongnlart , Major Do Broon and Captain Parfalt , all of the artil lery. On hfs left hand weie Majors Prollllet and Marie and Captain Beauvals , aUo of the artillery. An interesting figure seated behind the Judges was the woman known as La Dame Blanche , "tho white lady , " who has never absented herself from any of the proceed ings connected -with the Dreyfus affair , In cluding all sessions of the nsterhazy. Kola and Plcquart trials , and the proceedings of tho. court of cassation. , t All the actors In IhVdl'ama arV'knnwn to hjr. She is ? a pro nounced Drcyfusard , very rich , and wears splendid pearls. She was dressed today In 'a "picture" hat , with black and white trim mings , and a pink bodice. The splendid , gold-laced uniforms of the generals summoned as witnesses and the uniforms of the judges , soldiers nnd various officers present combined to light up the dark tints with which the walls of the hall were painted and gave a bright appearance to the court room. HrliiKliiK In the I'rlnonrr. , Immediately after Colonel Jouaust was floated ho gave the order to bring In the prisoner. All eyes were then turned to the rjght of the stage , beside which was a door leading to the room In which Dreyfus was awaiting the summons. Almost everybody out the most prominent officers , stood on their feet , some mounting benches , to ob tain' a better view. There were subdued crlfo of "Sit down , " amid which the door opened and Captain Alfred Dreyfus , pre ceded and followed by a gendarme , emerged Into the1 cour t loom. His features were deathly pale and his teeth were set with a determined but not defiant bearing. He walked quickly , with almost an clastic step , and ascended the throe steps lending to the platfoim In front of the Judges. There ho drew himself up erect , brought his right hand sharply to the peak of Ills kepi , or military cap , giving the military salute , showing that years of Incarceration on Devil's island and terrible anguish of body and mind had not im paired his soldierly Instinct and bearing. The 'prisoner 'then removed his kepi nnd took the seat placed for him , facing his judges , just 4n front of his counsel's table , and wltlj hjs back to the audience. Behind him sat a gendarme , holding a sheathed saber In Ma hand. Dicyfus , In a nc\\ ' uniform of captain of artillery , dark blue , with red facing * , fixedly rogaulcd the judges with Immovable features nnd without alining hand or foot , scarcely even moving his head during the whole proceedings , except when ho entered 'and left the room. After the formal pro ceedings , which occupied a couple of houis , Celoncl Jouaust began the examination of DroyJTus respecting the famous bordereau and what Dreyfus did with or could have known .of ltd contfnts. Drcjfim FnccH III * Fate. When Dreyfus , wearing eyeglasses , rose from his seat for examination bo stood erect , holding Ills Kepi In his hand before him. Ho looked Colonel Jouaust In tbo face dm Ing the whole Interrogatory. Colonel Jouuuso began by saying : "It results from the documents Just read that JQU are accused of having brought about machinations or bold relations with a foreign power , or one or more of Its agents , in order to procure It means , by delivering It documents , indicated in the Incriminating bordereau , to commit hostilities or under take war against Franco. I notify you that you will bo allowed to btato during the ' course of these proceedings anything th.tt appears to you useful for your defense. " Dreyfus replied with a vehement declara tion of his Inuoccnco , repeating several times : "I am Innocent , " lu a voice which quivered with emotion. The agonized man ner In which he uttered hU protestations of Innocence had a moat painful cifect and " Every Cloud Has a Silver Lining. " The clwd $ of bad blood enveloping fwmAniiy have a silver lining in the shape of a specific to remove them. It is Hood's SarsaparillA , AmericA's Greatest Medicine , which dreves out all impurities from the blood , of either sex or any age , § MabaXit must have evoked the sympathy even of his most Inveterate enerulwr. The prisoner grew more composed as the examination proceeded , answering every question without a moment's hesitation. The acoustics of the court room were abom inable , only these within a few feet of the Judgen being able to follow the examination closely. Even M. Labor ! , who was seated behind Dreyfus , within three yards of him , huld his hand to his cor In order to catch the questions and answers. Colonel Jouaust submitted Dreyfun to a rigorous examination , more in the etylc of a prosecuting counsel than a Judge , and made gestures of Impatience at some dliect denials which Dreyfus gave repeatedly to the Judge's qucstione. The prisoner's voice resounded frequently through the court room as ho energetically replied , "No , my colonel , " or "Never , never ! " to questions put to him. The widow of Lieutenant Colonel Henry , drefsed In deep mourning , was present In court and replied to her name In the roll- call of witnesses. Old Indictment IN Itend. After the court had decided not to ad journ on account of the absence of certain witnesses' , the clerk of the court was or dered to read M. d'OrmeBchevllle's ' bitl of indictment of 1894 , whl/ch / he did In a loud voice , Dreyfus , In the meanwhile , listening unmoved as the old charges against him were read. Colonel Jouaust then handed the prisoner a. long ellp of cardboard , .upon which the bordereau was pasted. "Do you recognize this document ? " Hreyfus replied with passionate outburst : "No , my colonel. I am Innocent. I de clare , as I there declared it In 1894 , I am a victim. " His voice here was choked with sobs which must have stirred every specta tor In court. The voice of the prisoner did not eeem human. It resembled the cry of a wounded animal. As he ended his reply , with the words : "Five years In the galleys My wife ! My children ! My God ! I am in nocent ; Innocent ! " Colonel Jouaust said "Then you deny It ? " Dreyfus replied : "Yes , my colonel. " On the court proceeding to the roll cal of witnesses ' the most . notable , , absented being Esterhazy , DuvPaty de Clam ant Mile. Fa.ys , Dreyfus Salt turned his 'heat , toward the seats of the witnesses , espe cially when the clerk of the court callcc Esterhazy. But when no rrsponso was re ceived , Dreyfus returned to his previous at titude , looking straight In front of him al Colonel Jouaust. Altogether about 100witnesses will b : called on both sides. Major Carrlere , the government's commissary , then said that Ir view of the official mission of Oenernl Chanolne and M. Palcologuo to furnish the court with all the necessary explanations respecting tno secret dossier , their deposi tions ns witnesses would bo dispensed with , adding that the consideration of the dossier would probably occupy four dais. The court afterwards retired to deliberate upon the case of the absentee witnesses , the soldiers In the court room , in response < tc the word of command of the lieutenant in charge , carrying and presenting arms , the Judges leaving and re-entering to the rattle of rifles as the line of soldiers brought their weapons , like a piece of machinery , smartly to the ground. This performance > vas re peated every time the court retired. Drey fus was withdrawn Into an Inner room dur ing the court's retirements. On the final return of the court Major Car rlcro said ho thought the absenso of Ester- hazy ought not to prevent the trial proceed ing. "Lot him come or not , " he said , "It matters nothing to us. " Colonel Jouaust then rend the bordereau and dfterward asked : "In 1890 you wore at Dourgca ? " Dreyfus replied : "Yes , my coroncl. " Jouaust then asked : "The tenth break WOB then made and you were Jn a pnsltlor to know the condition of the break ? " Dreyfus I know the principle of it. Jouan&t Had you any information re specting its working ? Drojfus No. I did not know the details , never having worked It. Jouaust Did you have the break at the military school ? Dreyfus I don't remember. Jouaust At the beginning of 18r you en tered the general staff ? Dicyfus Yes , my colonel , Jouauiil Have you talked on gun 120 nnd Its break ? Irefnn HcKnliiH IIIK Compniinrf * . Dreyfus , who then had regained his com- posufe , epoke distinctly end In a way which carried conviction with It ; answering the Inst question bo sa'ld ' ; "No. 1 never had any knowledge of this Run while I was In the bureau of the general staff" Jouaust The second document of the bor dereau relates to mobilization. Had you any knowledge thereof ? Dreyfus I was not In that part of the bureau dealing with mobilization , Jouaust You had to do with transports , Now , when the regulations concerning the conveying of troops In 1894 were modified there were difficulties In Insuring the trans port of troops and provisional measures were taken which were changed In the following rprtng. Did you know of these difficulties ? Dreyfus I had no knowledge of this ques tion in 1894. I had certain documents cou. earning the provisioning and conveying of troops. Jouaust You had papers in your posses sion Intended for print ? DreyfiiB I sometimes made a mistake lu the bureau to which they should be ent. Jouaust You had these papers twice ? Drejfus I did not have any confidential documents. Jouaust You must have known the con tents of these documents ? Dreyfus I never asked for them from ony one. one.Jouauat Jouauat The third document relates to ar tillery formations. You ought to be ac quainted with these matters ? Dreyfus No. JouauBt Major Morln-Mllon sent jou special documents from the 16th to the 20th of July , 1894 , a month before the date of the bordereau ? Dreyfus I only had Incomplete informa tion. tion.Jouftuat Jouftuat At the end of 1894 bttd you knowledge of Information sent to Lieutenant me by the third bUrcati on the effectiveness of the batteries of the 120 gun ? Droj f us No. .Inunnit Cirnwn Impatient. Jouaust ( with a movement of impatience ) This Is astonishing. The bureaux Know what documents pass from one to the other. Dreyfus What 1 say Is correct. Jouaust I turn to the luurth document , a note referring to Madagascar. There nro two papers. A corporal who copied them taw you pass through his office going to the colonel's room Drejfus I went through occasionally. Jouaust You could have oblalncd thes documents from the corporal's desk. Dreyfus This Is not usual. Jouaust No , but it could bo done. Thn copying was finished on the 2Sth and the bordereau dates from several days later Now , for the fifth document the proposei firlug manual for field artillery. Did you know thr > contents of the manual ? Urcwfus ( emphatically ) Never. Jouaust A witness says you communi cated It to him. Dreyfus ( vehemently ) No , never. Jouaust A major lent this firing manua to > ou ? Dreyfus No , my colonel. I deny it abso lutely. Dreyfus then entered Into an explanation of dates , hut his memory failed him. Colonel Jouaust then took up the famoua phrase , "I am starting for the maneuvers. ' Ho said : ' 'You had never been to the maneuvers because it was the custom for only probationers to co. But at the date o the bordereau you did not know you woulc not go ? " Dreyfus Thcro had been fresh orders given. Major Carrlero hero Intervened , saying "But there were two sets of orders given. I1 was In September when It was decided not to send probationers to the maneuvers. " Jouaust What work were you engaged on In the Fourth and Tlrrt bureaux ? Dreyfus enumerated the different tasks , addlne : "I was only occupied with ciirrcnl matters and perhaps a few studies of which I foeet the subject. " c'tor Uttered Suoh W rdn. Jouaust At the military school you were reproached with saying the Alsatians were happier as Germans than as Frenchmen ? Dieyfus No. 1 never uttered such words Jouaust How do you account for the bac note against you , written by a certain gen eral ? Dreyfus Ho said he wanted no Jews on the general staff. Jouaust How did you know what he said ? Dreyfus Through conversations , Jouaust You attributed this bad note to your religion ? * Drej f us Yes. Jouaust In 1892 you went to Mulhouse. What did you do there ? Dreyfus I went there three times , by way of Basle , without a passport. Once I arrived at my house , I never went out. Jouaust You weut there in 1886 ? Dreyfus Yes , possibly. Jouaust Did you follow the German maneuvers ? Dreyfus No. Jouaust Did you converse with German officers ? Dreyfus I deny It , absolutely. Jouaust What was your object In going to Alsace ? Dreyfus For Instruction. Jouaust You studied transports ? Dreyfus Yes. Jouaust You wrote certain Information respecting the manufacture of the Uobln shell. You said this Information was re quested by a professor of the military school. This was false. I am told you asked officers Indiscreet questions. Dreyfus It Is not true. Jouaust Did you go to Brussels In 1894 ? Dreyfus No. ° Jouaust A "witness affirms you went. Had Itelutlonn With \Vonuiii. . Dreyfus It is false. Jouaust You had rotations with a woman , Dreyfus Yes. Jouaust What nationality ? Dreyfus Austrian. Jouaust < How could you have such rela tions as an officer On the general staff ? Dreyfus I committed no indiscretion. Jouaust Your books were well kept. You had special resource. ? . Taeslng through the Champs Elysee in 1891 you remarked : "Here lives a certain woman. Suppose we call on her. I have lost heavy sums at her house. " Dreyfus it Is false. I have never gambled , Never. Never. Jouaust Did you know 'Major ' Du Paty de Clam ? Dreyfus No. Jouaust Did you know Major Henry ? Dreyfus No. Jouaust You have no motive for animosity against them ? Dreyfus No. Jouaust And Colonel Plcquart ? Dreyfus I don't know him. Jouaunt And Lieutenant Colonel Ester- hazy ? Dreyfus I don't know him. Jouaust You never wrote him ? Dreyfus No. Jouaust Colonel Du Paty do Clam says that your writing at his dictation was te&3 firm when he made you undergo a trial on the day of jour arrest. Drejfus My writing has not much changed. Here a non-commissioned officer who wan standing In front of Major Carrlero crossed the platform and handed Dreyfus his writing on tbo day of bis arrest. Dreyfus icplled by Insisting there was nothing to show any preclptlblo change In his handwriting. Colonel Jouaust then spoke of the Inter view with Du Paty de Clara and Droyfus re plied : "I never confessed anything to Du Paty do Cldm. " Dramatic * MCPIIIOfpurx. . Hero occur ) cd ono of the most idramatlc scenes In the examination. Dreyfus , tremendously excited , swayed to and fro for a moment and then all his pent-up emotion and indignation burst forth and ho cried In a piercing voice , heard throughout the court and even by those standing outaldc ; "It Is Iniquitous to condemn an Innocent man , I never confessed anything ; never. " Dreyfus , as ho uttered the words , raised his right wbltC'gloved band and held It aloft as if appealing to heaven to vindicate him. Jouaust Did you say ; "If I handed over documents It was to have more important ones in return ? " Dreyfus Nc , Jouaust Did you say : "In three years they will recognize my Innocence ? " Why did you say "three years ? " Dreyfus I asked for all means of Investi gation , They were refused me. I was justi fied in hoping that at the end of two or three years my Innocence would come to light. JouauBt Why three > ears ? Dreyfus Because A certain time IB neces sary to obtain llsht. Jouaust Had you an arricro penseo ( after thought ) ? Dreyfus No. The examination of the prisoner was then ended with a few minor questions , and the Dreyfus court adjourned , after deciding to alt behind closed doors tomorrow and as many of the following days as aie neceisary or the examination of the secret dossier. The public se&slon of the court will prob ably take place on Saturday next. MeiiilierN of the Oniirf-Martlnl. The official list of the members of the court-martial is as follows ; President , Colonel Jouaust , director in the engineer corps Lieutenant Colonel Brongnlart , director of he school of artlllerj. Major de Breon of the Seventh regiment of artillery. Major rroflllct of the Tenth regiment of artillery. Major Merle of the Seventh regiment ot nnlllcry. Captain Bcauvals of the Seventh regiment of artillery. iMir.ss coMMKvr VAIUHS ( inuvTi Y. Dreyfnn' fatmc I plicld liy Some , While Olliprit Arc hUciitlcnl. PAI11S , Aug. 7. All the newspapers today published special editions , which were eagerly bought by the waiting crowds , anxious for every detail of the Dreyfus courl-marllal Some ot the streets wore actually dangerous , notably the Hue Mont- mortrc , where newsboys were rushing In all directions bustling and Almost overturning anyone and everything In their waj- . While the papers today scarcely had tlmo to comment on the court-inartlal , they all endeavored to draw conclusions from the different descriptions of the personal np- pearanco ot the prisoner at the trial. The nationalist papers declared Dreyfus appeared embarrassed , wbllo the Journal DCS Debars said. "Neither his face nor his work evokes sympathy. His voice sounds false and his protestations of innocence nro not con vincing. " The Temps , on the other hand , said : "Ho replied In a tone of assurance ana with a clearness and conciseness which car ried conviction. " The Figaro correspondent at Renncs said : "Dreyfus leaves nothing rcmhlnlng of the accusations. His whole attitude pro claimed his Innocence. " An evening paper here today caused a sensation by Including among the supple mentary witnesses whom Colonel Jouanst has announced he Intends to personally sum mon the name of DoMullcr , officially de scribed as a merchant of Lille , but whom the paper characterizes as a witness from Potsdam , asserting that ho will testify con cerning an Incident which occurred In Um- peror William's cabinet. It Is also said that there Is a witness named Wilson , a merchant of Ljons , who , according to the same paper , was the wit ness to whom Colonel Jouanst refcried as having scon Dicyfus conversing with Ger man officers durlnc his stay in Alsaco. nvciythlng Is quiet this evening. STORY OF A SILKEN SHIRT Sonic Had III * Torn In ti Pintle Encounter - counter and Wanted tt > Oct Even l > y Tnklnpr Another. The sorrowful tale of a silken shirt was unfolded In police court Monday afternoon , and both the culprit and the complaining witness came In for a share ot Judge Gor don's condemnation. It seems that Arthur Scale and Clyde T. Glodfclty had at one time been fast friends , but later a little Wedge of difficulty entered In , and soon they were hardly on speaking terms. While they vveie In this state they met ono night recently and after a few sar castic words had been bandied back , and forth they clinched for a fight , with the re sult that Scale lest his shirt , that neccsraiy article ot wearing apparel being completely torn Into shicds , It being yanked from his body. Scale did not want to let things remain In 'that ' uneven state , so he went to work and searched out fwhore his antagonist kept his shirts. He found one at last In a valise and he appropriated It 'to ' his own use , excusing his act upon the plea that a fair exchange Is no robbery. The shirt In question was ono ot these now Ollrw with .1 firm sllU frnnt. and was of a plaid variety loud enough t < waken the seven sleepeH. Glodfelty fount Scale with the shirt on his back and h ( demanded its return. There was anothei wordy encounter , and Scale showed the cour a cut in the backttof the. head which , he said was made by u a qne ? nt with terrific forci from ithe righkhand of Glodfelty. During his testimony Glodfolty owned uj that he had. agreed ito let the culprit off I : he wpuTd pay him $5 in good hard cash. Thli Sealo refused to do , saying that he woulc prefer to lot the law toke its course rathei than be bled by his enemy. Judge Gordon delivered a lecture to th < complaining wltrifcs at the close of the trial in which he said that ho was of the oplnior that it was more of a crime to compound j felony than to steal a shirt. He found Scale guilty , and gave him a sentence of ten dayi in the city Jail , but later he suspended th ( sentence. LOCAL BREVITIES , Stella White Is under arrest on the charge of having taken $1 from the person of John Stcfanlc in her house on South Fifteenth street Saturday night. Gus Schroder , at Fifteenth and Chicago streets , reports to the police that some one entered his saloon late Saturday night ot early Sunday morning and took from 300 to 400 clgais. James Ahln Snydcr and Miss Coia Cpcolla Goodhcait were married Sunday evening , August 6. at the home of the groom's sister , Mrs. H. E. Fleming. Rev. Charles W. Sav- idge officiated. The report of the police department for the month of July shows C06 males arrested and 17 females. There were 142 convictions nnd 535 discharges. Sixteen were bound over to the district court. About $150 worth of damage was done tea a two-story frame house at 1939 South Twelfth street about noon. The flre orig inated by the Ignition of some coal oil. John V. Mnsko occupies the premises. A peace warrant Is In the hands of an ofllcer , directed against George Butter nnd sworn out by Llllle Sutler , who fears that ho will injure her. Sutler cannot bo found and It Is believed that he has lefftho city. About 2 a. m. yesterday a file was discovered In the store and flats at 1121 North Twenty-fourth street , occupied by William J. Gordon. The cause was not known The damages amount to about $30. Sheridan Dlngman Is being held ut the police station upon the charge of assault. H. E , McCormlck Is the complaining wit ness , who avers that Dlngman came Into Us restaurant at G20 South Thirteenth street Saturday night and with no apparent caube jumped onto him and "smashed" him. Light cavalry horses , such as are wanted fortho Philippine service , seem to be scarce In thin portion of the west. Captain Wood , : he officer detained from the quartermaster's department for the purpose of purchasing them , has picked up but a few animals. He wants 3,000. His recent trip to Iowa was without substantial results. Peter Proclplo , the Italian who was ar rested some time ago and charged with laving stolen $145 from Tony Powell , swears that he will get even and will begin some sort of an action In a day or so. He has not lotermlnod what ho will do , but thinks he will bring suit for false imprisonment. On Thursday evening the congregation of St. Phlloraena's cathedral will hold a lawn 'ete at the athletic park on Harney street , west of Twentieth. Light refreshments will je served nnd a specially attractive musl- al program has been arranged for the even- ng. The proceeds of the affair will go to the church fund. Pat Malny swore out a complaint yester day in police court , alleging that Arch larvey , a negro , assaulted him , Maloy had a very largo black eye as evidence that he md been assaulted , He la from Chicago and fca\s he cannot tell Just where he waa when the occurrence took place. Harvey denies that be did the job of eye-blacking. J. W. Harris , upon being arraigned In po- Ice court on the charge of being drunk , aid ho came from Chicago to bee the expo- Itlon. He wont to drinking and he claims IB was robbed of about $45. The officers hlnk he spent the money , as be was with quite a gang when found , and they alt eemed to bo enjoying drunks at their new ound friend's expense , Tno carloads of Philippine goods have ar- Ived In the city for the exposition. The ; oods consist of material for huts , farming mplements , curiosities of air kinds and , In hort , everything calculated to Illustrate the life of the people. A particular effort was made in gathering the collections to show what articles of trade would bo most readily soM In the Islands to replace the imperfect SA1IOAN C01I1I1SSION ARRIVE : Amsrlcan and German Membira Will Go t Washington to Oonfnr , BRING REPORT AND DRAFT OF TREAT Atiftptico of llrltlfth UriirmrntntlM Mr. Klllod , 31 ny MilllfjAti > Ao- tliin Any Tvo Mcmbcrn Tnkc. WASHINGTON , Aug. 7. Tlio State dc partmont has received a brief dispatch froi San Francisco , nnnounclng the arrival c the American and German members of th Samoon commission. They will come t Washington for a. conference with the ol flclnln , bringing their report and the draft c the treaty , which It Is proposed to substltut fob the treaty of Berlin At the State department partmont It Is not expected that the com mission will hold a meeting hero , as th British commissioner , Mr. Elliott , has gou to London by way of New Zealand. It I doubtful whether two of the commissioner could do anjthlng bojond submitting thcl Individual reports. Count van Hanckc of the Germany em basey called at the State department durln the day and had a long talk with Asslstan Secretary Crldlcr , who has special charge o Samoan affairs. It brought out no no\ phases , however , as neither of them had re celvcd anything from the commissioners , ex ccpt brief announcements of their landing It appears that Chief Justice Chambers visit hero may be deforced until next month as iho has written a private letter to one o the officials In this city saying that h would probably put off his visit untl September. According to the view taken at the Slat department the action of the commission s far as It concerns the Berlin treaty Is morel ; ad referendum , and docs not become effectlv until formally approved by the three gov ernments and In this country ratified by thi senate. This Is likely to bring about ex tended consideration of the woik done bj the commission , though there Is no dlsposl tlon to question the caio with which 1 has proceeded. The American and German members o the Snmoan commission , Bartlett Trlpp an. Paron von Sternberg , who arri\ed here yes terday on the United States steamer Badgai left for the east tonight. They will go di rcct to Washington. WAS A HEAVY STORM LOCALLY t Ilnliifnll of ( ho .Summer Oc curn Inlc I.nnt Ki cnlng Coii- Mdcrnlilc IlnniiiKC Done. The ralnbtorm that swept o\er the city between 10 o'clock and midnight was the heaviest , in point of waterfall , of the sum mer. During the last half hour it was n veritable cloudburst and the torrents o water that fell turned the streets Into rh ers. The heavy plank gutter crossings wherever they were In use , were swop away by the streams , often being carrlei several blocks before stopped by obstruc tions. Cars on all the lines of the city wcie stopped by the water and In many of them passengers sat for two hours waiting for the downpour to cease. Along the streets there were hundreds of pedestrians not fortunate enough to find places of shelter as dry as the cars. At Twenty-fourth and Spencer streets several of the " " so-called "manholes" or sewer sinks were obstructed by debris and the backwater fqrmed a. huge lakt , over flowing Into all the cellars of the neighbor hood , In several instances rising above the floors of houses built on low foundations Residents of the vicinity called upon the police for assistance and the street inspector with a foico of men worked In the driving rain in water waist deep clearing away the vents to make outlets for the llood. There was another lake at the corner of Sixteenth and Cumlng streets. Ther the water was high enough to prevent cars from passing. The Council Bluffs cars weru held up for nearly two hours. When the cars were finally called into requisition again they were unable to make the usual trip to the Bluffs owing to the overflowing of In dian creek and were compelled to stop many blocks from the center of town. The waters of the creek rose above the banks an hour before midnight. Broadway and cross streets between Seventh and Fourteenth were under water that swept between the curbs like a mill race , filling all the cellars and causing damage to the extent of several thousand dollars. The yards of the Northwestern railroad are a foot under water and the Metropolitan ho tel is like an Island , the creek around It having risen an Inch higher than the floors. Authentic reports say the overflow is the severest on record. WANT VIADUCTS BUILT SOON Fifth Ward CKIrrnn Pnnn Itcnoliitlon * Uc < | iipNtliiK Council 1 Accept I'roiiOKllloii of llullrondM. A meeting of a few of the taxpayers living on North Sixteenth street , was held it Sherman avenue and Corby street Mon- Jay night for the purpose of discussing the luostlon of viaducts. E. C. Erlllng was ihfltrman and C. A. Askwlth secretary. Thu sense of the meeting was that the city coun- Ml should Immediately accept the agtfbo- Tiont made by the Union Pacific and Bur- Ington railroads for the construction of i-laducts across Sixteenth and Twonty- 'ourth streets , and the following resolution ans unanimously adopted ; Resolved. by a meeting of cltbcns and taxpayers of the Fifth ward of Omaha , that It is the sense of this club , ascertained and Jetermlned at this meeting , that the propo sitions aa submitted and modified , which included the closing of Seventeenth street is herein Bet forth , are Just and fair , and that all property owners will be fairly legally and Justly dcalth with ; that unless his arrangement Is entered Into as set forth icreln great Injustice and Irreparable Injury will result to the many citizens and prop. irty owners In Omaha ; that the probable lelay in securing viaducts at Sixteenth nnd rwenty-fotirth streets , unices said arrange ment goes through , will resillt dlsaHtrously .o the citizens and property owners of Jmaha and we , therefore , earnestly request .ho city council to accept said proposition , ncludlng the closing of Seventeenth street. ind enter into said agreement at once and .hat after the execution of said agreement vlth Bald railroad companies that Bald ralN oad companies be directed forthwith to con. itruct the viaducts and subways in accord- mce with eald agreement. Messrs. Joseph Redmond , George Selh and 3. A , Askwtth were selected as a committee o present this resolution to the city council it Its meeting tonight. rOUNG GIRL ENDS HER LIFE Delina Thorn Siiullotri I'olnon oid | Dim HCCIIIIHC of a Incurable Delma Thorp , an 18-year-old colored girl , led at 8 o'clock Monday night from the ffeots of a dose of rough-on-rats taken ilth suicidal Intent. The elrl swallowed he poison at her home , 220 North Twelfth treet , Sunday afternoon. The girl had lived In the olty about a ear , having come from Georgia | ast sum- ler during the exposlton. She was an un- oromonly pretty girl , attracting attention she went on that account. She ) said to have been suffering from an in. urable disease and for that reason deter- lined to end her life. When people in the house learned that 10 girl had takea the drug , phyelcla B were QN THE MIDWAY. * I The Cream of the Midway --CYCLORAMA-- ' THE BATTLE OF MISSIONARY RIDGE > & LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN THE NEW DARKNESS AND DAWN ; OR , Heaven and Hell. YTHE OLD PLANTATION , The Exposition Fun Factory. , Sinking the Mcrrimac. 4 fTHE MOORISH PALACE' ' -AND- CREAT PASSION PLAY. , WARACRAPH The Buttle of Manila. QRMAN VILLAGE AND f AT MAN'S BEER GARDEN AdnilMflloii I'roo. Col. Henri Cannon , weight 617 pounds. Th Most Scientific Entertain ment on Earth. QAPT. LOUIS SORGHO'S Oppoaltfl Pabst Building. Cha A. Postley , Mgr. HAWAIIAN VILLAGE EAST MIDWAY niitl ttllAM ) 1M.AZA. - < * > SEE THH QRL'AT SEA FIGHT FOUGHT BY ADMIRAL DHWCY Grandest apectacle ever presented to the public. Destruction of the Spanish Fleet , Telephone for reserved seat * or boxes. JlnrlkaRhag , roller chairs , baby chairs and other conveniences offered. Telephone - phone 2030 Exposition Ground ? . FRED T. CUMMINS , Mcr. ON WEST BIIDWAY. Attractive and nmualng entertainment delightful resting place for ladlta and children. Admission to building Tree. W. H. DOLAN , Manager. ; ent , for , but because of her assertions tha jho had not taken poison she was not giver the proper treatment. HEARD ABOUT TOWN. Germalne Towlo arrived In the city Sun day night from San Francisco. Mr. Towl < was a private In Company G , First Nebraska and reached San Francisco a little in ad \nnco ot his regiment , having been dis charged at his own request at San Fernandc some tlmo In May. After his discharge ht wont < o work on itho newspaper in Manila : aflcd "Freedom , " resigning his pcsltion tc come home. After arriving In this * country 10 spent about two weeks with friends on the : east , resting up and getting used to his tiome cllmato oaco more. Mr. Towle en listed at Lincoln , where ho v as a student In the State university. His parents , Mr , nd Mrs. K. 13. Towle , reside In South Dmaha. 1'orMonnl C. Sheets of Sterling Is in the city. L C. Keck of Kearney Is In the city. W. J. Miller of Habtlngs Is at the Her jrand. M. R. Hopowcll of Tekamah is at the .lillard. . J. Trench James of Cleveland , O , , Is at he Her Grand. Miss Cora Ueckwlth of New York is a ; uest at the Mlllard. W. H. Kernoll. wife nnd son of Windsor , a , , are at the Mlllard. n. M , Vlfaualn and wife of Lincoln are at me of the prominent hotrla. Colonel and Mrs. V. M. Vlfquata of Lin- : oln were in the city Monday. Mr. William Spencer and daughter of 7hadron are exposition visitors. Mrs. Lane and Miss Stewart ofvChlcago ire exposition visitors registered at the Iltr Jranci. Mr. I'red Loewo of the Boston store left .ist night for a two weeks' pleasure trip in be cast. C , Ulalne "Warner of Syracuse , N. Y , Is it the Her Grand. Ho Is viewing the Blhlns it the exposition , Mlsi Pearl Trcltschko left on Monday for i three weeks' visit In Dcadwood , S. I ) , , and lolnts In Nebraska. Mr. K A. Weathers , auditor at AV. R lennctt'a , has returned from a combined luslnecs and pleasure trip to Chicago and > Illwaukee , L F , Kelly , brother of W. R. Kelly , Bollc- tor for the Union PaUnc. is the first of the nemhers of tbo First Nebraska to reach tome from San Francisco. He arrived yes- erday morning. Labor Commissioner 8. J , Kent Is In the Ity to remain about two weeks looking up he enforcement of the new female labor nw that was passed at the last session f the legislature. Mr. Kent says that ho B going to see that the law Is rigidly en- orced. While he Is in the city he will' IBO look after the new law which provides bat all nf the larger stores and business ouees shall be equipped with lire escapee Nebraskans at the hotels0 , Sheetz , terllngi Mr. and Mrs W. Chamberlain , UBS Glbsnn W Chamberraln , Clarke , J. B enklna , fichuyler ; E. K , McKenzle'Hast- ngsj C. W Wood , Aurora , L. C. Keck , Jearney , C , W , Turner , Lincoln , Genevleve [ art , Nebraska City ; C. B. Haynle , Lincoln , F Ztegler , Hartlngton ; Mr and Mrs Hay fyo , Fremont ; Olive M , Leader , Clmdron ; ! . J Rogers , Schuyler ; II , C. Rountree , Incoln ; J. F. Wolfe , Callaway ; II D. Miller , tanton , J C. White , Lincoln , J II. Edgren , H , Tibbrtts , W. 0. IJrooks , Lincoln , WG ice , Shelton. ( Jrnr T > mi'ii t'nuiiiliiln or Onlnirn. At the meeting of the Board of Fire and ollco Commissioners last evening Hnmuol id Isador Sominer preferred charges against ollceman Simpson O. Osborn , alleging con tact unbecoming an officer. The Sonim ra re proprietors of a grocery store at Twen- ' eighth and Tarnam streets Tha morn- ig of June 28 they were purchasing gar- en produce at the market on Howard reel and bad a cart standing outsldo the > ace specified by the ordinance for vehicles he ofllcer Inslbted on the removal of the irt and IB alleged to have used abusive .nguage and unnecessary force lu seeuilng \ THE. . . The Art Feature of the Exposition . West Midway. THE GIPSY In their lUiiip.uliin Camp on the 1'uil Midway night bcuutuul Ilomanlcg of various nations . . . . mniMis : a.- < irs. . THE NEW. . . Only Oriental Show on Midway. Rtdo thn Onraol nr See tlio ncyutiiia Mr Dancing alrls. ul IO cents for two round trips. DBB Site riombntdmrntof I RAH WAY Munllii hi Great Tunnel I HHILllHI ON WBUT MIDWAY. The Coolmt mill Mont Atunnliig Place on thn I xi > n tlon Ground * . DR , CARL tOUIS PERIN'S Temple of Palmistry BLUFF TRACT. FI2IJ $1 00 AND UP. ROME MILLER'S Philippine Restaurant V With his usual excellent service. ON TI1U VEST MIDWAY. Society's Resort The educational feature of the Midway depleting life In Cuba nnd the Island of Porto Rico. Question Why SCHL1TZ PAI I VIL10N cjoudal all the time ? Answer Because ueincrwurtt and potato salad sell fen' IBc. . .Schlitz Pavilion. . FKITZ MUELLER. Prop. W.V. . Cole , Mgp Tel. 2100. EVEIIY mnMiNO and AVcdnc-Hdnj and Saturday Mntlncp. The Trocadero Numbering 42 People Presents an Elaborate Production of Strahl's Picturesque A Comic Opera In Two Acts. I'rlcPH not * , 'tfic , ii.'e Next Week "FRA DIAVALO. " ' TrLBplloNB l919 J3OYD' ® I Woodvard & Burgess , Managers. TONICHT-8:30 THE WOODWARD STOCK GO , In the Three-Act Comedy , -'TM'TAIN HAriCISTT Thursday Frld iv Saturday - " ( . "AMIM.E. " - Matinees Sunday , Wednesday , Saturday. EXCURSIOfTEflMER Leaves foot Doug las St. dally at 2 and S p. in. Re turning at 5 and 10 P m. The 2 p. m. trip lands at Flor. one' . Riving 30 minutes to vlaw the Water Works. CuU - Walk , Mimic , Daiieliii ; , Trl KIOS. Fari > , 25c. Children unilor 12 , 10n. Art Institute ALSO IN Drawing , PRIVATt Painting and USSONX A'0K.Vi ? Decorative Work. . , USD * AoOtorlym.UUDaualca. nornis. THE MILLARD 13th nnd Douglas Sts , , Oninha. AUBIIIGA * AND KUIIOI'EAN I'LA.f- * CICNThALLY LOCATED. a. K. MAHKUI , * MO.Y. Prop * ho execution of tbo order. The trial Is set or next Monday , Thieo policemen and n llroman filed lalms with the board for remuneration for lerlods when they were suspended. Their lames arc G. H , Curry , J MacDowtll , j > . H , IcLarnau and N , S , Krncst. The claim * rero disallowed J , F. Clapps was appointed special police- lan for the Twentieth and Davenport HtroDti Istrlct to succeed Amos L , Jackman , who ias taken another position. Leaves of absence wore granted at ) fol- OWB , William Ilolion , three dayu , Jsaio Impuon. six days , John J , OrtnBhy , six daia ; Irlah DaXcr , five days I'onr liiNiilnllnii NdirlM I'lrr. The llrernen were called upon shortly he- tire midnight to prevent W H Dennett & lo's stois fiom catching flro from Bevoral amlng electric light wires which bewmo roBsed on thu support above the building uring the storm From live of the wires rcen flames tputtered ut every point of ontact with other substances Fortunately liere was no Inflammable material near the lading wires and before any dimiige waa ono the firemen climbed to the elevation bo\e the store nnd turned off rthe electrlo urrent. 'I'll n n I. N IlfNtouril on MIlM iinl.i-e , At a special meeting of the delegates of 10 Chicago Trade Press asuoclatlon at the ler Grand hotel a toidlal vote of thanks as unanimously returned to the officers r the Milwaukee railroad for the courtcdlts nd attention shown the delegates duilnc le journey to this city. A vote of thanks to Prcfcldent Miller and ccretary Outright of the exposition wa *