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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
