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BRITISH CRUISERS PRIZES.
Two schooners Belonging to a French Citizen Were
Seized.

Two Schooners Belonging to French Citizen Were
Seized.
La Guayra, December 2O--The Trinidad schooners
Mercedes and Immaculate, belonging to French citi,
zen but flying the Venezuelan flag tried to leave this
port today and seized by the British cruiser
Tribune The captains boarded the Tribune and ex-
planned to her commander that notification of the
blockade had been given before the schoones cleared
and claimed also that the cargo belonged to foreign
subjects. The commander of the Tribune refused to
release the Mercedes and Immaculate saying he was
obeying orders
The commander Of the Tribune today sent to the
British consul for publication the official announce
ment of the blockade Dating from today according
to notification, the ports Of La Guayra, Carenero.
Guanta Cumana, Carupano and the mouth Of the Or
noco are placed under the supervision Of the British
naval forces.
The British cruiser Retribution and the United
States cruiser Albany left today noon The Retrbu
ton Is reported to have arrived off Carenero,
The German charge d'afaires, Herr Won Pilgrim
BaItazzi spent two hours on shore here today. He
was recognized, but not molested
Madame Won Pgrm-Baltazzi who is very I'll ar
rived here this afternoon. She will be taken 10
Wnemstad, Curacao
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Koch Not Altogether pisproved.

N'PSNldl 10 inc POSt)
LONDON December 2O.-Dr Borrell, chief of the
laboratory of the Paseur institute in Paris. has re-
ported on Dr. Garnaul's four months experiments
@ , 'aNgA 10 prove the falacy of Prof Kocbs the
b,,v, la povlhe tuberculosis is not communicable n
luna beings Dr. Garnauls experiments appear 70
tp6erou uae man inoculated with fragment Of
t1Si, gland Of a COW is affected with local
mr. pni limited to the point of incubation hnt
dertn Goniesses that 1t is impossible to draw
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wullam.a weIoome to rover.

Cologne. December 2O.--A dispa''n .,ssdi
to the cologne Gazette, evidently Of sen'v ID Il
gin, in reterating the desire oil ue,' ,,a, srbar1
Britain to agree to any solution noiuu'. a,,iu;t
which satisfactorily meets their clallu, M Espe
zuela, lays stress on the friendly WEI es.sraAy Z
William accorded Ambassador Iow ,st,rr bsssS
sign of the complete confidence eAiss,is
German and United States goYerh'"
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DEArA FoLLowgp convIorloN.

English Foraer Committed Suicide After BEING Sen.
fenced TO Prison.
London December 2O.-rhe three banknote forgers
who were committed for trial December 10 pleaded
guilty and were sentenced today Phil Bernstein 60
twenty years, Solomon Barmash to fifteen and VIII.
lam Barmash 70 ten years imprisonment After being
removed TO their cells, solomon Barmssh shot and
killed himself.
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A ea,tl. with Robbers

Ardmore l. r. December w. ao.se Of q
heavily armed, were attacked py in tbs g
as they rode into the town of Pro'susr Of sb'.
saw Nation, last night, and an eA'D. .'n5er cpt Z
lowed The horse was shot from sho "
men. George Slocum, and finally ne sIocun Ky
tured The second man escapeu .,rnosed 70 ~
of his wounds The men are sup ygester6sE
gagged In robbery near Provence
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Aautl Is Analn Calm.

Port au Prince, Hayh, December 20--Congress
was convoked yesterday in order confirm the cleo.
ton of General Nord president, but there was no
quorum and congress will reassemble Sunday.
The general opinion Is that General Nord will he
formally elected. The country is calm.
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oanal onmmIssIon Expsnsss.

Washington, December 2o.--h' r. an irisn'
burn, chairman of the house collD,'. rssS'
md foreign commerce, today introuus '.,.h tAa ,.
directing the secretary Of state 70 70 EXPENSE
With an itemized statement OF Nm Resd ~
lsthmian canal commission, OF WY
J. G. Walker was chairman
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Earthquakes In Costa RIea.

San Jose, Costa Rlca. December 2O.--Three more
earthquake shocks have been felt here Dispatches
from Carriage say subterranean rumbllngs have been
heard there.
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employos asking for an increase Of wages No formal
orton has been taken, and little is known OF the mat
r locally excepting that II has been decided by the
TRAD managers to hold a general conference on
ranuary 3 for a thorough discussion of the matter
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Demand for Hiaher Waves.

81 Louis. Mo-, December 20.--Msnagers OF South
western railroads oenterng in st. Louis today received
by mail notifications FROM committees Of railroad
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Brazil Has Ratified Treaty.

Nc" 3ork, December 20.-The Rra9iIia,
Pic Is sa, according to Herald disnstct 80.
with tbs mas ratified the treaty Of extrsainl
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obsolete with collective displacement OF $4,000 tons
Eight have been powerful batleshps or turret ships
The only torepdo ram in the navy. the pOlyphemus,
which was not pronounced success Is also to be
sold
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arItIsh AamIraIty seIIa ola noats.

ISpeCIaI 10 TIC Post,J
London, December 20.--There are indications that
the admiralty means to keep the British navy up to
date. in fact that twenty vessels being sold as
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Son Born 10 Princess Of Wales.

London December 20.-The Princess of Wales gave
birth to son tonight. Both mother and child are
doing we'll ~
The citizen., 1902-10-24
NOW OR NEVER.

The citizens Of this county have but
a few days more to consider the ques-
ton as to whether they will continue
Mr.. Pearre as their representative in
Congress to vote for ALL TRUST
MEASURES, or whether they will
consider their own interest and vote
this time for man who will at least
insist upon some recognition being
given to the people, We believe the
people of this Congressional district
have the chance of being represented
by practicle business man in the per-
son of Mr.. Kennewegr The Republi-
cans may rest assured that in this con-
test they will he proud IF a representa-
tive who will oppose the consolidation
of vast monopoies who will 90 on
building up vast power until it will be
idle for the people to resist their power.
Now is the time to act. We have seen
what monopolies can do or attempt to
do in the terrible coal strike, 1t is now
or never with the people.
The citizen., 1902-10-24

After attempting to charm his
audience with music (?) the repre.
sentative of the Cabinet launched
once more into the subject of re.
forming the financial system of
the country, but the general i'm
preston of his audience was that
he was more of troubadour than
a tinancier.
There is something refreShinglv
guileless about Senator Spooner;s
recent assertion that the Demo.
Gratis were responsible for the de.
feat of the Presidents Cuban rec.
iprOcity policy. Apparently. the
Senator imagines that the people
do not read papers and never
heard that the Republicans had a
majority of two to one in the Sen.
ate or very nearly that, and that
they controlled large majority in
the House. He must have sun.
posed that they never heard of
the Republican insurgents led by
Senator Burton i'll the upper cham.
Der and by Representative Taw.
ney in the House. 1t is certainly
a new doctrine that the minority
party in Congress must help the
majority to make up its mind, but
that seems to be the view of the
Senator from Wisconsin.
Senator Morgan, of Alabama,
was in Washington recently and
did not hesitate to state his posi-
tion in regard to the coal situa-
ton. He said "Senator Hill is
wrong and Attorney General
Knox is right" The coal trust
and every other trust can be con.
trolled by the common law and
enactments perfectly within the
power of Congress. remains to
be seen, however, if any Republi.
can majority will dare to enact a
law which will give such, proper
power to the President or his At.
torney General.
The citizen., 1902-10-24
GREAT FRAUDS CHARGED.
False Registration of 10000
Voters Charged in Phila-
delphia.

PHILADELPHIA, October 90
Charges that fraudulent registra.
tion has been carried on this
year to a shameful extreme have
been laid before he public by the
Pattison Citizens Campaign Com
mittee. Incredible as the state
ment seems at first blush, there
can be but little doubt, it is de-
clared, that there are now on the
voting lists in this city from
60, 600 to so, 600 names none Of
which represents bona fde voter.
Much the greater part of this
registration is in what are known
as the river wards. In nearly all
of the wards of the city the pro.
portion of voters to the entire pop.
ulation is as one to five. But in
some of the river wards the pro-
portion is as one to three, and in
a few it is as one to two and
half In scores of lodging houses
i'll GLOVER districts of the city,
where the number of legitimate
voters is from one up to ten, the
number of names registered runs
all the way from ten to eighty.
In making up the list each of
the alleged citizens from one
house was made to appear as a
sportsman. There was golf
player, caddy, tout, a tennis
player and so on throughout the
list. From another boarding
house "a names are registered, and
every mans occupation is given
as that of baker. In one of the
divisions of the Fifth ward there
is a house from which 81 names
are registered, and every man is
termed a housekeeper. Thirty or
forty voters to q house is by no
means uncommon.
The citizen., 1902-10-24
1T STANDS FOR THE PEOPLE,

President Roosevelt in his Western
speeches has been saying by insinuat'on
and indirection that the Democratic
party is opposed to all aggregations of
capital simply because it is a large
aggregation, or, in other words, that
the Democratic party is opposed to
wealth as such. When President Roose-
welt, or any other Republican cam
paigner charges such n thing he takes
a position that il unwarranted and
makes a charge which he knows is un-
true. The Democratic party does not
stand for wealth or againstit. 1t stands
for justice to al of the people. 1t OPP
poses no combination of capital for
honest purposes.
But what ii is opposed to is legislation
! for the classes at the expense of the
masses; it opposes any law which lends
the machinery of the Government to
4 any man or set of men that they may
profit unduly at the expense of the
people. Democracy stands for equal
and just laws to all men. 1t is opposed
to any law which gives capital and un-
due advantage over labor and equally
oppo- ed to any law which gives labor
an undue advantage over capital. 1t
stands for such laws as will give every
man an equal chance in life, whether
he be producer or consumer, whether
he be rich or poor, high or low.
When trusts are arrogant, when they
charge the consumer two prices, when
they live entrenched behind the shelter
Of the tariff Democracy is opposed tC
them, and it is likewise opposed to the
tariff laws that afford them shelter, be
cause they violate that true, hOnoreC
and just principle, Equal rights to al
and SPECIAL privileges to none' Higl
or low, rich or poor, Democracy is fo
all men alike, but it is and will be un
alteratly opposed to the distinctions
Republican laws have made.
The honorable use of wealth is pleas
ing to Democracy as to Republicauism
and all the wilful assertions to the con
trary will serve no other purpose THAI
TO lower those who make them in tn,
estimation of thinking people.
The citizen., 1902-10-24
THE CONGRESSIONAL RE-
SUIT.

The indications from Baltimore point
to a good majority in the city wards
for Hon. J. Fred. Talbot, as we'll as to
a substantial victory in his Congress
sional district. No man will be of
greater benefit to the people of Balt-
more than Mr.. Talbot in the halls of
Congress The election of Mr.. Denny
seems to be a foregone conclusion. He
was most faithful representative when
in Congress and the people of Balti-
more seem determined he shall be re-
elected by rousing majority. Mr..
Myer is making a splendid campaign.
He Is full of energy and deserves every
assistance from the party workers in
his district. With thorough organiza-
tion there is every hope Of his defeating
Mr.. Wachter, more surprising things
have happened. Keep your eyes on
Meyer and let the d mocrats but do
their duty and he will win his fight.
! Of course Mr.. Mudd has great advant-
ages over Mr.. Carmalrr, yet he real
izes the necessity Of leaving no stone
unturned and is working manfully +, r
his reelection.
In the Eastern Shore district DEM
ocratic majority awaits Mr. Ellegood
if he can get out his party vote His
opponent, Mr.. jackson, will not hesi-
tate to make touching appeals to his
party and with his Doodle will nc
doubt be able to persuade some falter
ing Democrat to give him lift. This
is the danger VIII ch confroats Mr.. Ell
iegood. Mr.. Pearre has Il right to claim
victory in the stronghold of Republi
cauism, yet even he is working like {
trogan for it is claimed many Republic
cans will vote for Mr. Kenneweg. w,
predict a small vote in the State. Gen
eral apathy seems in command of botl
parties.
The citizen., 1902-10-24
BLAST FOR MR.. PEARRE.

United States Senator George Il
Wellington when asked recently as to
til political outlook j Western Mary
land salt:
"Mr. kenneweg, the Democratic
II inlinee tor CoHgr = will, in my judg-
mcnt, defeat Mr.. Pearre. Pearre will
ceive u bl 1T all alone the line, and
he won't *; oW wha, struck him when
the ballots .re county.
Il he ieve hat Montgomery county
will g Democratic hy l,GO0 ami Il at
Washington aud frcd,Iick counties
will both be Democratic. Mr.. Kenue-
veg will carry Allegany county.
The Republican party of the entire
State is IN bad way. What it needs
is recastins. Tne same conditions
which existed when KenneweE was
elected in Alltgany county exist there
today. Pearre won't he in it. ] shall
support Kenneweg | should rather
say that | will give Mr. Fearre the
same kind of support that he gave me,
viz. by supporting the other fellow.
However, am out of politics tenn
porarily, but expect to be on hand
when Senator McComas comes up for
election
The Republicans ridicule the idea
that Allegany. Washington or Frede-
rick will give majorities for Kenneweg
in this fight. We fear wellington has
lost his reputation as Il profit and will
put off doing his heavy work until his
serene highness and the Lord High
Chancellor of the Republican party,
one Senator McCOmas, comes up for en-
dorsement. If he wants to keep up
his reputation he had better 90 to work
in earnest, for Pearre says he will beat
him horse, foot and dragon and has
no respect for his prophecy. Wellington
has proven himself Il poor one to pre-
/ dict Democratic victories. Possibly he
is improving with time, we shall see.
The citizen., 1902-10-24
DEFYING PUBLIC OPINION.

The Sup riutendent Of Muntevue,
unless he is carrying out special orders
for the Board of Charities and Correc-
ton, who are Mr. jacob b. Tyson,
Bradley r. Nicodemus, Milton r. B.
Rice } w. starr, James w. TroXeIl,
seems determined to defy public senti-
ment regarding the pubic exhibition
of the insane patients under his charge
at Mont vue. On sunday last at mid
day these poor creatures were again
paraded up the pub ic road towards
Frederick, encountering people return
ing from church and others walking
out the public thoruughtare The
grounds of Moutevue were arranged
with view of atlording ample room
for these peop'e, and the walks about
the institution are in every way suit
able, inste al of parading them on one
OF the most public roads in the county.
Many feel il is unsafe to have these
people walking about under charge of
one or two Keepers and the taxpayers
of the county have AT least some rights
which should be considered. If there
was any reason or necessity for this eX-
hibton Of these poor people there
might be some excuse, but as thee i
none and ; it is most Objectionable t.
ma Y citizens it is as little as the Beard
of Charities can do to have the practice
disco ltinued
The citizen., 1902-10-24
A REMEDY.

why not proceed against the
Trusts under the Crimidal Clause
Of the Sherman Anti. Trust LaW
President Ro0Seret?
Section one Of that ldW reads:
Erery contract, combination IN the
form of trust or Otheracise, or con-
Spirdcy, IN restraint Of trade or
commerce among the Sererdl States,
or riM foreign nations, is hereby
declared illegal. Erery person Wh0
shall make day such contract or
engage in any such com bjnatiOn or
conspiracy, shall be deemed guilty
Of a miSdemeaaor, and, on conric-
ton thereof shall be punished By
fine not exceeding fire thousand
dollars, or by Imprisonment not
erceeding one gear, or by both said
puaiShments, IN the discretion of
the court.
The citizen., 1902-10-24
JUDE pao : HENRY a P
POINTED.

The citizen, of Frederick irrt -pective
Of patty, are more ttan delighted at
the ac ION Of Governor Smith in eX-
tending the term o. Hon. James Me
sherry Chief Judge of the Court Of
Appeals. TIE nomination If Jud.e
McSherry VIII be unanimous on the
part of the Democratic patty mex year
and il j. the prevailing impression that
the Republican party f his Judi iary
district will gladly endorse Ju ge Me
sherry "a. the bar OF this city is unit
for his denomination and r -election.
The citizen., 1902-10-24
CAN THIS BE TRUE.

What can the people expect of man
who would accept favors from friend
then seek to have him repudiated 10y
hi- ricud, for doing hima favor? Ihs
seems to bp the kind Of man Hon Geo.
\. T. arr. j. proving himself .to be.
This "al-," is like hl, Introducing the
gas bill in Congress. then tueking his
head under his wing aud running at
the first fire against the bill. Yet he j.
a charming fellow you know.
The citizen., 1902-10-24
Instructions to Voters.

The following instructions 10
Democratic voters have been is
sued by Chairman Naudiver and
were sent out Monday into every
county in the State:
Election day will be Tuesday,
November 1. The polls will be
open at 5 o'clock 4. VI in the
counties and close at 6 o'clock
7. NJ.
In Baltimore city they open at
6 o'clock \. VI, and close at )
o'clock p. NJ
1t is our hope that every regis
tered Democrat will 90 the polls
as early as he can and vote.
"See that the Judge who gives
you the ballot calls out our name
and residence in a loud voice.
See that the ballot given You
has indorsed upon it the initials
of the Judge who gave it out.
Vote the ticket by marking a
cross (N mark in the space pro-
vided therefor to the right of and
opposite to the name of the Dem
ocratic candidate for Congress.
There is only one Office to be
filled at this election, therefore
your ballot should be marked with
only one cross { n mark.
Make the cross * mark within
the square provided for the pur-
pose. namely, to the right of the
Democratic candidate for Con
gress.
DO not let the cross (N) mark
extend beyond the square ; make
it entirely inside the square.
DO not make anysother mark
whatever on the ballot; il you do
your ballot will not be counted.
Any mark whatever on the bal
lot except the cross (N) mark,
whether in the square or out of it,,
will cause the ballot to be rejected.
DO not make a dot or circle or
any other mark but cross (X)
mark in the square.
If you mark any square on your
ballot with any kind of a mark
other than the cross x mark en-
tirely within the square your bal.
lot will not be counted.
Be sure not to deface or tear
your ballot in any way.
If you make a mistake in mark
ing it, do not attempt to make a
CORD ion; return it to the judge
and Set another You are entitled
to third ballot if the first tive
have been spoiled and returned
but you must not consume more
than seven minutes in marking it
Mark your ballot with the in
delible pencil, which you will tin'
in the election booth.
Do not use your own pencil
your ballot will not he counted i
you do.
After marking your ballot, fol,
it exactly as it was folded whet
handed to you by the Judge, an
give it to the ballot judge with
out permitting anyone to see hoy
you have marked it.
See that the judge tears off tn
coupon and deposits the ballot i
the ballot box.
MURRAY VANDIVER,
Chairman State Central Commi
fee
The citizen., 1902-10-24

The Court Of Appeals has decided
that the cross-mark must be made in
the square provided for that purpose,
and that it is furthermore required that
the cross-mark must not extend beyond
the square in any manner.
The citizen., 1902-10-24

WHAT folly for our Republican
friends to denounce Mr.. Kenneweg for
his being in favor of what they call
no est money. That should make it
easy for any Republican in this county
to vote for him.
The citizen., 1902-10-24

IT is up to the people this time to de-
clare whether they are in favor of trusts
and continued tariff or whether they
want legislation which will deal fairly
with the people and u fair and just re-
vision of the tariff. Now is the time
to act.
The citizen., 1902-10-24
COAL STRIKE ENDED.
FORMERLY DECLARED OFF
TUESDAY.

IUEODA
Men to Return to Work Thurs
day = Great Rejoicing all
Over the Country-Meeting
of Arbitrators to be Called
at Once.
WILKESBARRE, Pa, Oct. 21-
BY an unanimous viva voce vote
the convention Sf United Mine
Workers accepted Pres lent
Roosevelt's arbitration plan short
ly before noon today. The resO-
luton as adopted carries with it
declaration that the strike is off
and provides for resumption of
work on Thursday morning in the
coal mines throughout the anthra.
cite region. However, all work
men necessary to put the mines in
repair may go to work imme-
diately.
President Mitchell told the con-
vention that President Roosevelt
had informed him that he would
call a meeting of the arbitration
commission Immediately after the
conventions acceptance of his
proposal, and Mr.. Mitchell gave
it as his opinion to the delegates
that the findings of the arbitra-
tors would be announced within
month.
The end of the convention and
of the great strike came unex-
pectedly. President NJ itc hell,
after the convention had given it.
self over to heated debate for an
hour and a half, arose and calmly
told the delegates that it must be
apparent to all of them that there
was no doubt whatever that the
Presidents proposal would be
adopted. Explanations of the
Presidents proposal had been
made in four foreign languages.
There seemed to be more oppO-
sition than ever to settlement,
when suddenly there was a break
i'll the clouds when motion was
put by a delegate down in front,
near the presiding officer. In a
clear voice the strike leader called
for vote on the all-important
question and instantly there was
roar of yeas.
The next instant messengers
were flying in all directions from
the convention hall to give the
news to the world through the
newspapers.
There is great rejoicing i'll the
coal fields as we'll as all over the
country at the end of the great
strike.
The operators say that coal Will
be rushed to the markets and that
by the end of the week the mines
will be producing 100000 tons of
coal day. More cars than are
needed will be provided by the
railroads.
OUTLINE OF THE STRUGGLE.
May 12-Strike began.
July 30-One brigade of Penn
sylvania troops ordered to the
scene.
October 8 President Rose
velt summoned leaders of both
sides to Washington; Mitchell
proposed arbitration operators
refused.
October 6-Entire militia OF
Pennsylvania ordered to mining
region.
October 13-Operators, urged
by President Roosevelt, agreed TO
arbitration.
October 15-Arbitrators named.
October 2I-Conve n tion OF
miners declared the strike OIL:
President Roosevelt summoned
arbitrators to hold their frst
meeting October "a.
The principal concessions tor
which the men struck were an IN
crease of 20 per cent in wages TO
those paid by the ton and a re-
duction to eight hours OF the
working day of those employed
by the day.