Junction City bulletin. [volume] (Junction City, Or.) 189?-1901, 1901-01-24
WILL bt ON HAhD
Farquhar's Squadron Ready to
Move on Venezuela.
lr THE TROUBLE IS NOT SETTLED
Minister loom's Dispatches Tempered With
The Scorpion WIN Remain at La GuayrA
where Her Presence Is Necessary.


Washington. Jan. al Nothing has
been heard over night from Minister
Lomis regarding the situation In Ven.
ezuela. Navy department officials
deny that any instructions have been
given to the North Atlantic squadron
20 move over from Florida 10 venezue.
la. The ships. however, are IN perfect
cruising trim. and could sail within q
few hocrs alter the receipts OF orders,
though IL is not believed hero that
there will be any necessity for their
movement toward Venezuela.
The orders TO tho scorpion to pros
ceed to GIianoco from La Guayra have
been coHrssrmanded. and she will re-.
main at La Guayra. where her pres
snce 10 regarded us necessary. BY di.
rection OF the state department, Min.
lister Loorais has protested TO tho ven-
ezuelan government against the exer.
else OF censorship over any OF his oiii.
cial COMMUNICATIONS. and 1t is under.
stood that The protests have been etfecss
tive.
lt cannot be gathered that any veyy
late advioes have caused the change IN
the department. plans relative 20 the
movementsof the Scorpion In fact, it
Is said that nothing has been received
TO show any marked change in the
status in Venezuela since yesterday,
when Minister Loonis spoke OF the
suppression OF n rebellion among the
troops In Caracas. the inception OF
which was unknown to the depart.
ment OF state. The fact that such q
movement puld gain headway in Gas.
tro's own capital, however. is very sig
nificant. and this rebellion among the
troops may have led to the decision to
retain the scorpion at La Guayra. the
nearest port 20 Caracas.
The naval authorities were consulted
during the day as to the feasibility Of
fe-er forcing the American naval force
now in Veneznela, but while some such
thing is n prospect. IL cannot be
learned that any positive orders have
yet gone but. The Hartford Is not
within readh OF the cable, being on o
cruise from Port OF Spain for Barba.
does. ut which place she is due In
about two days. She may be turned
back from that port, unless the situa.
tion improves. The Lancaster sailed
from Port OF Spain for the Cape Verde
islands, so she is entirely beyond reach.
There is no disposition on the part
OF the authorities here to 90 10 any un.
usual length in dealing with this situ.
alton. as they say frankly that IL Is not
part OF their purpose to browbeat or
coerce the veneznelans by formal
naval demonstration. unless such q
course is forced on them, which is not
believed TO be at all likely. But it is
quite certain that Amiral Farquhar
will shape the movements OF the North
Atlantic squadron 80 as to keep In
close touch with the navy department
and he will not be far away from O
cable end for many days at a time
after he leaves Florida.
Mr.. LOOMS protest against any cen
sorship OF his official mail ON the part
OF the Venezuelan government was not
idly lodged, and he acted By the de.
partment's direction only upon q we'll
grounded suspicion that his cables were
being tampered with or unreasonably
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