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Alaska now supplies half the salmon
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Greater New Ytirk has a population
of C 5.000 colored people.
Over 40ft,000 people In London lite
In single-room tenements.
The amount paid in pensions since
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ver passed an iceberg on which were
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1900, as given by the United States
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sold for CIC —the highest bid.
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pea with a capacity of two drops of
water, and an alcohol lamp corre
spondingly small, out of half of a cent.
It is stated that, while gold coin re
mains in circulation in St. Petersburg
and Moscow, it has almost disap
peared from ordinary trade channels
throughout the remainder of the em
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Rourke (Victoria) has been visited
by a plague of mosquitoes. So great
was the number that the lamps were
extinguished and for the remainder
of the night the town was in absolute
darkness*.
Additional proof of the enormous
change in French journalism in recent
years is seen in the fact that the Petit
Parisian now conies out as a 12-page
paper. Ten years ago it was a little
four-page sheet.
Kansas harvests more wheat thar
siy other state in the union. In its
wheat belt of 30 counties not one
county raises less than 1.000,000 bush
els. Sumner county has a record of
6,812,102 bushels.
Every man. woman and child in the
United States took, on an average, (13
rides on the street cars last year, ac
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than they had taken in 1809.
It is thought by those interested in
the sale in London of the original
manuscript of Milton's "Paradise
Lost" that the offer of $250,000 for
the work is made by J. Pierpont Mor
gan.
President Schurman, of Cornell, says
the students' day ought to be divided
as follows: Ten hours' study, two
hours for meals, three hours for ath
letics, one hour for recreation and the
remaining eight hours for sleep.
Morris Williams, of Wilkesbarre,
Pa., who has Just been made president
of the Pennsylvania Coal Co., started
•work in the mines as a breaker boy,
and has risen through all grades until
he now has charge of 10.000 men.
Ail the pallbearers at the funeral of
'Jessica Ormand, an old colored
"mamy" of Atlanta, Ga., who die d the
other day, were white men who had
known her when she wa3 a slave.
Several cf these had been nursed by
her in their infancy.
Lydia Wiedelman, of Calumet,
Mich., is champion fat girl; only 1(5
yeais old, she tips the scales at 3G5
pounds. Ever Since her birth her
growth in weight has beer, remark
able, but she has gained most in tb?
last two or three years.
SPECIAL MESSAGE
ON PANAMA CANAL
President Roosevelt Transmits His
Views to Congress.
TREATY SHOULD BE RATIFIED
|S)'R There Wnn No Complicity on l*nrt
of Tliln Government In Revolution
—C'lutrices Colombia ivltli Greed
"All Interest.* Demand Cunal.
Washington, Jan. 4.—President Roose
velt's special message to the senate on the
subject of the Panama canal treaty treats
largely of the Panama rebellion, the In
cidents leading up to It and the part of
the United States In It.
He refers to the previous legislation au
thorizing the president to conclude a
treaty with Colombia for the building of
the canal, and if after a reasonable laps*
of time it was found Impossible to secure
the necessary territory from Colombia to
j revert to the Nlcaraguan route for the
construction of the canal. The later
alternative, he says, is now unnecessary,
as the control of the necessary territory
at Panama has been secured. Referring
to the. rejection of the treaty with Co
i lombia by that natlofi, he says:
"This act marked the climax of the ef
fort on the part of the United States to
secure, so far as legislation was con
cerned, an interoceanic canal across the
Isthmus. The effort to secure a treaty
I f° r this purpose with one of the Central
American republics did not stand on the
same footing with the effort to secure a
treaty under any ordinary conditions,
j "Under the llay-I'auncefote treaty it
was explicitly provided that the United
States should control, police and protect
the canal which was to be built, keeping
It open for the vessels of all nations on
equal terms. The United States thus as
sumed the position of guarantor of the
canal ar.d of its peaceful use by all the
world. The guaranty included as a mat
ter of course the building of the canal.
The enterprise was recognized as re
sponding to an International need; and it
would be the veriest travesty on right and
Justice to treat the governments in pos
sesion of the Isthmus as having the right
'to close the gates of intercourse on the
great highways cf the world, and justify
the act by the pretension that these ave
nues of trade and travel belong to them
and that they choose to shut thein.' "
I'owition of I niled State*.
"When this government submitted to
Colombia the llay-llerran treaty three
things were, tnereiore. already settled:
"line was that the canal should be
built. The time for delay, the time for
permitting the attempt io be made by
private enterprise, the time for permitting
any government of anti-social spirit and
of imperfect development to oar thwork,
was past. The United States had assumed
in connection with the canal certain re
sponsibilities mt only to its own people,
but to the clvi.ized world, which impera
tively demanded that there should no
longi r be delay lti beginning the work.
"Second—While it was settled that the
canal should lie built without unnecessary
or improper delay. It was no less clear
ly shown to be our purpose to deal not
merely in a spirit of justice but in a sp:r.t
of generosity will, the people through
whose land we might build It. Tin- llav-
Herran treaty, if it erred at all, err. d in
the direction of an over-generosity to
wards the Colombian government, in our
anxiety to be lair we had gone to the v< rj
verge in yielding to a weak nation's de
mands what that nation was helplessly
unable to enforc<> trom us against our
will. The only criticisms made upon the
administration for ttie terms if t!., Hay-
Herran treaty w< re for having granted too
much to Colombia, not for failure to grant
enough Neither in the. congress nor in
the public press, rit the time that this
treaty was formulated, was th. re com
plaint that it did not In the i uilest and
amplest manner guarantee to Colombia
everything that she could by any color of
title demand.
"Nor is the fact to be lost sight of that
the rejected treaty, while generously re
sponding to the if euniury demands of < 'o
lombia, in other respects merely provided
for the construction of the canal in con
formity with the express requirements of
the act of the congress of June ilk. 1902.
By that net, its heretofore quoted, tho
president was authorized to acquire from
Co.nmbia, for the purposes of the canal,
'perpetual control' of a certain strip of
land; ana it was expressly required that
the 'control' thus to be obtained should
Include 'jurisdiction' lo make police and
sanitary regulations and to establish such
Judicial tribunals as might be agreed on
for their enforcement. These were con
ditions precedent prescribed bv the con
gress; and for their fullfillmeiit suitable
stipulations were embodied in the. treaty.
It has been stated in public prints that
Colombia objected to these stipulations
on the ground that they involved a relin
quishment of her 'sovereignty;' but ill ttie
light of what has taken place, this alleged
objection must be considered as an after
thought. In reality, tho treaty, instead
of requiring a cession of Colombia's sov
ereignty over the canal strip,
acknowledged, confirmed, and pri served
her sovereignty over it. The treaty in this
respect simply proceeded on the lints on
which all the negotiations leading up to
the present situation have been conducted
In those negotiations the exercise by the
I nited States, subject to tne paramount
rights of the local sovereign, of a sub
stantial control over the canal and the
immediately adjacent territory, has been
treated as a fundamental part of any ar
rangement that might be made. It has
formed an essential feature of all our
plans, and its necessity is lullv recognized
in the iiay-I'auncefote treaty. The con
gress, in providing that such control
should be* secured, adopted no new princi
ple, but only Incorporated In its legisla
tion a condition the importance and pro
priety of which were universally recog
nized. During all the years of negotiation
and dlscusskn that preceded the conclu
sion of the Hay - Merran treaty, Colombia
never Intimated that the requirement by
the I nited States of control over the ca
nal strip would render unattainable the
construction of a canal by v. ay of the
Isthmus of Panama; nor were we advised
during the months when legislation of l!Hi2
was pending before the congress, that the
terms which i' embodied would render ne
gotiations with Colombia ir. practicable
It is plain that no nation could construct
and guarantee the neutrality of the canal
with a less degree of control than was
st.pu.ated for in the Hay-He rran treat v.
A refusal to grant such degree of control
was necessarily a refusal to make any
practicable treaty at all. Such refusal
therefore sauar. 'y raised the question
whether Colombia was entitled to bar the
transit of the world's traffic across the
Isthmus.
"That the canal Itself was eagerly de
manded by the people of the locality!
through which it was to pass, and that
the people of tills localitv no less eagerly
longed for its construction under Amer- 1
lean control, are shown by the unanitn- I
lty of act.on In the new Panama repuli
lie. 1-urthermore, Colombia, after havinir
rejected the treaty in spite of our pro- !
tests and warnings when It was in her i
power to accept it, lias since shown the I
utmost eagerness to accept the same i
treaty if only the status quo could be re- i
stored. One of the men standing highest I
In the official circles of Colombia, ou No
vember 0. addressed til • American niin
ister at Ilogota. saying that If the gov
ernment uf the Uniled States would land
troops to preserve Colombi.au sovereigns- i
and the transit, the Colombian govern
ment would 'declare martial law; and.i
by virtue of v« sted constitutional author
lty, when public older Is disturbed, i
iwould] approve by decree the rat tica
ton of the canal treaty as .signed or
if tl.o- g'.\ernn ci.t of the United States!
Pr- fcrs. | would] call extra session of the
c mgret with new and friendly mem- 1
peri next May to approve the treaty.' I
Having these facts In vli w, there is no
rhadow of question that the government 1
Of tho I nited States proposed a treatv !
w-liich was not merely just, but generous
to Colombia, which our people regarded i
m erring, if sit sil, on the eldo of evor-
CAMERON COUNTY PRESS, THURSDAY, JANUARY 14, ,<,04
generosity; which vas hailed with de
light by the petcple of the immediate
locality through which the canal was to
pass, who were most concerned as to the
new order of things, and which the Co
lombian authorities now recognize as be
ing so good that they are willing to prom
ise its unconditional ratification If only
we will desert those who have shown
themselves our friends and restore to
those who have shown themselves un
friendly the power to undo what they did.
I pass by tho question as to what assur
ance we have that they would now keep
their pledge and not again refuse to
ratify the treaty if they had the power;
for.of course, 1 will not for one moment
discuss the possibility of the Cn.ted
States committing an act of such base
ness as to abandon the new republic of
Panama.
"Third.—Finally the congress definitely
settled where the canal was to be built.
It was provided that a treaty should bo
made for building the canal across tho
Isthmus of Panama; and If, after reason
able time, It proved Impossible to secure
such treaty, that then we should goto
Nicaragua. The treaty has been made;
for it needs no argument to show that
the Intent of the* congress was to insure
a canal across Panama, and that whether
the republic granting the title was called
New Granada, Colombia or Panama mat
tered not one whit. As events turned
out, the question of 'reasonable time' did
not enter Into the matter at all. Al
though, as the months went by, 1t be
came increasingly improbable that the
Colombian congress woi'ld ratify the
treaty or take steps which would be
equivalent thereto, yet all chance for
such action on their part did not vanish
until the congress closed at the end of
October; and within three days there
after the revolution in Panama had
broken out. Panama became an inde
pendent state, and the control of the ter
ritory necessary for building the canal
then became obtainable. The condition
uunder which alone wo could have gone
to Nicaragua thereby became impossible
of fulfillment. If the pending treaty with
Panama should not be ratified by the
senate, this would not alter the fact that
we could not goto Nicaragua. The con
gress has decided the route, and there is
no alternative under existing legislation."
The president says that after the
failure of the Colombian congress to
ratify the treaty it seemed that the gov
ernment would have togo to the Nicar
agua route, and that he had made the
original draft of his message to congress
i along that line. This was one of three
| alternatives that confronted the govern
; ment. Another was that the people of
Panama might take the protection cf
their own interests into their own hands
' and establls.. a government competent
! and willing to do its share In the con
struction of the canal. This is what oc
curred, and made the reverting to the
Nlcaraguan route unnecessary, and, in
fact, impossible under the authority of
the president as vested in him by the
action of congress.
IteiKirt of Commander Hubbard.
The president emphatically denies that
this government had any hand in the
instigating of this revolution. He knew,
as all the world did, that such was im
minent, and the navy department took
necessary measures to protect American
interests, but nothing further. He gives
copies of the orders sent to commanding
officers of American warships, and their
various reports upon the situation. He
charges Colombia with virtually making
war upon the United States nt Colon, and
quotes the report of Commander Hub
bard of the Nashville, dated November
5, to sustain this charge. In this report
Commander Hubbard says, in part;
"Pending a complete report of the oc
currences of the last three days In Colon,
Colombia, I most respectfully Invite the
department's attention to those of the
date of Wednesday, November 4, which
amounted to practically the making of
war against the Uniled States by the
officer in command of the Colombian
troops In Colon. At one o'clock p. m.on
that date I was summoned on shore by a
preconcerted signal, and on landing met
the United States consul, vice consul and
Col. Shaler, the general superintendent
of the Panama railroad. The consul in
formed me that he had received notice
from the officer commanding the Colom
bian troops. Col. Torres, through the
prefect of Colon, to the effect that if the
Colombian officers, (lens. Tobal and
Atnaya, who had been seized in Panama
on the evening of ftie 3d of November by
the independents and held as prisoners,
were not released by two o'clock p. m.,
he, Torres, would open lire on the town
of Colon and kill every United States
citizen in the place, and my advice and
action were requested. I advised that all
j the United States citizens should take
I refuge ill the shed of the Panama R.iil
i road company, a stone building suscept
ible of being put Into good state lor de
| lense, and that 1 would immediately land
I such body ol men, with extra arms for
arming the citizens, as the complement
of the ship would permit. This was
I agreed to and I immediately returned on
i board, arriving at 1:15 pin. The order
for landing was immediately givi n. and
! at 1:30 p. m.the boats left the ship with
| a party of 42 men under the command of
| Lieut. Commander 11. M. "VVitzel, with
j Midshipman J. P. Jackson as second in
I command. Time being pressing, 1 gave
I verbal orders to Mr. Witzei to lake the
[ building above referred to. lo put It into
| the* be.-,t state of defense possible, and
| protect the lives of the citizens assembled
j there—not firing unless fired upon. ♦ - •
| The Colombians surrounded tho build-
I Ing of the railroad company almost m
mediately alter we had taken possession,
I and for about one and a half hours their
| attitude was most threatening, it being
I seemingly their purpose to provoke an
I attack. Happily our men were cool and
j steady, and while the tension was very
j great nu shot was fired. At about 3:15
| p. m. Col. Torres came into the building
! :or an interview and expressed himself
| as most friendly to Americans, claim ng
; that the whole affair was a misappre
! hension arid that ho would like to send
! the alcalde of Colon to Panama to -ee
(Jen. Tobal and have him direct the dis
! continuance of the show of fcrce. A spe
| cial train was furnished and safe conduct
j guaranteed. At about 5:3j p. m. Col.
j Torres made the proposition of withdraw
| ing his troops to .Monkey Hill, If I would
I withdraw the Nashville's force and leave
| the town in possession of the police until
j the return of the alcalde on the rnorn.ng
lof the 6th. Alter an interview with the
j United States consul and Col. Shaler as
j to the probability of good faith in the
; matter, 1 decided to accept the proposi
tion and brought my men on board, the
disparity in numbers between my force
and that of the Colombians, nearly ten
to one. making mc desirous of avoid ng
a conflict so long as the object In view',
the protection of American citizens, was
not imperiled.
"I am positive that the determined at- i
titude of nur men. their coolness end evi
dent intention of standing their ground,
hail a most salutary and decisive effect
on the immediate situation and was the I
Initial step In the ultimate abandoning j
of i'olon by these troops and their return I
to Cartagena the following day.
"I leel that I cannot sufficiently strong- '
ly represent to the department the cross- I
ness of this outrage and the insult to our '
dignity, even apart from the savagery of I
the threat." j
In view of the reports of the various I
naval officers in Panama waters the presl- !
dent concludes "that, instead of there huv- '
ing been too much provision by the Ara-r- !
lean government for the maintenance of
order and the protection of life and prop- '
erty on the Isthmus, the orders for the I
movement of the American warships had '
been too long delayed; so lone in fact i
that there were but 42 marines and sailors i
available to land and protect the lives of '
American men and women. It was only the I
coolness and gallantry with which this;
little band of men wearing the American
uniform faced ten times their number of !
armed foes, bent on currying out theatro- :
cious threat of the Colombian command- i
er, that prevented a murderous catastro- i
phe. At Panama, when the revolution
broke out, there was no American mar- !
of-war and no American troops or railors I
At Colon, Commnnder Hubbard acted w th i
<nt ire impartiality towards both s'-ie*
preventing any movement, whether l.v the
Colombians or the Pantimari.-, which
would lend to produce bloodshed On No- I
vember 0 he prevented a body of the rev- I
olutionis'.s from landing at Colon." !
No ( oir.iilieKy in Revolution.
Referring to the charges of comp.icity I
of this government in the revolution the I
president s;'_>s:
"I hesitate io refer to the Injurious In- !
sintiations which have been made of com- I
p.icily b> this government in the rc volu- '
lionarj movement In Panama. Th. y are 1
as destitute of foundation as of prop'r tv
The only cxeus for my ment idling the'ni
is the fear lest unthinking p-rsons might
mistake lor acqulescenc-- the silence \il
mi res. U-respect. I think propt rio sa.
therefore, that no one connx ted with thi.i
government hud any part in prej nring
Inciting or encouraging the late revolution
on I'ie Isthmus of Panama, and that cav*
from the reports of our military and naval
officers, given übove, no one connected
with this government hnd any previous
knowledge of the revolution except such
as was accessible to any person of ordi
nary intelligence who read the newspa
pers and kept up a current acquaintance
with public affairs."
After thus treating extensively the
events leading up to and during the revo
lution the president refers to the recogni
tion of ihe new government by the United
States, and in this connection he says:
"By the unanimous action of its peo
ple, without the firing of a shot-with a
unanimity hardly belore recorded in any
similar case—the people of Panama de
clared themselves ay independent repub
lic. Their recognition by tills government
was based upon a state of facts in no
way dependent for Its Justification upon
our action In ordinary 1 have not
denied, nor do I wish to cleny, either the
validity or the propriety of the general
rule that a new- stale should not be rec
ognized as independent till It has shown
lis ability to maintain its independence.
This rule is derived from the principle of
nonintervention, and as a corollary of that
principle has generally been observed by
the United States. Hut, llk« the principle
| from which it Is deduced, the rule Is sub
ject to exceptions; and there are in my
opinion clear and imperative reasons why
a departure from it was justified and even
j required In the present Instance. These
| reasons embrace, first, our treaty rights;
1 second, our national Interests and safety;
1 and, third, the interests of collective civill
! zation,"
Henaon* for Itatlflcatlon.
He reviews these reasons at considerable
length and justifies the speedy recognition
on either and ail of them. He refers to
precedents to show that treaties concluded
with one nation are binding upon the suc
cessors of that nation, thus the treaty of
lS4t> with New Granada was transferred
first to Colombia and now to Panama. Of
I th second reason he says:
I"This recognition was, in the second
place, further Justifie dby the highest con-
I sidera lions of our national interests and
•afety. In all the range of our interna
tional relations, I do not hesifate to af
firm that there is nothing of greater or
more pressing Importance Than the con-
I struction of an interoceanic canal. Long
acknowledged to be essential to our com
mercial development, it has become, as
I the result of the recent extension of our
j territorial dominion, more fhan ever es
f sential to our national self-defense. . . .
i ' n light of our present situation, the
i establishment of easy and speedy coin
: munication by sea between the Atlantic
j atul the Pacific presents itself not simply
j as something to be desired, but as an ob
. 1° i 1" Positively and promptly at
i talned 1 . Reasons of convenience have been
i • su J,' t T st . dl,i ljy reasons of vital necessity,
which do not admit of indefinite delays."
In the same connection he charges Co
lombia with attempting to so delay tho
ratification of any canal treaty as to
place that government in a position not
only til secure the J10.600.000 offered It as
compensation by this government, but to
secure the J41,000,000 promised the Panama
Canal company for Its franchise and
rights as well. Hy waiting until Octo
ber ..1, 11HI4, tho franchise of the Panama
I company would have expired, and the
j Colombian government be in a position
I to seize its property and rights on the
j Isthmus, and then be in a position to de
mand of tile- United States the payment
to that government of both sums. In
this connection he says:
"Such is the scheme to which it was
proposed that the United States should
be invited to become a party. The con
struction of the canal was to be rele
gated to the Indefinite future, while Co
lombia was, by reason of her own delay,
to be placed in tho more advantageous'
position of claiming not merely the com
pensation tu be paid by the United States
tor the privilege of completing the canal,
but also the J40.000.000 authorized by the
act of 11102 to be paid for the property of
the New Panama Canal company. That
the attempt to carry out this scheme
would have brought Colombia into con
flict with the government of France can
not be doubted; nor could the United
IStntcs have counted upon immunity tr <m
the consequences of the attempt, even
apart trom the indefinite delays to which
the construction of the canal was to bo
subjected. On the first appearance of
danger to Colombia, this government
would have been summoned- to Interpose
In order to give effect to the guarantees
of the treaiy of lS4»i; and all this in sup
port of a plan which, while character
ized in its first stage by the wanton dis-
I regard of our own highest interests, was
I fitly to end in further injury to the clt
! izens of a friendly nation, whose enor
j mous losses In their generous efforts to
pierce the isthmus have become a mat-
I ter of history."
j Of the third reason for speedy recog
| nition the president says in part:
I"In the third place, I confidently main*
| tain that the recognition of the republic
j nt Panama was an act Justified bv the
interests of collective civilization. If ever
j ;» government could be said to have re
ceived a mandate from civilization to
! eftcct an object the accomplishment of
j which was demanded in the Interest of
mankind, the United States holds that
position with regard to the interoceanic
; canal. Since our purpose to build the
canal was definitely announced. there
! nave come from all quarters assurances
uf approval and encouragement, in which
: even Colombia herself at one time par
ticipated; and to general assurances were
added specific acts and declarations. In
I order that no obstacle might stand in our
, way. Great Britain renounced important
rights under tho Clayton-RuHver treaty
' and agreed to its abrogation, receiving in
j l-eturn nothing but our honorable pledge
j to build the canal and protect it as an
I open highway.
JuKtllled lty Collective Civilization.
I "That our position as the mandatary of
civilization has been by no means mis
i conceived is shown by the promptitude
j with which the powers have, one after
another, followed our lead in recognizing
Panama as an independent state. Our
j action in recognizing the new republic
has been followed by like recognition • n
the part of France, Germany, Denmark
I Kussia, Sweden and Norway, Nicaragua
I Peru, China, Cuba, Great Britain, Italy' |
I Costa Kica, Japan ami Austria-Hungary! i
i In view of the manifold considerat on.s j
i of treaty right and obligation, of national !
I interest and safety, and of collective civ- 1
• ilization, by which our government was I
constrained to act, 1 am at a loss to
t comprehend the attitude ol those who I
I can discern in the rcognitlon of there- !
i public of Panama only a general ap
i proval of the principle of 'revolution' by
which a given government is overturned <
■ or one portion of a country separated :
from another. Only the amplest justi
licalion can warrant a revolutionary
movement of either kind. But there Is I
no fixed rule which can be applied to all 1
such movements. Kach case must be !
' judged on us own merits. There hare
been many revolutionary movements I
many movements for the dismemberment
j ol countries, which were evil, tried bv
any standard. Hut in my opinion no dls
j interested and fair minded observer ac- !
quainted with the circumstances can fail i
to feel that Panama had the amplest jus
, tificaticn for separation from Colomb'i
I under the conditions existing, and more- I
i over, that lis action was in the highest
; degree beneficial to the interests of tne
i entire civilized world by securing the
[ immediate opportunity for the build me
of the interoceanic canal. ♦ • • The
people of the isthmus, and as I flrmiv
believe of the adjacent parts of Central
and South America, will be greatly bene
fited by the building of the canal an i the
guarantee of peace and order alor.g it*
line; and hand In hand with the benefit
to them will go the benefit to us and to
mankind. By our prompt and decls ve
action, not only have our interests and
those of the world at large been con
served, but we have forestalled comuli
cations which were likely t<> be fruitful
In 1(1. s to ourselves, and In bloodshed and
suttering to the people of the isthmus
"Instead of using our forces as w# >
were Invited by Colombia to do. for the
twofold purpose of defeating our own
rights and interests and the Interests of
the c.vlllzcd world, and of coripeillntr the
submission of the people of the Isthmus
to thi.se whom they regarded :.s '
bors. We shall, as in duty bound, keen thn
transit open and prevent its inv I's'on
Meanwhile, the only question now be',
us is that of the ratification of the tre-itv
For it is tu be remembered that a ia'.urp
tu ratily the treaty will not undo what
lu-.s been done, will not restore Pannn"!
to Colombia, and will not alter our ohll
gation ti keep the transit open a
lin isthmus, and to prevent any ou'sldn
power trom menacing th s transU
"In conclusion let me repeat that thn
u",. S it"n, |V "V'l ! | V I,rr " v , U ? !s government
Is not lll.it it th" recognition of Pan-tnei
as an independent republic. That Is Al
ready AN HO ■ in.plished fact. The (,ncs
i -1• • J" ' lb" only question, is whether
of not we shall build on Isthmian canal."
AUBSIA AM) JAPAX.
Wiliter Campaign Not Desired
by Kit iter rower.
All AiiKtvcr to Ju nuiiN Horn a ixlm lKa«
lX«iii Itecclved at Tokiu« bill Is
IS q t Nathlaciury ll<»tli Nu
lion* Actively I'intfauea
I'repariii" for War.
Tort Arthur, via Chefoo, Jan. B.
Several warships leu here at mid
night for tlie purpose of intercepting
a Japanese squadron of four iron
clads, which, it is understood, is now
approaching' Korea for the purpose
of stopping six .Japanese coal laden
ships from Japan, destined for i'ort
Arthur, and cancelling their charter
to a Russian firm here.
St. Petersburg, Jan. 8. —The foreign
ministry has received a dispatch from
Tokio saying that, ltaron De ilosen,
the Russian minister, presented Rus
sia's reply to the Japanese cabinet on
Wednesday.
Paris, Jan. B.—A dispatch from Con
stantinople says Russia is negotiat
ing with Turkey to permit her lilack
sea lleet, said to consist of 70 ships,
to pass through the straits of the
Dardenelles.
Washington, Jan. B.—United States
Minister Allen at Seoul, Korea, has
cabled the state department that the
Russian marines who were landed at
Chemulpo and who were refused
transportation to Seoul over the
Japanese railway, have reached the
capital, marching overland.
Pekin," Jan. B.—Gen. Yuan Shai Kai,
commander-in-chief of the Chinese
army and navy, sent his foreign ad
viser, Charles Denby, to Pekin to in-
I vestigate the report as to the prob
j ability of war. Mr. Denby has re
ported that according to the best
| opinions obtainable, based on diplo
matic information, war cannot be
averted.
It is known that neither Russia nor
Japan is desirous of a winter cam
paign and that both countries believe
delay will help their preparations.
London, Jan. B.—The Daily Mail's
Yokohama, correspondent says that
Russia's reply to Japan practically re
moves all hope of a peaceful settle
ment.
The Daily Mail's Tokio correspon
dent learns that Russia has made new
demands which it will be impossible
for Japan to entertain.
The correspondent says that all the
powers are landing troops in Korea
and that the British blue jackets
landed at Chemulpo are expected to
goto Seoul immediately.
Constant telegrams are passing be
tween M. Pavlotf, the Russian minis
ter to Korea; ltaron De Rosen, the
Russian minister to Japan, and Vice
roy Alexieif.
Tokio, Jan. 8. —The %ttitude of
Japan toward the response of Russia
is still undefined. Premier Katsura, ;
the minister of foreign affairs; the
minister of war, the minister of
finance and the minister of naval af- 1
fairs held a council yesterday after
noon. It was decided that the cabinet
confer with the older statesmen be
fore deciding on a course of pro
! cedure. It is manifest that Russia's
proposals are unsatisfactory. It is
I believed that Russia will make con
cessions in one direction and impose
new conditions in another. The Jap
anese nation is deeply stirred. Pub
lic .sentiment favors the abandonment
of negotiations, believing them to be ;
useless, and urges a resort to arms, j
CHARGED WITH FRAUD.
Two Well Known .Ululng Stock Hro>
lier* are Arrested.
Chicago, Jan. <i. —Frank Jager and
i John Jager, well known throughout
the United States as mining stock
brokers and promoters, were arrest
ed Tuesday on the complaint of Post. \
' oflice Inspector William M. Ketchain,
en the charge of using the mails in !
a scheme to defraud.
The arrests were ordered by the j
government officials after an inquiry j
j had been made into the business j
methods of the Model Gold Mining
Co. and the Jager Oil Co., of which
| concerns Frank Jager is president
and treasurer, and John Jager secre
tary. Upwards of SBOO,OOO is involved j
in the case and the federal author!- j
tics declare that, sensational revela
tions will be made when the prison
ers are arraigned in court.
The brothers we're taken before
United States Commissioner Foote, [
where their bonds were fixed at if.'t,-
0(i() each and they were released on j
bail. At the request of Frank Jager,
who said lie intended leaving Chicago '
a few hours later with a party of j
stockholders to attend the annual 1
meeting of tlie company at I'reseott, |
Ariz.. Commissioner Foote continued j
the hearing of the cases to Janu- !
ary 15.
According to the federal officers
the following mires and oil wells are '
included in the list of those fradu
lently misrepresented in advertising
matter sent through the mails:
McCalie Model, Wolftone, American
Gold and Copper, Gold Bug, North
Model, Attn, McKinley, Helen No. 2,
Copper Queen, Liberty Bell, Bruce,
Monopolis, Bachelor, Tom Reed, Cop
per Crown, Belmont, Jager Oil Co.,
Model Oil Co., Smokeless Briquette j
Co., Standard Briquette Co.
Inspector Ketcham said he did not ;
claim that the properties are of no j
value, but that the representations
as to the earnings of the properties
are fraudulent.
DiiMoii'm Sentence I** iSevcrwed*
Chicago, Jan. fi. —On the ground j
thai the indictment of John 11. Dal
toll, politician and saloonkeeper, was
insullicieut, his sentence of two !
years in the penitentiary on the I
charge of using the mails to defraud,
was yesterday reversed and the case
remanded by the United States cir
cuit court of appends. Dalt.on was
convicted in connection with tlie so
called Independent advertising
agency. It was charged he had swin
dled nearly 7.000 newspapers through
out the country, his profits aggregat
ing a large sum.
Identical.
1 Mr. Block —The paper says Turkey
has put her provinces under marital
law.
Mrs. Block —It must be martial law,
dear.
Mr. Block —Well, what's the differ
ence? —Cincinnati Commercial Tribune.
That Iloxton Girl.
Kitty—l believe you think just as
much of Minnie Hawha as you do of
me.
George—Why, I actually abominate
her.
Kitty—George, you are such a dear.
—Boston Transcript.
No Longer a Myxtery.
"What make 3 the chrysanthe:nuin so
expensive?"
"It's expensive because it's fashion
able."
"But why is it so fashionable?"
"Urn—that's because it's so expen
sive." —Chicago Tribune.
Bio Influence.
"I haven't any influence with you at
all."
"Why, darling, I have never refused
you a request."
"That's just it. I never have the fun
of working you."—Cincinnati Commer
cial Tribune.
A Woiiuin*M Solution.
Gotrox —You have no idea how the
other half of the world lives. Why,
j my dear, this winter many poor fellowa
| will be eating snowballs.
Mrs. Gotrox —Gracious! Why don't
j they go south for tne winter? —Town
j Topics.
Sorry He Spoke.
Mr. Scrappy—Do you know, I found
: my hat in the china closet? I suppose
| you put it in that ridiculous place.
Mrs. Scrappy —Well, don't say any-
J thing, John; you are always putting it
!on something ridiculous! —Brooklyn
j Life.
Wisdom of Experience.
"What is the best thing one can take
for a cold?" asked the Mt. Auburn man.
"Don't know," answered the Norwood
philosopher. "But probably the worst
thing a man can take is the advice of
his friends." —Cincinnati Enquirer.
Wlmt Jiadi' Her Happy.
Cobwigger —Were you really pleased
that the woman next door had a new
; coat?
Mrs. Cobwigger—Not at first, my
i dear; but I was as soon as I found out
that it wasn't real fur.—Judge.
Heard In Scotland.
First Scot —What sort o' meenister
hae ye gotten, Geordie?
Second Scot—We seldom get a glint o*
him; six days o' th' week he's t-nvees'-
ble, and on the seventh he's incompre
hens'ble. —Tit-Bits.
Ail Old Timor.
Hewitt—Gruet has a great memory.
Jewett—ls that so?
Hewitt —Yes; he can remember when
the magazines gave as much space to
reading matter as to advertisements. —
Town Topics.
Popular VOIIIIK Man.
Archie—See how I am run after; all
these invitations.
Friend —Good gracious! All Invita
tions! Invitations to what?
Archie —To call and settle accounts.
—Tit-Bits.
a.lMHWlim II »l «!■■! ■■■■! ■IMHW.f.
Business Cards.
B. W. GREEN,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
Emporium. Pa.
A buslnessrelating to estate,collections, real
rotates. Orphan's Court and generallaw businosi
trill receive prompt attention. 42-1 y.
J.C.JOHNSON. J. P. MCNARNE*
JOHNSON & MONARNEY,
ATTO RNEYS-AT-L A W
EMPORIUM, PA.
Will give prompt attention to all business ecj
rusted to them. 16-ly.
MICHAEL BRENNAN,
ATTORNEY- AT-LAW
Collections promptly attended to. Real estate
aud pension claim agent,
85-ly. Emporium. Pa.
THOMAS WADDINGTON,
Emporium, Pa.,
CONTRACTOR FOR MASONRY AND
STONE-CUTTING.
All orders in my line promptly executed. All
kinds of building and cut-stone, supp-ed at low
prices. Agent lor nmrbio or granite monuments.
Lettering neatly done.
AMERICAN HOUSE
East Emporium, Pa.."
JOHN L.JOHNSON. Prop'r".
Having resumed proprietorship of this old and
well established House I invite the patronage of
the public. House newly furnished and thor
oughly renovated. 48!y
P. I). LEF.T.
iTTORNEY-AT-LAW and INSURANCE AG'T.
EMPORIUM, PA
TI LAND OWNERS AND OTHERS IN CAMERON AND
ADJOINING COUNTIES.
I have nnms ouscalls for hemlock and hard,
wood timber lands,alsostunipnge.tc., and parties
desiring either to buy or sejl will do well to 'all
on me. F. D. LEET.
CITY HOTEL,
W.M. McGEE, PROPRIETOB
Emporium, Pa.
Having again taken possession of this old and
popular house 1 solicit a share of the public pat.
ronage. The house is newly furnisheoand is on#
of the best appointed hotels in Cameron county,
80-ly.
THE NOVELTY RESTAURANT,
(Opposite Post Office,)
Emporium, Pa.
A'ILI.IAM MCDONALD, Proprietor.
I take pleasure in informing the public that 1
have purchased the old and popular Novelty
Restaurant, located on Fouith street. It will be
my endeavor to serve the public in a mannei
that shall meet with their approbation. Give me
a call. Meals and I'mcheon served at all hours.
u027-lyr Wm. McDONALD.
ST. CHARLES HOTEL.
TIIOS. J. LYSETT. PaopnißTOß
Near Buffalo Depot, Emporium, Pa.
This new and commodious hotel is now opened
forthe accommodation of the public. Newinr.l
Itsappointments, every attention will be pai to
the guests patronizing this Hotel. 27-17 ly
MAY GOULD,
TEACHER op
PIANO, HARMONY AND THEORY,
Also dealer in all the Popular sheet Music,
Emporium, Pa.
Bchclarstuuglit either at my home on Sixth
street or t.f the homes of the pupils. Out oftowo
scholars will be given dates at my loomsiuthij
place.
112 C. RIECIC, I) 1). s .
DHNTIST.;
Office over Tnggirt's Drug Store Emporium, Pm
- Ois and other local anaesthetics
•WfSEi'? minWere;! for the painless extraction
SPEClALTY:—Preservation of i.atural toetli; 1»
tludi' g Crown and bridge Weik-