THE MORNING OREGONIAN SATJJRl PECEMBER 20, 1902.
CASE FOR CASTRO
Answer Given toUItimatum
N 'From Germafvy.
WILL NOT REPLY TO THREATS
VeHczHelan Minister Relmlces Ger
man Envoy for Sending: Ultimatum
to Residence Claims Court Are
Jut-Walt Till Civil War Ends.
CARACAS. Dec 19. The correspondent
here of the Associated Press has obtained
a copy of the answer made by the Vene
zuelan government to the German note
addressed to Lopez .Baralt, "Venezuelan
Minister of Foreign Affairs, by Herr von
Fllgrim-Baltazzi, the German Envoy. It
is dated Caracas, December 7. This an
swer was transmitted by the Foreign Of
fice to Herr von Pilgrlm-Baltazzl on De
cember 9, the 8th being a feast day. It
was signed by Lopez Baralt, and is as fol
lows: Caracas, Dec. 9, 1002. To the Hon. PIlgTlm
Baltazzl Sir: On the afternoon of the 7th Inst.,
a feast day, an employe of the German Lega
tion called at my private 'residence for the
purpose of delivering a note from you of that
dote. Courtesy alone caused me to accept this
note under such circumstances.
I think It is necessary, before statins the
purposes and desires of the federal executive,
to refer to certain points in the first portion
of your note which are subject to ratification,
in order to reconcile the essential object of the
note with the circumstances at the case. In
the argument which the Venezuelan govern
ment recited in Its communication of May 9, -an
exception was taken to all the doctrines
set forth In "the preceding correspondence. Is
sued In the said note as the only argumenfof
the Venezuelan government against diplomatic
Interference In matters of a certain nature
within this note. As in the memorandum of
March. 1901. this arcument Is based upon the
highest principles of international law.
He Cites Precedents.
The Venezuelan, government perceives with
the utmost surprise that you attribute-to It a
desire to consider this point only In the light
of interior legislation. In citing. In our note
of May 0, of this year, the 20th article of the
treaty of amity, commerce and navigation be
tween the German government and the Repub
lic of Colombia of the 23d of July. 1892, our
only desire was to add another proof to those
already brought frward with regard to the as
sent of the Imperial government to this same
doctrine as maintained by Venezuela. Certain
cases are now cited in which precedents enter
into diplomatic relations to effect a settlement.
These cases explain themselves. The payment
of certain credits relating to remote epochs
were adjusted with France, and the doctrine
maintained by Venezuela was then respected.
In the convention concluded with Spain In 1898
there appears a simple effect of circumstances
analogous to thoso which determine what you
yourself call the "agreement of the 6th of Feb
ruary. 1890. between the German Minister at
Caracas and the Venezuelan Minister of Fi
nance." The said agreement referred to claims
which previously had been classified by the
proper junta, and In this agreement the va
lidity of the executive decree which provided
regulations for the examination and payment
of said claims Is recognized, and said claims
were followed la accordance with the law on
the subject.
Your observation with regard to the strict
limitation of time in which proceedings are to
be brought before the Junta are entirely want
ing In force, owing to the operation of the gen
eral law establishing means to take measures
aRHlnst this government.
Regarding the morality of the Judges, It Is
not noss'.ble to admit the partiality attributed
to them by the imperial lecatlon. The Vene
zuelan government believes the act of Congress,
which your note qualifies as nugatory, to bo In
consonance with the principles of caulty, and
bat. belnr retroactive. It tends further to
smoothe over the difficulties.
Can Find ITotklne; Offensive.
The Venezuelan government Is unable to dls
cover la Its correspondence a single sentence
offensive In tone. The desire of this govern
raent, notwithstanding the fact that through
out the correspondence It has noted the ex
pression of opinions little friendly to this re
public. Is to ascertain which sentences contain
the slightest offense to the imperial govern
ment, in order to explain the same with th
utmost courtesy.
With regard to the publication of the note of
May 8, 1901. marked ''confidential": This note
lost Its confidential character through the pub
lication of a memorandum by the German Am
bassador to tbo United States, In which was
Incorporated the note In question. The Vene
zuelan government Is also surprised at the as
eertlon that Its memorandum of August 12 was
conceived in offensive terms. The government
thinks It can be seen that the said document
contains only a summary of the opinions ex
pressed by the German Ambassador to the
United States, with a consequent defense made
in a strictly Judicial manner and In the mod
erate tone which Is our-legitimate right.
I now have to express the opinion and atti
tude of the Venezuelan government with regard
to your final deductions and concerning the
motives which led you to present them in the
name of the government of the German 'Em
peror. It has been decided that, since the
proper Junta Is- already Installed, proceduro
cannot be dilatory nor differ from the form
prescribed by international law. Regarding
the other points, each of which comes within
a certain law, it is only necessary to call your
attention to the abnormal circumstances which
have paralyzed any course of action relating
to these matters. The Venezuelan government
is now considering the appointment of a fiscal
agent.
Wait Till. Civil War Ends.
The Imperial government desires that the gov
crnment of Venezuela Immediately satisfy the
claims pf German subjects arising from the
civil war. and thaj other matters In which the
Interests of German subjects are Involved be
arbitrated. In order that this be done, it be
comes necessary that a declaration be made.
If tho claims under consideration are Just, the
federal executive, as the representative of an
honorable and cultured government, hastens to
give assurance that.- as such,, these claims will
be examined. Treatment with the Interested
parties will facilitate, hasten or end in the
satisfaction qf said obligations. The Venezue
lan government only awaits such time when
the work of pacification, in which it Is ear
nestly engaged, shall permit It to Issue an or
der re-establishing public credit. The claims
arising out of tho present war, which still de
vastate the iCepublle. will be treated with all
Justice under the laws to be passed to cover
the requirements.
Upon the special command of my government, -I
refrain from replying to that part of your
note which relates to Joint action on the part
of Germany and the United Kingdom. A power
like Venezuela, which is in need of no stimulus
to prompt It to fulfill Its legal obligations un
der its utmost ability, can never expect in Its
Intercourse with other cultured nations, any
course of action which shall not conform to
the principles of mutual respect and the rules
it reciprocal cordiality.
DOES NOT ASK PREFERENCE.
France Says She Only Wants Equal
Treatment Wltli Others.
PARIS, Dec. 19. The Foreign Office here
desires to have it understood that the note
sent to the French charge d'affaires at
Caracas does not ask Venezuela to give
preferential treatment to French claims',
but only treatment equal to that which
the other powers may receive through
their recourse to force. This applies only
to claims which have arisen since 1S93,
previous claims having been submitted to
arbitration. Concerning recent claims,
France first offered to permit the Venezu
elan courts to pass upon them, but since
Genoany and Great Britain expect to se
cure preference by the adoption of forci
ble collection, the French charge d'af
faires has now Jbeen ordered to inform
Venezuela, that France expects the same
advantages in the adjustment of the
claims as Venezuela grants to Germany
and Great Britain. This Is not Intended
as a coercive measure, but only to secure
for France Vual treatment with, the other
powers.
Later In the day It was ascertained that
the' French government had received de
tailed advices showing the American posi
tion to be favorable to the acceptance of
arbitration and opposing a pacific block
ade. It was said by officials here that
the American attitude toward a pacific
blockade was the same as that asserted by
Great Britain when France sought to close
the ports of Formosa against the rice
trade.
A dispatch to the Uberte from The
Hague saya the government of Holland
has sent several warships to Curacoa to
protect Dutch subjects and to observe
events. The dispatch adds that it is note
slble Holland will Join in the action against
v enezuela.
WILL DEAL ONLY WITH AMERICA.
Allies Object to Direct Negotiations
Witk Venezuela -lor Peace.
LONDON. Dec. 19. Great Britain has
sent a reply to the United States in "re
gard to the suggestion that the Venezue
lan question should be submitted to arbi
tration. The tenor of the reply, it Is
expected here, will tend to bring about
some arrangements for a satisfactory so
lution, while thoroughly safeguarding the
interests of the powers concerned.
Tlie note to Reuter's Telegram Company
announcing that Great Britain had sent a
reply to the United States saya:
The statements issuing from Caracas to
the effect that President Castro has em
powered Minister Bowen to act as the
representative of Venezuela are regarded
in London as open to question.. And such
action on the part of President Castro
would be considered wholly beside the
mark. The powers concerned will dea
solely with the United States in the mat
ter of arbitration. The government of
Venezuela will not be considered In any
form, not even as t;o the terms on which
arbitration m3ght be acceptable to the
powers."
In a reply made public today to a ques
tion in Parliament of Gibson Bowles,
Conservative, Premier Balfour says no in
timation has been received from the Gov
ernment of the United States that It will
object to American shipping being inter
fered with in the event of a blockade of
the Venezuelan coast. The objections to
the blockade which it is proposed to es
tablish have been carefully' considered.
They cannot, however, be altogether re
moved, as some of them are Inherent to
that particular class of naval operations.
Mr. Bowles also asked "whether In
view of the destruction by the Germans
of two gunboats and the consequent im
possibility of holding them as pledges, the
government proposes to continue joint ac
tion with Germany."
The Premier replied in the affirmative.
The forms and conditions to be observed
In" any settlement by arbitration aTe still
the subject of an extensive exchange of
views between the powers and the United
States prior to the embodiment of the
several replies In one harmonious Instru
ment. Until this is elaborated, no defi
nite arrangement is possible.
MAN TO HELP BOWE7..
Crnlser Albany Sent to La Gnayra to
Carry Navnl Officer.
SAN JUAN, Porto Rico, Dec. 19. The
United States cruiser Albany has been
ordered to La Guayra. She' will return
here from that port. This step Is taken
in accordance with Instructions from Sec
retary Moody, transmitted through Ad
miral Dewey.
BOWEN A VERY DUSY MAN.
Carrying; of His Assistant Only Mis
sion of the Albany.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 19. The explana
tion of the visit of the cruiser Albany to
La Guayra, from which place she is to
return immediately to her position with
Admiral Dewey s command, Is that she Is
to transport a naval officer to assist Mr..
Bowen in the discharge of the numerous
duties that suddenly have devolved on the
Minister. Several days ago Minister Bowen
asked that some one be sent to assist
him, and an officer was detailed from the
Marietta for the purpose temporarily.
It was suggested to Admiral Dewey that
he send a torpedo-boat destroyer or other
vessel with a relief for the officer dls
patched Irom the Marietta, the last-named
vessel not being able to spare an officer
for a long stay. Admiral Dewey was dl
rected to send a torpedo-boat destroyer
with the naval 'attache because of the
speed of these vessels, but the Albany be
ing available, it was decided to send her.
she being a very fast cruiser. It is stated
that she will return to her proper station
wnen the duty Is completed.
TELLS ITALY BOWEX WILL ACT.
Her Minister WaitH to Hear From
'Britain and Germany.
ROME, Dec. 19. Ambassador Meyer
visited Foreign Minister Prinettl at the
Foreign Office today, and communicated
to him a cable message from Secretary
Hay, saying the latter was disposed to
consent to the Investment of Minister
Bowen with fun powers to settle the Ven
ezuelan controversy If agreeable to Ger
many, Great Britain and Italy.
The Foreign Office hopes to receive com
munications from the governments of
Germany and Great Britain giving their
adhesion to the Investment of United
States Minister Bowen with full powers
to act for Venezuela, but, under the con
ditions stipulated by Germany.
The rumor that the Duke of Abruzzi Is
going to Venezuela In command of the
Italian cruiser XJguria Is without founda
tion. Owing to the fact that her shaft
is damaged, it is not likely that the
cruiser Agordat will go to Venezuela. The
cruiser Elba will start for Venezuela Sun
day.
WAITS FOR ALLIES TO AGREE.
Cabinet Approves Hay's Action and
He Can Do No More.
WASHINGTON. Dec 19. Secretary Hay
laid before the Cabinet the latest phases
of the Venezuelan situation as shown by
the correspondence he had had with our
.Ambassadors and the Foreign Office at
London. Berlin and Rome, and also ac
quainted the members with the substance
of the verbal exchanges which had taken
place with the Ambassadors in Washing
ton. The Cabinet gave its unqualified an
proval to everything that has been done
by Secretary Hay, and also to his plans
for the future so far as they were out
lined.
It Is gathered that- the attitude of the
United States Is for the present a wait
Ing one in the hope that the three allies
will be soon able to agree upon the basis
upon which they are willing to accept ar
bltration. So far no notice of the pro
Jected blockade of Venezuela has been
"officially served on our Government.
DESIGNS OF GERMANY.
She Desires No Territory, lint There
Is Another Danger.
LONDON, Dep. 20. In a dispatch from
Berlin the correspondent of the Times
points out the unreasonableness of th
suspicion that Germany has any idea of
acquiring territory In South America.. The
correspondent says it might be pointed
out that Great Britain would, in any
event, have adopted measures during the
present Winter to secure satisfaction from
Venezuela, and that Germany, although
she had the same Intention, only suggest
ed action after becoming aware of the in
tended British operations.
"The peril of the situation," continues
"the correspondent of the Times, "is not so
much that it might lead to immediate
friction with America as it may eventually
entail the realization of the new popular
German ambition of exercising a kind of
general diplomatic control or inspection
where purely Anglo-American relations
are concerned.
Italy Claims $2,000,000.
BUMi, uec is. a. stmiomciai an
nouncement now places the Italian claims
against Venezuela at $2,000,OGO.
HUNTER TELLS HIS STORY
SAYS FITZGERALD TRIED TO KILL
. y. HIM WITH REVOLVER 4'
Son of American Minister to Gaate
mala Says He Fired Fatal Skots
in Self-Defense.
NEW VYORK. Dec. IS. A copy of the
statement made before the court of third
Instance in Guatemala by W. G, Hunter,
Jr., son of the United States Minister
to Guatemala, regarding the shooting" of
William A Fitzgerald, has been received
here. Hunter's statement says:
"I left the legation of the United States
on the afternoon of Thursday, November
30. 1902, In company 'with James G. Bailey,
secretary of the Legation, for my accus
tomed daily walk and upon reaching the
Plaza de Annas, as usual, about 5 o'clock
we took a seat together, facing the mueio
stand in front of the statue of Colum
bus. We had been seated there but a few
minutes engageu in conversation, when
William A. Fitsgerald, whose presence
was unknown to me, and without a word
being said or anything being done to pro-
oke an assault, seized me by the coat
collar with his left hand, and with his
right struck me a severe blow under the
left eye, which' drew" the "blood; and while
thus holding me firmly down on the seat
drew a revolver, -which he snapped' two
or three times in my face.
"Recovering from the shock of the as
sault, which for a moment dazed me, and
tho surprise at the presence of the as
sailant, whom I had not previously seen,
at once sprang with superhuman effort
to my feet, thrust him from me. drew
my revolver and shot the would-be as
sassin dead In self-defense, firing five
shots, the contents of my weapon in doing
so. Immediately after - the tragedy I
walked quietly a short distance away from
the scene of the occurrence, and surren
dered to the local authorities.
'JW. G. HUNTER, JR."
Mr. Bailey made a statement confirming
that of Mr. Hunter.
SAYS STORY IS ABSURD. .
Fitzgerald' Father Utterly Discred
its Flea of Sclf-Defensc.
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich,, Dec. 10. When
William Fitzgerald was seen at his home
tonight and asked concerning the state
ment that his son was shot! by Godfrey
Hunter, in Guatemala, in self-defense;
Mr. Fitzgerald said:
In view of all the Information I have
received, by wire and mall, about the
killing of my son. this statement Is most
absurd. The action of the men in seek
ing the protection of the legation.; at first
and afterward eeeking to forfeit It shows
that the deed "was not done in self-defense.
"If- that deed was done in self-defense
these men should seek, rather than avoid,
a trial in the United States, because under
no flag and laws will thi3 plea, when true,
go farther than under ours.
"I recently received a letter from J.
Drummond, who was an eye-witness of
the shooting, and from that letter alone
I know my son fell without warning."
INSURED FOR HALF MILLION
More Policies Are' Found on Dead
Body of Whayne.
LOUISVILLE, Ky., Dee. 19. Additional
insurance policies were discovered today
on the life of R. H. Whayne, who was
found dead with a bullet wound in his
chest Thursday night near his home, near
Jacob s Park, a suburb of Louisville.
Policies jwlth tho Hartford Life & An
nuity Company, the Fidelity & Casualty-
Company, the Travelers' Insurance Com
pany, tne Illinois Traveling Men s asso
elation and the Travelers' Protective As
sociation, amounting In . all to an addl
tional $50,000. have been found, and it is
not certain that tho end has been reached,
Already the total, including' the ?SO,000 In
accrued dividends due from the Equitable
Life Assurance Society, has reached $450,
000. This docs not Include two policies of
$25,000 applied for respectively with the
Manhattan Insurance Company and the
National Life Insurance Company, of
Vermont.
If an effort is made to collect these two
policies, the exact amount of insurance
claimed by the estate will be $500,000.
WILL PREFER AMERICANS
Smuggler-Union Mine
to Resume
Without Foreign
Labor.
TELLURIDE, Colo., Dec 19. Opera
tions In the Smuggler-Union mine, at
Pandora, near herp, which has been closed
ever since the assassination of A. L. Col
lins, who was manager of the property
will begin December 27. This statement
vas given out by the officials of that
company. It is also stated that employ
ment will not be given to Austrian and
Italians as heretofore, and American la
borers will have the preference. O. D,
Kemp, who was the head bookkeeper of
the company previous to the assassina
tion of Manager Collins, has been made
temporary manager. A regular manager
will be appointed next month at a meet
ing of . the directors in Boston. It is
.thought he will be an Eastern man. The
mine is being put in condition at full
force.
THE SICK AND THE DEAD
Vahderhllt's Condition Serious.
NEW. YORK, Dec. 19.. Cornelius" Vander-
bllt pased a fairly good night, and at
o'clock' hope had not been abandoned,
The presence of two doctors in the house
throughout the night indicated that Mr,
Vandcrbllts condition continued very
grave. The following bulletin was Issued
at 9:30 o'clock:
"Mr. Vanderbllt had a fair night and
has' held his own. The fact that he Is no
worse this morning is encouraging."
Drs. Flint. Janeway, Brown and 'Dela
field held-a consultation previous to-the
issuance of the bulletin, lasting about 25
minutes. Dr. Delafleld said:
"Mr. Vanderbllt is a very sick man,
hut there is hope and he is not going to
die today."
A rumor that Mr. Vanderbllt was dead
was circulated shortly after noon today,
Inquiry at the sick -man's home showed
that the report was untrue.
This afternoon Reginald Vanderbllt and
Miss Kathlene Nellson arrived at the
house. Mr. Vanderbllt made inquiries and
left hi3 carriage, while Miss Nellson re
mained In the carriage. A very close
friend of Mr. Vanderbllt's today said:
"Mr. Vanderbllt is very low, but there
Is hope."
' NEW YORK. Dec. 19. Dr. Austin Flint
Issued this bulletin on Cornelius Vander
bllt's condition at 11:30 tonight:
"The symptoms of peritonitis are sub
siding. In other-respects Mr. Vanderbllt
is holding his own."
Dcnth of Mrs. Mary C. Goucher.
BALTIMORE, Dec. 19-Mrs. Mary C.
Goucher, founder of the Woman's College
of Baltimore, the leading college of the
South for young women, died here today.
Mrs. Goucher was the wife of Rev. John
F. Goucher, who is now the president of
the college, and through whom she spent
large suras to endow the Institution.
Albert Snntlt Dead.
BUFFALO, N. Y., Dec. 19. Albert E.
Sandt, aged 53 years, a well-known busi
ness man and the originator of the
"Johnstown Flood" at the Pan-American
Exposition, died suddenly in a Turkish
bath early Thursday, of heart failure
Representative Robinson- III.
MADISON, Neb;, Dec. 19 Representative
John S. Robinson, of tho Third Nebraska
district, la lying "riouyill with appen
dicitis at hte home here, ana Jt w feared
he cannot recover.
r y
German Envoy's "Wife Recovers.
CARACAS. Dec. -19?Madame von Pil
grlm-Baltazzl, wife-of the German Envoy,
who has been very ill "here, has regained
her health In a measure and -will sail for.
Curacao today. " . '
Jfoted Milling? Engineer Dead.
MEXICO CITY. Dec .19. Henry M.
Stanley, a well-known mining engineer, la
dead here,- aged-4S-yearA - .
ANSWER OF THE. ALLIES
They Agree to Arbitration, htit With
Many Qualifications.
WASHINGTON, Dec 19. Secretary Hay
has received partial responses from the
governments of Great Britain, Germany
arid Italy respecting the proposal to ar
bitrate tho Venezuelan difficulties. Great
Britain is favorable to arbitration with
proper safeguards: Germany accepts ar
bitration In ptlnclple, but finds a multi
tude of small adjustments to be made be
fore entering into the agreement; Italy,
as the junior partner of the allies, .de
clares that she is favorable to arbitration,
but will bo bound probably by the action
of- the senior parties.
To secure prompt results, tho American
Embassies at London, Berlin and Rome
have been working energetically to carry
out the Instructions of Secretary Hay to
ascertain how tho arbitration proposal
would be received! As far .as England is
concerned, the- safeguards referred to are
believed to relate to the question of guar
antee, which is full of difficulty.
In this connection, as indicated in these
dispatches yesterday, tome consideration
is again being given to the feasibility of
tho assumption of responsibility for' any
award assessed against Venezuela by re
sponsible private agencies, but the United
States Government is determined not to
allow itself to be drawn Into the position
of a guarantor in this case, for the prece
dent, once established, might require the
United States to become financial backer
of all South and Central America. How
ever, if private concerns can be Induced
to enter the field, the United States will
do what it can to reduoe their risks. Sec
retary Hay, Sir Michael Herbert, the
British Ambassador, and Senator Depew
were in conference today, and It is sus
pected "that this phase of the case was
touched upon, although no confirmation
can be had at this time.
The German position presents the great
est difficulties, for not only does it in
volve a demand for apologies, which are
extremely repugnant to Venezuela, dui
also presents so many points requiring
adjustment that it Is evident that many
days, on perhaps weeks, must elapse before
the adjustment can be effected and the
case prepared for arbitration. And the
danger of the delay in the face of a block
ade, which seriously cripples neutral com
merce, and Invites hostile collisions with
the Venezuelans, cannot be overestimated.
The efforts of the United States must,
therefore, be directed) toward hasten
ing Germany's action on the arbitration
proposal.
The Italian position Is, of course, of lees
concern than that of. the other allies.. The
Italian .Ambassador' here has been ex
tremely moderate and considerate, giving
Secretary Hay the Impression that he is
well disposed to second any effort of the
United States to terminate the present
dangerous situation..
The French government has served no
tice that, without abating her claims, the
payment of which has been arranged,
she also claims, the right to have the
claims of French citizens, which have
arisen since the adjustment above spoken
of, considered by the Joint tribunal which
will adjust the Venezuelan- 'debts on a
basis of equality with those 'of the other
nations. This Contention IA strongly re
sisted by some of the allied powers, and is
ono of the points which are likely to lead
to the consumption of much time, ana
which must be disposed of before a final
arrangorfent can he made to arbitrate the
case.
t
Castro Thnnlu Ecnador.
GUAYAQUIL. Ecuador. Dec 19. There
was a large parade In the streets of Quito
last night as a manifestation of sympathy
with Venezuela.
President Castro has replied as follows to
President Plaza's message:
"Profound gratitude towards the govern
ment and noble Deonlc of Ecuador. The
national honor is saved, although the
right of force reigns."
Aid Offered by Pernvlnns.
LIMA. Peru.. Dec 19. A number of arm
officers here propose cabling, their names
to the President of Venezuela, offering
their services in the case of the situation
becoming more complicated. .
Topaz Arrives Off Cuba.
LONDON, Dec. 19. The owners of the
British steamer Topaz, which was seized
bv a" mob of Venezuelans at Porto Cabello
December 10. resulting In the bonlbard-
ment of the forts there by vessels of the
allied powers, have received a cable mes
nacre announcing her safe arrival at
Clenfuegos, Cuba.
AMNESTY TO STUDENTS.
Csar Pardons Exiles Who Were Sent
to Siberia for Rioting.
ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. 19. The Czar
has granted amnesty to the students who
"were banished for rioting on hi3 "name
day." He telegraphed to tho Minister of
tho Interior as follows:
"Let the students who were banished for
creating disturbances return from Sibe
ria, although they should not for the pres
ent be allowed to live in towns where
there are high schools. Care must never
thcless be taken that the young men, on
their 'return, be entrusted to the keeping
of their families, as such surroundings will
familiarize them with, order."
The telegram, which is equivalent to an
imperial decree, pardons 69 students exiled
to Siberia, in addition to the 62 students
previously pardoned.
GERMAN WARSHIP ASHORE.
Kaiser. Will, Not Allow Acceptance of
Aid From Denmark.
COPENHAGEN, Dec. 19. All attempts
to float the German turret-ship Wittels
bach, which Is ashore near Kosver, have
failed. The captain of the German war
ship has declined to receive help from
Denmark, declaring that Emperor Will
lam prohibits the acceptance of. foreign
assistance In all cases of naval mishaps.
Tho bottom of the' Ttflttelsbach is said to
have been badly pierced, and It will be
necessary to discharge everything on
board 'of her before she can be floated.
Ccrlos ,Did Not Abdicate.
VENICE, Dec 19. The report that Don
Carlos -proposes to abdicate his claim to
the Spanish -throne in favor of his son,
Don Jayme, is untrue.
British Ambassador Resigns. .
ROME. Dec. 19. Lord Currie of Haw
ley, British Ambassador to Italy, has re
signed.
Damages for Injury to a. Caddy.
PORT HENRY, N- Y.. Dec 19. A Jury
at Elizabethtown has rendered a verdict
of $3000 damages against David Fleming
who, while playing on the Lake- Placid
links last Summer, threw his golf stick
at his "caddy," causing t..e loss of the
sight of one eye. The "caddy" brought
suit lor $10,000.
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House Committee Reports Bill Fa
vorablyOne Bnreau Will Have
Charge of Corn orations.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 19. The House
committee on. interstate commerce today
ordered a favorable report on the Depart
ment of Commerce bilL The vote on re
porting It stood 6 o 3. The provision for
Including the Bureau of Labor In the ne"w
department was retained on a tie vote.
The bill as it will come from the House
committee will embrace within the pro
posed Department of Commerce the
Lighthouse Board, the Light Board serv
ice. National Bureau of Standards, Coast
and Geodetic Survey, Bureau of Immigra
tion, Fish Commission, Bureau of Statis
tics of theTreasury Department, Bureau
of Foreign Commerce of the State De
partment, Fur Seal and Salmon Fisheries,
Bureau of Labor and Census and three
new bureaus Insurance, Manufacture and
Corporations.
lne province and duty of the proposed
Bureau of Commerce Is; under the direc
tion of the Secretary of Commerce, to
gather, compile, publish and supply use
ful information concerning corporations
engaged in Interstate or foreign com
merce. . A section added .to the Senate bill gives
the President the authority to transfer at
any .time any . statistical or scientific
branch of the Government to the Depart
ment of Commerce.
Representative Mann (111.), a member of
the committee, Introduced a bill today
embodying the changes proposed by the
commerce committee.
TO RELIEVE COAL FAMINE.
Suspension of Coastwise Navigation
Law Is the Remedy Proposed.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 19. The HoU3e
committee on merchant marine and fish
eries today considered the McCall resolu
tion to suspend the operation of the coast
wise navigation laws so as to permit
foreign ships to carry coal from one port
to another on the coast. A large number
of telegrams, letters and statements were
read, indicating that at this time there
apparently is not only a sufficiency but a
large surplus of tonnage available for tho
transportation of coal, and that it is a
scarcity of. coal, not ships, which is caus
ing the trouble.
It was stated before the committee that
an unreasonable and extortionate rate of
freight Is being charged for the transpor
tation of coal from the shipping points
to the market ports, and from Boston,
whence cctne tho greatest number of these
complaints, the lack of facilities to unload
coal as rapidly as It comes to the market
Is the greatest obstacle to the dlstrlbu
tlon of that commodity.
Tho committee postponed further con
sideration of the resolution until the
meeting in the first week of the session
following the holiday recess. -If the res
olution should be finally passed, It is
stated, It would be In the Interest of a
reduction of freight rather than because
of any scarcity of tonnage.
DELAY OF CANAL TREATY.
Dae to Cromwell's Illness, Herran's
Instruction and question of Price.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 19. Confirmation
of the Panama Canal treaty with Colom
bia has again been moved into the fu
ture, and Jt is now said that no treaty
can he expected before Christmas, and
probably not until the beginning of next
year.
Several reasons are assigned ior tne ac
lav. Mr. Cromwell, counsel for the Pan
ama Canal Company, has been very in,
and Is in no condition to do business Just
now, and the Colombian Charge (xAX
falres, Dr. Herran, has not received In
structions from his covernment These in
structions are still coming in at Intervals,
nnd althoueh Mr. Herran has full power,
hi dors not feel that he should act finally
until he is sure he has had the last word
tmm la Mvemment. Furthermore, tne
question of price Is still open.
WILL NOT GO TO THE HOUSE.
Senate Alone Will Pas on Cuban
Reciprocity Treaty.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 19. The President
hns concluded that It will not bo neces
sary to send the Cuban reglproclty treaty
to the House, it is saia tnat me xiousu
may satisfy Itself by passing upon the
reciprocity proposition, Incidental to the
consideration of some legislation wnicn
will hA necessary to give effect to tne
treatv. though that document will be rat
lfied. solely by the Senate, if ratified at
all in Washington.
Isthmian People 'Anxious.
COLON. Dec 19. The newe that the
Colombian Charge d'Affalres at Washing
ton, Senor Herran, had conferred with
Secretary Hay on December 1G, for the
Duroose of fixing the price of the canal
concession and the likelihood of the treaty
being ready to submit to Congress before
Christmas, has been favorably received on
the isthmus. It has inspired connaence,
where certain mlsglvlnga as to the final
selection of the Panama route had previ
ously existed.
No Money for Baltimore Harbor,
WASHINGTON, Dec. 19. The Senate
commltteo on commerce has decided to
report adversely the bill appropriating
$1,000,000 for the improvement of tho Bal
tlmore, Md., harbor. This position was
not taken because of opposition to the bill
but because of the rule of the committee
against inaugurating individual schemes
of improvement in years when there is no
river and harbor bul.
To Open Indian Land to Settlers
WASHINGTON, Dec 19. Represcnta
tive Stevens, of Texas, today introduced a
bill to open for settlement EO5.C0O acres of
land In the Kiowai Comanche and Apache
reservations, in Oklahoma.
Bill for Safety Car-Conpllnga.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 19. The House
committee on commerce today reported
favorably the bill requiring safety appll
ances" for coupling cars.
Colombia Reduce Export Duties.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 19. Minister Hart,
at Bogota, has cabled the State Depart
meht ' that a recent government decree
provides for a progressive reduction of 10
per cent monthly In the export duties of
Colombia, beginning January l, 1SC3.
Gathering in the Ladrones.
MANILA, Dec 19. The roundup of la
The Skin
PEARLINE does
not injure the hands
in the least. .
' Mrs. Rev. B. M. N.
We use PEARL
INE for bathing, and
find it excellent do
not like to bathe
without it.
Rev, H. D. S.
Two of the Millions.
68;
drones in Rizal Province la- proceeding.
A largo force of constabulary is -in. the
field, and the Manila ipollce-are co-oper-'a.tlngv?
They have cordoned.'; theS North
boundary of .the, city, to "prevent, the
bandits from' ent&ring. -, .
A KICK FROM CROOK.
A. R. Lyle Calls Attention to Provls
. lens of Carey Aet.
CROSS KEYS, Crook County, Dec 14.
(To'the-Edltor.) Mr, Newell, Chief United
States Hydrographer, the president of the
Oregon Development .Company, Major
Sears, in fact all whose communications
have: appeared in The Orcgohlan bearing
on the Carey act, have laid great stress
on. the fact that under lto provisions col
lusion between the companies that reclaim
the land and the settler la made difficult
that there Is no -way In which the com
panies themselves could come Into pos
session of the .land.
The Carey act. approved August is. ush;
empowers the Secretary: of the Interior to
contract and agree, to. "donate,, grant and.
patent to the state, free of cost for sur-
ev or once. such, desert lapas, not ex
ceeding 1,000,000 acres in each state, as the
tate mav cause to be irrigated, reciaimea.
nprMinted. and not less than 20 acres of
each leo-acre. tract cultivated by autuah
SETTLERS."
This dots not look: as If it would be
difficult for the irrigation companlesto
become possessed of the land, and "no
doubt was what Professor Newell had in
mind. He certainly was not thinking of
the, following portion of an amendment
anm-oved June 11. 1S8S: "And when ah
ample supply oi water- is uciuauy im-
nlshed In a substantial ditch or canal, or
by artesian wells or' reservoirs, to reclaim
a nartlcular tract or tracts or sucn ianas,
then.patcnts shall Issue for the same to
such state WITHOUT KEUAKJJ xu anix-
TLEMENT OR CULTIVATION."
The Carey act and amendment are to be
found In volume 2 of the United States
Comolled Statutes, pages 1552-1554.
Now let us turn to section 10 or tne ure-
gon act to take advantage -of the Carey
act:
Any citizen deslrinsr to purchase' any unsold
ouarter section of desert land on which there
Is a lien for the coat of reclamation hall pay
to the holder Of said Hen such proportion or
thu amount of the entire Hen as the true value
of the tract bears to the true value of the
whole tract subject to Hens: provided, that
the State Land Board havliuc control of these
lands shall designate the proportion of the
amount of the entire Hen which the desired
tract bears to tha whole tract subject to the
Hen. Thereupon, the holder of said Hen shall
release the tract so paid for from the Hen,
and the purchaser shall be entitled to settle
upon said tract, and It shall be the duty of
the State Land Board to deed the tract to the
purchaser without further payment. (Laws of
1001, p. 887.)
Put the two acts together and eee If it
13 impossible for the companies to be
come possessed of the land. Under the
amended Carey act the state comes Into
possession of these land3 by furnishing an
ample suddIv of water for reclamation.
"without regard to settlement or cultiva
tion." Under tho Oregon law the state Is
required to make deeds to applicants who
satisfy the holder of the Hen. All then
the companies have to do is to purchase
few dlroctors, select their applicants,
and Instead of having a Hen on the land
they have the land Itself. The old "school
land ring" secured their applicants at
$2 to $5 per head, and this Included perjury
Certainly these companies ought to do as
well where there is no perjury necessary,
To a layman It looks as if the Legislature
gave to these companies a million acres
of the state's richest lands.
The people of this county, since the
passage of tho National Irrigation act. are
feeling pretty sore, and some are disposed
to call these companies names. Why
should they? The companies simply took
what the state gave them. There Is no
evidence that they had 'anything to do
with the passage of the Oregon act. Sen
ator Johnson, of Wasco, introduced the
bill; Senator Williamson, of Crook, as
chairman of the Senate committee on Ir
rigation, publicly assumed the responsi
bility for all that was good and all that
was bad In the .Oregon bill.
There are other Crook County citizens
who do not believe all the blame should
be placed on the horse that walked out of
the open barn door, but that some should
be placed on thoso who opened the door.
One of theso, a short time ago, stated,
without shame, in the columns of The Ore-
gonlan, that in order to pass a favorite
measure they had to "swallow all manner
of vile stuff." Of course, this bill was not
a portion of the "vile stuff." Thanks to
Senator Brownell and his coadjutors for
the referendum. A. R. LYLE.
Chinamen to Be Sent Home.
NEW YORK, Dec. 19. United States
Commissioner Benedict has ordered the
deportation of 12 Chinamen who had not
been registered under the exclusion act
and could not show that they arrived m
the United. States heforo the passage of
the act.
Vessel on Her Beam Endn.
PORT TOWNSEND, Wash., Dec. 19.
The steamer Cottage City arrived this
morning, but brought no news of the Slg
lln or the Dawson City. Tho Cottage City
reports a vessel on her beam ends off Port
Angeles. Tugs have gone out.
Old Oaicera Re-EIeeted.
NEW YORK. Dec. 19. The directors of
the Louisville & Nashville Railroad held
their annual meeting here today, and re
elected all the outgoing officers. No other
business was transacted.
What are Humors?
They are vitiated or morbid fluids cours
ing the veins and affecting the tissues.
They are commonly duo to defective diges
tion but are sometimes inherited.
How do they manifest themselves ?
In many forms of cutaneous eruption,
salt rheum or eczema, pimples and boils,
and in weakness,, languor, general debility.
How are they expelled? By
Hood's Sarsaparilla
which also builds up the system that haa
suffered from them.
It is the best medicine for all humors.
H
ATHLETES
TO KEEP IN GOOD TRIM
MUST LOOK WELL TO THE
CONDITION OF THE SKIN.
TO THIS END THE BATH
SHOULD BE TAKEN WITH
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CATARRH
IT IS IMPORTANT
To Know What Yon Axe Taking
When Using Catarrh Medicines.-
Catarrh Is the short route to consump
tion, and the Importance of early and
judicious treatment of catarrh, whether
located In the head, throat or bronchial
tubes, cannot be too strongly emphasized.
me list oi catarrn cures is as long as
the moral law and the forms In which they
are administered, numerous and confus
ing, -from sprays, inhalers, washes, oint
ments, and salves to powders, liquids and
tablets.
The tablet form Is undoubtedly the most
convenient and most effective, but with
nearly all advertised catarrh remedies It
Is almost entirely a matter of guess work
as to what you are- taking into your sys
tem, as the proprietors, while making all
sorts ofc claims as to what, their medicines
will do, always keep It a close secret as
to what they are.
The success and popularity of the new
catarrh cure, Stuart's. Catarrh Tablets, Is
largely because It not only cures catarrh
but because catarrh sufferers who used
these tablets know what they are taking
Into their systems. Stuart's Catarrh Tab
lets being composed or Red Gum, Blood
Root and similar valuable and antiseptic
ingredients, and are pleasant to the taste
and being dissolved in the mouth they
take Immediate effect jipon the mucous
lining of the throat, nasal passages and
whole respiratory tract.
The cures that Stuart's Catarrh Tablets
have accompllshel in old chronic cases
of catarrh are little short of remarkable,
and the advantage of knowing what you
are putting into your stomach Is of para
mount Importance when it is remembered
that the cocaine or morphine habit has
been frequently contracted as the result
of Using secret catarrh remedies.
Stuart's Catarrh Tablets meet with
cordial approval from physicians, because
their antiseptic character renders them
perfectly" safe to the general public to use
and their composition makes them a common-sense
cure for all forms of catarrhal
troubles.
All druggists sell them at 50 cents for
full-sized packages.
ALL OF TH
You Never Know the
ment When This Infor
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of Infinite Value.
It is worth considerable to any reader
to know the value and use of medicine,
tat If there la no occasion to employ It,
In the meantime, frail numanlty is sub
Ject to so many Influences and unfore
seen contingencies that the wisest "are
tota.ly unable to gauge the Aiture. Know
then, that Doan's Ointment "111 cure any
case of hemorrhoids, commonly known as
piles, cr any disease of the cuticle or skin,
generally termed eczema. One applica
tion convinced a continuation cures. Read
the jjreof:
T. H. Thomas, attorney, of 600 E. Ben
nett avenue. Cripple Creek, says: "I just
es emphatically Indorse Doan's Ointment
today as I did in the month of June, 1899.
At that time I went to a drus, store for
a box. which I used for itching hem
orrhoids. A. few applications gave won-
dJrfuI rellrsf, and. h short continuation of
the trcatmmt cufed me. There have been
symptoms 3f a recurrence since, but a
few applications of the remedy never fails
to bnng positive relief. My opinion of
Doan's Ointment then, expressed 13 the
same tcday as It was when It was first
brought to my notice."
Just such evidence can be found here in
Portland. Ask the Laue-Davi3 Drug Co.
what their customers say.
For sale by all dealers r price. 60 cents
per box. Foster-MIlburn Co., Buffalo, N.
x, sole agents for the United States.
Remember the name DOAN'S and take
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