The San Francisco call., 1901-12-27


FORT DE FRANCE, Martinique, Dec.
26.-Great secrecy is being observed re-
garding a Venezuelan revolutionary eA-
pedition which is getting ready to start
from here but there are Indications thar
it Will be an important movement against
President Castro.
The Importance of the expedition IS
shown by the arrival of about LOO Vene
Zuelans OF prominence who are linking
their fortunes with Senor Manuel A. Ma
tos, perhaps the most powerful opponent
at the present time of Castro. Senor
MatoS, who is a civilian leader Of the
NeneZuelan reVoIutlOnists, Is r-Sklng his
wealth IN lhis revolt against Castro goN-
ernment. lis money -s'be4ng spent Lper-
ally IN eQuIpplng the eXpeuuon.
1t IS LeueNeu mat the ASSOCIATES OF
Senor MauUs VIII he aole 10 collect a larg
( following when they land in Nenezuela,
and thai careful pans nave been laid tof
an insurrecucn tLat castro wih be uhaoie
to Crusn.
VIII e miOrmat o. in re AID TO the plans
! is dImcult 20 OBTAIN II is reported thae tnc
NeneZuelans now mere Will take passage
1 arrived from AntMer C~o days ago aild
which, IL Is Sal0, carries II large quantity
OF arms and ammunition TOR the inSul-
gent cause There mas been no annOunL e.
ment or when The Ban hIgh viii saiI bu-
IL viii not De surprising II she IS sOUA
seen off The Venezuelan coast. Senor Ma F.
tos Is still here.
Attitude of Colombia.
COLON, Dec Newspapers just Ic-
ceiVed here from coast towns in CoIomb.d
and enezUe-a have much 70 say ab-ut
the present status of the NeneZueian-CO- e
IOmblan lmbrOghO. Inc g st OF the t
newspaper articles is that each republic
Is sui lecrImlna ing the other for permit
ting the musJeung OF arms, troops, am
munltIOn, etc. the actual invasion OF
territory in alleged violation OF the laws
4 az ia IONS fniA =
tiOnS. These newspapers contain no news
or a declaration Oh war by either Coon
bia or Venezuela. They set forth that the
policy Of Colombia Is one OF readiness to
meet any emergency, hence she will make
continued eHorUs to increase the number
OF her troops now on the Venezulan from
lIer
The Colombian gunboat. General Pin
zon with zoo troops on board, has left
here for Rio Hacha. II is reported from
the interior OF Colombia that there has
| been no recent serious lighting there. a
few Liberal insurgents We're round near
! Honda, on the Magdalena River. They
were easily defeated and dispersed by
The Colombian Conservative General
Castro, considering ii next to impossible
10 surround the Liberal leader, Lorenzo,
and his followers, who are now in La
Negrita Mountains, has come to the con-
cIUsiOn that the GOVernnIents best pol
icy Is to garrison the interior towns
strongly in the neighborhCOd of the Lib
Gl al AELDdAs AluS CullallB OIL LOIeUZD ;
supplies and ultimately forcing him to
surrender.
General Castro is an cid Indian
fighter He has campaigned in the Qua
! jira Peninsula and in the Colombian De
/ partment Of Cauca. He is familiar with
/ the Indian tactics of warfare used by
/ Lorenzo.
! Indiana Reaches Willemstad
WASHINGTON. Dec 26-The Indiana
! has arrived at Willemstad, island of
/ Curacao. There have been reports that
there was yellow fever at Curacao, and
as the Navy Department does not wish
10 subject the crew of the Indiana to any
danger inquiry was instituted by the Off
Gals here to learn whether the disease
was prevalent there. If there is any dan-
ger the Indiana will not remain there
Mail advices received at the Colom-
hian legation speak of the disturbed
financial condition of the country. re
sulting from the strain of the rebellion
Paper money has deprecated so that $40
I in paper money is equivalent to only 81
ii gold. Mr. HeTran. the Charge at the
legation, said tonight:
1.-THE rebellion is now practically over
There are only scattered marauding
1 bands left, numbering not much more
than 300 men. These are in the Isthmus
/ of Panama and the state of Toulama but
/ they are being wiped out rapidly. The
rebellion broke out in October, 1899, and
! has cost the country the lives of 90, 900
/ able-bOdied men, the sineWs of her Dop-
/ ulation, and $3.50 100000 in money. and has
/ left the country in a state Of exhaus-
! ton"