Holbrook argus., December 13, 1902, Image 2

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ARE MOVING ON VENEZUELA
ENGLAND NOW JOINS HANDS WITH
GERMANY
Both Powers Will Soon Have Warships Enough
on the Scene to Enforce Their Demands Against
tee South American Repnbllc.
London Great Britain and Germany,
according to official statements made,
have commenced punitive measues
against Venezuela. German war ves
sels, it is stated, are already on the
scene of the contemplated action and
Great Britain expects to have a squadon
there capable of coping with any
resistance that Venezuela might offer
soon.
Meanwhile the Associated Press cor
respondent is informed that no definite
answer has yet been received from
"Washington by the financiers who wish
to bring about a pacific settlement.
An important communication one way
' or the other is expected from Wash
ington. If the United States is will
ing to- guarantee Us moral support
to tho request thali Venezuela be
allowed time to fulfill the suggested
bargain, the plans thereof will at
once be submitted to the British
foreign office. If Washington refuses
to suggest to the European powers that
Venezuela bo allowed time, it is
probablo that the financial houses now
interested will drop the plan alto
gether. In the latter alternative the
Venezuelan delegation is likely to
submit the suggested settlement to
the British and German Governments,
with an application for time to admit
of their entering into negotiations with
other financial inteicsts,
The Venezuelan delegates maintain
that their status has been seriously
affected by the adoption of the aggres
sive measures announced, but they
declare that it would bo obviously bad
policy in spite of the critical position
of their country to make any sugges
tion to Europe until the attitude of
the United States, both as a joint
creditor and a largely interested politi
cal power, has been ascertained.
The Associated Press correspondent
is in a position to stale that Venezuela
-offers the payment on a unified loan
of over $3. 000,000. interest yearly;
guaranteed by the customs, with the
establishment of a European bank at
Caracas to superintend tho collection.
The whole plan is on a basis similar
to that on which Brazil serves its
European creditors. If such a method
is now followed, the Venezuelan dele
gation maintains, all claims can
eventually bo met, whereas it alleges,
that a tompornry stoppage of thefcus
toms would so disturb the commerce
of the country as to practicallly render
it impossible to satisfy the European
bondholders and would bring with it
vthe danger of another revolution.
JU1 these dctailn are still unknown
to tho powers who have ordered their
warships to Venezuela. In spite of
the announcement of joint action by
'Great Britian and Germany, tho Brit
iish ministry exhibits not a little per
plexity over tho Berlin dispatch of
December 1, announcing that President
Castro had handed tithe German min
ister a written acceptance of a part of
Germany's claims, sufficiently compre
hensive to delay ttie presentation of a
joint ultimptum by Germany and
Great Britian if not rendering it alto
gether unnecessary and also stating
that it was understood that Great
Britian's demands would be satisfied.
Not the slightest official information
to this effect has reachod Loudon.
Washington Notes
A joint resolution providing for a
(Commission to investigate the pension
laws has been introduced in the Senate
by Mr. Scott of West Viiginia.
The House Committee on Appropria
tions has agreed on tho Pensions Ap
propriation Bill. H appropriates
$139,847,000, which is 15370 more than
for the current year.
The President has denied tho appli
cation for pardon made on behalf of
J. M. McKuight, who was convicted
of embezzling the funds of the German
National Bank of Louisville, while its
president.
F. M. Newell, hydrographer of the
Geological Survey, gave testimony
before the Senate Committee on Ter
ritories concerning the lands in the
Territories of Arizona and New Mex
ico which are capable of being made
productive by irrigation.
A statement prepared by Assistant
Commissioner Richards of the General
Land Office, shows that 0,109,039 acres
of land were disposed ot by the gov
ernment during the first quarter of the
current fiscal year, tho receipts there
from aggregating $2.(515,080, an in
crease of 000,978 acres in area and
$1,184,910 in receipts over the first
quarter of the last fiscal year.
Tho United States Naval Observatory
reports that W. W. Dinwiddie, one of
its staff, observed the comet discovered
by Giacominia at Nice, Tuesday. The
observation was made here at mean
time 12 lira. 32 min., right ascension
7 his. 17 min. 25 sec, southern declina
tion 1 deg. 50 min. The comet is
nearly on a straight line joining
Trocyon and Sirius and is about one
third of tho distance from Trocyon to
Sirius. Tho comet is moving northwest.
MINERS SWING ABOVE TORRENT
Shasta County Men Narrowly Escape
From Death
Tom IIaskiii8 and John Cleone,
miners employed at the old Calumet
mine, across tho Sacramento River,
eight miles north of Redding, had a
thrilling experience.
Ilaekins and Cleone had boarded the
cage on the wire cable across, the river,
the only way of- getting to the other
side. Tho man at the mine end of the
cable turned the machinery that oper
ated the cage loose and the trip across
'"as begun. When the cage reached the
middle of the stream;the pulley on the
cable snapped and the cage was stopped
in midair, thirty feet over the raging
waters of the river.
A steady rain was falling and the
miners, swinging over the flood below,
were in danger each minute of over
balancing the cage and being flung
headlong into the water. The cage is
not provided with sides or ends, it
being a square board with chains
attached to the four corners and coupled
together at' the cable.
James Thompson, the man at the
cable windlass, proved the hero of the
hour. He realized the miner's peri
lous position and crawled out over the
cable, risking his own life, and at
tached a hook to the cage. He then
crawled back to the furtlir shore,
drawing the cage, with its living
freight, with him. Had it not been
for Thompson the miners would un
doubtedly have perished.
CUBAN TREATY TO BE APPROVED
Senate is Ready to Sanction the Re
ciprocity Measure
Washington President Roosevelt' is
assured that if the negotiations with
Cuba for a reciprocity treaty are con
cluded satisfactorily by tho State De
partment the treaty will be ratified by
the Senate during the present session.
The latest advioes from Minister
Squires, dated a few days ago, were
to the effect that in his judgment the
treaty would be completed and ready
for signature in the course of three or
four days. It is understood that the
treaty does not differ materially from
the outline draft which was prepared
here.
While many Senators were and still
are opposed to direct legislation bv
Congress on the subject of Cuban
reciprocity, some of them at least,
and perhaps a majority among the Re
publicans, would vote to ratify a rea
sonable reciprocity treaty.
Senator Elkins, who led the anti
Cuban reciprocity forces in the Senate
during the last session ,of Congress,
today informed President Roosevelt that
lie would support a proper Cuban
reciprocity treaty and expressed the
belief that such a treaty would be
ratified by the Senate soon after its pre
sentation. Such a solution of the com
mercial obligations of the United
States to Cuba would be entirely satis
factory to Elkins and many of his
Senatorial colleagues, who opposed
the enactment of direct legislation
because they feared such actions would
open up a tariff controversy, which,
in the rview of strong advocates of the
protection system, might prove em
barrassing if not dangerous to the
Republicans.
The President, it is understood, had
received assurances from other Sen
ators, who last spring opposed recipro
city legislation, that they will support
by voice and vote a Cuban reciprocity
treaty.
MILITIA SYSTEM TO BE IMPROVED
Senate Committee Will Report Favor
ably on House Bill
On the strength of Secretary Root's
opinion that tho militia reorganization
billrpassed by tho House at the last
session was better than no legislation
at all, the Senate Committee on Mili
tary Affairs voted unanimously to re
jpoit it without amendment. There
seems to be on opposition to it and it
j will undoubtedly become a law. Secre
tary Root thinks that, while not per
fect the House bill had better bepassed
at once, as it will be a long step toward
the necessary reorganization of the
militia system. The bill provides
that the militia shall consist of able
bodied citizens of the States and Terri
tories and the District of Colombia,
and shall be known as National
Guards, or such other designation as
various laws may provide. There
shall also he the National Volunter
reserve and the remainder of the State
military organization shall be known
as the reserve militia. Officers of the
government are exempted from militia
duty. The rules and regulations shall
be thoso of tho regular army. In time
of war or threatened invasion it shall
bejlawful for the President to call such
militia forth for a period not exceed
ing nine months and be may in his
discretion apportion them according to
population. Pay shall commence the
day of the appearance at tho company
redezvous. Provision is also made for
the Secretary of War to issue on re
quisition of Governors the necessary
arms. Altogether there are twenty
seven sections of the bill and it goes
into detail as to the exact standing of
all State militia organizations.
An Advance in Wages
The Deleware, Lackawanna and
Western railroad company purposes
a substantial increase of pay to em
ployes in the various departments,
notwithstanding the rates paid by this
road since 1898 have not been exceeded
by any road in the east. All branches
of the service and practically all the
employes will be affected.
Hundreds of Sheep Poisoned
Word from the Pavnes Creek district
in Yuba county says 435 dead sheep
have been discovered, death having
been caused by poisonous matter in
vegetation.' Several similar ce ports
came from other places, though no loss,
has been so heavy. Sheepmen are
puzzled to locate the poison, and will
apply to the State university for ex
pert assistance.
SIX DEAD, MANY HURT
Fngine and Coaches Plunge Down
Enbankment
The worst train wreck in the history
of the Inter-colonial, he Canadian
govemmont railroad, happened at
noon Sundey, at Belmont station, sev
enty miles from Halifax, when the
Canadian Pacific express from Montreal
rolled down an enbankment, killing
at least six persons, injuring a score of
others, qnd completely wrecking the
locomotive, the postal, express and
baggage cars, and several passenger
coaches. Six bodies thus far have
been recovered from the wreck, and
one besides that of the engineer has
been identified. The dead are Samuel
Trives, engine driver, Truro, N. S.,
W. B. McDonald, merchant of Glas
gow, N. S., an unidentified woman and
three unidentified men.
One of the injured, William Ken
nedy, of Black Rock, N. F. will die,
and several others aro.believcd to be in
a serious condition. The dining car
conductor, two express messengers and
two brakemen are very seriously in
jured. The fireman was hurled through the
window of the cab and picked up in an
adjoining field practically unhurt.
A number of passengers were destined
for American points.
The accident was caused by the pilot
becoming loose and falling in front of
tho engine, which was thrown from
the rails. The engine was completely
wrecked and the cars next in the make
up were telescoped by those in the
rear. Engineer Trives was killed at
his post, the only member of the train
crew to lose his life. The colonist car
ran under the baggage car, and the top
was cut off the full length down to the
windows. Everybody in this car was
either killed or injured.
To add to the suffering of the injured
tho weather was bitterly cold and it
was hours before help arrived.
Disorderly Troops
Manila The disorderly character of
some of the discharged soldiers who
are going home on the transport Logan
has led General Davis to order a com
pany of infantry aboard to act as a
special guard. The guard will accom
pany the transport to San Francisco
and then return here. The Logan sails
on December 15, and carries the re
mainder of the men discharged under
the reduction order.
Chinese May Enter
Custom Collector Shuster rules that
Chinese residing in the United States
may enter the Philippines. His de
cision says: "Any Chinese legally
resident in the mainland territory of
the United States is entitled to enter
the Philippines irrespective of class or
occupation provided that he comes by
a reasonably direct route and uses dil
igence in coming."
Sugar Advances in Price
The Western Sugar Refining Com
pany has sent out circulars to all the
wholesale grocery houses in California,
Oregon, Nevada and Washington, noti
fying them that until further notice
the price of all grades of refined sugar
would stand advanced 40 cents per
hundred pounds. All grades of refined
sugar were advanced 10 points in New
York an action, which, apparently,
caused the- increase of prices in San
Francisco.