Omaha daily bee., 1901-03-10

came too independent As he left the court
room he was arrested and put in PRISON. You
understand, he was not told why he was
arrested. They simply took him to prison,
where they kept him for ten days and then
let him GO President Castro met the Judge
as he entered the court house.
" Have YOU been away?' asked the presi-
dent. i have not seen you about these last
few days
Eyes / have been away
Did you gain good health on your
journey
"Yes, good health
did you acquire any valuable knowl-
edge?'
Eyes, also some knowledge
land you know now who Is master
here?
" Yes; l know that now.'
Every WELL concluded the president,
you may resume your seat on the bench
And you can also see who is master
here added the old gentleman, using the
pretext of wiping his spectacles to bend
closer. 1T is our friend Castro who is
dictator But still, II may not always be
So"
The controversy over the asphalt lake was
sufficiently entangled to begin with, but,
of course. a revolution must break out TO
further complicate affairs-and this upris-
ing has occurred in the near neighborhood
of the asphalt lake. The government has
| threatened to dispossess the New York and
Bermudes company, the revolution Is
against the government, whereby, for the
time being at least the government troops
have plenty of work on hand, and the peo-
pie who comprise the revolutionary forces
are hostile to the asphalt company. AS to
az will In hn put nf
situation it is impossible to say. The
| problem OF the revolution must solve itself
according to the erratic customs of this
country. Meanwhile no other information
comes to Caracas from the uprising other
| than that carried by word OF mouth. All
kinds Of rumors are being circulated
| through the town-after dark-and, of
course, they receive but little attention.
| WHAT
The relationship between the people and
the government may be likened to the at
| titude which the small boys bear to the
| hrecracker with defective fuse. The fuse
has been lighted, has sputtered, and the
spark has disappeared The small boys
stand motionless at n respectable distance.
There is a tense stiffness over all, while
each one wonders how soon will the fire.
cracker explode. The chief talk here con-
is spoken at night or under cover; revolu-
tions are never mentioned in the open day
light And from the outside, as II stretch
ing languidly beneath the warm southern
sunshine, the country seems wonderfully
contented with itself, and at peace.
over the Hills 10 Caracas.
A gre at stiffness overhung the sea when the
steamship Maracaibo plowed through the
last waters of the Caribbean, and in the
light Of sinking sun raised far ahead
high range OF mountain, which was known
as the northern coast line of Venezuela.
The night had already come when the vessel,
at half steam ahead, glided past the red
light at the end OF the breakwater a La
Guayra,
From La Guayra, over the mountain
range, a railway runs TO Caracas-a rail-
way which has never had an accident. You
are first informed OF this by man with
white hair, white cap, ana white linen suit,
who stands in the bright sunlight on the
stone pier as you land. You are told the
same by the custom house interpreter, who
Is an army officer and has neglected to
shave by the driver Of a rlckety carriage;
by the poorly clad gentleman who wants
a tip because he told you and the negro
porter, who carries your trunk On his head
and somebody else's parcel in his free
hands, says, mo snssh- -up--never-fne
engine"
After a couple OF hours or so OF swinging