The sun., 1901-08-03
JAILED IN VENEZUELA.
American Professor Has Unpleasant
Experience at Ciudad Bolivar.
LIVELY TIMES ARE PENDING
Castro Government and the Repus-
lie of Colombia Are Reported at
Daggers' Points, and War May
Ensue mt Any Time.

San Juan de Porto Rico. Aug. e.
Professor Riddle Of the San Juan Nor
NAL school, who has been sojourning in
South America in the interests Of the
United States fish commission. has ar
rived here from Venezuela with story
of imprisonment.
l While ascending the Orinoco. accom-
panied by an asphalt official, his launch
was held up at Tukupit by a small
Venezuelan gunboat. the General Her.
nandez, which made prisoners Of the
passengers and crew of the launch.
They were held in custody at Ciudad
Bolivar for six days and were then re-
leased.
/ A dispatch from Port of Spain. Trim
idad. says:
Resultant from the resignation of Sem
or Pulido, minister of war, it is feared
that President Castro of Venezuela, as
proposed to the cabinet, will declare
war against Colombia, notwithstand-
ing public opinion against such move.
The president, it is understood, sug-
gested that passports be handed to the
minister from Colombia
1t Is feared the most serious compli-
cations will follow the present situa-
tion
Senor Pulido declares the invaders
are Venezuelan revolutionists, while
President Castro declares they are CO.
lonlbians.
President Castro. while facing the
uprising against his own authority, is
also accused Of furthering secretly the
revolution against the Colombian gov
ernment of which General Tribe Tribe
Is the prime promoter. He conferred.
it Is reported with the Colombian
leader at Il secret meeting recently
held in Caracas.
Arms, ammunition and the other ac-
cessories of war have been quietly
smuggled into Venezuela through the
waterways Of the republic, and the first
engagement is expected to be the sig
nal for uprisings in several widely sep
arated districts.
Castro In Censor's Role.
President Castro is expected to again
assert his power as archdictator of
Venezuela by placing strict censor
ship on all tele2raphic dispatches from
that country, as well as ordering a
close scrutiny of all mail matter pass
ing through the general postottice in
Caracas.
1t Is true that each revolution started
in Venezuela since the assumption of
power by President Castro has proved
failure, but It would appear as If
some of the more recent uprisings,
which terminated after few skir-
mishes. have been started more with
tile object Of detracting the attention
of the authorities from the traffic
passing mp one of the principal rivers
This river has been practically an open
waterway for the transportation of the
revolntiOnists' supplies. and so sue
cessfully have these supplies heen car
: ricd into the interior that it is consid
cred absolutely certain the government
of today has its work cut out for it IL
seeking to suppress the revolt
To add to the seriousness OF the stu
, alton in Venezuela itself, ii is wei
known that in the adjoining republic
of Colombia a very strong feeling o
! resentment against the Castro govern
ment exists OH account of what is con
sidcred serious breach of information
al law OH the part of Venezuela for III
alleged recognition of. II not actual as
! sistance 10, the leaders of the revolu
] tionary party of Colombia.
. 1t is even said that not only has tn
. Venezuelan government permitted ii
: ports to he used by the Colombian rev
olntionists as Il base for the collection
of supplies, but it has winked at If no
actually assisted. the Colombian reyC
/, lutionists with certain articles of war
= A dispatch from Colon. Colombia
4 says that decree dated Bogota, Jul
/" $, appoints General Carlos -Alban con
manGler in chief of lh" sea and Ian
forces Of Colombia in the provinces q
+ Mngdalenn Panama and Bolivar in rec
ognition Of his patriotic zeal in the dt
fense of the republics institutions.
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