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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. ESTABLISHED JtLXE 10 , 1871. OMAHA , SATUKDAY MO11XLXO , DEOftMllEU 21 , 1805 TWELVE PAGES. SIXG.LE COPY FIVE CENTS. SETTLED THE GAR STRIKE Phifadelphia Company Gives in and Don- Ecuts to Arbitrate. MEN AGREE TO RESUME THEIR WORK 'reMNiire from Oulxlile lleemtie Too llenvy for thv TrneHoli Com- l > n u > - to ItcNlMt Itclil Out I'our ln ) M. PHILADELPHIA , Dec. 20. The great trolley ttrlke Is In all probability off , l atff tonight , hftwever , Mayor Warwick tuccecdcd In Inducing a proposition to be mule looking to an amicable Fettl'ment of the troubles. The proposition comes from the Union Traction company to the strikers , and Is that If the men will come back to work and peace Is restored , the management will cordially and considerately receive a committee from the ranks of their employes nnil will hear their complaints and grievances < ind remedy the same within the range of fairness. The proposition was given by the mayor to Rev. Dr. Haker and Mr. Grltllth of the Christian league , and It was author ized to bo made by tne Traction management. PHILADELPHIA , Dec. 20. A mob of men and boys , said to be > employes of the Bald win Locomotive works , attacked a trolley car at Fifteenth and Uuttonwood streets this nftuinoon with bricks and other missiles. The conductor and motorman and .a woman lUBtongcr were badly hurt , and were taKen to the hospital. A policeman took the place ot the Injured rmitorman. Shortly afterward the * sams crowd attacked tine cars at Fifteenth and Duttonwood streets , two blocks away. The cars were badly battered , but no one was hurt. Po licemen , with drawn revolvers , dispersed the mob. I'l.VMOUTII HOCIC. 1'oi-efntlierM * liny Coleliruteil liy Oiiiiihn Forefathers' day was celebrated In Omaha > t"-hst night , as It hao bon for many years. It was under the- auspices ot the Congrega tional club , which Is composed of members representing every Congregational church In the city. It was first a banquet and then R stereoptlcon lecture at tha roomso f the Commercial club , a plac which sjotn ? to be n favorite with the Congregatlonallsts when anything In general Is to' be had. Onu hundred persons were present , -A. . P. Stukcy providing. The printed program , which had on the first and1 second pages cuts , snowed on the first a boat picture , with one of the men Indicating to a maiden the rock on which Bho should pjtt her foot , what came to bo the historic Plymouth rock. On the second A'Two Members of the First Congregational Church In America , " John Alden and Prls- cllla , being the painting which In the Con- giegatlpna ! exhibit at ths World's fair at tracted much attention. Usually on this anniversary a season of to.isi. i'pcaklng follows the banquet , but last night It was different. They had the ban- qiiEt. This was managed by the women of Plymouth Congregational church under the lead of Mrs. C. L. Jaynes , and they did splendidly. But Instead of the usual pro gram of .toasts It had been arranged that lr. C. II. Talntor should deliver n lecture , Illustrated by stereoptlcon , on "Tho Men of the Mayflower. " Nothing followed ths lec ture save the admission of two members to the club und the benediction by Rev. A. Ilolden Byler. The lecture , both with re- epect to the spoken matter and the Illustra tions , was admirable. The views used were beautiful , particularly the first two , tUjn \\hlch no others could have presanetd a Krcatcr contrast. The first showed the May flower plowing her way across the stormy FEU , all en 11 set. The SECOII dwas a mod ern Eteanuhlp gliding over water silvered by moonbeams. Gllmpssc ot colonial life were shown upon the canvas , and all the P.lgrlm fathers were seen. John Alden wooed sweet Prlscllh and Miles Standlsh marched through the for est with hla men. The first Sunday In the tempi ? not built by his hands was pictured nml tlmt tad day on which the Mayflower sailed for home , leaving the colonlrts to face existence on the sandy shore not yet redeemed from barnnness. All this preceded that first Thanksgiving , which the ppeakcr graphically described. Marcus Whitman's grave was shown after the pictures of New England had faded away , and as the solitary mound was ceen something deeper than ap plause was heard , a murmur reverential Icve. The singing of "America" clored the lecture. _ . One of the pictures showed the face of Rev. Reuben Gaylord , and Dr. Talntor asked : "Do you know that face ? " The response was a clapping of hands. A map of the United States w-as thrown on the canvass with a star denoting every Congregation church , and they were In every state and territory. lltuili AVInx HlK SllH. SIOUX CITY , DJC , 20. ( Special Telegram. ) A report favorable to the defendant has been filed by the referee In the case of D. II. Talbot against the First National bank of this place , an action brought to recover J9I.OOO alleged usurious Interest claimed to have been paid by Tulbot to the bank dur ing R scries of transactions extending over ecvcral years. It the district court sustains the i efcrce's. report It will probably go to the supreme court , Talbot has a suit for $100,000 damage , based on the same allc- gallonf , pending against the bank , which will also be virtually decided against him It the referee's ruling Is allowed to stand. .Maxwell I'aiiKlit In Kearney. 1 lurry Maxwell , formerly Orlver for the Waterloo Creamery company of tills city , who forged the name of the firm to several checks for vailous amounts about n month ugo nml Hucceedcd In getting iiway with the money , wus arrested hi Kearney yestor- iliiy for similar offenBen. In Kearney MIIX- \vell paused under the niitno of Harry Wil l-on , ll secured a position ns driver for u local concern of that city , und represent ing hlnihulf as one of the llrni. cached u check with a jeweler for $23.50 and ono for $1 with another merchant. Maxwell will be brought to this city to answer to the rhurgp of forgery and securing money under frlsu pretense * , Hail Too Mueh Dry fiooilH. Sergeant Mitchell yesterday nf let noon ni rested I.oulxu Drown on the churge of petit larceny , She IH u good looking yount ; woman nbout 5 yearn old , and miyx flie hullH from Council ItluffH. 8ho wus caught Fhopllftliig In the illy goods store of the Kllpatrl' k-Koeli company. When taken to the station It wtix found Hint xho hail enough slippers , gloves und other articles of wearing apparel with which to start a HIOH > of tier own. Hhe was lined } 15 und rostt ) for her break. llilf : ( more SallN for Home. TOKIO , Dec. 4. ( Per Steamer Empress of China to Victoria , Dec. 20. ) The United B'ates tteam lil | ) Baltimore left Yokohama en the 34 for home , The Olympla U still at Y kobnma , _ Saved from Moll Vloleuee. I.OX'IBVII.LU. Deo. SO.--A cpeclnl to Iho Po I ft mil A h'nnd , Ky. , nays : JnmH De- wilt , liehlor the. murder of his wife ( it Cirnyson , WUB ( nought to the Uoyd county J.i It tu escupB u mob tlmt was forming to lyi > ' h him. .Senteiiceil tu HIIIIHT ( or Murilur. AL1JANY , Ore. , Dee , 20.-Loyd ! Mont- i ornery , who wus found guilty of the imir- nir of hlx father , mother and Daniel Me- Kecclier , IKIH buen fentencctl to be hanged en Juminry 31 next. Mo\enifUIN of Ocean VcNvclN , Dot * . -0. At Kw Nork Arrived Moravia , from Hamburg At Plymouth'Arrived Augusta Victoria , from .N'e\v Yoik for Hamburg. XO WAIl IP A.MUIIICA STAXnS KIUM. linn lee Modi nt StnUc to l'roiol * HoNtillllrM. PARIS , Dee. 20. The pacretary of the United States embassy here , Mr. Henry Vlg- mud , In an Interview published In Gil Bias today , Is quoted as saying : "The United States cannot prm't any nation to forcibly annex any Amsrlcan territory. In this re spect the doctrine of President Cleveland Is moro moderate than the opinion of the 1m- mensa majority" Americans ? . Our only fear Is that meaner prudent minds Ilko Mr. Cleve land will bs overwhelmed. Ito \ certain that the United States will yield nothing , and Great llrltnln , who has everything to los ? In cay ? of war , will recede , for war means that Canida will enter Into the federation ef the United States and that English trade will be destroyed within a month aftsc the outbreak of hostllltlcfi. A f w shells thrown Into an open port will cost nnghud dear. H would \2 \ the ruin of her colonial empire. "Unquestionably Franco will take advant age of the occasion to sottls the qusstlons of KrtTPt and Slam , and Rtisila will advance her liilercstii In the direction of India. These are the reasons why Great Britain will recede. Tha Unltwl States cannot yield a point of the principle : * ot the message. " Sir Charles Dllke , who Is now In this city , In an Interview today Is quoted as saying that ho approves of the attitude of the marquis of Salisbury on the Venezuolin ttiesllon | and consldcra that arbitration la Impossible. He Is said , however , to have stated that an out break ot hostilities would be too deplorable to consider , and added that while the conquest of Canada would be possible If would be nt the cist of sacrifices olmllar to thoa ? of the war of secession. M. Francois de Loncle , the anil-English member of th ? Chamber of Deputies , In an Interview In the Matin , declares that the United Stalls has the law on her side and that compulsory arbitration between Europe and America Is an excellsnt Idea. l.K\V \VAI.liACi : TALKS OF WAIl. IK'lireeati'M u Conflict , luit linn STo Pear for Ihe llexiilt. EVANSVILLT3 , Ind. , Dec. 20. General Lew Wallace was vehemently applauded nt Ibo annual meeting of the Loyal legion last night when he said : "The Monroe doctrine Is the glove of challenge .thrown to all the great powers of Europe. If one accepts the gage it will In all likelihood be followed with most of the others in the alliance. "If Lord Salisbury took six months to com pose his response Is It unreasonable to be- llevo his lordship consumed three months In looking for alllps In case he rcfussd to arbi trate ? England In arms rg lust us Is on ? thing ; all Europe with thci excepllon of Russia Is another , "Hero Is the conclusion : If we must fight , I wish It could be with England alons. Not that It would be an easy affair If the duel were slnglehanded , but that It would be n complete affair a finality. It would go hard with us at first , but we would not be Idle. Before a year there would be no British com merce the Interruption of which Is simply universal British bankruptcy and at the end , as I see It , we would have everything on this side of the .globe from the Gulf of Mexico lethe the north pole ; cccond , Russia would be es tablished In Constantinople and hurrying the conclusion In British India. It all depends on the constancy of our people ; If they endure and go grimly on the hour will come when we can effectually wake the democracy of Eng- hMid. " Almost n full attendance was present. Reso lutions were adopted with deafening applause endorsing the position assumed by our gov ernment and demanding that It "firmly and with force If necessary compel a recogni tion of the Monroe doctrine. " CAXAOA HKfilXS TO FU13L AI.ARMKI ) . \Vlltl To lie of I'll HI ii K nil Army Into tliv Field nt Once. OTTAWA. Ont. , Dec. 20. Officials of th ! government claim lhat In case of war be- Iwc-en the United States and England , Can ada could In twenty-four hours pul 30,000 fully equipped men Into the field aitrt hold any force Iho United Stales is likely lo bring agalnsl Ihls country in check for a couple of months at least. The situation Is generally viewed as one of Ihe grealcst gravity , calling for prompt preparations for defense , but not for any alarm. In the event of war General Montgomery More , commander of Ihe Impsrlal forces at Halifax , would take charge of the defense as the senior Imperial olllcer In the country. The Journal says on the Venezuelan ques- llon : "The Dominion government should take lime by the forelock and take all reasonable steps lo Insure our making as good a showing as we can If Invasion conns. Immediate application should be made to the home government for a commission of offi cers lo co-opreale with s-ome of our own In deciding upon a plan of action. HiiKMlaiiiM HiaierM llenril Prom. ST. PETERSBURG , Dec. 20. The Russian newspapers generally discuss the Venezuelan question and express the belief that It will have a pacific Issue. The Novoyto considers lhal Iho poslllon as sumed by Iho United Stales Is In conflict with the Interests of tlie whole of Europe , and suggests tlmt Ihe mediation of certain Euro pean powers and a new and peaceful set tlement thetofore would be opportune. The Novoe Vremyae says : "If It comes to .1 wa rbelwcen Great Britain and Ihe Untied States , the former will have to encounter In ternal as well as foreign foes , for Ihe Irish are not likely lo look on passively al such a conflict. In thai event , England's affairs In Turkey and Ihe far east will nol wear so fuvci.iblt an aspect , and Ihere would come Iho hour of bitter retribution for the past , upon which Englishmen pride themselves , forgetting thai success gained by gull ? and force arp never enduring. " The. ' Bourse Gazelle remarks : "The ono honorable means lefl for' England lo extricate herself from the affair ls a vote of censure against thn marquis of Salisbury and a new cabinet might be able lo rectify the blun ders of Its predecessors , " llelrM OpiiiiNeil lo HelrN , Heirs of the Edward F , Cook estate have filed u butch of ntllduvlts In the district court. In which they deny the allegations of another heir of the deceased , Fannie A , Meyers. 8ho wild that they illil not re- mulu within the boumlH of falrnt-ss nml propriety In obtaining possession of u $1,000 liiHurancc policy on the life of C'ook. Kan- n e Meyers alleged that the policy was given to her by C'ook , hut that Hhe turned It mvr lo the estate under promlxe that her rlnhlH to It would no't be prejudiced , Blmv tlmt time she claims thai the other lii'liM have conspired , both In und out of the county court , to defraud her of the policy , In HIP allhlavlis ihe heirs have Incorporated n transcript of all ihe pro ceedings concerning the estate which Imvo heoii had In the county court , anil nllege that everything has been straight und ptopcr. _ _ _ ( ielllour llnxler lit ( lie Smelter. There Is considerable activity these days at the Omaha and Grant smelting works. All the blast furnnctM are running and there U u prospect of the number of work men being Incrpusptl shortly after the tlrnl of Die year. On Monday will bo begun Iho construction of three new rousting fur naces. Six weeks will be required for the completion of this work , ut which lime moro men will be taken on , Superintendent Pige | Kali ] yesterday that the workH wus lecelvlni ? Its full iiuota of the ore from Cripple Crei-k , and that U c rtiilnly wus a Veiy line product , yielding KOCH ! return" . Secretary Nash ls nt present - ent on n lour of Inspection through the Now .Mexican mine ? , from which 1'iesUlent Burton returned not long since , Overlanil C'lillx In UN TleketM. CHICAGO. Dec , 20. The Union Pacific has agreed to call In all of the tickets which have bjen causing de-morall/atlon on tlie Chicago markel and has agreed further that there eliall ba no more trouble because or * Us tickets. CIIIIIIION Mutt Tut l'i | u KEY WEST , Fla. . Dec. 10. Advices from Havana state lhat Campos will make desper ate effort * Immediately to break the power ( f the Insurgent * , lie ban determined to force Iho fighting because ot urgent orders from Madrid. EVERYBODY WASTED TO SELL ? 7ar Ccare Leads to a Serious Panic on the Stock Exchange , FOREIGN HOLDERS DUMP THEIR STOCKS llfinatiil for Money Foreeil Cull I.oitni I'p to I'linntuil KlRHri'K IlniiUer Su > - They Are Able to \Veittlier I lie Storm. NEW YORK , Dec. 20. This was a day cf cxclUmcnl on Wall slreet , and mailers for a time bore the resemblance of a panic. But this condition of affairs had net been unex pected , and In a measure the dealers had prepared themselves. Before the opining on the Stcck exchange It was announced that $3,400,000 In gold would ba sent out of Ihc couniry , and laler In Ihe day Ihe export of $ COO,000 was announced. This , togelher with the cable advice from London , announcing extensive sales of American securities and Iho Unor of ths war news from all quarlers wai responsible for Ihe general feeling of uneasiness ) thai prevailed even early In Ihe day. The splrll of Ihe market was lo sell and In the big exchanges this was done lo an exlenl rarely surpassed. In the Stock ex change the sales for the day were 77B.7C1 shafts. N' w York Central , St. Paul , Louls- \llle & Nashville , Wabasli , Missouri , Kansas & Texas , preferred , Reading , Alchlson , Illi nois' Central and Canadian Pacific were the principal sufferers by reason of Ihelr Interna tional listing. As a result cf the flurry In slocks , Ihe failure of the- following firms was announced during the day : Nichols , Frothlngham K Co. ; Samuel S. Sands & Co. ; De NeufUlle & Co. ; L. A , Felilnmn and B. Fcnton , With the fall In prices the bank ! * called In all their loan ? , thus adding to Ihe complica tions of the s-ituallon. Muchm onsy was loaned at very high Interest to carry sleeks and In many Instances renewals would be made under no conditions whatever. As the selling movement cotlued right up lo the closlg hour , with but slight and momentary reactions , the effect was demoralizing In the exlrcme. Money was loaned on call lale In the afternoon at ns high as SO per cent , and mcst loans were marked up to 15 per cent by thebanks. Just before closing the Stcck exchange , the galleries were crowded with spectators , ths floor of Ihe exchange was never a scene of grealer cxcllemenl , and Tellers were almost fighting with each olher lo get at the buysrs , who were largely In the minority. There was excitement , too , and plenty of It , on the ptreet , and It Is ex pected tomorrow will bo a repetition of to day. day.BANKS BANKS HAVE PLENTY OF MONEY. In regard to the sltuallon , Frederick D. Tappan , president of the Gallatln National bank , who was chairman of Ihe clearing house loan commlUee during Ihe last panic. Mid that at the present time the New York banks are right and arc ready to face atiy emergency that may arise. He added that the surplus reserve amounted to $20,000,000 , and thai , Ihcrefore , Ihere was no causj for alarm en the score of money. Mr. Tappan pointed cut. however , that while these conditions now prevail , the situation Is still a srlous one , Ihough likely lo be allayed scon. Regal ding the cable to the cffjct the United States was endeavoring to secure a loan of $50.000,000 on the continent , banking circles In Wall streel do not lake any stock. The rumor Is ridiculed , and thoss bankers wllhoul whose Knowledge H would be Im possible lo make such a loan , slated they had not been approached In any way , Addlson Cammack , the veleran operator , said today of the situation : "The stock mar- kt seems to Indicate1 a bad state of affairs , and the sltuallon Is Ihe warrant for evEry man taking care of his holdings. " Isaac S llgman of the banking firm of J. & W. Sellgman , said : "Our gold reserve Is low and , the heavy withdrawals may necessltale Ihe Issue of new bonds. " He said furllur lliat he did nol believe lhat any coucerled acllon was being laken by foreign capllallsls to withdraw credits. A sinister feature was an advance In rales for call monfy to 75 , reflecting the calling of loans. In the time specified three- fail ures were reported on Ihe New York Slock exchange and one on Ihe Consolidated ex change. Only one , lhat of S. S. Sands & Co. , was of financial Importance. The railway and miscellaneous bond mar ket was also demoralized , declines ranging up to 15 per cent. H was rumored that a .single house had dumped $ -100,000 of Read- lug bonds on the market. Wisconsin Cen tral trust receipts scored the extreme loss noted and In the leading speculatlves the recessions extended lo 11 % In Kansas & Texas preferred , to 47. The selling pressur ? abated and recoveries were made In Ihe slock market from the lowest , extending to 3 per cent. Bonds were relallvely active. At 130 ; a rally was In progress. The failure of Nicholas Frothlngham & Co. , announced loday on Ihe Slock exchange , Is an unimportant one. C. Frothlngham is the only member of the firm , bin msmber- f'llp dating from 1877 , The failure Is due- wholly to ths fall In slocks. Nelson J. Wulerbury , counsel for Ihe house , advised assignment for the protection of creditors. Ho says that he believes the firm will resume - sumo business at an early date. "If It had ben a quesllon of banks , " paid he , "Mr. C. S. Frothlngham , who has been doing busi ness In the street since1SG8 , would not have ben forced to make an assignment. " The assignee -Clinton E. Sweel. The failure of S. S. Sands & Co. has ben announced on the Slock exchange. A member of Ihc firm said U was due lo calls on them for stockn they had In loan. The failure was precipitated by the heavy decline In stocks over night. They have no outstanding con tracts. ' The firm Is one of the oldest on the streel , and has been regarded as ono of the- most substantial. Do Neutvllle & Co. have announced Ihelr suspension en the Slock exchange. J. J , De Neufvllle says' Ihe failure was due lo a decline In Iho slock market and their In ability to call In margins. Obligations are small. MUST ISSUE BONDS. WASHINGTON , Dec. 20. The news that there- had been a big slump on both New York and London Stock exchanges and thai gold withdrawals for export today would ap proximate $1,000,000 and psslbly more , crated something of a sensation among Ireasuty otllclalf. Al uboul noon Assistant Secretary Curtis had a convertutlon wllh New York parlies over Ihe Ions dipt a nee telephone , and at Its conclusion hurriedly left the department for the white house whre the cabinet was In session. Ho was shown Into Iho president's room , whcro ho was joined Immediately by Secretary Carlisle , The sub stance of Mr. Curtis' Information was laid before the president and the cabinet. What measures , If any , will bo taken at once by Ihe government to allay the panicky situation are problematic , bul there now seems to be no reasonable' doubt lhal In case of Ihe continued largo withdrawals of gold , even for another w.ek , Ihe president will rend a mes sage lo congress urging Hie gravity of the situation as a reason for Immediate and favorable - able action on the recommendation already made lhal the weretary of ihe treasury be aulhorlznl lo Issue low rale bonds lo pre- ! ? rvo the Integrlly of Ina gjld reserve. In the absence of prompt legislation In this direction , | t ls not doubled thai another bond Usue , under the same authority ao the pre ceding ones , will be announced. The presenl situation Is not regarded materially different from those which have- preceded other Issues , nor are the conditions regarded as any mve favorable for a speedy termination of ihe outflow of gold. Already ihe reserve has icached a poliit consldirably below $70- 000,000. SlofliH Not Alteele.l. DENVER , Dec. 20. The Wall street panic did not seriously affect mining stocks on any of ths exchanges In Colorado. (0rderu wore received from eastern holders o"f BOIIIB of the higher priced stocks to sell at once , as the money wad needed to save losses In the market there. The local market promptly all offerings , nHd though such stocky as Isabella , Anaconda and Union dropped from C lo 10 polnis , they quickly recovered and closed strong at nearly the same figures as yesterday. None of the law ) priced stocks euffertO , and on the whole the market was s-tro'ntf. "Brokers are generally confldenl lhal ihe"panic In New- York , based , as II Is , on tht t > nlpmenls of gold , lll ralhcr help 'gold mining stocks limn olhcrwlse. IHPI-'lCfl.T TO CSKT tmr.KMIACKS. Colil SliltuierH t'niiblf'1 for Onee to Take Colil from tiltTreaxiiry. . NEW YORK , Dec. 20. The Evening Post says : A curious condition of affairs was d2- vclope.l today In connection with the wllh- drawal of gold from ihe treasury and assay olllce for shipment tomorrow. In consequence cf Ihe sudden llghlenlng ot the. money mar ket gold shipper ? \vcr3 unable to > pet enough greenbacks ( United States lijg.il lender notes ) wllh which lo draw Ihegold / cut ot the treasury. But for this a much larger amount of gold would be shipped'tomorrow. H Is only possible to get a larg ; amount out ot the treasury quickly by the presenlallon of gold ceillficales or greenbacks of large de- ncmlnallons. Large amounts ot greenbacks of small denomlnallonp could , ot course , be cbtelnsd , but It would take the treasury olllclals so long to examine' and count Ihem lhal , wllh withdrawals of millions of dollars lars , some days would bo required for the purpopj. In such cases the treasury would naturally not care lo do lufc work any fasler lliin was absolutely necessary. Should the prsscnl condition ot affairs continue , thai Is , should drawers of exchange , Ihe foreign nml International bankers , ] have lo ship gold , even If Iho high rate-i for money con tinues and sufficient greenbacks could not b ? obtained wllh which lo withdraw gold from Ihs treasury , gold , It was paid , would Im mediately go lo a premium. , anil rpccle pay- nnnls would then be virtually intspended. The rales foi exchange would be advanced lo mtcl Ihe cost of procuring gold. Regarding Ihe Inability of gold shippers lo secure a sufficient amount of greenbacks of large denomination loday from Ihelr bank ers a bank president said Hint was the faull of Ihe shippers lliemsslves. If Ihey hail called Ihslr loans yeslerday , he wld , Ihe banks would have come In large creditors al Ihe clearing house today , nnd so have been well supplied wllh large bills. The Irouble loday arose through some ot the shippers desiring to Increase' Ihelr shlpmenls tomorrow , that determinancy nol having bjen arrived at until this morning , when It was i'3Eti ' how heavy the sales nf securities were on London account und what a strong de mand lher3 was for sterling'exchange. TAI.lv ( IK CAI.M.Vfi IN CHKIMTN. Important Conference ) of U HaiikerH ami CaiilfallMM. NEW YORK , Dec. 20. A { > dlfpatch lo a local paper from London a ysf 'Gravj ' bul In evitable consequences of President Cleveland's message on the Brltlsh-Vcntzuclan dlspule have arisen , perhaps sowi'er than might hav ? been expccled. A meellng ot ijromlnenl finan- cll leaders who have Important Interests In the United Statcn was held In ja London bankIng - Ing ofilca today for the purpose of considering the advisability of united actlhn In calling In Ihc- American credlto. It Is 'undoubtedly within the power of Englli-h cnpllaUstt" by such a ciomhluej movement to deal America a blew 'which 'would temporarily be terribly cmbarrasnlnir and disastrous'It would , how ever , prove to a certain extent a boomerang , and this view had its Influence on .Ihe ma-1 jorlty of thos ? who attended today's meeting. The cbtference was private and It was In tended evn that the fact that It took place should not be allowed to be made public. l-Mimilelnl .Men ( Jeltllip tliiviixy. BOSTON , Dec. 0. Lse , IjfjEGlnson & Cjo . and Iwenty * olhcr leading bojik'lri'g" flrma-of this city today signed a call for a meeting o'f the stock exchange , lo be heldjat noon tomor row , fbr the imrposc-of appointing a ccmmll- tee to go to Washington ( dud represent to the president and Secretary Ohicy. ( p Speaker Rted ana the sctmtors and represenlatlvea of Massachusetts'that they are not correctly In formed cf tie opinion cf the business men.ot Boston In the preserjt crisis , * whoh | calls for more careful consideration lhan It la now rc- ceivlnpr. NEW YORK , Dae. 20. There will be no special meellng of the Chamber of Commerce to consider Venezuelan situation , al least until after Ihe United States sfnateishull have taken action. The petition to ha"ve a meeting called , which was circulated yesterday , was temporarily wllhdrawn.It had more than twenly signalurej , only ten blng required to maka Ihe issuance cf a call Incumbent upon the president. * / TIllltTV COAI. MIXHiljl EXTOIIIIUI ) . \ll IjlTortn to Iteaeli llle .Men Defeated liy Coal Da in it. NASHVILLE , Tcnn. , DVc , 20. A special to the American from Chaitanooga says : At Uast twcnly-nlne miners lost their lvet ( today In the Nelson mine atentry No. 10 by an explosion of fire damp. , TJie explosion was succeeded by a terrific crash , which Indi cated thai Ihe roof of Ihe pjfssage through which they had entered had'fallen. ' No avenue of escape was left. The mjqe was ocatcd three miles from the town bjT Daylon. The men arc both v/hllc and colored , Including several boys. They entered'tlffl mine to go to woik at 7 o'clock this morning , but nolhlng nf the awful catastrophe was .known until 11 ' o'clock , when the drivers' ' pnlry No. 10 found Ihelr wa yblocked by n 'solid wall of csal and slale. The enlry where theun - fcrlunulc miners are entombed ran back more than two miles. The mine 'Is of the kind common In southern coal fields , known as drlfl or level veined coal fields , worked In Ihe course of the drift , straight Into the- face of Ihc mountain. But before the entry Is reached a slop ? extends ( o a level sev eral hundred yards below , at an angle of about 20 degrees. The cars are pulled up frcm the foot of the tOope , where tram corn , drawn by mules , connect with the' outside by cable , which hauls the cnl ( up wllh re markable rapidity. Rescuing parties worked al ) day like grim death , trying to force an opening through the wall cf the fallen rood tig , which was made sufe as they proceeded. At Ihe drlfl moulh , hundreds of wameinattd children soon gathered , and the pictureof.hbelr grief and despair was heartrending. Mothers wringing their hands , weeping dailgt/ters / and llltlo children , sweetheart * and lifoM-bdarded grand parents were all In the gr lbsl dlslrcss , for Ihey had been icld that IhVru wan no hope. Thu mine Is ventilated bj'.al shafts or pas- cage ? , so the caving In ojt he : wall in the enlry cul off the draft-awr c1f th was cer tain to those who briatlied Jlii' polwnert air. At 4 o'clock a way hadbeeo , ; broken through Iho debris In the paw'age o\ the entry No. 10 , and the blackened formed of the dead miners were , carried to'theoutside " ' , where Iho work of identification tefan. The num- flveb'r of victims firm reported at twenty- five , has reached tw'nty-nlne ] Life had long been extinct In all jhu rjbor remains of humanity stretched at the injuth of the tun nel , Later the reports tay.'fiat ' the gas was fltst Ignited In No. 0 by Tojh-Hawkins , gas Inspector , on hiu usual mornliig-fround of the mines. Th ? flames wer9'cmmunlcaed | to entry No. 10 by means of ( ( ho air paiaagp. All the men at work In NiT-jS escaped except Han kins. In No. 10 , which Vorms an angle on the banks and corniestwith ; ; th outside wuild at the foot ot the 1wcr nlcpe , the dijdly ga drifted and cangHlcd , doing Its work M well lhal not nno.of'lLe men al work lu Ihe rooms of the cross l&soga U alive to tell the story , Orrin lUvflilns , one of the ( lift men l j get out of tto. 9 , will alwdle , making the thirtieth life .sjcrlfilced. Leech and W-.stfleld , negrccs. were found Ju l oul- sldo Ihe enty , having fallen dead. Tom Hawing , tingle ; John Lbr , colored , ulngle ; Lon Ferguton , manjJr Robert Hamil ton , single ; Jack Ivester , ingrrkd ; William Hemlernjii. married ; John Weslfleld , colored , married ; Joim Mania , mailed ; Josh Den nett , married ; William Alex&uder , married ; W. J. Miller , single ; W , IH pavU , married ; The do re I-ane , married ; \\m Lane- , son of Theodore , married ; Liney Walker , single ; Charles Washburn , single ; Cyrus Alexander , tfnglc ; John Abl , a boy ; Will Brotherton , ulngle ; Elder Morgan , a young sou of ex- I'ostmaster Morgan ; Will Roddy , colored boy. Premier of England DeslSncs to Qivo an Unofficial Utterance. MAY MAKE A PUBLIC STATEMENF SOON Appreciates the Strnlii nml lloex Not Care to Ailil to It 1'ren * ( Sener- nlly ( 'n refill to A olil ( Jlvlnu OITFIINO. ( Coi' > right , H93 , liy I'rcs * 1'ubllshlnR Company. LONDON , Dec. 20. ( New York World Ca blegram Special Telegram. ) Lord Sallsburj has paid only a Dying visit of a few hours to London from Hatflcld during the past two days. At his great country house In Hert- fordshlro he Is quite unapproachable , excep by his carefully selected guests. At the for ORH office In Downing street It Is altogether Impossible for any but life cabinet or Inti mates to meet him , except by an appoint ment through hU secretaries. He Is doubt less tha most carefully secluded premier Utcnt llrltiiln has had In a century. He is never seen on the streets or In London out side , of his coupe , In which ho sits , always , : think , alone , with an arm through each o the straps on cither side , his head bent over his breast and his eyes apparently closed. In the front scat ot the official or opposlllot bench he rarely speaks to his neighbors , am ens foot beats a continual tattoo on the floor Your correspondent sought to convey to him personally a suggestion that In view of the oxcltcd feeling In the United States , whlcl certainly might end in forcing a war , n mes sage from him , In his personal and unolflcla capacity , tbat Is , freed from the diplomatic restraints of au otllclnl communication nm expressing the general feeling of the Drills ! people toward their kin beyond the seas would be productive of the greatest Interna tional benefit at this Juncture. Ills secre tary as foreign minister , Hon. Mr. 'Harring ton , and his secretary as premier , Mr. Ne ville , were both seen In Downing street. The > entertained the World correspondents will the greatest courtesy , and Mr. Harrington after a full conversation and a statement to the effect , as above , promised to lay the re quest for the personal Interview and the sug gestion In the fullest form before the premier today. They , as does every reading man In England , Indeed , talked much of the World's editorial on the message , which has baen rtinted In every English newspaper , and con tinues today as yesterday as the leading text of comment In every newspaper , however 'prominent or obscure. This afternoon Mr. Uarrlngton again received the World's cor respondent. He said that Lord Salisbury had carefully considered and discussed the sug gestion. Tha premier desired to thank the editor 'of the World for the suggestion and offer to cable whatever he might Oay , but he thought It inadvisable to send such a mes sage In that form. Ho shtuld probably , how- ver , take early occasion to express his per- conal sentiments toward the United States In eomo public address on the platform or at a public dinner. MISLED UY THE PAPERS. -The English' press , London or provincial , gave their readers no real Idea that the situation may be a serious cue , vltli the sole exception , perhaps , of the London Chronicle. The Standard expresses full reliance In the conservatism of the senile and builds , In fact , a fresh argument for a conservative second chamber and permanco of tli : House ofLords. . It refers to the unamlty of con tinental opinion , not , however' , alluding to the silence of tl.e Russian press , but notca that "wl.llB told that we arc- altogether in ihe right in this quarrel , we must not look for direct and positive assistance , should nutters be pushed to extremes. " You haVe had through press agencies very full extracts from all the English papsrs , tut perhaps not the following scntencj from the Chronicle : "It Is Incumbent en English jomnallsts to show that we measure the Im mense responsibility that belongs to all the Interpreters of Anglo-Saxon opinion , to all who gbellevo that the progress and happiness of the world lie largely with the- race that gave birth to Cromwell and to Lincoln. " This Indeed has been the policy of practi cally the whole English press. Very few ex pressions. Indeed , have found tholr way into any Londoner provincial Journal of a hostile feeling toward America , nearly all of them continuing to express the op'nlon tbat the whole agitation Is only a political ircn- ouevero , temporary , not meant to bj accepted seriously nor at all expected to lead to hostilities. WRITING TO THE TIMES. The Times' , however , prints several columns of letters from Anglo-Americans and Ameri cans , begging Its readers to appreciate the real depth and the vast extent of feeling In America for a full enforcement of the Monroe doctrine at the- cost of war If neces sary. Goldwln Smith cables to the Pall Mall Gazette- from Toronto to much the same effect and the St. James' Gazette regrets that Lord Salisbury should have gone- beyond the simple defense of English claim In regard to the disputed territory and have dlbctisseJ the general Issue of the Monroe doctrine. New York eorrespondnts of all the London Journals except the Times and Pall Mall Gazette , deprecate the reality of any genuine war feeling In the rtates. The Dally Graphic of today offers the only contradiction of Urn obvious disposition of the English press to give no ground for of fense to American sentiment. U prints on Its first ppgc a cartoon of a group of very handsome women , their gowns reprectlvcly decorated with coats of arms. Great llrltaln , France , Austria , Germany and Spain smil ing , amazed or with lorgnette to the eye , staring at a dishevelled woman In a chair , gowned In stars and stripes , her eyes set , her featurea distorted , flits clenched , feet In the air and obviously In a. fit of extreme hysterics. "Alarming , but not serious , " U the legend beneath , WHERE THE IRISH ARE. Irish opinion on the controversy Is not definitely expressed , Irish Parliamentary representatives Insist , a ? do their English colleagues , upon almost absolute reticence , T , P. O'Connor's Sun rather sustalnu Lord Salisbury's contention , The Dublin Free man's Journal , however , predicts a tpeedy backdown by Lord Salisbury , "buUtcr as the Times may , " but content Itself with warning lo England that to grant homo rule to Ireland U the only way to conciliate the Irish population of America. U doi not hint at any effort by Ireland to seize upon a war between England and the United States ta achieve Irish Independence or to held America In such a strumjlf , Quito recently William O'Drlen , In an article In the French Hevue I'arllamfiHlarc , dlfcupjed the attitudes of the notionalists of Ireland toward England. Should , the latter become Involved In a great war , Mr , O'llrlen's ( heela was that by her persistent denial of equal political rights to Ireland , Jrcat Drltaln had a pure element of weak ness In teli heart of her empire , should she THE ipfe BULLETIN. Wcnthcr TorccnAft &ft.Yornfkn r lr ; Slightly Warmer 1. rtillnilrlphlilU&liT * Win. AVnr Sonrc * H > J ll > o\vM Stork * . SitlMmry In iV Bii'lllctlci'iit. . Semite r < ill wVHRllim o I.ntil. 3. ItntlKclilld * I'rotiniiiirr * for 1'nico. n. Ittillroitil Cmnp.iii.v lo it Hole. ricld llniutliM of Nrlir.nku. I. IMItorliil nml Comment. A. TliiirHtim 1'iiMirn Sound Money. l'rr < > itt Mtnwtlon ntVii lilnet ii. n. ConiK'll HIiifM l.i. nil M.ittrr * . T. Coiniiii > rrliil mill I'limm-lul. ItiKlni'SN ItrtliMv of tlio Week. M. Sloriii Hours unit Tholr UM- < . U. IMilrnrr In the Srljiin dine. Implement Men Deelnre.Viir. . 11) , lion.Storm found n Mine. tl. United Stilted Strength at Sen. I' ! . "Vlgtl of Count Atmuleo. " have to fight for her existence. Hut person well entltUd to fpeak with the authority o the Irish sentiment , state that should wai break out , not only would It b > ImpOEolblo to rains recruits for the English army It Ireland , except among the Orangemen o the north , who have given comparative ! } few soldiers to England , but that a large number of young Irishmen w-uld cross ) the Atlantic to take service for the United States In the c\cnt of hostilities with America Great Drltaln would also h * scrlousl } hampered by the fact that In her army there are over -10,00 Irishmen , Including some o the best and most distinguished regiments In the sc-vlce. The war policy of Englcm should provide for th ? employment of thcM regiments elsewhere than against America as a vast bidy of thcso men have the closes tics of kinship and sympathy with the Unite. States. AHOUT THE PANIC. Financial writers do not all agrc-e that th" Dlump In American wcurltles Is duo to the war scare alone. The Standard's city article thin afternoon attributes It toUly to a fear of the future condition of the currency In the United States. The Pall Mall attributes It largely to tlf6 fact of the holiday season It Is felt , however , that the fall Is so strlous that there may fellow another panic It America. A published rumor of Mr. Oayard's recal because of Wednesday evening's speech Is combmcnted upon generally , and sympatheti cally. The statement Is published that the queen lu taking the closest Interest In the controversy , and that she may repeat her action from ' 60 to 'C5 , during which period she and the prlnco consort not only did most to prevent the recognition cf the southern confederacy , but actually prevented war after the Trent affair. DALLARD SMITH. I.nkc PorlM Would lie Siife. CHICAGO , Dec. 20. In the event of a war with Great Hrltaln , Chicago and the 1-akss will bo safe. In the Times-Herald a no Ies3 distinguished military man than Major Gen- Iral Wesley Merrltt , commanding the De partment of the Missouri , gives the assur ance : "My Impression Is , " said General Mer rltt , "that we would make the war an ag- grosslvo one. We would , I faould liopo and Judge , take the Initiative and invaUE" " tne enemy's country at once and make that coun- Iry Iho seat of war. The Immedlalc seizure of Iho Wclland canal , to hold or destroy It , would solve at once the problem cf the lake ports. There Is nothing to fear from Canada. No Invasion of our country could be under taken there. Wo could overwhelm the ccun- Iry with a force oulnumberlng ten to one anything that country could muster and then not leave Ihe seacoast unprotected and un provided with men to defend every port. " lli-.N Little ISlVoet on Trade. NEW YORK , Dec. 20. Reprorsntallvfs of Bradstrecl's at twenly-lhree clllcs Inler- viEwed many leading ) manufacturers and merchants Thursday as to Ihe effect , presenter or prospscllve , on trade , of the international situation precipitated by the president's mes sage , the message itself , and as to the probability of actual hostilities. In no In stance , so far a the Interviews extend. Is war considered the probable oulcome. So far as Iho effect on business is concsrned easlern and minufacturlng centers and many of Ihe larger weslern and norlhwesiern dis tributing points report none Is felt whatever. Cliiimlier of Commerec Meeting ; Cnlleil NEW YORK , Dec. 20. A call was circu lated yesterday for an extraordinary meellng of Ihe Now York Chamber of Commerce lo consider President Cleveland's course , II was numerously signed. Mr. Charles Stewart Smith refused to make public last night the names of the signers , but the World learned from another source that It Included such men as Cornelius Vanderbllt , Chauncey M. Depew , Frederick K. Tappan , John H. Inman , Brayton Ives , B. S. Clark , Henry Hentz. James B. Colgate , Abram S. Hewetl and George W. Williams.Bishop Polter , It Is understood , also favors the meeting. Stnnil by Their Former Aetlon , NEW YORK. Dec. 20. A special dispatch to Ihe Evening Post from Richmond says : An allempl was made In Ihj Virginia psnalo loday lo rescind Ihe action of the legislature of Tuesday In adopting a resolullon appiov- Ing President CJevclund'u course on Iho Vene zuelan question , Ths motion to rescind was defeated , 14 lo 12. STAKTI.IXt ! 11I3POHT l-'HO.M ZISITOU.Vr Armenian" Snlil to Have MiiHNacreil Their TiirlilNb I'rlHonerN. CONSTANTINOPLE , Dec. 19 , ( Via Sofia , Bulgaria , DJC , 20. ) A dlspalch from Zeltoun says thai the Armenians there on Sunday last massacred all the Turkleh soldiers Im prisoned In Die town. This probably refers to the 400 Turkish troops who were captured by the Zellounlls when Ihe uprising first occurred , although It has bun announced lhal all ihe soldiers , except nine , who were dead , had been re- leaped , Steamer .Spree Sllll on Hie ItovUM , SOUTHAMPTON , Dec. ,20. Although elx ti'ga worked for two hours In an effort lo flout the North German Lloyd steamship Spree , which ran ashore ycstprday morning on Ihs Warden ledge , near Totlnnd bay , Isle ot Wight , the steamer remains hard and fast. The attempt to pull her off wan made an hour before high water , midnight , und was not given up until an hour after mldnlghl. The 'longshoremen say that Iho Spree was traveling at Iho rate of about twelve knots when she ran on the ledgu ami lhat In con- Beipicnco she was driven flrmly on the rocks. At low llde eight feet below her water line are exposed to view. l Atviiy the.'ron'M .Vent. PLYMOUTH , Ent' . , Dec. 20. The Ham- lurg-Arnerlcan line steamer Auguslu Vic- orla , from New York on December 12 , for latnburg via Cherbourg , Franco and this lort , arrived here at fi'15 IhU morning ami eported having experienced heavy weather on Friday last , Decembir ii : , when the seas vere IKJ heavy that they iwept over the row's nest on tlm foreman und washed the nan or ) the lookout -out of tils pout of ob- ervatlon. The lookout man was severely In ured and part of the bridge wan carried away. .SpenilliiK Iliirncllnriiiito' * Money , CITY OF MEXICO. Dec. 20. A. 0 , Butler of South America arrival h < * r8 a lew day * ago wltli a letter of credit to the amount of 15,000,000 from Ilarney Bariiato , Cecil Rhodes , nd tbo KolhachlldB , The re-suit ot hlu vUlt B the Investment of several million dollars In he drainage tunnel which the government ma under nay , In the cl'y ' water works anil street railway npv i TI v 1 1 1 n t VTA i ivr * SENATE h\LLS \ INTO LINE Venezuela Bill Passes tlmt Body ns it Oamo from tbo House. NOT A DISSENTING VOTE RECORDED lte < nie t of I'renlilent CliMelaiKl for Authority In Appoint a llnniul- nry CommlNNloii ( Illicitly Comiilleil With. ' WASHINGTON , Dec. 20. The United States senate , by unniiltnolisntc and wllh- out Ihe formality of n roll cAll , today passed the bill already passed by the home of repre sentatives , empowering the president to ap point n commission to determine the Vene zuela-Drill ? ! ! Oulatm bmindity. This action \\ns the culmination of n debate adding n memorable page to cotiKrcsslon.il liUtury. It was n day of memorable speeches by notable- men. The subject ofvnr between the United States and ( .rtvit Itrltnln was the prevailing : theme , which found expression In lofty pa triotic sentiment , In stirring appeals for preparation and defense , In graphic portray als of the horrors of war , and at times , In dellant wayilngs to the people across the water. By a singular coincidence the ses sion , which was to bo marked by such vig orous debate nml action , was opened by an invocation of classic be.iuty from the blind chaplain of the senate , breathing ( lie- spirit of good will between the two prominent English-speaking nations. This was speedily followed by the adoption of Mr. Allen's soms- what Ironclad resolution oiling on the finance committee for the needs for the un limited coinage of silver. At all times during the four hcnrs of dis cussion the galleries were besieged by an eager crowd , whose patriotic Impulses found ftcquenl expressions In applause , which the presiding olllcer sought vainly to suppress. The moat notable utterances of tin day weio the c of Senators Sherman , Teller , Mills , Lodge , Platt , Turple , Chandler , White , Cat tery , Call and Stewart , presenting the thrseBludes of polllloil sentiment , mid yet In the main uniform In urging the support of the president's vigorous assertion of the Monroe doctrine , and , If need be , any action essential to maintain ths national dignity. Theto weio strong expressions , also , against the panic In American slocks and securities , which It was said the London commercial houses were seeking to bring about. Throughout - , out the debate there was an undercurrent of feeling that while the country would not shrink from war , If It must come , yet that Btich a calamity was not imminent. SENTIMENT UNANIMOUS. Shortly before 4 o'clock Mr. Morgan un expectedly withdrew the amendments to tho- blll , leaving It In Its origin * ! form. There was a demand for a roll call , as tha sentl- . msnt of the senate was clearly afnlt , and by a loud viva voce vote , the bill was passed without a dissenting vote. This completed the legislative enactment of the measure which , with the signature of the president , has the full force and effect of a law. The passage of the bill was not , however , the only exciting event of the day , for at 1:30 : o'clock the presldsnt's message urging the gravity of the financial situation and call- ins on congress not to adjourn for the hol idays until rellsf was afforded , was presented ID the senat § . Its roadlnc was followed with close attention , but the senators , absorbed with the stirring events cf the debate , were ready to adjourn without Immediate consld-- eratlon of tlu message. The blind chaplain of the senate , Rev. Dr. Mllburn , ut the opening of the sanate pro"- ceedlngj spoke of the Venezuelan resolu tion pending and the debate about to bo tendered. His direct reference to the horrors rors of war and the Invocation against the shedding of blood between the two great English speaking people were fallowed with bieathless attention by the crowded gal leries and with noticeable attention and re spect by the senators. The senate 'directed that the Invocation be spread at length on. the record an unusual murk of respect. A tesolutlon was agreed to asking the postmaster general for Information as to the alleged practice of fining 'postal em ployes , Mr. Mitchell , republican of Oregon , Intro duced a wool tariff bill and gave notice that he would move to incorporate It In any tar iff measure coming from the finance com mittee. The resolution of Mr. I'effer directing the Interstate Commerce commission to Inquire Into the recent traffic agreement between , various railway lines was agreed to. WINNING HACK FAVOR. The resolution of Mr , Xllen , populist of Nebraska , for n coinage of pllver to meet the contingencies of war came over from yesterday and Mr. Allen tpoko upon it In i facetious vein. He read with running comments Mr. Chandlor's bill "to Increase the armament of the United States , " Ho referred also to th * belllgercncey of the bill presented by Mr. Hale , republican of Maine , to Increase the navy and Mr , Davis , republican of Minnesota , inquiring as to British aggression In Alaska , The Monroe doctrine was put forward by the president as though It had never been heard of before , [ n the Judgment of Mr. Allen , the presl- lent recognized that , having lost the con fidence of the American people. It was de sirable to adept this means to restore to some extent the respect and confidence of the people. He urged as a measure of financial safety that the trie coinage of gold and. silver on equal terms be consid ered by the flnancei committee. Mr. 1'latt , republican , moved the refer ence of the resolution to the committee. . The motion was defeated , the detailed vet being as follows : Yean : AlllHon , rintl , III Ice , 1'iiulur , Ilimoux , Quay. fatten ; MrMlllun , Miirtln , Hheimiin , Clianilli-r , MlllH , Smith. ( i.illlnm-r , Mltchrll ( Wlc. ) , ( lonn.in , Mjillll , \VtlliiGie-il Nays : nixnn , I In con , Ihiliolx , I'd Huron- , linker , llnrrlK , I'rllclmiil , Ilate , loni-H ( Aik , ) , Itwirli , lUrrv. Jlllll'K I.N'l-V.I , Hicnuil , Illnrkliurn , K.\le , Ti-llir. liullcr , Mantle. Tlllm.in , rnll. MllcliHI ( Ore. ) , Culler , , Chlltnn , Ntliuui , U'filllmU , ' J'UHCO \Vinrcn C'lark , , , IVffVr , Wllwn-Sfl. ALLEN RESOLUTION AGREED TO. The resolution was then agreed lo wlthoul division , Mr. Platl nought to Imvo struelc out Iho warlike preamble , Mr. Alien con- s-enteJ to have this slruck out. [ The resolution , as flnally agreed lo , Is an follows : "Thai ihe committee on finance be. and they are hereby directed and Instructed to Inquire and report by bill or otherwlw. whether U would expedient for the Untied States of America at thin llmo to open Its mints to the free and unlimited coinage of gold and silver al Die ratio of if ! to 1 , anil In addition to Issue an udeqiiate volume of full legal tender treasury notes In the same manner as such no too that have here tofore been Issued , and In ihe Interest of national safrly withdraw HIP IBBIIH power nt national banks and retire all bank currency , " This cleared the way for the renewal of the direct consideration of the Venezuelan bill , Mr , Morgan presented and briefly ex plained the amended bill , Mr. I'latt urged thai Ihe house resolution be adopted without change. Ho deprecated thi tall ; of war , Th American people wouM not seek war , nor would Ihey , If It need bo. avoid any responsibility. But thn condllloni did not warrant healed talk of hostilities. In referring lo Ihe committee. nms-ndmenlH , Mr. I'latt said ; "Any amendment will bet construed In England us a refusal lo up hold Ihe president. There should ho nothing done lo allow this false1 liupmalon to get abroad The Idea seems to prevail In Eng land thai Ihe entire mailer Is a part ot American political campaigning. It U most 'iipoitant that tha Drlllim authorities aod
