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J. H. Ashmore, indicted at Petersburg.
Ind, on charge Of helping TO bunco
Frank c. Lory the Kioudikc King, out
Of $4,000 in a fake foot race,
NEW YORK pr. Alfred B'uquorizo,
mn lster Of Eeusdor to the Unit states,
arrived here Tuesday on tue steamer All
ance from Colon.
SEARCY, Ark.-News reaches here that
Messrs Miller & Mahan. partners In husi.
ness at West Point, nine mi es from be ..
had difficulty over business affair and
shot each other. Mahan was Killed in.
stantly and Miller died few hours later.
PENSACOLA. Fla.--In fight over a
game Of dice Wa ker Humphreys. CON.
ductor, shot and instantly killed W ".
Barnett, grocerymap
BOSTON Most OF the survivors ~ Tho
crews Of tire schooners Frank A. p liner
rnd Louise r, Crar which were SUNK 81
Thatcher's island last W dresdav In 4 col
ision, are reported TO be improving rapidly.
NEW YORK. The bsttleship Maine lies
IN the Delaware river ready to 90 into
white.
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TO COMPEL CALIFORNIA
--------- &
TO STAMP OUT THE, PLAGUE AT SAN
FRANCISCO, g
National Conferences Of Boards OF Health
viii Soon Be Convened at
Washington.
(speclaI to Tho postl


Washington, December 20 Announce.
mcut win be made In a day or two Of the
calling OF y conference Of representatives
Of The various State boards OF health. The
meeting viii be held at Washington and
VIII he for the purpose Of devising means
to compel San Francisco to take the proper
steps TO stamp out the bubonic plague in
that city. Surgeon General Wyman, chief
OF the bureau Of public health, will issue
the call. The new law which changed the
name of the bureau over which General
Wyman prcsides to the bureau OF public
health, provides that when the boards OF
health Of i've States request the secretary
of the treasury to. call National confer.
ence IL shall be his duty to have the sur
geon general Of the marine hospital serv
Ice convene such conference.
More than the requisite number of re-
quests for meeting have been received
Among the States mailing such demand
being Indiana, Eouis.an0, Texas, Colorado
aud Que or two Eastern Suites. General
NNnan is merely waning 10 select date
that VIII be convenient Tor meeting BEFORE
issuing the cali. Hc viii prouanly give
notice Of the conference some day this
week
me appearance of the plague at New
incentive for a general discussion of this
disease, but the original purpose OF call.
ing conference was TO Compel tue authOri-
ties Of California TO take tho necessary
steps 10 stump ont the plague in san
francisco and 4 that failed. n have the
Foderd government take charge of the
matter.
A peculiar situation arises in TINT city,
some reference Ia which was made I'm re
cent dispatches from Washington, the OBJ.
GERS of the United States marine hospital
service on duty at san Francisco make
regular reports of dcuths In that city from
plague, yet the city officials, as well as
the governor, vchemently declare thar
tner" Is not the slightest vestigc Of the
disease In san Francisco. An independent
honrd ot health in san Francisco alone
backs M the claims Of the government
pbysctnnS II Is chained thar the gov
cruor and the other state officials are en-.
dcuvoring To keep under cover all fucts
regarding the presence OF the plague In
san Francisco, fearing Injurious effects
of publicity. a few men In that city have
grapplcd Openly with the problem, bcliev.
ing that 1t Is for the interest OF san Fran
clSCo to wage war on the disease aud
stamp IL out They have been nenectivc
In their campa gu, however, for nothing
has so far boon done TO wipe out the
sCoursc, The neighborlng cities arc
alarmed over the situation and are dc
maudlng that the government step In aud
compel California TO take the necessary
steps to get rid Of the plague
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FOREIGN.

An American. English syndicate has
formed cigarette trust in Mexico
The archbishop Of Canterbury expired of
old age.
II Is now cstimnted that 5000 were killed
ty the earthquake at Andian, Turkestan.
Admiral Dewey was received, with fitting
honors, az SAN Juan, Porto Rico.
Mexico. Minister 81 War Reyes mas re-
signed. leaving Limantour alone in the race
Is Dlsa's successor
Pope Loo received the Christmas greet.
nes Of nll the cardinals at Rome and OK,
pressed sorrow that his iubllce year was
emhitterod by painful events.
Ssxory's crown princess has been found.
People, generally, blame her recreant hus
oand but gossip says she eloped with Il
frcnehman with large. bright eyes"
Buffalo Bill" entertained at London.
ssnor Marconi is iubilant
The British foreign ofdce issued a
voluminous reorganization OF what 1t lex.
pects."
Sir Henry Campbell. Bannerman says hard
Kings about Britains policy.
Dlas of Mexico recently ignored the
'Cslvo doctrine Don. NJ. Dickinson re
fused 10 recognize Il,
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A NEGRO TOOK THE PLACE
OF ONE OF THE LILY WHITES AND
THERE is A CONNECTION.
Collector Howell at First Refused to
Write the Letter But Mas Prevailed
Upon by His Colleagues.

New Orleans, December % Morgan Ear
hart, son ot the late Postmaster Earhart,
who has been deputy internal revenue col.
lector in the Louisiana district for some
time past, has been requested 10 resign by
Collector Howell aud W. W johnson or
East Carroll parish appointed TO the place.
johnson IS negro aud was deputy Internal
revenpo collector under the Harrison ao-
minstration from 1850 TO 1899
Earhart. Il is said, was removed 10y order
Of the administration ut Washington for
political reasons only no charges being pre-.
terred against him.
The removal OF a lily white republican 10
make room for negro created A scnslton
IN local republican circles. aud when tAe
news was announced there was great
commotion among the lily white office hold.
rIs In the Federal building, Some OF the
iuee fear that their heads viii fan
under the Roosevelt guillotlne and their
places be given TO negroes
Collector Howell has been the most IA hid
NY white IN the state aud his bitter oppo.
sluon 20 any recognition 81 the negro no
/ politics made the affair an the more sepsl.
tonal The regular or BLACK ana ran
republicans have Sled charges before the
senate at Washington with the hone OF dc.
teaung MS continuation as collector OF In.
formal revenue and among rho snecinra.
lions are several speeches ne made I'M
Louisiana bitterly dcnouncing the negroes.
y Is also alleged against him that he re.
FUSED 70 sit In republican State conven.
ton With negro delegates and thai he
walked out 81 the convention hail al Alex.
andria In 1900 because negroes We're given
seats. 7'NN
solicitor lowelrs close friends assert
that Johnson's appointment was made over
nla pioteSt, ana they Intimate that he VIII
/ resign from tho office IN disrust
When the order came from Washington
Tor the appointment of johnson the iIv
white republican executive committee held
a secret meeting 10 smooth marters over
win Howell The collector II Il said,
made the air blue with profanity and re-.
iterated his former denuncation OF nreroes
and u looked Tor time Ike he would nnt
oney the order from above, but when IL
vas polnted out 70 him that his refusal
would wreck the lily white Me brigade no
reluctantly gave his consent and signed the
letter asking Earhart to resign IL is said.
however, that he Is stu hot In tho coi,
lar and II Is strongly intlmated thar no
VIII resign the collectorship
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The Latest from Mo.nooo

London December 23.-Tbe correspondent
OF the Times at Fez says: The situation
caused By the rebellion undoubtedly is seri
Gus, The pretcuder 10 the throne has bad
great success, hut Morocco appears TO have
a charmed existence and this rebellion will
probably prove as futile as have prcviou.
risings.
A curious thing, writes the Times CORE.
spondent, is that the mystery surrounding
the personality Of the pretender has not
been solved. At the beginning Of the re-
bellIon he was supposed to be an educated
Moor Of the lower class, native Of cara.
hun, who gained a reputation for sanctIty
by conjuring. Today under the same title
OF Blu Humara, the pretender Is an I'M.
known person. whose Identity mas entirely
hanled discovery and to whom the natives
Of Zarahun are playing the subservient role
Of viZier.
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The PoPE,s RECEPTION.
All the Cardinals at Rom. Present Christ.
mas Greetiros.

~ Vlc C5Tul15lS dl nC'I7s Present O0TISt-
mas Greetings,
Rome, December % There was pie
tureSquc scene In the pope's private library
at noon today when all the cardinals living
N Rome gath red there 10 eseot the pom.
tin with their Christmas greetings. AL
the visitors wore thor gorge us robes. 4 re-
mark able fact was that With the exception
OF Cardinal Souto St.fano and CARDINAL
Parocchl, all tho assembled prelatcs, many
of whom were very old. appeared excep-
tionally we'll, animated and full Of plans for
the future.
Cardhnl Stcfapo. as doyon Of the sacred
college, read the Congratulations adore s..
Tho pore spoke at somc lcugth In rcpiy.
ana Expressed keen sorrow at the fact tuat
his jnilee year was emhittcred hy paiu.
ful events, rc,crring, evidently, to tho dl.
Norce bill The poiutif IN tots conn, elton.
remarked:
What they want is the fan Of the Chris.
tian ider aud tue reconstruction Of the
81 ties on the basis Of pagnuiSm."
The polc ;lcalgd for spread Of "Chgis-
tan democracy on the lines preached NV
the cnureh TO oppose the "scditious. slciui.
istic democracy which acknowledges no
God"
After receiving the apostolic hcnedictlop
the cardinals withdrew.
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COMMERCIAL

cotton values declined a few points under
the Influence Of The Liverpool market aud
heavy estimate Tor View Orleans
Grain aud provisions extremely dull No
session q the board OF trade today or
tomorrow
report that the beet sugar interests
would oppose thc Cuban treaty scut sugar
-, points lower
leader oi tho Iauuary deal in cotton.
Ncw York has intimatcd that be will taka
any amoant ot cotton that may he offered
The stock of cotton az New York Is
iH.296 against 9t5la December !. IRE
sumably for delivery on January contracts
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Ssssssasssssssssesesssssssss

from san Francisco aud docs not believe
there is any danger TO Texas from the
plague.
Ncgress With knife stabbed whit
farmer at Dallas aud was In turn fotaly
Wounded by an officer
Conductor T. r Iallier walked from his
train near Brcuhaln the stems having
been torn away, aud sustained probably
fatal injuries
Joseph Miller WIS instantly Killed at
Fort Worth nv q fall nt eighty fect
Louis james. the actor has sued tine orr.
entail hotvI of Dallas a,ir-ue % defama.
tory Telegram concerning Mrs James
District Judge Pope os Jefferson county
announces that mo moro pcrcmptory In
functions are 10 be issued on mere appll-
cation.
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Biaaar lury Delft erates.

Freehold \. j., December IS. The taking
Of testimony in the Laura Biggar trial was
concluded today and the lawyers for both
sides hogan summing up. Miss Blggar
again went on the stand. She contradicted
tho testimony given by Josie Lane and
her former maid Mollic Deskin. to the
enect TINT Miss Biggar had maintained Inn
iennetts lifetime Or Hendricks denied
me statement made by Josie Laue as to his
relations With Miss Biggar.
The jury being unable To agree were
locked mp for the night
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SHORT NEWS STORIES.

.,' 1httlCASo.-At meeting here ,ho =,
g 80 i've enlcers Of Western railro DIS 1890
in central sss snh otI6np , sses with rsir ads
Urn Urn INES but not to issue any s,ee seutn'
asst w ~ y onieers cr agents ~ the 81.
east OF flushnre and Buffalo. NV r0auS
ca ~ FRANCISCAN, hone thu, ~,
nlu s s2iIp snlEeFtown viii arrive an Hon"
cabissrsm from nG tSs das : assp Ned BY
correspondent pn on board the vessel leu Fresa
fHiN EfoN. y. J.-Fv .t,.os,..
y, IN south Carolina, has returne sp' =, tr'n
opinion eS tSa heath When asked A Sis
replied that he h,S e De,s.lan situation. he
INDIANAPOLIS Ina sas.
Indiana hiss issued r.an governor OF
s0ss'n0s 81 ArkansAl for Geosss q RYAN an s me
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A Railroads. Peculiar Plea.

Detroit, Mich, December 23.--In the
twelve suits for damages begun in the cir
cult court here III behalf Of the estates Of
Italians killed in the hcad.on collision at
Seneca, Mich, a year ago. Thanksgiving
day, the Wabash railroad today dcd a
plea, sctting up that the Italians were
aliens aud outside the provisions OF the
Michigan statutes relating to death by
wrongful act, and Furthermore. that they
We're contract laborers, aud therefore
when killed, were engaged in an offeuse
against the immigration laws. Each case
il for $4,000
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WASHINGTON.

There is to be no Christmas tree at the
White House
The president asked for brief on the
I'll Paso international dam project. prom.
Using that II should have his attention.
A lack OF fuel may cause some Of the
departments 10 BIO closed.
There is 10 be a hard nsnt in the senat.
on the Cuban reciprocity treaty.
A National conference OF boards Of health
win be held at Washington TO compel Cal
tfcrnla TO stamp out the plague.
Senator Penrose forwarded 10 the presi
dent sddiiionsi evidence against Ambassa
dor Clayton.
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Dewey at San Juan.

san Juan, Porto Rico, December 28.-Ad
miral Dewey arrived on board the MAY.
flower at a. m. today Thousands Of
people thronsed tho wharf, the city ana
public and private buildings were decorat.
ed with Gags and the forts dred salute.
The admiral was escorted to tho p,loco
by artillery, infantry and mounted nol,ce
where a reception was held Tho naiaco
was thronged with officials who viii A.,
TEND the big private reception tonight gtro,
~ Governor Hunt IN honor OF bls hIasst
daughter Elizabeth u'N Guest
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DOMESTIC,

Grover Cleveland has been shooting ducks
In south Carolina He refuses to discuss
Venezuela,
Vandcrbilts condition is unchanged
Admiral Schlcy is suffering from lumhasc.
Al McNeal station, Ark, aboard Cotton
Belt train, drunken negroes shot two white
men.
In the Tinsley libel trial at sau Diego a
witness testified that the divine" ruler
~ tho Point Iona institution starved the
baby Inmates until the soul appeared"
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SUMMARY OF THE NEWS.
1odau,s Weather.

Washington, December "a Eaet Texas,
Fair Wednesday; warmer 10 south portion
nhutsday FAIR and colder; variable Winds,
oklahoma aud Indian Territory. Fair.
older Wednesday. Thursday fair.
Arkansas, Fair wednesday; colder at
,ight. Thursday fair. W
New Mexico. Fair Wednesday aud
Thursday.
West Texas.~~F Fair Wednesday. except
robably rain or snow and colder in the
,anhandle, Thursday fair
Alabama.--Fair Wednesday and warmer.
Winds.
Mississippi aud Louisiana. Fair aud
warmer Wednesday. Thursday fair; colder
q north portion; variable winds.
Observations taken by the United States
weather bureau at s I. M. seventy nth
meridian time.
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Ore for the Mills.

Bunalo y. y, December 23.--The Lacka.
wanna Steel company. the largest independ-
emit steel manufacturing concern in the
world. received its first consignment 81 ore
from upper lake points today. The Lacka-
100000 and employs 1900 neu The manu-.
tacturc Of steel will DO under way In a
few weeks
aud Installed With the latest machinery.
cover an area Of about two square miles.
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MEXICAN ToBAc co TRUST.

English Syndicate Purchases
the Large Cigarette Factories.
Mexico City, December 23.-It is move
practically assured that the American.
English syndicate, with headquarters In
London and Chicago, which has been in
treaty for the purchase Of three large cigar.
cite factories in this city will carry ont
its deal A deposit Of S6o,OooooO IN gold
to guarantee the trade has been made.
The purchasing company will be known
as the Mexican Tobacco corpora tion. and
rumor ascrihes to the syndicate the D,Ir.
pose OF buying up all the cigarette enter.
priscS In the country Popular comment is
That the American trusts are buying un Inc
country. W tu'
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As a Liver Tonic
ube OXlDINE.
Venezuela S Gigantic Task
and Her Dnarfed Resources.
Z TENEzuELNs TOTAL ANNUAL INCOME AMoIINrs

LTENEZuELAs INCOME AMOUNTS TO $4,000 600
BoLNARs (S7,6ooooo).
CLAIMS AND DEMAND OF Her las Ooo
900 BoLlVARS (s27oooooo).
The annual income Of the United states
Venezuela must 10 any event her interest
sn holders Of her bonds
nds herself This interest amounts
50 the demand Of the allies that expenses
Venezuela
amounting her receipts from every
I've
sw "a do
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AL order d Az AlIles

Ia Guayrn, December 23-rhe allies
have advised the foreign consuls here that
steamers reaching In Guayra before De
cember 90 will be allowed to enter port
and DISCHARGE their carsoes during the
day but they will not be allowed to take
cargoeS on board This ruling has created
general dissatisfaction here, As there IS
no eNport duty Oh goods shipped from
Venezuela the ruling does not AFFECT the
government.
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TEXAS.

James Holt, a former constable, was
shot TO death near Austin by the new con.
stable
The Continental Lumber company Of
Houston has been chartered With capital
q 100000.
eoverncr-elect Lanham's list Of appoint
ments created some surprise at Austin.
state Health onleer Tabor has returned
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ENGLAND'S PRtMATE is DEAD.
The Archbishop of Canterbury Expired Peace
fully of Old Age.

2sMo st
o1
dead
archbishop
osons ante and
to
a
his bed
$ o be uccesso.
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Presldent D. sn.......

Mexico City December % The mini.,A-
OF war Senior Reyes, has resigned This !.
. move Of farreaching political sisn,s,,1..
Lawns Senior Limantour. minlstar ~
nnance, alole in the race Tor Inc 49, ~
deneE 81 the republic in succession 10 p,aIl
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General Nord Resio,,

Port au Prince, Hayti. pacorh.r ~
General Nord, the newly elected nros,s,..
stituuon today. support the con
,,c tranquility reigns throughout the renr,
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Mrs. ponkerv nm.

Jefferson City, No, December oS-Mrs
\, NJ. Dockery, wife Of the governor, who
Was suddenly stricken with heart trouble
yesterday, is reported IN a very critical
condition tonight and Il is stated there
Is little hope for her recovery
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Puerto Cabello December % This nor,
has been effectively blockadcd since yes
terday. Tho blockade Us being enforced
against vessels Of OIL nationallties
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Groves Slack Root I've, ON.

Made from an active Principle obtained
from Black Root. They act on the liver
equal to ,ealomel and leave no bad after
core chronic eonstipetlon, Price rs cents.
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Sherman, TpN0s, UCCNWNrI -0-'-I HVIt
was an unusually heavy frost this morning
and it was more than passing cold Many
hydrsnts were frozen.
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Az HOUR s DIrLoNtAcY-

~ IA'L IL y LII LIMA J
The commander Of the United states gun.
boat Marietta, Lieutenant Commander
pehl the commander OF the French cruis.
or rroudc and the United states consul
were immediately Informed Of the stand
taken 10y the Italian commander whose de
cisiou was regarded as violating the terms
OF the dccrecs establishing the blockade,
which allowed an steamers coming from
the United States ten days grace from the
date OF tho establishment Of the blockade,
December ~, iu which to reach Venezuelan
ports Mr. Boultnn of Boulton y Co., agents
for the line and all the foreign merchants,
ruicrcd protests against the Italian com.
Wundcr'a decision, and the commander Of
the Marietta and the United states consul
uahlpd to Washington for Instructions.
Meanwhile. Lieutenant Commander Dichl
after an hours conference with the italian
commander succeeded tn convincing him
hc was wrong In his Interpretation Of the
blockade DEGREES and finally the captain NJ
the Giovanni Bausan assured Commander
biohl that The Caracas would be allowed
10 enter the port Of La Guayra without
hindmucc.
Mr.. Bouton thcn was notified that the
I Iarncas would have free entry aud he
cublcd 10 WilemStad, where she was await
Ing orders, instructiuc Captain WoodricE TO
proceed to In Guayrn.
The German wArship which passed Ia
Gnayra sunday towing two large schoou.
crs. was the Panther She captured the
vessels near MnraCalbo, The German
cruiser Guzclle arrived at La Guayra yes
tcrduy morning and sailed again at uonu.
following prizes Yesterday: The schooner
Castro, loaded with salt, from ArHya; the
schooner Maria Lnsa. With cargo "
cocoa, from Caropero; the sloop Iosc6ta
Carman De Vega, loaded with "A general
cargo, from Caroncro; the sloop Cuncliu.
from Gaunta.
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NEXATI0US INCIDENT, NO. |
TIE ITALIAN COMMANDER REFUSED
TO ADMIT AN AMERICAN SHIP.
after Much Squabblinc the Vessel Was
Permitted to Enter the Port Under
Calling Restrictions.

CarBcar December @3-Thc Rcd p line
steamer Caracas cutcrcd the hurbor Of La
Guuyrg this morning. Tho mail. freight
and passengers were landed at 10 O'Clock
The captain of tine British cruiser Tribune
notified the commander OF the Caracas that
throughout her stay at In Guayro she must
leave the harbor every night This meas
ure IS regarded as vexatous aud causes
great expense TO the owners Of the steamer.
There were Ave newspaper correspondents
on board the Caracas
Caracas, Venezuela, December 3--Thc
Rcd y line steamer Caracas, Captain Wood
rick, from New York, December Is via
san Juan Porto Rico. and Willemsiud,
Curacao is expected this morning from
curacao ana will I've allowed free entrance
by the blockadlns ycSseis This decision,
however. as briefly cabled last night, was
Not arrived at without some difficulty, due,
1t Is claimed here, 10 the lack Of unity Of
action on the part OF the allies The com.
tprday uotincd Alr SChnck, tho consul OF
Great Brtuin that tue Caracas could en-
ter the port OF La Guayra TODAY Tine
lrlbuuc then sailed from Ia GuuAra lcaV-
ing the Italian cruiser Giovanni Buusan
TN charge Of the blockade The hrst act OF
the commander Of the UHusau was to notify
the agents Of the Red u liuc TINT the Cara
cas- would not be allowed n land her pus-
scngcra or freight.
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FURTHER FAYORs REFUSED.

Lieutenant Commander pichl, at o'clock
this afternoon, epdeayored to obtain from
the commanders OF the foreign warships
at Ia GuHyra an extension Of few hours
In the time given the steamer Caracas 10
remain at her dock, in order that she might
finish unloading. His request TO this rud
was refused, and he did not insist The
commanders Of the blockHdipg fleets cN-
planned that they were acting on the or
dcrs VI the British admiral and that the
orders given to permit the Caracas 10 dis.
charge more than the mail had been given
consequently left her berth nj La Guayra
at q o'clock, when she had lnndcd not more
than two-thirds Of her cargo Tomorrow
tho steamer win cruise before la Guayrn
and take on passengers and mail, hut on
no account N she 10 euter the port Mr.
Doulton ~ B0ulton 4 Co. has entered q
protest with tho American consul and the
American minister against the action taken
regarding the Caracas,