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STII3 EAFPEIKSS.
; Washington. N. C,, D .r. 1.--!Vshop A.
Cote Smith today wired R. K. CI Be-
man to report to bli new field at Dor-
ham, thai bringing to ft end the un
pleasant episode ot the eonferencsv Mr.
Beaman will kare next week and Der. 8.
E. Thompeon will report here. Matter
are all smoothed over no w. The church
hate very mmh to loee Mr. Beaman." J
Monroe, Deo. 16. New o! ft yery dis
tressing accident which occurred to
Tone's Creek township, ft day or two
. ago.Iba just reached here, Mrs, Calvin
Smith, ah old lady of the lower part of
- the townshlo. wa sitting before her
fire making brooms.! She had accumu
lated a quantity of chaff and straw on
the "hearth before her. Suddenly this
caught fire, and communicated Itself to
Mrs. Smith's clothing.: So rapidly did
the fire burn that she was totally Do
able to control It and before assistance
reached her, her body' was' bnrned so
badly that she died, amid great suffering,
the day following, " " s , f$ ; "
I Charlotte, N. C. Decl I6.r-Chlet of, po
lice Irwin retained to Charlotte, today
with Arthur L Bishop, the murderer of
T. 3. Wilson," who sorrenderd himself Sol
day to the Petersburg authorities. Bish
op does not seem to be greatly worried
over what may be in store tor him and
talked freely of bis adventures since the
commission of the crime, ' though he re
Joses to talk of the circumstances sur
rounding the shooting, Hs says that be
sneaked into the Buford Hotel, where be
bad been stopping the night of the; mur
der and spent the night in ai) unoccupied
mom. The next dav h sneaked away
KAnivh hAik street walklnir some die-!
. tance Into the country aud ttwu board !,
lnjrft train for Norfolk, Bis attorneys
may Sect his
corpus proceedingi
court uotujiebriutry.., . -
- Nultr Hum1!
A good story was told of. Senator
Banna's power by a well known mem
ber of congress who accompanied him
from . Cleveland to Washington. ' Sev
eral senators and representatives were
on the train, snd in the same sleeping
car were several members of the Bond
ed Warehouse association. -The whole
party got out st Pittsburg for an airing,
and while they were walking up and
down the station platform their train
pulled out and away, .When it finally
dawned upon them that their sleeping
car bad really , gone, the members of
the Bonded Warehouse; association be
came exceedingly anxious and hurried
to the office of the division superintend
ent of the Pullman company. .
"I am sorry, gentlemen," said tne su
perintendent, "that your, train should
nave left you, but all that I can do Is
to give you accommodations in a chair
car from here to Altoona. There you
will be awe to get a sleeping car
through to Washington.".
FIGHTS PATRICK V
'' FOR TflE JOB.
EAEJ IFFEiLS FB0I FRITCRD.
Eo Wlsics tia Celal Flo to Fill to
Eia
UEETniG OF TAB :
tt, ' i -i $ . ' (
. . DIRECTORS
OF KIK3TC3 PUELISHIKG COIPAIT
tt. Griiflgtr Leases the FtparHec-
At a meeting of the board ot directors
of the Jttnston Publishing company last
night at Dr. H. D. Harper's office, :i A
number of important changes was author
ised In the management of The Free Press
and the election of newo (Beers. WQ
' Dr. H. Tall was made a director and
elected president and treasurer of the
company, Mr. D. Oettlnger, vice presi
dent in the place of Mr. J. H. Herbert, re
signed, and Mr. J, A. McDaniel was made
secretary.ji;;,;; J..'r
Two propositions were submitted to
the board, one for the purchase of the
paper by Messrs. I j. Mewbora and R.
B. West for a consideration of $6,000
and another to lease by Mr. J. W, Grain.
car accommodatioh. from Cleveland to th attitude of tbe pre.dent uy Gra,Dger.i-propoillt,on Wt to lease ths
ByclU te the Charlotte Obeerves-.
Washington, Dee. 16. Some moves
have been made relative to the coi.tt
over the New Bern eoUectorship that
border on the sensational from the p &t
of view of the average Tar Heel politi
cian. The fight over this office has for
several months nung fire until Seiior
Pritchard recommended to the presidont
yesterday the appointment of Daniel Pat
rick. It now transpires that -Mr. Q tbn
the present collector, will not abide by
this decision and has returned to Wwh-
J ton with a view, to appealing from the
"What time can we get to bear wss North Carolina senator decision direct
, ;'' - j to President Boosevelt. Mr. Hahn 1 ac-
."That will never do," said one of the
party, ."Our tickets cali for sleeping
eompanied br friends who declare that
tbe collector's case will serve to test mure
wards the ''lily whites,' In general and,
, the Tick case, as thecolored postmster's
party loyalty baa been put forward to
becloud the situation. One Of Mr. Hahn's
Washington, and we must have them."
"Can't be done, gentlemen,", said the
superintendent-1 "Very sorry, but It is
absolutely impossible." ..-..
Will WA.HIV, AAMUUU
"Whatl Senator Hanna! Is be left?"
"He is.". ,
"Gentlemen,' be seated.
what can ha done." '
In five minutes one of the best sleep- 8n Uarieon, and fostmaster
lng cars In the Pullman service was General Payne will next be appealed to.
ready, and the party came on to The contention will be made that Bahn
Washington rejoicing. ; . j was one of tbe few white ;men ioLinflo-
ence in tne state so stand by the. adoiin
lstratlon as against the" encroachments
flanafyw' VwisxYimwA Im ailnnlsa ' f,u't
wJl the decision of the chief em-uti.e in I ?pn t?r thre6 'ft?'
t .in '.l. friends has gone to New York with the
win sev ., ... ..., , . , '', ' .
onjecs oi enuscing in gooa omces ,oi
Took Bias For m P.'
Tbe late Justice Gray was a man of n,thMm. -ultM MJ, tht
austere manner and not the subject ' '. 7 , T ,
one would choose for a practical i'!"-WPnetar
but none the less was he ready to en- b" hT,D b(M!n klcM ineUphorically
Joy a Joke on himself and to tell it peaktog, from tne flreensbdro State . uu-
This is one of his stories. " About the ventlon. Mr. Hahn will tell the prosl
JUme that John t Sullivan was at the dent that be does not favor negrd'dotnl.
senitb of bis glory Mr. Gray was trat- nation in oolitlcal orinan v other walk
ellns; In . the west . and compeHed, ni Ufa hn t.ht kaiuW t.,u dall. are ander detention of the police at
&VZJL,: nn?n, T,a t "'" Ureehsboro con-JColambla.B. r The girls were found in
Others fa ii S of tlST K.T ii LBii?,5 mention, whth w.re deuMi him. More- Columbia, and a telegram this afternoon
aZt' ?tt Ailw stro11 over.Hahn will say that bs was -toc to that eflt was sent by thl chW
PRESERVATION OF, YOUTH.
iciea'tuts MV Acrt Iara4a Mafte
t .; sr.'AvaaHMla Tr t ' -:
' la an article on The Newest Concep
tions of Life"' In Harper's Msgasine
Carl Snyder Intimates a belief that re
rent scientific discoveries will lead to
others' by which ' youth may be pro
longed. j1. Her is bis argument for tbe
belief; ..f K :-v ,'-:V:.vt.
There is on phase of the problem that
seems nearer to our day and time. Thai
is . the realisation of Ponce d loo s
quest ( prolonged .youth. . Arrrat of
STOwth. the stunted plant, the detgrmed
or undeveloped child, the idiot, the erlp
ple, the prematurely aenile are theae no?
too familiar to our daily view?' Yet why
should tbe mechanism ot nature, ao seem
ing sure, turning out a thousand perfect
specimens, slip ao sadly with the thou
sand and flratt VV'e know in part and can
in part control, v An ' impoverished soil,
consumptive or otherwise dlaeuacd tisvue.
lack of aunllght and air these, are , the
producers of the phyalcalty, nu-ntally and
morally maimed. With narcot Ice and pol
aona we may stop dvvelnpment, whether
it be that of a plant vr u chilO.. -i
I But what may be arretted may per
chance' be influenced in other waya. v We
have seen how the whole drift of present
day physiology iB' to reduce life to the
connected and concerted play of the fer-menta-
The identity of the tiro proceeaea
holds in , most unexpected waya.- Heat
and cold, chloroform, the' polsoha, ' the
toxlna secreted by the Virulent microbes
even, ; act upon the. teat tube fermentat
tlons of the laboratory Irt precisely the
same way as upon the living-organism.
Even the curious fermentllke solutions
of fine platinum and gold may be "poi
soned." "chloroformed" or "killed," as if
they were alive. What a dlseaae, malac
tion and death for the one is the same
for the other. t
It seems to be clear, too, that the con
Cltlon of growth, whether of a" grain of
competent hands, both as to business wne,t or tn ,rerm OI m:n, r., ! p
hxui wwvu.ob i rt.A- . .nnuranm of distinct sn
symes ferments at each stage. .Cessa
tion of growth must mean the dtaappear
ance or lapse iu activity of theae special
ensymee. What we call growing- old
seems merely a series of Meatrtictlve fer
mentations, it ia probable that theae are
preaent from the beginning: that through
out all life there ia a atruggle, ao to apeak,
between the two; that In some sense, as
Professor Loeb once remarked, death la a
physical agent, the material antithesis of
life.
If the action of the malt ensyme upon
starch is reversible, so is that of the fer
ments which convert , the actlv; tiaaue,
the living protoplasm. Into the relatively
dead fatty or connective or cartilage or
bone' tiaaue,4 the charaeteriatie. aa the
erest Ruaalan biologist Metchnlkoff .. has
paper for a term of four months with an
VE11EZDELA .
. GIVING lh
THEY AHEEEADT TO YEILDTOrcr.CS.
Til "People lit Cistw in'ilM' b
will begin the term of bis lease in a fevr
days. ..,-,
Mr. Grainger will place tbe paper In j
management and. tbe editorial depart
ment as soon as ths final details of the
lease has been arranged, and ' further
than to supervise the financial part of
the paper, will take no active part in the
running of itvS-f;
, The policy Ot Tbe Free Press, as ever,
I will be to conduct tt for tbe up-building
oi this town and community:- ::.-.
a Hlssiog OirU roaad.
Ashevllie, N. C, Deo. . 17. Ths rotssing
! girls, Bonnie Jones and Marie Kuy ken-
Greensboro Becord:
Mr.' C.; MI Hoyt,
advance agent for the Bu ra Parkiusoa
' Company play ing a week's eiigaaement .
here was arrested; Saturday night? 0u(a
warrant from . AsbevlUe charging m j
with abducting one, ot the two young '
girls from that place who were In Greens-'
boro last week. Mr, Hoyt being a stran
ger In the city was In a box. not kno a -lng
where to find a bondsman; but Mr.
H. H. Tate, local manager ot the Grand,
arranged to pay an officer to remain
' with hlmln the room until the arrival of
the company Lere yesterday afternoon '
when a bond ot $200 in cash was put up 1
Mr. Tate says he was with MrJ Hoyt ou
the street one day last week when these
two girls accosted him and wanted to be
' given a place In the company," reminding
him that they called on him In Ashevllie
on the same errand. ' They told him in
answer to a question, that they had run
away from home, thereupon, Mr. Tate
says he urged them to return, warning
them of the wrong of such a step and
telling them that even if they knew any
thing about the theatrical bneiuees he
would never employ them Under such cir
cumstances. ' His conduct was such as to
' Impress Mr! Tate and he saved him from
going to jail. . -
. Charlotte Observer: Telephone mes
sages from Union county to the police j
last night aeked that Isaac C. Long, a
well-to-do farmer who. lives about 13
miles nbrthwest of Monroe and 15 miles
from Charlotte, and Is well know in
Charlotte, be arrested on the charge of
criminally assaulting Rosa Benton, a 13-year-old
white girl. ' The officers were In
formed that Long had been arrested, but
had escaped from his captors and fled.
Information of the crime did not reach
Charlotte until 10 o'clook last ntgbt.
A policeman at once sent to tbe home of
recorder Sbannonhouse an j that official,
eg communicated to the police issued a
warrant for the arrest of Long, who
wa.s supposed to be ia Charlotte. At
12 o'clock last ti'.ht several officers,
who were ane-l tt prosecute the
exarch, reporti-J to Mr. liannnhoCBe at
t;,eetit!oa tl. t t'... '.r an-h for Long'
ia T;va. TLy Larced that;
ivel ia CIt.-!. !j Monday
i.F
r-v.ST J&A''- -'!
if: M ?
ffi -IP s
I . s
adeteiratetotbeGraenstioro convaatln,. iu ot tiia city no tne asuevuie police.
in which accredited delegate fromvarl-1 THP011"0 fmmedlately npon
out townships participated ahd "that receipt pi tns message io ue voiumoia
with him were e.ecul three, otir white ! ofl,0B,r bo h rl ontir farther or-
greesmah O'flara, w bile Rolwrt Han
cock, representing ttie lny whits" ele
ment, got together seven Republicans
and sent ft contesting delegation to
BK TOU BKALtiT Joint BCW-IVANr"
and forth on the platform "his 'great
height and massive build naturally at
traded tbe attention of the station
loungers, and within ten minutes some
report had spread through the town
which drew half the inhabitants down
to the ' tracks, ; where they stood in
groups staring at the Judge, who was
quite at a loss to understand their curi
osity. Fifteen minutes later It was ex
plained, (wlien a gaunt and gawky
countryman approached him and ask
ed: .
. "Be; you really John Sullivan, the
scrapper?'? . .
had teen
Lor j 1
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.a vent
t;t !
r !
What Wti Scarce.
in making a tour of the Transvaal to
acquaint himself with its people Lord
Mllner is following the example which
Sir George Grey set in South Africa
many years ago. It was a red letter
day in the history of a household on
the veldt when Grey called and tool?
coffee and spent half an hour in talk.
The chair he sat In was sure to be pre
served as a memento. But this regard
for him had a very amusing contrast
In a,n experience Or his at n little up
country hotel When the bill was beinj;
paid, one of Grey's companions drew
attention to a rather excessive charge
which the la milord put aaim-t t!:e og;
he had si rved to the pat ty at break
fast Grey, who Llied his liiile juke
slid on taking have of the landlord,
"i'y the way, errs feia to he ratVr
. r.-e t:p here. -No." said the land
I 1, "it's governors t'-at f re senrce."
Aatow.
! time rf wln'ry er
f-'-t vi'.h r !
! - V i t I-
. , v ' ba t ; So."
Greensboro. II hn, according to bis sup
porters, happened to be associated with
a bl-colored delegate, hence his ex-communication,
To still further clarify the
Issue It will be pointed out to the presi
dent that Hahn is a man of standing in
the business life of the community ia
which be resides, that be has accumu
lated property, and that Mr, Patrick is
not a resident of the district, a condition
on which the president Is said to bav
laid great stress when the" nomination.
was made tor the collector of customs of
the port of Wilmington. Mr, Hahu as
serts that he has among his letters of en
dorsement one written by Mr. Patrick
several months ago, before that gentle
man decided to apply for the office. Sen
ator Pritchard is in ona of the local hos
pital, where he underwent a successfpl
operation toilay and has not been ad
vised of Mr, Hahn'e determination to
combat his decision. It is believed, how
ever, that the senator will stand by Me.
Patrick, and that the. prolongation of.
this contest will contribute very materi
ally to the president's, embarrasameat
over the Old North State's Federal pat.
ronage situation.
. Rev. Dr. Thomaa, Colored.
Communication.
The arrival of Eev. C. O. H. Thomas,
D. D. LL. D., tprmerly of Beaufort, V. C,
to assume the pastorate of the St. Au
gustlneZion Methodist church in Kins-;
ton, is one of which the colored people
should feel proud. Dr. Thomas Is of
broad experience, made so by his schol
arly training and extensive travel. He
was educated in the British Isles and ia
Tbech'ef of police left this afternoon
for Columbia to bring the girls home
Hoy t, the theatrical agent, who Is be
lelved to have Induced the girls to leave
aeheviilei was arrested late Saturday
night at Greensboro and on Monday he
gave a $200 bond to anpear here tomor
row. Hoyt "indignantly denied and
complicity whatever in the affair." ,
Caracas, Dee, 17. It has been decided
that the Venezuelan difficulty shall te
arbitrated, and the discussion of Barms
of settlement W nojs goinar on. i United
States, Minister Bowen undoubtedly will
bs one pi tne arbitrators. ., . .
The government fears that Coercive
measures wllj follow tbe establishment
of tbe blockade. M.t:-4,i
CASTRO'S PEOPLE APPEAL TO HIM.
f Caracas, Dee. 17. Indications hers are
that Venesuela will yield to the demands
of the allies. :'"4'"-t tf'T-
The leading citfsens ot faracet have
addrssed a Joint note to President Cas
tro asking him to give full powers to
', United States Minister Bowen to effect a
termination of tbe present difficulty.' "
"THE MOMENT TO YIELD HAS AB
it ... RIVED." ' I-
Caracas, Deo. 17 A Jolht note was 1
transmitted to President Castro at one
o'clock this afternoon. It is signe4 by
all the leading merchants, banker and
agriculturists of Caracas. It r-fieets truly
the eoncensns of current opinion among
the business element' of this city.' The
men who signed the not will meet again
tonight to discuss ways and means In
Obtaining money with which Venesuela
can meet ber obligations, as well as tbe
guarantees which it , will be possible to
offsr to creditor. The not 1 as follows:
. "Caraca,Dec.l7,1902.
"To the President of th United State
of Venesuela; '
"8ir:-The undenlgued having mt
with the purpose of offering their aid to
tbe government of Venesuela In the pre.
hMM' r.9 ,i1vdii,'tntf t'r. Aa Ih nis SDft entinlnt.ltitf aff natW I i. .
covery of Vhe constructive ferments 1 crealsMl i- - -t iit. l
t tenst a clew to complete account of jCrewa J M aggressive atttudeof Ger- r
the whole life process, so to tnose wno
have closely end reflectively followed the
i-eveioprnent;.cf Wectehtit4he,-isee
ery of reveisibiltty in fermentation may
In time, alf'tcse the .reversibility.. of ,ths
life - proress--th j more - concrete phrase,
th arrest of death, the prevention, of old
age,' the preservation ot youth. -
'FUSSlNEfS
Mm
This
Oaaklaa Pato. . i
, Mr, Farrow J, Gasklns and Miss Nan
nie E. Pate were married last evening at
the home of the bride' parent Mr. and
Mrs. Zack Pate on Py ton Auenue. Dr.
B.4 D. Ha'per officiated at th ceremony,
Mr. Freeman H Gaskins, father ot the
bridegroom, ' and Mrs. Cora Dennis, of
Geddy, N. C. came yesterday to attend
the marriage and returned home today.
MoRae King.
Mr. George O. McRae and Miss Nora
King were quietly married last evening
at the home of the bride' -parents, Mr.
and Mrs King oa , North Heritage
street in the presence of a tew friends.
Dr. H. D. Harper Sr., officiating at the
ceremony. Both of tbe contracting par
ties are well and favorably known in
Kinston and have a host of friends who
wish them a long and. happy life.. The
bridegroom is a successful contractor and
high-class mechanic and one ot Kington's
old residents. Miss King is an estlm
able young lady who is exceedingly pop
ular among her circle of friend, which is
large. ' , . ' . ' .
Small Fire Tbla Morning.
Tbe fire alarm was sounded this morn
ing at 11:30 for a small Are at ths Gay
Lumber company's mill. Ablaze was di-
povprpd c ft tlmplv Hmu In iha Arm Vlln
Canada; lastly In this country. He has atld &g soon as the alarm was gien-or
been a practitioner of law, with frequent to mon exact a few
pleadings before the State, dietriet and ' tha dnmmr .nina
Supreme Courts of Tn.e.see, also tbe throw!ng ft stream of water. The Kins-
our, oiAppea.su entucicy. in 18 to0 fire oonjpMJ a!eo WM pr t ,
he abandoned the law practice for the laylng a llue of hows tfoa the er
ministry. He wLl Prea,h h.s Introductory honiie to tbe mill. If tbe flreme-, had
rtlll mvlc?. f: ' bee 6tC- ? T9
"A t;.i-'nt:.a Com rat." lie will a!-,,, bv bav Uiteit. T the wind was blowing
Invited 'request, deliver the emanctna-1 at a terrible rate.
t n a i 're-s for the or inred reoDle of I
I.
L
m, Jtmu'iry l.llHJ.'l, at the court
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l,i:a's
acdy
'Mr. D. P. Daugbertv, well kii.wu
t'lronzbout lfrcr aui Sumner counties,
W. V., roost 1 ktly owes his life to the
Hrvl",.ii of a n!.-Lbor. He was almoet
hor, '.:' f aflliu?d with diarrhoea; when
atti -n '.- i by two pbyeiclan who s-t
t'rn l.tl. if any, rel!t-f, when a n-;fhl(r
I- -r ' -t f Li trioij-coriii;tiin, lro"'.rit
V -i ?i t ' 'm tf t'!i!iiil-er;i.-ia's 'i;-,CutU
ra & i i-irrb.- U.'ii.ly. whii-1, 'ct"d
n . i : i ', -j vi'i t f " ' v-1., ur huu re. For
fiV ' v J. K. llni,f.
Mealeal Press
' lato a Ulsease,
The medical press has conferred no
small boon on many, sufferers by in
venting a Greek or pseudo Greek term
for their;; otherwise 'democratic com
plaints. .The latest of these Invention
is now recorded. - The disease la fussl
ness, and the; medical name, according
to tbe London Graphic, is mysopbobia,
" The myeophobe 1 he who when seat
ed by hi table lift bia glass1 to see If
it is fingered, and if c he detects a
smudge uses bis napkin to dispose of
tt In short, mysopbobia is the exag
geration of that respect for cleauliiiess
which convinced Svengall of the mad
ness of Englishmen when be surprised
the Laird In his matutinal tub.
The ludy In the play who seized on
every one's watch chain and began
rubbing It with chamois leather was a
uiysopliobe, and tbe Irritating man wbo
begs your pardon and picks some mi
croscopic piece of fluff from your sleeve
Is another. The servant though most
would benefit' by inooulatloq with the
disease, wbo insists ou,duHUng papers
is another, and the disease is widely
prevalent among ail housekeeper in
the spring. It' is nice to know at last
just what to call it, but the medical
press Is more Inclined to suggest scien
tific names than remedies. , .v
A Car Fat Seaslckaeas. .
. Dr.. E. Castelli of Washington calls
attention to this communication , con
cerning seasickness which has been re
ceived from tbe Italian ambassador to
the United States: . f - - t
"My Dear Dr. Castelli Knowing that
you are interested in the treatment of
seasickness, I take pleasure in giving
you my personal observations on the
subject After having found by expe
rience that the only way not to suffer
from seasickness was to lie in a bori
sontal position, I happened to notice
that fixing my. eyes upon a mirror while
dressing, even when tbe sea was
stormy, was sufficient to relieve the un
pleasant sensations . ot seasickness.
During my last ocean trip I tried this
accidentally discovered remedy and al
ways with good results. . Ttke Into
consideration my observation and mrke
It yours If you think It racy be of bene
fit to science."
' Solieam. '
A Copenhagen chemist has suctf;-V
ed in producing a material called ". :
cum," which nosscesos nunlitios i V
will render It of the prosit : t "n.';i ;
tance to the caoutchouc inh:;y. 1
is derived, It seems, from r: '
can be used for the m.ui;;r..;; ..:
linoleum, rul-ttcrs. Insui-fi ; . - ;
Is also claiiiicJ that it D!:i': .- r
Ijtcly.wattTproof paint In :.!' (...
many and Great Britain, and npon your
request to give our, pinions In wrltf-j,.
w address you in tbe following perm:,
"In view of the act of violence already
commi tted and ot the absolute Impotence
of Triwtuela to meet fore with tores In
response to the al.'led action of Germany
and G-eat Brittaln, in view of the tact
that Vonetueia baa xbauted all th
means requlivd by dvillzatfoa and diplo
macy to put aa end to th present -eitua-tl'in,
and th government and tbe people
of Veneioela having complied honorably
and worthily to the demands of national
honor, we consider, with alt due respect,
that th moment to yield to force has ar
rived. ' c ' s ' ' " ', ' '
; " We, therefore, respectfully recom mend
that full power be given to the Minister
ot the United State of North America,
authorizing him to carry out proper
measure to terminate the present con
flict In tbe manner least prejud'clal to
the Interest of enesuela,"
: The note is signed by about 200 promi
nent citizen of Caracas. ,
CASTRO'S PROPOSAL INADEQUATE.
' Berlin, Dec. 17th. Germany considers
that President Castro' proposal to ar
bitrate inadequate,' unaccompanied
as it is with guarantee to pay If tbe ar
bitrators decide against him, and a re
ply in that sense has been or will be sent
through Minister Bowen. Great, Britain
will mak a similar answer. These state
ments are not made officiall.", but are de
rived from an excellent bouiva. i "X r
Ths Foreign Office here denies explicit
ly that the German squadron lit Venezue
lan waters has orders to seize Margarita
Island, adding that no occupation of the
territory ot Venezuela will occur. -
The Fere'gn Office officials allege that
a systematic effort is apparently being
made to represent Germany as the pro
pelling power in the coercion ot Venezue-: :
la and as being responsible tor all tbe
harsh measures. For instance, they say
the bombardment of the forts at Porto
Cabell o Is ascribed to German initiative, .
whereas tbe Foreign OfSc officials say
without reservation that ihe bombard
ment was at the British commander's
suggestion, the Topaze belnga British
ship. The German commander panlei-
pated in the firinsr as a loyal ally. " . '
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