The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-04
CIpRIANoy VICTORIOUS MARK.
venezuela's Revolutionary Chief an Honest
Man and = Good Soldier.

CARACAS Nenzueia' sept 22-Tho daring
eApohs oil "eh' ''piIaho Cas'to' inc revolutionary
leader nave amahou inc oIhciaas Oh inc government
ohotu' ni'oi VIC ueioo' vi "en ramon puerra
IN foofua'S VI "ho picSch' year Iasuo rose In
arms against 'he Nauohai Government near San
ANTONIO ue .ucu'a on He colombian Hontier
win only lew men poorly armed. lie owns
small hacienda on the Colombian side and had
for several years devoted himself 10 stock raising
n. ia practicallv unknown politic,Ilv and b.s No
ria.. IL. iii, a., ~ a.. -, -. Nv
close Ties win any oil the present leaders Many
versions are current az 10 the causes that led him
ia tale this ve,lile a,en tho co,,r,on.., hoi,,.
,,,.s.,J -, ~. o,,,1', ne"nIhN. Dolnk
NhRhot piooscu az INC fe'epuoh rrcSiueht Anurade
gave him last winter in the capital he resolved
upon revenge. and that he has made A comp.ct
WIN inc Lipcrn parry Oh colombia To the elect
that II they will assis, him TO overthrow Andrade
he In turn will help them 10 defeat the present
aa.a.n.,i,.. ",..n, III, u. ,I ."o pleseh'
CONSERVATIVE e'emeh' Which IN IN power IN tho
sister republic. Whatever the truth may be- il is
certain that either nv his sunerior ,,m,r.r, -,
b.. hia.,,.,s-,, b.. .l.,s.,si ~, n' y.
oy h'SsHa'egy' ne mas defeated all the Government
armies sent against him, and has marched trium-
phantlv from the Andes IN the ve,y b..,, ~ ,h =.
republic into Valencia the second city OF the
A GLANCE At the man vii, sbo, Oh. d;.,,,e.
-, ""l eno" ,n' ,''I
u"'e'eu over .ne ,ough roads OF the Gordillera
of the Government, have until now con,ended that
IL - -. -, go
ms was pu' udtihH incufslon OF cavalry ana
that he would soon be cornered like rat in trap
as he had esta blished no poy,rnment where he
- I - -. -, e, ,, ~
poSscu anu fuieu ou' Tue space "nefe MS camp
was pitched. Such seemed to be the opinion
Of many until within the last few davs vhen
H. 1T :, -. -, - -,
TIC pa'ue Vi ioeu''o mas tnlo"n nc" hHh'
on his abilities
The most curious fact about this new military
genius is that nobody here seems to know him
and not even a likeness is ohtainable He is a
small wiry man of great personal energy and
unbounded ambition He wears a BouIanger
beard and has very keen eyes and his face indi-
Gates the possession Of cleverness and acutcness
to a greater degree than absolute strength Sew
eral German merchants from his part OF the coun
try say that his credit is very good and that he
has always kept his word They relate an in
stance OF this which is considered rem ark Bile
in Venezuela When Andueza Palacio was irving
in 1892 to maintain his hold on the Presidency,
he accepted the services of Castro TO maintain
order in the Tachira which inclu es that part
of Los Andes which borders on the Colombian
frontier In course Of time Castro was Obliged
by the exigencles Of war TO recur TO that bugbcar
Of every honest merchant a forced loan H
raised $40 900 in the city Of San Cristobal among
the natives and foreign merchants Shortly
after be received the money the news arrived that
CIespn had entered Caracas, and that Palacio
was beaten Seeing the futility OF keeping
ND the struggle Caste returned the money To the
San Cristob,. merchants hid the arms and with