Salt Lake Telegram | 1903-01-20 | Page 2 | He Pledges the Customs

HE PLEDGES . THE CUSTOMS Bowen Has an Offer That May Be Satisfactory to the Powers. '.- r ... i LONDON. Jan. 20. The statement that Mr. Bowen has been authorized by President Castro to offer the Venezuelan Venezue-lan customs as a guarantee for the fulfillment ful-fillment of bis country's obligation Is confirmed. The offer has not yet been accepted, but it 1 thought here that It may afford the opportunity for a with-, drawal of the blockade. The matter will be considered by the European representatives rep-resentatives at Washington on the arrival ar-rival there of Mr. Bowen. A dlBpatch to Reuters' Telegram com. pany from Port of Spain. Trinidad, says nearly 100 blockade runners have been captured since the blockade of the Venezuelan coast began. Tbe reports re-ports of. friction between, the German and British naval officers are denied.