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THE ST. LOUIS REPUBLIC,
1903
WORLD'S
-FAIR.
NINETY-FOURTH YEAR.
ST. LOUIS, MO., SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1902.
In St. Lonls. One Ceal.
prioe
'On Trnlnn, Three Centa.
Outside St. Loan, two cenia.
BENCH WARRANTS
EXPECTED MONDAY.
FIFTY PROBABLY
PERISHED IN FIRE;
IB m I IK GO.
II Ml If I PII HE.
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(Jraiid Jury's Inquiry Into tin- j.ir
huge Contract Srnntlal Is
bearing Fruition.
W. J. BLAKELY IS EXAMINED.
M'lTi'tary of Sanitai.r Company a
Star Witness L. K. Francis
Testifies Strenuous Search
for Mephuni.
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Giand Jury adjourred je'terdjy is- the one
nuns mat operateu to prevent tl:e Iuancc
of bench warrants In the lnvestisatlon of
the garbage contract 'caudal. It a
-.early 6.J0 p. m. when the last witness wan
excused.
Walter J. Blakclj , s-ecretary of the St
I amis Sanitary Companj, was the List wit
ness upon the stand, und when hi- fum
malum was concluded Judqe Rvan had left
the Four Courts, and the Grind Jury de
cided not to send to hit. residence to line
him sign the bench warrant! which it Is
Known they were ready to ask for.
There Is not a douht In tha minds of any
f the court ouicials that at least two
bench warnnts will he Issued Monday,
when the Grand Jur again convene The
ln.iy Is In iiossesiion of Information Mif
fi. lnt to ha-e Indictments agalnn at lepst
two persons Interested In the garbage con
tract deal, and warrants will be askd for
thelt arrest Monday.
The garbage, contract scandil 1m the sll
nbsorftlng sjbject of present Inqulr, with
the Central Traction bill as a side is.ue.
The majority of the witnesses esteidui
wero examined with reference to th"ir
knowlcd?o of the garbaire contract scandal.
The present House of Delegates was well
represented among the witnesses m the
nate-room. and outside of these Walter J.
IlUU.el, secretary uf the St. Iouls Sani
tary Cofpanv. was the star witness of the
inquiry alone this line jesterday. Blakely
was reserved for the last and was quizzed
bv the Grand Jury for an hour and a half.
The Grand Jury was especially lilreted
in learning of the methods of garbuge re
duction, the cost of construction and opera
tion of tin) plant. together with such in
formation as could be elicited in reference
to the methods adopted In securing the con
tract heretofore.
j:.-r:ovniion rn saci
ii:miio. was iiiinir.
El-Governor I) II. Francis snatched an
lipur from his multifarious engagements to
appear betoro the Grand Jury jesterday
rfternoon Mr. Francis did not mingle with
the other witnesses In the anteroom, and.
in fact, entered and left the Grand Jury
room without being seeu-even by the lynx
cj.ed reporters, who were anticipating his
visit Ho climbed to the fourth floor by
the Eleventh street btnirway. was admit
ted to the Grand Jury room through a side
door, and made his exit in the same man
ner, within a period of ten minutes..
Ills visit was tha subject of much specu
lation by the waiting witnesses, and many
guesses were hazarded as to the nature of
the l..tltnony the Grand Jury wished to
elicit from nlm. It is known that he was
Intcrrosated concerning hi knowledge of
certain stock and bond transductions nego
Hated'at the time the Central Traction bill
was up for pat-sage and of 'other transac
tions participated in bj persons Implicated
In the bribery.
Other brokers who testified in connection
with this matter were Max Kotany. ex
CouncIIman Alfred Bauer and AVIlllam F.
" erne.
Member" of the combine and anticomblne
in th present House who tentliied yester
ddj wre: Speaker Charles T. Kelley. An
dren G.iZ7oIo. James J. Howard, Sam B.
stannard and John W. Klttte. Ex-Dele-Kst
Charle', W" Holtcamp, C. C. Crone. th
real estate aKcnt. and Conrad ISesch, brother
of ex-City HeRister Henry Besch. were the
other witnesses.
If the Grand Jury did not extract much
information about the carbage contract
from the Delegate". It learned a great deal
ulKiut the prhato buslncs" and personal af
fairs of the Delegate? Rome pointedly per
isonal questions were addressed to the Dele
Kste., bcarlnp on their means of eupport,
their sources of Income, and, In many cas,
the Integrity of themselves and fellow-Del-
gates, when boodle woj known to be in
sight as a reward for legislation. Seme of
the Delegates stood the ordeal well, but
dtheis Miluntarllj or involuntarily gave the
Grand Jury an Insight into the moral char-u-ter
of their fellow -members.
:itM) .Mltoits -n.r.
tiki: a iioliuai.
To-day being Wariiington's Birthday, the
Grand Jury will not be In session.
rlfs.r A Mepham Is still Imperceptible
to the olHelal fe of the Four Courts au
thorities, although strenuous efforts are
being made to obtain enice on him as a
witness. In addition to the force of depu
ty's from the ShuIfTs office, each armed
with a HUbpoena, a force of detectives from
t'lriof Desmond's staff hai, been especially
assigned to search for him, at the sug
gestion of the Grand Jury and Circuit At
turnej Folk, and every policeman in the
cltv has, been ordered to keep a sharp look
out for him. The police have been In
structed to bring him before the Chief
wherever located, and he will. In that event,
be kept under police surveillance until he
appears belore the Grard Jurj. In addi
tion to this force of searchers, reporters
from several of the dally papers have vol
unteered ax sleuths In the Interest of their
tapers and are now hot on the trail of a
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arlety of clews furnished by Mepham's
irlend. Needless to say, most of these
(.lews are what Jim Cioniu would de&ignato
bum f.t"ers, "
One tiling is apparent, that the Grand
Jurj is neensed at Mepham's nonattend
Aiico upon It, and when lie does appear his
prolonged absence will militate to the dis
advantage either of himself or the friends
he appears so anxious to shield.
n F. Swinney, prebh'ent of the Frist Na
tional Bank of Kansas City, and F. P.
N'eal. vice president of the Union National
Hunk of the same city, who were sub
poenaed by mail, will appear as witnesses
Monday. Their testimony may further in
volve It. M. Snvder, the Kansas Cit pro
moter of the Central Traction franchise.
M'l'tttlf. TKMHK ASKED
KOIt KllATZ CtSU.
Circuit Attorney Folk yesterday asked
for a special venlro of Jurors in the cae of
Cburles Kratz. the ex-Councilman, charged
with brltery In the Suburban franchise
dal, whose case Is set for February 17. in
Judge Douglas's court. Mr. Folk deposited
the JT5 necessary for a special Venire, and
the order was Issued by Judge Douglas.
Tlie leak by which the names of the pc
ilnl venire- of Jurors In the Murrell casa
was published in one of the daily papcra
before the list was submitted to court last
Monday was thoroughly Investigated !y
Judge Ilyan during the week. Although
the Judge Is morally certain of the source
of the leak, the circumstances were such
that the offender luckily escaped punish
ment. The Judge, however, after a whole
some caution to the custodians of the Jury
lists, made arrangements to insure, abaoluU
aecrecy of the Jurj' lists in the future by
restricting possession of them to two court
i tOcials. who will be held strictly account
able for their aafe-keeplng.
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EASTERN STATES
OVERWHELMED BY
STORM-OF SLEET
Washington. Philadelphia ami I5al-
liniore Almost Kntiivly Oil
OH From tlie World.
WIRES ARE DOWN EVERYWHERE
New Voi Kits Wane Alioul in
Slush That (V.-.ms All the P.ivv-
meiits lnchi's Di'i-ji.
JERSEY CITY IS HARD HIT.
Klecliie Light Serviie. Crippled.
Telephone-! ami Fire Alalia S.s
t ems Disabled anil TraOie
Cieatlv Delated.
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m'-iTni'it iiL.ni: i 'liu.i.s
i-noi.itr.ss or -riiK vroitM.
s Washington, Feb. 21.-At 3 p. m.
4 but two reports have been received
s from Weathei Bureau stjtlons out-
s side of AVas'hingtoii, communication
bj telegraph being destroyed by the
4k severe sleetstorm that lias prevailed s
s since dav light.
The last advices teieived Indicate "
s that the storm, centtal this morning
s off the South Carolini Coast, is mov- s
. Ing northeastwardly. Increasing in
s Intensity. It piobably will reach the s
s Southern New England Coast by Sat-
urday morning, causing high north-
east gales along the Middle Atlantic 4
and Southern New. Ungland coasts. s
s The wind will shift to high northwei
v on the seacoasts Saturdjy morning.
New Tork. Feb 21. Snow, followed by
laln and sleet to-day, created lu this city
and vicinity the most disagreeable weather
conditions known In many years.
During the early hours of the day heavy,
wet snow fell In great flake?. This condi
tion prevailed for several hours. Shortly
after noon the snow turned Into a steeply
drizxle of rain, that continued with Inter
mittent 1erIods of sleet all afternoon and
far Into the night.
Much of the snow that was left from the
recent blizzard was quickly converted Into
lush, and to-night the Btreets ale inches
deep. The sidewalks throughout the city
were covered, and the crossings were almost
Impassable. The work of the Street Clean
ing Department was undone, and the cltv's
streets are in a worse condition than be
fore thousands of snow shovelers went to
work after the blizzard.
Con ting; of Ice Over Everythlnit.
During the evpnlng the temperature
dropped enough to turn the downpour of
rain Into a coatlrg of ic over buildings
and trees. In Central Park the ble trees
creaked under the weight of thick Ice.
Many branches fell". This condition pre
vailed throughout other parks In the city.
Traffic on the Brooklyn bridge was almost
at a standstill. Heavy truck could scarce
ly be moved, even when four heavy horses
to each did their best to get a foothold on
the slippery roadway.
Street car traffic everywhere was much
interrupted, but the greatest difficulty was
experienced on crois-town horse car Hne.
Four horses were attached to all of these
cars and had hard vrorx getting along.
The wires of the Fire Department were
reported to be working all right, but the
police telegraph In some parts of the city
wa-s Interrupted.
Fifth Aveuu Almoat Deserted.
Fifth avenue was a sheet of Ice. It was
early deserted by carriages and by mid-,
night nothing t-jive an occasional automo
bile nut to be seen on the thoroughfare.
In Broadway, after the theaters closed,
the scene was one of great confusion. Cabs
and carriages drawn up In front of the
theateis were handled only with great diffi
culty. Many hoises fell. Automobiles had
less trouble than the carriages, although
they were hard to handle.
Many electric Ught wires wre broken hi-
the weight of thi coating of Ice, and many
othcrK nung low.
Jn Fifth avenue the sidewalk along Cen
ttal Park, where the trees overhang it.
was almost impassable owing to the
branches which were bent almost to the
earth.
Jersey t'Hj- Almost In Darkuess.
Jeitey City wa? hit hard, and bj io
o'clork. In the evening the city was prac
tically In darkness; end there was evoiy
Indlcation that the electric service, which
is wholly overhead, would be entirely out
cf order by morning. Uectrlc wires were
Cown In every part of iho city. The fire
alarm service was crippled and the poll;?
wires are In bad shjpe. Trolley cars
ceased running entirely late In the evening.
At Communipaw and Woodward avenues
a high-power wire fell across the backs of
a team of horse drawing on express wagon.
Both horss were killed and the driver was
badly shocked.
AH Tralna Greatl Delujrd.
All the trains In and out of Jersey City
were behind time. The departing trains
w ere delayed by the ferryboat", which con
turned thrice the usual time in crossing the
North River.
At New at k the streets were ankle deep In
slush. In the lower sectlcn the sewers be
came clogged, the streets were soon over
flowed and the water backed Into the cel
lars. Fortunately the electric light and
trolley wires were not prostrated.
South and west of New York telegraph
and telephone wires were prostrated early
in the afternoon, and although conditions
improved somewhat between New York and
Chicago late In the evening, communication
by wire with Philadelphia and Baltimore
was cut oft absolutely. Slow connection wus
restored with Washington bv way of At
lanta. HNNA WILL NOT BE THERE.
Judge Grosscup.Will Spnak iu His
Place at Peoria.
Peoria, Feb," a. Judge Peter S. Gros-cup
of Chicago has been announced to speak In
place of Senator Marcus A. Hanna at the
Creve Cocur Club banquet In Peoria to
morrow ev enlng.
Senator Hanna was obliged to decline the
Invitation of the clnh at the last moment
on account of the vote on the I'hlllppin
Iiariu uui, w men requires nis presence in
tlie Senate Mondaj morning.
GREAT ICE GORGES
' THREATEN A FLOOD
j .MoiioimalH-la ami Allejthein
Rivers l'arki'd io Their Ilc.id
wtifers With Fioen .Mass.
GREAT DESTRUCTION IS FEARED
D.Mi.imili' I'.-i'tl io l.reaL I'p Mass
Piled Against. Pennsylvania
1 Jail road Hridjie
at J'illslnii";.
r.HTHiai'.-rrci vi-
Vlll-buig, I.i., lVb Jl The Muiiniihaheli
and AHeplienv rivers are bein,: gorged witn
ire from Pittsbnig to their headwaters
Piling against the 1'enns.vlvanla Ituilroad
bridge, whieh carries the main line to Phl
t.i go. is twentj-tlve feet of Wi: which is
hel'ig liiuc.s,d in hi-ight dallv A few
miles above this a still lilglur polite is pll
inc up
The IVnn-v Ivaniu lt..ilrnad lirldgi is sun
ported by flse work. uwiiiK to the fact
ihit the tiaiks are being elevated, and It
wilt be difficult to tave thlt when the Ice
gorges break. I.as.t night lain fell whieh
ended in Mt-et, adding to the dlltluillj
Ilundieds of pounds of dynamite air be
Iti.r ..xnludfd ill tlie mass of ic- to r.tait it
i
floating and save the bridge. Hut as tlieievl
is a succession of gorges the entire length
of the Alleghetiv Rlvei the danger I ex
it etue. If the sun melt the m:is It will go
out with a. ruth, e-arrjing evfrthing Aith
11 If it rains the water will flow on up
or tin ice and flood the vallev for miles
around
In the event of ,i he-ivy rain nothing can
) rev cut one of the most disntrous floods
lMttsburg hjs. ever experienced A d'ltiger
ous ice gorgo has forratd en the Youghio-
gheny .River near Versailles
tnd the ice
at that point U solid to the bottom.
The
Ire Is piled up from twelve to fifteen feet.
This gorg- extends four miles and it it i
started with flood stage great damage will
result. Many bridges along the rivr are
threatened by the Youghlocheny gorge.
The Turtle Creek Valley. In which are lo
cated the vast Westlnghouie Interests and
the Pennsvlvania main line. Is doomed to be
flooded. At the Westinghoue Tllcctrlc
Works at Turtle Creek and Kust Pittsburg
the greatest damage probably will be done
in the carpentry department, which is: on
very low ground. The machine shop to the
west of tli main plant may also be in the
line of danger. There ate also danger
points between the Westinghouto works
and the outlet on the Monongahela River.
Warning have been sent to all river
points by the Weather Bureau that a break
In the Ico can be looked for any hour. All
the lower part of Allegheny Is liable to be
Inundated, nnd the currents and eddies with
moving icebergs may carry away mans
house.s along the river bank and all the
craft In Its way.
Unman Skeleton Voniid.
RF.PrBMC "KCIAU
Fort Smith, Ark. Feb. 21. Two mgro
men. while hunting- rabbits along the rail
road track to-dav. found, under a trestle,
the clothing and boi es of a human being.
There were no means of Identification. The
spot I unfrequented and how long the body
had lain there it is impossible to estimate.
LEADING TOPICS
-IN
TO-DAY'S RFPIBUC.
THE ?FN RISKS THIS MORNING AT
6: AND SKTS THIS KVKNING AT 55.
AVEHTllnR imiios.tio:v.
Fur St. Lou la anil Vicinity Fair nnd
xrarmer.
For Missouri, Illinois and Eastern
Trans Fair Hatnrdar anil Sunday.
For Arkanans Fnlr Satnrila. nn
!) fair and xvarmrr.
For Western Texas Fair anil vwirm
er Satnrda). Suudn, fair.
Page.
1. All Alt.llt the Pilnee'K Airlvnl
Bench Wirrants Expected Mondaj.
2. Large Increae In Assessment Values.
3. Afraid of Yates's Support.
Aklns Not a Candidate.
William J. Stone DiscussP politic
Honor Memory ot George Washington.
4 Jir..009.000 More for City.
New Assistant Fire Chief.
World's Fair Bond BUI.
i. Cabanne Club's Colonial Bali
Spain In Danger.
Wu Ting Fang Lost His Temper.
6. Gen'ral Sporting News.
McGovern's Future in To-Nlghf? Fight.
Bowling Results.
Race Results and Kntrie.
7. Kast Side New-. .
Life Sentence Given Johnson.
S. Kditorlal
Derrick of Steel Moves on Wheels
9. Book Talk
Shot Child. Then Tried Suicide.
Better Feeling In Trust Stocks.
Suit to Test New Rulings on Revenue.
Archbishop Kane Wins Suit
lu. Pawing of the Parlor.
Fa.ihton Notes.
Limit on Grazing Leas-s.
Its Work Ii for Charlt.
11. News of the City Churches.
Young People's Societies.
Sunday Church Services.
15. Republic "Want" Advertisements.
Birth, Mnrrlage and Death Record-.
Real Estate Advertisements.
New Corporations.
n. Rooms for Rent and Real Estate Adver
tisements. Duke Questioned About His Divorce.
Major's Permit Saved Him.
14. Local Grains. Lower.
Dull Day on Change at Chicago.
Confidence Advances Local Stocks.
V,, Speculation Controls New Tork Stocks.
Wall Street Gossip.
River Brevities.
16. Fair Adveitlslng Attracts Capital.
Colonel A. O. Brodle Wilt Be Gov ei nor.
8torms Interfere With. Commerce.
I'.irK Avenue llohl and Anuor.v in
New ork Istioed F.arlv
This Morniii".
SIX HUNDRED GUESTS IN PANIC.
One Woman Jumped Fioni Fifih-
Slory Window Four Codies
Il.-ne Jieen Hetov-
ered.
(BCLLIITIN.)
New v.urk. Feb. ii At 4 u'cioi k it m ,
Fir. Chief Crok.tr announced that lie be
lieved thete arc llft dead in the coirldois
and stairvvavs of the P.uk AvvtiJe Hotel.
New Yolk. Feb Si File, which broke nut
aftti midnight, dmtiovnl lh- Sevi nty-Iiisl
Regiment Anmiiy. belwe. u Thlrt.v-thlrd
and "HiSitj-foutlh itttets. in Fourth uve-nu-.
Tl.e b'lllding net .'Pled the .-utile
block, .fd was tl.e head.puitHis for the
B'-v einv -first Refilment. N. Y. N. G.. he id-quarter-
of the Fifth Brigade. Second B.it
tei.v and tlie 1 lrst Signal Corps
The flames spictd to the I'aik Aveniw
Hotel, and guests vveie aloiised und rum
bled from the- building In a panic.
One woman Jumped from a ilfth stoiy
window and It ! supposed that she was
fatallv illjuied.
Head Hollies Ii-eoereil.
At S V, four dead bodies had been taken
from the hotel. One of the dead is said
to b- a Colonel Pepper of Louisville. Ky
the other bodv has not et been identill,J.
It is feared t! it several others peiisned.
R W Patterson, the custodian of the
At mot j occupied a room iu tlie building,
and It i believed that he and his wife
burned to death.
Shortly after 2 o'elock a thousand pounds
of powder In the cellar exploded nnd the
walls of the building were thrown outward.
B this time tho people living lu the
neighborhood had been driven from their
homes by the heat and were sheltered in
the car barns near b). Many narrow es
capes were witnessed and heroic vvork.was
done by ilremen and spectators
six Hundred In a Panic.
The guests, of the Park. Avenue Hotel.
numbering about W. were aroused quick
ly as possible, but not without panic among
the women nnd children. Tho firemen
poured eleven stieams upon the side of the
hotel nearest the Armory, but in spite of
this the third floor caught fire and . the
flames, eating along the wails of tho hotel,
ppread to tho roof.
Tlie firemen ran ladders up on every -J"
and attempted to work their wav through
the hotel, but were driven back by the
dense volume of smoke again ami again.
Among those who escaped were Bishop
Ludden. Monslgnor Kenny and a number
of Catholic priests from Svracuse. N. Y.,
James M. Payne, of Connecticut and C. II.
Stockwell of Troy, N. Y.
Admiral Miller Fatal I y Hart.
Admiral Miller, United States Navy, re
tired, who had a room on the fifth floor of
tne Park Avenue Hotel, fell unconsclus In
bis attempt to ecape from the burning
building, it is stated that he cannot re
cover. Admiral Miller went through the Win
dor Hotel Are and the Murray Hill explo
sion unsettled.
Two men, whose names have not been
learned, attempted to escape from tha Park,
Avenue Hotel, by going to the roof. Both
of them Jumped irom the roof later and.
one was lnsti.ntly killed. The other was
fatally Injured.
At !:15 o'clock thus morning the fire was
under control.
PIKE COUNTY RECORD BROKEN.
Kichard J. Hawkins Will Sol Ac
cept a Good Office.
llEl'l'BIJi" SPECIAL
lniisianc. Mo., Feb. 21 Richard J. Haw
kins, near this city, enjos-a the unique dis
tinction of being the only Pike County
man on record who over refused a good
olllfce. To-dav he mailed his leslgnatioii as
Comptroller of Kansas City to Mayor Heed.
The position pavs a salary of J3.000 per
jear for a term of two jears.
Many years ago Mr. Hawkins was cash
ier of a bank here. He moved to Kansas
City and got Into politics. When Mayor
Heed named his appointees to till the Char
ter offices of that city recently. Mr. Haw
kins was made Comptroller. Hut the Re
publicans refused tn vncate and ouster pro
ceedings were btought. Mr. Hawkins says
he wunled to resign then, but vva dis
suaded by hlH associates. The litigation
dragged along and he became weary of
waiting, and so a few weeks ago he
moved back here, to take churgc of the
HiO-acre farm two miles from here which
belongs to his wife's family. The farm is a
line one. worth probably 3rt,00c. and Is well
stocked und Improved, and as Mr. Hawkins
ha-s always longed for the life of a farmer
ho finds no jov In the decision ot tho Su
preme Court last Tuesda, one effect of
which was to make him Comptroller.
He savs he is so well satisned to be back
hi Pike on the farm that he would reject
even a better office.
FRETWELL SHOCK ARRAIGNED.
Warrant Charges Him With Mur
der in Second Degree.
Frctwell Shock. 10 years old, who killed
William Ledger. In an affray last Friday
night, was arraigned In the Court of Crim
inal Correction csterddy morning on the
charge of murder in the second degree. As
s.itant Prosecuting Attorney Johnson is
sued the warrant at 10 o'clock and the boy
was tuken immediately into court, where
he waived a preliminary hearing.
Judge Clark bound him over to the Grand
Jury in the sum of JJ,W- He was then re
leased on bond signed by Floyd and Sallle
Shock, his father and mother, and J. IL
Chambers.
Shock and several of his companions,
who are known on the "Cabanne crowd."
were out celebrating St. Valentine's even
ing, when they ran Into the "DeHodlamont
crowd" at Bartmer and Goodfellow av
enues. A struggle ensued In which young
fchock drew his revolver and shot. Ledger
dropped at the report of the revolver mor
tally wounded. He died three minutes af
terw ards.
Then' is doubt" in New Voik as io whether tiie ship healing Prince Henry of Prussia will arrive
on time or not. It is generally supposed to be due about, noon today, but at a late hour this morning
theie was a ienetal belief that the Ivroiipiin. will nor arrive on time owing to the sudden appearance
of seven; storms thai are Mvcopiii", the Atlantic Coast and reaching far out info the Atlantic For
M'einl hours hist Light the cities of New Voile. Washington. Baltimore and Xew York were cut off
from the vi est of the world, and for half the night then- was no communication between St Lonis and
the seaboaid. Pending the arrival of the ship or of wirele.-s telegraphic advices from her, there will
be no change in the plans now being made for the entei taiiinn'iit of his Uojal Jlighnes", but there is se
rious doubt as to whether it will be possible forTirrangeinents for the lirst day at least to proceed ao
cording to calculation.
EXPECTS AN ERA
OF BETTER FEELING
Ambassador hite. in Speech at
Uerlin. Talks llopefulh of
i'lince Henrv Visit.
SAYS GERMANS ARE NOT HATED.
.Mission of the Kaiser's Represen
tative .May Jii'ing About Atmos
pheie in Which Troubles
Will He Forgotten.
Btrin IVb :i -Andiew L While, the
Amenean Ambass idor heie, presiding to
night an at assemblage ul IM) Americans,
who celebrated Washington' birthday at
the Kaij-erhof by 1 mnslcil entertainment,
followed bj a supper and clir.ee, ?aid. lu an
address:
"Sundry wtlt-'M on this s.ide of the At
lantic have beoi. especially eloquent iu de
nouncing the renernl hat led of Germany
and the Oermatia which thi-y insist obtains
in the United States
"It has been mv duty lor five years to
road with considerable conscientiousness a.
number of the foremost American nevvspa-p-is
representing the dominant thought In
various parts of the Union, and I can mot
truthfully say that I have failed to discover
anything like hatred or a persecuting spirit
toward the German-Americans on thf
American continent. Kveti If there were,
no other reason, the Americans are too busy
and too good-natured for tin amusement of
that kind.
"To-night, even at this very moment, ex
hibitions of the good feeling between the
German and American Governments lire
taking place. Thanks to wireless telegra
phy, messages of hearty gced will are flash
ing to and from tli Kroaprlnz Wllhelm,
which bears the honored representative of
Wlie Umperor to our sbo-rs. These mes
sages go to all parts of our country. They
also come from all parts of our country;
for the mission of our royal gue? t Is clearly
seen to be one of peace and kindness.
"It Is sometimes) said by tha galnsayersj
that missions and demonstrations like the
one now beginning in America accomplish
nothing, for the ronton tlat they settle no"
really important questions. An assertion
like this betray? a very narrow v lew of pub
lic affairs on the part of any person mak
ing It. It Js doubtless true that sucll
(lemoni-trations do not directly settle perd
Ing questions between nations, but it 1"
none the less truo that such demonstrations,
hearty and kindly, nnd arousing a better
feeling in both nations, nre powerful In
creating an atmosphere In which the pend
ing questions nre more easily settled."
ROUTE ARRANGED
FOB HENRY'S DRIVE
Extends Through Principal Com
mercial and Itesidence Districts
to Forest Park and Forsvthe.
s kolte or thi: hhivi:
s IN UOM .NTOW.N I11STIUKT. s
s From Union Station along Market
s street to Twelfth street. 4
North on Twelfth treet to Wash-
A ingtou avenue.
Cist on Washington avenue to s
Broadway, s
s Suut'i on Broadway to Olive street.
West on Olive street t Fourteenth
s street.
s North on Fourteenth sireet to Lo-
s cust street. s
s West oil Locust street to Grand
s avenue. 4
Soutii 0:1 Grand uvcnve to LIndcll
s boulevard. s
West em LIndeli boulevard lo St.
Imls Club. s
West from St. IxiuW Club to Forest
Park and Forsvth Junction.
li
Plans for the reception and entertainment
of Prince Henry of Prussia have taken .'
definite shape. Th rich sllver-and-gold .
j-ouvt-nir casket is being finished by expert
goldsmiths; decorators are preparing th
ornaments for the Cniun Station. Citv
H.iII and St Louis Club; lithographers are
nt work on the menu cards; the route for
the early-morning drive has been detcr
mlnedr ralaln'men nn.l rrlfMt i.n,.A 1
- " .....u c--j ,
assigned as the royal gue't'3 bodvguird.
and averv" detail in connection with the
ceremony Is being filled.
A ccrdnn of 170 ilrU'ed policemen, :n blue
uniforms, with white gloves and batons.
will ferm a cordon on the platform at
Union Statluii, In the grand watting room,
at the mai.t rntrence. lit tht St. Louij Cltib
and ut Forsythe- Junctlcn. The 1 men of j
the Forrth United Stu.es Cavalty will ae
company the Prince, suite and escort on I
'the drive through the e it; - J
After breakfast, accompanied by the Re
ception Committee and the Fourth Cavalrv !
detachment, the Prince nnd hLs suite .vill
drive through the prettiest West Kid
streets to Forest Park. The roval guest
win Inspect the Worlds Fair site, and
afterwards enter hiu special train at Fot
sythe Junction
Acceptance" are reaching Mayor AVells
from m-n appointed to serves on the Recep
tion Comm'tti c. The German singing socie
ties aie formulating all address, which will
be presented the Prince Ht the public recep
tion In Union Station. The s.oc.etie3 will be
represented by almost their full numerical
strength at the public reception.
Chief of Police Klely has been Instructed
to meet Mayor Wells and W. S. McChcney
of the Terminal Association next Tuesday
morning to discuss method3 of protection
Many detectives and policemen In citizen's"
attire will circulate in the crowd at Union
Station. The plans are working smoothlv
ond Maor Wells feels assured that the
event will be a memorable success.
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HEAVY GALES MAY DELAY
PRiNCE HENRY'S ARRIVAL.
Xew Vork All Ready and "Waiting for Ilis Koyal Highness to Come
and Take It Officials of Steamship Line Grow Anxious as the
A P.ad Weather Continues Programme Will Xot Be Seriously
Disturbed if Ship Lands To-Morrow.
WIRELESS TELEGRAPH STATION
Z KRONPRINZ WILHELM,NEAR
ciombI rrn ov ihiidci
;o oiuiiMt-uu ui ointuLoo icLcunurn hllo hlul.
s Queenstown, Feb. 21. A wireless telegraph message was received at 330 p. m,
from the Cunard Line bteamer Lucanla, thirty miles west of Fastnet. Tho Lu- s
eanla imported that In latitude 4JJ9 north, longitude Sj.IS west, she was In com-
munication, by the Marconi system of wireless telegraphy with the North German s
V IJo.vd steamer JCronprinz Wllhelm and exchanged greetings with Prince Henry,
s who is on board. The Kronprinz Wllhelm signaled "AU's weU."
O Owing to the gals which is In progress along tho Southern Irish Coast, tho I- s
s rants, which left New York February 15 and arrived off this port at 823 o'clock
s this evening, did not land any mail or passenger here, but proceeded to Liverpool.
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KIIOM'IIIV. 1VILMKI.M 3IAV
RIUVE AT V. M. TO-DAY.
REIfllLTC SPECIAL.
.Ve-w York, Feb. 21. Calculations
made on the speed of the Kronprinz
Wllhelm. up to the time when she
was signaled by the Lucanla, show
that, if the same speed has slnco
been maintained, the vessel bearing
Pilnce Henry should arrive off Sandy
Hook about 6 o'clock to-morrow even
was signaled by the Lucanla, show s
that. If the same speed has slnco
been maintained, the vessel bearing s
Pilnce Henry should arrive off Sandy s
s Hook about 6 o'clock to-morrow even-
ing. s
ItEPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Xew- York, r-b. 21. ?vew York is ready
and. waiting for Prince Henry of Prussia
to come and take it.
Kls Koyal Highness, should he arrive on I the cunarder Etrurfa. the wlre'less appa
time to-morrow, may find the Emtire City ratus Is also In readiness, and an operator
iv bit wet and a trifle slippery, but, such
as It H its freedom will be all his. Its
".-."nipiits may be a little treacherous, but
there will be no Ice In its welcome. Its
slush may be ankle deep, but there will
be To frost as high Up ?j the cltv's big
heart.
If tho heavens wept to-night it was only
In fear that the sailor Prince may be late
at the show. For be It known that after
a snowfall of nine Inches, which has
made the streets Impassable, rain and hall
came to-day and continued to-night with
no abatement, until the streets are running
quagmires.
s,TKV.MHIP 5IE.V STCDV
VF.wsrci.'S RACING QUALITIES.
At the Xew York office of the North Ger
man Llovd Steamship Line, where th
speedy Kronprinz Wllhelm's sea-racing
qualities were being fctudied to-day as
raclmr men study the form of a thorough
bred, the wise men of the sea were hopeful
but not ov ersanguine. Gustave Schwab,
the American manager of the Une, has ex
pressed great confidence until recently that
the big liner would enter port not later
than noon to-morrow. His confidence was
bomewhat shaken when he learned of the
dreary experience of the Teutonic, fighting
head gales and heavy seas nil the wav
across. A hundred times to-day he was
asked:
"What time do you expect the Kron
prinz?" "Don't ask me to make any prophesies
about that." he said, throwing up his bands.
"After the Teutonic's performance it would
be foolish for me to attempt any definite
forecast."
Many .seafaring men and one or two offi
cials In the North German LIod office hold
the private opinion that the big ship will
do well it s-lie succeeds in reaching the
Thlrt -fourth street dock Sunday morning.
With this prevailing uncertainty, persons
must directly intcresteil naturally looked to
the wireless telegraph station on the Nan
tucket Shoal" lightship for the first news
ot the distinguished visitor's approach. Tel
ephone Inquiries were frequent at all hours
to-night, and all made the samo Inquiry:
"Have jou h-ard from tho Kronprinz
Wilhclm?"
The answer tn all was in tlie negative.
UOfeTKHOlS SKS
AM) I'OKI LIlCKLl.
All vessieis making this port within the
last twenty-four hours teportcd head winds
and boL-terous seas along the lanes ot
transatlantic travel. The weatherwlse say
that the unsettled conditions prevailing in
thij part of the country to-day may have
bren even more severe off the banks. This
wou'd piobably mean a thick blanket of
fog in that region, wnere fog is no stranger.
It Is not unllkel, therefore, that the ship
may have been compelled for the sake of
safety to slow down her engines.
When the Major was a-ked to-day what
would be the course of procedure In ca?c
tlie Prince's arrival should be deiajed, he
said that all these questions would be left
tn the discretion of Colonel Bingham, mili
tary aid to President Iloos-jvelt, who ar
rived in the city to-day and established
hims.df at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel.
With Colonel Bingham wtre Assistant
S-'ccret.iry of State Doctor David J. Hill,
Adjutant General Corbin, Mrs. Corbln and
Commander Covvles, the President's naval
aid Tnoc gentlemen will alto be at their
P)ts to extend to Ceri"iian's Ambassador
for frie'ic'.ship the welcome of the Federal
Government. When Colonel Bingham was
u.skcil to-night to what extent the pro
gramme ,ould be affected, should the Kron
prinz rot arrive be-fore Sunday morning, he
icpliecl:
"In that event the official calls and sreet
ii gs at the pier will simply !. po.stponeTl
until Sunday morning, nnd the remainder of
the s-chcdule will be curried out as ulrcnly
ulnnneil. This need not e-au.se ntiv serrmiK
tongestion of events, for the teason that
no function was t-cheduied for Sunday
earlier han the trip to the tomb of Gen
eral Grant, which would not be likely to be
made until Sunday noon or early in the
afternoon."
PlWfll nPTflll 5 fiRC PflMDI CTCn
:. T. . .- . !T ... ". 1 uu .
.-vevv lorn. reo. . 1. ah preparations have I
been made for the reicptloii and entertain- I
ment ot Prince Henry of Prussia.
The Imperial yacht Hohenzollern. after4
WAITS VAINLY FOR MESSAGE.
a
LUCANIA, IN MIDOCEAN, t
coo tci cpdidu am i o uitri n
having ben cleaned up, lies at her pier at
till? foot or West Thirty-fourth street, await
ing the Prince's arrival. Her main gins- '
vviy has. been placed directly opposite the
door through which Prince Henry will land
from the Kron Prinz Wllhelm- He win cross
th- pier and board the Hohenzollern. At th
gangway ha will be met by Admiral von
Baudisln. while ths other officers of the
yacht will stand at the sides of the gang
way. Behind, on the decks of the boat, the ;
crew will be drawn up and the shlp' band
will play a national air as the Prince steps .
on the boat.
The Marconi apparatus on tho Hohenzol
lern has beeri tested and found to bo in
good working urder. To-night the operator
on buard began to send messages in the ef-
fnrtir in trnsitu tha "Df-lrsftft'o atifn (An llrtn rrf
Is on watch for signals from the Kron Prinx
Wilbeim.
Greetlnaa Will De nt Quarantine.
Admiral Evans, General Corbln and A
sistant Secretary of State HD1. the Presi
dent's delegate", will bcr the Kron Prinz.
probably at the quarantine station, and will
greet Prince Henry In the name of the v
United States Government.
All arrangements have been completed for
the dinner to be given to the American
press In honor of Prince Henry next Tncs-
day, and Herman Kidder, who has charge
of the prerarations for this banquet, said,
to-day that the nuraber'of acceptance re
ceived from leading representatives o the
newspaper world was very gratifying.
The Irving Place Theater, where a gala
performance is to given to-morrow evening,
has been beautifully decorated, and orders
have been given for the festooning of the
Prince's box with American beauty rosea.
Htlnrlch Conrled. manager of the theater.
had had a special entrance broken through,
the wall on the Fifteenth street side of the
theater. In order to permit the Prince to
enter the royal box immediately on stepping
from his carriage.
The play selected for this performance Is
Blumenthal & Kadelburg's three-act com
edy. "Im Welasen Roessel." This selection
was made by request, as the Prince has
thus far had no opportunity of seeing the
play, owing to the fact that during' the
time when it was given In various cities of
Germany, he was tn China.
Opera tn lie Made Historic.
Everything has been" made ready for the
special opera perfomance to be given for
the Prince. It is believe! that this will be
the most brilliant performance In tha his
tory of the Metropolitan Opera-house.
On Sunday, when Prince Henry visits the
tomb of General Grant, ho wiU place two
wreaths on the tomb, one from the Kaiser,
and the other the Prince's own tribute.
Both wreaths will be composed of Amer
ican beauty roses, fllles and orchids, and
will have in the center a crown. On the
Emperor's wreath will be worked in flow
ers the Initials "W. I. R." (William Im
perator Rex.)
The pier at the foot of West Thirty- .
fourth street, where the Prince will land,
has been made a special sub-police precinct,
with two Captains, c'ght Sergeants, ten
roundsmen, fifty mounted policemen, and
3C0 patrolmen, all picked men. It is known
as the Hohenzollern precinct.
A Postal Telegraph office, with a direct
wire connection with the German cable, has
been established on the dock at the foot
of Thirty-fourth street for the accommoda
tion of Prince Henry 'of Prussia and his
suite, who will thereby be in Instant com
munication with Germany at all times.
PRINCE HENRY'S VISIT
STIRS BRITISH NEWSPAPERS;
Willi One Accord Thejr Maintain That
England Una America's Friend
In Spanish Mar.
Iondon. Feb. 21. The weekly reviews
make the Impending arrival of Admiral
Prince Henry of Prussia at New York the
occasion of another chapter of the Spanish
American War controversy. '
The Spectator reviews at length the whole
story of tho diplomatic exchanges, with a
view of controverting what It terras "the
distortion f-the actual facts by the Ger
man press."
The paper disclaims any intention of at
tempting to mar the reception to be ten
dered Princes Henry, but declares that both
Lngllsbmen and Americans "see through
Germany's game," and refuse to be misled
by the "Inspired" attempts to undermine
their mutual friendship and undcrstandln-
"A fact which will be written down bv
tne historian.-" saj3 the Spectator, "is as
veil recognized to-day as, it will ever be
That is. that England used her InliuenceJ
and the Americans know she used It. on
tho side of the United States as against
these who wished to take sides with Spain.
A test of the attitude toward America dur
ing the war dispaved-by England and"
Germany
re.spcruveiy is iounu in the re-
spectlve attitudes of the Knclbh nnrt ri.
man squadrons toward Admiral Dewey in
Manila Bay. The Germans nearly fired on
V?e ,tvInerIca.n? lr thp' haA tone so, the
gsh would have acted on the AtneriOM'
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