The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-21
SERIOUS SITUATION.
Guarantees Of Constitution Suspended
in Venezuela.
CASTRO OUT FOR CARNAGE.
Pres dent of the Republic Says No
Option Was Left TO Him.
HE WILL PROTECT VENEZUELA
From The Invading Forces at All Hazards,
lie Declares.
PuLIDO COULD NOT APPROVE OF WAR
| Consequently He eff the Cabinet in
lie WILL PROTECT VENEZUELA
From The Invading fOrces''a All Hazards,
lie Declares.
puLIDO COULD NOT APPROVE OF WAR
Consequently He Left the Cabinet il
the Early Part OF Aueust--Guerra
His Successor.

New York, August 20.-Henry wlllar
Beam, counsel for one Of the asphalt com.
panles, arrived today on the steamer Mara
calho from Venezuela.
Mr.. Beam said, "Cn0cas Is quiet
Everything Is proceeding as usual The
guarantees Of the constitution have, how
ever, been suspended ON Venezuelan soil,
according 10 information received 10y presi-
dent Castro to Thar enect. war bulletins
are issued at frequent intervals General
Castro in an interview on August 10 told
me he had force OF 10000 men Mt San
Crlstobal commanded by his brother, Celcs
tho Castro, and that he had lo,Oeo other
troops in the three border states. He said
that no option was left TO him in the mat
ter; THAI be must protect Venezuela, Mar
tiul law eSlsts in the st6tes OF Merida,
Trujello and Taehira.
Il am not aware that Or. Rico the Co.
lombian minister, In leaving the Legation
in the hands 81 the American charge dat
fairds, had either demanded on received his
passports knew, howoyer, that he felt
/ It was Impossible for him to remain longer,
/ and he went with the purpose OF communi-
eating With his government. General
| luhdo. the ex minister who was replaced
by General Guerra, in the early part OF
August, left the cabinet because he conld
not approve of the war with Colombia.
"Niy source Of information as 20 the re
ported Colombian Invasion is the statement
made by General Castro as above. tn,
Impression l received fvom an interview
with President Castro Ia that he Is fulr
determined 10 continue administering th'
| AFFAIRS of Venezuela along the aggressive
lines Indicated by his recent action
Copies of President Castro's official oiRa
published at Caracas, which were brouBn
mere on the Maracaibo to-AY, cOnta
proclamation from the president Ia Whlc
ne calls the Venezuela patriots TO 'reiole'
Us our hag strealns Ia triumph over ~
I, Colombian fronuer-the enemy has fed
500 bodies Of the rebels, their ariilor
abandoned, many taken prisoners aud thei
tanners torn
This proclamation was issued after tn
battle OF San CrstobAl aud is dated Al
gust s. or the same date and at the sam
place (San .CristobaD another proelamauo
Issued by General Cclectlno Castro read
General Gonzales Vilecia has returned I
, invade us hy way OF san Postum, prooubl
although me- has concealed his movement
as much as possible. Thinking that poss
, bly, his advanc, might he OH Colon Clacl
q ilm I gave orders to General Reuben Cui
denas In order that, with his battalion, j
might meet the enemy at LaCumbre, whei
I Judge the enemy would have made thci
advance. In reality, since midnight thcr
was an assault and we nave resisted IN
enemy ] think all mean TO drive bnc
tue enemy with all the patriotism M
you must hope that we VIII RUM on
duty -