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AGAINST
Nell Cropsey's Uncle Does
Not Believe Jim Can
Escape the Gal-1
lows .
Elizabeth City, N. C.Dec. 30. Spe
c;al.In the presence of S00 people gath
ered about the Elizabeth City railroo r
station this afternoon the casket con
taining Nell Cropsey's reinaiDs was
started to its northern resting place.
It was a sad-faced assemblage which
had come to bid silent farewell to all
that is left of the" sweet young woman
whose tragic an. I mysterious death
aroused such general interest. Nell's
mother was too much affected to ride
tr the station. Th? interment will take
llaee about 11 o'clock Tuesday from the
New Utrecht Reformed Dutch burying
p'rcnnd at 84th street and Sixteenth av-
nue, Brooklyn.
"When Ella wa a little school girl
she tripped by there every day," said
Lawyer Andrew Cropsey of New York,
who left with the body. '"She attended
public school No. 101. whose site I sold
to tho trustees in 1SS3. My sister-in-law,
Mrs. Mary Ryder Cropsey, really
:nv her daughter's form floating in the
river before the fishermen, but at the
distance was not sure of its; ideality.
She saw tha fishermen as they turned
the boat and fastened the form to a
sake. Mrs. Cropsey has gazed out in
to the river every day and night. . The
eiTeet has been so great, that one eye
is injured because ;he nerves are badly
trained. She sat up jnearly all last
night."
Discussing the c-tsr agtliiet Wilcox as
the train sped northward, Mr. Cropsey
continued: "I do' not chink he can es
cape. I have promised Solicitor Ward
to assist in the prosecution, and while
I cannot give out all the evidence I will
pay -here is a strong case against him.
I ihink Wilcov would like to go out and
le a western ruffian, but that can -never
happen, for I don't "believe ie will ever
leave Eliabeth City again. No, I don't
think the hodv was thrown into the
river on the night of her disappearance.
I think Wilcox tried -:o make my niece
"marry him, but she would, not yield.
She had nerve. Her gandfather. Wil
liam Ryder, was a gunner on the Moni
tor, and. a cousin, William Cropsey,
was in continual service. Wilcox' wa 3
jealous and did not want Ella to visit
New York. She said to me in .October,
'Uncle Andrew.rl have made pp :my
mind not to have anything to do with
Jim. Sometimes he's very nice, but then
he's eccentric and has such peculiar
ways.' I don't think Wilcox did it
: wlone and I don't think he meant to kill
her that night."' ,
According to one of the guards, Wil
cox told his sister that the jail wasno
place for her. Asked if she could do
anything for him. Wilcox replied .that
she might bring him a quart of whis-
lcey. - ---''
-"There are many bad reports going
around about WiJeoi," said Lawyer
Aydlett, bis attorney, "and , maiiy of
them are untrue. Wilcox may make an
other statement within a day or two,"1
he continued, "but 1 want first to see
h!s father who is sick." -
It is generally understood that TV il
cnx.. will waive examination Wednesday.
Lwyer Aydlett save he is not sure about
this, for he would like to hear some
Of tha new evidence.
Solicitor Ward s:;id: "Yon can say
there will Ik enough evidence before the
grand jury to secure an indictment. This
is a" hard case, but no stone will be left
unturned. There i-5 some very damaging
evidence which I believe would insure
his conviction, but there is doubt as
to its admission."
The strongest alleged evidence against
Wilcox, if it can be procured in court,
is that he was seen grappling with Miss
Cropsey about midnight of her'disap
pearance in front cf the Cropsey home
in adeeming effort to drag her to ie
river.v It is also claimed . that Wilcox
cannot account for his whereabouts be
tween the Cropsey residence and his
home and that he did net go home "hr
usual way. A part of the citizens com
mittee believe they have a "complete
state rase.
- Wilcox, tchen seen in jail, ras lying
down surrounded by reading matter. He
claims to have no fear of lynching. Con
finement is already telling, and before
the March grand jury meets it is be
lieved his assumed .indifference will van
ish. Wilcox is in a murderer's case the
strongest in the prison. Though Wilcox
has some friends who hold .that most
sympathy should go to his family, they
are in the minority. -
IJtlUGGLEll TO PORTSMOUTH
A 8trf Xiit a Fak f tbe First
.' ..' Water - , '
Norfolk, Va., Dec. 30. The sheriff of
Korfolk county has received a disoatch
from Elizabeth ; City advising hinT that
James Wilcox, suspected of the murder
i Miss Ella Cropsey, was smuggled out
nf Elizabeth City jail last night and
Is heavily guarded by armed men on his
way here in a wagon. Sheriff Cfomwell
vas directed; to prepare to rr reive Wil
cox into the Norfolk county fail.
; The prisoner's arrival is expected!
within a short time. The authorities,
fearing for the prisoner's safety,- yes
terday took steps to put him away front
tu.y possible danger, and they succeeded
in their efforts so well that nobody ex-
rpt the officers of the law themselves
this morning .were sure of where TVil
(: was. J
,. In accoaitlisiiins this euJ the authori-
CASE
ties-at Elizabeth Cits last night "spirited
away with a great show of secrecy, two
or' three people from the Elizabeth City
jail, sending them in different directions.
The departure of each of these parties
became known, of course, to the people
of Ulizabeth City, and as a result thereof
the community was at a loss to decide
hither Wilcox had been sent or thai
no 'nad been sent away c.t all.
It is said that the i-eason for the
'brewing of mystery around the where
. Knits of the prisoner wasv a belief that
; ubjie indignation had reached a state
that was likely ko cryslalize into a mob
at any moment.
The identity of the man brought to
Pi i tsmouth through the country yes
terday by three men has not yet been
disclosed. One of the men who brought
the passenper by night in a backboard
saVs that he weighed 200 pounds.
This tallies with the description of
E. Guy Hall, a fugitive from Norfolk
justice, whose name has been connected
with Miss Cropsey's death, and there
appears good reason for believing that
Hall fled froqi Elizabeth City -and that
it was he who came to Portsmouth and
probably took passage there upon some
outgoing, train. r
; Hall has a sweet hearf here, the daugh
ter of a prominent man. It is stated
that he has. unknown to her father,
visited her here in the past and may have
done so again yesterday, and surrounded
his coming with mystery, binding to se
crecy the- men who -brought him. Th
may count for the'r -efusal to tell
unetjiji vocally who it as they had
brought from Elizabeth City.
The Cropsey affair was the most baf
fling mystery' ever known here, and
correspondents fear to say flatly that
Wilcox was not here Jest it develop
later that he was concealed hereabouts.
One of the men, however, ( whobrought
the passenger from. Elizabeth City Sun
day night laughed heartily when asked
whether the jail there was still guarded
by naval reserves. "Oh. yes " he said.
Uhey were guarding when we left, and
1 reeKon tuer-are still doing it."
He appeared to think that he had a
good joke on the reserves.
FITXERAIj OF NELLIE: CROPSEY
A Or eat Throng Pay -;onte to lh
Klnrdered I
Elizabeth City, N. C, . je. 30. Spe
cial. The funeral service of Ella M.
Cropsey took place at the M. E. Church
.South Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock
according to previous announcement.
Long before the appointed hour the spa
cious building was packed from" pulpit
to stone steps. For some distance ev?n
the . streets were thronged by peonki
eager to pay the -last sad tribute of r
epect to the dead girl. I t was not. the
curious gap ing multitude 'fit; people upon
whosV faces- were plainly ;writteii deep
heartfelt sympathy, for the sadly -bereaved
family and genuine sorrow Cor
the tragic departure of one so young sj
sweet and so beautiful.
L. A. Winder, R. W. Turner, A. K.
Kramer, W. M. Baxter, H. T. Green
leaf and W. M. Hinton acted as pall
bearers. As the hearse left the Crop
sey residence followed by father , aid
mother, sisters and brothers, uncle and
cousin and a long procession of sym
pathetic friends, and moved slowly to
wards the church the solemn tolling of
the bell, the gentle .lapping of the wa
ters beneath wiiose waves the dead girl
had rested for 37 days, and the sup
pressed sobs of the bereaved, sounded a
sad requiem, while the weeping clou Is
sent down their crystal drops to mingle
with the tears of the sorrowing. As
the corpse was borne to the chancel the
choir sang saftly and sweetly "Asleep
in Jesus." A wealth of floral offerings
lay upon the handsome casket. 'These
were silent but eloquent tributes of
love.
The beautiful burial service wr.6 im
pressively read by Rev. D. H. Turtle
who afterwards preached a touch.-ng
and appropriate sermon, Revs. C. W.
Duke and J. JI Ferebee assisting the
services. "Lead Kindly Light' and
"Abide With Me" were rendered with
melting patnos. The vast congregation
was moved to tears. At the conclusion
of the services the remains were placed
in the annex of the church, where they
remained until taken to New York for
sepulture. '
' :Vi'iJ.'
Wilcox' Battle
Elizabeth City. N. C. Dec. 30. Special
The latest alleged evidence against Wil-J
cox is an empty. whiskey bottle, found
near the river bank. A -liquor dealer
identified the bottle as having been sold
at his place, and said '.Wilcox bought
the bottle, or one like it.
MRS, PRITCHARD
SERIOUSLY ILL
Washington, Dec. 30. Special. Pri
vate tnforrnation received here' today
states that the wife of Senator Pritchard
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snail, ix. -- one was taiiwi. ju auuui
a' week ago and a complication set in
which has aggravated her illness until
now it feared she may not recover. A
telegram received hero today by herv sis
ter, Mrs. Hyans,' asked that rfie come
immediately to her sister's bedside. The
railroads leading to Marshall are -reported
-washed out, so she. will have to defer
her going until -railroad travel is re
sumed. , A letter ; two 'dnys old from
Sii-ntor Pritchard states that his wire
Is so critically ill that he has not left
her. side for nearly a weeK, and that if
lSne Can recover it vm icvcnry to
perform a delicate eurgical operation to
restore her to healthc In her present
condition it Is by no means cernun mat
she can withstand the shock of an opera
tion. . - ' . ,
Much sympathy is expressed nere tor
Senator Pritchard. He has been obliged
WILCOX
to neglect all his business engagements
and his correspondence, and is devoting
himself solely to his wife.' , -
A pension of $8 per month has been
granted to Anna' S. Helper of Bailey.
Dr. - John Spicer has been appointed a
pension examiner at Goldsboro.
Postmasters appointed : . L Arthur W.
White, at Holselaw, Alexander county,
vice W. L. - Pennel, resigned ; Marma
duke Harrell. at Merchant, Gates county,
vice N. J. Reddick, resigned.
; .r.;.
Jail Birds, Escape
Winston-Salem,- N. C, Dec. 30. Spe
cial. George Brown, Jim Dunnigan, Jim
Nelson. Will RlitV fthe latter a bovV
broke out of jail Saturday night. The
.two first named were captured last nisrht
at tne ladkin river. Dunnigan jumped
in the river, expecting to swim across,
but turned back on account of tha high
water. The Paity boyovent home and
returned today. There' is no- trace of
Nelson, who is wanted for blackmail,
The Yadkin river is thirty feet above
common water this afternoon. Two rail
road trestles on the Mooresvirie road are
washed away. Passenger trains wei'c.can
celled today.
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RAILROAD DISASTERS
Six Men Killed as the Result
of Two Accidents
Washington, Dec. SO. B. W. Fuller,
general passenger agent of the Chesa
neake & Ohio Railroad, this morning
received the following ofncial dispatch
regarding the accident last nigit near
Lynchburg, a.
"Train No. 9, composed of engine, one
baggage car and one coach, struck - a
landslide two'" miles west of Reusen's,
on the James River branch of the Chesa
peake & Ohio Railroad, about 7 o'clock
last evening, derailing the engine but
doing no further umage'to train. Con
ductor Whitaker, Engineer Fisher, Bag
gageman Thompson and Express Mes
senger Shannon, with others, pushed the
coach out of the w-ay of possible dinger
and were engaged in pushing the baggage
car back when another slide came on,
striking the baggage car and throwing
'it into "the river with the four men men
tioned. all of whom were killed. No
'other persons were injured except slight-
ly. The report that many passengers
were killed is not true.
Parkersburg, W. .Va"., Dec. 30. Train
No. 41, due here af 6:45 a. ni, from
the east, was wrecked at Eaton's sta
tion, forty miles from here, at 5 o'clock
this morning. Two people were killed
and one fatally injured. The train was
a freight -and was coming to this city
from Grafton. As it neared Eatoin the
engineer saw a huge rock on the track,
and before e could stop the wreck oc
curred. The engine and six cars left
the track and were piled np - on each
other in a deep ravine, while the rest
of , the train was derailed. The killed
iuiu jnjujru hit. x. A. x uiuaui, tsiu&tr
man, Grafton: A.. R. Hite, foreman.
Grafton; ill. Gondy,ti engineer, Grafton;
fatally scalded and injured -internally,
and will dlo.
FLOODS STOP7"
TRAIN SERVICE
Everything at AsHeville Tied
Up. Since Saturday
AsheviUe, N. C, Dec. 30. Special.
The French Broad river is within only
about two feet of high water mark.
Railroad traffic has been almost com
pletely tied up since Saturday. Trains
from the . west have been waterbound
at White Pine, and from the south at
Campobello. It is reported that at
White Pine Water has flooded the en
gines and extinguished fires.. There
have been no trains on the Murphy di
vision since Saturday and none are ex
pected before Wcnlnesday. A large
number of trestles ol the division are
washed away.
Trouble is also reported in the Black
Mountains at the tunnel?. If the water
does no further damage it is expected
that tracks will be cleared at once and
all trains resume schedule.
SHAW IS CAUTIOUS
He Will Cross No Bridges Be
fore He Comes to Them
Washington, Dec. 30. Gov. Leslie M.
Shaw of Iowa, who will succeed Mr.
Gage as Secrelavy of the Treasury, wiil
.arrive in Washington probably next
Sunday, on which day he will hold a
conference with the President. The
future -policy of the Treasury Depart
ment will" be discussed at length, but
inasmuch as Govi'.raor Shaw will not be
confronted with a ay knotty .problems
when !he takes the helm, the conference
will hardly be marked by any import-
Han.t decision In regard to policy.
Governor Shaw's cautious Character
is typified in tho declinations he has
made of request" for an expression of
the action he will take on certain ques-
tfia: he will not cross
anv bridge! until he c-onies to them.
, .
At the time of ids visit here the com-
ling secietary will make arrangements
about securing a house. He will pro
bably remain in Washington fouror1 five
days, returning to lov.'a m plenty o
time to deliver hi b'.ennial message to
the Legis'aiure Jauuary 12., He will be
succeeded by A. R. Cumnzins, the governor-elect.
Jauuarv 10.
Bridge Damaged by Flood
Durham, N. C.,. Dec 30. Special.
The long bridge over Staunton river at
Clarkton. Va.. On the Lvnchburr mritl
Durham Railroad, is badly damaged as
a result of hard rains. No trains htvethe conhtions bere. hej- will return
passed over today. The pasienger train
which left here this, morning stopped at
Clarkton - and caine back tonight. Wa
ter has been' higher than known in
years, but was receding this evening.
Railroad , officials , hope, io hare - trains
through byttomorrow. ; : J
Information from Ellon College savs
John Brady, who - killed Eustace - A.
Smith on Christmas , day, is now in jail
at. Graham. He was captured, ' to
gether with his pal, at Salisbury .-and
brought back this morning.
Big Bugs at Biltmore
AsheviUe, N. O, Dec. 30. Special.
Mr. and Mrs. George W. VandcrMlt are
entertaining a distinguished ' party of
guests at Biltmore house. The party
arrived an two private car3, the Swan,
nanoa and the China, and includes Am
bassador Joseph II. Choate, . Prince Del
gado. Ma rqu is -' Talleyrand ' Perigord,
Commander TV. J. Oowles 'and Mrs.
Coywles of Washington, Elliott Gregory,
jxiss ounson, ,vaptain ana, jots, mds
Anderson and John B. Trevor of New
York. Mrs.. Cowles is a sister of Pres
ident Roosevelt And figures prominently
in Washington society.
. ',' $ :
- Another Cup' Lifter
London, Dee. 30. It is stated that Sir
Thomas Lipton has decided to contest
for the America's cup in 1902 ; with a
new. yacht, Shamiofck III. Captain Syc
amore, who sailed Shamrock II, has had
a number of Interviews with Sir Thomas,
and it is understood that Watson wili
be the designer of the new" yacht..'" All
of the crow of Shamrock II wish to
sail again ia the contest for the cup.
PENNY POSTAGE AN
IRIDESCENT DREAM
Washington, Dec. 30. Penny postage,
which is strongly advocated by Henry
C. Payne, the newly " appointed Post
master General, .finds little favor with
Representative Lou of California, chair
man of -the House ' Committee on Post
Offices and Post Roads. . While Mr.
Ixmd was in conference with the Presi
dent today the future policy of the Post
Office Department was discussed. "Penny
postage cannot .-be made a success," said
Mr. Ixud after his interview with the
President. , "The present rate does not
pay expenses. To cut lf'in half would
create a still greater deficit. Even if
the maali increased to 'twice' its present
dimensions as must be the case for it to
bring in equal revenue, tjie' expenses
DOG; DID NOTBARlf
And Detective$.ThinR,the Cir
cumstance May Help Them
C Philadelrhii, Dec., 30. Emotion; dis
played by a" k)g may point out to " the
police .the person who murdered Howard
A. Bruee, watchman for a firm of con
1 factors, in his shanty at the foot of
East Jackson street early yesterday
morning. Uruce was found dead at. Z
o'clock by i Harvey Johnson, a. watch
man on the Baltimore and Ohio trestle,
near by. He had been killed with an
ixe.
Belle, Brace's black and white poin
ter, was .:he one witness to the tragedy
besides the murderer. - Belle .had been
Bruce's faithful companion for a long
time. She. was usually .prompt, say
Bruce's friends, to give her master no
tice of the .approach of a stranger.
A month agtr the animal attacked a
stranger who halted in the street in
front of ;rhe p?ace Bruce guarded. The
slightest unusual noise was sufficient to
set her to barking. From the fact that
she was net heard to bark Saturday
night cr give any warning of Bruco's
fate it is argued that whoever killed
Bruce was Well known to borh master.
and dog. li is assumed that a stranger
entering the place would have been de
tained by the dog ana have put Jiruce
upon his guard. When the police ar
rived the dog was found whining pite
onsly and endeavoring to pull her mas
ter itito a sitting posture. .
It is probable that Belle will figure
in the case in the role of detective, for
it is proposed to suddenly confront sus-1
pected persons with ths animal in the1
hope that she' may recqgnize hr mas
ter's fdayer and evince fear or anger,
thus pointing to the perpetrator. Four
men are now under arrest at the Moy
amensing avenue station house. John
son, who gave the alarm, is one. The
others are "Cuban'' Benjanjin, colored,
IS years old of 721 South Mildred
street, David Her.ry, IS years old,
alias "The Marine." who lives in a
shanty not far from the one in which
Bruce was killed, 2nd William Daven
port, 21 years old, r.o address.
Bruce was a man of good characfer
and sober habits. He was 42 years old
and lived at 1297 Howard street. He
was married, but hi wift and he Lad
not lived together for some time.
Fl LI PI N0S CELE B R ATE
A PATRIOT'S BIRTHDAY
Manila, Dec. 30. Thousands of na
tives today celebrated the sinniversary
of the Mithday of the '.-Philippines pa
triot, Jose B;zal, in an appropriate and
orderly manuer. They first decorated
the spot where Bbal was executed by
the Spaniards and then held a stirring
rnooTTin. r .n rli T nn tV.fi iiA nf hA
uu i.it b.i "..'" j rave hr name as mvb. jsiancnc Djnifgruj
proposeckmonament tn "The - George nd ae to be committed to. the Lou
Washington ofihe Filininos."1 A num-i?u;anfi Stntp Insane Asylum as a lunatic.
tier of fervid TagoIt addresses were!as the only way in which she could be
made and th assimblage marched to j prevented from committing 6uicide. Th
the palace and sc-naded Acting Gov- voman when questioned spoke coherotvtly
ernor Wri who responded with an d tho coroner ee
address of acirnowledtement.
Gcnsrals Chaffee and Wheaton left
r for Batanras tToviin- todnT- tn.innit
to Manila tomorrow
AlFEEE ;HAND
'v:r--tiIVENOERMANY
Veezueja to Be Coerced;
but No Attempt is to.
Be Hade to Seize
Territory
-Washington, Dec. 30. All doubt as to
the purpose of Germany toward Vene
zuela has been removed by a frank 'and
innanalified stfltemant conveved to Presi-
I dent EooseTelt aBd Secretary Hay by
jjot Von Holleben, the German am
bassador. Haying ascertained the views
of the President and the' Secretary of
State as to how far Germany might go
in on attempt to, compel Venezuela to
pay her obligations to Gorman subjects,
Ilerr. Von Holleben informed the im
perial authorities at Berlin and waited
for further instructions. These have
been received and carried out.
By flbrection Of his government the am
bassador has made a frank statement to
Mr. Roosevelt and Mr. Hay of the plans
of Germany to bring Venezuela to terms,
and as a distinct promise that- there
will be no violation of the Monroe doc
trine has been given the United Spates
will not interfere.. "
Germany's . plans, according to the
statement conveyed by Herr Von Hol
leben, are to send a squadron, to Vene
zuelan ports, land marines, seize the
customs houses ; and hold them until
revenue equal to the $2,000,000 owed by
the Venezuelan government to German
subjects shall . have been collected.
. According , to' Herr Von Holleben's as
surance, his government will under no
circumstances attempt to acquire any
territory or to - hold any territory other
than that embraced in the customs
houses. The promise that there shall be
no acquisition of ferritory has been made
in the most-positive terms. While no
official statement to that effect is ob
tainable, it is Jesjrhed that the adminis
tration is satisfied with Germany's as
surances and ; has no fear that any- at
tempt will be made by the imperial gov
ernment j to obtain a foothold in Vene
zuela. ; - -
President Roosevelt has recently ex
plained to Herr Von Holleben that this
government would not tolerate for an
instant, an attempt on the part of any,
iiiuropean power to acquire territory on
the western hemisphere. Herr Von Hol
leben was ytflve-n to nndecstand, how
ever, that -while the United States gov
ernment did not look with favor on
attempts to collect debts of individuals
from small nations by a display of armed
foce it was obliged to recognize that
The
Arbitration Question-
at the
Two Plans In Process of De
velopment with Parties
Divided in Preference
Washington, Dec. 30. The State De
partment received dispatches today from
Mexico City, making clear for the first
time about what was to be .expected
on the subject of arbitration, which has
been the most important ? and the most
difficult problem before the congress of
American republics. The advices came
from Mr. Buchanan, the American del
egate who was assigned to look after
this particular question. He states
that an agreement on the lines of The
Hague conference appears to be favored
Ly the majority of the republics, and
that this will probably be the basis of
action to be takanby the congress. He
also stated that those republics which
desire to go further than The Hague
agreement will probably sign an inde
pendent convention for compulsory ar
bitration.
The congress is rapidly drawing to a
close and another fortnight will proba
bly bring a final adjournment, so that
the' determination of the arbitration
question appears to be very near at
Genera! Kliles Defended
Washington, Dec. 30. A criticism in
the current issue of the Army and
Nary . Register on the rebuke adminis
tered to Lieutenant General Miles by
Secretary; Root at the instigation of
President Roosevelt.pursuant to General
Miles expression on Admiral Dewey's
minority report ss ft member of the
Schley court ot inquiry was the princi
pal topic of discussion in army and
nay circles today. The comment of
.the Journal is favorrble to Genera'.
Miles. At the War Department it was
stated that Secretary Rcct has' no more
iurifldictiou in the matter than he
would have had had the criticism ap
peared in the editorial columns of one
of the daily newspaper?.
Could Not Break In
New Orleans, Dec. 30. A neatly
,oeH a ml well-to-do young w oman of
25 applied to Coaoner Richard today,
i plained that she was lubject to frequent
W"11?1 . ."IV.'.ri: 2 -Z
spells curing wnicn an lvreBifiiiMt; oesire
to commit suicide assailed her. She,
had attempted suicide In this condition
eTcral times, 4mt escjjodr,hy. a scratch,
Germany and Venezuela were sovereign
states with whose dealings the United
States had nothing to do. Mr. Roose
velt made it-plain that the matter was
a rerjrdelicat one and that any landing
of foreign ' troops on . Venezuelaa terri
tory might be regarded with suspicion
unless positive assurances that ao.B,ua
pose that might infringe on the princi
ple laid down by President Monroe wera
conveyed in advance. -. , j
It was learned toflay that all Snforma
tion as to Germany's plans had beea
given except as to th date the Oermani
squadron will reach Venezuelan waters,
A demand - will J first be made for "the
payment it the money due, and if this
is ineffective: marines and seamen from
the war ships will be landed at La.
Guayra and probably at Maxacaibo.
-This government continues to deny
emphatically that the mtoremfcnts of :
Amea-ican war ships in the West Indies
have any relation whatever in the-trouble
between Germany and Venezuela,
A press cablegram from Berlin this 'af
ternoon says that the German cruiser
Gazelle has been ordered to leave Kiel
for Venezuela. .
TOtimatam WttblB Tliree Days -
London. Dec. 80. A dispatch to tho
Central News from Berlin says: "It is
believed to be certain here that an ulti
matum will be -i6saed? within three days:
and that an attack on Venezuela will
follow directly after. In. addition to the
Vineta, the Falke, two training ships
and the cruiser Geier have been ordered
to LaGuayra. In the meantime I am.;
officially assured; that the German charge;
de affaires has not left Caracas and that
diplomatic relations have not yet boen
broken off. The - fourparlers continne.
An agreement has been reached between
Germany ,a-nd the" United States an re
gard to the German course of action ia
Venezuela." ; .
Onr EasllBlt CHla Uneasy -
London, 'Dec. 30. Commenting on th
London Times' statement f:rom Washing
ton that persons of considerable import-'
ance in official circles . there profess to
believe that war between the United
States and Germany is inevitable, th
St. James Gazette, though 4t does not,
believe that such a result is likely to
follow the dispute in regard to the debts
of Venezuela to Germany, says that ifk
it does there can be no doubt, that Eng
lish sympathy will be with Amnea.. At
the same time the St. James Gazette,
expresses he - hope that the United -
States, will not allow, such states a a
Venezuela to gain the impression tha- '
they can reckon on the protection of
Monroeism if they choose to repudiate
their obligations. to. Euroj?e. "
City of Mexico
hand. The understanding here is that
the following countries are favorable to
arbitration according to The Hague
plan: The United States, Mexico, Chile,
Colombia, Ecuador, Haiti, Nicaragua,
Salvador, - Costa Rica and , Honduras.
There is some doubt as to Brazil and!
Guatamala, but the latter . is expected
to join the other Central American
countries in favor -of non-compulsory.!
arbitration. The countries which -may.'
sign an independent convention for com
pulsory arbitration are Argentina, Ven
ezuela, Santo Domingo, Feru, Bolivia,
Uruguay and Paraguay. .'
Th at Venezuela should f avor compul
sory arbitration caused some surprise
here, and it 'is said to be due to Pres-j
ident Castro's desire to force the Colombian-controversy
to arbitration. TbV
position of Santx) Dominjo grows out
of her boundary difficulty with Kai!i.
This was referred to the Pope, but sat
isfactory progress has not bean !mad
Santo Domingo now wants compulsory
arbitration. In caa' The Hague con
vention is accented as the basis of
agreement it 'will provide a mc3L? and
a moral Influence for adjuf ting their,
various differences 'by arbitration, aadV
yet each country will be left free to
determine whether arbitration shall be
applied to asy case in hic'n it is con
cerned.
and now knew no way of protection
against herself -save by confinement in
an asylum. Mrs. Spurgecu coald rot4
be admitted to the State Insane Asylum.
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Liberal Force Landed
Colon, via Kingston, Jamaica. Deei
30. It is reported that anezpedition
of Liberals over 1,000 strong nis landed .
on the coast forty miles froan "Panama.
Four hundred government troops Jo?t
Panama yesterday bound for the interior.-
It i eaid that there will bo
important developments within a few;
days. - . V
'Russian Notes Received
The Hogue, Dec. 30. Staid Oouncel
lor Asser, the arbitrator of the dispute
between Russia and America, ovfr Belt
ring Sea, has jr.st received the Russian
notes on the subject. They were '
brought her by Imperial Adjutfint Con
grow. - .. 4
Yamaguchi Resigns
Yokohama, Dee. 30. General Yam
aguchi,. who commanded the Japanese
troops in China during the expedition
of the allies, ia reported to tare re
signed, owing to charges which have
been made public accusing him of loot'
ing after the eige of Pckin bad been
raised ' : " -
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