Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1903-02-26
THE VARSR|Pg Sail AWAY.
The Blockade Of Ports in Venezuela
Brought to an End by Order
of the Powers.
COMMERCE AGAIN OPEN TO THE WORLD.
The Government Imme dfately Sends
Troops in All Directions to Crush
Out the Revolution = Bowen Con-
graduated by President Castro
Minister Has More Work ON Hand.

Minister Has More Work ON Hand.
La Guayra, Venezuela, Feb. 1.-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. ......
Warships Sail Away.
Caracas, Feb. 17.-The news received
from all the Venezuelan ports except
Coro and Higuerote is that the foreign
,warships sailed away Sunday. The
government, Immediately on receiving
the news that the blockade had been
raised, took military measures and
sent troops in all directions to crush
out the revolution without giving the
rebels moments respite.
Rejoicing at Wi1lemstad.
Willemstad, Curacao, Feb. 17.-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.
The News in Caracas
Caracas, Feb. 17.-News of the rails
ing of the blockade was received by
President Castro Saturday morning
in 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 my own
name l offer you expressions of my
eternal gratitude for the decided
spontaneousness with which you have
served the cause of justice, which ia
the cause of the humanity that dis
tlnguishes superior minds." -
.. More Work for Bowen.
Washington, Feb. H. 49, Minister
Bowen expects to begin. iimm ediately
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 a 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 Penfield. 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 rapiditv
than they did with the representa-
tives of the allied governments who
were enforcing the blockade against
Venezuela. The negotiations with
France will follow those with the
United States, and so on until the
protocols with all the unallied credi-
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
lined up as representing the eight I'M
allied nations at The Hague as op-
posed to the three allies.