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England Kill Not . Be Allowed to
Gobble American Territory.
UXCLE SAM MIST TAKE A HAND
President Kccom ncnds That a Cora
mission itc Appointed to Assertatn the
True state of Affairs In Veneiuela
Our Interests to Ue Protected.
Washington, Dec. 17. Following is
the text of a message sent to congress
today ly the president, in company
with correspondence concerning the
Venezuelan question:
In my annual mesiuge, addressed to the
congress on the 3d Inst., 1 called attention
to the pending boundary controversy be
tween Great Britain and the Republic nf
Venezuela, and recited the suta-tance of
a reoresentation n-ade by this govern
ment to her Britannic Majesty's govern
ment suggesting reasons why such dis
pute should be submitted to arbitration
for settlement, and Inquiring whether it
would be so submitted.
The answer of the British government,
which was then awaited, has since be-n
received, and, together with the dispatch
to which it Is a reply, la hereto appended.
Such rei!y is embodied In two communi
cations addressed by the Brltlrh prlmo
minister to Sir Julian Pauneefote, the
British ambassador at this capital, it
will be seen that one of these communica
tions is devoted exclusively to observa
tions upon the Monroe doctrine, and
claims that in the present Instance a new
and Btrange extension and developmet of
this doctrine Is Insisted tm by the United
States; that the reasons justifying an up
peal to the doctrine enunciated by presi
dent Monroe are generally Inapplicable
"to the state of things In which we live
at the present day," and especially Inap
plicable to a controversy Involving the
boundary line between Ureat Britain and
Venezuela.
Monroe Doctrine Strong an J Sound.
Without attempting extended argu
ment in reply to those positions. It may not
be amiss to suggest 'that the doctrine upon
which we stand Is strong and sound, be
cause Its enforcement Is Important to our
peace and safety as a nation, and is es
sential to the Integrity of our free Institu
tions and the tranquil maintenance of
our distinctive form of government. It
was intended to apply to evitry stage of
cur national life, and cannot become obso
lete while our republic endures. If tho
balance of power Is Justly a cause fot
Jealous anxiety among the governments
of the old world, and a subject for our
absolute non-Interference, none the less Is
an observance of the Monroe doctrine of
vital concern to our people and their gov
ernment. Assuming, therefore, that we may prop
erly insist upon this doctrine without re
gard to the "sitate of things in which we
live," or any changed conditions here or
elsewhere, it Is not apparent why Its ap
plication may not be invoked In the pres
ent controversy.
If a European power, by en extension of
its boundaries takes possession of the
territory of one of our neighboring repub
lics against Its will and in derogation of
its rights. It Is difficult to see why, to
what extent such European power does
not thereby attempt to extend its sysitem
of government to that portion of this con
tinent which Is thus taken. This is the
precise action which President Monroe
declared to be "dangerous to our peace
and safety," and It can make no difference
whether by an advance of frontier or
otherwise. It is also suggested In the
British reply that we should not seek to
apply the Monroe doctrlno to 'the pend
ing dispute because it does not embody
any principle of international law which
Is "founded on the general consent of na
tions," and that "no statesman, however
eminent, and no nation, however, powerful,
are competent to Insert Into the code of
International law a novel principle which
was never recognized before, and which
has not since been accepted by the gov
ernment of any other country."
Doct Ino'a Place in International Law.
Practically -the principle for which we
contend has peculiar If net exclusive re
lation to the United States. It may not
have been admitted In so many words to
the code of Intenrational law, but, since
in international counsels every nation is
entitled to the rights belonging to It, if
the enforcement of the Monroe doctrine
Is something we may Justly claim, it has
Its place In the code of International law
a certainly and as securely as If It were
specifically mentioned, and when the
Unitei Stales Is a suitor before the high
tribunal that administers International
law the question to be determined is
whether or not we present claims which
the Justice of that code of law can And to
be right and valid.
The Monroe doctrine finds Ks recogni
tion in the principle! of International law
which are based upon tho theory that
every nation shall have Its. rights pro
tected and its claims enforced. Of course
this government Is entirely confident that
under the sanction of thin dc -Tine we
have clear rights and undoubted claims.
Nor is this Ignored In the British reply.
Tho prime mlnl-Uor, while not admitting
'that the Monroe doctrine Is applicable to
present conditions, states "In declaring
that the United States would resist any
such enterprise If It was contemplated.
President Monroe bad adopted a policy
which received the entire sympathy of
the English government of that date."
He further declares: "Though the lan
guage of President Monroe Is directed to
the attainment of objects which most
Englishmen would agree to be salutary.
It is Impossible to admit that they have
been Inscribed by any adequate authority
in the co 4c of International law." Again
he says: "They (Her Majesty's govern
ment) fully concur with the view which
President Monroe apparently entertained,
that any disturbance of the existing tor
ritorlal distribution in that hemisphere by
any fresh acquisitions on the part of any
European state would be a highly Inex
pedient chance."
Arbitration Proposod and Rejected.
In tho belief that the doctrine for which
we contend was clear and definite; that it
was founded upon substantial considera
tions and involved our safety and wel
fare; that It was fully applicable to our
present conditions end to the state of tho
world's progress; and ithat it was direct
ly related to the pending controversy, and
without any conviction as to the final
merits of the dispute, but anxiqus to learn
In a satisfactory and conclusive manner
whether Great Britain sought, under a
claim of boundary, to extend her posses
sions on this continent without right, or
whether she merely sought possession of
territory fairly Included within her lines
of ownership, this government proposed
to the government of Groat Britain a re
sort to arbitration as the proper means of
settling the question, to the end that a
vexatious boundary dispute between the
two contestants might be deermlned and
our exact standing and relation In respect
to the controversy might be made clear.
. It will be seen from tho correspondence
herewith submitted that tfhis proposition
has been declined by the British govern
ment upon ground which, In the circum
stances, seem to me to be far from satis
factory. It la deeply disappointing that
such an appeal actuated by the most
friendly feeling toward both nations
rilredtly concerned, addressed to the sense
of Justice and to the magnanimity of
tha gnat powers of th world, and touch
la; Its relations to on comparatively
weak and small, should have produced no
better resists.
The course to be pursued by this gov
ernment. In view of the present conditions,
does not appear to admit of serious doubt.
Having labored faithfully for many years
to Induce Great Britain to submit this
dispute to Impartial arbitration, and hav
ing been now finally apprised of her re
fusal to do so, nothing remains but to ac
cept the situation, to recognise its plain
requirements and to deal with It accord
ingly. Great Britain's present proposition has
never thus far been regarded as admissi
ble by Venetuela, though any adjustment
of the boundary which that country may
deem for her advantage and may enter
Into on her own free will, cannot of course
be objected to by the United States.
Assuming, however, that the attltudo
of Venezuela will remain unchanged, tho
dispute has reached such a stage as to
moke it now incumbent upon the United
Smites to take measures to determine,
with sufficient certainty for Its Justifica
tion, what is the true divisional line be
tween the Republic of Venezuela and
British Guiana. The inquiry to that end
should, of course, be conducted carefully
and judicially, and due weight should bo
given to all available evidence, records
and facts In support of the claims of
both parties.
In order that such an order should be
prosecuted In a thorough and satisfactory
manner I suggest that the congress make
an adequate appropriation for the ex
penses of a commission, to be appoint
ed by the executive, who shall make the
necessary Investigation and report upon
the matter with The least possible delay.
When such report Is made and accepted.
It will, in ray opinion, be the .duty of the
United States to resist by every means
in Its power, as a wilful aggression upon
hs rights and Interests, the appropriation
by Great Britain of any lands or the
exercise of governmental Jurisdiction over
any territory which, after investiga
tion, we have determined of right belongs
to Venezuela. .
Stands by Ills Duty.
In making these recommendations I am
fully alive to the responslbilty incurred,
and keenly realize oil the consequences
that may follow. I am, nevertheless, firm
In my conviction that, while it is a
grievous thing to contemplate, the two
great English speaking peoples of the
world as being otherwise than friendly
competitors In the onward march of civili
zation and strenuous and worthy rivals
In all the arts of peace, there Is no ca
lamity which a great nation can invite
which equals that which follows a supine
submission to wrong and Injustice, and
the consequent loss of national self-respect
and honor beneath which Is shielded
and defended a people's safety and great
ness. Grover Cleveland.
Executive Mansion, Dec. IT, 1895.
THE CORRESPONDENCE.
Washington, Dec. 17. Although the
matter submitted to congress In connec
tion with the foregoing message consists
of three diplomatic notes only, they are
very voluminous. Mr. Olney's note to Mr.
Bayard concerning the threatening aspect
of affairs between Great Britain and Vene
zuela Is first In the correspondence. It Is
dated July 20 lust, and deals with the
boundary question at greut length. Be
ginning at 'the inception of the dispute,
Mr. Olney carries his argument of tho
American claim for arbitration based on
the Monroe doctrlno down to the present
time, and gives emphasis to his state
ments by quoting the sentiments of Presi
dent Monroe In full, and notes that "Its
pronouncement by the Monroe adminis
tration at that particular time was un
questionably due to the inspiration of
Ureat Britain, who at once gave It an oven
and unqualified adhesion which has never
been withdrawn.
Olney Defines F.ncland's Position,
Mr. Olney gives in his note a firm en
dorsement to tho principle enunciated by
Monroe, and defines Ureu-t Britain's posi
tion In this frank and unambiguous man
ner: "She (Great Britain) says to Vene-
zuela: 'You can got none of the debatable
land by force, because you are not atrong
enough; you can get none by treaty, be
cause I will not agree, and you can take
your chance of getlng a portion by orbi
tration only If you first agree to nban
don to me such other portions ns I may
designate.' " Continuing, Mr. Olney says
It Is not perceived how such an attitude
can be defended, nor how it Is reconclln
ble with that love of Justice of the English
race, and holds that If such position be ad
hered to it should be regarded as amount
Ing In substance to an invasion and con
quest of Venezuelan territory.
In conclusion Mr. Olney says that, In
these circumstances, the duty of the
president appears to him unmistakable
and Imperative. To ignore her refusal
to have the title Investigated, and not to
protest and give -Warning against the sub
stantial appropriation by Great Britain of
the territory for her own share, It would
Ignore an established policy with which
the honor and welfare of this country are
closely identified. lie, therefore. In
structed Mr. Bayard to lay the views given
before Lord Salisbury, and said: "They
(the views) call for a definite decision upon
the point whether Great Britain will con
sent or will decline to submit the Vene
zuelan boundary question in its entirety
to impartial arbitration. '
Expressing the president's hope that tho
conclusion will be on the side of arbltra
tlon, Mr. Olney concludes that If tha
president "Is to be disappointed in that
hope, however, a result not to be antici
pated and in his judgment calculated to
greatly embarrass tha future relations
between this country and Great Britain-
It Is his wish to be made acquainted with
the fact at such early date as will enable
him to lny the whole subject before con
gress in his next annual message."
What Salisbury Said In Hcply.
Lord Salisbury's reply Is addressed to
Sir Julian Pauneefote, British ambassa
dor at Washington, under date of Nov.
28 last. This dealt only with the ap
plication of the Monroe doctrine In the
case at Issue, and was followed on the
same day by another note discussing the
boundary dispute per se. At the out
set Lord Salisbury states that, so far as
he Is aware, the Monroe doctrine has
never been before advanced on behalf of
the United States In any written com
munication addressed to the government
of another nation. He gives what he be
lleves is the British Iterpretatlon of the
doctrine, and maintains that the dangers
which were apprehended by President
Monroe have no relation to the state of
things In which we live at the present
day, and adds wltn thinly-covered Irony,
that 'It is Intelligible that Mr. Olney
should Invoke In defense of the views on
which be Is now Insisting, an authority
(Monroe) which enjoys so high a popu
larity with his own fellow countrymen,'
Say W Shouldn't Meddle.
The dispute between Great Britain and
Venezuela, aver Lord Salisbury, Is a
controversy with which the United States
ha no apparent practical concern. Con
tinuing, In short, plt sentences, he says
It Is difficult, lmlcj, to see how the
question in controversy can materially
affect any state or community outside
those primarily Interested; that the dis
puted frontier of Venezuela has nothing
td do with any of tne questions dealt wltn
by President Monroe; that it Is not a ques
tion of the colonization of any European
power of any portion of America, nor of
the Imposition upon the' communities of
South America of any system of govern
ment devised In Europe, "It Is," he says,
"simply the determination of the frontier
of a British possession which belonged to
tb throne of England long before the ReJ
nubile of Venezuela came Into existence:
A be proceed in the discussion, the
lansnuut of Lord BausDury becomes tart.
Us asguM the theory that ths Monro
doctrine In Itself Is sound, but disclaims
any Intention of being understood as ex-
pressing any acceptanoa of It on tne pari
of Her Majesty's goverment. He quotes
Mr. Olney as saying: "That distance anu
3.000 miles of intervening ocean make any
political union between a European and an
America state unnatural and inexpedient
will hardly be denied," and adds that the
necessary meaning of these words Is that
the union between Great Britain and Can
ada; between Great Britain and Jamaica
and Trinidad; between Great Britain and
British Honduras or British Guiana, is
inexpedient and unnatural.' "
Declares England's Position.
President Monroe, says his lordship, dis
claims any such Inference from his doc
trines, but In this, as In other respects, Mr
Olney develops it. "He lays down," says
Lord Salisbury, 'Hhat the Inexpedient and
unnatural character of -(he union between
a European and an American state Is so
obvious that It will hardly be denied. Her
Majesty s government are prepared em
phatically to deny it on behalf of both the
British and American people who are sub
ject to her crown. They maintain that
the union between Great Britain and her
territories In the western hemisphere Is
both natural and expedient. But they are
not prepared to admit that tho recogni
tion of that expediency is clothed with the
sanction which belongs to the adoption of
international law. They are not prepared
to admit that the Interests of the I nlted
States are necessarily concerned In every
frontier dispute which may arise between
any two of the states who possess domin
ion In the Western hemisphere, and less
cai they accept the doctrine that the
United States are entitled to claim that
the process of arbitration shall be applied
to any demand for the surrender of ter
ritory which one of those states may make
against another,"
Lord Salisbury concludes with the state
ment that Her Majesty's government have
not surrendered the hope that the con
troversy between themselves and ene-
zuela will be adjusted by reasonable ar
rangement at an early date.
Cannot Submit to Arbitration.
The second note of Nov. 26 is wholly de
voted to a discussion of the boundary dis
pute, exclusive of its relation to the Mon
roe doctrine. This dispatch. However,
sounds the keynote of Great Britain's po
sition with reference to Mr. Olney's rep
resentations. Lord Salisbury states that
Great Britain has repeatedly expressed Its
readiness to submit to arbitration the
conflicting claims of Great Britain to
territory of mineral value, and follows
this statement with the Important words:
"But they (the British government) can
not consent to entertain or to submit to
the arbitration of another power or a for
eign jurist, however eminent, claims based
on extravagant pretensions of Spanish
officials In the last century, and involving
the transfer of large numbers of British
subjects who have for many years enjoyed
the settled rule of the British colony, to
a nation of different race and language.
whose ,S"lltlcal system Is subject to fre
quent disturbance, and whose Institutions
as yet too often afford very inadequate
protection to life and property. No issue
or this description has ever been Involved
In the questions which Great Britain and
the United States have consented to sub
mit to arbitration, and her Majesty's gov
ernment are convinced that in similar
circumstances the government of the
United States would be equally firm In
declining to entertain proposals of such
nature."
VIEWED BY JOHNNY BULL
Comment of .ths Londun Dally Press on
Cleveland's Message.
London, Dec. 17. The Dally News,
commenting on President Cleveland's
message to congress on the Venezuelan
question, will tomorrow say:
'The president's communication Is a
remarkable document, though Its con
sequences are not likely to be serious.
Neither Mr. Olney nor the president
seems to realize that the Monroe doc
trine cannot be quoted as authoritative
In negotiations with a foreign power.
It binds nobody else. The Venezuelan
difficulty must be considered on Its own
merits. This is what Lord Salisbury
has done In a masterly despatch. As
he has refused general unrestricted ar
bitration, upon which, by the way, the
Monroe doctrine is silent. It must be
ar.sumed that he would not assent t')
tho mode of ascertaining the rights of
the parties that Mr. Cleveland suggests.
Regarded as a party move, the mes
sage is not unskillfull. It puts the Re
publicans in a hole. If they agreed to
the appointment of a commission they
will give Mr. Cleveland such credit as
belongs to It, and will enable him, r
the Democratic candidate to pose as
an accomplished twister of the lion's
tail. If, on the other hand, they refuse
to agree to the commission they will
give the Democrats a chance of de
nouncing them as being servile friends
of the British, but the great body of
the American public will not be led by
any such motives or considerations."
The Chronicle will say: "The mes
sage will be read In this country with
blank astonishment. An American
commission to determine what territory
a British colony can call Its own and
falling our compliance with its finding,
war by land and sea with Great Britain.
Can those be serious words addressed
to us by the descendants of the little
shipload of English folks who sailed in
the Mayflower? We will not take things
too seriously. We will suppose that the
president Is engaged in the familiar
work of twisting the lion's tall."
The Standard will say: "Most Eng
lishmen will read the message with un
feigned astonishment. The position
taken by Mr. Cleveland is preposter
ous." The Times will say: It Is Impossible
to disguise the gravities of the differ
ences that have arisen between this
country and the United States. The de
tails of the boundary dispute with
Venezuela are Insignificant in compari
son with the far-reaching claim put
forward In Olney's dispatch and em
phasized In Mr. Cleveland's message.
Convinced as we are that a rupture be
tween the two great English-speaking
communities would be a calamity, not
only to themselves, but to the civilized
world, we are nevertheless driven to the
conclusion that thj concessions that
this country Is Imperiously summoned
to make are such as no self-respecting
nation, and least of all, one ruling an
empire that has roots In every nuartT
of the globe, could possibly submit to.
The United States themselves would
never for a moment dream of yielding
to this kind of dictation. We are of the
same blood and shall not be less careful
of our national honor. We can hardly
believe that the course threatened by
Mr. Cleveland will be seriously adopted
by the American government, but it so,
It will be Incumbent unon us, without
entering upon any aggressive measures,
to protect our Imperial Interests and
stand up for our rights under Interna
tional law," ,
WEATHER REPORT.
For eastern Pennsylvania, warmer; fair;
southerly winds.
PHILADELPHIA TERRORIZED
Wild Scenes of Disorder Follow the
Traction Strike.
MANY CARS AKE WRECKED
The Hoodlum Element In Control of tho
Thoroughfares-Chestnut Street Shop
Keeper Barricade Their Stores.
Union Company's Lines Tied Up.
Philadelphia, Dec. 17. Riot and de
struction marked the opening day of
the great strike of the street car em
ployes of the Union Traction company.
Aided by the mischievous, lawless ele
ment, the strikers succeeded today In
completely tlelng up the lines of the
Union Traction company, and tonight,
with the exception of the one line not
controlled by the company Involved In
the strike, not a street car wheel is
turning in Philadelphia. Never in the
history of the city has there been wit
nessed such widespread Bcenes of dis
order as were enacted today. To the
credit of the strikers It may be said
that the disorders were created by ton
ardent sympathizers and mischievous
boys.. In every part of the city these
crowds of sympathizers and boys held
up cars and drove, the motormen and
conductors from their posts with vol
leys of bricks nnd stones, and then
smashed the glass In the windows of
tho car;, cut the trolley ropes, pulled
out the fuses, smashed In the cash
registers and tore off the fenders In
front of the cars. In nil about 300 cars
were badly wrecked, and this afternoon
the Traction company gave up the effort
to run cars, and with the aid of the
police, withdrew their shattered and
abandoned rolling stock back Into the
car sheds. Thin afternoon the mayor
Issued a proclamation calling upon all
good citizens to preserve the peace, and
asking them to refrain from gather
ing In crowds on the streets. He fur
ther added that violence and riot would
be met with force, and that the peace
of the city will be preserved at all
hazards.
While the crowds attacked the cars
the spirit of the mob seemed to be one
of malicious mischief more than the
threatening temper that marks a real
riot. The suddenness of the numerous
outbreaks to-day seemed to take the po
lice by surprise and for a time cars wore
wrecked with Impunity in tho very heart
of the retail shopping district. Then
the reserve policemen were massed at
every threatened point and to-night
every policeman In the city is on duty.
The company made no attempt to run
cars to-nlsht but under police protec
tion, they will start the Market street
branch of their line to-morrow morn
ing and trouble Is sure to follow.and to
morrow may witness more serious riot
ing than took place to-day.
A Policeman Badly Injured.
Despite the stone throwing only one
person was seriously hurt, a policeman,
who had his club taken away ffbm him
by the crowd and was beaten Into in
sensibility and to-night Is In the- hospi
tal with concussion of the brain. The
police made about 100 arrests and all
the rioters were hold in heavy ball.
The executive committee of the Amal
gamated Association of Street Railway
employes ordered the strike to go into
effect at 4 o'clock this morning. The
railway officials were busy all night
gathering together the men who were
loyal to the company. All the lines
started out their cars this morning.
Tho strikers attempted no interference
with the cars, but confined their efforts
to trying to dissuade the motormen and
conductors who were not with them
from going out on the cars. They met
them as they went to work nnd talked
with them and In many cases were suc
cessful with their men. Where a man
would refuse to join them he might get
cursed, but beyond this he was not
threatened.
In tho early morning hours the cars
ran fairly well. Later In the morning,
however, the trouble began. There was
no concerted movement to attack the,
cars, but strangely enough, the out
bursts occurred In a dozen different
parts of the city almost at the same
moment. Up through the great manu
facturing districts of Kensington and
through the residential section of tho
northwestern part of the city, obstruc
tions began to be placed upon the
tracks. Crowds began to gather near
these obstructions. When the car would
come to a stop before a pile of cobbles
the crowd would surge around the car
and hoot the conductor and niotorman.
Then some one would throw a stone and
this would be the signal for a volley of
bricks and sticks, and In an Instant
every window In the car would be
broken, and the motorman and conduc
tor driven from their posts by the
fusilade of missiles. . In no case were
the motormen and conductors very
roughly handled by the,crowds, which
Becmed to bu content with wrecking
the cars.
Trouble on Chestnut Street.
These scenes of violence were not
unexpected In these districts, but the
surprising part of the outburst took
place on Chestnut and Market streets.
These two thoroughfares are the great
retail and wholesale strec'ts of the city.
Chestnut street, especially, is crowded
at this time with women and children
out to make their Christmas purchases.
A car going east on Market street was
blocked for a moment at Sixth street.
A crowd composed mostly of errand
boys from adjacent stores gathered
around it and jeered at the conductor.
The latter unfortunately lost his tem
per and kicked at some of his torment
ors. It was the spark that Ignited the
llnme. Before the passers-by on the
street realized what had happened an
attack wa made on the car, the con
ductor was dragged from tho platform
and the car was wrecked. A few mo
ments later a similar scene occurred at
Eighth street and here not content with
wrecking the car, the crowd succeeded
In lifting It from the track and throw
ing It across the tracks of the Eighth
street line, completely blocking that
road. ...
Single policemen at the corners where
the outbreaks occurred were absolutely
powerless In the crowd that pressed
around and stood helplessly by while
the work of destruction wept on. About
half-past twelve o'clock a car was
blocked Just below Eighth street and
the usual crowd of boys collected around
It.' A little bootblack alongside the cat
swung his box and dashed It through
oe of th windows.' Every boy in ths
crowd immediately proceded to take a
hand in the destruction and in less time
than it takes to think of It, almost every
light In the car was broken. The stall
ing of this car banked up behind It as
far as Thirteenth street, thirteen other
cars. The mob swept up the street and
with bricks, stones and clubs attacked
these cars and drove their conductors
and motormen from the platforms and
wrecked the cars.
The Police Powcrlcsf
A single Instance of the powerlossne3S
of the police will suffice. Just above
Ninth street a policeman was standing
beside one of the wrecked cars, hemmed
In by the crowd. A boy about 17 years
of age, Jumped on the car and taking
the heavy iro.t switch rod, proceeded
to deliberately to make a wreck of the
interior with this weapon. After the
young hoodlum had finished his work
by smashing the cash register, he
Jumped oft the car and disappeared.
At Twelfth street, Officer Joseph Hlp
pler attempted to stem the crowd and
he may pay his life for so doing. The
mob set upon him and wresting his
club from his hand, they bent him to
the pavement, and passing on leaving
him unconscious on the sidewalk. Tho
policeman was pick ml up and taken to
the hospital nnd tonlslit It Is feared he
Is dying from coftcusslon of the brain.
As the hooting, howling crowd rushed
up the street and the crash of break
ing glass was plainly heard above the
shouts, hundreds of terrified women
sought refuge In stores. Shopkeepers
hastily put up their shutters before
their bulk windows, as no one knew
where the spirit of lawlessness would
end. After wrecking every one of the
cars the c-rowd dispersed itself among
the onlookers on the pavements. Word
of the work of the mob had been sent
to police headquarter sand soon lurry
ing patrol wagons brought big squads
of policemen from other sections of the
city and the blue coats soon brought
about order.
.Mail Cars Attacked
Xot content with the attack upon tho
ordinary oars, some boys this afternoon
made an attack upon a United States
mail car at Uroud and Chestnut streets.
Some of them sprang upon the front
platform and atcmpted to dras the mot
orman from his post and others Jumped
upon the rear platform and cut tho
trolley rope. Tho police were on hand
nnd got one half grown boy, who later
In the day was held .In $4,000 bail to
answer before tho I'nlted States com
missioner. .
This evening, Mr. Welsh, president of
the Union Traction company, sent a
letter to- Mayor Warwick, 'notifying
him of the destruction of the company's
property, fund that the city of Philadel
phia will he held responsible for all
damage done.
General Manager Reetem. of the
Union Traction company, clnlms that
If hud been afforded police protection
75 per cent, of the employes of the eom
pnny would have continued at work.
He claims to have more men than he
warns to operate the cars, nnd says
that he has refused applications of 1.GO0
men from other cities, mainly Now York
and Baltimore. The company will come
to no compromise with tho strikers.
Affairs were quiet around the strik
ers' headquarters today.
President Million's .statement.
President Mahon claims that 5,000 of
tho 6,100 employes of the company an
swered the strike call. Mr. Mahon nnd
tho strike committee deprecate the acts
of violence that were committed today,
and assert that the strikers themselves
were not concerned In them, but did
everything: in their power to prevent
it. It Is rumored tonight that the elec
tricians nnd power-house men of the
company will strike in sympathy to
morrow. The tie up of every railway in tho
city compelled thousands of people to
walk lonvr distances to their homes from
then work this evening. The sympathy
of the mans of the people, however, is
strongly with the strikers, and of the
thousands who were inconvenienced the
greater numbef trudged home cheer
fully enough. The result of the com
pany's attempt to run cars tomorrow
is nwnlted with great anxiety by the
law abiding- people of the city,
CHILD COMES TO LIFE.
Strongo Case of Suspended Animation
at l.srksvillc.
WHkes-narre, Pa., Dec. 17. A start
ling circumstance occurred In tho fam
ily of John Kelly at ' Larksvllle, on
Monday. Their three-year-old son was
so ill that all hope was abandoned and
the child apparently stopped breathing
and was pronounced dead. The body
was washed and dressed and laid out
to prepare it for burial. Yesterday
when the nurse entered ' the room to
look at the "corpse" she was startled
to see It move.
It was attended to at once and rap
idly regained conclousness and to-day
is in a fair way to recovery. It Is sup
posed that the warm bath given re
vived It. The parents are overjoyed
that the symptoms of life manifested
themselves In time.
MAD DOG SCARE IN SEDALIA.
Spaniel ATflictcd with Rabies. Bites
Sccral Person.
Scdalla, Mo., Dec. 17. A serious mad
dog scare has been experienced here. A
water spaniel, attacked with rabies, ran
through the streets, biting children and
women, half a dozen persons and sev
eral animals being- bitten before the
police killed tho dog.
The spaniel jumped upon the 6-year-old
son of Mrs. G. V. p'Danlels. and
tore his face in threu places and bit
his arms, inflicting bad wounds. Mrs.
Dan Brown and Mrs. C. W. Clopton
were also bitten. Mrs. O'Danlels has
taken her child to Clinton to have a
mad stone applied to his wounds.
1 LLITER AXES IN Ml C II IG AN.
Nearly 100. COO Person Can Neither
Road Nor Write.
Lanslnsr, Mich., Dec. 17. An Import
ant bulletin relating to the extent of
illiteracy in Michigan as shown by the
recent state census has been Issued
from the office of the secretary of state.
The total number of persons In the state
who are' unable to read and write their
own language Is given at 95.037, a de
crease of 877 since 1890 and of - 16,176
since 1884.
' The total male population of the state
21 years of age and over the voting
age is C52.920, of whom 34,545 cannot
read or write. Tho per cent. Is 63 in
each 1,000. Among the native-born It
I 28 In each 1,000, and among the foreign-born
92, or over S per cent.
IN THE NATIONAL CAPITOL
Impression Created by tbe President's
Venezuelan Message.
KCITBLICAN AITLAISE CIVEX
Congress Itcgardless of Party Lines Will
Support the President in Maintain
ing tho Dignity or the Nation.
Business of Senate and House.
Washington, Doc.17. The demonstra
tion which following the reuiling of
President Cleveland's Venezuelan mes
sage In the senate today was stmngly
Indicative of the general sentiment.
Without any division on party lines,
nnd with the Republicans even more
pronounced In their applause than the
Democrats, the message met the heart
iest approval nearly all the senators
clapping thi-lr ha"ds and giving other
evidences or grntiilcution, while the few
spectators In the galleries, tho doors of
which hud been opened only live min
utes before-Joined In the npplau.s with
out any apprehent'lon of being reproved
by the presiding olllccr.
The strongest expressions Intho mes
sage were those that were most fa
vored. Amonqr these were the follow
ing sentences: "Tilt' course to be pur
sued by this government. In view of the
present condition, does not appear to
admit of serious doubt." 'The dispute
has readied such a slatre as to make It
now Incumbent upon the i'nlted States
to take measures to determine, with
sulllclent certainty fur its Justification
what Is the true divisional line between
tho republic of Venezuela and lirltlsli
Oulanu." "It will, in my opinion, bfc
the duty of the I'nlted States to resist
by every means in its power us a wil
ful aggression u'.xm its rights and In
terests, the appropriation by firent
Britain of any lands fir the exercise nf
governmental jurisdiction over uny
territory, which, after investigation, we
have determined, or right belongs to
Venezuela."
Mouse Proceedings.
The proceedings of the house today
were enlivened by a partisan debate,
growing out of Mr. Cannon's amend
ment to the rules 'providing for the
appointment of three committees on
elections. In support of the amend
ment, Mr. Cannon spoke of the great
preponderance of contests from tin
south and quoted allegations that, not
withstanding the repeal of federal elec
tion laws, fraud still existed in the
elections In that part of the country.
Mr. Crisp (Democrat, Cf-orglal led the
opposition to the amendment, declaring
that the effect of Its adoption would
be to work Injuntlce to Democratic t-on-testees;
that there was nothing In the
history of the Republican party to war
rant the assumption that election con
tests would be decided by this house
upon other than partlnan grounds.
Propositions to amend the amend
ment were made, but wor all rejected,
and after four hours' debate the propo
sition was agreed to.
At 4.35 the president's message on
the Venezuela boundary dispute with
Cirtnt Britain was read and evoked
hearty applause. The message was re
ferred to the committee on foreign af
fairs. EASTERN FKAtil'K AFFAIRS.
Wilkcsllurro AwurdcJ Third Place
Standing nf the Other Clubs-Disputes
Settled at the .Meeting In New York.
New York, Dec. 17. The annual meet
ing of the Eastern league of Profes
sional base ball players was concluded
today. In the session of the board of
directors, which preceded the regular
meeting there was very little of im
portance to be discussed. The dispute
between Syracuse and Wilkes-Rarre for
third place In the league was decided in
favor of Wilkcs-Bane. The Syracuse
club claimed third place on the ground
that the Pennsylvania club had failed
to play one game lu the series. Tho
Wilkes-Harre club iirotsted the action
of one of their players. Shannon, who
commenced to play for Rochester be
fore the latter had affected hiu release
Irom Wllkcs-Harre. The l.oard de
rided that Shannon belonged to Wilkes
Barre.
The delegates accepted the report of
the board of directors and proceeded
with the election of oHU-ers for the er.
sulng year. President P. T. Powers
was elected president, secretary and
treasurer for the fourth consecu
tive year. The board of direc
tors was elected as follows:
Charles T. Shean, of Sprlnfli-ld;
H. P. Simpson, of Scran ton; C. A. Lein
gruber, of Rochester, and J. C. Chap
man, of Toronto, Canada. The presi
dent was appointed to present a sche
dule at the next meeting.
Mr. Franklin, of Buffalo, proposed
that In the case of players drafted by a
National league club from the Eastern
league and afterwards released by tho
club so drafting him, the club from
which said player Ib drafted shall have
first claim on his services provided such
club tender the player a contract within
ten days offering at least the same sal
ary received by him before being draft
ed by the National league club. The
matter will be brought before the Na
tional league. The standing of the
clubs wns announced as follows:
Springfield. Provldence.Wllkes-Barre,
Syracuse, Buffalo, Scranton, Roches
ter, Toronto.
Friday, April 25, was named as "Har
ry Wright day" on which games will
be played by all the clubs of the league
and the proceeds devoted to the Wright
memorial fund.
The league then adjourned until a
day to be named by the president about
a week after the spring meeting ot the
National league.
PAYS FOR THE UOVIA'E.
Oklahoma J list Ico Makes a New Pcpnrturo
In Deciding a Case. -
Wichita. Kas., Dec. 17. Justice of the
Peace Mathlas Closen, of Stillwater, O.
T., made a new departure - yesterday.
Two attorneys appeared before him in
a case Involving tho i price of a cow.
They fired technical arguments at him
until they had htm So badly rattled that
he brought his flst down on tne judic
ial bench and raid:
"Gentlemen, I don't know which ot
wou Is telling the truth, but to avoid
doing Injustice to any man In my court
I'll pay for. the cow myself." and he
helled out $29 to the plaintiff and dis
missed the case.
FILEY'S
I011AY
MIS
A good Silk Dress is al
ways an acceptable gift
for a lady.
Is Vary Attractive ' :
BLACK AND COLOREO - ,: "
SILKS AND SATINS, .
ELEGANT PERSIAN SILKS,
FOR WAISTS, ,
FANCY AND PLAIN VELVETS '
FOR WAISTS.
REAL LACES AND
LACE HANDKERCHIEFS',
HAND EMBROIDERED " '
HANDKERCHIEFS '
IN ENDLESS VARIETY, !
SILK AND LINEN
INITIAL HANDKERCHIEFS
FOR LADIES AND GENTLEMEN
KID GLOVES
AND MITTENS,
SILK OLOVES i
AND SILK MITTENS, J V
SILK HOSIERY , '
AND UNDERWEAR,
Our Lfaei BeprtmcM
Is UiepaM -
DINNER AND LUNCH SETS, '
NAPKINS TOWELS,
TABLE AND BUREAU SCARFS,
PILLOW SHAMS AND CENTRES,
EMBROIDERED IN DELFT
AND FANCY COLORS,
DOWN COMFORTABLES,
SILK PILLOWS
AND CUSHIONS AND AJ?
ELEGANT STOCK OF
LADIES' AND GENTLEMEN'S
UMBRELLAS IN
LATEST DESIGNS.
510 and 512
LACKAWANNA AVENUS
4 Flours mi litgt Am
FILLED WITH
TP
Every Foot in ths Family Properly Fittsd.
Open tvouing.s. Wholesale aod BaUuV
114 AND 116 WYOMING AVE. "
SSlferware and Sil-
Ladies' Watches from
$5.00 to $75.00.
hi
9
403 6PBUCK 8T, NEAR DIMS BASE. .
MUM
ECCENTRIC COLORED MAN.
He Wouldn't Sign a Pension Application f
I caring It Meent Slavery Again. -
Bloomlngton, 111., Dec. 17. Cleorga
Pluford. familiarly and generally" .
known as "Oeorge, Washington," was)
found dead In bed at the pool-farm to .
day. He was an eccentric colored man t
who drifted here at the close of the re
bellion, after having served in the 103d'
United States colored troops, enlisting i
at Pulaski, Ten a. He . was aged 80 ..
years. ' .. '.. .- ,j
He had papers drawn up for pen '
ion years ago- and had a perfect case, - -but
could not be induced to sign tho
necessary application, declaring ho .
feared that If he signed' the paper h
would be again consigned to slavery. '
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