The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-11-02
VENEZUELAN TROUBLE.
ALLEGED NEW PHASE CAUSED BY
THE MURDER OF A MIR. GARCIA
Was in Command of m Alleged
English VesseI-Either Case
Trumped Up to Enable Britain to
Dodge the Monroe Doctrine, or
Distortion of the Truth.

NEW YORK, Nov. IA special to
says:
The dispute between Great Britain
and Venezuela will now assume quite
a. new phase. The European power
may have to declare war with the
South American republic but not for
the present at least, upon the bounda-
ry question. If war is declared-and it
is undoubtedly imminent-it will be
on a basis to which the conditions of
the Monroe doctrine will not apply
and Venezuela will have to face the
enemy without the support of the
United States.
In previous dispatches reports have
been circulated that for weeks Ven
ezuelan gunboats had been cruising
along the coast of the Spanish Main
and in British water off the island of
Trinidad, one of the islands forming
the group of the British West Indies;
that complaint had been lodged with
the colonial government as to the I'M
warrantable interference by the Yer
ezuelan gunboats with British vessels
trading in these waters, and to the
fact that British ships had been fired
upon, the crews narrowly escaping
with life, while the sails had been rent
in pieces by the shots from the Venez-
uelan cruisers.
People here have been startled indeed
by the announcement that comman-
der named Hilbert, on board Vene-
zuela guarda costa has shot down
Thomas Garcia, owner of the British
schooner Myosotis, on board that YES
sci, while on a voyage from Port of
Spain, Trinidad, in a most unprovoked
manner.
The main facts of the occurrence have
been reported to the administration at
Trinidad and a report on the same is
now on its way to London for the in
formation of the secretary of state for
the colonies and the cabinet.
1t is generally believed that the muir
der of Mr.. Garcia is a grave misfor-
tune to Venezuela, considering the
present relations between the two c"un-
tries, as it will give England an un'
doubted advantage in dealing with Gen
Ell al Crespo and his government
The circumstances connected with
the death of Mr.. Garcia are these:
The Myosotis, British schooner. was
on a voyage from Port of Spain, Trin1-
dad to the island of Margarita. Mr..
Garcia was on board. The vessel had
made the better part of the voyage
when they observed a Venezuela Sarda
costa in pursuit of them The gunboat
appeared to be under full steam as she
rapidly gained on the sailing ship. Ben
Gifted by former experiences-for. the
Myosotis had on a former voyage been
captured by a Venezuela revenue cut
ter-the British ensign was run to the
masthead.
The guarda costa continued to ap-
proach, and when well up with the
Myosotis and within close range. Com
mander Filhert opened fire on the YES
sci. Mr. Garcia, who was on deck at
the time, was shot dead, and the others
only saved their lives by throwing
themselves fiat upon the deck. The
schooner was brought to and the
guarda costa at once came alongside.
| took the schooner, with it's dead owner
and frightened crew on board, in tow
and proceeded to Carupano. Here the
vessel was rummaged from stem to