Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-12-25
MINISTER BOWEN.
He Is Venezuela's Only Repre-
sentative.
Castro Gives Him Full Power to Act
Allies Notify yenezucIans That
They Are About TO Blockade
Six of Their Ports.

Washington, Dec. 1s.-The follow
dng cablegram was sent Wednesday
by the navy department to Admiral
Dewey, in command of the combined
| fleets:
Send competent officer in torpedo
boat destroyer or other vessel to
Caracas as assistant to American
minister"
The following cablegram also was
sent to Commander DiehI, of the
Marietta, now lying at La Guaira:
Send Van Duzen executive officer
of the Marietta) as assistant to the
American minister temporarily"
1t was stated at the navy DEPART
ment that one reason for sending the
officers to Caracas was the fact that
Mr.. Bowen is almost overwhelmed
with the work imposed upon him bv
his many charges. He has nearly ali
of the English residents in Caracas
domiciled in the American legation
and is feeding them from his own
table. As for the torpedo boat de-
stroyer, it is pointed out that it will
| serve as a dispatch boat to keep Mr..
Bowen in touch with the cable sta
ton nearest to La Guaira, which can
be relied upon to transmit messages
to Washington, in case the La Guaira
cable shall be cut as an incident to
the blockade.
Caracas, Dec. 19.-Lopez Baralt,
Venezuelan minister of foreign af-
fairs, has transmitted to United
States Minister Bowen document
signed by President Castro as presi-
of ,1Nls
signed by himself as minister of for
eign affairs, in which Mr.. Bowen is
recognized as the only representative
of Venezuela in the matter of effect
Ing a settlement of the present diff
Guilty.
According to the terms of this
document, Mr.. Bowen may act with
out restriction and he is to use all
means possible to protect the inter
ests of Venezuela. The state depart
ment at Washington has been noti-
fled of the transmission of this in
strument to Mr.. Bowen.
1t has been learned from an official
source that the allies will notify the
Venezuelan authorities at La Guara
| of the blockade, to become effective
December 20 at , p. m, of the ports
of La Guaira, Puerto Cabello, Coro,
Maracaibo, Carupano and Barcelona.
La Guaira Dec. 19.-rhe German
cruiser Fake, which has been an
| chored for the past two days at the
entrance of Lake Maracaibo. yester-
day captured the Venezuelan schoon-
er Victoria. After cutting down her
mainmast, thus disabling her, the
Germans abandoned her. This action
has caused great Indignation among
| the Nenezuelans and excitement runs
high at Maracaibo.
Washington, Dec. 19.-The state
department has learned that a mere
money payment will not meet Ger
many's desires. Count Quadt, the
| German charge, had a long interview
yesterday with Secretary Hay touch
ing Venezuela and the fact is now APP
parent that while money will satisfy
| Great Britain and Italy, Germany
must have an apology. The difference
between her case and that of the
other powers is that the German Ie-
CATION at Caracas was attacked, its
windows broken, the minister's sick
wife terrorized and the German ma
tional honor otherwise touched in
manner that cannot be healed by
money.
Touching the question of a guar
antee of any obligations that may be
assumed by Castro as result of Mr.
Bowen's good offices, it is suggested
In official circles that, the United
States being without power in the
absence of Legislation to assume di-
rectly any responsibility for the ex-
ecution of CaStrO's pledges. it i still
| possible for the state department tr
! give an assurance TO any parties who
might be induced to produce the
money TO pay the judgments against
Castro that, when the time comes for
repayment, the United States govern
ment will exercise its good offices to
see that the obligations were kept.
1t is distinctly stated, however, that
no pledge will be made on the part
of the United States to fnrcibly col
Lect any Indebtedness of this kind.
Berlin, Dee. ia fact which inn
presses the foreign observer here is
! the quiet Indifference of the news
| papers and people toward the Nenezu-
| elan affair. Not a Berlin newspaper
has a leading article on the subject
and the news published is largely an
abstract of what the London and
New York papers are saying, The
! Germans appear TO be- astonished at
| the commotion in Great Britain and
! the United States over what is re-
| garded here as a mere episode.
! Spanish-Amcrican war.
| London, Dec. l9.-The Brussels cor
respondent of the Daily Telegraph
says that Germany is supporting the
! claims of Belgium ;rxainst Venezuela,
/ which amount TO Sl,25O.OOO.
/ LNhehPG,