1 ANSMWANTED By Senator Eustis to an intep- rogatory About Chinese Immigration OF INTEREST TO OREGON, Senator Dolph Refuses to Stand Up and be Cross-Examined IS THE ELECTIONS BILL DEBATE. Morgan's Strong Exclamation Against the Tice of Hypocracy. SPICI DEBATE IX THK SENATE Washington, Dec. 17. The considera lioa of the Federal elections bill was re sumed in the Senate to-day, and a little more life was injected into the debate than for several days past by some spicy pass-ages-at-arms between Senators Dolph and Eustis. After the discussion had opened, Senator Dolph took the floor and held it to be the duty ot Congress, "with malice toward none and charity toward all," to exercise to its fullest extent its powers under the Con stitution to secure to every citizen of the United States, native or foreign born, white or black, rich or poor, the free exercise of tiis rights under the uonstitunon. Eustis Put a Question. Mr. Eustis said he would put a question to the Senator fioni Oregon and would ask a frank answer to it. The question was whether if the immigration ot Chinese had not been prohibited if there were 1,500,000 Chinamen in Oregon, who had the right of suffrage and who established in Oregon a Chinese State Government, and if the-peo-pleof Oregon had overthrown that Chinese government and had re-established white political supremacy, would he (Mr. Dolph) in such a case advocate tne passage ot a law by Congress, the intent and effect of which would tie to encourage, to stimulate and to sustain those Chinamen in their effort to re cover political power on race lines? Mr. Doloh said that that was precisely the argument made on the Democratic side of the chamber. Mr. Eustis "Will the Senator answer my question ? Mr. Dolph I am not going to be inter rupted. Mr. Eustis But I request the Senator from Oregon to answer my question. Not There to be Catechised. Mr. Dolph I will auswer it in my own way, but will not stand up to be catechized. I repeat that question, or that speech, is precisely the argument used on the other side of the Chamber by almost every Senator who has discussed the bill. I simply tell the Senator from Louisiana that the proposition itself is preposterous. The Chinese do not ask to become citizens of the United States. Tbey do not come here for the purpose of becoming residents of the country. But I will tell the Senator from Louisiana that the people of Oregon will never raise a hand against the Government of the United States. They never will undertake to destroy this Union. They will never fight against the flag ot their country. Tlie Senator cannot con ceive of a contingency in which they will not stand by the flagj Now I will ask the Senator a question. Mr. Eustis I would prefer that yon answrer my question. Mr. Dolph I have answered it, satisfac torily to myself. Mr. Eustis persisted in his efforts to have bis question answered more directly, but without any more success. Morgan Exclaims Against Hypocrisy. Then Mr.Morgan took the floor and quoted a clause from the constitution of Oregon re stricting the suffrage to white citizens, and a section from the statutes of that State, pro hibiting the intermarriage of whites and ne groes, Indians or Chinese, and he closed with sn exclamation against hypocrisy. If Fred Douglass, he said, the ablest and most respectable colored man in the coun try, were to go to Oregon with his white wife, whom he had legally married in the District of Columbia, the relations between him and his wife would be pronounced by the courts of Oregon as criminal, and he would go to the penitentiary (and his wife with him) for violating the law of that humane and lovely State. After arguments against the bill by Messrs. Kenna, Reagan and Butler, Mr. Cake obtained the floor and the Senate ad journed. NO INTEREST PAIL By Any of the Banks Having Deposits of Government Money. Washington.-, Dec 17. In response to a resolution of the House, Acting Secretary Nettleson has sent to that bodv a list show ing the names of the several banks in which the public money is deposited, the purpose for which deposited, the town and State in which each depository is situated, and the date of designation of each bank as a de pository, It shows that there are 202 of these banks, 187 of which are marked "General," and 15 marked "Sur plus." The banks marked "General" are depositories for the convenience of public officers in their vicinity, engaged in the collection and disbursement of public moneys, and those narked "Surplus" have inactive accounts. So interest, the Acting Secretary says, has been, or is now paid into the Treasury by any of such depositories in return for theuse of public funds. The authority to designate national banks as depositories of public moneys is contained in section 5,153 Revised Statutes of the United States. PASSED THE HOUSE. The Apportionment Bill Goes Through With a Majority of 105. "Washington, Dec 17. After a long debate the House to-day passed the appor tionment bill without amendment yeas, 187; nays, 82. The negative vote was as follows: Messrs. Alderson, Allen (Mississippi), An drew, Barnes, Blanchard, Breckinridge (Ar kansas), Brickner, Brookshire. J. B. Brown Brunner, Buckalcw, Bunn, Campbell, Caruth' Catchings, Clancy. Clements, Cobb, Covert, Crisp. Comniincs. Dunphy. Kills, Enloe, Fithian, Flower, Foreman. Fowler, Geissen liainer. Goodnight, Hare, Henderson (North Carolina), Herbert, Holman. Lane, Law ier. Lester (Georgia), ilagner. Maish, Martin (Indiana), Martin (Texas), JtcAdoo, McCarthy. McClelland. Mc Creary, McMillan, McRae. Montgomery. Muichler, Oates, O'Neill (Indiana). Outh walte. Parrett, Paynter, Feel, Penington, Perry. Price, Pindar. Qulnn, Richardson, Rob ertson, Rogers. Sayers. Seney. SMvely, Spinola, ."springer, Btablnecker, Stockdale, Tracer, Tucker.Tnrner (Georgia), Turner (New York), Vaux, addlll, Wheeler (Alabama), Whitti home, Wike, Wiley, Williams (Illinois), Yader. HIGH P0WEE GUNS. Beport of the Board Appointed to Examine Into the Question. Washington, Dec 17. The Secretary of War to-day transmitted to the Senate a preliminary report of the board on gun fac tories aud steel forgings for high power guns, appointed by the President under an act of last session of Congress. In a letter accompanying the report, Secretary Proctor states that it may be advisable to establish at no distant day a gun factory at some point on the Pacific coast of sufficient capac ity to supply the guns required for the armament of that coast. The commission appointed bv the Presi dent states that a lactory should be located on the Pacific coast. The board estimates that it will take 5319,000 to establish a plant on the Pacific coast for the manufacture of high power guns, and for the machinery and tools $1,135,200, making a total of $1,484,200. AN AGREEMENT REACHED. THE CAUCUS ADOPTS THE COMMITTEE'S FINANCIAL PLAN With the Exception of the Two Per Cent Bond Project A Cloture Rule for Senate Debate on the Force Bill Also Agreed to by That Body. Washington, Dec 17. The third cau cus of Bepublican Senators on the state of business was held to-night and resulted in agreement. The basis was the adoption of the financial scheme reported by the caucus committee, with the exception of the 2 two per cent bond project. So the measure will provide for the purchase of the 512,000.000 silver bullion surplus; the reduction of the compulsory requirement of bond deposits by national banks; the extension of the national bank circulation to the full amount of their bond deposits; the replacement of the deficiency in national bank circnlation below $180,000,000 by Treasury notes based on silver bullion purchases; the provision for free coinage when silver is maintained at par for one year; the provisions for a charge pn the con version of gold coin into bars and the re coin?ge of the subsidiary silver coins. This measure was not satisfactory in every detail to all the Senators, but was accepted -as the best possibfe compromise. The measure was recommitted to the Cau cus Committee, with instructions to per fect it iu form and give it over to the Fi nance Committee, which will report it to the Senate at an early day. The caucus also instructed the Committee on Bules to prepare and report, through Chairman Aldrich, a cloture rule. It is understood that it will be framed on lines of the rule proposed last session by Senator Hoar and will provide for ordering the previous question on any pending proposition after a reasonable time allowed for debate. This rule is not to be reported until the financial bill has been presented to the Senate by the Finance Committee. No provision was made for the adoption of extraordinary measures to secure action by the Senate upon the proposed rule, and future developments are expected to shape the policy of the majority in that respect. While the financial bill is in process of construction, the debate on the elections bill is expected to continue. The friends of this measure were satisfied with the pro gramme agreed upon, as they thought they saw in the proposed new cloture rule a means of securing final action upon their favorite bill. i THE PUBCHASE OF SILVER, With. Yesterday's Lot the Treasury Ha Fnongh Until January 1. Washington. Dec 17. The amount of silver oflered for sale to the Treasury De partment to-day was 657,000 onnces and the amount purchased 210,000 ounces, ns follows: 63,000 ounces at $1,075, 50,000 ounces at $L079, 50,000 ounces at $L08, 40,000 onnces at $L081. 7.000 ounces at $1.0815. The Director of the Mint to-day an nounced that having purchased the full amount of silver authorized by law for the current month, no further purchases will be made nntil January 2, 189L HAMMOND, OP CLEVELAND STREET. He is ConTicted on a Charge of .Larceny, Said to be Tramped Cp by a Detective. Seattle, WASH., Dec 7. Charles Hammond, formerly proprietor of the noto rious Cleveland Street Honse in Lon don, was convicted in the Supreme Court to-day of grand larceny and is now in jail. Recent developments in the case indicate that Hammond is a victim of s conspiracy, of which Alexander Todhunter is at the head. Todhunter is supposed to be an English deteotive, and failing to get Hammond on English soil, worked up this case against him, charging him with stealing a sealskin sacque from a woman whom Todhunter induced to visit Ham moud's saloon. Hammond claims that there is $250,000 at his disposal in the Bank of California and other banks. It is said to have been placed there by wealthy En glishmen as hush money. Hammond has been in Seattle more than a year, and has abundant means. He re fused to talk, but admits having threatened to return to London. He says parties there are trying to prevent his re turn, and that in order to do so "Todhunt er, as their tool, trumped up this charge against him. He expects to get a. new trial and says he will return to London and stand his trial, but steadfastly refuses to betray the men who patronized his Cleveland Street Honse. PRESIDENT HARBISON HESITATES Before Issuing His World's Pair Proclama tion, Bonds Most be Fixed. Chicago, Dec 17. A telegram was re ceived at World's Pair headquarters to-day from Director Peck, saying that Presi dent Harrison had decided that be could not now, waive the point that the City Council might repeal the ordinance providing for the issue of $5,000,000 bonds in aid of the fair before issuing his proclamation to the nations, and that several days would be reqnired for a personal examination of the point; that, however, he would accept the proof that the funds were in hand, the bonds were actually issued and placed in the hands of the City Controller. ", The Directory! at once made inquiry of Controller Onahan as to what steps he had taken toward the issue of the bonds, and re ceived the information that he had proposed a iorm for them. This was submitted to the directors and proved satisfactory. The work of engraving the plates will be com menced at once, and it is believed that the requirements of the President as to the issue of the bonds can be complied with by Jan nary L YOUNG H00SIEB SAVAGES Seize Their Teacher, Faint His Face and Give a Ghost Dance. rsrrciAi. txxsqbamto thb dispatchi Huntingdon, Ind., Dec 17. Young Hoosier savages in Solomon township, this county, have taken possession of the schools and are running things to suit them selves. At one place they over powered their teacher, tied him to the desk, iormed a ring and gave a ghost dance. Instead of painting themselves, the young hoodlums daubed the teacher's face with colored inks, tied a feather duster on his head and made him look like a Siou Alter dancing till weary, to the music of an old tin ash bucket, they let the teacher go, first tying on his back a placard labeled "Old-Two-Call-Flve, the Original Mes siah." They then locked the schoolhonse do)r and nailed Up the window and went home The matter was reported to the school board and the County Superintend ent and the ghost dancers are likely to be indicted by the grand jury. TWO FRUITLESS BALLOTS. "The Idaho Legislature Endeavoring to Elect a United States Senator. Boise City, Idaho, Dec 17. The Legislature, in joint session, to-day took two ballots Tor United States Senator with out election: First ballot DuBois, 17; Shoup, 9; Mc Connell, 9; Ciaggett, 8; May hew, Demo crat, 3; Stevenson, Democrat, 7. Second ballot DuBois, 17; Sbonp, 13; McConneH, 5; Ciaggett, 8;Mayhew, 5; Stevenson, 5. ENVELOPED IN A SNOWY PALL Continued From First Page. terday morning was crowded with school children, clerks and business men. Just as the car got halfway down the hill the'safety cable was forced off the pulleys by the snow and the car stopped. A"n attempt was made to prop it up, but it was unsuccessful. A number of the passengers hazarded the dan gerous walk down the hill. The majority, however, had to wait for nearly half an hour to get to the bottom of the incline The cars on the Knoxville Incline are covered with canvas on a heavy iron lrame work. At about 11 o'clock the weight of the snow on the canvas roof of one of the cars caved it in. The ironwork also fell. A number of passengers were strnck, bnt no one was injured serionsly. The West End iras shut off from commu nication with.the central part of the city by the street car route until after 12 o'clock yesterday. It took until 9 o'clock for the street car company to get its snow plow running. Twelve horses were required at first Telegraph and telephone wires were strewn along West Carson street yesterday, and linemen were busy repairing the breaks. STRANDED STREET. CARS LINED OUT ALONG THE CITY'S STREETS AND BRIDGES. Cable and Electric Lines Fall to Make Time Through, the Snow The Pleasant Val ley Quit Business at an Early Hour and Others Followed. The three cable car systems of the city received their first knock-out blow yester day since they were pnt into operation. They -experienced the only genuine touch of winter they have known, and the result was decidedly demoralizing. By evening the gripmen and conductors were so mixed up that they hardly knew whether they were coming or'going. Some ol the lines began to battle with the snow Tuesday night, or early Wednesday morning, after the regular runs had ceased. The Citizens line made an especially strong bid of this kind for clear tracks by starting in with a snow plow, bnt even this precau tion did not give these clear sailing, and all day long they had more or less trouble. This line had the advantage of the other two, from the fact that it passes over a uniformly level territory. Many men had to be kept constantly employed at crossings and other points shoveling out the snow in spite of these favorable circumstances. The Wylie avenue line had the toughest experience of any one of the cablers. From the moment the first car started yesterday morning until the road ceased operations last night it was one grand round of trouble. Time and again rows of yellow cars could be seen strung along the avenne waiting for the one in the lead to undergo repairs, usually to the grip. Many Broken Grips. Many of the grips were broken, and on each occasion the cars would have to be tnrned back to the sheds. During the fore noon the road was very badly tied up and but few cars ventured out. After dinner they got something of a move on, but this was regarded by many as a mere attempt to keep up appearances. From the.time the cars jumped over the summit of Wylie avenue hill, on the down ward trip, until they reached the power house, they sailed along like the fast line express. Women, with skirts in one hand and an umbrella in tne other, would dodge out on a crossing only to have the delusive conveyance sail by, while the gripman solemnly shook his head and pointed one thumb over his shoulder to indicate that another was coming. This, of course, made the ladies mad, but, as a rule, they kept on trying crassing after crossing until the down-town portion of the city was reached. To the average beholder the grip men seemed to be letting the cars go just be cause it was down hill, but the truth was they eonld not stop within hundreds of feet of any given spot. The uphill trips were painfnl, particularly in case of accident, tor then the passengers who were in a hnrry had to either get out and climb through slush and water shoe-top deep or sit still and work themselves into a passion. At 8 o'clock last night a little group of nine cars became blockaded just above the power house owing to a broken crip on the leader. It was snowing like great guns at the time, and the employes were feeling de cidedly gloomy. One Gripman's Experience. One gripman said that if the snow con tinned to tall it would about knock them out for Thursday, and if it froze up solid they would not be able to stop coming down the bill. At that hour he "was less" than half way through with his third trip, while under ordinary circumstances he would have been completing his ninth trip ot the day. He said they were not rnnning on any particular schedule" of time, bnt just doing the best they could, and tbey all seemed to be glad that they were'alivc On the Fifth avenue line the bulk of travel occurred in the morning hours, when, not more than 25 percent of the cars were rnnning. Great trouble' was experienced at Oakland, as the cars had a wonderful faculty of jumping thetrack. The road was fairly well cleaned up by noon, and from that on the cars became more numerous. They did not pretend to run on regular time, however, and the gripmen had to use a lot of extra muscle at every stop. So far as the billy portions of the route .are con cerned, the conductors say they will have to go right through without stop in case of a freeze-up. They do not. fear the snow half as much as this emergency. The receipts on 'this road, as on all other cables, were greatly diminished over those of ordinary days. The Electrio Lines Attempts. That electricity is not proof against storms of all kinds as a means of locomo tion was evidenced yesterday in the vain attempts made to run can. Neither the Pleasant Valley nor Second avenue lines proved brilliantly successful in the com bat with the snow, and at numerous times during the day there would be blockades squares in length. The chief stumbling block for the Pleas ant Valley line proved the bridge. Several times the cars were lined lrom one end to the other. It was found impossible to rnn the Perrjsville avenue line, and persons who had business in that direction either walked or postponed it nntil next week. The East street cars failed to run all the forenoon, but in the afternoon succeeded in getting aronnd. No kind of time was made all day, and at 9:30 it was given up as a bad job. At that hour the cars were started for the stables. They were blocked at the bridge, where 25 cars were lined out. It was an hour and a half before the'last car I8S I I 1 ,u r. - - Piloting Ladles Across a Crowded Street. THE PITTSBURG DISPATCH. THURSDAY,' DECEMBER left the bridge. An officer of the company said the loss would amount to several thous and dollars. One of the Pleasant Valley rars, heavily laden with hungry passengers, got off the track on the Ninth street bridge last even ing about 6 o'clock, and half an hour was lost replacing it. In the meantime the track was blocked almost back to the Seventh-Avenue Hotel, and several hundred people reconsidered their intentions to adopt New Year resolutions. The Second avenue line was probably the worst crippled road in the city, as the snow took comnlete possession of their line, and the efforts made to rnn cars were very feeble at the best This cave the Baltimore and Ohio a great rush of bnsiness from local points. An attempt will be made to run the line this morning. The Birmingham people declare that they will reqnire at least ten days to repair the damage done Wires were torn down, poles twisted out of position, etc v THE WIRES IN A SNARL TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMMUNI CATION CUT OFF. Poles Broken Down and Their Burdens Damped In the Street Over Five Hun dred Telephones Bendered Useless by the Storm The Electrio Lights. Telephone wires were mixed up in the general muddle yesterday, and between 500 and 1,000 connections in the two cities were ruined. The Superintendent of the Central District and Printing Telegraph Company declares that never was such havoo played with Pittsburg's wires. Out Penn avenne the wires were in bad shape, bnt were not to be compared to those on Second avenue. Scarcely a wire escaped on that line Poles were snapped off just below the wire arms and were down 'in the streets endangering the lives of passersby. "We never had such a case," said the Sgierintendent, "and we hope never to have another storm like it. Our Second avenue lines could not possibly be repaired and we just cut the wires and cleared away the debris as best we could without fignringto fix them np. Hundreds of wires are down in all sections oi the city, and the amonnt ot damage cannot be estimated. It will re quire weeks, perhaps months, to repair the damage done, and it will almost be as bad as putting in an entire new system." The telephone operators had a great time doing duty yesterday and their watchword seemed to be: "That line is out of order to day." They seemed to have more lines ont of order than those prepared for business. Those in the business portion of the city were iu pretty, good shape as a rule and that saved lots of trouble. The Southside showed some of the worst wrecks of the two cities in the way of tele phone business. The wires were twisted into a great tangled mass. The poles were broken and bore the wires with them in their fall to the pavement. The Trouble in Allegheny. Back in the rear room of the Allegheny Telephone Exchange was found in his shirt' sleeves, J. D. Longmore, Superintendent of the company in Allegheny. He was almost discouraged. The wires were down and the subscribers were saying rough things to the girls. "Just to illustrate," said he, "on San dusky street within a few blocks there are seven poles down. So heavy were the wires with the accumulated snow that in forcing down one pole it was broken into three piece. That was done by pure dead weight. The tiny little flakes of snow falling one upon another froze, and then the weight upon tfie wires, as you may imagine, was something terrible. They simply sagged and then broke. "All the linemen had.been called in and put to work. All the good work they could ' do would not put the wires to rights in a week. The money damage was something that could not be sized up." At this point Mr. L-ongmore wanted to show just how they had been knocked ont, even beyond the storm, by strongly charged wires of the Electric Light Company and the trolley of the railway companies. In the rear of "the telephone room is a board, with little pegs in it, that looks like a switch board. It is what is termed a light ning arrester. Beginning abont 8 o'clock yesterday morning these little pegs began to spit ont fire with reports like those of toy pistols. Every report meant that a lightning ar rester had been knocked ont At one time ten of them went ofi in a bunch. Crossed the Street Car Wlrer. "Now," said Mr. Longmore, "the fact of the burning out of these little pegs shows that our wires had come intd contact with those possessing greater power, the electric light or street railway wires. When we found that our wires would not work we asked the electrio light people to turn off their current and they did so, in order to help us out Allegheny has never seen such a storm, that is, the people who now depend upon the telephone have never been put into snch a position." Hundreds of people were stopped yester day afternoon in front of the Allegheny depot of the Fort Wayne road by the pe culiar antics of the big mass of wires that cross Federal street at that point Every few minntes there wonld be a spit ot fire, followed by a short, quick report, like the firing of a musket at a distance. People feared to cross the street and stood in hundreds on the sidewalk until a venture some lineman climbed a pole and separated two wires that had sagged together. Telegraph C ommunications Wanting. The telegraph wires were in as bail shape as those of the telephone companies. The trouble all seemed to be in a radius of 20 miles, or at least it so appear to the line men at work on the lines connecting Pitts fa urg. The manager pi the Postal Telegraph Company returned yesterday from a trip to Yonngstown. He said the storm was only slight out in Ohio, and it was not at all general 25 miles west of the city. He declares that this is the first time Pittsburg has ever been tbe seat of the trouble in the telegraph business. However, he got his men out early, and they soon repaired a great deal of damage. The wire to New York was around by Buffalo. The Harrisburg and Altoona wires were gotten into condition after a great deal of tronble, bnt commnnications with Philadelphia were very difficult. The Southern and Western wires were in good shape. Commnnications received at that office say that snow is over two feet in depth in the monntaibs and is still falling. The Western Union people were in no better -condition to communicate with the outside world than their rivals. At 3:30 o'clock a telegram was received from their chief lineman saying that there wasnothiug of an enconragibg nature' to report The only line of any account was that to New York. West and North nothing could be done. Operators of this company declared that they were bothered more yesterday than ever before by wires whose connections were broken in the vicinity of Pittsburg. Often wires are down in other cities, causing trouble here, but the cases of bad connec tions in this city are rare. Police and Fire Connections. Superintendent Morris Mead had his full force of 13 men hard at work all day and last night making temporary connections ot the fire alarm circuits that had been broken down by the weight of the snow. The tele graph companies loaned a few men to assist in tbe work and it was expected that about midnight every fire alarm box in tbe city wonld be in" working order. Yesterday morning there were nearly 150 alarm boxes rendered temporarily useless by the break ing of the wires to Hazlewood, East End, Southside and Eawrenceville, bnt Mr. Mead said these wonld be all right before morn ing, and only a box here and there would need further attention. The police telegraph system is completely paralyzed, and will probably not be in per fect order for several days, as the fire alarm wires are tbe most important, and will be attended to first. Such repairs as are being i . . t -. made now are for the most part temporary, and the whole telegraphic system will need to be thoroughly overhanled as soon as the circnits are opened uptorLusincss again. In the meantime the police patrol wagons will have to lie idle, and the patrolman in making arrests will walk his prisoner to tbe station house, as was the enstom prior to the adoption of tne Gamewell system three years ago. Several fires occurred yesterday, but fortunately none of them were fn tbe dis tricts where the alarm system was crippled, and the alarms were sent in and answered promptly. An alarm from box 14 at 3:15 VPfctprrtflW nffavnAAn tuna nntirad Vw ft feTllfYl- . ney blaze in an Italian court off Diamond street just above Wood street It was ex tinguished with Babcocks and without loss. Electrio L Ight Was Scarce. The electrio light was one of the tilings that could not be had nntil a late hour yes terday afternoon either in Pittsburg or Al legheny except, those connected with the Pittsburg Xight and Power Company, whose wires were undisturbed. The reason was a very simple one, but the convenience was as great to one as the inconvenience to the other. The strength of the current from the heavy electric light wires was too much for the slight wires of the telephone and as a consequence the latter were knocked ont. A big electric light wire would sag down upon several telephone wires and then everything would be mixed up. The natural result was that the current had to be shut off Borne where and the elec tric light company did it . While the electric cars stopped, the tele phone ceased its call, and the telegraph Hue its click tbe home sufferer wis the person who depended upon either of these. In the middle of the day there was dark ness enough to require artifical light, but when the stovekeeper reached for the thumb key and gave it a twist, he found no light. When there was gas he tnrned it on, bnt in many places where the gas fixtures had been removed there was trial and tribulation. Several big wholesale houses were caught in this fix, and, as they conld not show their goods, they were compelled to close up. ROADS IN FAIR SHAPE. THE BALTIMORE AND OHIO AND PENN SYLVANIA SUFFER TEE MOST. Through Trains Not More Than an Honr Behind the Scheduled Time Great Trouble to Keep the Wires Open Pat ting on More Motive Power. At the Baltimore and Ohio offices at mid night they had succeeded in patching up a wire to Cumberland, and trains were coming over the mountains helped along by push ers. The Baltimore and Ohio trains will be on time this morning, so they claimed, if the trains are delivered on time to the Pitts burg division. No word had been received from the Wheeling division, and the men could not say where the Cincinnati Express was tied up. It is dne here abont 7 o'clock in the evening. About G o'clock last evening the snow measured 27 inches at Altoona, and the same depth prevailed along the mountains. In some places the operators said it was raining. The Pennsylvania road put on extra power and cut up their through trains in a desperate effort to bring them in on time. Three pushers were put on to help the limited over the mountain, but it arrived over an honr late last night At midnight the Pennsylvania wires were in bad shape, and the dispatchers would venture-no predietions about the ar rival of trains this morning. Western Trains in Line. The trains from the West were not more than a half hour behiud time on the Pan handle and Ft. Wayne roads. Passengers who left Cincinnati yesterday morning said it had not been snowing there, and they were surprised to see so much of the beauti ful, with good prospects for more, in Pitts burg. Most of the roads yesterday fared better than one would imagine under the circum stances. The greatest tronble was experi enced within the city limits, where many of the wires were .useless. As usual, the pas senger trains on the Baltimore and Ohio road from the East arrived on time yester day morning. The through express from Washington ploughed through 10 inches of snow on the mountain', and with the assist ance of an extra engine made the scheduled run. Fortunately in the mountains the weather was colder and the snow fleecy, which helped the wires and trains very ranch. There was little wind blowing, and the snow did not stick to the wires or drift. Yesterday afternoon this road had a wire open from Connellsville to Cumberland,and a train dispatcher was sent to the former place to rnn the freights on the mountain division. No Wires a Mile Out In the city Chief Train Dispatcher Day said they hadn't a wire a mile out of town, and they couldn't tell what trains were moving, if any. The passenger trains however, were going all right, but toward evening commenced to be delayed. Nothing was heard lrom the Wheeling' division after 5 o'clock in the morning, when the last wire went down. They started fonr freight trains about 9 o'clock for the West, but they had to turn out for the east-bound trains, which had the right of way. On the Ft, Wayne the wires west of Jack's Bun and beyond the Southside on tbe Panhandle were in good running order and making the best time they could. All of the passenger trains were delayed. In the city the wires were down, bnt freight was going behind time. "It is a retnrn to Ihe old days of railroading," Temarked Chief Clerk Blair in Manager Wood's of fice, "when every man looked out for him self." Some Wires Open. The Pennsylvania road was in pretty fair shape yesterday afternoon. They had two wires open to Altoona, and the telegraph operators said they were running a number of freight trains of 20 cars each. In the morning three sections of the Western express were annulled, and No 9 came in on 7's time, several hours behind time. TJp to this time the road had no accidents. Chief Train Dispatcher Day, of the B. & O., said that they have not had such a storm for four years, when the roada were badlv blockaded. He was thankful they didn't happen oftener than every ten years. As for extra help needed at such times, hejsays they were trying to hire men to repair the telegraph lines, but they couldn't get them. The Western Union had gobbled all the available bands in the town. Last night the Pennsylvania road had at least 20 extra men around the Union depot and sheds cleaning away tbe snow. The station police found some trouble in hiring men at Sl'oO'ner night A stone mason who was asked if he wanted a job shoveling scow said he wonld do i,t for 40 cents per honr. He wasn't hired. The B. & O. also had a gang of extra men engaged on the same work. At tbe West Penn depot trains during the day were behind time from half an honr to two hours. The road was all right, but the wires were down and it was necessary to flag them at every station. On the Lake Erie Superintendent Beach said they had one line open to Youngstown and the trains were moving, but coming in late. CLEAN OFF YOUR SIDEWALKS. Householders Notified by the Police to Comply With the Law. Inspector McAleese yesterday afternoon bad orders issued to all patrolmen in the First district, to notify each resident on their respective beats to have tbe snow cleaned off sidewalks inside of 12 hours after the fall of snow lad ceased. Failure to comply with this order will subject the negligent occupant of a building to a fine of ?5 aud costs, part of the cost being that the sidewalk will be cleaned by the Depart ment of Public Works at,the expense of the resident or occupant. ; .a. state law requires the sidewalks to be 18, 1390. cleaned within 12 hours after snowfall ceases. There -was a question yesterday morning as to whether the enforcement of the law should be assumed by the Public Works or Public Safety-departments. Chief Brown was out of the city, bnt Chief Bige low decided that he wonld undertake to enforce the law, with the 'assistance of the police. Inspector McAleese promptly came forward and volunteered to notify tbe peo ple in bis district, and to-day Chief Bigelow will clean up all uncleaned "sidewalks and then sue thosfe who failed to comply with the law. The Department of Public Works had a large force of men with horses and wagons at work on tbe downtown bnsiness streets yesterday alternoon and last night The snow was shoveled up into the wagon: and hauled to the river, where it was damped. Daylight this morning will probably tee the streets in tbe lower part of the' city in first-class condition. THE SNOW ACCIDENTS, Horses Killed and Numerous Men Badly Shocked by Coming in Contact With Fallen Electrio Wires Broken Limbs and Other Injuries. A great many accidents were reported during the day and night but none of them were of a very serious nature. Probably the worst one occurred on Third avenne early yesterday morning which re sulted in the killing of two horses owned by George Biehl. a butcher in the old market building. Joe Hilldorfer and Hermann started out with a load of meat to sapply several downtown hotels. The wagon was drawn by two handsome black stallions.they being one of the finest teams in thecity. The men had just left the St Charles and were driving up the avenue to tbe Central Hotel, when Hilldorfer noticed a wire hanging across the street nearly opposite the Barnes Safe and Lock Works.and above the Second avenue electric lines. Just as tbe wagon reached tbe wire it sbook and fell. In doing so it brnshed the men in the wagon, knocking them off their seats and into the street, and then landed across the horses. Thev fell to tbe street as if shot, and then followed an awful struggle. The poor brutes writhed and groaned in awful agony, while electrio lights were flashing from their shoes and various carls of the harness. The men, after picking themselves np, were unable to render any assistance, and the poor animals struggled with the awful current, which was fairly cooking their flesh, until death relieved them' some ten minutes later. A Lineman's Narrow Escape. Dnring the forenoon a lineman employed by the Allegheny Light Company was up on a pole at the corner of Second avenue and Smithfield street' rapping snow from The wires, when every pole between the Homeopathic Hospital and Pipetown broke off below the second cross bar. Tne two-story frame stable in rear of 18 and 20 Frankstown avenue fell under the weieht of snow and buried 12 head of horses and cattle. Nine of the animals were killed. Mr. Pool, the owner, will lose 51,500. The awning of Crawford's store, on the same avenne, broke down. Loss, $150. Abont 200 feet of sheds at the East Liberty stock yards also caved in. Many trifling accidents were reported from other sources, but they are hardly worth recalling. The snow caused an extremely lively scene to be enacted at police patrol station No. 7, Southside, yesterday. It was a little after 7 o'clock, and the day relief men had just retired to their rooms on the top floor. Snddenly a cracking sound was heard, and the building was felt to tremble. Crashed by the "Weight of Snow. On rushing to the front of the bnilding it was discovered that there was a small crack, and that one shutter had been twisted off its hinges. Captain Stewart immediately ordered the sleepers down, and put a force of men at work shoveling the snow off the roof. Abont 6 o'clock yesterday morning the roof of Herman Doersheimer's house, Al lentown, caved in. The family were at breakfast at tbe time. Mr. Doersheimer immediately moved his family out of the house. The snow was shoveled off the rest of the roof and no farther damage resulted. At South Twelfth street, Mace Cochran, the corner policeman, attempted to clear the track of wires and for a time danced a High land fling with a loaded wire in which he became entangled. The root of Jacob Bruender's stable, Mt Oliver, caved in from the weight of snow. Alexander Thompson, an old man living on Franklin street, slipped on the snow in front ot his house yesterday morning break ing his right leg. Edward Zjner, a Perrysville avenne, Allegheny, hostler, had an arm broken and was internally injured iu the' fall of a shed weighed down by the snow. John Martin, of Davison street, Alle gheny, was knocked senseless by coming in contact with an electric street car wire. CARNEGIE LIBRARY OPENED. A Skylight Burst by the Snow, Doing Con siderable Damage." ' What might have been a very serious ac cident ocenrred at Carnegie Library yester day on account of the snow. A great quan tity of it slid down from the glass roof onto the skylight that extends the fnll length of the cataloguing room, and by its force crushed about half of the window, which fell through onto the table from which Miss May Lapsley bad just arisen. That plucky young lady, seeing the labor of months in cataloguing sheets about tobe ruiued, determined to rescue them, and forthwith made an effort, barely escaping a second window glass that followed, by which the remaining portion of the window was crushed. A temporary covering of sheet iron has been placed over the aperture, but consider able difficulty is experienced in heating the library. It will be some days before the win dow can be made whole, according to Libra rian Stevenson. AT THE CROSSINGS.' Wet Feet and Baffled Tempers the Order of the Day. Downtown street crossings, were perfect terrors to tbe pedestrians yesterday and last evening. At all of the leading ones, and particularly those crossing Fifth and Pepn avenues and Liberty street, the melting snow and water was deep and muddy enough to fill the men with misgivings and the ladies with fright The men would pause like Ciesar npon the banks of the Bubicoc, but only for a moment, and then make a bad leap, usually ending up with a kicking and splashing of highly colored slnsh. But there was no laughter, except by the citizens iu gum boots, for the most agile man coming or going did not know what moment he might be doing tbe little act for the amuse ment of others, and so the feeling ot reserve and lofty dignity became mutual from the very circumstances of the case. WJLKINSBUHG WAS PARALYZED. The East End Borough Practically Buried Under the Snowdrifts. Wilkinsburg was practically bnried all day yesterday. It is generally several de grees colder there than in the city and yes terday was no exception to the rule. So tbe monntains of snow that met the eyes of Wilkinsbnrgers when they arose yesterday morning, and through which they plowed, their way to the railroad station, looked just about tne same when tbey went home last night There were a few footmarks here and there, and the snow had been kicked up in the roadbeds slightly by horses, but in a general way the surface of white was almost undisturbed. There was a number of telephone and tele graph wires down, bnt this was about the sum total of damage in the borough. Local business was almost paralyzed, however. An electric cane has been invented for Blent prowlers with which one can give an as sallant a shock by merely touching him with it STORM OF THE COAST. Wind and Waves Together Hake Sad Hayoc at Atlantic Citj. HEW YOEE DOES NOT ESCAPE. Mncli Damage Reported. From Tovds Throughout Pennsylvania. INTELLIGENCE FROM TAEI0DS POINTS rsrzcijx txleobjlm to rax Disrxica.t Atlantic Cixr, Dee. 17. A severe windstorm set in here early this morning, accompanied by an unusually high tide: The wind blew down a section of fully 150 feet of the electrio street car depot, on Main avenue, and completely demolished Roger's Inlet Honse. Five electric cars were badly wrecked when the depot fell, but luckily so one was injured. The same wind was accompanied by a de structive sea, which carried away the steam boat landing at the foot of Baltie avenqe, twisted and shattered the Yachtmen's As sociation wharf and strewed the debris of wrecked pavilions over the inlet district. Along tbe beach front proper the lofty new boardwalk remained intact, despite the on slaught of the waves. Down at the old Excursion Honse dis trict there was considerable damage done to pavilions seaward of the boardwalk, while- on the meadow side or the city everything wis under water. Noting could be learned as to tbe condition ot affairs at Srigantine and Petersbeacb, bnt it is generally believed that the storm played considerable bavso at both places. FALLEN WIRES AT WHEELING. They Form a Network Under Foot Which Completely Stops Traffic. 1SPEC1AI. TZLZOKAX TO TUX DISPATCH.! Wheeling. Dec 17. The worst blizzard since February, 1884, strnck this city at 4 o'clock this morning, and has raged with uninterrupted severity ever since. At least afoot of snow has fallen, doing great dam age to property and causing an almost total suspension of bnsiness. The telephone sys tem of the city is a complete wreck, and nearly every telegraph line here is down. In some places the streets are blocked with a network of wires, and passage is im possible for horses and nearly so for pedes trians. Along Market street, between Twelfth and Fourteenth streets, several 65 foot poles, carrying nearly 200 wires each, were broken off, and on the suspension bridge every wire is down. The city fire alarm system is useless, and the electric street car service was knocked out early in the day. Trains on all tbe roads are be hind time. There are lively fears of a flood in the river, should the heavy snow go off with a big rain. SIXTY MILES AN H0UB. The Wind Whistled Through a Section of New Jersey., Pleasanitille, N. J., Dec. 17. Ever since midnight last night the heaviest north east storm since , that of November, 1889, has been in progress. The rain fell In torrents and, the wind blew at tne rate of 40 miles per hour until 9:30 o'clock this morning, when it in creased to 60 miles. At noon the water was half way up to the shore road. Considerable damage was done aronnd the boat landings. The meadows between the bay and shore road were submerged pretty much all day to a depth of 18 inches. The south-bound track of the Philadel phia and Beading Bailroad was so badly washed by the tide that the trains were compelled to use the north-bound track. A HARROW ESCAPE AT tfKEESPOBT. A Steamboat Runs Into a Mass of Prostrate Live Electric Wires. tSPZCUX TXXBQXJLV TO TBS DISrATCH.1 MoE-EESPOBT, Dec. 17. The heavy snowstorm of last night and to-day is play ing havoc hereabouts. The fire-alarm system is down, and a Iare force of men has been bnsy all day making repairs. The telegraph wires across tbe Yonghiogheny river at the foot of Fifth avenue were bent by the heavy weight of snow, and tbe steamboat W. H. Brown came up and carried everything away with her. The pedestrians and .boatmen narrowly escaped, bnt fortunately no one received a fatal shock. It will be some days before thorough repairs will be made. All trains are delayed, and freights have almost ceased to run. DAMAGE AT LITTLE WASHINGTON. Telephone and Telegraph Wires Down and a Boof Smashed In. tSPZClU. TELZO&Ut TO tux CHPATCH.1 Washington, FA., Dec 17. The snow' is 20 inches deep in this city, and still fall ing'heavily. The roof of Kyan's carriage factory fell in to-day with a lond crash by reason of its heavy weight of snow. None of the workmen were injured. The damage will reach $1,800. Telegraphic and telephonic communica tion haye been cut off between this place and Pittsburg, Wheeling and Waynesbnrg. There are several large buildings in danger of falling from tbe heavy weight of snow carried on the roof. BUSINESS SUSPENDED AT GREENSBURG. All Wires Down and 18 Inches of Snow Had Fallen at Midnight. rSFICTAI. TII-XOBJUC TO THZ DUPATCH1 Gbeensbubq, Dec 17. The general storm which is prevailing to-night, has not missed this place There are some 18 inches of snow on the ground at midnight, and the fleecy is still falling. Business was partially suspended during the day, and to-morrow will be still worse, unless there should be a let-up of some ac count. All of the telephone and telegraph wires were down to-day. MANSFIELD VALLEY FEARS A FLOOD. The Boofs of Houses Beady to Collapse . "With the Snow's Weight. rerZCXIL TILED RAH TO TUB UIUPATCH. I Mansfield Valley, Dec 17. Fully 11 inches of snow fell here dnring last night and to-day. The snow is still coming down in a heavy, blinding storm, and is so wet and heavy that all roofs in the bnsiness part of the city seem ready to collapse. The thermometer is at 50, and if rain should set in, there will- be great damage wrought by gorges. ALTOONA BURIED DEEP. Twenty-One Inches of Snow on It Streets Before 11 0'Clock Last Night. nsrXCUI. TILIOBAX TO THB DUPATCB.1 Altoona, Dec 17. Over 21 inches of snow fell here last night and to-day. At 11 o'clock to-night the storm is still raging, with little prospect of abatement. All business is generally suspended, and street traffic will probably be at a standstill to-morrow. BEDFORD HIDDEN BY BN0W. A Probability That Freight' Traffic; Is Now Suspended. :rlCIAL TXZ.XOBAM TO THB DUPATCH.J Bedford, Dec 17. Snow has been fall ing continnonsly since last evening, and is now over 21, inches deep and still snowing hard. The trains were all delayed several hours to-day, and if it continues until morning ws. A. freight traffic will likely be suspended ur tbe road is open. ' ' CRUSHED BY A SIGlf. Serious Accident to a Man and aTJoj New York. SPECIAL TXLZOEAJf TO THB DISPATCH. New Yobk, Dec 17 A whirling del vlsh of a cyclone from the wild West whisked its skirts across the town to day and danced ont to sea to tram ple into wreck the merchant fleets in northern latitudes. Tbe cyclone was first observed on Monday between St. Louis and Chicago. It pirouetted, constantly gathering strength and girth until 8 o'clock on Tuesday morning. Then ic gave a wild whoop and pranced off to the Southeast. The northerly edge of it strnck the city at 4:30 this morning. A fierce northeaster rushed into the void created by the storm, bringing with it a chilly rain. Snch an erratic blast has not been felt hereabouts tor many a day. The wind got behind a big sign fastened even with the windows on the third floor ol Wilbur & Hastings stationery and print ing establishment. It fell on tbe heads of a man and boy and knocked both of them unconscious, injurinz the boy so badly that he may die, and injuring the man very seriously. It was 30 feet long, 36 inches deep and 2 inches thick. HEAVx" BAINS AT VICTORIA. The Storm in British Colombia Sloliter Than in the Fast. Victoria, B. C, Dec 17. Becent heavy rains on Vancouver Island have caused low-lying lands in that neighbor hood to be flooded, and trains coming to Victoria from Nanaimo had to be trans ferred more than two miles over two feet of water. Indians in the vicinity have had to break up camp and are traveling aronnd submerged districts in canoes. It is still raining heavily in the neighbor hoodof Cowichian and fears are entertained that if the water rises much higher a num ber of barns and farm houses will be swept away, over 7,000,000 feet of big boom logs being driven down. Cowichian river has drifted ont of its proper channel, and many will be lost. Coke Kegion Traffic Impeded. rSPZCIAI. TKLXOUAM TO THZ DUPATCH.1 Scottdale, Dec 17. There was a large fall of snow in the coke regions to-day. Traffic on the trnnk lines was considerably impeded. At many points ihe snowlall amounted to 15 inches. A SPOKANE BANK SUSPENSION. Tho Failure of Branches la Mining District Drags It Down. Spokane Falls, Wash., Dec 17. The doors of the Spokane National Bank, one of the largest institutions in the city, were not opened this morning. Fornearly a year it has been known among bankers that this bank was in financial straits, and more than once other banks have helped it out. The difficulty was precipitated by the failure of three branches in the Ceonr d'Alene mining district, said to have been brought about by a failure to realize on se curities held by 'the bant for advances made for the development of various mining properties. At the last commencement of the Uni versity of Dublin, nine young Irish girls re ceived the degree of B. A, In the examination papers the women students ranked above the men. Kings. Kings. Kings. All the popular combinations. Ws do our own mounting, and we flatter ourselves we have some different, from any shown elsewhere. Yellow Sapphires, Emeralds, Pink Topaz, Olivines, Black Pearls, Tourmalines, Snake Rings, Jacinths, Coraline, Pearls, Op1! and many others. at , Hardy & Hates'. Jewelers, Silversmiths and Art Dealers, 529 Smithfield street "Store open every evening until Christ mas." tts Violets and Boses. Lilac and Lily-of-the-Valley And all the choicest flowers to be had at this season of the year. N. Patiebson. 41 Sixth avenne. Opposite Trinity. Legglns. For Ladies: Waterproofs, Mackintosh, Wool Knit and Jersey. For Children: Leather, Wool knit and Jersey. New in to-diy. JOS. HOENE & C0.'3 Penn Avenne Stores. Embroidery Scissors, Pocket knives, Coupon shears, Desk calendars. And very many other beautiful and new goods in sterling silver and sterling plate. Bemember, our goods are mnchsuperiorto those you can purchase in drygoods houses. Habdy & Hayes, v. Silversmiths, 529 Smithfield street. "Store open every evening until Christ mas." txs Watches. A remarkable collection, Diamond incrnsted. Daintily enameled, Bichly engraved, Bright polished, Roman finisFed, at Habdy & Hayes, Jewelers, Silversmiths and Art Dealers. 529 Smithfield street. "Store open every evening nntil Christ mas." its ' A Big. Umbrella Sale! For Men: A special display of fine Wind sor silk umbrellas, natural, deposit and oxidized silver -handles, at 5. For Ladies: 1,000 fine Windsor silk umbrel las, antique, ivory, horn, de posit and silver handles, hun dreds and hundreds of differ ent shaps at . These are the biggest lots of $5 umbrellas, and the best values ever offered anvwhere. Jos. Hobne &Co.s Penn Avenne Stores. For the Holidays. We have made special arrangements for a very fine assortment of the Choicest Cut Flowers to be had at this season or the year. Sfl that you place your orders early. N. Patterson. Opposite Trinity. 41 Sixth avenue. Sterling Silver Novelties, Grape soissors. Coupon scissors, Embroidery scissors, Nail scissors, , Stamp boxes, Matoh boxes, Check cutters, File dips, Gifts for ma a specialty, at vv Habdy & Hayhs. Jswtlers, Silvenraithx and Art Deileri: : 629 SmithheldikeeCl "Store open every evening until Christ BltM." xxa -J ' . L . . .-B . i. 3PS- .&&&3&"A . r. jo- . rwiMa-
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