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We have a nice lline of heavy goods for SX IX Jacket suits, and also several pieces of heavy goods for Vt rainy-day skirts. ft A lull line of Ladies Wrappers for fall and winter ft A in calico, percale and flannelette, sizes 32 to 44, from & SI.OO to $1.85 each. o ■Q, We have a large stock of white and colored|all £1 Tj wool*blankets and the prices are very low ior the grade Yj of goods. ft q Our|stock of'mercexized satin under skirtsljs com- & plete. These skirts are made of the best material that M. o can be bought for, the price, and are not aback number. s4*. They"are|goitig rapidly. Do not wait until .they are 0 nearlyjalllgone before looking them over. Prices,sl.oo, <£& $1.35, $2.00 and|s2. 3s These prices are special for this j^T Have just received a shipment of ladies belts. The & M latestjn black and colors. Prices, 25c, 50c and SI.OO & each. i'Also a lot of new applique trimming in black % and white. 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Three Steamer* Are Sunk Ca*tro A*k« ifllnlNter Itoueu to Act a* Arbi trator Adult Venezuelan* IHu*t Join Army or He Declared Traitor*. La fiuaira, Venezuela, Dec. 11. — Ten German and four British cutters captured the Venezuelan fleet on Tuesday. They went alongside the Venezuelan vessels and ordered them ♦ o surrender, and without a shot be ing fired the British and German forces seized the fleet in the name of the German emperor and the king of England. Two of the vessels which were undergoing repairs were broken up. The German cruiser Panther steamed into the harbor during 'these proceedings with decks cleared for ac tion. The Venezuelan steamers were taken outside the harbor and the General Crespo, Tutumo and Mar garita were sunk. Willemstad, Curacoa, Dec. 11. — There was a great patriotic demon stration in Caracas when flic news arrived that the British and German warships had seized the Venezuelan war vessels at La Guaira. London, Dec. 11.—Great Britain is practically a t war with Venezuela, but there is no disposition here to regard the situation as particularly serious. Washington, Dec. 11. The state de partment has been advised that a "peaceful blockade" exists at La Guaira. Washington, Dec. 12. —Minister Bowen, at Caracas, in a cablegram to the state department confirms tha press reports that all the German and British prisoners have been re leased. London, Dee. 13. —A dispatch to the Daily Mail from Willemstad, Curacoa, sa.ts that the foreign residents of Puerto Cabello are taking refuge oil board the German cruiser Vineta anil the Rritish cruiser Ariadne and that these vessels are threatening to bom bard the port. Washington, Dec. 13.—A cablegram received at the state department from Minister Bowen at Caracas states that Ihe Venezuelan government has requested him to propose to (ireat Britain and Germany that the difficul ties arising out of the claims for al leged damages and injuries to Brit ish and German subjects during the civil war be submitted to arbitration. In conformity with the understand ing* already reached with the repre sentatives of the British and German governments here this proposition from Presilent Castro rvill be laid be fore those governments, the state de< partment acting merely as a channel of communication. Secretary Hay replied to Mr. Bow en's cablegram, authorizing him to use his good offices to secure arbitra tion. He was, however, made to un derstand that in the arbitration, if one should follow, he would represent not the government of the United States, but of Venezuela. If there is an attempt to possess themselves of all the customs re ceipts on the part of Great Britain and Germany, protests naturally might, be expected to follow from France, which holds claims aggregat ing more than the combined claims of England and Germany, and which, it is understood, already has arranged for their payment on an instalment plan out of Venezuelan customs re ceipts, an arrangement that might be disturbed by the British and German prt igra in. Berlin, Dec. 13. —As the result of fresh inquiries made regarding the reported sinking of Venezuelan ves sels off La Guaira the press is in formed that the orders given to the German and British commanders were to capture the vessels before beginning the blockade. No orders were given to sink them. If, however, any vessel has been sunk, Ihis was a military measure necessary in cai#y ing out the foregoing orders. No re port has yet been received from Com modore Scheder, the German com mander. A report was received from Ilerr Von l'ilgrim-Baltazzi which is as follows: , "Four Venezuelan vessels captured. One of them disabled. Two German vessels, the Vineta and Panther, and one English participated in the seiz ure." Caracas, Venezuela, Dec. 13.—The government has taken preservative measures at La Guaira. All the de posits of coal at the navy yard and all the British cars on the La Guaira railroad have been brought here, ren dering impossible the transportation of the allied troops by rail. Gen. Fer rer, the minister of war, spent Thurs day in choosing spots in the moun tains where trenches arc to be dug. The governor of Caracas has issued the following decree: "All Venezue lans living in the federal district, be tween the ages of is and 50 years must enroll themselves in the mili tia; any such persons refusing to en roll voluntarily, as patriotism de mands, will be declared traitors and sent before the tribunals." Port of Spain, island of Trinidad, Dec. 13. —The captured Venezuelan gunboats are now manned by British sailors and are doing British work. There is one British cruiser at this port. The other men-of-war continue to blockade the Venezuelan coast. The navigation <*f the Orinoco river has been reopened. A Schooner l» Wrecked, Atlantic City, N. .1., Dec. 11.—The two-masted schooner A. L. Lee, from llaverstraw, X. V., for Atlantic City, was wrecked yesterday off this city. The crew was rescued by the Atlan tic City life savers. The Lee exper ienced rough weather all of Tuesday, but battled successfully with the heavy seas and high winds until she was in sight of her destination, when she was struck I>V a lyonsteY sea and capsized. The crew sought safety in the rigging and after being almost frozen the men were finally rescued by flic life savers. The vessel will be it total 10«,.5. ROOSEVELT'S POLICY. Il In 4 <>Mim<<ii<li<<l by tliA Civil Sorvlce Itelorm LI'HKIIII Tliry tlie l're*l» drill < red It for IClcvulliitf the n«rul Tone of the Public Service. Philadelphia, Dec. 12.—The annual meeting* of Itlie Civil Serviee Re form league began here yesterday. The annual report of the executive council, which was read at the after noon session, commends the policy of President Jtnosevelt in making 1 fed eral appointments and calls attention to the persistent hostility of profes sional politicians in both the great national parties to civil service re form. The report in part is as fol lows: "President Roosevelt has done more for the practical enforcement of the civil service law, the elevation' of tlie moral tone of the public service and the general advancement of improved methods of government than it has fallen to Ithe lot of any other presi dent to do so soon after assuming of fice. Nevertheless it is not surprising that, in this respect, his course has been subjected to a closer scrutiny than has usually befallen a new ad ministration; this fact after all eon' stitutes but a just tribute to tue mer its of Mr. Roosevelt's past services to the cause of good government. As a result of this exacting attitude of public opinion (in itself a thoroughly wholesome symptom of progress) the president and his official advisors have encountered some criticism. "President Roosevelt has been ac cused of exhibiting too little regard for the salutary restrictions of the civil service rules by excepting from their operations without evident ne cessity a certain number of minor positions and individual appoint ments. With very few exceptions, the positions affected are unimportant. "The council is obliged to record its regret that the results of the great victory for good government and pure politics in New York City, on which the league congratulated the country at its last annual meeting, lfave not, as yet, met all the hopes of friends of civil service reform." THREE MINERS KILLED. <'»nl Digger* are Hun Down by a Train of .Tllne Car*. Wilkesba rre, Pa., Dec. 12. —Three men loslt their lives and one was ser iously injured in No. 3 slope of the Kingston Co. at Ed wardsville, a small mining town near this city, last even ing. The men who had just finished their shift were walking up the slope behind a train of loaded cars. The slope runner desired to shift, the cars and he notified the men to step aside. They did not heed the warning and In shifting the cars a coupling broke and the cars dashed down the steep Incline, plowing into the men and hurling them with great force against the roof and sides of tne slope. When picked up it was found tliat three of the men were dead and one badly injured. The dead are: Benjamin Davis. John Washki. Pi'ter Pedo. Injured: Anthony Zucke. The bodies of the dead were horri bly mangled. Counterfeiter*' IMant IN Raided. Chicago, Dec. 12.- —In a raid by con stables and labor leaders Thursday morning it is believed the greatest plant, in the country for counterfeit ing union cigar labels was discovered. The printing establishment of ilvman L. Meites, 380 Hals ted street, was en tered and the ten counterfeit plates captured from which it is believed all the counterfeit labels in the United States have been printed. One hun dred thousand counterfeit labels were also confiscated. Officers of the Ci garinakers' International union as sert that the plates are the only ones in existence. Meites shipped Ihe counterfeit blue slips, in lots varying from 1,000 to 100,000, to all parts of the United States. Three Killed, 71any Injured. Mexico City, Dec. 12.—At Tepa, on the llidalgo railway, a special train bearing 1,000 pilgrims returning from this city, was wrecked yesterday, kill ing three persons and injuring many more. The train was backing from a switch to the main line, when the rear car was derailed. It rolled down an embankinenlt, drawing five other coaches with it. Six hundred persons, chiefly women, occupied the coaches and the scene was sickening in its horror. Twelve thousand pil grims thus far have visited this city to worship at the shrine of Guade loupe. Say* Fat Will Surrender. Chicago, Dec. 12. —Steven A. Crowe, a hotel proprietor in this city and brother of Pat Crowe, asserted posi tively yesterday that the latter is in Johannesburg, South Africa. He said further that within the next few weeks his brother may surrender himself to the authorities, according to an agreement with Cudahy when the $25,000 reward for his arrest was withdrawn. Another Itooillrr In Convicted. St. Louis, Dec. 12.—John 11. Schndtt ler, former member of the house of delegates, was convicted yesterday of bribery in connection with the Suburban franchise deal, and was given four years in the penitentiary. This is the ninth'boodle case disposed of thus far. Child Froze to Death. Auburn, N. Y., Dec. 12. —Last Sun day afternoon Willie Ilinger, aged 5 years, was sent on an errand by his parents. He did not return and yes terday his dead body was found on the piazza of a laundry man's house outside the city limits. It is sup posed he arrived at the house early Sunday evening and was overcome l>y the cold before he could arouse the household. The door leading to the piazza where the body was found is liititle used and the discovcrv was only made Thursday. Tears had fro zen upon the little sufferer's face. PATHETIC STOIUES Are Related by Witnesses to Coul Commission. Startling Tale* of Circcd and Hrutal lly Docking Syntem Intolerable Alleged Attempt to Hrlbe I nlon Olltcer*. Scranton, Pa., Dec. 10.—Tales of evictions from houses owned by G. B. Markle & Co., of the death of a wife as a result of the enforced removal from her home, and the story of a mother whose,husband was killed in the Markle mines, of how she and her two boys struggled for years to pay the Markles the Inuck rent and coal bill she owed them, were the princi pal features of Tuesday's sessions of the coal strike commission. I Mrs. Kate Burns, of <ieddo, told a story of how she and her two boys worked 13 years to pay off an accum ulated house rent and coal bill due to the Markle Co., (the narration of which deeply interested the commis sioners. She said her husihand was an engineer inside the Markle mines. The husband was killed underground, leaving her with four children, the oldest of which was a boy of 8 years, j The company never offered her a penny, but the employes gave lier ! about SIBO to defray the funeral ex penses. i After closing the Markle case, the representatives of the miners called witnesses who had formerly been em ployed in several companies to show that a black list exists. Scranton, Pa., Dee. 11. —The most interesting, if not important testi mony brought out at Wednesday's I sessions of the coal strike commis sion was to the effect that an alleged ; attempt was made by a former mine foreman to bribe two presidents of local unions of the miners to have ten ; men in each local use their influence to have a resolution passed sending j the men to work, thus making a ser ious break in the solid ranks of the strikers. Each of the presidents were to receive $2,500 and a good po sition as mine foreman, and each of the ten men were to get from SIOO to S2OO each. A large amount of technical testi mony was heard on various phases of the questions at issue. Two check weighmen produced figures which tended to show that at two Deiawart & Hudson collieries the miners pro duced 110,83!) tons of coal more than they were paid for. The Delaware & Hudson Co. pre sented its figures to the commission they being the first certified statistics to be handed in. They show the inv erage earnings of the miner in ltlOl tr have been $022.68 and his laborei $419.47. Scranton, Pa.. Dec. 12.The repre sentatives of the inine:rs during the course of Thursday's proceedings be fore the anthracite coal strike com mission, called one of the independ ent operators to the witness stand to tell of the price he received for his coal, and the mine owner refused, giving, after much questioning, an average on the price he received. The operator was W. .1. Crawford, president of the People's Coal Co., which operates the Oxford colliery, in Scranton. Tha request for him to take the stand came as a surprise. The Oxford colliery, during the strike managed to get enough men to oper ate the plant and for one month, ac cording to Mr. Crawford, his com pany received S2O a ton for its coal. Patrick O'Boyle, a miner, gave the history of the increase in the size of the miners' ton from 2,240 pounds fo 3,13f>. He said 2.) years ago sizes un der pea coal were not used and there fore it was dumped on refuse piles, nnd the ton raised to 3,130 in order that the companies could get out 2,240 pounds of marketable coal. At present the companies are using coal three or four sizes under pea and the men are not being paid for it. Scranton, Pa., Dec. 13.—Friday's sessions of the anthracite coal strike commission were taken up in present ing cumulative testimony on matters tr, at have already been heard by the commission. This testimony tended to show that there has been excessive docking; that many men were dis criminated against because they went on strike rather than do the work of strikers; that- they are paid one price for mine cars of all sizes; that they do not get. paid for all the coal j mined; that they should have the eight-hour day because the mines are unhealthy and dangerous and that they ought to receive higher wages. August Baker, a miner employed by J. S. Wentz & Co.. at Hazlebrook, near Hazleton, proved an interest iafc; witness, lie said he lived in a com pany house for which he paid $4.70 per month. He testified that the houses are very poorly built. When it rains the occu pants are compelled to place tubs and dish pans in the bedrooms on the sec ond story floor to catch the water which ran in from the roof. On the first floor the floor boards were so far apart, that every time the wind blew it lifted the carpet in the houses built j on stumps. He said there was no | road into Hazlebrook and that under- I takers refused togo there and trades- | men refuse tto send goods into the town because of there being no road, j Some have tried it and their vehicles ! broke down. The only way to get j into the place is by railroad. Two Illsj Hank* Coimolldate. New ork. Dec. 13.—A banking con solidation was announced Fridav which will bring into harmony the large insurance and financial interests of the Mutual Life Insurance Co., the Equitable Life Assurance Society and the Morton Trust Co. The directors of the Bank of the United States voted to amalgamate with the West ern National and to make (lie com bined capital $10,000,000. The new >bnnk "ill continue under the man agement of V. P. Snyder, and will be known as the Western National Bank of the United States. THEY LIVE LIKE HOGS. ImnilKrulloii i'ommlMftloiirr Surjiriiiit Sn>» Our Frontier Should be Keller TIN it riled AI;IIIIIM( Tli'ilcuu IVniik mill JupilllCMC (oollca. Washington, Dec. 13.—The hearings 011 the immigration hill by the senate committee on immigration were con cluded Friday. A willingness was manifested to submit to the elimina tion of the provision J ox. ftn educa tional test, should .sifch action prove necessary to secure the success of the bill. Commissioner General of Immi gration Frank Sargent said that while lie would prefer the retention of the educational requirement, he recog nized that feature could be sacrificed wit.hout destroying the efficacy of the bill. With the other portions of tho bill unimpaired he believed that most oft.lie undesirable illiterates could be kept out under other restrictions. Mr. Sargent made an urgent plea, for retention of the $3 head tax, say ing that with the increased vigilance necessary more money would he re quired to meet the expenses of the service. He spoke especially of the necessity for increased vigilance <>a the Mexican frontier and said that he recently had secured information by personal observation of the smug gling into this country of a large number of the most undesirable ele ment of Mexico, peons who were will ing to work at from 25 cents to 35 cents a day. These people, he said, were fed from troughs, as hogs might be, and were treated just as slaves. They were finding employment in the mines of Colorado and New Mex ico. We did not want such labor as that and the Mexican frontier is long and hard to guard, rendering the work expensive. Mr. Sargent declared there is now in this country plenty of labor at the proper remuneration, lie declared that the plea for unlimited immigration is from the transporta tion companies alone and not from the manufacturers and farmers. Commissioner llealv, with head quarters at Victoria, it. ('., gave tes timony concerning the necessity for guarding the northwest frontier. He spoke especially of the danger from an invasion of Japanese coolies. HOLIDAY GOODS. A (iroat IIKTOUMC Over Prevloua Yearn IM lieported. NHw York, Dec. 13. —K. G. Dun & C'o's Weekly lleview of Trade says: Lower temperature and holiday de mands have combined to accelerate retail trade, sales largely exceeding the corresponding week in preceding years. Much postponed business is being made up, and shipping depart ments are crowded with work, but wholesale trade has ruled quiet. Uail ! road earnings for November exeeed- I ed last year's by 7 per cent., and j 'those of 1900 by 20.5 per cent. At first glance the sudden rise in furnace stocks of pig iron to 94,2U5 tons compared with 71.*58 on Novein i ber 1, might suggest that consump j tion was below production, but ob -1 viously any aceuimilation x that occurs is due to inadequate transporting fa ; cilities, since needs are urgent, as e'v -1 idenced by the imports of eastern I steel works. The pressure is still I greatest for railway supplies, with I structural material next as to urg | ency of demand. Failures this week in the United I States are 2<i9, against 273 for the cor i responding week last year, and in ! Canada 30, against 17 last year. BANK ROBBERY. New !llosl an ItuiidllM Succeed In <;et linu Away «ltl« 53.000. Santa Fe, N. M., Dec. 13.—A report i reached here late Friday afternoon | that the private bank of Ilillsboro, I Sierra county, was held up Wednes | day afternoon by robbers who es | caped with considerable booty, as but j a short time before cattlemen had de ] posited some $3,000. The deed was ; done in broad daylight. The robbers I made for the northern part of the county. The bank is owned by Pennsyiva* ilia capitalists, and is doing a large business. Ilillsboro is off the rail road line, the nearest railroad point being Lake Valley, a number of miles to the north. There is no telegraphic communication. Ileclproclly Treaty Slsjnrd. ' Havana, Dec. 13.—A definite treaty of commercial reciprocity between Cuba and the United States was signed Thursday night by Gen. Bliss and Secretaries Zaldo and Montes. It only lacks the signature of Sec retary Hay and Senor Quesada anil the approval of the United States and Cuban senates to make it operative. Although the treaty provides for a uniform reduction of 20 per cent, from the present tariff charges on Cuban products entering the United States, a parallel list of products has been drawn up in which is set forth the re ductions on each item made by Cuba and the United States respectively. I'liMiicrcMNt'iil Attempt to l.ny t able, San Francisco, Dec. 13.—An unsuc cessful attempt was made yesterday to lay the shore end of the Pacific cable. As a result, the big steamer Silvertown, with the cable in her hold is still floating idly on the waters of San Francisco bay, and aboard of her there is keen disappointment that adverse conditions made a failure of j the attempt to lay the first span of cable toward the new American pos sessions. A strong tide was tin- chief cause of the failure. ■liter Spcakn on Liberty. New York, Dec. 13.—Four hundred and sixty members of the Pennsylva nia Society of New York were pres-* cut at the annual dinner of the so ciety given at the Waldorf-Astoria last night. The souvenirs consisted of miniature coal buckets filled with anthracite coal. President Haer, of the Heading railroad, spoke on "Penn sylvania Theories of Government." lie declared that the chief theory of Pennsylvania government was liberty directly applied to the individual in his right to work unhampered by I others. 3
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