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ESTABLISHED JUNE 10 , 1871. OMAHA , TUESDAY MORNING , FEBRUARY 13 , 1801. SINGLE COPY FIVE GENTS.
TALES OF THE STORM
From Almost Every Section of the Country
Thrilling Stories Dome.
CHICAGO FEELS ITS FULL EFFECTS
Business Was Practically Suspended Dnring
the Entire day ,
MEN AT THE WATER WORKS CRIB IN PERIL
Imprisoned in a Trail Structure with the
Lake's ' Waves Dashing Over Them.
MANY RAILROAD TRAINS SNOWBOUND
Ohio , Kentucky , Illinois , Indiana , Okla
homa and the 1'ar i : 4l .Suffering from
the Cold anil Wlncl-Thn
Apparently Ccnrral
CHICAGO , Feb. 12. A blizzard of the
most approved pattern , with snow , sleet and
energetic winds , swept down on Chicago last
night , and today raged with constantly In
creasing violence. Great snow drifts blocked
the streets , suburban tralnn were delayed
and snow sweepers were kept Incessantly In
use to prevent n stoppage of the atrcet car
lines , traffic on which was badly delayed.
The blizzard Is the most severe that has
been seen In Chicago In many years. At
noon the wind was blowing at the rate of
seventy miles nn hour , with Indications that
the storm would continue throughout the
night with the coldest weatficr of the year.
All Incoming trains are from one to two
hours late and the roads are becoming
moro blocked all the tlrno. The wind rushed
around the down-town corners with terrific
force , carrying pedestrians oft their feet and
Injuring many. Mrs. Jane Brahany was
hurled against a flro plug at Dearborn and
Van Duron streets and fatally Injured.
Many carriages on Michigan avenue , where
the wind sweeps straight off the lake , were
overturned , but none of the occupants were
seriously Injured. Lake Michigan was lashed
Into a fury n'nd the waves rushed over the
breakwater and swept clear across the Illi
nois Central tracks Into Lake Front park.
So severe was Jhe storm that at th public
schools only about one-third of the pupils
were present. At many of the schools
teachers wcro absent ns well as scholars.
At the Hammond school but eighty-five
were present out of 800 , and reports from
other schools showed a similar condition.
Business at the stock yards was prac
tically suspended. Few people were about
the yards , and no buyers put In an appear
ance. Ono of the largo observation windows
dews In the Lcland hotel was blown In und
several guests narrowly escaped Injury by
the fulling glass.
All of the mail trains coming Into Chicago
were cerlously delayed. Several of the de
liveries were abandoned. Telephone and
telegraph wires suffered severely. Many
wires were torn from their fastenings , poles
blown down and many crossed currents In-
' 7ured the service.
CharlCB Chash. driver of a bakery wagon ,
was probably fatally Injured , the whsd overturning - '
turning his wagon on Eighty-second street.
Ills Jdg was broken and ho received Internal
Injuries.
IN DANGER ON THE CRIB.
Three men at the water works crib , four
miles out In the lake , were brought face to
face with death. The landing platform was
smashed by the waves , which washed over
the crib structure , drenching the Imprisoned
men. The telephone line to the station was
uninjured and the men telephoned 'that the
building was being shaken frightfully by tho.
wind and waves. - No lifeboat could live In
the storm and no effort to rescue the men
could be made.
During the afternoon the storm Increased
In violence , the wind at times rising to a
velocity of seventy-five miles an hour , and
the snow growing heavier. It was the worst
Htorm Chicago has over known , and by 4
o'clock In the afternoon business of all kinds
was nt n standstill. At that tlmo all
the big office buildings were practically de
serted , pcoplo having started for homo In
order to do their traveling bsforo night.
Trains were terribly delayed during the
afternoon and tonight most of the eastern
roads did not send out trains of any kind.
The Now York limited of the Erie pulled out
at 2 o'clock with two engines and thrco
hours later was twelve miles from Chicago ,
stuck fast. Two additional engines , which
had been sent after It , could do no good.
Tlio Incoming New York limited on the same
line stuck In a snowbank at Fourteenth
street , ono mile from the depot , and six en
gines gave It up as n bad job.
The same conditions prevailed on all lines
and this evening most ot the railroad man
agers declared that unless thu Htorm mod
erated by midnight they would not attempt
to turn a wheel.
Owing to the driving snow , which made It
Impossible to see fifty feet , a wrcck occurred
on the I ako Shore road at Seventy-ninth
etreet and Stony Island avenue. A fireman ,
Luther S. Webster , was caught between the
onglno and tender and badly crushed. Sev
eral freight cars were knocked Into kindling
\vood ,
On the streets collisions and accidents
were numerous. James Cunningham was
blown down by a gust of wind and was
liadly bruised. Moses Bloom , Jr. . a member
ot the Board of Trade , was struck by a gust
of wind with such force that ho was carried
-a distance of twenty feet and landed on the
curbstone In xuch n manner that his wrist
was fractured. John 11. Wood , manager of
Carson , Plcrlo , Scott & Co's. retail store ,
was struck by a falling sign and painfully
Injured.
An exceedingly dangerous spot was di
rectly beyond the Masonic temple , which Is
twenty-two stories high. The wind was
drawn down the narrow iillov ; behind It at an
awful rate , and whoever attempted to cross
the alley wan blown off his feet. So many
people were Injured hero that a special de
tail of police was made to keep evcrybs.ly
off that side of the street.
AT THE POSTOFFICE.
The new addition to the poslolHco was
badly damaged. Windows were blown In
and the glass roof shattered. Snow an Inch
deep covered the floor , and the wutor drip
ping through the roof softened the plaster
covering the supporting beams , and great
lumps of It fell to the floor. Superintendent
ot Carriers Sloll was struck by a laryo tiuccu
ornament and badly hurt ,
The sale from the lake continued lo blow
furiously well Into tha night without abate
ment , and before It was driven u blinding
enaw. IirlfU ttlx feet deep , which formed In
the streets along tha lake trout , rendered
them almost Impassable. The hlnji wind
con sod nutnoroiu ( Iron and It wan almost Im
possible for the firemen to get thromjn the
Btroetii. The street car IracUn were prac
tically blocked , and the snow was too deepen
on the side * of the streets to admit of any
progroi * at all. At 11 o'clock tonight the
storm showed feigns of dying out und the
wind was abating somewhat ,
Ity n AMmUtiinu.
LOUSV1LLK , Feb. 13. A high wind
ntcrm la reported to have passed through
control and outhwoiturn 'Kentucky this
IB iuonipuoo J9iaiuoji i oifjauuaoui |
Louisville are wry th
Alone HID ilmstyCoast. .
LONG BRANCH , N. J. , Fob. 12. Thora
s a Ke\vrc * now storm raging along the
ency r vt and a heavy ii"rthrast wind u
This afternoon the schoouur
Sallle went aground near hero on a sandbar
fifteen feet from .shore. The trew was
landed by the life saving crew.
HOKUUItS OP Till : .
Awful Titles of .SufTcrlni : Hint t'onic from
Oklahoma.
GUTHRIB , Okl. , Feb. 12. Reports coming
from the Strip tell of great suffering among
the homesteaders residing In tents. Several
persons , It It reported , have perished In tha
storm , among them two families residing
near Cross. No particulars can bo obtained.
Hundreds of head of stock wcro frozen to
death.
Wire communication was opened up to
night to some extent and the following cas
ualties learned :
Word comes from Cross that Sherman
Stone "and family , consisting of a wife and
five children , were found with their throats
cut from car to car. From the following
note , found on n table near Stone , It was evi
dently a case of murder and suicide , caused
by the storm : "Wood all gone. Mollle
frozen to death. The rest of us freezing. I
have killed my family and now kill myself
to prevent suffering. God have mercy on
us. " Stone wasa homesteader and lived In
a tent. . ( /
At Red Rock James Blount and family ,
consisting ot n wife and two children girls ,
aged 10 and 12 years , were almost frozen
to death.
Mrs. Fannie Spencer , a homesteader ,
twelve miles from Cross , was found frozen
stiff. All her fuel had burned out.
James Mulligan living four miles south of
Perry , was found this evening frozen to
death and his partner , Harvey Newconlb ,
died from exposure and cold fifteen minutes
after being found.
At Poncn , Mrs. Jennie Cramer , and her
two children , Lizzie and Sallle , were discov
ered frozen stiff In a coyotes burrow ten
yards from their abode.
Colonel Henry Melton , a cowboy who was
with Buffalo Bill at the World's fair , was
discovered near Newklrk by a party of
hunters early this morning dead under his
horse.
At Anadarke two Indian pupils were found
yesterday burled under a snowbank. One
later expired , the other , .however , shows
signs of' recovery.
IN lU.L'STUKY KANSAS.
Ilallroruls Storm-Itonnil anil Cold Weather
I'rrvulllinj.
TOPEKA , Feb. 12. All over Kansas it
is still snowing with a west wind. The
snow Is about twelve Inches deep on a level ,
but badly drifted. The mercury Is at 10
degrees above zero.
The storm Is reported very severe In the
western part ot the state. No passenger
trains from the west on the Santa Fc have
arrived since Sunday afternoon. The Chicago
cage passenger train due here yesterday at
4:30 : only reached Newton at 9 o'clock this
morning.- The Santa Fe reports trains mov
ing all right between Emporla and Topcka
and Topeka and St. Joseph. The Rock
Island had no trains Into Topeka up to 9
o'clock and reports trains delayed and tied
up all along Its Kansas lines.
The street cars of Topeka resumed general
traffic this afternoon. The snow Stopped fall
ing about 10 o'clock , and at 2 this afternoon
the weather Is bright and mild.
The Santa Fe .officials report that they ex
pect to have mall lines open some
time this eyeplng. The trains which
left Denver yesterday spent the night
at Clmmarron In western Kansas , tied
up by the storm. The westbound Colorado
trains were snowbound at Newton. The
trains on the Chicago division had not been
blockaded. Vut delayed. Thu branch lines
are hi b'ad "shape'
The Rock Island trains are all delayed ,
but the Kansas City train went through
only a few hours late. The snow is the
heaviest on the line between Horton and St.
Joseph , whcro seven feet Is reported on the
track In many places.
FORT SCOTT. Kan. . Feb. 12. The heavi
est snow that has fallen In southern Kan
sas for many years lies upon the groua
this morning. The trains are nil delayed , and
many are bound In snow banks. The Mis
souri Pacific passenger , which left here yes
terday , was snow bound on a hill near
Moran- and three engines were sent 'out '
from this city to pull It back , but neither of
the engines have yet returned , and It Is
thought they are also tied up , as they went
out during the blinding storm. Many trains
duo here have not arrived , and tlioso that
have are from twelve to sixteen hours late.
The trains on the Memphis road are run
ning , but very late , and the Missouri , Kan
sas & Texas trains due hero last night have
not arrived. The street cars In thla city are
tied up.
St. l.ouU' Kxprrlrncc.
ST. LOUIS , Feb. 12 ; The storm which
began yesterday ended today at noon after
having run a varied course , Including rain ,
sleet , drizzle and snow , each repeated two
or three times during the night. At
present there lies on the ground hero about
four Inches of Ice , snow and slush , which
has practically Interrupted all traffic. Tele
graph , telephone and electric wires nro
down , and , as a result , death of animals
from the Hvo currents have been reported
numerously , but so far no human beings
have been Injured.
Reports received hero from points In
southern Illinois , southern and central
Indiana , Missouri In general and Arkansas
glvo the same story , the heaviest storm
of the season with wind and In a majority
of eases drifted badly. Fort Smith , Ark. ,
reports rising streams with rail and wagon
roads suffering thereby. From Olathe , Kan. ,
comes news of the death by exposure of A.
M. Hansmuru of St. Louis. Incoming trains
uro very seriously delayed , homo being four
or five hours and avan moro late. The
promise now Is of a very sharp drop in
temperature , which will turn the present
slush to Ice and make the situation oven
worse than It Is now. Indeed , the situation
locally , as well as throughout all the
territory within reach of this city , Is
summed up In tha words traffic at a stand
still.
Telegraphically the situation Is the worst
In a long time. No wires are working south
from this city und very few In any other
direction ,
Heavy Snoiv Fall In Colorado.
DURA NO O , Colo. , Feb. 12. Snow began
fulling hero Saturday morning at fi o'clock
and has continued without Interruption until
noon today , when the snow was twenty-
six Inches deep on the level. Street cars
hnvo been unable to run slnco Saturday
tnonlng. The condition In the La Platta
mountulnu , where the miners uro trying to.
keep the trails open , Is somewhat dis
couraging. In seven hours the fall on
Llghtner .creek was thirty-two Inches.
Car * Slopped In St. .loseph. '
ST , JOSEPH , Feb. 12. The htorm which
reached hero yesterday morning continued
all night , and the snow Is now almost a
foot and a half on the loVel. No street
cars have run ulnco yesterday afternoon at
3 o'clock , and on the principal streets ot the
city the snow Is drifted so badly thai they
are almost Impassable. All trains are de
layed , and BOII.O that were duo early tlito
morning mo noi In yet.
Cold \Vuiu In Ne v York.
BUFFALO , Feb. 12. A cold wava has
swooped down upon Buffalo and western
Now York , followed by n heavy fall ot snow.
A water famine was threatened , though men
have been kept at work removing the slush
and Ice that drifted Into the Inlet tnnnol
that Btipplltui the city from the river. Dls-
patches from Niagara Falls announce that
an lea bridge haa formed und solidified. In
the passage of the Ice llouu down the river n
( .Continued on Seccud l'age-1
rI < K AP-Altf ARHAIOT
Senator Gray Attacks His Actions While
Minister to Hawaii ,
CLEVELAND'S. ' COURSE IS COMMENDED
Delaware' * Senator Itcvlrtvn the ; History of
the I.iliindt Slncii the Revolution
Numerous 1'etltloiiH 1'rcnrntcd
Work In thu House.
WASHINGTON , Feb. 12. The Hawaiian
controversy occupied the principal time of
the senate today , Senator Gray ot Delaware
opening his argument In defense ot the policy
of President Cleveland. His speech was de
voted principally to an attempt to prove the
complicity ot Minister Stevens with the
revolutionists. Ho did not conclude his
speech and will resume his argument to
morrow.
An Interesting Incident of the session was
the presentation by Senator Cullom of a
petition signed by 30,000 wool growers of
the west protesting against the wool schedule
In the new tariff bill.
Petitions against free Iron and free lumber
were presented by Senator Faulkner and
similar petitions protesting against the Wil
son bill us a whole were presented by Sena
tors Cockrell and Oalllnger.
Senator Pettlgrew presented n resolution
directing the secretary ft agriculture to re
port to the senate the amount of wheat In
the country March 30 last , the total yield
and the amount now In the country.
Senator Gray ot Delaware again took the
floor on the Hawaiian resolution reported
by the committee on foreign relations. He
spoke In opposition to annexatlon.
Senator ( Gray said : "Tho evidence all
goes to show that the annexation move
ment itself was confined to that compar
atively small junta of able , Intelligent and
vicious men who , with the aid ot the Amer
ican minister accomplished ( as far as they
could ) the object which they had In view.
This junta composed an oligarchy of wealth
and Intelligence an - oligarchy as forlegn
to a republican form of government ns the
most opposite things In the world can bo
opposed to each other. Minister Stevens
was lit their confidence , and ho had been
for months corresponding with his govern
ment urging annexation.-
Mr. Gray said ho thought Stevens was the
the most Indiscreet man that ever occupied
such an Important position at so great a
crisis In a foreign country.
Senator Cockrell presented a memorial
of the St. Louis Merchants exchange , declar
ing that the present stagnation of the coun
try Is duo to the uncertainty of congres
sional action on the tariff , and praying that
the matter be settled as speedily ns pos
sible. "I am glad to-see by this memorial , "
said he , "that the petitioners recognize the
blunder they made when they attributed all
of the distress of the country last summer
to the Sherman law. "
A substitute for the Wilson tariff bill waa
presented by Senator Galllngcr of 'New
Hampshire. It declares that In view of the
widespread Industrial depression existing In
our land It Is unwise to make any change In
the tariff laws during the present adminis
tration.
Pending Senator Gray's argument the
senate , at 4:03 : , on motion of M. George , went
Into executive session.
At 4:40 : the doors were reopened and a
message was received from the house an-
noiinclng the death of Congressman Houek
of Ohio.
Senator Brlco 'offered a resolution of re
gret and condolence and the senate ad-
Innriinil.
IN TIM : HOUSI : .
District of Columbia Day Oencral liuoclis
Will Jle Konieinbcrcd March IS.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 12. This was Dis
trict of Columbia's day. At the request of
Mr. Grosvenor of Ohio , Saturday , March 3 ,
at 2 o'clock was set aside for paying tribute
to the memory of the late Representative
Enochs of Ohio.
On motion of Mr. Brecklnrldgo of Arkan
sas , a bill passed authorizing the Fort Smith
& Van Buren railroad to construct a bridge
across the Arkansas river.
Mr. Flynn ot Oklahoma asked unanimous
consent for the passage of a resolution to
prevent the approval of now leases In the
Wichita , Klowa , Commancho and Apache In
dian reservations pending the result of the
treaties now being negotiated to open the
surplus lands of those reservations for set
tlement. Mr. Kllgore objected.
Mr. Cox ot Tennessee ask'ed unanimous
consent for the consideration of a resolution
for the adjustment of certain claims be
tween the United States and the railroads of
Tennessee. Mr. Cox explained that a sim
ilar settlement had been made with the
railroads of all other southern states. Mr.
Sayers objected.
On motion of Mr. Perkins a bill authoriz
ing the extension of time for the construc
tion * of the high wagon bridge across the
Missouri river at Sioux City was passed.
On motion ot Mr. Davis of Kansas a bill
to extend the time for building u street rail
way across the Fort Rellly military reserva
tion eighteen months was passed.
On motion of Mr. Melklejohn of Nebraska
a bill granting a.charter to the Iowa-Ne
braska Pontoon Bridge company to construct
n bridge across the Missouri river at Sioux
City was passed.
Mr. Heard , chairman of the District of
Columbia'committee , ut the request of Mr.
Breckinrldgo of Kentucky , yielded twenty
minutes to the latter , who desired to call
up the urgent deficiency bill. As there
was a disposition to debate the bill , Mr.
Brecklnrldgo withdrew It and Mr. Heard
proceeded with the District ot Columbia
business.
The first bill called up was ono to regulate
the sale of Intoxicating liquors In the dis
trict. It amended n former net proscrib
ing the limit of distance nt 100 feet from
a school or church In which place the sale
ot Intoxicating liquors shall be located. Its
whole purpose was to prevent the law from
being retroactive , and Mr. Cobb explained
Its purpose.
Mr. Plckler offered an amendment re
stricting liquor licences for hotels to such us
have thirty sleeping apartments , which was
defeated. Mr. Plckler made the point of no
quorum after filibustering some tlmo he
withdrew the point and the bill was passed.
Mr. BrccUnridgo moved to go Into the com
mittee of the whole for the consideration of
the urgent deficiency bill. After Mr. Cannon
had criticised the Item ot appropriation for
the payment of United States witness fees ,
which , he said , was Inadequate and might
embarrass the United States courts , the bill
was passed ,
The remainder of the day was then con
sumed In paying appropriate tribute to the
memory of the late Senator Stanford of Cali
fornia , the following members 'taking part :
Tracoy , Hlllborn , Slbloy , Blair , Wheeler of
Alabama , Plckler , Smith ot Arizona , Wilson
of Washington , Bowers and Camlncttl. At
the conclusion of the eulogies , as u further
mark of respect , the house at 4:15 : adjourned.
SIKT TIIK COMMISSION.
Itallrond Men from All Over tlio Country
A M > mlilo In Washington ,
WASHINGTON , Feb. 12. A largo number
ot railroad men , representing about all the
leading nystems and traffic assoslatlons , as
sembled at the Interstate Commerce com-
mlLslor. rooms today In response to a cir
cular Inviting common carriers to send rep-
rescntutlvon to a conference having In view
the prescribing of u form of schedules of
rates and charges , required by the Interstate
commerce act , to be kept open for public In-
cpectlon. The members ot the commission
present Included Messrs. Morrison ( chair
man ) , Veat > cy , Knapp and Clements. After a
fclmrt desultory conversation the chairman
had Auditor MacHla pi the association read
a form ot schedule ot rates and charges pre
pared by him. This form , It was thought , In
n measureat least , would obviate the diffi
culties now encountered' ' under the present
system , and was Intended largely as a basis
of discussion. The form''presented by Mr.
Mackln was for n tariff Ort the Wabash rail
road from East St.'Louis to a number ot
points cast. There was n general discussion
of Its provisions , the railroad representa
tives pointing out their views on the form
suggested , and the Impracticability of pub
lishing n tariff from every station on tholr
lines to every station In the country to which
they might ship freight. They nlco expressed
their willingness to meet the commission half
way In Its efforts to Improve the exlstlnu
condition of affairs ,
The railroad men suggested several forms
of schedules and after considerable discus
sion the representatives of the freight busi
ness of the roads represented withdrew to
the auditor's ofllcc and with the latter
official went over the forms proposed , with
a view of agreeing on a plan for a schedule
that will be presented to the commission
tomorrow , The commission then dlscusssd
the same general question with officials of
the passenger departments , who seemed
much less Inclined to any form of schedules
that would give the rotes of any road par
ticipating In a through rate , than the freight
men wcro , and pointed out at some length
the objections to such a practice. U was
argued that the publication of the local pas
senger tariff would not be of any benefit to
the public , would not make complaints of
violations of the law any less frequent and
It was asserted that the passenger agent
who cut rates would wrlgglo out of the
trouble all the same and sell cheaper tickets ,
besides It would bo a' heavy expense. The
tariffs OB published no > v and filed with the
commission wcro a sufficient compliance
with all the requirements of the law.
Mr. P. S. Eustls of ITio Chicago , Burl
ington & Qulncy and others made state
ments In support of .the position taken by
the passenger men.
AGAINST VHKK WOOL.
Petition 1'rcRrntrd to tlio Senate from the
Owner * of Six .111111011 Hherp.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 12. A magnificent
floral decoration adorned the desk of Senator
Berry of Arkansas , a tribute of the people
of Enid and Round Pond , Okl. , for the
gallant fight which the senator' Is making
to secure the passage of a bill compelling
the Rock Island railway to slop Its train at
those towns In the territory.
A petition signed by ' 30,000 wool growers
of the United States owning 6,000,000 , or
one-seventh of all the sheep In the United
States , protesting against the free wool
clause of the tariff bill , was presented by
Senator Cnllom of Illinois.
Among the petitioners wcro the Navajo
tribes , who own 1,500,000 sheep , and nro
prospering by this Industry. Senator Cul
lom said he hoped thb committee on finance
would give this petition due consideration ,
as It was of nn extraordinary character , and
represented an cxtcnnlve'Industry.
Will Kiiri-entlcr Control.
WASHINGTON , Fei ) . ' 12. Representative
McMlllIn , chairman of the ways and means
subcommittee , to which the Hatch anti-
option bill was referred , says he will not ask
the subcommittee to consider the bill until
Mr. Hatch has had nn opportunity to nsk
the house to take the bill from the ways and
means conimlcreo-nnd refer It to the com
mittee on agriculture. Mr. McMlllIn says
there Is no desire on the part of himself
or his associates to hold on to the anti-op
tion bill , and they would be glad to have Mr.
Hatch's committee take charge of It. This
disposes of the report' that there will be an
animated contest for control of the bill , us
Mr. McMlllIn Is readjhnd anxious " to sur
render control. This assures "an early and
favorable report'a"s the significant point of
contention betweenUhp-two committees was
that the agricultural committee would speed
ily report In favor of restricting options ,
while the ways" and means committee's ac
tion was uncertain and likely In any event
to be reached only after considerable time.
Confirmed < > J * the Senate.
WASHINGTON , Feb. 12. The senate In
executive session today confirmed the nom
ination of Simpson Reynolds to bo receiver
of public moneys at Wajteony , Kan.
Burlington. Colorado C. ' Nahn , at New-
Larimer , N , D. Iowa John G. Curran , at
Burlington. 'Colorado C. Nahn , nt New
castle. New Mexico George T. Gould , at
Las Vegas. Missouri John B. Thro , at St.
Charles ; William S ; Askcn , nt Bolivar ; A.
Percher , at Marshall } Andrew Q. Maitficld ,
at Lebanon.
Hiker's Petition Denied.
WASHINGTON , Feb. 12. The case of Car
roll L. Rlker of Chicago to compel the secre
tary of the treasury' to , allot $50,000,000 of
bonds bid for by hjin , was today decided
against the petitioner1 , the court refusing to
Issue the mandamus prayed for , on the
ground of lack of authority to do so on the
showing made. Rlkor nays he v.'lll change
the petition and present It again tom6rrow.
CoiiKivHimmn Uuruarriu' 111 , .
WASHINGTON , Feb. 12. Representative
Durborow fell In n fainting fit today and waa
for a few moments , unconscious. Surgeon
General Wyman of the Marine hospital was
called and applied restoratives , and Mr. Dur
borow was taken to his rooms at the Coch-
rano hotel , where It was stated that the Ill
ness was not likely toj > rove serious.
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ltKVlHW\ .I KAXS.tS JUDQE ,
It Afreets Hi'veral Hundred ItoyH Now In thu
Klatf Itefoi'lH.School.
TOPEKA , Fob. 12. Ju.dgo Z. T. Hazen ,
In the district court this morning , decided
that no magistrate has authority to sentence
any person to the reform school.
The decision was In tha case of the ap
plication of Walter McLaln , through his
next friend , J. Leo Knight , for a writ of
habeas corpus to secure ' his release from
the reform schooj.
This ruling , by which every boy In the re
form school can gain hid liberty on a writ
of habeas corpus , made a stir In the court
room. But JuilKO Ilnzc'ii continued : " 1
want It understood thai I shall hear no moro
applications on a writ of habeas corpus
to remove boys from the reform school
until the supreme court has passed on thla
joint. "
A case of this kind IB before the supreme
court now , and If this , decision \ sustained
over } ' boy In the ncliool can pack his trunk
and disappear and tlio jjutldlng be vacated ,
ItOUi HfTltyVlKWKn ,
KxtractH from n Tulk.IIad with Him by
lloHton CnrtfHnimdi'iit.
BOSTON , Fob. 12. An evening newspaper
haa nn Interesting special from Ita Honolulu
correspondent , dated February 3 , consisting
of an Interview wltll President Dole , In
which that gentleman ; makes several points
not hitherto brought out. Ho declares with
emphasis on tha claim that It was the
queen herself who was the Insurgent. "Sha
had rebelled against > licr own government.
This revolt on her part- was equivalent to
an abdication. Them was then no govern
ment at all , " said President Dole.
Ho fald that annexation or not , the provisional -
visional government was built to last and
was so looked upon front the first. No re
election will ever do called. As to the
plans for the future , President Dole would
nay nothing of a deflrilto character until ho
was net at rest on all quojtlons In which the
Washington government may have an Inter
est.
Charged irlth Malfeasance In Oltlrc ,
PITTSBURO.Kcb. 12. John B. Eberhardt ,
president , and William Springer , secretary ,
of the National Window Glass Workers asso
ciation , known as No. 300 , Knights of Labor ,
are on trial charged with malfeasance In
office. It IH clulmud that the ofil laU bave
turned In no Itemized account of expense * ,
and this U denied l > y the defendants. It U
claimed by the friends ot President Eber-
hurdt that the charge * are inspired for polit
ical reasons ,
TROUBLE BREWING IN IOWA
Farmers Who Lost Their Money Are Angry
at the Men Responsible ,
BANKERS MAY FALL INTO ROUGH HANDS
President Yrtror of the Ilroki-n Atlantic
Institution Arrested und Tnkcn Uncle
to CnM County nnil Threat * of
Lynching Aru .Made.
ATLANTIC , la. , Feb. 12. ( Special to The
Bee. ) J. C. Yetzcr , president of the defunct
Cass County bank , was brought hero this
afternoon from Council Bluffs , whcro ho wau
arrested Sunday , In custody of Constable Sea
man. Ho was at once taken before Juotlcc
Straight. He waived examination and was
bound over to await the action of the grand
Jury In the cum of $5,090. District court
and the grand jury will be In session thla
week. The receiver of the bank , Theodore
0. Stelnkc , Is also expected to make his
report of the condition of the bank. Yetzcr
said that tjio report that ho was trying to
leave the country was false. Ho claimed
to have turned over for the benefit of the
creditors the bank ? S,000 worth of real
estate and other property. Ho Is Inclined
to think ho Is being persecuted and says ho
has had no active part In the management
of the bank for seven years , leaving It all
to Cashier Dlckcrson.
Owing to an Irregularity In drawing the
grand jury which Is to Investigate the
failure , the county attorney Interposed
several challenges In behalf ot the state and
n new Jury had to bo Impanelled. President
Yetzer and Cashier Dlckcrson appeared In
court accompanied by their attorneys and
their presence created somewhat of a sensa
tion. The foreman of the new jury Is D.
A. Miller and that body Is mainly made up
of determined farmers who will go to the
bottom of the failure.
FARMERS GATHERING.
Early this morning farmers began arriv
ing here from nil parts of Cass county , ntr
tractcd by the fact that the grand jury waste
to convene this afternoon and Judge Decmcr
to begin the regular term of tha district
court.
Since the failure of the Cass County bank
the farmers and depositors have relied on
the receiver to protect their Interests as far
as possible and save them what money he
could. The receiver and an expert have been
nt work on the books since December 2S , and
this morning Mr. Stclnko said ho would make
public his report this week , probably In a
day or two. As the farmers began arriving
they were met by some of the city depositors
and they elected one of their number
as chairman. A short meeting was hold and
about twenty-live of the men went , to the
bank and demanded an audience with Re
ceiver Steinkc. They said that they not
only urged but demanded , In behalf of law ,
order and justice , that ho make an Imme
diate report of the condition of affairs. They
had heard that the receiver and others were
In a conspiracy to delay the administra
tion of justice , and so Intimated. When
they impugned Mr. Stelnko's honesty of pur-
'poso-he-was/very. ' . Indignant and told the
committed that If it did like his way of doing
business it could go to well , a place where
snow storms never come. The committee
explained that It did not believe that the re
ceiver would bo a party to any dishonest
scheme and the matter was amicably settled.
A delegation also waited on .Tmlfrn rtanmnr
and requested him to carefully instruct the
grand jury as to Its duties In Investigating
the fraudulent methods of this banking In
stitution. That they mean to see that the
law Is rigidly enforced there can be no
doubt , and the farmers do not scorn Inclined
to make liny concessions In favor of the
accused.
The more the matter Is developed the
worse It looko. The facts which are coming
to light Indicate a most deplorable state of
affairs.
Along In July there wan .1 run on the
bank , but the friends of the officers went
out among the farmers and restored confi
dence. But since that time the bank Is
said to have been In a dangerous condition
and It Is asserted that the officers know
this three weeks before they were com
pelled to close the doors. A Bee reporter
was told by the county clerk today that ho
had deposited ? 200 In the bank on the day
that It failed. This money was received
along with several hundred dollars more ,
and when the bank closed there was only
about $200 In the vaults. Payment on
drafts and checks were refused by Cashier
Albert Dlckerson , on one pretext or another ,
but ho kept receiving the money of the de
luded depositors. No one seems to know
where these- moneys wont , and oven the re
ceiver can discover no trace of them.
On the night that the bank failed the
cashier requested the county clerk to remain
In his olfico until after supper , until they
could place some Important documents on
file. The deputy clerk. William McConvlllo ,
waited for thum until 11 o'clock and the
officers got Judge Smith to appoint Mr.
Stclnko as receiver. The deputy clerk lost
a few thousand dollars , part of which Is his
father's estate.
TEN CENTS ON THE DOLLAR ,
Receiver Stolnko was seen this morning.
He said that aside from EOIIIO pieces of real
estate , which ho had been unable to locate ,
ho had his report ready for filing with the
court. Ho said that the liabilities ex
ceeded $ -100.000 and that the assets wcro
very small ; In fact It Is thought
by many pcoplo that depositors will ro-
celve no more than 10 cents on the dollar.
Receiver Stclnko said that the city would
lese $1,000 and the county ? S,000. The At
lantic National bank assisted 'the Cans
County bank to n considerable ) extent , but
It Is amply secured In all but $1,800 , and the
officers of the Atlantic National say they
will lese nothing. The receiver says ho
found the affairs of the bank In bad shape ,
and could find no record ot many deposits
which were received a short time before
the bank failed. In some Instances the re *
colver had to go back for ten years , and ho
discovered Irregularities dating back five
years , The heavier depositors , who have re
ceived some Intimation as to the true condl >
tlon of affairs , have filed attachments on all
the property they have been able to locate up
to date ,
Some of the property of the directors Is
liable to these executions , but this procedure
will result In endless litigation. Among the
heavy losers Is P. T. Stafford , who lost
$20,000. AH Mr. Stafford Is comparatively
wealthy , ho takes the matter quite calmly
and says that he would rather lese twlco
that amount than have the poor widows
and orphans lese all the money they had ,
as In thin case. Ho said he would relinquish
all his claims against -tho bank If It
would agree to pay that amount to the
smaller and poorer depositors , and Mr.
Stafford does not pose as a philanthropist ,
either.
Another loser Is P. F. O'Connall , a Jjwolcr
hero , who had deposited about $ -1,000 In the
bank for the purpose of building himself a
new store room this spring.
OVER THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND.
The failure of the Cass County bank has
cast a gloom of depression over these once
prosperous people and It la said that nearly
$350,000 of their hurd oar.icd savings have
gone glimmering ; In fact , that they hnve
bean defrauded cut ot thU tmn _ through
criminal means Is openly usjertud without i
contradiction. Every day people , who were <
formerly In comfortable clrcuuataucc * , can .
be seen walking the main btreet with their '
hinds In their pockets and with an 'air of
hopeleM dejection. As they pas * the bank !
building many of tlie'.i Muttttr curge * wi'o.i ! ;
bode ill for thu men InMrunu-ntul In rubbing
them.
Three hundred and fifty thousand dollars
ifj i i. . . . i
Is a big sum fey ' \communHy to lose , but
when It Is consi * & \ that this is a city ot
about 4,500 soull Vtted in lha center of
one of the mo3tVcttvo \ of agricultural
sections , and thii , \ bank , which was. n
heavy depositoryho \ farming classes ,
failed In mldwlntrt1 after the agricul
turalists had soUr produce and put
their money In thib bank for safe keeping ,
It will be seen that those who lost all their
ready capital are In 111 shape to withstand
the stringency of the times mid the rigors
of winter which .are now In full force In
thla section ot Iowa.
The thought of poverty Is not pleasant to
contemplate under any circumstances , but
when prosperous and comfortable people are
reduced to the hardships of want through
the criminal nets ot others then such pcoplo
are prone to bitterness , and this Is the case
hero now ,
THREATS OF A LYNCHINO.
Owing to the advice of the leading mer
chants and business men of this city , the
depositors who lost their money In this bank
have been Induced to suppress their real
reclines , but there have been threats of sum
mary punishment being administered to the
officers of this Ill-fated Institution. As
usual In such cases there has been much
talk , many Idle rumors and llttlo action ,
Now that the real facts will be ascertained
through the aid of the grand Jury , much
trepidation Is felt by timid people , as they
do not think any of the bank officials will
then be safe.
That the feeling Is bitter Is evidenced by
the defacement of the fronts of the bank
building and the real estate olfico of Isaac
Dlckerson. The real estate- office Is situated
on Sixth and Chestnut streets , opposite the
Park hotel , and the bank Is across the
street about n half block north on Chestnut
street. Shortly after the bank doors wcro
closed a small party of pcoplo , who ate pre
sumed to have lost their money by this
failure , took u bucket of red , gory looking
paint and daubed It over the fronts of both
buildings. An effort has been made to
clean the paint off Dlckcrson's building , but
like the deep stains of some dark crlitlo
It will require time to efface the marks.
This act was kept secret so far as possible ,
for the pcoplo were In too dangerous n
frame of mind to let them become excited
or Inflamed over the actions of vanJals.
As soon as the facts of the failure became
noised about , Albert W. Dlckerson , cashier
and son of the vlco president , was arrested
at the Instance of W. C. Carter , a prominent
farmer and politician , who charged him with
defrauding him out of certain sums of money
reaching high up In the hundreds. Dlckcr
son was placed under $5,000 bonds. Since
then ho has been arrested on five different
warrants and now his bonds amount to $21-
000 , but many of the heavier depositors be
lieve that this sum Is too small for the
amount of money which they have lost.
After Dlckcrson's arrest the depositors
turned their attention to President Joseph
C. Yetzer , who had been parading up q id
down the street claiming that Dlckerson had
ruined and robbed him ot all that he pos
sessed In the world. Yetzer was arrested
and his bond was ffxed nt $5,000. Then other
men who think the president had as much
to do with the disappearance of their money
ns Dlckcrson swore out warrants for his ar
rest. But the wily president must have been
forewarned" else profited by Dlckerson's
experience , and when the ofllcers went after
him ho could not bo found and the warrants
were not served until yesterday.
About the time Yetzer disappeared Isaac
Dlckcrson became conspicuous by his ab
sence and his son Albert , the cashier of the
defunct.bank ; was left to face the wrath of
the defra.ided depositors.
INVOLVES OTHER PROMINENT PEOPLE.
The failure is causing other pcoplo
trouble. Charles F. Chase , editor of the
Casa County Democrat , a paper alleged to
be partially controlled by the officers of the
.Cass county bank. It editor Is a bright
-'writer , Eomewhal"6rratlc , nn all arpund
good fellow , member of the democratic state ,
central committee from the Ninth district
and a firm friend of Cleveland , who ap
pointed him postmaster hero about a year
ago. The. other man who Is In trouble
Is A. D. Hill of Miller , S. D.
About a year ago the state bank Inspector
called on the officers of the Cnss County
bank and awed to look over the books of
that institution. The cashier refused , sayIng -
Ing that they were behind In checking up
their business. The matter was continued
for a short time , and the Inspector de
manded that ho bo allowed to check up the
books or clso ho would declare their
charter forfeited. The charter was turned
over , and the bank continued to do bus
iness without giving sufficient , If any pub
licity to the fact that It had surrendered
Its charter. Since the failure many of Jio
depositors allege that they placed their
money In the care of the concern with the
understanding that the bank was stilt being
conducted under the laws and authority of ?
the state , else they would have transferred
their accounts to some other bank which
offered them protection against a possible
loss. The officers of the bank allege that
they held a meeting at which the ryajorlty
of the stock was represented , and they
voted to surrender the charter In legal
form , ami so advertised It , Editor Chase
gave the bank officials an allldavlt of proof
of publication of the notice of the surrender
of the charter , and this , with other papers ,
Is now on file In the state auditor's office In
Des .Molnes.
When the depositors began to Investigate
into the bank's affairs they looked over tho'
papers on file In the auditor's olllco and
found this affidavit of publication. Many of
them were subscribers to the Democrat and
they did not remember reading the notice.
They cama back hero and secured all the
copies of the paper -of that date obtainable ,
but no notice could they find. Then the
"nigger In the woodpile" began to emerge.
It is now alleged that this notice was printed
in enough papers to glvo the bank ono and
for the filing , and then thu notice was taken
out and reading matter Inserted In the
forms , and the remainder of the edition
printed without the bank's notlcu of sur
render of charter. The bank's charter was
good until April 20 , 1S90 , and , this being
known to the depositors , who were lopt : In
Ignorance of the true state of n flairs , they
were easily misled and became easy 'victims
to fraudulent methods of financiering.
MAY COST THEM THEIR OFFICES.
When thla state of affairs was learned ,
the depositors , many of whom arc demo
crats and readers of Mr. Chase's paper , be
gan to lay a portion of the blame onto hlnv
and as a consequence ho Is placed In an un-
cvltabla position. IIU subscribers are alleged
to be forsaking his paper , but this Is denied
by Mr. Chase , and now the moro bitter ones
tire urging that steps bo taken to Induce
President Cleveland to remove him from the
postmastcrshlp , while others nro said to bo
consulting attorneys with u view ot bringing
him within range of the criminal conspiracy
lawn for making an affidavit which In Intent
appears to huvo been false.
Mr. Chnsa was seen today. Ho feels very bit
ter/against tire editor of the Dally Telegraph ,
ox-popresentatlvo James S , Crawford , for the
bitter attack made on him a tow days ago In
this connection , Chase nays that his friends
know that ho would do nothing wrong , in
tentionally , to defraud or mislead thn people ,
and refers to his record of honesty during
his residence hero for the past fifteen years ,
Ho sayu that this Is a move of his enemies
to got him out of the postanlco. His friends
held n meeting onu uvonlng hint week and
resolved to stand by him , but those who are
opposed to .him , and many are demqcrute ,
too , arc arranging for n meeting some tliuo
this week for thu purpose of taking definite
btopB toward his removal from his present
federal position ,
A. D. Hill , who was formerly n resident of
Atlantic , but who went to Miller during thu
boom days ot Dakota , finds himself In prob
ably a worse fix than does Mr : Chaso. Homo
tlmu after going lo Mlllor , Hill Induced Joe
Yetzer of thta city to assist In organizing a
bank In Mlllor. Yetzer became president
and Hill cashier. After the failure of the
Cass County bank the Mlllor concern also
failed. IIHI was n candidate for the ap.
polntjnent of receiver of thu land office for
hU district , and , realizing the dangerous
condition of hUi bank , ho utartod for hero ,
saying that ho would get enough cash to
tide o\cr the affair * of thu Miller concern
While he was on l.U way hero the Miller
ban'.t failed , and the sheriff win ordered to
get MX ( Illlln ) commission papers as
{ Continued from First ; Pago. }
JVORK OF A FIEND
Vnillnnt Pinds on Imitator in tbo Person of
Lcou Breton ,
PARIS SHOCKED BY ANOTHER EXPLOSION'
Customers of n Orowdctl Oafo Mangled b/
the Deadly Missile.
DYNAMITE USED WITH AWFUL EFFECT
Innocent People Mndo the Victims of Man'a
Mnligutuit Spite.
PROMPT ARREST OF THE BOMB THROWER.
UN Ucsprrnto irr : rt d Kocapo-rol
und Citizens Wounded In IIU Capture.
Tuoiitj-Tlirpo IVuiilu Injurril-
Anteeedeiits of thu .Monster.
PARIS , Feb. 12. A young mnn nctlna
from motives of revenge exploded a bomb at
9 o'clock In n cnfo bcmeatli the Terinlnu.i
hotel , which Is situated opposite the St.
Lnzaro station. The place was full of pcoplu
ntul the wildest excitement proviitlcd. Thu
people became paralyzed with terror and fern
n moment no one dared to move , fearing
repetition of the explosion , but as none cnnm
their courage returned. Then they Investi
gated Into the damage done and they found
the explosion had done dreadful work.
The cafe was filled with smoke and lylim
on the floor were a number ot personn
wounded and bleeding. The bomb hail
landed on a table around which n party hntl
been sitting ami this tnblo had been reduced
to splinters. The persons grouped nt thl.s
table suffered the most.
The Injured , fifteen In number , are nearly ,
all wounded In the logs. Some of them
were badly hurt and they wcro removed
to a chemist shop near by where
they were cared for. Meantime thu
miscreant had not been allowed to
escape. As soon as ho had thrown the bomli
he ran from the place and darted away.
The alarm was given by persons outside who
had heard the noise of the explosion and
chase was at once given to the fleeing fig
ure. A number of police Joined In the clump.
The fugitive drew a revolver when he saw
his pursuers wcro getting too close anil
turned and fired several shots , killing a
workman and wounding a number of other
people. One of the men struck was a police
man and his wound Is considered fatal.
The man was captured when 160 yards
from the cafe. Ho proved to be Leon Bre
ton , a man of 30 years , who had been citi
ployed In the cafe as a waiter , but had boon
discharged for misconduct.
Directly after the explosion the cafe waa
cleared , the Iron shutters lowered and thu
place was closed.Intense excitement ex
isted In the vicinity uml an Immense crowd
gathered to discuss the. outrage. The news
of the explosion also caused great excitement
through the city. The minister of the Inter
ior visited the scene ns soon as ho was noti
fied of the occurrence.
DELIBERATELY PLANNED.
All the persons Injured are Parisians.
Breton had been sitting ontsldo the cafe
and had partaken ot refreshments. No par
ticular notice was taken of him , ns his ac
tions wore not such as to attract attention.
As ho was leaving the place ho threw the
bomb , aiming at the electric light chan
delier.
The explosion shattered the plate glass
front of the place , destroyed n marble top
table , overturned others and smashed glass
ware and plates , fragments flying In all
directions. .
On leaving the cafe he rushed towards the
Rue do Rome. An omnibus , which runs be
tween the railway station and the Place * St.
Michael , was passing the cafe an IJreton
ran out. A pollceihan was sitting on the
top of the omnibus and saw Breton. Ho
jumped to the ground and followed him and
run him to earth a f w yards up the Rue
do1 Rome , at a spot opposite the Scossa res
taurant. Breton turned on the policeman ,
revolver In hand , and fired a shot at him.
The policeman grabbed him and both fell.
While on the ground , Breton fired another
shot nt the policeman and struck a woman ,
who was passing by , who foil mortally
wounded.
In the meantime a crowd had collected ,
attracted by the shots. The policeman who
had grabbed Breton had boon badly wounded
by Breton's tlr.st shot and was unable to
hold on to his prisoner , and the latter , still
brandishing his tovolver , rc'galned his feet
and was likely to do further mischief. Th
people , n largo part of whom had followed
Breton from the cafe , wcro furious and
seemed Inclined to lay violent hands upon
him. They believed nt the time that the ex
plosion was the work of n militant anarchist
and they clamored for his lynching. The
sight of the revolver restrained them at
first , but finally , headed by another police
man , they rushed forward to secure him.
HIS STRUGGLE TO ESCAPE.
Breton again uttompted to use his re
volver , but the policeman cut over the face
with his sabre , staggering him. Ho wua
then arrested.
The mob demanded that ho bo lynched
and they would have done so had not a
strong escort of police arrived. Ho was
then escorted to the olllco of the commissary
of pollco on the Hun do Moscow.
Five persons who wcro passing the cafe
at the tlrno of the oxploslon were Injured'
by ( lying fragments of glass. -
The Imiulry before the commissary hern
showed that the bomb was constructed In
the form of n unnlino box and contained n
chlurato powder and | ileco.i of lead of the
slzo of cherries. Breton admitted to thu
pollco that lit ) was an anarchist.
Minister Reynal the prefect of pollen and
a number of detectives remained Insldn the
cafe when It was closed In order to prepare
their report , Squads of police are on duty
In the vicinity ,
The bullet received by the policeman from
Breton's revolver has been extracted and It
Is hoped ho will recover. Brrtnn told the
doctor who dressed the wound from the
policeman's stibro that his main object wan
to avenge Vnillnnt. His hatred toward the
proprietor ot the cafe wan not the only
reason. Ho .imld there were others who
will follow his example , the object of his
associates being to destroy the BurgcoUo
boclcty. Breton upeaks English and French.
HP declines to rovenl his Identity , but In
possible ot the Island of Jersey wheru the
name Breton Is common ,
Breton later was subjected to an examina
tion by the minister nf the Interior , minister
of justice , Chief ot Detectives Ooron mm
otherii. Ho denied that-ha was the author
of the crime , adding Insolently : "I'm an
nnarchUit. The boonor the bourgeoUe burst
up the bettor , But I know nothing , I
did not enter the cafe. Von can mipposu
that I arrived hnro from Pokln or Manc'llev
an you ploaso. "
HIS IDENTITY.
Notwithstanding this declaration , Breton
was fully Ideiitlll&d by a woman who wan
Injured by the explosion , who Bald that It
miBiriod to her there were two others with
him.
him.Tho
The prisoner has n hangdog look. The
evidence given by various people showed that
keveral portions who Imtl rocelv 'l wounds had
slipped away without making complaint to
the police.