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GREATEST FLOOD
IN MANY
Railroad Traffic Is Seriously Ham-
pered in Pennsylvania and
New York.
ME GREAT RIVERS
OVERFLOW THEIR BANKS
Susquehanna, Hudson, Mohawk, Delaware
and Their Branches Become Raging Tor
rents The - Highest Water Marks Are
Passed in Almost Every Instance Nearly
All Railroads Are Affected and Obliged to
'' Abandon Train Service The Floods in
New Jersey Paterson Again Suffers.
fecial to the Scranton Tribune.
Pittston, March 2. The first disas
trous effects of last week's storm unci
the flood which the weathermen have
predicted would follow In Its wnke, was
felt here Friday. The overflowing of a
ireek in the lower section of the town
caused a flood of water, the like of
which has never been seen Here out
lidc of the raglngs of the Susquehanna
Ivor. Over ten residences or buildings
nve been more or less seriously af-
jotcd, and in the basements of some
f thorn the water reached a height of
lfteen feet. Since that time the river
las been constantly rising, leaving dls
lster and ruin In Its wake.
The most rapid Increase In the vol-,
nine of water occurred between 1 and
2 o'clock this morning, when the river
rose 814 Inches. The increase has con
tinued all day at the rate of two or
three inches an hour, and at S o'clock
in the evening overflowed its banks on
the West Side. Along Susquehanna ave
nue, the finest residence portion of the
city, the water came over the road and
Into the yards. The roads in that vicin
ity are Impassable, though the Ferry
bridge Is still open. Through the over
flow of Carpenter's creek to Sturmcr
ville, "West Pittston is practically an
island.
Stevens Mine Flooded.
At Stevens' colliery the river has
broken into the mine, and though every
effort is being made to prevent disaster
It does not seem probable that the
pumps will be able to keep up with the
flow of water into the chambers. "Water
is also pouring Into the Clear Spring
mine, and the pumps are submerged
under eight feet of wnter, but are still
working and have thus far been able
to prevent further increase of water.
The homes of Ms. "William Costello,
Hon. 13, J. Burke, representative from
the Third Luzerne district, and Mrs.
James Prick, on Rnlhoud and Price
streets, lie close to the creek, and were
completely drowned out. The back and
front yards were veritable ponds. The
basements of the houses were filled
with water, and the occupants were
compelled to lift the carpets and move
the household effects from the first
floors.
The overflow found an escape by way
of Price street, and i a roaring creek
flowed from that street north, joining
the original creek bed at Dershlmor &
Griffin's planing mill. The course of
the creek runs under the mill building,
nnd llio pluce was fluoded quite badly.
There was fifteen Inches of wnter In
the flreroom, and tho mill was com
pelled to close down for the day, Tho
glass room also Buffered considerable
damage, while loose lumber In the yard
floated around like boats on a lake.
The old Tobias Ingram homestead, on
Price street, near tho planing mill, was
surrounded by three feet of water, ami
the occupants were unable to get out.
Other houses that were in the lino ot
tho flood and were damaged, were as
folllows; J. ,T. Gallagher. Cornelius
Evans, David MoMurtrle, John McAn
drew, Mrs. Toole, John Ilnstle, "Castle
Garden," a big tenement occupied by
Ttulliin fumllles; the burns of Dr, Newth
nnd John O'D. Mangan, and the paint
elion of 'r, Evans,
Train Service Demoralized,
The Lehigh Volley railroad service Is
completely 'demoralized Jn this section,
No attempts havo been made to run
trains today, The tracks aro submerged
nnd water covers the ground floor ot
the station on the Kuut Side to the
depth of ten Inches, At Coxton yard
nil sidings nro under water, which
reaches halfway to tho top of the coal
cars standing on the tracks. The river
Is n mile wdo at that point, reaching
from Exeter borough to Marcy. "Water
rushes .through Vosburg tunnel nt the
depth of four feet, and from twenty to
thirty miles of telegraph wire is down
along the line, It will probably be sev
eral weeks before the regular business
of tho road ran be again resumed.
Heidelberg colliery, No. 2, at Dupont,
owned by the Lehigh Valley company,
is flooded, The mules were taken out
yesterday, when the pumps ceased to
work. An effort Is being made to keep
tho water down by means of buckets,
but with tittle success. Buckets aro
also being used at No. 14 shaft, owned
by the Erie company.
A telegram was received from Elmlrn.
stating that the Ice in the Chemung
river was on the move and might be
expected here tonight. It is also
rumored that one of the piers of the
Tunkhnnnock bridge hud been battered
down and that the bridge is liable to
be swept away at any moment.
Nothing has approached the magni
tude of the present inundation since
IS7G, nnd great anxiety prevails over
the possibility of fresh disasters.
WILKES-BARRE FLOODED.
The River Over 31 Feet Above Low
Water Mark Record of 1865 Is
Equalled At Plymouth.
Dr Exclusive Wire from The Associated Pimi.
Wlllces-Burrc, Pa March 2. A heavy
rainfall and rush of water from its
upper tributaries caused the north
branch of the Susquehanna river to rise
rapidly today". At S o'clock this morn
ing it was 29 feet above low-water
mark, and at noon had reached the 'M
foot mark. At 10 o'clock this evening
the gage showed 31 feet nnd 3 inches.
It is thought that there will1 be a
further rise of a few inches before the
water recedes. Today's high-water
mark Is equal to that of 1SU3, which
has always been known as a record
breaker. The water Is over both banks of tho
river from Pittston to Nunticoko. and
resembles a vast lake. Nearly one-half
of the city Is under water, At "West
moor, Flrwood and Riverside, nearly
all the residents vacated their houses.
The water had reached the first story
nnd was gradually going up to the sec
ond. Those who have lingered too long
had to be removed in boats. The cel
lars of the Sterling and Wyoming Val
ley hotels and many mercantile houses
In the central part of the city were
filled with water early In the day.
The people Hying on River and ad
joining streets, which Is the principal
resident portion of the city, were
hemmed In by the water, and are un
able to leave their houses unless by
boat,
All the streets of West Pittston are
under several feet of water.
Two hundred fumllles living in the
lowlands In the town of Plymouth had
to leuve their homes hastily this after
noon, the waters covering the first floor
and putting out the fires, -The body of
Mrs, Rowland, who died this afternoon,
had to be removed from the premises
In a boat, as there was danger of the
house being carried away. Dr. AV, J,
liutlcr had to be rowed in a boat to n
house at Riverside to attend a woman
who shortly afterwards gave birth to u
child.
At Nantlcoko several houses were
swept nway by the rushing waters, and
the people living In them had a narrow
escape with their lives, Tho flooding of
the boiler room of tho power houses ot
tho "Wllkes-Barre and Wyoming Valley
Traction company disabled the entire
electric railway system of the whole
valley. The Lehigh Valley railroad was
able to get a train through from
Munch Chunk thlB afternoon. It was
the first train from the enst since Fri
day afternoon. It will tnko u, week be
fore the bed Is In such shape as to per
mit the running of trains on schedulo
time, The tracks of the Delaware,
Lackawanna and Western railroad, be
tween this city and Pltttston, are cov
ered with several feet of water.
Washouts are reported nil along the
line of the Central Railroad of New
Jersey. It Is not known when this road
will be nblo to resume tho running of
truliis. Three feet of, water covers the
tracks of the Pennsylvania railroad at
Huttonwood, lfeports from tho mines
show that many of them were flooded,
and it will tuko some days before (hey
can bo pumped out. This will curtail
the output of coal. Nine lives have been
lost so fur. Tito casualties for tho past
twenty-four hours were three. Will
lain P. Rellly hired a cab from Richard
Ueckert to drive him ueross the river
to his home, in Luzerne borough, early
SEA
this morning. The carriage, horse and
occupants wore caught In the swift
current on the roadway above tho
North street bridge mid carried down
stream. The horses were quickly
drowned. Rellly clung to n limb of n
tree, but was 'finally drowned before
liolp could reach him. Beekerl lauded
on n big cake 'of Ice. Ills cries were
heard In the darkness. Two men start
ed after him In n boat, and after float
ing around on the Ice for an hour he
was finally recovered. The other vic
tims wore unknown, One is believed to
be a tramp, who had taken refuge In u
bnm that had been swept away.
The damage to property Is already
estimated at one million dollars.
The Record Flooded.
Wllkes-Barre, March 2. The Record
was forced to go to press at 1 o'clock
owing to the water gaining heudwuy
In their press room.
FLOOD AT HARRISBURG.
Two Piers of the Oldest Bridge on the
Susquehanna Are Washed Out.
By Exclusive Wire from the A'Mjeiatcd Press.
Hnrrlsburg, Pn March 2. The sec
ond nnd third piers of the famous old
Camelback bridge on the Harrisburg
side were washed away by high water
early this morning. The bridge was
built in 1S1C, and was probably the old
est bridge across the Susquehanna
river. It Is owned by Harrisburg capi
talists, and will Immediately be rebuilt.
The Pennsylvania railroad's steel bridge
at Rockvllle Is In danger, and the com
pany is sending Its trains over tho
Cumberland Valley bridge at Bridge
port. The Pennsylvania steel works at
Steelton and the iron and steel mills In
South Harrisburg have been forced to
close down on account, of water in the
flywheel pits.
South Harrisburg is under water, and
many of the families in that locality
are living In the upper stories of their
homes. Last night 200 persons sought
safety in the school house at Lochlel.
The water has been receding since
noon, although It Is feared it will again
rise, when the volume of water up the
liver comes down.
At Willinmsport.
Uy r..uUis:vc Wire flow the AucUtcd Pie-'H.
Willinmsport. Pa., March 2. The
west branch of the Susquehanna river
reached its high stage at this point at
C o'clock Saturday night when the
guage registered 23 feet inches above
low water mark. Since -that hour the
water has slowly receded, and at 0
o'clock tonight the guage staged at
!!),& feet.
IN THE EMPIRE STATE.
Traffic on New York Central .Railroad
Interfered with No Street Cars
in Albany Situation Elsewhere.
By Inclusive Wire from The Associated Press.
New York. March 2. Tho Hoods alone
f the line of the New York Central and
Hudson River railroad are interfering1
extensively with traffic on that line,
according to reports given out at tho
Grand Central station in this city. No
through trains for the west were being
despatched In the afternoon and even
ing. The 3.3." p. m, train for Albany left
on time but went only as far as Hud
son. No passengers would be Uken
beyom.' that point, as bridges arc down
and tracks washed away between Hud
son and Albany.
The greatest trouble, however, was
reported at points along the main lino
between Albany and Buffalo, where
train? are stulled or have not been sent
out because of the Hoods along the Hue,
and all day long hundreds of travelers
wishing to reach Rochester, Syracuse,
Buffalo, Detroit and L'hlcdgo were in
despair, and making anxious Inquiries
as to when trains would start for those
points, only to be told by the station
master, "It. might bo any minute, and it
might be hours."
The Southwestern limited, duo at 7.05
this morning was seven hours late,
while the Chicago express, due at 10 a.
in., the second section of the South
western limited, tho Bulfalo express
and tho Atlantic express, all due In the
morning, wore not heard from up to a.
late hour in the afternoon.
No Street Cars at Albany.
Albany, N. Y March 2. Railroad
traffic has been badly Interfered with,
and not u wheel has turned on a street
car lino today, as a result of the Hud
son river overflowing its banks. Tho
entire southern portion of tho city Is
under water and residents have .to use
boats to get to and from their homes.
The Now York Central railway trains
from New York city are from two to
five hours late as a result of having to
use the tracks of tho HnrJem branch
from Hudson to Chatham and then
over the Boston and Albany railway
tracks to this city, The New York
Central tracks west of Albany are en
tirely under water and all trains aru
transferred to the West Shore railroad
at Rotterdam Junction. A heavy rain
fall which set In about o'clock this
morning and continued until sunset has
causec) ono of the highest freshets in
tho history of the Hudson river at this
pluce. It has swept uvuy hundreds of
dollars worth of portable property and
cnused much suffering to tho residents
of the southern section of the city,
whoso houses are completely cut oft by
the water and ure nceessable only by
means of row boats.
The trains which left New York at
7.30 lust nfclit, and on board of which
were more than one hundred passcu
gers, did not reach this city at all. At
Castletou tho wuter was so high that
tho engine fires were extinguished and
tho passengers were forced to remuln
In tho curs until daylight when boats
wore procured and they wore trans
ferred to carryalls, which took them to
Hrookvlow, where a Boston and Al
bany trnin was in waiting to bring
them to this city.
At S o'clock tonight the water begun
to fall slowly nnd little more trouble Is
looked for.
Highest Water Mark Passed.
Lyons, N. Y March 2, It has been
mining hard In' this section for 21
hours and Is still raining tonight. The
water Is rising In the Clyde river nnd
tho Now York Central nnd Hudson
River and West Shore tracks are wash
ed out between hero and Palymra, and
between here nnd Clyde. Tho chief
railroad communication is by way of
Geneva over the Pennsylvania division,
then enst nnd west over the Auburn
divisions, the trucks running under
wnter part of the way. The Northern
Central road Weighted Its bridges down
with cars to hold them.
The water hero Is six Inches above
the highest mark ever known. East
water, Forgehnm, Franklin, Elmer and
Sliuler streets are readied only with
boats and the current Is so strong In
the streets Hint boating Is dangerous.
If the water rises two Inches more It
will extinguish the lire under the
Wayne county electric company's boil
ers. This company supplies Lyons and
Clyde with electric light, heat and pow
er. Telegraph and telephone communi
cation Is hampered by washed out
poles.
Along the lowlands the farmers are
compelled to use boats to reach out
buildings and are removing the live
stock and turning It loose on the high
lands. Apparently the entire lowlands
between Rochester and Syracuse aro
Inundated.
Saratoga, N. Y March 2. Heavy
rain .prevailed throughout today and
added to the great v. volume of surface
waters that are inundating the valleys
and' lowlands In the lower Adlrondacks
nnd northwestern Now York. Rnllroad
traffic Is not seriously impeded, but
washouts are generally feared Inside of
twenty-four hours unless a sudden cold
wave intervenes.
Schenectady, N. Y., March 2. Tho
water in the Mowhawk has receded
several feet and unless today's storm
fills up Schoarle creek the danger point
is passed. Eastbound trains are several
hours late.
At Yonkers.
By Kxelulv Wire fiom The Ajwlatcd fie.-a.
New York. March 2. A flood at
Yonkers has caused the wrecking of
the steel and granite viaduct across
the ravine in which runs Rowley's
brook at the dividing line between this
city and Hastings.
This afternoon, as a trolley car was
passing over tin?" viaduct, the struc
ture began to sway. Passengers and
pedestrians made a rush and just as
all had cleared the bridge it slipped
from place, owing to the sinking of
one of the pillars, but it did not drop
into the water.
At Ithaca.
RliaCri, N. Y., March 2. The water'
which has been poured Into lower
Ithaca from all gorges during the past
two days continues to rise steadily to
night. Tonight the Lehigh Valley
tracks to the south of the city are
completely submerged and no trains
have reached here from the south since
Friday. Trnfllc over this part of the
rend cannot, it Is thought, be resumed
for several days. Delaware, Lacka
wanna and Western trains reach the
city with great difficulty and several
trains have been ifnlouded on West
Hill, the passengers being brought in
on busses. All mails are late and New
York papers did not reach Ithaca to
day, Rochester.
Rochester, N. Y March 2. Not since
the memorable Hood of 1S03 has the
Genesee river been so high, nor con
ditions within tho city been so favor
able for a disastrous Hood as at pres
ent. At 10. o'clock tonight the river Is
as high as It was In 'C".
A big washout at Palmyra last night
completely tied up the main line of the
New York Centrnl at that point and
all passenger trains were sent east
from here over the Auburn branch to
Syracuse, All westbound trains are
from one hour to almost n day late
leaving this city. Not a wheel Is turn
ing on any of the other roads entering
tho city on account of washouts at
different points on the several lines.
At Uticn.
ITtlea. N. Y March 2. The Mohawk
river, from far above Rome to way
down tho Mohawk valley, Is a rushing
torrent, over its banks, and miles of
lowlands are under several feet of
water. Railroad traffic Is greatly Im
peded, New York Central passenger
trains being run over the West Shore,
between Schuyler Junction nnd t'nnn
stota, a distance of thlrty-threo miles.
Trains on the Delaware, Lackawanna
niul Western havo been abandoned be
cause of tho Hood, In Oneida tho flro
department wits ordered out to rescue
persons from their homes, ladders and
boats being employed,
At Olean.
Olean, N. Y March 2,-Tonight tlm
waters of the Allegheny river rope to
within a block of tho center or this city.
Tho Hhawmut bridge at Uasklll Is gone,
and the swing bridge ut Rlverhurst
floated down the river tills afternoon,
The only railroad truck that Is pass
able Is the Pennsylvania, between Olean
and Buffalo. The inhabitants of 200
housesaloug the river have been forced
to abandon their homes,
Mlddletown.
Mhldlctown, N. Y Murch2. There is
no change for the better today In tho
flood situation over that of yesterday
In Orange and Sullivan counties. The
water in the streams Is higher than
ever known before. Many bridges havo
gone with the flood, and Mldwar park,
near here, Is inundated, Railway traf
fic Is much Interfered with,
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DAMAGE AT BINGHAMTON,
One Thousand Families Affected,
Many Forced to Vacate Homes.
John Richardson Drowned.
By Kuiuslvc Wlic from tho Airucutcd I'rcw.
Blnghaniton, N. Y., March 2. Tho
Susquehauuu and Chenango rivers
have been over their bunks here for the
last thirty-six hours. Row boats are
In use In n large section of tho city.
About a thousand families have been
nftccted by the flood, being damaged
till the way to being compelled to move
out of their homes to minor cellar
losses.
The electric light plant Is unftblo to
operate. The water now stands at
the highest mark In forty years.
The Erie and Lnckawanna railroads
nre running their trains from hero to
New York and the latter roads gets
through to Buffalo, but the Erie cannot
west of Waverly.
Prom all points In the Southern Tier
come reports of bnnk-hlgh streams, Im
passable highways and Hooded towns.
The only encouraging feature at this
hour (10.30) Is a slight drop In tempera
ture. At Upper Lisle John Richardson was
carried away with a bridge and
drowned. The body caught in the Iron
work nnd has not been recovered.
The total loss here will be In dollars
about $30,000.
When the Susquehnnnu reached its
greatest height the city water works
only had nine Inches between its
grates in tho boiler rooms and the water.
PATERSON AGAIN AFFLICTED.
The Fire-Swept City Nov Over
whelmed by a Raging Flood.
By Exclmlve Wire from The Associated PreM.
Paterson, N. J March 2. This city,
so recently swept by lire, Is now over
whelmed by flood and the quarter occupied-
by the houses of the pooler
class Is unundated. Hundreds of fam
ilies have been made homeless by the
overflow of the Passaic river and the
country for miles around the city Is
under water.
So far but one death has been report
ed. The great peril now is that the
Spruce street raceway may overflow,
in which event, a fearful loss ot prop
erty In the manufacturing district is
sure to ensue. At this point the city
authorities have placed expert engin
eers who are Instructed to touch off a
blast of dynamite which will open a
new channel for the Immense volume
of water held there, and by diverting
it to the bed of the river in a new di
rection the authorities hope to save a
great deal of valuable property.
At u o'clock this afternoon the water
in the raceway was within three inch
es of the danger point, but four hours
later It was reported that there was a
recession of from four to five inches.
The lire of three weeks ago did not
create such suffering nnd widespread
desolation as the flood of today. The
district for a mile along the river front
is covered with water which in many
Instances reached to the second story
of the dwellings? ""in this district are
situated the Rogers locomotive works
and several silk mills and dye works.
In the immediate vicinity of these
hives of Industry, fully six hundred
families have been driven from their
tenements. Of these unfortunates sev
eral hundred were taken from their
houses in boats and barges amid scenes
of much excitement.
The Fifth regiment armory was open
ed tonight as a temporary residence for
the homeless families, more than a hun
dred of whom are housed there.
In the work of rescue, one of the most
earnest tollers lost his life. This was
Richards, a carpenter. After making
several succesful trips, on each of
which ho brought three or four per
sons from the neighborhood of Kearns
Brothers dye works, his boat was up
set and he was swept away In the
waters which were rushing .with the
force of a mill race.
The danger to the city from the flood'
and especially from the raceway was
diminished late tonight when It was
noticed that the water In the river had
begun to recede. At 10:30 It had gone
down a foot.
DELAWARE ON THE RAMPAGE.
The River Full of Ice nnd Fourteen
Feet Above Normal Level.
H,v tixciuslvc Wire fiom The Associated l'ie.-.
Trenton, N. J March 2. The Dela
ware river reached Its greatest height
here at 3 o'clock. At that time It was
fourteen feet above the normal level.
The jiver Is full of Ice and the water
is rushing through In torrents and
thousands of people visited the liver
banks today. Very little damage Is be
ing done by the rise In tho river, so
far as the nctuul destruction of v prop
erty Is concerned. Fair street, In Tren
ton, and Mill street, in Morrlsvillo,
which are along the river edge, nro
overflowing at their lowest point and
some twenty-llvo families are obliged
to use boats to get to uml from their
homos.
Tho lowlands on both tho Now Jer
sey and Pennsylvania sides ot the river
are overflown and the tracks of the
Amboy division of tho Pennsylvania
railroad between Bordentown nnd
Trenton nro under water and tho
operation of tho road has been sus
pended. Information was received
here this afternoon of a washout 911 the
Helvldero road near Lambartvlllo and
doubt Is expressed of the ability to get
through tho Evening train from Tren
ton to Phllllpsburg.
SUFFERING AT ELMIRA.
Homeless Families Quartered in the
Salvation Army Barracks.
By Kxchralve Wire from the Associated I'rea.
Elmlrn, N. Y., March 2. Rain fell
continually all day today until night
fall when the imnpenituro suddenly
lowered, Tho Chemung river lias
receded uud the uddittnunl danger,
which was threatened because of the
rainfall has passed, There is much
suffering among the large number of
families who were driven from their
homes by tho waters, A Jurge number
of .people are quartered in the Salva
tion Army shelter, the club house of
the Father Muthew Temperance socie
ty and the various hotels.
The Nbrlliern Central, Lackawanna
and Erie railroads aro gradually re
suming traffic. The Lehigh Valley
probably will not be able to resume
the running ot trains within a week.
Tho property damage Is conservatively
estimated ut $75,000. Mayor Flood has
called a meeting of citizens for Monday
afternoon to devise ways und means to
relievo the suffering.
FORECAST OF THE
WEEK IN CONGRESS
ASKS $15,000 FOR THREE KISSES.
Wisconsin Woman Alleges She Was
Hugged Against Her Will.
Ity Kxeltnlvc Wife from The Asioclated rrejj,
Rnrnboo, Wis., March 2. Mrs. Sarah
Stiiten, of Sauk county, wnilts $15,000
for three kisses. She has appeared iie
foro Judge Kolsey here and given her
deposition, alleging thut David G.
James, of Richland Center, hud hugged
and kissed her three times against her
will. The tilal will take place In
Richland county circuit court In April.
James Is well-to-do and Is known all
over Wisconsin, having se'rved last
year as department commander of tho
Grand Army of the Republic. He owns
a farm In Sauk county, upon which
Mr. and Mrs. Stnten live and work.
James frequently visited the farm, and
It ivu.i on cue ot these visits that Mrs.
Stolen t lieges the offense was com
mitted. James denies the charge and declares
It a case of blackmail. He was pres
ent with his lawyer. Frank Burnham,
during the taking of Mrs. Staten's de
position. Mrs. Staten is 47 and James
Is CS years of age.
PRINCE HENRY
MOVES WESTWARD
He Visits Lookout Mountain Meets
with Enthusiastic Receptions All
Along the Line.
By Exclusive Wire from the Associated Pres.
Indianapolis, March 2. Prince Henry
of Prussia went up Lookout mountain
today, and after viewing the ground
where the Union and Confederate
armies' met in conflict and henrlng
afresh the story of the battles, resumed
his journey, to the north nnd west.
Leaving Chattanooga over the Nash
ville, Chattanooga and St. Louis rail
road, his train' ran through a corner of
Alabama and then turning to the north,
hurried across Tennessee, with a short
stop at Nashville, through Kentucky,
with brief stays at Louisville und
Bowling Green, and up Into Indiana to
another brief halt at Indianapolis. At
Indianapolis the course was changed to
the westward again, and on the tracks
of the Vondalia line, tils train Is on tho
reach for St. Louis. His reception In
the south was hospitable and 'demon
strative. The negroes manifested great
curiosity as to the prince, and they In
terested and amused him.
He had an opportunity to hear them
sing at Nashville, and was gieatly
pleased at the experience. It was the
glee club of Flsk university that sang,
and at the close he asked the young
woman who led them to come Into his
cur. He shook her hand, and congratu
lated her.
There wos a great crowd at Chatta
nooga, and the people presented the
prince with a handsome souvenir of his
visit, Nashville also made u demon
stration of friendliness, as did Louis
ville and Indianapolis. At every station
along the route the people gathered to
salute him with cheers. There was
much enthusiasm over Admiral Evans
as well, and at several points after
they had seen and cheered the prince
the people called for the admiral. Brief
though It was. Prince Henry was de
lighted with his southern tour, and as
he was leaving Nashville, he said:
"The people have been very kind to
me. Everywhere they have received me
In the kindliest manner, and I very
deeply appreciate It, T wish they might
nil know how thankful 1 nm." '
Guded by a pilot engine, the royal
special made a rapid run from Cincin
nati to Chattanooga. Tired from his
exertions of the day, the prince retired
after leaving Cincinnati, but his sluni
iiers were disturbed by the clamorous
calls made for him at some of the Ken
tucky towns.
TRAITORS ARE REVEALED
BY LUKBAN'S CAPTURE
Correspondence Secured Which Im
plicates Many Filipinos Who
Were Supposed to Be Friendly,
By Inclusive Wire from (he Associated Pie-.
Manila, March 2. While Governor
Flores of tho Province of Rlzal was
chasing Fellzardo and Ills band ot
Ladrones over the hills of Vavlto prov
ince, Follznrdo at the head of tweuty
fivo men armed with rifles, entered the
town of Culuta, in Morong province,
nnd captured the preslilento, Senor
Ampll, and u majority of the police of
the town.
Senor Ampll has long been known as
nn enthusiastic! sympathiser and It Is
feared that ho may bo killed by the
enraged ladrones, A slicing force of
constabulary has been soul to effect
his release.
Tho correspondence captured with
General Lukbau, In the Island of Ka
mar, Is of the greatest value, it Im
plicates several Filipinos who have
heretofore not been suspected of com
plicity with the Insurgents.
Manila, March 2. The I'nlted States
Philippine commission have received u
cablegram front tho governor of Cebu
saying that a violent assault has been
committed by the municipal police of
Cebu upon tho person of tho Spanish
consul at that port. The governor says
the assault was Instigated by the presi
dents of Cebu, Senor Reyes, who hus
been suspended pending an luvestlgai
tlon, which was ut once ordered.
Steamship Arrivals.
Ily llkilmlte Who fiom The Associated Prow.
Sew York, March S. Arrived! l-i Ilrclagne,
llavic; Travc, flnio.i, Naples and filbultar; Urn
In In, Liverpool and (Jucenttown. Itoston, Arrived;
New KukUiuI, Naples. Philadelphia Arrived:
Wc-teinland, Uurpool and Qucenatowu. Mm
pool Arrived; Nomadic, New York. Gravcscnd
Ai lived: llavcrford, New York.
The Senate Will Take Up the Ship
Subsldu Measure
Todau. '
TILLMAN-M'LAURIN
INCIDENT CLOSED
Mr. Turner Abandons His Announced
Intention of Reviewing President
Pro Tern Frye's Ruling The Houso
Will Give Attention to Postal Af
fairs During the Week, Beginning
With the Bill Placing Free Rural
Delivery on a Contract Baslsv
By E.tcluslie Wire from The Ansociated Press
Washington, March 2. Tn accordance
with yesterday's decision, the seniito
will lake up the ship subsidy bill to
morrow" and It will continue to hold
its place as the unfinished business un
til disposed of. There Is, however, no
disposition for the present to press tho
matter to the exclusion of ull other
business, so that It probably will bo
laid aside temporarily at different
times to permit the consideration ot
other matters, Including Senator Hoar's
bill for the protection of the president
against assault. The legislative appro
priation bill will be reported during
the week and will take precedence of
the ship bill In its own right If Senator
Cullom, who will have it in charge,
shall decide to ask the senate to Jako
it up as he probably will. The subsidy
bill will not be debated for so great a
length of time as was tho measure of
the last congress. There will be u
number of speeches on It, however, be
fore it shall be. allowed to go to a vote.
Senator Frye, chairman of the com
mittee on commerce, who will have the
bill in charge, will explain, the meas
ure when It is taken up on Monday.
Senator Clay will address the senate
from Hie Democratic point of view and
probably will be followed by Senators
Turner, Vest, Mallory and other Dem
ocratic senators. Senator -Turner has
abandoned his announced Intention of
reviewing,' President Pro Tern Frye's
decision In the TIllinan-McLaurin con
tempt proceeding and the present Indi
cation Is that that incident will not
receive any further Immediate atten
tion. Rural Free Delivery.
The house of representatives will glvo
most of Its time during the present
week to postal affairs, beginning to
morrow with the bill placing; the rural
free delivery system on the contract
basis and following later with tie post
office appropriation bill. The rural free
delivery measure has aroused much
controversy and there promises to be
an active debate, with considerable
doubt as to tho passage of the bill. It
was the original 'plan to make tho
change in the rural delivery system a
feature of the postotllce appropriation
bill, but as this would have necessitat
ed a special rule, the proposition was
brought forward in a special bill. It Is
expected that debate cm the bill, which
Is to have the right of way until dis
posed of. will tnke about two days. The
postotllce appropriation bill contains
items relating to subsidy for fast mall,
which are usually fruitful of much dis
cussion. It is expected that the appro
priation bill will occupy nil the latter
part of the week, although next Fri
day Is set aside for war claims.
Aside from the regular house work,
the Republican members hold a sec
ond caucus on Monday night to con
sider further the course to be pursued
on Cuban reciprocity.
TUNNEL NOT ABANDONED.
New Trolley Company Will Use Old
Mine Workings.
Reports to the effect that the new
rapid transit company has abandoned
the project tel reach the central city by
a tunnel along through tho old nilno
workings In South Scranton nro not
wholly correct, Tho tunnel route has
not been wholly abandoned, It will
take a year or more to complete the
tunnel, and as the company Is desir
ous of having its road In operation be
fore next fall, It has decided .to use a
temporary surface route until the tun
nel Is ready. AVIth this in view, op
tions have been secured on South Side
properties for a. right of way from tho
Irving avenue and Kim street terminal
to a convenient point on the line of tho
nurrow-gunge railroad connecting the
North uud South mills, unci while
awaiting tho completion of the tunnel,
cars will be run to and from tho cen
tral city on this roadwuy.
The work of clearing tho ground for
the company's power housti und car
shops will besln this morning, All tho
buildings now occupying tho ninety
seven ucres north of Mattes street, ex
cepting the brick und framo dwellings
near tho Delaware, Lackawanna- and
Western tracks, are to be razed .within
ninety clays, and tho ground leveled off.
Henry A, lleltner's Sons, of Phlludel
phlu, have tho contract for this work.
Rvery vestige of thq old rolling mill
and blast furnace will have been oblit
erated Inside of three months. John
Frichtel, who has been for years a
superintendent M the blast furnace,
litis the sub-contract for the demolition
of (lie blast furnace buildings.
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-f Washington, March 2. Korec.it for
4- Monday and Tuewiay: Kavtun l'eimy. --
-f vanla, fair and colder Monday In tiintfi; -t-,
4- clearing in north portions) Tuesday fair, 4-
-f fiU wct to, north wlndj. 4"
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