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Will CONTINUE THE ALLIANCE.
Balfour Answered Categorical Question
Anent Geimary

Balfcur Answered. Categorical Question
Anent GeImary.
London. December TO- In a reply, made
public toduy, TO q question in parliament
Of Gibson Bowics, conservative, Premier
Balfour says Mo intImation has been re-
cclycI from tho government Of the United
states that it viii object to American ship-
ping being interlercd witt IN the event OF a
blockade Of tho Venezuelan coast, The OBJ
iectlops to the blockade proposed to be es-
tabished have been considered. They can
not. D., viewer, he altogether removed, as
some OF thcm are Inherent 10 that pIrtlru.
lsr class Il naval operations. Mr.. Bowics
d $50 asked whether. In view of the de-
structiau hy tho Germans Of two gunboatS
and thJ consequent lmpossibility Of holding
them as pledges, the government pose
10 continue joint actlan with Germany.
The premier replied IN the affirmative.
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RaME WAS NOTIFIED.

Rome, December 10 Ambassador Meyer
visited Foreign Minister Prinetti AZ the
foreign Office today and communicated TO
him cable message from Secretary nay
saying the latter was disposed 10 consent
TO the investment OF Minister Bowen win
full powers 10 settle The Venezuelan con
trovcrsy. II agreeable to Great Britain
Germany aud Italy.
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PROGRAM AND PERFORMANCE.
What the Allies HaVe So
Far Done.

The Venezuelan feet destroyed, except
The Restaurador, which is sailed as Il
German prize,
The Notifications Of Puerto Cabello de-
mollsbcd by bombardment ana the
artillery destroyed.
The subterranean works and adjacent
buildings blown up and burned.
The Orlnoco river policed by foreign
warships.
All trading vessels warned not 10 leave
la Guayra.
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eERNANYs DISCLAIMER.
Dsplotes tho Attitude Of the American
Newspapers.

Newspapers.
Berlin. December ia semioniciai
statement IN the Nord Deutsche Allgemeine
Zeitung says local paper has published
Il cablcgram from New York, saying; The
greatest excitement prevails here The en-
tire press holds Germany TO be responsible
for the present situation. Germany Is at
tackled in hostile articles while Great Brit
ain is praised The newspapers insist that
Germany intends 70, acquire colonies Ia
Venezuela and Brazil
we have noticed similar kilograms N
English Papers, says the Nord Deutsehe
Allgsnelne zsllunS, and u theSs statements
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TO trace the steps that led to reversal
OF this view, It appears that 'he state OF
public opinion in the United States 50 tar
as Germany IS concerned produced re-
vision OF the first idens.
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Gainesville. rcsaa December To-
ON the second trl1l ~ polph restit
Gov kllliug hts btothcr the Jury.
after hclug cut ono dry. last night
returned verdict OF life sentence
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-02-20

Through the shooting of a fashionably
dressed Italian at the Tout Paris, drug
store on Fuencarral street, Madrid, Spain,
has, come to light a remarkable story Of
theft and buried treasure near Savannah,
with an Atlanta man oddly connected
with the whole affair.
The treasure is stated as aggregating
s65O,OOO secured by a Colonel Eduardo
Zamerai an alleged officer of the Spanish
army at the beginning of the late war.
The Atlanta man was to unearth the
buried gold and receive 25 per cent for. his
services.
Needless to say, the whole thing was an
elaborate confidence game, but one re-
markable for it's cleverness and for the
varisemblance with which it was sur
rounded.
Overtures looking to the unearthing Of
the treasure were made early in January
to r. H. Carpenter, whose business adj
dress is\No S45 Equitable building. Mr.
Carpenter was highly amused with the
proposition, but for the sake Of the joke
continued the correspondence. But a few
days since, however, the shooting of this
italian at the Tout Paris led to an off,
cial examination Of the premises. when M.
and Madame Guignal, the owners of the
place, were found to be active partici-
pants in a gigantic confidence scheme,
the same, IN fact, as inspired the letter
sent to Mr.. Carpenter.
The bait was glittering for the expense
of a bagatelle of $1,000. Mr.. Carpenter
was to receive 25 per cent OF $65O,0O0.
The first letter came early in January
and read as follows:
MADRID, Spain.
Dear Sir: Having been referred to you
by Frey Diego de Lara. Prior del Con-
vento de San Pedro de los Naturales.
propose to you means Of helping poor
girl and ourselves as we'll. The Cuban
war and my high official position gave me
the opportunity of making $65O,000. Being
in prison and without friends, am in
need'of an honest man who would unearth
the buried treasure for Is per cent of his
findings. Your duty would be to come TO
Madrid and pay the expenses of my pro-
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the proportion of men who depend
upon others to do their thinking was
greater than 1t Is now. Education and
intellectual culture were far less gem
eral than they are now. though these
accomplishments were carried by few
choice and fortunate spirits to heights
and ranges that are rarely attained
It does seem, however. that in the
era Of unrest and passion preceding
the civil war, during that terrific
struggle and amid the storms of the
reconstruction days some statesman
would have arisen and won fame that
in popular enthusiasm and I'm perma-
nency at least would have
Appropriated that acquired by
three men in a comparatively
peaceful period, period that
tried souls and appealed TO the highest
faculties of leadership but mildly in
comparison TO the sterner call Of that
later time, the perils, stress and needs
that tested American craftsmanship
from 1850 to 1876.
And yet there is not living or on
record a single American statesman,
north or south, who lived and acted
during those more recent years whose
name. aims and achievements are now
as familiar to the masses of the
American people as are those of Web
ster, Calhoun and Clay, all of whom
had laiG long in their graves before
the lightnings of war burst forth from
the long gathering cloud.
. do not include, of course, military
and naval heroes. nor presidents, but
men whose business was statesman
ship only, as was that of Webster,
Calhoun and Clay.
How long are these three men to sit
enthroned in our political Valhalla
above their successors?
Perhaps the time is ripening for the
advent of the leader to whom we shall
ooncede an equal or even a loftier
eminence than that on which the
Great Triumvius now so serenely SIT.
The living present is presenting is
sues which involve the fundamental
principles of our government
There is threatened a departure from
what was once considered the only
safe and prosperous pathway for our
interests and our honor alike. for in
that day II was our theory and convic-
tion that these two must go together.
There has never been in our history
better occasion for craftsmanship of
the highest order, a more propitious
time for the appearance of the Moses
who shall deliver us from political
perils and, be 1.-The captain of our ex-
odus into the Canaan of truer So
cial order"
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or BURIED TREASURE
BETRAYED BY SHOOTING

cess by gaining possession of a satchel of
mine that was seized at my arrest. IN
secret pocket of which is a diagram Of the
ground on which the gold is hidden.
IF you accept will send instructions
and proof of my statements Send me
the following cablegram: Spain. Agapito
AFanaz, Madrid. Accepted Your ODE
dent servant, COLONEL ZAMoRA."F
This was novel, at any rate. So Mr..
Carpenter entered into correspondence
with the colonel, and in due time received
another letter, setting forth the whole
affair with great particularly.
The story was:
Colonel Zamora explains that he was
sent into Mexico to secure provisions for
the Spanish army. and by clever finance
managed to, clear $500 in gold. On re-
turning he was summoned before a trf-
bunal to render an account. but he was
lucky enough to have a trusted servant.
who informed him that he was to be ac-
cused. Thus warned, he hurried to Sa-
vannah and buried the money near that
city, enclosing it in crystal bottles and
these again in cases of zinc and ebony.
He then made a drawing of the spot,
which he put in secret pocket Of his
valise
He was in due time accused, and was at
the time the letter was written anguish
ing In Spanish prison. His daughter. he
continued, was recluse at the convent
mentioned in the first letter. the prior Of
which, being. acquainted in America, had
furnished him with Mr.. Carpenters name.
The priests card was duly enclosed.
Mr.. Carpenters. duty would be to come.
to Spain with 5000. with which the valise
would be purchased when auctioned. and
thus the buried treasure could be recov-'
cred and Zamora's daughter would get
three-fourths of it. However. at "a later
date Of the negotiations the colonel naive
ly suggested that to save the expense of
a trip to Madrid Mr.. Carptener could re-
init the 5000. 80. -v
Together with the final letters came
newspaper notices of ZamOra's trial and
Imprisonment and other fictitious proofs
of the truth of the wonderful. tale. Among
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TEETH AND FOOD.
A HeIp In dino Of Need.

Sometimes bad teeth cause illness. par
ticularly when they are not fit to masti-
cate food. A man in Ada o.. had all Of
his teeth drawn. He was sick with indi-
gestion and lack of vitality and his teeth
were in a bad condition. He expected,
with a new complete set of teeth. to re-
gain his health by thoroughly chewing
his food. but he had an experience that
is well worth knowing of.
Instead OF improving / continued to
lose strength he says, until l was a
mere moving skeleton. / tried a number
of pre- pared foods but none of them helped
me until 1 got Grape-Nuts. The flavor
pleased my palate-at once. soaked the
food in cream and got along with it nice
ly. Within a few days I noticed that
was not so tired and jaded. Gradually 1
grew stronger. so I left off all other foods
and took only Grape-Nuts.
My old time vigor came back and in
two months gained IL pounds. This was
remarkable for ! am of spare build. Now
1 sleep and feel wonderfully well.
Inasmuch as / am doing so nicely with
out tee tn have concluded to wait until
my gums have finished shrinking before
having a set made. I don't believe L
could have gone through the drain on my
system had II not been for Grape-Nuts.
There is no doubt about the life-giving
and nerve-building force of that food. L
talk Grape-Nuts to all Of my friends.
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BY
(. A. SILVER,
Co. c, End Bait. Ga. Vols, Wrisht's
Brigade, A. N. V.
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right. OF course I will not" the judge
assured him. "Well, now you go over 10
cabin =" in company X, Third Georgia,
and make them fellows take up the moor
and you'll find that sheep, but don't tell
UNI who sent you mo, no. or course
not" promised Judge Anderson, who
straightway went to cabin'A. Knocking to
announce his coming he was admitted
only to find the inmates sitting round a
blazing fire. one of them reading TO the
others from a copy OF Pilgrims Prog
ress." Stating alphabetically his business
which seemed so out Of place, with such
piois surroundings, he was told by one
and all that they had not any knowledge
OF the sheep; in fact did not like mutton.
anyway. However, he had heard Of the
fable OF the wolf I'm sleeps clothing, and
insisted on raising the floor. After many
protestations from the deYotes of Bunyon,
the floor was raised. when 10! beneath
was a carcass fresh, juicy and sweet.
Ordering one of them to place the car
cass on his shoulder. the Others to fall in
behind, the judge bringing up the rear,
the procession wendell its way to head
quarters, reminding one for all the world
OF a. medieval funeral with the men as a
detail of deacons to see 1t well done.
The carcass I'm due time reached General
Wright's quarters and the men the guard
house. That day the general seemed TO
have an extra number Of guests, his cook
hustled about to get up the condiments;
an extra plank made ire table more ex-
pansive and for all we high privates
knew the dinner was duly enjoyed. The
balance of the day no incident occurred
OF interest, but that night after tattoo.
some lusty lunged fellow called out, Who
stole the dog? Another replied. Company
X, Third Georgia" who found the dog?"
inquired another. "Old Rails" chimed in
a fourth. "Who eat the. dog?" demanded
the first interlocuter. "Old Ranse Wright
and his staff "BOw-wOw-wow,' came
from q thousand Threats. Had strang-
er dropped into camp about this time, he
would have thought it only aFvast aggre-
cation of dog kennels each bow-wowing
for wages. While only those directly in
terested were into the joke. the whole
command Joined in the fun. For quite two
hours bow-wows in all keys from bull
base to fee treble banished sleep and kept
the camp in an uproar which the guard
was unable to SUPPRESS. BY some means
that night, like in THE case of Paul and
Silas, the prison. doors were opened and
the prisoners came forth and so far as I
remember no further punishment follow
ed. Whether the captured carcass was
really dog or sheep, 1 cannot say, but of
one thing I am certain. II you wanted
to get into trouble after that all you had
to do was to bark" around Old Ranse
a little and you We're in 1T, though
growing was always considered an in
alienable prerogative Of every man. The
Third Georgia boys used to say after
wards, when they were detailed on an
especially hard or dangerous duty, that
General Wright had a spite against them.
Perhaps he had not forgotten the dog
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that day, men and women have been be-
lieving that lie to their souls. idamnation,
that there Is time enough. 1t is the very
thought, the very thing that is making
the demons in hell rejoice, If demons in
hell can rejoice at ALL N
My second division is Goods Time"
Gods time is now.
First, there is no promise of another
day. In all that book, from lid to lid,
there is not the promise of tomorrow,
but everywhere 1t is now; 1t is today;
1t is the present. Let me illustrate: 1
have an insurance policy on my house
now that is out tomorrow at IL o'clock,
and If go down here to pay the pre-
MUM on that house, or that policy, at
1 O'Clock tomorrow evening, and my
house catches on fire in the meantime
between - and / o'clock mind you, do
not get one dollar Of that insurance
company's money. l am not entitled ITO
any. For / have let one precious hour
pass andin that hour of neglect my home
is In smoke and ashes.
You may today, sinner, have Jesus.
Now is the accepted time" But If
tomorrow you stand before the great
eternal, and stand before Him you may,
in vain may you cry out: Let me pay
the premium now. Let me make set
tlement now-just one night has passed,
let me make 1t this morning. but God,
as merciful as he is, and as loving as
he is, and as long suffering as he is.
viii mock and laugh in your face. and
shall declare to- you that you had the
opportunity; now you will have His
wrath. And If other days should come
the heart may be less inclined towards
Jesus. I
/. do not. believe that any of you are
going to die today. won't hold out any
false promises or any inducement.
would mot like you to stake your. hope
of Heaven or Eternity on that declara-
ton. but somehow or other don't feel
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the other papers sent was tiny pictured
card. cut into odd shape, the other half
Of which would be furnished by the ennis
sary of Zamora. On the card was
printed: Sacred Virgin. accept my offer
grace"
The examination Of the drug store kept
by the Guignals in Madrid revealed to the
police abundant evidence in the shape Of
papers, together with plates to print the
alleged newspaper articles, to show that
this little shop was intimately Connected
with a worldwide swindle.
Needless to say. when the negotiations
reached the stage where money was to be
paid out Mr.. Carpenter smiled and left
on sending cablegrams and letters.
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Somebody is unkind enough to call at
tention to the fact that about thirty
years ago Senator Hoar was not such a
stickler about the consent of the gov
erned-as, for instances. when he sup
ported every tyrannical measure that was
attempted to be forced upon the South.
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Malaria is one OF the most insidious OF
health destroyers. But Hoods Sarsapa-
rilla effectually counteracts its deadly
system. $50
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The Sinner and His Opportunity.

Now is the day Of salvati
9Th chapter latter portion of second verse
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Matrimonial.

MARRIAGE paper containing hundreds OF
personal advertisements OF marriaxeable
people. many rich. mailed free J. ". Gun
nels 1850. Y.
IMMENSELY wealthy. handsome and intel
iigent lady wants Immediately. good capable
husband. Address Erie, s. Clark street. Chi
cnrn. III.
YOUNG lady independently wealthy. folly dis
position, very musical would correspond with
Eud-heartea gentleman Of good habits, with
marriage q possibility. Address Pearl
Box Sc. Chicago. Ill
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Miscellaneous.


LARGE surplus fruit trees. California poplars.
strawberry plants. roses. etc; free from dis
ease must sell quick. Address James Cureton,
AuEtel. Ca
NASTED-Female agents. convincing takers.
nurses preferred 10 Interest ladies' IN the
Home Treatment Co. Baldwiusviiie. y. Y.
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and stamp 10 Miss E II. Head Ninety-slx.
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BY REV. j. C. SOLOMON, D. D.,

Pastor Of the woodward Avenue Baptist Church. So.
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THnTpd Who desire a monthly Regulator that
ArAIlffN cannot fafi will please address with
AAD4In stamp. Dr.. Stevens. BHisio. n.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-10-01

ways professed a very kindly feeling
towards me, but whether they will feel
compelled to vote for their former pres
ident in preference to me remains to be
seen. So far the campaign in the Sixth
district has been exceedingly quiet
The cut of the sawmills in Minneap-
oils, now nearing the end of their sum
mer run, will show shortage of nearly
output of last season. Low water was
the principal cause of this shortage, as
it has been impossible to get some of
the drives to the city, altho of late sew
eral have been landed This will not,
however, materially lessen the Short
age.
The dining car and buffet car are now
followed on the Chicago & Alton by the
"grillroom'' car. The grillroom will be
in English style, with large round ta-
bic and easy. chairs. 1t is purposed,
among other things, to serve Welsh
rabbits, with tobies of ale.
The Illinois bankers have resolved in
favor of an elastic currency to bridge
over such crises as the crop-moving
period. The sentiment in favor of it is
growing in the country.
Lord Kelvin read paper at the re-
cent meeting of the British Association
for the Advancement of Science on
subject which was new departure for
him, the phenomena of digestion. In the
paper he made the suggestion, which
will hardly bring forth rush of vol
unteers, that some healthy subject
should consent to pass considerable
time in bath at the elevated tempera-
ture OF 106 degrees Fahrenheit in order
to benefit the scientific investigation of
digestion.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-10-01
ot ready for war with Spain. The SUR

not ready for war with Spain. The SUR
geon generals and the commissary de-
rartment were not organized upon a
mands made upon them. Volunteer
soldiers are proyerbial grumblers
Many of them We're soft and not pre-
pared for the hardslips of campaign
ing. They were careless, and in spite
CT warnings they neglected the most
ordinary sanitary precautions No
doubt there was a great deal OF bad
beef, and it properly was pitched over
board, but it does not appear that Sec
rotary Alger was responsible for it's
badness. and other rations We're pro-
place of timed beef or any other kind
of beef in an ordinary campaign. Sec
rotary Alger was also continually ha-
raised by the volunteer suggestions of
Gen. Miles and other officious persons
in the army and outside of it, but it
does not appear that he permanently
lost the confidence of those most COM
petent to judge of his actions. The
president. for example, signed the
round robin" but now he Is one of the
stanchest friends of Mr.. Alger.
The Tribune is glad that Mr.. Alger is
going to the senate. There is no doubt
he will be useful member, and that he
will represent Michigan worthily. 1t is
specially gratifying to know he is in
accord with the administration, and is
not to be one of the leaders of the In
surgents, like Senator Burrows.