The evening times., 1899-10-02
AMAZOnS AIDING CASTRO
Three Hundred Women Said to Be
in His Army.
Frightful Condition of Affairs Ex-
pected il the Venezuelan Rebel
Leader Captures the Capitai-Un-
less 1t Surrenders Peacefully Sol
diers Will Have unbridIed License

NEW YORK, Oct. 2.-Passengers on the
steamship Caracas, which arrived in New
York yesterday; from Venezuela, brought
details Of the revolution which is rendng
that republic.y HIT. Duke. of Philadel-
phia, who ha4large business interests in
Venezuela, and hassresided there for years,
said: IL 20
When I left Caracas it was evident
that the days of the Andrade administra-
ton were numbered General Cipriano
Castro. the revblutionist leader, after a
whirlwiad march of 600 miles through the
country, had taken Valencia, the most i'm
portant interior town next to the capital,
after severe engagement, in which the
government troops led by President An
drade in person, were completely rorted.
Remnants of ehe government army in the
uttermost state OF Generalization were ar
irving in Caracas when / left. Although
Andrads had announced his intention to
resist as long as he had a single cartridge,
l do not believe he can hold Caracas more
than a few weeks
"Castro's revolution was well planned,
and has been well conducted. 1t was or
ganized in Colombia, and the better part
of the army is composed of Colombian
armed with rifles.
1T is said in Caracas that General Cas-
tro has also with him 800 female warriors
from the headwaters of the Amazon. These
modern AmaZons are mounted on ponies
and armed with macheteS and long lanceS.
Without warning Castro crossed the
frontier into Venezuela and began rapid
march toward the coaxt. He swept every
thing before him and the ranks OF the
army rapidly swe.led. After taking falen-
cia he sent an ultimatum to Andrade, de-
manding that Caracas be surrendered with
in ten days II this was done he promised
clemency to the Andrade party, but if an
unfavorable reply was sent. he said he
would take the capital and give his SOL
diers six hours sack of the city.
AS Andrade ignored this ultimatum,
there will probably be some terrible
scenes in Caracas when the city falls The
word 'sache,' as used by Castro, has a
broader meaning than mere loot OF prop
erty. 1t would be wise for the German
British, and United States warships now
in Venezuelan waters TO land marines, to
be prepared in case General Castro car
ries out his threat.
''Andrade dare not surrender. He has
now in Jail 500 Venezuelans of the better
class charged with political offences. Many
of these men have sworn to kill him if
they ever regain their liberty.
The country is rotten TO the core, and
is drifting surely to a point where foreign
Intervention will become inevitable. think
Germany will make the break. The An
drade government recently defaulted in
interest On large German loan. II An
drade goes out OF power the Castro gov
ernment will be called upon to pay imme
diately. and if it fails to promptly COM
ply a port will be seized.
We all felt relieved when the Detroit
came down. She has already rendered for
eign residents valuable service.
The Andrade government, by sending q
re- enforcement TO Puerto Cabelio, sue
ceeded in repulsing the reyolutionists at
that place. Andrade Immediately, On ae-
count of this alleged succor levied an as
sessment OF S50,0e0 upon the foreign mer
chants OF the city. This they refused to
pay, Whereupon Andrade gave them TWEEN
ty-four hours to deliver the moHey under
penalty of arrest.
Fortunately, one merchant succeeded in
telegraphing to La Guayra, and the next
day the Detroit appeared. She anchored
within 100 yards OF the customhouse, and
nothing further was heard of the matter
Castro, who will be the new dictator
is very small man, but wiry and active
He has been for years prominent in con-
gress, and is familiar with governmental
matters. He has shown considerable mil
itary skill during this campaign. His ar
my is estimated al 5000.
Il do not expect to see any material i'm
provement ine Venezuelan affairs under
bim, or any other native ruler. My advice
to Americans is to keep out OF Venezuela
until better government is established.
Coffee culture in Venezuela is in very
had M0af nf the planferS with
out money and cannot borrow a cent on
their plantations, because the banks know
the coffee at present prices cannot be pick
ed and shipped. This season millions of
pounds of berries have been permitted to
drop from the trees and rot"