Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1903-01-29
BLOCKADE b RAISED.
Allies to End Aggressive Actio. Is Is
Venezuela When Condit: Ct
Guarantee Are conclut, j.
CAsTRD'S OFFER SAID TO BE q" rEof!!lE n: 9.

ward Eay1ng che ClAi ms ~ ..-lts.
Bowen redicts AN Early Ell ~ ito
Dispute <sermany's Omclsl ; :t.fsr.r+
b - Castro Is Blamed. 81 Ell
Berlin, Jan. Written uec!ara-i
lions regarding raising the L.uvnauie
of the Venezuelan ports have - .ex-
changed between Minister Bo'.@,tsnd
the representatives of Great Rtita;a,
Germany, and Italy.
In their declarations the representa-
fives of the Europeanpowersp i v4nlse6
to consentto the immediate "a ssS,3 o.
the blockade as soon as an agr ~ Il;
rs concluded between them and NJ.
Bowen embodying the conditions laid
down by the powers. g
These conditions chiefly relat u lie
guarantees to be furnished by ss...,-@
zuela, which has offered port; n IF
the customs revenue Of La Guayra md
Porto Cabello. ..5
Capture OF Fort Reported.
New York, Jan. 27.--Persons i, ...;3;a:es
touch with the blockading fore ,fy
according to the Herald's Er-ts.,
Cabelio (Venezuela) correspo.> dent
that Fort San Carlos. which commands
4 the entrances.to Lake Maracaibs, la s.
been captured by the Germans ma
been blown up. They also report t6t
the German gunboat Panther has - n
disabled and is being, towed b. the
German cruiser Fake to Willems,>.u,
Curacao.
Castro's Troops Defeated.
New York, Jan. President rs
1ro's troops have been defeated. br the.
Venezuelan revolutionists in an imrOr-
dant battle about 40 miles wesu OF
Porto Cabello> says a dispatch 90
the Herald from Willemstad, Islal & It
Curacao. Scattered bodies of the &C.
sTsRatsds government soldiers are a~riv.
@4stss 6 snPorto Cabello. Their comm and
ing general was captured by the l.,v-
gutionists.
dser,rtanySs Official Statement
Berlin, Jan. 27-In an official st:.s,.
NneIat given out in regard to the bonn
bar;sinent of Fort San Carlos at Mara
caibo. it was pointed out:
First. That the bombardment &C.
-eurred while Mr. Bowen. the Americ.,,
minister and representative of Verc-
aufia in the negotiations at Washi1g-
ton. was on his way to the latt er city.
Therefore the negotiations had mi
actually begun.
Second 1t is claimed that the ia ..t
of the matter lies wholly at Presidert
Gastro's door, and that he alone is re-
sp '.. ,, J: for every Iif@ lost and airy
Third. TWAS the right and the du II.
of The Panther to- secure free passa-s
OF the lagoon, and in discharging tie
undertaking Of the other powers 70
re-control of the lagoon and in
spect the vessels therein the Panth.r
had no intention of l.tlnharding IL
forts, aaC hatsnD orders u do so. "a. Al,
CASTRO Gets the Blame.
The esponsibiiity for the lombard.
ment, it is claimed, rests entirely with
President Castro. If he had disavoweu
the action Of the fort in firing on thu
Panther the second bomba rdmen II
would not have taken place. But, or
the contrary, the affairwas celebrated
ms Venezuelan victory, and as the
fort remained hostile it became neces
aary to destroy it. In pursuance Of al.
international blockade an American
commander would have acted in pre-
eisply the same way as the German Off
GERM command. Finally. the statement
says, Indignation is felt here at the
manner in which the spirit of the Ger
man proceedings has been misinter-
Preted and misrefTesented in the
United States. HI
Bow1m IL Hopeful.
Washington, Jan. ~ At n,idnigh,
Saturday night Minister Bowen gave
out the following statement: II have
good laason to believe that the pending
controversy between the three allied
powers and Venezula will be settled
soon ans! satisfactorily" Mr.. Bowen
said he was able to make this positive
statement after q mum Der of confer
eaees held during the day and evening
with the representatives Of the allied
powers, He expressed his qualification
over the prospects of speedy settle
ment Of the difficulty He had no thing
to say, however, as to whether the as
si1rances he has received include an
immediate raising Of the blockade 81
i Injunction Issued. 5E
Detroit, u Mica, Jan. ~. Sitting
en baiic, the six Wayne circuit jud ges
ISSUED the preliminary injunction
asked for by Prosecutor Hunt gainst
slle5 i1ts.4 oft coal exchange, am rgani-
zatioD Of 80 local coal dealers. The in
junction Restraints the exchange from
actiEsgs as IN orr anization to fix the