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He says he would consider ah election ,a command from the party which he Had no right to disobey, - WAR PIT Venezuelans Arm to Re sist the Allies. THEY MARCH ON LA GUAYRA Appeal to United States for Arbitration, MORE CONSULS ARE ARRESTED Britisk and Germans Continue to Seize Ships of War and Send Naval Reinforcements Germans Hail Bowen as Benefactor. The people of Venezuela are taking up arms to resist the seizure of their ports by Great Britain and Germany. Troops and artillery are hurrj'lnc to La Guayra, ' volunteers are being en rolled and fortifications erected. President Castro has caused the ar rest of the Consuls at Puerto Cabello and the seizure of a British ship there. He Is fortifying the place. V Another Venezuelan ship has been seized at Port of Spain, and the war ships are searching for others. United States Minister Bowen's. aq tlon In securing the release of the Con suls at Caracas has made him a hero In Germany and England. France Is rejoicing In having arranged to settle her claims by arbitration, and is Inclined to sympathize with Ven ezuela. Neither England nor Germany has direct news from the scene of opera tions, but "depend on "Washington for it. CARACAS, Venezuela, Thursday, Dec. 11. The government has taken preserva tive measures at La Guayra. All the de-. posits of coal at the navy-yard and all the BrltJghcars.jt .jtheLa uayjRaJUj road have .been brougnt nere, rendering Impossible the transportation of the al lied troops .by rail. General Ferr, the .Minister of War, spent all day today choosing spots In the mountains where trenches are to be dug. The Governor of Caracas has Issued the following decree: "All the Venezuelans living In the fed eral district between the ages of 18 and 50 years must enroll themselves In the militia. Any such persons refusing to en roll voluntarily, as patriotism demands, will be declared traitors and sent before the tribunals." Yesterday after a long conference with President Castro, United States. Minister Bowen obtained an order for the libera tion of the remaining British and Ger man subjects who were held prisoners, and an hour later all had been released. Minister Bowen and Secretary of Le gation Russell went to the jail five times and assisted' the poor colored British sub jects and those who w:ere ill. The order for the release of the prlooncrs has made a good Impression, and is looked upon as a politic act on the part of President Castro. TO DEFEND LA GUAYRA. Great Preparations Being; Made and Whole Population lakes Arms. LA GUAYRA, Dec. 12. The defense preparations at the strategic points on the heights back of the town are being vigorously pushed forward. The deposits of powder In the fortresses of La Vlgla and San Carlos have been removed. Great patriotic demonstrations are being made, and every one capable of bearing arms is offering his services. The embargo placed upon the harbor corporation has been removed. Every one in Caracas believes the sit uation to be desperate, and threatens war, unless Minister Bowen succeeds in hav ing the matters in dispute submitted to arbitration. It Is said on the authority of an offi cial near to President Castro that the President has allowed Minister Bowen to communicate with the Berlin and Lon don governments through the State De partment at Washington, this being the. only hope of avoiding a serious conflict. It Is reported that the plan of the British and German forces Is to secure the ports of La Guayra and Puerto Ca bello. ASKS BOWEN TO ARBITRATE. Castro Seeks Mediation of United States With Allies. CARACAS, Dec. 12. It is stated on good authority that the Venezuelan govern ment has asked United States Minister Bowen to act as arbitrator In the con troversy with Great Brltajn and Ger many. The English telephone office here has been seized. MORE CONSULS CAPTURED. Venezuelans Make Arrests and For tify Puerto Cabello. LONDON. Dec. 12. A dispatch to the Daily Mall from Wlllemstad, island of Curacao, dated December 11, says: "The Venezuelan authorities at Puerto Cabello are fortifying that town. They have seized and Imprisoned the British and German Consuls there, as well as other Britons and Germans, and have taken possession of their property. "The authorities also seized a British ship which was discharging a cargo of coal at Puerto Cabello. This vessel was unable 'to escape' owing Tto 'a breakdown In her machinery. Tf& American Consul at Puerto Cabello attempted to intervene, but he was disregarded." The British Consul at Puerto Cabello Is R. Kolstar. The (3'erman Consular repre sentative is P. Tledo. L. T. Ellsworth Is the American CojiAil at that. port. MORE WARSHIPS WASTED. Britain Orders FIrst-Clasa. Vessels Prepared for Sea. LONDON, Dec 11. A dispatch from Dovenport soys instructions have been received there that warships of the first class reserve must be kept coaled and ready for sea at 24 hours' notice. VENEZUELANS ARE ARMING. ; Troops nd Gnns Sent to La Gnayra and Volunteers Enrolled. LA GUAYHA, Venezuela, Dec 10. The British cruiser IndefaUgable arrlvedhere at 6 o'clock this evening from Guanta, the port of Barcelona, where she is believed to have been in search of the Venezuelan Gunboat Restuaror. ' The German cruiser Vlneta and the Brit ish cruiser Retribution left here at 6 o'clock this evening It is supposed they have on board Venezuela's answer to the demand of the foreign powers, which ar rived from Caracas on a special at 2 o'clock. What is termed an Inopportune demon stration and the strange method resorted to is the remittance to the Venezuelan Foreign Minister of the demands of Great Britain and Germany, which are freely criticised here. The government has set 2000 men and 18 guns from Caracas to reinforce, the gar rison at La Guayra. These troops are camping tonight at Cuaracutl, distant one hour from La Guayra. All day and all night ammunition has been carried to Fort Laviglta, which 'crowns the harbor, and preparations are being made to re sist the foreign -forces. Volunteers to the number of 92G men, all from La Guayra, have been armed today, and more are requesting arms. It" was as serted here that the government can And sufficient men to resist the foreign forces, as the movement is popular. Everywhere one meets all classes and conditions car rying Mauser Tlfles. TJie news of thq capture at Port-of-Spain, Trinidad, of the Venezuelan gun boat Bolivar by the British cruiser Charybdis was communicated to President Castro by. a representative of the Asso ciated press. The event caused great excitement. SOME PRISONERS RESCUED. Taken on Board British Ship Others Held an Ifostnscs. LONDON. Dec. 11, The Under Secre tary has announced that the British Vice Consul at La Guayra and some women and children were taken on board a British man-of-war yesterday evening, and added that it was reported that Pres ident Castro prisoners as hostages. MORE SHIPS -ARE SEIZED. Allied Fleet Rnpldiy Gathering in Veneznelnn Fleet. KINGSTOWN. Island of St. Vincent, Dec. 11. The Venezuelan troopship Za niora and the coast guard vessels Velnte nnrl Trnc Aa Vnvn icoro nn nf iirorl Jn tho I Gulf of Farla and taken to Port-of-Spaip, I Trinidad, this morning by sloop-of-war Alert. the British RELIEF AT THE RELEASE. Dangerous Factor Removed and United States Will Not Be Involved. WASHINGTON, Dec. 11. Minister Bow en, at Caracas, in a cablegram to the State Department today, confirms the press reports that all the German and British prisoners have been released. This was the only dispatch that came to the State Department over night as to the situation in Venezuela, but It was welcome, as the officials felt that by releasing these civilians President Castro had diminished greatly the most earious factor in the problem. Had he insist ed on restraining them, the allies must have dispatched a force to the capital of Venezuela and war outright would have ensued. As it Is, the officials here pre fer to regard the status as not one of war, providing the allies adhere to their original programme of a "peaceful block ade" perhaps followed by the temporary seizure of Venezuelan custom-housea. Details of the sinking of the Venezuelan navy by the allied naval focces are awaited with interest here, and the of ficials could but express their regret and surprise that it had been necessary to proceed to such extremes. Nothing has yet occurred t6 induce the State Department to change the policy of noninterference which It has adopted. The President Is showing particular interest In the situation, and this morning he called Secretary Hay away from his regular (Concluded on Third Page.) ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY ON HIS DEATHBED XITK MOST REV. FREDERICK TEMPLE, D. D. LONDON,, Dec n. The Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Rev. Temple, who was overcome while speaking in the House 'of Lords on the bill, .Is now rapidly growing weaker. , MEETIIBID Seattle's Last Offer for Transports. AGAINST SAN FRANGISGO Golden Gate Men Appeal to the President. PACIFIC MAIL IS IN THE FIGHT. Ready to Charter Government Trans ports Boston Company Willinjr to Either Buy or Charter Root May Divide the Business. Now that Secretary of War Root has returned to Washington, the fight for the transport business has come to a head, and has been carried to the Pres ident. The Boston Steamship Company, of Seattle, offers to meet any proposition San Francisco may make, and Is backed by the Washington delegation in Con gress. A delegation from San Francisco called on the President, and the Pacific Mall offered to charter the Government transports. The ,Red Cross Society took a hand, telling' the President San Francisco had better facilities than Seattle for the care of the sick. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington. Dec. 11. President Windsor, of the Boston Steamship Company, saw Secre tary Root today and offered in general terms to meet any proposition that might be made by San Francisco to secure the Army transportation 'service. If San Francisco offers to buy the transports in toto, or any number of them, he will go just as far; If San Francisco offers to charter the transports, he will duplicate the offer. vlireorReUioftn'VmWa Vf 'the Washington delegation will call on Sec retary Root tomorrow morning by ap pointment to back up the Boston Steam ship Company and to most vlgordusly pro test against a readvertlscment under any conditions. There Is a decided opinion among them as to the decision Secretary Root will make. A delegation of . prominent citizens of San Francisco, consisting of R. P. Schwer in, of the Pacific Mall Steamship Com pany; W. W. Douglass, State Controller, and ex-Mayor Phelan, headed by Senator Perkln3, called upon the President to day to' discuss with him the pending prop osition to place the Government transport service on the Pacific In private hands, with headquarters In Seattle. The delegation Informed the President that the people of San Francisco had erected a monument to commemorate Dewey's victory at Manila and the Navy In general, and Invited the President to attend the dedication ceremonies while on his trip to the Coast next Spring; The President accepted the Invitation, and a date, will be named to suit his conveni ence. Tne delegation went from the executive offices to the War Department to discuss the matter with the Socretary of War. Mr. Schwerln was the principal speaker, and put forward the proposition that if the Government did not care to operate Its own transport service, his company would conduct the transport business for the Government, using the Government vessels now employed under charter or for direct compensation. Miss Clara Barton, of the National Red Cross Society, and Samuel W. Briggs, sec retary, of the society, also saw the Presi dent to IproteBt against the removal of the service from San Francisco to Seattle. They expressed the belief that the re moval would be a mistake, because, they maintained, the facilities for caring for Frederick education sick or wounded soldiers at San Fran cisco were superior to those at Seattle. They, too, went to the. War Department to see Secretary Root about the matter. The San Francisco delegation believes the business will be divided between San Francisco and Puget Sound. CLEVELAND ON NEGROES- Must Be Taaprht to Become UsefHl Citizens of Nation. PHILADELPHIA, Dec. It Ex-Presl-dent Cleveland presided tonight at a putv 11c meeting In. aid of the Beran Manual Training School, an Institution which alms to give members of the negro race the benefits of in industrial education. The meeting wa3 attended by prominent jur ists, educators and business men. Mr. Cleveland was the principal speaker, and Booker T. Washington, president of the Tuskegee Institute, also made an address. The Institution was established leas than two years ago and has an enrollment of 200 students. Mr. Cleveland Is personally Interested In the school. In his address tonight ho said: "No one who has given the subject de liberate thought can doubt that. If we are to be just and fair towards our colored fellow-citizens and If they are to be more completely made self-respecting, useful and safe members of our body politic, they must be taught to do something more than haul hay and draw water. The way must be opened for them for some better service and their Interest must be aroused to rewards of intelligent occupa tion and careful thrift." MUST BECOME STATES. President Schurman's Opinion Destiny of tjie Philippines. of NEW YORK. Dec. 11. Brisradier-Gen-rrnl A. W. Greely and President Schur man. of Cornell University, were the prin cipal speakers at a meeting of the Nine torrtfh Century Club here tonight. The meeting was devoted to the discussion of "The TInltpd States in the Philippines," President Schurman said in part: V "President Roosevelt has recently stated that the flag could no more come down in the Philippine!? than It could in Alaska. Where the American flag goes It sym bolizes the sovereignty of the people over it. Hence, if the flag Is to stay In the Philippines. Luzon and the VIsayas must, according to the logic of American philos ophy become states In the Union, as New Mexico and Oklahoma and Alaska are bound t( be." General Greely rrefaced his remarks by saying personally he thought the Spanish American War a mistake, as was the ac quisition of the Philippines, but he said that he was a soldier with his duty to per form first, so. he would notsay more than than he did not think much good can come from the possession of the Islands. CUBAN TREATY IS SIGNED Event Celebrated by Dinner Given by Palma to Bliss. nAv.w.t, uec. n. a uinnen was Palma In nonor of General Bliss; It Is HAVANA. Dec. 11. A dinner was understood that the protocols of the com mercial treaty between Cuba and the United States was to be signed after the dinner, .General Bliss on the one hand and Secretary of State Zaldo and Secre tary of Finance Montes on the other af fixing their signatures to the document. There are Spanish and English copies of the protocol. . General Bliss will leave here -for New York next Saturday. ALL UNDER SUSPICION. Timber Entries in Pacific Coast States Are Suspended. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington. Dec. 11. Secretary Hitchcock or dered suspension of all timber and stone entries In Oregon, Washington and Cali fornia, pending investigations. CONTEXTS OF TODAY'S PAPEX- Nntlonnl Affairs. Reciprocity treaty with Cuba Is signed. Page 1. The Senate passes the coal strike commission bill. Page 2. Senator Quay promises a vigorous fight on the Oklahoma statehood bill. Page 2. Hard fight In the Hovse on a contested elec tion In Missouri. Pace 2. Secretary Hitchcock suspends all timber land entries In Pacific Coast States. Page 1. Bill "prepared to secure revenue from forest re serves. Pace 5. Reciprocity treaty with Newfoundland signed. Page 11. San Francisco appeals to the President on the transport question. Page 1. Domestic. California end of Pacific cable to be laid to day. Page 11. Reciprocity convention asks for treaties with Canada and Cuba. Page 3. Coal operator compelled to testify for miners before strike commission. Page 3. Civil service reformers indorse Roosevelt's ad ministration. Pase 3. Foreign. Venezuelans take up Arms to resist Great Brit ain and Germany: Castro arrests more Con suls and seizes a British ship. Page 1. German tariff bill passes the Reichstag. Paye 11. Archbishop of Canterbury on his deathbed. Page 1. Pnclflc Coast. Ex-Sherlft Huntington, of Baker County. Is found to be short $17,000 In his accounts. Page 4. "Willamette Valley Prune Association handled one-third of the state's crop. Page 4. Trial docket of the Supreme Court is clear, for first time In years. Pge 4. Proposed bill to admit consolidation of school districts. Pago 4. . Commercial and Marine. Chicago wheat closes higher. Page 13. Heavy liquidation led to violent declines on New York stock market. Page 13. Prune prices firm In the East. Page 13. Port of Portland threatened with suit over dry dock plans. Page 8. Fleet of French vessels headed for Portland. Page 8. Sportinpr. President Lucas prophesies bitter baseball war.' Page 1. Pacific Northwest Leacue will put an opposi tion team in Portland. Page 5. Manager Dugdale announces Intention of fight ing Coast League In Seattle. Page 5. Portland baseball players uncertain whether tc Jump. Pare 5. Portland and Vicinity. Secretary J. M. Moore starts movement for new Board of Trade. Page 14. Money machines" are being operated for trade only. Page 14. Awards made In poultry show. Page 10. Despondent Swiss commits' suicide. Page 14. Multnomah Club decides to give Fail carnival ' in 03. Page 10. Death" of Ralph Piatt. Page 12.' LUCAS FOR WAR His League Will Put in . Portland Team. TO FIGHT THE INVADERS" Seattle filanager Refuses to Join Californians, I MAGNATE HARRIS CONFIDENT Promoter of New Pacifle Coast Or ganization, Promises Good Ball Portland Players Stay by Con tracts Fans Favor Lcagrne. SPOKANE. Dec. 11. (Special.) "We will fight the California invaders of cur base ball territory to the last gasp." said Pres ident Lucas, of the Pacific Northwest Baseball League, yesterday afternoon "Not only Is Mr. Harris courting trouble which will c03t him dearly, but he Is at tempting to foist, upon the people of the Northwest, where clean baseball has been the rule for nearly a score of years, tho methods of one of the woret outlaw base ball leagues in the country. The Paclfla Northwest is our territory. This league has spent Its money and efforts In build ing up a good circuit, each eeaecn Im proving the salary list and the quality of baseball. The league has the protection of the great National Association of base ball clubs, which will throw its money and influence Into the balance against Harris of San Francleco and h!s baseball asso ciates. If they really mean business in the Northwest." 1 Mr. Lucas was asked about the rumors coming from Portland and Seattle that those towns would be represented In the California Baseball League next year. "What have you to say about the pros pects in Portland?" Mr. Lucas was- asked. ."Portland Is our territory and we will have a e'trong. team there next season," was tho reply. "If the present stockhold ers of the Portland team 3lgn over the I -. ... , T ... f -n..,, . r.... ,A w , ' grounds. While tne 6utlay would be large. yet the forfeit of J1000, which the league would take from Portland, would help to pay expenses. As for players, well, the Pacific Northwest League owns the Port land rjiayers and the outlaw league could not get one of the present Portland aggre gation, unktjs he wanted, to jump his con tract, and that Is a pretty. eerious offense nowadays. "We have the backing of men with money In Portland whenever we wish to put In new grounds. Portland's position In the league race last year was not par ticularly creditable to Mr. Marshall, and the baseball public did not take kindly to the slump of the team. Not only will It be easy ior us to get backing in Portland, but Butte and Helena will come forward with the sinews of war, as well as Seattle, Tacoma and Spokane. "It will ccot the California League a pretty penny to experiment with a rival Jeague up In our. territory. It may cost this league eome money, but the defense fund will come partly from the National Association, and I guess we have enough, money to pay the rest. "It is not difficult to predict what will be done In Seattle. Manager Dugdale, who gave Seattle the best article of base ball the town ever had, is forced to seek new grounds. The old grounds are to bo cut up Into town lots. Mr. Dugdale made money with his team, can see -hls way clear to make more money and will spend his cash unsparingly to down any Invader. He will be backed in every way by the National Association and the clubs of the Pacific Northwest League. Since he. has all his players In reserve for next year, and not a few signed, Dugdale is on, 'easy street,' so far as his team Is concerned. "I do not anticipate a great deal of trouble In more than holding our own In the Pacific Northwest, but I do eee all klndo of trouble ahead for Harris and his associates if they put In clubs .for this territory." Mr. Lucas has been working night and day to fihlsh up the official averages of the players. He left tonight for Seattle and may go on to Portland. His Portland trip, however, depends on the outcome of affairs at Seattle. Lucas to Direct the War. SEATTLE. Dec. 11. President Lucaa will arrive in Seattle tomorrow morning to take charge of the baseball fight. He wires that the war will be carried right to the California people, and intimates that he has a trump card to play in the Portland situation. He has been assured by President Sexton, of the Minor League Association, that the whole power of the body will be used to repel the Invaders. President X.ucas principal work will bo to put a team In Portland. NEW LEAGUE A CERTAINTY. Henry Harris Says Portland Will Have a Team Dugdale to Fight. "It Is an absolute certainty that Port land will play in a new baseball organ ization next season- The new association will be known as the Pacific Coast Base ball League, and, besides Portland and Seattle, will embrace the cities which, were represented in the California League last summer, xno cmuc circuit, win in clude Portland. Seattle. San Francisco, Oakland. Sacramento and Los Angeles,' This definite statement was made to The Oregonlan yesterday by Henry Harris, the California baseball magnate, whcThas just returned from Seattle, where he made final arrangements to take Seattle Into his league. "There will be no additions to this cir cuit," said Mr. Harris. "Spokane wants (Concluded on Page 5.)