The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1902-12-11

THE TESAsls HURRIED SOUTH.
c'nas'rsd Aas'e-es man Flee. Enters
harb'rea "a aira and Land.
MarIass-9nItsd statss Minister
Bowen caIs oo1Presiden. castro.

Wiiiemstnt. curacao:;sDcc. H.
mere was great patriotic demon,
slra,ion IN caracas at o'cloc;s Tues
Gay night when the news arrived that
the British and German wal ships had
seized the Venezuelan war vessels at
La Guaira. Crowds quickly gathered
ana paraded the streets and squares
OF tie capital, displaying banners and
singing patriotic songs. Violent
speeches Were delivered at various
points. The populace marchel to the
palace OF President Castro, who al
dressed 1t. The mob then moved on
to the German legation, shouting
Death to the Germans" The win
dows were shattered with stones aud
attempts were made to force the doors
but the latter resisted the8e carts
and Nine. Won Pllgrim-Baltaz.i. the
wife of the German charge daffaires
who has been III in bed for the past
two months and therefore could NOT
leave Caracas with her husband, was
thus saved from violence. The crowd
then marched to the German consulate
and to the residence OF DR.. Kcehler.
again stoning the Windows and at.
tempting to force an ena0ace. The
police made no effort to dispense the
demonstration
Excitement lntenee.
The excitement was stiii intense
when. at 10 O'clock at night, the gov.
eminent ordered the arrest OF all the
German and British residents. ona
hour later 200 persons. prominent in
social and commercial life, wore
crowded together in the police stadon
All the British residents were arrest
ed except Albert Cherry. of the Yene
zuela (British.owned) Central railway
and Mr.. Wallace. manager OF the tele
phone company. who escaped to
place OF safety,
Ninety-seven German residents were
arrested. among them the German con
sui. Valentine Blohm. and Herr KnooR
the manager of the German Central
railway. Herr simmross. chancellor
Of the German legation, was met by
the police near Bolivar square aud also.
arrested.
Death TO tho Germans"
Amid cries Of Death to the Ger.
mans" and .n,wn with the foreign.
ers." the populace directed its way tc
the German residential quarter and
gathered outside the Hotel Kflndt and
the German club, vocisarFting and UT
tering insults. Tho Belgian charge
d'affaires. F. j, 8. Goffart. was arrest
ed by mistake for German. because
of his fair complexion. In spite Of hia
vigorous protests he was taken to the
pofse station. but released 10 minutes
later.
On learning these incidents United
States Minister Bowen and Secretary
w. w. Russell went at once to see
President Castro. and after a long
conference succeeded in obtaining the
release of DR.. Koehler. Nine. Won PHI.
grim Baltazzi's physician, and Consul
yalentin Blohm. Minister Bowen also
obtained the official authorization of
the Venezuelan government to repre-.
sent British and German interests dur,
ing the imbroglio.
The government has placed an EN-
barge on the British Iailroad to La
Guaira and on the German Central
railroad from Caracas to Valencia.
The populace is still intensely ex.
cited and the situation is regarded as
critical. The British and German
flags have been publicly burned.