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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-02-22
CONTRACTS FOR
NINETY EIGHT.
The Committee on Relief Of the Poor
Has a Busy Session,
REPAIRS TO The ALMSH0USE.
a subcommittee Appointed 60 isccr
tain tho improvements Niece
salY---Thosc who secured
the Contracts.
REPAIRS TO The ALMSH0USE.

Tie Council Committee on Relief Of the
Poor me, go tho Cl,y Almshouso last
nlsat az o'clock and transacted O. great
dat OF routine business including the
awarding of contacts for supplies Tor the
q.'rtei eul.ng june s. lse tn, mem-
ner present were M.ssrs. Cotrcu CHAIR
mam. Beck. Brock GDnst Hobsou. Miller
Iul Smith.
''rrk Mcdowell announced that Air.
do r. BOOK. OF jackson WARD. had been
appointed by the president of the Com
mo- Council "a members of ,Le committee.
.a place OF 49, w. ~. Walko. resigned.
suPERINTENDENTs REPORT.
The Superintendent Of the A,mshousc
submitted hla rCpou for tuC month OF
january, l,e. showing th4t ~ persons
were received INTO the institution during
t.o month. .U discharged. ~ dlcd. number
remaining in Aimshouso January %. lNs.
-.l, "a docrcas. from year 1891 of 3D. Ia the
hospital 52 paI.Ite were received go dis
charged. Qiel, number remaining in
hospital January 81 lN>. 20. q decrease
irom ycar 1897 OK ~. BurIais from Aims
house, l2 department, poor OF the city ~.
Tho report was received and uled.
The pay-roI ot The A.msnouee. amount
..s to $3.50. department Door of Tho cliy,
'i.l and bills amounting to $.o>L51 TO-.
4amalouse. AND >l.Hl0, .or poor OF the
city werc approved and ordered 10 be
paia. For The uunrlor,aiion ir0m The
ruy OF three iudisl1t persons Che sum o.
si51 was allowed
4ir. Gunst movee that -Ub-commit-
..c OF Care. lo appointed Go ascertain
-al report Loo tla committee tlc repairs
absolutely necessary to Dc made 90 the
white and coior,l almsh0uscs with an
estimate OF Che cost of Che same.
Tho motion WAS adopted and The chair
appointed M.sels. iuu.t. Iobson and
Icck members OF said subcommittee
CONTRACTS AWARDED.
fle commtto. then proceeded 90 con-
.Il.r proposals for tho furnishing az sup-
plies awarded as follows.
fresn Dcat lamb and pork 10 j. y. Gray.
ions. bacon. Zoo kingan a. Co.. molasses.
fo L O.. Younger coffee. go Leopold
I0tN IS Son. sIlt potatoes. lly and oats,
ro d. d. sutherland. vinegar homny
oHf-I'aaas aud soap. to Slater Meyers o.
"o. white beams. 90 S. ,. P1dsctt q Co.;
.r.t.r t0 IS. I SmIn d. Co.. lard and
r.nuct lomatoc- Co A. Ila,r a. Son
na.5 fye peas. to W. j. Seymour. suear.
rd norrlns-. to j. s. Moore g Son: corr.
fl S. o. Bet-r.0co N Co.,. straw 10 Mayo,
ieuIou d. Co.. hose. hali hose and jeans.
fo So. A. Chauw0ol bed ticking. brown
cotton AND pllia domestic to- Sraus
Nrn-.. mems co1ts ANA pants. to Southern
Clothing Manufacturing Company. shoes.
Orb 81. D. Phillips a. Co.. drugs to Owens
liror Company
Dnoer authority dcIosatod so him bv
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-02-22
ELECTION JUDGES APPOINTED.
The Electoral Board Made Eiiorts 10

The Electoral Board of the city, COM
posed OF Messrs Mmam y. MestWo"o,
chairman: thomas Elicit secretary ana
tIcnatd T.. PemDerton. has, as require
by law, appointed the Judges OF eiecuon
Tor The various precincts, VINO VIII h"io
office for one year from Marcn lst next
even though there should Dee n chdnee III
tbe peisonnol of the Electoral Obafd.
CAPTAIN Elicit Saturday and yesterday
aotlned Inc judges or their appointment
As has bcer mlmated heretofore there
was "a thorough Oyerhauling by the board
i'm making tneir appointments anu d
strenuous effort was made 20 ger lAe
very best men. Che members OF the
board personally sOhciied business men
and men of standing TO accept lhe pIdcet'
aad The result was that Richmond mas
never had a better set of election oilciaia.
Only two judges were appointed i'i
each precinct. ihe third being the regis
trar OF tine precinct, Who was appoin' ca
twelve months ago Lo serve for two years.
fn the appended list the first namo given
is that OF the registrar. The hfst TWO
Judges fin each precinct are Democrats
and The Jas, q Republican. The Hsl Us as
follows.
MARSHALL WARD.
First Trccinct-lt. a. Cavodo, Inomas
j. Enrisht. William O.. Tat.
Second preciuct-Joscph J.. Hubbard
l. II. schmidt. Joseph A. Rennolds.
Third Precinct-W. NJ Williams, John
Pitt. O. A. Steward
JEF FERSON WARD.
Fir5t Precinct. Caskic CaDcli John
D. Lottier. John 7. Lyle.
Second prCclnct-B. Il. BEDFORD. George
u. burroughs, O.. ". Traver
Third Precluct-Thcmas j. Shea,
Thomas NJ Timor. Il. NJ. Allen.
Fourth Prec.nct-Wilt u. Atkinson,
John u. Allen John j. DAVIS.
MADISON WARD.
First Prccinct-Thcmas B0udar, George
c. Cornick. Oliver jones.
Second Precinct-Conway T.. Johnson.
James h. Lacy, W j. selden
Third precinct-Jamcs II. Pocor Jr
George ". Mayo. = j. Walker.
Fourth Precinct-T. W. walsh. Maxwell
r Clarke. Peter Wicks.
MONROE WARD.
First Prccinct--A. ". Miller. Littleton
Fitzgerald william 7. McAleavey
Second Trecinct-Rohcrt L. Snead,
Frank Binford. G. y. Johnson.
Third Precinct-Andrew Krouse. Luther
Martin Or. 7. II. G. Noble.
Fourth Procinct-Josiah Ryland, L. j.
Carneal. W. L. Griffin.
Fifth observation-disclosures a. Alien, W. T..
Fitzgerald, John w. Foster.
CLAY WARD.
First precinct-H. Y. r. Moore. +. n.
Jones. John 7. Gruhbs.
Second Precinct-John II. Reveridge.
George L. Powers. James A. Mcdonald.
Third PrcCinct-P. s. Buriofd, c.. 5.
Pace Eouf4rniu T. Cook
Fourth Precinct-Ceorse ] Hooper, Jr,
NJ. r. Pace. 70. X. Berry
Fifth Precirct-L. L. Busser. G. j.
richardson. Ahner G.. Worsham.
JACKSON WARD.
First Precinct-F ". France, James
+. Lambert Peter i. McGovcrn.
Second Preciuct-R. r. Felthaus. Her
man Bcclman. JaUes Hahen. Jr.
Third Precinct -Wnliam J. O'Neil
Charles n Weinhrrrn. Lewis J. Rocker.
Fourth Prccinct-M j.. Gary william
A. Disney James a. Dufy.
The hoard has designated Msssrs An
drew Krouse. Joseph J.. Hubbard. j..
Caskie Cahell. John l. Grubhs and Rich
ard +. walker as Commissioners OF Flee
ton for the city.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-02-22

Montgomery. cruiser, now on her way
from san Domingo 20 Key West snd
the Nashville gunboat. now at Galveston.
part!d Eating H. the Mardi Gras fesiivi-
ties
II the latter terminate some time this
week. as Is expected, IL Is said that the
Nashville probably will be the vessel SEE
iectel for the trip.
THE SURVIVORS.
commander Hawlcy Of the Bureau Of
Navigation. Navy Department. has pre-
pared the following comprehensive state
mcnt in regard 70 the survivors Of the
battlcship Maine. 20 which Is added "a
list OF the men recovered from the wreck
who subsequently died IN hospitals. il
shows as follows.
Tniniured-Fir Bullock, G. H.:
Harris. Westmore: Kushida, katsusab-
buro Larsen. Peter. Lanahan. Michael;
Moriniore. Lewis, Melville Thomas; Mix
kclsen. Peter; Reden. Martin. Rauscht
Frank; Toppin, Daniel: Turpin. John H.
wins. Alonzo; Anthony. W; Gaip'nl
Charles r.: Lutz. Joseph; McKaw. Ed
ward Mechan. Michael
Wounded-Anderson Oskar, slightly;
Allen. James W, serious. but may re
cover: Bergman. Charles slightly.
Bloomer. John IT,. favorable; Cronin.
Daniel favorable, Cahnl. Francis D.. inn
proved. bat grave; Christensen. Carl A.,
seriously. David. GEORGE slightly, Dress
Ter Gustav j.. seriously. Durckin. rhos.
j.. slightly: Foley Patrick j.. seriously,
Flynn. Michael slightly. Fox. George se-
rloUsly. Garircl W. NJ. seriously. Hal
berg Alfred. slightly; Ham. Ambrose
slightly: Herbert John. slightly; Hcimcss
Alfred g.. favorable. Hebron, John ia
vorablc Hoizcr Frederick. G.. very
grave. Hutchincs Robert. seriously.
Johnson Alfred. slightly; Kane Joseph
IT,. slightly. KOobc'cr George W. very
grave: Lehman. Charles a.. slightly.
Load. John H.. slightly; Mccain, Harry,
slehly. McNair WllIom slightly;
Mack Thomas. favorable. Maitsen. Ed-
ward silently. Madison. William. seri-
ously: Panck John H.. slightly Pitcher.
charles s. favorable. Richards. Walter
T. SLIGHTLY RAN Arthur silently: Rowe
james. favorable. Schwartz George
slightly: Shea. jeremiah. favorable,
Thompson. r. c.. slightly. ThomnsorS
,v'n'@u IT, slightly: Tackle Harry
SLIGHTLY. Williams James slightly. Will
Uau,s Henry. sfohflv: Wilbur BENJAMIN
r favorable. Waters. Thomas j.. f1vor-
ahie. Weber Marin ". favorable, White
John f. favorable; Coffee John favor
able: Germand. c. ". slighdy. LOTUS
Paul conva'oscent. NrDevitL william,
SLIGHTLY. Guinness. WrIam. favorable
Died IN hosnitals-Frickson Andrew ".
died en- hospital at Havana. Holland Al
fred j.. died IN hospital q Havana. Jetc-
son Harry died in hospital "a Havana;
Smith. Carl A.. died in hospital az lia-
Tvlna.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-02-22

after March 18th. ar Mrs Alexander
Archcrs Franklin street. where a suite
OF rooms has been beautifully fitted up
Tor them.
Miss Pollack IS visiting her sister, Mrs.
Matthew Gilmour.
Miss Magrudor OF West Washington,
Is visiting Mrs Marian Dimmock, west
Grace street.
At a meeting or representatives OF two
worthy charities. held on Saturday II
was decided 10 give about March 2ith. a
novel entertainment for their bensht.
This evening the Young Ladies Society
Of the Second Presbyterian church will
give a Colonial tea the small people TO
contribute DELIGHTFULLY."- to the programme
by appearing i'm the costumes ~ some OF
their distinguished ancestors. and to per-
senate them FOR the pleasure OF the
adult and Juvenile audience. There viii
be a fine musical programme. ana charm
Ing people viii constitute the Reception
Committee. The hours arc 10 10. TO
7 being especially FOR the children, al
though The older people viii also be well
coined ths
Mrs Isaac Read Of New York. is visit
ing her sister. Mrs John 4. Lancaster
No 600 west Grace street.
Mrs Randolph Norris OF New York
will be the guest OF Mrs. +. l.. Word,
Of south Third street. THURSDAY. and FOR
some time following.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lucien Il. Tatum wiz
leave for Washington to-day. whore they
expect 20 remain for several months
Mr. ard Mrs. J.. VI. Gallen. who were
recently married in Rochester. y y. are
on a visit 70 Dr Galeski. 1914 Grove ave.
nue. They are on their wedding trip en-
route 90 their future home. in Lima. O.
Tho Junior CotiliOn meets tonight az
Q o'clock. This will be the last dance
until Easter.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-02-22
THE INQUIRY SECRET
No Information VIII BE Given ont I'm
ill All Testimony il In.

HAVANA. Feb. 2l.-The United States
Lighthouse tender Mangrove arrived here
this morning having on board the officers
composing the cour, Of inquiry appoint
ed by Rcar-Admiral sic1rd TO inquire in1
TO the loss OF the batteship Maine.
tn, commander OF the Fern sent a boat
az 10 O'Clock this morning for Captain
rerGl and his secretary, Lieuttr ant Sails
Of tie Spanish Navy who are 10 take
part N the Spanish investigations IN the
disaster.
The board met on the Mangroye al 10
o clock this morning with Captains samp-
son and Chadwick, and IdeutcnanI-Com-
manders Potter and Mark present.
Captain Sampson presided. and Lieuten-
ant-Commander Mark, recently active
officer OF the Maine. acted as recorder.
C3pS!n Sigsbee. the commander OF tho
Maine was the first witness called. He
was under examination until 1 o clock
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-02-22
KNOCKED DOWN
AND ROBBED.
The III-Luck That Overlook John
KahIe Last Night
A NEGRO AND A DARK ALLEY,
Mr.. Kahlc Found Them Very Bad
CONFERENCE.-The story That He
Told the Polioe-Some 9th
en- Mishaps.
A NEGRO AND A DARK ALLEY

John Kahle. of Coz Pink alley. will here
after Doe very wary OF negroes and dark
:.loys. as he had ncontcsti5ie proof las
night that they make an exceedingly bad
combination.
Mr.. Kahlc. who is carpenter, started
odt last night to take a promenade. hay
ing in his hand brace and bit AT the
corner Of Finh and Marshall De met a
colored man OF his acquaintance and ILL.,
vited him into a nearby bar-room TO have
little Hqaid consolation.
KNOCKED sENsELEss.
While they were indulsing discussion
arose concerning the brace and biz which
Kahlc carried. In the course Of which
Kahle declared that he had d better one
az home. which he offered TO show TO
his colored friend. IL the latter would ace
company him 10 his domicne This was
agreed 10 and the Two started out. When
they reached the mouth Of the alley be-
tween Fifth, Sixth. Marshall and clay
streets. the negro entered. hahl started
to follow him. but at that moment, ace
cording TO his story q negro OF huge pro-
portions arose near him. as though
sprlneing from the ground, and dealt him
terrible blow on the head, knocking
him scnselcss.
How long De remained in that condition
Kahle did not know. but when he re-
covered sufficiently 10 walk Dc made bis
way 10 the Second Police station and
told his story. alleging that De had pa
the melee been despoiled Of $3.50.
The man was bleeding quite freely from
three wounds IN the head. and u was
found necessary TO summon the ambu-
lance. The physician in charge found
that the mans wounds while painful.
were not serious. RE was treated and
left
40 trace was discovered last night Of
kanles assailant
CUT HIS HEAD.
About $3.50 o'clock yesterday afternoon
a white man named Benjamin Franklin
Thrift zen Oh the street and cut his head
painfully. lie was taken 10 the First
Police station and the ambulance sum-
moned. The physician In charge dressed
his wound and lctt him.
shortly after O'Clock yesterday after
noon the ambulance was called 70 mo
Byrd Street Depot where white nan
named Ben. shoeschmidt had sprained his
hip. lie was taken 90 the City Hospital
for treatment His injuries are not seri-
Gus
The ambulance was called out cieh,
times yesterday. bu. most OF the cases
were trifine.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-02-22

Mr.. F. d. Craig. Of Woolscn Spice Co,
Toledo. Ohio, who has beon in the city
introducing Lion Coffee left this morning
with his corps of.asslstants for Peters
burg tor work simiiir 10 what he has
done here. Mr.. Craig has been very sue
ccssiui while working in Richmond
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-02-22
sngnstn Saws Accident is Proven

MADRID. Feb. 1.-Senor sagasta. the
Premier. says the repots Of divers. which
have been since confirmed, prove that
the disaster 10 the Maine was the result
OF ar accident.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-02-22

THIS afternoon at which hour an adjourn
mcnt was taken.
Captain Simpson received the Asso-
ciated Press correspondent Immediately
after the morning session OF the board.
re said 90 the course of the interview:
81 would be glad 10 give the Associated
Press news but ! am i'm delicate sltua-
ton The board has decided TO make no
tning whatever public. / do not know
what may develop and when and T. Is
only far TO che Spanish government not
20 tell the public the testimony TN all
has been heard.
~ on may say that this rule is absolute.
Due care Wall be taken for the rigid en-
forcement at % and al, stories purport-
ing 20 come from the court should BE
sec down as false.
Il have no idea as 90 how long ,hc
court Will remain here. No one is author
lied 20 fix the time as tho members
themselves DO not know. I shall give 10
the Associated Press such routine news
of Jhe proceedings as ls proper
Captain Sigsbec. on board the Man
grove told the correspondent that he was
quite pleased with the examination and
that he was able 10 answer an the ques-
tons asked. Not only as To- his own acts
but as 10 those Of his subordinates OF
the Maine.
There were no signs Of disturbances her
to-day and carnival week is apparently
closing in perfect quiotude. there being
much less excitement than usual
Gunner Charles Morgan. OF the cruiser
New York. arrived on the Mangroye and
IS I'm immediate charge OF the divers. The
latter have been M WORK an day. but up
To the time OF sending this dispatch no
discoveries OF importance have been
made.
10 is believed that the salvage by the
wreckine company viii bee considerable
and valuable.
To-day g5 officers and $50 sick soldiers
started on their return 20 Spain.
Several sugar estates in the Guantan-
amo district have commenced grinding
cane.
NOT INTERPRETING.
Cougul-Gencral Lee says ths Spanish
officials arc not interfering with the M
hesitation into the causesc Of the dis
aster lie has notified the captain oil the
port that th3 wrocking tug, Right Arm
win be here tomorrow from the NJ =
sltt x Chapman Derrick and NrecNns
COMPANY No objection will be made
90 the presence Of the tug or her pros
pectiyc work. She will probably make
and il possible the more valuable parts
of the Names machinery
To-day the divers found a copper cyl
inder used In conveying charges TO the
six-inch guns. The fact that IT had ok
ploded seems 10 show that there was
am explosion in the magazine for fixed
ammunition on the port side forward.
This afternoon the court OF inquiry
personally inspected the wreck OF the
Maine. BY their invitation Captain
pcral, appointed by 5he Spanish govern
mont as a special Judge 90 investigate
the disaster and his secretary viewed the
divers at work Captain peral express
Cd his appreciation OF th- courtesies
shown % him by the court Of inquiry
y number Of bodies were discovered
to-day in the forward hatch IL was not
possible 20 remove them but they Will
probably be removed tomorrow.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-02-22
BOMB IN THEATRE.

At about midnight last night, while q
masquerade bail was IN progress al the
lrjo theatre, a bomb was exploded on
the second floor, destroying window blinds
aho .nt rOOL anu wouadug a lawyer
named POu. and his father and two other
persons. The explosion caused great con-
iusi0ns and many OF the maskers aban-
doned the theatre. Others, however con-
.inued dancing
The divers to-day continued the work
OF trying 10 recover the bodies OF vic
Tins of the disaster 10 the battlcship
Maine. There Is no truth IN tho report
that another explosion has occurred al
The wreck OF the Maine. as might have
been inferred by the reports which reach
ed Key West on Saturday.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-02-22

AMERICAS GREATEST medicine *
Hoods Sarsapariila, which accomplishes
wonderful cures OF blood diseases when all
other medicines fail 10 do any good what
ever.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-02-22

HOOPS PILLS are The best family
cathartie and liver tonic. Gentle, reliable
SURE.
The western recorder., 1898-02-24
VACANCIES IN THE NAVY.
The Recruiting Omcers Have been Set I
Work to Fill Them.

Washington, Feb 21.-Steps have
been taken by the Navy Department to
I'LL the vacancies In the enlisted branch
OF the navy caused by the loss of most
OF the crew OF the Maine. The legal
quota is now about 300 short. and ar
rangements have been made for the
immediate enlistment of about that
number of men. Telegraphic orders
have been sent to the recruiting officers
in charge of the recruiting ships AT
New York, Philadelphia and Norfolk,
authorizing them to enlist Immediately
forty apprentices, forty landsmen, ten
shipwrights, fourteen machinists, sec
ond-class. and forty coal passers.
These enlistments are in addition to
those previously authorized to com
plete the crews of the monitors Puri-
tan and Terror and the dispatch boat
Dolphin. In each case 1t was speci.
fed that the recuits should be citizens
of the United States.
There will be no difficulty whatever
in securing these men, inasmuch as
there are applications on file far In ex-
cess of the navy for some time 10 come,
unless Congress shall Immediately com
ply with the recommendations of the
department for an increase of thou
sand men in the enlisted strength of
the navy. Numerous letters and tele-
grams have been received at the de-
partment from individuals desiring to
join the navy. asking to be enlisted i'm,
mediately. A telegram was received
this morning from an organization In
Detroit. offering the immediate service
of 10000 citizens of that city in case of
need. Patriotic offers also have been
received from other places.
The western recorder., 1898-02-24
cnntnin snhrnl.a Rrcnk.

Washington. Feb. 21.-Whcn Mr.,
Longs attention was called TO reports
that he had taken official recognizance
of Captain Sobrnrs criticisms of the
American navy. the secretary said he
had called the subject to the attention
of the State Department, with view
to having nm inquiry made by that
branch. The particular expression TO
which the secretary had directed the
attention of the State Department was
the following, attributed to Captain
Sobral: "It was the result of an ex-
plosion inside of the ship. which took
place In one of the forward magazines.
The fact of the matter is that the dis
cipline and the watch observed on the
ship were very lax. This. as one Eng
lish newspaper the other day declared,
is the case on American warshIps gen
orally. This sort of thing has occurred
on previous occasions on American
war vessels li'-p1--
An inquiry at the Spanish embassy
revealed the fact that Captain Sobral
had been relieved us naval attache Il
month ago.
The western recorder., 1898-02-24
RETURNING TO AMERICAN SOIL.
The Tide of Gold Hunters Is Flowing Out
of Canadian Territory.

San Francisco, Feb. 22.-Stewart
Menzies, an ngent of the Alaska Com
mercinl Company. who has just re-
turned from the Klondlke region, start
ing from Dawson City on January
Goth, and from Skaguay on February
10th, reports that the tide of gold hunt
ers who focked into Canadian terri
tory when the news of the rich strikes
in the Klondike region was first an
nounced. Is now turning, and those
who abandoned their claims on Amer
lean and Chicken creeks are now re-
turning there, accompanied by many
others who have been unable TO locate
claims on Canadian soil.
Menzies says that just before he
came out Claims ON Davis. Chicken,
Napoleon and Walkers Fort creeks,
which are tributary to Forty-Mile
creek. showed better results than be-
fore the rush to the Klondlke, espe-
cinlly those on Chicken creek. which
are from eight to twelve feet deep,
averaging 50 to the pan. On Ameri-
can creek. which is branch of the
Yukon river. the claims are very shall
low, running from SO TO So per pan
at a depth of from three to four feet.
He also says that rich strikes have
been made on Birch and Minook
creeks, near Circle City. and on the
Miller and Glacier creeks. which are
tributary to Sixty-Mile creek.
Menzies predicts that the majority
of those miners now on the Canadian
side will cross the boundary in the
near future. as 1t Is almost impossible
for one-fifth of those already in the
klondike TO locate claims. and they
will be compelled to spread out over
territory which. while not so rich as
the Klondike. promises better returns
than were formerly expected.
The western recorder., 1898-02-24
CnmmntInn In ParIr.

Paris, Feb. 20.-Two thousand peo-
pie assembled this afternoon in front
of the Saint Pelngie prison. well
known as prison for offending jour
nalists, TO greet Henri Iiochefort. edi-
tor of the Intrasigennt. on entering to
serve n sentence of five days imprison-
ment for libeling Jos Reinach, Conserv-
ative deputy for the district of Dignc
and editor of the Republique Fran
caisc, by charging him with intending
to prove the innocence of Alfred Drey-
fus by the use of forged documents.
AT first there were no signs of force
to preserve order. but as the crowd in
creased company of Republican
guards, headed by buglers and drum
mers. n detachment of police and two
squadrons of curraisiers were drawn
up on each side of the square in front
of the prison. The troops We're received
with cries of "vive EArmee."
1t was o'clock before NJ. Rochefort
arrived The crowd fiocked around his
carriage shouting "yive Rochefort''
and "Vive La Comune." the police
being powerless to restrain them.