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SENATE BACKS THE HOUSE
Venezuelan Commission Bill Passed
Without a Dissenting Voice.
A SXLB POK THE LAST MESSAGE
Mr. Cleveland's Appeal on Financial
Questions Docs Not Provoke Much
Enthusiasm-Proceedings
of the House.
Washington, Dec. 20. The proceed
ings In the senate today were opened
with a prayer by Its blind chaplain.
Invoking the Christmas Influence of
"peace on earth and good will to men"
and asking that the two greatest na
tions of the earth of one language, one
fuith, one baptism and one Lord, should
not be embroiled In war. It was de
livered with such feeling, earnestness,
and eloquence that It was ordered to be
printed In the record a very unusual
privilege to be accorded to a chaplain's
opening prayer.
The day, however, did not respond to
that peaceful opening; and when the
hour of adjournment came the senate
had passed, without amendment and
without a single negative vote the
house bill, appropriating $100,000 for a
commission to report to the president
on the true divisional line between the
republic of Venezuela and British
Guiana.
Mr. Sherman's, (Republican, Ohio),
amendment fixing the number of com
missioners at three, and requiring their
appointment to be "by and with the ad
vice, of the senate" wan reported from
the committee on foreign relations; but
It had very little support In the senate,
ond was, at the close of the debate, laid
on the table, without a division and
with only two or three negative votes
the vote being viva voce.
The Molina? Hcccivcd.
The senate then at 3.45 proceeded to
executive business; and when the doors
were opened, at 4.30, the presiding offi
cer laid before the senate the president's
message, asking that no recess be taken
until after financial legislation neces
sary to preserve the credit of the gov
ernment had been enacted.
"I move that the senate do now ad
journ,' said Mr. Cockrell (Democrat,
Missouri) 03 soon as the reading of the
message was concluded. "Why," said
Mr. Hawley (Republican, Connecticut),
with real or affected surprise, "I ex
pected that some serious consideration
would be given to this most important
message of the president by our Demo
cratic friends."
"We want time to consider It," Mr.
Cockrell bluntly rejoined. And, then,
at 4.40 p. m., the senate adjourned until
tomorrow.
The text of the bill as the senate for
eign relations committee proposed am
ending It Is as follows:
Re it enacted That the sum of $100,
000, or so much thereof as may be nec
essary, be and the same is hereby ap
propriated for the expenses of a com
mission, to consist of three members,
to be appointed by the president by and
with the advice and consent of the
senate, to Investigate and report to him
the facts In regurd to the divisional
line between the republic of Venezuela
and British Uulana. Provided, thut
section 2, of the act approved July 31,
1894, making appropriations for the leg
islative, executive and Judicial expenses
of the government and for other pur
poses shall not apply to any commis
sioner appointed under this act.
House Proceedings.
Washington, Dec. 20. The house was
in session but twenty minutes tnduy
and transacted little business of Im
portance. A resolution was offered by
Mr. Thomas, of Michigan, granting
leave to J. J. McDonnell, to prosecute
a contOBt for the seat of W. A. Jones,
returned as the representative from the
first district of Virginia, which was
referred to the committee on elections.
Speaker Reed announced the ap
pointment of Representatives Hltt, of
Illinois; Adams, of Pennsylvania and
Wheeler, of Alabama, as regents of the
Smithsonian Institution.
A bill was passed changing the times
of holding United States court at
Keouch, Iowa, from Januury to April,
and from June to October.
PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE.
An Appeal Is Made to Congress to Provido
n Mew Finnnclnl Hcmedv.
Washington, Dee. 20. The president,
at 4.20 p. in., sent the following Import
ant message to congress on the financial
situation:
To the congress.
In my last annual message the evils of
our present financial system were plainly
pointed out and the causes and means of
hc depletion of the government gold re
serve were explained. It was therein
stated that after all the efforts that had
been made by the executive brunch of the
government to protect our gold reserve
by the Issuance of bonds amounting to
more than $12,000,000, such reserve then
amounted to but little more than $79,000,000,
that about $18,000,000 had been withdrawn
from such reserve during the month next
previous to the date of that message, and
that quite large withdrawals for shlpmentg
In the Immediate future were predicted.
The contingency thon feared has reached
us and the withdrawals of gold since the
communication referred to and others that
appear Inevitable threaten such a deple
tion In our government gold reserve as
brings us face to face wMh 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 cir
cles. We are 1n tho midst of another season of
perplexity caused by our dangerous and
fatuous financial operations. These may
be expected to recur 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 re
cent insistence upon the position we
should occupy in our relation to certain
questions concerning our foreign policy,
this furnishes a signal and impressive
warning that even the patriotic sentiment
of our people Is not an. adequate substitute
for a sound financial policy. Of course,
thero can be no doubt In any thoughtful
mind as to the complete solvency of our
nation nor can there be any Just apprehen
sion that the American people will be
satisfied with less than on honeot payment
of our public obligations In the recognised
money of the world. We should not over
look the fact, however, t.iat aroused fear
Is unreasoning and must be taken Into
Account bi all efforts to avert public loss
and the sacrifice of our people's Interests,
The real rd sensible cure for our re
curring troubles can only be effected by
a complete change In our financial scheme,
pending that the executive branch of the
government wilt not relax Ita efforts nor
abandon Mr determination w us every
meant within lta reads, to maintain before
the world American credit, nor will there
by any hesitation in exhibiting its confi
dence in the resources of our country and
the constant patiiotlslh of our people.
In view, however, of the peculiar situa
tion now confronting us, I have ventured
to herein express the earnest hope that
the congress, in default of the inaugura
tion of a better system of finance, will
not take a recess from its labors before It
haa by legislative enactment or declara
tion done something not only to remind
those apprehensive among cur people that
tho resources of this government and a
scrupulous regard for honest dealing, af
ford a sure guarantee of unquestioned
safety and soundness, but to reassure the
world that with these factors and the pa
triotism of our citizens, the ability and de
circumstances every obligation it incurs
circumstances every obligation it Incure
do not admit of question.
I ask, at the hands of the congress, such
prompt aid as It alone hus the power to
give to prevent. In a time of fear and ap
prehension, any sacrifice of the people's
interests and the public-funds or tho im
pairment of our public credit in an effort
by executive action to relieve the dan
gers of the present emergency.
(Signed) Grover Cleveland.
Executive Mansion,' Dec. 20, 1895.
ILL ADVISED MESSAGE.
Opinions I'pon President's I innncinl
Communication Very Cnffl voriiblo.
Washington, Dec. 20. The special
message of the president, which reached
the capitol this afternoon after the ad
journment of the house, was received
with widespread astonishment on all
sides. Although its purpose became
quickly known and circulated rapidly
through the hotels where many public
men resided, so surprised were 'tney
that at midnight few could be found
who cared to express an opinion for
publication either upon its merits or as
to the course which congress would
probably pursue. Privately, Republi
can members of the house severely criti
cised the president. It was contended
by a number of those gentlemen that
the message was Ill-advised and unnec
essary and its efeet would be to add to
the gravity of the situation and that
congress is In no position at present to
offer the desired relief. They assert
they will not agree to any measure look
ing to tho retirement of the greenbacks
and' the sulmtltutlon therefor of gold
interest bearing bonds. Speaker Keed,
when spoken to by a United Press rep
resentative, politely declined to express
any opinion respecting the message.
He thought It not unlikely that congress
might remain in session with a view to
assisting the executive so far as lay in
: its power, but beyond this he declined
' to talk.
Two things, however, are considered
i as certain. One is that congress will
not adjourn tomorrow, as was expected.
I and secondly, that the announcement
1 of the committee will be made s..oruy
after the house meets.
MINK DISASTER.
Terrible Results of an Explosion at
Chattanooga Twonty-Four Miners Lose
Their Lives. '
Chnttannogn, Dec. 20. Twenty four
miners lost their lives today In the
Nelson mine entry, No. 10, near Day
ton, Tenn., by an explosion of fire
damp. The explosion was succeeded by
a terrific crash, which indicated that
the roof of the passage through which
they had entered had fallt-n In. No
avenue of escape wus left, and there Is
no possibility that uny of them will be
found.
The mine la the property of the Day
ton Coal and Iron company, three miles
from the town of Dayton, and is
reached by a spur track. The men are
both white and colored.
The Nelson mine has been worked for
twelve years or more, and the entry
where the unfortunate miners are en
tombed ran back more than two miles
from the mouth of the mine. The mine
Is of the kind common In Southern coal
fields, known as a drift or level veined
minp, and worked in the direction of
the vein straight Into the face of the
mountain, but before entry Is reached
a long slope extends to a level several
hundreds yards below, at an angle of
about twenty degrees.
Rescuing parties have been working
vigorously all day trying to reach the
entombed miners, but It Is probable
that they will be several days forcing
an opening through the wall of fallen
roofing, which must be made safe as
they proceed.
The foul air quickly exhausts tho
workmen, who are relieved by fresh
hands.
The work will continue day and night
till the bodies are recovered. At the
drift mouth hundreds of women and
children soon gathered, and the picture
of their grief and despair Is heart-rend-Injr.
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PROTEST FROM BOSTON.
Business Men Relieve tho Political Crisis
Needs Consideration.
Boston, Dec. 20. Messrs. Lee, Higgln
son & company; Kidder, Peabody &
company; Parkinson & Burr; JackHon
& Curlls; Richardson, Hill & company;
Brewster, Cobb & .Kstabrook; Tower
Glddings & company, and Charles Head
& company, headed a' petition today
which was signed by fifteen houses on
the stock exchange, according to the
rules, and a meeting of the exchange
was ordered for tomorrow noon for the
following purpose:
"To appoint a committee of three
members, who shall be instructed to go
to Washington and represent to ...e
president of the United States, to Sec
retary Olney, to the speaker of i..e
house and to the senators and repre
sentatives of Massachusetts that they
are not correctly Informed of the opin
ion of the business men of Boston In the
present political crisis, which calls for
more careful consideration than It ia
now receiving."
SHOT BY A BURGLAR.
Thrilling Experience of Mrs. Scott and
Miss Roth.
Monongahela, Pa., Dec. 20. At Sunny
Side, a small village near Monongahela.
last night, about 12 o'clock, a masked
burglar entered the house of Mrs. Je
mima Scott, a widow, with whom a
young lady, named Miss Rath, boards.
After ransacking the house he went to
the ladles' bedroom and found them
awake. They began to scream and i..e
Intruder opened fire, one shot striking
Mr. Scott In the forehead.
Not content with this, the robber
dragged Miss Rnth from tne bed and
carried her Into an adjoining room,
where he attempted to assault her, uut
was scared away. Mrs. Scott's condi
tion la quits serious. ...
STRIKERS SENDJOR DEBS
He Kill Act as Adviser to I'liiladel
phia Street Car Men.
M'bkide is Also invited
Trouble Still Continues-Prominent Busi
ness Men Attempt to Mat Peace.
President Welsh Stubborn -Scenes
of Disorder-Cars Attacked.
Philadelphia, Dec,' 20. Eugene V.
Debs Is coming to Philadelphia to take
part In the strike of the employes of
the Union Traction company. The lead
ers of the strike today decided to call
upon the famous leader of the Ameri
can Railway Union and John alcBride,
president of the American Federation
of Labor, to aid them with their advice
and presence. Accordinly, a telegram
was sent to Mr. Debs, at Terre Haute,
and to Mr. McBrlde, asking them U they,
would come here. Replies were re
ceived from both that they would come
to Philadelphia at once and it is ex
pected that both these labor leaders w...
be here some tlmo tomorrow afternoon.
It is not the Intention of the local lead
ers of the striko and of President Ma
hon, of the Amalgamated association,
to ask Mr. Debs to take charge of the
strike, but the purpose now Is to have
the president of the American Railway
Union and Mr. McBrlde to auuress
meetings and enthuse the men with their
speeches and presence. After Mr. Mc
Bride comes here, however, matters may
so shape themselves that e will as
sume the direction of the strike.
It Is the intention now of the strike
leaders to meet Mr. Debs at the rail
road station and welcome him with a
big parade of the strikers. It is hardly
probablo.however, that this programme
will be permitted by the city author
ities. Mayor Warwick has already Is
sued an order forbidding parades and it
Is unlikely that he will grant a permit
to the strikers to have one, as such a
demonstration would lead to the con
gregation of Immense crowds of peo-
1 pie and to possible trouble. After tne
arrival of Mr. Debs an all-night mass
meeting of the strikers will be held at
their headquarters at Eighth and Cul-
lowhlll.
j F.f forts Toward fence.
! CitiznB of all classes had hoped to
; day that some settlement of the strike
' would be effected through, the effort3
; of some prominent business men. Kx
Oovernor Robert E. Pattison, Thomas
; Martindale and ex-Postmnster General
John Wanamaker have been bending
their efforts in this direction. Presi
dent Welsh, of the Union Traction com
pany, has steadfastly declined all pro
posals at arbitration. The strike lead
ers' proposition Is that Mr. Welsh take
back the men pending arbitration, und
that they remain at work while the ar
bitration board or committee should
listen to both sides and render its de
cision. There is slight probability of
Mr. Welsh acceding to any request for
a compromise.
The Christian league, through Its sec
retary, Oeorge Griffiths, has openly
stntPd that, If Mr. Welsh refuses to ar
bitrate, they will go Into court and ask
that he be compelled to do so under the
act of 18!)3, which mukes arbitration
between employer and employes com
pulsory. The strikers also will prob
ably do this and their attorney, Max
well Stevenson, Is preparing the1 papers
tonight for this purpose. If any one
should go Into court, the Judge might
direct Mr. Welsh to arbitrate and he
would be compelled to appear before the
arbitration board and state his side of
the case, but It seems there Is one fatal
flaw in the act that renders it Inopera
tive. When the lawmakers framed It
they failed to attach to it any provision
compelling an employer or an employe
to nblde by the decision of the arbitra
tion board.
The Situation Improved'
The situation today as far as the
running of cars was concerned, was
measurcably improved. On those lines
that the Traction company is operating
to any extent cars were run on nearly
schedule time. Much of the excitement
hns died out on the streets, and crowds
did not congregate today as when the
strike first started. Nevertheless, two
particularly vicious assaults were made
on cars on the Thirteenth and Fifteenth
street line. These cars on a portion of
their route run through a district In
which large industrial establishments
are located, and since the strike began
the employes of these places have con
gregated on the streets at the noon
hour and offered considerable obstruc
tion to the passenge of the car. While
a car of the Fifteenth street line was
passing Baldwin's Locomotive works It
was compelled to run the gauntlet of
the Jeers and howls of a throng of the
brawny workers of the establishment
At Fifteenth and Pennsylvania ave
nue the car. was compelled to slow up
for a freight train passing out the lat
ter street. The car was crowded with
men and women, and there was but
one policeman on the platform. The
momentary halt proved too much for
the patience of the crowd, and, without
varning, a storm of Iron bolts, coat,
slag and bricks were hurled at the car.
At the first assault the terrified pas
sengers throw themselves upon the
floor of the car, and during; a lull In
the fusllade, made their escape to the
streets. One lady had her Jaw broken
by an Iron nut, a man was severely cut
by flying glass, and the conductor was
Injured In the same way. The con
ductor and motormen deserted the car
and fled. The solitary policeman aboard
the car rushed to the nearest patrol
box and rank In a call and a patrol
wagon full of policemen was soon on
the spot. The officers charged the
crowd, clubbed it vigorously and dis
persed It, making four or Ave arrests.
Exactly the same sort of an occurrence
happened on Thirteenth street, above
Willow. Here, strangely enough, the
Jaw of another woman was broken by
the stone throwers, and several other
people were cut by flying glass, On
Thirteenth street eight cars in all were
wrecked before the police assumed con
trpl of the situation.
: City Firemen In Service.
The police " have been greatly over
worked since the strike began, and to
day many of them were given a rest
and city firemen were pressed Into ser
vice to do duty In their place. The
Falrmount Park guards were also given
orders to hold themselves in readiness
to answer the call In a moment With
flvt deputy United States marshals as
each platform. United States mall cars
ran without obstruction today. The
order of General Manager Bcetem, no
tifying all men who do not return to the
company this morning that they could
consider themselves discharged, brouht
back a number of conductors, but
very few motormen showed up at
the car stables.
The company will probably try to
operate many more cars tomorrow, us
they brought nearly 500 men here today
from Cincinnati, Baltimore and Brook
lyn. The men from the latter city are
very bitter against the strikers here,
as they claim it was through men com
ing from this city that they lost their
Btrike In the city of churches.
The strikers are very hopeful, and say
that they expect to win, as the men
brougut here from other cities are not
motormen, but only "bums" and "loaf
ers," that the company has picked up.
Indicted for Hinting.
The grand Jury today found true bills
oguinst ninety persons, who have been
arrested for rioting since Tuesday.
Not a car Is running tonight on the
Union Traction company's lines, and
all the saloons are again closed. Since
yesterday hundreds of furniture cars
nr.cl carts and some of the most won
derfully antiquated 'busses that the
light of day has seen for fifty years,
have made their appearance on the
street!;, utid are garnering a harvest of
rickel by carrying people to their
homes.
GLOOMY VIEWOF TRADE.
Dun's Weekly Statement Is Anything but
Knconraglng to tho Average Business
Man.
New York, Dec. 20.R. d. Dun & Co.,
In their weekly review of trade, will
say tomorrow.
Failures for the week have been 377
in the United States against 349 last
year, and 32 In Canada against 36 last
year. The strong Amerlcanium of the
president's message has giwen Its char
acter to tho week. Popular feeling was
profoundly moved, but excepting in
stock and cotton markets, business was
remarkably dull and scarcely affected.
Selling of securities held abroad was a
natural first Impulse, though the sell
ers are not unlikely in time to discover
that no other securities are safer from
International complications that the
American. Cotton ha3 declined a quar
ter, and wheat about two cents.
Not because of any foreign question,
but solely because of lniliu.n...a uMh
have been In continuous for months
( prices of manufactured goods continue
I to decline. There is no great change
! In boots and shoes, though gradually
lower prices are offered. Leather still
j declines, though hides at Chicago are
scarce ana wronger. Prices of Iron and
sieei nave tallen about 3 per cent, for
the week, and are now 3 per cent, be
low their maxium, bessemer pig and
grey forge, and most kinds of finished
vrod:icts having yielded more or leas.
Purchase by the great steel companies,
It Is now evident, were much In excess
of their actual consumption, and it Is
believed that some furnaces will have
to suspend production, as the, demand
for manufactured products is too small
to support the output, estimated for the
year at 9.3S7.C3S tons .by the I'iUshurg
American Manufacturer. Minor metals
are weaker.
It sounds strange to hear the many
complaints of slow collections and scar
city of money at the west, on account
of the tardy movement of products
from the farms, when western wheat
receipts In three weeks have been 18,
G15.49S bushels aglnst 9,436,324 last year,
while Atlantic exports, flour included'
are only 5,812,337 ogalnst 6,453,100 laat
year. Grnln is so low that a free move
ment cannot be expected, and yet the
receipts are so large that-the crop re
maining behind must exceed ordinary
estimates.
The stock market went all to pieces
on Friday and closed $3 per share lower
than a week ago for railroads, and $3.25
per share for trusts. On Friday alone
the four prominent railroad stocks fell
an average of $5.62 per share, and the
five more prominent trust stocks $3.87
per share, much of the selling being of
securities largely held abroad.
Conflicting Kuninrs.
Philadelphia. Dec. 20. The strike sit
uation is a worse muddle ' than ever
from all appearances. At 1 o'clock this,
Saturday, morning It was announced
that a proposition submitted to the
mayor by the Rev.Dr.Baker and George
Gritllths, representing the Christian
League, had been laid before Mr. Welsh
and acceded to by hlin on behalf of the
Union Traction company. The propo
sition Is as follows:
If tho men come back and return to
their work and peace is restored, tne
Union Traction management will cor
dially and considerately recplve any
committee from the ranks nr it r.u,n
employes and will respectfully and
kindly hear their complaits and griev
ances that they may offer and will rem
edy the same within the range of fair
ness." Dr. Baker and Mr. Griffiths were as
sured that this proposition had been
accepted by Mr. Welsh. They immedi
ately hurried to the headquarters of the
strikers and laid It before the executive
committee of the strike board and tne
committee Immediately accepted It.
The committee thereupon started out
In cabs to notify the men to report for
duty tomorrow morning.
General Manager Bectam, of tne
Union Traction company, answered a
telcDhone call at 1 .10 n m arwi Hanin.i
absolutely that, the Union Traction
company had made any such proposi
tion or would come to any such under
standing with its former employes, he
said that If the committee had declared
the strike off It waa because that were
beaten at every turn. The outcome of
this singular complication must be
awaited this morning.
THIRTY-NINE KILLED.
Terrible Catn.ophe at the Gumoek Coal
Mines, v
Raleigh, N. C, Doc. 20.-So - for as
known up to this time thirty-nine lives
were lost In tho Cumock coal mine dis
aster yesterday. Thirty-five bodies
have been brought up so far and four
still remain Inthe mine.
Many of the officials assert that the
total Is only thirty-eight. They Insist
that the explosion of dynamite caused
the disaster, while the miners say the
explosion fired the dynamite. The ap
pearance of the bodies Is horrible.
Borne are burned beyond recognition.
There is great difficulty In obtaining
rescuers, as very few volunteers can be
obtained, despite the urgent oeladlnrs
of Superintendent Call,
WALL STREET HAS A CHILL
The Leading Stocks Tumble with
Alarming Rapidity.
THREE FIRMS CO TO THE WALL
The Whole Market Is Affected b the
Venezuelan Question-Ready Money
Becomes Invisible and the Rate
Kuns t'p to Astounding Figures.
New York. Dec. 20. The dealings at
the New York Stock Exchange today
were attended with unusual excitement
and prices broke badly. The Venezue
lan question loomed Into greater prom
inence, and the. news relative to the
proceedings at Washington was scan
ned with more concern. Before the
opening of the local stock market It
waa known here that prices for Amer
icans in London had broken anywhere
from 1 to 4 per cent. The result waa a
great rush to sell stocks the minute
me board opened for business, and the
movement continued well Into the af.
ternoon. London, which has been sell
ing our securities ever since President
Cleveland's message on Venexuela
boundary matters, was sent Into con
gress turned up again at the start with
liquidating orders, and It Is estimated,
sold about fifty thousand Bhares of va
rious American stocks. Local opera-,
tors who have become weakened finan
cially by the recent break In the In
dustrials were forced to sell, and thus
added to the depression. No discrim
ination was used, the gilt-edged issues
as well as the rattle traps all being
thrown on the market apparently re
gardless of price. Rumors of heavy
withdrawals of gold for export to
Europe next week was also a demoral
izing influence. Home of the estimates
were that $10,000,000 would be forward
ed, but no one could be found to con
firm this. ,
Again, money which has been ruling
at 2 per cent, and under to stock ex
change borrowers, suddenly rose to 80
per cent., and a number of banks Vegan
to call in loans. This helped swell the
amount of offerings of long stock and
three stock exchange firms were forced
to the wall. The firms in question,
Messrs. S. S. Sands & Co., Nichols
Frothlngham & Co. and De Neufvllle
& Co., In announcing their suspensions,
stated their Insolvency was due to the
failure of their customers to respond to
call for marclns. At tho rv,.,ii,i.,,.,.i
, exchange there were also two small
! failures. The outpouring of stock and
the total lack of support from any
quarter led to a break of anywhere from
i io iuvj per cent.
OBJECT TO WHITEWASH.
Members of ths Hint Baptist Church of
Jcrmyn, Inter a Protest Against the
Action of the Ablngton Association
Council.
Special to the Sermiton Tribune.
Jermyn, Dec. 20. At a meeting of the
First Baptist church of Jermyn.. held
Thursday night, Dee. 19, a motion was
made and carried almost unanimously,
declaring the action of the. council
which was held In above church Thurs
day, Deo. 12, 1895. un-Chrlstian and un
just. The injustice consisting in the
exclusion, by the council of the dele
gates, and members of said church from
me siiiing or the council, notwithstand
ing the call was issued by the First
Baptist church of Jermyn to all the
Baptist churches In the Ablngton asso
ciation to send two delegates from each
church to sit with us In council to
consider the case of the Rev. D. J.
Williams the deposed pastor of said
shurch, whom the council (after ex
cluding the memberx i.f tk. t....
church) proceeded to whitewash In the
most approved fashion of the wily
politician. Attachri t a -..., ........ ...
the letter from J. R.. Ellis, secretary
me hiiibi iuiuiyierial conference,
which was afterward repudiated by the
council:
r, Olyphant, Pa Dec. 6, 1895.
Mr. C. E. Helms.
Dear Sir:-PIease have the church ap
point two delegates to council for Thurs
day next eit 2 p. m.
Of course, all the members of your
church will have a right to be present at
the council; only the delegates, however
will be allowed to speak or vote. May the
spirit of all Wlsdmii n.l Unw.ii.. .it . .
church and council In this matter for the
gv,vu vi en t;uiiut?rneu.
Fraternally,
(Signed) j. R EllB
The assertion made by Rev. Wil
liams, or his representative. In the Oly
phant Record of Dec. 19, that the
charges preferred against him (Mr. .. ,i.
Hams) were trumped up to get out of
paying him the balance of his salary
Is false. The Idea of withholding tne
balance due did not occur to the church
until after he had resigned as pastor
and Insisted
ate trial at the regular prayer meKlnjr
wa me uiuiui, mursuay evening, Nov,
14. and then not until Ha
-- wctru uc
clared guilty of the charges preferred.
u5 Miuuuii io wunnoid balance was:
"Inasmuch as the Tiov r .t i ......
was directly responsible for the whn-
uiawui irom mis church of a goodly
number of contributing marnv, .
" .... . n: , r, wiiu
would have more than made up in con-
i.iuuuuns uunng me ten months of his
pastorate, the dlffemnra wu.
he received and what was promised
him, that he be the nna tn inn.. i ,
ance, 193.20, and not the church."
-A further motion at the meeting ot
the church Thursday night, Dec. 19
was: That we do not reconsider our
former action In regard to the Rev. D
J. Williams. j Y
This Is the first and probably' will be
the last official communication, from tne
First Baptist church of Jermyn (
(Signed) C. K. Helms, church clerk.
INVESTING KAFFIR MONEY. '
Alloged Agent of llr.rnato. Rhodes and
RothsohiKa In Mexico.
Mexico City. Dec 20.-xue most Im
portant deais which have been made In
Mexico for many years are being made.
A. C. Butler, of South Africa, arrived
a few days ago with, a letter of credit
to the amount of ll5,POo,ooo from Barney
Barnato, Cecil Rhodes and the Roths
childs. He was given a cordial recep
tion by President Dlai, and the result
of hla vtelt Is the Investment of several
million dollars In the drainage tunnel
which the government has under way,
and tn the city water works, r
, Mr. Butler has also taken an option
upon the street railway system for $7,
000,000. This Includes tM entire street
FIN-LEY'S
GflOBS
A good Silk Dress is a!
ways an acceptable gift
for a lady.
Oar line
Is .Very Attractive .
BLACK AND COLORE 1
SILKS AND SATINS, -.
ELEGANT PERSIAN SILKS,
FOR WAISTS,
FANCT AND PLAIN VBLVSTJI '
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, . f
SILK GLOVES f
AND SILK MITTENSf.'
' SILK HOSIERY 'r
AND UNDERWEAR,
Our Linen Department '
Is Uneqoaled
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 AN
ELEGANT STOCK OF
LADIES' AND GENTLEMEN'S '
UMBRELLAS IN "
LATEST DESIGNS.
510 and 512
LACKAWANNA AVENUE
Call
To See Us
IF YOU ARE IN TOWN CHRIST
MAS SHOPPING. MAKE. YOUR
HEADQUARTERS AT OUR
STORE. ' USE OUR STORE' JUST
AS IF IT WAS TOUR OWN.
aflAS4VUW9
Silverware and Sil
ver Novelties.
Ladies' Watches from
$5.00 to $75.00.
W. J. WEICHEL," Jeweler
. 4M SPRUCE ST. NEAR DIKE BANC '
car service, not only of the city, but of
the Federal district. The same parties
are attempting; to buy up the copper
properties In this country, and tt ia ex
pected before the deal Is closed thara
will be several more millions of "Kaf
fir" money Invested.
P. J. Doyle Killed.
Bethlehem, Pa.. Dee. .-P. J, Doyla of
Pltteton. proprietor of the WyomUst
House, attempted to fcoard a paaasacM
t Train here today while It waa In motion.
but fall, and waa drafted fifty yards. Hla
legs were Broken and tie waa Internally
injured. He Ilea In a. critical condiUM at
the hoapHaL
WEATHER REPORT.
For eastern Pennsylvania, nnerally (air.
out cloudy and threatening; I
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LEWISilLY&MVIES
lit AND 110 WYOMING AVE.
ooos,
warm southeasterly winds.
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