The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-09

Telegraph communication with La
Guayra is slow. Events happening today
are not likely to be translated from the
cipher till tomorrow. The morning papers
here make absolutely no comment on the
Venezuelan situation with the exception
of the Norwaertz, which says that al
though President Castro has expressed
his willingness to satisfy the German and
British demands military action against
him has begun, and the LOkal Anzieger,
forts to drive a wedge between Germany
and Great Britain have failed"
LEGATIONS CLOSED.
Caracas Dec. 9.-The British minister,
charge daffaires, Won Pilgrim Baltazzi,
left Caracas at 8 o'clock yesterday after
noon for La Guayra, where Minister
Haggard went on board the British cruis-
er Retribution and Herr Won Pilgrim
Baltazzi boarded the German cruiser
Vinetta. Both the British and the Ger
man legation have been closed.
Yesterday afternoon the British minister
and German charge d'affaires deposited at
the private residence of the foreign min
lister. Lopez Barralt, separate demands
the British demand being for settlement
of claims and other matters arising out
of the last revolutions and the German
demand being for the payment of the in
terest on German loan and other claims.
The demands are without any specification
as to the time given for an answer. but
they are in the form of an ultimatum
At o'clock Minister Haggard, his Sec
retary, Grant Duff. and the chancellor of
the legation, Godfrey, left Caracas. ain
company with the German charge daft
faires, Won Pilgrim Baltazzi for La
Guayra. On the arrival of the train at
the latter port at o'clock thirty officers
met the diplomats at the station. Minis
ter Haggard and the other members of
the British legation went on board the
cruiser Retribution, while the German
charge d'affaires boarded the German
cruiser Vine1ta
The ministers left Caracas without prev
iously notifying the Venezuela govern
tile demonstration.
The ACTUAL situation is incomnrehensible
mere NO one appeared to know anything
about the Anglo German projected demon.
stration. The foreign minister said he CON
sidered a menace on the part of Germany
o,,gd TO ne ibmadissibls b dI, and that any threat
for ENGLAND, said the minister she9has NO
grounds for aggression.
The Associated Press c0rresnonaent in
spected the two legations Yesterday and
there We're no preparation indicating that
the ministers Intended to abandon thelr
posts.
The government has made 10 military
plan at La GuayTa. Ncnezucla citizens
considered the threat of a demonstrarlon
as bluff and set aside TIE possibility OF
an Anglo-Geru an demonstration
The correspondent learns that cne Of the
meta told German family at La GIIay-a
yesterday that the fhlockade of the coasts
of Venezuela was Imminent
The German gurbOat Panther arrived al
la Guayra. The English cruiser Indefati
gable has left La Guayra for Trinidad OF
a srecial mission.
SEVENTY Y-TWO HOURS LIMIT.
London. Dec. 9.-One of the largest
creditors of Venezuela informed a repre-
sentative of the Associated Press TODAY
that the ultimatuns of Great Britain
and Germany had seventy two hours
limit and therefore win expire or
Wednesday. The foreign office while moi
denying the correctness of this state
ment iutimated that the period is liable
to extension There are some indica
tions of a possible settlement though an.
parently nothing definite has yet beer
decided.
CONFIRMED BY BOWEN
Washington, Dec. 9.-Minister Bower
a t Caracas has cabled the state depart
ment confirmation of the Associated
Press report that the British minister
and that the German charge d'affaire.
withdrew from Caracas yesterday afte
presenting an ultimatum
ITALIAN CRUISER ON HAND
Caracas, Dec. 9.-The Italian crlise
Bausan has arrived at La Guasra