THE OMAHA DAILY BEE.
ESTABLISHED JUitfE 19 , 1871. OMAHA , MONDAY O , AUGUST 14 , 1899. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS.
FRENCH ARE ANXIOUS
Unusual Developments Are Expected During
the Drejfus Trial Ti
DRAMATIC SCENE IS
Prisoner Threatens to Slap General Mtrclor's
Pace if Ha Mentions Mme. B .
FOREIGN PRESS MAY BE EXCLUDED
Fight Thickens Around' the Shadowy and
Emaciated Red-Haired Jew.
IT IS NOW A NECK OR NOTHING COMBAT
One Slilc In Jimt nn UnncrupiiloiiB UK
( lie Oilier Feline Pnrllcly of Geri-
crnl Mcrcler Uinllr Crawford
novlc\v the Situation.
RENN'ES. Aug. 13. Tomorrow's session of
the Dreyfus court-martial Is awaited with
tbo greatest anxiety and expectation , In view
of the confrontation of Merclor by Caslmlr-
Perlcr , when the former will virtually be In
the prisoner's dock. A dramatic scene Is In
evitable.
It Is understood that oven a more thrilling
Incident than that which ended yesterday's
session Is expected by counsel of Dreyfus ,
and would have occurred but for General
Merclcr's prudence. Dreyfus Intended and
had actually made the declaration that ho
would elap Mcrcler's face before the whole
court If ho brought up the story of the
relation of Dreyfus with Mme. B . whom
some newspapers have asserted , acted us a
go-between for Dreyfus and the attache to
whom ho IB alleged to have made treasonable
revelations.
Mcrcler abstained from all reference to the
story , but despite this , the people In the
court thought for a moment that Dreyfus
wan about to strike Morcler until a captain
of gendarmes took him gently by the arm
and pushed him back Into his scat.
AeutiNi ; the KorelKn 1'rcnn ,
The Petit Journal and some other papers ,
Including those published here , accused the
foreign press men present in the court of
being the authors of the demonstration
against Mercler when he Voft the court. The
accusation Is ridiculous and wa8 prompted
by the obvious desire of the anti-revisionists
to exclude forc'gn newspaper men from what
they maintain is purely French matter. It
waa even , stated that measures would be
taken against the foreign correspondents.
About sixty of the hitter met this evening
to protest against the charge. During the
course of the proceedings , Mme. Sevcrlne ,
the famous woman Journalist came , on behalf
of a committee of the- French judiciary cases ,
which bad Just hold a meeting , and com
municated the fact that no measures against
the foreign press would bo taken or were
contemplated and that , should the press bo
excluded.from the court room , French news
paper men would ho treated exactly the same
as foreigners. The meeting thereupon de
cided to treat tbo attacks of a certain section
of the French press with silent contempt.
TWO HOSTILE l-'OIICES IX COM HAT. i
Political IleiirliiR < > f filniit StriiRwIe
Involve * Security of Ilepnlillu.
( Copyright , 1899 , by Associated Press. )
RENNES , Aug. 13. The battle has begun
In earnest. Its political bearings are shown
in the arrest of Paul Deroulede. the deputy
and poet , and twenty-three of his numerous
royalists and Ilonapartlst allies , who have
pooled with him agalnwt the republic. As
in the Boulanglst conspiracy , the pool would
be of little consequence but for the military
caste , which has found representative men
in General Do Negrlor nnd some other generals -
orals having great commands.
It Is a strange thing how the fight thick
ened around the shadowy and emaciated
red-balrcd Jew whoso uniform of nn artil
lery captain so 111 tits and befits his figure
and physiognomy.
Last Monday's sitting of the court-martial
nnd the subsequent non-public sittings were
the first skirmishing operations , but yester
day was a field day , In which the two hostile
forces Into whlah Franco Is divided and has
been since the revolution , sot themselves In
array of battle nnd drew the first blood.
Each side standa committed to a certain
course and has burned Us ships ,
JVcuU \nthliiir Comlint.
The actual Dreyfus trial Is a trial of
strength. I cannot sco a possibility of its
ending In a drawn game. It IB now a "nock
or nothing" combat , n desperate fight In
which neither side will give in unless
utterly routed.
The moral situation of the forces engaged
reminds ono of that of the armies of the
Frnnch revolution and those they had to
light. The Drcyfusltes have the brains ,
the forward Impulse , the da h and the flex
ibility. At the same time they are raw re
cruits , gathered spontaneously from the
.four points of tbo compasn. Hatred of the
military canto and it may be the secret bope
\f rewards have made them homogeneous ,
Tbo nationalists bavo social and other
P'vstlge , number" and organization. Their
re\ter Is composed of the majority of the
Friuch men and French women. Their left
wlnv Is formed of 22,000 ofllcorB , and their
right wing consists of the church.
All orofesB respect for legality , but only
from to lips out. One uldo Is Just as un-
scrupuViH as the other , but the most active
nml letsViiunicrous side does really fight for
the cam * of humanity , Justice and truth ,
The UrvfuBltes have , nt any rate , won
belllgorcnfrights , and they arc sure of the
friendly nc railty of the government. Their
adversaries \in \ no longer make use of the
rope that hup pioard or the razor that cut
Henry's tbroxho minister ot war could
not , If ho w ted to , read a forged docu
ment In Parll ent. It la Impossible now
to fill the dossl with stories fit for Mother
Goose tales , fy organization , numbers ,
prestige and weu , mean staying power.
Supplied > \U \ , | , , wi , | . -UIIIH. |
Doubtless the DrfUBtcs | are supplied wlti
Jewish funds wltbf accepting M. de Frey-
clnot's estimate of w.000,000 francs , The
suras subscribed byWllsh and German
Jews must be cnori\U8 \ > but like wealthy
GontllcB. rich Jews i fonil of tno pomps
and vanities of llo 0 titles of aristo
cratic society. Many i 1ncm 8ro fright
ened already ot the Cw-ard pace of the
Drcyfusltca , .
General Mercler's dep < iion Was Jnaudlble
unless to tbo Judges and i rthand reporters ,
U fell flat , bla volco nndVery | being bad.
But we liave it now in prltt , jt jjaa quatles ] |
for \Uilcb. wo did not glvt crejt | durlug
delivery. They are easy flopg BUtements.
pUuBlblllty , and the art of Jylng suspicion.
As the deposition appears In ) n , he Te.
ports. It will everywhere be rfl Wlu | delight
by those already penwaded th6)rcyfiu JH
traitor , They will not MOO wh wvla p . .
Biilfllan , what vus of felln * pfy flgura.
Uvcly epealtlns , the dcposlUon hIcll wag
really a speech for the prosecution , shows
Morcler to be a flautist of the highest order.
Ho never loses his way In the most intricate
variations and keeps In view that Droyfus
is a cool , calculating , well-informed traitor.
Tbo Immediate Issue ot the fight is the
freedom ot Dreyfus , but yesterday's Inci
dents and episodes are the beginning of a
struggle of a far-reaching consequence. I
vo the nationalists credit for having
, beglnnlng foreseen what revls-
il to. They , In m-iny - things ,
ess. They accepted the mad-
Do Bcaurepalre , as their
spokesman. 'But they had a keen Instinct for
the ultimate trend of the revisionist move
ment.
Urej-fni n Confirmed Knotlat.
Dreyfus Is generally unfortunate In the
use of the pen. He lacks artistic sensibili
ties and cannot disassociate himself from
his ego to enter Into the feelings of others.
Ono sees this liarshest egotism in his cor
respondence with his wife , Ho was never
more unfortunate than In tbo letter com
plaining that M. Caslmlr-l'erler did not
keep a promise to him. It exasperated Gas-
Imlr-Perler , who treated as a foul libel
that he , as president of the republic , en
tered nto a pact with an officer accused ot
treason , Caslmlr-l'erler has a habit of
thinking mcrbldly. Ho has taken deep
offciiso at several assertions of Mercler nnd
will'try conclusions with him tomorrow.
Wo expect fur to fly In Caslmlr-Perler's
case canine , In Mercler's fcllnu.
Some of Countess Marie von Munster's
letters In the secret dossier were to Mile.
Luclo Faure. They may bo forgeries. I
cannot imagine that she gave them to the
minister of war as proof that the family
ot the German ambassador took nn Interest
In Dreyfus.
Selnvnrtr.konueii Letter Genuine.
The Schwartzkoppen letter , speaking of
the Impetuous Intervention In the affair by
tbo German emperor for reasons unknown
oven to Hohcnlohc , Is belloved to be gen
uine. In this connection It Is said in mil
itary circles that a lady In whom Emperor
William took a deep Interest had fished out
for him Dreyfus as a person competent to
Inform his majesty on French military
Questions. This lady , it is said , was a rel
ative of the late Jacaues Saint Cero of the
Figaro who was condemned to thirteen
months' Imprisonment for blackmailing tbo
late millionaire Max Lcbaudlc.
Ho cnmo to Paris as a nlctorlal artist , as
the story goes , and exhibited in the salon.
There WOH such a lady , but I should be
* orry to declare her the mistress ot the
German emperor and the temptress of
Dreyfus. What the officers say about her
may bo another Ho which should be nailed
to the counter. Military credulity Is bound
less. EMILY CUAWFOKD.
DREYFUS' COUNSEL IS SHOT
Mnltre I.uliorl IN FIreil Unnit from
and llnllct lantern
HI. Ilnck.
R.ENNES , Aug. 14. Two men ambushed
i Maltre Laborl , counsel for Dreyfus , and
| ono shot was fired , hitting Laborl in the
back. M. Laborl fell In the roadway. Ho
is still alive.
iMattre Labor ! left his house alone for
the court at , about 6 o'clock this morning-
Ills residence is situated In the suburbs of
the town , about a quarter of an hour's walk
from the Lycce , the route being along a
solitary road beside the river Vllalne.
Ho had' reached a point half way on bis
journey when two men who had evidently
I been lying In wait for him rushed out of
1 a narrow lane and one of them fired a sin
gle shot from a revolver. The murderers
were only a couple of yards behind the
victim and the bullet stryck Maltre Labor !
In the back. The wounded man uttered an
agonized cry and fell flat on his face. The
murderers Immediately fled through the lane
I from 'whero ' they had emerged and both
escaped.
| 7:30 : p. m. It was announced that the bullet -
, let had entered the stomach. There was no
! outward bleeding and the physicians bellevo
that M. Laborl will die from the wound.
! A later story has It that M. Laborl was
sbot In the temple by a man wbo fired a
ro\olvcr at him outside the court , and that
the miscreant was arrested.
AXTI-SKMITi : HIOTS IN PAItlS.
Charged with CniiHiilrncy
! > v the rolleo.
PARIS , Aug. 13. Demonstrations oc
curred this evening outsldo tbo office of the
Anti-Semite league , where Jules Guorln ,
president of the league , and Max Regis , the
former Jew-baiting mayor of Algiers ,
against whom orders of arreat were Issued
yesterday on a charge of conspiring to
bring about a change ot government , are
still besieged by the police.
Fifty anti-Somites took up a position In
a restaurant opposite and M. Guerln har
angued them Jrom a window. Finally the
police closed tbo thoroughfare to prevent
the demonstration becoming serious.
In the course of the evening M. Godefrey ,
president of the committee of Jeuncsse
royalists , was arrested , and a dispatch from
Saint Lo , capital of the department of
( Manchc , announces the arrest of M. Le Me-
nucte , secretary of the League of Patriots ,
It appears that the report of the arrest
of Marlcl Habert , member of the Chamber
ot Deputies for Ramboulet and a high
official of the League of Patriots , was In
correct. Ho is still at largo.
Out of thirty-seven warrants Issued some
twenty-five bavo been executed.
Cochin Will .Make lii < itilrl < * ,
PARIS , Auc. 13 , M. Denys Cochin , mon
archist and one of the deputies for the
Sclno department , has written to the pre
mier. M. Waldeck-Rousseau , announcing
his Intention to Interpellate the government
when parliament reassembles regarding Its
general policy.
M'KINLEY ' TAKES A DRIVE
Greatest Importance Attached to Sec
retary llny'H I'roponed Vliilt
to the 1'renlileiit.
PLATTSBURG , N. V. , Aug. 13. The presi
dent decided at the last moment not to
attend church this morning , but instead went
for a drive with Mrs. McKlnley , wbo has
been .prevented by the cold , rainy weather
from colDE out doors for the last two or
three days. This afternoon the president
and Mr. Cortelyou took a short walk around
the grounds , Secretary of State Hay will
bo here ou Tuesday , coming from bis sum
mer homo at Newbury , N. H.
Tha greatest Importance Is attached to the
secretary's visit here at this time , as It is
belluved that be Is coming to confer with
President McKlnley regarding the many
questions of state arising from America's
uew possessions. Attorney General
and family arrived on Thursday.
FALL OF MANILA CELEBRATED
First Nebraska Makes Merry on Anniyersary
of Notable Event ,
COMPANY I ENJOYS BANQUET IN MESS HALL
I'rcnlilto In IlenlcKed TtHU Stiiulny Vln-
Itorn In Spite lit AVI ml nml Uimt
Medical Examination *
Are IlcKO.il.
SAN FRANCISCO , Aug. 13. ( Special Tel
egram. ) Today the First Nebraska Is cele
brating the anniversary of the fall of Ma
nila. The regiment was ono of the first to
enter Manila and many experiences and
reminiscences of the capture are retold by
the boys to their Interested friends.
Company L celebrated the event by an
elaborate dinner In Its company dining
ball. The spread Included all the delicacies
of the season and was heartily enjoyed by
the boys and their friends.
In" the afternoon the camp was thronged
with large crowds of visitors and friends of
the regiment , although the day was some
what unpleasant owing to the winds raising
clouds of dust , which would circle around
the tents and succeeded In covering every
one with a layer of dust. The regiment has
made many friends In San Francisco by Its
good deportment and the boys are besieged
with various Invitations from their admir
ers , who seem to enjoy the acquaintance
of a Nebraska soldier.
Private W H. Mason of L company has
accepted a position In San Francisco nnd
will remain hero Indefinitely , a largo shirt
manufactory having employed him as a cut
ter. Sergeant Luke Easyman , an ex-mem
ber of the Thurston Rifles , paid the com
pany a visit today and talked over old
times.
The ofllcore and non-commissioned start
will bo examined by a United States med
ical officer tomorrow at 1 p. m. The health
of tbo soldiers remains in excellent condi
tion today , none having been sent to the
hospital and practically -none sick In quar
ters.
ters.There
There seems to be some doubt which ( > f
the several names given to the camp Is
correct. The official title is simply Presidio
and all papers arc signed under that head
ing.
MULFORD ARRIVES TOO LATE
Ten Rcclmrntn Are Ofllccrrd llcfore
Illn Arrival , I.ciivlnnr Him Only
n. Ciiiitiilncy.
WASHINGTON , Aug. 13. ( Special Telo-
gram. ) The acceptance of a captaincy In
ono of the provisional regiments by Colonel
H. B. Mulford of the First Nebraska will bo
news do many persons who expected that
Mulford would get something better at the
bands of the president. To friends In
Washington Muliord has written Ills sur
prise at tbo grade of commission offered
him. Ho has stated since the arrival of
tbo Hancock at San Francisco that he was
asked by General Otis and Colonel Bell to
take n lieutenant colonelcy In Bell's regi
ment , but Mulford supposed that ho would
receive a colonelcy at least should he re
turn with his regiment to the states. In this
bo has been disappointed , iiot because he
lacked friends to uusb bis claims in tha
War department , but because the ton reg
iments had been officered long before the
Hancock reached our shores.
It is said that the only reason that Mul
ford did not receive a colonelcy was the
determination to give regular army officers
the chief command of regiments. Having
learned these facts , the only thing Mulford
could do was to accept the captaincy com
mission with the hope that when be gets
back to the Philippines ho will receive a
more substantial recognition. It has not yet
been determined to what regiment Colonel
Mulford will bo attached , but It will be
with the regiment that is first to leave San
Francisco for Manila.
Mulford In a letter to friends hero is
represented to have stated that at least
30 per cent of the First Nebraska would reenlist -
enlist If given an opportunity.
MOB ATFACKS A STREET CAR
Sympathize of the ChattnnnciKa
.Striker * Adopt Violence to KII-
force Their DcmcimdN.
CHATTANOOGA , Tenn. , Aug. 13 , A mob
of sympathizers with the locked-out union
employes of tbo electric street railway to
night , at a secluded point on the road , at
tacked a car containing a number of pas
sengers with rocks. Windows In the cor
were broken nnd the motorman was struck.
One -woman - In Jumping from the car was
struck by a huge boulder and seriously
hurt. The motorman drew a revolver and
fired Into tbo mob. 'A posse of policemen
were sent to the scene and dispersed the
crowd.
At another point on the road today a car
was stoned , but no one was hurt. The
tracks of the electric road were razed at
various points today , impeding and delaying -
ing travel. A piece of Iron was put In tbo
frog of a switch at an Important railroad
crossing and a car was derailed , Injuring
several passengers. Officers were stationed
at every quarter of a mile along the route
to look out and prevent violence , which was
threatened all the evening. The mob at the
mountain end of the line ot 11 o'clock
turned over and completely wrecked the
company's depot. President Warner of the
electric road addressed his men this mornIng -
Ing and thanked them for their loyalty and
promised them the protection of tbo com
pany. No further men have left the road
and all cars were running on schodujo time ,
but carried few passengers.
APT REPLY MADE TO CROKER
llendemoii I'olntii Out that Lincoln
.Me Same Crltlelmu an "that
Glvru .Me Kin ley ,
NEW YOniC , Aug. 13. The World to
morrow will say : General Henderson , who
Is scheduled as the speaker of the next
house of ccngretu , had n long talk with
Senator Platt at the Oriental hotel yester
day. The general came from Narragansott
Pier with his wife and daughter and Is on
his way west. After the talk Senator Platt
said : "The Tlslt of General Henderson was
purely of a social character. "
General Henderson was asked concerning
Richard Crokcr's statement published upon
the arrival of the latter from Kurope , that
"It to almost Incredible that a president of
the United States is willing to shed the
olood of unfortunate Filipinos chiefly to
keep himself and friends in office. "
General Henderson said : "If I remember
correctly some people accused Abraham
Lincoln of a similar thing In the war of the
rebellion , but the American people did not
believe It of Lincoln ,
t ; IT m tin Criilner lit Sun KrnucUco.
SAN FRANCISCO , Aug. 13. The fourth-
class German cruiser Gcler , commander
Jacobson , arrived here today ou a cruise ,
ten days from Acapulco
WARNS ENGLAND IN TIME
KlrM Shot Flrcil In TrniiNvnnt AVonlil
Mean ntt tfprlnlnir of the Na
tive * In Ivfrlea.
LONDON , Aug. 14. The Johannesburg
correspondent of the Dally Mall says ;
"Tho government Is awaiting the approval
of the Orange Free State nnd the Capo Col
ony ministry before replying to the proposal
cf Mr. Chamberlain to submit tic franchise
controversy to a joint commission of In
quiry. I am in n position to assert that the
first draft of the Transvaal's answer was a I
refusal. The second was an acceptance ,
conditional on the Independence of the
South African republic not being Im
pugned.
"Tho dependence of Blocmfontcln and the
Dutch cabinet at Capo Town Is proof of the
chaos reigning In Pretoria , The leading ,
members of the raad nre opposed to war. .
and accuse President Kruger of being re- j
sponslblo for the crisis. Moro than this , I
dwplto the war preparations , the Transvaal
Is generally averse to a conflict. " i
The Capo Town correspondent of the Dally :
Chronicle says : "I am convinced that the
first shot fired In the Transvaal would bo
the signal for a general native uprising ,
The hnierl.il government'I can assert pos
itively lias been warned accordingly and Is
postponing the enforcement of the new
Basuto hut act. "
QLYMPIA REACHES LEGHORN
\o Olltclnl Cnlln Are CUndi : nnd the
Admit-ill I'lmdioiie * Vlnlt Anhore
Until Monday.
( Copyright , 3S99 , by Press Publishing Co. )
LEGHORN , Aug. 13. ( Now York Cable
gram Special Telegram. ) The Olyinpla ar
rived at 2 o'clock this afternoon , all on' ' board
being well. This being Sunday ofllclal calls
and salutes will bo exchanged tomorrow nnd
the admiral did not come nshore today. Con
sul Smltu , accompanied by Consul Cramer
of Florence , went aboard to pay their re
spects Immediately , however.
Some of the officers with leaves , who do
not have to wait on official calls , already
have gene to Florence. The admiral may
go there for a. day or two. No entertainment
except of the most informal nature has
yet been arranged for .him here. All big
hotels \vhlcb cater to the winter tourists'
season , have closed. American tourists com
ing bore to see Admiral Dewey will have
difficulty In obtaining accommodations.
Reports that the admiral In going to Rome
to call on the pope , or that he is going from
Gibraltar to London , are absolutely An-
founded. There la no change In the original
plans except that be goes direct to Nice after
a week's stay bora The officers and crow , ho
says , having seen something of Italy , shall
sco something of the Riviera.
CALLS OUT THE GARRISON
I'rotFNtnnt Celrhrutlnn nt London
derry Cnnnen a Serlonn Illot In
AVhlch Many Arc Injured.
LONDONDERRY. Aug. 13. The Protest
ant celebration of the anniversary of the
relief of Derry , besieged by James the Sec
ond's army In 1G89 , led to riotous scenes
here today. An excursion party composed
of 400 members ot a98 , club arrived from
Belfast , but -the pollco * t tuscd to allow .
the oxcurstonlsta to enter the city. The ,
appearance of a nationalist band to meet I !
the party caused disorders and stone-throw- ! !
Ing. Both mobs attacked the police.
Finally the riot act was read and the mayor
of Londonderry called out the garrison.
Eight constables were Injured. The riotIng -
Ing was renewed this evening. The police
made repeated baton charges and several
persons were Injured.
AMERICAN EXHIBIT IN RUSSIA
Project Agitated to Show United
S tat en I'rodiictH There After
Paris KrpoNltlon.
( Copyright , 1S99 , by Press Publishing Co. )
LONDON , Aug. 13. ( Now York World j
Cablegram Special Telegram. ) Tbo MornIng -
Ing Post's St. Petersburg dispatch cays It
has been proposed after tbo close of the
Paris exposition next year to open an
American exhibition , either at 'Moscow ' or
St. Petersburg , consisting Chiefly of Amer
ican exhibits on view In the French cap
ital. It Is Impossible as yet to say whether
the scheme , which would entail consider
able outlay , will bo carried Into effect.
Promoters of ( he scheme , the chief object
of which Is to extend the market for Amer
ican goods in Russia , are confident that all
difficulties will bo successfully surmounted.
Nothing hut Trade and Rood Will.
RIO DE JANEIRO , Aug. 13. Colonel Page
Bryan , United States minister to Brazil , In
an Important communication to the Ar
gentina press asserts that the United States { | I
want nothing of South America but- trade | I
and coed will. The people today have | |
been shouting for union between Argentina
and Brazil. Tonight the president of Brazil '
gave another reception and 'banquet , fol
lowed by a ball. At tbo banquet the Argen
tine minister , Senhor Porela , toasted "Tho
Eternal Union ot Argentina and Brazil. "
ra Are on Trial ,
KINGSTON , Jamaica , Aug. 13. A dis
patch from the Island of * Guade
loupe reports a trial there of the
ringleaders of an agrarian riot Involv
ing the wrecking of a plantation and plant
and a murderous attack on three English
men by COO men , In which the correctional
tribunal attributed the outrage to "the pre
vailing unwholesome excitement fomented
by socialistic propaganda. "
Storm vjlld Little Damage.
SANTO DOMINGO , Aug. 13. The storm
on the Oth did comparatively little dam
age In Santo Domingo City. The barometer
at 5 o'clock a , in , that day registered 2S.G2.
The wind , which was accompanied by a
terrific rain , lasted thirty-six hours , caus
ing the river to overflow and carrying away
half of the brldgo at Ozama.
AGREEMENT WITH THE CROWS
Itennrt that Montana Indian * Have
Ileclded to Sell I'art of Their
Hcnerviitlon.
EVANSVILLE , Ind. . Aug. 13. A Journal
special from the Crow Indian agency , Mon
tana , says :
"Government commissioners have ef
fected on agreement with the Crow Indians
which will become a treaty when ratified
by congretss. About a million acres of land
will be purchased on the northern end of
the Crow reservation from Fort Ouster t
the Yellowstone river and from Pryor creek
to the eastern boundary of the reservation ,
embracing the lower Big Horn and other
smaller etreams. This leaves the Crows 2-
500,000 acres and will make them Inde
pendent In time and furnish homes for
thousands of civilized people. The price to
be paid is about U per acre In payment * .
Considerable land 1 arable , but moat of it
Is excellent for grazing , with timber on the
streams , The Northern Pacific railway runs
along the northern border and the Burling
ton diagonally through U from eoat to
we t. "
NEGRO DIES FROM A BLOW
Officer Inda Strikes James Smith ) a Prisoner ,
"Who Soon Afttr Dies.
STRANGE WOUND FOUND IN SMITH'S ' NOSE
Clmrne of uMtirdrr Placed
Itiiln , Who In I.ockcil I'll to Annlt
Examination Illn Victim In a
"Well Known Colorril Mnii.
James Smith , a. well known colored man ,
was killed Sunday morning in the corridor
ot the city Jail , and Poltco Officer Inda Is
' held on the charge of murdering him.
1 The causa of Smith's death , as shown by
I an autopsy held In the afternoon , was the
' penetration Into the bead of some sharp-
pointed instrument which fractured the
sphenoid bone uoar the base of the brain.
I The story In brief , as told by Ofllcer Inda ,
, is to the effect that bo found Smith and
1 three other colored man Indulging In loud
1 and boisterous conduct on Dodge street ,
near. Tenth , a little after 8 o'clock. Ho
placed Smith and. Lewis uiidor arreat nml
brought them to the city Jail. He had
them by their arms nnd brought them
through the driveway back of the Jail and
on around Into tbo south hall. Inda states
tlat as he arrived at the point where the
south hall Intersects with the east hull
Smith made a start to get away and struck
nt him , Inda then says that ho let go his
hold of Lewis nnd struck Smith with his
hand. Tbo blow felled the man to the
earth and It was thought be struck his head
on n bench that stands In the hallway.
Smith did not get up , nnd ho was carried
behind the Iron railing that fences off the
north end of .tho corridor nnd was there
placed on n pallet. In a few minutes It WHS
seen by Turnkey Storey that Smith was not
regaining consciousness , and Matron Hyan ,
who happened to pass through the place ,
suggested that the man bo removed to the
medicine room and a physician summoned.
Dr. Halph was accordingly notified , and
when he arrived life was juot about extinct.
A few bloody stains on the floor mark
the spot where the man fell , and that Is all
the Indication of the tragedy that remains
at tbo police station. As soon as it was
found that bo was dead the body was re
moved to the coroner's offlco and Inda was
placed in custody to nwalt further devel
opments.
Illn Companion In QiioNtlonril.
Tom Lewis , who was arrested with Smith ,
has niado a statement to County Attorney
Shields. Ho was taken Into the corridor
and was told to show the officers Just how
the tragedy occurred. Ho stated that 0111-
cor Inda came Inwith Smith and himself.
Smith was on the left hand. When they
arrived at the hall leading out to the front
of the jail there was a scuffle , and Lewis
saw Inda strlko Smith and heard Smith fall
to the floor. Hewent on Into the Jail and
was searched. Ho did not know what be
came of Smith and did not see him agalu.
Ho did not know that Smith was dead for
some time after. Ho heard no gunshots
nnd did not Bee Inda have anything In his
band when ho struck Smith. He was put
through a severe questioning by Mr. Shields ,
but he said that he had told all ho knew
about the case.
He was questioned closely as to why he
did not look back to see what bad become
of his companion , but In explanation said
that bo had been1 drinking and did not think
to look back. Ho had a. revolver on hU
person at the dmo of his arrest , and was
asked to give an account of where he got
It. He told the ofllcers that lie had taken it
from Smith about an hour before they were
arrested , as ho found that Smith was getting
pretty drunk. He was in the act of taking
'his friend 'home ' , so ho averred , vilicn he
was arrested.
From what can bo gleaned from various
sources It seems that Smith was out to make
a night of It , and his good tlmo did not
come to an end until death put a quietus to
all bis pleasure. It seems that ho was out
singing 1n several saloons In "tho burnt
district. " Ho hod a sweet volco and was a
favorite singer. His companions say that ho
visited a number of the resorts during the
night , and had been drinking rather heavily.
Goldxmlth HJeetH Intruder.
A little before 8 o'clock he went to Gold
smith's saloon , on Ninth street , with his com
panions. As ho came along the street ho
was talking loudly. Mr. Goldsmith heard
him coming and was getting ready to prevent
his entrance , when ho bolted into the
door llko a shot. Goldsmith says bo
ejected the man from the room with force
nnd warned him not to attempt to enter
again. At this Smith went north , and ho
waa beard to remark , "Let's get In there ,
anyway , " and they then went around to
the side door , but thought better of tilt
matter and used no force. Ofllcer Inda ap-
pea red on tbo scene at that moment and
asked what was the matter. " 0 , some nig
gers want a fight , " remarked Goldsmith ,
and the olllcer went out and started cast on
Capitol avenue to come around and catch
tbo men as they came cast on Dodge
Etrect , As the ofllcer left the place Gold
smith remarked to ono of the attendants ,
"Ho Is going to have a fight on his bands. "
Goldsmith says that but a short time had
elapsed when the ofllcer appeared at his
place again , and he asked him , "Well , did
you have that fight ? " "Not exactly a
fight , " answered the officer , "but Smith
tried to get away and I slapped him. "
A few moments later Ofllcer Mitchell
came after Inda and took him to jail , toll
ing him ithat Smith was dead. Goldsmith
waa also notified to see Captain Her at
once and tell all ho knew about the occuf-
rence.
Turnkey Story and Matron Ryan both
state that they did not think there was
anything very sorlous the matter with
Smith. They thought that ho was uncon
scious , and would come to In a few min
utes. Ho 'Was ' bleeding at the nose , and
there seemed to be a brulso across the
brldgo of the nose and two small bruises
on the right temple. They both say that
they did not see any other wound or bruise ,
although his clothing was removed and a
thorough examination made. An endeavor
was made to revive him and an Injection
of morphine was given , but It had no effect.
Mr. Story says that he washed the dead
man's face and In particular his nose , but
failed to find any scar or wound other than
those- first reported.
Struiitftt Wound In nimcnvured ,
After the body was removed to the
coroner's office .somo friends of the colored
man called attention to a discoloration on
the tip of tbo nose. C. W. Baker , wbo Is
employed to take charco of bodies brought
to the morgue , took a probe and found that
It sank through this discoloration Into the
bead fnr a distance of something like four
Inches , The opening was hardly larger than
a pea and was made through the tip of tbo
nose. The theory was at once advanced
that the man had been shot , A committee
of colored men at once began to clampr for
an Investigation , and County Attorney
Shields was sent for. When ho arrived ho
decided to have an autopsy held , and set
the hour for 4 o'clock.
IDra. Ralph and Spauldlng were sent for
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on the part of the city , and the colored
men asked for Dr. Davis and Dr. rurnell ,
the latter a colored physician. After remov
ing the Irain a fracture was discovered
near the base of the brain and In the
sphenoid bone , and a hcmorrhaco was also
found. The surceons at once pronounced
the 'fracturo ' the causa of death. A ma
jority of the net-sons present were of the
opinion 'iiat the wound had been made
by a bullet , hence a most thorouch search
was made , but no trace of n leaden missile
was found ,
After removing the heart and ascertaining
that that organ was In a perfectly normal
condition , and after examining the con
tents of the stomach In ncarch of the bullet
which It was thought the man might bavo
swallowed , the physicians made a report that
they found the fracture , on described above ,
caused by the penetration of a pointed In
strument or tool. They were of opinion that
It was not an edged tool or wcapou , but
something that made more of a puncture.
A theory Was advanced that the wound had
been made with a stiletto , and some dark
dlsjolorntlons on the upper lip of the man
were pointed out as the probable marks of
the hilt of the death-dealing Instrument.
As soon as the results of the autopsy wnro
disclosed , Mr. Shields telephoned to Captain
Her to hofd Inda for murder , and the olllcer
who had been In custody all day was placed
In a cell.
Snilth'n Vrlrtidn lutormt Theinnelvc .
As soon ns the fact of Smith's death aivi
eomo of the circumstances In ronnec&on
with It wore made known several colored
men came to the station and expressed a
doslro that a thorough examination should
bo made. Several members of the Western
Star lodge. No. 1 , Knights of Pythias , Inter
ested ttcmselvee In the matter , and went
after the county attorney nml naked that
everything be doneto ferret out the cause of
death. Much 'Indignation ' was expressed
among the colored people , but the oxclto-
mont was not very high. Sergeant Welsen-
l > erg was around several times to see- what
the feeling was as a great many of the mem
bers of the police force were attending a
funeral , and he feared that eomo vlolenco
might bo resorted to by the colored people ,
but no overt act was even hinted at.
Soon after Inda was placed In the cell at
the city Jail , It was thought advisable to
move Jilm to the- county Jail for safekeeping.
Ho was placed In the patrol wagon and ac
companied by a heavy guard was accord
ingly placed behind the strong walls of the
county prison. The reason for this move
was the fact that a great many colored poo-
pie were seen congregating about In knots
on the street corners and It was feared that
they might attempt something rash.
Smith n Well ICiiown Character.
James Smith was a well-known character
about town , bavins resided here for tlm
past ten or twelve years. Ho had an ex
ceptionally good voice and was much In
demand as a singer of campaign songs , and
In that way had a. w.Ido acquaintance among
politicians. He bad sung several times for
Senator Thurston and had won warm words
of praise from him on account of his volco.
Smith was getting n quartet ready to sing
for the senator upon hie return from the
west. He was apparently about 28 years
of age and lived at 1117 Capitol avenue
with Nell Shannon , a wihlto woman , who
was known as his wife. She was notified
of his death and came to the coroner's ,
j whore a pitiful scene took place as she
i threw herself acre j the dead body and
wept.
The deceased was a small but well-built
man. Ho was of a yellow complexion nnd
his features were regular and well formed.
Ho was said to bo very good naturcd , and
had1 a great many friends tamoug bis own
people , as well as among the white popula
tion. Ho had been drinking Saturday night
considerably , and several witnesses nay that
they hoard him using very loud and boister
ous language. Goldsmith says he had seen
Smith drunk before , but had never seen him
In such a state of exhilaration as ho was
| When .ho came to hie place Sunday morning.
, His father Is said to Itvo 'In ' Fort Smith ,
Ark. , and bo has another brother at Hot
Springs , S. D.
I ml n'M Hrroril.
Officer Anton A , Inda has been on the po-
. llco force nearly four years , ho having been
I appointed April 7. 1890. Ho resides at 2226
I South Twenty-seventh street. Ho said today
| ho was deeply troubled over the occurrence
| as ho had a large family depending upon
him for support. Ho states positively that
ho had nothing In his band at the time he
struck Smith. His revolver , which was
taken from him after ho was brought to
the station , showed upon examination that
It bad not been llrod recently. The weapon
was examined In the presence of several
witnesses. A force of detectives were busily
engaged all day long In trying to search
out the bottom of the mystery , but were
unable to find a solution.
No ono was found who bad beard a pistol
tel ebot fired , although every person living
anywhere near the vicinity of the arrest
was questioned closely. (
Perry Phillips and Barney Shannon , two
other colored men , wbo had been with
Sm'th ' during the night were apprehended ,
tout they were unable to throw any light
upon the subject.
No newspaper reporters were allowed to
'Interview cither Inda or any of the wit
nesses of the crime wbo were in Jail , al
though they made repeated attempts to do
so. Captain Her said that be did not think
It advisable to allow them to talk until tde
ofllcials had obtained statements from them.
Some of the colored people were very in
dignant that they were not allowed to ecu
Lewis , but they were forced to wait patiently
for a time when 'the officers thought It safe
for Lewis to nee anyone besides detectives
and members of the police force.
Chief While Til I U ,
Chief TVhlto scouts the Idea that Smith
came to bis death because of the wound
In the nose. Ho says that the fracture
might bavo been made with the probe In
the bands of eomo of the men malting the
examination and bo did not place any con
fidence In the story of the strange hole In
the dead man's nose. Captalnn Her anil
Donahue are also very sceptical about the
irattor. They Bay they would have to have
more testimony than they bad been afforded
before they would think that tbo negro
rame to his death by any puncture of the
brain or fracture of a ibono In the bead.
They were Inclined to believe the wtory
as told by Ofllcer Inda and think the ( nan
met his death by a fall.
Chief White said that nothing new had
developed In the case , but averred tbut
every possible means of Investigation would
be employed to clear up the unfortunate
affair. The coroner was unable to state
Just when the Inquest over tbo remains
could bo held.
SAN MATEO IS TAKEN
Oolonol Young's ' Brigade Makes a Repou-
nolmnce and Captures Town.
AMERICAN LOSS 3 DEAD AND 13 WOUNDED
Troops Approach the Kebal Stronghold in
Three Separate Columns ,
* *
CAPTAIN PARKER ROUTS THE FILIPINOS
Town is Entered Without Sorlous Re
sistance Earlj in the Afternoon.
COLORED TROOPS BEHAVE LIKE HEROES
At Lciint Twenty-Three of the Utieinj
Known to Ilr Driul Uonrrnl Vonuu ;
Under KinDnrliiK the ICii-
tlrc
MANILA , Auc. 13. 3:40 : D. m. A recon-
nolsfianco yesterday by troops of General
Samuel H. Young's brigade with the pur
pose of dlscovorlnc the whereabouts of the
enemy near San > Mateo , northeast of tbo
San Juan reservoir , about ton intlcs from
Manila , resulted In the occupation ot Sau
Muteo.
The American loss wits three killed and
thirteen wounded , Including a lieutenant ol
the Twenty-first infantry.
The Americans approached San Matco In
three columns. Major Cronlu , with fifteen
men of the Twenty-fifth Infantry , advanced
from Novullches , live miles west ot San
Matco. Captain lllvors , .with . 100 men of
the Fourth cavalry , and Captain I'arker ,
! formerly lieutenant colonel of the Twelfth
, Now York volunteer regiment , with 2SO nipu
of the Twenty-first and Twenty-fourth Infantry -
[ fantry and the Fourth cavalry , approached
in two columns from the south.
Major Cronln experienced many difficul
ties , arising from the condition of the coun
try , and failed to effect a junction with
Captain Hivors , west ot San Matco , as bad
l > eeu planned.
Cnptali Hlvcrs advancing tool : an out
post of the enemy two miles southwest of
San Mateo. He then encountered strong
resistance among the hills , the enemy fir
ing from excellent positions.
Having failed to connect with Major
Cronin and seeing that tbo town waa
already occupied by the Americans , Captain ,
Hlvcrs withdrew , covering Site -withdrawal
with a heavy volley. Ho lost a sergeant
killed.
Captain Parker on advanclrig found the
enemy strongly entrenched on tbo far sldo
of some rice fields about a mile wldo nnd
covered with deep mud.
Pushlug forward rapidly , ho routed the
Filipinos after forty minutes of fighting and
then continued the march upon San 'Mateo ,
whlcih ho entered without serious resistance
about 1:30 In the afternoon.
Major Cronln entered the town about 4:30.
The Americans still occupy the place. Our
i men were exhausted by the heavy march-
Ing.
Twenty-three of the enemy are known to
have been killed.
This Is the first action In which Colonel
Burl's colored troops participated. They
behaved well , their leaders having difficulty
In holding them back.
General Young accompanied Captain Par-
i kcr'a column and was under IIro throughout
the engagement.
It Is estimated the enemy numbered between -
tween 300 and 400 men.
InniirKi'ntH on the AKKrcmilvc.
8:40 : a. m. The insurgents have taken
the aggressive In the neighborhood of the
railroad. On Saturday night they unsuc
cessfully attacked Snn Luis , on tbo Rio
Grande near Calumplt , which la garrisoned
by two companies of tbo Twenty-second In
fantry. The Americans had ono man , a sergeant -
geant , killed and two privates wounded.
Yesterday morning a similar affair took
place at Grlngua , four miles west of Malolos ,
where another small garrison Is Htatloncd
as a safeguard against a possible attack
upon railway. A special train took rein
forcements to Malolos and Gulglnto , just
north of Bulacan.
Whllo the Seventeenth Infantry during last
Tuesday's battle was approaching Calum
plt along tbo road , the troops saw a group
of fifty Filipinos outside the town under a
Hag of truce. Some who were In whlto
clothing held up their bands to signify that
they were unarmed. Captain Hart with a
detachment advanced cautiously to a point
within 200 yards of them , 'When the Filipinos
pines picked up their guna and fired a vol-
loy. The Americans dropped Into the bushes
unhurt on tbo first movement and returned
the fire. At this the Filipinos ran off.
Word has been received from Lieutenant
J. C. Oilmoro of the United States gunboat
Yorktown , who with fourteen tnombero of
the crow of the gunboat was captured by
the Insurgents last April near lialer on tha
cast coast of Luzon. The message , which
comes through Spanish prisoners , Is to the
effect that the officer and bis men are at
Vlgan In the province of South Ilocos ou
the west coant of Luzon , All but two are
well. Lieutenant Gllmoro Is allowed a
liouso and a servant and is fairly well
treated.
CENTENNIAL FROM MANILA
Tranniiort Arrive * at Sail PranelHrn
ivllh Army Ollleern and Men from
the IMilllii'ilne War.
SAN FRANCISCO , Aug. 13. Tbo United
States transport Centennial arrived here
from Manila today , after a most exciting
trip , She narrowly missed a couple of ty
phoons , was ashore on a coral reef , there the
entire crow barely escaped capture nt the
bands of the Filipinos ; ono of tbo Bailers wan
killed by a parting hawser and ono of the
quartermasters was stabbed by a corored
rook.
Dctauec of the stabbing , Charles Wilson of
Hie Ccntunnfal'D galley staff , arrived hero In
Irons , whllo Herman Urovoy , the transport's
Qiiartt'rmastf.'i ' , will have n sojourn In some
hoepital until he recovers from the effects
of tbo cook n knife.
During tbn lightening procera , necessary
to get the Centennial off tbo reef near
Manila , on her outward trip , a quantity nt
government stores to the value of $13,000
had been jettisoned and were eagerly ap
propriated by tlio Filipinos , who swarmed
ahout the wbnrf , ind made more than one
attack for the purpose of capturing tbo vet'
sel and crctr.
Upon lior tcturn tilp to this port , the Ccn-
tpnnlaf brought n number of Invalided of
ficers ar.d meu cf various other regiments.
The wives of dicers are also on board. Major
B. LockA-ood , Ci.pliOn Kcll and Lieutenant
lUwklna cro invalided home. Lieutenant
1'iirker him been piomoted to a first lieu
tenancy In the cavtiliy and comes back to
join his troop.
Lieutenant J. B. Harkraon was wounded
in the log at I'araoaque. Lieutenant A. W.
