Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 10, 1895, Page 1

w1 THE OMAHA = ESTABLISHED JUNE 19, 1871. OMAHA, SUNDAY MORNL NG, FEBRUARY 10, 1895—TWENTY PAGES. NGLE C©OPrY FIVE CENTS. SAILING DEEP WATER Rosebery's Government Feels it is Olear of Bhoals for the Time, UNIONISTS NOT INCLINED TO CROWD IT Labouchere and Dilke Unable to Gain Many Acherents to Their Schiem, GROUND GIVING WAY BENEATH HEALY Timothy's Peculiar Political Methods Have Led to His Temporary Downfall, SOCIAL AMBITION OF A COUNTESS CLIPPED Mistress of Warwick Castle Intended Hav- Ing Royalty at Her Great Ball, but the Objected and Interfered. Princess of Wale (Copyrighted 1595 by Press Publishing Company.) LONDON, Feb. 9.—(New York World . Cable.—Special Telegram.)—The government, having survived the division on the unlonist amendment on the unemployed problem to “ the queen’s speech, there i8 now little pros- pect of an immediate dissolution. In fact, the liberals are beginning to predict that the present sedsion will run its normal length and dissolution will be postponed until next epring. The unicnists say that they don't want a general election before Easter, which is proved by the fact that they refrained from forcing a division on the unemployed amendment on Thursday night, when the government, owing to accidental absences, Would have been beaten by two votes, Red- mond will resume the debate Monday morn- ing, moving an amendment calling for instant dissolution on home rule, but, though he has drafted hig proposal to suit the unionists, there is no chance of its being carried. The efforts of Labouchere and Dilke, on the otber hand, to Induce radical secessions have been o far fruitless, though they count on upsetting the government by surprise before the sewsion Is much advanced. HOW HEALY FELL. The sessional meeting of the Irish party, under McCarthy's leadership, produced the inevitable crop of rumors of acute dissension, The World Is enabled to give the real state of facts hitherto in balloting for the com- mittee of elght who manage the affairs of tha party. Dillon, Sexton, T. P. O'Connor and other leaders of the majority Induced their friends to vote for Healy, whereas Healy's friends only voted for the Healy ticket. ‘The result was that he always headed " the poll, but since his recent open attempt to provoke a revolt the majority of the Dil- lon members have, seemingly, determined to fight him with his own weapons. At Tues- day's ballot the majority did mot vote for ‘Healy, who, consequently, was at the bottom of the list, and T. D. Sullivan, whom the majority elected to please Healy when Ar- " thur O'Conncr was rejected, was replaced by another majority man, T. P. Condcn, M. P. for Clonmel. Healy, in his anger, declared he would not serve on the committee, but has no Intention of retiring from Parliament or the party. At a subsequent meeting of the party he opposed the issue of an appeal to the Irish people for funds, but only got " eleven supporters, showing that he is stead- . {ly losing ground in the party. CLIPPED HER AMBITION. There is some strange gossip going ’round in soclety about the great fancy ball at War- wick castle. The countess of Warwick in- tended that this ball should be a historic entertainment, taking rank with the famous Eglenton tournament. She counted on the presence of the prince of Wales and the duke and duchess of York, but it was intimated at the last moment that these royalties could not accept Invitations. It now transpires that the princess of Wales strongly disapproved of the prince or duke and duchess going to ‘Warwick castle. This refusal was ostensibly because of the mourning for the czar. The prince at the outset insisted on accept'ng, but finally the princess intimated that she would _indefinitely prolong her stay abroad If he carried out his Intentiom, and, as a matter of fact, Aid not return until he had declined «the invitation. The result was that the ball, though gorgeous and picturesque, lacked the eclat royalty would, have given it, and falled to create the sensation intended. JAPS SUFFERED TOO. ©Ohinese Inflicted Some Destruction on Thelr Enemy's Vessels. HIROSHIMA, Feb, 9.—An official dlspatch “from Admiral Ito says that on the night of the 4th the first torpedo flotilla guarded the west entrance of Wei-Hal-Wel. Shortly after the men had disappeared behind the hills the cond and third flotillas entered through the spaces between the floating obstructions of the eastern channel and started the torpedoes which destroyed the Ting Yuen. The Chin Yuen's bottom, it is supposed, had been dawaged. The shots of the Chinese struck torpedo boat No. 8. All on board were . killed. While the others were returning they grounded on the floating obstructions and partly sank under the fire of tne enemy. “A lieutenant ard two others were frozen to death, On the night of the Gth the first flotilla renewed the attack and torpedoed and the cruiser Chin Yuen, and probably the Ironclad Chen Yuen, the Wel Yuen and one gunboat. This time there was no loss to boats or men, The Japanese damaged torpedo boats were towed to Port' Arthur, Loadon Comment ou the Loan. LONDON, Feb. 9.—The Dally News, In its finangial article, ‘says it belleves that the price of the new fssue will yleld investors 81 per cent. There Is a widespread market avallable, both here and in the continent for such securities. The Chronicle says: The unfavorable terms upen which America proposes to borrow are not @ very flattering commentary on Amerl- can finance. The present financlal and cur- rency system will not last long, but what will replace it? What substantial guarantee have the great banking and financial houses that a complete financial revolution will not oceur in America within a brief period?" The Times says that Parls will be likely 1o be keener after the American bonds than London. It adds that some influential people here seem indisposed to invest in the lssue atall. Reguiations (or Feal Fishermen. LONDON, Feb, 9.—~The Official Gazetie pub- Mahes an order fn council dated February 2, giving effect to article 47 in the scheduled Py isions of the Berlug sea award aet, pro- ng that on application a speclal license be given 1o the master or owner of vessel, provided that satlsfactory 2 ployed is given. This license must always be carrled while sealing. Bach vessel is to carry a special flag, of which the size and color is indicated. In the event of a contra- vention of these regulations, the license will be revoked. The order goes into force forth- with, FLEEING FROM GUATEMALA, Refugees Crossing the Mexican Border to Avold the Press Gang. COMITAN, State of Chiapas, Feb. 9.—This border town 1s full of Guatemalan refugees who are arriving from the south dally by secret routes to avold being pressed into the war service. They report great alarm preva- lent among the people of the republic of Guatemala, especially among the frontiers- men, over the threatened war with Mexico, and say that the greater part of the army of 12,000 men now along the border have been forced into service by the Guatemalans. Most of the refugees arriving at Comitan have come long distances on foot through a wild country and are in a very destitute condition. The problem of taking care of them Js assum- ing serious proportions, and, work being scarce, It is not known whence can come the means for their continued support. Many of them are willing to enlist in the Mexican army and fight against their own country it thereby they can contribute to the overthrow of the rule of President Barrios. Among the refugees just arrived is a Mex- lean family named Valdez, which has been living for some itme In Guatemala. The family consisted of the parents, two sons and two daughters. In making their escape from the country they were overtaken and the father and two sons Killed. After being mal- treated the mother and two daughters suc- ceeded In reaching this place nearly dead with hunger and hardship. The matter will be called to the attention of the Mexican gov- ernment, with a request that a demand be made upon Guatemala for itdemnity and pun- ishment of the offenders, who, It is claimed, were Guatemalan soldiers. A number of strategic movements, which have been made by the Mexican troops within the last few days, have given rise to a rumor that an ad- vance upon Guatemalan soil has been or- dered. This is denied by General Lorenzo Garcla, who Is in charge of the Tenosqui forces. EIGHT ANARCHISTS CONVICTED. One of Them Creates a Sceno by Denounc- ing the Court. LIEGE, Belgium, Feb. 9.—The trial of the German anarchist, Mueller, and thirteen oth- ers, which has been in progress here since January 14, was concluded todey. Mueller and Westcamp wert sentenced to penal servi- tude for life. Broisch and Bach were sen- tenced to ten years' imprisonment; Vossent was sentenced to four years; Wilke and Schleback to three years; Madame Schlebe to six months imprisonment, and six others were acquitted. The anarchists were charged with blowing up the house of the burgomaster of Liege on April 22 last, and with attempting to blow up the church of St. Jacques, in this city. The leader of the gang, Jagotskasky, alias Baron Steinberg, disappeared after the burgomaster's house was blown up and was subsequently arrested by the Russian police. It is believed by the anarchists that the baron was an ‘“‘agent provocate.’” The greatest excitement followed the an- nouncement of the sentences. Bach indulged in a furious outburst of rage and launched a torrent of abuse against the bench, calling the judges *‘scum villains” and saying: “You have committed judicial murder; there is no justice.”” Bach then vaulted over the dock bar to the court and struck right and left. After a severe struggle, during which tho spectators were almost panic stricken, the anarchist was overpowered and removed from the courtroom as he continued scream- ing out insults at the judges. The rest of the prisoners calmly watched the scene. On February 6, during the progress of the trial of the anarchists, Mueller caused a sensation by declaring that his companions were not concerned in any of the explosions with which his evidence had previously connected them. GUATEMALA HAS NOT RECEDED. Mexloo Pushing Troops to the Front and PurchasingArms. CITY OF MEXICO, Feb, 9.—(Via Laredo.) —There 1s no change In the Guatemalan mat- ter. The Mexican officials will not give out any Infcrmation, Despite all reports to the contrary, however, it is learned on good au- thority that Guatemala has ot receded trom her orlginal answer to Mexico, and is still rushing troops to the frontier, -The Mex. fcan warship Zaragossa, which s the best of the Mexican navy, is awalting orders at Acapulco with steam up. Mexico is still send- ing troops to the front and Is also perfecting a telegraphic line, it is reported also that she is buying arms and ammunition abroad and In the United States, From the present outlook the delay s on the part of Mexics, for time needed to make active preparations for possible war, Duke of Parma-lourbon Challen; PARIS, Feb, 9.—The ex-duke of Parma- Bourbon, who lost his throne in the Italian insurrection of 1859, and who is the father- in-law of Prince Ferdinand of Bulgaria, has been challenged to fight a duel by his cousin, Prince Pascal of Bourbon. A quarrel took place ‘between the two princes at the funeral of the ex-king of Naples at Arco which cul- minated in Prince Pascal being denfed per- mission to take part i his brother's obse- quies. He was even expelled from the town of Arco by the chief of police, Armentan Commission fuving Trouble. CONSTANTINOPLE, Feb. 9.—The ex- amination of witnesses by the Armenian com- mission at Moosh continues, but the ‘local authorities are throwing difficulties In the way of the foreign delegates who are desirqus of obtaining information from persons whose evidence s considered necessary. ~ Conse- quently the envoys of Great Britain, France and Russla, have jointly insisted that the Porte must sustain the rights of the delegates with the commission, and enable them to obtain the particula Privy Council Disn the Appeal. LONDON, Feb. 9.—The judgment of the privy councll was announced today, dis- missing the appeal, with costs, against the judgment of the Court of Queen's bench of Canada, In the case of Casgrain against the Atlantic & Northwestern rallroad, in which the plaintift tried to compel the complainant to open Blanche Lane, Montreal. Lord Randoiph hurchili’s Succersor, LONDON, Feb. 9.—Mr. Farrell] consery tive, has been returned without opposition as member of Parliament for South Paddington in succession to (he late Lord Randolph Churchill, Spuin Kawsing the Duty on Corn. MADRID, Feb. 8.~The parliamentary com- mittee, to which the matter was referred, has approved the proposition to increase the duty on foreign corn. No Nearer an K Thun Yesterday, BOISE, Idalo, Feb. 9.—-There were thre: pairs today and the vote for United Stat senator resulted: Bhoup, 17; EBweet, I Claggelt, 16, BOREAS HOLDS SWAY Great Suffering in Germany Caused by the Intense Cold, MANY PEOPLE WEZRE FROZEN TO DEATH Navigation Along the Coast Proves Diffi- cult and Dangerous, ANTI-ENGLISH FEELING IN GERMANY Conduct of the Officers of t' e Crathic Universally Denounced, SEEKING ADVICE FROM PRINCE B'SMARCK Declared the Antl-Revolutionary Bill Threat- ened the Libertles of All-Preparations to Celebrate the Aged Statesman's Birthday on a Large Scale. (Copyrighted, 1895, by the Assoclated Press.) BERLIN, 'Feb. 9.—Throughout Germany during the past week the cold has been in- tense and in several places the thermometers have registered 20 degrees below zero, Fahren- heit. The Rhine, Neckar and the Main are frozen over for long distances and the south- ern part of the Cattegat is also frozen. Heavy snow drifts have completely stopped traffic about the Eiffel mountains and the Rbineland, where the snow is six feet deep. Great misery has been caused in many parts of Germany and numbers of people have been frozen in the country districts and even near Berlin. Railroad trafiic is especially disorganized. There have been several cases in which the tires of wheels have broken on account of the extreme ccld and have thus caused the derallment of trains, From Altkirch, Alsace, it is reported that wolves, in some cases driven by the extreme cold, have come to the villages in order to seek food, and in other provinces the same occurrenca Is recorded. Steamers have experienced the greatest difficulty in forcing thelr way through the blocks of lce along the coast and the mails from Kicl to Koseer, Iceland, were suspended today. For some time past the distinct feeling of animosity toward Great Britain has been evidenced by a large section of the German press, and the Elbe disaster has been the occasion for quite a display of anglophobia. The Kreuz Zeitung led the onslaught with a highly prejudiced article, in which it was claimed that the catastrophe has again shown that the English have a brutal disre- gard for other people’'s rights, the blame of the collision entirely falling, according to the Kreuz Zeitupg, on the English steamer Crathle. Other newspapers followed with severe denunclations of the Crathie, em- bellished with a shower of abuse against England, and ihe statement appeared In some of the newspapers, and remains un- contradicted, that the emperor, upon re- celving full particulars of the collision, char- acterized the conduct of the Crathie as ruf- flanly and inhuman. MEASURES TO PREVENT LOSS AT SEA. In the Reichstag this afternoon Baron von Stumm Halberg introduced the subject of the loss of the Elbe by asking the govern- ment what steps would be taken to prevent loss of life and shipwrecks. In so doing, he expressed . the opinion that the conduct of the captain and the crew of the Elbe were irreproachable. He added that the construc- tion of ships ought to be supervised by the state, and that the rule of the road on the high seas should be definitely regulated. The chancellor, Prince Hohenlohe, in re- plying, sald that the federal governments were directing attention to the subject of insuring the seaworthiness, of ships by state control, and he hoped that all the mercan- tile nations before next winter would give effect to the decision arrived at by the in- ternational conference at Washington in 1889 in regard to rules of the road at sea. The chancellor also sald that the federal govern- ments shared in the grief of the nation at the horrible accident which had befallen the Blbe, adding that the reproaches heaped upon her officers by the foreign press were quite unfounded. . Herr Jebsen, national liberal, who is a ship owner, objected to state control of the construction of ships, and proceeded to se- verely denounce the conduct of.Captain Gor- don, master of the British ship Crathle, Herr Singer, socialist, sald that the insur- ance and technical maritime assoclations could not adequately supervise build'ng ships, and, in his opinion, state control of that work was needed. He added that the Im- perial government must also see to the matter of life-saving appliances and pay no attention to capitalists, contractors and ship owners. Dr. von Boetticher, imperial secretary of state for the interior, In reply, sald that a knowledge of the regulations for the pre- vention of accldents at scta was incumbent upon every seaman. In his opinion the gov- ernment’s proposed supervision of ship con- struction was the only practical system. However, if this system was shown to be faulty, state control would be introduced, but in the meantime the present course should have a fair trial. SEAMANSHIP WOULD AVAIL NOTHING. Herr Lieber expressed the view that the main thing was to secure International regu- lations for navigation, as seaworthiness, he added, would not avail a ship when a British vessel dashed savagely into her and ran her down. To this Dr. von Boetticher added that the international regulations would come into force :n the autumn, The Crathle, he added, ought to have given way, and in Germany her master would have been de- prived of his certificate, Baron von Manteuffel, conservative, con- demned the attitude of Great Britain in the matter of the rule of the road, and advo- cated state control of ship bullding and a reduction of the rate of speed. Baron von Stumm-Halberg during the early part of the week pald a visit to Prioce Bismarck at Friedrichsruh in order to seek the veteran statesman's advice as to the best method of pushing the anti-revolution bill. But he received cold comfort, for Prince Bismarck declared that the measure was a stillborn child, which, while intended to restrain one dangerous element of the poputation, threatened the liberties of all, and hel acceptable to none. Preparations for the celebration of the elghtieth birthday of Prince Bismarck on April 1 are proceeding on a large and general scale everywhere In Germany. The students of all the universities and high schools have been offered & prize for the finest ode to Bismarck, the judge to be the poets Helnrich Scidel, Jultus Wolff and Johannes Trojan, The prize song Is to be sung at the university ovation and commers on April 1. From all over Germany addresses will be sent to Prince Bismarck on his birthday and funds have everywhere been $tAPted dn order to celebrate the day by presénfiig him with some gift or by a commemomative event. In the jewelry stores of this eity a score of fine Blsmarck birthday gitfs are “already exhibited and the citfes jof Heidelberg and Mannheim, not waiting forihis birthday, have elected the prince an hohorary cit'zen of their respective towns. AID FOR EMBARRASBED OFFICERS. As a practical result of the recent sensa- tional trials showing the enormous extent to which usury weighs upon the younger of- ficers of the army, funds Were raised especi- ally in all the army edrps from which officers momentarily embarrassed could chiain loans at a very low percentage. These funds have now been amalgamated at the in- stance of the emperor into one: fund, the emperor increasing the sum total by a large contribution out of his ‘own purse. The fund is now known as the Wilkelm Spende and the minister of war is made its central bureau. Considerable comment has been caused in court circles by the news that either during February or at the beginming of the next month the emper:r and empress intend to be the guests of the French ambassador, M. Herbert, at a grand diplomatic soiree, Which 1s to be held at the French embassy. Al- though it fs well known that! the emperor has a sincere liking for M. Herbert, it is said that the immediate cause ofl his majesty's de- cision to attend the soirea was the liberal manner In which the French embassy was decorated and flluminated upon the oceasicn of the emperor's birthday. According to court gossip, too, the emperor and empress have accepted an invitation to visit in May the International Art exposition at Venice, when tiie beautiful C:untess Morisini assumes the character of Dogaressa; her ancestress. The king and queen of Italy are also ex- pected to be present. EXCHANGE OF DECORATIONS. The Reichsanzeiger announces that Em- peror Willlam has conferred the Grand Cross of the Red Eagle on Viscount Aoki, the Jap- anese minister to Germany, who, on January 25, presented his majesty with the Insignia of the Order of the Chrysanthemum, be- stowed upon the emperor by the mikado in recognition of the services rendered to the Japanese army by the instruction given by German officers to Japanese officers. Em- peror, Willlam, it will be remembered, has conferred the Collar of the Bjack Eagle upon the emperor of Japan In retdrn for the Order of the Chrysanthemum. The United States minlster, Mr. Theodore Runyon, sald Mrs. Runyon fefe among the guests at a small and exclusive court ball at the castle on Wednesdsy night last, Mrs. Cleves Syms entertained a number of American residents at a performance of pri- vate theatricals on Wednesday ‘evening. Mrs. Auna Berg, wie of the German as- sistant commissioner at the World's fair, and daughter of E. G. Halle of Chicago, died on Tuesday and was buried yesterday. Dr. von Boetticher, theimperial secretary of state for the interlor, & brother-in-law of Mr. Berg, was one of th At Sea for a Week In a Stubborn,laze ek < HALIFAX, N, S. Feb.:19.—The British steamer City of Wakefleld, Captain Briabyh, from Galveston, January’ 20, via Newport News, January 29, for Hamburg, with a cargo cf cotton ofl cake and ltnseed meal -in bags, put in here this morniug with fire in the hold and damaged about the decks. The fire was discovered Monday = evening. The decks became red hot. Jets of steam were introduced through - the hatch over and through the stokehold. The fire gained head- way, but was gotten under control in one day when the wind, whichi had been blowing hard from the south, worked around to the northwest and developed a: hurricane force. Heavy* seas swept fore and aft for forty- cight hours. The deck load of 650 cedar logs broke adrift and did much damage. Seas flcoded the cabin and forecastle and the en- gineer's berth. The water went down into the hold. Meanwhile the five spread forward among the cotton. The northwest hurricane continued up to Wednesday night. Thirty tons of coal on the deck was washad off. Communication fcre and aft was very dan- gerous. The steamer is, docked, but will shortly haul into the strefm. She has not yet been openéd, and steam jets are still playing into her hold. STEAMER LA PATHIA AGROUND, Lying In an Easy Position and In No Danger of Golng to Pleces. SANDY HOOK, N. J., Fgb. 9.—The large four-masted steamer Patria of the Hamburg- American 1ine, while proceeding to sea this evening, grounded in the main ship channel near the southern edge of Palestine, opposite the Western Union telegraph observatory. She lies In an easy position, heading about east. There 18 not mueh ice around her. At high water she was observed making every effort possible to extricate herself, but without avall. She will probably remain aground till tomorrow morning's flood tide, and with the assistance ‘of: tugs she will no doubt float. She Is in mo immediate danger. AMERIQUE'S PANSENGERS CARED FOR. Sate at Colon, Where They Are Belug Givén Relict Necessary. (Copyrighted, 1895, by Press §yblishing Company.) COLON,Columbia, Feb 9.—+(New York World Cable—Special Telegram,)—The steamer Ville de Marseilles, which it Mere the twenty passengers of the Prench steamer Amerique, will take the'gnémbers of the crew to Burope. The destituth passengers are re- ceiving temporary relief Bere.” Ships Frozen fh the' Ioe. CHATHAM, Mass. b. 9.—Monomoyo sta- tion 18 today in the t'of a fleld of ice. As far as the eye can seé west and south the field is unbroken, and it g believed the fce extends to Nantucket, twenty miles distant on the south, up past Hyamis and nearly to Edgerton. One two-masted and several three- masted schooners are fastin the ice between Handkerchief lightship and ‘the north shore. When the lce moves there will be danger of the ships belng torn from ‘their anchorage and carried ashore. Nothipg But iron steam- ers can come down from Vineyard Haven over the shoals now. steamer Paricon Overdae at Hallfux, HALIFAX, Feb. 9.—The steamer Paricoa 1s now seven days out from New York to Halifax. The general fmpressio) is some ac- cident to herr machingry has hi ppened. A dispatch from Shelburn saj - the schooner Priscilla was ubandened In i. waterlogged condition on the Tth, Her erew was plcked up and the vessel towed to that harbor by the schooner Belden, Captain Whelan. Noted Vianiste Abourd La Gascogne. NEW YORK, Feb. 9.~Mlle. Szumoska, whose name appears in the passenger lst of the overdue steamship La Gascogne, Is-a well known planiste in Haris and London. Bhe is a pupll of Paderewski, who speaks nighly of her, and she was o have made her debut In New York under the manage- ment of Charles F, Tretbar of Stelnway & Co. @reat Damage Done to Fruits and Voge- tables in Florida, EVEN THE TREES REPORTED KILLED Were Just Recovering from the December Freezs When This One Oame, DIFFICULT TO ESTIMATE THI DAMAGE Lake Worth Oouutry the Only Portion Which Escaped. SNOW FALLS AS FAR SOUTH AS TAMPA Pensacola Recorded 12 Above, the Coldent of Any Polnt In the State-Prospects Are for Warm Weather, Com- mencing Today, JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Feb, %:—The full extent of damage done by the cold wave throughout Florida will be hard to estimate fir some days, because reports will be slow in coming from all points, besides much will depend on the weather that folows during the next week, After the freeze of Decem. ber the weather moderated gradually and it was fully ten days before the normal tem- perature was restored. This fact probably saved a large amount of damage to the oranges which would have been d:ne by a sudden warming of the air and exposure to the hot sun. Advices from different sections of the state in regard to the effect of this freeze state that the damage is equal to, If nct greater, than that of the December freeze, The area of low temperature has extended as far scuth as before and vegetation was not in as strong a condition to withstand the cold as before. To recoup the losses of the orange crop many orange growers planted vegetables. They had started a vigorous growth and were developing at the point where they could be most damaged by severe cold. Then camo the second freeze. It appears now that the vegetable crop of Florida is an entire loss. Older orange trees throughout the state had already shown signs of recovery by putting out a new growth, and along the Halifax and Indian rivers and in the southern partion of the orange belt had come to bloom. As far as can be learned this bloom and new growth has been destroyed. It is usually considered that a budded orange tree will be injured by a temperature of 22 degrees continued for twenty-four hours. Sap was running up into the trees, making them more susceptible to cold than in December, when they were In their dormant condition. Pineapples were also. beginning to bloom in the Indian river country, and these now, t00, have been ruined, but it Is probable that the pineapples on ‘Lake. Worth have_escaped. S , ‘The follawing are the lowest temperatures vegisterad at the varlous points named durlng the freezo of the past week: Jacksonville, 14, with ice two inches thick; Titusville, 18; Tampa, 22, with a snow storm; Jupiter, 26; Key West, 48; Pensacola (as low as any point in the state where the government has a weather bureau), 12: Bonifax, 12; Galnes- ville, 18, with heavy loss to orange trees and vegetables; Red Dock, 16; Rochelle, 13; An- clote, 28, with snow, which s unprecedented; Silver Springs Park, 18, and vegetables and strawberries are reported ruined; Callahan, 18, vegetables destroyed; Seville, 19, and Phoenix, 16, Advices from Palm Beach and Lake Worth tonight are that the damage done there s very slight. The latest indica- tions for Florida are that there will be a slight frost in the northern portions tonight, followed by warmer weather and a rapid disappearance of the cold wave. SEVEN MEN FROZEN TO DEATH, Overcome While Crossing the Severn River on the lce. BALTIMORE, Md., Feb. 9.—Railroad trains continue demoralized as to time and the postoffice here is full of mail matter awaiting dispatch. The Baltimore & Lehigh has not moved a train since the storm be- gan. The Western Maryland fs also blocked. Snow drifts have made the highways im- passable and produce from near by places is thus kept out of town, sending up prices of all commcdities. Annapolis is snowbound. Reports come from there that seven men and horses were frozen to death In an at- tempt to cross the Severn river on the lca. Cumberland, in the western part of the state, telegraphs that two passenger coaches and nine engines are fast in a snow drift on the West Virginia Central raillroad at Black Oak bottem. The damage done In Chesa- peake bay and its tributaries by the storm is very great. The North Point and Kent Island shore are strewn with wreckage and loss of life Is feared. The heavy snow and wind and the almost unprecedented forma- tion of ice cut off from all succor the smaller craft caught in the blizzard and their crews, unprovided with fuel and food, are suffering many hardships, No Trains Since Thursday. WILMINGTON, Del., Feb. 9.—The situation on the Delaware railroad is serious. A train which left here at 10 yesterday morning and a train which left Harringt'n yesterday morning are stalled two miles below Middle- ton. A relief train also got stuck in a heavy drift and a constructi:n train that left Wil- mington this morning was held by a drift at Farnhurst, near here. No trains have been run over this riad since Thursday. Hundreds of birds, rabbits and chickens are being killzd by the cold. 7 River Frozen Over. RICHMOND, Va, Feb. 9.—The James river 1s closed from shore to shore for the first time in twenty years. The monitors at anchor in midstream three miles below Rich- mond are in the midst of an acre of ice. No trains from the north by any route have passed this city since Thursday, and north- bound trains have not been able to reach Washington since that time. The blockade is the most complete known for many years, Berriesund Vogetables Ruined at Charleston CHARLESTON, 8. C., Feb. 9.—Continued stress of cold weather today will c mplete the destruction of the vegetable and berry crops. The lowest point reached by the mer- cury today was 17 degree: There is much suffering among the poor. Eulmy Weather Near Puget Sound. TACOMA, Wash,, Feb, 9.—For three weeks the Puget sound country has enjoyed most delightful midwinter weather, of which balmy sunshine and budding flowers have been the chief features. In two weeks it has rained less thau balf an inch and the tem perature has ranged between 40 and 48 de- grees above. Today the weather has been * unusually fine throughout western Washine- ORANGES ARE FROZEN| THE BEE BULLETIN, Weather Forooast for Nebrask: Fair; Probably Warme : Varlable Winds Page. 1. Rosebery’s Follnwers Feel Confident. Continental Europe Frozen Solld. Southerners Suffer Greatly from Cold. Will Sae Hitt Nondsmen. Sennte Votes for a Canal Nobrasks Traveling Men's Celebration Lutherans Avold Rellet Delay. utte Townsite Case Again. ast Week Among Local Soclety. Masle and Her Devotees. Thentrieal News and Gossip. 6. Council Bluffs Local Matters. Tarsh Getting Ano for the Run, . Finerty Fought with Crook. Omahw's Poor Cry Not in Valn. Modern Ral'way Methods Discussed. Where Congressional Salaries Go. Some Passiug Steange Mishaps. Weekly Grist of !rnrl g Gossip. Editorial and Comment. Abraham Lincoln in Politios. What the Omaha Churches Offer. Notes In the Fle.d of Labor. Condition of Omuha's Jobbing Trade. Commerclal and Finuncial Nows, Fentures of the Live Stock Markets Lite of Trilby's Biographer, Present Popalation of the Globe. Night In a Corean Monastery. Telegraphers' Honorable Service. 18. Boys' and Girls' Department, 10. Woman: Her Ways and Her World. 20. Chroulcles of Count Antonlo—111, 11, 12, 13, 14, 18, 16, 17, — e ton. Rosebuds are beginning to appear and buds on fruit trees are swelling. This country has never set up its claims as a winter re- sort, though several parties of tourists from Minnesota and Illinois are now visiting this section to remain until the weather moder- ates at their homes. The Northern Pacific’s first steam heated train arrived from St. Paul today, having encountered weather 40 to 52 degrees below in Dakota and Montana. The experiment was an entire success. After crossing the Cascads mountains steam was scarcely needed, NO NEWS FROM LA GASCOGNE. Varlous Theorles Aavanced to Account for Her Non-Arrival. NEW YORK, Feb. 9.—Hope that the White Star steamer Teutonic would bring some news of la Gascogne were dashed to the earth when the officers of the Teutonic reported they neither saw nor heard of the missing ship. La Gascogne left Havre on Saturday, January 26. With an ordinary speed passage she should have tied up at pier No. 42, North river, last Sunday morning. She is several days overdue, and these last several days on the Atlantic have been marked by the most violent storms, gales and hurricanes, by snow and hail, low temperature and winds that shifted their direction frequently, but seldom lessened their speed. More than this, la Gascogme, from all reports that other ves- sels have brought in, and from the data of the weather bureau, was buffeted by cyclone gales, with the wind blowing at from sixty to 100 miles an bour, almost from her first day out. Not one of the ships which have put into port here or that have touched at any foreign port has seen la Gascogne. From Bermuda and the Azores, from Queenstown and from Havre the story is the same. At first the theory entertained by the agents was that the Gascogne had been temporarily disabled through a break in the machinery and was making for the Azores or perhaps some of her own ports under greatly reduced speed. Yesterday a brand new element was Intro- duced into the mais of conjecture and specu- lation concerning the movements of her fate. La Gascogne 8 out of coal. The suggestion that perhaps all this time la Gascogne had been fighting a hard fight in the teeth of the terriffc gales that other ships avoided, by choosing a path twenty or thirty miles south, brought some comfort to the French line manager. E. G. Dunn, signal officer, said he was of the opinion that she had drawm 8o deeply on her coal supply that when she finally gave up the contest with the blizzards and had headed for the Azores, her speed had to be kept down to perhaps half a dozen knots an hour. Mr, Forget was inclined to insist that the ship had coal enough for any emergency, but he was greatly interested in the story of the storm, Tonight several rumors were afloat to the effect that la Gascogne had been sighted, but Investigation has, in each case, proven such stories without foundation. At 11:50 p. m. a steamship was sighted oft Fire island, bound fin. At first it was thought this might be the long looked for French liner, but as she proceeded without displaying any signals, this hcpe fell flat. It Is customary with captains of overdue steamers to display signals continually when near port, in order to relleve the anxiety of relatives and friends, The weather is rough in the outer. bay to- night and it will take from two to three hours for the vessel to reach Sandy Hook, 2 8. m.—At this hour no news had been received of La Gascogne and Rhineland, FIRE ISLAND, Feb. 9—(© p. m)—A steamer s reported thirty-eight miles east of here. She seemed to be going along at the usual speed and should be off Fira Island about 11 p. m. The wind is blowing strong from the west, and the weather is thick off shore. It is natural to suppose that she Is not la Gascogne, as her captain would signal on account of the knowledge of the anxiety that must exist as to the safety of his ship and her passengers, WINTER TOUKISTS SNOWED 1IN, Storm in the Adirondacks the Worst Bince the 1888 Bllzzard, SARANAC LAKE, N. Y, Feb. 9.—Not since the great blizzard of 1888 has the Adirondack region been 50 completely snowed under. Yesterday the rallways abandoned the idea of running trains and several freight and passenger trains of the Chateaugay, the Adirondack & St. Lawrence, and the North- ern Adirondack were stalled for hours by the tremendous banks of snow. Suow plows pushed by two or three engines were with- out effect, and were themselves stalled and unable to move one way or the other. The situation for a time was serious and but for the hundreds of men who were sent to the scene of delay to dig out the trains m suffering among the passengers mlght have ensued. After a great deal of arduous labor the trains were shoveled out. They are ar- riving tonight at the various destinations from ten hours to two days late. Saranas Lake has been almost cut off from the out- side world for three days and scores of win- ter tourists have been unable to get away from town. During the height of the storm the mercury went down to 20 below zero. Fresh Blizzird sturted in New York LYONS, N. Y., Feb. 9.—A second bllzzard began at 6 o'clock this evening and within & couple of bours it was snowing and blowing harder than at any time since the big storm commenced. Four Central Hudson engines sre off the tracks in the Lyons yards and (Continued on Second Page.) HILTON TO . BE SUED Action to Recover on the ex-0il Inspector's Bond Will Be Commenced, CRIMINAL ACTION WOULD NOT LIE Consultation at the State House Determines the Course to Bo Taken, WHERE DID THE MISSING MONEY GO Many Rumors Concerning the Disposition of the $6,000 Held Out. GREAT LOBBY GATH:RING AT LINCOLN Introduction of Measures Almed at the Afs fairs of Corporptions Brings on an of Life In the Corrldors. Aspect LINCOLN, Feb. 9.—(Special.)—It is stated today that sult will bo commenced next Monday by Attorney General Churchill on the bonds of ex-Oil Inspector Hilton. There was a conference held this afternoon be- tween Governor Holcomb, State Auditor Moore and the attorney general, in which the case of Hilton was freely canvassed. They arrived at the decision that in the absence of any prima’ facle evidence of Intent to de= fraud the state Hilton could only be pro= ceeded against in a civil sult on his bond. The absurd claim.set up by Hilton that gaso= line s not an iluminating oll Is laughed at by every officlal connected with the state house. The fact is pointed out that a num- ber of towns In the state use gasoline for illuminating purposes in the shape of street lamps. Another point scored against the ex-ofl inspector s his rigid adherence to “precedent’” In collecting the fees for ins spection of gasoline, and his utter neglect of ‘“precedent” In turning these fees over to the state treasurer. It Is hinted that Hilton has o disposed of his funds that he is now execution proof, and there s con- siderable speculation as to what has become of the money. One rumor has it that he lost considerable money belonging to the fund in social speculation to a prominent politician of the state, but according to an= other rumor some of it has been put to a more laudable purpose. The gist of the latter rumor is to the effect that when Governor Crounse appointed Hilton oll Inspec~ tor the governor held a judgment against his appointee for the sum of $2,580, with cost of suit and interest at 10 per cent for a term of over four years, In several papers in the state reports were about a year ago printed that Hilton was short in his ace counts. Ross Hammond wrote the staté auditor in regard to the matter. Governor Crounse, it is sald, suggested that he would notify Hilton to come to Lincoln gnd settle up. This was when the letter o Hams mond was shown to him by the auditor. In consequence of this, a few days. later, on February 15, Hilton came to the state houss and paid $2,000, mentioned in his report, keeping about $1,100, with the approval of the governor, to cover possible deficiencles during the remainder of his term. The rumor runs, also, to the effect that this Judgment has been discharged, together with almost flve years' Interest. 3 WORK FOR THE LOBBY. The present senate is giving the lobby plenty to do. No less than twenty-seven bills have been introduced in the upper house of the legislature for the supervision, regulas tion and control of the several corporate In- terests of the state. There are bills fixing the charges of sleeping and dining car comés panies, reducing telegraph and telephone rates, regulating transfers on street rallways, taxing finsurarce companies, limiting rates: for express companies, and reducing stock yards commissions. Pawnbrokers are ate tacked and grain commission brokers promi to be routed entirely. Forelgn corporations come in for a liberal share of attention, and the railroad companies are drawn into the melee by one or two anti-pass bills, All these proposed laws have given employment to a lobby of no Inconsiderable proportions and In consequenco the legislative sesslom, hitherto dull: and unprofitable, begins to take on a mew interest. The sleeping car companies are attacked from several direos - tions and any one of the five bills already Introduced is calculated to severely jar the financial ribs of marquis di Pullman. Sena- tor Wright has a bill to compel sleeping car companies to maintaln an office In every, rallroad town in the state having a populas tion of 500 or over, and it |5 made unlawful,. for such company to charge more than 4 mills per mile from one point to another within the state, or not to exceed $1 for any one continuous trip. The day rate for a ride in a sleeping car Is limited to 25 cents between any two points in the state, 5 Senator McKeeby's bill limits the price of a lower berth to $1.50 and an upper berth to $1. Senator Smith proposes to limit the sleeps ing car companies to a charge of 2 mills per mile In the day time, 5 mills per mile for a lower berth at night and 2% mills per mile for an upper berth, Senator Caldwell has a bill of a different character. He proposes to compel the come panies to put in & burglar proof safe in every car for the protection of the personal property of the passengers, FOR CHEAPER TALK. Senator McKeeby also has a bill which will very materially affect the receipts of the Nebraska Telephone company, and it is this bill, together with several others, that ha® compelled C. B. Yost, president of that coms pany, to dance attendance upon the senate and houss committees for the greater part of the time for the past two weeks. His bil provides that “It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation owning, controlls ing or operating any telephone line or systemy within the state of Nebraska to charge more than $2 per calendar mouth as rent for the use of any Instrument commonly called & telephone; provided, that in cities having & population of $40,000 or more such charges may be §2.60 per month.” The bill, with ite fellow in the house, has caused the officiale of the Nebraska Telephone company & great deal of uncasiness. Attorney Morseman, reps resenting that company, has made a vigorous argument before the house committee againsh the bill. The senate committes has not yeb taken it up for consideration Senator Wright's Insurance bill s recelve ing but little attention, although it coutalns a very far-reaching provision, It provides that every fire insurance company doing business in the state shall pay to the auditor in the month of Janusry each year a tax of 1 per cent upon the gross premiums cols lected from residents of the stats during the previous year. On & basls of the gross prgs wiums collected by the ninety-three lnsurs