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DEATH d d IN HER ENGINE 4 ROOM


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Mine Men Killed by an Explosion on fhs
Stsamship st. Paul:
{ Five men were boiled to death In forty
seconds, after an explosion In the engine
|, room OF the steamship ST. tPaus which lay Ct
( the foot OF Fulton street, New York City
I loading for a holiday trip across the ocean.ss
Terrible as Wasthe manner OF their death Ii
was blissful when compared with the day
long agony which was the lot Of four men.
who were their companions at work.
a pipe which had stood 400 pounds steam
pressure exploded when tested by g pressure.
raised slightly above 1856 pounds. Why; no;
one can tell; but every one who was near
was killed, and all but two Of those who
= were In the engine room were soon released
from their suferings by death. S
The dead are James Fawns, second ass. ~
ant engineer; Frank Vesper, third asslstanti
engineer; Walter & Manning. fourth assist
Adolph Fogel, engine room cleaner; Daniel!
McCallion, mschinist's I, helper; andrew
Herd, storekeeper Of the steamship; Robeftf
\ Wilson, machinist, George William, naasI
chinist -, : I; ys]s ~ ~,
It was two minutes before7 O'clock a M
when those on board the steamship WereI
startled by the sound OF an explosion, and
I Immediately afterWard escaping steam
spread over the ship. Sailors, machtnist5
and 'iongshoremen who were within hear
ing rushed at once to the engine sroom
where an appalling sight met their gaze: W
placed Was filed with steam and It was some
minutes before the men could fight thetr
way In and rescue their comrades. Five
men lay dead In the compartment and every
man must have thrown himself face down
wherever he happened to be when the exzs
plosion came, as each was found In that posi-
ton, with hands extended, and from their
appearance all must have died almost
instantly. They were fearfully scaldedS
Every man In the engine room was killed
and all except two Of the fifteen men In the
badly injured. The two who escaped with
out injury made their way through the shaft
alley to the afterpart of the shi2, where there
was Yentilator. N H Is. a 4
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MORE MEE.oF.WAR WANTED.

Six Additional Battlsships and Twenty
H. Five Cruisers to Re Built.
Six flrst-class battleships and twenty-five
torpedo boats are proposed in Il bill presented
in the Senate hy Senator Hale rs the most
appropriate backing up that Congress can
give to the Presidents Venezuelan message.
The bill authorizes the President TO have
constructed b. contract six battleships. de-
signed to carry the heaviest armor and the
most powerful ordnance, upon q displace-
ment of about 1000 tons, to have the high
est practical speed for vessels OF their class,
aud to cost, exclusive OF armament, not ex-
ceedinG "a .000. 900 each. 1t also authorizes
the President to have constructed by con-
tract twenty-five torpedo boats, at coss OF
not exceeding Sl75, 600 enrh.
In order to exps1ite tho work Of construe-
ton as much as possible the bill provides
that not more than two OF the battleships
shall be built in any one shipyard, or by any
one contracting party. Not to exceed two Of
the battleships and not to exceed sixlof the
torpedo boats may be- built upon the Pacific
coast, if the President Is satisfied by the bids
received from that section that they cum be
built there at reasonable cost.
The appropriations that would he neces-
sary to carry out the provisions of this bill.
including the construction of the armamen.
! for the battleships. would amount to at least
| S35 ,000,r ,r0D. 1t would be more than year
before the battleships proposed to be author.
lied by this bill could be ready, but some OF
the torpedo boats could be ready In that time.
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Foreign Notes.

The Chinese marched into Port Arthur and
hoisted their flag.
The Prince of Naples, heir to the Italian
throue. is engaged to be married to Princess
Mathilde, granddaughter of Prince Regent
Luitpold OF Bavaria. .r "a
PiiIsbury, the American champion, won
game from Lasker In the st. Petersburg chess
tournament, making him the leader In the
contest. 34. j.r =.
Stepniak, the well-known Russian author,
was Killed by railway train at Chtswlck
England.
General Baratieri is said to have been
authorized by the Italian Government 10
treat for peace with King Menelek H., OF
Abyssinia. as -
George Godolphin Osborne, ninth Duke OF
Leeds. died at his seat, Horribly Castle,
Bedale, Yorkshire, England, after months
illness. He was born in 1928.
Canada has extensive plans for her defense
In case of war between this country and
Great Britain.
Peruvian soldiers are putting to the tor
ture persons who oppose compulsory military
recruiting.
William F. Mcmillan, twenty-six years old,
who was found guilty in Toronto, Canada,
Of having set fire to and destroyed the Os-
goodby building, causing loss of 100000,
was sentenced to ten years in the peniten-
tiary. Mcmillan declared his innocence OF
the charge.
Advices from Arabkir, Turkey, state that
Rev. Sir AgnaaiaD, widely known among
the Baptists of the United States, has been
murdered and his church burned.
The DUNCAN rebslion in China has boon
crushed. The rebels are now fighting among
themselves
French troops from Martinique and
Cayenne are reported to be pouring into
Amapa in occupation Of the territory, which
is in dispute between France and Brazil.
The North German Lloyd steamer Spree,
which went ashore on the Isle OF Wight. was
floated.
The British steamer Alicia was sunk by
the Netley Abbey on voyage from Eng
land to Spain; five lives were lost.
The Countess Galovine and her two chill
dren were burned to death in q Siberian
railway carriage.
From Apia, Samoa, comes the news that
Miss Margaret Young, Queen of the Manua
Group. Is dead.
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States, the two great inland lakes of Venezu-
ella have their own ports. There, are five
CULTS on the ocean coast. the largest OF which
Is the Gulf OF Maracaibo, 1900 square miles
IN extent. isEa' XIX,
Their. are many mines in operation
throughout Venezuela, the more valuable
being In the Yuruari region, which IS in the
disputed territory. There is situated the
famous Callao Gold Mine. Gold Is also
found In the mountainous districts OF the
Yaracui River, and near the cities OF San
Felipe and Nirgua. Several rich gold mines
near Carupano are being worked with New
York capital, and have assayed seven
ounces to the ton. There are silver, sop
per and lead mines in Venezuela. Agri-
culture is mainly confined to the raising OF
coffee, cocoa and sugar cane.
Venezuela Is Federal Republic. It's Con-
stitution is modelled on those of the United
States and Switzerland. 1t gives autonomy
to the States In the confederation. There
are open elections, free speech. free press.
religious liberty, security of person and
property. prohibition of slavery, and no i'm
prisonment for debt. But in Venezuela
there is no writ of habeas corpus and no
trial by jury. The legislative power is
lodged In Senate and House of Deputies.
There are three Senators from each State,
and, with their alternates, they serve four
years. One Deputy is apportioned to each
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tween Caracas and La Guayrn- Caracas
business firms have begun commercial
warfare upon English houses. &; :
PAlLApELPHIA,s STRIKE oFf. 2
The Street Car Men Return to Work at the
D .Company's Terms ~ (, Y

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The Street Car Men Return to Work at the
Company's o Terms. (, "
After lasting seven days the strike of the
motormen and conductors OF the Union
Traction Company OF Philadelphia. PENN.
came to an end by the employees accepting
the terms of the company. The men struck
for q working day Of ten hours, 90 per day;
pay, and the rec cognition of the Amalgana
ted Association OF Street Railway Employees.
The settlement is the result of numerous
conferences between the Executive Commit.
tee OF the strikers and Union Traction Com.
pany officials Propositions and counter
propositions were made by each side until
tie agreement decided upon was finally
reached. The victory is with the company.
The only point partially gained by the men
was the f1cial recognition Of their rassocia,
ton. On the other points for which they
struck they have gained nothing, and are
worse of by q week g salary and the oceu.
patton OF the places Of 1900 OF them. Those
1900 new employees will have the preference
in the runs OF the cars, and the old men will:
ti The disturbances In the streets, the danger
iof riding In the cars, the Inconvenience OF
walking long distances and the enormous
financial loss to the city, has made the strike
the most disastrous ever known in Phila-,
delphia. The Christmas shopping trade
was killed and directly and indi-i
that the seven days strike cost the
Traction Company, its employees and tho
merchants Of Philadelphia $4,000 900. In
every section OF the city thecars were stoned.
and the motormen and conductors and the
policemen guarding them cut and bruised by!
hrInHo Ofhnr Ioaflaa F,s ~
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The NEWS EPIToMIZED,
Warrington Items.

The President sent: In the nomination OF
Robert 8. Chiffon. Jr., Of the District OF
Columbia, to be Chief OF Consular Bureau,
Department Of State.
The members of the House Committee on
Foreign Affairs called at the White House in
a body and paid their respects to the Presi-
dent.
The Washington public has settled down
to the conviction that the Great Britain
Venezuela controversy will be amicably set
tied, and without any serious friction be-
tween England and the United States.
Several Wheeler shells of new type were
sent through four and half inches Of Har-
veylzed armor plate at the Indian Head
proving grounds. near Washington, carrying
bursting charges. While they broke up they
managed to get their charges through all
right and explode them, a notable advance
in shell-making.
President Crespo sent cable message to
he Venezuelan Minister in Washington,
directing him to call officially upon Mr..
Cleveland and express thanks to him In the
name and in behalf Of the people and Presi-
dent Of Venezuela.
The Guatemalan Minister and Nine. Ar
riaga gave dinner in honor of Secretary Of
State and Mrs. Olney. u SO
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enormous development and compact ciyiliz-
Rtion OF Great Britain. Venezuela Is large
country-larger than France, Germany, and
Holland combined. 1t is equal in extent to
fhe great States Of Texas, Colorado, Idaho,
aud California Joined together. Including
the territory in dispute with England,
Venezuela has. an area OK almost 6o0, ,0OO
square miles.
Situated at the northern end of South
America. with the Caribbean Sen to the
north. the Atlantic Ocean on the east, and
high mountains in the interior, Venezuela is
peculiarly favored by the natural elements.
Three mountain ranges rear snow capped
SUBMITS to the sky-the Andes, the Coast
Range and the Parma Mountains. Speaking
generally, nearly every State in the country
Is mountainous to some degree. Among the
mountains the country varies in tempera-
ture from moderate to very cold. The tenn
perate lands begin at the height OF 1000 feet
above and descend until within 1000 feet Of
the sea level. Below that level are the hot
countries. .r., e.
There are but two seasons in Yehezuela
the wet and the dry. When the sun reaches
the Tropio OF Capricorn the rains begin, and
they do not stop until the sun has entered
the Tropic of Cancer. Thus it Is rainy and
hot from Aprit to October, and the rest Of
the year it is dry and cooler. During the
summer the prevailing winds are from the
northeast. There are heavy transforms,
called '.snorthers,' usually in November and
December. ss .....
There are over 1000 rivers and brooks in
Venezuela. of which over 400 are affiuents of
the Oriuocc. The Orinoco is nayigable $50
miles from the ocean, and taps the fertile
regions in the interior Of the Colombia Re-
public. Some of the naviSable tributaries
Of the Orinaco run south and join tho
Amazon o. its tributaries. thus opening
double route to THO sea. Besides this net
work of rivers, there are two large inland
"a ;es, one OF which. Lake Mara 'aiOo, is as
large as the Great Salt Lake in Utah, with
an area of 210l square miles. The other,
Lake Valencia, is l7oO feet above the sea
level. .--..
There are three kinds Of soil in Ven
ezuela-agricultural grazing and wooded.
There are Is, 600 square miles Of agricultural
land, of which only 800 square miles are IN
der cultivation. The Orinoco sweeps over
the arc OF an immense circle, entering on
the east coast, and emerging from the coun-
try on the southwest border. There are over
seventy islands on the coast, the largest.
Margarita, being Al square miles in area
There are over 1900 miles of coast, scattered
along which are thirty-two harbors and fifty
bays. Like the Great lakes Of the United
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35, 900 inhabitants. The Venezuelan Con-
gress consists of 27 Senators and 53 Depu-

S5,UUU 1nnaDltantS, Ine venezuelan COn-
gress consists of 81 Senators and 53 Depu-
ties ... -
The population of Venezuela is 2,40o 900
BY the latest census. On the peace footing
the army numbers 1000 men. In case Of war
the effective force can be raised to $4,000
men. The annual revenue Of the country is
So. SOC. 600, of which two-thirds is from Gus
toms duties. Venezuela imports annually
$13,001. 900 worth Of merchandise, and eX-
ports SIG 900 900 worth. The principal ex-
port is coffee, equal to $15.0Do.000 per an
mum. Venezuela buys Sk000,000 worth of
goods yearly from Great Britain, and sells
John Bull only s500.cO0 worth annually.
The United States bought S12, ,000, 900 worth
of goods from Venezuela In 1891. The inter-
nal debt amounts to s7,500.0Do.
The executive power of Venezuelais vested
in President, who acts in conjunction with
his Cabinet and the Federal Council he
holds Office for two years, and cannot bo
at once reelected. The Federal Council Is
composed OF Senator and Deputy from
each State and Deputy from the Federal
District, chosen by Congress from among its
own members, for the term Of two years.
The Federal Council chooses the President
OF Venezuela from its own rank. The courts
are organized much like those OF the United
States. There is system OF free public
schools. The Federal District corresponds
to the District of Columbia.
The chief city of Venezuela Is the capital,
Caracas. 1t has population Of $4,000 per-
sons. fhe other chief cities are Valencia,
40, 900 populations; Maracaibo, $4,000; Bar
quisimento, $4,000, and Ciudad Bolivar,
1900. n.
In one of the fine public squares in Car
acas Is large statue of George Washington.
Venezuela remained under Spanish rule
yha, Dali lo1r al a
ezuela WINS recognized by Spain in 1875. In
1916 series Of civil wars began, and did not
close until 1870. All slaves were emanci-
.pated In 1854. In 1884 q Federal Conslitu-
tion was drawn up. Guzuan Blanco became
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MESSAGE OF EMERGENCY.
The President Again Appeals tor
Financial Legislation.
HE ASKS IMMEDIATE ACTION.

Ina Time of Fear and Apprehension, He
Says, He Asks Such Prompt Aid as Con-
Cress Alone Has the Power to Give to
Prevent Any Sacrifice of the Peo3le's In
terests or Impairment ofPublio Credit.
President Cleveland has again appealed to
Congress for the enactment Of legislation for
the relief of the Treasury and the mainten-
ance of the National credit. The heavy with
drawals OF gold and the belief that, owing to
the furry over the Venezuelan situation and
the disposition on the part of foreign inves-
tors to unload American securities, these with
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in 1870, when he was elected Presl-

U6ut. ~ - -------- = = =
The people ofVenezuela are in the main
descended from the spaniards. A good doal
Of Indian blood has been mingled with the
Spanish strain. They are a. talented and
courteous people, who bear the reputation
OF being fne fighters. A considerable part
OF Venezuela is still practically unexplored,
and is inhabited by aborigines. The re-
public is divided into nine States a Federal
District and five Federal Territories. There
are 5000 miles Of telegraph wire. Five steam
ship lines ply along the Venezuelan coasts
and through the rivers. There are 234
miles Of railroads. The monetary unit Of
the country is the bolivar, equal to 19H
cents American money. -.
Caracas, the capital, is situated in the VAL
ley of Chacao. seven miles distant from the
Caribbean coast. The city is regularly laid
out. There are two main streets, which
cross each other at right angles. There are
several fine parks. The city was almost to-
tally destroyed by an earthquake In 1872.
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RgeELs TRAP SPANISH TROOPS,
Three Thousand Government Soldiers De-
{ teated by the Cubans. ss5

4 4,
Three Thousand Goyernine emit Soldiers De-
.las teated by the Cubans. ~.
Advices received from Cuba state that q
big battle has been fought In Palmanito,
district Of Ramon de las Yaguas, between q
force Of 1000 spaniards. under General Ca
nella, and nearly 5000 Cubans, in which tho
rebels were victorious. The Cnbans, 1t is
stated, were poorly armed and equipped, but
full of enthusiasm. II III u sts.S 4 4 Z. Y
During the battlethe reyolutio tionists fejgned
retreat, and the Government troops were
led into trap. The rebels then closed In on
oil sides and inflicted great slaughter upon
tho Spanish soldiers. 4. 81. t,s.t S 4. I.
~ The Government troops were forced to fall
back before the Triumphant rebel army; and
retreated TO Guantanamo. n
Cuban advices also say that a battle has
been fought in the province OF Puerto Prn-
cipe, in which the rebels were defeated; after
q fight lasting seven hours. . =. !!
After the battle the Cubans fell back into a
valley, burning all the cane upon several
sugar estates. The total loss OF the Spanish
or the rebel forces Is not known. *
1t Is asserted that the planters in the prov.
fnce have lost hope of being able to grind
their crops this winter.
The condition Of affairs In Guantanamo Is
said to bs deplorable. Laborers are Joining
the revolutionists in the district OF Santiago,
whore the rebels are burning all sugar cane:
A'battle has been fought near the city or
Colon. in which the Government troops were
defeated, and their leaders are reported to
have been killed. S 54fs @ RI
The rebels were commanded during the
battle by General Antonio Maceo. They were
fairly well armed and equipped with rifles
and caunor. ~ e.
The revolution is declared to be assuming
more serious aspect every day. and the
Government forces are becoming apprehen-
siye Of the outlook. The Government ap..
pears to be growing weaker in the eyes OF
the neonlp E...I . .. e ... .'.. p. s,1.r.
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A. GLANCE AT VENEZUELA

Something About the Country and Its VAL
x 49, uabie Resources.
Although the Republic Of Venezuela has
been somewhat settled and comparatively
velldefned country for over 400 years. 1t
was not until recently that the attention OF
the people Of the United States became
strongly attracted to this sister republic on
the South American continent.
Venezuela has frequently been styled, In
reference TO its dispute with England over
lbs boundary line, small country. 1t Is 80
only in the comparative sense,. when con
itrasted in the mind fguratively with the
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UPHELD BY THE SENATE.
The Venezuelan Commission Bill
Quickly Passed.
A SLUMP IN WALL STREET.
Amendments Proposed by the Committee
on Foreign Relations Are Voted Down,
and the House Bill is Passed without q
Dissenting yote---Comments of the For
elgn Press---Brazil CongrstuIates.

eign Press---Brazil Congratulates.
without amendment, and without dis
senting vote, the House bill providing for
the Venezuelan boundary commission recon.
mended by President Cleveland was passed
by the United States Senate. This action
was taken In a session Of exciting interest
in which war talk by Senators was frequently
heard.
Republicans aud Democrats alike, without
regard to their opinions upon the necessity
for such great haste. declared their purpose
10 sustain the Presidents position, and the
ouse bill was left unamended for the
yowed purpose of showing Great Britain
Ind Europe that Congress was united in sup
port Of the Administrations policy.
- In Wall street there was q tremendous
slump in stocks. Not only the twenty
American securities listed on the other side
of the ocean, but all the stocks listed here,
went down with rush. Agreater drop In
given time was never known, and there were
Ave failures. Money was hard to get, and
the rate went to ninety per cent. at one time
In the afternoon.
Underlying 1t all were the complications
on the Venezuelan boundary and the trouble
some National financial situation, but the
trouble In the street was precipitated first by
the breaking Of the London market on small
sales of American securities. and, second, by
the withdrawal by English houses OF all their
loans here, so that they could shut the
money up.
The Chamber of Commerce OF New York
City abandoned its project Of calling spe-
eiai meeting to consider the Presidents
message. on the ground that such q meeting
might serve to aggrayate existing unsettled
conditions.
The Venezuelan question Is still an absorb
fng topic Of discussion in England and on
the continent of Europe. A noteworthy fea-
ture is the unanimity of the English press,
Irrespective Of party. The weekly reviews
all nublish articles ON the subject and, almost
without exception, they follow the lead OF
the dailies in supporting Lord Salisbury and
In denying the right Of the United States to
insist that arbitration shall be employed.
q A despatch from Paris reports an Interview
In which NJ. Deloncle, a we'll known French
Deputy. declares that Mr.. Cleyeland's atti-
tude in insisting upon arbitration Is noble Oh
and perfect. Russian newspapers have be-
. gun to touch upon the topic. and they pre-
dict peaceful adjustment Of the difficulty.
\ Investors in American securities on the
continent, as we'll as in England, are selling
unfortunately, under the influence OF a
semi-panic. ~
!, The Brazilian Senate sent cable message
OF congratulations to the Senate OF the United
States for the dignifed manner in which
President Cleveland had treated the Ven
7 ezuelan question. The discussion IN the
Brazilian chamber was marked by great en-
thusiasm. - - -..H.-
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JOSEPH COOK BREAKS DOWN.

The Lecturer Arrives In Japan Shattered
in Both Body and Mind. l..
s. T. Searle. Of Niles, Mich. has received
letter from his daughter, a missionary
stationed at Kobe, Japan, in which she says
Joseph Cook arrived there recently from
Australia, broken in mind and body.
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nrouns Harssls and Baby

browns Herself and Baby.
At Ann Arbor, Mich, Mrs. Charles Gross
man, wife Of prominent hardware mer-
chant, committed suicide by jumping into g
cistern in her yard, and when she jumped
she carried, elasped In her arms, her three
year-old child. The cause Of the suicide Is
q mystery. -s....s VI.
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Five Fishermen Drowned.

A dispatch from O:tend says that as tho
mail boat from England was entering that
harbor she came into collision with anu sank
a fishing boar. Five ofthe latters crew w'r
drowned.
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An Ice Regulation

Under a new ice ordinance in Chicago the
ice wagons are to be labelled "Ice for do,
mestic use' or "Ice for cooling purposes,
according to its estimated freedom from I'm.
purities. Ice dealers must pay an annual fee
of St00 rsl..rt ~