Omaha daily bee., 1902-10-06
TROUBLE At lola FUNERAL
Guards Have to Suppress outcrOppings Of
Old Hatred.
oREYFUs MARCHES IN THE PARADE
Nine. zoIs Gives Back the He
Made In Anger Days AsO-sOr-
rowing Thousands Fol-
low Conn.


PARIS. Oct. 5.-The body OF Emile lola
was laid to rest today with simple but i'm
pressive ceremonies. II was such a funeral
as lola himself would have wished, without
pomp, but with the ranks Of thousands OF
w~orkingmen, many accompanied by their
wives. s~orrowfully marching behind his
CONN. Municipal guards. mounted and on
foot, lined the route, but except for a com
pany Of Infantry, which rendered military
donors TO the body as 1t was carried from
the house to the hearse. they we're there
as guardians Of order and not as partici
pants In the
Former Captain Dreyfus marched in the
funeral cortege, according to the authority
OF the project Of police. but he passed COM
pletely unnoticed by the crowd. A little
distance behind him came Nine. Dreyfus.
accompanied by her father. Dreyfus sen,
q handsome wreath, which was placed beside
the cofin.
Dreyfus Asks to March.
The Temps today says Dreyfus went 10
the lola house yesterday evening and
watched beside the corpse with the family.
He induced Nine. Zola TO give him back
his promise not to attend the funeral, and
he walked in the procession today between
La Lance, a former protesting deputy from
Alsace In the German Reichstag, and NJ.
Monod, a member OF the Institute.
Long before ! o'clock this afternoon, the
hour fixed for the start Of the cortege from
the Zola residence in the Rue De Bru-
zeiles, an immense ooncourse began gath
ering along the short route leading to the
entrance Of the Mont Martre cemetery
from which the public was completely ex-
cluded from midday. The immediate vicin-
ity Of the house was surrounded by a
Gordon OF police. through which but rela
tives and intimate friends Of lola were
allowed to pass.
Facing the house was drawn up a double
line OF infantry, commanded by a captain
on horseback. The soldiers were there Ia
render the military honors due to a de-
ceased oficer of the Legion Of Honor.
The broad portal Of the lola residence
was hung with black drapery, which was
relieved with silver stars and fringes aud
surmouuted by three silver rs.
From American Frenchmen.
A handsome hearse with sable plumes
on the roof and on the heads of the two
horses attached to It stood before the door
The hearse was also enveloped in black and
'Ah'NA HoAHAhboH 4 lNNfuluk II uthTSe were
three other cars. almost hidden beneath
masses Of magnificent floral offerings from
zols's admirers in all parts Of the world
including the immense wreath of giant
chrysanthemums bearing the words, From
the Frenchmen Of San Francisco"
Nine. lola wished to follow her hus.
bands body 70 the grave. hut her doctor.
absolutely forbade her to do SO. She there.
fore babe farewell to the remains in thu
mortuary chamber. Her grief was mos
poignant when the coffin was removed tc
the entrance hall of the house where il
rested a few minutes.
The bier was then borne through tn,
door. As IL emerged to the street tn,
mounted oficer OF infantry saIuted It will
his sword and the two lines OF soldiers pre-
scented arms. The crowd OF mourners II
front Of the house uncovered and amid
deep silence, broken only by the melan.
cholly rolling Of mufhed drums, the cofir
was laid In the hearse. Beautiful wreath,
of violets were arranged about 1t and tn,
pallbearers, MN. Chaumie and Herman. rep
resentins the Society OF Dramatists; Ludo,
VIC Haleyy and Octave Mirbau, the de,
ceased's publishers; Carpenter and Fas
Quelle. and NJ. BRAT. In behalf Of the min
ers, took their places beside the cofin will
the tsSseled cords in their hands, and thu
procession started for the cemetery.
Only Respect shown.
Among the masses Of spectators which
lined the route there we're probably man,
who were not admirers Of NJ. lola, but tn,
deep respect for the dead which Is inheren
In Frenchmen prevented a discordant note
and everybody uncovered as the hears,
passed. The cOrtege entered the deserted
cemetery and followed the avenue through
the tombs to the crossroads, where a small
platform had been erected for the funera
orators. This platform faced the ~catafal
que upon which the CONN was deposited
Here 1t rested beneath the overhanginl
boughs Of lime trees from which during tn,
speeches yellow leaves futtered dow
upon II.
NJ. Chaumie was the first speaker. H
said the government was in honor boun,
TO participate in the funeral OF one Of tn,
highest literary glories Of France who's
death had cast the country into mourning
zola's life-work had been dominated b.
anxiety for sincerity and truth, the speake
said-an anxiety inspired by his great feel
inss OF duty and Justice.
Echo of Dreyfus Suit.
Abiding to zola's part in the DreyfuI
ahair, NJ. Chaumie said that whenever
cause appeared to him as a Just one, h,
regarded It his imperious duty to defen,
II, although be had to brave unreasonable,
anger, suffer furious insults and unjus
hatred and most painful abandonments 70
90 doing. These clamors are already dyinj
out, continued the speaker, and death I
bringing with it appessement and calm.
has FASTENED the defnitive hour Of justic,
and all truly high-minded men, whateve
part they may have taken in the struggle
now bow before this COIN.
N. Herman, on behalf OF the Societies o
Authors and Dramatists, then gave an elo
Quent review OF Zola's labors.
The hnal GRAFTON was delivered by Ana