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1 * \ FHE OMAHA DAILY BEE 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. ' * * * . - 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