Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1890-10-05
vENEzUELA's vEXED BOUNDARY.
An Effort to Settle the Dispute With Great
Britain May Lead to Revolution.

CITY OF CARACAS, October 4-Important
revelations have Just been made by several
members of the government of President
PalaZio, and as result loud clamors are
being made on all sides for the removal of
Senor Don 5. Casanas, the present Secre-
tary of State for Foreign Affairs of Vene-
zuela IL is stated that Senor Casanas,
seeing the deplorable state in which the
boundary question was between Great
Britain and Venezuela, respecting the
British claims to the territory at the mouth
of the OrinocO river, sent, unknown TO the
people. Il secret plenipotentiary TO England
in the person Of DR.. Pulido.
A telegraph operator here disclosed the
fact Of. Dr.. Pulido's mission. which was TO
enter into a secret understanding between
the two countries, and the news that the
British government had absolutely refused
to recognize DR.. Pulido, and returned him
his credentials.
Ex-President Guzman Blanco was cabled
TO in Paris and requested 10 aid DR.. PulidO
in his mission, but he refused point blank
TO interfere in any way, saying he consid
cred the step as one bound 10 be unprOduct-
i've of good results for Venezuela, and add
ing that while he would do all be could 10
aid his country, he had 20 sympathy with
the present so-called liberal government,
which he believes is resorting to underhand
measures.
The excitement has run so high here that
trouble is anticipated. The Crcspo and
GuZman BlancO elements have Joined
hands against President Palazio's policy
and the President is being urged to con-
vene Congress in extra session in Decem-
Der, which is two months before the time
for the regular session.
4 revolution is greatly feared and steps
/ ~ hafprr a Z a hraulr
/ Gulmau BlancO is fast regaining his lost
prestige.
The President it is said, has been asked
to remove the present Venezuelan Minister
10 the United States. General NicanOr B0-
let Peraza, as that gentleman in Spanish
monthly paper owned and published by
him in New York, lately published map
of Venezuela wherein the disputed Guiana
territory is given as belonging TO Great
Britain. The President has, it is said, so fan
consented 10 his step that he has sent the
name of DR.. Villayicencio. the present Con
sui OF Venezuela in New York 10 the per
manent Committee of Congress for its ap-
proval as a substitute for General Peraza.
\ proclamation has Just been issued by
President Palazio in which he says that he
intends 10 submit TO an extra session OF
Congress a bill FOR the free and unlimited
coinage OF silver in the Republic. Part of
the proposed bin is based on the silver
measures recently passed in the United
States
The river Orinoco has recently risen
and flooded an enormous eXteut of country.
In the town OF Cindad, Bolivar $50 houses
have been washed down and upward OF
two thousand persons have been rendered
homeless and destitute. Many plantations
were damaged and number Of cattle
drowned Feyers are already prevalent,
and il is anticipated that when the water
goes down the smell from the mud and
dead fish and cattle in the fields viii cause
an epidemic.