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The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-20
WANTS THE ALLIES
TO SHOW THEIR HANDS.

Washington, March 19.-Another i'm
portant chapter in the Venezuelan con-
troversy developed tonight.
Impelled by the persistent reports
which have been circulated that there
might be a disposition on the part of
the allied Powers to settle directly with
President Castro the question of the
payments of the claims of their citizens
against Venezuela, coupled with the
exasperating delay in settling the ad-
ditional protocols with him, Mr.. Her
bert w. Bowen, Venezuelas plenipo-
tentiary, has made an effort to obtain
positive Information from the allies as
to their intentions in the premises.
With this purpose in view, tonight he
addressed to Sir Michael Herbert, the
British ambassador at Washington, n
polite note, calling attention to the de-
lay of about a month and to the ru-
mors that have been current that the
Powers are not disposed to send the
question of preferential treatment to
The Hague Mr.. Bowen urged it as
desirable that some declaration should
be made by the allies as to what they
will do.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-20
AMERICAN MINISTER
CAN GET NO AUDIENCE.

London, March 1s.-The correspond
ent of the Daily Chronicle at Constan-
tinople, in a dispatch dated March IA,
states that United States Minister
Leichman is sull vainly waiting for an
audience of the Sultan to deliver Pres
ident Roosevelt's autograph letter on
the American claims regarding the
missionary schools in Armenia and
other matters. On Minister Leisch-
mans pressing demand Tewfk Pasha.
the Foreign Minister. promised that
the Sultan would receive the minister
after the celebration Of Bairim, but
the festival passed and Mr.. Leischman
Is becoming exasperated. II would not
be surprising adds the correspondent.
should the sultan continue the delay
II American warships were ordered ~
Turkish waters
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-20
SELIGMANS WANT
TO ASSUME THE DEBT.
DickerinE Again Over the Venezue-
Ian Matter.

Ian Matter.
national syndicate, headed by the
Seligmans, has renewed on a larger
scale than at it's first venture the Of
fer to assume Venezuela's debts to the
Powers on condition.
/. N. Seligman has been in WASH
ington two days in that pursuit and he
communicated with some members of
the diplomatic body. 1t is understood
that the demand is not now made for
a guarantee by the United States gov
ernment that these investors shall re-
cover their money from Venezuela
when the ionaf beea8nes due. Bur
while the syndicate has not renewed
it's request as first made, 1t does want
some visible exhibition Of the interest
OF the United States in this matter:
something that might connect the
United States government with the
enterprise. 1t wants an American to
be appointed as agent and stationed
in Caracas to manage the redemption
of the loan, and, If necessary, to col
lect a certain proportion of the GUS
toms receipts.
1t is believed this proposition is at
tractive to both England and Ger
many, for if 1t were accepted Vene-
zuela could pay her creditors within a
few days, and the disagreeable neces-
sity of adjusting the question of pref
erential payments would vanish.
Mr.. Bowen does not favor the prop
osition.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-20
Transporting Refugees.

Natchez. Miss, March 19.--Alderinan
Jacobs returned to-day from a trip to
Ashland, where the private levee was
overtopped last week, the water pour.
ing in. washing away the levee and
flooding the western end OF Jefferson
county. Nothing can be done with the
levee there. and planters must wait
until the river goes down.
The inflow from Bougere creyasse IN
filling Black river that river showing
"a rise Of one-tenth at Jonesyllle ana
still rising.
The Betsy Ann came in to-day from
Bayou Sara with another full load OF
refugees and stock. She cleared az
quickly as possible 20 go for another
lead.
The river here rose .3S IN the tWen.
ty-four hours ending this afternoon a.
( O'Clock which makes f.55 above the
danger line and rising.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-20
is NOW KEEPING QUIET.

Washington, March 19.-Baron Won
Sternburg, the German minister, has
decided not to reply or comment in any
way on the attack made on him in the
Reichstag. To representative of the
Associated Press, the minister tonight
said:
obviously 1t would be improper for
a diplomat to comment upon the ut
terances or actions of an official of any
branch of his government"
In diplomatic circles here it is the
expectation, based on European ad-
vices, that the German minister, Ba-
ron Sternburg, is shortly to be dec
GRATED by His Majesty in consideration
of his services here in connection with
the recent Venezuelan Negotiations, and
that his elevation 10 lac rank OF am
bassador win be announced before
long.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-20
SON OF CUBA'S PRESIDENT
Is Married CIanderfineIy to an
American Girl.

New York, March 19.-It was learned
to-day that Jose Estrada Palma, a son
Of Thomas Estrada Palma, president OF
the Cuban Republic, and Miss Mable
Jacobs. a student at the Normal Col
lege, and daughter of David b. ia
cobs, wealthy tobacco importer, were
privately married here on Feb. II.
The young couple had been ac-
quainted about a year. on the after,
noon Of Feb II. they went, accompa
MED by Miss Jacobs sister. 20 the par
sonaRe Of the New York Presbyterian
Church IN Harlem. where they were
married By the Rev Duncan McMil-
Ian, after which the bride returned 10
her fathers home.
Fear Of parental opposition appea ~
20 have beer the cause Of the secrecy
0f the marriage Young Estrada
Palms iE 3 student az Columbia rni-
yrrsiiy Mr. Jacobs said tO-niFbt fhat
bis daughter positively denied fhaf sha
vas marTisd 10 young Estrada Palma
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-20
than England got, saying that advan-
tSges were pretty equally distributed.
Won BucIOw Defends Him.


tSges were pretty equally distributed.
Won BucIOw Defends Him.
PROF. Hasse and Herr Oertel made
sharp attacks on our representative at
Washington l had already caused a
denial to be printed in the North Ger
man Gazette that Baron Won Sternberg
used the language attributed to him.
especially that he did not say Prince
Bismarck's policy was antiquated, nor
that a minister should represent the
interests of the country to which he is
accredited, as we'll as the interests of
his own country. The journalists mis-
understood Baron Won Sternberg, as
he explained in his report to the for
eign office. I must beg the members
not to attack the German represen-
tative at so important a post as WASH
ington for matters which later prove
untrue.
PROF. Hasse also mentioned that
Baron Sternberg married an American
lady. Petitions of our ministers to
marry foreigners have been treated
differently at different times, which IS
only natural. Such cases cannot all be
decided by the same formula. The
principle has been held, especially un-
der Count Won CapriVi that German
diplomatist must marry only a Ger
man woman. Prince Bismarck en-
phasized the same principle, but he
permitted numerous exceptions"
Bismark Allowed Such Marriages.
The chancellor then mentioned cases
where Prince Bismarck allowed distin-
guished German diplomatists to marry
foreigners. He referred to the case of
Gen. Count Won Seventh, who was
German ambassador at st. Petersburg
and quoted Prince Bismarck's letter
giving him permission to marry an
American, as follows:
Refusal to grant permission to
Count Won Schweinitz to marry an
American would exercise an extremely
unfavorble influence upon our relations
with the United States, which have
been so carefully promoted. There are
enough tendencies at work against us
in America, and our refusal would be
utilized in a hostile sense"
Il believe" Won Buelow con-
tinued, that we can apply the same
principle to our present representative
at Washington. Prince Bismarck took
the greatest care to foster good rela-
tions with America, and our oversee
interests are to-day much more weighty
than in the seventies or eighties, and
nobody can dispute that our relations
with America are just as important
now"
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-20
Break Is Threatened.

Vicksburg. Miss, March 19.-The
first sign of a break in the levees on
the Mississippi side are reported from
Duvalls, in Issauena county, tonight.
At that point the levee is a new one
and adjoining 1t on the south is a pri-
vate embankment. over this latter the
water is running tonight at a rapidly
increasing pace and the forces are un-
able to check it. The government
levee is also in imminent peril, and
grave fears are entertained.
The Yazoo and Mississippi bridge
spanning the Mississippi river. eight
miles north Of this city. is partly COW
cred by water, and will probably be
entirely so in another twenty-four
hours.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-20
WILLIAMS is SERVED.

Richmond, Va. March i9.-Unlted
states Marshal Morgan Treat to-day
served on John skelton williams,
president Of the seaboard Air Line, a
summons 20 appear before the United
states intf~sfate Commerce Commits
sion % AeF York Friday week. 30 fes-
ny in fhe proceedings of fhe Kentucky
Railroad Commission against the AZ.
iaptic Coast Line and others.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-20
SHOT FROM AMBUSH.
Three Well known Carolina Farm
ers Wounded.

Charleston, s. c., March 19.-R. G.
Cheatham, Robert Quattlebaum and
Clebe Penn, three we'll known farmers
county, were seriously shot from am
bush at o'clock this morning. Cheat
ham received a charge of buckshot in
his chest and arms and Is the most
dangerously wounded.
1t is reported that the desperadoes
were negroes, and that seven or eight
Volleys were exchanged.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-20

able. although high winds will greatly
add to the danger of the present stage.
Below Memphis the situation has not
changed materially from that indicated
in earlier reports.
Rain is probable in the lower Missis-
sippi valley Friday, and squalls will
doubtless occur. Winds and much low
er temperature are also indicated.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-20

Trenton, ~ J.. March I9.--The Hilson
Company capital $1,000. 900. was inc0r-
pofated here to-day 10 grow tobacco
ana 20 manufacture cigars and cigar
ettfs, The lncorpofatotr are IA ward
Hilson. l.. w. Mayor and Josiah 4.
WILCOX, All 0f Jersey City.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-20
DYNAMITE ExPL0DES
MOST DISASTR0USLY.
Men Killed or Injured and Property
Wrecked.

Wrecked.
Bluefield, w. Va. March ia large
box Of dynamite exploded at noon to-
day near the Norfolk and Western sta
tion. Three laborers were probably
fatally injured and a score are more
or less seriously hurt
Articles in houses more than half a
mile away were Jared down, and all
the property In the immediate vicinity
OF the explosion was considerably dam
aged. over 500 window glasses were
broken and Princeton avenue for half
block Is practically a wreck
The cause OF the explosion is un-
known.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-20
Bureaus aiysr Report

Washington. March l9.-Ths river af
Memphis ls practically stationary 81
forty feet A further rise IA nOt prob
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-20
CUBAN RECIPROCITY
IS VOTED FOR BY THE UNITED
STATES SENATE.
TREATY GOES TO THE HOUSE
BEFORE 1T CAN BIND THIS CoUN-
TRY TO THE BARGAIN.

a Number of Speeches Were Made
for and Against the Treaty-Louis-
lana Senator's Begged That 1t Be
Not Ratifed-WiII MiIitate Against
the Sugar Industry in the United
states - No Amendments other
Than Those FavorabIy Reported
by the Committee Were Adopted
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-03-05
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Bears the 71he Kind You Have Always Bought
Signature a I<z7ZNzzx

General Charles King is planning to
issue new story in the near future. It
will be called "a Daughter of the
Sioux" AS the name implies it is a
story of military life on the Western
plains.
Miss Lillian Toelle, who has been
visiting her cousin, Miss Helen Pfen-
Mig, was called to her home in Mil
waukee Thursday evening on account
of the serious illness of her sister,
Mrs. F. c. Gross.
Ben Stah1 seems to be the only per-
son in Kenosha that made good with
the egg merchants who recently came
up from Chicago to get little easy
money out of Kenosha. Ben held
three cases of good eggs at the barn to
secure his bill and after he had secured
the return of his horse and wagon he
sold the eggs for some four or five dol
lars more than the entire bill.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-03-05
Henry Weisman, of Brighton, Begins
Another Fight to Establish His
Sanity in the Courts.
REFUSED THE RIGHT OF SUFFRAGE
Brighton Attorney Now Demands Heavy
Damages From the Members of the
Election Observation-Disclosures.

| There is something doing out in the
town of Brighton as Henry Weisman,
that eccentric old attorney of the town
who was some time ago adjudged in
sane in the County court, has begun
suits against score of the leading
citizens of the town to collect dam
ages.
In many of the cases Mr.. Weisman
has prepared and served summons and
complaints but they have not yet been
given the dignity of being placed on
the files of the Circuit court. This
| the fact that at the recent election he
was refused the elective franchise.
Mr.. Weisman drove from his home
| to the polls and attempted to cast his
vote but the election officers refused to
accept the ballot on the grouudqthat
Mr.. Weisman was an insane person
aud for this reason not qualified to
vote. The old man was crushed by
the action of the board and he at once
returned to his home and began work
on the suits, which he hopes to have
brought to trial in the near future.
The suits seem to have been made at
random and several people who were
not connected with the election have
been singled out as targets for the
| legal fights.
These suits are brought by Mr.
Weisman for the sole purpose of test
| ~so of NV %0
give Judgment on his mental condi-
ton. Two years ago Mr.. Weisman
was brought before the court at the re-
quest of number of we'll known peo-
pie of the town and was adjudged in
sane. At the time of the hearing Mr..
Weisman paid no attention to the sum-
mons of the court and he was not pres.
ent when the judgment was entered.
There seems to be little doubt among
the doctors that the old mans mind is
wandering, but he has never been con-
fined since the last judgment was en-
tered. Mr.. Weisman was formerly in
the asylum at Winnebago, but he was
released as cured and after his return
TO his home he was regularly read
mitted to citizenship. At this time he
claimed that his affairs were mis-
managed during the time he was in
the asylum and he at once began to
start suits against different people
connected with these affairs. These
suits were nearly all thrown out of
court, but the outcome of them was
that new petition was made for an
examination into his sanity. On this
petition he was adjudged insane, but
he has never been confined in any of
the State institutions.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-03-05
Senate Fails to Put Appropriation for
a Naval School Into the Bill for
Naval Appropriations.
LONG STRUGGLE FOR NOTHING
Jealousies of Eastern Members of Congress
Made 1t Impossible to Build q Naval
Training School on the Lakes,

kenosha, nor Racine, nor for that
matter any other city. will secure the
coveted naval training station, for
some time to come, at least, for con-
geess will not authorize the esta blish-
rnent of naval training school on the
reat lakes at this session.
Thus the work of the Business Men S
a association and the efforts of the good
people of Kenosha, Milwaukee, Wau-
kegan, Chicago, ETC., has been all for
naught, but the agitation served one
purpose anyway, as it acted as a poll.
tical lever for the various representa-
tives in last fall's elections and was
used by some to good advantage.
The question came up ia the senate
committee on naval affairs Thursday,
and the bitter rivalry among various
cities on the lakes to land the station
again cropped out, resulting in the re-
fusal of the committee to grant the
authority for its esta b1ishmeut.
The issue was brought up on mo-
ton offered by Senator Hama provid-
at Put in Bay. It was then developed
that, If the committee acted, the
recommendations of the naval board
for site on the south end of Lake
Michigan would be adopted. Senator
Hanna then expressed his opposition
to such course, and accordingly the
committee decided to defer action until
next winter. This outcome is not al
together disappointment to the
maj ority of members from the great
lakes states.
Interest in the subject has waned
considerably since it developed that
the station was very likely to be 10.
Gated in the district represented by
Chairman Foss of the house naval
committee. Whether justly or not,
the opinion has been expressed quite
openly lately that the position of Mr..
Foss has had an influence on the con-
illusions of the board.
The members from Wisconsin have
been diligent in their efforts to have
the appropriation for the station made
at this session, in the hope that they
might be able to induce Secretary
Moody to select site in the state.
But the members from other states
were active only in opposition to the
selection of site within the zone on
Lake Michigan outlined by the naval
board, and they preferred the defeat of
the project to the adoption of the
recommendations of the board. Wis
consin probab bly, loses nothing by the
defeat of the project at this time.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-03-05
SEEK MURDERER HERE.
Tono Romano Wanted In Aurora I'LL, fol
Murder, May Be In Kenosha.

Tono Romano, Wanted In Aurora, I'LL, for
Murder, May. Be In Kenosha.
The police of the city have been
asked by the authorities of Aurora,
ILL.,, to make a search among the
Italians of the city for Tono Romano,
who is wanted in the Illinois city for
the murder of fellow countryman by
the name of Mic Tomaso.
The crime was committed on the
night of Washington's birthday and
Romano managed to get out of Aurora
on freight train. He seemed to have
headed for the north and it is thought
possible that he is hiding in one of the
Italian communities in this section of
Wisconsin.
Romano is about 48 years Of age and
very gray. He is able to speak but
little English but has commanding
figure and is easily able to get along
in the world. He is hard drinker and
was drunk at the time the crime was
committed. The Kenosha police have
made the rounds of the Italian corners
of the city but they found no trace of
the man. The pursuit will be con-
tinued.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-03-05
JOHN CASTER INJURED.
Famous Defendant In the KenOsha Doodle
Case is Injured.


Case is Injured.
The case of the State VS.. Caster,
which has proved interesting to the
people of the city of Kenosha for sew.
eral years, came near going to higher
court than the Wisconsin Supreme
court Wednesday, when ex-A1derma n
Caster, the defendant in the case, was
seriously injured at Zion City. Mr..
Caster is employed by the North
Western railway company on the new
station at Zion and while he was haul
ing wheelbarrow load of materials
on high scaffold the scaffold broke
and the ex-alderman was thrown to the
earth below, distance of some thirty
feet. The other workmen at the sta
ton hurried to his assistance expect
ing to find him fatally injured, but
Caster was fortunate to escape with a
sprained ankle and number of minor
bruises. He was brought to his home
in this city Wednesday night, and
while he is considerably bruised up
and will be laid up for several weeks,
his in juries are in no way dangerous.
The reports circulated about the city
today to the effect that Caster had
died during the night caused great ex-
element among the friends of the ex-
aldermen and it was late il the morn
ing before the story had been author
itive1y denied.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-03-05
ROBBERY FOLLOWS FIRE.
f, H. Nichols Reports to Police Robbery
of Jewels Which Occurred Feb. 6.

f. H. Nichols Reports to Police Robbery
of Jewels, Which Occurred Feb. 6.
F. H. Nichols has reported to the
police that or the morning of Feb. g.,
when the house in which he was living
was destroyed by fire, the rooms of
building were robbed and jewelry to
the amount of several hundred dollars
was taken. According to the list
given to the police by Nichols, the
robbers who took this unusual time to
attend to their work, managed to get
away with one solid gold watch, one
gold filled watch, one long rope chain,
black pearl stick pin, gold breast
pin, pair of gold cuff buttons, a
cameo pin, band ring and an initial
ring set with six diamonds. Nichols
claims that the property was removed
from the bedroom of the house while
the fire was raging.
The police have not been able to find
any clue to the perpetrators of the al
legged robbery and SO long a time has
passed that it will probably be difficult
to discover any trace of the guilty par
ties.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-03-05
TO IMPROVE GRADE OF STOCK.
G. ID. Holt Calls Men From Experiment.
Station to Make Tests of Cattle

G. ID. Holt Calls Men From Experimen tal
Station to Make Tests of Cattle.
Kenosha dairy cattle promise to
rank high in the registry books of the
country as C. d. Holt has summoned a
member of the staff from the expert.
mental station at Madison to make
tests of a number of the cattle on his
farm in the town of Pleasant Prairie,
and when the results of these tests be-
come known there is little doubt but
that the Kenosha county herd will be
placed in the registry books with as
good pedigree as any dairy cattle in
the state.
The test, which was made Friday,
was marvellous one. One cow with
second calf gave during the day 5o1z
pounds of milk. Another of the COWS
gave S per cent milk. The test will
be continued for a week and at the
close of the test the cattle will be ad-
ded to the new grade.
These experiments will largely in
crease the value of the cattle for
breeding purposes.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-03-05
AN HOUR IN A WELL.
John Stephens Has Peculiar Experience
at the Redding Home South of Kenosha

John Stephens Has Peculiar Experience
at the Redding Home South of Kenosha
John Stephens, an elderly man who
works for John Redding on farm be-
tween this city and Winthrop Harbor,
had close call to death in a peculiar
manner Monday afternoon. That he
escaped alive is due 10 the fact that
Mr.. Redding's son CHANGED to go to
the barn.
Stephens had led horse to the we'll
to drink. In some manner a plank
over the we'll broke and the man was
precipitated into the water, some IS
feet below
He managed to seize crevice in the
brick wall and chung on, all of the
time calling for help.
The well stands some distance from
the house and it was an hour before
help arrived.
Stephens was in water over his
shoulders and after he had become
nearly exhausted from the exertion of
hanging on to the brick he was re-
l1eved to see the face of young Red
ding peering over the edge of the we'll.
The young man ran to the barn and
soon had rope which he lowered to
the imprisoned man and it was not
long before he was freed from his i'm
prisonment
It was some time before Stephens
recovered from the shock of the ex-
perience.