The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-18
OUT He GOES.
Venezuela's Representative Is
Expelled From France.
CastrO's Act Is Regarded as One
Of Hostility.
FRENCH WAR VESSELS
nan M
FRENCH WAR VESSELS
Will Make a Demonstration in
Yenezuelan Waters.
Government VIII Lose No Time
in Seeking Satisfaction.

Paris, Jan. 1850 p mn. Mau-
/ bourguet, the charge d'affaires of Vene-
zuela here this afternoon received the
official announcement of his expulsion
from French territory. The notification
was conveyed to him by NJ. Gouvet, the
chief secretary of Premier Rouvier, and
a special commissary of police. The
1 charge d'affaires showed considerable
emotion, but accepted the government
decision. He will leave Paris from the
Northern railroad station at 11:O8
o'clock tonight for Liege, Belgium, ac-
companied by the special commissary of
/ police, who is responsible for his securf-
ty to the frontier.
OFFICIAL confirmation of Venezuela's
unceremOnious treatment Of NJ. Taigny,
! the retiring French charge d'affaires at
! Caracas, has reached the foreign office
4 The government immed' 'ately decided to
adopt the most energetic measures to
obtain satisfaction. Though the officials
will not make any direct statement on
! the subject it is understood that a naval
/ demonstration is under preparation, the
division of the French warships recent
ly assembled in the vicinity of Vene-
zuelan waters being utilized for that
purpose.
An Act of Hostility.
A diplomat confirmed this view of the
lElludLOns saying lndL R1GSlQeQC castro S
action though not an absolute forcible
expulsion of the French representative,
! amounted to an act of hostility since
after NJ. Taigny had left the shore in
perfectly good faith in order to obtain
dispatches from the French steamer
Martinique, the Venezuelan authorities
without warning offered armed oppOsi-
ton to his relanding. Such an act
should NOT remain uLchastised and
France the diplomat added viii have
0f o n1n rraT-Ta in do
manding and obtaining proper satisfac-
tiOn even should armed Intervention
prove necessary. France, it was further
pointed out, has exhibited wonderful
patience, but is now driven to eXtremi-
ties.
The French cable company's officials
say that they received condrnaa ton
this morning of the report that the
and LaGuayra have also been expelled
from Venezuela. The company has
about 10 other manage in charge of
different offices in Venezuela and mo-
mentarily expects to hear that they
have been expelled. The officials of
the company have brought the matter
before the government which has not
yet announced what steps will be
taken in the matter. but it is believed
the United States will be asked to eX-
tend the protection of its representa-
. tive to these managers In the mean
: while the Venezuelan charge d 'affaires
, leave French territory, thus placing
: him personally in an awkward posi-
? tiOn owing to his private. commercial
! relations with France, and 1t is also
believed that he retains his French
: citizenship, which would make him
! liable to military service under the
cOnscription law.
Cabinet Council Called.
The action of the French government
with reference to Venezuela has not yet
been finally decided. NJ. ROuvier is call
ing the cabinet council together to con-
slider the steps to be taken. In MINIS
, terial circles It IS believed that the in
cident of NJ. Taigny's expulsion foOses
some of its character of gravity as Off
t ical notification was given to President
Castro a few days before by the Ameri-
can minister. Mr.. Russell, that diplo-
matte relations between France and
/ Venezuela had ceased to exist. There
fore NJ Taigny was not expelled as the
representative Of France, but as d sim
t pie French citizen. Meanwhile a tele-
gram from L'Orient, the French wal
. port in Britanny announces that the
e cruisers, Jean Bart and Shasseloup-
LOubat are preparing to join the French
division cruising in the vicinity Of Vene-
D zuelan waters.
VenezueIa's Side.
Caracas Wednesday,, Jan Nv;
Port of Spain, Jan. 1S.-The Constitu
cianas, in publishing the correspond
, ence preceding the diplomatic ruptur
e to prove the completely of France il
the Matos rebellion. The paper says:
1--WE don't accuse the cable com
S pany. whose responsibility we conside
- 10 be eliminated. We accuse tn
t French government of disloyalty t.
=. Venezuela because while our repre-
e sentatfves and ministers were sincerel.
- and honorabIy seeking legal solution
of the difficulties in the light of inter
national territory Fronce cooperate
n with MatOs. the leader Of the revOlu
T. ton. to stain our valleys and cite
T with blood and privately ordered tn
S managers of the cable company t.
+ transmit information to the revOlu
d tiOnists, assisted in bankrupting tn
credit of the government abroad an
endangered the integrity of the ma
u tional treasury
! A memorandum of the conferenc
u between the American minister, Nj
Russell. and Foreign Secretary Barr
= on the subject of the goVernm ent
= failure to invite NJ. Taigny, the Frenc
'e charge d'affaires, to the official Ne
Years reception sets forth that Mir
lister Russell said:
= secretary Root has cabled me eS
- pressing that he is deeply intereste
in the question and adds that gray
. consequences viii surely follow If tn
situation is not changed imediately.
= a decree expelling from venezuela
- NM. Jaquex and Boureget respective
4 ~ the managers of the French cab
stations at Caracas and LaGuayra, fC
= disregarding the laws of the republ
y was published yesterday.
7e city Hall Burns.
Mt Quincy. H., Jan. 1S--Fire today dc