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New-York tribune., 1903-02-14
DEFENDS CHEAP SALES ABROAD.

Berlin Feb 1S.-Public Works Minister Budde,
before the Budget Committee OF the Prussian Diet
to-day defended the practice of the steel rail syn
dicate in selling cheaper abroad than at home. He
said the practice was in the interest of the en-
ployes, as 1t gave them steadier employment and
prevented shutdowns. The giving of steadier work
was also in the interest of the manufacturers, since
it diminished the production Prussia in 1902
paid 119 marks. Wurtemberg 120 marks, Baden 123
marks Bavaria 127 marks and Saxony 13t marks a
ton for steel rails.
The minister, in the course of his statement,
toned the fact that the PrusSian State railroads
employed 800 600 men.
New-York tribune., 1903-02-14
BOLIVIA ACCEPTS UNDER PROTEST.

la Paz Bolivia. Feb 13.-The Bolivian Govern
snent yesterday afternoon delivered its reply to the
1,Itinlatum presented by the Brazilian Minister.
Senor Santos Iisboa. Bolivia accepts uncondition-
ally but under protest all the Brazilian demands.
The Bolivian expedition. commanded by General
Pando the President will not cross latitude 10 de-
grees 20 minutes. the southern boundary OF the
contested territory Therefore. IT is mproba-
ble that any collision between the Brazilian and
Bolivian viii IL is generally supposed
here that the Acre revoutiOnistS Will surrender
7heir arms 10 the Brazilian troops Immediately.
New-York tribune., 1903-02-14
URIBE-URIBE AGAIN.
Now Reported to Have Killed Commander
of Colombian Army.

Panama. Feb. 13.-Thc 'Porvenir." newspa-
per published in Cartagena. says that. after a
heated political discussion, General Uribe-Uribe
shot and killed General Juan N Valderrama
the commander in chief of the Colombian forces.
The foregoing dispatch is in conflict with the
report brought to Kingston, Jamaica, February
s, by the steamer Para, from Colon, according
to which General Cribe-Cribe committed suicide
on january 80.
New-York tribune., 1903-02-14
THE MADIANA'S PASSENGERS.
Some Continue Their Cruise, and Others to
Return North

Hamilton, Bermuda Feb 13.-Sixteen Of the
passengers of the wrecked excursion steamer
Madiana Will continue. their cruise southwark
on board the steamer Ocamo which sails for the
West Indies tomorrow. The others will sail
on the steamer Pretoria for New-York to-mor-
row Theodore w. Noyes will return to New
York on the steamer Pretoria. which will sail
again from here February 2S
The Madana is daily settling down.
New-York tribune., 1903-02-14
ALASKAN COMMISSIONERS CHOSEN.
Their Names Soon To Be Announced by the
President

Washington, Feb. i3.-The selection Of COM
missioners to represent the United States under
the terms of the Alaskan boundary treaty has
been made by the President, and their names
will be announced
The President to-day transmitted to the
House a copy of the Alaskan treaty. with the
draft of a bill appropriating 100000 TO carry
out its provisions.
New-York tribune., 1903-02-14

A London dispatch February II said that two
bills for $57,5OO each, purporting TO have been
drawn by NJ. de Bosdar with J. Pierpont Morgan S
acceptance, were presented for payment III Lon
don by a London bank. The suspicious of j. Pier
pont Morgan, jr were aroused. and he cabled 10
his father who repudiated the signatures j. Pier
pont Morgan ST.. said the dispatch, bought one
picture from NJ. de Bosdari, who dealt in a small
in objects of art.
New-York tribune., 1903-02-14
IuIst. .Ucs AT YALE

Is the latest wrinkle ia Yale gymnastics.
Teaching the students to dnnce che Irish Jig
and the Irish Ieapins dance In order TO give
them movement. Photo boys
dancing In t0-morron'a Tribune.
New-York tribune., 1903-02-14
WARRANT OUT FOR MORGAN FoRGER
Count Maurice de Bosdari Art Dealer,
Sought by the London Police.

London Feb. ia warrant has been issued
for the arrest of Count Maurice de Bosdari in
connection with the forgeries of j. Pierpont Nor
gan's signature on number of bills purporting
to have been given in payment for purchases Of
pictures and bric-a-braC.
New-York tribune., 1903-02-14
RELIEF IN ENGLAND.
THE MESS" CLEARED CP
Macedonian Programme Ncrt-1h he
.Ne7cs of London.

GspeeIsI TO The New-Yorh Tribune by French oaoie'
Copyright. 1893: By The Tribune Associntiono
London. Feb. H. I a. m.-Al difficulties re-
garding the Venezuela question have been re
moved the British and German protocols nave
been accepted, and there is now no htch "h"'-
ever which need delay final settlement any
appreciahle length of time. Mr.. Balfours State-
ment to this effect has given the greatest satls-
faction Germany has the laugh on her side'
but the British Government can congraluia'e
itself on the fact that a nasty mess has been
cleared up before the opening OF Parliament
The King will be able TO announce the practical
settlement of the whole affair in his speech
from the throne on Tuesday and the country
will he reioiced to know that a matter which
threatened TO stir up bad blood between the TWO
great Anglo-Saxon nations is at an end brlt-
ish diplomacy has however, suffered severe
blow as England has been outWitted py her
ally. who comes out of the imbrogno IN every
way political and financial on top. Ihe spec
tator'' congratulates the German Emperor ana
Count Won Buow their really remarkapie
diplomatic triumph. and sums up the result OF
the alliance as follows:
Though Germany's claims are of very doubtful
validity she gets il. hard cash t6SooO has con-
triI.ed to create a certain amount of suspicion
between America and Great Britain. ana I'M
mensely Increased her general prestge Inc
irritated the British people, alarmed the Alnerl-
cans made the Germans as a nation even more more
hostile than before, spent great deal or money
on the blockade lowered the prestige OF the
British Foreign Office buslnessllke, hlelh-
gent department, and obtained t"oro CASH
The Berlin correspondent of The Morning
Post" referring TO the Venezuela settlement
SAYS that despite the fact that the protocols
provide for reference to The Hague trlbunai
the question of separate treatment, 1t is an
ticipated in official German quarters that ven
ezuela's representative may make fresh pro-
posals which will o1bviate the necessity of trou-
bling The Hague tribunal in the matter OF
separate treatment of second rank claims oi
the three powers. Apparently. by agreement
with Venezuela the terms do not provide for
the payment by that republic of the costs of the
blockade supplementary estimates to cover the
German portion of these costs will be presented
in the Reichstag Immediately after the raising
OF the blockade.
New-York tribune., 1903-02-14
HER OWN MOTHER.

.I.. Willie James. the actress who por-
tray. children the stage. tells how she
ba. been her mother, with photos in
Tomorrow Tribune.
New-York tribune., 1903-02-14
ON THEM

lot o humorous anecdotes about our Al
bany LEGISLATORS, in to-morrow's Tribune.
New-York tribune., 1903-02-14

The situation in Macedonia becomes more
threatening every day. Mr.. Balfour admitted
yesterday that it causing the government
anxiety and suggested that the only way OF
solving the question would be by common ac-
ton of the great powers. He evidently approves
and is ready tc indorse th Russo-Austrian note
demanding autonomy for Macedonia To an
ticipate this note the Sultan has ordered the
mobilization of several hundred thousand
troops but L powers have seen through this
nice bluff. and the Porte has been warned that
this action Will not in the least affect the de-
termination of Russia and Austria. Germany
has not yet disclosed her hand but the Emperor
is scarcely likely to ask England to help him
protect his friend, Abdul Hamid-
Runlors are current here to the effect that the
Beaver Line Of steamships has been acquired
by the Canadian Pacific Railway Company. It
is stated that an official announcement in re-
gard to the matter will be made in few days
English art dealers are chuckling the
recovery of art treasures at American auction
sales at moderate prices. Something under a
dozen pictures bought at the Marquand sale
have found their way back to Old Bond-st., and
other works bought under assumed names,
probabIy in the back rooms of Pail Mall and
King-st where rich Americans can find them
if they wish to repurchase them. Not many
pictures have been sold by London dealers to
Americans during the winter. Ambassador Nc
Cormick has bought for his new residence
in St Petersburg. This is one of Sir Peter
LeIy's portraits, Nell Gwynne with Goat"
and il is now Oh its way To Russia
There is a remarkably fine exhibition Of water
colors at the Agnew Galleries. There are thirty
81, ,ola
which were engraved for "rhe Southern Coast
and England and Wales series. The place of
honor on the side wall is filled with of Tur-
ner's masterpieces "Chryses on the Seashore," 3"
which ought to be in the National Gallery, but
is owned by wealthy English woman. 1t is
hanked by Peter de Wint's Valley OF the
Lune" and by a fine example of CopIey Field
ing's art Landing Meadows; Looking Toward
Old Shoreham' There numerous works by
David Cox and Samuel Prout. and a brilliant
picture OF the Rialto at Venice by ". Muller.
Only three pictures are lent, the remaining 26S
drawings being owned by the Agnews.
Austin Chamberlain has pleased his fathers
colonial admirers by cordial letter of sympa- =
thy with the British emigration movement to
Canada which was read yesterday in Birming-
ham. He wrote:
To people these great areas with men of Brit
ish birth, and TO secure their early and fruitful
development is task full Of promise alike for
the settlers themselves, the Dominion and the
empire. l. \. T.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-27
THE TYRANT'S HAPPY NEW YEAR,, William rAorp

[; emselves to the top of their bent in
the light-hearted Latin way. In one
Of the streets the Presidential party
encountered an immense crowd-im-
mense, at least, for La Victoria-and
strolled up to see what was doing.
1t was simply a gang of boys play
ing one of the favorite Juvenile games
of Venezuela. A triumphal arch had
been erected across the street and
big basket was swinging from it about
ten feet above the ground. This basket
was filled with cakes candies, fruit,
nuts, small nickel coins and other
things dear to the boyish heart all the
world over. The boys were jumping
up to the basket and trying to knock
out the contents with sticks. When
they succeeded, of course, there was
an exciting scramble, compared with
which a college football scrimmage
seemed mere circumstance.
"Bueno!" said Castro, in high glee.
That sort of fun appealed to him
strongly. Juan" he ordered. turning
to one Of his aides -de-camp. run and
fetch the band. Luis, get me some
boxes of cigars and q few bottles of
aguardiente. We must treat the crowd
Rolando, buy some more oranges and
candies for the boys, and be quick"
The band arrived and the game went
ahead with a musical accompaniment
The cigars and drinks were handed
around, the basket was filed again,
and everybody voted Castro the best
ruler Venezuela had ever possessed.
Meanwhile he stood on the sidewalk.
laughing as If he were boy himself,
and making bets with his American
guest as to which of the youngsters
would hit the basket first.
In the evening, after dinner, his ex-
ceilency honored his faithful subjects
by joining them in the plaza, where
ev srybody had collected to hear the
band play. He strolled around the
square, talking affably to peasant,
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-27

priest and general alike and stopping
now and then to chaff the prettiest Of
the girls in a town where nearly every
woman is pretty
But this grew tiresome after awhile.
Hearing the band play was not excit-
ing enough for a man of his temper a
ment.
''Stop!" he suddenly shouted to the
bandmaster and lifted his cane.
Enough of this! We will go to the
palace and dance. Everybody is in
vited. There is room for ALL and l hope
everybody Will come"
In Venezuela Cipriano Castro's wish
is equivalent to a command and the
consequences of disobedience are not
usually pleasant So everybody trooped
after him to the palace, from the In
dian peon in his osnaburg smock and
canvas sandals to the Governor of the
province in his gold-laced uniform.
Castro made no distinctions. All of
his guests had the freedom of the pal
ace for the night and he did his level
best to see that everybody had a good
time. He handed around the drinks,
found the girls partners, chatted amia-
bly, with the dowagers, talked politics
with the old men, showed the band
master how to put more spirit into the
music, and, incidentally found time to
dance more than anybody else. He
was as ready to waltz with the pretty
peasant girls as with the blue-blooded
senoritas of Castilian ancestry but it
was noticeable that he only chose short
women for his partners. He is very
short himself and rather touchy on the
subject. He does not care to be in
the company Of tall woman.
Many of the women did not seem
particularly glad when he asked them
for the pleasure of the next number.
Although constantly tripping the
light fantastic toe, he is one of the
worst of dancers. In a ballroom he
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-27

insists that he must apologize. 1t is
here, in a cablegram from Washing
ton"
The factotum threw up his hands in
despair.
1T is impossible, senior, You cannot
talk with the President. He does no
business. He dances. He has danced
for a week"
But my cablegram"-
Here are fifty unopened cablegrams.
/ cannot show them to the President.
AS you perceive'-pointing to the mer-
ry group who were doing the Venezue-
Ian equivalent of the cakewalk-"he
dances"
And when will he stop dancing?"
The factotum shrugged his shoulders.
"Quien sabe. senor."
The music stopped. Castro saw the
correspondent with the agonized ex-
preston on his face and the open
cablegram in his hand. Ever curious,
he walked over, with his pretty part
ner on his arm. and asked what 1t was
all about. He was told that Europe
wanted him to apologize.
Immediately he struck a Napoleonic
attitude, waved his arms excitedly in
the air and exclaimed:
Not while life remains! General
Castro never apologies. He demands
an apology from Europe
The girl hanging on his arm clapped
him on the back and shouted, "Bravis-
sima, Ciprianoi" The dancers took up
the cry, whirling their partners around
in an excited fandango and beating the
empty bottles on the iron tables.
Affairs of state having been thus
strenuously settled, his Excellency the
Citizen President was at liberty to de-
vote himself TO pleasure for the rest of
the day. and he very kindly volunteer
ed to show the American around the
town.
The day being fiesta" the streets
were full of merrymakers enjoying
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-27

is not unlike the proverbial bull in a
china shop. More than one poor girl
that night paid with a torn frock for
the honor of dancing with the presi-
dent. And some of the men against
whose partners he bumped in the
whir of the waltz looked as If thew
would have liked to express their feel
ings had he not been at once their
host and the man who could order
them TO be hanged before breakfast
if he chose.
For couple of hours the ball pro-
ceeded in stately, dignified way as
most Venezuelan functions do. But
magnetic enthusiasm warmed up the
guests, the fun became fast and furi-
Gus.
After midnight Castro developed a
new line of activity. Every quarter
of an hour or so he insisted on stop
ping the music and making a speech.
OF course he was applauded to the
echo by the dancers. In Venezuela
IL is healthy to appreciate Castro's
oratory
But there was one speech which evil
IDENTIFY hit the merry crowd hard. The
cheers were so hearty and so spon-
taneous that the American asked what
it was about. He didn't understand
Spanish.
is II, he inquired eagerly, an i'm
portant political pronouncement? Has
his Fxcellency declared his policy
toward the powers? Pray translate
his words for me-"
well, sir" replied an European
merchant who traded in La Victoria,
'it isn't exactly what you would call
political pronouncement. but ii is
a weighty deliverance on a great social
question"
'sIndeed said the corresnoodAnt
more anxious than ever. And what
is it?"
THE President says that he regrets
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-27

gested an old tar pointing to several
albatrosses which were circling about
the wake of the ship. Wen stretch
a point this day and be forgiven for
1t. 1 guess"
After several attempts an albatross
was captured with big fishhook bait
ed with salt pork and dragged aboard
triumphantly. Served up nice and
brown and swimming in gravy, it
looked so much like a real turkey that
it warmed uD the mems hearts ana
made them think Of the holidays
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-27

tearing gale, which brought her mizzen
topmast down on deck and ripped out
all her sails. For days she drifted
helplessly, exposed to the full fury of
the western gale.
The crew labored industriously at
rigging up spare and bending new
sails. 1t was a task of tremendous
difficulty, for giant combers rolled
over the forecastle head continually.
filling the vessel amidshiDs with green
seas.
Suddenly in the midst of this toll an
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-27

he is not yet enough Of despot in Ven
ezuela to make the laws exactly what
he wishes. If he could he would re-
enact the laws of King Solomon on the
subject of matrimOny. Those laws. as
you may remember, provided that every
man might have as many wives as he
chose. The President says he thinks,
in a country like Venezuela, a man
ought to be allowed. at the least, to
have wife in every town which he is
liable to visit. He points out that the
male population is seriously decreased
from time to time by the numerous
revolutions, and he thinks his scheme
would remedy that misfortune"
His Excellency the Citizen President
o'clock in the morning. He had been
doing the same thing steadily for a
week. and he kept 1t up until the New
Year.
The American was anxious to cable
the news Of these gay doings to Amer
ica. but the discreet censor at Caracas
would not pass his messages on the
subject. He tried to send them in
French. in German. in English, in
Italian. in Portuguese. All these fall
ing, in despair he tried American
slang, hoping to catch the censor nap
ping. He endeavored to tell his news
paper. among other things. that Castro
was the jolxiest highroller that ever
came down the pike
In vain. The censor wrote him a
polite note:
II regret that code messages cannot
be allowed to pass during the present
political crisis. VIII you kindly eluci-
date for me the meaning Of Jokiest
highroller' as applied to his Excellency
the Citizen PRESIDENT"
And that Is why the story Of Castro's
happy New 7 ear at La Victoria is now
told in detail for the first time.
Copyright. 1908, by William Thorp)
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-27

The skipper was experimenting the
work from the poop rail- and heard the
conversation.
Cook" he bawled out. Lay aft
here!
The cook came out of his galley and
the captain asked what he could give
them for a fancy dinner.
'Nothin' but split peas, sir, an salt
horse an marmalade. There amt no
turkeys in my store-room, sir" he said,
sarcastically.
Lets catch one o. them BIRDS" sug-
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-27

apprentice piped out:
Il say. fellers, this is New Years day.
Have you all forgotten it?''
They had. In the fury of the tenn
pest the thought of New Years or even
Christmas, usually SO religiously OBJ
served on British ships, had slipped
their reckoning.
"Belay your tongue" retorted the
gruff old mate. There won't be any
New Year dinner to-day. except your
usual Whack of lobscouse."
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-27

Unidos" OF that country, was having
the time OF his life at an open air
fiesta.
Half Europe was besieging his coasts.
and America, England, Germany and
Italy were bombarding him with cable
grams every half hour or so to ask
what he was going to do about It. He
didn't worry. 1t was New Years day,
and he danced.
Under the spreading palm trees he
frollcked In very lively fashion with the
peasant girls of the neighborhood and
some women whom he had brought
with him from Caracas, his capital
A military band. dressed in most gor-
geous uniforms Of yellow and red and
blue and white and silver and gold and
a few other colors, played dance music,
which sounded suspiciously like rag
time. A number of little iron tables
were placed upon the lawn, which
served as the ballroom, and they were
heaped with bottles Of champagne,
aguardiente, whisky and American lag
er beer. Most Of the bottles were
empty.
Suddenly an American newspaper
correspondent broke in upon this pas
toral scene and buttonholed President
Castro's factotum-
I must talk with his Excellency at
once" he exclaimed eXcitedly. II have
most important news for him. Europe
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-27

T was high noon on
New Years day at
La Victoria, a town
peFched away up
in the mountains Of
Venezuela. Cipriano
Castro, Citizen Pres
ideut Of the "Estados
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1903-02-13
Venice.

Claud Johnson lost one of his work
horses last week-While out hunting
last Saturday, Tobias Yerian, of Lans-
ing, was accidently shot by Wilson Yer
ian. Dr. VanLiew is attending him
Ed Johnson is in Chicago this week.
Mrs. r. Liddle visited her daughter in
Durand the latter part of last week.
VIM. Bird was in Duffield, last Monday
B. A. Collins shipped a load of lambs
last Saturday-R r. Liddell entertained
few friends at finch, Monday even.
ing-Mrs. Floyd Owen attended the
funeral of friend at Flushing last
hursday-Myron Martin went to
Owosso Thursday morning-Messrs.
Lannen, Russell and Cook, of Oak Grove,
called on our sheep feeders last Satur-
day-Ward Martin shipped his lambs
to Buffalo last Saturday-Mrs J. G.
Olney called on Mrs. Bert Stewart of
New Haven, last Wednesday.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1903-02-13

Mr.. Fred G. Lewis, of the grocery firm
of Lewis & Loomis, and Miss Bessie,
daughter of Archibald Cooper, were
married at six o'clock Wednesday morn
ing at the Episcopal church by Rev. r.
o. Cooper, in the presence of a few re
latives and friends. Mr., and Mrs
Cooper left on the early morning train
for trip to Grand Rapids, Benton Har-
Dor and other points, after which they
will return and take up their residence
at 800 North Water street. Both the
bride and groom are well known in the
city and have the congratulations and
best wishes of large circle of friends.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1903-02-13

Mrs. s. j. Mckenzie and little daugh-
ter Donelda, who have been visiting
relatives in this place and Owosso for
the past three months returned to her
home in Willow City, N. d., Wednes-
day-Mrs. M. Bogue, of Ypsilanti, is
visiting old friends in this place
Miss Allie Wright who has been visiting
her uncle and aunt, Mr., and Mrs Cadz,
for the past two weeks, returned to her
home in Owosso.- Grant
Wright and Charles Rogers, spent from
Friday until Tuesday with their parents
Rev. and Mrs. j. ID. Young enter
tanned Mrs. Alice Scott, and her daugh
ter Miss Laura, at tea Friday of last
week.-Mrs.. Roy Bromley has been
spending the week with relatives near
Laingsburg-Miss Minnie Ockerman
was the guest of Mrs. e. G. Snyder of
Ovid, last week-Fifty attended the
NJ. P. aid society at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Lee Littlefeld Tuesday. All
had a very enjoyable time. N.
Mcbride is in New York City on bust
ness-Miss Laura Scott has two
more scholars added to her music class
Mr. and Mrs. Gibson will entertain
the Disciple Aid Society at their home
next Wednesday, Feb. 1S. All are in
vited-Miss Hattie CHASER left last
Friday for Vernon, where she is visit
ing her parents-Invitations are out
for the marriage of Miss Minnie M.
Ackerman to Mr.. Emery B.. Simpson,
which will take place at the home of the
bride, Wednesday evening, Feb. 25th--
Messrs G. Novis and J. M. Babcock were
in Vernon on business Thursday.