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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-04
ANSLO-GERMAN ACTION
AGAINST VENEZUELA
Measures Being Taken to Secure SAT-
MISUNDERSTANDING Assembling
OFF Coast of South Ameri-
lean Country.

LONDON. December SIT is officially
announced here that Great Britain and
Germany are taking measures to secure
satisfaction from Venezuela and that
for this purpose German warships have
already assembled off the coast of Vene-
zuela, and those Of Great Britain will
shortly be there.
No attempt is made to reconcile Great
Britain's attitude with the news from
Berlin that President Castro is willing to
meet the demands made upon Venezuela.
The reason for the aggressive measures
is declared to be due to the fact that
no overtures have Yet been received from
Venezuela. towards meeting that coun-
try's obligations by ordinary methods.
NO SETTLEMENT SCHEME KNOWN.
The Associated Press is able to say
that the European governments are still
in ignorance of the suggested scheme for
a settlement. which has been submitted
to the authorities at Washington.
The present intention OF Great Britain
and Germany is 10 make a naval demon
stration against Venezuela. with the pro-
bable seizure Of custom houses, though
this is dependent upon developments.
The British Foreign Office is still abso-
lutely in the dark regarding any state
ment made to the German minister at
Caracas. and is somewhat mystified on
the subject of Germany's intentions
BRITISH W.ARSHIPS OFF
s HAMILTON. BERMUDA, December 8.
The British second-class cruiser Retri-
button sailed for Venezuela yesterday,
and the second-c!ass cruiser Cha rrbd S,
sloop-of-war Albert, and the torpedo
boat destroyed Quail followed to-day.
The second-class cruiser Tribune and
the first-cIass cruiser Ar:adne are under
orders to proceed to the same destina-
ton.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-04
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SECRET LEAKED OFT.

There is trouble ahead for some of the
,oiice officers of New York. Tuesday
sight Canfelds Farrelrs. and other gam
bling resorts Were raided, but their secret
:ad leaked out and all the Sports were
gone when the raids occurred. The law
aad been betrayed and cheated. BIZ, The
end is not yet The District Attorney is
going to make ii warm Il he can for thu
persons who rendered ii possible for the
gamblers TO hide the tools of their pro
fession" and quietly disappear. .
Evidence against the houses invaded
had been procured by detective in The
employment of the Citizens Union. a..
went into canfiel5's and other 'fashionahts
gambling establishments and nlaved
Then ne reported TO the union and IN.
union put the case into the hands of ne
police. II is supposed the pamh,ers .o+
WIND OF the movement through some
17eno on the force. The fac, that .n,m-
bers OF police captains have become NIL.
iionslres after few years public service
suggests that they have some rare recine
Tor making money rapidly.
1t ss known in New York that the
police can break up any gambling house
when they have mind to: and they do
sometimes. Tor reasons of their own.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-04
coNGREssnAN NEWTON.

Reference was made in these columns
some days ago to Thomas Newton, Of the
Norfolk district, who we said had served
III the United States House of Repre-
sentatives longer than any other man.
Now we learn that Mr.. Newton was
born in Norfolk November =, 176S, and
died August 18th. 1S47. and that he was a:
this family in Virginia. He was the son
of Col. Thos. Newton, and his wife.
Martha, daughter of Col. Eoht. and
Joanna Corbin Tucker.
Colonel Newton was long 4 member Of
the House OF Burgesses and also of the
Revolutionary Conventions. His son.
Thomas, held for many years, a promi-
nent place in public life, and many let
tcrs from him. TO various Governors OF
Virginia. are printed in the Calendar Of
Virginia State papers.
He was a member OF the House OF
Delegates 1898 TO Hesitate Senate 1898
10 1901, and represented the State OF
Virginia in the United States Congress
1901 to 1s29-l531 TO 1889.
He was twice nagried-by his second
marriage. with Margaret. daughter OF
Benjamin Jordan. he had several children
among them Maj.-Gen. Jno. Newton,
chief of engineers. L. S. A, and the late
C. w. Newton, OF NORFOLK, Va. Mr.. Vir-
ginius Newton. of this city. is son Of
the last named.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-04
Snake venom Sold nj :s=:.,4Oo n Pound

SnAkS SNO" StAN AZ f-~r-Ao ~ - - go
(New York Commercially
Here is a new thing in the drug trace
that brings s2,49o a pound, and ought to
be profitable at that price: but the sup
ply is rather limited. and the securing OF
the drug itself an -. extra ha lsan1 &c
Cyanide of mercury. prussic acid.
strychnine, and arsenic are strong
poisons. yet up in Rochester poison
ufactured, This is the powder made mad
from the venom OF rattlesnakes by Rat
tlesnake Pete at his Mill-street museum
deadly powder that scientists in all parts
of the civilized world are engaged IN
studying its properties.
Some weeks ago Pete received a com
munica ton from Germany directed 70
Ira ttH snake Pete, Rochester, America.
asking in what quantities the venom
from rattlesnakes could be furnished by
the Rochester snake man ana "hae ne
Wien interviewed about it Pete said:
II have just received another letter iron
Germany It is from from, Dr. 6 hora tor Y.
University Of Strasburg. and he wants
$500 worth of rattlesna!!e venom IN rs
powdered form to experiment with: he
thinks my price OF SIS per drachm is too
high, but when it comes to procuring the
stuff, in the manner it has 70 be taken
from the snake, with. slip meaning
bite that would result in either deatn
or weeks in the hospital. | can tell you
I will not furnish a dra cilm for one cent
less I have to pick each snake up with
mouth in order to procure the venom,
and although 1 have handled rattlers
all my life I never court troubfe unless
there is a financial consideration worth
taking the risks for
The rattlesnake venom is used by the
medical world in cases OF leprosy, diph-
liberia, loc..j jaw. and Other diseases where
desperate chances are taken tor the
Da tents recovery
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-04
THE JAMES CITY CAPITAL.
Daughters of Confederacy Organize
Plans of veternns-Persornl

WILLIAMSBURG. VA, December. s.
Specially yesterday the Williamsburg
f aderacy was here By f the
eiect ton of the following officers: Pr.si-
dent, Mrs. Lyon G: Tyler, Honorary
Presdent Mrs g. d Treylpn Nice
Mrs. II. D. Cole: Corresponding Stcre-
tary. Mrs. q. G. Durfey; Recording Sec
rotary, Mrs. IT. ]. Stubbs..
Tie chapter starts on with q very
good membership and with splendid pros
poets.
To-day Mr.. Coleman Whitaker, who re-
twenty acres to western man for $4,000.
Mr.. James E. Banks, of Toana, has
sold his farm of $40 acres. near Croaker.
JamSs City county, to a western man
PLANS OF THE VETERANS.
Masruder-Ewell Camp, Confederate
Veterans, has decided to have e, series
The e Splendid s Work the organizaon is
doing Colonel William Stewart, of
Portsmouth. who stands high as sol
Gier and citizen. Will lecture TO the VIII
TUESDAY night. His subject will be Com
n1odore Iaury. and it will be handled
in the speaker, very best sty:e.,
dress the people of Williams burg about
December I'D or 2Sd, and Judge Cnris-
tian of Richmond, has signified his in
tention OF being here some time early i'll
=
viii ii "a also SC appear before a Williamsburg
AUDIENCE in the very near future.
HERE AND THERE.
The Executive Committee Of the East
ern State Hosp ital met here to-day,
those present being Captain Terence NC
Cracker: Of FREDERICKSBURG. chairman;
Mr. H D Cole of Williamsburg. On.y
routine business was transacted. and
out-of-town members returned home to-
night.
The telegraph office at the Chesapeake
and Ohio depot has been removed UP
stairs, which will relieve the public Of
considerable annoyance.
The new home OF Judge ]. z. Hubbard.
under construction Just east of town.
will be completed before Christmas.
DR.. L. S. F'ostGr and Mr.. B. F. Wolfe,
delegates to the Grand Lodge which is
in session in Richmond left here to-
night as delegates from the Williams
burg lodge.
American Mechanics will be organized
here soon.
spent yesterday in Richmond.
Mr. j. T.. Wilkins, OF Newport News,
spent yesterday here.
Rev p. T. Warren, formerly pastor
Of the Baptist church here. but now of
Pamplin City. is in town. the guest of
friends. Mr.. Warren has many friends
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-04
THE RICH DlsPAIUH-THURsDAY DHCEMBtgK - ls1z

I - >
race. and to renew and. ,reorga nize the en-
tire social and political order OF the H!eE
public. we surely cannot have TOO smtlch
OF It. but there will be made upon " al
demand that 1t mus pfonlo.c
among the people honesty. virtue, ttu.n.
and righteousness. at least as We'll as u ~,
the religion it is to displace. II IL VII
not accomplish this and more, II VIII DC
utterly condemned. II. however, eoucd-
ton be allowed to remain in the suporoi--
nate position it was intended to occupy as
an aid and adjunct to the other social
forces. then it will be properly appre-.
ciated and fairly cared for In the WoiA
of human progress for spiritual anu mo-
raj and we'll as material Development
New Orleans Picayunc.
Mr. Roosevelt is right in adherence 70
TIE general principle that negroes, oelns
fit. should be recognized by appointment
to Federal office, and right. also, III con
tending that the greatest incentive thae
can be given to the negro race VIII oe
that afforded by the thought that the
members of the race, when mt. VIII pc
given recognition By the government
As long as the negroes are citizens tney
are part OF the people, and are concerned.
as are the whites in good government
even as they alike are affected by BAD
government; and it is their risht TO be
corsids1ed by the Chief Magistrate who
is the president of the nation, the official
head Of all the people. white and black.
In applying the principle, however. the
President should take care not to lean
too far in the direction of the negro,
Mobile Register.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-04
LONNIE COUSINS FREED.
Surprising Verdict of Danvtl1e
Jury Yesterday Afternoon.

DANVILLE, VA. December 3.-(Spe-
cial.)-Lonnie Cousins. son of Frank
Cousins. a youth 10 years of age, was
acquitted this afternoon in the Corpora
ton Court of the larceny OF $3.50 from
Hollands warehouse. Cousins was tried
on a joint indictment with Sam Childress
and Thomas Brown The case against
the latter is still pending.
Coussinss dismissal came as surprise
to everybody. it being generally conceded
that he was guilty. Nearly all
of the money stolen was traced directly
to aim One of the jurors admitted this
afternoon that Cousins was dismissed
because the jury was not sure in their
minds that the 10y was fully cognizant
of the gravity of the crime.
Under the instruction of the court the
jury was charged to dismiss if such
doubt existed. Counsel for the other two
boys may plead that they have already
been in jeopardy for the crime. and there
fore canrot be tried again upon the same
charge. They were dismissed at the pre-
limlnary hearing before the mayor. 1t
was upon Coussins's testimony before the
grand jury that the joint indictment was
found
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-04
WARE AND WISE.

Mr.. John S. Wise and Mr.. Ware are
getting more editorial space in our Vir-
ginia exchanges than any other two men.
They are outshniHg President Roosevelt
Very wrathful sentences are aimed at
Ire former, while the latter is laughed at
good humoredly, because Of his PROPOSE
tiohs to enact law regulating kissing.
Ans the wits-and some that are not
hay &c had their SAY" Maybe Mr.. Ware
is laughing tom his sleeve.
K From the newspaper matter printed we
areesur prised to know how much Virginia
editors know about kissing. They have
discussed 1t from every standpoint-scl-
cntitic educational, social, political, and
financial.
III f the Ware bill should be made spe-
cal order in the House, and two or three
good speak ers woild range themselves on
each side. much fun and some profit
might be expected Mr.. Ware, of course.
Would be entitled to open and close the
argument
The occasion would admit of object
lessons and the testimony of experts also
would be admissible, we suppose.
. Right l1ere-happily or unhappily-we
recall the expression of a great lady alu-
thority who said that a kiss from man
without moustache was like an egg
without meat.
That is a, suggestion resented by all
clean shaver men, and in the course of
the Ware bill investigation it might be
well for them TO challenge the truth of
tho dangerous dogma aforesaid.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-04
yarinn Grove Chlt-Chnt.

vARINA# GROVE, VA, December g.
(Special.)-There has been no meeting. Of.
evening. the appointed time seems to be
Inflated. II hasn't failed to rain on this
night for the past three weeks.
Thanksgiving-Day passed away quietly
here. Most everybody spent the day
hunting the fox or the partridge:
Miss Atlee. accompanied by Colonel
Gregory. Mr.. Cornwall. DR.. Blanton: and
Charles NIcConel. spent part Of the
day cunning. One rabbit and, string
Of birds were the outcome OF the mer-
CHESS firing. Several n1rus died, from
Shock, which could not be found, and
one Molly Cotton went out Of the chase
minus a tail.
Mr.. John Armstrong. OF Union Semi
nary preached an excellent. sermon at
.Iaurel Hill on Sunday morning.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-04
A Handles Official.
New York Commercial,

Paul Desmuke. of Amphion. Atascosa
county. Tex. was elected justice Of the
peace of his home precinct at the recent
election. He is well-known throughout
State as the ..armless wonder He was
born without arms, but to ell appearances
this physical defor1uity has not disabled
him in the slightest degree He is %
years old. and is well-read in law. having
recently been admitted to the bar. He
performs all the duties ordinarily done
with the hands. with his feet He is
fine penman. He holds the penholder
either with his tees or between his teeth.
Whenever OFF, posit'sn becomes tiresome
he changes to the other. lie has been
employee in the office of the district clerk
Of Atascosa county for several months.
and the records which he has kept with
his pen are models for neatness and lesl-
biity He eats with his feet and handles
his knife and fork with as much dexterity
as if they were his hands.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-04
WEATHER PREDICTIONS.

A friend of the Dispatchs has asked us
a mild or a harsh winter We do not feel
competent 10 prognosticate on the sub
iect, since the almanac schedule FOR run
ming tie weather has been superseded by
the scientific weather bureau system
None the less we take pleasure in furnish
ins him with opinions on both sides OF the
question, as elected by a Kansas newspa-
per. in order that he may satisfy his own
mind, II he can. The Kansas newspaper
aforesaid induced numerous weather pro-
phets of its State 10 record their predic-
tons and give the reasons for the faith
that was in them. Those who predicted a
mild winter based their predictions va
r.ousiy upon the following facts: Corn
hushs are thin and we'll opened at the
end Of the ear: muskrats are building
very small mounds; squirrels are giving
themselves no concern about future sup
ply of provisions; cattle have light coats
of hair; angle-worms are found near
the surface: the wind was In the south
during the autumnal equinox. Per contra,
the sages who are confident of really
arctic experience before the advent Of
spring advance as reasons Tor their con-
fdence that mice IN fodder shocks have
built their nests very high; that Kansas
fowl moulteu early this year; that horses
have grown long. thick coats Of hair; that
the fodder crop is unusually heavy; that
buffalo grass has longer stem that
usual. and after the fall equinox there
was. q freeze
Our friend can take his choice. or in the
event Of his, still being left In a painful
quandary, he might fall back on the
consoline compromise. which scoftlnE TO.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-04

geha paper hugs to Its soul: There are
THREE signs. says that contennpo
which are never known to fail as sindi-
eating either warm or a cold winter.
When the ducks swim up river backward
when the sun crosses the line; when the
frogs stand on their heads on the last
day. of September and whistle Yankee ankle
Doodle and when the blue jays light on
the clothesline in the backward on the
first Sunday morning in October and sing
..OId Hundred" It's going to be one thing
or the other as to temperature.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-04

President Roosevelt, in arguing in his
message against tariff revision, says lit
would be disastrous TO upset business
by too ouici. and radical changes. This
is the note OF alarm the Republicans al
ways sound whenever the people threat
en- to rise up and overthrow one OF their
idols. It's the old excuse for not heark-
ening to the voice of the people. II the
country is as prosperous as Mr.. Roose-
Welt claims, and he was sincerely in ia
vor OF curling the trusts. which can only
be done through tariff revision, Mr..
Roosevelt could but sing q different tune.
For he cannot but know that the more
prosperous the times the less the danger
Of business disturbance involved in any
change OF economic policy.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-04
IT WILL. STAND.

TIE Charlottesville Progress copies the
Dispatch's article on the defeat In the
United States Circuit Court of the as
sailants of the Virginia Constitution and
in reinforcing our contention that the
instrument is in no danger has this to
say:
The Constitution will stand. There is
not a line OF urconstitutionaiity in it, and
the verdict of the Supreme Court OF the
United States Will be in effect exactly
the same as the one rendered in Rich
mcrd. John Wise and his set are COM
plete back-numbers."
The editor OF the paper that makes this
confident assertion was a member of the
Constitutional Convention and IS fully
cognizant CT the safeguards with which
the legal talent in the body buttressed
the new organic law.
The fact is as we have heretofore
stated that the convention anticipated
and challenged attack upon the tnst1u-
ment ana anticipated in throwing up the
defences every line of assault that could
possibly be made. It did not make
haste slowly for nothing.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-04
Commons fass Education Bisi.

LONDON, December S.-The House Of
Commons passed the education bill TO
day. Premier Balfour appealed 10 tho
public spirit OF ali classes to do their
best to Insure the working OF the Dill
than which. he said, no better alternative
measure had been proposed. and the
House adopted the third reading OF the
measure by 2i6 votes to rs The bill was
Immediately sent to the House OF LORDS
where, in the presence OF only three peers.
il was formally read for the first slIne.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-04
Noble II. limbs Dead.

saaAIs Nabe Vii Tib pecs an elderly
and widely known citizen of Falrport:
Northumberland county. was found dead
in his bed on Wednesday morning. RE
had retired complaining. but his family
was startled to find him dead. AZ one
time Captain limbs was q money KING
in this county. and at his death vas
both merchant and postmaster. ne
was prominent among Ifasons. and this
order viii have charge OF his burial at
. P. NJ. Thursday. DIR. G.. w. Baal VIII
officiatc at the funeral.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-04
PROPOSED SUBSTITUTE
FOR STATEHOOD BILL.
Admission as One New State of Ok
lahomu and indian Territory
Quay With Democrats
Against 1t.

WASHINGTON. D. c.. December g.
The Senate Committee on Territories to-
day agreed to report a SUBSTITUTE ior
the House omnibus Statehood Dill. pro-
vdingAfor the admission OF one ne" SAFE
10 comprise the territory now included
in Oklahoma and indian Territory. the
new State to take the name OF Oklahoma
The bill as reported makes no reference
whatever to New Mexico or Arizona.
The votes of all the Republican menl-
bers. except Senator Quay. were cast
for the substitute, and OF all the Demo
cratic members against it. Senator Quay
voted with the Democrats. The vote STOOD
6 to O.
The status of the Indians residing in
the two Territories is defined in d proviso
inserted in the first section Of the bill.
This section authorizes the inhabitants
of the two Territories 20 adopt q Stale
constitution, and the proviso Immediately
follows 1t reads: Nothing contained
in the said constitution shall be construed
TO limit or impair the rights of persons
or property pertaining to the indians OF
either Of said Territories, so long as such
rights shall remain unextinguished, or to
limit or affect the authority OF the Gov
eminent Of the United states to make any
law or regulation respecting such Indians,
their lands, property, or other rights.
which it would have been competent to
make if this act had never passed
AS usual in the admission OF States, all
citizens are authorized to vote for dele
gates to the constitutional convention, and
there is a provision added extending this
privilege to Indians who are members
of any the tribes located in the Indian
Territory. These Indians also are made
eligible to become delegates to the con-
yention.
Among the declarations prescribed for
the proposed State is one forever pro-
hibiling polySamouS or plural marriages.
The new State is to be allowed four rep
resenta tives in Congress until the next
census. and Is to have two United States
Sena tors.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-04

maintaining more than an average az
tendance Much of this is due to the
efficiency Of its head, DR.. Johnston, who
spends much time and labor among them
He sees after every detail that needs at
tention When he visits school ne
makes short talks to the pupils on peril
nent subjects, which not only edlty ana
instruct the children, but 1t pleases them
that they have received notice.
The teachers are outspoken IN praise
of him, and declare that his administra-
ton Of the office gives general satlsfac-
ton.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-04
What VIII We Do:
(Salem Sentiusl.)

Who made the Louisiana Purchase Ex-
position a possibility? Who made the
thousands of square miles of land Of in
ca!culable value. which now furnishes
homes for prosperous. millions? Thomas
Jefferson, the great Nlrginlan. and Napo-
leon Bonaparte. the Emperor of France.
France will have beautiful exhibit at
ST. Louis What is Virginia going to
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-04
An InoDportune Brief.

ROME. Dera,rher 3-rha pope has
published a brief. appointing a commits
Sion, composed of Cardinels Cretoni. Cas-
setta, Respighi. A1artinel!i. and Wives y
Tuto. to direct the work of the associa-
ton which his Holiness formed three
years ago for the preservation of the
faith against the Protestant propa ganda
S5sIn his brief the Pope bitterly COM
plains of the freedom permitted In Rome
to the propa CATION Of heresy as a great
da pgersTto the Catholic Church. but the
brief is regarded as most inopportune,
even by ecclesastics.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-04
Wanted Expensive Tribute.
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune)

Cincinnati Commercial Tribune)
II see where a Missouri man requested
on his death-bed that no flowers be used
at his funeral save the artificial ones
from his wife's hat
''He knew they couldn't get anything
more expensive I guess"
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-04
The Difference.
(Judge.)

: IJUUES.J
Miss kan1ra Feend: I'd like to take a
photo Of your farmland at work.
Farmer Brown: All right-ef yeW Kin
81 are the time.
Miss Kamra Feend: Oh, this Gamer
will catch him in just one-twentieth Of
q second. -
Farmer Brown: Yes. but it'll take ye
two hours tew lzetch him workin'.