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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<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 . 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