THE NORFOLK NEWS : FRIDAY , , IAlSrUAUY 30 , European Allies Decide to With draw Their Fleets. WILL ACCEPT CASTRO'S TERMS. Minister Bowen'a Proposals Believed to Be Satisfactory Offers Thirty Per Cent of Customs Receipts as f Guarantee Still Awaiting Reply. Caracas , Jan. 27. The Associated Fress correspondent has Just received a communication from the British naval officer at LaQuayra , Informing him that the blockade will be raised tomorrow. London , Jan. 27. The morning pa pers express the greatest relief nt the prospect of a settlement of the Vene zuelan trouble as enabling Oreat Brit ain to escape from an embarrassing situation. Some difficulties are antici pated over the details of the financial y arrangement , but the greatest confidence - denco is expressed in Minister Bow- en's ability to surmount them. The government is frankly exhorted by Its organs to learn a lesson for the future that unnecessary alliances are almost as bad as unnecessary wars. The rumor published from Washing ton , that Great Britain has notified the United States government that Bhe will cease to act with Germany from today IB discredited here. Washington , Jan. 27. There is no information In Washington to justify the positive statement contained in the Caracas dispatch that the Vene zuelan blockade will be raised tomor row. Minister Bowen continues hope ful that such a happy consummation will result from the pending negotia tions , as the latest proposition ho has made to the allied governments Is regarded by him as an eminently fair one. He is still awaiting formal re plies to that proposition from Great Britain and Germany and on these will depend the question whether the blockade is to be raised. The question to be determined Is the amount of customs receipts to be given as a guarantee. Great Britain is believed to bo favorable to accept ing the 30 per cent offered by Mr. , - . Bowen , while Germany is supposed to bo Insisting on 50 per cent. w * ? "NO FEAR OF EUROPEAN PLANS. / MacArthur Tells of Conspiracy to Disrupt Western Hemisphere. Chicago , Jan. 27. The Chronicle Bays : Charges of a European con- % Bplracy to disrupt the western heml- * ephere , couched by Major General Ar thur MacArthur commanding the Department - * * , partment of the Lakes , in diplomatic language , were made last night at the - ' annual banquet of the Western socle- , ty , Army of the Potomac. President ' ' B. E. Gross Intimated that Major Gen- "oral S. M. B. Young's absence from the function was occasioned by urgent duties at Washington relative to the Rnnth AmnHnnn tnnirln "A question is being propounded throughout the world today , " said Gen eral MacArthur , "which Is being dis cussed with secret satisfaction in hos tile cabinets , with a view no doubt to combined action , calculated and In tended to Introduce discord Into this hemisphere whenever a propitious moment shall arise to encourage such Interference. "The question Is. " he continued , "whether a self-governing nation , as rich and populous as the United States , will bo able to resist the strain which must Inevitably arise as a log ical consequence of Its own great pros perity. We can answer that question , \vlth calm assurance. " Castro's Troops Defeated. New York , Jan. 27. President Cas tro's troops have been defeated by the [ Venezuelan revolutionists In an im portant battle about forty miles west of Puerto Cabello , says a dispatch to the Herald from Willemstad. Scatter ing bodies of the defeated government eoldlers are arriving in Puerto Cabello. Their commanding general waa cap tured by the revolutionists. Boers Greet Chamberlain. London , Jan. 27. Colonial Secre tary Chamberlain continues be met with an excellent reception in his progress to Mafeklng , which he is er- pected to reach tomorrow. AddressIng - Ing the Boers at LIchtenburg , Mr. Chamberlain acknowledged the kind ness with which he had been received everywhere by the former enemies of Great Britain. Plague Situation Less Favorable. Mazatlan , Mex. , Jan. 27. There were four deaths from the plague yes terday and the situation is considered less favorable. The number of patients in the lazaretto is fifty. The Increase of the disease Is due to the return of the poor people who had sought ref uge outside the city and whoso return was incited by hunger. American Liner Wrecked. Holyhead , Jan. 27. An American liner is reporte ashore off Aberfraw Point , fifteen miles south of Holybead. A heavy gale is raging in St. George's channel. A portion of the crew of the vessel , numbering seventeen men , have come ashore in their own boats. They report that the boat is a total wreck. Plague In Natal. Durban , Natal. Jan. 27. Bubonic plague is spreading so seriously her * that the natives are panic-stricken. Servants and laborers are leaving the town In largo numbers. It is antici pated that Zululand drifts will b closed BO as to prevent the spread of eho plague to that territory. PEOPLE SEIZE COAL TRAIN. Engine Stops for Water and Nearly Twenty Carloads Are Taken. DCS Molnes , Jan. 27. The town of Stratford , 100 miles north of hero , hav. tag a population of nearly 2,000 , la greatly wrought up ns the result of the arrest of more than thirty persons who hold up a train of coal and seized nearly twenty cara of coal. But Httlo coal has been shipped to Stratford for many weeks and a severe fuel famine prevailed. Yesterday a Northwestern freight train of loaded coal cars pasntug through the town stopped for wator. The train had no sooner como to a stop than the news spread like wild fire. Soon a mob of GOO people with wagons , baskets nnd coal scuttles wore at the tracks , a car of coal wan broken open and the people were helping - ing themsolvfs. Of the train of twen ty cars but a few tons remained when the raid was over. The railroad company at once noti fied the sheriff , who made between thirty and forty arrosta. A high state of excitement prevails. The amount of coal taken was not much per per son , but as a whole Is sufficient to last the town for some time. Much trouble Is looked for when the nrrostod persons are brought to trial. All. however , have been granted ball pending the tlmp of trial , which Is sot for the next term of the district court. MURDERERS STILL AT LARGE. Men Who Killed Detective at Union , Mo , , Manage to Elude Officers. St. Louis , Jan. 27. Bill Anderson , or Rudolph , and Frank Lewis , the sup posed Union ( Mo. ) bank robbers nnd murderers of Detective Charles J. Shumacher , are still at largo. A re ward of $1,800 has been offered for their arrest. Anderson and Lewis have been traced to the vicinity of Beaufort , Mo. , and there the trail was lost. Con stable Robb of Scdalla claims that Lewis IB Charles Bradshaw , leader of a gang of robbers which was broken up near Windsor , Mo. Bradshaw Is wanted In Kansas for murder. Repre sentatives of the Bank of Union con tinued their search of the Rudolph home and It was reported that prat tically all of the $110,000 of stolen bonds and securities had been found. It was also reported that In the cistern torn from which $800 in a sack was taken Sunday , $ G,000 in gold had been recovered. The body of Detcrtlve Schumacher was taken to Chicago. Prlsonero Saw Way Out. Mitchell , S. D. , Jan. 27. Jack Sully and Fred Baer escaped from the coun ty Jail last night and no trace of them can bo found. They were assisted by outside parties , who sawed the lock from an outside door that is rarely used , and then sawed their way Into the jail. Sully Is the noted cattle rustler who has operated on the Sioux reservation , west of Chamberlain , for a number of years and in that time ims iimuc wuy wiui nunureus 01 cui- tle. Arrested on Murder Charge. Shaw nee , Okla. , Jan. 27. Martin Howe , son of a Chicago millionaire charged with the murder of a Demo cratic politician in Chicago , in Fob- ruary,1901was arrested hero yesterday by a deputy sheriff from Springfield Mo. The officer started with his prls oner for Chicago without a requisition Ho had been working in railroad shops at Springfield , Mo. , and Shawnee. In his pocket was $3,500. Eight Miners Badly Burned. Wilkesbarre , Jan. 27. By an explo slon of gas In the Oakwood colliery last evening eight men were badly burned. All the victims are foreign ers. A foreign miner had Ignited a body of gas. He and bis laborer took off their coats and fought the fire which was soon extinguished. When the eight men came along later they ran into a big body of gas and the ex plosion followed. Kills Daughter and Himself. Roanoke , Va. , Jan. 27. James Wray a Franklin county farmer , shot ant killed his sixteen-year-old daughter Settle , and blew out his own bralm at his home , twelve miles south of this city , Sunday night. The tragedy is attributed to temporary insanity Wray had also threatened to kill his wlfo and five other children. On Trial for Murder. Carbondale , 111. , Jan. 27. Mrs. Ella M. Jiley and her son-in-law , Walter W. Conger , were placed on trial yes terday in the circuit court , chargee with the murder in August , 1902 , o Mrs. Rlley's husband , William M Rlley. Riley , at the time of his death was drainage commissioner for the Fountain Bluff district. Killed by Mob and Body Burned. New Orleans , Jan. 27. John Thomas , a negro , who shot and killed Sheriff Benjamin F. Ory of St. Charles parish , near this city , yesterday , waa killed , by a mob and his body burned Thomas shot Sheriff Ory while the lat ter was attempting to arrest him ant was himself wounded in the arm. Railroads Given More Time. Jefferson City , Mo. , Jan. 27. The supreme court yesterday granted the cloven railroads of Missouri , which At torney General Crow is seeking tc oust for making a consignment charge of $2 at St. Louis for shipment eve their lines , two weeks further time tc file their returns to the offices. Killed in a Runaway. Wichita , Kan. Jan. 27. Hunter Tay lor , a wealthy young stockman o Douglass , was killed yesterday by hi mule team running away and th wheels of the heavy wagon pasulng across hi body. Says His Bribery Story Was Not the Truth. MAKES STARTLING CONFESSION. Naval Affair * Committee Gets A toundlng Evidence In the Holland Boat Inquiry Witness Now Swears No Money Was Offered. WaHhlnRton , Jan. 27. Philip Dob- In , who testified before the house ommlttce on naval affairs on Satur day that ho had approached Ropro- cntatlvo Lessler of Now York with an offer of money to Influence Mr. Loan- or's vote on the submarine boat bill and who made the following statement hat ho had been told there might bo 5,000 In It for him , made the astound- ng statement before the committee yesterday that ho made statements on Saturday which were not tmo nnd ho vantcd to retract his statement that dr. Qulgg had tendered a brlbo to ilm. The statement came without any previous warning that Doblln In- ended to make such retraction. Mem- jcrs of the committee looked at one another in amazement as Doblln wont on with his statement. Guntav Rog ers , an attorney , arose in the com mittee room after the first wltnrsn line ! eft the stand yesterday and said ho appeared for Doblln. who had stated to him that ho ( Doblln ) had made Bomo statements Saturday which were true and some which were false , and that he hold In his hand a statement to which Doblln had sworn. The com- mlttoe wan unanimous In agreeing that Doblln appear In person forth with. Ho wan called and made spe cific denial of all statements ho had previously made , wherein he alleged attempts nt bribery. He was rigidly croRS-exnmlnod by practically every member of the committee and pressed for an explanation of his action , but persisted that ho was telling the truth and adhered to his denials. When Doblln had left the stand , the com mlttcc's program , which contemplated calling Dr. W. B. Kerr to the stand , was abandoned nnd It went Into socrrt session. Some of the members , In view of the remarkable developments , favored dropping the Investigation , but others urged that It be continued It is understood that Mr. Lcsslor asked that he be permitted to make a statement , and sain he had another witness ho would call , whereupon the committee decided to meet again to day. DECISION IS FOR SETTLERS. Supreme Court Hands Down Opinion Affecting Northern Pacific Grant. Washington , Jan. 27. The United States supreme court rendered through Justice Harlan an opinion af fecting the Northern Pacific rallroael ianu gram. MHO cnsu W M IUUL ui Peter and Henry Nelson , who located upon unsurveyed land within the Northern Pacific grant In the territory of Washington In 1881. This was after the railroad company had filed Its general map showing Its promised line , but before It had filed Us map of definite location. In the opinion handed down It was held that the tltlo of the settlers was better than that of the railroad company , and that until the definite map was filed con gress had control of the lands within the grant regardless of the general map. In a dissenting opinion Justice Brewer said the opinion reverses the Judgment of the court of twenty yeart ago , by which the Interior department had ever since been controlled In deal ing with disputes between the railroad company and settlers like the Nelsons , "Get Coal" Convention. Washington , Jan. 27. The "gel coal" convention called by Mayor May > bury of Detroit will assemble hero to day. Mayor Maybury , accompanied bj Timothy F. Tarsney of Detroit and Deputy City Comptroller Howard C Beck , , arrived here yesterday and made arrangements for the meetings It Is expected there will bo toetweer fifty and seventy-five delegates pres ent. Pay Tribute to Hewitt Now York , Jan. 27. The late Abran 8. Hewitt was eulogized by formei President Grover Cleveland last nighl at a memorial meeting held at th < City club. Addresses were also mad by Edward Shepard and E. R. T. Goult and Richard Watson Glider read poem , "Tho Great Citizen , " which hi wrote for Mr. Hewitt's funeral. Cuban Protocol Is Signed. Washington , Jan. 27. Secretary Hay yesterday sent for the Cuban mln later and with him signed a conven tlon extending for a constderabli period the time limit for the exchangi of ratifications of the Cuban reclproc ity treaty now pending in the senate which , under the original agreement expires next Saturday , the 31st. Day for Associate Judge. Canton , O. , Jan. 27. Judge W. U Day has accepted a tender of appoint ment as associate judge of the Unitei States supreme court. Judge Da ; said , in answer to a query as to h ! appointment : "I received the tende from President Roosevelt Saturday , mailed my acceptance * this morning. ' President Off for Canton , Washington , Jan. 27. Preslden Roosevelt and a party of friends let hero early this morning for Canton O. , where they are to participate tc morrow in the celebration of McKln ley birthday exercises. They occuplo A special trail. FOU ALL CATARRHAL COMPLAINTS Pe-ru-na is Most Excellent , " Writes Congressman John L. Sheppard. CONGRESSMAN JOHN L. SHEPPAKD. Congressman John L. Bhoppard , Member of CoiircnH ( from TOMB , wrllos : Gentlemen : " / have used Peruna In my family and find It t most excellent remedy tor all catarrhal complaints. " Congrcssmai John L. Sheppard. rpHEREaro two things thattho whole JL medical profession ugroo about concerning - corning catarrh. The llrHt in that ca tarrh is the moatprovalontand omnipres ent ellsoaso to which the people la the United States arc nuhjoct. All classes of people have It , Thoao who Btay In doors much and these who go outdoors mnch. Working classes liavo it and sedentary classes have it. The doctor finds catarrk to bo his con stant and ovor-proscnt foo. It compli cates nearly every disease ho is called npon to treat. The second thing about catarrh on which all doctors agree , is that it in dif ficult to euro it. Local remedies may glvo rollof but they full to euro por- maoaontly. Sprays or snuffs amount to ENGAGE IN A BRUTAL FIGHT. Two Young Men of Elk Creek Prin clpals in the Affair. Tccumseli , Nob. , Jan. a ? . The at tention of the olllcors hero IIUB been called to a fight which wan pulled off just on the outskirts of the village of Elk Creek. The principals to the encounter - counter were Charley Tucker and Elza Shurtleff , two young men of the neighborhood. It Is said that bad blood has existed between the men for some time , that each Is a good man physically and that by agreement they met at the Cheney farm to fight it out. Some forty or fifty men and boys , friends of the principals , went to the scene of the fray to too the ex hibition. There was no ring , no gloves and no Queonsborry rules. The men simply stripped themselves of the moat of their wearing apparel and at a given signal "waded In. " The fight , which was one of blood and pore , lasted about forty minutes. At first the men stood up to the line and engaged In fisticuffs , but as their strength loft them they employed their feet and even their teeth In their mad fforts at physical supremacy. They were encouraged in their efforts by cheers and yells from the crowd. Finally , exhausted and pun ished beyond endurance. Shurtleff gave the signal of "enough. " When the men woje separated by members of the crowd Tucker had , Shurtleff's < = ar In hH troth and Shurt leff vns tr'"lnfr o b'p off one of Tuck er's finsors. The nvn WTP bloody from h " " ' to foot and their faces * were terrP'lv lifa' n ; p. It H paid " 'fit ' pfl < " - thfv had be"n part oil T "l.or prnb'iPil n target rifle from the bnok of a l ) * fv and proba bly would have s'lot SMirtlo'f had not active wor' ' on i e nr of bystanders prevented him doing so. Hayward Is Superintendent. Lincoln , Jan. 27. Governor Mickey yesterday appointed Ben D. Hayward of St. Paul to succeed J. V. Beghtol as superintendent of the Kearney In dustrial school. Mr. Hayward Is an attorney and school teacher and is at present county superintendent of Howard county. Navajo Indians Starving. Durango , Colo. , Jan. 27. The Nnv- 'njo Indians in their reservation In New Mexico , sixty or seventy miles south of Durango , arc In a starving condition. The story .is given on the authority of white residents of that section. Life Sentence for Lynch. London , Jan. 27. It is now generally conceded that the death sentence passed upon Colonel Lynch will bo commuted to penal servitude for life , subject to further consideration after a term of yean. Httlo or nothing except to give tempo rary rollof. Catarrh i frequently located in inter nal organs which cannot bo reached by any sort of local treatment. All thin IB known by every physician. To dovlso Homo Hyntomla internal rem edy which would roach caturrh ut itn source , to eradicate it permanently from the system this has boon the do- slro of the medical profession for n long time. Forty yearn ago Dr. llartmac confronted this problem. Ho believed then that ho luul solved it. Ho still bo llovos ho has polve'd It. Ho cures thou sands of pcoplo annually. During al these years 1'oruna has been llio reineil ) upon which ho him rolled. It was at flrst a private- prescription Receiver for Cattle Company. Alexandria , Iml , Jan. 27. G. IL Mnnlovo him boon appointed roct'lvur of the South Georgia Cattle company , In which Indiana men aio Interested , which Is capitalized nt $1.000,000 and owns 185,000 acres of land In Georgia and Florida. Dr. S. P. Nouise of this plare appllod for a receiver. The com pany's principal olllco la at Indianapo lis. Railroad Settles Suit. Hollldaysburg , Pa. , Jan. 27. The suit of E. W. Mentzer against the Pennsylvania Railroad company , to re cover $860,000 damages for alleged discriminations in freight rates , was nettled In court yesterday. The amount of the settlement made by the company was stated to bo $75,000. Skirmishing Near Fez. Tangier , Morocco , Jan. 27. Skir mishing IB reported to bo taking place outside of Fez , with results favorable to the rebels , who , it is said , greatly outnumber the sultan's troops. It Is rumored that the sultan is tired ol the struggle and wants to leave Fez , Canadian Strike Declared Off. Winnipeg , Man. , Jan. 27. The strike of the United Brotherhood ol Railway Employes against the Cana dlan Northern Railroad company which has boon on since last summer was officially declared off last night Schedules of wages slightly hlghei than those presented by the brother hood last year will bo accepted by the company. Ohio Wardens Confiscate Game. Cleveland , Jan. 27. Fifteen hun dreel head of game , consisting o ! quail , ducks , snipe , geese , woodcock grouse and prairie chickens , were seized at a provision store here uj game wardens. The penalty is $2 : for each bird shown out of season The confiscated game will be sent U charitable institutions. Worst of Flood Is Over. Portland , Ore. , Jan. 27. Report ! from upper Willamette valley pointi show that the river Is falling and thai rall danger from floods has passed The first through train to arrive ovei the Southern Pacific since b'aturdaj reached here last evening. In the Rogue river valley there was a heavj fall of"snow. . " " Take One Ballot In Oregon. Olympla , Wash. , Jan. 27. The on ballot cast on the senatorial question again hnvred no change and there are no indications or any oreaK in int voto. Woman Takes Her Own Life. Wilsonvllle , Neb. , Jan. 2C. Mrs. L W. Young , wife of ex-Senator Young committed suicide yesterday by tak tug carbolic acid. aflorwartlw manufactured orprosuly for liim In largo quantities. Thin remedy , I'aninn , in now to bo found In every Iriig nloro and nearly every homo in thei land. It in thoonlyrollnblolnlornal remedy oyor elovlnod to euro any oono of cntnrrh , hnwovor long the case may hnvo Ixxm ( Handing. % m A Cnto of Niunl Cntnrrh of IMvn Y iar ' Ntnnrilng Cured liy 1'o-ru-nn. lion , lludolph M , Patterson , a well- known lawyer , of Chicago , 111. , wrlton " I have boon n mifforor from nanal catarrh for tbo pant 11 vo yearn and at the cnrnvnt Hollcltatlou of a friend I tried I'orunu mid am glad to nay it haH nfford- > d aoomplotoeuro. Jt IN with pluonuro [ recommend it to othorn. " Itudolph M. 1'nttornou. A ceuirflo of 1'ortina never falln to irlng relief. Thorn In no other remedy like Voruim. ItnourcH arc prompt and lerinnnonl. Mr. Cnmlllnn Honno , 2fi7 Wont IZOlli fltroot , Now York , wrltoHt "I hixvo fully recovered from my ca .arrhnl trou- ) lon. 1 mifferod 'or three yearn with cntnrrh of .ho head , none and throat. I tried all klndn of m o el 1 o I n o without relief , > ut at lant I lavolxwn cured 3y the wondor- f u 1 remedy called 1'oruna. Mr. CurnlllUH Honno. "I road of To- runa in your almanac , and wrola you for mlvico , which I followed. After tak ing ono nnd ono-lialf bottlcn of 1'oruna I am entirely cured , and can recommend I'ormm tonnyono BH the boot and nuroflt remedy for any catarrhal troublou. " CamllliiH Hunno. llearliiir lo t by Cntnrrh ICottnrod by I'nriinn. Mr. William Bnnor , lUirton , Texan , a dinner and Millur , wrlloB : 41 Homo yours ngo I lout the hearing in my loft oar , and upon examination by a Hpoclalltit , catarrh was clodded to bo the CIUIHO. 1 toolcucotirHo of treatment , and regained my hearing for a time but I Boon loHt it completely. I commenced to take rerun a according to directions and have taken eight botllon in all , and my hoarlng is ce > mi > loto1y restored , and I Hhall iilng the pralBOH of Poruna whenever - ever un opportunity occurs. Win. Itauor. If you do not derive prompt and Batln- fnotary rounltH from the IIHO of Poruna , write nt once to Dr. Hartman , giving a , full Htiiliiinenlof your CORO , and lie will bo plotted to glvo you Ills valuable ml vice grutlH. AddroHH Dr. Hurt man , I'roflldent of The Hartinait fjimlUirliim. ColiiirilniH.O , UMAHKb FROM THE WIRES. Peter Mabor was knocked out by Joe Choyunltl In thn Heconil round ut Philadelphia Monday night. FrodcrUk Grltlloy of Marcellno , Mo. , bccamo Insuno from reading newspa per accounts of coal fiunlno and dls- tresH. Colonel Henry 8. Ongood , friend and campaign manager of James G. Ulalno , died In Portland , Me. , Monday after a brlof illness. The new high nchool at Colfax , 111. , was destroyed by fire Momjay. The loss IH total , aggregating with the con tents , $35,000. David Vandolac , widely known as a breeder and Importer of French draft horncH , died Monday at his homo at Lexington , 111. Ell Rogers , a white man living near StoutH , N. C. , killed a negro boy nnd a white girl. The murders were com mitted In a fit of Insanity. Three men entombed by a Potts- rlllo ( Pa. ) mine cavo-in were found by rescuers eating dinner and uncon scious of their Imprisonment. The lendlng'mllllng concerns of San Francisco have sent out circulars to their customers notifying them that the price of flour has been increased 20 cents a barrel. Judge Moffatt of Bloomlngton , 111. , discharged from custody Miss Winnlo Green , whoso detention on a charge of larceny of diamonds was sought by a jewelry firm in Denver. Colo. Judge James Fentress , for twenty- * flTO years connected with the legal de partment of the Illinois Central rail way , died at his home In Chlcaeo Monday , after a week's illness of pneu monia. Professor E. M. Taylor , head of the Michigan university political economy department , declared that John D. Rockefeller Is justified In raising oil prices by the benefits he confers on np | tv Kodol Dyspepsia Cure Digests what you eat. This preparation contains all of the dlccstants and digests all kinds of food. It gives instant relief and never falls to cure. It allows you to eat all the food you want. Thomostsensltlve stomachs can take It. By its use many thousands of dyspeptics bayo been cured after every thing else fulled , la unequalled for the stomach. Child ren with xveak stomachs thrive on it. 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