Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-11
VENEZUELA AROUSED
Mo1,s Stone German Consul
 ate at Caracas.
WILD SCENES PRECEDE ARRESTS.
Over Two Hundred Foreign Resi- dents Lodged Tn Police Station. American Minister Secures
 Release of a Few.

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 WILLEMSTAD, Curacao, Dec. H. There was great patriotic d. 6 onstra- l ton in Caracas on the receipt of the news of the seizure of the Venezuelan warships. Crowds paraded the streets displaying banners, and violent speech es were delivered at various points. The mob attempted to force the doors of the German legation and the German con- sulate, shouting, "Death to the Ger mans! The police made no effort to disperse the demonstrators.
 The populace marched to the palace of President Castro who addressed it. The mob then, moved on to the German legation, shouting, Death to the Ger mansI' The windows were shattered with stones and attempts were made to force the doors but the latter resisted these efforts, and Mime. von Pilgrim Baltazzi, the wife of the German charge d'affaires, who has been ill in bed for the past two months and therefore could not leave Caracas with her hus- band, was thus saved from the vio- lence. The crowd then marched to the German consulate and to the residence of Dr. Koehler, again stoning the win dows and attempting to force an en- trance. The police made no effort to disperse the de1nonstrato.-.
 The excitement was still intense when, at 1Osoclock at night. the gov ernment ordered the arrest of all the German and English residents. One hour later 2O5 persons prominent in social and commercial life were crowd ed together in the police station. All the British residents were arrested ex- cept Albert Cherry of the British owned Venezuela Central railway and Mr.. Wallace, manager. of the telephone com pany, who escaped to place of safety.
 Ninety seven German residents were arrested, among them the German con- sul, Valentin Blohm, and Herr Knoop, the manager of the German Central railway. Herr Simmross, chancellor of the German legation, was met by the police near Bolivar square and also ar rested.
 Amid cries of ssDeath to the Ger .mans!1 and ''Dewn with the foreign ers!'' the populace directed it's way to the German residential quarter and gathered outside the Hotel kIindt and the German club vociferating and ut tering insults. The Belgian charge daf- faires, +. J. s. Gofart, was arrested by mistake for German because of his fair complexion. In spite of his yigor- ous protests he was taken to the police station. but released ten minutes later.
 On learning these incidents United States Minister Bowen hnd Secretary w ". Russell went tt once to see Pres ident Castro and after long confer ence succeeded in obtaining the release of Dr. Koehler, Mime. yon Pilgrinl-Bal- tazzi's physician, and Consul Yalentin Blohm. Minister Bowen also obtained the official authorization of the Vene- zuelan government to represent British and German interests during the inn broglio.
 The government has placed an eln- bargo on the British La Guayra rail- way and on the German Krupp Central railway. All the British residents were arrested except Albert Sherry of the Venezuela Central railway and MT. Wallace, manager of the telephone company, who escaped to place of safety.
 The populace is intensely excited, and the situation is regarded as critical. The British and German flags have keen publicly burned.