Indianapolis Journal, Indianapolis, Marion County, 11 February 1895 — Page 1

1OTMMAI, JL.J ESTABLISHED 1823. INDIANAPOLIS, MONDAY MOENING, FEBRUARY ' 11, 1895. PRICE 3 CENTS. (AT RAILWAY NEWS WAXIM. V TRAINS A.Vi) SUNDAYS 5 CKNT.

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Feels better than it looks." That's the way with some Caps. But WHEN Caps always look as good as they feel. This is Winter Cap week with us, and the following additional lines will be sacrificen along with those mentioned yesterday. Children's Plush Cloth and Velvet Turbans reduced from $L25 and $1 to 75c. Scotch Tarn CK Shanters, all colors, were$l, now 47c. Eiderdown Tam O' Shanters and Turbans, worth 75c, go this week at 25c. Children's Novelties in all Wool and Plush, $1 values, for 24c. Choice of Men's Fur Caps, worth from $1.25 to $3, 50c and 75c. Five dozen Children's Jerseys at 5c.

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MURPHY, HIBBEN & CO IMPORTERS, JOBtERS Dry Goods, Notions, Woolens, Etc

'A liberal representation of all that is new and most sought for in the various weaves, weights and coloriugs of Spring Uoolens for Uornen' Wear Will be found in our Dress Goods Department. We have never before shown so large a collection, and the prices are from twenty-five to forty per cent, less than last season. Stock complete in all departments. , Mail orders given especial attention.

BIG 4 ROUTE Is the Only Line running Trains Through to NEW YORK Without Ferry or Transfer, Landing passengers at the Grand Central Station, And the Knickerbocker Special makes the run To NEW YORK in 22 HOURS To BOSTON in 26 HOURS Supper one niKlit In ludinunpoilai he next In New York. Special deeper latly, Indianapolis to Sw York. For tickets and sleeping-car space call on Big Four ticket agents, No. 1 East Washington St., 116 Jackson place and Union Station. ....... GO TO THE Mardi Gras Celebrations AX New Orleans, La., VIA C..H.&D.RR moo j. RATE FOK THE ROUND TRIP ! $22.00 , TlrkPtu on salts Feb. LSth to 24th, inclusive. Final limit for rt-turn paNsago Maroli Vttth. - Kor further information cl' at ticket olliee. No. 2 Went Waahiuxton utreet. at No, 1 a I Mouth Illiuuia blreetor 1'iiion -Intlou. I. IX BALDWIN, P. V. A. TWO IN ON ROUTE iLuuisvUle. "cur Albany A Chicngo lty. Co.t THE SHORT line: LKAVE INDIANAPOLIS. Kc. 30 Chicngo Limited, Pullman Vestlhilled Coochea, 1'arlur ud Dining Car, d:Uy 11:50 ft.ro. Arrive Chicago 5:30 p. in. Jio. 30 Chicago Night fciitresM, Pullman ti billed Coaches and bleopura, daily. 12:33 a. iiu Arrive Chicago 7:40 a. in Ho. 10 Minion Accommodation, duily, except Sui.dny 4:00 p.m. - ARltlVK AT IXDIAXAVOLIss. Nik S3 VeatUmle, dally 3:33 p: m. 35 Vetttlbnlo. dally 3:ii5 a, in. ho. l Motion Accommodation, dnlly, except hunday.. ; 11:20 a. ra. Pullman Vrntibnla Sleeper for Chicago atnuda at -! nirt Union (Station, and can be takeu at bsao p. m., daily. Kor further information call nt Ticket Office. No. 2W.t Washington atreet, Vnlon Station and Musracliutetta avenue. T. T. BALDWIN. T. P. A. The Indianapolis' Warenouss Company WAREHOUSEMEN, FORWARDING AND COMMISSION MERCHANTS. Money advanced on ronaignmruta. Registered re ceipta given. Noa. C5 to a73 SOUTH PENN8YL VANlA fcsTltEKT. Tolopliou 1SU DRS. COUGHLIN & WILSON, DENTISTS, . Kxport frown and Bridge Workers. Vino Artificial Toeih. rainless Extracting with Cociitne. Oaa or Vitalised Air. Ladies tutiauco (ground tioor), Leulmiu Hotel. WAGON WHEAT 512 ACME MILLING COMPANY, tSZ West Washington Street. "0 IMMERSION, NO ASSISTANCE.' Charge Made lty Lutheran Agralnst elraka Relief Dlatrlbiitora. LINCOLN, Neb.. Feb. lO.-The Lutheran Ministerial Association has taken a hand In the squabble over relief distribution In this State. At the annual meeting, held in Ashland, last night, a great part of the tlma was taken up in the discussion of the work In the different counties. A host of complaints came before the conference regarding partiality in the distribution. These complaints are of so severe a nature that they could' not lie Ignored by the conference. A special relief commission was therefore appointed to assist the people in making their claims known, and also to assist In getting supplies. This commission is not Intended as an, opponent to the State commlaaion, but only to facilitate the work. On the floor of the conference it was stated that in one place the perron in authority acted on the principle, "No immersion, no assistance," and that favoritism as to creed, nationality, politics and relationship was prevalent in many places. Trade Sole of Carriage. CINCINNATI. Feb. 10. Leading carriage manufacturing companies of this city have adopted the trade Hale plan of disposing of their output for the month of March, April and May at public auction In advance. The sale la net for Feb. 20. The Central Traffic Association has granted reduced rates to purchasers, and the new method of selling carriage, and buggy futures wlU bo given a trial.

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FINENESS lAitNS PleaMHl buyer the beat advertisement. That's why Pott3r's oonoeutrated WITCH HAZEL JELLY 1h slliiifr so throughout Indiana. It hbals. Drng. KlU everywhere, In tube, price as cents. Pre. pared liy P iTl'ER. Iiarmaciar. Indianapolis. TRACKS NOW CLEAE BLOCKADES CAISED BY SXOW DRIFTS XEAKLY ALL RAISED. Railway Trains Beginning; to Make Itcgiiiar Tini-AVarmer Weather All Over the Conntry. BUFFALO, X. Y Feb. lO.-The great blizzard Is past, but even in death It has succeeded In making Buffalonians miserable, for It caused a milk famine in the, city today. Owing to all the country roads being Impassable and the railroads blocked, not a quart of milk was brought into the city, and everybody had to drink water or something else. The blockade on the railroads is being raised as fast a3 posslblo. The great snow- . plow of the New York Central, which was '"thrwtpd &tthe-nrorllsrrr Iast"Vear, -Irasbeen kept scurrying over the tracks of that company's lines, and this evening left here for Rochester, where It is expected to arrive about midnight. The Central's passenger tracks are now open all along, except at Burgen, fifteen miles east of here, where two trains re stalled in about fifteen feet of snow. The first trains from New York since Friday arrived here to-night. The Empire State express due yesterday, reached here at 8:15 p. m., twenty-seven hours late. Tho mall train arrived five minutes later, twen-ty-eieht hours late. 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 to-day's trains came in in a lump to-night. The track is now reported clear. The first trains on the Lehigh Valley since Friday came through to-night. It is expected that the road will be completely re-opened by midnight. The Erie line east of this point is now open, and the first train for New York since Friday was started at 5:40 p. m. Lines west of here, though delayed, have got off much lighter, their trains being only from one-half to five hours late. Communication by rail between Buffalo and Niagara Fails, which was practically cut off Friday and Saturday, has been restored. Moderated at New York. NEW YORK. Feb. 10. The weather in thta city has moderated considerably during last night and to-day. The lowest temperature here for the past twenty-four hours was fourteen degrees below aero, and the highest was twenty-three degrees, at 12 o'clock to-day. The highest wind velocity was forty miles, from the northwest. At Sandy Hook the highest wind velocity was forty-two miles. The weather promises to continue fair here now, with a stationary temperature during the next few days. The storm which Is now forming off the west gulf coast will probably not strike this city at all. At midnight the ferries were running on nearly their normal schedule. At the postofftce it was said that th malls are arriving regularly. The Erie and New York Central lines are the least punctual and the Pennsylvania system is the most regular. $5UO,HK on w Snon-lloond Train. WASHINGTON, Feb. 10. The Florida special of the Atlantic Coast line, which was due 'here Thursday night, encountered the big snow Wockade near St. Asaph's Junction, south of this city, and could get neither forward nor backward. The express car contained, besides $500,000 in government funds, a large amount of mall, registered money packages and express matter. The mail clerks and express messengers were obliged to remain and watch this matter until, on Saturday afternoon at 5 o'clock, a double team of the Adams Express Company, broke a road to the blockaded train and removed the money to Alexandria, where It was transferred to the first train coming toward Washington over another road. Broken at All Points. WASHINGTON. Feb. 10. The railroad blockade that almost surrounded this city yesterday haa been broken at all points and trains are now moving nearly on time. The Baltimore & Ohio announced! that all Jts Western and Philadelphia trains are arriving practically on time, though its connections from the latter place to New York are still interrupted. Most of the Pennsylvania ' .rare from one to three hours late. The blockade at Alexandria, where over a dozen trains were stalled. Is entirely removed. The Norfolk & Western is still closed. The slight thaw in this vicinity to-day caused a crust to form on the snow, and, in spite of the wind, there la little drifting. inolber Winter Resort. LEAD 'ILLE. Col.. Feb. 10. It is remarkable, but true nevertheless, that while the entire country has been suffering from the severe cold spell the weather here has been very moderate, and Iadville people have not felt the severe cold wave that has been going all over the country. The thermometer has been from 20 degrees to 30 degrees during the day and at about 10 above zero at night. Peculiar Accident. CASS CITY, Mich., Feb. 10. A southbound ppecial train on the Pontiac, Oxford & Northern railroad met with a peculiar accident here this afternoon. The train

carried thirtv-flve passengers and was drawn by two engines headed by a enow plow. On striking a cut the snow plow was thrown around and its rear placed on top of a fourteen-foot embankment. The first locomotive was thrown from the track. Both engines and the forward coach were badly damaged. No one was seriously Injured; but the erew of the snow plow and forward engine had narrow escapes. Another Cold Wave in Texas. DALLAS. Tex., Feb. 10. A cold wave, preceded by a heavy mist, reached Texas last night. Reports from various portions of the northern half of the State show that the country at nightfall was a sheet of ice, rendering travel difficult and dangerous. Xo serious accidents chronicled. About 8 p. m. a light snow fell, giving way to moderating temperature at 11 o'clock. Saving? llrldge Toll. CINCINNATI, O., Feb. 10. Kentucky and Ohio people shook hands over the frozen river to-day during the epidemic of skating. People are. saving bridge tolls by crossing on the ice. This is the first time the river has been frozen over here since the hard freeze of December, 1892.

Express Train Derailed. UHRICHSVILLE, O., Feb. 10, The Panhandle express, bound for Chicago, was derailed at 3 a. m. to-day at Glasgow station, all the cars leaving the track because of a broken rail, but none turning over. The train proceeded after six hours delay, with no one seriously hurt. lllockade Raised. BENTON HARBOR, Mich.. Feb. 10. The snow blockade is being raised. The first mall train since Friday arrived to-day. All Trains Late. PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 10 The railroads entering the city are still suffering from the blockade, all traffic being late. WEATHER BUREAU FIGURES. Temperature Iteeords Yesterday Mornlne antl Last A'Isrht. C. F. R. Wappenhans, local forecast official of "the Weather Bureau, furnishes the following observations taken yesterday the places and hours named: 7 a. m. 7 p. Bismarck, N. D ... Rapid City. N. D Pierre, S. D.. Huron, S. D St. Vincent, Minn Moorhead, Minn Duluth, Minn ... St. Paul, Minn LaCrosse, Wis North Platte, Neb 2 Valentine, Xeb 2 Omaha, Xeb Des Aloines. Ia... G Davenport, Ia 6 Concordia. Kan . 6 Dodge City, Kan 4 Wichita, Kan 12 Kansas City. 'Mo 8 f St. Louis, Mo 11 Springfield, Mo 10 Chleago. Ill 6 Springfield, 111 ' 10 Cairo, 111 12 Marquette, Mich GTand Haven, Mich 14 Indianapolis, Ind 2 Louisville, Ky Cincinnati, O Cleveland, O Parkersburg. W. Va Pittsburg-. Pa Buffalo, N. Y.... New York, N. Y Washington, D. C Charlotte, X. C ... Atlanta, Ga Jacksonville, Fla ... I Nashville, Tenn ... Memphis, Tenn Vicksburg, 'Miss Fort Smith, Ark at m. 6 4 12 0 12 2 12 2 2 S 4 ,10 8 4 14 10 14 1 16 18 6 8 23 12 12 20 24 22 14 14 16 14 22 18 32 HO 46 26 26 34 34 28 v 13 22 30 38 40 Little Rock. Ark Oklahomo, O. T lfi Amarilio, Tex 8 Abilene. Tex 24 Pales tine, Tex , San Antonio, Tex GalveBton, Tex t.. Shreveport, La Xew Orleans, La..... , fnrprnit-for To-Daj-. ' " WASHINGTON, Feb. 10. For IndianaFair, followed by local snows in the afternoon or evening; variable winds. For Illinois Snow flurries; variable winds. For Ohio Generally fair; possibly followed by snow Monday night or Tuesday morning; orobably slightly warmer; southwest winds. ' ' ' Snndny's Local Observations. fJar. Then R.IL Wind. W'ther. Tr& 7 a. m. 3d 50 2 7 S'west. Cloudy. O.OO 7 p.m.. 30. 42 30 66 West. Clear. 0.00 Maximum temperature, 24; minimum temperature, 1. Following is a comparative statement of the temperature and precipitation Feb. 10: Temp. Pre. Normal 31 .12 Mean 12 .00 Departure from normal 19 .12 Excess or deficiency since Feb. 1 2.31 .K9 Excess or deficiency since Jan. 1 3.57 .76 C. F. R. WAPPENHANS, Local Forecast Official. HIS SEVENTH BRIDE. Col. Bo wen, 07 Years Old, Leaves tlie Poorlionse to Wed a Yonapr Girl. LAWRENCEBURG, Ky., Feb. 10. The marriage of Col. Cody Bowen, aged ninety-seven, and Miss' Rosa Brown, aged seventeen, last Thursday, has developed a peculiar story. This is the Colonel's seventh marriage and he has grandchildren older than his girl bride. Colonel Bowen served in a Kentucky regiment during the war and when he came out he. was old and poor, so poor that in 1SS5 friends had him placed in the county almshouse. Some months ago word came that the Colonel had been granted a pension of $12 a month and back pay, amounting to about $1,000 Last October Bowen got the back pay and at once succumbed to the infirmity that had made him poor. While in this condition he loaned several hundred dollars to the three Strouse brothers and gave his granddaughter most of the remainder. His relatives instituted suit against the Strouses and the money was returned. With his little fortune in safe hands the Colonel decided to marry again. Two of his other wives were inmates of the poorhouse with him at the time he was married to them. After the death of the first, there (his fifth venture) he entered the holy bonds of matrimony with Miss Maggie Booth, the other inmate, who afterwards . went crazy and died in the Lexington asylum. Their wedding was the most romantic of the entire lot. They eloped from the poorhouse and started walking to Indiana to have the knot tied. When the journey was nearly completed a minister of the gospel was overtaken on the highway and requested to pronounce the ceremony, which he did after dismounting from his Kentucky thoroughbred. The happy couple returned on foot to the old poorhouse near here. SMALLPOX SERUM. St. Louts Experts Endeavoring to Holt Dr. Jenner of His Honors. ST. LOUIS, Feb. 10. Since the appearance of smallpox two weeks ago experiments have been made secretly at quarantine to manufacture an effective smallpox serum that will obtain the same results in its branch that anti-toxin has for diphtheria. The experiments are under the direction of Health Commissioner Homan and Dr. A. N. Ravold, of the Washington University. These two men have been materially aided in their work by a series of testa made last December at the quarantine station of New York by Dr. Elliot. On the basis of these experiments Dr. RavolJ at once set to work two weeks ago and vaccinated a strong, healthy heifer with "bacilli taken from a smallpox patient. After the animal had sufficiently recovered he took some of its blood and extracted from it the serum. The frst actual tests were made only , three or four days ago. so that the results, whether favorable or otherwise, cannot be learned. Churned with EiubesxIinK 117,000. HELENA. Mont.. Feb. 10. L. B. Smith is under arrest at Havre. ' charged wirh defrauding the Great Northern raLroad out of at least $17,000 while acting as clainv agent for stock killed and personal damages. He la charged with forgery and embezzlement, ;

AND STILL NO TIDINGS

LA GASCOGXE IS XOW EIGHT DAY'S OVERDUE AT XEW TORK. Xothinar Seen of the Steamer by I.a Xormandle, RhynlanA and Other Vessels That Arrived Yesterday. NOT YET GIVEN UP AS LOST DARE POSSIBILITY THAT SHE MAT BE USlS"G HER SAILS. Or that She Has Drifted Into a Southern Lntttmle Ont of the Regular Course of Ocean Liners. PERILOUS TIMES ON THE SEA EXPERIENCES OF THE ClXARDEll U3IDRIA TOLD BY HER CAPTAIX. Stories of Survivors of the Elbe DisasterHeroism of Life-Savers Fourteen Fishermen Lost. NEW YORK, Feb. 10. The French steamer La Gascogne, so far as all sources of information go, has failed to reach harbor. The three steamers which arrived at this port to-day have seen or heard nothing of her. But the fact that vessels not rearly so stanch as the French liner have weathered the gales that have swept tha Atlantic for the past two weeks has given heart and hope to those who can view the chances of the big steamer from an Impartial standpoint. La Gascogne is now eight days overdue. She has faced many a furious gale in the years that she has crossed the Atlantic, but never was she so tardy in reaching port. On Oct. 2G. 1891, she came into . New York harbor, 920 souls on board, salt-encrusted to the top of her funnels. She was only twenty-four hours late, but for four days and nights 6he had been in the grip of a hurricane. One day of such weather would have tested the stanchness of almost anything that floats, but La Gascogne wore out four days and nights of it and reached " Xew York practically uninjured. It is such experiences that give the agents In he city confidence that their boat is still plowing the seas or safe In some out-of-the-way haven. Dispatches reached here to-day from Halifax, X. S.. with the report that La Gascogne had been sighted in the vicinity of Sable Jsiand. Xo official verification of this was to be had, owing to the impossibility of getting communication with the island. Any report, however, of a steamer lying off Sable island in a crippled condition in the midst of heavy gales would not be a hopeinspiring one, as this 13 known as an extremely dangerous locality for mariners. The island lies about ninety miles southeast of Cape Canso. It Is narrow and low, and has been the scene of many shipwrecks. But., the report,, oTifrtn-.lng in some unknown way, even without verification, was the subject of considerable speculation on the part of shipping men. All efforts on the part of the company to get explicit information in that connection were without avail. AT THE COMPANY'S OFFICES. At the offices of the Compagnie Generale Transatlantlque Mr. Forget did not appear to-day. He was, however, in communication with all points from which news could be expected by telegraph. The men in the office of the French line do not worry much, as they are used to the delays of vessels, and past experience has taught them that frequent impediments to travel on the water, especially in stormy weather, are met with. None of them believe B,a Gascogne to be lost. It is the friends and relatives of passengers, those who have loved ones on board, that are fearful of the worst. The men who report vessels far down the bay have kept their eyes sharp towards the sea in the hope of being the first to signal the missing steamer. At 7:30 to-night the Hamburg-American liner Dania was reported off Fire island. Two hours later an unknown steamer was reported passing Sandy Hook light ship. Soon she was seen making off shore. There she anchored, and it is believed that this was the Dania that had crept up the bay. The Dania left Havre on Jan. 28. three days after La. Gascogne, and a hope had been entertained that she would have some news of the missing vessel. At 12:50 a. m. a French line steamer anchored off Sandy Hook, and it is believed that she is La Normandie, a sister ship of La Gascogne. La Normandie sailed from Havre Feb. 2. and, coming over the same course as the Gascogne, it was confidently expected that she would have tidings of the other. No signals to that effect, however, were displayed, and now the officials of the line fix their hope on La Touraine, which sailed from Havre Wednesday last, with Instructions to keep the strictest outlook for La Gascogne, and, if necessary, to spend extra time in making a detour from the regular course. Just what news the Dania or La Normandie may bring is doubtful, but they have given no indications up to the present time of having spoken the missing ship. The Red Star steamer Rhynland arrived in port to-day. She was covered with a layer of solid ice three feet in thickness in many spots. The deck Is altogether Inaccessible and tins ar.d tons of water had been shipped over her sides and formed into ice on her decks. The Rhynland had on board nine cabin passengers and 116 steerage passengers. Captain Mills said that it was the most tempestuous voyage he had ever experienced. The Rhynland left Antwerp on Jan. 26. On Feb. 5 the Captain was compelled to heave ship for fourteen hours. During this day only ninety-nine miles in the twenty-four hours were logged. On the morning of the 6th violent seas made it necessary to heave ship again for twelve hours. The crew suffered keenly from the intense cold. Life lines were made fast along the starboard side of the vessel. During the voyage but one vessel, the Manitoba, from London, was sighted. The Manitoba reached Quarantine shortly after 3 o'clock this morning, and reported having seen nothing of the overdue La Gascogne. Captain Griffith, of the .Manitoba, said to-day that he thought La Gascogne would be first spoken by a vessel bound from the Mediterranean, or eastward from Gibraltar. "I sailed from London the day La Gascogne sailed from Havre," said Capt. Griffith, "and as her course was more to the southward, she doubtless escaped the north Atlantic storms, which all the vessels that sailed ovsr northern courses encountered. My opinion ia that she broko down west of the Azores and was carried by the prevailing currents Into a southern latitude." Lieutenant Mardock, the navigator cf the United States steamer Minneapolis, paid, to-day, at the N.xvy Clubi -II JU Gas

cogne broke down antl had to rt tort to sails she could nardiy spread enough carvas to make more han fifty miles a t'ay, and with the nrevaUlng winds, as marked out on the course, which are head winds, she eould hardly make any port for some days." At the Navy Club the olPeer pesent all believed that the v.?sel would eventually come in with all on board in good health. AXOTIIER HOPE GONE.

La Normandie Brought No Xcvr of Her Missing: Sister Shin. SANDY HOOK, Feb. 11, 3:40 a. m. La Xormandle is anchored outside the bar. She was boarded by representatives of the Associated Press and reports no news of La Gascogne. . ' 1 1 Cannot Reach Sable Inland. HALIFAX. X. S., Feb. 10. A correspondent has been investigating a rumor in circulation here to-day to the effect that the' French liner La Gascogne has been seen in the vicinity of Sable island, and that the government had determined to investigate the story, and would send a steamer to the island for that purpose. The rumor started here this morning, but the source cannot be traced, and it Is not believed any credence .should be put in it. Sable island can only be reached at the greatest possible, risk at this time of the year, if at all. Such news might come by carrier pigeons, but none has arrived here, and it is asserted that none would be let fly in such weather as prevailed last week. The only other way to send out such news would be by signaling a passing vessel, and that can only be done In fine weather, and even then none would knowingly be close enough to be signaled. The only available steamer 'here to go, in case one went, would be the government steamer Xewfleid, and she is not at present in port. She would have to return and -outfit. It is further asserted that no vessel here could go to Sabie island, unless it was some steamer out of commission, and it would have to be outfitted. This would take a couple of days. The island is about 175 miles from Halifax, and it might take several days to effect a landing. . Xo Tldlng-M nt Boston. BOSTON, Feb. 10. No tidings of La Gascogne were brought by the steamers which arrived at this port to-day. Several ocean liners pushed their way from quarantine during the day, among them being the Kolpano, of the Sanderson line, from Hull; the Sachem, of the Warren line, from Liverpool, and the Boston, from Yarmouth, N. S. The Johnston liner Akaba and the Pommeranian. of the Allan line, which arrived off 1 Quarantine last night, also came up to the harbor to-day. Each vessel was boarded at quarantine by a reporter, who questioned the officers for possible news from La Gascogne, but no sign of the missing steamer had been seen. All officers reported that they had had rough trips and unusually heavy weather and seemed to be of the opinion that La Gascogne's delayed arrival is due to these causes. ARRIVAL OF THE IMBRIA. The Captain's Account of Her Tri Fourteen People Rescued.' XEW YORK, Feb. 10. The Cunarder Umbria. Captain Dutton, which sailed from Liverpool Feb. 2, reached quarantine at 11:42 o'clock this mort-ing. She brings no word of La Gasccgne. Shortly after noon to-day the monster ccean greyhound steamed past quarantine, her shiouds and part of her bulk incrusted in ice and glistening like myriads of diamonds. Huge ic'cles 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 taff rails were covered with It. It was during the only spell of good weather on the vessel's voyage that she was enabled to rescue fourten persons who were adrift in a wtter-logged helpless bark. Speaking of the rescue, Captain Dutton said to-day: "We had a fairly good voyage after leaving Queenstown until we struck the blizzard outside the Hook yesterday. Of course the weather wa3 bad and we had heavy seas, butJ I have had far worse voyages. It was at 12:15 a. m. on Feb. 6 we picked up thq captain and crew of the French bark Jean Baptiste. It was about 11 o'clock at night when report was made to me that a White tar line freighter, supposed to be the Cevic, had been sighted. The captain of the Cevic is an old friend of mine, and 1 had signals sent up to let him know who we were. The Cevic was off our port side. The signals we sent up were seen by the French bark, which was over on our starboard side about five miles away. It was not particularly cold, but there was a snowstorm and a htavy westerly swell. The distressed crew ' was displaying red lights to show that the vessel was out of control, and as we made toward her three men went up into the mizzen rigging with torches. The bark was water-logged. A boat with five men, in command of second officer Hogg, was lowered. When our boat reached the distressed vessel the men found that the crew had launched two boats and were loading all of their effect3: Captain Lebot and his son were the last to leave the Jean Baptte. They came away in our boat. The rest of the crew came to us In their own boats and said they had brought all their personal effects with thThe Jean Baptiste belonged at Havre, and war from Halifax to Cork, laden with deals. Captain Lebot said he was the solo owner of the bark and that she was not insured. N r.e of the crew can sneak English, and they will be cared for by tho French consul In this city. Captain Dutton describes the rest of the voyage as follows: "After making the addition to our passenger list by taking on the Frenchmen our voyage was without particular incident until we encountered the rough blizzard and heavy seas outside the Hook yesterday afternoon. At 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon, during the height of the storm, and, while passing the Georgia shoals, two hundred miles east of Sandy Hook, we sighted a four-masted schooner at anchor, riding very heavily. She had a flag up and no sails set. The matter was reported to me,' but by that time we had lot sight of her through the snow and haze I had the vessel put about and ran down close to her. She had nothing flying then; there were men on deck and steam escaping from a donkey engine forward. We laid to half an hour, waiting for some signal, but got none. It was snowing, the weather was cold and the sea too heavy to run the risk of lowering a boat to merely make an Investigation when no distress signals were displayed. Just as we steamed away they ran up a flag again. 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, getting most of the lee that is on the decks- from that time on. We had to come very slowly to avoid getting more than we did and keep in working condition, as the spray was very heavy when jve made good headway. We passed the lightship at 9:55 a. m. and reached quarantine before noon to-day." Captain Dutton was not worn out by any means, but he had been constantly awake and alert since 2:15 o'clock yesterday morning. He had not heard of the fact that La Gascogne was so much overdue, and when asked for an opinion as to her fate said: "I think she has broken down somewhere, and that she will probably turn up. Where she may jiow be would be the merest conjecture. I remember that about twelve veara ago the City of Brussels broke down in midocean and made port with her sails. She sailed into Liverpool and almost to her dock before sighted. She had for twentysix days sailed so without sighting a vessel that could help her or that was near enough to recognize her and report seeing her. There was one thing in her favor, too, that La Gascogne has not. The City of Brussels had four masts for sails, while, since La Gascogne has been remodeled, she has but two. She would have hard work making any headway with them in the weather she must have encountered." STORM IX I RELAX!). Deep Snow on the Land and Severe Calm on the Water. DUBLIN, Feb. 10. A terrific snowstorm prevailed in Ireland Saturday night and to-day. The snow lies three feet deep on the level and in soma places, is drifted to the depth of from eight to ten feet. The mail service has stopped throughout the north of Ireland. In Cork, and elsewhere the running of trains has been stopped. A message received in Cork by a railway

company, states that the storm ia so violent at Queenstown that all the telegraph lines have suspended business. The temperature is the lowest recorded for forty years. An unusually high tide flooded the custom house quay and washed away, the stone pavement. Much damage was done along the shore. Several small craft have foundered. Traffic in the harbor and on the river is entirely suspended. A number of cross channel steamers are weatherbound In the harbor. The Norwetrian bark Freiya from Rio Janeiro has arrived in a battered condition. She reports that she spoke on Friday last the Norwegian bark Carmel from Savanna-la-Mar for Liverpool, with her rudder head smashed and otherwise disabled. The crew were in a famishing rendition and were almost exhausted- The Freiya supplied them with provisions. The Cunard line steamer Servia, Captain Ferguson, from Uverpool yesterday for Xew York, had a rough passage to Queenstown. The American mail tn is snow bound at Charlevllle, county of Cork. The mail train to Cork is snowed up at Mallow. A pilot engine and a gang of men were sent from Cork to Charlevllle to endeavor to extricate the train carrying "theAmerican mail, but the train was still fast in the drifts at 9 o'clock to-night. The storm Is still sweeping with fury along the coast. Twenty steamers have sought shelter in Queenstown harbor, among them the British cruiser Carnet. It Is feared that many vessels are in distress in the channel. Several have been already reported as being short of provisions and others as be

ing damaged. SURVIVORS OF THE ELBE. Vevera and Hoffman Arrive nt Xew York and Make Statements. NEW YORK, Feb. 10. On board the Umbria we? three survivors of the steamship Elbe.' Eugene Schlegel, of Furst, Germany, on his way to this country for the first time, with his sister Emma, who was lost with the ship: Jan Vevera, of Cleveland, O., and Carl Hoffman, of Grand Island, Neb., whose wife and child wrere among the lost. A reporter boarded the Umbria at quarantine from the revenue cutter and found Messrs. Hoffman and Vevera in the main saloon, "reading letters from their relatives in the West which had been handed them at quarantine. Mr. Vevera, after he had looked over his letters, one of which came from C. C. Schnellentrager, of Cleveland, O., made the following statement concerning his experiences at the time the Elbe was lost: "The' night before the disaster occurred I spent in the smoking room in company with Mr. Charles Wlx and Dr. Deitrich. On going down Into my state room I found it so very cold that I decided to sleep on a lounge in the smoking room and, accordingly, lay down, fully dressed, vbut failed to sleep welL At 5 o'clock I rose and, on looking outside found that the night was quite clear. Off toward the English, coast the lights of several fishing smacks were to be seen. As near as I can reckon, it was about twenty minutes of 6 when I felt a slight shocic, accompanied by a crashing sound that seemed to me to come from the engine room. The shock was very slight and not at all like what I, should have expected from such a collision. I immediately ran forward toward the engine room, and in passage met the mall clerk whom I asked what was the matter. 'Nothing,' he said. Then I mat three cf the crew running along and, on asking them the same question, received a similar reply. Just then, as an officer, with his face white with anxiety, made the same answer to my question as to what was the trouble, the timbers and partitions of the ship by the postoffice began to crack and bulge inward. "Without going any further I rushed back to my state room and exchanged the neavy ulster I had on for a mackintosh and a soft cap that 1 could pull over my ears. I took tho life preserver out of my berth for myself, and. from the unoccupied berth above me I took a life preserver for my niece. On going on deck, however, the ship had listed over to port to such an extent, and there was so much confusion and noise, that I have very ' little idea of anything except getting into the boat, ifrom which I was picked up by the WildfiOwer. I saw nothing of the steamer that collided with tiw. Brit the- sight- the E.oe presented as she rolled back from port to starboard and then slowly began to settle down by the stern is one that I will never forget. I would have give anything I ever possessed to have escaped the spectacle of the people struggling in the water around the ship and those on the Elbe swarming forward upon the decks toward the bow as the Elbe settled down Into the seu. It could not have been more than twenty-five minutes from the time the collision occurred until the ship sunk from sight. And-those minutes and the ensuing hve hours seem longer to me than all the rest of the years of my life put' together. When we picked up Miss Anna Buecker she was swimming along bravely, and was fully dressed, with the exception of having no shoes on. She was very cold, and; -ssat in the bottom of the ship's boat in water up to her waist until we were picked up by the fishing smack, and never uttered a complaint. When the Wildflower picked us up I had my left leg crushed between the boat and the smack. But that ami my right thumb, which was hurt in the boat, was the only injuries I received. The people at Lowestort treated us splendidly." HOFFMAX IXDUCED TO TALK. Mr. . Hoffman refused, while on the Umbria, to make any statement for publication. Since fhe Elbe disaster he has been in an excitable state of mind. He declared himself that he had not slept for four nights, and that he intended . to get some rest before he did anything else. He said, in addition, that ihe intended to confer with the Xorth German Lloyd line officials here at an early date. On the arrival of the Umbria at the pier the-first person to go up the gang plank was Mr. Herman Winter, from the company's office. He welcomed the three Elbe survivors and offered them every assistance in his power. Mr. Hoffman, however, was met at the dock by three men, one of whom said he was a brother of the man Frank who was, lost on the Elbe,- and, together with them and Vevera, Hoffman entered a carriage and drove to the Broadway Central Hotel. After lunch he told his story to the reporter. His statement was made in a very disconnected fashion, and was liberally interspersed with threats of prosecuting the North German L'oyd and with frequent outbursts of tears. "My wife and boy and myself had a stateroom on the starboard side, way aft in the section between the Xos. 69 and 100," he said. ' "I awoke early on the morning of the collision and had gone on deck and then retured to our stateroom where I told my wife how tho weather was and also put another blanket over my boy, who was in the upper berth, for it was very cold. Suddenly I heard a crash and the ship trembled violently. I rushed outside to see what the trouble was and, as I did so, I met Mr. Schlegel's sister Emma, who was running forward toward the gangway. None of the ship's crew could give me any information as to wnat had happened, but as I heard a great confusion 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 boy as quickly as possiole. I took the child in my arms and we went forward to the companion way in the saloon, where 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 up the companion way. Just then some one on deck gave the order for every one to go below and In the rush that ensued to obey the order I was carried down the steps again. I went upon deck again, regardless of the order, and stood at the head of the gangway, opposite the third boat on th port side the one I eventually got into. Then the order to lower the boats was given. The last one on the port side was the first to be lowered and into this a number of passengers jumpe... but were eromptiy ordered out axain. - Xo one go Into the second boat, which was next on the port swe to this, and then the one directly opposite where we were standing was lowered and Into this I threw my valise. Taking my boy in my arms I turned and kissed my wife, who said: "God may help us yet,' and then I jumped Into tne boat, which had not as yet been lowered. Just then the order was given for all women and children to go to the starboard side and my wife obeyed the order. Neusseli, the officer of the boat, caught my boy out of my arms. In obedience to the order that was issued, and that was the last I saw of e'rhe" of them." Mr. Hoffman complains that he was compelled to assist In t.ie management of the ship's boat and declare that there was plenty of time to have lowered all tne boats o" 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 (Continued on Second Pnge.

LIL'S HEAD IN PERIL

LOXG STRING OF CHARGES AGAI1IMT THE EX-UUEEX OF HAWAII. Accused of Treason by Eniraainur In, Aiding, Abettlnn;, Inciting, Etc., Rebellion Against the Repnblic. 22 TRAITORS CONVICTED SIX' SEXTEXCED TO DEATH AXD OTHERS FIXED AXD IMPRISONED. Three Rebels, Ordered ttv Be Baa ished, Put Aboard the Wnrrimoo nnd Sent to British Columbia. STATEMENT FROM THURSTON PLOTS IV WHICH LILIUOKALAXI AXD WILCOX WERE ENGAGED. Both' Have Long- Been Disturber of the Peace, bnt Were Dealt With Leniently No Danjger of Injustice. Jot h VICTORIA, B. C, Feb. 10. As announced early this morning, the steamer Warrimoo arrived here at midnight, bringing advices ft cm Hawaii dated Feb. 2. The Associated Press correspondent at Honolulu says: There is a lull in affairs here, and quiet will probably reign until the military court now sitting will have finished Jts work. There are a large number of conspiracy cases yet to be tried, and the probabilities are that the court will sit for two . or three weeks at least. Great interest Is attached to the forthcoming trial of the ex-Queen: The government claims to have more than sufficient evidence to convict her of treason. What her punishment will be in case of conviwuuii is iiuru io conjecture, ner case win probably come up on next Monday. She Is charged w-Ith treason. The charge reads: "First Treason, by engaging In open rebellion against the Republic of Hawaii, bv attempting by force of arms to overthrow and destroy the same, by levying war against the same, and by adhering to the enemies of the Republic of Hawaii, giving them aid and comfort within the Hawaiian, islands and elsewhere. Second Treason, by aiding, abetting, procuring, .counseling, inciting, countenancing and encouraging others to commit treason and to engage in open rebellion against the Republic of Hawaii, and to attempt by force of arms to overthrow the same, and to adhere to the enemies of the Republic of Hawaii In giving them aid and comfort In the Hawaiian islands and elsewhere." There are six specifications in the charge. The military commission has brought in findings in twenty-four cases. Their names are: R. W. Wilcox, S. W. Nowleln. II. E. Bertelman, Carl Widcn ann, W. II. C. Greig. Louis Marshall, W. C. Lane, J. C. June, C. T. Gulick, W. H. Rickard, W. T. Seward, T. B. Walker, Solomon Kauia, Pelahua, Lot Lane, Thomas Poole, J. Kalukla, Robert Palau, J. W. Kiplkane, Klllona, Joseph Clark, D.Januha, W. W'iddlfleld and Joe A. Kiakhl. Of the foregoing D. Januha and J. Kalauka were acquitted. - The others were all found guilty, and- sentences were fixed by the commission, subject to review by President Dole. The sentences vary muchj all the way from sentence of death to imprisonment for five years, with fines. The lowest sentence for treason by the Hawaiian statute Is imprisonment for iive years and a fine of not less than $5,000. The six leaders were all sentenced to bet hung. They are: Claries T. Gulick, -. William H. Rickard, William T. Seward, Robert W. Wilcox, Samuel Xowleln and Henry Bertelmen. Sentence in the last two cases will be commuted, as both men have furnished valuable evidence for the government. Gulick was born in this county. Rickard is an Englishman. Wilcox is a Hawaiian. The only one of the four who Is entitled to the protection of the United States Is William T. Seward. As yet n date has been set for the executions. Thu only important case tried before the military-court since the departure of the Australia was that of V. V. Aahford. He is charged with treascn. A batch of twenty native rebels, charged with treason, is now occupying the attention of the court. United States Minister Willis has changed his attitude somewhat since the last advices. He is not so belligerent in his demands. His last communication to the government is a request that if the death penalty is imposed in cases cf any Americans that the executions be postponed' until he ct n communicate with his government. The British commissioner has made a similar request. Thus far but two men who claim American protection have been tried. They are Louis Marshall, charged with open rebellion, and Thomas Walker, who pleaded guilty to the charge of treason. The government has decided to banish, three persons from the islands fcr complicity in the rebellion. They are J. E. Cranston and A. Muller for conspiracy to use dynamite and J. B. Johnstone, special po- ' lice officer, who turned traitor. -The men will be sent on the Warrimoo, leaving for Victoria to-day. Cransion and Muller were to blow up the Central Union Church on the night when the rebellion broke out. Of the three exiles, Johnstone is a British sub ject, Cranston an American ana Muiier a German. They say they do not krow what they wera arrested for, were given no 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 steanship, but will return on her to Honolulu when , she goes back. They claim that they have been victims of gross OL1 tTfl. Sf The sehoorcr Norma arrived at Honolulu on Jan. 30 with a cargn of salmon, fifty-six days frcm Claxton. No trace of opium r arms was found, and thus another pensatlon was spoiled. F. M. Hatch, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, may resign shortly and leave for San Francisco. His successor will probably be W. N. Armstrong, formerly of the New York bar. . , , . . t To obtain a decision of his exact statin, F. C. Jones, a prominent property-holder under the republic, wrote Minister WHhrf yesterday to learn just what position he occrpies in the United States, whether h Hill wii subject to the income tax and at the same time cannot look to the American government for protection. Can Thl Be True? SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 10, The Examiner prints a story from its correspondent at Honolulu to the effect that Admiral B?ardsdee has taken possession of Pearl harbor and declared a protectorate over the Hawaiian Islands. The news came tq Victoria by the steamer Warrimoo. WASHINGTON, Feb. 10. The report that Admiral Beardslee has seized Pearl harbor and declared a protectorate over the Hawaiian Islands Is not believed here. Neither the State nor Navy Departments have Intimation of such action. It Is stated by both that Admiral Beardsle's Instructions have already been made public, and that there is nothing in them to Justify such action on his part. Till USTO V STATEMFXT. Review of the Situation In lliovnll and Acts of Traitors. WASHINGTON, Feb. 10,-Lorain A. Thurston, the Hawaiian minister. lcing asked whether he had any Information concerning the alleged sentencing to death of some of fhe leaders In the late Hawaiian insurrection, and whether, In hi opinion