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FHE OMAHA DAILY BEE ESTABLISHED JUKE 10 , 187J. OMAHA , JFRIDAY MORNING , BECEMjBER 17 , 1807 TWELVE PAGES. SINGLE COPY .FIVE CENTS. KNIFE IN HIS HEART William Terries , Famons English Actor , Slain by Assassin's Dagger. KILLED AT THE DOOR OF HIS THEATER Palls Painting to the Floor and Expires Almost Instantly. KNIFE IS LEFT STICKING IN THE WOUND llnrderer Stands Coolly By and Watchej His Victim's Life Ebb Away. MAKES NO RESISTANCE WHEN ARRESTED All I.mulon Stlrreit Over the t'n- tlmeljTnklntr UfT nf thr Great Arllut Dctulln of the { CbprrlKht. IKfi , b > rresii Publlthlng Company. ) LONDON , Dec. 1C. < New York Cablegram Special Telegram. ) London was horrified tonight by the brutal murder of William Terrlss , the famous actor , aa he was enter ing the stage door at the Adelphl theater. 1 Strand , to play In "Secret Service. " His ossallant , named Archer , who until thriv weeks ago was super on the Adelphl stage , plunged a long , sharp butcher's knife Into Tcrrlss' back between the shoulder blades , penetrating the lungs and heart. He left the weapon sticking In tbe wound. As the un fortunate man tottered through the stage door and fell to the floor the murderer stood cooly fay and slid nothing. He made no resistance when taken Into custody by the Janitor , "who at the same time shouted for assistance. Mr. Terriss merely ejaculated ulated"Who did this ? Ho has killed me. ' Then ho became unconscious and before a doctor or other aid was at hand died. The murderer , a Scotchman , had an im aginary grievance against TerrUs , who. he said , got him dismissed from the Adelphl and had since Ignored his demand for pecu niary , aid. He was taken to the I3o\v street police station , while the body of the deaa actor -was removed to the green room. MUs Mllward , who has played leading lady with Terrlss for many years , became hyster. leal with grief. The most painful scene occurred when she insisted on entering the room where the body lay. The audience , which bad gathered la the theater , was dis missed with the intimation that an acciden. had occurred to Terrlss which rendered the performance Impossible. News of the mur der quickly spread and created a profounl sensation throughout the west end , and when the theaters on the Strand emptied shortly after eleven , a'scene ot Indescrib able commotion was caused by the shouting of a hundred newsboys of the death of the noted Adelphl favorite. Terrlss' wife was summoned to the theater as soon as possible. but -the news has not as , yet been broken to the daughter , iMiss Ellallne Terrlss , " whose lfo ! was despaired of two weeks since and svho Is still dangerously III. Torriss was 58 years ot age and had ac cumulated a handsome fortune. He had just signed contracts for a tour embracing the United States In the autumn of IS'JS. He was originally an officer in tae British navy and held the highest award of the Royal Humane society for saving five lives at a wreck off Dover many years ago. His wife la the daughter of General Stephecson , a distinguished officer. HKRYHAItmi IX HER XDW PLAY. Horrlhly ItrnllMic SeemM.ulf FrlBht- ful liy theGrint ArtlHl. ( Copyright. 1897 , by Pre a Publlthlng Company. ) PARIS. Dec. 16. ( New York World Cable gram Special Telegram. ) "Les Mauvaiu Dergers , " Bernhardfs new play , was suc cessfully produced at the Renaissance to night. It Is a socialistic piece in wlieh the playwright , M. Octato Mlrbeau , voluntarily sacrifices all attempts to be conventional in the aaaljeis of a cruel but thoroughly dra matic situation of human suffering , ot labor , with death In the background. Tbe fctory is told In five acts. Intensified by Sareh Bernlmrdt , hcarae with declamation and sub lime In dramatic purpose. The piece opens with a clear statement of Its purpose. Made leine Theleux to In a workman's home , seated between two cradles , her mother breathing nor last In an Adjoining room. When the father announces that bid wife has pasted away , Madcleae ! , grief-stricken , goes into the death-chamber. A conversation here takes p'ace betw-een Jean Route , a nearby an archist , and a workman , Robert Hargand , son of Manufacturer Hargand , the great ein- ployer of the district. The other acts comprise a highly vivid carratlve of the different phases and fiuctua. tlons of a strike. Jean Route Is In turn tne leading spirit and a scapegoat. By his side stands Madeleine. During a forest scene of the Zola pattern , the men yell for bread. Jean. Roulo then makes a speech In which gibbets and political agitators , who make pedestals of worklngmen's corpses to raUe them to fortune , play a prominent part. Then follows a despairing appeal to revolt. Madeleine * reverts' herw-If as compagao and the helpmate o'fthe speaker. She app'easas the unruly crowd , calls herself the. mother of thu child of the people , of whom Jean Jloulu L the father. The l&rt act Is toe epilogue ot a revolt. 'A ' conflagration in the background shows thut V..o strikers have eet fire to tbo foundries , rwhllo In the { orcground paw mm carrying dead and wounded on stretchers , Miny strikers have been shot down by the troops In carrying \bo barricade , whence stones and pistol cboia ( tad .been directed at them , Jean Roule and Midcleiue w MY lug a red flag In front. Tliclr followers fell at the first volley. Robert Hargandbo bud appar ently biw trying to prevent a collision , was also among tbe killed , while -neeping and ebrieklng women are seeking d < uo7 ( husbands and brothers. Madeleine Is carried In and laid on a bench beside her father , who has become hopelessly Insane. This realistic scene la absolutely too her rible. Madame Berobardt , her face stained by blood trickltag from a wound in her tem ple , is llng Insensible oa a bench , curveyed querlously by the Imbecile * at her side. Be- blnd ore blazing -buildings. Madeleine slowly recovers ciusclouaness and at lint , putting her uand to her head , gazes irooderingly at bvr red fingera. Memory returns aoi the painful secno over two corpses , those of ? e n Roule and Robert Hargand. follows and tne curtain falls upcn a acuoe of grisly aa ! unrelieved horror such as seldom , U ever , baa been < on the stage. Dtrabirdt. In tte melodramatic part , sham care more that all types of character , all phases ot her art within her ambition. Her wonderful Milne * forth In the death Keoe , where she wan realbUc In the extreme , but fright fully so. Aa It was the audUocc was pow erless to turn Us eyes away from tbe waxen feature and gradually glazing eyes betokening tbe near approach of deal I ) . U was n Immense hlstrlcxiic success for her. CRIIMA.V SHIPS OFF FOIl CIIIXA. Prlncr Ilrnrr In Commnml rrlth the ' \Vnr Kins Firing. KIEL , Dec. 16. The steamers Qefion and DeuUcbland- sailed for Chinese waters this morning. The harbor presented a most ani mated appcarancrr The shorm were thronged with people and a number of naval officers occupied' the Tarfiorossa bridge. Prince Henry entered hl launch and was cheered as the boat left the shore. Emperor William In an admiral's uniform appeared alone at the castle gate , saluted the officers and boarded the launch. He received an ovation. The Dcutschland , which was an chored opposite the castle , hoisted the Impe rial standard as his majesty stepped en board and then hoisted the war flag. The Dcutschland slowly got under way , with the emperor , Prince Henry and the other princes on Its bridge. As It passed the other vessels , which were drawn up In a line , extending aa far aa Bellevue , hurrahs were exchanged , the crews manned yards and guns thunder ing forth salutes until the Deutschland dis appeared In clouds of smoke and powder from the gaze of the spectators. Princess Henry of Prussia and her children witnessed the de. parture from the castle windows. Emperor William , toasting his brother. Prince Henry , at the banquet given In the lotter's honor at the royal castle last night ild : "My Dear Henry : I am fully conscious of the task I have set you and the responsi bility which you bear. I am at the eame time conscious of the fact that It Is my duty to develcp what my predecessors left me. I presuppose that In themselves they are noth ing new. They are the logical consequences of what our lamented grandfather and his chancellor accomplished politically and what our glorious father achieved with the sword j on the battlefield. They ara no more than first effects of the newly united , newly ceded German empire In Its duties a-eross the seas ; n the astonishing development of tbe de fenders of the empire which has assumed such dimensions it Is my duty to follow the new German hansa and to afford It the protection It Is entitled to demand from the empire and the emperor. "Our German brotherhood In holy orders which set out to engage In peaceful work baa placed Itself under my protection , and it behooves us to afford every support and protection to these brethren who have been rcoeatedly mortified and sorely oppressed. For this reasca the mission which I have confided to you and which 3-011 have to ac complish In conjunction with your comrades ca the ships already there is essentially de fensive , net offensive. It is intended , under the sheltering banner of the German aaval ensign , German merchants' ships shall be granted their rights , that we may claim the same rights conceded to all other natlcas. "Imperial powers mean maritime power. Maritime power and Imperial power are mu tually Interdependert. One cannot exist without the other. The squadron , reinforced by your division , will now have to stand forth as the symbol of Imperial maritime power. Your vocation there Is to develop the cordial Intercourse and good friendship of all com rades of the foreign fleets and to firmly pro tect tbe nation's interest against anyone seeking to harm Certain subjects. Let It be clear to every European , to the German mer chants , and above all to the foreigner on whose soil and with whom we have to deal , that Germany has firmly planted on that soil a shield embSizoned with the imperial eagle In order to afford protection to and for all who apply for it. Should anyone ever at tempt to affront or prejudice us In our good rights , then strike out with your mailed fist , and. God willing , weave around your brow the laurel wreath which no one In the Ger man army will begrudge you. " Responding to the emperor's toast. Prince Henry said , In closing : "I raise my glass and call to those who with me enjoy the happy privilege of being permitted ( o go forth to remember this day , to Impress on their minds the person of the emperor , to let the cry resound far out Into the world : 'Our most serene , mighty , beloved emperor , kins and master , forever and forever ! Hurrah , hurrah , hurrah ! " RENDSBURG , Dec. 16. The German cruiser GeSon arrived here at noon , aad the DeutsehUnd came In sight att o'clock. The garrison , with band and colors , lined the canal bank , and all the civil and military authorities assembled on the landing stage. Night was falling , and suddenly the canal was lit up with the lurid glare of red mag nesium torches amid which the emperor was seen leaving the Deutachland. He embarked In a pinnace , and proceeded to the landtag stage. Tbe troops presented arms. His majesty hastily greeting the authorities quickly took a position beside tbe canal swing bridge. The bridge was swung open and the Deutschland passed through. Prince Henry standing on the bridge. Illuminated by the red torches , tbe bearers of which lined the elde of the swing bridge. There was re newed cheering and music , and tbe emperor afterward took the train for Frdidrlscharuhe , with more music oud cheering. FRIEDRISCH3RUHE , Dec. 16. Emperor Wlllium and his party were received at the railroad depot by Count Rantzow , Prince Bismarck's ssn-ln-law who welcomed his majesty In the name of the. great chancellor. The eaperor and Prince Adelbert proceeded to the castle amid the cheers of the crowd assembled. DKII.VTIJ cMiLrr.\n.y Auolhrr of Hmiirrur U'lllliiin'n } Ien - iiri-K In ( hiIlflcliHtiiK. . ( BERLIN. Dec. 10. In the 'Reichstag ' today the debate over the bill for the reform of the military judicial procedure was commenced. The imperial chancellor , Prince -Honenlobe. said tbe measure corresponded with tbe ministerial statements : of last year. It in structed the. system ot oral direct procedure , and while separating the duties of the Judge , prosecutor and defending counsel , afforded means of redress by way of complaint , appealer or revision. The final decision would rest with tbe tribunals , and thu actual trial would bepublic except when public Interests or the military service would suffer thereby. The supreme military tribunal assured the Ideality ot interpretation and application of the I.i-a-a. Any further assimilation to the civil code was precluded by military con siderations. Continuing , the chancellor said the govern ment retarded the establishment ct a reform judicial procedure for tbe whole army as against the German cation. In conclusion he said tbe bill could not bo introduced , If the address of the other German states furnish ing contingents bad not relinquished Im portant rights , and be recommended tbe pas- ( Ccctlaued oa Tblrd Pise. } WITH THE COMMON CARRIERS Interstate Commerce Commission Babmita lu Annual Report. POWER CURTAILED BY SUPREME COURT npltnmUrn the Important Cone * In- vrnllnnlril nnrlnrr the I'nnt Yrnr nnil MnUrn Some | ncerimmenilntlonn. i WASHINGTON. Dec. 16. The eleventh an nual report of the Interstate Commerce com mission < ws made public today. The report opens with a statement concerning the ex tent and character1 of the administrative work of the commission , Including adjust ment of complaints without hearing , filing and arrangement of rate sheets , and com- pllatlon of statistics. Sessions have been held during the year In many sections of the country , as well as in Washington. Charges and practices of SIO carriers were inquired Into. Hindrances to regulation and checks upon enforcement of the act have resulted largely , It not chiefly , from the discoveries and decisions of the courts giving to the act an Inter pretation contrary to the general under standing of its scope and purposes. Men-lion Is again made of the effect of the Import rate decUlon of the supreme court , requiring that competition arising In foreign countries or on foreign seas must be considered and given proper weight In determining the proper relations of rates on import and domestic traffic carried between the same points In this country. The freight cost of reaching our various ports from the same foreign port , as well as the cost of bringing gcoJs to any one o ? our ports from every foreign port. Is unequal , free from legal restraint and ever varying , and effect and proper weight cannot be given to com- peltlon arising out of such conditions. Transportation abuses are thus made easy , and convenient means afforded of glvlnjj re- b&ies on domestic goods under pretext of carrying for export. The commission ! s un able to recommend any practical rule or additional legislation other than that im port traffic shall not be carried within the United Stales at other than the Inland | other and cojfgresa I tariff governing freights , is again appealed to for appropriate legisla tion. ' STATES THE MISUNDERSTANDING. The misunderstanding of the commission , the court of appeals and In the supreme court Iteelf , In regard to ' : he ruling of tha supreme court In the Social Circle cose , as to the power of the commission to prescribe i rates , Is Mated ; and the later decision of the supreme court that the coaimis'ioa can only find and report what win wrong in the past and cannot prescribe rates for future ot > - , servance by the carriers. Is dlscusBSd. Carriers - , riersmay now establish their own rates and Judge for themselves what are reasonable and Just , Independent of any regulating au thority. Without authority to make the first three sections of the law effective in the future , practically all the commission I can do Is to Inquire into wrongs done in the past and report the result 'to Itself. A suit to recover excess over reasonable rates Is not an adequate or equitable remedy. Pre vention by fixing and establishing reasona ble rates In advance is the only practical legal remedy for extortionate and unjust charges , and the law should be made so plain that neither the commission nor the courta can missoEstrue or misinterpret its meaning. Further discussing the supreme court de cision denying power in the commission to prescribe maximum rates , the report states that it < s perhaps the most important since the act was passed. The court referred to billions of dollars Invested In railroad prop erties and the Immense traffic moved yearly. The commission calls attention to the public Interest In freight charges paid by the people during the ftccal year of 1596 , amounting to $7S6,615S3T , and that a very slight change In rates en a staple article amounts to an enor mous sum in the aggregate. The railway traffic manager may decree whether an In dustry sha71 exist or a locality flourish. The commission can no longsr afford relief in par ticular cases as it hasin the past , for the supreme court confines the commission to orders In respect only of what has been done by the carrier. RECOVERY OP DAMAGES. The report shows that damages for un reasonable rates can only be recovered by the ono who paya the freight money , while the real loser Is generally the producer or con sumer. Moreover , if tbo party Injured could sue , bis Individual interest In the particular case would usually be email , and be fre quently would not do so. An individual is not ordinarily a match , for the vast power of a railroad corporation. Reparation has only been awarded by the commission In five cases. This snows bow Insignificant to tboso who suffer and complain is the mere right to recover a portion of the freight paid. The power to reduce a rate has bee and will be , If granted , a most important feature of the commission's work. Over one-third of Its or ders have directed rate reductions. In thirty- eight cases now pending the main question Us one of reduction In rates. Four of these cases affect the most Important Interests Jn widely separated sections of the country , and the amounts Involved in the reductions asked are enormous. There should be some tribu nal to decide these questions , and , unk-an some better way cau be devised , the commis sion should have power to prescribe rates In the future , as It bos assumed to do In the past. past.The The lack of power to prescribe maximum reasonable rates also affects orders af > the commission prohibiting discriminations in rates between Individuals , commodities , or localities. Competition by a line-'LrtSchlnr only one of the places often .prevents compli ance by the others. The most .bitterly . con tested cases before the commission are of this character. Here it is necessary''to have power to fix the minimum as well as the max Imuin charge. While such power would prac tlcally never be exercised , It should exist. In order to secure observance of differentia rates required under the third section and to prevent undue preferences. ASKS DEFINITION OP POWER. If the commission Is given power to fix a rate , bow are Us orders io be made cf feetive and what U to be the attitude o the courts toward such orders ? The com mlsaion considers the law cs laid down by the supreme court In the case ot the Min nesota and Texas railroad commUsIona , and points out thet opportunity for judicial In qulry aa to whether rates fixed by state legls laturcs or commissions are reasonable mus be afforded and is provided for In the state statutes , except in California , where th federal court has he-Id thu statute uncsnutl tutlonal. Under decisions of the courta thet propositions ran be safely affirmed. ( I ) Con grts * may fix rates directly or through thi agency of n commissionf ( t ) "Whether mtw so fixed ara Just nd reasonable U a judicial question , and the carrier cap cot be deprived of the right to nice that fcncstlon at some tlmo and In some form , ( tinder the con stitution , the power of the federal courts Is confined strictly & determining whether the rate is reasonable , nd they can not go fur ther and detcrralneiwhat vould be reason able. \ The grcstbtillr oCordern by the commis sion must be orders Sxlng cither maximum or minimum ratM for ftie future and the power of the courts would > e confined to vacating them. The orders' ' < ' , the English cotnmls- slon are only rerer blc as to questions ot law. but It might f ot bo inappropriate to provide that orders o this commission should be reversible by the ourt both upon the law and the .facts. The right to arpcat should be exercised within he time limited. The testimony before th commission should be the record before the court , and the court should Instruct the commission to take aril send up any additional testimony fou.nl necessary. Penalties should be provided tor disobedience sufficient to tnako compliance certain. Provision should also be made for application to the court to enforce the order by mandatory process. The problem of regu lation Is Important and delicate , but the necteslty for regulation Is universally recog nized. It Is resorted to In nearly every civilized country , and moat of our states have adopted some such measure. LONG AND SHORT HAUL. The commission ban 'held In many cases that railway competition between carriers subject to the provisions * of the act could not Justify such a carrier In making a lower charge for the longer haul. Under this rul ing a carrier might meet the rate of a water carrier or a state or foreign railroad not sub ject to the act , and It competition with an other carrier subject to regulation was claimed to require the lower long-haul charges the carrier mlgh't cpply to the com mission for relief , as provided for in the proviso to the fourth section. This view waa practical. It carried out the intention o the ! aw , and was generally accepted and ob served throughout the country with the ex ceptlon of certain parts of southern terrl tory. It Is one thing to si-cure publication of the proper rate and another thing to secure ad herence to it. Under the sty.tuto It is a criminal offense for a railway official to give or a shipper to take , less taan the tariff rate The large shipper , trusttraonopoly. | reaps the benefit of tbese cuts. The small shippei pays the full rate. Tb honest shipper may be prevented from doing ; business at all The same is also .true with carriers. As a rule they want to obeyi the law. Under ex Istin ? conditions dishonest railway officials and dishonest shippers may compel every competing railway nnd i every competing shipper to be dishonest also or withdraw from the business. How far this out rageous situation extends the commission has no knowledge , but It is certain that It e .lists to a considerable extent ; and that there is pressing need of a remedy is not denied. ' The carriers clMarthat the remedy lies In the passage of ft'ptialing hill. " " * THINKS POOLING-'A'GOOD THING. As to the wisdom _ qf tlils legislation the commission is not agreed. Pooling does not appear to be much resorted to iu England , and under conditions there existing there is little or no occasion for it. But competi tive mto agreements are made there and seem to bj generally observed. A majority of the commission. think that pooling would Improve the rate situation , ar.d the present condition is so disastrous that they woultf be inclined to Indorse in good faith any way out of It ; but if pooling produces any bene ficial results it necessarily does so at the expense of competition. By legalizing pool ing the public loses the only protection it has against the unreasonable exactions of ransportatlon agencies , i Still , in view of be whole ( situation , a majority of the com mission would be inclined to recommend bat the expedient be tried if suitable safe guards are provided In advance ; but thb ecommcndatlcn must be taken only with the imitation stated. But the commbslon alst > lolnts out that congress is not powerless to rew-dy the existing evil of rate cutting without granting pooling , and that ono way would be to establish a ( supervision and In spection of accounts Including , when nec essary , the taking charge ot one or more stations. That is no more rigorous than the system under which national banks exist. This is not now recommended , however. The commission does earnestly rJcommena hat congress undertake ithe revision of this entire law. While the commission can , Irr a. : atlng ! fashion , correct tome forms of dis criminations , adjust differences between carriers and shippers Informally , conduct In vestigations and moke- reports , and publish statistical information ; it has , by virtue of ndlclal decision , ceased to be a body for the regulation of carriers. ROADS INCREASE -RATES. - The effect of the maximum rate decision jy the supreme court upon soms other pentl- ng cases Is stated and attention Is called to Increases made in- rates by carriers after .hat decision -was announced. Immediately after the supreme court decide ! the Troy case carriers from. Chicago , ' .Mississippi river and Missouri river points entered upon rate reductions to Denver and other Colorado paints without reducing rates to Interme diate stations. An example , is that the J2.05 first-class rote from Chicago has been cut $1,18 , the present rate being 87 cents. The $2.05 rate is still In effect to shorter dis tance points. Other figures are given. From Missouri river to Denver there are usually ten class rates , the highest Jl 25 ; but there are now only two , 25 and 13 cents. On De cember 13 rates by .at Iqast one line from Chicago or St. Louis fo Denver will be less ( ban from those places to Omaha or Kan sas City. The commission again shows that It can not 'be endowed , with authority to enforce tbo petal provisions ot < he. law otherwise than 'by aiding the prosecuting officers of the government to. secure evidence. But these provisions bare bqen- shown extremely de fective. As this part of thu law has been construed it is exceedingly difficult to fur nish proof necessary to convict and a re vision of the section fs urged * . The commission reiterates Its condemna tion of this practice and 'says that the bill which passed 4Je bouse of repretentatlves at the last session of the last congress seems well calculated to prohibit the evil. RUSB FOIl CUTTING. Mention la made of tbe Investigation con cerning alleged rate discriminations on grain carried to eastern teaboard points. Tbe wit- neeses examined all positively testified that published rated were observed. Some prac tices were dl&clo&ed , however , which deserve consideration by congress and by railway ibare ottaera. Among these } s tbe payment of exorbitant sum * for transfer -uenrice by "belt lines" at Chicago and other western clt'.ca. eve a when delivery could be made wrectly to the connecting li-e without trans- ( Coatlaued. oa Second Page. ) RETSOR CITES HITCHCOCK Ambition of the World-Herald's Head at Last Gratified. CONTEMPT OF COURT MUST BE ANSWERED CilltnrVlio nrflr thr Tribunal Gelft a Cnll In Cnmr lit nnil Sliorv Cnunr for 1IU Urcullur | Conduct. | , Gilbert M. HUehcark has succeeded In his ctrorla to get Into court on contempt pro ceedings. Ills wished hove been gratified , and he has been cited to appear before Judge Keysor next Saturday morning to show cause why on attachment should not Issue against ilm for violating the Injunction heretofore granted. The reasons for the proceedings which iavo been Instituted arc fully set out In the following : la the District Court. Douglas County , Nebraska. Tbe State ot Nebraska against Gilbert M. Hitchcock Affidavit of E. W. Simerol. State of Nebraska , County of Douglas , ss. Edward W. aimeral , being first duly sworn , on oath mys , that on the 15th day ot De cember , IS9T , In a case then pending before said district court of Douglas county , where in The Bee Publishing company was plaintiff and Frank E. Moo res et al and the Board of Flre _ and Police Commissioners were defend ants , thu said district court did , on en Id 15th day of December , 1SD7 , Issue an order of In junction In the following words , to-wlt : "It is therefore ordered by the court that until the final hearing herein the paid de fendants. Robert E. L. Herdmaa , D. D Gregory. J. H. Poibody. W. C. Dullard , W. J. Welshans and the Board of Fire and Police Commissioners. Individually and officially , their' agents , servants and their coconspirators spirators , the president , managers and agents of the World Publishing com pany , a corporation , be and the game are hereby temporarily and until the further order herein enjoined from refer ring to , officially or otherwise , the said Ille gal notice ot November 29. 1897 , or from car rying the same out In letter or In spirit for the purpcae of Inducing any person , firm or corporation by threats , Intimidation , co ercion or solicitation to place any liquor notices or druggists' permits in the news papers known as the Evening World-Herald and the Momlnfj World-Herald or the so- ' . . ' " of called 'Dally World-Herald. A copy which said order Is hereto attached , marked Exhibit A. Affiant further says that the eatd Giltert M. Hitchcock is now and hac teen for some time last past- the president of the said World Publishing company , and that on tbe 15th day of December , 1S97 , a copy of said order. 'Exhibit A , was duly served by the sheriff of Uouglas county , Ne braska , upon the said Gilbert M. Hitchcock , aa ! s more fully set forth in the return of said sheriff , as "shown" by said. ' Exhibit A. Affltnt further says tlat the sal * Gilbert M. Hitchcock Is a co-cosspirator with the other defendants named In said order of In junction , and that after the service upon the said Gilbert M. Hitchcock of said law ful order of injunction , and he well know- fag the contents thereof , did knowingly , maliciously and unlawfully violate the same by printing or causing to be printed over hla own signature in the Morning World- Herald of December 1C , 1S97 , a newspaper owned by said World Publishing company , the following article , headed : "Notice to Judge Keysor , " towit ; "NOTICE ) TO JUDGE KEYSOR. "As the president of the World Publishing company I have been served by an order purporting ta come from you In the case of The Bee Publishing company against tLie Hcenpe board , that pan referring to Une World-Herald being as follows : " "The president , managers and agents of the World Publishing company , i corpora tion , be. and the same are hereby temporarily and until the further crier herein enjoined from referring to officially or otherwise the raid Illegal resolution ot November 29 , 1S97 , or from carrying the same out in letter or in spirit , for tbo purpose of inducing any per son , firm or corporation by threats. Intimida tion , coercion or solicitation to place any liquor notices or druggists' permits In the nowepopera known as < he Evening World- Herald and the Morning World-Herald , or the so-called 'Dally World-Herald. ' "I consider this to bo an attempt to abridge tile , liberty of the press. I believe It to be lawle-zc. I believe It to be malicious. I be lieve It to be an attempt to injure my busi ness for the benefit of Tbe Bee. I shall re sist it by all lawful means In my power , and notify you that the World-Herald : is one in- stltutlcn of the country which will not be run by Injunction. la order , therefore , to put this matter to the test , I hereby pub- Ish , as I have the right to do , the following resolution of tbe license board , taken from , ts records : " 'Resolved , That the liquor dealers are iereby advlac-d that under the law they ehould publish thfir notices In the newspaper of laigest circulation In Douglas county for two weeks , and that these publications should bo completed before the expiration of their present licenses it possible. " 'Resolved , That this board will abide by and recognlzo the decision of the board made upon January 3 , 1S96 , wherein , after an In vestigation , U was found that the Dally World-Herald was the paper having the larg est circulation in Douglas county , uutll the further order of this board. ' "I propose to have advertising solicited for the World-Herald In the future as It baa been In the past. If you can enjoin me from transacting my business , as you now attempt to do , then no business enterprise Is safe from judicial tyranny , "GILBERT M. HITCHCOCK. " "Affiant also says that a bond was given In said Injunction suit as by law required , a copy ot which is hereto attached marked Exhibit B , and made a part hereof. "Which said article was so printed by tbe said Gilbert M. Hitchcock and distributed In the city of Omaha and In Douglas county , to the people thereof , knowingly , and for the purpose of defying tbe lawful order ot In junction of this court , ou hereinbefore set forth. "Affiant therefore prays that an order of attachment may tame far tbe arrest of said Gilbert M. Hitchcock , as by law provided , and further affiant salth cot. "EDWARD W. SIMERAL. "Subscribed In my presence and sworn to bafore mo this 16th day of December , A. D. 1897. WM. W. KEYSOR , "Judge of the District Court. " la tbo District Court , Douglas County , Nebraska. State of Nebraska against Gilbert M , Hitchcock Order to show cause : Upon reading the affidavit of Edward W. Slmeral for an attachment against Gilbert M. Hitch cock , it la ordered that tbe eaid Gilbert M. Hitchcock bo required to appear before m THE BEE BULLETIN. Wwlhtr Forw t for Nfbmnlct Partly n udy. Warmer , North Winds. Tag ? . 1. t'rnmlnmt London Actor Murdered. Intrmtntn Communion' * Urport. Itltchrork Snmtnnnrd fnr Contempt , Srrrrtnrj < } ' * Cnrrrnry Hilt , 2. Wolcott Not \ > l Itrnity to Talk. Srnntti Furor * Huwnllun Annotation. H , Hnlrnniti Mny 1'nrilnn YnnnR Andrrxon , Mrrtlnif of Civil Srrvlre Ilrformer * . 4. Kdltnrlnt nnd Comment , 0. Htntniry Plntin for thn Ktjirnlllon , ItntlroaiU Frnr nn Kttn % Sr * lon. Tliurmlny NlRht'n Social Catherine * . 0. Council lUnrTA I.ornl Matter * . Turn I'nnumn Crttok * CniiRhl In town. 7. .Mining New * of the lltark 1II1U. ( Jenrnil Ne\r of the flrratrr Went , H. Knit of Some I.onc I'rnillng Suit * . llntln ItoniUmrn .Suit * Not Yet Knilril. 0 , tjinr 1'rrmltt Nn Open OnmMlng. llolln ItonilKiiiPii Cue Nearly Enilcil. Tnrk Mount Itcjrrr * Arrli Hid * . Oiiitmnty Itomli Cotiin Pretty High. 10. IlooU KevlOMr * 11 , Commercial nnil rinnnrlnlT , IS , Hecent Wonilor * In rimtitRrapliy. at court room number seven (7) ( . In The Bee building. In the city of Omaha , Douglas county , Nebraska , on the ISth day ot De cember , IS37 , at 10 o'clock n. m. to show cause why an attachment for contempt should not Issue against him for the alleged violation of thu Injunction heretofore granted by me In an action pending In the district court of Douglas county , Nebraska , wherein The Bee Publishing company is plaintiff and Frank E. Moores and the Board of Fire and Police Commissioners and others are defend ants. ants.By By the Court , WILLIAM W. KEYSOR , Judge. The papers In the foregoing case were filed In the office of the clerk of the district court at noon today and immediately thereafter were served upon Mr. Hitchcock. UATCI.IKFB niVCS IMS VEII.SIOX. Trtnl of nn Actor fur AH uiiltliisr II Wife. NEW YORK , Dec. 16. When the trlil of B-Jward J. Ratcllffe , the actor accused of assaulting uls wife , was resumed today , the proeocution rested its case. Counsel for Ratcllffe then addressed the Jury , asserting that Peter De Lacy , her father , was respon sible to a great extent for the proceedings. Ratciiffe wiis called to the witness stone and tcld with considerable dramatic effect of his courtship and marriage and' ' of the birth of hltt first cilia. Ho testified that father-in-lawPe ci DeISasR aV.jJIn.a " " mcbiagc * ln"'Tvulch".he" ad : ' Tbe ? offspring of such a sccurtdrel as you will be sure to make his murk In the worlJ. " Regarding his wife's statement that he had pawned some of her diamonds , Ratcllffe said that ho did this at ber request and she used as much of the proceeds as she wanted. Rut- cllffe denied that he ever ult hla wife over the head with an umbrella or assaulted her as she uad sworn. Ha told his stcry in a. straightforward , plain-spoken way. The proceedings were unexpectedly ter minated1 for tbo day on account of the ill ness of a juryman's brother. DATE OP GltAXIJ AIUIY K\CAMIMIEXT It IM finally Fixed for SecunilVieU tit Sfjitenihcr. CINCINNATI , Dc. 16. The date for the national encampment of the Grand Army ot the Republic was fixed late this afternoon for the week beginning September 3. T-i come to this conclusion required a long conference. The local committee some time ago recommended the w.ek preceding , Au gust 2S to September 3. This met opposition on the ground that It would come Just be fore pension payments in Ohio aad several other states. It also was objictlonable be cause it lapped over from ono tumuli to the other. The entire day was spent In consultation , and when September 5 to 10 was selected it met the approval of the exec utive council as well as 132 local commit tee. The utmost good feeling has prevailed and all concerned are looking forward to a most successful encampment. SUICIDE OF CHICAGO HDTEb .MAX. Xo Reunons Are Clvrn , for IIIn Action. CHICAGO. Dec. 16. Louis Armstrong , manager of the Imperial hotel , 2S4-256 State street , committed suicide in bis room at 16 Harrison street tcday 'by shooting himself In tbe temple. Sealed letters addressed to Chief of Police Klpley , an actress known as Vera Hall and several friends were found In his pockets. The only letter opened was" the one to Mis3 Hall , which begged her Torgiveness and closing with the words : "I love you dearly , but 1 must die. ilay God forgive me. " Miss Hall was In tbo house at the time of tbe shooting , and as Armstrong's eyes closed she threw herself upon the dying man , shrleltlns hysterically. She Is In a critical condition from tbe shock. Arm strong Is said to have a romantic history. His father is said to be a leading business man ot Worcester , Mass. I ! Lr Hut-Alts li.NTIilt A KAXisAS HAMv. 1'erneirutor * Ilullvvi-d to III' \VjiiiU-iI In O in a hi. TOPEKA , Kan. , Dec. 10. The State Bank of Perry , fifteen miles east of here , was en tered early this morning byburglars , who tilew open the safe < with dynamite and se cured $1,500 , The 'burglara ' escaped. They aru believed to be J. C. Collins and Charles Cunningham , waitted lu Omaha for safe cracking. Kail Ilreulo Ji-rry'x Lesr. Jerry Muhur of Boyden , la. , fall on an Icy sidewalk at Twelfth and Douglas streets yesterday afternoon and broke his letr. The fracture was a bud one , the bone of the left unklu being torn through the Hash. Mr. Mahcr was taken tc the Clark- son Memorial hospital. Movemenln of On rim Ve rl , Dee. 1(1. ( At Lisbon Arrived Peninsula , from New York. At Queenstown Sailed Majestic , for New York , At Genoa Balled Werra , for Naw York. At New York Arrlvod Alesla , from Mar seilles ; Curie , from Liverpool ; Kaiser Wll- helin , from Naples ; Etliiopa , from Uluvgow ; Saale , from Bremen , At Delaware Breakwater Passed up Steamer Indiana , Thompson , from Liver pool. At Cherbourg Balled Wllliclm der Gross * , for New York. At Liverpool Arrived Waesland , from PbUadvlDhla , GAGE ON CURRENCY Bill Setting Forth Views of the Secretory Presented. REVISES COUNTRY'S FINANCIAL LAWS Commits Government Mora Thoroughly to Gold Standard. STRENGTHENS THE CREDIT OF THE NATION "ceks to Maintain Demand Liabilities on Parity with Gold. NCREASES NCTSSUING POWER OF BANKS Scrrrtnrr AlMirnm Ilrfnrr Ilnnur Cum in I Hoc nil HnnklnH * nml Currency mill Bxiilnlnn the Mrrltn of i IIIMcn urp. WASHINGTON , Dec. 16. Secretary appeared today before the committee on tunic- Ing and currency of the house of representa tives to present a bill embodying bis vlcwa for a revision of the currency , to explain and urge Its provisions and to meet any ob jections raised by tha committee. The ecc- rctary was accompanied by Judge O'Con- ncll , solicitor of the treasury. Copies of the secretary's bill were banded to members of the committee and were scanned with great Interest. After being introduced to the vari ous gentlemen of the committee Mr. Gage began his statement , speaking In an easy conversational manner and following notea. He said In the opening : "The objects I have In mind In the scries of provisions offered by me are four In number : 1. To commit the country more- thor oughly to fhe gold standard ; remove BO far as possible doubts and fenrs on that point , nnd fans strengthen the condition of the Untied Slates both at home nnil abroad. 2. To strengthen the treasury In relation to 118 demand liabilities. In which are In cluded greenbacks , treasury note * , the In cidental obligation to maintain on a parity , through IntcraaiingpnullUy with gold , so fnr as may bo neVfssary , the present largo volume of silver certificates nnd silver del lars. 3. To do thl.s In such .1 way as not to contract the volume of circulation In the hands of the people. 4. To toke an Initial step toward a sys tem of banknote Issues without the con ditional deposit of public bonds aa security therefore ESSENTIALS OF PROSPERITY. If we prosper as a ( people the revenue of the government ought to be Homc\lint Ire advance of Its expenditures and the public debt of the United States gradually re duced and finally extinguished. Looking at . . .n question wldeljr..Tjrojn my best point of knowledge anil experience , I. . eel that If theiK- could be secured , the condition of the government In Its relation to the cur rency mould be 'much safer and stranger than now , and that through the operation of national banknote currency the commer cial ajid Industrial Interests of the United States would be greatly-advantaged. As to the first proposition , to commit the country more thoroughly to the gold stand ard , remove nH far as possible doubts and fears on that point and thus strengthen the United States both at home and abroad , I would Kay wit the proposition to refund the bonded debt of the United Slates now payable in coin Into bonds bearing on their face a lower rate of interest and payable , principal and Interest , In gold , Is a meas ure directed to that end. It costs nothing to the government whatever so fnr as the refunding of It Is concerned , except the ex penditure necfssary to print the bonds and do the clerical work. It takes ambiguity out of the relation of the government to Its creditors ; It gives , I believe , a strength and security and power to the W.iole com mercial and industrial ysum of the United States , and the measure as It la prepared- here In the bill will , in my opinion , ac complish that object. The other measures which are- before you , which I am now ready to be questioned about , have been drawn to accomp'ish not only lrae objects named , but the various purposes already detailed by me. If tht-y are worthy ob jects they ought to be rt cognized and se cured. If they are unworthy objects they ought to be rejected ; or , If the manner of securing them Is not a wise one as I have outlined It , the manntr ought to be re jected or reformed or Improved. After 4hls initial statement It was deemed advisable to read the secretary's bill In detail and dlscuro Us relief by section. DISCUSSED IN DETAIL. A wide range of discussion was held on section 2 of the bill. In crswer to In quiries he said its general purpores were the earno aa set forth by him. Mr. Cage H3ld the only purpose of the bonj section was to refund outstanding bonds for low Interest bwifls payable In gold. This would not reduce - duce the grors amount of the debt , but It would make a tuvlng oa Interest wilch the secretary calculated at JIO.000,000 annually. At present the government pJd higher rates on so mo of its bead iwues. He thought It pssslblo that these could bo taken up In flmo at a rate cl interest even below - per cent , but this proposed 2'i per cer : rate waa at least e. atep toward reducing toe Interest charge. Mr. Gaga mid lie bad excluded from hla re funding plan the bond * issued In 1835 , al though In bit njcommcadatlon to congress thcEo bonjs were erroneously Included. He said fco preferred to let these bonda alc.ce , aa a question had been raited at the time of their Usuo aa to their payment -in gold anil he did not wish to enter upon that questloa. The 1)111 , would excludu all the bonds issued under 'tho ' Cleveland administration. Mr. Gage explained In detail the pliu of issuing national bank notes for United States uciet ) , treasury notea 12d silver certificates. ar > J the covering of thu loiter demand notes for re funding bonds. Ho nald the purpose of thli was to accumulate $200,000,000 of the de mand obligations , placing them aside where t'jcy would relieve to a great exttat the de mands of the treasury , It waa essential , bo felt , that thuso demand obligations should bo materially reduced. lU thu same time bo did not consider It silo to contract tbe cur rency by $200.000,000 at ono stroke and for that reason ho tad provided for ifsucj of national bank notes to fill toe vacuum. MAINTAINING PAIUTY OP METJAL3. Mr. Broslua asked bow the parity of the metals could be maintained If ( bo demand obligations were withdrawn from circulation and accumulated In tau treasury ? Mr. Gage said there would be ample de mand notea outstanding besides tbo 1200- 000.000. Mr. Broelus Ina-Uted that 1 : would Impose on the banks and not on the government < bo obligation to maintain parity. The secretary diucated from tills , saying tbo demand obli gations left outstanding would be sufficient to maintain parity. Mr. Droaiua asserted tbjU