The evening times., 1895-11-02
BRITAIN and VENEZUELA
Reason for Trouble by Which Mon
roe Doctrine Can Be avoided.
Coast Guard Officers Said to He
England's = First Excuse forwar.
lspcclal correspondence.l

Especial Correspondence.)
Barbados, Oct. 2O.-The dispute between
Great britaiaand Venezuela wiilnow assume
quite new phase.
The European power may have to declare
war with the South Amer. IN republic, but
not for the present, at least, upon the
boundary question. If war Is declared-and
1t Is undoubtedly imminent-it will he
upon basis that the conditions of the
Monroe doctrine will not apply, and vene-
Zuela will have to face the enemy without
the support of the United States.
1t Is announced that a commander named
Filbert, on board a Venezuelan guarga
costa, has shot down Mr.. Thomas Garcia,
owner Of the British schooner Myosotis, on
board that vessel while On voyage from
Port-of.Spain, Trinidad, B. W. l., in q
most unpruvoked manner.
The main facts of the occurrence have
been reported to the administrator at Trini-
dad and q report ON the same is now on
its way TO London for the edification Of
the secretary of state for the colonies and
the cabinet.
1t is generally believed that the muir
der OF Mr.. Garcia Is grave misfortune
to Venezuela. consdcriu gthe present re-
latiOns between the two countries, as IL
will give England an undoubted advantage
In dealing with Gen. Crespo and his guv-
ernment. England will demand satisfaction
for this and other unwarrauted outrages
on her shipping.
1t has been generally conceded In the
West Indies that Venezuela was eDdeav-
oring to force the hand of Great Britain
on the boundary question, hut to-day IL
is quite rs generally admitted that the
murder OF Mr.. Garcia, under the circufn-
stances in which il tOoE place. is the great
est blunder that has yet been perpetrated
by Venezuela in her quarrel with England.
The circumstances connected with the
death of Mr.. Garcia are:
The Myosotis, a British schooner, was
on a voyage from Port-of-Spain. Trinidad,
to the Island of Margarita. Mr.. Garcia was
on board.
the voyage. when they observed a Vene-
zuclan guarda costa in pursuit OF them
The gunbOat appeared to be under fuii
steam. as she rapidiy Sained upon the
riences-for the Myosotis had ON for
mer voyage been capturedi by FeneZue-
Ian revenue cuttcr-thc British ensign was
run ND to the masthead.
The guarda costa continued to approach,
and when well up with the Myosotis, and
within close range, Commander Filbert
was on The deck at the time, was shot dead,
and the others only led themselves by
lying flat upon the deck.
The vessel was brought TO, and the guarda
costa at once came alongside, took the
schooner with its dead wner and frightened
crew in tow and proceeded to Carupano.
Here the vessel was rummaged from stem
TO stern, and as there was no contraband
found on board, the vessel was liberated.
The Myosotis was seized by the VeneZ-
uelans some time ago upon an alleged
breac ch of the revenue laws. MIR. Garcia de-
cided to defend the ase. and proceeded to
Caracas for the trial. The court dismissed
the action and liberated the vessel. there
not being evidence sufficient to warrant
even the detention of the schooner.
Mr. Garci returned to Trinidad, where
he resided, in time to make the trip on the
Myssoiis, which proved his last. Whether
the murder of Mr.. Garcia was the outcome
fnr the defeat of the Venezuelan
comma nder in court, is a question which
is being eagerly discussed here.