The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1903-02-19
e British Cruiser Tribune Left
La Guayra For Trinidad
Sunday Afternoon.
aE PopUlacE IS WILD WITH Joy
Great Amount Of Coffee IS Awaiting
Transportation From Venezuela
20 the United States.
Minister Bowen Expects 20 immediate.
~ Begin tho Preparation Of the
Protocols With Representatives
OF Other Claimant Powers.

Washington. Feb. 14--Hsrbcrt W
ra4en. Vcnezuela's representative IN
fha peace negotiations az Washington.
Frlaay night signed with each Of The
allie representatives here protocol
provldinE for the Immediate raising ~
the Venezuelan blockade and for the
refercnco Of the question OF prcforcn-
tiaf treatment OF the claims Of the al
lies against Venezuela 70 The Hague
rrbitration tribunal The final form
niities occurred az the British embassy.
Al ~ 30 o'clock Friday night. Mr. Her
bert Dcring. first secretary OF tho
British embassy, announced that the
British protocol had Just been signed
and that signature Of the italian and
German protocols would follow IN the
order named.
The italian protocol was signed a.
1850 and the German protocol az
1915 o'clock. the presence OF Baron
Won Stcrnburg at the white house mu
sicaIc delaying a FINAL close Co The ne
Eotiauons until after midnight
Ia Cuayra. Venezuela. Feb ic.--rhe
b,ocl ado has been officially raised
The. commander OF the British cruiser
Trtbinc. The only warship here sout
an oGlccr ashore Sunday morning wi;h
the announcement that the Tribune
wouid leave Sunday afternoon fer
Trinidad. Tho popuiaoe is wild with
10y.
Wlucmstad. Curacao. Fob lG.-
Their was great rejoicing among an
rlasscs hero az the end 81 thc Nonc
kucian blockade. Many sailing vos
sells that are lying in this port with
,arsoes Tor Venezuelan ports viii
cave Monday A number of steamer
ire loading for the same destination
rrcat amount Of coffee Is awaitn0
rantnortation from Venezuela Go the
Jnlted States.
No one apparently IS moro siad al
he raising ~ the blockade than those
IN board tho blockndinE squadron.
Washington. Feb. l6 - Minister
sowfn expects 20 begin Immediately
ne Preparation of tho protocols win
he fcprcscntatives of thc uuaiHcf
iovrers FOR the settlement Of the cinim'
n M citizens Of those nations. wh,
lave suffered as result of thc trou
lies in Venezuela. There are cicht O.
hesc claimant nations. includIne th
United States Tho drawing un ~ fh'
irotocoi with this government win h'
he frst undertaken. Solicitor Pen
lcid. of the state department will rep
cseni tive United States in those nc
.otiot ons with Mr. Bowen. Work OF
his protocol. It SIS expected win hcgii
ioutay end Mr. Bowen's belief is tha
1atters viii move forward with great
e rapidity than they did with the rcr
escntatives OF tho allied government
fho were enforcing the hlockad
rsfnst Venezuela. The negotiation
hin France viii follow those with th
fnfied States. and so on until The prot
coils with all the unauied creditor n;
TONS are completed. The suegcstio
AS been made that as She unaliied M
lcnz naturally are opposed Co an
rcfafcntial treatment 60 German
Feat Britain and Italy that Ga a
rohahlity Venezuela. tho Unite
tate and France will be lined mp a
ar epres senting the eight unaliied nj
cne. AT The Hague as opposed 10 th
treo allies.