THE MORNING OREGOXIAN, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1903.
CASTRO WILL NOT
BELIEVE REVOLT
Venezuelan President Attrib
utes Reports to Inventive
, ; Enemies.
HIS ILLNESS NOT SERIOUS
Doctor Finds Xo Disease of Kidneys.
Gomez Proclamation Against
Holland Krgarded as Dec
la rut ion of AVar.
BERIJX. Dee. 17. President Caatro did
not leav his hotel all day. belnir occu
pied with his correspondence. He re
ceived a number of dispatches from Car
acas, but nothing confirmatory of the re
ports with reference to the. revolutionary
movement in Venezuela which both ho
and the members of his suite persist in
denyinff. One of his aide declared to
night that he was convinced the reports
emanated from revolutionary agents In
Curacoa.
There, is no truth In the report that
Germany has been asked to undertake
neg-otiations with Holland for the purpose
of bringing about a settlement of the
difficulty in Venezuela,
The President, who appeaa-a to be In
extremely (rood humor and who, seem
ingly, is not Buffering very much from
his malady, received with his wife three
or four personal friends, 'with whom he
lunched In his apartments.
Dr. Israel, who made a physical ex
amination of Senor Castro a day or two
ago. has had the President under observ
ance daily. He has not yet decided
whether an operation will be necessary.
The physician seems convinced, however,
that Castro's kidneys are not affected.
Itself out. For this reason there baa been
a persistent determination to ignore Pres
ident Castro and look with equlnamlty on
the doings of foreign governments in their
efforts to get satisfaction from him for al
leged wrorwrs. so long as there is no In
terference with American Interests and no
violation of the Monroe Doctrine.
CARACAS IUOTS A SURPRISE
Believed That Foreign Demonstra
tion Would X'nite People.
WASHINGTON". Dec. 17. The rlotoue
demonstrations in Caracas are a surprise
to officials in "Washington, who had gen
erally expected that any manifestation of
hostile acts by a foreign power against
Venezuela would have the result of solid
ifying the people and rallying them to
Castro and his governmer..
It had been the common belief here
that had the Vnlted States taken any
forceful steps against Venezuela in the
effort to have Us claims against that
country arbitrated. Castro would have be
come a veritable hero in the eyes of the
people there.
It la possible, even that, anticipating
such an attitude, the Administration has
been indifferent to pushing a demand for
settlement. Reports that Castro might
seek an alliance with Germany lack any
substantiation, so far as any State De
partment advices go.
The derwrtm?nt has felt that the situ
ation In Venezuela would gradually work
PRACTICALLY STATE OF AVAR
Gomez' State of Defense. Means Same
Thine to ITs.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 17. A flurry was
caused in diplomatic circles today over
the report which generally obtained that
Venezuela had declared war against Hol
land. These reports had their founda
tion in the dispatch to the State Depart
h wv of Bogota, transmitting a
telegram from Caracas, saying that the
government bad mane sucn a ownreuuu.
It was also pointed out, however, that
the announcement was based on Vice
President Gomez's declaration that the
country to in a. state of defense because
Holland had seized the coast guardship
Alexis.
ufhcials profess to see no actual differ
ence between a "state of war" and a
state of defense." taking the position
that it is a "case of distinction without a
difference." A renewal of the demonstra
tion against the Castro administration
would not be a surprise to the State De
partment. Should the feeling against the Presi
dent develop to the extent of an open
revolution, the State Department, It Is
said, would lose no time in assuming
diplomatic Intercourse with the new ad
ministration to the extent that some ac
tion might be taken on the unsettled
claims against Venezuela and the re
sumption of friendly relations.
Demonstration Against Holland.
WILLEMSTAD, Dec. 17. According to
letters that have Juet been received here
from Maracaibo, there was a demonstra
tion in that city three days ago against
Holland. The members of the City Coun
cil were the leaders In the movement, in
which they were supported by a big
crowd. All the stores belonging to Ger
mans in Maracaibo have been closed.
FLYTE HOLDINGS ARE SOLD
O. B. Burrows, of Iloqulam, Said to
Have Paid $680,000 for Timber.
ABERDEEN, Wash., Dec 17. (Special.)
O. B. Burrows, of Iloqulam, has bougiit
all the timber holdings of the Flyte Syn
dicate in Chehalis County for a consid
eration of approximately J6SO.0OO. Mr.
Burrows has been the representative in
this county for the syndicate and has
held an option on the properties for
some time.
The Flyte holding are located In the
Humptullps River country. The lands
cruise 170.000.000 feet of timber and the
price paid is said to have been $4 per
1000 feet. The timber embraces some of
the finest bodies of spruce, fir and cedar
In this county. The timber is well located
and admits of easy Jogging.
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Canby Residence Burns.
CANBT, Or., Dec. 17. (Special.)
Goergen Brother's farmhouse burned
last night. The fire was discovered as
the family was retiring for the night,
but was soon beyond control. Part of
the furniture was saved. A defective
chimney Is presumed to have been the
cause.
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