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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-22
OIL-LADEN VESSEL BLOWS UP.
Explosion at Sea ca Msssa chusetts Coast
Sailing Vessel May Have saved crew.

GIot C :sTER. Mass. Dec. "A large
craft with n cargo of oil, was blown up
and burned about twenty miles south south
east of Thachcr's Island late this afternoon,
1t has not been learned yet whether tn,
craft was totally destroyed nor il ii known
II any OF the crew we're saved.
About 4 o'clock this afternoon, Keeper
Bailey of the light on Eastern Point, sighted
vessel Oh fire. Great columns of dense
black smoke poured from her and a few
minutes later a hcavy explosion occurred
and the fans shot high in the air. The
explosion was heard by other people living
along the shore and tonight at o'clock
the fire still burned brightly,
Keeper Bailey fired his signal gun TO
notify Capt. King Of the Delivers Neck
Lfe-Saving Station on the opposite side
of Gloucester harbor and in short time
the life boat reached Eastern Point. Bailey
informed Capt. King of the probable dis.
aster and the life savers decided 20 row
cut to the vessel and render what aid they
could to the seamea on board.
When Keeper Bailey first saw the fire
the craft appeared to be about ten or twelve
miles Oh shore, but at s O'Clock tonight
the lifeboat returned to the station and
Capt King said that he had rowed about
ten miles out to sea and had been forced to
return owing to the heavy sea running
When he had started back to shore Capt King
said that the burning vessel appeared tc
be about ten miles away and that he had see,
| a sailing craft. apparently fishing schooner
shoot up in beneath the hulk and then la,
course for Thatchcr's Island. He wa.
unable TO make out IL the fisherman hat
been Of assistance to the crew
The life savers Were completely exhausted
b. their long row, but Capt. King said tina
had the wind not increased he could hav,
reached the burning vessel. AT o'clocl
the flames on the vessel seemed 70 subside
but at O'Clock tonight IN cy starred afres
and could lie seen plainly along the car,
and shore.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-22
PANIC ON BIG LINER AT SEA.
EXPLOSION on THE T&H-
LAND DISABLFS one ENGINE.
Passengers Rush From Their Cabins In
Nightcioihcs and Are Gained With
Dif1cuity--ship Completes Her Trip
10 Plymouth with the Port Engine.

Special Cable Despatch to THE SUN.
LONDON. Dec. 1.-THE Hamburg Ameri-
can Line steamer Deutsc HAND, Capt.
Barends. from New York Dec. Is. arrived
at Plymouth at 2 O'Clock this afternoon.
She reports that when l79 miles from the
Scilly Islands a cylinder burst. disabling
her starboard engine. She proceeded with
her port engine. making 10 knots an hour.
II is likely that more than three months
will be occupied in repairing the da mage
done. The Deutschland after landing some
OF her Passengers at Plymouth proceeded
for Cberbourg and Hamburg.
Some Of the passengers say that the YES
sci shook for several minutes after tho acct
dent. The passengers who were in the
cabins rushsd on deck and werc controlled
with difficulty by the officers Nobody
was injured.
One version of the affair 10 that the ships
company were awakened at i.3O A. NJ. by
terrific explosion. They rushed on deck
in their nightclothes. The alarm was in
creased by the temporary failure Of the
electric lights. Women and children
screamed in terror. believing that the
steamer was laundering. an idea which
the shaking vesscl encouraged.
1t il stated that the starboard engine
was completely wrecked.
Emil l.. Boas. general manager of the
Hamburg American Line. said last night
that the cylinder disabled doubtless Vi as
the starboard low pressure cylinder, the
cover OF which was cracked on the trip
the Deutschland finished al this port on
Nov H. On that day. when she was forty
mixes this side If Nantucket a bolt of the
third stlrlhlar6 E-sh a
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-22
JIM JEFFRIES LOSES 4 FIGHT.
Montana Nincr Forces the Fighting and
Almost Puts Him Gut.

BUTTE, Mon. Dec. 81 Champion James
the result of his meeting with Jack Monroe
here last night and the decision of Referee
Duncan Mcdonald in favor OF Monroe
Jc2r!es and Fitzsimmons stopped in Butte
to give one Of their sparring exhibitions and
issued their usual challenge TO meet and
stop any local man in four rounds or forfeit
$500.
A man named Stewart lasted fifteen Sec
onds before Fitzsimmons and then Jack
Monroe, a miner employed in the Ana
conda mine. who states that he is the am
ateur heavyweight champion Of the Pacific
Coast, went against Jefrries for four rounds.
Monroe led the fighting and opened pro-
ceedings by pushing the Champions head
back with a stiff right lab on the nose
Jefries WINGED and got a left on the head
He saw he was against a soeman who meant
to try TO stay four rounds and waded in
Monroe was not TO be easily found, how
ever, and delighted the crowd by clevery
from hard leads. Then came n case of give
and take, with Monroe outpointing Je!Trics
all through the round and tho second
round. Three times did Monroe land on
Jen's Jaw in the second round and in rapid
succession. Jcirres showed that he was
angry and sent Monroe 70 the floor. but not
with sufficien, force TO make him Quit.
In the third round Jccfr les showed nearer
to championship form than at any tmc
during the go. He landed on Monroe's
jaw good and hard, and again tho miner
went to the floor Twice aftcrward in
that round Monroe went down and wisely
took the count each time. He was there,
not to whip Jeifrics, but to stay four rounds,
and he used his head well. Sometimes he
clinchcd to save himself. but he invariably
got the worst of the clinches, Us Jeifries
never failed to land on the body. After
one OF the clinches Jeffrios got in right
swing on the stomach and Monroe went
down. but the gong saved him.
When the men came up for the fourth
round the crowd went wild with excitement.
JefTries was going it desperately. and
taking advice from the signs made by
F'itz, who was in his corner. but TO TO pur-
pose. Monroe would come back again
after the count in wonderfully game fashion.
At no time did he show a disposition to
quit, though badly punished, When time
was called at the end Of the fourth round,
Monroe was all in, but he was q hero, who
had well won the tumultuous applause
which greeted him. and the $500 forfeit
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-22
TO LOCK OUT GARMENT MAKERS.
chicago Manufacturers Unite 10 Try to
Break Down Union Labor.

CHICAGO, Dec. 2i.-Unless the $4,000 gar
ment workers and clothing makers Of tho
city agree to rcpudate their unions the
National Wholesale Tailors' Association
will lock them out Friday. Dec. 20. The
factories and shops of the twenty -one men,
beers Of the association will he closed. It IL
planned not to open them until the streng, h
OF the United Garment Workers, and Special
Order Clothing Mixers unions has been
broken. Then only such tailors and gar
ment workers as are willing to aLanGon
the unions will get work.
Announcement Of the intention ~ tho
association was conveyed to George V.
Lighthall, president Of Il e Chicago Fedora
ton of L,bor. The employers have beer
preparing for II for nearly two months.
Az a result Of their preparations their bust
ness is now practically al a standstill, They
have called in their travelling statesmen and
have Issued no samples or catalogues,
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Special Cable Despatch 10 THE SUN.


From The STU Correspondent, at Caracas
CARACAS. Dec. 2i.-The English cruiser
interchangeable to-day captured ten miles
from La Guayra the Venezuelan schooner
Jesuita, from Guanta. with cargo belong
iug to a Spaniard
OF the three schooners seized Yesterday
the Julia had cargo belonging to Ger
man subject and the Mercedes and Imacu-
lata are owned by French subject, though
they fly the Venezuelan flag.
The bitterest opponents of the European
feet now at La Guayra are the foreigners
there, and not the Venezuelans.
All tho foreign Consuls agree that the
notification Of the blockade given by Ger
many and Great Britain was not sufficient.
The English cruiser Tribune. the Italian
cruiser Giovanni Bausan, ard the German
training ship Stosch are now at La Guayra.
The blockade is already seriously damag-
ing foreign, especially German interests.
1t is said in Government circles that a
despatch has been received fromWashington
proposing. at the request of the foreign
Powers. that some person other than Mr..
Bowen, the United States Minister here.
b, selected TO act as arbitrator
The Venezuelan schooner Julia, which
was seized at La Guayra yesterday by the
combined feet. was towed to sea this morn
ing by the Tribune. Her destination is
unkno wn, but it is supposed that she will
be taken TO Trinidad a. prize.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-22
ENGINEER DEAD ~ HIS CAN.
Something struck Him In the Forehead
While Passing Another Train.

LYNcHBURG. Va, Dec. 2l.-Rendered
anxious by the prolonged silence on the
other side Of the cab the fireman Of freight
train No, IS. on the Norfolk and Western
Railroad. near the High Bridge this morn.
ing. climbed down to make an investigation
and he found the engineer, John Parrish,
lying dead on hi' seat with q ragged holo
in tho centre of his forehead. What caused
Parrish's death ia unknown. The freight
had just passed passenger train. and the
engineer had just blown a whistle for a
crossing. Some think he was struck v
something thrown from a passenger car
while others think that a stone hurled
through the cab window may have cause
the death
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-22
ROOSEVELT'S WET OUTING.
Entire Party RainsoaAetl and Mud,
splnshed on a Long Ride.


RPIDAN. Va, Dec. 2i.-President Rooee-
velt's Sunday in the country has been
wet aid dreary. Rain has been falling since
early morning and the roads are nearly
impass able in consequence. But despite
the conditions MIR. wilnsr drove the Presi-
dent and his family TO Rapidan in a big
roomy carryall this morning when they
attended services at the Episcopal church
and listened to a sermon on ,-E ldurancc'
by the pastor, the Rev. Or. Cross.
This afternoon at J o'clock. although il
was raining harder than at any time during
the day, the President and Mrs Roosevelt,
Mr.. WillDer and the four Roosevelt chill
drcn. Theodore, Jr, Kermit, Ethel and
Archie went horseback riding. They did
not return until nearly and when they
dismounted they were wet to the skin and
so covered with mud as TO be almost I'M
recognizable.
The President. although his clothes were
red with Virginia clay md his face WIS vet
and mudsplashed, was smiling and happy
and said Cmphatically that ne had had
IA fine ride and a good time. The rest OF
the party did not say much, but made a
united break for tho shelter Of the house.
During the three hours ride it rained
without a lot-up. At times the horses sank
to their knees in the soft clay and they
were forced to walk. AT one place where
the road ran through n deep cut lake
had formed and for 200 yards the water
reached tho saddle girths of the horses.
The President kept the lead all the way,
pushing bis horse into gallop where IL
was possible. Tho return to the house
was not made at his suggestion.
The turkey hunt which had been pla nned
for tomorrow has been abandoned on
account Of the wet weather and the Pres
dents snecial train will leave Rapidan al
o O'Clock tomorrow morning. arriving in
Washington AT liza
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-22
SATURDAY boats ALL IN.
Etruria anu Big Kaiser Docked-st. Louis
Anchored Outside the bar.

The Cunarder Etruria. from Liverpool
and Queenstown, and the North German
Lloyd steamship Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse
from Bremen. which In summer seas would
have made port on Saturday morning. did
not reach their docks until yesterday morn
ing, Stress Of weather held them back
as il did also the American liner st. Louis,
from Southampton and Cherbourg. which
anchored outside the Hook at o clock
last night The big Kaiser poked her nose
into a westerly gale when she same out
Of the English Channels and thereafter. for
fict with mighty seas, Several tops of
combers came abo ard, damaging deck
fittings and knocking down three seamen.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-22
OLD-TIME STAGE HOLD-UP.
California IIishwaynIaa Takes Passengers
Cash and LOots Express BON.

REDDING. Cal. Dec. 2i.-The first stage
robbery on the line between Reddirg and
Wcavervillc since 1892, when the two Rug
giles boys held up and killed Messenger
Montgomery, occurred to-day.
A highwayman sto pped the coach near
Whiskeytown. forced the driver to throw
down an express box and then lined up
the seven passengers by the roadside md
robbed them Of money and jewelry. The
highwaymen broke open the express box
and then ordered the coach to proceed
Officers are how in pursuit Of him.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-22
JERSEYS STATE HOUSE WEAK.
Part Of II VIII Have to BE Propped Up for
the Statesmen to Meet In.

TRENTON. n. j., Dec. 2l.-Ths falling OF
quantity Of plaster from the ceilings Of
the State House has disclosed serious de-
fects in the construction OF the building
which has just been examined and pro-
nounced unsafe by the supervising archi-
tect. The building was altered many years
ago. and the corridors were widened on
the second floor. The floor joists were
spliced out by the contractor to save the
cost Of new ones. The principal defect Is
near the court rooms. one OF which IL 70
be used next month a. temporary quarters
for the Senate.
Uprighs will be used to prop up the
weak floors until II or the session, when
iron Orders will DO substituted for the
spliced j)ists
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-22
BRITISH WARSHII' .AGROI Nd.
Mishap 10 Ono 81 the Blockading Fleet
In the OriHOcO.

Special Cdae De'pdioh TO THE SEN
PoRT-or-SPAIH. Trinidad. Dec. 2l.-The
British wsrship Fantome is aground near
Barrancas, on the Orinooo River. The
attempts hitherto made TO get her on have
proved unavailing. Steamers arc leaving
here to help her. II they do not succeed
in relocating her soon she will probably
remain aground for months, as the river
is falling rapidly.
1t is stated here regarding the Topaze
incident. that led to the bombardment Of
the forts at Puerto Cabello. that the crew
of the steamer were dragged ashore mt
midnight. half naked, and after being
prodded with bayonets by soldiers and
otherwise roughly handled, were impris-
oned in a single filthy room
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-22
NOT TO JOIN THE ALLIES.
Denmark Negotiating with Venezuela Re
garding Her Claim.
Special Cabls Dispatcher 70 TUE Sun.

Special Gable Dispatches TO TuE SUN.
COPENHAGEN, Dec. 2i.--The report that
Denmark intended to join the other
Powers IN bringing pressure to bear on
Venezuela is denied. All the claims OF
Danish subjects, which at one time were
considerable. have been settled, except
one involving the seizure of large focks
of sheep belonging to a Danish settler.
by Venezuelan soldiers. Denmark is now
negotiating concerning this claim.
LONDON, Dec. PA despatch to the
Times from Brussels SAYS that despite all
rumors to the contrary Holland will not
participate in the pressure on Venezuela.
She will remain strictly neutral.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-22
rs DEAD N 4 WRECKED CAR.
stockton Flyer Disrrsards signals and Hits
the owl Train.

SAN rRANCIsco, Dec. ?i.-The train
wreck last night on the Southern Pacific
road near Byron Springs, sixty-seven miles
from san Francisco. caused the death Of
eighteen persons and injured twenty-one
others.
The engine Of the Stockton Flyer ran
into and telcscopcd the rear car of the owl
a limited passenger train from San
Francisco TO Los Angeles. Passengers in
this car had no opportunity to escape and
ten were killed outright, The engine,
which was under full Roadway, ploughed
through the entire Pullman car and the
wonder Is that any one in II escaped alive
Every one in the car was injured. Most
Of them are suffering from burns from the
steam that came from the wrecked engine
The "Owl" train had a hot box and a n op
was made at Byron Springs. Ono brake
man was sent lack to nag the Stockton
train. lie tagged il and the engineer re-
unknown reason he did not slacken speed
and his engine crashed full speed into the
heavy Pullman car. Both the engineer
and frcman OF the Stockton rain wore 40
badly injured that no state ment has boon
Obtained from them.
The scene tina. followed the disaSte or
was one that sickcned the hearts Of those
who went to the assist ance Of tn. victims
The rear car was crcwGed when tho train
pulled out. Of Oakland Pier, hut a few
Fresno people had gone into the ciner, which
was the next car abe adj. Although the
rear cos6h was crushed into splinters, the
dining car did not leave tho rails and was
only slightly battered nhou, tn, platform
No one IN thu cars ahead =, n ,rcl moro tina n
severe shock or few bruises ana
scratches.
Among the identified dead arc Charles
A. Sessions. Oakland; Mrs. Lilly Smith.
Frcnso; Clarence u. Oufs; Fresno. a student
ut the University Of California; Miss Me bel
Nezey, Mcdc So also q student in the State
University: Cherries Owens. raoetrack
man OF San Francisco and Fresno; Miss
Emily Meyers, Fresno: Len irwin. Oakland
William T. Temple. Oakland. organizer
for The Woodmcn Of the World; Robert
Renwick, Oakland; TsIns Tia Dong. San
Francisco
lnHext orr Read The Mil Sireet .laurual
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-22
4 HOUBLE CRASH.
After One locomotive Hit Another II
Backe' ~ ana struck o Gar.

Alocomotive of the L,high Valley Railroad
which was backing south along the National
Docks railway trestle between Academy
and Wayne streets, Jersey City. at $50
O'Clock yesterday morning collided with a
Pennsylvania Railroad locomotive. which
was slowly moving north.
Oliver Hoffman, conductor OF a Iehigh
Valley coal train. who was riding on that
roads locomotive. was thrown OF and cut
about the face and hands
Engineer Dennis Murray of the Iehigh
Valley engine reversed his lever when the
crash came and sent the locomotive flying
up the track. 1t struck the Pullman parlor
car Doran, the gasolene tank on whic IA
exploded setting fire to the car. which was
destroyed.
Murray was blown from his cab and his
right knee and right arm were broken.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-22
COUNTESS CASTELLANE HERE
with Her boys 10 spend Christmas With
Miss Helen Gould.

The Countess de Cas.ellans with her
children, Boni and George. aged respec-
lively and ~ years. arrived yesterday
from Cherbours aboard tho steam ship
Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse. She was met
at tho pier by her sister, Miss Helen NJ
Gould, and her brother Edwin, and driven
70 the Cambridge. She will spend the holt
days at the home Of Miss Gould. Her hus-
band, who is busy trying for reelection to
the French Chamber of Deputies. will join
her next month.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-22
FAVOR ROOSEVELT.
London Papers Think lie should he Named
rs Arbitrator.
special Ca,s Despatch TO THE srx.

special cable Despatch TO THE srS.
LONDON. Dec. c2-The bulk Of the opinion
expressed editorially this morning favors
President Roosevelt acting as arbitrator
OF the Venezuelan dispute rather than The
Hague Tribunal. because 1t il feared that
Venezuela would ignore the judgment Of
The Hague Tribunal and the Powers would
find themselves in the same impasse as at
present.
1t IL not regarded as inconceiv able that
in the words Of the Times. Venezuelan
effrontery might rise even 20 the height
Of regulating President Roosevelt s award.
but II Is held that the Americans in that
case would he clearly constrained to give
approval and moral support to any reason
able means the parties in whose favor
he deci ded might take TO vindicate the
rights he adjudgcd them.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-22
Iriumphs OF 1909.

seldom II ever In any one year OF the history OF the
world have so many important events OF univ ersal
interest taken place. America. England Germany
Of the United States welcomed and entertained
u. n. IL Prince Henry o! I'rusaia az the White
England and Emperor OF Inola, the German En-
peror had his American built Yacht Meteor"
christcned, France had the unvelnc OF the Ro.
chanbeau Statue, and at all functions attending
these celebrations Moet d Chandon Champagne
was used exclusively, This indeed Is an unpnTsi.
lelcd record, vhich Is proof positive OF the supc
r,ority and popularity of tho renowned brand OF
MoSt n Chaadon White Seal -A6p
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-22
4. FLINT. Jr,
T.. q. .IASEwA


Previous to the evening consultation
DR.. Flint had said that the patient tempers-
ture was about l03 and expires sed the belief
that he was somewhat better.
The turning point in tho fever was ex-
pectod on 1hu.sday. or Friday Of Last week,
but that it has not passed yet was con-
sidcrcd evident from the temperature Of
1903 which DR.. Flint said was the high mark
yesterday. Typhoid usually takes twenty
ono days to run ils course. but there seems
to be some doubt as to Just when Mr.. Varder-
bits illness began. He did not AXE 10
his bed until Dcc. 3, but he war then thought
TO have been suffering from the dis, a FOR
some days.
DR.. Deancld called at the house once
Yesterday, but stayed ony fifteen minutes
DR.. Janeway made two calls. DIR. Flint,
after spending the night, remained almost
all day.
Reginald G. VANDERBILT, and hi. ilnant a..
Miss Cathleen Neihon. called in the after
noon,
Mrs. Vanderbilt loft tho house last night
fer the fist tinc since her husbands i'll
ness beca.lc serious. She was driven to the
Ogden Goe,c' res cnce ard returned after
an hours visit there
A caller nj the house Last night said that
Mr.. Vanderbilts physicians were more
hopcfrl than before
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-22
CASTRO ACCEPTS ROOSEVELT.
WILING That lie should Act as SOLE
Arbitrator.

Special Cable Despdifh 10 TnR MN.
LONDON, Dec. "A despatch from
Caracas says that President Castro has nc
cepted President Roosevelt as arbitrator
% he dispute with the European Powers.
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TO UNIONIZE TEACHERS HERE.
&. J.. 4. Organization Committee Ordered
20 Invade the schools.

On the melton Of Daniel Harris of the
CigarG,ahcrs, the organization committee
OF the Central Federated Union was directed
yesterday to call meeting of public school
teachers for the purpose, if possible, OF
forming Schoolteacher's Union. A
union was recently formed in Chicago
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-22
Kl,c, Himself Rather 1han Testify.

SorTu BEND Ind, Dec. 2l.-Rather than
pass through second day on the witness
stand In the $40 900 damage suit brough,
by Mrs. William B)wman against the Lake
Shore Railroad, benjamin Carver, a bust
ness man Of Bremen, Ind, drank an ounce
OF carbolic acid diluted in water and then
walked into the court house, dying in the
presence Of Judge Anderson, the jury and
tho attorneys in the case.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-22

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Merry Chris tmns assured by y glft OF Krrmrnt,
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The new "cNh Century Lin,ed" OF the New
York Central and Lake Shore does this every dan
and effects n great saving to the busy man he
travels between the East and wes'. -Adr.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-22
ANOTHER ship TAKEN.
Allies Seize All Vessels
Under Venezuela's Flag.
BLOCKADE'S EFFECT SOON FELT.
German Business Interests At
Caracas Suffer Most.

One Of the BiOckading Fleet Aground
I'm the Orinoco-Csstro willing That
President Roosevelt should ne Arbi.
Injection 10 Minister Bowen.
Feeling In washington That There
Il Stil Danger OF Friction With the
Allies Over the Blockade Question
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-22

TIE Kias prtsks .Biack aaA Whs>o,s
As II Is the hest whisky made In Sesns. A.-ASs.