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Show PLAGUES AT CARACA8. Great Alarm Because Measures Have Not Been Taken to Suppress Disease. Caracas, Vcnczuoln. Several cases of bubonic plaguo havo occurred hero within tho last fow days, Indicating that tho city has been widely contaminated contam-inated with tho disease. Oreat alarm Is felt becauso no measures havo been taken as yet to fight the plaguo In this city and thcro aro no serums on hand. Tho railroad running from La Guayra opened Sunday, passengors coming from that city being required to undergo a flvo days' quarantine No nctlon has been taken ns yot by the diplomatic representatives of tho foreign powers, although a meeting was held Sunday by these officials to consider tho situation. Tho foreign Interests hero and In other places throughout Venezuela aro greatly Jeopardized Jeo-pardized because of lack of sanitary measures, and becauBo of a decree Issued Is-sued by President Castro recently d clarlng that t') epidemic was ended. Tho president and his wlfo remain In tho Interior. |