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The daily Republican., 1902-12-19
WHITE HOUSE CHANGES.
Guests NJ FIrst Formal Dinner Note
Grrnt improvements.

WASH NGTDN. De-" 10. The prcsi-
dent and Mrs. Roosevelt gave u dinner
ut the White House last night in honor
of tn" cabinet. to which n large mum
Der Of uthct guests also were invited.
II was IN" first formal evening fun"-
ton at the White House since its re-.
modelling and gave the guests an op-
pOrtunity to view tho many changes
which have been made in the interior
of the mansion The table was set in
the new state dining room. which has
been considerably enlarged. thus OBJ
Waiting the necessity Of holding the
large dinners in the east room, to
which resort was made during the last
season The room has been finished in
English oak. The table was set in the
form OF Il seluiciIcle. and the decora-
tons were mainly red and white roses.
The guests found many changes had
been mad" in the interior of the house
since last summer. The greatest object
OF Interest was the east room. which
has been finished in white enamcled
woodwork, with tornthian pilasters
and panels. the windows being draped
with curtains of a subdued yellow.
The old chandeliers have been re-
moved. and in their place are others
designed in The form of cascade of
crystal in loops and festoons of cut
glass. each chandelier being composed
Of 1000 pieces. In the corners of the
room are golden stands. surmOunting
which are clusters of Roman electric
lights. while the old fashioned mantel
pieces have been supplanted by others
of varcolored marble. The red. blue
and green parlors also have undergone
4 complete renovation and make a rich
showing in their respective colors !
Each room has been supplied with new
furniture Of exquisite workmanship.
The main feature of alteration as one !
enters the house is the removal of the
stained glass partition which separated
the vestibule from the long red corridor
back OF it, thus making the whole one
large open space and giving a free
space for moving and accommodating
the large crowds which attend the
evening receptions. Clusters of Roman
lights Oh golden stands also adorn this
portion of the house The old mirrors
in the vestibule have been removed,
and larger ones reaching almost to the
celiSg have been put in their places.
The general effect of the lower pOr
ton OF the house. with the exception of
the state dining room and the several
parlors. Is white, conforming to the
outside appearance of the house and in
keeping with the name of the mansion
itself,
The daily Republican., 1902-12-19
His Life Heavily Insured.

Louisville, Ky, Dee. 10. II has
developed tl!r X. g. Whuync. a !.ouis.
vile l' in"".' man. who was found
dead in til" vicinity of Jacob park with
gunshot wound in the breast. carried
insururc" un his life Of S34o,nDD and
had applications pending for $1o'nm
more Near Mr.. Whaynr'S body. hut
on the opposite side OF a wire fence,
was shotgun with one barrel empty
and the other loaded and rukpd. His
friends and family declare that death
was due to accident and that the gun
was discharged while he was climbing
through The fence. The coroner will in.
veSt.:ltc.
The daily Republican., 1902-12-19
Venezuelan Schooner Captured.

LA GVAiEA, Dec. 13--The Ger
man cruiser Fake, which has been
anchored for the past two days at the
entrance of Lake Maracaiho, yester-
day captured the Venezuelan schoon-
cr Victoria. After cutting down her
mainmast, thus disabling her, the Ger
mans abandoned the vessel. This ac-
ton has caused great Indignation
among the Nenezueans, and excite
ment runs high at MaracaibO, where
the people have been parlding the
streets ultcring cries against Great
Britain and Germany.
The daily Republican., 1902-12-19
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

A Toronto begsar died in the m.Spilal
there worth 100000.
The Midway at tho 81. Louis fair has
been leased for $3.50, 900
General Nord, proclaimed president
Of Haiti by the army, tonk possession
of the national pala"" Il, Port an
Prince.
Parliament was prorosnrd until Feb.
II, after Il speech from King Edward
recapitulating events Of rrurprn to
the British clnpi'" ein"c Janta.y.
The daily Republican., 1902-12-19
Roers Coming to Am orion

DENVER, Dee, 10. Nearly 5000
r,oers. il is said, are preparing 10 trek
to A,ucrica and will settle in Colorado,
New Mexico and Texas. 1 he represent
alive Of this movement is General Sam.
uel Pearson, late quartermaster scner
al Of the South African Republic.
whose headquarters are in New York
Colorado friends of the Beers have been
In communication with General Pear.
son in regard to suitable lands for the
settlers. and General NJ. De Villiers,
who is looking over the lands, has sx.
pressed himself as very favorably i'm.
pressed with this safe.
The daily Republican., 1902-12-19
Mrs. GreeujeOf'h will.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, Dee. l9.--The
will of Mary Longfcllow Greenleaf,
sister Of the late poet, Henry Wads-
worth LongfellOw, just filed at East
Cambridge for probate. disposes of
S2l5,m0 in personal property and $40.
600 in real estate. Many charitable in.
s,itutionS are remembered. public be-
quests aggrcgating $Sn0OO. Most of the
public hequcsts 90 to EpiScopalian in
StitltiOns in this state.
The daily Republican., 1902-12-19
l,NAspOrt Fees AholIaheL.

COLON. Colombia. Dec. ~. The Co
lombIan government has notified the
agents here Of steamship companies Of
tho abolition Of The fees formerly cot
lected upon passports issued to persons
leaving Colon, The other fees collected
from passengers leaving Colombian
ports are stlll enforced. The abolition
OF the passport fees is the first step in
the reduction Of the war taxes A re.
cent decree Of the Colombian govern
m"nI orders the nomination Of electoral
councils on the LIST Of January in the
capital of each department.
The daily Republican., 1902-12-19

negatives to Mr.. Bowen and have him
make1he best terms he can. r , -
State department officials are positive
Oil this point, and they regard The news
as premature nothing having been
heard from Minister Bowen.
BIT even if il is true ii can only be
the first step. The difficulties in the
way of settling the matter by arbitra-
tinn are 50 great as to be discouragins.
In the first place Venezuela would have
only her customs receipts to offer.
These are already mortgagnd to
France, and France Is already engaged
In collecting the customs aAd applying
then! TO the eNtinguishment of her
claims. In addition TO this there
would probably be great difficulty in
the various powers agreeing
The daily Republican., 1902-12-19
Liehthouse Keeper Drowned,

ST. GEORGE. \. b., Dec l9.-Wur-
rem Davidson, lighthouse keeper on the
Wolves islands. in the Bay Of Fundy,
was drowned Tuesday by the upsetting
Of his lobster boat. His wife saw the
accident rs she stood in ihe lighthouse
tower. The Wolves are ,ininhubted
save for the light keepers family Sig
nal fires were noticed from the main
land at Blacks harbor, and a boat went
to the island, returning with word Of
the accident.
The daily Republican., 1902-12-19
RidGeIy Speaks Ia New York.

NEW YORK. Dec. 10 William Bar
rett RiGg"lN comptroller of the cur!
rency; President Woodrow Wilson Of
Princeton university, the Rev. DR.. Rob.
crt $. Macarthur, Major General Adna
r. Chaffec and John $ Wise We're tha
principal speakers at the annual ban.
quet of the New York State Bankers,
association given at the Waldorf As.
toria last night. Many other promi.
nent persons were among the 500 meu,
hers and guests of the association pres.
ent Comptroller Ridgely spoke ON
Elasticity In the Currency"
The daily Republican., 1902-12-19
!sniiSNnN SIatinN burned.

NEW YORK. Dee. 19.-Thr Long is.
land City sutton OF the Long Island
Railroad rOmrHnN was destroyed by
fire last night. The Borden block.
across the street from the depot, was
ais badly damnrrd. Ths dcpot. which
Is near ihr Long Island terminal Of the
Thirty fourth str"e; ferry, was crowd
ed with p"UrI" -uns home from Christ
mas shopping trtuo il Mnnhatan and
there Mi'S a rush 10 Borden avenue frr
safety. The long sheds which stretch
out cast from I'N' I'pbt waiting rooms
caught, ami the ears of the trains
which had h""n made up ~ 81 out
were pnHiled il the flames sn securely
the train rr VS. could save very f"w OF
them
The daily Republican., 1902-12-19
RECEIVERS SUED.
Legal Complication In Settling A.
fairs of Asphalt COmpnnies.

TRENTON, n. j., Dec. 19.-The
Land Title and Trust company Of Phil
adelphia as trustees for holders of gold
certificates of the Asphalt Company OF
America instituted suit in the United
States circuit court during the day
against Henry Tatnall and John NJ.
Mack, receivers for the Asphalt Com
pany Of America and the National As
phalt company. The object of the suit
is to have the holders of the gold Ger
titicatPs given preference over the hold
ers Of preferred and common stock and
also to fOreclosc a mortgage held by
the Land Title company.
The petitioners ask that securities
amounting to nearly Sl,OUO.O00 and
Sl.0So,l in cash and demand notes
Of the subsidiary companies be devol-
ed to til" paying of of the holders Of
the gold certificates of the Asphalt
Company Of America.
The daily Republican., 1902-12-19
Pottery Nanufacturcrs RcorxanIxe

Pottery NanufRrturcrs RcOr&anIxe.
IiTTSBt W.. Dee. l9.-Afier Il iva
days conference the Associated Pot
terry Manufacturers. including 100
firms. S'ir"r,dtd in rcorganzing the
Na'i"nhl Association Of Operative Pot
trrs, giving to its executive cumnittee
full administrative powers. The asso-
citation will handle all sales of It's
members. W. f.. Wells of Eas, Liver.
pool. O.. was elected president and
John Moses of Trenton \. j., vice
president. THE executive committee
will select the other officers later. The
association recognizes two territories
F"r tir' operation of its authority, the
eastern and western.
The daily Republican., 1902-12-19
A GREAT WATERWAY.
A Scheme to Reclaim Thousands of
Acres In Indiana.


CROWN POINT, Ind. Dec. 19.-Prc,
lmlnary steps are under way in the
northwestern counties Of Indiana, in,
Guiding Laporte, Starke Porter. Lake
and Jasper. to construct what proba.
bly, will be the largest artificial wa.
terway of its kind east of the Missis
sippi river. When completed, it will
reclaim hundreds Of thousands of acres
Of Kankakee marsh lands now regard.
ed as worthless
A contract has been let for the first
fourteen miles in I.aportc and Starke
counties for $l2O0OO The ditch will
be 80 feet wide and Ii feet deep 1t
is the plan of the other counties to
continue the ditch TO the Illinois state
i'ne. a distance Of sixty milas. Tho to-
tai cost will he about 900 200.
The project has been taken up by the
owners Of large ranches along the
Kankakee. The payment is to be made
by assessments on benefits derived
from the ditch.
The daily Republican., 1902-12-19
Novel Christmas Present

Is a guarantee income policy back
ed by 10000, 600. 1t protects your
family if you die, saves your money
if you live and provides Il stated in
come after term Of years 50 You
can buy your future presents. Call
to-day. Vandever & Follensbee.
room 404, Equitable Building.
The daily Republican., 1902-12-19
RNiirOnh Enr NcAT Mexico.

LOS ANGELES, Cat. Dec. -. Pres.
idrnt T.. =. Eil!Vy ana his associates
hay" Incorporated the Eastern Railway
company Of New MrXjro. The charter
is fer Il period Of fifty years. 1t is in.
tended TO construct The line from Il
point III or near Rio Puerto, on the
Santa Fr Pacific in Valencia county,
n. NJ. The road will run in Il south.
eastcrlY and caSt"rly direction through
Valencia and GnHt:Hloi!pp counties, \.
NJ, to Il point If cuUilrrton with the
PecoS Valley nHd Northeastern rail.
way at On nrHr TrXirD. near the east
ern New M2Xic0 boundary. The
length oi tn" linr viii be 2GI miles
Headquarters of the new company viii
be in Los Angeles.
The daily Republican., 1902-12-19
Mrs. torres Death Accidental

PARIS. Dec. 1O.-The French au-
thorities have become convinced that
the death Of Mrs. Ellen Gore on Nov.
10 last was accidental and have dectd.
ed to drop the case against NJ. de Ryd.
zewskl. The Russian will not be tried
even upon the Charge of homicide
through imprudence
The daily Republican., 1902-12-19
Fart h u uNkc In (Osta RIrn.

SAN JOSE. Costa Rica, Dee 10
Two violent earthquake shocks were
experienced here yesterday The peu.
pie of the city were greatly alarmed.
hut there were no casualties. Several
other shocks followed at intervals. The
latter, however, were OF diminishing
severity.
The daily Republican., 1902-12-19
Postmaster General Payne III.

Syhf
WASHINGTON, Dee. 70. While on
his way TO the White House yesterday
to see the president, Postmaster Gener.
al Payne suffered MI attack Of acute In.
digestion, He was driven to his hotel
and two physieiays summoned. The
patient was relieved after 4 time and
his condition is not considered serious
The daily Republican., 1902-12-19
lmNMgurniiOnA AnnnininIenis

ALBANY. y. T.. Dee. 10. The secre-
tary Of state has formally appointed as
grand marsha of the Inauguration day
parade Major hyatt Of the Tenth bat
talon, national guard and chief Of DO.
lice Of Albany. Bishop Doanr has been
invited TO offer The inauguration prayer.
The daily Republican., 1902-12-19
Cornelius Vanderbilt Very Low

NEW YORK, Dec. le.--Cornelius
Vanderbilt. who has been lying Ill at
his home, - Park avenue, with typhoid
fever has developed case Of perito.
nitis as we'll and he is reported to be
very low. DR.. Austin Flint. Jr., who
made the announcement that his pa.
tisnt had peritonitis, admitted that his
condition was grave.
The daily Republican., 1902-12-19
Nauy Women Vailed

FISHklII LANDING. \. T.. Dec.
~. Many women voted on a STAG. 900
appropriation for sewer construction
here. j. Harvey Cook, an attorney.
filed a protest at the polls against wo.
men voting rontenting thet the consti.
tuition gave the ssx po such privilege.
The daily Republican., 1902-12-19
Mnnilnc NeIaLn IeafAA

ROCKPORT. Mass. Dec. 19.-On her
official tria over the Cape Ann course
the United States monitor Nevada
made an average speed OF 1895 knots,
exceeding by a considerable margin the
contract requirement Of ll5 knots. For
more than week II succession of gales
lad prevented trial.
The daily Republican., 1902-12-19
New Trial Asked For Bloudin.

BOSTON, Dec. 10.-t motion for a
new truI for J. Wilfrcd Bl0ndin, con.
victcd Monday of wife murder in the
second degree, has been filed with the
clerk Of the Suffolk superior court. 1t
is based upon exceptions taken during
the trial.
The daily Republican., 1902-12-19
MONEY WILL NOT SATISFY.
German. Demands an Apology From
Venezuela.

German. Demands an Apology From
Venezuela.
wASlilNGrON Dec l9.-The state
Aepar,,npn, mas learned that. as report
I'd in the Berlin dispatches, mere
money payment will not meet Ger.
nauy's desires. Count Quadt. the Ger
Nan Charge, had Il long interview with
Secretary Hay touching Venezuela, and
The fact is now apparent that, while
money will satisfy Great Britain and
italy, Gcrman, must have IN apology.
The dfrerrnr" between her case and
that Of the other powers is that the
German legation ut Caracas was at.
(, Ia ckad its windows broken, the minis
tcr's sick wife trrrori2cd ana the Ger
man national honor otherwise touched
tu a ,nnnner that cannot hr healed by
money.
= Touching the question Of q guarantee
Of any obligations that may be as
sumed by Castro as result of Mr.,
Bowen's good offices. it is suggested in
official circles that. the United States
being without power in the absence Of
legislation to assume direct any respon.
sibiiity for the execution of Castros
plsdxes il is still possible for the state
department to give an assurance to
any parties who might be induced to
produce the money to pay the judg-
hlentS against Castro that when the
tipe comes for repayment the United
States government would exercise It's
good offices to see that the obligations
were kept.
1t il distinctly stated, however, that
70 pledge will h. made on the part of
the United States TO forcibly collect
xny Indebtedness of this kind.
The state departT Il IS uot Informed
ny Minister Bowen v1t i'rrsilent Cas-
Io has consented rttHrr his pre-.
The daily Republican., 1902-12-19
Prominent IA, state MnuD Dead.

MARTON, Mass, Dec ~. Hon. Ho
sea NJ. Knowllon, former attorney
general Of Massachusetts. who was
stricken with apoplexy on Dee, . ut his
summer home here. is dead.
The daily Republican., 1902-12-19
elx Thousand DO:.sTs -.....:

Wl1MlN NGTON. \. G., Dee. ia
special from Mullins. Marion county.
s. G., says the bank at that place was
broken open, the saf" dynanitrd and
about $4,000 in cash stolen The work
bears evidence Of professional cracks.
The daily Republican., 1902-12-19
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The rriSjA Of llero~s

Many soldiers IN the last war wrote to say that
for Scratches Bruises .Culs. Wounds. CorllS, Sore
Feet aud stiff Joints. Bucklens Aruica Sslyc il
fIlc best in the world Saur Tor Burns
Ses1ds Bos, U,cer, stlu Frnpiions aud ril,s
II cures hr II" pay. Only Nc y. b psnlortht
drug store.
The daily Republican., 1902-12-19
Livery Business Sold,

Thomas H. Walker has sold bis
livery business at Hockessin to Harry
Crossan of that place. Mr. Walker
will devote his time to his other
business interests.
The daily Republican., 1902-12-19
Weather PrOba bllitles

Fair; fresh west to northwest winda
becoming variable.
The daily Republican., 1902-12-19

! gh Arr alenicrs re
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-11-18
NOVEL IDEA IN CHESS.

lAving Game Planned On Gigantic
Scale For Delhi Durbsr.
Living games Of chess are not new,
but that form Of the entertainment
which has been half seriously, half jok-
ingiy, suggested as one for the Delhi
durbar ia a decided novelty, says 4
cable dispatch from London to the New
York American and Journal. The idea
is said to have been suggested by a
noted Indian chess player named Khur-
sedjee Sorabjee Jussawalla, but the
scheme is 90 ambitious that Lord Cur
son hesitates about giving 1t his omlcial
sanction,
It le suggested that each square Of
the ''chessboard'' should be Of super
acies of twenty feet, that the players
should be clad in gaittering silver and
gold dresses, that a band should play
during the performance and 101 guns
be kept In readiness to be fred sngly
at every CHECK" and all together at
"checkmate."
Spare elephants and camels, all
trained, are to be kept in readiness to
replace any who get into difficulties
during the game, and the kings are to
drive motors The "chessboard" will
be 1890 feet square.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-11-18
MUST EAT LONGER.
New Rule For West Point Cadets Ia
Subserve Health.

New Rule For West Point Cadets IA
Subserve Health.
Unlike the members of the labor un-
Ions, the cadets at the Military acade-
my at West Point like to cut the time
for dinner as short as possible, says the
New York Tribune. Dinner hour runs
from l to 2. Nearly fifteen minutes of
this time is taken up in marching to
and from the mess hall Heretofore
the future generals have hurried things
along and generally left the mess hall
In less than half an hour.
Captain Franklin of the commissary
department thought the good things he
was providing for the soldiers were too
hurriedly appreciated, and the post sur
Seon's opinion conceded with the cap.
tain's That is why an order was is
sued the other day commanding the
cadets to sit forty minutes at able, en-.
joying their meals. The time for going
to and returning from mess will take
up the rest Of the hour. .ss,e
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-11-18
z,.,o-,c Room NOW a bath.

Historic Room NOW u 0eto.
The czarina has an unfortunate fac
nifty Of making herself unpopular, says
a St, Petersburg cable dispatch to the
Chicago Inter Ocean. Her latest false
step has been to turn Alexander IFS
cabinet into bathroom. This was
the room in which the present cars
grandfather wrote his epoch making
ukase liberating 23.0O0,00O Of Russian
serfs. He expressed wish that the
room and all it's contents should be
preserved intact as a memorial of his
great deed. 1t has been kept In that
condition forty years, but the present
csarina thought It could be turned to
better use as bathroom. So she or
dered all the papers, documents and
furniture sent to a museum. This has
raised q storm Of resentment among
those Russians, probably the majority,
who are glad Of any excuse for attack
ing her majesty.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-11-18
MONKEY SPEECH Tesla.
Professor Garner Tells Of His Work
Among Simians In Africa.

Professor Garner Tells of His Work
Among simians In Africa.
With several good sized packing
eases full of monkey talk, Professor II.
L. Garner, the Boston anthropologist,
who expects to put mankind into vocal
communication with the simian world.
arrived at Philadelphia on the steamer
Westernland the other day fresh from
new triumphs of speech collected in
African jungles, says the New York
American The monkey talk is record
ed on photograph records, and Profess
or Garner has hundreds of the little
brown cylinders which when finally
translated may be found to contain a
complete system of political economy
as it exists in monkey land.
Professor Garner was in Phiadel-
phia but few hours before lea wing for
his home in Boston. but while making
a call upon friend in the West End
building he chatted for few minutes
about his work.
"Of course monkeys talk" he said In
answer to question. THE only thing
to be done is to translate their Ian
guage. l have spent two years in the
heart of the jungles in western Africa
and have passed days and days in ut
ter solitude, sitting in the big iron cage
that l had constructed especially for
these experiments.
AT first the monkeys and apes were
timid of approaching the strange OBJ
jects, but when they finally gathered
about me and began to chatter l had
the best possible opportunity for get
ting valuable records because their ex-
CARNATIONS of surprise and curiosity af-
forded me the primitive sounds that
were most valuable for my purpose.
1T will take me many months to col
late and study the hundreds Of phono-
graph records which l have secured,
when l will be able, l hope, to make
Of valuable scientific re-
suits. l have learned that there is a
method. system, in the language of !
and that under similar cir |
their utterances are practi- |
cally always the same indicating a
definite system of speech which when
interpreted may be found on a par
with the language of some of the low
est salvage tribes of man."
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-11-18
MRS. DRESSER'S NEW GOWNS

Her Feminine NeighbOrs hid MOI
Care, Yet They Talked.
''Did you know that Mrs. Dresser had
another new gown" asked Mrs. Know
all of Mrs. Eager.
You don't mean it!'
Indeed she has, and it never cost a
penny less than $45 and it wouldn't
surprise me a bit to know that it cost
$5Oy
wei, upon my soul! OF course it's
nothing to me how many new gowns
Mrs. Dresser has, but do hate to see
woman given over SO completely to
Dress"
80 do l. OF course don't care how
many dresses she has. AS you say, it's
nothing to me. don't have them to pay
for. The wonder to me is how Mr..
Dresser ever pays for them. You know
that it hasn't been six weeks since she
came out in that elegant silk crepon
that, to my certain knowledge, cost her
$49 But, then, don't care."'
Nor l. She can come out in new
dress every week as far as I'm con-
cerned. You know that it was just
after Christmas that she had that ex-
pensive Dresden china silk with all
that costly lace on 1t. But dear me, I
don't carev'
Care? Why, I wouldn't care If she
wore real Lyons velvet every day of
her life And that reminds me-that
cape she came out in is real Lyons vel
vet. l just took the trouble to find
out-not that cared whether it was
Lyons velvet or cotton velveteen, but,
then-and you remember that elegant
black silk she wore in the winterT
II guess do! The jet on that dress
was $3.50 a yard. l know, for saw a
piece just like it at Brown & Smiths,
and l priced it just to find out. OF
course 1t was nothing to me, and
didn't really care how much she paid
for it. didn't have it to pay for. l |
simply wonder how she can pay for it." |
80 do I. It's nothing to me, but |
happen to know that her last bonnet |
cost $19w
Nor
1T did,
my SOUL"
did you ever"
"Well-it's nothing to mey'
mo, nor to me-
Il DON'T care"
Nor I."-Detroit Free Press.