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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-12-16
Castro's Career.

Berlin, Dec. 14-Dr. Passarge, the
noted traveller, who has just returned
from Venezuela, says:
President Castro is full-blooded
Indian and an energetic man without
political wisdom. He rose suddenly
from magistrate of a remote village at
the foot of the Andes to the presi-
dency, and his rapid rise made him
over-confident. The present situation
is due to two facts: Germany sud-
denly suspended the pressure of the
early part of the year which diminish
ed the respect in which she was held
by President Castro; secondly, the at
titude of the officials Of the great Ven
ezuelan railroad toward President
Castro. Germany's first principle
must be not to meddle in the internal
affairs of Venezuela, but the railroad
officials forgot this"
Dr. Passarge describes the state as
drifting to certain decay, and as fol
lowing a steadily downward course
since General Blanco's presidency.
The color question plays an important
role in political tendencies. The mix.
ed negroes and Indians, etc., are get.
ting an upper hand in society and pol
itics.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-12-16
ITALY HAS CLAIMS.
Wants Same Terms Demanded b.
Germans and EnuIish,

Caracas, Dec 14.-A new complica-
ton has arisen. 1t is feared that Italy
will deliver memorandum asking
for the same treatment as demanded
by Great Britain and and Germany.
Up to the present moment, it is inn
possible to obtain definite informa-
tion on the matter, but the Italian le-
cation denies the delivery of any ulti-
matum.
The news of the arrival of the Brit
ish commodore, Montgomery, at La
Guayra, has created excitement at
Caracas, but up to o'clock tonight
the authorities here have no knowl-
edge of his design. In government
circles it is believed that a notifica-
tion of the blockade of the Vene-
zuelan coasts will be transmitted. 1t
is learned from government source
than on the advice of Minister Bowen
a calm and cool attitude for "a hours
more has been advocated, and that if
the Anglo-German forces disembark
at La Guayra the troops at the fort
and newly erected redoubts will not
fire on them the object being to OBJ
tain time for Washington to answer
as to the proposal for arbitration
made to Berlin and London.
President Castro has taken up a
new attitude. He has ordered that
reprisals are to cease, and yesterday
he gave instructions that all the
property of the British and German
railroads and British telephone COM
panies should be returned. The gov
ernment will retain still the control
OF the La Guayra railroad, but it's ad-
ministration will be left independent.
Patriotic demonstrations took place
again yesterday and today. The Ven
ezuelans have decided also to boycott
all goods manufactured in Germany
and Great Britain and in stores notices
are posted declaring that henceforth
the owners will refuse to sell goods
coming from those countries.
At 1 o'clock this afternoon special
train left Caracas for La Guayra, TAX
ing Alfred Blohm, a leading German
merchant, and German banker of
Caracas. The German consul accom-
panied them part of the way. They
are going on board the Vineta on a
special mission to try to obtain Ger,
man compliance with arbitration
President Castro gave the passports
though the initiative in this mission
| was taken by Germans and not by
| the government.
It is now stated that Italy has hand
ed to the Venezuelan government
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-12-16
CRUISERS BOMBARD AND SILL
ENCE VENEZUELAN FORTRESS
NO DAMAGE TO THE TOWN
Commanders Of British and German
Vessels Were in Search of
Venezuelan Warships.

Puerto Cabello, Dec. 13.--The Brit
ish cruiser Charybdis and the German
cruiser Venetia have bombarded the
fortress here. They quickly silenced
it. The Charybdis arrived here this
morning.
The captain OF the English mer-
chant4nan Topaz, who was seized by
q mob last Wednesday, visited the
commodore on board the Charybdis
and returned an hour later with a
detachment of SO marines who took
charge of the Topaz. The populace
were greatly excited at this incident
and raised the cry ITO Arms,' but
no incident occurred.
The English commodore then sent
a demand to the authorities for i'm
mediate satisfaction for having pull
ed down the British flag from the
Topaz, and advised the government
that if satisfaction was not forth
coming in two hours the fortress and
custom house would be bombarded.
The authorities on receipt of the de-
mand sent a message to President
Castro asking for instructions.
At o'clock the Charybdis and
Venetia opened fire on the fortress
and custom house. The fort replied,
but was soon silenced. No damage
was done to the town.
The United States consul went on
board the two cruisers and was in
formed by their commanders that the
vessels had come to this port in
search of Venezuelan warships.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-12-16

similar demands to those made by
Germany and Great Britain for the
payment of her claims. The imme-
diate object of the German commits
sion in coming to La Guavra is to try
to induce the commodore to delay the
blockade. Popular demonstrations
continue, and the government is pro-
tecting the German legation, in which
Madame Won Pilgrim -BaltazZi is lying
the United States legation. Three
thousand, two hundred Venezuelan
troops are in the neighhorhood cf La
Guayra.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-12-16
REEDS SHATTERED PLANS,
Had Made Fortune and Was Prepar-
ing to Enjoy It.

Washington, Dec. 14-Since the
death of Thomas B. Reed it has been
learned that he had made arrange
ments to pass the season in Washing
ton with his family, and that he was
contemplating withdrawing from ac-
tive work as lawyer in New York
and spending his winters in Wash
ington and his summers at his old
home in Portland To his intimate
friends in Washington he said after
arriving here on November 80 that he
had succeeded in accommodating a
competency by his three years of le-
gal work in New York, and that hav-
ing done this he intended to crafty
his desire to spend the remainder of
.his life in comparative leisure. He
engaged his old rooms at the hotel
where he lived when speaker and he
was arranging to do some literary
work.
One of his associates here, a citizen
of Maine, is authority for the state
ment that Mr. Reeds friends and
neighbors in Portland were aware
that he was not in good health and
were, therefore, less shocked at the
news of his death than they otherwise
would have BEEN After Mr.. Reed
took to his bed and the day before
hic illness hacama SO critical he made
inquiries of all official of the capitol
for information which he intended to
use in an article regarding the con-
stitutional powers of congress.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-12-16
Stock Company to Build Hotel.

Lewistown, Dec 14.-W. A. Shaules
of Kendall. owner of the American
house, which was burned in this city
last Monday morning, is at work try
ing to organize stock company to
build a 100000 hotel in the place OF
the American house. He says that
the plan is meeting with success and
that within a year a modern brick
structure will occupy the place of the
burnt building.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-12-16
MRS. U. S. GRANT DEAD.
Widow Of Great General and Former
President Dies Of Heart Failure.

Washington, Dec. 14.-Mrs. Ulysses
S Grant died at her residence in this
city at 11:17 o'clock. Her death was
due to heart failure, Mrs Grant hav-
ing suffered for years Of valvulgar
disease of the heart, which was ag-
gravated by severe attack of bron-
chitis.
This disease prevented her from raj
lying from attacks
Her daughter, Nellie Grant Sar-
toris, was the only one of her chill
dren present at her death, her three
sons, who had been summoned, all be-
ing out of the city.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-12-16
SOUTH AMERICAN OPINION.
What the Newspapers in the Various
Republics Say.

New York, Dec 14.-Referring to
the Anglo-German intervention in Ven
ezuela, the Buenos Aires correspond
ent of the Herald says that all the
newspapers there see in it danger
for all South American republics, as
it tends to establish a precedent en-
dangering their sovereignty. The gen
eral opinion is that the investment of
foreign capital, though desirable for
the development of the countries, can
not give foreigners special rights.
Some papers compare actual interven-
tion with recent events in China The
Prenza says:
"The Anglo-German military action
has violated the rights and disregards
the sovereignty of South American
republics"
1t adds that the German claims as
public debt are without precedent
in the history of South America.
The Prenza attributes the whole af-
fair to European imperialists who are
inspired with hostile intentions
against the increasing influence of the
United States, and urges South Ameri-
can diplomates to watch developments,
A dispatch to the Herald from Valpa-
raiso says the press there does not
generally comment on the situation.
The Mercurio, however, editorially
supports the Anglo-German interven-
tion and praises the attitude of the
United States. 1t laments the failure
of some South American republics to
meet foreign obligations. The peo-
pie are Indifferent regarding the Ven
: e-uelan situation.
'"The Monroe doctrine cannot be
considered a, affected by this Ques.
tion," says La Union, IF we give
faith to Lord Cranbornes' declara
tions. Anglo-German Intervention
would be justitiab!e if President Gas
tro'.; declarations are tue.
"!rtervention is MT acceptable any
! way With a better willingness on
the part of England and Germany
we think it not impossible that q
peaceful recourse could have been
found. Intervention is precedent
which may morally prejudice the re
lations between Europe and South
America, bringing distrust. 1t is
doubtful whether intervention would
be practically advantageous to the in
| terveners."
The Herald's Lima, Peru, CORE
spondent says the authorities there are
astonished at the sinking of the Ven
ezuelan fleet by the allies and thinl
the Washington government will final
ly be obliged to settle the question.
The government organ at Rio d.
| Janeiro declares, according to Her
aid dispatch, that Anglo-German ac
ton tends to modify the relations be
tween Europe and America, and tha
the firm and noble attitude of Presi
dent Castro cannot but be admired
by all true Americans.
In Panama, says the Herald CORE
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-12-16
KISSED WRONG WOMAN.
Mistake Costs Grocery Clerk Neat
Sum of Money.

ST. Joseph, Mo-, Dec. 14.-John Yost
was fined $40 for kissing Mrs. Richard
M. Purdy, at whose house he delivered
groceries. Mrs. Purdy is a pretty
young woman. She wore long apron
and her hands were in the dough.
Yost says he thought she was the hir-
ed girl.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-12-16
Germany seizes Restaurador.

La Guayra, Dec 14.-The German
cruiser Vineta yesterday captured
near Guanta the Venezuelan gunboat
Restaurador, formerly George J..
Goulds yacht Adrain. A crew from
the Vineta was put aboard and the
captured vessel was sent to Trinidad
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-12-16

spondent, the forcible seizure and use
less sinking of the Venezuelan gun
boats has caused great excitement
and Indignation and has made an un-
pleasant impression upon Colombians
in general and isthmians in particular,
who are opposed to the coercive meth
DDS of European governments.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-13
A BIG SALE OF TRACKAGE
The HUM Elevator Company Buys a
Large Tract Near Its
New Plant.

The HUM Elevator company has bought
from the David c. Bell Investment COM
pany extensive trackage on the line OF the
l. &c M. division Of the Milwaukee in
South Minneapolis. The property lies
across the track from the newly erected
elevator plant of the company and has
frontage of almost 1900 feet on track. The
property comprises in all thirty eight lots.
1t is the intention of the HUM company
to hold the property with view TO ultl-
mate enlargement Of the elevator plant
Clinton HUM, president Of the HUM
Elevator company, admitted that the COM
pany had acquired the property but de-
clined to make any definite statement at
this time as to the exact plans, further
than to say that as the company would
eventually need more land t. hac con .
Guided there was no time more favorable
for it's acquisition than now.
The land lies between Thirty eighth and
Fortieth streets. and between the railroad
tracks and Railroad avenue, which lies
parallel to Smelling avenue.
The site is very favorable for a coarse
grain plant as there are several coarse
grain elevators in the vicinity.
The HUM company has now acquired
ninety-fve lots in the Palmer addition,
which taken together form a very valuable
trackage proposition.
The David c. Bell Investment company,
since it put the addition on sale in June
year ago. has sold 277 of the Alt lots.
1t took hold of this property when business
was practically dead in this part of South
Minneapolis and by attracting such in
situations as the HUM Elevator company
has established a new center Of business
activity.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-13
NO PREMIUM ON CARS
Shortage Not Marked Enough tt
Warrant Increased Rates.

Minneapolis grain men and shippers in
general are inclined to make light of the
reports that shortage of cars will ulti-
mately result In increased freight rates
Whether this will happen In the south
west, where the car shortage has reached
an acute stage. is an open question:, but
1t is not thought that shippers here will
have any trouble. The situation here is
not all that could be desired, but there is
no car famine.
A year ago at this time the Minne-
apolis millers were paying premiums of
one-half cent a bushel for wheat loaded
In Omaha and Milwaukee cars. This year
they are paying no premiums. A year ago
the Great Northern and Northern Pacific
were SO hard pressed that the cars were
turned back without delay, and none al
lowed to go beyond Minneapolis under
any circumstances. And millers were so
hard put to 1t that they gladly paid
more for wheat in cars Of roads run
ming east from here, as they could i'm
mediately reload the cars with flour.
All the new equipment added by the
Great Northern and Northern Pacific has
not been without benefit, and while the
volume Of traffic has increased, the roads
were in better shape this year to handle
out-freight.
Flour shipments out of Minneapolis
have been IS to 40 per cent better than at
this time last year, yet there has been
no complaint of inability to get cars,
Notwithstanding the merchandise move
ment out of Minneapolis increased in
every line.
There has been delay and serious in
convenience to wheat shippers, but in part
this was due to the increased quantity Of
corn, barley, oats and flax coming to
market
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-13
SWIMMING PEARLS.


The lapidary was skinning pearl. He
had on gloves of a very delicate sort of
kid, and the glasses that he wore had
lenses of such great magnifying power
that his eyes, through them, looked as
big as saucers. Il wear gloves, -, he
said, because the hands perspire freely
In this work, and Precipitation has often
been known to discolor pearls. This stone
was injured by the accidental dropping on
it Of some acid. The disaster discolored
1t, you see With this very delicate little
tool I am removing it's outer skin, and If
find that the, acid has filtered through
and discolored the inner skin I may re-
move that as we'll. A pearl, you see is
composed of concentric layers, or skins,
and you can, If you are clever workman,
peel it down and down until it disappears
That operation, indeed IS often done by
the apprentices Of the lapidary trade. They
work on spoiled worthless pearls, and the
experience is very good for them. 1t
teaches them a great deal about the
pearls anatomy, and it gives q wonderful
cunning to their hand. The pearl Is the
only. precious stone that can be skinned
To skin it is often the only way to restore
its milky color
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-13
SEES WITH FINGERS
Carrie Hedberg, Blind From Birth,
Makes Beautiful Laces.

" Miss Carrie Hedberg, whose collection
Of laces was one of the features Of the
Augustana church bazaar, has never in all
her life been able to see, yet she supplies
most of the women of Augustana church
with her beautiful knit laces, fancy petit
coats, silk, mittens, rainbow shaWls and
babies Jackets and shoes.
Miss Hedberg was born in Sweden and
came to America thirty-sN years ago with
her parents. She attended school for
the blind in Wisconsin, where we were
given the average common school educa-
tion," she says. She loves to do fancy
work, which she does with exquisite nice
ty, not false stitch nor the vestige of
blunder showing in all the yards and yards
of elaborate laces she has to display.
II have forty patterns, but I haven't
used all Of them yet" she said to-day
times a half day, and sometimes I work a.
whole day to learn a pattern; it depends
on the complexity of the design Il can
crochet lace, too, but most Of my custo-
mers prefer it knitted, SO most of my lace
Is knit -,. 80. o.
The patterns are traced on a wooden
slate, at one end of which is a guide Of
brass. Over this Miss Hedberg places a
heavy piece of paper and over it's surface
traces with a little instrument resembling
an aWl. She does her writing in the same
way, - -
Miss Hedberg recently returned from
the south, where she had been living with
her brother, minister in the Augustana
synod. The southern climate did not
agree with her., however, and she is now
making her home at the mission cottage
of the church. at HOO Eighth street S.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-13

days of experiments in municipal gov
ernments, that the many friends of the
present method of electing United Stares
senators have never suggested that the
mayors Of cities should be elected by the.
aldermen and common council asSembl I'd
In joint session, after the senate theory,
instead of by popular election. This would
save candidates for mayor from having 10
run the gauntlet of popular Judgment
Whichever party was found, the morn
ing after election, to have a majority Of
the members of the legislative boards OF
the city government could name its own
mayor, unllampered by the necessity Of
his meeting popular approval. This would
simplify political organization amazingly.
The head Of the machine of whichever
party happened to be in control. would
always be mayor. Now. there are occa-
sions when it is not safe for parties to
nominate him, and SO a new element is in
troduCed.
Had this plan Of municipal government
been in opera ton, Senat tor Penrose might
have been mayor of Philadelphia an of
flee for which it was not deemed prudent
to run him, according to current reports
at the time, and so he was put into the
United States senate instead, where he has
become a conspicuous champion of the
present method of electing senator's It
will be recalled that at the last session he
introduced an amendment to amend the
unamendable part Of the constitution of
the. United States. by giving the larger
states more senators than the smaller
ones, in the event of the popular election
plan being adopted. This was a choice
piece of humor. The number of senators
to state has by the constitution been d.
vorced from the method of their election.
1t is even more absolute and unaltera bls
than the provisions relating to the presi-
dent Of the United States; these have not
been changed because the method of his
election is wholly different to-day from
that which the founders of the republic
intended in their establishment Of an cleo
toral college.
w. w. Jermane
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-13
THE VALUE OF LITTLE THINGS
Small Acts Of -houehtfuness for the Con.
venience Of Others Should Not
Be Neglected.
Los Angeles Herald.

Zone never gets done being astonished
at humanity" said an observant woman
friend. Some time ago l was accosted
by a woman whose face I did not know,
She spoke to me with a smile and said:
You do not know me, but I shall
never forget you. 1 was getting on a
Pasadena car one day and you were sit
ting toward the back part of the car.
Your seat was the only one that was only
half occupied. I was weak and i'll, hardly
able to stand on my feet. AS l started
down the aisle toward your place you
began to get your bundles and skirts out Of
the way. When I reached you. with my
strength entirely exhausted. you had the
seat all ready for me to sit in. instead Of
making me wait while you deliberately
made room. 1t was little thing for you.
but the thoughtfulness it showed meant
SO much to me a the time that the Incl
dent has always been in my mind, together
with the very kindliest feelings toward
you personally
Il told her." concluded the observant
woman. that she ought to get it out Of
her mind to make room for something
more important. But 1t shows once more
just how little kindness may be mag
nified in the mind of the recipient though
done merely in obedience to ma tural
impulse. And incidentally it teaches the
Importance OF doing those little things and
keeping ones eyes open for opportunities"
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-13
LAWYERS VERSION OF IT
A. G. Morey Tells Why Mrs. Doug
las Case Does Not Cause Him
u Embarrassment. i.-

Regarding the order secured by Mrs.
Blanche Douglas whereby A. G. Morey,
the Minneapolis attorney, will show cause
why he should not return certain moneys
and securities to his client, Mr.. Morey
said to-day that the statements of the
case as published were got in line with the
facts as he could prove them. According
to him the firm of Wyvell &, Morey, in
stead of being employed to settle dis
puted claim for attorney fees, was really
employed to procure for Mrs. Douglas her
undivided share in the estate Of James
Douglas, late Of Milwaukee, Wis, and they
state that she gave Mr.. Morey written
authority to compel a distribution. This
estate was inventoried at about 100000
and consisted of whole and undivided in
terests In over 400 lots and tracts Of land,
all, with perhaps a half a dozen exceptions,
un1mproved, not readily salable, and lying
outside the city limits of Milwaukee, to-
gether with about $50, 900 in miscellan-
eous personal property. Several pieces
were incumbered by mortgages, and the
whole estate by contingent claims. by a
blanket mortgage for about $4,000 and by
an attorneys lien for one-fifth' Of Mrs.
Douglas undivided interest.
Mr.. Morey says he can prove he closed
the matter up entirely to the satisfaction
or his Client An incident of the settle
ment was the adjustment Of the Turner
fease q Turner claim for attorneys fees
IN the divorce proceedings.
Mr. Morey says that this case took a
large part OF his time from about the mid.
ole OF February to May 20, obliged him tc
| make four trips to Milwaukee where he
spent six weeks upon this business ex-
ciusively' and, that the firm Of Wyvell &
Morey advanced Mrs. Douglas, without
security, and upon her promise to repay
nearly $500 with which to defray ex-
| pcnses.
Long before the services were finished
MIR. Morey says Mrs. Douglas entered into
an express contract with the firm wherein
she agreed to pay, in cash, $1,000 as at
torney lees and all expenses paid or in
CURED. She has since, at numerous times
admltted the existence Of this contract,
ana the correctness of the balance of SIG
due Wyvell & Morey from her, and has
promised to pay it,
MT Morey expects to have no trouble
TO make more than adequate showing in
the supreme court on this order to show
cause: The proceedings up to this time
have been entirely ex parte.