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SUiU." fi nn r ij- in ! -- 1 1'' '"-t m " " f""ff ; i y yi y "ty bj -i; 1 kiTiS WOZRyZLID'S 1QQ4 FAIB LouIb. One Cent. V 5 4 Pts f NINETY-FIFTH MASCA6NI ACCUSED OF EMBEZZLEMENT Famous Composer Charged With Appropriating ?o,0o0 Bel nging to Manager, Itichard Ileard. ESCAPES ARREST IN HOTEL House Detectives Eject From the Puilding the .Constable Y ho Vrt'inpts to Place Him in Custody. REPUBLIC SPECIAL. Chicago. Dec 2C Pletro Mascagni, the Italian musician known to fame m the oumpoaer of ' Cavallerla Rustlcana ' and oihe- operas must now defer.d hlmelf of the charge of embezzlement In a Chicago Justice Court irrints chargirg him with appropriat ing and holding $500) belonging to his man ager nichard Heard, whom he attempted to discharge, wore served upon him at 11:30 tu-nlght in his, room at the Auditorium An nex Daniel McCarthy tho Constable who sned the paper, was. about to place the t'inp --r m custody despite the protests of tti Italian Cor-ul Court Rozwadowskl, with whom Mascagni wab dining whenem p! os of the hoi.il intcrvered Two house delctives informed the Con EtaMe that ho could not enter rooms in the hotel without raining permission from the office The Constable averted his authority as an offlicr of Justice Underwood's court, whrn the detectives seized him unceremonl--u-l and ejected him from the room 'irireupon Manager Heard, his attornej. George R. Hicks, and the Constable notified the hotel management that they would be held responsible for the custody of the fa muub composer and lsft the hotel. The warrants for the arrest of Mascagni were sworn out in the afternoon by Mana ger Heard, whom Mascagcl attempted to discharge. Heard cla.med he had a con tract with the composer which did not ex pire until Fel ruary 1 He learned, how ever, that negotiations were being conduct ed by Manager Joseph Smith of the Liebler Opera Company to bring Mascagni urder the mnnajjemrnt of Mlttcnthal Bros, 'who had charge of the Italian composer's Amer ican tour up to the time of his financial em barrassments in Boston CONSTABLES STRATEGY. This information alarmed Manager Heard and he inimvoiately took steps to secure $5, ( wh cli he declares Mascagni had re eeivid from him This sum he averred had been paid over to the composer to defray the exp'nsjs of the opera company. Manager Heaid asserts that the sum was nut ud for the purpose Intended, and that lit hid reason to belli ve that Mascagni In tended to keep the monej Some inkling of tho Incjitlonii oJ.Manager . He-iTd had reiched the. hotel, and tha Con stable found that Mascagni waa barricaded in his room" Hotel emplojes had been warned not to admit any one to the corri dor in which th rooms were located, and it was onlj by a ruse that the Constable wit able to r ach the composer's room. Befuie the composer couhl Inquire as to the mhJon of the intruder, the Constablo began to read his warrant. Count Rczwadowski endeavored to per Fuuio the Constable and Manager Heard to uceept bail at the hotel, but they would not listen to hib entreaties Constable McCarthy was about to place Mascagni under arrest and take him by force to Justice Underwood's court, when the two hou:e detectives, who had been notified of the arrival of the Constable, up ptared at d ejected him OFFIGER'S SON ENTERS ARMY AS "TROOPER LOCKETT." Aitirlitg; luuth. Prefer to Work TJp i'rom the Hunkii to the V-cit Iotnr Entry. James M Lockett, son of Captain Jaroea Lockett, commander of Troop I, Fourth Cavalrj, now stationed at Jefferson Bar racks, desiring to follow his father in an army life, prefers the distinction of work ing up from the ranks to the West Point entry Accordingly he has enlisted in his father's troop and has set himself to work for a commission. To take this step he resigned a cadetshlp at West Point. He reached tho barracks from West Point yesterday and to-day will draw his uniform and other accouterment, and will settle down to work as a cavalry trooper He thinks that ho will outstrip his former classmates at the military school and receive his commission fully two years sooner than if he hud stuck to the usual procedure. Young Lockett is but 19 years old, and Is a genuine son of the army. It is said of him that so far as a soldier's practical know ledge Is concerned he now know 3 moru than man) a graduated "West Pointer. Two years' service in the ranks will make him eligible to take the examinations for a com mission. If he secures the necessary per centage he will receive his commission a3 Second Lieutenant. In man) ways the -young man will have what many would think a "hard road to hoc." He will be subject to every privation and every requirement of army discipline. He must curry his own horse dally and per form other menial services But tnis di.es not abash or discourage htm. His course was approved by Ids father, who thinks that service as a private is ex cellent preparation for greater responsibil ity. He Is satisfied with his son's step. Trooper Lockett was appointed a cadet at large to West Point by .President Roosevelt last summer. He has spent four months in the freshman class of the college. Captain Locltstt would not consent to his con enlisting In his parent's troop, but he expects to leave his command in a short time, as he is slated for promotion to tho rank of Major Young James Lo;kott comes of a promi nent Georgia family, noted for Its military men for several generations His father was one of the first Southerners appointed to West Point after the closo of the C.vil War. FIEL SHORTAGE I KANSAS. Topeka, Kas., Dec 26 The coldest weath er of the winter has prevailed In Kansas for two dajs past, and it shows no sign of moderating. People in some western coun ties are bolng put to great inconvenience on account of tho coal famine. Cattle are not suffering to any extent, there being no snow on tho ground and feed being more than usually abundant. SUFFERING I.N IOWA. Des. Moines, Dec. 35. The cold weather record for the season was broken this morning, when the official report snowed 7 degrees below zero. Tnis Is the coldest day of tho year. A high wind has prevailed and mtich suffering has been reported owing to the extreme scarcity of fucL At Sioux City It was 15 dagrees below zero this morning, but moderated slightly toward noon. COLD IX TUB SOUTH. Louisville, Ky- Dec. 2&The coldest weather of tho winter Is reported to-day r from many places south of the Ohio River r The temperatures reported, ranee from six decrees above at jsvansviiie. ina.f m lorty- YEAE. ANNAPOLIS COACH FOR NEXT YEAR 1 A C. CAFFEB. Son of W. K. CaiTee of Carthage. Mo Hi was rentlv appointed coaeh for the Annapo lis football team in 1M3. WILL KITE SOLVE AERIALN AVIGATION? Alexander Giaham Bell Now Is Working on a 2S" Theorv. FIRST TESTS SUCCESSFUL. Explains the General Principle of the Idea on Which He Is Working, but With holds Details. Washington. Dec 25 Doctor Alexander Graham Bell, who has just returned to Washington from his -ummer home in Capo Breton Island, to-night made the following statement in connection with reports that have appeared In the p-ib'ic prints that he has invented a flying machine: The newspapers have been prematura in announcing1 that I have been at work upon it flying machine. I haven't any Hying ma chine at all and have not been trying to make one "I am. of course. Interested in the prob lem and have come to the conclusion that .1 properly constructed flying machine should be capable of being flown as a kite if an chored to the ground, and that conv erely a properl) constructed kite should be capablo of ue as a living machine If provided with suitable means of propulsion. "My experiments have had as their object the" building of a kite of solid construction capable of earning up In a moderate breeze a weight equivalent to that of a man and engine and so formed that It could be suit able for use as the body of a living machine, and with supporting surfaces so arranged that when the kite is cut loose it will come down gently and steadily and land unin jured I have successiully accomplished this, but don't care at the present tint" to make public the details of construction." STEALS MOTHER'S WEDDING RING TO BUY A LICENSE. Minneapolis Yonth Ik Married nt St. Paul and Police Are ovv Look- luff for Him mid His Ilriile. ItEPUDLlC SPDCIAL. St. Paul, Mian . Dec K Stealing his mother's wedaing ring and pawning it in or der to secure sufficient money to pav the expenses of his marr.age, Patrick I'altice, IS j ears old, of Minneapolis, ran away from home and was married in this city last evening to Mary Casey. In securing a li cense here the boy swore that his bride and himself were of age. Accompanying the pair was another voutli of the same age named Rudolph lioernei, who secured a licem" to marry May White Court Commission Calllck periormed thu double ceremony. To-day the parents of tne boys are searching for them, and have un listed the aid of tne police authorities, bat no trace of them has been found. FOUR PERSONS FROZE- TO DEVTII IN PENNSYLVANIA. REPUBLIC SPECIAL. O Pittsburg. Pa , Dec 26. The cold s w eather of the last tw enty-fuur hou a O has caused the death of four persons v The dead arc: O Matthew Zinnett, gardener for O. H. Darlington, found frozen to death s near his 1 ome. Sharpsburg. V & James H. Coates of No. 276 Wall street, found dead in the snow last C night, had left home to go to work at tho Garrison foundry. Q- Philip Sohn, aged 50 years, found dead in the snow near the home of his employer, William S Carson of Harmarsv llle, with whom he boarded. O Richard McCann, 65 years, old, of O Sgan Station, found dead fom ex- 0 posure to the cold. n soooeoci- The Republic of to-1 day contains the fol- f lowing ads for "Help": f Housework. Boys Cooks.... .42 Barbers-- 16 J Trades 27 Miscellaneous.... 74 .11 Your ad for Help, or for a Situation, in The Republic will Y be read all over St. Louis and the Great Southwest. Af.d it will bring; the fight kirid of 1g l Want j f w I To-Day. j ST. LOUIS. MO.. DENMARK'S CAPITAL SWEPT BY STORM Several Persons Killed in the City and Ships Are Sunk in (Inter Harbor. MANY SAILORS ARE DROWNED. Streets Rendered Unsafe by Fly ing Tiles From Kuined Roof' Enormous Damage Is Re ported From Provinces. Copenhagen, Dec IS Tho worst gale of ; many years visited Denmark Christmas night, and this morning, and has dono enormous damage to property and shipping. The telegraphic and railroad services have been Interrupted and delayed. It Is unsafe to walk the streets of Copenhagen, owing to falling tiles. Some streets wure closed to traffic to avert this danger. Tho hospital reports show that several persori-t'were killed and many sustained injuries in the city. The pillars holding up the overhead trol le wires were blown down rnd the street ear service was stopped. Many houses have been unroofed and some mills and factories have been partly destroyed. The water in the Sound rose suddenly nearly as high a.s it did In tho groat flood of 1S72 Several ships dragged their anchors and collided and were sunk In the outer harbor. The ferry service between the DanUh Islands and Sweden has been forced to stop 1 The gale was accompanied by thunder and lightning Telegrams received here 1 from the Provinces report enormous dam , nge to property throughout Denmark fwo boats have been wrecked off Elsinor and eight persons were drowned. Eleven men of the crew, including- Cap tain Tobiasen, were drowned in tho wreck of the Norwegian bark G. S Penrj, wh.ch went ashore at Scaw. The Penry will be a total wreck and her cargo Is washing ashore Only one of her crew was saved. There was also a severe gale in tho south of Sweden VICTIMS OF BAD FREIGHT WRECK MAY NUMBER THIRTY. Fourteen Cool Mlncm, Golni? Home' for HoIiiln In Box Car, Darled Lnder Tuns of Debris. Trinidad, Colo., Dec. 26 A coal miner from north of Trinidad, who was taken out of the debri3 of the Colorado and South ern freight wrock north of Trinidad last night, and died a Short time after, said JU3t before expiring that there were fourteen coal miners besiJes himself in the car In which he was riding and which j was smashed to splinters. The ruins of this car still remain under tons of wreckage. All the men in It must have perished It Is now estimated that the number of dead will reach from twentv-nvn to thirtv. ' All of the men in the wrecked car wero go ing to Trinidad to spend Christmas. They all came from coal mining camps norm 1 ot ihis city. COLDEST DAY OF THE SEASON. Thermometer Registered 3 Above Zero Yesterday Morning. It was the coldest day of the season yes terday. At 6 o'clock In the morning the thermometer registered 5 degrees above zero There was a steady, persistent wind throughout the day, which nipped the ears and noses of pedestrians, and which made the day appear colder than It was As the day advanced and the sun shone steadily the temperature rose several dcsioes. There was zero weather all about St. Louis yeitc'day. The mercury touched that figure at bprlngflold. Ill , and Kansas City. Tne colcest spot in tho United States was Huron, S. D . where 26 degrees below zero was registered. Galveston. Tex. was the warmest, the thermometer showing 43 de grees there Doctor Hvatt said the cold wave was due to a "high" In the Central West. This is being succeeded by a "low." and he pro alcts a rising temperature for to-day. The official readings of the thermometer for the twentj-four hours ending at mld- niglie last ii'Kiie wcic: 1 a. m 12 1 p m j) 2 a m i 11 in m 20 3 a. m 10 3 d m w a. m 8 4 p. n 19 5 a. m 6 6 t tn 19 ?a. m 6 a p. m u a. m 6 7 b m. n 8 a. o .8 p m IT a. m 11 i r, m 13 10 a. m IS JO p m IS 11 a. m 16 11 d. in It 12 noon : u 13 p m IT MORGAN PROMISES COAL Z TO TENANT WHO SUED HIM. New York, Dec 26. The suit against J. P. Morgan brought by Harry Nevelson for the alleged fall- ure of the. financier to provide heat In an apartment leased by Nevelson has been settled out of court. Mr. Morgan's agents promised that there would be an ample supply of SATURDAY, DECEMBER MAN'S BODY SEVERED BY CASS AVENUE GAR Victim, Who Is Supposed to T5e Antony Schmidt, Was Killed at Sevenf and Franklin Ave. LARGE CROWD SAW ACCIDENT. Car Was Going Slow and Many of the Witnesses Blamed the Motorm.ui. Who Was Re leased bv the Police. In full v'ev of several hundred persons a man supposed to be Antony Schmidt was literally cat in two bv a Casi avenue car yesterday evening at tho corner of Sev enth street and Franklin avenue At the t me- of the accident the car nai going slowly ard many of thoso who wit nessed the killing denounced the motorman and gave their names to tho police in case there is an inve"tiffnt!rn The accident happtmd shortlv after l o'clock The car, going north, had stopped at the northeast corner to take on passen gers and had startel slowly when Scnmidt attempted to board it at the front platform The platform was crowded. Schmidt grabbed the front hand rail but before he could draw himself aboard the car his foot slipped at'u he swung in front of the dash board and fell upon the track. Sever il passengers on tho front platform shouted to tho motorman to apply tho brakes, but it was not until the wheels of the front trucks had passed over the body that the car was stopped. FALLS ON T3NDDR Many of those who v itnessed tho acci dent say that Schm dt struck the fender as he fell, and had the car been stopped at once the man would not hive been killed Patrclr-.en Kapian and Ajlward of the Fourth District cuicklj arrived at the cene and removed the body from beneath the car. Both legs ard ore arm were severed by the wheels After sending the body to the morgue, the motorman and conductor were placed under arrest, bat released later. When the clothing of the dead man was searched at the morgue a pay envelope from the rraln-Eambrlck Construction Company, vlth the name of Anthony Schmidt upon it, wa3 the cn'.y means of identification Among his other effects was a pocket Bible and JO In currency. The car was in charge of Motorman Will lam P. Werry of No. 2S1G North Spring ave nue and Conductor Samuel Bateman of No. 5715 Manltt avenue. MRS. DOCKERY MUCH BETTER. Now Has Fair Chance of Recovery, Though Not-Out-of Danger. REPUBLIC SPECIAL. JefTerson City, Mo . Dec 26 Mrs Doek ery continued to improve to day and now stands a fair chance of recovery. The gloom which "eemed to settle about the Executive Mansion dur'ng tho holiday season na lifted some, and to-day Gov ern or Dockery felt "so much encouraged that he made two brief trip to hij office at tho Capitol to look after his official business. Mrs Dockery is not out of danger, how ever, and every prscaution is being taken to prevent a relapse. LEADING TOPICS TO-DAY'S REPUBLIC THE SUN RISES THIS MORNING AT T:1K AND SETS THIS E ENING AT 4-46 THE MOON RISES TO-MORROW MORNING AT 0-02. GRAIN CLOSED YESTERDAY: St. LOUIS DEC. WHEAT 72c ASKED, MAY WHEAT 7;c BID: DEC. CORN 46jc ASKED: MAY CORN n3'4o BID CHICAGO DEC WHEAT 710. MAY WHEAT 774c BID. DEC. CORN 154c; MAY CORN 43c BID. NNL'ATHER INDICATIONS. For it. LunI und Vicinity General ly fiiir uuil vwirnit-r. For MiKHOuri Fair Saturday ; not no cold In vte-st. Suiidit, fair; warmer. For Illinois l'nlr buturiln) ; warmer In north. Suuduy, fair; warmer. Fur Ajrluiiiau l'nlr; continued cold Saturday. Sunday, fnlrj warmer. For Kant 'lcian-i'iuc Sutunlaj ; tiki liter in nortiin et.t. Sunday, fair. Fdr ttcut Texas Fair Sitttirdit) naiiucr in north. Miiitlay, fulr. Page L Mascaiii Aecused of Embezzlement. Roosevcits idea Adupted. Cliaiuu.ilam iiims Mission of Peace. Posed As Gov ei 1101 Beckham. 2. Mlsoun Edueators in Annual Session. Chamberlain Resins Mission of Peace. Z Will Reopen Bailot Boxes Next Monday. Opposition to Farns United Upon Ruoey. 4. Eastern Horsemen's Killing on Potente. GeiiTal Pugilistic Oostip. Bowing Results 5. Strikers' Delegation Goes East. Dun's and Bradstreefs Weekly Trade Review. East Side News. 6. Editorial. 7. Book News and Gossip. Christmas Celebrants in the Police Court. Charge Broke Her Heart. Shot at His Wedding Ball. 8. G. T. F. Bitter Gets Ruckstahl'3 Place. Tried to Solve Weird Conspiracy. 9. Founder of Salvation Army to Speak at Olympic Theater. Trip to Gay Paris Under and Over Sea. 10. Republic "Want" Advertisements. List. Birth, Marriage and Death Records. New Corporations. 11. Rooms for Rent and Real Estate Ads. River News and Personals. Weather Bulletin. 12. Mississippi Valley Leads Local Security Wail Street Surprisingly Buoyant. Chicago Grain Market. Weekly Bank Statement 13. Local Grains Slightly Higher. Summary of St. Louis Markets. Oi Interest to Women. .1 U. Actor Will Sue Texas Hotel. Tribal Cattle Decision. - 1902. ACTRESS 27. FROM THE COURT OF SAXONY. FRAULEIN BASTE, Upon whom tho Crown Prince of Saxony lavished so much attention that it led to ono of tho greatest court scandals w hlch, has stirred Europe in recent j cars. ROOSEVELT'S IDEA ADOPTED Allies and Castro's Government All Agree to Submit Their Differ ences to The Hague Tribunal Understanding Is That the Blockade Will Be Raised, Though This Has Not Yet Been Arranged, ami That Some Money Must Be Paid in Advance of Actual Arbitration. MONROE DOCTRINE NOT INVOLVED UNLESS VENEZUELA WISHES Washington, Dec 26. President Roosevelt vlll not be the arbitrator of tha Venezue lan controversy. The whole vexatious subject will be re ferred for adjudicaUon to The Hague tri bunal Epitomized, this was the situation as it had resolved itself at tho conclusion of the Cabinet meeting to-day. The jmectlnEw aajotsoloagaa.thn sea Rlons usually are. All the mombers except Secretary Root were present. "fho Venezuelan question was tho princi pal and practically the only topic of gen eral concern under consideration. Secre tary Hay presented tho net results of his cable correspondence with the Governments at London, Berlin, Rome and Caracas. In accordance with tho suggestion made I by- President Roosevelt, through Secretary Hay, President Castro was reported to have agreed to submit the differences to the ar bitration of the tribunal at The Hague ALLIES SUBMIT. Tho European Powers not only consent to submit the controversy to arbitration,, but, while they had expressed a preference for an arbitration to be conducted by President Roosevelt, they had assented to his sugges tion that tho matter bo referred to Tho Hague. Tho presentation of the case met the hearty approval of the Cabinet.' No fear is expressed by the administra tion that the Monroe Doctrine will be brought into the controversy in any manner that might result in embarrassment for tho United States. At tho same time. It la acknowledged, qulto unofficially, that Venezuela could cre ate an awkward situation If it should offer a coaling station in settlement of German or British claims. This would necessarily evoke a protest from tho United States, aa an Infringement of the Mocroo Doctrine. Whether The Hague tribunal would be ready to acknowledge the weight of the United States's arguments on this point is certainly problematical. Secretary Hay Is preparing a note to tho Powers in which the gratification of this Government Is expressed for tho couise agreed on. CONDITIONS WITHHELD. No intimation is given of tho conditions whieh may have been Imposed by the Eu ropean Powers or by President Castro prec edent to the arbitration. It Is known that Great Britain was will ing to s-ubmit tho subject to the arbitration of President Roosevelt, practicallv without suggestion, but the suggestion is made that one, and perhaps two, other Powers in volved have some matters which might have proven embarrassing to the President had he undertaken the responsibility of de termining the question. It Is understood that some money must pass, but it also is known that the amount of cash to be required of Venezuela before arbitration Is not nearly so lar,:o as has been stated. It Is not possible to learn either whether the allies insist on apologies from Castro, and while it is assumed that tho blockade wilt bo speedily raised, no arrangement to that end has yet been made. VENEZUELAN DIPLOMAT EXPLAINS HIS VIEW OF QUESTIONS AT ISSUE. BY ALGLSTO F. rULIDO. Charge d' Allaire Venezuelan Lega tion. To the Editor o The Republic. Washington, Dec. 2S. ihe comments mado by a small party of the American press in reference to tne present ontt.ct between Venezuela and some of tho leadlrg Euro pean countries oblige mo to request the courtesy of y our impdrtjnt paper to put tha matter in the proper light. It seems to me that there is a general misunderstanding about the real reasons of the unjdst aggression against my country headed by Germany and Great Britain. In reality, Venezuela has never repudiat ed her obligations to foreign creditors nor IfTinrM thfi Claims Of forfllffn PrtWflrc rn ho. half of their subjects on account of alleged , damages suffered by them under the neces sary hardships which accompany a state of internal war. In the memorandum circulated by .the Minister oi Foreign Relations" o the friend ly nations under date of August 12 last the position of Venezuela .was very clearly set price li VENEZUELAN QUARREL be r-.erred all the claims of native citizens as well as foreign subjects settled In Vene zuela before appealing to diplomatic re course. Germany and Great Britain absolutely disregard this prov lion of our internal con stitution, and they contend that the Gov ernment should accept their claims at once without having applied to tho courts of tho couniry-to rearesi their alleged grievances Tha contention that the tribunals of Ven ezuela do not offer a sufficient guaranty of impartiality Is absolutely without founda tion. Many German subjects, by following the regular course of proceedings and sub mitting themtlves to our laws, have ob tained several awards, and our Government has paid them their Just claims or recog nized them. CASES ARE CITED. I may quote for instanco the names of Messrs. Steinworth & Co , Brewer Molier & Co. Van Dissel & Co . of San Cristobal. A. Ermen & Co. of Puerto Cabello. Beck mann Sc Co , Beck jr. Brun & Co.; M. Ffey, R. and O. Kolstcr, Lesseur, ROmer & Brtasch; Marcus & Co. Besides this apect of the question, there is against Venezuela the' pretension of the foreign Powers to compel the payment of debts of a public eharacter, such as those resulting from public loans (foreign loans), guarantees of rallrond interests, etc. In reference to this matter, I must em phatically declare that my Government has never Intended the repudiation of these ob ligations which my country would have had enough resources to meet If tho last unfor tunate disturbances had not obliged tho Government to supply all the revenues of tho State to the re-establishment of public peace. As soon as a normal condition of affairs prevails Venezuela will gladly meet her obligations with a just regard to all the parties concerned. DOCTRINE SET TORTH. In fact, Venezuela stands only by the doc trine accepted and recommended by the delegates of the second Pan-American Con ference in Mexico, In accordance with which "whenever an alien shall have claims or complaints of a civil, criminal or adminis trative nature against a State or Its citi zens, he shall present his claims to the com petent court of the country, and such claims shall not bo maae through diplomatic chan nels, except in tho cases where there shall have been on the part of the court a mani fest denial of Justice or unusual delay or evident violation of the principles of Inter national law " This doctrine has always been accepted under the law of nations, as well as that, which doe3 not allow a foreign Power to compel by force of arms the payment of debts of a public character. I will not In trude on your valuable space by quoting many authorities about this matter. Allow mo only to reproduce tho words of Mr. Clay, Secretary of State, in a communica tion to Mr. Marejll dated March 28, 1827: ' The general rule Is that foreigners aro bound to apply to the tribunals of justice, if they are open, for redress of any griev ance before they appeal for it to the Gov ernment of those tribunals." Before clo-ing, permit me to quote the declaration made by the Minister of Foreign Relations of Venezuela in his reply to the ultimatum of Germany, under date of De cember 9, as follows: "If the claims referred to are Just, the Tederal Executive declares beforehand that those claims will be considered and decided in a fair way; and Inasmuch as the com mission to which, by our laws, they must be submitted, is already sitting, the pro cedure will not be delayed and will not de part from the requirements of the law." ENGLAND NOW FEARS LONG DELAY AND AN UNCERTAIN OUTCOME. London, Dec. 27. Except by the oppon ents of the Government, who view It as a virtual defeat and as discrediting the min istry, tho latest phase of he Venezuelan trouble has been welcomed very luke w armly. Arbitration by President Roosevelt had been anUcipated as so desirable an issue from a difficult equation that his refusal, .vH!r.i fa rr&OTrtpA n final na s.,.a.. !... It Is foreseen that it safl'rfactory condi tions to the submission of the disputes to The Hague court can be' arranged, this method will entail endless arjA wearisome' details, with no assurance tbatat tha end mini. Three Ctnn. Iile St. LuuW. Two Cents. i BOLD IMPERSONATOR AMAZES SOCIETY Man Who Poed as Governor: Beckham at Miami, Fla., a Uemarkable Impostor. TELEGRAMS HELPED SCHEME. Received One Appart-ntlv From President Kooevelt and Sent One Reprieving :i Prisoner How He Was Discovered. RHPUELIC SPECIAL. Miami, Fix. Dec-26 The arnvt here yes terdav of a man who refuses to dhcloxe his Identity for masqueradirg a Governor Beckham and getting money under fnIvo pretense is the sensation of the winter resi dents. The impostor arrived here on De cember 20 and registered at tl Palm Hotel as J. C. W. Beckham. Frankfort K Almost everj thing in sight j his so pleased were the people with the glib tongued stranger. Real eita-e men intro duced themselves to show him about and he spoke very decidedly of purchasing a winter home here two blocks from one of Mr. Flagler's houses. He Is evidently a Kentucklan. as he wa? very familiar with Governor Beckham's ways, his family, etc., and hU knowledge of this aided him In his deception. It is not known how much money he secured on checks cashed. Telegrams were received from various Kentucky points to-day mak ing inquiry, but none gave any clew to his Identity. FROM PRESIDENT. The day after his arrival the following telegram was received by him and delivered by tha messenger boy: "White House. Washington, D. C , Dec. 23. Hon. J. C. Beckham, Miami, Fla.: Your telegram received. The President will ba pleased to see you Saturday next at 10 a. m. GEORGE B. CORTELYOU, "Secretary-" The man used this to good advantage. After this he was more of a lion than ever: and seemed greatly pleased at the atten. tlon that was shown him. Four days ago he sent the fellow ing mes sage: Miami, Fla., Dec. 22. 1902. Peck Jackson, Sheriff, Clinton, Ky.: I commute the sen tence of James Kelly to life imprisonment Official papers in the mail. "J. C. W. BECKHAM. Governor." Soon the news spread that the Governoo had sent the message commuting the Ufa sentence of Kelly However, there was a feeling In many quarters that there was something wrong. A"fcr sending the message commuting tha death sentence the man secured a carriage and invited some of his new-made friends to drive with him to Cocoanut Grove, which, they did Arriving there, they put up at the Peacock Inn. After the party left, tha following mesage from Clinton. Ky., was received by Manager McDonald: "Your td Peck Jackson undelivered. Party unknown here." When the impostor left the hotel h6 In structed Mr. Muller to open any telegrams that might come for him. On the arrival o the reply Mr. Muller opened It. The contents confirmed Mr Muller's sus plclbni ana h went Immediately and swora out a warrant for the man' arrest, char ging him with obtaining money nnder falsa pretenses This was placed In the hands of the Sher iff, who drove to Cocoanut Grove to And his man. He found him in the parlor of tha Inn engaged in playing whit. He was greatly surprised, he explained, that tha Governor of Kentucky should meet witli such treatment In Florida. He submitted to the demands of the law and was placed In Jail. BECKHAM IN KENTUCKY. REPUBLIC SPECIAL. LoulSTille. Ky.. Dec. 25 Governor Beck ham spent Chrltmas day with Mr. Beck ham's parents, at Owensboro. and knows nointnif Of the man who has beert mas querading under his name at Miami. Fla. It was said here to-day that Governor Beck ham had been out of the State but once since his election, and that was when ho attended the horse show at Nashville, Tenn. He was absent then only one day. MUCH COLD AND LITTLE COAL Zero Weather Was .Common in. Several States Yesterday. The cold weather of Christmas Day con tlnued thrtfugh the Central Mississippi Val ley States yesterday. Zero and below zero temperatures were reported from many; towns In Missouri. Illinois. Kansas. Iowa, and Nebraska, while south bt the Ohio River the temperatures reportdd ranged trom C degrees above zero at Evansville. Ind.. to H at Galveston. Tex., and 4S at Corpus Christ!, Tex Hutchinson, Kas , reported the coldest weather In 3 ears, the thermometer register in s -nr! fi decrees below zero, while all along tho Missouri Pacific route in Kansas the mercury hovered near the zero mark. At Lincoln. Neb . the reading was 8 de grees below zero yesterday morning, but over th State It was not so cold by 2 or 3 degrees. The cold weather record for the season, was broken at Des Moines, where the of ficial thermometer showed 7 below. The Twin Cities of Minnesota experienced th most severe weather of the season, tho thermometer regls.ering 19 below In St. Paul and Minneapolis. Throughout Ohio and Indiana snow fell during most of the day. drifting high upon the railroad tracks and causing uelay in traffic. Conditions In Missouri and Western Illi nois were almost Identical, the weather ba lng clear, cold and dry. Much Inconvenience and some suffering' was reported from all States, on account of the general scarcity of fuel. At Mexico, Mo, conditions approximated a famine, there being no more coal for sale In any of the yards in tho city. ZERO AT KAXSAS CITY. Kansas City, Mir, Dec. 26. The tempera ture dropped to zero this morning, making this tne coldest day of tho season. A raw, biting wind prevails. FUGITIVE PRINCESS MAY COME TO AMERICA. J Vienna, Dee. 6. It Is reported hcra 4 on good authority that Pdnco Ferdl- mtriu arid tRe Crown Princess of Sax- 4h ony and their companions purjxsa going to the United State. the bo- r-iiiira BreflBDiuty or ti