ANOTHER HLIZZAKD All tlif Eastern States Swept by a Great Storm. All Trallle Impeded—The Storm Is Particularly Severe In Peniiftyl vanla— IMflVrent Tu» im lit K«\v York ICeport a Itljj Snow lull. Philadelphia, March 6.—With the exception of the extreme southeast ern section of the state, the entire commonwealth of Pennsylvania is in the grasp of the heaviest snow storm of the winter, liailroad travel is practically tied up in many places. Easton, Ilazelton, Wilkesbarre and other points north of Philadelphia report that snow fell all day and still continues. There are 22 to 24 inches of snow on the ground at those points. Heavy drifts have closed up mountain passes, blocked railroads and closed down coal mines. In the northern central section, Williams port reports 16 inches oi snow. The storm is particularly severe from Harrisburg west to beyond the Allegheny mountains. At Harrisburg, ■Altoona and Bedford. 24 inches of snow have fallen. From all points in that territory, serious delay to steam railroads is reported. The main line of the Pennsylvania road is practically tied up at Altoona, all pas senger trains being hours behind schedule time. Pittsburg, March G.—From all sec tions of western Pennsylvania and the northeastern portion of West Virginia, the reports are that the snow storm yesterday was the heavi est of the season. Business in many places was practically suspended, schools closed and the heavy drifts impeded seriously the operation of railroads and trolley systems. Along the Allegheny Valley railroad from -Pittsburg to Oil City the snow on the level is 12 inches deep and the drifts in some places are 20 feet high. On the low grade division of the Pennsylvania railroad the drifts are even higher than oil the .Allegheny Valley, and trains are having a hard time to gef through. Baltimore, March 6.—Reports from all parts of Maryland show that the storm, which lias been raging here since Tuesday night was equally bad in the mountains on tliawest and tin low lands on the east. .No serious re sults are as yet reported, the damage thus far being confined to telegraph and telephone wires, trees and trol ley lines. Railway traffic has been im peded, but not seriously. Hoosick Falls, N. Y., March G. —This section of eastern New York is in the throes of a severe storm. A heavy snowfall began Wednesday morning, blockading traffic in general. The same conditions prevail along the Vermont line and in eastern .Massa chusetts. Elmira, N. V., March 6. —A heavy snow storm set in Wednesday morn ing and the entire Chemung valley is covered with snow to the depth of eight inches. On account of the re cent floods, which covered one-third of the city, the storm is a great hard ship to the poor people in the flooded sections. 'Hudson, N. Y., March O.—A heavy snow storm set in yesterday. The snow drifted badly and caused the entire force of men who were clear ing the tracks of the New York Cen tral railroad to suspend work. It will probably be a week before the New York Central tracks can be used for through traffic. Whitehall, N. Y., March 6.—The worst blizzard of the season struck northern New York yesterday. Re ports from Westport. Port Henry, Crown Point, Fort Ticonderoga and other lake points state that, a fierce gaie is raging, with heavy snowfall. ■Boston, March 6. —The heavy storm, the center of which was off the Caro linas, struck Boston yesterday. Snow fell throughout the afternoon. Huntington, W. Va., March o.—The enow storm in West Virginia con tinues. Eighteen inches has fallen here, 24 at Logan, 20 at Point Pleas ant, 30 at Dingess, three feet at Wyoming and five feet is reported in the Cheat mountains. The Guyan v the agents of the American line here and were quartered at various hotels. The collision occurred in a thick fog at 11:30 o'clock Wednesday night, when the Waesland was about 40 miles southwest of Holyhead. The Harnionides struck the Waesland amidships and there was a terrible shock. Most of the Waesland's pas sengers had retired for the night. Perfect order and discipline pre vailed. The crew of the steamer rapidly turned out the passengers and suc ceeding in assuring them that their lives were safe. The passengers were greatly influenced by the cold ness of the crew and obeyed instruc tions willingly and quickly. The Waesland's boats were speedily got out and in less than half an hour the entire ship's company had been transferred to the ITarmonides. Unfortunately two lives were lost. The dead are a steerage passenger named Dangerfield and a child named Elsie Emmett, the daughter of a cabin passenger. The Waesland sank in 35 minutes after the collision. Die passengers anil crew lost all their belongings. The vessel carried no mails. The passengers unite in the highest praise of the behavior of Capt. Apfeld and his crew. It is expected the com pany will send on the passengers by another vessel next week. A CHICAGO MYSTERY. Dentil of a y the Shcrill*. Derby, Conn., March 7.—The Driggs-Scabury (inn and Ammunition Co.'s plant was closed up by the sheriff last night and 100 men were thrown out of work. Some lime ago LafTiin & Hand, New York pow der manufacturers, attached .the plant for $30,000 to satisfy a claim of $22,000. The company has not set tled the account and the action yesterday resided. The Driggs- Scilbury Co. has been working night and day on government contracts and a large portion of the %vork has been ift ual uishod. NATION'S GUEST. Prince Henry's Tonr of Ameri can Cities Very Enjoyable. Crowd* Turn Out anil (.'reel lllm at Clilcueu. Ililu auhi'K mid |l»n> ton—The Frlneo Finally ltctu rn* to New York Mult- ai.tl H <'ll. Chicago, March 4.—A glare of rod fire that could be seen for miles, tin; blaze of hundreds of torches, ine sparkle of myriads of electric lights, and the cheers of thousands of peo ple made up the first taste of Chi cago's hospitality that was given Prince Henry upon his arrival in this city last evening. His train arrived at the depot of the Chicago & Alton railroad at 6:150 o'clock and from there, after he had been welcomed by Mayor Harrison and the general reception committee, The chief event of the stay of the prince in Chicago was the grand ball held last night in the Auditoriura. Chicago, March s.—l'rince Henry of Prussia on Tuesday listened to an address from the Central Hund, of St. Paul, placed a wreath on the Lin coln monument in Lincoln park and enjoyed a luncheon and reception at the (iermania club. Milwaukee, Wis., March 5. —Mil- waukee was host to Prince Henry of Prussia for six hours last evening and gave him a reception that was highly enthusiastic and an entertain ment that was unique. His special train came at 4 o'clock and at 10 o'clock was away again on the run to Niagara and New England. The in tervening time was all given over to the reception and entertainment of the royal visitor. It began with a drive through the business and resi dential districts in review before a crowd that numbered 200,000. Then there was a public reception at which Gov. Lafolette and Mayor Ifose voiced the official welcomes, and the United Singing societies raised their voices in mighty chorus. Rochester, X. Y., March 0. — Prince Henry of Prussia traveled from Clii cago to .Niagara Palls yesterday, crossed the Canadian frontier for a brief stay, during which he was wel comed by Dominion otfieials and re sumed his journey last night, Huston, .March 7. Prince Henry of Prussia was the guest of Huston yes terday and his welet;jne to the city was a cordial one. (Jov. Crane and Mayor Collins, acting for the state and the city, extended the official courtesies to him and when the prince had returned their calls he weni to Cambridge to deliver the gifts of his brother, the kaiser, to the Germanic museum, and to receive from Har vard the honorary degree of doctor of laws. Last night the prince was given a dinner by the city of Boston and sat at a table with more than 200 repre sentative citizens of the common wealth. New York, March B.—Prince Henry of Prussia yesterday completed his tour and is once more in New York, where he will remain until Monday, when he goes to Philadelphia. lie was absent from the city for nine days, during which time his special train was within the territory of 13 states and ran a total distance of 4,- li5S miles. He was greatly pleased with his trip, and last night, through his aide, ('apt. Yon Mtiller, issued a statement expressing his satisfaction at the opportunity which came to him, and his gratification at the cor diality with which he was received throughout the country. ('apt. Von Midler said: "His royal highness is very much pleased by his trip into the interior of the United States. lie is fully aware of the fact that he has had only a very superficial glimpse of a very small portion of the Unittfl States, and that he might perhaps have used his time to greater advan tage had he remained in one of the larger cities of the east. Hut he is convinced, nevertheless, that, consid ering the character of his mission, the trip was the right thing for him to do. In making it he has obtained a very fair idea of the vastness of th< country and its resources, which the capital of the United States and the great commercial centers of the east alone could not have given li'Vi. Hut more than this impression he values the hearty welcome which he met in all the places lie went through, a welcome that showed him that the people of the United States every where understood and appreciated the intention of the German emperor in sending him here. "The prince made a speech in St. Lnruis in which he said he regretted not to have been able always to ex press his thanks to those who greet ed him at the railway stations, or who otherwise desired to show him their respect. He wishes to have the intent of that speech conveyed to all those who in the course of the trip gave him such a cordial recep tion, and especially he wishes to ex press his thanks to those who, early in the morning when he was not pre pared and still in bed, welcomed him with music and cheers." His last day on the special train which carried him to the south, west and east, rivalled in interest any of the others spent by the prince on the tour, for it began with a visit to Al bany, included a run down the west shore of the Hudson river, and closed with a reception at the United States military academy at West Point. lCnd of a a Bl« Strike. San Francisco, March 6. —After con tinuing for nine and a half months, the strike of the iron workers of this city, begun on May 1 of last year to enforce a demand for a nine-hour day, is ended. Two-thirds of the unions composing the iron trades council acted upon a recommenda tion made by that body advising that the strike be prosecuted no longer and voted to allow their members to return to work. Within a week be tween 2,000 and :i.()00 men will be em ployed. The men accept slight con cessions. PLEA FOR PEUEF. Mlnnc*ola Hake* It 111 Kesard to the Flirht to Prevent Combine*. Minneapolis, Minn., March B.—At torney General Douglas has appealed to congress in the Northern Securi ties case. With the backing of the Minnesota legislature and of the Min nesota delegation in both branches at Washington he hopes for an amendment to the judicial acts, which will change the anomalous position in which Minnesota is now placed. The supreme court's decision in the Northern Securities case shuts out the state completely from redress in the federal courts. The court lays down the rule that a state cannot sue a citizen of another state where citizens of plaintiff state are neces sary parties. This class of case is absolutely barred from the federal courts. In the belief of most at torneys fhe Northern Securities Co. cannot be reached in the state courts of Minnesota. An effort in this di rection may be made by service upon President Hill, himself a citizen of the state, but there is not much hope of success in this direction. Attorney General Douglas has recognized the far-reaching effect of this decision and has called the at tention of Gov. Yan Sant, to it in a letter. This was transmitted to the legislature. The senate received it late Thursday afternoon and at the same time Senator Wilson presented a resolution drawn by the attorney general. It was passed immediately. The attorney general's letter was read before the house yesterday but the resolution did not make its ap pearance until later, when it was brought in from the senate. The house concurred by a viva voce vote. Attorney General Douglas already has written two members of the Min nesota delegation, Senator Nelson and Representative Stevens. He has asked them to look after the matter, and it is probable that they will in troduce a bill in both branches amending the judiciary act as the at torney general suggests. THREE IN ONE. Tile Southern I'aeilic Co. Absorb* a Trio of ICallroad Corporation*. Sail Francisco, March B.—The •Southern Pacific Co. filed articles of incorporation here Friday by which it transferred all its property in 'California, Arizona and New Mexico to a new corporation and hereafter its holdings in the three states will be managed by one company instead of three. The new corporation is a consolida tion of the three old companies. It is known as the '"Southern Pacific Railroad Company." Its capital stock is fixed at $15!) 145,000, making it.the largest corporation ever organized in California. Hy the terms of the articles of in corporation, the stock in the new company is to be taken up by the stockholders of the old corporations. The old stock will be cancelled and the new stock issued in its place. When the exchange shall have been completed the original companies will be dissolved. The companies that have been su perseded are the Southern Pacific Railroad Company of California, the Southern Pacific- Railroad Company of Arizona and the Southern Pacific Railroad Company of New Mexico. M'LAURIN'S AMENDMENT. Would Prevent Judge* or t'onsjre**" men from Fronting by the Ship Sub *ldy Kill If It Heroine* Law. 'Washington, March S.—Senator Mc- Laurin, of Mississippi, has given no tice of an amendment he will offer to the ship subsidy bill, intended to prevent the high officials of the Uni ted States government from receiv ing any benefit from the enactment of the proposed law. The amend ment requires that the names of all members of firms or of incorpora tors and stockholders of all corpora tions, whether owners of subsidized ships or contractors to build the same, shall be made public. Jt then proceeds as follows: "No senator or representative of the United States, or judge of any court of the United States shall be directly or indirectly interested in any contract under this act, or in any corporation having a contract under this act, or directly or indirectly re ceive any money or thing of value under the provisions of this act, or be directly or indirectly interested in any corporation or vessel which is a beneficiary under this act." The Hiwe ill the Ohio lllver. Evansville, Intl., March S.—The Ohio river is rising slowly. The general opinion is that a stage of .'SS feet will lie reached, while some think it may goto 40. The high water complete ly covers the low lands between here and Henderson and thousands of acres of wheat will be badly dam aged. Forty feet will bring the water up to the corn cribs in the bot toms and thousands of bushels of corn are in danger. Several farm ers between here and Paducali were forced to move out to higher ground. An Kariy Breakup. La Crosse, Wis., March S. —Ice in the Mississippi began moving yester day. Much damage was done. Huge cakes of ice piled up at the bridge and did much damage to piers. Hoathouses were crushed and the city's pile driver and many buildings along the levee carried away. The breaking up of the river is the ear liest in 20 years. lilunip 1* Arre*ted. Lowell, Mich., March S.—The coro ner's jury which has been investigat ing the mysterious death of Mrs. William Klump here, on Friday decid ed that she was murdered and ren dered a verdict to that effect. Mrs. Klump received a supposed sample headache powtler by mail last Satur day and Sunday morning she took it. In a very short time the woman was writhing in agony and she lived but a few hours. William Klump, the. woman's husband, has been arrested. It is said he recently became inter ested in a woman in Grand Wapitis. A I! if OK EN KAIL. It Caused ,t Frightful Railroad Accident in Texas. Wreck (audit Flrf"PamirNgt)r( Were Anlcep Whcu I lie (runli