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the empress dead
CONSCIOUS TO THE LAST HER END
WAS PEACEFUL.
WAS SURROUNDED BY ROYALTY
her life one of devotion to
adopted country.
liilcuse Suffering: Marked the Later
Xeur* of Till" Mother and Sinter oi
Earth's Two Moot Powerful Mon
arch's. Vet Her Brave and Stead
fast Motto Was Suffer Without
t nnnilnint—IKina1Kina and Qneen or
Enaln ml Will Attend Fnneral.
Cronberg, Aug. s.—The Dowager Em
press Frederick died at 6:15 p. m. this
evening.
The death of the Dowager Empress
was somewhat sudden. At 4 o’clock
her physicians reported no change in
her condition. Emperor William and
her other children and the Empress
Augusta Victoria were in the sick room
roost of the day. They were all around
the bedside when the Dowager Em
press passed away, fjtiietly. Profs.
Renvers and Spielhagen were also in
the room. The flag on the castle was
Immediately half-masted.
At 8 o’clock this evening Emperor
William conducted the members of the
Dowager Empress’ household into the
death chamber and led them, one by
one. past the bedside, to take a last
farewell of their mistress.
Closely following the announcement
of the death from the castle, the church
bells were tolled and the flags half
masted. Visitors to the castle began
inscribing their names in a book plac
ed tor the purpose in the hall.
It is said that the cause of death
was dropsy, accompanying the cancer.
The remarkable vitality of the Dowager
Empress astonished her'physicians. She
retained consciousness to the end. The
castle grounds are now surrounded by
soldiers and patrolled by Hussars and
mounted police.
Her liualmnd’s Moito Hers.
Berlin, Aug. s.—The papers assert
that the Dowager Empress long ago
adopted her husband’s motto, “Learn
to suffer without complaining.” She
recently ordered that the public should
be excluded from the grounds of Fried
rischof. saying:
“The world shall not learn what I
am suffering. I will not be pitied in
my misfortune.”
Rer I.lf**.
Victoria Adelaide Mary Louisa was
the first-born of Victoria, Queen of
England and Empress of India. She
was born November 21. 1840, and in
January. ISSB, was married to Fred
erick William, Crown Prince of Prus
sia. who died, Emperor, in 1888. She
was the mother of the present Emperor
of Germany and other children. She
has been in ill health for the past sev
eral years, and more than once before
her life has been despaired of.
KING 1 EDWARD NOTIFIED.
Will Not Leave for Berlin Before
To-morrow.
Cowes, Aug. s.—King Edward re
ceived the official news of the death
of Dowager Empress Frederick on
board the royal yacht almost simul
taneously with the receipt of the As
sociated Press dispatch in London. The
yacht's flag was immediately half
masted. King Edward and Queen Al
exandra will leave here for Marlborouh
House to-morrow. It is not likely they
will start for Berlin until Wednesday.
THE NEWS IN LONDON.
Rojnl Family and High Officials Out
of City.
London, Aug. s.—The news of the
death of the Dowager Empress Freder
ick spread slowly in London. The As
sociated Press gave Buckingham Pal
ace, Marlborough House and the Man
sion House the first information that
Her Majesty had passed away.
As all members of the royal family
and many of the officials are out of
town for the holidays, it is probable
'hat no official recognition of her death
will t-,p issued before morning. The
bells of St. Paul's Cathedral will be
'",l "hen Home Secretary Ritchie of
ni laliy informs the Lord Mayor of the
death of the Dowager Empress. The of
is of the German embassy had not
officially heard the news at 7:30 p. m.
l heir colleagues at The Hague, on the
other hand, received the news of the
i ath of the Dowager Empress before
It had occurred and half-masted the le
k ' non flag at about 3 p. m. The For
eign Minister and the members of the
Jegation here cabled the legation at
1 tic Hague when the mistake was dls
cuvi rer, an(l the half-masted flag was
hastily removed.
Our Government Notified.
Washington, Aug. s.—dispatch was
received a t the State Department to
■a> fr, ’m Ambassador White announc
’'oath of the Dowager Empress
Germany. The dispatch was sent
10 ,ho President at Canton.
CHINESE arsenals active.
1'• riii ltK „ ||( Smokeless Powder nnd
Hundreds of Rifles Daily.
London, Aug. 6.—“ An American fif
'd named Brill, who recently return
front China, where he had been do
ne government service, has been in
i' wed here,” says the Calcutta
rf,s f ,on dent of the Times, “and he as
j,’ ' s that there is great activity in
■ “ arsenals and factories in Fu Cheu,
"{•."Yang. Nan Kin and Chen Tu,
b are turning out smokeless pow
;,n<l hundreds of rifles daily. He de
s also that the Ho Nan army is
rKsf/" drilled by Germans and Japa-
Friaro-Memphis Ofltetnls.
Louis, Aug. s.—lt was learned
tl i* u* * rom an authoritative source
c,,n Ia f board of directors of the new
v ' °"dated Frlsco-Memphls system
~ / a Kreed upon the following offi-
Benjamin F. Yoakum, president;
arwt m n k- Wlnchell, vice president
r */neral manager; A. Douglas, vice
Be™.l and general auditor; C. H.
•sent] VlC * l>reßident and purchasing
jlatoannal) JHofitiitg
MARYLAND REPUBLICANS.
they Are Laying Pinna for the
Warm Campaign Ahead.
Baltimore, Aug. s.—Republican lead
ers from all parts of the state are in
Baltimore to-night getting ready for
their state convention, which will be
held here to-morrow. The work be
fore them is the nomination of the
candidates for state controller and
clerk of the Court of Appeals and the
formulation of a platform. But little
time will be taken up in carrying out
the programme already mapped out.
Either Dr. Isaac N. Barber of Talbot
county or Herman S. Platt of Balti
more city will be selected to head the
ticket, with the chances In favor of
the latter. The Court of Appeals clerk
ship will in ail probability go to Col.
Thomas S. Parran of Calvert.
The platform has been the subject
of considerable thought upon the part
of the head men in the party. United
States Senator McComas and State
Chairman Goldsborough to-day put the
finishing touches on the principal plans
to be ■ submitted and everything
is in readiness for its recep
tion by the proper committee
to-morrow. There will be no discussion
of its provisions which are understood
to include strong pledges on behalf of
the Republicans to repeal the present
election law, to enact laws to prevent
corrupt practices in connection with
elections and to pass laws to govern
the holding of primary elections. One
of the planks, it is understood, will con
tain a severe arraignment of the Dem
ocrats for their “uncertain stand on
the eA-rency question,” which is de
signed as a criticism of ex-Senator
Gorman. The administration of Gov.
Smith will be denounced, as will also
be the course of the Democrats in at
tempting to disfranchise the illiterate
voters. But little heed will be paid
to the Democratic slogan of negro
domination, it being the purpose of the
Republican leaders to eliminate this
question front the campaign to as great
extent as possible.
TEDDY AFTER COYOTES.
Vice President Camping on the Trnll
of the Elusive .Scavenger of the
Plains and Hills.
Colorado Springs, Colo., Aug. s.—Vice
President Theodore Roosevelt left here
to-day for a three days’ coyote chase
in the vicinity of Fountain, eighteen
miles south of this city. He was ac
companied by R. B. Stewart, of this
city: Alfred Cowles of New York, a
brother-in-law of Mr. Stewart; Lieut.
Devereaux, the trooper of Roosevelt’s
old regiment; John Goff, who piloted
the Vice President during his hunting
expediton in Colorado last winter, and
Joe Kenyon, who will act as guide on
this trip.
A MEXICAN STORY.
The Treasure of the Ancient Kings
of Qniche Reported to Have Been
Found. Among Which la a HBOO.OOff
Crown.
City of Mexico, Aug. 15. —The official
journal of the state of Jalisco says
that a Mexican residing in the Quiche
district of the Republic of Guatemala,
has had the good fortune to discover
there a portion of the treasure of the
ancient kings of Quiche. One of the
articles found is a crown believed to
be valued at 3500,000. Jewels, idols and
many other objects in gold and silver
were also found.
ALABAMA CONVENTION.
Resolutions of Sympathy Extended
to Ex-Gov. Jones.
Montgomery, Ala., Aug. 5.—A resolu
tion was passed In the Constitutional
Convention this morning extending
sympathy to ex-Gov. Jones in this
hour of bereavement in the loss of his
daughter, who was killed by an elec
tric car. Delegate Taylor of Perry
county Introduced an ordinance
amending Section 3 of the neport of the
Committee on County and County
Boundaries. He desired anew county
created out of Perry, Hale and Maren
go, the new county not to exceed 400
square miles.
An ordinance similar to the above
was introduced by Mr. Whiteside of
Calhoun. He wanted anew county cre
ated out of Calhoun, Cleburn and
Cherokee. The regular order was sus
pended and the report of the Judi
cial y Committee taken up, nine sec
tions already having been adopted.
A MISSISSIPPI DUEL.
Two Prominent Clllr.cn* of Jackson
Engage In Fntnl Affray.
Jackson, Miss., Aug. 5.—W. J. Ligon,
sanitary inspector of Jackson, to-night
shot and killed David L. Shelton. The
shooting occurred on the principal
street of the city, and caused much
excitement. The men had quarreled
earlier in the day, it is said, over an
inspection, and engaged In a personal
altercation. Shelton, it is said, return
ed to the attack with a stick, when
Ligon pulled a revolver and shot him
through the heart. Both men are prom
inently connected. Shelton marrying
the daughter of the late Congressman
McKee while in camp at Chattanooga
during the Spanish-American war.
u. S. JUDGE INDICTED.
Arrested and Charged With Misus
ing Government Fnnds.
Seattle. Wash., Aug. s.—The Teller
News of July 18 received to-day, says:
Judge E. G. Rognon, Judge of the
United States court at Teller City, has
been indicted by the federal grand Jury
and arrested for alleged misuse of gov
ernment money. It is charged that the
judge used government money for the
purchase of supplies and a building
which he claimed was for the govern
ment use. He claims to have made ar
rangements whereby the government
is amply protected from loss.
fiuoneman, junior, killed.
Ills Father Alleged fo Have Shot a
Peace Envoy.
Bloemfontein, Orange River Colony,
Sunday. Aug. 4.—Commandant Frone
man, son of the commandant Frone
man, who. It is alleged, shot a peace
envoy named Morgendaet, has been
killed near Wlnburg. after an exciting
chase. Most Important papers were
found in his pockets.
The British have captured a Boer
convoy of seventy wagons near Boshof,
.Grange River Colony.
SAVANNAH, GA., TUESDAY. AUGUST 6, 1901.
TERRIBLE EXPLOSION
MANY LOSE LIFE AND MANY MORE
INJURED.
ITS ORIGIN YET A MYSTERY.
RUT SUPPOSED TO BE A BARREL
OF GASOLINE,
An Entire Block of Five Dwellings
in Philadelphia Wrecked Last
Night Wilhont Warning nnd Fire
In (he Iliiiiis Added Horror to the
Scene—The Fronts Blown Ontward
nnd the Roofs and Floors Fell
Straight to the Ground.
Philadelphia, Aug. 5.—A terriffle ex
plosion in a block of six buildings on
Locust street above Tenth, to-night,
completely wrecked five structures and
caused the death of from ten to twenty
or more persons. Over two score of
others were more or less seriously in
jured. Some of those taken to the hos
pital will die. It is estimated that at
least thirty-five persons were in the
five buildings when the explosion oc
curred and the exact number of dead
will probably not be known for twen
ty-four hours.
The buildings are occupied as fol
lows:
Locust street, No. 1008, Houseman’s
pool and billiard rooms; 1010, Morris
Rosenthal’s second-hand clothing
store, occupied by Rosenthal, his wife
and five children; 1012, William Jones,
colored, restaurant, occupied by Jones
and about fifteen boarders; 1014,
George McClemmy's grocery store, oc
cupied by McClemmy, clerk and ser
vant girl; 1016, Patrick Quigley’s gro
cery store, occupied by Quigley, his
wife, three children and his uncle; 1018,
Albert Mountain’s grocery and meat
store, occupied by Mountain, mother,
sister and a clerk.
Mysterious Explosion.
The explosion occurred about 9:30
o'clock. What exploded and how it hap
pened is not known at this time, but
it is believed to have been a barrel of
gasoline in one of the three grocery
stores. With the exception of No. 1008
the front walls of the buildings were
blown outward into the street, while
the floors and the roofs were blown up
ward and fell straight to the ground.
Almost every building in a radius of
two bloocks about the scene of the
explosion had window panes shattered
and was otherwise damaged. Every
building on the opposite side of Locust
street was more or less wrecked, but
none of them fell.
Cries From the Ruins.
A terrible cry went up from the ruins
the moment the explosion occurred.
Women, children and men, occupants
of the wrecked houses, could be seen
crawling from the ruins while the ag
onizing cries of others were heard in
the wreckage. From ail the surround
ing buildings injured people came run
ning and fell in the street, uncon
scious. To add to the horror fire broke
out in the wreckage the moment it set
tled to the ground, and in less than
fifteen miinutes the flreat pile ;was
burning fiercely from end to end. A
general alarm was turned in for fire
apparatus and ambulances, and in the
meantime the work of rescue Nvas vol
untarily begun by those in the neigh
borhood that were not injured. Here
and there a person was dragged
from the ruins before the fire could
reach the victim, several being saved
by this prompt work. When the fire
men reached the scene the flames had
reached great headway and were ignit
ing the buildings across the street. The
Are, however, was soon under control,
and with the exception of a small blaze
here and there, the Are was extin
guished in a few minutes.
The work of digging away the ruins
was then begun in earnest. Near the
edge of the wreckage several negroes
were taken out and sent to the hos
pitals. While the firemen and police
men were digging Into the debris and
hauling away heavy timbers in sev
eral sections of the wreckage, cries
were heard coming from the cellar of
Mountain's grocery store. Fifty men
with rope and tackle were imme
diately put to work at that
point, and pulled away the roofing
and flooring, which had fallen into a
masesd heap. From the bottom of the
pile, doubled up, were taken a man
and a woman. The man was able to
speak, but the woman was apparently
dead.
While the work of rescue was going
on in the block where the explosion
occurred, hospital attendants and oth
ers made a search of all the damaged
houses on the opposite side of the
street, and almost a score of people
were taken to various .hospitals from
these places. v
The Jefferson and the Pennsylvania
hospitals, which are located nearest
to the scene of the explosion, were
soon crowded with the injured. None
of those taken to the hospital has died
up to midnight. Two hundred men are
now at work clearing away the ruins.
The buildings constaining the pool
rooms, clothing store and the restau
rant were three-story brick structures,
while the other three buildings were
two and one-half stories.
At 1:30 a. m. the only known deaths
are those at the hospitals, that of an
unknown negro woman and a 2-year
old colored child. At the Pennsylvania
Hospital five of the patients will, it is
thought, die before morning.
Up to 1:30 a. m. the police or fire of
ficials cannot add to the list of the
dead, but are positive that a number
of bodies are still burled under the
ruins. Large forces of firemen and po
licemen are working, removing the
vast amount of wreckage, but at this
writing have found no bodies. There
are many persons missing, according to
the statements of neighbors or of those
who were familiar with the movements
of those occupying the buildings.
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A FATAL EXPLOSION.
Eight llnmltril Unnrl* of Nltrn
Glycerine—The Wuon Joltcil.
Bowling Green, 0.. Aug. 5.—A terrific
explosion of nitro-glycerine occurred
near this city this afternoon, in which
William Radabaugh, aged 22, was
blown to atoms and fhany other per
sons had narrow escapes from serious
injury. Radabaugh was driving a
wagon loaded with 800 quarts of the
explosive and when nearing the tracks
of the Cincinnati, Hamilton and Day
ton road, whipped up his horses to
cross the tracks ahead of an approach
ing passenger train. The Jolting ex
ploded the stuff on the tracks.
MEDIATION FAILS.
Knoxville Streetcars to linn in Spite
of Strikers—Trnnlile Fenred.
Knoxville. Tenn., Aug. 5.—A1l efforts
to settle the local street car strike
failed, and the local traction company
announced to-night that the places of
all strikers will be filled by Wednes
day morning. The company claims to
have applications from 300 men for po
sitions, many being experienced street
car men. ’' *1
The company this afternoon rejected
the counter proposition made by the
men and thus ended all negotiations.
The authorities have guaranteed the
company full protection, but it is be
lieved that as soon as the company
starts the operation of cars after dark
there will be trouble. The men hope
to win their fight by peaceful meth
ods, believing that the cars will be op
erated at a heavy loss by the com
panies.
CAII MEN STRIKE.
Lexington’s Street Railway Em
ployes Unit Work.
Lexington, Ky.. Aug. s.—The conduc
tors and motoriaen of the Lexington
Street Railway Company declined to
return to work at 6 o’clock to-night
and a strike went into effect. The
union demanded on Saturday an in
crease of 1 cent an hour. The demand
was refused and the company declared
it would not treat with the men except
as Individuals, having refused to recog
nize the union.
This morning the company announ
ced that all men who by 6 o’clock this
afternoon would not sign an agreement
not to tie up the business of the com
pany, and return to work at the old
scale, could not return at all. The
union refused to sign the agreement.
Seventy-five men are affected. All
cars are being run by non-union men.
FIXING THE BOUNDARY.
Tennessee and Virginia Governors
Agree on Detnlls,
Washington, Aug. s.—Govs. McMillin
of Tennessee and Tyler Qf VJrginia, at
a conference to-day. determined upon
the share of expenses to be borne by
their respective states in meeting the
costs of the delimitation of the boundry
line between Virginia and Tennessee
now being made by a commission ap
pointed for that purpose. Two of the
three members employed are of the
coast and geodetic survey and the third
is a civilian. The pay of the commis
sioners is not to exceed $lO per day.
The states pay the coast survey offi
cials the difference between their sala
ries allowed by law and the $lO, and
the entire compensation of the third
member of the commission.
The agreement reached by the Gov
ernors propoiMoa that each state shall
share equally fte expenses Incurred,
which altogether will not amount to
more than $4,000 or’ $6,000. A peculkr
feature of the case is that at Bristol
the state line passes through the city,
but both states by legislation have
agreed upon the middle of Main street
.as the dividing line between the two
commonwealths.
THE AUSTIN BANK'S lIErORT.
Last Statement to Comptroller Makes
Good Showing.
Washington, Aug. s.—The controller
of the currency to-day appointed
Special Examiner William L. Yerkes
receiver of the First National Bank
of Austin, Tex.
The bank was closed upon report of
National Bank Examiner J. M. Logan,
who reported it insolvent.
The features of the last report of
the bank made to the controller of the
currency, July 15, 1901, are as follows:
Loans and discounts, $281,276; due
from other national banks. $64,231, due
from state banks and bankers, etc.,
$50,776; due from approved reserve
agents, $168,776; specie, $71,331. Capi
tal stock paid in $100,000: undivided
profits. $53,233; individual deposits,
$551,643,
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A NEGRO KILLED.
He Wns Afraid to Take Striker’s
Place—Union Man Killed Him.
Washington, Aug. 5.—A special from
Suffolk, Va., to the Post says:
Being afraid to work at McKeesport,
Pa., on account of threats, Thomas
Jtfewkirk, a negro steel worker this
morning, met death while going to his
home at Castle Hayne, N. C. Newkirk
had an altercatiofl with a railroad em
ploye, who was a union man, a short
distance from Tunis, N. C., and was
hit on the head and knocked from the
moving train. The wheels passed over
Newkirk and he died soon after his
statement was taken by the authori
ties. _
SENTENCE COMMUTED.
Instead of Dlniissnl Elfonhead Re
tains Majority.
Washington, Aug. s.—President Mc-
Kinley has commuted the courtmartiai
sentence of dismissal from the army
of Maj. Francis E. Eitonhead, Four
teenth Infantry, to placing that officer
at the foot of majors of infantry, there
to remain for a period of five years.
Maj. Eitonhead was tried on a charge
of being drunk on duty and misbe
having himself at the Army and Navy
Club In Manila, and of using profane
and abusive language to Lieut. Wil
liam H. Mullay, Twenty-first Infantry.
Kimberly's Successor Yet Unknown.
Washington, Aug. s.—Admiral Dewey,
president of the Schley court of in
quiry, was at the Navy Department to
day In consultation with Acting Sec
retary Hackett. The Admiral will
leave shortly for the North for a
month's rest. The successor to Ad
miral Kimberly on the court has not
been announced at the Navy Depart
ment.
No Confirmation Received.
Washington. Aug. s.—There Is no
news at either the Colombian or Vene
zuelan legations here to confirm the
cabled report from Caracas that a bat
tle had taken place between the gov
ernment troops of Venezuela and the
revolutionary force under Gablras.
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Murderer Executed.
Ossining. N. Y., Aug. 6.—Benjamin
Pugh, a negro, who murdered John
Tlegen, a waiter In a restaurant in
Brooklyn on Aug. 23. last, was put to
death In the electric chair in Sing Sing
prison to-day. Threa shocks were ad
ministered before he u
dead.
SITUATION IS TENSE
THE CALM BEFORE THE STORM IN
STEEL STRIKE.
A FAINT GLIMMER OF HOPE
THAT THE COMBINE WILL YET
OFFER TERMS OF PEACE.
Before the General Strike Order la
Issued the Three Ilia Companies
Will Be Given n Chnnce to Express
n Wish for Compromise—The Cli
max Prnhulil) Not to Come Before
the Last of This or the First of
Next Week.
Pittsburg, Aug. s.—Just a faint glim
mer of hope that the great eteel work
ers' strike will be settled was embodied
in a statement given out by President
Shaffer of the Amalgamated Associa
tion to-night. When asked if he would
pursue the same policy in ordering a
strike in the mills of the Federal Steel,
the National Steel and the National
Tube companies as he did in calling out
the men in the mills of the American
Tin Plate Company, he replied:
“If it had not been for this determin
ation on my part the general strike
would have been ordered on Saturday
night.”
Before calling out the tin workers
and after failing to get any satisfac
tion from the officials of the American
Sheet and the American Steel Hoop
Companies, President Shaffer sent a
telegram to Vice President Arms of
the American Tin Plate Company noti
fying him that under Article 19, Sec
tion 35 of the constitution of the
Amalgamated Association he would be
obliged to call out the tin workers in
all of the mills owned by the United
States Steel Corporation unless the
difficulty was settled within a period of
ten days. Asa result of this notice
Mr. Arms succeeded in getting togeth
er another conference and a vain at
tempt was made to settle the dispute
and prevent a strike which would in
volve the tin mills. That conference
was the one that broke up in the Ho
tel Lincolr three weeks ago last Sat
urday.
In order to be equally fair to the
other constituent companies of the
United States Steel Corporation and
accord them the same treatment.
President Shaffer has sent a similar
notice to the officers of the Federal
Steel Company, the National Steel
Company and the National Tube Com
pany. giving them the same time In
which to make any effort they may de
sire to bring about a settlement or he
will put in force this same ciause in
the Amalgamated Association consti
tution. It is presumed that the delay
in issuing the general order will be at
least until the end of the present week.
Possibly it will not be issued until
early next week. In the meantime the
men in the mills of these three com
panies will be prepared to come out
when the strike order is issued.
The Bare Hope.
The possibility of the settlement of
the strike is based upon the bare hope
that the officials of the three addition
al companies will bring to bear suffi
cient Influence to urge an adjustment
of the difficulties before the strike or
der is issued. President Shaffer did not
express any hope that this would be
done, nor did he even discuss the mat
ter, but the inference was quickly seen
that there was such a possibility in
sight. It is a faint one. though, and
but little Interest was taken in It in the
general offices of the association.
Tht strike history of the day in Pitts
burg Itself is not prolific of results;
considerable, however, was doing in
towns surrounding. In this city all the
idle mills are in the same condition as
before the fatlure of the conference to
settle the strike, and no apparent move
is being made by the manufacturers to
start the mills, consequently there has
been no break In the strikers’ ranks.
The most Important strike points to
night seem to be Leerhburg and Wells
ville, with McKeesport a possible trou
ble center.
At Leechhnrsr.
From Leechburg this telegram was
received:
“At 4 o’clock this afternon the Hyde
Park mill, which has been idle since
the first of this year, was started. E.
S. Pargny, manager of the American
Steel Association; Harry Davis, dis
trict superintendent, and Robert Lock,
local manager, were on the ground. At
3:45 this afternon a train arrived at
Hyde Park, coming from Saltsburg.
Vandergrift and Apollo. The train
stopped at the work and fifty-five men,
clad In working garb and carrying din
ner buckets, left the train and hurried
Into the works. There was no excite
ment and the mill owners and man
age! s to-night claim they now have
enough men in the mill to operate all
of the five plant mill. Sentinels are
out and no one is allowed to get Into
the mill without a password. This
afternoon late, six mill men from
Leechburg sauntered down toward the
mill, passed the guards and walked
into the mills where to-night they are
at work. This makes sixty-one men
r.ow employed at the works.
By outsiders it is claimed that this
number cannot operate this mill in full,
but however this may he, the mill Is
running to-night In good shape.
“The Amalgamated men. however, are
on the ground making desperate efforts
to keep all union men out. They make
the assertion that In two days after
President Shaffer Issues his general
strike order, not a wheel will be turn
ing In either Vandergrift, Apollo or
Hyde Park.”
41 Wells vllle.
From Wellsvllle, 0., the following re
port Is made:
“The last four of the striking steel
workers who were arrested Saturday
charged with riot were released from
Jail late this afternon upon ball. There
are warrants yet in the hands of the
police for seventeen more of the strik
ers, which have not yet been served.
The officers, for some reason, seem to
be afraid to serve the warrants. Henry
B. Henderson, a potter, for whom the
police have a warrant, has been trying
to get himself in the way of the of
ficers all day. to have them arrest him,
but they will not do it for the reason
that Henderson Is backed by the Na
tional Brotherhood of Operative Pot
ters. and the officers fear the vengeance
of the potters, once they arc aroused,
as they would be if one of their num
ber were put under arrest.”
MALVAR'S PROCLAMATION.
lie Mnke* Strong Effort to Incite the
Filipinos to Farther Insurrection.
Manila, Aug. s.—Miguel Malvar, who
has been recognized as the successor
of Aguinaldo by the Filipino Junta at
Hong Kong, has issued a proclamation,
dated July 16, copies of which arrived
here this morning, giving assurance to
the natives of the countinuation of an
active campaign and expressing hope
for Its successful issue.
The proclamation, of which 50,000
copies have been printed, purports to
emanate from Batangas. It is a char
acteristic insurgent document, charg
ing the Americans with all sorts of
atrocities. It recounts the losses of
guns and ammunition and death of
four distinguished American officers
July 10, all of which, it says, the au
thorities concealed. The proclamation
threatens Gen. Callles with death for
treachery and warns all Filipinos who
surrender that they will never be able
to live outside the American lines.
Malver claims he has sufficient arms
and supplies to continue the fighting
indefinitely.
The American officials believe the
proclamation was really written by
Agonclllo (the former representative of
Aguinaldo in Europe) at Hong Kong,
and that he probably has never seen
Malvar. Strong efforts are being made
by the police to prevent the distribu
tion of the proclamation.
CARNEGIE'S MUNIFICENCE.
He Has Extended Ills Library Phi
lanthropy to Porto llleo.
Correspondence of the Associated
Press.
San Juan. Porto Rico, July 30. —Ne-
gotiations are under way between An
drew Carnegie and Education Commis
sioner Martin G. Brumbaugn, who in
this matter represents the people of
Porto Rico, which will give San Juan
and all of Porto Rico one of the fa
mous Carnegie libraries. The San Juan
Council met to-day and decided to ap
propriate $6,000 per year as a mainte
nance fund for the library. Mr. Car
negie’s private secretary, James Ber
tram. wrote that it was the million
aire’s custom to give ten times the
amount of the maintenance fund.
However, Mr. Brumbaugh hopes to so
present the claims and needs of Porto
Rico that Mr. Carnegie may be in
duced to give $150,000. The idetl is to
combine a public library for San Juan
and also have a distributing library
for other portions of the island. It is
proposed to erect a SIOO,OOO building
on the Plaza Colon, which overlooks
the harbor.
GOMEZ TALKS.
Denies for Himself and Palma An
nexation Proclivities.
Havana, Aug. s.—Gen. Maximo Go
mez has written to his friend, Gen.
Vega, regarding the reports that he
had described himself nnd Senor Es
trada Palma as annexationists. After
remarking that he had come upon a
reference to the matter In a local Ta
per in Puerto Principe, he says:
“To pretend that Senor Palma and I
are annexationists is madness. The
best way to carry out a plan is to
speak much of it. For this reason it
appears that many Cubans desire an
nexation and look to most of the promi
nent chiefs of the revolution to sup
port the movement, but they have tried
to convert to the doctrine some very
old heretics.
“The Platt law solved the question
The constitutional convention was not
to blame, as it had fired the last cart
ridge in defense of absolute independ
ence.”
There was no meeting of the consti
tutional convention to-day, only twen
ty delegates presenting themselves.
SELLING COMMITTEE ABOLISHED.
Print ( loth Mills Abandon This As
sociation Feature.
Fall River, Mass., Aug. S.—The Sell
ing Committee, representing many of
the print cloth mills of this city, which,
under an agreement among the mill
operators, has controlled the price of
the goods for several years, was form
ally dissolved to-day at a meeting of
the mills interested in the organiza
tion. The session was called to hear
the report of a sub-committee appoint
ed three weeks ago. The report was
that the system might be improved by
the more frequent election of members
of the Advisory Committee by the ap
pointment of selling agents, who should
not be mill treasurers and by the
elimination from membership on the
committee of men whose mills did not
make a large proportion of narrow
goods.
This report was accepted, but after
a debate it was voted to abolish the
committee. Only one mill was In favor
of a continuance.
LONVERY IS ELUSIVE.
Posses nnd Dors So Far Inn hie to
Locate Norlli Carolina Mardrrer.
Charlotte, N. C., Aug. s.—People from
the surrounding country poured into
Shelby to view the dead body of Po
liceman Jones, who was killed by the
negro James Lowery. The body has
been embalmed, and wilt not be buried
until the dead man’s brother and sister
arrive from California.
Several posses, aggregating 500 armed
men, are still hunting for Lowery. He
Is so marked as to be easily identified
anywhere, and it Is not believed that
he can escape, but so far not a trace of
him has been discovered.
PRISONERS ESCAPE.
One Wn* Under Sentence to Hunt
for Murder.
Coehurn. Va., Aug. s.—Two negroes
and one white man made their escape
from the county Jail at Wise this morn
ing One of them, John Fugate, col
ored, was under sentence to hang on
the 23d instant for the murder of a
negro woman named Martha Wells.
The white man, who was serving a
term for larceny, was caught here on
a train to-day. The two negroes are
still at large. The prisoners had se
cured a diamond-tooth saw, with which
they sawed the bars and window sill.
General Deduction Proposed.
Rail River, Mass., Aug. 6.—A paper
was placed in circulation to-day among
the cotton manufacturers in this city,
looking toward a general reduction in
wages of 15 per cent. If the reduction
Is agreed to it will go into effect Sept.
3 and will involve at least 25,000 opera
tives.
DAILY. $8 A YEAR.
5 CENTS A COPY.
WEEKLY 2-TIMBS-A-WEEK, SI AYEAR
BANK STATEMENT
ISSUED FROM OFFICE OF CONTROL
LER OF CURRENCY.
BOOM IN NATIONAL BANKS.
DUE TO PASSAGE OF ACT OF
MARCH 14, 1900.
During the Sixteen and a Halt
Months of Operation of Act MR
National Bunking Associations
Hate Been Orgn nixed—ln Number
nud Capital Sections Stood Middle,
Southern. Western, Eastern, Pa
cific and Netv England.
Washington. Aug. s.—Mr. Dawes, con
troller of the currency, has Issued the
following statement regarding the re
sults of the passage of the act of
March 14, 1900:
“The Impetus given to the organiza
tion of national banks by the act which
became a law on March 14, 1900, still
continues.
"During the sixteen and a half
months since the passage of the act
there have Tieen organized in the Unit
ed States 665 national banking associ
ations, with an aggregate capital of
$34,267,000, accompanied by a bond de
posit aggregating $10,006,200. Of these
banks, 457 were organized with a capi
tal of less than $50,000, the total
amounting to $11,882,000, and 208, with
a capital of $50,000 or over, the aggre
gate amounting to $22,383,000. Included
in the total number' of organizations
are ninety-two banks, with a capital
of $5,920,000, which were conversions of
state institutions; 63 of which were
capitalized for less than $50,000, and 25
for $50,000 or over. Viewed from a ge
ographical standpoint, the Middle
States lead in the total number of or
ganizations, namely, 214, of which 154
were with capital of less than $50,000,
and 60 with capital of $50,000 or more.
The aggregate capital stock of the
banks organized in this section was
$11,580,000.
“In the Southern states 169 banks
were organized, with aggregated capi
tal of $8,453,000; 103 of which were of
the smaller class and fifty-six of the
larger.
“The next greatest number of organi
zations occurred in the Western states,
namely, 135, with aggregate capital of
$4,385,000. One hundred and thirteen
of these banks were of the smaller
class and twenty-two of the larger.
“In the Eastern states 12a banks
with capital of $7,114,000 were organ
ized. of which seventy were with cap
ital of less than $50,000. and fifty-five
with capital of $50,000 or more.
“In the Pacific states. Including Ha
waii, there were twenty-two organi
zations, with aggregate capital of sl,-
635,000. Of this number thirteen were
of the smaller class and nine were with
capital of $50,000 or more.
“The smallest number of organiza
tions in any geographical division was
In the New England states, namely ten,
with capital of $1,100,000. Three banks
were organized in New Hampshire and
Connecticut, respectively, two in Maine
and one each in Massachusetts and
Rhode Island. Four of the number
were of the smaller class and six had
a capital of $50,000 or over.
“On March 14. 1900. there were
in operation 3,617 banks with a
capital of $616,308,095; bonds on deposit
to secure circulation. $244,611,570: circu
lation secured by bonds, $216,374,795;
bonds secured by lawful money, depos
ited by banks placed In voluntary
liquidation in the charge of receivers
and those reducing circulation, $38,-
027,935.
"On July 31 the number of banks
had increased to 4,217; capital to $659,-
556,695; bonds on deposit to secure cir
culation to $329,348,430; circulation, se
cured by bonds to $327,039,373; and cir
culation secured by lawful money to
$29,113,530.
“The net increase in the number of
banks, capital, etc., during this period
was as follows:
"Number of banks 600; capital stock,
$43,248,680: bonds deposited to secure
circulation, $84,736,860; circulation, se
cured by bonds and by lawful money,
$101,750,173.
"Of the aggregate amount of bonds
deposited as security for circulation,
$329,348,430. a trifle over 96 per cent.,
I. e., $316,025,150, are 2 per cent, of the
issue of 1930.
“The circulation of National Bank
ing Associations reached the maximum
on Oct. 23. 1882. namely: $362,400,602,
which was $6,247,699 higher than the
amount standing on July 31. 1901.”
BEFORE FATHER’sTyES.
Ex-Gov. Jones' Young Danshter WaS
Killed by Trolley Car.
Montgomery, Ala., Aug. s.—Miss
Carrie Jones, 20 years of age, daughter
of ex-Gov. Thomas G. Jones, was run
over and killed by a street car to-day.
The accident occurred in front of the
Jones residence and was witnessed by
Mr. Jones.
EXPOSITION BUILDING BURNED.
It Wns Erected Fontleen Yearn Ago
nnd Cost Over gSOO.OOO.
Kansas City, Mo., Aug. s.—The expo
sition building, erected during the
boom of 1887 at a cost of over $200,000,
was destroyed by fire this afternoon.
A boy. among a crowd which had
gathered to watch a large circus that
had pitched its tents across the street3,
set fire, in the spirit of mischief, to
same loose rubbish on the floor. In a
moment the flames had leaped beyond
control, spreading almost Instantly
thicughout the whole building, which
occupied half a block square. No on*
was injured. The efforts of the fire
men were turned to saving tne sur
rounding residence property.
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Private Bank Closes.
Huntington, Ind., Aug. s.—The pri
vate bank at Andrews, this county,
was closed to-day and the proprietor
Is under arrest charged with forgery
to the amount of $12,000. The alleged
forged names were used on security
paper furnished the Capita) National
Bank of Indianapolis. When arrested
the banker attempted to commit sui
cide,