The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1903-01-27
A CONFERENCE HELD.
The Venezuelan Question Will Be
Settled This Week.
A Third Proposition Stating the Ma.
ture of the Guarantee Bowen Is
Prepared to Offer For Vene-
zueIa Sent Three Powers.

Maracaibo, Jan. 24.-At 2 o'clock Fri
day afternoon Fort San Carlos was in
the possession of the government
forces and the bombardment by the
German warships was still going on.
Puerto Cabello, Venezuela, Jan. 26.-
Persons in close touch with the block
aiding forces say that the Germans
have captured Fort San Carlos, which
commands the entrance to Lake Mara
caibo, and that the fort has been
blown up.
Brussels, Jan. ga dispatch to the
Petit Bleu from Berlin states that an
agreement in the Venezuelan question
will be reached this week and that a
commission appointed by the United
States government will be charged
with the administration Of all the mar
thine customs Offices Of Venezuela.
Rome, jan 26.-The Patria asserts
that the Venezuelan blockade will be
raised Monday.
Washington, jan ga long confer
ence between Minister Bowen and Sir
Michael Herbert, the British ambas-
sador, beginning at noon, followed by
further conferences between Sir Mi
chael, Signor Mayor deS Planches, the
italian ambassador, and Count Quadt,
the German charge d'affaires, indicat-
ed diplomatic activity in Washington
Sunday over the Venezuelan situation.
All the negotiators decline to discuss
the results of Sundays meeting, but
general statements by them of the sit
uation Sunday night warrants hope OF
early relief is significant of what has
been accomplished by the last "a
hours.
Ply this time the London, Berlin and
Rome foreign Offices are in possession
of Mr. Bowen's third proposition stat
ing the nature of the guarantee he is
prepared to offer for Venezuela if his
initial request is complied with and
the blockade raised at once.
Minister Bowen and also the state
department are greatly impressed with
the attitude of the representatives in
Washington of the allies throughout
the present negotiations. While act
ing at all times under instructions
from their foreign offices, they have
expedited matters considerably by
their straightforward manner of deal
ing with Venezuela's representative.
This fact has especially applied to the
Washington officials, who, while not
participating in the preliminaries nee
essarily are vitality interested in their
results. Although Germany is send
ing a special envoy here to conduct
the negotiations for her, Minister Bow
en- has taken occasion to express his
absolute satisfaction with the manner
in which Count Quadt has represented
his government The German charge
of course has been acting under III
structions from Berlin, but the point
was made Sunday by Mr.. Bowen and
by an official of the Washington gov
eminent that the activity of Ger
many's representative from the day of
Mr.. Bowen's arrival and the judgment
he has shown has done much to aid
in bringing about a solution of the
present trouble.
Monday there were conferences be-
tween all of the negotiators, but no
action is expected regarding the block
ade before Tuesday or Wednesday,.
Throughout his negotiations here Mr..
Bowen has dealt separately with the
foreign ENJOYS while they have kept
in constant touch with one another.
There has been no joint action on their
part.