The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1903-02-19
Thu BLOCKADE RAISED
Veneza"la'. R-pr~s initiatives aud the Re-
personalities 9th. Powers, Reach an
Agreement
ANTITRUST LEGISLATION Passed

Flkins Anti Rebate Bni Passes House and
goes to President. Test Vote on state
hood Bin Expected This w-sk. The
Negro Cfum Turned down by senate
COMMITTEE. Cannon a cc"pts invitation
TO Meeting Native sons OF Tar Heel
stat.
Special to the Caucasian:
Washington, ID. 9. Feb. 18th:
Mr.. Bowen, Venezuela's representa-
tive in the pace negotiations at
Washington and the representatives
Of the allied powers Germany, Eng
land and Italy, have signed the
protocol providing for the immed-
late raising of the Venezuelan
Block tde and for the reference of
the question Of prefe entail pay
ment OF claims Of the allies against
Venezuela to The Hague arbitration
tribunal.
BY the provisions Of the preli
minary protocols, Venezuela is the
gamer in that she secures the i'm
mediate raising Of the blockade aud
the return of her war and merch mt
Vessels which have been Captured
by the allied fleets.
The terms of the agreement are
that Great Britain, Germany, AM
Italy are to- receive down payments
amounting to something like S27,-
900 aud that Germany in addition
is to receive in mon hly installments
amounts which is five months will
aggregate $4,000. AS guarantee
for the full satisfaction Of the claims
Of the allies, Venezut la pc ges 30 per
cent Of Gust ms receIpt-i of l. gu Ia
and Port Cabello to be h. Id i'm tru,t
for all the creditor ma ions of Vene-
zuela until the question Of prefer
ential treatment is determined by
the Hague Tribunal.
The final test on the statehood
controversy is expected this week
when the Agricultural appropriation
blll is brought up. On this bill
the statehood bill will be proposed
AZ an amendment. The test will be
reached ON the question of overrul-
ing the President prOtempore of the
Senate as to- whether or not the
statehood bill on the Agriculture
appropria ion bill is in order. Ii
the senate refuses to accept the
statehood bill as q rider to the ap-
preparation bill, it is probable that
will end the matter for this session.
In the meantime the compromise
plan seems to have been dropped.
The anti trust question as far as
legislation concerning trusts is con-
cerned was settled last week when
the House passed the Senate meas
ure known as the Elkins anti rebate
bill.
The Senate Committee has turned
down the negro G un, refu-iny tC
report favorarly on his nomination
to position Collector of Customs al
Charleston.
The North Carolina delegation in
Congress called on Representative
Cannon yesterday to invite him tt
meeting of native sons of the Tar
heel state, to be held in Greensboro
N. c., next October. The meeting
will be for native sons of Tarheel
dom residing in other States. Mr.
Cannon, who was born near Greens
boro and lived there till he was 81
years of age, promised to attend
He will be the chief guest of tn
accession.
Senator yelling on has introduce
resolution in Senate to appropriate
500 900 for experiments in par
GELS post between Washington am
nearby scities-A plan of campaisl
has been inaugurated to endeavC
to get the Governor to adopt thu
much needed auxiliary to the Posi-
Office Department, to be fOllOwe
in about the same way. Sen. Butl'
succeeded in getting free rural dt
livery-That is by getting the Coy
eminent to begin by small exper
ments through which the system
will so appeal to the public derivir
the benefit from it as to Cause
public clamOr for 1t as in the case
free rural delivery.