Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-12-11
She IS Virtually at War With Eng
land and Germany
CARACAS DEMONSTRATION
,.,,ss Parade the streets, shouting
q, IN ,be Germans!"- secy. Hay
knew what Would Happen

"a cnayra, Dec. 10,-Ten German and
,,r, British cutters captured the Vene-
nnslan fleet yesterday. They went
-,o,gslde the Venezuelan vessels ana
arsered them to surrender, and, without
a sbot being fired, the British and Ger
nan forces seized the vessels In the
name Of the German emperor and the
King of England. Two OF the fve yes
@ns which were undergoing repairs.
,rs,e broken up. The German cruiser
panther steamed into the harbor during
,Ao.a proceedings with her decks
o,.ared for action. The Venezuelan
s,oamsrs we're taken outside the har-
Nor and at o'clock this morning the
coreral Crespo, Tutmo and Margarita
were sunk
The 0,sun was the only vessel spared
IN view OF the protest made by the
yrench charge d'affaires. NJ. Quevreux,
rybo notified the commodore Of the al
pea feet that the Ossun Is the property
ola Frenchman.
Al 1880 last night 1870 German sailors
we're landed and proceeded TO Cardonel,
arb Of La Guayra, in which Is sit
mated the residence OF German consul
lentz. who, with his family, was es-
eorted to La Guayra and placed on
hoard the warship Vineta, On their
way back to this port the German sail
or met party of Venezuelan soldiers,
mt no collision took place.
AT O'Clock this morning q landing
Marty of British seamen went to the
british consulate and conducted the
British consul. r. Shunck, and his fam
iy on board the Retrlbutlon. The Ger
man and British residents at La Quay
"a have all been arrested with the cx-
cepton of Messrs. Fieldwich, Prince
and Lepage the English directors OF
the harbor corporation. who barricaded
themselves In their houses. Feldwich,
Prince and Lepage were rescued by the
forces of the allied powers, and have
been taken on board the Retribution.
The Englishmen's houses were sur
rounded by Venezuelan policemen, but
when party of 800 sailors was landed
ats o'clock in the afternoon and
marched to their relief the policemen
made no resistance, and the inmates
we're conducted TO the Retrlbutlon with
cg trouble.
The British and German warships
however, In the meantime. had cleared
FOR action.
No one here can explain the action OF
he allied powers in taking action with
u giving Venezuela time TO reply TO
their note. The British torpedo boat
destroyer Quail arrived here at o'clock
DIS afternoon. The German cruiser
Father left this morning In the drec-
ten OF Carupano and the German
Gvser Fake has sailed for Puerto Ca
hIo on search for the remainder of
Venezuelan feet. II is believed that
he cruiser Indefatigable IL on her way
70 the seaport OF Guanta. province Of
Barcelona, where the Venezuelan gun
boat Restaurador Is now lying.
Troops are expected here from Car
iras, as the government Is credited
VIII the Intention OF repulsing any
hiding by the allied forces. All the
Hores and banks here are closed. Great
adtement prevails. as the population
tirs the town may be shelled or other
Nton taken by the Anglo-German
rssels tonight.
DEMONSTRATION IN CARACAS.
Villemstadt, Curacao, Dec, 10,--There
Vas great patriotic demonstration In
Gracas az O'Clock last night. when
N news arrived that the British and