Lower coast gazette., 1913-01-11
NATIONAL NEWS.

Castro-a arch destroyer OF the tran
guilty CT Venezuela in particular and G
ell Latin America in general is detain- 0
ed at Ellis Island, New York. The
government wishes to deport hin, He t
is willing TO give bona that he will obey d
TIE federal courts while visiting the
United States. lie ic a tourist, he
claims, and that he wants to visit the =
! principal points Of our country. :
Senator jeff Davis, of Arkansas,
m.dropped dead at Littla Rcck last week. :
His death resulted from al attack OF
appoplexy. He was enc CT the most
picturesque figures in American poi
itics. His speeches smacked strongly
of the dramatic. For his whole life
time he served the people CT his state
well AID fearlessly. The American
Senator loses its most peculiar mem
Der and regrets his death.
The dynamiters have been allowed
bail. The basis Of bal IS $1000for
each year OF their sentence. The bel:
for 90 out Of the 50 imprisoned Union
lists totals to the encurlnous sum OF
81 100. 600. TIE attorneys Tor the
dynsmiters express doubt as TO thelf
ability to raise such an enormous sum-
Bu. state they will strive 10 secure
that amount OF bail ard haye the sent
enced men out as carly as possible.
Cyclonic storms swept the Atlantic
Coast of the United States last week.
These terrific winds wrecked mary
dwellings, tore Epmberless water craft
from their moorings aha sent them
wildly aGrif5 e~ndangcring ctfer vessels
that were tossed and buff ted Ey tie
storm and already in very bad shape.
Telegraph wires we're tosn down IS
easily as if they were fine weak
threads. A ba:lding in Philadelphia
was partially demolished.
I
President TAFT preached his 1u-cral
oraton at his ''poi5;cal wake" as ne
termed the occasion, st 8 baEqae.
which .ha attended last week il 1{e"
Yc:s at New YorK's palatiai Waldol1
A oria hotel. His speech was tiagef
nth a fseiing of care and caation ant
tie whole speech was marked by de
sire to sGyise the rec}se TO 50 SOW
/ ami tie careful that they Go nc5 masi
a faise lexislatug step. Els spseci
was Conservative and extremely op
Fssr.aHsdlrn prVgrvssfTs
ton.
President TAFT has decided to ieay
the settlement of the dispute betTee
England End the GIFTED States oTe
the granting of free tolls 70 Arneflca
bottoms through the Panama Caaal
an arbitration board composed OF q
equal number Of american citizens al
British subjects. lonaon is pleased
this presidential declaration. Pres
dent Taft objects to settlement by u
Hague, claiming that such a setti
ment would be hampered by the ia
that all Europe is interested IN t
question of free Panama tolls
q American ships.
james R.sKeene, millionaire tn
man died last week inT New 4ors j.
one week after his valet had commit
suicide. The, unfortunate boy scr
bled a poem upon the death OF
great horse SYrsoby, Mr.. Keen
most valued of his string of race hors
His owner follows the boy almost
week. to the hour. MIR. Keene's
was very strenuous. At times in ?
erty yet always he regained Els Il
ing and died rich. A lover OF r
horses he owned at one time tbs II
lot of herse flesh in the world. tie
a big man, big in his accomplishing
His feeiinga were big feelings.
death is regretted.
Senator Bailey. one of the most
nuent members of the upper hous
Congress- delivered his valedictorJ
the United States Senate last W
vbich was not a tame affair, but IN
course of which he applied some
epithets to William r. Hearst OF
York newspaper fame. Senator
burst. of Arizona, who is a frien
the apostle of yellow Journalism
sented Bailey's remarks. Bailey
piled BY inviting the Arizonian tt
him outside. Bailey's career fr'
famous view point is sad. Emln'
qualified to lead he let himself bt
Standard Gil connections Gan'nef
politiesl success ard he wh.o $
have beea great, for GEO had mad'
90 was ret ereat because of his
folly end lack of foresight.
William Rockefeller refuses t
near az q witness before the n
probing committee. He eaano
s,und. His r, sidence IS being val
But as ~ no che has seen i'm.
cost the g,yeumelt sise.s5 9.
ls4.tl:n.. Il IS indeed oistrsssl
f.n. tho. cae tinted States govern
ncl. fsn4.s it so easy to summon
Isser, hrds it almost lmpossi
ennmon q man of millions. II n