The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-12-18

Ten German and four British cutters
captured the Venezuelan feet yester-
day. They went alongside the Vene-
zuelan vessels and ordered them to
surrender and without shot being |
fred the British and German forces
seized the vessels in the name OF the
German emperor and the king OF En-
gland. Two of the vessels which
were undergoing repairs we're broken
up The German cruiser Panther
steamed into the harbor during these
proceedings with her decks cleared
for action. The Venezuelan steamers
we're taken outside the harbor and at
2 o'clock this morning the General
Crespo, Tutmo and Margarita were
sunk. The 0ssun was the only ves-
sci spared, in view OF the protest
made by the French charge d'affaires,
II. Quievreux, who notified the CON-
modore OF the allied feet that the
Ossun is the property of a French.
man.
At 10 o'clock last evening $50 Ger
man sailors were landed aud pro-
ceeded to Cardinal, suburb OF La
Guaira in which is situated the resi-
dence OF German Consul Lentz,
whom, with his family they escorted
back to La Guaira and placed on
board the warship Vineta. On their
way back to this port the German
sailors met a party OF Venezuelan
soldiers, but no collision took place.
At 5 o'clock this morning "A landing
party OF British seamen went to the
British consulate and conducted the
British consul, r. Schunck, and his
family on board the Retribution.
PRESIDENT CASTRO IS PART INDIAN.
During the eighty-nine years OF
Observation-Disclosures it has enjoy
ed forty-four revolutions, or one ev-
cry two years. The last revolution
in Venezuela refers to that in which
General Castro turned General And
rade out of office, and took posses
sion of the public purse himself. The
insignia Of the office OF chief magis-
trate in Venezuela do not consist OF
crown and scepter, or OF any old
world marks of that kind, but sim
ply OF the keys of the treasury. With
them the most ambitious adventurer
is. content, and in the present in
stance poor President Castro has had
to be content with them and nothing
else, for Andrade had played the
game strictly according to the rules,
and had left the cash box empty for
his successor. Castro comes from
the Andes, and is partly Indian; he is
said to be a good general, anyhow
he appeared one day near Valencia
with few score of his friends, and
Andrade's first army and its general
went over to his side.
DEwEY's FLEET WILL NOT BE CALLED.
Newspapers in various sections OF
the country have dwelt recently on
the fact that the United States has
in Porto Rican waters at the present
time the hrgest fleet it ever assem-
bled, and that it is under command
of George Dewey, admiral. The in
situation is made that> this fleet
night be called upon to stop pro-
ceedings by Great Britain and Ger
many. In official circles this idea ie
pronounced ridiculous. The two
powers are proceeding with the entire
approval OF the United States. anu
the plans to bring Venezuela to time
we're formulated long after it was
known that the United States was
going to have it's great winter ma
neuvers in the caribbean. 1t is not
improbable that section OF the fleet
may be detached for duty in Vene
zuelan waters to watch affairs and te
protect American interests, especially
in view OF the fact that they are I'm
e Usually large, now that Great Britain
8 and Germany have entrusted thei
+ interest to Minister Bowen the Amer
= lean.