Eureka Reporter | 1908-06-19 | Page 2 | Plagues at Caracas

PLAGUES AT CARACAS great alarm because measures have not been taken to suppress disease caracas venezuela several cases of bubonic plague have occurred here within the last few days indicating that the city has been widely contain with the disease great alarm Is felt because no measures have been taken as yet to fight the plague in this city and there are no serums on hand the railroad running from la guara opened sunday passengers coming from that city being required to undergo a five days quarantine no action has been taken as yet by the diplomatic representatives of the foreign powers although a meeting was held sunday by these officials to consider the situation the foreign interests here and in other places throughout venezuela aide are greatly jeo pardI zed because of lack of sanitary measures and because of a decree issued by president castro recently declaring that t epidemic was ended the president and his wife remain in the interior