The Cairo bulletin., 1909-04-11
CARRIED TO STEAMER vERSAiL.
LES, NOW ON WAY FROM
FORT DE FRANCE TO ST.
NAZAlRE.
FORMER PRESIDENT
MADE LOUD PROTEST
But Colonial Government Of Marti.
niqae Needed Not-Doetors De-
cIared he Could Stand Re-
turn Voyage = Police
Narrowly Avert Riot

Fort De France, April 10.-Ciprianol
Castro. ex.president of Venezuela,
was ANONYMOUSLY expelled tonight
from the Islard OF Martinique by the
French government He protested TO
the governor againsnt his expulsion,
but his protests were in vain. He is
now on board the French line steamer
Versailles bound for st. Nazaire. OF
fetal notice was served cct Castro this
morning of the decision of the Frenen
government that he must leave the
island within nine hours from receipt
OF such notice and that the commits
sary police at Fort De France had
been charged with the execution of
the order.
Was Furious.
The ex-president was furious with
Indignation, and strove throughout
the day to find some excuse that
would be satisfactory to the colonial
government, by which he would MOI
be compelled to obey the order. and
today he sumoned lawyer and ply
clan to certify that he was unable to
leave the country. The government
of Martinique and the pubblic prose
cutor however refused an extension
Of time, aud about o'clock the com
missary of police, accompanied by 4
large force of gendarmes, proceeded
TO the hotel where Castro was stop
ping to remove him. foreibly II neces.
sary, to the steamer.
Created Sensation.
The affair created great sensation
and long before the police made their
appearances at the hotel crowds had
gathered which later were Joined by
the consuls representing the various
foreign powers, who showed great In
terest in the expulsion OF what one
of them termed common enemy of
peace.
Castro, who, during his few days at
Fort De France has had very little
communication with any body, lock
ed himself in his room IN company
with his brother Carmelio, and his
secretary and for a time refused to
reply to the summons of the police
officials The police hesitated to
break In the door and finally decided
TO submit the matter again to Govern
or Foreau, but the governor abbso-
lutely refused to permit any delay
and he ordered that Castro be re-
moved, by force of arms. He also
gave brders that the Versailles re
main In port until Castro could be put
aboard.
Took Rigid Measures.
II became necessary for the police
and gHndarmes to take rigid meas.
ures To hold in check the crowds that
had By this time become riotous. out
side theshotel. SThes ex-president rail
ed against the French government
and the local authorities. denouncins
them for forcing upon him the alter
uative, ,of deportation or imprisoni
ment for six months. He declared,
that he would not bddge and that II
would be necessary to- take him onl
board the steamer on "a stretches.'
The commissary of police finally en-
tered Castro's .rooms. with an escort
of gen,iarmes, PREPARED to do this. bu
Castro's lawyers took steps to find
the chief justice and at the last mo-
meut, the governor and public prose-
cutor decided to have another medi
cal examination made. y
Medical Exannination,
Acoordinely medical commission
composed OF Doctors Bowler. lCostet
and Barbe proceeded with the exam
ination. ir, oreder to establish def
nitely If Casuo's health was ssfch tha,
IRE could make the voyage The cor.
.sultation of the physicians continued
more sthan. half an hour. and they
agreedssthat the. life of the ex-presi
dent would not be jeopardized BY; ;hif
sremova to the steamer and the re
aur- Voyage across he ocean
"a Prof. Riccian however, who was .
passenger with Castro on the Guade
iope on the "trip from Bordeaux to
this port was the original authority
for the statements that during the voy
, age the wound, resulting from the
operation on Castro in Germany, had
shownssig-s of suppuration, but the
final examination of the physicians
this evening seemed to Indicate thai
the former president was In quite a.
healthy a condition as when he left
France CT March 26 last.
Placed on streteher''
At s.S0 b.. m a force of ,gendarmes
went fO castsg's rooms and he was