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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-12-15
JUST BEFORE
BOMBARDMENT
An AngIO-German UItimatum Was
Delivered,
FULL TEXT OF THE SAME.
Received by Venezuelan Authorities
Only Haitian Hour Prior TO Smelling
OF Puerto Cabello Began.

Caracas, Dec, 13.-The Anglo-German
ultimatum was delivered at Puerto Ca
bello at half past four and the fortress
was shelled at 8 o'clock,
The ultlmatum was as follows;
ITO the ontrollerofCustoms Pperto
Cabello, Venezuela, Dec 10. 1902,
I'VE have the honor to call your at
tention to the following facts: The
British steamer Topaz while discharg-
Ing coal here recently was conflscated
ana plllaged. Her officers and crew
were subjected to great indlgnltles and
subsequently liberated and permitted
to return TO their vessel. Yesterday her
captain was compelled TO lower her flag
The American consul has Informed us
that this was done by the pOpulacc
without the intervention of the local
authorities. We request you TO send
Immediately to be British commodore
complete satisfaction on the part of the
government OF Venezuela for the Insult
10 the flag OF his country and guar
artee that similar proceeding shall not
occur again, and that the German and
English residents at this port shall not
be mOlested. II we do not receive your
answer by 5 o'clock this afternoon we
VIII proceed to demollsh the forts and,
II the fire Is returned the custom house
also, Consequently. we urge on the
official command In this city TO remove
prisoners and troops from the fortress
IN order to avoid unnecessary loss Of
lie and to take steps TO avoid that UNI
authorized persons return the fire.
Neither OF the governments OF Great
Britain and Germany desires 10 NEEDLE
with the affairs of private individuals
and the seizure OF the Venezuelan ships
Is made only to enforce ordinary c0uI-
tcsy and obtain satisfaction for the in
Vulnerable offenses which remain unan-
swered for.
I'VE are,
Your obedlent servants.
MONTGOMERY. Commander of the
Charybds and Commander OF the
British squadron in Venezuelan
Waters.
"SCHEDER, Commodore Of the Ger
man Squadron in Venezuelan Wa
ters."
The following is the Venezuelan an
NNtl " the Atblh-btlllhH ultlilttuHls
THE Commodores Of the Charybdls
and Vineta;
I'VE have the honor TO reply to your
message through commission COM
posed Of the American Italian and
Dominican cOnsuls The authorities at
this port did not countenance the low
ering Of the British flag on the steamer
Topaz, which act was perpetrated only
BY the populace.
ION account of the events at La
Guayra imprisonments were made on
superior orders and those imprisoned
were released subsequently on superior
orders. The Germans and English here
enioy full guarantees"
Here follows the signatures Of the au-
horities.
This answer was delivered to the 1tal-
ian consul at o'clock In the afternoon
and he was making signals when the
Commandment began.
A German resident and two servants
at San Estoban, three miles from Puer-
TO Cabello, were killed in the Smelling
Of the fort,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-12-15
PUERTO CABELLO
IS BOMBARDEO.
English and German Ships Send in
Shot and Shell,
FORTRESS SOON SILENCED.
Bomba rdment Lasted Forty.Ave Wins
utes Immediate Cause Was Haul
Ing Down Of British Flag.

Puerto Cabello, Saturday, Dec. a.
The British cruiser Charybdis and the
German cruiser Vlneta have bombarded
the fortress here, They quickly sill
enced It. The Charybdis and the Vlueta
arrived here this morning. The captain
of the English merchant steamer To-
paz, which was seized by the mob last
Wednesday, visited the English COM
modore on board the Charybdls and re-
turned an hour later with a detachment
~ aftv m""i~ce who took charge of the
Topaz The populace was greatly ex-
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-12-15

that 1t had not been decided TO send
any vessels OF war to Venezuelan
waters.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-12-18
INSURANCE IN SURGERY.
Plan Adopted by English People of
Moderate Means Which Seems
TO he Good.

In England people of moderate
means are beginning to insure them
selves against surgical operations.
The plan is that subscribers who pay
an annual fee shall be entitled either
to free admittance to a hospital or
nursing at home and free operation
or to fixed sum paid down to defray
the cost of an operation if one be-
comes necessary. In England, as
here, the cost of surgical repairs to
the human body has become oppres-
sively great to persons who just man
age to pay their way. People who
are obviously poor get a great deal
of excellent surgical and medical
treatment in hospitals and elsewhere
for nothing, but for the next class
above them a serious illness-espe-
cially if it involves an operation-is
almost ruinous, says Harper's Week
ly.
1t would seem as if the time was
near when societies for insurance
against specialists might be profit
ably organized in the larger Amer
lean cities. The specialist has come
to be very mportant-indeed, an
Observation-Disclosures, especially
to families in which there are chill
dren. The office of the family doc
tor has now become simplified to the
task of coming in and telling the pa
tent which specialist to go to. 1t
is not that specialists charge too
much, for their honorable services
are above price. 1t is that landlord,
butcher, baker, grocer, milllman, coal
man, dentist and trained nurse do
not leave you money enough to pay
them appropriately. To subscribe a
considerable sum annually and have
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-12-18
MoSBY'S GUERRILLA DAYS.
He Tells That He Once Sent a Lock
of His Hair to President
Lincoln.

John S. Mosby, well known as the
commander of guerrilla band in the
service of the confederacy during the
war of the states, and who is now
special employe of the department of
the interior, showed willingness to
talk about his wartime experiences to
a Washington Star reporter day or
two ago. The latter inquired into the
truth of a story that he had entered
alexandria in disguise.
"Oh, that story is all nonsense" said
Col. Mosby. 81 never went to place
in disguise in my life. These stories
arose because of the rapid movements
of my command. Why, there is an
official telegram on file in the war de-
Partment, stating that l was in Wash
ington in conference with Wilkes
Booth the night of the killing of Presi-
dent Lincoln. 1t is needless to say
that the statement was known to be
false by most of the federal generals.
yes, frequently got close to Wash
ington during the war. Many time
l would ride up to the hill up yonder
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-12-18
KISSES RAISE PHONE RATES.
Sweethearts MOnOpOIize the Wires to
Such an Extent an Advance
Becomes Necessary.

merchant from Uniontown was
lately talking about telephones the
other day at the hotel where he was
stopping, reports the Philadelphia
Record.
''In my town." he said, 1.-The tele-
phone company is going to raise the
rates for business phones from $25
to $45, and for residence phones
from SIS to 1872. Do you know why?
1t is to keep sweethearts from mo-
nopolizing the wires. 1t is to make
telephones so expensive that the
young men and women who love one
another won't bill and coo over the
wires all day long.
I'm Uniontown now it is a wonder
that the wires don't blush red, the
love words that pass over them. The
sound that a kiss makes-that phi,
phi sounds sent many times a day
from one receiver to another. And
such expressions as darling, and
deary, and honey, and sweetheart
drown out altogether the plain bust
ness talk about the price of coal, and
the boom in steel, and the bills re-
ceivable that are due.
$50 in Uniontown because the
young men and girls have been mo-
nopolizing the wires, with their
sparkling, the telephone rates are to
be raised nearly 100 per cent"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-12-18
COUNT HOST TO KING
Boni de Castellane Spends Gould
Money Like Water.
Carlos, the Fat Ruler Of Portugal, En-
tertained in n Way Whose Law
ishness Has Set All France
to Talking.

1t is many a year since such a bril-
liant private fete was seen in France
as the hunting party in honor of the
king of Portugal given by Count
and Countess Boni de Castellane at
their chateau Marias, near Rambouil-
let. Such display of splendor has
rarely been equaled anywhere in Eu-
rope.
a great deal of fuss has been made
over the king of Portugal by the
French ariStocracy, owing to his con-
sort being Of French birth. She was
the king and several other important
events in Orleans circles at the time
so frightened the republicans that the
famous law exiting the pretender's
family was passed as a precaution
against the then apparently growing
Orleans influence.
Chateau Marias formerly belonged
to the De Noailles family, from whom
Count Boni purchased it when he tired
of his family chateau in Tourraine. In
landscape gardening alone he has
spent fortune and there are foun-
tains which rival those of Versailles.
Castellane has put the chateau's SUI
perb hunting fields into perfect condi-
ton, and the estate is now one of the
finest in France.
The king of Portugal accepted the
counts invitation with pleasure, as he
is passionately fond of hunting. The
affair was royalty done throughout.
A special train, luxuriously fitted up,
was engaged from the Compagnie de
POuest, which owns the fine lines from
Cherbourg to Paris and the Havre-
Trouville line, which is one of the fin
est in the world.
Count Boni and several chosen
friends met the king at the station in
hunting costume, and the host and his
guest drove up to the chateau in a
landau with bewigged footmen on the
box, an outrider ahead, and n mounted
escort alongside. A number of car
riages and automobiles conveyed the
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-12-18

air sets the blood to racing glori-
ously.
Good walkers find 20 miles a day a
comfortable average, allowing of
plenty of time for rest and 'Ioafing."
Two weeks thus spent will afford
memories to last for all time, and
with them measure of health and
strength, a quickening of vital forces,
a nervous energy which will find ex-
preston in increased power for &C.
complishment in the worlds work
Life in America. 1t is astonishing
how few know how to walk-know
how to acquire the measured stride,
the springy step, the easy poise of
the body and the swing of the arms,
which make walking at once one Of
the most healthful and enjoyable
FORMS of physical exercise. For the
real pleasure of walking one mast
turn to the country. Payements are
but dead, unyielding matter at best.
In the turf of the country there is e
spring in response to the pressure of
the foot which is a delight and an in
SEPARATION in itself. The purity of the
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-12-18
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A STRANGE WAR DUEL.
Between Federal and Confederate
Scouts, Who Are Now in
Business Together.

On the 18th of June, 1868, / wit
messed duel between Capt. j ones, COM
manding a federal scout, and Capt.
Fry, commanding a confederate scout,
IN Greene county, East Tennessee.
These two men had been fighting each
other for six months, with the for
tunes of battle in favor of one and then
the other. Their commands were en-
camped on either side of Lick creek, a
large and sluggish stream, too deep
to ford, and too shallow for a ferry
boat, but there bridge spanned the
stream for the convenience of the trav-
cling public. Each of them guarded
this bridge, that communication should
go neither north nor south, as the rail-
road track had been broken up months
before. After fighting each other
several months and contesting the
point as to which should hold the
bridge, they agreed to fight a duel, the
conqueror to hold the bridge undis-
puted for the time being. Jones gave
the challenge and Fry accepted. The
terms were that they should fight with
navy pistols at twenty yards apart,
deliberately walking toward each
other and firing until the last chamber
of their pistols was discharged, unless
one or the other fell before all the dis
charges were made. They chose their
seconds and agreed upon a surgeon (as
he was the only one in the command)
to attend them in case of danger.
Jones was certainly a fne-looking
fellow, with light hair and blue eyes,
five feet ten inches in hight, looking
every inch the military chieftain. He
was a man soldiers would admire and
ladies regard with admiration. l
never saw a man more cool, deter
mined and heroic under such circum-
stances. | have read of the deeds of
chivalry and night-errantry in the
middle ages, and brave men embalmed
in modern poesy, but whenI saw Jones
come to the duelists' scratch, fighting,
not for real or supposed wrongs to
himself, but, as he honestly thought
for his country and the glory of the
flag, / could not help admiring the
man, Notwithstanding he fought for
the freedom of the negro, which l was
opposed to.
Fry was full six feet high, slender
with long, wavy, curling hair, jet black
eyes, wearing a SLOUGH hat and gray
suit, and looked rather the demon than
the man.
There was nothing ferocious about
him, but he had that self-sufficient nom
chalance that said: 81 will kill you"
Without a doubt he was brave, cool
and collected, and, although suffering
from terrible fesh-wound in his left
arm, received a week before, he mani
tested no symptoms of distress, but
seemed ready for the fight.
They turned around and walked to
the point designated. jones second
had the word Fire" and as he slowly
said, Observation-Disclosures" they
simultaneously turned at the word
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-12-18

across the Potomac and look down
upon the city. l might have one or
two men with me, and we would soon
disappear. Just over on the Virginia
side early one morning | met Mrs.
Barlow on her way to Washington
with a wagon full of vegetables. Her
husband was federal soldier and she
was a northern woman. She had a
pass to go in and out of Washington
and drove into the city often from her
farm. ] used to go to her house often
and get a cup of good coffee. OF
course, she gave it to us, knowing that
we rather had charge of things all
along on that side of the river. Well,
on this particular morning Mrs. Bar
low had pair of scissors hanging from
her apron. After l had talked with
her awhile | said:
Mrs. Barlow, lend me your scis-
sors.'
"She handed them to me, and I
reached up to my head, got hold Of a
bunch of hair, cut it off and said: Mrs.
Barlow, please take this lock of my
hair right into Lincoln and say to him
that l am coming in to see him soon
and will expect a lock of his hair in
return. She looked much puzzled, but
she said she would do it.
81 found out afterward that she rode
straight to the white house and gave
the hair to the president personally,
refusing to give it to any one else. The
president was amused and laughed
heartily. No, l was not afraid to do
this, because I knew that by the time
the president could attempt to catch
me / would be thirty miles away. Pres
ident Lincoln never made an attempt
to catch me, because he knew that
would be somewhere else when his
men arrived. Many people took in
formation of me into Washington
for the purpose of trying to bring
about my capture.
81 covered the entire south side Of
the Potomac for many miles each way.
and the largest number of men / had
in 1864, when Sheridan was in the
Shenandoah valley. was five troops of
cavalry, a total of $50 men. With that
command we captured all the arms we
needed, all the ammunition, food, and
clothing, and had wagon train run
ming to Lees army frequently with
supplies we had captured. No, I was
never a general. l was a private in the
First Virginia cavalry for the first two
years after the war, and began raising
nv command after that time beUin-
ming with one troop of cavalry. Each
man was armed with two pistols and
a sabre. We had no carbines."
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-12-18
How the Earth Changes,

How does one generation of men sue
coed another? The fathers are not
swept away in body to make room
for the children, but one by one the old
drop off and the young come on, till
a day is reached when none of those
remain that once were here, says Har-
per's. How does some form of human
speech become extinct? About hun
dred years ago an old lady named Dolly
Dentreath died in Cornwall She could
speak the Cornish language; after her
death there was nobody that could.
Thus quietly did the living Cornish
language become dead language; and
in a like unobtrusive manner have
been wrought most of the new becom-
ings which have changed and are
changing the earth.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-12-18

'One" and instantly fired. Neither
was hurt. They cooked their pistols
and deliberately walked toward each
other; firing as they went. AT the
fifth shot Jones threw up his right
hand, and, firing his pistol in the air.
sank down. Fry was in the act of fir
ing his last shot, but seeing Jones fall,
silently lowered his pistol, dropped il
on the ground, and sprang to Jones'
side, taking his head in his lap as he
sat down, and asking him if he was
hurt.
| discovered that Jones was shot
through the region Of the stomach, the
bullet glancing around that organ and
coming out to the left of the spinal
column; besides he had received three
other frightful flesh wounds in other
portions of the body. l dressed the
wounds and gave him such stimulants
as l had. He afterward got well.
Fry received three wounds-one
breaking his right urn, and one the
left, and the other in the right side.
After months of suffering he got well,
and fought the war out to the bitter
end, and to-day the two are partners
in wholesale grocery business, and
certifying the sentiment of Byron
that "A soldier braves DEATH" etc.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-12-18

other guests. Countess Castellane met
the king on he porch of the chateau.
After lunc..eon a hunt, superbly or
ganiZed, occupied the party until five
O'Clock, when theatrical perform
ance was given in the chateau theater.
This was another example of De Cas-
tellane's lavish hospitality. Instead
of having them go to the chateau by
train he sent a number of fast auto
mobiles to fetch them. The entire
troupe of the delightful operetta
"Chonchette" was engaged for the
performance with Mile. Bertha, the
favorite star for the hour in Paris, in
the leading role.
Following the performance there
was dinner, and after that a display
of fireworks made especially for the
occasion in Portuguese designs and
colors, and music.
The night was beautiful. and, struck
by the charm of it all, the king turned
to the Duchess de Rohan and said: 81
hear, madame, that you recite verses
in an exquisite fashion. Will you not
favor us on this beautiful night?" The
duchess rose to comply with the com
mand and recited several charming
bits of verse.
At II o'clock the king, accompanied
by Count de Castellane and a number
of guests, took a special train back to
Paris.
Although little is known about Don
Carlos of Portugal, save his marvellous
craftsmanship, l doubt if there is in
all Europe a king as popular with his
subjects or one as thoroughly respect
ed by every one in his kingdom, from
the ultra-royalist down to the most
radical socialist. Every one, no mat
ter what class or party he may belong
to, doffs his hat respectfully and with
evident liking upon the appearance of
the king.
1t is said of him that he has not an
enemy in the world. Like the prince
Of Monaco, he is deeply interested in
the treasures to be found at the bot
tom Of the sea, and is constantly taking
soundings aboard his yacht Amelia
He is one of the sovereigns who con-
fines himself strictly within the
bounds of his constitutional rights.
He never attempts to govern, but sim
ply to call into power as members Of
his cabinet the men whom public opin-
ion seems to favor. This is perhaps one
Of the secrets of his popularity.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-12-18

The peculiar dialect of the noun
taineers of Tennessee and North Car
DINA is illustrated in part by a let
ter picked up on the battlefield of
Chickamauga, by Capt Gates, of the
Thirty-third Ohio.
1t was evidently written by
mountain girl to her sweetheart in
the confederate army, and it ended
with this peculiar bit of poetry:
&" IT'S hard for you uns to go to war,
IT'S hard for you uns to fight,
'Tis tuff for you uns to march by day
And to sleep on the ground at night.
But it's harder for we uns
From you uns to part,
When you uns has got
All OF we uns heart"
American Tribune.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-12-18
Progress of EgyDt.

1t is quite possible that other
states may have maze as great prog
ress as Egypt has during the last 20
years. 1t is, however, doubtful if in
any other country the good results
of constructive craftsmanship can
be so accurately measured in bushels
of produce, in pounds and pence of
revenue, in decreasing percentages
of illiteracy and in increasing num-
bers of righteous instead of corrupt
court ons.-International Quar-
teTly.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-12-18

He-If you wefuse me, l shall put
a bullet thwough my bwain.
She-The idea! How could YOU?
81 suppose you think I'm talking
like a cwazy man?"
''Oh. no, like a sharpshooter."
Philadelphia Press.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-12-18

$50 you like to see automobiles spin
ming through this Section?" interro-
gated the reckless chauffeur.
"You bet" answered the county
sheriff. why, | caught three the
other day, an when | gathered in the
fines had enough to paint my dwell
ing an buy a piano."-Chicago Daily
News.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-12-18

Did you ever see anything that
actually made your mouth water?"
asked the party who makes a spec
ialty of asking fool questions.
II nevah did, sah," replied the
gentleman from Kentucky. But I've
seen things that made my mouth
whisky, sah."-Chicago Daily News.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-12-18
Br,c.v supplIed bx State.

tits the custom in the Belgium parlia.
ment, when member is making Il
long speech, to be supplied with brandy
as beverage, at the expense Of the
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-12-18
Mixing the CrOpa.

Most young men get a lot of rye
mixed with their wild oats.-Chicags
Daily News.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-12-18
BENEFICIAL WALKING TOURS,
Autumn Outings Afoot Which Are the
Most Healthful and Enjoyable
Forms of Exercise.

Walking is an art almost said to
be one of the lost arts, says Country
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-12-18

all the repairs and desirable improve
ments made in ones family without
further disbursement would be a
comparatively simple way out of .
troublesome predicament.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-01-02
OScEOLA NUGGETS.

Christmas passed of very quietly
here.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. D. Watkins have
gone to Wells.
VIM. Justisor came in Sunday with
freight for Scott.
We are having delightful weather
and the roads never were better.
Abe Shalen berger keeps busy deliv-
ering wood at the 20-stamp mill.
The noted pedestrian, Tom Burns,
passed through Saturday going to Ely.
Mrs. D. A. Gender spent several days
in town visiting her daughter, Mrs. T..
D. Mcqueen.
Joe Stoddard came in Saturday with
his four big grays loaded With lum Der
for Jas. Fl. Marriott.
J L. Smithson's horse defeated the
mare of Chas. Fillmore in mile trot-
ting race at Baker, on Christmas morn
ing. Considerable cattle and money
changed hands on the race.
Henry Schilling returned from Lake
Valley the other day loaded with teal,
malard and spoon-bili ducks He dis
tributed them among his friends, who
heartily enjoyed the treat.
The many friends of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Clawson, formerly of Snake
Valley. but now residing in Idaho, will
be sorry to hear the sad news OF the
death of their two children, Hugh, a
boy aged A years and / months, and
Pearl, aged 3 years, from tonsillitis.