The daily Republican., 1902-12-11
VENEZUELA
NOW AROUSED.
Mobs Stone German Consulate
at Caracas and Great Dis
order Follows,
SCENESPRECEDE ARRESTS.
Over Two Hundred Foreign
Residents Lodged in Police
Station. Our Minister
Secures Release of Few,

W1LLEMSTAD, Curacao, Dec. H.
There was great patriotic demonstra
ton in Caracas on the receipt of tn,
news of the seizure Of the Venezuelan!
warships. Crowds paraded the streets
displaying banners, and violent speech
es were delivered at various points. The
mob attempted to force the doors of the
German legation and the German con-
sulate, shouting, death to the Ger
mans" The police made no effort to
disperse the demonstrators
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 Ger
mans" The windows were shattered
with stones, and attempts We're made to
force the doors, but the latter resisted
these efforts and Nine. Won Pilgrim
Baltazzi, the wife of the German charge
-daffaires, who has been Ill in bed for
the past two months and therefore
could not leave Caracas with her hus-
band, was thus saved from the vic.
German consulate and TO the residence
of Dr. Koehler, again stonng the win
dows and attempting to force an en-
trance The police made no effort to
diSperse the demonstrators.
The excitement was still intense
when, at 10 o'clock at night, the gov
ernment ordered the arrest of all the
German and English residents. One
hour later 2O5 persons prominent in
social and commercial life were crowd
ed together in the police station. All
the British residents were arrested ex-
cept Albert Cherry Of the British owned
Venezuela Central railway and Mr..
Wallace, manager Of the telephone COM
pany, who escaped to place of safety.
Ninety-seyen German residents were
arrested, among them the German con-
sui, Valentin Blohm, and Herr Knoop,
the manager Of the German Central
railway. Herr SimmrOss, chancellor of !
the German legation, was met by the
police near Bolivar square and also ar.
rested.
Amid cries of "Death TO the Ger |
mans" and down with the foreign
rs" the populace directed its way to |
the German residential quarter and \
gathered outside the Hotel Klindt and |
the German club vociferating and ut
iering insults The Belgian charge d'af-
faircs, F. J. s. Goffart, was arrested by
mistake for n German because of his
fair complexion. In spite Of his vigor-
Gus protests he was taken to the police
station, but released ten minutes later.
On learning these Incidents United
States Minister Bowen and Secretary
W. W. Russell went at once to see Pres
ldcnt Castro and after long confer.
ancc succeeded in obtaining the release
81 Dr. Koehler, Nine Won Pilgrim Bal
tazzi's physician, and Consul Valentin
Blohm. Minister Bowen also obtained
The official authorization Of the Vcne-
suelan government to represent British
and German interests during the i'm
brOgllo
The government has placed an EN-
Dargo on the British La Gunyra rail
way and OH the German Krupp Central !.
railway. All the British residents were
arrested except Albert Sherry of the {
Venezuela Central railway and Mr. |
Wallace. manager Of the telephone |
company, who escaped to n place Of
safety. Q
The ropulace is intensely excited, and z
he situation is regarded us critical. The I
British and German flags have been v
publicly burned c
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