Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-12-18
R|QA LEAVES CARACAS.
Italian Minister to Venezuela
Ordered on Board Cruiser
by His Government.
HERNANDEZ RECEIVES VEL COME
Allies Undecided Whether to Accept
Arbitration Proposal - Venezuela
May Be Unwilling to Talk on Sub
Jeet While Menaced by Guns.

Caracas, Dec 17.-Signor De Riva,
the Italian minister to Venezuela, has
received orders from his government
to leave Caracas this morning and go
aboard the Italian cruiser Giovanni
Bausan. Minister Rivas family will
remain here under the protection OF
United States Minister Bowen, in
whose hands all Italian interests have
been placed.
Cologne, Dec. 1.-THE Cologne
Gazette publishes dispatch from
Berlin. which says 1t is doubtful II at
the present stage of the Venezuelan
difficulty arbitration can be consid-
cred by Germany. German can af-
ford to await, the dispatch adds. the
outcome of situation that is very
uncomfortable for President Castro.
Gaining Confidence.
Caracas Dec, 17.-Confidence IS
gradually being restored and the pop
ulaT scare is appreciably abating.
German and British traders have
reopening their places Of business and
many of these who recently sought
and in the abandoned British lega-
ton, which Mr.. Russell. secretary Of
the American legation, had reopened
under the United States flag, are now
returning to their shops and their
homes ~ -
There Is much discussion here now
of the possibility of arbitration.
pracjdonf Cac+ro uactordav daolipad
to express his views, but 1t was
learned that persons who are close
to him are unanimous in the belief
that some satisfactory result through
arbitration would be more readily at
tafned If Mr.. Bowen, the United States
minister, were permitted to go to
Washington and there discuss the
question fully and frankly with the
German ambassador.
The feeling is prevalent that any
acceptance or discussion of arbitrl-
ton here while La Guaira remains
menaeed by the allies guns would be
offensive to Venezuela's sense of ma
tional pride.
Hernandez Reaches La Guaira.
La Guaira, Dec. 17.-The American
steamer Merida, belonging to the Red
D line of New York, arrived here yes
terday morning at half-past o'clock
from Willemstad Curacao. On board
the Merida were Ell Mocho" Herman
dez, the revolutionary general who
was recently released by President
Castro from prison at Maraeaibo AMI
r. Schunck. British consul at La
Guaira, who on the morning of Dec
10 was escorted with his family from
the consulate to the British cruiser
Retribution by marines from that ves-
sci.
Long before the arrival of the
Merida the streets and piers of La
Guaira were filled with great crowd
awaiting the arrival Of "El Mocho."
The people were orderly. lei Mocho"
disembarked from the Merida at 8
O'Clock. The train run by the harbor
corporation from where steamers tie
up to the pier to the customs house
waited as usual for the Merida's pas
sengers, but General Hernandez pre-
ferred to cover the distance to the
customs house on foot He was fol
lowed by an enthusiastic crowd,
which cheered him all the way
Think Germany Too Aggressive.
Rome. Dec. 17-Tn the Hobbies of
the chamber of deputies yesterday
Venezuela was the exclusive topic II
conversation. The opinion of ma
jority of the deputies Is that Ger
many has been too aggressive in her
actions, which are calculated to COM
plicate the situation. 1t is therefore
thought to be eminently desirable that
the Venezuelan matter be settled by
arbitration.
London, Dec. 17.-Rumors are cur
rent in Brussels and Copenhagen that
Holland and Denmark are about to
present their claims to Venezuela for
settlement.
Caracas, Dec. 1.-THE Spanish min
lister to Venezuela, Senior Gaytan de
Ayala, and the Belgian charge DAT
flares, M. Van der Heyde, has pre-
sented Joint letter to the Venezuelan
minister of foreign affairs, in which
they ask, IN case the claims of other
foreign powers shall be paid by Vene-
zuela that the same treatment given
these powers be accorded to Spain
and Belgium.
Trying to Make Headway.
Washington, Dec. 17.-Cable mes
sages were passed all day yesterday
between the state department and the
United States ambassadors at Lon
don, Berlin and Rome and between
Secretary Hay and Minister Bowen at
Caracas in an endeayor to make some
Roadway in bringing about arbitra-
ton of the claims of the three Euro.
pean powers now united in eoercing
Venezuela. They have been asked
second time to consider arbitration.
Minister Bowen had not been heard
from in "a hours except to make an
inquiry. The subject of this could
not be learned, but it is understood
to have reference to what position lie
should assume in view Of certain
eventualities which might arise In
consequence of the virtual war which
the allies are pressing on President