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against this premature rising had been dis
regarded, and he was proclaimed the
Liberal leader.
Fastening to the scene of action, he took
charge of the revolutionary forces and be-
gan his campaign of Santander-a cam
paign famous chiefly for its brilliant de-
feats
TRIBES dwindling forces were utterly dis
persed on Aug. 10 in the crushing defeat of
Zapatoca. With but three followers Tribe
made his way to the coast, traversing the
enemys lines under cover of night.
The campaigns of 1900 and 1901 were pre-
cisely similar to this in general features.
An attempt to give details of the various
battles, marches and adventures would not
be worth while. In 1901 Tribe had the open
support of President Castro, of Venezuela,
and nearly brought on war between the
two countries. Extracts from the procla-
nations issued at that time give an insight
into the aims of the two parties Tribe
said: 1T should be the supreme desire of
the nations which formed Great Colombia
venezuela, Colombia and Ecuador) to re-
constitute that glorious and powerful ma
tionality which the pressing exigencies of
the time render more necessary than ever"
Tne counter proclamation of the Con-
sentative leader ran: 81 come to offer to
America and to the world my cry of pro-
test against the policy of Intervention in
all that relates to Venezuela and Colon
bia, which will one day prove a delusion
TO civilized peoples and which is due to the
silly passions of half dozen politicians
who desire with still more criminal daring
10 blot out our present nationalities, to sup
press our cherished names of Venezuela
and Colombia and to sink them into one
winch might serve as a footstool to their
ambitious views. The capitol of Caracas
is the center of that paricidal conspiracy.
1t is necessary that the people of Ecuador
OF Venezuela and Of Colombia should UNI
derstand that the object of the conspiracy
is TO take from them their existence as in
dependent nations"
VENEZUELAS TROUBLES.
The venezuelan insurrection under it's
present leadership began within the present
year, though really there has been only
a breathing space between this and former
instructions. 1t differs from the Colon
bian struggle only in one important par
ticular. In Colombia it is the Conserva-
tives who are in power and the Liberals
are trying to get them out; i'm Venezuela
the Liberals are in power and the Con-
servatives are in revolt. A good many of
the Venezuelan insurgents call themselves
Liberals, however, having been alienated
by ;,,, the acts or Castro. General Castro is
still under forty. When he was still very
young he became a stanch supporter of the
Liberal party and during Dr. Andeuza Pa
la Ia PRESIDENCY was conspicuous as one
or his principal military supporters. AT the
outbreak OF the revolution called "Lega-
iista: led by General Crespo. General Cas-
tro 1ought TO the last for Andeuza. After
Crespo became President of the republic he
offered Castro repeatedly several portfolios
in his Cabinet council, which Castro stead
lastly refused, this giving origin to extern
Slve correspondence between them until
General Castro published a pamphlet ex-
posing Crespos administration. Crespo
was succeeded in the presidency by An
revolution that took place after Andrade
was In power. Castro gradually attained
TO chief place among the insurgents and in
President.
Andrade is now working for his living I'm
TRINIDAD. 1t is said that having escaped
G5nrough the back door of the palace as
front, Andrade fled to Barbados on Vene-
zuela only gunboat and then with infinite
courtesy sent the boat back to Castro with
a note saying: Il return you the navy: Won
may need 1t yourself"
one day last year, in the Prado a man
Hameo Lopez hred pistol point blank in
Castro race. by miracle the bullet went
astray When the would-be assassin was
brought before Castro the dictator ierked
MS thumb towards the door and Lopez was
thrown into that black hole of Caracas the
Kotunda. Recently, when the Judge of the
Superior Court inspected the prison. none
or the prison authorities could Remember
his Incarceration. ESCAPED" said ,ba
governor of the prison, but offered no
proofs The verdict of Caracas, when the
buried in the jail" Perhaps Castro had
Jerked his thumb downward
The dictator has the face of a tired man.
80 Va eiiS iciItt, mouth or cruelty, Ry
temperament he is nervous. irritable i'm,
patient: his excitability, finding expression
pIincipany In his thumbs. OF government
| ne mas shown that he knows as much as a
cnleI OF bandits: By some he is called the
Ciown Oh Mira Flores. which needs expla-
nation: In the heart of the capital citv
tnere Is palace which has an extension
punt entirely of steel The house is called
Mira Flores, and was the residence Of
6respo when that fighting general was
PRESIDENT: The steel extension was moi
built with the forethought of fret IL
earthquake proof II has two rooms. HE
compartments In safe deposit vault and
In this strong box OF a place the dictator
| spents most of his time Also the senora
castro They come naturally by their fear
| or earthquakes. When the town OF Cnc,ta
years ago. was shaken from the man as a
| crumb from tablecioth Sonora Tastra
was the only member Of her Family re -.
cape the devastation. Castro himself stooa
on hill outside the town and sav ~
abode crumble like house of card. mn. sss
| the heads Of those within. Since he
been President an earthquake threw Ca.t re
from his bed Then in hiH fright be ts,,,yss3
through a window to q paved co,srs