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A tortoise whose estimated age is
400 years and known weight is 600
pounds, making it the largest one ever
reported, has crossed the United States
on a limited train en route from the
Galapagos islands to the private
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Baldness afflicts almost every young
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in the Philippines.
IS UNRECOGNIZED
MONROE DOCTRINE IS NOT OFFI
CIAL LAW OF NATIONS.
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ITS EXACTIONS OF NO MOMENT
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Berlin Vossiche Zeitung Bitterly As
sails the Declaration—Declares Even
American States Do Not Recog
nize It.
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BERLIN.—The government is with
out information regarding the landing
of the German marines at Puerto Ca
bello, Venezuela. The foreign office
says that if such landing occurred it
must have been transient and regards
the reported seizure of the customs at
Puerto Cabcllo by German marines as
a canard.
Several newspapers in their yearly
political reviews, devote much atten
tion to Venezuela and the Monroe doc
trine. The Vossische Zeitung (inde
pendent liberal), regards Germany’s
proceedings against Venezuela as en
tirely within the limits of interna
tional law.
"Whoever has a claim against an
other,” says the journal, "tries to col
lect it. whether they be private indi
viduals or nations. If anybody dis
putes our right to compel payment of
the Venezuelan claims we must ask
that person if lie be willing to pay
the debt himself, or give guarantees
therefor. If so, the matter speedily
could be settled, but, if this other
person is unwilling to give such guar
antees, his objections don't concern us.
The United States could settle the
trouble between Germany and Vene
zuela in a moment if it would stand
good for the payment of our claims,
but the United States is.unwilling to
take this step and we cannot demand
that it do so. In this case the United
States should not hinder Germany
from pursuing a course that is deemed
expedient."
The Vossische Zeitung refers to
what it calls “the wild noise” in a
portion of the American press which
declares that Germany has no right
under the Monroe doctrine to take
forcible action in Venezuela and that
Germany has not even recognized the
Monroe doctrine.
"The latter assertion is correct,"
says the journal. "No other European
state ever recognized this doctrine and
we believe no European country will
ever do so. The Monroe doctrine is
not adapted to become a subject of
diplomatic negotiation and the docu
ment hnrdly exists in which this doc
trine is laid before any European
power with the request that this
power make a declaration thereon.”
After reciting the history and origin
of the framer of the doctrine the pa
per asserts that the right of interven
tion claimed by the holy alliance has
long since been abandoned. The coun
tries of South America have been in
a state of chronic revolution, yet no
body in Europe dreams of interven
tion. The disastrous issue of Napo
leon’s attempt in Mexico renders it
probable that no European state will
ever repeat the effort to establish
itself in the western hemisphere.
“Later interpretations of the Monroe
doctrine,” continues the Zeitung, "do
not involve the defined hegemony of
the United States over Central and
South America. The United States
claims suzerainty over these slates,
with the right of intervention, but
denies to European countries the
right to interfere in their affairs. How
far such suzerainty extends and w-hat
rights and obligations come from it
have never been cleared up. Neither
nave me uenuai aim auuui American
states recognized this suzerainty, but
they have decidedly rejected it owing
to its repulsion of the Romanic and
Germanic races. No European state
has made concession in this respect
and finally the United States itself has
given no clear statement of its aims.
“The Monroe doctrine does not be
long to international law, but to con
jectural politics. It binds nobody and
endows nobody with rights. Germany
has no obligation to recognize and no
occasion to dispute the Monroe doc
trine. The South American states
stand toward Germany as sovereign
nations, and they all have the rights
and all the obligations of sovereign
states, and having such obligations
must pay their debts.
“Germany will establish its claims
considerably in form and energetically
in action.”
The Taglische Rundschau complains
that that hard realist, the Yankee,
does not appreciate courtesies like the
visit of Prince. Henry and the gift of
the statue of Frederick the Great,
“but blows a few notes into the rusty
and hoarse Monroe trumpet and Ger
many must let that impudent trick
ster, President Castro, alone while he
laughs in his fist.”
WORK AHEAD FOR CONGRESS.
Not Much Expected for Several Days
<—Many Senators Still Absent.
WASHINGTON—Many of the sena
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tors who left Washington for the
Christmas holidays are still absent
and the present indications are that
when business is resumed there will
not be a very full attendance. Be
fore the week is far advanced, how
ever, the senate will again be in regu
lar working order and there will be
little cessation of work before March
4. The prediction is very general that
the remainder of the session will be
exceedingly busy, because of the num
ber of important questions which will
be pressed forward before final ad
journment.
During the present week and prob
ably for some time to come the omni
bus statehood bill will be the chief
topic of discussion on the floor, but
under the unanimous agreement by
which the bill was made the unfinished
business it cannot be taken up any
day before 2 o’clock. It is the pur
pose of the friends of the bill to press
its consideration and not to allow the
bill to be sidetracked unless under
very great pressure. The present
purpose is to give way. only for appro
priation bills, but there are no appro
priation bills on the senate calendar.
It Is, however, the purpose of the
senatorial leaders, and especially of
those who oppose the statehood bill,
to press appropriation bills to the
front as rapidly as possible.
The senate committee on appro
priations will immediately take up the
legislative, executive and judicial ap
propriation bill and it will be reported
to the senate as soon as possible. It
is a bill which demands considerable
investigation, and it is not probable
that it will reach the senate much be
fore the middle of the month. When
it is reported the committee will seek
to secure its immediate consideration.
According to the arrangement made
before the holidays, the debate on the
statehood bill will be resumed at 2
o clock Monday, Senator Nelson of
Minnesota being the first speaker on
the list. He is a member of the com
mittee on territories and in addition
to his opposition to the admission of
the territories of New Mexico and Ar
izona, he is a staunch advocate of the
bill for the admission of Oklahoma
and Indian Territory as one state,
which was reported by the majority
of the committee as a substitute for
the house omnibus bill. He has a
carefully prepared speech and its de
livery probably will require the great
er part of two days. Senator Bur
rows will be heard next and he will
probably speak for two days or more.
Other republican senators have agreed
to speak in opposition to the bill and
it is now estimated that there will
be no fewer than fifteen anti-statehood
speeches before consideration of the
measure is concluded. Some speeches
in support of the bill are promised,
but the indications are somewhat
against the delivery of any of them
during the present week, though it is
possible that Senator Foraker, who is
an earnest advocate of the omnibus
bill, may be heard some time within
the next few days.
GOVERNOR TAFT REPORTS.
Submits Annual Statement of Philip
pine Commission.
WASHINGTON.—The annual report
of the Philippine commission and a
separate report by Governor W. H.
Taft, made public at the War depart
ment, gives a review of the results of
the year’s work of the commission and
making recommendations for legisla
tive action by congress deemed essen
tial to the welfare of the islands.
After reciting a history of the estab
lishment of civil government through
out the various provinces. Governor
Taft in his report says it has not been
definitely determined what shall be
done with respect to Mindanao where,
he says, hostiltiy to the American
does not extend beyond the lake, La
nao Moros. The governor is of the
opinion that it may be possible to in
duce the sultan of Jolo to part with
some of the rights he claims to the
Jolo group, thus obviating many ob
stacles now encountered.
The Moros, he says, do not under
stand popular government and do not
desire it, preferring control by dattos.
"Possibly far in the future,” he says,
"control by dattos may cease. For the
present, however, it is necessary only
to provide a paternal, strong, but sym
pathetic government for these follow
ers of Mohammed.”
Governor Taft tells of the conditions
that have made it necessary for the
islands to purchase about $15,000,000
worth of food on which to live and of
the effects war has had upon agricul
ture, almost the only source of wealth
in the islands. The greatest blow to
agriculture, he says, is the destruction
of about 90 per cent of the water buf
falo on which the cultivation of rice is
almost wholly dependent.
Bubonic Plague Spreading.
I.AUEDO, Tex.—A special from Her
mosillo, Tex,, says: Three cases of
the bubonic plague have been report
ed in the little own of Ahome, in Sin
aloa, not far from the Sonora border.
The authorities of Sonora have noti
fied those of Sinaloa that a sanitary
cordon has been established on the
border and no one will be permitted
to enter the state from the south.
STANDS_BY NEGRO
PRESIDENT WANTS JUSTICE
DONE BLACK PEOPLE.
POSTMASTER MADE TO RESIGN
Threats of Violence Made by Lawless
Mississippians Compels Capable
Employe of Government to Quit the
Service.
WASHINGTON.—The feature of th«
cabinet meeting Friday was the de
cision to close permanently the post
office at Indianoia, Miss., from which
the postmaster, Minnie M. Cox, color
ed, resigned under compulsion a few
days ago, since which time the office
has been closed.
The postmaster general has had a
thorough investigation made, and has
become satisfied that the woman was
obliged to resign under duress; in fact,
that her life was endangered.
Having represented this state of af
fairs to the cabinet, after a long dis
cussion, the decision above noted was
reached and the office will not be re
opened until the people in the district
are ready to accept this woman as
their postmaster.
Secretary Cortelyou, for the presi
dent, made public the following:
“The postmaster at Indianoia, Miss.,
is Mrs. Minnie W. Cox, a colored wo
man. She served three years as post
master under President Harrison.
When President McKinley came in she
was again appointed, in 1897, nearly
six years ago.
"Her character and standing in the
community are endorsed by the best
and most reputable people in the town.
“The postmaster and her husband
own from $10,000 to $15,000 worth of
property in Sunflower county. The
reports of postoffice inspectors who
have investigated the office from time
to time show that she has given the
utmost satisfaction to all the patrons
of the office; that she is at all times
courteous, faithful, competent and
honest in the discharge of her duties.
Her moral standing in the community
is of the highest.
“The postmaster recently forwarded
her resignation to take effect on Jan
uary 1, but the report of inspectors
and information received from various
reputable white citizens of the town
and neighborhood show that the
resignation was forced by a brutal
and lawless element purely upon the
ground of her color and was obtained
under terror of threats. The mayor
of the town and the sheriff of the
county both told the postoffice in
spector that if she refused to resign
they would not be responsible for her
safety, although at the same time not
one word was said against her.”
POISON IN CHRISTMAS WINE.
Husband, Wife and Child Arrested
Charged with Murder.
CHICAGO, 111.—Poisoning, it is
charged by means of a bottle of wine
given as a Christmas present, Rich
ard Cummings, 50 years old, died at
the home of Mr3. Lizzie Shanahan,
4228 Ashland avenue, where he was
boarding. William Moniak, his wife,
Mrs. Theresa Moniak, and their 14
year-old daughter Mary, of 4226 Ash
land avenue, were arrested on sus
picion of having poisoned Cummings.
A bitter quarrel is said to have
taken place between Cummings and
Mrs. Shanahan on one side and the
Moniaks on the other. The wine, ac
cording to the story told to the police,
was given to Mrs. Shanahan by Mary
Moniak on behalf of her parents as
a peace offering. Mrs. Shanahan
drank some of it and said she suf
fered from severe pain soon after
ward. She offered some of the wine
to her niece, who complained that it
tasted bitter. Cummings drank the
remainder and died twenty-four hours
later.
“I have been poisoned by that bottle
of wine and I want the people who
gave it to me arrested,” were his last
words to Mrs. Shanahan. Dr. Wm.
T. Kirby, who attended him, received
a similar statement.
Moniak and his wife deny that they
had any knowledge of poison being in
the wine.
Insane Man Has Arsenal.
NEW YORK—A man, apparently
insane, tried to gain entrance to the
private office of General Greene, the
new police commissioner, at police
headquarters Friday, saying that he
was the new commissioner. Inspector
Brooks inveigled him to the Mulberry
street station. Two loaded revolvers
were found in his coat pockets.
Death of J. J. Dickey.
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OMAHA—John Jay Dickey, sup^r
intendent of the Fifth Central dlstriicl
of the Western Union Telegraph catn
pany, comprising the lines betwt\er
Omaha and the Rocky mountains, difei
at his home at Rose farm, near thli:
city. Monday night. Mr. Dickey ^a
taken sick December 22 with pleurisy
He retired to his room and grew stead
ily worse until his heart became affect
ed and pneumonic complications set! jn
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A8KS FOR ASSISTANCE.
Caleb Powers of Kentucky Says His
Means Are Exhausted.
GEORGETOWN, Ky—Ex-Secretary
of State Caleb Powers, who has had
two trials and now awaits in Jail here
his third trial for complicity in the
murder of the late Governor William
Goebel, issued the following appeal to
the public:
“I have had written a number of
letters to different states asking for
financial aid in my coming trial for
alleged complicity in the Goebel mur
der. A portion of the press has,
through a misunderstanding of the
facts, attempted to thwart my plan for
raising the much-needed money with
which to defend myself, by circulating
a report that these letters were not
genuine because signed by different
persons for me.
“It is true that many of the letters
were signed by different persons, be
cause it was impossible for one person
to send them out in the limited time
before my next trial, but all of these
letters are genuine.
“I have been continuously in the
jails of this state for nearly three
years. My means are exhausted. The
generosity of Kentucky has been taxed
to the utmost in my former so-called
trials. In a few weeks I am again to
be tried for my life. Hence my appeal
now to my friends outside of Ken
tucky.”
POSSIBILITY OF TROUBLE.
Cordon of Deputies Will Protect Ne
gro Postmistress.
INDIANOLA, Miss.—Every effort is
being made to suppress any trouble
that might be caused by the closing of
the postoffice. The mayor and the
sheriff of the county say they do not
apprehend that there will be an out
break. The fact that a cordon of dep
uty sheriffs has been thrown around
the town leads many to think trouble
is brewing. Messages are hourly com
ing in from all parts of the surround
ing country offering assistance of arms,
ammunition and money, if needed.
Sheriff Cox of this county said that
if Minnie Coze wanted to open the post
office and feared violence he would
deputize enough men to guard the
office and patrol the town. The col
ored postmistress has made no appli
cation to the authorities for protection.
The city officials believe a number
of secret service men are on the
scene, awaiting any developments that
may arise.
Postoffice Inspector Fitzgerald has
been assigned here from Louisiana.
MITCHELL NOT A PARTISAN.
Mine President Does Not Seek Polit
ical Preferment.
INDIANAPOLIS — National Secre
tary Wilson of the United Mine Work- —
ers Friday night discussed the action
of the Chicago Cook County Democ
racy in electing President John Mitch
ell to membership. He said:
“I know there has been a lot of
talk in Illinois lately regarding Mitch
ell’s politics. There has been talk of
bringing him out for governor. But
the amusing part of the situation is
that while they have been talking in
Illinois of making him the democratic
nominee for governor, in some eastern
places there has been talk of him as \
a running mate for President Roose
velt in 1904.
“The truth of the situation, so far
as Mitchell is concerned, is that he
is not taking any part in politics and
he has no intention of entering poli
tics. He is not a partisan in any sense
of the word.”
Officer is Missing.
DENVER—Second Lieutenant Wil
liam M. Kistler, Company M, Eight
eenth United States infantry, has been
missing from Fort Logan for nearly
two weeks. The Denver police de
partment has been asked to help lo
cate him.
Lieutenant Kistler is 23 years old
and enlisted as a private in the Sixth
cavalry seven years ago at Philadel
phia. He went with the battery to
the Philippines and saw service in and
about Manila.
Wild Engine Kills Four.
BURLINGTON, Vt.—A wild engine
running from Burlington to Rutland
on the Rutland railroad crashed into
the northbound flyer from New York
at Shelbourne. The crews of both en
gines were killed and a brakeman
who was riding on the wild engine
was probably fatally hurt, and nearly
every one of the flyer’s crew were
injured more or less seriously. No
passengers were hurt, although many
received bruises. Jjj
May Seek the Federal Court.
ST. JOSEPH. Mo.—An effort will be
made by the packers of this city, al
leged to be in combine to maintain
pricee, to get their cases Into the fed
eral court if state authorities make
an attack on the charters of the cor
porations. The finding of the master
in chancery that a combine exists
gives the attorney general an oppor
tunity to administer a nominal fine.
He has not indicated what further ac
. tion he will take.
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