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FLORIDA’S CROPS ALL FROZEN.
JSOW FLAKES AS INCH DEEP ON
lUE OltUtSl) AT TAMPA.
TJ>e Tcmpcrnture Down to 14 Dc
tr ~p UI Jacksonville at Sun Rise.
It Got * o is Degree* at Titusville,
LU! Only lo S3 Degrees at Pain.
Leach— A Snow Ball Buttle ai
Tan-.pu—’Colder Weather Predicted
for Last Sight.
Jacksonville. Fla.. Feb. B—Palm Beach
cc Lake Worth has won the distinction
:* :e.ng the warmest place on the whole
riainland of the United States to-day.
1.-. e mercury was at 35 degrees there
this morning at sun rise on the front
forth of the Royal Polnclana. while at
i;ev Wen. over ICO.miles from the shore,
1; 'el! no lower than 51. In this city there
rat, a temperature of 11 degrees at sun
rift, the exact point recorded as the
r 3tv-1 reached here in the freeze of De
cember last.
T. -iville this morning reported 18 de
pr.-.-- Jupiter. 28 degrees, and Tampa. 22
itgTit:. At the latter point an unprece
lenieJ event is recorded In the following
special received from there at noon.
Snow began falling this morning about
- ijdlght It began with a few light (lakes,
which gradually grew in number and
kne?s until the town was enveloped
la a heavy snow storm By 10 o’clock
the ground was covered with a coating
cf snow flakes an Inch deep. At this
hour the sky Is clearing and the snow has
Almost ceased. During the morning the
;:iy was cloudy and the atmosphere damp
and heavy. The thermometer at this
hour registers 80 degrees above. This Is
•V- first snow that Is recorded as having
(alien in Tampa and Its presence is looked
upon with astonishment by th? natives
Many of them have never seen such a
ight before. They are out In the streets
fathering it up and having a regular snow
tall battle. Many old timers from the
t:g h who have not seen snow In years
xre Joining In the sport."
A spec.a! from Clearwater Harbor, on
the west coast, says: "The mercury stood
at 3? degrees at 6 o’clock this morning.
A l.ght snow was falling, with the mer
cery at 31 at 8 o’clock."
Ssrft. EeJlaln of the weather bureau
says that the mercury wi’l go still lower
to-night, especially In the southern pari
of the peninsula. At 6 o clock here th<
• ir.perature was 23 degrees and at }
o'clock 2u degrees. The wind is west
northwest, blow.ng about twenty-one
mdes an hour.
Op rions differ ns to the general efTectr
cf this freeze, although four men out of
: vs agree that all except tne oldest arid
L's toughest orange tree.s must havi
tel k lied, which means the loss ol
as many crops as the average orange tre
!as years of l.fe, and the vegetable crop
It ruined.
It Is also doubtful if any strawberries
i! be shipped from this state before the
northern markets can get the.r supply
Lon. the hot-houses Over 100.0.J0 boxe
w jul j havt ripened ar.d the r sh.pment
would have begun by Feb. DO.
f s|t John H. Wels.i of Welshton, Ir
• ianon county, one of the most hopefui
tnd buoyant of men. said to-night: It’s
no use. 1 give up at last. As lo my Judg
or.i cm the December freeze 1 havt
nothing to retract,' but this last blow Is
too much for me, and 1 frankly confess
that i look forward to the future with a
f°°'J deal inure apprehens.on than hope.’
At the Florida Fruit Exchange, Man
*’" r Ives was found hugging a friendly
5 uve . ln company with a fritnd. "No, I
,iav ‘ heard noth ng whatever from the
viarrrj sa.d the expert, In a tone ol
vo - ce ! hm seemed to imply that he was
not at all anxious to be enlightened.
La P*- W- H. Thomas, one of the
mot; exper.enced orange solicitors,
’aid referr.ng to his crop estimate for tht
coming season, recently published: ”1 take
” l ail back. 1 thought until Thursday
tight that there would be 2,000,000 or 3 000,-
'■•'jboxes, but this morning i stop*eu think
’•fg and have nothing to say."
’-apt James F. Tucker of Hernando
county, special agent of the national bu
■eau o’ labor statistics, whose particular
c •’ f investigation is in Florida, is the
on y mat, to-night who has a hopeful word
j offer on the situation. "I take no
-, " he Ka "*r> the idea that the or
r ®- ’ rf :es are all killed, f have Just
J ironi the vicinity of Tampa and it is
; r, r tea; down there the trees had begun
r ° I ’ J a and their tops and limbs wen*
c lO auly full of sap. A tree In that con
i' °, n " very sensitive to cold, and it
ou. rot : urprise me If *ll these hat’
c‘o k:, l back to the roots, but in my
, a '' n 0 1 1 " majority of yours had not be
'-in to hud out, they were dormant ant'
" t b* very badly hurt." The loss fror,
• r ---ze in Fiords is varo'is y estl
ed "'- from J 5.000.000 to D0,000,000.
~‘ n J i'Jer. 3f'o mile* sooth or Jackson
; *. 'he mercury was 28 degrees.
3F ' Fla.. Feb. S.—What new life was
, vt I by orange trees in buns ami
hrs been k lied. The general o;> r,-
■un is that it froze harder last night
.' " "• 'he previous cold snap. Experl
Grange growers think last night':
v “ "bout ruined all the trees, and
.V of th* weather hardly expresses
. f ‘.(n-s of tho growers. Vegetables
! " nc ® 'he last freezi were frozen
I w :t j P r - ,un<s last night, numbers have
-j' 311 day turning off water from
and repa ring them. Last
“ T •i- 'O'ked out everything.
J' 0 :' 3 night was as great as
j , L o ', *5. The thermometer regis
j * above at midnight, and
'hi* morning at sunrise. L
,71V' ‘ rour “J 32 degrees during the warm
: •' jt lhe day 11 is moderating to
~' t V ’," r "' e Fla.. Feb. B.—The tbermom
s,/. Horn 7! degrees yesterday to IT
t night. Great damage was
r . rr d>i and early vegetables. Thu
‘Ur remained below 32 degree*
L :.. j'k to-day. rose to SG degrees,
' r was faking The prosp cts
I 7,'. " night will be colder than last.
i-.ce trees in this section were In
I J while few large trees were
t-,.V f; " ,a H freeze, it is feared this
I hurt them badly.
I •_ c, 1 ia. Feb. a. —Tite mercury
above zero. Oram-e trees are
I 1 troyed, and also ploeapples.
I . . ; •• ■ Feb. B.—This morning it
v cold and dlsagreeab e. Snow
1.. , cr f*'o hours. The therniom-
I • -4 •’.■.•red 22 degrees. Vegetables
I huds were entirely killed, and
Ivs lon< la Incaicuiable. h'arm-
I ! a rye growers are very hopeful
I: , '' lln at once to replant. WhJe
I r-- r -rely coid, still it was not as
It, *' lvas in December. It is thought
I c.tizens that the orange crop
In thle Immediate section will not be
seriously Injured. Strawberries and other
tender vegetables are a total loss.
Orlando, Fla.. Feb. B.—The predicted cold
wave struck this section about midnight
lai t night, at which hour the temiierature
began to fall rapidly. At 6 o’clock this
morning it had reached 19 degrees above
zero, and an hour later it went 2 degrees
lewer. This is 2 degrees colder than re
corded on Dec. 29. In rhaded places Ice
has continued through the day, the tem
perature not going more than two or
three points above freezing Many fear
that the trees, which had just begun to
come on finely since the December freeze,
have been killed by the present cold.
The temepramre stands at 28 degrees at
8 o ciock to-night.
Ga nesvilie, Fla.. Feb. B.—The tempera
ture fell last night to 13 degrees. 1 degree
lower than in the last fr. eze. It has re
mained below freezing all day In the
shade, and at 7 ocloik to-night was 11
degrees lower than at that time last
n.ght. Jt will go to near zero to-night.
Faiatka, Fla., Feb. B.—The thermometer
registered 16 degrees at G o clock th .s morn
ing, w.thin 4 degrees of the December
freeze. Otange trees In bloom are killed,
and there is a severe loss on vegetation.
Reporis from points on the Fiorlua Sou'.h
ern< tell of the total destruction of vege
tables. Icicles four feet long and Ice an
inch thick formed. The wind Is high and
easterly, with no indication of modera
tion.
Ilainbriflge, Ga.. Feb. B.—Last night was
the. coldest ihls euy has experienced for
twenty-five years past. The thermometer
registered 11 degrees. All of the early
oat crop, as well as the early vegetables,
are killed.
A BLAZE IN THE ULIZZAIID.
Asheville the Scene of n Rig: Fire nt
Midnight,
Ashville, N. C„ Feb. B.—About midnight
Are broke out In the Alexander building
on Court square. The mercury was 4
degrees below zero and the water supply
was low. About twenty guests of the
Western hotel In the adjoining Johnston
block got out at the first alarm, saving
nothing and scurried to other hotels half
dressed. A fierce Icy wind was blowing,
but by desperate fighting the volunteer
firemen and citizens kept the flames with
in three buildings, though the business
section of the town was threatened at
one time. When tlie water was lowest
the two upper stories of the Johnston
building, containing the Western hotel,
were gutted and John Ri h’s hardware
stock on the first floor was badly dam
aged by fire and water.
The adjoining block belonging to Kelly
F. Alexander was gutted, nothing being
left but the walls.
The Western Carolina Bank building,
on the north, a’so owned by Alexander,
was flooded with water, and the upper
story of office rooms was burned entirely
out. The fire ga'ned a foothold in the
rear of .he hullding facing on Patton
avenue, but did not spread. The firemen
fought the (lames three hours before the
fire yielded, the mercury all the time fall
ing. Many citizens aided the firemen
and many frost bitten ears and hands re
sult.
A TIDAL WAVE AT C AFE BRETON.
V Hundred llnildliiits Swept Ann)
and Many Lives Lost.
Boston. Feb. B.—A Halifax dispatch to
the Globe Says: “One hundred houses and
business buildings have been swept away
it Cape Breton by an awful tidal wave.
It Is believed that many lives were losi."
Halifax, N. S., Feb. B.—The following
has been received by mail at English
'own, C. 8., from the station agent at
South Ingonish. C. B.: "The telegraph
wires are all down, burled In rocks from
the ferry to Bankers, half a mile distant.
The poles are broken and have disap
peared. Twenty-two houses have been
washed off the beach. Nothing was saved.
At Mlddlehead all the fish stores have been
iwept away. At New Haven the fish store3
and dry goods stores are all gone.
"The above 13 the result of Tuesday’s
storm.
Two Negro** Frozen lo Denth.
Brunswick, Ga., Feb. B.—The blizzard
struck Brunswick yesterday afternoon
and has not abated any to-day. The cold
and wind have been felt worse than In
the December freeze. Only two deaths
have been reported as being caused di
rectly by It up to the present writing.
They were two negro oystermen who
woe in an open boat and failed to reach
town. There were four men in two boats
when the blow first started and only two
reached the docks, the others giving out
In mid stream and being unable to pull
further.
Fell Out of Beil nml Froze.
Beaver Falls, Pa., Feb. B.—Christian
Straub, for twenty years an employe of
Hall, Spear & Cos., plow manufacturers,
was found dead on the floor of his room
this morning. He had evidently fallen
out of bed during the night and was frozen
to death, lie was in well-to-do circum
stances. . ,
Froze lo Dentil In n llnvlne.
Galllpolls, 0., Feb. B.—Lewis Henry, a
l-year-old boy living in Huntington
township, wandered away from home last
nieht while his parents were absent. He
was overcame by the coid and perished,
being found dead in a ravine at 1 o clock
this morning covered with snow.
PANIC IN 1 <Ol RT HOI SE.
The Iloof Fall* I" and n D ah
to Escape Follow*.
Clarksville. Tenn., Feb. 8.-During a
trial In the circuit court room at the court
house this morning the roof of the struc
turs fell, causing a panic among the
rowd in attendance at the tr:al. The
building instantly caught fire and in the
rush for safety, William Joslyn s leg was
broken and a number of other person*
sustained serious Injuries.
Judge Wilson jumped from a window
•o the ground, a distance of 39 feet, and
was slightly hurt. Owing to the intense
•old the firemen bad hard work lighting
the flames. The loss Is probably $15,000.
BYARS ON THE GIBBET.
He protests His Innocence to the
Last.
Birmingham, Ala., Feb. B.—Eugene
Byars, who. on Jan. 6, 1*94. murdered
and robbed his cousin. Engene Walker, a
sergeant in the United Btates army,
while the latter was in route from Fort
Miobrara, Neb., ro E.dridge, Ala., his
home with SI,OOO In his pocket, was hanged
to-day in the Jail yard in the presence of
a hundred people. Byars protested his
innocence to the last. The hanging passed
off quietly.
SAVANNAH, GA„ SATURDAY. FEBRUARY !.
SUNNY SOUTH IN A SHIVER.
THE COLD AT NEW ORLEANS SOT
EUIALKD SINCE 18. SO.
The Mercury Down In lit—Galveston
Bay Frozen Over for the Second
Time In Hie History- of the City.
The Temperature Falls to O at
Montgomery—Went Helot* Zero at
A]empills—Charleston In the Cold.
New Orleans. Feb. B.—This Is the coldest
spell that has visited this section since
the winter of ISE. On Jan 9. of that year
the thermometer dropped to 15 degrees,
and a minimum was reached her last
night of 16 degrees, which came danger
ously near touching the very lowest rec
ord ever made In New Orleans. The local
observer said this morning that he feels
confident that his instruments did not reg
ister the exact temperature as the observ
atory is on the top of the custom house,
and in his opinion, the heat from the
building, which Is kept perfectly warm
during the night, had more or less effect
upon the instruments and probably
caused them to record a degree or two
above what was correct. He 19 under the
impression that this is as cold as it has
ever been known before ln New Orleans.
Galveston, Tex.. Feb. B.—For the second
time ln the history of Galveston, the bay
froze over. The first time was in January,
18SG, and since then the thermometer never
fell so low as it did to-day. when it stood
at 16 degrees above zero, which was one
point lower than yesterday. Millions of
fish were frozen and the jetties and reefs
along the water s edge are lined with
them. Thousands of the fish were gathered
up by the poor. They did not freeze us
completely as ln 1886.
Montgomery, Ala., Feb. B.—The ther
mometer reached 6 degrees above zero
here at 6 o’clock this morning. This Is the
lowest since January, 1886, when the mer
cury recorded 5 degrees uhove. To-day ha*
been sunny, but the cold has continued
and the thermometer now register* 20
degrees. No report has been received of
njury to human beings or stock In this
section. Business has been practically sus
pended.
Knoxville. Tenn., Feb, B.—The mercury
registered 7 degrees below zero this morn
ing, the lowest on record, with one ex
ception, in twenty-five years. The mean
temperature for the last 24 hours is
1 degtee above, marking the coldest day
since the weather bureau was established
here. In 1874. Several cases of frost-biles
are reported. The weather observer says
tho thermometer may go to 10 degrees be
low before morning.
Birmingham, Ala., Feb. 8 —The unprece
dented cold spell has continued almost
unabated during the past twenty-four
hours. At midnight last night the ther
mometer registered 11 degrees; at 1 a. m.,
10 degrees; at 2 a. m.. 8 degrees, and 3:30
a. nt., 6lj degrees, the lowest recorded
At 8 a. m. to-day it stood at 8 degrees, and
continued to rise until 3 p. m., when it
reached 22 degrees, after which it began
falling, and at 9 p. m. registered 18H de
grees. The sky is clear, and the wind
light. In the early hours a light snow
fell, but the wind scattered it. There
are no reports of fatalities to-day, but
stock and the poor people have had a bit
ter experience.
Columbia, S. C„ Feb. B.—To-day has
been the coldest day ever known in Co
lumbia. The lowest point reached was 8
degrees, at 6 a. m. The mean temperature
for the twenty-four hours was only 14 de
grees, far below any previous record. The
thermometer Is now 16 degrees, 1 degree
lower than at the same time last night.
Trains from the north are about nine
hours behind schedule time. Business har
been practically suspended all day Here
abouts, the people remaining Indoors.
Charleston, S. C., Feb. B.—The freeze
In and around this city is the most se
vere that has ever been known. At 8
o'clock this morning the mercury in ex
posed places indicated 8 degrees, and in
the suberbs, among the truck farms. It
went os low as K degrees above zero. The
freeze was aceompan ed by a fierce north
west gale, which still continues, and which
makes life hardly worth living. The houc
es in this city not being built for such
freezing weather, afford the inmates
comparatively little protection, and the
distress, especially among the poor. Is
very great. At no time during the day has
the mercury gone above 22, and the In
dications are that a still lower point will
bo reached to-morrow morning. Every
thin; in the shape of vegetation Is
killed on the truck farms, and even In
the city gardens. The city, noted for
the profusion of its flowers, will be abso
lutely without spring flowers this year.
Helena, Ga., Feb. 8.--The cold wave
struck u3 yesterday and at sunrise to-day
It was 4 degrees above zero.
Thomasvilie, Ga.. Feb. B.—The thermom
eter at the signal station here last night
went down to HVs, degrees. This Is 'A de
gree colder than the 28th of January last.
It killed all gardens and young oats.
But It also means a good fruit year as the
trees will put out late and escape the
spring frosts.
Memphis, Tenn., Feb. B.—The thermom
eter here this morning reached 2 2-10 be
low zero. The river is full of heavy Ice
and navigation Is stopped. All trains are
on time.
Atlanta, Ga., Feb. B.—The lowest tem
perature this morning was one degree be
low zero. At midday the thermometer reg
istered 13 degrees. To-night at 10 o’clock
it was at 9 degrees. Great suffering is re
ported from all over the slate.
Charlotte, N. C„ Feb. B.—Business here
has been hung up since yesterday after
noon, when the ground was covered with
snow and Ice. The mercury this morning
was 10 decree* above zero. At midnight
it is 9 degrees above, 4 degrees higher than
at Ihe same hour last night.
Columbus. Ga., Feb. 8 —The thermome
ter has registered 11 degrees shove zero
this morning. The weather has moderated
considerably since. No damage has been
done in this section.
Mobile. Ala., Feb. B—The frost was the
most severe on record, save In January,
1886. The. mercury dropped to 11.8 de
grees at daylight this morning. Trfe day
was calm and sunshiny, and very cold
for this latitude. The temperature has
now moderated somewhat.
GOTHAM'S WINTER GALE.
The Memorable Blizzard of 1888
Eclipsed.
New York, Feb. B.—The great enow storm
that raged in this vicinity to-day vat
worse than thnt memorable blizzard of
March 12-13, 1888 In three ways—in wind,
temperature and area affected. Only In
snow fall was the storm of 1888 greater
than to-lay’. The wind to-day average.l
60 miles an hour against 50 in the blizzard
of 1888. The temperature to-day was hov
ering about zero, while In Pis'. It was above.
Five and a half inches of snovy fell to-day
against two feel then.
In the area of the storm, however, is
the greatest difference noted The blizzard
to-day swept almost the entire country,
insteud of the mere ra.llus of 40J mi.es
around New York then covered.
The storm swept down on the city early
lest night and by this morning was in
full possession. It and and nut s 1 down softly
and quietly ln nice big flakes, cm the
contrary, it was driven along with blind
ing force by a furious northwest gale
of bitter coldness, In minute particles that
seemed to be covered with sharp mints,
like the end of a needle, and stung the
faces of belated pedestrians us they toiled
along through the drifts. It was so dry
and light that it was piled
up In great heaps and rigdes
ln every sheltered point, for when
ever the gale had full play it swept the
streets and sidewalks clean.
Under these conditions it was no wonder
that this city was at sixes and sevens to
day. Snow was drifted high In the streets.
Traffic on the surface and elevaied lines
was impeded, tanks and pipes were frozen
persons were overcome by the cold and
frostbitten noses, ears and bands were
plentiful.
In Brooklyn but few street cars wore
running, and the elevated roads could not
work as well as usual, outlying wards
and neighboring Long slami towns were
completely cut off in many Instances from
communication with the outer world.
There were large fields of iee In the buy
and several ships were caught in them.
Other vessels were frozen fast at their
docks.
The narrows were gorged with Ice. and
It was impossible for any craft, big or
little, to navigate there without taking
risks.
Traffic on the different ferries was se
riously Impeded by the ice. The north
and east rivers wete filled with huge mas
ses of drifting Ice and the utmost care had
to be exercised in taking the boats across.
Late ln the afternoon the Hamilton, South
Wall street and Thirty-ninth street fer
ries stopped running on account of the
ice.
The only serious accident thus fur re
ported, and which was attended with prob
able loss of life occurred late last nlyht ln
the lower bay where a fishing schooner the
Emma, capsized. Four of her crew took
to a boat, and attempted to reach shore,
but have not since been heard from.
Three others remained in the tigging four
or five hours and then reached shore
nearly frozen In a small boat.
All of the railroads entering this city
were practically tied up. A few trains got
through, but they were mostly local.
The through train on the New York
Central was resumed with the departure
of the North Shore llm.tcd at 4:30 o’clock
this afternoon, and every effort will be
made to get trains through to Chicago
without delay.
Local trains on the Hudson river divis
ion are running tfj-ularly, atid It Is ex
pected thnt to-morrow all the trains on
this line will be running as usual.
All the malls due here to-day were de
layed. Some are reported standing along
the routes. The mails from the New
England states due here this morning ut
6:42 o'clock are reported stalled In Con
necticut. Tho western mails from Wash
ington and Maryland are also behind time.
The trans-continental mall due lo re at
8:35 a. m., from Ban Francisco Ls reported
eight hours late. The malls frortf the north
and Canada are scheduled as two hours
late.
The storm on Long Island was un
usually severe. Trawl is blocked nearly
everywhere. Much suffering ls reported.
Reports from Rockaway Beach, Coney
Island, Fire Island, Sag Harbor, East
Hampton, Greenport, Northport, Freeport
and many other points say the storm Is
the worst known In many years. Fire Is
land report* two schooners ashore near
there, one at Point of Woods the other
nt Lone Hill. The crew of the schooner
ashore at the first named place were
safely landed, but at last advice* the crew
of the other schooner had not yet been
saved. They are lashed to the rigging,
and must suffer Intensely.
Far Rockaway reports that a. steamer
1* said to bo ashore at Long Beach, but
cannot confirm the statement.
Far Rockaway also reports a serious
railroad accident near that place.
An engine on the Long Island railroad
was derailed and overturned. The fire
man was killed outright and the engineer
was caught under the wreck, badly
scalded and held fast until he died. The
temperature at the spot was 8 degrees
below zero.
BIG DRIFTS IV PENNSYLVANIA.
Scores of Truins Snowed In—The
River* Frozen Over.
Philadelphia, Feb. B.—The entire Penn
sylvania system from New York to Wash
ington in the east, and as far west as
Pittsburg, ls seriously crippled because
of snow drifts. In some plurep, particu
larly at Mifflin, 49 miles west of Harris
burg, the snow has drifted as high as the
car tops. A few trains on the various di
visions departed from Philadelphia this
morning, but the drifts interrupted their
progress at Intervals on every few milea
Thus far no accidents have been re-
ported.
The western, southern, western and
Pacific express trains which left here
last night at 8:39, 19:25 and 11:2(1 o’clock,
respectively, were snow bound all night
ln the neighborhood of Downington. This
morning workmen succeeded in clearing
the tracks, and the trains proceeded
slowly, arriving at Harrisburg shortly be
fore noon. It Is not believed that they can
get farther we*t than Mifflin, as several
trains have been snow bound there since
last night.
The snow has drifted badly on the fa
mous Horse Shoe curve, which is in the
Alleghany mountains, five miles west of
Altoona, and a freight train was stalled
throughout the night at that place. Asa
liberal supply of coal was put on all trains
before their departure last night, there
was no suffering among the belated pas
sengers or train crews.
On the New York division and on the
Maryland division the situation ls prac
tically the same as on the main line as
regards irregular train service, although
the drifts ar* not so bad. The high winds
blow the snow into heaps on the tracks
almost as fast as workmen clear it
away, and the cold is growing more In
tense hourly.
Luckily the telegraph wires over th*
Pennsylvania road are in fairly good
shape, thus making it possible to direct
the movements of trains from Central
points, and lessening the possibility ol ac
cidents.
The Reading road is also in bad shape,
particularly at Reading and in the coal
regions.
An eastbound passenger train on the
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CLEVELAND WARNS CONGRESS
THE MEMBERS GIVEN NOTICE OF
THE COMING BOND I MSI K.
lie lln* Made Arrangement* tn Clout
Jli2.IIIO,IH)ll Thirty War Gold 4* on
nn Inti-real llunl* of a 2-4 Per Cent.
If Culture** Ana It,- t m, p| H ee 3
Per Cent*. Inntend of the 4a—Most
of the I*sue to Go Abroad,
Washington. Feb. B.—President Cleve
land sent Ihe following message to con
gress at noon to-day:
To ihe Congress of the United States:
Since my re:ent communication to the con
gress calling attention to our financial
condition and suggesting legislation which
I deemed essential to our national welfare
and credit, the anxiety and apprehension
then existing In bus.nes* circles hip
continued.
As a precaution, therefore, against fail
ure of timely legislative and thorough
congressional nct.on, cautious prepara
tions have been pending to employ lo
the best possible advantage, in default
of bettor means, such executive authority
as may without additional legislation he
exercised for the purpose of reinforcing
and mainta.ning In our treasury an ade
quate gold reserve.
ln tho Judgment of those especially
charged with this responsib.llty the bus
iness situation is so critical and the legis
lative situat'oti so unpromising with the
omission thus far on the part of the con
gress to beneficially enlarge the powers of
the Secretary or the Treasury In the pre
mises as to enjoin immediate executive
action with the facilities now at hand.
Therefore, in pursuance of section 2,T00
of the revised statues details of an ar
rangement have this day bo: n concluded
with parties abundantly able to fulfill the r
undertaking whereby bonds of the United
Htatcs authorized under Ihe act of July
14, 1573, payable In coin. Ih'rty years after
their date with Interest at tho rate of 4
per cent, per annum to the
amount of a little leas than J62.400.601i
are to he Issued for the purchase of
gold coin amounting to a sum slightly In
excess of sixty-five millions of dollars to
be delivered to the treasury of the United
states—which sum added to the gold now
held In our reserve will so restore such
reserve ns to make It nmount to some
thing more than one hundred millions of
dollars. Such premium to be allowed to
the government upon the bonds as to fix
the rate of interest upon the amount of
gold realized at zv 4 per cent, per annum.
At least one-half of the gold to be ob
tained Is to he supplied from abroad,
which is a very Important und favorabh
feature of the transaction.
The privilege ls especially reserved to the
government to substitute at par within
ten days from this dale in lieu of 4 pei
cent, coin bonds, other bord* In term
payable ln gold and bearing only 3 per
cent. Interest If Issue of the same should
in the meantime lie authorized by con
gress.
The arrangement thus completed, which
after careful inquiry and considering all
the object* desired to be best attainable,
develops such a difference In the estimn
lion of Investors between bonds made
payable In coin and those especially made
payable In gold In favor of tho latter
as I* represented by three-four: hs of om
per cent. In the annual interest. In the
agreement Just concluded, the annual sav
Ing In Interest to the government of 3 per
cent, gold bond* should be substituted for
reserved, would be jr,39,159.01t5-ati onmd n
1 per cent. coin bond* nndet
the privilege reserved, would be $539,169
amounting In thirty years, or at the ma
turity of coin bonds, to $16,174,770.
Of course there never should be doubt
In any quarter ns to the redemption In
gold of bonds of the government which
arc made payable In gold.
Therefore, the discrimination ln the
judgment of investors between our bond
obligations payable ln coin and those
specifically tnado payable In gold is very
significant.
ft Is hardly necessary to suggest that
whatever may be our views on the subject
the sentiments or preferences of those
with whom we must negotiate In dis
posing of our bonds for gold
aro not subject to our dictation*.
I have only to add that, in my opin
ion, the plan herein detailed for the In
formation of congress promises better re
sults than the efforts previously made
In the direction of effectively adding to
our gold reserve through the sale of bonds,
and I believe it will tend, as far as such
action can ln the present circumstances,
to meet the determination expressed In
the law repealing the silver purchasing
clause of the act of July 14, 18W0. ar.d
that In the language of such repealing
act the arrangement made will aid in our
efforts lo "insure the maintenance of the
purity In the value of coins of the two
metals and eqtml power of every dollar
at all times in the markets and in the
payment of debts.”
Grover Cleveland,
Executive Mansion, Feb. 8, 1896.
Unless congress in ten day* passes n
law authorizing the Issue of gold bonds
bearing 3 per cent. Interest, running thir
ty years, or otherwise relieves the treas
ury in the replenishment of the gold re
serve, Secretary Carlisle will, by direc
tion of the President, sell 1 per cent, bond
to the amount of $ 2,400,000 for go'd. Ar
rangements whereby this can Ire done and
$65,000,000 In gold be received for the bonds
have been perfected, and the contingent
contract was sign'd to-day.
The official memorandum of the tran
saction wa* made public to-day at the
treasury this afternoon. It is as follows:
The contract was made w.th August Bel
mont & Cos. of New York, on behalf of
Messrs. N. M. Rothschild & Sons of Lon
don and J. P. Morgan & Cos. of New
York on behalf of J. S. Morgan & Cos. of
London and themselves, and provides for
the delivery to the United States of 3.500,-
000 ounces of standard gold coin of the
United States, to be paid for In United
States 4 per cent, bonds. A large num
ber of Oth. r banks and financial institu
tions are Interested in the transaction,
but their names are not mentioned in the
contract itself. The department does not
know In what proportion the various part
ies are to furnish the gold coin or re
ceive the bonds, as this is a matter for
arrangement between themselves. By the
terms of the contract the parties are to
bear all the expense of bringing the gold
from abroad, and they are, so far as it
lies in their power, to exert all their
financial Influen-e and make nil legit)-*
mat.- efforts to pro ect the treasury aga.nst
withdrawals ol gold pending tge complete
performance of the contract. No bonds
are to be delivered except In payment
for gold actually delivered. In view of
the possible failure of legislation in con
gress, negotiations have been pend.ng for
some time here and abroad, and the
terms of this contract are the best that
could lie procured wi:h a coin bond.”
The contract was drawn up during the
day by Attorney General Olney and 8-i>
ret.iry Carlisle and submitted to J. Lynde
Stetson, counpel for the bankers.
J. Pierrepont Morgan, th* New York
financier, arrived hers early this morn
ing and hail a conference w.th Secretary
* at lode at the trearui y at 10 o clot k. when
all the unfinished details were peifecte.l.
Mr. Belmont, it t* understood, started for
Mash.melon this morning, but was *m>w
bound eii route and therefore took no per
sonal part In the transact on.
Secretary Carlisle and Attorney General
Olney remained at the treasury depart
ment till nearly 1 o'clock dr#w ng up the
contract, und when It was fin shed they
joined the cabinet, which had assembled
at 11 o'clock. The contract met the ap
proval of Ihe President and his advisers
and the memorandum subsequently mail -
public contains the essential de.ads of the
contract.
No further gold withdrawal* were re
ported to the treasury at the close of
huflnesH to day. The gold reserve re
mains at s.ioo',(XK) In round numbets.
Representative Wilson of West Vir
ginia. the chairman of the ways nnd
means committee, to whom the Presl
dent's bond message was referred, w II
call the committee together to-morrow
morning ut Id o'clock.
S.VMv FOUR Milt'S.
Gallant Work by the Jntmnese Fleet
Off Wet-tin I* Wet.
London, Feb. B.—A Shanghai dispatch
to the Central News says: "The Shanghai
Mercury publishes a special dispatch
which says that on the night of Feb. 4.
the Japanese cleared away the torpedoes
at the entrance to Wet-Hal-Wel harbor,
and their torpedo bout* made a dash for
the Chines* warship Tlng-Yuen, which
they succeeded In sinking. The next night
the torpedo boats made another rush, and
sunk the Wel-Yuen, 1.1-Yuen and Pao
llua.
"There was great excitement In Che Foo
upon learning that tho forts on the island
of Liu-Kung Tao had been taken. Che-
Foo lu ln no danger as yet, but the plac.
has been given a reminder of what may
happen. When the Japanese fleet passed
tho olty they fired a few shots at the
forts, apparently with the object of show
ing what they could do. The Japanese
forces are advancing towards Che Foo
Part of tho Chinese fleet saved from Wel-
Hui-Wol, has arrived at Che Foo. Tele
grams from that place say Admiral Ting,
through whose efforts the ships were
saved, has arrived there.”
Dispatches to Lloyds from Shanghai
confirms the report that the Japanese have
taken Liu-Kung Tao and sunk the Chi
nese warships Chon-Yuen and Ting-Yuen.
Kufn-Ta-Jen. tho Chinese mlnlstor, has
gone to Paris to confer with the Chinese
peace commissioners who have unwed
there.
A dispatch from Che Foo say* tho ship
Niughsi, commenced at noon, Feb. 7, to
Lombard the western forts at Che Foo. The
foreigners there were armed and the town
gatea were closed and barricaded. The at
tack ls regarded a* a feint to cover the
landing of additional Jupajtese troops,
which landed Inst evening ten mile* east
of Che Foo, and ure now attacking tho
eastern fort*.
A dispatch to the Glob* from Che Foo
*ays seviral Japanese warships passed
that place yesterday pursuing two tor
pedo boats on board of which It Is be
lieved Admitals Ting and Muclure were
esenplng from Wet-Ilal-Wei. It Is reported
that the torpedo boats were overtaken
and sunk.
New York. Feb. B.—United Btates Consul
A. C. Jones, at Chin Klang, cables to a
morning paper In this city that th* re
port that officers of Ihe United Btates gun
boat Concord were arrested by Chinese,
while hutting ashore is a mistake, no ar
rests were made.
NO NEWS IIP I,A GASCOGNE.
The Steamer Now Five liny* Overdue
unit til* Teiitonle Two Day*.
New York, Feb. B.—This morning the
French lino steamer La Gascogne from
Havro waa five days overdue and the
White Star Linar Teutonic from Liver
pool and Queenstown ts two days over
due. No vessel has boen reported by the
Sandy Hook observer since lost evening,
when the steamer Old Dominion from
Richmond, passed in.
Had Iho missing steamers approached
the coast during the night they would
undoubtedly have anchored outside of
sight and hearing as is their custom In
heavy snow storms or foggy weather.
At Bandy Hook the observer reports tho
wind blowing off shore at the rate of
.16 miles per hour and that the air is filled
with snow, which makes it impossible to
see any d.stance.
The life saving stations report the
coast clear from Handy Hook to Long
Branch.
Telegraphic communication with the
Fire Island observatory I* still Interrupted
the only means of getting reports from
that point being through the Jlfo saving
station’* telephone, and these will be con
siderably delayed on account of the num
erous relays necessary. The w>.ather con
ditions at Fire Island are the same as
those at Kandy Hook and it ls doubtful if
tiic observer will be able to sight anything
unlcoa it should be dangerously near
strore. In this howling blizzard It would be
difficult for the observer at Fire Island to
hear the whistles of a passing steamer.
New York, Feb. 9, 2 a. m.— No news
has been received as yet from the Ln
Gascogne, nor the Teutonic. The latter
is now three and a half days overdue.
MEXICO PREPARING FOR AVAR.
President Diaz Distrustful of Guate
mala’* Professions.
City of Mexico, Feb. B.—Despite many
signs of peace, Mexico continues her prep
arations for war, evidently distrusting
Guatemala's professions.
Gen. Balamanca, the chief artillery ex
pert, left the city at the beginning of the
week tor Vera Cruz to test the n w
Krupp guns. On Tuesday the government
telegraphed him to return at once. Presi
dent Diaz's aide-de-camp met h.m at the
station with orders to start the same night
for the United Btates to purchase l.iWo.tM)
Remington cartridges. The government
has entered into a contract for the pur
chase of 100 Maxim guns.
It looks as If the government feared
President Barrios’ peaceful protestations
were merely meant to gain time The gen
eral impression here ts that war is net im
probable and the government ls only tak
ing precautions.
The 1 otels are full of American visitor;
and several large purchases of Mexican
land have been njad* recently.
i DAILY. HO A YBAB* I
„ a Gjvrs a fvnY. f
WEEKLY, t T Me.B-A WEviK.tl A YEAR I
SERIOUS TIMES IN HAWAII.
TWO AMERICANS AND AN ENGLISH*
MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH.
On* of the American. Formerly is
•Mnjur tn the Kcilernl Army—An- •
utiier American Sentenced to Im
prisonment for Life nnd to I’ny is
Fine of g.*..iMUt—A Hitter Frrllsg
and Tltrent* of Molt Violence—Sec
retory Grr*hmn to Sec Thnt tbo
Americana Arc Not Ituahed to an
t nju.t Dentil.
Washington. Feb. I—The president to*
day sent to congress the latest telegram
from Minister Willis and SecreUxj|
Gresham's Instructions In reply, showing
a more serious condlton of affairs than
reported In the press dispatches. Th*
dispatches are aa follows:
Mr. Willis to Mr. Gresham— telegram.
Horn e'u, Jan. 30. 1895 (San Francisco.
Feb. 8. 1896).—Revolt over 9th. Casual,
ties: Government, on#; royalists, two.
Court martial convened 17th; has trle£
thirty-eight cases: 260 more to be tried am)
dally arrests. Gullck, former minister,
and Seward, minister, major in federal
army, both Amerloens, and Rickard, Eng
lishman. sentenced to death; all hereto
fore prominent in politics. T. B. Walker,
formerly in tho United Btates army, im
prisonment for life and $5,000 fine. Othen
sentences not disclosed, but wilt probably
be death. I have requested copies o (
record for our government to determinal
Its duty before final sentence, but no an
swer yet. Bitter feeling and threats ot
mob violence, which arrival of Philadel
phia yesterday may prevent.
Llluokalan! made prisoner 16th; on 24t!)
relinquished all claims and swore alle
giance to republic, Imploring clemency
for Hawaiian*. Government replies tig
Llluokalan!: "This document cannot be
taken to exempt you In the slightest de
gree from personal and Individual liabil
ity," for complicity In lute conspiracy; de
nies that she had any rights since Jan. 14,
1893, when she attempted new constitu
tion. "Fully appreciates her call to dis
affected to recognize republic and will
give full consideration lo her unselfisl)
appeal tor clemency," for participants.
Albert 8. Willis.
The following telegram was sent by th 4
department of stale:
Washington, Feb. 7, 1895.—Cooper,
United Btates dispatch agent. Ban Fran
cisco, Cal. Forward following by first
steamer to A. 8. Willis, United States
minister, Honolulu: "If American citi
zens were condemned to death by a mili
tary tribunal, not for actual partlclpatlonf
ln the reported revolution, but for com
plicity only, or If condemned to death by;
such a tribunal for actual participation,
but not after a fair trial with opportunity;
for defeme, demand delay of execution,
nnd In either case report to your govern
ment the evidence relied on to support this
death sentence. Gresham."
TYREE ROADS ANCHORAGE. |
An Approprlnlli.ia Not Apt fo Rtf
.Mini* ii> Till* Conicren*.
Washington, Feb. B.—Senator Walsh ia
trying to have a provision Inserted ln the
sundry civil appropriation bill providing
for the establishment of an anchorage Ifx
tho Tybee roads in accordance with th
recommendations of the chamber of com
merce of Savannah, and the shipping in
terests of that point The difficulty ap
pears to be that the work was not In
cluded In the regular estimates submitted
by the Secretary of the Treasury, and
therefore It is necessary to have a special
act passed with the recommendation of
tho commerce committee. Benator Waisli
to-day polled that committee In the Senate
with the hope of getting them to en
dorse It so that a provision might bsi
placed In the appropriation bill. It ap
l>cars that Senator Ransom, chairman of
tho committee, voiced the sentiment of
the committee when he Informed Benator
Walsh that such an Important project
would have to he provided for In tho reg
ular river and harhor bill. Under the cir
cumstances It Is probable that the frienda
of the Tybee anchorage will have to wait
until the next congress frames a river and
harbor bill.
HAYWARD SEEN WITH ULIXT. t
An Elevator Boy Saw Them Talklzg
on llie NiK'lit of the Murder.
Minneapolis, Minn., Feb. B.—There was
little excitement at the Hayward trial
this morning. Blixt was not present and
Attorney Erwin’s chair was empty.
Neither did Adry Hayward appear to gs
on the stand tn the forenoon, and th*
witnesses who were called were small
fry of the state and did not hold the at
tention of ihe crowd.
Charles Ander on, the brother-in-law of
Mrs. Blixt, who was called to the stand
last night, was again placed on the stand
this morning. The story of the witness
was largely corroborative of the former
testimony given by Blixt, his wife and
Barlow.
Frank Tucker, elevator boy at the Ozarli
flats, was the next witness. He saw Hay
ward in the basement on the evening
of the murder, talking to Blixt. He had
Instruction* from Hayward not to run to
the basement, but tj stay on the first
floor. He saw U.ixt go out on the even
ing in question.
Frank McCormick, a bar tender, testi
fied to having sold Hayward a bottle of
whisky on the morning of the murder.
MEXICO’S STUDENTS FREE.
The Governor XYarn* Them to Be
More Cautious In 4he Future,
St. Louis, Feb. B.—A special to the
Globe-Democrat from the City of Mexice
says that by order of the governor of the
federal district, the students arrested
for the riot of Sunday night have been
given their liberty. They were given a
hearing at the municipal palace before the
governor and having explained that their
transgressions were but the result of
patriotism, and be:ng admonished by the
governor to be more careful in their fu
ture demonstrations, were allowed to go.
The Mexican warship Karagosa ls lying
tn the harbor of Acapulco, on the Pacific
coast, awaiting orders from the general
government-
Congress convened yesterday in speelal
session, Senor Jose Gamboa presiding.
Nothing was done during the day, but
to approve the minutes cf the last con
gress.