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w ' WHELP B? THE SltTR The Venezuelan Commission Bill Quickly Passed. ??? A SLUMP IN WALL STREET. Amendments Proposed by tbe Committee on Foreign Relation? Are Toted Down, and the House BUI is Passed Without a Dissenting Vote?Comments of the ForIeign Press-?Brazil Congratulates. "Without amendment, and without a dissenting vote, the House bill providing for the Venezuelan boundary commission recommended by President Cleveland was passed by the United States Senate. This action was taken in a session of exciting Interest, in which war talk by Senators was frequently hoard. Republicans and Democrats alike, without regard to their opinions upon the necessity lor such great haste, declared their purpose sustain the President's position, and the Bouse bill was left unamended for the Krowed purpose of showing Great Britain Cod Europe that Congress was united in support of the Administration's policy. io wail street mere whs a ireiueuuuus HH slump in stocks. - Not only the twenty HBcm American securities listed on the other side of the ocean, but all the stooks listed here, vent down with a rash. A greater drop in a ifiren time was never known, and there were W Ave failures. Money was hard to get, and the rate west to ninety per cent, at one time I' In the afternoon. ' Underlying it all wero the complications on the Venezuelan boundary and the trouble- j some National financial situation, but the; trouble in the street was precipitated first by i the breaking of the London market on small j sales of American securities, and* second, by ; the withdrawal by English houses of all their ; loans here, so that they could shut the money up. The Chamber of Commerce of New York itv abandoned its project of calling a spe eial meeting to consider the President's message, on the ground that such a meeting mtehr serve to aggravate existing unsettled conditions. The Venezuelan question Is still an absorb* lag topic of discussion in England and on the continent of Europe. A noteworthy fea, ture i& the unanimity of the English press, Irrespective of party. The weekly reviews all publish articles on the subject and, almost ^ without exception, they follow the lead of the dailies in supporting Lord Salisbury and to denying the right of the United States to Insist that arbitration shall be employed. . A despatch from Paris reports an interview In which M. Delonole, a well -known French Deputy, declares that Mr. Cleveland's attitude in insisting upon arbitration is noble and perfect. Russian newspapers have begun to touch upon the topic, and they predict a peaceful adjustment of the difficulty, v Investors in American securities on the ^Continent, as well as in England, are selling indiscriminate!}-, under the influence of a - femi-panic. - The Brazilian Senate sent a cable message , of congratulation to the Senate of the United * States for the dignified manner in which President Cleveland had treated the VeneKnelan Question. The diaotmsion in the Brazilian chamber was marked by great enthusiasm. A GLANCE AT VENEZUELA. Something Abooc the Conntry and Its Valuable Bmootcm. Although the Republic of Venezuela has lbeon a somewhat settled and comparatively well-defined country for over 400 years, it was not until recently that the attention of the people of the united States became strongly attracted to this sister republic on the South American continent. i Venezuela has frequently been styled, in .reference to its dispute with England over .its boundary line, a small country. It is so only in the oomparative sense, when con I hasted in the mind figurative] y witn tne j Jg?J&PXlN0C0 H'V r? ** ;.. tT^ the conteste: The British have set nj> a Government in dotted lines of this map add call it the North ezuela has not relinquished her long-standic Cayuni Blv^r, extending to the sooth between In the southwest corner of the map. enormouE development and oompact civilization ol Great Britain. Venezuela is a large country?larger than France, Germany, and Holland combined. It is equal in extent to the great States of Texas, Colorado, Idaho, and California joined together. Including the territory in dispute with England, Venezuela has, an area ol almost 620,000 ?v square miles. Situated at the northern end of South America, with the Caribbean Sea to the north, the Atlantic Ocean on the east, and hi?h mountains in the interior, Venezuela is peculiarly favored by the natural elements. Three mountain ranges rear snow capped 3umraits to the sky?the Andes, the Coast Range nnd the Pari ma Mountains. Speaking generally, nearly every Siate in the country is mountainous to some degree. Among the mountains the couutry varies in temperahire from moderate to very cold. The temperate lands begin at the height of 7000 feet above and descend until within 2000 feet of the sea level. Below that level are the hot countries. , There are but two seasons in VeAezuela the wet and the dry. When the sun reaches the Tropio of Capricorn the rains begin, and they do not stop until the sun has entered the Tropic of Cancer. Thus it is rainy and hot from April to October, and the rest of the vear it is drv and cooler. Durinc the summer the prevailing winds arc from the northeast. There are heavy rainstorms, called "northers,1' usually in November and December. . There are over 1000 rivers and brooks in Venezuela, of which over 400 are affluents of the Orinoco. The Orinoco is navigable 830 miles from the ocean, nnd taps the fertile regions in the interior of the Colombia Republic. Soinu of the navigable tributaries of the Orinoco run south au:l join the Anifison or its tributaries, thus opening a double route to thp sea. Besides this networn of rivers, tb?re are two lurge inland fa ;ns, one of which. Lake Mura aibo, is as large as the Great Salt Lake in Utah, with an area of 210J square miles. The other, ijtl&tt valencia, is jliuv loci auyvu mo level. There are thr?e kinds of soil in "Venezuela?agricultural, grazing and wooded. There are 13,600 square miles of agricultural Jand, of -which only 300 square miles are under cultivation. The Orinoco sweeps over the arc of an immense circle, entering on the east coast, and emerging from the country on the southwest border. There are over seventy islands on the coast, the largest,1 Margarita, bains; 441 square miles in area. There are over 1800 miles of coast, scattered along which are thirty-two harbors and fifty bay3. Like the great lathes of the United |v ' . X ;* I ' V? i v . V States, the two gre;it/inl&nd lakes of Venezuela have their own ports. There are Ave gulfs on the ooean coast, the largest of whioh is the Galf of Maracaibo, 1600 square miles in r-ctent. ' . v Thern art' mauy mines in operation throughoxit Venezuela, the more valuable being in the Yuruari region, whioh is in the disputed territory. There is situated the famous CallRO Gold Mine. Gold is also found In the mountainous districts of the Yaraoui River, and near the cities of San Felipe and Nirgua. Several rich gold mines near Carupano are being worked with New York capital, and have assayed seven ounces to the ton. There are silver, copper and lead mines in Venezuela. Agriculture is mainly confined to the raising ol coffee, cocoa and sugar cane. Venezuela is a Federal Republic. Its Constitution is modeled on those of the United 8tates and Switzerland. It gives autonomy to the States in the confederation. There are open elections, free speech, free press. religious iiDany. souumy ox person auu property, prohibition of slavery, and no imprisonment for debt. But in Venezuela there is no writ of habeas corpus and no trial by jury. The legislative power is lodged in a Senate and a House of Deputies. There are three Senators from each State, and, with their alternates, they serve four I years. One Deputy is apportioned to each CARACAS, THE CAP] 85,000 inhabitants. The Venezuelan Congress consists of 27 Senators and 53 Deputies. The population of Venezuela is 2,400.000 by the latest census. On the peace footing the army numbers 7000 meD. In case of war the effective force can be roi.:otl to 60,000 men. The annual revenue of the country is $5.500,U00, of which two-thinis is from customs duties. Venezuela imports annually $13.00:1.000 worrh of merchandise, and ex pons si6.iwo,uuu worm, xne principal export is coffaft, equal to ?15.009,000 per annum." Venezuela buys $1*000,090 worth of jroods yearly from Great Britain, and s9lls John Bull only $500,000 worth annually. The United States bought S12.000.000 worth of goods from Venezuela In 1-S91. The internal debt amounts to *7,5:J0,00;>. The executive power of Venezuelans vested in a President, who acts in conjunction with his Cabinet and the Federal Council. He holds office for two years, and cannot bj at once re-elected. The Federal Council is composed of a Senator and Deputy from each State and a Deputy from the Federal District, chosen by Congress from among its own members, for the term of two years. The Federal Council chooses the President of Venezuela from its ownrank:. The courts are organized much like those of the United States. There is a system of free publlo school?. The Federal District corresponds to the District of Columbia. The ohief city of Venezuela is the capital, Caracas. It has a population of 75.000 persons. The other chief cities are Valencia, 40,000 population; Maracaibo, 35}000; Bar quisimonto, 32,000, and Cludaa Uouvar, 12 000. In one of the fine publio square3 In Caracas is a large statue of George Washington. Venezuela remained under 8panish rule until 1811, when Simon Bolivar proclaimed her independent The independence of Venezuela wns recognized by 8pain in 1815. In 1816 a series of oivil wars began, and did not close until 1870. All slaves were emancipated in 1854. In 1884 a Federal Constitution was drawn up. Guzman Blanco became mam BOUNDARY CLAt^eB BY ENGLANQ* ? ? B0UN0ARYCL*IM?0 BY vENeztLet,*.* X Q0 9} if ^ Mi t j>?^ D TERRITORY. Ihe region enclosed between the black and western province of British" Guiana. Venig claim to the mining region south of the the Essequibo River and Mount Roraima in Dictator in 1870, when he was elected President. The people of Venezuela are in the main descended from the Spaniards. A good doal of Indian blood has been mingled with the Spanish strain. They are a talented and courteous people, who bear the reputation of being fine fighters. A considerble part of Venezuala is still practically unexplored, and is inhabited by aborigines. The re-i public is divided into nine States, a Federal District and live Fedoral Territories. There aro 3900 miles of telegraph wire. Five steamship lines ply along the Venezuelan coasts and through thf> rivers. Thera are 234 miles of railroads. The monetary unit of the country is the bolivar, equal to 19X cents American money. Caracas, the capital, is situated in the Valley of Chacao, seven miles distant from the Carrlbcan coast. The qi*y is regularly laid out. There are two main 9treets, which cross each other at right angles. There are several fine parks. The city wa? almost totally destroyed by an earthquake in 1812. MORE MEN-0F-WA3_ WANTED. Six Additional Kattlnshlps and TwentyVive Cruisers to !?e Built. Six flrstclass battleships and twenty-five torpedo boats are proposed in a bill presented in the Senate t>y Senator Hale as the most appropriate backing up that Congress can give to the President's Venezuelan message. The bill authorizes the President to have constructed by contract six battleships, designed to carry the heaviest armor and the most powerful ordnance, upon a displacement of about 11.000 tons, to have the highest practical speed for vessels of their class, and to cost, exclusive of armament, not exceeding $4,000,000 each. It also authorizes the President to have constructed by con tract twenty-five torp?do bouts, at a cos' oi cot excoedias $ 175,000 <?a'j>j. lu orJer to expedite tho work of construction as much a.< possible the bill providts that not more tban two of the battleships shall be built in any one shipyard, or by any one contracting party. Not to exceed two of tho battleships and not to exceed six of the torpedc boats may be built upon the Pacific coast, if the President is satisfied by the bids received from that section that they can be built there at a reasonable cost. The* annmnphHrtnc fhafr Trnillfl hft TlftPftc sary to carry out the provisions of this bill, including the construction of the armament foT the battleships, would amount to at least $85,000,' 0D. It would be more than a year before the battleships proposed to be authorized by this bill could be ready, but some of the torpedo boats could be reatly In that time. MESSAGE OF EMERGENCY. i. . ' The President Again Appeals for Financial Legislation. j HE ASKS IMMEDIATE ACTION. In a Time of Fear and Apprehension, He Says, He Asks Snch Prompt Aid as Conpress Alone Has the Power to Give to Prevent Any Sacrifice of the People's Interests or Impairment of Public Credit. President Cleveland has again appealed to Congress for the enactment of legislation for the relief of the Treasury and the maintenance of the National credit. The heavy with,lran7?la nf fffild and thfl hftlief that. nuHno tn the flurry over the Venezuelan situation and the disposition on the part of foreign investors to unload American securities, th?9?iwith iTAL OF VENEZUELA. drawals would continue for some time, brought the Administration face to face with the neoessity for action without a moment's delay. The President sent a meseaee to Congress putting the situation before that body, and plainly saying there ought to be no recess for the holidays, or for any other purpose, until some action has been taken to correct the evils of our system of finance and insure the confidence of tho world in thej credit of the Government and the soundness of the Treasury. He makes no specific reo- * ornmendations. further than calling attention to those made in his last annual message. ' His message on the subject Is as follows: To the Congress: A11 my lasi mutual message iud eviu> ui uur present financial system were plainly pointed out and the causes and means of the depletion of Government gold were explained. It was therein stated that after oil the efforts that had been made by the executive branch of the Government to protect our gold reserve by the issuance of bonds amounting to more than $162,000,000, such reserve then amounted to but little more than 879,000,000; that about $16,000,000 had been withdrawn from suoh reserve during the month next previous to the date of that message, and that quite large withdrawals for shipment in the immediate future were predicted. The contingency then feared has reached as, and the withdrawals of gold since the communication referred to and others that appear inevitable, threaten such a depletion in our Government gold reserve as brings us face to face with the necessity of further action for its protection. This condition is intensified by the prevalence In certain quarters of sudden and unusual apprehension and timidity in business circles. CETa ama 4m mi<ta4- a! eAaenn /%# TT D QID ill kUO uituaii vi wuvDMfwi. uvouwu vb perplexities, caused by oar dangerous and fatuous financial operations. These may be expected to reour with certainty as long as there Is no amendment In our financial system. If in this particular instance our predicament is at all Influenced by a recent Insistence upon the position we should ocoopy in our relation to certain questions concerning our foreign policy, this furnishes a signal and impressive warning that even the patrlotio sentiment of our people Is not an adequate substitute for a sound financial polioy. Of pouree there can be no doubt In any thoughtful mind as to the complete solvency ot our Nation, nor can there be any just apprehension that the American people will be satisfied with less than an honest payment of our public (obligations in the recognized money of the world. We should not overlook the fact, however, that aroused fear is unreasoning and must be taken into account in all efforts to avert public loss and the sacrifice of our people's interests. Tne real and sensible cure for our recurring troubles can only be effected by a oom!>lete change in our financial scheme. Pendng that the executive branch of the Government will not relax its efforts nor abandon its determination to use every means within its reach to maintain before the world American credit, nor will there be any hesitation in exhibiting its confidence in the resouroes of our country and the constant patriotism of our people. In view, however, of the peculiar situation now confronting us. I have ventured to heroin express the earnest hope that the Congress, in default of the Inauguration of a better system of finance, will not take a recess from its labors before it has, by legislative enactment or declaration, done something not only to remind those apprehensive among our people that the resources of thia Government andasorupulous regard lor honest dealing, afford a sure guarantee of unquestioned safety and soundness, but to reassure the world that with these factors and the patriotism of our citizens, the ability and determination of our Nation to meet in any circumstances every obligation it incurs do not admit of question. I ask at the hands of the Congress such prompt aid as it alone has the power to give to prevent In a time of fear and apprehension any saorlflce of the people's interests and the public funds or tne impairment of our public credit in an effort by executive action to relieve the dangers of the present emergency. Gboveb Cleveland. Executive Mansion, December 20, 1895. JOSEPH COOK BREAKS DOWN. The Lecturer Arrives in Japan Shattered in Koth Body and Mind. S. T. Searle, of NHes, Mich., has received a letter from his, daughter, a missionary stationed at Kobe, Japan, in which she says Joseph Cook arrived there recently from Australia, broken in mind and body. JOSEPH COOK. Ho hful to give up his lecturing tour, and tho probabilities are he never will regain his health or mental vigor. A Self-SupportlnJT Penitentiary. The Illinois* Penitentiary, at Joliet. according to tho warden's report, is entirely self-supporting. London Haying Canadian Horses. The exportation of Canadian horses to London is becoming a considerable Industry. Mmmm. M THE NE^ EPITOMIZED Washington Items. The President Bent in the nomination ot Robert 8. Chilton, Jr., ot the Distriot of Columbia, to be Chiet ot Consular Bureau, Department of State. The members of the House Committee on Foreign Affaire called at the White House in a body and paid their respects to the President. , Tho Washington public has settled down to the conviction that the Great BritainVenezuela controversy will be amicably settled, and without any serious friction between England and the United States. ' Several Wheoler shells of a new type were sent through four and a half inohes of Harveyized armor plate at the Indian Head proving grounds, near Washington, carrying bursting charges. While they Droke up they managed to get their charges through all avnU/lfl o nAfoKU a a xt am n a AAgUk OUU UAyiUUW U ^vkMM4v ?W-WW in shell-making. President Crespo sent a cable message to he Venezuelan Minister in Washington, directing him to call officially upon Mr. Oleveland and express thanks to him in the name and in behalf of the people and President of. Venezuela. The Guatemalan Minister and Mme. Arriasra gave a dinner in honor of Secretary of State and Mrs. Olney. Domestic. Zacliarias Wilkinson, seventy-two years old, a wool sorter of Bordentown, N. J., was attaoked three weeks ago with hiccoughs, from which he suffered very badly until he died from exhaustion. J. R. Bright. President of the First National Bank of Corsicana, Texas, committed \ miinldn in hts nrivate office bv shooting him- I self in the head. A brisk run waa made on I the bank. No cause is known for the suicide. ) A locomotive pitched Into the Ashley River through a trestle about twd miles from Charleston, 8. C. Engineer George Baxter and Brakeman Clarence Turner were killed. The wife of ex-Comptrolle? Edward Wemple died nt FultonvUle, N. Y-, from Injuries received in a falL She was about fifty years old. Some of the street-car men in'Phlladelphla went on strike again, and there was considerable rioting, but the trouble was tempor" irily settled. Henry J. Newton, a prominent spiritualist and retired millionaire. wa3 run over and instantly killed by a cable oar in New York City. The New England Society celebrated its ninetieth birthday with a banquet In New York City. George W. Kipp,*a farmer, of Rhinebeok, N. Y.. who said he loved a village girl who would not return his affection, committed suicide by shooting himself through the heart. He was a young man of means. He left no explanation, except that he died for loye. The Memphis Cotton Exchange began a mntsmmr Innkinff to n reduction in the cot ton acreage the coming season. P. J. Kerrigan. Member of the New York Assembly from the new Seventeenth District, New York City, died in the Pulaski House, in Savannah, Ga. His death was a very sudden one, and was due to dropsy. The jury in the case of Dr. James A. Hearne, on trial at Bowling Green, Mo., for the murder of AmosStillwell, returned a verdict of not guilty. The case against Mrs. Hearne. charged with being an accomplice, was dismissed. An Investigation committee reported to the State Prison Commission that the condition of the New York City prisons is reprehensible, and recommends that the Tombs and Penitentiary on Blaokwell's Island be torn down. Georgians A. Carley, of Boston, killed herself because her desire to take tne veil was opposed by ber family. B. A. Ford, a lineman, was killed while mending a cable on a pole in Hartford,'Conn. Seventy-five hundred volts passed through his body, making death instantaneous. There was a head-on collision between two passenger trains on the Beading railroad at Frankfort, a suburb of Phlladelpljia. by which George Anderson, aged sixteen, and Daniel Hart, aged seventy, were killed. Postmaster A. B. Payne, in Longvlew, Ala.,'was shot and killed inafonl manner by Jasper Nabers, a young man and a relative of Payne's wife. The trolley-car strikers in Philadelphia called Eugene V. Debs and ex-President MoBride, of the American Federation of Labor, to their aid. Justice Gaynor decided that Patrick Gleason was elected Mayor of Long Island City. The New York and Montreal Express collided with a freight engine near Tapper Lake, N. Y., killing both engineers and fatauytojuring two other trainmen. Excessive sorrow -and shook over the tragfo^death of a favorite ohild friend oansed the death of Mrs. Henry McAdams, at ber home in Elizabeth, N. J. Unprecedented raise to Missouri and Illinois caused disastrous floods in those States. QThe jury in the trial of XJoyd Montgomery, the eighteen-year-old boy, for the murder of his father and mother and Daniel McKeercher, Brownsville, N. Y., returned a verdict of guilty of murder in the first degree. Charles B. Atwood, the well known architect, died at his home in Buena Park, a suburb of Chicago, of a complication of diseases, brought on by overwork duiing the World's Fair. ./ New York City will have to pay $1,500,000, its part of the State tax for the care of the insane, the suit to evade such payment having been decided against the city by the New York Court of Appeals. ft The power of the Government was brought to bear on the street car strike in Philadelphia, Penn., owing to the fa t that aots oi violence by the strike^ interfered with the running of cars carrying United States mail. The New York Court of Appeals sustained ihe General Term of the Supreme Court, which granted Erastua Wiman anew trial on cue cnarge 01 lorgery. Foreign Noted. The Chinese marched into Port Arthur and hoisted their flag. The Prlnoe of Naples, heir to the Italian throue, is engaged to be married to Princess Mathilde, granddaughter of Prince Begent Luitpold of Bavaria. Pillsbury, the American champion, won a game from Lasker in the St. Petersburg chess tournament, making him the leader in the 3onteat. ' Stepniak, the well-known Enssian author, was killed by a railway train at Chiswick. General Baratierl is said to have been authorized by the Italian Government >to treat for peace with King Mcnelek II., of Abyssinia. Gttorge Godolphin Osborne, ninth Duko of Leeds, died at his seat, Hornby Castle, Bedale. Yorkshire, England, after a month's illness. He was born in 1828. Canada has extensive plans for her defense In case of war between this country and Great Britain. Peruvian soldiers are putting: to the torture persons who oppose compulsory military recruiting. William F. McMillan, twenty-six years old, who was found ?uility in Toronto, Canada, of having set Are to and destroyed the Os^ooitby Uulldifig, causing a loss of $700,000, was sentenced to ten years in the penitentiary. McMillan declared his innocence of the charge. Advices from Arabkir, Turkey, stato that Rev. Sir Agnanian. widely known anions i the Baptists of the United States, has been i murdered and his church burned. i The Dungan rebellion in China has b??n crushed. The rebels are now fighting among ' themselves.. French Iroops from Martinique and Cayenne are reported to be pouring into Am a pa in occupation of the territory, which is in dispute between France and Brazil. The North G erman Lloyd steamer Spree, , which went ashore on the Isle of Wight, was floated. . , The British steamer Alicia was sunk by the Netloy Abbey on a voyage from England to Spaiu; five lives were lost. The Countess Galovine and her two children were burned to death in a Siberian railway carriage. From Apia, Samoa, comes the new9 that Miss Margaret Young, Queen of the Manua Group, is dead. V LIVELY "PEACE'/MEETINli \ ' Attempted Protest Against the President's Venezuelan Message. i4 THE SPEAKERS WERE HISSED. The Police Tarned the Lights Oat and Cleared the Hall?Harold Frederic II liLCI AUOUl IU D OVBUIUVUb V land and On the Continent?No Fear of a Panic. A peace meeting, called by the Peace Society to protest against President Cleveland's action in the Venezuelan matter at Cooper Union was one of the most remarkable gatherings erer held In New York City. It Is not often that a man like Dr. Lyman Abbot t, the venerable pastor of Plymouth Church, Brooklyn, was hissed, but he was stopped repeated1? for speaking in opposition to the sentiment of the late message of the President. It is not often that men like Ernest Howard Crosby and Henry George are hissed iSSSf DB. LYBIAN ABBOTT. (A Speaker at the Peace Meeting.) k when they arise to address a New ?ork aulienee, but they had work to make themi<3Ives heard at Cooper Union. Every speaker wis cheered and hissed by. turns, ana it was a meeting which shoved how intense a feeling has been aroused by the President's statement to the country ice- 'i jar ding the Venezuelan question. The great hall was full. NearW ?\ory seat was taken, yet thero was- iur atowd at the door. No one who passed Cooper Union at , Bp. m. would have imagined a great meeting was going on, except as he could hear the cheers and hisses inside. Forty policemon were in the hall, and many of them were needed to keep Indignant auditors in their seats. It took bardihood to speak to that audience. There wero i many who were ready to hiss attacks on a ad to cheer good words for the President and ,< his Secretary of State. Everj' conceivable elemont of American National life was represented at the meeting, and at its close Acting i Captain Woodruff, of the Fifth Precinct, was compelled to marshal his forces and clear the platform of the contending factions. It is hardly necessary to say that confusion reigned supreme. : The Bev. Lyman Abbott, Henry George, i Franklin Piorce. Charles Francis Adams, and other more or less prominent men were i hustled oil the stage in the melee, and the i lights had to be turned down beforo the ex- < rtn/Jlan/in fi ri n 111/ A iannrC/1 gucu auuioiJWB tuiuiij UM|7V^WI. 1 GOOD FEELING IN ENGLAND. _______________ J ^ No Fear There N??r That There Will Ec War With This Country. Harold Frederic, an American novelist, who is the resident London correspondent . of the Now York Times, cables as follows to his paper: "Everything relating to the Yen- 1 ezuelan question is colored by the iinprossion prevailing here that tho political strain ( between England ?ind tho United States 1 is diminishing sensibly. Qreat attention has been given to the pul- < pit utterances iu both countries, and the y opinion that tho situation has improved is ( based principally on them. Liberal politicians are watching develop- 1 ments with the closest scrutiny; but no dis- ' position is shown by them yet to dissent $ from Salisbury's portion, though they pri- ' vately confess to the hope thnt America may offer a compromise whifih they,can insist on f making the Salisbury Government accept. ' m?_ ? ? -v r\f 4,r/-> PH Ot 1 ] I xnere are uu si^ua jrut ?i uu, tendency on the Continent to fish in the 4 troubled Venezuelan waters, though papers f that ure coming in now show that tho tonp ' of Continental comment, while against the 1 Monroe doctrine, has been much more hostile t to Eagiund than summariestelegrt?>hea hero ' have represented it to be. Kussiau sontiment, according to a de- j spatch from St. Petersburg, is sotting against | ' President Cleveland's declaration of the j t Monroe doctrine. i According to a despatch from Vienna not j I [i single Austrian newspaper is supporting President Cleveland iu the Anglo-American dispute. Xo Foar of ? I'anic. I I All fear of a panic in Wall street, New York , 1 City, subsided upon relief action by the I '< Cleariug House Committee and heavy buying j ' orders. The stock market recoverod its , lnB" Venezuela Anti-English. Venezuela has fortified four places De ^ I ^ ^ ^ ~ ^ ^ ~ ~ ^ pll r tween Caracas and La Guayra. Caracas business firms have begun a commercial warfare upon English houses. PHILADELPHIA'S STRIKE OFF. ' Tbe Street Car BI<m Ketarn to Work at the VVIII I'IHI J O AdUJA. . . After lasting seven days the strike of the motormen and conductors of the,Union Traction Company of ^Philadelphia, Penn., came to an end by the employes accepting the terms of the company. Tho men struck fora working day of ten hoars; $2 per day pay, and the recognition of the Amalgama ted Association of Street Railway Employes. The settlement is the result of numerous conferences between the Executive Committee of the strikers and Union Traction Company officials. Propositions and countei propositions were made by each side until the agreement decided upon was floaty reached. The victory is With the company. The only point partially gained by thfe men was the unofflota! recognition of their associa- ! tion. On the other points for which the; struok tney have gained nothing, and are worse off by a week's xalary and the occupation of the places of 1900 of them. Tijose 1900 new employes will have the preference in the runs of the cars, and tho old men will have to act as '*tpinpers" (extra men). The disturbances in the streets, the danger of riding in the cars, the inconvenience of walking long distances and the enormous financial loss to the city, has made the strike the most disastrous ever known in Philadelphia. The Christmas shopping trado was killed and directly, and indirectly. it is a fair estimate that the seven dayB' '"strike cost the Traction Company, its employes and tho merchants of Philadelphia $2,000,000. In every section of the citythecara were stoned, and the motormen and conductors and the. policemen guarding them cut and. bruised by bricks and other missiles. Four men were severely dealt with in the Criminal Court. They were among the rioters arrested for smashing car windows. They were indicted by the Grand'Jury, tried and found guilty. Judge Gordonsentonced three of them to two years' imprisonment In 1 the Eastern, Penitentiary, and one of then; to eighteen months. REBELS TRAP SPANISH TROOPS. Three Thousand Government Soldiers Defeated by the Cabana. Advices roceived from Cuba state that a ' big battle has been fought in Palmanito, district of I\amon de las Yaguas, between a force of 1200 Spaniards, under General Canallo rkvt/l nooi?ltr 900/1 Pnhuno In whioh thft uoiioj tiuu ucnujr uvuu vuwitu^ iu ?? mmvm . . j rebels were victorious. The Cubans, it is , stated, were poorly armed &ud equipped, but , full of enthusiasm. During the battlethe revolutionists feigned ; a retreat, and the Government troops wero, led into a trap. The rebels then closed in on ' all sides and 'inflicted great slaughter upon < tho Spanish soldiers. The Government troops were forced to fall i back before the triumphant rebel army; and retreated to Guantonamo. j Cuban advices also say that a battle has t been fought in the provlnoe of Puerto Prin- | olpe, in which the rebels were defeated; after, j a light lasting seven hours. i After the battle the Cubans fell back into a j valley, burning all the cane upon several j sugar estates. The total loss of the Spanish i or the rebel forces is not known. i It is asserted that tbe planters in the prov- ] Ince have lost hope of being able to grind i tl.nl>. kto r.rlnfttw t LliCir Uivpo IUIO WkUlWA. The condition of affairs In Guantanamo 19 said to be deplorable. Laborers are joining the revolutionists in the district of Santiago, whoro the rebels are burning all sugar cane. A' battle has been fought near the' city of Colon, in which the Government troops were defeated, and their leaders are reported to have been killed. The rebels were commanded during the battle by General Antonio Maceo. They were fairly well armed and equipped with rifles andcaunon. The revolution is declared to be assuming iv more serious aspect every day, and the Government forces are becoming appreheu- j iive of the outlook. The Government ap- . pears to be growing weaker in the eyes of J the people. j AN ABRADED COIN A LEGAL TENDER, j The United States Supremo Court Says a I Worn Dime Must lie Accepted. The Supreme Court of the United States a a case decided by Chief Justico Fuller, uled on a matter of general interest. 1 James E. Morgan and wife wore on a car ] >perated by the Jersey City and Bergen Kail- ? oad Company, of Now Jersey. Tho couducor refused to accept for their fare a ten :ent piece because ho thought it was not vortn par, being worn t>y abrasion whilo lirculatiug as a part of the National cur- * eucy. Morgan was ejected from the car and c >rought suit aeainst tho railroad company c or damages. Ho recovorert judgment for s 5315'and costs, and the judgment w.os af- ! j irmed by the Supreme Court of the Statu. e Tho company sued out a writ of error, uid )roucht the case to the Supreme Court of till' Jnited Stated The Chief Justice, in his decision, referred 0 the law regulating th? passasre of defaced i md abraded coins, and stated that thorn was T 10 provision airainst the passage of silver i R :oins which were abraded ouiy eircula- j ? ion. and that they were I-ijjal tender :us Ion;; ; s is they boro the semulaae:* of the ;:iin. j L'iwra was nothing in the record lor the supreme Court of the Duitftd Spates to reriew, and the writ of error wiis dismissed, hus affirming the judgment of the .Statu 1 Supreme Court aguinst the railroad cum- r 'any. t Five Fishermen Orowned. 'J A dispatch from O-tcnd says that as the, nail boat from England was entering that j larbor she eam?j into collision with and sank 1 1 fishing boat. Five of the tatter's crew wei< \ lrowned. r rvi:irtlII Luther's Anniversary. The three hundred and fiftieth miniver wiry of the deiith of Mnrtin Luther La tc b; j celebrated on February 18, ISiMi. Mar. I a 3 4 5 8 7 aePt - 3' '3 1 8 9I0IU3I3? .6?^ 8 is I5rtx7il xaaoax . 1314 ?5 *617 it 22232425362728 2031 23 331415 fRl&.vft&iH .. 393031 Apr.......... 1 a 14 OA ... ~ U. * 1 * llllB 5 8 1 8 0 10ix #131415161718 n 13 23 *4 IS ? *tff ; ..J,;H Mtjriisasp.^? ipfega 1 4 J < 7 8 '9 Nov. *i "a 1 '4 i ? i 1011 J13141516I t 5 mii i213 ^ w;fl 17 18 iq aoai 22 23 13161718 xa *0 a SH'^B ' 34331*827383990 33*32435*274 iSiH 31 ... 59,30 ... ... gj law ... 11315 6 pec. 3... I 4:3#J ' ? 7 8 9 10? 12 13 d7 8jlo?tt . X4 X316 17^18 19 20 *314x5x617x8x0 ? ? assd?-!* IrJfl ; 1 eclipses roii 1896. 9B There will be four eclioses this year?two ; I of the sun and two of the moon?as follows.- '* . B I. An Annular ecUp?3 of the sua, Februaxy , 13th; visible on theeast coast of South America, South Africa, and the southern. At* : | lantio and Antarctic regions. The eclipse ' .1 will return February 24th, 1914, when it will : : still be annulan and visible in the Antarctlo ' ' II. i. partial eclipse of the moon, February' l'.; B 28th; Invisible In the United 8tates; vislbLe'-" -Jfl inEurope, Asia and Africa. ThlseclipseirtH I return March 10tb. 1914, when it . will fleY (<fl larger and visible in North and Sdbth ' I in. A total eclipse of the sun, August 9th f. flj visible In Europe and northern Asw. The; : total phase will be visible in'Siberia and the; . I northern Japanese Island Eao- ThfeecUpse ' will return August 20th,-1914, being Still; >v - ,fl total, but visible in more northern regions. >1 IT. A partial eclipse of the moon, August .> 28.1; visible throughout North and South- G America. The eolipse, will be upon .thb - southern limb of the mobh, which passes from west to east'through the northern limb of .?' the earth'sshatiow. This will cause theeolipw \ ; tobeginon theeasteralimb ofthemoou when at 1. At 2 the flrst sis dicits, or one half of ; B the moon, will be eclipsed; at 3 the middle v or greatest eclipse occurs; at 4 the last d? / - H digits; and 5 shows the moon's position at . time of last contact with tlio earth's shadow. n This eolipse will return September 3d, 1914, , :.i>; when it will fc3 larger and visible in Asla^ . THE FOtJB SEASONS. ; I Winter begins 1895, Dee. 21, and lasts.89 0 45. " * '? Spring ? 1896, Mar. 19, ? ' .92 30 5 , B Bammer " June 20, " " .9314 8tf ' - , Autumn " " 8ept. 22, " .83x8 2$ ;<S Winter " " Deo. 21,Trop.Year.36o 5 51 I kobnino stabs. J Evrsrw 6TAB8. \ .1 Mercury, from Feb, 8Mercury, until Feb. 9 >H to April 18; Jane 10 and from April 18 to 1 to July 81, and Oct. June 10; July 81 to < v , H 8 to Nov. 38. , Oct 8 and after Nor., , Venus, until July 9. 28. H Ma?, until Sept. 1. Venus, after July 9. Jupiter, from Aug. 12 Mars, after Sept. X. to Nov. 80. Jupiter, until Au*. 12 1 H Saturn, until Feb. 7 and after Nov. 80. r H and after Nov. 13. SaUirn. from Fab. 7 to DEATH IN HER ENCINE ROOM. NlneVen Killed by an Explosion on ths H Steamship St. Paul. Five men ware boiled to death in forty Hflj seconds, after an explosion in the engine room ol the steamship St. Paul, which lay at the foot of Fulton street, New York Olty, ; H loading for a holiday trip acroeethe ocean. fl Terrible as was the manner of their death, it was blissful whan compared with the day* long agony which was. the lot of four men who were their companions at work. A pipe wbioh had stood 400 pounds steam pressure exploded when tested by a pressure H raised slightly above 185 pounds, why, no one can. tell; bat everyone who was near was killed, and all bat two of those who were In the engine room were soon reloaded M from their 8nfferlng8 by death. The dead are James Fawns, second asa* S ant engineer; Frank Vesper, third assistant, fl engineer; Walter BL Manning, fourth assist- H ant engineer; Bobert Oampbeil, a machinist; Adolph Fogel, engine room eleaner; Daniel HHH9 KeOaliiop, machinist's .helper; Andrew, Herd, storekeeper of the steamship; Bobert Wilson, machinist; George Williams, na?^BM Jhinist M It was two minutes before 7 o'clock a. mflaD tvhen thoee on board the steamship wereB startled bv the sound of an explosion, and^^^BH Immediately afterward escaping: spread over the ship. Sailors, machinist^ ind 'longshoremen who were Within hear? ing rushed at once to the engine room^^H^H where an appalling sight met their gaza placed was filled with steam and ft waa nlnntes before the men could fight theinMJ^M WltJT JLU OllU novuv iuva vvuuauw ' nen lay dead in tie compartment and' every ? I nan must have thrown himself face down,' ivherever he happened to be when tHe ex- , . plosion came, as each was found in that posl:ion, with hands extended, and from their appearance all most have died almost nstantly. They were fearfully scalded^ Every man in the engine room was killed vflH| ind all except two of the fifteen men in the Hfl 3olier room und electrical compartment were . ^H| sadly injured. The two who escaped with- IH jut injury made their way through the shaft . alley to the afterpartof tha ship, where then was a ventilator; | - ?' y ' A Blind Man Hnidtn His Child. < William Sapleben, of Brooklyn, killed his I 'our-year-old daughter Mary by cutting her - ? ?- -?-uv - m.?.! nroar irom eanu <xu wuu a xa?>u. iugu le committed suicide by shooting himself -. '- B n the right temple, 8upl?ben was twentyline years old und a German. He was a miater. Two 'yoare ago he became blind,' ind then earned a living by peddling from a . IH )H3k.et. Whero Carfew Will Not Bloj, Curfew will not ring in Terre Haute, Ind., ' he ooancil refusing to pass anordtaanoe flfl irovlding for the arrest of all persons under , J^H ilxteca years of age found on the streets >tter 9 o'olook at night Drowns Herself and Baby. ' At Ann Arbor, Mich., Mrs. Charles Grose- * nan,-wife of a prominent hardware merihant, oommltted suicide by Jumping into a listern in her yard, and when she jumped . he carried, clasped in- her arms, her three-ear-old child. The cause of the suioide is .' -:HB i mystery. An Ico Regulation. ^Hj Under a new ice ordinance in Chicago the co wagons are to be labelled "Ioe for do* nestle use" or "Ice for cooling purposes," iccording to its estimated freedom from 1m* >urities. Ice dealers must pnvuuonnualfee if eioo. j^n Sheriff Tamsen's Trial. The jury in the Sheriff Tanfsen trial, in new York City, after baing out nine hours, oported to Jud.sje Allison that it was unable^^^^^H o reach an agreement. The jury stood ten or acquittal and two for conviotion. SherlQ 'aaascn'.s trial lasted two weeks and thre{ ays. He whs indicted last summer for negi jjenee, ?n perrnittinar ?e prisoners, Allen, [illorau and Russell,from aidlow Jail. more than one in The Nation lanufaoturers