Evening Star Newspaper, February 8, 1895, Page 1

PUBLISHED DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, = 1101 Pennsylvania Avenue, Cor. 11th Street, The Evening Star Newspaper Cannery peccerieds wissen ‘The Evening Star ts served to subscribers In the city by carriers, om their own account, at 10 cents per week, or 46 cents per month. Copies at the ¢ounter 3 cents each. By mail—anywhere in the United States or Canada—postage prepald—5O cents P Saturday Quin , a s oan o tuple Sard Stor, $1 per year, with $3. (Entered at the Post Otfice at Washington, D. C., as second-class mail matter.) {£7 All mail subscriptions must be paid in advance. Rates of advertising made known on he Even q Star. WASHINGTON, D.C., FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1895-TEN PAGES. TWO CENTS. == THe proof of the pudding is in Be enfing. Yesterday's Star contained 36 cofumns of adverfisemenfs, mare up of 535 separate announces ments. These advertisers foua$t pubficitp—not merefp Bpace, CONGRESS INFORMED The Presiden Se 's ina Financial Messaze Today. A NEW BOND LOAN NEGOTIATED « But Other Bonds Can Be Substi- tuted if Congress Acts. TO PROTECT GOLD RESERVE poe The President tcday sent the following Message to Congress: To the Congress of the United States: Since my recent communication to s the Congress calling attention to our financial condition and suggesting legislation which I deemed essential to our national welfare and credit the anxiety and apprehensior then ex! .ing in business circles have con- tinued. As . precaution, therefore, against the failure of timely legislative aid through congressional action, cautious preparations have been pending to employ to the best possible advantage, in default of better means, such executive authority as may, without additional legts!ation, be exer- cised for the purpose of reinforcing and taining in our treasury an adequate and safe gold reserve. In the judgment of those especially # charged with this responsibility, the busi- hess situation fs so critical and the legisla- tuation Is so unpromising, with the ion thus far on the part of the Con- to beneficially enlarge the powers of cretary of the Treasury in the prem- ises, as to enjoin immediate executive ac- tion with the facilities now at hand. Therefore, in pursuance of section 3700 of the Revised Statutes, the details of an arrangement have this day been concluled with parties abundantly able to fulfill their undertaking whereby bonds of the United States, authorized under the act of July 14, 1875, payable in coin, thirty years after their date, with interest at the rate of 4 per cent per annum, to the amount of a little less than 362,400,000 are to be issued for the purchase of gold coin, amounting to a sum slightly in excess of $65,000,000, to be delivered to the treasury of the United States, which sum, added to the gold now held in our reserve, will so restore such re make it amount to some- _. thing more than $100,000,000. Such a premium is to be allowed to the gcvernment upon our bonds as to fix the rate of interest upon the amount of gold realized at 3 and 3-4 per cent per annum. At least one-half of the gold to be obtain- ed is to be supplied from abroad, which is @ very important and favorable feature of the transaction. The privilege is especially reserved to the government to substitute at par, within ten days from this date, in lieu of the 4 per cent coin bonds, other bonds in terms poyable in gold, and bearing only 3 per cent interest, if the issue of the same should, in the meantime, be authorized by the Congress. The arrangement thus completed, which, -° after csreful inquiry, appears in present circumstances, and considering all the ob- jects desired, to be the best attainable, de- velops such a difference in the estimation of - investors between bonds made payable in coin and those specifically made payable in gold in favor of the latter as fs rep- resented by 3-4 of a cent in annual fnter- est. In the agreement just concluded the annual saving in interest to the govern- ment, if 3 per cent gold bonds should be substituted for 4 per cent coin bonds under the privilege reserved, would be $539,159, amounting tn thirty years, or at maturity of the coin bonds, to $16,174,770. Of course there never should be a doubt in any quarter as to the redemption in gold of the bonds of the government which are made payable in coin. Therefore the discrimination in the judgment of investors between our bond obligations payable in coin and those specifically made payable in gol is very significant. It is hardly neces- sary to suggest that whatever may be our views on the subject the sentiments or preferences of those with whom we must negotiate in disposing of our bonds for gold are not subject to our dictation. I have only to add that, in my opinion, the transaction herein detailed for the in- formation of the Congress promises better results than the efforts previously made in the direction of effectively adding to our gold reserve through the sale of bonds; and I believe it will tend, as far as such action can in present circumstances, to meet the determination expressed in the law re- pealing the silver purchasing clause of the act of July 14, 1890, and that in the lan- guage of such repealing act the arrange- ment made will aid our efforts to “insure @ the maintenance of the parity in value of the coins of the two metals and the equal power of every dollar at all times in the markets and in the payments of debt: GROVER CLEVELAND. Executive Mansion, February 8, 1895. _ ca THE ARMY VACANC Brig. Gen. Thomas H. Ruger to Be a Major General. It ts now Lieut. Gen. John M. Schofield, v. S. A., with all that the term implies. He was nominated Wednesday, confirmed by the Senate yesterday and commissioned by the President today. Owing to a severe cold, Gen. Schofield was not able to leave his house today. His commission was therefore delivered to him, and he sub- scribed to the required cath of office there. Gen. Ruger’s Nomination. ‘The vacancy in the list of major generals caused by Gen. Schofield’s promotion was filled by the President today by the nomi- jon of Brig. Gen. Thos. H. Ruger, com- ng the department of the Missouri, dquarters at C Ruger has a splendid record of dis- tinguished service In both the regular and volunteer army, covering civil war, Indian campaigns and riots. He was born in New s Gen . York, and appointed to the Military Acad- ~"emy as a det from Wisconsin July 1, 1850. In 185% he gra and was ap- pointed a brevet second lieutenant in the ccrps of engineers. In this capacity he of the de- ructi proaches to } 1 of that year he resi; m and settled at Janes as a counsellor at law. lion broke out he entered nant colonel eers. His operations in andeah valk engaged upon until 185 his co Wis, Wai the volunteer servic 1 cam rmy of the 1 after- ward in and at Chanc a the Draft Riots. ta the draft riots in Ne was appressing oth in suppressing York and in the fol- fr vading northern 7 was brevetied ma, nteers in 1SG4 for gallama serv- “pia. ¢ eral of vol: {ces at Franklin, Tenn. He was present when Gen. Jos. E. Johnston surrendered, and from 1865 to 1866 was in command of the department of North Carolina. Sep- tember 1, 1866, he was mustered out of the volunteers and was appointed in the regu- lar army as colonel of the thirty-third in- fartry. He was brevetted brigadier gen- eral of the United States army in 1867 for gallant service at Gettysburg, transferred to the eighteenth infantry in 1869, and was superintendent of the Military Academy from 1871 to 1876. After the war he saw much hard service in Indian troubles and became a brigadier general, his present rank, in 1886. As such he was In command of the department of California until last November, when he ‘succeeded Gen. Miles in command of the department of the Mis- souri, which command he will retain as major general. The vacancy in the briga- dier generalship caused by his promotion will not be filled until his nomination has been confirmed. — THE TUG TRITO) The Commissioners’ Request for Her Referred to Capt. Howell. Secretary Herbert has referred the com- munication of the District Commissioners requesting to be allowed to use the naval tug Triton In breaking the ice blockade of the Potomac to Capt. Howell, command- ant of the navy yard, for a report on the subject. The Secretary wants to accom- modate the local authorities, and to assist them in preventing an ice gorge, but be- fore placing the tug Triton at their posal for that purpose he desires also to know that the craft can be spared without detriment to the government's interests, and that it will be safe to use her in tne manner proposed. Capt. Howell will prob- ably be heard from in the morning, and it is believed that he will report that he sees no objections to granting the request of the District Commissioners, under the conditions named by them. Tke Trouble in Colombia. Secretary Herbert recetved a telegram from Capt. Cromwell, commanding the cruiser Atlanta, at Colon, saying that the government troops in Colombia have gain- ed several victories over the rebel forces, and that the impression prevails in Nica- ragua that the present revolution will be speedily suppressed. REPUBLICAN SENATORS They Are Entirely Satisfied With the Way Things Are Going, Appropriation Bills Will Occupy the Attention of the Senate Up to Adjournment. The republican Senators are entirely satis- fied with the way matters are going in the Senate, and those of them who are concern- ed in the management of the machinery feel that they are in position to predict with much certainty the course of events from now until the 4th of March. “The diplomatic bill will probably be dis- posed of by Saturday night?” was suggest- ed in a questioning way to one who is in their confidence today, whereupon he re- plied, “That ts just when it will be passed.” “After that, what?” was asked. “The post office appropriation bill.” “And then?” “Another appropriation bill.” “What will become of Senator Butler's motion to take up the pooling bill?” The Pooling iat. “That motion will in all probability pre- vail, but that will be the end of it. A majority of the republica‘fs will assist him in getting the bill up for two reasons; one being that they want to dispiace the bank- ruptcy bill, and the other that it is under- stood to be the desire of the democratic steering committee to have the territorial admission bills follow next in consideration after the bankruptcy bill, and the republl- cans are not averse to antagonizing that committee. But if the order of business is reversed to this extent, it does not mean that the pooling bill will be seriously con- sidered. On the contrary, it is not the pur- pose that any general bill, except the ap- propriation bills, should be passed during the present session, unless the democrats can agree upon a financial bill. The re- publicans who are managing the thing ‘would hardly assume the responsibility for defeating a measure of such general im- portance as a financial bill, while they feel free to pursue any legitimate tactics for preventing other general legislation. Calculated the Chances. “They have calculated the chances to a nicety, and they know just what time can be given to each of the appropriation bills unacted upon. They intend that all of them shall pass, and that there shall be no ex- tension on account of failure in this line; but they do not propose that time shall be left for anything else. Of these bills, the post office, the legislative, the Indian, the agricultural, the sundry civil and the gen- eral deficiency are still to be acted upon after the diplomatic bill shall be gotten out of the way. uat makes two bills for each week which will remain of the ses- sicn, and there will be plenty of material in the bills for all the debate necessary to the purposes of the republicans.” Reason for the Policy Pursued. ‘The same authority is responsible for the statement that the entire manipulation of this matter Is in the hands of Senators Platt, Chandler and Aldrich, and he as- cribes the policy which is being pursued to opposition to the bankruptcy bill, terri- torial admission bills and to indifference to the pooling bill, and also to the fact that these three Senators resented the re- fusal of the democrats to suspend consid- eration of the bankruptcy bill during the absence of Senator Hoar. He also says that while the republicans would not stand in the way of the passage of a financial bill, they feel that any agreement on such a bill among the democratic Senators is an impessibility. — + e+_____ NO OFFICERS KIDNAPED. Consul Jones at Chin Kiang Denies the Published Report. The New York World today prints the following cable: CHIN KIANG, China, February 7.—To the editor of the World: There is no truth whatever in the report that any officers of the United States gunboat Concord have been captured og arrested by the Chi- nese here. Moredver, there has been no trouble here of any sort in which the; Concord’s officers or any other Americans are involved. ALEXANDER C. JONES, United States Consul. tee WILL REPORT A BILL. Expectation of the Democrats of the Ways and Means Committee. The House committee on ways and means has been called to meet tomorrow to con- sider the President's message, and it is the expectation cf the democrats in the committee that they will report at once a bill authorizing gold bon = — ztions by the President. The Presi: t today sent to the mate the following nominations: War— . Gen. Thomas Howard Ruger or general. ers—Charles W. Parrott, Saint Minn.; John J. Thornton, Saint RAGE OF THE STORM The Poor, Railroads and Street Cars Suffer Most. BLIZZARD «LAST = NIGHT ACTIVE Railroad Traffic Almost Entirely Stopped by Heavy Drifts. IN OTHER SECTIONS The pledges of the weather bureau have been kept. ‘This is the blizzard which they promised: It is here. It began to arrive yesterday, and at midnight it had come in. It has brought business largely to a standstill. Travel was at first impeded, then inter- rupted, and, lastly, dt was suspended. Farly yesterday evening all the horse-car lines doubled their teams, and put forth strong efforts to prevent a blockade of reads. Sweepers were kept on the move, but as midnight approached the grooves of the rails were so packed that the wheels could not keep the track. This was especially true at all curves. Very few peopie ventured out. The theaters were very slimly patronized, and several enter- tainments scheduled for last night were postponed. Only the hardiest of people, or those forced by necessity, dared brave tho hardships of the nisht. The same condi- tion of affairs prevailed during the day. A large percentage of absentees are reported at all the government cffices and the pri- vate stores and shops. No shoppers are stirring. Everything is a quiet as a vil- age. The lowest point reached by the official thermometer at the weather bureau was zero. This was touched at 6 o'clock, and the mercury remained stationary till 8 o'clock, since which hour it has risen steadily. Although the weather ts as bad as any Washington has ever experienced during the lifetime of the weather bureau, yet it is not the coldest snap of recent years by many degrees. February, as a rule, in this latitude, is not a cold month. In nearly every year since 1872 the mini- mum temperature has been reached in January. The coldest weather which Washington has known since was on December 31, 1880, and January 1, 1881. On the first day the mercury went down to 13 degrees below and on the following day sank to 14. The minimum temper: of each year for the years is as follows: 1 January 10, 3 be- ; 1876, December 9 and 10, 4 ‘above; 1Si7, January 3, 4 and 5, 3 below; 1878, January 8, zer January 3, zero 1880, December 3i, 13 below; 1881, Janu 1, 14 below; 1882, January 24, 8 above January 23, 9 above; 1484, January 26, 2 above; 1885, January 21 and 29, 10 above; 1886, January 13 and 14, 1 below; 1887, Jan. uary 3, 6 above; 1888, January ‘22 and 28, 9 above; 1889, February 5, 4 above; 180), December 27 and 28, 18 above; 1891, De- cember 18, 15 above: 1 January 17, 4 above; 18%, January 18, 6 below; 1891, De- cember 29, 6 above; 1805, February 3, 3 below. In Other Places. At 8 am. today reports from all the stations of the weather service show that the coldest for the corresponding period in other years was registered at Norfolix, Charlottee, Raleigh, Hatteras, Wilmington, N. C.; Augusta, Savannah, Jacksonville, Titusville, Jupiter and Key West, Fla.; Atlanta, Tampa, Pensacola, Mobile, Mont- gomery, Meridian, Vicksburg, New Orleans, Shreveport, Fort Smith, Little Rock, TPal- estine, Tex.; Galveston, San Antonio, Cér- pus Christie, Tex.; Memphis, Nashville, Chattanooga, Knoxville, Louisville, Indian- apolis, Cincinnati, Columbus, Ohio, and Parkersburg, W. Va. At a number of these points, especially in the far south, Florida, ‘Texas and Louisiana, the mercury went to @ lower point than was ever before reg- istered. The thermometrical readings at the various stations at 8 a.m. today are given below. The minus marks preceding figures indicate the number of degrees be- ‘Ipena, Mich. ItSte. Marie, Mich Green Bay, Mich. ce, Wis. Duluth, M Saint Vine Saint Paul, 3 La Crosse,’ W Davenpor Des Moines, Tow Keokuk, Iowa. Hannibal, Mi Springfield, 1 Cairo, TH. xint Tanis, Mo. Concordia, Kan. Omaha, Neb Valentine, Neb. Yankton, 'S. Dak: Huron, $. Dak. Pierre, S. Moorkead, Bismarck, Williston, N. ifavre, Mont Helena, Mon’ —10 14 8 12 16 Chatham, N. Halifax, N. Montreal, Harrisbarg, Pa. Philadelphia. BP At tie City, $i owoNooNeRAD nek | ort BENS! wEooe’ Rapid City, Salt Lake Ct Cheyenne, Wyo. Denver, Col. Little Rock, Ark. Ine, ‘Fe: ston, ‘Tex jemphis, ‘Tenn... Knoxville, ‘Tenn: Louisville, Ky Indianapolis, Ind. Cineinnati, Ohio. ratns,” Ohio a White Oswego, Pa. land, Detroit, Francisco, Cal. Los Angeles, Cal... Railroads Blocked. ‘The scene around the Baltimore and Ohio station today was one of storm and deso- lation that has not been equaled in this city since the great blizzard of 1888. Snow was blowing around in great gusts, and no one thought of venturing out on the platform unless it was absolutely neces- sary. The tracks were all buried deep in drifts, and it was almost impossible to keep even the platforms clear of snow. All the trains that have arrived today were from two to six hours behind time, and, no matter whence they come, the passengers and trainmen report a storm of unprecedented severity. The great bliz- zard seven years ago, it is true, brought with it deeper snow and on that occasion traffic was practically suspended. But the storm of last night, while it did not prevent trains from coming through, did inflict the greatest hardship on every on board. For example, the train from Pittsburg, which was due at 7:10 a.m., did not reach Washington until nearly 11. ‘The train from New York, due at 7:30, eduled to arrive four hours later, while the train from Cincinnati and St. Louis, due at 4 did not reach this city until after All the incoming trains were covered with snow and ice, and presented the ap- pearance of an incoming ocean steamer which has been battling with the elements. he engineers on a number of trains re- g through storms of wind and it almost impossibie to any progress at all. he engines r ected with ice, and in many ca. the trainmen came very near to being frozen. A Terrible Ride. In conversation with a Star reporter this morning, the engineer who brought the Pittsburg train from Cumberland to thi city said that the storm was the wors that he had ever known in ail his experi- ence. It was impossible to Keep the tracks clear on account of the winds, which changed the positions of the drifts more 1apidly than they could be cleared away. Any number of drifts, from four to six feet deep, were encountered, and time and again the train came to a full stop on ac- count of the snow. Considerable difficulty was had with the air brakes and a number of times the triple valve which regulates the brake on the driving wheel froze solid and gave considerable trouble. The condition of the engineer and fireman was about as vad as could be imagine}. If the windows of the cab had been kept closed they would have been banked sup in a few minutes with snow and ice, making it impossible to sce ahead along the track. So it was nec sary to keep the windows open, and the result was the snow beat into the cab in great drifts. As it struck the faces of the men it melted and then froze solid again in the icy wind, and ‘their faces were covered as if with masks of solid ice. Several times the men thought they would be overcome with: the cold and e: posure, and they were almost surprised, as well as pleased, when they pulled into the station this morning, still alive and appar- ently not so very much worse off for their terrible experience. This} was only a sam- ple of the stories told by the crews of the various incoming trains.; The storm does not appear to have been very much worse in the mountains than it was nearer to Washington, as is shown by the reports of the trains of New York ard the north. Outgoing Ttains. Thes2 stories cf hardship were not con- fined solely to incoming frains, but the greatest difficully has also been experi- enced today in getting trains out from the station. The storm has been felt in its Sreatest severity in the outer yards, and it has been a hard maiter_to get in en- gines and cars with whiclt to make up trains. All the turntables, switches and water supplies were frozen up, causing the greatest inconvenieace to the make-up All the trains leawing the city this ng were from fifteén minutes to a haif hour behind time inj getting off. General Manager Alvey ‘was on hand at the station ail last night Battling with the difficulties which encompassed his oilice, and doing his level best to bring order out rhing he came e Metropolitan clearing away of seeming chaos. This in on a freight engine on branch, which was used the drifts. He rex ping through 2 number of drifts six feet deep, and says that they had the greatest dif- ficulty In making any headway at all. One unpleasant result of his labors in this di- rection was a pair of frost-bitten ears, and he fooked pretty badly battered today as a result of his official battle with thg ele- ments. The Pennsylvania, Alexandria was completely cut® off from the rest of the world this morfing. The river is frozen over and the railroad tracks running in all directions af covéred with snow to the extent that it Is impossible to move railroad trains, At the Baltimore and Potemac depot this mornig business was almost at a standstill. Star= reporter was told there by the railroad offitials that it was possible to run traitts over the rail- road between here and New York this morning, although all trains coming this way were hours behind thine, The clerks’ trains between Baltimore and this city came in late, but there was nothing mo’ south. Last night at 10:4) the Florida special left here on its way sopth, but soon after passing Four-Mile Run if. encountered a snowdrift through whichsthe pressure of steam could not push tke wheels. This drift, which was not far from St. Asapi's, it is thought, was the largegt/on the road. When it was at the train could not get along, a t Was made to return to the city, but this was also impossible, and it was not i about 9 o'clock this morning that two engines were able to rescue the train from the huge pile of snow and return here. The Florida spe- cial on its way tn this direction was un- able to pass Quantico last night on ac- count of the enowdrifts on the track. It was impossible this morning for trains to move over the Washington and Ohio road between here and Round Hill, and the many clerks who live along the line of this road were compelled to remain home today. Snow plows and gangs of workingmen _were sent out from the station this morn- ing to clear the tracks, and it is thought that the Alexandria trains will be moving on time late in the afternoon. Street Car Travel. Street car travel was carried on with great difficulty last evening, and the situa- tion this morning, as far as the suburban lines were concerned and some portions of the city lines, was not improved. Even the cable road experienced several delays last evening, owing mainly to the diffi- culty in operating the brakes. The col- lision at 14th and U streets with the Chevy Chase car, which was mentioned in yester- day's Star, stopped all travel for some time, and’then there was a slight col- lision at the corner of B and Ist streets northwest between one of the cars and a snow plow. The brakes were unable to hold the cars as they came down the hill, and a blockade resulted, which affected the Belt line as well. On the Metropolitan line travel continued at irregular intervals last night, but prac- tically the regular schedule was followed this morning. The snow plows and the sweepers were kept busy all night, and in spite of the drifting snow the tracks on this road are comparatively free. An enormous drift of snow on 14th street near the monument blockaded travel on the Relt road, and although a gang of men was kept at work all night a large part of the drift was still there this morning. The cars were run down 12th street ir stead of 11th. The section of the road on Louisiana avenue was also shut off by the drifted snow. By attaching four horses to the cars travel on the Belt road was main- tained pretty well during the evening and was resumed again this morning. 2 The electric portion of the Eckington road was able to maintain travel pretty well, but the drifting snow proved rather formidable for the plows. ‘Snow piled to an unprecedented height on and along the tracks of the suburban roads rendered travel this morning imp: Owing to the high wind which prev the efforts to clear the tracks were ren- dered fruitless, as the snow seemed to be blown back as rapidly as removed. Piles of snow six and eight feet high were re- ported aiong these lines. Even the cars on the Anacostia road stopped running. The managers of the roads expected to be able to accomplish something in the way of clearing the tracks as soon as the wind died jown. Hard on Gripmen, ‘The storm was especially severe upon the gripmen and car conductors; the wind hav- ing full play through the grip cars along the avenue. Many of the gripmen had not counted on the severity of the storm which came later in the evening, after they assumed the duties of the post, and consequently much injured) by the and cold. Many rumors were afloat about frozen t, ears, fingers, hands and oth exposed parts of the body, and in a num- ber of cases the rumors proved well fow ed. It was rumored early this morning that one conductor of a cable ear had been frozen while on his st night, and was so overcome as to ni itate-his removal into a house alors line of the road. Inquiry at the office of the Washington and Georgetown Railroad Company failed to confirm the report. The gripmen are talking of getting the com| ies to adopt some means of protec- tion during severe cold weather, and there is talk of a bill looking to that end to be introduced in Congress. At the last session of the Maryiand legislature a bill w in- troduced providing for the inglosing of the grip cars, but was fought so hard by the Baltimore railroads that it was not passed. SS ‘aval Movements. Two more of our warships are nearing the scene of conilict between China and Japan. These are the cruiser Detroit and the gunboat Machias. ‘The first named ar- rived at Singapore, India, yesterday, and the latter sailed from Colombo, Ceylon, yesterday for the same port. Yokohama, Japan is their stopping place. NO EFFECT LIKELY Congress Will Probably Not Adopt the President’s Suggestion. REED'S BILL CCOLD HAVE PISSED a Democrats Voted Against It for Party Reasons. — TIONAL COMMENTS CONGR ———— The message from the President announc- ing the negotiation for bonds is pretty gen- erally regarded in Congress as a theatrical performance. It is not believed that the message was addressed to Congress with any idea that it would lead to the author- ization of gold bonds to take the place of those which the executive has been able to negotiate, but that it is intended to im- press the public with the idea that if there is any criticism on account of the high rate of interest paid on the bonds issued Congress shall be held responsible for it. The assumption that this is the purpose of Mr. Cleveland in sending the message has excited considerable bad feeling and a spirit of defiance in Congress. It 1s not regarded as at all probable that Congress will take advantage of the ten days’ option to change the bonds into gold bonds, so as to reduce the interest from 3 and 33-4 to 3 per cent. The statement implied in his message that the bonds were issued by private ne- gotiation has caused some surprise and is regarded as Indicating that the bankers have the upper hand in the negotiation and compelled Cleveland to yield. He took the position at first that the bonds should not be issued in this way, but that bids should be advertised for, and it is said that in the controversy over this question the first ne- gotiations were held up. His sending a message to Congress was probably inspired largely by a desire to avoid criticism on this point, as he clearly states that the men who have it in their hands to give or with- hold the gold sought are not to be dictated to by the government. It is said by republicans that had the ad- ministration not been afraid of the repub- licans getting too much credit out of the matter Mr. Reed’s proposition might have heen got through Congress. Some of the democrats who voted against it acknowl- edged privately to republicans that they favored the proposition, but that for party reasons they would have to vote against it, as the administration realized that it would never do for the solution of the problem to come from that quarter. The reason re- publicans advanced a particular proposition which was presented by Mr. Reed was that nothing more complicated in its character could by any possibility be got through. It is well known to ry man in Con- gress that ro legislation n be had which the silver men of the Senate determinedly oppose. It was therefore essential if ac- tion were sought to fix upon some measure which they would be willing to permit to pass. The republicans conferred among themselves. until they had reached a propo- sition which Mr. Teller and others would agree to. This was the Reed substitute. The question presented to the House, therefore, was whether they should take a practical view of the situation and ac- cept something which might be passed through the Senate or whether they should try to pass a bill which was more nearly what they wanted, but which could not even get consideration in the Senate. In deciding not to vote for the Reed substi- tute the administration democrats sealed the fate of their proposed financial legisla- tion, Even had they succeeded in passing the Springer bil through the House it would have been with the foreknowledge that it never could pass the Senate, and that, therefore, the action of the House would have been little more than a spec- tacular performance. Some Are Hopefal. The ever-hopeful, never-to-be-discouraged gentlemen, who have been insisting ever since the session began that legislation de- sired by the administration on this subject could be had, are starting out today as buoyantly as ever, with the declaration that, In consequence of Mr. Cleveland’s message, Congress will authorize the sub- stitution of gold bonds for those being negotiated. It seems absurd for any ‘one to expect such a thing for an instant. A majority of the democrats and a very con- siderable number of the republicans, if not a majority, are opposed to the use of the word “gold” for various reasons. The republican objection is that as it stands now “coin” means “gold,” and that the issue of a new set of bonds with the word “gold” substituted for coin would make a discrimination which might discredit the coin bonds. The message 1s hardly likely to change the opinion of any considerable number of men in Congress. The question now if any further attempt at legislation is to be had is transferred from the banking and currency committee to the committee on ways and means. ‘There is nothing in the message about cur- and under the rules of the House ays and means committee has au- ty over the simple question of bonds. Wilson of West Virginia can now have a chance to try his hand on this difficult problem of influencing Congress to do what it does not want to do. Senators Discuss the Message. The President’s message was somewhat unexpected by the Senate, but it had nat been on the Vice President’s desk 5 minutes before the fact that it was a message in regard to bonds was circulated among seme of the Senators. Others not so for- tunate failed to appreciate what was going on until the reading of the document was well under way. When all the Senators had become aware of the character of the message they gave undivided attention to the reading of the document, and some of them made audible comments as the reading proceeded. Don't Care to Talk. “J don’t care to discuss it,” said Sena- tor Sherman of the finance committee,when the reading had been concluded. He had given careful attention throughout the reading, but had shown no sign of either approval or disapproval. He added ‘it is a clear and well written document. to the policy indicated, we are ell so divided that I prefer to say noth- ing. nator White (democrat, California), a ominittee, deciined member of the finan to say more than f the interest-sav- ing indicated by President could be made without taking other loss it would be well to save it.” Senator Teller, republican, of Colorado, deciared the silver men would not be moved by the President's appeal for gold bond: He also predicted that the gold se- eur by the pro <i issue would go out just as it had gone befor under the same ircumstanc said there was no real advantage in ng the bonds abroad. He thought at least a hundred millions could have been disposed of in this country at 2 per cent. Senator Jones of Arkansas, also a mem- ber of the finance committee, said he had nothing to say. Unloads the Responsibility. Senator Hill of New York—The Pre: unloads the responsibility for the pres tion on Congr Senator Brice of Ohio—The power of she gov ment to maintain its credit and the parity is unquestioned. Legislation pro- vides for this. other matter. Senator Washburn (republican) of Minne- sota—It is fortunate we have a President pee has the nerve to do his duty unflinch- ingly. Senator Dubois (republican) of Idaho—It is what we all expected, and there was no necessity of sending a message to Congress on the subject. He talks of maintaining the parity; why, he will send gold to a premium if he keeps on. A little surprise was expressed by mem- bers at Speaker Crisp's prompt reference of the President’s message to the commit- tee on ways and means instead of the banking and currency committee. This was clearly explained, however, on the ground that the bond issue was a step taken in regard to the revenues of the government and the bonded debt. Mr. Reed of Maine walked over to the democratic side and made some sarcastic remarks when the message was read. “I am surprised,” he said to Gen. Tracey, “that you and Strauss and Everett ap- plauded that message, and I noticed that you were alone in your applause. “Why did not you applaud?” asked. “Because I am with the great majority,” was the reply. The action of Speaker Crisp is taken by members of the Heuse a practical transfer of the financial leadership in the body for the remainder of the term of Mr. Springer to Mr. Wilson, the chairman of the ways and means committee. Whnt Mr. Wilsen Says. Mr. Wilson had not read the message when seen, and had just learned of its ref- erence to committee, having arrived a little late. Consequently he Was not able to comment upon it. “The committee will consider the mes- sage at once,” he said. ‘A special meeting will be called, or possibly it will be taken up at tomorrow’s meeting, that was called for another purpose.”” Mr. Springer sai 5 this relates solely tc the bonded debt, it goes properly to the committee on ways and means, which has exclusive jurisdiction over those matters. “It pertains in no way to currency ques- tions. The message sti!] presents the question of gold bonds. If I was charged with the subject I would report a bill of one section providing that whatever bonds were issued in the future should be pay- able in gold at 3 per cent.” Representative Tracey (N. Y.) said: “The message shows the absurdity of refusing to pass legislation authorizing gold bonds.” —— THE HAWAIIAN REVOLT The cost of so doing is an- jen. Tracey A Small But Important Batch of Corres- pondence Sent to Congress. Instructions to Minister Willis in Re- gard to Americans Under Sentence for Participating in the Uprising. The President sent to Congress today a small but important batch of Hawatian correspondence. It relates to the recent revelutfon and the trial of the conspirators and consists of two telegrams only, as fol- lows: Mr. Willis to Mr. Gresham. rs HONOLULU, January 30, 1895. (SAN FRANCISCO, February 6, 1895.) Revolt over 9th, Casualties—Government, one; royalist, two. Court-martial convened 17th; has tried thirty-eight cases; two hun- dred more to be tried and daily arrests. Gulick, former minister, and Seward, min- -ister, major in federal army, both Ameri- cans, and Rickard, Englishman, sentenced to death; all heretofore prominent in poli- tics. T. B. Walker, formerly in the United States army, imprisonment for life and $5,000 fine. Other sentences not disclosed, but will probably be death. Requested copies of record for our government to de- termine its duty before final sentence, but no answer yet, Bitter feeling and threats of mob vio- lence, which arrival of Philadelphia _yes- terd2y may prevent. Lilluokalani_ made prisoner 16th; on 24th relinquished all claims and swore allegiance republic, im- ploring clemency for Hawaiians. Govern- ment replies to Lilluokalani, “This docu- ment cannot be taken to exempt you in the slightest degree from personal and indi- vidual liability for complicity in late con- spiracy.” Denies that she had any rights since January 14, 1893, when she attempted new constitution. “Fully appreciates her call to disaffected to recognize republic, and will give full consideration to her un- selfish appeal for clemency” for partici- pants. ALBERT 8. WILLIS. Gresham to Willis. DEPARTMENT OF STATE, Washington, February 7, 1895. COOPER, U. 8. Dispatch Agent, San Francisco, California. Forward following by first steamer to A. S. Willis, United States minister, Honolul: “If American citizens were condemned to death by a military tribunal, not for actual participation in reported revolution, but fer complicity only, or if condemned to death by such a tribunal for actual par- ticipation, but not after open fair trial, with opportunity for defense, demand de- lay of execution, and in either case report to your government evidence relied on to support death sentence. “GRESHAM.” EFFECT OF THE BLIZZARD. The Senate Appropriates $10,000 for the Local Poor. An echo of the blizzard was heard in the Senate this afternoon, and if it shouid be repeated In the House the sum of $15,000 will be available within a short time for the relief of the poor in the District and for the breaking of the ice blockade in the river. A little later Mr. Harris presented a joint resolution appropriating $5,000 to enabie the District Commissioners to remove the ice in the Potomac as far as the District line on the south to permit the continw ance of the navigation of the river. This was likewise passed without any debate. Shortly after the Senate met Mr. Sher- man presented a bill appropriating $10,000 for the relief of the suffering poor in the District, to be dispensed by the Commis- sioners with the aid of the charitable er- ganizations. There was no debate what- ever and the bill passed without division. Both measures now go to the House for action. In each case one-half of the sum appropriated is to be paid out of the Dis- trict revenues, amounting in all to $7,500. ae Se Monthly Import and Expert Statement Acting Secretary Hamlin has, in a ietter to the House of Representatives, recom- mended legislation providing for the print- ing of 1,500 copies for congressional use of the monthly summary statement of im- ports and exports prepared by the chief of the bureau of statistics, and giving the treasury authority to order not exceeding 4,000 additional copies of each the necessity for the leg! from the fact that the new printing law limits the edition of the statement to 1,000 copies. It is the only public record made of imports and exports, he says, and gives in addition a great variety of information cn the cemmerce and finance of the United States and foreign countries. os The Steamer Pilgrim Delayed. NEWPORT, R. L, February 8.—Nothi has been heard of the Pilgrim here. The Providence, of the Fall Hiver line steam- night, bound ins tied up to her were forwarded THE WORST IN YEARS Not Such a Storm ince the Blizzard of 1888, TRAINS FROM THE EAST VERY LATE Traffic Much Delayed by the Huge Drifts. @ WIRES NOT INTERFERED Y¥ NEW YORK, February 8&—The worst snow storm since the blizzard of March 14, 1888, ‘started in last evening and has con- tinued uninterrupted up to the present time. Traffic on surface street railways is very much delayed and in consequence the elevated roads are taxed beyond their ca- pacity under normal conditions. _With that capacity reduced two-thirds by the storm the delay is most annoying. Trains were running 20 and 25 minutes apart, and as they stopped at the station the cars were so full that in some in- stances the gates could not be opened, and no one could get on. Women were in some cases pulled out over the railing, but hun- dreds of people were carried past the sta- tion. Mea not only fille? all the platforms, but clung on outside the railing of the rear platforms, in peril of being thrown off at the curves. On the North and East rivers, where the storm had a clear sweep and where the running cakes of ice added to the danger, the ferry boats stopped running when the storm was at its fiercest. They made half- hourly trips during the night and just be- fore dawn stopped running altogether. The greatest danger was experienced in the ice cakes in the river. The slips were filled with ice, and a beat could reach her dock only after long delay. The Jersey Central railroad was com- pletely blo:ked up to 9:30. No cars had reached the depot at Jersey City, and as a consequence thousands are snow-bound and unable to reach this city. The officials declare that they will have the cuts cleared of snow and trains run- ning before noon. One of the Jersey Cen- tral ferry boats arrived at the foot of Lib- erty street at 8:50, some twenty minutes behind time, carrying only one passenger, and that a woman. Yesterday the same boat, at the same hour, carried 2,500 pas- sengers. One of the Pennsylvania ferry boats last night got lost in the river, and consumed over two hours in reaching her slip on the Jersey side. MANY STEAMERS OVERDUE. No Sign Given of La Gascbdgne’s Whereabouts. NEW YORK, February 8—Not a vessel had arrived at,this port up to noon today. At Sandy Hook it is very thick. The wind has increased in force, and at noon was blowing at the rate of seventy miles an hour. The steamer La Gascogne had not been sighted. The fierce. gale which set in yesterday afternoon continues, and at Sandy Hook the wind is blowing at the ‘rate of nearly sixty miles an hour, and nothing can be distinguished at any great distance from the shore. Direct telegraph- ic communication with Fire Island is stop- ped, the cable connection with the main- land having been broken by the vast quan- tity of ice in the great South bay. Should La Gascogne, now five days over- due, be anywhere near the coast she could not be seen until she was close to Sandy Hook. ‘The White Star steamer Teutonic is now about two days behind her best record time, and the belief grows that she may be assisting the Gascogne. The Red Star steamer Rhyniand, now thirteen days out from Antwerp, has not yet been reported. Other steamers due are the Bolivia, from Mediterranean ports, fifteen days out from Gibraltar; the Leiandaff. City, seventeen days out, from Swansea; the Manitoba, fourteen days out, from London; the Wit- tekind, twelve days out, from Bremen, and = Taormina, fifteen Gays out, from Ham- ure. The probabilities are tha? when the weather clears all these latter steamers will be sighted off Sandy Hook, and it is hoped that La Gascogne and Teutonic will be emong them. : SPENT AN AWFUL NIGHT. Mard Fight for Life of a Fishing Schooner’s Crew. NEW YORK, February 8.—The fishing schooner Emma, while trying to make a harbor in Gravesend bay last evening, be- came jammed in a heavy Ice floe which drifted out of the narrcws with the ebb tide. The ice forced the little craft over to the west bank between Hoffman and Swin- burne islands, where she heeled over and commenced to fill. The heavy ice driving against her sides sprung her decks and seams. A heavy snowstorm was raging at the time she struck, making the weather so thick that the captain was unable to locate the land. The crew lashed themselves to the rigging and waited for help. The wind blew with terrific fury, and in desperation at midnight focr of the crew Iaunched @ dory in the hopes of reaching shore. The wind now changed to the westward and the dory was lost to sight in a few minutes and has not been heard from up to 10 o'clock this morning. Capt. Hanson and the remaining four sailors, fearing to stand by the wreck any longer, decided at 2 a.m. to launch another dory and attempt to reach the shore. After a desperate struggle with the heavy ice and intense celd and blinding spray the well-nigh exhausted fishermen sighted the light on Fort Tompkins, and shortly after 6 a.m. they managed to reach the shore and walk to the residence of Keeper Davey of the light house, who did aii in his power for the sufferers. The Emma hailed from New Londop where she was built in 1882. She was tor- ty-three feet long and registered a trifle over 118 tons. HIGH DRIFTS I PHILADELPHIA, Street Car and Other Travel Almost Impossible. PHILADELPHIA, Pa., February 8—The storm which began last night is near- est approach this locality has experienced to the blizzard of Mar: 1888, since that memorable storm spread ruin over the country. The snow ceased failing in this city shortly after midnight, but the wind seemed to increase in velocity, and the snow in high drifts, rendering street car and other travel almost impossible. The weather is bitter cold. According to W reached by the th below zero at 5 a. m. er Officer Dey, the lowest point mometer was 1 degree At 9 a. m. the mer- cury lingered clo: In the interior ture 5 10 belo lefonte, 2 below e3 below 1d, 14 below aimsport, 6 belo ‘All through t Philadelphia and Reading and Bal from two station no through trains had been sent out