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GERMANY AND ITALY DEMAND A
LARGE SUM
IN ADVANCE OF ARBI1 RATION
British Protocol Meets Bowens Favor
Berlin and Rome Will Have to
Modify Terms Before Castros Envoy
Will Agree to Sign
WASHINGTON Although Mr
other negotiutors are closely
guarding the provisions of the several
protocols it is understood tonight that
demands exist in the German and Ital
ian agreements as they are at present
drafted which Mr Bowen cannot agree
to concedede
These prdvlsions are for an in
creased payment by Venezuela prior to
The Hagues decision regarding prefer
ential consideration
It is reported that Germany asks in
addition to the 27500 cash already
agreed to a certain percentage of the
customs receipts until the remainder
of the 40000 demanded in the original
ultimatum to President Castro is paid
Italy 1t is believed Is insisting on
a similar demand -though the amount
asked for in its ultimatum was more
than 500000
Both Germany and Italy suggest that
this money can be paid in monthly in
stallments out of the customs duties
but even under this arrangement it
would require eight months for the
payment of the entire sum
It is the principle however to which
Mr Bowen so strenuously objects and
which ho has informed the German
and Italian envoys he cannot subscribe
to Until their protocols are relieved
of these objectionable demands Mr
Bowen says they must remain un
signed He contends that Germany
and Italy are insisting on preferential
treatment while nominally referring it
to The Hague
It is the firm opinion of both the Ital
ian ambassador and the German min
ister that these demands are the result
of a serious misunderstanding by their
foreign offices of certain phases of the
negotiations which were supposed to
be settled They arc using every ef
fort to have this misunderstanding
cleared up and have informed Mr
Bowen that they hope to submit their
conventions to him in a few days
Mr Bowen made it plain that he will
consider any requests they may ad
vance but will not yield to the extent
of signing the present German and
Italian protocols
Published reports that Germany in
eluded in its protocols a demand for an
apology from President Castro or his
resignation are incorrect
The British protocol is reported to
be satisfactory as di awn
The reports that come from Caracas
are to the effect that great suffering is
being inflicted upon many innocent
persons and the foreign residents are
bearing more than their share of the
rigors of the blockade because their
more complex wants are not to be
satisfied with native food
It is believed that Italy is not likely
to prove an obstacle to the winding up
of these negotiations
HIS ANSWER IS EVASIVE
Cleveland Does Not Say that He is
Not Candidate for President
CINCINNATI In response to a di
rect inquiry as to whether he was a
candidate or will accept another nom
ination for the presidency the follow
ing has been received from former
President Grover Cleveland
PRINCEON N J To the Editor of
the Times Star Cincinnati Dear Sir
I have received yonr letter of the 4th
insL asking on behalf of the Times
Star for an expression regarding my
intentions as related to the next demo
cratic nomination for the presidency
I cannot possibly bring my mind to
the belief that a condition or senti
ment exists that- makes any expres
sion from me on the subject of the
least importance Yours very truly
GROVER CLEVELAND
Husbands for the Widows
GENEVA The Swiss paper assert
that the Boer secret committee in
t Europe is sending out fully equipped
and with their passage paid French
and German Swiss to the Transvaal
and the Orange River Colony to marry
the Boer widows and orphan girls
with a view to repopulating the coun
try and preventing the British from
becoming predominant
vBlg Gold Strike in Arizona
EL PASO Tex Edward M Stur
gess a prospector from Mexico near
Douglas A T reports a tremendous
gold strike in the Terres mountains
about forty miles from Cos the termi
nus of the Nacozari railroad Stur
gess claims to have taken 150000 in
gold in the last six weeks with a very
crude outfit Samples of ore are said
vin n hitrh as CG0 ounces of gold
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BOWEN REJECTED
Allies Will Ask Roosevelt to Settle
Matters
WASHINGTON Irritated by Mr
Bowens note refusing their proposal
for preferential payments the allied
powers have instructed their repre
sentatives to resubmit the question to
President Roosevelt for settlement
In the event of his refusal to act this
and possibly the entirely Venezuelan
question is to go to The Hague These
Instructions finally break off all ne
gotiations with Mr Botteh
At 10 oclock Friday there will
be a conference of the representatives
of the allies at the British legation at
which Sir Michael Herbert will pre
side In the meantime he expects to
have an interview with the secretary
of state whom he will sound as to
the probability of the presidents ac
ceptance of the allies request
If it is found that President Roose
velt is not disposed to accept the post
oT arbitrator the ministers are in
structed not to suffer the embarrass
ment of a refusal but instead of mak
ing known their wishes to him to take
steps to draw up a protocol with Mr
Bowen for a reference to The Hague
The British ambassador was the
first of the representatives to receive
instructions to this effect and the mat
ter was discussed at the noonday con
ference between the three representa
tives of the allies
Announcement of that decision has
not been received with favor by the
officials of the Washington govern
ment
The Hague tribunal said one
has all along been kept in sjght as
a port of safety in case the negotia
tions here were not productive of a
final settlement As for the sugges
tion that the president act as arbiter
that has been a favorite idea of the
allies since the beginning of the
trouble
IMPROVEMENTS FOR HAWAII
Six Million Dollars Needed to Con
struct Buildings and Bridges
HONOLULU By Pacific Cable
Superintendent of Public Works Henry
E Cooper has furnished Governor
Dole with his estimates of the needs
of the island government and they
will be transmitted to the legislature
for action
Supeiintendent Cooper sas that in
the next two years his department
will require GG00000 for public im
provements including the construc
tion of bridges roads and buildings
and for running expenses
He proposes that part of the money
be raised by loan and suggests that
a bill for securing 4000000 be intro
duced in the legislature
WAS NOT LOOKING FOR WAR
Uncle Sam Will Have Vessel on the
Scene
WASHINGTON D C Although it
was recognized here that the feeling
between several of the Central Amer
ican republics was at high tension
because of the political conditions ex
isting theie yet the officials were not
prepared for reports that war had been
declared No later than Saturday last
Senor Lopez the Salvadorean minister
had reassuring advices from his gov
ernment which indicated that the peo
ple ware for peace Secretary Hay
has been exerting his influences
merely in the capacity however of a
good friend to prevent the outbreak
or hostilities in Central America
The United States will soon have
naval representation on the Pacific
coast as Admiral Glass is about to
leave for Amalapa island off Hon
duras
Bars Dreyfus Discussion
PARIS War Minister Andre has is
sued an order forbidding officers and
employes of the ministiy of war fiom
participating in the renewed Dreyfus
discussion This is an outcome of the
published reports that the ministry
was in possession of new evidence
which would have the effect of clearing
Dreyfus
The order is not considered to show
that it is the purpose of the govern
ment to suppress the facts in the case
but that it wishes to prevent officers
and others from taking part in a
political agitation
Idaho Memorializes Congress
BOISE Ida In the house Monday
Representative Jenkins tne republi
can leader introduced a joint memo
nal to coagress asking for anti trust
legislation Congress Is urged to
adopt the regulations of President
Roosevelt on trusts The house killed
a resolution providing a constitutional
amendment for the intiative and refer
endum
New Job for Bristow
KANSAS CITY The Journal says
Fiom a source believed to be reliable
it is learned that Fourth Assistant
Postmaster Bristow of Kansas is short
ly to iesign from his position in the
postoffice department and be made a
member of the Dawes commission to
treat with the five civilized tribes
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THE LOWER HOUSE
ADOPTS COMMEFCE BILL
AMENDED BY SENATE
AS
OHLY TEN VOTES AGAINST IT
Llttlefield of Maine Joins vyjth Nine
Democrats In Seeking to Kill Propo
sal Calls Law Trust Soothing Syrup
Other Doings in the House
WASHINGTON The house Tues
day adopted the conference report on
the department of commerce bill by
251 to 10 One republican Mr Little
field Me and nine democrats voted
against it
Several democrats took the position
that the Nelson amendment was a
weak and ineffectual
attempt to pro
vide for corporation publicity Mr
Mann 111 on behalf of the repub
licans contended on the contrary
that it was a better measure of pub
licity than had been presented in any
other bill
The remainder of the day was de
voted to the sundry civil appropriation
bill Mr Cannon chairman of the
appropriation committee gave notice
that at the proper time he would have
two amendments one to provide for
the purchase of a site and the erec
tion of a three story 400 room nffiro
building for members to be connected
with the capitol by a subway and to
cost 3800000 and the other an ap
propriation of 2500000 to carry out
the original plans for beautifying and
enlarging the main wing of the cap
itol
The notable feature of the general
debate on the bill was a speech by Mr
De Armond Mo on the Hanna bill
to pension ex slaves He spoke in a
sarcastic vein but the subject assum
ed a serious phase when Mr Richard
son Tenn said adventurers in the
south were using the bill to impose
on ignorant credulous negroes and
called on Mr Cannon to give assur
ance that the passage of such a
measure was not contemplated This
assm ance Mr Cannon gave
Sunday February 22 was set aside
for paying tribute to the memory of
the late Representative Tongue of
Oregon Eulogies upon the life and
public services of the late Representa
tive itumpie ot Jowa were also or
dered on the same day
Mr Hepburn la chairman of the
interstate commerce commission then
called up the conference report upon
the department of commerce bill
Mr Richardson Ala one of the
conferees on the bill explained his
reasons for deciding to support the
Nelson amendment concerning the bu
reau of corporations He did not be
lieve any democrat could sustain him
self by oposing everything aimed at
the trusts because it was of republi
can origin But he did not believe the
Nelson amendment was aimed at the
trusts
He said it was a travesty upon what
it claimed to be It was he said an
ultra diluted dose Its purpose he
declared was not to authorize the
president to proceed against the trusts
but simply to secure information
upon which he could base recommend
ations This was a pure response to
the bold threats which were heralded
abroad that an extra session would
be called unless effective legislation
were enacted
Mr Ball Tex who followed Mr
Richardson ridiculed the program of
the administration regarding anti
trust legislation The administration
was represented as anxious to secure
the passage of the Nelson and Elkins
bills and it was pretended that the
Standard Oil company was sending
telegrams to prominent senators
against their passage
ERIE CANAL MAY BE CEDED
State Constitution is No Bar to
Transfer
ALBANY N Y The attorney gen
eral has decided that it is practical to
cede a small portion of the Erie canal
to the United States government for
ship building purposes despite the
state constitution The opinion is giv
en in a letter to Major Thomas W
Symonds head of the United States
engineering corps for the Buffalo dis
trict
The question arose in connection
with the proposal to build a deep canal
from the headwaters of Niagara river
to the navigable parts further down
stream The letter clears away many
obstacles that appeared to be insur
mountable and assures the saving of
both money and time
Plague Condition Better
MAZATLAN There were two
deaths from the plague Saturday Very
Satisfactory results are being obtain
ed by the use of the Yerzln serum
Most of the patients to whom it is
given begin immediately to recover
A number of hotels and boarding
houses are closed the owners fearing
that in case the plague breaks out in
them the buildings will be burned
The fire insurance agents are taking
no policies
MUST CURB TRUSTS
President Prepares to Call Special
Session to Convene on March 5
WASHINGTON It can be stated
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by authority that unless anti trust
legislation at least reasonably satis
factory to the administration Is
passed at the present session Presi
dent Rodsevelt will call an extraordi
nary session of congress on March 5
The president himself has told mem
bers of congress of his desire and of
his determination in this regard and it
Is understood that the announcement
was direct and unqualified
It is further stated that the de
termination of the president was
reached only after careful considera
tion of the strenuous efforts that aro
being made to defeat any anti trust
legislation by congress These efforts
have covered a wide range They
were characterized by one prominent
republican leader The most re
markable of which I have had any
personal knowledge during ray public
life
MRS TABOR ASKS DAMAGES
Wife of Former Senator and Million
aire Makes Charge of Fraud
DENVER A suit for 3200000
damages has been filed in the district
court by Mrs Elizabeth B Tabor
against James W Newell Warren F
Page and the Ransom Leasing com
pany
The damage which Mrs Tabor
claims to have incurred resulted from
a sale on an execution of the Match
less mine near Leadville which be
longed to the Tabor Mines and Mill
ing company This mine was sold in
1899 for a little moie than 13000 to
satisfy a judgment which the defend
ants and William H Harp are said
to have held against the Tabor com
pany
Fraud is alleged against the defend
ants for the manner in which they se
cured possession of the mine
THE BOERS ARE REBUKED
Present an Address Which Chamber
lain Does NotLikc
BLOEMFONTEIN Colonial Secre
tary Chamberlain on Saturday had a
two hours conference Avith a deputa
tion of about forty Boers of the ex
treme party including Christian De
Wet The deputation presented an
address which it is understood Mr
Chamberlain rejected at the same
time rebuking the delegates for pre
senting the address which he regarded
as insulting inasmuch as it impugn
ed the good faith of himself and the
government
Christian DeWet who referred to
Piet DeWet and Chris Botha as scoun
drels accused the government of con
travening the terms of the Veriningen
agreement and he lequested that the
terms of peace should be incorpor
ated in a law
TURKISH ARMY MOBILIZED
Sultan Concentrates Forces Along Bul
garian Frontier
PARIS The correspondent of the
Figaro at Philipolis states that the
sultan is mobilizing 240000 men and
has commissioned all the steamers ot
the Idarei Massousieh company to
transport these troops who are to re
inforce the Second and Third army
corps at Adrianople Salonica and
along the Bulgarian frontier
Commenting on this dispatch the Fi
garo says this action greatly compli
cates the situation in Macedonia Di
plomacy will have great difficulty in
solving without accident this new
phase of the eastern question which
has exhausted all efforts for the last
200 years
EVADE GERMAN GRAIN DUTY
Canadians Charged with Mixing Wheat
with that Grown in America
BERLIN Herr Roesicke agrarian
complained in the reichstag on Fri
day that Canadian whpat continued to
come to Germany as Ameiican wheat
thus paying a duty of ST1 cents per
100 instead of 125
Inteiior Secretary von Posadowski
Wehner replied that the legend to the
effect that much Canadian wheat was
coming in mixed with American con
tinued to circulate but the govern
ment had thoroughly investigated the
reports and had been unable to find
proofs Experts who had examined
recent shipments which appeared sus
picious had decided that the excess
of duty must be refunded The Ger
man customs authorities and the con-
i
suls of Germany in the United States
were doing everything to prevent eva
sions of the law As for Canadian
flour it was impossible to detect the
country in which it originated
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 statement nor is it likely
that they will do so until the agree
ment has been ratified by their re
spective boards
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W L EATON General Attorney
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Dr S B Hartman Columbus Ohio
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the Peruna was suffering from laryngi
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treatment was most satis factory She
found great relief and after farther use
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