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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-08-05
REV. GEORGE 5. MEAD DEAD.
state Department Notified by DR..
Hunter. Minister at Guatemala.


DIT. Hunter. the United States Minister
at Guatemala, has reported 10 the State
Department the death at Antigua. Of Rev
George :. Mead. an Episcopal clergyman
Of San Francisco. formerly OF bingham.
Mass
Mr. Mead was travelling in company
with Prof. Walter F. Bryant, Of Santa
Rose, Cal, combiGiUg pleasure with Ger
tain scientific Investigations in the coun-
try on the morning Of June TO- the min
lister failed 10 appear AT the usual hour in
the morning anu E!s companion, with the
proprietor Of the hotel where they were
staying, entered the room and found him
dead in bed An autopsy showed that he
died from heart disease
The body Of Mr.. Mead was buried in the
Antigua Cemetery. and Prof. Bryant took
charge OF his effects
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-08-05
4 CoaI Plant Rcsumes.

SIIAMOEIN, Pa, Aug 5.-'The Henry
fIay shaft operated by the Philadelphia
and Reading Coal and Iron Company. Ie-
sumcd work today after a shutdown since
April. caused by the breaker being repair
employment.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-08-05
THE NEWBURG MILL STARTED.
No Opposition offered by the steel
Workers

CLEVELAND. Aug 5-The bloom mill
81 NeWburg was started this morning by
the United States steel Corporation II
had been closed for repairs for week
or two. and il was understood % have
been organized by the unions during The
shut down This was evidently untrue.
for there was no opposition to its start
ing
Contrary TO expectations the hoop mill
did not start this morning Everything IS
quiet.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-08-05
TO MEET THE oPHIR.
admiral Moore Leaves SimOn's Bay
on the GfhrnIfnr

CAPE TOWN. Aug Admiral Moore
left simoH's Bay today on the flagship
Gibraltar TO meet the royal yacht Ophir.
on which the Duke and Duchess of Corn
wall and York are returning from the
Antip0dcs.
The admiral picked up the guuboat
Thrush a kuysua.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-08-05
SO To Buffalo and Return $40
Via Pennsylvania Railroad.

American Exposition excursion viii leave
washington $50 a. m, Tuesday, August Q, ar
Tiving Buffalo 7:iO p N. Tickets good returning
on an trains within seven DAYS including date
a. September /, 2, 8, Il. II, and 20.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-08-05
A STRIKE DECLARED OFF.
Work Resumed at the Jersey Cen
trails Ashley shops.

WILKESBARRE. Pa. Aug. 5.-Work at
the Ashley shops OF the Central Railroad
OF New Jersey. which have been Idle.
owing 20 "a strike, since May -, was re-
sum.d today
\ number Of the strikers returned 20
work without any concessions being
granted All classes OF the wurkmeu
have declared their strike 90 except the
car men. who are still holding out The
company VIII make an enoIJ 10 lu Jh=if
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-08-05
To spend n Vacation at Buffalo.

DR.. George W. LeadIey, Chief Of the
Record Service Division. Civil Service
Commission, accompanied by his wife,
has gone to Buffalo 10 spend his vaca-
tF.rr
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-08-05

Her Royal and Imperial Highuess the
DowaEer Empress Frederick. was the
widow Of Emperor Frederick William Of
Germany and mother of the reigning Kai-
ser Wilhelm lI. she was the Oldest dauph-
ter OF the late Queen Victoria OF England.
and was born Princess Royal Of Great
Britain and ireland and Duchess Of SAKE
November q 1880 She was christeued
Victoria Adelaide. She was eleven months
and twelve days older than her brother.
Albert Edward, now King Edward VII OF
England. Her other living brothers and
sisters are Princess Helena Of SchlesuiE
Holstein. Princess Louise. Duchess OF Ar
gyle. Prince Arthur Duke OF Connaugrt-
and Princess Beatrice. Duchess Of Hersa.
Princess Victoria WAS married January
-, 1888, 70 Prince Frederick William Of
Prussia then Crown Prince of Germany.
by whom she had seven children. Of
whom the following five survive:
Princess Charlotte. born 1850 wife OF tb.
hereditary Prince Of SaNe Meuningen.
Prince Henry. born 1862
Princess Victoria, born 1866. wife Of
Prince Adolph Of Schaumbarg. I.ippe.
Princess Sophia Doreth "a born 1870.
wife Of Crown Prince Constantine Of
Greece.
Princess Margaret, born 1872. wife or
Crown Prince Frederick became En-
peror Of Germany on the death Of his
father in March, 1855 but ne was then
slowly dying Of cancer Of the throat. and
he Cied June l5. lSNS. after a nominal
reign OF three months. evcrv moment Of
which was fun Of agony both mental and
physical lis Empress remained by his
side ani devoted herself to alleviate his
suffering. At his death she became the
Dowager Empress, and her son became
Emperor.
Empress Victoria Frederick was thus
the daughter OF Queen and Empress.
the mother of an Emperor. the wife and
widow Of an Emperor, and the sister Of
a King and Emperor.
Empress Frederick's health had heen
Eteadily declining for several years, and
for eight months past she had been re-
gardod rs slowly dying. Queen Victories
last days were darkened by the knowI-
edge that the Empress malady had been
pronounced cancer0us. and she insisted
upon having detailed reports Of the medi-
cal examination. and was unable to dis
miss the subject from her mind. When
Queen Victoria died on January y last
Empress Frederick was regarded as be-
ing likely To pass away within twenty
four hours, and the Kaiser was hurriedIv
summoned from England 10 his mothers
bedside.
The Empress, like her mother before
her wished 20 have her condition pass as
far as possible without observation, bat
she steadily lost strength with the prog
Tess 0f her terrible maIady. The bad news
was kept hack from week to week. as
was done when Queen Victoria was at
Osborne after her first stroke Of paral-
ysis. and public announcement was made
only when the situation became serious.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-08-05
The department LImited''

For Chesapeake Beach leaves District Line sta
tion week days, P. m. Through fast train.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-08-05

Flooring Lumber Ht Sis per 100 a..
Tongue aud gro0sed aud dressed Lbbey a Co.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-08-05

Hymns business college, Sth and X.
BusIHess. shorthand TypcwnunS SIS q year.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-08-05

New car load Doors, SI.OO each.
White pine, Too, ~ inch thick Oh and n. Y ay
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-08-05

Number two shingles. s4.OO. They
are cypress. sl2O 9th aud \. Y. ave-
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-08-05

Number one Shingles, $3.50. Perfect
cypress, 5x2O. by L1bbey Co.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-08-05

Best Soft Yellow Poplar. 81 and >
cents per foot. 9th and n. \. ave.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-08-05
NUMBER 1877.
EMPRESS FREDERICK DEAD.
The kaiSCr'S Mother Passes Away
at Cr0nberg.

Members 0f the Royal Family AT the
Bedside when the End Cnmc-Thc
Distinguishes Sufferer Conscious
Until the La~t-Hcr hin Prepared
for the Worst by the Physicians.
COLOGNE. Aug. 5.-Empross Frederick
died at CronbcrE at 6.25 this evening. the
Kaiser and many members of the royal
family being i'm attendance when the end
came.
Rev Cameron Walker, the British resi-
dent chaplain at HomhurE was summon
ed at 10 o'clock this morning at the re-
quest Of the Empress. At ] o'clock this
afternoon she was able 10 receive him
and prayed for nearly an hour in com
psny with the clergyman. She was fully
conscious and quite resigned
The Empress passed restless night,
but was able TO see Emperor William,
Empress Augusta Victoria. and the
Crown Prince when they arrived early
this morning.
The death Of Empress Frederick, the
mother Of the Kaiser was expected az
any time today and the royal family
were prepared for the end. A dcs-
patch received by the Gazette
from Crouberg this morning stated that
the Empress condition was hopeless and
that the attending physicians had SO in
formed Emperor William and the other
members Of the family
The periods Of uncousciousness were in
creasing i'm number and length At G.35
o'clock this morning Drs- Renvers and
SpieIhagcn issued the following bulletin:
The weakness Of Empress Freder-
lex is hourly increasing. The strength
Of the heart is still only slight
A number Of relatives arrived at Cron-
berg this morning. These included the
Empress oldest daughter and her sister.
Princess Christian.
Emperor William. Empress Augusta
Victoria. and the Crown Prince Frederick
William arrived at $50 o'clock. They
drove from Homburg al 3.15 70 Friedrichs-
Of The Emperor went TO his mother
bedside Immediately after his arrival
LONDON. Aug "a bulletin has just
been placed on the Mansion House stat
ing that Empress Frederick is dead.
It is understood that the King viii leave
at once fer Crouberg TO attend his sisters
funeral
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-08-05

Bargains in houses Tor sale by Stone { Fair
fax.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-08-05

Suburban cottage siding, $3.50. Ii
l. n7. rustic dressed Libbey q Co.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-08-05

ire,sbts prepaid to your station. by LiJ.ey * Co.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-01-07
RAILROADS IN DIFFICULTIES.
Statement Showing Receivership
and Foreclosures of rs Years.

Statement Showing Receivership
and Foreclosures of Is Years.
The number and extent of railway bank
ruptcies in the United States last year,
says the Railway Age in an advance
sheet. was a little greater than in 1882
but with that exception they were very
much less than in any year since 1857. In
all but perhaps two or three instances,
the financial troubles began some years
ago. and are not to be attributed to con-
ditions existing in the past year. Sixteen
roads, with 1.165 miles of line and over
SIS, 900, 600 of bonds and stock, were placed
in the charge of receivers in 1900.
The most important company in the list
is the Chicago and Grand Trunk, with
327 miles of line and over $4,000, 600 of Sc
curities. This property, which was vir-
.tually owned by the Grand Trunk of
Canada. had long needed financial reor-
ganization, with a scaling down of its in
debtedness and rate of interest obliga-
tons, and the appointment of a receiver
and the speedy sale under foreclosure
were well anticipated steps. The era of
railway bankruptcies seems now to be
nearly ended, and the receivership bust
mes, which has flourished nightly dur
ing the last quarter century is likely to
be dull, at least for some years to come
The accompanying summary of receiv-
erships for the twenty-five years in which
The Railway Age has kept the record
shows that very large proportion of
the railways in this country have been
late years give reason for a hopeful out
look
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-01-07
sPECIALTIEs AT FORT scREvEN.
The Garrison in Tybee's FOrtifica-
lions Well Entertained.

The Garrison in Tybee's FOrtifica-
lions Well Entertained.
Saturday night at Fort Screven was
enlivened and rendered distinctly enjoy
able by the performance given by the
Army and Navy Union Specially Com
pany. The Army and Navy Union is an
organization of enlisted men of the land
end sea services and the Speciality Com
pany is made up from it's membership
among the garrison at Fort Screven.
The programme was diversified and
very entertaining. The men had entered
upon the work of preparation and rehear,
sal with soldierly ardor and their pee
Torrance we'll justified the pains spent
upon it. 1t was given in Union Hall, at
the fort, and the hall was crowded to
the doors, the residents of Tybee, as well
as the officers and their families and
the men of the garrison being well rep
resented.
So successful was the entertainment,
that It was determined to repeat it
monthly during the winter. The train
service to Tybee during the winter does
not permit one coming 20 Savannah with
out spending the night. and some such
plan as has been devised is necessary to
while away the tedium of the long winter
evenings.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-01-07
RIFLE CONTESTS IN JUNE.
Expected That Month Will be Chosen
for Meeting of Troops Here.

for Meeting of Troops Here.
The rifle competition for the Georgia
State Troops will not be held so late in
the season this year as last. 1t is prob
able that June will be selected as the
month for the contests. 1t is thought that
month would be more satisfactory than
September, during which the competition
last year was held.
Col George T. Cam inspector general
of rife practice. will go to Atlanta soon
to make arrangements with the Governor
and the Adjutant General relative to the
shoot He expects the officers all over
the state to show even greater enthusi-
asm over the contests than they display
ed last year, when the affair held here
was so successful as to exceed the ex-
pectations of many who had been con-
nected with it's inception.
June, Col. Cam believes, would be
preferable to any other month as the time
for holding the contests He thinks the
various occupations in which the mem
bers of the military are engaged through
out the state could spare their presence
for three or four days during that month
more readily than during any other.
1t is thought there are ample funds this
year for a much better shoot than was
held last year. and greater concessions to
the companies that enter may be made.
The appropriation, with the money left
over from last year, as there is to be no
encampment, should admit of a greater
expenditure for the rifle contests.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-01-07
NEW BLOCK SIGNAL SYSTEM.
Is Being Tested ON the Charleston
and Savannah Railroad.

The Audible Electric Block Signal Sys-
TEN, an invention for reducing to mini
mum the possibilities of railroad acct.
dent, is the name of new system or
signaling of which the inventor, E. b.
Cornell of Philadelphia, arrived in Sa-
vannah yesterday.
Mr. Cornell comes to this city to SUI
perintend the construction of his inven-
ton on five miles of the Plant System
track between Savannah and Charleston
where it will be tested. If found salts
factory and the inventor has no DOUBT
that It will be- it will be placed on the
entire line of the Plant System Road
from Charleston to Tampa.
Mr. Cornell began his work on this
fest niece of the Plant System track
about the latter part of November and
expects 90 have it completed so as to be
gwen a thorough and official test In ABOUT
another month. He expects that the
equipment of the remainder OF the line
will be begun as soon as this mas peeh
tested.
As stated by the inventor, this system
of railroad signaling depends entirely upon
the sense of hearing, no semaphore oi
visible signal of any character being USED.
nv If most OF the so-called accidents, that
make travelling by railroad dangerous
can he avoided. 1t consists OF an cleo
trtcal ARRANGEMENT, by which an audible
alarm is given directly to the engineer In
the cab 81 the engine, in the case OF
train. engine, car, an overhanging car or
other obstruction capable of making IAN
electrical circuit, railroad cars crossing at
grade, an open switch, an open Draw
bridge, etc, exists on the block imme-
diately in advance OF that upon which
the engine is travelling. Its operation Us
not prevented by fog, rain, snow, smoke
or darkness, nor by curves or tunnels;
and il is given at a considerable distance.
say one mile, from the source OF danger,
II relieves the engineer of the tremen-
dous strain upon his nervous system. in
cident 10 watching for the direction of the
semaphores along the railroad, and allows
him to devote his whole attention to the
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-01-07
A SYMBOL OF GOD.
Interesting Services at Young Mems
Christian Association.

=
Christian Association.
The services in the reading room of the
Young Mems Christian Association yes
terday afternoon were largely attended.
They were conducted by Secretary H. M.
Johnson and began with the singing of
Throw Out the Life Line" 1--WE Praise
Thee, o God'' was next sung, after which
Capt. Roper of the Salvation Army, Of
fered a prayer. The singiHg of Blessed
Assurance followed. and Mr.. Johnson
lead in prayer. THE Half Has Never
Been Told was sung, after which Sec
rotary Johnson introduced Rev. DIR. Fair
pastor of the Independent Presbyterian
Church
DR.. Fair began by reading several verses
from the third chapter of joshua relating
ene crossing of the river Jordan by the
children of Israel. The speaker used as
his subject The untrodden path and how
TO tread it, and his discourse was inter-
esting. He told of how, when the Chill
dren of Israel on their march to the Prom
lsed Land We're blocked by the swollen
waters of Jordan, God had commanded
Joshua to tell the priests to lift up the
ark of the covenant and cross the great
sheet of water, which divided before them
ne children of Israel were instructed to
iasten their eyes on the symbol of God
ana passed over in safety.
Dr. Fair declared that the unbeliever
might look up at the glittering and dizzy
nights and see Christianity, but that if he
Would keep his eyes on the ark of the
covenant the journey would be as easy
as that of the children of Israel. He
might stand on the threshold with min
sIed strangeness and bewilderment, ne
said but God would come TO his rescue,
as ne did to the Hebrews, and lead him
over the obstacles in safety.
Or. Fair said that there lis no better
business guide on earth than the book of
LOO, and ne advised all young men TO
study 1t closely. He spoke of the starting
oI me Y. NJ. c. A. by young man. and
caied on the young men of to-day to put
their faith in God.
A prayer by Mr.. Cassels followed, after
mnlcA was sung Jesus, Savior Pilot Me-
ne services were closed with the benedic-
ton by Dr. Fair.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-01-07
IE CHINESE QUESIlUN.
,tscrSSED BY REV. j. HERBERT
Woodward AT ST. JOHNS.

,s Find No Charge Against the
,,,..ionarIes That Was Worth
rtous RepIy-Hnve Incurred En-
nifty Because the Advance GUARD
80 CixIIizntiOn-China mt the Part
. of the Ways-FOurth Festival
os the Church Choir.
pev I Herbert woodward, assistant
.or of ST. Johns Church, discussed
.,o chinese question yesterday. His teXt
mas from st. Matthew, iv;l6, Ihe peopie
u,tcb sat in darkness saw great hght'
~, ~ them which sat in the region and
.,adow of death light is sprung up
.r wish to direct your eyes" said Rev.
NJ woodward, ito the great empire Oh
china. where now, as in no place else
., the world is being realized the truth
Of this text. The finger of the world has
o.an pointed to the missionaries as being
rho cause of the trouble in China, but to
the charges that missionaries have been
bi,s, bodies or that they have stirred up
tropble l can find no instances that are
worth a serious reply.
..rbe church has but one object: to mir
ror in mems souls the life of Christ It's
.t,ts+ers are not concerned with the po-
,,ical conditions in their fields of labor
I, has been charged that the missionaries
1,ve been lacking in tact and in ddplo-
macy. Perhaps it is so, but it is preferable
10 having them Jesuits.
81 am not prepared to say that China
has suffered no wrongs. I do not intend
n defend the policy of many of the Chris
ian Powers which make the killing OF
every missionary the pretext for selling
land. or opening a mine, or securing raft
way rights. To me such conduct appears
to stultify our religion.
China has come to the parting Of the
WAYS So long has she lived her life of
c>clusiveness and conservatism that no
,oange could come from within, so that
il must come from without. 1t was these
changes, of which a beginning was made
bv the Emperor, that aroused the Did
snirit of conserva tism in the people, and
the mfssona ries> being the advance guard
Of civilization, incurred their enmity."
The fourth choir festival was given at
night by the choir assisted by Mrs. ]. j.
C}audry The programme, a most excel
lent one, was made yup principally of
Christmas music, and was heard and en-
loved by an unusually large congrega-
ton. The programme of services was as
follows;
Professional, 20 Come. All Ye Faithful
The General Confession.
The Absoution.
The Lords Prayer.
Psalm 149.
Magnificent (Simper).
Nunc Dimittis (Schnecker).
Apostles Greed.
Hymn, 1T Came Upon the Midnight
Clear"
Solo. Nazareth" (Gounod) Mr.. Blois.
"Hark, What Mean Those Holy Voices
(Reed) the Choir
Solo, Il VIII Extol Thee" Costa, Mrs.
J. }. Gaudry.
Christmas Hymn (Adam-Singer), the
Choir.
La Cinquentaine'' Gabriel Marie) Mr..
Woodlands.
Solo Christ the Lord is Risen," Mr..
Cuyer Gordon.
The Glad Tidings" John Hyatt Brew
en- the Choir.
occasional, I'VE March, We March to
Victory"
organ postlude. "Marche Pontifcale''
(F. de la Tronbelle).
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-01-07

The record of foreclosure sales for last
year, although considerable, is also en-
couraging being the smallest in all re-
spects in the past seven years, indicating
that the material in the receivers offices
has been pretty we'll worked over. During
1900 there were twenty-four sales, invov-
ing 3,447 miles, and an apparent capitali-
cation of $3.50, 100000. The Kansas City,
Pittsburg and Gulf f1asco made up about
one-fourth of the entire mileage and cap
italization in the list. The Toledo, st.
Louis and Kansas City, Chicago and
Grand Trunk, Louisville. Evansville and
st. Louis, Peoria, Decatur and Evansville
and the Chicago, Peoria and st. Louis
and it's associate, five important enter
prises, account for so per cent. more of
the entire mileage, leaving the remaining
one-quarter represented by seventeen
roads of comparatively small extent.
1t is time that the sacrifice of railway
securities by forced sales should be draw
ing to close. A large share of the rail-
way mileage of the country has now pass
ed through foreclosure. In the twenty
five years that this paper has kept the
record the sales and resales have num-
bered S4S, covering almost 10000 miles OF
roads and involving-often wiping out
securities aggregating in face value over
six and two-thrds billion dollars-equal
to more Indn nail ll6 pl0SShl CitAAS
way capital of the country.
1t has been a bad quarter of century
for investors in railway securities. on
an average "a companies every year have
suffered sale by foreclosure. The early
wears at least, of the twentieth century
certainly will show few foreclosures, for
the supply of bankrupt roads is abou;
exhausted. While the number of roads
sold during 1900 was just the same as the
number of roads placed in the hands of
receivers, the mileage of the roads sold
was more than twice as great as that OF
the new candidates for the auction block,
and the year 1901 starts out, so far as we
have been able to learn. with only 50 roads
in the hands of receivers, with total of
q 1868 miles, or an average of only 40 miles
each Let 1t be hoped that the first quar-
ter of the twentieth century will be mark
ed by such improvement in the relations
of railway companies to each other aud
such amenoration of the attitude of the
public toward these vast and benehcent
interests, that the bankrupt sales Of their
properties will soon become as rare and
as much deplored as they have in the
past been common and approved.