Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-17
BIG TUNNEL SCHEME
French Engineer Plans to Construct Bore
Under Gibraltar,
7 WILL COST NEARLY THIRTY MILLION
He Ayers the Undertaking Can Be Com
pleted in Seven Years,
FtR0CloUS TIGER ATTACKS HIS TAM-R
Claws and Chews Courageous Woman in a
Horrible Manner,
BIG SMUGGLING GAME IS UNEARTHED
BIG SMUGGLING GAME is UNEARTH5D
Jcwclry and Fine Lnces SmuEgIcd
Into New York by Firm
Whose Headquarters
Arc in Paris.

Copyright, 1899, by Press Publishing CO..
PARIS, Dec 16.--(New York World Cable
graih-Special Telegram.)-A tunnel unler
the Straits of Gibraltar is the latest project
of Jean Berbier an engineer we'll known for
carrying through successfully some au-
dacious enterprises. Several Of the most Sc
date French engineering publications OK
press the opinion that the plan is perfectly
feasible. In connection with projected
railways French goods could reach Algeria,
Tunls Morocco and the Soudan without re-
handling.
Taking the cost of the st. Gothard tunnel
through the Alps as a basis, Berbier esti-
mates the cost of the Gibraltar tunnel at
S22 900, 600. the ground is solid rock, which
is best for the purpose. Tne undertaking
could be finished in seven years.
The Spanish governments good will has
been secured by Berbier, leaving the smooth
ing of diplomatic difficulties in Morocco 10
be attended to. The tunnel would not touch
English territory.
The underground tunnel now being con-
structed at Paris suddenly caved in two
days ago in Champs Elysees the
triumphal arch L'Etoile. There was long,
thunderous rumble, then a shock causing
houses to sway in an earthquake. Into
cavity 200 feet long fell trees lamp posts
rescued. Gas escaped from the broken main,
great explosion following The accident
Is attributed to the greed of the contractors,
who were doing the work without sufficient
bracing. The rumbling noise warned The
workngmen none of whom was permanently
injured.
CIawcd by Tiger.
Last night at 10 o'clock tragic scene was
enacted in the Montmartre menagerie, which
the ambassador of China together with his
wife and daughters, recently honored with a
visit. The great Royal tiger "Mazeppa"
suddenly rebelled against his famous tanner
La Goulue," sprang upon her and when
he had her down on the floor buried his
teeth in her side and dragged her insensible
form across the cage to the darkest corner.
where he crouched, evidently settling him
self comfortably for feast of human flesh.
Experts yet at loss to explain what
saved the girl. They say the smell of warm
blood always drives tiger into ferocious
frenzy and that, unlike the lion, the tiger
even a thoroughly tanned cne-when it once
feels quivering live flesh between it's teeth
will never pause till its victim is in shreds.
Mazeppa paused He probably did not in
tend to reflect long the mighty uproar
that went up from the public but the clamor
surprised him. He looked up to see what
the matter in instant the
menagerie attendants were upon him with
red hot lances and forks. He clawed at
these muTderous things and finally caught
one vlciously within his great jaws. With
a howl of pain he leaped to the other side. !
where, cowed but furious, he roared and !
clawed and grunted.
Meanwhile two men tanners entered the !
cage and took away the unconscious, bleeding |
girl. 1t was found that her whole right |
III
On the left shoulder the claws had torn the |
flesh from the bone and ugly scratches were /
also found on the breast But the plucky |
La Goulue will, the doctors say. be spared.
She is one of the most popular figures in !
Paris. At one time 1t was the fashion to |
30 to Moulin Rouge to see her go through he !
weirdest Partisan dances Her abandoning
the fiery night resort Of Bohemianism to be-
come a tanner of wild animals has not |
diminished her fame.
Mig Smuggling Game.
l learn that several American detectives
are working secretly here on big smuggling
game which has been going on steadily for n
long time over the French, German and
Dutch lines. The headquarters of the snug
gers is in Paris. Several wealthy mer-
chants are implicated, The articles prin-
cipally smuggled into New York were
jewelry and fine laces. Francois Book who
was caught a month ago with 100000
pearls, genuine and false gave the Ameri-
can officers the clue now being followed
Margaret Leslie, a fine looking Pittsburg
heiress, today created a sensation at the
skating club by her marvellous waltzing on
the ice. 1t was her first introduction to the
select company. She knew few people, but
Immediately captured everybody when tho
orchestra began TO play. When she finally
withdrew all the young aristocrats tumbled
over each other in their anxiety to be in
troduced and the women members also fol-
lowed Miss Leslie into the dressing room.
II is predicted that her dash and beauty
viii create for her social furore
circular is being prepared a the eXposi-
tion dlrectorial Office warning all exhibitors
that the opening has been irrevocably fixed
for April Is. On midnight OF that date
everybody is expected TO have driven the
last nail. and all exhibitors not ready will
be punished The director general reserves
the right to order out any exhibitor not
ready for the opening and to dispose OF the I
space again at will,
Lmbori Wins His suit.
NJ. Labori won his suit against Libre ,
Parole, an anu-Dreyfus paper, which had ,
denied the lawyer was really shot Labori b
gets $500 damages and the decision must be q
inserted in forty Paris papers and 100 in the {
provinces at a cost which is estimated at =
another $4,000, to be paid by Drumont, the \
editor Labori says he will now pursue the
other newspaper similarly guilty.
Women for the fBst time testified yester- {
day before the senate sitting as high
court. Baronne Adelsward and Nine, De b
Waru, who contributed enormous sums 10 C
the royalst campaign beth declared they n
understood the money was destined to found s
great monarchlcal newspaper and not to v
foment a revolution. n
The American Marquse De Wentworth a
has been back in Paris for two weeks She n
reopened her series of charming Amer- 4
can evenings last night Among those pres II
ent We're: Exposition Commissioner Wood Il