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STOCK EDITION CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS LATEST NEWS CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS hi PITTSBURG, FRIDAY EVENLXU, FEBRUARY- 21, 1902 SIX.TEELN PAGES VOL. 19 xo. r.i ONE CENT ROUS IGE GORGE IN IS ALLEGHENY DANGE DONAHOE MAY BE TfflWiVN OUT VIVID HISTORY OF FOUL CRIME Valet Jones Tells Every Detail of Millionaire Rice's' Murder. MANY PERSONS HURT ON THE ICE James Sands Took a Dizzy Plunge Over Grant Boulevard. FIERCE DUEL IN A QUIET HOUSE Herman Welper, of Bedford Avenue, Fought With Burglar.

WARM WAVE IS MELTING THE ICE AND SNOW Pittsburo Threatened With Most Dan MARTIAL LAW DECLARED TO QUELL RIOTS Detachments of Troops Now On Guard in Many Spanish Towns Situation Serious in Large Cities. LATEST NEWS FROM THE OLD WORLD gerous Flood More Rain Is Promised Tonight. PEOPLE MOVING AWAY FROM RIVER The temperature at Pittsburg has been rising ever since 6 o'clock yesterday today. The diplomats, on entering th hall, rushed toward the throne, scrambling for a sight of the Imperial party. The officials said the emperor sneered noticeably several times.

As in the caso of the first audience, their majesties wera subjected to the operation of cameras, which the Chinese consider undignified. Berlin. February 21. The. iron ore situ- 1 at ion at the Siegen district nas Increased the restriction of the output to 25 per cent.

FIVE SHOTS EXCHANGED. TWO RIM.ETS STRl'CK THE DES-i'ERADO BEFORE HE FLED. YOUNG MAN ACTED BRAVELY. Herman Welper, )oimi, man of 20 or thereabout, fonght desperate duel with it bnrglar in a. dark hall of his father's house last night.

shortly before midnight, and that ikIiot bis nnknomi sissniiant Here little donbt. tVelpfr, himself. t-a in ont of the encounter without scratch and frith the xat iufnction of knonins that he saved the family vrealth and possibly the lives of several of hi dear one. Young Welper, who is a photographer, lives with hia" parents at 2344 Bedford avenue. His father is a glass and china packer.

Last evening, the father, mother and daughter retired to their bedrooms on the third floor of the house, which is built on a terrace. The basement of the dwelling consists of the cellar and kitchen. The second parlor and dining room Is separated by a short hall. Here was that the duel took place. The third and fourth floors are taken up with sleeping rooms of the family.

Herman' room was on the fourth floor. A flight of steps from the yard leads up to a door and window opening into the dining room on tne secona noor or im nouse. i The family, all but Herman, retired at 10:15 last evening. The young man, who is not a good sleeper, did not go to his room until a half hour later. He had prepared for bed and was wooing sleep when he heard a large dog, which the family kept in the cellar, barking.

Soon the hoarse barks of the fierce animal turned to angry growls, as though it wanted to spring upon some one. These unusual sounds thoroughly aroused your.g Welper, and, rising, he groped hid way to the bureau where he kept a 32-calihe- revolver. Armed with the weapon, he opened the door and cautiously descended to the sleeping rooms below. As he did so he could plainly hear the sounds of stealthily moving feet on the floor below. This excited him and he bolted in the room occupied by his parents.

He roused Ids mother and told her his fears, and said to awaken his father. Without one thought of himself or of the dangerous consequences, the young man started down the stairs leading to the dark hall which communicated witn the dining room and parlor. There In the gloom of the passageway, the youth descried tli form of a man. "What are you doing there," he demanded of the intruder. "Get out of hera at once," he added.

The burglar made no reply with word of mouth, but in an instant a revolver spoke and a bullet whizzed dangerously near Welper's head. Without hesitation, the boy elevated his own revolver arnd commenced what he firmly believed would prove to be a duel to the death with hi3 cowardly foe. He fired two sShots in rapid succession, and when the second rang out, the prowler, who had evidently no thought of meeting with sucih a hot reception, turned and fled for true dining room door. Down the stairs plunged young; Welper, smoking gun in hand. As soon as he had fired tho second shot and as the man turned to flee the young defentSer of his father's home thought that he heard a moan and sort of gasping cry from his outlaw opponent.

But taking no risks on his having accomplices and filled with the courage which comes to men when in deathly struggle for loved ones, young Welper blazed away twice at the retreat ing form of the man. He heard the sound of a falling body and then the contest having been too much for his nerves he almost fainted away, but not before he knew that he had saved his home. Tbe father, by tnis time. had rushed to his son's assistance and thev were soon joined by the terrified women. A hasty search of the house showed that there were no other in truders concealed.

The dining room was in utter confusion. plainly showing the errand of the mid night visitor. urawers natt oeen ransacked and their contents thrown on the floor bv the prowler for pelf and every thing showed that as thorough a search as possible had been made in the quest for plunder. Soon neighbors, who had been aroused by the shooting, came and two women said that they had seen a man half run and half stagger away from the house and into an alley immediately after the shooting. It was plain to them that he had been desperately wounded and this was further strengthened when two of the bullets Welper had fired were found imbedded, one in the wall of the hall and the other in the dining room door.

There were no other bullet marks, and it is almost certain that the burglar escaped desperately, wounded. The pohce were at onco notified. Welper can give no description of tho man. DAMAGING EVIDENCE AGAINST MISS BURNS. 5 orK, enruary l.

A new New York, February 21. A and important witness against Florence ''a'v" m-z der of Walter S. Brooks, has been found in the person of A. Wcibles, a conductor on the Brighton F.each branch of the Kings County Klcvated Railroad. He will testify, it is said, that he knows Florence Burns, and that on the night of the murder she boarded his train at the bridge at 11:15.

This is about 30 minutes after the murderers of young Brooks left the Glen Island Hotel, just about the time required from the hotel to the Brooklyn end of the bridge. Miss Burns and her relatives claim she was at her home in Flatbush by o'clock. ADMINISTERED CHLOROFORM. i CLAIMS I 119 EVER ACTION IS DICr.TEU BY PATRICK, I COURT ROOM CROWDED TODAY Xew Xork, February 21. Charles F.

Jones. valet of Millionaire Rice, for whose Lawyer Albert T. is bei jjo- tried, continued today his eoAt-fessio the climax of which came yf.s-terd? if- afternoon when he said he crdo-rofo ned the aged man while he lay asl For two hours Jones al tiie plans and events which led jp to Th' culminating act with coolness, and re rarkable exactness. Not one slight eseaned him. and It is cor- r' oratiou of these minor deails that i prosecution hopes to prov? its case.

fcvery move he made, Jonessaid, was at fr.e dictation or suggestion of Patrick. his memory of meetings tAhd conversations with Patrick was Remarkable for its clearness. For over p. year Jones has oeen in confinement preparing for this confession, and the story was given on the stand with hardlyany questions from the defense. Jones has-Tiad evident coaching in the rules of evidence, for when lie was interrupted for repeating conversation between himself and Rice he would turn to the recorder 'and say: "If your honor please, I repeated all of this conversa-tfon-with Rice to Mr.

Patrick later." So he continued with the amazing story of the complex crime, which was the loadstone and magnet to bring scores of people to the court this morning. Few-were admitted, however. Jones will tell today of the arrival of Captain Baker, of Texas, the efforts to cremate the body and all the events leading up to the arrest of Patrick and himself. Resuming the story of the crime this morning Jones told of telegrams he had dispatched at Patrick's dictation to Rice's friends, after the old man's death. He identified some of these telegrams, which simply announced that Rice was dead and that death was due to natural causes, weak heart and old age.

Witness then said that during conversations with Patrick, previous to Rice's death, the lawyer asked him what he thought his miserly old employer was worth. Jones said that Rice claimed to have about worth of property, but he, Jones, did not think his fortune was worth more than Q. "To your knowledge did Patrick ever meet Rice?" A. "Not to my knowledge." 'Yes: to my knowledge, twice. Ha told me that he had known Rice in Texas." At one time Rice saw the witness and Patrick talking together.

he asked Jones who "the fine, looking bald-headed man" was. Jones said he was a friend. At this Patrick straightened in his chair and smiled broadly, as If pleased at the allusion to his good looks. BIG FOUR MEN DINED FORMER COMRADE. Col.

W. I. Ilolllday r.lvrn Beantifnl Watch hj Ilia Friends. Railroad men connected with the Big Four system last night at the Hotel Henry tendered a banquet to Col. W.

D. Ilolliday, assistant general manager of the Wabash Railroad, and formerly connected with their system as assistant general freight agent at St. Ijouis. In addition Col. Holliday was presented with a fine diamond studded gold watch by his former associates.

It was a surprise and simple, and so well arranged that the victim of the pleasant plot was caught all unawares by the arch conspirators. Col. Holliday was persuaded to go to the Henry to done by one of the plotters. Suspecting nothing, he consented, but when he was vwsh-ered into one of the private dining parlors of the Henry and saw all of the Big Four and Wabash freight agents, including Ford Woods, general freight agent of the Peoria and Eastern Division, his surprise knew no bounds. Mr.

Woods, in an exceedingly neat speech, made the presentation to Col. Holliday, who was taken aback by the evidence of the regard in which his former associates held him, but he rallied and acquitted himself most handsomely in the reply which he made. Several other gentlemen made interesting speeches. EX-PRESIDENT CLEVELAND GOING TO MT. CLEMENS.

Detroit. February 21. Ex-President Grover Cleveland has engaged rooms at the Colonial Hotel, Mt. Clemens, and will come there March 1 for a course of baths for rheumatism. A rumor that Grover had already arrived resulted in creating great excitement among the townspeople.

An effort to find him revealed the fact that arrangements for his reception had been perfected by ex-Postmaster General Don M. Dickinson, of this city. PENNSYLVANIA TRAIN HAD RECORD BREAKING RUN. Philadelphia, February 21. A record-breaking run for the Eastern dlviston of the Pennsylvania Railroad was made by the second section of the Buffalo express from Harrisburg to this city Wednesday night.

-The train left Harrisburg at o'clock and arrived here at 0:21, making the run of 103 miles in 105 minutes. This included a stop of three minutes at lan-caster, which makes the actual running time 102 minutes. The train consisted of five Pullman coaches. THE WEATHER. Rain or Snow.

The local forecast is for rain or snow tonight and Saturday; temperature moderate. The observations for the 21 hours ending at 1 p. m. showed: Highest thermometer, lowest, 20; range, 10; precipitation, .36. Election of "Reform" Candidate in Fourth Ward May Be Attacked.

GROUND FOR THE PROTEST. CLAIM MADE HE HAS OT LIVED I CITY FIVE TEARS. MAY BE ANOTHER ELECTION. An provision in the new charter was overlooked by the elevated railroad syndicate in the recent campaign and trouble will likely result. The aparent election of P.

Donahoe to select totmcil from the Fourth ward on the syndicate ticket, it is claimed, will not stand. The "ripper" charter requires that a candidate for select council must have resided in the city for five years previous to his candidacy. It ia asserted that Donahoe. on account of this provision, cannot take a seat ir. select council.

It was learned this morning that the election of Donahoe will probably be taken into court very soon. There was talk of presenting a petition to the official returning board in con- nection with the case, but the decisior seems to have been reached that th board has no authority to go into th question. The assertion is made that Donahoe not become a resident of the Foui ward until last April and that he aid not move there from some other i rt of the city, but from Knoxville. Tl tree years ago. it is riaiiu, Limiauw was secretary of the Democratic county Com mittee of Venango county and vot.

Ki jn Franklin. Pa. The syndicate worked every tri iVi on the calendar in the effort to elect Don- ahoe. It is said that shortly befc re the election the discovery was mad i that Donation was In collision with th charter, but it was decided to be late then to make a change. If th'- court decided against 1) inahoe's election a special election for select councilman will probaoly Have t' be held In the Fourth ward.

Precede pts have been established for this by jie court. In the Cluley case, which ws iB carried from this county to the Supre m(. Court, it was decided that the inelij fibility of candidate, supposed to 1 lave been elected, did not give the pi pee to his nearest oponent and that a (pecial elec tion was necessary. This ru ring was on the ground of the specific Jlatement of the law that to be elected ap office a candidate must receive a plurality of the.yoteaca.st.. majority or YOUNG COASTER LIKELY TO DIE Probably Fatal Accident at Homestead- Badly Hurt.

As the result of a casting accident. at Homestead this morn jng one boy is not expected to survive the day, while another, although he Jay recover, Is in a serious condition. Tl victims are: JOHN 3UIDDLEMA? aged 14, skull. fractured, body cut a hd bruised. He will die.

I WYL.IE DIXON, ed 14, left leg, broken and badly laceiated; several scalp wounds. Will liv The accident rrappened at afmut 9 to'clock this morn! ng. The boys had been iplaying around t.Tie school house anrl tshortly after the other pupils went in 'they decided to have one last ride on itheir sled down West street. This is a 'very steep street, at the top of which i the school notice, and coasting is at 911 times exceedingly It was unusually risky this morning, and the boys, is stated, had been (several tlnies weirned they would he certain to imeet with disaster inless they desisted from coasting. The boys, however, disregarded all ad-vilce and started their sled down the hill.

It was not very long until the sled was boyond their control and i was racing down the grade as apt as the wind. About half way down the street, near Ninth avenue, a milk wagon was, sliding its way down. It crossed the track the boy's sled was marking out for itelf, and" before the driver could get onit of the way the Tied struck a wheel a nd the boys were hrown with terrific foi-ce against it. Middleman, who w-as in front, was the more seriously injured. His skull was' badly fractured and he wan cut and bruised about the body.

Dixon had his left leg broken and lacerated in. a serious manner and he also received several scalp wounds. A. W. RILYEA WANTED ON (MANY CHARGES.

Two More Kalne SnHs Filed Wanted In RocheMer. Two additional Informations for false pretense were made this morning before Magistrate David J. -McGarey against A. W. Rilyea.

if. Iawton, of 21! Fourth avenue, in- one information, alleged that Rilyea had wrongfully secured from George Katzer. iof Homestead, the sum of $10. In the John Collier, of 433 Fourth avenue, alleged that Rilyea wrongfully secured -from Frank WTeister, of Carnegie, the Rum of $15. A third information, made February 14.

by Detective Richard Kelly, alleged that Hilyea secured $j5 from a local business man. The mpj' was held for court in the sum of in each case. The police say that other complaints have been niada s.gainst the man. Rilyea 'ts roethod. it is alleged, was to offer to secure a loan for his victim on real estrite and get from the victim aforesaid the fee necessary to pay appraisers.

This rooming Rilyea tried to secure adjournment until he could see an attorney, but this he was denied. Mr. Lawton a letter from the chief of police of Aiochester which set forth that Rilyea was wanted there for petit larceny: that hj had jumped his bond, a poor woman heing the sufferer; and recommending vhat he be arrested so that he could be taken back. OHIO VALLEY RESIDENTS SKATED TO BUSINESS. Parkersburg, W.

February 21. Rain last night, falling on the. frozen ground, has covered the Ohio valley with a sheet of ire so slippery that walking is almost impossible. Many persons went to business this morning on skates, skating through the: center of the principal streets The rain was not heaty enough to affect the river. The big ice gorge is enlarging and river interests will suffer if a i ism before the ice softens.

RESCUE'J BY TWO OFFICERS. THIUM.nG EXPERIENCES Willi ST'llEET CARS THIS MORMVU, I'EGS AND ARMS BROKEN. From the dizzy hight of Crescent street, near the Seventeenth street Inclined plane this morning James Sands, 35 years of age, plunged a sheer distance of 20 feet to the Grant boulevard below. Sands, who was on his way to work at the plant of the Best Manufacturing Twenty-fifth street and the Allegheny Valley Railroad, slipped on the treacherous ice and dropped over the high wall which is built along the hill at that place. An arm was broken and the man seriously injured internally.

Sands was at once carried to the home of a Mr. Fenerker, who resides nearby, and the police summoned to care for him. As it was simply impossible for the patrol wagon or an ambulance to be drawn up the boulevard on account of the icy condition of the streets. Inspector Fred Will and Officer Hughey Himhtliff were detailed to render the injured man aid. Tying rags around their shoes to prevent their slipping, the two officers with great difficulty made their way to the Fenecker house.

Here they found Mrs. Sands, who upon hearing of the accident, which had befallen her husband, had bravely climbed down a long ladder which had been placed at the wall from Crescent street to the boulevard below. How to get Sands up to his home whs the great problem which confronted the officers. Finally a block and tackle was rigged up at the home of James Brown on Crescent street, arid Sands, lashed securely In a chair, was drawn up. The brave wife and the two plucky officers followed and Sands was half carried and half led to his home, which was near by.

The doctors are as yet unable to predict the outcome of the case. Grace Morgan, aged 11 years, of Crafton terrace, was struck by car No. 101 of the Crafton and Ingram line at 9 o'clock this morning and, although she was thrown 20 feet escaped with a few-slight bruises. The girl was picked up and carried into a nearby residence and later removed to her home. The girl was on her way to school with her.

sister and two other girl companions. They boarded a Crafton car at their home and at Noble avenue and White street get off the car "to go to the school on White Her companions waited until the car started, but Grace went around In back of it and ran in front of car No. 104, which was coming down Noble avenue, city bound. The car struck her- shoulder and lifted her off her feet, throwing her to the right side of the avenue. She struck the ground about 2o feet away and slid some distance on the ice.

Mrs. Rachel Vanstein, of Etna, had a narrow escape this morning on Beaver avenue, Allegheny, and had it not been for the excellent work of Frank Gill, a motorman, she would have been ground to pieces under the car. Mrs. Vanstein and her two children were in thei- way to visit friends in Manchester. Abr.ut 10 o'clock they arrived at Chartiers and Locust streets.

The latter street slopes sharply down to Beaver avenue at this point and the woman and her children had a hard time getting down the hill. They slid on the ice most of the way and as they reached Beaver avenue the children ran across the. street, but the mother slipped and fell in front of a Rebecca street car which was bound for the Woods Run district. The car had just started to slow up to make the stop at Locust and Beaver avenue and Mrs. Vanstein w-as pushed along for a few feet, but the quick work of Motorman Frank Gill in using sand and reversing the power brought the car to a standstill.

Mrs. Vanstein was lifted from beneath the car and carried to a nearby drug store. She was able to resume her journey a short time late. She was badly scared, but not hurt seriously. Thomas Moore, aged G5, of Columbia way, Allegheny, met with an accident last night.

While walking along near River-view Park he slipped and fell, dislocating his right arm. He was taken to his home At Nevin place, on the county road near Crafton. a load of furniture is standing in the drizzling fog. It was abandoned during the night on account of the horses being unable to get up the icy hill. The furniture it- uncovered and is -practically ruined J.

L. Smeyers, of Carson street, South Side, while at work in the yards of the Monongahela connecting railroad last night slipped on the icy tracks and broke his right leg. He was taken to Mercy Hospital. John Gilder, of Rutherglen street, Ha-zelwood, lost his left leg this morning on account of the ice. He was on his way to work and was walking in the middle of the tracks along Second avenue.

He slipped on the ice as a Homestead car was going to Homestead and just as the car got near hirn rolled under it. His leg was so badly Crushed that it had to bo amputated. He is at Mercy Hospital. George Edwards, of Stanton avenue, broke bis right leg by falling while walking down Stanton avenue this morning. He was taken to his home.

Charles Stahl was badly injured while coasting yesterday afternoon on Herman avenue. Wilmerding. His sled struck the curb and he was thrown off and rendered unconscious. He was taken to his home in Wilmerding. Dr.

F. M. Mo wry, who attended him, said this morning that hi3 condition was precariotis. B. 0.

EMPLOYES HURT. Track Foreman's Back and Leg-. Ilroken Brakeman Fell from Train. Cumlcrland. two hand cars loaded with Baltimore Ohio bridge and track crews were proceeding to work at North Branch, four miles below here, yesterday, and going at high speed the hand car with the bridge men overtook the front car.

which slipped on the rails. S. A. Bloss, foreman of the track crew, was fatally hurt. His feet were dangling over the end of the car and drawing himself back he got directly under the handle, which rained blows on the back of his neck, breaking his back and tearing ligaments.

He was taken to North Branch in a dying condition. Milton Rice, of Williams, Pa a Baltimore Ohio brakeman of the Pittsburg division, is at the hospital here with a fractured ekull and leg sustained in a. fall yesterday from his train. Iret-ubarg Man Robbed. Ijeechburg.

February 21. John W. Jack was held UP last night about five miles from here by two highwaymen and reT lieved of 40. A distance from the scene of this robbery the thieves broke into the stable; of David Klingcnsmith, constable of Gilpin township, and stole a horse and buggyi This morning the outfit was found tied to a fence in Ford City, but tnere is no clue to the highwaymen. The narm wahrr ttIU continne for MTrml days at least.

The following; forrrant jnnt isned 1- Local "Weather Forrrd'trr Frank Ridgr-war this motnligs r-ltaln and anorr toniRbt and to- morroiT. Stationary temperature." The continued rain during last night (and thi3 morning, with the rise In tem-jpcrature, caused a feeling tinrest i among the river interests today. Pitts- burg is threatened with the biggest flood in her history. Both the Monongahela Allegheny rivers, especially the Allegheny, is jammed with Ice, and im-Iriiense gorges have formed at many points along these streams. The snow is very heavy In the mountain districts, and should the -warm weather continue, (with rain, the property along the rivers would be threatened with destruction.

The situation this morning has developed Into a menace of bridges and other Interests along the rivers. The heavy rain that began last night about o'clock continued without Interruption all night, and this morning showed no Indications of letting up. The streets throughout the city were a solid eheet of Ice, while water stood in puddles pr was running off in streams in every direction. Many accidents resulted from falls on tha lee. Street cat traffic was much hampered, and the whole situation was moet disagreeable.

Thirty-nine degrees was the temperature registered at neon today, with every Indi- jcatlon of increased warmth. This means, la all likelihood, floods. Chartiers creek has lea on It 15 feet high a mile above McKees Slocks. Other streams and tributaries are in the same condition. Business men in the lower part of the jCtty are preparing for the flood, moving ut.

their goods, and the same thing is feeing done In Esplen, "Mc-Kees Rocks, and all points along the river fronts. Cars on the Southern Traction division of the Plttsbuig Railways Co. Lines were, in fully as much trouble this morning as wers those of ary other division and in some cases in more. They were much delayed by horses falling on the in the West End and. along the river road, by teams not being able to pull their wagons -eff the tracks promptly and by the difficulty of Retting up.

tha steep hillsides of som parts of the division. On the Mt. Washington, division car traffic was suspended for awhile this morning until the very steep tracks could be cleared into safe shape by the use of pa.lt and At 8 o'clock revision Superintend nt John Daly said the division was in good working order and he no more trouble. West Er I and MeKees Rocks blacksmiths were very busy this morning fixing harsts to walk over the glazed pavements. On tho Atwood street loop line there were many disappointed ones this morning during the rush to the city.

People who valted foi their cars were in morn cases than one forced to see them stop at the corners so Jammed with passengers that it was absolutely impossible to get even a foothold on the car. In that case there was nothing to do but walk to Forbes street for a car and for most of the people this was a flow and disagreeable journey, even though it was not very long. It resulted in very many people getting to their places of work from tn 25 minutes late. In Wilkinsburg the streets were coverea with Ice and pedestrians and horses had quite a time. A common sight was men and bovs on skates.

It seemed sis though the whole town was on skates. Those living in the hill districts either came down to ftm on stds or skates. Ire creepers -wee in armaria anu uiose who did not wear 'or creepers gave performances that would put professional acrobats in the background. Some showed curves and angles that the. mathematician has n-t discovered.

Many horses fell and traffic ia general was much impeded in the town on account of the cie. In Oakland huiiO.re.is of the school chil dren went to school oa skates. Pedestrians and horses had a. hard lime pelting along. The.

trocars did a land office business in the salt line. Kvry person, it seemed, was buying sait to melt the ice. The borseshoers were very husy all morning. In lower Allegheny the workmen experienced great difficulty in getting to work. Many pedestrians; fell and horses that were not sharpened had to remain in their stables.

Trsffic was tied up in general. Crafton and Ingram sre sheets of ice. AH the boys in the towns arc on skates dthc truant officer will have his hands full today, as the majority of the boys nre too busy katinsj to bother about school. The residents of the hill districts a hard time getting to the train and oars. The Crafton and Ingram cars had a srreat battle with the ice this morning.

I'he first car ro run over this route this morning experienced great difficulty and two ice cutters and a salt car were sent ncr trie line and in a -short time the cars ivere running. The schedule was changed omewhat, but by 9 oclock it was almost egular. The only lines on the West End branch hat did not suffer the McKces Rocks and Carnegie lines. Both lines have 11 night cars and kept the tracks Hear of lee all night. The Mt.

Wash ington; Klliott and Sheraden and the Crafton and Ingram cars all have hilly routes, and none of them have all night service. Superintendent John Daley had and and salt cars at work early this morning, and while great difficulty was experienced on the hill routes they all n.anaged to get the suburbanites into town, a little after the scheduled time. According to O. W. Woolslayer.

a farmer, of Plum township, who was at the East IJberty stock yards this morn- ne. said the prolonged frost had not al together ruined the fruit trees, although it has greatly imerierreo with thelr 1 prospects. He is of the opinion that this rear tha crop will be a small one as well as being much later than usual. In the East H-na districts th traction men had nuch trouble today on account of the ic. The ntmcuity lay in the keeping of tfce ar trolleys on the mire.

Icicles were suspended ai irequent intervals and as isoonUs the trolley came in contact with thfln, they jumped the wire. From the sarrr cause the time scnedule was much, interfered with. The iit gorge In the Allegheny rlvr will nt2 move at. present unless heavy sfi in If tbs occurs, thousands of dollars Kurth of damage will result. IS it Special Cable to The Press.

(Copyrieht, lftrtS. by V. R. Hearst Barcelona, February 21. The strike situation lias improved somewhat, although several small disorders have been reported.

The outlook is very threatening. Stringent measures have been taken to protect traffic and the property of the merchants and mill owners. Every important thoroughfare is now closely guarded by troops, a complete patrol system having been established. Known anarchists are under strict surveillance and several houses which leaders of the. riots are supposed to have sought refuge are being searched.

The strike fever is spreading throughout Catalona. Disturbances have been reported from many points. Troops are in great demand and a regiment has left Pampolina for Saragossa. Small detachments have also been sent to other points where trouble is anticipated. The working classes In Madrid greatly agitated and are known to be in favor of the strikers.

They are being closely watched to prevent an outbreak." Early reports of yesterday's conflicts were almost correct. Fully 5K.) people were killed and as many wounded. Before the engagement the cavalry and Infantry had been posted in the most dangerous points, and a field battery had been located on the plaza, from which vantage point the guns-could sweep the surrounding streets. When the final clash with the troops occurred, the "artillery was brought Into action and raked street after stret. Tho rioters engaged the batteries at close range, but were finally driven off.

Th entire neighborhood was wrecked by the pheits. The caught fire and this completed their destruction. Further fighting is reported at Mataro, 15 miles from Barcelcua, where quantity of arms has been discovered. Fighting is also reported at Tortosa and Tarragona, respectively 10u and 50 miles Southwest of Barcelona. The strikers today murdered three workmen who wished to resume work.

The-proprietor of a bakery who raised the price. jit bread-was 4tlso killed It is hourly becoming more apparent that anarchists are the prime movers in the incipient revolution. The markets are without provisions and the strikers are preventing the slaughter of animals. Incendiary posters have appeared hero which threaten the orderly classes with terrlblo reprisals, saying that dynamite will be used to offset the Mausers of the troops. The strikers are looting numerous shops and private houses.

The best-known anarchists have disappeared and the authorities are hunting for them. Trades unions throughout Spain have declared their adhesion to the cause of the Barcelona strikers. Madrid, February 21. The strike situation has become so serious at Saragossa that martial law has been proclaimed there. The strike continues to spread.

Vails. Villa France, Lasnor, Cuencas, I.lobregay and Cardonier are all affected. An attempt was made to publish the newspapers in Barcelona yesterday, but as the striking compositors have not been conciliated, the attempt was unsuccessful. Brussels, February 21. It Is announced that King Leopold will make a short tour of America tha coming summer, visiting the various manufactories.

Rome, February 21. The Pope today expressed great satisfaction over the part Cardinal Gibbons, of Baltimore, and the other members of the American clergy will take in the celebration-of his holiness jubiloe. "Italy may desert me," he exclaimed, "but the faith burns bright in America." Pekin, February 21. The dowager empress and the emperor granted a New Year's audience to the diplomatic corps READY TO GREET PRINCE HENRY Preparation for Arrival of Kaiser's Brother Have All Been Completed. New York, February all the arrangements for the reception of Prince Henry tomorrow have been completed.

Upon Admiral Evans and" his staff and a few others of the chosen will devolve the first welcome to American shores. Mayor Low and his reception committee of 235 will -not meet the prince until the Kxon Prinz Wilhelm is warped into her berth at the Thirty-fourth street pier. No greater safeguards would be ta ken if all the crowned heads of Europe were coming to New 1'ork. In addition to big special detective forces a police station was established today on the Thirty-fourth street pier, under command of Captain" Charles Wendel. The Kron Irlnz.

on her arrival, will lie on the of the pier opposite to the imperial yacht Hohenzollern. Prince Henry will be greeted by Ambassador Von Holleben, his suite and the President's delegates, beside Mayor Low and his reception committee. None will board the ship; the prince will be greetd at the foot of the gangplank. All the of the Hohenzollern will be drawn up in line, and the Imperial Band will escort the prince from one side of the pier to the other. After the royal visitor has boarded the Hohenzollern a reception will be held on the quarter deck.

During the afternoon all the officers of the American fleet will pav their respects to the prince. The evening will be taken up with a German production at the Irving Place Theater. The space parallel to the Hohenzollern on the pier has been roped off to keep out the curious. The flagship Illinois has been saved from a grave breach of etiquet. Admiral Evans had planned to have the imperial German flag sent up when the Kron Prinz Wilhelm passed.

This flag is exclusively for the kaiser, and to hoist it in honor of the prince would be a violation of German law. Today all the committees having anything to do with the arrangements are meeting to perfect their plans. ATTORNEY GENERAL KNOX WILL NOT QUIT CABINET. Washington, February 21. It is authoritatively stated that there Is no truth in the rumor circulated late yesterday in Wall street that Attorney General Knox had decided to resign from th cabinet.

morning, at which time it was 11 degrees 1 above'zero. Last night at midnight the thermometer at the Federal building reg- I i istered 33 degrees, a rise of 22 degrees in i hours. At 1 a. m. it had fallen one 1 degiee, at 2 a.

m. it had declined one more degree, and at 4 o'clock degrees were shown. From this time on the temperature rose gradually. At 5 a. m.

was 31; at 6, 82; at 7. 33, and at o'clock it was 34. At this hour it was '22 degrees warmer than at the same hour yesterday morning, although one degree colder than at 8 o'clock yesterday evening. Last night the bulletins issued from the local weather bureau were such as to cause the greatest apprehension. The high pressure area which had been holding close to Pittsburg was moving off and it was evident that the cold weather was over, temporarily, at least.

The area of low baromertric pressure, which was until yesterday morning in the lower Mississippi valley, has moved east to the Florida coast, causing rair. in the South and Middle Atlantic States and rain and sleet in the Ohio river districts. Tilts-burg is feeling the effects of this storm and to make matters decidedly worse a second storm is moving down in this direction from the northwest. It will be Impossible to tell just how rapidly this latter storm is approaching or how close to this vicinity it is, until next Monday. Tomorrow being a legal holiday full reports from all over the country will not be received at the local Weather Bureau office.

Only local reports are received Saturday night also, so that the people here will be comparatively in the dark as to what they may expect in the weather line. The result of these storms will evidently bring about a thaw that will start the monster ice gorge in the Allegheny river moving down the stream. Loeal Forecaster Frank Ridgway stated this morn ing that unless heavy rains set in the gorge will not move for several days, as it requires considerable water and high temperatures to move such a mass of ice. He believes, by present indications, Pittsburg will be in the center of a terrific storm tomorrow or Sunday. The weather office has been besieged all morning by anxious inquiries, most of whom have property either on or along the river.

Tha Allegheny river is a solid mass of ice for many miles of its course and it is believed that when this moves out it may take eeveral of the bridges. The false work at tho Ft. Wayne bridge at Eleventh street is in special danger. Everything movable along the river is likely to go when the break does come, and rivermen are putting in their time in getting some of the boats to places of safety. It is said that a dangerous ice gorge had formed on the Youghiogheny river near Versailles, ana that the ice at that point was solid to the bottom of the river.

It is said that the ice is piled up from 12 to 15 feet. This gorge extends for a distance of four miles, and if It is started with flood stage, it is feared great damage will result to property along the river front. A good many bridges along the rtver are siad to be threatened, by tne Youghiogheny The people of Turtle Creek valley have yet to facs the prospects of a spring overflow of unusual dimensions. If the present thaw continues and there is anything of a rainfall there is a strong likelihood of thousands of dollars damage being done. Annual floods are not unexpected or terrorizing and last year Penn avenue.

Turtle Creek, was flooded in places three feet and more, but then there was no ice gorge and this year the prospects of a greater flood are certainly evident. Above Wilmerding public bridge Turtle creek is frozen almost its entire length. From the Westinghouse works to the mouth of the creek at Port Perry the stream is open or more properly speaking, half open because there is accumulated along the banks ice averaging one and one-half to two feet in thickness and in some instances and for long stretches, attaining a thickness of from four to Ave feet Above Wilmerding it is said the ice covers the stream from bank to bank is in no place less than a foot thick. In March, occurred the last great flood and gorge disaster in the Turtle Creek valley, and then the ice was not a third as thick as it is now. Then the Airbrake works sustained a great amount of damage, but since that event, or about three years ago.

the Westinghouse Company had a xatl of heavy masonry built alon the southern bank of the creek, thus effecting good protection except in case of an unprecedented flood. Wilmer-riincr is ouite hieh enough to be oiit of reach of any flood. Midway between Wilmerding and Turtle Creek boroughs there is considerable dip in the topography and here, too, the creek sharply diverges in the shape of the letter 8, spanned by about 10 feet of trestle work of the Murrysvillo branch of the Pennsylvania railroad. Here th flood would have. ample scope to spread itself and do damage for the land nosiaes beine- invitingly low.

is rapidly building section The Tennsvl ii.A hn -to obviate Vdion i im- tn traffic, on tne. uvturr vsviue hranch hv settintT its rails sona em- bankmcnt3 high above the contiguous land but not beyond the dosstbility of washouts. At the Westing hjuse Klectric works at Turtle Creek and East Pittsburg the greatest damage would probably be don in the carpentry department, which is on very low ground. The machine shop, to the west of the main plant-may also oe in the line of danger. There are also danger points between the VS est- inghouse works and the outlet on tne river, and the people ara watching the weather with unusual apprehension.

Sharpsburg residents and people In the adjoining boroughs of MUlvale and Ktna cast a critical eye this morning over the gorge in the Allegheny, river, to see what effect the thaw of last night and this morning had. There was evidently a softening in the ice, but it was too early to have any perceptible effect. The Allegheny river on the Pittsburg sidt- is open nearly as far Pine creek, but above that point is closed all the way. On the Allegheny side it is closed below Pine creek, as there is a great deal of ice jutting out from the land. The river is very low and in many places the ice is from four to seven feet in thickness and is renting on the bed of the river.

Should a xudden rise take place, it is probabla it would submerge the lower part of Sharpsburg. as the ice, breaking off, would be sure to gorge at some of the bHrtire and would cause the water to back up in the rear. No damage would be done to the Fittsourg Rifle or tne river, as the land is comparatively high. The manufacturers art not apprehensive of snv serious danger from the gorg breaking up. as they believe it will go out iii small portions, much of It being crushed before reachins the city.

li in a it I i London, February 21. The Vienna cor- rpsndiidnttt nf Ihn NTkv ronnrt. an counter between students and Cossacks at Kief, Russia. In which several wera injured on both sides. The order to flr was finally given, whereupon the student dispersed.

Berlin, February 21. Emperor William has commanded Prof. Roechllng to paint a picture of the acene near the Chinesa arsenal when Admiral Seymour, commander of the Peklu relief expedition, gave the orders: "Germans to the front." The picture -will be hung in Emperor William's private gallery, and will represent the German forces on the double-quick to the front, with the American and tha British troops cheering them. Brussels. February 21.

It said In Boer circles that if Wolmarana and Weasels, after investigating the situation lit the I'nited States, advise Mr. Kruger that a tour of the t'nlted States would be beneficial to the Boer cause, the Boer president will overcome his aversion to a long trip and undertake the Journey. London, February 21. Cabling from St. Petersburg, the correspondent of th Mail says tho seismic disturbances at Shamaka have recommenced, and that a frei volcano began to erupt vigorously last Wednesday.

The number of killed lit Shamaka district is now estimated at Berlin, February The navy department has decided to establish a chain of wireless telegraph stations along the entire German coast. For the last few dya trials have been conducted at Kiel determine whether the department--aha 11 tiso the Braun system or the Slaby-Arco system. In the latter of which Emperor William has shown great Interest. Thirty-two German warships have already been equipped with the Slaby-Arco system of wirclena telegraphy, while eight more are to have this system installed. Berlin, February 21.

The interview which your correspondent had with Admiral von Tlrpttz, German secretary of the navy, on boird the Kronprins Wilhelm at Southampton, on Sunday last, lit which von Tripltz remarked that the only rivalry between Germany and the States was a commercial and friendly one, has been cabled back here and printed. All the German papers comment on tha interview favorably. Augsbcrg, Bavaria, February 21. Knejsal. the notorious robber who was captured on March 0, IttOI, after having eluded the gendarmes and troops for six months, was decapitated early today.

Kneissl was a Bavarian bandit and was charged with several murders. The authorities offered 1,000 marks for his capture, but the peasants shielded the bandit and hustled him from place to p'aca to keep him from being taken. Glasgow. February 21. Marie Corelll.

the famous authoress, speaking here last, night, said- that everything American; filled her with overwhelming admiration. Speaking of the launching of the kaiser's: new yacht, the authoress said: 'Thi Kaiser asking Alice Roosevelt to christen his yacht was a charming piece of humiliation on the part of the monarch. Germany has flattered the tuft-hunting weakness-of the Americans." SAD ENDING TO MERRY SPORT Of Coasting Party One Was Killed and Four Were Injured. One person was killed and four other injured at Wilmerding last night by th guider losing control of a bob-sled. Miss May Porsley, 19 years old.

of Church street, Turtle creek, employed in tho Westinghouse works at East Pittsburg. S3 a Irl 1 I 1 xv rs in unru cluia her skull crushed. Margaret Jones. 1H1 years old; William Rath, 25 yeara old; Agnes Bums, 1 years old, and France 17 years old, all of Turtle! Creek, were all more or less and Miss Jones may die. There were 11 persons in the party, ail from Turtle Creek, Wilmerding and New-ton.

They had a bob-fled V2 feet long, end during the afternoon had organized a party to take advantage of the good coasting. They were enjoying themselves on Glenn a steep grade a quarter of a mile long. On the fatal triP William Rath was guiding tha sled. Nothing occurred until the sled km rearing the foot of the hill, after it bad gained terrific velocity. Then Rath lout control, the sled swerved and in an effort to swing It back he turned it too far and just as Margaretta street was reached the sled struck an iron sewer drop.

The force of the collision sent everyone from the sled, and several of them were hurled with terrific force into the sewer drop. Miss Persley, who had been sitting immediately behind Rath, was thrown headforemost- between the uprights of- th sewer drop, resulting in her neck being broken and her skull crushed. So tightly was her head wedged in that it was necessary to -use considerable forco to extricate it. Physicians were hastily summoned, but Miss Persley was dead. They gave their attention to the other members of the party, several of whom were unconscious.

Of these the worst, Injured was Miss Jones, who is believed to be injured Internally, besides receiving numerous scalp wounds. She was removed to her home, and the body of the. dead girl was taken to an undertaking establishment. Took Qneer I)oe. Irene McClusky, employed as a domestic on Howe street, last night attempted suicide by taking alcohol and turpentine.

Dr. C. II. Ingram was called, and after administering antidotes had her removed to the Home of the Good Shepherd, Time. Bar.

Ther. Hum. Wind. Weather. 8 sum.

29.93 34 92 S.E. Cloudv. 1 p.m 29.87 39 88 W.E. Cloudy. TEMPERATURES.

SMALLPOX SPREADING. Disease Appear In ew Yorls Penitentiary and Bellcvoe Hospital. New Tork. February 21. Smallpox is increasing alarmingly in New Tork in spite of the efforts of the board of health to stamp it out.

In 24 hours 16 new cases were reported. The infection has broken out in the Kings county penitentiary. in Brooklyn, and all the Inmates have been vaccinated. In the Beilevue insane pavilion, a patient named Corny has been stricken with the disease. Early in the month smallpox made its appearance there arid all the patients were ordered vaccinated.

Comyn refvised to submit. lee Closes the Schools. The Twenty-seventh ward schyrols are suffering on account of the ice In the three schools in the ward the primary departments up to rooms children to, the age of years are taught, are dark today. The psirents k-pt the children at home and th teachers had nothing to do. Midnight 33 8 a.

a. 321 9 a. 34 35 i 88 3S a. SljlO a. rn.

29jNoon 31 1 p. 32 3 p. 3 4 a. a. 5 a.

6 a. 7 a. m. 33 2 p. m.

Washington, February 21. The official forecast is: Western Pennsylvania and West Virginia Rain or snow tonight and probably Saturday; stationary temperature. Ohio and unsettled -tonight and Saturday, probably snow or rain; stationary temperature. River forecast Allegheny, Monongahela and upper Ohio rivers will remain about stationary..