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0 GOES ASHORE MRS. ALLYN ON STAND
ench Vessels at Fort Mother of Mrs. Sampson Tes-
rance, Martinique titles Against Daughter.
RAGE AT ENGLAND QUARREL OVER LETTER
IN A RAGE AT ENGLAND
Furious When Notified He Could Not
land at Trinidad.
MAY BE EXPELLED BY FRANCE
No Nation Apparently Desires to
Give Asylum to the Deposed
President of Venezuela.

FORT-DE- FRANCE, Martinique, April
7.-Cipriano Castro, in rage against the
British government and the State Depart
ment at Washington. left the steamer
Guadeloupe at this port today and has
taken up quarters on shore. Finding all
ports in the West Indies excepting Fort
de-France barred against him, the present
course was the only one left open TO the
former Venezuelan dictator.
Senior Castro'S wife will continue on
board the Guadeloupe to La Guaira.
The American cruiser North Carolina
came into port this morning.
The Guadeloupe, on board which
Castro and his party sailed from
France March 26, after four months
spent in Europe, came into Fort-de-
France late last evening While at
Pointe-a-Pitre, on the Island of Gaude-
Ioupe. where the steamer touched yes
terday. Castro was notified by the
British consul that the British govern
ment had decided not to permit him to
disembark at Port-of-Spain, Trinidad
consequently Castro decided to leave
the Guadeloupe here.
Castro in a Rage.
The decision of the British govern
ment. acting on a request from the
state Department at Washington, not
to let him land at Trinidad, was un-
officially communicated to Castro a
second time this morning. The former
president of Venezuela expressed him
self as exceedingly annoyed and angry
at this decision, which he charact eriZed
as a violation of the rights of man. He
is furiously angry with the American
government and the French steamshi p
company. The latter has refused to let
him continue on board the Guadeloupe
TO Colon.
After expressing his annoyance at this
unexpected turn in his affairs Castro dis
claimed the bellicose intentions with re-
gard to the existing political situation in
Venezuela with which he has been cred
tied. and he declared that his only purpose
in returning to Venezuela was to give
his attention to his private business.
Castro will be attended during his stay
here by his secretary and body servant.
lie appears still to be in i'll health.
France May Expel Him.
PARIS, April THE French govern
ment will undertake to prevent Cipriano
Castro from using French territory as a
base of operations against the present
government of Venezuela.
This understanding follows exchanges
and is in full accord with the wishes of
the Washington government.
Furthermore, the French government is
considering the advisa bility of eXpelline
Castro from the Island of Martinique
where he now is. No decision on this
point. however. yet has been reached.
CARACAS. Tuesday. April 8, via Will
lemstad, Curacao, April THE NeneZue-
Ian government has sounded France 10
ascertain whether or not difficulties would
lac encountered if Cipriano Castro were
arrested on board the steamer Guadeloupe
"a Venezuelan port The reply of France
indicated that she would make no pro-
test in such All event.