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KENsINGToN, MD.

Special Correspondence of Tue Star.
HENSINGTON, Md, December a. 1903
Services will he held in the Warner
Memorial Presbyterian Church at 7:3u
O'Clock this evening. The Young Men S
SeXtct will render selections, and DR..
Henry Runner will preach a sermon
In Christs Episcopal Church on Christ
mas day at $50 am. there will be service
led by y. *. Whiteside of Nebraska
Next Sunday at 1890 am. the kensinS-
ton Lodge OF Masons will attend the serv-
ice in "a body.
81. Paurs Methodist Church will have
its Children's entertainment next Wednes-
,aE. Sunday there will be a Christmas
service at 1870 am
At Forest Glen Catholic Church there
Will be service tonight at II O'clock Rev
G. .. Rosensteei will have charge At
and 10 am. Christmas morning Miss
Helen DoerinG will have charge of q
choir from Washington ID. c.
Lawrence Case and Miss Carol Case OF
Highland Park. Mass. and A. Parke,
tiIevitt OF New York city are the guests OF
MIR. and Mrs y. ". Warner for the
Christmas holidays Miss Anna and Mis-.
Bessie Warner will sail on the Zeaiant
January ) with their brother, Southland 4
Warner, when ne returns 10 Leipzig
Mr.. and Mrs. J. ". Townsend. Mis-:
Annie GALLEY. Miss Annie Wilson an,
IAe Christmas holidays at the home o
Rev. and Mrs. James 7. Marshall, IL
Georgetown, II. G.
Nj and Mrs George w. Hyatt ans
Gau glitter will spend Christmas with re!a
Uycs n Frederick. Md.
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CASH FOR THE INDIANS.
Old Claim Allowed by Congress
Gives Red Men $69S, 1866.

ST. PAUL. Mimi. December 24-Com-
mencing after Christmas there will be
paid to the Sisseton and Yahpeton In
dians. as result of judgment obtained
in the Court of Claims on the bill intro
duced by Senator Gamble and passed by
the Fifty-ninth Congress, the sum of
$69s, S66S7
This Is to be distributed among 444O
members of the two bands of Sioux, and
the claim is fo- the restoration of con-
fiscated annuities growing out of the
Minnesota massacre of 1867
There will be paid at the SisSeton agen-
cy $500. 33OO7; at Devils Lake, N. D..
$l51, 1920. and from the miscellaneous
roll $246.96 So each Indian receiving
$157.40, except the first 1,0S7. who will
receive $157.41
The roll is made UP as follows: Sisse-
D.. 9S3; st. Paul. Mimi, 2s9; Fort Peck.
Mont. 423; Fort Belknap, Mont. 23;
Standing Rock. North and South Dakota.
1874: Cheyenne River. S. D., %; Crow
Creek, s. D., 293; Rosebud. s. D.. %;
Pine Ridge. S. d., L.; Yankion agency,
S. D., 10; Santee agency, .eb., 112;
F'landreau. S. D.. IS: total, 4,44O.
The payment is 20 be made in st.
Paul and includes Indians in Minnesota
Wisconsin, Washington and two in
Georgia, and $4O5. OGO will be paid to 2,573
Indians in South Dakota.
Maj. James Mclaughlin. who had
charge Of preparing the rolls, left Wash
ington for the west this week for Santa
Fe on Indian business and will then come
north to represent the department in
| making the payment.
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ing claims in accordance with terms Of
the treaty that was signed at the second
pan-American conference at Mexico and
renewed at Rio de Janeiro last year.
1t is entirely probable that the new Gen.
trail American court of Justice now sit
ting at CatargO and composed of eminent
jurists from the five republics, will be
asked to adjudicate the questions in con-
troversy The claim of the Ornoco
Steamship Company, which has once been
arbitrated, will be resubmitted for judg-
ment as to whether the findings of the
first arbitration ought to he conclusive.
1t is expected that Mr.. Buchanan will
obtain prompt and favorable reply to
ceedingly anxious to close up these ques-
tions be fore he leaves the Department Of
State. The Secretary is very much
pleased over the sudden change of the
Law the greatest difficulty he has met
with in carrying out his policy toward the
other American republics. He has re-
sisted all demands for the use of force to
compel Venezuela to concede the demands
of this government. because he believed
that IL Castro was given enough rope he
would hang himself, and what he has ex-
pected has happened.
Claims Of Adventures.
There are many important American
houses established in the Central and
South American IcpoohN' inv Ao''eoAi'
bliss &, DalIett in Venezuela, and Grace
e. Co. in Peru and Chile, who have
been there for generations and have never
had the slightest difficulty because they
have conducted their business honorab'y.
and there is no danger for any American
who goes into those countries and con-
ducts himself as he would at nome All
the trouble comes from adventures who
obtain speculative concessions or engage
in questionable proceedings. and then
when they are beaten at their own game
come crying to Washington for the pro-
lection of this government They present
claims for several times the amount OF
damages they have suffered. and give
their attorneys half the money our gov
eminent can collect for them. If the
Departme Of State turns them down
they go to the Capitol and their senators
and representatives secure the adoption
of resolutions instructing the Secretary OF
State to act In a manner that he feels is
not right.
Adventures often claim to be citizens OF
the United States. In order to secure the
protection and the services of this gov
ernment Some years ago l was In Lima
when three Germans. who claimed to be
residents of Scranton. came to the Amer
lean legation to make a claim against the
Peruvian government They insisted that
they were citizens of New York although
when Mr.. Dudley. our minister. asked
them questions they could not name any
street in that city except Broadway and
Vesey street they could not give the name
of any business firm individual with
whom they were acquainted. and did not
even know the street on which they lived.
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TAFTS UNITED FOR CHRISTMAS
FIRST FAMILY GATHERING
SINCE NOMINATION.
Sir Horce Plunkitt Has Brief Con-
ference With Mr. Taft on
Conservation Policy.

AUGUSTA, Ca, December 24.-Sir Hor-
ace Plunkitt. head of the Irish depart
ment of agriculture and knighted fo1 his
interest and service in educational and
agricultural matters, kept an appoint
ment with William III. Taft yesterday
which was made for him by President
Roosevelt. Sir Horace came on a late
afternoon train from Washington and
began his return to that city two hours
later.
The object of his visit to Mr. Taft, as
explained by the latter was to ascertain
to what extent the next President is in
terested in the question involved in the
conservation of the natural resources OF
the country. and particularly regarding
the latest commission President Roose-
welt has appointed, which is charged with
the duty of reporting on how the com
forts of rural life may be increased Sir
Horace has been making close personal
study of the work of Chief Forester Pin
chot. and expressed himself as both highly
pleased and greatly benefited by what
has been demonstrated to him in this
country.
While Mr. Taft did not make a state
the subjects discussed he indicated that
his visitor departed in good spirits. the
only regret being that because of the de-
lay of the arriving train his int rvieW
was cut short.
Miss Helen Taft. the only daughter OF
the President-elect and Mrs. Taft, ar
rived here yesterday from Bryn Mawr
wherr she is attending school Sac will
spend the holidays with her parents.
With the return from Savannah today
of Robert Taft the entire Taft family
will be tOgetheg for the first time since
Mr.. Taft's nomination for the presidency
last June The Terrett cottage presents a
holiday appearance, the decorations hav-
ing been added to by holly and mistletoe
brought in by countrymen and cut flow
ers from the neighbors. Christmas din
ner will be partaken of by the Tafts al
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Landon Thorn
as. No preparations for a ce!eb.at OF
the day have been made
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PRESIDENT GIVES TURKEYS
EACH OF THE EMPLOYEES AT
WHITE HOUSE A RECIPIENT.
Maintenance Of the Custom Original.
ed by the Late President
Cleveland.
Hello! Is this the White House!"

Hello! Is this the White House?"
Yes
We'll. there are about 200 pounds or
turkey here at the Union station Tor
you
"AlI right: send them right along
About an hour later d big express
wagon. creaking and grooming beneath It's
precious load Of Christmas turkeys, drove
into the snow-covered White House
grounds There was a big fellow. gift
from the President. for each of the .l@
or more employees who serve In one ca
pacity or another in Or about the Elk
ecutive Mansion. Larger than usual they
were too, each one of them weighing
more than twenty-five pounds. Raised
on q fine poultry farm in Virginia, killed
and picked yesterday the turkeys were
in prime condition to serve as the piece
de resistance to many happy Christmas
table.
The custom of giving turkey al Christ
mas time to each employe originated with
the late President Cleveland.
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WOODWARD s. LOTHROP, WASHINGTON AGENTS.

They were equally ignorant about Scran-
ton, and the only man they knew there
was brother. who had suggested tina,
they intrust their troubles to the govern
ment of the United States, and yet. when
Mr. Dudley after this experience, refused
TO forward their claims Senator PenrOse
took up the matter in the Senate and
made a terrible ado about 1t.
Some years ago we compelled the gov
eminent of Peru to pay large sum OF
money to an American citizen who re-
fused to accept it. His lawyer pocketed
one-half the damages collected and for
warded the remainder to his client who
dare not keep the money. and gave it to
the Bishop Of Arequipa for the poor.
A convict fresh out of one Of our peni-
tentaries went to South America and
within six months was back in Washington
with a claim for a million dollars because
concession which had been given him
down there had been revoked.
Samples of Cases.
could mention several similar cases
to illustrate the character of the claims
that are continually being brought by
this government against our sister re-
public. Those now pending against
Venezuela, with few exceptions, are as
bad as any.
George w. Crchfield. who brings d
claim of 81, OO0. 600 for speculative damages
because a concession granted for an as
phalt mine and a railroad was revoked
signed contract in which he specifically
agreed that all questions arising in con.
nection with it should be settled by the
courts of Venezuela and that he would
not appeal for the Intervention of his
government. And yet. in direct viola
ton Of that stipulation, our government
demands $2.ONOOO from Venezuela be-
cause Mr.. Crichfield claims to have ex
pended 100000 in money and die
not make a million and half dollars
which he believed he might have made
II his concession had not been can
celed.
The most serious claim is brought be-
cause the Venzeulan government revoked q
concession given to an American drummer
as an inducement for him to marry an(
take to New York a lady who was
giving the dictator of Venezuela a grea
deal of trouble. That contract passed
into the hands of company. which
dent Castro. and when he discovered the
fact he revoked their privileges an6
ordered their agents out of his country.
Secretary Root does not propose to de-
nand the payment of these claims, but
simply asks Venezuela to join the United
States under the terms of the treaty
agreed upon at the recent PanAmericar
conference and submit them to a com
petent tribunal--like the Central American
court of justice-to determine whether
there is any obligation on the part OF
EeneZula to recognize them and pay any
part of the damages elaine"
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OFFICERS INSTALLED.
Ceremony at Meeting of Morning
Star Lodge, I. B. P. o. z.

Mrning Star Lodge, No. 4O Independent
B. P. o. E.. at a largely attended meeting
at True Reformers Hall. 18th and L
streets northwest. last night installed the
following officegs: Exalted ruler. Beverly
d. Williams: esteemed leading knight,
George Randall: esteemed lecturing
knight. Rev DR.. William p. Gibbons: es-
teemed loyal knight. Alexander Hoffman
secretary. ]. Clay Smith: treasurer. Al
bert b. Rice: tiler Robert H. Johnson:
trustees. Samuel E. Jones. George B. F.
Overton. Thomas F. Harper, Simon H.
Brooks and Wilbur Richards.
The. installation ceremonies were con-
Quoted by District Deputy Samuel K.
Jones' The outgoing officers received a
unanimous vote OF thanks for their
fidelity.
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Abolition Of the Canteen.

The army view of the army canteen is
summarized by Gen. Bell In the following
words:
The legislation by which the canteen
feature of post exchanges was abolished
continues to be reported upon adversely
by post and other commanders This SUBJ
ject Is so threadbare and the evidence pro
and con has been offered to Congress in
such superabundance that 1 do no more
IN this place than to record the fact that
opinion i'll the service continues to regard
with strong dsfavor the legislation in
question"
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Was Ready at Moments Notice.

-
1t is therefore perfectly natural that
Secretary Root should think Of him as
a missionary Of peace and good will to
restore friendly relations with Venezuela
After telegraphing to everybody who
might be acquainted with Mr.. Buchanan
whereabouts he was finally located at the
residence of his daughter in Buffalo, and
communicated with by telephone in the
middle of the night. After a hurried ex-
plantation of the Venezuela situation Mr..
Buchanan was invited to pack his grip
and start for Hampton roads as rapidly
as possible to meet a messenger who
would give him written instructions He
left Buffalo by an early train Monday
morning. but the Maine had steamed
southwark twelve hours or more before
he reached Old Point Comfort. There
fore the Secretary of the Navy ordered
steam UP on the North Carolina, and
within a few minutes after Mr.. Buchanan
got aboard she headed toward the heart
of gale and snowstorm with the wind
blowing al thirty-siX miles an hour. The
North Carolina is the faster of the two
less telegraphy. and when she overtakes
the Maine and transfers her passenger
she will return to Charleston to pick up
Judge Taft and carry him to Panama.
Mr.. Buchanan is expected to reach La
Guaira Saturday, and will proceed di-
rectly to Caracas. open the United States
legation. hoist the star-spangled banner
and shake hands cordially with the new
President of Vepezuela
No News Except From Brazil.
The information received through the
minister of Brazil is all this government
has 10 go upon, but ii is expected that
Mr.. Buchanan will take up matters where
they were dropped and renew the demand
of the government of the United States
for the prompt arbitration of five claims
now pending against the government o.
Venezuela by the BermudeZ company
the Ornoco Steamship Company. George
w. Crichfield. the Orinoco corporation
and by a. r. Jaurett, French adven-
turpr. who pretendS To be citizen of tn,
| United States and wants SO 600 damages
because lie was expelled from that coun-
| try
Mr. Buchanan'S instructions are Of tie
| most concfliatory nature. The Secretaly
of State does not want the other Ameri-
can countries to feel that are taking
, advantage of the situation in Venezuela
| TO force her new government into doing
| what she feels she ought not to do. and
he viii only ask arbitration of the pend
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TOPPING MAKES j..
TRIP 81 TO |. [. CLOUDS |: :|.| ID
isrt /. ~ r.
CHARLESTON MAN ACCOMPANIES
AVIATOR IN DIRIGIBLE BAL.
LOON REACHES HEIGHT OF
600 FEET. 49,.

Z. l.: Bumbaugh, the aviator who
two years ago steered a dfrigfble ball
loon around the dome Of the West
Virginia state house and who was a
former resident of Charleston, has
been in Charleston and Maiden since
Saturday. His mother-in-law, Mrs.
Abbott, lives at Maiden and Captain
Bumbaugh has been spending the
greater part Of his time In that town.
On last Friday Captain Bumbaugf
with his dirigible balloon made a
fight. at Sardinia, Ohio. He had as
his guest on the trip upwards from
terra firmt Hon. G.. l.. MONTY Top
ping, Of Charleston, and together
they sailed to height Of 800 feet,
probably the only time Charleston
man has taken a flight in dirigible
balloon. Capt. Bumbaugh and Mr..
Topping were in the air for eight
minutes and were successful in soar
Ing above the clouds. "ii+"
Capt. Bumbaugh is the builder OF
the remarkable balloon Chicago,
which made the trip between. Chica-
go and Clear Lake, South. Dakota, a
distance Of 900 miles N ten hours
and 55 minutes. =" fhe aviator has a
contract to give an exhibition In the
big Coey balloon at the Illinois State
Fair at Springfield next week and he
left Charleston Wednesday, for that
point. '.@ +,
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fH Tt 3&a visit fl 7s ssS2 sSa| ass Y Y
| | ] ! Il ] ! II
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n !l|l|l / / ! ! |.
TtAK.IlNGf HIS own LIFE rs THE
ONLY WAY HE CAN ATONE FOR
ANNls,. NJ: Mt'I1 lREll DER. IRE rs, TOLD.

New York. Sept. "a new phase
Of the Gnwritten law was brought ia
the attention of Capt Peter G: Haius,
Jr., who with his brother, T.. Jenkins
Hams, is confined. lii the Greens
county Jail, Long island CITY, await,
Ing trial for the shooting of Williams
E. %Annis, at the ,Baysida Yacht club,
August 15, when a native of Tennes4
see writing to Capt, Hams on the
code of honor asked the Captain: to
please commit, suieide.'',,, 3,<.-.> :.
Ever since the killing of Annis the
two brothers have received many Gu
r1ous letters, some denouncing, some
unfolding the crime, but it remain
ed for the Tennesseean to set forth
In detail the articles Of the unwrit-
ten law, While the exact text Of the
letter and name and address, of the
writer was. refused, it Is known>that
the writer, while approving the kill
Ing Of Annis, for wrecking Cant
;Haines' s. home, called the attention
of the captain to the "unsportsma
like manner" In which the murder
was carried out. e. ..... 49,. ..
Annis should have. been hailed
publicly charged with his alleged of.
Tense, and then. shot, declares the
Tennesseean.> A failure to do this
left blot upon the code of honor
he declares, which CAN only be wip
ed out. 10y Srhe" sacriflee q" Of another
life. Therefore the writer, In the
most courteous fashion, requests the
Captain 'to please commit suicide"
The only marked change In the
prisoners since their Imprisonment Is
fthe Increased depression which has
characterized Capt. Hams since bis
brother was removed from the ad
joining cell and lodged in another
corridor. j. =. ...H,,'... e.. -.
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1t is given out from a reliable
source that there will be no Jim
crow annex to the Republican ma
tional committee, as has been report
ed in some quarters. Chairman
Hitchcock has called about him col
ored men in whom he has perfect
confidence, and upon them he will
largely relySfor advice as to how the
colored voters can be best instructed
and how their work can be made
most effective. There is to be no Sc
gregation along the line of color;
each factor in the campaign, white
or black. will work when and where
he can do the most good. Although
little has been said about it in the
public prints, for several weeks the
condition of the coIored vote has
been carefully inquired into and the
rumor that the Negro was to be fg-
nored by Mr.. Hitchcock or counted
as an asset has had no foundation
in fact. The. developments of the
next few weeks will show how deep
has been the respect Of Messrs
Hitchcock, Ward and their counsel
lors, for the strong men of our race
In all the States north, east, south,
and west. The list if spell-binders
now being made up will include some
of the Negroes brightest and most ca
pable men. Backed up by an hon
est, incorruptible press and listened
to with attention by the intelligent
ms cc.n ic Il
that; the misrepresentation of the OBJ
position will be cleared up, and that
the appeals to bitter prejudices and
low passions, SO insistently made by
men who ought to be in better bust
| ness, will fail to move the thought
full black man from the moorings
that have made his citizenship 9
gateway. to opportunity and brought
him a heritage in the world of cul
ture and commerce. &c.,.
/ - 4, y. =. t---y7-Z----- -. =
| TIC Strengths and the :weakntiesse:
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Especial by National Negro Press
& h4ES,Sf} -" Bureau.)

SoPSCAAl Dy NaClOnal Negro Press
4 4 Nd, So Bureau.)
Washington, d. c., Sept. 9.-Reli-
able adV1ces from every quarter indi-
cute that sthe campaign of 1908 is
now ON in earnest. A visitor just
from the headquarters of the Repub-
lean National Committee in New
York City brings the news that all is
Mstie and business throughout the
magnificent suite of. rooms in the Me-
tf1poIitan Life Insurance building.
The machinery, after much careful
preparation and accumulation of
variable data, is now in fine running
order and from this week until the
close of. the polls on the Bird day of
November, there will be "something
dohg" IN a fashion SO aggressive and
constant that the @"old stager" will
he willing to testify that he has new
ct seeh anything like it, even in the
palmy days Of yore. ;
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Not only are there evidences of the
character of the fight to be made
along general lines but the mana
gers have completed arrangements
for. a vigorous campaign that will
touch every element likely to have
a specific bearing upon the result.
Passing over the plans outlined for
the labor people and tr~I methods
to be used to. hold in lin those in
chhed to follow the humerous
isms'' for which the 'talSo rams" are
said to stand, generous provisions are
being made for the organization and
enlightenment of the Negro voters on
the Issues that particularly affect
them as class.
- Details will be disclosed later, but
IT Will be admissible to say at this
time that competent and popular
speakers of the race will be heard on
the stump within the fewest of days
able writers will be placing before
the eyes Of the reading public con-
vinc1ng reasons why the coIored vo-
teT5 should continue to uphold the
grand old party of freedom and eco
nomic advancement; the press will
teem with brilliant leaders," and
the editors will doubtless be instruct
ed from some high source to elimi-
nate columns Of choice society gos-
sip from CementviIle and throw op-
en- every available Inch of space, to
promote the Campaign of educa-
tion;''' and, finally, the expert organ,
izers in the various states, counties
wards and precincts wi Win sbee sho J; 4
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= Some one evidently; has itA in for
Grace Perry. ia Huntington girl, for
when; she received, her mall Tuesday,
among the lot was a small box,
when she opened tn" box5ai poison
Gus f'iIl. :copperhead snake :sprang out
striking at her, the poison dripping
from its fangs into her clothing, -.
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Less Than, Half i'm
Favor of Hughes

: New York, Sept. 9.--That Gov
ernro Hughes will have the support
OF about forty per cent Of the dele
gates from New York county to the
state Republican convention is the
.opin1on expressed nv Herbert par
sons, chairman OF the county COM
mittee, after analyzing the vote iii
Tuesdays primaries. ~: - " ~ ;. r
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The girl was 30 terrably Brighten
ed that she could sosrta speak but
TO- get away from the rep:
tile and call someone who broke tho
snakes back and placed IL insthe box
II, game in, Thef whole dan gerous
OUTFIT was then; tuThed over to-, Dop-
uty u. 8. Marshal Sam Davis, who is
working on the case. a. a <s<<,,.. >,.,-..