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The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-12-18

Washington, December 1.-The follow ing cablegram was sent today by the navy department to Admiral Dewey, in command of the combined fleets, address ed to San Juan:
 Send competent officer with dispatch fin torpedo boat destroyer or other vessel to Caracas as assistant to American mln- ister."
 The following cablegram was also sent to Commander Diehl of the Marietta, now lying at La Guayra:
 Send vandusen (executive officer of the Marietta) as assistant to the Ameri- can minister temporarily"
 The officer from Dewey's fleet will re- leve Lieutenant Commander Vandusen, who is only an hour distant from ca- racas. when he arrives upon the scene. While no explanation is given for the above orders, it is believed these meas ures are being taken to guard against
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-----"----"-"--"--------- VENEZUELA CAN PUT ARMY
 OF 100000 IN THE FIELD

are armed with Martini and Remington rifles and have a few Maxim and Krupp guns. They have no cavalry. Caracas Is almost impregnable owing to the fact that it is situated on the other side of a mountain range, about 60O0 feet high. These mountains are impossible except by steep mule paths, where twenty men could stop a whole regiment. There is railroad from La Guaira to Caracas, but the destruction of a single bridge would render the line useless. If, by a miracle, Caracas were taken, the Venezuelans would wage a guerrilla warfare as they did against Spain."
 
 tvs government and the United States. Sir William Vernon Harcourt asked this question:
 50 we may know how we stand with reference to the government of the United gtafes2
 Premier Balfour gave no hint to the house as to the ultimate result of the arbitration proposed, and nothing further in this respect has been given out at the lorelgn olnce. ..LiGaasbsAs!4
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The Workinq Day.

As to the length of working day: This Is a matter In which the individual op- orators are particularly interested As rule their workings are deep. and veins of coal are thin. They necessarily have greater expense for pumping and lifting the coal.
 The business itself necessarily entails large expenses. It may well be that the dierence between an eight-hour and a ten- hour day to the operator might mean the difference between f, profit and a loss
 The varying conditions of work at the respective mines make it impossible to lay down a hard and fast ruie that Will do equal justice to all concerned. If any award is made by this commission in fa- vor of the United Mine Workers, we maintain that as a condition precedent there should be some substantial assur- ance on the part of such United Mine Workers that they will in the future re- frain from In any way interfering with or molesting persons who wish to work in or about the mines, but who do not be- long to the union.
 Non-Union Men Prosecuted.
 The wanton persecution of non-union men, who ask only to be allowed to earn their daily bread in peace is shame to those who commit or allow such persecu- tion and a blot on the administration of justice in the state of Pennsylvania. Without the assistance of mob violence and terrorization. no strike could exist for any length of time. We could have produced coal during the late strike in much larger quantities sthan was actually mined if the men who desired to work for us had not been stoned and beaten and even threatened with death unless they abandoned their work.
 It was arranged that the attorneys rep resenting the non-union men should first call their witnesses and five witnesses were produced, who testified that strikers had killed one man and had more or less severely injured two oth ITS who worked during the suspension.
 At o'clock the commission adjourned until tomorrow.
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Should Make Examination


 body, but are between the respective con- panies and their own employees.
 Should Make Examination.
 We maintain that according to the terms of the submission, any question as to wages should be settled by an exam ination of the complaints and conditions at each separate colliery, and that the only Issues involved are those between the operator of each mine and the men actually in his employ.
 Again, we think the commission before taking any action looking to an increase of wages, should carefully consider upon whom such increase must fall. Of course any increase in cost of production ulti- mately rests upon the consumer. There is no authority to tax one class of the poor in order to contribute to the com fort of another.
 As we understand it, one of the chief duties of the commission in this case is to ascertain the value of labor in and about the mines. It is purely a business proposition. It is the value of the labor and not the necessities of the labor that we are trying to ascertain. The laborer is worthy of his hire, but the hire is fixed according to what he does, and not by what be needs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-12-18

H ARIS, December I'M. Thiesse, for
 O merly minister of France to Vencz- uela, who negotiated the convention of 1885, and who lived many years in Venezuela, has been interviewed concern ing the situation here. He said
 "venezuela can put 100000 men in the field, and even foreigners there are liable for military service The regular Venez- uelan army numbers only 10000 men, A number of the younger officers received their education in the military schools of France and Germany. The Venezuelans
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as body, and the workmen as another body, but are between the respective con- panies and their own employees
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Washington. December IT. = Weather forecast for Alabama: Fair Thursday. Increasing cloudiness Friday; light north to east winds.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-12-18

\ ARAcAs. December 17.-Indica- tions here are that Venezuela ....11 ..ia1a 4o +ho n1lior, dor,a rds
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-22

VIII Refuse to Testify About Gambling At
Canfields and Get Another writ.

The fight between Jerome and the gam
blers will be resumed at 10 o'clock this
morning. when Jesse Lewsohn will be
examined before Justice Wyatt on the
charge OF misdemeanor in having con-
tumaciously refused TO tell whether or not
he knows Richard A. Garfield. Mr.. Levi
sohn will probably free himself Of the charge
by answering the question.
Besides this proceeding Mr.. Lewisohn
has been subp9naed to testify at 2 o'clock
in the afternoon before Justice Wyatt In the
secret proceedings in the matter of
Richard A. Canfeld.' II he is asked IL he
ever gambed in Canfield's he will, accord
ing TO his counsel refuse to answer on the
ground that an answer might tend TO in
crimnate OF degrade him. He will then be
adjudged In contempt again and be taken
before the Supreme Court again on a writ
Of habeas corpus. 1t is possible that then
the Legality OF the secret proceedings and
the Constitutionality Of the law requiring
him TO answer may be passed upon.
The criminal action brought by Mr.. Can
field against Inspector Brooks will come up
before Magistrate Brann In the Yorkville
police court at 2 O'Clock this afternoon.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-22
METHODIST STANDING STILL.
Figures In the Year Book just Published
Disappointing TO Its Leaders.

Methodists Of Manhattan and Brooklyn
are chagrined over figures presented In
the Methodist Year Book, Just published.
Local denominational leaders have had
in hand this year a money raising scheme,
and have secured in Manhattan $500 600
and in Brooklyn $500, 600 tot al of 81 2OO, 600,
aside from ordinary offerings. They have
lost in membership in the two boroughs
and The Bronx 2is2 members. There has
been no corresponding gain in New Jersey,
for the Newark conference shows a gain
last year Of just six members. In all New
York there was an increase Of 1900 Sunday
school scholars.
When the 500 200, 900 fund was projected
there was started with il a Gospel cam
paign, which was to bring In 2,OOJ,O 900 men,
bers. The millions have been secured,
but there has been practically no growth
in membership. American Met hodism
North and South is at a standstill
Beginning yesterday Methodists North
are complying with a request of their Board
Of Bishops to pray for an increase Of mem
bers. There are supposed to be held
throughout this week, in all Methodist
churches. prayer meetings for spiritual
uplifting. Next year. il the recommended
tions of the Bishops be complied with, is
TO be devoted by Methodists to bringing
In membership sheaves, shekels being
already here.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-22
LAD OF o BEATS THE HOTELS.
Lives on the best ~ Ever, thing and Travels
Free on the Railroads.

SYRACUSE, Dec 81 Frank Bridgen, a
bright.appearing, wel-iressed child OF
Q years. was brought 10 Fast Syracuse
to-day and placed In charge Of his uncle
For boy Of his tender years his feats for
the past two weeks have broken the record
His father is, he says, Charles Bridgen, a
train dispatcher OF Pttsburg. The little
fellow objected to his stepmother and de-
termined to 60 to his grandmother, who
lives in Conneaut, Ohio. He started with
out cent. His small size permitted him
to pass on the railroads, the conductors
thinking that he was travelling with some
one.
His first stop was at Erie. Pa, where he
put up at a hotel and got away without
paying a cent Then he went to Conneaut
but found that his grandmother was not at
home. but was visiting in the East. He
determined to go to his uncle, W. II. Mel
Note, in East Syracuse. In Buffalo he put
up at a first-class hotel and again took a
train without paying his bill. In Syracuse
on Friday he stopped at the Warner, where
he registered as John Lawrence. Fort
Wayne. Ind. He told the clerk that his
father was a travelling man and would
room with a bath and had his meals, for
which he signed a check. He lived on the
best Of everything, saying that his father
would settle. As he was well dressed. his
word was taken.
He took the train intending to get of
at East Syracuse, but got on n fast train
and the first stop was Canastota, He WAS
spotted by a railroad detective and put of
the train at Canastota, where the police took
care OF him This morning he was sent "a
the home OF his uncle. Hotel men are
laughing at the way they were done up
and the whole affair is looked upon as a
good Joke
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-22
PRESIDENT WILSON SPEAKS.
lie Is . Believer In the Utmost Freedom
OF Combination.

Forefathers' day was observed at the
Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian Church,
Brooklyn, yesterday. In the evening DR..
Woodrow Wilson, President OF Princeton
University made an address on THE Uni
versity and Our Country"
The Rev. Theodore L. Cuyler pastor
emeritus Of the church, introduced DR.
Wilson, who said
Il believe in the utmost freedom Of COM
bination In free country. There is no
people 80 able to form combinations a. the
American people We are born lawyers
There is no race that produces a people
who are so capable Of self-government,
because there is no Unborn sense of the
power Of com bination-always under par
liamentary rules
Il have heard denunciation and the
expression OF fear at the conc e1tration Of
interests. The doubts extend to that Of a
fear for concentration OF government
with a one-man head.
.! should pity the man who undertook
such government. The independence
OF thought Of the race would make his lot
hard one. He would need to place a
policeman at the elbow Of every man and
then he wouldn't be sure Of the policeman"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-22
SOCIETY WOMAN BINDS BOOKS.
MRS. CHATFIELD-TAYLO SETS
UP A WORkSHOP.
Labor Union In Chicago Disturbed Over
the News-Mrs. Taylor Says II ID Only
Play and she'll Never Sell Her work
Workshop Is in the Masonic Temple.

CHICAGO, Dec. 2l.-Mrs. Hobart Chat
held-Taylor has decided that henceforth
Chicago must recognize her claim to being
something more than one Of it's successful
leaders. She has not chosen a profession,
but has picked out trade for herself That
trade is bookbinding
Mrs. Taylor's workshop is on the thir-
teenth floor of the Masonic Temple. The
room is leased from the Arts and Crafts
Society. Fitted up with every machinery
and every tool needed in doing a flrst-rate
| job OF bookbinding the place IL the scene
Of very serious endeavor There Is no
playing in bookbinding There il an earnest
efor to master trade 40 that later II
desirable Mrs. Taylor might be able to pass
| an examination in that trade and receive
| union card from the Bookbinders' Union.
To-day the Chicago FEEDER at ion of Labor
discussed Mrs. Taylors bookbindery at It's
regular weekly meeting. The attention
| Of the federation had been called to the
matter by the Bookbinders' Union. How
the union had heard OF the bindery did not
appear Mrs. Taylor has for three months
past kept the bindery somewhat of a secret.
The union knew only that a certain Mrs.
Taylor had opened a new bookbindery in
Chicago The question arose. Who was
this Mrs. Taylor2 Was she a nom union
workman? If not why had she not pre-
sented her union card to, the local Book
binders Union and affiliated herself with
| the Bookbnders' Union?
Some one announced that Mrs. Taylor
| was the wife Of an author. Thereupon
| other members of the federation thought
they saw a reason for Mrs. Taylor going
| into the bookbinding business Probably,
these persons suggested, it was to reduce
the cost of issuing the books written by
her husband
Mrs. Taylor consented to give an expla-
nation for her maintaining a bookbndery.
The making Of books is a delightful
occupation. | have taken the work up
| because enjoy it. i will not sell the prod
ucts Of my labor, The union book binders
need not be afraid will compete with them.
l arm surprised any one knew about it.
have not thought it worth while myself
to mention 1t, except incidentally. l am
only novice as yet; still. l hope in time TO
do work that will be really creditable.'
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-22
ST. ANTHONY,S CONSECRATED.
-Four Bishops and More Than 100 Priests
Participated I'm the Services.

-Four Bishops and more than one hundred
priests participated in the conservation
yesterday OF the Roman Catholic Church Of
OF st. Anthony Of Padua in Manhattan
avenue. Greenpoint. There were Ameri-
can flags in the front of the church. in the
rectory and the sisters house, and over the
main entrance was an arch of smilax.
The conservation service was begun at
$50 A. NJ. by Bishop Mcdonnell of Brooklyn
He was assisted by the Most Rev. Diomede
Falconio, Apostolic Delegate: Bishop Lud-
den of Syracuse. Bishop Burke of Albany
and Bishop Chatron of Osaka, Japan.
The main aisle was sprinkled with ashes
and then another line was formed from
wall to wall SO that it rcsembled cross in
form. AT the conclusion of the consecra-
ton service the thousands of parishioners
who were assembled in the street in front
or the church were admitted. an admission
fee of so cents being charged, The church
seats 1850. Nearly 1000 were admitted
ana then the doors were closed.
A high mass was begun AT II O'Clock.
The Rev. Patrick +. O'Hare. the pastor,
was celebrant; the Rev. Eugene v Flood.
deacon; the Rev Theodore Noonan, sub
deacon. and the Rev. II. A. Schenck. master
of ceremonies. The Bishops and all the
visiting clergy We're in the sanctuary. The
Rev. Lawrence A Delurey of the Augustine
Order. who is the president of 81 Thomas's
College at Nllanova. Pa. preached on the
conservation of the church. The service
lasted nearly three hours. A. its conclusion
the Rev, Father O'Iiare gave "A banquet
for the Bishop and priests in hall opposite
the church
There were musical ve-pers in the church
last night Nicar-Gcneral Mcnamara was
the celebrant, the Rev, +. j Murray, de1-
con; the Rev. /. l. Whelan. sub-deaCon.
and the Rev II. A Schenck, master of ccre-
monies. The Rev. William O'Brien Pardow,
). j., preached
The church property is valued al $500 900.
Greenpoint was very small village when
the parish was founded in 1856 The Rev.
Father O'Hare succeeded the Rev. John
l,oughran in 1884 At that time there was
an Indebtedness Of 100000 on the church
property. Besides reducing this indebt-
edness Father O'Hare caused rectory to
be built, az well a. parochial school and
parish hall. The last of the Indebtedness
on the church property, $1,000, was re-
Gently wiped out. There are 5000 parish
toner's and a Sunday school and parochial
school membership Of 1900.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-22
FOUGHT A THIEF ON THE ROOF.
Policeman and burglar Have 4 Lively
Ttissle-Latter Knocked Srnseless.

John Mccartney, %, of 42s West l25th
street. was held for trial yesterday in the
Harlem police court on the charge Of bur-
glary. He was arrested at 4 O'Clock yes
terday morning on the roof Of the dry
goods store Of Misel Bros at Ma nhattan
street by Policeman Woodward OF the
West l25th street station. Mccartney showed
fight and Woodward finally had to knock
him senseless with his night stick.
The store has been robbed before and the
proprietors put in burglar alarm. The
alarm began to ring yesterday morning
when Woodward was nearby. He raped
for assistance and stationed other police
men around the one-story building.
Woodward then broke in a door and
saw the burglar climbing UP TO a skylight
on a rope ladder. The policeman got
ladder In the place and managed TO get up
through another skyiight just as McCaf-
frey came out.
The two men fought all over the roof
until the policeman brought his club down
on McCaffrey's head.
An ambulance surgeon from the j. Hood
Wright Hospital had to sew up the wound
McCafrey was held in 81 500 for trial
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-22
HIGH KICKERS, AND WHAT ELSE,
Rumors OF Dreadful DOings in . Jamaica
Hose House.

Tho members Of Excelsior Hose Company
Of Jamaica, Queens borough, are trying
to find out II Fire Commissioner Sturgis,
acting on a suggestion Of Mayor Low. has
or has not ordered the chief Of the local
volunteer department to ascertain what
occurred at an entertainment given by the
company two weeks ago.
The members Of the company who were
present say they have nothing to fear from
an investigation, ~ everything that was
done is done daily and nightly in vaudeville
houses Of good standing in Brooklyn and
Manhattan. Among the entertainers were
three young women, who were engaged
from a theatrical agency in Manhattan. II
Is admitted that their costumes were not
remarkable for the amount of goods 1t took
To make them, but IL is contended that they
were not more scant than many dresses
worn publicly on the stage.
II has been said that one Of the dancers
gave the abdominal dance. Some of the
members admit there was something of the
kind and others say they did not see II
and that il anything of that nature took
place il was incident TO dancing with the
feet
Foreman Chris Siegmann Of the com
pany was asked il IL was true that the per-
room. He explained that the women
wore informed that there were no facilities
for dressing in the fire house and conse-
quently had put on their costumes at
hotel and had come IN wearing long coats
and dress skirts. Between turns they put
on their raglans.
There il rImor that one Of the men
invited 10 the affair complained to Mayor
Low. This has been embelliShed with
the detail that his wife heard Of the enter
tainment ten DAYS after IL occurred and
insisted that her husband send letter to
the Mayor, II IL even said that he wrote
Il from her dictation.
Mayor Low, it is said, passed the letter
along 10 Commissioner Sturgis. who turned
it over to Commissioner Laimbeer. who
issued an order to Chief Shipley. Chief
Shipky denies that he has received any
such order or conducted any Investigation,
but it is alleged that he has made quiet
inquiry and reported to the Commissioning
in Brooklyn. II Is understood that he will
report or has reported that the entertain
ment. while racy, was not indecent.
Those who attended the show included
practically all of the members of the com
pany and the members of the Veterans
Association, who were guests.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-22
TO MAKE THE WORLD BETTER.
New Institute Of Social Service Asks for
Aid In the Task.

The Regents OF the State University
have granted charter to the American
Institute Of Social Service. The objects
OF which are the collection and interpre-
tation Of acts bearing on social and indus
trial betterment, and the dissemination
OF the resulting knowledge OF the education
Of public opinion. This will be done through
departments OF information. investigation,
illustration, publication, legislation. a lect-
ure bureau, training school for social
secretaries, a library and personal study
and research
The officers OF the institute are: Josiah
Strong, president. William II. Tolm an,
director, Abram 3. Hewitt and w arner
Van Norden, vice-pres idents; Spencer
Trask. treasurer; F.. A, McAlpin, Jr.. re-
cording seer etary.
The institute Is non-sectarian and nom
partisan An estimate Of expenses for
it's work next year calls for tS5. 600 OF which
$500 has already been pledged Anappeal
is made for contributions TO enable the insti-
tute to carry out it's plans.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-22
CARROLES RETIREMENT.
Friends Say He Believed Murphy We'll
Entrenclled for Next Campaign.

Tammany leadership Of the Twenty-nint h
came ten days before Tammany's annual
meeting for organization, which set the
Wigwam wise men to saying that Mr.. Car
roll had concluded to give up a losing fight
and get out before Leader Murphy estab-
lshed his reign by the appointment of the
Tammany committees for the coming year
Tammany's general committee is to meet
on Dec, 80, when the names of the leaders
heretofore elected will be handed up and
a chairman for the executive committee
will be named. Daniel F. Mcmahon prob
ably will be reelected.
Mr. CAROLS friends cay that he was
satisfied that Mr.. Murphy is we'll entrenched
in the leadership for another campaign
and that he did not care TO be In the execu-
tive committee "a an anti-Murphy factor,
and the leader Of minority
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-22
RUSH TO SEIZE THE BRONX.
Nine Churches Are Actively Competing
for First Place In the New Field.

Nine religious bodies are putting forth
strenuous efforts to capture parochial
fields in The Bronx Bishop Potter pre-
sided last nj ght al a meeting held in 81
James's Church at Madison avenue and
Seveuty-first street to sec what further
steps can be taken by Episcopalians to
secure sites in the borough. The speakers
were Bishop Potter, the new Archdeacon
Of New York the Rev DR. Nelson; the Rev
DR.. Henry Lubbock and T.. NJ Camp. who said
he represented about twenty-five laymen
who have been helping the archdeaconry
in the work
Archdcacon Nelson spoke Of all that
has been accomplished. Invent three par
shes and missions have been founded,
as large a number as the Roman Catholics
have and greater by seven or eight than
any OF her religious body. The need exists
al the moment he said, for three chapels,
for the purchase Of at least two sites and
the buying az cost Of about 81 600 Of
portal chapel, which may be removed to
different fields.
Of the eight other religious bodies the
Presbyterians are building church in
Willamsbridge and contemplate a mission
in Fordham. The Disciples of Christ have
a mission on the Fix estate and are building
a new church in l69th street The Con-
gregat ionalists will build a new church in
i43d street, and are looking for a super
intendent who will plant missions in The
Bronx. The Bapists have voted TO raise
$4,000 for this work The Reformed
Church has new and prosperous mission
IN fremont avenue and new church ar
Merose The Lut herans have two fine
churches under construction. The Metho-
dsts will build new Prospect avenue
church and the Roman Catholics have
just established two new missions
All religious bodies have $4,000 ready
to 90 into immediate advance work ex-
elusive of amounts raised in The Bronx
itself. The amount represents merely the
interest felt 10y rol',onists on Manhatt an
Island in the extension Of their own par
ticular church uptown