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Occasional rain; brittle
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WABKXVaTOW, Bo. IX A dUpkiOh from Kinlir Bovn to th Btt D.partm.iit, rolTd thla montlnr,
UtM tht VrMldmt OMtro hu rqat4 to Mk Oornumr ut Oroftt Britain that th flifflouiU which hT
rin out of do elalata maA by thoM two ooutrloa of AaoutffM to ettisona darl&ff raoaat olTll wars ia TanroUi
bo anbmlttod to arbltntton.
Hiunr, Boo. 12. It la annooncad is ofleiat oiroloo horo that Ou
tro'a daolalo to light hu la ao naaaor altoroA tbo original .p2aa of Oor
aaajr, vbioh wro to taka and hold tho enatoma hooaaa ud waltjtalB a
strict blookado of tho nasmolaa ooaat. Vharo wao mtt aay lntontloa
oa th part of tho Aaglo-Oormaa allloa to march Inland and attack tha
ononalan capital. Th blookadt wtU ho maintained and th preparations
and by Castro to roalat lnraaion. will bo only was tod affork '
It la raallaod horo that an adranoo into YanMuala might bring about
a toohBloal braaeh of th Konro Coetrlna- of tho Ualtod Btatoa, and thoro
la no Intention oa tho part of Oatmany to oomnalt an net that might in
any way bo eonatruod to bo mnfriandly toward Amortea, It la also dis
claimed that any attempt ia being made to capture O astro.
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OAmAOXS, Doe. la Th decree
which has boon Issued by Presi
dent O astro, ealllng upon all males
of tho country between U and M
7 eft re of ago to onlla in th Tone
suelan army .carries with It as
order to arrest all those who re
' fuse to volunteer and lodge oom
plaXht against them as traitors. .
Or eat patriotic demonstrations
oontlnno hero and tttero la no lack
of enthusiasm. Advance by th
forolgners upon Z Onayra and
Oabollo la momentarily expected
and everything la being held in
readiness to recist thla moTemeat
most stubbornly.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 12. Castro's
proposition to Bowen la puwllng the
State Department, which Is unaTals to
decide whether he means to surrender or
is merely playing for time to secure am
munition and organise his army. It is
presumed Bowen. in his capacity as
temporary representative of Britain and
Germany, will communicate Castro's
proposition direct to the foreign offices
of those countries. Hay has wired
Bowen permission to grant Castro's re
quest. In submitting the proposition to
Britain and Germany, however, Bowen
Is not In any sense to act as a repre
sentative of the United States. The
cabinet at a meeting this morning de
cided to not change the policy of the
United States at present. There will I
be no increase of the naval representa
tion on the Venezuelan Coast at present.
DETAXXS1 OXTXsT.
CARACAS, Dec. 12. The report la cur
rent here that President Castro has asked
Minister Bowen, representing the United
States, o arbitrate the' differences.' be
tween England and Germany on the one
Jwind and Venezuela oa Ujft Jltbjerv.
Notwithstanding this report, prepara
tions for resistance are being made with
feverish energy and the whole people are
as a unit behind Castro In his apparent
resolve to place a strong and well-armed
fiorce In the Held and prevent Invasion.
Parties worked all last night digging
trenches and placing rapid-fire cannon
along the roads leading from the coast
line to the Capital, and with the equip
ment of volunteers and their arrival at
the points to which they have already
been assigned It Is 'thought the City of
Caracas will be Impregnable except to a
force of many thousands, and then only
after a, long siege. As the city receives
its supplies .from the interior it would be
" necessary, for a complete cordon to be
placed around It before a alege would be-"
cvme effsctive-
CAPITAL SAFE.
AH approaches to the Capital are now
looked upon as well guarded. Every rail
road car and engine has been aken from
ta Guayra and run up to Caracas.. They
are elrir used by the Venezuelans in
moving troops and ammunition and are
in this way denied to 'the invaders. Coal,
HAWAIIAN CABLE
NOW
Shore End Connection
in - the Presence
le
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 12. In the presence of thousands of school chirdren.
-rmrbir flags and ringing- patriotic songs; amid tile plaudits of- the officers of the
State of California and the City of Ban Franclgco, and within , sight of mors
than 30,000 people, ' shore connections were established this moVnlng and the
work bf laying the Hawaiian cable was -begun. The cable ship Silverton steamed
slowly ddwn the bay. the Insulated wire discharging from the great reel and
dropping into the water at her stem, it is the Intention to have the line In
operation by Christmas. This service will bring Honolulu into hourly com
munication with the rest of the world. News and messages have heretofore
boon confined to th mails and have been from six to ten day 1st
Answer Call to
Mention pf Marching Inland and; Says
Powells to Maintain Blockade
GQlltSistbms Duties.
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ON THE OTHER SIDE
BOBBBT B. BOOSBTBX.T.
NEW YORK. bee. 12 Robert
B. Roosevelt, uncle of President
Theodore Roosevelt of the United
States, is a Democrat and Is fore
most In the fight to reorganise
that party and put It into winning
form.
of which a large amount was stored at
La Guayra. has also been taken to the
Capital, where it will be converted to
government uses. Much of this was the
property of British subject
If an advance Is attempted the railroad
ljne will belpm, jud and .barrloadea are
ready "to " biT.hrbwrt across the roads at
strategic points. These roads are being
left open now in order to facilitate the
movement of Venezuelan troops, but can
be closed at any moment.
EQUIPPING TROOPS.
The equipment of volunteers Is still
going forward with vigor. There are
thousands of Mauser rifles on hand here
and plenty of ammunition in the govern
ment arsenals. These hastily organised
troops are novices In the art of war, but
they have had experience In the past
revolutions, and form excellent Irregu
lars. From behind ihtrenchments and as
disorganized bodies they will fight well.
Had' the Anglo-German bluejackets and
marines marched on the Capital two days
ago they might have captured it without
a' struggle, but now a large army could
make the effort in vain.
BTABTB OP tOTTEB STATES.
WASHINGTON, Xteo., 12. Great satis
faction Is felt' here at the manner -in
which American' Minister Bowen has con
ducted affairs which have been placed
In hla charge. His prompt demand that
A REALITY
Made at San Francisco
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Castro release the Germaji and British
subjects cast Into prison has made him
a hero at both the foreign courts which
he represented In this demand, and It
at the same time opened to Venezuela a
graceful avenue of retreat from an em
barrassing position. Had the demand for
the release of the civilian prisoners come
from a direct representative of either
England or Germany, it would have beea
met with stern refusal. But when it
came from the representative of a friend
ly power and a nation that alone stands
between the Anglo-German forces' and
the total obliteration of Venezuela, it Was
most graciously acceded to. The United
States up to the present time enjoys the
high honor of having rendered good
turns to both sides In the controversy.
THE rBEBTOH vriw.
PAR18, Dec. la.-As the Venezuelan sit
uation Is vlewea here. President Castro'
has made but one move that, was a false
oot: --TliBf was Ttw-Hrwtrawa imprison
ment of German and British subjects.
From this untenable position he retreated
as soon a he saw the blunder tie htfd
made, and so gracefully and promptly did
he yield to the demands of-the' United
States government that the action could
not help but solidify the good feeling, that
already existed between those two
nations. Venezuela Is now in a position
of being attacked by two stronger pow:
era and made war upon, whll she eaiW
If ehe chooses, pose as a martyr to for
eign greed.
Of course, both Germany and England
are natural enemies to France, and as a
result of this, as much as for any other
reason, the sympathies of the French
people are with Castro and his follow
ers In their present difficulties.
A French army officer, who was for
years stationed at the Venezuelan capi
tal, says the road from La Guayra to
Caracas Is one that can be rendered Im
pregnable with but little work. A few
hundred men properly armed and pro
tected could hold bark an army of many
thousands for an Indefinite period. Even
I .a Guayra could be rendered an Im
possible position for the allies to hold
by reason of Its position. While they
would bo safe within the city Itself, ev
ery road leading out of It could be so
fortified that they could ne nothing in
the way of moving, but return to their
ships.
It is not thought here that the allies
will attempt a direct advance upon the
Capital. .'. . V- ' - -. :::-
PBOPEBTT SEIZED.
' LA GUAT?A. Dee. 12.-Th Venezuelan'
government has Seized all British and
German railroad lines and telegraph and
telephone systems. This move may bring
about further complications.
MARIETTA SAILS.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 12. In obedience
to orders from the Navy Department this
morning, the gunboat Marietta sailed
from the port of Curacao for La, Guayra,
She will there protect American Inter
ests. There is at the present time no
United States warship on the seen.
ITAI.T SEBTDS SKIP.
SYDNEY. C. B., Dec. 12.-Tho Italian
warship Carlo Alberto, which has been
co-operating with Marconi In wireless
telegraphy experiments, has left here
under orders to proceed at full speed
to. La Guayra and protest Italian Inter
ests. " y
TO PLAY FOOTBALL.
(Journal Special Service.)
WALLA WALLA. Dec. 12. The Spo
kane High School football team arrived
In this city yesterday afternoon prepara
tory to meeting the local High School
boys this afternoon on the Whitman
grounds. This Is the second game, the
first being played at Spokane Thanksgiv
ing Day. The result will be of consider
able interest o local enthusiasts
CARNQT LOAN ENGINES.
CHICAGO, Dec. 12. Omaha specials say
that the machinists' strike there la wid
ening In Us scope. 'Notifications have
been sent jthe Southern Pacific Company
that the loaning of locomotives to the
Union Pacific, 1n whose shops the trou
ble Is strongest, will be followed by a
strike on the former road.
MINERS KILLED.
WILKESBAKRJ:, Dec; 12.-Three ftien
were killedjaat-eveaing at this place by
the escape ?f -cars that were being taken
up a steep .grade.
- GERMAN TARIFF.
BERLIN. Deo. 12. The German t&rifr
bill passed Its second reading yesterday.
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NEWTORK, Dec. 18. Elbert H. Gary, at the head of the execu
tive icommlttee of . the United States Steel Corporation. Is a busy man
' these days having to attend personally to alj of the weighty busi
ness matterz ef .that concern Wb'le President Charles M. Schwab Is
seeking health, in Europe.
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Hotel Kdpath Burned at
Spokane
The Night Clerk and a Policeman
Aroused Inmates Who Escaped
.ia-Night Clothes.
(Journal Special Service.)
SPOKANE. Dec. 12. Prompt and heroic
action on the port of Night Clerk Ed
Baker and Policeman Ware atejg early
hour this morning prevented loss of life
In the burning of the Hotel Rldpath, an
European plan hostelry1 In this city. The
building was totally destroyed and the
loss will total much above $100,000, as the
furniture was the best that money could
buy.
The Are originated Trom crossed elec
trical wires In the office of the Allls
Chalmers Mining Implement Company,
and had caught In the elevator shaft be
fore being discovered: It was then that
Night Clerk Baker raced up the stairway
beside the seething demon, plunged
through the blinding smoke Into the hall
ways and rescued tha sleepers from the
terrible fate that threatened. In this
work he was assisted byTPolfcenfan "Ware.
The latter was overcome by smoke In one
of the passageways and would have died
had he not been rescued by foremen.
.NARROW ESCAPES.
Nearly the entire number of Inmates of
the hotel were forced to slide down. the
fire .escapes In their night clothes. Many
women were In the building, and a panic
was narrowly averted.
Large quantities of oil stored In the
basement contributed to the fierceness of
the" flames, and SRtthough tlW firemen
worked determinedly, nothing could be
done but prevent the igniting ot adjoin
ing buildings.
The Wilson Hardware Company and the
Studebaker Wagon Company, both on the
ground floor, lost heavily, nothing being
saved.
ASKS ACCEPTANCE.
WASHINGTON. Dee. 11 The receiver
In charge of the Wolff aV Zwlcker Iron
Works of Portland, Ore., has appealed
. . t . .
to the secretary oi mo navy ior accep
tance of the torpedo boat Goldsboro.
CROWE STILL ALIVE.
CHICAGO, Dec. 11 It Is announced
here by a brother ofTat Crowe that the
noted kidnaper is In. Johannesburg, South
Africa, and may ooms back and surren
der to Justice. " ' - .
A llf 13
'Said to Be Short in His
Accounts
Ex-Republican Peace Officer of
Baker County Taken Into
- Custody at Chicago.
(Journal Special Service.)
BAKER CITY, Dec. 12. Word has been
received here of the arrest In Chicago,
111., of former Sheriff A. II. Huntington,
of Baker County. Mr. Huntington has
been found to be more than 1V.OOO short
In his accounts with this county. An ex
pert recently went over the books of the
sheriffs office and discovered the defi
ciency. Sheriff Brown and Deputy Dis
trict Attorney Wlnfree are In the East at
the present time-and will bring the ex
sherlff with them when they return here.
Huntington Is a Republican and served
for four years as sheriff. He was per
sonally very popular in this county, and
his election was due entirely to this
cause. Nearly every other man on the
Republican ticket was defeated. A
short time ago he gave up office. He
t vent to travel In the East-.- T-hefe
was no. thought of his having been short
In his accounts.
There Is no danger of Baker County
losing anything, as the bondsmen of the
former officer are thoroughly responsible
men and cn be recovered from should
this step be necessary. Many believe that
Huntington will be able to explain the en
tire cloud away whefi he arrives here.
It was npt at first, thoug'h,t he would be
arrested, and Information that he had
been taken in hand, by the .law came as
a shock this ntjrnmg.
MILES IN GERMANY.
BERLIN, Dec. 12. Llaut.-Gen. Nelson
A. Miles, commander In chief of the
United States army, will be In Berlin on
January 115, slid will make an official call
upon the Kaiser. General Mile Is mak
ing a trip around the world after having
visited the Philippine Islands In hlg offi
cial capacity.
PARTRIDGE RESIGNS.
NEW- 'iORK.. Dec. 12- PoHce Commis
sioner Partridge today handed hla resig
nation to Mayor Lowe.
WHEAT MARKET.
CHICAGO, Deo. 12. Wheat 76
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The Northern Pacific's Fast train Was ;
Wrecked There This Morning ;
Fireman Anderson Injured
Engine Ran Into a Coal Car and Both Were
Shattered by the Collision Slow Speed '
Only Prevented Serious Disaster
XALAXA, Dec 19 The " Worth Coast tlmlted," on reaching1 the
yards in thla oity thla morning at 8 o'clock, from Buttle, crashed into
a oar loaded with eosj, which happened to be on the track, completely
wrecking the ooal ca sod th oab on th engine. The engine pilot anst
fixtures oa the aide of tbo engine were all torn off.. . rirezaan Anderson
was thrown to th ground an badly shaken up, though not seriously in
jured. Ho ono else wsa hurt.
It appears that the coal oar had either been left on th aide track
too close to th switch or th hard winds which prevailed her bad blown
It baok close eno-.oh so that the onglas caught one eorner of it.. Besides
the iajuriea to k engine the train was unharmed. . The engine la still
hero waiting to be taken to th shops, while another on was attached to
the train, which proceeded to Port land. ...
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The Noithern Pacffie Seattle train, due
to arrive In Portland at 7 o'clock this
morning, did not arirve here until 9
o'clock. - No reason was assigned for the
lateness of the arrival of the train. The
local office seemed to bo 'Ignorant Of
the cause' of the do'ty. although .basic
aware of the unusual Recurrence, as the
iTnrth Coast Limited la pretty generally
..on tints. . j - .
BOME ONE RESPONSIBLE.
Several Dassenirera who came In on
I the train, wheti seen ty a Journal rep-
t i-tiiiMiiluHvA t H 7 mnMlnr cvuvuu.u.l
their opinion that tl'O smash up, though
ut nit very grat proui Hons, would
Imve bouu so bad not the train slowed up
before getting ir'toKulama as Is tha
rute oil reaching' hi point. Where so
muny switches have to tie-shunted. It is
the general -'Jmpresteti'e-hWveT, -that
this collision Is due to the carelessness
of the men working in the yards,- Who
had charge of this car.
The passengers on the train, howeyer,
thank their J lucky stars that nothing
more serious happened, as this collision
might have caused a great loss of life,
had it occurred a few miles either this
or the other side of Kalama. when the
train generally goes at a rate of about
40 miles an hour.
Vhls is the first accident that has oc
curred at Kalama for a good many
yenrs, although the Northern Pacific
FLOATING LOGS
AGAINST BRIDGE
"If the heavy logs now fastened to the
West Side of the Morrison-street bridge
are not removed soon," said a prominent
bridge man. "the county Is likely to lose
a- portion of that etruetlTre'."
The logs are part of a raft brought
down from New Era yesterday and
A PLAN TO GRAB
ALASKAN LANDS
Eastern Syndicate Sending "Squatters" to the
Far North Where Illuminating Oil ' "
Has Been
TACOMA, Dec. 12., -Several Eastern syndicates are sending men to Central
Alaska to locate the best agricultural lands with the object in view to aoqulrs
them under "squatters' rights." They Intend sending in surveys under tho Laoey
bill now before Congress.-
Petroleum samples, carrying 70 percent illuminating oil. have been brought
from Katala. Southern Alaska, where the Alaska Development Company has .
acyu (red 40.000 acres -of land. Th is company will build a refinery-if the -test -
prove satisfactory. It is claimed this is
try ouisiu0 oi. ins nosiuna oit ueias.
ALL STOCKS
IN
TEW TOSST, Sec 12. for a time this morning things war deotdedly .
dually on Wall street and the panto was the moat decided fog assay
months. All brokers were flooded with Belling- orders, and depression was
everywhere in evidence. Th condition , did, not endnre. however.
shortly before noon a strong rally began, fas reaction being most i
Among th many securities to be
th Southern Pacific, which lost 3 cents la a comparatively short apses
of time. Tnlon Vacuo was scarcely leas hard hit and fell oC g4 aanta
before reaching1 a pans In its downward career. f . - ..
Some firms were hard hit and Pearson k Oo a small knt well kaswn
eetabllshment, failed altogether. Thla was th only Instance of canplsta
.e. ..e...nste...e. 1-
KALAMA
.lines s)Z
trains have figured in several wreck-"
within the past few months. - The fre-!
uuent smash up on this road have-
brought an order from the official in'
charge at st Paul, that unless there la '
less carelessness shown, the conductors
and. engineers will be displaced. .
When'Bftan by a Journal representative,
this 'morning. Assistant General Pas-' .
wnrrer Agent A. D. Chariton had nothing" "'
to say about the matter .and even -ss.w
pressed ignorance of having heard tf any .',
smash-op at Kalama ox any where else.
One of the passengers who cam Ism' '
on the train this morning said to a Jour-j '
nal representative: "Whea we arrived f.
at Kalama this morning I was sudden! yi
awakened' by a Jar, and looking out of '
the . window I could- see nothing. - I"'
dressed-- quickly as I could and got; '
out. -1 saw the front and aid of tfcet v
engine smashed up, as also a coal oar,
which seemed to be halfway on the!
track the train was on and anotheri
track. Coal was falling from th smashed!
end of It. Several hands began workings
on the debris about a half horsr after
the smash-up occurred. I, did not See',
anyone hurt except the fireman, who was ',
being cared for by some of th passea- '
gers. "
"As soon as the track in front of na.
was cleared another . engine - was at
tached and we pulled out for Portland." ' .
broke loose between the Morrison and
Madison-street bridges. Most of them
floated down the river and wars secured '
by parties living near St. Johns. Th
remainder were tied to tne west draw -pier
of the Morrison-street bridge.
Wfth the very heavy current now run- .
nlng in the river there ia great danger - -that
if the logs are left In their present -position
much damage to the pier
will result. Part of the- raft protrodea "
into the chjjnpfil.inAkl Ahwat idsw.tKfevi
oi me araw impassible ior imno. jlv
present there Is sobs dispute aa to who f
owns the logs.
Discovered
the only illuminating oil in this o
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A FLURRY
strack and forced down
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