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Not Caused Solely by the Lack
of Confidence in Money in
Circulation.
IMPORTS EXCEED EXPORTS
Remedy for the Turning of Trade in
Favor Of the United
States.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. 17.-Francis
G. Newlands, the Representative of the
silver party in the House, speaking of Sec
retary Carlisle's report, says:
"Mr. Carlisle argues upon the assump-
ton that the Withdrawals OF gold from the
treasury have been caused by lack of con-
fidence in the character of our money and
that hence it is necessary to retire all
greenbacks and treasury notes, which by
the custom of the Treasury Department
have been redeemed Oh presentation in
gold.
1.-The same argument would Of course APP
ply to the silver certificate, and We are
obliged, therefore, to meet a possible de-
inland from this administration that about
one-half of our present volume of money
should be retired. Such a contraction
would, of course, be destructive beyond
the power Of imagination to depict. Mr.
Carlisle is wrong in his assumption. The
Withdrawals of gold have been caused by
the export OF gold, and this exists simply
because our import of goods exceed our
exports. The gold must be paid. If it
were not paid from the treasury the banks
would have to supply it. Such a strain
thrown upon the banks would have pro-
duced universal panic.
''The vital question is, how can the
balance of trade be turned in our favor?
My answer is by diminishing the'amount
of our imports and by increasing the
amount of our exports. To make the i'm
ports less the tariff wall should be raised
higher. Toincrease the value ard amount
OF our exports, which consist principally
OF natural products, such as wheat, cot
ton, wool, beef, ETC., produced by silver
standard countries in competition with us,
it is necessary to increase the value of
every ounce of silver. This can only be
done by increasing the use of silver, and to
the extent that such increased use aug
ments the value of silver to that extent it
will increase the value of our exportable
products, and only to turn the trade in our
favor.
LAS to the perils of contraction caused
by the withdrawal of greenbacks and
treasury notes, Mr.. Carlisle proposes that
increased facilities for issuing notes should
be given to the National banks. He for
gets that these are redeemable in gold. and
that IN hard times they will prove as great
scourge to the banks as they have been
to the treasury.
''The banks will have enough to do to
meet in trying times the demands of de-
positors without adding a liability to bill
holders. What we need Is more primary
money, not credit money-money good for
redemption, not so-calied money neces-
sary to be redeemed and worthle for re-
demption."
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AN EXPLOSION At SEA,
Total Loss of the German Ship
Athena With a Cargo of
Naphtha.
The Captain and Thirteen of the
Crew PeriShed in the
Disaster.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Dec. 17.-During
a heavy gale last Sunday morning, 319 miles
off Cape May, n. j., the German ship
Athena, Captain Heak; which left New
York December 10 for London with a
cargo of naphtha, took fire, and while the
crew were being transferred to the British
ship Tafna, from Marabella for this port,
the oil exploded, blowing the Athena out
of the water.
The captain and thirteen of the crew
were either killed by the explosion or
drowned. The first and second mates and
fourteen of the crew had been transferred
to the Tafna before the explosion took
place and were saved.
The disaster took place in longitude SO. 46
north and latitude $3.50 west and when
the Tafna left the place the wreckage from
the ship was drifting southeast.
The survivors are: Alexander Fran
zelius, first mate; John Freez, second
mate; William Muller, carpenter; John
Rudsit, seaman; Martin Penneller, sea-
man; George Schroeder, seaman.
The lost are: Captain g. Heak of Bre-
men, G. Henke, cook; Fritz Nehring,
Hans Koenig, John Svensen, John Ander-
sen, Johan Vogler, H. Wahlen, Charles
Kohnler, Hans Ismussen, cabin boy; Will
helm Hens, cabin boy; Bernard Peck
stein, second carpenter; Herman Halset,
sailmaker; - Lundman.
The Athena was loaded with 5000 barrels
of naphtha at williamsburg, L. l. The
cargo was valued at $4,000, and the con-
signees were Theodore Ruger & Co. of New
York. The Athena sailed on December 10
for London.
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PROHIBITION IN ALASKA,
Territorial Grand Jury Inveighs
Against the Stringent
Regulations.
Liquor.Sellers Indicted Under Protest
by an Investigating Body at
Juneau.

PORT TOWNSEND, WASH, Dec. H.
The people of Alaska are divided into two
factions over the enforcement of tie liquor
laws, which are intended to prohibit the
sale of intoxicants in the Territory. One
faction demands that liquors be sold in the
Territory without prohibitory restriction,
and the other, including the Government
officials, insists upon the enforcement of
the law
At present the latter faction has the
better of it. All the saloon-keepers and
liquor-deaiers were indicted by the Grand
Jury last week, in accordance with the
explicit instructions of Judge Truitt, but
append ed to the report was the following:
"We have presented your Honor with
true bills against all the saloon-keepers
and manufacturers of intoxicating LIQUORS
in Juneau, Douglas Island, Sitka and Fort
Wrangle, because your Honor's clear in
structions gave us no alternative, but we
take this opportunity to say-and we
believe that in doing so we express the
sentiments of nine tenths of the people OF
Alaska-that the prohibitory law, SO far as
1t applies to u.s. is obnoxious and repug-
nant alike to the principle of home rule
and the American spirit Of freedom.
Owing to the damp and rigorous eli:
mate of Alaska a stimulant becomes
necessity to those exposed to the elements.
We believe therefore that the only real,
lasting and satisfactory solution of the
liquor question is the granting OF licenses
upon the payment of the usual fees; the
money derived from said fees to be util-
lied in carrying out necessary improve
ments, such as organizing good sanitary
system for the prevention of diseases
caused by breathing impure air, repairing
our streets and sidewalks, etc. We feel
that though we are in Alaska we are still
in the United States, and statement OF
our needs is entitled to as much consld-
Grafton from the National Government as
would be given to the requirements OF the
District of Columaia. A licensing system
would eventually stop ali smuggling,
would give all the business to American
merchants, the Government would derive
a revenue instead of having, as at present,
to maintain a revenue steamer In our
waters engaged in a fruitless attempt to
seize coDtraorand goods; and lastly, all
keepers of licensed houses would assist in
bringing to justice persons known to sell
without license
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ON SEN4TE COMMIrTEEs.
adoption of the Report of Republicans an


adoption of the Report of Republicans an
Caucus.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec 1.-THE
Republicans of the Senate in caucus this
afternoon adopted the report of the COM
mittee appointed to fill the vacancies in
the Senate committees. There was not
dissenting vote, although Chairmen Nor
rill of Finance, Frye of Commerce and
Hoar of Judiciary thought it unwise to en-
large the committees over which they pre-
side.
There are sixty committees in the Sen
ate. OF these, fortythree have been given
to Republicans, six to Populists and eleven
to Democrats. Each vacancy was filled.
seven places being assigned to some Sena-
tors and six to some others, with the un-
derstanding that should Utah send two
Republican Senators, and should a Repub-
hcan be admitted from Delaware, places
could then be made for these Senators by
resignation on the part of the Senators
having an excess of assignments.
The committee agreed on every matter
that came before it but the one PROPOSE
ton, to wit: To change the name of the
select committee to inquire into all claims
OF citizens of the United States against the
Government of Nicaragua, to "select CON-
mittee on the Nicaragua canal and to in
quire into claims of citizens of the United
States against the Government of Mica
ragua." They also proposed to increase
the committee from five to seven ana give
the minority the Craftsmanship and the
Republicans four members.
This would make Senator Morgan chair
man and throw to this committee all that
portion of the work of the Foreign Rela-
tions Committee relating to the canal here
tofore considered by that committee. This
matter will be determined at the caucus to
be held tomorrow Immediately after the
Senate adjourns.
On the motion of Y. Lodge, the chair
man OF the committee, Mitchell, was in
structed to confer with German, chairman
of the Democratic committee, with view
of securing the immediate reorganization
of the Committee on Foreign Relations
and if this is done the reorganization of
the others will probably await the holiday
recess.
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Philadelphia's Mayor Compelled
to Issue a Proclamation
to Citizens.
ONE HUNDRED ARRESTS MADE.
Only One Railway Line Operating in
the City of Brotherly
Love.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Dec. 17.-Riot
and destruction marked the opening day
of the great strike of the streetcar en-
ployes of the Union Traction Company.
Aided by the mischievous, lawless ele-
ment, the strikers to-day succeeded in COM
pletely tying up the lines of the Union
Traction Company, and tonight, with the
exception of the one line not controlled by
the company not involved in the strike,
not streetcar wheel is turning in PhiIa-
delphia.
To the credit of the strikers it may be
said that the disorders were created by too
ardent sympathizers and mischievous boys.
About 800 cars were badly wrecked.
This afternoon the Mayor issued p1oc-
lamation calling upon all good citizens to
preserve the peace and asking them to
refrain from gathering in crowds on the
streets. He further added that violence
and riot would be met with force, and that
the peace of the city will be preserved at
all hazards.
The suddenness of the outbreak to-day
seemed to take the police by surprise, and
for time cars were wrecked with impunity
in the very heart of the retail shopping lis
trict. Then the reserve patrolmen 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 tonight, but under police protection
they Will start the Market-str branch of
their line tomorrow morning and trouble
is sure to follow. Despite, the stone
throwing only one person was seriously
hurt, policeman, who had his club taken
away from him by the crowd and was
beaten into insensibility and tonight is in
the hospital suffering from conclusion of
the brain.
The police made about 100 arrests and
all the rioters were held under heavy bail.
The principal streets are thronged with
people tonight, but there was no disturb
ance up to late hour.
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THE ClAN-NA-GAEL ARMY,
Two Companies Of Irish.American
Volunteers Formed in
Chicago.
Ready to Perform Service in the Field
Against Any Foe of This
Country.

CHICAGO, ILL, Dec. 1.-Two COM
panies of the Irish Volunteers, an Irish
American army. have been formed in
Chicago. The army is an inner wheel OF
the Clan-na- Gael, the secret organization
which has been actively identified with
many revolutionary movements in behalf
of the green isle.
Each camp of the Clan ma Gael through
out the country is now organizing one or
more companies of the new army. These
companies have been organized by camps
Henry Grattan and Robert Emmet. The
first mum bers sixty-two men and the second
(the newer has only nineteen men at pres
ent, but reports fifteen or more ready
to join. Camp DR.. 2. H. Cronin will have
company ready to muster in within a
month and Camp Celtic will have one by
the 1st of February. 1t is expected full
regiment of ten companies Will be raised
in Chicago.
The local companies of the Irish Volun-
teers will make their first appearance in
public on March 4, the anniversary of
the death OF Robert Emmett.
The man at the head of the movement
in Chicago is Patrick McGarry, promi-
nent member of the ,Clan-na-Gaei, and
national secretary of the Ancient Order of
Ryan, P. W. Dunno, Martin Downing and
w. 2. Wren.
Patrick McGarry said yesterday: cor
ganization in this city has been slow,
owing 10 the factional lights which have
existed here and the circumstances grow
ing out of the murder of DR.. Cronin,
although the men who had any con-
nection with the notorious Triangle were
repudiated and expelled by the Gamma
Il no Ioty fiyoNn irp ynr-
come the prejudice aroused against it at
the time of the murder and the subsequent
trials.
Our organization differs materially
from the Hibernian Rifles, which is at
tached to the Ancient Order of Hiber-
mans, and which requires its mbers
to be of the Catholic faith and Irish
parentage. While one of our objects is to
fight for Ireland, it is second to our first
obiect-to be ready to perform service in
the field for our own country against Eng
land or any other nation"
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-18
OF LABOR
Boycott on the Products o1
the American Tobacco
Company.
Resolution That Party Politics Have
No Place in the Present
Convention.

NEW YORK, n. Y, Dec. 1.-THE
American Federation of Labor convention
was resumed this morning. Delegate
Lannon of the committee on labels and
boycotts reported favorably on the boycott
of the products of the American Tobacco
Company.
Delegate Barnes resolution of yesterday
"that it is clearly the duty of union
workingmen to organize and maintain a
political party devoted exclusively to their
own interests as to organization in trade
and labor unions" was taken up.
Delegate O'Sullivan moved the adoption
of the following substitute resolution:
Resolved, That this convention declares that
party politics, whether Democratic, Republi-
can, Socialistic, Populistic or any other, should
have no place in the Federation of Labor.
This was carried by vote of 1850 to 15S.
Delegate f. H. Diehl introduced reso-
luton stating that the officials in the
Treasury Department were openly and
fagrantly permitting the violation of the
eight t-hour law in Government work. The
resolution which was adopted directs that
charges be preferred against the Secretary
of the Treasury.
A recess was taken until 80 P. NJ, after
which the convention went into executive
session to discuss the report of the COM
mittee on grievances.
The question of the election of two fra
ternal delegations to the British Trades
Congress, to be held September 3, 1896. re-
suited in the selection of John Mcbride,
the retiring president, and Adolph Straus-
ser of Buffalo, ex-president of the Interna-
tional Cigar Union.
After congratulatocy resolutions on the
presidency OF ex-President Mcbride had
been adopted the convention adjourned
sine die.
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saloon with a cake of ice the animal was
perched upon the cage about three feet
from the beer box Allison turned his
back to arrange the ice cakes i'll the
refrigerator, when Jack sprang upon his
shoulder with cry of anger. Before
Allison knew What was the matter Jack
had dug his claws into his neck and
fastened his teeth in his ri hit ear; The
barkeeper pulled the ape from Allison's
back, Jack still fighting and trying 10 tear
Allison's ear off with his teeth. While
Allison is in no immediate danger OF death
slow in healing, and the physician is afraid
OF blood poisoning
Jack some time ago took dislike to a
sailor who gave him chew OF tobacco IN
peanut, and three months after when the
sailor returned from tip, having for
gotten all about the occurrence, the
animal attacked him and nearly cLewed
Off one hand
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Cmbnn .ReIIinerencu.

NEW YORK, n. Y, Dec. 17.-Speaking
Of the hope of Cuban belligerency being
recognized by the United States Hevalion
RCbens, attorney at Washington for the
Cuban jupta, said that as soon as such
action was taken it would be easy to issue
bonds and raise money.
One syndicate alone had offered TO sup
ply $l5, 100000. All the preparations had
been made to secure a cruiser to prev
upon Spanish commerce. The vessel was
for sale and the owner had agreed to take
his pay in Cuban bonds as soon as they
could be issued
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-18
DIVORCED AT SAN JOSE.
Hettie S. Bopp Secures a Separa.
ton on the Grounds of
Cruelty.
All Claims Against Her Ex.Husband
Settled by Payment of
Cash.

SAN JOSE, CAL, Dec. 17.-Hettie S.
Bopp was granted divorce from Charles
E. Bopp by Judge Lorigan to-day on the
ground of extreme cruelty, and awarded
$3.50 counsel fees and $1,000 cash in lieu of
any further claim. upon the defendant.
Mrs. Bopp was a widow with two chill
dren at the time of her marriage in 1884.
Within month Bopp began to treat his
wife cruelty and objected to her children
coming to see her. A few months ago,
she alleges, he accused her of stealing $50
from him and threatened to kill her and
drove her from the house.
Bopp is wealthy rancher and resides
near the Infirmary.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-18
Rncinn at Ne,c Orleans.

NEW ORLEANS, La, Dec. 17.-Seven fur
longs, j. W. Cook won, Nicolina second, Baldur
third, Time, 2815
One and an eighth miles, selling, Mandolina
won, Major Mclaughlin second, Marion third
Time, 1:56.
Fifteen-sixteenths of mile. handicap, Sau-
turne won, Gladiola second, Mike Kelly third.
Time, 1861.
One mile and twenty yards, Leo Lake won
Jake Zimmerman second, Roosevelt third
Time, :4212.
One mile and seventy yards, Tasco won, Vida
second, Adam Johnson third. Time, 4715.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-18
HAMILTON'S ANNUAL BANOUEI.
Members of the Aluanni of the CoIlege
Held ~ Reunion,

Held ~ heaniOn.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Dec. II. = The
Alumni Association of Hamilton College
held its annual banquet and reunion at the
Midland Hotel, this city, tonight. About
twenty-five graduates of this famous old
school were present and sat down to an
elaborate menu. After the banquet infor-
NAL addresses were made, the principal
one being that of Rev. M. Wolsev Stryker,
DID,, LID, president of Hamilton Col
lege Others who spoke We're Rev. II. D.
Jenkins, ID, and Clarence S. Palmer of
this city; Rev. G. G. Heminway, DID,,
Glasgow, Mo-; Charming j. Brown, clerk
OF the Supreme Court, Topeka, Kas., and
Major 0. M. Wilson, Kansas City, Kas.
Rev. DR.. Stryker's remarks were particu-
larly happy, abounding in the brilliant and
sententious passages for which he is fam
Gus wherever known, and they proved him
to have been worthy successor of the late
Professor Swing in the old Fourth Church
of Chicago.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-18
LIFTING IN INDEB TEDNESS.

Liberal Subscriptions to the Young Mems
Christian association.
SAN JOSE, CAL, Dec. 17.-At meet
ing held last night for the purpose OF de-
vising means for raising an Indebtedness
of $50, 900 on the Young Mems Christian
Association building, the business mems
committee having the matter in charge
reported that $3.50 had been subscribed
and that there was every prospect of rails
ing the necessary amount to lift the in
debtedness by the first of the year.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-18
MURDER OF STILL YELL.
Interesting Testimony Giren at the TrtaI
of Dr. Hearne.


of Dr. Hearne.
BOWLING GREEN, Mo-, Dec. H.
Court opened this morning in the Hearne
trial with Mrs. R. II. St;llwell on the
witness-stand. She testified that, although
Mrs. Amos Stillwell claimed to be sick
great deal for some time before the MUIR
der, she was always apparently we'll when
DIR. Hearne was absent.
When the doctor came in she would I'M
mediately go into a spell, and everybody
would leave the room except she and the
doctor. Witness again recited the gown
incident saying that the gown Mrs. Still
we'll wore on the morning of the murder
had the appearance of never having been
worn in bed and that it was not the char
acter of the gown Mrs. Amos Stillwell
usually wore. She also stated that, al
though Mrs. Stillweu claimed to be in
stupor on the morning of the murder, she
told witness that after that she was con-
scious of everything that went on.
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SHOOTING At YALLEJO.
Michael O'DOnneIJ Resents a Jest Directed
Aaainst Himself and His Do1.

Michael OVOOnneH heSenf8 a jest Dtrected
against Himself and His Dog.
VALLEJO, CAL, Dec. 17.-Patrick Con-
molly was shot through the left lung dur
ing an affray in the Globe saloon this
morning. The shooting was done by Mi
chael O'Donnell. former bartender, who
took offense at jest about feeding his
dog off lunch-counter in the Globe sa-
loon.
Early in the evening O'Donnell was
thrown out of Colvin & Co. s store for at
tempting to draw his pistol. Later he
quarreled with another person and pro-
cured revolver to shoot him, but made
up by shaking hands. About o'clock
O'Donnell, followed by his dog. entered
the Globe saloon and there commenced to
help himself to lunch, feeding the dog
at the same time. Several young men in
the saloon made remarks concerning
this procedure. O'Donnell drew a re-
volver and started for young Connolly,
who ran and lodged under beer-keg rack,
where O'Donnell shot him. O'Donnell
then dashed from the saloon. Late this
afternoon he was captured by officers near
Benicia.
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SIN MATEO SUICIDE.
Boys Found the Body of a Man Who Had
Taken Poison.

Boys Found the Body of Man Who Had
Taken Poison.
SAN MATEO, CAL, Dec. 1S.-The body
of an unknown suicide was found to-day
by boys gathering mushrooms on Howard
Mound, near town. 1t was that of man
about go years of age, and apparently
an intelligent, well-to-do person. Beside
the corpse lay an empty poison vial. The
man had been dead about two weeks.
The suicide wore navy-blue suit, with
gray overcoat, white shirt, standing collar
and derby hat. He carried a silver watch
and chain-Waltham movement, No.
12S7214-and about SIS in coin was found
in his pocket. He was heavy set, weigh
mustache, sidewhiskers and goatee. The
only marks of identification that could be
found were the letters "E. K in indeli-
BILE ink on the shirt.
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For a Second Fiaht.

NEW YORK, N. Y, Dec. 17.-Joe Ven
dig, on behalf of Dan Stuart it is said will
offer purse of $4,000 for finish fight be-
tween Texas Bright Eyes" and Joe VOL
colt, to take place at Stuart's fistic carn1-
val, near El Paso, Tex, on February IA.
Tom O'Rourke, manager for Wolcott, is
willing to make the match. and details
will probably be arranged soon.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-18

SAN JOSE, CAL, Dec. 17.-Judge Rey-
nolds to-day made an order directing E.
w. Clayton, guardian of the estate of Ivan
Treadwell, one of the heirs of the Tread
well millions, to withdraw the stocks,
bonds. securities, etc., of the minor on
deposit in the Deposit Bank of San Fran
cisco and place the same in the San Jose
Safe Deposit Bank. A similar order was
issued to George Y. Bollinger, guardian
of the estate of James P. Treadwell.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-18
JAIL BREAK At MOSCOW.
Three Burglars Csa Their Way Throus
the WdN of q Prison.

Ihree burglars Cat Ihetr Way Through
the Hall of q Prison.
MOSCOW, IDAHO, Dec. 17.-Thomas
Brodie, Thomas st. Clair and John
Brownly, prisoners confined in the Comfy
Jail awaiting trial for burglary COM
mitted at Genesee, Idaho, a few weeks ago,
escaped last night about o'clock by
digging hole through a two-foot brick
wall with a caseknife. Sheriff Campbell
offers a reward of $500 for their capture.
No clew has been obtained as to their
whereabouts.
The fugitives are considered the worst
gang of criminals in the country. Five
other prisoners were in the corridor of the
jail when they escaped, but made no
effort to get away.