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the morning news. j ii KS’fILU President. r-taUlshed 18*0. - - Incorporated 18SS. 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. - -i, 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, •• 1 i 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. i0 r I 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. _la . i 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,