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; / ̂ y, 1. . -i? , £ 7, •*..,„> „, $ -- WAR.NINGTO M,m Germany and Qreaf Britain- Will Not Be Allowed to "IfSSPSQo Too Far in Their Efforts to Coerce tv • :.% *$& «L-" " -j*'••-••• ••:' *-' - ;• ">.-••• * «> •.* Venezuela. SITUATION LIKELY TO LEAD TO INTERFERENCE BY THE UNITED STATES. [% r> " :. |Mle« h|s bm served by the Unit* «d States on Great Britain and Ger­ many that it "must not be understood as giving its consent to any extension •f the international right of a peace* lb! blockade," This, in effect, is a notice that the United States will not permit the two European nations to take any action looking to war on Venezuela. In fact, 24 may be a precursor ot interference by the United States to prevent actual hosti 'lea. Tfc right of all nations to collect • ttely, ugjifr - Isrocogniaed by all gov- modore Montgomerie ordered the Brit­ ish gunners to begin firing. The first shell was directed at the customs house, and very nearly wrecked the building. A few more well-directed "ihots *md the- o«Rtnrn.8 hoase w«s a mass of ruins. Then the Ch&rybdls directed her attention to the forts above the harbor. By this time, however, the Vene­ zuelan gunners had succeeded in get­ ting the range, and poured in a hot fire on the Charybdls, hulling her sev­ eral times. The British reply was so severe that the Venezuelans were will be composed of die battleships Rearsarge. Iowa, Massachusetts and Alabama, the cruisers Chicago and Newark and the torpedo boats Scor­ pion and Eagle. Rear Admiral Hig- ginson will command the squadron of battleships, while Rear Admiral Sum­ ner will have charge of the cruisers and torpedo boats. The fleet will anchor off the Island of Trinidad, and be. held In readiness for any emergency which may arise. Trinidad Is within easy distance of Venezuela, so that the American ves­ sels can reach any point along the SCENB OF OPERATIONS IN VENEZUELAN WATERS. G U L P H Z X I . C O NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN H O N O U R * COLOM •rnments, but the United States does not assent to the proposition that so far P« this continent Is concerned Eu­ ropean nations can proceed to actual hostilities without notice. Must Not Punish Venezuela. In other words, this government will not stand by and see Germany and Great Britain punish Venezuela for the nonpayment of Its debts, especial­ ly when assurances were repeatedly given that the only means resorted to would be a "peaceful blockade." This government will not consent to those two nations going beyond the limits of a peaceful blockade in collecting its It Is now openly acknowledged by officials of the government that the Venezuelan situation has assumed pro­ portions beyond what the United 8tates had expected or been led to expect by England and Germany. It Is even admitted that the situation Is extremely serious from the view point of this government's concern in the affair. What was considered to be a inere trivial Incident In the affairs of the world Is now regarded with feel­ ings of apprehension In Washington. The bombardment of the Venezue- ,!an town of Puerto Cabello by the al­ lied British and German fleets began Dec. 14. The British cruiser Charybdis opened fire on the town at 4:30 in the afternoon. The customs house was demolished, and the forts badly bat­ tered. The Venezuelan troops In the forts replied to the British fire all after­ noon, and the Charybdis has several large holes through her hull. The forts kept up a steady fire on the British vessels in the harbor. The Charybdis was especially exposed, and the Vene- auelan gunners tried hard to sink her. The shelling was the outcome of a protest filed with British Commodore Montgomerie by the captain of the little merchantman Topaze, which was seized by the Venezuelan authorities. The captain of the Topaze, which was at anchor in the harbor, sent a note to Commodore Montgomerie demand­ ing reparation for the treatment he had received at the hands of the Vene­ zuelans. Commodore Montgomerie immed­ iately sent a note to the Venezuelan authorities, demanding prompt repar ation. He added that, unless immedi­ ate satisfaction was given he would oegln to bombard the town. He gave the Venezuelan authorities but a short time for reply. No answer was received to this compelled to cease firing. They re­ turned to their guns almost immedi­ ately, however. A number were killed and wounded on both sides but the real extent of the casualties are not known. The Inhabitants at Puerto Cabello were In a state of abject terror. Great numbers had fled before the bombard­ ment began, and hundreds of others left as soon as the first shot was fired. Most of them camped in the hills back of the town. The Venezuelans at La Guayra made every preparation to defend the town. President Castro regarded this point as one of the most important in the republic and ordered that it be defend­ ed desperately. Castro's troops and the citizens worked hard on the for­ tifications. A large body of troops under Gen. Ferrer was sent to the heights back of the town to defend the roads to Caracas. Defensive arrangements were made in the strategic points in the mountains. AMERICAN FLEET IS SENT. Battleships, Cruisers and Torpedo Boats Ordered to the 8cene. A fleet of American warships has been ordered to Venezuelan waters. It coast within a few hours' notice. The movements of the British and German squadrons will be carefully watched. Admiral Dewey and Rear Admirals HIgginson and Sumner are anxiously watching the developments of the Ven­ ezuelan trouble. They refuse to make any statement regarding the situation. CA8TRO DEFIES THE KAISER. Ultl-Contemptuously Rejects the ma turn Issued by Germany. President Castro's reply to the ulti­ matum of Germany was an expression of complete deflnance of the kaiser's government. He rejected the demands made in the German ultimatum and declared that they were absolutely un­ justifiable and that he was prepared to defend the position of Venezuela, even if it Involved hostilities. A new complication has arisen. The Italian minister has sent a note to the Venezuelan government demanding the immediate payment of $63,000, which represents the indemnity due to Italian subjects. The Italian cruis­ er. which arrived at La Guayra recent­ ly, will enforce the demands. The situation Is becoming more crltr leal hourly. President Castro has backed up his defiance of the kaiser by ordering all the Venezuelan consuls In German and British possessions to leave their posts. The consul at Port of Spain, Trinidad, a British posses­ sion, has already been withdrawn. This amounts to the severing of dip­ lomatic relations between Venezuela and the powers. The belief is general in Caracas that it has also made It al­ most impossible to avert actual dec­ laration of war. It proves conclusive­ ly at least that President Castro in­ tends to support the position he has assumed and is willing to *o to ex­ treme measures to do so. Castro Calls In His Consuls. One more step toward the complete severance of relations between Ven­ ezuela and the allies who are seeking to punish her was taken in the with­ drawal of the Venezuelan consul gen­ eral from Port of Spain, Trinidad, by orders of his government Notice of tt}e fact came to the state department at Washington from United States Consul Smith at Port of Spain. It is presumed that Venezuela has sent out similar orders to all of her other con­ suls in British and German possessions to withdraw from their posts. These withdrawals would not be par­ ticularly serious but for the fact that they indicate a purpose on the part of President Castro to proceed to ex tremes in his quarrel with the allies. The state department has not been advised of the rejection of President Castro's proposal to arbitrate the die pute, as transmitted/through Minister Bowen. Italy Joins Allies. Signor Reva, the Italian minister to Venezuela, has forwarded to the min­ ister of foreign affairs through the Italian vice consul, Signor Zedazzurelii, a note analagous to those presented by the ministers of Great Britain and Germany. The Italian note demands from Venezuela immediate payment of ?63,000 in suttlenieut of oU>ima which have been recognized as valid by the Italian legation at Caracas. The note declares that this demand is without prejudice to whatever ac­ tion may be taken In regard to other claims which have not yet been ex­ amined or accepted by the Italian lega­ tion. May Go to the Hague. The New York Tribune prints a dis­ patch from Washington intimating that the Venezuelan affair will yet find Its way to the international tribunal at The Hague. The dispatch says: "Without disclosing the extent of the understanding which has been firmly established between this gov­ ernment and the European nations di­ rectly concerned, or the precise nature of the final settlement of the contro­ versy beyond the distinct Intimation that there will be an eventual resort to The Hague court, the state depart­ ment has satisfied members of the for­ eign affairs committee of both houses of congress that reliance may be im­ plicitly placed in the president's thor­ ough safeguarding of American prin­ ciples." THEATER OF INTEREST IN THE CARIBBEAN. >/ WW -feT* pOGCt Domini BStrOft) / C£VMM fbfiCB -- -- -- -I --» oloawia The map shows the north coast of Venezuela, with the seaport of La Guayra, and the Gulf of Paria, St Thomas, where the warships of Ger­ many assembled, and St Lucia, the rendezvous of the British vessels. The aote, and after a short hesitation Com- distances in nautical miles are given *.4 : . .'Vi- Ex-Cabinet Members In Senate. There are now three ex-secretaries Of war in the United States Senate-- lfr. Proctor of Vermont, who served from March, 1899, to November, 1891; Mr. Elkins of West Virginia, who suc­ ceeded Mr. Proctor and served till fhe close of the Harrison administra­ tion, and Mr. Alger of Michigan. Gen. Alger is modest in his movements l|wut the Senate. Most of the time ha keeps at his desk. He dresses in dark clothes and looks as trig and aeat as a new boy in school. He seems to find it more pleasant listen- Ins to the proceedings than in Joining the cloakroom groups in front of the (joying grates. Habits of Blue Foxes. blue foxes of the Prlbyloff Islands are monogamous. An at­ tempt has been made to teach them polygamy by killing only the males aad sparing the females, but it has Electric Railroads In Italy. Bectrlcity Is the motive farce em- §ISJ»I1 oa 1,625 miles of rail ta Italy. Enough Barbecue for Him. An official of the House has re­ turned to Washington from a trip in the West, and meeting Congressman Bull of Rhode Island, began telling him of his experiences. Among other things the returned traveler told of a barbecue which he attended In Col­ orado, where tbey roasted the finest ox he ever saw. The Rhode Island man, who was badly beaten by his Democratic opponent in November, In­ terrupted: "Don't want to hear about your roast ox. You should have been In my district last election day and seen how they roasted Bbll to a turn, but not to a return." Plans Made by Reed. A few months before Thomas Brack- ett Reed was attacked by the illness which precipitated his death he con­ cluded that he had made enough mon­ ey for his family out of his law prac-- tlee in New York aad had about made up his mind to quit active work. It is believed. In view of this fact, that had he lived he might have gone into politics agafa, but not in New York, for be never liked life ip a large city. between Colon and New Orleans, Colon and New York, San Juan and Key West and San Juan and New York. The American fleets, now assembled for the winter maneuvers, lie off Cu- lebra to the north, where Dewey and No Myrtle for Blemlehed Brides. The wearing of myrtle by German brides "with a past" has an energetic opponent in the rector of Eberswald, Dr. Idler. At a recent wedding Dr. Idler stern­ ly refused to perform the marriage ceremony until the bride removed the few sprigs of that symbol of purity and innocence which she bad attached to her wedding dress. Moreover, when it ^as found that the myrtle could not be removed with­ out a knife or a pair of scissors, the reverend gentleman stalked into the vestry and returned to the altar again with an open pocketknife in his hand. After the bride had been shorn of the myrtle the service proceeded.. Charities of Lady Rothschild. Lady Rothschild, whose husband Is bead of the famous family, does an Immense amount of charitable work, but never of a public character, in the vicinity of Trlng park, her country home in Buckinghamshire, England, she is known all over the countryside on account of the benefactions con­ ferred at her instigation. HIgginson command tfclrty vessels, and off Trinidad, in the Gulf of Paria, to the south, where are Summer and Crowninshleld, with seven vessels. The English fleet numbers 1,280 fight­ ing men, the German 1,032, and the American 9,768. King Edward Demanda Privacy. The King of England Is taking means to guard hiB heme life. He is endeavoring to 8top the publication of interviews with chance visitors at Sandringham or Windsor. He has in­ timated to his friends that he is of the opinion that the privacy of his home life should be as sacred as that of the meanest of his subjects. At a recent dinner the King declared that he disliked all interviews and person­ alities in the newspapers. The guests are supposed to take the hint and act accordingly. Satire From Thackeray. Some inquiries as to the meaning of the term "half and half" as applied to a drink recalls an anecdote of Thack­ eray. On hearing of the death of a bibulous friend the satirist observed: "He was a man; take him for half and half, I shall hot look upon his like again." Varying Cost of Soldiers. The average cost of a British sol­ dier is $320 a year. The Swiss sol- tfSfr costs about |70 a ystf. i .4'- '.•?* •: "J. •' • ' ' ' ' ' . '..".J- CHAIRMAN FRED W. JOB RESIGNS % <• .- "k. :«.v •?.••• State Happening* 1 Succinctly Told by Y Our Special Correspondents M M * • S f v ' s L ifO . V..'V • J# v Arbitration Board's Chief to Be Em* ployers' Association Secretary. Frederick W. Job, chairman of the state board of arbitration, has resigned to become secretary ot the Employers' association of Chicago. This body was recently organized by the leading em­ ployers of labor in Chicago, but the fact of its existence was a secret un­ til the reason for Mr. Job's resigna­ tion became known. "All I can say of the association at present," said Mr. Job, "is that it will deal as a unit with labor troubles affecting its mem bers. Chicago's greatest captains of industry are members. The organiza­ tion is built on new lines, and I be­ lieve it will attract national attention and comment. We are not ready, however, to make all our plans pub lie." TWO THOROUGHBRED AMER1CAN8 Sketches of Presidents of Illinois So­ cieties of the Revolution. Danle! M. l^ord and George Lyon Douglas, who have been elected presi­ dents of the Illinois Society Sous of FIERCE FIGHT ON MOVING TRAIN STOCKMAN'S DEATH A MYSTERY DANIEL M. LORD, the American Revolution and of the Illinois Society Sons of the Revolu­ tion respective, are two prominent Chl- cagoans, well known In tbe business and professional world. Mr. Lord is head of Lord & Thomas, the big adver­ tising firm, and a leader in clubdom. Mr. Douglas has lived in Chicago since 1896, and within that time he has won considerable reputation as an ablo lawyer. ITe has been closely Identified with the Marquette Club. ME LrOH DOUGLAS Prior to his advent in Chicago he was prominent in Kansas politics and was at one time speaker of the general as­ sembly. He led the famous fight against Governor Llewellyn, and the legislature over which he presided be­ came known as the "Douglas house." Seek to Break a Will. The will of Ewlng M. Doyle Is being contested in the Shelby county court Doyle died recently at the age of 87 years, leaving his entire property, valued at about $40,000, to his widow and her children, entirely ignoring the ten children of his first wife. Tbe lat­ ter are attempting to have the will set aside on the ground of undue In­ fluence. W. R. C. Officers. The Woman's Relief corps of Plnck- neyviile has these new officers: Pres­ ident, Mrs. Jennie Baxter; senior vice, Mrs. Elizabeth Carvens; junior vice, Mrs. Joshua Lemmon; chaplain, Mrs. Hattie Edwards; treasurer, Mrs. Mary McNeil; conductor, Mrs. John Funk'; guard, Mrs. William Dunn. Girl Loses Teeth. Sadie Holtkamp, a young girl of Qulncy, had her jaw bone fractured and four teeth knocked out by being struck by an elevator in the packing house of Blomer & Michael. State Teachers. Arrangements are being completed for the annual meeting of the Illinois state teachers' Institute, which will be held in Representatives' hall in the statehouse at Springfield on Monday. Tuesday and Wednesday, December 29, SO and 31. The programme has not yet been Issued, owing to the failure of the railroad committee to make satisfactory transportation ar­ rangements. The teachers are hold­ ing out for one fare for the round trin Will Have Light. The electric light question at Vlr- den has been settled, after several months' trouble between the village council and the local electric com­ pany. The council has contracted for fifty arc lights at $75 each per year. , < Dies of Paralysisu H, 8: Swing, one of the old settles of Rosemond township, died from a paralytic stroke. He was 68 years of age and is survived by live sons and two daughters. He leaves a con­ siderable estate. One Man 8hot in Attempt to 8ubdue Drunken Foreigners. A battle between a crowd of ruffians and the conductor and passengers on a southbound Illinois Central passen­ ger train just north of Metropolis re­ sulted in one man being perhaps fa­ tally shot and four or five others knocked insensible. A car of foreign laboiers, bound for Paducah for rail­ road work, was hitched on behind the train at Reevesville. They were drinking and attempted to take pos­ session of the train soon after it started. The conductor tried to keep them out of the other coaches, but was overpowered. A passenger whose name could not be learued jumped up and ordered them out of a coach oc­ cupied principally by ladies, and when they paid no attention to him began beating them back with his re­ volver. in so doing the weapon was accidentally discharged and the man was shot, but not before he had knocked several of the ruffians insens­ ible. Other passengers then came to his rescue and the foreigners were forced back into their car. All this occurred while the train was.in mo­ tion. '̂ 4; f*7> r V 4*«V.V Thomas E. Williams Dies Suddenly, at Hospital In Freeport. Thomas E. Williams, aged 50 years, a citizen of Sandoval, died in a hos­ pital in Freeport under circumstances which indicate foul play. The attend-' ing he was - M ' 4 physician stated positively that* under the influence of some « GOAT HERD MAY BE WIPED OUT Strange Disease Attacks Angoras on Stewart's Lewiston Farm. The herd of Angora goats owned by J. M. Stewart of Lewiston were three months ago considered the finest herd in Illinois, if not the best east of the Mississippi river. Mr. Stewart is president of the National Angora Goat association, which has its headquart­ ers at Kansas City, Mo. About the time Mr. Stewart returned from the state fair at Springfield with a fine string of prize winners his goats were attacked with a new and strange dis­ ease, which has been mowing down his choicest goats with startling regular­ ity. Oom Paul and Lawrence, the two finest males, at the head of this splen­ did herd, were among the first of more than 300 good ones to go. Mr. Stew­ art's losses already amount to several- thousand dollars and it looks now as though his whole herd would be wiped out, it something i8 not found to give relief. Locates at Cairo. Another new enterprise is to be added to Cairo's business industries. Tbe American Tool and Handle com­ pany of Michigan has leased four lots at Commercial avenue aud Twenty- second street for a term of fifteen years and will locate a plant there 4or the manufacture of their wares. A foundry for making the metal parts of the implements will be connected therewith and about forty men / will be employed by tbe company. To Combine Bankruptcy Districts. A petition is being circulated and generally signed by tbe attorneys of Peoria and many throughout the dis­ trict asking that the twenty-five coun­ ties in the southern division of the northern district of Illinois be com­ bined in one bankruptcy court, with Judge McCullock of Peoria as referee. The papers are filed at Peoria anyway and the cases are tried there. The petition is addressed to Judge Kohl- saat. Fatal Accident to Hunter. Thomas Evans, a section hand, re­ siding ih Holland township, southeast of Pana, was fatally shot while out hunting. In attempting to get through a fence, his gun was accidentally dis­ charged, the contents of the two bar­ rels taking effect in his abdomen. He expired before surgical aid reached him. Deceased leaves two small chil­ dren, his wife having died about a year ago. Quit Expectorating. The Alton city council has passed the ordinance forbidding the public to expectorate in public places. A fine is provided by the ordinance for all offenders. An effort was made to Include In the list of places where spitting is forbidden street cars and public conveyances in the city, but the corporation counsel said the city has no authority in such cases. Bad Box |s Nearly Frocen. Marion Jordan, the young incor­ rigible who has so often evaded the authorities at the home for the friend­ less at Springfield, ran away and was found near Springfield Junction al­ most frozen. He, was returned to the institution. Glass Works May Start. The Illinois glass company has placed a drying fire In furnace No. 1 at the Alton glass works, and tbe fur­ nace will be started up if the famine of white sand and soda ash is abated. Offer Reward for Murderer. The Adams county board of super­ visors has offered a reward of $200 for the apprehension of the murderer of Frederick Larimore, and the citi­ zens of Plainville have petitioned Gov. Yates to offer a reward for the same purpose. Predict Big Fruit Crop. Examinations of the fruit trees in orchards about Flora prove they are plentifully budded, and eyery indi­ cation points to a heavy crop next season. License Fortune Tellers. The city officials are determined to prevent fortune tellers and all seers •>f the future from doing business in niton. An ordinance has been intro­ duced in the city council fixing a license fee of $100 to be paid by all fortune tellers, palmists, etc.. the license to be paid in advance. Boy Loses Foot. Harrison Webb. 11 years old. had one of his feet cut off under the wheels of a freight car in the Illinois Central yards at Centralla. powerful drug when he alighted from.; a train out of Chicago, or, at least,"'?-.: ̂ £ his general demeanor indicated as.,* much. The body of the dead man was-^~=;"!* taken to Sandoval and buried. The.** dead man was engaged in the stock! business in Montana. He arrived in -J,; J Chicago Nov. 20, having under hia care thirteen car loads1-1* of sheep^f^fl which were consigned to a com mis- ' slon firm there. After spending a week or more in Chicago, the ranchr* man went to Freeport, where his son,, .t'KV-'i, Pearl Williams, aged 20, is employed ^ as telegraph operator. He was taken 7( • to the hospital and died there. Onl#: / a small amount of caSh was found bis person. •m DEATH OF AN ORIGINAL'a A^:^ij;||i| ::8S.- Mrs. Manahan, Charter Member of IK , . ^ linois Chapter, Dies at Belolt. Mrs. Eliza Jane Oliver Manahan, ait • " %7.A original member of the Illinois Daughi»,; ^ ters of the American Revolution, die4. -p at the home of her son, Frank T.\ Manahan, Beloit, Wis., at the age ot " ^ 87 years. She was a lineal descendent.^ f ^ ^ of the Mayflower pilgrims, coming t^.^ Chicago fifty-eight years ago. He# , ^ f-J mother was Marie Stanton, a descen* :'V r dant of Jesse Stanton, whom Croinwellv drove out of England. Her father wal' Captain Joseph Oliver of the New JeiV„ S MRS. MANAHAN. sey volunteers. Mrs. Manahan born in Rah way, N. J., in 1816, ant was married to Thomas Manahan in 1838. In 1843 her husband came to Chicago from New York. His wlflt followed him in the next spring, mal£ ing the trip with three children bf wagon and canal, -Mrs. Manahan 1i husband died in ^84, and since theft she has lived with her sons. EdwiS M. Stanton, Lincoln's secretary of war, was her cousin. She was the only su*» viving daughter of revolutionary ofH*^ -^7,5 cers in Illinois or Wisconsin. ShS ^ was a member of the Chicago chaptet^ ^ A D A. R., and held honorary member* \ ship in the New York chapter. y£4fj '̂ 1 Object to Quarry. Notice was served on Aledrmaa A$> exander Wegener of Alton to desist from quarrying in Sixteenth street^ where permission was given him ti quarry stone several years ago. Prop­ erty owners in that part of the city have filed complaints and threatened to enter suits for damages against th» city unless blasting of rock is stopped at that place. They say that thefts dwellings are being damaged and ci# terns ruined by heavy .blasts act- (M in the quarries. v* vit -- i ^ 3;- --II ' ••V 'W ' " W M Flora Gets Fruit Company. The headquarters of the Wiiliaili Stabl Fruit company, which is one of the largest concerns of the kind in tha United States, are to be located in Flora. The company has 1,500 acres of apple orchards in that locality an4> will extend its fruit growing inteit ests, making Flora the center of tM industry. V"! ' 4 • ' ' ' til Master Sells Farm. The farm of Waldo Beam of Bean* ; ington, located partly in Ball Snd partly in Cotton Hill townships, waf sold at master's sale. Samuel Stout purchased eighty acres for $5,425, G> L. Jones purchased forty acres lot $2,000, and Edward D Keys ftUj^ chased forty acres for $2,000. Who Will Give the Restf The citizens' committee has nov raised } 125.000, just one-half ot tha amount required to secure the con?"3 6truction of interurban lines In anC .^j out of Quincy. 1 Woman Is Fatally Burwedb • • u|j As Miss Cora Grimm, a young an of Oakland was attending to her^. household duties, her clothes in aom^A£M. way became ignited from the kltche*\ stove and she was so badly burned: ' that she cannot recover. Decatur's Progress. The improvements in Decatof ®#flhS^*' ^ Ing the past year amounted to $1,017,*'; v 000, embracing $421,750 for far tor lea*. and business houses," and $297,000 fb«|; public buildings. Seventy-nine rest? dences were constructed. Pet Stock Entrfss, Secretary C. D. Simpson of Christian county poultry and pet stocd^^' association has received over 400 en* tries for the annual exhibit which will' be held tn Taylorville Dec. 19, ItT aad 18. "' ; -vs';'** Hunting Fatality. -Thomas E. Evans, a weH-kamni farmer of Lakewood. Shelby county." was accidentally killed while out hunt* ing. The gun *a» discharged KJU# Evans was pulling it over a hodgft fence. ' '*•" V;"V" ; -- &• .t.v:. 'Jim