THE NORFOLK WEEKLY NEWS = JOURNAL
PART TWO. NORFOLK , NHHKASKA , FRIDAY , DI'XIMMIWR 2J ( , J.il)2. ) ) PAGES 9 TO 12
President Castro is Willing to
Arbitrate Differences.
ROOSEVELT HAS NOT DECIDED.
Prc ldent Neither Accepts or Reject !
i Proposal That Ho Act aa Arbitrator.
Germany Wants Some Cash In Advance -
vance Before Agreeing to Mediation.
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Caracas , Doc. 20. President Castrti
lias telegraphed from La Victoria hla
acceptance ot the proposal to submit
all pending differences to the arbltra-
tlon of The llaguo tribunal , subject to
certain conditions , which Include
cessation of the blockade and the re
turn to Venezuela of the fleet seized
by the allied powers. President Caa-
tro'a acceptance has been transmitted
to the Washington government , from
which the proposal emanated.
Washington Dec. 20. No confirma
tion could be obtained In Washington
of the report coming from Caracas
that the proposition had been made to
President Castro that all pending dif
ferences between Venezuela and tha
European governments having claims
against her be submitted to arbitration
of The Hague tribunal. It Is known
that only two days ago President
Roosevelt had not determined whether
or not to accept the proposal of tha
Dallies to act as arbitrator or to urge
again that the question should go to
71'he Hague. If , as stated , the sugges
tion has come from Washington that
the matter should be arbitrated at The
Hague , that conclusion probably wag
reached al the long conference the
president had with Secretary Hay
i\Vednesdayi when the two olllclnla
\vere together for some time consider
ing the proposals from the allies that
the president take up the question ol
arbitration. The dispatch to President
Castro , through Minister Bowen , sug
gesting arbitration at The Hague , must
have followed that conference. The
ofllclals hero have refused absolutely
to say anything on the subject since
the receipt * of the proposal from the
allies or even to give out anything
bearing on the terms of that proposal ,
The Impression here Is that an carls
determination of the matter will be
reached No matter by whom 'he mar
ter Is arbitrated , cither by the presi
dent or br the The Hague tribunal
the feeling hero is strong that thn
United States government , If the oc
casion arises , will insist that the ex
isting blockade be called off whlld
the arbitration Is In progress. Thr
presence of the blockading fleet alonn
the Venezuelan coast Is sure to be n
menace to peaceful conditions , and
difficulties of various kinds may arlso
nt any time through the arbitrary ac
tion of some of the commanders ol
ships of the allied fleet or to the In
trepidity of some skipper who may at
tempt to run the blockade. But the
greatest objection to a continuance of
Lf the blockade pending arbitration will
be the loss to American shipping in
terests , which this government does
not believe should be tolerated.
Germany Names Conditions.
Berlin , Dec. 26. The Lokal An/plger
publishes the following statement
which was evidently Inspired by the
foreign office : "The German govern
ment has excluded from the propp of
arbitration of the Vonczunlan difficulty
a claim of 1,700,000 bolivars , which
must be paid Immediately In rash be
fore arbitration shall begin. " The pa
per adds that it Is understood hero
that President Roosevelt's undertaking
to arbitrate Involves an indirect guar
antee for the payment of the sum to
be awarded. Confidence has grown in
government circles during the past
twenty-four hours that President
Roosevelt will accept the task of arbi
tration.
Warships Watch the Coast.
Wlllemstad. Curacao , Dec. 20. The
steamer Caracas has brought the re
mainder of her cargo here. The war-
ehlps of the allied powers are using
searchlights to watch the coast ol
Venezuela. Forty vessels are now
detained at LaOuayra.
SERIOUS CONDITION AT FEZ.
Rebels Want to Continue the War
Against Christians.
London , Dec. 20. The correspond
ent of the Times at Fez , Morocco , dc-
Ecrlbcs the situation there as having
become very serious , owing to a large
Increase In the number of the pre
tender's followers , whom the govern
ment troops are too weak to attack ,
Many of the tribes not already In re
belllon are wavering and are ready tn
Join the rebels in the event of a serl
ous government defeat. The protendei
la fully supplied with everything nee
essary and has distributed hla force :
over a district where they can be
cither collected or dispersed vorj
quickly. If successful , the protendei
proposes that the rebels shall noml
nate a now sultan , who would promise
to continue the war against the Chris
tlans. .
City Hall In Ashes ,
Marlboro. Mass. , Dec. 20. Marlboro
t city hall was burned at midnight wltli
the records of the city departments
Only a few books In the city auditor' *
department were saved. The loss IF
$100,000. Michael O'Brien , a hose
man. was caught under falling ; walls
nd hla condition ta serious.
TEN KILLED IN FREIGHT WRECK.
Disastrous Collision on the Colorado
and Southern Railroad.
Trinidad , Colo. , Dec. 20. Develop-
rnonts Indicate that the wreck on the
Colorado and Southern railroad , just
outside of this city , Wednesday night ,
which was caused by a collision be
tween a merchandise freight train and
a heavily loaded coal train , was the
most disastrous In the history of the
road , where freight trains alone were
concerned. It Is known that at least
ton men were killed and rumor has It
that several moro bodies will bo un
earthed before the wreckage is cleared
away.
The list of known dead IB as fol
lows : Engineer Elmer Pearce , Pu
eblo ; Fireman J. Fox , Brakeman Me-
Dormott , Engineer J. W. Goldtrnp ,
Trinidad ; Fireman Deverenux. Phil
Landls , Brakeman I , . F. Richards ,
King , a machinist.
Two unldontlllcd bodies are exposed
to view , but have not yet been re
moved from the wreckage.
It Is feared that several miners who
were supposed to bo riding on the
freight train arc among the dead.
HOT SPRINGS EXPLOSION.
One Victim Is Dead and Three Others
Not Expected to Live.
Hot Springs , Ark. , Dec. 2C. An In
quest was hold over the remains of
William Helwig , the first person to
die as a result of the Injuries received
In the Turf Exchange explosion , and
It has developed that the authorities
arc going to make a thorough Investi
gation of the carelessness which Is
alleged to have caused the disaster.
Officers were stationed about the
wreck Immediately after the explosion
and they have kept all persons away
since. Ben Murray , driver of the oil
wagon , Is still held In custody.
R. C. Chambers , who was badly man
gled In the wreck , Is a little better ,
but the physicians do not offe'r en
couragement. Dan Klnney and Joe
Pace , local managers , who were
among those hurt , are not expected to
live.
Lake Steamer Given Up for Lost.
Toledo , Dec. 20. The steamer Al
Hopkins , lumber laden and bound for
Toledo from Amhcrstburg , has been
given up for lost by local vcsselmen.
The Hopkins left Amherstburg on
Tuesday morning and ordinarily would
have arrived hero three hours later.
Word frolu the lighthouse , twenty-two
miles from here , reports having soon
the vessel on Tuesday afternoon. The
Hopkins was struggling against a tor
rifle gale and was battling with the
Ice. Finally , she turned back In the
direction whence she had come and
has not been heard of since at any
port along Lake Erie.
Motorman Crushed to Death.
Indianapolis , Dec. 20. The Union
Traction company's "limited" car from
this city to Anderson and Muncle col
lided with President George F. Me-
Cullough's private car seventeen miles
from here yesterday , and Bart Fraser ,
motorman on the "limited , " was so
badly crashed that he died shortly
afterwards.
Death of Editor Ham.
Dubuque , Dec. 20. Moses M. Ham ,
sixty-nine years old , for many years
editor of the Dubuque Herald , a na
tional Democratic commltteeman from
1872 to 1S88 , once a state senator and
postmaster of Dubuque during Clove-
land's administration , died last night.
SPARKS FROM THE WIRES.
George Bundahl of Crookston ,
Minn. , shot and killed Caroline A.
Mocn and committed suicide.
The Missouri , Kansas and Texas
Railroad company has let the contract
for fifty miles of the extension from
Coalgate , I. T. , to Oklahoma City.
J. A. Edson , general manager of the
Kansas City Southern railway , has resigned -
signed and will succeed J. M. Herbert
as manager of the Denver and Rio
Grande.
James Looming of New York , gen
eral freight agent of the Erie railroad ,
died In Buffalo Thursday. Mr. Loom
ing was a man of national reputation
In railroad circles.
French pollco are guarding against
possible violence to the Humberts ,
Paris swindlers , when they reach
Paris. Troops will escort them from
the railroad station.
James F. Dolan of Syracuse , presi
dent of the Ancient Order of Hiber
nians , has signed final papers where
by the order throughout the world Is
brought under one governing board.
General Miles started an investiga
tion of alleged cruelty to Filipinos by
Americans. Natives told him of violence
lence during reconcentratlon. The
water cure was found to have been
given.
The branch of the Texas and Pacific
railroad from Weatherford , Tex. , to
Mineral Wells , Tex. , IB to be extended
to Trinidad , Colo. , where connection
will bo made with the Denver and Rio
Grande rallioad.
The crown prince of Saxony IB ac
cused by Berlin newspapers with beatIng -
Ing his wife , who deserted him. The
crown prlncesB Is said to have made
previous attempts to elope. She will
reside at Mentone.
Hlldlng Helm , eight years old , and
Frank Smith , aged nine , wore found
frozen to death near Chicago Industrial
homo for boys at Woodstock , 111. , from
which they had .escaped. Arthur Carl
ion was nearly dead from exposure
South Omaha Stock Yards Has
$50,000 Fire.
FIVE HUNDRED SHEEP PERISH.
Intense Cold and Hljh ( Wind Make
Work of Firemen Difficult Burned
Structures Will De Rebuilt at Once.
Bad Fire at Bloomlnrjton.
Omaha , Doc. 20. The two big sheep
barns at the Union block yardH In
South Omaha wore totally destroyed
by fire Thursday forenoon. It Is esti
mated that the loss will be a llttlo
over JGO.OOO , covered by Insurance.
At the tlmo of the lire 99 head of
Bhccp were confined In pens In the
big barns. When the alarm wan
glvon no mo of th men at hand hustled
out COO head Into the allays and thcao
were saved , the batanco were uiuoth-
ercd to death. The burnn buiuod bad
a capacity of 20,000 head. The IOBB on
the Bhcop Is estimated at $3,000 , fully
covorud by IIIHUIHUCO. Just how the
fire started has not been ascertained.
The intense cold and high wind prevailing -
vailing made the work of the llronien
difficult. The BtructuroB will bo re
built at ouco.
THREE FIREMEN ARE KILLED.
Sugar Refinery Walls Collapse and
Bury Men Beneath Ruins.
Now York , Dec. 20. Flro which
broke out early this morning destroyed
the cooperage plant of the Arbucklo
Bros. ' Hiigar refinery , located near the
East river front In Brooklyn. The
large force of fire engines and fire
men which was summoned succeeded
in confining the flames to the cooper
age shops. Eiitlniatos of the loss run
from $100,000 up.
During the progress of the fire ana
of the walls of the building foil , bury
ing four firemen beneath u uiaus ot
brick and other wreckage. When the
other firemen had arrived at the pile
they found Michael O'Toolo and
Thomas Jeffries were deud and
Thomas Copplnger , a battalion chief ,
and Thomas McCarthy seriously hurt.
Copplngor died after being taken to a
hospital.
BLAZE AT RLOOMINGTON.
Flames Lick Up $200,000 Worth of
Dry Goods.
Bloomlngton , 111. , Dec. 20. Flro
which broke out last night In the mid
dle of the building occupied by W. A.
Nicolaus & Co. , dry goods and ladles'
furnishings , destroyed that structure
and was only prevented from licking
up the double store of C. W. Klein ,
wholesale and retail dry goods , by the
hard work of the firemen. The build
ings were new and as nearly fireproof
as It was possible to make them , and
to this is attributed the fact that the
fire spread no further. The loss on
the Nicolaus stock , which was valued
at $75,000 , is total. The Idem stock
of $300,000 Is badly damaged by smoke
and water. The total loss will not be
far from $200,000. Charles Abrams ,
assistant fire chief , fell from a ladder
while fighting the flames and was bad
ly Injured.
Four Persona Burned to Death.
Malone , N. Y. , Dec. 20. Four per
sons were burned to death yesterday
In the house of Julius King , in Pierce-
field. The flro had calned such head
way before It was discovered that Mrs.
M. J. McGovorn , King's oldest daugh
ter , and her three children , who were
sleeping on the lower floor , frero not
able to get out , and all were burned
to death. King and his wife , with a
few boarders on the upper floor , es
caped by jumping out of the windows.
One man was seriously burned.
Students to Be Suspended.
DCS Molnos , Dec. 26. President Mc
Lean of Iowa State university an
nounced that the Investigation into
the recent student riots bad practical
ly closed. He stated that while a
largo number of sophomores had been
under Investigation , all but six had
boon exonerated and that these would
bo punished by suspension unless they
make a better showlue. The sopho
more class has agreed to pay the dam
ages , approximating $500 , resulting
from the riot.
Engineer and Fireman Killed.
Battle Creek , Mich. , Dec. 20. In a
head-on collision on the Grand Trunk
railway near here last night , Engineer
James Kerwln and Fireman Theodora
Schlaubert of the light engine were
Instantly killed and Engineer Brown
and Fireman Burkhardt of a freight
train were fatally Injured. The en
glnes collided while going at full
speed. The light engine had been sent
out from Battle Creek to meet and
help pull the freight train to this city ,
iwo hataliy Burned.
Wimbledon , N. D. , Dec. 20. Jesai
Forsyth and Henry Sinclair were per
haps fatally burned In a flre that le
stroyed Frank Arceneau'e restauranl
and an adjoining building , owned by
Andrew Juan. James Leffel and
Frank Arcenoau were serlousl )
burned , but will recover. The flre wat
caused by a easolln * explosion.
Stock on the Range Dying.
Bomestcel. S. D. , Dec. 26. The ther
mometer stands at 12 degrees belov
zero and the snow Is two feet on tin
level. Much stock on the range Is dy
inc.
LAURA DIGGAR ACQUITTED.
Physician and Man Who Signed Mar
riage Certificate Convicted. ,
Fri'ohold , N. J. . Doc. 2G.--Liumi Blfi
fur wnn acqultteid and lr rhurloit C.
HtMidrlckfl and Siumiol Bliuilou , form
erly Justice of the pi'acn. were found
BUllly by the Jury In the I-UHO against
the three defondautn on the churgo
of having connnlrud to Kt't poiwemilon
LAURA. HUKIAU.
of tlio entire estate of Henry M. Ben
nett , a captullHt of PlttHburc.
Miss Blggar laid claim to the entire
estate of Dennett , who died recently
leaving u. largo fortune , as his wlfo
and as tha heir of a child of Hennott
which she said was born to her after
tils death and soon died.
Dr. Hendrlcks was her physician and
Lhn proprietor of a Hiitillurluin In
which the child wan Raid to have boon
horn. St tin ton said he had united
Miss Hlggar and Bennett In marriage.
CABLE NEARING HONOLULU.
Silver-town Expects to Complete First
Link In Ocean Wire Today.
Run Franclnco , Dec. 21) ) . The fol
lowing cablegram was received from
the steamer Sllvortown : "Tho event
ful trip of the cable Bhlp Bllvcrtown
will bo completed today and the first
link In the trans-Pacific1 cable will bo
laid In making the Honolulu connec
tion the cublo will be buoyed thirty-
five inllus from the ahoro end and
spliced. During the past twenty-four
hours 250 knots have been laid , mak
ing a total of 2.100 knots from flan
Francisco. A strong northeast trade
wind Is blowing , making the sea rough
and a landing impossible until calmer
weather. Not a slnglo calm day ban
prevailed during the voyage from San
Francisco , but a succession of strong
winds and sea. "
MOURNERS RIDE IN STREET CARS
Strike of Hackmen Delays Funerals at
SL Louis Owners Pilot Hearses.
St. Louis , Dec. 20. The cab and
carriage drivers' strike for an Increase
of wages has extended until now 390
ont of the 570 drivers In the city are
out. Of the seventeen stables that
had agreed to accede to the demands
of the men , only one member of the
liverymen's association is said to have
lived up to Its agreement. During the
day many funerals and social functions
wore Interrupted by the strike. Sev
enteen funerals took place , at which
all the mourners had to go to the va
rious cemeteries In street cars. The
hearses were driven by the owners ,
owing to the scarcity of drivers.
Error Keeps Man Year In Prison.
LInsoln , Nob. , Dec. 20. A clerical
error In the pardon of the Rev. Row
land P. Hills , bigamist , will prevent
his getting bis liberty until April , 1904.
A mistake of one year was made In
calculations. It is probable Governor
Savage will not shorten the sentence.
Hills had arranged to marry his BOC-
end wife at Blair when released. He
was pardoned yesterday on the sup
position that his term ended In April ,
1903.
McLeod Wins Championship.
Worcester , Mass. , Dec. 20. Dan Me-
LeoJ won the championship of Amer
ica at catch-as-catch-can wreBtllng
and the $1,000 end of a $2,000 purse in
Mechanics' hall before 1,100 people
yesterday by getting the better of
Tom Jenkins. Jenkins had n bad leer ,
caused by blood poisoning , and the
pain caused by the points of a brass
buoklo entering the Besh of this leg
made him quit In the third bout.
Pope Acts as Peacemaker.
London , Dec. 2C. The Homo corre
spondent of the Dally Mall telegraphs
that as an outcome of the negotiations
with the Saxon court the pope has sent
a prelate to Geneva to Inquire Into
the circumstances of the flight of the-
crawn princess of Saxony , with a view
to arranging a reconciliation.
Switchmen Out on Strike.
Marshalltown , la. . Dec. 20. Traffic
on the Iowa Central Is tied up In the
yards here , a division point , because
of a strike of the switchmen , who went
out because of the failure of Supcrln
tendent Sweeney to reply to their do
maud for an Increase of wages pre
sented three weeks ago.
Kills Wife and Himself.
Eugene. Ore. , Dec. 20. George Car
ter shot and killed his wlfo and then
killed himself yesterday. Jealousy
was undoubtedly the cause , as the
couple have boon having frcquen
qu m > ls for several days , which cul
minated In a separation Wednesday
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