Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1908-08-08
DUTCHAFTERCASTRO
Venezuela and dutch WEST
indies ARE AT OUTS.
Mobs Gather at WiIlemstad and Elk
pressed Their Resentment At Unwar-
ranted Articles Appearing in Castro's
Papers BY Attacking Residence of
His ConsuIate-No One Hurt.

Willemstad, Curacao, July 2S.-The
relations between Venezuela and the
people of Curacao, Dutch West Indies.
are strained to the breaking point.
Following a long series of what the
residents of Curacao regard as an
tagonistic actions on the part OIL the
president, M. Castro, directed against
mobs gathered in force at this capital
last night and today and expressed
their resentment in an attack upon the
home of a Venezuelan who had pub
lished statements in Venezuelan papers
derogatory to the island and later held
violent demonstrations in front of the
residence of the Venezuelan consul.
surrounded the German consulate,
where he had taken refuge, and COM
PEELED the ordering out of armed troops
so that the consul might be protected
from injury. The demonstration be-
fore the residence of the Venezuelan
consul, Senior Lopez, occurred late last
night, and although no actual attack
was made, it is stated that two shots
were fired from the consul's house, no
one, however, being injured.
Prior to this, about 10 o'clock at
night, a mob numbering about 1000
gathered in front of the dwelling of a
Venezuelan resident, who it is alleged
had insulted Curacao in the Venezue-
Ian papers, broke down the doors with
stones, and, Selling the man, compelled
him TO sign a paper which set forth
an elaborate excuse for the publication
of the statements with which he is
charged
The leaders of the populace also
forced him to make a public apology
from the balcony of his home, while
the crowd below hooted and groaned
in accompaniment. Furthermore,
members OF the mans family We're
compelled TO play the Dutch national
hymn, while the people below shouted,
Down with Castro. long may Viii
helmina live"
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cope with the demonstrations, and
their efforts in this direction We're
somewhat feeble 30 bodily harm was
done 10 any one, but the shouting and /
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