The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-06
MUCH STRIFE AND UNREST.
South American Republics Beset with
Fierce Agitators.
PROcLAMATIONs OF THE OPPONENTS
President Of Venezuela Warns His Peo-
pie Against Revolving Leaders and Is
Himself Condemned by Leaders.

Il
correspondence OF the Associated Press J
! Port OF Spain, Trinidad, July 81 Tho
! revolutionary movement which mas been so
/ long expected IN Venezuela has Just broken
! out General Carlos Rangel Garbiras, for
I merry PRESIDENT OF the senate lndcr he
/ presidency Of Dr.. Roias Paul, rose on The
10th against the government OF General
Cipriano Castro. 1t is said that he has
raised the standard Of revolt 10 cries or
| give el AIoclio Hernandez.
! AT the moment of writing he is near san
Antonio del rachlra, a town ON the bound
nry OF Colombia, with 1000 to 1000 men,
who, the Venezuelan government admits
are VOL armed
| Detailed accounts can not be optained
as martial law has been proclaimed and
Sensorship established all over the iepub.
Prssldeat Castro has issued the following
proclamation:
"Clpriano Castro. Provisional President OF
me Unitcl States Of Venezuela General
I ~, Chief Of Its Armies, etc
10 the Nenezuelans: The shcreh terri
Tory OF the fatherland has been invaded
" an army Of Colombians commanded lg
the traitor, Carlos Rangel Garblris end
( tonic.
/ In announcing this uprising. which az.
( iects the honor and peace of the tepp6llc,
4 tulnl my duty as this man pImuiilv
Z llesponslhe for the fate of veprtncIl aul
INFORM. you that all necessary ,ncasrrcs
( have already been taken to repe til grave
attempt.
therefore, 20 faclltnte tho cxer.is, OF
my discretionary authority rs comina't'l,sr,
ll+thief OF the Venezuelan army ana at
the same time to enable me 10 fuisu ms
S Ml,,ra rs president q the rep lSie, ~
power conferred on him and nns suSpende I
those guarantees, the exercise OF which are
/ made Incompatible With the defense OF dc
I public order.
1 At the same time have ordered 1000
I troops OF the army of the west TO march
/ the authority of the political Stae q
Z lachira and to cause the sov1raghrv AL
integrity Of the National territory u u re-
I spectel.
The government ana The army arr loth
prepared and IN lnformng va. OF :hiS !
swear by both and In shs NAM ~ IN re-
I luhlic, thai all our duties sha,i c per
\ "Conpatnots. Therefore ask aud demand
II the NAM of Nencz l9i q THESE SOLEMN
who arc not like Raneg '.l;tSr?,s. Traitors
/ to the county, ard who have right notions
! Of honor ana duty
Palace of Miraaorss, In CarlrlS this
w. "' " 80 'cipriano Castro
Z The iusurgent loader has also issued a
proclamation, during thu 'ourse ~ which
he sQNs:
TO N, Country and Political Friends.
''Flled With cncrgv thrilt'l with iLdig-
/ lution and burning with The fame of trnc
! patriotism ! come Il Qner t. NmcliGA QSl
I to tho world L CRY OF protest against the
| Foley ~ iNcryeutl'n ~ ala that atln,cs 10
( Venezuela AMI Colombia, which WI on
/ day Prove n deiusion to c,yiazei peoples
! and which is due to the SHY lnssions "
} half dozen poli5ielans5 whos leApe Mitl
] stu more criminal daring tp olot 'Nut out
nationality. to suppress the chcrshei
names Of Venezuela and Goomon ard &
sink Into cnc which might serye as i
fuostonl FOR their ambitious Siews,
The capitol ut Caracas u thu centnt Of
that conspiracy. the National Efln1s which
are the sweat of the noble Venezuelan PEG
Die. ana which should br Used 10 ~ avide
inuuitlon and artillery for ts,e 1efeGse OF
the Nation daily pass into me '.enaiy
hands And this. I'm order to wipe on from
among nations the names OF Nrne@aeia ai'd
ColonhH IL Is therefore neeesstry flai
I Ncnczuelans and Colombians, whatever bq
their political opinions, should know IN !
! dllh0licat scheme the only cause Of which
Is insane ambition In all IT. dire tack
4 ness,
/ dor % Venezuela and of Colombia should
4 understand that the object of rhc CON
srhhev is 10 take from them their. existence
Ing can he attributed to the following
woNis taken from the manifesto under
yesieiday's date Mt Crlstobal BY General
IN should be the supreme desire ot
the nations which formed Great Colombia
4 1NCneTCCla, Colombia and Ecuador to re
constitute that glorious and powerful ma.
,ibrailty which the pressing eNigencics OF
1 the srnc render more necessary than ever.
'Wculd the radical leader have thought
In tue same way II, instead of being van
diiished he had found himself today
4 Triumphant In Bogota? Would he thcr
throw aside the flag which he carri' 3
thtAish the battlefield under whose shan'
ne has been shedding torrents Of blood
dqrns the last two years e, grasp an
No The pretension Is an ahsurdity.
as IL not an act of madness 10 recon
stllntn the Great Republic only by forci
~ arms without the people having mani
fesred any desire for such fundamenth
.Thc republican party Of Los Ande'
slcab through. my mouth and their nobi'
ideas az expansion and fraternity have
This Is also the opinion OF Venezuela
notionnlists Of whom / have the homo
10 b. temporarily the header. the mos
disciplined Of our political parties am
reee Yea from their illustrious chief Gen
eral lose Manuel Hernandez. and ] do mo-
think that | am mistaken in saying tha
on this subject the whole country OF Nene
zuea thinks with me.
"1'hey desire In vain to drag us Int
an International war. The two countries
will remain brothers IN spite OF lnvidioui
politicians on whom the stigma Of popula
rcpruhntior Will fall at no dstapt date
The war with which we are threateneC
will never be by people against people
hrt Win he wagcd OH the one side by
mnn Involved TO the h II In transitory re
erbemerts and on the other BY law
fuly constituted government which. sup
ported ny justice and visibly aided b'
providence, resists his nefarlous attempts
Carlos Rangel Garblras.
"Cucuta. July Is 1901;
According to Official advices from Caracas
rac.I,-pd IN at week the insurgents have