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The VOLUME LXXIX —NO. 92, SAN FRANCISCO, DAY MORNING, MARCH 1, 1896—T TY-EIGHT PAGES. PRICE FIVE CENTS. SUNK DURING A DENSE FOG, Ailsa of the Atlas Line Run Down by La Bourgogne. WARNINGS NOT HEEDED. Ringing of Bells Failed to Check the Course of the Larger Vessel. COWARDICE OF THE SAILORS. They Deserted the Passengers, Who Were Rescued From the Rigging by a Tug. NEW YORK, N. Y., Feb. 20.—The steamship Ailsa of the Atlas line was sunk about 2:30 o’clock this afternoon by the steamship La Bourgogne of the General Trans-Atlantique line bound for Havre. The Ailsa had sailed from New York en route to Kingston. Owing to the dense fog, the Ailsa came to anchor justat the south mouth of the Narrows. The strong tide that was run- ning at the time swung the vessel's head so that at the time of the collision she was pointing toward New York. According to the statements of several of the crew the vessel had been at anchor but a few min- utes when a huge steamer hove in sight and although, according to the Ailsa’s crew, a continuous ringing of her bells had been kept up since she came to anchor, the vessel camé on and struck the Ailsa full on the port bow, tearing out a large portion of her side. Immediatelyafter striking the Ailsa the colliding vessel, which was learned to be the steamer La Bourgogne, backea out, and, after disengaging herself, proceeded on her way without makine the slizhtest offer to render assistance to the Ai Captain J. W. Morris of the Ailsa was on the bridge at the timie the collision occurred, and he immediately gave orders to weigh anchor. This was instantly done, and the vessel was-headed for the Fort Hamilton shore. Before she had gone far, however, she filled and sank. The captain, passengers and part of the crew took to the rigging, from which they were rescued by the tug Harold, which hap- vened to be in the vicinity at the time. The Harold, to mnake the rescune, steamed between the masts and directly over the deck of the sunken steamer. The Harold also picked up later a part of the crew from a small boat belonging to the Ailsa. According to the crew only a few min- utes elapsed from the time the vessel was struck until she went down. Asfarascan be learned La Bourgogne suffered little or no injury from the compact. The crew and passengers of the sunken steamer were brought to the city by the tug and landed at the ship news office of The United Press. In interviews with the passengers of the ill-fated vessel it was learned that the crew of the Ailsa behaved in a most cowardly manner. ‘It is asserted that when La Bourgogne struck the Ailsa the crew, in- stead of trying to assist, seemed to be in- spired with only the desire to save them- selves. They seized the only available boat, which they quickly lowered, and jumping into it pusbed off, leaving the passengers to their fate. There were fourteen cabin passenwers on the Ailsa, among them. several women. The latter were verging on hysterics when seen at the pier. Some of them looked as though they had been subjected to some hard usage. The officers of the ill-fated vessel deny that the crew abused the passengers, or were guilty of any cowardice. Captain Morris of the Ailsa refused to make any statement with regard to how the accident occurred. J. Weatherspoon, the chief engineer, spoke freely about the accident. He de- clared that La Bourgogne was to blame and said that the Ailsa’s bell was rung continuously while she lay at anchor. He was rather indignant at the manner in which the ¥rench steamer behaved. He denied in toto the passengers’ statements that the crew had seized the only avail- able boat and abandoned the passengers to their fate. He asserts that the passengers refused to go into the small boat and.| sought refuge in the rigging; that upon the refusal of the passengers to enter the boat the captain ordered the crew to pull for the shore, and that the vessel filled and went down so rapidly that neither the passengers nor crew were able to save any of their effects. The Ailsa now lies sunk to her lower vards and is on a hard bottom off Fort Hamilton. The crew numbered thirty- seven men, including Captain Morris. It was composed of Spaniards, Cubans and Jtalians. The Ailsa is a British screw steamer, 290 feet in length, beam 34:2 feet, depth 23:9, tonnage 1331, built at Glasgow and owned by the Atlas Steamship Com- pany. She had a general cargo. It has been learned that La Bourgogne proceeded buta short distance after the collision and came to anchor. It'is not known whether she sustained any injury. She has forty-five cabin passengers on board. Everybody on the Ailsa, passengers and crew, were saved, though Mrs. l_’xerce was elightly bruised. Mr. Cummings and three other passengers were in the smok- ing-room when thé crash came. Rushing to the bow he instantly saw how s_erlous the danger was, and shouted, “Bring up the women first.”’ This was done and they were sent into the rigging, and some of them_when the vessel bad sunk were up to their knees in water. It is said that ons of the crew brandished a revolver in his endeavors to get into the lifeboat. Mr. Cummings jumped into the water and was ultimately picked up by one of the Ailsa’s hoats, which containea geven of the crew. The tug Harold, which came to the Tescue, was at first afraid to approach the wreck, but at length rescued all hands, Not a ladder, life-preserver or other ap- pliance was used. The tug literally came aboard the Ailsa and the unfortunates were picked off the rigging. Mrs. Miller, one of the passengers, fell overboard in the excitement, but was gal- lantly rescued by her husband. G THE CLYXDE. RAN DOWN The Old Dominion Steamer Guyandotte Ttams the Vessel. NEW YORK, N. Y., Fel —At 5 p. M. the Old Dominion steamship Guyandotte, headed for Norfolk, Va., ran down the steamship George W. Clyde of the Clyde line, which was coming in from Wilming- ton. The collision occurred off Bay Ridge. The Guyandotte cut a big hole in the port side of the Clyde just amidships. It was immediately apparent that she would sink in a few minutes as the water was pouring in the hold at a great rate. Fortunately three tugs were near by, and they quickly attached 1ines to the dis- abled vessel and all steamed for the shore at full speed. When they approached the shallow water near the beach they let go their lines, and the Clyde, with the mo- mentum she had obtained, ran on the beach stern foremost. As she was loaded with freight and there were only mem- bers of the crew aboard, no versons were taken off. Captaip Olesen of the tug Scandinavian said that the fog was so thick that little could be seen of the accident. None of the officers of the Clyde or Guyandotte came ashore, and no account of the acci- dent could be obtained from the parties on board. COAL GA4s. Three of a Family of Fight Dead and the Others Dying. CHICAGO, InL., Feb. 29.—Three of a family of eight dead and the others dying is the frightful result of the escape of coal gas yesterday morning in the residence of Fred Stuenkel. a farmer living a few miles southwest of Chicago Heights, near Crete, Will County. Physicians attending the family say the mother and four of the children will die. The father, the oldest daughter, Rosamond, aged 13, and his four-year-old child, are already dead. Those who are pronounced dying Kate Stuenkel, aged 43, the mothe: Hulda Stuenkel, aged 10; Arthur Stuen- kel, aged 8; Reneta Stuenkel, aged 5 months, and William Stuenkel, aged 19. MANY LEAVE THE RANKS, Resignations From the Salvation Army Come From Various States. Ballington Booth and Wife Will Con- duct an Independent Evangeli- cal Movement, NEW YORK, N. Y., Feb. 29,1t was ac- knowledged to-day at Salvation Army headquarters that many resignations are expecied from the West, particularly Cali- fornia, where ex-Commander and Mrs. Booth are especially popular. They made a tour of the West a few months ago, and were received everywhere with great demonstrations of regard. Their personal hold upon the army in that section of the country is strong. The Salvation Army corps at Sea Cnff, L. 1., commanded by Captain Mills, is 1 open revolt. Captain Mills has resigned and the soldiers are to follow suit. The corps is a small one, but its action is sig- nificant as indicating the feeling of the rank and file regarding the deposition of their former commander. Frank Harris, secretary of the Auxiliary League of Orange, N. J., sent his resigna- tion on to Staff Officer Marshali to-day. Ee wrote that he would never contribute another cent to the Salvation Army. His letter did not brighten the outlook for the army, for similar decisions have been announced by other members of the Avuxiliary League. Ballington Booth to-night made the fol- lowing statement concerning the future plans of himself and Mrs. Booth: “Mrs, Booth and myself have received hundreds of telegrams and letters from responsible men and women asking me to assume the leadership of an independent evangeiical movement. They offer usall the money necessary for expenses and leave to us the plan of operation, the scope of organiza- tion and methods of work. ““We shall not start an independent Sal- vation Army, but will devote our lives to evangelical work in America. - I am not prepared to give any idea of our plans, but they will be on grand lines, in concurrence and in sympathy with Ameri- can principles and in sympathy with the sentiment of the citizens of this great re- public. “The work will be thoroughly organized, will be effective and enduring. There will be no army officers, no uniforms, but a band of earnest, enthusiastic and faithful workers for Christ. It will cover the en- tire country. Time will be necessary to perfect the details. “From an intimate friend of the ex-com- mander it was learned that there will be choruses and wands of music at all the great meetings to be held by the Booths. The first meeting will probably be held in Carnegie Hall. Bics PR WAER ON BUCKET-SHOPS. Wholesale Indictment of Operators and Employes at Cnicago. CHICAGO, Irn., Feb. 20.—Forty-eight indictments against ' individuals, firms, companies and exchanges on the charge of operating “bucket-shops” were returned to-day by the Grand Jury. The numberof men involved in the indictments 1s 281. Caviases will be issued Monday for the ar- rest of each person indicted, including the chalkers, telegraph operators, bookkeep- ers, porters and messengers employed in the alleged ‘‘bucket-shops.”” T HANGED BY MASKED MEN. A Negro Prisoner Taken From Officers and Put to Death. BLACKVILLE, 8. C., Feb. 29.—A crowd of masked men held -up a Southern Caro- lina and Georgia west-bouna passsenger train at Windsor last night. They took Calyin Kennedy, a colored prisoner, from the officers who had him in chargé and lynched hinr, Kennedy.was wanted for an assault on Miss Sallie Webb, the daughter of a wealthy miller of this place. CUBKS BHTTLE FOR FREEDOM No Desire on Cleveland’s Part to Help the Patriots. MAY BE FORCED TO ACT. It Will Require a Joint Resolu- tion to Secure Rights of Belligerency. STATE DEPARTMENT TACTICS. Gathering Information to Show That Insurgents Are Not as Strong as Represented. WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 29.—Sen- ator Lindsay of Kentucky, one of the ad- ministration spokesmen on the Cuban question, had an interview with Secretary Olney to-day concerning the Cuban reso- lutions now pending in Congress. Those who have visited the White House and the StateDepartment say that there Is manifest anxiety on the part of the officials as to the outcome, but they express hope that the affair will not lead to hostilities. Leading administration men express the belief that when the ‘‘demagogues’’ in Congress have made their speeches inter- est in the matter will subside. State De- partment officials declare that the insur- gents are not nearly so strong as they have been represented to be in the press and in Congress, hence the reluctance of the ad- ministration to recognize them as bellig- |erents or to acknowledge their independ- ence. Consular officers in Cuba have reported this to the State Department, and there- fore the administration is reluctant to ally itself with a losing cause. State Depart- ment officials declare that Congress has been misled, and that the -insurgerts can- not hold out much longer. It ishinted that President Cleveland intends to call before him influential members of Con- gress and tell them that the time is not vet ripe far recognition of the Cubans as belligerents. Administration people are curious to know what form Congressional action will fake. A concurrent resolution will not re- quire action of the executive, and, it is said, will be no more binding upon him than would similar action om the part of one of the State legislative bodies. The resolution as it passed the Senate merely expressed the sentiments of that body with regard to the situation in Cuba, but was in no wise mandatory in its terms. Itis hela, therefore, that it does not in- crease the President’s responsibilities in the matter, inasmuch as the execution of its suggestions is left practically to, his discretion just at present. The adoption of the joint resolution requiring the action of the executive either in approval or dis- approval would, however, put a decidedly different and more serious aspect on the question. 3 While it is stated in official circles that { the President would deprecate the neces- sity for action on his part one way or the other just at this time, he would undoubt- edly approve a bill recognizing the bellig- erency and even independence of Cuba, more in deference to almost universal de- mand for such action rather than because he really believed it the best thing to be done under existing conditions. The fecling that to veto tha message would only serve to postpone recognition of the insurgents would probably induce executive approval. % Assuming that the executive acts at once upon the resolution so far as to grant belligerent rights to Cubans, the best au- thorities in Congress on international law, say the only advantage the Cubans will derive from it is that they may then have ships of war (if they can get them) with- out being regarded and treated as pirates; and they may issue bonds and borrow money, as any nation may, if they can find any one willing to take the risk of ac- cepting such a contingent security as they are able to offer. The right to ship arms and men to Cuba will not be affected by their recognition as belligerents, but on the other hand our vessels will at once be- come subject to search. If the President goes to the full extent of the suggestion of the resolution, and besides granting belligerent rights, takes steps to secure the independence of Cuba, it becomes a graver matter. That, it is be- lieved, would amount practically to our Government granting assistance to Cuba and might lead to hostilities between this country and Spain. For the President to adopt the full recommendation of the resolutions would, it is believed, result inevitably in the liberty of Cuba, but if the resolutions retain their present con- current form the President will not be compelled to act on them if he does not ‘want to, or he may delay action for some time and then take the steps suggested. The question is so delicate and doubtful that most every Representative and Sena- tor questioned on the subject declines to be quoted. Representative Money of Mis- sissippi, a member of the Foreign Affairs Committee and authority on internationai law, said to-day : “The adoption of the resolutions by Congress will benefit the insurgents to this extent—as an indication of the sentiment of the Government of the United States ‘and temper of the people, and may abso- lutely prevent Spain from borrowing the money necessary to prosecute the war. The insurgents themselves may be able to float a loan on the strength of the moral effect of the resolutions and equip a navy. “The adoption of the resolutions will cer- tainly give great encoutagement to the in- surgents and stimulate them to further ef- forts. ‘As to the binding power of concur- rent resolutions upon the executive, there is none in fact. They do not bind him to do anything.” The members of the Cuban revolution- ary party now in Washington were nat- urally very much pleased with the course taken by the Senate yesterday afternoon. Gonzalo de Quesada, secretary of the Cuban Legation here, conversed with TeE Carw correspondent. 3 “0f course,” he said, ‘‘we are very much gratified at the result of the vote on the Cuban resolutions in the Senate. We regard it as a concrete expression of the opinion cherished on the subject of Cuba by a vast majority of the American people. We are confident that the action of the House of Representatives will be no, less empbhatic,”’ The general impression among influen- tial friends of Cuba here not directly con- nected with the movement in an official sense, is that Spain will place reliance in the President and depend upon him to forestall the effect of any legislation Con- gress may enact. They appear to be amused at assertions that the Spanish Government will withdraw its Minister here in case the House follows the exam- ple of the Senate, declaring that Senor de Lome is the only person who stands in the way of unlimiled transportation of men and munitions of war to the insur- gents in Cuba. 1t is understood that a friend of the Spanish Legation also expressed the opinion last night that President Cleve- land would take no definite steps toward carrying out the requests of Congress con- tained in anything like a concurrent reso- lution. The gentleman is said to have pointed out that the action of this Govern- ment in detaining the Bermuda when the courts had declared in several cases that there was nothing illegal in the shipment of supplies to revolutionists was indicative of what might be expected of the adminis- tration in its further treatment of the sub- ject. The representatives of the Spanish Government in this city declined to-day to say anything at all about the action of the Senate yesterday and its possible effect upon the relations existing between this country and Spain. S gl T MUST THE PEESIDENT ACT? Legal Complications Comnected With the Cuban Resolution. WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 29.—The phraseology of the Cuban resolutions adopted by the Senate yesterday, ‘‘Re- solved by the Senate (the House of Rep- resentatives concurring),” revives the question whrch was discussed in the House when the Armenian ‘concurrent’’ resolu- tion was adopted as to whether the Presi- dent is not obliged, under the Federal constitution, to either apvrove or disap- prove all such “concurrent’ resolutions in the manner followed in the case of *‘joint”’ resolutions. It has been customary for Congress to adopt concurrent resolutions without sending them to the President for action. It has been contended that concurrent resolutions relate only to expressions of opinion by Congress to which the execu- tive is not committed, to the correction of errors in bills that have not become laws, to questions of adjournment and recess, to requests for .information from the execu- tive and to minor matters which can be arranged without executive action. The Armenian resqiutions adopted by Congress Jaauary 27 last, xquesting the President to represent to Great Britain and all the other European powers con- cerned in the Berlin treaty of 1878 the earnest desire of the Congress of the United States that ‘‘decisive ineasures should be taken to stay the hand of fanat- 1cism and lawless violence in Turkey,” present a case in point. These resolutions were termed ‘‘concurrent” under the con- struction that they did not require execu- tive approval or disappreval and thus left it optional with the President whether he should present them to the Governments concerned or ignore them. The President has ignored them. They remain on the executive desk unacled upon. If they haa been termed *‘joint” resolutions it would have been incumbent upon the Prssident to sign them or allow them to become law without his signature under the ten days’ constitutional limitation, or to return them to the house in which they origin- ated with a veto message. The basis for the coniention that all resolutions of Congress, except those re- lating to au adjournment, must be pre- sented to the President for action is found in paragraph 3, section 7, article 1, of the constitution, which reads as follows: “Every order, resolution or vote to which concurrence of the Senate and House of Representatives may be necessary (except on a question of .adjournment) shail be presented to the President of the United States and before the same shall take effect shall be approved by him or being disap- proved by him shall be repassed by two- thirds of the Senate and House'of Repre- sentatives, according to the rule and limi- tations prescribed in the case of a bill.”” Concurrent resolutions have never been published in the Revised Statutes of the United States until recently. Under the public printing act of January 10, 1895, it is required that they shall be inserted in these editions and the last volume of the Revised Statutes contains all concurrent resolutions of the Fifty-third Congress in an appendix, separated from the bills and joint resolutions which have become laws. They have never been considered as laws (not having received Presidential ap- proval), and the constitutional provision quoted has not been' construed to affect them in any way. RUSHING OVER MORE FORCES. Spain, However, Does Not Kxpect a Conflict With Uncle Sam. MADRID, Sparv, Feb. 29.—10 p. m.— The Stock Exchange was much agitated over the adoption by the United States Senate of the resolutions in favor of ac- cording belligerent rights to the Cubans. Senor Morel, in an interview to-day, speaking of the Senate’s action, declared that it was a great calamity, which would produce a disastrous moral effect and en- tail important material sacrifices. The Government has forbidden the pro- posed meeting of the students to-morrow. The United States legation is strongly -gaurded by the police to-night. ‘The Minister of War and the Minister of the Interior held a conference to-day with a view to adopting measures to cope with the expected popular demonstration, The United Press representative learns that the War Department to-day began preparations to dispatch to Cuba a new army, consisting of 20,000 infantry and 5000 cavalry. : Vice-Admiral Berango, the Minister of Marine, has been ordered to preparé the speediest warships, also some trans-Atlan- tic steamers to be dispatched to the Bahama channél. S Senor Segasta, the ex-Premier, in an interview to-day declared that the Govern- Continued on Sccond Page.: - HARD AND AT N THE CHANNEL Misfortune Again Overtakes an American Line Steamer. THE NEW YORK AGROUND Whiie Entering in a Dense Fog the, Big Ocean Greyhound Sticks in the Mud. ONCE RELEASED FROM DANGER. But the Second Time the Vessel Strikes All Efforts Fail to Release Her. NEW YORK, N. Y., Feb. 29.—Misfor- tune again overtook the American line Steamship Company to-day for the sec- ond time within a month. One of their vessels, the New York, the first of the trans- Atlantic transports to fly the Stars and Stripes, grounded within this harbor'dur- ing a dense fog. The steamer lies easy midway between Sandy Hook and Staten Island, in the main channel. Although she is hard aground, her nose being buried some six or seven feet in the mud, and is exposed to any violent gales liable to blow up, the owners are not apprehensive and her position 1s considered -not to be a dangerous one. Another point in her fa- vor is that she went on at comparatively low tide. The New York sailed from Southampton for this port Saturday, February 22, car- ryving a good number of passengers. She had a hard voyage, but managed to reach Sandy Hook without any startling inci- dent. It was nearly 3 o’clock this morn- ing when the great ocean greyhound rounded Sandy Hook and pointed her nose for the ship channel. It was then very foggy, so much so in fact that none of the big lights for the safe gnidance of vessels into this port round about the Hook were discernible from the New York’s deck. The vessel was feeling her way carefully in. Several hours before Pilot Dick Bagley had been taken aboard and he was guiding the steamer’s course. Slowly the vessel pushed on throungh the thick vapor. The lookout was vainly try- ing to veer through the heavy mass, while scundings were being taken continually. The compass was being eagerly watched and shortly before 4 o’clock showed the vessel’s position to be about right. Soon after 4 o’clock the men on watch were startled by a violent shaking of the boat. There was a sudden quivering, a loua grinding, which told to the experi- enced seafaring men only too well what had happened. “My God, we are aground!”” despairingly shouted the pllot. “Reverse the engines quick; reverse them; we are hard ashore,” was the corm- mand excitedly given through the tube to the engineer. Quick as a flash the engines were reversed and for several minutes the vessel stood to its bed. Harderand harder were the engines driven and after half a dozen minutes more the big liner began to move and was once more in deep water just south of the middle buoy. “Thank God,” said the pilot, and he breathed a heavy sigh of relief. *That was a close call,” said he to the lookout. “That’s as close to it as I ever was.” The steamer then proceeded slowly, groping her way, intending to anchor a mile or two further in the upper bay. Captain Grant was on the bridge and extra lockouts were distributed about the deck. The big foghorn incessantly rent the air with its notes of warning. Those on deck were discussing their Iuoky escape afew minutes after, when the vessel, auivering from stem to stern, suddenly stooped. Again that grinding noise and splashing of water, with a perceptible listing of the ship. Fora moment the captain and pilot gazed on each other, speechless. *“That’s the earth again, sure,” were the words that broke the silence, coming trom the pilot’s lips. Once more were the en- gines reversed and every effort put forth to drive the ship back into the channel, but it was of no avail. She was hard aground sure enough. There was much suppressed excitement, but discipline pre- vailed. Captain Grant was calm and gave his orders with great precision. Hasty ex- amination showed evervthing all right be- low. A drop of the lead line showed about four fathoms of water under the steamer and that she was buried in a mud bank. The shaking of the big boat was not vio- lent, not even sufficient to awaken the passengers, who slept on serenely, uncon- scious of their predicament. ‘When morning dawned the disheartened officers still found a dense fog prevailing. Looking down from the stern of the ship they saw boldly sticking out of the water two blades of the propeller. They then realized that they were far upon the bank. At 7 o’clock the passengers began to as- semble on deck for a promenade prepara- tory to breakfast. They noted nothing wrong, but thought the ship was anchored owing to the fog. It was not until after breakfast had been served that the news of the grounding of the boat was made known to them. It was not pleasant news "to the 210 cabin passengers aboard, who were anxious to get to the city, and all queries as to the probability of their being landed to-day were answered with a “Can’t say.” However, they took tnesitua- tion good-naturedly and made themselves as comfortable as possible. The steamer kept up a continual blowing for assistance, which was answered by a passing tug about 7:30 this mormmng. Word of the grounding of the vessel was brought by the tug to the office of the Mer- ritt Wrecking Company in this city, and that concern immediately sent down to the New York’s assistance three tugs, the Stephen Merritt, D. S. Arnott and J. D. Dones. The tugs made no effort to vull the vessel off during the morning or after- ber from going further up on the mud- bank, Later in the afternoon the steamboats John D. Moore and George Starr, with a lighter, arrived from New York, and the work of taking off the mails was begun sbout 4 o’clock. This was the work of several hours, and after it was finished the cabin passengers were crowded aboard the two steamboats and transferred to New York. ‘When the United Press tug came along- side the New York as she lay stranded the passengers were gathered along the port rail. They seemed in good spirits and joked about their misfortune. “What kind of a voyage did you have?”’ was asked the passengers. “Very tough, stormy all the way over,”’ was the reply of one. 4 “Is there any alarm aboard over the grounding?”” “*Not a bit.” ““Was Captain. Grant on deck when the steamer first went ashore ?” “Can’t tell you. All the officers are ¢umb.”’ They requested that Captain Grant come to the rail, but he sent back word that he had nothing to say at present. One of the passengers hanaed the following state- ment to the United Press reporter: “We wenton the bank at4 A.>. after being already in trouble once before a lit- tle earlier. Since then we have been vis- ited by tugs and looked at and pulled by a rope over the side as you see. We have been in the fog all the time and in thedark as to any prospects.”’ At 6 p. M. there was a strong southeast wind blowing, accompanied by a heavy rain. The boat was listing some to, star- board and swaying considerably with the big rollers which were sweeping over the waters. Captain Merritt was personally in charge of operations. He said he thought the New York’s position safe enough, but he could not say when she would likely be got off, An effort will be mede in this direction at every high tide until sheis floated. Her position he thought was not as bad as that of the St. Paul when she grounded off Long Branch a few weeks ago. She wasona hard, sandy bed while the New York is on a soft, muddy bed. Vice-President Wright of the Interna- tional Navigation Company came down on a tug, but he would make no statement as to Captain Grant’s excuse for the ground- ing of the New York. Mr. Wright said he was not at all apprekensive about the New York’s safety and expected to see her floated in a day or two. He said that the place in which the vessel lay is not dan- gerous as the banks are composed entirely of mud and are sloping. Two hundred and thirty-five persons landed from the George Starr and 270 steerage passengers were left on board the New York. _ L. Richensenberg, a journalist connected with the New Brad Landes Zeitung of Mannheim, Germany, said that the high- est praise was due to Captain Grant of the New York for the admirable way in which he had managed affairs at the time of the announczment of the grounding. The New York went ashors in. the lower bay October 10, 1889, while she was the City of New York and flying the British flag. It was three days before she was got off. The New York ran into the steamship Delano near Nantucket, Mass., on June 20, 184, The Delano’s bow was badly stove, but she did not founder. The New York was only slightly injured. When the tide was highest to-night the tugs started to haul, while the steamer used her own propellers and worked her windlass, to which were attached the cables of the anchors. The attempt was unsuccessful and nothing further could be done until high tide to-morrow morning. NEWPORT NEWS, Va., Feb. 29.—The American liner Paris arrived at noon to- day, and shortly afterward a telegram was received ordering her to make the New York’s run across the Atlantic. The Paris will return to New York immediately, BIG COMBINE IN TROUBLE Receiver Appointed for the West- ern Union Cold Storage Company. Gigantic Enterprises That Succumbed to the General Business Depression. CHICAGO, Irr., Feb. 29.—In the Su- perior Court to-day Judge Payne ap- pointed Floyd Jenison receiver for the ‘Western Union Cold Storage Company. The Produce Cold Storage Exchange, the Western Refrigerating Company and the Western Union Cold Storage Company are the names of the corporations involved in the court proceedings. In addition to appointing a receiver Judge Payne issued an injunction restrain- ing the Produce Cold Storage Exchange and the Western Refrigerating Company, capitalized at$500,000, from forfeiting their leases to the property on which their plants are located. It is said that enough business could not be transacted to sup- port the gigantic enterprises. The bill for the receivership was presented by the American Trust and Savings Bank on be- half of the first-mortgage bondholders. The Produce Cold Storage Exchange was organized in 1892 with $1,000,000 capital stock to acquire the Chicago Cold Storage Exchange and absorb other concerns, thus forming a cold storage trust. The leases of all the acquired properties were trans- ferred in 1894 to the Western Union Cold Storage Company, the combine capital in- volved being over $2,500,000, o e DISCOVERED THE NEEDLE. Again the Value of the Cathode Ray Was Demonstrated. | BALTIMORE, Mp., Feb. 29.—An inter- sting as well as astonishing proof of what the cathode rays can do was offered last evening by an experiment of Dr. William Lee Howard of this city. Miss Madge Ellis, the vaudeville singer witi the Reilly & Woods Compani;. has been suffering for a long time with pains in_her left foot. Yesterday she consulted Dr. Howard, who is somewhat of an experimenter in the subject of X-rays. Dr. Howard applied four tests, and finally located a needle in her ankle. The steel had been broken off in her knee in childhood, and was, when found, located just back of the externai malleolus. By an operation it was removed, this consti- tuting one of the most remarkable tests yet made with the cathode rays. The ex- periment is considered by local scientists as most wonderful, as such a small object \noon, but confined tl}emselvu to keeping | as a needle was discovered. [N THE HANDS OF RECEIVERS. Baltimore and Ohio Property Passes Under Court Control. FORCED TO THE ACTION, Directors Try in Vain to Meet the Floating Debt of the Road. THE PLANS FOR THE FUTURE. Committees Will Continue to Raise Funds at Home and Abroad to Meet Indebtedness. BALTIMORE, Mp., Feb. 20.—The Balti« 'more and Ohio Railroad Companv is in the hand of receivers. Judges Goff and Morris of the United States Circuit Court this evening named John K. Cowen and Oscar G. Murray to take charge of the ai- fairs of the corporation, which is one of the oldest in American railroad history. Mr. Cowen has been president of the road since early in January, when he suc- ceeded Charles F. Mayer. For years Mr. Cowen had been chief counsel for the road. Mr. Murray steps from the position of first vice-president, to which he was elected only a few weeks ago, into the joint re- ceivership with Mr. Cowen. Mr. Murray has for some years past oc- cupied the position of third vice-president of the Big Four system, and represented the latter corporation and the Chesapeake and Ohio in the Joint Traffic Association. From early* morning Baltimore and Ohio stock broke far below all previous records on the rumor that a receiver would be ap- pomnted. A statement sent out by the United Press from Baltimore Thursday night, in which most positive information was given to the. effect that a receiver would be appeinted within forty-eight hours, was pointed to as indicating a reasonable assurance that some action in that direction would be taken before the day closed. A number of stockbrokers and financial institutions baving an interest in Balti- more and Ohio property dispatched mes- sengers to the United States court at fre- quent intervals during the day, and were apparently relieved when they learned that no application had been made up to the hour that the clerk closed the-office to the public. - Mr. Cowen denied himself to all visitors excepting directors of the company, who came to his office in answer to a call. No one would give the slightest information as to the object of tne meeting, but it soon became known that there was trouble in the air. The New York 'and foreign representa- tivesof the company were well represented, four of the directors arriving early in the morning. The presence in the city of Judge Nathan Goff of the United States Circuit Court, which fact became known shortly after the noon hour, was also con- sidered significant as portending some im- portant action in that direction. The street was filled with rumors until the long conference and board meeting in the Baltimore and Ohio building came to an end, after 6 o'clock this evening. When the directors filed out of Presi- dent Cowen’s" private office and some of them wended their way to the United States Circuit Court in the postoffice building, there seemed to be no doubt that the until recently highly valued Bal- timore and Ohio property, with which the name of Garrett had for so many years been linked, was about to pass into the hands of receivers. Judges Goff and Morris were locked in their offices, and none but the Baltimore and Ohio officials and attorneys were al- lowed to enter the sacred portals. It re- quired but a few minutes to transact the business in Judge Goff’s private quartersy and at 7 o’clock the announcement was unofficially made that President Cowen and Vice-President Murray had been ap- pointed receivers of the company.’ At 11 oclock to-night Mr. Cowen emerged from the president’s office and gave to the press the following official statement, which had been in the course of preparation for some hours: “A committee composed of the New York directors of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company has been for some time engaged on a plan for funding the floating debt of the company and to provide addi- tional capital. Until this morning there was the strongest belief upon the part of .the company and the members of the syn- ———————————————— NEW TO-DAY. &CO*s COPPER RIVETED OVERALLS " _AND $PRING BOTTOM PANTS. EVERY PAIR GUARANTEER. FOR SALE EVERYWHERE.