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Vhß morning news. [ II KSTILL. President. r .,,„; i? |WISM. - - Incorporated ISW. THE EMPRESS DYING ~.l sEa WILLIAM WIRED TO COMB IS ALL HASTE. CONSCIOUS, WITHOUT PAIN. , bhpeuou reaches Ills MOTHER’S IIEDSIDE TO-DAY. Many Hoynl Personage* Connected l,v mood or Marriage Have Al ready Gathered at Croaben, Mil ere the Dowager Enpren Lies Slowly Sinking to Her I-nst llest. Mils Edward Hurry tng to His Sis side by* Special Tralu and lloot. Hamburg, Aug. 4.-The Empress, Crown Prince Frederick William, prince Eitel Frederick and Prince Au gust William arrived at Cronberg, where the Dowager Empress Frederick is lying dangerously ill, at a late hour w .night. Other royal personages who have arrived are Prince Adolf of Schaumburg Lippe, Prince and Princess Friedrich Carl of Hesse, and the Crown prince and Princess of Greece. Emperor William has not yet arrived at Cronberg. He is expected there at 3 a. m. to-morrow. Prof. Renvers, the specialist, wired His'Majesty to come in all haste. The following bulletin concerning the condition of the illustrious patient was issued during the afternoon: “The external disease from which Her Majesty is suffering, and which for years has been slowly Increasing, has in the course of the last few weeks extended to the internal organs. Her Majesty’s strength is diminishing rap idly owing to inability to take suf ficient nourishment. She is conscious, and at the present without pain. “Renvers, Spielhagen.” The King Hurries to His mister. London, Aug. 4.—King Edward, who has been staying at Cowes, has ar ranged to leave Portsmouth at 3 a. m. to-morrow by special train, which is due to arrive in London at 5 a. m. He will proceed immediately from London tv special train and boat, via Flush ing. to tiie bedside of his sister. It is not yet known whether Queen Alexan dra will accompany him. The Duke of Cambridge is already in Cronberg. invadersVepulsed. Venezuelan .Government Announced Victory- of Gurhirns* Force. Caracas, Venezuela, Aug. 4. —The Venezuelan government announces that a force of invaders under Gen. Rangel Garbiras, including twenty-two bat talions of the Colombian army, was re pulsed by the government troops, and compelled to fall back across the fron tier after twenty-eight hours' flgting, July 28 and July 29. It is ofilcially asserted that the in vaders lost 900 men, the government troops losing 300. The government has sent reinforce ments to the frontier. Thirty Mourn riuhting. London, Aug. 4.—The Reuter Tele gram Company has received the fol lowing dispatch, dated Aug. 4, from Curacao: "Advices from Caracas say that MOO revolutionists were defeated after thirty hours' fighting, July 29 and July 3 °, "ith a loss of 800 men, the govern ment loss being 300.” STILL AFTER THE PRIZE. StmtoM Ifnniont flu l.rn Another lln- MncceNMful Effort. Paris, Aug. 4.—M. Santos Dumont, the Brazilian aeronaut, made another unsuccessful attempt this afternoon to ttin the prize, SIOO,OOO francs offered by ib Deutseh of the Aero Club, for a dirigible balloon. He started from the ground of the Aero Club, in the Parc u Aerostation at Saint Cloud, and headed for the Eiffel tower. When urer Long Champs the guide rope fanghi mi a tree. M. Santos Dumont * n t ‘'■ hut, finding he could not (over iho course within the time limit, ' e returned to Saint Cloud eight and me-half minutes after the start, hav ■g covered about half the distance to we Lifted tower. I'ESrmiVEK TOTAL. WRECK. I'lier Only llrifiith Naval Vessel Nt itli Turbine Propellers. i London, Aug. 4.—The British torpedo 'h'Mroyer Viper struck a rock off v ' islnnf l of Alderney, in the English <hannei and is a total wreck. i was no loss of life. iper was the only vessel the I ’■ 1 'J'” envy fitted with turbine cn •: ii i hiring her speed trials in May ! v “ , '" Ul " she attained 30% knots and knM |,ronou nced capable of doing 31 At that time she was handled Imu i n 'hexperienced crew and her 'i kn • believed she would yet attain i • lliiirstiui Hid Not Volunteer. J A o a ',‘i r * ‘ty, N. J., Aug. 1. —Senator dav tv, l burston of Nebraska said to ij,„ , ,"1 11 l, ‘e published statement that vi,,. . tendered his professional ser- Admiral Schley is incorrect. sala 1 i s ' vnrm friend and admirer,” ’he Senator, “I wired him a mes sirm ' uting my friendship and de noihi " his com P'ete vindication, but uhv ir, the jj ne 0 f p ro f esß i (>na | was HU BL r( ‘ s ted or thought <w’ I Hrtlier Concentration. |r,mi' n , '" n : Aug. E.—The military ad i 'i itinn in South Africa, accord r " various dispatches from Johan f.. and Kroonstadt has determin- Vh ; concentrate into camps natives to'-c.. are , outs 'de of the garrisoned m. destroying their' kraals and of . so a8 to shut off this source ta th e Boers. •■rineo Henry Slightly Better. s Aug. 4. —The Due de Chartres, )<,. , Prince Henri d'Orleans, has {-■ t* lo following dispatch from ' ' Harding the Prince, who is ly •V,' '""lously 111 there: ■eily better. Hope again felt." I oiler n Flag of Trace. A u_ ro ' m, 'tad, Orange River Coipny, Ish 'll ' "" ° n ° el '* came into the Tlrlt with .i* to * dny under a fiag of true and letter from ex-Pres.Jent Steyn. Jiabatmal) Jinfrantj THE CRISIS TO-DAY. Snn Francisco’* Longshore Strike to Reach a Climax of Pence or Wnr. San Francisco, Aug. 4.—Whether the local labor trouble is to be terminated or whether it is to be extended to other unions and possibly to other coast cities probably' will be determined to morrow afternoon. The directors of the Employers’ Association are to meet the nto decide on their final position. Should they decide to make no conces sions the union leaders assert they will issue orders for extreme measures. An drew Furureeth, secretary of the Labor Council, said: "We have done everything in our power to meet the employers half way, but through their attorney, Mr. Mich ael, they have expressed a desire to treat with us only on one basis—that of the disruption of the labor unions in San Francisco. “We shall not consent to yield up the only tights we have as laboring men. We decline to allow the employers to rule the industries of this city, as did the council of ten in the dark days of Venice’s history. We are willing to meet the issue raised by the employers in a spirit of fairness, but, at the same time we demand that the employers consider the question involved in this struggle in the same spirit. What we want is an early adjustment of this affair. We will do all we can to secure it, without the sacrifice of our princi ples as a union and our dignity as honest workingmen.” Only two vessels left port to-day, the steamer Conemaugh for Alaska and the steamer Santa Rosa for Southern Cali fornia. MATTERS - TENSE AT TAMPA. Homes of A nti-KeHisteneia I.callers fiaarileil Against Fenreil Attempts lit Incendiarism—Lenders Express Satisfaction. Tampa, Fla., Aug. 4.—Guards have been placed around many homes in Tampa to prevent incendiary fires. Those whose homes are guarded are known leaders in the anti-Resistencia strike movement, and rumors of possi ble incendiarism have been rife for two days. All of the closed cigar factories are kept guarded. It is believed that the crisis in the strike situation will be reached this week. The business men are taking an ac tive hand in the negotiations, and while the officers of the striking union claim to be satisfied at the situation many of the men openly express their discouragement at the outlook. As yet there have been no attempts at vio lence and every precaution has been taken to prevent it. KNOWII.LE CARS IDLE. Striker* Will Vote on Proposition of Company To-day. Knoxville, Tenn., Aug. 4.—The Knox ville Traction Company made no effort to run cars to-day, believing that trouble might result with thousands of men idle for the day. ' Traffic, however, will be resumed to-morrow. The fail ure of the cars to run cut down the church congregations and made Knox ville a city of stay-at-homes to-day. Chilhowee Park, owned by the trac tion company, which usually is visited by an average of 10,000 people each Sunday, was wholly deserted, there be ing no way to reach it except by pri vate conveyance. A proposition has been secured from General Manager Howell of the traction company upon which the men will vote to-morrow. The proposition is that while the union will not be recognized, the men will be taken back as vacancies occur, mar ried men to be given the preference. New men who have been running are to stand on their merits of proficiency only. This will probably be accepted by the strikers. Conductor D. P. Tripp, who was in jured by a mob last night, after hav ing been pulled off his car, will re cover. Mr. Tripp came here three months ago from Greenville, S. C. Jersey Central Strike Nearly Over. Wilkesbarre, Pa., Aug. 4.—The ma chinists, blacksmiths and boilermakers employed at the car shops at the Cen tral Railroad of New Jersey and who went out on strike May 20 will return to work to-morrow, the company hav ing re-employed them individually. The car repairers, who constitute the ma jority of the employes, are still hold ing out. Nevertheless, the company will attempt to resume work to-mor row with t|je old machinists and as many new men as can be procured. THE NEW LEVIATHAN. Tlie White Star Giant Liner’s First Trip Westward. New York, Aug. 4.—The biggest ship in the world, the Celtic, of the White Star line, reached her dock here to-day on her maiden voyage. Her time from Liverpool was eight days and forty-six minutes. As she is berthed her steerage deck is higher than the entrance to the pier. After she was warped in, the iron doors aft the cabins had to be opened to land the passengers. The sun deck towers above the roof of the pier. Three hundred and forty-five cabin and two hundred and sixty-eight steer age passengers came over on the Cel tic. It was not intended that the big liner should make any marvelous time on this trip. Her average speed was 14.95 knots, although she is able to log 16% knots an hour. SAVING THE CARGO. Salvors at Work on the AVrecU ot Steamer Acls. St. John's, N. F„ Aug. 4.—A messen ger who arrived to-day from the scene of the wreck of the steamer Acts, west of Capp Race, reports that the salvors are taking cotton from her. The steam er Grand Lake is taking other portions of the cargo. She had on board 144,000 bushels of wheat in bulk, 2,320 bales of cotton, 2.710 bags of cotton seed meal and 1,175 pieces of pitch pine. With the ' exception of the grain, all the cargo is 1 et stly salvabie. Capt. Tate and the crew have aban doned the vessel and are now at Tre passey. Shamrock'* Spur* anil Gear. New York, Aug. 4 —The Anchor Line steamer Astoria, which arrived to-day from Glasgow, brought the spars and gear of the cup challenger Shamrock 11. The great mast, lower mast and top mast is in one piece and is lashed securely to the spar deck on the port side. This mast is 169 feet 9 inches In length. SAVANNAH, GA„ MONDAY. AUGUST a, 1901. THE BATTLE ROYAL STRIKING STEEL WORKERS TO MAKE SUPREME EFFORT. NO QUARTER WILL BE ASKED. NOR WILL THE ASSOCIATION EX TEND ANY. President Shaffer Wilding TliroimJi a Flood Tide of Reporter* Say* That Within a Week Every Union Mnn in Fnct and nt Heart in the Employ of the Combine Will He Requested to Join in the Demon stration—Shaffer Commit* With Federation Olliciul. Pittsburg, Aug. 4. —“Within a week every union man and every union man at heart in the employ of the United States Steel Corporation will be asked to join in the strike now being waged by the Amalgamated Association. We must settle whether unionism is to stand or fall. “There will be no more conferences with the United States Steel Corpor ation unless the meeting is asked for by the officials of that corporation. The Amalgamated Association will not re quest a peace meeting.” These and several other significant statements were made to-night by Theodore J. Shaffer, president of the Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers, upon his re turn from the fruitless confernce with J. Pierpont Morgan and others in New f'York. It is now a fight to the bitter finish between the great billion dollar steel trust and organized labor. No Quarter Given or Expected. Mr. Shaffer says that he is ready to employ peaceable means within the power of man to win a victory. No quarter is to be given and none will be requested. The entire management of the battle has been placed in the hands of President Shaffer. He has ab solute power to call out every man who is connected with the organization and he intends to do it. He is satisfied with the progress of the fight to date. He finds that none of his battle lines has been broken. Promise is made by Mr. Shaffer that the trust will find that the Amalgamated Association has strong roots in many of Us mills. Mr. Shaffer. Secretary Williams. B. I. Davis, M. F. Tighe and John Camp bell of Wellsville, came in from New York over the Baltimore and Ohio road at about 7 o’clock this evening. They were expected by the Pennsylvania, hut Mr. Shaffer enjoys 'mystery, and his chief pastime now is eluding reporters. The president and his advisors did not appear to be the least cast down. A Sen ol Reporters. “I have simply been whirling through a sea of reporters since I left Pittsburg,” said Mr. Shaffer, “and the tide does not seem to have turned the other way. There is not much that I can say about the situation at pres ent.” “Will there be a meeting of the ad visory board to-night to order a gen eral strike?” was asked. “No. I always endeavor to prevent Sunday meetings when I can. We held none on the train to-day,” was the re ply. “Will there be a metting to-mor row?” “None will be needed. The fact of the matter is that we held one in New York last evening.” “Was there any action taken at that meeting about calling all of the men in the employ of the United States Steel Corporation?” “I was given full authority to act. The meeting empowered me to issue a cal! whenever in my judgment I thought it was time to act.” “When will that call be issued?” “The depends upon a number of things. It is difficult to say just the exact day that 1 will be ready to ex ercise the authority vested in me.” “Is the order likely to go out to night?” “I would hardly think so. I am of the opinion that I could not prepare myself to issue the order to-night.” “Will you do anything in the matter this evening?” "No. I will not. lam going home to rest and will wait until to-morrow to resume the cares of my position.” "Cannot you fix some definite date when this order will be Issued?” Within u Week. “You can say that within a week every union man and every union man at heart in the employ of the United States Steel Corporation will be re requested by me to join the Amalga mated Association in winning this strike.” “Do you think you will be able to close all of the mills of the steel cor poration?” “I am of the opinion that every one of them can be closed. We have some great surprises in store for the trust. The men have been organized in some of their mills that they never dreamed could be touched. Wg have the sym pathy of the workmen, and they will not throw any straws in the way of our absolute victory.” Mr. Shaffer said that the stories that Mr. Morgan had been ugly during the conference on Saturday wore untrue.' He said the gentleman had been cour teous and businesslike throughout the entire meeting, and if he had lost his temper it was after the adjournment of the gathering. “Are you afraid of Southern negroes being brought into break the strike?" No Fear of Negroes. “Not in the least. The negroes of the South are thoroughly organized. We have not been overlooking that detail. They make the best kind of union men. The 300 colored men brought from the South to assist in starting the plant of the Latrobe Steel Company, in. Chicago, wore all members of the union. When they discovered what was wanted of them they returned to their homes.” Reverting to the failure of the strike settlement Mr. Shaffer said: "No explanation was offered by the company for their refusal to grant any belter terms or to consider the propo sitions of the Amalgamated Associa tion In any form. They seemed to have mode up their minds suddenly to give no consideration to the men and would not vary from this determination. "Don't blame Mr. Morgan for all this.” said Mr. Shaffer as he went on. "Mr. Morgan knows absolutely noth ing about the true condition* of the mills except as he is told by others. He has their word and is guided by It entirely, 1 believe that Mr. Morgan is a fair-minded man and is only act ing on his judgment based on informa tion of others whom he looks to. 1 am aware that there is a hidden influence in the corporate body of the United States Steel Corporation that has been working against us. What I mean is that it is hidden to the public, but not to us. We are fully aware of the lo cation of our enemies. We went to New York wanting peace. We did everything that we knew how to bring about peace honorably. In every effort we failed. We can do no more than fight for our existence until either the trust asks for another conference or we are extirpated.” Secretary Williams was not disposed to discuss the situation at such great length as his chief. He did have this to say, however: “All possibility of settlement of this difficulty appears to be at an end. “We carefully copsidered the propo sition of the trust. It was decided that the terms were such that we could not accept. To accept would have meant practically the disruption of our or ganization. We could not have agreed and returned to face the men we rep resented "It is now a case of fight. I think the contest will be the greatest industrial battle the world has ever known. I am thoroughly convinced that we will win the victory.” Refusal Only Alternative. “As anxious as the members of the executive board of the Amalgamated Association were to settle the present steel workers strike, their refusal to accept the terms of Mr. Morgan was the only alternative left them with the last moment. From the association side to have agreed to the proposition that would have declared all of the hoop combine mills now idle as non-union would have meant the desertion of the thousands of workmen who were em ployed in them and who organized and came out on a strike since the trouble began. To have deserted these men now would have been the death blow of the organization and it would have died in dishonor. To fight the trust in an hon orable battle with a good chance to win, means at least a chance for life, but if beaten, a demise of the Amal gamated Association with honor.” “This was the explanation of Vice President Reese of the Amalgamated Association, who returned from New York to-day after attending the con ference there with the officials of the United States Steel Corporation. Concerning the actual strike status in this city, there seems to be little or no change. The mills on strike are still idle, with no indication of an at tempt by the combine to start any of the plants. No fires are being started and the only evidence of work about any of the plants is that of men mak ing necessary repairs. There seems to he no concern among the strik' at the failure of the late conference. ,uid all seen believe the men will stand by the association to the end. Gaining at McKeesport. From McKeesport this announcement is made to-night: “The Amalgamated Association is rapidly gaining strength in McKees port and it is estimated that they ad ded at least two hundred new members to its forces at two meetings held this afternoon. “The strikers last night were claim ing that everything was coming their way and that if a general strike order is issued the National Tube Company will be unable to turn a wheel and that they would have between 8,000 and 10,- 000 more men out. The business men of McKeesport are greatly depressed by the situation and they fear if a gen eral order is issued from strike head quarters that their business will be nearly ruined, at least for the time be ing. as about 15,000 men would be idle.” Restive at W T ell*vlSle. The report from Wellsville, 0., Is that the strikers are in a very restive mood to-night. The arrest of eight of their number and the fact that warrants are in the possession of the police for nine more, who are at present in hiding in the camps across the river, in West Virginia, has put them in anything but an amicable frame of mind toward the authorities and the steel company. Four of the strikers are still in jail, while Organizer George Evans, Frank Adams and William and Elmer Moore have been released on bail furnished by friends of the men. There is a feeling of unrest among the operative potters of East Liverpool and Wellsville. and the owners of the plants are fearful lest they come out in sympathy with the steel workers. There are 9,000 operatives in the potteries in the two towns. SHAFFER AT W ASHINGTON. He Holil* Consultation With Labor Federation Official. Washington, Aug. 4.—President Shaf fer and other members of the executive board of the Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers have been sounding the American Federation of Labor as to the extent the latter body can be depended upon in supporting the great steel strike now under way. With this object in view President Shaffer, Secretary Williams, B. I. Davis, M. F. Tighe and John Chappell came to Washington after the an nouncement in New York of their fail ure to reach an agreement with the United States Steel officials. They reached the city late last night and registered at one of the down town ho tels. Their presence In the city was known only to a few people. They de parted for Pittsburg about 11 o'clock this morning. While here the commit tee had two extended interviews with General Secretary Frank Morrison, the principal officer of the Ameri can Federation of Labor now in the city, President Gompers being away for a few days visit to the North. Mr. Morrison was exceedingly loath to discuss the object of the committee's visit. He would not say specifically to what extent the federation would aid the Amalgamated Association. The Amalgamated Association, Mr. Morrison said, was an affiliated body with the Federation and as such was entitled to the co-operation and aid of the greater body In conducting the strike movement to an effective and successful issue. Mr. Morrison express ed himself as confident of the ultimate victory of the steel workers and felt certain that the Federation of Labor would give them ail the aid in its pow er. He was asked specifically whether orders would be Issued for an extension of the strike in affiliated branches of labor and regarding the matter of financial assistance to the steel strik ers, but would not answer the <iues tions. NO ORDERS TO START. Report* Tlinl Strike Will F.xtenil to Republic Steel anil Iron. Youngstown, 0., Aug. 4.—Superin (Cenlinued on Fifth Page TILLMAN OUT WEST CAROLINA’S FIERY SENATOR SPEAKS IN WISCONSIN. NEGRO IN SOUTH HIS THEME. CALLS ATTENTION TO CARPET RAG GERY AND IGNORANCE, Anil Justifies the South'* Dc*lre nnd Dcterniiuation to Have Only an In telligent llallot Privilege—Doe* Not Endorse llookcr Washington's Scheme of lnilu*trlnl Education. Eloquently Pnllinte* Lynching in Cnnc* Where Horrthle Crime Hu* Reen Committed. Milwaukee, Wis., Aug. 4.—A Sentinel special from Marinette, Wis., says: United States Senator Ben R. Till man of South Carolina addressed a large audience on the race question from a Southern standpoint. One of the features of his address was a plea in justification of lynching. “In Wisconsin you have 5,000 black men,” he said. "Why don’t you try the bleaching process and exterminate them by inter-inarrying? The idea is repugnant to you. In South Carolina we have 750,000 blacks and 550,000 whites. The carpet-baggers, the ’nig ger’ and the Southern scalawags and scoundrels ruled us after the war, un til they had stolen everything that j there was in the state; then we went [ with our shotguns to the polls and took it away from them. All men are not created equal, and the ‘niggers' are not lit to vote. Come what may, the white people of the South will govern their own country.” He condemned Booker Washington's scheme of educating the negrp along industrial lines, as an attempt to place him on an equality with the white arti san, something that would intensify race hatred in the South. He said that among the 4,000,000 slaves during the Civil Wnr there were more Christians than there are to-day among the 9,999,- 000 blacks in the South. “I do not want to uphold slavery,” he continued. "I thank God there are no slaves to-day under the Stars and Stripes.” Mr. Tillman made an eloquent plea in justification of lynching, saying that Southern women could not be brought into court to testify to their shame and degradation before a jury for the pur pose of convicting a beast. Ills refer ence to the sanctity of the Southern household and the Southern women, and his remarks on lynching were heartily applauded. He closed with an impassioned statement to the effect that white people of the South would remain on top “In spite of the devil,” and if necessary he and his brethren were ready to take down their shotguns again.” A DESPERATE NEGRO. Ho Kill* Officer nml In Clinacd l>> Mon nnl 1)or. Charlotte, N. C.. Aug. 4.—A special from Shelby, N. C„ to the Observer says that Chief of Police Jones of that place was shot and instantly killed by Jim Lowry, a negro employe at the South Carolina and Georgia depot at 1 o’clock this morning. Jones, with a warrant charging Lowry with selling whisky without a license, went to serve it. Lowry ran, firing at Jones, the bul let taking effect in the lung. Jones followed and caught him as he struck a lamp post. In the scuffle Lowry fired again, the bullet going through Jones’ heart. Jones was a well known detective and has a state reputation for bravery. The last report from the scene to night is that a reward of S3OO is of fered tor the negro’s arrest by the city and a reward of S4OO will be offered by the Governor. Four bloodhounds and over a thousand people are on the ne gro's trail. One of the bloodhounds was shot by the fleeing negro. It is quite likely that if the negro is caught he will never reach the jail. Jones was a very popular man. WENT THROUGH A UHIDGE. Railroad Accident in Wisconsin Cnunea Dentil nnd Injury. West Superior, Wis.. Aug. 4.—The first ore train over th new Stonybrook cut-off of the Eastern Minnesota Rail way went through the bridge over the St. Louis river, just above Stoneybrook, fifty-two miles from here, at 3 o’clock this afternoon. John O'Rielly, head brakeman. aged 19, was killed. Two railroad employes were hurt, but not seriously. John Postal, assistant train master, may be seriously injured. The extent of his Injuries is not known. The engine and cars are now In the St. Louis river. Traffic will be delayed for two weeks. HOItRIIILK HEATH. Young Woman AcrWn(ll>' Set* Her Clothing Allre. New York. Aug. 4.—Mrs. Lizzie Sim mers of this city, wife of a young piano tuner, to whom she had been married three months, while curling her hair this evening accidentally set Are to a bottle of naphtha which was standing on a table. Her clothing was ignited, and before the husband could extin guish the fiames, Mrs. Simmers, wreathed 111 Are, Jumped from the fourth story of the house. She struck the sidewalk head-first and died two hours later of the burns and the fall. The (inlllenii KlnhermeM. Baltimore. Aug. 4.—The Forty-fifth annual session of the National Grand Taberancle of Galilean Fishermen, a negro organization, will be held in Galilean Temple in this city beginnig Tuesday morning. A large number of delegates are expected, special trans portation arrangements having been made for those from New York, New Jersey, Khode Island, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia, the District of Columbia and throughout the South and West. Texas Packing Plant llarneil. Dallas, Tex., A.ug. 4. —The plant of the Max llarn Packing Company burn ed to-night. Loss $00,000; insurance $20,000. All the cooling rooms were filled to their capacity with dressed meats. NOT AUTHENTICATED. The Ktiimor Tlmt Senntor Chnmllcr Hail Preferred Chargeii Annin** “Fig lit in* Hob" FWnim. Boston, Aug. 4. —"I am not aware of any request for an inquiry or investi gation,” said Secretary of the Navy Long at Hingham to-day to a Journal reporter, when asked about the Wash ington report that ex-Senator Wil liam E. Chandler had made charges against Rear Admiral ftobiey D. Evans. “The only thing I remember concern ing the matter," continued Mr. Long, “ is that Mr. Chandler wrote to me about the time when Admiral Evans' book was published and asked for copies of papers and documents re lating to Evans. These copies were sent to him. Later Mr. Chandler wrote a letter to me in which he gave his version of the case.” "Did that letter constitute a request for an inquiry?” was asked. “There was no request, as I under stand it. and there seems to be no ne cessity for an Inquiry concerning the matter referred to.” “Might it not be taken up by the Senate?" “That is not likely, for netther Mr. Chandler nor Admiral Evans is a mem ber of the Senate.” When asked regarding the selection of the third member of the Schley court of inquiry Secretary Long said that so far as he knew no selection had been made. “If Mr. HaclCtt has made the selec tion I shall probably know' it to-inor row, but he has not sent me word as yet. He is probably taking time to ascertain if the man he selects can serve. I have left the matter entirely with him. There are only a few who are eligible and any of them would be a good man.” ANOTHER LYNCHED. Will Price Meets IDs Death at Hands of Carrollton Mol*. New Orleans. Aug. 4.—The Picayune’s Carrolton, Miss., special says: “It has Just been learned that the armed mob which has been in the Taliaferro neighborhood for two days looking for Sallie Layton and others, some time during last night killed Will Price, the negro who worked for Mr. Taliferro and lived within two hun dred yards of his residence. He was found dead in the road on Mr. Duke’s place this morning some distance from a tree with a rope around his neck and rflutilated by gunshots. Esquire John Irving held an inquest over the body. The verdict was. "Came to his death by the hands of unknown persons.” It is said that he went to the Talia ferro residence yesterday and told Jack Taliaferro all about the murder and said that the plan was to kill both the old people and Jack, the youngest boy, while Lynn was away, and to shoot Lynn when he returned. It is under stood the mob has quit work now and gone to their homes. No arrests have been made of parties who engaged in the lynching.” ANOTHER BANK CLOSES. Alleged Exeessix'e Lonns Said to llnx'e Caused Action. Austin. Tex., Aug. 4.—Federal Bank Inspector J. M. Logan to-day closed the First National Bank of this city and posted a notice on Its doors that it would not be open to business, pend ing the arrival of the chief inspector. Alleged excessive loans are said to have caused the inspector to take this action. The state of Texas is said to have had some $75,000 on deposit, though the exact amount is unknown. Total deposits are reported to be over $200,000. No official statement will he Issued pending the arrival of the chief Inspec tor. Director Myrick of the First Na tional Bank to-night said that there was approximately $525,000 worth of de posits instead of $200,000, as nt first stated, and that the hank will be able to pay dollar for dollar, there being sufficient cash In the vaults to-night to pay 70 cents on the dollar and the re mainder can be easily obtained by the collection of notes. The closing of the bank came unexpectedly to all the dl ectors. THREE WERE DROWNED. Mnn Good Swimmer, lint Compnnions Dragged Him Down. Salisbury, Md.. Aug. r4.—Three per sons were drowned while bathing yes terday afternoon at Quoponeo, on Sine puxent hay. They were Miss Ethel T. Philips of Baltimore, Miss Jennie White of Whiteshurg, Md., and G. G. Ratcliffe of Salisbury. The three unfortunates became sep arated from oilier members of the par ty and suddenly found themselves In a deep hole. The ladies became fright ened and on finding, themselves going down, grabbed Ratcliffe, who was a good swimmer, and dragged him with them. They were drowned before as sistance reached them. FATAL COLLISION. Confusion of Orders Results In Two Dentil*. Loekport. N. Y., Aug. 4.—A Pan- American special heavily loaded and a regular train collided a few miles east of this city about 1 o'clock this morn ing on the New York Central. Thomas Hyland, an engineer, and George Webb, trainman, were killed, and a fireman was severely injured. A contusion of orders caused the ac cident. Noted Divine Dead. New York, Aug. 4.—Rev. George E. Hancock, pastor of the West Park M. E. Church of Anbury Park, N. J., was stricken with paralysis at the morning service. He was carried Into the rec tory and died at 2:30 o’clock in the af ternoon. Mr. Hancock camplained of not feeling well before he went Into the pulpit, but attempted to deliver the sermon. He had not spoken more than five minutes when the fatal stroke came. Another Union Projected. St. Louis. Aug. 4.—An attempt is be ing made In this city to form a build ing material trades council, to Include all workingmen facture olTtructurHl materials. If the project Is carried out successfully only union-made material can be used in tln> erection of the World's Fair [ buildings, it is stated. DAILY, $8 A YEAR. 5 CENTS A COPY. WEEKLY 2-TIMEB-A-WEEK, $1 AYEAR CHINESE UNFRIENDLY HATRED OF PEKIN POPI!LACE BE COMING MORE APPARENT. WORK ON LEGATION DEFENSES MINISTERS DISAGREE AVITH THE MILITARY Al TIIORITIES. The Latter Desire the Deteimea Con strueted Sullleiently Strong to Re sist Attnek* While the Former Dcpreratr Any Consplenous Worka That Would Prove an Irritant to Celeatinl Sensiti veneai Walla Made of flrlck and Piereed With Loopholes. Pekin, Au.er. 4.—American and Euro pean residents assert that the demean or of the Pekin populace is constantly becoming more unfriendly and that as the allied troops depart the Chinese re sume their old habits of jostling and cursing foreigners in the streets. The legation defenses are now ap proaching completion. Generally speaking, they consist of brick walls from fifteen to twenty feet high, and from three to four feet thick, loop holed for rifles. The ministers of the Powers ignored the plan for a uniform system of de fense submitted by the generals, and consequently the governments are working Independently. It is the policy of the ministers to avoid conspicuous work of defense, lest these should prove an irritant, provok ing instead of preventing hostilities. Most of the engineers have recom mended stronger defenses than the ministers will sanction. Maj. Edgar B. Robertson of the Ninth Infantry, who commands the United States legation guard, has written to Mr. Rockhill to protest against what he calls “the de fenseless position of our legation," rep resenting that it is exposed to attack on four sides. Mr. Rockhill has replied that it Is not intended to a fortress, but merely a wall for protec tion against unexpected mob violence. The wall is made of brick out of defer ence to Chinese pride. The French and Italians still remain here. The non-fullillment of the agree ment to evacuate public places in a fortnight causes some inconvenience to the military authorities. Only the Ger man barracks have been completed.' The French barracks have hardly been begun. The troops are grumbling over being compelled to give up comfortable quarters and to find temporary camps. murderedTnd robbed. Newton Lanier's Katul Interruption to Ills Journey to His Father's Home. Charlotte, N. C„ Aug. 4.—Last Fri day afternoon a young man was found lying by the roadside two miles from Charlotte in an unconscious condition. He was brought to the city hospital, where he died an hour later. The cor orner's inquest has developed a case of murder and robbery. The dead body was identified as that of Newton La nier of Fort Mill, S. C., and a volun teer in the Spanish war, who went to Cuba in a company from this city. It transpires that Lanier was given knockout drops at a house of 111 fame here and was afterwards sandbagged and robbed of his watch and $BO in cash. Lanier came here Friday morning on his way to Clover, S. C., to visit his father. While waiting for his train he was met by three men, one of whom gave his name as Charles Lyle of Knoxville, and lured to the house of a woman of the town, where he was plied with liquor and afterwards doped and later on sandbagged. Lyle had openly boasted to one of the women of his In tention to “do” his victim. The three suspected men are said to he gamblers, who came here during the firemen’s celebration two weeks ago. It is be lieved that Charles Lyle is an assum ed name. The police have a good de scription of nil three, and their cap ture is probable. PROMINENT GEORGIAN PARALYZED Ex-Congress mu n lllouut .Stricken at Ills Jones County Pnriu. Macon, Ga„ Aug. 4.—News was re ceived in this city last night that ex- Congressman James H. Blount, who represented this district in Congress for twenty years and who was sent to Hawaii by President Cleveland as com missioner paramount at the time of the revolution in the island, had suffered a stroke of paralysis and is in a critical condition at his country home near here. Mr. Blount has been slightly sick for a couple of weeks and had gone to his farm in Jones county to recuperate. It is impossible to-night to get the full particulars of Mr. Blount's illness. THE DKADI.I ICE CREAM. Ten Persons Poisoned, One Dcnd, at Leesburg, Gn. Atlanta, Aug. 4.—A special to the Constitution from Leesburg, Ga„ says: Ten persons were poisoned with ice cream last Thursday at the home of Mis. W. It. Bunkley. W. R. Bunkley died to-day from the effects, and Mrs. Bunkley and daughter are critically Hi. The rest of the family and guests are recovering. Settlement Reported Reneheil. New York. Aug. 4.—The Press will announce to-morrow on what It calls "unimpeachable authority" that a set tlement has been reached between Mrs. Lillian B. Allien and the Lorillards. Rancocas will remain in the family and in return for her surrender of her rights to the famous farm, Mrs. Al lien will receive a large sum in cash. Hnin on Parched St. Lonls. St. Louis. Aug. 4.—Rain visited St. Louis to-day for the first time in thirty days. The fall was about three-tenths of an Inch. The expected drop in tem perature arrived to-day, the maximum being but 79, at 3 o'clock this after noon. or 1 degrees cooler than the same hour Saturday.