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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-12-08
PLOT TO KILL
HUERTAS
Designs Against the Life Of Palama's
Commander In Chief.
O0NSPIRAT0Rs ARE DEPORTED
Alleged Attempt Included an EFFORT
to Persuade Panama Garrison TO
OIt-RafcOntents Were
Army Omcera.

Colon. Dec. Through a letter thu
Panama government has discovered
what is alleged TO have been a plot
against the life Of General Huertas,
commander in chief Of the forces of the
republic Of Panama, and an effort on
the part Of a few army officers to per-
suade the garrison at Panama to revolt.
If such plot really existed, which
those accused Of participation in It de-
ny, it was promptly nipped IN the bud
BY the apprehension at Panama Of four
alleged conspirators, who were imme.
diately brought under guard to Colon
and shipped hence to Port Limon, Cos.
ia Rica The prisoners We're all born in
the interior Of Colombia and have been
on the isthmus for some years. Thes
were members Of the Colombian bat.
TALON which gave its support to the
new government when the republic was
formed and which was commanded by
General Huertas. They all took the
oath Of allegiance to the new republic
and continued to serve in the army
Huertas' Adjutant In Plot.
One Of them is a colonel named Ferol.
two are majors. and the fourth is the
adjutant Of General Huertas. They de-
clare that the charge that they were
engaged in conspiracy is the work Of
personal enemies and that some Colon
bian who was deported from the 18TH
mus Immediately after the establish
ment Of the republic Nov sent the
letter from Port Limon addressed to
Colonel Ferol The communication was
written in terms duplicating them I'M
such a plot At the same time. they
say, the writer advised some OF the Off
cials at Panama to secure and read the
letter addressed TO Colonel Fero before
It was delivered to him.
The reports in circulation that the
alleged conspirators attempted to assas-
sinate General Huertas are not true
Nevertheless the government doubtless
bad some evidence against them suffi
Gent, it is believed, to Justify the radi-
cal step of deporting them
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-12-08
ONE TO
ETGH r


tOriginaLl
1T was back in the fftes said the
old sailor when ships were ships and
not cooking stoves aaoat, as they are
now. was mate Of a sailing vessel,
one of those long craft with masts rum
ming against the clouds and canvas
enough to move a floating city You
don't see EN- nowadays, and you're not
likely ever 10 see 'em again There
was comfort aboard such a ship as that
mo smell Of grease, no shaking Of the
engine, nothing but motion harmon Gus
with the wind and waves.
zone moonlight night when we were
in the West Indies we were lying at
anchor Off the island Of Jamaica-the
captain and most of The crew were
ashore, and | was sitting on the quar-
ter deck in the captains chair, trying
to keep cool. Casting my eye In the
simmer Of the NOON saw d black
spot on the water. Watching it. dis
covered that It moved moved toward
the ship ] thought it was canoe
coming head on. for could see some
thing like a paddle raised with a reg
ular motion. but II wasn't a canoe; it
was a man swimming. ait each stroke
raising one arm out Of the water, a
favorite motion with good swimmers.
IT was evident that the man was max
ing for our ship. as there was nothing
else about when Ne came under The
stern he called FOR ME to throw him D
rope. called some of the watch "a
bring rope, and we got him aboard
He was no sooner on deck than he be-
gan his story The negroes on his plan.
tation were going 70 rise that night
murder him and his family and take
possession or what movable goods they
could find lie wanted Us TO send
force for their protection
We had but eight men aboard, aud
didn't feel at liberty 70 send em hut
the fellow begged SO pteously for me
to save the lives Of his family that
consented and sent every man. re-
naming myself to watch THE ship i
boat WAS lowered with the eight men
I'd her 81 Tie oars while the stranger
took the tiller | watched en- rising
and Falling % the swells Ii the moon
Skinner till they were well away
then, remembering that | was alone III
care Of d biz ship began to walk the
deck with q feeling Of uncomfortable
responsibility
"The men ] had sent had faded IN
the distance when | noticed a boat
coming from the opposite point. headed
straight for the ship. She couldn't hold
any one belonging TO the vessel. Cor the
captain and crew would come from the
mouth OF small river midway be
tween the direction Of the boat that
had gone and the boat that was COM
ing, Il flashed across my mind that
the swimmer had come to decoy what
protection there was aboard the ship
leaving her free to be plundered Ii
this were 50 here was sole defender
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-12-08
DERRY Is A HERO.
ME Recent ENpsoit rot HIS irst
Acf 81 conanicnons BrnNery.

HE Recent Expsoft Nof Ills irst
Act OF Confnicr0us BrnYery.
Newport. r. l., Dee Title plunge
into the icy sen hy which Boatswap
Patrick Deey Of the United States
naval tug Peoria saved the submarine
torpedo boat Adder was the fourth
time that the daring seaman has car
ried lines through raging surges to
wrecks and drowning men during his
twenty years service in the navy
During the hurricane which wrecked
the Trenton. Nipsic and Vandalia at
Samoa 10 1887 Deery jumped over.
board from the Trenton and with
small line hauled hawsers ashore. With
the assistance Of the native samoans
he was the means Of saving many
lives.
When the old Kearsarge was wreck
ed on Roncador reef. West Indies.
Deery volunteered to swim ashore with
line attached to a hawser He was
the means Of saving many lives. Dur
ing the wreck all the boats Of the ship
had been stove in except two, steam
launch and a sailing launch. Deely
put out to sen with a small crew in
the sailing launch in an attempt to OBJ
tain assistance. lie was gone two
days when steamer was sighted. and
the captain accompanied Deery and
hls crew back to tie reef. whore the
survivors We're rescued. Tor this serv.
ice Deery received a letter Of eonmen-
dation from the secretary Of the navy.
During the war with Spain Deery
was in charge Of the naval ferry be-
tween Manila and Cavite, and on one
Of these trips a marine fell overheard.
Deery jumped into the water and sue
ceeded in effectlng rescue. For this
service he received a medal Of honor
and a letter Of commentator from the
secretary Of the navy Deery is forty
i've years old and has a wife aud two
children in Brooklyn
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-12-08

Washington, Dec. 7,-Josephine Z. T.
Henry, a widow Of Boston, has re-
quested the discontnuance of her pen.
sion, and the commissioner of pensions
has granted her request. She says: q
had some money left me sufficient for
my support, and did not feel that it
was right to draw the pension under
those circumstances, and gave 1t up
Of my own free viii, not being willing
to swear that was dependent upon
my daily labor. II at any time my III
come is reduced So 1t comes within the
law | shall ask to be restored to the
pension rolls
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-12-08
womnn chnrred with 800.

Attleboro Mass. Dec. 7.--After an
investigation Of nearly week into the
attempt to burn the private sanitarium
OF Or. James NJ. solomon Of this town,
In which there We're twenty-five pa
tents. the state police have taken into
custody Mrs Margaret Giles, a native
of New Hampshire and for many years
the chief cook at Or. Solomon's insti.
tuition. The arrest was made in Bos
ton, and Mrs. Giles was brought here
and examined by Drs. Holden and
Roberts, who pronounced her sane.
Mrs. Giles is the wife Of a New Hamp
shire physician.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-12-08

Representative J. u. Lacey ON Arf.
Representative John Il Lacey of
Iowa. author Of tie song bird Inv and
the scholar of the house was erlticlsing
one Of the hideous portraits Of ancient
speakers that hang In tile house lobby.
says the Washington correspondent OF
the Kew York World
1T is not good art he said
Huh Lacey broke in Colonel Pete
Hepburn, what do you know about
artg You are no painter How can
you tell d bad pictures Yon never
painted one
mo" Lacey replied. = never laid an
egg either but can ten bad one
Just the samo
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-12-08

New Form Of Graft In st. Louis.
ST. Louis. Dec. J.-The investigation
thai j. being pursued by tile health DC
partment officials into alleged lrregu
larity ia the management Of city insti-
tutions has revealed It was made
known, that over eighty names are
carried on the books Of the poorhouse
OF persons who are not inmates Of the
institution The investigation has been
assisted by superintendent Hart Of
the poorhouse, and he made the state
ment that these names were being car
ried It Is claimed tllat food and cloth
ing have been regularly drawn for the
names and constituted booty for some
body.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-12-08

New York, Dec District Attorney
Jerome will call upon the grand jury
this week to make a thorough investl-
cation into charges Of grand larceny
against several public adjusters of
fires in this city. II is charged that an
organized hand Of fire adjusters for a
consideration not only VIII commit per-
jury. but viii submit false claims Of
losses to insurance companies. Inyes-
tigatlon has shown that millions of
dollars have been stolen from the fire
insurance companies
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-12-08

New York. Dec From Princeton
university comes the announcement
that the rare element in the mineral
kingdom known as radium, the quoted
price Of which is S2,721,0o0 a pound.
has been discovered to exist In "carno-
lite" newly discovered ore in Utah.
The discovery was made by Professor
Alexander Hamilton Phillips, assistant
professor of mineralogy.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-12-08

Albany n. T., Dec 5.The following
schedule q soNHl occasions IL The eN
eeutive mnsion is announced Mrs.
0dell viii give a luncheon to this sea-
sons debutantes ON Thursday, Dec. 10;
the governor and Mrs. 0dell win re.
ceiYe at the executive mansion New
Years day from 4 until 6; Mrs, 0dell
viii De at home Wednesdays, ian. q.
Jan 13. Jan. 20 ana Feb 3 from until
=; the legislative reception win be Civ
en- on Thursday. Jan 2S
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-12-08
Prominent Unitarian Dead.

Newton, Mass, Dec 7.-Rev. Francis
y. Hernbrooke, former pastor Of the
Claiming Unitarian church, this place,
and widely known among members Of
the denomination throughout New Eng
land. IS dead Rev Mr.. Hernbrooke
was fifty-four years or age and a native
Of Wheeling, w. va.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-12-08

Plattsburg, M Il, Dec William
H. Nichols, a member Of Company d,
Fifth infantry, y, S. A., stationed at
plattsburg barracks, occupies a cell in
the Clinton county Jail here charged
with murder in the first degree, 1t is
charged that he fred the shot that
caused the death OF Gossie Montazzi,
who died in the Plattsburg barracks
hospital on Wednesday after a free
fight at the Hotel Savoy on Monday
night. The evidence against Nichols is
said to be complete.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-12-08

Madrid. Dec 8 Premier Nillavertle
who rendered the resignation Of the
cabinet to King Alfonso owing to the
Republican opposition to the passage
Of the budget bill has declined 60 form
9 new cabinet ana hrs advised the king
10 intrust the task to Senior Maura.
former minister Of the interior
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-12-08
Reyes visits nooseveIt.

Washington Dee Tin his visit to
President Roosevelt General Rafael
Reyes, the special envoy from Colon.
bia, was introduced by Secretary Hay
and Or Iforran the Colombian charge.
General Reyes and the president talked
Informally, the Interview closing with
the understanding on the part Of tile
former that subsequent communica-
tons are 10 be made to the secretary OF
state. Before discharging the duties OF
his mission General Reyes will make
official calls on the ministers Of the din
lomatic corps and Will address to tho
ambassadors q note asking for an au-
dience He viii then be full fiedged
minister and ready for business.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-12-08

Seattle, Wash, Dec 5.Jacob Hoel-
stad. captain of the American ship
Benjamin Sewall which was wrecked
n Formosan waters during d typhoon
Oct G, has arrived here on the Japa-
nese steamer Iyo Maru Captain Hoel-
stad says tile Sewall was abandoned
after laboring III a terrific storm for
forty eight hours, during which she
sprang a leak The crew of twenty
took TO two lifeboats, one Of which
landed on Tobago island, where eight
OF the number. it is believed were muir
dered by the natives
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-12-08

Cripple Creek Under Martial law
Denver Dec. ;. Governor Peabody
has issued q proclamation declaring
Cripple Creek under martial law and
suspending the writ of habeas corpus
He declares that the gold camp is in a
state Of instruction and rebellion and
that the civil authorities are powerless
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-12-08

JeifefsonYilie, Ind, Dee. p6
Is searching for Joseph n.
gro who attempted To a@ Ngss
Minnie Friend Rhodes arrested
at his home here, but while "a the way
TO jail made hls escape from three po-
lieemen II recaptured i Is probable
Rhodes win be ynched
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-12-08

Washington, Dec, THE following
fourth class postmasters have been ap
pointed: Pennsylvania Canoe Greek.
w. II. HaIpster; stowell, John Malloy.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-12-08

Farmer, M ~. Dec, 5.I.Oren Sher
wood, q well known farmer, aged about
fifty-fiye years, whose home was about
one mile from Johannesburg, was
found hanging TO q beam IN bis barn,
having committed suicide.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-12-08
no ouRE 4 COLD N ONE DAY

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
All druggists refund the money If It fails
to cure. E. w. Groves signature Is on
each box. 25c.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-12-08

Panama Recognized by Germany.
Colon, Nee. 1.-THE German consul
here Herr Heuer officially advised the
government Of Panama that be had re
eeived cabled instructions to formally
recognize the repnbIle Of Panama
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-12-08

Washington, Dec Representative
Badger Of Ohio has introduced a bill
repeating the duty on hides.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-12-08

The dignihed walls Of the First Meth-
odist church AZ Maryyille, Kan. saw
some uncommon doings 4 few nights
ago when The Epworth league held q
regular old fashioned country husking
bee within them. says the Kansas City
Journal After All the red cars had
been found there was q wheebarrow
race between four young women Il
was a rather new way to serve the
Lord, but probably the d.ord was Is
well pleased as If the young folks bad
all sat around long faxed and pioGsiike
and thought mean things about each
other and each others clothes.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-06-02

Were it not for the great care taken
by the Marine Hospital corps we might
be alarmed lest some contagious dis
ease should come to us from the Ori-
ent. Besides the care displayed by the
medical officials of the federal govern
ment, there is another cause of safety.
No steamer dare give a false report or
suppress any information of a suspi-
cious nature. When this was a weak
independent government such things
might be done, and indeed were done,
but now that we are part of the Unit
ed States matters are very different.
Suppressed facts undoubtedly laid up
on us the burden of the cholera epidem-
ic, which came to us from a through
steamer, and years ago the tramp
steamers brought us smallpox in the
same way. However we may rest easy
now, our port is well guarded
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-06-02
AN IMPORTANT DECISION

The Man has been decided by the Supreme Court OF the
United States favor OF the Territorial Supreme Court and the Ter
Etoral government 1t the itself which mpor
tant but the principle which had serious bearing
which had been tried and in which various criminals had
been convicted,
The known the transition 1t looked at the
all criminals tried between the annexation resolution and the
organization OF the Territorial government going
tce The view taken by the Circuit Court that these had
been legally therefore should be retired
There clash between the and the executive officers
OF justice The lawyers the Territory divided in their opinion
and in fact every arguing either the other
Mankcis finally such shape that could be-
fore the United States Supreme Court with the result that the
the Territorial authorities sustained and that those criminals
found guilty during the transition PERIOD will have their
That there much be said and shown by the
division in the court Five judges in favor of the decision and
four against it,
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-06-02

The passage of the emergency bill,
which was delayed for so long, has put
a good deal of money into circulation,
Several of the Departments have been
running on credit, and merchants in
town have been waiting for their
money. When the unpaid bills act is
passed, there win again be a distribu-
tion of funds which win ease up the
situation considerably. The paying out
of the million of dollars in fire claims
must also have it's effect. There is no
doubt that the financial situation was
seriously strained but the strain is not
so great now as it was two or three
months ago. Granted, as many people
maintain, that much OF the money for
fire claims goes into the hands of the
banks, and of capitalists who have
made advances upon the warrants
nat money will not remain idle in the
bank vaults, but will be out seeking
'einvestment, and many small schemes
which have languished because no
money was to be borrowed, win now
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-06-02
A CLOUD OF BUTTERFLIES.

One of the most beautiful sights ever
seen in California was observed at Co.
roma this month, when a vast cloud
OF butterflies passed over the place,
They flew about five feet from the
earth and the mass was half a mile
wide and several miles long, No one
knows how high in the air tile flock of
brilliantly colored insects extended or
where they went or came from.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-06-02

There never has been much doubt
about Roosevelt's success in the Repub-
lican party. The Presidents western
tour has done wonders for the slightly
wavering, and has made the party So
lid. The Republican state organizations
have sufficient votes to nominate
Roosevelt on the first ballot, and the
country win come forward like a
mighty wave upon whose crest the
President win again be carried to the
White House.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-06-02

The dengue fever has affected nearly
every branch of the public service and
has practically tied up several of the
private houses and firms. Dengue in
prison, attacking both guards and pris-
oners has been the latest form in which
this slight but annoying disease has
displayed itself. The worst of it is that
one attack of dengue does not give inn
munity, but it comes again, and again.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-06-02

Disease has followed the floods in
Kansas, and these various Affections
will carry off far more people than ever
the waters hurled into eternity. In
sufficient food, overcrowding in a small
space, and the rotting carsasses of
domestic animals which line the shores
will all add their quota towards bring
ing about a great deal of sickness.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-06-02

The question of keeping up the light
houses has always been a disputed one
since we became a Territory. They
ought to be supported and kept
in order by the Federal Government.
But the Federal Government cannot
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-06-02

District Attorney 'Breckons would like
to be home just now. Cheyenne would
have one more ardent supporter of
Roosevelt to shout hurrah! as the Pres
ident goes about among the boys.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-06-02

which title he is strung up. One does
wish, however, that the Philippine cor
respondents would inform the public as
to the difference between a rebel and
a ladrone. Perhaps he is rebel when
he is hanged and a ladrone when he is
free.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-06-02

Rios is now a rebel leader some short
time ago he was a ladrone. AS he has
been tried for eighteen murders and
will assuredly be hanged, it must make
very little difference to him under
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-06-02
It's 1t.

When in the course of human events
it becomes necessary for us to grace
fully place our feet on the elastic neck
of the fake" we, as loyal followers OF
upright conduct, do so enveloped in
large smile of satisfaction. Not with
the evil idea of suppressing the fake"
article for If it is allowed to exist 1t
not only suffers by comparison with the
real thing bat also enhances the value
of the genuine. Now, for instance,
place side By side the real and the
fake" Take any two articles of
known value, AS an example any closet
in the world and the Douglas Patent
Closet, Comparison? There is one but
oh MY Bath handles the Douglas.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-06-02

A let up among the Chinese Interest,"
ed in the Chinese fund has cCme There
will probably be quite little sum
which will never he called for, just as
there was something over from the
savings bank funds
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-06-02

keep up what it does not own. The So
tuition of the difficulty is to hand over
the lighthouses and sufficient land for
cottages and gardens to the Federal
authorities, and an offer of this kind
will be made to Secretary Hitchcock
shortly.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-06-02

An eight-hour day has caused a cut
in wages in Arizona. This is a very
practical way of showing objection to
short hours. 1t has been tried in sew
eral parts of the mainland. .5l
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-06-02

readily find hackers. Things are by no
means so blue as some would have us
think.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-06-02

The House was in an economical
mood yesterday, and cut salaries with
a merciless hand.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-06-02

1t is somewhat grim joke which the Yesterday
Situation Topeka improving Twenty bodies found the find
ing of twenty bodies show improving condition?
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-06-02

Note Heads, Bill Heads, Letter Heada
and all kinds of Job and Commercial
Printing neatly and promptly exec led
at the Star Ofi1ce.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-06-02
Classified Ads in Star.

A Three-Line Advertisement as
words) will be inserted in the STARS
Classified Columns for rs cents Each
additional line at the rate OF 10 cents
extra.
Ads under "SituatIons Wanted" inserted
free until further notice.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-06-02

o'wepty- dvS cents havs Tor Wapr
ad in the Star. A bargain.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-06-02
Cottage Wanted
To Rent
Furnished Rooms To Let !

A nicely furnished front room. Mos
quito proof and electric light. 494 Bere-
tania near Punchbowl.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-06-02

Two Furnished Rooms. Cheap. No.
9 Garden Lane.