The sun., 1897-12-30
PITHY PARAGRAPHS.
Philadelphia Points.

The fifteenth annual meeting OF the
Language Association came to an end.
The Christmas exercises Of st. Peter
Clayer's sewing class and Sunday school
for colorcd children were held III the
church, Twelfth and Lombard streets.
Fireman Joseph Diamond was injured
at Gray's Ferry this morning when
steam shovel Knocked him from the en-
pine cab and threw him against. pas
senger coach.
| A conference will be held on Friday
between the Philadelphia Congressman
and ConnciI's Committee to consider the
best plan to secure Improvements at
League Island.
Postmaster Hicks announces plan i"l
a more direct collection and delivery OF
mails in the central district.
The long pending dispute between the
state and city over the tax on loans has
been finally settled.
It is reported that the Leaders League
NAV withdraw hewitt from the fight f"l
the Tax Reccivcrship.
United states District Attorney Beck,
who bv direction OF the Attorncy-GrnrraI
has entered his appearance Tor lost'
master Hicks i'll the suIt brought by
John J. Thompson t" restrain the l'ost-
master from removing Thompson aS sup
crintrndcnt OF Station d, filed the defend
ant : answer to the bill.
business isrryitir>.
\ sui, involving the title to millions OF
dollars worth OF lake front property l.
about to be instituted against l"ur rail
road companies by the city OF Cleveland.
The Conference Committee OF Fall
River operatives have advised the accept.
ancc Of the reductions made by he mil
owners declaring that Il strike at tins
time would be unwSc.
Edward Hartford, ,thr English trades
union leader, thinks the American labor
organizations should 60 into politics:
The miners Of the northern coal tichl'
OF Colorado threaten to strike unless
their wages are raised by January TO-
Foreign Facts.
Richard 4. Prince, Actor Tcrri>S' as
sasSIn. has been committed for trial.
The French Minister # Foreign At
fairs will convene an international CON
ference for the naturalization Of tn,
Newfoundland Banks during the fishing
season.
The French in West Africa are bciicvrc
to be preparing to advance ON Chic
Samory.
At the Panama Canal Company''
meeting a report was read holding out !
hope that some definite scheme may b,
submitted towards the end OF next year
Greek gunboats were again fired on b!
the forts at prcvesa, in the Gulf Of Am
bracla.
Sir Charles William Adair, veteran
OF the British Army is dead.
VI. Leon Carvaho, who was director
of the Opera tomiuur of Paris at tho
time of the terrible catastrophe OF May
1897, and was subsequently restored t
his position, is dead.
1t is estimated that over Il th"u>ano
Spanish soldiers have pcrl-hcd IN the
free iiuht rtWrrn Grnclal- l'and" ant
Garcia and about Il tL"G>aud more hay,
disappeared.
General ranio j. Adversely criticized
by Spanish military nrn i'r ms lr->"'
in recent engagements.
\ Spanish detachment ul SlN hunur'
-rdIrro Wu> rrItrI by the ln>urgrll
Jr,W,"n MlnaS ana Camp" fL"'lI",
\ big IiihustrrIng ,Xprdilium j. II,
Iturt"r! l, ildNr been successfully ."n!c'
NJ IT," u,1u,rn coast ul santa Clara.
Tie rrnuirln II the lcrunccntradu
N uua prvscH- the opportunity for IN
tcr,cnlI"n on the p;ut OF the nitr'
States. says nor Estrada PaInA.
Nugget Notes.
There j. ~ immediate danger Of ~tal
VA ion Il, Dawson.
Men stand in line i,r days with th
to iiIcthrir claims with the Commission
"r.
Many people ar living in tents 4
Dawson with the thermometers rrgl>
trring away below z'ro.
Bacon and beans sell at irom :! t.
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Eleven pack r. with sixty mules Eay,
rrarhrd Van 'ouyrr Barracks, hrr
they await transportation to py"u.
III" English chur ha Dawson, know
H. "lho kIuudjkr. WAS burned on NoN
ruIOor ~.
\ delegation ii X !ondiir miners vii
present t. the 'HWHIIaH ''uycrnmru
thcjr r,djn that tn" mining IaW- are ull
justly .rNclc.
~jN men in one bDW are l,ppWrd t,
haV" urcu carried und"r tine ice ma
lMN~,u.
II j. ~Ji@ that the loss ol III, rh,- via
term rNn 4u,d regions lmpm uud-niu. il
g.urJW Wl.I b" very great.
At least :0v mru it j. v>p",u.J. WI
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Chimes. LWu.c l. Threatened.
3D.. President ha- approved the bin t,
p...~l lan Gj!im" ol fur seats in III,
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r.r "it"" 81 >nrrJory Of Mines aud Mia
Ing tile I.o-jdnuJ a'ahjnrl.
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