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- -VI if 4 S:-e I"sv.-wt c Cakmlras o: y jntru&t SUO PAYS FOB THE JOURNAL OX YEAR THREE CTS. A WEEK IABGswT PARS FUBUSXSD ia platte couarx VOLUME XXXT. NUMBEK 39. COLUMBUS, NEBRASKA, WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 28, 1904. WHOLE NUMBER 1.762. f -tsns- I V VJ i M -i r - :: Mil Kill PROMINENT WEN IMPLICATED IN OREGON LAAO FRAUDS. Mayor of alsany on the list k Alss. Includes Two Former Fed eral Officials and Two Mysterious Perscnagec Senator Mitchell Ap pears at Jury Room. 2crt!and. Ore., Dec 2S. The fed eral grand jury returned seven, indict ments in. connection with the land rands cases now under investigation. The lar number and the prominence of three of the number, with the two cys;nous "John Doe" indictments, mzna the day the most sensational tlnce th jur reconvened in its pres ent sessions. The most important is the mdictement against Dr. William H. Davis, mayor of Albany, Ore. Second to th;;, and cf hardly less im portance, are those of Solomon B. Ormslry, formerly a government agent. and Clark E. Lcomis, at one time for est eupenntendent. Henry A. Young and George Sorenscn are not so well known. The indictment states that there are two others. John Doe and Richard Roe. implicated, whose true rame the jury does not know. It will be recalled that two mysterious per sonages figured prominently in the Indictment returned against State Senator Franklin P. Mays- last week. rTh-e charge is that the indicted men entered into a conspiracy on Dec. 29. ISOi. having as their object the defrauding- of the government out of a portion of its public lands, by means cf forged applications, false and Jcrgt-d affidavits and proofs of home stead entry and settlement. It is charged thar in furtherance cf the csnsjjiracy miam ti. Davis swore ".... ii.iia.iii i7i. ud.i; s.uie to an amdavit before S. B. Ormsby. In which he said he had resided upon th.j claim taken by him, as the law required, and that the conspiracy was a part yf cue entered on by Puter. JlrKinley.Tarpley and Emma Watson. United States Senator John H. Mitchell has not as yet been allowed ta appear before the federal jury, be fore whom it is alleged charges have fceen or uill be" brought that, might tend to connect him with the land frauii investigations at present beinir nductd by that body. He appeared at th? door of the jury room and iand d to the foreman a letter asking that he be allowed to appear before th jury to answer all questions which mizbt be put to him in regard to his cqmph. ty in any fraud or conspiracy, but he atSxed a clause to the effect that he would not go before the body unless hf was presented with the evi dence of th1 witnesses testifying ro lis drrimeat. He also said in his letter that h would not go before the Jury n.l all the cases of the jto?--trnment had bpen presented. Con gressman Hermann takes thf same lani! as cV.s Senator MitcbelL BLAZE AT jSciL BLUFFS Fuller &. Jsfiscn-Shugart Company Less Heavily Tr.rtugh Fire. Council BioSs. Ia., Dec. 2S- Eire &ar?ie'-e:y destroyed, the four-story warehouse and the entire stock and fixtures of the Fuller & Johnson-Shu-Szrx. company, causing a loss on the buiTd;n.:r skmaled at iaO.000 and on the stock ot atour $10.G!h). on which was carried Insurance of about $73. Q0'i. The company, which has its head oSces in Madisoa. "U'L, with large wErehGitses anjj sales offices ia evenil Isre citws of the country, carried a large line of farm imple ments, wac-zs asu ttuggies. all of wnieh were completely destroyed. Te Sre :s bet'evfd to have- started from defective plccrric wiring on the firs: goor. Tes freight cars also were destroyed. The fire started at T ?'slcck. and the entire buiidfng was in tames when the Sre department reached th comer of 3Iain an Fif teenth avence. vrhtre the structure as Ictrated. A strcng -srind increased tne fsry cf the fiam.s. but the fire men sueceec.rd in preventing their spteodins to cthcr buildings in the vicinity. President Sam Given Life Sentence. ?crt-au-Princ. tizjti. Dec 2S. The court has rendered a judgment in do fault condemning former President Sam to imprisocment for life at hard labor for the alleged issue cf fraud ulent bends. Madame Sam is sen tenced to fifteen years' imprisonment aad several members of Sam's minis try and ctli?r high functionaries have len cendtmned to terms of imprison tten ranging from five to fifteen .yecrs. Fairbanks Not a Mason. Icdianapolis. Dec 2S. Senator . CksrI-s "W. Fairbanks, vice president- Iec?. was Initiated into the secrets of JMascnry. The initiation was made he' occasion of cue of the rnct nota- tle githerics of Masons ever held . ta rrrTiar.fi. Suicide Identified as Cecilia Mess. Lancaster. Pa Dec. 2S. The young . woman calling herself Cecil Hall, who was killed by plunging from the third Story window of a lodging house in ."West Forty-sixth street. New York. ."has been identified as Cecilia Mess of -this city. Ccnvicts Go to Prison. St. Louis, Thomas E. Barrett, J. P. Dolan and Frank Garrett, convicted of naturalization, frauds, have been taken to the state penitentiary to be- ala their sentences. Gewse Are ycu quite sure that your really love me? Bessie Oh, yes; cer tain C it. I never knew any one that .eould "? me so furiously angry at times: Exchange. ; tmit twice before yon speak, and! 'cre& then aine times out of ten the; -Wfrid weti't lose anything If you keep ItS. Semervine JoarneJ. QUIGK TRftNSflCTiONS , . - , t Are prominent features of oar Banking . . ., Z business. Minutes are sometimes wortn , . . , ,t- . . dollars to busy folks. We can heip voj save dollars and minutes. If vou would learn how, come and have a talk with us. We zive tLe best advice about invest- meats, praising or otherwise, as may le necessary. Of course we do a jxener.il Banking business issue checks and drafts; m fact, accommodate our patrons when ever possiul-. The First National Sank What They Eefuse to Pay. County Attorney Latham has a copy of the bill of complain: of ri.e Bur hnston Railrond settinc forth that company's reasons for refusing to pay its li)04 taxes to the treasurer of Adams county. The complaint, the copy of which Mr. Latham cecurpd from the legal department f tli Burlinzton Kailrcad. cover seventy five type written pases and views in detail the cround of the action. The principal point? of .the con panv's cempiamt l'e in its arrack on tne constitutioualitv ot tne new rev- i "'i-Aj i ii i enne aca its .claim tha: its prop- erty has been assessed in excess of the property of other corporations and in dividuals in the state. It is alleged that the law i unconstitutional be cause it provides two separate taxins powers in the same locality r-nd pro vides for the appeal cf individual property owners to the district court in case of dissatisfaction ?nh the valuation fixed by tne county assessor and the county beard cf equalization, while it denies the riant of the rail- road to appeal ro the courts m case of uissatistaction with tne valuation tix ed by the state beard of assessment fo railrcad provrt It is claimed that this is a discrimination which violate th "equality" provision cf our state ami federal constitutions nd that ir violate tha: section of our ccnstitu tion which declares hat no one shau be deprived of property without dn process of law. The railroads have been iven till the tenth of January to file their com plaints. The county treasurers will then have sixty days in which to an swer. It is understood thatth? Union Pacific has filed complaint- similar to that of the Burlington. Thf legs! battle will be fierce and ic is being fought alone the lines that the corpor ations generally figar, namely, an attack sc tLe constitutionality of the , taw. Ic is believed that Platte county property has been assessed hizher than j the property in many other counties ' aad that the railroads will hae con- ; siderable difficulty in showing that i the property has been assessed out of i proportion with other property. The ' railroads would have a better claim i for Tolerance from the public had thev obeyed oar state law which requires ' full pavmenr of taxes, poing to the i courts for a rebate of the part which J they dtern excessive. Scugh Agarn in the Tcds Fhila.ie'.phia. Dec. 25. Charges of conspiracy, false pretense and forg ery, involving 5150.O0O. are made against John Boush. a. banl.t r. who was committed In the City Hall police court to await a requisition from the New York authorities. Xw Yrk ce tect.ves arrested Boucra as he w-as leaving tho county prison, where he had serve i six months for swindling operations in the name of tho Boyer Sign Manufacturing company of Philadelphia. Accordirr to informa tion in the possession of tho police ' who have since disappeared estab lished an insurance company under the name of Lloyd's Insurance com pany of America. The concern, it is alleged, wrote J4.000.000 worth of fire insurance and collected 13'.00'J in premiums, the insured having een led. it is cnarged. to believe Ihat Bough was the American agent cf Lloyd's of London. Six reenrhs ago a collapse followed an nUeg." non payment cf a policy. Nelscn Refuses t Prosecute. San Francisco, Bee. 2S. Battling" Nelson and his manager, Theodore Murphy, who was arrested ac Stock ten a few days ago on a charge of embezzling the bulk of the pugilist's two latest contests, arm in arm. ap peared before Police Judge Caban niss. Eddie Sartry, also under arrest on a similar charge, was with them. Nelsca took the stand and declared that the arrest was made while he was laboring under a delusion and said he did rot desire to prosecute anybody. The money in the property clerk's hands was then produced. Nel son being given S6.S01 and Murphy $24100. The cases were then dis missed and the trio left the court rcom. Bishop LHHs Consecrated. Kansas City, Dec 2S. Rev. Father T. F. Liliis of Kansas City, at the cathedral here, was consecrated bish op of the Roman Catholic diocese ot Leavenwcrth, Kan. The Most Rev. J. J. Giennon, archbishop of Sc Louis, acted as consecrator, and the Most Rev. S- G. ifessnier. archbishop of Milwaukee, preached the sermon. City Delirery for Columbus. Carl Kramer received a letter from Congressman McCarthy Saturday which is a practical assurance of the establishment of city delivery is Col- , umbos provided compliance wtih the regulations regarding side walks, ; street lights and house numbers is en ! forced. And the city council can be j counted upon to see that city delivery will net be defeated through a failure to fulfill the requirements of the post nnri rendition nQw. Hn. n ' and street lights can be provided on -g ?rt notice. Here is the letter: I Dec 10' 1&0- I Buckmatser, between midnight and .. r t r---u -r l ... . b-" oa- J- McCarthy, rfonse of sunrise this morning. i Ppnrpapnmtivpn Sir- Rfo-rim? tn ' . - . . Ktpresenan-sir.ijett.ring to This was cne of the finest business your recent call at the DecarttnensL, . . , L -wn , relative to the establishment of city Mocks a Columbus and the loss will I 'ielive7 atJJoIU?l' brMk- .-? Wegate between M.GC0 and loO.OCO. informed thaf: it has hn r?pi-iriH J to send a poet office inspector to that ! c:ry to ascertain whether or not the requirements of the regulations re ' jnrdins sidewalks, street iights, house , numbers, etc. have been complied j with. j Upon receipt of his report, prompt j ncion will be taken in the premises cf which you will be advied. Very respectfully, J. L. Eristow, I Fourth Assistant Postmaster General. Chxistmas in the Churches. Gesmas REPonir. Friday evtning the esercises were held in the church, a large crowd be- i: cc present. The program consisting c: selections ov tne children and a short sermon by the pastor. Rev. 3Iiessler, lasted about one and a half hours. Rev.Miesler and Prof ililler, the latter the teacher cf the school snd organist at the church, were each presented with a purse monev. Methodist. Two excellent Christmas serm ocs wre ususueu to annuy oy aii laute f 'XI:o &! the cold weatner. Kev. DeWolf gave the morning sermon and Presiding Elder Millard preached in the evening. CoXGnElIATIOSAL. The Christmas exercises at the church Saturday evening were excep tioually good, much of the credit for which is due to 31iss Ethel Galley and Miss Elizabeth Sheldon who had charge of the entertainment. The decorations, which were sent here from Georgia, were beautifuL They consisted of gray moss, evergreen etc. Sunday morning Rev. Munro preacned ' a Christmas sermon taking for his j sutject "The Star in the East." In . the evening his subject wa3 "Eeai Man. ' Mrs. Reeder sang a Christmas S.'J :AAAiJ AAAoJ fc mUSj 1U UCi MU4 charming manner. Both mnrnirg and evening there were lions. gocd congrega- School Program. The school taught by Miss Ida Kauf niann east of town, rendered a pro pram Friday evening. A tree, Santa Clans appearance and a treat were the principal attractions. Miss Kaufmann was presented w ith a fountain pen by , her pupils. I s 1 ... KAM FOR SALE OE TKADE ... 15,000 ACRES FENCED. T. W it i COLUMBUS JOUKML COIPAM $50,000 FIRE. Big Gluck Department Store on Eleventh Street Burns to Ground Stocks of Dunham and Buckmaster Total Loss. MOST DESTRUCTIVE' FIRE IN HISTORY OF COLUMBUS. 1 Fire completely destroyed the two- I story brick department store on Elev- , eatn street ownea cy j wntt and oc- ccpied by E. B Dunham and O. J. The property was covered bvinsur ance amounting to 133. 'JCO, which is worked on, unmindful of freezing about 73 per cent of the less. hands and feet. The firemen worko The alarm was turned in at 12 -JiO by in the face of raging flames for hours. Officer Nelson and in a very few min- pouring water over the wall separat utes the entire membership of the Co-, ing the burning building from the lsmbss Fire Department and hundreds Leavy drug store. And, strange as it of citizens were at the scene of the ' may seem, they succeeded in confin fire where they worked with almost ing the flames to the Gluck building. superhuman effort till five o'clock E. F. Dunham bought the Hoist this morning in a vain effort to save ' stock only about two months ago, the burning building. . Peter Duffy was the first person who saw the fire. He was passinz the buildins on his return home when j he noticed smoke coming from the basement ana he immediately in- formed Officer Nelson. It is not defi- nicely known how the fire started, as the smoke was too dense .when the fireman atrived to eain entrance or to determine the exact location of the fire. The theorv is. however, that is, however, it started from an over-heated furnace and followed up the wocden cold air ' shaft to the floor of the drv eooiis rie- I . " partmenc wnicn occameit the middle qx the sitty-six feet of floor space. For more than an hour the firemen were able with five continuous streams were able with five continuous streams of water pouring into the basement, to hold the fire in check, and they had begun to hope they were masters of the situation when suddenlv the T I - fire reached the oil room containing j smy gallons of coal oil. Then there ' was an explosion and the flames burst i with violent fury throueh all the . ioors and windows ac once and it ; looked as if every builing in the block would have to so, for the street is built solid. To add to the despair of the moment, there came the announce- ment from engineer McCaffrev that immmm jVjB "WBk V f 1 IIP rw! fl 1 Tl The Solulion in p displayed at our store the problem will be solved. BOX PAPER, TOILET SETS, FOUNTAIN PENS. PERFUMES, COLDLR BOXES, STAG and EBONY SETS. Come and look. Chas. H. Dack Druggist O miles from main line BAM grazing country in e winter range. Will run 1.000 head of cattle winter and summer. 4uts 1,000 tons of hay abundance of water. Good ranch improvements, corrals, dipping tanks, etc. 5,000 acres deeded land. 1 section school land under SO year lease. Just the ranch for some young Platte couniv farmer who wants more room to raise cattle. This ranch has just been put on the market at a figure that will sell it quick. You deal direct with owner. Write at once for parti culars or call at office of Columbus, he could not keep up steam with the poor grade of coal on hand. In a few minute, however, the firemen had supplied tha coal desired and the pres- ' sure was increased, though at no time , .- I was ths pressare imfficient for the fire IL - t. t-.i... hose m use and the stream lacked force With the thermometer registering - ten degrees below zero, the boys coming here from Lincoln. Un the I nineteenth of last month he sold the hardware department to O. J. Buck- master of Creighton. Mr. Dunham's ' stock, worth about 35.000, was pro- tectea or insurance of f.;.uw. u. J. Bnckmaster's stock, worth 3,500, was insured for &250O. The buiWing owned by I. Giuck, worth easily 1 13, 000, was insured for $)000. Thi fire is the worst in the histo- ry or Columbus. And it is a calamity for Columbus as well as to the two cew business men who had taken daces among Columbus' leading mec- , . cuauis. it u uoi jei snowa woewer tne trluck building will be replaced or just what Messrs. Dunham and Buckmaster will do. The valiant work cf the Columbus firemen not only saved the Leavy building, but the saloon across the street east and the office of Dr. Tiess- . . . .. , . , ,,. ITL. " K "i"-1,?! t -lTe are y3Lrz Jiurphy. John Gre'iner.' Albert Rasmussen, Herbert Clark. John Gutzmer, E C. Halm. Will Sch wader and the Misses Ruby Young, Anna Baker ana Lizzie Farlev. LATER A later report from L. H. Leavy w to the effect that his east I wall was damaged by the explosion of SSSu 'wUl bafalyve Sbl rebuilt. His stock was net injured. wmb m . To kijw what to bny for Christ mas. If you will accept our invitation to see the beautiful things now be- bra ska. Both summer and c Nebraska. THE X SHEET CASI. Kaw About to be Settle Finally by Cotrt of Appeals. Thursday Attorneys J. J. Sullivan and W. M. Cornelius aad L Glmck re turned from St. Louis whither they had gone to attend the trial of the casa of th City of Columbus againat the Onion Pacific Railroad Co. Messrs. Sullivan and Cornelius represented the city in the case, which was heard before the United States court of appeals. Attorney Rich of Omaha represented the railroad com pany. The city lost the case in the lower court, first on a question of jurisdic tion ana then on the merits of the case. Throughout the litigation, which is an attempt oa the part of the city to compel the railroad to open M street, the company has relied on three points: First, a territorial statute of 1SC6 which granted to the railroad this street. Second, on the ground of adverse possession, the rail road claiming that its possession of the street for a long term of yean establishes its right to continued possession. Third, that the city council of Columbus granted the com pany the use of the street. xhe theory of the city's attorneys' has been that the city council does ! not have the power to grant exclusive 1 rights to a street to the railroad, but only the right to use the street in con-' junction with the public There is a partial showing in favor of the city's case was not resumed. Receiver Loe ccsition in the fact that the court ' ser stated that nothing more would eliminated all the other questions ex cept the power of the council to grant exclusive use of the street. The case will be decided on this one point. The decision of this court will finally dispose of this troublesome case. If it is decided in favor of the railroad, they will then be free to go ahead and build the freight depot, if ; they want to. At least, it will be a j vexatious question disposed of finally, j School of Agriculture. Commencing January 2, 1003, the University of Nebraska offers a course of instruction in the principles and j practice of agriculmre. The course t covers the subjects of soils, field crops, dairying, butter and cheese making. J breeds and judging of live stock. disease of farm animals, horticulture, shop work, farm machinery, aad English. No examinations are requir ed for entrance. It would seem that many students ' from this county should attend and take advantage of the instruction oil-, ered, for the knowledge gained will ' noc only enable young farmers to get hearing in the county court. Mr. Mo better returns from their land but I Sweeney dijd a. year -r oor ago at will also help them ve money in Dawson. leaving property estimated carrying oa farm work. a. J15000 aQ(i the es:ate wM pnb ' ed. as is customary, but when an or EasUr KxHalme. i der of distribution" came the resident -Pangborn Is always maklnr thoee , .. , classical allusions. What did he mean by saying that even Homer nodal" "Eh? Oh, yes! You see. Homer was blind, and so they never could tsil when he was asleep until he nodded. All those classical things are simple enough when you understand 'm." Cleveland Plain Dealer. and best issssssssasssssaw HssssssssssssssT THIS BANK Is picked oat by prudent business men of this city and vicinity as an absolutely safe banking institution to do business with. Onr Capital. Surplus and Conserva tive management safeguards the inter ests of every depositor. We'd be glad to extend all courtesies consistant with safe Banking to you. Columbus State Bank SUSPENDS GKAQWICK CASE Bankruptcy Hearing at Cleveland Goes Ovsr far Several Days. Cleveland, Dec. 2S- Contrary to expectations the inquiry in connec- . tion with the Chadwick receivership be done ia the matter for several days. "We have definitely located the t.-unk and satchel that were taken from the Holland house ia New York." said Mr. Loeser, "and they will be brought here "within a day or two. Aside from wearing appareL there is, I understand. little of value in either the trunk or the satchel." Continuing. Mr. Loeser said: "We had intended to examine Henry Wuerst. the Elyria jeweler, who holds about $20,000 worth of Mrs. Chad wick's jewels as security for a loan. Wuerst had made a full statement of just what he holds, however, and haa p expressed his willingness to surren- cer them whenever the loan is made good. The jewels will ce aDoraied later, but my impression is that they are worth no more than the sum ad vanced by Wuerst to Mrs. Chadwick." Resident Heirs Oppose Aliens. Humboldt. Neb., Dec. 2S. Consider able Interesr is manifested in the case of the resident heirs of Morgan McSweeney, deceased, against the alien heirs, which case came un for nie Murphy of this city, began an ac tion to prevent the other heirs from sharing; in the property oa the grounds that the constitution of the United States expressly prohibits aliens from inheriting property la this country. Besides the two ladies mentioned above, all of the nine heirs excepting one live in Ireland. Zemstvo of Moscow Pleased. i Moscow, Dec. 2S. At the meeting of the Moscow zemstvo, ia the pres ence of a great audience, resolutions j of confidence and congratulation were i passed on the appointment of Prince Sviatopolk-Mirsky as minister cf the interior, ana at tne prospect oc closer relations and mutual confidence be tween the government and the peo ple. The zemstvo then voted $150,000 for the construction of school houses t to mark Its satisfaction. It is re ported that Chief of Police Trepoff. who took an active part in the sup pression of the recent student demow strations. is about to resign and pro ceed to the front. Correct Papers for Dr. Chadwick. Albany, N. Y., Dec. 23. Sheriff Barry of Cuyahoga county, Ohio, ar rived here with the affidavit neces sary to correct the requisition of Governor Herrick of Ohio for a war rant authorizing him to take Dr. Leroy S. Chadwick out of this stats to Cleveland to answer the charge of complicity in forging the name of Andrew Carnegie to the note for $5, 000,000, alleged to have been used as security by his wife. Mrs. Cas3ie I Chadwick- He will present the aftl davit to Judge Joyce, from whom ha expects to obtain the warrant which he failed to secure upon his first visit Monday. Decision as to Canal Zonm. Washington. Dec- 23. In an opinio; rendered by Frank L. Campbell, as sistant attorney general of the in terior department, it is held that the laws of the United States are not as plicable to the Panama canal xoae. The canal zone is described In the opinion a3 not being an organized territory of the United States and the assistant attorney general hold3 that there is no provision ia the treaty with Panama or the laws or regula tions making the laws of the United States generally applicable- Prairie Chickens Are Tame. Ansley, Neb.. Dec- 23. More prairie chickens were killed in October and November this year in the neighbor hood of Ansley than ever before, but the pothunter who kills birds In the summer has been stopped, and the re sult Is that on Clear creek.near he. L; a Seek of prairie chicSTens that la worth going a long ways to see. There are about 400 of them and they are so tame that they will scarcely get out of the way. They have beea seen so thick in the trees by the road that the limbs were bending. Storm at Sioux City. Sioux City, Dec. 23. Sioux City has been in the threes of a real blizzard. The sncwfalL though Email, was ac companied by a wind that at times reached a velocity of a mile a ute. The minimum temperature .1 I dezree3 below sera. ii H i EXTENDS FROM NEW YORK TO ROCKY MOUNTAINS. LIZZARO MOVES CASTWARO Chict, Reports Terrific Norther and Wires Down- Street Car Servies Paralyzed in Many Cities and Rail way Traffic Impeded by trie Snow. Chicago, Dec- 23. One of the se verest storms of recent years has ' raged throughout the territory lying between the Rocky mountains aad the great lakes, and has caused much trouble to street car companies, rail reads and telegraph companies. The latter were the greater suffer ers, for the blizzard which swept the west and northwest during the last twenty-four hours was preceded ty a heavy fag and drizzling rala, which made the wires almost unwork able. The intense cold and terrific gale that followed elose upon the fog coated the wires with ice. and later in the day the poles went to the ground. Railroad trains were badly delayed all through the west, some of them being twenty-four hours late. Street car traffic in all the cities ot the west and northwest was practical ly at a standstilL In its extent the storm was that mast widespread of any during the last fifteen, years. Counting the fog as a component part of the storm. It stretched from the Rocky mountain to New York, and from Winnipeg to New Orleans. The only fatalities due to the storta In this city were: Alexander Stelner. a teamster, killed while unloading coaL A coal chute was blown f rosi its fastenings and. striking Steiner on the head, killed him Instantly. Thomas Walsh, a laborer; struck hy a. heavy board while entering a sew building. Tho board almost cut his head off. Wind Seventy-tw Mites an Host. The wind tore through the dowa town streets at a velocity of seventy two miles an hour, tearing dowm signs, smashing in plate glass wis- . dows and la many sections of tho downtown districts hurliag pedes trians from their feet and overturn ing light delivery wagons. The police department found It necessary to station extra officers at the corner of State and Randolph streets, where the Masonic temple, twenty-two stories high, always cre ates a terrific increase in the natural rapidity of the wind, and the corner of Monroe and Dearborn streets. During the rush hours there was not five minutes that the officers were not compelled to carry aosse woaam . who had been thrown from her feet and was unable to cross the street. In all parts of the city trees wero blown down and frame shacks were blown to the ground. The storm Is reported as subsiding at Kansas City and other western points, but it will be several days be fore normal conditions are restored throughout the section. At Chicago and east of here tho storm i3 still raging with great vio lence, the center of the storm being apparently betweea Chicago and Cleveland. Reports from Kansas City early In the day were that the storm extended from the middle of Missouri as far south as Indian terri tory and was accompanied through Its extent by high winds and snow, about one foot deep. It was drifted so bad ly by the gaie, however, that In near ly all the cities of Nebraska. Kansas and western Missouri street car traf fic was at a standstill by nooa. The telegraph wires were down la all di rections and it was with extreme diffi culty that communication with the west and northwest was kept up. All trains through that part of the coun try were hopelessly behind schedule time, and the railroads gave up all idea of attempting to get them through or time, and devoted their energy to moving them la the ueat manner possible. The storm by noGn had reached eastern Missouri, and the tempera ture In St. Louia went down twenty degrees la two hours, while the wind, blowing forty miles an hour, piled tho snow up in the streets In great drifts. Ic was found possible to keep tho street cars running, although great havoc was wrought with telegraphs and telephone wires. At Omaha and Des Moines coadl tlons similar to those in Kansas wero reported, and both places were la bad condition early in the morning. Before daylight most of the downtowm electric light circuits in Omaha wero out of business and the outlying dis tricts were without lights. AH over the western states the storm !a ereaaed in violence throughout tho Kornlng. Storm in tho Northwest. The storm reached westward from Et. Paul until it covered almost the entire northwest and from tha Da kota, eastern Montana. Wyoming. Borthera Michigan and Wlsconiia tho story was the same from air porata. The wires in all directions were dowa. the snow was falling la dense vol ume and. driven by a high northwest gale, was filling iha streets and rail oad cuts so tightly that street cars were for the most part compelled to stop running, and all trains wrs be hind time. The late reports from Wisconsin, are that the storm was the meat se vere ever known la that section of the country. Damage in the city of Madison is estizsated at 1100.000. Tha city was fix. total 'darkness last alga because the electric light wires have all been blown to the ground. La crosse and other cities in that see tion of the country report conditioao similar to those fct Madison.. In Indiana the damage by the storss is estimated is the hundreds of thou sands. The damage was especially heavy in the oil fields, where fail? 500 derricks were blown- down u all operations suspended. Near Mas cle, Frank Cavanauga was killed kf ' a faDJns; derrick. X . -
