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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-02-27
Effect of shore Line on waves.

Prof. Davis, of Harvard university,
has recently discussed the transforma-
ton of water waves as they run in
with especial reference to the refrac-
ton Of waves on headlands and in bays.
and to the formation of surf. Waves
break as surf. he concludes, not SO
much on account of retardation of
the base of the waves by its friction
on the bottom, as is often assumed, as
on account of the absence of water in
front of the advancing mass,-N. Z.
Sun.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-02-27
UNIQUE BEAN POLE.
It's Inventor Considers 1T the Best and
Safest COntrivance of the Kind
Ever Introduced

The foundation is Of one-inch boards
and - inches square. The arms are run
with the grain to make it as strong as
possible; simple strips, 1N111s inch, will
not answer. The arms spread about
31b feet, which is found sufficient for
walking under comfortably A round
hole for mortise will not do, as the
arms would rotate out of line. Bore
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-02-27
sniritunIfam Declining

Ithas beenthe general observation that for
some years past spiritualism has been in a
gradual decline. This is the law with every.
thing that is not founded on true merit.
The reason Hostetter's Stomach Bitters
has been recognized as the leading family
medicine during the past fifty years is be-
cause it is founded on true merit, and has
always been found reliable in cases of indi-
gestion, dyspepsia, constipation and bilious
ness. Try bottle and satisfy yourself.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-02-27

French Africa is reckoned at over
3,S04,00o square miles, as against 2,713,-
600 miles under English control. Add
ing, however, the million square miles
of Egypt, the English possessions
equal those of France.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-02-27
MRS. ]. E, O'DONNELL
Was Sick Eight Years with
Female Trouble and Finally
Cured by Lydia e. Pinkham'S
Vegetable Compound.

"DEAR Mrs. PINKHAM II have
never in my life given testimonial
before, but you have done SO much for
me that / feel called upon to give you
this unsolicited acknowledgement of
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-02-27

Why, / heard him telling the night
Waterman that he's goin' t. challenge
Terry McGovern for finish fight. l
b'Iieve Dexter thinks he kin lick JEFF
fries"
''Well, isn't there anyone aboCs the
shop can lick Travers?" asked Mr.. Pull
liam, lowering his voice to whisper.
Listen here, Tom, I'll give 800 to any
man or boy in the shop that will lick
young Travers out of his boots just
once. / want to teach the cub les
son, and make business man out of
him if it can be done"
''But they can't lick him, tell you,
Mr. Pulliam. He's offul good with tn
mitts. Look at tn cashiers lamps.
Look at Crosby's nose. Travers put
'em all to the bad in less'n three
rounds. He'd rather lick one o. your
front office men than all the transfers
on Gh' block. He hates 'em; jealous,
maybe, but he certainly does handle
'em rougher than anybody else" Tom
was evidently overawed and dazzled
by his subordinate's feats in the ring.
Pulliam dismissed him with a caution
to say nothing of their conference.
Clarence Morgan, stenographer, be-
gan work in the Puliiam office week
after that conversat ton between the
head of the house aDd the chief ship
ping clerk. He had the manners of a
girl and the wags about the place called
him Clara. He hadn't anything par
ticular to do at first, and, like all the
others, he began to drift toward the
cellar, where Dexter Travers' school
for physical culture was usually in
full blast. Clarence, being a very mod
est as well as very new employe,
seemed to be fascinated with the box
ing game, but he never said a word to
anybody till one day, soon after noon,
when Dexter was beating six different
kinds of tattoos out Of the punching
bag, he sided up to the champion and
touched his arm.
"Would you mind boxing a round or
two with me?" coyly suggested the
stranger.
'Can you box al all?" asked Dexter,
surveying Clarence, while the dozen
onlookers nudged one another and
wondered at the new boys ingenious
nerve.
Gust little" said Clarence, slip
ping off his coat and vest, shirt and
suspenders, II think I could go about
three rounds"
GAS many as you like" grinned Trav-
ers, winking at his admirers as he
pulled on the gloves, Gas many as you
like and as fast as you like EN-
Tom, the shipping clerk, 'held the
watch" and when they were ready
called time. 1t was evident in minute
that "Clara" was on the defensive.
Dexter didn't land on him at all, but he
was so anxious to make a monkey" of
the stenographer that he fairly rushed
him round the ring. When he discov-
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-02-27

Tomatoes rouse a torpid liver and do
the work, occasionally, of a doctors
prescription.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-11-19
ALLEGED BooDLERS IN COURT
Miller and KubRt ArraIEned, PreIim-
mary TO First Trial Set for
December L..

1t is the present plan of the county at
torney, with the consent of Judge Baxter,
to begin December l the trial of Alonzo v.
Miller of the South Omaha Board of Educa-
ton, and to follow his trial with that OF
the other members of the same board who
are, as is Miller, charged with accepting
brides.
Theodore Shredder was a%rraigned last
week in district court and pleaded not
guilty. Miller and j.. L. Kubst we're ar
raigned yesterday, with Nelson G.. Pratt
as their counsel, and entered a similar plea.
Three informations against Kubat were
read, the first charging him with accepting
1920 from the oliver Typewriter company;
the second with accepting s. from Sadie
Oliver. and the third with accepting the
same amount from Lorena Johnson, all on
October 8. Two i~nformations were read
against Miller. the 76rst charging that he
accepted $500 from the oliver Typewriter
company on October 3 and the second that
he accepted IS from Cecil Lyon on October
s. The latter information win be the FIRST
taken up for trial.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-11-19
BANKS ASSETS AT AUCTION
trustee Burmese DispOses of Property
OF Defunct American Ma
, tIOnal Bank.

Trustee james Burmese stood in the chill
wind that swept the east steps OF the
county court house yesterday morning SELL
ing the assets OF the American National
bank, which Quit business some years ago,
The assets offered included notes amounting
to $159,5l747s judgments amounting to
about $4,000 and real estate OF the value
of $4,000, The sale was under an order
Of Judge Munger Of the federal court and
was attended by only q small group OF
desultory bidders, The stockholders have
an advantage in that they are allowed 10
Offset their bids with their own claims
against the bank.
OF the notes about one in FIVE was bid
on and then only in small amount, as
many were outlawed. One bidder secured
for 81 two notes amounting in total to
more than 311 900.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-11-19
TO TALK RAILROAD TAXATION
Edward A. Ross 10 Address Omaha
Real Estate ON
the Subject.

The feature of the meeting OF the Real
Estate exchange Wednesday noon will be an
address by Edward A. Ross Of Lincoln on
the subject OF Railroad Taxation" Mr..
Ross is said 10 be an expert on this subject
and will treat the question from a scientific
standpoint. President Harrison Of the eK-
change desires 10 make the meeting the
most interesting ever held and has caused
to be invited the executive officers Of the
railroads residing In Omaha and the mem
bers Of the state senate and legislature re-
Gently elected. The editors Of the daily
papers will also be requested 70 be pres
emit. Following the address by Mr.. Ross
will be a general discussion Of the subject
under consideration.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-11-19
NOTICES

Advertisements for these columns
will be taken until IL m. for the
evening edition and until $40 p. m.
Tor morning and sunday edition.
Rates, I 1-2c = word hrst insertion,
ic n word thereafter. Nothing taken
for less than 25c for the hrHt inser-
ton. These advertisements must be
run consecutiveIy.
Advertisers, by ~reauestinE = NUM-
bered check, can have answers sd
dressed to n numbered letter In care
Of The Bee. Answers 40 addressed will
be delivered ON presentation of the
check only.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-11-19
TranspacI1c Mails.

Malls for Hawaii, Japan, China and spe-
cially addressed matter for the Philip
pin Islands, via San Francisco, close
here daily at $3.50 p. m. up to November
-|20th, inclusive, for dispatch per $. 8.
Mails for Australia Except West Australia,
which is forwarded via Europel New Zea-
land. Fill. Samoa and Hawaii, via San
after November ''S and up to November
''22. inclusive, fol- dispatch per $. s. Ven
tura, 81 the Cunard steamer carrying
not arrive in time TO connect with this
dispatch, extra mails-closing at $3.50 a.
mo $40 =. ma a. n; and mi s sSS g Ss5 %i p. sHnGSiKii be S1
made up and forwarded until the arrival
Of the Cun9rd steamer
couver and Victoria, Be, close here daily
at $50 p. m. up to, November 20. lnclu;
e China i9 Tes disPqeSh m PeT must S; s. be- Sm sPp ; 3 Z,
addressed. Merchandise for u. s. Agency
at Shanghai cannot be forwarded via
Mails for the Philippine Islands, via Sar
FRANCISCO, close here ..ce daily az 6;S sor p di IN
patch per u. S. Transport.
Mails for Hawaii, China, Japan and Philip
pine islands, via San Francisco, Close
."2S' inclusive nSIns for dispatch per s. $. china
Mails for Hawaii, via San Francisco, Close
he. here ,S dSily at S SoT d Il mi up p eG s. s. hie
Malls for Tahiti. and Marqueeas Islands
VIA san FRANCISCO, close mere .udiy a
$3.50 p. m. up to December 81, inclusive
for dispatch per S. s. Mariposa.
Mails for China and Japan, via Tacoma
close here daily at $50 p. m. up to De
cember +'2, inclusive, for dispatch per s
s. Olympia.
Mails for Australia Except West Aus
tralia, which goes via Europe, and New
Zealand, which goes via San francisco
and Fiji islands, via Vancouver and Vic
toria, b. c., close here daily at $3.50 p. m
after November "*22 and up to December
CSC, inclusive, for dispatch per s. $
Aorangi.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-11-19

Regular and supplementary malls close
at foreign station half hour later than clos,
ing time shown below Except that supple
mentary mails for Europe and Contra
America, via Colon, close one hour later a
foreign statiOp).
Omaha daily bee., 1902-11-19
NOTICE.

(Should be read DAILY by all interested,
as changes may occur at any time.)
Foreign mails tor the week ending No
vember s. 1902, will close promptly in
ali cases) at the general %postotice as fol-
lows; PARCELS POST MAILS close one
hour earlier than closing time shown be-
low. Parcels Post mails for Germany close
at 5 p. m. Monday, per 5. s. KrOnprinz
VIM; Tuesday, per s, s. Deutschland, and
Friday, per 8. s. Pretoria.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-11-19

Transpacifc mails are forwarded to port
of sailing daily and the schedul OF closing
is arranged on the presumption of their
uninterrupted overland transit. $"Regis-
tered mail closes at 6 p. m. previous day.
CORNELIUS VAN COLT, Postmaster.
Postofice, New York, N, T., Nov. IL, 1902.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-11-19
POsTOFFICE NOTICE.

French and German steamers. ans remain
open until within ten minutes OF the hour
OF sailing Of steamer.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-11-19

Mails for Newfoundland. by rail to North
Sydney, and thence by steamer close at
this office daily at $3.50 p. m. connecting
close here every Monday, Wednesday and
Saturday,. Mails for Miquelon. by rail
20 Boston, and thence by steamer, close
at this office daily at $3.50 p. m. Mails for
Cuba, by rail to Port Tampa, Fla, ana
thence by steamer, close at this office
daily, except Thursday. at $3.50 a. m. (the
connecting closes are made on Mondays,
Wednesdays and Saturdays. Malls for
Mexico City, overland, unless specially
addressed for dispatch by steamer, close
at this office daily. except Sunday, at
100 7. m and n:3O p. m, Sundays at l
p. m. and 1880 p. M. nails for Costa
Rica, Belize, Puerto Cortez and letter
mail for Guatemala. by rail to New Or
leans, and thence by steamer close at
this office daily, except Sunday, at 'l:3O
p. m. and '11:30 y. m, Sundays at ii p. m.
and f11:30 p. m. connecting closes here
Mondays at I'll 80 p. m. for Belize. Puerto
Cortez and letter mail for Guatemala, and
Tuesdays at '1l:30 p. m. for Costa Rica).
Registered mail closes at 6 p. m. previous
day.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-11-19

PROPOSALS FOR CAVALRY HORSES
Office Chief Quartermaster, Denver, Colo,
Nov. II, 1902. Sealed proposals, in t~riplicate,
will be received here until II a. m, Dec. 8,
1902, for furnishing forty cavalry horses
required at Fort Mackenzie, Wyoming.
lions in circular of instructions to bidders,
which will be furnished, together with
blank proposals, on application to this Of
reject any or all proposals or any part
thereof. Envelopes containing proposals
ihogaS pc and msrS sddressea Lna COT % OIVa w,
POPE, Chief Q. NJ. Std II IS 10 20 DIS 8
Omaha daily bee., 1902-11-19
Mails for south and Central America
West Indies, Etc.

-
wEDNEsDAY-At $3.50 a. II. for PORT Az
per $. 8. Crotia (mail for other parts OF
Haiti must be directed per s. s. Crotia');
BAHAMAS, per $. $. Antilia Cnaii must
be directed per $. $. Antilia'); at 1880
p. N. for JAMAICA, per $. $. Admiral
sampson, from Philadelphia.
THURSDAY-At a. m. for CUBA. YUCA-
TAN, CAMPECHE, TABASCO and CHI
APAs, per 5 $. Havana mail for other
parts of Mexico must be directed per
$. $. Havana'); at 9 a, m. for BRAZIL.
per S. s.. Hevelius, via Pernambuco,
Bahia and Rio Janeiro mail for North
ern Brazil. Argentine, Uruguay and Para
quay must be directed per :. :, Heve-
lius'O; at IL m. supplementary 1880 p. M
for BAHAMAS and SANTIAGO. per :. 5.
Yucatan; at u m. for BARBADOS and
NORTHERN BRAZIL, per $. 5. Hubert.
via Para and Manaos; at 1880 p. IN. (sup-
and WfNbwARp ISLANDS. B5FRfTffsHHI,
DUTCH and FRENCH GUIANA, per $. 3.
Korona.
FRIDAY-At 10 a. IN. for ST. MARC. PORT
AU PRINCE, AUX CAVES and JACMEL.
per $. 3. Prins Willem " mail for other
parts of Haiti, Curacao, Venezuela, Trini-
dad, British and Dutch Guiana must he
directed per 8. $. Prins Willem IV").
at 10 m. for MEXICO. per s. s. Matanzas,
via Tampico mail must be directed per
$. $. Matanzas,D, at 1880 p. m. for INA
qua and HAITI, per $. $. Paloma at
Z p. m. for NEWFOUNDLAND. per s. s..
Buenos Ayrean, from Philadelphia.
per $. s. Pretoria; at 8 a. m, for PORTO
RICO, per s. 8. Coamo; at 3 a, IN. (sup-
Elementary $3.50 n. mo- for CURACAO n
VENEZUELA. per s. $. Maracaibo tmai!
for SavanillG and Cartagena must be di-
rected pei s. $. Maracaibo'); at $3.50
a. m. supplementary 1880 a. M for
FORTUNE ISLAND. JAMAICA, SAVA-
NILLA, CARTAGENA and GREYTOWN,
per $. 5. Allegheny mail for Costa Rica
at 10 a. N. for CUBA, per :. S. Mexico,
via Havana.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-11-19
TransatIantic NIail..


WEDNESDAY-At 4:3O a. m. for EUROPE.
per s. s. Deutschland, via Plymouth,
Cherbourg and Hamburg (mail for Ire
land must be directed per S. 8. Deutsch-
tand'); at 5 a. m. for IRELAND, per
s. 8. Oceanic, via queenstown mail for
other parts Of Europe must be directed
per S. 5. Oceanic'D; at $3.50 a. m. for
EUROPE, per 5. 8. Philadelphia, via
THuRsDAY-At a. m. for FRANCE,
SWITZERLAND, ITALY, SPAIN, PORT
UGAL, TURKEY, EGYPT GREECE,
BRITISH INDIA and LORENZO MAR
QUEZ, per $. 5. La Touraine, via Havre
(mail for other parts of Europe must be
directed per ;. s. La Touraine').
SATURDAY-At $3.50 a. m. for EUROPE,
per s. 8. Lucania, via Queenstown; at
a. m. for ITALY direct. per s. s. TraVe
mail must be directed per s. Q. Trave")
al 1880 a. M. for NETHERLANDS direct,
per g.. 8. Amsterdam mail must be d.
rected per s. s. A~msterdam'D; ct s a. m
for direct. per 8. s.. Vaderland
(mail must be directed per s. $. Vader-
iand'); at IL a. m. for DENMARK direct,
per .. .. Hekla mail must be directed
per s. s. Hekla').
PRINTED NATTER. ETC.-ThIs steamer
takes printed matter, commercial papers
and samples for Germany only. The same
class of mail matter for other parts OF
Europe will not he sent By this ship un-
less specially directed by Il.
After the closing of the supplementary
transatlantic mails named above. add
the piers Of the American, English
Omaha daily bee., 1902-11-19
WANTED.

POSITION wanted by frst-class baker or
short order cook, at once; prefer country
shop. Address IL. b. Baker. Ashland,
Neb. A-M4S5 49,
Omaha daily bee., 1902-11-19

ga so. SsD ST. A-room fiat, 100. VIM. X,
Potter, Receiver. SIS Brown Block
p-MS5l
Omaha daily bee., 1902-11-19
NOTICES.

CHIEF QUARTERMAsTER's OFFICE
-Omahe, Neb., October 81, 1902. Sealed pro-
posals, in triplicate, will be received here
and at the offices of Quartermasters at sta
tons named, until 10 a. m, central time.
furnishiSe wood and bituminons coal at
Fort Niobrara, Neb., and Fort Reno, Okl.
Proposals for delivery at other points will
be entertained. u. 8. reserves right to re-
ject or accept any or ali proposals, or any
part thereof. Information furnished on APP
plication here, or to Quartermasters at sta
tions named. Envelopes containing pro-
posals should be marked Proposals for
-" and addressed to undersigned or
Quartermasters as stated above. JNO. w.
PULLMAN, Chief Q. M.
Std % "a 25 q MS 10
Omaha daily bee., 1902-11-19

Lincoln. Hastings and s.,6au 7.i5 mn,
McCoOk ............'; -"
Lincoln, Denver, Colo o.,n n,,
IaoU, Isxnresg ia AIS pm a $40 pm
Lincoln & Black HIS. AIN pm e:iS 90,
Montana, Puget Sound"ala:m pm az am
Lincoln Fast Mail.....s;o o'Av~ph 80"
Wymore Beatrice ana e- h,,.s5 I'M
Lincoln ........s'g.:.,yo o'N
Denver, Colorado Utah - e.as nm
and California. ......' a u" "NH
Fort Crook, South Bend .,,.ns on
Louisville, Plattsm thsp SA pm INV III"
Bellevue, Plattsmouth& o.o7 No.
Pacific Junction. la f.oV pm gu"
Bellevue, Plattsmouth q .
Pacific Junction",,....a SV am
a Daily. b Daily except Sunday
Omaha daily bee., 1902-11-19
LOST.

LOST, red cocker spaniel; liberal reward
Lost-Mi6 10
Omaha daily bee., 1902-11-19
ron RENT-HOUsEs.

BROOM cottage. So bancroft. Dimes -
Omaha daily bee., 1902-11-19

S4H jackson St. Z r., all modern, $3.50.
S0 n. 18th ave-. 10 r, all modern; ele-
giant, G21b1
Ei5 Burt st. s r. modern. except furnace,
$500.
10Th and Taylor SITS. 4 T.. well water. 5000.
ass Harvey ST., 5 r., all modern. &l2.O0.
26l7 n. Ath 81, 8 r.. all modern nat, second
hoOr, $500.
We have others. Come and see us.
List your houses with US for rent. We
have the tenants. Payne Investment
Company, LIST moor n. y. J.. bldg. Tel.
l7SL. D-75
New-York tribune., 1902-06-20
la U'YER HURT IN THE PARK.
HIS WIFE ALSO THROWN FROM RUN
ABOUT AND INJURED.

r. Clarence Dorsett. lawyer, with offices at NO
25 Pine-st and living No. 5S West Seventieth-st
and his wife perhaps injured in an exciting
runaway in the East Drive of Central Park last
night Mr. and Mrs. Dorsett now in the Presby-
terian Hospital and their conditions are said TO be
critical
The couple left their home about O'Clock for q
drive and after a in Riverside Drive started
TO make a round of the park before going home
About Nineteth-st the horse became fractions and
at Ninety Mr. DOrsett lost all contTol OF
him and the animal away The drive con
tanned many vehicles CT all descriptions al the
time and the excitement was intense
DOrsett Shriekef and tried to jump from the
rIIna bout but her husband held her back Drivers
OF other vehicles had difficulty IN getting out or
the way and IL seemed if there must be a col
lision. Just above Ninetyeghth-st. the animal
thrown out into the roadway. striking against a
stone and fracturing her skull and knee An auto
mobile cab, which pulling up TO one SIDE,
barely escaped the PROSTATE woman. going so near
as to party her skirt from the waistband- she
was Immediately surrounded by occupants of other
vehicles and carried TO the greensward at the side
of the road.
up the road and Mr.. Dorset clinginS to the
seat. having lost the rens entirely At One-hun-
dred hist the horse swerVed the side OF the road
and the runabout caught by lamppOst be-
the wheel and the body The harness
broke and the animal sped on up the road Mr..
DOrsett thrown the ground and received
injuries TO his spine and many bruises TO his body
An ambulance called from the Presbyterian
Hospital. and the injured couple We're taken there
New-York tribune., 1902-06-20
WHY REPORT is HELD RArr
SHAKEUP OF CAPTAINS CYIANe-rn. r,,...
CLUB PLAN. IT Is SAID

Despite the secrecy observed ny tbs .-.
Of the City Club. certain facts about that :
port on municipal conditions are beyin,i---
leak out. AS outlined in The Tribura
day, this report is not directly antago,,s.,a
the administration. a considerable part >, -
material gathered came from Sergeant r,,,-1
ills old precinct District Attorney Ja-o-.-.
relation to the Churchill case is not satisf.o.--
to the City Club.
The credit of the investigation belongs /, ,-.
part to the Mayors secretary. James r Pa,u
ods- IL was through him. and his foIIov-a--
the East Side. that the first correct idea 90 ~
real conditions existing in the East Sida =
cinctS was obtained. 1t is rumOred that e.,
missioner Partridge will be censured bv tho rs.
Club for the manner in which he has 49,,
toward Inspector Adam Cross. That mucb :,
the blame in Churchilrs precinct rests on C,ros-
there is no doubt in the minds Of the Cftv C7,
Investigators. 1O
The report viii in a measure censurs q.
police policy" said member of the Citv Cyus
But its censure will be largely in the form, y.
atfidavits collected in certain precincts rotsbI
ChurchilHS. 1t will not indOrSe Jerome -
will it praise Partridge. The fact that t, -
shakeup week or two ago saved -
City Club the need of showing I'D the conJ'
tionS in certain districts. That 7 believe -
one reason why the report is held back o.
the transfer of certain of the worst sras..s.
prevented the publication of the report viii -
startling evidence that il contains
New-York tribune., 1902-06-20
OFFICIAL ANXIETY RELIEVED
MINISTER BOWEN REPORTS ON THE
SITUATION IN VENEZUELA.
Try TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE


Washington June 19.-The anxiety of the
State Department over the alarming reports
from Venezuela in the last ten days was mate
rally relieved to-day by the receipt of a cipher
ca BILE dispatch from Herbert w. Bowen. the
American Minister at Caracas, who reported,
under date of June 1e that he was Informed
that Ciudad Bolivar is in the hands of the reNo-
lutionists and the OrinOCO is not blockaded-
This message in reply to an inquiry sent
by Secretary Hay last Friday. and both mes
sages were apparently subjected to a delay OF
three days in transmission The fact that Min
lister Bowen's report is in the secret code Of
the State Department seems to set at rest the
fear that a censorship has been imposed on his
communications. and he makes no mention
of such an extremely important matter as the
siege of Caracas or La Guayra, the suspense
caused by the press reports that these cities
were bombarded. causing the dispatch of United
States and German warshps to the scene, has
given way to distrust of the Curacao reports
These reports. it now appears are delayed d
week in transmission and are wholly from reVo-
Iutionary sources.
1t is noticeable that Minister Bowen quail
fes the statement he makes about the OTlnoco
blockade aud the fall of Ciudad Bolivar with
the intimation that he does not make them OF
his own knowledge The State Department bad
knowledge from private sources of what II re
garded as unquestionable trustWorthiness that
Venezuelan gunboats within the last week or
two were preventing the steamships of a COM
merCial company from enjoying the free naNi-
CATION of the OrinOCo. the oStenSible object OF
the government being to stop supplies Whlch
might reach the rev outionistS at C1udad bon
var The Topeka is expected to ascend the river
If all is found quiet at La Guayra, where lhat
vessel and the Cincinnati are expected 10 ar
rive Saturday. So far as the state Depar'-
ment is aware. other governments nave no
more information about the condition OF ven
ezuela than what is known in Washington