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AMERICUS, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1902.
VENEZUELAN REBELS
REGAINING COURAGE
They Finn March on City
if Caracas.
CASTRO’S SITUATION PERILOUS.
Attacked by Foreigners and His Own
Countrymen President of Venezuela
Can, with Dufficulty, Resist the
Shocks.
Willemstad. Island of Curacao, Dec.
23. — (By Boat from LaGuayra).—The
revolutionists, strengthened by the im
possibility of the government’s sup
pressing the smuggling of arms and
ammunition into the country and by
the fact that it has no longer any
fleet at its disposal, have made an
swer to President Castro’s proposition
that they turn their arms against the
foreigners who have attacked Venezue
la by referring him to General Matos,
thear only chief capable of dealing with
the matter. The rebels have regain
ed courage. The government which
signed' with them an armistice of ten
days, which ends tomorrow, has 3,600
men at Barquistimeto and 2,000 near
Caracas, but all others who had en
rolled! themselves to fight against the
foreigners have retreated. f
The revolutionists have planned a
march on Caracas by three roads, the
leaders, Ramos, Antonio Guevara, Ur
‘baneta and Penaloza, with 2,500 men,
wil-1 march via Guatire; Antonio Fer
nandes, Oseo and Crespo Torres, with
2,500 more, have left Oamanagua and
General Rolando with 2,500 troops will
go from Alta Gracia. Ammunition is
expected to arrive every day near Tuc
caous.
The situation for President Castro
1» considered to be again perilous. At
tacked by foreigners and his own coun
trymen. he can, with difficulty, resist
the shocks, as the government’s re
sources hare vanishedl. The presi
dent’s departure for La Victoria is for
the purpose of trying to check the
near advance to the capital of the rev
olutionists.
General Matos will leave Curacao
shortly.
, CARS AR ETELESCOPED.
One Train Crashes Into Another In
Heavy Snowstorm.
Grand Rapids, Mich., Dec. 24.-—Dur
ing a heavy snowstorm at 7:33 this
morning the Detroit train, No. 2, on
the Pere Marquette road, crashed into
the rear end of Saginaw train No. 32
at McCords, a flag station 15 miles
east of here. The engineer of No. 2
did not see the rear light of the Sag
inaw train until too late to stop. No
cars were telescoped,
force of the collision smashed plat
forms and 1 threw the passengers and
train crew from their seats. The fol
lowing were injured:
Mrs. M. J. Kiley, of Grand Rapids.
L. E. Cook, seriously.
James Scoville, of Clarkesville.
Express Messenger Griffith.
E. A. Wood, baggageman.
Depression In Spinning Industry.
London, Dec. 24.—The depression
in the British cotton spinning indus
try is evidenced by the {act that 85
Joint stock companies in Lancashire
with an aggregate capital of $25,175,-
000 and having 6,667,000 spindles, re
cord a net loss of $7,150 for -this year,
A <CONTRAST
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PREFERENCE GIVEN
TO THE PRESIDENT
Powers Await Eis Eecidor
as Arbitrator.
KEEN INTEREST IS SHOWN.
English Press Receives President 0.
United States as Arbitrator of Ven
ezuela Trouble With Chorous of Ac
clamation—As to Monroe Doctrine..
New York, Dec. 24. —The decision of
President Roosevelt respecting the
Venezuelan arbitration has been await
ed with keen interest in England, says
a dispatch from London to The Tri
bune. N •
Tlie cogency of the objections urged
by the leading American journals is
not denied, but there has been a sin
cere preference for Mr. Roosevelt as
the arbitrator.
The old’ Tory Morning Post pro
posed the president's name in ad
vance of even the quick-witted Ger
man emperor, and the suggestion has
been received! with a chorus of accla
mation by the English press. There
are no ulterior motives. This Eng
lish preference is based upon respect
for the president’s character and rec
ognition of his unique fitness for the
duties of an arbitrator in a case where
a guarantee for payment of an award
is urgently needed, but may be dis
pensed with, If he consents to act.
The English press is regaining Its
sobriety of judgment respecting Ger
many. Mr. Kipling’s outbreak 1s gen
erally condemned, and the German em
peror is beginning to have something
like justice for has evident desire to
mainOan the friendliest possible rela
tions with the United States. The
British solicitude for the maintenance
and preservation of the Monroe doc
trine seems overwrought when the
powerful European governments have
virtually recognized it and deliberate
ly nominated the American president
as arbitrator.
President's Decision Unknown.
Washington, Dec. 24. —The propo
sals of Great Britain and Germany
that President Roosevelt arbitrate the
Venezuelan dispute have reached
Washington. They are in such form
that the president ca,n accept or re
ject the proposition outright. So far
the messages having been received
while the president was absent from
the White House, he has had no op
portunity to consider them, and until
lie does so, his decision cannot be
known.
For the same reason nothing can be
gathered here as to the details of the
proposals, and although great interest
is felt as to the extent of the limita
tions which the allies will ask to be
placed on the arbitration, curiosity on
that point must remain unsatisfied un
til the president has finally marie up
his mind what he shall do. It is
known that he is disposed to act with
all speed in this matter for he realizes
that the conditions on the blockade
are such that almost any moment an
unpleasant Incident may occui
through the obstinacy of some skip
per or from a genuine misunderstand
ing as to the terms of the blockade
that may diminish the chances of a
peaceful settlement of the Venezuelan
question.
NEW STEAMER LINE.
Vessels Will Ply Between New Or
leans and Mahogany Ports.
Louisville, Dec. 24. —A line of steam
ers for the Central American and As
rican mahogany trade is- to be estab
lished! by the C. C. Mengel. Jr., & Bro.
company, of Louisville, to ply between
New Orleans and the mahogany ports.
A deal will soon be closed for a twin
screw steamer to cost about $150,000
and others have been offered the com
pany which, considering the advisa
bility of purchasing several at this
time. The company intends to own
it® own steamers and transport its
own logs.
The Mengel concern has large con
tracts for logs and extensive timber
leases on British Honduras and Guate
mala. and also buys a considerable
percentage of the mahogany logs at
the port of Lagos, on the western
coast of Africa.
Famous Horseman Killed.
New York, Dec. 24.—Horsemen in
terested in harness racing were shock
ed to learn that the unidentified body
of a man killed accidently by a horse
while crossing Broadway at Spring
street on Monday evening was E. C.
Walker, a trainer, driver, starting
Judge and writer, Who was known to
followers of trotting all over the Unit
ed States. Mrs. Walker recognized
the description of the dead man pub
lished) in the newspapers and went at
once to the morgue, where her fears
were confirmed.
Mr. Vanderbilt Better.
New York, Dec. 24.- The following
bulletin was Issued at the Vanderbilt
residence at 9:3d o’clock: “Mr. Van
derbllt passed a slightly better night
Ills temperature is a little lower Rnd
his general condition is al > slightly
improved. (Higned) Flint. Janewav.”
ATTACK CN LILY WHITES.
Spears and Stevens Give Out Inter
views.
Birmingham, Ala., Dec. 21. —Colonel
N. B. Spears of Pell City, who was
the Republican-Populist candidate for
congress in the seventh district two
years ago, and was chairman of the
district Republican campaign commit
tee during the recent eampangn , has
written a letter in which he indicates
his opposition to the action of the
late Republican state convention in
shutting out the negro. Te expresses
the view that the Republican state
committee will meet at an early date
and practically undo its action of Sep
tember with regard to the elimination
of the negro .
William J. Stevens, better known
as Bill Stevens, a well known negro
Republican loader, has also given out
a letter In which he goes gunning for
Collector Thompson, who is one of
President Roosevelt's political refer
ees in Alabama. Stevens expresses
the opinion that Mr. Thompson should
be '’called down” because of his ut
terances in regard l to the meeting of
negro Republicans held a few weeks
ago at Selina. Stevens, among other
things, say® the Republican* in Ala
bama do not now and will not recog
nize the illy white state committee
any more than -did- the president rec
ognize the lily white state convention.
The lily white state committee has
declined to be influenced by Mr.
Thompson and stands upon its policy,
and Mr. Thompson being out of ac
cord with the lily whites and not in
touch with the president, should be
called down.
PREMIER OF CANADA.
Distinguished Tourists Are Now at
St. Augustine.
St. Augustine, Fla., Dec. 24.—Sir
Wilfrid Laurier, the premier of Can
ada, with Lady Laurier, R. Lafontaine,
A. Devereaux, J. D. C. Clement and H.
Laurier of Montreal, form a prominent
party of tourists now staying at the
Hotel Alcazar.
The premier has been in poor heatlh
for some time, and was threatened
with nervous prostration. Since his
arrival here he and the members of
his party have been driving frequent
ly, and the health of the noted Cana
dian is evidently much Improved. The
length of their stay here is indefinite.
The premier has dropped all matter® of
business, and will not bother about
matters of state until his return to
Ottawa.
BUSTS OF LINCOLN.
Public Schools of New York Will Hon
or War President.
New York, Dec. 24.—An anonymous
admirer of Abraham Lincoln is going
to place busts of the great war pres
ident in every public school in the
boroughs of Manhattan and The
Bronx. The offer was made to the
board of education through Commis
sioner O'Brien and was accepted. Mr.
O'Brien would not give the name of
the person w’ho is to make the gift.
The bust® are to be designed by
Wilson MacDonald, the sculptor, and
are to be as large as the bust of Wash
ington in the meeting room of the
board of education. Before being
placed in the schools they are to be
submitted to three well known artists
as experts.
Cardinal Sends Greetings.
Baltimore, Dec. 24. —Cardinal Gib
bons, in accordance with his annual
custom, haa- sent letters of greeting
appropriate to the occasion of Christ
•nas to the rcojte amd each of the car
dinals, numbering over 50, throughout
the world. His eminence has like
wise sent a letter to each of the Catho
lic crowned head®, including the era
peror of Austria, the king of Spain,
the queen of Portugal, the king of the
Belgians, the king of Saxony and the
prince regent of Bavaria. The car
dinal sends these Christmas letters tc
the monarch® every year, in accor
dance with etiquette, as he himself is
a prince of the Catholic church. Be
ing an American, however, the title
is merely one of form in his case.
Killed Sitting at Table.
Holino, Ala., Dec. 24.—About 6
o’clock yesterday afternoon, while sit
ting at the table eating supper at the
hotel of T. J. Hosley, some one shot
through the window, killing A. M.
Bass, foreman of the coal chutes of
the Mobile and Ohio railroad, and
wounding J. F. .tones, agent of tne
Mobile and Ohio. here. There is no
clew to the perpetrators.
Mgr, Falconio In Savannah.
Savannah. Ga., Dec. 24.—Monsignor
Diomede Falconio, apostolic delegate,
reached the city this morning from
Washington to spend the Christmas
holidays with Rt, Rev. Bishop Kelley.
He will say mass at. the cathedral of
St. John the Baptist tomorrow morn
ing. 11 is reception here was marked
an/J very pretty.
A * Cherry Pectoral
jfM & §' quiets tickling throats. Your
<dL JLli O doctor will explain this. He
Trust him. i&tf.'Luti:
NUMBER 151
PROFESSOI FORNEY
AGGiDENTALLY KILLED
Was Prominent Educator of
Alabama.
KILLED WITH FARLOR RIFLE.
Was Shooting English Sparrows When
Gun Was Accidentally Discharged,
Resulting In His Death—Son of Late
Mayor General Forney.
Birmingham, Ala., Dec. 24. —A spe
cial to The Birmingham News from
Springfield, Ala., says that this morn
ing while Professor Jacob Forney was
out in -his garden shooting sparrow's
with a parlor rifle the weapon was
accidentally discharged, killing him In
stantly. Professor Forney had! rest
ed the* gun by a seat in t-ho garden
and was about to sit down to load it
when it fell and was discharged. The
bullet entered his mouth and ranged
upward through the brain.
Professor Forney was professor of
pedlagogy in the state university at
Tuscaloosa and was one of the best
known educators in the south. He was
a son of the late Major General John
H. Forney, of the confederate army.
He was 35 year® old and leaves a wid
ow and two children.
WANT BETTER ACCOMMODATION.
Agitation In flew York Against Sur
face and Elevated Roads.
New York, Dec. 24. —In connection
with the agitation on the part of the
people of New York to compel the
elevated and surface railroads to fur
nish bettw aocomnnodtotions. Mayor
Low has written a letter to the presi
dent of the surface car companies, in
which he a»ks why it is not practica
ble to run at all hours o«f the day and
evening as many cam as are now op
erated during the rush hours and why
during the crowded hours two conduc
tors should not be placed on every
car, one of whom should be required
to remain always on the rear platform.
The mayor also suggests the vesti
huling of the cars for the protection
of the driver from the weather. 111 a
letter to the manager of ari elevated
road the mayor says it does not admit
of doubt that the service is opt n to
serious criticism and declares he
thinks the trains ought to be run as
the public convenience demands.
SENSATIONAL CASE.
Chicago Policeman Alleged to Have
Watched While Store Was Looted.
Chicago, Dec. 24. —Policeman Pat
rick Mahoney as found guilty and
Daniel Curran, eo-diefendant, not guil
ty of burglary by a jury which return
ed its verdict of a locally sensational
cake in Judge McEwen’s court today.
The burglary of Hagamann's Jew
elry store, with which the defendants
were charged, netted the robbers $lO,-
000, of which $7,000 was recovered by
the police. James Clark and an ac
complice were convicted and served
terms in' the penitentiary. Upon hit
release Clark told a story to the
state’s attorney which resulted In the
arrest of Curran, a saloon keeper, and
Mahoney, a policeman wellknown and
respected among hi® fellows. Clark
testified that Mahoney In- full uniform
stord guard while the Jewelry store
was being looted.
TRAINS COLLIDE.
Freight and Passenger .Come Togeth
er Near Williamstown, O.
Marietta, 0.. Dec. 24—The northbound
Ohio River railroad imssenger train
leaving Williamstown, 0., opposite
this city at 9:30 collided with a
freight one mile south of Wavorly, W.
Va., at 9:50 o’clock.
The freight was taking rights al
lowed the passenger train. Details
are meager. Both engines and trains
are demolished, and it is reported that
many are Injured and possibly some
killed.
A. J. Queen, of Marietta, is among
the seriously injured.
Physicians from Marietta have been
despatched to the scene, 8 miles from
Marietta.
Strike Declared Off.
Chicago, Dec. 24.—A special to The
Chronicle from New Orleans says that
the strike of the Illinois! Central rail
road freight handlers wa* declared
off last night and the men will go
back to work today on the old condi
tions, but without discrimination. They
were receiving 16 cents an hour for
a 10-hour day, and 25 cents for all
over time. They struck for 20 cents
an hour for a lft-hour day, 30 cents
over-time and 40 cents an hour for
Sundays and holidays. In the con
tract signed the strikers agree not
to bring up the question of wage® for
at least ouc year.