Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-12-18
kBARDfO
BY TIE ALLIES
IN, n PUERTO GAELIC g
|sssr DEMOLISHED %
CRUISERS.
DEMAND SATISFACTION
/, ORDERS THAT IT :. sE
ca. BUT MESSAGE IS
Il TOO LATE.
S CONSIDERED HAs's

...o a PROOF OF INTEN-
70 FORCE WAR ON
II VENEZUELA
r.,ollo. Dec. 1.-THE Brit
acSorybdis and the German
,sI n S bombarded the fortress
Clock Saturday afternoon
y siIenced It. The lombard
w. w for forty-fve minutes.
l ~ i composed of Fort So
ne Castle Libertador.
/. s,Inc ceased the Charybdis
.ls y 10 occupy the castle. The
.ss almost demolished. 1t IS
hat only a few persons were
y ne shelling. The COM
Y Castle Libertador has been
4 .ssouer. The cruisers are still
selock in the morning the
M and the Vineta arrived here
n for Venezuelan gunboats.
.r,lsers sent their boats into
\, nort hut finding no gunboat3,
n retnrned. The captain OF the
merchant steamer Topaze,
- seized By the mob here last
IN then visited the British
ars on board the Charybdis
Lodged a Protest
#a violation of his ship. The
nptajn returned an hour later
detachment Of fifty marines,
IN charge of the Topaze. The
IN vas greatly excited at this
< and raised the cry ito arms
m was no disorder.
gdish commodore then sent a
Ia ID the authorities at Puerto
demanding immediate salts
II Tor the action Of the mob in
Il hauIed down the British flag
ts Topaze, saying that il this
ktHon was not forthcoming In
|nr, al 5 o'clock the fortress and
mtom house would be bombarded.
|ppt Of this demand the authori-
MI a message TO President Cas-
ling for Instructions. A COM
of the merchants OF Puerto
then approached the American
here, peutioning him to inter
The consul accepted this mis-
nd visited the cruisers, but he
obtain no alteration in the de-
\ b toe allies.
Message Came Too Late.
quarter before 5 a reply was re-
\ fom President Castro, who au-
H2 the chief official here To give
eAish commodore ample salts
y Before this answer could be
to the American consul
stipulated for It's receipt had
y the cruisers Immediately
4 IRE on the fortress. The fire
Rlurned from Fort Solano and
lOertador, but the Venezuelan
we're soon silenced. While the
antinued there was intense ex-
~ N this port. Every house in
Ess closed.
people Of Puerto Cabeilo cannot
log this precipitate action on
X q the allies, which they con-
\ oe proof that Great Britain
'etnany intend forcing war on
's'ltlsh marines propose to make
'sae cannon in Castle Libertador.
mage vas done to the town. Tne
Isas q the people is subsiding.
Confirmed by Bowen.
Filglon, Dec. 16. Minister
y 3 dispatch received by the
sspaltment yesterday afternoon.
uat ne had been informed hv
"a castro that British and
salsnips were bombarding
Y earlier dispatch, received at
!, y department. at 1922 Sunday
u nlalster Bowen said that the
\ ~ the Venezuela capital.
vas much quieter.
nom the dispatches from Min
Ssen there were no further de-
'sass N the Venezuelan situa.
~ the state department Is
", ". The officials are Watching
slsa q keen interest so as TO he
~, y. WIN promptness should
's'n q Step BE Necessary.
\ natter Of the blockade Sec
~ mas instructed our ambas-
n Dstlln and London to repre-.
s,ssa e governments that the
g ~ must not be understood
cohsent to any extension
h SENSATIONAL right Of peaceful
~, ], q President Castro Ia the
ae Invalid wife Of the Ger
esaalc representative at
i sa q good Impression
yes., W. az that place, whereas
1890 Tor bombardment Of
ana made an equally I'M
Sas Il is regretted that the
~ ,s q the German and Rrit.
d esn SHOULD have found It nee.
tararoIt 70 such a severe stem
Il saHs1 Of the city for an act
1 ii ! might have been
cass,nM,.o more peaceful manner.
~ Graceful Act.
Satrss Ie,r-President Castro
Masans morning OF the i'll
he a@ftas s Won Pilgrim Baltazzi,
4 ana ] ACCOMPANIED by
ID e,s 1 number OF Venezuelan
th ,ssa az the German iega-
stsso.V visitors were received
d s ssates Minister Bowen ,s5a