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CARLSBAD CURRENT.
VOL. Vil.
CARLSBAD, EDDY POST OFFICE, NEW MEXICO, SATURDAY, JUNE 10, 181)1).
NO, 81.
riiht nidi lutibtn.
Ghoyenno, Wyo., June 7.--A second
Unite with tho djrnamlteri ot the
Union I'aelflo express train has heen
fought In tlio mountain! forty mllci
north ot Caliper, Wyo., by tho sheriff's
pono which Iim heen In pursuit since
Sunday morning, nnd ai n result one
man, nnd probably more, lie dead.
Tho flrat battle was (ought Sunday
on Teapot creek, thirty tnllei north ot
Casper. No one was wounded during
thli engagement, but severnl hones
wero killed. Tho second battle was
(ought yesterday evening nt a point
ten miles further north, and In a wild
or country. Tho robbers, being closely
pressed, mndo n determined stand bo
hind somo rocks In a deep ravlno, and
when tho posso put In an appearance,
opened flro at close range.
Sheriff Joo Hnzen nt Dnuglcs foil at
tho first fire, being shot through the
stomach. Tho ofllcor was removed to
a safe placo, nnd afterwards brought
to Casper by two cowboys, arriving at
tho latter placo yesterday noon. den.
Managor Dickinson ot tho Union Pa
cific, who as boen at Casper since
Monday, directing tho work ot hunting
down the robbers, tendored tho uso of
his prlvato train and Union was take.i
to his homo at Dougnss yesterday
evening. A message from there states
that tho officer dl ml shortly after
reaching his home.
The posso resumed the fight, and was
successful In a short tlmo In driving
tho robbers from their stronghold and
nwny from tholr horses, whloh wero
secured. Tho robbers retreated to a
natural fort among tho rocks somo two
miles away, whero they entrenohed
themselves nnd prepared for a bitter
fight, The posse quietly divided up
nnd surrounded tho place. Whon tho
courier left the eceno tho officers wero
lying on their arms, with tho robbers
completely hemmod In.
An urgent request was sent In for
reinforcements and a supply of food
and ammunition. In response, United
States Marshal Hassen ot Wyoming,
-who had Just reached Casper front tho
western part of the state, whero ho had
heen hunting for tho other three rob
hers, started out with another posso,
with arms, food, ammunition and
horses plenty. The capturo ot tho thrco
robbers who aro hemmed In In tho
mountains north ot Casper Is now
thought to bo certain, but whether thoy
will evor reach tho railway Ir another
quostlon, as there Is Intonse ozoltemcut
In Casper, and talk ot lynohlng tho
robbers If raught Is plentiful.
Movail n Town.
T5I Itcno, Oklahoma, June 7. Moun
tain View, Ok., the now terminal town
on tho Chlckoshn extension ot tho
Hock Island railroad, hroku another
record In town entorprlse.
Thero has existed a rival town a mile
and n half west, and It was deemed
advisable that both towns ho one.
After n week's dlplonutoy tho protocol
was signed and the towns are now
one.
Tho consideration was raised by the
nterprlslng citizens of Mountain View
and amounted In total to 1134,380.
Now "Onkdale." tho rival, Is on wheels
nnd strung out on the road to Moun
tain View.
This Is probably tho first oasa ot
Inlying a whole town outright that tho
nnals ot tho west reeord.
Omaha, Neb., June 7. A speolal to
the llee from Cheyenne, Wyo., sayst
A courier reached Casper last night
from tho seeno of tho tight nnd report
ed that the outlaws oseaped through
the lines of tho posse In tho Intense
darkness. They stole tho horses of
n freighting outfit and are now flying
for the "Hole In the Wall." Sixty-five
men under United StatM Marshal Has
sen took up the trail and are In pur
suit. The three outlaws nr nob Tay
lor of the little In the Wall band, a
Mexican and a Cer gambler named
Ca vanaugh.
Dexar county grand Jury has In
dieted the ofriiers of the Ran Antonio
lee company on the charge of main
taining a trust.
8iilrlUil.
Chicago, III., June 7. Mrs. llelle
Marshal Itoloson, wife ot It. W. Rolo
eon, fur twenty-five years a prominent
nnd wealthy member ot the hoard of
trade, committed suloldo by shooting
herself In the right temple. Mrs. Itolo
son had for somo time been a sufferer
from nervous prostration. Fears ot
not regaining her health had made her
despondent. It Is thought, and this ag
gravated by the heat ol the last few
days unbalanced her mind and caused
her to end her life. She was na
the ot Louisville. Ky
Moiltrn Woodman,
Kansas City, Mo., Juno 7. -The con
ventlon of Modern Woodmen of
America began yesterday. Ten thou
sand Woodmen were present. Tho
opening session yesterday was entirely
routine nnd consisted ot welcoming
addresses by Oov. Stanley ot Kansas,
Mayor Jones, John Sullivan, on behalf
ot tho local Woodmen; Attorney Jos.
A. Heed, and responso by Head Coun
sel Win, Northoutt ot Illinois, and tho
appointment ot eommlttccs.
At tho nftornoon session tho ques
tion of expansion caused a long Jebato,
but It was finally voted to extend tho
order to tho following states: Cali
fornia, oxcopt In the city ot San Fran
cisco, Colorado, Connecticut, Dela
ware, Indian Territory, Maryland, ox
copt tho city ot Italtlmore; Massachu
setts, except the city ot Dostou; Maine,
New Hampshire, New Jersey, Now
York, except tho cities ot Huffalo and
Greater Now York; Oklahoma, Rhodo
Island nnd Vermont. A proposition to
oxtend tho order to tho Dominion ot
Canada was voted down.
Ilk VIMImlt.d.
Louisville, Ky., June 7. Tho Oerraan
bank of this city was victimized out ot
$6000 Monday afternoon by two well
dressed young men, who worked a
neat gamo. Just beforo tho hour for
closing tho banks the assistant cashier
ot tho German Insurance hank was
rung up by tolcphono and asked If ho
could nccommodato tho Citizens' Na
tional hank with $5000 In currency.
On being answered In tho afllrmatlve
tho Inquiring party Bald ho would send
two men around to get tho monoy.
Shortly afterward two mon appear
ed at tho bank with a check for $5000
bonrlng tho supposed algnaturo of tho
cashier of tho Citizens' Nntlonal bank,
Tho assistant cashier, suspecting noth
ing wrong cotinted out tho money to
tho young men, who wero profuso In
their thanks ns they accepted IL When
tho check reached ttuvclearlng-hmiae
yesterday It was discovered to ho a
forgery. The pollco are working dili
gently on the caxo.
Caaiatl Comment.
Washington, Juno 7. A deed record
ed hore, by which IHshop Jolin F.
Hurst ot tho Methodist Episcopal
church, trnnstercd through nn Inter
mediary to his wife, Klla Hoot Hurst,
their flno homo on Massachusetts av
enue, In tho fashlonnblo part ot tho
city, caused n great deal of comment
hero, It being reported that tho trans
fer was preliminary to a legnl separa
tion. Illshop Hurst was out ot tho
city, nnd his attorney said he had
nothing to say about the matter. Mrs.
Hurst has been In Europe for two
years.
I)nnk7 Kieapail.
South MoAlostor, I. T., Juno 7. Six
mllcn south of town englno No. 6 ot
the north-bound Katy flyer struck a
donkey.
The donkey was thrown up on the
pilot and carried several miles. Whon
tho train stopped the animal was
found to ho alive.
He was taken out of tho place In
which he was wedged by tho engineer
nnd walked off as If nothing had hap
pened, limping Just a little hit, and
with every evidence that ho would
live.
Drtyfui lo rutnrn.
Fort ds France Island ot Martinique,
June C The admiral comandlng the
French BQiiadrou In theio waters ro
cotved an order to send tho cruiser
Sfax to take Dreyfus from Dovll'sls
land, oft the coast oi French Oulana,
and convey him to France. The Sfax,
whloh Is commanded by Capt. Cofnnlo
resdo Nordcok, left for Davit's Island
at 10 o'clock Sunday evening.
Thero Is no truth In the report that
Dreyfus has embarked on board the
steamer VIHe do Hangler.
The Sfax, whloh loft hero at 10
o'clock Sunday night to tako Dreyfus
on Umrd, snllod quite unexpectedly.
It was not until 4 o'clock In the after
noon thnt her commandor was notified
to Ball and tho cruiser left na soon as
she could get up steam nnd take on
board tho necessary provisions.
Tho authorities ot Cayenne foresaw
four days ago that the Sfax would
leave Fort do France on her present
mission and at 2 o'clook yesterday
attornoon tho dispatch boat Oocland,
stationed in the waters ot French
Oulana, left Cayenne, tho capital, for
Devil's Island having on board tho
Buperlntendent of tho penitentiary and
tho commander ot tho marine artil
lery. Thcso officials aro delegated by
the French govornraont to officially
notify Droyfus of the revision of his
trial. Dreyfus received Saturday a
cablegram announcing tho decision of
tho court of cassaslon. Dreyfus still
romatns under charges aftor being
officially notified of tho court's de
cision In his case, hut ho will bo able
to reiuma wearing the military uni
form of hi rank In order to so appear
before ths council of wnr.
The dispatch boat Oooland took n
captain ot tho Cayenne gcndnrmcrld
with n squad ot gendarmes to act as a
guard to Droyfus, who from this day
ceases to bo under tho surveillance ot
tho agents ot tho prison administra
tion. Tolcgrnms to him or from him
however, aro subject to supervision of
tho prison authorities.
A dispatch from Caycnno, cnpltal of
French Oulana, says that Droyfus was
Monday transferred to tho military authorities.
Woman rcuud.
Birmingham, Ala., June I. Mrs. R.
II. Hubbard was shot and Instantly
killed by two negroes at Eallne sta
tion on the Memphis railway In Ulbb
county yostorday.
Mr. Hubbard la a farmer and had In
his employ Alox 11111 and Dud liar
grave. Tho negroes were discharged
for Indolence nnd somo dispute arose
over the amount due them. They wont
to tho home and called for Mr. Hub-
hard, who was 111 In bed.
Ono report says Hubbard cams to i
tho door and was flred upon, ono bul-;
let striking his wife, and another is ,
that Mrs. Hubbard went to tho door i
and wss shot down. Mr. Hubbard, '
hearing the shots, came to tho door !
qnd was seriously wounded.
Two Slnln. i
Fnyottevlllp, Ark., Juno 0. A cour-1
Icr has reached hero from Strlokler, nn
Interior village ten miles south. Ho
states that In a dllllculty thero yester
day two mon wero kllcd Instantly nnd
ono other fatally stabbed. Jim Her
rlok shot John Illnklo with a shotgun.
Hlnkle returned the fire, nnd both men
fcl dead upon tho floor. A younger
brother of Herrlek then assaulted a
brother ot Illnklo with a club, and was
In turn stabbed so seriously that he did
not ltvo but n short time. Tho mon
wero all associated In the live stock
buitlfrss, nnd tho trouble resulted from
tho settlement of somo Joint transac
tions. The surviving Hlnkle Is under
arrest. The two murdered men hir.
fuinlllos.
Two Attempt..
Atlanta, (la., Juno C A speolal from
Columbus, On., says:
An unknown colored mnn made an
attempt Sunday to assault Mtb. David
Ward, who Uvea three mllos west of
Olrard. Mrs. Ward defended herself
with a pistol nnd sont two bullets aftor
tho frightened wretch.
Whllo n posso was scouring the
woods yesterday to find tho party,
leaving Mrs. Ward alono, her husband
Joining In tho chase, the sama roan,
with romnrkablo nerve, entered the
Ward homo again and mnde tho sec
ond attempt at assault. This tlmo he
toro tho clothes from Mrs. Ward, bit
she managed to secure her pistol and
shot tho man four Unit. Mrs. Ward
says sho saw tho man fall sovcral
times whllo runnlug from tho house.
N.nt In .In It.
New York, Juno C Mr. nnd Mrs,
I Harrow, nccusod of kidnaping little
1 Marlon Clarke, waived examination bo
' toro Justice ot tho I'oaco Herbert at
tlarn!rvlllp, Hockland county, yester
day, and were committed to tho county
Jail to nwalt tho action ot tho grand
Jury, which meets In October. All et-
rtorU ot the New York authorities to
obtain possession of tho prisoners havo
failed thus far, and unless Oov. Roose
velt should InUrvcno tho Now York
authorities cannot get the prlsonors un
til after they havo been tried In Rock
land county.
lUfunit ltrltl.
Washington, Juno 0. Tho secretary
of tho troasury has received from tho
governor ot Toxas $16,136 as n refund
of tho overpayment to the state of an
appropriation made In tho deficiency
account of an npprnpratlon made In
1608. amounting to $101,113.
J The original appropriation of $7,780,
1 000 was mnde In 18S6 to pay tho credit
nrs ot tho lato republic of Toxas, and
' was In consideration of oortaln terrl
! tnry ceded to tho United StatM and tho
1 relinquishment of all claims made
! upon the United Stntcs for liability ot
the debts ot Texas.
Hat right.
Natalia Arransml.
Washington, June 7. The final de
tails have been arranged for the lay
ing of the cable between the United
States and Oermnny, the last step be
ing a satisfactory arrangement con
cerning government messages and
rates of cable tolls. Ths authorities
here have been Informed that the ac
tual work ot laying the cable will be
gin during the present summer months
so that the first message may pass
over the line during the earning fall.
den. domes has Issued his farewell
address to the Cubans. He advises
pease and harmony.
New Orleans has voted In favor of
ft sewer tax.
Mot at Chicago,
Chicago, III., Juno 7. One death duo
to heat was reported yesterday, a labor
er named Holan, and thero wero many
prostrations. The mercury touohed
91, nnd tho exeesslvo humidity made
the heat almost unendurable. A se
vere thunderstorm nasefl over tlm niiv
shortly after noon, blowing down many
trees ana in me uusiness section of the
city tors away a number ot signs and
awnings.
Casper, Wyo., Juno 0. Sheriff Oscar
Helstland ot Natron county arrived
hero last evening and reported a fight
about 4 o'clook between his posse and
the train robbers who dynamited the
Union Pacific car near Wilcox, Wyo..
Friday morning about thirty miles
from Cnspej. Shots were exchanged
at a dlotnnco of a halt mile, Sheriff
Helstland's horse being killed nt the
first Are. The posso under command
ot Shorlff Hazen ot Converse county
continued tho persult ot the flying out
laws, and Helstland walked several
miles before securing a horse to ride to
Casper. Ho says there Is no doubt
that the robbers are a part ot the noto
rious llole-ln-tbeWall gang, and that
they are en route to their rendezvous.
Lewis Q. Hastings, formerly treasu
rer of the Hoek Island railway at Pert
Worth, shot himself fatally at Tope
ka, Kan.
Droadfoot & Latimer's store at For
ney, Tex., was burglarized and about
76 worth ot pistols and knives taken.
Aniboihtd.
Chattanooga, Tenn., June Sher
man II. Reese, assistant superlntondont
ot the Dooktown sulphur and copper
works, was shot from ambush and
killed by unknown parties yesterday,
Dear Isabella. Folk county, this state.
Reese was going1 to his home from the
copper mines, and was passing through
it piece ot dense woods. Tho affair has
created a great sensation. Blood
hounds have been sent from this city
and were put on the trail.
)itniiimilWa tlw.
Chicago, III.. June 6. Oov. Tanner nt
the stockyards Monday witnessed tho
slaughtering of twenty-seven cows In
a test conducted by tho stato board of
health and tho stato board ot live stock
! commissioners. Twenty-five were found
to bo In an advanced stage of con
sumption and the other two had well
i dovoloped cares. Tho herd camo from
a dairy farm In Sangnmnn county
that supplies tho governor's family
with milk, and he expressed himself
forcibly on the subject.
fll-.n Hit Limit.
Vienna, Co.. June 0. John Hanno
way, who attempted to outrage the
little daughter ot N. L. Christmas,
plMileed guilty In the special sessions
of the eounty court here. He was
given tho limit of the law, and sen
tsnssd Us twenty years by Judge Little
John. Two hours later ho was on his
way to Macon, where he will he kept
until assigned to a convict earn p.
Warren, Hartlett, colored, oharrfed
with criminal assault on a white girl
in Navarro county, has been plated In
Jail at Hltlsboro.
A revival Is In progress at the La
mar Street Methodist chureh, Paris.
rrtitntad to I'rtildtot,
Washington, June C Diplomatic rt
latlons with Spain, broken off April 21,
1R98, wore formally resumed at 11
o'clock Saturday when President Mo
Klnloy greeted Duo d'Arcos, tho newly
accredited minister to the United
States, In tho blue parlor of tho white
houxo.
Tho coromony was exceedingly aim'
pie. Promptly nt 11 o'clook, tho hour
sot, tho two carriages containing tho
Duo d'Arcos, Secretary Hay and tho
secretaries of tho new Spanish minis
tor, Scnor Hlano nnd Pastor, reached
tho whlto home.
On reaching tho hluo parlor they
wero presented by Secretary Hny lo
Col. ningham, who remained with
them while tho secretary of stato re
tired for a moment. Ho Immediately
reappeared with President McKlnley.
to whom he prevented tho Due d'Arcos
and Senors Hlano nnd Pastor. Tho
president was cordial, hut dignified In
his grcotlng. Tho Duo d'Arcos then
lead his address In Spanish as follows:
"Mr, President: I havo tho honor to
placo In your excellency's hand tho
roynt letter by which hor majesty, tho
queen regent of Spain. In the name of
her august son. King Don Alfonso
. XIII. necrcdlts mo near this govern
I ment In tho capacity of onvoy extraor
dlnary nnd milliliter Plenipotentiary.
"I have come to ronow tho relation
! ot friendship whloh havo axlstbd from
oia between Spain nnd tho Unit
ed States, and which woro Interrupted
by tho war of last year. Tho treaty of
poaco which Spain has signed put an
end to thnt war and now looklnrr only
, to tlio future, Spain desires that hor
rotations with this republic may be as
friendly as Uicy wero In times past,
nnd from tho days In which this coun
try was struggling to gain Its Indo
pendenco. It Is my task to contrlbuto
to the renownl of these relations, to
strengthen them nnd to draw them
I closer; In tho dlschargo of It I hopo to
I jo aided by the klndntss nnd co-opera
, Son of your oxctlency and of you
I government."
' Tho president responded ns follows
"Mr. Minister: I recelvo with tlio
nreatcst gratification the letter by
which her majesty, tho aueen resent
of Spain, In the nnmo of her ntictist
tnn, King Alfonso XHI. has accredited
you near tho government na envoy ex
trJordliuiry nnd mlulster plenipoten
tiary. You will find. Mr. Minister, n
cordlr.1 wclcomo In this country, not
only from those whose 'friendship you
asqulred during your former resldenco
but from nil our people, who rejolco
as I do at the renewal of tho ancient
bonds of nmlly which, with a brief In.
I torruptlon, hnvo united our nntlons for
niur man ioo years. That thoso
friendly relations mny bo confirmed
and strengthened, to tho advance of
both partes In my earnest wish, and I
can assure you that every mombor of
this government will heartily co-op-erato
with you to that desired end."
At the conclusion of tho address the
prosldont stepped forward and shook
hands cordially with the now minister
they engnged In conversation In
low tone for a minute or two. Tho
yresldont gracefully Inquired after the
health of the queen regent and tho
king. Ho courteously referred to tlm
due's former residence of this country
u.td his many friends here, and ro
uented the assurances of the oonclud
liiK words of his formal greeting, that
every one hero would unite In making
the minister's stay In this country
pleasant mid satlsfaotory.
The part then retired and were
driven to the Arlington hotel.
Vie rra-liUnit,
Wichita. Kan.. Juno l.-At the Trans
.Mlaslsslppl congress, state vice presi
dents and executive committeemen
wsrs anniwned as follows: Arkansss.
I. A. Williams. Fort Smith : United
Commercial Travelers. Henry Wallen
stein. WIehlta; Indian Tsrrltory, It.
M. Wolvertan, Duncan: Kansas.
Charles A. Follows. Topska: Iuls
lanH. W. J. Sanders, Nsw Orleans;
Mlswvl. tt. D. Hlgelow. KansaB City;
Oklahoiun, II. H. Hoadblll, Ponea City;
Texas, 0. T. Jester. Coralcana.
The Amerlenn mediation scheme was
t0pted by the sub-eommltteo at the
Hague conference.
Twa right.
Manila, June 6. Oen. Hall's column.
In movement upon tho Morong pent
Insula, completed n circuit ot twenty
miles over rough and mounUnlous
country, having two engagements with
ths Iniurgonts, ono ot them aovero,
and keoplng up nn almost constant flro
ngalnit scattered bands ot rebels for
nearly twenty-four hours from 4
o'clock Saturday morning, when tho
column left tho pumplng-statlon.
Tho Filipinos wero driven in overy
direction and tho country through
which Oon. Hall pasted was protty
thoroughly clotured.
At 10 o'clock yesterday morning ths
column reached a point a fow miles
from Taytny, whero in. Hall was met
by (Jen. Lawton, wh had already en
tercd tho town and found It desorted,
Oon. Hall's objcctlvo point was An
tlpoln, ten tulles off, nnd thero was de
sultory firing and nil along the lino ot
march, Tlio gunboats could bo heard
shelling tho hills In advance ot the
column.
Tho column, nftor driving tho rebels
from tho foothills near Maria Chtno
about noon Saturday with a loss of but
two or thrco slightly woundod proceed
ed with nil posslblo hasto forward, to
Loguna do Day, tho fourth cavalry la
tho lead, tho Oregon company next.
At D o'olook theso three regiments
fought their second bnttlo ot tho day
and It resulted llko tho first, in ths
complete rout of a largo Filipino forco
located in tho mountains and having
cvory advantage of position.
In this right tho American loss was
four killed, thrco .ot tho fourth caval
ry, and ono Orcgonlav and about fit
teen wounded.
Tho Filipino toss could not bo nsccr
talncd, but tho terrific flro which ths
Araorlcnns poured Into them for halt
an hour must havo Inflicted sovcro
punishment. Antlpola was easily
taken.
Secretary Alger has received a cable
gram from den. Otis, in responso to
his Inquiries, announcing that a ma
Jorlty ot the Oregon regiments ot vol
unteors at Manila had decided to return
by steamer direct to Portland, Ore. Tho
Washington decided to come first to
San Franelseo.
DIXIE DOIN09.
Tho Ely dry goods store, ht Paducah,
Ky., burned. Lou $16,000.
A coal bargo, heavily laden, sank off
Cape Henry, Vn. The crow escaped.
Dy an explosion In a mlno at Pratt
City, Ala., John Parker, a convict, was
blown to pieces.
Hon, O. L, Ross, president of tho
Knoxvllle, Tenn., chamber of com
merce, dropped dead.
Tho remnlns of Dr. O. A. Thompson,
who died at Shrevcport, La., wero
shipped to Crawfordsvllle, Ind.
John Tree of Atlanta, Oa whllo on
a visit to his son at Mobile, Ala, re
ceived word that his wlfo was dead.
Ho poisoned himself nnd died.
While Intoxicated, Joo Pate, a miner
nt Newcastle, Jefferson county, Ala
bama, shot Into a crowd, killing Henry
aoldsweatherby, n respootcd citizen.
I'ato resisted arrest, and was wounded
and taken to Jail.
Hort. Walter and Will Yarborough.
brothers, and Charles Campbell and his
brothcr-ln-law, Josso Surglner, had a
street fight at Athens, Ala. Surglnor
nnd Ilert Ynrborough were fatally
wounded, Will Yarborough dangerously
shot nnd Campbell badly beaten up,
It Is said that a well-known sheep
man ot Ban Angelo wilt ship from
that point this season not less than
300,000 head of muttons. Others will
also make large shipments In the ag
gregate from that city
lUIng fa I, I.
Havana, June 6. The payment ot In
wrgent soldlors was continued at Ml
lem. One hundred nnd seventy-six
men received the $76 allowed each sol
dier turning In his arms, and forty
four applicants were rejected for va
rious causes.
Some 300 Cubans- who soma tlmo ago
turned in their arms to Col. Aeo com
plain that ho will not return them, and
consequently they aro unable to get
their money. The matter will be In
vestlgated. Ths Cubans at Oalnes
xx bolof paid.
To tie lUtrlad,
Paris, Juno 5. Tho court of cassa
tion Saturday rendered a verdict in
favor ot a revision ot tho Dreyfus oasa
and ordering a new court-martial to
sit at Hennos, sixty mites from Nantes,
for tho trial ot tho prisoner.
Previous to the announcement of the
verdlet the crowds outside assembled
nt the palaco ot Justlco and its neigh
borhood, awatlng tho deelslon. Per
fect calm prevailed. Tho deeUlon says
the prisoner Is to be retried on the fol
lowing questions:
"Is Dreyfus guilty of having In 1881
practiced machinations or of having
had eommunleatlon with a foreign
power of Ha agents, with the view of
facilitating aets ot hostilities .n the
eai of var with Franse, or having
ftirnlshrd the means thorefor by fur
nishing doeumeuts retraced on tho bor
dereau?"
Tho audience reeelved tho decision
with orl ot "Vivo it justice!" "Vivo
la lolel"
Attack on Loubit.
Paris, June 6. -President LoUbet, ac
companled by ths premier, M. Duptiy
and the chief ot tho military house
hold, den. Mollalllereud, drovo to tho
Autell races yesterday afternoon,
closely followed by Mmo. Loubet in a
second lundau, At the raees a demon
stration was made. Count Christiana
rushed toward ths president, brandish
lag a stick and directed a blow against
him. striking his hat,
The crowd rushed upon. Christiana,
vho only escaped severe handling by
being taken upder police srotsotlon.