The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-04-08
THE WAR IN VENEZUELA.
Continual Growth of the RevoIt-Th,
Bomb Explosion.

Bomb Explosion.
New YORK, April THE steamship
Venezuela, which arrived yesterday from
La Guayra, brought among her passen-
gers Julio A. Degagorza, of Caracas. He
said, when interviewed with reference to
the trouble:
left Caracas on March 30. when the govern.
ment was in a remarkably tight fix. Every one
of the states was in open revolt, and hardly
military man OF prominence sided with Palacio.
The finances of the country wero simply
wrecked. Venezuela and Caracas both refused
to redeem their bills, for the reason that Palaco
had appropriated their gold and exported it. AS
70 the revolution, its dimensions are steadily
increasing.
On March 6 at s p m. q bomb was exploded
in the square facing the Casa Amarillo, the
Yellow House or residence OF the president It
did no great damage but created a terrible scare
and, during the excitement, many revolution
lists managed 10 escape from the city. The
reyolrtiouists already number about 1900 men
aud reinforcements from all the states are COM
ing in rapidly. In private letter written re-
Gently by General Crespo to his wife, letter
which had the honor to see, the general SAYS:
''By April my force will number AGO men"
Others from Venezuela confirm the
worst reports from there.
CARACAS, April 6.-[New York Herald
Venezuela chief magistrate is in constant
fear Of assassination. The guards around
the Yellow House, or Casa Amarillo, have
been doubled. Every possible precaution
has been taken to protect the presidents
life, but the throwing of dynamite bombs
the other day frightened the government
so much that it has not recovered its
equilibrium. Not only has the magistrate
n in hn at hf,f s,,Y 81 R
city the revolutionists have made con-
siderable Roadway. Their emissaries have
successfully invaded the ranks of the
police force Of Caracas upon whose loyalty
the administration has so stoutiy relied.
and it is said that many of the police have
deserted and gone over TO the enemy.
THE republic Of Venezrla, which lies north
OF Brazil. in South America, on the caribbean
sea and Atlantic ocean, with coast line OF
1850 miles, with area Of 6S2,695 miles LARGER
than that OF any European nation, excepting
kusstn, and a population Of 2,500,o10, of which
$4,000 native Indians, is the scene
OF civil war. with its center ct Car
scss. the chief city, which had pop
ulatiou in 1870 Of so,46& NsneEula is
divided into eight large states one federal dis
trict. eight territories and two national settle
ments. Its Climate is shat OF the tropics, with
winter II IS trayersed by 1859 rivers, the la!g-
est Of which is the OrinSco, one Of the greatest
IN The word, being l,S1 mics in length and its
average width two niles, being nsrrowest at
Bolivar city, where ii is only $500 feet ard az
other places twelve miles wide. BY the
CasslqgisEe river Il IS united with the NEGRO.
great tributary OF the Amazon, and thus vita
its o:heT numerous tributaries. IL es;Abl shes
the extensive water communication which
crosses Neue,ga.s, Colombia, Ecuador, Bolivia,
I Peru. aai extends into Brazil Along the coast
line dtty eoves and tairty-two ports, besides
numerous anchOragcs, some OF the ports OF such
great siEs that the combined fleets Of Earo2s
could hui ANCHORAGE IN any oae. Tha toaac-
rsphy OF TIE country e varied Three noun
iaia systems cross It's territory. the raucss
shooting ont iron TIE great chain Of the Aldr.
Large sad fertile valleys. watefet By abundant
4 rivers, lie - these mountains. The coast line
- nat The climate varies lrom - de-
I Crees average beat on the coast 10 -
I cegrees ou The hiElisnis The uuhsa thy sro.,
lie ~ TIE .ow places along the cosst, whcsa !t il
[ much warmer than n ths interior. though
there g-a usycr-tal.ug breczss = TEMPER The
! heat GA the highlands .; Is celght!ai. md
] some o. ths mountain tops Ere covered With
{ pcfPctSs- snow. The ccnnfry Is divided iatl
taE1s oelts-tee cultivated. TIE pastora. ani Z e
{ Wn>'iei- IN the ffst aye psodu-si G. e.. e7las
1 saLi cane, bananas, cotton, ia1lso, coc1aaut,.
4Hll2a CORA. tie prod uets o. the to.rld rom