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Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1903-09-07
TO BETTER CONDITION
OF THE EMPll

New York. Sept 7-Changes in the
and methods of the Ma
tional Civic Federation has been de.
cided on by the executive committee
which will be discussed at confer
ence in Chicago October IA and Is.
Chairman Hannas title will be chang
ed to president. The general work is
to be divided into sections.
A conference of the employers will
be held in this city in November to
discuss ways of bettering the condi-
tiOn of the employees.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1903-09-07
USING SNOW PLOWS
ON PIXIES PEAK.

Colorado Springs, Sept. IA heavy
snow fell on the range between this
city and Cripple Creek last night. It
was impossible to run trains to the
summit of Pixies Peak today on ac-
count of the snow drifts but traffic will
be resumed as soon as the snow plows
can clear the road.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1903-09-07
WITHDRAWAL OF
PANAMA DELEGATION

Washington, D. c., Sept. 7-Dr Her
ran, Colombian charge de affairs, has
received the following cablegram from
the retiring governor of Panama:
Nothing is known here regarding the
withdrawal from congress of the Pana-
ma delegation. | have been informed
that Senator Obaldia has been appoint
ed governor and he is on the way"
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1903-09-07

with an aim to the severing of the
relations now existing between Bull
garia and the Macedonian insurgents.
Germany assented, but several of the
"nwers objected and the proposal will
obably fail.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1903-09-07
CURTIS JET TO STAND
ANOTHER TRIAL

Lexington, KY, Sept. Curtis Jett,
convicted of the assassination of ]. B.
Marcum at Jackson, KY, was taken
to Cynthiana today to stand trial for
the assassination of Town Marshal
James Cockrill.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1903-09-07

Call on the New Mexican Printing
Company for engraved visiting cards.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-02-13
FUMES KILL FIREMEN.
o.. Their Lives by Inhaltng
Nitric Acid While ON Duty.
In Milwaukee.

Milwaukee. Feb. 5.-Chief James
Foley, Capt. Andrew White and Pipe
men Edward Hogan and Thomas
Droney. of the Milwaukee fire depart
mept. are dead, and several other fire.
men are in a precarious condition
from the effects of inhaling fumes OF
nitric acid at the Schwab Stamp d
Seal company's plant.
The accident was one OF the worst
encountered by the local fire depart
ment in years. and not until hours
after the men had returned to their
quarters did they realize their danger.
Chief Foley has been at the head OF
the department for 90 years n was
the Oldest fireman on the force. He
is the inventor of fire fighting appar-
atus used in every city in the United
States. He has been president OF the
National Fire Chiefs association.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-02-13
Redmond Released from Jan.

Dublin, Feb. 4.-William Redmond
NJ. =, who was sentenced last year to
SIX months imprisonment because he
refused to give bail for his future good
behavior as the result of an alleged n.
%cendiary speech at Wexford. was "a
leased Tuesday, although he had only
served half his term. In an interview
ne said: Il do not know why / am
released, but I certainly do not thank
the government, who have kept me-
in, jail for three months for roa11,,
nothing" eany
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-02-13
DEATH OF h. L. DAWES.
Veteran statesman Closes His Life at
His Home in Pittsfield, Mass,
at the Age of Sc Years.

Pittsfield. Mass, Feb. 6.-Henry
Laurens Dawes, member of congress
from 1857 to 1873, and from 1873 to
1898 United States senator, died at
his home in this city yesterday, aged
Sc years.
During the period of his sc years
continuous service in congress Mr..
Dawes saw the civil war fought,
slavery abolished, the country grow
from a population of 100000 to n
of 70,00o,00O {, and nearly all the rail-
roads of the land constructed. When
Mr.. Dawes entered congress it was a
two days journey from his home at
Adams, Mass, to the capital. To-day
the trip can be made in eight hours.
In his long public IRE Mr.. Dawes
was prominent in almost all the
great movements and reforms of the
nation within the past so years.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-02-13
VICTIMS OF FLAMES.
Home of Michigan Farmer De.troxea
Daughter Loses Her Life-sev-
eral Other Persons Burned.

Menominee, Mich, Feb. 6.-Fire de-
stroyed the home of E.. A. Banks, four
miles east of ingalls,. Julia Banks, the
eldest daughter, aged 10 years, was
burned to death; another girl, aged IL
years, was badly burned about the
hands and face, and "a d%isfigured for
life Banks, while endeavoring to res
cue his two daughtersfrom the flames,
was SO badly burned about the hands
that amputation may be necessary.
His nine-year-old boy alone escaped un-
injured. The fire broke out while the
was asleep.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-02-13
EVIDENCE ALL IN.
Strike Commission Concludes Hear
Ing of Witnesses After a Sitting
of Fifty-One Days.


Philadelphia, Feb. 6.-After a sit
ting of exactly 81 days, the anthra-
cite coal strike commission conclud-
ed the hearing of witnesses at five
o'clock yesterday afternoon and adj
joofrned until next Monday, when it
will begin to hear the arguments of
counsel representing the several
sides. The arguments will take up
5h days, the operators having been
assigned three days, and the miners
the remainder of the time. In all,
the commission heard 566 witnesses.
Nine of these were called by the
commission, 244 by the union miners,
1855 by the n%on-union miners and 1853
by the operators.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-02-13
SILVER FOR HAWAII.
American Coin to BE Used In re.
demption of. Insue Of ! 1000, O0O1
During Kalnkaua's Reign. n, {

Honolulu, Feb. 6.-The First nation-
al bank has received by the steamer
Ventura $4,000 in United States. sill
YER coin, shipped by the San Francisco
mint. The bank will at once begin to
redeem the Hawaiian issue of $1,000
600 coined in 1888 during the reigno OF
King Kalakaua. Dollars, half dollars.
and quarters will be redeemed, but the
dimes will be allowed to circulate.
Eight hundred thousand dollars of the
issue will be redeemed. Other INSTALL
ments of silver will be sent here by the
United States government.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-02-13

President Roosevelt has decided to
bar lighted cigars out of the white
house and with the view Of making
known his desires regarding the mat
ter has hung over a mantel in the pub.
lie reception-room the familiar sign.
N Smoking Allowed" Some time
ago Arthur Simmons, the colored
doorkeeper, who has been at the white
house for many years, was made
smoke inspector, but he found that his
efforts to put a stop to the nuisance
provoked a good deal Of tall language
among offenders.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-02-13
MANY MARINES DIE.
Sixty-Two of sixty-scven on n United
States Receiving Ship Are Vic
Tins of Diphtheria.

Three Rivers, Mich, Feb. 5.-Severa1
months ago j. B. Shoemaker, a broth
er of Mrs. Clark Reed, of this city, en-
listed in the United States marine
service and was assigned to the receiv-
ing ship Franklin. Mrs. Reed has just
received a letter from her brother in
which he says black diphtheria had
been raging on the vessel, and that out
of 81 boys from the vessel who were
taken to the hospital ship all but five
had died, he being one of the surviv-
ors. Shoemaker says at times there
We're as high as five deaths a day, and
that it was pitiful in thesextreme to
witness the appeals made by the boys
to be saved from such a death.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-02-13

The late DIR. Joseph Parker, follow
Ing a custom of the generation in
which he began to preach, used to be.
gin his sermon by repeating the text
three times. He did not, however,
do even this in the.way that others
did. One OF his early sermons opened
thus: The children Of Israel cried
all night (solemnly). The children Of
Israel cried all night dramatically.
The children of Israel cried all nient-
the babies!!" At that point the doc.
tor and his audience began the full
enjoyment of the sermon.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-02-13

Every large liner carrying nassar.
gers always has on4board from six
to ten cats. these being apportioned
to various parts Of the ship and an.
pear on the scompany's books az re.
CARDS srations. a few flrst-class saloon
cats have become quite celebrated,
especially II the long-voyage boats
fhat 80 % India and Australia. Large
sums have been offered for one saloon
cat on great line, and the star mas
to guard It strictly from acquisitlve
admirers, IN whose luggage Il has sew.
eral times been found By the alert
.oticerg.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-02-13
ont ON Hail.

Guthrie, Okla, Feb. fudge S.
w. Petit, ex-chief justice of the
Usage Indian nation, has been re-
leased from custody in $4,000 Bond.
He has been in prison nearly a wear
on a charge of numbering another
member of the Usage tribe at a dance
given at the Petit home, when, it is
alleged, the victim of the judge in
suited some of his guests. Petit has
always been prominent among both
Indians ard whites.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-02-13
A TRIPLE WRECK.
rh,ee Freight Trains on Lake shore
Road Reduced to kindling
Wood and Burned.

Goshen, Ind, Feb. 4.-Three freight
trains on the Lake Shore railroad
were wrecked here Tuesday. A west
bound train crashed into the rear OF
another and at the same time n fast
dairy train going east on another
track caught the caboose of the
wrecked train as it was thrown in its
way. The w~reckage was piled high,
making a complete blockade of both
tracks. The engine crews escaped
with slight injuries. The wreck took
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-02-13

An extraordinary strike is reported
from Creziers, near Poiteres, France,
the school children of the elementary
school having refused to attend their
classes unless the head master, a M.
Call, were dismissed from his posi-
ton. The children allege that they
have been harshly treated by the
master. They are supported by lueir
parents, who have p%etitioned the
government to send down an Official
to inquire into the affair. This the
government has agreed to.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-02-13
CRISIS NEAR HONDURAS
Ranil]a Has Proclaimed Himself as
President of the Republic
at Amapala.
ACTION ESTABLISHES DUAL GOVERNMENT
American Wasliips mt San Francisco
proceed to the scene in n short
Time-Repnirs Are Being NusheN
on All Boats Mt Mare Island Navy
Yard.

Washington, Feb. 5.-The state de-
partment has been advised that Sierra,
the hold-over president of Honduras,
has turned over the presidency to q
council of ministers and that Bonllla,
who claims to have been elected to
the presidential Office, has proclaimed
himself president at Amapala.
Warships to Sail
San Francisco. Feb. 5.-The war
ships in commission in this harbor will
be on their way to Amapala. a point
on the Pacific coast of Honduras, early
next week. The New York, Boston
and the Ranger are now in the bay
ready to start on short notice. In view
of the orders Admiral Glass has re-
lieved Admiral Casey in the command
of the Pacific fleet. 1t had been ar.
ranged that the flags of the admirals
should be changed to February 10,
but the hurry orders to the fleet to
get into southern waters prompted
the change being made in the COM
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-02-13
SOFT COAL SCALE.
Operators at he Conference In In.
d~iannpolis Make an Offer Of q
IL Per Cent. I~ncrease.

indianapolis, Ind, Feb. .6.-The soft
coal miners of Indiana, Illinois, Ohio
ana western Pennsylvania were yes
terday offered an advance in wages
1or the ensuing year by the opera
tors that for the most part will he
u per cent. AS a settlement of the
wage scale in this district is the
basis on which all other districts
make settlement, the proposition can
DC said to be to the soft coal miners
OF the country: The offer has not
yet been accepted by the miners.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-02-13

The johannesburg Chamber of Mines
offers prizes for practical suggestions
and means Of %ohviating miners con-
sumption, which is thought to result
from the fine dust made by the drill
ing machines. The following awards
are offered for the three best practical
suggestions and devices on the sub
ject: Iirst prize, $4,000 and a gold
medal; second prize, $3.50; third
prize. $500.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-02-13
Wonderful Gold Strike.

FL Paso, Texas, Feb Edward M.
sturgess, a prospector from Mexico,
near Douglass, Ariz, reports a ire
mendous gold strike in the Terres
mountains, about 40 miles from Cos.
terminus of the Nacozari railroad.
sturgess claims to have taken $780,
600 gold in the last six weeks with a
very crude outfit. Samples of ore
are said to II as high as 5000
ounces of gold to the ton, with a
value of about $4,000.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-02-13
Intended to KIN Ruler..

Brussels. Feb. 7.-During the hear
ing OF the case against Gennaro Ru-
bino, the anarchist charged with at
tempting to assassinate King Leo
pold, it was brought out that the
prisoner contemplated killing a ROT
OF European rulers, among them, be-
sides Leopold, being the king of Italy
and the king of England. The at
tempt on the life of King Leopold
was made November IL last
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-02-13

The direct Morgan interests include
IL railroad systems, one monster
steamship company. 10 Industrial
combinations, seven banks, three telc-
graph and cable companies, seven
great insurance companies and in.
Vulnerable smaller corporations of va
rious kinds. The total capitalization
OF these various combinations is So
44S,5 500, OO0-an amount greater than
the national debt of any country in
the world, and twice the debt of Great
Britain.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-02-13

In Germany, electricity, among
other curious results, has rehabili-
tated the discarded windmill. At
Nereshelm a windmill supplies power
for thirty4six i~ncandescent lamps that
light a large paint factory. Another
in Schleswig-Holstein keeps up a
steady current of 80 volts. At Dussel-
dorf a windmill winds up a heavy
weight, of which the descent works a
powerful dynamo.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-02-13

Sergt. John A. Mason, the soldier
who tried to anticipate the law of at.
tempting to kill Guiteau, the assassin
OF President Garfield, has taken up his
abode in the Soldiers Home at Day.
ton, where he will end his days. For
the attempt on Guiteau's life Mason,
who belonged to an artillery regiment,
was court-martialed and sentenced to
20 years Imprisonment, but President
Arthur pardoned him. He is an old
man now.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-02-13
G)ES1 70 THE HAGUE COURT
President Roosevelt Again Declines
to Act as Arbitrator in Ven
ezuelan Dispute.
INVITATION OF The ALLIES is REFUSED.
final Arrangement with the Powers
Regarded in Washington as a Vic
tory for Minister Bowen Pro-
tocols Will Dc Draw Up-BIock-
adc to BE Raised OOn

Washington, Feb. president
Roosevelt has declined to act as arbi-
traitor in the Venezuelan imbroglio,
and the negotiations between Minister
Bowen and the representatives of the
allied powers, which We're practically
broken off by the three diplomats, with
out notice to Mr.. Bowen, visiting the
white house and inviting the president
to act as arbitrator, have been re-
Sumed.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-02-13

The car of Russia is the richest
man in the world. His mines, his fac
tories, his illimitable estates, his in
vested funds and his absolute control
Of the revenues Of a great empire puts
him at the head Of financial magnates;
but nobody thinks of him as a mil
lionaire. 1t is not wealth that the
Imagination pictures when the name
of the car is spoken, but power.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-02-13

Questions having been raised on the
subject OF the decision of the French
maritime authorities to allow women
to act as sailors in the channel fish
ing smacks, the minister OF marine
has addressed a circular to all .ne
French port officials, in which he says:
Women a not navigate as captains.
but according to the French law they
can not be prevented from embarking
as members of the crew."
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-02-13
Hunter Acouit,ea

Louisville, Ky. Feb. 3.-Accord;nn
70 a cablegram received here from Dr.
Godfrey Hunter, formerly United
n.a'es minister to Guatemala, Godfrey
llun'er' Jr.. was acquitted of the mur.
DER OF William Fitzgerald, of Grand
Rapids, Mich. During tba 49,, ~
Witnesses swore to the fact that there
was a conspiracy against the life ~
Godfrey Hunter. Jr.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-02-13
No Indictments.

Frankfort, Ky, Feb. 2.-The Frank
I'm county grand jury has adjourned.
Notwithstanding the fact that Henry
p. 4outseJy, serving sentence for life
as accessory to the murder of Gov.
Goebel, was before the jury for over =
week, no indictments in the Goebel
case were returned.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-02-13
Without ParalleI,

Dover, Del, Feb. THE Delaware
senatorial deadlock over j. Edward
Addicks' candidacy, who has now
withdrawn. is without a parallel.
Only one United States senator has
been elected since 1889. Both seats
r now vacant. Addicks is said n,
have spent $4,000 in n campaign.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-02-13
Summer Blrd. Annenr.

Port Henry, N. Y, Feb. From
every section of the Adirondacks
come reports of large numbers of
summer birds and large focks of
robins being seen daily at several
different places. Old woodsmen say
that they v before saw these
birds SO numerous at this season Of
the year..
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-02-13
Died Mt the Age Of 1o4.

Tacoma, WASH, Feb. Mrs. Mar
guerite Allen, the, Oldest woman in the
state of Washington, died at the home
of her daughter in this city, aged 1o4
years. Mrs. Allen was born in Scot
land, and emigrated to Canada over
70 years ago. She later moved to Ohio.
Mrs. Allen leaves a son in Detroit.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-02-13

The keynote of the worlds pro-
gress for the last six months has been
arbitration. Never before, in so short
a time, have 50 many disputes be-
tween nations, and between capital
and labor been adjusted thus, not in
every case with entire satisfaction to
both parties, but certainly more near
ly SO than by any other method.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-02-13
A Charity Tru.t.

New York, Feb. IA philanthropy
trust with s~1o,ooo,ooo capital, is
projected by A. o. Crozier, treasure,
of the National Corrections and Char.
tiles congress. The interest, if mil.
lionaires will donate the capital, is "a
be used to afford relief to victims 81
disasters.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-02-13
Owns Malae wees.

- Havana, Feb. THE governments
mas received advices from Wash;na
ton to the effect that all claims wh;ah
me me american government might have
nan 70 wrecks in Cuba are low. CON
s;aerea 70 have lapsed. This Is con.
s,aered TO mean that the wrecl =,
erty Of Cuba. sne Prop
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-02-13
C-ongressman Dies.

Waynesville, N. c., Feb. 6.-Con-
gresham ]. II. Moody, of the Ninth
district, died at his home here. He
was taken i'll several weeks ago IN
Washington, and only reached his
home q few days ago. His death
was caused by congestion of the
lungs.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-02-13
Military Aeaae.y burned.

Alton, ILL.,, Feb. 6.-Fire OF "
posed incendiary origin deslro 4
the Western Military academy sm.
Upper Alton, causing loss o. il
600. The fire was the fourth one
az days to attack the academy.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-02-13
TWO Women H....a

London, Feb. Amelia sach and
Annie Walters, "baby farmers" were
hanged at Holloway jail. The women
were recommended to mercy Of ac.
count Of their sex, but the home sacrs-
tary was unable to grant the reprieye
usually accorded.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-02-13
Many Horsen Io.4

aa London, Feb. 7.-sir Charles Man..
iasiu Iiarke quartermaster of ~.
n...isn army, testified before the war
INQUIRY commission that =. a.o w VAT
horses n'r and $3.50 mules and don, ,.ss
were lost in the South African 's.a
exclusive Of 1890, which Ne = war VA.
~ me voyage to South Afric.. ~
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-02-13
Twelve Burned to D..th

Seattle, WASH, Feb. BIN the Fin
nish settlement on Malcolm island.
some distance up the coast from Van.
couyer, fire broke out while the men
were at a meeting. in the common liy-
ing house in which "a families lived.
and II women and children were
burned to death and II injured.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-02-13

Goodness only knows how many
games of solitaire Congressman Can.
non knows and plays. While alone he
will deal the cards for hours at q
stretch and is v e able to carry On
important conversations while engaged
with the pasteboards.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-02-13
Holland to Bnr s.-,n..

Inc Hague, Feb. 7.-As a result of
me recent strike of railway men On
me state railroad, the Dutch poyern
ment has decided to introduce : M,
- parliament prohibiting railway
employees from going on strike. The
association Of Railway Men has do.
S . 10 institute a general strike
"nen the-bill becomes a Law.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-02-13
Vermont Votes license.

Montpelier, Vt, Feb. 4.-vermont
yesterday, at 9 special election, went
out OF the list Of prohibition states
the majority for the acceptance 81
the recently enacted local ontion
hieh license law being about 1000.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-02-13

fire and the engine, caboose and three
cars were burned. The Goshen fire
department prevented the destruction
of the entire train by checking the
spread of the flames to several oil
tank cars. The loss will aggregate
many thousands of dollars. The col
lision occurred in a binding snow
storm.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-02-13
rye HAZEL.

Poplar Blum. No., Feb. 80 @sd.
Clark (white) and VIII Gatlln tor
ored) were hanged here, Clar1 1nue,
the murder Of his betrOthed IN acro
1901. and Gatlin for killing Q hes
IN September, 1901.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-02-13
Elnel fer Conspiracy.

Delaware, O.. Feb. 7.-seyen r;o,
dealers Of this city, indicted 1o' Ian,
iation Of the stAte an~tistruss IN.
pleaded gnilty and Judge Coyne'. .,nos
posed = fnes Of 800 and costs =
each.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-02-13
Victory Tor bowen.

In administration and diplomatic
circles the reference to The Hague
is regarded as a victory for Minister
Bowen, as Venezuela thereby is en-
abled to from the distressing
effect of the blockade before start
ing upon the payment of her debts.
The cumbersome machinery of The
Hague, it is expected, will delay mat
tiers considerably and the payment of
creditor nations cannot begin until
the important question of priority
payment for the allies is decided.
The finding of The Hague tribunal.
may not be handed down for some
months.
The tribunal also will decide the
vital question to South American
states as to whether blockades and
bombardments entitle. powers to
preferential treatment at the hands
of their debtor.