Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-02-18
CRUISER WITHDRAWN.
British Warship Tribune Leaves
f Harbor of La Guayra.
OFFICIAL ENDING Of THE BLOCKADE.
Andrew Carnegie Offers to Supply
Castro with Funds to Meet Ger
man Dema nd-lr. Bower De.
clines with Thanks.

man Demand-Mr. Bowen De-
clines with Thanks.
La Guayra, Venezuela, Feb. 16.-The
blockade has been officially raised.
The commander of the British cruz
ser Tribune, the only warship here,
sent an officer ashore Sunday morn
ing with the announcement that the
Tribune would leave this afternoon
for Trinidad. The populace is wild
with JOY.
Rejoicing at Willemstad.
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 amount
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.
Berlin Sends instructions.
Berlin, Feb. 16.-The governments
has telegraphed instructions to the
commander in Venezuelan waters to
raise the blockade of the Venezuelan
coast immediately.
Carnegie Offers Help.
Washington, Feb. 16--Andrew Car
negie, upon hearing of Germany s
demand for cash payment of 1,71s,-
900 bolivars from Venezuela, instead
OF the E $500 originally asked for an
promised, sent to Minister Bowen the
following telegram, dated February
-:
81 shall be glad to hand you over
at once 100000 to meet the German
demand if Venezuela desires it,
MIR. Bowen sent a grateful reply,
but it was not necessary to cept
the offer. Mr.. Carnegie, it is said,
was moved by the spirit in which Mr..
Bowen had conducted the peace nego-
tiations and wished to prevent their
failure if possible.
In announcing Mr.. Carnegie's offer,
Mr.. Bowen said that many banks and
financial syndicates had all along
been anxious to lend money to Vene-
zuela, and had sent representatives
to see him with this end in view.
though these were, of course, of a
business nature, whereas the offer of
MIR. Carnegie was made without any
reservation or demand for security,
Congratulations for Bowen.
Cablegrams have been pouring in
upon Mr.. Bowen from Venezuela con-
graduating him upon the success OF
his mission.
1t is not expected that the next
set of protocols providing for the
reference of the preferential question
to The Hague will be taken up until
the middle of the week.
Minister Bowen was informed Sat-
urday afternoon by the German and
British ambassadors that orders had
been telegraphed from Berlin and
London to the commanders of the
allied squadrons to raise the block
ade of the Venezuelan ports.
The News in Caracas.
Caracas. Feb. 16.-News of the rails
ing of the blockade was received bv
President Castro Saturday morning
in a cablegram from Mr.. Bowen, who
said: 'The protocols have been
signed. Blockade will be raised to-
morrow. Congratulations" To this
message President Castro replied as
follows: "Bowen, Washington. In
the name of Venezuela and in nv own
name I offer you expressions of nv
eternal gratitude for the decided
spontaneousness with which you have
served the cause of justice, which is
the cause of the humanity that dis
tlnguishes superior minds"
More Work for Bowen.
Washington, Feb. 16.-Minister
Bowen expects to begin Immediately
the preparation of the protocols with
the representatives of the unallied
powers for the settlement of the
claims of the citizens of those nations
who have suffered as result of the
troubles in Venezuela. There are
eight of these claimant nations, in
Guiding the United States. The draw
ing up OF the protocol with this gov
eminent will be the first undertaken,
Solicitor Penfeld, of the state de-
partment, will represent the United
States in these negotiations with Mr..
Bowen. Work on this protocol, it is
expected will begin to-day, and Mr..
Bowen's belief is that matters will
move forward with greater rapidity
than they did with the representa-
tives of the allied governments who
were enforcing the blockade against
Venezuela. The negotia tions with
France will follow those with the
United States, and so on until the
protocols with all the unallied credit
tor nations are completed. The sug-
gestion has been made. that as the
unallied nations naturally are op-
posed to any preferential treatment
to Germany, Great Britain and Italy,
that in all probability Venezuela, the
United States and France will be
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