Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1895-02-08
A SlOO,ooO,OOO LOAN,
SECRET CONFERENCE WITH
FOREIGN FINANCiERs.
Assistant Secretary Curtis Sent to
Gotham to Garry on the Negotia.
ions Elbe Survivors Bitter
Agaist the British Vessel Crathie,

"A Secret Conference in New York.
New York special: Assistant Secretary
of the Treasury VIM. f. Curtis has arrived
from Washington and held a conference
Nth representatives of several leading
foreign banking houses in this city. Mr..
Curtis left the subtreasury by q rear door,
thus avoiding the reporters, who had not
been able to obtain access to him at any
time during the day. After the Assistant
Secretary had gone Subtreasurer Jordan
accorded the reporters an interview. He
said:
"Mr. Curtis came on from Washington
As a representative of the Secretary of the
Treasury to obtain information needed by
the Department, and he has left for the
capital with his mission accomplished, but
nothing has been sold and nothing has been
bought. 1t is a fact that he came to discuss
the question of placing u Government loan.
As to the story of u sterling loan there is
nothing in it,"
MIR. Jordan would say nothing further on
the subject, and all further queries were
met with the statement that he had MOTH
ing more to say. The Assistant Secretary
Aioo SeohtSt NdoIlIlSlOus IL Is COlllI.
IDENTIFY expected in financial circles here
that q new bond issue will be announced
within a few days, and the amount of the
loan is generally estimated at 500, 900, 1000.
CRATHlE'S CRAVEN CONDUCT.
Elbe Survivors Bitter Against tho
British Vessel.
LOwestoft, Eng, special: The horrible
details of the loss of the North German
Lloyd steamship Elbc and her hundreds of
human freight are being absorbingly dis
cussed by crowds gathered where the sur
vivors are, although a regular blizzard is
blowing and the weather is bitter cold.
There is little, if any, hope of other sur
vivors reaching land. A life boat supposed
to be from the Elbe was washed ashore
near Yarmouth. 1t is believed il is the
one from which the fishing smack Wild
Flower rescued the few who escaped.
Nobody seems able to satisfactorily ac-
count for the disaster. Some of the sur
vivors bitterly arraisned the officers of the
vessel which ran down the Elbc. 1t is
claimed that if She had stood by many
lives would have been saved. Whether
this claim is just can only be decided by u
court of inquiry.
Some believe that even another steamer
has foundercd. This opinion is based on
the fact that a ltamsgatc lifeboat which
put to sea in answer to signals of distress,
has not returned. 1t is believed that the
lifeboat was lost, together with the steam
er to whose assistance she went. The word
Azonia was branded on the oars-of a boat
stranded near Yarmouth. A boat of that
name. however, is not known i'll shipping
circles. The survivors of the crew were
cautioned by the German vice consul to
give no information.
Every effort possible is being made to
find Il trace of the missing boat. Tugs
have been sent out, and kilograms of in
quiry sent all places along the coast. AS
far as can be ascertained 34 passengers
and crew are missing. Most of the people
have abandoned all hopes for the safety Of
lny of these.