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VOLUME V.
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, D?C:.
essary to terminate the notice of bliTif!?
aue conveyed in the original procla 1 *^-
' tions, reached the state department in
the shape of a dispatch received Satur¬
day from the United States embassy
' Tit 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-
e 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, the 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 2,810.255
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 suomitted to the
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 knew 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.
The 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 the 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 Venezuelyan 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 negroes
at a banquet he gave to celebrate the
consummation of the deal between the
republican leaders and the Mormon
church.
MOST ‘HORRIBLE” CRIME.
Church Member Calls Preacher a
Blank Fool and is Indicted.
‘ At Savannah, Ga., Friday afternoon,
Charles Rossignol was indicted by the
grand jury for calling Rev. A. R. Mil¬
ler. pastor of the Ciiristiun church, a
d —n fool.
The rather harsh language was
used during a religious discussion.
Rossignol who is a member of the
church, was dissatisfied with some of
the utterances cf Mr. Miller.
FAST TRAIN WRECKED.
New York and Florida Express Dashes
Into an Open Switch.
Train No. 33, the New York ar.u
Florida, express of the Southern rail¬
way, ran into an open switch at Ra-
vensworth, \ a., Saturday night. Fire¬
man Walter Wigginton, colored, wp.s
Killed and Engineer Thomas Purvis is
missing. So far as known, none of the
passengers were seriously injured.
* The switch was tampered with foi
the purpose of wrecking the train.
The switch light was missing and the
loch Vas gone.
HEPBURN 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 G, passed the Elkins bill to pro¬
hibit rebates to shippers. The six
members who voted against the bill
frere 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. I-Iepburn, 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 the 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 $3,000,000 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 the bill relieved
individual officers of railroads.
“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 cither posi-
tion. I say there is no repeal of the
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 bad 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 D 3 ,-
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 i.ead. For
the past ten or eleven years he has
been a familiar figure on tho streets
of the Crescent City rolled about in
an invalid’s chair by a faithrul colored
servant.
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 des¬
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.
CARNESVILLE. GA.. FRIDA Y. FEBRUARY 20. 1908.
ALL FOR WHITE MEN
Secretary Root Makes Sensational
Speech in New York.
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SAYS THE NEGRO IS DOOMED
Declares White Men Oniy Will Hold
Office and that Amendments to
the Constitution Have Proven
Utter Failures.
At the celebration of the fortieth
anniversary of the Union League Club'
at New York Friday night Secretary
of War Root made an address, in
ivhicli he said:
“After the civil war tho great ques¬
tion was, ‘What shall we do with the
black man? and the answer was
‘Give him citizenship, «qual rights
and the franchise and he will rise.'
Three amendments were adued to the
constitution, and I fear we will have
lo face the conclusion that the expe-
riiuent has failed.
“The suffrage has been taken away
from the negro ,and in many of tne
southern states the blac.t man no
longer has the right of suffrage.
“A curious development has been
seen within the past year. Presider c
Roosevelt has appointed fewer black
men than President McKinley did,
and there are today fewer black men
holding office than when McKinley,
died. Yet loud cries are to be heard
in the south about President Roose¬
velt’s policy in appointing black men
to office in the south. Under previous
presidents, McKinley, Cleveland, Har¬
rison and back to Hayes’ time, more
negroes were appointed to office and
nothing was said.
“A black man attended an official
reception at the white house a short
time ago. The black man \vas an offi¬
cial of the government, and had al-
ways attendod these receptions. Yei
the invitation of the presaient to*
these men was the signal for an out¬
cry of a thousand papers in t-ie south
that the whites were being insulted.-
“I don’t-want to argue this question.
I am certainly showing that we have
to face a new change of feeling in
tho south, that the black man is de¬
nied the right to aspire to the highest
dignity which was formerly unques¬
tioned is now questioned. In a short
time, the white man will succeed in
excluding the black, man from all of¬
fices in the southern states.
“We can never throw off Lae respon¬
sibility that rests on our people for
the welfare of these biack people that
we held in slavery for so many gener¬
ations.
“Now that the first attempt has
failed, the question is what to do, and
it should take the greatest thought ot
he greatest minds of the 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 the veto o?
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 memeers of coun¬
cil that the veto will' be sustained,
as several members of council are
known to have voted for tne report of
the committee for the reason that they
were not interested on cither side.
Several of them have since expressed
regret that they votea for the report.
MURDERER UTLEY RECAPTURED.
For His Return to Jail Reward of
$1,000 is Paid. ’
,
Edward L. Utley, who is under sen¬
tence of twenty years for the murder
of Hotel Clerk Hollingsworth, and
who escaped from the jail at Fayette¬
ville, N. C., Monday night by the al¬
leged bribery of the jailer, was recap¬
tured Friday morning in Harnett coun¬
ty, some twenty miles from Fayette-
vii'l e.
For his arrest and return to jail the
state offered $400 reward, the county
$400 and the sheriff a personal re-
weird of $ 200 .
AN EMBRYO CARRIE NATION.
Young Miss Boise Adds More to Her
Stock of Notoriety.
Plate glass window fronts of four
of the 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 BoiSfe, a disciple of Mrs. Na¬
tion.
Miss Boise achieved notoriety some
months ago by horsewhipping Mayor
Parker and in several raids in tim'es-
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.
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 tho treaty bo manded in
many respects and to oppose ft unless
amended.
Cream c of News.
Brief Summary of Most
Important Events
of Each Day.
—W. P. Pollock, ft member of the
South Carolina house, slated on the
floor that a bribe had been offered
him.
—-The advocates of temperance won
a victory in tho Tennessee house Fri¬
day, a simple local option bill being
passed.
—The withdrawal of Addicks has
not oleared tho Delaware senatpria?
situation. The enemies of Addicks
question the honesty of his withdraw*
al..
—General debate on the anti-trust
bill closed in tho house Friday. Mes¬
srs. Fleming and DeArmond made the
chief speeches for the democrats.
—Hooper Young, tho grandson of
Brigham Young,' continues to act as if
he were demented during his trial for
the murder of Mrs. Pulitzer.
—The wife of Professor Peck, of
Yale, was found dead on the beach
near New Haven Friday, having wan¬
dered away from home while dement-
ed.
—In the senate Mr. Morgan, of Ala¬
bama nearly precipitated an open de¬
bate on the canal question by charg¬
ing that the United States has agreed
to pay $3,000,000 to the Colombian
rebels.
—Adelina Patti, the famous canta-
trice, has signed a contract to tour
the 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 of Belgium, was placed
on trial at Brussels Friday. Rubino
admits that he planned to kill many
rulers.
—President Roosevlt has refused
the request of the a-Utes to act as an
arbitrator in regard to Venezuela and
the matter will probably be referred to
The Hague.
-—The body of Samuel Hudson was
found Thursday in ‘his home near
Athens, Ga. It is beueved that he was
killed for his pension money.
—Augusta, Ga., is having a hot dis¬
cussion over file acceptance of An¬
drew Carnegie's offer of $50,000 for a
library.
—Congressman J. 11. Manley, of th<>
Tenth North Carolina district, died at;
his home in Waynesville Thursday.
—Tho Alabama bouse passed a bi'K
legalizing the practice of osteopathy.
—The Alabama supreme court hast
rendered a decision impeaching Solici¬
tor R. H. Lowe, of the eighth circuit,
for physical ihcompetency.
—The house has passed me appro¬
priation for continuing the fast mail
service to the south.
—Captain R. P. Hobson, in an inter¬
view, alleges that he was forced to
leave the navy by Congressman Bank-
head, of Alabama.
—“Gas” Addicks, whose ambition to
he chosen United States senator has
kept Delaware 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 $3,000,000 of the
$10,000,000 to be paid by the United
States to Colombia for the canal
route, will go to the rebels under an
agreement between tno latter and
American naval officers. Seua.or Mor¬
gan has demanded an investigation.
—Brazil has decided to send troops
into the territory of Acre and a clash
with Bolivia may result.
—The government of Honduras has
proclaimed the port of Amalpa block¬
aded. This is tho port to which Uni¬
ted States warships are hurrying.
—Senate committee on foreign af¬
fairs has made 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 the bribery
charges in which Lessler and Quigg
are exculpated and the guilt placed on
Doblin
—The HU; of Tara, once the seat of
the Irish kings and the most historic
spot in the Emerald Isle, has been sold
to an unknown woman for $18,500.
—In court decision at Cincinnati,
Federal Judge I.unton has decided
that negroes prevented from voting at
state elections have no recourse in the
federal courts.
—There is no apparent change in
the status of the Venezuelan embrog-.
lio. The allies have not replied to
Minister Bowen's last note.
—Kafser William, in order to give
the reichstag an object lesson, has
sent tot the house a diagram showing
how the naval program of Great Brit¬
ain exceeds that of Germany.
—The house public buildings con*
mittee left Washington Tuesday night
en route to New Orleans.
—James J. Corbett has signed arti¬
cles to meet Champion Jeffries for
$25;(X)0, and Tom Sharkey has signed
to meet Jack Munro
—The Venezuelan govern
troops under Alcanthra, a graduare force/ pf
West Point, have defeated a 0 p
rebels.
—Military organizations t.iroughoI , i l
Georgia elected their officers last Mcri
day night. X
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DR. CURRY IS DEAD
Most Noted Educational Worker
Crosses Dark River.
CLOSE OF AN EVENTFUL CAREER
General Agent of Peabody and Slater
Educational Funds, Legislator,
Diplomat and Ambassador to
Court of Spain.
Dr. J. L. M. Curry, one of the most
prominent educators of the south,
died in Asheville, N. C., at 11.20
o’clock Thursday night of Bright’s dis¬
ease, at the residence of his brother in
law. Colonel Connolly.
Dr. Curry had been critically ill for
the past two weeks.
Mrs. Curry arrived from Philadel¬
phia some days ago and was at the
bedside of her husband when his
death occurred.
Dr. Gurry was a native Georgian. He
was born in 1825 in Lincoln county.
He was also a graduate of the Univer¬
sity of Georgia. Throughout the en¬
tire south he war, known as one of the
leaders of educational thought, and
everywhere and at all times he
labored zealously for the cause of
schools and colleges.
When he was but thirteen years of
age he moved from Georgia to Ala¬
bama and in 18G8 went to Richmond,
Va., which lie afterwards made his
home. He was graduated from the
University of Georgia in 1845. His
tastes for political life were fostered
by early and steady preferment. In
1847 he was elected to the legislature
of Alabama and returned to three
sessions consecutively and servod in
the thirty-fifth and thirty-sixth con¬
gresses.
When Alabama seceded Dr. Curry
resigned and was elected to the first
congress of the confederate states,
where he served with distinction. Hid
high sense of honor, experience, elo¬
quence and ability gave him a great
Influence among the legislators.
Served in Two Wars.
Dr. Curry served In tho -Mexican
war and also with tho confederate ar¬
my as lieutenant colonel of the Fifth
Alabama cavalry.
After the close of the war in 1865,
Dr. Curry assiduously devoted himself
to educational, moral and religious in¬
terests of his state. He was in 18G5
made president of Howard college
and in 18G8 was appointed professor
of English language and philosopny in
the Richmond college for a period. He
lectured on constitutional and interna¬
tional law. During these years he re¬
ceived the honorary degree of D. D.
and LL.D. from several institutions
north as well as south.
Upon tho deatn of Rov. Barnas
Soars, D. D., tho trustees of the Pea¬
body fund at once' called Professor
Curry to the responsible position of
general agent. Dr. Curry threw him¬
self enthusiastically into the work.
He was not a mere theorist, but a
thorough and practical worker, who
mastered details and analyzed sys¬
tems and applied principles with con¬
summate skill and industry.
Ambassador to Spain.
Wlien Cleveland became president
in £$96 and sought the co-operation of ’
leading southern men, Dr. Curry was
among the first upon whom his choice
fell. He was tendered and accepted
the position of envoy extraordinary
and minister plenipotentiary to tho
court of Spain and remained abroad
three years.
Tho trustees of tho Peabody fund
refused to fill the vacancy caused by
absence and called him to this
trust in advance of his return to
America.
In 1890 he was elected a trustee of
the John F. Slater fund and was ap¬
chairman of tho educational
so that he became a mem¬
and practically the responsible
of both trusts.
CRUM NOMINATION FAILS.
Senate Committee Refuses vo Confirm
Negro Collector at Charleston,
A Washington dispatch says; The
president’s appointment of W. D.
Crum ,a negro, to the office of collec¬
tor of the port at Charleston, S. C.,
was rejected in tho senate commerce
committee Thursday morning by a
vote of eight to six, and it will be
very likely rejected in the senate.
Senators Perkins, of California, and
Jones, of Nevada, both republicans,
voted with the democratic members of
the committee against confirming
Crum.
Senator Nelson, of Minnesota, re¬
publican, voluntarily stayed away
from, the meeting, thereby indicating
his unwillingness to cast a vote for
Crum.
CLAY WILL FIGHT CRUM.
Georgia Senator is Assigned to Pre
sent Committee's Adverse Report.
Senator Clay, of Georgia, has been
assigrtM-ttttntTnty"Of Tcp 0 j ting th# ad-
Verse action of the commerce commit-
tee on the Crum nomination. If there
is to be a fight over the case in execu¬
tive session. Senator Clay will conduct
lhe ntest on behalf of a majority of
CO
the committee.
TURMOIL IN CENTRAL AMERICA.
General War Threatened Among the
Pigmy Republics to the South of
us—Situation Most Serious.
Advices which reached Panama
Thursday from San Jose, Costa Rica,
say that a diplomatic mission from
tho republic of Salvador arrived at
San dose February 6 , bringing several
proposals for the formation of a triplo
alliance between Salvador, Honduras
and Costa Rica against Guatemala
and lo further the plans for the proc¬
lamation of the union of the Central
American republics.
According to these advices the
whole of Central America may bo in¬
volved in war, as the political condi¬
tions are the most critical.
The civil war in Honduras continues
and Guatemala is aiding tho adher¬
ents of Bonilla, tho elected president
of Honduras, who Is unable to assume
office owing to the opposition of Gen¬
eral Sierra, tho president of the re¬
public, whose term has expired. Nica¬
ragua and Salvador arc understood to
be co-operating against Guatemala
and to bo furnishing tno enemies of
the Guatemalan government with
arms and ammunition. About 30,001?
Salvadorean troops are reported to be
near the frontier of Guatemala.
War Not Yet Declared.
Tho state department has been ad¬
vised by United States Minister Mer¬
ry that, the president of Salvador has
informed him that complete tranquil¬
ity prevails in Salvador and that the
rumored declaration of war is false.
BAER CLOSES ARGUMENTS.
Great Crowd Assembled to Hear Pres¬
ident of the Reading Company.
Before an audience .nai filled every
inch of space in the United States cir¬
cuit court room, at Philadelphia,
President George F. Baer, of the Read¬
ing company, made his closing argu¬
ment for the coal operators before the
strike commission Thursday. The
most significant part of his speech
was in the following words:
“Many good men have found fault
with us for not making an agreement
with the United Mine Workers of
America. You will recall that the de¬
mand made upon us for a uniform
scale of wages covering the whole an¬
thracite field. All of the operators
were asked to meet in committee with
a view of adopting a uniform scale.
The conditions of employment are not
always the same and therefore a uni¬
form scale of vages applicable to the
Whote United States would not be
just.
“We have made every effort to con¬
vince Mr. Mitchell and his friends of
the utter impracticaoillty of his
scheme. Our chief objection to his
organization was that it was a foreign
organization, existing in a rival and
and competitive business. We never
could see the wisdom of permitting
the bituminous coal miners to Inject
themselves into the anthracite mining
situation. It has proved to be just
as mischievous as wo believed it
would be.
“In addition to the fact that the
miners’ union was controlled by the
hostile interests we oojected because
we cannot delegate to the minors’
union or any other labor union, the
right to determine who shall be our
employes.”
After reviewing the old “sliding
scale” wage system, Mr. Baer present¬
ed this
“That the rate of wages now paid
shall be the minimum basis for the
next three years; that from the 1 st of
November, 1902, to the 1st of April,
1903, all employes other than the
contrast miners shall be pain an addi¬
tional 5 per cent; that on ana after
April i, 1903, for each 5 cents in ex¬
cess of $4.50 per ton on the average
price- realized for white ash coal in the
harbor of New York, or on all sizes
above pea, wages shall be advanced 1
per cent, the wages to rise or fall 1
per cent for each 5 cents increase or
decrease in prices, but they shall nev¬
er fall below the rate of wages now
paid.”
Hepburn Bill Favore-*.
The Tennessee state senate Thurs¬
day adopted a resolution urging Ten¬
nessee’s senators to vote for the Hep¬
burn bill, which subjects the trans¬
portation of liquors from one state to
another to local laws and police regu¬
lations.
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 II. 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.
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 ,(j 00 for permission to .bury him ac¬
cording to the rites of the Chip 03 c,
but were refused.
NUMBER 14.
TROUBLE AT AN END
Ominous Venezuelan War Ciond
at Last Dissipated.
PEACE PROTOCOLS ARE SIGNED
Representatives of Britain, Germany
and Italy Finally Come t.o a Sat¬
isfactory Understanding With
Bowen and Castro.
At 11 o’clock Friday night Herbert
W. Bowen, Venezuela's represents^
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 oHffie claims of the al¬
lies against Venezuela to The Hague
arbitration 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
Daren von Sternberg at the white
house musicale delaying a final close
to the negotiations until after mid¬
night.
The British proto,col 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
Germany.
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¬
quired more than three weeks of con¬
stant negotiations, Venezuela makes
two distinct gains, the immediate rais¬
ing of a blockade from which she has
been suffering for some weeks and
the return of all her vessels, war and
merchant, which have been capturod
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 tho 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 Gaiayra
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
bo named by the president of tho
United States.
The protocols’, in providing for ref-
erence of the question of preferential
treatment 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
a brief telegram to Presi¬
dent Castro informing him of the sig¬
nature of the protocols providing for
the raising of the blockade.
WOMAN SUES STETSON.
Mrs. Mathes, of OeLand, Florida, Asks
for $250,000 Damages.
Mrs. W. D. Mathes, of DeLand, Fla.,
has brought suit against JohD B. Stet*
son for libel and slander, placing dam¬
ages in the sum of $250,000.
The paper was served on Mr. Stet¬
son at a Jacksonville hotel, where he
is stopping, and cites him to appear
before the United States court on the
first Monday in April.
The foundation of this suit is- a
charge of immorality against tho
plaintiff and Dr. Forbes, president of
Stetson university.
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 thai the rob¬
bers did not get-more than $500. ,