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ORDERS TIC THE U. s. S. SCORPION
HAVE EEEN COUNTER
MANDED
DANGER NOW is AT CARACAS
AND 1T Is IMPORTANT TO HAVE
A CRUISER AT THE NEAR
EST POINT
NAVAL FORCE WITHIN REACH
Admiral Farquhnr's South Atlantic
Squadron Will Not BE Per-
mitted to Get Far From
Gable.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 1S.--Thc orders
to the Scorpion to proceed from La
Guayra to Guanaco have been counter.
manded and she will remain at La
Guayra, where her presence is regarded
as necessary.
By direction of the state department
Minister Loomis has protested to the
Venezuelan government against the ex-
ercise of censorship over any of his Of
fetal communications, and it is under
stood that the protest has beon ef-
fective.
1t cannot be gathered that any very
late advices have caused the change in
the departments plans relative to the
movements of the Scorpion. In fact, it
is stated that nothing has occurred to
show any marked change in Venezuela
since Yesterday when Minister Loomis
spoke of the suppression of a rebellion
among the troops in Caracas, the very
inception of which was unknown to the
department of state.
DANGER AT CARACAS.
The fact that such a movement could
gain headway in Castro's own capital,
however, is very significant, and this
rebellion among the troops may have
led to the decision to retain the Scor-
pion at La Guayra, the nearest port to
Caracas.
The naval authorities were consulted
during the day as to the feasibility of
reinforcing the American naval force In
Venezuela, but while some such thing is
in prospect it can not be learned that
any positive orders have yet gone out.
The Hartford is not within reach OF the
cable, being out on a cruise from Port
of Spain for Barbados at which Place
she is due in about two days. She may
be turned back from that port unless
the situation improves.
The Lancaster sailed from the Port
of Spain Wednesday for the Cape Verde
islands, so she is entirely beyond reach.
FARQUHAR WITHIN REACH
There is no disposition on the part of
the authorities here to go to any IN
usual length in dealing with this situa-
tion, and they say frankly that it is not
part Of their purpose to browbeat or CO.
cree the Venezuelans by any formal ma
val demonstration until such course is
absolutely forced upon them, which is
not believed to be at all likely. But it
is quite certain that Admiral FarIUhar
will shape the movements of the North
Atlantic squadron so as to keep in close
touch with the navy department, and
he will not be far away from a cable
end for many days at time after he
leaves Florida.
LOOMS PROTESTED
Mr.. Loomis' protest against any cen
sorshp of his official mail on the part
of the Venezuelan government was rot
idly lodged, and he acted by the depart
ment's direction only upon well
grounded suspicion that his cables were
being tampered with or unreasonably
delayed. His protest was made several
days ago, and principally from the cilar-
acter of the exchanges that have taken
place since between the state depart
ment and its minister at Caracas, the
officials are satisfied that the censorship
over Mr. Loomis' communications has
ceased. Although aware of of the re-
strictions imposed by the Venezuelan
government upon private cable COM
munications, the state department has
not felt itself able to interfere ut this
stage to prevent this practice, which Is
said to be common in South and Central
American countries when the govern
ment is getting the worst OF revolu-
tionary movement.