FOUR FATALLY INJURED.
Thirteen Hen Hart en Runaway Work
Train at Bhamokln.
Four workmen were fatally injured and
nine others worn badly hurt nt Mldvnllcy col
liery, nenr Shninokln, by tho wrecking of a
runnway trnln. A dozen others snvcd them
selves by Jumping from the train. Those fn
tnlly Injured wore: .Tnmon Holllstcr, on
glncr, of Mnysvllles John I.cldig, Ilremnn, of
lt. Cnrmcl; Edward Allebach, nilneo. aged
80 years, of Mt. Carmcl, nnd George Smlthcn.
a Inborer.
At Huntingdon Ellsworth and Joseph Mc
C'rncken, brothers, wero acquitted of tho
murder of George nwn, fn Oneida town
ship. Tho trial lasted nine dnys. Tho vr
diet In generally approved. Wesley Me
t'raeken, another brother, was found guilty
of murder in the second degn-e at tho Scp
temin'r session for nldlng nnd abetting tho
shooting of young Hnwn, who ncp-d with a
gang of whltocaps In tearing dowd a feneo
on tho McCrackcn form. Tho result of tho
present trlnl places the young man in the po
rtion of nidiiiK nnd nbctting a erlmo Unit film
no prinelpnl. A motion for a new trial for
him id now pending.
John Oeddes' who was placed In the look
up nt Hhnron for assault nnd battery, on a
chnrgo preferred iiy his wife, made n peeu
llnr nttempt to lib. -rate himself from Jnll. Ho
Bet (Ire to the woodwork surrounding his cell
and the smoke ami hent nenrly suffocated
tleddes ns well as two other prisoner.
When tho lire wns discovered a fellow named
Thompson, who was eonllned in n eell for
drunkenness, was in nn unconscious condl
tlon. Tho dedlentlon of the new Trinity Lutheran
Chiireh of Johnstown, lately erected at n cost
of !20,000, took plnee Hundiiy. Tho dedicat
ory normon was preni'lied by ltev. C. H.
Gmver, of I.oek Haven, In which ho wan as
sisted l.v ltev. V. A. Nlilpman. President of
tho Allegheny Svnod.of that eltv, and others.
A eolleetlon n'sulted in the contribution ol
6 1,000 to pay tho indelitedni'ss. A number
of persons from 1'ittslmrjr, Allegheny and
ureeusnurg were present.
Homo time ago, James Itlnek, nllns George
Parker, passed a forged eheek on the Fries
Hardware Company, representing himself to
bo nn employe of the Postal Telegraph Com ji
nny. He nfterwanl played the snme name at
Hnrrlsburg nnd l.nncnstor and turned up at
Irwin, where ho was loeateii by Manager
Saul, of the Tostal Company In Altooua, and
nrrcsteo ny request oi iuo authorities.
Thieves entered the postofllep at Tarentnm
and blew open tne saro, almost wrecking thi
building. They secured a small quantity ol
stamps and change. Tho damage to tho
bulliiiiiK Is estimated at 200. Tho erlmo Is
supposed to bo the work of tho snme parties
Who blew the safe in Hess Lindsay's store
two weens ago.
Max Goodrich, of rhiladelphln, aged 85
years, in a lit of Jealous rage shot his young
wife. Bertha, in tho abdomen at their homo
nnd then sent a bullet crashing through his
own brain. The wire Is In a hospital in
dvlng condition. Goodrich died instautlv.
He Is said to have boon Insanely Jealous ol
His WHO.
A rumor is in circulation that tho Wosflmr.
house company will soon let the contract for
the erection of a large plant In connection
with its electrical works at Turtle Creek, to
be used In manufacturing eleotricnl bicycles.
The nlr brake works will be put on double
turn January 2.
w. A. MeCool purchased from the Har
mony society, through Trustee John Duss.
the large bunding of the society nt Beaver
Fulls. Mr. McCool's object is to start a
large factory for the manufacture of bicycle
inning.
Miss Pearl Barton, of Wllkosborre, the
young girl who has been nsleop since Novem-
tier an, iiiea ueeemnor li witnout awakening,
The doctors are unable to sav what the en.
net cause of her death was, but attribute it to
wean uoss, wnicn induced Heart rnllure.
Scarlet fever is prevalent InLlgonlcr town,
hip, near Groensburg. One family in parti,
oular Is sadly afflicted. It is that of W. H
rorry. mrs. terry and six children are
down with the disease.
Chief of r-oliee White, of Erie, has placed
his resignation in the hands of Mnvor Scott
because of opposition against him in the
citlzenB reform society.
Curtis Taggart, or Rmlthflcld, owns a land
warrant issued by the suprme executive
councils of this mate. In 1788, signed by Ben
jamin J? rouKun.
A company of local anA outside capitalists
has been formed at Freedom, and a 80,0000
noiei is to ue erocxea, a site nas already
ueen seuureu.
The dry goods store of Luclnda and J.
Brisell, at Union City, was closed by the
sunn ii, on nniuruoy, on executions amount
ing to t,uuu.
Ten thousand dollars additional stock hav
sng been secured, the tin plate mill at Free,
uom win ue completed ana put in operation.
The new Morado bicycle works at Beaver
ans is almost completed and work wul be
gin about tne nret oi tne year.
Jaoob Anspoch. aged 56 years, a Phllndol.
phla ft Beading railroad switchman at Le
banon was struck and killed.
CHEAT ABYSSINIAN ASST.
One Hunndred Thousand lien Marohing on
the Italians.
The Capltnlo, a paper published at Borne,
states that an army of 100,000 Abysslniuns Is
advancing rapidly In twe columns on Adowa
and Asmara. The Italians, who occupy those
points will remain on the defensive, says the
the Capitale, and will endeavor to temporize
with their antagonists until reinforcements
arrive for their relief. Akl the inhabitants of
Adowa are arming themselves for an at
tack.
Adowa Is the capital of Tlgre. In Abyssinia,
and Is a city of about 10,000 inhabitants. II
Is regularly laid out, has many factories, and
Is the chief entfoport for trado between the
Interior ana tne coast.
In the chumhur of deputies Signer Im
briunt (Hoeiuliut) and Hignor Cavolotti
fltauical) made siieecues attacking the gov
ernment for its African policy In relation to
the recent defeat of Italian troops by the
Abyssinlans, and demand the resignation of
tne government.
STOLE $90,000.
The Audit of His Books Eevesls His Short
ages.
An audit of the Altoona, Pu., lien dockets
which was finished by Controller Hurpham
hows a shortage of C12,800 In the aoeounts
of William A. Ambrose, the absoondlng city
solicitor. His real estute, which Is valued at
(50.000, Is mortgaged for all it Is worth. The
building and loan association for which he
was solicitor are said to have lostabout $111,
0IH) by his proceedings. Persons who indors
ed bis notes and those who placet! money In
bis bunds to satisfy Judgments or for invest
ment contribute $10,000 more to the total of
t"0,000 of which Ambrose In reported to have
delraudeu the elty and nis clients.
Twenty-two Lives Lost.
The moil steamer from the northern coast
arrived at Ht. Johns. N. i, and reported
frightful ravages by reoeut gales. The
Bcnoonor Victory and her crew of 22 have
been loat Four other vowels are missing.
1 uth (Umage has auto been doou m tint west
CONGRESSIONAL
Summary of Important Measures Be for
Both Hornet.
TSSTU DAT.
The proceedings of the House were enliv
ened to-dny by Mr. Flynn, the delegate from
Oklahoma, wuo onerou tne lounwing reso
lution:
Whereas, By act of Congnw, approved
March 2, 1H!M, an agreement between the
Wichita and nfllllnted bauds of Indians In
Oklnhomn nnd United Htntes commissioners
were duly ratlned nnd provision mado fm
the allotment of lands therein to the Wichita
Indians, and providing for the ooenlnir of
surplus lands after allotment to homestead
settlements and,
Vt nereas, tne secretary oi tne interior nns
wholly failed to appoint ngents to allot
said lands, as provided In snld act, therefore
belt
"ltiolved, thnt the secretnry of the In
terior Is hereby directed, if not lncompnt
iblo with the public Interest, to report to the
houses
First tho reasons and causes operating,
If any, to delay the appointment of nllot-
Ing agents and tne allotment oi sain limits.
Hecond Wiether any of his connections
or relatives bv blood or marriage are acting
ns attorneys for said Indians or any party or
parties Interested In delaying the opening ol
tne reservation to settlement.
The senate wns in sifwlnn about two hours
to-day, hnlf of thnt time being given io Mr.
Htewart, or Nevada, in a vigorous assault on
the gold "combine." Senator C'nrter, of
Montnnn, Introduced a bill authorizing the
Paeillc Cable Company to build a sub-marine
cable from some pol nt on tho Padua com to
tho Hawaiian Islands and Japan.
KLKVKXTH DAT
Bennto The president's message on the
Venezuelan question occupied the mnln at-
entlon of tne senate during Its unci session.
Secretary Cox read tho document nmld Im
pressive sileiiw, the senators following every
word wltn Intense Interest. The concluding
sentence of the message wns no sooner read
thnn ft demonstration occurred, almost un
paralleled in tne History ot tne upper nrnncn
of congress, senators on both sides of the
chamber joining In thetr expressions of ap
proval by long-continued hamlclaiiplng.
House. While the time of the house was
mainly absorbed to-day In n debate on the
plan to create tnreo committees oi nine
memlicrs each to deal with the election con
tests, Its interests were centered upon tho
president s message, ine nenntn on tne
let turn committee pinn was truitiui oi par
tisan discussion of election methods in the
house and the licpuhlicnn policy of dealing
with contests In the I'lfly-tlrst congress.
The plan was adopted by a party vote.
The president's message laid ou the speak
er's table until late In the afternoon, when it
was read nnd received with much enthusiasm
by members ot both parties.
TWKI.TTH DAT.
f rnnto. Thoro wns an unusually small at
tendance of Henntors at the opeulng of to
day's sessions and there wits not the lensl
sign or Indication of excitement growing oui
of tho president's message in reference to th
Monroe doctrine. Mr. mil introduced a bill
to repeal the law which provides that no per
son who held office in the army or navy ol
tne united mates at mo oeginuing oi tne int
rebellion and who afterward served In anj
capacity in the military, naval or civil service
of the confederate states, shall lie appointed
to any position in tne army or navy of tin
United Mates. The bill was allowed to re
main on the table.
House Mr. Hltt (Hop.. III.) Introduced a
bill appropriating (100,000 for the payment
of the expenses ot a commission to examine
Into tne boundary Detween Venezuela nnd
British Guiana.
Mr. Boutelle (Rep., Me.) suggested refer
ence to a committee, but made no objection
to an Immediate consideration.
Mr. Hitt supported the bill In a briel
speech, as did also Mr. Crisp ( l)em.. GaA
At the conclusion of Mr. Crisp's speech
the previous question wns ordered bv n unan
imous vote, amid applnnse, nnd the bill was
passed without a dissenting voice.
At 12:40 the House adjourned until Friday
next, after passing s resolution providing fot
the holiday recess from Friday, l)eceinber.20,
10 January o.
THIRTEENTH DAT.
As soon as the Senate Journal had been
rend nnd npproved, the clerk of the House
announced the passage by the House of the
bill appropriating (100,000 for the expense
of the committee to investigate the boundary
between British Guiana and Venezuela,
which was recommended by the president
and vice president Immediately laid it before
tho Senate. Senator Sherman moved Its
reference to the Committee on Foreign Rela
tions, but in the almence of Mr. Morgan,
chairman of the Committee on Foreign dela
tions, Mr. Cockerell requested Mr. Sherman
to withdraw his motion until the arrival ot
the senator from Alabama. This was done.
and so the spectators anxious to bear Vene
zuelan affairs discussed were disappointed
for the present at least.
BOMBS BY MAIL.
Desperate Attempts to Blow Up Armoui
and Pullman.
A bold conspiracy to assassinate Ooorge M,
Pullman and Philip D. Armour has Just oorne
to light, and every effort Is being made to ap
prehend the perpetrators of the plot. Mon
day morning two packages were received at
fiostni station u, oi wmon wiuiam H. Han
on is superintendent, directed to P. D. Ar
mour and George M. 1'ullman, respectively,
and the packages were finally turned over to
Postofflce Inspector Stuart for inspection.
Thev nrnVMl In be infAmul tnlohlnMi urhlith
had they reached their destination and been
opened without suspicion ny tne men foi
whom they were intended, would have prob
ably blown them into eternity.
T he packages were taken up by collector
Philip Klrkwood of station L. One of theui
he found on the mail box at Wabash avenue
and Fourteenth street, and the other at
Wabash avenue and twenty-first street. The
second machine was laid on the box Just ns
Klrkwood approached It to make his collect
ion, He saw a man of rough appearance lay
a package on the box and walk away. When
be reached the mail box he found the pack
age to be similar to the one he had picked
up at Fourteenth street, and addressed in
the surue hand writing. Each package
weighed about twenty-four ounces, and the
poorly scrawled addresses were enough to
attract the attention of the carrier.
The postal authorities were already on the
lookout for suspicious packages for Mr.
Armour, ae a stronger hod notitled attaches
of his oniae that an infernul machine was on
Its way to Mr. Armour through the mall. Ho
claim id to have overheard an exposure of
the o jnspiruoy from two men talking in an
alley. The employes of Mr. Armour did not
place much ooulidenoe In the story, but In
formed the postal ofllolals of what they bad
been told.
MANY WILL BE DROPPED.
Chloago Brewers Will Shut Down 1,700
Saloons.
Chicago brewers are tired ot being saloon
keepers, and have decided that after Junutry
1 next there will be 1,700 less saloons in that
city than at present Those that remain
must pay a third or a half more for beer
than they are paying now. There Is gen
eral alarm among saloon keepers whose li
censes are owned and whose rents are paid
by the brewers, and 8.000 or more of tliem
are wondering who will have to go out of
business. For many yours the policy ot the
brewers has been to establish saloons wher
ever there was a possibility of selling enough
beer to make a paying lu vestment Compe
tition has been so close that their profit bos
been out down to nothing.
The dropping of 1,700 saloons means a se
vere loas of revenue to the city, an each so
iooa pays a liotas of C.i
Ill DOCTRINE UPHELD.
PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE.
President Cleveland Serves Plain Rotlos
Upon Oreat Britain.
The President on the 17th sent to Congress
t strong message dealing with the British
Venezuelan boundary dispute and the appli
cation of tho Monroe doctrine to the com In
point. The Monroe doctrlno Is emphatically
nnunclnted. nnd the position tnken that Eng
land should not lie permitted to acquire any
territory clnlmed by Venenueln to which she
Is not rightfully entitled. The President says:
"If a F.ufeyswan power, by nn extension of
Its boundav.m, takes possession of the terri
tory ot one of our neighboring republics
sgnlnst Its will nnd in derogation of Its
rights, It is difficult to see why, to thnt ex
tent, such Kuropenn power does not nttempt
to extend Its system of government to that
portion of this continent which Is thus tnken.
This Is the precise action which President
Monroe declared to be 'dangerous to our
pence and safety and it can make no differ
enee wnetner tne r.uropenn svstem is ex
tended by an advance of frontier or other-
Wise.
Pmetlcnlly the principle for which we
contend hns peculiar, If not exclusive rela
tion to the United Htatea. It may not hnvo
been admitted in so many words to the code
of International law, but since In Internation
al councils, every nation Is entitled to the
rights belonging to It, if tho enforcement nf
the Monroe doctrlno Is something wo may
lustly blnim. it has Its place in the code ol
International law, as certainly and as se
curely as if it were spccltleally mentioned:
and when the United states Is a suitor liofore
high tribunal that administers international
law, tho question to be determined it
whether or not we present claims which the
justice of that node of law can find to be
right and valid.
Mho .Monroe doctrine nnus us recognition
on those principles of International law
Which are based upon the theory that every
nation shall have its rights protected and Its
just ennuis cntorcod. ot course tins govern
ment Is entirely confident that, under the
sanction ol this doctrine, we have clear right
and undoubieii claims. -Vir is this Ignorod
In the British reply.
"The course to be pursued by this govern
ment, In view of the present condition, does
not appear to admit of serious doubt. Having
lanored taitiituiiy tor many years to induct
Great Britain to submit this dispute to lav
partial arbitration, and havuig been now
Dually npprisiil of her refusal to do so,
ntliln mmiilt,. Itiil Ia ann.n.t thu clt.4l,...
to recognize the plain rciuiiicmcnts and deal
With It accordingly. Great Britain's present,
proposition has never thus far been regard
ed as admissible by Venezuela, though any
adjustment ot the boundary which that
country may deem for her advantage, and
may enter into oi ner own tree win, cannot,
of course be objected to by the United
Btiitm.
"Assuming, however. Hint tho attitude ol
Venezuela will remain unchanged, the dis
pute nas readied sucn a state as to make it
now Incumbent upon the United States to
tako measures to determine with su indent
certainty for Its Justification whnt is the
true divisional line between the republic of
Venezuela and British Guiana. The Inquiry
to that end should of course be conducted
carefully and judicially, and due weight
should be given to all available evidence, re
cords and facts lu support of the claims ot
both parties.
"in order tnat sucn an examination snouni
be prosecuted In a thorough and satisfactory
mauner, I suggest that the congress make an
adequate appropriation for the expenses of a
commission to be appointed by the executive,
who shall make the necessary Investigation
and report upon the matter with the least
possible delay. When Buch report Is made
and accepted, It will In my opinion be the
duty of tne United States to resist by every
menus In its power a willful aggression upon
its rights and interests the appropriation by
Great Grltaln ol any lands or the exercise ol
governmental jurisdiction over any territory
which, after Investigation, we have determin
ed of right belong to Venezuela."
HORRORS OF KHARPUT.
Worst Reports Were Hot as Shocking as the
Naked Truth.
Further details, which have Just been re
ceived at Constauttnople, from Kharput,
shed a clearer light upon the massacre ol
Christians and the destruction of the Ameri
can mission buildings there on November
10.
A false report was circulated at Kharput
some days previous to the outbreak to the
enect mat tne American missionaries were In
fiossesslon ot arms which they were distributi
ng to the Christians, preparing the latter fot
an attack upon the Mussulmans.
Dr. Herman M. Bnrnum. when Informed ot
the reports in circulation, and to allay the
excitement among the Moslems, went person
ally to the Governor ot Kharput and gave up
to that official five revolvers owned by
American missionaries. Dr. Barnum aud his
associates also induced the other Christians
of Kharput to surrender their arms to the
Turkish authorities, hoping thereby to avert
the threatened uprising ot the Mussulman
gopulation. But tho surrender of the arms
ail no effect on the excited population,
showing that the reports circulated wore
onlv part of a deliberate plan.
The attack upon the Christians, tho burn
ing of the mission building, already fully de
tailed, followed In spite of the assurances ol
the Turkish governor that the fullest protec
tion would be acoorded to the property ol
the Americans, as well as to the Americans
themselves.
From 800 to 1,000 people are believed to
have been killed, and American property
variously estimated In value from (2S,000 to
(00,000 was destroyed. ine Americans,
however, all escaped with their lives, ami
were accorded a refuge at the resilience ol
the Governor.
The advices just received concluded with
the statement that it is a noteworthy fact
that nut a single Moslem was killed during
the disturoances. In most places the Chris
tians did not offer any resistance, knowing It
to be useless, but lied for their lives, nimu
donlug their houses and stores to the pillage
of the rioters.
Tho terrible extent to which the outbreaks
were allowed to spread can tie Judged from
the following facts: At Arubghlr, out of
2,500 Armenian houses, 2,800 were destroyed
and 2,817 Armenians, mciuumg u vutuoiics,
nerished.
In tho village of Amharga 60 houses were
burned, and at the village ot Shenik 100
dwellings wero destroyed, and in both coses
all tho Inhabitant were mueu.
CBUSHED BY A BOULDER.
rive Men Instantly Killed By a Fall ol
Book.
An awful accident occurred at Big Stone
Gap, Va., Saturday, at noon. In which five
white laborers lost their lives.
The men were working on a out and had
Itoptied for dinner, seating themselves under
a ledge of rock projecting from an embank
ment. Suddenly, and without the slightest
warning, a large boulder broke loose and
came down upon them, causing instant death
to all.
TIih nnmes nf onlv two oould be learned.
They are Guorgo Hardin, of Itural lietreat,
Va., and ueorge nuuuu, ui 4eiugwu, i .
Boston Wool Markst.
There is no material cbsnge lu the ccndltloa
nl lh. vml market this week. I'he foliowluil
are Uis quuUitlous for the Isadinc dHSoriptloun!
Ohio ud ftmnsylvanl fleece, X and above,
lsc! XX sua " aeove. ivotivMot
combing-, soix winning, nc; ua
UlslllU
THE LABOR WORLD.
Items of Interest to Laboring Men New
Industries.
The new pinto mill under erection for some
time by the Bcllnlre Nail Works, Bcllnlre, 0.,
will probably not be rendy for operation
nntll next spring. This concern lias under
consideration the qtK-stlon of changing Its
title from llellnire Nail Works to Bellalre
Steel Company.
Another Sweat Shop Strike.
The members of tho Clothing Contractors'
Mutual nnd Protective Association of Now
York, hnve repudiated the contracts entered
Into by them with the members of the United
Garment Workers of America In July, and
another strike, involving 10,000 tailors In
New York City, Brooklyn, Brownsville and
Newark Is precipitated, the contractors are
under bonds in (300 each to live up to the
terms of the agreement for a year, made
during the Inst conflict between themselves
and the orgnnlzed tailors, to whom the con
tractors had to yield and grnnt their demands
at the close of the struggle which terminated
three months ago.
Flngree's Potato Patoh.
The Union Charity Association of Akron'
Ohbr, hns practically decided that with the
coming of spring, the plan of Mayor Filigree,
of lietrolt, of aiding the poor, will be tried.
There Is an abundance of land that can be
readily secured and plenty of people who say
they will be glad of the opportunity of aid
ing themselves. Meanwhile this organization
means to furnish aid only to those willing to
work. An account will be opened with eaoh
person or family receiving supplies, and to
balance the same the poor will be given
various odd Jobs, such as carrying coal,
(hoveling snow.' eto. For this they will K'
paid from (1.60 to (2 a day. A salaried
nperluteuileiit will have charge of thealfalrs
ot the association.
The Pittsburg Car Wheel Company has ar
ranged to erect an addition to Its present
plant, and will mnnufneture enr wheels. At
present tho works nre only for the Mulshing
of wheels. The plant will be located at
Home and Hnttlcld streets, betwwn Forty
sixth and Forty-seventh streets, it will have
a dally capacity of BO tons. It will be started
next week.
Messrs. Bvrne. Parsons ft Co., Phoenix-villi-.
Pa., are to build a mill building 1L0 by
4(1 feet, three stories and basement, with
boiler house 20 by 4(1 feet. All HO horse
power boiler and a (50 to liO horse-power en
gine, sprinkler system, 100-llght electric gen
erator, freight elevator, tank, etc., are all re
quired nnd not yet purchased.
The newly organized Brewer Tube Com
pany, of Toledo, C.ls negotiating for a loca
tion. Architects Mills ft Wnchter are pre-
arlng plans for n factory for them, whluh Is
to be 105 by 200 feet, and will be equipped
throughout with the latest Improved inn
thlnery for the manufacture of seamless
tubing.
Samuel Gomners wns elected nrcsldentof
of the Federation of Labor by 18 vote over
John McUride. M. M. Garland, president of
the Amalgamated Association of Iron nnd
Steel Workers was elected vice-president.
The federation expressed decided disapproval
oi socialism.
The Indiana Manufacturing Company.
Peru, Ind., which owns and operates the
Inrgest plant there, has rocently made ex
tensive improvements nnd additions, adding
a two-story brick building 00 by 100 feet,
and put lu an electric light plant
The Southwnrk Foundry and Machine
Compnny, of Philadelphia, Pa., Is turning
Its boiler shop into an erecting shop aud will
put in a milliner oi cranes, etc., widen will
be of the most Improved kind.
It Is reported that the Monongnhela Manu
facturing Comnnnv. of Mononirahela Citv.
Pa., will Increase the size of its plant to
double tne present capacity.
The Walker Foundry Company, of Erie.
Pa., Is to make an addition to its plant, 76 by
iuo ieet, anu tne pattern-room is to lie en
larged and a new ofilce built
The Towers Triple Cylinder Engine Com-
U fn ..1 ... I .. . 1...
erection of a plant for the manufacture of
the now rowers steam engine.
The Union Foundry Compnny. of Grand
ItAnids. Mtch... Is to enlanre Its nlunt nnd has
bought 100 square feet ot laud on which to
erect a new building.
TKa Wnllrn. tnnnrlra Pnmnanw nf T -In
Pa., Is to make an addition to Its plant 72x100
feet, and the pattern room is to be enlarged
ana a new omoe umii,
She Detwlller Company, of Toledo. O..
hes about completed all details for erecting a
new manufacturing plant for the construc
tion of steel tuning.
Further Improvements are being made at
the Arethusa Iron Works, New Castle, Pa.
This plant was prucucaity reouut last sum
mer.
A new wheel foundry to make all the
wheels needed on the Pennsylvania system,
will be bunt at Aitoona m louo.
Philadelphia traction line employes will
likely strike for 10 consecutive hours' work
ana extra lor overtime
Jackson ft Carcny are building an exten
sive foundry and machine shop at Shelby,
N. U.
The strike of shipbuilders at Olasgow and
Belfast is still on.
Federation of Labor Adjourns.
The Federation of Labor adjourned sine
die Tuesday aiternoon, alter adjusting a
proposition to form a national organization
of unskilled labor. Besolutlcins Indorsing
the Cuban struggle for lndependenoe, and
declaring that party politics shall have no
place in the Federation of Labor were also
adopted. John McBrlde, the rotirfng presi
dent, and Adolph Strausser, ot the cigar
makers' union, wero elected fraternal dele
gates to the British trades' union congress to
be held at London, September 3, 1H06. J. W,
Sullivan, of the typographical union, was
eiucteu alternate.
Street Car Strike.
Blot and destruction naarkod the opening
day of the great strike of the street cur em
ployes of the Union Traction company in
Philadelphia. Aided bytne mischievous law
less element, the strikers succeeded in com
pletely tviug ud the lines of the Union Trao-
1on company, and with the exception of the
one line not controlled by the company in
volved in the strike, not a street oar wheel
turned in pnnudoipniu Tuesday, to tne
credit ot the strikers, it may be said that the
disorders were created by too ardent sym
pathizers and mischievous boys. About SOB
oars were badly wrecked.
Opera House Destroyed.
The Porkersburg, W. Va., opera house
burned at an early hour Monduyrnoruing,enus.
big a loss ot 916,000, with insurance for about
one-half of the amount Thu Humes hud got
ten good heudway before dlscovenid, aud the
building was destroyed, though tho side
walls ure intact The Mountain Btute gus
company, Doardinan's plumbing shop and an
copla storage company, occupying the
ground floor, are losers, although wont i
the goods were savod.
Engineer Killed.
A disastrous freight wreck on the Missis
sippi division of the Illinois Central road
happened Just south of Juckson, Tonn. Five
curs got loose in the yard and started south.
They ran iuto an incoming freight on a
trestle, telescoping the eugiuo. Brakeinan
Uose White, of Juckson, was instantly killed,
and Engineer Jack Kennedy, of Water Val
ley, Miss., dangerously scalded, II will re
cover. Mo otnwf Iters nurt.
VENEZUELEA'S WAR.
Itewi from the United Stated Bailed With
Dollght.
A dispatch from Caracas, Venezuela, says:
The news of the Cleveland messnge uncom
promisingly upholding Venezuela and the
Monroe doctrine created the wildest Joy nnd
cnthuslnsm In this capital.
It hns produced new confidence In the
future of the country nnd acts like magic on
business activity and enterprise.
Tho Venezuelan foreign nfilce declares thnt
It will sustain the dignity nnd sovereignty of
the republic iiy force, If necessary. One
hundred nnd fifty thousand soldiers can be
put into the Held,
Tho government declines to sneak officially
In regard to the Yurulnn incident, but the
correspondent Is assured that It will refuse
to concede the Indemnity of tliO.OOO recently
demanded by Great Britain.
It is reported that English warships nre on
their wny hither. The arrival of the Amerl
enn nnvnl squndron Is anxiously expected.
It Is probable that an extra session of the
Venezuelan eongrif s will be called.
Tho Venezuelan press calls upon tho peo
plo to show their patriotism on this grent oc
casion and their gratitude towards the noble
republic of the north which hns proved In
the supremo crisis its stnuneh nilherence to
the principles laid down by Its most advanced
statesmen In the early years of Its history.
The press also urged upon the people tiio
duty of preparing at once for war with all
their energy.
A OREAT ARMAMENT.
Bill to Prooure Large and Smalt Ouns for
the Army.
Following Is tho bill Introduced In tho scn
oto Wednesday by Mr. Chandler, which, with
others will require early consideration In
ense of the complications reaching a more
acute stage:
'Hint the president be and ho Is hereby
authorized and directed to strengthen the
military armament by adding thereto, equip
ped for use, 1,000,01)0 infantry rllliw, 1.000
guns for Held artillery, anil not exceeding
o.uihi Heavy guns for ortlllentiouss to bo pro-
ureit ny mnmiincturc in the arsenals, or nv
contract for manufacture, or by direct pur-
cnase in this country or elsewliere, accord
ing to the descretioh of the president who
shall conform, when practicable, without un
wise delay, to the methods prescribed for
making contracts anil purchases by existing
laws. The sum of 100,000,000 Is hereby
appropriated to carry Into cflect the provi
sions of this act."
Mr. Grout, of Vermont. Wednesday intro
duced a bill In the house for Hie appropria
tion of $1000,000,000 lor the defense of tho
seaboard and Caiindlaii frontier. The bill
proposes to raise the funds by 20-year 2 per
cent coin bonds. In severnl denominations.
to be sold at the sub-treasuries and post-
on tecs.
IT SUITS PERU.
People of Lima Talking Monroe Doctrine
From Morning until Night.
President Cleveland's message on the
British Guiana-Venezuela boundary dispute
has been the subject of conversation In Lima
among nil those interested In political affairs,
and It Is regarded as a most important diplo
matic document.
The Monroe doctrine Is a subject of vital
Interest and Importance to every South
American republic, and the clear definition
of It and the announcement ot the lines of
the adherence to it by the United States Gov
f.r'meiit are welcomed by ull classes of In
telligent people.
The public, ns fnr as can be gathered from
the exiiressions collected, do not expect that
war will result, but thing England will yield
to the II rm stand of the United States. Words
of admiration nre heard on all sides for the
course of the United States In coming to the
relief of a weak sister republic.
Virginia Legislature in Lin.
The Virginia House of delegates after
spirited discussion, passed a resolution, by a
vote of 02 to 21, Indorsing President Cleve
land s message on tno Venezuela question.
CREW LOST OFF CAPE MAY.
German Shin Athena Blown Up By an
Explosion.
Tho Oermnn ship Athena, from New York
for Bremen, was lost at sea on Sunday, De
cember IS, together with the captain and 13
men, who were part of a crew ot 20. The
first aud second mates nnd four senmen wero
Kicked up by the British steamer Tufna,
ound for Philadelphia.
The accident was due to nn explosion of
tne snip s cargo oi nuptna and nilro-giycer
Iuo, which occurred while the Atliena was ly
ing In a helpless condition off Cape May,
N. J.
Following is a list of those lost: Captain
Al. Hawk. George Kenke. cook: f ritz Wen-
ring, Huns ltoenig, John Spencer, John An
derson, Sohnn Voght, H. Wuhlen, Hnllmeske
Hoitz, ail seamen: Hans Asuiussan, wiineim
Heinz, Bernard Pechstuir, apprentices, and
two cabin boys whose names are unknown.
Those saved were: Alexander Franzeiius,
ni , . . . . T..I, i.' I . . .. . w ...
Moulder, curpenter; John Itudslt, Martin
Pillls. George Scbroeder. seamen.
The vessel had a cargo of naptha In barrels
and several hundred cases ol nltro-glynerlne.
She experienced severe weather until Friday.
On that day she had all her masts carried
away and sprung a leak. Her bow sank
down into the water and tho deck was sub
merged up to where the foremost bod been,
On Suturduy morning the Tafna was sighted
Distress signals were hoisted, but on account
of the heuvy sous the British steamer could
not get neur her. The Tufna signaled thut
she would stand by until Sunday.
Sunduy morning about 8 o'clock the Tafna
approuchoa the Athena, und when within
cable's length II nines shot out of the center
ol the duck and the port holes at the stent.
A turlfllo explosion followed, and instantly
every man on board tlfu doomed ship was
oitner tnrowu or jumped into the icy water.
The Tufua put out bouts to rescue the men.
but they were able to pick up only six. It is
supposed thnt the remaining 14 men were so
injured by the explosion or numbed by the
coin water mat nicy wuru unable vo buttle
With the heavy sea.
FROM THE HIGHER COURT.
A Chief Initios Calls a Lawyer a Liar and
Shoots Him,
Chief Justice D. L, Snodgrass, of the
supreme court of Tennessee, shot and pain
fully injured Lawyer John Ii, Ueosley in the
law office ot Congressman Brown, In Chat-
tnnoogu, a tow minutes before noon Monday.
Judge Hnodgruss entered the law office to see
Mr. Spurlock, who is a partner of Congress
man Brown. Mr. Boasley was sitting at a
desk, and the ludue walked ud to him de
nouncing an article in tho morning Times
wulen appeurea over his (uousiey ) signa
ture was a lie. Mr. Boasley protested that It
was the truth. They came to blows and
Judge Suodgrass drew a pbtol and shot at
Ileasley twice. One boil entered the left arm
near the wrist aud came out near the elbow,
The other bull lodirod In the oeilliur.
The charges made by Mr. Beasley In his
card to the Times were to the effect that the
supreme court rendered a decision in the
railroad debt case of the state from a politi
cal standpoint and not from Justice. The
shootinu bus creutod urcnt excitement
Judge Suodgrass went before Justice Tom
towsrt ana waived trial, ana upon givuis
i,uuo bond was released.
A person with tliln skin ought to
mti ft clear conscleuc. -"-
THEY FOUGHT II CLOSE GIB.:
NO SHAM THIS TIME.
Spaniards and Cubans Fight a Genuine
Battle.
The fight near Minns proves to bnsre X
a real battle.
In the thickest of It the Cuban
breasts with the enemy and wleltlod tinnp.
machetes with deadly effoot, whllo the Span
iards defended themselves with their bay
onets. The disparity between the forces in num
bers was great. Some reports say them
were 1,600 insurgents in the attacking parly.
Adv Ices are that there were at least 800.
The correspondent In Puerto Principe
sends tho following details of the engage
ment, which took place at the Congrcso
sugor estate, a few miles from Minns, the
half-way station on the railway from Puerto
Principe to Nuevltass
"In the morning of December 9 a pnrty of
71 Spanish soldiers left Mlnas with SO ot tlm
battalion of Gcronn, with carts to secure
fodder. There wero 14 of tho engineer bat
talion and some Infantry of tho battalion of
Puerto Hlco, together with some drivers and
two guides. Captain Borrego, of the Gcrona
battalion, was in command, assisted by throe
lieutenants.
"These 71 Spaniards passed a small fort
garrisoned by a dozen soldiers under a lie
tenant, nnd readied a field of heavy grof
Thereupon tno commander threw out plckel.
townrd the thicket, which extended on twi
Sides of the Held, and proceeded to cut gross
"Tho pickets wero suddenly driven In by n
elmrire nf H00 Itmnrtfctit cnvnlrv nnd lnfnntrv.
who turiousiy assailed tne nine party oi tor
agers. A squad of Agramontes cavalry led by
Lnpez Proclo nttacked on the right, while the
left was assailed by a squadron of Cumugney
cnvnlrv under Maior Caballern.
soon me iignung wns nnnu-to-nnno, tne
Insurgents attacking with machetes, the
Spaniards defending with bayonets. They
CHrij. mil viiik poutin.
The conlllct wns snort, snarp nnd decisive,
he Spaniards made desperate resistance,
nit they were armed with ohi-fnstiloned
emlngton rllles. nnd consequently had not
the adviintago of their Mauser quick ilrers.
They fell like leaves berore tne wind, over
wclghcd by vastly superior numbers.
I aptuln llorrego and lliroe private soldiers
escaped to the rear. Eleven soldiers and the
two guides rencned rort nena::... line neu-
imiit and Ti soldiers wero Killed on tne
lil. and 8 Spaniards were wounded. Two
lieutenants and 21 soldiers we taken prison-'
ers.
The Insurgent loss was hesvr. Colonel
Oscar Primelles. Lieutents Beelo nnd Espin
obo were killed. Major Cnstellanos wns
was wounded. Colonel Primelles belongs toi
a distinguished Cuban family in Camoguey,
and wns a physician before the war, He was
shot and was' twice prodded by a bayonet
wielded by a soldier of tne 1'uerto litco bat-
talllon.
to Mlnas with a letter from Jose Maria Bod-4
rlguez. who commanded tne insurgent ioroe
stating that the Spanish defense was heroic)
nnd ho took pleasure In returning the sur
vivors. The prisoners say they were treated
siiectfully.
GntierAl flndrtfrnei! formerly was chief nf a
staff under General Gomez. He Is a small'
man nnd lame In consequence of a woun
received in the former revolution. Me organ
ized the Insurgents In Santa Clara provln
He assumed command in ruerto 1'rinoi
province when General Gomez went to Santa
tiara.
FIVE MEN KILLEb.
An Explosion On Board the American Line'
St. Paul, at Hew Tork
Five men were killed and six injured Wed
nesday morning by the explosion of a steal
pipe on the American line steamship 81
Paul while the vessel lay at her dock at th
foot of Fulton street, North river. The dead
are: James Fuwns, assistant engineer, of
England; John Manning, fourth assistant!
engineer; Itobcrt Campbell, machinist, Newi
lork; ueorgo Williams, mocninest, noooKon,i
N. J. ; Daniel McCullion, machinist's hulperJ
Brooklyn. I
The injured nre: Frank Vespors, third asj
slstont engineer, Boxbury, Mass. i Andrevi
Heard, storekeeper, Scotland: William uun
ham, machinist, England; A. Fogel, oleunerl
Bcotland; Edward Wlschert engineer. J
All the Injured were seriously scalded anil
tnken to the Hud on Street Hospital. I
At the time of the accident, shortly niten
7 o'clock, there were 80 men of the crow lis
the lire room nnd 10 in the engine room. I
The main steam pipe wich is 8 feet in
diameter runs from the engine to thefjj"
room, it was this pi lie wnicn
The main stop valve was blown
ou
accident is believed to nave been
flaw In the pipe.
rrepurutious were being inaue ior roe sou j
ing of the vessel at 11 o'clock, but none of
the passengers were aboard of the vessel!
The explosion was of terrlllo foroe. Follow-)
ing the report was the sound of escaping
steam, it poureu up to tne ueoa iroui uji
engine rooms in ciouus ana completely en
veioiied the vicinity. I
From above the noise of escaping steam
could be nenrd tho ones of the men wno n.
been at work in the onglne room injured b
the explosion. The nature of the explosion
was such thnt It rendered access to the lo!
cality extremely difficult As quickly as
sible the steam was turned oft. Aim
simultaneously four bulf-derd men scramble
up the Iron stairway leading from the eij
gino room and full prostrated upon the poi
side of the vessel. They were hurried intl
the cabin and restoratives administered t
them. Two other men, terribly scalded
were found In an almost unconscious conn
tlon lying near the bottom of the stuim
and were lifted up to the dock.
As soon as the steam had cleared awi
suflielnutly to render seeing the surrounding
possible, live men were found lying- ueiir ii
various parts of the compartment deail
They had all been scalded to death, au
their faces und those parts of the body whic
were not covered by their clothing looked a
if they had been parboiled. The liodk
wore covered over where they ware foun
lying with pieces of tarpaulin, and word wuj
sent to the coroner s omc.
THE SULTAIf DENOUNCED.
A Meeting Held la London at Which Ha
Baked Over tho Coals. 1
A great meeting of non-conformists wf
hold in the City Temple, London, on the 17tV
to give an expression upon the oondltioa j
aiTuirs in Armenia and the attitude towan
the Turkish Government ot Great Britain.
Resolutions were adopted imploring tl
Government to compel the sultun to affo
security to the Christians in his empire, u
der effective European guarantees, and or
Ing thut the military representatives of t
i lowers should be present at the surrender
leltoun, which, It is feared, the Turks a
preparing to make the occasion for tk
slaughter ot all the inhabitants of thut city. (
ltev. Joseph Parker, who presides over tt
City Templet Bey. Dr. John Clifford, til
distinguished Baptist divlue, and A. Splcuj
member of parliament for the Mouinouf
district, all made speeches Vehemently di
nouuclng the sultan. I
A letter was read from Mr. Gladstone I
which he declared that a eontluuance of tt
present situation in Turkey would ooustltuj
an irrevocuuie umgrauo ior juurotw. uv ui
not know, he wrote, who was to bloum ij
the action of the six powers in proHtratu
themselxes before the impotent bultun, U
England was able to opt with, kU a diw
lurnoys.
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