.. , .' .vt-.-.vyWH yv f.yi
, iy
:.;ty
Ciy
-y C'
. -.sE.
EaTABLISIffiD 1871
iltDOUULEMtaiCinCU
lllllillf SSIi :,'--Miitttti '' ;y Kara; r ;'osnzp-' ; '4' ' :
tu .
W. t
7
STORY SAYS
r,lHJ;S.JONES
Tax CoDector Says The runes'
NOW. UP TO BOARD
SablMrul Correct Statement Say
City Tax Collector When Asked
,Aboat the "CorrectaeM of. Tbe
- Times '8torjr,-.'Not Correct," Saya
- the Bqard of Aldermen Through
Attorney Clark "Showed UnwlM
Ingness to Make Dellnqnent
List," Says Attorney ark "Not
80," Says Mr. Jones Mr. , Jonoe
and Mr. Clark Make Statements.
The article under the head ''Col
. lector Munt Get the Taxes,", vhlch
oppeared in the" Evening Times Sat
urday, has created a considerable stir
in the municipal officialdom, and the
board of aldermen. . This - brought
forth .a spirited reply from City At
torney Clark, acting for the board
In this reply,-which is. given in full
below, the story was branded as be
ing "misleading," and "absolutely
untrue" In certain intimations.
. City . 2kx Collector Jno. S. Jones
said this morning that the aforesaid
article in The Times was substantial'
ly correct as be understood it.
Saturday .' afternoon Information
was receiTea in Th " Times, face
which sent a reporter out to-lavwst
gate. After jau interview with, a cer
tain party, the story under the head
vof.CoUer:litBtT4lie city
Taxes." iwas written. Thls. a ahort
- time, probably not over twenty min
ntes. before going to press. "
' As the information was ' from goofe
authority and on account of the late
ness of the hour the members of the
board of aldermen could not be seen
-- before the paper was published. That
is, briefly, how the story Was pub
lished. 0
This morning a Times man called
on Mr. Jones, who, in response to an
inquiry said that the story, as pub
lished Saturday, was substantially
correct, and that it expressed the
conditions as they stood. He said
he had no desire to get into a con-
trovsrsy, but justice to himself de
manded that he make that statement.
As to taking a wagon and going
after the household furniture of the
delinquents,, he said that he had been
told to dotall that was necessary to
get thin money, as he would be held
responsible. He then stated to the
board that he would have to use the
wagon, and was told to do all In his
power to collect,' which, of course, he
says, Included the wagon method.
"Yes,-your story was correct ac
cording to my understanding," said
Mr.'JoneB. i
; 'M. Joseph G. Brown said he had
nothing to add, to Attorney Clark's
statement at. this lme. , ; .-y" -Mr.
Clark' sends us the following:
"The article in regard to the City, Tax
Collector,-published in the Sfventng
Times, is 6 misleading that Imm
constrained to believe that the pAper
, has unintentionally printed the artir
'clertipon misinformation, butjWlthout
intending to, reflect in any way upon
the iEvenJng,,Tlmes, I think; that In
simple Justice to the board ot alder
men a correct statement of the mat
ter 'should be given to the public.
; "The article itself is absolutely
misleading in some of its statements
and is absolutely untrue in its Intima
tions that the board of aldermen or
the finance committee had - ordered
Mr. Jones to go round the city with
a wagon and seize the household
'stuff bt unfortunate people to pay
.the city taxes. -': : v '
y "In October '' Mr. John B. Jones,
city tax. tojleetor; was notified ' by
the surety company by whom this
bbnd bad been given that a premium
, on the bond was due for renewal of
thd bond.' The premium on hla-bond
:1s paid by: the eity of Raleigh, by a
charter provision. He notified the
board of audit and 'finance and a
check for the premium was mailed
to the surety' company's headquar
ters. This payment was accepted, by
the surety company and the receipt
for same was sent to the eity.
"Tb. matter was, then brought Jo
the attention ot the city attorney ana
ha deemed it best that a new bond
be issued Instead -of th. renewal ot
the old bond, as Mr. Jones had been
re-elected to a new term ef the office,
;Mr. B. O. Parker, th Eaielgh agent
"tor tte pdrety compafly, told me tit
'jfe - i c-'.Jei opoft JIr; Job to -ir-
nisfi (he company a reUase foy the
908 taxes, and that Mr; Jonee had
paid no attention to his request, and
that the company would net Issue aj
neW bond until Mr. Jones had satis
fied it In regard to the taxes ot 1908
"Upon taking up the matter with
the board of audit and finance it iur-
nlshed Mr. Parker with d statement
thai it had audited the books otihe
tax, collector monthly and the oollec-
tions, bad been' found no be correct.
'After inferring with the home offlc
of the surety company,' Mr. Parker
stated that It would be necessary for
the -Uncollected taxes to be accounted
for. Mr.'Jdnea waa notified In regard
to this and he stated that all taxes
uncollected , could be collected. The
agent J the surely company told. him
that he must collect these taxes' as
his statement that he could collect
these taxes, and they not being col
tected, made him and his bond liable
for them. , - .-. . 1 :
"Mr. Jones waa told by the chair
man f the finance committee of the
board of aldermeut to make out A.llstJ
of ,4U: the uncollected taxes and to
report on the sam- as beins;. solvent
or Jneolvent at a meeting of the
board of aldermen to : be held on
Tuesday, December 11, at II o'clock,
In prder that the board might pass
upon the correctness of his list and
release him from collecting the taxes
of persons Insolvent Mr. Jones hav
ing several time expressed an un-
wuunguess. o maae out uiw iiw oi
solvents and insolvents and that the
d Of aldermen should pass upon'
the same, it was stated to him that
the board Of aldermen possessed no
way to pass on the same except by
taking the list; which he Mono could
furnish them. " The list wtU be fur
hlahed by Mr. Jones on Tuesday and
passed pa by the board, after whfSh
the bond will be issued by the surety
company,' which has already received
payment tor the same."
No Instructions have been given
to Mr! Jones by the; board o falder-
men or by tho flnanoe committee to
seise the property "f Unfortunate
people to aatisfy tat city taxes, as
waa intimated in the article. The
collection of city taxes Is in the con
trol and U the duty b( the eity tax
collector, Mr. John 8. Jones, and the
board ot aldermen- hate,, only such
general supervision of hlmal'they
have over other city officers.' I hav
bftert-inffn-me that .Mr. Joees has
couectea tn taxes more oioseiy was
usual." i- ." t
The Times has no Interest in either
side of this question.. ; it is cieariy
a matter between Mr, Jones and the
board of aldermen, and The Times
wishes it distinctly understood-that It
received its original information from
what , we believed to be a reliable
source. '
An investigation of this informa
tion led to the story as published
Saturday.
CONFERENCE ON FOOTBALL.
Wilt Take Place Tomorrow Between
Jtepreeentatives of Yale and Harv
ard, ."'yr-' .:'; '" '
(By Llased Wire to' The Times)
Boston, Dec. 6- A secret confer
ence is expected to take place tomor
row between representatives ot Tale
and Harvard that Will have a marked
effect on the future of football at
these institutions. The game will be
discussed, from the viewpoints of the
player, me expert, ana xne eaucaior.
President Lowell, ot Harvard,
Coach Perry D. - Haughton, and Le
baron: Briggs, chairman of the Harv
ard athletic association, will repre
sent, that institution, and President
Hadley, ..of tYale; Walter Camp, the
expert, .and Head Coach Ted Coy will
represent Yale, according to present
plans. 4
It 4a understood the heads of both
Institutions-are willrag to meet the
advocates of reform more than half
way and' also have some Ideas of
their own.-- '.." "- " ,
n Csarina berionsly fikk. .
y (f woimo ine iimesj ;
Btv Petersburg, Dec. : 8. Several
members of the lmosrial family to
day j were' summoned . to the bedside
of the csarina, who is at IiivaHla on
Our Blwk:'(,'Afle.v-eMatUoit:0'liw
been alarming for some time. 'Btte is
uttering from complication of dis
eases,: her reason, being affected, "k y
nnnrrn m : mm
UJLIIfLii lit lIUr
OF
(By Leaswl Wrta lo The Times.)
Denver. Col: Uec.- fr-rDenver; as Well
as the entin. state, Is In the grip ' of
a.: severe cold wave and blissard. The
thermometer today is t degree .below
ero'in this cltK:,: .At' pueblo,; it ,is U
Below.'TTiie swestern'alope is in the
grasp of th worst storm' of the season.
There bu been snow, ror several ays
and ; it is still In progress, ?j Trains
or Martihau pass . are having : much
trouble with heavy drifts and are any:
hers from 4 to hours late.'; Reports,
fromj Frsmont eounty .indicate an , on
precedents, snowrau r : tms; sasn
1 1 yar.ln4he western portion t
v i , row I to 6 fSet'deep and tra .:
. .jteijr . obstructed on the. Wsli-
THE SWITCHMEN
V
y (By Leased Wire to The Times)
i Chicago, Dec.-: 6 Officers of the
switchmen's union of America, whosel
membecs on thirteen railroads Jn the
nortwest are on strike, declared to
day that they would.;seek oonfer
ence With general managers of Chi
cago lines and take up their demands
for an increase in wages In an effort
to prevent the spread of the' strike
to this city. ,i v -"K . '
-hHe the' troubles . -betweon the'
'rallfeads and the switchmen are ac
tively, confined to the northwest, a
tense feeling exists in Chicago aUd
in the aast, the situation, -summarised,
Is as follows: v - -y
Negotifitions that will be conduct
ed during the next! two weeks will
pdeajde whether the country is to be
tnrown into a great labor warvjor
whether reason and peace ahall rule.
, In Minnesota trains are moving on
schedule time. The flour mills that
ceased grinding one week ago have
resumed. - Freight,' including perish
able goods, is moved without dam
age. -: Strike breakers in large num
ber have taken the places of the
switchmen who walked out. Turbu
lent spirits manage ' occasionally to
incite violence, but the authorities
have succeeded in suppressing gen
eral disorder. I
No effects of the Btiike have been
felt in Chicago. All railroad em
ployes In this city are at work; trains
moving regularly and shippers have
suffered no embarrassment. There
is fear that this peaceful condition
may not continue. Officials of the
brotherhood of railway trainmen, the
order of railroad conductors and the
switchmen's union of America ex
press the hope that the - striking
switchmen will win, but announce
that it a compromise is not effected,
the trouble surely will . spread .. to
Chicago, ; :y ;
While the switchmen of the north
west were declaring that they had
their strike, won, the general man
agers, of th roads affected1 author
ised a statement; that the - trouble
practically was a closed incident.
TIIE SHIRTWAIST
STRIKE SPREAD
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
New York, ec. 8 The leaders of the
shirt-waist makers union of Philadel
phia announced by telegraph to the
striking union here today that the
15,-WO girls In the industry in the quaker
oity: were prepared to quit work in
sympathy with them as soon as the
word was given from New York.
This Step has been taken because the
leaders of the strike here discovered
that many of the employes who have
not' yet capitulated, are fulfilling their
outstanding -contracts by sending the
work to the Philadelphia shops. It
was said that the Philadelphia strike
might be declared before night.
- SHOT FOR BURGLAR.
Influential Tammany Politician Tries
. to Enter Wrong Apartment.
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
;New York, Dec. 6 Charles F.
Guthinger, an ..influential politician,
was shot, dead today when mistaken
for. a burglar i while entering, the
wrong apartment. .He trietf to get
into the flat' below his at J08 Third
avenue and was shot by James Allen,
after the latter had ordered him to
throw up his hands.- Guthinger was
a member, of Tammany Hall general
committee, and- a friend, of Charles
t Murphy, v He was manager of a
Bowery theatre
RACE WAR IN
FiHNING TOWS
,(BX Vd Wire to The Times)
"J Marlon,' Ills., Dec 6. The mining
town Of Scottabofo is on the verge
of a bitter race war today as the re
sult 0 fthe killing of, Luther Wil
liams, an American miner and the
riddling of the ;; home of . Deputy
Jsheriff Newtdn with bullets by a
mob of fifty IUllans, who later shot
at several Americans who appeared
bfcihe streets.-h's
ff.The .homes ot the. foreigners were
searched early today by the In
dllhant posses of armed : Americana,
eeklni avenge Williams.y.Whold
sate arrest of Italians are imminent.
"A hand of blackmailers la suipecb
ed of the murder. . y i ..
:$:--'ii.i.--Aktorl Killed. -
Paris, Dec. -Aviator 'Fernando
was Jellied by k tll of 40" feet, while
iryipt Bis aeroplane ;: at y toe .Delai
frsBjs aerodrome near Adtibes today,
i a sUcliA&ian Called Just a&.ke ftgd
stjrtod oa;raight
ny as
CONGRESS IS
IN SESSION
- hy- ? H i :; -
ANDATWORK
Galleries Crowded to Witness
" Opening cf Law Making
Body
READY FDR WORK
Both House and 8&ute Were Duly
Organised and I Their Committees
Appointed at the 'ttpcciui Session,
so the Bodies Qaat Now Get Down
to Work) Witbowt Their Time Be
ing Taken Pp By Getting Machin
ery Oiled Us Democrats Are
Planning )io Get Into Action at
Once and May Hold Caucus Early
to Determine Question of Leader
ship, yy.' v
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
Washington, D. C., Dec. 6. The
senate met In regular session at noon
today. With a; 'hall dozen exceptions
all of the senators. were present when
Vice-President 'Sherman's gavel fell
and Chaplain Pierce offered prayer.
An hour before soon; all of the public
galleries werej trowded, and many
seats In the diplomatic gallery taken.
On the floor and; In the cloak rooms
there was the '. Customary exchange
of greetings.
Immediately - after the chaplain's
prayer" the rollwas called by states
aid following the announcement of
the. presence o.a quorum. Senator
Hale, ol Maine offered the time
honored resolution that a. committee
be appointed to -notify the president
tbt the. iwnat,'Taiin :ses8l!on and
ready to deceive any message he
might desire to communicate.
-' Following the report of the com
mlttee, which acted in conjunction
with a. similar committee' from the
house, that the president would com
municate to congress in writing, Sen
bJ:q McCumbex.. of Norths; Dakota,
announced the death of his colleague,
Senator M. N. Johnson.
Both the house and the senate ot
the present congress were duly or
ganized and their committees were
appointed in the special session of
last spring, called for the purpose of
passing a tariff bill. Much time that
ordinarily is taken up ' in : settling
committeeships and oiling up the
legislative, machinery will,, therefore,
be saved in the opening days of this
session, 'and it is not unlikely that
some of the formal legislation map
ped out may be well, under way be
fore the holiday adjournment. A
great many of the bills were formally
introduced and printed during the
special session, and already are In
the hands of the committees.
The democrats of the senate are
planning to get into action at once,
and may hold a caucus today or to
morrow to determine the question of
leadership of their contingent, Sena
tor Culberson having resigned as
chairman of conference. It was the
consensus among democratic . sena
Jttdr's'last night tBaf Senator 'Augus
tus O. Bacon, of Georgia, would be
clfosen tor the place. Senator Bailey,
of Texas, was known to be the first
choice of most of the senators, but he
has emphatically declined to - serve.
Senator Money, of Mississippi, the
vice-chairman of the democratic con
ference, who was widely mentioned
when Senator Culberson's resignation
became known, does not wish tho ap
pointment, mainly for the reason
that he will retire from the senate at
the expiration ot the present con
gress. .'.
' --; The House.. ,;."v: y. '': ?''
(By Leased Wire to The times) :
Washington, Dec. 6 r-Tho - usual
crowd was In the galleries when the
house met at noon for the second ses
sion of the ilst congress. " .
The customary scenes were enacted
on the Boor. All was Rustle and com
motion and the hum of many voices
so pronounced that It was with diffi
culty persons could hear; but as the
hands of the clock pointed to the
hour of IS and Speaker Cannon took
the chair, a stillnws came over the
house as the speaker . said: ,"The
house will be in order."
Thii waa followed by "the chaplain
will offer prayer." '
The chaplain feelingly referred to
the late" representatives., Lasstter, of
Virginia,' and DeArmond, of Missouri,
Who died during the recess.'. 15 ''
After the roll call, which disclosed
oubnim, the speaker appolhtd-t
committee to wait on the aistdent
and foraialiy tafotitt vhlm. t tafc
quottp. jiW -houj ;waj present
ty Vt i.' S'.Vv !k-f; i "S l."t.v.i ;'S-fiiv ; . If
BAD SI.IASHUP ON
NEW ENGLAND ROAD
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
Clinton, Conn., Dec. 6 Wrecked as
it creshed into a freight train, the New
York express on the New York; New
Haven & Hartford, Railroad today took
Are. There were' nine Pullmans In
the train and the passengers In every
one were badly shaken up. Engineer
Tarries and his fireman of the express,
were hurled from the cab, both being
badly bruised.
A . mistake In signals wa!s 'said to
have been responsible for the wreck.
The Clinton lire department got con
trol of the blaze after a half hour and
the train was sent on its way.
The loss on the baggage car and
freight cars is heavy.
Trial of H. Clay Pierce.
fftv T.0ARAf1 Wtro tn Tho Timoal
Austin, Tex., Dec. 6 The trial of
H. Clay Pierce, head bit the Waters-
Pierce Oil Company, charged with
day. The district court of Traviu
,,nt nvn,i h. .nJS
county overruled the contention of
the defense that Pierce's deposition
that his company was not a trust or
affiliated with a trust was Invalid be
cause it was made before a woman
notary.
CRUISER DIXIE
RELIEVES PRAIRIE
(By Leased Wire to The Times.)
.Philadelphia, Pa., Dec. ft The cruiser
Dixie, having taken over the 700
marines and the stores of the stranded
cruiser Prairie, cleared today for the
Isthmus of Panama, The marines Hope
to reach Nicaragua, their ultimate
destination, within a short time. The
work of floating the Prairie went on
as hard as ever today and it was hoped
that when the cargo and men were
taken off she would soon be set rid
ing in the Delaware River.
The League Island navy yard was
in a turmoil of work today as a result
of the decision of the United States
to. prepare more warships fan .service
in Nlcar&guan waters. A command
from Washington came for the battle
ship Idaho to be ready to sail at a
moment's notice and for the battle
ship Michigan to proceed to Hampton
Roads. The new destroyer Smith was
ordered to Newport, R. I., and the
armored cruiser Columbia was detailed
to the New York navy .yard to be put
in readiness to sail for Central Ameri
ca as a transport.
. This fresh activity is taken as an
indication that the state department
is preparing thoroughly for any con
tlnger y in the Zelaya affair.
SEABORN WRIGHT
SPEAKS TO LEAGUE
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
Chicago, Dec. 4 The anti-saloon
national convention listened to a stir
ring address today by Hon. Seaborn
Wright, of Georgia, who summed up
the political and moral situation in the
south regarding the liquor traffic. Mr.
Wright stated that a partnership, an
unholy alliance, exists between our fed.
eral government and the liquor Inter
ests and the government gets 60 per
cent of the net profits of the liquor
trade. .
We are not fighting, the map. who
drinks," said Mr. Wright. "That is
none of our business, but it is our
business when it 'comes to the system
which has been evolved through the
sale of the liquor which he drinks.
The system whereby, a municipality
or a. county or a state or a national
government can be owned and operated
by liquor interests must necessarily be
a corrupt one and we are fighting and
shall continue to fight it until we drive
it out of existence. : '
7If' saloons ever get 'back into the
south." continued Mr. Wright, "it will
be the fault of the federal government
which has handicapped us much by
the nullification of our laws. The re
tUrifbf the saloon -would mean " the
extermination ot the negro race and
if the government ever puts It up to
us we will not be responsible for the
result.
"Believe me, it wag this that caused
the Atlanta riots, and that was the
match which touched off the prohibi
tion Are which has swept the entire
south.
Oh, I tell you," and Mr. Wright's
voice took on a triumphant ring, "I
tell vou that the. race problem Is fast
transferring itself 'from the south lnto'nouneed that former Judge William H.
the southern part of the border states Calhoun, of Chicago, has been appoint,
of the north. The bad element of the ed minister to China, to succeed Chas.
colered race is fast moving to the
nearest wet' territory and unless the
and that the congress was ready to
receive any communication he might
care-to-send it1" y- " ---y :- y :
While-the committee was on the
way to the white house, Representa
tive Clark.11 of Missouri announced
the death of Mr. DeArmoh add Mr.
Jones, of Virginia the death of Mr,
fcassitet.-vwy"'? fr-rt- ' '"-;:
Th6tis(toeff adjoufijed ttstll tevl.4Wl,wVeerww
njorrow,
region realizes Its danger the problem
for it wll not be an easy one to deal
with."
Tomorow will be the great field day
when members of the league will oc
cupy many Chicago pulpits and present
tbelr cause to the members of the
churches.
MURDERER ELECTROCUTED.
Was Member of American Blackmail
ing Society and Killed Fellow
Countryman. (By Leased Wire to The Times)
Ossinlng, N. Y., Dec. 6 Bedros
Hampartzoomian, the Hunchakist
leader who in 1907 killed Hovhannes
,S. Travshanjian, a rich New York rug
dealer, because he refused to contrib
ute blackmail to the Hunchakist so
ciety, was executed today. He was
put in the electric chair at Sing Sing
at 5:58 a. m., and one shock proved
fatal.
It was the murder of Tavshanjian
that first brought to the attention of
. ,IC " me mysienous Armen-
iuujj umuiiufuuiiig sucieiy. in me in
vestigation that followed it developed
that for several years the organiza-
,t,on had been exactin& tributes,
'total amount secured being
the
being esti
mated at several hundred thousand
dollars.
The ostensible purpose of the so-
jciety was for the support of Armenian
victims of Turkish persecution. Lit
tle of the money ever passed from the
United States and it was asserted
that the amounts sent abroad were to
members of the society and not for
the persecuted.
The murder of Tavshanjian oc
curred in New York City on July 22,
1907. The rug dealer was called to
the door of his shop at 35 Union
Square, north, and then Hampart
zoomian opened fire. Pursued by a
crowd the murdered was caught at a
subway kiosk. Tavshanjian who was
worth $750,000, had recetved several
demands from the Hunchakists.
The execution today was witnessed
by few persons, the only friend of the
condemned man being an Armenian
priest.
DECLARES WAR
AGAINST ZELAYA
(By Leased Wire to The Times.)
Washington, Dec. 6 Representative
Sulzer of New York today introduced
a joint resolution in the house, soon
after it met at noon, which practically
declares war against Nicaragua.
It directs the president to use the
larid and several naval forces of the
tfnited States to restore order in. Nic
aragua It demands the arrest and
punishment of Zelaya for the murder
of American citizens and also demands
an apology and damages from Nic
aragua for tile execution of Groce and
Cannon.
In speaking of his resolution later,
Representative Sulzer said:
"The Joint resolution I have just in
troduced regarding the abhorrent con
ditions in Nicaragua speaks for itself
and neds from me no further comment.
"However, I desire to say that the
United States government in the eyes
of international law is practically at
war with the Nicaragua, and I am in
favor of empowering the president by
the passage of these resolutions to
take all steps necessary and in acord
ance with our constitution to restore
peace and order in Nicaragua, and
establish a responsible government,
republic in form, that will protect life
and property.
"Zelaya is a despot. Ho is the
trouble-maker in Central America, and
has for years been carrying things
with a high hand under a virtual dic
tatorship. There will never be any
peace in Central America until he is
shorn of power. He must be deposed.
"According to Zelaya's admission in
his cable to William Randolph Hearst,
he is guilty of the deliberate murder
of American citizens in violation of
every tenet of international- law. He
must be punished for these crimes,
hence my resolution Is drawn with the
view or preventing Zelaya's escape,
and for his arrest and trial by an im
partial tribunal in Nicaragua, and his
punishment."
JUDGE CALHOUN
SUCCEEDS CRANE
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
Washington,-' Iec. 6 Assistant Secre
tary ef State Wilson this morning an-
R. Crane, who was recently dismissed
by the state department under sensa
tional circumstances before he reached
his post. 4 v " 'T - '
.Mr. Calhoun was a member of the
interstate commerce commission. , He
was also appointed by President Mc
Klnley a special commission , to Vene
suela and to Cuba. He la a prominent
lawyer of Chicago. ' '
Irt
Th 'ttartfifc-htlv . toMH-Mr Oliih will
afternoon M:5-U
sefcfeeaU".
CASTRILLO
Says Story That Zelayals Try-
ing to Interest Foreign ;
- y;;y : 1 '"'', -.V,.;..
Goverment is True
HIS SECRET
Says the News Only Goes , to Pw
the Treachery and Duplicity of
Zelaya Not the Slightest TJoab "
But That He Would Gladly Make
Secret Arrangement WKh Ger
many or Japan For Canal and Be
lieves Ha Is Making Sncfa. Xegotl.
tions Now Tried the PI as Ones
Eiefore But it Failed -End of His
Power Near. '.';y '''0'"' '
(By Leased Wire to The Times) '
Washington, D. C, Dee. .-"! am
not informed as to the authority for
the important and exclusive news
made public by the American News
Service last Saturday that President
Zelaya, of Nicaragua, has -:'a secret
uuuonsiuuumg wun japan or
many whereby, in exchange for their
moral backing in his present troubto
with this country, his government
will give them a strip of territory
along the line of a proposed nicara
guan oceanic canal, in order to off
ONZELAM;
gAnalaffAir
-V-,- -.:--:&M:::vi
l . 't- ' a ..';
set the Panama canal ' now being''
built by the United States," said i'M,s(,-c
Salvatore Catrijlo, representiva of the .. A.
Nicaraguan revolutionists.. KBt to-- , ,; .;
dky, I know the, assertion inadfriiy"
the American Newa Bervlce to be '-'.f' ;
correct. It is a most lmnortant'nieca iik'fw
of news, and only goe t nrovg ine,
treachery and duplictty of JWaya5 i
would gladly tee the United States
involved in a conflict ' with either
Germany or Japan, as a matter of
revenge. ': ; ';. y -y ;-y-i;. -yi
"The American News Service tory
is absolutely correct. y y, :'y- ' y '
"There is not the slightest doubt
that he would gladly make n ecret ;y
arrangement with Japan or Germany :
to give a concession for a Nloara
guan canal. I believe he 1 secretly
making such negotiations at this mo-'
ment. . i- :v 4-r" '-:'
"Why in 1897, Senor; Corea.r-Ze-laya's
minister in Washington, began -secret
negotiations wltb the JapeJieee
ambassador here to grant a conces
sion for the Nicaraguan canal to ;
Japan. The Japanese ambassador. It . :
Is reliably said, after the negotiations
had reached a certin stage, called, on
the American state department, and
notified them that his government
was considering the subject 'Evi
dently the state department sent a
quiet hint to Japan that it would not
permit an Oriental nation to own or
control a canal in the western Hemis
phere, and Japan dropped the matter,
but evidently only for the time be
ing. ; ;.;
"As to the negotiations with Ger
many, I cannot speak definitely.'
"Zelaya has a number of reprenta
tives in Washington 'at this moment
I do not mean accredited diplomatic
representatives, but secret ; : agents,
who are keeping him fully Informed
on every move of the United: States.
He himself, while extraordinary In
telligent, does not quite understand,
1 believe, the serldus-'situation, in
which he Is involved with this KWWh
try. Sometimes, V believe, ISelaya Is
crazy. His Ideas are too pronounced
for Central America. : ' : ,.y'
"The end, however, of his powW
is near. Yesterday 1.1 receive: '
cablegram direct : frona '.I Ganetdl :Es
trada which said that virtory is1' as
sured, to our arms. Almost anrfldy
now I expect to hear from. Estrad
that Managua Tia fallen, ;ad Zay
is either a prieoherior deadt ' lf h :
is killed it Witt be a great :btewiug ".';.
to all of CentraV'AmerldaV ;-t-'V.iH'''J-'
"I do not tor one monieat belielfjl , v ; v i
that the United States' Will- iBd. ' .?ii'fg
either an Oriental or a Europeaff ria- . " .
tlon to acquire the slightest foothold,
tot alone a Canal lit Central Asiatic
in violation of Ahe Monroe Dofctrlnd."
A try , '. ... ; ifiw
MORSE
ya
Washington. . Dec. . a-wrhe
States supreme eourt denlsd t6di t
application of Charies"W Mor
New. York, tor a writ of.oertiar.
i: i !
i
i
I
review the evidsnctt of the eft-
whteh -ae!-ws eohvleted .of ii '
cation, ef.xunda 6f the r-"'- '
Amertca'w New- Tork.Ci' w.
lirriipii
avail vuMju
:'i"iVifJ
y$y
4
H-'i
yss t
yt;&'i