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BOWEN REJECTED
ALLIES ASK ROOSEVELT TO ScT
TLE MATTERS.
W
HOT KNOWN THAT I E WILL ACT
There Will Bo No Further Negotiation
with Ca&tro's American Representa
tive The Action of Great Britain
and Germany.
WASHINGTON. Irritated by Mr.
JJowcn'fl note refusing tliolr proposal
for preferential payments, the allied
powers have. Instructed their repro
nontnUvos to resubmit the question to
President Roosevelt for settlement.
In ttio evont of his refusal to act, this
mid possibly the ontlroly VpncKitelaii
question is to bo to Tho Hague. These
InstructloiiB flnnlly break off nil ne
gotiations with Mr. Uowcn.
At 10 o'elock Friday there M11
bo a conference of the representatives
of the allies at tho British legation at
which Sir Mlchnol Herbert will pre
side In tho meantlmo he expects to
have an Interview with the secretary
of Btatc, whom ho will sound us to
tho probability of tho president's ac
ceptance of the allies request.
If it Is found that President Roose
velt Is not disposed to accept the post
of arbitrator the ministers aro In
structed not to suffer the embarruBS
inont of a refusal but liiBtead of mak
ing known their wishes to him to take
stops to draw tip a protocol with Mr.
Uowcn for a reference to The Hague.
Tho Urltlsh ambassador was tho
first of tho representatives to receive
instructions to this effect and the mat
ter was discussed at tho noonday con
forenco between tho three representa
tives of tho allies.
Announcement of that decision lias
not been received with favor by the
omclals of tho Washington govern
ment "The Hagno tribunal," said one,
"has nil along been kept in sight as
a port of safety in case the negotia
tions hero were not productive of a
flnal settlement. As for tho sugges
tion that tho president act as arbiter,
that has been a favorite Idea of tho
nlllcs since tho beginning of tho
trouble."
Whether President RooscvcK will
accept is not known. An official of
tho administration expressed his sur
prise that the allies wero willing to
Biibmlt to his Judgment In view of the
fact that their representatives within
tho laBt few days had Informed them
that Mr. Roosevelt was opposed to
their contention for preferential treat
ment. There Is tho best authority for the
ntatcmont that neither Great Britain
nor Germany are dcslroua of submit
ting their case to The Hague.
It Is not quite certain whether tho
protocol which will bo drawn up -with
Mr. Bowen, in tho event of tho presi
dent's refusal will provldo for p. ref
erence of tho entire case or whether
tho allies are willing to stick by what
they have secured hero and allow
Tho Hague tribunal to nrbltrato tho
ouo question of preferential treatment.
8TEAM CAUSES JERSEY WRECK.
Dead Engineer Leaves Statement Ex
plaining the Disaster.
PLAINFIEI.D, N. J. Tho coroner's
Investigation of tho recent wreck at
Gracoland, In which twenty-three per
sons wero killed, began Wednesday
Tho most Impoitant evidence was
that of Dr. Wostcott, county physi
cian of Union county, who read tho
statement made to him by Engineer
James Davis on tho afternoon of the
disaster. Davis said his engine had
a leaking steam chest, which had been
cracked for a month, and that tho
steam escaping from It prevented him
from seeing tho tower signals. He
did not see tho train ahead until with
in sixty feet of it.
David II. Doctor, master mechanic
of tho railroad at Philadelphia, ad
mitted that he had known of the leak
in Davis' engine, but Insisted that tho
escaping steam was not sufficient to
obstruct tho engineer's view.
New Job for Brlstow.
KANSAS CITY. The Journal says:
Prom a source believed to bo reliable
It is learned that Fourth Assistant
Postmaster Brlstow of Kansas Is short
ly to resign from his position in the
postoflico department and be made a
member of tho Dawes' commission to
treat with the Ave civilized tribes.
Utah Wants More Territory.
EALT LAKE CITY, Utah Tho
house joint resolution providing for
the appointment of two commission
ers by tho governor of Utah to wait
upon tho legislature uf Arizona and
negotiato with that body for tho nn
noxatlon to Utah of tho strip of land
noi th of tho Colorado river and to
make that rlvor tho boundary line be
tween Utah and Arizona has passod
tho faonato without a dissenting voice.
WOULD PA88 UP BIG SHOW.
Austrlans Do Not Favor Exhibition at
8t. Louis In 1904.
VIENNA Tho Austrian Industrial
association has made a very unprom
ising report to tho government on tho
advisability of participating in tho St.
Jxntls exhibition, saying that exhibit
ing In tho United States always costs
much and yiolds little, as under the
present tariff conditions Austria can
not hope to obtain any considerable
market there. Should, howevor, tho
government decide In favor of tbe pro
ject, tho association rorommends tho
appointment of a prominent manufac
turer or merchant to proceed Imme
diately to St. Louis and mnko the very
host nrrangemont possible for exhibit
ors. Tho government, the association
further reports, should also appropri
ate a fiiim corresponding with tho
grants mado by Germany and France
to defray tho cost of oxhlbltlng.
Under no circumstances, It Is nddod,
should u trifling subvention bo given
for tho bonollt only of a small group
of oxhlbltiors, aB this would glvo n
vory inadequate Idea of Austria's pro
ductive capacity.
,THE BOERS ARE REBUKED.
Present an Addrcso Which Chamber
lain Does Not Like.
BLOEM FONTE1N Colonial Secre
tary Chamberlain on Saturday had a
two hours' conference with a deputa
tion of ubout forty Boers of tho ox
tremo party, Including Christian Do
Wet. Tho deputation presented an
addrosH, which, It Is understood, Mi.
Chamberlain rejected, at tho Bame
time rebuking tho delegates for pre
senting the nddrcsB, which ho rcgnrded
aB Insulting, inasmuch as it Impugn
ed tho good faith of himself and the
government.
Christian DoWet, who referred to
Plet DeWot and Chris Botha as scoun
drels, accused tho government of con
travening the terms of tho Vcrlnlngon
ngrcemont and ho requested sthat tho
terms of peace should bo Incorpor
ated In a law.
SON AND FATHER FIGHT DUEL.
Marshal Jails His Boy, Afterwards
Paying His Fine.
CARBONDALE, 111. Silas Farmer,
city marshal of Do Soto, Mo., and his
son Lawrence, 23 years of ago, aro
seriously wounded as a result of a
shooting affray on the streets.
Lawrence's father placed him in
Jail a week ago and recently released
him nnd paid his lino. Shortly after
tho son procured a revolver and an
nounced that ho Intended to kill his
lathor. Tho two met in tho evening,
the son immediately opened fire, in
flicting three wounds. Tho marshal
then drew his revolver and shot his
son twice, inflicting wounds which
may provo fatal.
MRS. TABOR ASKS DAMAGES.
Wife of Former Senator and Million
aire Makes Charge of Fraud.
DENVER A suit for $3,200,000
damages lias beon filed In tho district
court by Mrs. Elizabeth B. Tnbor
against JameB W. Newell, Warren F.
Pago and the Ransom Leasing com
pany. The damage which Mrs. Tabor
claims to have Incurred resulted from
a sale on an execution of tho Match
less mine, near Lcadvllle, which be
longed to tho Tnbor Mines and Mill
ing company. This mine was sold In
1899 for a llttlo moro than $13,000 to
satisfy a Judgment which the defend
ants and William II. Harp aro Bald
to havo held against tho Tabor com
pany. Fraud is alleged against the defend
ants for the manner in which they se
cured possession of the mine.
SEAS SLAY THOUSAND.
Pacific Islands Are Depopulated by a
Fearful Stoim.
SAN FRANCISCO News of n fear
ful loss of life In a destructive storm
that swept over tho South Sea Islands
last month reached hero Sunday by
tho steamer Mariposa, direct from Ta
hiti. The loss of life Is estimated at
1,000.
On January 13 last a tuge tidal wave,
accompanied by a terrific hurricane,
attacked tho Society Islands and the
Puamotu group with fearful force,
causing death and devastation.
Tho storm raged Beveral days, reach
ing its climax between January 14 and
January 16. From the meager news
received at Tahiti up to tho time the
Mariposa left It was estimated that
1,000 of tho islanders lost their llveB,
but It was feared that later advices
would add to tho long list.
COMMUNITY OF INTERESTS.
Union Pacific, Southern Pacific and
Rock Island Agree.
NEW YORK. The principals In the
Rock Island, Union Pacific and South
ern Pacific deals have not yet Issued
an official statoment nor is It likely
that thoy will do so until the agree
ment has been ratified by their re
spective boards.
HAGUE TO DECIDE
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT REFUSE8
TO BE ARBITRATOR
IN THE VENEZUELAN DISPUTE
The Matter Will Accordingly Go to
The Hague Protocols for Submis
sion to the Tribunal Will Be Taken
Up Without Delay.
WASHINGTON. President Roose
velt has declined the Invitation of the
allied powers to arbitrate the question
of preferential treatment in tho settle
ment of tholr claims ngainst Vene
zuela. Secretary Hny has been In
structed to advise the British embassy
at once to that effect. Tho matter
will now bo reform! to Tho Hague
tribunal, which will result In tho Im
mediate raising of the blockade.
Tho administration, It is stated In
nn official quarter, was unwilling to
approvo the effort of tho British gov
ernment to eliminate Mr. Dowen from
tho negotiations, nnd moreover tho
president could not have . -cepted tho
invitation of the allies, even had ho
been so disposed, without the consent
of the other negotiator, Mr. Uowcn.
Saturday preliminaries will bo con
sidered with reforenco to tho signing
of tho protocol referring matters to
The Hague.
Immediately on receipt of Secretary
Hay's note announcing the decision,
tho British ambassador addressed a
communication to Mr. Bowen saying
ho was suffering from an attack of
tho grip und would bo obliged If Mr.
Bowen would call on him. The Vene
zuelan envoy went nt once to tho em
bassy, whore tho British ambassador
explained that ho had been too ill to
call for several days and announced
tho arrival of his protocol, which he
was prepared to submit to Mr. Bowen
for signature. Later the German min
ister, Baron von Sternberg, called on
Mr. Bowen and announced tho arrival
of his protocol.
It has developed that two protocols
aro to bo signed by Mr. Bowen with
tho Italian ambassador, Slgnor Mayor
Des Planches, two with tho British
ambassador and two with the German
minister. The first In cadi case will
provide for the reference of tho allies'
contention for preferential treatment
to Tho Hague, and tho raising of the
blockade simultaneously with tho sign
ing of the convention.
It Is doubtful whether the Initial
protocols between Mr. Bowen nnd the
threo allies will contain tho same con
ditions, though all the negotiations are
working to that end.
In theso protocols the condition
precedent to the raising of the block
ado will bo clearly settled, namely,
that 30 per cent of the customs re
ceipts of the ports of La Guayra and
Puerto Cabello arc to be set aside
by Venezuela for the satisfaction of Its
creditors and that tho question as to
whether tho allied powers shall re
ceive preferential treatment, or, as
Great Britain terms It, "separate"
treatment, in the settlement, shall be
referred to The Hague.
They will also provldo that Vene
zuela shall pay down to each of tho
threo allied powers 5,500 as an
initial cash payment.
The difference between the protocols,
it is said, will concern certain details,
tho nature of which Is not known even
to Mr. Bowen.
MILES HAS PLEASANT VISIT.
American General Talks of His Trip
to Windsor Castle.
LONDON Lleutennnt General
Miles, who returned from Windsor
Monday, said to a representative of
tho Associated Press:
"Tho king received most cordially,
and recalled pleasant memories of our
visit here at the ttmo of tho Jubllco
and spoke as friendly as over of
America. Ho showed keen interest in
tho far east, on which subject I was
able to glvo him information. Alto
gether, It was a most pleasant visit.
"Tho king said ho hoped tho prlco
and princess of Walos would be able
to visit America. Nothing, however,
is definitely settled."
Removes the Embargo.
OTTAWA, Ont. At a meeting of
the cabinet Friday an order In coun
cil was passed removing tho embargo
on Canadian cattle passing through
the state of Malno to St. John, N. B.
The order allows the shipment of cat
tle from any point to Canada over
the Canadian Pacific to a Canadian
port.
Cattle Disease Disappears.
BOSTON, Mass. Within a Bhort
tlmo It is believed the cattle embargo
In force in several New England states
because of tho foot and mouth dls
easo will bo lifted. Dr. Salman, chief
of tho United States bureau of ani
mal Industry, has returned to Wash
ington and will not como back to New
England unless there Is a reappear
anco of tho disease. Thero aro no
known casos of the disease in New
Englaud now.
EVADE GERMAN GRAIN DUTY.
Canadians Charged with Mixing Wheat
with that Grown In America.
BERLIN Herr Roeslcko, agrarian,
complained In tho relchstag on Fri
day that Canadian what continued to
como to Germany as American wheat,
thus paying a duty of 87& cents per
100 instead of $1.25.
Interior Secretary von Posadowskl
Wehner replied that tho legend to the
effect that much Canadian wheat waB
coming In mixed with American con
tinued to circulate, but tho govern
ment had thoroughly Investigated, tho
reports and had been unablo to find
proofs. Experts who had examined
recent shipments, which appeared sus
picious, had decided that tho excess
of duty must be refunded. Tho Gor
man customs authorities and tho con
suls of Germany In tho United States
wero doing everything to prevent eva
sions of tho law. As for Canadian
flour, It was Impossible to detect tho
country In which It originated.
UPRISING AGAINST TURKEY.
Macedonian Question Already Begin
ning to Take First Place.
NEW YORK While the Venezuelan
affair still has preccdenco as the lead
ing foreign question, there Is a gen
eral feeling In Fleet Btreet that It will
speedily be overshadowed by. the Mac
edonian question.
A formidable Insurrection against
tho Turks Is expected In tho early
spring by nearly all writers who are
following tho course of events in the
Balkans.
Predictions of a similar nature havo
been made year after year, but never
with equal confldenco since the pre
liminary stages of the last war be
tween Russia and tho porte.
Tho Turkish government clearly ex
pects trouble and tho Russian and Aus
trian governments also dread a move
ment from Bulgaria which tney cannot
control, since they cannot agreo upon
a Joint policy.
COUNTRY'S MILITARY STRENGTH.
One Hundred and Nine Thousand Or
ganized Militia In Country.
WASHINGTON In view of tho
vaguo rumors of impending trouble
for tfio United States growing out of
the Venezuelan situation, tho annual
returns of adjutant generals of tho
several states regarding tho strength
of tho militia of tho country, which
was transmitted to congress Monday
by Adjutant General Corbin, Is of pe
culiar interest at this time. It shows
that tho United States has a grand to
tal of 10,S53,39G men available for mil
itary duty. The total organized
strength of the militia of tho country,
officers nnd men of all arms, Is shown
to bo 109,338. The strength of tho
militia of Nebraska, Iowa, South Da
kota and Wyoming is aB follows:
Nebraska General staff, 8; engi
neers, C5; cavalry, 101; light battery,
148; Infantry, 1,489; total, 1,711. To
tal available men unorganized, 112,000.
Iowa General staff, 2C; engineers,
1C; Infantry, 2.45C; signal corps, GO;
hospital ambulance corps, 58; total,
2.C1C. Total available men unorgan
ized, 31G.GG8.
South Dakota General staff, 12;
cavalry, 127; light battery, 35; infan
try, 1,085; total, 1,255. Total availa
ble men unorganized, 55,9GS.
Wyoming General staff, G; cavalry,
52; light battery, 42; Infantry, 2G0;
total, 3G0. Total available men unor
ganized, 9,000.
Favor Hanna Pension Bill.
FORT WORTH, Tex. At tho regu
lar meeting of R. E. Lee camp, Con
federate Veterans, a resolution In
dorsing tho Senator Hanna bill to
pension ex-slaves was Introduced by
State Historian Judge C. C. Cum
inlngs, and passed by an almost unan
imous vote. There was some objec
tion on the ground that the resolution
might be construed ns political.
Husbands for the Widows.
GENEVA. Tho Swiss papers assert
that tho Boer secret committee in
Europe is sending out, fully equipped
nnd with their passage paid, French
and German Swiss to tho Transvaal
and the Orango River Colony to marry
tho Boer widows and orphan girls,
with a view to repopulatlng the coun
try and preventing the British from
becoming predominant.
DENVER, Colo. Tho annual meet
ing of tho American Cattlo Growers'
association, scheduled to be held in
Denver during tho first week of March,
has been postponed indefinitely. It
will bo held later In tho year.
Tells of Work Among Indians.
NEW YORK. Bishop Hare, Epis
copal bishop of the Dakotas, preach
ed Sunday at tho Church of tho In
carnation on tho work among tho In
dians under his jurisdiction.
Bishop Hare traced tho history ol
tho Niobrara lcaguo from its incep
tion. Missionary work had been suc
cessful, ho said, and at tho present
tlmo there wero elghty-flvo congrega
tions, with both native and white
prleBts.
SISTERS OF CHARITY
RELY ON PE-RU-NA TO FIGHT
CATARRH, COUGHS, COLDS AND GRIP.
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A letter recently received by Dr. Hartman from Sister Beatrix, 410 W. 30th street,
New York, reads as follows :
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Dr. S. B. Hartman, Columbus, Ohio: 3
Dear Sir: "I cannot say too much in praise of Peruna. Eight bottles 3
of it cured me of catarrh of the lungs of four years standing, and I would a
not have been without it foranythlng. It helped several Sisters of Coughs 3
t and colds and I have yet to find one case of catarrh that it does not cure. " 3
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Interesting Letters from
Catholic Institutions.
In every country of the civilized world
the Sisters of Chanty are known. Not only
do they minister to the
spiritual and intellectual
needs of the charges com
mitted to their care, but
they also minister to their
bodly needs. With so
many children to take care
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WORK.
of and to protect from climate and disease,
these wise and prudent sisters have found
Peruna a never-failing safeguard.
Dr. Hartman receives many letters from
Catholic Sisters from all over the United
States. A recommend recently received
from a Catholic institution in Detroit, Mich.,
reads as follows :
Dr. S. B. Hartman, Columbus, Ohio:
Dear Sir: "The younggirl who used
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COMPANY of DES MOINES, IOWA.
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DEC. 31, IOOI,
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DEC. 31, 1902,
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for injuries or aches of MAN or BEAST.
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the Peruna was suffering from laryngl-
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treatment was most satis factory. She
found great relief, and after farther use
of the medicine we hope to be able to
say she is entirely cured." Sisters of
Charity.
This young girl was under the care of the
Sisters of Charity and used Peruna for
catarrh of the throat, with good results a3
the above letter testifies.
From a Catholic institution In Cen
tral Ohio comes the following recom
mend from the Sister Superior.
If you do not derive prompt and satis
factory results from the iiso of Peruna,
write at onco to Dr. Hartman, giving a
full statement of your case, and he will bo
pleased to givo you his valuable advice
gratis.
Address Dr. Hartman, President of Tho
Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus, Ohio.
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