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V OL LX11...K 0 - 50,462. CONSECRATED WITH FOMP. ARCHBISHOP TTKHON CONDUCTS CERE MONT AT RUSSIAN CHURCH. AMBASSADOR CASSINI. BISHOP GRAFTON. MAYOR LOW. DR. HTTNTINGTON AND MA NT OTHERS ATTEND TH"E IM PRESSIVE SERVICE. The new Ru«sian Orthodox Chuch of St. Nich olas, at No. 15 East Xlnety-seventh-st, was consecrated yesterday morning with an the pomp customary with the Russian church. Nearly all the Russian officials, and many clergymen of the East were present. Several clergymen from the Western States also came here for the ceremony. Archbishop Ttkhon. of Ean Francisco, who arrived In the city Wednes day, dedicated the church. Clad in his vestments Archbishop Tikhon en tered the church at 10 o'clock, and proceeded to the sanctuary. According to the rites, every one, except those physically afflicted, must stand gaming the service. Archbishop Tlkhon does not speak English, and the entire service was In Russian. The clergy performed the rite of bless ing the water, and. fully vested, greeted with the cross the entrance Into the church of Aroh bishop Tikhon. while hymns weTe sung. The Archbishop prayed in front of the sanctu ary. and after blessing the people, proceeded to the dais, where he was clothed with the episco pal vestments by the clergy. Preceded by the Archbishop all the clergy entered the sanct uary v. rule prayers and psalms were sung. The table of the altar was fastened to Its place, sprinkled with holy water, rose water and wine. anointed with holy chrism, and the first cov ering was put or it and bound fast with a cord. The second covering wac then put on, on which. afterward, were placed the antiminis, the taber nacle, the Book of Gospels and the cross. ARCHBISHOP CENSES THE CHURCH. Preceded by the deacon, carrying an unllghted taper, the Archbishop censed the altar and the church, accompanied by the priests. One of the , latter sprinkled the inner walls with, holy water. while another anointed them with chrism. Re turning to the sanctuary, the Archbishop light ed fro:.: the censer a taper, from which the other tapers -were lighted. He and the clergy then went in procession outside the church, re turning to the chief door of the temple. Out side the door the Archbishop exclaimed. "Lift up your heads. O ye gates, and the King of Glory shall come in." The choir asked, "Who is this King of Glory?" and with the exclama tion, 'The Lord of Hosts, He Is the King of Glory*" the Archbishop entered the temple and laid the holy antiminis on the altar. A prayer for the founders of the temnle "was then read. All the clergy assembled In the. middle of the church, and the blessing by the Archbishop with the cross, on all four Fides of the temple, took place. The deacon Intoned a brief litany, con taining petitions for all present, the choir re sponding- to each petition. "Lord, have mercy." After the benediction. "Long life" was pro claimed to the Imperial house of Russia, the President of th* United States, the Most Holy Synod, Archbishop Tikhon, the founders and parishioners of the church, and all the people. "Eternal Memory" was proclaimed to dead bene fa-tore. Then followed the liturgy of St. John Chrysostom. Archbishop Tfkhon decorated th» priests for the work they had done. The vestment and mitre worn by the Archbishop were made of sil ver, and the vestments of the. clergy were em broidered in gold. THE PEOPLE KISS THE CROSS. After the service Archbishop Tikhon held the crops and tn<? people passed by and kissed the cross and his hand. BISHOP GRAFTON TAKES PART. Bishop Grafton, of the Episcopal diocese of Fond-du-Lac. Wis.. attended the service in full episcopal vestments. At the time of the con pfcration of Bishop Coadjutor Weller, which was perhaps the most elaborate service ever Feen In the Episcopal Church In this country, considerable comment was caused by the pres ence and participation of representatives of the Polish and Russian churches. Bishop Grafton attended the service yesterday to return the compliment paid by the Russian Church. The Rev Dr. William R. Huntingdon, rector of Grace Church, also sat within the sanctuary. He wore th» conventional clerical street suit of black. Count Casslni. the Russian Ambassador, and Nicholas Ladygensky. the Consul General, the guests of honor, stood at the extreme left of the altar throughout th* ceremony. With Count Cassinl were the Countess Cassini, Mile. Dcs Planques. of Paris; Alexander Pavloff, Russian Ambassador to Corea; Theodore Hansen. first Secretary of the Russian Embassy, Washington; P. Rugedestvinsky. second secretary, Wash ington; M. Rudokoff, A J. Rutkovsky, Baron Fenzen and Baron Bchllppenbaeh, attaches of the Russian Embassy; II Strure, Russian Con- Mil to Canada; K. Karaaoff and Charles Peter eon, vice-consuls at New-York, and M. Tucker. vice-ronsul. Philadelphia. ls also attended by Mayor Low and a number of other municipal officials, who Fat in one of th* first rows of seats. The Mayor Immediately afu-r the eetcmony called on the Archbishop in the rectory. Among the clergymen present at the ceremony were Archbishop Alexis . Hatovitzky, rector of the chorea; the Rev. Ellas Zotikoff. assistant rector; Archimandrite Anotoly, president of the Mis sionary College at Minneapolis; Archimandrite Raphael, rector of the Byro Arabian Church, of Brooklyn; Archpriest Alexis Toth. of Wllkes barre, Perm.; the Rev. Messrs. R. Turkevlch, of Bridgeport, Conn.; Ptolomy Timchenkoff. of An sonia. Conn.; John Kochuroff. of Chicago; Alex ander Femolorsky. of Philadelphia; Elias Klo potosky. of Old Forge, Perm.; W. Kalueff Buff. Jason Kagnowdge. of Cleveland, Ohio; Tikhon Bostovsky. of Troy, N. V.: Anthony Doroscheek, of Paaaalc. N. J.; Joannisky. of Oseeola Mills. P«-nn ; Theodore Buketoff, of Shepton, Perm., find Toan Redzielnitzky. of Pittsburg. After the service luncheon was served in the. rectory for the clergy, members of the embassy and invited guests. COSSACKS IN UNIFORM. Ten Cossacks from Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show were conspicuous in th" church. They wore costumes with orange and white coats, and white and black astrachan hats. Members Bf Greek and Assyrian societies were present. *ith flags of their societies. Archbishop Tikhon is the head of the Russian Church in North America, and the Aleutian Isl ands. He was accompanied here and assisted in yesterday's ceremonies by the Rev. Llya, the bishop and deacon. It is understood that the Archbishop's resi dence may be moved to New- York In a short time. This is the first Russian church to be I'Uilt in New- York. It was modelled after the ■rchea In St. Petersburg, at the request of the ' z; r, who gave a large sum toward its erection. The church cost $140,000. The marble altar from fit. Petersburg has not arrived, and a tem porary one was built for the service yesterday. « was decorated with chrysanthemums and ♦^•rgrtens and palms were placed around it. These decorations were given by Charles Crane. • Chicago. The seven crosses on the church •»P"e»ent the seven sacraments. Red brick were PALL MALL LONDON CIGARETTES. ■p*clally r^cmmeniitd to titl. iii.n who are ac £U«to!Ti«d to Brooking the finest blends of choice »'»rklsb tobacco— Advt chiefly used, and the outside decorations are of terra cotta and white sandstone. Over five hundred people were gathered at yesterday's service, and forty policemen were stationed at the church. This was done chiefly to guard the members of the embassy. RICH MEN IN RACE OF GIFTS PrTTFRURG REAPS THE BENEFIT OF FRICK-OARNEGIE QUARREL. THE FORMER TO OIVE A TJNTVERSITT WHICH WILL, DWARF THE LETTER'S POLYTECHXICAX, SCHOOL. [BT TBLBOHAPH TO TUB TBIBCKE.] Plttsburg. Nov. 23— According to a statement issued this afternoon by a close friend of H. C. Frick. the latter will give Pittsburg a university that will throw a deep shadow over the poly technical school Andrew Carnegie purposes to give to this city. The man who gave out the statement refuses to permit his name to be used, but he is so close to Mr. Frlck that there is no doubt of the authenticity of the information. The gift grew out of the bitter enmity existing between Mr. Carnegie and Mr. Frlck since the latter left the Carnegie Steel Company, In con sequence of a quarrel with Mr. Carnegie. That quarrel marked the neginnlng of a series of ef forts by Mr. Frlck to belittle Mr. Carnegie. Rome years ago Mr. Carnegie built what was then the finest office building in Pittsburg. Af ter the quarrel Mr. Frick bought property all around It. and hns Just finished the Frlck Building, which towers above the Carnegie Building and makes it look like a pygmy. Directly across the street ne will soon begin to build a large hotel. Some time ago Mr. Frick purchased from the Schenley estate sixteen acres of ground di rectly opposite the Carnegie Institute-. There ware rumors then that he would give Pittsburg an Institution that would surpass the Carnegie Institute. No sooner had Mr. Carnegie heard the story than he offered the city the Polytech nic School. That was some months ago, but the affair hung fire until last week, because of the city's not being able to select a site. Last week a 6lte was secured. Now comes the an nouncement that Mr. Frlck wUI again outstrip his former partner. According to the man who gave out the state ment to-day, Mr. Frlck will not only pay for the buildings, but will give the ground on which they will stand, and will then set $2,500,000 aside as an endowment fund, and more if neces sary. It has always been one of Mr. Carnegie's rules to stipulate that the city shall furnish the site for buildings he gives, and pay for their maintenance. Mr. Carnegie gave $5,000,000 for the technical school, and in a speech that be made when h« was last here said that he would give as much more ns was necessary. But the plot that the city has secured for the school would not hold more buildings than have already be*-n provided for. The site is not the one which Mr. < 'arnegie pre ferred. He wanted ■ site in the Schenley es tate, almost adjoining the plot which Mr. Frtck ha? acquired. The latter's sit^ is as large as the on« purchased by the city for the techniral school and there is almost unlimited space ad- Joining, on some of which Mr. Frick already has options. According to the statement made to-day, no matter what amount of money Mr. Carnegie spends on his buildings. Mr. Frick will double it He has several architects at work on the plans for the buildings. GRA ND TR UNK \S BIG PROJECT TO BUILD A NEW TRANSCONTINENTAL RAILWAY THROUGH PANADA. Montreal. Quebec. Xov 23. — Canada, is to have a second railway extending from ocean »o o<-ean. The announcement was made to-day by Charles M. Hay?, second vice-president and centra! man aper of th* Grand Trunk Railway. The con struction Of the new line will be hegrun as pnnn as the necessary legislation r an be obtained from the Canadian Parliament. Th» Grand Trunk will be behind the new road and will operate ft, but. as in the case of the Grand Trunk linr-s wr-st of the Detroit Riv-r. It will b» constructed under a separate corporate nnme - the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway Company. The new line, according to Mr Hays's statement, •will have a mileage of about three thousand miles, and the construction, including equip ment. stations, bridges, phips find other facil ities, will Involve an expenditure of from $7r>, 000.000 to $100,000,000. According to the pres ent arranpement, the new system will run through thnt portion of Northern Ontario known as New-Ontario, starting from North Ray, or Gravenhurst, Ontario, and extending through Manitoba, th» Northwest Territories and Hritith Columbia to Butte Inl^t. or Port Simpson, r. c , a? may later be determined upon. The lln<- will be nf th<» mopr modern and up to date character, having in view especially low grades. long tangents, st^l bridges and heavy rails, as well as ample station facilities and equipment for the handling of freight and pas senger traffic. "No one." said Mr Hays, "who has been studying the wonderful developments that have taken place in the Northwesi during the last few years, can fail to be deeply Impressed witb the growth of that extensive and rich territory, and our directors) feel that, in view of the apparent need of additional railway facilities and in or der tr, guarantee to the present Grand Trunk system direct connection with that very impor t-in growing section of Canada, the only wis.- policy Is to tak" active steps toward this The building of this transcontinental route naH been under consideration by the Grand Trunk directorate for pome time, but it was only during Mr Hays's recent visit to England that It was decided to carry out the project at as early a date as possible. THE POPE RECEIVES CANADIANS. TELLS A.RCHBIBHOP BKUCHE« UK WTLL WAIT TO SEE HIM THREE TEARS HENCE. Rome. N"v 2Sw — The Pope to-day gave a fare well audience to Archbishop Kruchesi. of Mon treal, in the Pontiffs private apartment. His holiness afterward went to the throne room, where Monslgnor Bruchesi presented to him all the Canadians now in Rome, numbering sixty, including several Prctestants from the provinces Of Ontario and Quebec. The Pope said he was delighted to see the Canadians, and gave his benediction to them all. On leaving Archbishop Hru. hesi said. "I hope to see your holiness on my next visit to Rome, three years hence." The Pope promptly replied. "I will wait for you." The decision of the Propaganda regarding the appointment of a new Archbishop of Chicago, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Arch- Mahon Fe< han has been postponed, principally on account of objections received from several American bishops concerning the doctrines held by Hlshup Bpaldin*. It has now been decided that the question shall be discussed at the meet ing of the Propaganda on December 15 Bishop Spaldins; continues to be considered the most likely candidate for the post. WHEN THE SNOW FLIES. .•.,,■.- California "as the crow flies"— direct — X 'the^Cxur^ Oolo.n Stat* Limited Rock Isl and Route. Tickets, tal Broadway.-Advu NEW-YORK. MONDAY. NOVEMBER 24, 1902. -TWELVE PAGES.-* T* e !S»i2ew SCENES AT THE DEDICATION OF TH E NFTW ORTHODOX RUSSIAN CHURCH VENEZUELA'S CASE STATED MINISTER BAR ALT REVIEWS THE TROU BLES WITn ENGLAND ATCD ****" Caracas. Nov. 23.— Discussing Venezuela's for eign relations, 1 >r. ! ' i!». Minister of the interior, s;iid in an interview: "Toward the United Btatea Venezuela en tertains the kindliest feelings of friendship, and shr- rfmnnh'TP with gratitude the attitude of the pr^nt republic in th>- past. Venezuela is determined, so fir as she tp concerned, that nothing shall occur to disturb ia the slightest df-preo the understanding with the American Legation ntnl the. friendly relations between the two countries Venezuela has nothing to complain of regarding t»u- way In which the various unimportant questions have been treated, and. except for some pending questions, her foreign relations have been of a cordial character. The English Government nt Trinidad published a few days' a«o an official decree declaring the blockade of the Orinoco null and void. If there Is anj pli when the blockade is effective it Is th>^ Orinoco, for, be sides the land defences, we have maintained Bev eral gunboats, which have efficientlj performed there all the duties appertaining to a blockade. "The English, too, are Inconsistent, for while one Journal at Trinidad publishes the decree de daring the blockade to be Ineffective. 'The Mirror.' another publication, insists thai Vene zuela is loyally fulfilling her international duty in this respect The British Bloop of war Fan tome entered the Orinoco without permission, and Presideni Castro has directed a protest against this Infringement on in sov ereignty. It has been recognized that the prin cipal foreißn ships shall ask permission to en ter the mouth of the river, and we cannot un derstand the disregard of this rule A similar protest has been sent repardin^ the action of the German warship Panther, which also en tered the Orinoco without permission. "Another act which has provoked astonish ment is the hoisting of the British Rag on the Island of Patos. Venezuela's rißht to this Island cannot be questioned; geographically, histor ically and politically It is Venezuelan territory. "With the island of Trinidad., It was recognized as forming part of the old Spanish colony by the Treaty of Amiens. Trinidad was ceded to Great Britain, bui Patos Island remained, and was recognized as an Integral part of Venezuela. The English claim to Patoa Island was based on the ad of the former Spanish Governor. which was not recognized by Spain. If further evidence of Venezuela's rights are needed, the fact that th" Island is situated scarcely three mileß from the Venezuelan mainland, while it is ten miles from Trinidad, is sufficient. Thr- im pregnability of Venezuela's position is shown by the facility with which we have replied to every argument In support of the British contention advanced by the minisir-r of that country. Patos Island Is Venezuelan, and must remain so." KeßardlnK the relations between Venezuela and (icrmany. the minister said: "Germany has never Riven Venezuela any in timation of its purpose to enforce the collection of its pending claims. President Castro has no Intention of evading a Just obligation contracted by the Rovernment, but. on the contrary, will meet it loyally. At th<- same time, he cannot be expected to permit any action infringing the rights and dignity of the Kovernment." EVACUATION OF SHANGHAI. WITHDRAWAL OF FOREION GARRISONS BE GINS. Shanghai. Nov. 23. — The evacuation of this city by the foreign garrisons has begun, the Japanese being the first to withdraw their troops. LORD KITCHENER AT ADEN. Aden, Arabia, Nov. 23.— Lord Kitchener has ar rived here, on his way to India, and has conferred with the commandant. General Maitland. concern- Ing the campaign which Is proceeding against the Mullah In Somallland. NO NEED TO DELAY BUSINESS. Stock reports and an official stenographer much appreciated features of the Pennsylvania Special.— AdvU VTEW OF 1 TVCK SAWCTTJARY. RKCEIVTNtJ THE OrtlHTB. GERMANY STURGIS NOT TO RESIGN. HAP NO THOUGHT OF LEAVING FIRE -' DBKWtTMESrr CROTvER DECISION THIS WEEK Thomas Sturgis. Commissioner of the Fire Department, paid last night at his home, No. 138 East Thirty-sixth st . that the report printed in one of the newspapers yesterday that he had handed his resignation to Mayor Low was un true. His relations with the Mayor were most cordial, he assorted, and he had no intention of resigning his office, nor had Mr. Low requested or Intimated in any way that he give up his office. He said he would probably make public a decision about the charges against Chief Croker about the middle of this week. He emphasised in various ways that he Intended to continue in his office, referring:, for Instance, to his plans for the framing of bills for the im provement -of his department to be presented at the coming session of the legislature. The legis lative measures which he has under considera tion are in no way the result of the Croker case, nor are they in the slightest degree related to it. The impression that Chief Croker will be dis missed from the Fire Department by Commis sioner stir seemed to gain strength yester day in the minds of many persons .'. ho profess to be in touch with the trend of administrative affairs. "Since I accepted the office which T now hold T hav< had from time to time a numbei of talks with Mayor Low regarding the affairs of my ■• id tin Commissioner, "bu( us to whether we have ever spoken of tl Chief Croker 1 miist beg to refer you to Mayor Low. l think it is t"->r him to mswer thai quea tion. In the last three months t have noi spoken t" any report* i about the trial of Chief Croker My lips "ii this subject have I n closed As a ludiclal ofHcei f have had to assume this atti tui i > • So far only one side has been heard, and that is the defendant's, through bis counsel It seems that some pap< from the begin ning pr- fudged this matter. Counsel for tli>-> dc - fenda.nl could criticise me or some phase of the subject from daj to day, but owing to my posi tion 1 could make no reply "The process of rend< vinn a verdict In the rass is a simple one. The verdict may simply be placed ">n the records of th« department, or an explanatory note may be recorded with it. all >f which are matters executed within the depart ment " Mr. Stnrgls declined to saj anything which might Indicate what were his views regarding the ca~", and what might be the verdict. As to t lv' attitude of th« Corporation Counsel's office toward the case he had this to saj •The records of the Corporation Counsel's office will show you that that office thinks that thf method of conducting the case has been as fair as could lie. that the delays asked by the defendant's counsel have been granted and that members of the department were told thai they had a ri^ht to visit thief Croker and to testify in his favor." "Has .>x-Ftre Commissioner Sheffield been identified with the Croker case in any way?" was ask*d. "No more than you have," Commissioner stur gis replied. He added that neither had ex-Cap tain Clifford had anything to do with the case. Commissioner Sturgis then spoke of the steps he was considering to bring about the enact ment of certain measures he had in mind for the Improvement of the department. "Last year." snid he, "I succeeded In obtaining for th* fireboats in the waters of the harbor the same right of 'way as the fire companies have on land." According to a report printed yesterday Will- THE EVERY-DAT TRAIN TO CALIFORNIA. The electric lighted "Overland Limited. " leaves Chicago S:00 P. M.. via Chicago and North-West ern. Lnion Pacific and Southern Pacific Railways. Offices: 461. 287 and 349 Broadway.— Advt. BRIARCLIFF MILK HAS NO EQUAL IN Quality. Delivered direct to consumer.— AdvU lam Cullen Bryant, of Brooklyn, was believed to be slated to succeeded Commissioner Sturglß If the latter resigned his office. Mr. Bryant said yesterday that all he knew about the sub ject he had learned by reading the report. SETTLEMENT OUTLOOK BAD THK INDEPENDENTS DEMAND LOWER FREIGHT RATES. CONFERENCE TO-MORROW WITH COAL ROAD PRESIDENTS. Fl'T THEY ARE EX PECTED TO REFVSE CONCESSIONS. [BT TBT-KGRAPH TO THE THIBrN't. 1 Scranton. Perm.. Nov. 23.— 1t is beginning to look here as though the ten day recess of the Strike Arbitration Commission would he for naught. The independent operators refuse to Join in the amicable adiustment proposition, and public- sentiment hereabouts is behind them In their Insurgency. The Independent operators sell their coal at the breakers for rt. r > cents out of each dollar the coal brings at tidewater. Their profit is limited to this one source, while the companies which both carry and mine coal make a profit on the coal and a profit also on the hauling, and they can make up a part, at least, of any increase in the miners' wages by an increase in the freight rates, which will fall on the independent operators. The Independents declare that they will not consent to any concession to the miners unless the carrier operators come to their relief with better freight rates. On Tuesday a committee of nine of the most prominent of the Independent operators will go to New -York to see the coal presidents about a reduction. The committee will oonslst of J. L. Coke, of Plttston, and W. L. Connell, C. D. Simpson, J. L. Crawford. Dr. J. N. Rice. Joseph J. Jermyn. E. B Sturges. H. C. Reynolds and W. W. Watson, of this city. They will ask the coal road presidents for concessions in freight rates which will enable them to meet the Increase in wages which the big companies' proposed concessions to the miners will entail. The big companies are ex pected to say that they cannot cut into their earnings with a double edged sword, and the In dependents will, therefore, return and declare that the hearings by the commission must pro ceed and that they will not subscribe to an ad justment. If the big companies insist on engi neering the Independents out of court, they are prepared to recognize the United Mine Workers and .leal directly with President Mitchell. They decided on their course last night at a secret meeting here, at which twenty-eight individual operators wen r r °***nt. Th--y will meet again when the committee of nine returns from New- York. The miners are working hnrd to induce the Independents t<> join In th^ plan for a settle ment, but so far have met with no success. Un daunted, however, they have arranged for a con ference to-morrow between their chief counsel. Clarence S Dwrrow, and the chief counsel of the independents. Ira H. Burns. Mr. Burns agreed ,to the conference) but said that it could avail nothing, as his party would take no action until after the coal road presidents had been con sulted. The independent operators now mine 15 per cent of the anthracite produced. They are eighty in number, and all except two ar-» fr-»e from entangling alliances. Unless something unexpected comes of Tues day's meeting in New-York it is believed h»re that the arbitration commission, when it re ts semhies ,-in December 3, will resume wh°rc it Wt off with the taking of testimony. AXOTHER PYXAHITIXU OITRAGE. FRONT BLOWN OUT OF SALOON OF MAN WHOSE SONS WORKED DURING THE STRIKE. Mahanoy City. Perm., Nov. 23.— The most de structive dynamiting outrage that has occurred in the coal regions since the strike hegan was perpetrated here at 5 o'clock this morning. The front part of the saloon of Christopher Port land was Mown rose the street and th« ad joining buildings wrre badly wrecked. Win dows were broken in every house in the square Portland and the other members of his family were sleeping on the third floor, and escaped without serious injury, though all were thrown from their beds. Portland's two sons are non union men. and worked during the strike. COAI TO TIDE OVER COLD SNAP. it was learned yesterday that on account of the com snap the large coal dealers would try to-day to lft all those who have ordered coal have a tittle to keep their fires going until they c;m Ret larger quantities. Dealers say that they expect naviga tion of the Great Lakes will be closed in a week, and a good deal of the coal now coins; to the West will come her) to swell the shipments already arriving A cold wave just now. they say. while it might cause some suffering at the first, would hasten this situation. A largre number of new .... of the sort coal ordinoncc in factories by persons who, it la alleged, can get enough of the small steam sizes >t anthracite will he investigated by the inspectors of the Board of Health to-day. The ordinance will be enforced in all cases where the complaints are well founded. Daniel S. Jacobs, chairman of the miners' defence committee of the Central Federated Union, an nounced yesterday that its final meet to wind up its affairs would be held next Friday. All the money In hand after paying expenses of printing, etc., will be turned over to the anthracite mine workers, and the final report or" the committee will be made .to the Central Federated Union next Sunday. FREIGHT TJEC'P RELIEVED. NEARLY FIFTT THOUSAND CARS MOVED IN AND OUT OF PITTSBURG. Pittsburg;, Nov. 23. After thlrty-sfai hours of unceasing labor on the | atly .me nu nt>'ii forces of men and engineers, the Penn sylvania Railroad system has made a com .paratlve clearing up of its congested terminals. The ear movement breaks all records for a similar time. It is estimated that by 5 ■ ■ row morning 929 trains, constating of !■« >.ui_T» cars, will have been moved in and out of Pittsburg, as follows: Pennsylvania Knil road, _!M train?. 14.700 cars; Fort Wayne, 1811 trains. :t.<MH» cars; i'an Handle, -l-~> trains, 11.- 023 cars; Baltimore and Ohio, 90 trains. 4,500 cars; Pittsburg am) Lake Brie, 120 trains. 6,000 cars. The estimated tonnage is 1.7361500 On the Bfonongahela divisions of the Penn sylvania, the section that was almost cum pletely paralysed bjp the congestion, a vast num t>.T of cars have \>*^n moved. These < ars were chiefly ladt-n with c>ke and coal for points weal of this city. They were hauled out in trains of from sixty- five to eighty can each, and at the same tune empty cars were hauie.i up to the mines and coke ovens for loading. The almost entire tieup of the Mast furnaces and steel mills of the Hhcnang" and Mahoning valleys com pelled traffic managers to Rive preference, as far as possible, to thr- movement Of the c la.- fr»i<ht upon which a continuance of the opera tion of th.- industrial Dlants depeada. In the yards of the Pittsburg and Lak^ Erie and the Baltimore and Ohio similar work was accomplished. As these roads were not in as bad shape as the Pennsylvania yards, their ter minal:-; are comparatively close to normal con ditions to-nlpht. The number of accidents to trainmen during th* day was high. This is attribu:>-.l to the fact that a large number of new men were en gaged to ni! out shunting crews in the yards. Before •> o'clock eisrht men were reported taken to the West Perm Hospital to be treated fur in juries of varying degrees of severity When croup comes suddenly, a life may be lost before you can go for the doctor. Give Dr. D Jayne's Expectorant. It almost Invariably curea.— Advt. PRICE THREE CENTS. PROGKAMME FOR CONGRESS PRESIDENT IN CONFERENCTC WTTH RE PUBLICAN LEADERS. ANXIOUS THAT GENERAL AND EFFECTCVB PLAN OF LEGISLATION BE READT FOR COMING SESSION. [BT TFXKGRAPH TO THE TTHBrNK.I Washington. Nov. 23.-- President Roosevelt la endeavoring to bring about an agreement of the Republican leaders In Congress on a general programme of legislation to be carried out at the coming session. This is the principal object of the conference which began Immediately after the President's return from Mississippi, and which will be continued for the next few days as the leaders continue to arrive. The President Is anxious to have the opinion of as many as possible of the leaders in Congress as to the amount of work that can be expected at the coming session, and also as to the advisa bility of calling an extra session of the LVITIth Congress if it is found to be impossible to get through with the most pressing work this winter. The President's talks with Senators and Rep resentatives cover all the Important questions that will come before Congress. Including trusts, the tariff. Cuban reciprocity and the isthmian canal. As between tariff revision and trust regulation the latter is regarded as most press- Ing, and the President is anxious to have legis lation enacted this winter, if possible. There la no disposition to go any further with tariff re vision this winter than to provide for the for mation of a plan of revision either by an Inde pendent commission or by authorizing the Sen ate Committee on Finance and the re-elected members of the House Committee on Ways and Means to take the subject up In the long recess next summer. The latter plan Is recommended by many of the Republican leaders. The President will be gratified if the Republi cans in Congress can be united on a conservative but effective plan of trust legislation, so as to assure its enactment before March 4. There la no foundation for reports which represent Presi dent Roosevelt as advocating anti-trust legisla tion of such a radical character that some of the members of hie Cabinet are arrayed in op position to him and to those of the Cabinet who agree with him. There are, of course, shades of difference of opinion in the Cabinet as to the details of the plan which the President is out lining in his message, but there is nothing like a split, as has been represented. The President's plan, based on Attorney General Kn<>x's Pitts burg speech, proposes so to amend the Sherman law as to make it more effective, and also to make it reach certain cases which, under the decisions of the Supreme Court, cannot now be covered by it. It is conservative, and will have the support of all the members of the Cabinet. The President's consultations with the Repub lican leaders began on Friday, when he saw- Senators Lodge, of Massachusetts; Burrows, of Michigan, and Scott, of West Virginia. Senator Bpooner, of Wisconsin, one of those specially invited by the President, was at the Whit* House this evening, and had a long talk with President Roosevelt. He is i one of the men whose, advice is of great value on many topics, including Cuban reciprocity, the isthmian canal and trust legislation. Speaker Henderson and Senator Allison, of lowa, arrived in Washing ton to-night, and will see the President to-mor row. Others who will call at the White House tomorrow are Senator Fairbanks, of Indiana; Representative Cannon, of Illinois, and Repre sentative Babcock. of Wisconsin. THE SESSION TOO SHORT. SENATOR JONES AND REPRESENTATIVE LANDIS AGREE THAT THERE WILL BE NO TARIFF OR TRUST LEGISLATION. $k\^ [by ilianmtM to the tribune.] Washington. Nov. 23.— From, opposite sides nt the political fence two surprisingly similar opinions of the probable results th* next session of Congress will accomplish in regard to tariff revision and trust legislation were expressed to-day by Senator Jon^s. of Arkansas, and Representative Landis. of Indiana. The Republican point of view was «* pressed by Mr Landis in the following fashion: I believe that there will be no trust or tariff leg islation in th» approaching session. We shall have. our hands full in passing the regular appropriation bills and clearing up the Ida and ends of legis lation already on the boards. It is almost a legis lative impossibility to take up any great new question or piece of legislation and do anything with it in a short session of Congress. Thi* IB true in the matter of trusts. Now In the case of tariff. I believe that Is alto gether too great a problem for the short session also. In not a believer in the sacredness of any tariff schedule, or. for that matter, of any law. But it seems to me that if some of the schedules of the present law are revised, it will he a move which will be wise, more as » means of meeting what li said to he the popular demand for revision than a move made necessary by any actual trad* or commercial condition which needs remedying. It is acknowledged that our present condition of commercial prosperity was brought about by the Dlngley tariff. in Indiana at present it Is almost Impossible to get workmen enough in any line o? industry. Farmers had to nay in cents a shock for harvesting their corn, and I man can cut fifty Shorks In a day. I"be railroads of the country are Vina.) car? short to hanile the traffic. Th» wages of the worker? have gon-» up in every line. and there i? plenty of work for every one. Why. in my State, the servant stirl question is becoming one of the treat problems: th<* cirls are migrating to the factories, where they make more money. Indiana is a network of trolleys, yet. were it pos sible to eet laborers, rails, ties and cars, many new lines would be constructed. ' t>el!«»re we have then outgrown the ten year ranic danger. A much less rose colored view of the situation was taken by Senator Jones, who agreed with Mr. Landis. however, in the opinion that ther« would be no tariff or trust legislation. Senator Jones's comments were somewhat tinged with cynicism. in explaining th-» probable inaction of Congress on these points. lie said: Trusts and tariff wen widely talked about aa needing attention at the hands of Congress during th.- campaign Election is over now. and with, it the necessity of talking about them. You will find when we come together that it wttTb* found that the session is too short to attempt ■thing in the way of legislation for either the trusts or the tariff. " It will be «aW that we'should wait for the next Congress, which will have ample time to consider these questions. In th. matter of trust legislation President Roosevelt will outline in his message what he wishes done in the way of «trent;thenim: the Sherman Anti-Trust law. Then bills will 1 ••• intrMuced which will be declared to meet the President's idei. ere will be a division of opinion over the various bills, and in the end nothing will he .lone. Thus the matter will go over to the next Cor.sress. and by that time pub lic; attention will be fixed in a different direction, and there will be no necessity for trust legislation. Just about the same proceedings will occur in the matter of tariff revision. ELEPHAXTS /.V V AMtCK. OWNERS MAY BE SUED BY WOMEN WHO WERE KNOCKED DOWN. Lockhart Brothers, who own a troup of per forming elephants, which gave a show last week at Proctor's Theatre, Newark, are likely. It is said, to be made defendants in several damage suits. in consequence of the elephants going on a rampage on Saturday night. The elephants were leaving the theatre, when a dog sprang from a wagon and barked at them. One of them started across Park Place. Newark, trumpeting wildly. This caused the whole herd to stam pede after it. In their flight the big animals knocked down several women, but did not trample any of them. Their garments were torn and soiled, however, on the muddy pavement, and they suf fered somewhat from shock. They threaten to make the Lockharts pay for the damage and embarrassment they sustained. There was great excitement before the elephants were finally rounded up and taken away by the Lockharts and their assistants. LETTERS MAT BE DICTATED to the Official Stenographer on the Pennsylvania Soecial. the 20-hour train to Chicago.— Advt.