The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-12-24
VIII! GIVE IN.
Leading Citizens Advises President
Castro to Yield to Force.
FULL POWER GIVFN MR.. BOWEN.

JILL ~ w En- VI v " MEs. OO w LIN,
The American Minister, to Effect =
Termination of the Present
Difficulties With Least
Harm 10 Venezuela.
! The news from Venezuela is more
tranquil. 1t has been decided that
the Venezuelan difficulty shall be ar
bitrated, and the discussion of terms
of settlement is now going on. United
States Minister Bowen undoubtedly
will be one of the arbitratOrs. The
government fears that c0ercve meas
ures will follow the establishment Of
the blockade.
Tne leading citizens Of Caracas have
addressed joint note to President
Castro asking him to give full powers
to United States Minister Bowen to
effect a termination of the present dlf-
fculty. This note was transmitted to
President Castro at o'clock Wednes-
day afternoon 1t is signed by all the
leading merchants, bankers aud agri-
cultural interests Of Caracas. 1t re-
fleets truly the consensus OF current
opinion among the business element Of
this city. The men who signed the
note will meet again tonight to dis
cuss ways and means of obtaining
money with which Venezuela can
meet her obligations, as well as the
guarantees which it will be possible to
offer to creditors. The not is as fol-
lows:
Caracas, Dec. Il. 1902.
To the President of the United States
of Venezuela.
Sir. The undersigned having met
with the purpose Of offering their aid
to the government of Venezuela in
the present conflicting situation,
which has been created by the aggreS-
sive attitude CT Germany and Great
Britain and upon your request to give
our opinions in writing we address
you in the following terms:
In view of the acts Of violence al
ready committed and Of the absolute
impotence of Venezuela to meet
force with force in response to the
allied forces of Germany and Great
Britain and in view of the fact that
Venezuela has exhausted all the
means required by civilization and
diplomacy to put an end to the pre-
sent situation, and the government
and the people of Venezuela having
complied honorably and worthily TO the
demands of national honor, we con-
slider, with all due respect, that the
moment to yield to force has arrived.
We therefore respectfully recon-
mend that full powers be given to
the minister OF the United States of
North America, using him to carry
out proper measures to terminate the
present conflict in the manner least
prejudicial to the interests of Eene-
Zuela.
The note is signed by about 200
prominent citizens of Caracas.
PEOPLE DESERT HIM.
During the last ten days President
Castro has acted with extraordinary
energy. He has transformed the en-
tire country into vast camp, having
raised more than 10000 men, whom
he has we'll armed, equipped and
transported from :fery direction to
La Guayra and Puerto Cabello, in the
expectation that the allies would at
tempt to land at one or both of these
points But there has been change
of feeling, and the prominent men OF
Venezuela who were at one time ready
to lead the people in the defense OF
their country, now consider that justi-
hcation to take the men Of the repub-
lie away from their families and their
work does not exist They have re-
solved to discover a means to bring
about arbitration, or at least treat
with the allies. The means sought is
thought to lie through the United
States legation and satisfactory re-
suits are on every hand expected to
follow. a member of the ministry
said to the correspondent Of The AS
sociated Press: The United States
has not prevented the allies from as
sailing us, but it has obliged them to
accept our terms"
ITALIAN MINISTER LEAVES.
The Italian minister left Caracas
Wednesday morning. At o'clock
Minister Bowmen went to the Italian
legation in state carriage, accompa-
MED by Secretary Russell and took the
Italian minister, Signor de Riva
and the Italian consul, Signor Gaz-
zurell, and conducted them to the
railroad station, where they were
met by the leading italian resi-
dents of Caracas. Mr. Bowen then
accompanied the minister to his coach
shook hands with him and handed
him papers and cigars for his journey
to La Guayra.
The Venezuelan newspapers are
still ignorant of the fact that the
Italian minister presented an ultima
tum to the Venezuelan government
Tuesday afternoon and therefore there
were no crowds at the railroad station
and no hostil demonstration. The
city is quiet.
4 SCHOONER CAPTURED.
The German cruiser Fake. which |
has been anchored for the past two |
DAYS at the entrance Of Lake Mara
caibo, Thursday, captured the Vene-
zuelan schooner Victoria. After cut
ting down her mainmast. thus disa-
bling her, the Germans abandoned the
vessel. This action has caused great
Indignation among the Nenezuelans
and excitement runs high at Maracai-
DO, where the people have been parad-
ing the streets utter cries against