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POPULACE RAGES AGAINST CASTRO Sacks Houses and Stores of Presi dent's Chief Supporters. Makes Bonfire of Fine Pictures and Statues Rioting May Mean End of Dictator's Rule Capital of Venezuela Prey to Rioters All Day Police do Nothing. Caracas, Monday, Dec. 14 (via Wil lemstad). Open revolt against Pres ident Castro and his supporters broke nut here today. Defying the police which was powerless against its num bers and fury, a great mob raged through the city. It wrecked the prop erty of Castro s leading supporters and gathered together all of his stat ues and pictures which could be found and made a great bonfire of them on the Boulevard de 1'laza. Official action deposing Castro from the presidency is expected at any moment. His power is proba bly ended. An enormous crowd nf the inhabi tants of the capital, swelled by peo ple from the outlying country, gath ered in the streets soon after day break. The people began marching up and down the main thoroughfares, and it was easy to see that the ill lemper would result in violence. The police stood by and made no attempt whatever to restrain the mob. The first building to be attacked and 'looted was that of the lottery monopoly. The offices of the state enterprise that has enriched itself at the expense of the people were ran sacked and pillaged. Furniture was broken and thrown into the streets and piles of lottery tickets were de stroyed. The crowd then moved to the printing office of El Constitu tional, the organ of President Castro, of which Gumcrsindo Kivas is editor, and pillaged it completely. A steam laundry belonging to Senor Kivas was wrecked. The crowd then turned its attention to several drugstores belonging to Senor Thielen, a son-in-law of Gen eral Tcllo Mendoza. and turned them inside out. General Mendoza was at ne time minister of finance under Castro, and one of his staunchest sup porters. He is universally hated by the enemies of Castro and his unpop ularity and his close connection with the president accounted for the anger of the populace against the property of his son-in-law. Numerous inscriptions setting forth the virtues of Castro and extolling his powers next attracted the mob, and every inscription was hacked out and erased. Some of these legends were carved in the public buildings of the city. It was after 1 o'clock by the time the crowd had got thus far in its dep redations. It was then that a detach ment of troops was called out for luty on the city streets, and Acting President Gomez issued a manifesto prohibiting further manifestations. These measures had the desired ef fect, for the mob quieted down and then dispersed. MAY OWN STEAMSHIPS. Government Employes Inspecting Ves sels at San Francisco. San Francisco, Dec. 17. An inspec tion board comprising Colonel J. B. Bellinger, superintendent of the army transport service, and Chief Engineer John Donnelly and Captain Scott, of the transport service, is completing an inspection of the steamers Sierra, So noma and Ventura, of the ocean steamship line, with the probable pur chase of them bv the government in view. One of the officers admitted hist night that they were making an inspection of the vessels and would forward the report of their investiga tion to the department at Washing ton. The shipping men of this citv be lieve the goernmcnt intends to buy the vessels for use in the much-talk-d-of line between here and Panama. Re cently the government purchased three vessels at Boston to he used be tween New York and Colon, and it is believed the three ships in the Pacific will link New York and San Fran cisco via Panama by a government owned steamship line. Mexico Buys Canadian Grain. Winnipeg, Dec. 17. A Mexican syndicate has sent H. II. Cooper to western Canada to buy an enormous quantity of wheat and oats for ship ment to the south on account of a hitch in the rates for Atlantic set norts via New York or Halifax. About 10 0011,000 bushels arc going via Van couver, 15. C. Kates of 50 cents per hundred for wheat and 47 cents per liundred for oats have been m..dc for Pacific ports, the railways refusing to mote an all-rail rate through the cen tral states. Cooper says the hard northern is preferred to Kansas red Trps Water-Filled Shaft. Oroville. Cal.. Dec. 17. R. Mc Ewcn, one of the owners of the Bum blebee mine, six miles from this city, while working at the inner end of a C 10 foot tunnel last Sunday drove his pick into an abandoned shaft tilled with water, which gushed out into his face, washed him and bis tools en tirely out of the mine. McEwcn real ized that he was working near the old shaft and be was half expecting water, but not in any such quantity as greeted him. Escaped Prisoner is Ghoul. Seattle. Dec. 17. George Williams, the red-haired prisoner who slipped a handcuff nd escaped from Detective Tack Barck Monday, has been identi fied as "Kid" Harnett, who mutilated victims of the Galveston flood in 1S9S and escaped a death penalty only through the tears of a broken hearted mother. i EXPRESS CAR LOOTED. O. R. & N. Passenger Train Held Up Near Portland. Portland, Dee. I8.0. U. & N. train No. 1, tho Chicago Express, weHtbound, was held up by threo robbers at 9:10 o'clock last night eight miles east of Portland. Entrance to the express car was obtained by nitroglycerin, and the express messenger, O. II. Huff, was compelled to open the way safe, which was looted. Tho passengers were not molested and the desperadoes made good their eseapo after uncoupling the engine and forcing tho engineer, (ieorgo Jv Don Ion, to carry them down tlio track u mile or more. That, tho robbers got but little for their trouble was due to t lit quick ac tion of Messenger IfulT. Warned by shots and tho uncoupling of the two ex press ears, mail ear ami engine from the rest of tho train, Huff quickly un locked the safe and taking out packages containing from $2,000 to $4,000 turew them into an obscure corner. These he replaced with packages that had littlt value, which he grabbed from a shelf beside tho safe. It was these bundles that the robbers got when thuy com pelled Huff to open the safe. That the robbers were, desperate and ready to kill without compunction was shown by tho fact that they fired on the slightest provocation both at Mes senger Huff ami tlnv fireman, Mark II. Hon. Neither man was injured and no Knots were fired at the robbers. Although the passenger coaches were not invaded, the occupants were terri fied during the holdup. The traiD was about one mile west of Clarnji; when Engineer Poiilou and Fireman Hon were startled Ijy a command to throw up their hands. Turning, they were confronted by three men, two of whoa were masked and the third had hii face blackened. The engine crew had no op portunity to offer resistance, and En gineer Donlon was ordered a moment later to stop the train, which he did. The moment the wheels ceased turning two of the robbers left the cab, taking with them the fireman, while the third member of the gang remained to guard the engineer. Under orders from the robbers, backed up at all times with ready re volvers, Fireman Bon endeavored to cut off tho mail and express cars, but was badlv frightened and unable to un couple the cats speedily enough to suit tbe robbers, who shoved mm asiae ana completed the work in a way that showed them to be thoroughly familiar with that work. As Fireman Bon was shoved aside, he . ... . . . i . i .i was lett momentarily ungu:iru"u, aui made good his opportunity to dash away trom the rollers. as ne ran, however, one of the highwaymen turned and fired at him, but missed, al though the distance was short. Bon stumbled and fell a second later, and this gave the robber opportunity for another shot its the fireman arose, this also going wild. Bon redoubled hig speed and ran to the observation car at the rear of the train, where he found Conductor Dunn, with whom he went to a nearby farmhouse and telephoned news of the crime to the Portland po lice. The express and mail cars were th-?'i left standing on the track while tne robbers forced the engineer to carry them nearly to to Montavilla. where they a street car line into were close Portland. The hoi. hips are believed to hare boarded the train at Hood Kiver. for that was the last stop made on the trip before the robbery, with the exception of a short stay at Bonneville uider special orders to take on a physician. Tbe evident leader ot tne gang is uc scribed as short and wearing a dark mustache. He was masked about the upper part of the face with a hand kerchief. Another of the robbers was a Swede, who talked brokenly, and whose face had been blackened. No description of the third member of the gang was obtained. PRACTICALLY STATE OF WAR Gomez' State of Defense Means Same Thing to Us. Washington. Dec. 1. flurry caused in diplomatic circles today the report which generally obt' that Venezuela had declared against Holland. These reports was aver Hied war had their foundation in the dispatch to the state department by way of Bogota, transmitting a telegram from Caracas, saying that the government had made such a declaration. It was also pointed out, however, that the announcement was based on Vice President Gomez's declaration that the country is in a state of defense because Holland had seized the coast gnardship Alexis. Officials profess to see no actual dif ferenco between a "state of war" and a "state of defense," taking the posi tion that it is a "case of distinction without a difference." A renewal of the demonstration against the Castro administration would not be a surprise to the state department. Should the feeling against the presi dent develop to the extent of an open revolution, the state department, it is said, would lose no time in assuming diplomatic intercourse with the new ad ministration to the extent that som action might le taken on the unsettled claims against Venezuela and the re sumption of friendly relations. Plan Reforms in India. Iondon. Dec. IS. Lord Moiley. Tii dian secretary, speaking in the house of lords today, "unfolded a plan for the re form of the government of India, open ing wnat he described as "a verv im portant chapter in the liistorv of the relations between Great Britain and India." He made no attempt to min imie the formidable difficulties con fronting the government of India, ow ing to the unrest and anarchy, but dep recated the alarmist views regarding tho situation. Money for Coast Liie. Madison. Wis., Dec. IS The Wis eonsin railroad commission has ap proved the issuance of $150,000,000 of stocks bv the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul railroad to provide funds for its Pacific roast extensions. The road recently filed notice of th issue of stork with the secretary of state and paid fee of $150,000 for the privilege. HAPPENINGS GATHERED IN AND AROUND WASHINGTON. D. G. Saturday, December 19 Washington, Dec. 1'J. Both bouses of congress adjourned today, until January 4. During the two weeks' intermission many of the representa lives and senators will return to their homes to spend the holidays. A mini ner will remain at tne capital to par ticipate in the deliberations of minor committees, although the big tariff hearing, which lias consumed five weeks of the time of the ways and means committee of the house, is practically ended. Washington, Dec. Hi. Vice-President Fairbanks today announced a senatorial committee of Senators Knox, Lodge and Bacon to co-operate with a committee from the lower house in making preparations for the inauguration of President-elect Taft. Senator Flint, of California, today introduced a bill in congress for the establishment at South San Francisco of a naval base for the Pacific coast. Washington, Dec. H). Representa tive Cushman, of Washington, has un successfully attempted to get the house to consider his bill opening to homestead entry 12-to acres of land on Puget sound, now abandoned mil itary reservations, occupied by (it set tiers. The Southern Pacific railroad is granted the privilege of constructing a tunnel under the Fort Mason mili tary reservation, in San Francisco, from its tracks to the wharf, in a bill which passed the house today. The bill has passed the senate, only the president's signature being required now to make it a law. Friday, December 18. Washington, Dec. 18 Shortly after the holidays the senate probably will decide where it will place marble busts of two of its vice-presidents, Roose velt and 1-airlianks. Mr. Roosevelt's career in the senate was extremely it ended about to this time no made. brief, and although seven vears ago, up bust of him has been Washington. Dec. IS. The name of eorge W. Wickersham, of New York, has been under consideration several davs for the post of attorney-general. Among others consulted by Mr. Taft concerning Mr. Wickersham 's qualifi cations was Senator Knox, ex-attorney- genorai ot the I nited States, the clioice ot Mr. Taft for the post of secretary of state. Washington, Dec. IS. The president is considering the advisability tvi Hav ing a thorough examination and report made on the character of the formations that underlie the locks and dams along the line of the Panama canal. It is re garded as important to determine at this time the exact magnitude of the task of providing stable foundations for these locks and dams. Washington, Dec. IS. The president will soon send to the senate the nomi nation of Sherman Moreland. of Kl mini, N. Y., to be associate jus tice of the supreme court of the Philip pine islands. The vacancy was created by the resignation of Judge .lames G. Tracy. Judge Tracy will return to his home in Albany, N. Y., to resume the practice of law. Thursday, December 17. Washington, Dee. 17. The postal savings bank bill was before the senate today for more than an hour, liurk ett, of Nebraska, making a comprehen sive argument in favor of its pass-age. The senate listened also to a message from the president recommending a change in the government of the Dis trict of Columbia by which a single ex ecutive head would take the place of the board of three commissioners, who now jointly act as a governing board. The senate adjourned till Saturdav. A great many of the senators left Washington today to pass the holidays at their homes, as congress will a 1 journ from Saturday next until Janu ary 4. Tin senate today passed a bill ciiang ing the name of the Willamette customs district to Portland customs district. Washington. Dec. 17 By unanimous vote the house today adopted a resolu tion presented by the special commit tee of five calling on the president for proof of his charge that members were fearful of an investigation by the secret service agents. The committee sub mitted its report and recommendation immediately after the house convened. Wednesday, December 16. Washington. Dec. 1t Without dis cussion the senate today adopted Sen ator Fof.aker's resolution introduced in the senate yesterday calling on the secretary of war for various informa tion concerning the employment of detectives for use in the Brownsville affair. Senator Clapp. of Minnesota, chair man of the Indian affairs committee, has prepared a bill to authorize the secretary of the interior to build two bridges and a roadway on the Warm Springs reservation in Oregon, tolls to be collected if necessary. Senator Ablrich. of Rhode Island, today introduced, and the senate adopted, a resolution looking toward the censuring of President Roosevelt for his action in connection with tin. employment of the secret service offi cers. Washington, Dec. lfi. Except for a few moments spent in the transaction ot routine business and the passage of two bridge bills, the house of rep resentatives today devoted its entire Taft to Visit Panama. Washington. Dec. l.. President elect Taft is planning a flying visit to Panama before bis inauguration. He feels that the completion of the canal is one of the biggest problems that be has to confront at the beginning of his administration, perhaps the big gest, and he is anxious to make one more visit to the isthmus and go over the operations before be assume the duties of chief executive. He plans to go abour the middle of January. time to the further consideration of the bill to revise the penal laws of the United States. The Garrett amend ment, which came over from last night and which prohibited sending through the mails information bear ing on transactions in futures, was de feated by a decided vote. Without opposition, an amendment by Mr. Houston (Tenn.) was adopted, making it an offense to deposit in or ship through the mails intoxicating liquors. There was still pending when the bill was laid aside an amendment by Mr. Humphreys (Miss.) providing for the identification of intoxicating liq uors transported by interstate carriers. This proposition caused extended de bate today. Representative Ifawlcy. of Oregon, today introduced a bill to appropriate $10,000 for repairing dykes at Tilla mook bay and $5,000 annually for the maintenance of work at Tillamook bay, directing the secretary of war to order a survey for an estimate of the cost of channels, respectively 13 and :jo feet deep at mean low time at the bar of Tillamook bay, corresponding depth to be maintained in the bay and in the slough to Tillamook City. Tuesday, December 15. Washington, Dec. 1 .1. Senator Car ter today spoke in support ot the postal savings bank bill. After referring to the various indorsements by political conventions and other or ganizations of the principle involved. Carter said that, while there are only 1-152 savings banks, there are more than r,l,00: postoffices. 40,000 of which ire money order offices. He declared that postal savings banks are in oper ation in practically all civilized coun tries of the world except the United States. Senator Borah, of Idaho, introduced a Dili requiring lcnerai courts, unless a good cause to the contrary is shown. to dismiss indictments against per sons who through no fault ot their own are unable to obtain a trial dur ing the term of court following that in which the indictment was returned against them. The senate has confirmed the fol lowing Oregon postmasters: John F. Loggan, Burns; L. B. kuthcrlord, Rainier; Ben Weathers, Enterprise; also John k. Willis, of Oregon, as col lector of customs in Alaska. Washington. Dec. 1,5. Efforts arc being put forth by Representative Mondell of Wyoming to smooth the way lor the passage at this session ot congress ot Ins bill increasing the quantity of land that may be taken up for a homestead trom l'"i0 to :20 acres. The house passed a bill placing an annual tax of $100- on all dealers in cigarettes or cigarette papers. The measure was offered by Representa tive Mann, of Illinois, as an amend ment to a bill imposing a tax of $12 on all dealers handling manufactured tobacco products. Monday, December 14. Washington. Dec. 14. The Browns ville riot case again became a live is sue in the feud between President Roosevelt and Senator For.aker today. The senator reopened the controversy by reading letters from some of Un discharged soldiers, telling of at tempts of detectives to extort con fessions. Then he offered an amend ment to his bill for the reinstatement of the ex-soldiers, providing that evi dence as to their guilt or innocence be taken by a commission of three re tired army officers as a prerequisite to their re-enlistment, thus taking this power from the president. This assault was met bv a counter blast from the president. A special j message w as rend, accompanied by j the report of detectives, who have as- ertamed w hat purport to he the tacts i ahout the riot, with the n.iint .f t 1C ringleaders. The president recom mended that those e-sohlitrs who could show their innocence be rein stated. Senator Fulton today introduced a resolution authorizing the secretary of war to prepare a project for the im provement of the mouth of the Sins law river at a cost not exceeding S'.'dO, ouii. the government to bear half the expense, and the remainder to be paid by state or local community. Senator Dick, of Ohio, today intro duced a resolution in the senate urg ing that February 12. 100!). the hun dredth anniversary of Abraham Lin coln's birthday', be fittingly celebrated by the nation. He suggested a joint session of congress, with addresses by prominent men and meetings in all the cities throughout the country and in all educational institutions. The motion met with no opposition. Washington. Dec. 14. Whi'e con sidering bills dealing with affairs in flic District of Colli nhia, the house today passed a measure providing for s.'i-cent gas in Washington. The bill now goes to the senate. a well as an other bill abolishing bucket-shops in the District. A bill providing for free lectures in the public schools was voted down. An attempt by Henry, of Texas, to obtain a change in the reference of a bill prohibiting the making of future contracts on agricultural products brought forth the promise from Chairman Scott, of the agricultural committee, that his committee would soon grant hearings to farmers' unions and others on this subject. The house voted to adjourn S.atur day. December l'.), to Monday. Janu ary 4. . Volunteer Army Bill. Washington. Dec. IT. Representa tive Hull, of Iowa, has introduced in the house a general staff bill giving the president authority to raise a great volunteer army in time of war. making every citizen between the ages of IS and 45 liable for military duty. The house passed an amendment to the present postal law making the penalty of an embezzlement theft from the United States mail as a pos tal employee, a tine of $50;l and im prisonment for five years, or both. DENA1 llfliD ALCOHOL. Oregon Agrhul jral College Gives In formation n This Subject. fit C. E. Bradley, rrtgon Agricultural College C urvallU. On June 7, 1900, congress passed a law removing the internal revenue tax of $2.07 per gi Ion on grain alcohol which had been properly denatured or rendered unfit lor drinking purposes by the addition of certain materials, such as wood .alcohol, benzine or py ridine. It was hoped that by the re moval of this tax alcohol could be ob tained cheaply enough to compete with petroleum for light and fuel. The demand for such alcohol can be read ily seen when we note that approxi mately 3,000,000 gallons of gasoline are consumed daily in the country and that the increased demand for it, due to the development of the modern ex plosion motor, has doubled its price in the last ten years. Indiana and Ohio oils contain only about 5 per cent of gasoline and the per cent of the lighter distillate in California and Texas crude oil is very low. The supply of gasoline therefore seems to be limited, but the demand increasing. Alcohol, it has been demonstrated, can meet this demand. Furthermore, the annual consumption of kerosene in the United States approximates 1. 000,000,000 gallons, three-fourths o' which are probably used by the far mers. Since one gallon of alcohol i equivalent to two gallons of kerosetit for lighting purposes, 375,000.000 gal lons of alcohol could be used on the farms of this country each year. This would require for its production 140, 000,000 bushels of corn, or 5.000,000 acres, an increase of 5 per cent over that now grown. If made from pota toes, this 375,000,000 gallons of alcohol would require, 450,000.000 bushels, or 5,000,000 acres, an increase of CO per cent over that now produced. The present consumption of alcohol amounts to but 10,000,000 gallons per year. Ethyl or grain alcohol is a natural product, formed by the fermentation of various kinds of sugar through the agency of yeast organisms. Since starch is readily convertible into su gar by either natural or artificial means, materials which contain nota ble quantities of either starch or su gar may be utilized for making alco hol. The more important sources of alcohol are the cereals, potatoes, mo lasses and fruits. In France alcohol is chiefly made from the sugar beet, in Germany from the potato, and in America from corn. A bushel of corn will yield approximately 2h gallons ot 05 per cent alcohel; a bushel of pota toes three-fourths of a gallon and a bushel of apples o-ie-third of a gallon In the large distilleries it costs about 17 cents t? manufacture and place on the market one gallon of al cohol, and the cost of the raw material used brings this ordinarily to approx imately 30 cent!!. Allowing for the necessary profit, a)obol wijl reach the consumer at about 10 cents per gallon. But alcohol at -10 cents can compete with kerosene at - rents for lighting purposes, since alcohol has twice the illuminating value of kerosene, and in competition kerosene can never de mand more than one-half the market price of alcohol. For making cheap alcohol a cheap concentrated raw product and a well equipped plant are necessary. The plant should have a capacity of at least 100 gallons per day. the ccst of such a p'ant being in the neighbor hood of $10,000. No such plan: can operate successfully on waste pro ducts alone, especially if such sre to be obtained for only a brief part of the year, as, for example, waste fruits. There must be some more stapl: pro duct as a basis, with the wast? ma terials handled as a side issue. For a staple in the Northwest we must look to potatoes or sugar beets, and dam aged grain when it can be secured, on which materials, together with various waste products, a plant could be op erated throughout the year. Because (if the persistent irquiries relative to the merits and d:m:rits of the wheat known locally as "Alaska.'1 the Idaho experiment s-t ition has given the wheat a milling t'.'St and subjected the flour so obtained U chemical examination and baking tests. The results of these tests, to gether with such other information concerning the wheat as could be gathered from reliable sources, have just been published in bulletin form. The vheat is apparently of the same variety that is. known in southern Eu rope as Poulard, or Egyptian. It is used there for' making macaroni and other pastes, and the flour made from it is said to be in demand by certain French markets. Under field conditions the wheat has not made any phenomenal yields, averaging this year perhaps no better than ordinary winter wheat. The ker nels are large and plump and compare favoraMy in appearance with much cf the wlif.it that is raised in northern Idaho; because of their size and shant !hcy are easily broken, however, and rare must be exercised in threshing to prevent this. The results of the milling tests how '.hat no particular difficulty is met with in grinding the wheat. The flour secured is described as sharp and granular, and is capable of mak ing an excellent quality of biscuits, muffins, cakes, etc. When made into light bread, color, flavor, texture and size of loaf were noted. In color the bread was darker than that baked from Turkey red. but decidedly liehter than that baked from little club tlour. Flavor and texture were Pronounced good. In sire the loaves ere inferior to those baked from Turkey red. but compared very favor-V- this rcenect with tno linked V m litt'c club tlour. The bulletin ! s by .'.'rcssii'g the Ex- "eriment Station, Moscow. When a woman goes Into a dry 1 goods store, and Is pleased with every- ; thing shown ner. it is a sign luur suo has no Intention of buying. Hut If she finds fault with everything. sh intends to buy that day. Qol( Useful. "She has a very useful husband." How do you make that out?" "He can always suggest something that he wants for dinner." Detroit Free Press. EVANS DEFENDS AMERICAN NAVY Says Our Ships Are Equal to British of Same Date. Admiral Answers Critics With Much Vigor Latest Type Beat Dread naught Armor is Well Placed Says Only Blunder is Due to Line Officers. New York, Dec. 15. The latest bat tleships built by this country are vastly superior to England's Dread naught is emphatically stated by Rear-Admiral Kobley D. Evans in a magazine article written by him. wherein he strongly defends the American navy, and replies to criti cisms of it. "I do not for a moment claim that the Indiana and her sister ships are equal to the Dreadnaught of the Eng lish navy," says Admiral Evans, "only that she is the equal of the English ships designed at the same time. But I do claim that our latest ships are vastly superior to the Dreadnaught, and 1 believe that every fighting man who has given the subject intelligent consideration will agree with me." 1 he admiral urges the superiority of the 13-inch gun over the 12-inch gun and asserts that the change to the les ser caliber to conform to England s type was a most serious blunder. This is chargeable, he says, to the seago ing officers ot the navy and not to any staff corps. Regarding the waterline armor belt, he says: "1 am sure, after many weeks of close observation, that the lower edge of tbe. armor belt is too high rather than too low." It had been strenu ously contended by critics that the low location of the belt was a vital point of weakness. "As the upper edge of the belt is always even with or above the level of the protective belt," continues Admiral Evans, "the danger to be apprehended from a projectile penetrating above the belt, beyond the wrecking effect of such projectile, is that due to the amount of water that may enter the hole. It is the damage that may be done by such projectiles entering below that may cause the ship to sink by exploding tfiagazines or boilers, but this is im probable. It will require many 12 inch shells on the waterline or on any other to disable or sink such a ship, if tbe officers and men know their business and want to fight." . CASTRO IN RAGE. Declares Act of Holland Outrage on Civilization. Berlin, Dec. 15. "The seizure of the coast gnardship Alix by the Dutch cruiser Gelderland is no less than naval brigandage. It is an outrage on civilization. By that act Holland has put herself outside the pale of de cency. I do not know what Vene zuela will do about it." Jn this caustic language President Castro of Venezuela commented to day on the warlike move made by Holland Saturday, the news of which was not conveyed to him "until he reached this city this afternoon. Castro declares that his visit to this city is to consult Dr. Israel. He as serts that whoever says he is not sick is telling a lie. The Venezuelan president has en gaged the first floor, containing thirty rooms, at the Hotel Esplanade, and his bill will be a trifle over $250 a . IT , r . r ciav. tie nas engaged tor ine use or himself and his partv ten motor cars. at a cost of $500 daily. He is sur rounded by a small army of detectives and followed by a retinue of gaily at tired flunkeys. Representatives of the foreign office greeted Castro today. They have been ordered to show him everv courtesy. Examiner on Double Duty. Chicago, Dec. 15. Cassius C. Jones, chief state bank examiner, assigned to Cook county, has suddenly resigned his place rather than face the scandal which his superiors say will be stirred up if letters , written to him by city bank officials are made public. The charge made against Jones is that be was privately employed by these banks as an examiner while he was doing the same duty for the state. The banking act says no employe of a bank shall be appointed as a bank ex aminer to inspect the institution by which he is employed. Anniversary of Washington's Death Fredericksburg. Va . Dec. 15. The Masonic lodge of this city yesterday sent a delegation of its members to Mount Vernon to place a memorial wreath on the tomb of George Wash ington, on the occasion of the one hundred and ninth anniversary of the death of the first president. It was in the Fredericksburg lodge that Gen eral Washington was made a Mason, and for many years past the lodge has regularly observed the anniversary of his death. Ceylon Entertains Fleet. Colombo. Ceylon. Dec. 15 The United States and Ccvlon pail their . ., ...... i. i- rcspects to cacti outer ina.ay uiromju official visits between Rear Admiral Snerry. of the battleship fleet, and Sir Henry Edward McC.il'um. gov ernor of Ceylon. The American war ships .arc coa'ing for their journey through the Indian ocean to the Suez canal. Grafters Denied New Trial. Harrisburg. Pa. Dec. 12 Judge Kunkel yesterday overruled a motion for a new trial for Snyder. Sanderson, Mathue and Shumaker. the officials and contractors who were convicted on the charge of conspiring to de fraud the state in the matter of the state capitol contract.