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San Francisco, Dec. l2.-Thoussnds Of
people assembled on the ocean beach
tiis morning to witness the commence
nent OK the laying OF the cable that Is
II bring Hawaii into closer connection
with the United States and which will
eventually be extended to the Philip
Pines to bring Uncle Sans newest ISL
and possessions into closer relation
with the mother country.
GOING TO THE BEACH.
Early morning cars going backward
began 10 show unwonted life for this
season of the year. Thousands Of
school children and their parents gath
cred and long before 10 o'clock the Of
fetal hour for the ceremony Of splicing
the shore end Of the cable with the
submarine strand, the beach was black
with people who stood in good natured
silence on the cold sands and In chilly
atmosphere awaiting the coming Of the
silvertown. The great cable ship car
ries, coiled up In her hold. nearly $500
miles Of cable which will trace Its way
ever the mountains and valleys that
are hidden from human sight by old
ocean, whose elevations and descents
have been accurately recorded by the
survey ship Nero and furnished by the
government to the Pacific Commercial
Cable company for use in laying the
cable.
CHEER AFTER CHEER.
When the prov OF the big vessel fin
ally showed itself around the end OF
Seal Rocks a mighty cheer went up
from the assembled crowds Cheers
upon cheers greeted the vessel as she
steamed to her designated anchorage
about half mile south OF the Clif
House to await a favorable opportur-
NV for sending the end Of the cable
ashore. owing TO an unfavorable tide
the work was delayed somewhat and
during the interval the crowds on the
beach became more dense and car
riages bearing the cable ofrcials Mayor
scmitz, Gov. Gage. Gov-eleot Pardee
and many Invited guests from civic and
private life arrived on the scene.
on THE CABLE SHIP.
In the meantime the engineers and
crew on the cable ship had not been
idle. Balloon buoys and pontoons had
TO be made ready and launched, and
boats had TO be manned TO carry the
end Of the cable toward shore. Finally
one end Of the cable was made fast 10
a buoy and assisted by a boat manned
by sturdy crew from the Silvertown
was started shoreward. AS the boat
containing the supervising engineers
left the Silyerton great burst OF
cheers went up from the multitudss on
the beach, aud as the boats from the
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NO EXCHANGE OF
VIEWS MADE AS YET

Paris. Dec. IA foreign office oGiclol
made the following statement today to
the associated press;
mo exchange OF views has occurred
between the European powers concerto
ing the Venezuelan situation and no
such exchange is intended, as It Is def
initely held that the affair is one In
which the United States should be left
free to take the initiative In mediation"
This statement was called out by the
suggestion Of the Temps that it was
time for Europe TO speak in the inter-
est Of universal peace The official add
ed: 1T Is fully recognized here and
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Especial to the "News.")

wellington, d. c., Dec. 12.-Repre-
sentative Alexander, who 10 a member
~ The house judiciary committee, today
attempted to secure favorable report
on Joint resolution proposing consti-
,,lonal amendment to prohibit poly
somy The committee was not disposed
~ ACT fayorably on the suggestion to-
Adv and the Buffalo member was de-
fpated by vote of s to Z.
CHANCE FOR YOUNG sCHOuGNEs-
SEY
Senator Kearns called at the navy
denartment in the interest OF Walter
n shaughnessy, OF Salt Lake, who
failed In examination for appointment
IN The navy. The senator was Informed
that he would be given another exam
nation.
THE MINISTER'S PROTEST.
Each senator and member Of Con-
eress has received secretly. a tract
from certain Salt Lake ministers en-
titled. Political Aspects Of Mormonism
rs Candidate for Senator"
SALE OF PUBLIC TIMBER
The secretary of the Interior has
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but the deficiency for the year Is 80
Inches. The last three DEFENDERS have
Deen comparatively dry, the fall In
1901 having been l.l6 inch, In 1900 but
.l6 of an inch, and for 1899 only 81 Of an
inch. The wettest December on record
vas 1889 when the precipitation was
421 inches. Last November was the
wettest November since 1891. The Sec
tion director of the local weather office
says the outlook for a water supply
during the current winter is very
bright.
II was hard navigating this morning.
The snow covered tracks interfered
some with the street car service. and
the deep slush and mud made travelling
by vehicle decidedly unpoetic. Walk
ing was attended by difficulties and
wet feet, and the unrythmic splashing
OF the slush has been the music OF the
streets today. The lower parts OF the
town are one great bog. The electric
light and telephone wires were very
little inierfered with. Notwithstanding
the weight Of the wet snow. and As
sistant Manager Holland OF the Light
and Power company spoke OF the re-
markable freedom OF HIS company 3
wires from short circulting, although
both wires and insulators were COW
erred with snow
The farmers are delighted with the
snowfall on account Of the scek!ny
The ground Is getting, and the live stock
Inen are happy because now they can
take their herds further out into the
desert for pasture.
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TROUBLE ON THE ELEVATED.
New Electrical system Receives q
Very Severe shock.

New York, Dec. l2.--For the second
time within week the recently In
stalled electrical system on the Elevat-
ed railroads has received a serious set
back. When the drizzlIng rain that had
fallen most Of the day turned into q
thin layer Of ice on the contact or
third" rail after O'Clock In the after
noon and prevented the transmission Of
power from that rail into the motors In
the propelIng cars, the trouble began,
Traffic on the Second avenue line was
abandoned at 7 O'clock and further at
tempts on the part Of the tralnmen 10
get their trains In the sheds were aban-
doned. Passengers were shifted along
from one train 10 another and thence to
the station platforms where they were
dumped out and received block trans
fors emitting them 10 ride on the sur
face lines.
On the Third avenue line traffic was
not considerably blockaded but the
traffic made such slow Roadway that
hundreds Of passengers got of as soon
as they could and walked along the
Icy pathway to the nearest station,
where they took the other lines.
On the Sixth and Ninth Avenue lines
the same trouble was experienced. All
service above Flfty-thlrd street was
practically abandoned. after half past
s o'clock. Engines were brought into
requlsitlon and towed long lines Of cleo
trio cars from South Ferry and Fifty
third streets where the passengers were
transferred to surface lines.
The CONCESSION nearly led to riot at
the Twenty-third street station up to
the intersection OF the Third avenue
soon after II o'clock. More than 200 peo-
pie got Off train thu had crawled In
about half an hour from Fourteenth
street and demanded their money bark.
When the half dozen men were led TO
the turnstile, the crowd said they would
get their money by violence II not 9TH
erwise, the ticket seller sent for the
police and half a dozen officers dispersed
tn crowd.
Demands for money 20 be returned
We're also made by crowds at the Twen-
ty-third and Forty-second street sta
tons OF the Third Aveneu road.
The service on the Second avenue
branch was bad, Trains crawled along
and the ticket agents admitted that the
average speed was about four miles an
hour. Trains at the turn at Second
avenue and Twenty third street and at
the First Ave. curve often became
stuck and It took more than 10 minutes
to get them started again.
Surface cars on the Brooklyn bridge
had almost as hard time, but man
aged TO keep going without any great
delay. Traffic trains across the bridge
were almost at standstill and none
but trains drawing loads tried to cross
A train was stalled on the Third Ave-
line at Sixty-nfth street and another
at Eighty-ninth street tying up that
read completely for an hour. These two
trains were finally got moving and then
much delayed and irregular system
was started again.
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FUEL AND IRON PEOPLE HERE.
Came in this Morning and Spent the Day Viewing the C-Are
Big Men and Have just Concluded Big Business Stug-
ge-Objectons 10 Iron County,

scented, II Is understood that Mr. Os-
good Is really on top OF the heap, And
II IL alleged that has he been de-
feated. there would have been strong
probabilities OF a big blast furnace west
Of this city for the reduction OF iron
ore from the companys properties In
Iron county. And, In fact, the time
may not be far distant when this will be
done, the pig iron being shipped either
to Pueblo or San Francisco.
The objection TO building in Iron
county IL stated 10 be the shortage
IN water which. according TO present
Indications, can not be secured in near
ly anything like the quantities neces-
sary to warrant a big outlay In manu-
featuring plant In that part OF the
country, even II limestone, iron and
coal are found in close proximity TO
one another. The Pueblo plant con-
sunies 5000 900 gallons OF water daily
and where. Il Is asked, could even one
quarter such a supply be secured In
Iron county? Moreover, local owners
are holding out for prices that the c.
+. & |. people consider as out OF all
bounds Of reason. and which will not
he paid. However. such properties as
they have already taken options on.
have been taken up, and will be hell
until such times comes as they can
lie put 10 some use The c. #. e. 1.
people say there are now 1900 men
employed at the Pueblo works, and that
number win be Increased In the next IS
months TO 5000. The pay roll OF the
steel plant alone Is $4,000 per month,
and the company IL now expanding
s5.00o.o0o In enlargng that plant.
Pueblo has become the Pittsburg Of the
west.
The gentlemen accompanying Mr..
Butler expect to return east tomorrow.
II 10 interesting 10 note that one mark
cd result NJ the tripertite agreement "a
that the patronage ~ the e. 4. a I.
win hereafter be equally divided be-
tween the Gould and the Hartman
linss.
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A party Of Colorado Fuel & Iron peo-
pie arrived this morning in private
car from Denver attached TO the early
morning Rio Grande train, and are reg
istered at the Knutsford. They ale
Charles Henry Butler, a prom
lnent New York attorney. II.
r.. Limburger and II. Content
Of New York City. all directors OF the
reorxanized company. and g. w. Bow
en- az Denver, a friend Of Mr.. Osgood.
who ia showing the others over the
country. They are out here on a trip
Of pleasure mostly, and for a breath,
ing spell after the recently conciuoeu
exciting struggle for possession OF me
MANAGEMENT Of the great company
which has ended In general comprom-
Use and an harmoniElng OF conflicting
interests to the satisfaction OF all con-
cerned. Mr.. Butler In here specially TO
visit with his brother-in-law, Mr.. VIII
bur Wells Flagg OF the Rocky Noun
tain Bell Telephone company. and Mr..
Flagg met the party at the depot. MIR.
I III White. the Salt Lake agent OF the
company, also met the party and Is 90
ing the usual courtesies today Mr..
Butler returns east to Chicago this
evening.
The Colorado and eastern papers have
been full OF the prolonged and, at
times, fierce struggle between the Os-
vood Gould Hartman factions for the
control OF the C. y. & l.. and each side
mi ,,p such a stlff fight that an inter-
minable legal battle was hooked for. un-
M Mr., Osgood and Mr.. Gould came 10
an agreement. satisfactory to both, and
then the Hartman faction. Il Is
claimed, found 1t advisable to get into
the band wogan or get left. 30 now all
three are said 10 be fairly and squit-
ably represented IN the matter, and
peace once more relgns at Warsaw.
While II 10 stated for publication that
the three interests are eoutahly repre-.
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Santa Maria SIN Smoking.

San Francisco. Dec. l2.--Two new era
tiers OF Santa Maria volcano which
burst from the side OF the mountain on
the morning OF Oct. "a last, and deyas-
tated large section OF Guatemala. are
stu smoking. From one OF the craters,
beneath the cloud Of smoke, white hot
lava exudes In a sluggish stream and
from the other Geld mud Is thrown in
spasmodic fashion. This information
has been brought here by people arriv-
ing on the steamer Acapulco.
on her trip down the coast the Acapul-
co was at champerico week after the
outbreak from Santa Maria, when the
inhabitants Of the town and those who
had red from the neighborhood Of the
volcano, were In a state OF terror. The
Acapulco carried 40 OF them 10 the port
OF san Jose. One OF the refugees. Al
fred hcKInnon. an American. died on
the steamer from the effects Of inhallng
volcanic gases.
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Washington. Dec. ia cablegram
received at the state department today
from Minister Bowen at Caracas
states that the Venezuelan government
has requested to propose to Great Brit
ain and Germany that the difficulties
srlsng out Of the claims for alleged
damages and injuries to British and
German subjects during the civil war
ss submitted to arbitration.
In conformity with the understand
hs already reached with the represen-
tltlves OF the British and German gov
nments here. this proposition from
President Castro viii be fully laid be-
hle these governments. the state de-
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Anti Polygamy
amendment
An Attempt Have The House Judiciary Committee Report
Fauorably joint Resolution Proposing Constitutional
c4nendmcnt 10 ProbbW Polyganp Fails Each Senator
and Repsesenaiive Receives ministers Tract

transmitted to Congress a draft or the
proposed bill providing for the sale o.
timber and other material growing OF
being on public forest reserve, Tor rem,
ing or Leasing Of land therein and
recommends them be enacted into a
law.
COL, PAGE RECOMMENDED
Congressman Sutherland, accom-
panied by Col. Henry Page, OF SAT-
Lake, called at the treasury DEPART
ment recommended the appointment OF
Col Page In the customs service. Col:
Page Is a veteran of the Civil apd
Cuban wars.
PRESIDENTIAL POsTOFFICES.
Fourth class postofiices will become
presidential on Jan, !, az follows; Ne2-
perez, $1,000; Rathdrum. SLOW; sanu
Point, 81 200; Shoshone. sl,lOo.
SUBSTITUTE LETTER CARRIERS
William Schwein Francis w. Gundry
and Elijah Davis have been appointed
substitute letter carriers, Salt Lake.
WYOMING PENSIONS.
Wyoming pensions granted today
Original war with SPAIN George Hard
ing Jr., Fort Yellowstone, vs. increase
James p. Reece, Big Horn w.
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VENEZUELA WOULD
LIKE TO ARBITRATE.
Minister Bowen at Caracas Requested to Propose to Great
Britain and Germany Reprisas for Destruction Of Ven
ezuelan Vessels Has Developed State Of Real War

partment acting merely as channel
of communication Not much hope ~
entertained OF the favorable reception
OF the proposition. as It is felt that the
difficulty has progressed too far for a
settlement by the peaceful methods OF
arbitration. The reprisals made by the
Venezuelans for the destruction OF
their navy, in the arrest OF British ana
German subjects. have developed the
relations Of the countries into those OF
real war although technically the prin-
cipals prefer TO designate II as some
thing less. In doing so Great Britain
and Germany were simply following
the course taken during the war with
China when, notwithstanding the a'ied
fleets captured Taku and DESTROYED
number OF Chinese naval vessels, no
declaration of war was Forthcoming.
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Scranton. Pa, Dec. 1.-THE calling
q witnesses for the miners was imme-
tiately resumed when the morning ses-
slon Of the strike commission opened.
The first witness was Edward Ridge
way formerly a company docking boss
IN the employ OF the Temple Coal &
lion company. He said he was men,
Der Of the union, and did not know It
vas contrary to the rules for a COM
lany docking boss to belong to the un-
ion' He said that nine years ago he
was told by the mine foreman that he
must dock certain percentage no
matter whether the coal was clean or
iall q dirt. This percentage ranged
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KILLED IN COAL NINE.
Cars Break Loose and Kill Three
Men.

Wilkesbarre. Pa, Dec. II .--Three men
lost their lives and one was seriously
injured In No. slope of the Kingston
company at Edwardsville. O small min
ing town near this city, this evening
The men, who had just finished their
shift, were walking up the slope behind
a trip Of loaded cars The slope runner
desired to shift the cars, and he noti-
fed the men to step aside They did
not heed the warning, and In shifting
the cars a coupling broke and the cars
dashed down the steep incline, blowing
into the men and hurting them with
great force against the roof and sides
OF the slope When picked up II was
found that three Of the men were dead
and one fatally injured. The dead are:
Benjamin Davis, miner.
John Washkis.
Peter Pedo.
Injured: Anthony Zucke
The bodies OF the dead men were hor-
ribly mangled
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Yale Students Arraigned.

New Haven. Conn, Dec. 12-Brad.
ford Ellsworth of New York. William
II. Orthwein OF st. Louis, William Bar
nun OF Mammaroneck. n. Y. Harold
r. Sawyer OF Bridgeport. Conn, and
John A. Moorehead of Pittsburg. Yale
students, were arraigned In the city
court today on charge of breach OF
the peace preferred by Sidney Treeder,
a ticket speculator. The alleged as
sault occurred on the night Of Nov. 20,
when crowd of students on Yale cam
pus took away from Treeder his tickets
for the Yale Harvard football game.
A nolle was entered In the case
against Moorehead. Ellsworth was fined
5000. and Barnum. Sawyer and Ortiz
vein were fined 500 EACH after counsel
for the men had handed In pleas Of
nolle contenders. The fines were I'm
mediately paid
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where McCabe was lying on the street.
They helped TO take the wounded man
TO the Madison home. The witness gave
a description OF the robbers, which also
agreed In every particular with that Of
the prisoners, Louis Jensen, the next
witness, said he and his wife were on
their way home from the dance and
were passing along Twelfth street
about the time Of the holdup IN bug
gy: when near the Madison house they
met two men one OF whom acted as II
he were going to seize their horse the
witness, however, whipped up the AMI
nal and rushed by the men. This Wit
ness also said the prisoners resembled
In every respect the two men. Just af-
ter the incident related, witness heard
shot and returned and helped take
the. wounded man to Madson's house.
He also helped officers to measure and
NJ shoes OF prisoners In tracks IN neigh
horhood OF shooting. but there had been
30 many people over the ground that
the measurements were not very salts
factory.
AT the conclusion Of Mr.. Jensen's tes-
tmony the court took q recess TIL
this afternoon.
Special officer George Butler said
that he In company with officer Wilson
took the oyershoes worn by the de-
PENDANTS 10 the scene Of the murder
and measured them with the foot
prints of the men who shot young Nc
Cabe. The Overshoes III the prints In
the snow exactly, The officers also
took measurements OF the shoes and
the measurements In the snow which
were also Identical.
Mrs. Louis Jensen and James McFar-
land corroborated the testimony given
by Mr., Jensen at this morn
ing's hearing. Jailor Snyder testified
that Bass. when he was brought into
the police station when arrested. In
speaking to Reese said, "Well, this job
VIII cost US whole lot, maybe IL years.
This Is the only admission of any kind
which the officers have secured from
the defendants.
Chief Of Police Browning and Detec-
tive Pender will leave for Park City
tomorrow for the purpose Of seeing the
two men arrested there ON the charge
Of burglary and who are suspected Of
perhaps being implicated IN the Nc
Cabe murder and In some Of the other
hold-ups which have taken place in og-
den recently.
ARRESTED FOR BURGLARY.
Ira Taylor and Frank Wells We're ar
rested last night by the police for cut
ting hole In the rear door OF the Sill
yer Coin saloon on Twenty-ffth street,
and stealing therefrom a small valise.
The charge of burglary will be pre-
ferred against them.
SYMPATHY FOR COL. BREEDEN.
The numerous friends Of Col. and
Mrs. Breeder Of Ogden. express the
most sincere sympathy for the be-
reaved parents In the loss OF their
daughter. Virginia, so well known ana
highly respected BY the people of this
community.
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at the other capitals that the United
States is the only power In q
position 10 act as intermediary.
Hence there Is no intention on the part
OF the European powers to take con-
certed or individual action"
The release of the French steamer
Ossun. seized by the Germans at La
Guayra has not yet been reported to
the foreign Office. but the officials ac-
cept the unofficial reports OF her re-
lease, thus relieving the incident Of its
gravity.
After an exchange OF cable messages
II has been agreed TO appoint dis
tinguished Spanish jurlst as referee In
the Franco Venezuelan arbitration. His
name WIN not be announced until the
arbitrators assemble at Caracas.
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Approaching Election In Natal.

New York, Dec. 1.-THE approaching
general election in Natal, says Dur
ban dispatch TO the Times Via LONDON,
is Ringing on railway policy.
There are two schemes, one favored
by the government and the other by the
opposition Both are based on the hypo-
thesis that further railway facilities
will be required In the Rand. The gov
eminent scheme is TO double the pres
ent main line between Durham and
Ladysmith, while the opposition advo-
Gates an alternative and more direct
line from Durham to Waschbank sta
ton, below Glencoe junction.
A third project. not enjoying the po-
litlcal support, has a line from Umla-
toosi through Zuland and the newly ac-
quired territory to Ermelo, Joining an
eventual line from the Rand to Della
goa Bay.
The correspondent says the contros
versy seems to regard mainly local in
terests, both parties pledging them
selves 10 spend about t25.000,0o0, apart
from the urgency and wisdom OF the
schemes. However. whichever part'r Il
returned the Transyaal>wifi have t. be
consulted before any scheme is put In
to execution.
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Captain and Crew Rescued.

Gloucester. Mass. Dec. l2.--Capt. r.
II. someryille and crew of six men OF
the schooner Belle Wooster were
brought here today by the schooner
Patriot. which picked them up early
this morning. The Wooster was caught
in a blizzard yesterday and disabled.
The crew abandoned her and for hours
drifted about In an open boat. When
rescued they were all badly frost bitten
and exhausted by their sufferlngs.