The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-12-24
INTENSE ENTHUSIASM
Manifested in Venezuela Over the Attitude
of the US.

Caracas, Venezuela, December 21.-If
material were wanting to increase the
excitement in the Venezuelan capital,
the warlike bulletins which are issued
many times each day would supply it.
But there Is no such need. The intense
feeling against England, it is unnecessary
to repeat, only grows stronger with the
lapse of time, and there is Low call on
every hand for the mobilization of the
National Guard. There is every reason
to suppose that the government will give
hee to this demand, and 1t is probable
that special session of Congress will
be called.
A meeting will be heli tomorrow in
the Washington Plaza, and another in
that named after the popular hero, Boil
var A delegation of citizens will also
visit Minister Thomas again to reiterate
the unanimous acceptance in Venezuela
of the policy adopted by the United
States government in the boundary dis
pute. AT these meetings the merchants
of the Country will also be urged to in
augurate a commercial war aaginst Brit
ish interests by refusing to sell anything
to the subjects of that nation or to trade
with them in any way.
The Venezuelan cabinet has discussed
the boundary question at great length to-
day. The result of their deliberations has
not yet been announced, but many ru-
mors are adoat as to their probable &C.
| tt on.
The Pregonero, the organ of the Patri.
otto League, today again warns the con
sular agent of Great Britain, Mr.. Boul-
| ton, that he inours actual peril in longer
| acting for the British government.
| Mr.. Boulton is advised that the popu-
| lace will not tolerate the idea that a citi-
zen of Venezuela should act in any ca
pacity, official or otherwise, for Enlgand,
and the paper then addresses DR.. Rojas,
Minister of Foreign Affairs, asking him
| to revoke at once the exeotur OF the
Consul general.
| 1t is suggested that all Venezuelans
acting as British consuls in other parts
of the country should be informed that
their exeqturs will be withdrawn.
| The cabinet publicly announced it's &C.
tion so far as it related to one important
subject today. The government has de-
| cided that Venezuela shall be properly
rep resented everywhere in the civilized
world, and diplomatic missions will be
| uoSpd GCu6u from Uno republic TO ali COuu-
tries now without Venezuelan legations
The archbishop, accompanied BY the
highest members of his official en-
tourage, today paid visit Of ceremony
to Minister Thomas and delivered for
NAL address thanking him as the diplo-
matio representative of the United States
for the message of President Cleveland
upon the boundary dispute. The arch
bishop confirmed the opinion expressed
in every quarter here that the people of
Venezuela are inappeasably incensed
against Great Britain.
The Simon Bolivar club, which was
originally organized to express emphatic
sympathy with the revolutionary move
ment in Cuba, has prepared plan for a
meeting, national in it's character, which
will take place on Christmas day In the
Washington Plaza. Representatives from
all the States in the republic have been
invited to be in the rpeulbio have been
invited to be present and take part in
a parade of great magnitude, which will
be one of the features of the programme.
Many speeches, it is expected, will be
made, and it is hoped that the grand re-
ception to end the proceedings will be
held in the government palace. The sta
tue of Bolivar is to be decorated by del
egation from the American residents, a
and vast quan titles Of flowers will be
placed upon the statue Of Washington.