Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-12-11


German warships had seized the vene-
zuelan war vessels at La Guayra,
Crowds quickly gathered and paraded
the streets OF the capital displaying
banners and singing patriotic songs.
Violent speeches We're delivered al var
ious points. 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 Germans" The win-
dows were shattered with stones, ana
attempts were made 10 force the doors,
but the latter resisted these efforts,
and Madame Won Pilgrim Baltazzl,
the wife Of the German charge daft
fnlres, who has been III I'm 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 the residence of DR..
Koehler, again stoning the windows
and attempting TO force an entrance.
The police made no effort to dispense
the demonstration
The excitement was still intense
when at 10 O'clock at night the gov
eminent ordered the arrest OF all Ger
later 1876 persons prominent In social
and commercial life were crowded to.
g. ther In the police station. All the
british residents We're arrested except
Albert Cherry, OF the Venezuelan Cen
trail railway, and w. W, Wallace,
manager Of the telephone company,
who escaped TO place of safety,
Ninety-seyen German residents were
~ cal kn
consul, Valentine Bohm, and Herr
Knop, manager Of the German Central
railway Herr Slmross, chancellor of
the German legation, was met by the
police near Bolizar square and ar
rested
Amid cries Of Death to the Ger
man" and Down with the foreign
ers!" the populace directed its way TO
tie German residential quarter and
gathered outside the Hotel klindt and
the German club, vociferating and ut
tering insults The Belgian charge
d'affaires, j.. s. Goddart. was arrested
b. mistake for a German because OF
his fair complexion. In spite Of his
vigorous protests he was taken TO the
police station, but was released 10 min
utes later.
On learning these Of incidents United
States Minister Bowen and Secy. w
w. Russell went at once to see Presi.
dent Castro, and after a long confer
ence succeeded In obtaining the re-
lease Of Dr. Koehler, Madame Won
Pilgrim Baltazzi's physician and Con-
sui Valentine Blohm.
Minister Bowen obtained the official
authorization OF the Venezuelan gov
eminent TO represent German and Brit
ish interests during the imbroglio. The
government has placed an embargo on
the British railroad to La Guayra and
the German Central railroad from
Caracas TO Valencia.
The popuace Is still intensely ex-
cited and the situation Is regarded as
critical. The British and German flags
have been publicly burned.
STATE OF WAR EXISTS.
London, Dec. 1l.--Great Britain is
practically at war with Venezuela, hut
there Is no disposition here to regard
the situation as particularly serious. No
dispatches have been received as yet
from the commander OF the British
squadron, who will be compelled to
send dIspa tches from Willemstadt,
Curacao, but unofficial news of the
seizure OF the Venezuelan feet and OF
President Castro's reprisals is regarded
as quite trustworthy.
The morning papers, commenting on