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BLOCK WRECKED
BY EXPLOSION
fln Unknown Force In Philadelphia
Blows Six Buildings
to Pieces.
THIRTY-FIVE ARE KILLED
Many Others Sorioualy Injurod-Tho
Exact Number of the Dead Cannot
Bo Determined for Many Hours
Honce The Ruins Become Ignited
nnd Burned Fiercely Many Un
fortunate Victims Undoubtedly
Boasted in the Burning Ruins.
By fieluhe Wlrr from The Aoeltd Pr".
Philadelphia. Aup. !.--A trrillH ex
plosion ill ii lilmk of sIn buildings (in
Locust street, .above Tenth, tonight
mniplfirly winched live of the strue
lutes and i-ntu-ed the ilrmh of frnni trn
tn twenty or nioic poise mis. Over two.
f.iili- nf others weie inoii' or less sotl
inwly In.hllcd. Smite or those taken to
tlir 'hiiHilli1 "ill die. It Is estimated
tl'ii lit least thirty-live persons weie
in the livp buildings when the cxplos
i"ii inclined, anil tin- p.x.iri number of
d ail will probably not In- Known for
nt inty-lour hum.
The buildings were-occupied a fol
hvts: Locust street. No. in..,. House
man's Pool mid billiard room; 1010.
Morris l.osenthars seiond-hand rhith-
il"g store, occupied li Uosenthnl. his
wife mid live ihlldren: 1012. William
.)"lie.'. riilnred. restaurant, occupied by
.Wiiipk Mini about tlftecn 'loardcis: loll,
fimrce Met ieminy's grocery mure, oc
cupied by Mrt'lpmtny. clerk anil ser
vant Kill: lOlfi. Pattlck ijiilslpy'" gin-
rry storp, occupied by (jululey. his
wlfp, tlirpp chlldiPti nnd his untie; IiHS,
Albert Mountain'- grncety nnd input
store, occupied by Mountain, inotlipr,
sistei and eierk.
The explosion oiiinifil about Ji.sn
o'i'loi'k. What exploded anil how It
happened Is not known at this tlnip.
but It Is believed to have been a barrel
of gasoline In one of (lip throe slore.-.
With the exception of 10ns. the front
wall, of the buildings weie blown nut
whiiI Into the street, while the floors
nri'1 the roofs wore blown upward and
fell straight to Hip ground. Almost
rter building In a radius of two block
about the stpiip of tin- explosion had
window panes "battered nnd were
otherwise damaged, livery building on
the opposite Mile of l.ocust street wa.
more nr less wurkrd. but none of thuu
foil.
Cries of the Victims.
A terrible n' went up from the ruins
the niomriit the ivploslon nci'iiited.
Women, children and nun. ociuiiants
of the wrecked house, could he seen
iiawlhiir from the delnls. while ihe
asonlzlnc cries of otbeis wire beanl
in the wreckiiRe. Kroiil all the sur
loiindlus' hulldlliKS Injuieil prnple tame
Miniilni; and fell In the street uneon
( Ions. To add In Hip honor, the hmko
out In the w rcckaup ihe inoinenl Ir.
settled to the RiouiU'l. and 111 less than
five nilnuto the Kteat pile was biirn
Iiib tleicely fnnn end to end. A sen
eral alarin whs turned In for fire ap
p.uatus and ambiihiuces. and In the
liieiinilme the umk of lescue ua vol
uutailly bf'Kliu by tlmf In the iipIkIi
horhood that were not Injured. Heie
and theie n pei.'on wax ilraifRed I'roiu
the ruins before the lire could reach
Hi" xlrtlin, si'eral IIm IicIiik saved by
this prompt work. Whin the llieiden
leached the mpiio the llaines had
lenehod great headway and were lunll
inK the luilldlnKs across lb" .Jtieet. The
Hie. however, was soon under control,
mid with tlip exception of a small blaze
hero mid there, tin- Ihe whs extin
guished in a few minutes. The work of
iIIrkIiik away the itdns was then be
gun ill earnest. Near the edge of tlio
ilehrlH several eoloied men wete tnken
mil and seni to the bospltaW. While
the llreinen and policemen were dig.
King Into the debris and hauling away
heay timber In spveral sections of
i ho wreekage, ciles were heard coining
'nun the cellar of Miiuntaln'H grocery
lore. Fifty men, with rope nnd tackle,
were Immediately put to work at that
nolni mid pulled away the roollng and
louring, which had fallen in a massed
hap. At the bottom of the pile,
doubled mi. wcie taken a man and a
woman. The man was able to speak,
tail the unman was appaienlly dead.
Hospitals Crowded.
While Hie work of rescue was going
on 111 the exploded blink, hospital at
tendunts and others made a search of
all the damaged houses on the opposite
side of the street, and almost a tcoio
of persons were taken tit various ho.s.
pltals from these places.
The .Jefferson and the Pennsylvania
hospital', which are located nearest to
the scene of the explosion, weie soon
crowded with the Injmed. None of
tlinso at the hospital have died. Two
hundred men ate now at work clear
ing away the wreckage.
The buildings containing the pool
rooms, clothing stoie and tlip leslau
rnnt were three-siory hilck siiuctuies,
while the other thiee buildings weie
two and one-half stories.
Terrible Suffering.
At 1.30 a. in., the only known deaths
are those at the hospitals that of an
unknown colored woman and a two-year-old
colored child. At the Penn
sylvania hospital, five of the patients
will, It Is thought, die before morning.
These are two colored women, one col
oied man nnd two dored chlldien.
' Thrde unfortunates nre so badly in
jured and undergoing surh severe
suffering that their names could not
be obtained. Others at the various
hospitals will also die. Among thPFe
are Samuel I'iale. aged 40, (white), nnd
his daughter, Florence Hale, aged 20.
Hoth are badly burned, In addition to
other Injuries: Of the rtesen'thal fam
ily, -Minnie, used 12, was taken from tho
ruin; erJoujly injured and will die.
The father Is also Imdly Injured, hut
may recover. The other member of
the family escaped unlnjiuud. tp to
1.30 it. m . the police or lire ofllclals
cannot add to the list of the dead, but
iiio positive thai a number of bodies
are - 1 1 1 1 bruled under the ruins. Large
forces of firemen and policemen mo at
work removing the vast amount of
wieekngc. but at this writing have
found no bodies. There are many per
sons inls.dng, according to the slate
iiicntH of neighbors or of those who
were familiar with tho movements of
those occupying the buildings. It Is
supposed that a number of bodies will
be found In the ruins of the restaurant
of colored patronage. Quite n number
were seen In the place Immediately pre
ceding the explosion. It will reiUln
several hours' hard work to remove Du
plies of i dolling, flooring and walls
which fell Into the cellars of the wreck
ed building, which covers the unfor
tunate victims of the disaster. From
forty to forty-five p isuns are tonight
lying In the several hospitals, suffer
ing more or less severe injuries.
At 2 a. in. the rescuers came across
ai liianimnte body of a colored woman,
but. lemarkahle to iclate,. the woman
vim alive and asked for wter. She wa
diilckly placed In an ambulance and
""lit to a hospital. She Is l.lzzle Wat
kins, aged IS yen is. She had been lit
the i ulna four and a half hours.
Five minutes later the bod of a
negin man was found. He was not
identified.
MAGGOTS IN THE MEAT.
Basis of Charges That Poor and In
sufficient Food Has Been Supplied
the Trenton Hospital for Insane.
Hi KkrltiMtp Wire from The Avurmtcil Pre.
Trenton, X. .f.. Aug. 6. The Investi
gation Into the charge of a poor and
Insulllelent food supply at the state
hospital for Ihe Insane was commenced
today, tlovernor Voorhecs, upon In
vitation of the Investigating commit
tee, was piesent. Warden Hayes was
represented by counsel ns were also the
attendants who made the written com
plaint to Dr. Ward, medical director.
Or. Ward was the first witness called
and was llrsl examined by IC.'IJ, Wal
ker, counsel for the committee. Or.
Waul said the written complaint was
not handed to him, but was laid on his
desk. Previously a committee of at
tendants waited upon him and made a
general cbiuplalnt which he directed
them to put In writing, as he said he
had no personal knowledge of bad food
being supplied. Ho said that Or. Jones,
since dismissed from the Institution,
brought him a piece of meat contain
ing maggots, complaining that this
was the kind of meat that wiib belngf
supplied. Or. Ward could not say
whether the supervisor's report of
that da boie out Or. Jones' complaint.
The maggots, lie said, were alive nnd
could nol have been in the meat before
It was cooked. The trouble. If any,
was in the kill hen. Or. Ward dis
claimed any responsibility for the utial
Ity of food supplied.
Or. Ward was closely cioss-examln-ed
by counsel for Warden Hayes and
Ihe attendants. The doctor saP.1 that
wltli the exceplton of two cases, theone
where the attendants had made formal
complaint and the complaint of Dr.
Jones, theie bad not been brought to
his attention any grievances about the
food t luil he considered of sufficient
Importance to report to the managers.
Or. Ward also said the meat which Is
furnished for his private table comes
fiom the same supplies as the meat
provided for ihe attendants nnd pa
tients. At the afternoon session three of the
men who signed the complaint gave
testlinon.v. Two of them testilied lit a
very unsatisfactory m-uniier nnd seem
ed to know little about the complaint
or else weie unwilling to talk., Tho
third, Waller Miller, said that he had
been at the Institution eight months
and that during all that time the food
was very poor. During the Investiga
tion the fact was brought out that all
of the twenty-seven slgneis of the
complaint received their food from a
single one of the four kitchens. Xone
of ihe complaints' Involved any of the
thiee other kitchens.
At the dose of today's session an ad
journment was had until Thursday
moiiilng.
Corporations Chartered.
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Mlisliini I ill. (n: i.l,ilili.iiiic (..inllnrliiiiu fur
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Ion Wnlir innii,iii,v, lljlnlim; cipILd, H.ikki.
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rivvnoil. l,jnrni(' roiinli ; lapiul. VM'. 'lite
Id li" lliirli' ioiiun.. Oil ( ll ; cipital, ln.tmo.
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t-'okp itiiiip.iny, Sii.inli.ii: i.ipilal, sjii.OOi). Ptlt.
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buiu; upllal. i;o,(mO 'flip . (j. fromutli
coinpaii.v. I'liil.i'lelphi.i; cipllal, $i:,orii), I'lip
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tal. iJIO,!"! TIip Cnloii llpallly company. Pltln.
1'UI g . Upllj), l,ii.
Reduction at Drifton Shops.
II) Ktiliwitp Wirp from TIip AimijIpi Piki.
Ilalplin, Pa., Aug. 5. Contrary to qi'iifral ox
per latioiiH 1 lt- tlirrt! Iiuiiiluil alnkria al lis
Priflftii lnp of Hip riiiniiig firm nf Cove llrnili.
rr k I'liinp.iii.v otPil tod.n to lonllinip t'io
II3I1I. a Piialilont Sir a (in. ivllli wli-nii 4 ion
Ipioiicp .it I11 lil, aiiiiii l rfliitatr only lml(
Hip mm. Up tohl lli. lrlkcr Hut Hip cninpjny
lu'l iIpiIiImI in limp inot nf In woik ilonp clip.
hpip, liriuc His nci"si'j n! 4 1 ttiiu tlon In tiff
luup.
Postofilces Advanced,
fly r.pl-4iie Wire 'torn The A.to;Ltri Prm.
Uj.liiiiKtixi, Auir .V-Snnlli Kmk, t'mnlnU
ii'iinii, Pa., anl licit l.ion, llfrk ruiinty, fu'iilh
t'Ufe I'.'ilottir-, uill on Oi.t. I be ailwnipil to
tlip thiol (lav,, t'u Hi'ia in - !- 1.1 1 1. 1
Pensions Granted.
Ity lUV-iihe Hirp from Thp Auoclitri) Trew.
Wii.IhiikU'Ii, Auk. A. flirikllaii TrtArrtrii, ef
Plttttmi, hat bctu Kianlid a Knlun uf 1H a
month.
GREAT STRIKE
MAY NOT OCCUR
A Faint Glimmer of Hone That the
Steel Workers Dlilcrcnccs
Mau Be Settled.
MR. SHAFFER'S POSITION
Ho Will Pursue tho Same Policy in
Ordering a Strike ns He Bid in
Ordering Out Men in Tin Plato
Mills McKeosport Promises to Bo
a Trouble Centor Sontinols Guard
Mills -Many Men at Work.
Ily Ksiliultp Wlie liom 'Hie Aocl.itnl Pr(.
Pittsburg, Aug, D. -.lust 11 faint glim
mer of hope that the great steel strike
will be settled was embodied in a
statement given out by President Shaf
fer, of tho Amalgamated association,
tonight. When asked If he would pur
sue the same policy In nidcrlng 11 strike
Hi the mills of the Federal Steel, the
Xational .Steel and the National Tube
companies, as he did in calling out the
men in tho mills of the American Tin
Plate company, he replied: "If It had
not been for this determination on my
part, the general strike would have
been ordered on Saturday night."
Before calling out the tin workers
and after falling to get any .satisfac
tion from the olllcials of the American
Sheet Steel and tho American Steel
Hoop companies, President Shaffer
sent a telegram to Vice President War
ner Arms, of the American Tin Plate
company, notifying I1I111 that under ar
ticle 19, section o,"), of the constitution
of the Amalgamated association, hn
would he obliged to call nut the tin
workers In all of the mills owned by
the United States Steel corporation, un
less the illfliculty was settled within a
period of ten days. As a result of this
notice, Mr. Arms succeeded In getting
together another conference and a vain
attempt 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 Hotel
Lincoln thiee weeks ago last Satur
day. In order to be equally fair to the
other constituent companies of the
United Stales Steel corporation and ac
cord them the same treatment, Presi
dent Shaffer has cent a similar notli e
to the officers of the Federal Steel
company, .the National Steel company
and the Xational Tube company, giv
ing them the same' time In which to
make any effort they may desire to
bring about n settlement, or he will put
in force this same clause In the Amal
gamated association constitution. It is
piesumed 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 companies will
he prepared to come out when the
strike order Issued.
Possibility of a Settlement.
The possibility, of n settlement of the
strike Is based on the bate hope that
the olllcials of the thiee additional
rompanles will bring to bear sufllclpiit
Influence to urge an adjustment of the
dilllcultles before the strike order is
issued. Piesldent Shaffer did not ex
press any hope that this would he done,
nor did he even dkscuss the mattei, hut
the Inference was quickly seen that
there' wuh such 11 probability in sight.
It Is a faint one, though, and but little
interest was taken. In It In the general
offices of the association toda.v.
When Piesldent Shaffer and the other
national otlleers of the association got
down to business llilw morning they
found hundreds of letters and tele
grams awaiting them. The burden of
woik before them was so great that
they wero foired to close the door's of
the ollices and keep out all cadets. As
sistant Secretary At. F. Tlghe explained
the situation to all who came that the
work was of too serious a character to
he neglected or passed over lightly.
Time, care and thought must be given
to every action, and for this reason the
ofliceRi wanted quiet. At noon Presi
dent Shaffer came out nnd made an
announcement to the leporters about
that there was little to he given to
them.
It was nearly G o'clock tonight be
fore access was gained to tho stilke
headquarters. .Mr. Shaffer said he
would delay calling out the other un
ion men in the mills of the United
States Steel corporation for the rea
sons suited above. He said that he be
lieved that the strike was on for some
time. He was convinced that It would
be a victory for the workers In the or
ganization and that It would be an im
possibility for the trust 10 crush them
by their present methods. Regarding
lilt publication of charges that the
Amalgamated association would
be
violating contracts with the constltu-i,ot.n encountered there. It was Int
ent companies of ihe trust with which I possible 10 learn Just how the accident
they had signed scales for the present occurred, the Injured men being tho
year. President Shallcr said that all oniy ones employed In that Immedl
contraets and scales are signed at all tel locality, but the explosion is made
limes subject to the provisions of the nU the more mysterious from the fact
constitution of the Amalgamated as tilat ,llc lnon wcro , tll0 hablt of
soclatlnn. rills constitution was In the XNl)l!ilng with safety lamps. It is
bands of the offlcla s of all the com- 1 thought the gas was exploded bv Buck-
panies anecicu or imeiy 10 ne anecteu
111M1 iiit:3 mv iiiij. linn ti 111 toe ino '
visions that It contains for this very
difficulty. The statement of charges
of violation of contract was false, ho
said, and whoever had deliberately
made these statements was either a
knave or densely Ignorant of the true
situation.
Tho Colored Union Man.
Vice President Fred Williams, of the
Alabama fields of the Amalgamated
association, was In Pittsburg today for
a brief time. Mr. Williams was par
ticularly Interested in the reports of
the shipment of negro labor from the
south to the mills of the trust. Ho
aald ihe stories concerning the bringing
of colored, nun from the south were
Idlciilous. The fact was that there
were not over a dozen skilled workers
to he found In tho south and these were
In the unions. The mill laborers were
all In the Federation of Labor and
made excellent union men. The ex
perience In the past In bringing col
ored men Into the northern mills had
proved costly and unsatisfactory to
the iiiaiuifactuiei'.", and Mr. Williams
did not believe It would bo nttoniptcd
again. Hegardlng the strike, Mr. Will-
lams said that he was conlldcnt that
there could be but one result: Victory
for his association.
At the Amalgamated association
headquarters are being retained and
wljl probably be used as lieutenants In
the coming struggle. Trustee John
Pierce. Vice Presidents. F. J. Wil
liams, O. A. Keese. John W. Qulnii.
Charles h, James and William Gibson.
These, with Secretaries Williams nnd
Tlghe, will assist Piesldent Shaffer un
til the Increasing hostilities will de
mand n larger number of dvislon com
manders. Until the general strike order Is pro
mitigated, Vice Presidents Heese and
Qulnii will strengthen the tin plate
workers. Vice Presidents Gibson and
Williams will work among the bar mill
men. Secretary Tlghe will he used to
represent President Shaffer In the
field, where circumstances may de
mand a general officer.
AN IDLE MILL STARTED.
McKeesport Promises to Be the
Troublo Center for a Time.
The strike history of the day In Pitts
burg Itself Is not prolllle of results:
considerable, however, was doing In
towns surrounding. In this city, nil of
the Idle mills are In the same condi
tion as before the failure of the con
ference to settle the strike, and no ap
parent move Is being made by the man
ufacturers to start the mills, conse
quently there has been no break In the
strikers' ranks.
The most Important strike points to
night seem to ho l.eechhurg and Wells
ville. with McKeesport a possible
trouble center. From l.eechbtirg, this
telegiam was received:
At I o'clock this afternoon the Hyde
l'u'k mill, which has been Idle since
the Hist nf this year. wn started.
K. S. Pargeny. manager of tho Ameri
can Steel association: Harry Davis,
district superintendent, mid ltobert
Lock, local manager, were on the
ground. At S.tr, this afternoon a train
arrived at ltde Park, coming from
Saltsburg. Vandergiift nnd Apollo.
The train stopped at the works and
live men, clad In working garb and
carrying dinner buckets, left the train
and hurried Into the works. There was
no excitement, and the mill owners and
manager tonight .claim they now have
enough men in the mill to operate all
of the five-plant mill. Sentinels are
out. and 110 one Is allowed to get Into
the mill without a passwoid. This af
ternoon late, six mill men from l.eech
hurg saunteied down toward the mill,
passed the guards and walked Into tho
mills, where tonight they nre nt woik.
This makes sixty-one men now em
ployed at tho works. Ry outsiders it
Is claimed that this number cannot
operate Ihe mill In full, but, however
this may he. the mill Is running to
night in good shape.
The Amalgamated arrioclntlon. how
ever, nro on the ground making des
perate efforts to keep all union men
out. They make the hold assertion that
In two days after President Shaffer Is
sues his general stilke order, not a
wheel will be turning In either Van
dergiift, Apollo or Hyde Park.
MORGAN IS SILENT.
Steel King Declines to Talk Upon
tho Strike Situation.
Xew York, Aug. .".J. Plerpont Mor
gan was at his olllce this afternoon.
He declined to he Interviewed on the
stel strike.
His partner, Itobert Macon, was asked
whether the United States Stel corpor
ation would deilue its present position
In the strike In either explanation or
denial of Ihe statements made by the
labor leaders on Saturday. He answer
ed that he thought they would not.
GAS EXPLOSION AT PITTSTON.
Six Workmen at Stoven'e Mine Are
Badly Burned,
Spiiiiil In Hie Siranton Tribune.
Plttston. Aug. Ii, A serious explos
ion of gas look place In the Stevens
mine, at Wcwt Plttston. about 2.30
o'clock this afternoon, by which sK
workmen were hurmd. one of them It
Is feaied quite seriously.
Those who weie burned ate as fol
lows: Fred Hitckwilh. of Sturiiierville, run
ner. I lie most seriously burned; Felix
Wleskle, of Mnnt.Mimcry street, burned
about the head and shoulders; Joseph
Snucosky. of Ann strpet, burned about
the head: Edward HaMtts, of Frog,
town, burned about the arms and body;
Harry Hoycr, of I.uzerne avenue, driver
bov. burned and bruised by being
thiown: Albert Hughes, or Plttston
Junction, burns.
The men were engaged In driving a
gangway In what Is known as the fifth
nr new vein and eonsldprnblo lthk hml
.wltll, tll0 nitinei, ho being the most
badly burned.
HYDE PARK MILL RESUMES.
Steel Officials Steal a March on the
Strikers.
lj KrluiiP WIip fiom I he Anrintpi Pie,
I.eech'biirg, Pa., Aug. 5. The Hyde
Park mill resumed operations at 2
o'clock this afternoon, ne stecl olll
dais stealing a inarch on the strikers
by taking twenty-llvo non-union men
from Vandergiift Into the mill.
Later on, a West Pcnn train dropped
fifty more non-union men at the mill
gate. The strikers urc quiet.
THE EMPRESS
PASSES AWAY
Mother ol Emperor William, of Gcr-
manu, Exulres Suddcnlu
atGronberrj.
END CAME UNEXPECTEDLY
Emperor William and All Her Other
Children, with the Excoption of
Prince Henry, Were in the Room
Most of tho Day King Edward Of
ficially Notified-Will Start for
Berlin Tomorrow.
By Exclmlve Wlrr from The Aorlated Prro.
I'ronbcrg, Aug. 5. Fmpiess Fred
erick died at CIS p. m.
The death of the dojvager empress
was somewhat suddenl'JIfVt 4 o'clock
her physician reported'? change In
her condition. Knipeior William and
her majesty's other children and the
Kinpress Augusta Victoria were In the
sick 100m most nf the day. They were j
nil around the bedside when the dow
ager empress passed away quietly.
Professors llenvers nnd Splelhagen
were also In the room. The (lag on the
castle was immediately half-masted.
At S o'clock this evening limpernr
William conducted the member of tho
dowager empress' household Into the
drath chamber and led them, one by
one, past the bedside, to take a last
farewell of their mistress.
King Edword Notifiod.
Cow ps. Isle of Wight, Aug. 5. King
Kdwaid received the otIUial news of
the death of the dowager empress
Ficderick on hoard the royal yacht,
almost simultaneously with the re
ceipt of the Associated Press dispatch
In London. The yacht's flag was im
mediately balfni'isted.
King Kdward and Queen Alexandra
will leave here for Marlborough house
tomorrow. It Is not likely that they
will start for lieiihi until Wednesday.
Sketch of Her Lifo.
Victoria Adelaide Mary Louisa,
Dowager Kmpress of Germany, the eld
est child of tho late Queen Victoria of
England, was born In Hucklngliam
Palace on Nov. 21, 1S40. Her christening
was conducted with full pomp and
ceremony of the court In the throne
room of rtuckliighain Palace on Feb. 10.
1811, A gold font of elegant design and
embellished with splendid carvings was
made especially for the occasion by
skilled artists. Tho Archbishop of
Cantcrbruy officiated, using water
brought from the IMvor Jordan. As
sisting him weie the Hishops of Lou
don nnd Norwich and tho Dean of Car
lisle. The sponsors weie the Duke of
Wellington, who appeared for tho Duke
of Saxo-Coburg and Gotliu; the queen
dowager, the Duchess of Gloucester,
the Duchess of Kent, the King of the
Belgians and the Duke of Sussex.
One of the queen's oldest and most
trusted lndles-ln-waltlng used to say
that the nursery gave the sovereign
more anxiety Uian the government of
the British empire. That care was es
pecially necessary In the case of the
princess royal, who was sickly and
delicate In her Infancy quite different
from King Edward VII, who was stur
dy and henrty from his birth. The
princess royal was a difllcult child to
control, n,ud being high-spirited, Clevel
and quick at rppartee. used to keep her
elders In a state of alarm with her
daring speeches. Ilelng sent to bed In
the daytime was a punishment fre
quently moled out to her.
The young princess met her futruo
husband when only 11 years of age.
That was In 1S51, when Frederick III,
the Crown Prince of Germany, made
his first visit to England. He was
welcomed heartily by the queen and
the prince consort, and became greatly
attached to the little princes.". Four
years later, when Princess Victoria was
only IS years of age. Prince Fredeiick
visited England again and became be
trothed to her bcfoie he rotruned.
Tho Marriage.
Th" ci own prince of Germany and
PrlncesM Victoria were married In the
historic chapel of the palace of St,
James on January 23, 1S5S. Tho wed
ding was remarkable for the display
of costumes, the nervousness of the
crown prince and the childish sim
plicity of tho princess. The Prince of
Wales and tho Duke of Edinburgh at
tended in Highland costume. Con
spicuous among the peers present was
the Duke of Athol, who wore the full
costume of his clan tartan and phlll
beg, claymore and heron's illume.
Drd Taunton distinguished hmself
by wearing the extraordinary uniform
of an elder brother of tho Trinity
house.
The princess was a devout wife and
mother. Dining the Franco. Prussan
war she kept as near her husband as
possible, and wlilen hostlj'ltlesi wero
ended and Frederick went to Paris to
assist in ariaugiiig terms of peace sho
accompanied him.
Eight children were born of the un
ion. Two of them are dead Prince
Slglsmund, who died In 1S60. and Prince
Waldemar, who died In March, 1879,
Those who survive ate: Fredeiick
Wlllam Victor Albert, tho piemit em
peror, who was horn Januay :'7, 1S59;
Ptlncess Chailotte, who was born July
21, IStiO, and who married on February
IS, 1S"S, Prince Barnard, eldest son of
Duke George II. of Haxe-Melnlngeu;
Prince Henry, born August 14. 1SSJ.
and betrothed on August 14 to Princess
Irene of Hesse, daughter of Grand
Duke Louis IV.: Princess Victoria,
born April 12, ltf: Princess Sophie
Oniotliea. hoi 11 June It, 1V7P, and Prin
cess Margiieilte, born April 22. 1S72.
Extensive pioparatlons were made for
tho twenty-llftli anniversary of their
murriage in lbS2, but thetso wero aban
THE NEWS THIS MOKNINd-
Wcsthcr Indication Today)
FAIRt WARMER.
1 Cl-nrr.il ftlock Wrecked hy Kvptonlfiti hi IMP-
.Klrlphld.
ItrrnliuUn In Venp'iiia,
liowjurr Kmprfon of tirrnimy l'a.ej Awj;.
(Irr.it Strike May Not IK-rur.
2 Ofnrral Carliomlalp llrpatlmfnt.
.1 l.nral-rtemni.d of It. II. 'ITiotn.n,
.H'rred fniitlmiani.e In the Car lliillilcin'
InJtiiHtlon ap.
4 lilitr.rl.il.
N'ntr and Comment.
ft liral Pror.ned In 11 Tub.
M.ittlirnn LetthiJ l)o,n.
Proarri In Tti!iuiir' IMui .HH'ti.d Cuiilnit.
fi l.wal -Uet Srrantnn and Sulmikin.
7 (irnrral Northra'tein l'i ih.m lunii,
financial and. (XMiioirr-Lit.
8 l.iiiil lnilimtrl.il nnd Labor.
hlor "Utile Diik, the liilvn lt.-y."
doned on account of Hie death on
January 18 of Prince Charles, Emperor
William's brother.
After the close of the war, the Prin
cess Fredeiick traveled extensively
with her husband up to the time he
was seized by the malignant disease
which caused his death on June 1.1.
1SS. Much time was spent in Xoiway
and Sweden and In the southern
countries of Europe. She ucconipaiiled
ho, lmulmn1 n,, 1,1a t'lalt t.i Vlnllli' I'lll.
ninnuel nt Xaples In 1875. and attended
the fuueinl of the king of Home In 1S7!I.
She was empress of Germany for little
more than three months, the prince Iip-
oinlnrr klm? nfter the death of Ills
father on March K iss?, and dying on
June II of the same year.
llombtirg, Aug. S. Tonight the chil
dren of the deceased placed floral trib
utes around the body. The face wears
a singularly peaceful expression, al
most childlike, having shrunk from Us
norninl size.
In the course of the evening, several
telegrams of condolence arrived from
European sovereigns, addressed to Em
peror William.
PROPOSITION OF MR. BURNS.
President of Window Glass Workers
Offers Part of His Salary to Aid
Strike.
B.r Eicluivp tvlr from Thr AMorlated Prpii.
Piltihurir, Aue. ft. imon tltum, presidrnt of
Hip National Window lila-i Worker" aoiialloii,
nnd general nu.tPr noikman nf Ihr Knlsl'li ot
Labor, made a ptepoAltton HiU afternoon In Hie
Plltlniig l.rader that he will flicier to pa'' '
high a percentage .i5einenl out o( hi. p.dm
eaih urrk tn aid Ihe Amalgamated ikmhIjIioii
n any national officer, ex-nlfher or member 01
any nrcaniiutmn in the tnunirj. If the.i will
aurre to thin, he aj, he will gii his enllie
ralaty at ptenldrnt of the Wlnlo.v fila Woik
en aouiuHon.
lie ha not drawn nny salaiy a ueneral
nia-ler uoikmin of th KnigMi ol l.almr on .11
muni nf the order'n financial condition, hut Mill
iili Include thai when lie leiebe it. 1'lie iillrr,
lie n.1.1. I. intended fi.tiliru1.irl for Hie national
officer of Ihe American Kedeution of Labor.
BOY STARTS A BIO BLAZE.
The Kansas City Exposition Build
in? Is Destroyed by Fire.
Py Kxclutiv Wire from The Awoelattd Prew.
Kana ( ity, Auir. 5. -Kxpo-.lt Inn buildim;,
eieited during the boom nt 1W .it a cn-t ot
!j.20l,oo0, M.n ilrttiiurd by fire till' alteinonu. A
bo) amona, a crowd who had K.itheird to w.iti It
.1 lar.ro ilium lliat hail pitched it tentu auoii
the stirrt, rl file In the fpllit of lnlachirf in
ome loose rubbish on Ihe floor. In a moment
the flame had leaped liiKmd inntiol, uriiling
ahnivt inUntly throiijli the whole liiiildiinr,
whkh occupied halt lilmk quare.
No one a injured. The efiort nf Hie fiieiiien
hpip directed to .llnff the siii.oiimli.it; iisiileuiu
propcity.
READING CITIZENS ANXIOUS.
They Deairo That the Strike in That
City Shall End.
D.t Exclusive W'irr from Thr Awocialed I'rru
rtradini;, P.i.. np. 5- (ber '.'00 of the ill)'
limine men and in.iiml.ic linns lljie etrnliu;
petitioned Hie llradln; Its.luay romp.ui) In
meet it Milking emplote nnd i ml the tiouhlo
on .in equitable lial. The petitioner .ii they
me all patron ol thr mad and Ihe iniitpam
nltiei.ll pionibed to Kite their rerpieit rally con
federation.
Seteiai of the flilkern me lepnitcd to hate re
lumed tn ttmk todat.
TROUBLE AT ZANESVILLE.
Twenty-five Italian Brickmakora
Driven Out of Town.
Ity r:rhiAive Wire from The Wnrlatrd l'ir.
Kanenllle, O., Vuc. i Twmttllte Italian
liru k-makei tine iIiupii out nf the tnnti of
ltrnevllle Sunday lUElu by eliikitu: ttnikmrn.
Hoitlr, club-, brn k .nut ntliie weapnm weie
ned and many pni.ou ipcinid broken hcaib.
.
Anti-Ryan-Donnelly Faction.
Ity Kvrhnhr Wire from Thp Aonrutril Pre.
Ilarroliuri;, Aue .1 - Peter (Jlaier. of Philadel
phia, today filed with Stale ( liairman I leas) at
Hi'inoeraMc headquarter the credential nf Ihe
Philadelphia delegate tn Hip I.Up lonienihn
ppifirnlJiit: Hip Pirnbii,tn nr Hiit f-tli .iit-Doo-nelly
faetlnn. The llt n fihd will not lie on tho
mil, hut will be rrcoxnled at contestant..
Governor's Appointment.
lit- Kxehuite Wire frevn The xoi laird I'M..
Hariiihi.iE, Auk. .V.- ("Joternor Stonp thin af.
temoon appolntpd V illlani II. Slaakr and I'.. ('.
Hale, of Philadelphia, and Tlioma 1'alten.uii, n
PltKhinir, a hoard nf eomtnlielonn for ihe pro.
motion nf unlfnimlty of legislation in the I'nited
Slate, iiiidei Hi? recent aeu nt Ihe leiilalatuie.
Miguel Malvr's Manifesto.
II)" Kxeliiilir Wiie frcm The Vnoclttrd Pre.
Manila, Ausr. 3. -Mlsurl Maltr. who I1.11 hern
irco,-nlzfd A thr nucirteor ol Vvuliiildo lit I ha
Pilipino JiiliU at Hone I'nni.', h.i keued a pin
lamailnn. dated July 10, epic of ttlihli u'rit d
heir till mornliiK. mtlnrf imiimhi r In Hi.' in
dtp of thr lontliutiHcm nl an aelltr i.nnpii,'.
and c.vpiftin',' hope lor in merisful Uii".
Catholic Benevolent Association.
Hy Hviliuilir Wire from The nernted Pre
IKMroit, Vitr. 3 The Lull.-' ( atliobc llenein.
lent RtMiciatlon, in ei m heir nme l.ut Mon
day, today loinplelril l( rlertion, which wa me
luiiiheil Saluoliy. The following were rleiled:
Mipirmr auditor. Mr. Vlugarct ". parir. VI in
pplrr, V. .1 : miinhal, Mr. Trusi I. in?, t hi
casn; sujid, Mb Mai) O'Neill, Tltu.tllle, Pa.
Killed by a Street Car.
fit" F.xcluilte Wire bum The Awneiated Pre.
MnntRoinny, Ma.. Aim. ,1. Mi ( arrie .lon-f,
SJ yeai nf irr. dau.-hln nf l.otrrnor Thonm
Ii, Jonr, waa run ctri and killed by a ticrt
rar todav In front o thr rvrnitltr inaiulan.
'file accident v,a tt t'li'iivc! hy the Boicrnor.
REVOLUTION
IN VENEZUELA
Reports Received bu the New York
Representative ol Insuroents Tell
ol Bloody Battle In Mau
TROOPS FOUGHT 17 DAYS
The Insurgents Retired Whon Their
Ammunition Was Exhaustod and
tho Qovornmont Forcos Were Too
Badly Cut Up to Pursue Thorn.
Prosident Castro Is Accused of
Aidinp tho Colombians.
Ity i:rbinlte Wire fron The AiMtclitnl PreM.
New York, Aupr- A. Ulan Otter
rera, nneiit In this city of the Colom
bian revolutionists, today received In
formation from trusted nr;enls, who
had reached Venezuela, that a bloody
battle was fought at I'nlo Xenro In tho
latter part of May. The conflict lasted
for seventeen days. Tin battle was
drawn at the end of that period, the
liiim-Rcut. rothiUR when their anitlnl
tlon was exhausted, the Koverninent
troops beliiK too badly cut up to put"
sue the revolutionists.
Ity tlie Ited U. liner Philadelphia
which arrived here today from Vene
zuela. Acetit (luerrera received a hud
Bet of Information in the form of re
ports, cabloKranis and lellerH from the
scene of hostilities. These stated that
(Jeneral Heujainin llcvera, who Is at
tacking from the Facllle side, is at
present operathiK In the department of
("aue; (Jeneral Ardllla, who Is advanc
ing from the Atlantic, Is In the depart
ment of Santailar, and In the posses
sion of Ociiua City: llenerals A. Cas
tillo nnd Clodmlro Castillo have ef
fected a Junction of MnRdalciia, and
(icneral Marin has fought an Import
ant battle at .llrardot. In the depart
ment or Cumllmlra, which Is In the In
terior of the country about one hun
dred miles ft rim Kogota, the capital
of Colombia.
Important nnd successful cnK.iRe
inents have been fought by (ieneral
llerre.ira at Tuinaco and narbacos.
and other Insurgent victories are re
ported from the southeast portion of
the department of Catica. A great
(evolutionary army is said to be oper
ating on the Pacific side of Columbia.
Business nt a Standstill.
Inform itlo.i which came to ogent
fiiierrera via Maraicabo states that
Scnor Valencia Is on his way to Cu
cula to take charge of the government
forces on the frontier and that at Bo
gota the merchants, not wishing to
handle any more paper money, have
iloscd their stores and that business
throughout the country Is at a' stand
still. Scnor Cuerrera says that he has not
for some time received any Informa
tion concerning the whereabouts ot
(ieneral d'HiP-l'iibe. who has been ap
pointed by (Ieneral Vargas Hantos In
supreme command of the Instil gent
army Continuing lie said:
"(Jeneral I'rlbe Is a personal friend of
("Jeneral Castto, the president of Vcne
Kiiela. They have known each
other for yea.s. Castro lived for a
time In Colombia and his wife Is a
Colombian. The friendship and re
cent nieptlng between Castro and Gen
eral I'rlbe nt Caracas has no slgnlfl
c.nice In a revolutionary sense. The
Colombian government ofllclals, how
ever, o.ici.ly charge that President
( astro has been aiding the Insurgents,
but such Is not the ci.se. 1 don't think"
lii sympathizes with the movement,
because a yi ar ago he ordered the seiz
ure at La (Juagra of our warship"
which had on board a large eiuantlt.'
of ammunition."
DEATHS OF A DAY.
Hy liiibislte Wire fiom The .'.oitaled Pre.
Wilniiinrii'ti, Pel., Viii. .". Tfaar V. i"nnk,
foiiucrh a mrnilirr of the li'tiue of leprrentt
tite nf .he llclawaie Irsblaluir, nln fviniirv
talr auditoi and l.ile Iihiii.iiho conimMnmi.
died toil.iy a. hi home in (iioiertown, Pel.
aued 'rl yai.
I.jni'.i.lfi, Vus. S. til.irn !l. Villi rly, nne el
Ihe le.nlliu. meuilu'i nl I u I.,nu .i-lir liir, ill. "
till iifleiuooii Hi'iii clioh'i',1 ninrlim, .iaod (.:
)I.IN.
Ni'lnnt"li. V V . 'ie. V .trr VI fien
tiete, of Hip (lidei of Si. Iioininii-, died Indi
at -l. tl.ir.t'a aradi-ui). bom the etTrit nf hurni
nuldeiilally reiebed l.i( nlsht. whin her robe
taught flie fiom a taiidle. She vtai :a tear old
and came fiom Irantr aliiut l." .tear aco.
Work Abandoned to Avoid Trouble
Ily Knebifltr Wire from The Awnoiated Pre.
PitUliuii:. Vuc. V Vi .i pult nl Ihr ronli t
Ial Prnlay httwien ih- tinicuiilon men and He
Mriklnt; trnrliir.il iron t i rkn nn Hip rleva--d
tratk nl the Penmiltanla railin.nl, nider tn
li.l lod.iy aliini'ipl the wntk fir Ihr pi
rnt and Hie workiii'ii weir enl east. Suprrln
ttndenl Clark pall the wnik ti.ii tepprd n
utold tlouhlr.
Strike nt Circleville.
rty litclndie Wire iiu The .ifitrd Prr.
Clnletille. O.. Auir. 5. PinUlieit, rnttrr boy
and lijik tnidrrn .it IhP Ciieletille I'l.HKh n' .1
Amtrlian iiawhoinl loiup.iny etimk today. If
i feaied the plant will lie clnetl,
Swedish Glass Works Burned,
n.v Evliiilvr Wire from The Atiocltted Pre...
Mm l.ht'bii, Vuc .V. -Ihe lota ala work,
the laiuiri In swidni, liate lieen luiinrd.
YESTERDAY'S WEATHER.
I.'k.d ih.ta (or sut 3, irmii
lliiho-l iniipriiiliiie Sftrlecirri
l.owol leuipciatuie ,"i' desrerj
Itrlallte llumldit.t ;
1. n hi per rent.
p. in M per e-i,t.
Pirrlpllailoii, '( hour ended p, tn., nonri
wralhti, pJilly ilotitl).
H fltff l
4-
f WEATHER FORECAST.
4. . 4.
- Watlilnilon. Vox. .1 I'nreeait for fart. 4-
fin Prnn-.tltioila: Cloudy Tueiday, prnh. .
aldy rain. WrdneAday. tiearlns an1
4 ttaunrr; fioh ra.t to norlheatt windi. -f.
t.-rftt t-fittt fttt t.
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