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ing controversy would be settled ''soon
and satisfactorily.
II is learned that the. Italian Govern
ment all along has favored an honorable
compromise and has let its allies know
TIE favor with which it regarded the
Bowen proposition while expressing
Willingness to defer to their views.
The lifting of the blockade would not
mean the complete withdrawal from
American waters of the allied fleet, as II
is understood that not only will the Brit
ish American fleet remain in it's accus-
toned winter quarters in the Caribbean,
but that the German Government would
depart from it's ancient policy. which has
been to get along without station fleets.
and will continue the present squadron
in American waters as a permanent fleet
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AMBASSADORS AT OUTS.
Sir Michael Herbert and Count Quadt
Have Stormy Meeting.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26-The peace ne
gotiations have been brought to such a
pass by Mr.. Bowen that England's favor
was won to the proposal before Germany
had scarcely time to read it, This was
because Sir Michael Herbert began the
vital part of the negotiations with Mr..
Bowen twenty-four hours before Count
Quadt did. Therefore Count Quadt
learned from another source sooner than
he did from Sir Michael Herbert that
England had received Bowen's third pro-
posal-the one which is acceptable
This led to a stormy scene between Sir
Michael and Count Quadt. in which the
British ambassador was accused of not
acting in good faith. The matter was
smoothed over, however, and the nego-
tiations continued unruff1ed.
With the promptness which has char
acterized all of its actions in the present
emergency. the Italian Government has
cabled to its fleet commander in Venezu-
elan waters to withdraw from the block
ade as soon as the ships of the other
powers do so. Information to this effect
was received by the Italian ambassador
to-day.
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SToWAWAYS ARE TURNED
ADRIFT ON THE OCEAN
Captain Gives Them a Boat, Com
pass and Provisions and They
Reach Land.

HONOLULU. Jan. 20.-When the
French bark Vincennes left here for San
Francisco. November Is, she carried three
stowaways, who kept out of sight of the
officers of the vessel till they thought
she was we'll away from land. When
brought before Captain Selaam the
French skipper had visions of a fine OF
$500 that he would have to pay for each
of the men on his arrival at San Fran
cisco. He studied the matter out and
found it would be more economical to
turn the men adrift. losing a boat. sails
provisions and compass. He accordingly
put them over the side of his ship when
nearly a hundred miles from land. direct
ing them the proper course to sail. The
men got back safely to Honolulu and sold
the boat at auction for SIS But Collec-
tor of Customs Stackable got wind Of the
sale and seized the boat, on which the
buyer must now pay full customs duty
if he desires to secure his new property
The Collector is also anxious TO get on
the track Of the three stowaways, but so
far has run down only one Of them and
he can speak nothing bat his native
patOlS
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TERMS ARE SATISFACTORY.
Bowen Expects Formal Acceptance
From the Allies.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26.-Minister Bowen,
acting for Venezuela, in return for the
raising of the blockade, pledges 80 per
cent of the receipts of the ports of Porto
Cabello and La Guaira TO be collected by
a joint commission made up of one repre-
sentative from each of the powers having
claims against Venezuela.
Up to the close of the day formal notice
of the acceptance of the proposition had
ret come to Bowen from the representa-
tives of allies here. However, such un-
official information as reached Bowen
confirmed him in the belief that the pend
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Well, I said. I cannot stand for
anything like this
Oh he said, you have got to- He
says: I'll be back in a minute. He went
odt of the room and when he came back
he said: will go down and look after
the committee. Just before that he
said: You need not have any fear. There
is nothing going to happen to you. You
appear before this committee and they
are friends of mine and all there is to it
Is that they will report to the full com
mittee ard there won't be anything fur
ther to T. The Congressman left the
room. / lay on the sofa. | took the
paper un again and read it over In
about half or three-quarters of an hour in
came Monte. who said You come along
with me. We will get into the Capitol
ali right. Nobody Will see you. We will
be a. :. to set up through side ele sator
which is right close to the Naval com.
nittcc door. end we can get in and I will
see that L"Lody sees you
Il went into the committee room The
gentlemen were standing about and Monte
said: This is Mr.. Doblin. The other
gentlemen all shook hands with me and 1
handed a cigar, which 1 smoked. They
made me feel agreeable. I took it for
granted that it was all right The first
thing I knew one of the gentlemen Of the
committee. after a conversation in which
l explained my interests in politics in
New York State, asked now long | had
been in politics. Then one of the gentle
men said: Wasn't it Mr.. Quigg who said
TO you that there was $4,000 in it for Mr..
Lessler and $1,000 for your 1 said at that
time, No, sir. Then all the gentlemen
around said oh, it's all right, you go
on and then there was a discussion in
the room as to how I stood. / refused to
answer at that time at all. The gentle
men seemed TO agree that there was moth
ing to it. Feeling agreeably at home. I
made my misunderstanding to the way
it read in the paper. / felt that l was in
the hands Of my friends and it was all
right; that would back up Lessler here
and it would be a cinch, and that was all
there would be to it; that the committee
would report, that Lessler would be vindi-
Gated and 1 would be vindicated and it
would be all right. After l got out Of the
committee-room I went to the hotel and
asked for Lessler. He was not there. l
telephoned to the House but could not get
him. and left the city, thinking it was all
right
Doblin then told Of a telegram he re-
ceived when he got home, which read:
Statement all right. Have no fear.-M. -
Con+inuad an paoa o Co1,,ror q
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HARTMAN s
NEW OUTLET
TO PACIFIC
Salt Lake-Los An
geles Road Will
Be Built.
Sale of Oregon Short
Line Bonds Sup
plies Funds.
Ten Million Dollars to Be
Used in Construction
at Once.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

NEW YORK, Jan. 2e-The sale of s1O.-
100000 additional Oregon Short Line de-
benture and participating bonds, which
was announced to-day, has aroused un-
usual interest In railroad circles, as II
was generally believed it foreshadowed
highly important developments in the
railroad situation in the far Southwest.
1t was stated in official quarters that the
proceeds of the sale of these new bonds
would be devoted to the construction OF
an extension which would link Los An
geles with a branch of the Oregon Short
Line. While no specific details were given
out to explain the purposes of the extern
sion, enough was learned to suggest that
a more direct line from Los Angeles to
ogden and east would be speedily con-
structed.
The three properties under Kuhn Loeb
& Co. CHarriman) control-the Southern
Pacific, the Union Pacific and the oregon
Short Line-will reap the advantage of the
proposed extension, but of the three it is
said, the Southern Pacific will be placed
in superior strategic peattion in its COM
petition ~switii+the Rock gnd and the
Santa Fe
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Deposes San Juan's Mayor.

SAN JUAN, Porto Rico, Jan. 26.-Gov-
ernor Hunt acting independently of ju-
dicial proceedings, to-day suspended
Manuel Egoszcue, Mayor of this city,
from office and ordered independent in
vestigation into the city's frauds A pros
ecution of the Mayor is pending before
the District Court on the charge of using
the city records to cover up evidence of
peculations, but the consensus of opinion
is that 1t will be impossible to procure a
jury to convict him, as the Mayor has
great popular following.
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EXCURSIoNISTS REPORT
MONT PELEE IN ACTION
About Eight Hundred Feet of the
Gone of the Volcano Is Blown
Away.

CASTRIES, Island of st. Lucia, b. w
L., Jan. 26-The Royal Mail steamer Esk
took more than 400 excursionists to st.
Pierre, Martinique, Saturday and returned
here to-day. She reports that while at
ST Pierre at o'clock in the afternoon
Mont Pelee erupted. At that time there
were more than 200 persons ashore and
great alarm was felt for their safety. Vol
unteers from the passengers who remain
ed on board assisted the crews in hasten
ing to the rescue. After forty minutes of
excitement all the passengers were
brought back safely. Apparently about
500 feet of the cone of the volcano has
been blown away.
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Promotions Coz Army ofaeers.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26.-Brigadier
General Edward NJ. Hayes. recently pro-
moted. was retired to-day and Colonel
Charles t. Davis, Fifth Infantry, will be
promoted to the vacancy. Other officers
to be promoted and retired are Colonel
Joseph P. Farley Of the Ordnance De-
partment and Colonel NJ. c. FoOte.
Colonel Francis Moore of the Eleventh
Cavalry will receive the permanent pro-
motion as brigadier general and viii be
assigned TO the command OF a military
department in the Philippines.
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STARVING CONDITION
OF NAVAJO INDIANS
Tribe Is Without Food and Some Of
the Children Have No
Clothing.

DURANGO Colo, Jan 26.-The Nav
40 Indians on their reservation in New
Mexico, sixty or seventy miles south Of
Durango. are ia a starving condition.
Hundreds are suffering from cold. Some
OF the children wear nothing but calico
shirts and many are naked. From three
10 i've inches Of snow has fallen on sev-
eral occasions In numerous lodges they
are without a crumb TO eat. MANY are
wandering about begging. The drought
OF last season left them without crops
and the rivers and springs dried up, their
stock perishing for food and drink The
squaWs have been unable 10 get material
with which. TO weave blankets They
have given Up all their cheap silver Jew
elry and trinkets for -four and meal long
ago.
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CORONATION REJoICINGS
COMMENCE AT CALCUTTA
Lord Curzon, the Viceroy, Gives a
Ball and Fifteen Hundred
Guests Attend.

CALCUTTA, Jan. 26.-The coronation
rejoicings commenced here to-day with
feasts and illuminations Of the city. The
viceroy, Lord Curzon. gave a ball to-
night to celebrate the centennial of the
first government house ball 1t was "A
splendid success, the 1900 guests present
all wearing costumes in vogue hundred
years ago.
Lord Curzon was attired in a costume
which was a fac simile of that worn by
Lord Wellesley century ago. Lady
Curzon was robed in a beautiful gown
embroidered with gold and having mas
nificent train. The ancient military cos
tunes and those of the native princes
were very effective.
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gardng Nenezuela's guarantees as a sat
isfactory basis for further negotiations.
In addition to the offer of part of the
customs of La Guaira and Porto Cabello
as a guarantee, Bowen informed the
powers that several New York banks had
expressed their willingness to undertake
the payment of the first claims demand
ed by the powers upon the basis of such
guarantee. AS soon as the powers hear
of the consent of reliable houses to guar
antee the payment of the first claims the
blockade will be raised. This is expected
to be within two or three days. In the
event of this arrangement being conclud-
ed it is supposed that the customs of the
two ports mentioned will be administered
Jointly by representatives of the powers
and of the banks concerned. At the Ger
man Embassy here it was said there was
no reason whatever for a continuance of
the blockade, "once the powers are salts
fled that the guarantee is not merely Of
fered with the object of getting rid of
them.
1t is understood here that the banks
referred to by Bowen are ]. & w. Selig-
man & Co. and ]. P. Morgan & Co.
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DAY ACCEPTS A TENDER
OF JUDICIAL APPOINTMENT

CANTON, Ohio. Jan 2s.-Judge William
X Day has accepted a tender Of appoint
ment as Associate Justice Of the United
states supreme Court. Judge Day does
not know when the appointment will be
sent TO the Senate
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NEW YORK. Jan est is very i'm
probable that any vessel OF the American
line Of steamers is ashore at Aberfrawe
Point. Vessels Of the American lines
PhfadeiH ia-LiverpooI service sail fror8
Liverpool on Wednesdays and the only
steamer bound from Philadelphia to Liv-
erpool which might be in that locality IS
the Noordland. 1t is not likely that The
Noordland has reached st. Georges Chan
mel. as she has not been reported passing
off the Irish coast nor arriving at
Queenstown, where she always stops I'M
less prevented by a severe gale.
1t is not improbable that the vessel is
the Chesapeake and Ohio Steamship
Company's steamer Shenandoah, which
left Newport News on January Is for
Liverpool. and which passed Kinsale. on
the Irish coast. early on Monday.
Aberfrawe Point is on the coast Of
Wales, about ten miles southeast Of
Holyhead.
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Crisis Nears in Macedonia.

VIENNA. Jan. 25.-M Bakhimeten. the
Russian diplomatic agent Of Sofa and
Bulgaria, has been hurriedly summoned
10 ST. Petersburg TO counsel with Foreign
Minister Lamsdorf on the Macedonian
situation. n Bakhimeten expresses the
greatest concern over the outlook IN
Macedonia, which. he declares. is moro
threatening than at any time during the
last five years.
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SULTAN GROWS WEARY
OF FIGHTING THE REBELS
Government Troops Engage Forces
of the Enemy Outside of Fez
and Are Worsted

TANGIER, Morocco. Jan. 26.-Skirmish-
ing is reported to be taking place outside
of Fez with results favorable to the
rebels. who, ii is said, greatly outnumber
the Sultan's troops. 1t is rumored that
the Sultan is tired Of the struggle and
wants to leave Fez.
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-27
Cuba Grants an Fxtension

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26.-The President
today sent TO the Senate an agreement
with Cuba extending the time for the rat
.hcation Of the Cuban reciprocity treaty.
Under the terms Of the Cuban treaty rat
ihoation was required by January 81 and
II has become apparent that the time lin
was too short He also transmitted
The Canadian boundary treaty to the Sen
ate.
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Name of the
Vessel Not
Known.
AdViCeS Men,
HOn No Pas
SengerS.
Gale Raging
at Time of
Wreck.

II II OLYHEAD, Wales,
II Gam Gam. .5a.5 55:9s1 !. 5.ea1s:d e."s;'i
to be ashore off Alb
erfrawe Point, fifteen miles south
of Holyhead. A heavy gale is
raging in St. Georges Channel.
A dispatch to the Exchange
Telegraph Company from Holy
head says that a portion OF the
crew, numbering seventeen men,
have come ashore in their own
boats. They report that the yes
sci is a total wreck.
The name of the vessel is not
vet known. Part of the crew is
unable to get ashore, owing to
the heavy seas running.
The reports received here
make no mention of any passen-
gers being aboard.
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LYNCH LIKELY TO SERVE
TERM OF IMPRISONMENT
General Belief That Death Sentence
VIII Be COMMITTED to Penal
Servitude.

LONDON. Jan. 2s.-It is now generally
believed that the sentence passed upon
Colonel Lynch VIII be commuted TO penal
servitude for life, subject 10 further con-
sioeraton after a term Of years.
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-27

CARACAS, Jan. 28.-The
Associated Press correspond
ent has just received a COM
munication from the British
naval office at La Guaira, in
forming him that the blockade
will be raised next Wednes-
day.
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ONDON. Jan. 26. It was
learned to-day that Great Brit
ain and Germany have in
formed their representatives in
Washington that they consider
Minister Bowen's proposals re-
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BONDS HAVE BEEN SOLD.

The fact that application has been made
to the Stock Exchange to have the addi-
tional s10.OOO,o 900 of new Oregon Short Line
bonds listed indicates that the entire
amount has been sold and distributed.
The proceeds, therefore, are available i'm
mediately. and it is not likely that any
delay will ensue in the beginning of the
work
1t is expected that construction work
will be hurried from a point near Los
Angeles toward the State line which sep
arates Nevada from Utah. Vat Calientes,
in Nevada. a branch of the Oregon Short
Line has it's terminal. and the distance
between the two points is matter of
$50 miles.
In the last annual report of the Union
Pacific a map of that property attached
shows the projected connection between
Calientes and Palm Springs, on the South
ern Pacific's California line Unless there
has been some change since that survey
has been made it is entirely possible that
the $4,000, 900 will be devoted to the work
outlined
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-27

" W y YASHINCTON, Jan. 26.-
- Philip Doblin, who testi-
fed before the House
y q Committee on Naval Af-
fairs on Saturday that he
had approached Repre-
sentative Montague Lessler of New York
with an offer Of money to influence Less
iers vote on the submarine bill and who
made the further statement that he had
been told that there might be $1,000 in it
for him. made the astounding confess
sion before the committee to-day that his
testimony was untrue, and that he want
ed TO retract his statement that Lemuel
Eli Quigg had rendered a bribe to him.
The confession came without any pre-
vious warning that Doblin intended MAX
ing any such retraction. Members of the
committee looked at one another in
amazement as Doblfn went on
Gustavus Rodgers. an attorney, arose
after the first witness had left the stand
this morning and said he appeared for
Doblin' who had said to him that he
lDoblin) had made some statements on
Saturday which were true and some
which were false and that he held in his
hand statement to which Doblin had
sworn. The committee was unanimous in
agreeing that Doblin should appear in
person forthwith. He was called and
made a specific denial of all assertions
he had previously made wherein he al
legged an attempt at bribery. He was
rigidly cross-examined by practically
every member of the committee and
pressed for an explanation of his action
Of to-day, but persisted that he was tell
ing the truth.
SOUGHT TO AID LEsSLER.
Doblin told of his coming to Washing
ton and Of his appearance before the
committee. He said that when he came
to Washington he decided to make the
statement he did.
Il now retract every word in which I
said Mr. Quigg rendered me any bribe
in any way" he said. THE fact is that
the statements 1 made regarding Mr..
Quigg are not true. 1 read the article
as it was handed to me, and I was told
by Lessler: You've got to stand for this
and 1 said, oh, that cannot be-
Well he says, then 1 am politically
dead
Well I said. you carry me with
you
He said: You will be all right II you
will just appear before this committee 1
viii go and see the Speaker and fix it up.
"He goes out of the room, comes back
and said he had seen the Speaker, and
said: 1t Will be all right. All you have
got to do is to go before the committee
and substantiate my story
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THREE OUTLETS TO COAST.

When this is completed the great Union
Pacific system. which terminates at Og-
den. will branch out in three distinct ar
teries-one to the north, ending at Port
land, the second straightaway west to the
Pacific, with it's Golden Gate terminus,
and the third southwark to the fruitful
district of Los Angeles. The three ter
mini on the Pacific Coast are connected
by coastwise lines of the Southern Pa
ciic.
The new branch contemplated and
which undoubtedly will now be built will
give short line to traffic emanating from
the Los Angeles district to Ogden and
from that point on east to Chicago and
New York. 1t is suggested in some quar-
ters that Senator Clarks new road, the
San Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake,
may make connections with the projected
new road
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fairs on Saturday that he
had d
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We have rooms to feut over our
office suitable for two gentlemen
Inquire at this Office tt
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AMusEMENrs-

The Irving French company will
open a three nights engagement at
the Opera House Thursday Dec. 3rd
when the roaring comedy-drama
entitled A Runaway Wife" will
be presented. No truer words
have been uttered than Laugh
and the World Laughs With You,
Weep and You Weep Alone. :"
This attraction is guaranteed to
drive away dull cares, SO you can t
offord 10 miss it at prices that will
please all. Prices IS, rs, and IS,
cents. Ladies free opening night
only, if accompanied by an escort
with one paid IS cent ticket. Seats
on sale at Haltom and Owsleys
jewellery Store.
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RAILRoADE EcHos

The Rock Island Employees
Protective Association met satur-
day night. The committees had
not completed their work They
viii report further at the next
meeting
r. IL Orrall resumed work in the
shops today
J. r. shultz spent Sunday in
Wichita
c. Z. Sherman, a former employ
ee Of the Rock Island here, has
been visiting old friends for a few
days. He is now located at
Albuquerque He leaves tonight
for Fort Worth.
Chief Clerk r. a. Ingleman at
the Rock Island Office is wearing a
beaming coun.enance aud dispens-
ing some fine digars to his friends
today. a fine ten-pound girl ar
rived in his home at 9th and Min
nesota Sunday morning Ingle-
man wears his honor beconlingly.
The little girl and mother are do
ing well.
A new adding machine has been
putt L at the Rock Island freight
once. It is Of the latest design
and is a great labor saving de-
vice.
Dick Estes the call boy, has been
promoted to- a day position. Dick
viii be a railroad president before
he ends his career.
Bakemen Durbin and cardwell,
on The north end local, are of on a
hunting trip
Dispatcher w IT. Dick has gone
to For. Worth on avisit j Perry
is acting i'll his place
Brakeman Milligan, on the
Mangum line, who has been off d
few days, has goneto work again
Switchman Ibeck has been made
night yard master. He began his
new work Saturday night. v.
Dunham has become engine fore
man in the day time.
Horton Hannah became night
yard clerk Saturday night. His
predecessor, Teddy Belcher, takes
a position in the Office.
Brakeman Kenneth Ingraham
has resigned and will leave IN few
days for Pocatello, Idaho.