River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-02-19
THE BLOCKADE IS ENDED.
Powers Send Instructions to Their
Warships to Cease Guarding
Venezuelan Ports.
AN AGREEMENT is FINALLY REACHED.

European Governments Act Quickly
After the Signing of the Protocols
I'm Washington - Minister Bowen
and Ambassadors Sign the Papers
castro Notified.
London, Feb. 16.-Instructions have
been telegraphed to the commanders
of the blockading squadrons off Ven
ezuela to withdraw their ships in
consequence of the arrangements
completed Friday night at Washing
ton. The blockade, therefore, will be
immediately raised.
Berlin Sends Instructions.
Berlin, Feb. 16.-The government
has telegraphed instructions to the
commander in Venezuelan waters to
raise the blockade of the Venezuelan
coast Immediately. These ipstruc-
lions may not reach all the, blockad-
ing vessels Saturday, but it is ex-
pected that the blockade will be
fully raised by Sunday or Monday,
especially since Commodore Scheder
had been expecting such instructions
and had arranged for their prompt
transmission.
Venezuela Promises to Pay.
Two memoranda explaining the
protocol were signed by Minister
Bowen The text of the first is as
follows:
'As the imperial German govern
ment holds that the claims Originat-
ing from the Venezuelan civil wars
of 1898 to 1900 are no more apt to
be submitted to arbitration the gov
eminent of Venezuela has to ac-
knowledge at once these claims.
amounting to 1,718,S15 bOlivars, APP
proximately $325,O0O, and either to
pay said amount in cash without de-
lay or, should this be impossible, to
guarantee the speedy payment of
them by guarantees which are
deemed sufficient by. the imperial
German government"
Bowen Congratulated.
Washington, Feb. 16.-ln view OF
the restoration of peace between
Venezuela and the allied powers Of
Great Britain, Germany and Italy,
Senior Augusta Pulido, the Nenezue-
Ian charge d'affaires, addressed an
appropriate note to the British am
bassador and later called at the Itai-
ian and German embassies. Mr..
Bowen as soon as he had cleared up
some details with the British am
bassador paid a farewell call upon
Secretary Hay at the state depart
ment and reported the signing of the
peace protocols, and the secretary
congratulated Mr.. Bowen heartily
upon the success of his mission.
Protocols Signed.
Washington, Feb. 16.-Herbert w.
Bowen, Venezuela's representative i'll
the peace negotiations at Washing
ton, on Friday night signed with each
of the allies Representatives here
protocol providing for the imme-
date raising of the Venezuelan block
ade, and for the reference of the
question of preferential treatment OF
the claims of the allies against Vene-
zuela to The Hague arbitration tr>-
bunal The final formalities. occurred
at the British embassy. At 1l:3O
o'clock D. M, Mr.. Herbert Dering,
first secretary of the British am
bassy, announced that the British
protocol had just been signed anu
that the signature of the Italian and
German protocols would follow III
the order named. The Italian pro-
tocol was signed at 1850, and the
German protocol at 1910 o'clock, the
presence of Baron Sternburg at the
white house musicale delaying 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 6 $500
each, Great Britain receiving her
payment on the signature of the pro
tocol, and Germany and Italy within
30 and 60 days from date. Germany,
in addition, will receive five moRthly
payments until the full amount paid
her in advance aggregates $4,000.
As a 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 1 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.
Castro Notified.
Upon the signing of the protocols,
were exchanged by the
four negotiators. Mr.. Bowen then dis
patched brief cablegram to President
Castro, informing him of the signature
of the protocols providing for the i'm
mediate raising of the blockade.
Change in Control.
New York, Feb. 16.-Commissioner
William Williams, of the bureau of i'm
migration. who has just returned from
H.