The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-01-03

London. December Ca dispatch to
the Central News, from Berlin. says:
1T is believed TO be certain here Ina,
An uItimatum will be issued within
three days, and that an attack on Vene
zuela will follow directly after. In ad-
dition TO the Vineta, the FaUlke. two
training ships and the cruiser Geir have
been ordered TO Laguayra-
"In the meanwhile. l am officially as
sured that the German charge d'affaires
has not left Caracas. and that diplo-
matte relations have not yet been bro
ken Off The P~ourparlers continue.
a agreement has been reached be
tween Germany and the United StateE
IN regard to the German course OF &C
ton in Venezuela"
Berlin. December Gothic German
foreign office authorizes the Associated
Press TO announce there is no truth
whatever in the dispatches from Cara
a saying hat the German minister
has left the Venezuelan capital after
heated exchange OF words with PresI-
dent Castro. The German charge daf-
flares. Herr o Pilgrim BaltaZZi. -
still at his post II IS continuing nesU-
tiatiOns with President Castro.
There has not been any question OF
breaking off diplomatic relations with
Venezuela. The German minister TO
Venezuela. DR.. o. Schmidt Lcda. who
has been on q vacation here. IS now on
his way to Caracas.
The foreign office again sOlemnly re-
~iterates the statement that ii does not
contemplate territorial acquisitions in
Venezuela.
Replying to Germany'S assurances 10
the United States regarding the for
mer's plans in connection with Eene-
zuela, the foreign office here has recciv
ed al answer from Secretary hay eX-
pressing full satisfaction with Ger
many's position. Germany still hopes
to collect her claims peaceably.
The Tageblatt this evening prints Il
double loaded cable dispatch from
Washington. setting forth that the
principal military and naval authOri
ties there consider that war between
the United States and Germany. sooner
or later. is inevitable.
The United States ambassador. An
drew ID. White. informed the German
newspaper men who called at the EN-
bassy today that the reports of the pos
sibility of war between the United
States and Germany were the thin
nest kind of sensational nonsense
Not one OF the authorities referred tC
in The Tageblatt's dispatch, he added
would. under any circumstances. dis
close such an opinion. least of all when
the relations between the two countrte>
are so good as at present.
Moreover. said Mr.. White. "Presiden'
Roosevelt. the cOmmander-in-Chief al
both army and navy, it is well known
e~ntertains not only official but persona
predictions for Germany. which have
been made known not only officially tC
the German government. but which
have long been known among hi:
friends. He studied in Germany, read.
and loves German literature and has :
most sincere personal respect for tn
German emperor.
Amy utteranCe of the kind alleged by
an officer of either service would he
sternly rebuked by President Roosc'
Welt"
Caracas. December 3O.-Thc NcneZue.
Ian government has sent = request Il
Berlin that Herr KnOOp. manager of tn,
German railway. be discharged. 1t /:
believed that manager KnOop will be
expelled. The Official gazette published
today contains a resolution of the Nene-
zuelan government setting forth that
Herr KnOop is unfit II longer to deaI
with the government as he is an &C
cOmplice in the present revolution anC
must be discharged. The resolution
further says Herr KnOOp will probably
be expelled from Venezuela.
Traffic over the German railway con-
tinue to be suspended. 1t can be said
upon excellent authority that Ger
many's contemplated naval demonstra-
ton against certain Venezuelan ports
will be postponed until the termination
of the present revolution against Presi-
dent Castro.