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been so long expected in Venezuela. has
just broken out. Gen Carlos Rangel
Garbiras. formerly president of the sen
ate under the presidency of DR.. Roias
Paul. rose on the 26th against the gov
ernment of Gen. Cipr.an Castro. 1t
is said that he has raised the standard of
revolt to cries of ''Viva el Mocho Her
nandez. He is now near San An.
tcnio del Tachira, a town on the bounda-
rles OF Colombo. with 4,0C0 TO $500 men.
who, the Venezuelan government ad.
mits, are well armed
Detailed accounts cannot be expected.
as martial law has been proclaimed and
censorship established all over the repub.
lie. President Castro has issued the fol-
lowing proclamation:
CAsTRO'S PROCLAMATION.
. Cipriano Castro, provisional president
OF the United States of Venezuela. gen
eral-1n-chief of it's armies, etc
10 the VenezuelanS:
Compatriots-The sacred territory of
one IatHeTiand has been invaded by an
army OF ColombianS commanded bv the
traitor Carlos Rangel Garbiras and they
nave entered Urena and San Antonio.
IN announcing this uprising which
allectS the honor ana peace of the re
publlc, | fulfill my duty as the man
principally responsible for the fate OF
venezuela, ana inform you that all nee
essary measures have already been
taken to repel this grave attack.
In order therefore to facilitate the
exercise of my discretionary authority
as commander-in-chief of the Vene-
zueian army, and at the same time to
enable me to fulfil my duties as pres1-
dent of the republic, the national Iegis-
lature has made use Of the power con.
Ierred upon it by section o. of article 80
Oh the national constitution, and has
suspended those personal guarantees
the exercise of which may be incompati-
BILE with the defense of the public order
AT the same time | have ordered
I0OOo troops of the army of the west to
march Immediately to San Cristobal to
support the authority of the president of
the state of Tachira and to cause the
sovereignty and integrity of the ma
tlonal territory TO be respected
The government and the army are
both prepared. and in informing you OF
this swear by both and in the name of
formed.
'Compatriots. I therefore ask and de-
mand in the name of Venezuela, in these
solemn moments the decided support OF
all her sons who are not-like Rangel
duty
Palace Of MraflOres, in Caracas. this
10th day of July. 1901.
-"Cipriano Castro"
The insurgent leader has also issued a
proclamation, during the course Of which
he says:
GARBIRAs' PROCLAMATION
friends:
"Fiued with energy, thrilled with indlg-
-frL
true patriotism, | came to offer to Amer
lea and to the world my cry Of protest
against the policy of intervention iE an
that relates TO Venezuela and Colombia
winch VIII one day prove a delusion to
civilized peoples, and which Is due to the
silly passions of a half dozen politicians
who desire with still more criminal dar-
ing TO Dtot our present natiOnal les, 10
suppress our cherished names OfVenezue-
la and Colombia, and to sink them into
one which might serve as a footstool TO
their ambitious views. The capitol OF
Caracas is the center of that paraciIal
conspiracy; the national funds which are
the sweat of the noble Venezuelan BeoUle
and which should be used TO provide rnu-
milton and artillery for the defense of the
nation, daily pass into mercenary hands
And this in order to wipe out from
among nations the names of Venezuela
and Colombia. 1t is therefore necessary
that NenezuelanS and Colombians, " hat
ever be their political opinions Should
kilOW lilS QldDOllCdl ScHelne, ln@ OnlY
cause of which is insane ambition in all
It's dire blackneSS. 1t is necessary that
the people of Ecuador, of Venezuela and
Colombia should understand that the OBJ
Ject Of the conspiracy Is to take from
them their existence as Independent ma
tions. What other meaning can be at
tributed to the following words, taken
from the manifesto issued under yester-
days date, at San CTistObal by Cen. Ra-
fael Tribe Tribe?
- 1t should be the supreme desire of
the nations which formed great COlOm-
bia (Venezuela, Colombia nd Ecuador to
nationality. which the pressing exiGen-
cies Of the time render more necessary
than ever.
Would the Radical leader have
thought in the same way If, instead Of
being Yanquished, he had found himself
today triumphant in Bogota? Would he
then throw aside the hag which he car
rled through the battlefields, under whose
shade he has been shedding torrents Of
blood during the last two years to grasp
another ensign, unknown by his friends?
No. The pretension is an absurdity
rs 1t not an act Of madness to recon
stitute the great republic only by force
OF arms, without the people having mani
Tested any desire for such fundamental
transformation? The Republican party
of Los Andes speaks through my mouth.
and their noble ideas Of expansion and
fraternity have gained proSelytes all
over the country. This is also the opin-
ion Of enezuelan Nationalists, Of whom
1 have the honor to be temporarily the
leader. the most disciplined of our poIiti-
cal parties and firmest in their doctrines
which they received from their illustrious
chief. Gen. Jose Manuel Hernandez, and
do not think that I am mistaken in saw
ing that on this subject the whole coun-
try of Venezuela thinks with me-
"They desire in vain TO drag us into
an international war; the two countries
will remain brothers in spite Of invid-
ious politicians, on whom the stigma OF
popular reprobation will fall at no dis
tant date. The war with which we are
threatened will never be by people against
people, but will be waged on the one side
by a man involved to the hilt in transi-
tory requirements, and on the other a
lawfully constituted government. which.
supported by justice and visibly aided by
Providence resists his nefarlous attempts
"Cucuta, July Is. 1901.
Carlos Rangel Garbiras"
According to official advices from Cara
cas-, received last week, the insurgents
have already been defeated by the govern
ment troops.
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