Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 11, 1895, Page 1

e ——— THE OMAHA ESTABLISHED JUNE 19, 1871. OMAHA, MONDAY MORNINGy, FEBRUARY 11, 1895 SIX SENTENCED TO DEATH One Englishman and One American Among the Condemned, QUEEN LIL TO BE TRIED FOR TREASON Twenty Natives Were on Trial at the Time the Steamer Narrimoo Left Honolulu— Two of the Condemned Will Have Their Sentences Commuted, VICTORIA, B. C., Feb. 10.—Hawallan ad- vlces by steamer Warrimoo to February 2.— There is a lull in affairs here and quiet will probably reign until the military court, now sitting, will have finished its work. There are a large number of conspiracy case§ yet to be trid, and the probabilities are that the court will sit for two or threo weeks at least, Great interest s attached to the forth- coming trial of the ex-queen. The govern- ment clalms to have more than sufficlent evidence to convict her of treason. What her punishment will be in case of convictivn I8 hard to conjecture, Her case will probably come up on next Monday. She is charged With treaton. The charge reads: irst, Treason by engaging In open re- bellion’ against the republic of Hawall, by attempting by force of arms to o throw and destroy the me, and by levying war against the same, wni by adheriig to the enemies of the republic of Hawall, glving them aid and comfort within the Hawalian islands and_elsewhere, Second, Treason by alding, abetting, pro- curing, counselling, inciting, countenancing and encouraging others to ‘commit treason and engage in open rebellion against the re- public of Hawali, and to attempt by force 9f arms to overthrow the same, and to ad. here to the enemlies of the —republic of Hawall In glving them ald and comfort, in the Hawailan isiands and elsewhere, There are six specifications In the charge. The military commission has_brought in findings in_twenty-four cases. Thelr names are: R. W. Wileox, S. Nowlein, H. E. Bertelman, Carl Wiedeman, W. H. C. Greig, Louls Marshall, W. C. Lane, J. C. June, C. T. Gulick, W. H. Rickard, William T, Soward, T. B. Walker, Solomon Kaul Pelahua, Lot Lane, Thomas Poole, J. Kalauoa, Rob:rt Pelau, J. W. Kipikane, Keliona, B. Kiolani, Joseph Clark, D, Januha, W. Widdifleld, Joea Kiakihi. SIX SENTENCED TO HANG. Of the foregoing D. Januha and J. Kalau- koa were acquitted, The others were all found guilty and sentences were fixed by the committee,” subject to review by President Dole. The sentences vary much, all the way from sentenc: of death, to imprisonment for five years with fines. The lowest sentence for treason by the Hawalian statutes Is imprisonment for five years and a fine of not ‘less than $5000. The six leaders were all sentenced to be hung. They are: Charles T. Gulick, Willlam H. Rickard, Willlam T. Seward, Robert W. Wilcox, Sam Nowlein and Henry Bertelman, Sentence in the last two cases will be commuted, as both men have furnished valuable evidence for the government. Gulick was born In this coun- try. Rickard is an Englishman. Wilcox Is a Hawatlan. The only one of the four who is entitled to the protection of the United States s Willlam T. Seward, As yet no date has been set for the executions, The only important caso tried before the military court since the departure of the Australia Is that of V. V. Ashford. He is charged with treason. A batch of twenty native rebels, charged with - treason, is now. occupying the attention of the court. United States Minister Willis has changed his atti- tude somewhat since the last advices. He is not so belligerent in his demands. His latest communication to the government is a request that if the death penalty is im- posed In cases of any Americans that the _ executions be postponed until he can com- municate with his government. The British commissioner has made a similar request. ONLY TWO ARRE AMERICANS. . Thus far but two men who claim American protection have been tri:d. They are Louis Marshall, charged with open rebellion, and Thomas Walker, who pleaded guilty to the charge of treason. The government has de- clded to banish thrie persons from the islands for complicity in the rebellion. They are J. B. Cranston and A. Muller, for con- spiring to use dynamite, and J. B. Johnstone, special police officer, who turned traitor. The men will be sent ¢n the Warrimoo, leaving for Victoria today. Cranston and Muller were to blow up the Central Union cliurch on the night when the rebellion broke out. Of the exiles, Johnstone is a British subject, Cranston an American and Muller a German. They say they do not knw what they were arrested for; were given o trial; were kept confined without any chance of communication, and did not know they were to leave until the Warrimoo whistled to leave, Johnstone will remain at Vancouver, but the others say they will not leave the steamship, but wiii return on her to Heno lulu when she goes back. They claim that they have been victims of gross outrage. The schooner Norma arrived at Honolulu on January 80 with a cargo of salmon, fifty- six days from Claxtcn, No traces of arms or oplum were found, and thus another sen. sation was spolled. The steamer Daisy Kimball, recently pur- chased by a Hawailan firm, was wrecked on tho coast of Hawall on January 25, She proved to be a total loss. Insured for $35,000. F. M. Hatch, the minister cf foreign affa'rs, may resign shortly and leave for San Fran’ elsco. His successor will probably be W. N. Armstrong, formerly of the New York bar. To obtain a decision of his exact status, F. ©. Jones, a promiment property hclder under the republic, wrote Minister Willis to learn Just what position he occupied In the United Btates, whether he was still subject to the fncome tax and at the same time cannot ook to the American government for pre n. "%‘I.Ksflw(‘.m& Feb. 10.—L. A. Thurston, the Hawallan miister, being asked whether he had had any Information concerning the alleged sentence of some of the leaders in the late Hawailan Insurrection and whether in his opinion such sentences, If given, would be carried out, made the following state- ment: “I have recelved no direct communi- cation concerning the sentences, nor do 1 know precisely what action wiil be taken, but from my intimato acquaintance with all of the Hawailan authorities and their char- acteristics and methods I can state posi- tively all trials will bo open and fair; that the accused will be allowed the assistance of counsel of their own choosing, who will be allowed the fullest right of cross-examination and defense; that here will be no convietions which are not based upon the clearest evi- dence. “If there is any particular policy in which the Hawailan government has erred In the t two years It has been In baviug been [2 tenient In ‘deating with those who have continuously sehemed to overthrow it; first, by strategic diplomacy, and then by force. “Ifrom its inception the goveruwent has exhibited a leniency toward its enemies that is unparalleled in bistory, This extreme lenlency has been a feature of the admin- istration of Dole which has caused criticism from many of hLis sirougest supporters, © L will state & few fucls In substantiation of what I say: The penalty for treason from the foundation to the overthrow of the monarchy was death and coutlscation of all property. On the 20th of Junuary, 1893, three days after its creation, the provisional vornment passed an act providipg an al- ernative penalty for treason of fine avd lm- lsonment, and otherwl mitfgating the rahuess of the former law. “Was there ever bifore knowi a govern- ment, scarce od n power, in the midst of enewles, Involved in all the wulti- tudinous plans attendant upon the recun- struction of thy cutire system of government, devoting its first mowents to witigating the penalties which might be visited upon its enemics if they undertook to overthrow i7" ~ “Agaln, akttough the revolution of 1583 was eausod by the allempt of the queen to abro- gate the constitution and the dis ment of wearly every person connected with the new goverument, she has been allowed o gomfortable residence in Hono- A, within & bioek O fho execuiive bulld: s G bt ranchise- | Ing, In peace and without molestation, al- though she has unceasingly, publicly and privately, plotted for the overthrow of the government and finally made an arsenal, In which were discovered for(y rifes, two dyna- mite bombe, pistols, swords and ammunition in quantity. TREATED THE QUEEN WELL. “‘Again, although Lilioukalani has made no claim for compensation, the annexation com- mission, In the Interest of harmony and to avoid even the appearance of harshness, se- cured the insertion In the proposed annexa- tion treaty of a clause giving her an annual pension of $20,000 and until she began to openly work for the overthrow of the govern- ment, the salary which she had recelved as queen continued to be pald to her by the provisional government, and until Princess Kaulani came to Washington to work for restoration, she also continued to recelve her former allowance. The cx-queen h twice applied to the government for protec- tion against supporters of the government whom she feared might do her harm, one of the times being while she was in the act of negotiating with Mr. Willis for her res- toration and the overthrow of the provisional government. Upon both occasions a squad of police was detalled to guard her from harm for as long a period as she desired them. Her only response to all this treat- ment has_been the beheading proposition, made to Minister Willls and a continuous plotting to overthrow the government, cul- minating in last month's insurrection. ““The royallsts have been allowed and have repeatedly availed themselves of the privilege to assoclate unmolested in the public square In frent of the executive mansion at Honolulu and unrestrictedly to pass such resolutions as they chose, condemning the government, protesting agalnst annexation, against the constitution and the republic and declaring in favor of the restoration of the monarchy. One of the serious features of the situation in Hawail fs that a number of leading in- surrectionists are what may be called pro- fessional revolutionists. The rank and file are ignorant dupzs. Wilcox, the military leader in the last insurrection, Is mentioned as one of the leaders. Wilcox's doings on the islands in the past decade, in which he is put down as a turn- coat, ready at any minute to support the side which best suited his purpose, is cited as one of such a class, “This,”” continues the cor- respondence, “is a fair sample of the ma- terial of which the leaders and organizers of the late insurrection are composed. Most of them are forelgners, Their class and character is that kind which furnished the commune in Parls and the anarchist riot in Chicago. “What fs the government of Hawali to do? Is that government to condone every offense that can bo committed against a government and upon capturing Insurrectionists in the ‘net of shooting down its citizens allow them to again go free, to repeat the operation at the first convenient opportunity? Amid hostile environments, amid opposition, treach- ery and revolution at home and depressing effects of continuously hostile influences from abroad, President Dole and his assoclates, to the best of their limited powers and with all the wisdom with which God has endowed them are maintaining the outer breastworks of civilization in the Pacific, with a reserve conslsting of a handful of professional and business men, mechanics and clerks. PRESIDENT DOLE'S TASK. “The problem that has been forced upon President Dole, and which he and his ad- visers are forced, unaided and in the pres- enco of hostile influence, to solve, is one which would prove a task to greater men. The problem Is not how to achleve revenge. It is how to prevent Hawall from gravitating into the catalogue of chronic revolution. “How the government of the republic will solve the problem I do not know. The gospel of forgiveness and forbearance has been prac- ticed with apparently unsuccessful result. Whatever measures are taken the white men who organized tho late nisurrection and fur- nished the arms therefor, but had the adroit- ness to kep out of sight when there was fighting to be done, will be held to an equal degree of responsibility with their native companions, who had at least the manliness to attempt to carry out their ill-conceived plen. This furthep, I know that Abraham Lincoln did not possess a more patient, lov- ing, kindly disposition than does Sanford B. Dole; that here does not exist in the United States todsy a more generous spirited, peace loving, forgiving and unrevengeful commun- ity than that residing in Honolulu and fur- nishing the leaders of the present govern- ment. “God forgive those who would impute a sanguinary lust for blood to as brave, gener- ous, disinterested, liberty loving and true a band of patriots as ever honored Christian civilization or add to their already heavy burdens or increase the difficulties of their already difficult task Took Posscssion of Pearl Harbor. SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 10.—The Exam- Iner prints a story from its correspondent at Honolulu to the effect that Admiral Beards- lee has taken possession of Pearl Harbor and declared a protectorate over the Hawallan islands. The news came to Vie- toria by the steamer Warrimoo. WASHINGTON, Feb. 10.—The report that Admiral Beardslee has seized Pearl Harbor and declared a protectorate over the islands is not believed h:re. Neither the State nor Nayy department have any information of such actfon, It is stated by both that Ad- miral Beardslee's instructions have already been made public and there s nothing in them to justify such action on his part, Willinm Sends the (zar u Weading Gift. LONDON, Feb, 10.—A dispatch to the Times from Berlin says Emperor Willlam has sent a court martial to St. Petersburg as the bearer of his wedding gift to the czar. This consists of a costly table service identical with that Frederick the Great or- dered for the new p: Canidipn ved by Fire. PORT HOPE, Ont., Feb. 10.—The Trinity college school bullding burned last midnight. One hundred and fifty boy pupils and twenty-five masters and attendants escaped in their night clothes. The loss 18 upward of §60,000; insurance, $45,000. —-— FIFTEEN FIRMS BURNED OUT. Finest Block In Ottawa, Kan, Among the Bulldings Destroyed, OTTAWA, Kan, Feb 10—Fifteen firms wers burned out here today by a fire that started this morning and raged for four hours. The aggregate loss is §70,000, with insurance of about half that amount. The five started in the Hamblin block, a three~ story structure, completely destroying it and’ spreading to the Rohrbaugh bullding adjoining, consuming it. The Hamblin block was the largest building In the city and contained a hotel operated by Mrs, Silas Priesal. She loges $10,600. Th: block pas owned fointly by the People's Natignal bank and David Miller, who' sustains a loss 0,000, on which there is $12,00 insur- The Rohibaugh bullding, owned by 8. B. Rohrbaugh, was valued at $8,00 and was covered by $6,000 insurance. The other losses are distributed among small firms. Fwo Chilgren Borsed to Death. BRAZIL, Ind., Feb, 10.—A G-year-old son and 3-months-old daughter of Willlam Cas- sidy, residing eight miles north of this city, were burned to death last night. Mrs. Cas- sidy left the children alone in the house for a few minutes, and it is thought their clothing cought firé while they were playlig near a grate, LN v ing Company Burned Out, NASHVILLE, Feb. 10.—The (three-story bullding owned and occupdcd by the Marshal & Druce company, manufacturers of record books, printers and book binders, was de- stroyéd by fire this afterncon. ' Loss stock, §60,000; on building, $10, insuréd - Gung of Car Thieves Arrested. ST. JOSEPH, Feb. 10.—The police today arrested an organized gang which has besn robbing freight trains as they entered this oty The prisoners are Ed Hannon, Ed Karch, Arthur Sayder, John Dodge and Willam Berkeley. In their possession was found a lavge amount of stol n goods which had ‘been tuken from the Budingtom, (he Missourl Pacific and Santa Fe Rallroad companies, The inethed employed by the ang was for ane of thelr number to break ito” @ car of merchandise at Atchison or ausan (ity, and as the train pull:d into Bt Joseph to throw the goods out at a certaln point, where they would be picked up by confederates. The are bound DY un oath to kil any m y fésees. NOT AN UNMIXED BLESSING Bome Berfons Objections to an International Arbitration Treaty, WOULD NULLIFY THE MONROE DOCTRINE Clalms of This Country for Her Naturalized Citizens Might Also Be Seriously Jeopardized by an European Ma- Jority on the Commission. WASHINGTON, Feb. 10.—The recent visit to Washington of Mr. Cremer, the British member of Parllament who was charged with the presentation to our government of a memorial signed by about 350 of his col- leagues In Parliament urging the negotiation of an arbitration treaty with Great Britain, has resulted in stimulating interest in the project, which had rather lagged since the Introduction of the Allison resolution some years ago. 1In congress the proposition has taken tangible shape in a radical joint reso- lution submitted by Senator Sherman and referred to the committee on forelgn rela- tions, fully authorizing the president to move in the matter. While this resolution has not been entirely acceptablo to the advocates of the scheme, it has served its purpose of form- ing the basis of consideration by the commit- tee. Meanwhile negotiations have been opened, as yet only preliminary in nature, between our government and the British ambassador that will, It Is said, if they result in the consummation of a treaty, be fraught with the gravest consequences so far as the United States is concerned. In its present shape the proposition is extremely broad, though it may be narrowed as the negotia- tlons progress, for it contemplates nothing less than a great general treaty, to which the United States and all of the great European powers shall be parties, by the terms of which any matter in dispute between any of the signatory powers which cannot be ad- justed by the ordinary methods of diplomacy shall be submitted to arbitration. SOME DISADVANTAGES. There is nothing substantially new in this proposition, which has been discussed for many years in various shapes, but the fact that” negotjations have actually begun and it Is at last really within the reach of possi- bility hes had the effect to draw the atten- tion"of certain senators who must pass upon any such treaty to grave consequences that might be expected to follow its ratification. For instance, it has been urged that the Monroo doctrine, upon which our predom- Inanco In this hemisphere depends, would be speedily dismiszed as of no force in an arbi- tration, Each of the signatory powers would be represented upon the arbitration commis- sion, and as the European powers would be largely in the majority there could be but one result should any question be submitted in- volving the application of this doctrine, to which they have never subscribed and have tolerated only because of the ability of the United States to maintain it against any single power, Another objection that has been advanced is that the arbitration treaty would ebso- lutely deny the right of revolution, and this might be a very serious matter to the United States. In the event that Canada should cast oft allegiance to Great Britain it would prob- ably be impossible for this country to rec- ognize her independence, much less annex tho Dominion, even upon the unanimous ap- plication of its people, Of late years the major part of our nego- tiations with European powers has been made upon the settiement of difficulties growing out of our insistence upon the recognition of the citizenship of -naturalized Americans. Upon this fssue the United States Is at varlance with almost all of the European countries, which have found it essentlal to the maintenance of thelr great systems of enforced military service to deny the right of expatriation to their subjects, and if such a question_were submitted to arbitration, the United States would be certainly defeated in its contention and there would be no safety for our naturalized citize's anywhere out- side of the United States. These are a few of the difficulties that at present beset the path- way of negotiations leading to a general arbitration treaty, and it is doubtful if they can be overcome CHANGING TEXAS FEVER LINE. Extonded to the Pacific Coast and Omitted % Part of Oklahoma, WASHINGTON, Feb. 10.—In accordance with the act of congress of May 29, 1894, the secretary of agriculture has issued to “‘man- agers and superintendents of railroads and transportation companies of the United States, stockmen and others” the usual regu- lations concerning cattle transportation, to be In force from the 15th day of February to the 1st day of December next. The principal differenco between the regulations and those of last year lies in the fact that the Texas fever line, as it has been called, has been extended westward to the Pacifio coast. The line from the Pacific coast to its junction with the old line, which formerly did not extend beyond western Texas, is described as running from the extreme western point of the county of ““Contra Costa,” eastward along the northern boundarles of Contra Costa and San Joaquin to the western boundaries of Amador, then north along the western bound- aries of Amador to the southwestern corner of Eldorado, then southwest to the bound- ary line of California, thence southeasterly along the eastern boundary of California to tho western border of Arizona, thence south along the western boundary of Arizona to the southwestern border of tho territory and east along the southern boundary of Arizona and New Mexico to the Rio Grande, southeast along tho Rlo Grande to the southwest corner of the county of Foley, Texas, and northeasterly along the river to the south- western corner of the county of Pecos, which was the western extremity of the old line. Tho princiral change in the old Texas fever line affects the territory of Oklahoms, a large portion of the northwestern part of the territory which was formerly included within that line being now left out. These are also some slight changes in the line in Missouri, Tennessee and Virginia, The Bureau of Animal Industry is preparing the map for 1895, showing the Texas fever line in its entirety under the regulations, and it will bo printed and ready for distribution as £00n as possible. The regulations imposed upon the trans- portation — companles, stockmen and others with regard to the removal of cattle from south of this line do not differ from those in force last year. TAKING UP APFROFRIATIONS, Little Else Likely to He Considered In the Senate This Week. WASHINGTON, Feb. 10.—The greater part of the week in the senate will necessarily be devoted to the appropriation bills, The postoffice bill will be the first remaining unacted up:n to receive the attention of the senate. This bill will, in all probability, develop sufficient debate to consume two days’ time, if not more. The Indian bill car- ries numerous amendments. Many of them will call for explanations and others will be attacked. The discussi‘n on this bill will probably open up the entire question of the management of affairs in. Indian territory, and this is a subject which has received much attention at the hands of several sen- ators. It Is expected that the agricultural bill will be taken up when the Indian bill iy disposed of, If time be left, There will probably be spasmodic efforis during the week 0 get up other than appro. priation bills. Senator Butler has given notice of an intention to move to take up the pool- ing bill after the postoftice bill shall be dis- posed of. Senator Allen is also anxious to call up his resolution fcr the investigation of the Alabama elections. Should the bank- ruptey bill be displaced by the pooling bill, the chances for its further consideration wre very slight, Seuator Geory its espe- clal champlon, says that he hasa faint hope for it, but admits that the fight against it is so bitter and persistent as te render the prospect dcubtful, The possibilities inelude ence to the financial and Haw wor less refer. an questions, NOTHING BUT ROUTINE/BOSINESS. No Probability of Amy Other Financlal Mensures in the tiouse, WASHINGTON, Feb. 10.—Tomorrow the houso enters upon the last three weeks of the session. Although the president's spe- cial messago relating to the bond lesue, sent to congress on Friday, 1s being considered by the ways and means committee, there is no present expectation that &ny effort will be made to pass a bill authorizing gold bonds during the coming week. The majority of the republicans are against It, and without their ald the democratic leaders believe it is a useless waste of time to consider such a measure in the house. The week will be de- voted to routine business. Tomorrow the consideration of the leglslative appropriation Dbill will be resumed, and if not completed it will go over, Wednesday or Thursday, by agreement, having been set apart for bills reported from the committee on District of Columbia, After the legislative appropria- tion bill has besn disposed of the naval appro- priation bill will be taken up, and it is ex- pected it will consume the remainder of the week 1f a determined effort {s made by the naval committeo to provide for the construc- tion of the mew crulsers they have recom- mended. The general deficlency bill, the last of the regular bills, is In process of preparation, and if the naval bill is disposed of before the end of the week it will be taken up. i s LONDUN MONEY EAS American Loan Will Do Little. Toward ke- « lieving the Glut of Gold. LONDON, Feb. 10.—~Advancad money rates were more difficult to malntain last week, the belief being that the new Amerloan loan would do little to relieve the plethora of gold here. ‘Investors again turned to gilt-edged securities, which showed a fresh upward move. At the elcction of director of the Manchester Chamber of Commerce there were seven bimetallist candjdates. Only four of them were elocted, agalnst five’ monometallists. This defeat of the bi- metallist party in Laneashirs, the chief center of ‘thebimetallic agitation, 1s sig- nificant of the state of feeling in ‘Bngland on the question of a silver standard. The stock market was dull under the Influence of the severe weather, Home railway se- curities were weak. Foreign securitles, in- cluding South Americans, were firm, N ing securities displayed a'further downward tendency. The Weck's movements showed a fractional decline almost all around, Twonty-Ono Armenians Convicted. LONDON, Feéb. 11—A dispatch to the Daily News from Constantinople says the reserves have been called out to suppress an_outbreak at Monastair fn_ Macedoni: Orders have been sent throoghout the e pire that neither forefgners nor natives be permitted to leave without special permis- sion from Constantinople. A Canstantinopie dispatch to the Standard says the Porte has officially informed the foreign office that twenty-one of the twenty-thres Ar- menians tried at Erxinghian for the murder of Musselmen haveé been: condemned to death, Propose Diuz for Ke-Election. CITY OF MEXICO, Feb: 10—The press is agitating the question of the ire-election of President Diaz. Guatemalan = Envoy ‘de Leon says his country desires peace; that he finds Mini: ter Mariscal has the same-desire, and that he is grateful for the uniform courtesy shown by Mariscal. The néwspapers here which have been clalming to be o well informed In Guatemalan, uvrmn. and which implied that they had of i “information, are now backing down. §he negotiations are most secr - st llqllvlu:l Revel: surrender. COLON, Columbla, Feb. 10.+General Sal- montio has surrendered to General Hayes, the commander of the government troops in the state of Tollma. Fifteen hundred men surrendered at the same time. Communica- tion with Bogata, the capital, I8 now open. General Ruiz was taken prisoner at Mom- pox. ~The rebels have been defeated at Corazal and are belng pursued. Five hun- dred Remingion rifies and othér munitions , together with s of war, tor xty horses, have Chineso Desatroyed the Forts, LONDON, Feb. 10.—The Times has a dis- patch from Wei-Hal-Wel, dated February b via Port Arthur, suying the Chinese de- molished the west shore forts before retir- mng from Wei-Hai-Wel. Some of the Chi- nese warships tried to land heir crews in order that the men might escaps the Japan- ese, but the latter drove the Chinese back on board their vessels. The Japanese troops are in good health and under strict dis. cipline. WUl Not Help the Vietim. CORK, Feb. 10.—At the fnquest on the body of John Twiss, who was hanged here yesterday for an agrarian murder, the chap- lain of the prison gave evidence that the condemned man had declared he was the victim ‘of police revenge. The jury gave @ verdict stating they believed Rim to have been innocent, and ‘the coroner coincided in this view. The cause has created a great sensation, Kutsor Talka of the Need of Money. LONDON, Feb, 10.—A Berlin dispatch to the Times saye that In his lecture at the Royal Military academy, to which the prin- cipal army and navy offigers had been In- vited, Emperor Willlam enlareed upon the necessity to gtrength ‘ning the Garman navy. The subject of the lecturei was the lessons taken from the Chinese-lapancse war, as showing the necessity of co-operation of the army and navy, " Mob Beat English Senmen, LONDON, Feb. 10—A dispatch to the Times from Cairo, Bgypt, says that in the streets of Alexandria a mob attacked and severely beat three men belonging to the crulser Scout, of the British Mediterranean squadron, ~The pracurer general and his Judicial advlser have gone from Calro to Investigate the matter and nineteen arrests have been mad Making His Maps of the Vorder. GUATEMALA, Feb. 10.—Govérnment en- gineers have been working day and night for some time preparing new maps of the frontier. No correct map of that section exists, all the gxlsting maps being but copies of old ones. To this may be ascribed on. of the causes of the present misunderstand- ing between Guatemala and Mexico. Honiiw In = tihe Arms, TEGUCIGALPA, Feb. (10.—The govern- ment Is increasing the armay: constantly, and this has given rise to that Bonilla intended o ald Guatemala In the event of trouble with Mexico. Although it is well known that Honduras fagors the formation of a Central American , it is equally certain no alliance exists at present, MADRID, Feb. 10.—The laW imposing pro- tective dutles on cereals iwent Into effect today, It Increases the duty on corn 2l pesatas per 100 kilos, on flour to 4 pesatas, on chaff to 2 pesatas. Chinese Envoy, en Fall Power: LONDON, Feh. 10—A dispatch to the Times from Peking says that full powers have been telegraphed to the Chinese envoys with a view of a renewal of the negotia- tions with Japan, Chiliuos Tnvado Wellvine BUENOS AYRES, Feb. W—Much excite- ment has been caused by a-report that a division of the Chillan troops have oceupied Calama, near the Bolivian frontier. Japs #i agquest nt Wel-Hal-Wel. YOKOHAMA, Feb. 10.~The Japanese have captured the island of Liu-Kung-Tao, the strong Chinese position at the entrance of the harbor of Wei-Hal-Wel, Captured Ten ¢ hineso Torpedo Boats, CHEEFO0O, Feb. 10—Ten Chinese tor- pedo boats have just been captured by the Jupanese. /Two bogts were algo sunk and one escaped’ to the sopthward, Objscts to Opening The Fiace to Commeres, TUNIS, Feb, 10.—The Official Gazette de. cries the opening of commerce of Bizerta, which place 1s being strongly fortified by the French, i Chlucke Army Largo Enoagh. PARIS, Feb. 10.~A dispatch from Shang- hal says that the Chinege have a total of {78100 troops in Mangchuria, opp-sed to W00 | i Japanese. (NO NEWS OF LA GASCOGNE Three Ships Came Into Port Yesterday Covered with Ice, SAW NOTHING OF THE FRENCH LINER Fact that Other Vessels Far Less & Have Weathered the Gales that She 1s Simply Delayed by Disabled Machinery, NEW YORK, Feb. 10.—The French line steamer La Gascogne, o far as all squrces of information go, has falled to reach a harbor. The three steamers which arrived at this port today have seen or heard nothing of her. But the fact that vessels not nearly staunch as the French liner have weathered the gales that have swept the Atlantic for the past two weeks has given heart ani hope to those who can view the chances of the big steamer from an impartial standpoint. La Gascogne is now elght days overdue. She has faced many a furious gale In the years that she has crossed the Atlantic, but never was she 5o tardy in reaching port. On October 26, 1891, she came into New York, 920 souls on board, salt encrusted to tho top of her funnels. For four days and nights she had been in the grip of a hurri- cane. Ono day of such weather would have tested the staunchness of almost anything that floats, but La Gascogne reached New York practically uninjured. It is such exper ences that has given the agents in this city confidence that their boat is still ploughing the seas or safo in some out of the way har- bos, The men in the office of the French line do not worry much. None of them be- lieve La Gascogne to bs lost. It is the friends and relatives of the passengers that are fear- ful of the worst. The men who report vessels far down the bay have kept their eyes sharp toward the sea in the hope of being the first to signal the missing steamer. At 7:30 tonight the Hamburg American liner Dania was. reported oft Fire fsland. Two hours later an unknown steamer was reported passing Sandy Hook light h:use. There she anchored and it is belleved that she is La Normandle, a sister ship of La Gascogne. Li Normandie salled from Havre February 2, and comini over the same course as the Gascogne, It was confidently expected she would have tidings of the other. No signs to that effect, how ever, are displayed, and now the officials ct the liner fix their hope on La Touraine, which salled for Havre on Wednesday last, with instructions to keep the sharpest look- out for La Gascogne, and, if necessary, tu spend extra time in making a detour from the regular course. Just what news the Dania or La Normandie may bring is doubt- ful, but they have given no indication up tu the present time of having spoken the miss- ing ship. Captain Griffith of the American Transport liner Manitoba said teday he thought La Gas- cogne would be first spoken by a vessel bound from the Mediterranean or eastward for Gibraltar. “My opinicn Is,”’ said he, “she broke down west of the Azores and was car. ried by the prevailing current into southern latitude.” At the navy club, the officers be- lievo the vessel will eventually come in. SANDY HOOK, Feb. 10.—At 9:35 p. m. a steamer was sighted east of the lightship bound in. She did not signal and at 10:15 anchored. 1:25 a. m.—A steamer Is east of the light- ship bound in. 1:35" ‘d." mr.—The - steamer “before. reported east of the lightship bound in has anchored. She looks like one of the French line steam- ers. She has not signaled. NEW YORK, Feb. 10.—The vessel sup- posed to be a French liner anchored off Sandy Hook may be La Normandie of the same line, which sailed from Hayre February 2, and was due yesterday. SANDY HOOK, Feb, 11.—1:24 a. m.- La Normandie is anchored outside the bar. She was boarded by a representative of the Assoclated press and reports no news of La SCORN! Gafli\En‘Ax. N. 8., Feb. 10.—The corre- spondent of 'the Associated press has been investigating a_rumor in_circulation here today to the effect that the French liner La Gascogne has been seen in the vicinity of Sable island. It s not believed any cre- dence should be put in the rumor. Sable island can only be reached at great Tisks at this time of the year, if at all. Such news might come by carrier pigeons, but none have arrived here, and it is asserted none would be let fly in fuch weather as prevailed Jast week. The only other way to send out such news would be by signalling a passing vessel, and that can only be done in fine weather, 4 UMBRIA MADE 80 PORT YESTERDAY, (overed with Ice but None the Wcerie for Her Experience. NEW YORK, Feb. 10.—The Cunarder, Um- bria, Captain Dutton, which sailed from Liv- erpool February 2, via Queenstown February 3, reached Quarantine this morning. She brings mo word of la Gaecogne. Shortly after noon yesterday the monster ocean grey- hound steamer passed Quarantine, her shrouds and part of her hull completely cov- ered with fce and glistening with myriads of diamonds. Icicles hung from her shrouds both fore and aft. From the topmost edge of the bridge to the deck was one mass of glittering ice, and the lifeboats, davits and taffrails were covered with it. It was during the only spell of good wenther on the vessel's yoyage that she was able to rescue fourteen persons who were adrift in a water-logged, helpless bark, Speaking of the rescue, Captain Dutton said today: “We had a fairly good voyage after leaving Queenstown until we struck the bliz- zard outside the 'hook’ yesterday. Of course the weather was bad and we had heavy seas, but I have had far worse voyages. “It was at 12:14 a. m. on February 6 that we picked up the captain and crew of the French bark Jean Baptiste. It was about 11 o'clock that night when report was made to me that a White Star liner, supposed to be the Cevie, had been sighted, The captain of the Gevic is an old friend of mine, and I had siganls_sent up to let him know who we were. The Cevic was off our port sids. The signals we sent up were seen by the French bark, which was over out starboard, about ftty miles away. It was not partfcularly cold, but there was a snow storm and a heavy westerly wind. The distressed crew was displaying red lights to show Ahe vessel was out of control, and as we made towad her thres men went up into the mizzen rigging With torches. The bark was waterlogged. When our boat reached the distressed veseel, the men found the crew had launched two. boats and were loading all of their effects. Captaln Lebot and his son were the last to leave the Jean Bapt'ste. They came away in our boat. The rest of the crew came to us in thelr own boats and sald they had brought all thelr personal effects with them. The Jean Bap- tiste belonged at Havre and was from Hali- fax to Cork with seals. She was not in- sured.” Captain Dutton, continuing, sald: “At § o'clock yesterday afternoon, during the helght of the etorm, 200 miles east of Sandy Hook, we sighted a four-masted schooner at anchcr, r'ding very heavily. She had a flag up and no safls set. I had the vessel put about and ran down close to her. We laid to half an hour waiting for some signal, but none came. We left them riding at anchor in a heavy sea in a very unusual place for a schooner of that character, right in the course of the ocean steamers. Then we came on to harbor and experienced the worst weather of the whole trip. Tralns Sciil Fhimdelphin. PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 10 ~The rallways entering the city are still suffering from the blockade, all trains belng late. The Boston steamer Parthian and the British steamer Guild Hall, from Carthagena, and City of Newcastle, from Calamata, are all aground off Newcastle, and assistance has been send. Every ine :lnlnf captain and pilot was plicd with guestions as to La scogne, bt all declared they had nelther Seel any trace of her Nor heard any news. A rumor to the effect that a writing case had been picked up off Cape May containing letters and papers belonging to a passenger on board A Gascogne caused excite- ment In shipping circles, but it was sub- sequently denied, CARL HOFEMAN ON THE UMBRIA, Some Additional Details of the astor Ubtalned. W YORK, Feb, 10.—On board the Um bria were three survivors of the steamship Elbe, Bugene Schlegel of Furst, Germany, on his way to this country with his sister Emma, who was lost with the ship; Jan Vevera of Cleveland, O., and Carl Hoffman of Grand Island, whose wife and child were among the lost. To an Assoclated press reporter Mr, Hoffman told the following story of the wreck. His statement was made in a very disconnected fashion and was liberally interspersed with threats of prosccuting the North German Lloyd company and frequent outbursts of tea My wife and boy and my had & stateroom on the starboard side, after section, between the numbers 69 and 106, he sald. I woke early on the morning of the collision and had gone out on deck and returned to our stateroom, where I d my wife how the weather was and put another blanket over my boy, who was in the upper berth, for it was very cold. Suddenly I heard a crash, and tne ship trembled vio lently. T rushed outside to seo what the troublo was, and as I did I met Mr. Schle- gel's sister, Emma, who was running forward towerd the gangway. None of the ship's crew could give mo any information as to wh had happened, but as I heard great con- fusion overhead and sounds of many people running to and fro, I ran back to our cabin and told my wife to dress herself and the Loy as quickly as possible. I took the child In my arms and we went forward to the companionway in the saloon, whero I found a crowd of passengers endeavoring to get upon deck. With my boy on one arm and supporting my wife with the other I started for the companionway. Just then some one on deck gavo the order for everyone o go below, and in the rush that ensued to obey the order I was carried down the steps again. “I went up cn deck again regardless of the order and stood at the head of the gang- way opposite the third boat on the port side —the " one I eventually got into. The order to lower the boats was given. The last one on the pirt side was the first to be lowered, and into this a number of passengers Jumped, but were promptly ordered out again, No one got into the second boat, which was next on the port side to thi: d the one directly cpposite where we were standing was lowered, and into this I threw my valiss, taking my boy in my arms, I turne kissed my wife, who sald: ‘God ma us yet,' and then I jumped into the boat, which had not as yet been lowered. Just then the order was given for all women and chil dren to go to the starboard side, and my wife obeyed the order. Neussel, the cfficer of the boat, caught my boy out of my arms in obedience to the order that was issuea and that was the last I saw of either of them, Mr. Hoffman complains that he was com- pelled to assist In the management of the ship's boat and declares there was plenty cf time to have lowered all the boats of the Elbe if proper discipline had been maintained. His nerves have been badly shattered by his trying experience, and it is his intention to remain in Hoboken for several days before he returns to his home in Nebraska. Late: In the afternoon he made a statement, pre- sumably to his lawyers, but he refused to tell the nature cf it. Mr. Hoffman refused any assistance from the agent of the North German-Lloyd whatevel Eibe Dis- Fuel Carried to the Forry Steamer. MANISTEE, Mich., Feb. 10—Fuel was finally put aboard the Ann Arbor ferry steamer No. 1 today by the ald of teams and: hand -sleds. “The~boat “witl ‘attempt to break from her fey prison tonight and try to enter Frankfort havhor. If she succeeds she will coal up and return to release No. 2 from her position, which will become perilous if the wind changes. A messenger from No. 2 stated that she was resting easily ‘In the fce, and that there is still enough fuel aboard to keep the boiler warm. Sloop Turncd Fottom Up. GALVESTON, Tex., Feb. 10.—The tug Seminole has just arrived at Sabine Pass and reports having seen the sloop Scandi- navian, bottom up, twenty-six miles east of here. ‘The sloop was undoubtedly wrecked during the gale. There were on board Cap- tain Howick and erew of two men, as well as two caulkers, who had taken passage for Orange. Today o message was recelved from Bolivar point from Captain Bowick for medical assistance, The other men are sup- posed to be drowned Five Deaths Due to the Storm. BLUEFIELDS, W. Va., Feb. 10.—Near Switchback station, while blinded by snow, Clifford Dalan, J. J. Dalan and James Den- nis were run down and killed by a North- western train, The feed water pipes of a frelght locomotive on the Norfolk & West- orn’ froze yesterday morning and the bofler exploded, instantly killing Engineer Frank King and Fireman David Henry, Von Goessel Sent . Messa 1o His Wite LONDON, Feb. 10.—A dispateh to the Standard from Berlin says that Captain von Goessel of the Elbe, while standing on the bridge after the collision, seeing that the disaster was imminent, wrote a few words of farewell and handed the letfer to De Hardle, the pllot, who was rescued, Instruct- ing him to give it to nobody but' his (Von Goessel's wife). The purport of the message has not been Elght Deaths i ‘otd in Germany. LONDON, Feb, 10.—Dispatches from sev- cral parts of the continent say that weather of great severity prevalls, The Seine from beyond Paris to its source, is frozen over. In ome parts of Rhenish Prussia and Thuringa the mercury went to 22 below zero. Bight more deaths from the cold are re- ported from various parts of Germany. Taracon 'ut in Short of Coal. HALIFAX, N. 8., Feb, 10.—The long over- due steamer Baracoa, from New York, for which much anxiety has been felt, has been heard from. A dispatch from Sldney says the Baracon (s lying at anchor at’ Carriboe, on the coast of Cape Breton, short of coal. _ Pllot A Fxposure. PHILAD .—The Red Star liner Switzerland, from Antwerp, with ninety passengers, arrived here yesterday. Nothing was seen of La Gascogne. Pilot Bennet, who brought her up, was almost frozen it ff, hav.ng been on the bridge forty- elght hours. Vietim Recovered. Feb, 10.—A fishing smack today landed the body of another of the vie- tms of the Elbe disaster. It was that of a rage passenger. He was an Austrian by birth. In his pockets were naturalization papers taken out in 1892, in the rame of Paul Szucy. exan. cold wave, preceded by a heavy mist, reached Texas last night. Reports from varlous portions of the northern half of the state show the nightfall was a shect of ice, ren- travel diflicult and dangerous, DALLAS, ated at New Yorle, 10.~The weather perature Mode W YORK, ¥ this city Ing last n atur 1 in ht and today. The lowest tem. for the p venty-four hour degrees abov , and the highest was 2 degree 12 o'clock today. inscogne, from Hull, Jaunary 23, and Sachem, from Liverpool, January 81, arrived today. The captalns report heavy' weather and Intense cold, but no tidings of La Gascogne, Sovere LONDOM abated in gland, fro; including the upper reaches of the Thames, where bicycllsts and pedestriany are crossing on the fo 1oes in England. he cold continues un- Several rivers are Had Roug" Voyuge from ew Uresns. NEW YORK, Feb, 10.—The coastwise steamers EI Monte and Koickerbocker, both from New Orleans, reached port this morn- ing after a rough voyage Jewish Synagogue PENSACOLA, Fla, Feb Bethel, the Jewlsh synagogue, stroyed by fire this afteinoon witar and ornaments were saved. was ‘fhe organ, ALL BUT TWO WERE FROZEN Horoio Rescue of the Rommants of the Orew of the Schooner Place, FORTY-EIGHT HOURS IN THE RIGGING One of the Survivors Was Unconsclons Whe Succor Came and the Other Was Badly Frozen—Five of the Unfortunates Fell Into the Sea, FIRE ISLAND, Feb. 10.—Two men who clung for forty hours to the rigging of their vessel off Fire Island beach were rescued at midnight by the crew of the Lone Hill life saving statlon. The vessel was the schoonen Loufs V. Place, Captain Squires, coal laden, Baltimore to New York. She was wreckod during the height of the gale. Nine men took to the rigglng when the vessel went down an elghth of a mile off the shore and they clung In the reging blizzard, until ono by one, seven of them slipped into the sea or hung lifeless, bound to the rigging, Two only were able to endure the terrible exposure, They are - 8 J. Nelson and Willlam Stevens, They aro badly. frost Dbitten. The story of thelr rescus 18 a tribute to the brave life savers who have for the past two days been making almost superhuman efforts to reach the wrecked schooner. It was on Tuesday last that (he Place was wrecked. The life savers sent out life lines, but not before the seamien were almost frozen to death and so stiff as to be unable to get to them. They tried wmany times to launch their boat, but on each oc- caslon the breakers drove it back to the shore. Tho same attempts were repeated for two days, while, ono by one, the men in_the rig- ging gave way to the exposure, When, at midnight last night, the lifc savers, under command of Captain Baker, pushed their boat into tho surf and pulled like mad to the wreck, there wero but two lives remalning of the nine. During all that time the men in the ropes had not tasted food or drink. Just a epark of life seemed to remain, and althoughi the two were able to drop from the rigging into the life hoat they were al- most insensible. Nelson presented a terrible appearance. His face, hands and feet were frozen and he was unablo to speak for sev- eral hours, Stevens had been more fortunate, having wrapped himself in canvass. It was through his efforts that the other survivor had been kept alive. Bach time Nelson's head sank on his breast during tho blinding storm Stevens would reach over and pound him into sensibility again. The latter was soon able to tell tho story of the wreck and tho terrible experience of the two men. The dead are: CAPTAIN CHARLES SQUIRES, 50 years of age, married, with one child, New York City. ENGINEER CHARLES ALLEN, 28 years old, Providence, R. I. MATE JAIBG, 44 years old, of Norway. FRITZ WARD, seaman, 20 years old, single, of Norway. CHARLES MORRISON, cook. GUS OLESAR, 28 vears of age, of Sweden. AUGUST FULLERTON, seaman. The bodies of the mate and the Swede are sl lashed to the rigging. The others dropped into the sea. STARTING TRAINS AT BUFFALO, All the Main Lines Are Now Fructically lear, BUFFALO, Feb. 10.—The great blizzard is past. Owing to all the country roads belng impassable and the railways blocked not a quart of milk was brought into the city today. The blockade in railways is being raised as fast as possible. Tho great snow plow of the New York Central, which was exhibited at the World's fair, has been kept scurrying over the tracks of that company’s lines ‘and this evening it left for Rochester. The Central’s passenger tracks are all open except at Burgen, where two trains are stalled In about fifteen feet of snow. The first trains from New York since Friday ar- rived here tonight. The Auburn Falls and Lockport branches are as yet completely blocked. On the Auburn branch there is said to be twenty-five feet of snow. On the Lackawanna all yesterday's and today’s trains came in in & lump tonight. The track is now reported clear. The first trains on tho Lehigh Valley since Friday came through tonight. 1t is expected the road will be com- pletely reopened by midnight. The Erie line cast of this point is now open and the first train for New York since Friday was started ot 5:40 p. m. Lines west of here, though delayed, have got off much lighter. Com- munication by rall between Bulfalo and Ni- agara Falls has been restored. SEVERE STORM IN IRELAND, Threo Feot of Snow on the Level und Al ‘Trains Stopped, DUBLIN, Feb. 10.—A terrific snow storm prevatled in Ireland Saturday night and to- day, snow lying three feet deep on the level and in some places it/ is drifted to the depth of from elght to ten feet, stopping trains. The storm is so violent at Queenstown that all the telegraph lines bave suspended busi- ness. The temperature is the lowest re- corded for forty years, An unusually high tide did much damage. Much damage was also done along the shore. Several small craft have foundered, Traffic in the harbor and on the river s suspended. Quite a lot of cross-channel steamers are weatherbound in the harbor. The Norwegian bark Freya, from Rio de Janeiro, has arrived in a bate tered condition. She reports she spoke om Friday last the Norweglan bark Carmel, from Savannah for Liverpool, with her rud= der head smashed and otherwise disabled, The crew were in a famished condition and were almost completely exbausted. They were supplied” with provisions, The Cunard steamer Servia, from Liverpool yesterday, for New York, had o rough passage to Queenss town, Mockude Kalsed nt Washlngton, WASHINGTON, . 10—The rallroad blockade that almost surrounded this city has been broken out at all points and trains are moving, Th: Daltimore & Ohlo announces all its western and Philadciphia trains arrviving practically on ti though from the litter place to New: inter «d. Most of the alng are from one to three blockade at Alexandria is he Norfollk & Western Pennsylvania hours late. entirely re 15 still” elosed, Itas Ve Leadville, LEADVILLE, Colo, ¥eb. 10.—It is quite remarkable, but true, nevertheless, that while the entire country has been suffering (rom the zevere cold spell the weather has been very moderate, and Leadville people have not felt the severe cold wave that has been going all over the country. The thermometer has been from 20 to above during the day, and about 10 above at night, Rhinel NEW YORK, The R Rhineland arrived in port to water had been shipped over h formed into fce on her decks, Mills_reported the most age he had ever experle The Rhine lana left Antwerp on January 20. The crew suffered keenly from the intense cold, f 1o Death, MUSCATINE, Ia., Feb. 10.- George Moore, the well known grandson of the late Danker Moore, walked across the Mississippl river high bridge Friday night, took off his cloth= | fpg and_remained therc’ until he froze 1 | death, He was 36 years old, mxmr edu- cated and wealthy He had been blind «l} his life, Nehooner w HALIFAX, N 8 1 Star Mner y ons of sldes and Captain mpestuous voys Crow af Fifteen Feb, 160 ~The Gluucester er Clara 1. Friend, has been wrecked stera Head, near Liverpool, on the Ui couxt and her crew of tftcea | Nov men los