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ASSURANCE FROM ITALY.
Promise OF Respect for Monroe Doctrine
Made by the Ambassador.

WASHINGTON. Dec. .8,-The Italian Am
bassador called on Secretary Hay this after
noon, and gave not ice Of the intention OF his
Government TO join Germany andEngland in
coercive measures against Venezuela, and
assured the United States that Italy would
do nothing contrary TO the principles Of
the Monroe Doctrine.
The Ambassador told Mr. Hay that the
Italian diplomatic representative in Cara
cas- would withdraw, and he requested that
Minister Bowen be- placed in charge Of
ltaly's interests. Mr.. Hay promised TO in
struct TO that effect on condition TINT the
Venezuelan Government would recognize
him a. Italy's representative
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HOUSE WANTS INFORMATION.
Resolution Asking for Correspondence
Regarding yeneZuela.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10. - Represent alive
Mccall rep. Mass to-day introduced
resolution calling upon the Secro-
tary of State for information touch
ing upon any understanding or agree
ment between the Governments of Great
Britain and Germany on the one hand and
the diplomatic officers Of the United States
on the her or any assurances by those
Governments to our diplomatic officers AZ
10 the nature. extent and purpose Of the
Joint demonst ration by Great Britain and
Germany against Venezuela. with particular
reference To the occupat ion Of territory in
Venezuela. The Secretary is furt her re-
quested to transmit to the House the cor
respondence, Il any. upon the subject be-
ween the diplomatic officers OF the Unit ed
states and the two Governments mentioned.
or eli her of them
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TO WORK FOR ADMIRATION.
Cablner3 Decision an the Venezuelan
situation.

WASHINGTON, Dec, ia long discussion
Of the Venezuelan situation by the Presi-
dent and his Cabinet AT their regular meet
ing to-day resulted in the decision that UP
to this time nothing had been done by the
European allies which required any repre-
sensations to them OF other action by the
Government Of the United States.
The President and his advisers agreed
that the best policy Of the Government
was TO maintain its position Of absolute
neutrality. but TO endeavor, without going
contrary 20 its neutrality, to bring about
ar al. stment Of the Venezuelan trouble
through submission Of the points AT ISSUE
to arbitration.
PROMPT ACTION WHEN NEEprD.
In view Of tn" conclusion reached at the
Cabinet meeting il is not in any degree
likely that the continuance by Germany and
England of warlike measures. prior 10 a
declaration of war, will call for any repro
sensations to those Governments. IT, how
ever. the Administration feels called upon
to act 1t will do SO in an emphatic and pos,,i We
manner that will leave no doubt of its intcn-
tions
This position may possibly he made
clearer by the statement that the Preeden;
bSiie Us that In the Venezuelan affair this
Government should observe The rule that
lie +earped while living in the West, yhit h
was that a man should never draw a pistol
except when he intends 70 shoot.
In concluding 70 ignore tao seizur. and
sinking of Venezuelan ships and the bonn
tardment Of Puerto Cabclo after Germany
aud England had given he United States to
understand that warlike measures were
not contemplated in the coercion Of the
South American republic, the President and
his advisers proceeded on the principle
that this Government. as a neutral had no
concern in tho quarrels OF sovereign States
Only in the event of danger that the Monroe
Doctrine NAV bc violated. OF an affront TO
the American Government, or interier-
ence with American commerce befose war
has been declared. is II likely, according
10 present plans, TO take action that may
have serious consequences.
Az one official Of national prominence
put II after the Cabinet meeting: There
will be no fireworks. but this Government
will make its purpose and wishes clear ri
al stages, and there will be no doubt in
any mind as TO our Intention"
He said also: In tie meantime there
will b, no official or semi-oncal state
ments intended merely IA hints 10 the
Powers concerned in the present contro-
versy.'
The Cabinet meeting lasted nearly two
hours and all except tho last fifteen min
utes Of the tire was devoted TO discussion
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FRANCE rs SATISFIED.
Doesn't Think Her Interests In Venezuela
WIN he Affected.
Special Gable Despatch to THE SUN.

Special Gable Despatch TO THE SUN.
Paris. Dec, Replying to an inter.
pellotion in the Chamber Of Deputies to-
day, NJ. Delcasse. the Minister Of Foreign
Affairs. said he was satisfied that French
interests in Venezuela would not be affected
by recent events.
A despatch TO the Matin from Caracas
says all Ia quiet at La Guayra. The
troops have been Withdrawn from the
town and posted in the surrounAiDe
mountains. ~
Tho newspapers Of Caracas continue BE-
print violent attacks on tho British I'D
Germans -
Most Of tho politica, prisoners who lire
released at Puerto Cabello have gdn6 TO
Curaca> 20 r"joir the revolutionary (m.
manGer. Gen. Matoa, instead of rAM ,ila
70 the defence {! tho country, a. VI ex
peotcd.
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GVNBOAT SCITTLEDP
German Report That British Omcers Have
Sunk YeneznclaI. Vessel.

Special cable Despatch TO THE SUN.
BERLIN. Dec. l8.-The Lokdl Anseioer
says that British naval officers have scuttled
Venezuelan torpedo boat being actuated
presumably. by considerations similar to
those thai previously influenced the Ger
they were not seaw orthy)
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Venezuela ApoIosized 10 Belgium.

oP'eTH VuVF0 De6pu1tW sum
BRUSSELS, Dec. le.-Replying to a ques-
ton In the Chamber Of Deputies to-day
concerning the arrest Of tho Belgian Consul
al Caracas, Baron de Favereau. Minister Of
Foreign Affairs, explained that the arrest
vac an error for which the Venezuelan
authorities had apologized. Tho Consul,
he added, was charged with the protection
OF Belgian interests, and his instructions
would be supplemented in the event of
fresh Developments.
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Ia GUAyRA FEARED ATTACK.
Guns OF British warships We're Trained
on the Fort.

Guns Of Brstish Warships We're Trained
on the Fort.
Special CoNe Dsspdteh TO THE sun.
LA GuAYRA, Dec. i8.-The British war
ships Charybdis and Quail caused alarm
the forts with their guns.
The commander Of the fort appealed
to the American, French, Spanish and
Dutch representatives to intervene in the
event Of the British landing and attacking
the fort. which he had received orders to
evacuate.
The British Consul. who embarked last
Wednesday on the warship Retribution.
landed at La Guayra to-day from the In
defatigabe
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manye part. but We propose to provision
al seize your ship in order to oblige vene-
zuela to recognize our just demands. In
case you disobey and wish TO defend your
ships, shall forcibly prevent you"
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ENGLAND 4 LOYAL ALI.
German roreisn once Gets Assumes
Of Continued lO.operatjOnf

Special Ccts Ds'patoh TO THK sun.
BERLIN, Dec. i8-lt is stated TINT the
German Foreign Office has received assur-
ances from Great Britain that popular
opposition to her cooperation with Ger
many will not alter her intention Of Loyalty
working with Germany until tho object In
Venezuela is attained
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PENNSYLvANIAS PLANS.

PENNsYLvASIA's PLANS.
The plans for the new railroad provide
for the building of at. least five tubes of Is
feet inches in diameter Three Of them
will be under the North River and two under
the East River They will rest on pile piers,
driven down to solid rock. Each tube will
hold a single track. The tunnel system IL
20 converge at the central station in Thirty
second street, between seventh and Ninth
avenues This station will Toe constructed
on the plan Of the Quai d Orsay, Paris. but II
will be twice as large. II H. to be 500 feet
in length and 800 feet in width and will con-
tain twenty-five tracks. The cost of the
work is estimated AZ $50. O0O,OOO. In add
ton to the yearly trackage charges of 80
cents a linea foot of track, to be doubled
after ten year, the company will pay rent ais
for sui -s,iriace stations, for vault privileges,
etc. which will bring the total payment to
the city for the first twenty-five years to
about g., 500 600 The compensation il to
be readjusted at the end Of every twenty.
Fl I've years In the event Of the company and
the city authorities being unable to reach an
agreement upon the amount 70 be paid the
compensation is to be determined by the
Supreme Court.
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"NOT 4 WEASCRE OF WAR;"
German Commanders statement Before
Selling Venezuelan Shjps

'pfVI1I 'UV't I3tsV'TtH TO THE sun,
CARACAS, Dec. i6,-Before the Germans
seized the Venezuelan wsrships Com.
mander Eckermann OF the Panther sent
notes to the respective Venezuelan COM
manders demanding that they abandon
their vessels, adding:
This is not a measure Of war on Ger
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promised him they would vote for the jersey
tunnel If he would vote with them. The
New York and Jersey tunnel franchise con-
tains no eight hour or prevailing rate Of
wages clauses, but it passed without debate
by As to rs
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NOT To SEIZE TERRITORY.
Positive Rritisb Announcement In the
House Of Lords.

SptdH cane despatch 10 THE son
ioSD1N. N"c. 1t Tie ,alpo, me, NJ
noon to-day, and after il adjourned
LORD iansdown., tho Foreign Minister,
announced in the House Of Lords that the
British and German warships would block
ado Venezuelan ports, but that it was not
intended to land British force or occupy
VeEezueial. ieIritotv
WHAT FURTHER STEPS?
Earl Spencer, tho Liberal leader, asked
Lord Lansdowne what further measures
England proposed 20 take in case the s.ia-
ure of the Venezuelan gunboats by the
allied fleets did not have the desired effect
Lord lansdowne replied that he thought
in such an event further coercion would
by inevitable. The question had been
considered by the Government. England
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opposed to this franchise. They were
opposed TO it because they could not SEQ
that Brooklyn was to be benefited They
forget the TACT that any Improvement that
Will hcncfit the whole city will benefit each
individual part Of it,"
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HER BLACK SILK.
By FELT KNEELAND-
(corYnIeHr 1900. DAILY SroHx PuaILsarse COZ

that week. as she had been preparing
a surprise for him Arriving at home
just at shutdown Jennie was relieved
to find that her husband was not
home yet The dress was hidden up
stairs, her clothes changed and sup
per ready before he did come
Sunday morning, John was tired,
and only arose in time to dress hur-
riedly for church and so did not go
to the barnyard. Every circumstance
seemed to favor Jennie's carrying out
her plan of surprising him. John was
shaving in the kitchen-his favorite
place. Jennie was in their room all
ready to put on the dress With
trembling hands she took it out of the
box, and looked at its beautiful folds;
but her spirit failed her. and she laid
it back again She went into the
closet and brought out the brown
flannel that John had given her last
fall, and began to put it on Then
she remembered the geese, and
thought, i will at least try the plan
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I must do before 1 de. Ten me truly,
doctor, what you thfnks'
well, MI Prince. II you have any
affairs unsettled, my advice II, settle
them at once You arc probably dy-
ing man, but we win hope for the
best II you want to see your lawyer
from the city, can send him out to
you at once
Thank you. doctor, but there is no
one to send for II You see my wife
as you go out, please tell her that 1
want her."
With her heart beating almost to
suffocation, Jennie came swiftly into
the room, and up to the bedside. John
caught her hand. pulled her down to
him, and put both arms around her.
He held her thus moment after mo
ment, before he spoke Then he
whispered softly, MY wife, will you
forgive meg"
Can you forgive met" she sobbed.
For answer, he held her close to
him and covered her face with kisses,
and all was quiet peace in their
hearts A week later when John
knew that he was to live, and not die,
he said to Jennie, 81 said once that
1 would never forgive you until my
dying day. VIII you consider last
Wednesday as my dying day-the day
In which I died to all my hardness
and selfshness, and let me live
again, to make you happy? Wear
your black silk as a pledge of our
new found love. Without thai dress
we should never have known this
happy hour"
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Emir HaSsan.

Emir Hassan, of the prophets's race.
Asked. with folded hands, the Almighty
grace
Then. within the banquet hall he sat.
At his meal, upon the embroidered mat
There a slave before him placed the food,
Splitting from the charger. as he stood.
Awkwardly upon the Emir's breast
Drops that fouIIy stained the silken vest
To the floor in great remorse and dread.
Fell the slave. and thus. beseeching said:
Master, they who hasten to restrain
Rising wrath, in paradise shall reign"
Gentle was the answer Hassan gave:
I'm not angry" Yet" pursued the
slave.
Yet doth higher recompense belong
To the injured who forgives a wrong"
Il forgive" said Hassan- Yet we read.
So the PROSTATE slave went on to plead,
That a higher seat in glory still
Waits the man who renders good for i'll -
Slave, receive thy freedom. and behold
In thy hand 1 lay purse of gold
Let me never fail to heed. in aught-
What the prophet of our God hath
taught"
William Cullen Bryant
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Lost His wife,s DOT

Paris is enjoying a swindle now not
comparable with the Humbert affair.
but still with some unusual features.
A pretending canon, an unfrocked
priest, named Rosenberg, of Jewish
origin, finaEcier named Malleval and
some others rlucked a wealthy widow,
Madame Civet- Malleva1 is an inter
esting character. His lively youth re
suited in his being disinherited- He
decided to marry money, and did it
And then on the day of his wedding
he went out with his wife, took cab
went to a certain gambling house on
the boulevars, and told her to wait
outside That was, it appears, in the
afternoon, and at O'Clock in the
morning the bride was still waiting
When he finally arrived, the bride
groom informed her that he had lost
the whole of her dot" at play Ac
cording to Paris papers that was bui
typical incident of his career
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GLASS DISEASE" THE LATEST.
Peculiar MaIady Has Affected Win
dows of English Cathedral.


dows of English Cathedral.
Lately it has been found that a
peculiar glass disease" has broken
out among the windows of York
cathedral Indeed, it is stated that
some of the thirteenth and fourteenth
century glass in the edifce has been
removed in order to arrest the dis
ease" The outbreak is ascribed to a
fungus, but the exact nature of its
attack upon the glass is not describ-
3D. The glass appears to be perfor-
ated to such an extent that portions
OF the glass yield on the slightest
touch Moreover, the transparency of
tie glass has to a great extent disap-
leared-in short, the glass here and
there exhibits no longer the proper
ties of glass. 1t is evident that some
Kind of chemical action has been es-
tablished. due, perhaps to the life and
habits of a specific fungus. Organ
1sms are known, of course, which
assimilate silica The gradual, but
sure crumbling of the cement used in
water reservoirs has been traced to
the operation of countless tiny organ
isms- The action was at first regard
ed as being due to the solvent prop
erty of carbonic acid and other sub
stances commonly present in water
Under the action of the bacteria the
cement slowly resolved into soft mud.
The attack is made by the ubiquitous
n1trifying organism. which conducts
20 large extent the great work of
publication throughout nature The
action ceases in the absence of
nitrifable material, and the view is
mat nitrous acid is produced which
acts upon the cement lining of the
water eservoir-London Lancet.
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do the work of a half-dozen men, and
do it quicker and better I'll have my
alfalfa stacked before the neighbors
have theirs in the cocks" and John
Prince complacently surveyed his
latest purchase
His wffe-poor, tired Jennie-stood
In the kitchen door, looking at the
new stacker in a dissatisfied manner.
Every year when John went to Den
yer with his cattle he brought her a
new dress, but it was never a silk
one. She had asked him again and
again for the much-coveted article,
but was always refused on the score,
that "a farmers wife had no need for
a silk dress" When she went to
silk dresses, most of them belonging
to poorer people than herself
As she stood thus, in the bright
morning sunshine, a flock of nearly a
hundred geese issued from the barn
yard and marched past her, on their
way to the irrigation ditch
John came Ieisurely up from the
barn.
1T is nearly time those geese were
picked" he remarked. YES" she an
have fifty dollars worth of feathers
this year, unused John
Jennie started Fifty dollars!
Why that was just what Cousin Kit
tvs silk cost-making and ALL Fifty
dollarsi" and as Jennie looked and
thought a sudden plan formulated it.
self in her BRAIN She would have the
money for the feathers herself. Hadn't
IN oh a
watched and fed them during the
cold winter? And now she was ex-
pected to pick themi Surely she had
earned the money.
Early Monday morning, John start
ed on a twenty-five mile horseback
ride, to buy calves, and drive them
home. He would be gone all week
This was her chance AS soon as he
was out of sight, Jennie called Andy,
the hired man, and with his assist
ance the geese were one by one TAX
en- from the poultry house, and
robbed of their pretty coats Hour
after hour they worked-all other
work for the day being neglected
When night came a row of wheat
sacks filed with feathers, stood on
the barn floor.
Andy driving to Emporia, with the
sacks of feathers piled in the wagon
behind them Arriving at Emporia,
they drove Immediately to a produce
dealer, who purchased the feathers
What a bound Ler heart gave when
the dealer counted the money into her
hands Fifty-five dollarsi
With a smile of exultation Jennie
started for Cousin Kitty's. telling
Andy to return home and come after
her on Thursday.
Kitty, can you go shopping with
! me this afternoon" Jennie asked at
dinner.
why, certainly. I should be glad
to go. Are you going to get a spring
dress?"
mo, not exactly I'm going to get
q black silk"
"A black silk" in great astonish-
ment- Has John really given you
| the money for it, at last?'
NO He didn't give it to me-
earned it"
You earned it? How?" But Jen-
ME seemed embarrassed over Kitty
| questions, and only said, iii tell
you about it some other time Let's
| go down to the city right away
When she started for home ON
| Thursday afternoon the dress was
well under way, with the promise
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OF surprising him, for In any event
he will know by night, all about ii"
The brown flannel came of and the
silk was put on. How nicely it fitted
her slender figure. Surely John
would not harden his heart toward
her when he saw how beautiful it
made her appeari
With a faltering step and a failing
heart, she crept down the stairs,
across the sitting room and through
the dining-room until she stopped in
the kitchen door.
John had just hung up the towel
He turned and looked at her. His face
lighted up with pleasure Her heart
gave great bound and with a joyful
cry, she took a step or two toward
him. He then saw for the first time
that the beautiful dress was silk. and
his face changed to the fiinty expires
sion which she SO much dreaded.
Jane Prince. where did you get
this dress?'' he said, seizing her by
the arm.
II bought it,
You bought it; and where did you
get the money!" sarcastically.
@III-picked- geese sold
the feathers" she said, much as IL
she had been reading her death SEN
tence. John pushed her from him
Jane Prince. you may wear your silk
dress. bought by trickery and with
stolen money, but you can no longer
be my wife IN not forgive you until
my dying day for this base deceit
I'll not turn you out of the house, for
you've teen a good wife to me in the
years that are gone I'll use the west
cro rrho
But don't speak to me again until my
I'll forgive you"
The days came and the days went;
how, Jennie scarcely knew. Each
last She cooked the meals. placed
them on the table. and then went to
some other part of the house while
John and Andy ate
Often she longed to throw her arms
about his neck and beg for forgive
ness, but was afraid of doing so, lest
sac should be denied the measure of
pleasure she had in serving him
John, too, afte- his temper cooled
and he had time to think the whole
matter out, came to a realization OF
how meanIy he had acted in many
| things toward his wife. He thought
CT all his acres and acres of land, OF
| the money which they brought to him
every year, OF the barn and buildings
| of the machinery, of the horses and
| cattle, which he had bought for his
own pleasure. and then he thought
/ of all that he had denied his wife
| Thus the summer and autumn
| passed Early in December, John be
came violently ILL Jennie fmmedi
| ately sent for the doctor, who pro
nounced it pneumonia Jennie nursei
him day and night, but he grew rap
/ idly worse. He had now and then .
few lucid moments, one Of these &C
curing during the doctors visit
John grasped the doctors hand and
begged him to tell his condition
Doctor" he said. Il want to know
just what you think OF my casa An
dyingf There = one thing wh1c1
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eeware the Bore With Anecdotes.

9eware the Bore With Anecdotes
There is a man, at my club, a pleas
ant, amiable person, whom we all hy
from as though he were stricken with
plague He is travelled, highly edu
Gated, the soul of honor. courtesy per
sonified: but he has the mania OF
speech
once dropped coin on the floor;
he obligingly Joined in the hunt and
found it, and told me the tale of Z
coin he had dropped-O. I'm the 60s.-
and 1 swear that If he were by me
and I dropped my wife's umbrella
surely the most precious thing MAI
can be entrusted vith.-I would pass
on and resoIutaly disavow owne-HAkp
The KinE
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Koenir,s Hamhurx

DR.. August Koenig's Hamburg
Drops as = blood purifier. strength
and health restorer. and . specific for
al stomach, liver, and kidney trou-
bles, leads all other similar medi-
cines In its wonderful sales and mar
vellous confidence OF the people.
especially our vast German population
1t is not q new and untried product,
but was made and sold more than
sixty years ago
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-12-13
Types of Beauty,

famous statesman on being asked
what he considered the greatest type
OF beauty in women, replied: The
woman who is beautiful and does not
know it, and the homely woman who
by her intelligence and graceful bear
ing makes you forget it"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-12-13
TRANSPORTATION.

sundan@ xSn SUNNI
AXE on .
shine Respondent At our feet
lille In
So human
n OF
Grow beautf bena the srEs
o lev