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THE OMAHA I DAILY BEE.
ESTABLISHED JUNE 19 , 1871. OMAUA , MONDAY MORNING/NOVEMBER 28 , 18J)8. SINGLE COPY FIVE CEXTS.
EAST IS SNOWBOUN
Blizzard Unparalleled in November Ea ,
Tbronghont Few England.
NEW YORK SUFFERS BRUNT OF THE STO
Many Persona Overcome by the Gold E
Die from Exposure.
WIRE AND RAIL TRAFFIC SUFFERS HEAV
Trains Are Snowed In and Held bj Sen
Washouts.
CAR SERVICE IN CITIES ALMOST HELPLI
Are Down Along the Allan
Count and Complete I.lnt of Dlif-
ter * linn Nut Yet Ilecu
Obtained.
NEW YORK , Nov. 27. When the pet
Of New York awoke this morning they fo' '
that the blizzard which raged when t
retired was still In progress. The storm
gan with a sleety snow on Saturday n
nnd increased greatly as the day wore
ttho wind was blowing a gale at mldnli
wns a slight abating of the .wind
/ morning , but the snow still came down
the temperature dropped rapidly. It lee
this morning as though the blizzard w (
continue all day , but at 10 o'clock there
n breaking away in the west and finally
ntorm ceased altogether and the scve ,
iblizzard since the memorable ono of Ma
1888 , came to an end with the wind blov
v nt the rate of from fifty-nine to sixty n
1 an hour during the height of tbo storm
1 The fall of snow In New York City ,
"weather " bureau reports , was about
inches , Philadelphia nine Inches , Boston
Inches , Portland , Me. , four Inches and
ibany a little over an Inch.
With the brightening ot the skies
knornlng came an Increase In the velo
of the wind and the loose , dry snow
ent swirling nnd eddying everywb
Kearly a foot of snow had fallen , bui
places it had drifted to four and five I
ffho peculiarity of the storm was the
enisling of nearly every window and
walla of building * , and when the et
cleared away the great city was tr
formed Into a spectacle ot glistening wet
ot surpassing beauty. Broadway and
great thoroughfares ot the city present )
fantastic appearance.
Drift * In tlie Street * .
In the greatest artery ot business act !
f the , country there were drifts on the E
( Walks through which the early morning \
farer plowed to bis waist. In eorne ot
street * great drifts formed barriers ac
them and In many Instances filled up
trenches that had been dug by the si
railroads for the transforming ot the
tle power from cable to electricity.
Boon as there were signs of abatemen
the fall ot snow the street cleaning dec
tnent went to work , but little progress
made.
Suburban traffic was blocked for sex
tiours In the morning and after that ti
ran at long Intervals. All trains were
laycd. Some that wcro due In the e
morning hours had not been beard froi
night. The superintendent of malls In
general postoffice reported that the c
Boston malls had not been heard from
o'clock tonight. Incoming malls from c
, parts he said were from two hours t <
Unknown number of hours behind time ,
trains duo at the Grand Central etatlor
" day arrived on time. The terrific bio1
Saturday night did much damage to
email shipping In New York'harbor ,
reported tonight that several tugboats
longing to the Kingston Towing com
together with a large number of c
boats were sunk In the river by the I
ot the gale. The shores ot the Hudson
\ littered with wreckage.
An order was sent out from police r
quarters to the various precinct comma :
to have arrested all persons found nlor
a condition that would raise even the
plclon ot Intoxication. As a result the
lice courts today wcro crowded with
nently respectable looking persons who
let go with a small fine and an adraon
to get In out ot the snow. Notwlthstur
this precaution on the part ot the r
there were numerous casualties , Ineli
several deaths from exposure.
Train * All Delayed.
Trains north , east , south and west
nearly all stalled early In the night
though one train from Bangor re-ached 1
this noon and two Chicago trains came
the city this evening.
In cities and towns dependent upon
trio cars service was even worse , foi
damp snow packed hard on the rails and
up oven the heavy snowplows. The sc
lu this city was probably the best ot
of the surrounding communities , yet
hero'there was no attempt made to run
than a dozen cars on Washington strccl
onu or two others of the main thorough !
Tbo storm , \\hlle not FO severe nnd
reaching In Its effects as the fearful bit
ot last February , was , nevertheless
heaviest experienced in November in
part of the country for a long series of j
Coming on Sunday It did not cause -tin
noyance or Inconvenience It would have
on a week day and most of rhe transp
( Ion companies made a heroic effort
least partially recover from the effec
1 the bjockade.
Only the most meager reports wen
' of the Bet
celved up to 6 o'clock tonight
ot the storm ou the const , but cv n
few lines gave way to the gravest fe.ira
the safety ot what little shipping that
have been oft Cape Cod last night or t
It will probably be 't\\o ' or three days I
a complete list ot the disasters can be s
All points south of thU city and ca
ProvlJoncc were Isolated early last cvv
New Bedford being lost to the outside
before 8 o'clock and Newport and Fnll :
disappearing Into the night not long ;
Further to the west , at Providence ai
other parts ot Khodo Island , communlc
WA * Intermittent and subject to grea
lay. Night trains over tbo shore tit
New York reached Pi evidence with 01
few minutes' delay , but beyond that
ere terrible drifts and it was mornlni
( ore either ot the two regular t
reached New London. Here they
Dialled nearly all day by freight w
on the road between that point ' nnd
Haven. The trains from New 'York
a similar experience vest ot Saybrooli
utter some hours ot telegraphing they
ased to reach Now London and st
later la the afternoon for Providence
today Uio regular Ntw York ex
from Chicago left Springfield for this cl
followed a short time later by tie ! morn
express from the west , and barring a slli
delay from n. wreck at Kast Brookfleld ca
through to this city all right.
BALTIMORE , Nov. 27. On account of
blizzard 1n New York last night oil tra
from points north of Philadelphia were fr
ono to five hours late today. The Penm
vanla train bearing this morning's Issue
the Now York papers did not arrive ui
nearly noon , four hours behind sched
'tlmo.
During last night and today high wli
prevailed on the Chesapeake bay , but seas
as known there were no casualties.
SIHUCUHY UHOl'H IX QUAKER CI1
Nine Inched of Snowfall In Potirtc
lliinrM mid Wind I * Fierce.
PHILADELPHIA , Nov. 27. The bllzz
thloh cumo out of the west reached t
Ity at 11 o'clock yesterday morning i
aged furiously until 1 o'clock this mo
ng.
ng.As unexpected as It was violent ,
irroURht great havoc not only hero
hroughout the entire state. In those to
con hours the snowfall reached a depth
ver tilno Inchea and the wind rcachcc
eloclty of over forty-five miles an he
so figures are unprecedented In
gures of the weather bureau. The ir
ury dropped until well below the freez
xlnt and tonight It Is still on Its do'
fard way. In this city trdlfic of every k
s well as wlro communications , was ci
iled. Suburban lines were brought t <
lompleto standstill , with the roads p
Igh with drifted snow.
The country milk trains , which tried
ct Into town this morning , ore still sn
round and no Atlantic City trains
way from the city until 11 o'clock
morning. The main line of the Pcnni
anla railroad wna greatly delayed.
Today the weather has b en clear
: old and much progress has been made
catering affairs to their normal condlt
Dispatches from Interior towns tell
a like condition.
At St'roudsburg largo forces of men v
working all day on the 'Delaware , Lnc
wanna & Western tracks , trying to
rnlna through to New York. In the me
atn regions of Scranton and Wllkesb :
.he greatest damage was to telegraph w
and the delay to steam traffic was Ini
sldornble.
The schooner William M. Wilson , f
Philadelphia for Norfolk with a carg <
oal. sprung a leak four miles noutt
iletemkln llfo saving station. Its slg
were promptly answered and the gu
cok off Its crew of six men. The schoi
anchored a mile and a half off shore an
Ikely to sink during the night. A nun
of vessels ot the capes wcro unable to
nto the harbor and It ta feared that t
have been heavy losses. The steamer
mtral Sampson , which left Philadelphia
erclay for Its official trial trip , Is sa
anchored behind the new breakwater.
IILOCICADR IN X13W EXGLA
Trnfllc of Every Dencrlitlon In G
ernlly Demoralised *
BOSTON , Nov. 27. A record-brea' '
November blizzard swept over the grc
portion of New England last night and
day , completely demoralizing traffic ot c
description and wellnlgh paralyzing 1
graphic and telephonic communlcal
The northeast gale , coming on a high co
of tides , drove the sea far beyond Its u
Imlts and made a mark along shore
ceeded only by the memorable hurrlcan
1851.
Curing the gale last night and this m
Ing the barges and schooners lying In
harbor were wrecked and eunk and at 1
twelve lives were lost.
The Wilson liner , Ohio , 1s ashore on S
taclo Island in the bay. No serious dan
Is reported.
While the storm was heaviest in
southeastern part ot New England the w
district was affected and experience
snowfall of from eight to twenty-four In
and na the center ot the disturbance m
down the Maine coast that section and
provinces will probably receive a sin
taste of winter weather tonight.
Fortunately the storm was heralded t
clently In advance by the weather burea
keep most ot the coastwlso shipping in
harbors. But the warning was entirely
heeded and Ignored by those on abore ,
the result that nearly every one , espec
the railroads and electric companies ,
caught napping and suffered accordli
There was not a railroad in New Eng
that was not more or less tied up by
heavy fall ot snow and the great drifts
the roads running along tbo coast , like
New York , New Haven & Hartford and
Boston & Maine , had the added difficult
frequent washouts in places exposed to
heavy seas.
DAMAGE ON NEW JEItSEY CO ;
Communication with 1,1 fe
tloim Cut OIV.
CAPE MAY , N. J. , Nov. 27. The m
west snowstorm which has prevailed t
the coast since yesterday , accompi
by a wind blowing at the rate of t
forty miles an hour , did no damage or
beach front , but on the Delaware bay i
destroyed a largo number of fish ponds
plerA The telegraph , telephone , ele
light and fire alarm wires are down
tonight the town streets are In darknes
ATLANTIC CITY , N. J. , Nov. 27.-
rcvercet wind and snow etorm In ten ;
has been raging along this coast the
two days. Telephone communication
twcen the rife saving stations has
broken off , making It lmposfblo for
Maritime exchange In this city to asce
whether there has been any material
aster or not.
AVorxt Storm Since 1SSS.
HAIUTORD.Conn. . , Nov. 27. Tli3 s
In this city Is the heaviest known
the blizzard ot 1SS3. The snow Is i
two fert on a level and Is drifted b
John Ahern , an electrician , was ktllc
tbo Olastonbury trolley line today
working at clearing the track. He
struck by the blade of a snowplow
lowing a car and Instantly klllej.
PLUNGES THROUGH A BRII
I'Mreinuti of 1'nxt Freight lu limtn
Killed nnd llriiKeiiinn U Fa-
tnlly Injured.
HOANOKE , Vn. , Nov. 27. A northl
fast freight on the Shennndnah dlvlsti
the Norfolk & Westein railway went thi
n b.rjdgo nenr Riverside , fifty-seven
north of Roanoke , today. Fireman Ji
Stevens was Instantly killed , Brnk
David Winger fatally Injurtxl and Eng
Stephen Ma\o seriously scaled by esci
steam.
The bridge vas under construction a
tlmo ot the accident and It Is said that
cral of the bridge workers vtcro more 01
injured. Ono span of the structure
way , precipitating part of the train ti
water b low , a distance of thirty feet ,
train was loaded with live stock and soi
the cars wcro demolished , killing a co
erablo number ot tbo cattle.
A ' wrecking crew with surgeons \vas
from Hoanoke to 'the ' scene of the accl
The dead and injured were brought to
city.
LATEST PARISIAN SCANW
Arrest of Mme , Blanchini for Attempting
Poison Her Husband.
ESCAPE OF THE POPULAR SCENIC ARTI
Friend * Interfered in Time
Prevent llln llelnK Slowly I'ol-
otied to Dcnth by Treneli-
cruu Wife.
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LONDON , Nov. 28. ( New York Wo
Cablegram Special Telegram. ) ! a. m
Mme. Blanchini was arrested In Paris y
tcrday ( Sunday ) charged with trying
olson her husband , Charles Blanchini , a
mous scenic artist and one of the m
opular figures In the theatrical world of
'rench ' capital.
The alleged poisoning took place I
months ago , according to a dispatch to
'tail ' , Blanchini , who is young and full
fe and vigor , suddenly became very dt
iate. He had fainting fits with Intolera
alns in the stomach , dilated pupils and
ho marks of extreme suffering. Doc
fter doctor was called In. One doc
ranted to trephine his skull. To this Ml
Jlanchlnl agreed , but another member
he family obstinately protested.
'After careful observation a physician
lared his belief that Blanchini was sufl
ng from atroplno poisoning. Blanchini 1
jcen nursed almost exclusively by M
Blanchini and had no suspicions. Under
Ircumstances two of Blanchlnl's frlci
IM. Cnrro and Garhard , directors of
Opera Comlquo and the opera rcspectlv >
: arrled Blanchini off bodily to a cottage
it. Qcrmalne. Then he rapidly got well.
The story spread and finally Mme. Bl
ihlnl wns forced to take some action
hat action has brought her Into her pros
rouble , for she set the law in motion.
Several phials of atroplne were found
.ho house- , but she , said she had used
stuff to euro n dog which had"a cold
hoit Blanchini must have swallowed s <
by mistake.
Accept * Her Fate Cheerfully.
Stories of domestic infelicities added
he' gravity of the case and yesterday
Roy , police commissioner , called to see
lady. She Is under 30 , has an agreca
hough not classical , countenance and
figure of an nplhrodlte. She laughed m <
ngly at the charge and said :
"This little affair will make a stir in P
tomorrow. "
She refused to accompany the officer u
she had dressed , saying as she shut
door in his face :
'Oh , I am not going to commit sulc
Who laughs last laughs best. "
After a time the lady reappeared I :
ravishing costume ot the latest mode
was taken to St. Lazare prison. Mme.
anchlnl is the * daughter of an officer
high grade In the army. She married
the first instance M. Lebeau , who al
suicide.
three years ago attempted
PICQUAIIT'S TRIAL NOT DELAY ]
Will He Conrt-Martlnted for Hev <
Inn Important Information.
PARIS , Nov. 27. There was a rene
today of yesterday's conferences
tween the premier , M. Du ]
Minister for War M. de Freyclnet and S
Ister of Justice M. Lobret and member
b'oth chambers regarding the request ot
committee of the leftist senators for a p
ponement until atter the decision of
court ot cassation in the Dreyfus affal :
the trial of Colonel Plcquart , charged i
revealing Important military document !
his counsel.
As a result ot the conferences it is un
stood that M. Dupuy , who had promisei
refer the request to the cabinet and tea
a reply today , will decline to postpone
Plcquart court-martial. His decision wll
announced in the Chamber of Deputies
morrow.
This afternoon M. Dupuy had several i
versatlons with M. de Freyclnet at
offices ot the ministry of war. He is i
posed to have gone there to Inspect cer
documents only obtainable at the war c
in connection with the Dreyfus case.
General Zurllnden , military1 governo :
Paris , In an official note today repudl
the insinuation that his decision to i
Colonel Plcquart for trial by court-ma ;
was prompted or suggested by Prcsl
Faure. Le Solr asserts that "the PIcq
dealer contains now and unanswef
proofs of the guilt of Dreyfus. "
l # rctlte Journal article declares
the secret doslcr constitutes the only
proof of Dreyfus' guilt.
A duel was fought today between Ma :
Dreyfus and M. Leplr , a Journalist. Nel
was injured.
STORMS IN SOUT11EUN EUHG
ShlnnliiK In Frniiee nnd Italy Sot
front Onion.
PARIS , Nov. 27. During the last twe
four hours storms Increasing In sevi
have raged throughout southern France
northern Italy. Much damage has been
at Marseilles , Cannes , San Homo and Qc
Along the Riviera sea walls and sea fi
have suffered especially.
At Genoa the German cruiser Hertha ,
of the convoy war ships during Emt
William's recent trip to Palestine , brok
moorings and collided with the Italian
steamer Scllla , both being slightly danu
Several other casualties were" reported ,
Dentil ot Wlllltn from Suiintrol
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SAN JUAN , Nov. 27. ( New York \ \
Cablegram Special Telegram. ) Frank
Wllllts , president of the Colonial club ,
died Friday , suffered a sunstroke , w
caused him Intense agony. Dr. Jose Ni
n native physician who was called , adra
tcrcd an Injection ot quinine. He us
needle which was In a filthy condition
caused lockjaw. Wllllts died In convuls
In Porto 1
Tetanus U a common disease
Many soldiers die ot the disease. Mr.
llts was a Chicago man.
MliiUtrr Straus Sfonrt-N COUCCHM !
CONSTANTINOPLE. Nov. 27. It Is
to ( the energetic action of Oscar S. Sti
the United States minister , that ho hat
tatned a concession which the united ivo
had been for eighteen months vainly en > '
orlng to secure , namely , the grnntln
dwelling permits for foreigners In the
terlor ot Asia Minor. The Immediate
contlvo to the action ot Mr. Straus v.a :
porto'a refusal of permits to American
clonarlcs.
Hi-port Aliout ClniNiin Denied ,
SHANGHAI. Nov. 27. The report reci
hero that the British admiral had ho
tha union Jack over Ting-Hal , capital o
Uland of Chuan , und over several othe
lands In the Chusau archipelago Is
credited. The British consulate ban ha
confirmation of the rumor , which pro !
originated in mistaking the survey n
oftbo survey ship Water Witch for
union jaclt.
Statement of lliuiU of Spain.
MADRID , Nov. 27. The Bank of
report lor the week tfitms ; Quid la 1
unchanged ! sUvcr In hand , increase 6,404 ,
pesetas ; notes' in circulation * decrease 0,1 !
000 pesetas. .
Rftterlin * ) ' Hnllw for 'Atuerli-n.
ANTWERP , Nov. 27. The Drolls
Hommc asserts that Major1 rerdlnand W
sin Esterhnzy has sailed ( of the Unl
States.
NAMING OF THE HOLY TERR !
_ < 3'
Death of Illnck Hill * Wonmn Itecn
ChrlMenlnir of Fhmoai
Mine. *
DEADWOOD , 3. D. , Nov. ST. ( Special.
Word baa been received "hero of
death , of Mrs. Jennie . Franklin
Keystone In Pennlngton - county. t ,
Franklin has occupied ao lmportant
sltton In the history ' ( the Bl
Hills. Fifteen years ago she lived In M
ncapolls , where she was knpvrn as a nui
After her husband's death * he came to
Hills to look atter some pining propt
and located near the EtU 'tfn mine , wb
she owned. Soon nfterwarifc she sold (
property for $8,000 to the HMrncy Peak
company and in 1887 nSatricd Will !
Franklin , better known a& 'i&6cky " Mounl
Frank" and afterwards i."Holy Tei
Frank. " Mr. Franklin wa * the dlacovt
of the now famous Holy.VTerror mine
Keystone. When he found lhat his local
had been so successful ho tofi'l his wife at
it and asked her what helhould ; name
She laughingly told him thit .he had m
a great many locations in his ' life but
never named one after hoi 'He thereu
called the new mine tho.S'Holy Tern
which name this rich mine sfUl retains.
Franklin died in 1893 andrwas burled
Hill Olty In the town whlra he laid oul
the early history of the Hlljfa. Mrs. Fra
lln Is said to have given. nw'ny several ;
tunes In benevolent work. She will
burled at Hill City by the -bide ot her I
band. (
I1LACK HILLS TEACHEUH' MRI2TI
.
I'npern Ilend nnd Subject * Conxldc
nt Tenth Annniil Convention.
RAPID CITY , S. D , . , - Nov. 2
( Special. ) This city Is .filled with
ting 'teachers ' from fill'parts
the Black Hills , .attending
tenth annual session ot rtho' Black f
Educational association. > Tlje program !
urday was as follows : ' " he Problem
Education In Our Newlr Acquired
tlonal Domain , " E. J. MooroHot Sprli
' 'The Influence of Horace ( Jiun on Ar
lean Education , " Mary Blgtly. Lead ; "
Geology of the Black Hillattrc. C. O'Ho
Ph. D. , State School of Mines jHow j :
the Benefits of a Library , ( be Broi
Within the Reach of OUr Rural Schoc
J. F. Piles , TerravllIeJ- Social I
rnent ot the Public Schema , * ' L. P.
Cain , Terry ; "Individually In Meth
O. W. Fallen , EdgemontV annnal lect
G. E. MacLean , D. D. , * fk. i D. , L.L.
chancellor of the Unlversujiof Nebresk
Acquitted of StenlfaMr Cattle.
DEADWOOD , S. D. , xjrjT6v27. / . ( Spi
Telegram. ) The Jury list's- bight acqul
Carberry "amf Smith for the. ; alleged the !
*
fifty head of cattle froml l * . Stone w
were driven from the ranch- and shippe
Sioux City. The defensexproved . that
cattle were heavily mortgaged -and
Stone hired the two men fo , hlp thprn :
E. Adams of ' _ thU city tyiIKt&e 'morti
and he' may- pro ecute
D. A M. Pinna Kiten lon.
HILL CITY , S. D. . Nov. 27 ( Spesia :
It Is understood here from a , rouble EO
that the B. & M. will build a branch
to Keyitone. Orders have been Icsucc
Section Foreman Byrne to repair the i
In that direction. *
MACLEAN TALKS ON EXPANS
Northwest Nebraska Educator * W
tn Annual Seulou.
CHADRON , Neb. , Nevi 27. ( Specla
At the annual meeting of the Northw
ern Nebraska Educational association
In Crawford last Friday Chancellor Ge
E. MacLean of the University of Nebr ,
discussed a subject of more than usual
terwt at this time in u lecture , "Educa
in the New Era of Expansion. "
chancellor considered the subject of cd
tlon In the prospective colonies In a pri
cal and conservative manner , which won
admiration and endorsement of all the <
caters who were In atendance upon the o
elation.
The newly elected officers for the asse
tlon are : President , Prof. W. B. Bac
Chadron ; vice president , Anna B. Necl
Alliance ; secretary , Mrs. L. M. Pai
Rushvllle ; treasurer , Prof. C. A. Freci
Gordon ; executive committee. Principal
C. Rhoades , Obadron academy ; Prof. .
V. Crone , Crawford , and C. A. Freei
Gordon ,
FREIGHT HUXS DOWN PASSENG
EiiKlne DUnbled nnd Sleeping
llndlUnlimited. .
BROKEN BOW , Neb. , Nov. 27. ( Spec
A railroad wreck occurred hero
morning on tli3 B. & M. An castbi
freight ran Into the rear of a passe
train , badly damaging ft sleeping car.
freight engine was disabled and sei
cars loaded with coal badly broken
The wrecking crew worked all day to i
up the wreck. No one was hurt , exce
brakeman , whcse knee was Injured.
Ilnttle Creek Poultry Show.
BATTLE CREEK , Neb. , Nov. 27. (
clal. ) The first annual exhibition of
Battle Creek Poultry and Vet Stock as
atlon has been an unqualified succers
opened Wednesday mornlni ; ind closed
day night. About 350 chickens were or
hlbtlou , besides pigeons , ducks , geese
turkeys. The chicken exhibit embrac
largo number of varieties and made a i
north seeing. . People thronged the
dally and everybody was delighted will
show. There were eighteen exhlbl
principally ot Norfolk and Battle C
The birds were scored by L. P. H :
Judge , of Palmyra , Neb.
LodKe niectlouH at ; Gencvii.
GENEVA , Neb. , Nov. 27. ( Spech
Geneva lodge , No. 05 , Independent Ord
Odd Fellows , has elected officers as foil
Dr. J. W. Puckett , N. G. ; Dr. W. T. Si
V. G. ; F. M. Flory , secretary ; C. C. Sf
Icr , corresponding secretary ; II. P. Wl
treasurer.
At their last meeting Silver Link I
lodge , No. 14 , elected the following offer
for the coming term : Mrs. Kate Curtis
G. ; Mrs. Ella Waring , V. G. ; F. F. F
secretary ; Mrs. Grace A. Flory , fina
sesretary ; Mrs. Hester Redfern , treas
Mrs. Kmma P. Wilson , Mary Schoileld
Grace A. Flory , trustees.
at Harvard.
HARVARD , Neb. , Nov. 27. ( Specli
Friday evening the people of Harvard
pleaiantly entertained by the choir o
Congregational church , which gave a
cert ol' more than ordinary musical at
tlons. Harvard has many good musli
In fact has always. The effort was \
the direction ot Rev. Osgood , asslste
Mrs. Kate Barbour aa accompanist.
Friday evening Miss May HMO of 1
Ings gave a recital and muslcale in th
terest of her class at tie borne ot Wr
[ Mra. U. C.
HOLOCAUST ON RIVER BO ;
Biz People Killed and Eleven Sovci
Injured in Boiler Explosion.
AWFUL SUFFERING OF SCALDED VICT
T. C. WnlUer , En Ilnntc Ilctwecn !
Frnnclacn nnd Stockton , Illown
lip with Terrible
Effect.
STOCKTON , Cal. , Nov. 27. The r
disastrous river accident In the hlstorj
Stockton occurred this morning
4:20 : o'clock near Fourteen !
Slough , when a part of one of the bol
of the river steamer T. C. Walker , wl
left San Francisco about 6 o'clock
night , was blown out , killing six. and c
gerously wounding eleven persons , w
probably fifteen or twenty were more or
badly hurt. The T. C. Walker Is owned
the California Navigation and Improvcn
company and ran between San Francisco
Stockton ,
The dead :
JOHN TULAN , captain.
W. A. BLUNT , agent In charge of si
ping of sugar beets from the Moss trac
the Crockett factory.
FERDINAND LAW of Seattle , passeni
badly scalded about face ami bands and
Jurcd about the breast ; died at hospital.
WATSON HENRY ot Stozkton , engli
f the T. C. Walker.
MRS. WATSON HENRY , wife ot the c
nglneer.
JERRY DALY , fireman.
The woUnded ore ;
George P. Smith , a native of Massn <
etts ; deck hand , burned about the face
body.
James Corcoran , deck hand ; will prob
die.
die.Jack
Jack Holberg , known as Jack Spc
watchman ; Injured In head and scalded
ntlro upper part of body.
Coratti Domlnlcl , deck hand ; sea
about hands and face and back Injured.
John Burns , deck hand ; burned a
head.
G. Fopplanno ot San Francisco , pas
; er ; Injured in the face and breast.
Edward Paul Jones , stevedore ; sea
about face and bands.
Martin McCaffrey of San Francisco , i
hand ; burned about the head and body ,
Louis Brlzzolana of San Francisco ;
merchant , badly Injured.
John Flgonl of Stockton , deck hand ; 1
cut and back hurt.
PnnneiiKern Were All Anlccp.
The majority of the passengers wcr
bed when the explosion occurred and
awakened by the report , which was as
aa a cannon's roar.
People rushed from their rooms In I
night clothes and found the whole ton
portion of the steamer's upper works bl
away. The electric lights had been put
and the escaping steam enveloped the I
portion ot the boat till It was imposslb !
co how much of the boat bad been
rled away.
The screams of the men who we're ' lo
IB their rooms near the pilot house
heartrending. Captain John Tulan
been blown from his bed against the
tit the stato'room and so seriously luj
that he could not move. The door coulc !
be forced open , as he was Jammed agalnt
One of theemployes of the boat sec
an axe and cut the upper port of the i
away and finally removed him , but not
he was virtually roasted alive. When pi
out the flesh dropped from his bone
large pieces and although he was suffe
excruciatingly he bore it bravely and i
groan ecaped him as he was taken 01
the steam.
Watson Henry , the chief engineer , ant
wife were in their room near the
house when the explosion occurred.
Henry was blown through the roof ,
flooring was blown upward and she
hurled with great violence a dlstanc
twenty feet toward the bow of the '
8ho wae horribly crushed by the fur
the explosion and also badly scalded
escaping steam. Her Injuries proved
at 12:30 : o'clock thl afternoon. She
talned consciousness until a few mon
before her death. Her suffering was s <
tense that she begged the physician
attendance to end her llfo , but all that c
bo done was to deaden the pain by the
of narcotics. Mr. Henry was ter
scalded. He was thrown some dlst
away , but not GO far % as was his wife ,
died shortly after being brought to
city. ,
Mr. Blunt was Instantly killed. He
standing on the lower deck , as ho Inte
making a landing a short distance c
the place where the explosion occurred
Jerry Daly , the fireman , was in the
hold of the boat when the accident occu
The escaping steam completely envoi
him , scarcely a portion of his body ei
Ing the scorching vapor. He died at th
cclvlng hospital at 12:45 this afternoon ,
AlinoHt Iloanted Alive.
Underneath the lower dock , where
deck hands slept , the groans and ecr
were terrible , for the unfortunate 1m
oned men were receiving the full fori
the steam as It came from the bo
Eight of them were almost roasted :
Those who were able made their way t
deck as best they could , while the
seriously Injured were unable to get
Arms and faces of those near the mail
trance were frightfully scalded. Dom
who was on the lower deck , was blown
the water and had to swim ashore afte
back was horribly scalded.
Louis BrUzolana , lu company with Cl
Aiagglnl and wife , was standing ncai
pilot house on the Texas deck. The
threw him to one side , but not unt
wns badly burned about the body.
Magglnl and his wife escaped v.'ltlu
scratch. '
About an hour after the explosion
passenger steamer Dauntless , coming
San Francisco , hove In sight. It reu
immediate assistance and all the woi
and uninjured were taken aboard. A
phone message was sent to this city an
steamer Clara Crow with several physli
medicines , etc. , were sent to old the D
ICFS. The relief boat met the Dauntl
short distance down the river and the f
clans were quickly taken on board , A
rible ? sight greeted them. Captain '
was breathing his last. Mrs. Henry
lying In the ladies' cabin and every
was made to relieve her sufferings.
Brlzzolaua was lying on a bed In a
room.
On the lower deck the Injured cmplo ;
the boat were located. Moans and BIT
which could not be repressed , Issued
the bruised and blistered men. Every
possible was done to relieve their te
agony.
One of the remarkable escapes Is tl
Captain Henry Potvlne , who was a
wheel ot the Walker when the cxploslc
curred. The pilot house was torn
but ho was not dangerously injured , t !
somewhat ecalded about the lower llm
TcrrlOo Force of the nxplonlc
At 8 o'clock last night the Walke
into a mud bank near Benlcla. SI
altei the steamer bad been gotten o f
CONDITION OF THE WEATHE
Forecast for Nebrnskn
Snok Flurries ; Variable Win
Yenterdny'H temperature nt Omul
lour. ! ) < . Hour. Ui
R n. m. . . . . . 1- 1 p. n % .
O n. m 11 ! U p. m
7 n. in. . i. . . 14 > t p. m
H n. in 1(1 4 p. m
0 n. in. . . . . . 1H B p. m. . . . . .
10 n. m Ill U p. m
11 n. in 2O 7 p. in. . . . . .
12 m UI S p. IU
U p. m
Yorko and his wife , passengers , heart !
noise , which they supposed to bo escap
team. No attention was paid to It , he
ever.
ever.What caused the explosion will proba
never be known. The steam drum bn
with terrible violence. It had split co
pletely acrcss the upper portion and
whole sheet turned outward.
The four walls of the engine- room w
demolished by the force ot the explosl
The lower deck , hurricane deck nnd Te
deck were wrecked In the portion dlrec
over the engine room , The direction ot
lying debris was upward and outward
ward to bow. If it had been the other \
ho loss of llfo would have been mi
greater. The forward doors nnd stalrv
wcro destroyed. An Immense concourse
people met the Walker , which was towe.1
at 12:30 : p. m. The property loss will
exceed $2,000.
NEGROES REPORTED LYNGHI
_ _ _ t
PerpetratorN of nil Aimnult Upon
White Mil 11 Have "lll -
npneiired. "
MERIDIAN , MIF8. , Nov. 27. Reports h
reached hero that three negroes vs
ynchcd last night four miles west of M <
dlan. N'outon county farmers were said
bo on the trail of others Implicated In
assault on a white mnu , who came
Meridian on Friday from Newton com
After transacting his business he left
home and camped near Oakatubee rt.ver , I
miles west of the city. While brcuk
camp yesterday a hog came up and got !
his provisions and he drove It off. At i
Juncture a negro came up and told the \v
man the hog belonged to blm , abusing 1
roundly. The Newton county farmer hltc
up his team and started toward home
did his best to avoid trouble , but the m
was Joined by four others and together t
chased the white man across OakuU
river , firing repeated volleys , ona load
which lodged In the farmer's ami , produc
a painful wound. Atter crossing the r !
the blacks gave up the chase anJ .lie w
man went to his home and notified
friends and neighbors.
Last night a dozen or more white i
boarded the eastbound Alabama & Vli
burg train at Chunkcy and got off ut 1
Gap , six miles west of Meridian , with
avowed purpose of killing the negroes Im
catcd in the assault. The man who was
saulted recognized the blacks and the w
men started at once to hunt them do
Sheriff Reed and posse returned ton
from the scene of the trouble bringing tl
negro prisoners.
Early in the day a frightened negro
ported to the eherlft that a mob of w
men was ahootlng into negro houses
threatening to kill every uegio In tbo c
munlty. He said they fired over a hum
shots Into the house of tb ; ringleadei
Saturday's trouble. The sheriff organize
posse and started for the scene , but on
rival could find no trace of the whlto :
nor any corpses. However , the three ucg
concerned in yesterday's outrage had "
appeared" and It is said th : Newton cot
mob had taken them In charge. The t !
negroes arrested were relatives of the rlo
and the sheriff took thm in safe keei
until the trouble subsides.
GILLETT'S DEBTS IN A TANG
Some Cattle Found to Have n
HortROKcd Twice and Anet Le
Than Half of Liabilities.
KANSAS CITY , Nov. 27. A special to
Journal from Abilene , Kan. , says that
liabilities of Grant O. Glllett , the ci
king , will reach $1,500,000 and that the
sets will not reach halt of this. It deve
that Glllett had filed In Dickinson coi
mortgages on 30,600 cattle and aggrega
$349,660. In addition to this amount , ace
ing to the Journal'e dispatch , Glllett
outstanding nearly $600,000 ot accommi
tlon paper.
The thirty or more men who are In .
lene representing co'mmlsslon houses
other creditors ot Glllett , have been bus ;
day tracing the cattle upon which t
flrmi bold mortgages. It was found Ilia
least one bunch of cattle has been m
gaged to two firms. The whereabout !
Glllett arc still unknown. The mortg
filed In Abilene show the principal cred !
and their necurltlea to be as fallows :
more & Cooper , 8,170 head , $243,000 ; 01
pie Commission company , 7,000 head , $ :
000 ; Trowers & Sons , 4COO head , $100 ,
Vail & Gates , G42 head , $16,200 ; Holmes
Stock company , 1,560 bead , $41,800 ; Ev
Sntdcr-Buell company , 6,222 head , $122
Bohart & Co. , St. Joseph , 1,500 head , :
000 ; Keeper . & Dakc , Denver , 1.2C4 I
$25.000. Total. 30,093 head , $819,760.
FORT WORTH , Tex. , Nov. 27. Gran
Glllett , the Kansas cattle king , who rc-cc
failed for a million and suddenly dl
pearcd , Is well known lu Texas. Du
the present year he bought from Tejias
tltmcn nearly 50,000 head of cattle , pa
for them $2,800,000. Gillett , after lea
Kansas , come to Texas and on Novel
22 registered at the Worth hotel In this
Ho was seen by local commission men
left the came day and is thought to
gone to Old Mexico.
DISASTROUS PRAIRIE Flf
IteNldenecw nnd Knrm Property I
Wide Area of Hoiiduvcnt Coun
try Laid Wimte.
ST. LOUIS , Nov. 27. A special to the
public from Perry , Ok ! . , says : Prairie
have played havoc In Oklahoma and thi
dlan Territory for the last few days ,
farmer lost 1,000 acres of fine hay In
field , several hundred bales of cotton
500 head of cattle and hogs. Ho CHtln
his loss at $20,000. Millions of tons ot
In bale and bulk have been burned In i
sections and nn less than 100 residences
been destroyed. Several lives have
lost In these prairie fires. In the KIow ,
dlan reservation a strip of land thlrt
seventy-five miles was burned , causing ,
damage. These fires have been more
structlvo owing to the high wlmls.
W , E. FURGESON MUST H/ /
round Cntlly of Murder In I'M rut
. Krec nt 'Milan , Mo. To Ilo L3x-
' eeuted Ileoeinlifr HO.
e
MILAN , Mo. , Nov. 27. ( Special '
gram. ) The Jury in the case ot < he
against W. E. Furceaon for the murd
S. G. Wilton , returned a verdlot ot gull
murder la the first degree , at Manifest
last olgbt. Judge Paris C. Stephens at
sentenced him to Laps Friday , P ce
39 ,
SIGN TREATY TODAY
Madrid Cabinet Agree * Upon the Instruction !
to President Hioc.
SPAIN'S REPLY IS FINAL AND DEFINITE
It Will Yield to Ultimatum and Accept
Indemnity Under Protest ,
CANNOT DEMAND FURTHER CONCESSIONS
Day Notifies the Spaniards American !
Cannot Modify Stand Taken.
RED BOOK ON NEGOTIATIONS TO BE ISSUED
Mutt rid Paper * Hxlmrt Their Uoieru *
nieiit tn Hcftine the Indemnity ( > (
fercd nnd to Pretext AKiilnitt
Anicrleit'it AitpeiU to Force.
( Copyright , 1S9S , by Pi013 Publlshlnp Co. )
PARIS , Nov. 27. ( New York World Ca
blcgrnm Special Telegram. ) Scnor Abar
zuza , n member of the Spanish commission ,
was asked tonight : "Can I say there ar <
prospects of a rupture at tomorrow's meet
ing ? " Ho replied : "No , but you may aa ) .
that there are 110 prospects whatever of t
rupture. "
Then ho added : "Spain's reply , which w <
ill hand tn at tomorrow's session , Is final
.nil definite. It embodies not only the vluwi
if our government but ot the commission
a whole. "
The American commission declined to ac *
: cde to any of the three propositions made
iy the Spaniards nnd cabled their answer
last night. President Day also notified
Uontero Ulos , In reply to a request for mor
I me , that the American commission could
lot modify the demand It had made for
final reply today.
MADRID , Nov. 27. The cabinet has agreed
upon the Instructions to Scnor Montcro
lllos , president of the Spanish peace com
mission , for tomorrow's Joint session at
'arls at which the treaty will be signed.
The red book dealing with the peace n -
; otlatlons Is being prepared.
El Imparclal exhorts the government to
cfuso with dignity the indemnity America
offers and to protest against America's ap
peal to force with respect to the Philip
pines.
El Correo denies the reports that an In
surrection has broken out in the Sulu
Islands.
There is a good deal of comment upon a
dispatch from Gibraltar announcing the
arrival there during this mouth ot 180 new
model cannon.
To Aeceiit Under Protect.
PARIS , Nov. 27. Senor Montoro Ulo ,
president of tbo Spanish peace commission ,
U this evening watting for the reply from
.he Spanish government and unless ther
Is some change In the situation before noon
tomorrow , the reply may be an acceptance ,
under protest , of the American offer of
$20,000,000 for the Philippines.
Even up to a late hour this evening tele
grams have beeu exchanged between tb *
Spanish commissioners and Madrid ; but all
the Americana In a position to speak with
authority arc convinced that the foregoing
outlines the Spanish reply.
Marquis de Comlllas , who la the largest
Individual creditor ot Spain and has been
here from the outset In behalf of numerous
Important enterprises of which he Is the
head , aUo Indicated this evening that Spain
bad made up its mind to yield. He Is In very
close touch with the Spanish commissioners.
"Nothing that wo have done here , " said
the marquis , "has made any Impression
upon the minds of the American commis
sioners. From the very first their intention
was to take the Philippines and they hav
never wavered.
'There is no truth in the report cabled
here from Washington that in the last
American memorandum a demand for th
Sulu Islands had been added. The original
American claim was on territory within
lines longitudinally and latltudlnally de
fined. It embraced the so-called Sulu group.
There has been no change since the first de
mand , and , according to the statement of
ono ot the American commissioners , thcra
will bo no modification ot It. "
noons CLOSUU i.v THI ; OCCIDHM' .
"Open Door" Polley Will Jiitt Anplr
In Wettt IndleH.
WASHINGTON , Nov. 27. Administra
tion ofllcers do not expect that the so-
called "open door" policy will take an Im
portant position In the discussions of tba
coming session of congress , but believe de-
ba'to on this matter will wait on final dis
position of the Philippines. A prominent
official today said :
"Tho phrase 'open door * Is of limited
application nnd has been used only with
reference to the possessions of Kuropean
powers on the eastern coast of Asia. Orig
inating in the treaty on 'open' ports of
China and Japan , the \\ords have been extended -
tended to cover ports which China h :
leased or surrendered to foreign powers.
The phrase means that In such ports the
alien government has , In fact , Imposed no
discriminations in tariff or navigation
charges against Impotts or vessels of o'her
countries , but has treated them on the siin
plan as Its own Imports and Its own ves
sels. In other words , foreign powers hold *
Ing Chinese ports by seizure or treaty have
merely announced that they will keep i/pra
such ports In the same manner that China
has opensd certain free ports to the com
merce ot nations without discrimination 1
or favor , The 'open door' policy has beert
politically obligatory , as the reverse policy
\\ould bs direst hostility to the purpose
of civilized nations , steadily pursue' ! for
years and concurred In by China , of openIng -
Ing the Asiatic trade to tbo world's com
merce. .
"Tho phrase 'open door' has no perti
nence to the western hemisphere n.nl B *
relevancy lo the West Indies. Th matter
han been completely misunderstood by for *
elgn newspapers , giving the phra'c p-i ap
plication to this continent. The UnltiJ
States restricts trade between AriTlcim
ports to American vessels , precisely an th
Dominion of Canada restricts trade to Brit
ish vessels between Canadian ports. Un4 ?
the law any nation which sleets to allow
British vessel * to engage In Its coasting
trade can obtain the privilege of enUrlof
the coasting trade ot Canada. Tbi United
Sales baa never availed Itself of this aj >
l.uuunlty , holding that the privilege to t > 4
- i h cd .3 very much more valuabla thij
ti t , 11 ' i o to bo obtained.
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