Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1889-07-13
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Ho seemed to regard the republic,
which covers 43l 900 square miles and
contains somo 100000 people, a. his
private estate. collected and disbursed
tho revenues ut his own sweet will, and
punished delinquent collectors or other
misdemeanants as arbitrarily - any
overseer would deal with sorvile thieves.
As he grew more arbitrary bis opponents
naturally grew more rebellious, and that
In turn cnraged him till he surrounded
himself with soldiers, controlled the
elections at will, and, In short, main
tsined an absolute despotism.
Two years ago he went to Paris, where
his daughter Is the wife Of the Duke de
Morny, leaving as "his president" one
DR.. Rojas-Paul. In Europe he undertook
to settle all the affairs OF Venezuela,
made treaties, agreed to pay indemni-
ties, bought an immense ironclad and L.
sued drafts upon the home government
for millions. but President Rojas-P Paul
showed some Independence, tho congress
sustained him and then the people rose
In wild revolt against all tho creatures
OF Guzman Blanco. The results are do.
scribed as wonderful. The press is free
for the first time in thirty years. All
the prisons are emptied OF political Of
Tenders. There Is general amnesty for
all but Guzman Blanco, and scores OF
orators are haranguing the enthusiastic
people. Meanwhile the old ex-dictator
is gnashing his teeth and threatening In
vasion and revenge.
Venezuela Is one Of the most fertile re-
gions ON the globe. The lower val
leys produce lavishly all the crops Of
the tropic, the plateaux those Of the
warm temperate regions and the high.
lands abound in most valuable timbers.
In addition to this it contains some very
productive gold mines, and taken a.
whole, tho climate 10 very healthful.
The population Is almost entirely Spanish
in blood. Indians and Indian mixed be-
ing few, the general complexion Of the
people Is quite fair. and the ladies' Of Ca
raccas are said to be the most beautiful
in the world. Yet there are In the re-
public but seven persons to the square
mile. There is room for great develop
ment, and with good government the
trade with the United States and Canada
would be immense.
A Remsrksbis New Hybrid Rose.
The agricultural editor of The World
writes as follows about o rose seen re-
Gently at the experiment grounds Of
The Rural New Yorker: 1t u one Of the
hybrids resulting from cross betwesn
Rosa Rugosa, a single rose Of ave pink
petals, well known to everybody, and
Harrison's yellow, a ssmi-double sort
equally familiar. The flower Of the new
hybrid is almost identical in color and
fragrance with that Of Gen. JacQueminoe
Its Of medium size and quito double. he
bush is entirely hardy, with leaflets larger
In size than the mother plant, RngosA
and Of texture somewhat similar. u d
also u perpetual and prolific hloomsr.
The specimen seen, bush about four
feet high, had on 1t at enc time BY actual
count over one hundred and fifty budA
This rose is not only remarkable q the
result Of a highly interesting expefimsnt.
but because it promises to be OF great
practical value, filling as 1t does the pop
ular demand for a hardy, perpetual and
prolific bloomer Of roses attractive In
color and odor,