The evening world. Newspaper, December 24, 1903, Page 1

} ¢ — NIGHT EDITION PRICE ONE CENT. DREYFUS WINS LONG FIGHT FOR HIS HONOR 8 ee ° of War Recommends a Revision of the’Trial of the French Army Captain Accused of Selling Military Secrets, ‘This Action Will Enable Dreyfus to Prove His Innocence, Obtain a Ver- dict of Not Guilty and Thus Gain the Right to Be Restored to His Com- mand. ’ * PARIS, Dec. 24.—The Dreyfus Commission to-day unanimously recom- ‘mended revision of the case by the Criminal Branch of the Court of asmation. The Court will assemble in January to hear the case. . ‘Bhis decision means that Capt. Alfred Dreyfus, dishonorably dismissed Mtrom the army and sentenced to extle for life on Devil's Island on a charge ot heaving sold military secrets, presumably to Germany, may be found ft gute. enor tthe ry en reetnta to ie former sl ‘The dommission’s report sets-forth the reasons whivh cawsed it-to:make hue recommendation. These include evidence not submitted to the court- | mantial at) Rennes and changes of testimony on the part of-some of the \yeritnesses Wefore the court-martial. ‘The news of the decision. of the commission was. communicated to )wreytus by (personal friends this evening. ~ Jane discovery wes made that he was the victim of the imtenee prejudice jegainst Jews and that not his gutlt but bis nace led to his conviction, ‘humiliation and imprisonment. _ The verious processes of the law efter imprisonment, with the many ‘etartling incittents which characterized the various court proceedings made ‘the case easily the most celebrated in the courts of any country. So intense was the hatred the Jews that even Dreyfus’s friends | Zola, who became the leader of the supporters of Dreyfus, was exiled and ‘of the Communes and the French Revolution. PEACE OF FRANCE THREATENED. While Dreyfus himself was the pivot about which this exciting national \France. Germany was on the verge of demanding a reason for the bringing |of her name into the case. The assertion that Dreyfus had sold information {to Germany accused Germany of untoward means and of a hostile attitude. The followers of Zola rose marched through the streets, demanding the | revision of the Dreyfus cage. These crowds met with mobe of the anti- | semitics and clashes were frequent. In the mean time, the methods of the |General Staff of the French Army secured a good airing and the world ! eried: “Poor, unheppy France!” HOW THE REVISION WAS MADE. Whe order for revision was brought about by Minister of War Andre, |qwho had detailed Capt, Targe, of the General Staff, to make a thorough in- | Vestigation of the whole Dreyfus case. Capt. Targe reported to Minister | Andre-recommending a revision of the case and thereby intimating that a j Minister Andre submitted the report to the Dreyfus commission and. | the order for revision was made, GO BOILED 10 DEATH 4 ‘Commission Appointed by the Minister]. were assaulted, and Maitre Labori, his cbief of counsel, was ehot. Emil! ‘the case brought about a crisis in the French mation-only second to: that ; {drama revolved, his case became insignificant to wiiat was threatened for [arhoc ‘gerious mistake had been made. |o COL. TYLER IS FIRST IN THIRD Tony Aste’s Colt is Well Backed! by Talent at New Orleans and) Wins Race from One More| and Radford. PARISENNE, FAVORITE. CAPTURES FIRST EVENT. Bud Embry After a Hard Drive Down the: Stretch Gets, Home a Head in Front of The Regent. THE WINNERS. FIRST RACE—Parislenne (3 to 5) 1, Dusky (7 to 2) 2, Mise Hume 3. SECOND RACE—Bud &mbry (4 to 1) 1, The Regent (3 to 1) 2, Sarah Maxim 3, THIRD RACE—Col. Tyler (7 to 2) 1, One Mare (4 to 1) 2, Radford 3. —s) RACE TRACK, NBW ORLEANS, Deo, %—An unusually large crowd tqok advantage of the prevailing fino irene Hi. Feronia, 100, We Second ‘Bight. 9L Robb le. Burch,07, H.G' m' tye, 100, oat. et. Poney’ iy ‘OT, Romane! 60, CB Jet, Bk ine ion. *h, 07, Start tale, One mile, Betting. Str. Pl. 4 85 18-8 1 15 16 12 one ae 20 100 40 tart good. 40 2-5, mime. Bud Embry,and The Regent raced like | a team most of the trip. Fuller sat still on the Iatter and never made a move unt weil in the final furlong when he! called on The Regent. ‘The latter failed | to rerpond and Bude Embry beat him} « driving finish. finighed strong the last furlong. She was carile1 wide at. the first turn and out footed the first half mile. THIRD, RACE. One mile. Retting. | tarters, w) Str, Pl hta., Jocks, 17. ‘thele St.HIf. Fin. Bat ye Rts ah Rane 5 ily, Thne—1/42 BRYAN'S REMOVAL WN AAILUAY WRECK More Than Seventy Others Injured in the Wreck of a B, & O. Passenger Train That Dashed Into a Pile of Lumber While Travelling at the Rate of Sixty Miles an Hour. ee CONNELLSVILLE, Pa, Dec. 24.—Sixty dead and more than sev. }enty injured is the dreadful, record of what is in many ways the most | horrible railroad’ wreck in history., The Duquesne Limited, a fast train on the Baltimore & Ohio Rail. , 4 i |poad, running between Pittsburg and New York, dashed into a mass of > | timber that had fallen from a freight train at,7.45 last night, , ' The Limited was wrecked. The speed of the train sent it Plunging ahead ‘as.its wheels left the rails and bumped over the ties until the rails were lipped up and out and the great engine fell over. The two baggage cars { (Continued on Second Page.) ee re Sanday World, Dec, 27. New Year's Number Commander Peary tells how ho will find (@e pole, ENLARGED MAGAZIND. ‘no bas neglected and violated his duties ASKED I COURT Widow of Philo S. Bennett Ob- jects to Him as Executor of, Her Husband’s Will on Per- sonal Grounds. rl NEW HAVEN, Conn., Dec. %4.—Appll- cation for the removal of William J Bryan as exeoutor of the will of Philo S. Bennett was made in the Probate Court this afternoon on the ground that rh eli and because his Interests personally and as trustee aro Inimicable to those of the legatee’s under the will ‘The application is made by former Jvdge Henry Stoddard, representnig Mra, Reomett and the other residuary legatees, ———___ ICE STOPS STEAMERS. (Special to The Evening World.) BORDENTOWN, N. J., Deo. 24—The steamers F. W. Brune, John W. Gur- rett and Martha Stevens, of the Tren- ton Transportation Company, which had been frozen up in the Delaware and Raritan Canal on thelr way from New York to Philadelphia, have arrived here and are unavle to proceed further, ow- ing to a hestyy ody of Ice on the Yeraey side of the Delaware River, which is coming from the upver Delaware. ———— ber. ay World, Dec. 27. tells of the coming naval ED MAGAZINE New Year's Ni mn Secretary Mood: manceuvres, EN) The New Year's Num! NEW YORK, THURSDAY, Dt IN FRAUD CASE Martin Conlon, a lawyer, was arraigned this afternoon be- 1 WAS Secreeary Moody Orders Com- mander of Asiatic Squadron to Send One of His Vessels to fore Justice Olmstead, of the Court of Special Sessions, setting ® Protect Americans There. as a Magistrate. on the charge ofbeing connected with Edward Norden, who was convicted before Judge Roster in the Court of General Sessions a few days ago of having converted to his | own uee $2,000 that he obtained in a note transaction. The 0 bail for examination next Tuesday. + $0 lawyer was held in $2,50! FINLAND FLOATED AFTER FIVE DAYS AGROUND. FLUSHING, Holland, Dec. 24.—The Red Star line steamer Finland, which left Antwerp Dec. 19 for New York, and went ashore the same day at Nieuwersuls, was floated to-day. The damage which LATE RESULTS AT NEW ORLEANS. Fourth Race—Aggie Lewis 1, Agnes Brennan 2, Julia M. 3. Fifth Race—Sadducee 1, Jim A. Long 2, New York 3. Sixth Race~Wreath of Ivy 1, Footlight Favorite 2, Adgrette she sustained has not been ascertained. +. AS SfGNIFICANT. | Request of United States for by Russia, Not Yet Answered} by Corean Emperor. WASHINGTON, Dec. %4 quest of the Stae Departmen! At the ra- tary Moody to-day sent a to Rear-Admiral Sterling, commanding | the Asiatic squadron, to despatch a warship to Cl. Amertean inter ‘The Secretary's action follows ar of the Amerioan quest residents in Corea that wrship be sent, the rioting ADE, Servia, Deo. State Councillor Davidovics, his wife|two jabor men convicted and his daughter were murdered at noon; to-day, by three men who brake into his | house with the Intention of roubing it. Two servants were fatally wouhded and | lieved every laboring man had the ri others were dangerously injured, Onelig better | of the murderers was captured. M. Davidovics was the oldest and| sible, get chest citizen of Belgrad %—Ex- je. ss BRITISH ROUT SOMALIS. LONDON, Dec. &.—The War Office it, Somaliland, Dec. 700 British and native prised 2,000 dervishes in J! Badwein, nent lasted three hours ight miles east of ‘Dhe enw, enemy's nd oné missing. casual! icliled and” 100 wounded to-day recelved a despatch from Major General Sir Charles Egerton dated Ker- 21, saying that troops had sur- idballi, thirty- rein, es were cighty 'The Brith Joss was two men killed, four wounded an Forecast for the ending at 8 P. M. Friday for New York City and vicinity: Rain to- rain clearing I€ \fternoon and cooler; increasing southerly winds be-}/ coming fresh to brisk and shift. ing Friday to westerly. night, Friday WEATHER FORECAST. thirty-six hours in forenoon, ———— Sunda; World, Dee, 27, Hamilton Wright Mable forecasts the won- Heers of 1904 ENLARGED MAGAZINE. }injury he ip “| CAPT. ALFRED DREYFUS, AS HIS LATEST PHOTOGRAPH SHOWS HIM. ANOTHER TRAGEDY {STRIKERS SENT INSERVIAN CAPITAL} TO PENITENTIARY Recorder Goff in passing sentence on the !abor situation. He said bh nis condition wt rever pose more money and sbomer hours. But, he added, as soon ax he commences to use Intimida-'| ¢ tion or coercton he le of the general pubiie. The twoxymen sentenced were James O'Brien, of No. Robert Nolliga Th Oliver of No street, street. ‘Dey assaulting Re sted resent a negro the men hired in th # assuulted with a olver himself in self-defense. corer Goff said: R “4am fairly well satisfed that workingman, If he reflects. f ment, will recogpiae that ty to his resort to allenates the sympathy « would naturally join with efforts for.an tmprovement of dition,” his ¢ New Year's Number “Pitteen “Minutes to Harlem’! 9 will be done, ENLARGHD MAGAZID of assault ¢ day, took occasion to express his vi the sympathy i and 2 Washington yo on between the Japanese and Coreans be: ing i men: order, however, ts considered sig- nifleant, In view of the request made on |@orea by the United 8t to declare Wiju an open port. ‘The Corean Em- peror has not yet replied to the propo sition, Russia objecting to the move. | JAPAN’S WAH CHIEFS | AND PREMIER CONFER. LONDON, Dec. 24—-A despatch says Premier Katsura anit War Mi later ‘Terwuchi to-day visited the quix Ito, President of tne Privy Cou cll, and Ui Marquis Yamagata, Chief of the Coyocll of Field Marshals, at thelr villas, two hours’ distance by rail from Tokio. The meetings are believed to have been connected with Imporiant develop- ments in the Russian-Japanese a=! on. The Ministers returned to Tokio this evening. ‘The Japanese mediate despate where, it is daserted, Japanese in ests are menaced by Russian military | pressure in the North and Russian in-! trigues at Seoul it ‘The Impression is growing in the best} informed ¢ ee that the adoption of} such @ policy How in: ICH MAN FRED. FOR STRIKING COP Fred Gerkin, According to the, Policeman, Also Threatene to Have Him Removed from His Place on the Force, reas is urging the of troops to Co! ' ble. a Gerkin, the wealthy saloon- oper, was given a severe losture to- day by Magistrate Ommen in the Cen- tre Street Court and then fined $3, charge against him was disorderly con- duct preferred by Patrolman Charles Warde, of yhe Church street station Warde told the Magistrate that he fouid Gerken quarreling with @ laborer in front of the Gerken Bullding at Coamoera street and West Broadway and tnat when he tried to learn ohe ause of the dispute Gerken used abu- five language, struck him and threa- tened to have him “broke if Warde arrest him. Warde paid no at- to this and took Geriten to the station and later to court n admitted that he had th nt protest and Headquar inst Patrol '| CRUISER BALTIMORE HERE. The Unked Sta paseed In Sandy Hos day. i CUBA RECOGNIZES PANAMA, nenmonta, ures colda, %4¢ 2] arent ean eal ane FO"'1,000 | “ Circulation Books Open to All.’” SCEMBER 24, 1903 SPECIAL EXTRA ACCUSELAWYER ~ CONG TO CORE MOVE IS REGARDED | Open Port, Which Is Opposed) -| Commissioner. warns sts THOMAS F. M'AVOY AND J. F, COWAN C its there. } to Reuters’ Telegram Company from Tokio} | as Brooklyn was turned down for the office of Commissioner of Briages, IMAYOR-ELECT TAKES 3 f{uon in whieh he was elected to Oi *|jong conferenc New Year's Number the future, us aia PRICE ONE CENT. LUN HA PICKED BALANCE E Hild CABINET ete No ET John T. Oakley Heads Water and Gas Sup. ply Department, George Best Is Bridge | Commissioner and Frank O'Donnell Is | Believed to Have Been Chosen for Tax — LIKELY TO BE MADOO’S DEPUTIES, M’CLELLAN’S CABINET» AS FIXED UP TO DATE, M'ADOO, Police WILLIAM Commissioner. THOMAS C. T. CRAIN, Tene- ment-House Commissioner. NICHOLAS J. HAYES, Commissioner. FRANCIS J. LANTRY, Commis- sioner of Correction. JOHN T. OAKLEY, Commis- sioner of Water Supply, Gas and Electricity. JOHN J. DELANY, Corporation) Counsel, E : MAURICE FEATHERSGN, Com 9 missioner of Docks. GEORGE E. BEST, Commie- sioner of Bridges. J HN C. HERTLE, Com sioner of Accounts, - i WILLIAM HARMAN BLAGK,| Commissioner -f Accounts, ¥ PATRICK KEENAN, City Chane beriain. ; Fire Christnias Eye ifiids iiost of the Tat posttions atthe. disposal of Mayor= {elect McClelian in the hands of the men who are to enjoy them. The im portant commissicnerships, with. tie exception of that of Charities, have been filled, and the Police Department heads have been decided upon} + John T. Oakley was appointed Commissicner of WetersSupply, Gas & | wiectricity to-day; George Best was appointed Commissioner of Beidanaiema nd unofficial announcement was made of the appcintment of Frank O’Don= nell, Treasurer of ‘Tammany Hall, to be Tax Commissioner, 5 From a’source known to be trustworthy the Information leaked out this ~ afternoon that Former Inspector of Police Thomas F. McAvoy, at present Tammany leader of the Twenty-third Assembly District, is to be First Deputy under Police Commissioner McAdoo. The Second Deputy, accord= — ing to the same source of information, is to be Johu F. Cowan, formerly Ags) sistant District-Attoruey and a Tammany power In the Thirty-fourth Ag” iy sembly Dustrict / FAL The office of Commissionor of Charities was tendered to Thomas J. Mulry by Mayor-elect McClellae Mr. Mulry called on Mr. McClellan to-day und declined the position. He said that his heijth was poor and on this acy count he could not assume the duties of the place. Mr. Mulry’s refusal aroused hope in the hearts of the Broalyn leaders ) that a man from that borough will get the Charities portfolio, inasmuch SS THE OATH OF OFFICE, telegraph and telephone id he had not received sident Cleveland. to send congratulations With the perplexing Police Commis- congrptula sionership situation off his mind elect McClellan took the oath of off to-day. It was administered by J ie. Adoo is a strong and tuce O'Gorman, in al ‘Term, A r is 5 a e nan,’ the comment Police Come © TIL, of the Supreme ‘Court, After the /man.” was the comment Folios able, Mayor-elect had subscribed to the oath he held an earnest conference with Jus- tice O'Gorman, who is one of his sin- oe t friends and admirers. ‘The Mayor-elect. was accompanied to the court-house by John J. Delany who Is to be Corporation Col nim to support the United States and the State faithfully dischar the duties of his office. He swore that hot paid or promised to pay for eld in tiie ele uny successor, fs ‘i know him only slightly perdonal but 1 am well acquainted with his geod record and know that he ls a man of large ability. 4 shall ask Mr, McAdoo to come to Police Headquart fer with me, and I shall \assire that he shail have not only my fo- operation, but the stance of fhe whole department. from now on im familiarizing himself with, his new du- thes. “He will probably want to learn much of the technical part of the office, 1 Shall, be. glad to have him make my. his headqparters unt he tales as Police Commissioner, Tn a 1 shall arrange wo have him Me. ters. to he b any vote giyen or wi Comptroler Grout took tae oath of) trom Justice U Gorman soon after the McCieiiau's deparcure. | Will give Win th F ~ ject hei & t support Comptroller aad ine Mayor-cle jROnSaE SUPP © n Pikaney VEU eMeEnt, ner Wak was pure PARDONS M was not and fave Mr. spnone when he reac MoAdoo call him On MoAdoo call him hed ‘ale oft In re- | @OHt in che | nation an evening Wor ne town 1 gard ty the poucy tion of police th snatartenaray and efi-) F rved sight oe : auth only tly aitiiated it! ea im Han in Con, ios ahaa 0 Met 3 not. been ot! He bolted Bryan in him in 2200 1 have not ay know t 2 relen as m ing to him and pushed him tot if Sunday World, Dec. 27 Prof, Curie, discoverer of radium. forecasts ENLARGED MAGAZINE. Marconi. predicts the progress of telegraphy. ENLARGED MAGAZINE,