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H zr o O G O CE O O G G 7 o 3 OT
VOL. IN.
TROUBLE AT AN END
Ominons Venezuelan War Cloud
i at Last Dissipated.
PEACE PROTOCOLS ARE SIGNED
Representatives of Britain, Germany
and Italy Finally Come to a Sat¬
isfactory Understanding With
Bowen and Castro.
At 11 o'clock Friday night Hubert
W. Bowcp, Venezuela’s rcpresenta-
> tive In the peace negotiations, signed
with each of the allies’ representa¬
tives at Washington a protocol pro¬
viding for the immediate raising of
the Venezuelan blockade and for the
reference of the question of preferen¬
tial treatment of the claims of the al-
lies against Venezuela to The Hague
tribunal. The final for¬
malities occurred at the British em¬
bassy in Washington.
A half hour later Herbert Deering,
first secretary of the British embassy,
announced to the Associated Press
that the British protocol had just been
signed. The Italian protocol was
signed at 11:50 and the German proto¬
col at 12:10 o'clock, the presence of
Barca von Sternberg at the white
house musicale delaying a final close
to the negotiations until after mid¬
night.
The British protqcol was in Eng¬
lish, the Italian in Italian and German
in German and English. Mr. Bowen
signed in duplicate for Venezuela, Sir,
Michael Herbert for Great Britain,
Signor Mayor des Planches for Italy
and Baron Speck von Sternberg for
Immediately on the signing of the
last protocol cables were dispatched
to London, Berlin and Rome announc¬
ing the fact. It is expected that the
commanders of the blockading fleet
will receive their orders to withdraw
their vessels at once.
By the provisions of these pre-
liminary protocols, which have re-
i qulred more than three weeks of con¬
stant negotiations, Venezuela makes
two distinct gains, the immediate rais¬
ing of a blockade from which she has
J>een suffering for some weeks and
Ihe return of all her vessels, war and
merchant, which have been captured
by the allied fleet.
Advance Payments Made.
Great Britain, Germany and Italy
received advance payments of £5,500
($27,500) each, Great Britain receiving
her payment on the signature of the
protocol, and Germany, in addition.
will receive five monthly payments
until the full amount paid her in ad¬
vance aggregates $340,000. As a guar¬
anty for the satisfaction of their
claims, Mr. Bowen pledged the allies
a share with the other .creditor na¬
tions in 30 per cent of the customs re¬
ceipts of the two ports of La G'uayra
and Porto Cabello. This percentage
will be set aside beginning March 1
and retained in the Venezuelan treas¬
ury until The Hague tribunal shall de¬
cide whether it shall be distributed
without preference among the claim¬
ant nations, or whether the allied
powers of Great Britain, Germany and
Italy shall receive preferential pay¬
ments.
It is stipulated by the protocols
that the claims of the creditor na¬
tions shall be adjudicated by a joint
commission to consist in each in-
stance of a Venezuelan, a representa¬
tive of the claimant power, and in
case of a disagreement an umpire to
be named by the president of the
United States.
The protocols, in providing for ref-
rence of the question of preferential
Ircatment to The Hague, do not state
in detail the methods of procedure by
which the case is to be laid before
the tribunal.
Upon the signing of the protocols,
congratulations were exchanged by
the four negotiators. Mr. Bowen then
dispatched a brief telegram to Presi¬
dent Castro informing him of the sig¬
nature of the protocols providing for
the raising of the blockade.
HOT ON GOVERNOR’S TRAIL.
Arkansas Legislature Asks for Inves¬
tigation of Chief Executive’s Conduct.
The bitter controversy between Gov¬
ernor Jeff Davis, of Arkansas, on one
side, and Attorney General George W.
Murphy, secretary of state; J. W.
Crockett, auditor; T. C. Monroe and
Agricultural Commissioner IJ. T. Brad-
on the other, culminated in the adop¬
tion by the house of representatives
at Little Rock Friday afternoon of a
resolution instructing the ways and
means committee to make a thorough
investigation of Governor Davis’ offi¬
cial conduct since he became governor
two years. ago.
MORGAN NOT RECONCILED.
Alabama Senator Keeps Up Fight on
Panama Canal Treaty.
Consideration of the Panama canal
treaty occupied nearly the entire time
of the executive session of the senate
Thursday. '
When the doors were closed Sena¬
tor Morgan immediately took the floor
to urge that the treaty be manded in
many respects and to oppose it unless
amended.
HEPBURN BRANDED AS LIAR.
Sensational but “Harmless” Wordy
Clash in House During Debate
on Elkins Anti-Trust Bill.
A Washington special says: Un¬
der the operation of a special order
which cut off opportunity to offer
amendments, the house, after a de¬
bate of an hour Friday, by a vote of
241 to 6, passed the Elkins bill to pro¬
hibit rebates to shippers. The six
members who voted against the bill
were democrats. Mr. Littlefield, of
Maine, was present, but did not vote
on either the rule or the bill.
The democrats protested against
the rigorous terms of the rule. It had
been their purpose, they said, to offer
the provisions of the Littlefield bill as
an amendment to the bill. Mr. Dal-
zell, of Pennsylvania; Mr. Overstreet,
of Indiana, and Mr. Hepburn, of Iowa,
practically announced that with the
passage of the Elkins bill the anti¬
trust legislation for this session of
congress would be complete.
Cochran Gives Hepburn the Lie.
During the debate, Mr. Cochran,
democrat, of Missouri, branded one of
Mr. Hepburn’s statement as a “de¬
liberate lie.” Contrary to tho usual
custom this strong language had no
sequel. The clash between Mr. Coch¬
ran and Mr. Hepburn occurred while
the latter was speaking of the charac¬
ter of measures the democrats had
voted for. He said among other things
that they had voted for a proposition
under which it would have been pos¬
sible to . fine the Pennsylvania rail¬
road $8,000,000 for a single act. They
would, he said, stop at nothing labeled
“anti-trust.” Then, while explaining
the provisions of the pending bill, he
denied a statement previously made
by Mr. Cochran that thg bill relieved
individual officers of Mlroads.
“I say there is no repeal from first
to last in all this legislation”—he was
saying when Mr. Cochran sought to
interrupt him.
“I prefer not to yield,” said Mr.
Hepburn.
Mr. Cochran: ‘‘The gentleman ought
not to refer to the gentleman from
Missouri if he does not want to yield.”
Mr. Hepburn: “I ought to refer to
the gentleman at any time when he
deliberately misstates a proposition.”
Mr. Cochran: “I brand that as a
deliberate lie. I do not deliberately
misstate the question.”
Mr. Hepburn: “Then ignorantly.
The gentleman can take either posi-
tion. I say there is no repeal of tho
present statute making culpable and
responsible the individual under the
interstate commerce law.”
The remainder of the session was
dvoted to the sundry civil appropria¬
tion bill, which was practically com-
pleted.
DIAMOND THIEVES NABBED.
Stole $5,000 Worth of Gems in Tampa
But Were Quickly Caught.
Five thousand dollars’ worth of dia¬
monds were stolen from Adams’ jew-
elry store, in Tampa, Fla., between 5
and 6 o’clock Friday afternoon.
While the investigation was in prog-
ress a patrolman entered the store
and said he had two men spotted. Af¬
ter a search both men were found and
arrested, One was identified by a
man to whom he had attempted to sell
a diamond a few minutes before. The
other man was found in possession of
one of the stolen rings. The men gave
their names as Lawrence and Penn.
RESPECT MONROE DOCTRINE.
English Premier Shows Friendly Feel-
ing Toward United States.
Premier Balfour, in a speech at a
luncheon given by the Conservative
Club in Liverpool Friday, declared the
British government had no choice but
to take action against Venezuela. The
ministers had shown no undue haste,
no greed for money and no inhuman¬
ity. The United States government,
he said, had been taken into the confi¬
dence of his majesty’s government at
every stage of the proceedings. The
Monroe doctrine had no enemies in
this country.
Cuban Soldiers’ Pay Bill Passed.
The Cuban senate Friday passed
unanimously and without debate the
soldiers’ pay bill.
COL. POWERS NO MORE.
Friend of Jefferson Davis, and Veter,
an Railroad Man, Passes Away.
Seriously injured while assisting in
the removal of the body of his inti¬
mate friend President Jefferson Di-
vis, to the funeral car which bore it
to Richmond and an invalid ever
since, Colonel M. R. Powers, long the
local representative of the Southern
railroad in New Orleans, is ^ead. For
the past ten or eleven years he has
been a familiar figure on the streets
of the Crescent City rolled about in
an invalid's chair by a faithiui colored
servant.
BURLINGTON TRAIN ROBBED.
Two Masked Men Succeed in Making
Way With Express Cash.
The Burlington express, No. 6, east-
bound, was held up shortly after mid-
night Wednesday night on the North-
ern Pacific tracks 8 miles east of
Butte, Montana, by two mounted men.
Reports vary as to the amount of
booty secured by the robbers. The
express messenger says tnai the rob-
bers did not get more |ha» $500.
GRAY. JONES CO.. GA.. THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 10, 1903.
BLOCKADE IS LIFTED
British and German Warships No
Longer Manace Venezuela.
ORDERS ARE PROMPTLY OBEYED
Coming of Peace Causes Populace to
Rejoice—Text of Protocols Signed
by Powers are Made
Public.
A Washington special says: The
official notice of the termination of the
blockade of the Venezuelan ports, nec¬
essary to terminate the notice of block¬
ade conveyed in the original proclama¬
tions, reached the state department in
the shape of a dispatch received Satur¬
day from the United States embassy
at London, stating that the British for¬
eign office had given it out that a ca¬
blegram had been sent to the British
naval commander in Venezuelan wa¬
ters to raise the blockade.
The German government also tele¬
graphed instructions for raising of the
blockade of the Venezuelan coast.
Protocols Made Public.
The text of the protocols which
were signed Friday night by Mr. Bow¬
en and the representatives of the al¬
lies were made public Saturday.
With few exceptions the German-
Italian protocols correspond with that
of Great Britain. Germany, it is pro¬
vided, is to receive $340,000, to be paid
in five monthly installments, beginning
March 15; whereas, Great Britain and
Italy are to receive $27,500, tne former
the day the protocol is signed and the
other sixty days from that. date.
To offset this Increased advance pay¬
ment given to Germany, the following
is provided in article 3, of the Italian
protocol:
"The Venezuelan government ac¬
cept, recognize and will pay the
amount of the Italian claims of the
first, rank, derived from the revolutions
of 1898-1900 in the sum of 2,810,256
bolivars.
"It is expressly agreed that, the pay¬
ment of the whole of the above Ital¬
ian claims of the first rank will be
made without being the same claims
or the same sums suomltted to tho
mixed commission and without any re¬
vision or objection.”
A special from Caracas says: Since
8 o’clock Saturday morning the Vene¬
zuelans had been awaiting impatient¬
ly the official intimation that the block¬
ade had been raised. They know that
the blockade was to be raised, but no
notification came during the day.
At half past 9 o’clock Sunday morn¬
ing the government inquired of the
United States legation whether it had
received any advices and received a
reply in the negative.
Tho government was puzzled until
11 o’clock, when the news reached
Caracas that the captain of the Tri¬
bune had notified the authorities at
LaGuayra that the blockade was rais¬
ed. At 3 o’clock Sunday afternoon the
Tribune left for Trinidad. The news
from all the Venezuelan ports except
Coro and Higuerote is that the foreign
ships sailed away during tho day. The
government, immediately on receiving
the news that the blockade had been
raised, took military measures and
sent troops in all directions to crush
the revolution without giving the reb¬
els a moment’s respite. The people
are wild-with joy.
There is great rejoicing among all
classes at Willemsted, Curacao, over
the end of the Venezuelan blockade.
Many sailing vessels that are lying in
port with cargoes for Venezuelan ports
will leave immediately. A number of
steamers are leaving for same destina¬
tion. A great amount of coffee is
awaiting transportation from Vene¬
zuela to the United States.
No one is apparently more glad at
the raising of the blockade than those
on board the blockading squadron.
Smoot Causes More Talk.
A Washington dispatch says. Hon.
Reed Smoot, selator-elect from Utah,
has added to the gayety of current dis¬
cussion by entertaining some negroe3
at a banquet he gave to celebrate the
consummation of the deal between the
republican leaders and the Mormon
church.
AN EMBRYO CARRIE NATION.
Young Miss Boise Adds More to Her
Stock of Notoriety.
Plate glass window fronts of four
of ftie finest saloons and two drug
stores in Topeka, Kans., were smash¬
ed in bits at an early hour Saturday
morning by an ax in the hands of Miss
Blanche Boise, a disciple of Mrs. Na¬
tion.
Miss Boise achieved notoriety some
months ago by horsewhipping Mayor
Parker and in several raids in times
past with Mrs. Nation. She gives as
her excuse for her hatred to saloons
that liquor ruined her favorite brother.
She was arrested and placed in jail.
TO CHANGE LAND LAWS.
Senate Committee on Public Domain
Favors the Quarles Bill.
The senate committee on public
lands Saturday, after an animated con-
troversy, decided to favorably report
Senator Quarles’ bill repealing;the de3-
ert land law, and the commutation pro-
vision of the homestead law, leaving
only the straight five-year residence
homestead law under which the public
lands may be taken up for homes.
PORTFOLIO FOR CORTELVOU.
Secretary to Roosevelt Will Head New
Department of Commerce—Loeb
to Succeed Him.
President Roosevelt Saturday after-
noon signed tho bill providing for a
department of commerce, thus conclud¬
ing its enactment into law. The sign¬
ing of the measure creating what)
promises to be one of the most impor¬
tant departments of the government
was attended by no ceremony.
It Is well understood that George B.
Cortelyou, secretary to the president,
will be appointed secretary of the new
department. His appointment will b*
sent to the senate by the president at
once, and it is likely there will be no
delay in Its confirmation. It is not im¬
probable that, in anticipation of the
enactment of the necessary supple¬
mentary legislation, the president may
send to the senate very soon the ap¬
pointments of some of the important
officials of the new department. The
transfer of the existing bureaus will
not take place formally until the dose
of the present fiscal year, June 30.
Coincident with the qualification of
Secretary Cortelyou as secretary of
the department of commerce and la¬
bor, William Loeb, Jr., will enter upon
the duties of secretary to the presi¬
dent. Mr. Loeb is at present first as¬
sistant secretary to the president. B.
F. Barnes, now assistant secretary to
the president, will take up tne duties
now performed by Mr. Loeb, and the
president will designate another, not
yet selected, to take Mr. Barnes’ place.
As soon as Secretary Cortelyou be¬
gins the work of organizing the nev.
department, he will take up with the
appropriations committees of the
house and senate the details of the leg¬
islation necessary for the maintenance
of the departm'ent.
DR: CURRY LAID TO REST.
Noble Statesman-Educator Buried at
Richmond With Simple Ceremonies.
The funeral of the Rev. Dr. J. L. M.
Curry, ex-minister to Spain, and gen¬
eral agent of the Peabody and Slater
funds, took place at Richmond, Va.,
Sunday afternoon from the chapel of
Richmond college, with which institu¬
tion he had been identified for a great
many years.
There was a large attendance, in¬
cluding many men of prominence in
public and educational life.
The service was a brief and very
simple one. It was conducted by Rev.
ft. A. Bitting, of Philadelphia, a former
Richmond pastor .assisted by Dr.
Hatcher and other Richmond minis¬
ters. Dr. Biting's eulogy was strong
and eloquent.
The interment was made in Holly¬
wood, not far from the grave of Jef¬
ferson Davis. The floral offerings were
the most exquisite seen in Richmond
in many years'.
Among those present were Pierpont
Morgan, President, Cassatt, of the
Pennsylvania railroad; Mr. Ogden,
who is prominent in the southern edu¬
cational movement, and several trus¬
tees of the two funds.
CASTRO EXPRESSES THANKS.
Shows Gratitude of Venezuelans in
Cablegram to Minister Bowen.
News of the raising of the blockade
was received by President Castro at
Caracas Saturday morning in a cable-
dispatcli from Minister Bowen, who
said:
“The protocols have been signed.
Blockade will be raised tomorrow.
Congratulations.”
To this message President Castro
replied as follows:
“Bowen, Washington.—In the name
of Venezuela and in my own name, I
offer you expression of my eternal
gratitude for the decided spontaneous-
ness with which you have served the
cause of justice, which is (he cause of
humanity that distinguishes superior
minds.”
For New Federal Court.
The senate has passed a bill provid¬
ing for the establishment of United
States courts at Wilkesboro, N. C.
Army Staff Bill a Law.
President Roosevelt late Saturday
afternoon signed the army staff bill,
and it is now a law.
HUMBERTS IN COURT.
Great Interest Manifested In Trial of
Alleged Swindlers in Paris.
The Humbert family mado their
first appearance in the criminal courts
of Paris Wednesday, when the case of
M. Cattani, the banker, was taken up
in the ninth correctional chamber.
There was great public interest mani¬
fested in the proceedings and the
court room was packed with people.
All>the previous examinations of the
1 Humbers had been held in secret and
this was the first opportunity of the
Parisians to see and hear the prison-
ers.
NO EQUAL SUFFRAGE.
Women in Kansas Refused Right to
Vote for Presidential Electors.
A Topeka dispatch says: The Kan-
-sas 'legislature Wednesday ended the
aspirations of the women of Kansas
to vote for presidential electors.
The vote in the house on the equal
suffrage proposition was 51 for and
i>2 against.
ALL FOR WHITE MEN
Secretary Root Makes Sensational
Speech in New York.
SAYS THE NEGRO IS DOOMED
Declares White Men Only Will Hold
Office and that Amendments to
the Constitution Have Proven
Utter Failures.
At tho celebration of the fortieth
anniversary of tho Union Longue Club
at New York Friday night Secretary
of War Root made an address, la
which he said:
“After the civil war the great ques¬
tion was, ‘What sliu.il wo do with tho
black man? and the answer was
'Give him citizenship, «qunl )<rfits
and the franchise and he will ri)se.
Threo amendments were added to tho
constitution, and I fear we will h|ive
to faco tho conclusion that the cl po-
rlment has failed.
“The suffrage has been taken aVay
from the negro ,and in many of tne
southern states the black man no
longer has the right of suffrtage.
“A curious development has been
seen within the past year. Preside!’ i
Roosevelt lias appointed fewer black.
men than President McKiiiiey did.
and there are today fewer black men
holding office than when McKinley
died. Yet loud cries are to bo heard
in the south about President Ibiose-
velt’s policy in appointing black men
to office in the south. Under previa .is
presidents, McKinley, Cleveland. Har¬
rison and back to Hayes’ time, jmoro
negroes were appointed to office and
nothing was said.
“A black man attended an official
reception at tho white house a short
time ago. The black man was an offi¬
cial of the government, and had al¬
ways attended those receptions. Yel
the invitation of the psesnlent to*
those men was tho signal for an out
cry of a thousand papers in t.ie south,
that the whites were being insulted.
”1 don’t want to argue this question.
I am certainly showing thaM. we have
to face a new change of feeling in
tho south, that, tho black man is de¬
nied the right to aspire to tine highest,
dignity which was formerly unques¬
tioned is now questioned. In a short
time tho white man will succoed in.
excluding the black man from all of¬
fices in the southern status.
“Wo can never throw off t.ie respon¬
sibility that rests on our people for
the welfare of those black people that
we held in slavery for sej many gener¬
ations. V
"Now that the first attempt hns
failed, the question is what to do, and
it should take the greatest thought ot
he greatest minds of tho country.”
POLICE REPORT VETOED.
Mayor Howell, of Atlanta, Turns Down
Foolish Findings of Committee.
The report of the Atlanta city coun¬
cil’s special police investigating com¬
mittee, of which Councilman Key was
chairman, has received tiie veto of
Mayor Howell.
The report was adopted by council
during its last, session, and there was |
only one vote against it.
It is tne belief of memoers of coun¬ I
cil that the veto will be sustained,
as several members of counoll are
have for tne of
the committee for the reason that they
were not interested on either side.
Several of them havo since expressed
regret that they voted for the report.
MURDERER UTLEY RECAPTURED.
For His Return to Jail Reward of
$1,000 io Paid.
Edward L. Utley, who is under sen¬
tence of twenty years fdv the murder
of Hotel Clerk Hollingsworth, and
who escaped from the jaif at Fayette¬
ville, N. C., Monday night by the al¬
leged bribery of the jailer, was recap¬
tured Friday morning in Hdrnertt coun¬
ty, some twenty miles from Fayette¬
ville.
For Ills arrest and return to Jail (ho
state offered $400 reward, tho county
$400 and the sheriff a personal re¬
ward of $200.
LAMAR OUT; WHITFIELD IN.
Changes in Office of Attorney General
and Treasurer in Florida.
Attorney General William B. I.te
mar, of Florida, resigned his office
Tuesday, having been elected a Mem¬
ber of congress from tho new Third
Florida district. J. B. Whitfield also
resigned as state treasurer and was
at once appointed atorney general -by
Governor Jennings. State Examiner
W. V. Knott resigned that office and
was appointed state treasurer to suc¬
ceed Mr. Whitfield, W. H. ESIlis, of
Quineey, being named as state exam¬
iner.
BUBONIC PLAGUE INCREASES.
Five Deaths Occurred in Mazatlan,
Mexico, Saturday.
The plague in Mazatlan, Mexico,
shows signs of increasing, there being
five deaths Saturday.
A wealthy Chinaman named Lee
was found dead on the streets. His
countrymen offered the authorities
$8,000 for permission to bury him ac¬
cording to the rites of the Chinese,
but were refused.
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Cream £ of News.:-
Brief Summary of Most
Important Events
of Each Bay.
—\V. P. Pollock, a member of the
South Carolina house, stated on the
floor that a- bribe had been offered
him.
—The advocates or temperance won
a victory In tho Tennessee liouso Fri¬
day, a simple local option bill being
passed.
—The withdrawal of Addlcks has
not oleared tho Dolawaro senatvrla?
situation, 'iho onemtoa of Addlcks
question tho honesty of his wltndraw-
al.
—Genera] debate on the anti-trust
bill closed in tho house Friday. Mes¬
srs. Fleming and DeArmond made tho
chief speeches for tho democrats.
—Hooper Young, the grandson of
Brigham Young, continues to act as if
ho were demented during his trial for
tho murder of Mrs. Pulitzer.
—The wifo of Professor Pock, of
Yale, was found dead on the beach
near New Haven Friday, having Wan¬
dered away from home while denout-
ed.
—In the senate Mr. Morgan, of Ala¬
bama nearly precipitated an open de-
balo on tho canal question by charg¬
ing that tho United States has agreed
to pay $3,000,000 to the Colombian
rebels.
—Adelina Patti, the famous canta-
trlce, has signed a contract to tour
tho United States* beginning Novem¬
ber 1 next.
—In the first, election in Ireland
in which compulsory land purchase
was an issue, the unionist candidate
was elected.
—Rubino, who attempted to kill
King Leopold ol’ Belgium, waH placed
cm trial at Brussels Friday. Rubino
admits that he plannod to kill many
rulers.
—President. Roosevelt has refimod
tho request of tho aMles to act as an
arbitrator in regard to Venezuela and
Iho matter will probably be referred to
The Hague.
—Tho body of Samuel Hudson was
found Thursday in 'his home near
At liens, Ga. It is believed that ho was
killed for his pension money.
—Augusta, Ga., is having a hot dis¬
cussion over the acceptance of Au-
drew^Carnegle’s offer of $50,000 for a
library.
—Congressman J. M. Manley, of thi»
Tenth North Carolina district, died ac
his home in Wnyuesvlllo Thursday.
—Tiie Alabama house passed a bill
legalizing tho practlco of osteopathy.
—The Alabama supremo court hast
rendered a decision impeaching Solici¬
tor It. H. Ijo-wo, of tho eighth circuit.
f° r physical incompetency,
—The liousp has passed ..io appro¬
priation for continuing the fast mail
service to Iho south.
—Captain R. P. Hobson, in an inter¬
view, alleges that lie was forced to
leave the navy by Congressman Bank¬
head, of Alabama.
—“Gas” Addlcks, whoso ambition to
bo chosen Unltod States senator has
, kept , Delaware Iv . in , turmoil , ,, , for
seven
years, has withdrawn as a candidate.
—The strike commission, after tak-
ing 2,300,000 words of testimony, con¬
cluded its hearings Thursday and is
ready to hear arguments.
It is reported that $«,000,000 of the
$10,000,000 to be paid by tho United
States to Colombia for tho canal
route, will go to tho rebels under an
agreement between tno latier and
American naval officers. Seua.or Mor¬
gan has demanded an investigation.
to send troops
into the territory of Aero and a clash
with Bolivia may result.
—The government of Honduras has
proclaimed tho port of Amalpn block¬
aded. This is the port to which Uni¬
ted States wapnhlps are hurrying.
—Senate committee on foreign af¬
fairs has mfl/lo a favorable report on
the Panama canal treaty. Senators Ba¬
con and Morgan voting in the nega¬
tive.
—House naval affairs committee
has made*a report on tho bribery
charges in which Lessler and Quigg
are exculpate*) and tho guilt placed on
Doblin,
—The LIU: of Tara, once tho seat of
the Irish kings and the most historic
spot la tho Emerald Isle, has been sold
to an unknovra woman for $18,500.
—In court decision at Cincinnati,
Federal Jud^e Lunton lias decided
that negroer, prevented from voting at
state elections have no recourse In tho
federal courts.
—There- Is no apparent change in
tho status of the Venezuelan embrog-
lio. The ’allies havo not replied to
Minister Bowen’s last note.
—Kaiser William, in order to give
the relcWstag an object lesson, has
sent to the house a diagram showing
how tho naval program of Great Brit¬
ain exceeds that of Germany.
—The house public buildings com¬
mittee left Washington Tuesday night
en route to New Orleans.
—Janies J. Corbett has signed arti¬
cles to meet Champion Jeffries for
$25,000, and Tom Sharkey has signed
to meet Jack Munro
—The Venezuelan government
troops under Alcanthra, a graduare of
West Point, have defeated a force of
rebels.
—Military organizations throughout
Georgia elected their officers last Mon-
day night.
NO. 13.
fiERMANY NOW ALONE
England and Italy Grow Tired of
the Compact and Quit.
FAITH BROKEN WITH BOWEN
Germany Insists on Cash Payment and
Mr. Bowen Replies In a Firm
Refusal Douched in Strong¬
est Language.
A Washington special says; Ger-
many has ignored her previous agree¬
ment mr^o Avilh Mr. Bowen by Count
At Von Quadt, her charge de’affairea
and has insisted on cash payment of
$3M>,00<>, or a lien on the customs oil
ono of tho Venezuelan ports until this
amount is paid.
This information was communlcat*
ed to Mr. Bowon Wednesday night, by
Duron Speck von Sternberg, the Ger*
man minister. Mr. Bowen immediate¬
ly informed the German minister that
he refused to yield the receipts of any
of tiie ports prior to The Hague deci¬
sion, saying that would be preferential
treatment
As to iho cash payment of $340,000,
Mr. Bowen left that matter to tha
German minister to dotermlno, saying
to him that if Germany can afford tu
make a public confession that it does
not stand by agreements signed by ita
duly accredited diplomat* he (Mr.
Bowen) is willing that they shall re-
celvo on the day tho protocol is signed
the total amount asked in the original
ultimatum. The response has been
cabled to the German foreign office.
Germany Acts Alone.
Great Britain and Italy have re¬
nounced any responsibility for the ac¬
tion of Germany and expressed their
regret. Through their representa¬
tives in Washington they have inform¬
ed Mr. Bowen that they will stand by
nil agreements they have made wttli
him and will not be influenced by th«
action of Germany.
Both British and Italian protocol*
provide for a cash payment of £5,50® »
and for tho submission of the ques-
tion of preferential treatment UV Th«
Hague.
They contain recommendations for
the renewal of all previous treaties ol
amity and commerce, and the Italian
convention lias an article providing
for the payment of tho Italian claims
which already havo been adjudicated
without further arbitration, after hep
commission lias arbitrated the othen
claims.
With the exceptions for the demand
for an increased cash payment, th®
protocol of Germany in all essential
respects will conform to that of Great
Britain, hut will bo somewhat mono
concise. All three protocols, It Is urn*
derstood will provide for the imma*
diato return of all vessels secured bJJ
the blockading ships.
Sternberg Is Embarrassed.
Both Baron Sternberg and Count
Quadt felt greatly embarrassed before
the present, understanding and the
present * , orders which ., they must extt* _
cute. It ... is expected . , that , answeti
an
will arrivo immediately from Ger»
many to tho final representation*
maflo, and upon the receipt of that an*
swer tho signing of the protocols will
probably occur. As soon as the;*
are signed orders will be dispatched
to the blockading ships for their fm*
mediate withdrawal from Venezuelan
wators.
SMOOT IS CONFIDENT,
Mormon Apostte Says Ho Will Surely]
be Seated in Senate.
Roed Smoot, It Is announced in Sail
Lake City, Utah, will go to Washing¬
ton next week to present his creden¬
tials as senator to succeed Senatoff
Rawlins.
“Tho protest against my being
seated in tho senate will make no dif*
ference with my plans,” said Mr.
Smoot.
"I expect to take my seat and I da
not anticipate any serious interfer¬
ence. I see no reason why ther*
should be. Nothing can be brought
against me, except that I am a mebv
her of tho Mormon church.”
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WOMAN SUES STETSON.
Mrs. Mathes, of OeLand, Florida, Ask*
for $250,000 Damages.
Mrs. W. D. Mathes, of DeLand, Fla.,
has brought suit against John B. Stet*
son for iibcl and slander, placing dam¬
ages in the sum of $250,000.
The paper was served on Mr. Stet¬
son at a Jacksonville hotel, where ho
is stopping, and cites him to appear
before the United States court on til®
first Monday in April.
Tho foundation of this suit is a
charge of immorality against tho
plaintiff and Dr. Forbes, president of
Stetson university.
DAGOES COME HIGH.
Amendment to Pay $5,000 for the Twf
Killed at Erwin, Mississippi.
Senator Culloni, chairman of tn$f
senate committee on foreign relations,
has reported an amendment to th®
general deficiency bill providing for
the payment of $3,000 to the Italian
government on account of the killinff
of two Italians in a riot at Erwin,
Miss., in 1901.