Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-17

erecting statues, some of the principal of
which are those OF the Liberator, George
Washington, Francisco Miranda and other
men whose names live only in Venezuelan
history. Then there is a statue of himself
on horseback and this as well as that of the
Liberator is of great artistic merit.
When he was deposed, the tide of popu-
lar feeling turned against him for time
and his name was carefully chiseled from
the statues and public places where before
it was to be seen on all sides. But one of
his creations bore his name and that only
because it was associated with him in
memory whence it could not be obliterated.
This is the Guzman-Blanco Promenade,
which was constructed on high hill to the
West of Caracas. 1t is the principal breath
ing spot of the city and is more frequented
by thes people than any other spot except
Plaza Bolivar in front of the Federal
Palace in the very center of population.
The promenade contains the great reser-
voirs that provide the water supply. 1t is
covered with beautiful gardens of rare
flowers, summer houses, well-built paths for
pedestrians and vehicles, and from its brow
q magnificent panoramic view of Caracas
and the valley beyond develops ITSELF
Where Lovers Love to Linger.
A more romantic spot than the Guzman-
Blanco Promenade can hardly be imagined,
especially when lovers, who are its most
frequent visitors, stand on the summit at
night and watch the play of the tropical
moonbeams upon the city at their feet. 1t
is then that the locusts are asleep and their
shrill whistle hushed. The only sound that
is heard is perhaps the music of the guitar and
mandolin that comes from Casa grande,"
where the dance is in progress 1t is at
this hour that pretty senoritas wander about
peerlng at the stranger with ewes that are
as luminous as the stars. . 1t is then that
you are inclined to forget that the ther-
mometer has not lowered its standard and
as like as not, if you are fortunate enough
to secure seat on one of the benches that
have been provided, you will drop into
deep sleep, to waken only when the sun
sends his first rays into your face, to warn
you that it is time to seek cover or some
sylvan shade.
For over three years the name of Guz-
man. -Blanco has not been mentioned within
the Congressional halls and every effort has
been made to wipe the recollection of his
good qualities from the memory of the peo-
pie, but without success Not a year of Pa
lacio's rule had passed when it was an open
secret among the people that Blanco would
be warmly welcomed back in his old place.
They forgot their complaints; they forgot
that they had forced him to retire, out of
fear tnat the name Republic might be
changed into monarchy; they forgot every
thing save the fact that they were dissatis-
fed with the course of Paul and Palacio.
The behavior of Paul in giving valuable
concessions to relatives, in neglecting i'm
proyements already under way; the indif-
ference of Palacio and his sudden rise from
poverty to wealth Che is said to have been
SO poor that he could not pay his daughters
music bilD together with exposes in more
or less of the 80 political papers published
in Caracas, made the populace ready to re-
volt upon short notice whether under the
leadership of Blanco or another alleged
champion of the cause of advancement.
straws That Broke the CamePs Back.
The extravaganza of the administration
when expenditure was required upon some
thing in which the President or his friends
were personally interested, coupled with
the complaints of people who were refused
permission to embark in enterprises that
conficted with those in which the officers of
the Government were stockholders, furnished
plenty of material for feeding the fires of
discomfort Under these circumstances,
then, it is not strange that kilograms an
nounce that revolution has actually COM
menced. Whether it will continue to an
end that will satisfy the people is ques-
tion that can only be answered when it is
definitely known whether the leader of the
revolutionary forces is equal to the task be-
fore him.
Assuming that the army and navy re-
main loyal to Palacio, the revolutionists have
before them as hard fight as had their pro-
totypes in Chile. They are without arms
and nowhere in the Republic is there an ar
senal or factory where accouterments can be
obtained. Palacio and his adherents take
good care that the public funds shall not be
placed within reach of the insurgents, and