The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1903-02-21
PROTOCOLS SIGNED,
-. owen and Repre- -.-at::ves of
Allies Reach Agreement.

| ElrcE",,c of Venezuelan Ports In ON.
| ci.:Iy Rntsed-Icrm> OF the Set
ticment-Rcjoic in
Vcnczar!a.
Washington, Feb. l4.-llcrbert W.
, Bowen. Nvnczuela's representative i'll
the peace negotiations at Washing
ten. "n Friday night signed with each
Of the allies representatives here d
protocol providing for the imme,
| d.";e raising of the Venezuelan block.
AIDE. and for the reference of the
question of preferential treatment OF
the claims of the allies against Nene
zuela to The Hague arbitration tri-
| bunal. The final formaliies occurred
at the british embassy. At 1880
o'clock p. H.. Mr.. Herbert Dering.
first secretary of the British am
bassy, announced that the British
protocol had just been signed and
that the signature of the Italian and
German protocols would follow in
the order named. The Italian pro-
tocol was signed at 1850, and the
German protocol at 1910 o'clock, the
presence of Baron stcrnburg at the
white house musicale delaying a final
close to the negotiations until after
midnight. The British protocol was
in English, the italian in Italian and
German in German and English. Mr..
Bowen signed in duplicate for Vene-
zuela. Sir Michael Herbert for Great
Britain, Signor Mayor DIES Planches
for Italy and Baron Spec Won Stern
burg for Germany.
The Terms.
Great Britain, Germany and Italy
received advance payments of e5,5U0
each, Great Britain receiving her
payment on the signature of the pro-
tocol, and Germany and Italy within
80 and 60 days from date. Germany,
in addition, will receive five monthly
payments until the full amount paid
her in advance aggregates $4,000.
AS guaranty for the satisfaction
of their claims, Mr.. Bowen pledges
the allies a share with the other
creditor nations in 80 per cent. of the
customs receipts of the two ports of
La Guyara and Porto Cabello. This
percentage will be set aside begin
ming March / and retained in the
Venezuela treasury until The Hague
tribunal shall decide whether it shall
be distributed without preference
among the claimant nations, or
whether the allied powers Of Great
Britain. Germany and Italy shall re-
ceive preferential payments.
Rejoicing at Willcmstad.
Willemstad. Curacao, Feb. 16.-There
is rejoicing among all classes here at
the end of the Venezuelan blockade.
Many sailing vessels are lying in this
port with cargoes for Venezuelan
ports, and they will leave to-day. A
number of steamers are loading for
the same destination. A great am cunt
of coffee is awaiting transportation
from Venezuela to the United States.
No one apparently is more glad at the
raising of the blockade than those on
board the blockading squadron.
Claims to BE Adjusted.
Washington, Feb. IS. - Secretary
Hay, for the United States, and Mr..
Bowen, for Venezuela, Tuesday signed
protocol providing for the adjust
ment of United States claims against
Venezuela by commission to meet at
Caracas.
a comparison of the terms of the
protocols signed by Mr.. Bowen, with
the representatives of Germany Great
Britain and Italy, and that with the
United States shows that in the pro-
tocol with the United States def
mite time is fixed for the meeting of
the commission to settle the claims,
which must be decided in six months,
and that the awards are to be pay
able in gold or its equivalent in silver,
while in the protocols with the Euro
pean allies there are none of these
limitations.
Baron Gevers, the minister for the
Netherlands, called at the state de-
partment Tuesday and gave notice of
the acceptance by Queen Wilhelmina
of the task imposed upon her, her con-
sent having been previously sought by
both parties to the arbitration.
Formal Notice of End of blockade.
Washington, Feb. 1s.-The navy de-
partment Tuesday received formal no.
tice of the lifting of the Venezuelan
blockade in the following cablegram
from Commander Diehl, of the Mari
eta, dated Willemstad. February II:
"Raised blockade. War vessels with
drawn all blockaded ports"
Captured Vessels Returned.
Porto Cabello, Feb. 1s.-The Ger
man commodore on Monday returned
to their Venezuelan owners Is fish
ing craft and schooners which had
been captured by the German war
vessels. The Vineta is still here.
Message from Castro.
New York, Feb. 1s.-The Assoc1at-
ed Press has received the following
cable dispatch from President Cas-
tro:
Caracas, Monday, Feb. 1e.-I
charge the Associated Press to trans
NIT, together with my gratitude, my
sentiments of Difference to the peo-
pie of the United States.
(Signed.)
"PREs1DENT cIPR1ANo CASTRO"
The New Maine Sails.
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