Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1902-12-15

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do not know what to do and are de-
pending entirely upon the United States
to assist them. A movement is on foot
here, headed by prominent doctors and
lawyers, to request President Castro
to resign and to ask Vice President Ra-
mon Ayala to assume the presidency
and form a cabinet without party ten
denotes. 1t is also proposed to sum
mon congress to appoint temporary
president and arrange the questions in
dispute in a manner satisfactory to all
concerned General Hernandez Elmocho
who has just been released from pris-
cas- tomorrow. His partisans are very
active and further trouble is apprehen-
ded. The Venezuelan government an
nounces that Great Britain has opened
warships will patrol the mouth of the
river and the river itself. This meas
ure applies only to foreign ships. Yes
sells flying the Venezuelan flag are ex-
the German cruiser Panther is going to
Maracaibo to destroy the forts there.
Minister Bowen, at the request Of the
Dutch minister DR.. Van Leyden, who
is sick at Curacao, has taken charge of
the Dutch interests here. The leading
merchants of La Guayra arrived here
last night, abandoning that port owing
to the fear it would be shelled today.
loud explosions alarmed the city of
Porto Cabello. On investigation it was
found that British marines had blown
up the subterranean prison cells of
Castle Libertador with dynamite. They
also burned all the wooden buildings
surroundings the castle and carried
away everything that could be des-
troyed. After the bombardment of the
forts at Porto Cabello and landing of
marines on the island where the castle
is situated, the forces of the powers ac-
ter just as though they wer ait home,
causing great indignation among the
the Venezuelans.
When everything had been destroyed,
the marines embarked. The Vene-
zuelan warship, Miranda, escaped the
Vigilance of the German cruisers which
were searching for her and arrived at
Maracaibo yesterday.
VENEZUELA WANTS PEACE.
London, Dec. 15.-An expression of a
desire for peaceful settlement of diff
culties has been received in London
from the Venezuelan government
BRITAIN NOT RESPONSIBLE
London, Dec. 15.-The under secre-
tary, Lord Cranborne, denied in the
house of commons today that the Brit
ish commander was responsible for the
sinking of the Venezuelan ships. The
under secretary said his majesty's
government had been Informed that
the German commodore found 1T neces-
sary to sink two ships, but Great Bri-
tain was not responsible for this. Mr..
Schwann, advanced liberal, then moved
an adjournment of the house to discuss
Venezuelan matters. The motion will
be discussed at z o'clock this evening.
WHAT BERLIN HEARS.
Berlin, Dec. 15.-In official quarters
here. 1t is said that the Venezuelan
vessels sunk off La Guayra were old
and worthless revenue cutters and un-
fit to go to sea, and that the other
ships captured have been sent to a GER
tain West India port ito be reftted for
use during the blockade The destruc-
ton of the Venezuelan craft, it is add
ed, was necessary in order to prevent
them from falling into the hands of the
yenezuelans as the German vessels
had ITO leave La Guayra. Venezuela's
proposition, through Minister Bowen,
to submit the question in dispute to ar
bttration has now been received here.
The foreign office says this will not de-
lay Great Britain's and Germany's
measures previously decided upon. The
officials here do not indicate what will
be the final decision in the arbitration
proposition, but 1t was apparently
ma0e loo Idte 10 dllcCt tIlC 6CHCIdi oit-
uation.
y Lieutenant Commander Tuerk, first
officer Of the German cruiser, Gazelle,
has taken command Of the captured
Venezuelan gunhoat Restaurador,
which is now flying the German flag.
So soon as the Restaurador has COM
pleted her equipment at the Port of
Spain, she will be used in the opera
tions against Venezuela.
NO AGGRESSIVE ACTION.
London, Dec. 15.-The Associated
Press has reason to believe that orders
will or have been sent to the British
commander in Venezuelan waters, to
take no further aggressive action at
present, pending decision being ar
rived at on the proposal for arbitra-
tion. This came IN the 'orr + a pro-