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Show Uaele Sew Is Not IHihlng fur Trouble. An effort la being made by the European Euro-pean diplomats to perauade lha American Ameri-can minister, Mr. Iluwen, to join in a declaration that the blockade of the Orinoco river la Ineffective, whloh Is the position tuken by l.t-rinany, Kng-land Kng-land aud Italy. Mr. Ilonru haa given a dlacreut refusal ami la avoiding the qucHiiuu, with a view not to jeopardise American Inleresta ami to leave the hauite of the Washington government free. Secretary ot legation Itusaell, In bla report uf the recent trip of the gunboat Marietta up the Orinoco, holds that the blockade of Cludad llollvar Is effective, which la a partial aupport of the Venexnelan contention. |