Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-12-15
DUTCH CAPTURE CAUSES
DISORDERS IN CARACAS
Acting President Of Venezuela Places
The Republic in State
Of Defense.
SEVERAL WOUNDED IN Street RIOT
In Support NC Government Against
Invasion fr-m Outside. People Seize
Occasion to Demand Internal Re
forms-Police Dispense Rioters,
Consisting Mainly OF Studen S.


tARAtAS ibf, Ia. ' ~ l''hl VIZ
SPAIN. poe II I'll" news OF the
cIntur.. nf he Venezuelan coast guard
ship Alexis by the ihltch cruiser Gel
ii riand last Sn'urIay. hrCanr k"n"n
in tar;.c2, his Eo,min2.
4 big crowd Il, ON" assembled n
the Plaza Nn;iy"r and demonstrated
ia support Of tn" government.
:, deere" is !"I ~ Acting rr'si-
dent Gumcr places tn. l"rNhlir in 4
sta. If defer e
\ crowd nf ciiH"Us. including a
Larry. n"mh,'r OF EtI','niH, went to IN"
ottirr Of RI Constitutional. the organ
Ui P.rsidrit Castro. and iulH'g"d IL
a Il. munStraIiuiI.
Pitched Battle In Street.
The feeling, Of his crowd w"r"
MAINLY hustil, to Castro aud to tn"
steps taken b.: G0Ei,Z. 4 pitched hat,
tie rnsurd between the employees, ni
IN. paper and tn" crowd on III"
streets. Many shu!s wer. exchanged.
and III. fighting lasted tor tiv" min
ut"$
S"v. raj mon were wounded ana
one ka, Stree died The police were
summoned and when they appeared
on the scene armed with rifles n"
crowd dispersed.
| The captain of the Alexis. who
came ashore at Puerto Cabeilo. has
sent M to Caracas the CommUnica-
ton handed him by III" Dutch off
Ger who cam" on board from III" Gel
d"I,aad.
Surrender Demanded.
This not" is as folluH$:
ON lOari III, cruiser G.li.rland. DE-.
! c"mhrr lH:
Her majesty the queen of Holland
has given orders for her warshipS
temporarily to s"Gu"sirat" and en-
barge all NtnfzIrlan GOV Tnm' ut
Vessels This is a r",alatory meas
urr. We demand that yon lower vour
: flag and surrender your ship and your
PERSONS 30 tn" commander of tn" Gel
d, rlanh All resistance will be use
less II you resist there will be TN.
loss Of YOUR vessel and death 10
MANY Of You
lSigned)
SECOND LEI-TE..ANT BOINAR.
Acting P,rsiden' Gomez issued a
decree to:ay in whiC.i he relates The
capture ut the Alexis. after which h
declares:
Il consider these acts a true inVd
sion Of Venezuelan territory and an
aggression 2Cains: the Venezuelan
! government They cons ituie grave
Offers, TIL" nationa! sovereignty is
rhrs at"nrd ard the territorial ini"g
rilv. horror and dignity of tn" father
land i, in danger
IN State Of Defense.
Il decree til" nation in a sal. q
defense ard consequently III" "X"Cu
,iv" assume and will ex"rcis" he
extraordinary faculties conferred up
on him ~ section OF artici" 6" "i
tn" Yer. Iu"lau constitution.
TIL" T.wS tina tn. republic had
been placed in a sat" OF national de-
f"nS" AGAINST Holland ran through
N" city TX. wild ere and in few
moment there WIS An rnormous
crowd in front OF ;he Willow HONS"
tn" "xrCuiiI" mansion. To greet Act
ing President Gomez.
Su,. ch'S w'r" made d..Tn1 ding
'hai all political prisoners b" set a
liberty and tha; IN. existing govern
mon; nIcu"po!'es :" abolish he'd
Demand End # Monopoly.
The thr' altered danger from with
out hai i"uhl. .f"ct on III" 200
pie: tho G"mand' u measures Of pro
;'c.i,u. MT at tn" ,ane inc the.
irS':t"d ug"n III" t"rTi!'atiCr Of one
~ III. most unpo7u.ar courses Of IN"
CAIRO administration. III. maint"n
anc, Of gOI"Trmcut mOuoPo'i"s in n"