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ESTABLISHED JUNE 19 , ISTI , OMAHA , TITUBSDAY SCORNING , .B 10 , 1897 TWELVE PAGES. COPY FIVE CENTS.
FAIR WOMAN'S WOES
Dnrtain Lifts for a Moment on Lifa of
Madame Dreyfus.
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WIFE OF UNFORTUNATE FRENCH OFFICER
Consents to an Interview with American
Newspaper Man ,
LIVES IN QUIET ELEGANCE WITH FAMILY
Beautiful Woman Who Suffjrs for Her
Husband's Exilo.
CLAIMS THAf HE IS ENTIRELY INNOCENT
Her TluinkH toolu. . for
In Her Hutiliaiiil' *
aielmlf Vlvlil IMcturc of a
Woman. ,
fOopyrlRlit , 1S97 , by PrcEii I'ubllfhlnff Company. )
PAIUS , Dec. Ifi. ( New York World Cable
gram Special Tclrgram. ) I had an Inter
view today with'Madame ' Dreyfus. No Journa
list had yet been allowed the privilege , ow
ing , ns Madame Dreyfus told me , to the
scandalous manner her husband , family and
liorsclf ha-J been treated by the Prcncb press ,
particularly by Libre Parole. Moreover , she
liad hitherto been advised by Senator
Schcurer-Kcstncr not to allo\r herself to be
Interviewed , but she consented after some
persuasion to speak to the American people ,
afodamo Dreyfus lias been living In close re
tirement since her husband's transportation.
I found her staying quietly , with her little
( boy and girl , In care ot hep father , M. Adle-
mar , 53 Iluo Chateau-Dun , ono of the long
BtrcctB running parallel behind the Grand
boulevards. No. C3 Is a flno , gloomy build
ing , with a court In the center , round which
are numerous and luxurious sullen and
apartments. The flat containing
Dreyfus nnd family Is the first above cntro
Eol. The door ivas opened by n man servant ,
.who , on taking my card to ( Madame Dreyfus ,
shortly returned to say madame must refuse
on Interview. I asked him to take In a let-
tar I had previously written , stating that my
object was , ns far as possible , to assist In
establishing the truth , and mentioned at the
uamo time that M. Scheurer-Kcstner had de
clined an Interview. Madame sent back word
she had changed her mind. I waited some
tlma In the hall , which , like everything else
about the flat , wears an air of solid comfort
nnd even luxury.
M'ADAMB APPEARS.
'At ' last Madame Dreyfus herself appeared ,
ono of the loveliest , sweetest-looking women
to bo seen In nil Paris. She evidently Is not
yet 30 , tall , neither slight nor stout , with a
most chastened expression on a palo face ,
which Is lighted up by hvo of the most ex-
qulslto brown eyes. She was dressed In com
plete , fashionable black , though not exactly
mourning , with a little bronze timepiece
*
on her bosom. It Is no exaggera
tion or rhapso3y to say that In every tone
and movement ohe Irresistibly suggested one
ol Raphael's lladonnas or Melton's Eve In
Paradise , She apologized for having kept
me , then took me Into a spacious dining
room looking out at ono end of the court , a
somber apartment , furnished magnificently.
Hero she made mo sit , and began conversa
tion.
tion."You know , monsieur. " she said , "I have
not yet .received . any redacteur , but as you
mentioned ! M. Schcurer-Kcstncr and ex
plained your wishes In your letter I dccUed
to 'break my rule. I assure you It Is no
pleasure to receive Journalists after all the
wretched things they have written about our
case. They liave stated from the beginning
to the end hardly a stogie thing that was
exact. "
I replied that I only desired to know the
truth both about her sufferings and those of
lier unhappy husband.
"I need not speak of my Bufferings , " she
replied , "you can easily Imagine what It Is
to be In a case like mine. "
I felt I could not press the matter , to
asked when she had heard fioin her husband.
"A llttlo inoro than a month ugo. Ho Is
allowed to write. Ills letters arc icvlsed by
the prison olllccra and when received nro
forwarded to mo by the minister of the
colonies. My husband , poor fellow , Is well
treated , at least ho says so , and I have no
actual reason to think otherwise. But you
know , monsieur , what cxllo Is , and exile un
der his frightful conditions. I wonder ho
docs not go mad , for ho In as Innocent as you.
Ho gets up curly , haa work to do. Is allowed
to read prison books , but ho Is always kept
separate from the real , nhvnjfl alone. Think
what that means/ ' she ahuddcrlngly added.
"And docs ho know ot efforts being made
In hla behalf. "
HOPES POIl VINDICATION.
" 0 ! perfectly. And , llko us , he always
hoptxj his Innocence will soon bo proved. "
" 0-Hild you , niadamo , let me have on ox-
tract of a few Hues from the last letter ? "
Madame Dreyfus thought a moment and
then eald : "Frankly , monsieur , it Is Impos
sible. It would not Interest any one. "
On this point , liowover , , I have my own
opinion , but It was time to turn to tha
famous Ilordcrau letter ,
"That forgery , " she exclaimed vehemently ,
Adding ; "There could bo no other documsuts
that wcro not , llko It , forgeries. "
Hero eho Inquired whether I would llko to
example the Dorderau letter for myself ,
Then she wont out , coming back with a broad
sheet which the family had published called ,
"K y to the Affair Dreyfus , " containing
specimens ot the handwriting of Major Ester ,
hazy and Captain Dreyfus. Then taking mete
to tbo window , .whero the light was better ,
flho went over at | thcae specimens , pointing
out slmllnrltUii and dissimilarities. Nothing
could bo tnoro charming , more pathetic , more
convincing , than tha gentle but earnest , I
Blight sty Impassioned , way she InsUted upon
the filgnlflcanco of comnirlson after compar
ison. Thcro was the capital A In Estcrhazy's
writing and tha sam letter exactly llko U
In the Ilordcrau , while uho laid special Btret-s
on the double " " In the word "addresse , " ap
pearing In these two documents and In her
husband's letter to herself.
"Can anything , monsieur , " eho appealed ,
"bo stronger than that ? Sec , lu Esterhnzy's
letter and the Ilordcrau addrcosc , an ) exactly
alike , while In both the double 's' has a
larger 'S' after the small one. In my hus
band's letter the word looVn quite different
end the larger V comes first. "
STUDY IN CUinoailAl'lIY.
She laid lior shapely , Ivory-tinted hand ,
which , I noticed had no ring * on It , on the
further rcacuiblanccs and divergencies , ehow-
lnA to atudy of graphology.
I diked ,
" ( or the false accusation against TOUT husband
'
band ? "
"I cannot say , cannot Imagine , except that
wo arc Israelites , "
"But why against Israelites cow more thin
any other time ? "
Madame Dreyfus shook her head.
"But ire not they the objects of dlallko
ana prejudice In all countries ? " eho In
quired.
Then I spoke of Dreyfus himself end It
was a signal for what I can- only describe as
a mov'og tribute of affection. Nothing could
possibly be1 more loving nncli admiring than
the terms In which she epoko of him.
"Imagine , monsieur , as a. husband , father ,
soldier and friend , he had always been above
reproach ; his life and moral conduct up
right ; I cannot , understand It. I cannot un
derstand why he , of all men , should bo
made a mark for this frightful , odious
charge. "
At this Juncture madatne'a s'ator-ln-law
entered the- room , a short , thin woman , much
more Jowl&h , It seemed to me , than Madame
Dreyfus. Indeed , ma dame would nowhere bo
supposed to be a Jew at nil , and to her
madame explained she had broken her rule
for excluding Journalists.
There was little more said , only some gen
eralities os to the prospect of success and a
reference to Zola.
"W have truth on our side , " was the
conclusion of inoiMrao's ecntcnces , her voice
vibrating with emotion.
"And M. Zola ? " I asked.
"Ah ! " eho cried , "M. Zoa. ! We are deeply
grateful to him. All the more because he
alone han had the benevolence and dauntless
courage to plead for no In the face , ot In-
credlb'.e , pitiless , blind prejudice , "
When I got up to go the slstcr-la-Iaw
suggested I should take copies of two
pamphlets published at the Instance of the
Dreyfus family. She accordingly brought
thorn , and with a. few words ot oympathy I
retired , persuaded that If Cnpta'a Dreyfus
Is an Innocent man , the worst part of his
punishment Is not the monotony of Devil's
Island and Its solitude ; nor exile from La
Delle France , his native kadj not oven the
Eoase of lying under perhaps , the moot odious
of all possible accusations ; but the thought
of llfelcag separation from a wife like
Madame Dreyfua.
wii.t.Kvai AT
Visit * ( InIloiirixe mill Itccelvm
ElltllllHltlMtlU 'Welcome.
HAMBURG. Dec. 15. Emperor William ,
accompanied by Prince Adelbert , his third
son , arrived on he ! way to Kiel. His
majesty inspected the town hall and attended -
tended a luncheon given in his honor at the
Rathskeller. There were ISO guests present.
The emperor occupied the center table with
theelx senior senatorsand General Countvon
Walderscc. There -were no toasts , 'but ' hi. ?
majesty conversed animatedly and afterward
visited the bourse , which was densely
thronged. The emperor's appearance In. the
gallery was enthualaotloilly cheered.
Herr Woerman , a member ot the Chamber
of Commerce , made an address , expressing
the. warm wishes ot himself and his asso
ciates for a safe voyage for Prince Henry
of Prussia , bla majesty's brother , and called
for three cheera for "the mighty protector
of Germany , the empire and the flag on every
sea. " The cheers were given amid scenes
ot the- utmost enthusiasm.
DIG I-'IHK AVAS A'OT AN ACCIDENT.
SeiLKationnl iDevvloitiiiciitH < > { OMIcliiI
Inquiry In I.omloii.
LONDON , Dec. IB. During the course of
today's Inquiry Intoi the recent great fire In
> ! ho Cripple Gate district of London the city
solicitor , Mr. Henry Homewoad Crawford ,
made a sensational statement. He said the
Inquest had assumed great Importance. Tlio
expert evidence , he continued , had proved
that Iho flro was not accidental and the evi
dence agres : ! that the fire was starleJ In a
stack of clothing In Ihs show room of
Walter & Brawn , miuitel manufacturers.
Mf. Brown , h added , could not ojcape the
fact tha.t hoRS \ the- only peison In the
fcbow room Just prior to the outbreak , and
itwas only fair to state , said the solicitor
in conclusion , tbat Mr. Brown was psr-
fea'.Iy willing to re-enter the witness box
and glvo any further details he could on the
subject.
Visit the Jliirblchenil.
POIIT AU PRINCE , Dec. 15. Today 'the '
statt olllcers of the president paid n visit lethe
the United States cruiser Marblehead , re
turning the visit the- officers of 'the cruiser
had laid tc tOo palace. The departure of
the German ghlpii did nL give rise to any
doaionolratlou. Another German cruiser will
soon bo in route to Port uu Prince.
Thcro is a report , which lacks confirma
tion , of troubles at Jackmcl , where an out
break is said to have taken place.
Ilrynn Seel UK the
CITY OP MEXICO , Dec. 15. President
Diaz today accorded an audience to Mr.
Bryan and party. 'Mr. ' 'Bryan ' has been a
busy man today , having visited the cathedral
aad the Academy of Fine Arts. Tomorrow
President 'Raoul of the iMcxIcan National
railway gives hm | a dinner , and the party
will visit the famous and magnificent church
at Villa de Guadeloupe , enshrining the
miraculous Imago of the Virgin ,
Invited < o Form n Cnbtncl.
LONDON , Dec. 10. A dispatch from San
tiago , Chill , eaya it'bat ' Scnor Ismacl Tercor-
nal has been onlrusted with the tiiek of form-
log a new cabinet. Senor Tereornal was mlu.
later of fincoco iu the cabinet formed last
Juno by Senor Otrego IIuco to succeed the
Antuncz ministry , At tbat time bo wia In
vested by the president to construct a cab
inet , .but declined t'.io-task ,
Ullloii 1'iivarn Union of Irishmen ,
LONDON , Dec. 15. John Dillon , clulnnau
ot the Irish nationalist party , addrmlng the
meeting of the rational federation here to
day , ea'ld he agreed' ' with John Redmond that
all ecctlons of the nationalists should ar
rive at an Mide"n tandlng on the leading
Irish question before the reesseinbllng o (
Parliament , and suggesting a ccafercnce'wlth
the Irish parliamentary members on the
question. . < * '
I''imlneer ' Trouble Clcnt-luir ,
LONDON , Dee. 16 , The aspect of the en
gineering dispute Is more hopeful today , It
la understood that the committee has arrived
at an agreement in regard to three points-
freedom piecework and overtime. When the
remainder of the points have been settled the
committee will report -to tkeconference _ for
approval.
Senate I'IIHUCX Marrluire Illll.
LIMA , Dec , 15. After a warm debate to
day the innate , by a vote of 23 to 15 , pasted
the bill us to non-Catholic marriages , which
had already received the siuctlon of the
Ciiambcr cf Deputies ,
IK-fcatcd by Cluio Vole.
THU HAGUI3 , Dec. 16. The government
was defeated today la the Chamber ot Depu
ties by a vote of 42 to 41which refused to
authorize the building ot COB JJBJ julps.
FUN IN THE WHEAT PIT
Merry Time is on Among the Big Chicago
Grain fp'culalorj.
LEITER AND ARMOUR AFTER EACH OTHER
To All Inlcntn nnil Portioned the
Cereal In Cornered In Wl
City Cnnh Wlicnt nf n
I Premium.
OHIOAQO , Dec. 15. The Tribune says to
day : "There are lust seventeen days left
to make or unmake the December wheat
deal. The chances for fireworks nnd old time
corner prices nro scarcely so bright ns they
worn some time ago , Loiter Is learning
something about the possibilities of Chicago
ns a receiving market ami about the re
sources of Armour. Earlier In the season
Letter gave Armour , who came back from
Europe n $1 wheat bull , some points on ,
how to act promptly , but In the last two
days the local stock of wheat has been In
creased 'by 1,350,000 bushels. Such a move
ment Is simply phenomenal and represents
a part of the energetic campaign made by
Armour and Wcarc. The large cargoes
of an abnormal Duluth-Chlcngo movement ,
aggregating 3,045,000 bushels , are arriving.
The bulk of this has been contract wheat
brought down for delivery. "
It has been variously disposed of. - Part
of It has gone into the house elevators and
part Into private houses. Armour known
Just how much contract wheat la here.
Loiter would give a snug sum for the ex
act Information as to how much of the Duluth -
luth stock has come hero to fill short sales
to him and how much Is , here to be dumped
out on December advances such as those of
last Friday and last Monday. The chance
of pyrotechnics la In the speculative mar
ket for December wheat. The real battle Is
In the cash property. Lcltcr has been hold
ing a largo assortment of speculative cavds
and 'has ' been playing them rapidly. lid has
brought the deal up from July to September
and from September to uccemuer , uui oniy
recently has been pushing prices to a point
to bring wheat from nil directions.
AVALANCHE OP WHEAT.
This Is the situation which promises to
give Armour an opportunity to recoup any
actual losses in his operations and some of
his consequential losses for not having
taken up the 'bull side of the market when
ho came from Europe and held to It ag
gressively since. Letter has disclaimed any
intention to corner wheat. Armour has dis
claimed doing anything but a warehouse
man's business. Letter's operations and
more particularly his announcements of
plans to move the entire Chicago stock of
wheat out of the country has put -wheat to
$1.09 , and by forcing Chicago out of line
with other markets Jiavo started an ava
lanche of wheat to Chicago. As an elevator
man , Armour's opportunity lies In the accu
mulation at Chicago of a stock
of wheat such as did not seem
possible at the beginning of the season. The
demand and1 supply prospect at the opening
of the wheat season was that Chicago would
get but little wheat. By grace of a chronic
corner recently , reaching more acute stages
at or above ? 1 a bushel , the chances are
good for a local stock of wheat of 10,000,000
bushels by the end of December. This
furnishes a good working basis for
merchandising operations. Lake navigation
will bo closed and there are opportunities
for controlling the distribution of the
Chicago wheat accumulation to the material
profit of the party In control. "Wheat Is to
.ill Intents and purposes cornered In Chicago
and Is attracting to this market wheat
originally laid by for milling , not only In.
the northwest , but In Ohio , Michigan ,
Indiana and as far cast as Buffalo. It
Armour can control the ebb of this tide of
wheat to any extent there Is a greater show
for recouping losses actual or theoretical.
SITUATION ANALYZED.
During the last few days the trade gen
erally has .been working around to a theory
something like this : Armour and Loiter
have crossed weapons and recognized their
respective points of advantage aud strength.
Loiter will handle the December deal as
carefully as possible and realize Just an
much profit by sales as the market will
stand. Ho will then take some cash wheat
on delivery , but practically leave the cash
situation ) to Armour. Ho can go over to
May with better prospects than he went over
Into September or over Into December.
Armour will then be left In control of the
cash situation aud .with largo -foreign de
mand and domestic requirements as a result
of millers selling their stock on the
high Chicago premium. This would furnish
a basts for advancing prices and give Armour
an opportunity for merchandising wheat on
a scale which was not thought possible at
the beginning of the crop year.
ACTUAL , SCARCITY OP WHEAT.
William T. Baker , president of the Board
of Trade , says with reference to the unuoual
conditions In wheat : "Caeh wheat Is at a
premium over future deliveries hero , and In
all parte ot the world , 'because ' more of It
has been sold than can bo delivered. Wheat
Is scarce all' over the world. Not enough
was grown' ' last year to supply the demmd.
America now baa the opportunity to make
Its own price for wheat. It has In the past
been considered by many to bo a blessing
for \ia to supply tbo world with cheap wheat ,
even though our o\yn farmers hardly could
make both ends meet on the cost of pro
duction. Now , perhaps , In view ot Jhp pros
perity which has come to this nation from
higher prices , thcro nlll bo lesa sympathy
for those operating to depress grain valueo
below the values adjusted by demand and
supply ,
"In the past estimated qucntltlos of wheat
have been sold on the. market and re-soli
with'no demand for Its delivery. Now , how
ever , the wheat Is wanted eo badly by con
sumer's that contracts calling for deliver }
cm stand for no 'wlud'.wheat. We shall
probably ECO the same tight conditions In
May wheat when May comes OB wo now ceo
In December wheat.
"I think tbat this country already has
exported much of the wheat which It wll
soon need for KB own consumption and tha
the full scarcity Is not by any mentis ye'
appreciated. "
Hlectit to Go to Jnll.
MONTICELLO , N. Y. , Dec. IS.-Rev
David Howell ot the Proteatunt Eplscopa
church la serving a sentence if five days
Imprisonment In the county jail , Imposed
yesterday for choking and beating his wife
Mr , Howell was given tha alternative ben
tcnce of J5 line or five days' Imprisonment
and he chose the latter.
I-'ullutl to I'ruNfvuti ! Kirk.
NEW YOItK , Dec. 15.-J. W. Waldore
Kirk , who recently shot III chard Mandcll
while In a hotel in this city , was discharge
from , custody this morning , Jlandel fall
IRS to arfw IA court \ < t
Jli.Ml'S VHUM 1 OMAHA , * TO MiATTMS.
I'mier Worker IN Cnltlrntlnit
n Nriv VI"111.
SEATTLE , Wa h. , Dec. IS. ( Special Tele
gram. ) A warrant -was axrorn out In n Jus
tlco court here today , changing H. II. Hard-
Ing , a real estate- man , tvlth uttering an
fS.OOO forged draft. Herding deposited this
draft with DextetV Horlon & Co. , bankers ,
for collection , checked against It to the
amount ot $3,000 , and then disappeared. A
telegram was sent to the Dank of Pitt County ,
Greenville , N. C. , as the Issuer of the draft.
The reply was to the effect that the draft
was a forgery and that HiTdtng should be
held. U closed In this way : "Comuiunlcato
with the Bank of Omaha. " Cashier VanTuyl
received a tclcgmm tonight stating tlmt
Harding did up one of the customers ot the
Omaha National bank recently ,
Harding Is thought to bo the man who
left this city a little over a week ago after
having floated a considerable amount ot bad
caper. His ventures In Omaha were con
fined to small amounts , which were In all
cases obtained , and , to one check of $750 ,
which was unsuccessfully offered at the Com
mercial National bank. The PInkerton de
scription which Identified the forger as C ,
D. Hart , E. H. Brotvh , etc. , stated that his
custom In the cast woo to atterrot forgeries
of largo amounts. It also said that Hart
was a man accustomed to midden and distant
changes of location , i and In this case he
seems to have fully verified the characteristic.
I.O.HI" IXTISKES- IS LUUTGEHT.
t i
Court Ilonni Tint ? Over Iliilf Killed
When CIINI ; VWnN Called.
OHIOAQO , Dec. 15. Judging from the
small crowd In atUtitynco at the open-lug of
the Luetgcrt trial today public Interest In
the proceedings his fallen * off greatly. The
court room was not' more ithan half filled
\\iion Attorcny Harmon resumed bis opening
address for the defense. Immediately after
the conclusion of Mn normal's speech the
court adjourned for the day , and Uio mem-
) ers of the Jury were driven to the sausage
actory at Dlversy ctree-t and Hermitage avc-
luc , where they spent the afternoon In
specting the gloomy cellars and the sausage
vatu , In one ot which Luetgcrt Is charged
vlth having placed the dead body of his wife
and boiled It to a pulp. They were accom
panied by five court bailiffs and were , net
allowed to converse about the case among
themselves. Lawyer Harmon wished to ac
company the Jury , but Judge Gary vetoed
his , saying that not oveti be himself would
go with them. The , defense , It Is said , will
mage a strong effort to'expunge all testi
mony In the present-trial that Is not given
n English. Many of the most Important
witnesses for the prosecution In the former
trial required the services of an Interpreter ,
and Lawyer Harmon , It Is said , will fight
hard to have this kind of testimony ruled
out.
KANSAS GOVEUXO'Jl ' 'IS
; to Have.Money Unix oil ( or u
Slate , ISxlitlilt.
TOPEKA , Kan. , .Dec. 15. ( Special Tele
gram , ) Governor Lee3'1Jaday addressed let-
.crs to a number of promfiicnt Kansans ask
ing them It they would accept places on a
commission to be appointed to ralso funds for
a Kansas display at tha Omaha exposition
next year. In the letter he says that the leg
Islature last winter refused to make an ap
proprlatlon. for that purpose after he had re
quested It to do so and that If any money Is
raised for a Kansas exhibit It will have lo
bo done by voluntary subscriptions , with a
liope of return from the state.
The leglpature failed to make an approprli
tlon fpr an exhibit at the World's fair ant
a commission- appointed to carry on th
work Just as Governor Leedy proposss now
After the Kansas building had been ercctci
ind about $30,000 , expended the legislature
stepped In and reimbursed contributors and
took charge of the work. v It Is expected tha
Itwill - do the same In this case.
PATTKHXS STVM3 ATT13U DUUUAXT
.Murder nt San .Frum-lKco Kecalln
Oilier OrliiiH. .
SAX PUANOIS'CO , pec. 15. A horrible
murder was pcrpetrated-Jierc at dusk thl
ovnnlng. ( Many of t'ne features of the crime
and Its accompanying incidents recalled the
tragic deaths of alljinlo Williams and
Blanche Lament. Tha victim Is supposed to
bo Mrs. Mary C. Cluto , h. wealthy resident o
Watsonvlllo , Cal. l-lio bad Just rented the
flat from a Miss 'Blauchard ' , and the noise o
carpet-laying was heard by tbo people In th
lower flat. All at oncC the tacking ceased
and nil -was quiet for & time , then tcrrlbl
screams were heard , ffho occupants of th
lower flat became alarmed and started to In
vcstlgatc. On going upstairs the dead bodj
was founJ , The position of the body indl
catcd that the dead woman bad been out
raged. The police are ; searching for Mis
Dlanchard and also for a clew of the carpet
layer , ,
I.KXOW COMMITTEE FOll CHICAGO
Itcnoliitlnn Ciillliiir for IiiveHtlirntloi
of the Police Force.
SPRINGFIELJ ) , 111. , Dec. 15. A scnsatloi
was created among thedemocratic , member
of the legislature by the Introduction b
Senator Lundb , republican , of a resolutio
calling for the appointment of a Lcxo\
committee to investigate , tbo umcago pouc
force. The resolution states la. effect tha
co account of numorqus epamiala that hav
rUcn regarding tbo management of the po-
llco In Chtclago , the morals , safety' and se
curity of the pdople of Chicago require such
an Investigation. The resolution went over
under the rules for consideration tomorrow ,
Senator Lundln claims toMiavo enough votes
pledged to pass It.
COM1M.ETIXG TIII-4 UHAIXAGE CAXAL.
Announcement Unit t Will 1I Flii-
iNhcil In ISru Yciirn.
CHICAGO , Dec. 15. In' bis Inaugural ad
dress today President Bojdcnwcck of the
Chicago drainage board made the statement
that 'the big drainage canijl , which Is to con
nect l/ake Michigan with -tho Illinois river
at Jollet , wlU too completed 'by the autumn
ol 1899 , So far oyer { 25,000,000 has ( been
expended In the work , extending over a per
iod ofl flvo years.
IluiiU Caviller AoiiulUeil ,
ST. PAUL , Deo. lG.-\Vllllam P. Bloke ] ,
vice president and Cashier of the Minnesota
seta , Savings bank , which nent down In
the financial Hurry of ono year ego , wn
todny found not guilty of the charge of
making away iith funds belonging to the
bank , j
Movement * fo Oueun Vsitel Dec , 15.
At Glasgow Arrived Puriiessla , from
New York.
-At Queenstown Arrived Waesland , from
Pnlladelphla. for Liverpool.
At Southampton-Arrlvcd-St , Paul , from
New York. Passed Hurst Castle at < : M
P. ni. " "
At Ilotterdam Arrived Vccndam , from
New York.
At Now York-Salicd-P inland. for Phil
adelphia. Arrlved-Cevlo. jrotn Liverpool ;
from Antwerp.
NORTIILR HITS OMAHA HARD
lid Ecrcas Swoops Down In Pierce Qleo
Upon Qato Oity ,
DRIVES MERCURY WAY DOWN IN TUBE
Huh \Vliu1 lAcciitniinnlcil l > y Siiovr ,
CIIIIICM from tinorllivient mill
Mnlic * Hot Coat Kir en
Keel Comfortable. <
Not that was not a blizzard ; It was a
norther , " merely a "norther. "
To all Intents and purposes It was a Wiz
ard. H howled and shrieked around the
buildings , end searched out every cranny
hrouRh which to Inject a blast ot boreal
rigidity , commingled with fine bits of what
would have been caow. had It been a little
\artncr , and whooped things up generally.
Jut It was only < i "norther. " Prof. Willis
iloore , under whose gentle ministration all
sorts of weather conies at all sorts ot times ,
has decided that In the future the red nag
with the black center shall be a signal tor
a "norther. " And yesterday the red flag
with the b'.ack center swung hilariously to
he brcezo from the top ot the McCaguo
ilock , In the upper story ot which the local
machinery Is ensconced.
Prior yesterday the flag described designated
" " which might come
nated "an Inland storm.
from any direction ; but Its scope has been
narrowed , and Its slsnlflcanie has now an
added terror. For , whenever that ylratlcal-
rppearlng signal Counts In the breeze you
may prepare for cnothcr such a visitation an
swooped down from up In the nclghborlvood
of the Klondike late yesterday.
The storm had been promised well before
hand by the weather service , and local people
lad ample crportunlly to prepare for It.
Local Forecast Official Welsh Informed The
Bee Tuesday evening that the storm was < n
ts way thither , and this paper accordingly
announced It yesterday. Schedule time was
made all the way from the northern part of
Montana , and the "norther" arrived promptly
on time. Only It was a trifle more severe
than the ordinary citizen nntllpatcd. It
differs from a blizzard In one essential par
ticular : Very little snow goes with n
'norther , " and consequently the "air Is so
dry you can't feel it. " In the dispatches
which follow will be given some notion of
the storm's extent and severity.
SEVKH13 STOUM 1 > NKIJIIASICA.
Illtlli XnrtlivrcHt AVIml frith Siioiv ami
Io\r Temperature.
GENEVA , Neb. , Dec. 15. ( Special Tele
gram. ) A cold wave struck Geneva at 11
a. in. and the temperature has fallen thirty
degrees , catching many in town from quite
a d'atancc. Some snow Is falling. The night
will be Intensely cold.
WEST POINT , Neb. , Dec. 15. ( Special
Telegram. ) A severe blizzard prevails here ,
with a very high nnvth wind , and , the sno-vv.
Is drifting badly. The weather Isvery cold.
A1NSWORTH , Neb. , Dec. 15. ( Special
Telegram. ) A terrific snowstorm has been
prevailing throughout ithts country for the
last -twelve iboure. The wind Is 'traveling at
the rate of forty miles uu hour.
PIERCE , Neb. , Dec. 15. ( Special Tele
gram. ) One ot the worst blizzards ot this
winter commenced this afternoon- and Is etill
raging , com'og from the northwest. The
weather Is very cold.
GOTHENBURG , Neb. , Dec. 1C. ( Special. )
It commenced snowing this morning about
7 o'clock acid the. Indications arc good for a
big storm. iThe temperature Is low , with a
strong northeast wind.
SHELTON , Neb. , Dee. 15. ( Special. ) At
8:15 : a. m. the wind came from the north
and the mercury fell twenty degrees In as
many minutes. Snow commenced to fall ,
continuing throughout the dny.
DUNCAN , Neb. , Dec. 15. ( Special. ) A
cold wave struck this vicinity at 9:30 : this
morning. A hard north wind Is blowing and
all It lacks of a blizzard Is a llttls more
snow.
DAVID CITY , Neb. , Dec. 15. ( Special. )
A cold' ' wave struck this place at 11 a. m. ,
with a high wind and enow. The tempera
ture has fallen : twelve degrees otace 7 a. m.
and Indications arc that It will go lower.
CIIADKON , Neb. , Dec. 15. For the last
twenty-four hours a severe blizzard has been
raging. -northwest Nebraska. Trains are
blocked and all traffic Is suspended.
WESTEHX IOWA CATCHES , IT.
Hurt. IHI nnl Conic * SweiMiIiiR Down
Hie MlHsourl'H Valley.
SIOUX CITY , la. , Dec. 15. ( Special Telc-
cram. ) A blizzard1 broke- over this section
of Iowa at a late hour tula afternoon. It
began by a light rain , with wind , but It was
not long before the rain turned to snow and
the wind rose to sixty miles en hour. The
storm seems to bo sweeping down the Mis
souri from South Dakota , and nearly all
freight trains in South Dakota have been
abandoned. So far the Iowa trains are run
ning , but traffic is very difficult. Advices
from Nebraska Indicate- that the storm has
swept over several counties , but at a late
hour tonight it Is reported to bo abating.
Street cars In Sioux City kept running , but
all other traffic has been suspended , owing
to the snow and high wind. It Is feared live
stock on the ranges will suffer from the
storm.
CEDAR 'U'APIDS , la. , Dec. 15. A howling
blizzard struck hero at 11 o'clock tonight.
The wind Is blowing a gala from the north
west and the air Is filled with snow. The
thermometer lias fallen 30 degrees since G
o'clock.
UMKZAUD 111,0VH IX NORTHWEST ,
Severe Drop In the Temiirraturc IN
Ileiiortcil , u
ST. PAUL , Minn. , Dec. 15. A blizzard has
prevailed In South Dakota and parts of Mln.
nesota today. Trains were delayed badly at
Waterloo n , S. D. , owing to the drifting snow.
Reports from St. Cloud , Minn. , state that a
blizzard , accompanied by a severe drop In
temperature , set In there this evening. The
thermometer has dropped In St. Paul 1C de
grees In two hours , being 14 above at 0
o'clock. Huron , 8. I ) . , reports 4 below ; Bis
marck and Winnipeg , 10 below ; Helena , 0
below ; Swift Current , 22 below , aud Quap-
pello , 23 below ,
SOUTH DAKOTA SNOWED UMlHIl ,
Temperature lw Low amiorllivrvnl
Wind U HlouliiK ,
AUEnDKKN , S. D. , Dec. IB. ( Special Tele-
gram. ) A severe unoustorm , accompanied
by a high northwest wind , has been In prog
ress since morning. The storm Is gcaeral In
the state , The temperature la falling rap-
Idly. Stock Is generally wo'l cared for on the
rouges.
YANKTON , S. D , , Dec. 15.-Speclal ( Tcls-
gwm. ) A driving snowitorm la prevailing
hero tonight. It began early this morning
with little snow , but during * the afternoon the
THE BEE BULUETIM.
\Veattnr Forecast for Nebriuka-
rnirj Continual Cold ! North Wind * ,
race.
1 , Mniliinio Drpyftm Trtl * of tier Worn.
Cornering Whtnt In Chtrngo.
Hotrre Weather In tlio Mlilillo Went.
Judge Kcynor Calls Pollco llcmrtl'n Ulnfr.
3 , Itopnrt of Sttto Superintendent .IncUiun.
I > OIIIM ot Nntloml U.inr.l of Tr. do.
Another Convention for Onmlnx.
4 , IMttorlitl nnd Cnntmont.
C > \Vntor rinn * for tlio lltixxHIon.
0 , Council ItlnfTft I.tirnl Mutter * .
Io\\n Apple HnUcra Are Up In Arm * .
7. nrnrrnl News of the rnrtlirr Went ,
Stntu * of KntiRim 1'nrlllo Line.
8 , Nuliriuku Stntu CominliKlon Moot * .
Mnilnmu Nordtca Arrives In Umnlm ,
I ) . Block V'tiriU Lower Ch-ircr * for Toed.
CIMO Ag.ilmt Coulter In Dropped.
lnvr < itlKitttnn of the I'ollco Court.
Suit to Ti-nt Title tii Townaltc.
11 , Coininurrlnl anil tflimiiclnl News.
18 , "The < ) eke on .J
Tvinpcrntiirr nt Oinnliit
Hour. ! ) < . Hour. Dei ; .
B n. in ! ! , > 1 p. in. . . . . . : tn
( t a. in 2(1 ( S v. in l-l
7 n. in. . , . . . S It p. in 17 *
N II. Ill US 4 p. in 1O
it a. in 2t > n p. in H
10 n. 111. , . . . , : in o v. m 7
It n. in. . . . . . ill ! 7 | i. in . . .ii. ( I
rj in ita s p. in n
U II. in t
fall increased , and the snow Is now drifting
and gives Indications of Impeding railroad
traffic.
HURON , S. D. , Dec. 15. A heavy snow lisa
been falling all day , driven before a strong
northwest wind. Telegmph communication
ts seriously affected In all directions , but
trains are being operated with little delay.
The storm lias overspread the state and will
cause considerable darunge to stock on the
open ranges.
PH3UHE , S. D. , Dec. 15. ( Special Tele
gram. ) A wind storm hao been .prevailing .
hero all day with very little snow.
KIHK ATTEMIED IIY CASUALTIES.
Live Wire Kainlly InjureOm * of tlio
PIMLADELI'IIIA , Dec. IB. While fighting
a fire In the flvc-story brick building , 1025
Market street , tonight Foreman George Gaw
of engine company 'No. 4 was struck by a live
wire and fell from the third floor landing of
the flro escape to the ground , sustaining In
juries from which he probably will die.
Foreman Tlobcrt Wllsey of company No. 1
was also struck by a llvo wire , but -was not
seriously Injured. John Connors of engine
company No. 20 was hint by a falling brick.
TCio flames gutted the fifth floor , occupied
by F. W. Kllnger , manufacturer of pocketbooks -
books acid fancy leather goods , and also
damaged the adjoining building of William
Grovemeyer , btatlcncr. The lower floors of
No. 1025 , occupied by a number of firms , was
damaged by water. The total loss will
reach $100,000 , covered by Insurance ,
Earlier 'n1 ' the evening the leather goods
factory of Joseph A. Franks , at 213 Willow
trejBJt.WMisi5m3Bc ; < : ' La the extent of about
*
? 10OOOtU Harry.-Hln'es , a'gclH5rwns knocked
down by a lire engine and eo badly Injured
that he Is not expected' ' to live. Another en
gine struck icid badly Injured Valentino
Hoffner , aged 30 , and Hoscman John Mc-
Ouon , aged 20 , was thrown from a , hose cart
acid severely bruised.
nimiiA.vr AUAIX vv FOR SENTENCE.
Attorncj-H Will Try Another Appeal
to .Supreme Court.
SAN FRANCISCO , Dec. 15. Theodore Dur-
iant will bo sentenced to death for the fourth
time this msmlng. It Is understood that Su
perior Judge Dnhers will fix the date of execu
tion for January 7 , next. The condemned
man's attorneys will at once battle' for his
life. They Intend to lay the foundation for
another appeal to the supreme court of the
United States. In all probability one of the
lawyers for the defense will proceed to Wash
ington to make the final technical fight based
on the questions of federal aud state law.
The lime for action is short , howevcrand
even the defense doubts the success of Its
new venture.
Mrs. Durrani visited her son yesterday
afternoon. Doth were downcast aud seemed
to realize that the end was near.
Durrani's attorneys made a desperate
effort to secure further delay nod pave thu
way for another appeal to the supreme court ,
but Judge Dahrs was Incxorabla and over
ruled each and all objections made to the
proceedings. Durrani was In court nnd car
ried hlmeelf with hla customary coolness.
An Immense crowd flocked to the court room
and filled the corridors of the city hall , This
Is the fourth time Durrani has been sen
tenced.
ELECTION METHODS IN COI.OMUIA.
OpponeiifM of tinloveriiiiiciil Are
Thrown Into .lull.
NEW YORK , Dec. 15 , Tlio passengers on
the steamer Holateln ? which arrived here
today from Santa Martha , told curious
stories ot 'the elections In the republic ot
Colombia , which occurred on December C ,
and which resulted In i'.ho re-election of
President Care , It was Dialed Jbat several
days before the election fifty or sixty sup
porters of Senon Itoys , the liberal candidate
and opponent of Care , were thrown Into jail.
The only known reason for their Imprison
ment , according to the passengers , were
that they endangered the peace.
The passengers alpo stated that the gov-
crnmcnl traps surrounded the polling boothc
and permitted many supporters ot Care to
exercise their franchise. AH a result ot
these occurrence's , < tlm passengers said there
was a certain amount of truth In thd official
statement given out by the government of
Colombia , that Care had ibccn unanimously
elected ,
I1ATU OP KANSAS 1'ACIFIO SALES ,
Flmt One Will Hion Felirunr.v 1(1 (
Xcil.
TOPE'KA ' , Kas. , Dec. 15. Judge W , D ,
Cornish of St. Paul , special master for the
Knneaa Pacific , la In this city arranging de
tails for < the postponed sale of the road In
accordance with Judge Sunburn's decree last
Mcaday , There are tiirco sepamte mort
gages and -three enleo will bo necessary. The
first tale will take placeIn this city on
February 19 and Is to satltfy the mortgage
known an the' Kencaa Pacific consolidated ,
This mortgage rovers lands iilong the line
ana * ho line Itself from Page City < to Den
ver. TUo government's vccctid mortgage
covers the eastern aad wcatcrn divisions ,
and tbcro Is a first mortgage on the Denver
division. The date ot these latter sales will
be determined by Judge Cornish tomorrow ,
lloiiirliiiiil Hc-Elfi'tfi ! I'ri-itliU-iit ,
INDIANAPOLIS , Ind. , Dec. 15-Tlie con
vention of the Hoys' und Qlrlti' National
Home und Employment association ad
journed tonight. The following odlcora in pro
elected : President , Alex Hoagland , Louis ,
vlllo ; wcretary , J , If , Bradford , Washing
ton ; treasurer , Albert Hahm , Indianapolis ,
The headquarters will bo located In this
city foe the comjnp
Hitchcock and the Police Commisalonoif
Judicially Rebuked ,
JUDGE KtYSOR ON THE WORLD-HERAlDS
Decision of the Court Sustains The
Concerning Everything ,
LICENSE BOARD'S ' ACTS SO FAR ILLEGAL
Oonrso it Has Parsnod Without Warrant oi
Statutory Support ,
_ _ _ _ _
EVENING BEE HAS LARGEST CIRCULATION
This Important Point Undo Olcar by ths
Judge's Opinion ,
WORLD-HERALD'S ' RIDICULOUS AFFIDAVIT
Bluff Worked on Bnslncai Mon by th
Fakery is Scored ,
RESTRAINING ORDER AGAINST THE BOARD
Ilellef 1'rnycil VHC by The lice Pub- >
IlHhliiKComiutiiy In firnuted
" *
1'u 11 Text of the JmlKc'd
Opinion.
Tin- court ovcrruIi-M nrilil iilcn to
Uie jnrlNillftloit mill II n tin that It
Itns for the tinriioHc of nctloti com
plete Jiirlnilletlon to hear nnil ilc-
terniliie. all of Hiihl nucHtloiii.
Ami the court further IIiiilH UN n
Jiirlxillctlonal fuot In lliln cnno
from the iiiiilixiiuteil evidence on
Hie herein Hint IIH hctwecit The
UveiiliiKT llee nnil the MornliiKT on
K ven In \Voi-lil-llcrnlit , the
EventiiK Dec IH tliei
printed In DoiiRliiN county
the larnvsl Iioitn. Uile circulation
therein.
It IN therefore ordcreil by tlio
court thnt until then hearing herein
the Hiilil ilefemliiiitH , Holiert E. Ii.
llerilnitiii , 1) , D. rircaory , J. II. 1'en-
boily , W. C. lliillnrrt , W. J. Wcl-
nliuns ami the. Hoard of Fire mull
1'ollecCommiHMloiicrtt , InillvJilunlly
find olllcliilly , their iiKentK , ncrv-
nti'tn mill tlie'lr co-conHnlriitorn , the
prcnldeiil , inniiiiKcrtt mill of-
llccr * of the World I'lihllnhlnir
company , n corporation , he mill
the name are hereby temporarily
and until the further nriler here
in , enjoined from referring : io of-
Hcliilly or othrrwlKC tin- Illegal
resolution of Xovemlier ) , 181)7 ,
or front carrying the Name out in
letter or In uplrlt , for the purpose
of IniliieliiKnny permm , llrm or
eorpuriitlon by ( hrcalw. Intimida
tion , coercion or solicitation to
plaee niiy liquor nollecN or. ilriiK-
ffltstx' iieriultM In the
Unoivu as the HveuliiK Worlil-
Herald nnil the Morning World-
Herald , or the no-called "Dally
World-IIcriiliV or from In any
manner prrvciillniv by enercliiu : or
otherwise any perxon , llrm or cor
poration from ndvcrtlHliifv their
mi III notice * In The KvciiliiK lice ,
iipnii the execnlliuT anil ilcllverliif ;
to the cleric of the court nil nadcr-
talilimo ( the ilefendaiitH In the
Niini of ijlUOl ) , with approved Hiire-
tlcN i-oailldoiieil as rcciiilrcil bv
Jaw. My the court ,
WILLIAM W. KI3VSOU , , Iud-e.
Omaha , Dec. 1. > , 181 > 7.
The foregoing order was Issued by Judge
Keyeor yesterday In the case wherein Tbo
Dee Publishing company sought to enjoin tbo
Fire and Police commission from advising
or directing salson kecyers and druggists of
the city to publish tholr applications for
liquor licenses In the World-IIcialds.
Some time ago It became apparent that Iho
members of the Klre and Pollco commission
were urging the saloon keepers and druggist *
to Insert their arollcatlons In the World-Her
alds without that paper ilrst submitting proofa
of circulation. The 'Ilnn Publishing company
maintained that the 'World-Heralds did not
liavo the largest circulation In Douglas county
and asked that an InvesUnatlon cf the matter
ot circulation lie made. The commission
Ignored the request nnd advised publication
In the World-Heralds , whereupon The Hco
Publishing company secured a i entraining or
der that was on for hearing yeBturday , At thl
hearing the attorneys for the bard and also
for the World-IIeralde left the court room , _
refusing to lake any part In the proceedings- .
maintaining that the court had no Jurisdiction
In the promises. The attorney for The Dee
Publishing company presented the case and
Judge Keysor took the matter under advUe-
ment until yesterday morning , when bo
handed down the following opinion aud en
tered the foregoing order :
"I will th's ' this
dleposo morning of mo
tion for a temporary Injunction Ja1 the caao
of The nee Publishing Company against
Frrrik E , Moorro and the Board of Flro and
Pollco CommlrtslonerH ,
"When tlio petition In this nisq was filed
It was presented to mo and a restraining
order wan asked , and upon reading | ho peti
tion I felt they were entitled to a restrain
ing order , and set a day for tha hearing
of the motion for a temporary Injunction.
Notice of that hearing was given , but neither
the World-Herald nor any of the members
ot the police board appeared In court. Iut !
Mr. Hull , the attorney for the World-Herald ,
appeared here at the attorney for the police
board with an answer. Ho desired to have
the case disposed ot on the plcadlugt , but de
clined to hav.o the motion for a temporary
Injunction heard ,
INSUFFICIENCY OF THK ANBWBR.
"Tho aiinwnr that was filed was not veri
fied positively , but upon Information and be *
lief , end U gcenw to me that tha plaintiff
vyas entitled to a bearing upon hit motion for
a temporary Injunction , and there being no
matter presented to the court on which the
court could make an order , by virtueof Mr ,
Haifa appearance at that time , I declined
to dUpooo of tbo caeo genora.lly , but InsliUd
tbat the CMO bo either heard upon a